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HOLY  BIBLE 


CONTAINING  THE 


OLD   AND   NEW   TESTAMENTS: 


TRANSLATED   OUT   OF   THE   ORIGINAL   TONGUES;    AND   WITH  THE   FORME^ 
TRANSLATIONS   DILIGENTLY   COMPARED   AND   REVISED; 


WITH   THE   MARGINAL   READINGS   ADOPTF" 
GENERAL   CONVENTION. 


'J  IN   CHURCHES. 


AUTHORIZED    TO    BE    RT 


KEW  YORK 

37   EAST   18th  STREET 
1903 


nMlK  CV.umiission  of  Bishops,  and  Presbyters  appointed  by  the  General  Conven- 
J-  tion  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  the  United  States  of  America  to 
draw  up  Marginal  Pleadings  for  the  English  Version  of  the  Bible,  and  empowered 
by  the  General  Convention  of  1901  to  print  a  Bible  or  Bibles  containing  the  same, 
hereby  certify  that  this  edition  of  the  Bible  contains  the  Marginal  Readings  adopted 
by  the  General  Convention,  and  allowed  to  be  used  in  churches  at  the  discretion  of 
the  minister  in  reading  the  Lessons  from  Holy  Scripture  in  Morning  and  Evening 

Prayer ; 

Also  that  in  the  Appendix  are  contained  certain  other  alternative  renderings 
preferred  by  the  Commission,  and  printed  here  by  the  authority  of  the  General 
Convention,  though  not  authorized  for  reading  in  the  public  services  of  the  Church. 

The  renderings  found  in  the  margin  are  alternatives  to  the  words  or  sentences 
marked  by  the  same  number  and  underlined  in  the  text. 

Renderings  which  are  based  on  a  difference  of  reading  in  the  original  Hebrew, 
Greek,  or  Latin  texts  are  distinguished  by  a  corresponding  Or,  at  the  foot  of  the 
page. 

Certain  explanations  of  names,  and  of  the  more  literal  rendering  from  the 
original  of  certain  words  or  phrases,  similar  to  those  found  in  the  margin  of 
the  version  of  IGll,  are  placed  at  the  foot  of  the  page. 


T.    U.    DUDLEY, 

Bishop  of  Ki'iitucky. 

THOMAS  F.   GAILOR, 

Bishop  of  Tennessee. 

ARTHUR  C.   A.  HALL, 

Bishop  of  Vermo)d. 

WILLIAM   W.    NILES, 

Bishop  of  JVeic  Hampshire. 

RTLANDT   WHITEHEAD, 

Bishop  of  Fittsburyli. 


JOSEPH  CAREY. 
JOHN   BINNEY. 
C.   AV.   E.    BODY. 
THOMAS  J.   PACKARD. 
LUCIUS   WATERMAN. 


^''vRiGiiT,  v.m, 

Bv   THOMAS   ,,.,j^^^^    ^   go^,g. 


Nortooot)  ^OrfBS 

J.  S.  Ciisluiit'  «i  Co.  -  Hcrwick  Si  Smith 

Norwood  Mum.  U.S.A. 


THE    NAMES    AND   ORDER 


OF   ALL  THE 


BOOKS  OF  THE  OLD  AND  NEW  TESTAMENT 


WITH   THE   NUMBf:R   OF   THP:iR   CHAPTERS 


tBi)t  15ooh0  of  t\)t  MH  tC^estamcnt 


CUAPTEKS 

Genksis 50 

P2xouus     .     . 

40 

Leviticus     . 

27 

Numbers  .     . 

36 

Deuteronomy 

34 

Joshua     .     . 

24 

Judges      .     . 

21 

Ruth    .     .     . 

4 

I.  Samuel     . 

31 

n.  Samuel  . 

24 

I.  Kings   .     . 

22 

11.  Kings  .     . 

25 

I.  Chronicles 

29 

CHAPTERS 

H.  Chronicles     ....  36 

Ezra 10 

Nehemiah 13 

Esther 10 

Job 42 

Psalms 150 

Proverbs 31 

Ecclesiastes    .....  12 

The  Song  of  Solomon     .  8 

Isaiah 66 

Jeremiah      ......  .52 

Lamentations       ....  5 

Ezekiel 48 


CHAPTERS 

Daniel      .     .     . 

.     ...     12 

Hosea  .... 

.     ...     14 

Joel      .... 

•J 
•> 

Amos     .... 

.    .     .     .       9 

Obadiah  .     .     . 

.     .     .     .       1 

Jonah  .... 

.     .     .     .       4 

MiCAH  .... 

.     .     .     .       7 

Nahum      .     .     . 

.     .     .     .       3 

Habakkuk    .     . 

.     .     .     .       3 

Zephaxiah   .     . 

....       3 

Haggai     .     .     . 

2 

Zechariah   .     . 

.     ...     14 

Malachi  .     .     . 

.     .     .     .       4 

I.  ESDRAS       .      .      . 

II.  ESDRAS      .       .       . 

TOHIT 

.Il    I>ITH         .... 

The  Rest  ok  Estiii 


Cfje  Books  callelJ  Spocrgp{)a 

Wisdom 19 

Ecclesiasticus  ....  51 
BarucHjWith  the  Epistle 

ok  Jeremiah  ....  6 
The  Song  of  the  Three 

Children 1 


The  Story  of  Susanna  .  1 
The   Idol   Bel,  and   the 

Dragon     1 

The  Prayer  ok  Maxasses  1 

I.  ^Iaccabees 16 

II.  Maccabees      ....  15 


Clje  13ooh0  of  tl)c  j^rU)  Cfstamnu 


Matthew 28 

Mark 16 

Luke 24 

John 21 

The  Acts 28 

'1'me  Epistle  tothk  Romans  Ki 

I.  Corinthians     .     .     .     .  I'l 

FI.  Corinthians   ....  13 

(Jalatians    ...          .     .  0 


Ephesians     .     .     . 

6 

To  THE  Hebrews 

13 

Phii.ippians       .     . 

4 

The  Ei'Istle  ok  James 

5 

COLOSSIA.NS     .       .       . 

4 

I.  Peter  .     .     . 

5 

I.    THESSALONIANS 

5 

II.  Peter      .     . 

3 

IF.    TllESSALONlANS 

- 

3 

I.    .loIIN        .       .       . 

;) 

I.  Timothy  .     .     . 

6 

11.    J(.IIN     .      .      . 

1 

H.  Timothy      .     . 

4 

HI.  John       .     . 

1 

Titus 

;{ 

,IUI)E       .... 

1 

Philemon     .     .     . 

1 

Revelation 

22 

THE   FIEST  BOOK   OF   MOSES, 


CALLED 


GENESIS 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  T7ie  creation  <•/  heiireii  and  earth,  3  nfihe 
light,  6  ofthejirmatiie.nt,  1)  n/tke  earth  .sepa- 
rated f  rum  the  iiatera,  iiatid  mail efrnitfal. 
U  of  the  .Sim,  moon,  and  utar^,  "20  of'fi.sh  and 
f'ou-t,  '^4  of  beasts  and  cattle,  '^6  of  man  in 
the  image  of  God.  29  Also  the  appoirdment 
of  food. 

IN    the    beginning   God  created 
the  heaven  and  the  earth. 

2  And  the  earth  was  without 
form,  and  void  ;  anfl  darkness  hv/.s 
upon  the  face  of  the  deep.  And 
the  Sijirit  of  God  moved  upon  the 
face  of  the  waters. 

3  And  God  said,  Let  there  be 
Hght :  and  there  was  hght. 

4  And  God  saw  the  Hght,  that  if 
wcm  good  :  and  God  divided  the 
Hght  from  the  darkness. 

5  And  God  called  the  light  Day, 
anrl  the  darkness  he  called  Night. 
And  '  the  evening  anrl  the  morning 


were  the  first  day. 

6  11  And  God  said,  Let  there  be 
a  firmament  in  the  midst  of  the 
waters,  and  let  it  divide  the  waters 
from  the  waters. 

7  And  God  made  the  firrnament, 
and  divided  the  waters  which  were 
under  the  firmament  from^  the 
waters  which  loeiv  above  the  firma- 
ment :  and  it  was  so. 

8  And  God  called  the  firniament 
Heaven.  And  "  the  evening  and 
the  morning  were  the  second  day. 


iTTl  And  God  said,  ijct  the  waters 
under  the  heaven  be  gathered  to- 
gether unto  one  place,  and  let  the 
dry  land  appear  :  and  it  was  so. 

10  And  God  callerl  the  dry  Innd 
Earth;  and  the  gathering  together 
of  the  waters  called  he  Seas  :  and 
God  saw  that  it  max  good. 

1 1  And  God  said,  J^et  the  earth 
bring  forth  grass,  the  herl)  yielding 
seed,  and  the  fruit  tree  yielding- 
fruit  after  his  kind,  whose  seed  is 
in  itself,  upon  the  earth :  and  it 
was  so. 


12  And  the  earth  brought  forth 
grass,  avd  herb  yielding  seed  after 
his  kind,  and  the  tree  yielding 
fruit,  whose  seed  7ras  in  itself, 
after  his  kind :  and  God  saw  that 
it  tuas  good. 

13  And  ^the  evening  and  the 
morning  were  the  third  day. 


14:  II  And  God  said,  Let  there  be 
lights  in  the  firmament  of  the 
heaven  to  divide  the  day  from  the 
night ;  and  let  them  be  for  signs, 
and  for  seasons,  and  for  days,  and 
years : 

15  And  let  them  be  for  lights  in 
the  firmament  of  the  heaven  to 
give  light  upon  the  earth :  and  it 
was  so. 

16  And  God  made  two  great 
lights  ;  the  greater  Hght  to  rule 
the  day,  and  the  lesser  light  to 
rule  the  night :  he  made  the  stars 
also. 

17  And  God  set  them  in  the  fir- 
mament of  the  heaven  to  give  light 
upon  the  earth, 

18  And  to  rule  over  the  day  and 
over  the  night,  anfl  to  divide  the 
light  from  the  darkness  :  and  God 
saw  that  it  was  good. 

19  And  ^the    evening    and    the 


morning  were  the  fourth  day. 

20  And  God  said,  Let  the  waters 
bring  forth  abundantly  the  moving 
creature  that  hath  life,  and  ^fowl 
fl/at  may  fiy  above  the  earth  in  the 


open  firmament  of  heaven. 

21  And  God  created  great 
"  whales,  and  every  living  creature 
that  moveth,  which  the  waters 
brought  forth  abundantly,  after 
their  kinfl,  and  every  winged  fowl 
after  his  kind  :  and  God  saw  that 
it  ?/v<s  good. 

22  And  rjod  blessed  them,  say- 
ing. Be  fruitful,  and  multiply,  and 
fill  the  waters  in  the  seas,  and  let 
fowl  multiply  in  the  earth. 


3  there  was 
eveiiinii  aud 
there  was 
morning,  a 
third  day. 


*  there  was 
evening  and 
there  was 
morning,  a 
fourth  day. 
5  let  fowl 

fly 


6  sea  mon- 
sters, 


The  creation  of  man. 


GENESIS,  2. 


The  garden  of  Eden. 


23  And    ^  the   evening    aiul    the 


4  there  wus 
eveiiiiifj  and 
there  was 
inorniiif;,  the 
sixth  day. 


mornins"  were  the  ht'th  day. 

24  1i  And  God  said,  Let  the  eai-th 
bring  forth  the  living  creature 
after  his  kind,  cattle,  and  creeping 
thing,  and  beast  of  the  earth  after 
his  kind  :  and  it  was  so. 

25  And  God  made  the  beast  of 
the  earth  after  his  kind,  and  cattle 
after  their  kind,  and  everj^  thing 
that  creepeth  uj)on  the  earth  after 
his  kind  :  and  God  saw  that  it  was 
good. 

26  U  And  God  said.  Let  us  make 
man  in  our  image,  after  our  like- 
ness :  and  let  them  have  dominion 
over  the  fish  of  the  sea,  and  over 
the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  over  the 
cattle,  and  over  all  the  earth,  and 
over  every  creeping  thing  that 
creepeth  upon  the  earth. 

27  So  God  created  man  in  his 
oivn  image,  in  the  image  of  God 
created  he  him  ;  male  and  female 
created  he  them. 

28  And  God  blessed  them,  and 
God  said  unto  them.  Be  fruitful, 
and  multiply,  and  replenish  the 
earth,  and  subdue  it :  and  have 
dominion  over-  the  fish  of  the  sea, 
and  over  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and 
over  every  living  thing  that  moveth 
upon  the  eai'th. 

29  H  And  God  said,  Behold,  I 
have  given  you  every  herb  bearing 
seed,  which  is  upon  the  face  of  all 
the  earth,  and  every  tree,  in  the 
which  is  the  fruit  of  a  tree  yielding 
seed  ;  to  you  it  shall  be  for  "  meat. 

30  And  to  every  beast  of  the 
earth,  anfl  to  every  io\v\  of  the  air, 
and  to  every  thing  that  creepeth 
upon  the  earth,  whei'cin  there  is 
life,  I  have  (jiven  every  green  herb 
for  ^  meat :  and  it  was  so. 

31  And  God  saw  every  thing 
that  he  had  made,  and,  behold,  it 
vHts  very  goofl.  And  ^  t  lie  evening 
and   till-   morning   wei'c   tlie   sixtli 


nay. 


CHAPTER   2. 


Tlie  Jirftt  milihrtt/i.  4  T/ie  iiidnner  of  tin- 
cre<tUi)ii.  S  The  pldiitiim  iif  the  (liO'deii  of 
Kdeii,  M),iii,Uli,'  )ir,'rth<r,''„f.  17  Tin- tie,' 
<ifk)iowletl<j<:  onhj  fiirhidiUii.  1!»,  2(1  The 
viimhi{l  of  III!'  fi-r.dtiiri'x.  '1\  'I'hc  niiihiim 
iif  iriiiiiiiii,  It'll/  iiix/i/u/ion  of  iiiiirriime. 


T 


"^liUS  the  heavens  and  the  eai'th 


of  them. 

2  And  on  the  seventh  day  (!od 
ended  his  work  which  he  had  made  ; 
and  he  rested  on  the  seventh  day 
from  all  his  work  which  he  had 
made. 

3  And  God  blesstul  the  seventh 
day,  and  sanct  ified  it :  because  that 
in  it  he  had  rested  from  all  his 
work  wliich  God  created  and  made. 


4  U  These  are  the  generations  of 
the  heavens  and  of  the  earth  when 
they  were  created,  in  the  day  that 
the  Loitu  God  made  the  earth  and 
the  heavens, 

5  And  "every  plant  of  the  field 
before   it  was    in    the    earth,   and 


every   herb  of  the   field   before^it 
grew  :  for  the  Lokd  God  had  not 


caused  it  to  rain  upon  the  earth, 
and  there  -was  not  a  man  to  till  the 
ground. 

6  But  there  went  up  a  mist  from 
the  earth,  and  watered  the  whole 
face  of  the  ground. 

7  And  the  Lotid  God  formed  man 
of  the  dust  of  the  ground,  and 
breathed  into  his  nostrils  the  breath 
of  life ;  and  man  became  a  living 
soul. 

8  H  And  the  Loud  God  planted 
a  garden  eastward  in  lulen  ;  and 
there  he  put  the  man  whom  he  had 
formed. 

9  And  out  of  the  ground  made 
the  Loud  God  to  grow  every  tree 
that  is  pleasant  to  the  sight,  and 
good  for  food  ;  the  tree  of  life  also 
in  tlie  midst  of  the  gtirden,  and 
the  tree  of  knowledge  of  good  and 
evil. 

10  And  a  river  went  out  of  Eden 
to  water  the  garden ;  and  from 
thence  it  was  parted,  and  became 
into  four  heads. 

1 1  The  name  of  the  first  /s  Pison  : 
that  is  it  which  comijasseth  the 
whole  land  of  Havilah,  w^here  there 
is  gold  ; 

12  And  the  gold  of  that  land  is 
good  :  there  is  bdellium  and  the 
onyx  stone. 

13  And  the  name  of  the  second 
river  is  Gihon  :  the  same  is  it  that 
compasseth  the  whole  land  of  Etlii- 
ojjia. 

11  And  the  name  of  the  third 
river  is  Hiddekel  :  that  is  it  wliieli 
goeth  "  towarcl  the  east  of  Assyria. 
And  the  fourth  river  is  hvUphrates. 

15  And  the  LoUD  God  took  the 
man,  and  i)iit  him  into  the  garden 
of  Eden  to  dr<'ss  it  and  to  kee])  it. 

IG  And  th(^  Loud  God  com 
maiidi'd  the  man,  saying.  Of  every 
tree  of  th(^  garden  thou  muyest 
freely  eat  : 

I  7  Hut  of  the  ti'ee  of  the  knowl- 
edge of  g(Htd  and  evil,  thou  slialt  not 
e;il  of  it,  :  for  in  the  day  that  thou 
eatcst-  tliereof  thou  shalt  surely  die. 

18  II  And  the  Lokd  God  said,  /t 
is  not  good  tliiit  the  man  should  be 
aloiu^  ;  1  will  make  him  an  help 
meet  for  him. 

ID  And  out  of  the  ground  the 
Loi;i»  (lod  formed  every  Ix-astof 
tlie  field,  and  every  fowl  of  the  air  ; 


s  uo  plant  of 
the  field  was 
yet  in  the 
earth,  and 
no  herb  of 
the  field  had 
yet  sprung 
lip : 


2 


Man  and  ivoman. 


GENESIS,  3. 


Their  fall 


and  brouglit  them  unto  ^  Adain  to 
see  what  he  would  call  them  :  and 
whatsoever  ^  Adam  called  every  liv- 
ing creature,  that  was  the  name 
thereof. 

20  And  ^  Adam  gave  names  to  all 
cattle,  and  to  the  fowl  uf  the  air, 
and  to  every  beast  of  the  field  ;  but 
for  Ado.m  there  was  not  found  an 
help  meet  for  him. 

21  And  the  Lord  God  caused  a 
deep  sleep  to  fall  upon  "  Adam,  and 
he  slept :  and  he  took  one  of  his 
ribs,  and  closed  up  the  flesh  instead 
thereof ; 

22  And  tlie  rib,  which  the  Lord 
God  had  taken  from  -man,  made 
he  a  woman,  and  brought  her  unto 
the  man. 

23  And  ^Adam  said.  This  is  now 
bone  of  my  bones,  and  flesh  of  my 
flesh :  she  shall  be  called  Woman, 
because  she  was  taken  out  of  Man. 

24  Therefore  shall  a  man  leave 
liis  father  and  his  mother,  and  sliall 
cleave  unto  his  wife :  and  they 
shall  be  one  flesh. 

25  And  they  were  both  naked, 
the  man  and  his  wife,  and  wei'e  not 
ashamed. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  The  serpent  deaeiiieth  Eve.  6  MmVss 
fthameful  fall.  9  Ood  amtlgneih  them. 
14  Tlia  neipent  is  cursed.  15  The  prom- 
ised seed.  It)  The  punishnieitt  of  man- 
kind. 21  Their  first  clothiny.  \L'l  Their 
casting  out  of  paradise. 

NOW  tlie  serpent  was  more  sub- 
til than  any  beast  of  the  held 
which  the  I^ord  God  had  made. 
And  he  said  unto  the  woman,  Yea,^ 
hath  God  said.  Ye  shall  not  eat  of 
every  tree  of  the  garden  % 

2  And  the  woman  said  unto  the 
serpent.  We  may  eat  of  tlie  fruit  of 
the  trees  of  the  garden  : 

3  Kut  of  the  fruit  of  the  tree 
which  is  in  the  midst  of  the  garden, 
God  hath  said,  A'e  shall  not  eat  of  it, 
neither  shall  ye  touch  it,  lest  ye  die. 

4  And  the  serpent  said  unto  the 
woman.  Ye  shall  not  surely  die  : 

5  For  God  doth  know  that  in  the 
day  ye  eat  thereof,  then  your  eyes 
shall  be  oi)ened,  and  ye  shall  be  as 
•■  gods,  knowing  good  and  evil. 

G  And  when  the  woman  saw  that 
the  tree  ?wfx  good  for  food,  and  that 
it  wdx  pleasant  to  the  eyes,  and  a 
tree  to  oe  desired  to  make  one  wise, 
she  took  of  the  fruit  thereof,  and 
did  eat,  and  gave  also  unto  her  hus- 
band with  her  ;  and  he  did  e.at. 

7  And  the  eyes  of  them  both  were 
opened,  and  they  knew  thai,  they 
were  naked  ;  and  they  s<^we<l  fig- 
leaves  together,  and  made  them- 
selves aprons. 


S  And  they  heard  the  voice  of 
the  Loud  God  walking  in  the  gar- 
den in  the  cool  of  the  day  :  and 
'  Aflain  and  his  wife  hid  themselves 
from  the  presence  of  the  Lord  God 
amongst  the  trees  of  the  garden. 

9  And  the  Lord  God  called  unto 
'"  Adam,  and  said  unto  him,  Where 
a)'t  thou  1 

10  And  he  said,  I  heard  thy  voice 
in  the  garden,  and  I  was  afraid, 
because  I  was  naked ;  and  I  hid 
myself. 

11  And  he  said.  Who  told  thee 
that  tliou  wast  naked  1  Hast  thou 
eaten  of  the  tree,  whereof  I  com- 
manded thee  thafi  thou  shouldest 
not  eat '? 

1 2  And  the  man  said.  The  woman 
whom  thou  gavest  to  be  with  me, 
she  gave  me  of  the  tree,  and  I  did 
eat. 

13  And  the  Lord  God  said  unto 
the  woman.  What  is  this  that  thou 
hast  done?  And  the  woman  said. 
The  serpent  beguiled  me,  and  I  did 
eat. 

14  And  the  Lord  God  said  unto 
the  serpent.  Because  thou  hast  done 
this,  tliou  art  cursed  above  all 
cattle,  and  above  evt;ry  beast  of  the 
held  ;  upon  thy  belly  shalt  thou  go, 
and  dust  shalt  tliou  eat  all  the  days 
of  thy  life  : 

15  And  I  will  put  enmity  be- 
tween thee  and  the  woman,  and 
between  thy  seed  and  her  seed  ;  it 
shall  bruise  thy  head,  and  thou 
shalt  bruise  his  heel. 

16  Unto  the  woman  he  said,  I 
will  greatljf  multiply  thy  sorrow 
and  thy  conception ;  in  sorrow  thou 
shalt  bring  forth  children  ;  and  thy 
desire  shall  he  to  tliy  husband,  and. 
he  shall  rule  over  thee. 

17  And  unto  Adam  he  said.  Be- 
cause tliou  hast  hearkened  unto  the 
voice  of  thy  wife,  and  hast  eaten 
of  the  tree,  of  which  I  commandecl 
thee,  saying,  TIkhi  shalt  not  eat  of 
it :  cursed  is  the  ground  for  thy 
sake  ;  in  sorrow  shalt  thou  eat  of  it 
all  the  days  of  thy  life  ; 

18  Thorns  alsf)  and  thistles  shall 
it  bring  foi'th  to  thee;  and  thou 
shalt  eat  the  herl)  of  the  field  ; 

19  In  the  sweat  of  thy  face  shalt 
thou  eat  bread,  till  thou  return 
unto  tlie  ground;  for  out  of  it 
wast  thou  taken  :  for  dust  thou  art, 
and  unto  dust  shalt  tliou  return. 

20  And  '  Adam  called  his  wife's 
name  *Eve ;  because  she  was  the 
mother  of  all  living. 

21  Unto  Adam  also  and  to  his 
wife  (Hd  the  Loud  God  make  coats 
of  skins,  and  clothed  them. 


*He6.  Havvah,  that  is,  livuig. 


1  the  rnaij 


-tlie  man, 


1  the  man 


Tlie  'imirder  of  Abel. 


GENESIS,  4. 


The  curse  of  Cain. 


22  U  And  the  Loud  God  said, 
liehold,  the  man  is  become  as  one 
of  us,  to  know  good  and  evil :  and 
now,  lest  he  put  forth  his  hand,  and 
take  also  of  the  tree  of  life,  and  eat, 
and  live  for  ever  : 

23  Therefore  the  Loiii)  God  sent 
him  forth  from  tlie  garden  of  Eden, 
to  till  the  ground  from  whence  he 
was  taken. 

24  So  he  drove  out  tlie  man  ;  and 
he  placed  at  the  east  of  the  garden 
of  Eden  '  ( 'lieruhinis,  and  a  ilcxining 
sword  whicli  turned  ev(!r.v  way,  to 
keep  the  way  of  the  tree  of  life. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  The  bii'lh,  irade,  and  relinlonof  Cain-  and 
Abel.  S  rit.e  murder  of  Abel.  11  The 
cnrne  of  Cahi.  17  Enoeh  the  firnt  city. 
lit  Ldniech,  and  hin  tico  wivex.  25  The 
birth  of  S(;th,  -H)  and  Jinan. 

AND  ^  Adam  knew  Eve  his  wife  ; 
and  she  conceived,  and  bare 
Cain,  and  said,  I  have  gotten  a  man 
fi'om  the  Loud. 

2  And  she  again  bare  his  brother 
Abel.  And  Abel  was  a  keeper  of 
sheep,  but  Cain  was  a  tiller  of  the 
ground. 

3  And  in  process  of  time  it  came 
to  pass,  that  Cain  brought  of  the 
fruit  of  the  ground  an  ottering  unto 
the  Loud. 

4  And  Abel,  he  also  br'ought  of 
the  firstlings  of  his  flock  and  of  the 
fat  thereof.  Anil  tlie  Loud  had 
respect  unto  Abel  and  to  his  ofier- 
ing : 

5  But  unto  Cain  and  to  his  offer- 
ing he  had  not  rt>spect.  And  Cain 
was  very  wi'oth,  and  his  counte- 
nance fell. 

.  0  i\nd  the  Loud  said  unto  Cain, 
Why  art  thou  wroth?  and  why  is 
thy  countenance  fall(>n  ? 

7  If  thou  docst  well,  sh;ilt  thou 
not  be  accepted  i  and  if  thou  doest 
not  well,  ''sin  lieth  at  the  door. 
y\tid  unto  thee  .'</ni//  Ik'  his  desire. 


M.rid  thou  slui.ll.  rule  over  hiii 

S  And  Cain  talkeil  wilh  Abel  his 
brother:  and  it  came  to  pass,  when 
tliey  were  in  the  field,  that  Cain 
i'os(>  up  against  Abel  his  brother, 
and  sh^w  him. 

0  II  And  the  IjOUD  said  untoCain, 
Where  l»  Abel  thy  Ijrother'!  And 
he  said,  I  know  not:  Am  1  jny 
l)i'otln!r's  ktreper  f 

10  And  h(^  said,  Wlwit  hast  thou 
done!  the  voice  of  thy  bi'other's 
blood  (lieth  unto  me  from  the 
gr-oiind. 

1  I  And  nowcn'<  thou  cui'sed  from 
the  <'ii.r'th,  whi(Oi  liath  o|)ened  her 
mouth  to  receive  thy  brother's 
blood  fi-oin  thy  hand  ; 


1 2  When  thou  tillest  the  gi^ound, 
it  shall  not  henceforth  yield  unto 
thee  her  sti'ength  ;  a  fugitive  and 
a  ^  vagabond  shalt  thou  be  in  the 
earth. 

13  And  Cain  said  unto  the  Loud, 
^ly  punishment  h  greater  than  I 
can  beai'. 

14  Behold,  thou  hast  driven  me 
out  tliis  day  from  tlie  face  of  the 
earth ;  and  from  thy  face  shall  I 
be  hid;  and  I  shall  be  a  fugitive 
and  a  '  vagabond  in  the  earth; 
and  it  shall  conu^  to  pass,  that 
every  one  that  tindeth  me  shall 
slay  me. 

15  And  the  Loud  said  unto  him. 
Therefore  whosoever  slayeth  Cain, 
vengeance  shall  be  taken  on  him 
sevenfold.  And  the  Loud  set  a, 
mark  upon  Cain,  lest  any  finding 
him  should  kill  him. 

16  ^i  And  Cain  went  out  from  the 
presence  of  the  Loud,  and  dwelt  in 
the  land  of  Nod,  on  the  east  of 
Eden. 

17  And  Cain  knew  his  wife  ;  and 
she  conceived,  and  bare  Enoch: 
and  he  builded  a  city,  and  called 
the  name  of  the  city,  after  the 
name  of  his  son,  Enoch. 

18  And  unto  Enoch  was  born 
Irad :  and  Irad  begat  Mi'hujael : 
and  Melinjael  begat  Methusael : 
and  Methusael  begat  Lameeh. 

19  5f  And  Lameeh  took  unto  him 
two  wives:  the  name  of  the  one 
ivaa  Adah,  and  the  name  of  the 
other  Zillah. 

20  Aiifi  Adah  bare  Jabal :  he 
was  the  father  of  such  as  dwell  in 
tents,  and  of  puich  (ts  haoe  cattle. 

21  And  his  brother's  name  ii'(i.<< 
.Tubal  :  lie  was  the  fa,thei;of  all  such 
as  handle  the  liarp  and  "'organ. 

22  And  Zilla-h,  she  also  hare  Tu- 
bal caiii,  ''an  iiist  inctiii'  of  every 
iirtificei'  in  brass  and  ii'oii  :  and  the 
sisLer  of  Tubal-cain  ti>((K  Naamali. 

23  And  Tjamech  said  unto  his 
wives,  Adah  and  Zillah,  Hear  my 
voice  ;  ye  wi\ cs  of  l^aniech,  hearken 
unto  m.v  speech  :  for  "I  lia\  c  slain 
a  man  '^J^  mj'  wounding,  and  a 
young  man  '^  to  my  hurt. 

24  If  ( 'ainsTilill  I  )e  avenged  seven 
fold,  truly  Lameeh  se\enly  and 
.scvenf(;ld. 

25  II  And  Adam  knew  his  wife 
again;  and  she  bar-e  a  s<)n,  and 
called  his  iiamt^  Setii:  l''or  ( lod, 
sulil  nhc,  hath  appointed  me  a  not  her 
seed  instead  of  .\l)el,  whom  Cain 
sU^w. 

20  And  to Seth,  to  him  also  there 
was  boi'u  a  son  ;  and  he  called  his 
name  h>nos  :  t  hen  began  men  to  call 
upon  the  name  of  the  Loud. 


■*  wanderer 


■>  pipe. 


G  till' 

fornci" 

ol  I'very  ciU 

tiii.H' 

iiistni 

niciit 

(if 

bniss 

and 

iniii : 

■  1  \\i 

1!  slay 

^  lor 

Genealogy  of  the  potriarchs. 


GENESIS,  5,  6. 


Wiclmdness  of  the  xcoiid. 


CHAPTER  5. 

\  The  genealogy,  age,  and  death  of  the  pa- 
triarchs from  Adam  unto  Noah.  24  The 
godliness  and  translation  of  Enoch. 

THIS  is  the  book  of  the  genera- 
tions of  Adam.  In  the  day 
that  God  created  man,  in  the  hke- 
ness  of  God  made  he  him  ; 

'2  Male  and  female  created  lie 
them  ;  and  blessed  them,  and  called 
their  name  Adam,  in  the  day  when 
they  were  created. 

3  51  And  Adam  lived  an  hundred 
and  thirty  years,  and  begat  a  son 
in  his  own  likeness,  after  his  image  ; 
and  called  his  name  Seth  : 

4  And  the  days  of  Adam  after  he 
had  begotten  Seth  were  eight  hun- 
dred years  :  and  he  liegat  sons  and 
daughters : 

5  And  all  the  days  that  Adam 
lived  were  nine  hundred  and  thirty 
years  :  and  he  died. 

6  And  Seth  livefl  an  hundred  and 
five  years,  and  begat  Enos  : 

7  And  Seth  lived  after  he  begat 
Enos  eight  hundred  and  seven 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters : 

8  And  all  the  days  of  Seth  were 
nine  hundred  and  twelve  years: 
and  he  died. 

9  51  And  Enos  lived  ninety  years, 
and  begat  Cainan  : 

10  And  Enos  lived  after  he  begat 
Cainan  eight  hundred  and  fifteen 
years,  and  begat  sons  anil  daugh- 
ters : 

1 1  And  all  the  days  of  Enos  were 
nine  hundred  and  five  years :  and 
he  died. 

1 2  51  And  Cainan  lived  seventy 
years,  and  begat  ]Mahalaleel : 

13  And  Cainan  lived  after  he 
Ijegat  JSIahalaleel  eight  hundred 
and  forty  years,  and  begat  sons 
and  daughters  : 

14  And  all  the  days  of  Cainan 
were  nine  hundred  and  ten  years  : 
and  he  died. 

1 5  If  And  Mahalaleel  lived  sixty 
and  five  yeai-s,  and  begat  .Tared  : 

16  And  jMahalaleel  lived  after  he 
begat  Jared  eight  hundred  and 
thirty  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters : 

1 7  And  all  the  days  of  Mahalaleel 
were  eight  hundred  ninety  and  five 
years  :  and  he  diefl. 

18  51  And  Jared  lived  an  hundred 
sixty  and  two  years,  and  he  begat 
Enoch : 

19  And  Jared  lived  after  he  be- 
gat I^noch  eiglit  hundi'ed  years, 
and  begat  sons  and  daughters  : 

20  And  all  the  days  of  Jared 
were  nine  hundred  sixty  and  two 
years  :   and  he  died. 

21  51  And     Enoch     lived    sixty 


and  five  years,  and  begat  Methuse- 
lah : 

22  And  Enoch  walked  with  God 
after  he  begat  Methuselah  three 
hundred  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters  : 

23  And  all  the  days  of  Enoch 
were  three  hundred  sixty  and  fi\'e 
years : 

24  And  Enoch  walked  with  God  : 
and  he  was  not ;  for  God  took 
him. 

25  And  Methuselah  lived  an  hun- 
dred eighty  and  seven  years,  and 
begat  Lamech  : 

26  And  jNlethuselah  lived  after 
he  begat  Lamech  seven  hundred 
eighty  and  two  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters : 

2  7  And  all  the  days  of  Meth  uselah 
were  nine  hundred  sixty  and  nine 
years  :  and  he  died. 

28  51  And  Lamech  lived  an  hun- 
dred eighty  and  two  years,  and  be- 
gat a  son  : 

29  And  he  called  his  name  Noah, 
saying.  This  same  shall  comfort  us 
concerning  our  work  and  toil  of  oui' 
hands,  because  of  the  ground  which 
the  Lord  hath  cursed. 

30  And  Lamech  lived  after  he 
begat  Noah  five  hundred  ninety 
and  five  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters : 

31  And  all  the  days  of  Lamech 
were  seven  hundred  seventy  and 
seven  years  :  and  he  died. 

32  And  Noah  was  five  hundred 
years  old  :  and  Noah  begat  Shem, 
Ham,  and  Japheth. 

CHAPTER  6. 

I  The  iridcedncss  of  the  icorld,  ivhich  pro- 
■roked  God's  inraih,  and  caused  the  flood. 
S  Noah  find  et  It  grace.  14  Theorder,forin, 
and,  end  of  the  ark. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  men 
began  to  multiply  on  the  face 
of  the  earth,  and  daughters  were 
born  unto  them, 

2  That  tjie  sons  of  God  saw  the 
daughters  of  men  that  they  rvere 
fair  ;  and  they  took  them  wives  of 
all  which  they  chose. 

3  And  the  Lord  said.  My  spirit 
shall  not  always  '  strive  witli  man, 
~foi-  that  he  tiJso  /,s-  flesh  :  yet  his 
days  shall  be  an  hundred  and 
twenty  years. 

4  '^  There  were  giants  in  the  earth 
in  those  days  ;  and  also  after  that, 
when  the  sons  of  God  came  in  unto 
the  daughtei's  of  men,  and  they  bare 
chiJ(li-eii  to  them,  the  same  Ixraiiic 
mighty  men  which  nrre  of  old,  men 
of  renown. 

5  51  And  God  saw  that  the 
wickedness  of  man  was  great  in 
the  earth,  and  tkat  every  imagina- 


1  abide  in 
-  in  their  go- 
ing astray 
they  are 
flesh : 
3  The  Ne- 
philini  were 


The  making  of  the  ark. 


GENESIS,  7. 


Noah  entereth  the  ark. 


tion  of  the  thoughts  of  his  heart 
loas  only  evil  continually. 

G  And  it  i-epented  the  Lokd  that 
he  had  made  man  on  th(!  earth, 
and  it  grieved  him  at  his  Jieart. 

7  And  the  Lokd  said,  1  will  de- 
stroy man  whom  I  ha\e  created 
from  tlie  face  of  the  eartli  ;  Ijoth 
man,  and  beast,  and  the  creeping 
thing,  and  the  fowls  of  the  air  ;  for 
it  r(M)enteth  me  that  1  have  made 
them. 

8  ]5ut  Noah  found  grace  in  the 
eyes  of  the  Loud. 

9  II  TheMe  are  the  generations  of 
Noah  :  Noah  was  a  just  man  and 
perfect  in  his  generations,  and 
Noah  walked  with  God. 

10  AtkI  Noali  begat  three  sons, 
Shein,  Ham,  and  Japheth. 

1 1  Tlie  earth  also  was  corrupt 
before  ( Ji»d,  and  the  earth  was  filled 
with  violence. 

12  Anfl  God  looked  upon  the 
earth,  and,  behold,  it  was  corrupt ; 
for  all  flesh  had  corrupted  his  way 
upon  the  earth. 

13  And  (Jod  said  unto  Noah, 
The  end  of  all  flesh  is  come  before 
me;  for  the  earth  is  iilled  with 
violence  tla-ough  them  ;  and,  be- 
hold, 1  will  destroy  them  with  the 
earth. 

1 4  II  Make  thee  an  ark  of  gopher 
wood  ;  i-ooms  shalt  thou  make  in 
the  ark,  and  shalt  pilch  it  within 
and  witliout  with  pitch. 

15  And  this  y'.s  the  fashion  which 
thou  shalt  make  it  (>f :  The  length 
«»f  the  ark  nhall  l>e  three  hun- 
dred cul)its,  the  breadth  of  it  fifty 
cubits,  and  tlie  height  of  it  thirty 
cubits. 

IG  A  window  shalt  thou  make 
to  the  ark,  and  in  a  cubit  shalt 
thou  finisji  it  al)ove;  and  tluMloor 
of  the  ark  shalt  thou  set  in  the 
sid(^  thereof;  iiuih  lowei',  second, 
;uid  third  xtoricx  shalt  thou  make 
it. 

17  And,  behold,  1,  even  1,  do 
bring  a  flood  of  waters  upon  the 
earth,  to  destro.v  all  Mesh,  whei'ein 
/.s  lh»^  breath  of  life,  from  under 
heaven  ;  and  (ncry  thing  that  /.s- 
in  the  earth  shall  die. 

IS  lint  with  thee  will  1  establish 
my  covenatit  ;  and  thou  sli;ilt  come 
into  the  ark,  thou,  and  lliy  sons, 
and  thy  wife,  and  thy  sons'  wives 
with  tliee. 

1!*  And  of  every  living  thing  of 
.■dl  flesh,  two  of  every  xort  shalt 
thou  bring  intf)  the  ark,  to  keep 
///''///  alive  with  thee;  they  shall  be 
male  and  female. 

20  ( )f  f(.wls  after  their  kind,  and 
of  cattle  ;ift<'r  their  kind,  of  every 
creeping  thing  of   the  earth   afti'i' 


his  kind,  two  of  every  mrt  shall 
come  unto  thee,  to  keep  thenii\\\\ii. 

21  And  take  thou  unto  thee  of 
all  food  that  is  eaten,  and  thou 
shalt  gather  it  to  thee ;  and  it 
shall  be  for  food  for  thee,  and  for 
them. 

22  Thus  did  Noah  ;  according  to 
all  that  Cod  commanded  him,  so 
did  he. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  NiKih,  icith  }ii.s  fdmili/,  (tnd  the  living 
crcdiiires,  enter  into  the  a>'h\  17  The  l>e- 
//hnu'iiff,  i7icrense,  and  continuance  of  the 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Noah, 
C'ome  thou  and  all  thy  house 
into  the  ark  ;  for  thee  have  I  seen 
righteous  V)efore  me  in  this  genera- 
tion. 

2  Of  e^•ery  clean  beast  thou  shalt 
take  to  thee  liy  scnens,  the  male 
antl  his  female  :  and  of  beasts  that 
are  not  clean  by  two,  the  male  and 
his  female. 

3  Of  fowls  also  of  the  air  by 
sevens,  the  male  and  the  female ; 
to  keep  seed  alive  upon  the  face  of 
all  the  earth. 

4  For  yet  seven  days,  and  T  will 
cause  it  to  rain  upon  tlu^  Ccirth 
forty  days  and  for'ty  nights;  and 
every  livijig  '  sul)stnnce  that  1  have 
made  will  I  destroy  from  ofT  the 
fa(-e  of  the  eai'th. 

5  And  Noah  did  according  unto 
all  that  the  Loud  commanded  him. 

G  And  Noah  7/vrs"  six  hundred 
years  old  when  the  flood  of  waters 
was  upon  the  earth. 

7  II  And  Noah  went  in,  and  liis 
sons,  and  his  wife,  and  his  sons' 
wives  with  him,  into  the  ai'k,  be- 
cause^ of  the  watei's  of  the  flood. 

(S  Of  clean  beasts,  and  of  beasts 
that  <ire  not  clean,  and  of  fowls, 
and  of  I'very  thing  that  creepeth 
ui)on  the  earth, 

!)  There   went   in    two  and   tvv'o 
unto  Noah  into  the  ;irk,  tlu^  male 
and  th(^  female,  as  Cod  ha-d   I'om 
nwiiided  Noah. 

10  And  it  c;inie  to  pass  aftei' 
seven  days,  that  the  waters  of  the 
flood  were  upon  the  earth. 

11  II  In  the  six  hundredth  yeai- 
of  Noah's  life,  inthesectdid  month, 
th(!  seventeenth  dny  of  the  month, 
the  same  day  wei'c  all  the  fountains 
of  the  gi'eat  deep  broken  up,  aiul 
thevvindowsof  heaven  wereojiened. 

12  And  the  I'ain  was  upon  the 
earth  fort.y  days  and  forty  nights. 

13  In  the  selfsame  day  entered 
Noah,  and  Shem,  and  Ham,  and 
•lapheth,  the  sotis  of  Noah,  and 
Noah's  wife,  and  the  three  wives  of 
his  sons  with  them,  into  tlieai'k  ; 

II  They,  and   ever.y  beast  after 


1  tliiiii 


(\ 


GENESIS,  8. 


The  ivaters  assivoge. 


his  kind,  and  all  the  cattle  after 
their  kind,  and  every  creeping 
thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth 
after  his  kind,  and  every  fowl  after 
his  kind,  every  bird  of  every  sort. 

15  And  they  went  in  unto  Noah 
into  the  ark,  two  and  two  of  all 
flesh,  wherein  is  the  breath  of  life. 

16  And  they  that  went  in,  went 
in  male  and  female  of  all  flesh,  as 
God  had  commanded  him  :  and  the 
Lord  shut  him  in. 

1 7  And  the  flood  was  forty  days 
upon  the  earth ;  and  the  waters 
increased,  and  bare  up  the  ark,  and 
it  was  lift  up  above  the  earth. 

18  And  the  waters  prevailed,  and 
were  increased  greatl.y  upon  the 
earth  ;  and  the  ark  went  upon  the 
face  of  the  waters. 

1 9  And  the  waters  prevailed  ex- 
ceedingly upon  the  earth  ;  and  all 
the  high  hills,  that  were  under  the 
whole  heaven,  were  covered. 

20  Fifteen  cubits  upward  did  the 
waters  prevail ;  and  the  mountains 
were  covered. 

2 1  And  all  flesh  died  that  moved 
upon  the  earth,  both  of  fowl,  and 
of  cattle,  and  of  beast,  and  of  every 
creeping  thing  that  creepeth  upon 
the  earth,  and  every  man  : 

22  All  in  whose  nostrils  was  the 
breath  of  life,  of  all  that  ivas  in  the 
dry  /ami,  died. 

23  And  every  living  '  substance 
was  destroyed  which  was  upon  the 
face  of  the  ground,  both  man,  and 
cattle,  and  the  creeping  things, 
and  the  fowl  of  the  heaven ;  and 
they  were  desti'oyed  from  the 
earth :  and  Noah  only  remained 
alive,  and  they  that  tvere  with  him 
in  the  ark. 

24  And  the  waters  prevailed 
upon  the  earth  an  hundred  and 
fifty  days. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  The  VHtlers  (if/nirage.  4  T/ie  nrk-  rfxfeth 
on  Ararat.  7  The  niren  and  the,  dove. 
15  Noah,  being  commanded,  IS  goeth 
forth  of  the  ark.  20  Helnnldeth  analtar, 
and  offer eth  Kaorijiee,  21  irhich  God  ac- 
cepteth,  and.  jiromiseth  to  curse  the  earth 
no  more. 

AND  God  remembered  Noah, 
and  every  living  thing,  and 
all  the  cattle  that  was  witli  him  in 
the  ark  :  and  God  made  a  wind  to 
pass  over  the  earth,  and  the  waters 
asswaged  ; 

2  The  fountains  also  of  the  deep 
and  the  windows  of  heaven  were 
stopped,  and  the  rain  from  heaven 
was  restrained  ; 

3  And  the  waters  returned  from 
off  the  earth  continually  :  and  after 
the  end  of  the  hundrerl  and  fifty 
days  the  waters  were  abated. 


4  And  the  ark  rested  in  the  sev- 
enth month,  on  the  seventeenth 
day  of  the  month,  upon  the  moun- 
tains of  Ai'arat. 

5  And  the  waters  decreased  con- 
tinually until  the  tenth  month  :  in 
the  tenth  month,  on  the  first  day 
of  the  month,  were  the  tops  of  the 
mountains  seen. 

6  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  forty  days,  that  Noah  opened 
the  window  of  the  ark  which  he 
had  made  : 

7  And  he  sent  forth  a  raven, 
which  went  forth  to  and  fro,  until 
the  waters  were  dried  up  from  ofl' 
the  earth. 

8  Also  he  sent  forth  a  dove  from 
him,  to  see  if  the  waters  were 
abated  from  off  the  face  of  the 
ground  ; 

9  But  the  dove  found  no  rest  foi- 
the  sole  of  her  foot,  and  she  re- 
turned unto  him  into  the  ark,  for 
the  waters  ireiv  on  the  face  of  the 
whole  earth  :  then  he  put  forth  his 
hand,  and  took  her,  and  pulled  her 
in  unto  him  into  the  ark. 

1 0  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven 
days  ;  and  again  he  sent  forth  the 
dove  out  of  the  ark  ; 

1 1  And  tlie  dove  came  in  to  him 
in  the  evening ;  and,  lo,  in  her 
mouth  was  an  olive  leaf  pluckt  off: 
so  Noah  knew  that  the  waters  were 
abated  from  off  the  earth. 

1 2  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven 
days;  and  sent  forth  the  dove; 
which  returned  not  again  unto  him 
any  more. 

1 3  H  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
six  hundredth  and  first  year,  in 
the  first  nionth,  the  first  day  of  the 
month,  the  waters  were  dried  up 
from  off  the  earth :  and  Noah  re- 
moved the  covering  of  the  ark,  and 
lof»kefl,  and,  behold,  the  face  of  the 
ground  was  '^  dry. 

14  And  in  tliesecond  month,  on 
the  seven  and  twentieth  day  of  the 
month,  was  the  earth  "  dried. 

15  II  And  God  spake  unto  Noah, 
saying, 

16  (Jo  forth  of  the  ark,  thou,  and 
thy  wife,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy 
sons'  wives  with  thee. 

17  luring  foi'th  with  thee  every 
living  thing  that  is  with  thee,  of 
all  flesh,  hoth  of  fowl,  and  of  cattle, 
and  of  every  creeping  thing  that 
creepeth  upon  the  earth  ;  that  they 
may  breed  abundantly  in  the  earth, 
and  be  fruitful,  and  multiply  upon 
the  earth. 

18  And  Noah  \yent  forth,  and 
his  sons,  and  his  wife,  and  his  sons' 
wives  with  him  : 

19  Every  beast,  every  creeping 
thing,  and  every  fowl,  aiid  whatso- 


2  dried. 


3  dry. 


God  blesseth  Noah. 


GENESIS,  9. 


Covenant  of  the  rainbow. 


ever  creepeth  upon  the  earth,  after 
theii'  kinds,  went  forth  out  of  the 
ark. 

20  51  And  Noali  builded  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord  ;  aruJ  took  of  every 
clean  beast,  and  of  every  clean 
fowl,  and  offered  burnt  offerings 
on  the  altar. 

21  And  the  Lord  smelled  a  sweet 
savour ;  and  the  Lord  said  in  his 
heart,  I  will  not  again  curse  the 
ground  any  more  for  man's  sake ; 
'  for  the  imagination  of  man's  heart 
/.s  evil  from  his  youth  ;  neither  will 
I  again  smite  any  more  every  thing 
living,  as  I  have  done. 

22  While  the  earth  remaineth, 
seedtime  and  harvest,  and  cold  and 
heat,  and  summer  and  winter,  and 
day  and  night  shall  not  cease. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  God  li2esf<(lh  Xonh.  4  Blood  and  munUr 
are  forbidden.  8  God^s  corenanf,  13  xhj- 
iiified  by  the  rainbow.  IS  A'^oah  repleii- 
iy/u'/h  the  world,  20  jilanteth  a  riiiei/di'd, 
21  i,s'  drunken,  and  knocked  of  hin  mm, 
25  cursetfi  Canaan,  26  bles-'iefh  Sliem, 
27  prayeth  for  Japheth,    29  aiul  dieth. 

AND  God  blessed  Noah  and  his 
sons,  and  said  unto  them,  JJe 
fruitful,  and  multiply,  and  replenish 
the  earth. 

2  And  the  feai-  of  you  and  the 
dread  of  you  sliall  be  upon  every 
beast  of  the  earth,  an<]  upon  every 
fowl  of  the  air,  upon  all  that 
moveth  upon  the  eartli,  and  upon 
all  the  fishes  of  the  sea  ;  into  your 
hand  are  they  delivered. 

3  Every  moving  thing  that  liveth 
shall  be  "meat  for  you  ;  even  as  the 
green  herb  have  I  given  you  all 
things. 

4  But  flesh  with  the  life  tliereof, 
ivhich  in  the  bloo4  thereof,  sliall  ye 
not  eq-t. 

5  And  sui'ely  ''  your  blood  of  youi- 
lives  will  1  require;  at  thi;  liand  of 
every  Ixiast  will  f  recpiire  it,  and 
at  the  hand  of  man  ;  at  tli(*  haiul 
of  evei'y  m;),n's  bi'othcr  will  1  rv- 
(juu'c  the  life  of  man. 

(i  Whoso  slieildclh  mans  blood, 
by  ipan  shall  his  blood  Ix^  sIkmI  : 
for  in  the  image  of  CJod  made;  he- 
man. 

7  And  you,  be  y(^  fruitful,  and 
multiply;  bring  foi'th  abundantly 
in  the  earth,  and  multi|)ly  thei-cin. 

N  II  And  Goil  s|);d<(!  unto  Noah, 
anrl  to  liis  sons  with  him,  saying, 

9  And  L  behold,  I  (■sta.l)lish  my 
covenant  with  you,  ;ind  with  youi- 
seed  iifter  ,vou  ; 

10  And  wit!)  every  li\ing  eiT-a- 
ture  that  /.v  with  you,  of  tlu^  fowl, 
of  the  c:attle,  and  of  (^very  beast  of 
the  earth  with  j'ou  ;  ^from  all  that 


go  out  of  the  ark,  "'to  every  beast 
of  the  earth. 

1 1  Anfl  1  will  establish  my  cove- 
nant with  you;  neither  shall  all 
tiesh  be  cut  off  any  more  by  the 
watej's  of  a  Hood ;  neitlijer  shall 
there  any  more  be  a  flood  to  de- 
stroy the  earth. 

12  And  God  said.  This  i><  the 
token  of  the  covenants  which  I  make 
between  me  and  you  and  every 
living  creature  that  is  with  you, 
for  perpetual  generations  : 

13  1  "do_set  my  bow  in  the  cloufi, 
and  it  shall  be  for  a  token  of  a  cove- 
nant between  me  and  the  earth. 

14:  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  I  bring  a  cloud  over  the 
earth,  that  the  bow  shall  l>e  seen 
in  the  cloud : 

15  And  I  will  remember  my  cove- 
nant, which  /.s'  between  me  and  you 
and  every  living  creature  of  all 
flesh  ;  and  the  watei'S  shall  no  more 
become  a  flood  to  destroy  all  flesh. 

16  And  the  bow  shall  be  in  the 
cloud ;  and  1  will  look  upon  it, 
that  I  may  remember  the  ever- 
lasting covenant  between  God  and 
every  living  creature  of  all  flesh 
that  i.f  upon  the  earth. 

17  And  God  said  unto  Noah, 
This  ?'.s'  the  token  of  the  covenant, 
which  I  have  established  between 
me  and  all  flesh  that  is  upon  the 
earth. 

18^  And  the  sons  of  Noah,  that 
went  forth  of  the  ark,  were  Shem, 
and  Ham,  and  Jajiheth  :  and  Ham 
is  the  fatliei'  of  C'a-naan. 

1!)  These  arc,  the  three  sons  of 
Noah  :  and  of  tlwnn  was  the  winkle 
(>arth  overs)  )read. 

20  And  Noali  began  to  })e  an  hus- 
bandman, and  he  planted  a  vine- 
yan  I  : 

21  And  h(^  drank  of  the  wine, 
and  was  drunken  ;  and  he  was  un- 
covered within  his  tent. 

22  And  Ham,  the  father  of 
Ganaan,  saw  the  nakedness  (»f  his 
fatlicr,  and  told  his  two  brethren 
without. 

23  And  Shem  and  Japlieth  look 
a  garment,  mikI  laid  it  uj)on  lutlh 
their  sliouldci's,  ;ind  went  tiacik- 
ward,  and  covfu'od  llu>  nakedness 
of  their  fatlicr;  and  their  faces 
ivcrc.  backward,  and  they  saw  not 
their  father's  nakedness. 

21  And  Noah  awoken  from  his 
wine,  and  knew  what  his  young<'r 
sonjiad  done  unto  him. 

25  And  he  said,_  Gursed  he  t!a 
naaji ;  a.  sei-vant  of  si-rvants  shall 
he  1)1^  unto  his  brt-llu'en. 

2(i  And  he  said,  I'.le.sscul  he  'the 
Loi:ii  God  of  Sliem  ;  and  Ganaan 
sliall  l)c  his  servant. 


6  have 


"  tlio  I^()i;i> 
tlie  God 


The  generations 


GENESIS,  10,  11. 


of  Noah. 


27  God  shall  enlarge  Japheth, 
and  he  shall  dwell  in  the  tents  of 
Shem ;  and  Canaan  shall  be  his 
servant. 

28'  51  And  Noah  lived  after  the 
flood  three  hundred  and  fifty  years. 

29  And  all  the  days  of  Noah 
were  nine  hundred  and  fifty  years  : 
and  he  died. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  The  (/enerntions  of  Nodh.  2  The  sons  of 
Jiipheth.  i\  The  sons  of  Until.  S  Mmrod 
/he  Jirs/  monarch.     21   The  sons  of  Shem. 

NOW  these  are  the  generations 
of  the  sons  of  Noah,  Shem, 
Hani,  and  Japheth  :  and  unto  tliem 
were  sons  born  after  the  flood. 

2  The  sons  of  Japheth ;  Gomer, 
and  j\Iagog,  and  Madai,  and  Javan, 
and  Tubal,  and  Meshech,  and  Tiras. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Gomer ;  Ash- 
kenaz,and  Riphath,and  Togarniah, 

4  And  the  sons  of  .favan  ;  Eli- 
shah,  and  Tarshish,  Ivittini,  and 
'  Dodaiiiin. 

5  By  these  were  the  '-'isles  of  the 
'  Gentiles  divided  in  their  lands  ; 
every  one  after  his  tongue,  after 
their  families,  in  their  nations. 

6  1[  And  the  sons  of  Ham  ;  Cush, 
and  Mizraim,  and  ^Fhut,  and 
Canaan. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Cush  ;  Seba, 
and  Havilah,  and  Sabtah,  and  Raa- 
mah,  and  Sabtechah  :  and  the  sons 
of  Raamah  ;  Shelm,  and  Dedan. 

8  And  Cush  begat  Nimrod  :  he 
began  to  be  a  mighty  one  in  the 
earth. 

9  He  was  a  mighty  hunter  be- 
fore the  Loud  :  wherefore  it  is  said. 
Even  as  Ninn'od  the  mighty  hunter 
before  the  Loud. 

10  And  the  beginning  of  his 
kingdom  was  Babel,  and  Erech, 
and  Accad,  and  Calneh,  in  the  land 
of  Shinar. 

11  Out  of  that  land  Svent  forth 


Asshur.  and  builded  Nineveh,  and 
the  city  Rehobf)th,  and  Calah, 

12  And  Resen  between  Nineveh 
and  Calah :  the  same  is  a  great 
city. 

13  And  Mizraim  begat  Ludim, 
and  Anamim,  and  Lehabim,  and 
Naphtuhim, 

14  And  Pathrusim,  and  Caslu- 
him,  (out  of  whom  came  "Phih'stim.) 
and  ('aphtorim. 

15  II  And  Canaan  begat  Sidon 
his  firstborn,  and  Heth, 

16  And  the  Jebusite,  and  the 
Amorite,  and  the  Girgasite, 

17  And  the  Hivite,  and  the  Ark- 
ite,  and  the>>inite, 

18  And  the  Arvadite,  and  the 
Zemarite,  and  the  Hamathite  :  and 


afterward  were  the  families  of  the 
Canaanites  spread  abroad. 

1 9  And  tlie  bt>rder  of  the  Canaan- 
ites was  from  Sidon,  as  thou  comest 
to  Gerar,  unto  Gaza  ;  as  thou  goest, 
unto  Sodom,  and  Gomorrah,  and 
Admah,  and  Zeboim,  even  unto 
Lasha. 

20  These  are  the  sons  of  Ham, 
after  their  families,  after  their 
tongues,  in  their  countries,  and  in 
their  nations. 

21  H  Unto  Shem  also,  the  father 
of  all  the  children  of  Eber,  ''the 
brother  of  Ja]>1ieth  the  elder,  even 
to  him  were  c/iikhm  born. 

22  The  children  of  Shem  ;  Elam, 
and  Asshur,  and  Arphaxad,  ancl 
Lud,  and  Aram. 

23  And  the  children  of  Aram ; 
L^z,  and  Hul,  and  Gether,  and 
iMash. 

24  And  Arphaxad  begat  Salah ; 
andSalah  begat  Eber, 

25  And  unto  Eber  were  born  two 
sons  :  the  name  of  one  vhis  *  Peleg  ; 
for  in  his  days  was  the  earth  di- 
vided ;  and  his  brother's  name  was 
Joktan. 

26  And  Joktan  begat  Almodad, 
and  Sheleph,  and  Hazarmaveth, 
and  Jerah, 

27  And  Hadoram,  and  LTzal,  and 
Diklah, 

28  And  Obal,  and  Abimael,  and 
Sheba, 

29  And  Ophir,  and  Havilah,  and 
Jobab  :  all  these  were  the  sons  of 
Joktan. 

30  And  their  dwelling  was  from 
Alesha,  as  thou  goest  unto  Sephar 
a  mount  of  the  east. 

31  These  are  the  sons  of  Shem, 
after  their  families,  after  their 
tongues,  in  their  lands,  after  their 
nations. 

32  These  are  the  families  of  tlie 
sons  of  Noah,  after  their  genera- 
tions, in  their  nations :  and  by 
these  were  the  nations  divided  in 
the  earth  after  the  flood. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  One  hinffuaffe  in  the  world.  8  The  huild- 
in(i  of  Bdhel.  T>  The  con  fusion  of  tongues. 
Ill  The  i/etierafioiis  of  siiem,  27'  The  gen- 
erations of  Tcrnli  the  father  of  Ahram.  31 
Terah  <ioeth  from   Cr'to  Ihiran. 

AND  the  whole  earth  vvas  of  one 
language,  and  of  one  speech. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
journeyed  *  from  the  east,  that  they 
found  a  jilain  in  the  land  of  Shinar  ; 
and  they  dwelt  there, 

3  And  thej^  said  one  to  another, 
^Go  to.  let  us  make  bi-ick,  jind  burn 
them   throughly.     And   they  had 


*  That  is,  Division. 


*"  the  elder 
brother  of 
Japheth, 


'  east, 


'••  Conae, 


9 


Confusion  oftongii.es. 


GENESIS,  12. 


God  caJleth  Abram. 


brick  for  stone,  and  ^  slime  had  they 
for  morter. 

4  And  they  said,  -Go  to.  let  us 
build  us  a  city  and  a  tower,  whose 
top  may  reach  unto  heaven ;  ana 
let  us  make  us  a  name,  lest  we  be 
scattered  abroad  upon  the  face  oi 
the  whole  earth. 

5  And  the  Lord  came  down  to 
see  the  city  and  the  tower,  which 
the  children  of  men  builded. 

6  And  the  Lord  said.  Behold, 
the  people  is  one,  and  they  have  all 
one  language  ;  and  this  they  begin 
to  do :  and  now  nothing  will  be 
restrained  from  them,  which  they 
have  imagined  to  do. 

7  '-^Go  to,  let  us  go  down,  and 
there  confound  their  language,  that 
they  may  not  understand  one  an- 
other's speech. 

8  So  the  Lord  scattered  them 
abroad  from  thence  upon  the  face 
of  all  the  earth  :  and  they  left  oft 
to  build  the  city.  . 

9  Therefore  is  the  name  of  it 
called  Babel ;  because  the  Lord  did 
there  confound  the  language  of  all 
the  earth  :  and  from  thence  did  the 
Lord  scatter  them  abroad  upon 
the  face  of  all  the  earth. 

10  U  These  are  the  generations 
of  Shem  :  Shem  was  an  hundred 
years  old,  and  begat  Arphaxad  two 
years  after  the  flood  : 

1 1  And  Shem  lived  after  he  be- 
gat Arphaxad  five  hundred  years, 
and  begat  sons  and  daughters. 

12  And  iVrphaxad  lived  five  and 
thirty  years,  and  begat  Salah  : 

13  And  Arphaxad  lived  after  he 
begat  Salah  four  hundred  and 
three  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters. 

U  And  Salah  lived  thirty  years, 
and  begat  Klier  : 

1 T)  And  Salah  lived  after  he  begat 
Kbei-  four  hundi-ed  and  thi-ee  years, 
atid  begat  sons  and  daughters. 

1()  And  Eber  lived  four  and 
thii'ty  years,  and  Ix^gat  Beleg : 

17  And  Eber  lived  after  he 
l)egat  i'eleg  four  hundred  and 
thirty  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daugnters. 

IS  And  I'eleg  lived  tliirty  years, 
and  begat  lieu  : 

19  And  Peleg  lived  after  he  begat 
Reu  two  hundred  and  nine  years, 
and  begat  sons  and  daughtei-s. 

•JO  And  lieu  lived  two  aiid  tliirty 
years,  ami  begat  Srrug  : 

•Jl  And  Itcu  lived  after  he;  b<v 
gat  Sei'ug  two  hundred  and  seven 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters. 

22  And  Serug  lived  thirty  years, 
and  begat  Nalior  : 

23  And    Serug    lived    after    he 

10 


begat  Nahor  two  hundred   years, 
and  begat  sons  and  daughters. 

24  And  Nahor  lived  nine  and 
twenty  years,  and  begat  Terah  : 

25  And  Nahor  lived  after  he  be- 
gat Terah  an  hundred  and  nine- 
teen years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters. 

26  And  Terah  lived  se^-enty 
years,  and  begat  Abram,  Nahor, 
anfl  Haran. 

27  ^  Now  these  are  the  genera- 
tions of  Terah :  Terah  begat  Abram, 
Nahor,  and  Haran;  and  Haran 
begat  Lot. 

28  And  Haran  died  before  his 
father  Terah  in  the  land  of  his 
nativity,  in  Ur  of  the  Chaldees. 

29  And  Abram  and  Nahor  took 
them  wives  :  the  name  of  Abram's 
wife  was  Sarai ;  and  the  name  of 
Nahor's  wife,  Milcah,  the  daughter 
of  Haran,  the  father  of  Milcah,  and 
the  father  of  Iscah. 

30  But  Sarai  was  barren ;  she 
had  no  child. 

31  And  Terah  took  Abram  his 
son,  and  Lot  the  son  of  Haran  his 
son's  son,  and  Sarai  his  daiightei- 
in  law,  his  son  Abram's  wife  ;  and 
they  went  forth  with  them  from 
Ur  of  the  Chaldees,  to  go  into  the 
land  of  Canaan  ;  and  they  came 
unto  Haran,  and  dwelt  there. 

32  And  the  days  of  Terah  were 
two  hundred  and  five  years:  and 
Terah  died  in  Haran. 


CHAPTER  12. 

1  God  calMh  Abram,  and  hlesseih  him  irith a 
promise  of  Christ.  4  lie  departeth  with 
Let  from  ila  ran.  6  lUjonrneyeth  through 
Ciiiiiiait-,  7  which  is  j>romised  hint  in  a 
riaion.  10  He  is  driven  by  a  famine  into 
E(i>ipt.  11  Fear  maketh  h  im  fei(/n  h  is  irife 
Id'  iic  his  sister.  14  Pharaoh,  ha rinri  fnA-cii 
her  from  him,  by  p/a//nes  is  c.ompelleit  to 
restore  her, 

NOW  the  Lord  had  said  unto 
Abram,  Get  thee  out  of  thy 
country,  and  from  thy  kindred, 
and  fi-om  thy  father's  house,  unto 
a  land  tliat  I  will  shew  thee  : 

2  And  I  will  makc^of  tli(M>agreat 
nation,  and  I  will  bless  thee,  and 
make  thy  name  great;  and  thou 
shalt  be  a  ])lessing: 

3  And  I  will  bless  them  that 
bless  thee,  and  curse  him  that 
curseth  thee:  and  in  tliee  shall  all 
families  of  th(>  eai'th  be  l)l(>ssed. 

I  So  Abram  (l(<pai'te(l,  as  the 
LoKi)  had  spoken  unto  him  ;  and 
Lot  went  with  him  :  and  Abram 
ivas  seventy  and  five  y(>ars  old 
when  he  departcvl  out  of  Haran. 

f)  And  Ahram  took  Sarai  his 
wife,  and  Lot  his  brotUei-'s  son,  and 
all  their  substance  that  they  IkkI 
gathered,  and  the  souls  that  they 


Abram  in  Egypt. 


GENESIS,  13. 


Abram  and  Lot. 


had  gotten  in  Haran ;  and  they 
went  forth  to  go  into  the  hind  of 
Canaan ;  and  into  the  hmd  of  Ca- 
naan they  came. 

6  ^  And  Abram  passed  through 
the  land  unto  the  place;  of  '  Sichem. 
unto  the  -plain  of  Moreh.  And 
the  Canaanite  was  then  in  the 
land. 

7  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto 
Abram,  and  said,  Unto  thy  seed 
will  I  give  this  land  :  and  there 
builded  he  an  altar  unto  the  Lord, 
who  appeared  unto  him. 

<S  And  he  removed  from  thence 
unto  a  mountain  on  the  east  of 
Beth-el,  and  pitched  his  tent,  hav- 
ing Beth-el  on  the  west,  and  ■'  Hai 
on  tlie  east:  and  there  he  builded 
an  altar  unto  the  Lord,  and  called 
upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  Abram  journeyed,  going 
on  still  toward  the  south. 

10  1[  And  there  was  a  famine  in 
the  land  :  and  Abram  went  down 
into  Egypt  to  sojourn  there ;  for 
the  famine  was  grievous  in  the 
land. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
was  come  near  to  enter  into  Egyjjt, 
that  he  said  unt(j  Sarai  his  wife. 
Behold  now,  I  know  that  thou  art 
a  fair  woman  to  k)ok  upon  : 

12  Therefore  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  when  the  Egyptians  shall  see 
thee,  that  they  shall  say.  This  is 
his  wife  :  and  they  will  kill  me, 
but  they  will  save  thee  alive. 

13  Say,  I  pray  thee,  tliou  art  my 
sister  :  that  it  may  be  well  with  me 
f(jr  thy  sake ;  and  my  scjul  shall 
live  because  of  thee. 

14  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
wjien  Abram  was  come  into  Egypt, 
the  Egyptians  beheld  the  woman 
that  she  was  very  fair. 

15  The  princes  also  of  Pharaoh 
saw  her,  and  commended  her  be- 
fore Pharaoh  :  and  the  woman  was 
taken  into  Phai-aoh's  house. 

1 C)  And  he  entreated  Abram  well 
for  her  sake :  and  he  had  sheep, 
and  oxen,  and  he  asses,  and  men- 
servants,  and  maidservants,  and 
she  asses,  and  camels. 

17  And  the  Lord  plagued  Pha- 
raoh and  his  house  with  great 
plagues  because  of  Sarai  Abram 's 
wife. 

1 8  And  Pharaoh  called  Abram, 
and  said,  What  is  this  f/iat  thou 
hast  done  unto  me  ?  why  didst  thou 
not  tell  me  that  she  was  thy  wife? 

19  Why  saidst  thou,  She  is  my 
sister'?  so  1  miglit  have  taken  her 
to  me  to  wife :  now  therefore  be- 
hold thy  wife,  take  her,  and  go  thy 
way. 

20  And  Pharaoh  connnandeil  his 


men  concerning  him :  and  they 
sent  hiin  away,  and  his  wife,  and 
all  that  he  had. 

CHAPTER  1.3. 

1  Ahvdm  (md  Ijit  ffl  urn  did  of  Egypt.  7  By 
disiiijr:  I'liiiiit  tiny  part  ammder.  M  Lai 
(jdttli  to  iiii-kid  Sodom.  14  God  reneirelh 
ihf  pi-uiiii.s<-  /(>  Ahnini.  18  He  remocelli  to 
Hebron,  and  there  buildeth  cui  altar. 

AND  Abram  went  up  out  of 
Egyi)t.  he,  and  his  wife,  and 
all  that  he  had,  and  Lot  with  him, 
into  the  ^  south. 

2  And  Aljram  was^  very  rich  in 
cattle,  in  silver,  and  in  gold. 

3  And  he  went  on  his  journeys 
from  the  "'south  even  to  Beth-el, 
unto  the  place  where  his  tent  had 
been  at  the  beginning,  between 
Beth-el  and  "  Hai ; 

4  Unto  the  place  of  the  altar, 
which  he  had  made  there  at  the 
first :  and  there  Abram  called  on 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

5  If  And  Lot  also,  which  went 
with  Abram,  had  fiocks,  and  herds, 
and  tents. 

6  And  the  land  was  not  able  to 
bear  them,  that  they  might  dwell 
together :  for  their  substance  was 
great,  so  that  they  could  not  dwell 
together. 

7  And  there  was  a  strife  between 
the  herdmen  of  Abram's  cattle 
and  the  herdmen  of  Lot's  cattle : 
and  the  Canaanite  and  the  Periz- 
zite  dwelled  then  in  the  land. 

8  And  Abram  said  unto  Lot,  Let 
there  be  no  strife,  I  pray  thee,  be- 
tween me  and  thee,  and  between 
my  herdmen  and  thy  herdmen  ;  for 
we  he  brethi-en. 

9  Is  not  the  whole  land  before 
thee  1  separate  thyself,  I  pray  thee, 
from  me  :  if  tliou  nnit  take  tlie  left 
hand,  then  1  will  go  to  the  right ; 
or  if  tliou  depart  to  the  right  hand, 
then  I  will  go  to  the  left. 

10  And  Lot  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  beheld  all  the  plain  of  Jordan, 
that  it  teas  well  watered  every 
where,  l^efore  the  Lord  destroyed 
Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  even  as  the 
garden  of  the  Lord,  like  the  land 
of  Egypt,  as  thou  comest  unto 
Zoar. 

11  Then  Lot  chose  him  all  the 
plain  of  Jordan ;  and  Lot  jour- 
neyed east :  and  they  separated 
themselves  the  one  from  the  other. 

12  Abram  dwelled  in  the  land  of 
Canaan,  and  Lot  dwelled  in  the 
cities  of  the  plain,  and  pitched  liis 
tent  towai'd  Sodom. 

13  ])ut  th(;  men  of  Sodom  irere 
wicked  and  siiniers  before  the 
Lord  exceedingly. 

14^  And   the   Lord   said    unto 


•»  South. 


' South 


OAi; 


11 


Battle  of  the  kings. 


GENESIS,  14. 


Melchizedek  blesseth  Abram. 


1  by  the  oaks 

2  are 


3  Goiirn ; 


^  Rephaiiii 
6  Zuzitn 
c  Em i III 
''  tli»!  |)l:iiii  of 
Kiriutliiiiiu, 


Abram,  after  that  Lot  was  sepa- 
rated from  hiin,  Lift  up  now  thine 
eyes,  and  look  from  the  place  whei-e 
thou  art  northward,  and  south- 
ward, and  eastward,  and  west- 
ward : 

15  For  all  the  land  which  thou 
seest,  to  thee  will  I  give  it,  and  to 
thy  seed  for  ever. 

16  And  1  will  make  thy  seed  as 
the  dust  of  the  earth  :  so  that  if  a 
man  can  number  the  dust  of  the 
earth,  then  shall  thj'^  seed  alscj  be 
numliered. 

17  Arise,  walk  through  the  land 
in  the  length  of  it  and  in  the 
breadth  of  it ;  for  1  will  give  it 
unto  thee. 

1<S  Then  Abram  removed  /</.s-tent, 
and  cam(^  and  dwelt  '  inthc^  i)lain  of 
Mamre,  which  -  is  in  Heljron,  and 
built  there  an  altar  unto  the  Loud. 

CHAPTER  14. 

I  T7ii>  hiiflln  of  four  kings  lujaitiifi  frc. 
1'i  Lot  in  taheth  prinover.  14  Abrtim 
fexcueth  him.  IS  Melchizedek,  hlemeth 
Ahriiin.  20  Ahritm  {/ireth  him  tithe.  '22 
The  rent  of  the  npoil,  his  pdrtiiers  hariiKj 
had  their  jiorlioiM,  he  re.atoreth  to  the  kimj 
of  Sodom. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days 
of  Anu-apliel  king  of  Sliinar, 
Arioch  king  of  Ellasar,  Chedor- 
laomer  king  of  Elam,  and  Tidal 
king  of  •'  nations  ; 

2  Th(tt  th(  xe  made  war  with  Bera 
king  of  Sodom,  and  with  Birsha 
king  of  (}omori-ah,  Shinab  king  of 
Admah,  and  Sheme))ei'  king  of 
Zeboiim,  and  the  king  of  Bela, 
which  is  Zoar. 

'.\  All  these  wer(?  joined  together 
in  the  vale  of  Siddim,  which  is  the 
salt  sea. 

4  Twelve  years  they  served  Ched- 
orlaomer,  and  in  the  thirteenth 
year  they  rel)ell(;d. 

5  And  in  the  foui'teenth  year 
("ime  C'hcdoi'laomei',  and  tin;  kings 
that  irerii  witli  him,  and  sniote  tlie 
^  l!('|iha.ims  in  Aslit(M'oth  Karnaim, 
and  the  '/u/ims  in  Ham,  and  the 
''  l']iiiims    ill    'Slia\ch     Kiri;i,i  haim. 


0  iViid  l-hc  Horitcs  in  tlicu'  imiuiil 
Seii',  unto  Kl-paran,  which  is  liy 
tli(^  wilderness. 

7  And  they  returned,  and  came 
to  Kii mishpat,  which  v'.s'  Kadesh, 
and  smote  all  th(»  counti'.v  of  the 
.\malekites,  and  also  the  Amorites, 
that  dwelt  in  f laze/on-tamar. 

<S  And  there  went  out  the  king 
of  Sodom,  and  the  king  of  (iomor- 
I'ah,  and  the  king  of  Admah,  and 
the  king  of  Zeboiim,  and  the  king 
of  liela  (tlie  same  is  Zoai:)  and 
they  joined  liaitle  with  tlirni  in 
the  vale  of  Siddim  ; 


9  With  Chedorlaomer  the  king 
of  Elam,  and  with  Tidal  king  of 
^  nations,  and  Ann'aphel  king  of 
Slnnar,  and  Arioch  king  of  Ellasar  ; 
four  kings  with  live. 

10  And  the  vale  of  Siddim  ivas 
fall  of  "slimepits  ;  and  the  kings 
of  Sodom  and  Gomorrali  tied,  and 
fell  there  ;  and  they  that  i-emained 
Hed  to  the  mountain. 

11  And  they  took  all  the  goods 
of  Sodom  and  (Jomori'ah,  and  all 
their  victuals,  and  went  their  way. 

12  And  they  took  Lot,  Abrani's 
brother's  son,  who  dwelt  in  Sodom, 
and  his  goods,  and  departed. 

13  ^  And  thei'c  came  one  that 
had  escaped,  ami  told  Abram  the 
Hebrew ;  for  he  dwelt '"  in  the  plain 
of  Mamre  the  Amoi'ite,  biother  of 
l^^shcol,  and  brother  of  Aner :  and 
these  uiere  confederate  with  Abra-m. 

14  And  wlii^n  Abram  heard  that 
his  brother  was  taken  captive,  he 
armed  his  trained  Kervduts  born  in 
his  own  house,  three  hundred  and 
eighteen,  and  pursued  them  unto 
Dan. 

15  And  he  divided  himself 
against  them,  he  and  his  servants, 
by  night,  and  smote  them,  and  pur- 
sued them  unto  Ho])ah,  which  is 
on  tlie  left  hand  of  Damascus. 

16  And  he  brought  back  all  the 
goods,  and  also  brouglit  again  his 
brother  Lot,  and  his  goods,  and  the 
women  also,  and  the  people. 

17  II  And  the  king  of  Sodom 
went  out  to  meet  him  after  his  re- 
turn from  tli(^  slaughter  of  Chedor- 
laomer, and  of  the  kings  that  ujcrc 
with  him,  at  the  valley  of  Shaveh, 
which  /.s-  the  king's  dale. 

18  And  Melchizedek  king  of 
Salem  brought  forth  bi'ead  and 
wine  :  and  he  icas  the  priest  of  the 
most  high  (Jod. 

1"J  And  he  blessed  him,  and  said, 
Blessed  In-  Abram  of  the  most  liigh 
(Jod,  "possessor  of  heaven  and 
(!arth  : 

20  And  blessed  be  the  most  higli 
(lod,  whi(4i  hath  delivered  thin(> 
enenn'es  into  thy  hand.  And  he 
gave  him  '-'tithes  of  all. 

21  And  till!  king  (»f  Sodom  said 
unto  Al)i"Uii,  (Jive  nu;  the  persons, 
and  take  the  goods  to  thyself. 

22  And  Abram  said  to  tiie  king 
of  Sodom,  1  have  lift  up  mine  hand 
unto  the  Loi:i),  the  most  high  (Jod, 
the  "  possessor  of  heaven  and  earth, 

2.")  That  I  \vill  not  fnkc  from  a 
tliread  e\t'n  to  a  shoelatcliet,  and 
that  I  will  not  take  anything  that 
is  thine,  lest  thou  sliouldest  say,  1 
have  made  Abi-ani  rich  : 

2  4  Save    only    that    which    the 


s  Goiim, 


^  bitumeu 
pits ; 


1"  by  the 
oaks 


"  maker 


1-  a  tenth 


"  maker 


12 


Ahram's  vision. 


GENESIS,  15,  16. 


tSarai  and  Ilar/ar. 


young  men  liave  eaten,  and  the 
portion  of  the  men  which  went 
with  me,  Aner,  Eshcol,  and 
Mamre ;  let  them  take  their  por- 
tion. 

CHAPTER  15. 

I  God  encottniyeih  Abratn.  2  Ahraiii  eom- 
jilainefh  for  want  of  aii,  heir.  4  <i<id 
promiseth  him  a  Ron,  ami  a  mvltipli/inij 
of  his  seed.  6  Abrum  in  justified  by  faith. 
i  Canaan  is  promised  again,  and  oun- 
Jirvted  by  a  sign,  12  and  a  cision. 

AFTER  these  tilings  the  word 
of  the  Loitn  came  unto  Abram 
in  a  vision,  saying,  Fear  not, 
Abram :  I  am  thy  shield,  and  thy 
exceeding  great  reward. 

2  And  Abram  said,  Lord  God, 
what  wilt  thou  give  me,  seeing  I  go 
childless,  and  ^  the  steward  of  my 
house  is  this  Eliezer  of  J^amascus  ? 

3  And  Abram  said.  Behold,  to 
me  thou  hast  given  no  seed  :  and, 
lo,  one  born  in  my  house  is  mine 
heir. 

4  And,  behold,  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  hiin,  saying.  This 
shall  not  be  thine  heir  ;_but  he  that 
shall  come  forth  out  of  thine  own 
bowels  shall  be  thine  heir. 

5  And  he  brought  him  forth 
abroad,  and  said,  Lf)ok  nf)w  toward 
heaven,  and  tell  the  stars,  if  thou 
be  able  to  number  them  :  and  he 
said  unto  him.  So  shall  thy  seed  be. 

6  And  he  believed  in  the  Loud; 
and  he  counted  it  to  him  for  right- 
eousness. 

7  And  he  said  unto  him,  I  ani  the 
LoKD  that  brought  thee  out  of  Ur 
of  the  Chaldees,  to  give  thee  this 
land  to  inherit  it. 

8  And  he  said.  Lord  God,  whereby 
shall  I  know  that  I  shall  inhei'ititi 

9  And  he  said  unto  him,  Take 
me  an  heifer  of  three  years  old, 
and  a  she  goat  of  three  years  old, 
and  a  ram  of  tluve  yeai-s  old,  and 
a  turtledove,  and  a  young  pigeon. 

10  And  he  took  unto  him  all 
these,  and  divided  them  in  the 
midst,  and  laid  each  piece  one 
against  another :  but  the  birds 
divided  he  not. 

11  And  when  the  '-^  fowls  came 
down  upon  the  carcases,  Abram 
drove  them  away. 

12  And  when  the  sun  was  going 
down,  a  deep  sleep  fell  upon 
Abram  ;  and,  lo,  an  horror  of  great 
darkness  fell  upon  him. 

13  And  he  said  unto  Abram, 
Know  of  a  surety  that  thy  seerl 
shall  be  a  stranger  in  a  land  that  ?'.s 
not  theirs,  and  shall  serve  them  ; 
and  they  shall  afflict  them  four 
hundred  years  ; 

14  And  also  that  nation,  whom 
they  shall  serve,  will  1  judge  :  and 


afterward  shall  they  come  out  with 
great  substance. 

15  And  thou  slialt  go  to  thy 
fathers  in  peace ;  thou  slialt  be 
buried  in  a  good  old  age. 

16  But  in  the  fourth  generation 
they  shall  come  hither  a-gain  :  for 
the  iniquity  of  the  Amorites  is  not 
yet  full. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  the  siiii  went  dcnvn,  and  it 
was  dark,  behold  a  smoking  fur- 
nace, and  a  burning  lamp  that 
passed  between  those  pieces. 

18  In  the  same  day  the  Loud 
made  a  covenant  with  Abram,  say- 
ing. Unto  thy  seed  have  I  given 
this  land,  from  the  river  of  Egypt 
unto  the  great  river,  the  river 
Euiihrates  : 

1 9  The  Kenites,  and  the  Keniz- 
zites,  and  the  Kadmonites, 

20  And  the  Hittites,  and  the 
Perizzites,  and  the  ■'  Rephaims. 

21  And  the  Amorites,  and  the 
Canaanites,  and  the  Girgashites, 
and  the  Jebusites. 

CHAPTER  16. 

1  Sarai,  being  barren,  gireth  Ifagar  to 
Ahriim.  4  Ilagar,  being  afflicted  far  de- 
spising her  niiKtresK,  riiniulli  mrai/.  T  An 
angel  sendeth  h<-r  baek  1,>  suhmii  lierself 
11  and  ielletli  her  of  Iter  cliild.  15  Isliniae.l 
is  born. 

NOW  Sarai  Abram's  wife  bare 
him  no  children  :  and  she  had 
an  handmaid,  an  Egyptian,  whose 
name  was  Hagar. 

2  And  Sarai  said  unto  Abram, 
Behold  now,  the  L(1UD  hath  re- 
strained me  frt)m  beai'ing  :  I  pray 
thee,  go  in  unto  my  maid;  it  may 
be  that  I  may  obtain  children  by 
her.  And  Abram  hearkened  to  the 
voice  of  Sarai. 

3  And  Sarai  Abram's  wife  took 
Hagar  her  maid  tlie  Egyptian, 
after  Abram  had  dwelt  ten  years  in 
the  land  of  Canaan,  and  gave  her 
to  her  husband  Abram  to  be  his 
wife. 

4  U  And  he  went  in  unto  Hagar, 
and  she  conceived  :  and  when  she 
saw  that  she  had  conceived,  her 
mistress  was  despised  in  her  eyes. 

5  And  Sar;ii  said  unto  Abram, 
My  wrong  In'  \\\)on  thee:  I  have 
given  my  maid  into  thy  bosom  ; 
and  when  she  saw  that  she  had 
conceived,  1  was  despised  in  her 
eyes  :  the  LouD  judge  between  me 
and  thee. 

6  But  Abram  s;iid  unto  Sarai, 
Behold,  tliy  maid  is  in  thy  hand  ; 
do  to  her  as  it  ])]easeth  thee.  And 
when  Sai'ai  dealt  hardly  with  her, 
she  fled  from  her  face. 

7  H  And  the  angel  of  the  Loi:d 
found  her  by  a  fountain  of  water 


3  Rephaim, 


13 


Hagar^s  flight. 


GENESIS,  17. 


Covenant  of  circumcision. 


ill  the  wilderness,  by  the  fountain 
in  the  way  to  Shur. 

8  And  he  said,  Hagar,  Sarai's 
maid,  Avhence  earnest  thou  1  and 
whither  wilt  thou  go"?  And  she 
said,  I  flee  from  the  face  of  my 
mistress  Sarai. 

9  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said 
unto  her,  lleturn  to  thy  mistress, 
and  submit  thyself  under  her 
hands. 

10  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  her,  I  will  multiply  thy 
seed  exceedingly,  that  it  shall  not 
be  numbered  for  multitude. 

11  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unt(j  her,  Belu)ld,  thou  art  with 
child,  and  shalt  bear  a  son,  and 
shalt  call  his  name  *Lshmael  ;  be- 
cause the  Lord  hath  heard  thy 
affliction. 

1 2  And  he  ^  will  be  a  wild  man  : 
his  hand  vill  f)e  against  every  man, 
and  every  man's  hand  against  him  ; 
and  he  shall  dwell  in  the  presence 
of  all  his  brethren. 

13  And  she  called  the  name  of 
the  Lord  that  spake  unto  her, 
-'  Thou  God  seest  me  :  for  she  said, 
Have  I  also  here  looked  after  him 
that  seeth  me  % 

14  Wherefore  the  well  was  called 
t  Beer-lahai-roi  ;  behold,  it  is  be- 
tween Kadesh  and  pjered. 

15  ^  And  Hagar  bare  Abiam  a 
son  :  and  Abram  called  his  sons 
name,  which  Hagar  bare,  Lshmael. 

16  And  Abram  was  foui'score  and 
six  years  old,  when  Hagar  bare  lsh- 
mael to  Abram. 

CHAPTER   17. 

1  God  reneireth  fhe  corenant.  T)  Ahntni  hia 
vrime  in  chdiis/ed  in  token,  of  a  j/rcir/iv 
f/leminff.  10  Circumcinion  in  inntitutfil . 
\X^  Sarai  her  name  is  changed,  (tml  xln 
hleHHfd.  IT  Isaac  in  promixeii.  2;!  Al>r<t- 
Imiii  and  Inliinael  are  circnmcined. 

A  XI)  when  Abram  was  ninety 
years  old  and  nine,  the  Lord 
ap))ear('d  to  Abi'am,  and  said  unto 
hun,  1  (tin  the  Almighty  (Jod  ;  walk 
In'fore  me,  and  be  thou  jx'rfect. 

■J  And  1  will  make  my  covenant 
between  me  and  thet',  and  will 
nndtij)ly  thee  exceedingly. 

'•\  And  Abram  fell  on  his  face: 
and  God  talked  with  him,  saying, 

4  As  for  me,  beliold,  my  cove- 
nant is  with  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
be  a  fathei"  of  many  nations. 

T)  Neithei-  sliall  thy  name  any 
more  l)e  cmIUmI  Al)r;iin,  l)ut  thy 
nanie  shall  be  Al)rali;iiii  ;  for  a 
father  of  many  nations  ha\e  1  made 
thee. 


*  That  is,  (Icifl  sli;ill  lioar. 
t  T/iat  is.  Till!  well  d'  tlu 
who  seeth  lue. 


hvmir  OIK' 


6  And  1  will  make  thee  exceeding 
fruitful,  and  1  will  make  nations  of 
thee,  and  kings  shall  come  out  of 
thee. 

7  And  1  will  establish  my  cove- 
nant between  me  and  thee  and  thy 
seed  after  thee  in  their  generations 
for  an  everlasting  covenant,  to  be 
a  God  unto  thee,  and  to  thy  seed 
after  thee. 

8  And  1  will  give  unto  thee,  and 
to  thy  seed  after  thee,  the  land 
wherein  thou  art  a  stranger,  all 
the  land  of  Canaan,  for  an  ever- 
lasting possession ;  and  1  will  be 
their  God. 

9  ^  And  God  said  unto  Abra- 
ham, Thou  shalt  k(>ep  my  covenant 
therefore,  thou,  and  thy  seed  after 
thee  in  their  generations. 

10  This  is  my  covenant,  which 
ye  shall  keep,  between  me  and  you 
and  thy  seed  after  thee ;  Every 
man  child  among  you  shall  be  cir- 
cumcised. 

1 1  And  ye  shall  circumcise  the 
flesh  of  your  foreskin  ;  and  it  shall 
be  a  token  of  the  covenant  betwixt 
me  and  you. 

12  And  he  that  is  eight  days  old 
shall  be  circumcised  among  you, 
every  man  child  in  your  genera- 
tions, he  that  is  born  in  the  house, 
or  bought  with  money  of  any 
stranger,  which  is  not  of  tliy  seed. 

13  He  that  is  born  in  thy  house, 
and  he  that  is  bought  with  thy 
money,  must  needs  be  circumcised: 
and  my  co\enant  shall  be  in  your 
flesh  for  an  everlasting  covenant. 

11  And  the  uncnrcumcised  man 
child  whose  flesh  of  his  foreskin  is 
not  circumcised,  that  soul  shall  be 
cut  oft"  from  his  people  ;  he  hath 
broken  mv  co\t'nant. 

1.^)  II  And  (iod  said  unto  Abra- 
ham, As  for  Sarai  thy  wife,  thou 
shalt  not  call  her  name  Sarai,  but 
ISai'ah  s//<i//  her  name  /jc. 

IG  And  1  will  bless  her,  and  give 
tliee  a  son  also  of  her:  yea,  1  will 
bless  her,  and  she  shall  be  n  mother 
of  nations;  kings  of  •'  ix'oplc  shall 
be  of  lier. 

17  'I'hen  Abraham  fell  upon  his 
face,  and  laugheil,  and  said  in  his 
heart.  Shall  n  child  be  l)orn  unto 
him  that  is  an  luuKh'ed  yea,rs  old  i 
and  shall  Sai'ah.that  isiiinety  ye;us 
old,  bear? 

18  And  Abrahaiii  said  untoCJod, 
()  that  Ishmad  might  live  before 
thee  ! 

19  And  God  said,  Sarah  thy  wife 
shall  bear  thee  a  son  indeed  ;  and 
thou  shalt  call  his  name  §Lsaac: 


}  That  is,  Priiifess. 
§  Fram  the  Hebrew  tvord  meaniiiij 
laiiL'h. 


licnples 


14 


A  son  promised 


GENESIS,  18. 


to  Sarah. 


and  I  will  establish  my  covenant 
with  him  for  an  everlasting  cove- 
nant, and  with  his  seed  after  him. 

20  And  as  for  Ishmael,  I  have 
heard  thee  :  Behold,  1  have  blessed 
him,  and  will  make  him  fruitful, 
and  will  multiply  him  exceedingly ; 
twelve  princes  shall  he  beget,  and 
I  will  make  him  a  great  nation. 

21  But  my  covenant  will  I  estab- 
lish with  Isaac,  which  Sarah  shall 
bear  unto  thee  at  this  set  time  in 
the  next  year. 

22  And  he  left  off  talking  with 
him,  and  God  went  up  from  Abra- 
ham. 

23  ^  And  Abraham  took  Ishmael 
his  son,  and  all  that  were  born  in 
his  house,  and  all  that  were  bought 
with  his  money,  every  male  among 
the  men  of  Abraham's  house  ;  and 
circumcised  the  flesh  of  their  fore- 
skin in  the  selfsame  day,  as  God 
had  said  unto  him. 

24  And  Abraham  was  ninety 
years  old  and  nine,  when  he  was  cir- 
cupicised  in  the  flesh  of  his  fore- 
skin. 

25  And  Ishmael  his  son  ivas 
thirteen  years  old,  when  he  was 
circumcised  in  the  flesh  of  his  fore- 
skin. 

26  In  the  selfsame  day  was  Abra- 
ham circumcised,  and  Ishmael  his 
son. 

27  And  all  the  men  of  his  house, 
born  in  the  house,  and  bought  with 
money  of  the  stranger,  were  cir- 
cumcised with  him. 

CHAPTER   18. 

1  Ahraham  entei'laincth  ihree  anycU. 
9  Snrah  is  reproved  for  laiighind  <it  the 
strange  proinise.  IT  The  ileatriiclion  of 
Sodom  is  repealed  to  Abnilntm.  T-i  Ahni- 
ham  maketh  intercestiioii  for  the  men 
thereof. 

AND  the  Lord  appeared  unto 
him  ^  in  the  i^lains  of  JManire  : 
and  he  sat  in  the  tent  door  in  the 
heat  of  the  day  ; 

2  And  he  lift  up  his  eyes  and 
looked,  and,  lo,  three  men  stood  by 
him  :  and  when  he  saw  them,  he  ran 
to  meet  them  from  the  tent  door, 
and  bowed  himself  toward  the 
ground, 

3  And  said.  My  Lord,  if  now  I 
have  found  favour  in  thy  sight, 
pass  not  away,  I  pray  thee,  from 
thy  servant : 

4  Let  a  little  water,  I  pray  you, 
be  fetched,  and  wash  your  feet,  and 
rest  yourselves  under  the  tree  : 

5  And  I  will  fetch  a  morsel  of 
bread,  and  comfort  ye  your  hearts  ; 
after  that  ye  shall  pass  on :  for 
therefore  are  ye  come  to  your  ser- 
vant. And  they  said.  So  do,  as 
thou  hast  said. 


6  And  Abraham  hastened  into 
the  tent  unto  Sarah,  and  said. 
Make  ready  quickly  three  measures 
of  hne  meal,  knead  it,  and  make 
cakes  upon  the  hearth. 

7  And  Abraham  ran  unto  the 
herd,  and  fetcht  a  calf  tender  and 
good,  and  gave  it  unto  a  young 
man  ;  and  he  hasted  to  dress  it. 

8  And  he  took  butter,  and  milk, 
and  the  calf  which  he  had  dressed, 
and  set  it  before  them  ;  and  he 
stood  by  them  under  the  tree,  and 
they  did  eat. 

9  H  And  they  said  unto  him. 
Where  is  Sarah  thy  wife "?  And  he 
said.  Behold,  in  the  tent. 

10  And  he  said,  I  will  certainly 
return  unto  thee  -'according  to  the 
time  of  life ;  and,  lo,  tSarah  thy 
wife  shall  have  a  son.  And  Sarah 
heard  it  in  the  tent  door,  which 
was  behind  him. 

11  Now  Abraham  and  Sarah 
tvere  old  and,  well  stricken  in  age ; 
and  it  ceased  to  be  with  Sarah  after 
the  manner  of  women. 

12  Therefore  Sarah  laughed 
within  herself,  saying,  After  I  am 
waxed  old  shall  I  have  pleasure,  my 
lord  being  old  also  *? 

1 3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Abra- 
ham, Wherefore  did  Sarah  laugh, 
saying.  Shall  I  of  a  surety  bear  a 
child,  which  am  old  1 

14  Is  any  thing  too  hard  for  the 
Lord"?  At  the  time  appointed  I 
will  return  unto  thee,  ^according 
to  the  time  of  life,  and  Sarah  shall 


have  a  son. 

15  Then  8arah  denied,  saying,  I 
laughed  not ;  for  she  was  afraid. 
And  he  said.  Nay  ;  but  thou  didst 
laugh. 

16^  And  the  men  rose  up  from 
thence,  and  looked  toward  Sodom  : 
and  Abraham  went  with  them  to 
bring  them  on  the  way. 

17  And  the  Lord  said.  Shall  I 
hide  from  Abraham  that  thing 
which  I  do  ; 

18  Seeing  that  Abraham  shall 
surely  become  a  great  and  mighty 
nation,  and  all  the  nations  of  the 
earth  shall  be  blessed  in  him  % 

1 9  For  ^  I  know  hini.  that  he  will 
command  his  children  and  RTs 
household  after  him,  and  they  shall 
keep  the  way  of  the  Lord,  to  do 
justice  and  judgment ;  that  the 
Lord  may  In-ing  upon  Abraham 
that  which  he  hath  spoken  of  him. 

20  And  the  Lord  said.  Because 
the  cry  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  is 
great,  and  because  their  sin  is  very 
grievous  ; 

211  will  go  down  now,  and  see 
whether  they  have  done  altogether 


2  when  the 
season  eom- 
eth  round ; 


3  when  the 
season  com- 
eth  round, 


*  I  have 
known  him, 
to  the  end 
that  he  may 


15 


Abrah am^s  intercession. 


GENESIS,  19. 


Lot  in  Sodom. 


according  to  the  cry  of  it,  which  is 
come  unto  me ;  and  if  not,  I  will 
know. 

22  And  the  men  turned  their 
faces  from  thence,  and  went  toward 
Sodom :  but  Abraham  stood  yet 
before  the  Loud. 

23  If  Ayd  Abraham  drew  near, 
and  said.  Wilt  thou  also  destroy 
the  righteous  with  the  wicked  1 

24  Perad venture  there  be  fifty 
righteous  within  the  city :  wilt 
thou  also  destroy  and  not  spare 
the  place  for  the  fifty  righteous 
that  (ire  therein  1 

25  That  be  far  from  thee  to  do 
after  this  manner,  to  slay  the  right- 
eous with  the  wicked  :  and  that  the 
righteous  should  be  as  the  wicked^ 
that  be  far  from  thee :  Shall  not 
the  Judge  of  all  the  earth  do  right? 

26  And  the  Lord  said,  If  I  find 
in  S(jdoili  fifty  righteous  within  the 
city,  then  I  will  spare  all  the  place 
for  their  sakes. 

27  And  Abraham  answered  and 
said.  Behold'  now,  I  have  taken 
upon  me  to  speak  unto  the  Lord, 
which  am  Inif  dust  and'  ashes  : 

28  Pei'adventure  there  shall'  lack 
five  of  the  fifty  righteous  :  wilt  thou 
destroy  all  the  city  for  luck  of  five  1 
And  he  said,  If  I  find  there  forty 
aild  five,  I  will  not  destroy  it. 

29  And  he  sijake  unto  him  yet 
again,  and  said,  Peradventure  there 
shall  be  forty  found  there.  And  he 
said,  r  will  not  do  it  for  forty's  sake. 

.'30  AikI  he  said  unto  him.  Oh  let 
not  the  Lorfl  be  angry,  and  I  will 
speak:  Peradventure  there  shall 
thirty  be  f  ( )UTid  there.  And  he  said, 
I  will  n()tdov'^,if  I  find  thirty  there. 

."51  And  he  said,  Behold  now,  I 
have  taken  upon  me  to  sptvik  unto 
the  Lord  :  IVrad venture  tliere  shall 
be  twenty  found  there;.  And  he 
said,  \  will  not  destroy  it  for 
twenty's  sake. 

.'52  And  he  said,  Oh  let  not  the 
Tjord  l)e  angry,  and  f  will  speak  yet 
but  tliis_  once  :  Per'adventure  ten 
shall  be  fonrul  thei-e.  And  he  said, 
1  will  not  destroy  if  for  ten's  sake. 

33  And  the  [vORD  went  his  way, 
as  soon  >is  he  had  left  conmiuning 
with  ,'\i)rali;irn  :  ;uid  Abraham  re- 
Lurned  unto  his  {)lac('. 

CHAriEK  19. 

1  Lnt  entertainethiwo  (tvaetn.  4  TherAeioux 
Sodnmi/en  (tr«  Klrieketi  iriih  hlindnemi. 
Vi  Ldf,  in  sent  fur  mifeli/  into  the  moun- 
htitiH.  Is  //<■  (lUiiiin-lh  Icitri'  to  yo  in/,, 
Zoiir.  '2t  Sodniii  mid  (limuirrah  are  de.- 
Ktroyed .  2f>  l.i>i'n  iri/e,  is  a  jiif/nr  of  xa/t. 
MO  Lot  (hve//eth  in  a  edne.  HI  The  in- 
ccufiioux  iirif/hxi/  <if  Modb  inirl  Amnion. 

N I )  '  tlici-c  c;inie  two  ;iiigcls  t( ) 
Sodom  at  e\  en  ;  and  Lot  sat 


A 


in  the  gate  of  Sodom  :  and  Lot  see- 
ing them  rose  up  to  meet  them; 
and  he  bowed  himself  with  his  face 
towai'd  the  ground  ; 

2  And  he  said.  Behold  now,  my 
loids,  tiirn  in,  I  pray  you,  into  your 
servant's  house,  and  tarry  all  night, 
and  wash  your  feet,  and  ye  shall 
rise  up  early,  and  go  on  your  ways. 
And  they  said.  Nay  ;  but  we  will 
abide  in  the  sti'eet  all  night. 

o  And  he  pressed  u]jon  them 
greatly;  and  they  turned  in  unto 
him,  and  entered  into  his  house ; 
and  he  made  them  a  feast,  and  did 
bake  uideavened  bread,  and  they 
did  eat. 

4  *\  \l\\t  before  they  lay  down, 
the  men  of  tile  city,  even  the  men^ 
of  Sodom,  compassed  the  house 
round,  both  oldiand  young,  all  the 
people  from' every  qufwter  : 

5'  And  they  called  unto  Lot,  and 
said  unto  him,  Where  are  the  men 
which  came  in  to  thee  this  night  ? 
bring  them  out  unto  us^  that  we 
may  know  them. 

6  And  Lot  went  out  at  the  door 
unto  them,  and  shut  the  door  after 
him, 

7  And  said,  I  pray  you,  brethren, 
do  not  so  wickedly. 

8  Behold  now,  I  have  two  daugh- 
ters which  have  not  known  man; 
let  me,  I  pray  you,  bring  them  out 
unto  you,  and  do  ye  to  them  as  in 
good  in  your  eyes  :  only  unto  these 
men    do    notliing ;   '"^for    therefore 


came  tliey  under  the  shadow  of  my 


roof. 

9  And  they  said.  Stand  back. 
And  they  said  ar/ain,  Th\so\\vf,'//oii' 
came  in  to  sojoua'n,  and  he  will 
ne(!ds  hv  a  judge  :  now  will  we  deal 
woi'se  with  thee,  than  with  them. 
And  they  jjresscHl  sore  upon  the 
man,  even  Lot,  and  came  near  to 
break  the  door. 

10  But  the  men  put  fortli  their 
hand,  and  pulled  Lot  into  the  house 
to  them,  and  shut  to  the  door. 

1  1  And  they  smote  the  men  tlia-t 
were  at  the  door  of  the  house  with 
blindness,  b»)th  small  and  great: 
so  that  tliey  weaned  tlu'inselves  to 
find  the  door. 

12  ^  And  the  men  said  unto  I >ot. 
Hast  tliou  hei'c  any  besides?  son 
in  law,  arul  thy  sons,  and  thy 
daughtei's,  and  whatsoever  thou 
hasi,  in  the  city,  bring  them,  out 
of  this  phuv  : 

1 3  Foi'  we  will  destroy  tliis  i>]ace, 
because  tlie  ciy  of  tlieni  is  wa.xen 
grejit  bi'fore  the  face  of  tlie  JjORD; 
ajifl  the  LoKi)  hath  sent  us  to  de- 
stroy it. 

14  And  Lot  went  out,  and  spake 
unto  his  sons  in  law,  which  married 


^  t'oi'iisnmcli 
as  they  arc 
conie 


16 


The  destrndioa  of 


GENESIS,  20. 


Sodom  and  Gomorrah. 


his  daughters,  and  said,  Up,  get 
yon  out  of  this  place  ;  for  the  Lord 
will  destroy  this  city.  But  he 
seemed  as  one  that  mocked  unto 
his  sons  in  law. 

15  H  And  when  the  morning 
arase,  then  the  angels  hastened  Lot, 
saying,  Arise,  take  thy  wife,  and  thy 
two  daughters,  which  are  here  ;  lest 
thou  be  consumed  in  the  iniquity 


of  the  city. 

16  And  while   he  lingered. 


the 


inen  laid  hold  upon  his  hand,  and 
upon  the  hand  of  his  wife,  and  upon 
the  hand  of  his  two  daughters  ;  tlie 
LoKD  being  merciful  unto  him  :  and 
they  brought  him  forth,  and  set 
him  without  the  city. 

1 7  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  had  brought  them  forth 
abroad,  that  he  said.  Escape  foi- 
tliy  life;  look  not  behind  tli^e, 
neither  stay  thou  in  all  the  plain  ; 
escape  to  the  mountain,  lest  thou 
be  consumed. 

18  And  Lot  said  unto  them,  Oh, 
not  so,  my  Lord  : 

19  Behold  now,  thy  servant  hath 
found  grace  in  tliy  sight,  and  thou 
hast  magnified  thy  mercy,  which 
thou  hast  shewed  unto  me  in  saving 
my  life  ;  and  I  cannot  escape  to  the 
mountain,  lest  '  some  evil  take  me, 
and  1  die  : 

20  Behold  now,  this  city  rs  near 
to  liee  unto,  and  it  ix  a  little  one  : 
Oh,  let  me  escape  thither,  {is  it 
not  a  little  one  1)  and  my  soul  shall 
live. 

21  And  he  said  unto  him,  See,  I 
have  accepted  thee  concerning  this 
thing  also,  that  I  will  not  overthrow 
tiiis  city,  for  the  which  thou  hast 
sjjoken. 

22  Haste  thee,  escape  thither; 
for  I  cannot  do  any  thing  till  thou 
be  come  thither.  Therefoie  the 
name  of  the  city  was  called  *Zoar. 

23  H  The  sun  was  risen  upon  the 
earth  wdien  Lot  entered  into  Zoar. 

24  Then  the  Lord  rained  u])on 
Sodom  and  upon  Gomorrah  brim- 
stone and  fire  from  the  Lord  (jut 
of  heaven ; 

25  And  he  overthrew  those  cities, 
and  all  the  plain,  and  all  the  in- 
habitants of  the  cities,  and  that 
which  grew  upon  the  ground. 

26  51  l>ut  his  wife  looked  back 
from  Ijehind  him,  and  she  became 
a  pillar  of  salt. 

27  51  And  Abraham  gat  up  early 
in  the  morning  to  the  place  where 
he  stood  liefore  the  Lord  : 

28  And  he  looked  toward  Sodom 
and  Gomoi'rah,  and  toward  all  the 
land  of  the  plain,  and  beheld,  and. 


*  That  (s.  Little. 


lo,  the  smoke  of  the  country  went 
up  as  the  smoke  of  a  fujnace. 

29  51  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
God  destroyed  the  cities  of  the 
plain,  that  God  remembered  Abra- 
ham, and  sent  Lot  out  of  the  midst 
of  the  overthrow,  when  he  ovei- 
threw  the  cities  in  the  which  Lot 
dwelt. 

30  51  And  Lot  went  up  out  of 
Zoar,  and  dwelt  in  the  mountain, 
and  his  two  daughters  with  him  ; 
for  he  feared  to  dwell  in  Zoar  :  and 
he  dwelt  in  a  cave,  he  and  his  two 
daughters. 

31  And  the  firstborn  said  unto 
the  younger,  Our  father  is  old,  and 
there  is  not  a  man  in  the  earth  to 
come  in  unto  us  after  the  manner 
of  all  the  earth  : 

32  Come,  let  us  make  our  father 
drink  wine,  and  we  will  lie  with 
him,  that  we  may  preserve  seed  of 
our  father. 

33  And  they  made  their  father 
drink  wine  that  night :  and  the 
firstborn  went  in,  and  lav  with  her 
father  ;  and  he  perceived  not  when 
she  lay  down,  nor  when  she  arose. 

34  And  it  came  to  imss  on  the 
morrow,  that  the  firstborn  said 
unto  the  younger,  Behold,  I  lay 
yesternight  with  my  father:  let 
us  make  him  drink  wine  this  night 
also ;  and  go  thou  in,  and  lie  with 
him,  that  we  may  preserve  seed 
of  our  father. 

35  And  they  made  their  father 
drink  wine  that  night  also :  and 
the  younger  aix)se,  and  lay  with 
him ;  and  he  perceived  not  when 
she  lay  down,  nor  when  she  arose. 

36  Thus  were  both  the  daughters 
of  Lot  with  child  by  their  father. 

37  And  the  firstborn  bare  a  son, 
and  called  his  name  Moab  :  the 
same  is  the  father  of  the  Moabites 
unto  this  day. 

38  And  the  younger,  she  also 
bare  a  son,  and  called  his  name 
Ben-ammi :  the  same  v'.s-  the  father 
of  the  children  of  Ainmon  unto  this 
day. 

CPIAPTER  20. 

1  Abraham  sqjoarueth  <(t  Gerar,  2  denieth 
his  wife,  and  luaeth  her.  3  AbimeUch  in 
teproiied  fof  her  in  a  dream.  0  tie  re- 
buketh  Abraham,  14  renioreih  Sarah,  ifi 
(;;/(/  reprnveth  her.  17  lie  is  healed  by 
Ahrah.ain's  prayer. 

ND  Aljrahain  journeyed  from 
thence  toward  the  south  coun- 
try, and  dwelled  between  Kadesh 
and  Shur,  and  sojourned  in  Gerar. 

2  And  Abi-aham  said  of  Sarah 
his  wife.  She  is  my  sister :  and 
Abimelech  king  of  Gerar  sent,  and 
took  Sarah. 

3  But  God  came  to  Abimelech  in 
a  dream  by  night,  and  said  to  him, 


A= 


17 


Abraham  at  Gerai 


GENESIS,  21. 


The  birth  of  Isaac. 


Behold,  thou  art  but  a  dead  man, 
for  tlie  woman  which  thou  hast 
taken  ;  for  she  is  a  man's  wife. 

4  But  Abimelech  had  not  come 
near  her  :  and  he  said,  Lord,  wilt 
thou  slay  ^  also  a  righteous  nation  1 

5  Saifl  he  not  unto  me,  She  /*• 
my  sister?  and  she,  even  she  her- 
self said,  He  is  my  brother :  in  the 
integrity  of  my  heart  and  inno- 
cency  of  my  hands  have  I  done  this. 

6  And  God  said  unto  liim  in  a 
dream,  Yea,  I  know  that  thou 
didst  this  in  the  integrity  of  thy 
heart ;  for  I  also  withheld  thee  from 
sinning  against  me  :  therefore  suf- 
fered I  thee  not  to  touch  her. 

7  Now  therefore  restore  the  man 
Ids  wife  ;  for  he  is  a  prophet,  and  he 
shall  pray  for  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
live :  and  if  thou  restore  her  not, 
know  thou  that  thou  shalt  surely 
die,  thou,  and  all  that  arc  thine. 

8  Therefore  Abimelech  rose  early 
in  the  morning,  and  called  all  his 
servants,  and  told  all  these  things 
in  their  ears :  and  the  men  were 
sore  afraid. 

9  Then  Abimelech  called  Abra- 
ham, and  said  unto  him.  What  hast 
thou  done  unto  us  ?  and  what  have 
I  offended  thee,  that  thou  hast 
brought  on  me  and  on  my  kingdom 
a  great  sin  1  thou  hast  done  deeds 
unto  me  that  ought  not  to  be  done. 

10  And  Abimelech  said  unto 
Abraham,  What  sawest  thou,  that 
thou  hast  done  this  thing  1 

1 1  And  Abraham  said.  Because 
I  thought.  Surely  the  fear  of  God 
/.s-  not  in  this  place ;  and  they  will 
slay  me  for  my  wife's  sake. 

1 2  And  yet  indeed  site  is  my  sis- 
ter ;  she  is  the  daughter  ot  my 
father,  but  not  the  daughter  of  iny 
mother  ;  and  she  became  my  wife. 

l.'i  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
God  caused  me  to  wander  from  my 
father's  house,  that  1  said  unto  h(>r, 
This  v'.s-  thy  kindness  which  tliou 
shalt  shew  unto  me;  atevei-y  place 
whither  we  shall  come,  say  of  me, 
He  is  my  brother. 

14  And  Abimelech  took  sheep, 
and  oxen,  and  menservants,  and 
womenservants,  and  gave  them  unto 
Al)raliain,  and  restored  him  Sarah 
his  wife. 

15  And  Abimelech  said,  I^>ehold, 
my  land  is  before  thee:  dwell 
where  it  i)leas(»th  thee. 

Ifi  And  unto  Sai'ah  he  said,  IJe 
hold,  I  have  given  thy  brother  a 
thousand  7)?'eoe.'{  of  silver :  behold, 
-  h(>    is   to  tliee   a   coveririg   of   the 


eyes,  unto  all    that   <ir(    willi  llicc. 
and   with    all  olln'r :   thus    slic  was 


rein'oved 


17  ^  So  Abraham  prayed  unto 
God  :  and  God  healed  Abimelech, 
and  his  wife,  and  his  maidservants  ; 
and  they  bare  children. 

18  For  the  Lord  had  fast  closed 
u]}  all  the  wombs  of  the  house  of 
Abimelech,  because  of  Sarah  Abra- 
ham's wife. 

CHAPTER  21. 

1  Inddc,  ift  born.  4  He  is  cifcumci^ed. 
6  Sarah's  joy.  9  Hagar  and  Ishniael  are 
cast  forth.'  15  Hagar  in  diiiiress.  17  The 
angel  eomforie.th  her.  22  Abimelech\s 
covenant  ivith  Abraham  at  Beer-sheba. 

AND  the  Lord  visited  Sarah  as 
he  had  said,  and  the  Lord  did 
unto  Sarah  as  he  had  spoken. 

2  For  Sarah  conceived,  and  bare 
Abraham  a  son  in  his  old  age,  at 
the  set  time  of  which  God  had 
spoken  to  him. 

3  And  Abraham  called  the  name 
of  his  son  that  was  born  unto  him, 
whom  Saiah  bare  to  him,  Isaac. 

4  And  Abraham  circumcised  his 
son  Isaac  being  eight  days  old,  as 
God  had  conunanded  him. 

5  And  Abraham  was  an  hundred 
years  old,  when  his  son  Isaac  was 
born  unto  him. 

6  ^1  And  Sarah  said,  God  hath 
made  me  to  laugh,  so  that  all  that 
hear  will  laugli  with  me. 

7  And  she  said.  Who  would  have 
said  unto  Abraham,  that  Sarah 
should  have  given  children  suckj 
for  I  \u\xe  borne  him  a  son  in  his 
old  age. 

8  And  the  child  grew,  and  was 
weaned :  and  Abraham  made  a 
great  feast  the  same  day  that  Isaac 
was  weaned. 

9  U  And  Sarah  saw  the  son  of 
Hagar  the  Egyptian,  which  she 
had  born(>  unto  Abraham,  mocking. 

10  Wlierefoi'eshesaid  unto  Abra- 
ham, Cast  out  tliis  bondwoman  anfl 
tier  son  :  for  the  son  of  this  bond- 
woman shall  not  be  heir  with  my 
son,  eiH^ii  with  Isaac. 

1 1  And  the  thing  was  very  griev- 
ous in  Abraham's  sight  because  of 
his  son. 

12  11  And  God  said  unto  Aluva- 
hani.  Let  it  not-  be  grievous  in  thy 
sight  because  of  the  lad,  and  be- 
cause of  thy  bondwoman;  in  all 
tliat  Sarah  hath  said  unto  thee, 
hearken  unto  hei'  voice;  foi-  in 
Isaac  shall   thy  seed  be  calle(j. 

l.'>  And  also  of  the  scm  of  the 
bondwoman  will  I  make  a  nation, 
because  he  is  th.v  seed. 

14  And  Abraham  rose  up  eai-ly 
in  the  morning,  and  took  bread, 
and  a  bottl(>  of  water,  aiul  gave  it 
unto  Hagar,  putting  it  (m  her 
shoulder,  and  the  child,  and  sent 
her  away:  and  she  departed,  and 


18 


Expulsion  of  Hagav. 


GENESIS,  22. 


Trial  of  Abraham's  faith. 


wandered    in    the    wilderness    of 
Beer-sheba. 

15  And  the  water  was  spent  in 
the  bottle,  and  she  cast  the  child 
under  one  of  the  shrubs. 

16  And  she  went,  and  sat  her 
down  over  against  him  a  good  way 
off,  as  it  were  a  bowshot :  for  she 
said.  Let  me  not  see  the  death  of 
the  child.  And  she  sat  over  against 
him,  and  lift  up  her  voice,  and  wept. 

17  And  God  heard  the  voice  of 
the  lad ;  and  the  angel  of  God 
called  to  Hagar  out  of  heaven,  and 
said  unto  her.  What  aileth  thee, 
Hagar  1  fear  not ;  for  God  hath 
heard  the  voice  of  the  lad  where 
he  is. 

18  Arise,  lift  up  the  lad,  and  hold 
him  in  thine  hand  ;  for  I  will  make 
him  a  great  nation. 

19  And  God  opened  her  eyes, 
and  she  saw  a  well  of  water  ;  and 
she  went,  and  filled  the  bottle  with 
water,  and  gave  the  lad  drink. 

20  And  God  was  with  the  lad  ; 
and  he  grew,  anfl  dwelt  in  the 
wilderness,  and  became  an  archer. 

21  And  he  dwelt  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  Paran  :  and  his  mother  took 
him  a  wife  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

22  H  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that 
time,  that  Abimelech  and  Phichol 
the  chief  captain  of  his  host  spake 
unto  Abraham,  saying,  God  u'  with 
thee  in  all  that  thou  doest : 

23  Now  therefore  swear  unto  me 
here  by  God  that  thou  wilt  not 
deal  falsely  with  me,  nor  with  my 
son,  nor  with  my  son's  son :  /nU 
according  to  the  kindness  that  I 
have  done  unto  thee,  thou  shalt 
do  unto  me,  and  to  the  land  wherein 
thou  hast  sojourned. 

24  And  Abraham  said,  I  will 
swear. 

25  And  Abraham  reproved 
Abimelech  because  of  a  well  of 
water,  which  Abimelech's  servants 
had  violently  taken  away. 

26  And  Abimelech  said,  I  ^  wot 
not  who  hath  done  this  thing : 
neither  didst  thou  tell  me,  neither 
yet  heard  I  of  if,  but  to  day. 

27  And  Abraham  took  sheep  and 
oxen,  and  gave  them  unto  Abime- 
lech ;  and  both  of  them  made  a 
covenant. 

28  And  Abraham  set  seven  ewe 
lambs  of  the  flock  by  themselves. 

29  And  Abimelech  said  unto 
Abraham,  What  nietn}  these  seven 
ewe  lambs  which  thou  hast  set  by 
themselves  1 

30  And  he  said.  For  these  seven 
ewe  lambs  shalt  thou  take  of  my 
hand,  that  they  may  be  a  witness 
unto  me,  that  I  have  digged  this 
well. 


3 1  Wherefore  he  called  that  place 
*  Beer-sheba  ;  because  there  they 
sware  both  of  them. 

32  Thus  they  made  a  covenant 
at  Beer-sheba  :  then  Abimelech  rose 
up,  and  Phichol  the  chief  captain 
of  his  host,  and  they  returned  into 
the  land  of  the  l^hilistines. 

33  H  And  Ahraham  planted  a 
"  grove  in  Beer-sheba,  and  called 
there  on  the  name  of  the  Loed,  the 
everlasting  Gt)d. 

34  And  Abi'aham  sojourned  in 
the  Philistines'  land  many  days. 

CHAPTER  22. 

1  Abraham  i.i  templed  in  offer  Isaac.  3  He 
givefh  proof  of  his  faith  and  obedience. 
11  The  angel  stayeth  him.  13  Isaac  is 
e^xchanged'  with  a  ram.  14  The  place 
is  called  Jehoeah-jireh.  15  Abraham  is 
ble.'f.sed  again.  20  The  generation  of  Nahor 
unto  Rehekah. 

ND  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
things,  that  God   did  '^  tempt 


A 


Abraham,  and  said  unto  him,  Abra 
ham :  and  he  said,  Behold,  here  I  am. 

2  And  he  said.  Take  now  thy 
son,  thine  only  son  Isaac,  whom 
thou  lovest,  and  get  thee  into  the 
land  of  Moriah  ;  and  offer  him 
there  foi-  a  burnt  offering  upon  one 
of  the  mountains  which  I  will  tell 
thee  of. 

3  ^  And  Abraham  rose  up  early 
in  the  morning,  and  saddled  his 
ass,  and  took  two  of  his  young  men 
with  him,  and  Isaac  his  son,  and 
clave  the  wood  for  the  burnt  offer- 
ing, and  rose  uj),  and  went  unto 
the  place  of  which  God  had  told 
him. 

4  Then  on  the  third  day  Abi-a- 
ham  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw 
the  place  afar  off. 

5  And  Abraham  said  unto  his 
young  men.  Abide  ye  here  with  the 
ass  ;  and  I  and  the  lad  will  go  yon- 
der and  worship,  and  come  again 
to  you. 

6  And  Abraham  took  the  wood 
of  the  burnt  offering,  and  laid  it 
upon  Isaac  his  son  ;  and  he  took 
the  fire  in  Ins  hand,  and  a  knife  ; 
and  they  went  both  of  them  to- 
gether. 

7  And  Isaac  spake  unto  Abra- 
ham his  father,  and  said.  My 
father  :  and  he  said.  Here  am  I,  my 
son.  And  he  said.  Behold  the  fire 
and  the  wood  :  but  where  is  the 
lamb  for  a  burnt  offei'ing  ? 

8  And  Abraham  said,  My  son, 
God  will  iirovide  himself  a  lamb 
for  a  burnt  offering  :  so  they  went 
both  of  them  together. 

9  And  they  came  to  the  place 
which  God  had  told  him  of ;  and 


*  That  is,  The  well  of  the  oath. 


2  tamarisk 
tree 


prove 


19 


Deliverance  of  Isaac. 


GENESIS,  23. 


Sarah^s  death. 


Abraham  built  an  altar  there,  and 
laid  the  wood  in  order,  and  bound 
Isaac  his  son,  and  laid  him  on  the 
altar  upon  the  wood. 

10  And  Abraham  stretched  forth 
his  hand,  and  took  the  knife  to 
slay  his  son. 

11  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
called  unto  him  out  of  heaven,  and 
said,  Abraham,  Abraham  :  and  he 
said.  Here  am  I. 

lli  And  he  said.  Lay  not  thine 
hand  upon  the  lad,  neither  do  thou 
any  thing  unto  him :  for  now  I  know 
that  thou  fearest  God,  seeing  thou 
hast  not  withheld  thy  son,  thine 
only  i^on  from  me. 

l.S  And  Abraham  lifted  up  his 
eyes,  and  looked,  and  behold  be- 
hind him  a  ram  caught  in  a  thicket 
by  his  horns:  and  Abraham  went 
and  took  the  ram,  and  offered  him 
up  for  a  burnt  offering  in  the  stead 
of  his  son. 

1 4  And  Abraliam  called  the  name 
of  that  place  *Jehovah-jireh  :,  as  it 
is  said  to  this  day.  In  the  mount  of 
the  LoKU  it  shall  be  '  seen. 

15  ^  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
called  unto  Abraham  out  of  heaven 
the  second  time, 

16  And  said.  By  myself  have  I 
sw(jrn,  saith  the  Lord,  for  because 
tliou  hast  done  this  thing,  and  hast 
not  withheld  thy  son,  thine  only 
son  : 

17  That  in  blessing  I  will  bless 
thee,  and  in  nuiltiplying  I  will 
multijjly  thy  seed  as  the  stars  of 
the  heaven,  and  as  the  sand  which 
/.s-  upon  the  sea  shore  ;  and  thy  seed 
si  Kill  possess  the  gate  of  his  ene- 
mies ; 

is  And  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the 
nations  of  the  earth  be  blessed;  be- 
cause thou  hast  ob(\y(^d  my  voice. 

11)  So  Abraham  retui'ned  unto 
his  young  nuui,  and  they  rose  ui) 
and  went  together  to  l>eei--slieba  ; 
and  Al)raham  dwelt  at  IJeer-sheba. 

'JO  II  And  it  came  to  i)ass  after 
tliest!  things,  tliat  it  was  told  Abra- 
liam, saying,  lielioid,  Milcali,  slu; 
luith  also  bornt!  children  unto  thy 
bi'uthei-  Nalioi-  ; 

21  "  I  In/  his  firstborn,  and  Hu/ 
his  brother,  and  Kenuicil  the  father 
of  Aram, 

•JJ  And  CJhesed,  and  Ila/o.  ami 
I'ildash,  and  Jidlai»li,  and  lietlniel. 

23  And  Betlniel  Ixwit  liebekah  : 
these  eight  Mil(;ali  did  bear  to 
Nahor,  Abraham's  brother. 

24  And  his  concubine,  whose 
TiMiiic  t"(iK  Iteumah,  she  bare  also 
'rel)ah,  and  (iaiiam,  and  Thahash, 
and  iMaachah. 


CHAPTER  23. 

1  The  a(/e.  and  death  nf  S<n<th.  8  The  pur- 
chase of  MachpeUih,  19  aliere  Sarah  wti.\ 
buried. 

AND  Sarah  was  an  hundred  and 
seven  and  twenty  years  old  : 
these  were,  the  years  of  the  life  of 
Sarah. 

2  And  Sarah  died  in  -'Kirjath- 
arlja ;  the  same  is  Hel)ron  in  the 
land  of  Canaan :  and  Abraham 
came  to  mourn  for  Sarah,  and  to 
weep  for  her. 

3  H  And  Abraham  stood  up  from 
before  his  dead,  and  spake  unto  the 
sons  of  Heth,  saying, 

4  I  am  a  stranger  and  a  sojourner 
with  you  :  give  me  a  possessiim  of 
a  bur'yingplace  with  you,  that  I  may 
bury  my  dead  out  of  my  sight. 

5  And  the  children  of  Heth  an- 
swered Abraham,  saying  unto  him, 

6  Hear  us,  my  lord  :  thou  art  a 
mighty  prince  among  us :  in  the 
choice  of  our  sepulchres  bury  thy 
dead  ;  none  of  us  shall  withhold 
from  thee  his  sepulchre,  but  that 
thou  mayest  bury  thy  dead. 

7  And  Abraham  stood  up,  and 
bowed  himself  to  the  people  of  the 
land,  even  to  the  children  of  Heth. 

8  And  lie  communed  \yith  them, 
saying.  If  it  be  your  mind  tliat  I 
should  bury  my  dt^ad  out  of  my 
sight ;  hear  me,  and  intreat  for  me 
to  Ephron  the  son  of  Zohar, 

9  That  he  may  give  me  the  cave 
of  Machpelah,  which  he  hath,  which 
is  in  the  end  of  his  field  ;  for  as 
much  money  as  it  is  worth  he  shall 
give  it  me  for  a  possession  of  a 
buryingplace  amongst  you. 

10  ^Aiid    lM)hron  dwelt    among 
the 
the 
tin 


I     *  That  is,  The  Lord  will  see  or  provide. 


•liildren  of  Heth  :  and  Kphron 
Flittitc^  answered  Al)raliam  in 
audience  of  the  chilflren  of 
Heth,  even  of  all  that  went  in  at 
the  gate  of  his  city,  saying, 

11  Na.y,  my  lord,  luvir  me:  the 
field  giv(;  1  tliei',  and  the  cave  that 
is  tliei-ein,  1  give  it  thee;  in  the 
prtisence  of  the  sons  of  my  neople 
give  1  it  thee  :  bui-y  thy  dead. 

12  And  Abi'aham  bowed  down 
himself  before;  the  people  of  the 
land. 

'!.■'>  Anil  he  spake  unto  Ei>liron  in 
lh»;  audience  of  the  peoplci  of  tlie 
land,  saying,  lUit  if  thou  ■'  ivilt  give 
if,  \  iiray  thee,  hear  me  :  1  willgixc 
tTiee  inoiu^y  for  the  field  ;  take  it 
of  me,  and  I  will  bury  my  dcjid 
there. 

1  \  And  Mphfon  answered  Abia 
ham,  sa.N'ing  unto  him, 

{.')  My  lord,  hearken  unto  inr  : 
the  land  is  irorth  four  hundred 
siiekels  of  silver  ;  what  is  that  be- 


3  KiriHth- 
arl)ii: 


^Now 

Kplu-oii  was 
sitting;-  in  tlio 
midst  ui 


wilt, 


20 


Abraham'' s  servant 


GENESIS,  24. 


sent  on  Ids  journey. 


twixt  me  and  thee  1  bury  therefoi-e 
thy  dead. 

1 6  And  Abraham  hearkened  unto 
Ephron;  and  Abraham  weighed  to 
Ephron  the  silver,  which  he  had 
named  in  the  audience  of  the  .sons 
of  Heth,  four  liundred  shekels  of 
silver,  current  money  with  the  mer- 
chant. 

17  !I  And  the  field  of  Ephron, 
which  was  in  iMachpelah,  which 
was  before  Mami-e,  the  field,  and 
the  cave  which  icas  tlierein,  and  all 
the  trees  that  wert  in  the  field,  that 
ivere  in  all  the  borders  round  about, 
were  made  sure 

18  Unto  Abraham  for  a  posses- 
sion in  the  presence  of  the  children 
of  Heth,  before  all  that  went  in  at 
the  gate  of  his  city. 

19  And  after  this,  Abraham 
buried  Sarah  his  wife  in  the  cave 
of  the  field  of  Machpelah  befoi-e 
Mamre  :  the  same  is  Hebron  in  the 
land  of  Canaan. 

20  And  the  field,  and  the  cave 
that  is  therein,  were  made  sure  unto 
Abraham  for  a  possession  of  a  bury- 
ingplace  by  the  sons  of  Heth. 

CHAPTER  24. 

1  Abraham  swearetfi,  hi,<i  n&rvani.  10  The 
servanVm youi'iiey :  VI  IIinp)uujer  :  14  ///.v 
sign.  15  liehek-ith  inecielh  him,  \><fiilJiUi'th 
hissign,  22  feceiri'ih  jcirel.H,  •!:',  xhcirrth  her 
Mildred,  25  a  ml  iiiolieth  him  haitie.  2G 
The  servant  hlesseth  God.  29  Lahmi,  enter- 
taineih  him.  84  The  servant  .sheireth  his 
message.  50  Lahan  and  Beihwel  appr-ore 
it.  58  Rehekah,  consenteth  to  go.  C2  Isaac 
meeieih  her. 

AND  Abraham  was  old,  and  well 
stricken  in  age :  and  the  Lord 
had  blessed  Abraham  in  all  things. 

2  And  Abraham  said  unto  '  his 
eldest  servant  of  his  house,  that 
ruled  over  all  that  he  had.  Put,  I 
pray  thee,  thy  hand  under  my 
thigh  : 

3  And  I  will  make  thee  swear  by 
the  Lord,  the  Ood  of  heaven,  and 
the  Cod  of  the  earth,  that  thou 
shalt  not  take  a  wife  unto  my  son 
of  the  daughters  of  the  Canaanites, 
among  whom  I  dwell  : 

4  P>ut  thou  shalt  go  unto  my 
country,  and  to  my  kindred,  and 
take  a  wife  unto  my  son  Lsaac. 

5  And  the  servant  said  unto  him, 
Peradventure  the  woman  will  not 
be  willing  to  folhnv  me  unto  this 
land  :  must  I  needs  bring  thy  son 
again  unto  the  land  from  Avhence 
thou  camesf? 

6  And  Aliraliam  said  unto  him. 
Beware  thou  that  thou  bring  not 
my  son  thither  again. 

7  11  "The  Loi:n  Cod  of  heaven, 
which  took  me  from  my  father's 
house,   and  from   the  land  of  my 


kindred,  and  which  spake  unto 
me,  and  that  sware  unto  me,  say- 
ing. Unto  "thy  seed  will  I  give  this 
land  ;  he  shall  send  his  angel  before 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  take  a  wife 
unto  my  son  from  thence. 

8  And  if  the  woman  will  not  be 
willing  to  follow  thee,  then  thou 
shalt  be  clear  from  this  my  oath  : 
only  bring  not  my  son  thithei' 
again. 

9  And  the  servant  put  his  hand 
under  the  thigh  of  Abraham  his 
master,  and  sware  to  him  concern- 
ing that  matter. 

10  II  And  the  servant  took  ten 
camels  of  the  cainels  of  his  master, 
and  "departed  :  foi-  all  the  goods  of 
his  master  were  in  his  liand  :  and 
he  arose,  and  went  to  Mesopotamia, 
unto  the  city  of  Nahor. 

1 1  And  he  made  his  camels  to 
kneel  down  without  the  city  by  a 
well  of  water  at  the  time  of  the 
evening,  even  the  time  that  women 
go  out  to  draw  watei: 

12  And  he  said,  ^  O  Lord  God  of 
my  master  Abraham,  1  pi'ay  thee, 
send  me  g(X)d  speed  this  day,  and 
shew  kindness  unto  my  master 
Abraham. 

13  Behold,  I  stand  here  by  the 
well  of  water;  and  the  daughters 
of  the  men  of  the  city  come  out  to 
draw  water  : 

14  And  let  it  come  to  pass,  that 
the  damsel  to  whom  I  shall  say. 
Let  down  thy  pitcher,  I  pray  thee, 
that  I  may  drink  ;  and  she  shall 
say.  Drink,  and  I  will  give  thy 
camels  drink  also :  let  the  same  be 
she  that  thou  hast  appointed  for 
thy  servant  Isaac ;  and  thereby 
shall  I  know  that  thou  hast  shewed 
kindness  vinto  my  master. 

1 5  1]  And  it  came  to  pass,  before 
he  had  done  speaking,  that,  behold, 
Ilebekah  came  out,  who  was  born 
to  Bethuel,  son  of  Milcah,  the  wife 
of  Nahor,  Abraham's  brother,  with 
her  pitcher  upon  her  shoulder. 

IG  And  the  damsel  was  very  fair 
to  look  upon,  a  virgin,  neither  had 
any  man  known  her  :  and  she  went 
down  to  the  well,  and  filled  her 
pitcher,  and  came  up. 

17  And  the  servant  ran  to  meet 
her,  and  said.  Let  me,  I  pray  thee, 
drink  a  little  water  of  thy  pitcher. 

18  And  she  said.  Drink,  my  lord  : 
and  she  hasted,  and  let  down  her 
pitcher  upon  her  hand,  and  gave 
him  drink. 

19  And  wlien  she  had  done  giv- 
ing him  drink,  she  said,  1  will  draw 
water  for  thy  c^imels  also,  until  they 
have  done  driid-cing. 

20  And  she  hastetl,  ji.nd  emptied 
her  pitcher  into  the  ti-ough,  and 


3  departed, 
having  all 
goodly 
things  of  his 
master's 


4  O  Lord, 

the  God 


21 


Abraham's  servant 


GENESIS,  24. 


telleth  his  errand. 


1  looked 
steadfastly 
on  her,  hold- 
ing his 
peace,  to 
know 

2  ring 


3  the  Lord, 
the  God 


^  as  for  me, 
the  Lord 
hath  led  me 
in  the  way 


food 


ran  again  unto  the  well  to  draw 
water,  and  drew  for  all  his  camels. 

21  And  the  man  ^  wondering  at 
her  held  his  peace,  to  wit  whether 
the  LoKD  had  made  his  journey 
prosperous  or  not. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the 
camels  had  done  drinking,  that  the 
man  took  a  golden  '^earring  of  half  a 
shekel  weight,  and  two  bracelets 
for  her  hands  of  ten  shekels  weight 
of  gold  ; 

23  And  said,  Whose  daitghter  art 
thou  1  tell  me,  I  pray  tliee  :  is  there 
room  in  thy  father's  house  for  us 
to  lodge  in "? 

24  And  she  said  unto  him,  I 
am  the  daughtei-  of  Bethuel  the 
son  of  Milcah,  which  she  bare  unto 
Nahor. 

25  She  said  moreover  unto  him, 
We  have  both  straw  and  provender 
enough,  and  room  to  lodge  in. 

26  And  the  man  bowed  down 
his  head,  and  worshipped  the  Lord. 

27  And  he  said.  Blessed  />e  "the 
LoRT>  Ciod  of  my  master  Abraham, 
who  hath  not  left  destitute  my 
master  of  his  mercy  and  his  truth  : 
^I  heinp  in  the  way.  the  Lord  led 


me  to  the  house  of  my  master's 
brethren. 

28  And  the  damsel  ran,  and  told 
them  of-  her  mother's  house  these 
things. 

29  1]  AndRebekah  liad  abrotlier, 
and  his  name  wan  Laban :  and 
Laban  ran  out  unto  the  man,  unto 
the  well. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
he  saw  the  '^earring  and  bracelets 
upon  his  sistei's  hands,  and  when 
lie  lieaid  the  woids  of  Rcbekah  liis 
sister-,  saying.  Thus  spake  the  man 
unto  me ;  that  he  came  unto  the 
man  ;  and,  behold,  he  stood  by  tlie 
camels  at  tlie  well. 

31  And  lie  said.  Come  in,  thou 
blessed  of  the  J^ord  ;  wherefore 
standest  tliou  witliout  ?  for  I  liave 
prepai-ed  the  Jiouse,  and  room  for 
the  camels. 

32  II  And  the  man  came  into  tli(^ 
liouse  :  and  lie  ungii'ded  his  camels, 
and  gave  straw  and  provender  for 
the  caiiK'ls,  and  water  to  wash  liis 
feet,  and  the  men's  feet  that  n<cre 
with  him. 

.■')3  And  there  was  set  ^'  meat  be- 
fon^  him  to  (>at :  but  he  said,  I  will 
not  eat,  until  I  hav(^  told  mine 
errand.     And  he  said.  Sneak  on. 

34  And  h(»  said,  I  am  Abraham's 
servant. 

35  And  the  r.(»Ri)  hath  l)l('sse(l 
my  master  greatly;  and  he  is  Ixv 
come  great:  and  he  hath  given  him 
Hocks,  and  herds,  and  silver,   ;uid 


gold,  and  menservants,  and  maid- 
servants, and  camels,  and  asses. 

36  And  Sarah  my  master's  wife 
bare  a  son  to  my  master  when  she 
was  old :  and  unto  him  hath  he 
given  all  that  he  hath. 

37  And  my  master  made  me 
swear,  saying,  Thou  shalt  not  take 
a  wife  to  my  son  of  the  daughters 
of  the  Canaanites,  in  whose  land 
I  dwell : 

38  But  thou  shalt  go  unto  my 
father's  house,  and  to  my  kindred, 
and  take  a  wife  unto  my  son. 

39  And  I  said  unto  my  master, 
Peradventure  the  woman  will  not 
follow  me. 

40  And  he  said  unto  me,  The 
Lord,  befoi-e  whom  I  walk,  will 
send  his  angel  with  thee,  and 
prosper  thy  way ;  and  thou  shalt 
take  a  wife  for  my  son  of  my  kin- 
dred, and  of  my  father's  house  : 

41  Then  shalt  thou  be  clear  fiom 
this  my  oath,  when  thou  comest 
to  my  kindred;  and  if  they  give 
not  thee  one,  thou  shalt  be  clear 
from  my  oath. 

42  And  I  came  this  day  unto 
the  well;  and  said, "  ()  Lord  (iod  of 
my  master  Abraham,  if  now  thou 
do  pi'osper  my  way  which  I  go  : 

43  Behold,  I  stand  by  the  well 
of  water  ;  and  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  when  the  virgin  cometh  foi'th 
to  draw  loater,  and  I  saj^  to  her, 
(Jive  me,  I  pray  theje,  a  little  water 
of  thy  pitcher  to  drink  ; 

44  And  she  say  to  me,  Pioth 
drink  thou,  and  1  will  also  thaw 
for  thy  camels  :  let  the  same  i^e  the 
woman  whom  the  Lord  hath  aji- 
pointed  out  for  my  master's  son. 

45  And  before  1  had  done  speak- 
ing in  mine  heart,  behold,  lle- 
bekah  came  forth  with  \wr  pitcher 
on  her  shoulder;  and  she  went 
down  unto  the  well,  and  drew 
wate)- :  and  I  said  unto  her.  Let  me 
drink,  1  i)ray  thee. 

46  And  she  made  haste,  and  let 
down  her  ])itcher  from  her  Khoii/dyr, 
and  said.  Drink,  and  1  will  gi\c 
thy  canu4s  drink  also  :  so  1  drank, 
and  she  m;i(U'  th»^  camelsdrink  also. 

47  And  1  asked  hei',  aii<l  s;iid, 
\Vhos(>  daughter  art  thou'?  Ajid 
she  said.  The  daughtci'  of  l>etliu<'l, 
Nahor's  son,  whom  Milcah  bare 
unto  him  :  and  1  i)ut  the  "earring 
upon  hei'  " face,  and  the  bracelets 
ui)on  li(>r  hands. 

48  And  1  bowed  down  my  head, 
;i,nd  woisliii)|)ed  the  JjOKD,  and 
blessed  'Mlie  LoiM)  ( iod  of  my  mas- 
ter Abr;di;i,m,  which  hud  led  me 
in  the  right  way  to  take  my  mas 
ter'sbrother'sdaughteruntcdiisson. 


Isaac  meeteth  Rebekah. 


GENESIS,  25. 


Abrahams  death. 


49  And  now  if  ye  will  deal  kindly 
and  truly  with  my  master,  tell  me  : 
and  if  not.  tell  me  ;  that  I  may  turn 
to  the  right  hand,  or  to  the  lett. 

50  Then  Laban  and  Bethuel  an- 
swered and  said,  The  thing  proceed- 
eth  from  the  Loud  :  we  cannot 
speak  unto  thee  bad  or  good. 

.51  Behold,  Rebekah  ?>  before 
thee,  take  her,  and  go,  and  let  her 
be  thy  master's  son's  wife,  as  the 
Loud  hath  spoken. 

52  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  Abraham's  servant  heard 
their  words,  he  worshipi)ed  the 
Lord,  hoicing  himself  to  the  earth. 

5.3  And  Ihe  servant  brought 
forth  jewels  of  silver,  and  jewels 
of  gold,  and  raiment,  and  gave 
them  to  Rebekah  :  he  gave  also  to 
her  brother  and  to  her  mother 
precious  things.  ,    ,  •   , 

54:  And  they  did  eat  and  drink, 
he  and  the  men  that  icere  with  him, 
and  tarried  all  night;  and  they 
rose  up  in  the  morning,  and  he 
said.  Send  me  away  unto  my 
master. 

55  And  her  brother  and  her 
mother  said.  Let  the  damsel  abide 
with  us  a  few  days,  at  the  least 
ten  ;  after  that  she  shall  go. 

56  And  he  said  unto  them, 
Hinder  me  not,  seeing  the  Loud 
hath  prospered  my  way ;  send  me 
away  that  I  may  go  to  my  master. 

57  And  they  said.  We  will  call 
the  damsel,   and    enquire   at   her 

mouth.  ,    -r^  1    1    1 

58  And  they  called  Rebekah, 
and  said  unto  her.  Wilt  thou  go 
with  this  man"?  And  she  said,  I 
will  go. 

59  And  they  sent  away  Rebekah 
their  sister,  and  her  nurse,  and 
Abraham's  servant,  and  his  men. 

60  And  they  blessed  Rebekah, 
and  said  unto  her,  Thou  ar^  our 
sister,  be  thou  the  mother  of  thou- 
sands of  millions,  and  let  thy  seed 
possess  the  gate  of  those  which 
hate  them. 

6 1  11  And  Rebekah  arose,  and  her 
damsels,  and  they  rode  upon  the 
camels,  and  followed  the  man  :  and 
the  servant  took  Rebekah,  and 
went  his  way. 

62  And  Isaac  came  from  the  way 
of  the  well  Lahai-roi ;  for  he  dwelt 
in  the  south  country. 

63  And  Isaac  went  out  to  medi- 
tate in  the  Held  at  the  eventide: 
and  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and 
saw,  and,  behold,  the  camels  irere 
coming. 

64  And  Rebekah  lifted  up  her 
eyes,  and  when  slie  saw  Isaac,  she 
lighted  off  the  camel. 

65  For  she  had  said  unto  the 


servant.  What  man  is  this  that 
walketh  in  the  held  to  meet:  usi 
And  the  servant  had  said,  It  is  my 
master  :  therefore  she  took  a  vail, 
and  covered  herself. 

66  And  the  servant  told  Isaac 
all  things  that  he  had  done.    , 

67  And  Isaac  brought  her  into 
his  mother  Sarah's  tent,  and  took 
Rebekah,  and  she  became  his  wife  ; 
and  he  loved  her :  and  Isaac  was 
comforted  after  his  mother's  death. 

CHAPTER  25. 

1  ThenonKof  AJn^ahamhy  KeUu-ah.  b  The 
division  of  IiIk  goodi.  1  lUs  nge,  and 
death.  9  His  hurial.  12  The  genera- 
tions of  lishmael.  IT  His  age,  and  death. 
19  Isaac  prai/eth  for  Rebekah,  being 
barren.  22  the  children  strive  in  her 
vomb.  24  The  birth  of  Esau  and  Jacob. 
2T  Their  difference.  29  Esa^t,  selleth  his 
birthright. 

THEN"    again     Abraham     took 
a    wife,    and    her    name    vms 
Keturah. 

2  And  she  bare  him  Zimran, 
and  .Jokshan,  and  Medan,  and 
Midian,   and   Ishbak,   and  Shuah. 

3  And  .lokshan  begat  Sheba, 
and  Dedan.  And  the  sons  of 
Dedan  were  Asshurim,  and  Letu- 
shim,  and  Leummim. 

4  And  the  sons  of  IMidian ; 
Ephah,  and  Epher,  and  Hanoch, 
and  Abidah,  and  Eldaah.  All 
these  icere  the  children  of  Keturah. 

5  II  And  Abraham  gave  all  that 
he  had  unto  Isaac. 

6  But  unto  the  sons  of  the  concu- 
bines, which  Abraham  had,  Abra- 
ham gave  gifts,  and  sent  them  away 
from  Isaac  his  son,  while  he  yet 
lived,  eastward,  unto  the  east  coun- 
try. 

7  And  these  are  the  days  of  the 
years  of  Abraham's  life  which  he 
lived,  an  hundred  threescore  and 
fifteen  years. 

<S  Then  Abraham    gave   up   the 
ghost,  and  died  in  a  good  old  i 
an  old  man,  and  full  of  years 
was  gathered  to  his  people. 

9  And  his  sons  Isaac  and  Ishmael 
buried  him  in  the  cave  of  ^Slachpe- 
lah,  in  the  field  of  Ephron  the  son 
of  Zohar  the  Hittite,  which  is  be- 
fore jSIamre ; 

10  The  field  which  Abraham  pur- 
chased of  the  sons  of  Heth :  there 
was  Abraham  buried,  and  Sarah 
his  wife. 

1 1  II  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
the  d(>atli  of  Abraham,  that  God 
blessed  his  son  Isaac ;  and  Isaac 
dwelt  by  the  well  Lahai-roi. 

12  ^  Xow  these  (tre  the  genera- 
tions of  Ishmael  Abraham's  son. 
whom  H;igar  the  Egyptian,  Sarah's 
handmaid,  bare  unto  Abraham  : 

13  And  these  are  the  names  of 


age, 
and 


23 


Efi(ui  and  Jacob  born. 


GENESIS,  26. 


Esai/s  birthright. 


the  suns  oi  Lsliniael,  by  their  names, 
according  to  their  generations  :  the 
tirstborn  of    Ishmael,    ^Nebajoth; 


and  Kedar,  and  Adbeel,  and  Aiib- 
sam, 

14  And  Mishma,  and  Dumah, 
and  ^lassa, 

15  Hadar,  and  Tenia,  Jetur, 
Naphish,  and  Kedemah  : 

16  Tliese  are  the  sons  of  Ishmael, 
and  these  (ire  their  names,  by  their 
-towns,     and     l)y    their    ^castles; 


twelve  princes  according   to  then- 
nations. 

1 7  And  these  are  the  years  of  the 
life  of  Ishmael,  an  hundred  and 
thirty  and  seven  years :  and  he 
gave  up  the  ghost  and  died ;  and 
was  gathered  unto  his  people. 

18  And  they  dwelt  from  Havilah 
unto  Shur,  that  is  before  Egypt, 
as  thou  goest  toward  Assyria  :  and 
he  •'diea  in  the  presence  of  all  his 
Ijrethren. 

1  y  H  And  these  are  the^  gener- 
ations of  Isaac,  Abraham's  son : 
Abraham  begat  Isaac : 

20  And  Isaac  was  forty  years  old 
when  he  took  llebekah  to  wife,  the 
flaughter  of  Bethuel  the  Syrian  of 
Padan-aram,  the  sister  to  Laban 
the  Syrian. 

21  And  Isaac  intreated  the  Lord 
for  his  wife,  because  she  was  bar- 
ren :  and  the  Lord  was  intreated 
of  him,  and  Rebekah  his  wife  con- 
ceived. 

22  And  the  children  struggled 
together  within  her  ;  and  she  said. 
If  it  he  so,  why  atii  I  thus*?  And 
she  went  to  enquire  of  the  Lord. 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  her. 
Two  nations  are  in  thy  womb,  and 
two  manner  of  peojile  shall  be  sepa- 
rated '"'from  thy  bowels;  and  the 
one  peopl(!  shall  be  stnmger  than 
the  other  people  ;  and  the  elder  shall 
serve  the  younger. 

24  ^  And  when  her  days  to  bo 
delivered  were  fulfilled,  behold, 
there  loere  twins  in  her  womb. 

2o  And  tlie  first  came  out  red, 
all  over  liki;  an  hairy  garment; 
and  they  calh'd  his  name  Lsau. 

-i)  And  after  that  came  his 
brother  out,  and  liis  hand  took 
holfl  on  I'.sau's  heel  ;  ajid  his  nam(^ 
was  called  Jacol):  and  Isaac  ivnn 
threescore  years  old  when  she  bare 
them. 

27  And  the  boys  grew  :  and  Esau 
was  a  cunning  hunter,  a  man  of  the 
fu'ld  ;  ;i,n(l  .bi(;ob  ivhh  a  "plain  man, 
dwelling  in  tents. 

28  And  Isaac  loved  Esau,  be- 
cause he  did  eat  of  //?'«  venison  : 
but  Reiiekah  loved  Jacob. 

29  H  And  Jacob  'sod   pottage: 


and  Esau  came  from  the  field,  and 
he  was  faint : 

30  And  Esau  said  to  Jacob,  Feed 
me,  I  pray  thee,  with  that  same  red 
pottaye;  for  I  a/y^  faint :  therefore 
was  his  name  called  *Edom. 

31  And  Jacob  said.  Sell  me  this 
day  thy  birthright. 

32  And  Esau  said.  Behold,  I  am 
at  the  point  to  die  :  and  whatpi'oht 
shall  this  birthright  do  to  me  ( 

33  And  Jacob  said.  Swear  to  me 
this  day  ;  and  he  sware  unto  him  : 
and  he  sold  his  birthright  unto 
Jacob. 

34  Then  Jacob  gave  Esau  bread 
and  pottage  of  lentiles  ;  and  he  did 
eat  and  drink,  and  rose  up,  and 
went  his  way  :  thus  Esau  despised 
his  birthright. 

CHAPTER  26. 

1  iKdac  heoauxfi  of  fitmine.  went  fo  (rfrar. 
2  Ood  iiixtrucieth,  and  blexfieth  him.  7  III' 
in  rtproved  hi/  Ah'onelech.  for  dein/hm  liin 
uife.  12  lie  \ivoireth  rich.  IS  lie  <li<i(i,th 
Esek;  Sitva/i,  and  liehohoth.  26  Ahiiiielecit 
inakeih  a  covenant  with  him  at  Jieer-shebu . 
3i  Enau^ii  wives. 

AND  there  was  a  famine  in  the 
land,  beside  the  first  famine 
that  was  in  the  days  of  Abraham. 
And  Isaac  went  unto  Abimelech 
king  of  the  Philistines  unto  Oerar. 

2  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto 
him,  and  said.  Go  not  down  into 
Egypt ;  dwell  in  the  land  which  I 
shall  tell  thee  of : 

3  Sojourn  in  this  land,  and  T  will 
be  with  thee,  and  will  bless  thee ; 
for  unto  thee,  and  unto  thy  seed,  1 
will  give  all  those  countries,  and 
I  will  ])erform  the  oath  which  1 
sware  unto  Abraham  thy  fatlicM" ; 

4  And  I  will  make  thy  seed  to 
multiply  as  the  stars  ot  heaven, 
and  will  give  unto  thy  seed  ail 
these  countries;  and  in  thy  seed 
shall  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  be 
blessed  ; 

5  Because  that  Abraham  obeyefl 
my  voi(!e,  and  kept  my  chaige,  my 
connnandments,  my  statutes,  and 
my  laws. 

6  *i\  And  Isaac  dwelt  in  Gei'ar  : 

7  And  the  men  of  th(^  place 
asked  him  of  his  wife;  and  he  said, 
She  is  my  sister:  for  he  fearefl  to 
say.  She  is  niy  wife;  lest,  sanl  h<'. 
the  men  of  tlie  place  should  kill  me 
for  Rebekah  ;  l)ecause  she  >oas  fair 
to  look  u])on. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  wh(>n  he 
had  been  there  a  long  time,  that 
Abimel(»ch  king  of  the  Philistines 
looked  out  at  a  window,  and  saw, 
and,  behold,  Isaac  vhis  sporting 
with  Rebekah  his  wife. 


•  That  is,  Red. 


24 


Th.e  ivells  diyged  hy  Isaac. 


GENESIS,  27. 


Covenant  with  Abhnelech. 


9  Ami  Abiinelech  called  Isaac, 
and  said,  liehold,  oi  a  surety  she  is 
tliy  wife :  and  how  sajdst  thou, 
She  is  my  sister'^  And  Isaac  said 
unto  him,  Jiecause  I  said,  Lest  i  die 
for  her. 

10  And  Aljimelech  said,  What  ^s 
this  thou  hast  done  unto  us?  one  of 
the  people  might  lightly  have  lien 
with  thy  wife,  and  thou  shouldest 
have  brought  guiltiness  upon  us. 

11  And  Abimelech  charged  all 
his  people,  saying.  He  that  toucli- 
eth  this  man  or  his  wife  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death. 

12  Then  Isaac  sowed  in  that 
land,  and  received  in  the  same 
year  an  hundredfold  :  and  the  Loud 
blessed  him. 

13  And  the  man  waxed  great, 
and  went  forward,  and  grew  until 
he  became  very  great : 

II  For  he  hafl  possession  of 
flocks,  and  possession  of  herds,  and 
great  store  of  servants  :  and  the 
Philistines  envied  him. 

15  For  all  the  wells  which  his 
father's  servants  had  digged  in  the 
days  of  Al)raham  his  father,  the 
Philistines  had  stoi)jjed  them,  and 
filled  them  with  earth. 

16  And  Abimelech  said  unto 
Isaac,  Go  from  us ;  for  thou  art 
much  mightier  than  we. 

17^  And  Isaac  depai'ted  thence, 
and  pitched  his  tent  in  the  valley 
of  Gerar,  and  dwelt  there. 

18  And  Isaac  digged  again  the 
wells  of  water,  which  they  had 
digged  in  the  days  of  Abraham  his 
father ;  for  the  Philistines  had 
stopped  them  after  the  death  of 
Abraham :  and  he  called  their 
names  after  the  names  by  which 
his  father  liad  called  them. 

19  And  Isaac's  servants  digged 
in  the  valley,  and  found  there  a 
well  of  springing  water. 

20  And  the  herdmen  of  Gerar 
did  strive  with  Isaac's  herdmen, 
saying.  The  water  is  ours  :  and  he 
called  the  name  of  the  well  *Esek  ; 
because  they  strove  with  him. 

21  And  they  digged  another 
well,  and  strove  for  tliat  also:  and 
he  called  the  name  of  it  t  Sitnah. 

22  And  he  removed  fi-om  thence, 
and  digged  another  well  ;  and  for 
that  they  strove  not :  and  he  called 
the  name  of  it  t  Kehoboth  ;  and  he 
said.  For  now  the  Loud  hath  made 
ror)m  for  us,  and  we  shall  be  fruit- 
ful in  the  land. 

23  And  he  went  up  from  Ihence 
to  Beer-sheba. 

24  And  the  Loud  appeared  unto 


*  Th<(t  is,  C()iit('iiti(tn.     t  Tluit  ut,  Ilutird. 
:j:  'J'hal  is,  Ruoni. 


him  the  same  night,  and  said,  I  am 
the  God  of  Abraham  tiiy  father  : 
fear  not,  for  I  a/n,  with  thee,  and 
will  bless  thee,  and  multiply  thy 
seed  for  my  servant  Abraham's 
sake. 

25  And  he  builded  an  altar  there, 
and  called  upon  the  name  of  the 
L<>]:i),  and  ])itched  his  tent  there: 
and  there  Isaac's  servants  digged 
a  well. 

26  1]  Then  Abimelech  went  to 
him  from  Gerar,  and  Ahuzzath  one 
of  his  friends,  and  Phichol  the 
chief  captain  of  his  army. 

27  And  Jsaac  said  unto  them. 
Wherefore  come  ye  to  me,  seeing 
ye  hate  me,  and  have  sent  me 
away  from  you  'I 

28  And  they  said,  We  saw  cer- 
tainly that  the  Loi;i)  was  with 
thee  :  and  we  said.  Let  there  be 
now  an  oath  betwixt  us,  even  be- 
twixt us  and  thee,  and  let  us  make 
a  covenant  with  thee; 

29  That  thou  wilt  do  us  no  hurt, 
as  we  have  not  touched  thee,  and 
as  we  have  done  unto  thee  nothing 
but  good,  and  have  sent  thee  away 
in  ijeace  :  thou  art  now  the  blessed 
of  the  Loi;i). 

30  And  he  miide  them  a  feast, 
and  they  did  eat  and  think. 

31  And  they  rose  up  betimes  in 
the  morning,  and  sware  one  to 
another :  and  Isaac  sent  them 
away,  and  they  departed  from  him 
in  peace. 

32  And  it  came  to  pa.ss  the  same 
day,  that  Isaac's  servants  came, 
and  told  him  concerning  the  well 
which  they  had  digged,  and  said 
unto  him.  We  have  found  water. 

33  And  he  called  it  §  Shebah : 
therefore  the  name  of  the  city  is 
II  Beer-sheba  unto  this  day. 

34  H  And  Esau  was  forty  years 
old  when  he  took  to  wife  Judith 
the  daughter  of  Beeri  the  Hittite, 
and  Ijashemath  the  daughter  of 
Elon  the  Hittite : 

35  Which  weie  a  grief  of  mind 
unto  Isaac  and  to  llebekah. 

CHAPTER  27. 

1  /ntNiB  /sfiideth  Efdii  for  reninon.  fi  /?/■- 
lehah  inntnicfeth  Jiicoli  to  ohtain  ike  liUxt,- 
in<j.  15  Jitcoh  mider  the.  jieriton  of  Exmi 
olitaineth  it.  Hll  Kmui  litimjith  vi>ni!.iii>. 
"H  Imrdi'treiithleth.  84  K-tdu  I'ompltiinetli. 
and  hy  imjinriutiitij  ohtaiucih  a  fdexxlna. 
41  He  threaieneih'  Jacoh.  4iJ  Itdiakah 
(lisappointeth  it. 

AND  it  came  to  i)ass.  that  when 
-  Isaac  wiis  old,  and  his  eyes 
were  dim,  so  that  lie  could  not  see, 
he  called  Esau  his  eldest  son,  and 


§  That  is,  An  oiith. 

jl  That  is,  The  well  ol  the  uatli. 


25 


Jacob  ohtaineth 


GENESIS,  27. 


the  blessing. 


said  unto  him,    My   son :    and  he 
said  unto  him,  Behold,  here  mn  I. 

2  And  lie  said.  Behold  now,  1  am 
old,  1  know  not  the  day  of  my 
death  : 

3  Now  therefore  take,  I  pray 
thee,  thy  weapons,  thy  quiver  and 
thy  bow,  and  go  out  to  the  field, 
and  take  me  mme  venison  ; 

4  And  make  me  savoury  meat, 
such  as  I  love,  and  bring  it  to  me, 
that  I  may  eat ;  that  my  soul 
may  bless  thee  befoi'e  I  die. 

5  And  Rebekah  heard  when  Isaac 
spake  to  Esau  his  son.  And  Esau 
went  to  the  field  to  hunt  for  veni- 
son, and  to  bring  it. 

6  H  And  Rebekah  spake  unto 
Jacob  her  son,  saying.  Behold,  I 
heard  thy  father  speak  unto  Esau 
thy  brother,  saying, 

7  Bring  me  venison,  and  make 
me  savoury  meat,  that  I  may  eat, 
and  bless  thee  before  the  Lord 
before  my  death. 

8  Now  therefore,  my  son,  obey 
my  voice  according  to  that  which 
I  command  thee. 

9  Go  now  to  the  flock,  and  fetch 
me  from  tlience  two  good  kids  oi 
the  goats ;  and  I  will  make  them 
savoury  meat  for  thy  father,  such 
as  he  loveth  : 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  it  to 
thy  father,  that  he  may  eat,  and 
that  he  may  bless  thee  before  his 
death. 

11  And  .Jacob  saifl  to  Rebekah 
his  mother,  ]>ehold,  Esau  my 
brother  r.s  a  hairy  man,  and  I  cun  a 
smooth  man  : 

12  My  father  peradventure  will 
feel  me,  and  1  shall  seem  to  him 
as  a  deceiver  ;  and  I  shall  bring  a 
curse  upon  me,  and  not  a  blessing. 

1.3  And  his  mother  said  unto 
him.  Upon  me  be  thy  ciu'se,  my 
son  :  only  obey  my  voice,  and  go 
fetch  nu!  them,. 

14  And  he  went,  and  fetched, 
and  brought  th.rm.  to  his  mother: 
and  his  inothci'  made  savoury  meat, 
such  as  liis  father  IovohI. 

15  And  Relx'kah  took  goodly 
raimcTit  of  her  elflest  soi\  Msau, 
which  lucre  with  her  in  the  house, 
an<l  put  them  upon  Jacol)  her 
youiig(!r  son  : 

IG  And  she  i)ut  the  skins  of  the 
kids  of  the  goats  upon  his  hands, 
and  upon  the  smooth  of  his  n(u;k  : 

17  And  sh(^  gave  the  savoui-y 
meat  and  the  bread,  which  sh(> 
had  prepjired,  into  the  hand  of 
her  son    .bicol). 

1<S  11  And  he  came  unto  his 
father,  and  said,  My  father:  and 
he  said.  Here  nm  I ;  who  art  thou. 


my  son  5 


19  And  Jacob  said  unto  his 
father,  I  am  Esau  thy  fiistboi'n ; 
I  have  done  according  as  thou 
badest  me :  arise,  I  pray  thee,  sit 
and  eat  of  my  venison,  that  thy 
soul  may  bless  me. 

20  And  Isaac  said  vinto  his  son, 
How  JK  it  that  thou  hast  found  it 
so  quickly,  my  son?  And  \\v  said. 
Because  the  Loud  thy  God  brought 
it  to  me. 

21  And  Isaac  said  unto  Jacob, 
Come  near,  I  pray  thee,  that  I  may 
feel  thee,  my  son,  whether  thou  be 
my  very  son  Esau  or  not. 

22  And  Jacob  went  near  unto 
Isaac  his  father ;  and  he  felt  him, 
and  said.  The  voice  ?.s  Jacob's  voice, 
but  the  hands  are  the  hands  of 
Esau. 

23  And  he  discerned  him  not, 
because  his  hands  were  hairy,  as 
his  brother  Esau's  hands  :  so  he 
blessed  him. 

24  And  he  said.  Art  thou  my 
very  son  Esau  1   And  he  said,  I  am. 

25  And  he  said.  Bring  it  near  to 
me,  and  I  will  eat  of  my  son's  veni- 
sf)n,  that  my  soul  may  bless  thee. 
And  he  brought  it  near  to  him,  and 
he  did  eat :  and  he  brought  him 
wine,  and  he  drank. 

26  And  his  father  Isaac  said 
unto  him.  Come  near  now,  and 
kiss  me,  my  son. 

27  And  he  came  near,  and  kissed 
him  :  and  he  smelled  the  smell  of 
his  raiment,  and  blessed  him,  and 
said,  See,  the  smell  of  my  son  /.s  as 
the  smell  of  a  field  which  the  Lokd 
hath  blessed  : 

28  The)-efore  God  give  thee  of 
the  dew  of  heaven,  and  the  fatness 
of  the  earth,  and  plenty  of  'corn 
and  wine : 

29  Let  '"peoi)le  serve  thee,  and 
nations  bow  down  to  thee  :  be  lord 
over  thy  bn^thren,  and  let  tliy 
mother's  sons  l)ow  dowTi  to  thee: 
cursed  be  every  one  that  cui'seth 
thee,  and  bloss(Ml  be  he  that  blesseth 
thee. 

30  11  And  it  came  to  i)iiss,  as 
soon  as  Isaac  had  made  an  end  of 
blessing  .lacob.  and  .lacob  was  yet 
scarce  gone  out  from  the  i)reS' 
ence  of  jsaac  his  father,  that 
Msau  his  Inother  came  in  from  his 
hunting. 

31  And  he  also  had  made  sa- 
voury meat,  and  brought  it  unto 
his  father,  and  said  unto  his  fa,t_her. 
Let  my  father  ai'ise,  and  eat  of  his 
son's  venison,  that  thy  soul  may 
bless  me. 

32  AtkI  Isaac  his  father  said 
unto  him,  Who'//'/  thou'!  And  he 
said,  1  am  thy  son,  thy  firstl)oi'n 
I'iSau. 


26 


Esau  hateth  Jacob. 


GENESIS,  28. 


Jacob  sent  atvay. 


33  And  Isaac  trembled  very  ex- 
ceedingly, and  said,  Whoj  where 
?'.s  he  that  hath  taken  venison,  and 
Ijrought  it  me,  and  I  have  eaten  of 
all  before  thou  earnest,  and  have 
blessed  him  1  yea,  and  he  shall  be 
blessed. 

34  And  when  Esau  heard  the 
words  of  his  father,  he  cried  with 
a  great  and  exceeding  bitter  cry, 
and  said  unto  his  father.  Bless  me, 
even  me  alst),  O  my  father. 

35  And  he  said.  Thy  brother 
came  with  subtilty,  and  hath  taken 
away  thy  blessing. 

36  And  he  said,  Is  not  he 
rightly  named  *  Jacob?  for  he 
hath  supplanted  me  these  two 
times :  he  took  away  my  birth- 
right ;  and,  behold,  now  he  hath 
taken  away  my  blessing.  And  he 
said.  Hast  thou  not  reserved  a 
blessing  foi-  me  1- 

37  And  Isaac  answered  and  said 
unto  Esau,  Behold,  [  have  made 
him  thy  lord,  and  all  his  brethi*eu 
have  I  given  to  him  for  servants ; 
and  with  '  corn  and  wine  have  I 
sustained  him  :  and  what  shall  I 
do  now  unto  thee,  my  son  1 

38  And  Esau  said  unto  his  fa- 
ther. Hast  thou  but  one  blessing, 
my  father  1  bless  me,  even  me  also, 
O  my  father.  And  Esau  lifted  up 
his  voice,  and  wept. 

39  And  Isaac  his  father  an- 
swered and  said  unto  him.  Behold, 
'•^  thy  dwelling  shall  l^e  the  fatness 


of  the  earth,  and   of  tlie  dew  of 
heaven  from  above ; 


4U  And  l)y  thy  sword  shalt  thou 
live,  and  shalt  serve  thy  Ijrother  ; 
and  it  shall  come  to  pass  when  thou 
shalt  ^have  the  dominion,  that 
thou  shalt  ^  break  his  yoke  from  off 
thy  neck. 

41  U  And  Esau  hated  Jacob  be- 
cause of  the  blessing  wherewith 
his  father  blessed  him  :  and  Esau 
said  in  his  heart.  The  days  of 
mourning  for  my  father  are  at 
hand  ;  then  will  I  slay  my  brother 
Jacob. 

42  And  these  words  of  Esau  her 
elder  son  were  told  to  Bebekah  : 
and  she  sent  and  called  -lacob  her 
younger  son,  and  said  unto  him. 
Behold,  thy  brother  Esau,  as  touch- 
ing thee,  doth  comfort  himself,  2J?<r- 
posiiiff  to  kill  thee. 

43  Now  therefore,  my  son,  obey 
my  voice  ;  and  arise,  flee  thou  to 
Laban  my  brother  to  Haran  ; 

44  And  tarry  with  him  a  few 
days,  until  thy  brother's  fury  turn 
away ; 


*  That  is,  A  supplanter. 


45  Until  thy  brother's  anger  turn 
away  from  thee,  and  he  forget  that 
which  thou  hast  done  to  him  :  then 
I  will  send,  and  fetch  thee  from 
thence  :  why  should  I  be  deprived 
also  of  you  both  in  one  day  1 

46  And  Bebekah  said  to  Isaac, 
I  am  weary  of  my  life  because  of 
the  daughters  of  Heth :  if  .Jacob 
take  a  wife  of  the  daughters  of 
Heth,  siuJi  as  these  tvldch  are  of 
the  daughters  of  the  land,  what 
good  shall  my  life  do  me? 

CHAPTER  28. 

1  Imiae  Jdesseih  Jacoh,  (irid  sendeih  him  to 
P(iil(iii-(tr(im.  6  Enau  marrietli,  Mahalaih 
iheihiiujliter  of  InhnuieL  10  The  vinionof 
Jacoh's  liidd'er.  18  The  stone  of  Beth-el. 
20  Jacob's  vow. 

AND  Isaac  called  Jacob,  and 
blessed  him,  and  charged  him, 
and  said  unto  him.  Thou  shalt  not 
take  a  wife  of  the  daughters  of 
Canaan. 

2  Arise,  go  to  Padan-aram,  to 
the  house  of  Bethuel  thy  mother's 
father  ;  and  take  thee  a  wife  from 
thence  of  the  daughters  of  Laban 
thy  mother's  brother. 

3  And  God  Almighty  bless  thee, 
and  make  thee  fruitful,  and  multi- 
ply thee,  that  thou  mayest  be  a 
^  mviltitude  of  people  : 

4  And  give  thee  the  blessing  of 
Abraham,  to  thee,  and  to  thy  seed 
with  thee ;  that  thou  mayest  in- 
herit the  land  wherein  thou  art  a 
stranger,  which  God  gave  unto 
Abraham. 

5  And  Isaac  sent  away  Jacob : 
and  he  went  to  Padan-aram  unto 
Laban,  son  of  Bethuel  the  Syrian, 
the  brother  of  Bebekah,  Jacob's 
and  Esau's  mother. 

6  U  When  Esau  saw  that  Isaac 
had  blessed  Jacob,  and  sent  him 
away  to  Padan-aram,  to  take  him 
a  wife  fi'om  thence  ;  and  that  as  he 
blessed  him  he  gave  him  a  charge, 
saying.  Thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife 
of  the  daughters  of  Canaan  ; 

7  And  that  Jacob  obeyed  his 
father  and  his  mother,  and  was 
gone  to  Padan-aram ; 

8  And  Esau  seeing  that  the 
daughters  of  C'anaan  pleased  not 
Isaac  his  father ; 

9  Then  went  Esau  unto  Ishmael, 
and  took  unto  the  wives  which  he 
had  Mahalath  the  daughter  of  Ish- 
mael Abraham's  son,  the  sister  of 
"Nebajoth,  to  be  his  wife. 

10  II  And  .lacob  went  out  from 
Beer-sheba,  and  went  toward 
Haran. 

1 1  And  he  lighted  upon  a  cer- 
tain place,  and  tarrierl  there  all 
night,    because    the  sun   was  set ; 


5  company 
of  peoples ; 


''  Nebaioth, 


27 


Jacoli's  vision. 


GENESIS,  29. 


Jacob  meeteth  Rachel, 


1  one  of  the 
stones 

2  it  under  his 
head, 


and  he  took  ^of  tlio  .stonos  of  that 
place,  and  \)\xt'^  then)  for  \\'\i^  ])illow: 


arul  lay  down  in  tliat  place  to  sleep. 

12  And  he  dreamed,  and  iDchold 
a  ladder  set  up  on  the  earth,  and 
the  top  of  it  reached  to  heaven  : 
and  behold  the  angels  of  God  as- 
cending and  descending  on  it. 

13  And,  behold,  the  LoitD  stood 
above  it,  and  said,  I  am  "  the  Lmn") 


fiod  of  Abraham  thy  father,  and 
the  God  of  Isaac  :  the  land  whereon 
thou  liest,  to  thee  will  I  give  it, 
and  to  thy  seed  ; 

14  And  thy  seed  shall  be  as  the 
dust  of  the  earth,  and  thou  shalt 
spread  abroad  to  the  west,  and  t(  > 
the  east,  and  to  the  north,  and  t(j 
the  south  :  and  in  thee  and  in  thy 
seed  shall  all  the  families  of  the 
earth  be  blessed. 

15  And,  behold,  I  am  with  thee, 
and  will  keep  thee  in  all  places 
whither  thou  goest,  and  will  bring 
thee  again  into  this  land  ;  for  I  will 
not  leave  thee,  until  I  have  done 
fhat  which  I  have  spoken  to  thee  of. 

_  1 6  51  And  Jacob  awaked  out  of 
his  sleep,  and  he  said.  Surely  the 
Loud  is  in  this  place;  and  I  knew 
it  not. 

17  And  he  was  afraid,  and  said. 
How  dreadful  is  this  place  !  this  is 
none  other  but  the  house  of  God, 
and  this  is  the  gate  of  heaven. 

18  And  -lacob  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  took  the  stone 
that  he  had  put  •*7'or  his  pillows. 
and  set  it  up  for  a  pillar,  and 
poured  oil  upon  the  top  of  it. 

1 9  And  he  calle.fl  the  name  of  that 
place  *  Beth-el :  but  the  name  of 
that  city  was  railed  Luz  at  the  first. 

20  And  Jacob  vowed  a  vow,  say- 
ing, If  God  will  be  with  me,  and 
will  keep  nie  in  this  way  that  I  go, 
and  will  give  me  bread  to  eat,  and 
I'aiment  to  put  on, 

21  So  that  I  come  again  to  my 
father's  house  in  peace;  then  shall 
the  Loud  ])o,  my  God  : 

22  And  this  ston(>,  which  I  have 
set  for  a  pillar,  sliall  lie  fjod's 
house:  and  of  ;i,ll  tliat  thou  sh;ilt 
give  me  1  will  surely  give  tlie 
tenth  unto  thee. 

CHAPTI^]R  29. 

I  Jacob  comeih  1o  Ihe.vrll  of  llid'an.  '.)  Ih 
tiikcth  ar(iu(tintiliic,e  if  liiicJiel.  VA  ].(ih,ni 
oiti'riaiiietk  kirn.  18  .fiuuib  coiwudiilelli 
f'f  liiU'lid.  2.3  lie  ix  (1  eve i ted  irilk  I.cih. 
•-'s  lie  iiutrrieth  (iIko  Itav.hel .aitd  nervetli  for 
hernerenyearHmora.  .S2  Leuh.heinelh  Heii- 
hen,  ;j.3  Shneon,  34  Levi,  35  (ind  Jiuhih. 

rpHKN  Jatrob  went  on  his  Jour- 
L    ney,  and   cam(;  into  the  "land 
or  the  people  of  tlu;  east. 


That  in,  Tho  house  of  God. 


2  And  he  looked,  and  behold  a 
well  in  the  field,^  and,  lo,  there 
yere  three  flocks  of  sheep  lying  by 
it ;  for  out  of  that  well  they  wa- 
tered the  ilocks  :  and  a  great  stone 
ivas  upon  the  well's  mouth, 

3  And  thither  were  all  the  flocks 
gathered :  and  they  rolled  the 
stone  from  the  well's  mouth,  and 
watered  the  sheep,  and  put  the 
stone  again  upon  the  well's  mouth 
in  his  place. 

4  And  Jacob  said  unto  them. 
My  brethren,  whence  he  ye  1  And 
they  said,  Oi  Haran  are  we. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  Know 
ye  Laban  the  son  of  Nahor  1  And 
they  said.  We  know  him. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them,  Is  he 
well  1  And  they  said.  He  is  well : 
and,  behold,  Rachel  his  daugliter 
Cometh  with  the  sheep. 

7  And  he  said,  Lo,  it  is  yet  high 
day,  neither  is  it  time  that  the 
cattle  should  bt^  gathered  together  : 
water  ye  the  slieep,  and  go  and 
feed  them. 

8  And  they  said,  We  cannot, 
until  all  the  flocks  be  gathered 
together,  and  till  they  roll  the 
stone  from  the  well's  mouth  ;  then 
we  water  the  sheep. 

9  ^  And  while  lie  yet  sjiake  with 
them,  Rachel  came  with  herfather's 
sheep  :  for  she  kept  them. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Jacob  saw  Rachel  the  (laughter  of 
Laban  his  mother's  brother,  and 
the  sheep  of  Laban  liis  mother's 
Ijrother,  that  Jacob  went  near,  and 
rolled  the  stone  from  the  well's 
mouth,  and  watered  the  flock  of 
Laban  his  mother's  brother. 

11  And  Jacob  kissed  Rat^hel, 
and  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  wept. 

12  And  Jacob  told  Rachel  that 
he  was  her  father's  In'other,  and 
that  he  ims  Rebekah's  son  :  and 
she  ran  ;i-nd  told  hei-  father. 

13  And  it  cani(^.  to  i)ass,  when 
Ijaban  heard  the  tidings  of  , Jacob 
hissistei's  son,  tluit  he  ran  tf)  meet 
him,  and  enihi-aced  him,  and  kissed 
him,  and  brought  him  to  his  house. 
And  he  toifl  Laban  all  these  things. 

14  And  Laban  said  to  him. 
Surely  thou  art  my  bone  and  my 
flesh.  And  h(^  abode  with  him  the 
space  of  a  month. 

15  11  And  Laban  said  unto. Tacob, 
liecause  thou  art  my  brother, 
shouldest  thou  therefore  sei'V(>  me 
for  nought  1  tell  me,  what  sh(dl 
thy  wages  he  ? 

IG  And   jjaban  had   two   diingh 
lers  :      the     n;ime     of     the     elder 
u<as   Leah,   and    fli(>   name   of    the 
younger  mas  l\<M,che]. 

17  Leah   loas  tender  eyed;    but 


28 


Jacob  marrieth 


(GENESIS,  30. 


Leah  and  Rachel. 


Rachel    was     beautiful    and    well 
favoured. 

1 8  And  Jacob  loved  Rachel ;  and 
said,  I  will  serve  thee  seven  years 
for  Rachel  thy  younger  daughter. 

19  And  La  ban  said,  It  is  better 
that  I  give  her  to  thee,  than  that 
I  should  give  her  to  another  man  : 
abide  with  me. 

20  And  Jacob  served  seven  years 
for  Rachel  ;  and  they  seemed  unto 
him  hut  a  few  days,  for  the  love  he 
had  to  her. 

21  *[\  And  Jacob  said  unto  Laban, 
Give  me  my  wife,  for  my  days  are 
fulhlled,  that  I  may  go  in  unto  lier. 

22  And  Laban  gathered  together 
all  the  men  of  the  place,  and  made 
a  feast. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
evening,  that  he  t(jok  Leah  his 
daughter,  and  l)i'Ought  her  to  him  ; 
and  he  went  in  unto  her. 

24  And  Laban  gave  unto  his 
daughter  Leah  Zilpah  his  maid /or 
an  handmaid. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in 
the  morning,  behold,  it  ivaa  Leah  : 
and  he  said  to  Laban,  What  in  this 
thou  hast  done  unto  me?  did  not 
I  serve  with  thee  for  Racliel  '\ 
wherefore  then  hast  thou  beguiled 
me  1 

26  And  Laban  said.  It  must  not 
be  so  done  in  our  country,  to  give 
the  younger  before  the  firstVxjrn. 

27  Fulfil  her  week,  and  wo  will 
give  thee  this  also  for  the  service 
which  thou  shalt  serve  with  me 
yet  seven  other  years. 

28  And  Jacob  did  so,  and  ful- 
filled her  week  :  and  he  gave  him 
Rachel  his  daughter  to  wife  also. 

29  And  Lal)an  gave  to  Rachel  his 
daughter  Bilhah  his  handmaid  to 
be  her  maid. 

30  And  he  went  in  also  unto 
Rach(^l,  and  he  loved  also  Rachel 
more  than  Leah,  and  served  with 
him  yet  sevt;n  other  years. 

31  1[  And  when  the  Lord  saw 
that  Leah  luas  liated,  he  opened 
her  womb  :  but  Rachel  »'f(s  barren. 

32  And  Leah  conceived,  and  bare 
a  son,  an<l  she  called  his  name 
*  Reuben  :  fen-  she  said,  Surely  tlie 
LoitJ)  hath  looked  upon  my  afflic- 
tion; now  therefore  my  husband 
will  love  me. 

33  And  she  conceived  again, 
and  bare  a  son ;  and  said,  Becaust^ 
the  Loiii)  hath  heard  that  1  xvas 
hated,  he  hath  thcn-efore  given  me 
this  son  also  :  and  she  called  his 
name  t  Simeon. 

34  And  she  conceived  again,  and 
bare  a  son ;    and  said.   Now   this 


*  That  is,  See  a  son.    t  That  is,  Hearing 


time  will  my  husband  be  joined 
unto  me,  because  I  have  borne  him 
three  sons  :  therefore  was  his  name 
called  t  Levi. 

35  And  she  conceived  again,  and 
bare  a  son  :  and  she  said,  Now  will 
I  praise  the  Loiin  :  therefore  she 
called  his  name  §Judah;  and  left 
bearing. 

CHAPTER  30. 

1  f'uchel,  in  grief  for  tier  harrenneufi,  (I'lnefh 
Bilhali  her  'iiiiiid  unto  Jiicoh.  5  She  beur- 
eth  hull  anil  Naphtali.  9  Leah  ijhveth 
Zilpali  lier  imtid,  wlm  heiireth  Oiul  and 
Ashei'.  It  llenheii  Jinileth  iiinnijrakoi, 
ivitli  which  Leali,  buijelli  her  Jmnbitml  c;/ 
Rachel.  17  Leah  heiirelh.  Isnachiir,  Zebu- 
liiH,  a  lid  Dinah.  'I'l  Jiacli  el  beareih  Jime.iili . 
25  Jacob  denireth  to  depart.  '27  Luban 
gtayeth  him  on  a  new  corenant.  37  Jacob's 
poiicii,  whereby  he  became  rich. 

AND  when  Rachel  saw  that  she 
l^are  .lacob  no  children,  Rachel 
envied  her  sister ;  _  and  said  unto 
Jacob,  Give  me  children,  or  else  I 
die. 

2  And  Jacob's  anger  was  kindled 
against  Rachel :  and  he  said,  Am  1 
in  God's  stead,  who  hath  withheld 
from  thee  the  fruit  of  the  womb  1 

3  And  she  said.  Behold  my  maid 
Bilhah,  go  in  unt(^  her ;  anrl  she 
shall  bear  upon  my  knees,  that  I 
may  also  have  children  by  her. 

4  And  she  gave  him  Bilhah  her 
handmaid  to  wife  :  and  Jacob  went 
in  unto  her. 

5  And  Bilhah  conceived,  and  bare 
Jacob  a  son. 

6  And  Rachel  said,  God  hath 
judged  me,  and  hath  also  heard  my 
voice,  and  hath  given'  me  a  son  : 
therefore  called  she  his  name  It  Dan. 

7  And  Bilhah  Rachel's  maid  con- 
ceived again,  and  bare  Jacob  a  sec- 
ond son. 

8  And  Rachel  said.  With  great 
wrestlings  have  I  wrestled  with  my 
sister,  and  1  have  prevailed  :  and 
she  called  his  name  **Naphtali. 

9  When  Leah  saw  that  she  had 
left  bearing,  she  took  Zilpah  her 
maid,  and  gave  her  Jacob  to  wife. 

10  And  Zilpah  Leah's  maid  bare 
Jacob  a  son. 

1 1  And  Leah  said,  ^  A  troop  Com- 
eth :  and  she  called  his  name  1 1  Gad. 

12  And  Zilpah  Leah's  maid  bare 
Jacob  a  second  son. 

13  And  Leah  said,  Ha]>py  am  I, 
for  the  daughters  will  call  me 
l)lessed  :  and  she  called  his  name 
tlAsher. 

14  1[  And   Reuben  went  in   the 


29 


I  That  is,  Joined. 
§  That  i.v,  Praise. 

II  That  is,  JiKliiini,^ 

**  That  is,  My  wrestling. 
tt  That  is.  Fortune. 
It  That  is,  llai>py. 


1  Fortunate! 


The  birth  of  Joseph. 


GENESIS,  30. 


Lahan  stayeth  Jacob. 


days  of  wheat  harvest,  and  found 
mandrakes  in  the  field,  and  brought 
them  unto  his  mother  Leah.  Then 
Rachel  said  to  Leah,  Give  me,  1 
pray  thee,  of  thy  son's  mandrakes. 

15  And  she  said  unto  her.  Is  it  a 
small  matter  that  thou  hast  taken 
my  husband'?  and  wouldest  thou 
take  away  my  son's  mandrakes 
also'?  And  Rachel  said.  Therefore 
he  shall  lie  with  thee  to  night  for 
thy  son's  mandrakes. 

16  And  Jacob  came  out  of  the 
field  in  the  evening,  and  Leah  went 
out  to  meet  him,  and  said.  Thou 
must  come  in  unto  me ;  for  surely 
1  haA^e  hii-ed  thee  with  my  son's 
mandrakes.  And  he  lay  with  her 
that  night. 

17  And  God  hearkened  unto 
Leah,  and  she  conceived,  and  bare 
Jacob  the  fifth  son. 

18  And  Leah  said,  God  hath 
given  me  my  hire,  because  I  have 
given  my  maiden  to  my  husband  : 
and  she  called  his  name  *  Issachar. 

19  And  Leah  conceived  again, 
and  bai-e  Jacob  the  sixth  son. 

20  And  Leah  said,  God  hath  en- 
dued me  unth  a  good  dowry ;  now 
will  my  husband  dwell  with  me, 
because  I  have  borne  him  six  sons  : 
and  she  called  his  name  t  Zebulun. 

21  And  afterwards  she  bare  a 
daughter,  and  called  her  name 
Dinah. 

22  ^  And  God  remembered  Ra- 
chel, and  God  hearkened  to  her, 
and  opened  her  womb. 

23  And  she  conceived,  and  bare 
a  son ;  and  said ,  God  hath  taken 
away  my  reproach  : 

24  And  she  called  his  name 
\  Jos(qjh  ;  and  said.  The  Loitu 
'  shall   add   to  me  another  son. 

25  II  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Rachel  had  borne  Joseph,  that 
Jacob  said  unto  Laban,  Send  ine 
away,  that  I  may  go  unto  mine 
own  jJace,  and  to  my  country. 

20  Give  me  my  wives  and  my 
chihhen,  for  whom  1  have  served 
thee,  and  let  me  go  :  for  thou  know- 
est  my  service  which  I  have  done 
thee. 

27  And  Laban  said  unto  him,  I 
pray  thee,  if  1  have  found  favour 
in  thiru^  eyes,  tarry:  for  1  have 
learned  l)y  (^xix'rience  that  the 
IvOiM)  hath  blessed  me  for  tliy  sake. 

2<S  And  he  said,  Appoint  me  thy 
wages,  and  I  will  give  it. 

2'.)  And  h(^  said  unto  him.  Thou 
knovvest  liow  1  have  served  thee, 
and  how  thy  cattle  was  with  me. 

30  For  it  was  little  which  thou 


*  Thut  in,  An  hire,     t  T/iat  is,  Dwelliii.;,'. 
i  Thut  is,  Adding;. 


hadst  before  I  came,  and  it  is  notv 
increased  unto  a  multitude  ;  and 
the  Lord  hath  blessed  thee  since 
my  coming  :  and  now  when  shall  I 
provide  for  mine  own  house  also '? 

31  And  he  said.  What  shall  I  give 
thee  *?  And  Jacob  said.  Thou  shalt 
not  give  me  any  thing  :  if  thou  wilt 
do  tliis  thing  for  me,  I  will  again 
feed  and  keep  thy  flock. 

32  I  will  pass  through  all  thy 
flock  to  day,  removing  from  thence 
all  the  speckled  and  spotted  cattle, 
and  all  the  brown  cattle  among 
the  sheep,  and  the  spotted  and 
speckled  among  the  goats  :  and  of 
such  shall  be  my  hire. 

33  So  shall  my  righteousness  an- 
swer for  me  in  time  to  come,  when 
it  shall  come  for  my  hire  before  thy 
face  :  every  one  that  is  not  speckled 
and  spotted  among  the  goats,  and 
brown  among  the  sheep,  that  shall 
be  counted  stolen  with  me. 

34  And  Lal)an  said.  Behold,  I 
would  it  might  be  according  to 
thy  word. 

35  And  he  removed  that  day  the 
he  goats  that  were  ringstraked  and 
si)otted,  and  all  the  she  goats  that 
were  speckled  and  spotted,  aiul 
every  one  that  had  some  white  in 
it,  and  all  the  brown  among  the 
sheep,  and  gave  them  into  the  hand 
of  his  sons. 

36  And  he  set  three  days'  .iourney 
betwixt  himself  and  Jacob  :  and 
Jacob  fed  the  rest  of  Laban 's  flocks. 

37  51  And  Jacob  took  him  rods 
of  green  poplar,  and  of  the  hazel 
and  chestnut  tree ;  and  ^T)illed 
white  strakes  in  them,  and  made 


the  white  appear  which  ivas  in  the 
rods. 

3iS  And  he  set  the  rods  whicli  he 
had  •'  pilled  befcn-e  the  flocks  in  the 
gutters  in  the  watering  troughs 
when  the  flocks  canie  to  driidc,  that 
they  should  conceive  when  they 
came  to  driidv. 

39  And  the  flocks  coiu'eivetl  be- 
fore the  rods,  and  brought  forth 
cattle  i'ingsti'ak<Hl,  si^eckled,  and 
spotted. 

40  And  Jacob  did  sei)arate  the 
lambs,  and  set  the  faces  of  the 
flocks  towai'd  the  ringstraked,  and 
all  thel)rown  in  the  flock  of  Laban  ; 
ajid  he  put  his  own  flocks  by  them- 
selves, and  put  them  not  unto 
Jjaban's  ciittle. 

41  And  it  came  to  ])ass,  whenso- 
ever the  sti'ongei-  ciittk^  did  con- 
ceive, that  Jacol)  laid  tin;  rods 
befoi'i^  the  eyes  of  the  cattle  in  the 
gutters,  that  tlu'y  might  conceive 
among  tlu!  I'ods. 

42  fJut  when  the  cattle  were  fee- 
ble,  he  put  the  lit  not  in :  so  the 


-  i)0(>led 
w  liite 
.streaks 


jH'eled 


30 


Jacob  iipon  cUspleamre 


GENESIS,  31. 


departetli  secretly. 


feebler    were     Laban's,    and    the 
stronger  Jacob's. 

43  And  the  man  increased  ex- 
ceedingly, and  had  much  cattle, 
and  maidservants,  and  menser- 
vants,  and  camels,  and  asses. 

CHAPTER  31. 

1  Jacob  upon  displeasure  departeth  secretly. 
19  Rachel  stealeth  her  father''s  images. 
'I'l  Lahan  piir,fueih  after  hi  in,  2Ci  and  com- 
plaineth  of  ih<;  wroiKj.  ;«  JiarheV.s  pnliey 
to  hide  the  ///((/(/f'.v.  'M'l  ,lacob\s  complaint 
of  Laban.  43  The  coeenant  of  Laban  and 
Jacob  at  Galeed. 

AND  he  heard  the  words  of 
Laban's  sons,  saying,  Jacob 
hath  taken  away  all  that  unts  our 
father's  ;  and  of  tliat  which  was 
our  father's  hath  he  gotten  all  this 
glory. 

2  And  Jacob  beheld  the  coun- 
tenance of  Laban,  and,  behold,  it 
ivas  not  toward  him  as  before. 

3  And  the  Loiid  said  unto  Jacob, 
Return  unto  the  land  of  thy 
fathers,  and  to  thy  kindred  ;  and 
I  will  be  with  thee. 

4  And  Jacob  sent  and  called 
Raehel  and  Leah  to  the  field  mito 
his  flock, 

5  And  said  unto  them,  I  see 
your  father's  countenance,  that  it 
is  not  toward  me  as  before  ;  but 
the  God  of  my  father  hath  been 
with  me. 

6  And  ye  know  that  with  all  my 
power  I  have  served  your  father. 

7  And  your  father  hath  de- 
ceived me,  and  changed  iny  wages 
ten  times ;  but  God  sufiered  him 
not  to  hurt  me. 

8  If  he  said  thus,  The  speckled 
shall  be  thy  wages ;  then  all  the 
cattle  bare  speckled :  and  if  he 
said  thus,  The  ringstraked  shall  be 
thy  hire  ;  then  bare  all  the  cattle 
ringstraked. 

9  Thus  God  hath  taken  away  tlie 
cattle  of  your  father,  and  given 
fhein  to  me. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
time  that  the  cattle  conceived,  that 
I  lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  saw  in  a 
dream,  and,  behold,  the  rams  which 
leaijed  upon  tlie  cattle  were  ring- 
straked, speckled,  and  grisled. 

1 1  And  the  angel  of  God  spake 
unto  me  in  a  dream,  saying,  Jacob  : 
And  I  said.  Here  am  I. 

12  And  he  said,  Lift  up  now 
thine  eyes,  and  see,  all  the  rams 
which  leaji  upon  the  cattle  <ire 
ringstraked,  speckled,  an(l  grisled  : 
for  I  have  seen  all  that  Laban 
doeth  unto  thee. 

13  I  am  the.  God  of  Beth -el, 
where  thou  anointedst  the  pillar, 
and  where  thou  \o\vedst  a  vow 
unto  me :  now  arise,  get  thee  out 


from  this   land,   and  return  unto 
the  land  of  thy  kindred. 

14  And  Rachel  and  Leah  an- 
swered and  said  unto  him.  Is  there 
yet  any  portion  or  inheritance  for 
us  in  our  father's  house  1 

15  Are  we  not  counted  of  him 
strangers'?  for  he  hath  sold  us, 
and  hath  quite  devoured  also  our 
money. 

1 6  For  all  the  riches  which  God 
hath  taken  from  our  father,  that 
is  ours,  and  our  children's :  now 
then,  whatsoever  God  hath  said 
unto  thee,  do. 

17  ^  Then  Jacob  rose  up,  and 
set  his  sons  and  his  wives  upon 
camels  ; 

18  And  he  carried  away  all  his 
cattle,  and  all  his  goods  which  he 
had  gotten,  the  cattle  of  his  getting, 
whicli  he  had  gotten  in  Padan- 
aram,  for  to  go  to  Isaac  his  father 
in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

19  And  Laban  went  to  sheai'  his 
sheep :  and  Rachel  had  stolen  the 
images  that  were  her  father's. 

20  And  Jacob  stole  away  un- 
awares to  Laban  the  Syrian,  in 
that  he  told  him  not  that  he 
fled. 

21  So  he  fled  with  all  that  he 
had ;  and  he  rose  up,  and  passed 
over  the  river,  and  set  his  face 
toward  the  mount  'Gilead. 

22  And  it  was  told  Laban  on  the 
third  day  that  Jacob  was  fled. 

23  And  he  took  his  brethren 
with  him,  and  pursued  after 
him  seven  days'  journey ;  and 
they  overtook  him  in  the  mount 
^Gilead. 

24  And  Gf)d  came  to  Laban  the 
Syrian  in  a  dream  by  night,  and 
said  unto  him.  Take  heed  tliat  thou 
speak  not  to  Jacob  either  good  or 
bad. 

25  II  Then  Laban  overtook  Jacob. 
Now  Jacob  had  pitched  his  tent  in 
the  mount :  and  Laban  with  his 
brethren  pitched  in  the  mount  of 
Gilead. 

26  And  Laban  said  to  Jacob, 
What  hast  thou  done,  that  thou 
hast  stolen  away  unawares  to  nie, 
and  carried  away  my  daughters, 
as  captives  taken  ^\\\\\  tlie  sword? 

27  Wherefore  didst  thou  flee 
away  secretly,  and  steal  away 
from  me ;  and  didst  not  tell  me, 
that  I  might  have  sent  thee  a^'ay 
with  mirth,  and  with  songs,  with 
tabret,  and  witli  har])  ? 

28  And  hast  not  suffered  me  to 
kiss  my  sons  and  my  daughters? 
thou  hast  now  done  foolishly  in  so 
doing. 

29  It  is  in  the  powei-  of  my  hand 
to  do  you  hurt :  bt^t  the  God  of 


of  Gilead. 


31 


The  covenant  beUveen 


GEXESIS,  31. 


Laban  and  Jacob. 


your  father  spake  unto  me  yester- 
night, saying,  Take  thou  heecJ  that 
thou  speak  not  to  Jacob  either  good 
or  bad. 

30  And  now,  though  thou  woiild- 
est  needs  be  gone,  because  thou 
sore  longedst  after  thy  father's 
house,  yet  wherefore  hast  thou 
stolen  my  godsl 

31  And  Jacob  answered  and  said 
to  Lab-an,  Because  I  was  afraid  : 
for  [  saift,  Perad  venture  thou 
woTfldest  take  by  force  thy  daugh- 
ters f  i-om  me. 

32  With  whomsoever  thovi  find- 
est  thy  gods,  let  him_  not  live : 
before  our  brethren  discern  thou 
what  is  tViine  with  me,  and  take  it 
to  thee.  For  Jacob  knew  not  that 
Kachel  had  stolen  them. 

33  And  Laban  went  into  Jacob's 
tent,  and  into  Leah's  tent,  and  into 
the  two  maidservants'  tents ;  hut 
he  found  the/a  not.  Then  went  he 
out  of  Leah's  tent,  anil  entered 
into  Rachel's  tent. 

34  Now  Kachel  had  taken  the 
images,  and  put  them  in  the 
camel's  furniture,  and  sat  upon 
them.  And  Laban  searched  all 
the  tent,  but  found  them  n(jt. 

35  And  she  said  to  her  father. 
Let  it  not  displease  my  lord  that 
I  cannot  rise  up  before  thee  ;  for 
the  custom  of  women  is  upon  me. 
And  he  searched,  but  found  not 
the  images. 

36  If  And  Jacob  was  wroth,  and 
chode  with  Laban:  and  Jacob  an- 
swered and  said  to  Laban,  What 
is  my  trespass?  what  v'.s'  my  sin, 
that  thou  liast  so  hotly  pursued 
after  me  'I 

37  Whereas  thou  hast  searched 
all  my  stuff,  what  hast  thou  found 
of  all  thy  household  stuff?  set  it 
here  Ijefore  my  l>retlii'en  and  thy 
brethren,  that  they  m;iy  judges  be- 
twixt us  both. 

3iS  This  twenty  yeai's  have  I  been 
with  thee ;  thy  ewes  anfl  thy  she 
goats  have  not  cast  their  young, 
and  the  rams  of  tliy  Hock  have  1 
not  (!aten. 

39  That  which  was  torn  of  beasts 
I  brought  not  unto  thee;  1  bare 
the  loss  of  it;  of  my  hand  didst 
thou  reiiuir(;  it,  whether  stolen  by 
day,  or  stolen  by  night. 

4-0  Thus  V  was ;  in  the  day  the 
drought  (Consumed  me,  and  the 
frost  by  night ;  and  my  sleep  de- 
part(!d  from  mine  eyes. 

4 1  'I'hus  have  I  been  twenty 
years  m  thy  houst^  ;  I  serverl  thee 
fourteen  years  for  thy  two  daugh- 
ters, and  six  years  for  thy  cattle: 
and  thou  hast  changed  my  wages 
ten  times.        , 


42  Except  the  God  of  my  father, 
the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the  fear 
of  Isaac,  had  been  with  me,  surely 
thou  hadst  sent  me  away  now 
empty.  God  hath  seen  mine  afflic- 
tion and  the  labour  of  my  hands, 
and  rebuked  thee  yesternight. 

43  II  And  Laban  answered  anvl 
said  unto  Jacob,  These  daughters 
are  my  daughters,  and  thet<e  child- 
ren are  my  children,  and  these  cat 
tie  are  my  cattle,  and  all  that  thou 
seest  is  mine :  and  what  can  I  do 
this  day  unto  these  my  daughters, 
or  unto  their  children  which  they 
liave  borne'? 

44  Now  therefoi'e  come  thou,  let 
us  make  a  covenant,  I  antl  thou; 
and  let  it  be  for  a  witness  between 
me  and  thee. 

45  And  Jacob  took  a  stime,  and 
set  it  up  for  a  pillar. 

46  And  Jacob  said  unto  his  breth- 
ren, Gather  stones  ;  and  they  took 
stones,  and  made  an  heap:  and 
they  did  eat  there  upon  the  heap. 

47  And  Laban  called  it  *  Jegar- 
sahadutha :  but  Jacob  called  it 
tGaleed. 

48  And  Laban  said,  This  heap  is 
a  witness  between  me  and  tliee 
this  day.  Therefore  was  the  name 
of  it  called  (Jaleed  ; 

49  And  \  Mizpah  ;  for  he  said. 
The  Loud  watch  between  me  and 
thee,  when  we  are  absent  one  from 
another. 

50  If  thou  shalt  afflict  my  daugh- 
ters, or  if  thou  shalt  take  uther 
wives  beside  my  daughters,  no 
man  is  with  us;  see,  (Jod  is  wit- 
ness betwixt  me  and  thee. 

51  And  Laban  said  to  Jacob, 
Behold  this  heap,  and  behold  thiK 
pillar,  whi<^h  I  have  east  betwixt 
me  and  Wwe ; 

52  This  luNij)  Ac  witness,  and  tJiis 
pillar  be  witness,  that  1  will  not 
pass  over  this  heap  to  thee,  and 
that  thou  shalt  not  pass  over  this 
heap  and  this  i)illa,r  unto  me,  for 
harm. 

53  The  God  of  AbrahaiUj  and 
the  God  of  Nahor,  tlu^  ( Jod  ot  their 
father,  judge  betwixt_  us.  And 
Jai-ob  sware  by  the  fear  of  his 
fathei'  Isaac. 

54  Then  Jacob  off<M'ed  sacrifice 
uixm  the  mount,  and  callcMl  his 
brethrcji  to  eat  l)rea(l  :  and  they 
did  eat  br'ead,  and  tarried  ail  night 
in  tlu^  mount. 

55  And  early  in  the  morning 
Laban  rose  up;  and  kissed  liis  sons 


*  Tlial  /.s",  The  Ih'mimiP  wilin'ss, /»(  .(/vr- 
miiic. 

t  Tliul  is,  The  li(';ip  of  witness,  in  Hi- 
brrw. 

I  Tluit  in,  WaU'lilouer. 


32 


Jacob's  message  and 


GENESIS,  32. 


present  to  Esau. 


and  his  daughters,  and  blessed 
them :  and  Laban  departed,  and 
retin-ned  unto  his  place. 

CHAPTER  32. 

1  Jacobs  vision  at  Mahanaim.  8  IJiiK  mes- 
fi<i(je  to  Emu.  C  //e  id  afraid  of  Esdii's 
coming.  9  H«  praijfth  for  deliverance. 
18  He  sende/h  a  jirixeni  to  Exau.  24  lie 
11're.iileih,  loith  an  amjel  at  I'eniel,  where  he 
i.s  called  Israel.    31  lie  halteth. 

AND  Jacob  went  on  his  way,  and 
the  angels  of  God  met  him. 

2  And  when  Jacob  saw  them,  he 
said.  This  is  Goil's  host :  and  he 
called  the  name  of  that  place 
*  Mahanaim. 

3  And  Jacob  sent  messengers  be- 
fore him  to  Esau  his  l)rother  unto 
the  land  of  Seir,  the  country  of 
Edom. 

4  And  he  commanded  them, 
saying,  Thus  shall  ye  speak  unto 
my  lord  Esau  ;  Thy  servant  Jacob 
saith  thus,  I  have  sojourned  with 
Lalian,  and  stayed  there  until  now  : 

5  And  I  have  oxen,  and  asses, 
flocks,  and  menservants,  and 
womenservants  :  and  I  have  sent 
to  tell  my  lord,  that  I  may  find 
grace  in  thy  sight. 

6  ^  And  the  messengers  returned 
to  Jacob,  saying,  We  came  to  tliy 
brother  Esau,  and  also  he  cometh 
to  meet  thee,  and  four  hundred 
men  with  him. 

7  Then  Jacob  was  greatly  afraid 
and  distressed  :  and  he  divided  the 
people  that  loas  with  him,  and  the 
llocks,  and  herds,  and  the  camels, 
into  two  bands  ; 

8  And  said.  If  Esau  come  to  the 
one  company,  and  smite  it,  then 
the  other  company  which  is  left 
shall  escape. 

9  U  And  Jacob  said,  O  God  of 
my  father  Abraham,  and  God  of 
my  father  Isaac,  the  Loud  which 
saidst  unto  me,  Return  unto  thy 
country,  and  to  thy  kindred,  and  1 
will  deal  well  with  thee  : 

10  1  am  not  worthy  of  the  least  of 
all  the  mercies,  and  of  all  the  truth, 
which  thou  hast  sliewed  unto  thy 
servant ;  for  with  my  staff  I  passed 
over  this  Jordan  ;  and  now  I  am 
become  two  bands. 

1 1  Deliver  me,  I  pray  thee,  from 
tlie  hand  of  my  brotlier,  from  the 
hand  of  Esau :  for  I  fear  him,  lest 
he  will  come  and  smite  me,  and  the 
mother  with  the  children.  _ 

1'2  And  thou  saidst,  I  will  surely 
do  tliee  good,  and  m;ike  thy  seed 
as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  which  can- 
not be  numbered  for  multitude. 

13  51  And  he  lodged  there  that 
same  night ;  and  took  of  that  which 


*  That  is,  Two  hosts. 


came    to  his  hand  a    present  for 
Esau  his  brother ; 

14  Two  hundi-ed  she  goats,  and 
twenty  he  goats,  two  hundred 
ewes,  and  twenty  rams, 

15  Thirty  milch  camels  with 
their  colts,  forty  kine,  and  ten 
bulls,  twenty  she  asses,  and  ten 
foals. 

16  And  he  delivered  them  into 
the  hand  of  his  servants,  every 
drove  by  themselves ;  and  said 
unto  his  servants.  Pass  over  before 
me,  and  put  a  space  tetwixt  drove 
and  drove. 

17  And  he  commanded  the  fore- 
most, saying.  When  Esau  my 
brother  meeteth  thee,  and  asketh 
thee,  saying.  Whose  art  thou  '?  and 
whither  goest  thou  1  and  whose  are 
these  liefore  thee  1 

18  Then  thou  shalt  say.  They  be 
thy  servant  Jacob's  ;  it  is  a  present 
sent  unto  my  lord  Esau :  and,  be- 
hold, also  he  is  behind  us. 

19  And  so  commanded  he  the 
second,  and  the  third,  and  all  that 
followed  the  droves,  saying.  On 
this  manner  sliall  ye  speak  unto 
Esau,  when  ye  find  him. 

20  And  say  ye  moreover.  Behold, 
thy  servant  Jacob  is  behind  vis. 
For  he  said,  I  will  appease  him 
with  the  present  that  goeth  before 
me,  and  afterward  I  will  see  his 
face  ;  perad  venture  he  will  accept 
of  me. 

21  So  went  the  present  over  be- 
fore him  :  and  himself  lodged  that 
night  in  the  company. 

22  And  he  rose  up  that  night, 
and  took  his  two  wives,  and  his  two 
womenservants,  and  his  eleven  sons, 
and  passed  over  the  ford  '  Jabbok. 

23  And  he  took  them,  and  sent 
them  over  the  brook,  and  sent  over 
that  he  had. 

24  11  And  Jacob  was  left  alone ; 
and  there  wrestled  a  man  with 
him  until  the  lireaking  of  the  day. 

25  And  when  he  saw  that  he 
prevailed  not  against  him,  he 
touched  the  hollow  of  his  thigh  ; 
and  the  hollow  of  Jacob's  thigh 
was  -out  of  joint,  as  he  wrestled 
with  him. 

26  And  he  said.  Let  me  go,  for 
the  day  breaketh.  And  he  said,  I 
will  not  let  thee  go,  except  thou 
bless  me. 

27  And  he  said  unto  him.  What 
is  thy  name?    And  he  said,  Jact)b. 

28  And  he  said.  Thy  name  shall 
be  called  no  more  Jacob,  but 
t  Israel  :  for  ^ as  a  piince  h;ist  thou 

(TTT 


l)ower   with    liod    anc 
ami  hast  i)revailed 


I  with   men, 


t  That  is,  He  who  striveth  with  Gcx.1. 


1  of  the 
Jabbok. 


strained, 


a  tliou  liast 
stli\eu 


33 


The  meeting  of 


GENESIS,  33,  34. 


Jacob  and  Esau. 


29  And  Jacob  asked  him,  and 
said.  Tell  me,  I  pi'ay  thee,  thy 
name.  And  he  said.  Wherefore  is 
it  that  thou  dost  ask  after  my 
name  1    And  he  blessed  him  there. 

30  And  Jacob  called  the  name  of 
the  place  *  Peniel :  for  1  have  seen 
God  face  to  face,  and  my  life  is 
preserved. 

3 1  And  as  he  passed  over  Penuel 
the  sun  rose  upon  him,  and  he 
halted  upon  his  thigh. 

32  Therefore  the  children  of 
Israel  eat  not  of  the  sinew  ^  which 
shi-ank.  which  is  upon  the  hollow 


oi  the  thigh,  unto  this  day  :  because 
he  touched  the  hollow  of  Jacob's 
thigh  in  the  sinew  '  that  shrank. 

CHAPTER  33. 

1  The  /i-ind?iei<s  of  Jiicoh  and  En<iii  at  iheir 
meetiiKj.  IT  Jticoh  nniuth  to  Succotli. 
18  At  Shalein  he  btn/elh  <(  ,tic!<l,  and  build- 
eth  an  altar  called  Et-elohe-hrael. 

AND  Jacob  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  looked,  and,  behold,  Esau 
came,  and  with  him  four  hundred 
men.  And  he  divided  the  children 
unto  Leah,  and  unto  Hachel,  and 
unto  the  two  handmaids. 

2  And  he  put  the  handmaids  and 
their  children  foremost,  and  Leah 
and  her  children  after,  and  Rachel 
and  Joseph  hindermost. 

3  And  he  i)assed  over  before 
them,  and  bowed  himself  to  the 
ground  seven  times,  vmtil  he  came 
near  to  his  brother. 

4  And  Esau  ran  to  meet  him, 
and  embraced  him,  and  fell  on  his 
neck,  and  kissed  him  :  and  they 
wept. 

5  And  he  lifted  un  his  eyes,  and 
saw  the  women  and  the  cliildren  ; 
;uid  said,  Who  (ire  those  with  thee'l' 
And  he  said,  Th(^  children  which 
God  luith  graciously  given  thy 
servant. 

G  Then  the  handmaidens  came 
near,  tliey  and  their  children,  and 
they  l)owed  tliemsehcs. 

7  And  Jjcali  also  with  her  cliil- 
dren came  near,  and  1)owihI  them- 
selves :  and  aftei'  came  Joseph  near 
and  Kachel,  and  they  bowed  them- 
selves. 

8  And  he  said.  What  meanest 
thou  by  all  this  drove  which  I 
met!  And  he  said.  These  are  to 
find  grace  in  the  sight  of  my  lorfl. 

9  And  Ksau  said,  I  have  enough, 
my  brother ;  keep  that  thou  liasl 
unto  thyself. 

10  And  Jacob  said.  Nay,  T  i)ray 
thee,  if  now  I  have  found  grace  in 
thy  sight,  then  receive  my  jjrcsent 
at  my  hand:  "foi'  tlu'icfuiv  i  lwi\(' 


seen  thy  face,  as  though  I  had  seen 
the  face  of  God,  antl  thou  wast 
pleased  with  me. 

1 1  Take,  I  pray  thee,  my  ■*  bless- 
ing that  is  brought  to  thee ;  because 
(iod  hath  dealt  graciously  with  me, 
and  because  I  have  enough.  And 
he  urged  him,  and  he  took  it. 

12  And  he  said.  Let  us  take  our 
journey,  and  let  vis  go,  and  I  will 
go  befoi-e  thee. 

13  And  he  said  unto  him.  My 
lord  knoweth  that  the  children  are 
tender,  and  the  flocks  and  herds 
with  young  are  with  me:  and  if 
men  should  o\erdrive  them  one 
day,  all  the  Hock  will  die. 

14  Let  my  lord,  1  pray  thee,  pass 
over  before  his  servant:  and  I  will 
lead  on  softly,  according  as  the 
cattle  that  goeth  before  me  and  the 
children  be  able  to  endure,  until  1 
come  unto  my  lord  unto  Seir. 

15  And  Esau  said.  Let  me  now 
leave  with  thee  stmie  of  the  folk 
that  are  with  me.  And  he  said, 
What  needeth  it?  let  me  find  grace 
in  the  sight  of  my  lord. 

IG  1i  So  Esau  returned  that  day 
on  his  way  unto  Seir. 

17  And  Jacob  journeyed  to  Sue 
coth,  and  built  him  an  house,  and 
made  booths  for  his  cattle:  there- 
fore the  name  of  the  place  is  called 
t  Succoth. 

18  11  And  Jacob  '"'came  to  Shalem, 
a  city  of  Shecliem,  wiiich  is  in  the 


*  That  is.  The  fiire  of  (^od. 


land  of  Clanaan,  when  he  came  from 
Padan-aram;  and  pitched  his  tent 
before  the  city. 

1 9  And  he  bought  a  parcel  of  a 
field,  where  he  had  spi-ead  his  tent, 
at  the  hand  of  the  children  of 
llanioi',  Shechem's  father,  for  ;in 
hundred  nieces  of  money. 

20  And  he  erected  there  an  altai', 
and  called  it  t El-elohe-lsrael. 

CHAPTER  34. 

1  D/iKih  h  raiiKhed  //I/  Sftefhem.  4  lie  mieth 
to  iiKtrt-jl  her.  IM  the  koiix  of  daeoh  ofl'er 
the  eonditioii  of  ei reuiiifixioii  to  the  She- 
cheoiites.  20  Jfdiiior  and  tiheehein  per- 
miade  them  to  accejil  it.  2t)  Tlie  noun  of 
.liifoli  iijion  that  ad emitaye  slay  them, 
'.'7  and  njioil  their  eiti/.  ;?(!  ,lafot>  rejiroreth 
S/nieoii  anil  I.eri. 

AND  Dinah  the  daughter  of 
licah,  which  she  bai'e  unto 
Jacob,  wentout  to  see  the  daughters 
of  the  land. 

2  And  when  Shecli(>m  the  son  of 
Hiimor  the  Hivite,  ])i'ince  of  the 
(;ountry,  saw  liei',  he  took  her,  and 
l.iy  with  her,  ■■iiid  dciih'd  her. 

3  And  his  soul  clave  unto  Dinah 
the  dauglit(M' of  Jacob,  and  he  loved 


■gift 


=>  fiimo  in 
peai'e  to  the 
city  of 
Shw'hem, 


t  T/iat  is,  Hootlis. 

I  Th<a  /.s,  (iod,  tlu'  (!n.i  .,f  Isr;ii'l. 


34 


Shechem  sueth 


GENESIS,  35. 


to  marry  Dinah. 


the  damsel,  and  spake  kindly  unto 
the  damsel. 

4  And  Shechem  spake  unto  his 
father  Hamor,  saying,  Get  me  this 
damsel  to  wife. 

5  And  .Jacob  heard  that  he  had 
defiled  Dinah  his  daughter:  now 
his  sons  were  with  his  cattle  in  the 
field:  and  Jacob  held  his  peace 
until  they  were  come. 

6  ^  And  Hamor  the  father  of 
Shechem  went  out  unto  Jacob  to 
commune  with  him. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Jacob  carne 
out  of  the  field  when  they  heard  it: 
and  the  men  were  grieved,  and  they 
were  very  wroth,  because  he  had 
wrought  folly  in  Israel  in  lying 
with  Jacob's  daughter ;  which  thing 
ought  not  to  be  done. 

8  And  Hamor  communed  with 
them,  saying.  The  soul  of  my  son 
Shechem  longeth  for  your  daughter: 
I  pray  you  give  her  him  to  wife. 

9  And  make  ye  marriages  with 
us,  a7ul  give  your  daughters  unto 
us,  and  take  our  daughters  unto 
you. 

10  And  ye  shall  dwell  with  us: 
and  the  land  shall  be  before  you ; 
dwell  and  trade  ye  therein,  and  get 
you  possessions  therein. 

1 1  And  Shechem  said  unto  her 
father  and  unto  her  brethren.  Let 
me  find  grace  in  your  eyes,  and 
what  ye  shall  say  vmto  me  1  will 
give. 

12  Ask  me  never  so  much  dowry 
and  gift,  and  1  will  give  according 
as  ye  shall  say  unto  me:  but  give 
me  the  damsel  to  wife. 

13  And  the  sons  of  Jacob  an- 
swered Shechem  and  Hamor  his 
father  deceitfully,  and  said,  because 
he  had  defiled  Dinah  their  sister : 

14  And  they  said  unto  them,  We 
cannot  do  this  thing,  to  give  our 
sister  to  one  that  is  uncircumcised ; 
for  that  were  a  reproach  unto  us : 

15  But  in  this  will  we  consent 
unto  you :  If  ye  will  be  as  we  />«, 
that  every  male  of  you  be  circum- 
cised ; 

16  Then  will  we  give  our  daugh- 
ters unto  you,  and  we  will  take 
your  daughters  to  us,  and  we  will 
dwell  with  you,  and  we  will  become 
one  people. 

17  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken 
unto  us,  to  be  circumcised;  then 
will  we  take  our  daughter,  and  we 
will  be  gone. 

18  And  their  words  pleased 
Hamor,  and  Shechem  Hamor's  son. 

19  And  the  young  man  deferred 
not  to  do  the  thing,  because  he  had 
delight  in  Jacob's  daughter:  and 
he  ims  more  honourable  than  all 
the  house  of  his  father. 


20  H  And  Hamor  and  Shechem 
his  son  came  unto  the  gate  of  their 
city,  and  conununed  with  the  men 
of  theii"  city,  saying, 

21  These  men  are  peaceable  with 
us ;  therefore  let  them  dwell  in  the 
land,  and  trade  therein;  for  the 
land,  behold,  it  is  large  enough  foi- 
them;  let  us  take  their  daughters 
to  us  for  wives,  and  let  us  give  them 
our  daughters. 

22  Only  herein  will  the  men  con- 
sent unto  us  for  to  dwell  with  us, 
to  be  one  people,  if  every  male 
among  us  be  circumcised,  as  they 
are  circumcised. 

23  Shall  not  their  cattle  and  their 
substance  and  every  beast  of  theirs 
/je  oursl  only  let  us  consent  unto 
them,  and  they  will  dwell  with  us. 

24  And  unto  Hamor  and  unto 
Shechem  his  son  hearkened  all  that 
went  out  of  the  gate  of  his  city; 
and  every  male  was  circumcised,  all 
that  went  out  of  the  gate  of  his  city. 

25  51  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
third  day,  when  they  were  sore,  that 
two  of  the  sons  of  Jacob,  Simeon  and 
Levi,  Dinah's  brethren,  took  each 
nian  his  sword,  and  came  upon  the 
city  boldly,  and  slew  all  the  males. 

26  And  they  slew  Hamor  and 
Shechem  his  son  with  the  edge  of 
the  sword,  and  took  Dinah  out  of 
Shechem 's  house,  and  went  out. 

27  The  sons  of  Jacob  came  upon 
the  slain,  and  spoiled  the  city,  be- 
cause they  had  defiled  tlieir  sister. 

28  They  took  their  sheep,  and 
their  oxen,  and  their  asses,  and 
that  which  tvas  in  the  city,  and  that 
which  was  in  the  field, 

29  And  all  their  wealth,  and  all 
their  little  ones,  and  their  wives 
took  they  captive,  and  spoiled  even 
all  that  was  in  the  house. 

30  And  Jacob  said  to  Simeon  and 
Levi,  Ye  have  troubled  me  to  make 
me  to  stink  among  the  inhabitants 
of  the  land,  among  the  Canaanites 
and  the  Perizzites :  and  I  being  few 
in  number,  they  shall  gather  them- 
selves together  against  me,  and  slay 
me;  and  I  shall  be  destroyed,  I  and 
my  house. 

31  And  they  said.  Should  he  deal 
with  our  sister  as  with  an  harlot? 

CHAPTER  35. 

1  God  seiiileihjitcohto  Beth-el.  2  lie  pur^ieVi 
kin  hiiuxe  of  id<ilfi.  *>  He  Iniildeih  an  alUtr 
at  Bethel.  8  Deho)<ih  dieth  at  Allon-bach- 
uth.  9  God  blcsxeth  Jacob  at  Beth-el. 
16  Rachel  iraraileth  of  Benjamin,  and 
dieth  ill  the  wai/  to  lular.  2'1  Reuben  lieth 
■with  Bithah.  '23  T'le  sonn  of  Jacob.  27  Ja- 
cob coinelh  to  Juaac  at  Ifebron.  28  Theai/e. 
death,  and  burial  of  Juaac. 

AND     God     said     unto    Jacob, 
Arise,  go  up  to   Beth-el,  and 
dwell   there:    and  make  there  an 


Jo  cob  at  Bethel. 


GENESIS,  36. 


The  death  of  Isaac 


1  a  trreat  ter- 


altar  unto  God,  that  appeai-ed  unto 
thee  when  tliou  tloddest  from  the 
face  of  Esau  thy  brothei". 

2  Then  Jacob  said  unto  his  house- 
hold, and  to  all  that  loere  with  him, 
Put  away  the  strange  gods  that  are 
among  you,  and  be  clean,  and 
change  your  garments: 

3  And  let  us  arise,  and  go  up  to 
Ijeth-el ;  and  I  will  make  there  an 
altar  unto  God,  who  answered  me 
in  the  day  of  my  distress,  and  was 
with  me  in  the  way  which  1  went. 

4  And  they  gave  unto  Jacob  all 
the  strange  gods  which  fvere  in  their 
hand,  and  a/l  their  earrings  which 
?vere  in  their  ears;  anrl  Jacob  hid 
them  under  the  oak  which  ivas  by 
Shechem. 

5  And  they  journeyed  :  and  ^  the 
terror  of  God  was  ui^on  the  cities 


that  icej-e  round  about  them,  and 
they  did  not  pursue  after  the  sons 
of  Jacob. 

6  51  So  Jacob  came  to  Luz,  which 
?'.<!  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  that  is, 
Beth-el,  he  and  all  the  people  that 
were  with  him. 

7  And  he  built  there  an  altar, 
and  called  the  place  *El-beth-el : 
because  there  Gorl  appeared  unto 
him,  when  he  fled  from  the  face  of 
his  brother. 

8  But  Deborah  Ri^bekah's  niu'se 
died,  and  she  was  buried  beneath 
Beth-el  i;nder  an  oak :  and  the  name 
of  it  was  called  t  Allon-bachuth. 

9  ^  And  God  appeared  unto  Jacob 
again,  when  he  came  out  of  Padan- 
aram,  and  blessed  him. 

10  And  God  said  untx)  him.  Thy 
name  is  Jacob  :  thy  nam(>  shall  not 
be  calledany  more  Jacob,  but  Israel 
shall  be  thy  name :  and  he  called 
his  name  Israel. 

1 1  And  God  said  unto  him,  I  am 
riod  Almighty :  be  fruitful  and 
multiply  ;  a  nation  and  a  comiiany 
of  nations  shall  be  of  thee,  and 
kings  shnll  come  out  of  thy  loins; 

I  l'  And  the  land  which  1  gaAc 
Abraham  and  Isaac,  to  thee  1  will 
give  it,  and  to  thy  s(>ed  after  thee 
will  1  give  the  laiifl. 

l."5  And  (jod  went,  up  from  him 
in  the  place  where  he  talked  witli 
him. 

II  And  Jacob  set  uj)  a  pillar  in 
the  place  where  he  talked  with  him. 
r'7'c»  ai)illai'of  stone:  and  he  poiircil 
a  drink  oircring  thercion,  and  he 
poui'ed  oil  ther(>(m. 

15  And  Jacob  calletl  the  name  of 
the  j»laci^  where  God  si)ake  with 
him,  Beth-el. 

1  (5  H  And   they  journeyed   from 


*  That  is,  Tlic  G.id  of  Hctlid. 
t  'r/iat  is,  The  oak  ol'  weepiiiji. 


Beth-el ;  and  there  was  but  a  little 
way  to  come  to  J^^phrath :  and 
Kachel  travailed,  and  she  had  haid 
labour, 

1 7  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she 
was  in  hard  labour,  that  the  mid- 
wife said  unto  her,  Fear  not ;  thou 
shalt  have  this  son  also. 

1«  An(i  it  came  to  pass,  as  her 
soul  was  in  departing,  (for  she  died) 
that  she  called  his  name  t  Ben-oni : 
but  his  father  called  him  §  Benja- 
min. 

19  And  Rachel  died,  and  was 
buried  in  the  way  to  Ephiath, 
which  is  Beth-lehem. 

20  And  Jacol)  set  a  pillar  upon 
her  grave :  that  is  tlie  pillar  of 
liachel's  grave  unto  this  day. 

21  ^And  Israel  journeyed,  and 
spread  his  tent  beyond  the  tower 
of  Edar. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Israel  dwelt  in  that  land,  that 
Reuben  went  and  lay  with  Billiah 
his  father's  concubine :  and  Israel 
heard  it.  Now  the  sons  of  Jacob 
v/ere  twelve : 

23  The  sons  of  Leah;  Reuben, 
Jacob's  firstb(jrn,  and  Simeon,  and 
Levi,  and  Judah,  and  Issachar,  and 
Zebulun  : 

24  The  sons  of  Rachel ;  Joseph, 
and  Benjamin  : 

25  And  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  Ra- 
chel's handmaid  ;  Dan,  and  Naph- 
tali : 

26  And  the  sons  of  Zilpah,  Leah's 
handmaid  ;  CJad,  and  Asher  :  these 
are  the  sons  of  .bicob,  which  were 
born  to  him  in  I'adan-arani. 

27  11  And  Jacob  came  unto  Isaac 
his  father  unto  Maun-e,  unto  "the 
city  of  Arl)a.h,  which  is  Hebron, 
where  Abraham  and  Isaac  so- 
journed. 

28  And  the  days  of  Isaac  were 
an  huTulred  and  fourscore  years. 

29  And  Isaac  gave  up  the  ghost, 
and  die<i,  and  was  gathered  unto 
his  people,  hciiift  old  and  full  of 
days  :  and  his  sons  l^^sau  and  Jacob 
buriinl  him. 

CHAPTER  3G. 

1  Emui's  three  ■irin-K.  d  J/ /a  rf)iwvii>(/  to 
mount  Scir.  !)  ///.v  miii-s.  I,')  7'/ie  iIiiK-ck 
ii/iir/i  (U'wciided  of  liix  .sous.  '20  7'/ii'  nons 
(I  ml  il  iilci's  of  Si  ir.  '24  Aiiah  /imtith  limits. 
;il  Tim  kiinix  of  Edoiu.  -40  The  duhfn 
that  deuce iided  of  Emu. 

NOW  these  are  the   generations 
of  Ivsau,   who /.f  i^Mom. 
2    KsHU    took    his   wives    of    the 
daughters  of   Canaan ;    Adah    the 
daugliter  of  Elon  the  Hittite,  and 


}  Thut  ix,  Tlio  son  of  my  sorrow. 
§  That  /.v,  'I'lie  son  of  the  rifflit  liam 


36 


Esau's  ycneration s. 


GENESIS,  36. 


Tlie  sons  of  Seir. 


Aholibaniah  the  flaughter  of  Anah 
the  daughter  of  Zibeoii  the  Hivite; 

3  And  Basheniath  Ishmaers 
daughter,  sister  of  '  Nebajoth. 

4  And  Adah  bare  to  Esau  EU- 
phaz  ;  and  Bashematli  bare  Iveuel  ; 

5  And  AhoUl^ainah  bare  Jeush, 
and  Jaalam,  and  Korah  :  these  are 
the  sons  of  Esau,  which  were  born 
unto  him  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

6  And  Esau  took  his  wives,  and 
his  sons,  and  his  daughters,  and  all 
tlie  persons  of  his  house,  and  his 
cattle,  and  all  his  beasts,  and  all 
his  substance,  which  he  had  got  in 
the  land  of  Canaan  ;  and  went  into 
"  the  country  front  the  face  of  his 
brother  .Jacob. 

7  For  their  riches  were  more 
than  that  they  might  dwell  to- 
gether ;  and  the  lan( I  •'  wherein 
they  were  strangers  could  not  bear 


them  because  of  their  cattle, 

8  Thus  dwelt  Esau  in  mount 
Seir  :  Esau  is  Edom. 

9  51  And  these  aj-e  the  genera- 
tions of  Esau  the  father  of  the 
Edomites  in  mount  Seir  : 

10  These  are  the  names  of  Esau's 
sons  ;  Eliphaz  the  son  of  Adah  the 
wife  of  Esau,  Reuel  the  son  of 
Bashemath  the  wife  of  I]sau. 

11  And  the  sons  of  Elii)haz  were 
Teman,  Omar,  Zepho,  and  (Jatam, 
and  Kenaz. 

1'2  And  Tinina  was  concubine 
to  Eliphaz  Esau's  son ;  and  she 
bare  to  Eliphaz  Amalek :  these 
were  the  sons  of  iVdah  Esau's  wife. 

13  And  these  are  the  sons  of 
Reuel ;  Nahath,  and  Zerah,  Sham- 
mah,  and  IMizzah :  these  were  the 
sons  of  Bashemath  Esau's  wife. 

14  1]  And  these  were  the  sons  of 
Aholibamah,  the  daughter  of  Anah 
the  daughter  of  Zibeon,  Esau's 
wife  :  and  she  bar(^  to  Ksau  Jeush, 
and  Jaalam,  and  Korah. 

15  51  These  toere  ■*  dukes  of  the 
sons  of  Esau  :  the  sons  of  Eliphaz 
the  firstl)orn  son  of  Esau ;  ■''  duke 
Teman,  ^  duke  Omar,  ®  duke  Zepho, 
"duke  Kenaz, 

IG  "'Duke  Korah,  ''duke  Gatam, 
and  "'fluke  Amalek  :  these  are  the 
^  dukes  that  caiue  of  Eliphaz  in  the 
land  of  Edom  ;  these  vjere  the  sons 
of  Adah. 

17  H  And  these  are  the  sons  of 
Beuel  Esau's  son;  '^duke  Nahath, 
"'duke  Zerah,  "duke  Shanunah, 
■"'duke     Mizzah 


these      are     the 

ukes  tliat  came  of  Jleuel  in  the 
these  are  the  sons 


land  of  Edom 

of  Bashemath  Esau's  wife 

18  H  And  these  are  the  sons  of 


Aholibamah  Esau's  wife;  "'duke 
Jeush,  ''duke  Jaalam,  ''duke  Korah: 
these  ivere  the  ''dukes  matrame  of 
Aholibamah  the  daughter  of  Anah, 
Esau's  wife. 

19  These  are  the  sons  of  Esau, 
who  is  Edom,  and  these  are  their 
"dukes. 

:^U  II  These  are  the  sons  of  Seir 
the  Horite,  who  inhabited  th^  land  ; 
Lotan,  and  Shobal,  and  Zibeon, 
and  Anah, 

21  And  Uishon,  and  Ezer,  and 
Dishan  :  these  are  the  ^  dukes  of 
the  Horites,  the  children  of  Seir 
in  the  land  of  Edom. 

22  And  the  children  of  Lotan 
were  Hori  and  Hemam;  and  Lo- 
tan's  sister  teas  Tinma. 

23  And  the  children  of  Shobal 
2nere  these  ;  Ah^an,  and  Manahath, 
and  Ebak  Shepho,  and  Onam. 

24  And  these  are  the  children  of 
Zibeon ;  both  Ajah,  and  Anah  : 
this  icas  f/iat  Anah  that  found  the 
''  mules  in  the  wilderness,  as  he  fed 
the  asses  of  Zibeon  his  father. 

25  And  the  children  of  Anah 
irere  these ;  Uishon,  and  Aholiba- 
mah the  daughter  of  Anah. 

26  And  these  are  the  children  of 
Dishon  ;  Hemdan,,and  Eshban,  and 
Ithran,  and  Cheran. 

27  The  children  of  Ezer  are  these ; 
Bilhan,  and  Zaavan,  and  Akan. 

28  The  children  of  Dishan  are 
these ;  Uz,  and  Aran. 

29  These  are  the  ^dukes  that  came 
of  the  Horites  ;  Muke  Lotan,  Muke 
Shobal,  ''  duke  Zibeon, ''  duke  Anah, 

30  -^Duke  Dishon,  'duke  Ezer, 
'  <^^^ke  Dishan  :  these  are  the^dukes 
that  came  of  ^  Hori,  among  their 
*  dukes  in  the  land  of  Seir. 

31  1i  And  these  are  the  kings 
that  reigned  in  the  land  of  Edom, 
before  there  reigned  any  king  over 
the  children  of  Israel. 

32  And  Bela  the  son  of  Beor 
reigned  in  Edom  :  and  the  name  of 
his  city  vas  Dinhabah. 

33  And  Belah  died,  and  Jobab 
the  son  of  Zerah  of  Bozrah  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

34  And  Jobab  died,  and  Husham 
of  the  land  of  "  Temaiii  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

35  And  Husham  died, and  Hadad 
the  son  of  Bedad,  who  smote  Midian 
in  the  field  of  Moab,  reigned  in  his 
stead  :  and  the  name  of  his  city  ifas 
Avith. 

3()  And  Hadad  died,  and  Samlah 
of  Masrekah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

37  And  Samlah  died,  and  Saul 
of  IJehoboth  />>/  the  "^  river  reigned 
in  his  stead. 


'  chief 


■^  chiefs 


6  chiefs. 


hot  siirings 


8  the 
Horites, 


flfhe 
Temanites 


i«  River 


37 


Joseph'' s  dreams. 


GENESIS,  37. 


His  brethren  envy  him. 


38  And  Saul  died,  and  Baal- 
hanan  the  son  of  Achbor  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

39  And  Baal-hanan  the  son  of 
Achbor  died,  and  Hadar  reigned  in 
his  stead  :  and  the  name  of  his  city 
ivas  Pau  ;  and  his  wife's  name  ivas 
Mehetabel,  the  daughter  of  Ha- 
tred, the  daughter  of  Mezahab. 

40  And  these  are  the  names  of 
the  '  dukes  that  came  of  Esau,  ac- 
cording to  their  families,  after  their 
places,  by  their  names  ;  "  duke  Tim- 
nah,  ^duke  Alvah,  "duke  Jetheth, 

41  '"^Duke  Aholibamah,  "  duke 
Elah,  "duke  Pinon, 

42  -Duke  Kenaz,  "duke  Teman, 
"  duke  Mibzar, 

43  -^ Duke  Magdiel,  "duke  Irani : 
these  he  the  ^  dukes  of  Edom,  ac- 
cording to  their  habitations  in  the 
land  of  their  possession  :  he  is  Esau 
the  father  of  the  Edomites. 

CHAPTER  37. 

2  Joseph  >,s  hated  of  kin  hrelhroii.  .5  Ilis  two 
dreams.  13  Jacoh  xemlclhliim  to  visit  his 
brethren.  18  His  lirelhren  conspire  his 
death.  21  Reuben  sareth  him.  26  They 
sell  him  to  the  Jshiiiee/ites.  31  /f/s  father, 
deceived  Inj  the  li/aodi/  coat,  moiiriieth  for 
him..    36  lleis  sold  to  Potipliar  in  JCgypt. 

AND  Jacob  dwelt  in  the  land 
wherein    his    father    was    a 
stranger,  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

2  These  are  the  generations  of 
Jacob.  Joseph,  being  seventeen 
years  old,  was  feeding  the  flock 
with  his  brethren  ;  and  the  lad  vhis 
with  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  and  with 
the  sons  of  Zilpah,  his  father's 
wives :  and  Joseph  brought  unto 
his  father  their  evil  report. 

3  Now  Israel  loved  Joseph  more 
than  all  his  children,  because  he 
was  the  son  of  his  old  age  :  and  he 
made  him  a  coat  of  vi'ini/  colours. 

4  Aufl  when  his  brethn^n  saw 
that  their  father  loved  him  moi-e 
than  all  his  brethren,  they  hated 
him,  and  could  not  speak  peaceably 
unto  him. 

5  II  And  Joseph  dreamed  a  di'eam. 
and  ]\v.  told  if  his  l)rethren  :  aiifl 
they  liated  him  yet  tlu^  moic. 

6  And  he  said  unto  tliem.  Hear, 
I  pray  you,  this  dream  which  1 
have  dreamed  : 

7  For,  behold,  we  t/rere  binding 
sheaves  in  tlie  field,  aiid,  1o,  my 
sheaf  ai'ose,  and  also  stood  upright ; 
and,  Ix'hold,  your  shtvives  stood 
rouiul  about,  and  made  obeisance; 
to  my  sheaf. 

8  And  his  ])rethren  said  to  him, 
Shalt  thou  ind(HHJ  reign  over  us? 
orshalt  thou  indeed  Ikivc  dominion 
over  us?    And  tliey  hated  liim  yet 


the  more  for  his  dreams,  and  for 
his  woitIs. 

9  H  And  he  dreamed  yet  another 
dream,  and  told  it  his  brethren, 
and  said,  Behold,  I  have  dreamed 
a  dream  more ;  and,  behold,  the 
sun  and  the  moon  and  the  eleven 
stars  made  obei.sance  to  me. 

10  And  he  told  it  to  his  father, 
and  to  his  brethren  :  and  his  father 
lebuked  him,  and  said  unto  him. 
What  is  this  dream  that  tliou  hast 
dreamed?  Shall •!  and  thy  mother 
and  thy  brethren  indeed  come  to 
bow  down  ourselves  to  thee  to  the 
earth  ? 

1 1  And  his  brethren  envied  him  ; 
but  his  father  ^  observed  the  saying. 

12^  And  his  brethren  went  to 
feed  their  father's  flock  in  She- 
chem. 

13  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph, 
Do  not  thy  brethren  feed  the  fork 
in  Shechem  1  come,  and  I  will  send 
thee  unto  them.  And  he  said  to 
him.  Here  am  I. 

14  And  he  said  to  him,  Go,  I 
pray  thee,  see  whether  it  be  well 
with  thy  brethren,  and  well  with 
the  flocks ;  and  bring  me  word 
again.  So  he  sent  him  out  of  the 
vale  of  Hebron,  and  he  came  to 
Shechem. 

15  U  And  a  certain  man  found 
him,  and,  behold,  he  itxis  wander- 
ing in  the  fit^ld  :  and  tlie  man  asked 
him,  saying.  What  seekest  thou  ? 

16  And  he  said,  I  seek  my  breth- 
ren :  tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  where 
they  feed  their  flocks. 

17  And  the  man  said.  They  are 
departed  hence  ;  for  I  heard  them 
say.  Let  us  go  to  Dothan.  And 
Joseph  went  after  his  bretliren, 
and  found  tliem  in  Dothan. 

18  And  when  they  saw  him  afar 
off,  even  before  he  came  near  unto 
them,  they  conspired  against  him 
to  slay  him. 

19  And  they  said  one  to  aiiothei'. 
Behold,  this  dreamer  comet  h. 

20  Come  now  theicfore,  and  lei 
us  slay  him,  and  cast  him  into 
some  pit,  and  we  will  say,  Some 
evil  be;i,st  hath  devoured  him  :  and 
we  shall  see  what  will  become  of 
his  drovims. 

21  And  Iveuben  heard  it,  and  he 
delivei'ed  him  out  of  their  hands; 
and  said,  Let  us  not  kill  him. 

22  And  Iveuben  said  unto  them, 
Shed  no  blood,  t'lif  east-  him  into 
this  pit  that  is  in  the  wilderness, 
and  lay  no  liM-nd  uixm  liiin  ;  that  ]\v 
might  I'id  him  out.  of  their  hands, 
to  deliver  him  to  his  father  again. 

23  II  And  it  came  to  ])ass,  when 
.Tosei)h  was  come  unto  his  brethi'en, 
that  they  strii)t  Joseph  out  of  his 


o8 


Joseph  sold  into  E<jijpt. 


GENESIS,  38. 


Tamar  deceioeth  Jitdah. 


coat,  his  coat  of  many  colours  that 
ivas  on  him  ; 

24  And  they  took  hini,  and  cast 
him  into  a  pit :  and  the  pit  was 
empty,  there  ivas  no  water  in  it. 

25  And  tliey  sat  down  to  eat 
bread  :  and  they  lifted  up  their 
eyes  and  looked,  and,  behold,  a 
company  of  Ishmeelites  came  from 
Gilead  with  their  camels  bearing 
spicery  and  balm  and  myrrh,  going 
to  carry  -it  down  to  Egypt. 

26  And  Judah  said  unto  his 
brethren,  What  profit  is  it  if  we 
slay  our  brother,  and  conceal  his 
blood  1 

27  Come,  and  let  us  sell  him  to 
the  Ishmeelites,  and  let  not  our 
hand  be  upon  him  ;  for  he  is  our 
brother  and  our  tlesh.  And  his 
brethren  were  content. 

28  Then  there  passed  by  Midian- 
ites  merchantmen  ;  and  they  drew 
and  lifted  up  Josepli  out  of  the  pit, 
and  sold  Joseph  to  the  Ishmeel- 
ites for  twenty  jrieces  of  silver  :  and 
they  brought  Joseph  into  Egypt. 

29  H  And  Reuben  returned  unto 
the  pit;  and,  behold,  Joseph  was 
not  in  the  pit ;  and  he  rent  his 
clothes. 

30  And  he  returned  unto  his 
brethren,  and  said.  The  child  is 
not ;  and  I,  whither  shall  I  go "? 

31  And  they  took  Joseph's  coat, 
and  killed  a  '  kid  of  the  goats,  and 
dipped  the  coat  in  the  l)lood  ; 

32  And  they  sent  the  coat  of 
many  colours,  and  they  brought  it 
to  their  father  ;  and  said,  This  have 
we  found  :  know  now  whether  it 
he  thy  son's  coat  or  no. 

33  And  he  knew  it,  and  said. 
It  is  my  son's  coat ;  an  evil  beast 
hath  devoured  him ;  Joseph  is  with- 
out doubt  rent  in  pieces. 

34  And  Jacob  rent  his  clothes, 
and  put  sackcloth  upon  his  loins, 
and  mourned  for  his  son  many  days. 

35  And  all  his  sons  and  all  his 
daughters  rose  u])  to  comfort  him  ; 
but  he  refused  to  be  comforted  ; 
and  he  said.  For  I  will  go  down 
into  *  the  grave  unto  my  son  mourn- 
ing.   Thus  his  father  wept  for  him. 

36  And  the  Midianites  sold  him 
into  Egypt  unto  Potiphar,  an  offi- 
cer of  Pharaoh's,  and  captain  of  the 
guard. 

CHAPTER  38. 

1  Judah  hegeUelh  Er,  Oiia»,  and  Shehth. 
0  Er  marrielh  Tamar.  H  The.  O-enjiaxx  of 
Oiiaii.  11  Tamar  utatjefh  far  Shela'h. 
18  She  deceirelh  Jndah.  27  She  heare/h 
/ipiiifi,  /'hares  (Did  Zarah. 

AND  it  came  to  ])ass   at    that 
time,  that  Judah  went  down 
from  his  brethren,  and  turned  in 


*  Ileb.  Sheol. 


to    a    certain    Adullamite,    whose 
name  ivas  Hirah. 

2  And  Judah  saw  there  a  daugh- 
ter of  a  certain  Canaanite,  whose 
name  was  Shuah  ;  and  he  took  her, 
and  went  in  unto  her. 

3  And  she  conceived,  and  bare  a 
son  ;  and  he  called  his  name  Er. 

4  And  she  conceived  again,  and 
bare  a  son  ;  and  she  called  his  name 
Onan. 

5  And  she  yet  again  conceived, 
and  bare  a  son ;  and  called  his 
name  Siielah :  and  he  was  at 
Chezib,  when  she  bare  him. 

6  And  Judah  t(tok  a  wife  for  Er 
his  firstborn,  whose  name  was 
Tamar. 

7  And  Er,  Judah 's  firstborn,  was 
wicked  in  the  sight  of  the  Loud  ; 
and  the  Lord  slew  him. 

8  And  Judah  said  unto  Onan, 
Go  in  unto  tliy  brother's  wife,  and 
marry  her,  and  raise  up  seed  to  thy 
brother. 

9  And  Onan  knew  that  the  seed 
should  not  be  his  ;  and  it  came  to 
pass,  when  he  went  in  unto  his 
brother's  wife,  that  he  spilled  it  on 
the  ground,  lest  that  he  should  give 
seed  to  his  brother. 

10  And  the  thing  which  he  did 
displeased  tlie  Lord  :  wherefore  he 
slew  him  also. 

11  Then  said  Judah  to  Tamar 
his  davighter  in  law,  Remain  a 
widow  at  thy  father's  house,  till 
Shelah  my  son  be  grown:  for  he 
said,  Lest  perad venture  he  die 
also,  as  his  brethren  did.  And 
Tamar  went  and  dwelt  in  her 
father's  house. 

12  H  And  in  process  of  time  the 
daughter  of  Shuah  Judah's  wife 
died ;  aiul  Judah  was  comforted, 
and  went  uj)  unto  his  sheepshearers 
to  Timnath,  he  and  his  friend 
Hirah   the  Adullamite. 

13  And  it  was  told  Tamar,  say- 
ing, Behold  thy  father  in  law  goeth 
up  to  Timnath  to  shear  his  sheei). 

14  And  she  put  her  widow's  gar- 
ments off  from  her,  and  covered 
her  with  a  vail,  and  wrapped  her- 
self, and  sat  in  "an  oi>en  place. 
which  is  by  the  way  to  Timnath  ; 
for  she  saw  that  Shelah  was  grown, 
and  she  was  not  given  unto  him  to 
wife. 

15  Wlien  Judah  saw  her,  he 
thought  her  to  he  an  harlot ;  be- 
cause she  had  covered  her  face. 

16  And  he  turned  unto  her  by 
the  way,  and  said,  •'  Co  to,  1  pray 
thee,  let  me  come  in  unto  thee  ;  (for 
he  knew  not  that  she  was  his 
daughter  in  law.)  And  she  said. 
What  wilt  thf)u  give  me,  that  thou 
mayest  come  in  unto  me  % 


-  the  gate 
Eiiaini, 


3  Come, 


39 


Pltarez  nnd  Zarah  born. 


GENESIS,  39. 


Joseph's  advancement. 


17  And  he  said,  I  will  send  thee 
a  kid  from  the  flock.  And  she  said, 
Wilt  thou  give  vie  a  pledge,  till 
thou  send  it  ? 

IS  And  he  said,  "What  pledge 
shall  I  give  thee  ?  And  she  said, 
Thy  signet,  and  thy  '  bracelets, 
and  thy  staff  that  is  in  thine  hand. 
And  he  gave  it  her,  and  came  in 
unto  her,  and  she  conceived  by 
him. 

1 9  And  she  arose,  and  went  away, 
and  laid  by  her  vail  from  her,  and 
put  on  the  garments  of  her  widow- 
hood. 

20  And  Judah  sent  the  kid  by 
the  hand  of  his  friend  the  Adul- 
lamite,  to  receive  his  pledge  from 
the  woman's  hand :  but  he  found 
her  not. 

21  Then  he  asked  the  men  of  tliat 
place,  saying.  Where  is  the  harlot, 
that  was  -openly  by  the  way  side"? 
A  nd  they  said,  There  was  no  harlot 
in  this  i^/ace. 

22  And  he  returned  to  Judah, 
and  said,  I  cannot  find  her;  and 
also  the  men  of  the  place  said,  that 
there  was  no  harlot  in  this  vlaee. 

23  And  Judah  said,  Let  her  take 
it  to  her,  lest  we  be  shamed :  be- 
hold, I  sent  this  kid,  and  thou  hast 
not  found  her. 

24  U  And  it  came  to  pass  about 
three  months  aftcn-,  that  it  was  told 
Judah,  saying,  Tamar  thy  daughter 
in  law  hath  played  the  harlot;  and 
also,  behold,  she  ?'.s'  with  child  by 
wlioredom.  And  Judah  s;iid,  1  >ring 
her  f(n"th,  and  let  her  be  burnt. 

25  Wlien  she  was  brought  forth, 
she  sent  to  her  father  in  law,  saying, 
I5y  the  man,  whose  these  are,  am  1 
with  child:  and  she  said.  Discern, 
1  i)ray  thee,  whose  are  these,  the 
signet,  and  •'])i'acelets,  and  staff. 

26  And  JudaJi  acknowledged 
them,  and  said,  Sh(>,  hath  Ikhmi  more 
righteous  than  1  ;  be<!ause  that  J 
gave  her  not  to  Shelah  my  son. 
And  he  knew  her  agjiiji  no  moi-e. 

27  II  And  it  caine  to  pass  in  the 
time  of  her  tra\ail,  that,  behold, 
twins  loere  in  her  womb. 

2H  And  it  came  to  i)ass,  when 
she  travailed,  that  the  one  put  out 
hix  hand:  and  the  midwife  took 
and  bound  upon  his  hand  a  sca,i'l(!t 
thread,  saying.  This  ca.m(!  out  first. 

29  7\ii(l  it  (;am(^  to  pass,  as  he 
di'ew  back  )iis  liand,  tliat,  i)ehold, 
his  brother  came  out :  and  she  said, 
'lb)\\   liasi  jlioii    l)r(ikeii  forl-h  y  ////.'; 


l)reacli   hi'  upon  1  liee  :   1  lieretoii' his 
name  was  called  *  I'liare/. 
'M)  And   afterward  came  out  his 


*  That  is,  A  breach. 


brother,  that  had  the  scarlet  thread 
upon  his  hand :  and  his  name  was 
called  ''  Zai-ah. 

CHAPTER  39. 

1  Joscjih  arlravced  in.  Pdtijthar's  houne. 
7  I/e  reaiHteth  hin  niixtreKx\i  temptniioii. 
13  Ih>  isfitlxely  accuxed.  20  He  ix  cast  in 
prison.     '21  Odd  is  with  him  there. 

AND  Joseph  was  brought  down 
to  Egypt;  and  Potiphar,  an 
officer  of  Pharaoh,  captain  of  the 
guard,  an  Egyptian,  bought  him  of 
the  hands  of  the  Lshmeelites,  which 
had  brought  him  down  thither. 

2  And  the  Lord  was  with  Joseph, 
and  he  was  a  prosperous  man ;  and 
he  was  in  the  house  of  his  master 
the  Egyptian. 

3  And  his  master  saw  that  the 
Lord  was  with  him,  and  that  the 
Lord  made  all  that  he  did  to  pros- 
per in  his  hand. 

4  And  Joseph  found  ^race  in  his 
sight,  and  he  servtnl  him:  and  he 
made  him  overseei'  over  his  house, 
and  all  that  he  had  he  put  into  his 
hand. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  from  the 
time  that  he  had  made  him  overseer 
in  his  house,  and  over  all  that  he 
had,  that  the  Lord  blessed  the 
Egyptian's  house  ft>r  Joseph's  sake ; 
and  the  blessing  of  the  Lord  was 
upon  all  that  he  had  in  the  house, 
and  in  the  field. 

(5  And  he  left  all  that  he  had  in 
Joseph's  hand;  and  he  knew  not 
ought  he  had,  sa^•e  the  bread  which 
he  did  eat.  And  Joseph  v.as  a 
goodly  ?)cr.svr»,  and  well  favoured. 

7  1]  And  it  came  to  i«iss  after 
these  things,  that  his  master's  wife 
cast  her  eyes  upon  Joseph;  and  she 
said.  Lie  with  me. 

S  Put  he  refused,  and  said  unto 
his  master's  wife,  I'ehold,  my  mas^ 
ter  "  wotfeth  not  wha,t  As  with  me 
in  tlie  house,  and  hehathcounnitted 
all  that  he  hath  to  my  hand; 

9  7'here  is  none  greater  in  this 
house  than  I  ;  neither  liath  lu?  kepi 
back  any  thing  from  ine  but  thee, 
becaust'  tlioii  nrf  liis  wife:  how  then 
can  i  do  this  great  wicke(hiess,  and 
sin  against  Ood'? 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she 
spak{!  to  Josepli  day  by  day,  that 
lu;  liearkened  not  unto  hei-,  to  \\v 
l)y  her,  or  to  be  with  her. 

11  And  it  came  to  j)ass  about 
this  tim(>,  \]\iit,/< i.^teph  went  into  the 
house  to  do  his  business;  an<l  there 
ii'KK  none  of  the  men  of  tlu^  house 
there  within. 

12  And  she  caught  him  by  liis 
gai'ment.  saying.  Lie  with  me:  and 
he  left  his  garment  in  her  hand, 
and  tied,  and  got  him  out. 


40 


Joseph  faheJt/  accused. 


GENESIS,  40. 


Joseph  in  the  prison. 


13  And  it  came  to  pass,  wlien 
she  saw  that  he  had  left  his  garnient 
in  her  hand,  and  was  tied  forth, 

14  That  slie  called  unto  the  men 
of  her  house,  and  smke  ujito  them, 
saying.  See,  lie  hatn  hrought  in  an 
Hebrew  unto  us  to  mock  us;  he 
came  in  unto  me  to  lie  with  me,  and 
I  cried  with  a  loud  voice : 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  wlien  he 
heard  that  I  lifted  up  my  voice  and 
cried,  that  he  left  his  garment  with 
me,  and  fled,  and  got  him  out. 

16  And  she  laid  up  his  garment 
by  her,  until  his  lord  came  home. 

17  And  she  spake  unto  him  ac- 
cording to  these  words,  saying,  Tlie 
Hebrew  servant,  which  thou  hast 
brought  unto  us,  came  in  unto  me 
to  mock  me : 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  I  lifted 
up  my  voice  and  cried,  that  he  left 
his  garment  with  me,  and  fled  out. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  wlien  his 
master  heard  the  words  of  his  wife, 
which  she  spake  unto  him,  saying. 
After  tliis  manner  did  thy  servant 
to  me ;  that  his  wrath  was  kindled. 

20  And  Joseph's  master  took 
him,  and  put  him  into  the  prison, 
a  place  where  the  king's  pi-isoners 
were  bound:  and  he  was  there  in 
the  prison. 

21  II  But  the  Lor.D  was  with 
Joseph,  and  shewed  him  mercy, 
and  gave  him  favour  in  the  siglit 
of  the  keeper  of  the  prison. 

22  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison 
committed  to  Joseph's  hand  all  the 
prisoners  that  were  in  the  prison; 
and  whatsoever  they  did  there,  he 
was  the  doer  of  it. 

23  The  keeper  of  the  prison 
looked  not  to  any  thing  that  iraK 
under  his  hand;  because  the  Loi;i) 
was  with  him,  and  that  which  lie 
did,  the  Lord  made  it  to  prosper. 

CHAPTER  40. 

1  Thebutler  and  baker  of  Pharaoh  in.  prixon. 
4  JoMph  hath  charge  of  them.  5  He  iilter- 
pretetk  their  dreams.  20  They  come  to 
pu8H  accoriluig  to  his  interpretation. 
'23  The  ingratitude  of  the  butler. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
things,  thdt  the  butler  of  the 
king  of  Egypt  and  A/.s-  baker  had 
oftended  their  lord  tlie  king  of 
Egypt. 

2  And  Pharaoh  was  wroth 
against  two  of  liis  ofticers,  against 
the  chief  of  the  l)utlers,  and  against 
the  chief  of  the  Ixikers. 

3  And  he  put  them  in  ward  in 
the  house  of  the  caijtain  of  the 
guard,  into  the  pi-ison,  the  place 
where  Joseijh  mat  bound. 

4  And  the  captain  of  the  guaid 
charged  Josepli  with  them,  and  lie 


served  them :  and  they  continued  a, 
season  in  ward. 

5  ^  And  they  dreamed  a  dream 
l)oth  of  them,  each  nuyi  his  dream 
in  one  night,  (^uch  man  according 
to  the  interpretation  of  his  clream, 
the  butler  and  the  baker  of  the 
king  of  Egypt,  which  ivere  bound 
in  the  prison. 

6  And  Joseph  came  in  unto  them 
in  the  morning,  and  looked  upon 
them,  and,  beliold,  they  vei-e  sad. 

7  And  he  asked  l^haraoh's  officers 
that  were  with  him  in  the  ward  of 
his  lord's  house,  saying,  Wherefore 
look  ye  .to  sadly  to  day '( 

8  And  they  said  unto  him.  We 
have  dreamed  a  dream,  and  there  ?'.s 
no  interpreter  of  it.  And  Joseph 
said  unto  them.  Do  not  interpreta- 
tions Ijelong  to  God^  tell  me  tkein, 
I  ])ray  you. 

9  And  the  chief  butler  told  his 
dream  to  Josejjh,  and  said  to  him, 
In  my  dream,  behold,  a  vine  ivas 
before  me'; 

10  And  in  the  vine  ivere  three 
branches  :  and  it  was  as  though  it 
budded,  and  her  blossoms  shot 
forth ;  and  the  clusters  thereof 
brought  forth   ripe  grapes : 

11  And  Pharaoh's  cup  ivan  in  my 
hand  :  and  I  took  the  grajies,  and 
pressed  them  into  Pharaoh's  cup, 
and  I  gave  the  cup  into  Pharaoh's 
hand. 

12  And  Joseph  said  unto  him. 
This  in  the  interpretation  of  it :  The 
three  branches  are  three  days  : 

13  Yet  Avithin  three  days  shall 
Pharaoh  lift  up  thine  head,  and 
restore  thee  unto  thy  place :  and 
thou  shalt  deliver  Phar-aoh's  cup 
into  his  hand,  after  the  former 
mannei'  when  thou  wast  his  butler. 

14  Put  think  on  me  when  it  shall 
be  well  with  thee,  and  shew  kincl- 
ness,  I  pray  thee,  unto  me,  and 
make  niention  of  me  unto  Pharaoli, 
and_ bring  me  out  of  this  house  : 

15  F(jr  indeed  I  was  stolen  away 
out  of  the  land  of  the  Hebrews: 
and  here  also  ha\e  I  done  nothing 
that  they  should  put  nje  into  the 
dungeon. 

1 G  When  the  chief  baker  saw  that 
the  interpretation  was  good,  he  said 
unto  Josepli,  I  also  wax  in  my 
dream,  and,  behold,  /  had  three 
white   baskets  on  my  liead  : 

17  An<l  in  the  uppei'most  basket 
there  irx.f  of  all  manner  of  bake- 
meats  for  Pharaoh ;  and  the  birds 
did  eat  them  out  of  the  basket  upon 
my  head. 

18  AikI  Joseph  answered  and 
said.  This  ix  the  interpretation 
thereof:  The  three  baskets  are 
three  days  : 


41 


Pharaoh's 


GENESIS,  41. 


two  dreams 


19  Yet  within  three  days  shall 
Pharaoh  Hft  up  thy  head  from  off 
thee,  and  shall  hang  thee  on  a  tree  ; 
and  the  biuds  shall  eat  thy  Hesh 
from  off  thee. 

20  U  And  it  came  to  pass  the 
third  day,  which  was  Pharaoh's 
birthday,  that  he  made  a  feast 
unto  all  his  servants :  and  he 
lifted  up  the  head  of  the  chief 
butler  and  of  the  chief  baker 
among  his  servants. 

21  And  he  restored  tlie  chief 
butler  unto  his  butlershiiJ  again  ; 
and  he  gave  the  cup  into  Pha- 
raoh's hand  : 

22  But  he  hanged  the  chief 
baker :  as  Joseph  had  interpreted 
to  them. 

23  Yet  did  not  the  chief  butler 
remember  Joseph,  but  forgat  him. 

CHAPTER  41. 

1  Pharaoh^ 8  two  dreama.  25  Joiteph  inler- 
preteth  them.  38  lie  gU'eth  I'lituanh  cann- 
fiel.  3S  Joxeph  ix  adr<iiiced.  U(\  He  hegel- 
teth  MiliKiK.seli  and  EphraUn.  54  The 
famine  heglinieili. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end 
of  two  full  years,  that  Pharaoh 
dreamed  :  and,  behold,  he  stood  by 
the  river. 

2  And,  behold,  there  came  up  out 
of  the  river  seven  well  favoured 
kine  and  fatfleshed  ;  and  tliey  fed 
in  ^  a  meaflow. 

3  And,  beliold,  seven  other  kine 
came  uj)  after  them  out  of  the  river, 
ill  fav<jured  and  leantieshed  ;  and 
stood  by  the  other  kine  upon  the 
brink  of  the  river. 

4  And  the  ill  favoured  and  lean- 
fleshed  kine  did  eat  up  the  seven 
well  favour(>d  and  fat  kine.  So 
Pharaoh  awoke. 

5  And  he  slept  and  dreamed  the 
second  time :  and,  behold,  seven 
ears  of  corn  came  up  upon  one 
stalk,  rank  and  good. 

6  And,  behold,  seven  thin  ears 
and  blasted  with  the  east  wind 
sprung  uj)  after  them. 

7  And  th(^  seven  thin  ears  de- 
voured the  s(;ven  r.iwk  and  full 
ears.  And  Pharaoh  awoke,  and, 
behold,  it  witu  a  dream. 

8  And  itcame  to  pass  in  themorn- 
ing  that  his  si)irit  was  ti'oul)l(>d  ; 
and  lie  s(>nt  and  called  for  all  the 
-magicians  of  h'gy])t,  ;i,n(l  all  tlie 
wis(!  men  thereof:  and  Pharjioh 
told  thciu  his  (h'eani  ;  but  there  iras 
)ion(!  that  could  interi)ri't  them 
unto  Pharaoh. 

9  II  'i'hcn  spake  the  chief  butler 
unto  I'liar-Jioli,  saying,  F  do  i-emem- 
ber  my  faults  this  day  : 

10  Fhaiaoh  was  wroth  with  his 
servants,  and  put  me  in  ward  in 


the  captain  of  the  guard's  house, 
U)th  me  antl  the  chiel  baker  : 

11  And  we  dreamed  a  dream  in 
one  night,  I  and  he ;  we  dreamed 
each  nian  according  to  the  inter- 
pretation of  his  dream. 

1 2  And  there  icas  there  with  us  a 
young  man,  an  Hebrew,  servant  to 
the  captain  of  the  guard  ;  and  we 
told  him,  and  lie  interpreted  to  us 
our  dreams ;  to  each  man  accord- 
ing to  his  dream  he  did  interpret. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  lie  in- 
terpreted to  us,  so  it  was ;  me  he 
restored  unto  mine  olfice,  and  him 
he  hanged. 

14  11  Then  Phai-aoh  sent  and 
called  Joseph,  and  they  brought 
him  hastily  out  of  the  dungeon  : 
and  he  shaved  himself,  and  changed 
his  raiment,  and  came  in  unto 
Pharaoh. 

1 5  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph, 
I  have  dreamed  a  dream,  and  theiv 
is  none  that  can  intei-pi-et  it :  and 
I  have  heard  say  of  thee,  that,  thou 
canst  understand  a  dream  to  inter- 
pret it. 

IG  And  Joseph  answerefl  Pha- 
raoh, sfiying,  It  is  not  in  me :  God 
shall  give  Pharaoh  an  answer  of 
peace, 

1 7  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph, 
In  my  dream,  behold,  I  stood  upon 
the  bank  of  the  river  : 

18  And,  behold,  there  came  up 
out  of  the  river  seven  kine,  fat- 
fleshed and  well  favoured ;  and 
they  fed  in  "'a  meadow  : 

19  And,  behold,  seven  other  kine 
came  up  after  them,  poor  and  very 
ill  favoured  and  leantieshed,  such 
as  I  never  saw  in  all  tin;  land  of 
Egypt  for  badness : 

20  And  the  lean  and  the  ill  fa- 
voured kine  did  eat  up  the  first 
seven  fat  kine : 

21  And  when  they  had  eaten 
them  u]),  it  could  not  be  known 
that  they  had  eaten  them;  but 
they  ioe.7-e  still  ill  favoui'cd,  as  at 
the  beginning.     So  1  awoke. 

22  And  1  saw  in  my  dream,  and, 
behold,  seven  <>ars  came  up  in  one 
stalk,  full  and  good  : 

23  And,  behold,  seven  ears,  witli- 
erefl,  thin,  aiifl  blasted  with  i\\o 
east  wind,  si)rung  up  after  them  : 

24  And  the  tliin  ears  devoured 
the  seven  good  ears:  and  i  told 
this  unto  the  'magicians  ;  but  there 
>ri(s  noiu>  thntcould  declare  it  to  m(\ 

2.'")  *.]  And  .losepli  said  unto  I'ha- 
raoli,  Thedicani  of  I'liarauli  /xone': 
God  hath  shewed  I'liaiaoh  what-  he 
is  about  to  d(». 

2()  The  seven  good  kine  ^nv  seven 
yeai's  ;  and  the  sexen  good  ears  ((re 
seven  years  :  the  dream  is  one. 


42 


Joseph  interpreteth  them. 


GENESIS,  41. 


He  is  advanced. 


27  And  the  seven  thin  and  ill 
favoured  kine  that  came  up  after 
them  are  seven  yeais ;  and  the 
seven  empty  ears  blasted  with  the 
east  wind  shall  be  seven  years  of 
famine. 

28  This  is  the  thing  which  I  have 
spoken  unto  Pharaoh  :  What  God 
is  about  to  do  he  sheweth  unto 
Pharaoh. 

29  Behold,  there  come  seven 
years  of  great  plenty  throughout 
all  the  land  of  Egypt : 

30  And  there  shall  arise  after 
them  seven  years  of  famine ;  and 
all  the  plenty  shall  be  forgotten  in 
the  land  of  Egypt ;  and  the  famine 
shall  consume  the  land  ; 

31  And  the  plenty  shall  not  be 
known  in  the  land  by  reason  of 
that  famine  following ;  for  it  shall 
be  very  grievous. 

32  And  for  that  the  dream  was 
doubled  unto  Pharaoh  twice  ;  it  is 
because  the  thing  is  established  by 
God,  and  God  will  shortly  bring  it 
to  pass. 

33  Now  therefore  let  Pharaoh 
look  out  a  man  discreet  and  wise, 
and  set  him  over  the  land  of  Egyjjt. 

34  Let  Pharaoh  do  this,  and  let 
him  appoint  officers  over  the  land, 
and  take  up  the  fifth  part  of  the 
land  of  Egypt  in  the  seven  plen- 
teous years.  ^ 

35  And  let  them  gather  all  the 
food  of  those  good  years  that  come, 
and  lay  up  corn  under  the  hand  of 
Pharaoh,  and  let  them  keep  food 
in  the  cities. 

36  And  that  food  shall  be  for 
store  to  the  land  against  the  seven 
years  of  famine,  which  shall  be  in 
the  land  of  Egypt ;  that  the  land 
perish  not  through  the  famine. 

37  IT  And  the  thing  was  good  in 
the  eyes  of  Pharaoh,  and  in  the 
eyes  of  all  his  servants. 

.  38  And  Pharaoh  sTlid  unto  his 
servants,  Can  we  find  sucit,  a  (me  as 
this  is,  a  man  in  whom  the  Spirit 
of  God  is  ? 

39  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jo- 
seph, Forasmuch  as  God  hath 
shewed  thee  all  this,  thei'e  is  none 
so  discreet  and  wise  as  thou  art  : 

40  Thou  shalt  be  over  my  house, 
and  according  unto  thy  word  shall 
all  my  people  be  ruled :  only  in  the 
throne  will  I  be  greater  than  thou. 

41  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jo- 
seph, See,  I  have  set  thee  over  all 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

42  And  Pharaoh  took  off"  his  ring 
from  his  hand,  anfl  put  it  upon  Jo- 
seph's hand,  and  arrayed  him  in 
vestures  of  fine  linen,  and  put  a 
gold  chain  about  his  neck  ; 

43  And  he  made  him  to  ride  in 


the  second  chariot  which  he  had ; 
and  they  cried  before  him,  Kow  the 
knee  :  and  he  made  him  ruler  over 
all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

44  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jo- 
seph, I  am  Pharaoh,  and  without 
thee  shall  no  man  lift  up  his  hand 
or  foot  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

45  And  Phai'aoh  called  Joseph's 
name  Zaphnath-paaneah  ;  and  he 
gave  him  to  wife  Asenath  the 
daughter  of  Poti-pherah  priest  of 
On.  And  Joseph  went  out  over 
all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

46  H  And  .1  oseph  was  thirty  years 
old  when  he  stood  before  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt.  And  Joseph  went 
out  from  the  presence  of  Pharaoh, 
and  went  throughout  all  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

47  And  in  the  seven  plenteous 
years  the  earth  brought  forth  by 
handfuls. 

48  And  he  gathered  up  all  the 
food  of  the  seven  years,  which  were 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  laid  up 
the  food  in  the  cities  :  the  food  of 
the  field,  which  was  round  about 
every  city,  laid  he  up  in  the  same. 

49  And  Joseph  gathered  ^  corn 
as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  very  much, 
until  he  left  numbering  ;  for  it  tvas 
without  number. 

50  And  unto  Joseph  were  born 
two  sons  before  the  years  of  famine 
came,  which  Asenath  the  daughter 
of  Poti-pherah  priest  of  On  bare 
unto  him. 

51  And  Joseph  called  the  name 
of  the  firstborn  *  Manasseh  :  For 
God,  said  he,  hath  made  me  forget 
all  my  toil,  and  all  my  father's 
house. 

52  And  the  name  of  the  second 
called  he  t  Ephraim  :  For  God  hath 
caused  me  to  be  fruitful  in  the  land 
of  my  affliction. 

53  H  And  the  seven  years  of  plen- 
teousness,  that  was  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  were  ended. 

54  And  the  seven  years  of  dearth 
began  to  come,  according  as  Joseph 
had  said  :  and  the  dearth  was  in  all 
lands  ;  but  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt 
there  was  bread. 

55  And  when  all  the  land  of 
Egyjit  was  famished,  the  people 
cried  to  Pharaoh  for  bread  :  and 
Pharaoh  said  unto  all  the  Egyp- 
tians, Oo  unto  Joseph ;  what  he 
saith  to  you,  do. 

56  And  the  famine  M'^as  over  all 
the  face  of  the  earth  :  And  Joseph 
opened  all  the  storehouses,  and 
sold  unto  the  Egyptians  ;  and  the 
famine  waxed  sore  in  the  land  of 
Egypt. 


*  That  is.  Forgetting,  t  Ttiat  is,  Fruitful. 


^  gram 


43 


Jacob  sendeth  his  sons 


GENESIS,  42. 


to  bill/  coni. 


57  And  all  countries  came  into 
Egypt  to  Joseph  for  to  buy  '  rofv  ; 
because  that  the  famine  was  so 
sore  in  all  lands. 

CHAPTER  42. 

1  Jtieoh  ttetufefh  ?iis  ten  Honn  U>  htiy  corn  in 
Egypt.  16  They  tire  irtvpriiioiie.il  by  Joxe pit 
for  Kpieii.  18  They  are  set  iit  liberty,  uii 
condition  to  bring  Benjamin.  21  They 
have  remorse  for  Jonejih.  24  Simeon  iv 
kept  for  a  pledge.  25  They  return  with 
corn,  and  their  moyiey.  29  Their  relation 
to  Jacob.  a6  Jacob  refuseth  to  send  Benja- 
min. 

NOW  when  Jacob  saw  that  there 
was  -'corn  in  Egypt,  Jacob  said 
unto  his  sons,  Why  do  ye  look  one 
upon  another  1 

2  And  he  said,  Behold,  I  have 
heard  that  there  is  "  corn  in  Egypt : 
get  you  down  thither,  and  buy  for 
us  from  tlience  ;  that  we  may  live, 
and  not  die. 

3  UAnd  Josepli's  ten  brethren 
went  down  to  buy  "  corn  in  Egypt. 

4  But  Benjamin,  Joseph's  broth- 
er, Jacob  sent  not  with  his  breth- 
ren; for  he  said,  Lest  peradventure 
mischief  befall  him. 

5  And  the  sons  of  Israel  came  to 
buy  •^  covn.  among  those  that  came  : 
for  the  famine  was  in  the  land  of 
Canaan. 

6  And  Joseph  was  the  governor 
over  the  land,  and  he  it  was  that 
sold  to  all  the  people  of  the  land  : 
and  Jost'ph's  brethren  came,  and 
bovvefl  down  themselves  before  him 
loifh  then-  faces  to  the  earth. 

7  And  Josej)!)  saw  his  brethren, 
and  he  knew  them,  but  made  him- 
self strange  unto  them,  aiul  spake 
roughly  unto  them;  and  lie  said 
unto  them,  Wlienct^  come  ye?  And 
they  said,  I'rom  the  land  of  Canaan 
to  buy  food. 

8  And  Joseph  kne^y  his  brethren, 
but  they  kncjw  not  him. 

9  And  J()S('|)li  remi'iiibered  the 
dreams  which  he  dreamed  of  them, 
and  said  unto  iliem,  \'(>  a/v;  si)ies  ; 
to  see  the  nakedness  of  tlie  land  ye 
are  come. 

10  And  they  said  unto  him.  Nay, 
my  lord,  but  to  buy  food  are  thy 
servants  c()In<^ 

1  1  We  are  all  one  man's  sons  ;  we 
are  true  men,  thy  servjints  are  no 
spies. 

12  And  he  said  unto  them.  Nay, 
but  to  see  the  nakedness  of  the 
land  ye  are  com(!. 

13  And  they  said.  Thy  servants 
ai'e  twel\('  brethren,  the  sons  of 
one  man  in  the  land  of  Catwuin  : 
and,  behold,  the  youngest  is  this 
day  with  our  fath<T,  ;iii(l  one  /.v  jiot. 

14  And  Joseph  said  unto  them, 


That  is  it  that  I  spake  unto  you, 
saying,  Ye  (tre  spies  : 

1 5  Hereby  ye  shall  l)e  proved  : 
By  the  life  of  Pharaoh  ye  shall  not 
go  forth  hence,  except  your  young- 
est brother  come  hitlier. 

16  Send  one  of  you,  and  let  him 
fetch  your  lirother.  and  ye  shall  be 
kept  in  prison,  that  your  words 
may  be  proved,  whether  there  be 
any  truth  in  you  :  or  else  by  the 
life  of  Pharaoh  surely  ye  are  spies. 

1 7  And  he  put  them  all  together 
into  ward  three  days. 

18  And  Joseijh  said  unto  them 
the  third  tlay.  This  do,  and  live  ; 
for  1  fear  God  : 

19  If  ye  be  true  men,  let  one  of 
your  brethren  be  bound  in  the 
house  of  your  prison  :  go  ye,  carry 
-  corn  for  the  famine  of  j'our  houses : 

20  But  bring  your  youngest 
brother  unto  me ;  so  shall  your 
words  be  verified,  and  ye  shall  not 
die.     And  they  did  so. 

21  51  And  they  said  one  to  an- 
other, We  ai-e  verily  guilty  C(  )iicern- 
ing  our  brother,  in  that  we  saw  the 
anguish  of  his  soul,  when  he  be- 
sought us,  and  we  would  not  hear ; 
therefore  is  this  distress  come  upon 
us. 

22  And  Eeuben  answered  them, 
saying,  Spake  I  not  unto  you, 
saying.  Do  not  sin  against  the 
child;  and  ye  would  not  hear? 
therefore,  behold,  also  his  blood  is 
required. 

23  And  they  knew  not  that  Jo- 
seph understood  them  ;  for  he  spake 
unto  them  by  an  interpretei'. 

24  And  he  turned  himself  ai)out 
from  them,  and  wept;  and  re- 
turned to  them  again,  and  com- 
muned with  them,  and  took  from 
them  Simeon,  and  bound  him  be- 
fore tlieii-  eyes. 

2.5  UTlien  Joseph  commanded  to 
fill  their  sat^ks  with  •'(■orn.  and  to 
restore  every  man's  money  into  his 
sack,  and  to  give  them  provision 
for  the  way  :  and  thus  did  he  unto 
them. 

2()  And  th(>y  laded  theii-  asses 
with  the  •'corn,  and  departed 
thence. 

27  And  as  one  of  them  oi)ened 
his  sack  to  givii  his  ;i,ss  pi-o\ ciidei' 
in  the  'inn,  he  espied  his  money  ; 
for,  behold,  it  was  in  his  sack's 
mouth. 

28  Ami  he  sjiid  unto  his  breth- 
ren. My  money  is  restoicd  ;  and,  lo, 
it  is  even  in  my  sack  :  and  their 
heart  failed  thrit>,  ;iiid  they  were 
afraid,  sayingone  toaiiothei'.  What 
Is  this  that  ( Jod  luitli  done  unto  us? 

2!*  II  And  they  came  nnto  Jiicol) 
their    father     unto     the     land     of 


pliicu, 


44 


Their  return,  and 


GENESIS,  43. 


account  to  Jacob. 


Canaan,  and  told  him  all  that  be- 
fell unto  them  ;  saying, 

30  The  man,  who  is  the  lord  of 
the  land,  spake  roughly  to  us,  and 
took  us  for  spies  of  the  country. 

31  And  we  said  unto  him,  We 
are  true  men  ;  we  are  no  s[)ies  : 

32  We  he  twelve  brethren,  sons- 
of  our  father;  one  is  not,  and  the 
youngest  is  this  day  with  our  father 
in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

33  And  the  man,  the  lord  of  the 
country,  said  unto  us.  Hereby  shall 
I  know  that  ye  a)'e  ti'ue  me)! :  leave 
one  of  your  brethren  Iwre  with  me, 
and  take  food  for  the  famine  of 
your  households,  and  be  gone  : 

34  And  bring  your  youngest 
brother  unto  me  :  then  shall  1  know 
that  ye  are  no  spies,  but  that  ye  are 
true  men :  so  will  1  deliver  you  your 
brother,  and  ye  shall  traffick  in  the 
land. 

35  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  as  they 
emptied  their  sacks,  that,  behold, 
every  man's  bundle  of  money  was 
in  his  sack  :  and  when  t/oth  they 
and  their  father  saw  the  bundles 
of  money,  tliey  were  afraid. 

36  And  Jacob  their  father  said 
unto  them.  Me  have  ye  bereaved  o/' 
my  children :  Joseph  is  not,  and 
Simeon  is  not,  and  ye  will  take 
Benjamin  away:  all  tliese  things 
are  against  me. 

37  And  Reuben  spake  unto  his 
father,  saying,  Slay  my  two  sons, 
if  I  bring  him  not  to  thee  :  deliver 
him  into  my  hand,  and  I  will  bring 
him  to  thee  again. 

38  And  he  said,  JNty  son  sliall  not 
go  down  with  you  ;  for  his  l^rothei' 
is  dead,  and  he  is  left  alone  :  if  mis- 
chief befall  him  by  the  way  in  the 
which  ye  go,  then  shall  ye  bi'ing 
down  my  gray  hairs  with  sorrow  to 
*  the  grave. 

CHAPTER  43. 

1  Jacob  if!  hardly  pevisuaded  to  send  Benja- 
min. 1.5  Joseph  entertaineth  kin  brethren. 
31  He  malceih  them  a  feast. 

AND  the  famine  luas  sore  in  the 
land. 
'2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
had  eaten  up  the  '  ctu'n  which  they 
had  brought  out  of  Egy})t,  their 
father  said  unto  them,  Co  again, 
buy  us  a  little  food. 

3  And  .ludah  spake  unto  him, 
saying,  The  man  difl  solemnly  pro- 
test unto  us,  saying,  Ye  shall  not 
see  my  face,  excejit  your  brother  be 
with  you. 

4  If  thou  wilt  send  our  brother 
with  us,  we  will  go  down  and  buy 
thee  food  : 


*IIeb.  Sheol. 


5  But  if  thou  wilt  not  send  him, 
we  will  not  go  down :  for  the  man 
said  unto  us,  Ye  shall  not  see  my 
face,  except  your  brother  be  with 
you. 

6  And  Israel  said.  Wherefore 
dealt  ye  s<j  ill  with  me,  as  to  tell 
the  man  whether  ye  had  yet  a 
brother ( 

7  And  they  said.  The  man  asked 
us  straitly  of  our  state,  and  of  our 
kindred,  saying.  Is  your  father  yet 
alive?  have  ye  (mother  brother? 
and  we  told  him  according  to  the 
tenor  of  these  words  :  could  we 
"certainly  know  that  he  would  say, 
Bring  your  brother  down  % 

8  And  Judah  said  unto  Israel  his 
father,  Send  the  lad  with  me,  and 
we  will  arise  and  go  ;  that  we  may 
live,  and  not  die,  both  we,  and 
thou,  and  also  our  little  ones. 

9  I  will  be  surety  for  him  ;  of  niy 
hand  shalt  thou  require  him:  if  I 
bring  him  not  unto  thee,  and  set 
him  before  thee,  then  let  me  bear 
the  blame  for  ever : 

10  For  except  we  had  lingered, 
surely  now  we  had  returned  this 
second  time. 

1 1  And  their  father  Israel  said 
unto  them.  If  it  must  be  so  now,  do 
this  ;  take  of  the  best  fruits  in  the 
land  in  your  vessels,  and  carry 
down  the  man  a  present,  a  little 
balm,  and  a  little  honey,  spices,  and 
myrrh,  nuts,  and  almonds  : 

12  And  take  double  money  in 
your  hand ;  and  the  money  that 
was  brought  again  in  the  mouth  of 
your  sacks,  carry  it  again  in  your 
hand  ;  peradventure  it  was  an  over- 
sight : 

13  Take  also  your  brother,  and 
arise,  go  again  unto  the  man  : 

14  And  Cod  Almighty  give  you 
mercy  before  the  man,  that  he  may 
send  away  your  other  brother,  and 
Benjamin.  If  I  be  bereaved  of  my 
children,  1  am  bereaved. 

15  HAnd  th.e  men  took  that 
present,  and.  they  took  double 
money  in  their  hand,  and  Benja- 
min;  aiul  rose  up,  and  went  down 
to  Egypt,  and  stood  before  Joseph. 

16  And  when  .loseijh  saw  Benja- 
min with  tliem,  he  said  to  the  ruler 
of  his  house.  Bring  these  men  home, 
and  slay,  and  make  ready  ;  for  these 
men  shall  dine  with  me  at  noon. 

17  Anfi  the  man  did  as  Joseph 
bade ;  and  the  man  biought  the 
men  into  Joseph's  house. 

18  And  the  mim  were  afraid,  be- 
cause they  wei-e  brought  into  Jo- 
seph's house ;  and  they  said. Because 
of  the  money  that  was  returned  in 
our  sacks  at  the  first  time  are  we 
brouglit  in  ;  that  he  may  seek  occa- 


111  any  wise 


45 


Joseph  feasteth 


GENESIS,  44. 


his  brethren. 


sion  against  us,  and  fall  upon  us, 
and  take  us  ior  bondmen,  and  our 
asses. 

19  And  they  came  near  to  the 
steward  of  Joseph's  house,  and  they 
communed  with  him  at  the  door  of 
the  house, 

20  And  said,  O  sir,  we  came  in- 
deed down  at  the  first  time  to  buy 
food : 

2 1  And  it  ca,nie  to  pass,  when  we 
came  to  the  'inn,  that  we  opened 
our  sacks,  and,  behold,  every  man's 
money  was  in  the  mouth  of  his 
sack,  our  money  in  full  weight : 
and  we  have  brought  it  again  in 
our  hand. 

22  And  other  money  have  we 
brought  down  in  our  hands  to  buy 
food  :  we  cannot  tell  who  put  our 
money  in  our  sacks. 

23  And  he  said.  Peace  be  to  you, 
fear  not :  your  God,  and  the  God 
of  your  father,  hath  given  you 
treasure  in  your  sacks  :  I  had  your 
money.  And  he  brought  Simeon 
out  unto  them. 

24  And  the  man  brought  the 
men  into  Joseph's  house,  and  gave 
theni,  water,  and  they  washed  their 
feet ;  and  he  gave  their  asses  prov- 
ender. 

25  And  they  made  ready  the 
present  against  Joseph  came  at 
noon :  for  they  heard  that  they 
should  eat  bread  there. 

26  51  And  when  Joseph  came 
home,  they  brought  him  the  present 
which  was  in  their  hand  into  the 
house,  and  bowed  themselves  to 
him  to  the  earth. 

27  And  he  asked  them  of  their 
welfare,  and  said,  Is  your  father 
well,  the  old  man  of  whom  ye 
spake  1    Is  he  yet  alive "? 

2H  Anfl  they  answered,  Thy  ser- 
vant our  father  is  in  good  health, 
he  is  yet  alive.  And  they  bowed 
down  their  heads,  and  made  obei- 
sance. 

29  And  he  lifted  vip  l)is  eyes, 
and  saw  his  brother  P>en,jann"n,  his 
mother's  son,  and  said,  Is  this  your 
younger  brother,  of  whom  y(^  si)ake 
unto  ni(!?  And  he  said,  God  be 
gracif»us  unto  thee,  my  son. 

.'{0  And  Joseph  made  haste ;  for 
did    yearn   upon 


■bo 


his 


l)rother :  and  he  sought  cohere  to 
weep ;  and  he  entered  into  his 
chamber,  and  wept  there. 

31  And  he  washed  his  face,  and 
went  ()ut,  and  refrained  himself, 
and  said,  S<^t  on  bread. 

32  And  they  set  on  for  him  by 
himself,  and  for  them  by  them- 
selves, and  for  the  Kgyiitians, 
which  did  eat  with  him.  by  them- 
selves :     because     the     J^^gyptians 


might  not  eat  bread  with  the 
Hebrews;  for  that  is  an  abomina- 
tion unto  the  Egyptians. 

33  And  they  sat  before  him,  the 
firstborn  according  to  his  birth- 
right, and  the  youngest  according 
to  his  youth  :  and  the  men  mar- 
velled one  at  another. 

34  And  he  took  and  sent  messes 
unto  them  from  before  him  :  but 
Benjamin's  mess  was  five  times 
so  much  as  any  of  theirs.  And 
they  drank,  and  were  merry  with 
him. 

CHAPTER  44. 

1   Jo.iep/i's  policy  to  stay  hix  brethren.     14 
Jiii/dh's  humble  supplication  to  Joseph. 

AND  he  commanded  the  steward 
of  his  house,  saying.  Fill  the 
men's  sacks  ivith  food,  as  much  as 
they  can  carry,  and  put  every 
man's  money  in  his  sack's  mouth. 

2  And  put  my  cup,  the  silver 
cup,  in  the  sack's  mouth  of  the 
youngest,  and  his  •'  corn  money. 
And  he  did  according  to  the  word 
that  Joseph  had  spoken. 

3  As  soon  as  the  morning  v/as 
light,  the  men  were  sent  away, 
they  and  their  asses. 

4  And  when  they  wei*e  gone  out 
of  the  city,  and  not  yet  far  off, 
Joseph  said  unto  liis  steward,  U]), 
follow  after  the  men  ;  and  when 
thou  dost  overtake  them,  say  unto 
them.  Wherefore  have  ye  rewarded 
evil  for  good  1 

5  Is  not  this  it  in  which  my  lord 
drinketh,  and  whereby  indeed  he 
divineth?  ye  have  done  evil  in  so 
doing. 

6  11  And  he  overtook  them,  and 
he  sjiake  unto  them  these  same 
words. 

7  And  they  said  unto  him, 
Wherefore  saith  my  loi'd  these 
words?  God  forbid  that  thy  ser- 
vants should  do  according  to  this 
thing : 

(S  liehold,  the  mfiney,  which  we 
found  in  our  sacks'  mouths,  we 
brought  again  unto  thee  out  of  the 
land  of  Canaan:  how  then  should 
we  steal  out  of  thy  lor<rs  house 
silvei'  or  gold  ? 

9  With  whomso(>ver  of  th.v  sei-- 
vants  it  be  found,  both  let  him  die, 
and  we  also  will  be  my  lord's  bond- 
men. 

10  And  he  said.  Now  also  /cf  it 
he  according  UTito  yoiii-  woi-ds  :  he 
with  whom  it  is  found  shall  be  my 
servant;  and  yesha-ll  b(>  blameless. 

1 1  Then  they  s))eedily  took  down 
every  mnii  his  sack  to  the  gi'ound, 
aiul  oi);'ned  every  man  his  sack. 

1  2  And  he  searched,  and  began 


'  gram 


46 


Judalis  supplication 


GENESIS,  45. 


to  Joseph. 


at  the  eldest,  and  left  at  the  young- 
est :  and  the  cup  was  found  in  Ben- 
jamin's sack. 

13  Then  they  rent  their  clothes, 
and  laded  every  nian  his  ass,  and 
returned  to  the  city. 

14:  H  And  Judah  and  his  breth- 
ren came  to  Joseph's  house  ;  for  he 
ivas  yet  there  :  and  they  fell  before 
him  on  the  ground. 

15  And  Joseph  said  unto  them, 
What  deed  is  this  that  ye  have 
done  l  ^  wot  ye  not  that  such  a  man 
as  I  can  certainly  divine '? 

16  And  Judah  said.  What  shall 
we  say  unto  my  lord  ?  what  shall 
we  speak  1  or  how  shall  we  clear 
ourselves  ?  God  hath  found  out 
the  iniquity  of  thy  servants  :  be- 
liold,  we  are  my  lord's  servants, 
both  we,  and  he  also  with  whom 
the  cup  is  found. 

17  And  he  said,  God  forbid  that 
I  should  do  so :  hut  the  man  in 
whose  hand  the  cup  is  found,  he 
shall  be  my  servant ;  and  as  ft)r 
you,  get  you  up  in  peace  unto 
your  father. 

18  H  Then  Judah  came  near 
unto  him,  and  said.  Oh  my  lord, 
let  thy  servant,  I  pray  thee,  speak 
a  word  in  my  lord's  ears,  and  let 
not  thine  aiiger  burn  against  thy 
servant :  for  thou  art  even  as 
Pharaoh. 

19  My  lord  asked  his  servants, 
saying.  Have  ye  a  father,  or  a 
brother '? 

20  And  we  said  unto  my  lord. 
We  have  a  father,  an  old  man,  and 
a  child  of  his  old  age,  a  little  one  ; 
and  his  brother  is  dead,  and  he 
alone  is  left  of  his  mother,  and  his 
father  loveth  him. 

21  And  thou  Sfiidst  unto  thy 
servants.  Bring  him  down  unto 
me,  that  I  may  set  mine  eyes  upon 
him. 

22  And  we  said  unto  my  lord, 
The  lad  cannot  leave  his  father  : 
for  //  he  should  leave  his  father, 
his  father  would  die. 

23  And  thou  saidst  unto  thy 
servants.  Except  your  youngest 
brother  come  down  with  you,  ye 
shall  see  my  face  no  more. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass  when  we 
came  up  unto  thy  servant  my 
father,  we  told  him  the  words  of 
my  lord. 

25  And  our  father  said.  Go  again, 
and  buy  us  a  little  food. 

26  And  we  said.  We  cannot  go 
d()wn  :  if  our  youngest  brotlier  be 
with  us,  then  will  we  go  down  : 
for  we  may  not  see  the  man's  face, 
except  our  youngest  brother  be 
with  us. 

27  And  thy  servant  my  father 


said  unto  us.  Ye  know  that  my 
wife  bare  me  two  sons: 

28  And  the  one  went  out  from 
nie,  and  I  said.  Surely  he  is  torn 
in  pieces  ;  and  1  saw  him  not  since  : 

21)  And  if  ye  take  this  also  from 
me,  and  mischief  befall  him,  ye 
shall  bring  down  my  gray  hairs 
with  sorrow  to  *  the  gi'ave. 

30  Now  therefore  when  I  come 
to  thy  servant  my  father,  and  the 
lad  he  not  with  us  ;  seeing  that  his 
life  is  bound  up  in  the  lad's  life  ; 

31  It  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
he  seeth  that  the  lad  is  not  with  us, 
that  he  will  die  :  and  thy  servants 
shall  bring  down  the  gray  hairs  of 
thy  servant  our  father  with  sorrow 
to  *  the  grave. 

32  For  thy  servant  became  surety 
for  the  lad  unto  my  father,  saying. 
If  I  bring  him  not  unto  thee,  then 
I  shall  bear  the  blame  to  my  father 
for  ever. 

33  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
let  thy  servant  abide  instead  of 
the  lad  a  bondman  to  my  lord ; 
and  let  the  lad  go  up  with  his 
brethren. 

34  For  how  shall  I  go  up  to  my 
father,  and  the  lad  tie  not  with  me? 
lest  peradventure  I  see  the  evil 
that  shall  come  on  my  father. 

CHAPTER  45. 

1  Joseph  mnkcih  hhiiself  knoini'to  his  breth- 
ren. 5  //e  eonif'orfef/i  Iheiii  in  God's  provi- 
dence. !)  He  .^endeth  for  his  father.  Ifi 
Phaiaoh  confiriiieth  it.  21  Joseph  fur- 
nisheth  tliein  for  tin  ir  journey,  (ind  ea'hort- 
elh  them  to  concord.  25  Jiicoh  is  revived 
with,  the  news. 

THEN  Joseph  could  not  refrain 
himself  before  all  them  that 
stood  by  him  ;  and  he  cried,  Cause 
every  man  to  go  out  from  me.  And 
there  stood  no  man  with  him, 
while  Joseph  made  himself  known 
unto  his  brethren. 

2  And  he  wept  aloud  :  and  the 
Egyptians  and  the  house  of  Pha- 
i-M)\\  heai'd. 

3  And  Josejjh  said  unto  his  breth- 
ren, I  am  Joseph  ;  doth  my  father 
yet  live?  And  his  brethren  could 
not  answer  him ;  for  they  Avere 
troubled  at  his  presence. 

4  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  breth- 
ren. Come  near  to  me,  I  i)ray  you. 
And  they  came  near.  And  he  said, 
I  am  Joseph  yijur  brother,  whom 
ye_sold  into  Egypt. 

5  Now  therefoi-e  be  not  grieved, 
nor  angry  with  yourselves,  that  ye 
sold  me  hither:  foi'  (Jod  did  send 
me  before  you  to  preserve  life. 

6  For  these  two  years  hatJi.  the 
famine  heen  in  the  land  :  anrl  yet 


*  Heb.  Sheol. 


47 


Joseph  maketh  hkiiself  known. 


GENESIS,  46. 


Jacob  (joeth  to  Eg]ipt. 


there  arefive years,  in  the  which  tliere 
iihall  neither  be  ^  earing  nor  liarvest. 

7  And  Grocl  sent  nie  before  you 
to  preserve  you  a  jjosterity  in  the 
earth,  and  to  saA^e  your  Hves  by  a 
gi'eat  deliverance. 

8  So  now  it  mu  not  you  that 
sent  nie  liither,  but  God  :  and  he 
liath  made  me  a  father  to  Pharaoli, 
and  lord  of  all  his  liouse,  and  a 
i-uler  throughout  all  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

9  Haste  ye,  and  go  up  to  my 
father,  and  say  unto  him,  Thus 
saith  thy  son  Joseph,  God  hath 
made  me  lord  of  all  Egypt :  come 
down  unto  me,  tarry  not : 

10  And  thou  shalt  dwell  in  the 
land  of  Goshen,  and  thou  shalt  be 
near  unto  me,  thf)U,  and  thy  chil- 
dren, and  thy  children's  children, 
and  thy  flocks,  and  thy  herds,  and 
all  that  tlK)U  hast : 

1 1  And  there  will  I  nourish  thee ; 
for  yet  there  are  five  yeai's  of  fam- 
ine ;  lest  thou,  and  thy  household, 
and  all  that  thou  hast,  come  to 
poverty. 

12  And,  behold,  your  eyes  see, 
and  the  eyes  of  my  brother  Ben- 
jamin, that  it  is  my  mouth  that 
speaketh  unto  you. 

1  .S  And  yc  shall  tell  my  father  of 
all  my  glory  in  Egypt,  and  of  all 
that  ye  have  seen ;  and  ye  shall 
haste  and  bring  down  my  father 
hither. 

14  And  befell  upon  his  brother 
Benjamin's  neck,  and  wei)t;  and 
JJenjamin  wept  upon  his  ni^ck. 

If)  Moreover  he  kissed  all  his 
l)rethren,  and  wept  upon  them : 
and  after  that  his  orethren  talked 
with  him. 

16  II  And  the  fame  tlHn'(M)f  was 
heard  in  Pharaoh's  hous(%  saying, 
Joseph's  brethri^n  are  come  :  and  it 
pleasetl  Pharaoh  well,  and  his  ser- 
vants. 

17  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jo- 
seph, Say  unto  thy  brethren,  This 
flo  ye;  lade  your  beasts,  and  go, 
get  you  unto  tlu^  land  of  Canaan  ; 

18  And  tak(i  your  father  and 
your  houscliolds,  and  come  unto 
iiK^ :  and  I  will  give  you  the  good 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  ye  shall 
<'at  tli(!  fat  of  th(!  land. 

l*J  Now  tliou  art  commanded, 
this  do  ye  ;  take  you  wagons  out  of 
the  land  of  i'vgypt  ff»r  your  littU^ 
ones,  and  for  your  wives,  and  bring 
youi-  father,  and  come. 

20  Also  i-egjird  not  your  stuff; 
for  the  g(»o(l  of  idl  the  land  of  l*]gypt 
in  youi's. 

21  And  tlie  cliildrcn  of  Israel 
did  so  :  and  .losei)h  gave  them 
wagons,    according    to     the    com- 


mandment of   Pharaoh,  and  gave 
them  provision  foi-  the  way. 

22  To  all  of  them  he  gave  each 
man  changes  of  raiment ;  but  to 
Benjamin  he  gave  three  hundred 
pieces  of  silver,  and  five  changes 
of  raiment. 

23  And  to  his  father  he  sent 
after  this  innnner :  ten  asses  laden 
with  the  good  things  of  Egypt, 
anrl  ten  she  asses  laden  with  "corn 
and  bread  and  "'  meat  for  his  father 
by  the  way. 

24  So  he  sent  his  brethren  away, 
and  they  departed  :  and  he  said 
unto  them,  See  that  ye  fall  not  out 
by  the  way. 

2-5  H  And  they  went  up  out  of 
Egypt,  and  came  into  the  land  of 
Canaan  unto  .lacob  their  father, 

26  And  told  him,  saying,  Joseph 
is  yet  alive,  and  he  is  governor  over 
all  the  land  of  p]gypt.  And  Jacob's 
heart  fainted,  for  he  believed  them 
not. 

27  And  they  told  him  all  the 
words  of  Joseph,  which  he  had 
said  unto  them  :  and  when  he  saw 
the  wagons  which  Josejjh  had  sent 
to  carry  him,  the  spirit  of  Jacob 
their  father  revived  : 

28  And  Israel  said.  It  is  enough  ; 
Joseph  my  son  is  yet  alive:  I  will 
go  and  see  him  before  I  die. 

CHAPTER  46. 

1  Jacnh  ix  comforiefl  hi/  (lod  n1  Beer-shelxi. 
5  Tlieiief  he'irilk  lii.\  CiDiijidin/  ijoeih  into 
Kgi/pt.  S  'J'hc  iiiiiiiliir  ii)'  liift  fitmih/  Hint 
irc'ii/  into  Eijijjit.  20  ,/,;«'/'/'  iiieitilh  '.htrnh. 
31  //('  iiixtriicti'th  his  lirctliren  Jiow  in  nn- 
Kicer  to  I'lutiiiiih. 

AND  Israel  took  his  journey  with 
all  that  he  ha<l,  and  came  to 
Beer-sheba,  and  od'ered  sacrifices 
unto  the  God  of  his  father  Isaac. 

2  And  God  spake  luito  Israel  in 
the  visions  of  the  night,  and  saifl, 
Jacob,  Jacob.  And  he  said,  Her(> 
am  I. 

3  And  he  said,  I  am  God,  the 
God  of  thy  father- :  fear  not  to  go 
down  into  ]*>gypt;  for  I  will  there 
make  of  thee  a  great  iiation  : 

4  I  will  go  down  with  the(>  into 
Egypt;  and  1  will  also  surely  bring 
the(^  up  (iiiaiii  :  a,!id  .loseph  shall 
})ut  his  hand  upon  tliine  (-yes. 

T)  And  Jacob  rose  ui»  from  P)e(>r 
sheba  :  and  the  sons  of  lsra.el  car- 
i-ied  Jacob  their  father,  and  their 
little  ones,  and  theii-  wives,  in  th(> 
wagons  whi(;h  Pharaoh  had  sent  to 
carry  him. 

6  And  they  took  their  cattle,  and 
their  goods,  wliich  they  Iwul  gotten 
in  the  land  of  Canaan,  anij  came 
into  Egypt,  Jacob,  and  all  his  s(h>(I 
with  him  : 

7  His    sons,   and   his  sons'  sons 


■  grain 

'  provision 


48 


Jw-ob's  jUniily. 


GENESIS,  47. 


Joseph  meeteth  his  father. 


with  him,  his  daughters,  and  liis 
sous'  daughters,  and  all  his  seed 
brought  he  with  him  into  Egypt. 

8  H  And  these  are  the  names  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  which  came 
into  Egypt,  Jacfjb  and  his  sons  : 
Reuben,  Jacob's  firstborn. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Keuben;  Ha- 
noch,  and  Phallu,  and  Hezron,  and 
Carmi. 

10  H  And  the  sons  of  Simeon; 
Jemuel,  and  .lamin,  and  Ohad,  and 
Jachin,  and  Zohar,  and  Shaul  the 
son  of  a  Canaanitish  woman. 

1 1  H  And  the  sons  of  Levi  ;  Ger- 
shon,  Kohath,  and  Merari. 

1 2  U  And  the  sons  of  Judah  ;  Er, 
and  Onan,  and  Shelah,  and  Pharez, 
and  ^  Za rail :  but  Er  and  Onan  died 
in  the  land  of  Canaan.  And  the 
sons  of  Pharez  were  Hezron  and 
Hamul. 

13^  And  the  sons  of  Issachar ; 
Tola,  and  Phuvah,  and  Job,  and 
Shimron. 

14  U  And  the  sons  of  Zebulun ; 
Seized,  and  Elon,  and  Jahleel. 

15  These  f>e  the  sons  <jf  Leah, 
which  she  bare  unto  Jacob  in 
l^adan-aram,  with  his  daughter 
Dinah:  all  the  souls  of  his  sons 
and  his  daughters  icere  thirty  and 
three. 

1 6  U  And  the  sons  of  Gad  ;  Ziph- 
ion,  and  Haggi,  Shuni,  and  Ezbon, 
Eri,  and  Arodi,  and  Areli. 

17  II  And  the  sons  of  Asher ; 
Jimnah,  and  Ishuah,  and  Isui,  and 
Beriah,  and  Serah  their  sister  :  and 
the  sons  of  Beriali  ;  Heber,  and 
Malchiel. 

18  These  are  the  sons  of  Zilpah, 
whom  Laban  gave  to  Leah  his 
daughter,  and  these  she  bare  unto 
.Jacob,  even,  sixteen  souls. 

19  The  sons  of  Pad  lel  Jacob's 
wife  ;  Joseph,  and  Benjamin. 

20  H  And  unto  Joseph  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  were  born  Manasseh 
and  Ephraim,  which  Asenath  the 
daughtei"  of  P(.>ti-i)herah  priest  of 
On  bare  unto  him. 

"21  ^  And  the  sons  of  Benjamin 
were  Belah,  and  P>echer,and  Ashljcl, 
Ciera,  and  Naaman,  Elii,  and  Posh, 
Muppim,  and  Huppim,  and  Ard. 

22  These  are  the  sons  of  Pachel, 
which  were  born  to  Jacob  :  all  the 
souls  mere  fourteen. 

2.3  II  And  the  sons  of  Dan ; 
Hushim. 

24  51  And  the  sons  of  Naphtali ; 
Jahzeel,  and  Guni,  and  Jezcr,  and 
Shillem. 

25  These  are  the  sons  of  Bilhah, 
which  Laban  gave  unto  Rachel  his 
daughter,  and  she  bare  these  unto 
Jacob  :  all  the  souls  n>ere  seven. 

26  All  the  souls  that  camo  with 


Jacob  into  Egypt,  which  came  out 
of  his  loins,  besides  Jacob's  sons' 
wives,  all  the  souls  ivere  threescore 
and  six; 

27  And  the  sons  of  Joseph,  which 
were  born  him  in  Egypt,  irere  two 
souls  :  all  the  souls  of  the  house  of 
Jacob,  which  came  into  Egj^pt, 
ivere  threescore  and  ten. 

28  51  And  he  sent  Judah  before 
him  unto  Joseph,  to  direct  his  face 
unto  Goshen  ;  and  they  came  into 
the  land  of  (Goshen. 

29  And  Joseph  made  ready  his 
chariot,  and  went  up  to  meet  Israel 
his  father,  to  Goshen,  and  pre- 
sented himself  unto  him ;  and  he 
fell  on  his  neck,  and  wept  on  his 
neck  a  good  while. 

30  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph, 
Now  let  me  die,  since  I  have  seen 
thy  face,  because  thou  art  yet  alive. 

31  And  Joseph  said  unto  his 
brethren,  and  unto  his  father's 
house,  I  will  go  vip,  and  shew 
Pharaoh,  and  say  unto  him,  My 
brethren,  and  my  father's  house, 
which  were  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
are  come  unto  me  ; 

32  And  the  men  are  shephei'ds, 
for  their  trade  hath  been  to  feed 
cattle ;  and  they  have  brought 
their  flocks,  and  their  herds,  and 
all  that  they  have. 

33  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  Pharaoh  shall  call  you,  and 
shall  say.  What  is  your  occupa- 
tion 1 

34  That  ye  shall  say,  Thy  ser- 
vants' trade  hath  been  about  cattle 
from  our  youth  even  until  now, 
both  we,  andiiho  our  fathers:  that 
ye  may  dwell  in  the  land  of  Goshen ; 
for  every  shepherd  /.s'  an  abomina- 
tion unto  the  Egyptians. 

CHAPTER  47. 

1  Joseph  prexenfc/fi  ft're  of  It  in  brethren,  1  an/1 
his  father,  before  I'hurnoh.  11  He  giveth 
them  heihilittioii  (tnd  nidi  ii  ten  (nice.  1.3  //e 
ijelteth  III!  the  K'ji/ptiinix'  mmieu,  1"  their 
[■little,  is  their  lohdx  to  Pharaoh.  22  The 
]irieKtsi'  laiul  wax  not  l)ou(/h(.  2-i  He  letteth 
theldtid  to  them  for  a  ffth.part.  28  Jacob's 
aiie.  2!>  He  mceareth  Jonep/t,  to  bury  him 
with  his  fathers. 

THEN  Joseph  came  and  told 
Pharaoh,  and  said.  My  father 
and  my  brethren,  and  their  flocks, 
and  their  herds,  and  all  that  they 
have,  are  come  out  of  the  land  of 
('anaan  ;  and,  behold,  they  are  in 
the  land  of  CJoshen. 

2  And  he  took  some  of  his  breth- 
ren, even  five  men,  and  presented 
them  unto  Pharaoh. 

3  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  his 
brethren.  What  ix  your  occupation  ? 
And  they  said  unto  Pharaoh,  Thy 
servants  are  she})herds,  both  we, 
a7id  also  our  fathers. 


49 


Jacob  presented  to  Pharaoh. 


GENESIS,  47. 


Joseph  and  the  Egyptians. 


4  They  said  moreoyei'  unto  Plaa- 
raoh,  For  to  sojourn  in  the  land  are 
we  come  ;  for  thy  servants  have  no 
pasture  for  their  flocks ;  for  the 
famine  is  sore  in  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan :  now  therefore,  we  pray  thee, 
let  thy  servants  glwell  in  the  land 
of  Goshen. 

5  And  Pharaoh  spake  unto  Jo- 
seph, saying.  Thy  father  and  thy 
lirethr-en  are  come  unto  thee  : 

6  The  land  of  Egypt  is  before 
tliee  ;  in  the  best  of  the  land  make 
tliy  father  and  brethren  to  dwell ; 
in  the  land  of  Goshen  let  them 
dwell :  and  if  thou  knowest  anij 
men  of  activity  among  them,  then 
make  them  rulers  over  my  cattle. 

7  And  Joseph  brought  in  Jacob 
his  father,  and  set  him  before  Pha- 
raoh :  and  Jacob  blessed  Pharaoh. 

8  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jacob, 
How  '  old  <t)-t  thou  *? 

9  And  Jacob  said  unto  Pharaoh, 
The  days  of  the  years  of  my  pil- 
grimage are  an  hundred  and  thirty 
years  :  few  and  evil  have  the  days 
of  the  years  of  my  life  been,  and 
have  not  attained  unto  the  days  of 
the  years  of  the  life  of  my  fathers 
in  the  days  of  their  pilgrimage. 

10  And  Jacob  blessed  Pharaoh, 
and  went  out  from  before  Pharaoh. 

11  II  And  Joseph  placed  his 
father  and  his  JDrethren,  and  gave 
them  a  possession  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  in  the  best  of  the  land,  in 
the  land  of  Kameses,  as  Pharaoh 
had  commanded. 

12  And  .Josei)h  nouinshed  his  fa- 
ther, and  his  brethren,  and  all  liis 
father's  household,  with  bread,  ac- 
cording to  their  families. 

1 3  H  And  there  vjas  no  bread  in  all 
the  land;  for  th(^  famine  iixcsYevy 
sore,  so  that  the  land  of  Egypt  and 
<i/l  the  land  of  C'anaan  fainted  by 
reason  of  the  famine. 

14  And  .losepli  gathered  up  all 
the  money  tliat  was  found  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  in  the  land  of 
Canaan,  for  the  '"' corn  which  tliey 
bouglit:  and  Jos('i)h  l)rought  the 
iiKjney  into  I'haraohs  house. 

15  And  wlien  money  failed  in  the 
land  of  Egyi)t,  and  in  the  land  of 
('aiiaan,  all  tlui  l*]gyi)tians  came 
unto  Joseph,  and  said,  Give  us 
l)rea(]  :  for  why  should  w(!  die  in 
thy  presence'?  for  the  moncjy  fail- 
eth. 

16  And  Jo.seph  said,  Give  your 
cattle ;  and  I  will  give  you  for  your 
cattle,  if  mf)ney  fail. 

17  And  they  brought  their  cattle 
unto.loseph :  and  .Joseph  gave  them 
l)read  in  e.rrhanr/e  for  horses,  and 
for  the  flo(;ks,  and  for  the  cattle  of 
the  herds,  and  for  the  asses :  and 


he  fed  them  with  bread  for  all  their 
cattle  for  that  .year. 

18  When  that  year  was  ended, 
they  came  unto  him  the  second 
year,  and  said  unto  him.  We  will 
not  hide  it  from  my  lord,  how  that 
our  money  is  spent ;  my  lord  also 
hath  our  herds  of  cattle  ;  there  is 
not  ought  left  in  the  sight  of  my 
lord,  but  our  bodies,  and  our  lands : 

19  Wherefore  shall  we  die  before 
thine  eyes,  both  we  and  our  land  ? 
buy  us  and  our  land  for  bi'ead,  and 
we  and  our  land  will  be  servants 
unto  Pharaoh:  and  give  us  seed, 
that  we  may  live,  and  not  die,  that 
the  land  be  not  desolate. 

20  And  Joseph  bought  all  the 
land  of  Egypt  for  Pharaoh  ;  for  the 
Egyptians  sold  every  man  his  field, 
because  the  famine  prevailed  over 
them  :  so  the  land  became  Pha- 
raoh's. 

21  And  as  for  the  people,  he  re- 
moved them  to  cities  from  one  end 
of  the  borders  of  Egyi^t  even  to  the 
other  end  thereof. 

22  Only  the  land  of  the  priests 
bought  he  not  ;  for  the  priests  had 
a  portion  ((ssiijiied  them  oi  Pharaoh, 
and  did  eat  their  portion  which 
Pharaoh  gave  them :  wherefore 
they  sold  not  their  lands. 

23  Then  Joseph  said  unto  the 
people,  P>ehold,  I  have  bought  you 
this  day  and  your  land  for  Pha- 
raoh :  lo,  here  ts  seed  for  you,  and 
ye  shall  sow  the  land. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
the  increase,  that  ye  shall  giAC  the 
fifth  2>'i>'f  unto  Pharaoh,  and  four 
parts  shall  be  your  own,  for  seed  of 
the  field,  and  for  youi'  food,  and  for 
them  of  your  households,  and  for 
food  for  your  little  ones. 

25  And  they  said.  Thou  hast 
saved  our  lives:  let  us  find  grace  in 
the  sight  of  my  lord,  and  we  will 
be  Pharaoh's  servants. 

2G  And  Josei)h  made  it  a  law 
over  the  land  of  Egyi)t  unto  this 
d;i,y,  fhdtl'hiiviioh  sliould  have  the 
fifth  part;  exce])t  tlu^  laud  of  the 
))riests  only,  vlnrh  becanu^  not 
Pharaoh's. 

27  II  And  Israel  dwelt  in  the 
land  of  l*'-gypt,  in  the  country  of 
(joshen;  ;ind  they  had  jxtssessions 
therein,  and  grew,  and  multiplie<l 
exceedingly. 

28  AtkI  Jacob  liv(>d  in  the  land 
of  Egypt  seventeeiv  yeai-s:  so  the 
whf)le  ag(^  of  Jacob  was  an  hundred 
forty  and  se^'(>n  years. 

29  And  the  tim(>  drew  nigh  that 
Israel  nnist  die:  and  he  called  his 
son  Josei)h,  and  said  unto  him,  If 
now  1  have  found  grace  in  thy 
sight,  put,  1  pray  thee,  thy  hand 


50 


Jacob  blesseth 


GENESIS,  48. 


Joseph's  sons. 


under  niy  tliigh,  and  deal  kindly 
and  truly  Avitli  me  ;  bury  me  not,  I 
pray  thee,  in  Egypt : 

30  But  I  will  lie  with  my  fathers, 
and  thou  shalt  carry  me  out  of 
Egypt,  and  bury  me  in  their  bury- 
ingplace.  And  he  said,  I  will  do  as 
thou  hast  said. 

31  And  he  said.  Swear  unto  me. 
And  he  sware  unto  him.  And  Is- 
rael bowed  himself  upon  the  bed's 
head. 

CHAPTER  18. 

1  Jo.seph  with  hifi  noiix  rix/'tc'/h  his  «/cX' 
father.  2  Jiu-ol:  .streii<ith,'ti,'th  hiiiixi-if 
'to  ht  ess  them.  H  He  rej,e,itetli  the  froini.se. 
5  lie  titketh  f^phriiihi  <iiiil  Mdi/usseh  iishis 
own.  7  I/e  teileth  .loseph  of  his  mother  s 
grave.  9  Kel/lessetli  Ejihroini  mul  Mmias- 
sell.  17  He  j>refer)  eth  the  yoi( luje}-  lie/ore 
the  elder.  21  lie  jirophesieth  their  return 
to  Cet lutein. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
things,  that  o»e  told  .Joseph, 
Behold,  thy  father  /.s  sick  :  and  he 
took  with  him  liis  two  sons,  Manas- 
seh  and  Ephraim. 

2  And  o)te  told  -Jacob,  and  said. 
Behold,  thy  son  Joseph  cometh 
unto  thee:  and  Israel  strength- 
ened himself,  and  sat  upon  the 
bed. 

3  And  Jacob  said  unto  Joseph, 
God  Almighty  appeared  unto  me 
at  Luz  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and 
blessed  me, 

I  And  said  unto  me.  Behold,  I 
\vill  make  thee  fruitful,  and  mul- 
tiply thee,  and  I  will  make  of 
thee  a  'multitude  of  i)eo|)1e;  and 
will  give  this  land  to  thy  seed 
after  thee  for  an  everlasting  pos- 
session. 

5  H  And  now  thy  two  sons, 
Ephraim  and  i\Ianasseh,  which 
were  born  unto  thee  in  the  land  of 
Egypt  before  I  came  unto  thee  into 
Egypt,  are  mine ;  as  Beuben  and 
Simeon,  they  shall  be  mine. 

6  And  thy  issue,  which  thou  be- 
gettest  after  them,  shall  be  thine, 
(ind  shall  be  called  after  the  name 
of  their  brethren  in  their  inheri- 
tance. 

7  And  as  for  me,  when  I  came 
from  Padan,  Rachel  died  by  me  in 
the  land  of  Canaan  in  the  way, 
when  yet  there  was  but  a  little  way 
to  come  unto  Ephrath :  and  1  buried 
her  there  in  the  way  of  Ephrath ; 
the  same  is  licth-lehem. 

8  And  Israel  beheld  Joseph's 
sons,  and  said,  Who  are  these  1 

9  And  Joseph  said  unto  his 
father,  They  are  my  sons,  whom 
God  hath  given  me  in  this  place. 
And  he  said.  Bring  them,  I  pray 
thee,  unto  me,  and  I  will  bless 
them. 

10  Now  the  eyes  of  Israel  were 


dim  for  age,  so  fluit  he  could  not 
see.  And  he  brought  them  near 
unto  him ;  and  he  kissed  them,  and 
embiaced  them. 

11  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph, 
I  had  not  thought  to  see  thy  face : 
and,  lo,  God  hath  shewed  me  also 
thy  seed. 

12  And  Joseph  brought  them  out 
from  between  his  knees,  and  he 
bowed  himself  with  his  face  to  the 
earth. 

13  And  Joseph  took  them  both, 
Ephraim  in  his  right  hand  toward 
Israel's  left  hand,  and  Manasseh  in 
his  left  hand  toward  Israel's  right 
hand,  and  brought  tlieiit  near  unto 
him. 

14  And  Israel  stretched  out  his 
right  hand,  and  laid  It  upon  Ephra- 
im's  head,  who  >ras  the  younger, 
and  his  left  hand  upon  jNIanasseh's 
head,  guiding  his  hands  wit- 
tingly ;  for  Manasseh  was  the  first- 
born. 

15^  And  he  blessed  Joseph,  and 
said,  God,  before  Avhom  my  fathers 
Abraham  and  Isaac  (hd  walk,  the 
God  which  fed  me  all  my  life  long 
unto  this  day, 

16  The  Angel  which  redeemed 
me  from  all  evil,  bless  the  lads ;  and 
let  my  name  be  named  on  them, 
and  the  name  of  my  fathers  Abra- 
ham and  Isaac ;  and  let  them  grow 
into  a  multitude  in  the  midst  of  the 
earth. 

17  And  when  Joseph  saw  that 
his  father  laid  his  right  hand 
upon  the  head  of  Ephraim,  it  dis- 
pleased him:  and  he  held  up  his 
father's  hand,  to  i-emove  it  from 
Ephraim's  head  unto  Manasseh's 
head. 

18  And  Joseph  said  unto  his 
father.  Not  so,  my  father:  for  this 
is  the  firstborn ;  put  thy  right  hand 
upon  his  head. 

19  And  his  father  refused,  and 
said,  I  know  it,  my  son,  I  know  it: 
he  also  shall  become  a  people,  and 
he  also  shall  be  great:  but  truly  his 
younger  brother  shall  be  greater 
than  he,  and  his  seed  shall  become 
a  multitude  of  nations. 

20  And  he  blessed  them  that  day, 
saying.  In  thee  shall  Israel  bless, 
saying,  God  make  thee  as  Ephraim 
and  as  ]\lanasseh :  and  he  set 
Ephraim  before  Manasseh. 

21  And  Isi-ael  said  unto  Joseph, 
Behold,  I  die:  but  God  shall  be 
with  you,  and  bring  you  again  unto 
the  land  of  your  fathers. 

22  Moreover  I  have  given  to  thee 
one  portion  above  thy  brethren, 
which  I  took  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Amorite  with  my  sword  and  with 
my  bow. 


51 


3V/.e  last  blessing 


GENESIS,  49. 


of  Jacob. 


1  latter 


-  tirstlruits 


3  weapons  of 
violence  are 
their 
swords. 
*  founcil ; 

^  men, 
6  houghed 
oxeu. 


**  the  ruler's 

stair 

'■»  until  li(! 

come  whiise 

it  is; 

J"  obedience 

of  the 

peoples  be. 


lithe  sherp. 
lulds: 
^■^  a  restiiij; 
place,  that 

it  was  "Odd 


CHAPTER  49. 

1  .TdcohcnlletJi  hix>ion.stnhle>isthem.  3  Their 
Idexxiiig  ill  piiriicuktr.  29  Ih,  vhaiyeth 
iheiii  (ibout  his  burial.    33  lie  dieih. 

AND  Jacob  called  unto  his  sons, 
and  said,  (Jathef  yourselves 
together,  that  I  may  tell  you  that 
which  shall  befall  you  in  the  '  last 
days. 

2  Gather  yourselves  together, 
and  hear,  ye  sons  of  Jacob;  and 
hearken  unto  Israel  your  father. 

3  %  Reuben,  thou  art  my  first- 
born, my  might,  and  the'-V>eginning 
of  my  strength,  the  excellency  of 
dignity,  and  the  excellency  of 
power : 

4  Unstable  as  water,  thou  shalt 
not  excel ;  because  thou  w^entest  up 
to  thy  father's  bed ;  then  defiledst 
thou  it:^  he  went  u])  to  my  couch. 

5  %  Simeon  and  Levi  arc  breth- 
ren; "  instruments  of  cruelty  arc  In 
their  habitations. 


6_()  my  soul,  come  not  thou  into 
their  •*  secret ;  unto  their  assembly, 
)nine  honour,  l)e  not  thou  united: 
for  in  their  anger  they  slew  "a  man, 
and  in  their  self  will  they  "  digged 
down  a  wall. 

7  Cursed  he  their  anger,  for  it 
ivas  fierce;  aiul  their  wrath,  for  it 
was  cruel:  1  will  divide  them  in 
Jacob,  and  scatter  them  in  Jsrael. 

^  51  Judah,  thou  ((vt  lie  whom  thy 
brethren  shall  praise:  thy  hanil 
i^ludi  he  in  the  lu'ck  of  tliine  enemies ; 
thy  father's  children  shall  bow 
down  before  thee. 

9  Judah  is  a  lion's  whelp:  from 
the  |)iey,  my  son,  thou  art  gone  up : 
he  stooped  down,  he  couched  as  a 
li(Mi,  and  as  ^at)  old  lion;  who  shall 
rous(^  him  ui)'( 

10  'i'he  sceptre  shall  not  depart 
from  Judah,  nor  ''a  laAvgiver  from 
b(!tween  his  feet,  "until  Sliiloh 
come:    and    unto    hiiii    TTioTl    tlie 


'"  gatiiering  of  the  |)C()|)le  he. 

I  1  IJinding  his  foal  unto  tin;  vine, 
and  his  ass's  colt  unto  Ww.  choice; 
vine;  he  washed  his  garments  in 
wine,  and  his  clotlies  in  tlie  blo(j(l 
of  grapes: 

\1  His  eyes  iiliall  he  red  with 
wine,  and  his  teeth  white  with 
milk. 

i;i  II  Zebulun  shall  dwell  at  the 
haven  of  the;  sea;  and  lie  aJuiU  he 
for  a!i  haven  of  shijjs;  and  his  l)or- 
der  .s7ic///  he  unto  Zidon. 

I I  II  Issachar  i.s  a  strong  ass 
couching  down  between  "  two  bur 
dens: 

1')  And  he  saw  '-'that  rest  ?wf.s- 
good,  and  tlie  land  that  it  max 
l)leasant;  and  bowed  his  shoulder 


to    bear,    and 
'•'  unto  tribute. 


became   a    servant 


IG  II  Dan  shall  judge  his  people, 
as  one  of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

1 7  Dan  shall  be  a  serpent  by  the 
way,  an  adder  in  the  path,  that 
biteth  the  lior.se  heels,  so  that  liis 
rider  shall  fall  backward. 

18  1  have  waited  for  thy  salva- 
tion, O  Lord. 

19  51  Gad,  a  troop  shall  overcome 
him :  but  he  shall  overcome  at  the 
last. 

20  U  Out  of  Asher  his  bread  i^fiaU 
he  fat,  and  he  shall  yield  royal 
dainties. 

21  *\\  Naphtali  ?'.s"  a  hind  let  loose : 
he  giveth  goodly  worrls. 

22  U  Joseph  is  a  fi'uitful  bough, 
even  a  fruitful  bough  by  a  well; 
ivhcjse  branches  run  over  the  wall : 

23  The  archers  have  sorely 
grieved  him,  and  shot  at  him,  and 
hated  him : 

24  Hut  his  bow  abode  in  strengtli, 
and  the  arms  of  his  hands  were 
made  strong  by  the  luinds  of  the 
mighty  (rod  of  Jacob ;  (from  thence 
is  the  shepherd,  the  stone  of  Israel :) 

25  Even  by  the  God  of  thy  father, 
who  shall  help  thee;  and  by  the 
Almighty,  who  shall  bless  thee  with 
blessings  of  heaven  above,  blessings 
of  the  deep  that  lieth  under,  bless- 
ings of  the  oreasts,  and  of  the  womb : 

26  The  blessings  of  thy  father 
have  prevailed  above  the  blessings 
of  "  my  progenitors  unto  the  ut- 
most l)ouiid  of  the  everlasting  liills : 


they  sliall  l)e  on  the  h(vid  of  Joseph, 
and  on  the  crown  of  the  head  of 
him  that  was  '''separate  from  his 
brethren. 

27  II  Benjamin  shall  ravin  as  a 
wolf:  in  the  mf)rning  lu^  shall  de- 
vour the  prey,  and  at  night  he  shall 
divide  the  spoil. 

2S  II  All  these  are  the  twelve 
triln's  of  Israel:  and  this  is  it  that 
their  father  sjjake  unto  them,  and 
blessed  them;  everyone  according 
to  his  blessing  Ik;  blessed  them. 

29  And  he  charged  them,  and 
said  unto  them,  I  aiii  to  be  gailuM'cd 
unto  my  ))eo))ie:  bury  me  with  my 
fathers  in  the  cave  that  is  in  the 
field  of  Kphr(.n  the  llittite, 

30  I  n  the  cave  that  is  in  the  field 
of  Machpelah,  which  is  before 
Mamre,  in  the  land  of  ('anaan, 
which  Al)ialiam  l)ought  with  the 
field  of  l']phr<)n  the;  Hittite  foi'  a 
possession  of  a,  buryingplace. 

31  Tliere  lli(\v  buried  Abraham 
and  Sa,rah  his  wife;  there  they 
Iniried  lsaa,cand  Kclx'kah  his  wif(; ; 
and  there  I  bui'ie<l  Leah. 


13  under 
taskwork. 


*  Or, 


"  *  the 

ancient 

mountains, 

the  desirable 

things 

!•''  prince 

among 


62 


JamVa  death,  and 


GENESIS,  50. 


hxirkd  in  Canaan 


32  The  purchase  of  the  field  and 
of  the  cave  that  /•*(  therein  was  from 
the  children  of  Heth. 

33  And  when  Jacol)  had  made 
an  end  of  commandinff  his  sons,  he 
gathered  up  his  feet  into  the  bed, 
and  yielded  up  the  ghost,  and  was 
gathered  unto  his  people. 

CHAPTER  50. 

1  The  moiirning  fur  .lacnh.  ^  Joseph  geiieth 
leave  of  Plunuoh  fo  go  to  }infy  him,.  1  The 
funeral.  15  Joseph  comfurieili.  his  breth- 
ren, who  era  red  his  iianlon.  'I'l  His  age. 
2.S  Hexeelh  thethinl  <ietn'rafiini  of  his  so'ns. 
24  He  projilirsleih  imtn  liis  hr.ihren  (f  their 
return.  '-'5  Hetaketh  an  oath  of  them  for 
his  tiones.     '2(1  He  itieth.  ami  is  chested. 

AND  Joseph  fell  upon  his  father's 
face,  and  wept  upon  him,  and 
kissed  him. 

2  And  .Joseph  commanded  his 
servants  the  physicians  to  embalm 
his  father  :  and  the  physicians  em- 
balmed Israel. 

3  And  forty  days  were  fulfilled 
for  him ;  for  so  are  fulfilled  the 
days  of  those  which  are  embalmed  : 
and  the  Egyptians  mourned  for 
him  threescore  and  ten  days. 

4  And  when  the  days  of  his 
moui'ning  were  past,  Joseph  spake 
unto  the  house  of  Pharaoh,  saying, 
If  now  I  have  found  grace  in  your 
eyes,  speak,  I  pray  you,  in  the  ears 
of  Pharaoh,  saying, 

5  My  father  made  me  swear,  say- 
ing, Lo,  I  die :  in  my  grave  which 
I  have  digged  for  me  in  the  land 
of  Canaan,  there  shalt  thou  bury 
me.  Now  therefore  let  me  go  up, 
I  pray  thee,  and  bury  my  father, 
and  I  will  come  again. 

G  And  Pharaoh  said,  Go  up,  and 
bury  thy  father-,  according  as  he 
made  thee  swear. 

7  51  And  Joseph  went  up  to  bui'y 
his  father :  and  with  him  went  up 
all  the  servants  of  Pharaoh,  the 
elders  of  his  house,  and  all  the 
elders  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 

8  And  all  the  house  of  Joseph, 
and  his  brethren,  and  his  father's 
house :  only  their  little  ones,  and 
their  Hocks,  and  their  herds,  they 
left  in  the  land  of  Goshen. 

9  And  there  went  uj)  with  him 
both  chariots  and  hoi'semen  :  and 
it  was  a  very  gi'eat  comijany. 

10  And  they  came  to  the  thresh- 
ingfioor  of  Atad,  which  is  beyond 
Jcirdan,  and  there  they  mourned 
\vith  a  gr»>at  and  very  sore  lanienta- 
ti(»n  :  and  he  made  a  mourning  for 
his  father-  seven  days. 

1 1  Aird  when  the  inhabitants 
of  the  lanfl,  the  Canaanites,  saw 
the  mour'iiirrg  in  tin;  fioor'  of 
Atad,  they  said.  This  'is  a  griev- 
ous mourrriirg  to  the  Egyptians : 


wherefoi'e  the  name  of  it  was 
called  *  Abel-mizraim,  which  is  be- 
yond Jordan. 

12  And  his  sons  did  unto  him 
according  as  he  commanded  them  : 

1 3  For  his  sons  carr-ied  him  into 
the  land  of  Canaan,  and  buried 
him  in  the  cave  of  the  field  of 
Machpelah,  which  Abr'aham  bought 
with  the  field  for  a  possession  of  a 
buryingplace  of  Epnron  the  Hit- 
tite,  before  Mamr-e. 

14  ^And  Joseph  returned  into 
Egypt,  he,  and  his  Ijrethr-en,  and  all 
that  went  up  with  him  to  l)ur'y  his 
father-,  after  he  had  buried  his 
father-. 

15  ^  And  when  Joseph's  br-eth- 
ren  saw  that  their  father  was  dead, 
they  said,  Joseph  will  per-adventrrre 
hate  us,  and  will  certainly  r-equite 
us  all  the  evil  which  we  did  uirto 
him. 

16  And  they  sent  a  messenger 
unto  Joseph,  saying,  Thy  father 
did  connnand  befoi-e  he  died,  say- 
ing, 

17  So  shall  ye  say  unto  Joseph, 
Forgive,  I  pr-ay  thee  now,  the  tres- 
pass of  thy  Ijrethr'en,  and  their  sin; 
for  they  did  unto  thee  evil :  ancl 
now,  we  pr-ay  thee,  for-give  the  tres- 
Ijass  of  the  servants  of  the  God  of 
thy  father-.  And  Joseph  wept  when 
they  spake  unto  him. 

18  And  his  br-ethren  also  went 
and  fell  down  before  his  face  ;  and 
they  said,  Behold,  we  be  thy  ser- 
vants. 

^19  And  Joseph  said  unto  them, 
Fear  not :  for  am  I  in  the  iJace  of 
God  ? 

20  Rut  as  for  you,  ye  thought 
evil  against  me ;  but  God  meant 
it  yrntij  good,  to  bring  to  pass,  as 
It  is  this  day,  to  save  much  people 
alive. 

21  Now  therefore  fear  ye  not:  I 
will  nourish  you,  and  your-  little 
ones.  And  he  comfor-ted  them,  and 
spake  kindly  unto  them. 

22  If  And  Joseph  dwelt  iir  Egypt, 
he,  and  his  father's  house :  aird 
Joseph  lived  air  hundred  and  ten 
years. 

23  And  .Tosc^ph  saw  Ei)hr-aim's 
childr-en  of  the  tliir-d  (icneration  :  the 
childrerr  also  of  Machir  the  son  of 
Manasseh  were  brought  up  upon 
Joseph's  knees. 

24  And  Joseph  said  unto  his 
brethr-en,  I  die:  and  God  will 
surely  visit  you,  and  br-ing  you 
out  of  tills  land  unto  the  land 
which  he  swai-e  to  Abi-aham,  to 
Isaac,  and  to  Jacob. 


*  That  /,s,  The  inouniiiii;  of  tin-  Ei^y))- 
tiaiis. 


53 


oppression  of  the 


EXODUS,  1,  2. 


children  of  Israel. 


25  And  Joseph  took  an  oath  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  God 
will  surely  visit  you,  and  ye  shall 
carry  up  my  bones  from  hence. 


26  So  Joseph  died,  being  an  hun- 
dred and  ten  years  old  :  and  they 
embalmed  him,  and  he  was  put  in 
a  coffin  in  Egypt. 


THE   SECOl^D   BOOK    OF   MOSES, 

CALLED 


EXODUS 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  The  children  of  Is)(tt-t,  iipcr,I(iKep]i\t  death, 
do  multiply.  8  The  n/ore  the//  (ire  I'ji- 
pre,^sed  hy  a  ne.ir  king,  the  mure  Ihey  iinil- 
tiplij.  15  The  fjddlinenH  tif  the  /nid iri res, 
in  Kdviiiy  the  ineii  ehitdreii  alire.  '2'2  I'lid- 
I'iiitli  coininiiniletli  the  'male  chitilreit  tii  be 
cant  !)it<i  the  rioer. 

NOW  these  are  the  names  of  tlie 
children  of  Israel,  which  came 
into  Egypt ;  every  man  and  liis 
househokl  came  with  Jacob. 

2  Reuben,  Simeon,  Levi,  and 
Judah, 

3  Issachar,  Zebulun,  and  Benja- 
min, 

4  Dan,  and  Naphtali,  (7afl,  anfl 
Asher. 

5  And  all  the  souls  that  came 
out  of  the  loins  of  Jacob  were 
seventy  souls  :  for  Joseph  was  in 
Egypt  ulrcddy. 

6  And  .Joseph  died,  and  all  his 
brethren,  and  all  that  generation. 

7  l^f  And  the  chilfh-en  of  Israel 
were  fi'uitful,  and  increased  abun- 
dantly, and  multiplied,  and  waxed 
exceeding  niighty ;  and  the  land 
was  filled  with  them. 

8  Now  there  arose  up  a  new  king 
over  Egypt,  which  knew  not  Jo- 
seph. 

9  And  ho  said  unto  his  people. 
Behold,  the  ijeople  of  \\w.  children 
of  IsraeL/r^'m'oi'ejind  mightier  than 
we  : 

10  dome  on,  let  us  deal  wisely 
with  theui  ;  lest  they  multiply,  and 
it  come  to  i)ass,  that,  wheti  there 
falleth  out  any  war,  they  join  also 
unto  ouriuiemies,  and  fight  against 
us,  and  .so  get  them  uj)  out  of  the 
land. 

1  I  Therefon^  they  did  set  o^'er 
them  taskmastei's  to  ;i,lllict  them 
with  their  i)urdeiis.  And  tliey  built 
for  I'haraoh  'treasure cities,  i'itliom 
ajid  i!;iamses. 

12  But  the  more  they  afllictcd 
them,  the  more  they  multiplied  and 
grew.  And  tlicy  were  griexcd  be- 
cause of  the  ciiildreii  of  Israel. 

\'-\  And  tlic  I'lgyptians  ma(l<>  the 
children  of  Israel  to  serve  with 
rigoui-  : 


14  And  they  made  their  lives 
bitter  with  hard  bondage,  in  uior 
ter,  and  in  brick,  and  in  all  man 
ner  of  service  in  the  field  :  all  their 
service,  wherein  they  made  them 
serve,  ?wr,s  with  rigour. 

15  5!  And  the  king  of  Egypt 
spake  to  the  Hebrew  mid  wives,  of 
which  the  name  of  the  one  was 
Shiphrah,  and  the  name  of  the 
other  Puah  : 

16  And  he  said.  When  ye  do  the 
office  of  a  midwife  to  the  Hebi-ew 
women,  and  see  thtm  upon  the 
'■^  stools  ;  if  it  he  a  son,  then  ye  shall 
kill  him  :  but  if  it  he  a  daughter, 
then  she  shall  live. 

1 7  But  the  midwives  feared  God, 
and  did  not  as  the  king  of  Egypt, 
commanded  them,  but  saved  the 
men  childi'en  alive. 

18  And  the  king  of  Egypt  called 
for  the  midwives,  and  said  unto 
them.  Why  have  ye  done  this  thing, 
and  have  saved  the  nu'ii  children 
alive  % 

19  And  the  midwives  said  unto 
Pharaoh,  Because  the  Hebrew 
women  are  not  as  the  Egyptian 
women  ;  for  they  are  lively,  and 
are  deliver'ed  ere  the  midwixes 
come  in   unto  them. 

20  Therefore  God  dealt  well  with 
the  miflwives  i  and  the  i)eoi)le  mul- 
tii)lied,  and  waxed  vei-y  mighty. 

21  And  it  caine  to  pass,  because 
the  midwives  feared  God,  that  he 
made  them  ■'  houses. 

22  7\nd  I'haraoh  charged  all  his 
people,  saying,  l"]very  son  that  is 
l)()i'n  ye  shall  cast  into  the  ri\-er, 
and  (!very  daughter  ye  shall  sa\e 
alive. 


CHAPTKl! 


1  Mi)nefi  t/i  born,  a  ami  in  an  a rl 
theHayn.  5  lie  ix  Ion nd,  and  li 
Uil  rharaidi'xdanijhter.  11  lie 
h'l/i/jitian.  V-\  lie  i-ejirurilh  ai 
\U  ' lie  tlxth  int„  .Vidian.  '.'1  //. 
7.i liimrah .  'J'J  (lershoin  in  Inifn 
ri'Kjneteth  the  Jxraeliten''  cry. 

AND  there  went 
1\    house    of     I 
ii'ij'e  a  daughtei 


ca.'<t  inti, 
-.anihl  H,, 
■.lai/eth  an 
il.'hreir. 
niavrieth 
'>•■',    <;,hI 

a  man  of  the 
evi.  and  took'  li> 
of  Levi. 


54 


The  birth  of  Moses. 


EXODUS,  3. 


Moses  in  Midian. 


2  And  the  woman  conceived, 
and  bare  a  son  :  and  when  slie  saw 
him  that  he  ir(i><  <i  goodly  cJtild, 
she  hid  him  three  months. 

3  And  when  she  could  no  longer 
hide  him,  she  took  for  him  an  ark 
of  bulrushes,  and  daubed  it  with 
'  slime  and  with  pitch,  and  put  the 


child  therein ;  and  she  laid    it  in 
the  flags  by  the  river's  brink. 

4  And  his  sister  stood  afar  off, 
to  -  wit  what  would  be  done  to  him. 

5  II  And  the  daughter  of  Pharaoh 
came  down  to  wash  ho-nelf  at  the 
river;  and  her  maidens  walked 
along  by  the  river's  side  ;  and  when 
she  saw  the  ark  among  the  flags, 
she  sent  her  maid  to  fetch  it. 

6  And  when  she  had  opened  it, 
she  saw  the  child  :  and,  beliold,  the 
babe  wept.  And  she  liad  compas- 
sion on  him,  and  said.  This  is  one 
of  the  Hebrews'  children. 

7  Then  said  his  sister  to  Pha- 
raoh's daughter,  Shall  I  go  and 
call  to  thee  a  nurse  of  the  Hebrew 
women,  that  she  may  nurse  the 
child  for  thee  % 

8  And  Pharaoh's  daughter  said 
to  her.  Go.  And  the  maid  went 
and  called  the  child's  mother. 

y  And  Pharaoh's  daughter  said 
unto  her.  Take  this  child  away, 
and  niu'se  it  tV)r  me,  and  1  will  give 
thee  thy  wages.  And  the  woman 
took  the  child,  and  nursed  it. 

10  And  the  child  grew,  and  she 
brought  him  unto  Pharaoh's  daugh- 
ter, and  he  became  her  son.  And 
she  called  his  name  *  Moses  :  and 
she  said,  Because  I  drew  him  out 
of  the  water. 

1 1  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  when  Moses  was  grown,  that 
he  went  out  unto  his  brethren, 
and  looked  on  their  burdens-:  and 
he  spied  an  Egyptian  smiting  an 
Hebrew,  one  of  his  brethren. 

12  And  he  looked  this  way  and 
that  way,  and  when  he  saw  tliat 
there  icnti  no  man,  he  slew  the 
Egyptian,  and  hid  him  in  the  sand. 

13  And  when  he  went  out  the 
second  day,  behold,  two  men  of 
the  Hebrews  strove  together  :  and 
he  said  to  him  that  did  the  wrong, 
Wheref(ji-e  smitest  thou  thy  fellow  ? 

14  And  he  said.  Who  made  thee  a 
prince  and  a  judge  over  us  ■?  intend- 
est  thou  t<)  kill  me,  as  thou  killedst 
the  Egyptian  %  And  Moses  feared, 
and  said.  Surely  this  thing  is  known. 

15  Now  wlien  Pharaoh  heard 
this  thing,  he  sought  to  slay  Moses. 
P)ut  Moses  fled  from  the  face  of 
Pharaoh,  and  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
Midian  :  and  he  sat  down  by  a  well. 


*  That  is,  Drawn  out. 


16  Now  the  priest  of  Midian  had 
seven  tiaughtei's  :  and  they  came 
and  drew  vuiter,  and  fllled  the 
troughs  to  water  their  father's 
flock. 

1 7  And  the  shepherds  came  and 
drove  them  away  :  but  Moses  stood 
up  and  helped  them,  and  watered 
their  flock. 

18  And  when  they  came  to 
Reuel  their  father,  he  said,  How  in 
it  that  ye  are  ccjme  so  soon  to  day  1 

19  And  tliey  said.  An  Egyptian 
delivered  us  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
shepherds,  and  also  drew  water 
enough  for  us,  and  watered  tlie 
Hock. 

20  And  he  said  unto  his  daugh- 
ters. And  where  -is  he'?  why  is  it 
that  ye  have  left  the  man?  call 
him,  that  he  may  eat  bread. 

21  And  ]\I()ses  was  content  to 
dwell  with  the  man  :  and  he  gave 
Moses  Zipporah  his  daugliter. 

22  And  she  bai-e  him.  a  son,  and 
he  called  his  name  Gershom  :  for 
he  said,  I  have  been  a  stranger  in 
a  strange  land. 

23  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  in 
process  of  time,  that  the  king  of 
Egypt  died  :  and  the  children  of 
Israel  sighed  by  I'eason  of  the 
bondage,  and  they  cried,  and  their 
cry  came  up  unto  God  by  reason 
of  the  l)ondage. 

24  And  God  heard  their  gi'oan- 
ing,  and  God  remembered  his  cove- 
nant witli  Abraham,  with  Isaac, 
and  with  Jacob. 

25  And  God  looked  upon  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  God  had 
respect  unto  them. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Mosen  keepeth  Jethro'x  flock.  2  God  ap- 
pear eih  to  him  in  a  burninff  bunh.  9  JJe 
nendeth  him  to  deliver  Israel.  14  The 
name  of  God.    15   His  message  to  Inrael. 

NOW  Moses  kept  the  flock  of 
Jethro  his  father  in  law,  the 
priest  of  Midian  :  and  he  led  the 
flock  to  the  •'  backside  of  the  desert. 
and  came  to  the  mountain  of  God, 
even  to  Horeb. 

2  And  the  angel  of  the  Lonn  ap- 
peared unto  him  in  a  flain(»  of  fire 
out  of  the  midst  of  a  bush:  and 
he  looked,  and,  behokl,  the  bush 
burned  with  fii-e,  and  the  bush  was 
not  consumed. 

3  And  Moses  said,  I  will  now 
turn  aside,  and  see  this  great  sight, 
why  the  bush  is  not  burnt. 

4  And  when  the  Loun  saw  that 
he  turned  aside  to  see,  God  called 
unto  him  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
l)ush,  and  said,  Moses,  Moses.  And 
he  said.  Here  am  I. 

5  Atid  he  said.  Draw  not  nigh 


3  back  of  the 
wilderuess, 


Moses  is  sent 


EXODUS,  4. 


to  deliver  Israel. 


hither  :  put  off  thy  shoes  from  off 
thy  feet,  for  the  place  whereon 
thou  standest  /.s  holy  ground. 

6  j\Ioi-eover  he  said,  I  a»i  the 
God  of  thy  father,  the  God  of 
Abraham,  the  God  of  Isaac,  and 
the  God  of  Jacob.  And  Moses  hid 
his  face ;  for  he  was  afraid  to  look 
upon  God. 

7  H  And  the  L(»iii)  said,  I  have 
surely  seen  the  affliction  of  my 
people  which  are  in  Egypt,  and 
nave  heard  their  cry  by  reason  of 
their  taskmasters ;  for  I  know 
their  sorrows ; 

8  And  I  am  come  down  to  de- 
liver them  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Egyptians,  and  to  bring  them  up 
out  of  that  land  unto  a  good  land 
and  a  large,  unto  a  land  flowing 
with  milk  and  honey;  unto  the 
place  of  the  Canaanites,  and  the 
Hittites,  and  the  Amorites,  and 
the  J^erizzites,  and  the  Hivites, 
and  the  Jebusites. 

9  Now  therefore,  behold,  the  cry 
of  the  children  of  Israel  is  come 
unto  me  :  and  I  have  also  seen  the 
oppression  wherewith  the  Egyp- 
tians f)ppress  them. 

10  CJome  now  therefore,  and  I 
will  send  thee  unto  Phai'aoh,  that 
thou  mayest  l)ring  forth  my  people 
the  children  of  Israel  out  of  Egypt. 

11  ^  And  Moses  said  unto  God, 
Who  (ii/i  I,  that  I  should  go  unto 
Pharaoh,  and  that  I  should  luring" 
forth  the  children  of  Israel  out  of 
Eg.ypt  1 

12  And  lie  said,  Certainly  I  will 
be  with  thee  ;  and  this  i</udl  he  a 
token  unto  thee,  that  I  have  s«>nt 
thee:  When  thou  hast  brought 
forth  the  people  out  of  Egyi)t,  ye 
shall  serve  God  upon  this  moun- 
tain. 

l.'{  And  Moses  said  unto  God, 
liehold,  ivkcii  I  come  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  shall  say  unto 
thi-m,  The  God  of  your  fathei's 
liatli  sent  me  unto  you  ;  find  they 
shall  siiy  to  m(\  What  ix  his  nani<'  ? 
what  shall  I  say  unto  them? 

II  And  God  said  unto  Moses,  I 
AM  THAT  I  AM:  and  he  said, 
Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  the  chil- 
dn>n  of  Israel,  I  AM  hath  sent  me 
unto  you. 

IT)  And  God  said  moi'eover  unto 
Moses,  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto 
the  ciiildren  of  Israel,  'The  LoiM) 
God  of  your  fathers,  the  ( lod  of 
Ahraham,  the  fjod  of  isaa,<\  and 
tii<;  (iod  (»f  Jacob,  hath  sent  me 
unto  you  :  this  /.s-  my  name  for' e\t'r. 
and  this  /s  my  iiieiiiorial  unto  all 
g(Miera.ti(jiis. 

IG  Go,  and  gathci'  the  elders  of 
Israel  together,  and  say  unto  them. 


^The  Lord  God  of  your  fathers, 
the  God  of  Abraham,  of  Isaac,  and 
of  Jacob,  appeared  unto  me,  say- 
ing, I  have  surely  visited  you,  and 
.srt'M  that  which  is  done  to  you  in 
Egypt : 

17  And  I  liave  said,  I  will  bring 
you  up  out  of  the  atiiiction  of  Egypt 
unto  the  land  of  the  Canaanites, 
and  the  Hittites,  and  the  Amor- 
ites, and  the  Perizzites,  and  the 
Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites,  unto 
a  land  flowing  with  milk  and 
honey. 

IS  And  they  sliall  hearken  to  thy 
voice  :  and  thou  shalt  come,  thou 
and  the  elders  of  Israel,  unto  the 
king  of  Egypt,  and  ye  shall  say 
unt(j  him,  "The  Loud  God  of  the 
Hebr-ews  hatli  met  with  us  :  and 


now  let  us  go,  we  beseech  thee, 
three  days'  journey  into  the  wil- 
derness, that  we  may  sacriflce  to 
the  Loud  our  God. 

19  H  And  I  am  sure  that  the 
king  of  Egypt  will  not  let  you  go, 
•'no.  not  by  a.might.v  hand. 

20  And  I  will  stretch  out  my 
hand,  and  smite  Egypt  with  all 
my  wonders  which  1  will  do  in  the 
midst  thereof :  and  after  tluit  he 
will  let  you  go. 

21  And  I  will  give  this  people 
favour  in  the  sight  of  the  l^gyi»- 
tians  :  and  it  shall  come  to  ])ass, 
that,  when  ye  go,  ye  shall  not  go 
em])ty  : 

22  i>ut  every  woman  shall  '  bor- 
ro\v  of  her  neighljour,  and  of  her 
that  sojourneth  in  Ikm- house,  jewels 
of  silver,  anil  jewels  of  gold,  and 
raiment  :  and  ye  shall  put  tliiii) 
ui)on  your  sons,  and  uium  your 
daughters  ;  and  ye  shall  spoil  the 
Egyptians. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  Moxex'  r<'(1  ix  lurncil  hifo  (I  Ke)-pet)t.  (1  IHs 
IkiikI  Ik  li'jiraiis.  10  //<'  in  lolh  to  hexciit. 
14  Aiirnii  in  ilj)pohit(<l  to  (innixt  him. 
IH  .)roH,'s  ih-iKirtith  from  .Tethro.  '21  f,'(«/V 
mt'ssiiye.  to  J'lKinioii.  24  Zip/ioidh  rirciim- 
I'isclh  Iwr  noil.  '.'7  Jiiroli,  in  ni-iit  to  nicil 
.ffoncn.     ;il    Tlif  j)eo}ile  bc/icri't/i  t/ii-m. 

AND  Moses  answered  and  said, 
liut,  Ix^hold,  they  will  not  be 
Wove  me,  nor  hearken  unto  my 
voice:  for  tlu^y  will  say.  The  Loud 
haih  not  appeared  unto  thec^. 

2  And  the  liOUi>  said  unto  him. 
What  /n  lh;it  in  thine  hand?  And 
Ik'  said,  A  rod. 

;5  And  li(!  said.  Cast  it  on  tlie 
ground.  And  he  cast  it  on  the 
ground,  and  it  l)ecame  a  .serpent  ; 
and  Moses  lied  fiom  before  it. 

4  And  the  boUDsaid  unto  Ab)se.s, 
Put  forth  thine  IuiimI,  and  take  it 
by  the  tail.     And  he  put  forth  Jiis 


66 


Aaron  appointed 


EXODUS,  4. 


to  assist  Moses. 


liaiid,  and  caught  it,  and  it  became       17  And  thou  shalt  take  this  rod 


a  rod  in  hi.s  hanti  : 

5  That  they  may  believe  that 
'  tlie  LoKD  God  of  their  fatliers, 
the  (-iod  of  Abi'aham,  the  CJod  of 
Isaac,  and  tlie  God  of  Jacob,  hath 
appeared  unto  thee. 

6  *\  And  the  Loud  said  further- 
more unto  him.  Put  now  thine 
liand  into  thy  bosom.  And  he  put 
his  hand  into  his  bosom  :  and  when 
lie  took  it  out,  behold,  his  hand 
iva^  leprous  as  f^now. 

7  And  he  said,  Put  thine  hand 
into  thy  bosom  again.  And  he  put 
his  hand  into  his  oosom  again  ;  and 
plucked  it  out  of  his  bosom,  and, 
behold,  it  was  turned  again  as  his 
other  flesh. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
they  will  not  believe  thee,  neither 
hearken  to  the  voice  of  the  first 
sign,  that  they  will  believe  the 
voice  of  the  latter  sign. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
they  will  not  believe  also  these  two 
signs,  neither  hearken  unto  thy 
voice,  that  thou  shalt  take  of  the 
watei"  of  the  river,  and  pour  it 
upon  the  dry  laud :  and  the  water 
which  thou  takest  out  of  the  river 
shall  become  blood  upon  the  dry 
land. 

10  51  And  Moses  said  unto  the 
Lord,  O  my  Lord,  I  am  not  elo- 
quent, neither  heretofore,  nor  since 
tliou  hast  spoken  unto  thy  servant : 
but  I  am  slow  of  speech,  and  of  a 
slow  tongue. 

11  And  the  Lokd  said  unto  liim. 
Who  hath  made  man's  mouth  1  or 
who  maketh  the  duml),  or  deaf,  or 
the  seeing,  or  the  Ijlind  %  ha^e  not 
ItheLoR])'? 

1 2  Now  therefoi'e  go,  and  I  will 
be  with  thy  mouth,  and  teach  thee 
what  thou  shalt  say. 

1 3  And  he  said,  O  my  Lord,  send, 
I  pray  thee,  by  the  hand  of  him 
whom  thou  wilt  send. 

14  And  the  anger  of  the  Loi;n 
was  kindled  against  Moses,  and  he 
said,  Tx  not  Aaroii  the  Le^'ite  thy 
brother  ?  I  know  that  he  can  speak 
wcll.  And  also,  l)ehold,  he  cometh 
forth  to  meet  thee:  and  when  he 
seeth  thee,  he  will  be  glad  in  his 
heart. 

15  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto 
him,  and  put  words  in  his  mouth  : 
and  1  will  be  with  thy  mouth,  and 
with  his  mouth,  and  will  teach  you 
what  ye  shall  do. 

IG  And  he  shall  be  thy  spokes- 
man unto  the  peojjk^  :  and  "  he  shall 
be,  even  he  shall  be  to  tl i ee  instead 


ot  a  mouth,  and  tliou  shalt  be  to 
him  "instead  of  God. 


in    thine    hand,   wherewith    thou 
shalt  do  signs. 

18  ^  And  Moses  went  and  re- 
turned to  Jethro  his  father  in  law, 
and  said  unto  him.  Let  me  go,  1 
pray  thee,  find  return  ^  unto  my 
brethren  which  are  in  J^]gy])t,  and 
see  whether  they  be  yet  alive. 
And  Jethro  said  to  Moses,  Go  in 
peace. 

19  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses  in  j\Iidian,  Go,  return  into 
Egypt :  for  all  the  men  are  dead 
which  sought  thy  life. 

20  And  Moses  took  his  wife  and 
his  sons,  and  set  them  upon  an  ass, 
and  he  returned  to  the  land  of 
Egypt :  and  Moses  took  the  rod  of 
God  in  his  liand. 

21  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  When  thou  goest  to  re- 
turn into  Egypt,  see  that  thou 
do  all  those  wonders  before  Pha- 
raoh, which  I  have  ]jut  in  thine 
hand  :  but  I  will  harden  his  heart, 
that  he  shall  not  let  the  people 
go. 

22  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  Pha- 
raoh, Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Israel  is 
my  son,  even  my  firstborn  : 

23  And  I  say  unto  thee.  Let  my 
son  go,  that  he  may  serve  me : 
and  if  thou  refuse  to  let  him  go, 
l)ehold,  I  will  slay  thy  son,  even 
thy  firstborn. 

24  1j  And  it  came  to  pass  by  the 
way  in  the  '^  mm  that  the  Lord  met 
him_,  and  sought  to  kill  him. 

25  Then  Zipporah  took  a  sharp 
stone,  and  cut  off  the  foreskin  of 
her  son.  and  cast  it  at  his  feet,  and 
said,  8urely  ^'n.  bloody  husband  ai-t 
thou  to  me. 

26  So  he  let  him  go  :  then  she 
said,  "A  bloody  husband  thou  art, 
because  of  the  circumcision. 

27  ^  And  the  Lord  said  to  Aaron, 
Go  into  the  wilderness  to  meet  Mo- 
ses. And  he  went,  and  met  him 
in  the  mount  of  God,  and  kissed 
him. 

28  And  INIoses  told  Aaron  all  the 
words  of  the  Lord  mIio  had  sent 
him,  and  all  the  signs  which  he 
had  connnanded  him. 

29  *i\  And  Moses  and  yXaron  went 
and  gathered  together  all  the  elders 
of  the  children  of  Israel : 

30  And  Aaron  spake  all  the 
words  which  the  Lord  had  spoken 
unto  Moses,  and  did  the  signs  in 
the  sight  of  the  people. 

31  And  the  peoi)le  b('lie\('d  :  and 
when  they  heard  that  the  Lord  had 
visited  the  diildren  of  Israel,  and 
that  he  had  looked  upon  theii- afflic- 
tion, then  they  bowed  thtsir  heads 
and  worshipped. 


place, 


5  a  brkle- 
groom  of 
blood 

6  A  bride- 
fivoom  of 
blood 


57 


Pharaoh  increaseth 


EXODUS,  5,  6. 


the  Israelites'  task. 


CHAPTER  5. 

1  Pfiaraoh  chideth  Mones  and  Aaron  for 
their  message.  5  I/e  increamth  the  Isra- 
elites' task.  15  I/e  checketh  their  cow- 
plaints.  20  They  cry  out  upon  Monen  and 
Aaron.    22  Moaes  co'mplaiueth  to  God. 

AND  afterward  Moses  and  Aaron 
went  in,  and  told  Pharaoh, 
Thu.s  saith  Hhe  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may 
hold  a  feast  unto  me  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

2  And  Pharaoh  said,  Who  is  the 
Lord,  that  I  should  obey  his  voice 
to  let  Israel  go"?  I  know  not  the 
Lord,  neither  will  I  let  Israel  go. 

3  And  they  said,  The  God  of  the 
Hebrews  hath  met  with  us  :  let  us 
go,  we  pray  thee,  tliree  days'  jour- 
ney into  trie  desert,  and  sacrifice 
unto  the  Lord  our  God ;  lest  he 
fall  upon  us  with  pestilence,  or 
with  the  sword. 

4  And  the  king  of  Egypt  said 
unto  them.  Wherefore  do  ye,  Moses 
and  Aaron,  let  the  ijeople  from  their 
works  %  get  you  unto  your  burdens. 

5  And  Pharaoh  said,  Behold,  the 
people  of  the  land  now  are  many, 
and  ye  make  them  rest  from  their 
burdens. 

G  And  Pharaoh  commanded  the 
same  day  the  taskmasters  of  the 
people,  and  their  otticers,  saying, 

7  Ye  shall  no  more  give  the  people 
straw  to  make  brick,  as  heretofore  : 
let  them  go  and  gather  straw  for 
themselves. 

H  And  the  tale  of  the  bricks, 
wlii(;h  they  did  make  hei'etofore, 
ye  shall  lay  upon  them  ;  ye  shall  not 
(Hiiiiiiish  otKjht  thereof:  for  they 
he  idle  ;  therefore  the.y  cry,  saying, 
Ijct  us  go  <ni<l  sacrifice  to  our  (Jod. 

9  Let  therii  iiioi'e  work  b(^  laid 
upon  the  men,  that  they  may  labour 
therinn  ;  and  let  them  not  regard 
vain  words. 

10  1)  And  the  taskmasters  of  the 
jieoph;  went  out,  and  their  officers, 
and  th(!y  si)ak(^  to  tlu;  people,  say- 
ing, 'I'hus  saith  Pliaraoh,  1  will  not 
giv(^  you  straw. 

11  (io  ye,  g(!t  you  sti'aw  whei'c 
ye  can  find  it-:  yet  not  ought  of 
your  work  shall  be  diiiiinished. 

\'l  So  the  i)eopl(>  \vei'(>  scattiM'ed 
abroad  throughout  all  the  land  of 
P^gypt  to  gather  stubble  instead  of 
straw. 

1."}  And  the  taskmasters  hasted 
thcni,  saying,  l''idfil  your  works, 
yoitr  daily  tasks,  as  wlu^ii  tluwe  was 
straw. 

14  And  the  officers  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  which  Plianioh's 
taskmasters  had  set  over  ilieiii, 
were  beaten, (^rw/denianded,  Where- 
fore have  ye  not  fulfilled  your  task 


in  making  brick   both    yesterday 
and  to  day,  as  heretofore '? 

15  II  Then  the  officers  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  came  and  cried  unto 
Pharaoh,  saying.  Wherefore  dealest 
thou  thus  with  thy  servants '? 

16  There  is  no  straw  given  unto 
thy  servants,  and  they  say  to  us. 
Make  brick:  and,  behold,  thy  ser- 
vants are  beaten  ;  but  the  fault  u 
in  thine  own  people. 

17  But  he  said.  Ye  are  idle,  ye  are 
idle:  therefore  ye. say.  Let  us  go 
and  do  sacrifice  to  the  Lord. 

18  Go  therefore  now,  and  work  ; 
for  there  shall  no  straw  be  given 
you,  yet  shall  ye  deliver  the  tale  of 
bricks. 

19  And  the  officers  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  did  see  tliat  they  were 
in  evil  ease,  after  it  was  said.  Ye 
shall  not  minish  o«(7/i^  from  your 
l^'icks  of  your  daily  task. 

20  1[  And  they  met  Moses  and 
Aaron,  who  stood  in  the  way,  as 
they  came  forth  fioiii  Pharaoh  : 

21  And  they  said  unto  them,  The 
Lord  look  upon  you,  and  judge ; 
])ecause  ye  have  made  our  savour 
to  be  abhorred  in  the  eyes  of  Pha- 
raoh, and  in  the  eyes  of  his  ser- 
vants, to  put  a  swoi'd  in  their  hand 
to  slay  us. 

22  And  jMoses  returned  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said.  Lord,  wherefore 
hast  thou  so  e\il  entn^ated  this 
people?  why  is  it  that  thou  hast 
sent  me  % 

23  P"'or  since  I  came  to  Pharaoh 
to  speak  in  thy  name,  he  hath  done 
evil  to  this  people;  ntnther  hast 
thou  delivered  thy  jieople  at  all. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  Olid  rfxeireth  his  promiae  hy  hin  name 
.IKIK)  r.l  //.  14  The  ijeiied/oi/l/  "f  lieHheii, 
ir>  of  Siiiieiiti,  It;  (;/'  Leri,  of  whom  came 
Mii^e-s  and  Aaron. 

rpii  h',N  the  Loi;d  said  unto  ]Mos(;s, 
J_  Now  sbalt  thou  see  what  I  will 
do  to  l'li;i,raoh  :  for  with  a  strong 
liand  shiill  lie  let  them  go,  and  with 
a  strong  hand  shall  he  drive  them 
out  of  his  land. 

2  And  Go<l  si)alse  unto  T\Ioses, 
and  saJd  unto  him,  1  am  "Ihe  Lol!D  : 

3  And  I  appeared  unto  Alu'ahain, 
unto  Isaac,  and  unto  .fa(M)b,  by  the 
name  of  (Jod  Almighty,  but  by  my 
name  .)l^]110VAH  was  1  not  known 
to  them. 

4  And  I  have  also  established  my 
covenant  with  them,  to  give  them 
the  lan(l  of  Caiwian,  the  land  of 
tlieiri)ilgrimage,  wherein  they  weie 
sti'angers. 

5  And  1  have  also  heard  the 
groaning  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
whom  the  l^^gyptians  keep  in  bond- 


-  .Ikiiovah 


58 


The  covenant  renewed. 


EXODUS,  7. 


Moses  is  encourayed. 


age  ;  and  1  have  remembered  my 
covenant. 

6  Wherefore  say  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  I  am  the  Lord,  and 
I  will  bring  you  out  fi'oni  under  the 
buixlens  of  the  Egyptians,  and  I 
will  rid  you  out  of  their  bondage, 
and  I  will  redeem  you  with  a 
stretched  out  arm,  and  with  great 
judgments : 

7  And  I  will  take  you  to  me  for 
a  people,  and  I  will  be  to  you  a 
(lod  :  and  ye  shall  know  that  1  atii, 
the  Lord  your  God,  which  bringeth 
you  out  fnmi  under  the  burdens  of 
the  Egyptians. 

(S  And  I  will  bring  you  in  unto 
the  land,  concerning  the  which  I 
difl  swear  to  give  it  to  Abi-aham,  to 
Isaac,  and  to  Jacob ;  and  I  will 
give  it  you  for  an  heritage:  I  a /it. 
the  Lord. 

9  ^  And  Mtjses  spake  so  vinto  the 
children  of  Israel :  but  they  heark- 
ened not  unto  Moses  for  anguish  of 
spirit,  and  for  cruel  bondage. 

10  And  tlie  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

1 1  Go  in,  speak  unto  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt,  that  he  let  the 
children  of  Israel  go  out  of  his 
land. 

l!^  x\nd  Moses  spake  before  the 
Lord,  saying,  Behold,  tlie  children 
of  Israel  ha\e  not  hearkened  unto 
me ;  how  tlu^n  shall  Pharaoh  heai- 
me,  who  ((III.  of  uncircumcised  lips'? 

13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  unto  Aart)n,  and  gave 
them  a  charge  unto  tlie  children  of 
Israel,  and  unto  Pharaoh  king 
of  Egypt,  to  bring  the  children 
of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

14  11  These  /le  the  heads  of  their 
fathers'  houses  :  The  sons  of  Peuben 
the  fii-stbf)rn  of  Isi'ael ;  Hanoch, 
and  Pallu,  Hezron,  and  Carmi : 
these  be  the  families  of  Reuben. 

1 5  And  the  sons  of  Simeon  ;  Je- 
muel,  and  .lamin,  and  Ohad,  and 
Jachin,  and  Zohar,  and  tShaul  the 
son  of  a  Ganaanitish  woman  :  these 
'ire  the  families  of  Simeon. 

16  II  And  these  are  the  names  of 
the  sons  of  Levi  according  to  their 
generations  ;  Gershon,  and  Kohath, 
and  Merari :  and  the  years  of  the 
life  of  Levi  vjei-e  an  hundred  thirty 
and  seven  years. 

1 7  The  sons  of  Gershon  ;  Libni, 
and '  Shimi,  according  to  their  fami- 
lies. 

18  And  the  sons  of  Kohath;  Am- 
ram,  and  Izhar,  and  IIel)ron,  and 
Uzziel  :  and  the  years  of  the  life  of 
Kohath  vei-e  an  hundred  thirty  and 
three  years. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Merari  ;  Ma- 
hali  and  Mushi :  these  aiv  the  fami- 


lies of  Le^'i  according  to  their  gen- 
erations. • 

20  And  Amrani  took  him  Joche- 
bed  his  father's  sister  to  wife  ;  and 
she  bare  him  Aaron  and  Moses : 
and  the  years  of  tlie  life  of  Amram 
were  an  hundred  and  thirty  and 
seven  yeai's. 

21*  1^1  And  the  sons  of  Izhar  ;  Ko- 
rah,  and  Nepheg,  and  Zichri. 

22  And  the  sons  of  Uzziel;  Mi- 
shael,  and  Elzaphan,  and  Zithri. 

23  And  Aaron  took  him  Elisheba, 
daughter  of  Amminadab,  sister  of 
Naashon,  to  wife ;  and  she  bare 
him  Nadab,  and  Abihu,  Eleazar, 
and  Ithamar. 

24  And  the  sons  of  Korah  ;  Assir, 
and  Elkanah,  and  Abiasaph  :  these 
are  the  families  of  the  Korhites. 

25  And  Eleazar  Aaron's  son  took 
him  one  of  the  daughters  of  Putiel 
to  wife ;  and  she  bare  him  Phinehas: 
these  are  the  heads  of  the  '"'fathers 


of  the  Levites  according  to  their 
families. 

26  These  are  that  Aaron  and 
Moses,  to  whom  the  Lord  said, 
Bring  out  the  children  of  Israel 
from  the  land  of  Egypt  according 
to  their  -'  armies. 

27  These  are  they  which  spake 
to  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  to  bring 
out  the  children  of  Israel  from 
Egypt :  these  are  that  Moses  and 
Aaron. 

28  II  And  it  came  to  ])ass  on  the 
day  w/ien  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 

29  That  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying,  I  am  tlie  Lord  : 
speak  thou  unto  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt  all  that  I  say  unto  thee. 

30  And  ]\Ioses  said  before  the 
Lord,  Behold,  I  am  of  uncircum- 
cised lips,  and  how  shall  Pliaraoh 
hearken  unto  me  ? 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  Monex  ix  euco%traged  to  go  to  Pharnnh.  1 
HiK  age.  S  Ilix  rod  in  turned  into  u  sev- 
pent.  11  The  Korcerers  do  the  like.  13 
Phiirfuih'n  heart  i.s  hardened.  14  God^fi 
iiiex.'i(i(ie  to  Phtiraoh.  19  The  river  ix 
t/iriKit  into  blood. 

ANl^  the  Lord  said  unto  INIoses, 
See,  I  \vA\e  made  thee  a  god 
to  Pharaoh :  aiifl  Aaron  thy  brother 
shall  be  thy  prophet. 

2  Thou  shalt  speak  all  that  I 
command  thee :  and  Aaron  thy 
bi'other  shall  speak  unto  Pliaraoh, 
that  he  send  the  children  of  Israel 
out  of  his  land. 

3  And  I  will  harden  Pharaoh's 
heart,  and  multiiily  my  signs  and 
my  wf)nders  in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

4  But  Pharaoh  ^ shall  nothearken 
unto  you,  Hliiit  F  may  lay  my  hand 


houses 


'  liosts. 


■*  will 

''  and  I  will 


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GocVs  message 


EXODUS,  8. 


to  Pharaoh. 


upon  Egypt,  anfl  bring  forth  '  mine 
armies,  rvid  my  people  the  chiiiiren 
of  Israel,  out  f)f  the  land  of  Egypt 
by  great  judgments. 

5  And  the  Egyptians  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Loud,  when  1  stretch 
forth  mine  hand  upon  Egypt,  and 
bring  out  the  children  of  Israel 
from  amt)ng   them. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  as 
the  Lord  commanded  them,  so  did 
they. 

7  And  Moses  ims  fourscore  years 
old,  and  Aaron  fourscore  and  three 
.years  old,  when  they  spake  unto 
Pharaoh. 

8  HAnd  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

9  When  Pharaoh  shall  speak  unto 
you,  saying,  tShew  a  miracle  for 
you :  then  thou  shalt  say  unto 
Aaron,  Take  thy  rod,  and  cast  it 
t)efoi'e  Pharaoh,  and  it  shall  become 
a  serpent. 

10^  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went 
in  unto  Pharaoh,  and  they  did  so 
as  the  Lord  had  conunandinl  :  and 
Aaron  cast  down  his  rod  before 
Pharaoh,  and  before  his  servants, 
and  it  became  a  serpent. 

11  Then  Pharaoh  also  called  the 
wise  men  and  the  sorcerers  :  now 
the  magicians  of  Egypt,  the.y  also 
did  in  like  manner  with  their  en- 
chantments. 

\'l  For  they  cast  down  every 
man  his  rod,  and  they  became  ser- 
pents :  but  Aaron's  rod  swallowed 
up  their  rods. 

13  And  "h<;  liardened  Phiiraoh's 
heart,  that  he  hearkened  not  unto 


them  ;  as  the  Lord  had  said. 

14  II And    the    Lord    said    unto 
Moses,   Pharaoh's   heart   /.s   'Muird- 


ened,  he  refuseth  to  let  the  people 
go. 

15  CJet  thee  unto  Pharaoh  in  th(^ 
mf)rning  ;  lo,  he  goeth  out  unto  the 
wat(!r ;  and  thou  siialt  stand  by 
th(^  river's  l)rink  against  he  come  ; 
;ind  the  rod  whicti  was  turjied  to  a 
sei-pent  shalt  thou  take  in  thine 
Iwirid. 

I  <)  And  thou  shalt  sa.y  unto  him, 
'The    l.oHD   Oofl    of    tho    Hehr(>ws 


h;i.th  sent  me  unto  thee,  sjiyuig, 
lict  my  people  go,  (luit.  tiiey  may 
ser-v(r  mi!  in  the  wilderness:  uikI, 
l)ehold,  hitherto  thou  wouldestnot 
heal'. 

17  Thus  saith  the  liOiM),  in  this 
thou  siiaJt  know  IhaX  I  am  tlie 
Loud  :  behold,  I  will  smite  with 
th(!  lod  tliat  /.s'  in  mine  liatid  npon 
the  waters  which  an:  in  the  ri\('r, 
and  they  shall  he  turned  to  blood. 

1<S  And  the  tish  that  /.s  in  the 
river  shall  die,  and  the  river  shall 


stink ;  and  the  Egyptians  shall  lothe 
to  drink  of  the  water  of  the  river. 

19  II  And  the.  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  iSa.y  unto  Aaron,  Take  thy 
rod,  and  stretch  out  thine  hand 
upon  the  waters  of  Egypt,  upon 
their  streams,  upon  their  rivers, 
and  upon  their  ponds,  and  upon  all 
their  pools  of  water,  that  they  may 
become  blood  ;  and  thut  there  ma.v 
be  blood  throughout  all  the  land  of 
Egypt,  both  in  vexxels  o/wood,  and 
in  vessels  of  stone. 

20  And  Moses  anfl  Aaron  did  so, 
as  the  Lord  connnanded ;  and  he 
lifted  up  the  I'od,  and  smote  the 
waters  that  tcere  in  the  river,  in  the 
sight  of  Ph.'iraoh,  and  in  the  sight 
of  his  servants  ;  and  all  the  waters 
that  were  in  the  river  were  turned 
to  blood. 

21  And  the  fish  that  ^ras  in  the 
river  died ;  and  the  I'iver  stank, 
and  the  Egyptians  could  not  drink 
of  the  water  of  the  river  ;  antl  there 
was  blo(xi  throughout  all  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

22  And  the  magicians  of  Egypt 
did  ■■'  so_  with  their  enchantments  : 
and  Pharaoh's  heart  was  hardened, 
neither  did  he  hearken  unto  them  ; 
as  the  Lord  had  said. 

23  And  Pharaoh  turned  and  went 
into  his  house,  neither  did  he  " set 
his  h(>ai-t  to  this  also. 


24  And  ail  the  l^gyptians  digged 
round  about  the  livcr  for  water  to 
drink  ;  for  the.y  could  not  drink  of 
the  water  of  the  river. 

25  x\nd  seven  days  were  fulfilled, 
after  that  the  Lord  had  smitten 
the  river. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  Froj/s  nra  neiU.  S  Pharitnh  miMli  to  Mofiex, 
Vi  and  MoKfK  hi/  jinii/i'r  reiimret/i  /hem 
(iinii/.  Iti  r/ic  IhtKt  is  tiiriii'il  inlii  lii-i\ 
irliifh  the  miujichliis  viitilil  nut  'lo.  W  Tin' 
siiiiriiisofttii-a.  iTt  I'lunddli  iiicli iii'tli.  to 
III  Ihc,  jicoiile  ijo^  :VJ,  1)1(1  yet  in  litirdiiied . 

AN) )  the  rjORi)si)ake  unto  Moses, 
f  lounto  I'haraoh,  and  say  unto 
him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  IjCt  my 
people  go.  that  they  ma.v  serve  me. 

2  And  if  thou  refuse  to  let  tliein 
go,  behold,  i  will  smite  all  thy  bor- 
flei's  witli  frf)gs  : 

."?  y\n(l  the  I'iver  shall  "bring  foi-th 
fi'ogs  abundantly',  whicfi  shall  go 
up  and  come  into  thine  house,  a,nd 
into  thy  bedchainhei',  and  ui)on  thy 
l)ed,  and  into  the  house  of  thy  sei'- 
yants,  and  upon  th.v  p(M)ple,  ajul 
into  thine  ov(>ns,  and  into-  thy 
kneadingt  roughs : 

1  And  the  frogs  shall  coiiKi  up 
both  on  thee,  and  upon  thy  people, 
and  ui)on  all  thy  servants. 

5  11  And  the  Jjoiio  spake  unto 
Moses,    8ay   unto    Aaron,   Stretch 


5  in  like 

IIUUIIICI' 


°  lay  even 
tliis  to 
heart. 


'  swarm 
witli  frogs, 


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Pharaoh  sueth 


EXODUS,  8. 


1  iu  like  man- 
ner 


2  concerning 
the  frogs,  as 
he  had  ap- 
pointed unto 
Pharaoh. 


•■  sand  flies 


*  sand  flies. 


fortli  thine  hand  with  tliy  rofl  over 
the  streams,  over  tlie  rivers,  and 
over  the  ponds,  and  cause  frogs  to 
come  up  upon  the  land  of  Egypt. 

6  And  Aaron  stretclied  out  his 
hand  over  the  waters  of  Egypt; 
and  the  frogs  came  up,  and  covered 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

7  And  the  magicians  did  ^  so  with 
their  enchantments,  and  brought 
up  frogs  upon  tlie  land  of  Egypt. 

8  m  Then  Pliaraoh  called  for 
Moses  and  Aar<jn,  and  said,  Intreat 
the  Lord,  that  lie  may  take  away 
the  frogs  from  me,  and  from  my 
people;  and  1  will  let  the  people 
go,  that  they  may  do  sacrifice  unto 
the  Loiii). 

9  And  Moses  said  unto  Pharaoh, 
Glory  over  me:  when  shall  I  in- 
treat for  thee,  and  for  thy  ser- 
vants, and  for  thy  pecjple,  to 
destroy  the  frogs  fi'om  thee  and 
thy  houses,  t/iat  they  may  remain 
in  the  river  only  ? 

10  And  he  said.  To  morrow. 
And  he  said,  Be  it  according  to  thy 
word :  that  thou  mayest  know 
that  there  is  none  like  unto  the 
Loud  our  God. 

1 1  And  the  frogs  shall  depart 
from  thee,  and  from  thy  houses, 
and  from  thy  servants,  and  from 
thy  people  ;  they  shall  remain  in 
the  river  only. 

12  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went 
out  from  riiaraoh  :  and  Moses 
cried  unto  the  LoitD  ^because  of 
the  fi'ogs  which  he  had  brought 
against  I'haiuoh. 


i;5  And  the  Lord  did  according 
to  the  wokI  <jf  Moses  ;  and  the  frogs 
died  out  of  the  houses,  out  of  the 
villages,  and  out  of  the  fields. 

14  And  they  gathered  them  to- 
gether upon  heaps  :  and  the  land 
stank. 

15  But  when  Pharaoh  saw  that 
there  was  respite,  he  hardened  his 
heart,  and  hearkened  not  unto 
them;  as  the  Lord  had  said. 

16  il  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
]\Ioses,  Say  unto  Aaron,  Stretch 
out  tliy  I'od,  and  smite  tlie  dust  of 
the  land,  that  it  may  become  •'lice 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

17  And  they  did  so;  for  Aaion 
stretched  out  his  hand  with  his 
rod,  and  smot(^  tlie  dust  of  the 
earth,  and  it  became  ''bee  in  man, 
and  in  beast;  all  the  dust  of  the 
land  liecame  "bee  throughout  aU 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

18  And  the  magicians  did  .so 
witli  their  enchantments  to  bring 
forth  ^liee,  liut  they  could  not:  so 
there  were  "  lice  upon  man,  and 
upon  beast. 


19  Then  the  magicians  said  unto 
Pharaoli,  This  is  the  finger  of  God  : 
and  Pharaoh's  heart  was  hardened, 
and  he  hearkened  not  unto  them  ; 
as  the  Lord  had  said. 

20  K  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Jvise  up  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  stand  before  Pharaoh  ;  lo, 
he  Cometh  forth  to  the  water;  and 
say  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Loj;d, 
Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may 
serve  me. 

21  Else,  if  thou  wilt  not  let  my 
IK-ople  go,  behold,  I  will  send 
swarms  of  flics  upon  thee,  and 
upon  thy  servants,  and  upon  thy 
people,  and  into  thy  .houses :  and 
the  houses  of  the  Egyptians  shall 
be  full  of  swarms  of  flies,  and  also 
tlie  ground  whereon  they  are. 

22  And  I  will  .sever  in  that  day 
the  land  of  Goshen,  in  which  my 
people  dwell,  that  no  swarms  of 
.flies  shall  be  there  ;  to  the  end  thou 
niayest  know  that  1  am.  the  Lcjrd 
in  the  midst  of  the  earth. 

23  And  I  will  put  a  division  be- 
tween my  people  and  thy  peojile  : 
to  mori'ow  shall  this  sign  be. 

24  And  the  Lord  did  so ;  and 
thei'e  came  a  grievous  swarm  of 
flies  into  the  house  of  Pharaoh,  and 
ititu  his  servants'  houses,  and  into 
all  the  land  of  Egj'pt :  the  land 
was  corrupted  by  reason  of  tlie 
swarm  of  flies. 

25  U  And  Pharaoh  called  for 
Moses  an(l  for  Aaron,  and  said,  Go 
ye,  sacrifice  to  your  God  in  the 
land. 

26  And  Moses  said.  It  is  not 
iiieet  so  to  do ;  for  we  _shall  sacri- 
fice the  abomination  of  the  Egyp- 
tians to  the  Lor. D  our  God:  lo, 
shall  we  sacrifice  the  abcjmi nation 
of  the  Egyptians  before  their  eyes, 
and  will  they  not  stone  us  1 

27  We  will  go  three  days'  jour- 
iiey  into  the  wilderness,  and  sacri- 
fice to  the  Lord  our  God,  as  he 
shall  command  us. 

28  And  Pharaoh  said,  T  will  let 
you  go,  that  ye  may  sacrifice  to 
the  Lord  your  God  in  the  wilder- 
ness ;  only  ye  shall  not  go  ^■ery  far 
away  :  intreat  foi'  me. 

29  And  Moses  said.  Behold,  I 
go  out  fi'om  thee,  and  1  will  inti'eat 
the  Lord  that  the  swarms  of  flies 
may  dejiart  from  Phai-aoli,  from 
his  servants,  and  fi'om  his  people, 
to  morrovy  :  but  let  not  Pnaraoh 
deal  deceitfully  any  more  in  not 
letting  the  peo].)le  go  to  saci'ifice  to 
the  Lord. 

30  And  Moses  went  out  from 
I'liaraoh,  and  intreated  the  Lord. 

31  And  the  Lord  did  according 
to  the  wi>rd  of  Moses ;  and  he  re- 


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rrain  upon  beasts. 


EXODUS,  9. 


T/ie  pliujue  of  hail. 


moved  tl)(^  swarms  of  fJiex  from 
I'lijiraoh,  tVoin  his  servants,  ;iii(l 
from  his  peophi ;  th(!re  remained 
ncjt  one. 

32  And  Pharaoli  hardened  his 
heart  at  this  time  also,  neither 
woul<l  lie  let  the  people  go. 

CHAI'TKll  9. 

I  The  vinrrdii}  of  heiiKtu.  S  T}ie  pliKjne  of 
lioih  und  hliii'iiK.  l;{  Hit  tiii-NKiii/f  tilioiit 
Ihelmil.  '."i  The  jiliKjiii'  'f  It'liI-  'i1  I'lKi- 
rdohxtii'/h  to  MonfK,  :ib  hut  yet  U lutnlenal. 

rpKEN  the  Loud  said  unto  Moses, 
L  (jo  in  unto  I'hai'iioh,  and  tell 
him.  Thus  saith  '  the  Loi:i>  ( iod  of 
th(^  H(^brews',  i^i^t  my  people  go, 
th;i,t  they  may  sc^'ve  me. 

2  For  if  thou  i-efuse  to  If^t  fJiem 
go,  and  wilt  hold  them  still, 

.'5  i't^liold,  th(!  hand  of  the;  Loi:i) 
is  upon  thy  eattlt^  which  /.s  in 
the,  field,  ui)on  tlu;  horses,  upon  {\w 
asses,  upon  tlu;  camels,  ujjon  the 
oxen,  and  upon  tlu^  sIkh^p  :  tlup-e 
i^fuill  lie  a  very  grievous  nuii'rain. 

4  And  the   liOiM)  shall    sever  he 
tween  tht^  (;attle  of   Israel  iind  the 
(;attl(!   of    Mgypt :  and    ther(^   shall 
nothing  die  of  all   fluit  ik  the  chil 
dren's  of  Isi'ael. 

5  And  th(^  Loud  appointeil  ;i,  set 
time,  s;i,ying.  To  morrow  tlu^  Loltl) 
shall  do  this  thing  in  the  land. 

()  y\nd  tli(^  Loi;i>  did  that  thing 
((11  th(^  morrow,  and  all  tli(^  cattle, 
of  Mgypt  dieil  :  hut  of  tlu^  cattle  of 
tli(^  childr<'n  of  Israel  died  not  one. 

7  And  I'haraoh  sent,  and,  he- 
hold,  there  was  not  one  of  tlu!  cattle 
of  tli(^  Israelite's  dead.  7\nd  the 
heart  of   I'haraoh    was  "hardened, 


iuid  he  di<l  not  let  the  people  go. 

K  M  AikI  the  IiOi;p  said  unto 
Moses  and  unto  y\ar(>n,  T.-ike  to 
you  hiiiidfuls  of  ashes  of  the  fur- 
iwK^e,  and  l(!t  Moses  sprinkle  it 
toward  the  heaven  in  th(!  sight  of 
I'haraoh. 

1)  And  it,  shall  hecoiiH- small  dust 
in  all  the  land  of   hlgypt,  and  shall 
he  a  hoi  I  1  (leaking  foil  li  //■////  Mains 
upon  man, and  upon  heast ,  through 
out  all  the  land  of  I'lgypt. 

10  ;\iid  they  took  ashes  of  the 
furnace,  and  stood  hefori^  I'haraoh  ; 
and  Moses  sprinkled  it  up  toward 
heav<'ii  ;  and  it  l»eca,ine  a  lioil 
l)rea,king  forth  /''////  hiains  upon 
man,  and   upon   heast. 

I  I  And  the  magi(Maiis  could  not 
staiwl  before  Moses  he<'ause  of  the 
boils;  for  the  boil  was  upon  the 
magicians,  and  upon  all  the  I'lgyp 
tiaiis. 

12  And   the    Loi;i>    haiileiie(|   the 
heart  of    I'liaiaoli,   and    In-   hcark 
ened  not    unto  them;  as  the   boiM) 
had  spoken  unto  Mos<'s. 


13  II  And  the  Loiti)  said  unto 
Moses,  liise  u|)  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  stand  befort;  Pharaoh, 
and  say  unto  him.  Thus  saith  Hlie 
LoiM)  God  of  the  Hebrews,  Let  my 


people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me. 

14  For  1  will  at  this  time  send 
all  my  plagues  upon  thine  heai't, 
and  upon  thy  servants,  and  upon 
thy  peopl(! ;  that  thou  mayest 
know  that  there  is  none  like  me  in 
all  the  earth. 

15  For  now  ^  I  will  stretch  out 
my  hand,   that    1    may  smite    thee 


d     thy    people    with    pestilence 


and  thou  shalt  he  cut,  oil'  from  th(! 


earth 


l(j  ■'  And    in    very  (\o{h\    for   this 


mvw;  liav'c   I   raised  thee  up.  for  to 


shew  ///  tliee  my  power  ;  and  thai 


my  name  may  he  declared  throiigh- 
out  all  the  earth. 

17  As  yet  e.xaltest  thou  thyself 
against  my  ])eople,  that  thou  wilt 
not  let  them  go  J 

IcS  liehold,  to  morrow  about  this 
time  1  will  cause  it  to  rain  a  \(»ry 
grievous  hail,  such  as  hath  not- 
been  in  Kgypt  since  the  foundation 
thereof  e\ en  until  now. 

11)  Send  therefore  now,  dtid 
gather  thy  cattKs  and  all  that 
thou  hast  in  the  iield  ;  far  inxni 
every  man  and  beast  which  sliall 
be  found  in  the  field,  and  shall  not 
l;e  brought  home,  the  hail  shall 
come  down  upon  them,  and  they 
shall  die. 

20  lie  that  feared  the  word  of 
the  LoitP  aiuoiig  the  servants  of 
I'haraoh  made  his  servants  and  his 
cat  t  le  flee  into  the  houses  : 

21  And  he  that  rega,rded  not- 
the  word  of  the  LoiMi  left  his  ser- 
vants and  his  ca,ttle  in  tht>  field. 

22  II  And  the  Loup  said  unto 
Moses,  Stretch  forth  thine  hand 
toward  heaven,  that  there  may  be 
hail  in  all  the  land  of  Fgypt,  upon 
man,  and  \\\nm  beast,  and  upon 
every  herb  of  t  lu^  held,  thr<»ughout 
the  laiiil  of  Fgypt. 

23  y\nd  Moses  stretched  forth 
his  rod  toward  hea,ven  :  and  the 
Loup  sent  thunder  and  hail,  and 
the  fire  ran  •'along  upon  the 
ground;  and  I  fTe  Loud  rained 
hail  uiioii  the  land  of  Fgypt. 

2 1  So  I  here  was  hall,  and  lire 
''  min'-rled  with  tli(^  hail,  very  griev 
ous,  such  as  there  was  none  like  it 
in  all  the  land  of  Fgypt  since  if 
liecaiue  a,  nation. 

25  And  the  hail  smote  through 

out    all  the  land  of   Fgyjit  all  that 

iiuix   in    the   field,    l)oth    man    and 

I  beast;  and    the   hail    smote   evei-y 


'  the   Lord, 
the  (iod 


"  I  liad  put 
fortli  my 
liiiiid,  ;iiid 
siiiitti'ii  lliee 
iiiiil  thy  peo- 
1)1('  with  pes- 
tilciK'c,  and 
tlioii  had.st 
been  cut  off 
i'l'oiii  tlie 
(^iirlh  : 
''  Hut  in  very 
deed  for  this 
(rausc  liave 
I  niaih'  thee 
to  stand,  for 
to  slunv  tliee 
my  powcu", 
and  tiiat 


down  unto 


'■'  tlasliiiiK 

(•ontiimally 

amiilst 


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FharaoWtf  heart  is  hardened. 


EXODUS,  10. 


The  .plague  of  locustn. 


herb  of  the  field,  ;iiul  brake  every 
tree  of  the  lielcl. 

26  Only  in  the  hind  of  (Joslien, 
where  tlie  chikh-en  of  Israel  toert, 
was  there  no  hail. 

•27  11  And  Pharaoh  sent,  and 
called  for  Moses  and  Aai-on,  and 
said  unto  them,  I  have  sinned  this 
time  :  the  Lokd  /.s  righteous,  and  1 
and  my  people  are  wicked. 

2.S  Intreat  the  Lord  (for  it  is 
enout^h)  that  thel•(^  hi)  no  vK/re 
iiiijihty  thunderinf^s  and  hail  ;  and 
I  will  let  you  f?o,  and  ye  shall  stay 
no  longer. 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  him,  As 
soon  as  I  am  Kone  out  of  the  city,  I 
will  si)i-ead  abroad  my  hands  unto 
the  Loud  ;  and  the  tluuider  shall 
cease,  neither  shall  tluM'e  be  iiny 
more  hail  ;  that  thou  mayest  know 
how  that  the  earth  /.v  the  Lord's. 

liO  15ut  as  foi'  thee  and  thy  ser- 
vants, I  know  that  yv.  will  not  yet 
fear  the  Lord  (Jod. 

.'51  And  the  tlax  and  the  barley 
was  smitten  :  for  the  l)ai'ley  win^ 
in  the  ear,  and  the  Hax  ivas  '  boiled. 

32  Hut  the  wheat  ami  the  rie 
were  not  smitten  :  for  they  were 
not  grown  up. 

33  And  jMoses  went  out  of  the 
city  from  I'hai'aoh,  and  spread 
abroad  his  hands  unto  the  Lord: 
and  the  thuiulers  and  hail  ceased, 
and  the  rain  was  not  poured  upon 
the  earth. 

34  Ajid  when  Pharaoli  saw  that 
the  rain  and  the  hail  and  th(>  thun- 
dei's  were  ceased,  lie  sinned  yet 
more,  and  hardened  his  heart,  he 
and  his  servants. 

3,5  And  the  heart  of  l^haraoh  was 
hai'dened,  neither  would  he  let  the 
children  of  Israel  go;  as  tlie  JjORD 
had  si)oken  by  Mos(>s. 

CHAPTER  10. 

I  O'oil  threaii'iit'lh  1„  ki'IkI  hx'UKln.  1  Phit- 
i-iKili,  iiiori'(/  hif  liix  NC/'raii/x,  i iiclhictli  to 
h-t  the  Isnii'liti's  (/,;.  VI  Thi'  iihigHe  vf  1h,' 
/oi'iik/s.  U\  riKinioli  mi.lh  to  Miis,',:.  '•[  'I'll,- 
jit(Hiiif  of  i/iirA-iu'ss.  'ZA  J'/iiirdoh  KUetli 
Kiitd  MiiNffi,  27  hut  yet  in  luD'deueil . 

AND  the  Lord  said  mito  ]\Toses, 
( lo  in  untit  Pharaoh  :  for  I 
hav(>  hardened  his  heart,  and  the 
heai't  of  his  ser\anls,  that  I  might 
shew  these  my  signs  before  him  : 

2  And  that  thou  mayest  t<>ll  in 
the  ears  of  thy  soti,  and  of  thy 
son's  son,  what  things  1  have 
wi-oughti  in  Kgypt,  iind  my  signs 
which  I  have  done  Jiinoiig  them  ; 
that  ye  may  know  how  thiit  I  am 
the  Lord. 

3  And  Mos(\s  an<l  Aaron  came  in 
unto  Phai'aoh.  and  siiid  unto  him. 
Thus  saith  'the  Loim>  (iod   of  the 

I  Hebrews,  How  longwilt  thou  refuse 


to  humble  tliyself  before  me?  let 
my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve 
me. 

4  Else,  if  thou  refuse  to  let  my 
people  go,  behold,  to  morrow  will  I 
bring  the  locusts  into  thy  ''coast : 

5  And  they  shall  cover  tlie  face 
of  the  earth,  that  one  cannot  be 
able  to  see  the  earth  :  and  they 
shall  eat  the  I'esidue  of  that  whicli 
is  escaped,  which  remaiiu'th  unto 
you  from  the  hail,  and  shall  eat 
evei'y  tree  which  groweth  for  you 
out  of  the  field  : 

G  And  they  siiall  fill  thy  houses, 
and  the  houses  of  all  thy  servants, 
and  the  houses  ()f  all  the  Egyj)- 
tians  ;  whicli  neither  thy  fathers, 
nor  thy  fathei-s'  f;ithei's  have  seen, 
since  the  day  that  they  were  upon 
the  earth  unto  this  day.  And  lie 
turned  himself,  and  went  out  from 
Pharaoh. 

7  And  Pharaoh's  servants  said 
unto  him.  How  long  shall  this  man 
be  a  snare  unto  us?  let  the  men 
go,  th;it  they  m.-iy  serve  the  Lord 
their  Ood  :  knowest  thou  not  yet 
that  l*^gyi)t  is  (k'stroyed  'I 

8  And  Moses  and  Aaron  were 
brought  aga,in  unto  Phai'aoh  :  and 
he  said  unto  them,  (io,  serve  the 
L(»RD  your  (Jod:  hut  who  avt^  they 
that  shall  go? 

9  And  Moses  said.  We  will  go 
with  our  young  ;i,nd  with  our  old, 
with  our  sons  aiid  with  our  daugh- 
ters, with  our  tlocks  and  with  our 
herds  will  we  go  ;  for  we  must  hold 
a  feast  unto  tlie  JiORD. 

10  And  he  said  unto  them, 
'Let  the  Loim)  be  so  with  .you,  as 
I  will  let  you  go,  and  your  little 
ones  :  look  to  it ;  for  evil  in  before 
you. 

1 1  Not  so :  go  now  ye  that  are 
men,  and  ser\('  the  LoRl»  ;  for  that 
yt^  did  d(>sire.  And  they  were 
driven  out  from  Pharaoh's  pres- 
ence. 

12  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Mos(>s,  Stretch  out  thine  hand  over 
th(^  land  of  l*'.gypt  for  the  locusts, 
that  they  may  come  up  u)f»)n  the 
land  of  l<]gypt,  and  e;it  excry  herb 
of  the  land,  evoi  all  that  the  hail 
hath  left. 

I  3  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his 
rod  over  the  land  of  hlgypt,  mihI  the 
LoRi>  brought  an  east  wind  upon 
the  land  all  tluit  da,y,  a.n(l  all  that 
night;  '/;/'/  when  it  was  morning, 
the  east  wind  l)i'ought  the  locusts. 

II  And  the  locusts  went  ui)  ovei' 
all  the  land  of  Kgypt,  and  I'csted 
in  all  the  •'^'coasts  of  Lgypt :  very 
gi'ievous  ii<~  thill ;  before  them 
there  were  lu)  such  locusts  as  they, 
neithei'  after  them  shall  be  such. 


^  border : 


So  !)('  the 
iOKi)  witli 
oil. 


borders 


63 


The  lylague  of  darkness. 


EXODUS,  11,  12. 


2Vie  firstborn  threatened. 


1  hordor 


2  and  he  d 
uot 


^  so  tliat 
men  sluill 
grope  ill 
ilarkuess. 


1 5  For  they  covered  the  face  of 
the  whole  earth,  so  that  the  land 
was  darkened;  and  they  did  eat 
every  herb  of  the  land,  and  all  the 
fruit  of  the  trees  which  the  hail 
had  left :  and  there  remained  not 
any  green  thing  in  the  trees,  or  in 
the  herbs  of  the  field,  through  all 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

IG  ^  Then  Pharaoh  called  for 
Moses  and  Aaron  in  haste  ;  and  he 
said,  I  have  sinned  against  the 
L<)i;i)  your  God,  and  against  you. 

17  Now  therefore  forgive,  I  pi'ay 
thee,  my  sin  only  tliis  once,  and 
intreat  the  Loi;i)  your  God,  that  he 
may  take  away  from  me  this  tieath 
only. 

18  And  he  went  out  from  Pha- 
raoh, and  intreated  the  Lord. 

19  And  the  Loud  turned  a  mighty 
strong  west  wind,  which  took  away 
the  locusts,  and  cast  them  into  the 
lied  sea ;  there  remained  not  one 
locust  in  all  the  ^  coasts  of  Egypt. 

20  P>ut  the  Lord  hardened  Pha- 
raoh's heart,  "so  that  he  Avould  not 
let  the  children  of  Isi'ael  go. 

21  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Stretch  out  thine  hand 
toward  heaven,  that  thc^re  may  l)e 
darkness  over  the  land  of  Egypt, 
"even  flarkness  wliicli  may  be  felt. 

22  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his 
hand  toward  heaven ;  and  there 
was  a  tliick  darkness  in  all  the 
land  of  Egjq)t  three  days : 

2.'}  They  saw  not  one  another, 
neither  rose  any  from  his  place  for 
tliree  days  :  but  all  the  children 
of  Israel  liad  light  in  their  dwell- 
ings. 

24  %  And  Pharaoh  called  unto 
Moses,  and  said,  (Jo  ye,  serve  the 
LoiiD;  only  let  your  flocks  and 
you  I-  herds  be  stayed :  let  your  little 
ones  also  go  with  you. 

'2S^  And  Moses  said,  Tliou  must 
givci  us  also  sacrifices  and  l>ui'nt 
oH'crings,  that  we  may  sacrifice 
unto  tli(^  Loud  our  God. 

2G  Our-  cattk^  also  shall  go  with 
us;  there  shall  not  an  hoof  bci 
]<'ft  bciiind;  for  thereof  must  w(! 
tak'i^  to  serve  th<;  Lord  our  (Jod; 
and  we  know  not  with  wlint  we 
must  serve  the  LouD,  until  we 
come  thither. 

27  11  Jiut  the  Loud  liardened 
Pharaoh's  heart,  and  he  would  not 
hit  them  go. 

2<S  And  I'haraoh  said  unto  liim. 
Get  thee  from  m<%  take  he<'d  to  t  hy- 
sclf,  sec  my  fact-  no  more;  for  in 
tlxit  (lay  thou  seest  my  face  thou 
shalt  die. 

29  And  Moses  said,  Tliou  hast 
spoken  well,  I  will  sef^  tiiy  face 
again  no  mi^re. 


CHAPTER  IL 

1  GixV-i  message  to  the  LiraeUtes  to  horroiv 
jewels  of  theirneidhhourf:  4  Moaeslhreai- 
eneih  PJiaraoh  with  the  death  of  the  Ji vat- 
born.. 

AND  the  Loud  said  unto  jNloses, 
Yet  will  I  bring  one  plague 
more  upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon 
Egypt;  afterwards  he  will  let  you 
go  hence:  Avhen  he  shall  leti/oti  go, 
he  shall  surely  thrust  you  out  hence 
altogetlier. 

2  Speak  now  in  the  ears  of  the 
])eople,  and  let  every  man  ^  borrow 
of  his  neighbour,  and  every  woman 
of  her  neighbour,  jewels  of  silver, 
and  jewels  of  gold. 

3  And  the  Lord  gave  the  peo]jle 
favour  in  the  sightof  the  Egyptians. 
Moreover  the  man  ]\Toses  nuts  very 
great  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the 
sight  of  T^haraoh's  servants,  and  in 
the  sight  of  the  people. 

4  And  Moses  said.  Thus  saith  the 
LoitD,  About  midnight  will  1  go  out 
into  the  midst  of  Egypt : 

5  And  all  the  fii-stborn  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  sliall  die,  from  the 
firstborn  of  Pharaoh  that  sitteth 
upon  his  tlirone,  even  unto  the  lirst- 
boi'u  of  the  maidsei'vant  that  v.s 
behind  the  mill ;  and  all  the  first- 
born of  beasts. 

G  And  there  shall  be  a  great  ci-y 
throughout  all  the  land  of  l^^gyjjt, 
such  as  there  was  none  like  it,  nor 
shall  be  like  it  any  more. 

7  Put  against  any  of  the  childreji 
of  Israel  shall  not  a  dog  movt^  his 
tongue,  against  man  or  beast:  tliat 
ye  may  know  how  that  the  Loud 
doth  put  a  difference  between  the 
Egyptians  and  Israel. 

8  And  all  these  thy  servants  shall 
come  down  unto  me,  and  bow  down 
tlicmscKcs  unto  me,  saying,  Get 
thee  out,  an<l  all  tiie  people  that 
follow  thee:  and  after  that  1  will 
go  out.  And  he  went  out  from 
Pharaoh  in  a  gi-eat  MTiger. 

9  And  the  IjORD  said  unto  Moses, 
Phai'aoh  "'shall   not  heai'ken   unto 
you  ;  that  my  wondei's  may  be  nnil 
tijilied  in  the  land  of  l<]gyi)t. 

10  And  Moses  and  Aai'on  did  all 
these  wonders  bcfoic  i'liai'aoh:  and 
the  JjORD  haivlt'iicd  I'liai'aoh's  heart, 
-  so  that  he  woidd  not  let  the  cliil 
dren  of  Israel  go  out  of  his  land. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  Thehe(iiniiing  (if  the  year  in  chaitgeil .  :'<  Tin 
paHxorer  in  umtltiited.  II  '/'he  rile  of  tin 
/laxHorer.  15  Viiledveiietl  breitil .  iiil  The 
ftrsthorv  are  Hhiin.  31  The  Jura  el  it  en  are 
(Iriri'/i  out  if  the,  laml.  MT  The;/  cmiie  to 
Siiceoth.    -1:1  The  ordiiiaiife  if  the  jiiissorer. 

AN  I )  the  Loud  spake  unto  Moses 
and    Aaron     in     the     land     of 
l*>gypt,  saying. 


G4 


The  rite  of  the  jMSSover. 


EXODUS,  12. 


Unleavened  bread. 


2  This  month  sJiall  he  unto  you 
the  beginning  of  months :  it  sluill 
be  the  tirst  month  of  the  year  to 
you. 

3  H  Speak  ye  unto  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel,  saying.  In  the 
tenth  day  of  this  month  they  .shall 
take  to  them  every  man  a  laml), 
according  to  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  a  lamb  for  an  house : 

4  And  if  the  household  be  too 
little  for  the  lamb,  let  him  and  his 
neighbour  next  unto  his  house  take 
it  according  to  tlie  iniml)er  of  the 
souls;  every  man  ac('or(hng  to  his 
eating  shall  make  your  count  for 
the  lamb. 

5  Your  lamb  shall  be  without 
blemish,  a  male  of  the  first  year: 
ye  shall  take  it  out  f  I'om  the  sheep, 
oi-  from  the  goats : 

6  And  ye  shall  keep  it  up  until 
the  fourteenth  day  of  the  same 
month :  and  the  whole  assembly  of 
the  congregation  of  Israel  shall  kill 
it  *in  the  evening. 

7  And  they  shall  take  of  the 
blood,  and  strike  it  on  the  two  side 
posts  and  on  the  upi)er  door  post 
of  the  houses,  wherein  they  shall 
eat  it. 

8  And  they  shall  eat  the  flesh  in 
that  night,  roast  with  fire,  and  un- 
leavened bread;  and  with  bitter 
herbs,  they  shall  eat  it. 

9  Eat  not  of  it  I'aw,  nor  '  soflden 
at  all  with  water,  but  roast  ii'iili 
fire;  his  head  with  his  legs,  and 
with  the  purtenance  thereof. 

10  And  ye  shall  let  nothing  of  it 
remain  until  the  morning ;  and  that 
which  remaineth  of  it  until  the 
morning  ye  shall  burn  with  fire. 

11  51  And  thus  shall  ye  eat  it; 
until  your  loins  girded,  your  shoes 
on  your  feet,  and  your  staff' in  your 
hand ;  and  ye  shall  eat  it  in  haste : 
it  in  the  LouD's  passover. 

12  For  I  will  pass  through  the 
land  of  Egypt  this  night,  and  will 
smite  all  the  firstborn  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  both  man  and  beast ;  and 
against  all  the  gods  of  Egyjjt  I  will 
execute  judgment:  I  am  the  Loud. 

13  And  the  1)1  ood  shall  be  to  you 
for  a  token  upon  the  houses  where 
ye  are:  and  when  I  see  the  blood,  I 
will  pass  over  you,  aiifl  tlie  plague 
shall  not  be  upon  you  to  destroy 
you,  when  I  smite  the  land  of  Egyjjt. 

14  And  this  day  shall  be  unto 
you  for  a  memorial ;  and  ye  shall 
keep  it  a  feast  to  the  LoiU)  through- 
out your  generations;  ye  shall  k(H>p 
it  a  feast  by  an  oi-dinance^  for  evei-. 

15  Seven  days  shall  ye  eat  un- 
leavened bread ;  even  the  first  day 


*  lleh.  between  tlie  two  eveniu^s. 


ye  shall  put  away  leaven  out  of 
your  houses :  for  whosoever  eateth 
leavened  bread  from  the  first  day 
until  the  seventh  day,  that  soul 
shall  be  cut  oif  from  Israel. 

1 6  And  in  the  first  day  there  shall 
be  an  holy  convocation,  and  in  the 
seventh  day  there  shall  be  an  holy 
convocation  to  you ;  no  manner  of 
work  shall  be  done  in  them,  save 
tliat  which  every  man  must  eat, 
that  only  may  be  done  of  you. 

17  And  ye  shall  observe  the  feast 
of  unleavened  bread;  for  in  this 
selfsame  day  have  I  Ijrought  your 
-^ armies  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt: 
therefore  shall  ye  observe  this  day 
in  your  generations  by  an  ordinance 
for  ever. 

18  H  In  the  first  vmvfh,  on  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  month  at 
even,  ye  shall  eat  unleavened  bread, 
until  the  one  and  twentieth  day  of 
the  month  at  even. 

19  Seven  days  shall  there  be  no 
leaven  found  in  your  houses:  for 
whosoever  eateth  that  which  is 
leavened,  even  that  soul  shall  be 
cut  off  from  the  congregation  of 
Israel,  whether  he  be  a  stranger,  or 
born  in  the  land. 

20  Ye  shall  e;it  nothing  leavened  ; 
in  all  your  habitations  shall  ye  eat 
unleavened  bread. 

2 1  IT  Then  Moses  called  for  all 
the  elders  of  Israel,  and  said  unto 
them,  Draw  out  and  take  you  a 
lamb  according  to  your  families, 
and  kill  the  passovei'. 

22  And  ye  shall  take  a  bunch  of 
hyssoj),  and  dip  it  in  the  blood  that 
is  in  the  bason,  and  strike  the  lintel 
and  the  t^yo  side  posts  with  the 
blood  that  is  in  the  bason ;  and  none 
of  you  shall  go  out  at  the  door  of 
his  house  until  the  morning. 

23  For  the  Lord  will  passthrough 
to  smite  the  Egyptians ;  and  when 
he  seeth  the  blood  upon  the  lintel, 
and  on  the  two  side  posts,  the  Lokd 
will  pass  over  the  door,  and  will 
not  sutter  the  desti'oyer  to  come  in 
unto  your  houses  to  smite  //ok. 

24  And  ye  shall  observe  this 
thing  for  an  ordinance;  to  thee  and 
to  thy  sons  for  ever. 

25  And  it  shall  come  to  ])ass, 
when  ye  be  come  to  the  land  which 
the  LoiM)  will  give  you,  according 
as  he  hath  ])romised,  that  ye  shall 
keep  this  service. 

26  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  your  (ihildi'en  sh;i,ll  say  unto 
you.  What  mean  y(;  by  this  service'? 

27  That  ye  shall  say.  It  is  the 
sacrifice  of  the  Lo(;it's  passover, 
who  ])assed  oxer  the  houses  of  the 
children  of  Israel  in  Egypt,  when 
he  smote  thi;  Egyptians,  and  deliv- 

65 


2  hosts 


The  firstborn  are  slain. 


EXODUS,  13. 


The  Israelites  depart. 


ered  our  houses.     And  the  people 
bowed  the  head  and  worshipped. 

28  And  the  children  of  Israel 
went  away,  and  did  as  the  Lokd 
had  commanded  Moses  and  Aaron, 
so  did  they. 

29  U  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  at 
midnight  the  Lord  smote  all  the 
firstborn  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  from 
the  firstborn  of  Pharaoh  that  sat  on 
his  throne  unto  the  firstborn  of  the 
captive  that  ivas  in  the  dungeon; 
and  all  the  firstborn  of  cattle. 

30  And  Pharaoh  rose  up  in  the 
night,  he,  and  all  his  servants,  and 
all  the  Egyptians ;  and  there  was  a 
great  cry  in  Egypt;  for  there  was 
not  a  house  where  there  was  not  one 
dead. 

31  U  And  he  called  for  Moses  and 
Aaron  by  night,  and  said,  llise  up, 
and  get  you  forth  from  among  my 
people,  both  ye  and  the  childi-en  of 
Israel;  and  go,  serve  the  Lokd,  as 
ye  have  said. 

32  Also  take  your  flocks  and 
your  hex'ds,  as  ye  have  said,  and  be 
gone ;  and  bless  me  also. 

33  And  the  Egyptians  were  ur- 
gent upon  the  people,  that  they 
might  send  them  out  of  the  land  in 
haste;  for  they  said.  We  iie  all  dead 
tnen. 

34  And  the  people  took  theii- 
dough  before  it  was  leavened,  their 
kneadingtroughs  being  bound  up 
in  their  clothes  upon  their  shoul- 
ders. 

35  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
according  to  the  word  of  Moses; 
and  they  '  borrowed  of  the  Egyp- 
tians jewels  of  silver,  and  jewels  of 
gold,  and  raiment: 

36  And  the  Lord  gave  the  people 
favour  in  the  sightof  theEgyptians, 
so  that  they '"  lent  unto  them  .vn-h 
things  a-f  thei/  re(/uire//.  And  they 
spoiled  the  Egyptians. 

37  H  And  the  childn^n  of  Israel 
journeyed  from  Ilameses  to  Suc- 
coth,  about  six  luuulrcd  thousand 
on  foot  that  ivere  men,  beside  chil- 
dicn. 

3H  And  a  mixed  riuiltitude  wont 
up  also  with  them;  and  (locks,  and 
hei'ds,  enen.  very  miicli  cattk^ 

39  And  the.y  baked  unleavened 
cakes  of  the  dough  whicli  they 
brought  foith  f»ut  of  l<]gyi)t,  for  it 
was  not  leavened;  because  they 
were  thrust  out  of  I'-gynt,  Jiiid  could 
nottai-ry,  neither  lia-( I  tlicy  prepared 
for  themselves  any  \ictu;il. 

40  11  Now  the  s(»journiiig  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  who  dwelt  in 
Egypt,  was  four  liundred  and  ttiirl  y 
years. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  the  four  hundred  and  thirty 


years,  even  the  selfsame  day  it 
came  to  pass,  that  all  the  hosts  of 
the  Loud  went  out  from  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

42  It  is  a  night  to  be  much  ob- 
served unto  the  Loud  for  bringing 
them  out  from  the  land  of  Egypt: 
this  is  that  night  of  the  Lord  to  be 
observed  of  all  the  children  of  Israel 
in  their  generations. 

43  II  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses  and  Aaron,  This  is  the  orfli- 
nance  of  the  passover :  There  shall 
no  stranger  eat  thereof : 

44  But  every  man's  servant  that 
is  bought  for  money,  when  thou 
hast  circumcised  him,  then  shall  he 
eat  thereof. 

45  A  foreigner  and  an  hired  ser- 
vant shall  not  eat  thereof. 

46  In  one  house  shall  it  be  eaten ; 
thou  shalt  not  carry  forth  ought  of 
the  flesh  abroad  out  of  the  house; 
neither  shall  ye  break  a  bone 
thereof. 

47  All  the  congregation  of  Israel 
shall  keep  it. 

48  And  when  a  stranger  shall 
sojourn  with  thee,  and  will  keep 
the  passover  to  the  Loud,  let  all 
his  males  be  circumcised,  and  then 
let  him  come  near  and  keep  it;  and 
he  shall  be  as  one  that  is  born  in 
the  land :  foi-  no  uncircumcised 
person   shall  eat  thereof. 

49  One  law  shall  be  to  him  that 
is  homeborn,  and  unto  the  stranger 
that  sojourneth  among  you. 

50  Thus  did  all  the  children  of 
Israel ;  as  the  Loud  commanded 
Moses  and  Aaron,  so  did  they. 

51  And  it  came  to  pass  the  self- 
same day,  that  the  Loud  did  bring 
the  children  of  Israel  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt  by  their  •'  armies. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  The  firHlhorn  are  xanctifled  Ut  God.  3  The 
weniorial  of  the.  jxiUHOiier  in  commanded. 
11  The  Jfrxt/i lids  of  lieaxfn  are  net  ii/nnf. 
IT  The  '/xrae/itt'K(/iKiii/  of  Kijiiid.  and  earn/ 
,/<ise/>h\s  hoiiex  irith  them.  ''20  Thei/  Coiiie 
til  Ktham.  '21  (iod  (I'lidetli.  t'  em  bij  a  jiillnr 
of  a  cloud,  and  a  jiillar  o,  fire. 

AN  I )  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

2  Sanctify  unto  me  all  the  fii'st- 
boin,  \vhatso(^ver oj)eneth  thewonib 
among  tlu^  children  of  isi-ael,  /lofh 
of  man  and  of  beast:  it  is  mine. 

3  1l  And  Moses  said  unto  the 
people,  lvem(Mnl)er  this  day,  in 
which  ye  canit'  out  from  l*>gyi)1, 
outof  tlie  linuscof  bondage;  for  by 
strengliiof  liaiid  the  Loud  bi'ouglit 
you  out  from  this  p/are.-  there  shall 
no  lea\  (Mied  bread  be  eatcui. 

4  This  (lay  came  ye  out  in  the 
month  Abib. 

5  H  And    it    shall    he    when    the 


G6 


Memorial  of  the  passover. 


EXODUS,  14. 


Pharaoh  pursueth  Israel. 


Lord  shall  bring  thee  into  the  land 
of  the  Canaanites,  and  the  Hittites, 
and  the  Amorites,  and  the  Hivites, 
and  the  Jebusites,  which  he  sware 
unto  thy  fathers  to  give  thee,  a 
land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey, 
that  thou  shalt  keep  this  service  in 
this  month. 

6  Seven  days  thou  shalt  eat  un- 
leavened bread,  and  in  the  seventh 
day  .s/ia/Z  he  a  feast  to  the  Lord. 

7  Unleavened  bread  shall  be 
eaten  seven  days;  and  there  shall 
no  leavened  bread  be  seen  with 
thee,  neither  shall  there  be  leaven 
seen  with  thee  in  all  thy  quarters. 

8  U  And  thou  shalt  shew  thy  son 
in  that  day,  saying,  Thii<  is  done 
because  of  that  which  the  Lord  did 
unto  me  when  I  came  forth  out  of 
Egypt. 

9  And  it  shall  be  for  a  sign  unto 
thee  upon  thine  hand,  and  for  a 
memorial  between  thine  eyes,  that 
the  Lord's  law  may  be  in  thy 
mouth:  for  with  a  strong  hand 
hath  the  Lord  brought  thee  out  of 
Egypt. 

10  Thou  shalt  therefoi'e  keep  this 
ordinance  in  '  his  season  from  year 
to  year. 

1 1  U  And  it  shall  be  when  the 
Lord  shall  bring  thee  into  the  land  . 
of  the  Canaanites,  as  he  sware  unto 
thee  and  to  thy  fathers,  and  shall 
give  it  thee, 

1 2  That  thou  shalt  set  apart  unto 
the  Lord  all  that  openeth  the 
•^  matrix,  and  every  firstling  that 
Cometh  of  a  beast  which  thou  hast ; 
the  males  shall  be  the  LoitD's. 

13  And  every  firstling  of  an  ass 
thou  shalt  recleem  with  a  himb; 
and  if  thou  wilt  not  redeem  it,  then 
thou  shalt  break  his  neck :  and  all 
the  firstborn  of  man  among  thy 
^  children  shalt  thou  redeem. 

14  II  And  it  shall  be  when  thy 
son  asketh  thee  in  time  to  come, 
saying.  What  is  this"?  that  thou 
shalt  say  unto  him,  V>y  strength  of 
hand  the  Lord  brought  us  out  fi"om 
Egypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage : 

15  And  it  came  to  p^ss,  when 
Pharaoh  would  hardly  lef  us  go, 
that  the  Lord  slew  all  the  firstborn 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  both  the  first- 
born of  man,  and  the  firstborn  of 
beast:  therefore  I  sacrifice  to  the 
Lord  all  that  oi)eneth  the  "  matrix, 
being  males;  but  all  the  firstborn 
of  my  "children  1  redeem. 

16  And  it  shall  be  for  a  token 
upon  thine  hand,  and  for  frontlets 
between  thine  eyes :  for  by  strength 
of  hand  the  Lord  brought  us  forth 
out  of  Egypt. 

17  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 


Pharaoh  had  let  the  people  go, 
that  God  led  them  not  through  the 
way  of  the  land  of  the  Philistines, 
although  that  was  near  ;  for  God 
said.  Lest  peradventure  the  peo- 
ple repent  when  they  see  war,  and 
they  return  to  Egypt : 

18  But  God  led  the  people  about, 
through  the  way  of  the  wilderness 
of  the  Red  sea :  and  the  children 
of  Israel  went  up  *  harnessed  out  of 
the  land  of  Egyjjt. 

19  And  Moses  took  the  bones  of 
Joseph  with  him  :  for  he  had 
straitly  sworn  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, saying,  God  will  surely  visit 
you;  and  ye  shall  carry  up  my 
bones  away  hence  with  you. 

20  U  And  they  took  their  jour- 
ney from  Succoth,  and  encamped 
in  Etham,  in  the  edge  of  the  wil- 
derness. 

21  And  the  Lord  went  before 
them  by  day  in  a  pillar  of  a  cloud, 
to  lead  them  the  way ;  and  by  night 
in  a  pillar  of  fii-e,  to  give  them 
light ;  to  go  by  day  and  night : 

22  He  took  not  away  the  pillar 
of  the  cloud  V)y  day,  nor  the  pillar 
of  fire  by  night,  from  before  the 
people. 

CHAPTER  14. 

1  God  inRirnclefh  the  JxriieliteK  iv  their ^our- 
•)n'i/.  5  Pharaoh  pii>'x/i('th  offer  i/iem.  10 
The  Israel  Hex  niiiriiiiir.  18  Monex  coin- 
furieth.  Ihetii.  15  (i(,(l  hixirueteth  Monen. 
19.  The  c/oiul  reiiioreih  hehiml  the  camp. 
21  The  Jxraelitex  paxx  throiKjh  the  Red 
xea,  23  'which  dromieth  the  J-Si/yptiaits. 

AND  the  Lord  spakeunto  Moses, 
saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  that  they  turn  and  encamp 
before  Pi-hahiroth,  between  JMigdol 
and  the  sea,  oyer  against  Baal- 
zephon  :  before  it  shall  ye  encamp 
by  the  sea. 

3  For  Pharaoh  will  say  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  They  art;  en- 
tangled in  the  land,  the  wilderness 
hath  shut  them  in. 

4  And  I  will  harden  Pharaoh's 
heart,  ''that  he  shall  follow  after 
them  ;  and  1  will  be  honoured  upon 
Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his  host ; 
that  the  Egyptians  may  know  that 
I  am  the  LoRi).     And  they  did  so. 

5  ^I  And  it  was  told  the  king  of 
Egypt  that  the  people  fled  :  and 
the  heart  of  Pharaoh  and  of  his 
servants  was  turned  against  the 
people,  and  they  said.  Why  have 
we  done  this,  that  we  have  let  Is- 
i-ael  go  from  s(>rving  us  ? 

6  And  he  made  ready  his  chariot, 
and  took  his  people  with  him  : 

7  And  he  took  six  hundi'ed 
chosen  chariots,  and  all  the  char- 
iots of  Egypt,  and  captains  over 
every  one  of  them. 


^  armed 


5  and 


67 


Pharaoh  (yoerthrmcn 


EXODUS,  14. 


in  the  Red  sea. 


8  And  the  Loud  liardened  the 
heart  of  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt, 
and  he  pursued  after*  the  childien 
of  Israel :  and  the  children  of  Is- 
rael went  out  with  an  high  hand. 

9  But  the  Egyptians  pursued 
after  them,  all  the  horses  and 
chariots  of  Pharaoh,  and  his  horse- 
men, and  his  army,  and  overtook 
them  encamping  by  the  sea,  beside 
Pi-hahiroth,  before  Baal-zei>hon. 

10  U  And  when  Pharaoh  drew 
nigh,  the  children  of  Israel  lifted 
up  their  eyes,  and,  behold,  the 
Egyptians  mai'ched  after  them  ; 
and  they  were  sore  afraid :  and 
the  children  of  Israel  cried  out 
unto  the  Loud. 

11  And  they  said  unto  Moses, 
Because  there  were  no  graves  in 
Egypt,  hast  thou  taken  us  away 
to  die  in  the  wilderness  X  wherefore 
hast  thou  dealt  thus  with  us,  to 
carry  us  forth  out  of  Egypt? 

12  Is  not  this  the  word  that  we 
did  tell  thee  in  Egypt,  saying, 
Let  us  alone,  that  we  may  serve 
the  Egyptians'?  For  it  Ita.d  heen 
better  for  us  to  serve  the  Egyp- 
tians, than  that  we  should  die  in 
the  wilderness. 

13  II  And  Moses  said  unto  the 
people,  Fear  ye  not,  stand  still, 
and  see  the  salvation  of  the  Loud, 
which  he  will  shew  to  you  to  day  : 
for  the  Egyptians  whom  ye  have 
seen  to  day,  ye  shall  see  them  again 
no  more  for  ever. 

14  The  Loud  shall  fight  for  you, 
and  ye  shall  hold  .your  peace. 

15  ^  And  the  Loud  said  unto 
Moses,  Wherefore  ci'icst  thou  unto 
me?  speak  unto  the  chil(h-en  of 
Israel,  that  they  go  forward  : 

16  But  lift  thou  u[)  thy  rod,  and 
stretch  out  thine  hand  ov(u'  the 
sea,  and  dividt^  it :  and  tin;  chil- 
dren of  Isra(!l  shall  go  on  dry 
ground  through  the  midst  of  the 
sea. 

17  And  T,  behold,  1  will  hardeii 
the  hearts  oi  the  Egyptians,  and 
they  .shall  follow  them  :  and  I  will 
get  me  honour  ui)on  Pharnoh.  and 
upon  all  his  host,  Uf)on  hischai-iols, 
and  upon  his  hoiscnien. 

1>(  Atid  the  Egypt  ians  shall  know 
that  1  aju  the  LoKD,  when  I  have 
gotten  me  honour  ui)on  i'h;iiMoh, 
ui)on  his  chariots,  and  u[)on  his 
horsemen. 

1!)  ^1  And  the  angel  of  (lod, 
which  w('nt  before  th<*  curii)  of 
Israel,  removed  and  went  behind 
them  ;  :\nd  the  f)illar  of  th<^  cloud 
went  from  licfoi-e  th(;ir  face,  and 
stood  behind  tlicrn  : 

20  And  it  (-itne  In'tween  the 
camp  of  the   Egy|)tians    and    the 


camp  of  Israel ;  and  it  was  a  cloud 
and  darkness  to  them.,  but  it  gave 
light  by  night  to  these :  so  that  the 
one  came  not  near  the  other  all 
the  night. 

21  And  Moses  stretched  out  his 
hand  over  the  sea;  and  the  Loud 
caused  the  sea  to  go  l>ack  by  a 
strong  east  wind  all  that  night, 
and  made  the  sea  dry  lamf,  and 
the  waters  were  divided. 

22  And  the  childi-en  of  Israel 
went  into  the  midst  of  the  sea 
upon  the  dry  yroinid :  anfl  the 
waters  loere  a  wall  unto  them  on 
their  right  hand,  and  on  their  left. 

23  II  And  the  Egyptians  pur- 
sued, and  went  in  after  them  to 
the  midst  of  the  .sea,  even  all  Pha- 
raoh's horses,  his  chariots,  and 
his  horsemen. 

21:  And  it  canie  to  pass,  that  in 
the  morning  watch  the  Loud  looked 
unto  tlie  hf»st  of  the  Egyptians 
through  the  pillar  of  fire  and  of 
the  cloud,  and  troubled  the  host 
of  the  I^gyptians, 

25  And  took  off"  their  chariot 
wheels,  that  they  drave  them  heav- 
ily :  so  that  the  Egyptians  said. 
Let  us  fiee  from  the  face  of  Israel ; 
for  the  LoiH)  fighteth  for  them 
against  the  Egyptians. 

26  ^  And  the  Loud  said  unto 
Moses,  Stretch  out  thine  hand  ov(n- 
the  sea,  that  the;  watei's  may  come 
again  upon  the  Eg^'ptians,  upon 
their  chariots,  and  upon  their 
horsemen. 

27  And  Moses  stretched  forth 
his  hand  over  the  sea,  and  the  sea 
returned  to  '  his  strength  when  the 
morning  appeared  ;  and  the  Kgyj)- 
tians  tied  against  it ;  and  the  Loi;d 
*  overthnnv  the  Egyptians  in  the 
midst  of  the  .sea. 

28  And  the  waters  returned,  and 
covered  the  chariots,  and  th(>  horse- 
men, (Old  all  the  host  of  Pharaoh 
that  came  into  tin-  sea  aftci"  them  ; 
ther(^  i"ei?iained  not  so  nmch  as  ont^ 
of  them. 

21)  Hut  the  children  of  Israel 
walk(>d  u|)on  di'y  hihd  in  the  midst 
of  the  sea;  and  the  waters  ircre 
a  wall  unto  them  on  their  right, 
hand,  und  on   tlicii"  left. 

.'')()  Thus  the  liOUD  saved  Israel 
that  day  out.  of  {\\v.  h;i.nd  of  the 
Kgyptia.ns ;  and  Isi'ael  saw  the 
Kgyi)tians  dcjul  upon  the  sea  shore. 

31  And  Israel  saw  that  gi't-at 
work  which  tlie  Loi;i)  did  upon 
the  Egyptians:  and  the  people 
fejucd  the  Loi;i).  and  believed 
-'the  liOiM).  .•mil  his  .servant  Mos<'s. 


*  Heb.  showk  off. 


68 


The  song  of  Moses. 


EXODUS,  15. 


The  ivaters  of  Marah. 


CHAPTER  15. 

1  3fo.sefi'  ttonff.  22  The  people  want  water. 
'2:i  The  waierx  at  Marah  are  hitter.  25  .1 
tree  nweetenetk  litem.  '27  At  Klim  are 
ticelve  welh,  and  seventy  jiaim  trees. 

THEN  sang  Moses  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  this  song  unto 
the  LoKD,  and  sijake,  saying,  I  will 
sing  unto  tlie  Lord,  for  lie  hath 
triumphed  gloriously :  the  horse 
and  hLs  rider  hath  he  thrown  into 
the  sea. 

2  The  Lord  ^'.s  my  strength  and 
song,  and  he  is  become  my  salva- 
tion :  he  is  my  God,  and  I  will 
'  prepare  him  an  lial)itntion  ;  my 
fathers  God,  and  1  will  exalt 
him. 

3  The  Lord  u  a  man  of  war  :  the 
Lord  is  his  name. 

4  Pharaoh's  chariots  and  his  host 
hath  he  cast  into  the  sea :  his 
chosen  captains  also  are  drow^ned 
in  the  Red  sea. 

5  The  depths  have  covered  them : 
they  sank  into  the  bottom  as  a 
stone. 

6  Thy  right  hand,  O  Lord,  is  be- 
come glorious  in  power  :  thy  right 
hand,  O  Lord,  hath  dashed  in 
pieces  the  enemy. 

7  And  in  the  greatness  of  thine 
excellency  thou  hast  overthrown 
them  that  rose  up  against  thee : 
thou  sentest  forth  thy  wrath,  ^uhich 
consumed  them  as  stul)l)le. 

<S  And  with  the  blast  of  thy 
nostrils  the  waters  were  gath- 
ered together,  the  tlo<Hls  stood  u])- 
right  as  an  heap,  and  the  depths 
were  congealed  in  the  heart  of  the 
sea. 

9  The  enemy  said,  T  will  pursue, 
I  will  overtake,  I  will  divide  the 
spoil ;  my  lust  shall  be  satisfied 
upon  them  ;  I  will  draw  my  sword, 
my  hand  shall  destroy  them. 

10  Thou  didst  blow  with  thy 
wind,  the  sea  covered  them  :  they 
sank  as  lead  in  the  mighty  waters. 

1 1  Who  is  like  unto  thee,  O  Lord, 
among  the  gods'?  who  is  like  thee, 
glorious  in  holiness,  fearful  in 
praises,  doing  wonders  1 

1  '1  Thou  stretchedst  out  thy  right 
hantl,  the  earth  swallowed  them. 

1.3  Thou  in  thy  mercy  hast  led 
foi'th  the  people  which  thou  hast 
redeemed :  thou  hast  guitled  them 
in  thy  strength  unto  thy  holy  habi- 
tation. 

14  The  '^  people  shall  hear,  and 
be  afraid:  sorrow  shall  take  hold 
on  the  inlial)itants  of  ■'  I'alcstinii.. 

15  Then  the  'dukes  ot"  Kdoin 
shall  be  amaztnl ;  the  mighty  men 
of  Moab,  trembling  shall  take  hold 
upon  them  ;  all  the  inhabitants  of 
Canaan  shall  melt  away. 


1 G  Fear  and  di-ead  shall  fall  upon 
them  ;  by  tlie  greatness  of  thine 
arm  they  shall  be  as  still  as  a  stone  ; 
till  thy  peoi)le  pass  over,  O  Lord, 
till  the  people  pass  over,  which  thou 
hast  purchased. 

1 7  Thou  shalt  bring  them  in,  and 
plant  them  in  the  mountain  of 
thine  inheritance,  in  the  place,  O 
Lord,  ivhich  thou  hast  made  for 
thee  to  dwell  in,  in  the  Sanctuary, 
O.  Lord,  which  tliy  hands  have 
established. 

18  The  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever 
and  ever. 

19  For  the  horse  of  Phaiaoh  went 
in  with  his  chariots  and  with  his 
horsemen  into  the  sea,  and  the 
Lord  brought  again  the  waters  of 
the  sea  upon  them ;  but  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  went  on  dry  laiul  in 
the  midst  of  the  sea. 

20  U  And  Miriam  the  prophetess, 
the  sister  of  Aaron,  took  a  timbrel 
in  her  hand  ;  and  all  the  women 
went  out  after  her  with  timbrels 
and  with  dances. 

21  And  Miriam  answered  them. 
Sing  ye  to  the  Lord,  for  he  hath 
triumphed  gloriously ;  the  horse 
and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown  into 
the  sea. 

22  So  Moses  brought  Israel  from 
the  Red  sea,  and  they  went  out  into 
the  wilderness  of  Slmr ;  and  they 
went  three  days  in  the  wilderness, 
and  found  no  water. 

23  H  And  when  they  came  to 
Marah,  they  could  not  drink  of  the 
waters  of  Marah,  for  they  were  bit- 
ter :  therefoie  the  name  of  it  was 
called  *  Marah. 

24  And  the  people  murmured 
against  Moses,  saying,  What  shall 
we  drink  ? 

25  And  he  cried  unto  the  Lord  ; 
and  the  Lord  shewed  him  a  tree, 
which  when  he  had  cast  into  the 
waters,  the  waters  were  made 
sweet :  there  he  made  for  them  a 
statute  and  an  ordinance,  and  there 
he  proved  them, 

26  And  said.  If  thou  wilt  dili- 
gently hearken  to  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  thy  Ciod,  and  wilt  do  that 
which  is  riglit  in  his  sight,  and  wilt 
give  ear  to  his  conunan(hnents,  and 
keep  all  his  statutes,  I  will  put 
none  of  these  diseases  upon  thee, 
which  I  have  brought  upon  the 
Egyptians  :  for  I  am  the  Lord  that 
healeth  thee. 

27  UAnd  they  came  to  Elim, 
where  ivo-e  tw(,'lve  wells  of  water, 
and  threescore  and  ten  palm  trees  : 
and  they  encamped  there  by  the 
waters. 


*  That  is,  Bitterness. 


69 


Murimirinrj  for  bread. 


EXODUS,  IG. 


Manna  is  sent. 


CHAPTER  16. 

1  The  iKraeliten  come  to  Sin.  2  They  mur- 
iiiiir  for  wdut  of  bread.  4  God  promiMih 
them  bread  from  heaven.  11  Quailti  are 
nent,  14  and^  manna.  16  TJie  ordering  of 
manna.  25  It  was  not  to  be  found  on  the 
sabbath.    32  An  omer  of  it  is  preserved. 

AN  D  they  took  their  journey  from 
Elim,  and  all  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel  came  unto 
the  wilderness  of  8in,  which  ix  be- 
tween Elim  and  Sinai,  on  the  fif- 
teenth day  of  the  second  month 
after  their  departing  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

2  And  the  whole  congregation  of 
the  childr-en  of  Israel  murmured 
against  Moses  and  Aaron  in  the 
wilderness : 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel  said 
unto  them,  Would  to  Gf)d  we  had 
died  by  the  hand  of  the  Lord  in 
the  land  of  Egypt,  when  we  sat  by 
the  flesh  pots,  and  when  we  did  eat 
bread  to  the  full;  for  ye  have 
brought  us  forth  into  this  wildei'- 
ness,  to  kill  this  whole  assembly 
with  hunger. 

4  ^  Then  said  the  Lonp  unto 
Moses,  Behold,  I  will  rain  bread 
from  heaven  for  you ;  and  the 
people  shall  go  out  and  gather  a 
certain  rate  every  day,  that  I  may 
prove  them,  whether  they  will 
walk  in  my  law,  or  no. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
on  the  sixth  day  they  shall  prejjare 
t/irif  which  they  bring  in  ;  and  it 
shall  be  twice  as  much  as  they 
gather  daily. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  said 
unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  At 
even,  then  ye  shall  know  that  the 
Lord  hath  brought  you  out  from 
the  land  ()f  ]^]gypt : 

7  And  in  the  morning,  then  ye 
shall  see  the  glory  of  the  LoiM) ;  for 
that  he  heai'eth  youi-  mui-muriiigs 
against  the  Lord  :  and  what  nrc  we, 
that  ye  mui'inui'  Mgainst  us? 

H  And  Moses  said,  77as  .^ha/l  he, 
wlieti  the  IjOliD  shall  gi\'(^  you  in 
the  evening  Mesh  to  (>at,  aiiil  in  Ihe 
morning  bread  to  the  full  ;  for  that 
the  LoRobeareth  yovn-  murniui'ings 
wliicli  y(^  murnnir  against  him: 
and  what  arc.  we?  your  nnirnnu'- 
ings  arc.  not  against  us,  but  against 
th(^  Ijouy). 

!>  II  And  Moses  spake  unto  Aaron, 
Say  unto  all  the  congregation  of 
th(;  children  of  Israel,  (-ome  near 
Ix^fore  tin;  LoRD  :  for  he  hath  heard 
youi-  murmurings. 

10  .'\nfl  it  came  to  i)ass,  as  Aaron 
si)ake  unto  the  whol(>  congi-egntion 
of  the  children  of  Isi'acI,  ihiit  they 
looked  towai'd  the  wildei'iiess,  and, 
behold,  tli(>  gloi-y  of  the  LoRD  aj) 
peared  in  the  cloud. 


1 1  *[I  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

12  1  have  heard  the  murmurings 
of  the  children  of  Israel :  speak 
unto  them,  saying.  At  even  ye 
shall  eat  flesh,  and  in  the  morning 
ye  shall  be  filled  with  bread ;  and 
ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  at 
even  the  quails  came  up,  and  cov- 
ered the  camp  :  and  in  the  morning 
the  dew  lay  round  about  the  host. 

14  And  when  the  dew  that  lay 
was  gone  up,  behold,  upon  the  face 
of  the  wilderness  there  lai/  a  small 
round  thing,  as  small  as  the  hoar 
frost  on  the  ground. 

15  And  \vlien  the  children  of 
Israel  saw  it,  they  said  one  to  an- 
other, ^  It  JK  manna  :  for  they "  wist 
not  what  it  vas.  And  Moses  said 
unto  them.  This  is  the  bread  which 
the  Lord  hath  given  you  to  eat. 

16  UThis  is  the  thing  which  the 
Lord  hath  commanded.  Gather  of 
it  every  man  according  to  his  eat- 
ing, an  omer  for  every  man,  ac- 
cordivg  to  the  number  of  your 
persons  ;  take  ye  every  man  for 
them  which  are  in  his  tents. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
so,  and  gathered,  some  more,  some 
less. 

IH  And  when  they  did  mete  it 
with  an  omer,  he  that  gathered 
much  had  nothing  over,  and  he 
that  gathered  little  had  no  lack  ; 
they  gathered  every  man  accoi'ding 
to  his  eating. 

19  And  Moses  said,  Let  no  man 
leave  of  it  till  the  moi-ning. 

20  Notwithstanding  they  heark- 
ened not  unto  Moses;  but  souKMtf 
them  left  of  it  until  the  moi-ning, 
and  it  bred  worms,  and  stank  :  and 
Moses  was  wroth  with  tliem. 

21  And  they  gathered  it  evei'y 
morning,  (nci'y  man  according  to 
his  eating  :  and  when  the  sun 
waxed    iiot,  it   melted. 

22  K  And  it  came  to  itass,  th(tt  on 
the  sixth  day  they  gathered  twice 
as  much  bi'ead,  two  oinei's  for  one 
man  :  and  all  tht"  rulei's  of  the  con- 
gregation caine  and  told  Nbtses. 

2.''>  And  he  said  inito  them.  This 
is  that  which  the  [jOlM»  hath  said. 
To  morrow  is  •'  the  I'cst  of  t  he  holy 
sab])a.th  unto  the  IjOUD  :  bake  (hat 
which  ye  will  liake  to  day  and 
seethe  that  .ve  will  seethe;  and 
tliat  whicli  riMnaineth  over  lay  up 
for  you  to  be  kept  until  the  morn 
ing. 

24  And  they  laid  it  up  till  \\\v 
moi'Tiing,  as  Moses  bade:  and  itdid 
not  stink,  neither  was  there  any 
worm  therein. 


70 


Murmiiriiuj  for  ivater. 


EXODUS,  17. 


The  rock  is  smitten. 


25  And  Moses  said,  Eat  that  to 
day ;  for  to  day  is  a  sabbath  unto 
the  LoKD  :  to  day  ye  shall  not  tind 
it  in  the  field. 

26  Six  days  ye  shall  gather  it  ; 
but  on  the  seventh  day,  which  is 
the  sabbath,  in  it  there  shall  be 
none. 

27  U  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
there  went  out  some  of  tne  people 
on  the  seventh  day  for  to  gather, 
and  they  found  none. 

28  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  How  long  refuse  ye  to  keep 
my  commandments  and  my  laws  1 

29  See,  for  that  the  Lord  hath 
given  you  the  sabbath,  therefore 
he  giveth  you  on  the  sixth  day  the 
bread  of  two  days  ;  abide  ye  every 
man  in  his  place,  let  no  man  go.  out 
of  his  place  on  the  seventh  day. 

30  So  the  people  rested  on  the 
seventh  day. 

31  And  the  house  of  Israel  called 
the  name  thereof  Manna :  and  it 
was  like  coriander  seed,  white;  and 
the  taste  of  it  was  like  wafers  made 
with  honey. 

32  ^  And  M(jses  said.  This  is  the 
thing  which  the  Lord  commandeth. 
Fill  an  omer  of  it  to  be  keijt  for 
your  generations ;  that  they  may 
see  the  bread  wherewith  I  have 
fed  you  in  the  wilderness,  when  I 
brought  you  forth  from  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

33  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
Take  a  pot,  and  put  an  omer  full  of 
manna  therein,  and  lay  it  up  before 
the  Lord,  to  be  kept  for  your  gen- 
erations. 

34  As  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses,  so  Aaron  laid  it  up  before 
the  Testimony,  to  be  kept. 

35  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
eat  manna  forty  years,  until  they 
came  to  a  land  inhabit(!d  ;  they  did 
eat  manna,  until  they  came  unto 
the  borders  of  the  land  of  Canaan. 

36  Now  an  omer  is  the  tenth  pa7-t 
of  an  ephah. 

CHAPTER  17. 

1  TTiepeoplernurmnrforii'<iter  <it  Rephidim. 
b  God  send eth  him  for  iralev  tit  tlic  fafk  in 
Jloreb.  8  Arnalek  in  overconw  hi/  the  hutd- 
iny  up<if  Mnsen^  handfi.  15  ifoxett  Iniildeth 
the  altar  Jehovah-nimi. 

AND  all  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel  journeyed 
from  the  wilderness  of  Sin,  after 
their  journeys,  ac(;ording  to  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord,  and 
pitched  in  Rephidim  :  and  there  inas 
no  water  for  the  people  to  drink. 

2  Whereforethepeoi)le  did  'chide 
with  Moses,  and  said,  Cive  us 
water  that  we  may  drink.  And 
Moses  said  unto  them,  Wliy  '  chide 


ye  with  me  1  wherefore  do  ye  tempt 
the  Lord  1- 

3  And  the  people  thirsted  there 
for  water ;  and  the  people  mur- 
mured against  Moses,  and  said, 
Wherefor-e  is  this  that  thou  hast 
brought  us  up  out  of  Egypt,  to  kill 
us  and  our  children  and  our  cattle 
with  thirst  1 

4  And  Moses  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  saying,  What  shall  I  do  unto 
this  peopled  they  be  almost  ready 
to  stone  me. 

5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Go  on  before  the  people,  and  take 
with  thee  of  the  elders  of  Israel ; 
and  thy  rod,  wherewith  thou  smot- 
est  the  river,  take  in  thine  hand, 
and  go. 

6  Behold,  I  will  stand  before  thee 
there  upon  the  rock  in  Horeb  ;  and 
thou  shalt  smite  the  roclc,  and  there 
shall  come  water  out  of  it,  that  the 
people  maj^  drink.  And  Moses  did 
so  in  the  sight  of  the  elders  of  Is- 
rael. 

7  And  he  called  the  ntcine  of  the 
place  *Massah,  and  tMeribah,  be- 
cause of  the  "chiding  of  the  child- 
ren of  Isi-ael,  and  because  they 
tempted  the  Lord,  saying.  Is  the 
Lord  among  us,  or  not  1 

8  II  Then  came  Amalek,  and 
fought  with  Israel  in  Rephidim. 

9  And  Moses  said  unto  Joshua, 
Choose  us  out  men,  and  go  out, 
fight  with  Amalek  :  to  morrow  1 
will  stand  on  the  top  of  the  hill 
with  the  rod  of  God  in  mine 
hand. 

10  So  Joshua  did  as  Moses  had 
said  to  him,  and  fought  with  Ama- 
lek :  and  Moses,  Aaron,  and  Hur 
went  up  to  the  top  of  the  hill. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
]\Ioses  held  up  his  hand,  that  Israel 
prevailed  :  and  when  he  let  down 
his  hand,  Amalek  prevailed. 

12  But  Moses'  hands  ?;'e/'e  heavy; 
and  they  took  a  stone,  and  put  it 
under  him,  and  he  sat  thereon  ; 
and  Aaron  and  Hur  stayed  up  his 
hands,  the  one  on  the  one  side,  and 
the  other  on  the  other  side  ;  and 
his  hands  were  steady  until  the  go- 
ing down  of  the  sun. 

13  And  Joshua  discomfited  Ama- 
lek and  his  people  with  the  edge  of 
the  sword. 

1 4  And  the  Lord  said  untoM9ses, 
Write  this  for  a  memorial  in  a 
book,  and  rehearse  it  in  the  ears  of 
Joshua  :  ''for  I  will  utterly  put  out 
the  remeiiTHi-ance  of  Amalek  from 
under  heaven. 

15  And  Moses  built  an  altar,  and 


*  That  is,  Teinpt-ition. 
t  That  is,  Strife. 


2  striving 


3  tliat 


71 


Jethrd's  visit. 


EXODUS,  18. 


His  counsel. 


called  the  name  of  it  *Jehovah- 
nissi  : 

1 6  For  he  said,  Because  the  Lord 
hath  sworn  that  the  Lord  unll  have 
war  with  Amalek  from  generation 
U)  generation. 

CHAPTER   18. 

1  .htliro  bringath  to  Jlonen  hifi  ivifcatul  tivn 
XI, U.S.  1  3Ioses  entertaineth  hhii.  l.'-S  ./<■- 
throws  aoutisel  is  accepte<f.  27  Jeth/'u  de- 
parteth. 

WHEN  Jethro,  the  priest  of 
Midian,  Moses'  fatlu'r  in  law, 
heard  of  all  that  God  iiad  done  for 
Closes,  and  for  Israel  his  people, 
and  that  the  Lord  had  brought  Is- 
rael out  of  Egy])t ; 

2  Then  Jethro,  Moses'  father  in 
law,  took  Zipporah,  Moses'  wife, 
after  he  had  sent  her  back, 

3  And  her  two  sons ;  of  which 
the  name  of  the  one  was  t  (jershom  ; 
for  he  said,  I  have  been  an  alien  in 
a  strange  land  : 

4  And  the  name  of  the  other  was 
\  Eliezer  ;'for  the  God  of  my  father, 
said  he,  iras  mine  help,  and  deliv- 
ered me  from  the  sword  of  Pha- 
raoh : 

5  And  Jethro,  iNToses'  father-  in 
law,  came  with  his  sons  and  his 
wife  unto  Moses  into  the  wilderness, 
where  he  encamped  at  the  mount 
of ( Jod  : 

B  And  he  said  unto  Moses,  I  thy 
father  in  law  Jethro  am  come  unto 
thee,  and  thy  wife,  and  her  two 
sons  with  her. 

7  II  And  Moses  went  out  to  meet 
hisfather  in  law,  and  did  obeisance, 
and  kissed  him  ;  and  they  asked 
each  other  of  their  welfare ;  and 
tlu^v  (!ame  into  the  tent. 

S  And  MoK(w  told  his  father  in 
liiw  all  that  tlie  Loud  IkkI  done  unto 
Piiarjioh  and  to  tli<*  Kgyptians  foi' 
Isiacl's  sak(^'/»'/all  the  ti'avail  (hat 
liatl  come  uiK)n  them  by  the  way, 
and  hoi"  the  LoiiD  d(^livei-(xd  thcMU. 

9  And  Jethro  rejoiced  for  all  the 
gorxlness  which  the  IjOIM)  had. done 
to  Israel,  whom  li<'  had  delivei-(Hl 
out  of  th(^  hatid  of  the  l*]gyptians. 

10  And  Jethro  sa,i(l,  IJleswd  /h; 
the  liOiM),  who  hath  dcli\-ei-c(l  yon 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  I'lgyptiaiis, 
and  out  of  the  hand  of  I'haraoh, 
who  hath  delivered  the  people 
from  under  the  hand  of  the  l']g,yp- 
tians. 

1  1  Now  T  know  that  the  TjOIid  is 
greater  than  all  gods:  foi'  in  the 
thing  wherein  they  dealt  l>roudIy 
he  iras  abo\ c  them. 


*  Tliat  is,  The  Lord  my  banner. 
t  77i<it  is,  A  str;uij;cr  tlioro. 
I  Thai  is,  My  God  is  an  help. 


12  And  Jethro,  ivh^ses'  father  in 
law,  took  a  buint  offering  and  sa- 
crificeH  for  Gi>d  :  and  Aaron  came, 
and  all  the  elders  of  Israel,  to  eat 
bread  witli  Moses'  father  in  law 
before  G<jd. 

13^  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
mori'ow,  that  Moses  sat  to  judge 
the  people :  and  the  people  stood 
by  Moses  from  the  morning  unto 
the  evening. 

14  And  when  Moses'  father  in 
law  saw  all  that  he  did  to  the  peo- 
ple, he  said,  What  is  this  thing 
that  thou  doest  to  the  people'?  why 
sittest  thou  thyself  alone,  and  all 
the  peoi)le  stand  by  thee  fi'om 
morning  unto  even"? 

1 5  And  Moses  said  unto  his  father 
in  law,  l^ecause  the  people  come 
unto  me  to  enquire  of  God  : 

IG  When  they  have  a  matter, 
they  come  unto  me ;  and  I  judge 
between  one  and  another,  and  I  do 
make  theia  know  the  statutes  of 
God,  and  his  laws. 

17  And  Moses'  father  in  law  said 
unto  him.  The  thing  that  thou 
doest  is  not  good. 

18  Thou  wilt  surely  wear  away, 
both  thou,  aiul  this  people  that  is 
with  tliee :  for  this  thing  yx  too 
heavy  for  thee;  thou  art  not  able 
to  ])erform  it  thyself  alone. 

19  Hearken  now  unto  my  voice, 
I  will  give  the(^  counsel,  and  God 
shall  be  with  thee :  Be  thou  foi- 
the  people  to  God-ward,  that  thou 
mayest  oring  the  causes  unto  (Jod  : 

20  And  thou  shalt  tea(-h  tliem 
ordinances  and  laws,  and  shalt 
shew  them  the  way  when^in  they 
must  walk,  and  the  work  that  they 
must  do. 

21  Moreover  thou  shalt  provide 
out  of  all  tiie  people  able  men,  such 
as  fear  God,  men  of  truth,  hating 
'  covetousnt-ss  ;  and  i)lace  svrh  ovei- 
them,  f<i  lie  rulei-s  of  thousands,  (tiul 
i-ulei-s  of  hundi-eds,  rulers  of  fifties, 
and  rulers  of  tens  : 

22  And  let  tliem  judge  the  i)eo- 
l)le  at  all  s(»asons  :  and  it  shall  be, 
that  (nHM-y  great  mattei-  they  shall 
brijig  unto  the(\  but  every  small 
matter  they  shall  judg(!:  so  shall 
it  be  easier  for  thyself,  and  they 
shall  bear  ilie  Inirdeii  with  the(\ 

23  If  thou  shalt  do  this  thing, 
and  God  coimnand  thee  so,  (hen 
thou  shalt  be  al)le  to  endure,  and 
all  this  peoi)le  shall  also  go  to  their 
[)la(-(>  in  peac(\ 

21  So  Mos(>s  hearkened  to  llie 
voice  of  hisfather  in  law,  and  did 
all  that  he  had  said. 

25  y\nd  Moses  chose  able  men 
out  of  all  Israel,  antl  made  them 
heads  over  the  people,   rulers    of 


'  unjust 
.i;ain  ; 


72 


Tlie  people  at  Sinai. 


EXODUS,  19. 


GocVs  fearful  presence. 


thousands,  rulers  of  hundreds, 
rulers  of  fifties,  and  rulers  of  tens. 

-?*j  And  they  judj^ed  the  people 
at  all  seasons :  the  hard  causes 
they  brouj^ht  unto  ^Moses,  but  every 
small  matter  they  judged  them- 
selves. 

27  U  And  ]\I()ses  let  his  father  in 
law  depait ;  anfl  he  went  his  way 
into  his  own  land. 

CHAPTER  19. 

1  T7(e  people  come  to  Sinai.  3  GotJ^s  mex- 
saye  by  Mosfn  imlo  the  people  out  of  the 
mount.  S  The  jieopIe\H  answer-  ■fetarnett 
ayaiii.  10  The  people,  are  j>reparid 
ar/diuat  the  third  (lay.  13  Tlie  inininlain 
must  not  In'  touched.  16  The  J'eurful  jiren- 
ence  of  God  npion,  the  iiwuid. 

IN  the  third  month,  when  the 
children  of  Israel  were  gone 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  the 
same  day  came  they  into  the  wil- 
derness of  Sinai. 

2  For  they  were  departed  from 
Rephidim,  and  were  come  to  the 
desert  of  Sinai,  and  had  pitciied  in 
the  wilderness ;  and  there  Israel 
camped  befoi'e  the  mount. 

3  And  Moses  went  up  unto  God, 
and  the  Lord  called  unto  him  out 
of  the  mountain,  saying.  Thus  shalt 
thou  say  to  the  house  of  Jacob, 
and  tell  the  children  of  Israel ; 

4  Ye  have  seen  what  I  did  unto 
the  Egyptians,  and  liow  I  bare  you 
on  eagles'  wings,  and  brought  you 
unto  myself. 

5  Now  therefore,  if  ye  will  obey 
my  voice  indeed,  and  keep  my  cove- 
nant, then  ye  shall  be  a  peculiar 
treasure  unto  me  above  all '  peo]jle  : 
for  all  the  earth  v'.s  mine  : 

6  And  ye  sh;dl  be  unto  me  a 
kingdom  of  priests,  and  an  holy 
nation.  These  (ire  the  words  which 
thou  shalt  speak  unto  the  children 
of  Israel. 

7  51  And  Moses  came  and  called 
for  the  elders  of  the  people,  and 
laid  before  their  faces  all  these 
words  which  the  Loud  commanded 
him. 

8  And  all  the  people  answered 
together,  and  said.  All  that  the 
Loud  hath  spoken  we  will  do.  And 
Moses  returned  the  words  of  the 
people  unto  the  Loud. 

9  And  the  Loud  said  unto  Moses, 
Lo,  I  come  unto  thee  in  a  thick 
cloud,  that  the  people  may  hear 
^yhen  I  speak  with  thee,  and  be- 
lieve thee  for  ever.  And  Moses 
told  the  words  of  the  people  unto 
the  Loud. 

10  *\  And  the  Loud  said  unto 
Moses,  (Jo  unto  the  people,  and 
sanctify  them  to  (hiy  and  to  mor- 
row, and  let  them  wash  their 
clothes. 


11  And  be  ready  against  the 
third  day :  for  the  third  day  the 
Loud  will  come  down  in  the  sight 
of  all  the  people  upon  mount  Sinai. 

12  And  thou  shalt  set  bounds 
unto  the  people  round  about,  say- 
ing. Take  heed  to  yourselves,  tlmt 
ye  go  not  up  into  the  mount,  or 
touch  the  border  of  it :  whosoever 
toucheth  the  mount  shall  be  surely 
put  to  death  : 

1 3  There  shall  not  an  hand  touch 
it,  but  he  shall  sui'ely  be  stoned,  or 
shot  throvigh  ;  whether  it  he  beast 
or  man,  it  shall  not  live  :  when  the 
trumpet  soundeth  long,  they  shall 
come  up  to  the  mount. 

14  ^  And  Moses  went  down  from 
the  mount  unto  the  people,  and 
sanctified  tlie  people ;  and  they 
washed  their  clothes. 

15  And  he  said  unto  the  people. 
Be  ready  against  the  third  day : 
come  not  at  your  wives. 

16  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
third  day  in  the  morning,  that 
there  were  thunders  and  light- 
nings, and  a  thick  cloud  upon  the 
mount,  and  the  voice  of  the  trum- 
pet exceeding  loud  ;  so  that  all  the 
people  that  was  in  the  camp  ti'em- 
bled. 

17  And  ]\Ioses  brought  fortli  the 
people  out  of  the  camp  to  meet 
with  God  ;  and  they  stood  at  the 
nether  part  of  the  mount. 

18  And  mount  Sinai  was  alto- 
gether on  a  smoke,  because  the 
Lord  descended  upon  it  in  fire : 
and  the  smoke  thereof  ascended 
as  the  smoke  of  a  furnace,  and  the 
whole  mount  quaked  greatly. 

19  And  when  the  voice  of  the 
trumpet  sounded  long,  and  waxed 
louder  and  louder,  Moses  sjjake, 
and  God  answered  him  by  a  voice. 

20  And  the  Loui>  came  down 
upon  mount  Sinai,  on  the  top  of  the 
mount :  and  the  Loud  called  Moses 
np  to  the  top  of  the  mount ;  and 
Moses  went  up. 

21  And  the  Loud  said  unto  Moses, 
Cio  down,  charge  the  people,  lest 
they  break  through  iinto  the  Loud 
to  gaze,  and  many  of  them  perish. 

22  And  let  the  priests  also,  which 
come  near  to  the  Loud,  sanctify 
themselves,  lest  the  Loud  break 
forth  upon   them. 

23  And  Closes  said  unto  the 
Loud,  The  i>eop]e  cannot  come  up  to 
mount  Sinai :  for  thou  chargedst 
us,  saying,  Set  bounds  about  the 
mount,  and  sanctify  it. 

24  And  the  Loud  said  unto  him. 
Away,  get  thee  down,  and  thou 
shalt  come  up,  tliou,  and  Aaron 
with  thee :  but  let  not  the  priests 
and  the  people   break   through  to 


The  ten  commandments. 


EXODUS,  20,  21. 


Fi( rther  injunctions. 


come  up  unto  the  Lord,   lest  lie 
break  forth  upon  them. 

25  So  Moses  went  down  unto  the 
people,  and  spake  unto  them. 

CHAPTER  20. 

1  The  ten  comrnandmenU.  18  The  people 
are  afraid.  20  Moxea  eomforteth  them. 
22  Idolatry  is  forbidden.  24  Of  irhat  .'^ort 
the  altar  nhouid  be. 

AND  God  spake  all  these  woi'ds, 
saying, 

2  I  am  the  Lf)i;D  thy  C4od,  which 
have  brought  thee  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bond- 
age. 

3  Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods 
before  me. 

4  Thou  shalt  not  make  unto 
thee  any  graven  image,  or  any 
likeness  of  any  thing  that  is  in 
heaven  above,  or  that  is  in  the 
earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the 
water  under  the  earth  : 

5  Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thy- 
self to  them,  nor  serve  them  :  for 
I  the  Lord  thy  God  am.  a  jealous 
God,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the 
fathers  upon  the  children  unto  the 
third  and  fourth  generation  of  them 
that  hate  me ; 

6  And  shewing  mercy  unto  thou- 
sands of  them  that  love  me,  and 
keep  my  commandments. 

7  Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  '  in  vain  ;  for 
the  Lord  will  not  liold  iiim  guilt- 
less  that  taketh  his  name  "in  vain. 

8  Remember  the  sabbath  day, 
to  keep  it  holy. 

9  Six  days  slialt  thou  labour, 
and  do  all  thy  work  : 

10  Lot  the  seventh  day  is  ^  the 
sabbath  of  the  Lord  thy  God  :  in 
it  thou  shalt  not  do  any  work,  thou, 
nor  thy  son,  nor  tiiy  (laughter,  thy 
manservant,  nor  thy  maidsei-vant, 
nor  thy  cattle,  nor  thy  strangei- 
that  is  witliin  thy  gates  : 

11  For  in  six  days  the  Lori> 
made  heaven  and  earth,  the  sea, 
and  all  that  in  them  is,  and  rested 
the  seventh  <lay  :  whercfoi'e  the 
Lord  l)]essed  tlu!  sabbath  day,  and 
hallowed  it. 

12  II  Honour  thy  father  and  thy 
mothei- :  that  thy  days  nwiy  be 
long  unon  the  land  wliich  the 
LniM)  tliy  God  giveth  thee. 

i:i  Tliou  sbak,' not  kill. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adul 
tery. 

15  Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

16  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  wit- 
ness agfiinst  thy  neigjiboui-. 

17  'i'hoij  shalt  not  covet  thy 
neighb<iur's  house,  thou  shalt  not 
covet  thy  neighbom-'s  wife,  nor  his 
manservant,  nor  his  maidservant, 


nor  his  ox,  nor  his  ass,  nor  any 
thing  that  is  thy  neighbour's. 

18  ^  And  all  the  people  saw  the 
thunderings,  and  the  lightnings, 
and  the  noise  of  the  trumpet,  and 
the  mountain  smoking :  and  when 
the  people  saw  it,  they  removed, 
and  stood  afar  off. 

19  And  they  said  unto  Moses, 
Speak  thou  with  us,  and  we  will 
hear :  but  let  not  God  speak  with 
us,  lest  Ave  die.  • 

20  And  Moses  said  unto  the  peo- 
ple. Fear  not :  for  God  is  come  to 
prove  you,  and  that  his  fear  may 
be  before  your  faces,  that  ye  sin 
not. 

2 1  And  the  people  stood  afar  off, 
and  Moses  drew  near  unto  tlie 
thick  darkness  where  God  n<as. 

22  ^  And  the  Lord' said  unto 
Moses,  Thus  thou  shalt  say  unto 
the  children  of  fsrael.  Ye  have 
seen  that  I  have  talked  with  you 
from  heaven. 

23  Ye  shall  not  make  ''with  me 


gods    of    silver,    neither    shall    ye 


make  unto  you  gods  of  gold. 

24  II  An  altar  of  earth  thou  shal t 
make  unto  me,  and  shalt  sacrifice 
thereon  thy  burnt  off(M'ings,  and 
thy  peace  offerings,  thy  sheep,  and 
thine  oxen  :  in  "all  places  where  I 
record  my  name  I  will  come  unto 
thee,  and  I  will  bless  th(^e. 

25  And  if  thou  wilt  make  me 
an  altar  of  stone,  thou  shalt  not 
build  it  of  hewn  stones :  for  if  thou 
lift  u])  thy  tool  upon  it,  thou  hast 
polluted  it. 

26  Neitlier  shalt  thou  go  up  by 
steps  unto  mine  altar,  that  thy 
nakedness  be  not  discoverea 
thereon. 

CHAPTER  21. 

I  La)i\ifor  Mennerriiiitn.  5  For  the  Korrant 
irhoxeear  in  borfd.  1  For  tcome ii ne r ratit.\. 
12  For  iiuinnlauohter.  16  For  Kfealer.^ 
of  men.  17  For  curneris  of  pareiitn.  IS 
For  smiters.  22  For  a  hurt  bi/  chance. 
28  For  anoxtha/ j/ori'th.  ;W  For  him  thut 
ix  an  occasion  of  harnt. 

NOW  the.se  are  the  judgments 
which  thou  shalt  set  before 
them. 

2  If  thou  buy  an  Hebrew  servant, 
six  years  he  shall  serve  :  and  in  the 
seventh  he  shall  go  out  frcni  foi- 
nothing. 

.")  If  he  came  in  by  himself,  he 
shall  go  out  by  himself:  if  he  wert^ 
married,  then  his  wife  shall  go  out 
with  him. 

4  If  his  maslei'  iiave  given  him  a 
wife,  and  she  have  borne  him  sons 
or  daughters;  the  wife  and  her 
children  .shall  be  her  master's,  and 
he  shall  go  out  by  himself. 

5  And  if  the  servant  shall  plainly 


•''  other  gods 
with  me ; 
8od.s  of  sil- 
ver, or  gods 
of  gold,  ye 
shall  not 
iniike  unto 
you. 
<j  every  place 


74 


Divers  latvs 


EXODUS,  21. 


and  otdinances. 


say,  I  love  my  master,  mj^  wife, 
and  my  children  ;  1  -will  not  go 
out  free  : 

6  Then  his  master  shall  bring 
him  unto  the  judges  ;  he  shall  also 
bring  him  to  the  door,  or  unto  the 
door  post ;  and  his  master  shall 
bore  his  ear  through  with  an 
aul ;  and  he  shall  serve  him  for 
ever. 

7  U  And  if  a  man  sell  his  daugh- 
ter to  be  a  maidservant,  she  shall 
not  go  out  as  the  menservants  do. 

8  If  she  please  not  her  master, 
who  hath  '  betrothed  her  to  him- 
self, then  shall  he  let  her  be  re- 
deemed :  to  sell  her  unto  a  strange 
nation  he  shall  have  no  power, 
seeing  he  hath  dealt  deceitfully 
with  ner. 

9  And  if  lie  have  '  betrothed  her 
unto  his  son,  he  shall  deal  with  her 
after  the  manner  of  daughters. 

10  If  he  take  him  another  ivife  ; 
her  food,  her  raiment,  and  her 
duty  of  marriage,  shall  he  n(jt  di- 
minish. 

1 1  And  if  he  do  not  these  three 
unto  her,  then  shall  she  go  out  free 
without  money. 

12  *fl  He  that  smiteth  a  man,  so 
that  he  die,  shall  be  surely  put  to 
death. 

13  And  if  a  man  lie  not  in  wait, 
but  God  deliver  hivi  into  his  hand  ; 
then  I  will  appoint  thee  a  place 
whither  he  shall  flee. 

1 4  But  if  a  man  come  presumptu- 
ously upon  his  neifjhbour,  to  slay 
him  with  guile ;  thou  shalt  take 
him  from  mine  altar,  that  he  may 
die. 

15  H  And  he  that  smiteth  his 
father,  or  his  mother,  shall  be 
surely  put  to  death. 

1 6  IT  And  he  that  stealeth  a  man, 
and  selleth  him,  or  if  he  be  found 
in  his  hand,  he  shall  surely  be  put 
to  death. 

17  H  And  he  that  curseth  his 
father,  or  his  mother,  shall  surely 
Vje  put  to  death. 

18^  And  if  men  strive  together, 
and  one  smite  another  with  a  stone, 
or  with  his  fist,  and  he  die  not,  but 
keepeth  his  bed : 

19  If  he  rise  again,  and  walk 
abroad  upon  his  staff,  then  shall 
he  that  smote  Am  be  quit :  only 
he  shall  pay  for  the  loss  of  his 
time,  and  shall  cause  htni,  to  be 
thoroughly  healed. 

20  H  And  if  a  man  smite  his 
servant,  oi;  his  maid,  with  a  rod, 
and  he  die  under  his  hand ;  he 
shall  be  surely  punished. 

21  Notwithstanding,  if  lie  con- 
tinue a  day  or  two,  he  shall  not 
l)e  punished  :  for  he  is  his  money. 


22  U  If  men  strive,  and  hurt  a 
woman  with  child,  so  that  her 
fruit  depart  from  her,  and  yet  no 
mischief  follow  :  he  shall  be  surely 
"  punished,  according  as  the  wom- 
an's husband  will  lay  upon  him ; 
and  he  shall  pay  as  the  judges 
determine. 

23  And  if  an;/  mischief  follow, 
then  thou  shalt  give  life  for  life, 

24  Eye  for  eye,  tooth  for  tooth, 
hand  for  hanfl,  foot  for  foot, 

25  Burning  for  burning,  wound 
for  wound,  strijje  for  stripe. 

26  11  And  if  a  man  smite  the 
eye  of  his  servant,  or  the  eye 
of  his  maid,  that  it  perish ;  he 
shall  let  him  go  free  for  his  eye's 
sake. 

27  And  if  lie  smite  out  his  man- 
servant's tooth,  or  his  maidser- 
vant's tooth  ;  he  shall  let  him  go 
free  for  his  tootli's  sake. 

28  H  If  an  ox  gore  a  man  or 
a  woman,  that  they  die :  then 
the  ox  shall  be  surely  stoned, 
and  his  flesh  shall  not  be  eaten ; 
but  the  owner  of  the  ox  shall  be 
quit. 

29  But  if  the  ox  were  wont  to 
push  with  his  horn  in  time  past, 
and  it  hath  been  testified  to  his 
owner,  and  he  hath  not  kept  him 
in,  but  that  he  hath  killed  a  man 
or  a  woman  ;  the  ox  shall  be  stoned, 
and  his  owner  also  shall  be  put  to 
death. 

30  If  there  be  laid  on  him  a  sum 
of  money,  then  he  shall  give  for 
the  ransom  of  his  life  whatsoever 
is  laid  upon  him. 

31  Whether  he  have  gored  a  son, 
or  have  gored  a  daughter,  accord- 
ing to  this  judgment  shall  it  be 
done  unto  him. 

32  If  the  ox  shall  push  a  man- 
servant or  a  maidservant ;  he  shall 
give  unto  _  their  master  thirty 
shekels  of  silver,  and  the  ox  shall 
be  stoned. 

33  H  And  if  a  man  shall  open  a 
pit,  or  if  a  man  shall  dig  a  i)it,  and 
not  cover  it,  and  an  ox  or  an  ass 
fall  therein  ; 

31  The  owner  of  the  pit  shall 
make  it  good,  (tnd  give  money  unto 
the  owner  of  them ;  and  the  dead 
beast  shall  be  his. 

35  H  And  if  one  man's  ox  hurt 
another's,  that  he  die ;  then  they 
shall  sell  the  live  ox,  and  divide  the 
money  of  it ;  and  the  dead  ox  also 
they  shall  divide. 

36  Or  if  it  be  known  that  the 
ox  hath  used  to  push  in  time  past, 
and  his  owner  hath  not  kept  him 
in;  he  shall  sui'ely  pay  ox  for 
ox ;    and    the    dead    shall    be    his 


2  fined, 


75 


Dicers  laws 


EXODUS,  22. 


and  ordinances. 


CHAPTER  22. 

1  Of  theft.  5  Of  damage.  1  Of  iresj^asses. 
iX  Of  borrowing.  \&  Of  fornication.  IS  Of 
witchcraft.  \<A  Of  lie>.'ti'(il!li/.  20  Of  idola- 
try. '21  of  ■•</>-(i)i !/(■>■.'<.  iridoirs.  iiiiii  fat/ier- 
legg.  'ir>  <>f  iisiir';/.  'H\  Of  iiltdijiti'  '28  Of 
reveroici^  to  i/tiujixtratcx.  'I'J  Of  the  firiit- 
friiits. 

IF  a  man  shall  steal  an  ox,  or  a 
sheep,  and  kill  it,  or  sell  it ;  he 
sliall  restore  five  oxen  for  an  ox, 
and  four  sheep  for  a  sheep. 

2  II  If  a  thief  be  found  breaking 
^  up,  and  be  smitten  that  he  die, 
f/iere  ><hall  ~  no  blood  he  .'<Iie<J  for  him. 

3  If  the  sun  l>e  risen  upon  him, 
tliere  sJuill  he  ''  blood  .^lied  for  him  ; 
/or  he  should  make  full  restitu- 
tion ;  if  he  have  nothing,  then  he 
shall  be  sold  for  his  theft. 

4  If  the  theft  be  certainly  found 
in  his  hand  alive,  whether  it  be  ox, 
or  ass,  or  sheep  ;  he  shall  restore 
double. 

5  ^  If  a  man  shall  cause  a  field  or 
vineyard  to  be  eaten,  and  shall  put 
in  his  beast,  and  shall  feed  in 
another  man's  field  ;  of  the  best  of 
liis  own  field,  and  of  the  best  of  his 
own  vineyard,  shall  he  make  resti- 
tution. 

6  ^  If  fire  break  out,  and  catch 
in  thorns,  so  that  the  stacks  of 
corn,  or  the  standing  corn,  or  the 
field,  be  consumed  thereivith ;  he 
that  kindled  the  fire  shall  surely 
make  restitution. 

7  H  If  a  man  shall  deliver  unto 
his  neighbour  money  or  stuff"  to 
keep,  and  it  be  stolen  out  of  the 
man's  house  ;  if  the  thief  ))e  found, 
let  him  pay  double. 

(S  If  the  thief  be  not  found,  then 
i\w  mastei-  of  the  liouse  shall  be 
brought  unto  the  judges,  to  nee 
whethei-  he  have  put  his  hand  unto 
his  neighbour's  goods. 

'J  For  all  manner  of  trespass, 
irhetliei-  it  he  for  ox,  for  ass,  for 
sIkh^j).  for  raiment,  or  for  any  man- 
nei-  of  lost  thing,  which  anotkcr 
challeiigeth  to  be  his,  th<^  cause  of 
both  pai'ties  shall  (^oiiic  bcfoi'i*  the 
judges  ;  diid  whom  the  judges  shall 
condemn,  he  shall  pay  double  unto 
his  neighbour. 

10  If  a  man  deliver  unto  his 
neighbour  an  ass,  or  an  ox,  or  a 
slieep,  or  any  beast,  to  keep;  and 
it  die,  or  be  hurt,  f)r  driven  away, 
no  man  seinng  it  : 

11  T/ten  sliall  ail  oath  of  the 
Loud  be  between  thcni  both,  that 
he  hath  not  put  his  hand  unto  his 
neighboui-'s  goods;  and  the  owikm- 
of  it  shall  accept  thereof,  and  he 
shall  not  make  it  good. 

12  And  if  it  be  stftlen  from  him, 
he  sliall  make  restitution  unto  the 
owner  thei-eof. 


13  If  it  be  torn  in  pieces,  then 
let  him  bring  it  for  witness,  and 
he  shall  not  make  good  that  which 
was  torn. 

14  ^  And  if  a  man  borrow  ought 
of  his  neighbour,  and  it  be  hurt,  or 
die,  the  owner  thereof  being  not 
with  it,  he  shall  surely  make  it 
good. 

15  /hit  if  the  owner  thereof  he 
with  it,  he  shall  not  make  it  good  : 
if  it  he  an  hiretl  thing,  it  came  for 
"*  his  hire.' 

1 6  H  And  if  a  man  entice  a  maid 
that  is  not  betrothed,  and  lie  with 
her,  he  shall  surely  '' endow  her  to 
be  his  wife. 

17  If  her  father  utterly  i-efuse 
to  give  her  unto  him,  he  shall  pay 
nioney  according  to  the  dowry  of 
virgins. 

18  U  Thou  shalt  not  suft'er  a 
®  witch  to  live. 

19  II  Whosoever  lieth  with  a 
beast  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

20  ^[  He  that  sacrificeth  unto  oni/ 
god,  save  unto  the  Lokd  only,  he 
shall  be  utterly  destroyed. 

21  II  Thou  shalt  neither  vex  a 
stranger,  nor  oppress  him  :  for  ye 
were  strangers  in  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

2'J,  II  Ye  shall  not  afflict  any 
widow,  or  fatherless  child. 

23  If  thou  afflict  them  in  any 
wise,  and  they  cry  at  all  unto  me, 
I  will  surely  hear  their  cry  ; 

24  And  my  wrath  shall  wax  hot, 
and  I  will  kill  you  with  the  sword  ; 
and  your  wives  shall  be  widows,  and 
your  children  fatherless. 

25  ^  If  thou  lend  money  to  ani/ 
of  my  people  th/it  is  jjoor  by  thee, 
thou  shalt  not  be  to  him  as  an 
usurer,  neither  shalt  thou  lay  ui)on 
him  '  usury. 

2G  If  thou  at  all  take  thy  neigh- 
bour's raiment  to  ])ledge,  thou  shalt 
deliver  it  unto  him  by  that  the  sun 
goeth  down  : 

27  For  that  /n  his "  covering  only. 
it  is  his  I'aiment  tor  Tiis  skin  : 
wherein  shall  he  sleep '(  and  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  when  ne  crieth  untt) 
me,  that  I  will  liear ;  for  I  oni 
gracious. 

28  II  Thou  shall  lu.t  revile  the 
"gods,  nor  curse  the  riilei'  of  thy 
ljeo)»le. 

2!)  II  Thou  shalt  not  delay  /"  (fer 
'"  t  lie  lirst-  of  t  li.\'  ripe  t'niits,  and  of 
thy  liipiors  :  the  lirst  horn  of  thy 
sons  shalt  thou  give  unto  me. 

30  Likewise  shalt  thou  do  with 
tliine  oxen,  ond  with  thy  sheep  : 
seven  days  it  shall  be  with  his 
dam  ;  on  the  eighth  day  thou  shalt 
gi\i'  it  me. 


4  its 


o  pay  a 
dowry  for 
lier 


' sorceress 


interest. 


■^  only  eovor- 


■'  Jud.i^es, 


''of  the 
alimiduiico 
ot  tliy 
fruits. 


Divers  laws 


EXODUS,  23. 


and  ordinances. 


31  51  And  ye  shall  be  holy  men 
unto  me :  neither  shall  ye  eat  any 
flesh  tlutt  IK  torn  of  beasts  in  the 
field  ;  ye  shall  cast  it  to  the  dogs. 

CHAPTEK  23. 

1  Of  slander  and  fnhe'icitnexK.  3,  G  Of  jus- 
tice. 4  Of  charitableness.  10  Of  the  year 
ofreM.  Vi- Of  the  sabhath.  Vd  Of  idolatry. 
14  Of  the  three  feasts.  IS  Of  the  blood 
and  the  fat  of  the  sacrifice:  20  An  An^el 
is  promised,  with  a  blessing,  if  they  obey 
hint. 

THOU  shalt  not  raise  a  false  re- 
port :  put  not  thine  hand  with 
the  wicked  to  be  an  unrighteous 
witness. 

2  ^  Thou  shalt  not  follow  a  mul- 
titude to  do  evil ;  neither  shalt  thou 
speak  in  a  cause  to  'decline  after 
many  to  wrest  judyiiient : 

3  II  Neither  shalt  thou  -counte- 
nance a  poor  man  in  his  cause. 

4  II  If  thou  meet  thine  enemy's 
ox  or  his  ass  going  astray,  thou 
slialt  surely  bring  it  back  to  him 
again. 

5  If  thou  see  the  ass  of  him  that 
hateth  thee  lying  under  his  burden, 
and  wouldest  forbear  to  help  him, 
thou  shalt  surely  help  with  him. 

6  Thou  shalt  not  wrest  the  judg- 
ment of  thy  poor  in  his  cause. 

7  Keep  thee  far  from  a  false  mat- 
ter ;  and  the  innocent  and  right- 
eous slay  thou  not :  for  I  will  not 
justify  tlie  wicked. 

8  11  And  tliou  shalt  take  no  ^gift: 
for  the  ^  gift  blindeth  the  wise,  and 
perverteth  the  words  of  the  right- 
eous. 

9  U  Also  thovi  slialt  not  oppress  a 
stranger  :  for  ye  know  the  heart  of 
a  stranger,  seeing  ye  were  sti-angers 
in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

10  And  six  years  thou  shalt  sow 
thy  land,  and  shalt  gather  in  the 
fruits  thereof : 

1 1  But  the  seventh  year  tliou 
shalt  let  it  rest  and  lie  ° still  :  that 
the  poor  of  th.v  i)eoi)le  may  eat : 
and  what  they  leave  the  beasts  of 
the  field  shall  eat.  In  like  manner 
thou  shalt  deal  with  thy  vineyard, 
aiul  with  thy  oliveyard. 

12  Six  days  thou  shalt  do  thy 
work,  and  on  the  seventh  day  thou 
shalt  rest :  that  thine  ox  and  thine 
ass  may  rest,  and  the  son  of  thy 
handmaid,  and  the  stranger,  may 
be  refreshed. 

13  And  in  all  thivrja  that  T  have 
said  unto  you  be  circumspect :  and 
make  no  mention  of  the  name  of 
othei'  gods,  neither  let  it  be  heard 
out  of  thy  mouth. 

14  H  Three  times  thou  shalt  keep 
a  feast  unto  me  in  the  year. 

15  Thou  shalt  keep  the  feast  of 


unleavened  bread  :  (thou  shalt  eat 
unleavened  bread  seven  days,  as  I 
commanded  thee,  in  the  time  ap- 
pointed of  the  month  Abib  ;  for  in 
it  thou  earnest  out  from  Egypt :  and 
none  shall  appear  befoi'e  me 
empty :) 

1 6  And  the  feast  of  harvest,  the 
firstfruits  of  thy  labours,  which 
thou  hast  sown  in  the  fiekl :  and 
the  feast  of  ingathering,  which  ?.s  in 
the  end  of  the  year,  when  thou  hast 
gathered  in  thy  labours  out  of  the 
field. 

1 7  Three  times  in  the  year  all  thy 
males  shall  appear  before  the  Lord 
God. 

18  Thou  shalt  not  offer  the  blood 
of  my  sacrifice  with  leavened  bread ; 
neither  shall  the  fat  of  my  sacrifice 
remain  until  the  morning. 

19  The  first  of  the  firstfruits  of 
thy  land  thou  shalt  bring  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord  thy  God.  Thou 
shalt  not  seethe  a  kid  in  his  mother's 
milk. 

20  U  Behold,  I  send  an  Angel  be- 
fore thee,  to  keep  thee  in  the  way, 
and  to  bring  thee  into  the  place 
whicli  I  have  prepared. 

21  '^  Beware  of  him,  and  obey  his 
voice,  provoke  him  not;  for  he  will 
not  pardon  your  transgressions : 
for  my  name  /.s  in  him. 

22  But  if  tliou  shalt  indeed  obey 
his  voice,  and  do  all  that  I  speak  ; 
then  I  will  be  an  enemy  untfj  thine 
enemies,  and  an  adversary  unto 
thine  adversarie.s. 

23  For  mine  Angel  shall  go  be- 
fore thee,  and  bring  thee  in  unto 
the  Amorites,  and  the  Hittites,  and 
the  Perizzites,  and  the  Canaanites, 
the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites  :  and 
I  will  cut  them  off. 

24  Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  to 
their  gods,  ntn-  serve  them,  nor  do 
after  their  works  :  l)ut  thou  shalt 
utterly  overthrow  them,  and  quite 
break  down  their  "images 

25  And  ye  shall  serve  the  Lord 
.your  God,  and  he  shall  bless  thy 
bread,  anfl  thy  water ;  and  1  will 
take  sickness  away  from  the  midst 
of  thee. 

26  U  There  shall  nothing  cast 
their  young,  nor  be  barren,  in  thy 
land  :  the  number  of  thy  days  I 
will  fulfil 

27  I  will  .send  my  ^  fear  befoi'e 
thee,  and  will  "destnw  all  the 
people  to  whom  tiiou  shalt  come, 
and  I  will  make  all  thine  enemies 
tui-n  their  Ijacks  unto  thee. 

28  And  I  will  send  '"hornets  be- 
fore thee,  which  shall  drive  out  the 
Hivite,  the  Canaanite,  and  the 
Hittite,  from  before  thee. 


6  Take  ye 
heed 


pillars. 


*'  terror 
'■'  diseoinfit 


1"  the  hornet 


The  covenant  ratified. 


EXODUS,  24,  25. 


The  glory  of  God  appeareth 


29  I  will  not  drive  them  out  from 
before  thee  in  one  year ;  lest  the 
land  become  desolate,  and  the  beast 
of  the  field  multiply  against  thee. 

30  By  little  and  little  I  will  drive 
them  out  from  before  thee,  until 
thou  be  increased,  and  inherit  the 
land. 

31  And  I  will  set  thy  bounds 
from  the  Red  sea  even  unto  the  sea 
of  the  Philistines,  and  from  the 
desert  unto  the  '  river :  for  I  will 
deliver  the  inhabitants  of  the  land 
into  your  hand ;  and  thou  shalt 
drive  them  out  before  thee. 

32  Thou  shalt  make  no  covenant 
with  them,  nor  with  their  gods. 

33  They  shall  not  dwell  in  thy 
land,  lest  they  make  thee  sin 
against  me  :  for  if  thou  serve  their 
gods,  it  will  surely  be  a  snare  unto 
thee. 

CHAPTER  24. 

1  Moses  is  called  tip  into  the  mountain.  3 
The  people  promise  ohed ieiice.  4  Moses 
luiildeih  an  altar,  and  tirelve  pillars.  6 
I/e  Kprinkleth  the  blood  of  the  covenant.  9 
The  glori/  of  God  appeareth.  14  Aaron 
and  Hur  liare  the  charge  of  the  people.  15 
Mosex  (joeth  into  the  moutitain^iehere  he 
coiUinueth  forty  days  and  forty  nights. 

AND  he  said  unto  Moses,  Come 
up  unto  the  Lord,  thou,  and 
Aaron,  Nadab,  and  Abihu,  and  sev- 
enty of  the  elders  of  Israel ;  and 
worship  ye  afar  off. 

2  And  Moses  alone  shall  come 
near  the  Lord  :  but  they  shall  not 
come  nigh  ;  neither  shall  the  people 
go  up  with  him. 

3  1]  And  Moses  came  and  told  the 
people  all  the  words  of  the  Lord, 
and  all  the  judgments  :  and  all  the 
people  answered  with  one  voice, 
and  said.  All  the  words  which  the 
Lord  hath  said  will  we  do. 

4  And  Moses  wrote  all  the  words 
of  the  Lord,  and  rose  uj)  early  in 
the  morning,  and  builded  an  altar 
under  the  '"hill,  and  twelve  pillars, 
according  to  the  twelve  tribes  of 
Israel. 

5  And  he  sent  young  men  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  which  ofl'ered 
l)urnt  offerings,  and  saci'iticed  i)eace 
offerings  of  oxen  unto  the  Lord. 

()  And  Moses  took  half  of  the 
blood,  and  put  U  in  basons  ;  and 
half  of  the  blood  he  sprinkled  on 
the  altar. 

7  Anfl  he  took  the  book  of  the 
covenant,  and  read  in  t\w  audience 
of  the  people  :  and  they  said.  All 
that  th(^  LoHi)  lial  li  said  will  we  do, 
and  l)e  olx'dient. 

S  And  M()S(>s  took  the  blood,  .itid 
spi'inkicd  //  on  the  people,  ami  said, 
Behold  the  blood  of  the  coxciiaiit, 
wliich  the  Loud  hath  made  with 
you  ■' coiicerniim:  all  these  words. 


9  UThen  went  up  Moses,  and 
Aaron,  Nadab,  and  Abihu,  and  sev- 
enty of  the  elders  of  Israel : 

lU  And  they  saw  the  God  of  Is- 
rael :  and  there  n'as  under  his  feet 
as  it  were  a  paved  work  of  a  sap- 
phire stone,  and  as  it  were  the 
■*  body  of   heaven  in  /^j'.s  clearness. 

1 1  And  upon  the  nobles  of  the 
children  of  Israel  he  laid  not  his 
hand  :  also  they  ^saw  God,  and  did 
eat  and  drink. 

1 2  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Come  up  to  me  into  the 
mount,  and  be  there:  and  I  will 
give  thee  tables  of  stone,  and  a  law, 
and  commandments  which  I  have 
written ;  that  thou  mayest  teach 
them. 

13  And  Moses  rose  up,  and  his 
minister  Joshua :  and  Moses  went 
up  into  the  mount  of  God. 

14  And  he  said  unto  the  elders. 
Tarry  ye  here  for  us,  until  we  come 
again  unto  you  :  and,  behold,  Aaron 
and  Hur  arc  with  you  :  if  any  man 
have  ^any  matters  to  do,  let  him 
come  unto  them. 

15  And  Moses  went  up  into  the 
mount,  and  ^a  cloud  covered  the 
mount.  ~ 

16  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
abode  vipon  mount  tSinai,  and  the 
cloud  covered  it  six  days  :  and  the 
seventh  day  he  called  vinto  Moses 
out  of  the  midst  of  the  cloud. 

17  And  the  sight  of  the  glory  of 
the  Lord  iras  like  devouring  fire 
on  the  top  of  the  mount  in  the  eyes 
of  the  children  of  Israel. 

18  And  Moses  went  into  the 
inidst  of  the  cloud,  and  gat  liim  up 
into  the  mount :  and  Moses  was  in 
the  mount  forty  days  and  forty 
nights. 

CHAPTER  25. 

1  Wliat  the  L-iraelites  must  offer  for  the  mak- 
ing of  the  tdhcrnacle.  10  The  form  of  the 
ark.'  IT  Tlie  merry  seat,  rrith  the  cheru- 
liinis.  23  The  talile,  uuth  the  furniture 
thereof.  31  Tlie  candlestick,  irith  the  in- 
struments thereof, 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  that  the.y  bring  me  an  olTer- 
ing  :  of  every  man  that  giveth  it 
willingly  with  his  heait  ye  shall 
take  my  oilering. 

3  And  this  /.s-  the  offering  which 
ye  sliall  take  of  them  ;  gold,  and 
silver,  and  brass, 

4  And  blue,  mikI  purple,  and 
scai'let,  Mild  fine  linen,  niid  goats' 
h(t  ir, 

5  And  I'aius'  skins  dyed  red,  and 
'^haduei's'  skins,  and  "sliil  t  iin  wood, 

()  (  )il  For  Tlie  light,  spices  for 
anointing  oil,  and  foi- sweet  incense. 


"*  very 
heaven  foi" 
clearnes.s. 

5  beheld 


^  a  cause. 


the 


**  sealskins, 
"  acacia 


78 


The  form  of  the  ark. 


EXODUS,  25. 


The  golden  candlestick. 


7  Onyx  stones,  and  stones  to  be 
set  in  the  ephod,  and  in  tlie  breast- 
plate. 

8  And  let  them  make  me  a  sanc- 
tuary ;  that  I  may  dwell  among 
them. 

9  According  to  all  that  I  shew 
thee,  after  the  pattern  of  the  taber- 
nacle, and  the  pattern  of  all  the 
'  instruments  thereof,  even  so  shall 
ye  make  it. 

10  ^  And  they  shall  make  an  ark 
of  "shittim  wood  :  two  cubits  and  a 
half  shatt  lie  the  IcMigth  thereof,  and 
a  cubit  and  a  half  the  breadth 
thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the 
height  thereof. 

1 1  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with 
pure  gold,  within  and  without  shalt 
thou  overlay  it,  and  shalt  make 
upon  it  a  "crown  of  gold  round 
about. 

12  And  thou  shalt  cast  four 
rings  of  gold  for  it,  and  put  them 
in  the  four  cornei's  thereof ;  and 
two  rings  shall  he  in  the  one  side 
of  it,  and  two  rings  in  the  other 
side  of  it. 

13  And  thou  shalt  make  staves 
o/"shittim  wood,  and  overlay  them 
with  gold. 

14  And  thou  shalt  put  the  staves 
into  the  rings  by  the  sides  of  the 
ark,  that  the  ark  may  be  borne 
with  them. 

15  The  staves  shall  be  in  the 
rings  of  the  ark  :  they  shall  not  be 
taken  from  it. 

16  And  thou  shalt  put  into  the 
ark  the  testimony  which  I  shall 
give  thee. 

17  And  thou  shalt  make  a  mercy 
seat  r*/pure  gold  :  two  cubits  and  a 
half  shall  he  the  length  thereof, 
and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the  breadth 
thereof. 

18  And  thou  shalt  make  two 
^  cherubims  of  gold,  o/ beaten  work 
shalt  thou  make  them,  in  the  two 
ends  of  the  mercy  seat. 

19  And  make  one  cherub  on  the 
one  end,  and  the  other  cherub  on 
the  other  end  :  •'eren  of  the  mercy 


seat  shall  ye  make  the  ^cheruljims 
<.m  the  two  ends  thereof. 

20  And  the  ^cheruVnms  shall 
stretch  forth  their  wings  on  high, 
covering  the  mercy  seat  with  their 
wings,  and  their  faces  shall  look  one 
to  another  ;  toward  the  mercy  seat 
shall  the  faces  of  the  ■*clierubiins 
be. 


21  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mercy 
seat  above  ui)on  the  a)'k  ;  and  in 
the  ark  thou  shalt  put  the  testi- 
mony that  1  shall  give  thee. 

22  And  there  1  will  meet  with 
thee,  and  1  will  connnune  with  thee 


from  above  the  mercy  seat,  from 
between  the  two  ^  cherubims  which 
are  upon  the  ark  of  the  testi- 
mony, of  all  things  which  I  will 
give  thee  in  commandment  unto 
the  children  of  Israel. 

23  "^f  Thou  shalt  also  make  a  table 
Q/""shittim  wood  :  two  cubits  shall 
he  the  length  thereof,  and  a  cubit 
the  breadth  thereof,  and  a  cubit 
and  a  half  the  height  thereof. 

24  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it 
with  pure  gold,  and  make  thereto 
a  "  crown  of  gold  round  about. 

25  And  thou  shalt  make  unto  it 
a  border  of  an  handbreadth  round 
about,  and  thou  shalt  make  a  golden 
■'  crown  to  the  border  thereof  round 
about. 

26  And  thou  shalt  make  for  it 
four  rings  of  gold,  and  put  the 
rings  in  the  four  corners  that  are 
f)n  the  four  feet  thereof. 

27  •*  Overagainst  the  border  shall 
the  rings  be  for  places  of  the  staves 
to  bear  the  table. 

28  And  thou  shalt  make  the 
staves  of  "  shittim  wood,  and  over- 
lay them  with  gold,  that  the  table 
may  be  borne  witli  them. 

29  And  thou  shalt  make  the 
dishes  thereof,  and  spoons  thereof, 
and  ^covers  thereof,  and  bowls 
thereof,  to  "  cover  withal :  of  pure 
gold  shalt  thou  make  them. 

30  And  thou  shalt  set  upon  the 
table  shewbread  before  me  alway. 

31  H  And  thou  shalt  make  a  can- 
dlestick of  pure  gold:  of  beaten 
work  shall  the  cancllestick  be  made : 
his  shaft,  and  his  branches,  his 
bowls,  his  knoi)s,  and  liis  flowers, 
shall  be  "of  the  s;ime. 

32  And  SIX  branches  shall  come 
out  of  the  sides  of  it ;  three 
branches  of  the  candlestick  out 
of  the  one  side,  and  three  branches 
of  the  candlestick  out  of  the  other 
side : 

33  Three  bowls  made  like  unto 
^"almonds,  loith  a  knop  and  a  flower 
in  one  l)ranch  ;  antl  three  bowls 
made  like  ^'almonds  in  the  other 
branch,  vith  a  knop  and  a  flower: 
so  in  the  six  branches  that  come 
out  of  the  candlestick. 

34  And  in  the  caiullestick  shall 
he  four  bowls  made  like  unto 
'"almonds,  irith  their  knops  and 
their  flowers. 

35  And  tlwre  shall  he  a  knop 
under  two  branches  ''•'of  the  snme, 
and  a  knop  under  two  l)ranches 
'-of  the  same,  anfl  a  knop  under 
two  branches  '-of  the  same,  accord- 
ing to  the  six  bi-anches  that  pro- 
ceed out  of  the  candlestick. 


*  cherubim 


6  Close  by 


^  flagons 
8  pour  out 


^  of  one  piece 
with  it. 


1"  almond 
blossoms, 
11  almond 
blossoms 


12  of  one 
piece  with 
it, 


79 


Directions  for 


EXODUS,  20. 


the  tabernacle. 


lof  one  piece 
with  it : 


2  snuffers 


3  cherubim 


4  ill  the  ed.ne 
of  tilt;  ciir- 
taiii  tluit  is 
oiitiudst  ill 
tli(!  sectiiiil 
set. 

•'■'  ill  thi"  si'c- 

I  sel  :    Ihc 

loops  shall 

1 pposilc. 

onn  to  ;ui- 
ollicr. 
"  clasps 
''  clasiis ; 

**  tor  a  tent 
over 


36  Their  knops  and  their 
branches  shall  he  'df  the  same: 
all  it  s?iall  be  one  beaten  woi'k  of 
pure  gold. 

37  And  thou  shalt  make  the 
seven  lamps  thereof :  and  they 
shall  light  the  lamps  thereof,  that 
they  may  give  light  over  against  it. 

38  And  the  '"  tongs  thereof,  and 
the  snuffdishes  thereof,  shall  he  of 
pure  gold. 

39  Of  a,  talent  of  pure  gold  shall 
he  make  it,  with  all  these  vessels. 

40  And  look  that  thou  make 
them  after  their  pattern,  which  was 
shewed  thee  in  the  mount. 

CHAPTER  26. 

1  The  ten  ctirt<tin-s  of  the  tahermtcle.  1  The 
eleven  curtains  of  goat'i' hair.  14  Thevor- 
ering  of  ramn'  fiki7ix.  15  The  hotirdu  of 
the  tabernacle,  with  their  sockets  ntiil  bnr.s. 
31  The  vail  for  the  ark.  36  The  hanging 
for  the  door. 

MOREOVER  thou  shalt  make 
the  tabernacle  with  ten  cur- 
tains o/fine  twined  linen,  and  blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet :  iritk 
•'cherubims  of  cunning  work  shalt 
thou  make  them. 

2  The  length  of  one  ciirtain  shall 
he  eight  and  twenty  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  of  one  curtain  four  cubits  : 
anfl  every  one  of  the  curtains  shall 
have  one  measure. 

3  The  five  curtains  shall  be 
coupled  together  one  to  another; 
and  other  five  curtains  shall  he 
coupled  one  to  another. 

4  And  thou  shalt  make  loops  of 
blue  upon  the  edge  of  the  one  cur- 
tain from  the  selveflge  in  the  coup- 
ling ;  and  likewise  shalt  thou  make 
^  in  the  uttermost  edge  of  mndhi'r 


clutain,    in    the    coupling    of    tin 


si^cond. 

o  i*'ifty  loops  shalt  thou  make  in 
the  ()n(^  cuitain,  and  fifty  loops 
shalt  thou  make  in  the  edg(^  of  the 
curtain  that  is  "  in  tlie  coiii'limr  of 


the    second  :    that    the    loops    may 


take  hold 


it    Mliol 


6  .'\iid  tiiou  shall,  iiuike  fifty 
'' tiiclirs  of  gold,  and  couph^  th<! 
ciu'tains  together  with  the  "t;iches: 


and  it  sliali  b(i  one  tnheniaclc 

7  II  And  thou  shalt  iii;ikecuit;iins 
of   goats'    hair  '*to    he   ;i,  coNcriiig 


uiion  the  taberriacTe!  eleven  cur- 
tanis  shalt  thou  make. 

(S  The  length  of  one  cui'tain  sJiall 
he  thirty  cubits,  and  tin;  lireaxlth  of 
one  curtain  four  cubits:  and  the 
eleven  curtains  shall  he  all  of  one 
measure. 

9.  And  thou  shalt  couple  five  cur- 
tains Viythemsehes,  and  six  curtains 
by  themselves,  and  siialt  dtjuble  the 


sixth  curtain  in  the  forefront  of  the 
"  tabernacle. 

10  And  thou  slialt  make  fifty 
loops  on  the  edge  of  the  one  curtain 
tibat  is  outmost  in  tlie  '"coupling, 
and  fifty  loops  in  the  edge  of  the 
curtain  which  ^^coujileth  the  second. 


1 1  And    thou    shalt    make    fifty 
^  taches  of  brass,  and  put  the"taches 


into  the  loops,  and  couple  the  tent 
together,  tliat  it  may  be  one. 

1 2  And  the  ^'remnant  that  re-] 
maineth  of  the  curtains  fif  the  tent, 
the  half  cui'tain  that  remaineth, 
shall  hang  over  the  '''backside  of 
the  tabernacle. 

13  And  a  cubit  on  the  one  side, 
and  a  cubit  on  the  other  side  of  that 
which  remaineth  in  the  length  of 
the  curtains  of  the  tent,  it  shall 
hang  over  the  sides  of  the  taber- 
nacle on  this  side  and  on  that  side, 
to  cover  it. 

14  And  thou  shalt  make  a  cover- 
ing for  th.e  tent  o/i-anis'  skins  dyed 
red,  and  a  covering  '^ above  of 
badgers'  skins. 

15  51  And  thou  shalt  make  boards 
for  the  tabernacle  of  '■' shittim  wood 
standing  up. 

1 6  Ten  cubits  sliall  he  the  length 
of  a  board,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half 
shall  he  the  breadth  of  one  board. 

17  Two  tenons  .^liall  there  he  in 
one  board,  set  in  order  one  against 
another:  tihus  shalt  thou  make  for 
all  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle. 

1<S  And  thou  shalt  make  the 
boards  for  the  tabernacle,  twenty 
boards  on  the  south  side  southwjii'd. 

19  And  thou  shalt  make  forty 
sockets  of  silver  under  the  twenty 
l)oards;  two  sockets  under  one 
board  for  his  two  tenons,  and  two 
sockets  under  another  board  for  his 
two  tenons. 

20  And  for  tlie  second  side  of  the 
tabei'iiacle  on  the  noi'th  side  there 
shall  he  twenty  boai'ds: 

21  And  their  forty  sockets  o/sil 
\'(M';  two  sockets  under  one  board, 
and    two    sockets    undei'    anotliei- 
board. 

22  And  for  the  '"sides  of  the 
tabei'iiacle  westwai'd  thou  shalt 
make  six  boards. 

23  And  two  boards  shall  ihou 
make  for  the  corners  of  the  laher- 
iiacle  in  the  '"two  sides. 

21  And  they  sliall  he  c(iuple(|  |o 
gether  beneath,  and  they  shall  lie 
coupleil  together  al)o\'e  the  head  of 
it  unto  oiu^  ring:  thus  shall  it  be 
for  them  both;  they  shall  be  for 
the  two  corners. 

25  And  '"they  shall  be  eight 
lioards,  anfl  tlieir  sockets  of  sih-er, 
sixteen  sockets ;  two  sockets  under 


80 


"((//. 


EXODUS,  27. 


Tlie  altar  of  burnt  offering. 


one  lioaifl,  and  two  sockets  under 
another  bcjard. 

2G  1(  And  tliou  shalt  make  bai's 
of  ^shittim  wood  ;  five  for  the  boards 
of  the  one  side  of  the  tabernacle, 

27  And  hve  bars  for  the  b<mrds 
of  the  other  side  of  the  tabernacle, 
and  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the 
side  of  the  tabernacle,  for  the  '  two 
sides  westward. 

2<s  And  tlie  middle  bar  in  the 
midst  of  the  boards  shall  reach 
from  end  to  end. 

29  And  thou  shalt  overlay  the 
boards  with  gold,  and  make  their 
rings  of  gold  foi-  places  for  the  bars : 
and  thou  shalt  overlay  the  bars 
with  gold. 

30  And  thou  shalt  rear  up  the 
tabernacle  according  to  the  fashion 
thereof  which  was  shewed  thee  in 
the  mount. 

3 1  U  And  thou  shalt  make  a  vail 
';/  bkie,  and  puri^le,  and  scarlet, 
and  fine  twined  linen  of  cunning 
work :  with  ''cherubims  shall  it  be 
made : 

32  And  thou  shalt  hang  it  upon 
four  pillars  of  ^  shittim  wood  over- 
laid with  gold :  their  hooks  shall  he 
of  gold,  ^  upon  the  four  sockets  of 
silver. 

33  ^  And  thou  shalt  hang  up  tlie 
vail  under  the  "taches,  that  thou 
mayest  l)ring  in  thither  within  the 


vaii  the  ai'k  of  the  testimony :  and 
the  vail  shall  di\'ide  unto  you  be- 
tween the  holy  "place  and  the  most 
holy. 

34  And  thou  shalt  j)ut  the  mercy 
seat  upon  the  ark  of  the  testimony 
in  the  most  h(jly  place. 

35  And  thou  shalt  set  the  table 
without  the  vail,  and  the  candle- 
stick over  against  the  table  on  the 
side  of  the  tabernacle  toward  the 
south  :  and  thou  shalt  put  the  table 
on  tlie  north  side. 

3G  And  tliou  shalt  make  an  hang- 
ing for  the  door  of  the  tent,  of  blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  line 
twined  linen,  wrought  with  needle- 
work. 

37  And  thou  slialt  make  for  tlie 
hanging  five  pillars  of  'shittim 
wood,  and  overlay  them  witli  gtild, 
and  their  hooks  kIkiII  he,  of  gold: 
and  thou  shalt  cast  five  sockets  of 
brass  for  them. 

CHAPTER  27. 

t  The  altar  of  hiiriit  offerincj,  villi,  the  rett- 
sels  thereof.  9  The  court  of  the  t<iherii<iele 
inclosed  with  hini{;/n(/K  diid  lulliim. 
IS  The  measure  of  the  vonrt.  liO  The  oil 
for  the  lamp. 

ND  thou  shalt  make  ''an  altar 
of  '.shittim   wood,  five  cubits 

6  .  81 


A 


long,  and  five  cubits  broad ;  the 
altar  shall  be  foursquare :  and  the 
height  thereof  sh,<dl  he.  three  cubits. 
2  And  thou  shalt  make  the  horns 
of  it  upon  tlie  four  coriiers  thereof: 
his   horns  shall  be  "of   the  same: 


and  thou  shalt  overlay  it  witli  brass. 

3  And  thou  shalt  make  his  pans 
to  receive  his  ashes,  and  his  shovels, 
and  his  basons,  and  his  fleshhooks, 
and  his  firepans:  all  the  vessels 
thereof  thou  shalt  make  o/ brass. 

4  And  thou  shalt  make  for  it  a 
'^ grate  of  network  of  brass;  and 
upon  the  net  shalt  thou  make  four 
brasen  rings  in  the  four  corners 
thereof. 

5  And  thou  shalt  put  it  under 
the  ^compass  of  the  altar  beneath, 
that  the  net  may  '"be  even  to  the 
midst  of  the  altar 


*3  And  thou  shalt  make  staves 
for  the  altar,  staves  of  ^shittim 
wood,  and  overlay  them  with  brass. 

7  And  the  staves  shall  be  put 
into  the  rings,  and  tlie  staves  shall 
be  upon  the  two  sides  of  the  altar, 
to  bear  it. 

8  H()llow  with  boards  shalt  thou 
make  it :  as  it  Avas  shewed  thee  in 
the  mount,  so  shall  they  make  it. 

9  ^  And  thou  shalt  make  the 
court  of  the  tabernacle:  for  the 
south  side  southward  there  ,^/)all  he 
hangings  for  the  court  of  fine 
twined  linen  of  an  hundred  cvibits 
long  for  one  side : 

10  And  the  twenty  pillars  thei'e- 
of  and  their  twenty  sockets  s/mU  he 
of  brass ;  the  hooks  of  the  pillars 
and  their  fillets  sh(dl  tje  o/ silver. 

11  And  likewise  for  the  north 
side  in  length  there  ahall  he  hang- 
ings of  an  hundred  cahitu  long,  and 
his  twenty  pillars  and  their  twenty 
sockets  (if  brass ;  the  hooks  of  the 
pillars  and  their  fillets  o/ silver. 

12  II  And  for  the  breadth  of  the 
court  on  the  west  side  .^hall  he 
hangings  of  fifty  cubits:  their  pil- 
lars ten,  and  their  sockets  ten. 

13  And  the  l)readth  of  the  court 
on  the  east  side  eastward  shall  he 
fifty  cubits. 

14  The  hangings  of  one  side  of 
the  (jate  shall  he  fifteen  cubits :  their 
])illars  three,  and  their  sockets 
three. 

15  And  on  the  other  side  shall  he 
hangings  fifteen  r^AyV.s- .-  their  pillars 
three,  and  their  st>ckets  thi*ee. 

16  ^  And  for  the  gate  of  the 
court  sh(dl  lie  nn  hanging  of  twent.v 
cubits,  of  lilue,  and  purple,  and 
scai'let,  and  fine  twined  linen, 
wrought  with  needlework :  (tnd 
their  pillars  sladl  he  four,  and  their 
st>ckets  four. 


"of  one 
piece  with 
it: 


^gratina; 


9  ledge 
round 

WreaohluiH- 
way  up 

1  acacia 


The  holy  garments 


EXODUS,  28. 


for  the  priests. 


17  M\  tlie  i)illar.s  round  about 
the  court  i^hall  he  tilleti-d  with  sil- 
ver; their  hooks  »hall  he  of  silver, 
and  their  sockets  of  bi'ass. 

18  H  The  length  of  tlie  conrt  shall 
he  an  hundred  cubits,  and  tlie 
breadth  fifty  every  where,  and  the 
lieight  five  cubits  of  fine  twined 
linen,  and  their  sockets  o^' brass. 

19  AH  the  vessels  of  the  tabei-- 
nacle  in  all  the  service  thereof,  and 
all  the  pins  thereof,  and  all  the 
pins  of  tlie  court,  slinll  he  of  brass. 

20  U  And  thou  shalt  command 
the  children  of  Israel,  that  they 
bring  thee  pure  oil  olive  beaten 
for  the  light,  to  cause  the  lamp  to 
burn  always. 

21  In  the  ^  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation without  the  vail,  which 
is  before  the  testimony,  Aaron  and 
his  sons  shall  order  it  from  evening 
to  morning  before  the  L<^i:u  :  it 
shall  he  a  statute  for  ever  unto 
their  generations  on  the  behalf  of 
the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  28. 

1  Aaron  and  his  sons  are  set  apart  for  the 
prieuVs  office.  2  Holy  (/annenis  are  ap- 
poinied.  '  (i  T/ie  ephod.  15  The  hreast- 
jilate  with  tii-t  I r,-  jn  i-riniis  stones.  30  Ttie 
Uriiii  and  Th innmiiii .  81  The  rot>e  of  the 
ephod,  with  po//ici,/ra nates  and  bells.  36 
The  plate  of  the  mitre.  39  The  emhroid- 
ered  coat.  40  The  garments  for  Aaron's 
sons. 

AND  take  thou  unto  thee 
Aaron  thy  brother,  and  his 
sons  with  him,  from  among  the 
children  of  Israel,  that  he  may 
minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's 
ortice,  even  Aaron,  Nadao  and 
Abihu,  Eleazar  and  Ithamar, 
Aaron's  sons. 

2  And  thou  shalt  make  holy  gar- 
ments for  Aaron  thy  brother  for 
glory  anfl  f(»r  beauty. 

3  And  thou  sluilt  speak  unto  all 
that  are  yvi^c.  heai-ted,  whom  I  have 
filled  with  the  spirit  of  wisdom, 
that  they  may  mak(!  Aai'on's  gar- 
ments to  '-c<iiiseci-;i.tc  him,  that  he 
may  minister  unto  me  in  the 
priest's  office. 

4  And  these  are  th(!  gai'UKMits 
which  they  shall  make ;  a  breast- 
plate, and  an  epiiod,  and  a  robe, 
and  a  liroidtMcd  coat,  a  miti-e,  anfl 
a  girrlle  :  and  tliry  shall  mjikc  holy 
garments  for  Aai'on  thy  bi'othcr, 
and  his  sons,  that  he  niiiy  minister 
unto  me  in  the  priest's  office. 

5  And  they  shall  take  gold,  and 
blue,  and  puri)le,  and  scai'let,  arid 
fine  linen. 

6  II  And  they  sliall  make  tlie 
ephod  o/gold,  of  ))lue,  and  nf  ]nw- 
ple,  of  .scai'let,  and  fine  twined 
hnen,   with  eunning  woi'k. 

7  It  shall  have  the  two  shoulder- 


pieces  thereof  joined  at  the  two 
edges  thereof  ;  and  so  it  shall  be 
joined  together. 

8  And  the  ''  curious  girdle  of  the 
ephod,  which  is  upon  it,  shall  be 
"*  of  the  same,  according  to  the  work 


thereof ;  even  of  gold,  of  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined 
linen. 

9  And  thou  shalt  take  two  onyx 
stones,  and  gra\'e  on  them  the 
names  of  the  children  of  Israel : 

10  Six  of  their  names  on  one 
stone,  and  the  other  six  names  of 
the  rest  on  the  other  stone,  accord- 
ing to  their  birth. 

11  With  the  work  of  an  engraver 
in  stone,  like  the  engravings  of  a 
signet,  shalt  thou  engrave  the  two 
stones  with  the  names  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  :  thou  shalt  make 
them  to  be  ''  set  in  ouches  of  gold. 

1 2  And  thou  shalt  put  the  tw^o 
stones  upon  the  shoulders  of  the 
ephod /or  stones  of  memorial  unto 
the  children  of  Israel :  and  Aaron 
shall  bear  their  names  before  the 
Loiti)  upon  his  two  shoulders  for  a 
meinorial. 

13  II  And  thou  shalt  make 
"  ouches  (>/'gold  ; 

1 4  And  two  chains  o/'i)ure  gold  at 
the  ends ;  of  wreathen  work  shalt 
thou  make  them,  and  fasten  the 
wreathen   chains  to  the  "ouches. 

15  ^  And  thou  shalt  make  the 
breastplate  of  judgment  with  cun- 
ning work  ;  '*  after  the  work  of  the 
ephod  thou  shalt  make  it ;  of  gold, 
o/blue,  and  "/■i)urple,  and  of  scar 
let,  and  of  line  twined  linen,  shalt 
thou  makt^  it. 

16  Foursipiare  it  shall  be  heitig 
doubled  ;  a  span  shall  he  the  length 
thereof,  and  a  span  shall  he  the 
bi'eadth  thereof. 

17  And  thou  shalt  set  in  it  set- 
tings of  stones,  ereii  four  rows  of 
stones:  the/irsf  row  shall  he  a  sar- 
dius,  a  topaz,  and  a  carbuncle: 
this  xliall  he  the  first  row. 

18  And  the  second  row  t^hall  he iu\ 
emerald,  a  sapplii re,  and  a,  diamond. 

19  And  till'  third  row  a  "lii^iire. 
an  agate,  and  an  amethyst. 

20  And  the  fourth  row  a  beryl, 
ami  an  onyx,  and  a  jasixM' :  they 
shall  be  '"  set  in  Ljoid  in  their  iii- 
(■losinirs. 


21  And  the  stones  shall  l)e  with 
the  names  of  thechildr(Mi  of  Israel, 
tw(>tve,  according  to  th(>ir  names, 
like  the  engravings  of  a  signet: 
every  one  with  his  luviiK^  shall  they 
be  according  to  the  t  welve  tribes. 

22  •[  .And  thou  shalt  make  upon 
the  breast  |)late  chains  at  the  ends 
o/ wi-(>athen  work  o/pure  gold. 


3  cunningly 
woven 
*  of  the  .same 
piece,  like 
the  work 


•5  inclosed  in 
settings 


^  settings 

^  settings. 
Mike 


jacinth, 


'"  iiicloseil  in 
gold  in  tlicir 
settings. 


82 


The  breastplate. 


EXODUS,  29. 


The  mitre. 


23  And  thou  shalt  make  upon 
the  breastplate  two  rings  of  gold, 
and  shalt  put  the  two  rings  on  the 
two  ends  of  the  breastplate. 

24  And  thou  shalt  put  the  two 
wreathen  chains  of  gold  in  the  two 
rings  ivhich  are  on  the  ends  of  the 
breastplate. 

25  And  the  other  two  ends  of  the 
two  wreathen  chains  thou  shalt 
fasten  in  the  two  '  ouches,  and  put 
them  on  the  shoulderpieces  of  the 
ephod  ■-'  before  it. 

26  ^  And  tliou  shalt  make  two 
rings  of  gold,  and  thou  shalt  put 
them  upon  the  two  ends  of  the 
breastplate  in  the  border  thereof, 
which  is  in  the  side  of  the  ephod 
inward. 

27  And  two  other  I'ings  of  gold 
thou  shalt  make,  and  shalt  put 
them  on  the  two  sides  of  the  ephod 
underneath,  toward  the  forepart 
thereof,  ^  over  against  the  other 
coupling  thereof,  above  the  ^  curi- 
ous girdle  of  the  ephod. 

28  And  they  shall  bind  the 
breastplate  by  the  rings  thereof 
unto  the  rings  of  the  ephod  with 
a  lace  of  blue,  that  it  niay  be  above 
the  ■*  curious  girdle  of  the  ephod, 
and  that  the  breastplate  be  not 
loosed  from  the  ephod. 

29  And  Aaron  shall  bear  the 
names  of  the  children  of  Israel  in 
the  breastplate  of  judgment  upon 
his  heart,  when  he  goeth  in  unto 
the  holy  ^j/ac-e,  for  a  memorial 
before  the  Lord  continually. 

.30  ^  And  thou  shalt  put  in  the 
breastplate  of  judgment  the  Urim 
and  the  Thummim  ;  and  they  shall 
be  upon  Aaron's  heart,  when  he 
goeth  in  before  the  Lord  :  and 
Aaron  shall  bear  the  judgment  of 
the  children  of  Israel  upon  his 
heart  before  the  Lord  continually. 

31  ^  And  thou  shalt  make  the 
robe  of  the  ephod  all  o/blue. 

32  And  there  shall  be  an  hole 
■"'  in  the  top  of  it.  in  the  midst 
thereof :  it  shall  have  a  binding 
of  woven  work  round  about  the 
hole  of  it,  as  it  were  the  hole  of 
''  an  habergeon,  that  it  be  not  rent. 

33  II  And  Ix'neath  upon  the  hem 
of  it  thou  shalt  make  pomegranates 
o/"blue,  and  o/ purple,  and  of  scar- 
let, round  about  the  hem  thereof; 
and  bells  of  gold  between  them 
round  about : 

34  A  golden  bell  and  a  pome- 
granate, a  golden  l)ell  and  a  ))ome- 
granate,  upon  the  hem  of  the  robe 
rourifl  about. 

3-5  And  it  shall  be  upon  Aart)n 
to  minister :  and  his  souiid  shall 
be  heard  when  he  goeth  in  unto 


the  \\o\y  place  before  the  Lord,  and 
when  he  cometh  out,  that  he  die 
not. 

36  H  And  thou  shalt  make  a 
plate  o/pure  gold,  and  grave  upon 
it,  like  the  engravings  of  a  signet, 
HOLINESS  TO  THE  LORD. 

37  And  thou  shalt  put  it  on  a 
blue  lace,  that  it  may  be  upon  the 
mitre ;  upon  the  forefront  of  the 
mitre  it  shall  be. 

38  And  it  shall  be  upon  Aaron's 
forehead,  that  Aaron  may  bear  the 
iniquity  of  the  holy  things,  which 
the  children  of  Israel  shall  hallow 
in  all  their  holy  gifts  ;  and  it  shall 
be  alwaj^s  upon  his  forehead,  that 
they  may  be  accepted  before  the 
Lord. 

39  ^  And  thou  shalt  embroider 
the  coat  of  fine  linen,  and  thou 
shalt  make  the  mitre  of  fine  linen, 
and  thou  shalt  make  the  girdle  of 
needlework. 

40  Vi  And  for  Aaron's  sons  thou 
shalt  make  coats,  and  thou  shalt 
make  for  them  girdles,  and  "bonnets 


shalt  thou  make  for  them,  for  glory 
and  for  lieauty. 

4 1  And  thou  shalt  put  them  upon 
Aaron  thy  brother,  and  his  sons 
with  him ;  and  shalt  anoint  theni, 
and  *  consecrate  them,  and  sanctify 
them,  that  they  may  minister  unto 
me  in  the  priest's  office. 

42  And  thou  shalt  make  them 
linen  breeches  to  cover  their  naked- 
ness ;  from  the  loins  even  unto  the 
thighs  they  shall  reach  : 

43  And  they  shall  be  upon 
Aaron,  and  upon  his  sons,  when 
they  come  in  unto  the  '^tabernacle 


of  the  congregation,  or  when  tliey 
come  near  unto  the  altar  to  minis- 
ter in  the  holy  place ;  that  they 
bear  not  iniquity,  and  die:  it  shall 
he  a  statute  for  ever  unto  him  and 
his  seed  after  him. 

CHAPTER  29. 

1  The  sacrifice  and  ceremonies  of  consecrat- 
ing the  priests.  3S  The  oontinualhurnt  flf- 
fering.  45  Ood's  promise  to  direll  amoiKj 
the  children  of  Israel. 

AND  this  is  the  thing  that  thou 
shalt  do  unto  them  to  liallow 
them,  to  minister  unto  me  in  the 
priest's  office :  Take  one  young 
bullock,,  and  two  rams  without 
blemish, 

2  And  unleavened  bread,  and 
cakes  unleavened  tempered  with 
oil,  and  wafers  uideavened  anointed 
witli  oil  :  of  "wli(\-iten  Hour  shalt 
thou  make  them. 

3  And  thou  shalt  put  them  into 
one  basket,  and  bring  them  in  the 


headtires 


8  tent  of 
meeting, 


*IIeb.  fill  their  hand. 


9  fine 

wheaten 

rioui- 


83 


The  consecration 


EXODUS,  29. 


of  the  2^riests. 


1  tent  of 
meeting, 


2  cunningly 
woven 


3  bind 
head  tires 


4  tent  of 
meetini' : 


5  tent  of 
meeting. 


pour  out 
iit  the  Icise 


basket,  with  the  bullock  and  the 
two  rams. 

4  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  thou 
shalt  bring  unto  the  door  of  the 
^  tabernacle   of    the    congregation, 


and  shalt  wash  them  with  water. 

5  And  thou  shalt  take  the  gar- 
ments, and  put  upon  Aaron  the 
coat,  and  the  robe  of  the  ephod,  and 
the  ephod,  and  the  breastplate,  and 
gird  him  with  the  '■^curious  girdle 
of  the  ephod  : 

6  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mitre 
upon  his  head,  and  put  the  holy 
crown  upon  the  miti'e. 

7  Then  shalt  thou  take  the 
anointing  oil,  and  pour  it  upon  his 
head,  and  anoint  him. 

8  And  thou  shalt  bring  his  sons, 
and  put  coats  upon  them. 

9  And  thou  shalt  gird  them  with 
girdles,  Aaron  and  his  sons,  and 
•'  i)ut  the  boniK'ts  on  them  :  and  the 
priest's  office  shall  be  theirs  for  a 
perpetual  statute:  and  thou  shalt 
consecrate  Aaron  and  his  sons. 

10  And  thou  shalt  cause  a  bul- 
lock to  be  brought  before  the  ^  tab- 
ernaclt'  of  the  congicgntion  :  and 
Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  put 
their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the 
bull(»ck. 

1 1  And  thou  shalt  kill  the  bul- 
lock before  the  Lord,  /jy  the  door  of 
the  ''tabernacle  of  the  coMgregn  tion. 

1'2  And  tliou  slialt  take  of  tlu> 
blood  of  th(!  bullock,  and  put  it 
ui)on  the  horns  of  the  altar  Avith 
thy  finger,  and  "pour  all  the  blood 
"  beside  the  bottom  of  the  altar. 

\'A  And  thou  shalt  take  all  the 
fat  that  covereth  th(!  inwards,  and 
the  caul  that  rx  above  tlu;  liver,  and 
the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  tliat 
ix  upon  them,  and  burn  them  upon 
the  altar. 

14  But  the  flesh  of  the  bullock, 
and  his  skin,  and  his  dung,  shall 
thou  liurn  with  fir(!  without  the 
caiiii)  :  it  is  ;i  sill  oll'ering. 

lollTlioii  shaJt  also  take  one 
ram  ;  and  .\aroii  ami  his  sons  sjiall 
l)ut  their  hands  ui)ou  the  head  of 
the  ram. 

16  And  thou  shalt  slay  the  ram, 
and  thou  shalt  take  his  ))lo()d,  and 
spi'inkle  it  round  about  upon  the 
altar. 

1 7  And  thou  shalt  cut  the  ram  in 
nieces,  and  wash  the  inwarrls  of 
him,  and  his  logs,  and  ])ut  thrin 
unto  his  pieces,  and  unto  jiis  head. 

18  And  thou  .shalt  burn  the 
whole  ram  ujion  the  altar:  it  is  a 
V)urnt  offering  unto  the  L<»rt)  :  it?'.s 
a  sweet  savour,  an  offering  made 
by  fire  unto  the  JiORP. 

19  ^And  thou    shalt    take    the 


other  ram  ;  and  Aa^ron  and  his  sons 
shall  put  their  hands  upon  the 
head  of  the  ram. 

20  Then  shalt  thou  kill  the  ram, 
and  take  of  his  blood,  and  put  it 
upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  (^f 
Aaron,  and  upon  the  tip  of  the 
riglit  ear  of  his  sons,  and  upon  the 
thumb  of  their  right  hand,  and 
upon  the  great  toe  of  their  right 
foot,  and  sprinkle  the  blood  upon 
the  altar  round  about. 

21  And  tliou  shalt  take  of  the 
blood  that  is  upon  the  altar,  and  of 
the  anointing  oil,  and  sprinkle  it 
upon  Aaron,  and  upon  his  gar- 
ments, and  upon  his  sons,  and  upon 
the  garments  of  his  sons  with  him  : 
and  he  shall  be  hallowed,  and  his 
garments,  and  his  sons,  and  his 
sons'  garments  with  him. 

22  Also  thou  shalt  take  of  the 
ram  the  fat  and  the  rump,  and  the 
fat  that  covereth  the  inwards,  and 
the  caul  above  the  liver,  and  the 
two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that  is 
upon  them,  and  the  right  '^shoulder; 
for  it  is  a  I'am  of  consecration  : 

23  And  one  loaf  of  bread,  and 
one  cake  of  oiled  brea<l,  and  one 
wafer  out  of  the  basket  of  the  un- 
leavened bread  that  is  before  the 
Lord  : 

24  And  thou  shalt  put  all  in  the 
hands  of  Aaron,  and  in  the  hands 
of  his  sons;  and  shalt  wave  them 
for  a  wave  offering  before  the 
Lord. 

25  And  thou  shalt  receive  them 
of  their  hands,  and  burn  theni\\\Hn\ 
the  altar  for  a  burnt  offering,  for  a 
sweet  savour  before  the  Lord  :  it  is 
an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  tlie 
Lord. 

26  Anrl  thou  shalt  take  the 
breast  of  the  i-am  of  Aaron's  conse- 
cration, and  wa-\(^  it./br  a  wave  of- 
fering before  the  LoUD:  and  it  shall 
be  Ihy  part. 

27  And  thou  shalt  sanctify  the 
breast  of  the  wa,\(>  ofiering,  and 
the  "shoiddcr  of  tlu;  heave  offering, 
which  is  waved,  and  which  is 
liea\cd  up,  of  the  I'ani  of  the  con- 
secration, evor  of  thnf  which  is  for 
Aaron,  and  of  th((t  which  is  for  his 
sons : 

28  And  it  shall  l)e  Aaron's  and 
his  sons'  by  a  statute  for  ever  from 
the  chilflren  of  Israel:  for  it  is  an 
heave  f)fTering:  and  it  shall  lie  an 
hea\'e  ofiering  from  the  children  of 
Israel  of  the  sacrifice  of  their  jkvum' 
offerings,  even  their  heave  ofiering 
unto  the  Lord. 

29  ^I  y\nfl  the  holy  garments  of 
Aaron  shall  1)(>  his  sotis' after  him, 
to  be  anointed  therein,  anfl  to  be 
consecrated  in  them. 


8  thiuh ; 


tl.igh 


84 


The  daily  burnt  offering. 


EXODUS,  30. 


The  altar  of  incense. 


30  And  that  son  that  is  priest  in 
his  stead  shall  put  them  on  seven 
days,  when  he  oometh  into  the 
^  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  to 
minister  in  the  holy  [dace. 

31  11  And  thou  shalt  take  the 
ram  of  the  consecration,  and  seethe 
his  liesh  in  the  holy  place. 

32  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall 
eat  the  flesh  of  the  ram,  and  the 
bread  that  /x  in  the  basket,  l>u  the 
door  of  the  "taljei-nacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

33  And  they  shall  eat  those 
things  wherewith  the  atonement 
was  made,  to  c(jnsecrate  and  to 
sanctify  them  :  but  a  stranger  shall 
not  eat  thereof,  because  they  are 
holy. 

34  And  if  ought  of  the  flesh  of 
the  consecrations,  or  of  the  bread, 
remain  unto  the  morning,  then 
thou  slialt  burn  the  remainder  with 
fire :  it  shall  not  be  eaten,  because 
it  is  holy. 

35  And  thus  shalt  thou  do  unto 
Aaron,  and  to  his  sons,  according 
to  all  thinys  which  I  have  com- 
manded thee :  seven  days  shalt 
thou  consecrate  them. 

36  And  thou  shalt  offer  every 
day  a  bullock  for  a  sin  offering  for 
atonement :  and  thou  shalt  cleanse 
the  altar,  when  thou  liast  made  an 
atonement  for  it,  and  thou  shalt 
anoint  it,  to  sanctify  it. 

37  Seven  days  thou  shalt  make 
an  atonement  for  the  altar,  and 
sanctify  it ;  and  it  shall  be  an  altar 
most  holy:  whatsoever  toucheth 
the  altar  shall  be  holy. 

38  H  Now  this  is  that  which  thou 
shalt  offer  upon  the  altar ;  two 
lamias  of  the  first  year  day  by  day 
continually. 

39  The  one  lamb  thou  shalt  offer 
in  the  morning ;  and  the  other 
lamb  thou  shalt  offer  at  e^'en  : 

40  And  with  the  one  lamb  a 
tenth  ^  deal  of  flour  mingled  with 
the  fourth  part  of  an  hin  of  beaten 
oil ;  and  the  fourth  part  of  an  hin 
of  wine /or  a  drink  offering. 

41  And  the  other  lamb  thou  shalt 
offer  at  even,  and  slialt  do  thereto 
according  to  the  ^ineat  offering  of 
the  morning,  and  according  to  the 
drink  offering  thereof,  for  a  sweet 
savour,  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord. 

42  Tliis  shidl  he  a  continual  burnt 
offering  throughout  your  genera- 
tions at  the  door  of  the  ^  tabernacle 
of  the  congi-egation  before  the 
J^oRD  :  where  1  will  meet  you,  to 
speak  there  unto  thee. 

43  And  thei'o  1  will  meet  with 
the    children    of    Israel,    and    ilie 


■'"'  tahernade  shall  be  sanctified  by 
my  glory. 

44  And  I  will  sanctify  the  ^  taber- 
luicle  of  the  congregation,  and  the 
altar :  i  will  sanctify  also  both 
Aaron  and  his  sons,  to  minister  to 
me  in  the  priest's  office. 

45  If  And  I  will  dwell  among  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  will  be  their 
God. 

46  And  they  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord  their  God,  that 
brought  them  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  that  I  may  dwell  among 
them  :  1  am  the  Lord  their  God. 

CHAPTER  30. 

I  The  <il1(tr  of  incense.  11  The  ranxom  of 
■•«',ds.  IT  the  hraxen  later.  22  The  hul'y 
iliiiiiiitinij  oil.  84  The  coMpoKitioii  of  the 
lierfiiiiie. 

AND  thou  shalt  make  aii  altar  to 
burn  incense  upon :  of  "shittim 
wood  shalt  thou  make  it. 

2  A  cubit  shall  he  the  length 
thereof,  and  a  cubit  the  breadth 
thereof ;  foursquare  shall  it  be  : 
and  two  cubits  sliall  he  the  height 
thereof  :  the  horns  thereof  sltall  he 
^ ()i  the  same. 

3  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with 
pure  gold,  the  top  thereof,  and  the 
sides  thereof  round  about,  and  the 
horns  thereof  ;  and  thou  shalt  make 
unto  it  a  "crown  of  gold  round 
about. 

4  And  two  golden  rings  shalt 
thou  make  to  it  under  the  "crown 


of  it,  by  the  two  corners  thereof, 
upon  the  two  sides  of  it  shalt  thou 
make  ^"  it  :  and  they  shall  be  for 
places  for  the  staves  to  bear  it 
withal. 

5  And  thou  shalt  make  the  staves 
o/"  shittim  wood,  and  overlay  them 
with  gold. 

6  And  thou  shalt  put  it  before 
the  vail  that  is  by  the  ark  of  the 
testimony,  before  the  mercy  seat 
that  is  over  the  testimony,  where  I 
will  meet  with  thee. 

7  And  Aaron  shall  bm-n  thei'eon 
sweet  incense  every  morning :  when 
he  dresseth  the  lamps,  he  shall  burn 
incense  upon  it. 

8  And  when  Aaron  lighteth  the 
lami)sateven,  he  shall  burn  incense 
upon  it,  a  perpetual  incense  before 
the  Lord  tnroughout  your  genera- 
tions. 

9  Ye  shall  offer  no  strange  in- 
cense thereon,  nor  "burnt  sacrifice. 
nor  uifMt  offering  ;  neither  shall  ye 


pour  (hink  ottering  thereon. 

10  And  Aaron  shall  make  an 
atonenKmt  upon  tlie  horns  of  it 
once  in  a  year  with  the  blood  of 
the   sin   offering  of  '-atonemejits  : 


5  Tent 


6  tent  of 
meetinsr. 


^  of  one  piece 
with  it. 


1"  them ; 


11  burnt  of- 
fering, nor 
meal  ofifer- 


12  atone- 
ment: 


85 


The  laver  of  brass. 


EXODUS,  30. 


The  holy  oil  and  incense. 


once  in  the  year  shall  he  make 
atonement  upon  it  throughout  your 
generations :  it  is  most  holy  unto 
the  Lord. 

11  51  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

12  When  thou  takest  the  sum  of 
the  children  of  Israel  after  their 
number,  then  shall  they  give  every 
man  a  ransom  for  his  soul  unto 
the  Lord,  when  thou  numberest 
them ;  that  there  be  no  pla.gue 
among  them,  when  th<ju  number- 
est them. 

13  This  they  shall  give,  every 
one  that  passeth  among  them  that 
are  numbered,  half  a  shekel  after 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary :  (a 
shekel  w  twenty  gerahs :)  an  half 
shekel  sJiall  he  the  offering  of  the 
Lord. 

1 4  Every  one  that  passeth  among 
them  that  are  numbered,  from 
twenty  years  old  and  above,  shall 
give  '  an_  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

15  The  rich  shall  not  give  more, 
and  the  poor  shall  not  give  less 
than  half  a  shekel,  when  they  give 
'  an  offering  unto  the  Lord,  to  make 
an  atonement  for  your  souls. 

1 6  And  thou  shalt  take  the  atone- 
ment m(jney  of  the  cliildren  of 
Israel,  and  shalt  ai)point  it  for  the 
service  of  the  "  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation ;  that  it  may  be  a 
memorial  " unto  the  children  of 
Israel  before  ttie  Lord,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  your  souls. 

17  ^And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

18  Thou  shalt  also  make  a  laver 
o/ brass,  and  •*  his  foot  aho  o/' brass, 
to  wash  iiuflidl :  aiid  tliou  shalt  \)\\t 
it  bet\v(>('n  tli(;  "' tabernack^  of  the 
congregation    and    the   altar,    and 


thou  shalt  i)ut  water  thej-ein. 

19  For  Aaron  ;ind  his  sons  sliidl 
wash  tluur  hands  and  their  feet 
thei'(,'at : 

20  When  they  go  into  the  "  taber- 
naclf    of    the    cormregaliou.    they 


shall  wasTi  witli  water,  that  they 
die  not;  or  when  they  come  rieai' 
to  the  altar  to  miinster,  to  "biii-n 
olf'cring    made    by    fire    unto    the 


bolM) : 

2 1  So  they  shall  wash  their  hands 
and  their  feet,  that  they  die  not: 
;i,iid  it  shall  be  a  statiit>e  foi'  evei'  to 
them,  en'-ii.  to  him  and  to  his  seed 
throughout  their  generations. 

22  1[  Moreover  the  Lord  .spake 
unto  Moses,  saying, 

'!'■}  Take  thou  also  unto  thee 
^r>rin(ipal  spices,  i>i  ])ur(!  myrrh 
five  hundred  Klicln-h,  juid  of  sweet 
cinnamon  lialf  so  much,  e»en  two 


hundred  and  fifty  ahekelx,  and  of 
sweet  calamus  two  hundred  and 
fifty  shekels, 

24  And  of  cassia  five  hundred 
she/eels,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  of  oil  olive  an 
hin  : 

25  And  thou  shalt  make  it  ^an 
oil  of  holy  ointment,  an  ointment 


comi>ouTid    after    the    art    of    the 


apothecary :    it   shall    be   an   iioly 
anointing  oil. 

26  And    thou   shalt  anoint  the 
^  tabernacle    of    the    congregation 


therewith,  and  the  ark  of  tiie  testi- 
mony, 

27  And  the  table  and  all  his  ves- 
sels, and  the  candlestick  and  his 
vessels,  and  the  altar  of  incense, 

28  And  the  altar  of  burnt  offer- 
ing with  all  his  vessels,  and  the 
laver  and  "'  his  foot. 

29  And  thou  shalt  sanctify  them, 
that  they  may  be  mcjst  holy :  what- 
soever toucheth  them  shall  be  holy. 

30  And  thou  shalt  anoint  Aaron 
and  his  sons,  and  consecrate  them, 
that  they  may  minister  unto  me  in 
the  priest's  office. 

31  And  thou  shalt  speak  xmto 
the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  This 
shall  be  an  holy  anointing  oil 
unto  me  throughout  your  genera- 
tions. 

32  Upon  man's  flesh  shall  it  not 
be  poured,  neither  shall  ye  make 
any  other  like  it,  after  the  composi- 
tion of  it :  it  is  holy,  and  it  shall  be 
holy  unto  you. 

33  Whosoever  compoundeth  miy 
like  it,  or  whosoever  x)utteth  (n>y  of 
it  upon  a  stranger,  shall  even  be 
cut  off  from  his  people. 

34  tf  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Take  unto  thee  sweet  s])ices, 
stacte,  and  onycha,  and  galb;i,num  ; 
these  sweet  spices  with  ymrc  fraidc- 
incense  :  of  each  shall  then;  be  a 
like  loe/'i/ht: 

35  And  thou  slialt  "make  it  a 
perfume,  ;i.  coufcctioii  after-  1  he  ;irl 


)f    llic    apothecary,     tempered    ~- 


gel 


ler,  pure  '/////  holy 
30  And  thou  shalt  beat  so/»> 


of  it 


very  small,  and  i)ut  of  it  befoi-e  tli« 
testimony  in  the  'M;d)erii;ic]e  of  tli( 
corigregiitioii 


_   when! 
Tt   sh.all 


1    wiJi    meet 
be  unto  you 


'as     for    th( 


Jii: 


ume 


with    IIk'c 
most  holy. 

37  And 
which  thou  shalt  make,  ye  sli.ill 
not  make '■'■  b_)  yourselves  accoi'ding 
to  the  composition  tlx'reof :  it  shall 
be  unto  thee  holy  for  the  Loud. 

38  Whosoevei'  shall  mak(>  like 
unto  that,  to  smell  thereto,  slmll 
even  be  cut  off  from  his  i>eople. 


8  an  holy 
anointing 
oil,  a  per- 
lunie  coni- 
ponnded 
after  the  art 
of  the  per- 
fumer : 
5  tent  of 
meeting 


1"  the  base 
thereof. 


I'niaki!  of  it 
incense,  a 
perfume 
alter  tlie  art 
(if  tlie  per- 
fumer, sea- 
soned witli 
salt, 
'•■tent  of 
n ting, 


I'-tlie  incense 
'•1  for 


86 


Bezaleel  and  Ahuliab. 


EXODUS,  31, 


Aaron  maketh  the  calf. 


CHAPTER  31. 

I  Beenleel  and  Aholuth  are  called  and  made 
meet/or  tJieuork  of  the.  tabernacle.  12  The 
observation  of  the  sabbath  is  tigaiu  com- 
manded..   18  Moses  receiveth  the  two  tables. 

AND  the  Loud  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

2  8ee,  I  have  called  by  name 
Bezaleel  the  son  of  Ui'i,  the  son  of 
Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Jiidah : 

3  And  I  have  filled  him  with  the 
spirit  of  God,  in  wisdom,  and  in 
understanding,  and  in  knowledge, 
and  in  all  manner  of  workmanship, 

4  To  devise  cunning  works,  to 
work  in  gold,  and  in  silver,  ana  in 
brass, 

5  And  in  ciitting  of  stones,  to  set 
them,  and  in  carving  of  'timber,  to 
work  in  all  mannerof  workmanship. 

6  And  I,  behold,  I  have  given 
with  him  Aholiab,  the  son  of  Ahisa- 
mach,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan :  and  in 
theheartsof  all  thatare  wise  hearted 
I  have  i)ut  wisdom,  that  they  may 
make  all  that  I  have  commanded 
thee ; 

7  The '"  taber-nacle  of  the  congre- 


gation^ antl  the  ark  of  the  testi- 
mony, and  the  mercy  seat  that  ('.s' 
thereupon,  and  all  the  furniture  of 
the  "'  tahernac^le, 

8  And  the  table  and  his  furni- 
ture, and  the  pure  candlestick  with 
all  his  furniture,  antl  the  altar  of 
incense, 

9  And  the  altar  of  burnt  offering 
with  all  his  furniture,  and  the  laver 
and  ^his  foot, 

10  And  the  ''  cloths  of  service,  and 
the  holy  garments  for  iVaron  the 
priest,  and  the  gtirments  of  his 
sons,  to  minister  in  the  priest's 
office, 

11  And  the  anointing  oil,  and 
sweet  incense  f(jr  the  holy  place: 
according  to  all  that  I  have  com- 
manded thee  shall  tliey  do. 

12  H  And  the  Lokij  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

1 3  Si:»eak  thou  also  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saying.  Verily  my 
sabbaths  ye  shall  keep :  for  it  /s  a 
sign  between  me  and  you  through- 
out your  generations;  that  ye  may 
know  that  I  am  the  Lora)  that  doth 
sanctify  you. 

14  Ye  shall  keep  the  sabbath 
therefoi'e;  for  it  ix  holy  unto  you: 
every  one  that  ''defile -th  it  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death :  for  wlioso- 
ever  doeth  any  work  therein,  that 
soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  among  his 
people. 

15  Six  days  may  work  be  done; 
but  in  the  "seventh  h  the  sabbath 
of  rest,  holy  to  the  LouD:  whoso- 
ever doeth  any  work  in  the  sab- 


bath day,  he  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death. 

16  Wherefore  tlie  children  of 
Israel  shall  keep  the  sabbath,  to 
observe  the  sabbath  throughout 
their  generations,  far  a  perpetual 
covenant. 

17  It  v'.s  a  sign  between  me  and 
the  children  of  Israel  for  ever:  for 
in  six  days  the  Loud  made  hea^'en 
and  earth,  and  on  the  seventh  day 
he  I'ested,  and  was  refreshed. 

18  ^  And  he  gave  unto  Moses, 
when  he  had  made  an  end  of  com- 
muning with  him  upon  mount 
Sinai,  '*two  tables  of  testimony. 
tables  of  stone,  written  with  the 
finger  of  God. 

CHAPTER  32. 

1  The  people,  in  the  absence  of  Moses,  cause 
Aa/'ou  to  make  a  calf.  1  God  is  angeieil 
therebi/.  11  AttheintrentyofMoses  he  is 
apjieased.  15  3Ioses  corueih  down  irith  the 
tables.  19  He  breateth  them.  20  I/e  de- 
slfdijfth  the  calf.  22  Aaron's  excuse  for 
himself.  25  Moses  canseth  the  idolaters  to 
be  slain.    80  lie  prayeth  for  the  people. 

AND  when  the  people  saw  that 
Moses  delayed  to  come  down 
out  of  the  mount,  the  people  gath- 
ered themselves  together  unto 
Aaron,  and  said  unto  him.  Up, 
make  us  "  gods,  which  shall  go 
before  us ;  for  a.s-  for  this  Moses,  the 
man  that  brought  us  up  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  we  '"wot  not  what 
is  become  of  him. 

2  And  Aaron  said  unto  them. 
Break  off  the  golden  earrings, 
which  (ire  in  the  ears  of  your  wives, 
of  your  sons,  and  of  your  daughters, 
and  bring  tJiem  vinto  me. 

3  And  all  the  people  brake  off 
the  goklen  earrings  which  were  in 
their  ears,  and  brought  them  unto 
Aai^on. 

4  And  he  received  them  at  their 
hand,  and  fashioned  it  with  a  grav- 
ing tool,  "after  he  had  made  it  a 
molten  calf:  and  they  said,  '"These 
A^  thy  gods,  O  Israel,  which  brought 
thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

5  And  when  Aaron  saw  it,  he 
liuilt  an  altar  before  it;  and  Aaron 
made  pioclamation,  and  said,  To 
morrow  ix  a  feast  to  the  Loud. 

G  And  they  rose  up  early  on  the 
morrow,  and  offered  IjuiMit  offer- 
ings, and  brought  peace  offerings; 
and  the  i)eoplc  sat  down  to  eat  and 
to  diiiik,  and  lose  up  to  play. 

7  H  And  the  Loud  said  unto 
Moses,  Go,  get  thee  down;  for  thy 
peo])le,  which  thou  broughtest  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  have  corrupted 
then^>f<'tves  : 

8  They  have  turned  aside  quickly 
out  of  the  way  which  I  commanded 


^  the  two 
tables  of  the 
testimony, 


9  a  god, 


1"  kuow 


11  and  made 
1-  This  is  thy 
god, 


87 


%nger. 


EXODUS,  32. 


His  intercession. 


1  This  is  thy 
sod, 


them:  they  have  made  them  a 
molten  calf,  and  have  worshipped 
it,  and  have  sacrihced  thereunto, 
and  said,  ^  These  ^'f'  thy  gods,  O 
Israel,  wliicli  "  1 1 ave _ I )rou girt  thee 
up  out  of  the  land  of  "Egypt! 

9  And  the  Loud  said  unto  Moses, 
T  have  seen  this  people,  and,  be- 
hold, it  is  a  stiffnecked  people: 

10  Now  therefore  let  me  alone, 
that  my  wrath  may  wax  hot  against 
tiiem,  and  tliat  I  may  consume 
them:  and  I  will  make  of  tliee  a 
great  nation. 

1 1  And  Moses  besought  the  L«)i;i) 
his  God,  and  said.  Loud,  why  doth 
thy  wrath  wax  hot  against  thy 
people,  whicli  thou  hast  brought 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  with 
great  power,  and  with  a  mighty 
hand^ 

12  Wherefore  should  the  Egyp- 
tians speak,  and  say.  For  ''mischief 
did  he  bring  them  out,  to  slay  them 
in  the  mouiitains,  and  to  consume 
them  from  the  face  of  the  earth? 
Turn  from  thy  fierce  wrath,  and  re- 
pent of  this  evil  against  thy  people. 

13  Kememl^er  Abraham,  Isaac, 
and  Israel,  thy  servants,  to  whom 
thou  swarest  by  thine  own  self, 
and  saidst  unto  them,  I  will  mul- 
tiply .your  seed  as  the  stars  of 
heaven,  and  all  this  land  that  I 
have  spoken  of  will  1  give  unt^) 
your  seed,  and  they  shall  inherit  it 
for  ever. 

14  And  the  Loud  repented  of  the 
evil  which  he  thought  to  do  unto 
his  people. 

15  11  And  Moses  turned,  ;u)d  went 
down  fi'om  the  mount,  and  the  two 
tal)les  of  the  testimony  ii'i^tr.  in  his 
hand:  tlie  taljles  tvefc  written  on 
b(jth  their  sides;  on  the  one  side 
and  on  the  other  ivere  tlu^y  written. 

IG  And  the  tables  it'cre  the  woi-k 
of  Cod,  and  the  wi-iting  mas  the 
writing  of  Ood,  graven  npoii  the 
tables. 

17  And  when  .loshua  heard  th(> 
noise  of  tlie  people  as  (hey  shouted, 
lu'.  said  unto  Ahtses,  77/r;r /.s-a  noise 
of  war  in  tiie  camj). 

1<S  And  he  said,  ff  is  not  the 
voice  of  fheni  f/uif  sliout  for  nuis- 
tery,  neither  is  it,  the  voice  of  f/n'm. 
fhfit  cry  for  being  ovei'coiii(> :  /hi/  the 
noise  of  t/imi  thai  sing  do  I  hear. 

11)  II  And  it  c^iuu;  to  ))ass,  as  soon 
as  he  came  nigh  unto  the  cami», 
that  lie  saw  the  calf,  and  the  dan- 
(iing:  and  Moses' aiig<'r  waxed  hot, 
and  lie  cast  tlu^  ta!)les  out  of  his 
hands,  and  l)rakethein  bene;i.tli  the 
mount. 

'JO  And  Ik-  took  the  calf  which 
they  had  made,  and  hnrnt  it  in  the 
fire,  and  ground  il  to  powdiT,  and 


strawed  it  upon  the  water,  and 
made  the  children  of  Israel  drink 
of  it. 

21  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
What  did  this  people  unto  thee, 
that  thou  hast  brought  so  great  a 
sin  upon  them? 

22  And  Aaron  said.  Let  not  the 
anger  of  my  lord  M'ax  hot:  thou 
knowest  the  people,  that  they  are 
set  on  ^  mischief. 

23  Foi-  they  said  unto  me.  Make 
us  "'gods,  which  shall  go  before  us: 
for  as  for  this  Moses,  the  man  that 
brought  us  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  we  "wot  not  what  is  become 
of  him. 

2-1  And  I  said  unto  them,  Whoso- 
ever hath  any  gold,  let  them  l)ieak 
it  otf.  So  they  gave  it  me:  tlien  I 
cast  it  into  the  fire,  and  there  came 
out  this  calf. 

25  1]  And  when  Moses  saw  that 
the  people  were  naked  ;  (for  Aaron 
had  made  them  naked  unto  their 
shame  among  their  enemies  :) 

20  Then  Moses  stood  in  the  gate 
of  the  camp,  and  sai<l,  Who  is  on 
the  Loud's  side?  let  him  ro/y/r  unto 
me.  And  all  the  sons  of  J^'vi  gath- 
ered themselves  t<igethei-  unto  him. 

27  And  he  said  inito  them.  Thus 
saith  '^the  LoRt)  Ood  of  Israel,  Put 
every  man  his  sword  l)y  his  side, 
and  go  in  and  out  from  gate  to 
gate  throughout  the  camj),  and 
slay  every  man  his  brother,  and 
every  man  hiscompanion,and  every 
man  his  neighbour. 

28  And  the  children  of  Levi  did 
according  to  the  woi'd  of  Moses  : 
and  there  fell  of  the  people  that 
day  al^out  three  thousand  men. 

29  For  Moses  had  said,  C'onse- 
crateyoui'sebes  today  to  the  Loud, 
even  every  man  u]jon  his  son,  and 
U[)on  his  bi'othcr;  tliat,  he  may  i)e 
stow  upon  you  a  blessing  this  day. 

30  11  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
moi'row,  that  Moses  said  mito  the 
p(>o])|{>,  Ye  have  sinned  a  great  sin  : 
and  now  I  will  go  \\\)  unto  the 
Loud;  ))era(l\'entu]'e  I  shall  make 
an  atonement  for  your  sin. 

31  And  Moses  returned  unto  the 
Loud,  and  said.  Oh,  this  i»e()jil<> 
hav(i  sinned  a  great  sin,  aiul  haxc 
ma,d(^  tluMii  '^goils  of  gold. 

32  Yet  now,  if  Ihou  wilt  t'orgi\r 
their  sin  —  ;  an<l  if  not,  blot  me,  I 
l)ray  thee,  out  of  thy  book  which 
thou  hast  written. 

33  And  the  l.,ouD  said  unto 
Moses,  Whoso(>v<'r  hath  sinned 
against  me,  him  will  I  blot  out  of 
m.v  book. 

.31  TlK'i-efore  now  go,  lead  the 
pe<»pl(^   unto   the  i>lare  of  which    I 


88 


lice  tabernacle  removed. 


EXODUS,  33. 


lievelation  to  Moses. 


have  spoken  unto  thee  :  behold, 
mine  Angel  shall  go  before  thee  : 
nevertheless  in  the  day  when  I  visit 
1  will  visit  their  sin  upon  them. 

35  And  the  Lord  plagued  the 
people,  because  they  made  the  calf, 
which  Aaron  made. 

CHAPTER.  33. 

1  TJie  Lord  refiineth  i<>  <jn  us  he  had pfomi.sed 
irith  the  people.  4  The  people  uninnur 
thereat.  7  The  tabernacle  is  reDioied  out 
of  the  camp.  'J  The  Lord  talketh  fainil- 
larly  leith  J/o.scx.  12  Mo.se/i  de.sireth  to  see 
the  glory  of  God. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Depart,  and  go  up  hence,  thou 
and  the  people  which  thou  hast 
brought  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  unto  the  land  which  I  sware 
unto  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Ja- 
cob, saying.  Unto  thy  seed  will  I 
give  it : 

2  And  I  will  seiul  an  angel  be- 
fore thee  ;  and  I  will  drive  out  the 
Canaanite,  the  Amorite,  and  the 
Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite,  the  Hi- 
vite,  and  the  Jebusite  : 

3  Unto  a  land  flowing  with  milk 
and  honey  :  for  I  will  not  go  up  in 
the  midst  of  tliee ;  for  thou  (ti-t  a 
stiffnecked  people  :  lest  i  consume 
thee  in  the  way. 

4  ^[  Anfl  when  the  people  heard 
these  evil  tidings,  they  mourned  : 
and  no  man  did  put  on  him  his  or- 
naments. 

.5  ^  For  the  Lord  had  said  unto 
Moses,  Say  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  Ye  are  a  stiffnecked  i)eople  : 
"  I  will  come  up  intothemidstof  thee 
"in  a  moment,  and  consume  thee  : 
therefore  now  put  off  thy  orna- 
ments from  thee,  that  I  may  know 
what  to  do  unto  thee. 

6  And  the  children  of  Israel 
stripped  themselves  of  theii"  orna- 
ments ^ by  the  mount  Hurel). 

'And    Moses   took    tlie    tal)pr- 


10  And  all  the  i)eople  saw  the 
cloudy  pillar  stand  af  the  ^"  taber- 
nacle door:  and  all  the  people  rose 


If  door  of 
the  Tent : 


coTigrcgation.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
that  every  one  which  sought  the 
Lord  went  out  unto  ^the  talxM-na- 
cle  of  the  congregation,  which  »vf.s 
without  the  camp. 

H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Moses  went  out  unto  the  '^  ta.bei'- 
nac1e.  that  all  the  people  rose  up. 


and  stood  every  man  at  his  tent 
door,  and  looked  after  Mf)ses,  until 
he  was  gone  into  the  ''t;i.b('rn;icl<'. 

9  And  it  came  to  i)ass,  as  Moses 
entered  into  the  '^  tabernacle,  tlie 
cloudy  pillar  descended,  and  stood 
at  the  door  of  the  "  tabernacle,  and 
i/u:  Lord  talked  with  Moses. 


up  and  worshipped,  every  man  in 
his  tent  dooi'. 

11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  face  to  face,  as  a  man  speak- 
eth  unto  his  friend.  And  he  turned 
again  into  the  camp:  but  his  ser- 
vant Joshua,  the  son  of  Nun,  a 
young  man,  departed  not  out  of 
the  ■'  tabernacle. 

12  II  And  Moses  said  unto  the 
Lord,  8ee,  thou  sayest  unto  me. 
Bring  ujj  this  people  :  and  thou 
hfist  not  let  me  know  whom  thou 
wilt  send  with  me.  Yet  thou  hast 
said,  I  know  thee  by  name,  and  thou 
hast  also  founfl  grace  in  my  sight. 

1 3  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  if 
I  have  found  grace  in  thy  sight, 
shew  me  now  thy  "  way,  that  I  may 
know  thee,  that  I  may  find  grace 
in  thy  sight :  and  consider  that  this 
nation  is  thy  people. 

14  And  he  said.  My  presence 
shall  go  tvith  thee,  and  I  will  give 
thee  rest. 

15  And  he  said  unto  liim,  If  th.y 
presence  go  not  -with  me,  carry  us 
not  up  hence. 

16  For    '"wherein     shall     it    be 


known  here  that  i  and  thy  people 
have  found  grace  in  thy  sight  1  is  it 
not  in  that  thou  goest  with  US'?  so 
shall  we  be  separated,  I  and  thy 
people,  from  all  the  people  that  are 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth. 

17  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  I  will  do  this  thing  also  that 
thou  hast  s])oken  :  for  thou  hast 
found  grace  in  my  sight,  and  1 
know  thee  by  name. 

18  And  he  said,  I  beseech  thee, 
shew  me  thy  glory. 

19  And  he  said,  I  will  make  all 
my  goodness  pass  before  thee,  and 
I  will  proclaim  the  name  of  the 
Loud  befoie  thee  ;  and  will  be  gra- 
cious to  whom  1  will  be  gracious, 
and  will  shew  mei'cy  on  whom  I 
will  shew  mercy. 

20  And  he  said.  Thou  canst  not 
see  my  face :  for  ^''thei'e  shall  no  man 
see  me,  and  li^e. 

21  And  the  Loijd  said.  Behold, 
there  is  a  place  by  me,  and  thou 
shalt  stand  upon  a  rock  : 

22  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
while  my  glory  passeth  by  that  I 
will  put  thee  in  a  '■*cHft  of  the  rock, 
aTid  will  cover  thee  with  my  hand 
while  1  pass  by  : 

23  And  I  will  take  away  mine 
hand,  and  thou  shalt  see  my  ''  back 
imrts :  but  my  face  shall  not  be 
seen. 

89 


s  Tent. 


11  ways. 


12  wherein 
now  sliall  it 
be  known 


13  man  shall 
not 


"  eleft 


15  l)auk : 


The  name  of  the  Lord. 


EXODUS,  34. 


Tlie  covenant  renewed. 


1  The  Lord, 
a  God 

nieiriful 


CHAPTER  34. 

1  The  tables  are  reneued.  5  The  name  of 
the  Lord  jn-oclahned.  8  Monex  intreateth 
God  to  go  with  them.  10  God  malifh  a 
coi^e7iant  icith  them,  repeating  certain  du- 
ties of  the  Ji' rut  taO/e.  28  Moses  (tfter  foftij 
days  in  the  mount  oometh  down  toith  the 
tables.  29  JI is  face  shineth,  and  he  cover- 
eth  it  with  a  vail. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Hew  thee  two  tables  of  stone 
like  unto  the  first :  and  I  will  write 
upon  the.'<e  tables  the  words  that 
were  in  the  first  tables,  which  thou 
brakest. 

2  And  be  ready  in  the  morning, 
and  come  up  in  the  morning  unto 
mount  Sinai,  and  present  thyself 
there  to  me  in  the  top  of  the 
mount. 

3  And  no  man  shall  come  up 
with  thee,  neither  let  any  man  be 
seen  throughout  all  the  mount ; 
neither  let  the  flocks  nor  herds  feed 
before  that  mount. 

4  IT  And  he  hewed  two  tables  of 
stone  like  unto  the  first ;  and  Moses 
rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and 
went  up  unto  mount  Sinai,  as  the 
LoKD  had  commanded  him,  and 
took  in  his  hand  the  two  tables  of 
stone. 

5  And  the  Loud  descended  in  the 
cloud,  and  stood  with  him  there, 
and  pi-oclainied  the  name  of  the 
Loud. 

6  And  the  Loud  passed  by  before 
liim,  and  proclaimed,  The  Lord, 
' The  TiOiiD  (iod.  mennful  and  gra- 
cious, longsutt'eruig,  and  al^undant 
in  goodness  and  truth, 

7  Keeping  mercy  for  thousands, 
forgivinginiquity and  transgression 
and  sin,  and  that  will  by  no  means 
c]eiirther/nilt!/;  visitingthe  iniquity 
of  the  fathers  ujKm  the  chihii-en, 
and  upcm  th(^  children's  childnni, 
unto  trie  third  and  t(j  tlu;  fourtli 
gev£7riti(>7i. 

8  And  Moses  made  hast<',  and 
bowed  his  h(!ad  toward  the  eartli, 
and  worshipi)(>fl. 

1)  And  lie  said.  If  now  I  have 
found  gi-ace  in  thy  sight,  ()  Lord, 
let  my  Lord,  [  pniy  thee,  go  among 
us;  foi-  it  is  a  stifFnecked  in-opl*'; 
arul  i)ardon  oui-iiiiciuityaiid  our  sin, 
;uid  take  us  for  thine  inlicribancc. 

10  11  And  he  said,  JJchoId,  I  make 
a  covenant:  b(>fore  all  thy  pcopl(>  I 
will  do  marvels,  such  as  haw  not 
been  done  in  all  the  eartli,  nor  in 
any  nation:  anfl  all  the  p(>oi)l(> 
among  which  thou  (trt  shall  see  tlu^ 
work  of  the  Loi;i):  foi-  it  /x  a  t(M'- 
rible  thing  that  I  will  do  with  thee. 

11  Observe  thou  that  wliieh  1 
coimnand  thee  this  day:  behold,  I 
di-i\-e  out  Ix-fore  th<'('  the  .\niorit(>, 
and  the  Canaanite,  and  the  iiittit(>. 


and  the  Perizzite,  and  the  Hivite, 
and  the  Jebusite. 

1 2  Take  heed  to  thyself,  lest  thou 
make  a  covenant  with  the  inhabit- 
ants of  the  land  whither  thou  goest, 
lest  it  be  for  a  snare  in  the  midst 
of  thee : 

13  But  ye  shall  destroy  their 
altars,  break  their  "'  images,  and  cut 
down  their  "groves: 

14  For  thou  shalt  worship  no 
other  god:  for  the  Loud,  whose 
name  is  Jealous,  is  a  jealous  God : 

15  Lest  thou  make  a  covenant 
with  the  inhabitants  of  the  land, 
and  they  ■*  go  a  whoring  after  their 
gods,  and  do  sacrifice  unto  their 
gods,  and  one  call  thee,  and  thou 
eat  of  his  sacrifice; 

1 6  And  thou  take  of  their  daugh- 
ters unto  thy  sons,  and  tlu^r  daugli- 
ters  ■•  go  a  whoring  after  their  gods, 
and  make  thy  sons  *  go  a  whoring 
after  their  gods. 

17  Thou  shalt  make  thee  no 
molten  gods. 

18  II  The  feast  of  unleavened 
bread  shalt  thou  keep.  Seven  days 
thou  shalt  eat  unleavened  bread, 
as  1  commanded  thee,  in  the  time 
of  the  month  Abil) :  for  in  the  month 
Abib  thou  camest  out  from  Egypt. 

1 9  All  that  openeth  the  ''  nuitrix 
is  mine;  and  every  firstling  among 
th.y  cattle,  whether  ox  or  sheep,  that 
is  niale. 

20  But  the  firstling  of  an  ass  thou 
shalt  I'edeem  with  a  lamb:  and  if 
thou  redeem  him  not,  then  shalt 
thou  break  his  neck.  All  the  first- 
l)orn  of  thy  sons  thou  shalt  redeem. 
And  none  shall  appear  before  me 
emyity. 

21  II  Six  days  thou  shalt  work, 
but  on  the  seventh  day  thou  shalt 
rest :  in  "eai'ing  time  and  in  harvest 
thou  shalt  rest. 

22  II  And  thou  shalt  obsei've  the 
feast  of  weeks,  of  tlu^  lirstfiuits  of 
wheat  harvest,  and  the  feast  of  in- 
gatlu'ring  at  the  year's  end. 

23  II  'i'hi'ice  in  the  year  shall  all 
"  yoiu'  iiieiichihireii  appear  before 
the  Lord  ( ion,  the  ( Jod  of  Israel. 

21  For  I  will  cast  out  the  nations 
befoi-e  thee,  and  enlai'ge  thy  bor- 
ders: neithei'  shall  any  man  desire 
thy  land,  when  thou  shalt  go  up  to 
ai)i)ea,i'  before  the  Loud  thy  (Jod 
thi-ice  in  the  year. 

25  Thou  shalt  not  offer  the  blood 
of  my  sacrilii-e  with  leavcMi ;  neither 
shall  th(^  sacrifu'eof  the  feast  of  the 
I)assover  })e  left  unto  the  morning. 

2(5  The  fii-st  of  the  fiistfruits  of 


*  rrolxibh/  the  wooden  symbols  of  a 
t/'idiln.s.'i  Asherah. 


90 


Ifoses'  face  shineth. 


EXODUS,  35. 


Gifts  for  the  tdbernade. 


thy  land  thou  shalt  bring  unto  tlie 
house  of  the  Loud  thy  (jod.  Thou 
shalt  not  seethe  a  kid  in  his  mother's 
milk. 

2  7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Write  thou  these  words:  for  after 
the  tenor  of  these  words  I  have 
made  a  covenant  with  thee  and 
with  Israel. 

28  And  he  was  there  with  the 
Lord  forty  days  and  forty  nights; 
he  did  neither  eat  bread,  nor  drink 
water.  And  he  wrote  upon  the 
tables  the  words  of  the  covenant, 
the  ten  *  commandments. 

29  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Moses  came  down  from  mount  Sinai 
with  the  two  tables  of  '  testimony 
in  Moses'  hand,  when  he caineclown 
from  the  mount,  that  Moses  -  wist 
not  that  the  skin  of  his  face  shone 
while  he  talked  with  him. 

30  And  when  Aaron  and  all  the 
children  of  Israel  saw  Moses,  behold, 
the  skin  of  his  face  shone ;  and  they 
wei'e  afraid  to  come  nigh  him. 

31  And  Moses  called  unto  them; 
and  Aaron  and  all  the  rulers  of  the 
congregation  returned  unto  him; 
and  Moses  talked  with  them. 

32  And  afterward  all  thechildren 
of  Israel  came  nigh:  and  he  gave 
them  in  commandment  all  that  the 
Lord  had  spoken  with  him  in 
mount  Sinai. 

33  And  ^  till  Moses  had  done 
speaking  witK~them,  he  put  a  vail 
on  his  face. 

34  But  when  Moses  went  in 
before  the  Lord  to  speak  with  him, 
he  took  the  vail  off,  until  he  came 
out.  And  he  came  out,  and  spake 
unto  the  children  of  Israel  that 
which  he  was  commanded. 

35  And  the  children  of  Israel  saw 
the  face  of  Moses,  that  the  skin  of 
Moses'  face  shone:  and  Moses  put 
the  vail  upon  his  face  again,  until 
he  went  in  to  speak  with  him. 

CHAPTER  35. 

1  The  sabbath.  4  The  free  gipK  for  the 
tabernacle.  20  The  readi  nexN  of  the  peoj/le 
to  offer.  30  Besaleel  and  Alwliab  are  called 
to  the  work. 

AND  Moses  gathered  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of 
Israel  together,  and  said  unto  them, 
These  a?"e  the  words  which  the  Lord 
hath  commanded,  that  ye  should  do 
them. 

2  Six  days  shall  work  be  done, 
but  on  the  seventh  day  there  shall 
be  to  you  an  holy  day,  •*  a  sabbath  of 
rest  to  the  Lord  :  whosoever  doeth 
work  therein  shall  lie  put  to  fleath. 

3  Ye  shall  kindle  no  fire  through- 


*  Hcb.  words. 


out  your  habitations  upon  the  sab- 
bath day. 

4  ^  And  Moses  spake  unto  all  the 
congregation  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, saying.  This  /.*t  the  thing  which 
the  Lord  commanded,  saying, 

5  Take  ye  from  among  you  an 
offering  unto  the  Lord  ;  whosoever 
?'.s  of  a  willing  heart,  let  him  bring 
it,  an  offering  of  the  Lord;  gold, 
and  silver,  and  brass, 

6  And  blue,  and  purple,  and  scar- 
let, and  fine  linen,  and  goats'  hair, 

7  And  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and 
®  badgers'  skins,  and  "shittim  wood, 

8  And  oil  tor  the  light,  and  spices 
for  anointing  oil,  and  for  the  sweet 
incense, 

9  And  onyx  stones,  and  stones  to 
be  set  for  the  ephod,  and  for  the 
breastplate. 

10  And  ^  every  wise  hearted 
among  you  shall  come,  and  make 
all  that  the  Lord  hath  commanded ; 

1 1  The  tabernacle,  ^  his  tent,  and 
*Jhis  covering,  ^  his  taches,  and  *  his 
boards,  *his  bars,  ''his  pillars,  and 
"his  sockets, 

1 2  The  ark,  and  the  staves  there- 
of, with  the  mercy  seat,  and  the 
vail  of  the  covering, 

13  The  table,  and  his  staves,  and 
all  his  vessels,  and  the  shewbread, 

14  The  candlestick  also  for  the 
light,  and  his  furniture,  and  his 
lamps,  with  the  oil  for  the  light, 

15  And  the  incense  altar,  and  his 
staves,  and  the  anointing  oil,  and 
the  sweet  incense,  and  the  hanging 
for  the  door  at  the  entering  in  of 
the  tabernacle, 

16  The  altar  of  burnt  offering, 
with  his  ^°  braseii  grate,  his  staves, 
and  all  his  vessels,  the  laver  and 
his  "  foot, 

17  'I'he  hangings  of  the  court,  his 
pillars,  and  their  sockets,  and  the 
hanging  for  the  door  of  the  court, 

18  The  pins  of  the  tabernacle, 
and  the  pins  of  the  court,  and  their 
cords, 

1 9  The  ^'" cloths  of  ser\ice.  to  do 
service  in  the  holy  7*/ac(?,  the  holy 
garments  for  Aai'oii  the  priest,  and 
the  garments  of  his  sons,  to  minis- 
ter in  the  priest's  office. 

20  II  And  all  the  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel  departed  from 
the  presence  of  Moses. 

21  And  they  came,  every  one 
whose  heart  stirred  him  up,  and 
every  one  whom  his  sjjirit  made 
willing,  a7i(l  they  bi-ought  the 
Lord's  offering  '''to  the  work  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  C(m!^regati(m.  and 
for  all  his  sei-vice.  and  for  the  holy 
garments. 


5  sealskins, 
''  acacia 


''  let  every 

wise  hearted 

man  among 

you  come, 

Sits 

9  its  clasps, 


1'' grating  of 
brass, 
11  base. 


1-  finely 

wrought 

garments, 


13  for  the 
work  of  tlu^ 
tent  of 
meeting,  and 
for  all  the 
service 
thereof, 


91 


The  liberality  of 


EXODUS,  36. 


the  people  restrained. 


22  And  they  came,  both  men  and 
women,  as  many  as  were  wiUing 
hearted,  and  brought  bracelets,  and 
eairings,  and  rings,  and  tablets,  all 
jewels  of  gold:  'and_  every  man 
that  offered  an  offering  of  gold 
unto  the  Lord. 

2.3  And  every  man,  with  whom 
was  found  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet,  and  fine  linen,  and  goats' 
hair,  and  red  skins  of  rams,  and 
^  baggers'  skins,  brought  them. 

24  Every  one  that  did  offer  an 
offering  of  silver  and  brass  brought 
the  Lord's  offering :  and  every  man, 
with    whom    was    found    ^  snittim 


wood  for  any  work  of  the  service, 
brought  it. 

25  And  all  the  women  that  were 
wise  hearted  did  spin  with  their 
hands,  and  brought  that  wliich  they 
hatl  spun,  hoth  of  blue,  and  of  pur- 
ple, niid  of  scarlet,  and  of  fine  linen. 

26  And  all  the  women  whose 
heart  stirred  them  up  in  wisdom 
spun  goats'  hair. 

27  And  the  rulers  brought  onyx 
stones,  and  stones  to  be  set,  for  the 
ephod,  and  for  the  breastplate; 

28  And  spice,  and  oil  for  the 
light,  and  for  the  anointing  oil,  and 
for  the  sweet  incense. 

29  The  children  of  Lsi-ael  brought 
a  ^  willing  offering  unto  the  Lord, 
every  man  and  woman,  whose  heart 
made  them  willing  to  bring  for  all 
manner  of  work,  whicli  the  Lord 
had  commanded  to  be  made  by  the 
hand  of  Moses. 

.30  11  And  Moses  said  unto  the 
cliildr(!n  of  Israel,  See,  the  Lord 
hath  called  by  name  Be/aleel  the 
son  of  Uri,  the  son  of  Hur,  of  the 
tribe  of  .ludah; 

31  And  he  hath  filled  him  with 
the  spirit  of  Gud,  in  wisdom,  in 
understanding,  and  in  knowledge, 
and  in  all  manner  of  worknianslii]); 

.32  And  to  (l(!vis(!  cui-ious  works 
to  work  in  gold,  and  in  silver,  anu 
in  bi'ass, 

33  And  in  the  cutting  of  ston(>s, 
to  st't  thtiin,  and  in  carving  of  wood, 
to  make  any  manner  of  cunning 
work. 

34  And  he  hath  nut  in  In's  heart 
that  he  may  teach,  hoth  he,  and 
Aholiab,  the  son  of  Ahisamach,  of 
the  tribe  of  Dan. 

3.'>  Them  hath  he  filled  with  wis- 
dom of  heart,  to  work  all  manner 
of  woi'k,  of  tli(M'ngr;i\('i-,  ;uid  of  {\\v. 
(Muiniiig  workman,  and  of  flic  cm- 
bi-oidercr,  in  blue,  jind  in  pnr])l(\  in 
.scarlet,  and  in  finn  linen,  and  of  tlu^ 
weaver,  ci'cn  of  them  that  do  any 
work,  and  ui  those  that  devise  cun- 
ning work. 


CHAPTER  36. 

1  The  offerings  are  delivered  to  the  workmen. 
5  The  liheralUy  of  the  people  in  retiiraine^il . 
8  TJie  cKftahindf  fheruhiiiis.  14  The  cur- 
tains of  ijodln'  hair.  19  The  covering  of 
skint).  20  The  boards  with  their  s<icke/f<. 
31  The  bars.  3.5  The  vail.  37  The  hang- 
ing for  tlie  door. 

'^rpHEN  wrought  Bezaleel  and 
J-  Alioliab,  and  every  wise 
hearted  man,  in  whom  the  L<)RD 
"  put  wisdom  and  understanding 
toKiiow  how  to  work  all  manner 
of  work  for  the  service  of  the  sanc- 
tuary, according  to  all  that  the 
Lord  "  had  commanded. 

2  And  Moses  called  Bezaleel  and 
Aholiab,  and  every  wise  hearted 
man,  in  whose  heart  the  Lord  had 
put  wisdom,  even  every  one  whose 
heart  stirred  him  up  to  come  unto 
the  work  to  do  it : 

3  And  they  received  of  Mones  all 
the  offering,  which  the  children  of 
Israel  had  brought  for  the  work  of 
the  service  of  the  sanctuary,  to 
make  it  vrithal.  And  they  brought 
yet  unto  him  free  offerings  every 
morning. 

4  And  all  the  wise  men,  that 
wrought  all  the  work  of  the  sanc- 
tuai'y,  came  every  man  from  his 
work  which  they  made  ; 

5  11  And  they  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying.  The  people  bring  much 
more  than  enough  for  the  .service 
of  the  work,  which  the  Lord  com- 
manded to  make. 

6  And  Moses  gave  command- 
ment, and  tliey  caused  it  to  Ix^  pro 
claimed  throughout  the  camp, 
saying.  Let  neither  man  noi'  woman 
make  any  more  work  foi'  tin;  offer- 
ing of  the  sanctuary.  So  the  peo- 
ple wer(;  restrained  from  bringing. 

7  For  the  stuff  they  had  was  svif- 
ficient  for  all  the  work  to  make  it, 
and  too  much. 

8  II  And  every  wise  hearted  man 
among  them  that  wrought  tlu^  work 
of  tlu!  tal)ernacle  made  ten  curtnins 
o/'fine  twined  linen,  an<l  l)hie,  and 
l)ui'ple,  and  scarlet:  with  ''cliei'ii- 
i)ims   of    cunning   work    made   he 


them. 

D  'file  length  of  onii  curtain  ii'<tx 
twenty  and  eight  cubits,  and  liie 
l)readtli  of  one  curtain^  four  cubits: 
the  curtains  werenW  of  one  size. 

10  And  he  coupled  the  five  cur 
tains  oiu^  unto  another:  and  flic 
other  five  (uirtains  he  coupled  one 
unto  antither. 

I  1  And  lie  iiiad(^  loops  of  blue  on 
f,he  edge  of  oiu^  curljiin  from  the 
selv(>dge  in  the  eouijling  :  hkewise 
he  made  "  in  the  nttermost  side  of 
r///o///>  r  eiirl;iiii.  in  the  coii|ihiig  of 
the  second. 


5  And  Beza- 
leel ami 
Aholiab 
shall  work, 

6  hath  put 


■'  ill  flii>  cduc 
oT  tlic  I'lir- 
\-a\\\  lllMt 
WHS  OlltllKlSt 

ill  tliusccoiiil 
set. 


92 


The  curtains. 


EXODUS,  37. 


The  vail. 


12  Fifty  loops  made  he  in  one 
curtain,  and  fifty  loops  made  he  in 
the  edge  of  the  curtain  '  which  vaif 
in  the  coupling  of  the  second  :  the 
loops  held  one  curtain  to  another. 

13  And  he  made  fifty  '^  taches  of 
gold,  and  coupled  the  curtains  one 
unto  another  with  the  ''  taches  :  so 
it  became  one  tabernacle. 

14  II  And  he  jnade  curtains  of 
goats'  hair  for  the  tent  oyer  the 
tabernacle :  eleven  curtains  he 
made  them. 

15  The  length  of  one  curtain  v<(f.^ 
thir'ty  cubits,  and  four  cubits  ira:^ 
the  bi'eadth  of  one  curtain:  tiie 
eleven  curtains  tvere  of  one  size. 

16  And  he  coupled  five  curtains 
by  them.selves,  and  six  curtains  by 
themselves. 

17  And  he  made  fifty  loops  upon 
■*the  uttermost  (^Ige  of  the  curtain 


in  tlie  coupHng,  and  fifty  loops 
made  he  upon  tiie  edge  of  the  cur- 
tain "'which  coupleth  the  second. 

18  And  he  made  fifty  "taches  of 
brass  to  couple  the  tent  together, 
that  it  might  be  one. 

19  And  he  made  a  covering  for 
the  tent  of  rams'  skins  dyed  red, 
and  a  covering  of  "badgers'  skins 
above  tliat. 

'10  H  And  he  made  boards  for  the 
tabernacle  of  "shittim  wood,  stand- 
ing up. 

2 1  The  length  of  a  board  tvan  ten 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  of  a  board 
one  cubit  and  a  half. 

22  One  board  had  two  tenons, 
"^equally  distant  one  from  anotlier: 


thus  (Jid  he  make  for  all  the  boards 
of  the  tabernacle. 

23  And  he  made  boards  for  the 
tabernacle  ;  twenty  boards  for  the 
south  side  southward  : 

24  And  forty  sockets  of  silver  lie 
made  under  the  twenty  boards ;  two 
sockets  under  one  board  for  "his 
two  tenons,  and  two  sockets  under 
another  board  f(^r  "his  two  tenons. 

25  And  for  the  other  side  of  the 
tal^ernacle,  v}Jti(:h  is  '"  toward  the 
nor  til  corner,  he  made  twenty 
boards, 

_  26  And  their  forty  sockets  of 
silver ;  two  sockets  under  one 
board,  and  two  sockets  under 
another  board. 

27  And  for  the  "  sides  of  the 
tabernacle  westwai'd  he  made  six 
board.s. 

28  And  two  lM)ards  made  he  foi- 
the  corners  of  the  tabernacle  in  the 
'"two  sides. 

2".>  And  they  were  coui)led  be- 
neath, and  coupled  together  at  the 
head  thereof,  to  one  ring :  thus  he 


did   to  both  of  them  in  both  the 
corners. 

30  And  there  were  eight  boards  ; 
and  their  sockets  were  sixteen  sock- 
ets of  silver,  under  every  board 
two  sockets. 

31  51  And  he  made  bars  of  '^shit- 
tim  wood ;  five  for  the  boai-ds  of 
the  one  side  of  the  ta,bernacle, 

32  And  five  bars  foi-  the  boards 
of  the  other  side  of  the  tabernacle, 
and  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the 
tabernacle  for  the  "  sides  westward. 

33  And  he  made  the  middle  bar 
to  shoot  through  the  boards  from 
the  one  end  to  the  other. 

34  And  he  overlaid  the  boards 
with  gold,  and  made  their  rings  of 
gold  to  he  places  for  the  bars,  and 
overlaid  the  bars  with  gold. 

35  ^  And  he  made  a  vail  o/blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
twined  linen :  with  '"cherubims 
made  he  it  of  cunning  work. 

36  And  h(^  made  thereunto  four 
pillars  of  '^shittim  wood,  and  over- 
laid them  with  gold  :  their  hooks 
were  of  gold  ;  and  he  cast  for  them 
four  sockets  of  silver. 

37  H  And  he  made  an  hanging 
for  the  '"*  tabernacle  door  of  blue, 
and  puri)le,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
twined  linen,  of  needlework  ; 

38  And  the  five  pillars  of  it  with 
their  hooks  :  and  he  overlaid  their 
'"  chai)iters  and  their  fillets  with 
gold  :  but  their  five  sockets  were  of 
brass. 

CHAPTER  37. 

1  The  arl'.  6  The  mercy  seat  with  chern- 
hinifi.  \0  Thetfihletoith'MnveiiKelii.  Xl  The 
rinulleniick  icWi  hin  himpx  and  in/itru- 
menlK.  '25  The  nUnr  of  incense.  29  The 
(iiiiiinting  oil  and  Hweet  incense. 

ND  Bezaleel  made  the  ark  of 
"^  shittim  wood  :  two  cubits  and 
a  half  was  the  length  of  it,  and  a 
cubit  and  a  half  the  breadth  of  it, 
and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the  height 
of  it:  .      .        .      ■ 

2  And  he  overlaid  it  with  i)ure 
gold  within  and  M'ithout,  and  made 
a  '"crown  of  gold  to  it  round  about. 

3  And  he  cast  for  it  four  rings  (jf 
gold,  to  lie  set  hy  the  four  corners 
of  it ;  even  two  i-ings  upon  the  one 
side  of  it,  and  two  I'ings  upon  the 
other  sifle  of  it. 

4  And  he  mafle  staves  o/""  shittim 


A 


wood,  and  overlaid  them  with  gold. 

5  And  he  jnit  the  stav(>s  into  the 
rings  by  the  sides  of  the  ark,  to 
bear  the  ark. 

6  ^  And  he  made  the  mercy 
seat  of  j)ure  gold  :  two  cubits  and 
a  half  ir((s  the  length  thei-eof,  and 
one  cubit  and  a  luilf  the  bi-eitdth 
thereof. 


11  liinder 
p;irt 


13  fherubim 


i<  door  of  the 
Tent 


15  capitals 


93 


The  mercy  seat. 


EXODUS,  38. 


Tlie  candlestick. 


7  And  lie  made  two  ^  cherubinis 


of  gold,  beaten  out  of  one  piece 
made  he  them,  on  the  two  ends  of 
the  mercy  seat ; 

8  One  cherub  on  the  end  on  this 
side,  and  another  cherub  on  the 
other  end  on  that  side  :  "'out  of  the 
mercy  seat  made  he   the  '  cheru- 


bims  on  the  two  ends  thereof. 

y  And  the  '  cherubims  spread  out 
their  wings  on  high,  and  covered 
with  their  wings  over  the  mercy 
seat,  with  their  faces  one  to 
another  ;  •'  even  to  the  mercy  seat- 
ward  were  the  faces  of  the  ^  cheru- 
bims. 

lU  1]  And  he  made  the  table  of 
^shittim  wood  :  two  cubits  n>as  the 
length  thereof,  and  a  cubit  the 
breadth  thereof,  and  a  cubit  and 
a  half  the  height  thereof  : 

1 1  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pui"e 
gold,  and  made  thereunto  a "  crown 
of  gold  round  about. 

12  Also  he  made  thereunto  a 
border  of  an  handbreadth  round 
about ;  and  made  a  ®  crown  of  gold 
for  the  border  thereof  round  about. 

13  And  he  cast  for  it  four  rings  of 
gold,  and  put  the  rings  upon  the 
four  corners  that  were  in  the  four 
feet  thereof. 

14"  ( )ver  against  the  border  were 
the  rings,  the  places  for  the  staves 
to  bear  the  table. 

15  And  he  made  the  staves  of 
"shittim  wood,  and  overlaid  them 
with  gold,  to  bear  the  table. 

1 6  And  he  made  the  vessels  which 
were  upon  the  table,  ''his  dishes. 
and  his  sjxkjus,  ;uid  his  bowls,  and 


his  c()\rrs  tn  cover  withal,  of  pure 
gold. 

1 7  51  And  he  made  the  candle- 
stick of  pure  gold  :  of  beaten  work 
made  h(>  the  candlestick  ;  his  shaft, 
and  his  braiich,  his  bowls,  his 
knops,  and  his  ilowers,  were  "of 
the  s;im(> : 


liS  And  six  branc^hes  going  out 
of  the  sides  thereof  ;  three  branches 
of  th(i  caiKJlestick  out  of  the  one 
side  thereof,  and  threes  bi-anch(>s  of 
the  candlestick  out  of  the  other 
side  thei-eof : 

li>  Three  bowls  made  ;i,fter  the 
fashion  of  "^ilnioiids  in  one  l)ra,nch, 
a  kiiop  and  a  Hower ;  and  three 
bowls  made  like  '"almonds  in 
another  branch,  a  knop  and  a 
flower  :  so  throughout  the  six- 
branches  going  out  of  the  can- 
dlestick. 

■JO  And  in  the  candlestick  were 
four  bowls  mafle  like  "almon<ls.  his 
knops,  ;iii(l  his  Ilowers  : 


21  And  a  knop  under  two 
branches  of  the  same,  and  a  knop 
under  two  branches  of  the  same, 
and  a  knop  under  two  branches 
of  the  same,  according  to  the  six 
branches  going  out  of  it. 

22  Their  knops  and  their 
branches  were  "  of  the  same :  all 
of  it  vxis  one  beaten  work  of  pure 
gold. 

23  And  he  made  ^-  his  seven 
lamps,   and    his  snuffers,   and   his 


snufldislies.  o/pure  gold. 

2-1  C/ a  talent  of  pure  gold  made 
he  it,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof. 

25  11  Anfl  he  made  the  incense 
altar  o/'^shittim  wood  :  the  length 
of  it  mas  a  cubit,  and  the  breadth 
of  it  a  cubit ;  it  was  foursquare ; 
and  two  cubits  ioas  the  height  of 
it ;  the  horns  thereof  were  "of  the 


same. 

2(j  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure 
gold,  f>oth  the  top  of  it,  and  the 
sides  thereof  round  about,  and  tlie 
horns  of  it :  also  he  made  unto  it  a 
"  crown  of  gold  round  about. 

27  And  he  made  two  rings  of 
gokl  for  it  under  the  "crown  thereof, 
by  the  two  corners  of  it,  upon  the 
two  sides  thereof,  to  be  places  for 
the  staves  to  bear  it  withal. 

28  And  he  made  the  staves  of 
^shittiiii  wood,  and  overlaid  them 
with  gold. 

29  11  And  he  made  the  holy 
anointing  oil,  and  the  pure  incense 
of  sweet  sjiices,  according  to  the 
'•*  woi'k  of  the  '"'apotheciifv. 

CHAPTER  38. 

1  T/ie  iilt((r  of  burnt  offevind.  ^  The  larer 
<if  hniKii.  9  The  court.  21  The  num  of 
that  the  peojile  offered. 

AND  he  made  the  altar  of  burnt 
offering  o/°sliittim  wood  :  five 
cubits  ?/Yf.s'  the  length  thereof,  and 
five  cubits  the  breadth  thereof; 
it  7w/.sfours(juare  ;  and  three  cubits 
i\w  height  tliereof. 

2  And  he  made  the  horns  tluM-eof 
on  th(^  foul"  corners  of  it ;  the  horns 
thereof  were  "of  the  same  :  and  he 
oviirlaid  it  with  l)i"iss. 

3  And  he  nuule  all  the  vessels  of 
the  altar,  the  ])ots,  and  the  shovels, 
and  the  basons,  a)i(l  the  lleslihooks, 
and  the  firejjans  :  all  tlu!  vessels 
thereof  made  \w  o/"  brass. 

1  And  he  made  for  tlie  altar 
"'a  bra.sen  grvite  of  network  luidrr 


the  coiiiiiass  llicicof  bciical  li  unto 
tin-   midst    of   il~ 

5  yVnd  he  cast  four  rings  for  the 
four  ends  of  the  '"gratis  of  brass,  to 
lie  |)l;u;es  for  the  staves. 

<)  And    he   made    the   staves   of 


9  of  one 
piece  with 
it: 

12  the  seven 
lamps  tliere- 
of, and  the 
snnflfers 
thereof,  and 
the  snnft- 
dishes  there- 
of. 
5  acacia 


13  of  one 
piece  with  it. 


"  art 

15  perfumer. 


'■'of  one 
|)icct'  with 
it  : 


"^  a  .irratiiij^ 
of  network 
of  l)rass,  un- 
der llic  Ifdi^e 
mnnd  it 
beneath, 
I'eaehinj; 
halfway  up. 
'''  gratiny 


94 


EXODUS,  39. 


Snyn  of  the  offerings. 


'  shittim  wood,  and  overlaid  them 
with  brass. 

7  And  he  put  the  staves  into  the 
rings  on  the  sides  of  the  altar,  to 
bear  it  withal;  he  made  the  altar 
hollow  with  boards. 

8  ^  And  he  made  the  laver  of 
brass,  and  the ""  foot  of  it  of  brass, 
of  the  ^  lookingglasses  of  the  ironien 
assemhlingc,  which  asseml)led  at  the 
door  of  the  ^tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

9  II  And  he  made  the  court:  on 
the  south  side  southward  the  hang- 
ings of  the  court  were  of  fine  twined 
linen,  an  hundred  cubits: 

10  Their  pillars  vere  twenty,  and 
their  brasen  sockets  twenty;  the 
hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets 
were  of  silver. 

11  And  for  the  north  side  the 
hangings  were  an  hundred  cubits, 
their  pillars  were  twenty,  and  their 
sockets  of  brass  twenty ;  the  hooks 
of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets  of 
silver. 

12  And  for  the  west  side  tvere 
hangings  of  fifty  cubits,  their  pil- 
lars ten,  and  their  sockets  ten ;  the 
hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets 
of  silver. 

1 3  And  for  the  east  side  eastward 
fifty  cubits. 

1 4  The  hangings  of  the  one  side  of 
the  gate  were  fifteen  cubits ;  their  pil- 
lars three,  and  their  sockets  three. 

1 5  And  for  the  other  side  of  the 
court  gate,  on  this  hand  and  that 
hand,  ^vere  hangings  of  fifteen 
cubits ;  their  pillars  three,  and  their 
sockets  three. 

16  All  the  hangings  of  the  court 
round  about  were  of  fine  twined 
linen. 

1 7  And  the  sockets  for  the  pillars 
ivere  of  brass ;  the  hooks  of  the  pil- 
lars and  their  fillets  o/' silver;  and 
the  overlaying  of  their  ''cha])iters 
o/ silver;  and  all  the  pillais  of  the 
court  were  filleted  with  silver. 

IH  And  the  hanging  for  the  gate 
of  the  court  iras  needk^work,  of 
blue,  and  purple,  aiifl  scai-let,  and 
fine  twined  linen:  and  twenty 
cubits  wan  the  length,  and  the 
height  in  the  bi'eadth  iras  five 
cubits,  answerable  to  the  hangings 
of  the  court. 

19  And  their  pillars  were  four, 
and  their  sockets  of  bi'ass  four; 
their  hooks  o/ silver,  and  th(>  over- 
laying of  their  '^chapiters  and  their 
fillets  of  silver. 

20  And  all  the  pins  of  the  taber- 
nacle, and  of  the  court  round  about, 
were  of  brass. 

21  ilThis    is    the    sum    "of    the 


tabernacle,  even  of  the  tiibernacle 


of  ^  testimony,  as  it  was  counted, 
according  to  the  connnandment  of 
Moses,  /wthe  service  of  the  Levites, 
by  the  hand  of  Ithamar,  son  to 
Aaron  the  priest. 

22  And  iiezaleel  the  son  of  Uri, 
the  son  of  Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
made  all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

23  And  with  him  teas  Aholiab, 
son  of  Ahisamach,  of  the  tribe  of 
Dan,  an  engraver,  and  a  cunning 
workman,  and  an  embroiderer  in 
blue,  and  in  i)urple,  and  in  scarlet, 
and  fine  linen. 

24  All  the  gold  that  was '^occupied 
for  the  work  in  all  the  work  of  the 
holy  i^Iace,  even  the  gold  of  the 
ottering,  was  twenty  and  nine  tal- 
ents, and  seven  hundred  and  thirty 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary. 

25  And  the  silver  of  them  that 
wei^e  numbered  of  the  congregation 
icas  an  hundred  talents,  and  a 
thousand  seven  hundred  and  three- 
score and  fifteen  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary : 

26  A  bekah  for  every  man,  that 
i.K,  half  a  shekel,  after  the  shekel  of 
the  sanctuary,  for  every  one  that 
went  to  be  numbered,  from  twenty 
years  old  and  upward,  for  six  hun- 
di'ed  thousand  and  three  thousand 
and  five  hundred  and  fifty  vien. 

27  And  of  the  hundred  talents  of 
silver  were  cast  the  sockets  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  the  .sockets  of  the 
vail ;  an  hundred  sockets  of  the  hun- 
dred talents,  a  talent  for  a  socket. 

28  And  of  the  thousand  seven 
hundred  seventy  and  five  shekels  he 
made  hooks  for  tlu^  pillars,  and 
overlaid  their  "cha,i)it(M's,  and  fil- 
leted them. 

29  And  the  brass  of  the  offering 
was  seventy  talents,  and  two  thou- 
sand and  four  hundi'ed  shekels. 

30  And  therewith  he  made  the 
sockets  to  the  door  of  the  '"  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  and  the 


brasen  altar,  and  the  brasen  "  grate 
for  it,  and  all  the  vessels  (>f  the  altar, 
31  And  the  sockets  of  the  court 
round  about,  and  the  sockets  of  the 
court  gate,  and  all  the  pins  of  the 
tabernacle,  and  all  the  pins  of 
the  court  round   about. 

CHAPTER  39. 

I  The  clofh/t  of  serince  and  holy  garnieiilK. 
2  The  ephoi'l.  8  The  hreastpkUe.  22  The 
rolie  iifihe  ephod.  21  The  coitts,  mitre,  and 
giiille  of  fhie  linen.  HO  The  ■plate  of  the 
hdh/croirn.  32  Allintiiewed  and  approved 
/>;/  Mosex. 

AND  of   the  blue,  and  purple, 
and  scarlet,  they  made  '-  cloths 
of  service,  to  do  service  in  the  holy 


"  the  testi- 
mony, as 
they  were 


^  used 


^  capitals, 


1"  tent  of 
meeting, 

11  grating 


1-  finely 
wrought 
garments, 


95 


The  holy  garments 


EXODUS,  39. 


for  the  irriests. 


place,  and  made  the  holy  garments 
for  Aaron ;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

2  And  he  made  the  ephod  o/ gold, 
blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
fine  twined  linen. 

3  And  they  did  beat  the  gold  into 
thin  plates,  and  cut  it  into  wires, 
to  work  it  in  the  blue,  and  in  the 
purple,  and  in  the  scarlet,  and  in 
the  fine  linen,  it'i'tk  cunning  work. 

4  They  made  shoulderi)ieces  for 
it,  to  couple  it  together :  by  the  t^^  o 
edges  was  it  coui)led  together. 

5  And  the  '  cui-ious  girdle  of  Ins 
ephod,  that  H<a>f  ujjon  it,  wa.'^  of  the 
same,  according  to  the  work  there- 
of; '^/ gold,  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen;  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

6  ^  And  they  wrought  onyx 
stones  inclosed  in  '"  ouches  of  gold, 
graven,  as  signets  are  graven,  witli 
the  names  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

7  And  he  put  them  on  the  slioul- 
ders  of  the  ephod,  that  tliey  shoii/d 
be  stones  for  a  memorial  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

8  V,  And  he  made  the  breastplate 
of  cunning  work,  like  the  work  of 
the  ephod ;  ^v/gold,  blue,  and  i»ur{)le, 
and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen. 

9  It  was  foursquare;  they  made 
the  breastplate  double:  a  span  -wan 
the  length  thereof,  and  a  span  the 
breadth  thereof,  iKiny  doubled. 

10  And  they  set  in  it  four  rows 
of  stones :  tlie  first  row  inas  a  sardius, 
a  topaz,  and  a  carbuncle;  this  ^cas 
the  first  T'ow. 

11  And  the  second  row,  an 
emerald,  a  sapphir(%  and  a  diamond. 

12  And  the  third  row,  a  "ligure, 
an  agate,  and  an  aniethyst. 

1.3  And  the  fourth  row,  a  beryl, 
an  onyx,  aufl  a  jasper:  theij  mor 
inclosed  in  -ouches  of  gold  in  their 
inclosings. 

14  And  the  stones  vwrr  ac«;ording 
to  the  names  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  twelve,  according  to  their 
names,  f.i/,-e  the  engravings  of  a  sig- 
net, every  one  witli  his  name, 
a(!coi'ding  to  the  twelve  tribes. 

IT)  And  they  m;i.de  ui)on  the 
breastf)late  chains  ^  ;it  tiic  nids,  of 
wreathen  work  of  ymvc  gold. 

H)  7\nd  they  made  two  "ouches 
o/ g(»l(|,  and  two  gold  rings;  and 
put  the  two  rings  in  the  two  ends 
of  t  he  breastplate. 

17  And  they  putthetwo  wreathen 
chaJJis  of  gold  in  the  two  rings  on 
th(;  ends  of  the  l)r(';istl)la.tc. 

l.S  And  the  two  ends  oF  the  two 
wreathen  chains  tlicy  fastened  in 
the  two  ''ouches,  and  i)Ut  them  on 


the  shqulderpieces  of    the  ephod, 
before  it. 

19  And  they  made  two  rings  of 
gold,  and  put  them  on  the  two  ends 
of  the  breastplate,  upon  the  border 
of  it,  which  ims  on  the  side  of  the 
ephod  inward. 

20  And  they  made  two  other 
golden  rings,  and  put  them  on  the 
two  sides  of  the  ephud  undernc^ath, 
t(jward  the  forepart  of  it,  "over 
against  the  other  coupling  thereof, 
above  the  ^cui-ious  girdle  of  the 
ephod. 

21  And  they  did  bind  the  Ijreast- 
plate  by  'his  rings  unto  th(>  rings 
of  the  ephod  witli  a  lace  of  blue, 
that  it  might  be  above  the  '  (Uii'ious 
girflle  of  the  ephod,  and  that  the 
breastplate  might  not  Ix^  loosed 
from  the  ephod ;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

22  II  And  he  made  the  robe  of  the 
ephod  c/ woven  work,  all  o/'blue. 

2-3  And  the)-('  ivas  an  hole  in  the 
midst  of  the  robe,  as  the  hole  of  ''an 
haber'geon.  ivitlt  a  band  round  about 
the  hole,  that  it  should  not  rend. 

24  And  they  made  uijon  the 
"  hems  of  the  I'obe  pomegranates  of 
blue,  an(l  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
twined  linen. 

25  And  they  made  bells  of  \mve 
gold,  and  put  the  bells  betwi'en 
the  pomegranates  upon  the  '"  hem 
of  the  robe,  round  about  between 
the  pomegranates ; 

2G  A  1x^11  and  a  pomegranate,  a 
bell  and  a  pomegranate,  round 
about  the  '"lieui  of  the  rol)e  to 
minister  in ;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

27  11  And  they  made  coats  o/ fine 
linen  o/ woven  work  for  Aaron,  and 
for  his  sons, 

2<S  And  a  niiti'e  o/'fine  linen,  and 
goodly  "  bonnets  of  tine  liiu'ii,  and 
linen  breeches  o/"  line  twiiied  linen, 

2!)  And  a,  girdle  of  \\m\  twined 
linen,  and  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet,  o/'needlewoi-k  ;  as  tlie  LoKD 
commanded  Moses. 

•M)  1i  And  they  made  the  plate  of 
tlu!  hol.v  ci'own  <if  |)ur(^  gold,  and 
wrot(^  upon  it  a  writing,  lih-c  to  the 
engravings  of  a  signet,  HOLl  N  I'^SS 
TO  TIM':  i.OJM). 

.31  And  th(\v  tied  unto  it  a  kiee 
of  blue,  t,o  fasten  it  on  high  UF>on 
the  mitre;  as  the  Lord  c<imiii;ifided 
Moses. 

;?2  II  Thus  was  '"all  the  work  of 
the   tabernacle  of    the   tent  of   the' 


eon'-ri'<'i;at  ion  liiiisiied  :  and  t  fie 
children  of  Israel  did  aceoi'ding  to 
all  that  tlie  Loim)  commanded 
Moses,    so   did    they. 


96 


The  tabernacle 


EXODUS,  40. 


is  reared. 


33  U  And  they  brought  the  tal)- 
ernacle  unto  Aloses,  '  the  tent,  and 
all  his  fui'niture,  liis  taclies,  -  his 
boarda,  "his  bars,  and  "his  pillars, 
and  "his  sockets, 

34  And  the  covering  of  rams' 
skins  dyed  red,  and  the  covering  of 
■*  badgei's'  skins,  and  the  vail  of  the 
covering, 

35  The  ark  of  the  testimony,  and 
the  staves  thereof,  and  the  mercy 
seat, 

36  The  table,  and  all  the  vessels 
thereof,  and  the  shewljread, 

37  The  pure  candlestick,  icith  the 
lamps  thereof,  even  with  the  lamps 
to  be  set  in  order,  and  all  the  ves- 
sels thereof,  and  the  oil  for  light, 

38  And  the  golden  altar,  and  the 
anointing  oil,  and  the  sweet  in- 
cense, and  the  hanging  for  the 
•*  tabernacle  door, 

39  The  brasen  altar,  and  '^his 
grate  of  brass,  "  his  staves,  and  all 
'"  his  vessels,  the  laver  and  "  his 
foot, 

40  The  hangings  of  the  court, 
-  his_  pillars,  and  '-^  Ins  sockets,  and 
the  hanging  for  the  court  gate, 
"his  cords,  and  "his  pins,  and  all 
the  vessels  of  the  service  of  the 
tabernacle,  for  the  tent  of  ^  tlie 
congregation, 

41  The  '^cloths  of  service  to  do 
service  in  the  holy  jj/dce,  and  the 
holy  garments  for  Aaron  the  i)i'iest, 
and  his  sons'  garments,  to  minister 
in  the  priest's  office. 

4  2  According  to  all  that  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses,  so  the  children 
of  Israel  made  all  the  work. 

43  And  Moses  did  look  upon  all 
the  work,  and,  behold,  they  had 
done  it  as  the  Lord  had  com- 
manded, even  so  liad  they  done  it: 
and  Moses  blessed  them. 

CHAPTER  40. 

1  T/ii>.  tfihetiTdole  in  enmnunulet?  to  he  reared, 
'.»  (iiid  ittiohtfed.  VA  Aiiroii  and  liln  mmli 
til  h,f  sinirtijied.  10  3lo.se>:  petfonnefh  all 
tliiinis  <tirordinuly.  34  A  cloud  covereth 
tlie  talieriiai'le. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, saying, 

2  On  the  hist  day  of  the  first 
month  shalt  thou  set  up  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  tent  of  "  the  congrega- 
ti(  )n  ■  ~~ 

3  And  thou  shalt  put  therein  the 
ark  of  the  testimony,  and  '"cover 
the  ark  with  the  vail. 

4  And  thou  shalt  bring  in  the 
table,  and  set  in  order  the  things 
that  are  to  be  set  in  order  upon  it ; 
and  thou  sha,lt  bring  in  the  candle- 
stick, and  light  the  lamps  thereof. 


5  And  thou  shalt  set  the  altar  of 
gold  for  tlie  incense  before  the  ark 
of  the  testimony,  and  put  the  hang- 
ing of  the  door  to  the  tabernacle. 

6  And  thou  shalt  set  the  altar  of 
the  burnt  offering  before  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  tent  of 
•'the  congregation. 

7  And  thou  shalt  set  the  laver 
between  the  tent  of  "  the  C(mgrega- 


tion  and  the  altai-,  and  shalt  put 
water  therein. 

8  And  thou  shalt  set  up  the 
court  round  alxnit,  and  hang  up 
the  hanging  at  the  coui't  gate. 

9  And  thou  shalt  take  the  anoint- 
ing oil,  and  anoint  the  tabernacle, 
and  all  that  is  therein,  and  shalt 
hallow  it,  and  all  the  vessels  there- 
of :  and  it  shall  be  holy. 

10  And  thou  shalt  anoint  the 
altar  of  the  burnt  offering,  and  all 
"his  vessels,  and  sanctify  the  altar  : 
and  it  shall  be  an  altar  most  holy. 

11  And  thou  shalt  anoint  the 
laver  and  "  his  foot,  and  sanctify  it. 

12  And  thou  shalt  bring  Aaron 
and  his  sons  untt)  the  dotjr  of  the 
'"tabernacle  of  the    congregation. 


^  meeting 
1'  meetiut 


-  its 


0  its  base, 


12  tent  of 
meeting, 


and  wash  them  with  water. 

13  And  thou  shalt  put  upon 
Aaron  the  holy  garments,  and 
anoint  him,  and  sanctify  him  ;  that 
he  may  minister  unto  me  in  the 
priest's  office. 

14  And  thou  shalt  bring  his  sons, 
and  clotlie  them  with  coats  : 

15  And  thou  shalt  anoint  them, 
as  thou  didst  anoint  their  father, 
that  they  may  minister  unto  me  in 
the  priest's  otlice  :  foi-  their  ancjint- 
ing  shall  surely  be  an  everlasting 
liriesthood  throughout  their  gen- 
erations. 

16  Thus  did  Moses  :  according  to 
all  that  the  Lord  commanded  him, 
so  did  he. 

17  51  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
first  month  in  the  second  year,  on 
the  first  day  of  the  month,  that  the 
tabernacle  was  reared  up. 

18  And     Moses    reared    uj)    tht 
tabernacle,  and  fastenefl  -bis  sock-    -  its 
ets,  and  set  up  the  boards  thtM'eof, 
and  put  in  the  bars  therec^f ,  and 
reared  up  "his  pillars. 

19  And  Tie"  spread]  abroad  the 
tent  over  the  tal)ernacle,  and  jnit 
the  covering  of  the  tent  abo\e 
upon  it ;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

20  ^And  he  took  and  put  the 
testimony  into  the  ark,  aiul  set 
the  staves  on  the  ark,  and  i)ut  the 
mercy  seat  above  upon  the  nvk  : 

^  21  And  he  brought  the  ark  into 
the  tabernacle,  and  set  ujj  tlie  vail 
of  the  covering,  and  '-'covered  the  |  ^^  screened 


Tlie  law  of 


LEVITICUS,  1. 


the  burnt  offering. 


•iol'IVr  it  at. 
the  door  of 
the  tent  of 
meetiiij^, 
that  he  may 
he  aeceptcrl 
Ij.'fore  tlio 

LOKD. 


ark  of  the  testimony ;  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

22  ^  And  he  put  the  table  in  the 
tent  of  ^  the  congregation,  upon  the 
side  of  the  tabernacle  northward, 
without  the  vail. 

23  And  he  set  the  bread  in  order 
upon  it  before  the  Lord  ;  as  the 
Lord  had  commanded  Moses. 

24  H  And  he  put  the  candlestick 
in  the  tent  of  '  the  congregation. 


over  against  the  table,  on  the  side 
of  the  tabernacle  southward. 

25  And  he  lighted  tlie  lamps  be- 
fore the  Lord  ;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

26  ^  And  he  put  the  golden  altar 
in  the  tent  of  "  the  congregation 
before  the  vail : 

27  And  he  burnt  sweet  incense 
thereon  ;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses., 

28  ^  And  he  set  up  the  hanging 
at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle. 

29  And  he  put  the  altar  of  burnt 
offering  by  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  tent  of  '  the  congrega- 


tion, and  offered  upon  it  the  burnt 
offering  and  the  -'meat  offering  ;  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

30  ^And  he  set  the  laver  be- 
tween the  tent  of  "the  congrega- 
tion and  the  altar,  and  put  water 
there,  to  wash  ivltlud. 


31  And  Moses  and  Aaron  and  his 
sons  washed  their  hands  and  their 
feet  thereat : 

32  When  they  went  into  the  tent 
of  '  the  congregation,  and  when 
they  came  near  unto  the  altar,  they 
washed ;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

33  And  he  reared  up  the  court 
round  about  the  tabernacle  and  the 
altar,  and  set  up  the  hanging  of 
the  court  gate.  So  Moses  finished 
the  wf)rk. 

34  H  Then  "'a  cloud  covered  the 
tent  of  ^  the  congregation,  and  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  tilled  the  taber- 
nacle. 

35  x\nd  Moses  was  not  able  to 
enter  into  the  tent  of  '  the  congre- 
gation, because  the  cloud  alxxle 
thereon,  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
filled  the  tabernacle. 

36  And  when  the  cloud  was 
taken  up  from  over  the  tabernacle, 
the  children  of  Israel  went  onward 
in  all  their  journeys  : 

37  But  if  the  cloud  were  not 
taken  up,  then  they  journeyed  not 
till  the  day  that  it  was  taken  up. 

38  For  the  cloud  of  the  Lord  vmas^ 
upon  the  tabernacle  by  day,  and 
fire  was  on  it  by  night,  in  tlie  sight 
of  all  the  house  of  Israel,  through- 
out all  their  journeys. 


THE   THIRD    BOOK   OF   MOSES, 

CALLED 

LEVITICUS 


CHAPTER  1. 

1    The  Inn-iit  iiffcKinux.     3  Of  the  herd,    1(1  of 
the  flocK-K,  14  <;/■  thefi>ir/x. 

AN  I )  the  Lord  called  unto  Moses, 
an<l  s|)ake  unto  him  out  of  the 
'  talx'rnacic    of    ttie    congregation. 


saying, 

2  Speak  unto  th(^  chilih'en  of 
Israel,  and  sa,y  unto  thciii.  If  any 
man  of  you  bring  an  ollcfiiig  unto 
the  Lord,  ye  shall  bring  your  offer 
iiigof  the  cattle,  even  of  tln^  herd, 
and  of  tlie  flock. 

3  If  his  ofleriiig  be  a  burnt  sac^ii- 
fice  of  the  hei-d,  let.  Iiim  oiler  a  male 
without  blemish  :  he  shall  "offer  it 


of  his  own   \-oluntary 

will   at 

tlx- 

dooi'  of  tlie  t;ibei'n;icle 

of  the 

con- 

<i-reir;it  ion  before  the  Lo|;|>. 

4  And  he  shall  put  his  hand  upon 
tlie  head  of  tiu^  burnt  ()ff(M;ing ; 
and  it  shall  be  accepted  for  him  to 
make  atonement  for  him. 

5  And  he  shall  kill  the  bullock 
liefoi'e  th(^  Lord:  and  tlu^  priests, 
Aaron's  sons,  shall  bring  the  blood, 
and  sprinkle  tlu^  blood  round  about 
u^ion  tli(^  altai-  that  is  by  the  door 
(it  tli(>  •' tiiberiKicle  of  the  congrega- 
tion. 

(i  And  he  shall  llay  tln^  Iniriit 
offering,  and  cut  it  into  his  pieces. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Aaron  the 
jiriest  shall  put  fire  upon  the  altar, 
and  lay  the  wood  in  order  upon  the 
fire: 

(S  And  the  pri«>sts,  Aai'on's  sons, 
shall  lay  the  iiarts,  the  head,  and 
the  fat,  in  oi-der  upon   the  wood 


98 


Tlie  bttrnt  offering. 


LEVITICUS,  2. 


The  meal  offering. 


that  is  on  the  fire  which  /.s-  upon 
the  altar : 

9  But  his  inwards  and  his  legs 
shall  he  wash  in  water :  and  the 
priest  shall  burn  all  on  the  altar^ 
to  be  a  burnt  sacrifice,  an  offering 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord. 

ion  And  if  his  offering  he  of  the 
flocks,  namely,  of  the  sheep,  or  of 
the  goats,  for  a  burnt  sacrifice;  he 
shall  bring  it  a  male  without  blem- 
ish. 

1 1  And  he  shall  kill  it  on  the 
side  of  the  altar  northward  before 
the  Lord  :  and  the  priests,  Aaron's 
sons,  shall  sprinkle  his  blood  round 
about  upon  the  altar. 

12  And  he  shall  cut  it  into  his 
pieces,  with  his  head  and  his  fat : 
and  the  priest  shall  lay  them  in 
order  on  the  woofl  that  is.  on  the 
fire  which  is  upon  the  altar  : 

13  But  he  shall  wash  the  inwards 
and  the  legs  ^yith  water :  and  the 
priest  shall  bring  it  all,  and  burn  it 
upon  the  altar  :  it  is  a  burnt  sacri- 
fice, an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

14  11  And  if  the  burnt  sacrifice 
for  his  offering  to  the  Lord  he  of 
fowls,  then  he  shall  bring  his  offer- 
ing of  turtledoves,  or  of  young- 
pigeons. 

15  And  the  priest  shall  bring  it 
unto  the  altar,  and  wring  oft'  his 
head,  and  burn  it  on  the  altar;  and 
the  blood  thereof  shall  be  wi'ung 
out  at  the  side  of  the  altar  : 

16  And  he  shall  pluck  away  liis 
crop  with  '  his  f(>athei-s.  and  cast  it 
beside  the  altar  on  the  east  part, 
by  the  place  of  the  ashes : 

17  And  he  shall  "cleave  it  with 
the  wings  thereof,  imt  shall  not  di- 
vide  it  asunder :  and  the  priest  shall 
burn  it  upon  the  altar,  upon  the 
wood  that  is  upon  the  fire:  it  is  a 
burnt  sacrifice,  an  offering  made 
by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  2. 

I  The  meat  offering  of  flour  it^ith  oil  and  in- 
I'l'iine.  4  either  haken  in  the  oven,  T>  or  on  a 
jild/e,  7  ()/■  in  afri/ine/jxni,  I'i  or  of  theflrat- 
frnit.s  in  the  ear.  IB  The  xd/t  of  the  j/ieiit 
ojeriny. 

AND  when  any  will  offer  a  "meat- 
offering imto  the  Lord,  his  of- 
fering shall  he  of  fine  fiour;  and 
he  shfill  pour  oil  ui)on  it,  and  put 
frankincense  thereon: 

2  And  he  shall  bring  it  to  Aaron's 
sons  the  priests:  and  he  shall  take 
thereout  his  handful  of  the  Hour 
thereof,  and  of  the  oil  thereof,  with 
all  the  frankincense  thereof;  and 
the  priest  shall  ^  V)uiii  the  nu-morial 
of  it  upon  the  altar,  to  l)e  an  offer- 


ing made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  LoRD: 

3  And  the  remnant  of  the  ^  meat 
offering  shall  he  Aaron's  and  his 
sons' :  it  is  a  thing  most  holy  of  the 
offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire. 

4  U  And  if  thou  bring  an  oblation 
of  a  ^meat  offering  baken  in  the 
oven,  it  shall  /ve  unleavened  cakes 
of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil,  or 
unleavened  wafers  anointed  with 
oil. 

5  U  And  if  thy  oblation  he  a  ^meat 
offering  haken  in  a  pan,  it  shall  be 
o/  fine  flour  unleavened,  mingled 
with  oil. 

6  Thou  shalt  pai't  it  in  pieces, 
and  ]50ur  oil  thereon :  it  is  a  ^meat 
offering. 

7  n  And  if  thy  oblation  he  a  ^  meat 
offering  haken  in  the  fryingpan,  it 
shall  be  made  o/'fine  flour  with  oil. 

8  And  thou  shalt  bring  the  ^  meat 
offering  that  is  made  of  these 
things  unto  the  Lord  :  and  when  it 
is  presented  unto  the  priest,  he 
shall  bring  it  unto  the  altar. 

9  And  the  priest  shall  take  from 
the  ^meat  offering  a  memorial 
thereof,  and  shall  l)urn  it  upon  the 
altar :  it  is  an  offering  made  by  fire, 
of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

10  And  that  which  is  left  of  the 
^meat  offering  .fhall  he  Aaron's  and 
his  sons':  it  is  a  thing  most  holy  of 
the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by 
fire. 

11  No  *meat  offering,  which  ye 
shall  bring  unto  tlie  Lord,  shall  be 
made  with  leaven:  for  ye  shall 
burn  no  leaven,  nor  any  honey,  in 
any  offering  of  the  Lord  made  by 
fire. 

12  1l"As  for  the  oblation  of  the 
firstfruits,  ye  shall  offer  them  unto 
the  Lord  :  but  they  shall  not  be 
burnt  on  the  altar  for  a  sweet 
savoui'. 

13  And  every  oblation  of  thy 
^  meat  offering  shalt  thou  season 
with  salt;  neither  shalt  thou  suffer 
the  salt  of  the  covenant  of  thy  God 
to  be  lacking  from  thy  "meat  oftei-- 
ing:  with  all  thine  offeiings  thou 
shalt  off'er  salt. 

14  And  if  thou  offer  a  "'meat  of- 
fering  of  thy  fii'stfruits  unto  the 
Lord,  thou  shalt  offer  for  the  ^  meat 
offering  of  thy  firstfruits  green  ears 
of  corn  di'ied  by  the  fire,  even  corn 
beaten  out  of  full  ears. 

15  And  thou  shalt  put  oil  upon 
it,  and  lay  frankincense  thereon: 
it  is  a  •'•meat  off'ei'ing. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  burn  the 
memorial  of  it,  part  of  the  beaten 
corn   thereof,  and  yxtr^  of  the  oil 


3  meal 


5  As  an 


meal 


99 


The  peace  offering. 


LEVITICUS,  3,  4. 


The  sin  offering. 


thereof,  with  all  the  frankincense 
thereof:  it  is  an  ottering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  3. 

I   Tlie  peace  offering  of  the  lienl,  0  of  the 
flock,  7  either  a  hnnO,  12  or  a  gout. 

AND  if  his  oblation  he  a  sacrifice 
of  peace  offering,  if  he  offer  it 
uf  the  herd ;  whether^  it  he  a  male 
or  female,  he  shall  offer  it  without 
blemisli  before  the  Lord. 

2  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon 
the  head  of  his  offering,  and  kill  it 
at  the  door  of  the  ^  taheniacle  of 
the  congregation :  and  Aaron's  sons 
tlie  priests  shall  sprinkle  the  blood 
upon  the  altar  round  ab(jut. 

3  And  he  shall  offer  of  the  sacri- 
fice of  the  peace  offering  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  tlie  Loud;  the 
fat  that  covereth  the  inwards,  and 
all  the  fat  that  is  upon  the  in- 
wards, 

4  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the 
fat  that  is  on  them,  which  is  by  the 
flanks,  and  the  caul  above  the  liA'er, 
with  the  kidneys,  it  shall  he  take 
away. 

5  And  Aaron's  sons  shall  burn  it 
on  the  altai;  upon  the  burnt  sacri- 
fice, which  is  upon  the  wood  that  is 
on  the  fire:  it  is  an  offering  made 
by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 

G  H  And  if  his  offering  for  a  sac- 
I'ifice  of  peace  offering  unto  the 
Lord  he  of  the  flock ;  male  or  fe- 
male, he  shall  offer  it  without 
blemish. 

7  If  he  offer  a  lamb  for  his  offer- 
ing, then  shall  he  oiler  it  before  the 
Lord. 

H  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon 
the  head  of  his  oft'ering,  and  kill  it 
l)efore  the  Habci'iiaclc  nf  the  con- 
gregation :  and  Aaron's  sons  shall 
sprinklfi  the  blood  thereof  round 
about  uDon  the  altar. 

9  Ann  he  shall  offer  of  th(^  sacri- 
fice of  the  peace  ofleriiig  an  offer- 
ing made  by  fin^  unto  the;  [jORD; 
the  fat  thereof,  avil  the  wholes 
rumj),  it  shall  h(i  take  f)fl'  liard  by 
tli(i  l);ickboii(';  and  the  fat  that 
covei'cth  the  in\va,i-ds,  n,nd  all  tin; 
fat  that  is  uiion  the  inwai'ds, 

10  And  th(!  two  kidneys,  and  the 
f;it  that  is  uj^xin  them,  which  is  by 
the  flanks,  and  the  caul  above  thr 
liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it  sliall  he 
take  away. 

11  And  the  pri(\st  shall  burn  it 
upon  the  altar  :  it  /x  the  food  of  the 
offering  made  by  fii'c  unto  the 
Lord. 

12  ^  And  if  his  off -ring  Ac  a  goat, 
tlien  he  shall  olTcr  it  before  the 
Lord. 


13  And  he  shall  lay  his  liand 
upon  the  head  of  it,  and  kill  it  he- 
fore  the  'tabernacle  of  the  congiv- 


gation :  and  the  sons  of  Aaron  shall 


sprinkle  the  blood  thereof  upon  the 
altar  round  about. 

1 4  And  he  shall  offer  thereof  his 
offering,  evtti  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord;  the  fat  that 
covereth  the  inwards,  and  all  the 
fat  that  is  upon  the  inwards, 

15  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the 
fat  that  y'.s'  upon  them,  which  is  by 
the  flanks,  and  the  caul  above  the 
liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it  shall  he 
take  away. 

16  Ancl  the  priest  shall  burn 
tiiem  upon  the  altar:  it  is  the  food 
of  the  offering  made  by  fire  for  a 
sweet  savour:  all  the  fat  is  the 
Lord's. 

17  /^  shall  he  a  perpetual  statute 
for  your  generations  throughout 
all  your  dwellings,  that  ye  eat 
neither  fat  nor  blood. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  Tlie  nin.  offering  of  -ignorance,  3  for  the 
priei^t,  V<  for  the  congregation.,  i2  for  the 
■ruler,  27  for  any  if  the  people. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

2  Hpeak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  If  "a  soul  shall  sin 
through  ignorance  against  any  of 
the  commandments  of  the  LoitD 
conreritivg  things  which  ought  not 
to  be  done,  and  shall  do  against 
any  of  tiiem  :  _ 

3  If  the  priest  that  is  anointed 
do  sin  ''according  to  the  sin  of  the 
people  ;  then  let  him  l)ring  foi-  his 
sin,  which  h(^  hath  sinned,  a  young 
bullock  without  blemish  unto  tlu; 
LolM)  for  a  sin  oU'ering. 

4  And  he  shall  bring  the  bullock 
unto  the  door  of  th<'  ^  tabernacle  of 
the  eongreu'ation  l)ef(»re  the  Lol!D; 
and  shall  lay  his  hand  u|)on  the 
bullock's  head,  and  kill  the  bullock 
before  the  JjOlM>. 

T)  And  the  priest  that  is  anointed 
shall  take  of  the  bullock's  blood, 
and  bring  it  to  tlu^  '  tabernacle  of 
the   eoiigregat  ion  : 

(i  And    the    priest   shall    dip   his 
finger  in  th(^  blood,  and  s])rinl<le  of 
the    blood    seven  times   befoi'c   the 
Ijoko,  befor«^  the  vail  of  the  saiu- 
tuary. 

7  And  the  ))riest  shall  iiut  ■'^onw 
of  the  blood  upon  the  horns  of  the 
altar  of  sweet  incense  before  the 
|yoi;|),  which  is  in  the  ''  tabei'nacle 
of  the  congregation  ;  and  shall 
"  pom-  all  t  he  Mood  of  tlu^  bulloek 
at  the  "  bol  torn  of  the  altai'  of  the 
bni-nl  ofl'ering,  which  is  at  the  door 
0(1 


The  kov  of 


LEVITICUS,  4. 


the  sin,  off'erivg. 


nf  the  '  tabernacle  of  tlie  congrega- 
tion. 

(S  And  he  shall  take  oft'  from  it  all 
the  fat  of  the  bullock  for  the  sin 
offering  ;  the  fat  that  covereth  the 
inwards,  and  all  tiie  fat  that  is 
upon  the  inwards, 

U  And  the  two  kidneys,  ancl  the 
fat  that  is  upon  them,  which  is  by 
the  flanks,  and  the  caul  above  the 
liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it  shall  he 
take  away, 

10  As  it  '^  was  taken  off  from  the 
bullock  of  the  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings  :  and  the  priest  shall  burn 
them  upon  the  altar  of  the  burnt 
offering. 

1 1  And  the  skin  of  the  bullock, 
and  all  his  flesh,  witli  his  head,  and 
with  his  legs,  and  his  inwards,  and 
his  dung, 

1 2  Even  the  whole  bullock  shall 
he  carry  forth  without  the  camp 
unto  a  clean  place,  where  the  ashes 
are  poured  out,  and  burn  him  on 
the  wood  with  fire :  where  the 
ashes  ai-e  poured  out  shall  he  be 
burnt. 

1 3  U  And  if  the  whole  congre- 
gation.of  Israel  sin  through  igno- 
rance, and  the  thing  be  hid  from 
the  eyes  of  the  assembly,  and  they 
have  done  somewhat  ar/tdiist  any 
of  the  commandments  of  the  Lord 
amcerning  things  which  should  not 
be  done,  and  are  guilty  ; 

14  When  the  sin,   •'  which   they 


have  sinned  against  it,  is  known, 
then  the  congi'egatioii  shall  offer  a 
young  bullock  for  ^the  sin,  and 
bring  him  before  the 
of  the  congregation. 


tabei 


elf 


15  And  the  eiders  of  the  congre- 
gation shall  lay  their  hands  upon 
the  head  of  the  bullock  before  the 
Lord:  and  the  bullock  shall  be 
killed  before  the  Lord. 

1 6  And  the  piiest  that  is  anointed 
shall  bring  of  the  bullock's  blood  to 
tlie  •''  tabernacle  of  the  congregn- 
tion  : 

17  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his 
finger  in  some  of  the  blood,  and 
sprinkle  it  seven  times  before  the 
Lord,  eve7i  before  the  vail. 

18  And  he  shall  put  so/iie  of  the 
l)lood  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar 
which  is  before  the  Loi;i),  that  is 
in  the  "tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  shall  pour  out  all  the 
bloocTat  tlie  "  bottom  of  the  altar 
of  the  bui'iit  oH'cring,  which  is  at 
the  door  of  the  ^  talK^i'iuicle  of  the 
congregation. 


19  And  he  shall  take  all  his  fat 
from  him,  and  burn  it  upon  the 
altar. 


20  And  he  shall  do  with  the  bul- 
lock as  he  did  with  the  bullock  for 
a  sin  oft'ering,  so  shall  lie  do  with 
this  :  and  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  them,  and  it  shall 
be  forgiven  them. 

21  And  he  shall  carry  forth  the 
bullock  without  the  cani]),  and  burn 
him  as  he  burnefl  the  first  bullock  : 
it  is  a  sin  offering  for  the  congrega- 
tion. 

22  U  When  a  ruler  hath  sinned, 
and  done  somewhat  through  igno- 
rance against  any  of  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  his  God 
concerning  things  which  should  not 
be  done,  and  is  guilty  ; 

23  ^  Ov  if  his  sin,  whei'ein  he  hath 
sinned,  come  to  his  knowledge;  he 
shall  bring  his  ofl'ering,  a  "kid  of 
the  goats,  a  male  without  blemish  : 

24  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand 
upon  the  head  of  the  goat,  and  kill 
it  in  the  place  where  they  kill  the 
burnt  offering  before  the  Lord  :  it 
is  a  sin  oft'ering. 

25  And  the  priest  shall  take  of 
the  blood  of  the  sin  oftering  with 
his  finger,  and  put  it  upon  the 
horns  of  the  altar  of  burnt  offer- 
ing, and  shall  ])our  out  his  blood 
at  the  ''  bottom  of  the  altar  of  burnt 
offering. 

26  And  he  shall  burn  all  his  fat 
upon  the  altar,  as  the  fat  of  the 
sacrifice  of  peace  offerings  :  and  the 
priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
him  as  concerning  his  sin,  and  it 
shall  be  forgiven  him. 

27  11  And  if  any  one  of  the  com- 
mon people  sin  through  ignorance, 
while  he  doeth  snmewhat  against 
any  of  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord  concerning  things  which  ought 
not  to  be  done,  and  be  guilty  ; 

28  ®  Or  if  his  sin,  which  he  hath 
sinned,  conie  to  his  knowledge :  then 
he  shall  bring  his  offering,  a  "kid  of 


the  goats,  a  female  without  blemish, 


for  his  sin  which  he  hath  sinned. 

29  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand 
upon  the  head  of  the  sin  offering, 
and  slay  the  sin  offering  in  the 
place  of  the  burnt  oft'ering. 

30  And  the  itriest  shall  take  of 
the  blood  thereof  with  his  finger, 
and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the 
altar  of  burjit  offering,  and  shall 
pour  out  all  the  blood  thereof  at 
the  ''bottom  of  the  altar. 

;U  And  he  shall  take  away  all 
the  fat  thereof,  as  the  fat  is  taken 
away  from  off' the  sacrifice  of  peace 
oft'erings  ;  and  the  i)riest  shall  burn 
it  upon  the  altar  for  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord  ;  and  the  priest  shall 
make  an  atonement  for  him,  and  it 
sliall  be  forgiven  him. 


8  If 

'J  goat, 


base 


If 

soat, 


101 


The  law  of 


LEVITICUS,  5. 


the  trespass  offerimj. 


32  And  if  he  bring  a  Itiml)  for 
a  sin  offering,  he  shall  bring  it  a 
female  without  blemish. 

33  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand 
upon  the  head  of  the  sin  offering, 
and  slay  it  for  a  sin  offering  in  the 
jilace  where  they  kill  the  burnt 
offering. 

34  And  the  priest  shall  take  of 
the  blood  of  the  sin  offering  with  his 
finger,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns 
of  the  altar  of  burnt  offering,  and 
shall  ])our  out  all  the  blood  thereof 
at  the  '  bottom  of  the  altar  : 

35  And  he  shall  take  away  all 
the  fat  thereof,  as  the  fat  of  the 
lamb  is  taken  away  from  the  sacri- 
fice of  the  peace  offerings  ;  and  the 
priest  shall  burn  them  upon  the 
altar,  ^according  to  the  offerings 
made  b.y  fire  unto  the  Lord  :  and 
the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement 
for  his  sin  that  he  hath  committed, 
and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  I/e  that  fiinneth  in  concealing  his  knowl- 
edOfy  'i  in  iouchinfi  an  unclean  thing,  4  or 
in  making  an  oath,  fi  Jlix  freftjiaxn  offer- 
ing, of  the,fl(ic\\  7  of  foxclx,  11  or  of  tiour. 
14  The  trenpati.s  offering  in  sacrilege,  17 
and  ill  tiins  of  ignorance. 

ND  if  ^  a  soul  sin,  and  hear  the 
voice  of  swearing,  and  a.s  a,  wit- 


A 


ness.  whether  lie  hath  seen  or 
known  of  it ;  if  he  do  not  utter  it, 
then  he  shall  bear  his  iniquity. 

2  Or  if  •*a  soul  touch  any  unclean 
thing,  whether  it  />e  a  carcase  of 
an  unclean  beast,  or  a  carcase  of 
unclean  cattle,  or  the  carcase 
of  unclefin  creeping  things,  and 
//■  it  be  hidden  from  him  ;  he  also 
shall  be  unclean,  and  guilty. 

3  Or  if  he  touch  the  uncleanness 
of  man,  whatsoever  uncleanness  if 
he  that  a  man  shall  be  flefiled  withal, 
and  it  be  hid  from  him  ;  when  he 
knoweth  of  It,  then  he  shall  be 
guilty. 

f  Or  if  "  a  soul  swear,  pronounc- 
ing with  A/.s  lips  to  do  evil,  or  to  do 
good,  wliatsoe\('r  it  ha  that  a  man 
shall  ''  nroiKiiincc  with  an  oath,  and 
it  be  hid  from  him  :  when  he  know- 
eth of  it,  then  li(^  shall  be  guilty  in 
on(^  of  "  these. 

5  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  sliall 
be  guilty  in  one  of  these  thin(/s, 
that  he  shall  confess  that  he  hath 
sinned  in  that  tliliKj: 

()  And  Ih!  sh;dl  bring  his  trespass 
offe_ring  unto  the  Lord  for  his  siti 
which  he  hath  sinned,  a  fiMiialc 
from  the  Mock,  a  lamb  or  a  "ki<l  of 
tin*  goats,  for  a  sin  offering;  and 
the  pruvst  shall  makean  atonctni-nt 
for  him  concei'iiing  his  sin. 


7  And  if  he  be  not  able  to  bring 
a  lamb,  then  he  shall  bring  for  his 
trespass,  which  he  hath  committed, 
two  turtledoves,  or  two  young 
pigeons,  unto  the  Lord  ;  one  for  a 
sin  offering,  and  the  other  for  a 
burnt  offering. 

8  And  he  shall  bring  them  unto 
the  priest,  who  shall  offer  thtt 
which  is  for  the  sin  offering  first, 
and  wring  oft'  his  head  from  his 
neck,  but  shall  not  divide  it 
asunder  : 

9  And  he  shall  sprinkle  of  the 
blood  of  the  sin  offering  upon  the 
side  of  the  altar ;  and  the  rest  of 
the  blood  shall  be  wrung  out  at  the 
^  bottom_  of  the  altar:  it  is  a  sin 
offering. 

10  And  he  shall  offer  the  second 
for  a  burnt  offering,  according  to 
the  "manner  :  and  the  priest  shall 
make  an  atonement  for  him  for  his 
sin  which  he  hath  sinned,  and  it 
shall  be  forgiven  him. 

11  H  But  if  he  be  not  able  to 
bring  two  turtledoves,  or  two  young 
pigeons,  then  he  that  sinned  shall 
bring  for  his  offering  the  tenth  part 
of  an  ephah  of  fine  flour  for  a  sin 
offering ;  he  shall  put  no  oil  upon 
it,  neither  shall  he  put  any  frankin- 
cense thereon :  for  it  is  a  sin  offering. 

1 2  Then  shall  he  bring  it  to  the 
priest,  and  the  priest  shall  take  his 
handful  of  it,  even  a  memorial 
thereof,  and  burn  it  on  the  altar, 
'•^according  to  the  offerings  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord  :  it  is  a  sin 
offering. 

1 3  And  the  pi'iest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  him  as  touching  his 
sin  that  he  hath  sinned  in  '"one  of 


these,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him  : 
and  thercnnKiDti^hiiW  be  the  priest's, 
as  "  a  meat  offering. 

1  4  K  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

15  If  ^a  soul  commit  a  trespass, 
and  sin  through  ignorance,  in  the 
holy  things  of  the  FjOKD;  then  he 
shall  bring  for  his  tresi)ass  unto  tlu> 
Lord  a  ram  without  blemish  out 
of  {\w,  flocks,  ^'-^  with  thy  estimation 
by  shekels  of  silver,  aftxM'  the  shekel 
)T    the  sanctuary,   for  a    tresj)ass 


o 
offering  : 

10  And  he  shall  make '•'; 
for   the   hai-m    that   he   hat 


lendf- 


111  the  lioly  thing,  and  shall  add 
th(>  iifth  part  therc'to,  and  gi\('  it 
unto  tli(^  priest:  and  the  i)riest 
shall  make  an  atonenunit  for  him 
with  the  I'aiii  of  the  tresi)ass  offer- 
ing, and  it  sliall  be  forgiven  him. 

17  II  And    if    'a,   soul    sin,    and 
commit  any  of  tliesi;  things  which 


102 


Further  laws 


LEVITICUS,  6. 


concerning  the  offerings. 


are  forbidden  to  be  done  by  tlie 
commandments  of  the  Lord  ; 
though  he  '  wist  it  not,  yet  is  he 
guilty,  and  shall  Ijpar  his  iniquity. 

18  And  he  shall  bring  a  ram 
without  blemish  out  of  the  Hock, 
'"  with  thy  estimation,  for  a  tres- 
pass offering,  unto  the  priest :  and 
the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement 
for  him  concerning  his  ignorance 
wherein  he  erred  and  '  wist  it  not, 
and  it  shall  be  forgiven  bim. 

1 9  It  is  a  trespass  offering :  he 
hath  certainly  trespassed  against 
the  LoKD. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  The  trespass  offering  for  sins  done  wit- 
iingly.  8  The  'law  of  the,  burnt  offering, 
\A:  lUid  of  the  meat  offering.  19  The  offer- 
ing (it  t/ie  consecrdtldii  <f  a  priest.  24  The 
hiip  if  the  sin  (ffering. 

ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 


A 


saying. 
If  ^a  soul 


sin,  and  commit  a 


trespass  against  the  Lord,  and  •*lie 
unto  his  neighbour  in  that  which 
was  delivered  him  to  keep,  or  in 
•^fellowship,  or  in  a  thing  taken 
away  by  violence,  or  hath  "  de_- 
ceived  his  neighbour ; 


3  Or  have  found  that  which  was 
lost,  and  lietli  concerning  it,  and 
sweareth  falsely  ;  in  any  of  all  those 
that  a  man  doeth,  siiniing  therein  : 

4  Then  it  shall  be,  because  he 
hath  sinned,  and  is  guilty,  that  he 
shall  restore  that  which  he  took 
violently  away,  or  the  thing  which 
he  hath  '^  deceitfully  gotten,  or  that 
which  was  delivered  him  to  keep, 
or  the  lost  thing  which  he  found, 

5  Or  all  that  about  which  he 
hath  sworn  falsely;  he  shall  even 
restore  it  in  the  principal,  and  shall 
add  the  fifth  part  more  thereto, 
and  give  it  unto  him  to  whf)m  it 
appertaineth,  in  the  day  of  his 
trespass  offering. 

6  And  he  shall  bring  his  tresi^ass 
offering  unto  the  Lord,  a  ram  with- 
out blemish  out  of  the  fiock,  '"'with 
thy  estimation,  for  a  trespass  otter- 
ing, unto  the  priest : 

7  And  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  him  before  the  IjOBd  : 
and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him  for 
any  thing  of  all  that  he  hath  done 
in  trespassing  therein. 

8  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

9  Command  Aaron  and  his  sons, 
saying.  This  is  the  law  of  the  burnt 
offering:  **  It  is  the  burnt  offering, 
because  of  the  burning  upon  tlTe 


altai-  all  night  unttj  tiie  morinng, 
and  the  fire  of  tlie  altar  shall  be 
burning  in  it. 


10  And  the  priest  shall  put  on 
his  linen  garment,  and  his  linen 
breeches  shall  he  put  upon  his 
flesh,  and  take  up  the  ashes  which 
the  fire  hath  consumed  with  the 
burnt  offering  on  the  altar,  and  he 
shall  i)ut  them  beside  the  altar. 

1 1  And  he  shall  put  off  his  gar- 
ments, and  put  on  other  garments, 
and  carry  forth  the  ashes  without 
the  camp  unto  a  clean  place. 

1 2  And  the  fire  upon  the  altar 
shall  be  "burning  in  it ;  it  shall  not 
be  put  out :  and  the  priest  shall 
burn  wood  on  it  every  morning, 
and  lay  the  burnt  offering  in  order 
upon  it ;  and  he  shall  burn  thereon 
the  fat  of  the  peace  offerings. 

13  The  fire  shall  ever  be  Durning 
upon  the  altar  ;  it  shall  never  go 
out. 

14  ^  And  this  is  the  law  of  the 
^°  meat  offering  :  the  sons  of  Aaron 
shall  offer  it  before  the  Lord,  before 
the  altar. 

15  And  he  shall  take  of  it  his 
handful,  of  the  Hour  of  the  "'  meat 
offering,  and  of  the  oil  thereof,  and 
all  the  frankincense  which  is  upon 
the  '"  meat  off'ering,  and  shall  burn 
it  upon  the  altar  for  a  sweet  savour, 
e}^en-  the  memorial  of  it,  unto  the 
Lord. 

16  And  the  remainder  thereof 
shall  Aaron  and  his  sons  eat :  "  with 
unleavened  bread  shaH  it  be  eaten 


in  the  holy  place; ;  in  the  court  of 
the  ^'"tabernacle  of  the  congregation 


they  shall  eat  it. 

17  It  shall  not  be  baken  with 
leaven.  I  have  given  it  unto  them 
for  their  portion  of  my  offerings 
made  by  fire  ;  it  is  most  holy,  as  is 
the  sin  offering,  and  as  the  trespass 
offering. 

18  All  the  males  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Aaron  shall  eat  of  it.  It 
shall  he  a  statute  foi"  ever  in  your 
generations  concerning  the  offer- 
ings of  the  Lord  made  by  fire : 
every  one  that  toucheth  them  shall 
be  holv. 

19  Tl  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

20  This  is  the  offering  of  Aaron 
and  of  his  sons,  which  they  shall 
offer  unto  the  Lord  in  the  day 
when  he  is  anointecl ;  the  tenth 
part  of  an  ephah  of  fine  flour  for  a 

'meat  offering  perpetual,  half  of  it 
in  the  morning,  and  half  thereof 
at  night. 

21  In  a  pan  it  shall  be  made  with 
oil ;  anil  \m.en  it  is  baken,  thou  shalt 
bring  it  in:  and  the  baken  pieces 
of  the  '"meat  offering  shalt  thou 
offer  for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 


9  kept  burn- 
inir  thereon ; 


1"  meal 


11  it  shall  be 
eaten  with- 
out leaven 
in  a 

12  tent  of 
meetinfT 


103 


The  priests'  portion 


LEVITICUS,  7. 


in  the  offerings. 


22  And  the  priest  of  his  sons 
that  is  anointed  in  liis  stead  shall 
offer  it:  it  is  a  statute  for  ever 
unto  the  Lord;  it  shall  be  wholly 
buriit. 

23  For  every  ^  meat  offering  for 
the  priest  shall  be  wholly  burnt:  it 
shall  not  be  eaten. 

24  II  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

25  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  to  his 
sons,  saying.  This  is  the  law  of  the 
sin  offering :  In  the  ])lace  where  the 
l")urnt  offering  is  killed  shall  the  sin 
offering  bo  killed  before  the  Lord: 
it  is  most  holy. 

26  The  i)riest  that  offereth  it 
fi)r  sin  shall  eat  it:  in  " the  holy 
place  shall  it  be  eaten,  in  the  court 
of  the  •'  t;il)ernacle  of  the  congi-ega- 
tiou. 

27  Whatsoever  shall  touch  the 
ffesh  thereof  shall  be  holy:,  and 
when  there  is  sprinkled  of  the  blood 
thereof  upon  any  garment,  tliou 
shalt  wash  that  whereon  it  was 
sprinkled  in  '-^the  holy  place. 

28  But  the  earthen  vessel  wherein 
it  is  ^sodden  shall  be  broken:  and 
if  it  be  •*  sodden  in  a  brasen  pot,  it 
shall  be  both  scoured,  and  rinsed  in 
water. 

29  All  the  males  among  the 
priests  shall  eat  thereof :  it  is  most 
holy. 

30  And  no  sin  offering,  whereof 
(irn/oi  the  blood  is  brought  into 
the  ^  tabernacle  of  the  congr(>gation 
to  reconcile  wifiial  in  the  holy 
vl(ic!\  shall  be  eaten:  it  shall  be 
burnt  in  the  fire. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  The,  Inii'  of  Ihc  IreupdKH  ofcvinri,  11  aii(^  of 
till'  J, care  iij/,'rhir/.y,  I'J  ir/u//ie/-' if  he  for  n 
ikinikngiiiim.  Hi  orii  roir,  of  a  fiweiri/f.  <>f- 

ffring.    2'^  Thefdt,  2fi  <nid  the,  hloo,?,  <i're. 

forliiflilen.  2«  The  j>riest/i' portion  in  the 
jieiice  offeringx. 


)f  the 
most 


they  kill 
they  kill 
the  blood 
le    loiiiid 


LIKEWISE  this /.s- the  law 
trespass  offering:    it   is 
holy. 

2  In  the  place;  where 
the  burnt  offering  slwdl 
the  I  respiiss  ollrring:  ;iii( 
thei'e<)f  shall  he  sju'lnl 
about  upon  the  altar. 

3  And  he  shall  oil'. w  of  it  all  tlu; 
fatthcM-eof;  tin;  rumj),  and  the  fat 
that  covereth  the  inwards, 

4  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  tlie 
fat  that  is  on  tluMn,  which  ix  by  t  he 
llank-s,  and  tJie  caul  that  is  a!l)o\e 
the  li\'(>r,  with  the  kidneys,  it  shall 
he  take  away : 

5  And  tlie  priest  shall  burn  them 
upon  thealtai'/oraii  offering  made 
by  fire  unto  the  JjOKP:  il  is  a  ti'cs- 
pass  offering. 

104 


G  Every  male  among  the  priests 
shall  eat  thereof:  it  shall  be  eaten 
in  •^the  holy  place:  it  is  most  holJ^ 

7  As  the  sin  offering  is,  so  is  the 
trespass  offering:  theye  is  one  law 
for  them:  the  priest  that  maketh 
atonement  thei'ewith  shall  have  it. 

8  And  the  priest  that  offereth 
any  man's  burnt  offering,  even  the 
priest  shall  have  to  himself  the 
skin  of  the  burnt  offering  which  he 
hath  offered. 

y  And  all  the  ^  meat  offering  that 
is  baken  in  the  oven,  and  all  that  is 
dressed  in  the  fryingpan,  and  in 
the  "pan,  shall  be  the  i^riest's  that 
offereth  it. 

10  And  every  ^  meat  offering, 
mingled  wit:h  oil,  and  dry,  shall  all 
the  sons  of  Aaron  have,  one  as 
inxich  as  another. 

11  And  this  is  the  law  of  the 
sacrifice  of  peace  off'erings,  which 
he  shall  offer  unto  the  Lord. 

12  If  he  oifcr  it  for  a  thanksgiv- 
ing, t^hen  he  shall  offer  with  the 
sacrifice  of  thanksgiving  unleav- 
ened cakes  mingled  with  oil,  and 
unleavened  wafers  anointed  with 
oil,  and  cakes  mingled  with  oil,  of 
fine  flour,  fried. 

13  '^  Besides  the  cakes,  he  shall 


offer  /or  his  olfei'ing  leaA'cned  hi-cad 
with  the  saci'ilice  of  thanksgiving 


of  his  i)eace  offerings. 


14  And  of  it  he  shall  offer  one 
out  of  the  whole  ol)lation  for  an 
heave  offering  unto  the  LoiiD,  and 
it  shall  be  the  i^)riest's  that  spiink- 
leth  the  blood  of  the  pejice  olfcrings. 

l.lAnd  th(,'  flesh  of  the  saci'ilice 
of  his  peace  offerings  for  thanks- 
giving shall  be  eaten  the  same  day 
that  it  is  offered  ;  \w  shall  not  leave 
any_of  it  until  the  morning. 

IG  liut  if  the  sacrifice  of  his  offer- 
ing l)e  a  vow,  or  a  ^  voluntary  oiler- 
ing,  it  shall  l)e  eaten  tlie  same  day 
tliat  he  ofier(;th  In's  sacrifice:  and 
on  th(!  morrow  also  the  remainder 
of  it  shall  be  eaten  : 

I  7  Hut  the  remainder  of  the  flesh 
of  th(>  sacrifice  (in  the  third  day 
shall  be  burnt  with  fire. 

bS  \w\  if  ^n///of  the  flesh  of  the 
sacriflce  of  his  ))eace  oll'erings  be 
eaten  at  all  on  (he  third  day,  it 
shall  not  be  accej)te<l,  neither  shall 
it  be  imputed  unto  him  that  olfer 
eth  it:  it  shall  Ik;  an  abomination, 
and  the  soul  that  (;ateth  of  it  shall 
b(>ar  his  inifpiity. 

1!)  .And  the  flesh  thai  toucheth 
a,iiy  uncleati  iliiti<i  shall  not  be 
eaten;  it  shall  be  burnt  with  fii'c: 
and  as  for  the  flesh,  all  that  be 
clean  shall  eat  thereof. 

ilO  Hut  the  soul   that  eateth  of 


The  priests'  portion. 


LEVITICUS,  8. 


Consecration  of  the  priests. 


the  flesh  of  the  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  that  jjeriam  unto  the 
Lord,  having  his  uncleanness  upon 
him,  even  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off 
from  his  people. 

21  Moreover  the  soul  that  shall 
touch  any  unclean  tking,  as  the  un- 
cleanness of  man,  or  any  unclean 
beast,  or  any  abominable  unclean 
thing,  and  eat  of  the  flesh  of  the 
sacrince  of  peace  offerings,  which 
jyertain  unto  the  Lord,  even  that 
soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  his 
people. 

22  ^And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

23  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  Ye  shall  eat  no  man- 
ner of  fat,  of  ox,  or  of  sheep,  or  of 
goat. 

24  And  the  fat  of  the  lieast  that 
dieth  of  itself,  and  the  fat  of  that 
which  is  torn  with  beasts,  may  be 
used  in  any  other  use :  but  ye  shall 
in  no  wise  eat  of  it. 

25  For  whosoever  eateth  the  fat 
of  the  beast,  of  which  men  offer 
an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord,  even  the  soul  that  eateth  it 
shall  be  cut  off'  from  his  people. 

26  Moi-eover  ye  shall  eat  no  man- 
ner of  blood,  tnhether  it  be  of  fowl  or 
of  beast,  in  any  of  your  dwellings. 

27  '  Whatsoever  soul  it  he  that 
eateth  any  manner  of  blood,  even 
that  soul  shall  be  cut  off"  from  his 
people. 

28  HAnd  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

29  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  He  that  offereth  the 
sacrifice  of  his  peace  offerings  unto 
the  Lord  shall  bring  his  oblation 
unto  the  Lord  of  the  sacrifice  of  his 
peace  offerings. 

30  His  own  hands  shall  bring 
the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by 
fire,  the  fat  with  the  breast,  it  shall 
he  bring,  that  the  breast  may  be 
waved  for  a  wave  offering  befoi'e 
the  Lord. 

31  And  the  priest  shall  burn  the 
fat  upon  the  altar:  but  the  breast 
shall  oe  Aaron's  and  his  sons'. 

32  And  the  right  "shoulder  shall 
ye  give  unto  the  priest  for  an  heave 
offering  of  the  sacrifices  of  your 
peace  offerings. 

33  He  among  the  sons  of  Aaron, 
that  offei'eth  the  blood  of  the  peace 
oflerings,  and  the  fat,  shall  have 
the  right  "shoulder  for  liia  part. 

34  For  the  wave  bi'east  and  the 
heave '"  shoulder  have  I  taken  of  the 
childr(Mi^  of  Israel  from  off  the  sac- 
rifices of  their  jjeace  oflerings,  and 
have  given  them  unto  Aaron  the 
priest  and  unto  his  sous  by  a  sta- 


tute for  ever  from  among  the  child- 
ren of  Isi'ael. 

35  1^1  This  is  tlie  portion  of  the 
anointing  of  Aaron,  and  of  the 
anointing  of  his  sons,  out  of  the  of- 
ferings of  the  Lord  made  by  fire,  in 
the  day  ivlien  he  presented  them  to 
minister  unto  the  Lord  in  the 
priest's  office ; 

36  Which  the  Lord  commanded 
to  be  given  them  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  in  the  day  that  he  anointed 
them,  by  a  statute  for  ever  through- 
out their  genei'ati<jns. 

37  This  is  the  law  of  the  burnt 
offering,  of  the  ''  meat  offering,  and 
of  the  sin  offering,  and  of  the  ti'es- 
pass  offering,  and  oi  the  consecra- 
tions, and  of  the  sacrifice  of  the 
peace  offerings  ; 

38  Which  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses  in  mount  Sinai,  in  the  daj' 
that  he  commanded  the  children 
of  Israel  to  offej-  their  oblations 
unto  the  Lord,  in  the  wilderness 
of  Sinai. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  Mo&efi  consecratfth  Aaron  tind  his  soim. 
14  Their  sin  offering.  18  Their  burnt 
offeriv(j,  22  The  ram  of  consecration. 
31  The  place  and  time  of  their  con.tecra- 
tion. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

2  Take  Aaron  and  his  sons  with 
him,  and  the  garments,  and  the 
anointing  oil,  and  a  bullock  for  the 
sin  offering,  and  two  rams,  and  a 
basket  of  unleavened  bread  ; 

3  And  gather  thou  all  the  congre- 
gation together  unto  the  door  of 
the  ''taljernacle  <  if  the  conaregation. 

4  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord 
commanded  liim  ;  anfl  the  assembly 
was  gathered  together  unto  the 
door  of  the  ^  tabei'iiacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 


5  And  Moses  said  unto  the  con- 
gregation. This  is  the  thing  which 
the  Lord  commanded  to  be  done. 

6  And  Moses  brought  Aaron  and 
his  sons,  and  washed  them  with 
water. 

7  And  he  put  ui)on  him  the  coat, 
and  girded  him  with  the  girdle,  and 
clothed  him  witli  tlie  robe,  and  put 
the  ephod  upon  him,  and  he  girded 
him  with  the  "'curious  gii-dle  of  the 
ephod,  an<l  bound  it  unto  him 
therewith. 

8  And  he  ])ut  the  breastplate 
uijon  him :  also  he  put  in  the 
breastplate  the  Urim  and  the 
Thummim. 

9  Knd  he  put  the  mitre  upon  his 
head;  also  upon  the  mitre,  even 
uptm  "his  forefront,  did  he  put  the 
golden  plate,  the  holy  croM  ii  ;  as 
the  Lord  conmianded  Moses. 


3  meal 


4  tent  of 
nieetiiii;-. 


5  cuiiiiiiigly 
woven 


6  its 


105 


Moses  consecrateth 


LEVITICUS,  8. 


Aaron  and  his  sons. 


1  its 

2  its  base, 


ii  bound 
lieadtires 


*  poured  out 
5  base 


10  And  Moses  took  the  anoint- 
ing oil,  and  anointed  the  tabernacle 
and  all  that  was  therein,  and  sanc- 
tified them. 

1 1  And  he  sprinkled  thereof  upon 
the  altar  seven  times,  and  anointed 
the  altar  and  all  'his  vessels,  both 
the  laver  and  -  his  foot,  to  sanctify 
them. 

12  And  he  poured  of  the  anoint- 
ing oil  upon  Aaron's  head,  and 
anointed  him,  to  sanctify  him. 

13  And  Moses  brought  Aaron's 
sons,  and  put  coats  ui)on  them,  and 
girded  them  with  girdles,  and  ''xrut 
bonnets  upon  them ;  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

14  And  he  In-ought  the  bullock 
for  the  sin  offering  :  and  Aaron  and 
his  sons  laid  their  hands  upon  the 
head  of  the  bullock  for  the  sin 
offering. 

15  And  he  slew  if;  and  Moses 
took  the  blood,  and  put  if  upon  the 
horns  of  the  altar  round  aljout  with 
his  finger,  and  purified  the  altar, 
and  •*  poured  the  blood  at  the  °  bot- 
tom of  the  altar,  and  sanctified  it, 
to  make  reconciliation  upon  it. 

16  And  he  took  all  the  fat  that 
loas  upon  the  inwards,  and  the  caul 
ahove  the  liver,  and  the  two  kid- 
neys, and  their  fat,  and  Moses 
burned  it  upon  the  altar. 

17  But  the  Vjullock,  and  Ids  hide, 
his  flesh,  and  his  ilung,  he  burnt 
with  fire  without  the  camp  ;  as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

18  ^  And  he  brought  the  ram  for 
the  burnt  offering  :  and  Aaron  and 
his  sons  laid  their  hands  upon  the 
head  of  tln^  ram. 

19  And  he  killed  if;  and  Moses 
sprinkled  the  blood  upon  the  altar 
round  about. 

20  And  he  cut  the  ram  into 
pieces;  and  Moses  V)urnt  the  head, 
and  the  pieces,  and  th(!  fat. 

21  And  he  washed  tlie  inwards 
and  the  legs  in  wat(;r ;  and  Moses 
burnt  the  whole  i-ain  upon  tlie 
altar  :  it  v/v/.s  a  burnt  sacriiice  for  a 
sweet  savour,  and  an  oiferiug  made 
by  fire  unto  tlie  Lord;  as  the  Lord 
connnanded  Moses. 

22  II  And  he  brouglit  the  otliei- 
ram,  the  ram  of  conseci-ntion  :  and 
Aaron  and  his  s(ms  laid  tli(ni'  hands 
ui)i)n  the  head  of  the  ram. 

2.'i  And  he  slew  // ,•  and  Moses 
took  of  the  bl(»od  of  it,  and  put,  /i 


urKUi  th(!  til)  of  Aaron's  right  ear 
upon  the  thumb  of  liis  right 


tJH^  great  toe;  of 


md  upon  tlie 
hand,  and    upon 
his  right  foot. 

24  And  he  brought  Aai-on's  sons, 
and  Moses  put  of  the  blood  upon 
the  tip  of  their  right  ear,  and  upon 


the  thumbs  of  their  right  hands, 
ami  upon  the  great  toes  of  their 
right  feet :  and  Moses  sprinkled 
the  blood  upon  the  altar  round 
about. 

25  And  he  took  the  fat,  and  the 
rump,  and  all  the  fat  that  was  upon 
the  inwards,  and  the  caul  above  the 
liver,  and  the  two  kidneys,  and 
their  fat,  and  tlie  right  "shoulder  : 

26  And  out  of  the  basket  of  un- 
leavened bread,  that  ?«?.*!  before  the 
Lord,  lie  took  one  uideavened  cake, 
and  a  cake  of  oiled  bread,  and  one 
wafer,  and  put  fhe/non  the  fat,  and 
upon  the  right  "shoulder  : 

27  And  he  put  all  upon  Aaron's 
hands,  and  upon  his  sons'  hands, 
and  waved  them  /<»•  a  wave  offer- 
ing before  the  Lord. 

28  And  Moses  took  them  from 
off  their  hands,  and  burnt  theiii.  on 
the  altar  upon  the  burnt  offering  : 
they  wc7-e  consecrations  for  a  sweet 
s^avour :  it  is  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord. 

29  And  Moses  took  the  bi'east, 
and  waved  it  for  a  wave  offering 
before  the  Lord  :  for  of  the  ram  of 
conseci'ation  it  was  Moses'  part ;  as 
the  Lord  connnanded  Moses. 

30  And  Moses  took  of  the  anoint- 
ing oil,  and  of  tla^  blood  which  was 
upon  the  altar,  and  sprinkled  it 
upon  Aaron,  and  upon  his  gar- 
ments, and  upon  his  sons,  and  upon 
liis  sons'  garments  with  him  ;  and 
sanctified  Aaron,  and  his  garments, 
and  his  sons,  and  his'  sons'  gar- 
ments with  him. 

311]  And  Moses  said  unto  Aai'on 
and  to  his  sons.  Boil  the  flesh  at  the 
dot)r  of  the  ^tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gi'egation  :  and  there  eat  it  w  ith  the 


biead  that  is  in  tlu^  basket  of  con- 
secrations, as  I  connnanded,  saying, 
Aaron  an(l  his  sons  shall  eat  it. 

32  An<l  thiit,  which  remaineth  of 
the  flesh  and  of  the  bread  shall  ye 
burn  with  fir(^ 

33  And  ye  shall  not  go  out  of  tlie 
door  of  tlu!  " taLernaele  of  the  eon 
gregat  ion  i)h  st'ven  <lays,  until  the 
days  of  your  consecration  be  at  an 
end  :  for  seven  days  shall  he  conse- 
ci'ate  you. 

34  As  lie  hath  done  this  day,  so 
the  Loud  hath  commanded  to  do, 
to  make  an  atonement  for  yon. 

3.5  'l'li(!refor(^  shall  ye  abide  af 
the  dooi-  of  the  "  t;i.bern;i,cle  of  t  he 
congreg;i,t/ion  day  and  night  seven 
d;i,ys,  and  keep  the  charges  of  the 
ljoi;h,  that  ye  die  not:  foi'  so  I  am 
coiMnwinded. 

."')()  So  Aaron  ;ui(l  his  sons  did  all 
things  which  the  Loitn  connnanded 
by  the  hand  of  Moses. 


e  tbitrh  : 


''  tent  of 
nieetius : 


8  tent  of 
nicetinij 


100 


Aaron'' s  offerings  for 


LEVITICUS,  9,  10. 


himself  and  the  people. 


CHAPTER  9. 


1  The  firat  offeringn  of  Aaron,  for  himself 
and  the  people.  8  The  sin  offering,  Vi  and 
the  burnt  offering  for  himself.  15  The 
offerings  for  the  people.  US  Moses  and 
Aaron  bless  the  people.  24  Fire  cometh 
from  the  Lord,  upion  the  altar. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
eighth  day,  that  Moses  called 
Aaron  and  his  sons,  and  the  elders 
of  Israel ; 

'2  And  he  said  unto  Aaron,  Take 
thee  a  young  calf  for  a  sin  oftering, 
and  a  ram  for  a  burnt  ottering, 
without  blemish,  and  otter  them  be- 
fore the  Lord. 

3  And  unto  the  children  of  Israel 
thou  shalt  speak,  saying,  Take  ye 
a  '  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin  oilev- 
ing  ;  and  a  calf  and  a  lamb,  /xdh  of 
the  first  s^ear,  without  blemish,  for 
a  burnt  offering ; 

4  Also  a  bullock  and  a  ram  for 
peace  offerings,  to  sacritice  before 
the  Lord;  and  a  " meat  offering 
mingled  with  oil :  for  to  day  the 
Lord  will  appear  unto  you. 

5  11  And  they  brought  that  \yhich 
Moses  commanded  before  the  '•'  tab- 
ei'nacle  of  the  congregation :  anc  1 
all  the  congregation  drew  near  and 
stood  before  the  Lord. 

6  And  Moses  said.  This  i.f  the 
thing  which  the  Lord  commanded 
that  ye  should  do:  and  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  shall  appear  unto  you. 

7  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
Go  unto  the  altar,  and  offer  thy  sin 
offering,  and  thj^  burnt  ottering, 
and  make  an  atonement  for  thyself, 
and  for  the  people:  and  offer  the 
otfei'ing  of  the  people,  and  make  an 
atonement  for  them;  as  the  Lord 
commanded. 

8  ^  Aaron  therefore  went  unto 
the  altar,  and  slew  the  calf  of  the 
sin  offering,  which  ivus  for  himself. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Aaron  brought 
the  blood  unto  him :  and  he  dipped 
his  finger  in  the  bloofl,  and  put  it 
upon  the  horns  of  the  altar,  and 
poured  out  the  blood  at  the  *  bottom 
of  the  altar: 

10  But  the  fat,  and  the  kidneys, 
and  the  caul  above  the  liver  of  the 
sin  offering,  he  burnt  upon  the 
altar;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

1 1  And  the  flesh  and  the  hide  he 
burnt  with  tire  without  the  canui. 

1-!  And  he  slew  the  burnt  otfer- 
ing;  and  Aaron's  sons  presented 
unto  him  the  blood,  which  he 
sprinkled  round  about  ui)on  the 
altar. 

13  And  they  ])resented  the  burnt 
otfering  unto  him,  '"^  wMtli  tin*  pieces 
thei'eof,  and  the  head :  and  he  burnt 


them  upf)n  the  altar. 


14  And  he  did  wash  the  inwards 
and  the  legs,  and  burnt  the/n-  upon 
the  burnt  otfering  on  the  altar. 

15  II  And  he  brought  the  people's 
offering,  and  took  the  goat,  which 
?««.<?  the  sin  offering  for  the  people, 
and  slew  it,  and  offered  it  for  sin, 
as  the  first. 

16  And  he  brought  the  burnt 
offering,  and  offered  it  according  to 
the  "manner. 

17  And  he  brought  the  ^  nieat 
offering,  and  took  an  handful  there- 
of,  and  burnt  it  upon  the  altar, 
beside  the  burnt  sacrifice  of  the 
morning. 

18  He  slew  also  the  bullock  and 
the  ram  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace  offer- 
ings, which  was  for  the  people :  and 
Aaron's  sons  presented  unto  him 
the  blood,  which  he  sprinkled  upon 
the  altar  round  about, 

1 9  And  the  fat  of  the  bullock  and 
of  the  ram,  the  rump,  and  that 
which  covereth  the  inwards,  and 
the  kidneys,  and  the  caul  afjove  the 
liver : 

20  And  they  i)ut  the  fat  upon 
the  breasts,  and  he  burnt  the  fat 
upon  the  altar: 

21  And  the  breasts  and  the  right 
"^  shoulder  Aaron  waved  for  a  wave 
offering  before  the  Lord  ;  as  Moses 
commanded. 

22  And  Aaron  lifted  up  his  hand 
toward  the  peoi)le,  and  blessed 
them,  and  came  down  from  offering 
of  the  sin  offering,  and  the  burnt 
offering,  and  peace  offerings. 

23  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went 
into  the  **  tabei'nacle  of  the  congre- 
gation ,  and  came  out,  and  blessed 
the  people:  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  appeared  unto  all  the  people. 

24  And  there  came  a  fire  out 
from  before  the  Lord,  and  consumed 
upon  the  altar  the  burnt  offering 
and  the  fat:  ivltich  when  all  the 
people  saw,  they  shouted,  and  fell 
on  their  faces. 

CHAPTER   10. 

1  Nadah  and  Ahihti,for  offering  of  strange 
ffre,  are  burnt  by  fire.  G  Aaron  and  his 
sons  are  forhidden.  to  mourn  for  them. 
8  The  priests  are  forbidden  wine  when 
the;/  are  to  go  into  the  tal/ernacle.  12  The 
lair  (f  eating  the  holi/  things.  16  Aaron''s 
e.eeuse  for  transgresxing  thereof. 

AND  Nadah  and  Abihu,  the  sons 
of  Aaron,  took  either  of  thcni 
his  censer,  and  i)ut  fire  therein,  and 
put  incense  thereon,  and  offered 
strange  fire  before  the  Lord,  which 
he  commanded  them  not. 

2  And  there  went  out  fire  from 
the  Lord,  and  devoured  them,  and 
they  died  before  the  Lord. 

3  Then  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 


**  oi'diiiance. 
2  meal 


tliigh 


8  tent  of 
meetiug, 


107 


Nadab  and  Abihu 


LEVITICUS,  11. 


burnt  for  sacrilege. 


This  is  it  that  the  Lord  spake,  say- 
ing, 1  will  be  sanctified  in  them 
that  come  nigh  me,  and  before  all 
the  people  I  will  be  glorified.  And 
Aaron  held  his  peace. 

4  And  Moses  called  Mishael  and 
Elzaphan,  the  sons  of  Uzziel  the 
uncle  of  Aaron,  and  said  unto  them, 
Come  near,  carry  your  brethren 
from  before  the  sanctuary  out  of 
the  camp. 

5  So  they  went  near,  and  carried 
them  in  their  coats  out  of  the  camp ; 
as  ]\Ioses  had  said. 

6  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
and  unto  Eleazar  and  untolthamar, 
his  sons,  '  Uncover  not  your  heads. 
neither  rend  your  ciuthes;  lest  ye 
die,  and  lest  wrath  come  upon  all 
the  people:  but  let  your  breth- 
ren, the  whole  house  of  Israel,  be- 
wail the  burning  which  the  Lord 
hath  kindled. 

7  And  ye  shall  not  go  out  from 
the  door  of  the  -  tabernacle  of  the 
congregaticm,  lest  ye  die:    for  the 


anointing  oil  of  tii(^  Lord  /.s  upon 
you.  And  they  did  according  to 
the  word  <if  Moses. 

8  ^f  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Aaron,  saying, 

1)  Do  not  (h'ink  wine  nor  strong 
drink,  thou,  nor  tliy  sons  with  thee, 
when  ye  go  into  the  -tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  lest  ye  die:  it 
.t/id/l  Ih'.  a  statute  for  ever  through- 
out your  generations: 

10  And  that  ye  may  put  diflFer- 
enee  between  holy  and  ''unlioly. 
and  between  unclean  and  clean; 

1 1  And  that  ye  )nay  teach  the 
cliildren  of  Israel  all  the  statutes 
which  the  J^oRD  hath  s))oken  unto 
them  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

12  H  And  Mos(\s  spake  unto 
Aaron,  and  unto  Klea/.ar  and  unto 
Ithamai',  liis  sons  that  were  left, 
Take  tlie  ^nic;it  offering  that  re- 
maineth  of  tTieoilrriiigs  of  the  LoitD 
made  by  lire,  and  eat  it  without 
leaven  beside;  the  altar:  for  it  ix 
most  lioly : 

13  And  ,ye  shall  eat  it  in  "'the 
holy  place,  liecause  it  ix  thy  dui', 
ami  thy  sons'  due,  of  the  saci-ifi<;es 
of  the  Loud  made;  by  fire:  for  so  I 
am  connnanded. 

II  And  th(;  wave  breast  and 
heave  ''shoulder  shall  ye  eat  in  a 
•  lean  i)l;u:e;  thou,  and  thy  .sons, 
and  thy  daughters  with  tliee:  for 
thill  tjc  thy  due,  and  thy  sons'  due, 
which  are  given  out  of  the  saci-ifices 
of  peace;  otlerings  of  th(!  children  of 
Israel. 

15  The  heave  ''shoulder  and  the 
wave  breast  shall  they  bring  with 
the  offerings  made  by  fire  of  the  fat. 

1< 


to  wave  it  for  a  wave  offering  be- 
fore the  Lord  ;  and  it  shall  be  thine, 
and  thy  sons'  with  thee,  by  a  statute 
for  ever;  as  the  Lord  hath  com- 
manded. 

16  II  And  Moses  diligently  sought 
the  goat  of  the  sin  offering,  and, 
behold,  it  was  bvu'nt:  and  he  was 
angry  with  Eleazar  and  Ithamar, 
the  sons  of  Aaron  u'hich  were  left 
alive,  sayingj 

1 7  Wherefore  have  ye  not  eaten 
the  sin  offering  in  the  holy  place, 
seeing  it  is  most  holy,  and  (rod  hath 
given  it  you  to  bear  the  iniquitj^  of 
the  congregation,  to  make  atone- 
ment for  them  before  the  Lord? 

18  Behold,  the  blood  of  it  was 
not  brought  in  within  the  holy 
place:  ye  should  indeed  have  eaten 
it  in  the  holy  ^^A/ce,  as  I  com- 
manded. 

ID  And  Aaron  said  unto  Moses, 
Behold,  this  day  have  they  offeretl 
their  sin  offering  and  their  burnt 
offering  before  the  Lord;  and  such 
things  have  befallen  me:  and  if  I 
had  eaten  the  sin  offering  to  day, 
should  it  have  been  accepted  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord? 

20  And  when  Moses  heard  that, 
he  was  content. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  Wli(t1  heiiHtH  m<n/,  4  (ind  uinil  iiiai/ not  be 
eiiUii.  9  W/iat  fiy/ns.  IH  What  fovl/t. 
29  The  creeping  ifiimjn  nhivh  (ire  ttticlean. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and    to    Aaron,    saying    unto 
them, 

2  Speak  unto  the  ehildi-en  of 
Israel,  saying,  Th(\se  are  the  beasts 
which  ye  shall  eat  among  all  the 
beasts  that  are  on  the  earth. 

3  Whatsoever  pai'teth  the  hoof, 
and  is  clovenfooted,  ami  cheweth 
th(;  cud,  ainong  the  beasts,  that 
shall  ye  eat. 

4  Nevertheless  these  shall  ye  not 
eat  of  them  that  cIk^w  the  cud,  or 
of  them  that  divide;  tin;  hoof  :  as  the 
camel,  because  he  cheweth  the  cud, 
but  divideth  not  the  hoof;  he  is 
unclean  unto  you. 

T)  And  the  coiu\y,  because  he 
cheweth  the  cud,  but  divideth  not 
the  hoof;  he  is  unclean  unto  .you. 

(i  i\nd  the  liai'e,  because  Ik;  ch(;w 
eth  th(;  cud,  but  divi(l(;t]i  not  the 
h(»of ;  lie  is  unclean  unto  you. 

7  And  the  swine,  though  he 
divide  the  lioof,  a,nd  Ix;  cloven- 
footed,  yet  he  cheweth  not  the;  (.-ud  ; 
he  is  uncleaTi  to  you. 

8  Of  their  flesh  shall  ye  not 
eat,  and  their  cai'case  sliall  ye  not 
foiu'h  ;  they  trre  unclean  to  you. 

9  11  These  shall  y(^  eat  of  all  that 
(ire  in  1  he  waters  :  whatsoever  hath 

)S 


LEVITICUS,  11. 


clean  and  unclean. 


fins  and  scales  in  the  waters,  in  the 
seas,  and  in  the  rivers,  them  shall 
ye  eat. 

10  And  all  that  liave  not  fins 
and  scales  in  the  seas,  and  in  the 
rivers,  of  all  that  move  in  the 
waters,  and  of  any  living  thing 
which  is  in  the  waters,  they  sludl 
he  an  abomination  unto  you  : 

1 1  They  shall  be  even  an  abomi- 
nation unto  you  ;  ye  shall  not  eat 
of  their  fiesh,  but  ye  shall  have 
their  carcases  in  abomination. 

12  Whatsoever  hath  no  fins  nor 
scales  in  the  waters,  that  shall  be 
an  abomination  unto  you. 

1 3  If  And  these  are  they  ivhich  ye 
shall  have  in  abomination  among 
the  fowls  ;  they  shall  not  be  eaten, 
they  ore  an  abomination  :  the  eagle, 
and  the  ossifrage,  and  the  ospray, 

1 4  And  the  vulture,  and  the  kite 
after  his  kind  ; 

1 5  Every  raven  after  his  kind  ; 

16  And  the  ^owl,  and  the  night 
hawk,  and  the  "cuckow,  and  the 
hawk  after  his  kind, 

17  And  the  little  owl,  and  the 
cormorant,  and  the  gi-eat  owl, 

18  And  the  ''swan,  and  the  peli- 
can, and  the  gier  eagle, 

19  And  the  stork,  the  heron  after 
her  kind,  and  the  lapwing,  and  the 
bat. 

20  All  ''fowls  that  creep,  going 


upon  all  four,  shall  be  an  a  b(jm  illa- 
tion unto  you. 

2 1  Yet  these  may  ye  eat  of  every 
flying  creeping  thing  that  goeth 
upon  all  four,  which  have  legs 
above  their  feet,  to  leap  withal 
upon  the  earth ; 

22  Even  these  of  tliem  ye  may 
eat ;  the  locust  after  his  kind,  ami 
the  bald  locust  after  his  kind,  and 
the  beetle  after  his  kind,  and  the 
grasshopper  after  his  kind. 

2-3  But  all  other  flying  ci'eeping 
things,  which  have  four  feet,  shdl 
be  an  abomination  unto  you. 

24  And  for  these  ye  shall  be  un- 
clean :  whosoever  toucheth  the  car- 
case of  them  shall  be  vinclean  until 
the  even. 

25  And  whosoever  beareth  ought 
of  the  carcase  of  them  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 

26  7V<e  carcases  of  every  beast 
which  divideth  the  hoof,  and  is  not 
clovenfooted.  nor  cheweth  the  cikI, 
are  unclean  unto  you  :  every  one 
that  toucheth  them  shall  be  un- 
clean. 

27  And  whatsoever  goeth  upon 
his  paws,  among  all  manner  of 
beasts  that  go  on  all  four,  those  o^'c 
unclean  unto  you  :  whoso  toucheth 


their  carcase  shall  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 

28  And  he  that  beareth  tlie  car- 
case of  them  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even  :  they 
are  unclean  unto  you. 

29  .^  These  also  shall  be  unclean 
unto  you  among  the  creeping 
things  that  creep  upon  the  earth  ; 
the  weasel,  fi-nd  the  mouse,  and  the 
tortoise  after  his  kind, 

30  And  the  *  ferret,  and  the 
*  chameleon,  and  the  *  lizard,  and 
the  *  snail,  and  the  mole. 

31  These  are  unclean  to  you 
among  all  that  creep  :  whosoever 
doth  touch  them,  when  they  be 
dead,  shall  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

32  And  upon  whatsoever  any  of 
them,  when  they  are  dead,  doth 
fall,  it  shall  be  unclean ;  whether 
it  be  any  vessel  of  wood,  or  raiment, 
or  skin,  or  sack,  whatsoever  vessel 
it  be,  wherein  any  work  is  done,  it 
must  be  put  into  water,  and  it  shall 
be  unclean  until  the  even  ;  so  it 
shall  bo  cleansed. 

33  And  every  earthen  vessel, 
whereinto  any  of  them  falleth, 
whatsoever  is  in  it  shall  be  un- 
clean ;  and  ye  shall  break  it. 

34  Of  all  °  meat  which  may  be 
eaten,  titat  on  wiiich  such  water 
Cometh  shall  be  unclean  :  and  all 
drink  that  may  be  drunk  in  every 
sucit  vessel  shall  be  unclean. 

35  And  every  thing  whereupon 
any  v«^'t  of  their  carcase  falleth 
shall  be  unclean  ;  whether  it  be  oven, 
or  ranges  for  pots,  they  shall  be 
broken  down  :  for  they  are  unclean, 
and  shall  be  unclean  unto  you. 

36  Nevertheless  a  fountain  or 
pit,  wherein,  there  is  plenty  of 
water,  shall  be  clean :  but  that 
which  toucheth  their  carcase  shall 
be  unclean. 

37  And  if  any  %Kirt  of  their  car- 
case fall  upon  any  sowing  seed 
which  is  to  be  sown,  it  mall  he 
clean. 

38  But  if  any  water  be  put  upon 
the  seed,  and  any  part  of  their  car- 
case fall  thereon,  it  sltall  be  unclean 
unto  you. 

39  And  if  any  beast,  i)i  which  ye 
may  eat,  die  ;  he  that  toucheth  the 
carcase  thereof  shall  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

40  And  he  that  eateth  of  the 
carcase  of  it  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even  :  he 
also  that  beareth  the  carcase  of  it 
shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 


*  Words  of   luicertain  meaning,    but 
prubablij  denoting  four  kinds  of  lizards. 


5  food 


109 


Tlie  purification 


LEVITICUS,  12,  13. 


4 1  And  every  creei)ing  thing  that 
creepeth  upon  the  earth  shall  he  an 
abomination  ;  it  shall  not  be  eaten. 

42  Whatsoever  goeth  upon  the 
belly,  and  whatsoever  goeth  upon 
all  four,  or  whatsoever  hath  more 
'  feet  among  all  creeping  tilings 
that  creep  upon  the  earth,  them 
ye  shall  iiot  eat ;  for  they  are  an 
abomination. 

43  Ye  shall  not  make  yourselves 
abominable  with  any  creeping 
thing  that  creepeth,  neither  shall 
ye  make  yourselves  unclean  with 
them,  that  ye  should  be  defiled 
thereby. 

44  For  I  am  the  Lord  your  God  : 
ye  shall  therefore  sanctify  your- 
selves, and  ye  shall  be  holy ;  for  I 
am  holy :  neither  shall  ye  defile 
yourselves  with  any  manner  of 
creeping  thing  that  creepeth  upon 
the  earth. 

45  For  I  am  the  Lord  that  bi-ing- 
eth  you  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
to  be  your  God  :  ye  shall  therefore 
be  holy,  for  I  am  holy. 

46  This  /.s  the  law  of  the  beasts, 
and  of  the  fowl,  and  of  every  living 
creature  that  moveth  in  the  waters, 
and  of  every  creature  that  creepeth 
upon  the  earth  : 

47  To  make  a  difference  between 
the  unclean  and  the  clean,  and  be- 
tween the  beast  that  may  be  eaten 
and  the  beast  that  may  not  be 
eaten. 

CHAPTER   12. 

1   The  purification   of  women   after  chilil- 
birtk.     6  Her  offerinfjn  for  lier  imrifi/ing. 

AND  the  Lord  si)ake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

2  Speak  unto  tlie  childi-en  of 
Israel,  saying.  If  a  woman  liaAC 
conceived  seed,  and  borne  a  man 
child  :  then  she  shall  be  unclean 
seven  days  ;  accorfling  to  the  days 
of  th(!  senaration  for  her  infiimity 
shall  she  be  unclean. 

3  And  in  the  eighth  day  the 
flesh  of  his  foreskiji  shall  be  cir- 
cumcised. 

4  And  shr  shall  then  continue  in 
the  blood  of  hei-  purifying  tln-ee 
and  thirty  days;  she  sliail  touch 
no  hallowed  thing,  nor  come  into 
the  sn,nctua,ry,  until  th(>  days  of 
her  purifying  l)e  fiillilicd. 

5  But  if  she  beai-  a  maid  child, 
then  she  shall  be  unclean  two 
weeks,  as  in  Ihm-  sejiaration:  and 
she  shall  continue  in  the  blood  of 
her  purifying  threescore  and  six 
days. 

o  And  when  the  days  of  jicr  i)uii 
fying  are  fulfilled,  for  a  son,  or  for 
a,  daughtei-,  she  sliall  bi-ing  a,  lamb 
of  the  first  year  for  a  burnt  ofif'er- 
ing,  and  a  young  ijigeon,  or  a  tur- 


tledove, for  a  sin  ofl:ering,  unto  the 
door  of  the  "'  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, unto  the  priest: 

7  Who  shall  offer  it  before  the 
Lord,  and  make  an  atonement  for 
her;  and  she  shall  be  cleansed  from 
the  issue  of  her  blood.  This  is  the 
law  for  her  that  hath  borne  a  male 
or  a  female. 

<">  And  if  she  be  not  able  to  bring 
a  lamb,  then  she  shall  bring  two 
"'  turtles,  or  two  young  pigeons ;  the 
one  for  the  burnt  offering,  and 
the  other  for  a  sin  offering:  and 
the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement 
for  her,  and  she  shall  be  clean. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1    The  hues  and  tokens  toheretiij  the  prient  in 
to  be  (piide.J  in  (litfcerniiiff  the  leproxy. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and  Aaron,  saying, 

2  When  a  man  shall  have  in  the 
skin  of  his  flesh  a  rising,  a  scab,  or 
bi'ight  sp()t,  and  it  be  in  the  skin  of 
his  flesh  like  the  plague  of  leprosy; 
then  he  shall  be  brought  unto 
Aaron  the  priest,  or  unto  one  of  his 
sons  the  priests : 

3  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  the 
plague  in  the  skin  of  the  flesh: 
and  ivlien  the  hair  in  the  plague  is 
turned  white,  and  the  plague  in 
sight  he  deeper  than  the  skin  of  his 
flesh,  it  is  a  plague  of  leprosy :  and 
the  priest  shall  look  on  him,  and 
pronounce  him  unclean. 

4  Jf  the  bright  spot  he  white  in 
the  skin  of  his  fl(>sh,  and  in  sight  he 
not  deeper  than  the  skin,  and  the 
hair  thereof  be  not  turned  white; 
then  the  priest  shall  shut  up  him 
that  hath  the  ])lague  seven  da.ys: 

5  And  the  pi-iest  shall  look  on 
him  the  seventh  day:  and,  behold, 
//'  the  plague  in  his  sight  Ik'  at  a 
sta.v,  and  the  i)lague  s|)rea(l  not  in 
the  skin;  then  the  priest  shall  shut 
him  up  seven  da.vs  more: 

G  And  the  ])i'iest  shall  look  on 
him  again  the  seventh  day:  and, 
behold,  //'the  i)lagu(^  he  •'somewhat 
dark,  awl  the  i)lague  si)read  not  in 
the  skin,  the  j)i;iest  shall  i)r(>nounce 
him  clean  :  it  is  hut  ;\.  scab  :  and  he 
sliall  wash  his  clot  lies,  and  be  clean. 

7  lint  if  the  seal)  s^)read  nuich 
abroa-d  in  the  skin.  aft<'r  that  he 
hath  been  seen  of  th(>  pi'iest  for  his 
cleansing,  he  shall  be  seen  of  the 
priest  again  : 

S  And  //'  the  i)i-i(»st  see  that,  be 
hold,  the  scai)sprea(leth  in  t  he  skin, 
tlien  the  pi'iestshall  pronounce  him 
unclean  :  it  is  a  lejiros.y. 

;)  If  When  tlu'  |)lague  of  leprosy 
is  in  a  man,  t  hen  he  shall  be  brought 
unto  the  priest; 


110 


Laws  and  tokens 


LEVITICUS,  13. 


to  discern  leprosy. 


10  And  the  priest  shall  see  1dm: 
and,  behold,  if  the  rising  he  white 
in  the  skin,  and  it  have  turned  the 
hair  white,  and  there  be  quick  raw 
flesh  in  the  rising  ; 

1 1  It  is  an  old  lei)rosy  in  the  skin 
of  his  flesh,  and  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  unclean,  and  shall 
not  shut  him  up :  for  he  is  unclean. 

12  And  if  a  leprosy  break  out 
abroad  in  the  skin,  and  the  leprosy 
cover  all  the  skin  of  him  that  liatk 
the  plague  from  his  head  even  to 
his  foot,  wheresoever  the  priest 
looketh ; 

1 3  Then  the  priest  shall  consider : 
and,  behold,  if  the  leprosy  have 
covered  all  his  flesh,  he  shall  pro- 
nounce him  clean  that  hath  the 
plague :  it  is  all  turned  white  :  he 
IS  clean. 

1 4  But  when  raw  flesh  appeareth 
in  him,  he  shall  be  unclean. 

1 5  And  the  priest  shall  see  the 
raw  flesh,  and  pronounce  him  to  be 
unclean :  for  the  raw  flesh  is  un- 
clean :  it  is  a  leprosy. 

1 6  Or  if  the  raw  flesh  turn  again, 
and  be  changed  unto  white,  he 
shall  come  vmto  the  priest ; 

17  And  the  priest  shall  see  him  : 
and,  behold,  //'the  plague  be  tui-ned 
into  white  ;  then  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  1dm  clean  that  hath  the 
plague  :  he  is  clean. 

18  ^  The  flesh  also,  in  which,  even 
in  the  skin  thereof,  was  a  boil,  and 
is  healed, 

19  And  in  the  place  of  the  boil 
there  be  a  white  rising,  or  a  bright 
spot,  white,  and  somewhat  I'eddish, 
and  it  be  shewed  to  the  priest ; 

20  And  if,  when  the  priest  seeth 
it,  behold,  it  he  in  sight  lower  than 
the  skin,  and  the  hair  thereof  be 
turned  white;  the  priest  shall  pro- 
nounce him  unclean  :  it  is  a  plague 
of  leprosy  broken  out  of  the  Doil. 

21  Kut  if  the  priest  look  on  it, 
and,  behold,  there  he  no  white  hairs 
therein,  and  //'it  l>e  not  lower  than 
the  skin,  but  l>e  '  somewhat  dai'k  : 


then  the  priest  shall  shut  him  up 
seven  days : 

22  And  if  it  spread  much  abroad 
in  the  skin,  then  tlie  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  unclean  :  it  is  a 
plague. 

23  But  if  the  bright  spot  sta,y  in 
his  ijlace,  and  spread  not,  it  is  '"a 
burning  boil ;  and  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  clean. 

24  U  Or  if  there  be  any  flesh,  in 
the  skin  whereof  there  is  a  •*  hot 
burning,  and  the  quick  flesh  that 
liurneth  have  a  white  bright  s])ot, 
somewhat  reddish,  or  white  ; 

25  Then    the   priest   shall    look 


upon  it:  and,  behold,  //'the hair  in 
the  bright  si)ot  be  turned  white, 
and  it  Jje  in  sight  deeper  than  the 
skin  ;  it  /**  a  leprosy  broken  out  of 
the  burning  :  wherefore  the  pi'iest 
shall  pionounce  him  unclean  :  it  is 
the  plague  of  leprosy. 

26  But  if  the  priest  look  on  it, 
and,  behokl,  there  be  no  white  hair 
in  the  bright  spot,  and  it  /je  no  lower 
than  the  other  skin,  but  he  '  some- 
what dark  ;    then  the  priest  shall 


shut  him  up  seven  days .: 

27  And  tne  priest  shall  look  upon 
him  the  seventh  day :  and  if  it  be 
spread  much  abroad  in  the  skin, 
then  the  priest  shall  pronounce 
him  unclean  :  it  is  the  plague  of 
leprosy. 

28  And  if  the  bright  spot  stay 
in  his  place,  and  spread  not  in  the 
skin,  but  it  he  '  somewhat  dark  ;  it 
is  a  rising  of  the  burning,  and  the 
priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean  : 
t(ir  it  is  ^an  inflammation  of  the 
burning. 

29  ^  If  a  man  or  woman  have  a 
plague  upon  the  head  or  the  beard  ; 

30  Then  the  priest  shall  see  the 
plague :  and,  behold,  if  it  he  in 
sight  deeper  than  the  skin ;  and' 
there  he  in  it  a  yellow  thin  hair ; 
then  the  priest  shall  pronounce 
him  unclean :  it  is  a  dry  scall, 
even  a  leprosy  upon  the  head  or 
beard. 

31  And  if  the  priest  look  on  the 
plague  of  the  scall,  and.  behold,  it 
l>e  not  in  sight  deeper  than  the 
skin,  and  that  there  is  no  black  hair 
in  it ;  then  the  priest  shall  shut  up 
him  that  hath  the  plague  of  the  scall 
seven  days  : 

32  And  in  the  seventh  day  the 
priest  shall  look  on  the  plague  : 
and,  behold,?/ the  scall  spread  not, 
and  there  be  in  it  no  yellow  hair,  and 
the  scall  l>e  not  in  sight  deeper  than 
the  skin  ; 

33  He  shall  be  shaven,  but  the 
scall  shall  he  not  shave ;  and  the 
priest  shall  shut  up  hi)n  that  hath 
the  scall  seven  days  more  : 

34  And  in  the  seventh  day  the 
priest  shall  look  on  the  scall :  and, 
behold,  y/'the  scall  be  not  spread  in 
the  skin,  nor  he  in  sight  deeper  than 
the  skin  ;  then  the  priest  shall  pio- 
nounce him  clean  :  and  he  snail 
wash  his  clothes,  and  be  clean. 

35  But  if  the  scall  spread  much 
in  the  skin  after  his  cleansing ; 

36  Then  the  priest  shall  look  on 
him  :  and,  beliold,  if  the  scall  be 
spread  in  the  skin,  the  priest  shall 
not  seek  for  yellow  hair  ;  he  is  un- 
clean. 

37  But  if  the  scall  be  in  liis  sight 
at  a  stay,  and  that  there  is  black 


1  dim ; 


*  the  scar 


111 


Uncleanness  of 


LEVITICUS,  14. 


the  leper. 


hair  grown  up  therein  ;  the  .scall  is 
healed,  he  is  clean  :  and  the  priest 
shall  pronounce  him  clean. 

38  ^  If  a  man  also  oi-  a  woman 
have  in  the  skin  of  their  tlesh  bright 
spots,  even  white  bright  spots  ; 

39  Then  tlie  priest  shall  look : 
and,  behold,  if  the  bi'ight  spots  in 
the  skin  of  their  flesh  be  darkish 
white ;  it  /s  a  freckled  spot  thnt 
groweth  in  the  skin  ;  he  is  clean. 

40  And  the  man  whose  liair  is 
fallen  off  his  head,  he  is  bald  ;  yet 
is  he  clean. 

41  And  he  that  hath  his  hair 
fallen  off  from  the  part  of  his  head 
toward  his  face,  he  is  forehead  bald  : 
yet  is  he  clean. 

42  And  if  there  be  in  the  bald 
head,  or  bald  forehead,  a  white 
reddish  sore  ;  it  is  a  leprosy  sprung 
u])  in  his  bald  head,  or  liis  bald  fore- 
head. 

43  Then  the  priest  shall  look 
upon  it :  and,  behold,  if  the  rising 
of  the  sore  he  white  reddish  in  his 
bald  head,  or  in  his  bald  forehead, 
as  the  leprosy  appeareth  in  the 
skin  of  the  flesh  ; 

41  He  is  a  leprous  man,  he  is 
unclean :  the  priest  shall  pro- 
nounce him  utterly  unclean ;  his 
plague  is  in  his  head. 

45  And  the  leper  in  whom  the 
plague  is,  his  clothes  shall  be  nnit, 
and  '  his  head  bare,  and  he  shall 
put  a  covering  upon  his  upper  lip, 
and  shall  cry.  Unclean,  unclean. 

4G  All  th(^  days  wherein  the 
l)laKU(»  sliull  he  in  him  he  shall  be 
(jellied  ;  he  is  unclean :  he  shall 
dwell  alone;  without  the  camp 
skull  his   habitation   he. 

47  H  The  garment  also  that  the 
plague  of  leid'osy  is  in,  tvketlter  it 
he  a  woollen  garment,  or  a  linen 
garment; 

4H  Whether  it  he  in  the  warp,  or 
woof;  of  linen,  ov  of  woollen; 
wh(!ther  in  a  skin,  or  in  any  tiling 
mad(!  of  skin  ; 

49  And  if  the  ])lague  })egi-eenish 
or  reddish  in  the  garment,  or  in 
the  skin,  eitliei-  in  the  warp,  oi- 
ill  the  woof,  or  in  any  thing  of 
skin  ;  it  is  a  plague  of  leprosy,  and 
sliall  be  shewed  unto  the  jjriest : 

50  And  t.lM^  priest  shall  look 
upon  th(!  niague,  and  shut  up  if 
tliii.t  lintli  t\w,  i)lague  seven  flays  : 

51  And  he  sliall  look  on  the 
pkigue  on  the  seventh  day:  if  the 
pliigue  b(^  spread  in  tli(^  gar'ment, 
(Mthcr  in  the  warp,  or  in  tlie  woof, 
or  in  a  skin,  or  in  an.v  work  tliat  is 
made  of  skin  ;  the  X)lague  is  a  fret- 
ting leprosy  ;  it  is  unclean. 

52  He  sliall  therefore  burn  that 
garment,   whether  warp  or   woof, 


in  woollen  or  in  linen,  or  any  thing 
of  skin,  wherein  the  j)lague  is  :  for 
it  is  a  fretting  leprosy  ;  it  shall  be 
burnt  in  the  fire. 

53  And  if  the  priest  shall  look, 
and,  behold,  the  plague  be  not 
sin-ead  in  the  garment,  either  in 
the  warp,  or  in  the  woof,  or  in  any 
thing  of  skin ; 

54  Then  the  priest  shall  com- 
mand that  they  wash  the  thivcf 
wherein  the  plague  is,  and  he  shall 
shut  it  up  seven  days  more: 

55  And  the  priest  shall  look  on 
the  plague,  after  that  it  is  washed  : 
and,  behold,  if  the  plague  have  not 
changed  his  colour,  and  the  plague 
be  not  spread  ;  it  is  unclean  ;  thou 
shalt  burn  it  in  the  fire ;  it  is  fret 
inward,  whether  it  he  bare  within 
or  without. 

56  And  if  the  priest  look,  and, 
liehold,  the  plague  he  ~  somewhat 
dai'k  after  the  washing  of  it ;  then 
he  shall  rend  it  out  of  the  garmeTit, 
or  out  of  the  skin,  or  out  of  the 
warp,  or  out  of  the  woof : 

57  And  if  it  appear  still  in  the 
garment,  either  in  the  warp,  or  in 
the  woof,  or  in  any  thing  of  skin  ; 
it  ?'.s-  a  spreading  'plague :  thou  shalfi 
burn  that  wherein  the  plague  is 
with  fire. 

58  And  the  garment,  either  warj), 
or  woof,  or  whatsoever  thing  of 
skin  it  he,  which  thou  shalt  wash, 
if  the  plague  be  departed  from 
them,  then  it  shall  be  washed  the 
second  time,  and  shall  be  clean. 

59  This  is  the  law  of  the  jjlague  of 
leprosy  in  a  gai-ment  of  woollen  oi- 
linen,  either  in  the  wai'j),  or  woof, 
or  anything  of  skins,  to  pronounce 
it  clean,  or  to  pronounce  it  un- 
clean. 

CHAPTER  14. 

1  The,  rites  aiuJ  x(icri/ice,\  hi  cJeiivfiinf/  of 
Ihe  leper.  .33  T/ie  xii/ns  of  lejirdKi/  hi  ti 
lunine.    43  The  clcdnsitm  of  that  limine. 

AND  the  LoiM)  spake  unto  Moses, 
sayini;, 

2  This  shall  be  the  law  of  the 
leper  in  the  day  of  his  cleansing: 
lie  shall  Ix'  brought  unto  the 
priest : 

3  And  tlu!  ])riest  shall  go  forth 
out  of  tli(>.  camp;  and  the  pi'iest 
shall  look,  a,nd,  bi'hold,  if  the 
pla,gu(!  of  leprosy  Ix;  healed  in  the 
leper; 

4  Then    shall    the    priest    com 
mand    to    take;   for  him  that  is   to 
be   cleansed   two   birds  alive    (VikI 
clea,n,  and  cedai'  wood,  ajid  scarlet, 
and  hysso)) : 

5  And  the  pi'iest  shall  connnand 
that  one  of  tn(?  birds  be  killed  in 
an  earthen  vessel  over  running 
water : 


-  dim 


112 


The  cleansing 


LEVITICUS,  14. 


of  the  leper. 


6  As  for  the  living  bird,  lie  shall 
take  it,  and  the  cedar  wood,  and 
the  scarlet,  and  the  hyssop,  and 
sliall  dip  them  and  the  living  bird 
in  the  blood  of  the  birfl  that  was 
killed  over  the  running  water  : 

7  And  he  shall  sprinkle  upon 
him  that  is  to  be  cleansed  from  the 
leprosy  seven  times,  and  shall  pro- 
nounce him  clean,  and  shall  let  the 
li^'ing  bird  loose  into  the  open 
field. 

8  And  he  that  is  to  be  cleansed 
shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  shave 
off  all  his  hair,  and  wash  himself 
in  water,  that  he  may  be  clean  : 
and  after  that  he  shall  come  into 
the  camp,  and  shall  tarry  abroad 
out  of  his  tent  seven  days. 

9  But  it  shall  be  on  the  seventh 
day,  that  he  shall  shave  all  his  hair 
off  his  head  and  his  beard  and  his 
eyebrows,  even  all  his  hair  he  sliall 
shave  off:  and  he  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  also  he  shall  wash  his  flesh 
in  water,  and  he  shall  be  clean. 

10  And  on  the  eiglitli  day  he  shall 
take  two  he  lambs  without  blemish, 
and  one  ewe  lamb  of  the  first  year 
without  Ijlemish,  and  three  tenth 
'  deals  of  fine  Hour  for  a  "  meat 
offering,  mingled  with  oil,  and  one 
log  of  oil. 

11  And  the  priest  that  maketh 
him,  clean  shall  present  the  man 
that  is  to  be  made  clean,  and  those 
things,  before  the  Lord,  at  the 
door  of  the  '^'tabei'nacle  of  the  con- 
gregation : 


1 2  And  the  priest  shall  take  one 
he  lamb,  and  offer  him  for  a  tres- 
pass offering,  and  the  log  of  oil, 
and  wave  them  fo?'  a  wave  offering 
before  the  Lord  : 

1 3  And  he  shall  slay  the  lamb  in 
the  place  where  he  shall  kill  the 
sin  offering  and  the  l)urnt  offering, 
in  the  holy  x^lace :  for  as  the  sin 
offering  is  the  iiriest's,  so  is  the 
trespass  offering :  it  is  most  holy  : 

14  And  the  priest  shall  take 
some  of  the  blood  of  the  tresjiass 
offering,  and  the  priest  shall  put  it 
ujion  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of 
him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and 
upon  the  thumb  of  his  right  hand, 
and  upon  the  great  toe  of  his  right 
foot : 

15  And  the  priest  shall  take 
some  of  the  log  of  oil,  and  pour  if 
into  the  palm  of  his  own  left  hand  ; 

IQ  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his 
right  finger  in  the  oil  that  is  in  his 
left  hand,  and  shall  sprinkle  of  the 
oil  with  his  finger  seven  times 
before  the  Lord  : 

17  And  of  the  rest  of  the  oil  that 

is  in  his  hand  shall  the  priest  put 

1  upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of 


him   that   is    to  be  cleansed,  and ; 
ui)on  the  thumb  of  his  right  hand, 
and  upon  the  great  toe  of  his  right 
foot,  upon  the  blood  of  the  tres- 
pass offering  : 

18  And  the  remnant  of  the  oil 
that  is  in  the  ])riest's  hand  he  shall 
pour  upon  the  head  of  him  that 
is  to  be  cleansed  :  and  the  priest 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  him 
before  the  Lord. 

1 9  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the 
sin  offering,  and  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed 
from  his  uncleanness ;  and  after- 
ward he  shall  kill  the  burnt  offer- 
ing : 

20  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the 
burnt  offering  and  the  "  meat  offer- 
ing upon  the  altar  :  and  the  priest 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  him, 
and  he  shall  be  clean. 

21  And  if  he  he  poor,  and  cannot 
get  so  much ;  then  he  shall  take 
one  lamb  for  a  trespass  offering  to 
be  waved,  to  make  an  atonement 
for  him,  and  one  tenth  ''  deal  of  fine 
flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a  '^  meat 
offering,  and  a  kig  of  oil ; 

22  And  two  turtledoves,  or  two 
young  pigeons,  such  as  he  is  able 
to  get ;  and  the  one  shall  be  a  sin 
offering,  and  the  other  a  burnt 
offering. 

23  And  he  shall  bring  them  on 
the  eighth  day  for  his  cleansing 
unto  the  priest,  unto  the  door  of 
the  °tabei-nacle  of  the  congrega- 


tion, before  the  Lord. 

24  And  the  priest  shall  take  the 
lamb  of  the  trespass  offering,  and 
the  log  of  oil,  and  the  priest  shall 
wave  them  for  a  wave  offering 
before  the  L()R7> : 

25  And  he  shall  kill  the  lamb  of 
the  trespass  offering,  and  the  priest 
shall  take  some  of  the  Ijlood  of  the 
trespass  offering,  and  put  H  upon 
the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of  him  that 
is  to  be  cleansed,  and  ujjon  the 
thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  upon 
the  great  toe  of  his  right  foot : 

26  And  the  priest  shall  pour  of 
the  oil  into  the  palm  of  his  own 
left  hand  : 

27  And  the  priest  shall  sprinkle 
with  his  right  finger  some  of  the 
oil  that  is  in  his  left  hand  seven 
times  before  the  Loi;d  : 

28  And  the  priest  shall  put  of 
the  oil  that  is  in  his  hanfl  upon  the 
tip  of  the  right  ear  of  him  that  is 
to  be  cleansed,  and  ui)on  the  thumb 
of  his  right  hand,  ntid  upon  the 
great  toe  of  his  right  foot,  upon 
the  placeof  the  blood  of  tlie  tres- 
pass offering : 

29  And  the  rest  of  the  oil  that  is 


2  meal 


4  part  of  an 
ephah 


^  tent  of 
meeting, 


8 


113 


Leprosy  in  a  house. 


LEVITICUS,  15. 


Its  cleansing. 


in  the  priest's  hand  he  shall  put 
upon  the  head  of  him  that  is  to  be 
cleansed,  to  make  an  atonement 
for  him  before  the  LoiU). 

30  And  he  shall  offer  the  one  of 
the  turtledoves,  or  of  the  young 
pigeons,  such  as  he  can  get ; 

31  Even  such  as  he  is  able  to  get, 
the  one  for  a  sin  offering,  and  the 
other /or  a  burnt  offering,  with  the 
^  meat  offering :  and  the  priest 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  him 
that  is  to  be  cleansed  before  the 
Lord. 

.32  This  is  the  law.  of  him  in 
whom  is  the  plague  of  leprosy, 
whose  hand  is  not  able  to  get  that 
which  ijertaineth  to  his  cleansing. 

33  %  And  the  Loui)  spake  unto 
Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

34  When  ye  be  come  into  the 
land  of  Canaan,  which  I  give  to 
you  for  a  possession,  and  I  put  the 
plague  of  leprosy  in  a  liouse  of  the 
land  of  your  possession  ; 

35  And  he  that  owneth  the 
house  shall  come  and  tell  the 
priest,  saying.  It  seemeth  to  me 
there  is  as  it  were  a  plague  in  the 
house : 

36  Then  the  priest  shall  com- 
mand that  they  empty  the  house, 
before  the  priest  go  into  it  to  see 
the  plague,  that  all  that  is  in  the 
house  be  not  made  unclean  :  and 
afterward  the  pi'iest  shall  go  in  to 
see  the  house : 

37  And  he  shall  look  on  the 
plague,  and,  lu'liold,  //"  the  plague 
l>e  in  the  walls  of  the  house  with 
hollow  -  sti'akcs.  greenish  or  red- 
dish, which  in  sight  are  lower  than 
the  wall  ; 

38  Then  tiie  priest  shall  go  out 
of  the  house  to  the  door  of  the 
house,  and  shut  up  the  house  seven 
days  : 

39  And  the  priest  shall  come 
again  the  seventh  day,  and  shall 
look  :  and,  Ix^hold,  //  the  plague 
be  spread  in  the  walls  of  the 
house ; 

to  Then  the  priest  shall  com- 
mand that  they  take  away  tiie 
stones  in  which  tlu^  i)lague  is,  and 
they  shall  cast  tliein  into  an  unclean 
yA;w\\  without  the  city  : 

41  And  he  shall  cause  the  house 
to  be  s(;raped  within  round  about, 
and  they  shall  ])our  out  tlu^  dust 
that  tliey  scrap(!  off  without  the 
city  into  an  unclean  ])lace: 

42  And  they  shall  take  otluM- 
stones,  and  i)ut  t}i(nn  in  the  place 
of  those  stones;  and  he  shall  take; 
other  morter,  and  shall  plaister  the 
house. 

43  And  if  the  i)lague  come  again, 
and  break  out  in  the  house,  aftei' 


that  he  hath  taken  away  the  stones, 
and  af  tei'  he  hath  scraped  the  house, 
anfl  after  it  is  plaistered ; 

44  Then  the  priest  shall  come 
and  look,  aiifl,  behold,  7/ the  plague 
be  spread  in  the  house,  it  is  a  fret- 
ting leprosy  in  the  house:  it  is 
unclean. 

45  And  he  shall  break  down  the 
house,  the  stones  of  it,  and  the  tim- 
ber thereof,  and  all  the  morter  of 
the  house;  and  he  shall  carry  tJiem 
forth  out  of  the  city  into  an  unclean 
place. 

4(3  ^loreover  he  that  goeth  into 
the  house  all  the  while  that  it  is 
shut  up  shall  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

47  And  he  that  lieth  in  the  house 
shall  wash  his  clothes;  and  he  that 
eateth  in  the  house  shall  wash  his 
clothes. 

48  And  if  the  priest  shall  come 
in,  and  k)ok  nnon  it,  and,  behold, 
the  plague  hath  not  spread  in  the 
house,  after  the  house  was  plais- 
tered: then  the  priest  shall  pro- 
nounce the  house  clean,  because 
the  plague  is   healed. 

49  And  he  shall  take  to  cleanse 
the  house  two  birds,  and  cedar 
wood,  and   scarlet,  and   hyssop: 

50  And  he  shall  kill  the  one  of 
the  birds  in  an  earthen  vessel  over 
running  water: 

51  And  ho  shall  take  the  cedar 
wood,  and  the  hyssop,  and  the  scar- 
let, and  the  living  bird,  and  dip 
them  in  the  bloofi  of  the  slain  bint, 
and  in  the  I'unning  water,  and 
sprinkle   the   house   seven   times: 

52  And  he  shall  cleanse  the  house 
with  the  blood  of  the  bird,  and  with 
the  I'umiing  water,  and  with  {\w 
living  bii'd,  and  with  the  cedar 
wood,  atid  with  the  hyssop,  and 
with  t.h<'  scarlet: 

53  liut  he  shall  let  go  the  living 
bii'd  out  of  tln^  city  into  the  open 
•'fields.  Mild  iiijike  an  atonement  for 
the  house :  ;iiid  it  slwill  be  clean. 

51  This  IS  the  law  for  all  manner 
of  i)lague  of  lejirosy,  and  scall, 

55  And  foi'  the  leprosy  of  a  gar- 
ment, and  of  ;i,  house, 

5()  And  for  n  I'isiiig,  and  for  a, 
scab,  ajul  for  a  bright  spot: 

57  To  teach  when  it  is  unclean, 
and  wluMi  it  is  clean:  this  is  the 
law  of  leprosy. 

CHAPTEU    15. 

1  Tlif  /nich'dtnii'Ks  of  wen  in  iheir  isxiirs, 
i:i  Tlic  clfdiiningd/fliem.  1!)  The  uncli'au- 
iii'HH  (if  irinnen  in  their  issiicn.  28  Their 
c/idnsinn. 

AN  I )  the  Lord  sjiake  unto  Moses 
;ind  to  Aai'on,  saying, 
2  Speak  unto  the  chihh'en  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them.  When  any 


114 


Tlie  undeanness  of 


LEVITICUS,  15. 


■  men.  and  women. 


man  hatl]  a  running  issue  out  of 
his  flesh,  because  of  his  issue  he  is 
unclean. 

3  And  this  shall  be  his  undean- 
ness in  his  issue:  whether  his  flesh 
run  Avith  his  issue,  or  his  flesh  be 
stopped  from  his  issue,  it  is  his  un- 
deanness. 

4  Every  bed,  whei'eon  he  lieth 
that  hath  the  issue,  is  unclean :  and 
every  thing,  whereon  he  sitteth, 
shall  be  unclean. 

5  And  whosoever  toucheth  his 
bed  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and 
bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

6  And  he  that  sitteth  on  any 
thing  whereon  he  sat  that  hath  the 
issue  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and 
bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

7  And  he  that  toucheth  the  flesh 
of  him  that  hath  the  issue  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himse/f 
in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

8  And  if  he  that  hath  the  issue 
spit  upon  him  that  is  clean;  then 
he  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe 
himse/f  in  water,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

9  And  what  saddle  soever  he 
rideth  upon  that  hath  the  issue 
shall    be    unclean. 

10  And  whosoever  toucheth  any 
thing  that  was  under  him  shall  be 
unclean  until  the  even :  and  he  that 
beareth  any  of  those  things  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  anrl  bathe  himse/f 
in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

1 1  And  whomsoever  he  toucheth 
that  hath  the  issue,  and  hath  not 
rinsed  his  hands  in  water,  he  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  hiinse/f 
in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

12  And  the  vessel  of  earth,  that 
he  toucheth  which  hath  the  issue, 
shall  be  broken :  and  every  vessel 
of  wood  shall  be  rinsed  in  water. 

13  And  when  he  that  hath  an 
issue  is  cleansed  of  his  issue;  then 
he  shall  number  to  himself  seven 
days  for  liis  cleansing,  and  wash 
his  clothes,  and  bathe  his  flesh  in 
running  water,  and  shall  be  dean. 

14  And  on  the  eighth  day  he 
shall  take  to  him  two  turtledoves, 
or  two  young  ]jigeons,  and  come 
before  the  Lord  unto  the  door  of 
the  Habernacle  of  the  congreigiition, 
and  give  them  unto  the  priest: 

1 5  And  the  priest  shall  offer  them , 
the  one  for  a  sin  offering,  and  the 
other  for  a  burnt  offering;  and  the 
priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
him  before  the  Lord  for  his  issue. 

1 6  And  if  any  man's  seed  of  copu- 


lation go  out  from  him,  then  he 
shall  wash  all  his  flesh  in  water, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

1 7  And  every  garment,  and  every 
skin,  whereon  is  the  seed  of  copu- 
lation, shall  be  washed  with  water, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

18  The  woman  also  with  whom 
man  shall  lie  vifh  seed  of  copula- 
tioii,  they  shall  />ot/i  bathe  them.se/ves 
in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

1 9  II  And  if  a  woman  have  an 
issue,  and  her  issue  in  her  flesh  be 
blood,  she  shall  be  put  apart  seven 
days:  and  whosoever  toucheth  her 
shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

20  And  every  thing  that  she  lieth 
upon  in  her  separation  shall  be  un- 
clean: every  thing  also  that  she 
sitteth  upon  shall  be  unclean. 

21  And  whosoever  toucheth  her 
bed  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and 
bathe  himse/f  in  water,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

22  And  whosoever  toucheth  any 
thing  that  she  sat  upon  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  bathe  himse/f  in 
water,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

23  And  if  it  /je  on  her  bed,  or 
on  any  thing  whereon  she  sitteth, 
when  he  toucheth  it,  he  sliall  be 
unclean  until  the  even. 

24  And  if  any  man  lie  with  her 
at  all,  and  her  ''  flowers  be  upon 
him,  he  shall  lie  unclean  seveii 
days;  and  all  the  bed  whereon  he 
Heth  shall  be  unclean. 

2.5  And  if  a  woman  have  an  issue 
of  her  blood  many  days  out  of  the 
time  of  her  separation,  or  if  it  run 
beyond  the  time  of  her  seixiration; 
all  the  days  of  the  issue  of  her  un- 
deanness shall  be  as  the  days  of 
her  separation :  she  sha//  l>e  unclean. 

26  Every  bed  whereon  she  lieth 
all  the  days  of  her  issue  shall  be 
unto  her  as  the  bed  of  her  separa- 
tion :  and  whatsoever  she  sitteth 
upon  shall  be  unclean,  as  the  un- 
deanness of  her  separation. 

27  And  whosoever  toucheth  those 
things  shall  be  unclean,  and  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  \rA\.\\i:'  liimsdf 
in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

28  But  if  she  be  cleansed  of  her 
issue,  then  she  shall  number  to  her- 
self seven  days,  and  after  that  she 
shall  be  clean. 

29  And  on  the  eighth  day  she 
shall  take  unto  her  two  •'  turtles,  or 
two  young  pigeons,  and  l)ring  them 
unto  the  priest,  to  the  door  of  the 
^tabernacle  of  the  congi-egation. 

30  Antl  the  in'iest  shall  ofler  the 
one  for  a  sin  offering,  ajid  the  other 
for  a  burnt  offering ;  and  the  priest 


2  impurity 


3  turtle- 
doves, 

4  tent  of 
meeting. 


115 


Tlie  hiijh  priest 


LEVITICUS,  ir>. 


in  the  hohj  place. 


shall  make  an  atonement  for  lier 
before  the  Lord  for  the  issue  of  her 
uncleajuiess. 

31  Thus  shall  ye  separate  the 
children  of  Israel  from  their  un- 
cleanness  ;  that  they  die  not  in 
their  uncleanness,  when  they  defile 
my  tabernacle  that  ?'.s'  among:  them. 

32  This_ /s  the  law  of  liim  that 
hath  an  issue,  and  of  him  wliose 
seed  goeth  from  him,  and  is  defiled 
therewith  ; 

33  And  of  lier  that  is  sick  '  of  her 
flowei's,  and  of  him  that  hath  an 


issue,  of  the  man,  and  of  the  woman, 
and  of  him  that  lieth  with  her  that 
is  unclean. 

CHAPTER   16. 

1  IIinK the h iyh. prieni  must  enter  into  theholy 
place.  11  'the  xinofferlngforhimitelf.  15 
The  sin  offering  fur  the  qieoph..  %\  The 
scapegoat.  29  The  ij early  feaat  o_f  the  ev- 
l)iiUions. 

AND  the  Lord  snake  unto  Closes 
after  the  death  of  the  two  sons 
of  Aaron,  when  they  offered  before 
the  Lord,  and  died  ; 

'1  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Speak  unto  Aaron  thy  brother,  that 
he  come  not  at  all  times  into  the 
holy  pliu-e  within  the  vail  before 
tlie  mercy  seat,  which  ?'.s  upon  the 
ark  ;  that  he  die  not :  for  I  will  ap- 
pear in  the  cloud  upon  the  mercy 
seat. 

3  Thus  shall  Aaron  come  into  the 
holy  yj^rtre;  with  a  young  bullock 
for  a  sin  offering,  and  a  ram  for  a 
burnt  oH'ei'iiig. 

•4  He  shall  put  on  the  lioly  linen 
coat,  arid  he  shall  have  the  Hikmi 
breeclu^s  upon  his  llesh,  and  shall 
be  girded  with  a  linen  girdk;,  and 
with  th(>  linen  mitre  shall  he  be 
attired:  these  (irc  holy  garments; 
tlierefore  shall  he  wash  his  flesh  in 
water,  and  no  i)ut  them  on. 

5  Aii<l  he  shall  take  of  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel 
two  -  kids  of  the  ■fo.'ifs  for  a  sin  of- 
fering,  and  one  ram  for  a  l>urnt  of- 
fering. 

()  And  Aaj'on  sh;dl  offer  his  bul- 
lock of  tlu^  sin  ollering,  which  /x  for 
himself,  and  make  an  atonement 
foi'  hiiiisclF.  and  for  his  house. 

7  And  he  shall  take  I  he  two 
goats,  and  present,  them  before  the 
LoiM)  <tt  the  dooi'  of  IIk^  ■'  (jibeni.-icle 
of  the  «-on'j:i-eu^;itioii 


<S  And  Aai'on  slia.ll  cast  lots  upon 
th(!  two  goats  ;  oii(\  lot  for  the 
LoKl),  ;in(l  the  other  lotfor*the 
scapegoat. 

y  vVnd  Aaron  shall  bring  the  goat 
upon  \yhl<'h  the  Loud's  lot  fell,  and 
oner  \\\\\\  fuf  a  sin  offering. 


*  lleb.  Azazel. 


10  But  the  goat,  on  wliich  the  lot 
fell  to  be  the  scapegoat,  shall  be 
presented  alive  before  the  Lord,  to 
make  an  atonement  with  him,  and 
to  let  him  go  for  a  scapegoat  into 
the  wilderness. 

11  And  Aaron  shall  bring  the 
buUock  of  the  sin  offering,  which 
?'.s  for  himself,  and  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his 
house,  and  shall  kill  the  bullock  of 
the  sin  offering  which  /,s  for  him- 
self : 

12  And  he  shall  take  a  censer  full 
of  bui'iiing  coals  of  fire  from  off  the 
altar  before  the  Lord,  and  his 
hands  full  of  sweet  incense  beaten 
small,  and  bring  it  within  the  vail : 

13  And  he  shall  put  the  incense 
upon  the  fire  before  the  Lord,  that 
the  cloud  of  the  incense  may  cover 
the  mercy  seat  that  is  upon  the 
testimony,  that  he  die  not : 

14  And  he  shall  take  of  the  blood 
of  the  bullock,  and  sprinkle  /;!  with 
his  finger  upon  the  mercy  seat 
*  eastward :  and  before  tlie  mercy 
seat  shall  he  sprinkle  of  the  blood 
with  his  finger  seven  times. 

15  lIThen  shall  he  kill  the  goat 
of  thfi  sin  offering,  that  /.s-  for  the 
people,  and  bring  his  blood  within 
the  vail,  and  flo  with  that  blood  as 
he  did  with  the  l)lood  of  the  bul- 
lock, and  sprinkle  it  upon  the 
mercy  seat,  and  before  the  mercy 
seat:      ' 

IG  And  he  shall  make  an  atone- 
in(!nt  for  th(^  holy  place,  because  of 
the  uncleanness  of  the  children  of 
[srael,  and  because  of  theii-  trans- 
gressions in  all  theii-  sins  :  and  so 
shall  he  do  for  i\w  '"tabenwu^le  of 


the  contri-egatioii  that  remaineth 
among  them  in  the  midst  of  theii" 
uncleanness. 

17  And  there  shall  be  no  man  in 
the  "  tabeinacle  of  the  congregation 
wluMi  he  goeth  i)i  to  makean  at.one- 
ment  in  tlu^  holy  place,  until  he 
come  out,  and  \va\v  made  an  atone- 
ment for  himself,  and  for  his  house- 
hold, and  for  all  tiie  congregation 
of  Israel. 

1<S  And  he  shall  go  out  wnU)  the 
altai'  that  /.><  befoie  the  Loi;d,  iind 
make  an  atDnemeiit.  for  it  ;  and 
shall  tak(^  of  the  blood  of  the  bul 
lock,  and  of  tlu;  blood  of  the  ;^oat, 
and  put  //-  u|)on  tin;  horns  ot  the 
altnr  round  about. 

1!)  And  he  shall  spi-inkle  of  the 
blood  upon  it  with  his  fhiger  seven 
times,  anfl  cleanse  it,  and  hallow 
it  from  the  uncleanness  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

20  II  And  when  lie  hath  made  an 
end  of  reconciling  the  holy  place. 


116 


Tlie  scMpegoat. 


LEVITICUS,  17. 


Eatiuij  of  blood  forbidden. 


and  tlie  '  tabernacle  of  the  coii'^re- 
ii;itioii,    and    tlie    altar,    he    shall 


bring  the  live  goat : 

:^1  And  Aaron  shall  lay  both  his 
hands  upon  the  head  oi  the  live 
goat,  and  confess  over  him  all  the 
iniquities  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  all  their  transgressions  in  all 
their  sins,  putting  them  upon  the 
head  of  the  goat,  and  shall  send 
hini  away  by  the  hand  of  a  "  fit  man 
into  the  wilderness : 

22  And  the  goat  shall  bear  upon 
him  all  their  iniquities  unto  a  land 
not  inhabited  :  and  he  shall  let  go 
the  goat  in  the  wilderness. 

23  And  Aaron  shall  come  into 
the  '  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion,  anfl  shall  put  off  the  linen 


garments,  which  he  put  on  when 
he  went  into  the  holy  place,  and 
shall  leave  them  there: 

24  And  he  shall  wash  his  flesh 
with  water  in  ^  the  holy  place,  and 
^:)ut  on  his  garments,  and  come 
forth,  and  offer  his  burnt  offering, 
and  the  burnt  offering  of  the  peo- 
ple, and  make  an  atonement  for 
himself,  and  for  the  people. 

25  And  the  fat  of  the  sin  offering 
shall  he  burn  upon  the  altar. 

26  And  he  that  let  go  the  goat 
for  the  scapegoat  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  bathe  his  flesh  in 
water,  and  afterward  come  into 
the  cami). 

27  And  the  bullock  for  the  sin 
offering,  and  the  goat  for  the  sin 
offering,  whose  blood  was  brought 
in  to  make  atonement  in  the  holy 
place,  shall  one  cai'ry  forth  witliout 
the  camp  ;  and  they  shall  burn  in 
the  fire  their  skins,  and  their  flesh, 
and  their  dung. 

28  And  he  that  burneth  them 
shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe 
his  flesh  in  water,  and  afterward 
he  shall  come  into  the  camp. 

29  ^  And  this  shall  be  a  statute 
for  ever  unto  you  :  thai  in  the  sev- 
enth month,  on  the  tenth  day  of 
the  month,  ye  sha,ll  afflict  your 
souls,  and  do  no  woi'k  a,t  all,  whether 
it  be  one  of  your  own  country,  or 
a  stranger  tnat  sojourneth  among 
you: 

30  For  on  that  day  shall  the 
priest  make  an  atonement  for  you, 
to  cleanse  you,  tJiai  y(>  may  be 
clean  from  all  your  sins  before  the 
Lord. 

3 1  It  sliall  be  a  sabbath  f )f  •*  rest 
unto  you,  and  ye  shall  afflict  your 
souls,  by  a  statute  for  ever. 

32  And  the  priest,  whom  he  shall 
anoint,  and  whom  lie  shall  consp 
crate  to  minister  in  the  priest's  of- 
fice in  his  father's  stead,  shall  make 

11 


the  atonement,  and  sliall  put  on 
the  linen  clothes,  even  the  holy  gar- 
ments : 

33  And  he  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  the  holy  sanctuary,  and 
he  shall  make  an  atonement  for  the 
'  tal:)ei-nacle   of    the  congregation. 


and  tor  the  altar,  and  he  shall  make 
an  atonement  for  the  priests,  and 
for  all  the  people  of  the  congrega- 
tion. 

34  And  this  shall  be  an  everlast- 
ing statute  unto  you,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  the  children  of  Israel 
for  all  their  sins  once  a  year.  And 
he  did  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

CHAPTER   17. 

I  The  hlooil  of  all  shiiti  bedttfs  iiiiiM  be  offered 
to  the  Lord  <it  the  iliior  of  tlie  tuheriiuvle. 
7  They  unifit  not  ofertoileril.s.  M  All  eat- 
iiiQ  of  lilood  i.s  forlil/ldeii,  IT)  aud  all  that 
dietli-  alone,  or  ix  tor>i. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, saying, 

2  8peak  unto  Aaron,  and  unto 
his  sons,  and  unto  all  tlu^  children 
of  Israel,  and  say  unto  tli(>m  ;  This 
is  the  thing  which  the  Loud  hath 
commanded,  saying, 

3  What  man  soever  there  be  of 
the  house  of  Israel,  that  killeth  an 
ox,  or  lamb,  or  goat,  in  the  camp, 
or  that  killeth  it  out  of  the  canqi, 

4  And  bringeth  it  not  unto  the 
door  of  the  Habernacle  of  the  con- 


gregation, t(^  offer  an  offering  uiit(j 
the  L(jRD  before  the  tabernacle  of 
the  Lord  ;  blood  shall  be  imputed 
unto  that  man ;  he  hath  shed  l)lood ; 
and  that  nian  shall  be  cut  off"  from 
among  his  people : 

5  To  the  end  that  the  children 
of  Israel  may  bring  their  sacrifices, 
which  they  offer  in  the  open  field, 
even  that  they  may  bring  them 
unto  the  Lord,  unto  the  door  of 
the  ^  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, unto  tiie  priest,  and  offer  tliem 
for  peace  offerings  unto  the  Loud. 

G  And  the  priest  shall  sprinkle 
the  blood  upon  the  altar  of  the 
Lord  at  the  door  of  the  '  taber- 
nacle of  the  congi'egatioii,  am  I 
burn  the  fat  for  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord. 

7  And  they  sliall  no  more  offer 
their  sacrifices  unto  devils,  after 
whom  they  ^  have  gone  a:  whoring. 
This  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever 
unto  them  throughout  their  gen- 
erations. 

H  ^  And  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them,  Whatsoever  man  there  be  of 
the  li(juse  of  Isi-ael.  or  of  the  stran- 
gers which  sojourn  among  you, 
that  off'ereth  a  burnt  offering  or 
sacrifice, 


1  tent  of 
meeting;. 


s  play  the 
liai'lot. 


Unlmoful  marriages. 


LEVITICU8,  18. 


Unlawful  lusts. 


9  And  bringeth  it  not  unto  the 
door  of  the  ^  tabernacle  of  tlie  eiin- 


gregation,  to  otter  it  unto  the  Lokd  ; 


even  that  man  shall  be  cut  oft' from 
among  his  people. 

10  II  And  whatsoever  man  there 
be  of  the  house  of  Israel,  or  of  the 
strangers  that  sojourn  among  you, 
that  eateth  any  manner  of  blood  ; 
1  will  even  set  my  face  against 
that  soul  that  eateth  blood,  and 
will  cut  him  oft'  from  among  his 
people. 

1 1  For  the  life  of  the  flesh  is  in 
the  blood :  and  I  have  given  it  to 
you  upon  the  altar  to  make  an 
atonement  for  your  souls  :  for  it  is 
the  blood  that  maketh  an  atone- 
ment "for  the  soul. 

12  Therefore  1  said  unto  the 
chiklren  of  Israel,  No  soul  of  you 
shall  eat  blood,  neither  shall  any 
stranger  that  sojourneth  among 
you  eat  blood. 

13  And  whatsoever  man  there  he 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  or  of  the 
strangers  that  sojoui'ii  among  you, 
which  hunteth  and  catcheth  any 
beast  or  fowl  that  may  be  eaten  ; 
he  shall  even  i)our  out  the  blood 
thereof,  and  cover  it  with  dust. 

U  For  it  Is  the  life  of  all  flesh  ; 
the  blood  of  it  is  ■'iw  the  life  tliereof : 
therefore  I  said  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  Ve  shall  eat  the  bloo(l  of 
no  manner  of  flesh  :  for  the  life  of 
all  flesh  is  the  blood  thereof  :  who- 
soever eateth  it  shall  be  cut  oft". 

15  And  every  soul  that  eateth 
that  which  died  of  itself,  or  that 
which  was  torn  with  //easts,  whether 
it  he  one  of  your  own  country,  or 
a  stranger,  he  shall  both  wash  his 
clothes,  and  l)athe  himself  in  water, 
and  be  u  nclean  until  the  even  :  then 
shall  he  be  clean. 

Hi  Hut  if  he  wash  them  not,  nor 
bathe  his  Hesh  ;  then  he  shall  bear 
his  iniquity. 

CHAPTER   18. 

1   Unlaipful  mnrridi/en.     lit   I'lilairful  hixfx. 

AND  the  Lord  sjjake  unto  Mo 
ses,  saying, 

2  Si)eak  unto  the  children  of  fs 
rael,  and  say  unto  them,  I  am  tlie 
LoKi>  your  (Jod. 

3  After  the  floings  of  the  kind  of 
Kgy|)t,  wlun-ein  ye  dwelt,  shall  ye 
not  do  :  and  aftei'  the  (k)iiigs  of  the 
land  of  Canaan,  whither  I  bring 
you,  shall  y<'  not  do:  neither  shall 
ye  walk  in  their  oi'din;inces. 

4  Ve  shall  do  my  .judgnients, 
and  keep  mine  ordinances,  to  walk 
therein  :   I  am  the  Loi;i)  your  (iofl. 

5  Ye  shall  therefore '  keep  my 
statutes.and  my  judgments:  which 


if  a  man  do,  he  shall  live  in  them  : 
I  avi  the  Lord. 

G  ^  None  of  you  shall  approach 
to  any  that  is  near  of  kin  to  him, 
to  uncover  their  nakedness :  I  am 
the  Lord. 

7  The  nakedness  of  thy  father, 
"■or  the  nakedness  of  thy  mother, 
shalt  thou  not  uncover  :  she  is  thy 
mother;  thou  shalt  not  uncover 
her  nakedness. 

8  The  nakedness  of  thy  father's 
wife  shalt  thou  not  uncover:  it  is 
thy  father's  nakedness. 

9  The  nakedness  of  thy  sister, 
the  daughter  of  thy  father,  or 
daughter  of  thy  mother,  wliether 
she  he  born  at  home,  or  born  aliroad, 
even  their  nakedness  thou  shalt  not 
uncover. 

10  The  nakedness  of  thy  son's 
daughter,  or  of  thy  daughter's 
daughter,  enen  their  nakedness 
thou  shalt  not  uncover:  for  theirs 
is  thine  own  nakedness. 

11  The  nakedness  of  thy  father's 
wife's  daughter,  begotten  of  thy  fa- 
ther, she  is  thy  sister,  thou  shalt 
not  uncover  hei-  nakedness. 

12  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the 
naked  ness()f  thy  father's  sister: 
she  is  thy  father's  near  kinswoman. 

13  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the 
nakedness  of  thy  mother's  sister: 
for  she  is  thy  nujther's  near  kins- 
woman. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the 
nakedness  of  thy  fathei''s  brother, 
thou  shalt  not  approach  to  his 
wife:  she  /,s-  thine  aunt. 

15  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the 
nakedness  of  thy  daughter  in  law: 
she  is  thy  s(»n's  wife;  thou  shalt 
not  uncover  her  nakedness. 

I  (■)  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the 
nakedness  of  thy  brother's  wife: 
it  is  tiiy  bi'other's  nakedness. 

17  'i'hou  shalt  not  uncover  the 
nakedness  of  a  woman  and  her 
daughter,  neither  shalt  thou  take 
her  son's  daughter,  or  her  daugh 
ter's  daughter,  to  uncover  her  na 
kedness;  for  they  ((re  her  near 
kinswomen  :  it  is  wickedness. 

IS  Neither  shalt  thou  take  '"^a. 
wife  td  lier  sister,  to  vex  her,  to 
uru'o\cr  her  nakedness,  beside  the 
other  in  her  life  time. 

19  Also  thou  shalt  not  a,i)i)i'oach 
unto  a,  woma-n  to  uncover  her  na- 
kedness, as  long  as  she  is  put  apart 
foi-  liei"  unclea-iuiess. 

20  Moreover  thou  shalt  not  lie 
carnally  with  thy  neighbour's  wife, 
t(j  delile  thyself  with  her. 

21  And  thou  shalt  not  "let  any 
of  thy  seed  "  iwiss  through  the  fire 
to  Molech,  neither  shalt  thou  pro- 


^  even 


"Kive 

'  to  make 

them  j);iss 


118 


A  rejietition 


LEVITICUS,  19. 


of  sundry  laics. 


fane  the  name  of  thy  God :  I  am 
the  Lord. 

22  Thou  shalt  not  lie  witli  inan- 
kind,  as  with  womankind :  it  /*• 
abomination. 

23  Neither  shalt  thou  lie  with 
any  beast  to  defile  thyself  there- 
with :  neither  shall  any  woman 
stand  before  a  beast  to  lie  down 
thereto :  it  is  confusion. 

24  Defile  not  ye  yourselves  in 
any  of  these  things:  for  in  all  these 
the  nations  are  defiled  which  1  cast 
out  before  you  : 

25  And  the  land  is  defiled :  there- 
fore I  do  visit  the  ini(iuity  thereof 
upon  it,  and  the  land  itself  vomit- 
eth  out  her  inhabitants. 

26  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  my 
statutes  and  my  judgments,  and 
shall  not  connnit  any  of  these 
abominations  ;  neitlun-  any  of  your 
own  nation,  nor  any  stranger  that 
sojourneth  among  you : 

27  (For  all  these  abominations 
have  the  men  of  the  land  done, 
which  ivere  before  you,  and  the 
land  is  defiled  ;) 

28  That  the  land  spue  not  you 
out  also,  when  ye  defile  it,  as  it 
spued  out  the  nations  that  tvere 
before  you. 

29  For  whosoever  shall  commit 
any  of  these  abominations,  even 
the  souls  that  commit  them  shall 
be  cut  oft"  from  among  their  people. 

30  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  mine 
oi-dinance.  that  ye  connnit  not  any 
one_  of  these  aboininable  customs, 
which  were  committed  before  you, 
and  tliat  ye  flefile  not  yourselves 
thei'ein  :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAPTER  19. 

A  repetition  of  xunJry  laws. 

AND     the     Lord     spake     unto 
Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  all  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them.  Ye  shall  be  holy : 
for  1  the  Lord  your  God  am 
holy. 

3  II  Ye  shall  fear  every  man  his 
mother,  and  his  father,  and  keej) 
my  sabbaths  :  1  am  the  Lord  youi' 
God. 

4  H  Turn  ye  not  unto  idols,  nor 
make  to  yourselves  molten  gods  :  1 
am  the  Lord  your  God. 

5  *\  And  if  ye  ofler  a  sacrifice  of 
peace  offerings  unto  the  Lord,  ye 
shall  offer  it '  at  yowv  own  will. 

6  It  shall  be  eaten  the  same 
day  ye  offer  it,  and  on  the  mor- 
row :  and  if  ought  remain  until 
the  third  day,  it  shall  be  burnt 
in  the  fii-e. 

7  And  if  it  be  eaten  at  all  on  the 

] 


third  day,  it  is  abominable  ;  it  shall 
not  be  accepted. 

8  Therefore  every  one  that  eateth 
it  shall  bear  his  iniquity,  because 
he  hath  profaned  the  hallowed 
thing  of  the  Lord  :  and  that  soul 
shall  be  cut  off  from  among  his 
people. 

9  U  And  when  ye  reap  the  har- 
vest of  your  land,  thou  shalt  not 
wholly  reap  the  corner's  <»f  thy  field, 
neither  shalt  thou  gather  the  glean- 
ings of  thy  harvest. 

10  And  thou  shalt  not  glean  thy 
vineyard,  neither  shalt  thou  gather 
every  grape  of  thy  vineyard  ;  thou 
shalt  leave  them  for  the  poor  and 
stranger  :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

11  H  Ye  shall  not  steal,  neither 
deal  falsely,  neither  lie  one  to  an- 
other. 

12  ^  And  ye  shall  not  swear  by 
my  name  falsely,  neither  shalt  thou 
profane  the  name  of  thy  God :  I 
am  the  Lord. 

13  ^  Thou  shalt  not  defraud  thy 
neighbour,  neither  rob  Jiim, :  the 
wages  of  him  that  is  hired  shall 
not  abide  with  thee  all  night  until 
the  morning. 

14  U  Thou  shalt  not  curse  the 
deaf,  nor  put  a  stumblingblock 
before  the  blind,  but  shalt  fear 
thy_God  :   1  am  the  Lord. 

15  H  Ye  shall  do  no  unrighteous- 
ness in  judgment :  thou  shalt  not 
respect  the  person  of  the  poor,  nor 
honour  the  pei-son  of  the  mighty  : 
{>ut  in  righteousness  shalt  thou 
judge  thy  neighbour. 

16  ^  Thou  shalt  not  go  up  and 
down  as  a  talebearer  among  thy 
people :  neither  shalt  thou  stand 
against  the  blood  of  thy  neigh- 
bour :   I  a/ii  the  Lord. 

17  U  Thou  shalt  not  hate  thy 
brother  in  thine  heart :  thcni  shalt 
in  any  wise  rebuke  thy  neighbour, 
and  not  suffer  sin  upon  him. 

18  H  Thou  shalt  not  avenge,  nor 
bear  any  grudge  against  the  child- 
ren of  thy  people,  but  thou  shalt 
love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself  :  I 
am  the  Lord. 

19  51  Ye  shall  kee])  my  statutes. 
Thou  shalt  not  let  thy  cattle  gender 
with  a  diverse  kind  :  thou  shalt  not 
sow  thy  field  with  mingled  seed  : 
neither  shall  a  garment  mingled  of 
linen  and  woollen  come  uijon  thee. 

20  H  Antl  whosoever  lieth  car- 
nally with  a  woman,  that  is  a 
bondmaid,  lietiothed  to  an  hus- 
band, and  not  at  all  redeemed,  nor 
freedom  given  her;  -she  shall  be 
scourged  :  they  shall  not  be  put  to 
death,  because  she  was  not  free. 

21  And  he  shall  bring  his -tres- 
pass offering  unto  the  Lord,  unto 

19 


2  tliey  shall 
be  pun- 
ished ; 


Divers  laivs 


LEVITICUS,  20. 


and  ordhiances. 


the  door  of  the  '  tabei-nacle  of  tlie 


)iiKi'«'.i;ation,  eve)i  a  i"am  tor  a  tres- 


p;iss  otFeriug. 

22  And  tlie  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  him  with  the  ram 
of  the  trespass  offei'inj^  before  the 
Lord  for  his  sin  which  he  hatli 
done :  and  the  sin  wliich  he  liath 
done  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

23  H  And  when  ye  shall  come 
into  the  land,  and  shall  have 
Ijlatited  all  manner  of  trees  for 
food,  then  ye  shall  count  the  fruit 
thereof  as  uncircumcised :  tln-ee 
years  shall  it  be  as  uncircumcised 
unto  you  :  it  shall  not  be  eaten  of. 

24  But  in  the  fourth  year  all  the 
fruit  thereof  shall  be  holy  to  praise 
the  Lord  withaL 

25  And  in  the  fifth  year  shall  ye 
eat  of  the  fruit  thereof,  that  it  may 
yield  unto  you  the  increase  thereof : 
I  a/u  the  Lord  your  God. 

26  H  Ye  shall  not  eat  anj/  thing 
with  the  blood:  neither  shall  ye 
use  enchantment,  nor  '-^  observe 
times. 


27  Ve  shall  not  round  the  cor- 
ners of  your  heads,  neither  shalt 
thou  mar  tlie  corners  of  thy  beard. 

28  Ye  shall  not  make  any  cut- 
tings in  your  flesh  for  the  dead,  nor 
print  any  marks  upon  you:  1  am 
the  Lord. 

29  ^  Do  not  =^  prostitute  thy 
daughter,  to  cause  her  to  be  a 
^  whore;  lest  the  land  fall  to  whore- 
dom, and  the  land  become  full  of 
wickedness. 

;50  11  Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths, 
and  reverence  my  sanctuary  :  I  ai/i 
the  Lord. 

31  H  •'''  iJcLfard  not  them  that  liave 
f;imiliar  si)irits,  neither  seek  after 
wizards,  to  be  deiiled  by  them:  I 
(t/ii  the  Lord  your  Hod. 

32  11  Thou  shalt  rise  uii  before 
the  hoary  head,  and  honour  the 
face  of  th(!  old  man,  and  fear  thy 
God  :  I  (till,  the  Lord. 

33  II  And  if  a  sti-anger  sojourn 
with  tliee  in  your  land,  ye  shall 
Mot  ''  vex  him. 

31  Jiiif  the  stranger  that  dvvell- 
eth  with  you  shall  l)e  unto  A''ou 
as  one  born  among  you,  and  thou 
shalt  lov(!  him  as  thyself;  for  ye 
\v<'r(r  strangers  in  the  land  of 
Kgyi)t :    I  ii//i.\]\v.  JiOitD  yourdod. 

3;")  1i  Ye  shall  do  no  unrigliteous- 
ness  in  .judgment,  in  meteyard,  in 
weight,  or  in  measm-e. 

30  .Just  balances,  just  weights,  a 
just  ephah,  and  a  just  hin,  shall  ye 
have:  1  a//i  the  Lord  your  (!od. 
whii.'h  l)rought  you  out  of  th*;  land 
of  Kgyot. 

37  Therefore  shall  ye  (jbservf;  all 


my  statutes,  and'all  my  judgments, 
an(^l  do  them  :  I  a7n  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  20. 

1  Of/i  im  (hat  tji reih  ofh  i.\  need  to  Molech.  4  Clf 
him  thatfacoureth  utich  an  one.  6  Ofoinny 
to  irisardx.  1  Of  .smic/ijicdtion.  9  (ff'/dni 
IhnI  cnrseth  hin  jKtrentx.  1(1  Of  adnlieri/. 
II,  14,  IT,  19  Of  iiicekt.  13  Of  Sodomy,  i.^) 
Ofheslialiti/.  is  Ofii/ir/eaiinesn.  22  Obedi- 
ence in  reijii/red  irit/i  holiness.  27  Wisards 
'„iii.sl  he  put  to  death. 

AND     the     Lord    spake    unto 
Moses,  saying, 

2  Again,  thou  shalt  say  to  the 
children  of  Israel,  Whosoevei'  he  he 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  or  of  the 
strangers  that  sojourn  in  Israel, 
that  givetli  (tny  of  his  seed  unto 
Molech ;  he  shall  surely  be  jjut  to 
death  :  the  i>eople  of  the  land  shall 
stone  him  with  stones. 

3  And  I  will  set  my  face  against 
that  man,  and  will  cut  him  off  fi'om 
among  his  people  ;  l>ecause  he  hath 
given  of  his  seed  unto  ]\Iolech,  to 
defile  my  sanctuary,  and  to  profane 
my  holy  name. 

\  And  if  the  peoi)le  of  the  land 
do  any  ways  hide  their  eyes  from 
the  man,  when  he  giveth  of  his 
seed  unto  Molech,  and  kill  him 
not : 

5  Then  I  will  set  my  face  against 
that  man,  and  against  his  family, 
and  will  cut  him  off,  and  all  that 
'^go  a  whoring  after  him,  to  "com- 
mit whoi'cdoiii  with  Molech,  from 
among  their  i)eople. 

()  H  And  the  soul  that  turneth 
after  such  as  have  familiar  spirits, 
and  after  wizards,  to  "go  ;i  whoring 


after  them,  I  will  even  set  my  fu_c( 
against  that  soul,  and  will  cut  him 
off  from  among  his  people. 

7  H  Sanctify  yourselves  there- 
fore, and  l)e  ye  holy  :  for  I  am  the 
Lord  your  God. 

<S  And  ye  shall  keep  my  statutes, 
and  do  them  :  I  am  the  Lord  which 
sanctify  you. 

1)  II  ¥w  (!v(n-y  one  that  curseth 
his  father  or  his  mother  shall  Ix' 
surely  put  todt';ilh  :  he  hath  cui-scmI 
liis  father  or  his  mother;  his  blood 
i^liall  he  ui)on  him. 

10  11  And  the  man  that  commit- 
teth  adultery  with  aiiofhi-r  man's 
wife,  even  he  th;i,t  (iomniitteth  adul 
tery  with  his  neighbour's  wife,  the 
adulterer  and  the  ;idulteress  shall 
surely  be  put  to  dciith. 

1  1  And  Ihe  man  that  lieth  with 
his  father's  wife  hath  uncoxci'cd 
ills  fath(M''s  nakedness:  both  of 
them  shall  surely  bt;  put  to  death  ; 
tlieir  blood  slutll  he  ui)on  them. 

12  And  if  a  man  li«^  with  his 
daughter  in  law,  both  of  them 
shall  suri'ly  be  put  to  death:  they 


120 


iSins  of  undeanness. 


LEVITICUS,  21. 


The  holiness  of  the  j)riesis. 


have    wrought    confusion ;     their 
blood  Khali  /xjupoJi  them. 

13  If  a  man  also  lie  with  man- 
kind, as  he  lieth  with  a  woman, 
both  of  them  have  committed  an 
abomination:  they  shall  surely  l)e 
put  to  death ;  their  blood  shall  be 
upon  them. 

14  And  if  a  man  take  a  wife  and 
her  mother,  it  m"  wickedness :  they 
shall  be  burnt  with  fire,  both  he 
and  they ;  that  there  be  no  wicked- 
ness among  you. 

15  And  if  a  man  lie  with  a  beast, 
he  shall  surely  be  put  to  death: 
and  ye  shall  slay  the  beast. 

16  And  if  a  woman  approach 
unto  any  beast,  and  lie  down 
thereto,  thou  slialt  kill  the  woman, 
and  the  beast:  they  shall  surely  be 
put  to  death;  their  blood  shall  be 
upon  them. 

17  And  if  a  man  shall  take  his 
sister,  his  father's  daughter,  or  his 
mother's  daughter,  and  see  her 
nakedness,  and  she  see  his  naked- 
ness; it  is  a  wicked  thing;  and 
they  shall  be  cut  oil"  in  tlie  sight  of 
their  people :  he  hath  uncovered  his 
sister's  nakedness ;  he  shall  bear  liis 
iniquity. 

18  And  if  a  man  shall  lie  with  a 
woman  having  her  sickness,  and 
shall  uncover  her  nakedness;  he 
hath  discovered  her  fountain,  and 
she  hath  uncovered  the  fountain  of 
her  blood :  and  both  of  them  shall 
be  cut  oft' from  among  their  people. 

19  And  thou  shalt  not  uncover 
the  nakedness  of  thy  mother's  sis- 
ter, nor  of  thy  father's  sister:  for 
he  uncovereth  his  near  kin:  they 
shall  bear  their  iniquity. 

20  And  if  a  man  shall  lie  with  his 
uncle's  wife,  he  hath  uncovei-ed  his 
uncle's  nakedness :  they  shall  bear 
their  sin;  they  shall  die  childless. 

21  And  if  a  man  shall  take  his 
brother's  wife,  it  is  an  unclean 
thing :  he  hath  uncovered  his  broth- 
er's nakedness ;  they  shall  be  child- 
less. 

22  If  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  all 
my  statutes,  and  all  my  judgments, 
and  do  them  :  that  the  land,  whither 
I  bring  you  to  dwell  therein,  spue 
yctu  not  out. 

23  And  ye  shall  not  walk  in  the 
manners  of  the  na,tion,  whicli  I 
cast  out  before  you  :  for  they  com- 
mitted all  these  things,  and  there- 
fore I  abhoi-red  them. 

24  But  1  have  said  unto  you,  Ye 
shall  inherit  tlu^ii-  land,  and  1  will 
give  it  unto  you  to  i)Ossess  it,  a  lancl 
that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey  : 
I  am  the  Lord  your  fiod,  which 
have  separated  you  from  '  other 
people. 


2r)  ''ii'e  shall  therefore  put  differ- 
ence between  clean  beasts  and  un- 
clean, and  between  unclean  fowls 
and  clean :  and  ye  shall  not  make 
your  souls  abomniable  by  beast,  or 
by  fowl,  or  l)yany  manner  of  li\ing 
thing  that  creepeth  on  the  ground, 
whicli  I  have  separated  from  you  as 
unclean. 

26  And  ye  shall  be  holy  unto  me : 
for  I  the  Lord  am  holy,  ancl  have 
severed  you  from  '^  of  her  people, 
that  ye  should  be  mine. 

27  11  A  man  also  or  woman  that 
hath  a  familiar  spirit,  or  that  is  a 
wizard,  shall  surely  be  put  to  death : 
they  shall  stone  them  with  stones: 
their  blood  sliall  be  upon  them. 

CHAPTER  21. 

1  OfihepriestN'inourni/nf/.  6  Of  their  holi- 
«('.s.v.  ^  (if  tlieir  entimo'lion,.  i,\S  Of  their 
marriages.  17  The priextn  that  hare  hleni- 
inheti  III  list  7iot  ini/iister  in  i/ie  sariGtuary. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  ]\Ioses, 
Speak  unto  the  priests  the 
sons  of  Aaron,  and  say  unto  them, 
There  shall  none  be  defiled  for  the 
dead  among  his  people : 

2  But  for  his  kin,  tliat  is  near 
unto  him,  that  ?'.s\  for  his  mother, 
and  for  his  father,  and  for  his  son, 
and  for  his  daughter,  and  for  his 
hvothav, 

3  And  for  his  sister  a  virgin, 
that  is  nigh  unto  him,  which  hath 
had  no  husband;  for  her  may  he  be 
defiled. 

4  '^  But  he  shall  not  defile  him- 
self, Ijeiny  a  chief  man  among  his 
people,  to  profane  himself. 

5  They  shall  not  make  baldness 
upon  their  head,  neither  shall  they 
shave  off  the  corner  of  their  bearcl, 
nor  make  any  cuttings  in  their  flesh. 

6  They  shall  be  holy  unto  their 
God,  and  not  profane  the  name  of 
their  God :  for  the  offerings  of  the 
Lord  made  by  fire,  and  the  bread 
of  their  God,  they  do  offer:  there- 
fore they  shall  be  holy. 

7  They  shall  nf)t  takt;  a  wife  tliat 
is  a  '  whore,  or  profane^:  neither 
shall  they  take  a  woman  put  away 
from  her  husband :  for  he  is  holy 
unto  his  God. 

8  Thou  shalt  sanctif.v  him  there- 
fore; for  he  off'ereth  the  bread  of 
thy  God  :  \m  shall  be  holy  unto 
thee:  for  I  the  Lord,  which  sanc- 
tify you,  am.  holy. 

9  IT  And  the  daughter  of  any 
priest,  if  she  profane  herself  by 
playing  the  "'  whoi'e,  she  profaneth 
lier  father:  she  shall  be  burnt  with 
fire. 

10  And  he  that  is  the  high  priest 
among  his  brethren,  upon  whose 
head  the  anointing  oil  was  poured, 


2  the 
peoples, 


3  He 


^  liarlot,  or 
polluted  ; 


liarlot, 


121 


The  holiness  of  the  j^i'iests. 


LEVITICUS,  22. 


Of  eating  holy  things. 


and  that  is  consecrated  to  put  on 
the  garments,  shall  not  '  uncover 
his  head,  nor  rend  his  clothes; 


1 1  JN  either  shall  he  go  in  to  any 
dead  body,  nor  defile  himself  for 
his  father,  or  for  his  mother ; 

12  Neither  shall  he  go  out  of  the 
sanctuary,  nor  profane  the  sanc- 
tuary of  his  God  ;  for  the  crown  of 
the  anointing  oil  of  his  God  i.supon 
him :  I  am  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  shall  take  a  wife  in 
her  virginity. 

14  A  widow,  or  a  divorced  wom- 
an, or  '•^  profane,  or  an  harlot,  these 
shall  he  not  take:  but  he  shall 
take  a  virgin  of  his  own  people  to 
wife. 

15  Neither  shall  he  profane  his 
seed  among  liis  people :  for  I  the 
Lord  do  sanctify  him. 

16  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

17  (Speak  unto  Aaron,  saying, 
Whosoever  he  he  of  thy  seed  in 
their  generations  that  hath  any 
Ijlemish,  let  him  not  approach  to 
ofter  the  bread  of  liis  God. 

1 8  For  wliatsoever  man  he  he  tliat 
hath  a  bleniish,  he  shall  not  ap- 
proach :  a  blind  man,  or  a  lame,  or 
he  that  hath  a  flat  nose,  or  any 
thing  superfluous, 

19  Or  a  man  that  is  broken- 
footed,  or  brokenhanded, 

20  Or  crookbackt,  or  a  dwarf,  or 
that  hath  a  blemish  in  his  eye,  or 
be  scurvy,  or  scabbed,  or  hath  his 
stones  broken ; 

21  No  man  that  hath  a  blemisli 
of  the  seed  of  Aaron  the  ]ji-i(»st  shall 
come  nigli  to  offer  the  offerings  of 
the  Lord  made  by  fire :  he  hath  a 
blemish;  lie  shall  not  come  nigh  to 
offer  the  bread  of  his  God. 

22  He  shall  eat  the  bread  of  liis 
God,  hoth  of  the  most  holy,  and  of 
the  holy. 

23  Only  he  shall  not  go  in  unto 
the  vail,  nor  com(>  nigh  unto  the 
altar,  because  he  hath  a  blemisli  ; 
that  li(^  profane  not  my  sanctua- 
lies  :  for  1  the  Lord  do  sanctify 
them. 

24  And  Moses  told  ?'<  unto  Aaron, 
and  to  his  sons,  and  unto  all  the 
children  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  22. 

1  TJif  priestH  in  t/icir  inicU'iirineufi  muxt  ah- 
ntdin  from  the  liulij  tlihigK.  (i  Iloin  tliiij 
kIkM  he  elerinxed.  10  Who  of  the  prieitVK 
houxe  mill/  lul  n/'lJir  huh/  Ih i)i{is.  17  The 
mrn\fi'ri's'onis/  /„  ii  nhinit.  Iili-iii  ish.  2C.  The 
(i(ie  of  the  xiii-rijii-r.  L".l  Tlielmv  of  eating 
the  Kiii'.rijice  if  tliinih'urii ring. 

NT)  the  Lord  sr)ake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 
2  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  to  his 


A 


sons,  that  they  separate  themselves 
from  the  holy  things  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  that  they  profane  not 
my  holy  name  in  those  things  which 
they  hallow  unto  me :  I  am  the 
Lord. 

3  Say  unto  them.  Whosoever  he 
he  of  all  your  seed  among  your  gen- 
erations, that  goeth  unto  the  holy 
things,  which  the  children  of  Israel 
hallow  unto  the  Lord,  having  his 
uncleanness  upon  him,  that  soul 
shall  be  cut  off'  from  my  presence  : 
I  am  the  L<jrd. 

4  What  man  soever  of  the  seed 
of  Aaron  is  a  leper,  or  hath  a  run- 
ning issue ;  he  shall  not  eat  of  the 
holy  things,  until  he  be  clean.  And 
whoso  toucheth  any  thing  that  is 
unclean  hj/  tlie  dead,  <ir  a  man 
whose  seed  goeth  from  him  ; 

5  Or  whosoever  toucheth  any 
creeping  thing,  wherel^y  he  may 
be  made  unclean,  or  a  man  of  whom 
he  may  take  uncleanness,  whatso- 
ever uncleanness  he  hath ; 

6  The  soul  which  hath  touched 
any  such  shall  be  unclean  until 
even,  and  shall  not  eat  of  the  holy 
tilings,  unless  he  wash  his  flesh  with 
water. 

7  And  when  the  sun  is  down,  he 
shall  be  clean,  and  shall  afterward 
eat  of  the  holy  things ;  because  it 
is  his  food. 

8  That  which  dieth  of  itself,  or 
is  torn  ivith  heaats,  he  shall  not  eat 
to  defile  himself  therewith  :  I  am 
the  Lord. 

9  They  shall  therefore  keep  mine 
ordinance,  lest  they  bear  sin  foj-  it, 
and  die  therefore,  if  they  profane 
it :  I  the  Lord  do  sanctifs'^  them. 

10  There  shall  no  stranger  eat  of 
the  holy  thing :  a  sojourner  of  the 
priest's,  or  an  hired  servant,  shall 
not  eat  of  i\\e  holy  thing. 

11  I>ut  if  th(^  piiest  buy  f(H?/soul 
with  his  money.  h<'  shall  eat  of  it, 
anfl  he  that  is  born  in  his  house: 
they  shall  eat  of  his  ■'■  iiie;it. 

12  1  f  1  li(^  itriest's daiiglitrei- alsobr 
■nifirried  unto  a  sli'aiigei-,  sh(>  iiuiy 
not  eat  of  ^;ni  offering  of  the  holy 
things. 

13  Piut  if  the  i)riest's  daughter 
be  a  widow,  or  divoiced,  and  liave 
no  child,  and  is  returned  unto  hei- 
father's  house,  as  in  her  youth, 
she  shall  eat  of  her  father's  " meat  : 
but  there  shall  no  stranger  eat 
thereof. 

1  4  II  And  if  a  man  eat.  o/the  holy 
thing  unwittingly,  then  li(^  shall 
put  tlu^  fifth  pai-t  thereof  unto  it, 
and  shall  give  if  unto  the  jiriesf, 
with  the  holy  thing. 

15  And  they  shall  not  profane 
the  holy  things  of  the  children  of 


\'?o 


/Sacrifices  ivithout  blemish. 


LEVITICUS,  23. 


The  feasts  of  the  Lord. 


Israel,  which   they  ofler  unto   the 
Lord  ; 

1 6  Or  suffer  them  to  bear  the  in- 
iquity of  tresjjass,  when  they  eat 
their  holy  things  :  for  I  the  Lord 
do  sanctify  them. 

17  1i  Aufl  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

18  8peak  unto  Aar'on,  and  to  his 
sons,  and  unto  all  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  ^  VV^iat- 
soever  he  he  of  the  house  of  Israel, 


or  of  the  strangers  in  Israel,  that 
will  offer  his  ol)lation  for  all  his 
vows,  and  for  all  his  freewill  offer- 
ings, which  they  will  t)ffer  unto  the 
Lord  for  a  burnt  offering  ; 

19  ^  Ye  ><Ii((ll  offer  iit  your  own  will 
a  male  without  blemish,  of  tlie 
beeves,  of  the  sheep,  or  of  the 
goats. 

20  But  whatsoever  hatli  a  blem- 
ish, th((t  shall  ye  not  offer  :  for  it 
shall  not  be  acceptable  for  you. 

21  And  whosoever  offereth  a 
sacrifice  of  peace  offerings  unto  the 
Lord  to  accomplish  /«.s  vow,  or  a 
freewill  offering  in  beeves  or  sheep, 
it  shall  be  perfect  to  be  accepted  ; 
there  shall  be  no  blemish  therein. 

22  Blind,  or  broken,  or  maimed, 
or  having  a  wen,  or  scurvy,  or 
scabbed,  ye  shall notoffer  theseunto 
the  Lord,  nor  make  an  offering  by 
fire  of  them  upon  the  altar  unto  the 
Lord. 

2.3  Either  a  bullock  or  a  lamb 
that  hath  any  thing  superfluous  or 
lacking  in  his  parts,  that  mayest 
thou  offer  for  a  freewill  f)ffering  ; 
but  for  a  vow  it  shall  not  be  ac- 
cepted. 

24  Ye  shall  not  offer  unto  the 
Lord  that  which  is  bruised,  or 
crushed,  or  broken,  oi-  cut ;  neither 
shall  ye  make  any  offe)%ng  thereof 
in  your  land. 

2.5  Neither  fi'om  a  stranger's 
hanfl  shall  ye  f)ffer  the  bi-ead  of 
your  0(»d  of  any  of  these;  because 
their  cori'uption  r.s  in  them,  ami 
blemishes  l>e  in  them  :  they  shall 
not  be  accepted  for  you. 

26  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

27  When  a  bullock,  or  a  sheep, 
or  a  goat,  is  br'ought  foi-th,  then  it 
shall  be  sevtm  days  under  the  dam  ; 
and  from  the  eighth  day  and  thence- 
forth it  shall  be  accepted  for  an 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

28  And  wh.ether  it  he  cow  or  ewe, 
ye  shall  not  kill  it  and  her  j^oung 
both  in  one  day. 

29  And  when  ye  will  offer  a  sacri- 
fice of  thanksgiving  unto  the  Lord, 
offer  it  ''at  yom-  nwu  will. 


30  On  the  same  day  it  sliall  be 
eaten  up  ;  ye  shall  leave  none  of  it 
until  the  morrow  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

31  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  my 
commandments,  and  do  them  :  I 
am  the  Lord. 

32  Neither  shall  ye  profane  my 
holy  name  ;  but  I  will  be  hallowed 
among  the  children  of  Israel  :  I  am 
the  Lord  which  hallow  you, 

33  That  brought  you  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  to  be  your  God:  I 
am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  23. 

1  Thcfed^taof  the  Lord.  %  The  ^ahhalh.  4 
The  paxnorer.  9  The  shenf  of  ttrsifrvUfi. 
15  The  fe<tKt  of  Peii/ecos/.  'tI  (i'letitiingx  to 
he  left  Joi-  th e  poor.  23  The  feaxt  of  trum- 
pet:^. '21;  The  (la;/  of  atonement.  33  The 
feaxt  oftalierncicles. 

AND    the     Lord     spake    unto 
Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  viiito  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  Concern- 
ing the  feasts  of  the  Lord,  which 
ye  shall  proclaim  to  he  holy  convo- 
cations, even  these  are  my  feasts. 

3  Six  days  shall  work  be  done : 
but  the  seventh  day  is  the  sabbath 
of  ^  rest,  an  holy  ccmvocation  ;  ye 
shall  do  no  work  therein  :  it  is  the 
sabbath  of  the  Lord  in  all  your 
dwellings. 

4  11  These  are  the  feasts  of  the 
Lord,  even  holy  convocations, 
which  ye  shall  proclaim  in  their 
seasons. 

5  In  the  fourteenth  da/;/  of  the 
first  month  at  even  is  the  Lord's 
passover. 

6  And  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
same  month  is  the  feast  of  unleav- 
ened bread  unto  the  Lord  :  seven 
days  ye  must  eat  unleavened  bread. 

7  In  the  first  day  ye  shall  have 
an  holy  convocation  :  ye  shall  do 
no  servile  work  therein. 

8  But  ye  shall  offer  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  tlie  Lord  seven 
days:  in  the  seventh  day  /.van  holy 
convocation  :  ye  shall  do  no  servile 
work  therein. 

9  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  When  ye 
be  come  into  the  land  which  I  give 
unto  you,  and  shall  reap  the  harvest 
thereof,  then  ye  shall  bring  a  sheaf 
of  the  firstfruits  of  your  harvest 
unto  the  priest : 

11  And  he  shall  wave  the  sheaf 
before  the  Lord,  to  be  accepted  for 
you  :  on  the  morrow  after  the  sab- 
bath the  priest  shall  wave  it. 

12  And  ye  shall  offer  that  day 
when  ye  wave  the  sheaf  an  he  lamb 
without  blemish  of  the  first  year 
for  a  burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord. 


■^  solemn 
rest, 


123 


Feasts  of  the  Lord. 


LEVITICUS,  23. 


The  day  of  atonement. 


13  And  the  '  moat  offering 
thereof  sha/l  he  two  tenth  "  deals 
of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil,  an 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord  for  a  ,sweet  savour  :  and  the 
drink  offering  thereof  Khali  he  of 
wine,  the  fourth  part  of  an  hin. 

1  t  And  ye  shall  eat  neither  bread, 
nor  parched  "'  corn .  nor  green  ears, 
until  the  selfsame  tlay  that  ye  have 
brought  an  offering  unto  your  (Jod  : 
//  .svV?//  he  Si  statute  for  ever  through- 
out your  generations  in  all  your 
dwellings. 

15  ^  And  ye  shall  count  unto  you 
from  the  morrow  after  the  sabbath, 
from  the  day  that  ye  brought  the 
sheaf  of  the  wave  offering;  seven 
sal)l>aths  shall  be  comi)lete: 

16  Even  unto  the  morrow  after 
the  seventh  sabbath  shall  ye  lunn- 
ber  fifty  days;  and  ye  shall  offer  a 
new  '  meat  offering  unto  the  Loud. 

17  Ye  shall  bring  out  of  your 
habitations  two  wave  loaves  of  two 
tenth  ■'deals:  they  shall  be  of  fine 
Hour;  they  shall  be  baken  with 
leaven ;  they  are  the  firstfruits  unto 
tlie  Lord. 

18  And  ye  shall  offer  with  the 
l)read  seven  lambs  without  blemish 
of  the  first  year,  and  one  young 
bullock,  and  two  rams:  they  shall 
be  for  a  burnt  offering  unto  the 
IjORD,  with  their  '  meat  offering, 
a.nd  their  drink  offerings,  even  an 
ottering  made  by  fire,  of  sweet 
savour   untt)   the   Loud. 

1!)  Then    ye    shall    sacrifice   one 
kid  of  tlie  goats  for  a  sin  ofiering, 
and  two  lambs  of  the  lirst  year  for 
a  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings. 

20  And  the  priest  shall  wave 
them  with  the  bread  of  the  iii-st- 
fruits/o/'  a  wa,\e  offering  before  th(; 
JjoUD,  with  the  two  lambs:  they 
shall  be  holy  to  the  Lord  for  the 
pri(,'st. 

U  i  And  .ye  shall  proclaim  on  the 
sfilfsame  da.v,  that  it  may  l)e  a.n 
holy  convocation  unto  you:  ye  shall 
do  no  servile  work  therein:  it  s^hall 
lie  a  statut(^  for  cn'cr  in  all  your 
flwellings  throughout  your  genera 
tions. 

22  11  AikI  when  .ye  i-eap  the  har- 
vest of  your  land,  thou  shalt  not 
make  clean  I'iddance  of  the  corners 
of  th.v  field  wlien  thou  I'eapest, 
neithershalt  thou  ga,thei-any  glean- 
ing of  thy  harvest:  thou  shalt  leave 
them  until  (he  ])ooi-,  and  to  the 
stranger:   I  ^////.  the  LoiiD  your  (Jod. 

23  11  And  tli(!  IjOUD  spake  unto 
Mo.ses,  saying, 

24-  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  in  the  sevcMitli 
month,  in  tlu^  first  r//f,y  of  the  month. 


shall  ''.ye  ha^ve  a  sabljath,  a  memorial 
of  blowing  of  trumpets,  an  holy 
convocation. 

25  Ye  shall  do  no  servile  work 
therein:  but  ye  shall  ofi'er  an  ofier- 
ing made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

2(5  51  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

27  Also  on  the  tenth  day  of  this 
seventh  month  there  diall  be  a  da.y 
of  atonement:  it  shall  be  an  holy 
convocation  unto  you  ;  and  ye  shall 
afiiict  your  souls,  and  otter  an  offer- 
ing made  by  fire  unto  the  Loud. 

28  And  ye  shall  do  no  work  in 
that  same  day:  for  it  i.s  a  day  of 
atonement,  to  make  an  atonement 
for  yf)u  before  the  Loud  your  God. 

29  Eor  whatsoever  soul  it  be  that 
shall  not  be  afilicted  in  that  same 
day,  he  shall  be  cut  off  from  among 
his  people. 

30  And  whatsoever  soul  it  Ije  tliat 
doeth  any  work  in  that  same  day, 
the  same  soul  will  1  destroy  from 
among  his  people. 

31  Ye  shall  do  no  manner  of 
work:  it  shnli  l>e  a  statute  for  ever 
throughout  .your  generations  in  all 
your  dwellings. 

32  It  sitall  be  unto  you  a  sabbath 
of  "'  I'est,  and  ye  shall  aflflict  your 
souls :  in  the  ninth  day  of  the  month 
at  even,  from  even  unto  even,  shall 
ye  celebrate  your  sabbath. 

33  11  And  the  Loud  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

'•\\  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying.  The  fifteenth  day  of 
this  seventh  month  i^liall  lie  the  feast 
of  tabernacles  for  seven  days  unto 
the  Loud. 

35  On  the  first  day  i^liall  l>e  an 
holy  convocation:  ye  shall  do  no 
sei'vile  work  therein. 

3()  Seven  days  ye  shall  offer  an 
ofi'ci-ing  made  b.y  fire  unto  the  LoiiD: 
on  the  eighth  da.v  shall  be  an  holy 
convocation  unto  you;  and, ye  shall 
otter  an  ottering  made  b.y  fire  unli) 
the  Loud:  it /.v  a  solemn  assembly ; 
and  ye  shall  do  no  servile  work 
therein. 

37  These  a,re  the  feasts  of  th(> 
Lord,  which  ye  shall  ])i'oclaim  tolje 
hol.V  convocations,  to  offer  an  otter- 
ing mad»^  l)y  fii(^  unto  the  Loud,  a 
burnt  ottering,  and  a  '  meat  ottering, 
a  sacrifice,  and  di-iiik  ()tt'erings, 
ever.v  thing  upon  ''his  da.v: 

3S  Besid(>  the  sabliaths  of  tlie 
Lord,  and  beside  .your  gifts,  and 
beside  all  youi-  vows,  and  beside  a  II 
your  freewill  <»tt'erings,  which  .ye 
give   unto   the   Lord. 

39  Also  in  the  fiftee?ith  day  of 
the  seventh  month,  when  ye  have 
gathered  in  the  fruit  of  the  land. 


^  be  a  solemn 
rest  unto 
you, 


"  solemn 
rest, 


meal 

its 


124 


The  shetvbread. 


LEVITICUS,  24,  25. 


The  law  of  blHsphemy. 


A 


ye  shall  keep  a  fe-ast  unto  the  Lord 
seven  clays:  on  the  first  day  slutll 
he  a  'sabbath,  and  on  the  eighth 
day  shall  he  a  "sabbath. 

40  And  ye  shall  take  you  on  the 
first  day  the  boughs  of  goodly  trees, 
branches  of  pahn  trees,  and  the 
boughs  of  thick  trees,  and  willows 
of  the  brook;  and  ye  shall  rejoice 
before  the  Lord  your  God  seven 
days. 

41  And  ye  shall  keep  it  a  feast 
unto  the  Lord  seven  days  in  the 
year.  It  shall  he  a  statute  foi-  ever 
in  your  generations:  ye  shall  cele- 
brate it  in  the  seventh  month. 

42  Ye  shall  dwell  in  Iwoths  seven 
days;  all  that  ai-e  Israelites  born 
shall  dwell  in  booths: 

43  That  your  generations  may 
know  that  I  made  the  children  of 
Israel  to  dwell  in  booths,  when  1 
brought  them  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt:  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

44  And  Moses  declai^ed  unto  the 
children  of  Israel  the  feasts  of  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  24. 

1  The  oH  for  the  lampH.  5  The  Rhewhread. 
10  HheloiiiiUrs  s<,n.  hlaKjjhemeth.  13  Tlw 
law  of  bhixplu'iinj.  11  Of  iiinrder.  19.  Of 
(Uiiiiage.    23   The  hl:(in2>hemei'  in  stoiifid. 

ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

Com mand  the  childr-en  of  Israel , 
that  they  bring  unto  thee  pure  oil 
olive  beaten  for  the  light,  to  cause 
the  lam])s  to  burn  continually. 

3  Without  the  vail  of  the  testi- 
mony, in  the  ''tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  nhali  j\.ar()n  order  it 
from  the  evening  unto  the  morning 
before  the  Lord  continually:  it 
shall  he  a  statute  for  ever  in  your 
generations. 

4  He  shall  order  the  lamps  upon 
the  pure  candlestick  before  the 
Lord  continually. 

5  51  And  thou  shalt  take fineflour, 
and  l)ake  twelve  cakes  thereof :  two 
tenth  ' deals  shall  be  in  one  cake. 

6  And  thou  shalt  set  them  in  two 
rows,  six  on  a  row,  upon  the  pure 
talile  before  the  Lord. 

7  And  thou  shalt  put  pure  frank- 
incense upon  each  i-ow,  that  it  niay 
be  on  the  bread  for  a  memorial, 
eveii  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto 
the  Lord. 

8  Every  sabbath  he  shall  s(^t  it  in 
order  before  the  Lord  "(iontiiiuaJly. 
heinq  fa  hen  from  the  childi'eii  of 
Israel  by  an  everlasting  covenant. 

9  And  it  shall  be  Aaron's  and  liis 
sons';  and  thej^  shall  eat  it  in  "tin* 
holy  place:  for  it  is  most  holy  unto 
him  of  the  offerings  of  the  Lord 
made  by  fire  by  a  perpetual  statute. 


10  II  And  the  son  of  an  Israelitish 
woman,  whose  father  was  an  Egyp- 
tian, went  out  among  the  children 
of  Israel:  and  this  son  of  the  Is- 
raelitish ivonum  and  a  man  of  Israel 
strove  together  in  the  camp ; 

1 1  And  the  Israelitish  woman's 
son  blasphemed  the  name  of  the 
Loni>,  an;]  cursed.  And  they 
brought  him  untfj  Moses:  (and  his 
mother's  name  ?ra.s  Shelomith,  the 
daughter  of  JJibri,  of  the  tribe  of 
Dan:) 

12  And  they  put  him  in  ward, 
that  the  miiul  of  the  Lord  might 
be  shewed  them. 

13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

14  Bring  forth  him  that  hath 
cursed  without  the  camp;  and  let 
all  that  heard  him  lay  their  hands 
upon  his  head,  and  let  all  the  con- 
gregation stone  him. 

15  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  Who- 
soever curseth  his  God  shall  bear 
his  sin. 

1 6  And  he  that  blasphemeth  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  he  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death,  and  all  the  con- 
gregation shall  certfdnly  stone 
him:  as  well  the  stranger,  as  he 
that  is  boi'ii  in  the  land,  when 
he  blasphemeth  the  name  of  the 
Loiii),  shall  be  ])ut  to  death. 

17  ^  And  he  that  killeth  any 
man  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

18  And  he  that  killeth  a  beast 
shall  make  it  good  ;  beast  for  beast. 

19  And  if  a  man  cause  a  blemish 
in  his  neighbour  ;  as  he  hath  done, 
so  shall  it  be  done  to  him  ; 

20  Breach  for  breach,  eye  for 
eye,  tooth  for  tooth  :  as  he  hath 
caused  a  blemish  in  a  man,  so  shall 
it  be  done  to  him  again. 

2 1  And  he  that  killeth  a  beast,  he 
shall  restore  it :  and  he  that  killeth 
a  man,  he  shall  be  put  to  death. 

22  Ye  shall  have  one  manner  of 
law,  as  well  for  the  stranger,  as 
for  one  of  your  own  country:  for 
I  ayn  the  Lord  your  (lod. 

23  ^  And  Moses  sjjake  to  the 
children  of  Israel, "  thatthey  sliould 
bring  forth  him  that  had  cursed 
out  of  the  camp,  and  '^  stone  him 
with  stcmes.  An(,l  the  children  of 
Israel  did  as  the  Lord  connuanded 
Moses. 

CHAPTER  25. 

1  The  Kiihlxi/h  of  the  yerenlh  year.  8  The 
'/iihile.  ill  the  jifUeth  year.  14  Of  opprex- 
'.sioii.  \>i  A  liU'iixhui  (if  obedience.  Ti  The 
redeiiijitiiiii  <-/'  litnd.  20  Of  hoimen.  sr> 
Coiii/iiiMioii  of  Ihe  poor.  39  The  Hxnffe  of 
hiniil men.    47   The  redemidion  of  .s-errant-t. 

Nl)  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
in  mount  Sinai,  saying. 


A 


''  and  tliey 
brought 

8  stoned 


12^ 


The  year  of  j  ah  He. 


LEVITICUS,  25. 


The  redemption  of  land. 


2  Speak  unto  the  cliildren  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  W" hen  ye 
come  into  the  land  whicli  I  give 
you,  then  shall  the  land  keep  a 
sabbath  unto  the  Lord. 

3  Six  years  thou  shalt  sow  thy 
field,  and  six  years  thou  shalt 
prune  thy  vineyard,  and  gather  in 
the  fruit  thereof ; 

4  But  in  the  seventh  year  shall 
be  a  sabbath  of  '  rest  unto  the  land, 
a  sabbath  for  the  Lord  :  thou  shalt 
neither  sow  thy  field,  nor  prune  thy 
vineyard. 

5  That  which  groweth  of  its  own 
accord  of  thy  harvest  thou  shalt 
not  reap,  neither  gather  the  grapes 
of  -  thy  vine  un(hvssed  :  for  it  is  a 
year  of  ^  rest  untt)  the  land. 

6  And  the  sabbath  of  the  land 
shall  be  ^ meat  for  you;  for  thee, 
and  for  thy  servant,  and  for  thy 
maid,  and  for  thy  liired  servant, 
and  for  thy  stranger  that  sojourn- 
eth  with  thee, 

7  And  for  thy  cattle,  and  for  the 
beast  that  are  in  thy  land,  shall  all 
the  increase  thereof  be  ^  meat. 

8  fl  And  thou  shalt  number  seven 
sabbaths  of  years  unto  thee,  seven 
times  seven  years ;  and  the  space 
of  the  seven  sabbaths  of  years  shall 
be  unto  thee  forty  and  nine  years. 

9  Then    shalt    thou   ''cause    the 


trumpet  of  the  .jubile  to  sound  on 


the  tenth  dayoi  theseventii  moJith, 
in  the  day  of  atonement  shall  ye 
^  make  the  trumpet  sound  th  rough - 
out  all  your  land. 

10  And  ye  shall  hallow  the  fif- 
tieth year,  and  proclaim  liberty 
throughout  all  the  laiul  unto  all 
the  inhabitants  thereof  :  it  shall  be 
a  jubile  unto  you  ;  and  ye  shall  re- 
turn every  man  unt(j  his  possession, 
and  ye  shall  return  evei-y  man  unto 
his  family. 

11  A  jubile  shall  that  fiftieth 
year  be  unto  you  :  ye  shall  not  sow, 
neither  reap  that  which  groweth  of 
itself  in  it,  nor  gather  the  i/rapcH  in 
it  of  '^  thy  vine  uiiih-essed. 

\'2  For  it  is  t\w  jubilee ;  it  sliall  b(! 
lioly  unto  you  :  ye  shall  eat  the  in- 
crease thereof  out  of  the  field. 

1 ."'»  In  th(^  year  (»f  this  JubiU^  ye 
shall  i-eturn  every  man  unto  his 
l)()ssession. 

14  And  if  thou  sell  ought  nnt*; 
thy  neighbour,  or  buyest  oitiiht  of 
thy  neighbour's  hand,  ye  shall  not 
oppress  in\{'  another  : 

1.5  According  to    (h(^  number  of 
years   after    the    jubile   thou   shalt 
buy  of  thy  neiglii)our,  ami  accoi'd 
ing  unto   the   muuber  of   years  (jf 
the  ^  fi-uits  he  shall  sell  unto  thee  : 


IG  According  to  the  multitude  of 
years  thou  shalt  increase  the  price 
thereof,  and  according  to  the  few- 
ness of  years  thou  shalt  diminish 
the  price  of  it :  for  ''  accord i)if/  to 
the  number    of  the    yearn    of    the 


fruits  doth  he  sell  unto  thee. 


1 7  Ye  shall  not  theref t)re  oppress 
one  another ;  but  thou  shalt  fear 
thy  God  :  for  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God. 

18  IT  Wherefore  ye  shall  do  my 
statutes,  and  keep  my  judgments, 
and  do  thein  ;  and  ye  shall  dwell 
in  the  land  in  safety. 

19  And  the  land  shall  yield  her 
fruit,  and  ye  shall  eat  your  fill,  and 
dwell  ther'ein  in  safety. 

20  And  if  ye  shall  say.  What 
shall  we  eat  the  seventh  year? 
behold,  we  shall  not  sow,  nor 
gather  in  our  increase : 

21  Then  I  will  command  niy 
blessing  upon  you  in  the  sixth 
year,  and  it  shall  bring  forth  fruit 
for  three  years. 

22  And  ye  shall  sow  the  eighth 
year,  and  eat  yet  of  old  fruit  until 
the  ninth  year ;  until  her  fruits 
come  in  ye  shall  eat  of  the  old 
utore. 

2.S  <^[  The  land  shall  not  be  sold 
^"  for  evei' :  for  the  land  is  mine  ;  for 
ye  are  strangers  and  sojourners 
with  me. 

24  And  in  all  the  land  of  your 
possession  ye  shall  grant  a  redemp- 
tion for  the  land. 

25  11  If  thy  brother  be  waxen 
poor,  and  hath  sold  away  so)/i.e  of 
his  possession,  "and  if  any  of  his 
kin  come  to  redeem  it,  then  shall  he 


redeem  that  whicli  his  brother  soh 

2G  yVihI  if  th(^  man  ha\e  none  to 
redeem  it,  and  himself  be  '•^able  to 
I'edeem  it ; 

27  Then  let  him  connt  the  years 
of  the  sale  thereof,  and  restore  the 
ovei'plus  nnto  the  man  to  whom  he 
sold  it;  that  lu^  may  retui'ii  unto 
his  ])oss(>ssion. 

2H  Lilt  if  h(>  be  not  able  to 
'-'r("st(>re  //  to  him,  then  that  which 
is  sold  shall  remain  in^the  hantl  of 
him  that  hath  bought*  it  until  the 
year  of  jul)ile:  aiul  in  the  jubile 
it' shall  go  out.  and  he  shall  return 
TUito  his  possession. 

29  And  if  a,  ukui  sell  a,  dwelling 
house  in  a.  walled  city,  tlicTi  he  may 
redeem  it  within  a  vyhole  year  after 
it  is  sold  ;  irithiii  a  full  year  may  he 
redeem  it. 

."50  And  if  it  be  not  redeemed 
within  the  space  of  a,  full  yen.i', 
t  hen  the  house  t  hat  is  in  I  he  w  ailed 
city  shall  be  establishe(|  for  evei-  to 
him  that  bought  it  throughout  his 


126 


Compassion  of  the  poor. 


LEVITICUS,  26. 


Redemption  of  servants. 


generations  :  it  shall  not  go  out  in 
the  jubile. 

31  But  the  houses  of  the  villages 
which  have  no  wall  round  about 
them  shall  be  counted  as  the  fields 
of  the  country:  they  may  be  re- 
deemed, and  they  shall  go  out  in 
the  jubile. 

32  Notwithstanding  the  cities  of 
the  Levites,  and  the  houses  of  the 
cities  of  their  possession,  may  the 
Levites  redeem  at  any  time. 

33  And  if  *  a  man  inn-chase  of 
the  Levites,  then  the  house  that 
was  sold,  and  the  city  of  his  pos- 
session, shall  go  out  in  tlie  year  of 
jubile :  for  the  houses  of  the  cities 
of  the  Levites  are  their  possession 
among  the  childi'en  of  Israel. 

34  But  the  field  of  the  suburbs 
of  their  cities  may  not  be  sold;  for 
it  is  their  perpetual  possession. 

35  ^  And  if  thy  brother  be  waxen 
poor,  and  fallen  in  decay  with  thee  ; 
then  thou  shalt  relieve  him  :  '  yea. 
thoudh  ]ie  he  a  stranger,  or  a  so- 


journer ;  that  he  may  live  with  thee. 

36  Take  thou  no  usury  of  him, 
or  increase  :  but  fear  thy  (jod  ;  that 
thy  brother  may  live  with  thee. 

37  Thou  shalt  not  give  him  thy 
money  upon  "  usury,  nor  lend  him 
thy  victuals  for  increase. 

38  I  am  the  Lord  your  God, 
which  brought  you  forth  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  to  give  you 
the  land  of  Canaan,  and  to  be  your 
God. 

39  U  And  if  thy  brother  that 
dwelleth  by  thee  be  waxen  poor, 
and  ^ be  sold  unto  thee;  thou  shalt 
not  compel  him  to  serve  as  a  bond- 
servant : 

40  But  as  an  hired  servant,  and 
as  a  sojourner,  he  shall  be  with 
thee,  and  shall  serve  thee  unto  the 
year  of  juV)ile: 

41  And  then  shall  he  depart  from 
thee,  both  he  and  his  children  with 
hijn,  and  shall  I'eturn  unto  his  own 
family,  and  unto  the  i)ossession  of 
his  fathers  shall  he  return. 

42  For  they  are,  my  servants, 
which  I  brought  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt:  they  shall  not  be 
sold  as  bondmen. 

43  Thou  shalt  not  rule  over  him 
with  rigour;  but  shalt  fear  thy 
God. 

44  Both  thy  bondmen,  and  thy 
bondmaids,  which  thou  shalt  have, 
shalt  Ije  of  the  heathen  that  are 
round  about  you  ;  of  them  shall  ye 
buy  bondmen  and  bondmaids. 

45  Moreoverof  the  children  of  the 
strangers  that  do  sojourn  among 


*0r. 


you,  of  them  sliall  ye  buy,  and  of 
their  families  that  are  with  you, 
which  they  begat  in  your  land: 
and  they  shall  be  your  jjossession. 

46  And  ye  shall  take  them  as  an 
inheritance  for  your  children  after 
you,  to  inherit  them  for  a  posses- 
sion; they  shall  be  your  bondmen 
for  ever:  but  over  your  brethren 
the  childreft  of  Israel,  ye  shall  not 
rule  one  over  another  with  rigour. 

47  K  And  if  a  sojourner  or  stran- 
ger wax  rich  by  thee,  and  thy 
brother  that  dtvelleth  by  him  wax 
poor,  and  sell  himself  unto  the 
stranger  or  sojourner  by  thee,  or 
to  tlie  stock  of  the  stranger's 
family : 

48  After  that  he  is  sold  he  may 
be  redeemed  again;  one  of  his 
brethren  may  redeem  him: 

49  Either  his  uncle,  or  his  un- 
cle's son,  may  redeem  him,  or  any 
that  is  nigh  of  kin  unto  hini  of  his 
family  may  redeem  him ;  or  if  he  be 
able,  he  may  redeem  himself. 

50  And  he  shall  reckon  with  him 
that  bought  him  from  the  year  that 
he  was  sold  to  him  unto  the  year 
of  jubile :  and  the  price  of  his  sale 
shall  be  accoixling  unto  the  num- 
ber of  year's,  according  to  the  tiine 
of  an  hired  servant  shall  it  be  with 
him. 

51  If  there  he  yet  many  years  he- 
hind,  according  unto  them  he  shall 
give  again  the  price  of  his  redemp- 
tion out  of  the  money  that  he  was 
bought  for. 

52  And  if  there  remain  but  few 
years  unto  the  year  of  jubile,  then 
he  shall  count  with  him,  and  ac- 
cording unto  his  years  shall  he 
give  him  again  the  price  of  his 
redemption. 

53  And  as  a  yearly  hired  servant 
shall  he  be  with  him  :  aiul  the  other 
shall  not  rule  with  rigour  over  him 
in  thy  sight. 

54  And  if  he  be  not  redeemed  in 
these  years,  then  he  shall  go  out  in 
the  year  of  jubile,  hoth  he,  and  his 
children  with  him. 

55  For  unto  me  the  children  of 
Israel  are  servants;  they  <tre  my 
servants  whom  I  brought  forth  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt:  I  am  the 
Lord  your  God. 

CHAPTER  26. 

1  Of  idolaU-i/.  2  Reliriioutineits.  H  A  hles-.'.- 
ituj  to  thi'iii  ihdl  Ici-ej)  tlie.  cam nui nd m,  itix. 
14  A  citrne  to  thoM-  that  linuiL  II,,  in.  4il 
God  proini.si-tk  to  ruiiwinhd-  Ihiiii  thot 
repent. 

YE  shall  make  you  no  idols  nor 
gi'aven  image,  neither  I'ear  you 
up  a  standing  image,  neither  sliall 
ye  set  up  any  ''imatJce  of  stone  in 


■>  pillar, 
^  tigured 


127 


blessing  and 


LEVITICUS,  2G. 


a  curse  proposed. 


your  land,  to  bow  down  unto  it: 
for  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

2  ^f  Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths, 
and  reverence  my  sanctuary  :  1  am 
the  Lord. 

3  H  If  ye  walk  in  my  statutes, 
and  keep  my  commandments,  and 
do  them ; 

4  Then  I  will  sive  you  rain  in 
due  season,  and  the  land  shall  yield 
her  increase,  and  the  trees  of  the 
field  shall  yield  their  fruit. 

5  And  your  threshing  shall  reach 
unto  the  vintaj^e,  and  the  vintage 
shall  reach  unto  the  sowing  time: 
and  ye  shall  eat  your  bread  to 
the  full,  and  dwell  in  your  land 
safely. 

6  And  I  will  give  peace  in  the 
land,  and  ye  shall  lie  down,  and 
none  shall  make  yon  afraid :  and  I 
will  rid  evil  beasts  out  of  the  land, 
neither  shall  the  sword  go  through 
your  land. 

7  And  ye  shall  chase  your  ene- 
mies, and  they  shall  fall  before  you 
by  the  sword. 

8  And  five  of  j^ou  shall  cha.se  an 
hundred,  and  an  hundred  of  you 
shall  put  ten  thousand  to  flight: 
and  your  enemies  shall  fall  before 
you  by  the  sword. 

9  For  I  will  have  respect  unto 
you,  and  make  you  fruitful,  and 
multiply  you,  and  establish  my 
covenant  with  you. 

10  And  ye  shall  eat  old  store, 
and  bring  forth  the  old  because  of 
the  new. 

11  And  I  will  set  my  tabernacle 
among  you :  and  my  soul  shall  not 
aljhor  you. 

1  2  And  I  will  walk  among  you, 
and  will  b(!  your  God,  and  ye  shall 
l)e  my  people. 

1."^  I  am  the  T^oiiD  your  God, 
which  bi-ought  you  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  that  ye  should  not 
be  their  bondmen ;  and  I  have 
broken  the  bands  of  your  .yoke, 
and  mad(^  you  go  upright. 

14  51  Hut  if  ye  will  not  liearken 
unto  me,  and  will  n<»t  <lo  all  these 
commandments  ; 

15  And  if  ye  shall  '  despise  my 
statutes,  or  if  your  .soul  abhor  my 
jndginents,  so  that  ye  will  not  do 
all  my  commandments,  hut  that  ye 
l)i'e;ik  my  covenant: 

IG  1  also  will  <lo  thi.s  unto  you ; 
1  will  even  ajjpoint  over  you  ter- 
ror, consumption,  and  the  biiiti 
ing  ague,  that  shall  coMsum<'  the 
eyes,  and  cause  sorrow  of  heart: 
and  ye  shall  sow  your  seed  in  vain, 
for  your  eT)eiMi<'s  shnll  e;i.t  it. 

17  And  I  will  set  my  face  against 
you,  and  yt^  sliall  he  slain  Ix'fore 
your  enemies:  they  that  liate  you 


shall  reign  over  you ;  and  ye  shall 
flee  when  none  pui'sueth  you. 

18  And  if  ye  will  not  yet  for  all 
this  hearken  unto  me,  then  I  will 
punish  you  seven  times  more  for 
your  sins. 

1 9  And  I  Avill  break  the  pride  of 
your  power;  and  1  will  make  your 
heaven  as  iron,  and  your  earth  as 
brass : 

20  And  your  strength  shall  be 
spent  in  vain:  for  your  land  shall 
not  yield  her  incrt.'ase,  neither  shall 
the  trees  of  the  land  yield  their 
fruits. 

21  U  And  if  ye  walk  contrary 
unto  me,  and  will  not  hearken  unto 
me;  I  will  bring  seven  times  more 
plagues  upon  you  according  to  your 
sins. 

22  I  will  also  send  wild  beasts 
among  you,  which  shall  rob  you  of 
your  children,  and  destroy  your 
cattle,  and  make  you  few  in  num- 
ber; and  your  Idyk  ways  shall  be 
desolate. 

23  And  if  ye  will  not  he  reformed 
by  me  by  these  things,  but  will 
walk  contrary  unto  me ; 

24  Then  will  I  also  walk  contrary 
unto  you,  and  will  punish  j^ou  yet 
seven  times  for  your  sins. 

25  And  I  will  bring  a  sword  upon 
you,  that  shall  avenge  the  quar- 
rel of  hiy  covenant:  and  when  ye 
are  gathered  together  within  your 
cities,  I  will  send  the  pestilence 
among  you ;  and  ye  shall  be  deliv- 
ered into  the  hand  of  the  enemy. 

26  And  when  I  have  broken  the 
staff  of  your  bread,  ten  women  shall 
bake  your  bread  in  one  oven,  and 
they  shall  deliver  you  your  l)read 
again  by  W(Mght:  and  ye  shall  eat, 
and  not  be  satisfied. 

27  And  if  ye  will  not  for  all  this 
lu'arken  unto  me,  but  walk  con- 
trary vuito  me; 

28  Then  I  will  walk  contrary 
unto  you  also  in  fury;  and  1,  even 
1,  will  chastise  you  seven  times  for 
yonr  sins. 

29  And  ye  shall  eat  the  flesh  of 
your  sons,  and  the  flesh  of  your 
daughters  shall  ye  eat. 

30  And  1  will  destroy  your  high 
places,  and  cut  down  your  ''  ima!-'-<-s. 
and  cast  your  carcases  upon  the 
cai'cases  of  your  idols,  and  my 
soul  shall  jiblior  .you. 

31  And  I  will  make  your  citiVs 
wast<\  and  bi'ing  your  sanctuaiies 
unto  desolation,  anil  1  willnotsmell 
tli<^  savour  of  your  sweet  odours. 

;)2  And  I  will  bring  the  land  into 
(leHoljiti<^»n  :  and  yoin- enemies  which 
tlwell  therein  shall  be  nstonished  at 
it. 

.■):')  .And  I  will  scatter  you  among 


-  SUIl- 

iiii;ii;e.' 


128 


Mercy  to  the  pe^iitent. 


LEVITICUS,  27. 


Of  VOIDS. 


the  lieathen,  and  will  draw  out  a 
sword  after  you:  and  your  land 
shall  be  desolate,  and  your  cities 
waste. 

34:  Then  shall  the  land  enjoy  her 
sabbaths,  as  long  as  it  lieth  deso- 
late, and  ye  he  in  j^our  enemies' 
land  ;  even  then  sliall  the  land  rest, 
and  enjoy  her  sabbaths. 

35  As  long  as  it  lieth  desolate  it 
shall  rest ;  because  it  did  not  rest 
in  your  sabbaths,  when  ye  dwelt 
upon  it. 

36  And  upon  them  that  fire  left 
alive  of  you  I  will  send  a  faintness 
into  their  hearts  in  the  lands  of 
their  enemies  ;  and  the  sound  of  a 
sliaken  leaf  shall  chase  them  ;  and 
they  shall  flee,  as  fleeing  from  a 
sword  ;  and  they  shall  fall  when 
none  pursueth. 

37  And  they  shall  ^  f ajl  one  upon 
another,  as  it  were  before  a  sword, 
wlien  none  pui"sueth  :  and  ye  shall 
have  no  power  to  stand  before  your 
enemies. 

3y  And  ye  shall  perish  among  the 
heathen,  and  the  land  of  your  ene- 
mies shall  eat  you  up. 

39  And  they  that  are  left  of  you 
shall  pine  a\y'ay  in  their  iniquity 
in  your  enemies'  lands;  and  also  in 
the  iniquities  of  their  fathers  shall 
they  pine  away  with  them. 

40  If  they  shall  confess  their  in- 
iquity, and  the  iniquity  of  their 
fathers,  with  their  trespass  which 
they  trespassed  against  me,  and 
that  also  they  have  walked  con- 
trary unto  me ; 

41  And  tltat  I  also  have  walked 
contrary  unto  them,  and  have 
brought  them  into  the  land  of  their 
eneiiiies ;  if  then  their  uncircum- 
cised  hearts  be  humbled,  and  thej^; 
then  accept  of  the  punishment  of 
their  iniquity  : 

42  Then  will  I  remember  my  cov- 
enant with  -Jacob,  and  filso  my  cov- 
enant with  Isaac,  and  also  my 
covenant  with  Abraham  will  I  re- 
member ;  and  I  will  remember  the 
land. 

43  The  land  also  shall  be  left  of 
them,  and  shall  enjijy  her  sabbaths, 
while  she  lieth  desolate  without 
them  :  and  they  shall  accept  of  the 
punishment  of  their  iniquity  :  be- 
cause, even  because  they  "despised 


my  judgments,  and  because  their 
soul  abhorred  my  statutes. 

44  And  yet  for  all  that,  when 
they  be  in  the  land  of  their  enemies, 
1  will  not  '''cast  them  away,  neither 
will  I  abhor  them,  to  destroy  them 
utterly,  and  to  break  my  covenant 
with  them  :  for  I  am  the  Lord  their 
God. 

45  But  I  will  for  their  sakes  re- 


member the  covenant  of  their  an- 
cestors, whom  1  brought  forth  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt  in  the  sight  of 
the  ■* heathen,  that  I  might  be  their 
God  :  i  am  the  Lord. 

46  These  are  the  statutes  and 
judgments  and  laws,  which  the 
Lord  made  between  him  and  the 
children  of  Israel  in  mount  Sinai 
by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

CHAPTER  27. 

1  ire  that  maketh  a  Kin(iiil(n-  rov>  i/nifti  he  the 
J.onVti.  2  'llti'entiiiiiitioiKiflhepernon.  9 
Of  It  iH'd.st  giceii  liij  Tiiir.  'u  Of  a  hutise. 
Hi  Of  ti  fii'hl,  (111(1  the  redeinption  thereof. 
'is  No  (Icroted  tt(h((j  maij  he  redeemed.  32 
Tlie  tithe  may  tioi  he  changed. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  When  a 
man  shall  make  a  "singular  vow, 
the  persons  sliall  be  for  the  Lord 
by  thy  estimation. 

3  And  thy  estimation  shall  be  of 
the  male  from  twenty  years'  old 
even  unto  sixty  years  old,  even  thy 
estimation  shall  be  fifty  shekels  of 
silver,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary. 

4  And  if  it  he  a  female,  then  thy 
estimation  shall  be  thirty  shekels. 

5  And  if  it  he  from  five  years  old 
even  unto  twentj^  years  old,  then 
thy  estimation  shall  be  of  the  male 
twenty  shekels,  and  for  the  female 
ten  shekels. 

6  And  if  it  he  from  a  month  old 
even  unto  five  years  old,  then  thy 
estimation  shall  be  of  the  male  five 
sliekels  of  silver,  and  for  the  female 
thy  estimation  .sAa//  he  three  shekels 
of  silver. 

7  And  if  it  he  from  sixty  years  old 
and  above  ;  if  it  he  a  male,  then  thy 
estimation  shall  be  fifteen  shekels, 
and  for  the  female  ten  shekels. 

8  But  if  he  be  poorer  than  thy 
estimation,  then  he  shall  present 
himself  before  the  priest,  and  the 
priest  shall  value  him  ;  according 
to  his  a))ility  that  vowed  shall  the 
priest  value  him. 

9  And  \iit  l>e  a  beast,  whereof  men 
bring  an  offering  uiito  the  Lord, 
all  that  ani/  i/iav  gi\i»th  of  such 
unto  the  Lord  shall  be  holy. 

10  He  shall  not  alter  it,  nor 
change  it,  a  good  for  a  bad,  or  a  bad 
f(3r  a  good  :  and  if  he  shall  at  all 
change  beast  for  beast,  then  it  and 
the  exchange  thereof  shall  be  holy. 

1 1  And  if  it  he  any  vmelean  beast, 
of  which  they  do  not  offer  a  sacri- 
fice unto  the  Lord,  then  he  shall 
present  the  Ijeast  before  the  ])riest : 

12  An(l  the  piiest  shall  value  it, 
whether  it  be  good  or  bad  :  as  thou 


■*  uatious, 


^  special 


9 


129 


Of  things  devoted. 


LEVITICUS,  27. 


'  tlie  sowing 
of  an  homer 
of  barley 


valuest  it,  wlio  art  the  priest,  so 
shall  it  be. 

1 3  But  if  he  will  at  all  redeem  it, 
then  he  shall  add  a  fifth  part  thereof 
unto  thy  estimation. 

14  H  And  when  a  man  shall  sanc- 
tify his  house  to  l>e  holy  unto  the 
Lord,  then  the  priest  shall  estimate 
it,  whether  it  be  good  or  bad  :  as 
the  priest  shall  estimate  it,  so  shall 
it  stand. 

15  And  if  he  that  sanctified  it 
will  redeem  his  house,  then  lie  shall 
add  the  fifth  j)(irt  of  the  money  of 
thy  estimation  unto  it,  and  it  shall 
be  his. 

16  x\nd  if  a  man  shall  sanctify 
unto  tlie  Lord  some  part  of  a  field 
of  his  possession,  then  thy  estima- 
tion shall  be  according  to  the  seed 
thei'eof :  'an  homer  of  bai-ley  seed 


shall  he  valued  at  tifty  shekels  of 
silver. 

17  If  he  sanctify  his  field  from 
the  year  of  jubile,  according  to  thy 
estimation  it  shall  stand. 

18  But  if  he  sanctify  his  field  af- 
ter the  jubile,  then  the  priest  shall 
reckon  unto  him  the  money  accord- 
ing to  the  years  that  remain,  even 
unto  the  year  of  the  jubile,  and  it 
shall  be  abated  from  tliy  estimation. 

19  And  if  he  that  sanctified  the 
field  will  in  any  wise  redeem  it, 
then  he  shall  add  the  fifth  part  of 
the  money  of  thy  estimation  unto 
it,  and  it  shall  be  assured  to  liim. 

20  And  if  he  will  not  redeem  the 
field,  or  if  he  have  sold  tlie  field  to 
another  man,  it  shall  not  be  re- 
deemed any  more. 

21  But  the  field,  when  it  goeth 
out  in  the  jubile,  shall  be  holy  unto 
the  Lord,  as  a  field  d(> voted  ;  the 

thereof    shall    be    the 


possession 
priest's. 

22  And 
the  Lord 


if  a  man  sanctify  unto 
field   whicli    he  hatl 


bought,  which  is  not  of  the  fields  of 
his  possessi(m  ; 

2."J  Tlien  tlie  priest  shall  i'(H'kon 
unto  liim  the  woi-th  of  thy  estima- 
tion, ei'en  unto  the  year  of  the 
jubile  :  and  he  sliall  give  thine  es- 


tiniation   in    that  day,   as  a  holy 
thing  unto  the  Lord. 

24  In  the  year  of  the  jubile  the 
field  shall  return  unto  him  of  whom 
it  was  bought,  even  to  him  to  whom 
the  possession  of  the  \a.i\ddid  belong. 

25  And  all  thy  estimations  shall 
be  according  to  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary  :  twenty  gerahs  shall  be 
the  shekel. 

26  U  Only  the  firstling  of  the 
beasts,  which  slK)uld  lie  the  Lord's 
firstling,  no  man  shall  sanctify  it ; 
whether  it  he  ox,  or  sheep  :  it  is  the 
Lord's. 

27  And  if  it  he  of  an  unclean 
beast,  then  he  shall  redeem  it  ac- 
cording to  thine  estimation,  and 
shall  add  a  fifth  part  of  it  thereto  : 
or  if  it  be  not  redeemed,  then  it 
shall  be  sold  according  to  thy  esti- 
mation. 

28  Notwithstanding  no  devoted 
tiling,  that  a  man  shall  devote  unto 
the  Lord  of  all  that  he  hath,  both 
of  man  and  beast,  and  of  the  field 
of  his  possession,  shall  be  sold  or 
redeemed  :  every  devoted  thing  is 
most  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

29  None  devoted,  which  shall  be 
devoted  of  men,  shall  be  redeemed  ; 
hut  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

.30  And  all  the  tithe  of  the  land, 
ii'hetlier  of  the  seed  of  the  land,  or 
of  the  fruit  of  the  tree,  is  the 
Lord's  :  it  is  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

31  And  if  a  man  will  at  all  re- 
deem owjht  of  his  tithes,  he  shall 
add  thereto  the  fifth  part  thereof. 

32  And  concerning  the  tithe  of 
the  herd,  or  of  the  fiock,  even  of 
whatsoever  passeth  under  the  rod, 
the  tenth  shall  be  holy  unto  the 
Lord. 

33  He  shall  not  search  whether 
it  be  good  or  badj  neith(>r  shall  he 
change  it :  and  it  he  change  it  at 
all,  th(^n  both  it  and  the  change 
thereof  shall  bo  holy;  it  shall  not 
lie  redeemed. 

34  These  rr>r  the  commandments, 
which  the  Lord  commanded  Moses 


for  the  children  of 
Sinai. 


Isi'a-cl  111  mount 


130 


The  numheriurf 


NUMBERS,  1. 


of  the  2)eople. 


THE   FOUETH  BOOK    OF   MOSES, 

CALLED 

NUMBERS 


CHAPTER  \. 

1  Cod  co»imiini/i'f/i  J/oxex  to  number  the 
j>,,i/,/,'.  :,  Th,- i,riiice>>oflhe  tribea.  \1  The 
II  iiiKhrr  (if  ti-rri/ h-ibe.  47  The  Levitesare 
ejL-ifiiLljted  for  the  service  of  the  Lord. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
in  the  wilderness  of  8inai,  in 
the '  tabernacle  of  the  congretfition, 
on  the  tirst  dai/  of  the  second  month, 
in  the  second  year  after  they  were 
come  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
saying, 

2  Take  ye  the  sum  of  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel, 
after  their  families,  by  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  with  the  number  of 
theiy  names,  every  male  by  their 
polls  ; 

3  From  twenty  years  old  and  up- 
\^ard,  all  that  are  aVjle  to  go  forth 
to  war  in  Israel :  thou  anrl  Aaron 
shall  number  them  by  their '•'armies. 

4  And  with  you  there  shall  be  a 
man  of  every  tribe;  everyone  head 
of  the  house  of  his  fathers. 

5  ^  And  these  are  the  names  of 
the  men  that  shall  stand  with  you : 
of  the  tribe  of  Reuben  ;  Elizur  the 
son  of  tShedeur. 

6  Of  Simeon  ;  Shelumiel  the  son 
of  Zurishaddai. 

7  Of  Judah  ;  Nahshon  the  son  of 
Amminadab. 

8  Of  Issachar ;  Nethaneel  the  son 
of  Zuar. 

9  Of  Zebulun ;  Eliab  the  son  of 
Helon. 

10  Of  the  children  of  Joseph  :  of 
Ephraim  ;  Elishamathe  son  of  Am- 
mihud  :  of  Manasseh  ;  (Jamaliel  the 
son  of  Pedahzur. 

1 1  Of  Benjamin  ;  Abidan  the  son 
of  (jtideoni. 

1'2  Of  Dan  ;  Ahiezer  the  son  of 
Auunishaddai. 

1 3  Of  Asher ;  Pagiel  the  son  of 
Ocran. 

1 1  Of  Gad ;  Eliasaph  the  son  of 
*  Deuel. 

15  Of  Naphtali ;  Ahira  the  son  of 
Enan. 

16  These  ivere  the  I'enowned  of 
the  congregation,  ])rinces  of  the 
tribes  of  their  fathers,  heads  of 
thousands  in  Israel. 

17  11  And  Moses  and  Aaron  took 


these  men  which  are  expressed  by 
their  names  : 

18  And  they  assembled  all  the 
congregation  together  on  the  first 
day  of  the  second  month,  and  they 
declai'ed  their  pedigrees  aftei-  their 
families,  by  "the  house  of  their 
fathei's,  according  to  the  number  of 


the  names,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  ui)ward,  by  their  polls. 

19  As  the  Lord  commanded 
jSIoses,  so  he  numbered  them  in  the 
wilderness  of  Sinai. 

20  And  the  children  of  Reuben, 
Israel's  eldest  son,  by  their  genera- 
tions, after  their  families,  by  "the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to 
the  number  of  the  names,  by  their 
polls,  every  male  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able 
to  go  forth  to  war  ; 

21  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  eve7i  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben, 
irere  forty  and  six  thousand  and 
five  hundred. 

22  U  Of  the  children  of  Simeon, 
by  their  generations,  after  their 
families,  by  "the  house  of  their 
fathers,  those  that  were  numbered 
of  them,  according  to  the  number 
of  the  names,  by  their  polls,  every 
male  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war  ; 

23  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Simeon. 
were  fifty  and  nine  thousand  and 
three  hundred. 

24  ^  Of  the  children  of  Gad,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  fami- 
lies, by  "  the  houst-  of  their  fathers. 


*  In  ch.ii.  14,  Reiiel. 


according  to  tlie  numl)er  of  the 
names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upwarfi,  all  that  wei'e  able  to  go 
forth  to  war  ; 

25  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  ei'eu  of  the  tribe  of  Gad, 
ivere  forty  and  five  thousand  six 
hundred  and  fift.v. 

26  ^  Of  the  children  of  Judah,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  fami- 
lies, b.v  ''the  house  of  their  fathers. 
according  to  the  luiiiiber  oi  the 
names,  from  twenty  .years  old  and 
upwai-d,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
foi'th  to  \\'ar  ; 

I     27  Those  that  were  numbered  of 

;31 


3  their 

lathers' 

houses, 


The  mtmber  of 


NUMBERS,  1. 


men  in  each  tribe. 


them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
ivere  threescore  and  fourteen  thou- 
sand and  six  hundred. 

28  51  Of  the  children  of  Issachar, 
by  their  generations,  after  their 
families,  by  '  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  according  to  the  number  of 


the  names,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to 
go  forth  to  war ; 

29  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar, 
were  fifty  and  four  thousand  and 
four  hundred. 

30  ^  Of  the  children  of  Zebulun, 
by  their  generations,  after  their 
families,    by  '  the   house    of    their 


fathers,  according  to  the  number  of 


the  names,  fi-om  twenty  .years  old 
and  upwaitl,  all  that  were  able  to 
go  forth  to  war  ; 

31  Those  that  were  numbei'ed  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun, 
ivere  fifty  and  seven  thousand  and 
four  hundred. 

32  ^  Of  the  childi'en  of  Joseph, 
namely,  of  the  children  of  Ephraim, 
by  their  generations,  after  their 
families,  by  Hhe  house  of  their 
fathers,  according  to  the  number  of 
the  names,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to 
go  forth  to  war  ; 

33  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim, 
were  forty  thousand  and  five  hun- 
dred 

34'^  Of  the  children  of  Manas- 
seh,  by  their  generations,  after  their 
families,    by  'the   liousii    of    their 


fathers,  according  to  tlie  number  of 


the  names,  from  twenty  years  old 
an(l  upward,  all  that  were  able  to 
go  forth  to  war ; 

35  Those  that  w(;ro  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh, 
were  thirty  and  two  thousand  and 
two  hundred. 

36  H  Of  the  children  of  R.^ija- 
min,  by  tlieir  genei'ations,  after 
their  families,  b.y  '  the  house  of 
their  fatliers,  accorcUng  ti»  the  iiuiu- 
oer  or  the  names,  from  twent.v 
years  old  and  upward,  all  that 
were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; 

37  Those  that  were  numbei'ed  of 
them,  even  of  th(^  tril)e  of  Jienja- 
min,  were  thirt.v  and  five  thousand 
and  four  liun(h't'd. 

3«  U  Of  the  children  of  Dan,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  fami- 
lies, by  '  the  house  of  llicir  fiifliers. 


accordirig   to    the    iiiiiiiImt   of    the 
names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
u|)ward,  all   tliat  wen;  al)I(!  to  go 
foith  to  war  ; 
39  Those  that  were  nnnibei-ed  of 


them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Dan, 
were  threescore  and  two  thousand 
and  seven  hundred. 

40  H  Of  the  children  of  Asher, 
by  their  generations,  after  their 
families,  by  '  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  according  to  the  number 


of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able 
to  go  forth  to  war ; 

41  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Asher, 
were  forty  and  one  thousand  and 
five  hundred. 

42  ^  Of  the  children  of  Naphtali, 
throughout  their  generations,  after 
their  families,  by  '  the  house  of 
their     fathers,    accortbng     to    the 


numljer  of  the  names,  from  twenty 
years  old  and  vipward,  all  '  that 
were  able  to  go  forth  to  war ; 

43  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali, 
loere  fifty  and  three  thousand  and 
four  hundred. 

44  These  are  those  that  were 
numbered,  which  Moses  and  Aaron 
numbered,  and  the  princes  of  Israel, 
Oeing  twelve  men:  each  one  was 
for  the  house  of  his  fathers. 

45  8o  were  all  those  that  were 
numbered  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
by  ^  the  house  of  their  fathers. 
from  twenty  years  old  and  upward, 
all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to 
war  in  Israel ; 

46  Even  all  they  that  were  num- 
bered were  six  hundred  thousand 
and  three  thousand  and  five  hun- 
dred and  fifty. 

47  ^  But  the  Levites  after  the 
tribe  of  their  fathers  were  not 
numbered  among  them. 

48  For  tlu!  Loud  had  spoken 
unto  Moses,  saying, 

49  Only  thou  slialt  not  number 
the  tribe  of  Levi,  neithei'  take  the 
sum  of  them  anK)ng  the  children  of 
Israeli : 

50  I'ut  thou  shalt  appoint  the 
Levites  over  the  tabernacle  of 
-  testimony,  and  ovei-all  the  vessels 
tluMcof,  and  ovei'  all  tilings  that 
helonn  to  it:  they  shall  bear  the 
tab(>i'nacle,  and  all  the  vessels 
thereof ;  and  tliey  shall  ministi'i- 
unto  it,  and  shall  encamp  round 
about   the   talierjiacle. 

51  And  when  the  tabernacle 
s(;tteth  forward,  the  Levites  shall 
take  it  down:  and  when  the  tab- 
ernacle is  to  be  pitched,  the  Le- 
vites shall  set  it  up:  and  tlu^ 
stranger  that  cometh  nigh  shall 
be  put  to  death. 

52  And  the  chihh'en  of  Tsi-ael 
shall  i)itch  their  tents,  (^very  man 
l).y  his  own  camp,  and  every  man 


1  their 

fathers' 

houses, 


2  the  testi 
luoiiy, 


132 


J7te  ordei'  of 


NUMBERS,  2. 


the  tribes. 


1).V  liis  own  .sUmdanl,  tlu'ouf^lioiit 
tlieir  hosts. 

53  But  the  Levites  shall  pitch 
round  about  the  tal)evnacle  of 
'  testimony,  that  there  be  no  wrath 
upon  the  congregation  of  the  cliil- 
dren  of  Israel:  and  the  Levites 
shall  keep  the  charge  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  "  testimony. 

5-i  And  the  children  of  Israel 
did  according  to  all  that  the  Loud 
commanded  Moses,  so  did  they. 


A 


CHAPTER  2. 

The  order  of  the  iribes  in  their  tents. 

ND  the  Loup  spake  unto  Moses 


and  unto  Aaron,  sayin^, 
2  Every  man  of  tlie  children  of 
Israel  shall  pitch  by  his  own  stand- 
ard, with  the  ensign  of  their 
father's  house :  "  far  off  abou  t  the 
■*  tabernacle    of    the    congregation 


shall  they  '^  pitch. 

3  And  on  the  east  side  toward 
the  rising  of  the  sun  shall  they  of 
the  standard  of  the  camp  of  J  udah 
pitcli    "  throughout    their  armies  : 


and  Nahshon  the  son  of  Ammina- 
dab  shall  be  captain  of  the  children 
of  Judah. 

4  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were 
threescore  and  fourteen  thousand 
and  six  hundred. 

5  And  those  that  do  pitch  next 
unto  him  shall  l>e  the  tribe  of 
Issachar :  and  Nethaneel  the  son  of 
Zuar  shall  he  captain  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Issachar. 

6  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  thereof,  were  fifty 
and  four  thousand  and  four  liun- 
dred. 

7  Then  the  tribe  of  Zebulun  :  and 
Eliab  the  son  of  Helon  sJidll  he  cap- 
tain of  the  children  of  Zebulun. 

8  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  thereof,  were  fifty 
and  seven  thousand  and  four  hun- 
dred. 

9  All  that  were  numbered  in  the 
camp  of  Judah  were  an  hundred 
thousand  and  fourscore  thousand 
and  six  thousand  and  four  hun- 
dred,   "  throughout    theii'    ai'mies. 


These  shall  first  set  fortli. 

10  ^  On  the  south  side  shall  he 
the  standard  of  the  camp  of  Reuben 
according  to  their  "armies  :  and  the 
captain  of  the  children  of  lieulxni 
>^haU  he  Elizur  the  son  of  Sliedenr. 

11  And  his  host,  and  tliose  that 
were  numbered  thereof,  -imre  forty 
and  six  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

12  And  those  which  pitch  by 
him  shall  he  the  trilje  of  Simeon  : 
and  the  captain  of  the  children  of 


Simeon  shall  he  Shelumiel  the  son 
of  Zurishaddai. 

13  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were  fifty 
and  nine  thousand  and  three  hun- 
dred. 

U  Then  the  tribe  of  Gad  :  and 
the  captain  of  the  sons  of  Gad 
sli,all  he  Eliasaph  the  son  of  Reuel. 

1-5  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  tliem,  were  forty 
and  five  thousand  and  six  hundred 
and  fifty. 

16  All  that  were  numbered  in 
the  camp  of  Reuben  v>ere  an  hun- 
dred thousand  and  fifty  and  one 
thousand  and  four  hundred  and 
fifty,     ''  throughout    their    armies. 


And  they  shall  set  forth  in  the  se- 
cond rank. 

17  IT  Then  the  ^  tabernacle  of  the 
conityi'egation  shall  set  forward  with 
the  camp  o?  the  Levites  in  the 
midst  of  the  "  caimi :  as  they  en- 
camp, so  shall  tliey  set  forward, 
every  man  in  his  place  by  their 
standards. 

18  H  On  the  west  side  sltall  he 
the  standard  of  the  camp  of 
Ephraim  according  to  their  "  ar- 
mies: and  the  captain  of  the  sons 
of  Ephraim  shall  he  Elishama  the 
son  of  Ammihud. 

19  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were  forty 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

20  And  by  him  shall  he  the  tribe 
of  J\Ianasseh  :  and  the  captain  of 
the  children  of  Manasseh  shall  he 
Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

21  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were  thirty 
and  two  thousand  and  two  hundred. 

22  Then  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  : 
and  the  captain  of  the  sons  of  Ben- 
jamin shall  he  Abidan  the  son  of 
Gideoni. 

23  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were 
thirty  and  five  thousand  and  four 
hundred. 

24  All  that  were  numbered  of 
the  camp  of  Ephraim  were  an  hun- 
dred thousand  and  eight  thousand 
and  an  hundred,  '  thi'oughout  their 
armies.  And  they  shall  go  forward 
in  the  third  rank. 

25  ^  The  standard  of  the  camp 
of  Dan  shall  he  on  the  north  side 
"  by  their  armit^s :  and  tlu^  captain 
of  the  children  (jf  Dan  shall  he 
Ahiezer  the  son  of  Animishaddai. 

26  And  his  host,  and  those  tliat 
were  numbered  of  them,?<;e>e  three- 
score and  two  thousand  and  seven 
hundred. 

27  And  those  that  encamp    by 


''  accordiuc 
to  their 
hosts. 

4  tent  of 
meeting 

^  camps : 


hosts : 


"  according 
to  their 
hosts. 


^  according 
to  tlieir 
liosts : 


133 


The  sons  of  Aaron. 


NUMBERS,  3. 


Tlie  Levites. 


him  shall  he  tlie  tril)e  of  Aslier  :  and 
the  captain  of  the  children  of  Asher 
shdll  he  I'agiel  the  son  of  Ocnin. 

28  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were  forty 
and  one  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

29  ^  Tlien  the  tribe  of  NaphtaU  : 
and  the  captain  of  the  children  of 
Naphtali  mall  he  Ahira  the  son  of 
Enan. 

30  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numl)ered  of  them,  ivere  fifty 
and  tln-ee  thousand  and  four  hun- 
dred. 

3 1  All  they  that  were  numbered 
in  the  camp  of  Dan  n'cre  an  hun- 
dred thousand  and  fifty  and  seven 
thousand  and  six  hundi'ed.  They 
shall  go  hindmost  with  their  stand- 
ards. 

32  ^  These  are  those  which  were 
numbered  of  the  chihh'en  of  Israel 
by  '  the  house  of  their  fathers  :  all 
those  that  were  numbei-ed  of  the 
camps  '-throughout  their  hosts  were 
six  hunih-ed  thousand  and  tln-ee 
thousand  and  live  hundred  and 
fift.y. 

33  Eut  the  Levites  were  notnum- 
bered  among  the  children  of  Israel ; 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

34  And  the  childreii  of  Israel  did 
according  to  all  that  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses:  so  they  pitched  by 
their  standai'ds,  and  so  they  set  for- 
\vai"d,  every  one  after  their  fainilies, 
according  to  ■'the  lious(>  of  their 
fathers. 


CHAPTER  3. 

1  The  nous  of  Aaron.  5  The  Levites  are 
{liven  to  the  priestH  for  the  sernice  of  the 
tdheriiacle,  11  instead  of  the  firsthorn. 
14  'Pic  I.erilcs  are  n umbered  In/  their  fami- 
lies. '.'I  The  faiiiilies,  ii  luiiher',  (fial  charge 
if  the  Gershoiiites,  t1  (f  the  Kohathites, 
;58  of  the,  Merarites.  .'iS  The  jilaee  ami 
charge  of  Moses  and  Aaro)i.  4()  The  first- 
born are  freed  by  the  Levites.  44  Tlie 
(iver/iliis  are  redeemed. 

TH  KSK  also  are  the  generations 
of  Aai'on  and  Moses  in  tin;  day 
that  th(^  Lord  spake  with  Moses  in 
mount  Sinai. 

2  And  these  are  the  names  of  the 
sons  of  .\aron;  Naflab  the  firstborn, 
and  Abihu,  JCleazar,  and  Itliamai'. 

3  These  are  the  names  of  the 
sons  of  Aaron,  the  priests  which 
were  anointed,  wliom  he  conse- 
crated to  minister  in  the  priest's 
of]  ice. 

4  And  Nadab  and  Abihu  died 
before  tlic  LoKD.  wIkmi  tliey  oUci'cd 
strange  lire  In'fore  the  LoltD,  in  the 
wildei'tiess  of  Sinai,  and  they  had 
no  children:  and  J'-leazarajid  Itha- 
mar  ministered  in  the  i)riest's  oflice 
in  the  'sitrlil,  of  Aaron  their  father. 

5  II  YVnd  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 


6  Bring  the  tribe  of  Levi  near, 
and  piesent  them  before  Aaron 
the  priest,  that  they  may  minister 
unto  him. 

7  Ami  they  shallkeep  his  charge, 
and  the  charge  of  tlie  whole  con- 
gregation before  the  ''  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  to  do  the  service 


of  the  tabernacle. 

8  And  they  shall  keep  all  the  in- 
struments of  the  '' tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  the  charge  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  to  do  the  service 
of  the  tabernacle. 

y  And  thou  shalt  give  the  Levites 
unto  Aaron  and  to  his  sons :  they 
are  wh.olly  given  unto  him  out  of 
the  children  of  Israel. 

10  And  thou  shalt  appoint  Aaron 
and  his  sons,  and  they  shall  wait 
on  their  priest's  office :  and  the 
stranger  that  cometh  nigh  shall  be 
put  to  death. 

11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

12  And  I,  behold,  I  have  taken 
the  Levites  from  among  the  child- 
ren of  Israel  instead  of  all  the 
firstborn  that  openeth  the  "  mati-ix 
among  the  children  of  Israel :  there- 
fore  the  Levites  shall  be  mine  ; 

13  Because  all  the  firstborn  are 
mine  ;  for  on  the  day  that  I  smote 
allthe  firstborn  in  the  land  of  Egypt 
I  hallowed  unto  me  all  the  firstborn 
in  Israel,  both  man  and  beast :  mine 
shall  they  be  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

14  II  And  the  Lord  si)ake  unto 
Moses  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai, 
saying, 

15  Number  the  children  of  Levi 
after  '  the  house  of  their  fathers,  by 
their  fainilies:  i>very  niah^  from  a 
month  old  and  upward  shalt  thou 
nunilxM'  them. 

1()  And  Moses  numbered  them 
according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
as  he  w;is  conmianded. 

17  And  these  wei'e  tlie  sons  of 
Levi  by  tluMr  nanu's  ;  (ierslion,  and 
Kohath,  and  .Merari. 

18  And  these  are  the  names  of 
th(>  sons  of  (Jershonliy  their  fam- 
ilies; Libni,  and  Shimei. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  by 
tludr  families;  Amram,  and  Izehar, 
Hebron,  and  Uzziel. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Merai-i  l)y 
their  families;  Mahli,  and  Mushi. 
Tliestwo'c  the  families  of  tlH\  li(>vites 
according  to  ''the  house  of  tlieii' 
fatli(>rs. 


21  Of  rjershon  ?'v/.«?  the  famil.v 
of  the  Libnites,  anfl  the  family  <)f 
theShimites  :  these^re  the  families 
()f  the  (Jershonites. 

22  Thos(;  that  were  iunnb(>red  of 
them,  according  to  the  number  of 


134 


The  number  and  service 


NUMBERS,  3. 


of  the  Levites. 


all  the  males,  from  a  mt)iitli  old  and 
upward,  enen  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  tliem  tvere  seven  thousand 
and  five  hundred. 

23  The  families  of  the  Gershon- 
ites  shall  pitch  behind  the  taber- 
nacle westward. 

2-1:  And  the  chief  of  the  '  house 


of  the  father  of  the  Gershonites 


.^/m//  be  i^lliasaph  the  son  of  Lael. 

25  And  the  charge  of  the  sons  of 
Gershon  in  the  -tal)ernacle  of  the 


congregation  shall  be  the  taber- 
nacle,  and  the  tent,  the  covering 
thereof,  and  the  hanging  for  the 
door  of  the  ■'  tabei-naclc^  of  th(^  ccm- 
gregntion. 


2(j  And  the  hangings  of  the  court, 
and  the  curtain  for  the  docn'  of  the 
court,  which  is  by  the  tabernacle, 
and  by  the  altar  round  about,  and 
the  cords  of  it  for  all  the  service 
thereof. 

27  U  And  of  Kohath  was  the  fam- 
ily of  the  Amramites,  and  the  fam- 
il.y  of  the  Izeharites,  and  the  family 
of  the  Hebronites,  and  the  family 
t)f  the  Uzzielites :  these  are  the 
families  of  the  Kohathites. 

28  In  the  number  of  all  the  males, 
from  a  month  old  and  upward,  vwre 
eight  thousand  and  six  hundred, 
keeping  the  charge  of  the  sanc- 
tuary. 

29  The  families  of  tlie  sons  of 
Kohath  shall  pitch  on  the  side  of 
the  tabernacle  southward. 

30  And  the  chief  of  the  '  house  of 
the  father  of  the  families  of  the 


Kohathites  shall  be  Elizaphan  the 
son  of  Uzziel. 

3 1  And  their  charge  shdl  be  the 
ark,  and  the  table,  and  the  candle- 
stick, and  the  altars,  and  the  ves- 
sels of  the  sanctuary  wherewith 
the.y  minister,  and  the  lianging, 
and  all  the  service  thereof. 

32  And  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron 
the  iJi'iest  shall  be  chief  over  the 
chief  of  the  Levites,  and  have 
the  oversight  of  them  that  keep 
the  charge  of  the  sanctuary. 

33  H  Of  Merari  was  the  family  of 
tlie  Mahlites,  and  the  family  of  th(^ 
Mushites  :  these  are  the  families  of 
Merari. 

34  And  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them,  according  to  the 
number  of  all  the  males,  from  a 
month  old  and  ui)ward,  nun-e  six 
thousand  and  twf)  hundi'CMJ. 

35  And  the  chief  of  the  Miouseof 
the  fathei-  of  the  families  of  Merari 
ii'ds  Zuriel  the  son  of  Abihail : 
these  shall  pitch  on  the  side  of  the 
tabernacle  northward. 

30  And  under  the  custody  and 
charge  of  the  sons  of  Merari  shall 


be  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle,  and 
the  bars  tliereof,  and  the  pillars 
thereof,  and  the  sockets  thereof, 
and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  all 
that  serveth  thereto, 

37  And  the  jjillars  of  the  court 
round  about,  and  their  sockets,  and 
their  pins,  and  their  cords. 

38  11  But  those  that  encamp  be- 
foie  the  tabernacle  toward  the  east, 
even  before  the  '"'  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation    eastwartl,     shall    be 


Moses,  ifnd  Aaron  and  liis  sons, 
keeping  the  charge  of  the  sanctu- 
ary for  the  charge  of  the  children 
of  Israel ;  and  the  stranger  that 
Cometh  nigh  shall  be  put  to  death. 

39  All  that  were  numbered  of  the 
Levites,  which  Moses  and  Aaron 
numbered  at  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord,  ■*  throutjliout  their  fami- 
lies, all  the  males  from  a  month  old 
and  upwai'd,  were  twenty  and  two 
thousand. 

10  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
IMoses,  Number  all  the  firstborn  of 
the  males  of  the  children  of  Israel 
from  a  month  old  and  upward,  and 
take  the  numbei'  of  their  names. 

41  And  thou  shalt  take  the  Le- 
vites from  me  ( I  am  the  Lord)  in- 
stead of  all  the  firstborn  among  the 
children  of  Israel ;  and  the  cattle 
of  the  Levites  instead  of  all  the 
firstlings  among  the  cattle  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

42  And  Moses  numbered,  as  the 
Lord  commanded  liim,  all  the  first- 
born among  the  children  of  Israel. 

43  And  ail  the  firstborn  males  by 
the  number  of  names,  from  a  month 
old  and  upward,  of  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  twenty 
and  two  thousand  two  hundred 
and  threescore  and  thirteen. 

44  51  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

45  Take  the  Levites  instead  of 
all  the  firstborn  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  the  cattle  of 
the  Levites  instead  of  their  cattle; 
and  the  Levites  shall  be  mine  :  I 
am  the  Lord. 

46  And  for  those  that  are  to  be 
redeemed  of  the  two  hundred  and 
threescore  and  thirteen  of  the  first- 
born of  the  children  of  Israel,  which 
are  more  than  the  Levites ; 

47  Thou  shalt  even  take  five 
shekels  apiece  by  the  poll,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary  shalt  thou 
take  thein :  (the  shekel  is  twenty 
gerahs:) 

48  And  thou  shaltgive  the  money, 
wherewith  the  odd  rnnnber  of  them 
is  to  be  redeemed,  unto  Aaron  and 
to  his  sons. 

49  And  Moses  took  the  redemp- 
tion money  of  them  that  were  over 


2  tent  of 
meeting 


by 


135 


'riic  /hiuilicx 


:NUiMr.Kiis,  I. 


of  Uui  Le  cites. 


and  ;iJ)()V(' tliiMii  tli.it  wci-criMlcriiH'il 
by  the  ljcvitt!s  : 

50  Of  tlic  iii'.slhorn  of  I  lie  cliild- 
i'(!U  of  Isnu'l  took  he  tln^  nioiicy  ; 
a  tlioiisaud  threes  liiindnMl  and 
tln'('(iscof(^  and  live  .s'Ar/v/.s,  after 
tlie  sliekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 

51  And  Moses  KJ>v(i  the  money 
of  them  that  wei'e  redeemed  unto 
Aaron  and  to  liis  sons,  aceordhiK 
to  the;  word  of  the  JjolM),  as  tlie 
lj)\il>  eonnnanded  Mos(%s. 

CHAITEll  4.  * 

1    77ii'  a(/e  itiitl   thne  of  the   Levi/e.s'  xerr/cc. 

I  Tlie  C(iJ'ri(i(/i'  of  flic  h'ohdlli ilcs,  'irhcii  llic 
pricxtn  hit  re  tiik-cii  <loirii,thi'.  tiihcriiiicli',.     Hi 

The  char  [I  i>  of  KU'.azdr.  IT  The  oilu-c  of  the 
prlents.  'l\  The  envriaije  of  the  (iei:sh<iii- 
■ifen.  29  The  ciiffhtge  of  the  Meruriteti. 
M  Thetumiheroflhe.   Kolid/h i/es,  ;!s  o/  /he 

GernhonUes,'i>i  itnd  of  the  Mt'idriten. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and  unto  Aaron,  sayinjj;, 

'2  Take  tlie  sum  of  the  sons  of 
Kohath  from  ainoiij^  the  sons  of 
ijcvi,  after  their  fainiHes,  by  ' the 
lionse  of  tlieir  falliers, 

'A  l^'roiu  t  hn'ty  years  old  and  U])- 
ward  (>ven  until  fifty  yc^ars  old,  all 
t  hat  entei'  into  tlu^  host,  to  do  the 
woi'k  in  the  "ta.heriiaele  of  the  con- 
^M'ei::ation. 


I  'iMiis  .s'^ff//  f/e  the  service  of  tlu" 
sons  of  Kohaih  in  the  •'  tabernacle 
of  the  eontfi'<'^ai  ion,  (thoiil  the  most 


iioly  tiini^s: 

T)  II  And  when  th(^  cam[)  settetli 
forward,  Aai'on  shall  eonii',  and  iiis 
sons,  and  they  shall  taktidown  {\w 
coNci-iiiK  vail,  and  coxcr  the  ark 
of  'testiinoiiv  with  it: 

(>  And  sliall  i)ut  thereon  t.h(>  cov- 
(irin^  of ''  l>ad;^'crs'  skins,  aiid  shaJl 
spread  over  il  actlot  h  wholly  of  bine, 
and  shall  i)ut  in  the  sta.v(!S  thereof. 

7  And  upon  the  table  of  sluiw- 
brea-d  they  shall  sprea-d  a  cloth  of 
blue,  and  put  thereon  the  dishes, 
a,nd  th(^  spoons,  and  the  bowls,  and 
(Mi\ crs  tocover  witJiaJ  :  and  the  con- 
tiinial  bread  shall  be  thei'con: 

8  And  they  shall  si)rea(l  ijpon 
them  a  cloth  of  scarlet,  a,nd  cover 
the  sain(^  with  a  (U)verinK  <>f  ''  bad- 
gers'  skins,    and    shall   i)ut   in  th(^ 


staves  t  hei'cof. 

9  And  they  shall  take  a  cloth  of 
l)lue,  and  cover  the  candlestick  of 
the  lijz;ht,  and  his  lamps,  and  his 
"  t_o]n£s,  and  his  snundishes,  a.nd  all 
the  oil  v(^ssels  thereof,  whc^rewith 
t  hey  ministei'  unto  it : 

lU  And  they  shall  i)ut  it  and  all 
the  vessels  thereof  within  a  (;ov- 
erinf?  of  "badj^n-rs'  skins,  and  sliall 
put  it  upon  a  "  bar. 

11  And  ujion  the  K<)lden  altar 
they  shall  spread  a  cloth  of  blue. 


and  cover  it  with  a-  coverin^jr  of 
■'  badu'ers'  skins,  and  shall  put  to 
the  staA'es  thereof  : 

1:^  And  they  shall  tak(>  all  tlu^ 
instruments  of  ministry,  where- 
with th<\v  minister  in  the  saiu^tu- 
ary,  and  put  llinii  in  a  cloth  of  blu(>, 
and  covei'  them  with  a  coscriny  of 
''  ba.du'ers'  skins,  and  shall  jiiit  fli<in 
on  a  '^  bar  : 

I  3  AThT  tlie.v  shall  take  away  t.he 
ashes  from  the  altar,  and  spread  a 
purple  cloth  thereon  : 

II  And  th(^y  shall  putui)on  it  all 
the  vessels  tliei'cof,  wh(M'(nvith  they 
minist,er  about  it,  ri'cit  the  censers, 
t'ln^  ileshhooks,  and  the  shovels,  and 
tlu!  basons,  all  tin;  v(\ssels  of  the 
altar;  and  they  shall  si)read  ujion 
it  a  C(JV(M'inK  «>f  "  ba-dgers'   skins. 


and  put  to  the  staves  of  it. 

15  And  when  Aaron  and  hisscms 
have  mad(i  a.n  end  of  coNcriiifi:  tlie 
sanctuary,  and  all  the  vessels  of 
the  sanctuary,  as  the  canij)  is  to 
s((t  forward  ;  after  that,  the  sons  of 
Kohath  shall  come  to  bear  i1 :  but 
th(\v  shall  not  touch  (iiiji  holy  tliiiiy;, 
lest  they  die.  'rhes(!  tliiiKjx  air.  the 
burd(>n  of  the  sons  of  Kohath  in  tlie 
-  tabernacle  of  tli(^  coiiKreffiition. 

"!()  II  A"id  to  t,h(>  oHiceof  Kleazar 
t  he  son  of  Aaron  tlu^  jiriest  pcftdiii- 
cfli.  the  oil  for  tlu^  li^ht,  and  the 
sweet  incense,  and  the  (laily  "meat 
oM'erinji',  and  the  anointiiifj:  oil,  diid 
the  o\('rsi;.cht  of  all  the  tabernacle, 
and  of  a,ll  that  therein  vV,  in  the  sanc- 
tuary, and  in  tlu^  vessels  thereof. 

17  II  And  tlu^  Loni)  spakc^  unto 
Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  sa,yintj:, 

1 8  ('ut  .ye  not  oil"  the  tribe  of  the 
familic^s  of  the  Kohathites  from 
anionjj:  the  Levites  : 

1!)  I  hit  thus  do  unto  them,  that 
they  may  live,  a,nd  not  die,  when 
they  approach  unto  the  most  holy 
thinji's  :  y\a,i-oii  and  his  sons  shall 
Ko  in,  and  appoint  them  every  ojie 
to  his  service^  and  to  his  l)urden: 

1*0  Ihit  tli("y  shall  ni>t  fj:oin  to  sec 
'"  when  t  he  holy  1  liinus  a  re  co\( -red. 
lest  they  die. 

'Jl  II  And  tli<!  Loun  spake  unto 
Moses,  sayiiiK, 

'I'l  Takc^  also  the  sum  of  the  sons 
of  (Jershon,  "  tlii'ou'-rlioiit  the  houses 
of  tlirir  fathers,   by  their  faiiiilies; 


■J-")  I'Vom  t  hirty  years  (tid  and  up 
w/ird  until  lifly  years  old  shalt  thou 
numbi>r  f  hem  ;  all  that  enter  in  lo 
piM'form  the  ser\  ice,  to  do  tJii'  work 


Ml     tlu 

;ation 


■  ta.bernaclc  of    tlic  conurc 


L*  1  This  is  theserviceof  thefami 
lies  of  tli(!  (lershonites,  to  serve, 
and  foi'  burdens : 


im 


The  bur  dan  of 


NUM1JE118,  4. 


eadi  family. 


25  And  they  sPiull  bear  llx;  cur- 
tains of  the  taljei'nach;,  and  th(; 
^  tabernacle    of    the   conK'CKation. 


\\m  cove)'iri<j:,  and  the  coverinj^  of 
'■^the  bacJyers'  skins  that  /.s  above 
upon  it,  and  the  hanKiiiK  for  tlu; 
door  of  the  '  tal)ei-n;i'-l''  of  ilie  cori- 
tfregation, 


2<j  And  the  hangings  of  the  court, 
and  tlie  lianging  for  the  door  of  the 
gate  of  the  court,  which  ir,  Ijy  tlie 
tabernacle  and  by  tiie  altar  round 
about,  and  their  cords,  and  all  the 
instruments  of  their  service;,  and 
all  that  is  made  for  thc;m  :  so  shall 
tliey  serve. 

27  At  the  appfiintment  of  Aaron 
and  his  sons  shall  b(!  all  the  ser- 
vice of  the  sons  of  the  Oei'shon- 
ites,  in  all  their  Vjuirlens,  and  in 
all  their  service :  anfl  y(;  shall  ap- 
point unto  them  in  charge  all  their 
burdens. 

28  This  in  the  service  of  the  fami- 
lies of  the  sons  of  Oershon  in  tlie 

taVjernacle   of   the   coTit^re'^ation  : 


and  their  charge  .s7//(//  ha  under  tlie 
hand  of  Ithamar  the  son  of  Aaron 
the  pi'iest. 

29  U  As  for  the  sons  of  Merari, 
thou  shalt  number  tliern  after  tlieir 
f am i  1  i es,  by  *  the  house  of  their 
fathers ; 


30  From  t]iirt.y  yeai's  old  and 
upward  even  unto  fifty  years  old 
shalt  thou  number  them,  every  one 
that  entereth  into  the  service,  to 
do  the  work  of  the  ■''  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation 


M  And  this  /.s-  the  charge  of  their 
burden,  according  to  all  their  ser- 
vice   in    the    "tabernacle    of     the; 


congregation  :  the  boa)'ds  of  the 
tab(!rnacle,  and  the  bai'S  thereof, 
and  tlu!  pillar's  thereof,  and  sockets 
thereof, 

32  And  the  pillars  of  the  court 
round  about,  and  their  sockets,  and 
th(;ir  pins,  and  their  cords,  with 
all  their  instruments,  and  witli  all 
their  service :  anfl  hy  nam(!  y(! 
sliall  reckon  the  instruments  of 
the  charge  of  their  burden. 

33  This  in  the  service  of  the  fami- 
lies of  the  s<ms  of  Aferaii,  according 
to  all  their  service,  in  the  '  taber- 
nacle of  tlie  congregation,  under 
the  hand  of  Ithamar  tlie  son  of 
Aaron  the  priest. 

34  ^  And  Moses  and  Aaron  and 
the  chief  of  the  congi-egation  num- 
bered the  sons  of  the  Kohathites 
after  their  families,  and  after  ''  the 
house  of  their  fathers, 

35  From  thirty  years  old  and 
upwai'd  even  unto  fifty  y(;ars  f)ld, 
every  one  that  entereth  into   the 


service,  for  the  work  in  the  •'  taber- 
nacl<;  of  tlu;  congr(;gation  : 

30  And  those  that  were  numlK'i-ed 
of  them  l).y  their  families  were  two 
thousand  seven  hundred  anrl  fifty. 

37  These  ipare  they  that  were 
numbered  of  the  families  of  the 
Kohathites,  all  that  might  do  s(!r- 
vice  in  tin; '  t;d)eriiJi<-le  of  the  cf)n- 


gregation,  which  .Moses  and  Aaron 
(lid  number  accoi'ding  to  the  com- 
mandment of  the  LoitL>  by  the 
hand  oi  .Mos(;s. 

3H  And  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  the  sons  of  (Jershon. 
"  throughout  their  families,  and 
Ijy  '  the  house  of  tlieii-  fjitliers, 

30  from  thirty  years  old  and 
upward  even  unto  fifty  .years  old, 
every  one  that  entereth  into  the 
service,  foj-  tlif;  work  in  the  '  taber- 
nacle of  tlie  congregation, 

40  J'jven  those  that  were  num- 
hiercid  of  them,  "  throughout  their 
families,  Vjy  "'  t}i<;  house  ot  tlieir 
fatliers,  were  two  thousand  and 
six  hundred  and  thirty. 

41  These;  are  they  that  were  num- 
bered of  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
(jershon,  of  all  tiiat  might  do  ser- 
vice in  the  '  t;i.berii;i,c|e  of  th(;  con- 
gregation, whom  .\l(jses  and  Aaron 
did  number  according  U)  the  com- 
mandment of  the  JjOKP. 

42  ^  And  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
Merari,  **  throiighout  their  families, 
by  ^tlie  housi-  of  \\~\r  fathers. 

43~From  thirty  years  old  and 
upward  even  untio  nft.y  yeais  old, 
every  one  that  entereth  into  the 
service,  for  the  work  in  the  '  taber- 
nacle of  the  crtngregittion, 

44  Even  those;  that  were  num- 
bered of  them  after  their  families, 
were  three  thousand  and  two  hun- 
dn'd. 

45  These  he  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  the  families  of  the  sons 
of  Merari,  whom  Moses  and  Aaron 
numbered  according  to  tlie  word 
of  the  LoKD  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

46  All  those  that  were  numbered 
of  the  Levites,  whom  Moses  and 
Aaron  and  the  chief  of  Israel  num- 
berefl,  after  their  families,  and  after 
'^  tlu;  house  of  their  fathers, 

47  From  thirty  years  old  and 
upward  even  unto  fifty  years  old, 
every  one  that  came  to  do  the  "ser- 
vice  of  the  ministry.  )itid  the  ^■ei'\iff 


of  the  iiurderi  in  the  tahernacle  of 


the  coiigregatieTn^ 

48  Jwen    those;   that    were  num- 

bere;d  of  the-m,  were  e;iglit  thousanej 
I  anel  five  hundred  and  fourscore. 
37 


3  t(;nt  of 
iiieetiiig: 


1  tent  of 
meeting, 


"  by 
"  their 
fatliers' 
hfjuses, 

1  tent  of 
meeting, 

« l.y 
"  their 
fiittiers' 
houses, 


9  work  of 
service,  ami 
tlie  work  of 
bearing  bur- 
dens in  the 
tent  of 
meeting. 


Restitution  in  t)-es2xisses. 


NUMBERS,  5. 


The  trial  of  jealousy. 


49  According  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  they  were  num- 
bered by  the  hand  of  Moses,  every 
one  according  to  his  service,  and 
according  to  his  burden :  thus  were 
they  numbered  of  him,  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  The  unclean  arc,  removed  out  of  the  camj). 
5  Reiditution  is  to  be  made  in  trespasses. 
11  The  trial  of  jealousy. 

AND     the    Lord    spake    unto 
Moses,  saying, 

2  Command  the  children  of 
Israel,  that  they  put  out  of  the 
camp  every  leper,  and  every  one 
that  hath  an  issue,  and  whosoever 
is  defiled  by  the  dead  : 

3  Both  male  and  female  shall  ye 
put  out,  without  the  camp  shall  ye 
put  them ;  that  they  defile  not 
their  camps,  in  the  midst  whereof 
I  dwell. 

4  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
so,  and  put  them  out  without  the 
camp :  as  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  so  did  the  children  of  Is- 
rael. 

5  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

6  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  When  a  man  or  woman 
shall  commit  any  sin  that  men 
commit,  to  do  a  trespass  against 
the  Lord,  and  that  person  be 
guilty ; 

7  Then  they  shall  confess  their 
sin  which  they  have  done:  and  he 
shall  recompense  his  trespass  with 
the  principal  thereof,  and  add  unto 
it  the  fifth  2^art  thereof,  and  give 
it  unto  him  against  whom  he  hath 
trespassed. 

8  But  if  the  man  have  no  kins- 
man to  recompense  the  trespass 
unto,  let  the  trespass  be  recom- 
pensed unto  the  Lord,  e.van  to  the 
priest;  beside  the  I'am  of  the  atone- 
ment, whereby  an  atonement  shall 
be  made  for  him. 

9  And  every  '  oircriiig  of  all  the 
holy  things  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  which  they  bring  unto  the 
priest,  shall  he  his. 

10  And  every  man's  hallowed 
things  shall  be  his :  whatsoever 
any  man  giveth  the  priest,  it  shall 
be  nis. 

11  U  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

12  (Speak  unto  tlir  cliildrcii  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  tlicni.  If  any 
man's  wife  go  aside,  and  commit  a 
trespass  against  him,     • 

13  And  a  man  lie  with  her  car- 
nally, and  it  be  liid  from  the  eyes 
of  her  hus));ii)d,  ;i,nd  be  kept  close, 
and  she  be  defiled,  and  th(jre  be  no 


witness  against  her,  neither  she  be 
taken  "  u'ith  the  manner ; 

14  And  the  spirit  of  jealousy 
come  upon  him,  and  he  be  jealous 
of  his  wife,  and  she  be  defiled  :  or 
if  the  spirit  of  jealousy  come  upon 
him,  and  he  be  jealous  of  his  wife, 
and  she  be  not  defiled  : 

15  Then  shall  the  man  bring  his 
wife  unto  the  priest,  and  he  shall 
bring  her  offering  for  her,  the  tenth 
part  of  an  ephali  of  barley  meal ; 
he  shall  pour  no  oil  upon  it,  nor 
put  frankincense  thereon  ;  for  it  is 
an  offering  of  jealousy,  an  offering 
of  memoi-ial,  bringing  iniquity  to 
remembrance. 

1 6  And  the  priest  shall  bring  her 
near,  and  set  her  before  the  Lord  : 

17  And  the  priest  shall  take  holy 
water  in  an  earthen  vessel ;  and  of 
the  dust  that  is  ''in  the  floor  of  the 
tabernacle  the  priest  shall  take, 
and  put  it   into  the  water : 

18  And  the  priest  shall  set  the 
woman  before  the  Lord,  and  "*  un- 
cover the  woman's  head,  and  put 
the  offering  of  memorial  in  her 
hands,  which  ix  the  jealousy  offer- 
ing :  and  the  priest  shall  have  in 
his  hand  the  °  bitter  water  that 
causeth  the  curse : 

19  And  the  priest  shall  charge 
her  by  an  oath,  and  say  unto  the 
woman.  If  no  man  have  lain  with 
thee,  and  if  thou  hast  not  gone 
aside  to  uncleanness  tvith  another 
instead  of  thy  husband,  be  thou 
free  from  this  ''bitter  water  that 
causeth  the  curse : 

20  But  if  thou  hast  gone  aside  to 
another  instead  of  thy  husband,  and 
if  thou  l)e  defiled,  and  some  man 
have  lain  with  thee  beside  thine 
husband  : 

21  Then  the  priest  shall  chfirge 
the  woman  with  an  oath  of  cursing, 
and  the  pr-iest  shall  say  unto  the 
woman.  The  Lord  make  the(?  a 
curse  and  an  oath  among  thy  peo- 
ple, when  the  Lord  doth  make  thy 
thigh  to  "  rot,  and  thy  belly  to 
swell ; 

22  And  this  water  that  causeth 
the  curse  shall  go  into  thy  bowels, 
to  make  thi/  belly  to  swell,  and  thii 
thigh  to '  rot :  And  the  woman  shall 
say,  AuKMi,  amen. 

23  And   th(;    i)i'iest 
these  {•urs(\s  in  a  book 

blot    them    out    with  

\v;i  tcr  : 

24  And  he  shall  cjuise  the  woman 
to  drink  tlu;  '^bittei'  water  that 
causeth  the  curse  :  and  the  water 
that  causeth  the  curse  shall  entei' 
into  her,  and  lieconie,  bittei". 

25  Then    the   priest   shall   take 


shall    write 
ind  lie  shall 

the    'l)itt('r 


138 


The  law  of 


NUMBERS,  6. 


tlie  Nazarites. 


the  jealousy  offering  out  of  the 
woman's  hand,  and  sliall  wave  the 
offering  before  the  Lord,  and  '  offer 
it  uijon  the  altar  : 


J(j  And  the  priest  shall  take  an 
handful  of  the  offering,  even  the 
memorial  thereof,  and  burn  it  upon 
the  altar,  and  af tei'ward  shall  cause 
the  woman  to  drink  the  water. 

27  And  when  he  hath  made  her 
to  drink  the  water,  then  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  tluit,  if  she  be  defiled, 
and  have  done  trespass  against  her 
husband,  that  the  water  that  caus- 
eth  the  curse  shall  enter  into  her, 
and  become  bitter,  and  her  belly 
shall  swell,  and  her  thigh  shall 
■^  rot :  and  the  woman  shall  be  a 
curse  among  her  people. 

28  And  if  the  woman  be  not  de- 
filed, but  be  clean ;  then  she  shall 
be  free,  and  shall  conceive  seed. 

29  This  is  the  law  of  jealousies, 
when  a  wife  goeth  aside  to  another 
instead  of  her  husband,  and  is  de- 
filed ; 

30  Or  when  the  spirit  of  jealousy 
Cometh  upon  him,  and  he  be  jealous 
over  his  wife,  and  shall  set  the 
woman  before  the  Loud,  and  the 
priest  shall  execute  upon  her  all 
this  law. 

3 1  Then  shall  the  man  be  guilt- 
less from  iniquity,  and  this  woman 
shall  bear  her  iniquity. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1   The  law  of  the  Nasaritef!.    22   The  form  of 
h/eKniiig  the  people. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 
2  Speak    unto    the    children    of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  When 
either  man  or  woman  shall  ■'  sepa- 
rate   theinxe/ven   to  vow   a  vow  of 


a  Nazarite,  to  separate   themselves 
unto  the  Lord  : 

3  He  shall  separate  himself  from 
wine  and  strong  drink,  and  shall 
drink  no  vinegar  of  wine,  or  vine- 
gar of  strong  drink,  neither  shall 
he  drink  any  liquor  of  grapes,  nor 
eat  ■'moist  grapes,  or  dried. 

4  All  the  days  of  his  separation 
shall  he  eat  nothing  that  is  made 
of  the  vine  tree,  from  the  kernels 
even  to  the  husk. 

5  All  the  days  of  the  vow  of  his 
separation  there  shall  no  razor 
come  upon  his  hearl :  ujitil  the  days 
be  fulfilled,  in  the  which  he  sepa- 
rateth  himself  unto  the  Lord,  lie 
shall  be  holy,  and  shall  let  the 
locks  of  the  hair  of  his  head 
grow. 

6  All  the  days  that  lie  separateth 
himself  unto  the  Lord  he  shall  come 
"  at  no  dead  body. 


7  He  shall  not  make  himself 
unclean  for  his  father,  or  for  his 
mother,  for  his  brother,  or  for  his 
sister,  when  they  die :  because  the 
consecration  of  his  God  is  upon 
his  head. 

8  AH  the  days  of  his  separation 
he  is  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  if  any  man  die  very  sud- 
denly by  him,  and  he  hath  defiled 
the  head  of  his  consecration  ;  then 
he  shall  shave  his  head  in  the  day 
of  his  cleansing,  on  the  seventh 
day  shall  he  shave  it. 

10  And  on  the  eighth  day  he 
shall  bring  two  "turtles,  or  two 
young  pigeons,  to  the  priest,  to 
the  door  of  the  '^tabernacle  of  the 
congregation 


1 1  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the 
one  for  a  sin  ottering,  and  the  other 
for  a  burnt  offering,  and  make  an 
atonement  for  him,  for  that  he 
sinned  ^'by  the  dead,  and  shall  hal- 
low his  heafl  that  same  day. 

12  And  he  shall  consecrate  unto 
the  Lord  the  days  of  his  separa- 
tion, and  shall  bring  a  lamb  of 
the  first  year  for  a  trespass  offer- 
ing :  but  the  days  that  were  before 
shall  be  lost,  because  his  separation 
was  defiled. 

1 3  U  And  this  is  the  law  of  the 
Nazarite,  when  the  days  of  his 
separation  are  fulfilled  :  he  shall 
be  brought  unto  the  door  of  the 
^  tabernacle  of  the  congregation : 

14  And  he  shall  offer  his  offering 
unto  the  Lord,  one  he  lamb  of  the 
first  year  without  blemish  for  a 
burnt  offering,  and  one  ewe  lamb 
of  the  first  year  without  blemish  for 
a  sin  offering,  and  one  ram  without 
blemish  for  peace  ofi'erings, 

15  And  a  basket  of  unleavened 
bread,  cakes  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil,  and  wafers  of  unleavened 
bread  anointefl  with  oil,  and  their 
■'meat  offering,  and  their  drink 
off'erings. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  bi'ing 
them  before  the  Lord,  and  shall 
offer  his  sin  offering,  and  his  burnt 
offering : 

17  And  he  sliall  offer  the  ram 
for  a  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings 
unto  the  Lord,  with  the  basket  of 
unleavened  bread  :  the  priest  shall 
offer  also  ^"his  meat  ofl'ering,  and 
his  drink  offering. 

18  And  tlie  Nazarite  shall  shave 
the  head  of  his  separation  at  the 
door  of  the  "  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, and  shall  take  the  hair 
of  the  head  f)f  his  separation,  and 
put  it  in  the  fire  which  is  under  the 
sacrifice  of  the  peace  offerings. 


•j  turtle- 
doves, 

"  tent  of 
meeting : 


8  by  reason 
of' 


'•'  meal 


1"  the  meal 
offcriiif; 
tliereuf,  and 
the  drink 
offering 
thereof. 
11  tent  of 
meeting, 


139 


Tlie  form  of  hlessitu/. 


NUMBERS,  7. 


Offerings  of  the  pfinces. 


19  And  the  priest  shall  take  the 
'  sodden  shoulder  of  the  ram,  and 
one  unleavened  cake  out  of  the 
basket,  and  one  unleavened  wafer, 
and  shall  put  the7)i  upon  the  hands 
of  the  Nazai'ite,  after  the  hair  of 
his  separation  is  shaven  : 

20  And  the  priest^  shall  wave 
them  for  a  wave  ottering  before 
the  Lord:  this  is  holy  for  the 
priest,  with  the  wave  breast  and 
heave  "shoulder :  and  after  that 
the  Nazarite  may  drink  wine. 

21  This  is  the  law  of  the  Nazarite 
who  hath  vowed,  and  of  his  offering 
unto  the  Lord  for  his  separation, 
beside  that  ''that  his  luind  shall 
get :  according  to  the  vow  which 
he  vowed,  so  he  must  do  after  the 
law  of  his  separation. 

22  fl  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

23  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  unto 
his  sons,  saying.  On  this  wise  ye 
shall  bless  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying  unto  them, 

24  The  Lord  bless  thee,  and  keep 
thee  : 

25  The  Lord  make  his  face  shine 
upon  thee,  and  be  gracious  unto 
thee  : 

2G  The  Lord  lift  up  his  counte- 
nance upon  thee,  and  give  thee 
peace. 

27  And  they  shall  put  my  name 
upon  the  children  of  Israel ;  and  I 
will  bless  them. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  T/ie  ofering  of  Ike  jirincen  at  the.  dedlca- 
linii  ,,f  ihe>  td'heriKu^le.  10  Their  several 
ii//<fi>ii/x  <tt  the  dedication  of  the  altar. 
.s',i  Oo(l  sj)eiiA~eth  to  JUones  from  the  mercy 
xeilt. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  on  the  day 
that  M(jses  had  fully  set  up 
the  tabernacle,  and  had  anointed 
it,  aiul  sanctificid  it,  and  all  the 
^  instruiuciits  thereof,  both  the 
altai'  and  all  the  vess(;ls  tlun-tiof, 
and  had  anointed  them,  and  sanc- 
tili<*d  tlicm  ; 

2  That  the  princes  of  Israi^l, 
heads  of  ''  tlie  liouse  of  their  fathers, 
who  irnur,  tlu^  i)i-inces  of  tlu^  tribes, 
and  wer<^  over  them  that  w(!i-e  num- 
bered, oftei-ed  : 

3  And  tliey  biought  their  offer- 
ing Ix'fon;  the  Ijoud,  six  covcthhI 
wagons,  and  twelve  oxen  ;  ji,  wagoji 
for  two  of  the  princes,  and  foi-  each 
one  an  ox  :  ;uid  they  brought  them 
before  the  ta])ei'nacle. 

4  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Mose.s,  saying, 

5  Tak(^  it  of  them,  tliat  they 
may  l)e  to  do  the  service  of  tlie 
"  tiil^ernarcle  of  flic  c(mgi'cg;if  ion  ; 
and  Miou  sh;ilt  gixc  thrni  unto  the 


Levites,  to  every  man  according  to 
his  service. 

6  And  Moses  took  the  wagons 
and  the  oxen,  and  gave  them  unto 
the  Levites. 

7  Two  wagons  and  four  oxen  he 
gave  unto  the  sons  of  Gershon,  ac- 
cording to  their  service  : 

8  And  four  wagons  and  eight 
oxen  he  gave  unto  the  sons  of 
Merari,  according  unto  their  ser- 
vice, under  the  hand  of  Ithamar 
the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest. 

9  But  unto  the  sons  of  Kohath  he 
gave  none  :  because  the  service  of 
the  sanctuary  belonging  unto  them 
iras  that  they  should  bear  upon 
their  shoulders. 

10  ^  And  the  princes  offered  for 
"  dedicating  of  the  altar  in  the  day 
that  it  was  anointed,  even  the 
princes  ottered  their  ottering  before 
the  altar. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  They  shall  offer  their  otter- 
ing, each  prince  on  his  day,  for 
'^  the  dedicnting  of  the  altar. 

1211  And  he  that  offered  his 
offering  the  first  day  was  Nahshon 
the  son  of  Amminadab,  of  the  tribe 
of  Judah : 

1 3  And  his  offering  tvas  one  silver 
^  charger,  the  weight  thereof  ^vas 
an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ;  both 
of  them  7ijere  full  of  fine  Hour 
mingled  witli  oil  for  a  " meat  otter- 
ing : 

14  One  spoon  of  ten  shekels  of 
gold,  full  of  incense: 

15  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering : 

16  One  '"kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
ottering : 

17  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five;  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  fir'st 
yeai'  :  this  maK  the  oifei'ing  of  Nah- 
shon the  soji  of  Amminadab. 

IS  II  On  the  second  day  Ne- 
thancel  the  son  of  Zuar,  prince  of 
Issachar,  did  offer  : 

19  He  offered  for  his  offering  one 
silver '^charger,  th(^  w<Mght  whereof 
vas  an  hundred  and  thirty  .s//fViy7.s', 
one  silvei-  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuai-y  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour 
mingle(l  with  oil  foi-a"meat  olfering: 

20  One  spoon  of  gold  of  t(!n 
shekels,  full  of  incens(! : 

21  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  l;unb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offei'ing  : 

22  One  '"kid  of  the  go.-ifsfdr  ;i  sin 
offering  : 

to 


"  the  dedica- 
tiou-gift 


platter, 


0  meal 


in  he  sroat 


Tlie  offerings  at  the 


NUMBERS,  7. 


dedication  of  the  altar. 


23  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
oft'erings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year :  this  was  the  offering  of  Ne- 
thaneel  the  son  of  Zuar. 

24  II  On  the  third  day  p^liab  tlie 
son  of  Helon,  ijrince  of  the  children 
of  Zebulun,  did  oj/'er  : 

25  His  offering  was  one  silver 
'  charger,  the  weight  whereof  was 
an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after 
the  shekel  of"  the  sanctuary ;  both  of 
them  full  of  fine  fiour  mingled  with 
oil  for  a  "  meat  offering  : 

26  One  golden  spoon  of  ten 
she/eels,   full  of  incense : 

27  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering : 

28  One  ^  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering : 

29  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year  :  this  was  the  offering  of  Eliab 
the  son  of  Helon. 

30  ^  On  the  fourth  day  Elizur 
the  son  of  Shedeur,  prince  of  the 
children  of  Reuben,  didojf'er  :  _ 

31  His  offering  was  one  silver 
''charger  of  the  weight  of  an  hun- 
dred  and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver 
bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary ;  both  of 
them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil  for  a  -  nieat  offering  : 

32  One  golden  spoon  of  ten 
shekels,  full  of  incense  : 

33  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  ttie  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering  : 

34  One  "'  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offei'ing : 

35  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year  :  this  wa.s  the  offering  of  Elizur 
the  son  of  Shedeur. 

36  H  On  the  fifth  day  Slielumiel 
tlie  son  of  Zurishaddai,  prince  of 
the  children  of  Simeon,  did  offer  : 

37  His  offering  was  one  silver 
'  charger,  the  weight  whereof  tvas 
an  luuiflred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  s(^venty  shekels,  after 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ;  both 
of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  -  meat  offering  : 

38  One  golden  spoon  of  ten 
shekels,  full  of  incense  : 

39  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering  : 

40  One  •'  kirl  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering : 

41  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 


he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year  :  this  was  the  offering  of  Slielu- 
miel the  son  of  Zurisiiaddai. 

42  11  On  the  sixth  day  l^^liasaph 
the  son  of  Deuel,  prince  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad,  offered: 

43  His  offering  was  one  silver 
"*  charger  of  the  weight  of  an  liun- 
dred  and  thirty  shekels,  a  silver 
bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary;  b(»th  of 
them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  witli 
oil  for  a  "  meat  offering  : 

44  One  golden  spoon  of  ten 
shekels,  full  of  incense : 

45  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering  : 

46  One  •'  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering :  ' 

47  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year :  this  was  the  offering  of 
Eliasaph  the  son  of  Deuel, 

48  11  On  the  seventh  day  Elisha- 
ma  the  son  of  Ammihud,  prince  of 
the  children  of  P]pliraim,  offered: 

49  His  offering  was  one  silver 
'  charger,  the  weight  whereof  was 
an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after 
the  shekel  of  the^  sanctuary  ;  both 
of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  -  meat  offering  ; 

50  One  golden  spoon  of  ten 
shekels,  full  of  incense  : 

51  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering : 

52  One  •'  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering : 

53  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  iive 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year :  this  was  the  offei'ing  of 
Elishama  the  son  of  Ammihud. 

54  11  On  the  eighth^  day  offered 
Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur, 
prince  of  the  children  of  Manas- 
seh  : 

55  His  offering  was  one  silver 
■*  charger  of  the  weight  of  an  hun- 
dred  and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver 
bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  san(;tuary ;  both  of 
them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil  for  a  -  meat  offering  : 

56  One  golden  spoon  of  ten 
shekels,  full  of  incense  : 

57  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering  : 

58 _  One  •'  kid  of  the  gonts  for  a  sin 
offering  : 

59  And  for  a  .sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  tvyo  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,   five  lambs  of   the  first 


••  platter 


-  meal 


3  he  goat 


platter, 


-  meal 


3  he  goat 


141 


The  offerings  at  the 


NUMBERS,  8. 


dedication  of  the  altar. 


year :     this    icas    the    offering    of 
Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

60  H  On  the  ninth  day  Abidan 
the  son  of  Gideoni,  prince  of  the 
children  of  Benjamin,  offered  : 

61  His  offering  tms  one  silver 
'  charger,  the  weight  whereof  was 
an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ;  both 
of  them  full  of  fine  Houi"  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  -meat  offering  : 

62  One  golden  spoon  of  ten 
shekels,  full  of  incense  : 

63  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering  : 

64  One  ''  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering : 

65  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs^  of  the  first 
year :  this  was  the  offering  of  Abi- 
dan the  son  of  Gideoni. 

66  U  On  the  tenth  day  Ahiezer 
the  son  of  Ammishaddai,  prince  of 
the  children  of  Dan,  offered: 

67  His  offering  was  one  silver 
^  charger,  the  weight  whereof  was 
an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ;  both 
of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  -  meat  offering  : 

68  One  golden  spoon  of  ten 
shekels,  full  of  incense  : 

69  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
buriat  offering : 

70  One  "  kid  of  the  goats  for  a 
sin  offering  : 

71  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year :  this  loas  the  offering  of 
Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammishaddai. 

72  ^  On  the  eleventh  day  Pagiel 
the  son  of  Ocran,  prince  of  the 
childi'en  of  Asher,  offered  : 

73  His  offering  iras  one  silver 
'  charger,  the  weight  whereof  iras 
an  hunch'ed  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary;  both 
of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  -  meat  offering  : 

74  One  golden  spoon  of  ten 
shekels,  full  of  incens(!  : 

75  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  f)f  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offei'ing  : 

76  One  •'•  kid  of  the  goats  for  a 
sin  offering  : 

77  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  {\\iy, 
he  goats,  fi\e  lambs  of  the  first 
year :  this  ivas  the  offering  of  Pagiel 
the  son  of  Ocran. 


78  ^  On  the  twelfth  day  Ahira 
the  son  of  Enan,  prince  of  the 
children  of  Xaphtali,  offered: 

79  His  offering  teas  one  silver 
^  charger,  the  weight  whereof  was 
an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ;  both 
of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  "  meat  offering  : 

80  One  golden  spoon  of  ten 
shekels,  full  of  incense  : 

81  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering : 

82  One  "  kid  of  the  goats  for  a 
sin  offering : 

83  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year  :  this  ivas  the  offering  of  Ahira 
the  son  of  Enan. 

84  This  was  the  ^  dedication  of 
the  altar,  in  the  day  when  it  was 
anointed,  by  the  princes  of  Israel : 
twelve  °  chargers  of  silver,  twelve 
silver  bowls,  twelve  spoons  of  gold  : 

85  Each  ''charger  of  silver  weigh- 
ing  an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels, 
each  l^owl  seventy :  all  the  silver 
vessels  weiglied  two  thousand  and 
four  hundred  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary : 

86  The  golden  spoons  «'ere  twelve, 
full  of  incense,  weighing  ten  shekels 
apiece,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary :  all  tlie  gold  of  the  spoons 
ivas  an  hundred  and  twenty  shekels. 

87  All  the  oxen  for  the  burnt 
offering  ivere  twelve  bullocks,  the 
rams  twelve,  the  lambs  of  the  first 
year  twelve,  with  their  'meatoffer- 
ing :  and  the  '^  kids  of  the  goats  for 
sin  offering  twelve. 

88  And  all  the  oxen  for  the 
sacrifice  of  tlie  peace  offerings  we7-e 
twenty  and  four  bullocks,  the  rams 
sixty,  the  he  goats  sixty,  the  lambs 
of  the  first  year  sixty.  This  ims 
the  *  dedication  of  the  altar,  after 
that  it  was  anointed. 

89  And  when  Moses  "  was  gone 
into  the  ''talxM-nacle  of  tlie  comnv- 


gation  to  speak  with  hiin,  then  he 
lieai'd  the  voice  of  one  speaking 
unto  him  from  off'  the  mercy  seat 
that  iras  upon  the  ark  of  '"ti'sti- 
monv.  from  between  the  two  "  cher- 
ubin\s  :  and  he  spake  unto  him. 


CHAPTER  8. 

1  /fotc  the,  lampx  arc,  to  lie.  lighted.  5  Tlie 
conxecraiioii  of  the  Leriten.  23  The  aije 
and  time  of  their  service. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
sa.ving, 
2  Speak   unto    Aaron,    and    say 


platter, 


'^  meal 


■^  he  goat 


*  dedication- 
gift 

5  platters 
s  platter 


-  meal 
"  he  goats 


■*  ilcdioatioii- 
gift 

'^  went 

'J  tent  of 
meeting 


1"  the  testi- 
mony, 
n  cherubim: 


142 


The  consecration 


NUMBERS,  9. 


of  the  Levites. 


unto  him,  When  thou  Hghtest  the 
lamps,  the  seven  lamps  shall  give 
light  '■  over  against  the  candlestick. 

3  And  iVaron  did  so  ;  he  lighted 
the  lamps  thereof  'over  against  the 
candlestick,  as  the  LoRL>  coai- 
manded  Moses. 

4  And  this  work  of  the  candle- 
stick ivas  of  beaten  gold,  unto  the 
shaft  thereof,  unto  the  flowers 
thereof,  was  beaten  work  :  accord- 
ing unto  the  pattern  which  the 
Lord  had  shewed  Moses,  so  he 
made  the  candlestick. 

5  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

6  Take  the  Levites  from  among 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  cleanse 
them. 

7  And  thus  shalt  thou  do  unto 
them,  to  cleanse  them  :  vSprinkle 
water  of  purifying  upon  them,  and 
let  them  shave  all  their  tlesh,  and 
let  them  wash  their  clothes,  and  su 
make  themselves  clean. 

8  Then  let  them  take  a  young 
bullock  with  his  "meat  otTering, 
ei;e?i  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil,  and 
another  young  bullock  shalt  thou 
take  for  a  sin  oiiering. 

9  And  thou  shalt  "  bi'ing  the 
Levites  before  the  •^tabernacle  of 
the  cnnffresxation  :   and  thou  shalt 


gatlier  the  whole  assembly  of  the 
children  of  Israel  together  : 

10  And  thou  shalt  ''bring  the 
Levites  before  the  Lord  :  and  the 
children  of  Israel  shall  put  their 
hands  upon  the  Levites  : 

11  And  Aaron  shall  offer  the 
Levites  before  the  Lord  for  "an 
offering  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
that  they  may  execute  the  service 
of  the  Lord. 

12  And  the  Levites  shall  lay 
their  hands  upon  the  heads  of  the 
bullocks  :  and  thou  shalt  offer  the 
one  for  a  sin  offering,  and  the  other 
fur  a  burnt  offering,  unto  the  Lord, 
to  "make  an  atonement  for  the 
Levites. 

1 3  And  thou  shalt  set  th(>  Levites 
before  Aaron,  and  before  his  sons, 
and  offer  them  for  ^aii  offering 
unto  the  Lord. 

14  Thus  shalt  thou  separate  the 
Levites  from  among  the  children 
of  Isi'ael :  and  the  Levites  shall 
be  mine. 

15  And  after  that  shall  the  Le- 
vites go  in  to  do  the  service  of  the 
^  tab(M'nacle  of  the  congregation  : 
and  thou  shalt  cleanse  them,  and 
offer  them  for  ^an  offering. 

1 6  For  theya/"e  wholly  given  unto 
me  from  among  the  children  of  Is- 
i'ael ;  instead  of  such  as  open  every 


womb,  even  instead  of  the  firstborn 
of  all  the  children  of  Israel,  have  I 
taken  them  unto  me. 

17  For  all  the  firstborn  of  the 
children  of  Israel  are  mine,  both  man 
and  beast :  on  the  day  that  I  smote 
every  firstborn  in  the  land  of  Egypt 
I  sanctified  them  for  myself. 

18  And  I  have  taken  the  Levites 
for  all  the  firstborn  of  the  children 
of  Israel. 

19  And  I  have  given  the  Levites 
as  a  gift  to  Aaron  and  to  his  sons 
from  among  the  children  of  Israel, 
to  do  the  service  of  the  children  of 
Israel  in  the  "  tabernacle  oi  the  con- 


gregation^ anff  to  "  make  an  atone- 
ment for  the  children  of  Israel: 
that  there  be  no  plague  among  the 
children  of  Israel,  when  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  come  nigh  unto  the 
sanctuary. 

20  And  Moses,  and  Aaion,  and 
all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  did  to  the  Levites 
according  unto  all  that  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses  concerning  the 
Levites,  so  did  the  children  of  Is- 
rael unto  them. 

21  And  the  Levites  wei'e  puri- 
fied, and  they  washed  their  clothes ; 
and  Aai'on  offered  them  as  "an  offer- 


ing before  the  Lord;  and  Aaron 
made  an  atonement  for  them  to 
cleanse  them. 

22  And  after  that  went  the  Le- 
vites in  to  do  their  service  in  the 
'"  tabernacle  < )f  the  c( mgregation  be- 
fore Aaron,  and  before  his  sons:  as 
the  Lord  had  commanded  Moses 
concerning  the  Levites,  so  did  they 
unto  them. 

23  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

24  This  is  it  that  helongeth  unto 
the  Levites :  from  twenty  and  five 
years  old  and  upward  they  shall  go 
in  to  wait  upon  the  service  "  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : 


2o  An(  I  from  the  age  of  fifty  years 
they  shall  cease  waiting  upon  the 
service  thereof,  and  shall  serve  no 
more: 

26  But  shall  minister  with  their 
brethren  in  the  "  tabernacle  of  the 
congi-egation,  to  keep  the  charge, 
and  shall  do  no  service.  Thus  shalt 
thou  do  unto  the  Levites  touching 
their  charge. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  Tlif  pnnnover  ix  commavdcil  (igain.  (i  A 
Ki'viiiiil  puKsoeer  allowed  for  Ihein  thot  irere 
xiifhdu  or  absent.  15  Tlw  cloud  gnideth 
ihe  reiiiovings  and  encaiiipinijudf  the  Ik- 
roeiiteK. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai,  in 
the  first  month  of  the  second  year 


9  tent  of 
meeting, 

6  make 
atonement 


'  ii  wave 
offering 


1'^  tent  of 
meeting 


11  in  the 
work  of  the 
tent  of 
meeting : 


9  tent  of 
meeting, 


143 


The  ordinance  of  the  passover. 


NUMBERS,  10. 


The  (juiding  cloud. 


1  statutes 

2  ordinances 


3  the 

4  its 


5  that  I  may 


after  they  were  come  out  of   the 
hiiid  of  Egypt,  saying, 

2  Let  the  children  of  Israel  also 
keep  tlie  passover  at  his  appointed 
season. 

3  In  the  fourteenth  day  of  this 
month,  at  even,  ye  shall  keep  it  in 
his  appointed  season:  according  to 
all  the  '  rites  of  it,  and  according 
to  all  the  ^  ceremonies  thereof,  shall 
ye  keep  it. 

4  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  that  they  should 
keep  the  passover. 

5  And  they  kept  the  passover 
on  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  first 
month  at  even  in  the  wilderness 
of  Sinai :  according  to  all  that  the 
LoKi)  commanded  Moses,  so  did  the 
chihh'en  of  Israel. 

6  11  And  there  were  certain  men, 
who  were  defiled  ])y  the  dead  body 
of  a  man,  that  they  could  not  keep 
the  passover  on  that  flay :  and  they 
came  before  Moses  and  before  Aaron 
on  that  day : 

7  And  those  men  said  unto  him, 
We  are  defiled  by  the  dead  body  of 
a  man :  \vheref<jre  are  we  kept  back, 
that  we  may  not  offer  ''an  offering 
of  the  Lord  in  ^his  ap|)oiiited  sea- 
son among  the  children  of  Israel? 

S  And  Moses  said  unto  them, 
Stand  still,  ^and  I  will  hear  what 
the  L(JUD  will  commatid  concei'ning 
you. 

9  U  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
iNIoses,  saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  If  any  man  of  you 
or  of  your  posterity  shall  be  un- 
clean i)y  reason  of  a  dcnid  body,  or 
he  in  a  journey  afar  off',  yc^t  he  shfill 
keeiJ  the  passover  unto  th(;  Lord. 

11  The  fourteenth  day  of  the  se- 
cond month  at  even  they  shall  keep 
it,  c/wr/ cat  it  with  unleavened  bread 
and  bitter  hcrhs. 

1 2  Tlu>yshall  leave noneof  it  unto 
th(!  morning,  nor  break  ajiy  l)one  of 
it:  accorfhiig  t<>  all  the  unhiiances 
of  the  [)ass()V('r  tliey  shall  kcej)  it. 

13  Hut  th(!  man  that  ix  clean,  and 
is  not  in  a  journey,  and  forbeareth 
to  keei)  the  passovei-,  (ncn  the  same 
soul  shall  be  cut  oil' from  among  his 
l)eoi)le. :  l)ccause  he  broiiglit  not  the 
offeringof  the  litiiti)  in  his  appointed 
season,  that  man  shall  bear  his  sin. 

14  And  if  a  stranger  shall  sojourn 
among  .you,  and  will  keep  the  pass- 
over  unto  the  Lord;  according  to 
the  orfjinancu'  of  the  passover,  and 
according  to  the  manner  thereof ,  so 
shall  licilo:  .yc^  shall  ha\(!  on(M)rdi- 
nance,  both  for  the  stranger,  and 
for  him  that  was  born  in  the  land. 

15  II  And   on   tlie  day  that  th(! 


tabernacle  was  reared  up  the  cloud 
covered  the  tabernacle,  7ia/ne(i/,  the 
tent  of  the  testimony:  and  at  even 
there  was  upon  the  tabernacle  as  it 
were  the  appearance  of  fire,  until 
the  morning. 

IG  So  it  was  alway:  the  cloud 
covered  it  hy  ddy,  and  the  appear- 
ance of  fire  by  night. 

1 7  And  when  the  cloud  was  tiiken 
up  fi'om  the  "  tabernacle,  then  after 
that  the  children  of  Israel  jour- 
neyed :  and  in  the  place  where  the 
cloud  abode,  there  the  children  of 
Israel  pitched  their  tents. 

18  At  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  the  children  of  Israel  jour- 
neyed, and  at  the  commandment 
of  the  LoRJj  they  ^  pitched  :  as  long 
as  the  cloud  abode  upon  the  taber- 
nacle they  rested  in  their  tents. 

19  And  when  the  cloud  tarried 
long  upon  the  tabernacle  many 
days,  then  the  children  of  Israel 
kept  the  charge  of  the  Lord,  and 
journeyed  not. 

20  And  so  it  was,  when  the  cloud 
was  a  few  days  upon  the  taber- 
nacle ;  according  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  they  .abode  in 
theii'  tents,  and  according  to  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  they 
journeyed. 

21  And  .sv>  it  was,  when  the  cloud 
abode  from  even  unto  the  moi'iiing. 
and  thdt  the  cloud  was  taken  up  in 
the  morning,  then  they  journeyed: 
whether  it  wcu  by  day  or  by  night 
that  the  cloud  was  taken  up,  tliey 
journeyed. 

22  Or  -whether  it  were  two  days, 
or  a  mf)nth,  or  a  year,  that  tJie 
cloud  tai'ried  uj)on  the  tabernacle, 
remaining  thereon,  the  children  of 
Israel  alx)de  in  their  tents,  and 
journeyed  not:  but  when  it  was 
taken  up,  they  journeyed. 

23  At  the  connnandment  of  tlu^ 
Lord  they  rested  in  the  tents,  and 
at  the  coniinandment  of  the  JjOIM) 
they  journeyed:  tliey  kejit  the 
charge  of  the  LolM),  at  the  com- 
mandment of  (lie  Loud  by  the  hand 
of  Moses. 

CHAlTi':U  10. 

1  The  line  of  the  Hilrfr  tninipeln.  11  Tin'  Is 
racliteK  remove  from  iSinai.  to  I'linin.  It 
The  order  of  their  iiiiirvh.  2'.»  Jlohtihis  in- 
ireaterl /ii/ j/osen  iKif  to /eore  them.  H'f  The 
!//ensiii(/  of  hfoxes  at  the  removing  (tnd  rett- 
iiu;  of  the  iirA-. 

AN  I )  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 
2  j\Iake  thee  two  trumpets  of  sil- 
vei-;  of  "a  whole  piece  shalt  thou 
make  tliem:  that  thon  niayest  us(^ 
them  for  the  calling  of  the  assem- 
l)ly,  and  for  the  journeying  of  the 
camps. 


144 


The  silver  trumpets. 


NUMBERS,  10. 


Order  of  the  march. 


3  And  when  they  shall  blow  with 
them,  all  the  assembly  shall  assem- 
ble themselves  to  thee  at  the  door 
of  the  '  tabernacle  of  the  con^re- 
aation. 


4  And  if  they  blow  f>nt  with  one 
truDwet,  then  the  princes,  ivhirh  are 
heads  of  the  thousands  of  Israel, 
shall  gather  themselves  unto  thee. 

5  When  ye  blow'an  alarm,  then 
the  camps  that  lie  on  the  east  parts 
sliall  go  forward. 

6  When  ye  blow  an  alarm  the 
second  time,  then  the  camps  that 
lie  on  the  south  side  shall  take  their 
journey  :  they  shall  blow  an  alarm 
for  their  journeys. 

7  But  when  the  congregation  is 
to  be  gathered  together,  ye  shall 
blow,  but  ye  shall  not  sound  an 
alarm. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Aaron,  the 
priests,  shall  blow  with  t\w  trum- 
pets ;  and  they  shall  be  to  you  for 
an  ordinance  for  ever  thi'oughout 
your  generations. 

9  And  if  ye  go  to  war  in  your 
land  against  the  enemy  that  op- 
in-essetla  you,  then  ye  shall  blow  an 
alarm  with  the  trumpets ;  and  ye 
shall  be  remembered  before  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  ye  shall  be 
saved  from  your  enemies. 

10  Also  in  the  day  of  your  glad- 
ness, and  in  your  solenni  days,  and 
in  the  beginnings  oi  your  months, 
ye  shall  blow  with  the  trumpets 
over  your  burnt  offei'ings,  and  over 
the  sacrifices  of  youi-  pea(;e  offer- 
ings ;  that  they  may  be  to  you  for 
a  memorial  before  your  God  :  I  aui 
the  Lord  your  God. 

11^  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
twentieth  dai/  of  the  second  month, 
in  the  second  year,  that  the  cloud 
was  taken  up  from  oft'  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  testimony. 

12  And  the  children  of  Israel 
took  their  journeys  out  of  the 
wilderness  of  Sinai;  and  the  cloud 
rested  in  the  wilderness  of  Paran. 

13  And  they  fii-st  took  theii-  jour- 
ney according  to  the  commanflment 
of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

14  H  In  the  first  jVare  went  the 
standard  of  the  camp  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  according  to  their 
'-^armies :  and  ov(;r  his  host  ?«?« 
INahshon  the  son  of  Amminadab. 

1-5  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  the  childi'en  of^  Issachar  wiu  Ne- 
thaneel  the  son  of  Zuar. 

16  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Zebulun  wa.'i 
Eliab  the  son  of  Helon. 

1 7  And  the  tabernacle  was  taken 
down ;  and  the  sons  of  Gershon 
and  the  nonn  of  Merari  set  forward, 
bearing  the  tabernacle. 


18  II  And  the  standard  of  the 
camp  of  lieuben  set  forward  ac- 
cording to  their  "armies  :  and  over 
his  host  was  Elizur  tlie  son  of  She- 
deur. 

1 9  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Siineon  iwt.s  She- 
lumiel  the  son  of  Zurishaddai. 

20  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Gad  ivas  Eliasaph 
the  son  of  Deuel. 

21  And  the  Kohathites  set  for- 
ward, bearing  the  sanctuary  :  and 
the  other  did  set  up  the  tabernacle 
against  they  came. 

22  IT  And  the  standard^  of  tlie 
camp  of  the  children  of  Ephi'aim 
set  forward  according  to  their 
'' armies :  and  over  his  host  iva.s 
Elishama  the  son  of  Ammihud. 

23  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  ]\Ianasseh  was 
Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

24  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Benjamin  was 
Abidan  the  son  of  Gideoni. 

25  ^  And  the  standard  of  the 
camp  of  the  children  of  Dan  set 
forward,  which  wa.';  the  ''rerewaid 
of  all  the  camps  throughout  then' 
hosts :  and  over  his  host  was  Ahiezer 
the  son  of  Ammishaddai. 

26  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Asher  ivas  Pagiel 
the  son  of  Ocran. 

27  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Naphtali  was 
Ahira  the  son  of  Enan. 

28  Thus  were  the  journeyings  of 
the  children  of  Israel  according  to 
their  ^  armies^  when  they  set  for- 
ward. 

29  H  And  Moses  said  unto  Ho- 
bab,  the  son  of  '^Kaguel  the  Mid- 
ianite,  INIoses'  father  in  law.  We  are 
journeying  unto  the  place  of  which 
the  Lord  said,  I  will  give  it  you  : 
come  thou  with  us,  and  we  will 
do  thee  good :  for  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  good  concerning  Israel. 

30  And  he  said  unto  him,  I  Avill 
Tiot  go ;  but  I  will  depart  to  mine 
own  land,  and  to  my  kindred. 

31  And  he  said.  Leave  us  not,  I 
pray  thee ;  forasmuch  as  thou 
knowest  how  we  are  to  encani])  in 
the  wilderness,  and  thou  mayest  be 
to  us  instead  of  eyes. 

32  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  go 
with  us,  yea,  it  shall  be,  that  what 
goodness  the  Lord  shall  do  unto 
us,  the  same  will  we  do  unto  thee. 

33  II  And  they  departed  from 
the  mount  of  the  Lord  three  days' 
journey  :  and  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  went  before  them 
in  the  three  days'  journey,  to  search 
out  a  resting  place  for  them. 


-  hosts : 


3  rearward 


■*  hosts, 


5  Reuel 


10 


145 


Marmurinrj  at  the  manna. 


NUMBERS,  11. 


The  seventy  elders. 


34  And  the  cloud  of  the  Lokd 
wciK  upon  them  by  day,  when  they 
went  out  of  the  camp. 

35  And  it  came  to  jjass,  when  the 
ark  set  forward,  that  Moses  said, 
Rise  up.  Lord,  and  let  thine  ene- 
mies be  scattered ;  and  let  them 
that  hate  thee  flee  before  thee. 

36  And  when  it  rested,  he  said. 
Return,  O  Lord,  unto  the  many 
thousands  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  IL 

1  The  Mirninrj  at  Tdherah  quenohed  by 
Moses''  pritj/er.  4  The.  people  liiat  for 
fii-sli^  II  11(1  lodtlie  mdnna.  Ill  Moses  com- 
' pliihuth  of  his  di(ir<je.  16  God  divideth 
his  hiirden  unto  sereiiti/  elders.  81  Quails 
life  given  in  wrath  at  Kibroth-hattaavah. 

AND  tvhen  the  people  '  com- 
plained,  it  displeased  the 
Lord  :  and  the  Lord  heard  it ;  and 
his  anger  was  kindled  ;  and  the  fire 
of  the  Lord  burnt  among  them, 
and  consumed  them  that  were  in  the 
vittermost  parts  of  the  camp. 

2  And  the  people  cried  unto 
]\Ioses ;  and  when  Moses  prayed 
unto  the  Lord,  the  fii'e  was 
quenched. 

3  And  he  called  the  name  of  the 
place  *Tal)erah  :  because  tlie  fire 
of  tlie  Lord  l)urnt  among  them. 

4  ^  And  tlie  mixt  multitude 
that  »'crs-  among  tliem  fell  a  lust- 
ing :  and  the  children  of  Lsrael  also 
wept  again,  and  said,  Who  shall 
give  us  fiesh  to  eat? 

5  We  remember  the  fish,  which 
we  did  eat  in  Egypt  freely  ;  the  cu- 
cumbers, and  the  melons,  and  the 
leeks,  and  the  onions,  and  the  gar- 
lick  : 

G  But  now  our  soul  /.s-  dried  away : 
there  is  nothing  at  all,  beside  this 
manna,  lie/ore  our  eyes. 

7  And  the  manna  iraa  as  corian- 
der seed,  and  the  colour  thereof  as 
the  coloui"  of  bilellium. 

S  And  the  pi>ople  went  about, 
and  gathered  //,  and  ground  it  in 
mills,  or  beat  it  in  a  morter,  and 
liaked  it  in  pans,  and  madi;  (;akes 
of  it :  and  the  taste  of  it  was  as  the 
taste  of  fresh  oil. 

9  And  when  the  dew  fell  ujjon 
the  camp  in  the  nigiit,  the  manna 
fell  upon  it. 

10  ^1  Then  Moses  heard  the  peo- 
ple weep  tln'oughout  tlieir  families, 
every  man  in  the  dooi'  of  his  tent : 
and  till!  angei-  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  gr(>atly;  Moses  also  was 
displeased. 

1 1  And  Moses  said  untotheLoRD. 
Wherefore  hast  thou  -aflflicted  thy 
servant  !  and  whei'cfore  have  I  not 
found  favour  in  thy  sight,  that  thou 


*  That  in,  A  burning. 


layest  the  burden  of  all  this  peo- 
ple upon  me  1 

1 2  Have  I  conceived  all  this  peo- 
ple 1  have  I  begotten  them,  that 
thou  shouldest  say  unto  me,  Carry 
them  in  thy  bosom,  as  a  nui'sing 
father  beareth  the  sucking  child, 
unto  the  land  which  thou  swarest 
unto  tlieir  fathers "? 

13  Whence  should Ihave  flesh  to 
give  unto  all  this  people?  for  they 
weep  unto  me,  saying,  Give  us 
flesh,  that  we  may  eat. 

14  1  am  not  able  to  bear  all  this 
people  alone,  because  it  is  too  heavy 
for  me. 

15  And  if  thou  deal  thus  witli 
me,  kill  me,  I  pray  thee,  out  of 
hand,  if  I  have  found  favour  in  thy 
sight ;  and  let  me  not  see  my 
wretchedness. 

16  U  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  fjlather  unto  me  seventy 
men  of  the  elders  of  Isi-ael,  whom 
thou  knowest  to  be  the  elders  of  the 
peoi)le,  and  officers  over  them ; 
and  bring  them  unto  the  "  taV>ei'- 
nacle    (^f    the    congregation,    that 


they  may  stand  there  with  thee. 

17  And  1  will  come  down  and 
talk  with  thee  there  :  and  1  will 
take  of  the  spirit  which  is  \\\)on 
thee,  and  will  ]jut  //  upon  them; 
and  they  shall  bear  the  burden  of 
the  people  with  thee,  that  thou 
bear  it  not  thyself  alone. 

18  And  say  thou  unto  the  peo- 
ple, Sanctify  yourselves  against  to 
morrow,  and  ye  shall  eat  flesh  :  for 
ye  have  wept  in  the  ears  of  the 
Lord,  saying,^  Who  shall  give  us 
flesh  to  eat?  for  it  was  well  with 
us  in  Egypt:  therefore  the  Lo];d 
will  give  you  flesh,  and  ye  shall 
eat. 

19  Ye  shall  not  eat  one  day,  nor 
two  days,  nor  five  days,  neither 
ten  days,  nor  twenty  days; 

20  Bat  (!ven  a  whole  month, 
until  it  come  out  at  your  nostrils, 
and  it  be  loathsome  unto  you: 
liecause  that  ye  have  '  despised 
the  Lord  which  is  among  you,  and 
have  wept  before  iiim,  saying. 
Why  came  we  forth  out  of  Egypt  ? 

21  And  Moses  said,  The  peoi)li>, 
among  whom  I  ani,  rfvY;six  hundred 
thousMiid  footmen  ;  and  thou  hast 
said,  1  will  givi^  tliem  flesh,  that 
they  mayeat  a  whole  month. 

22  Shall     Mlie    iL.cks    ■•ind    the 


herds  be  slain  for  them,  to  sutlice 
them?  or  shall  all  th(>  fish  of  the  sea 
l)e  gathered  together  for  them,  to 
suftice  them? 

23  And  th(^  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  is  the  Lord's  hand  waxed 
short?  thou  shalt  see  imw   whether 


3  tent  of 
meeting 


^  rejected 


licrds 


146 


Quails  are  sent. 


NUMBERS,   12. 


Miriam's  sedition. 


inj^  word  shall  come  to  pass  unto 
thee  or  not. 

24  II  And  Moses  went  out,  and 
told  the  people  the  words  of  the 
Lord,  and  gathered  the  seventy 
men  of  the  elders  of  the  people, 
and  set  them  round  about  the 
'-  tahei'nacle. 

25  And  the  Loud  came  down  in 
■-a_ cloud,  and  spake  unto  him,  and 
took  of  the  spirit  that  was  upon 
him,  and  gave  it  unto  the  seventy 
elders :  and  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  the  spirit  rested  upon  them, 
they     propnesied,    ^  and    did    not 


26  But  there  remained  two  of 
the  men  in  the  camp,  the  name  of 
the  one  ims  Eldad,  and  the  name 
of  the  other  Medad  :  and  the  spirit 
rested  upon  them ;  and  they  mere 
of  them  that  wei'e  written,  but 
went  not  out  unto  the  ■*  tabernacle : 
and  they  propliesied  in  the  camp. 

27  And  there  ran  a  young  man. 
and  told  ]\Ioses,  and  said,  Eldad 
and  Medad  do  prophesy  in  the 
camp. 

28  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
the  ^  servant  of  Most's.  mie  of  his 
young  men,  answered  and  said, 
M.v  lord  Moses,  forbid  them. 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  him, 
•'  Enviest  thou  for  my  sake  1  would 
(iod  that  all  the  Lord's  people 
were  prophets,  (did  that  the  Lord 
would  put  his  spirit  upon  them  ! 

30  And  Moses  gat  him  into  the 
camp,  he  and  the  elders  of  Israel. 

31  H  And  there  went  forth  a 
wind  from  the  Lord,  and  brought 
quails  fi-om  the  sea,  and  let  them 
fall  by  tlae  camp,  as  it  were  a  day's 
journey  on  this  side,  and  as  it  were 
a  day's  journey  on  the  other  side, 
round  about  the  camp,  and  as  it 
were  two  cubits  high  upon  the  face 
of  the  earth. 

32  And  the  people  "  stood  up  all 
that  day,  and  all  th((t  night,  and 
all  the  next  day,  and  they  gathered 
tlie  quails:  he  that  gathered  least 
gathered  ten  homers:  and  they 
spread  them  all  abroad  for  them- 
selves round   about  the  camp. 

33  And  while  the  flesh  iius  yet 
between  their  teeth,  ere  it  was 
chewed,  the  wratli  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  the  people, 
and  the  Lord  smote  the  people 
with  a  very  great  plague. 

34  And  *  he  called  the  name  of 
that  place  *  Ivibroth-liattaavah  : 
because  there  they  buried  the  peo- 
ple that  lusted. 


35  And  the  people  journeyed 
from  Kibroth-hattaavah  unto  Ha- 
zeroth ;  and  abode  at  Hazeroth. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  God  rehuketk  the,  nedition  of  Miriani  and 
Aiirou.  10  Miriam' a  lejtroxy  is  healed  at 
the  prayer  of  Moses.  14  God  coinmandeth 
her  to  be  shut  out  of  the  host. 

AND  Miriam  and  Aaron  spake 
against  Moses  because  of  the 
^  Ethiopian  woman  whom  he  had 
married  :  for  he  had  married  "  an 
Ethiopian  woman. 

2  And  they  said.  Hath  the  Lord 
indeed  spoken  only  by  Moses? 
hath  he  not  spoken  also  by  us? 
And  the  Lord  heard  it. 

3  (Now  the  man  JNloses  -teas  very 
meek,  above  all  the  men  which  were 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth.) 

4  And  the  Lord  spake  suddenly 
unto  Moses,  and  unto  Aaron, 
and  unto  Mir'iam,  Come  out  ye 
three    unto    the    "  tabernacle    of 


*  That  is,  The  graves  of  lust. 


the  congregation.     And  they  three 
came  out. 

5  And  the  Lord  came  down  in 
the  pillar  of  the  cloud,  and  stood 
m  the  door  of  the  ^'^  tabernacle, 
and  called  Aaron  and  iMiriam: 
and    they  both    came    forth. 

6  And  he  said,  Hear  now  my 
words:  If  thei-e  be  a  prophet 
among  :s'ou,  /  the  Lord  will  inake 
myself  known  unto  him  in  a  vision, 
and  will  speak  unto  him  in  a  dream. 

7  My  servant  jNIoses  is  not  so, 
who  is  faithful  in  all  mine  house. 

8  With  him  will  I  speak  mouth 
to  mouth,  even  '•'  apparently,  and 
not  in  dark  speeches ;  and  the 
similitude  of  the  Lord  shall  he 
behold :  wherefore  then  were  ye 
not  afraid  to  speak  against  my 
servant  Moses  1 

9  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  them  ;  and  he 
departed. 

10  And  the  cloud  departed  from 
off  the  "  tabei'Tiacle  :  and,  behold, 
j\Iiriam  fjecaiiie  leprous,  white  as 
snow :  and  Aaron  looked  upon 
Miriam,  and,  behold,  she  was  lep- 
rous. 

11  And  Aaron  said  unto  Moses, 
Alas,  my  lord,  I  beseech  thee,  lay 
not  the  sin  upon  us,  wherein  >ve 
have  done  foolishly,  and  wherein 
we  have  sinned. 

12  Let  her  not  be  as  one  dead, 
of  whom  the  flesh  is  half  con- 
sumed when  he  cometh  out  of  his 
mother's  womb. 

13  And  Moses  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  saying.  Heal  her  now,  O 
Ood,   I    beseech    thee. 


n  Cushite 
i«  a  Cushite 


11  tent  of 
meeting. 


1-  Tent, 


^•^  mani- 
festly, 


"  Tent ; 


147 


NUMBERS,  13. 


Their  report. 


14^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  If  her  father  had  but  spit 
in  her  face,  should  she  not  be 
ashamed  seven  days'?  let  her  be 
shut  out  from  the  camp  seven  days, 
and  after  that  let  her  be  received 
in  again. 

15  And  Miriam  was  shut  out 
from  the  camp  seven  days:  and 
tlie  people  journeyed  not  till  Mi- 
riam was  brought  in  again. 

16  And  afterward  the  people 
removed  from  Hazeroth,  and 
pitched  in  the  wilderness  of  Paran. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  The  names  of  the  men  loho  xoere  sent  to 
search  the  land.  17  Their  instructions. 
21  Their  acts.    26  Their  relation. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, saying, 

2  8end  thou  men,  that  they  may 
'  ''^^6'^^^'c^  the  land  of  Canaan,  which 
1  give  unto  the  children  of  Israel : 
of  every  tribe  of  their  fathers 
shall  ye  send  a  man,  every  one  a 
ruler  among  them. 

3  And  Moses  by  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  sent  them  from 
the  wilderness  of  Paran :  all  those 
men  tvere  heads  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

4  And  these  vere  their  names :  of 
the  tribe  of  Reuben,  Shammua  the 
son  of  Zaccur. 

5  Of  the  tribe  of  8imeon,  Sha- 
phat  the  sc^n  of   Hori. 

6  Of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  Caleb 
the  son  of  Jephunneh. 

7  Of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  Igal 
the  son  of  Joseph. 

S  Of  thetribeof  Ephraim, '^ Oshea 
the  son  of  Nun. 

9  Of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Palti 
the  son  of  Raphu. 

10  Of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  Gad- 
diel  the  son  of  Sodi. 

1 1  ( Jf  the  tribe  of  Joseph,  namely, 
of  the  tilbe  of  Manasseh,  Gaddi  the 
son  of  Susi. 

12  Of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  Annniel 
the  son  of  Gemalli. 

13  Of  the  trib(!  of  Asher,  Setluir 
tlu;  son  of  Michael. 

14  Of  the  tri})e  of  Naphtali,  Nah- 
bi  the  son  of  Vophsi. 

15  Of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  Gcuel  the 
son  of  Machi. 

1  (i  These  are  the  names  of  the 
men  which  Moses  sent  to  spy  out 
the  land.  And  Moses  called  "  (  )s]icm, 
tlie  son  of  Nun  •'■le)ios]iii;i,. 

17  IIAnd  Moses  sent  them  to  si)y 
out  the  land  of  (-anaan,  and  said 
unto  them,  (iet  you  up  this  may 
^soutliwai'd,  and  go  up  into  the 
■'  monnt.'iin  : 


18  And  see  the  land,  what  it  is ; 
and  the  people  that  dwelleth  there- 
in, whether  they  be  strong  or  weak, 
few  or  many ; 

19  And  what  the  land  is  that 
they  dwell  in,  ^\  liethei-  it  he  good  or 
bad  ;  and  \v'hat  cities  tliey  be  that 
they  dwell  in,  whether  in  tents,  or 
in  strong  holds ; 

20  And  what  the  land  is,  whether 
it  be  fat  or  lean,  whether  there  be 
wood  therein,  or  not.  And  be  ye  of 
good  courage,  and  bring  of  the  fruit 
of  the  land.  ^  Now  the  time  was  the 
time  of  the  firstripe  grapes. 

21  ^  So  they  went  up,  and 
"^searched  the  land  from  the  wil- 
derness  of  Zin  unto  Rehob,  '^as  men 
come  to  Hamath. 


22  ^\nd  they  '^ascended  by  the 
south,  and  came  unto  Hebron ; 
where  Ahirnan,  Sheshai,  and  Tal- 
mai,  the  children  of  Anak,  trere. 
(Now  Hebron  was  built  seven  years 
before  Zoan  in  Egypt. ) 

23  And  they  came  unto  the 
-'brook  of  *  Eshcol,  and  cut  down 
from  thence  a  branch  with  one 
cluster  of  grapes,  and  they  bare  it 
between  two  upon  a  staff;  and  they 
brovght  of  the  pomegranates,  and 
of  the  figs. 

24  The  place  Avas  called  the 
^"  brook  Eshcol,  because  of  the  clus- 
ter of  grapes  which  the  children  of 
Israel  cut  down  from  thence. 

25  And  th(;y  returned  from 
"  searching  of  the  land  after  forty 
days. 

26  H  And  they  went  and  came  to 
Moses,  and  to  Aaron,  and  to  all  the 
congregation  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, unto  the  wilderness  of  Paran. 
to  Kadesh  ;  and  bi'ouglit  back  word 
unto  them,  and  unto  all  the  con- 
gregation, and  shewed  them  the 
fruit  of  the  land. 

27  And  they  told  him,  and  said, 
We  came  unto  .the  land  whither 
thou  sentest  us,  and  sui'cly  it  tlow- 
eth  with  milk  and  honey  ;  and  tiiis 
is  the  fi-uit  of  it. 

2iS  Nevertheless  the  peo])le  be 
strong  that  dwell  in  the  land,  and 
the  cities  are  walled,  and  very 
gi'eat :  and  moreover  we  saw  the 
cliildrcMi  of  Anak  there. 

29  The  Amalekites  dwell  in  the 
larul  of  the  '-south  :  and  th(>  Hit 
tites,  and  the  .Icbusites,  and  tli(> 
Amoi'ites,  dwell  in  the  "  niounlains  : 
and  the  (!anaa-n  it.es  dwell  by  the  sea, 
a!id  '•'  bv  the  coast  of  •b)rdan. 

30  And  Caleb  stilled  the  people 
before  Moses,  and  said,  Let  us  go 


*  ThiU  is,  A  cluster  of  grapes. 


148 


TJie  people  murmur. 


NUMBERS,  14. 


Moses  intercedeth. 


up  at  once,  and  possess  it ;  for  we 
are  well  able  to  overcome  it. 

31  But  the  men  that  went  up 
with  him  said,  We  be  not  able  to  go 
up  against  the  people  ;  for  they  are 
stronger  than  we. 

32  And  they  brought  up  an  evil 
report  of  the  land  which  they  had 
'  searched  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, saying,  The  land,  through 
which  we  have  gone  to  -search  it, 
/.s  a  land  that  eatetli  up  the  inhab- 
itants  thereof;  and  all  the  people 
that  we  saw  in  it  are  men  of  a  great 
stature. 

33  And  there  we  saw  the  •^gia,nts. 
the  sons  of  Anak,  ivldrlicome  of  the 
•*  giants  :  and  we  were  in  our  own 
sight  as  grasshoppers,  and  so  we 
were  in  their  sight. 


CHAPTER  14. 

The  people  in  II  rmtcr  at  the  news.  6  Joahiin 
.ntiK'alehldlinurlii.stillthi),!.  11  GaiUhreat- 
e,i,lhthem.  1:H  Mo.ycx /nrKiiililefh  <;oiI.ii)i(1 
ithtitini-lh  paiilon.  'Jli  llu-  iHurinurer^  are 
(lejir/Vi'd  I'f  en/t'fiiiy  info  thehnul.  80  The 
riii-n  icho  rai.-nil  the  ecil  rcjidft  die  by  a 
pt(tr/iie.  40  The  people  that  innUd  inrnde 
the  land  againut  the  will  of  Goil  are  nm  itten. 


A 


ND  all  the  congregation  lifted 
up  their  voice,  and  cried  ;  and 
the  people  wept  that  night. 

2  And  all  the  children  of  Israel 
murmured  against  Moses  and 
against  Aaron  :  and  the  whole  con- 
gregation said  unto  them,  Would 
God  that  we  had  died  in  the  land 
of  Egypt !  or  would  God  we  had 
died  in  this  wilderness  ! 

3  And  wherefore  ^  hath  the  Loed 


brought  us  unto  this  land,  to  fall 
by  the  sword,  that  our  wives  and 
our  children  should  be  a  prey '{  \yere 
it  not  better  for  us  to  return  into 
Egypt  % 

4  And  they  said  one  to  another, 
Let  us  make  a  captain,  and  let  us 
return  into  Egypt. 

5  Then  Moses  and  Aaron  fell  on 
th<nr  faces  before  all  the  assembly 
of  the  congregation  of  the  children 
of  Israel. 

6  H  And  Joshua  the  s(m  of  Nun, 
and  Caleb  the  son  of  Jepliunneh, 
wliich  were  of  them  that  searched 
the  land,  rent  their  clothes  : 

7  And  they  spake  unto  all  the 
company  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying,  The  land,  which  avc  passed 
through  to  -  search  it,  i)^  an  '"xceed- 
ing  good  lan"H! 

(S  If  the  Lord  delight  in  us,  then 
he  will  bring  us  into  this  land,  and 
give  it  us ;  a  land  which  lloweth 
with  milk  and  honey. 

9  Only  rebel  not  ye  against  the 
Lord,  neither  fear  ye  the  people  of 
the  land  ;  for  they  are  bread  f<jr  us  : 


their  defence  is  departed  from 
them,  and  the  Lord  is  with  us  :  fear 
them  not. 

10  Lut  all  the  congregation  bade 
stone  them  with  stones.  And  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  in  the 
"tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
before  all  the  children  of  Israel. 

1 1  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, How  long  will  this  people  'pro- 
voke me  %  and  how  long  will  it  be 
ere  they  believe  me,  for  all  the  signs 
which  I  have  shewed  among  them  % 

12  I  will  smite  them  with  the 
pestilence,  and  disinherit  them, 
and  will  make  of  thee  a  greater 
nation  and  mightier  than  they. 

13  HAnd  Moses  said  unto  the 
Lord,  Then  the  Egyptians  shall 
hear  if,  (for  thou  broughtestup  this 
people  in  thy  might  from  among 
them  ;) 

14  And  they  will  tell  it  to  the 
inhabitants  of  this  land  :  for  they 
have  heard  that  thou  Lord  art 
*  among  this  people,  that  thou  Lord 
art  seen  face  to  face,  and  thai  thy 
cloud  standeth  over  them,  and  that 
thou  goest  before  them,  by  day  time 
in  a  pillar  of  a  cloud,  and  in  a  pillar 
of  fire  by  night. 

15  !lNow  if  tliou  shalt  kill  all 
this  people  as  one  man,  then  the 
nations  which  have  heard  the  fame 
of  thee  will  speak,  saying, 

16  Because  the  Lord  was  not 
able  to  bring  this  people  into  the 
land  which  he  sware  unto  them, 
therefore  he  hath  slain  them  in  the 
wilderness. 

17  And  now,  I  beseech  thee,  let 
the  power  of  "my  Lord  be  great, 
according  as  thou  hast  spoken, 
saying, 

18  The  Lord  is  longsufFering, 
and  of  great  mercy,  forgiving  iniq- 
uity and  transgression,  and  by  iio 
means  clearing  tlic  uiiitfy,  visiting 
the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon  the 
children  unto  the  third  and  fourth 
(jeneiutiiyn. 

19  Pardon,  I  beseech  thee,  the 
iniquity  of  this  people  according 
unto  the  greatness  of  thy  mercy, 
and  as  thou  hast  forgiven  this  peo- 
ple, from  Egypt  even  until  now. 

20  And  the  Lord  said,  I  have 
pardf)ned  according  to  thy  word  : 

21  But  as  truly  as  I  live,  '"aU  the 
earth  shall  be  filled  with  the  glory 
of  the '^  Lord. 

22  liccause  all  those  men  which 
have  seen  my  glory,  and  my  mir- 
acles, which  1  did  in  h^gypt  and  in 
the  wilderness,  '-and  havetemi)ted 
me  now  these  ten  times,  and  have 
not  hearkened  to  my  voice  ; 

23  Surely  they  shall  not  .see  the 


^  tent  of 
meeting 

"  despise 


8  in  the 
midst  of 


'J  the 


1"  and  as  all 


11  Lord; 


VI  yet 


149 


The  murmurers  exchuled 


NUMBERS,  15. 


from  entering  the  land. 


land  which  I  sware  unto  their 
fathers,  neither  shall  finy  of  them 
that  ^  provoked  me  see  it : 

24  But  my  servant  Caleb,  be- 
cause he  had  another  spirit  with 
him,  and  hath  followed  me  fully, 
him  will  I  bring  into  the  land 
whereinto  he  went ;  and  his  seed 
shall  possess  it. 

25  (Now  the  Amalekites  and  the 
Canaanites  dwelt  in  the  valley.) 
To  morrow  turn  you,  and  get  you 
into  the  wilderness  by  the  way  "of 
the  Red  sea. 

26  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

27  How  long  sk(dl  I  bear  vniJi 
this  evil  congregation,  wliich  mur- 
mur against  me  %  I  have  heardthe 
murmurings  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, which  they  murmur  against  me. 

28  Say  unto  them.  An  truly  as  I 
live,  saith  the  Lord,  as  ye  have 
spoken  in  mine  ears,  so  will  I  do  to 
you  : 

29  Your  carcases  shall  fall  in  this 
wilderness  ;  and  all  that  were  num- 
bered <^)f  you,  according  to  your 
whole  number,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  which  liave  mur- 
mured against  me, 

30  •' Doubtless  ye  shall  not  come 
into  the  land,  concerning  which  I 
sware  to  make  you  dwell  therein, 
save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh, 
and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun. 

31  But  your  little  ones,  which  ye 
said  should  be  a  prey,  them  will  I 
bi'ing  in,  and  they  shall  know  the 
land  which  ye  have  ^despised. 

32  But  c/.s  for  you,  .your  carcases, 
they  shall  fall  in  this  wilderness. 

33  And  your  children  shall  wan- 
der in  the  wilderness  forty  years, 
and  bear-  your  whoredoms,  until 
your  carcjises  be  "  wasted  in  the 
wilderness. 

34  After  the  numlxn'  of  the  days 
in  which  ye  ''scnrclicd  the  land, 
even  forty  days,  viu:\\  day  for  a  year, 
shall  y(^  bear  your  iniiiuities,  even 
forty  years,  and  ye  sliall  know  my 
'  l)i'each  of  i)i-oniisi-. 

3;")  I  the  liOiiD  have  said,  T  will 
surely  do  it  unto  all  this  evil  con- 
gregation, tliat  are  gjithered  to- 
getlxM-  against  me:  in  this  wildei'- 
ness  ihvy  shall  be  consumed,  and 
there  they  shall  die. 

3f)  And  th(»  m(>n,  which  Moses 
sent  to  ** search  the  land,  who  re- 
turned, and  UKidc  all  the  congre- 
gation to  niui'iinir  against  him,  l)y 
bringing  up  "a,  shuidcr  upon  the 
land, 

.37  I'A'en  those  men  that  did  bring 
up  the  evil  report  '"  upon  the  land, 
died  by  tlu;  plague  before  the  IjOUP. 


38  But  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
and  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh, 
u'hich  v!ere  of  the  men  tliat  went  to 
^  search  the  land,  lived  still. 

3y  And  Moses  told  these  sayings 
unto  all  the  children  of  Israel :  and 
the  people  mourned  greatly. 

40  11  And  the.v  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  gat  them  up  into 
the  top  of  the  mountain,  saying, 
Lo,  we  he  here,  and  will  go  up  unto 
the  place  which  the  Lord  hath 
promised  :  for  we  have  sinned. 

41  And  Moses  said.  Wherefore 
now  do  ye  transgress  tlie  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  %  but  it  shall  not 
prosper. 

42  Go  not  up.  for  the  Lord  is  not 
among  you  ;  that  ye  be  not  smitten 
before  your  enemies. 

43  For  the  Amalekites  and  the 
Canaanites  are  there  before  you, 
and  ye  shall  fall  by  the  sword  :  be- 
cause ye  are  turned  "  away  from  the 
Lord,  therefore  the  Lord  will  not 
be  with  you. 

44  But  they  presumed  to  go  up 
unto  the  '"hill  toj):  nevertheless  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord, 
and  Moses,  depai'ted  not  out  of 
the  camp. 

45  Then  the  Amalekites  caine 
down,  and  the  Canaanites  which 
dwelt  in  that'''hill,  and  smote  them, 
and  discomfited  them,  even  unto 
Hormah. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1  The  hnr  ofihe  meaf  offer hxj  ai)i7  the  ih'hil: 
(ffer-DKj.  l;{,  'i',>  The  x/rinis/er  in  inu/er  Die 
iiithie  hnr.  17  The  /air  nf  the  first  nf  the 
(liiiiijli.  for  iin  lieare  offeriii(i.    ^i'i   The  ndeii- 

Jiee  for  Kin  of  i(/noriince.  30  'I'lie  piixiiili' 
mejit  of  }ireiiumplio7i.  82  //e  that  rio/atei/ 
the    niif>/i(ith    in   stoned.      37     The    /mo    of 

friiujen. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

2  Si)ea,k  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  th(>m.  When  ye 
be  come  into  the  land  of  your  habi- 
tations, which  I  give  unto  you, 

3  And  will  make  an  ortei'ing  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord,  aburnt  oH'ering. 
or  a  sacrifice  in  perfoi-ming  a  vow, 
or  in  a  freewill  oll'ei-ing,  or  in  your 
solemn  feasts,  to  make  a  sweet  sa- 
vour unto  the  Lord,  of  the  herd,  or 
of  the  Hock: 

4  Then  shall  he  tha,t  offereth  his 
oflering  unto  th<^  IjOKD  bi-ing  a, 
"  meat  oH'ering  of  a,  tenth  '''deal  of 
flour  mingled  with  the  fourth  part 
of  an  hin  of  oil. 

5  And  the  fourth  '}mrt  of  an  hin 
of  wine  foi-  a  drink  offering  sha-lt 
thou  i)i'ei)a,i'e  with  the  burnt  oll'ei' 
ing  or  sa('rilic<^,  for  one  lamb. 

()  Or  for  a  rain,  thou  shalt  i)i"e- 
)»are  for  a  '^  meal,  oflering  two  tenth 


150 


Sins  of  ignorance, 


NUMBERS,  15. 


and  of  x>resumption. 


^  deals  of  flour  mingled  with   the 
third  i^rtr^  of  an  hin  of  oil. 

7  And  for  a  drink  offering  thou 
shalt  offer  the  third  ^jar^  of  an  hin 
of  wine,  for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 

8  And  when  thou  preparest  a 
bullock  for  a  burnt  offering,  or  for 
a  sacrifice  in  performing  a  vow,  or 
peace  offerings  unto  the  Lord  : 

9  Then  shall  he  bring  with  a  bul- 
lock a  •^  meat  offering  of  three  tenth 
1  deals  of  flour  mingled  with  half  an 
hin  of  oil. 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  for  a 
drink  offering  half  an  hin  of  wine, 
for  an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

1 1  Thus  shall  it  be  done  for  one 
bullock,  or  for  one  ram,  or  for  a 
lamb,  or  a  kid. 

1 2  According  to  the  number  that 
ye  shall  prepare,  so  shall  ye  do  to 
every  one  according  to  their  num- 
ber. 

13  All  that  are  born  of  the 
country  shall  do  these  things  after 
this  manner,  in  offering  an  offering 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord. 

1 4  And  if  a  stranger  sojourn  with 
you,  or  whosoever  he  among  you  in 
your  generations,  and  will  offer  an 
offering  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet 
savour  unto  the  Lord;  as  ye  do, 
so  he  shall  do. 

L5  One  ordinance  shall  be  both 
for  you  of  the  congregation,  and 
also  for  the  stranger  that  sojourn- 
eth  unth  you,  an  ordinance  for  ever 
in  your  generations:  as  ye  are,  so 
shall  the  stranger  be  before  the 
Lord. 

16  One  law    and    one   'manner 


shall  be  for  you,  and  for  the  stran- 
ger that  sojourn eth  with  you. 

17  U  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

18  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them,  When  ye 
come  into  the  land  whitlier  I  bring 
you, 

19  Then  it  shall  be,  that,  when 
ye  eat  of  the  bread  of  the  land,  ye 
shall  offer  up  an  heave  offering  unto 
the  Lord. 

20  Ye  shall  offer  up  a  cake  of  the 
first  of  your  dough  for  an  heave  of- 
fering: i\,H  ye  do  the  heave  ofiering 
of  the  threshingfloor,  so  shall  ye 
heave  it. 

21  Of  the  first  of  your  dough  ye 
shall  give  unto  the  Lord  an  heave 
offering  in  your  generations. 

22  11  And  ^if  ye  have  erred,  and 
not  f)bsei'ved   all   these  conunand- 


ments,  which  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
unto  Moses, 


23  Even  all  that  the  Lord  hath 
commanded  you  by  the  hand  of 
Moses,  from  the  day  that  the  Lord 
commanded  J/oses,  and  hencefor- 
ward among  your  generations  ; 

2i  Then  it  shall  be,  if  ought  be 
committed  by  ignorance  without 
the  knowledge  of  the  congregation, 
that  all  the  congregation  shall  offer 
one  young  bullock  for  a  burnt  offer- 
ing, for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord,  with  his  -  meat  offering,  and 
his  drink  offering,  according  to  the 
hnanner,  and  one  ''  kid  of  the  goats 
for  a  sin  offering. 

25  And  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  all  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  it 
shall  be  forgiven  them ;  for  it  ''is 
ignorance :  and  they  shall  bring 
their  offering,  a  sacrifice  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord,  and  their  sin 
offering  before  the  Lord,  for  their 
ignorance : 

26  And  it  shall  be  forgiven  all 
the  congregation  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  the  stranger  that  so- 
journeth  among  them ;  seeing  all 
the  people  wei-e  in  ignorance. 

27  H  And  if  ^  any  soul  sinthrough 
ignorance,  then  he  shall  bring  a  she 
goat  of  the  first  year  for  a  sin  offer- 
ing. 

28  And  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  the  soul  that  sinneth 
ignorantly,  when  he  sinneth  by 
ignorance  before  the  Lord,  to  make 
an  atonement  for  him ;  and  it  shall 
be  forgiven  him. 

29  Ye  shall  have  one  law  for  him 
that  sinneth  through  ignorance, 
both  for  him  that  is  born  among 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  for  the 
stranger  that  sojourneth  among 
them. 

30  U  But  the  soul  that  doeth 
oiight  ^  presumptuously,  whether  he 
be  born  in  the  land,  or  a  stranger, 
the  same  ^"  ret:)i'oacheth  the  Lord  ; 
and  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from 
among  his  people. 

31  Because  he  hath  despised  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  and  hath  broken 
his  commandment,  that  soul  shall 
utterly  be  cut  off' ;  his  iniquity  shall 
be  upon  him. 

32  II  And  while  the  children  of 
Israel  were  in  the  wilderness,  they 
found  a  man  that  gathered  sticks 
upon  the  sabbath  day. 

38  And  they  that  found  him 
gathering  sticks  bi'ought  him  unto 
Moses  and  Aaron,  and  unto  all  the 
congregation. 

34  And  they  put  him  in  ward, 
because  it  was  not  declared  what 
should  be  done  to  him. 

35  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 


'^  meal 

s  ordinance, 
6  he  goat 


8  one  person 


^  with  an 
high  hand, 

1"  l)las- 
phemeth 


151 


Rebellion  of 


NUMBERS,  16. 


Korah,  Datlian,  and  Abiram. 


ses,  The  man  shall  be  surely  put 
to  death  :  all  the  congregation  shall 
stone  him  with  stones  without  the 
camp. 

36  And  all  the  congregation 
brought  him  without  the  camp, 
and  stoned  him  with  stones,  and 
he  died ;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

37  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

38  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  bid  them  that  they 
make  them  fringes  in  the  borders 
of  their  garments  thi-oughout  their 
generations,  and  that  they  put 
upon  the  fringe  of  the  borders  a 
'  ribband  of  blue  : 

39  i\.nd  it  shall  be  unto  you  for 
a  fringe,  that  ye  may  look  upon  it, 
and  remember  all  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord,  and  do  them  ; 
and  that  ye  seek  not  after  your 
own  heart  and  your  own  eyes,  af- 
ter which  ye  use  to  -go  a  whoring: 

•40  That  ye  may  remember,  and 
do  all  my  commandments,  and  be 
holy  unto  your  God. 

41  I  am  the  Lord  your  God, 
which  brought  you  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt, to  be  your  God  :  I  am  the 
Lord  your  God. 

CHAPTER  16. 

1  77i6  rehe.Uion  of  Korah,  Diilhan,  and  Ahi- 
rnm.  23  Moses  fiepariifet/i  t/if  pfoj>lefroin 
the  rehe.lK^  tents.  31  The  earth  .siral'.oireih 
up  Korah,  and  n  fire  coii-siiiKiili  others. 
.3()  The  censers  are  re.\t  rrcil  l,i  hnli/  use. 
41  Koiirteen  thousand  ami  -sere i>  hundred 
are  slain  l>y  a  plague  .for  murmuring 
against  Moses  and  Aaron.  46  Aaron  by 
incense  stayeth  the  plague. 

NO\N  Korah,  the  son  of  Izhar, 
the  son  of  Kohath,  the  son  of 
Levi,  and  Dathan  and  Abiram,  the 
sons  of  Eliab,  and  On,  the  son  of 
Peleth,  sons  of  Reuben,  took  men: 

2  And  tlieyroseup  before  Moses, 
with  certain  of  the  cJiildren  of 
Israel,  two  hundred  and  fifty 
princes  of  the  assembly,  famous 
in  the  congregation,  men  of  re- 
nown : 

3  And  they  gatliered  themselves 
together  against  Moses  mikI  against 
Aaron,  and  said  unto  them,  Ye  take 
too  mucli  ui)on  you,  seeing  all  the 
congregation  are  holy,  every  r)ii(>  of 
them,  and  the  Lord  /x  among  them  : 
wherefor(>  then  lift  yt;  u))  your- 
si'lves  above  the  congregation  of 
the  LordI 

4  And  when  Moses  heard  it,  he 
fell  uv)(>n  his  face  : 

f)  And  he  spake  unto  Korah  and 
unto  all  his  c(>iiii)a,ny,  saying,  l*>ven 
tomorrow  th(^  liORD  will  slu'W  who 
are  his,  and  ?/'/w  in  holy  ;  and  will 
cause  him  to  come  near  unto  him  : 


even  Ivim  whom  he  hath  chosen  will 
he  cause  to  come  neai-  unto  him. 

6  This  do  ;  Take  you  censers,  Ko- 
rah, and  all  his  company  ; 

7  And  put  fire  therein,  and  put 
incense  in  them  before  the  Lord  to 
morrow  :  and  it  shall  be  that  the 
man  whom  the  Lord  doth  choose, 
he  shall  be  holy  :  ye  take  too  much 
upon  you,  ye  sons  of  Levi. 

8  And  Moses  said  unto  Korah, 
Hear,  1  pray  you,  ye  sons  of  Levi : 

9  fSeeiaeth  it  but  a  small  thing 
unto  you,  that  the  God  of  Israel 
hath  separated  you  from  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel,  to  bring  j^ou 
near  to  himself  to  do  the  service  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord,  and  to 
stand  before  the  congregation  to 
minister  unto  them  1 

10  And  he  hath  brought  thee 
near  to  him.,  and  all  thy  brethren 
the  sons  of  Levi  with  thee :  and 
seek  ye  the  priesthood  also  1 

11  For  which  cause  both  thou 
and  all  thy  company  are  gathered 
together  against  the  Lord  :  and 
what  is  Aaron,  that  ye  murmur 
against  liim  ? 

12^  And  Moses  sent  to  call  Da- 
than and  Abiram,  the  sons  of  Eliab : 
which  said.  We  will  not  come  up  : 

13  Is  it  a  small  thing  that  thou 
hast  brought  us  up  out  of  a  land 
that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey, 
to  kill  lis  in  the  wilderness,  except 
thou  niake  thyself  altogether  a 
prince  over  us  1 

14  Moreover  thou  hast  not 
brought  us  into  a  land  that  flow- 
eth with  milk  and  honey,  or  given 
us  inheritance  of  fields  and  vine- 
yards :  wilt  thou  put  out  the  eyes 
of  these  men  1  we  will  not  come  up. 

15  And  Moses  was  very  wroth, 
and  said  unto  the  Lord,  Respect 
not  thou  their  offering  :  I  have  not 
taken  one  ass  from  them,  neither 
have  I  hurt  one  of  them. 

16  And  Moses  said  unto  Korah, 
Be  thou  and  all  thy  company  be- 
fore the  Tjoki),  thou,  and  tney,  and 
Aaron,  to  morrow  : 

1 7  And  take  every  man  his  cen- 
ser, and  put  incense  in  them,  and 
bring  ye  before  the  Lord  every 
man  his  censer,  two  hundred  and 
fifty  censei's  ;  thou  also,  and  Aaron, 
each  of  !/<ii(  his  censer. 

18  And  tlu'v  took  every  man  his 
censi'r,  and  put-  fire  in  them,  and 
laid  incenst"  thei'eon,  and  stood  ''in 
the  door  of  the  "*  taberniu-lc  of  the 
congrctrn.tion  w  i  1 1 1  Moses  and  Aaron. 

ID  And  Korah  gathered  all  the 
cfnigregation  against  them  unto 
the  door  of  the  '' t;il)eniacl<'  of  the 
coii<.MC!j;it  ion  :  and  the  glory  of  the 


Sat 

*  tout  of 

meeting 


^  tent  of 
mectini; : 


152 


Tlieir  pimishment. 


NUMBEKS,  16. 


Aaron  intercedeth. 


Lord  appeai'ed   unto  all   the  con- 
j^regation. 

20  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

21  Separate  yourselves  from 
among  this  congregation,  that  I 
may  consume  them  in  a  moment. 

22  And  they  fell  upon  their 
faces,  and  said,  O  Cod,  the  God 
of  the  spirits  of  all  flesh  shall 
one  man  sin,  and  wilt  thou  be 
wroth  with  all  the  congregation'? 

23  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

24  Speak  unto  the  congregation, 
saying.  Get  you  up  from  about  the 
tabernacle  of  Korah,  Dathan,  and 
Abiram. 

25  And  Moses  rose  up  and  Avent 
unto  Dathan  and  Abiram  ;  and  the 
elders  of  Israel  followed  him 

26  And  he  spake  unto  the  con- 
gregation, saying,  Depart,  I  pray 
you,  from  the  tents  of  these  wicked 
men,  and  touch  nothing  of  theirs, 
lest  ye  be  consumed  in  all  their 
sins. 

27  So  they  gat  up  from  the  tab- 
ernacle of  Korah,  Dathan,  and  Abi- 
ram, on  every  side :  and  Dathan 
and  Abiram  came  out,  and  stood  in 
the  door  of  their  tents,  and  then- 
wives,  and  their  sons,  and  their 
little  children. 

28  And  Moses  said,  Hereby  ye 
shall  know  that  the  Lord  hath  sent 
me  to  do  all  these  works  ;  for  I  have 
not  do7ie  them  of  mine  own  mind. 

29  If  these  men  die  the  common 
death  of  all  men,  or  if  they  he  vis- 
ited after  the  visitation  of  all  men ; 
then  the  Lord  hath  not  sent  me. 

30  But  if  the  Lord  make  a  new 
thing,  and  the  earth  open  her 
mouth,  and  swallow  them  up,  with 
all  that  njrpertain  unto  them,  and 
they  go  down  ^  quick  into  *  the  pit ; 
then  ye  shall  understand  that  these 
men  have  '  provoke*  1  the  Lord. 

31  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 
had  made  an  end  of  speaking  all 
th^se  words,  that  the  ground  clave 
asunder  that  ivas  under  them  : 

32  And  the  earth  o]iened  hei- 
mouth,  and  swallowed  them  ujj, 
and  their  houses,  and  all  the  men 
that  appertained  unto  Jvorah,  and 
all  tlieir  goods. 

33  They,  and  all  that  appertained 
to  them,  went  down  alive  into  *the 
pit,  and  the  earth  closed  upon  tliem : 
and  they  perished  fi'om  ainong  the 
congregation. 

31  And  all  Israel  that  ^wrr?  i-ound 
about  them  fled  at  the  cry  of  them  : 
for  they  said.  Lest  the  earth  swal- 
low us  up  aim. 


35  And  there  came  out  a  fire  from 
the  Lord,  and  consumed  the  two 
hundred  and  fifty  men  that  otfered 
incense. 

30  *fl  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

37  Speak  unto  Eleazar  the  son  of 
Aaron  the  priest,  that  he  take  up 
the  censei's  out  of  the  burning,  and 
scatter  thou  the  fire  yonder ;  for 
they  are  hallowed. 

38  The  censers  of  these  sinners 
against  their  own  '■''  souls,  let  them 
make  them  '^  broad  plates  for  a  cov- 
ering of  the  altar  :  for  they  offered 
them  before  the  Lord,  therefore 
they  are  hallowed  :  and  they  shall 
be  a  sign  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

39  And  Eleazar  the  priest  took 
the  brasen  censers,  wherewith  they 
that  were  burnt  had  oft'ered  ;  and 
they  ^'  were  made  bro;vd  p/ates  for  a 
covering  ot  the  altar  : 

40  To  be  a  memorial  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  that  no  stranger, 
which  is  not  of  the  seed  of  Aaron, 
come  near  to  ofi'er  incense  before 
the  Lord  ;  that  he  be  not  as  Korah, 
and  as  his  company :  as  the  Lord 
said  to  him  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

41  ^  But  on  the  morrow  all  the 
congregation  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael murmu)-ed  against  Moses  and 
against  Aaron,  saying.  Ye  have 
killed  the  people  of  the  Lord. 

42  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
congregation  was  gathered  against 
Moses  and  against  Aaron,  that  they 
looked  toward  the  "  tabernacle  of 
the  congregati(m  :  and,  behold,  the 


cloud  covered  it,  and  the  glory  of 
the  Lord  appeared. 

43  And  Moses  and   Aaron  came 
^before  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 


*Heb.  Sbeol. 


gregation. 

44  11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

45  Get  you  up  from  among  this 
congregation,  tliat  I  may  consume 
them  as  in  a  moment.  And  they 
fell  upon  their  faces. 

46  II  And  ]\Ioses  said  unto  Aaron, 
Take  ** a  censer,  and  ]nit  fire  there- 
in from  off  the  altar,  and  put  on 
incense,  and  go  quickly  unto  the 
congregation,  and  make  an  atone- 
ment for  them  :  for  there  is  wrath 
gone  out  from  the  Lord  ;  the 
plague  is  begun. 

47  And  Aaron  took  as  Moses 
conniianded,  and  i"an  into  the  midst 
of  the  congrega,tion  ;  and,  l)ehol(l, 
the  ])lague  was  begun  among  the 
peoi)le  :  and  he  put  on  incense,  and 
made  an  atonement  foi'  the  people. 

48  And  he  stood  b(!tween  the 
dearl  and  the  living  ;  and  the 
plague  was  stayed. 


3  lives, 
*  beaten 


5  beat  them 
out 


6  tent  of 
meeting : 


"  to  the  front 
of  the  tent 
of  meeting. 


8  thy 


153 


Aaron's  rod  buddeth. 


NUMBERS,  17,  IS. 


I'/ie  chanje  of 


1  tent  of 
ineetiug : 


-  them  rods, 

one  for  each 

fatliers' 

house, 

3  their 

fathers' 

houses, 


■*  tliere  shall 
be  one  rod 
for  each 
head  of  their 
fathers' 
houses. 
5  tent  of 
meeting 
•5  meet 


hud : 


**  tent  of  the 
testimony  . 


9  tent  of  the 
testimony ; 


1"  Put  hack- 
Aaron's  rod 


49  Now  they  that  died  in  the 
plague  were  fourteen  thousand  and 
seven  hundred,  beside  them  that 
died  about  the  matter  of  Korah. 

50  And  Aaron  returned  unto  Mo- 
.se.s  unto  the  door  of  the  '^  taberna- 
cle of    the  con^retration  :  and  the 


plague  was  stayed. 

CHAPTER  17. 

1  Aaron^s  rod  anioiKj  <ill  the  rodn  of  the  Ivihex 
only  flourinheth.  10  It  is  left  for  a  inonu- 
inent  cif/amst  the  reheln. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  jMoses, 
saying, 
2  Speak    unto    the    children    of 
Israel,  and  take  of  '■^  every  one  of 
them  a  rod  acicoi'ding  to  the  house 


of  their  fatiiers.  of  all  their  princes 
according^tcrHhe  house  of  their 


fathei-s    twelve   rods :    write    thou 


every  man's  name  upon,  his   rod. 

3  And  thou  shalt  write  Aaron's 

name  upon   the   rod   of  Levi  :   for 

^  one  rod  sthdll  l>r  for   the   head  of 


the  hfnise  of  their  fathers. 


•i  And  tliou  siialt  lay  them  up  in 
the  "tabernacle  of  the  congregation 


before  the  testimony,  where  i  ''wdl 
meet  with  you. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
the  man's  rod,  whom  I  shall  choose, 
shall  '  blossom :  and  I  will  make  to 
cease  from  me  the  murmurings  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  whereby  they 
murmur  against  you. 

H  ^And  Moses  spake  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  every  one  of 
their  princes  gave  him  a  rod  apiece, 
for  each  prince  one,  according  to 
their  fathers'  houses,  even  twelve 
rods:  and  the  rod  of  Aaron  was 
among  their  rods. 

7  And  Moses  laid  up  the  I'ods  be- 
fore the  Lord  in  the  **  tabernacle  of 
witness.  '    ' 


BAnd  it  came  to  pass,  that  on 
the  morrow  .Moses  went  into  the 
"tabei-iiMcle  of  witness;  and,  be- 
ll o!7I7~tTie~Ton~7)r~Aan")n  for  the 
houst;  of  Levi  was  budded,  and 
brought  forth  l)uds,  and  bloomed 
l:)lossoms,  and  yielded  aliiumds. 

9  And  Moses  brought  out  all  the 
rods  from  before;  the  Loiti)  unto  all 
the  children  of  Israel :  and  they 
looked,  and  took  every  man  his  rod. 

10  II  And    the    Loud    said   unto 
Moses,   '"  Hring   Aaron's  rod 
before  the  testimony,   to    Ix 


Jigaiii 


cei)t 


foi-  a  token  against  tiu^  rebels;  aiul 
thou  shalt  (luite-  take  away  their 
murnnirings  from  me,  that  they 
die  not. 

I  1  -And  Moses  did  .w.-ns  the  LoiiD 
commanded  hint,  so  did  he. 

12  And    the  children    of    Isiael 

154 


spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Behold, 
we  die,  we  perisli,  we  all  perish. 

13  Whosoever  Cometh  any  thing 
near  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord  shall  die:  shall  we  "be  con- 
sumed with  dyiiig  t 

CHAPTER  18. 

1  The  charge  of  the  priestn  and  LevUeft. 
9  The  priesin'  poi-tion.  21  The  Levites'' 
portion.  'i5  The  heatw.  ofering  to  the 
prU'nln  oat  of  the  Leviten^  portion. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Aaron, 
Thou  and  thy  sons  and  thy 
father's  house  with  tliee  shall  bear 
the  iniquity  of  the  sanctuary:  and 
thou  and  thy  sons  with  thee  sliali 
bear  the  iniquity  of  your  priesthood. 

2  And  thy  brethren  also  of  the 
tribe  of  Levi,  the  tribe  of  thy  fatlier, 
bring  thou  with  thee,  that  they 
inay  be  joined  unto  thee,  and  min- 
ister unto  thee  :  but  thou  and  thy 
sons  with  thee  «/<«//  minwter  before 
the  '"^  tabernacle  of  witness. 

3  And  they  shall  keep  thycharge, 
and  the  charge  of  all  the  ^-tab- 
ernacle:  only  they  shall  not  come 


nigh  the  vessels  of  the  sanctuary 
and  the  altar,  that  neither  they, 
nor  ye  also,  die. 

4  And  they  shall  be  joined  unto 
thee,  and  keep  the  charge  of  the 
'•Habernacle  of  tlie  congregation. 
for  all  the  service  of  the  ^"taberna- 


cle_;  and  a  stranger  shall  not  come 
nigh  unto  you. 

5  And  ye  shall  keep  the  charge 
of  the  sanctuary,  and  the  charge  of 
the  altar :  that  ther(^  be  no  wrath 
anymore  upon  thechildren  of  Israel. 

6  And  L  behold,  I  have  taken 
your  brethren  the  Levites  from 
among  the  cliildren  of  Israel  :  to 
you  tlity  are  given  a%  a  gift  for 
the  Lord,  to  do  the  service  of  the 
'Hjibei-nacle   of   the  congregalion. 

/  Therefore  thou  and  thy  sons 
witli  thee  shall  keej)  your  jjriest's 
oIKce  foi-  e\-ery  thing  of  the  altar, 
and  within  Ihe  vail;  and  ye  slmll 
serve:  1  '"liax-e  gi\-en  your  priest's 
office  HKto  yoii  ((s  a  seiwice  of  gift: 
and  th(!  stranger  that  cometh  nigh 
slijill  be  put  to  death. 

(S  II  And  tli(;  \jOiiu  spake  unto 
Aaron,  Hehold,  I  also  have  given 
thee  the  charg(M)f  miiu;  "'lie;iv>'  of- 
fei-in^sof  all  the  hallowed  things 


of  the  cliildi-en  of  Israel  ;  unto  thee 
have  I  gi\('n  them  by  re;i,son  of  the 
anointing,  and  to  th.v  sons,  by  an 
ordinance  for  evei*. 

9  This  shall  be  tliine  of  the  most 
holy  things.  niKervcd  from  the  fire  : 
(;ver.v  oblation  of  theirs,  evei'.y 
''iiieat  oU'ei'irig  of  tluiirs,  and  every 
sill  olleringof  theirs,  and  every  tres- 


"j  lieave 
olleriuf^s, 


The  portion  of  the 


JSTUMBEIiS,  19. 


pi'iests  and  Levites. 


pass  offering  of  theirs,  which  they 
shall  render  unto  me,  shall  be  most 
holy  for  thee  and  for  thy  sons. 

10  '  In  the  most  holy  pldce  shalt 
thou  eat  it ;  every  male  shall   eat 


it  :  it  shall  be  holy  unto  thee. 

1 1  And  this  is  thine ;  the  heave 
oftering  of  their  gift,  with  all  the 
wave  offerings  of  the  children  of 
Israel :  I  have  given  them  unto 
thee,  and  to  thy  sons  and  to  thy 
daughters  with  thee,  by  a  statute 
for  ever  :  every  one  that  is  clean  in 
thy  house  shall  eat  of  it. 

12  All  the  best  of  the  oil,  and  all 
the  best  of  the  wine,  and  of  the 
wheat,  the  firstf r-uits  of  them  which 
they  shall  offer  unto  the  Lord,  them 
have  I  given  thee. 

13  And  whatsoever  is  first  ripe 
in  the  land,  which  they  shall  bring 
unto  the  Lord,  shall  be  thine; 
every  one  that  is  _  clean  in  thine 
house  shall  eat  of  it. 

14  Everything  devoted  in  Israel 
shall  be  thine. 

15  Every  thing  that  openeth  the 
-matrix  in  all  flesh,  which  they 
bring  unto  the  Loed,  whether  it  be 
of  men  or  beasts,  shall  be  thine  : 
nevertheless  the  firstborn  of  man 
shalt  thou  surely  redeem,  and  the 
firstling  of  unclean  beasts  shalt 
thou  redeem. 

16  And  those  that  are  to  be  re- 
deemed from  a  month  old  shalt 
thou  redeem,  according  to  thine 
estimation,  for  the  money  of  five 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary,  which  is  twenty  geralis. 

17  But  the  firstling  of  a  cow,  or 
the  firstling  of  a  sheep,  or  the  first- 
ling of  a  goat,  thou  shalt  not  rev 
deem ;  they  are  holy :  thou  shalt 
sprinkle  their  blood  upon  the  altai-, 
and  shalt  burn  their  fat  for  an  offer- 
ing made  by  fire,  for  a  sweet  savour 
unt(j  the  Lord. 

18  And  the  flesh  of  them  shall 
be  thine,  as  the  wave  breast  and  as 
the  right  ^  shoulder  are  thine. 

19  All  the  heave  offerings  of  the 
holy  things,  which  the  children  of 
Israel  offer  unto  the  Lord,  have  I 
given  thee,  and  thy  sons  and  thy 
daughters  with  thee,  by  a  statute 
for  ever  :  it  is  a  covenant  of  salt  for 
ever  before  the  Lord  unto  thee  and 
to  thy  seed  with  thee. 

20  ^  And  the  Loud  spake  unto 
Aaron,  Thou  shalt  have  no  inherit- 
ance in  their  land,  neither  shalt 
thou  have  any  ^_mrt  among  them  : 
I  am  thy  ^part  and  thine  inherit- 
ance among  the  childr-en  of  Israel. 

21  And,  behold,  I  have  given  the 
children  of  Levi  all  the  tenth  in 
Israel  for  an  inheritance,  for  their 


service  which  they  serve,  even  the 
service  of  the  ''  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 


Neither  must  the  cliildren  of 
Israel  henceforth  come  nigh  the 
"tabernacle  of  the  cpiigregation, 
lest  they  bear  sin,  and  die. 

23  But  the  Levites  shall  do  the 
service  of  the  "  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  they  shall  bear 


their  iniquity  :  it  shall  be  a  statute 
for  ever  throughout  your  genera- 
tions, that  among  the  children  of 
Israel  they  have  no  inheritance. 

21  But  the  tithes  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  which  they  offer  as  an 
heave  offering  unto  the  Lord,  I 
have  given  to  the  Levites  to  in- 
herit :  therefore  I  have  said  unto 
them.  Among  the  children  of  Israel 
they  shall  have  no  inheritance. 

25  11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

26  Thus  speak  unto  the  Levites, 
and  say  unto  them.  When  j^e  take 
of  the  children  of  Israel  the  tithes 
which  I  h.ave  given  you  from  them 
for  your  inheritance,^  then  ye  shall 
offer  up  an  heave  oftering  of  it  f(jr 
the  Lord,  even  a  tenth  jja?-^  of  the 
tithe. 

27  And  this  your  heave  offering 
shall  be  reckoned  unto  you,  as 
though  it  u'ere  the  'corn  of  the 
threshingfloor,  and  as  the  fulness 
of  the  winepi'ess. 

28  Thus  ye  also  shall  offer  an 
heave  offering  unto  the  Lord  of  all 
your  tithes,  which  ye  receive  of  the 
children  of  Israel ;  and  ye  shall  give 
thereof  the  Lord's  heave  offering 
to  Aaron  the  priest. 

29  Out  of  all  your  gifts  ye  shall 
offer  every  heave  offering  of  tlie 
Lord,  of  all  the  best  thereof,  even 
the  hallowed  part  thereof  out  of  it. 

30  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them.  When  ye  have  heaved  the 
best  thereof  from  it,  then  it  shall 
be  counted  unto  the  Levites  as  the 
increase  of  the  threshingfloor,  and 
as  the  increase  of  the  winepress. 

31  And  ye  shall  eat  it  in  every 
place,  ye  and  your  households  :  for 
it  is  your  reward  for  your  service  in 
the  Haberrjacle  of  thecoiigi'etratioii. 


32  And  ye  shall  bear  no  sin  by 
reason  of  it,  when  ye  have  heaved 
from  it  the  best  of  it :  neither  shall 
ye  **  pollute  the  holy  things  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  lest  ye  die. 

CHAPTER  19. 

1  Tlie  ivtttcr  ofKCjxiration  iiiiiile  of  ihe  asfies 
of  a  red  heifer.  11  The  law  for  the  une  of 
it  ill  iiiirificiUion  of  the  luicleini. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 


5  tent  of 
meetiui;. 


155 


The  red  heifer. 


NUMBERS,  20. 


The  ivater  oj  separation. 


2  This  is  the  ordinance  of  the 
law  which  the  Loud  hath  com- 
manded, saying,  Speak  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  that  they  bring 
thee  a  red  heifer  without  spot, 
wherein  is  no  blemish,  and  upon 
which  never  came  yoke  : 

3  And  ye  shall  give  her  unto 
Eleazar  the  priest,  that  he  may 
bring  her  forth  without  the  camp, 
and  one  shall  slay  her  before  his 
face : 

4  And  Eleazar  the  pi'iest^  shall 
take  of  her  blood  with  his  finger, 
and  sprinkle  of  her  blood  ^  directly 
before  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 


gregati(^n  seven  tmies : 


5  And  one  shall  burn  the  heifer 
in  his  sight;  her  skin,  and  her  flesh, 
and  her  blood,  with  her  dung,  shall 
he  burn : 

6  And  the  priest  shall  take  cedar 
wood,  and  hyssop,  and  scarlet,  and 
cast  it  into  the  midst  of  the  burn- 
ing of  the  heifer. 

7  Then  the  priest  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  he  shall  bathe  his 
flesh  in  water,  and  afterward  he 
shall  come  into  the  camp,  and  the 
priest  shall  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

8  And  he  that  burneth  her  shall 
wash  his  clothes  in  watei-,  and 
bathe  his  flesh  in  water,  and  shall 
be  unclean  until  the  even. 

9  And  a  man  tltat  is  clean  shall 
gather  up  the  ashes  of  the  heifer, 
and  lay  thei/i,  up  without  the  camp 
in  a  clean  place,  and  it  shall  be 
kept  for  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel  for  a  water  of 
separation  :  it  is  a  purification  for 
sin. 

10  And  he  that  gathereth  the 
ashes  of  the  heifer  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even  :  and  it  shall  Ix^  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  unto  the  stranger 
that  sojourneth  among  them,  for  a 
statute  for  ever. 

1 1  11  He  that  toucheth  the  dead 
l)ody  of  any  man  shall  be  unclean 
s(!ven  days. 

12  He  shall  purify  himself  "with 
rt  on  the  tliird  day,  and  cm  tiie 
seventh  day  he  shall  be  clean  :  but 
if  he  purify  not  himself  the  third 
day,  tnen  the  seventh  day  he  shall 
not  be  clean. 

I  3  Whosoever  toucheth  the  dead 
l)()(ly  of  any  man  that  is  dc^ad,  and 
l)uriri(>tli  not  liiniscif,  delilcili  the 
tabernacle  of  the  LoKD  ;  and  that 
soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  Israel  : 
Ix^cause  the  water  of  separation 
was  not  si)i'inklt'(l  ujjon  liiin,  he 
shall  be  unclean  ;  his  uncleanness 
is  yet  upon  him. 


14  This  is  the  law,  when  a  man 
dieth  in  a  tent :  all  that  come  into 
the  tent,  and  all  that  is  in  the  tent, 
shall  be  unclean  seven  days. 

1 5  And  every  open  vessel,  which 
hath  no  covering  bound  upon  it,  is 
unclean. 

16  And  whosoever  toucheth  one 
that  is  slain  with  a  sword  in  the 
open  fields,  or  a  dead  body,  or  a 
bone  of  a  man,  or  a  grave,  shall  be 
unclean  seven  days. 

17  And  for  an  unclean  2)erson 
they  shall  take  of  the  ashes  of  the 
burnt  heifer  of  purification  for  sin, 
and  running  water  shall  be  put 
thereto  in  a  vessel : 

18  And  a  clean  person  shall  take 
hyssop,  and  dip  it  m  the  water,  and 
sprinkle  it  uijon  the  tent,  and  upon 
all  the  vessels,  and  upon  the  per- 
sons that  were  there,  and  upon  him 
that  touched  a  bone,  or  one  slain, 
or  one  dead,  or  a  grave  : 

19  And  the  clean  j^erson  shall 
sprinkle  upon  tlie  unclean  on  the 
third  day,  and  on  the  seventh  day  : 
and  on  the  seventh  day  he  shall 
purify  himself,  and  wash  his  clothes, 
and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and 
shall  be  clean  at  even. 

20  But  the  man  that  shall  be  un- 
clean, and  shall  not  purify  himself, 
that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from 
among  the  congregation,  because 
he  hath  defiled  the  sanctuary  of 
the  Lord  :  the  water  of  separation 
hath  not  been  sprinkled  upon  him  ; 
he  is  unclean. 

21  And  it  shall  be  a  perpetual 
statute  unto  them,  that  he  that 
sprinkleth  the  water  of  separation 
shall  wash  his  clothes  ;  and  he  that 
toucheth  the  water  of  separation 
shall  be  unclean  until  even. 

22  And  whatsoever  the  unclean 
person  toucheth  shall  be  unclean  ; 
and  the  soul  that  toucheth  it  shall 
be  unclean  until  even. 

CHAPTER  20. 

1  Tli6  children  of  Tnrnel  cnmelo  Zin,  where 
Miriam  diet fi,.  2  They  murmur  for  ic(t»t 
of  iviiier.  t  Mosen  sini/iiij/  the.  rock  h/im/- 
elk  forth  water  at  .)fi'r!l><ih.  14  Mos.'x  at 
Kiideah  dexireth  ]><tKKa{lt'  Ihrouijh  Kdno), 
irliich  is  denied  hint.  22  At  mount  Hor 
All  run  reniffneth  hit  2)laoe  to  Eleazar,  and 
diiih. 

THEN  came  the  children  of 
Israel,  even  the  whole  congre- 
gation, into  the  ''desert,  of  Zin  in 
the  first  mo]ith  :  and  the  jjeoplc 
abode  in  Kadcsli  ;  ;uid  Miriam  died 
there,  and  was  buried  thei'e. 

2  And  there  was  no  watia-  foi-  the 
congregation:  and  they  gatliered 
themselves  together  against  Mo.ses 
and  against  Aaion. 


150 


Watej'  from  the  rock. 


NUMBERS,  20. 


Aaron  dieth. 


3  And  the  people  '  chode  witli 
Moses,  and  spake,  saying,  \N'oukl 
God  that  we  had  died  when  our 
brethren  died  before  the  Lord  I 

4  And  why  have  ye  brought  up 
the  congregation  of  the  Lord  into 
this  wilderness,  that  we  and  our 
cattle  should  die  there'? 

5  And  wherefore  have  ye  made 
us  to  come  up  out  of  Egypt,  to 
bring  us  in  unto  this  evil  place  ?  it 
is  no  place  of  seed,  or  of  figs,  or  of 
vines,  or  of  pomegranates ;  neither 
is  there  any  water  to  drink. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went 
from  the  presence  of  the  assembly 
unto  the  door  of  the  "  tabeT'nacle 
of  the  congregation,  and  they  fell 
upon  their  faces:  and  the  glory  of 
the  Lord  appeared  unto  them. 

7  51  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

8  Take  the  rod,  and  gather  thou 
the  assembly  together,  thou,  and 
Aaron  thy  brother,  and  speak  ye 
unto  the  rock  before  their  •'  eyes  : 
and  it  shall  give  forth  ^  his  water, 
and  thou  shalt  bi'ing  forth  to  them 
water  out  of  the  rock :  so  thou 
shalt  give  the  congregation  and 
their  beasts  drink. 

9  And  Moses  took  the  rod  from 
before  the  Lord,  as  he  commanded 
him. 

10  And  Moses  and  Aaron  ga- 
thered the  congregation  together 
before  the  rock,  and  he  said  vmto 
them.  Hear  now,  ye  rebels  ;  ^  must 
we  fetch  you  water  out  of  this  rock? 

1 1  And  Moses  lifted  up  his  hand, 
and  with  his  rod  he  smote  the  rock 
twice:  and  the  water  came  out 
abundantly,  and  the  congregation 
drank,  and  their  beasts  a/.w. 

12  11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  Aaron,  Because  ye  be- 
lieved me  not,  to  sanctify  me  in 
the  eyes  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
therefore  ye  shall  not  bring  this 
congregation  into  the  land  which 
I  have  given  them. 

1 3  This  is  the  water  of  *  ^leri- 
bah;  because  the  children  of  Israel 
strove  with  the  Lord,  and  he  was 
sanctified  in  them. 

1 4  H  And  Moses  sent  messengers 
from  Kadesh  unto  the  king  of 
Edom,  Thus  saith  thy  brother 
Israel,  Thou  knowest  all  the 
"  travel  that  hath   befallen  us: 

15  How  our  fathers  went  down 
into  Egypt,  and  we  have  dwelt 
in  Egypt  a  long  time ;  and  the 
Egyijtians  '^  vexed  us,  and  our 
fathers : 

16  And  when  we  cried  unto  the 


*  r licit  is.  Strife. 


Lord,  lie  heard  our  voic^,  and  sent 
an  angel,  and  hath  l)rought  us 
forth  out  of  Egypt :  and,  behold, 
we  uj-e  in  Kadesli,  a  city  in  the 
uttermost  of  thy  border : 

17  Let  us  pass,  I  pray  thee, 
through  thy  country  :  we  will  not 
pass  through  the  fields,  or  through 
the  vineyards,  neither  will  we 
drink  of  the  water  of  the  wells : 
we  will  go  by  the  king's  high  way, 
we  will  not  turn  to  the  right  hand 
nor  to  the  left,  until  we  have 
passed  thy  borders. 

18  And  Edom  said  unto  him. 
Thou  shalt  not  pass  by  me,  lest  I 
come  out  against  thee  with  the 
sword. 

19  And  the  children  of  Israel 
said  unto  him.  We  will  go  by  the 
high  way :  and  if  I  and  my  cattle 
drink  of  thy  water,  then  I  will 
pay  for  it :  I  will  only,  without 
doing  any  thing  else,  go  through 
on  my  feet. 

20  And  he  said.  Thou  shalt  not 
go  through.  And  Edom  came  out 
against  him  with  much  people,  and 
with  a  strong  hand. 

21  Thus  Edom  refused  to  give 
Israel  passage  through  his  border: 
wherefore  Israel  turned  away  from 
him. 

22  II  And  the  children  of  Israel, 
even  the  whole  congregation,  jour- 
neyed from  Kadesh,  and  came 
unto  mount   Hor. 

23  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
]\Joses  and  Aaron  in  mount  Hor, 
by  the  **  coast  of  the  land  of  Edom, 
saying, 

24  Aaron  shall  be  gathered  unto 
his  people :  for  he  shall  not  enter 
into  the  land  which  1  have  given 
vmto  the  children  of  Isi-ael,  because 
ye  rebelled  against  my  word  at  the 
water  of  Meribah. 

25  Take  Aa^ron  and  Eleazar  his 
son,  and  bring  them  up  unto 
mount  Hor : 

26  And  strip  Aaron  of  his  gar- 
ments, and  \)\\t  them  upon  Eleazar 
his  son  :  and  Aaron  shall  be  ga- 
thered unto  his  yeo'ple,  and  shall  die 
there. 

27  And  Moses  did  as  tlie  Lord 
commanded :  and  they  went  up 
into  mount  Hor  in  the  sight  of  all 
the  congregation. 

28  And  lilosos  stripped  Aaron 
of  his  garments,  and  jout  them 
ui)on  Eleazar  his  son  ;  and  Aaron 
died  there  in  the  top  of  the 
mount :  and  Moses  and  Eleazar 
came    down    from    the    mount. 

29  And  when  all  the  congrega- 
tion saw  that  Aaron  was  dead, 
they  mourned  for  Aaron  tliirty 
days,  even  all  the  house  of  Israel. 


8  border 


157 


The  hrasen  serpent. 


NUMBERS,  21. 


Sihon  is  overcome. 


1  the  king  of 
Arad, 

2  South, 

3  Atharim ; 


*  the  name 
of  the  place 
was  called 


5  vile 


CHAPTER  21. 

1  Israel  with  some  loss  destroy  the  Canaan- 
ites  at  IIoTmah .  4  The  people  murm  uriiig 
are  plagued  with  fiery  iserpenis.  1  They 
repenting  are  healed  by  a  hrasen  ser- 
pent. 10  Sundry  journeys  of  the  Israelites. 
21  Sihon  is  overcome,    '6'd  and  Off. 

ivhen    ^  king    Arad     the 

which    dwelt  in 

heard  tell  tliat  Israel 


AND 
-^^^    Canaanite, 
the  '  south 


came   by  the   way  of  ^  the  spies : 


then  he  fought  against  Israel,  and 
took  some  of  them  prisoners. 

2  And  Israel  vowed  a  vow  unto 
the  Lord,  and  said,  If  thou  wilt 
indeed  deliver  this  people  into  my 
hand,  then  I  will  *  utterly  destroy 
their  cities. 

3  And  the  Lord  hearkened  to 
the  voice  of  Israel,  and  delivered 
up  the  Canaanites  ;  and  they  tut- 
terly  destroyed  them  and  their 
cities:  and  ^  he  called  the  name  of 


the  place  %  Hormam 

4  II  .Vnd  they  journej^ed  from 
mount  Hor  by  the  way  of  the  Red 
sea,  to  compass  the  land  of  Edom  : 
and  the  soul  of  the  people  was  much 
discouraged  because  of  the  way. 

5  And  the  people  spake  against 
God,  and  against  Moses,  Where- 
fore have  ye  brought  us  up  out  of 
Egypt  to  die  in  the  wilderness  1 
for  there  is  no  bread,  neither  is 
there  any  water ;  and  our  soul 
loatheth  this  ^  light  bread. 

6  And  the  Lord  sent  fiery  ser- 
pents among  the  people,  and  they 
bit  the  people;  and  much  ijeople 
of  Israel  died. 

7  H  Therefore  the  people  came 
to  Moses,  and  saiu,  We  have 
sinned,  for  we  have  spoken  against 
the  Lord,  and  against  thee ;  pray 
unto  the  Lord,  that  he  take  away 
tlie  serpents  from  us.  And  Moses 
|)i'ay(;d   for   the   people. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Make  thee  a  hery  serpent,  and  set  it 
uixtn  a  pole:  and  it  sliall  (-omc  to 
Ijass,  tliat  every  one  tliat  is  bitten, 
when  he  looketh  upon  it,  sliall  live. 

9  And  Moses  made  a  siM'pent  of 
brass,  and  put  it  upon  a  pole,  and 
it  came  to  i)ass,  that  if  a  serptmt 
had  bitten  any  man,  when  ho  be- 
held tlu!  sorixuit  of  brass,  he  liv(>d. 

10  II  And  the  children  ()f  Israel 
set  forward,  and  pitched  in  Oboth. 

11  x\nd  they  journeyed  from 
()l)otli,  and  pitchefl  at  Ije-abarim, 
in  the  wilderness  which  is  lx;fore 
Moab,  toward  th(;  sunrising. 

12  II  From  thence  they  removed, 
and  pitched  in  the  valhiyof  Zared. 


*  Ifih.  devote.        t   ff<h.  devot(!d. 
X  From   (he  same  root  as  hereni,   a 
I  devoted  thing. 


13  From  thence  they  removed, 
and  pitched  on  the  other  side  of 
Arnon,  which  is  in  the  wilderness 
thatcomethoutof  the  '^  coasts  of  the 
Amorites  :  for  Arnon  is  the  border 
of  Moab,  between  Moab  and  the 
Amorites. 

14  Wherefore  it  is  said  in  the 
book  of  the  wars  of  the  Lord, 
'  What  he  did  in  the  Red  sea.  and 


in  the  brooks  of  Arnon, 

15  And    at    the    stream    of   the 


brooks  that  goeth  down  **  to  the 
dwelling  of  Ar,  and  lieth  upon  the 
border  of  ^loab. 

16  And  from  thence  they  went  to 
Beer  :  that  is  the  well  whereof  the 
Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  Gather 
the  people  together,  and  I  will  give 
them  water. 

17  ^1  Then  Israel  sang  this  song, 
Spring  up,  ( )  well ;  sing  ye  unto  it : 

18  The  princes  digged  the  well, 
the  nobles  c)f  the  people  digged  it, 
"  by   the  direcfion  of  the  lawgiver. 


with  tiieir  staves.     And  from  tiie 
wilderness  they  ii>ent  to  3-Iattanah  : 

19  Anfl  from  iMattanah  to  Naha- 
liel :  and  from  Nahaliel  to  Bamoth  : 

20  And  from  Bamoth  in  the  val- 
ley, thatw  in  the  ^"countryof  MoaV), 
to  the  top  of  Pisgah,  which  looketh 
"  towanl  .Tesliimon. 

21  II  iVnd  Israel  sent  messengers 
unto  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites, 
saying, 

22  Let  me  ])ass  through  thy  land : 
we  will  not  turn  into  the  fields,  or 
into  the  vineyards;  we  will  not 
drink  of  the  waters  of  the  well : 
hut  wo  will  go  along  by  the  king's 
high  way,  until  we  be  past  thy 
borders. 

23  And  Sihon  would  not  suiTer 
Israel  to  pass  through  his  bolder: 
but  Sihon  gathei-ed  all  his  peo|)le 
together,  and  went  out  against  Is- 
rael into  the  wilderness  :  and  he 
came  to  Jahaz,  and  fought  against 
Israel. 

24  And  Israel  smote  him  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  pos- 
sessed his  land  from  ^-.\riion  unto 
.Tn,bl)ok.  even  unto  the  children  of 
Anunori  :  for  the  border  of  the  cliil 
dren  of  .Annnon  ir/ts  strong. 

25  And  Israel  took  all  these 
cities:  and  Israel  dwelt  in  all  the 
cities  of  the  Amorites,  in  Heshbon. 
and  in  all  tiie  '■' vjjjages  thereof. 

20  For  lleshbon  //''/.s-  the  city  of 
Sihon  the  king  of  the  Amoi'ifes, 
who  had  fought  against  the  former 
king  of  Moab,  and  taken  all  his 
land  out  of  his  hanfl,  even  unto 
'^  Anion, 

27   Wherefore  they  that  speak  in 
58 


Balak  sendetli 


NUMBEES,  22. 


for  Balaam. 


proverbs  saj^  Come  into  Heshbon, 
let  the  city  of  Sihon  be  built  cand 
'  prepared  : 

28  For  there  is  a  fire  gone  out  of 
Heshbon,  a  Haine  from  the  city 
of  8ihon  :  it  hath  consumed  Ar  of 
Moab,  and  the  lords  of  the  high 
places  of  "Ai'non. 

29  Woe  to  thee,  Moab  !  thou  art 
undone,  O  people  of  Chemosh  :  he 
hath  given  his  sons  -'that  escaped, 
and  his  daughters,  into  cai)tivity 
unto  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites. 

30  We  have  shot  at  them  ;  Plesh- 
bon  is  perished  even  unto  Dibon, 
and  we  have  laid  tliem  waste  even 
unto  Nophah,  which  I'edcketh  unto 
Medeba. 

31  ^  Thus  Isnael  dwelt  in  the 
land  of  the  Amorites. 

32  And  Moses  sent  to  spy  out 
Jaazer,  and  they  took  the  ■*  viHages 
thereof,  and  drove  out  the  Auiorites 
that  iuere  there. 

33  H  And  they  turned  and  went 
up  by  the  way  of  Bashan  :  and  Og 
the  king  of  Bashan  went  out  against 
them,  he,  and  all  his  people,  to  the 
battle  at  Edrei. 

34  And  the LoKD said  unto  Moses, 
Fear  him  not :  for  I  have  delivered 
him  into  thy  hand,  anfl  all  his  ]ieo- 
ple,  and  his  land ;  and  thou  shalt 
do  to  him  as  thou  didst  unto  Sihon 
king  of  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt 
at  Heshbon. 

35  So  they  smote  him,  and  his 
sons,  and  all  his  people,  until  there 
was  none  left  him  alive  :  and  they 
possessed  his  land. 

CHAPTER  22. 

1  Bnlak^s  firstt  mesnage  for  Balaam  in  re- 
fused. 15  Ifis  second  message  ohtaineth 
him.  22  An  angel  would  ha^ie  slain  him, 
if  his  ass  liad  not  saved  him.  30  Balak 
eniertaineth  him.. 

AND  the  children  of  Israel  set 
forward,  and  pitched  in  the 
plains  of  Moab  on  this  side  Jordan 
by  Jei'icho. 

2  ^  And  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor 
saw  all  that  Israel  had  done  to  the 
Amorites. 

3  And  Moab  was  sore  afraid  of 
the  people,  because  they  vwre  many : 
and  Moab  was  distressed  because  of 
the  children  of  Israel. 

4  And  Moab  said  unto  the  elders 
of  Midian,  Now  shall  thiscom])any 
lick  up  all  tliat  ((re  I'ound  about  us, 
as  the  ox  licketh  up  the  grass  of  the 
field.  And  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor 
loas  king  of  the  Moabites  at  that 
time. 

5  He  sent  messengers  therefore 
unto  Balaam  the  son  of  fjeor  to 
Pethor,  which  in  by  '^the  river  of 
the  land  of  the  children  of  his  peo- 


ple, to  call  him,  saying.  Behold, 
there  is  a  people  come  out  fi'om 
Egypt:  behold,  they  cover  the  face 
of  the  earth,  and  they  abide  over 
against  me  : 

6  Come  now  thei'efore,  I  pray 
thee,  curse  me  this  people  ;  for  thej^ 
are  too  mighty  for  me :  peradven- 
ture  I  shall  prevail,  tJuit  we  may 
srnite  them,  and  that  I  may  drive 
them  out  of  the  land:  for  I  " wot 
that  he  whom  thou  blessest  is 
blessed,  and  he  whom  thou  cursest 
is  cursed. 

7  And  the  elders  of  Moab  and 
the  elders  of  Midian  departed  with 
the  rewards  of  divination  in  their 
hand  ;  and  they  came  unto  Balaam, 
and  spake  unto  him  the  words  of 
Balak. 

8  And  he  said  unto  them.  Lodge 
here  this  night,  and  I  will  bring 
you  word  again,  as  the  Lord  shall 
speak  unto  me  :  and  the  princes  of 
Moab  abode  with  Balaam. 

9  And  God  came  unto  Balaam, 
and  said,  What  men  are  these  with 
theel 

10  And  Balaam  said  unto  God, 
Balak  the  son  of  Zipfjor,  king  of 
Moal),  hath  sent  unto  me,  mying, 

1 1  Behold,  tJiere  in  a  people  come 
out  of  Egypt,  which  covereth  the 
face  of  the  earth  :  come  now,  curse 
me  them  ;  peradventure  I  shall  be 
able  to  overcome  them,  and  drive 
them  out. 

12  And  God  said  .unto  Balaam, 
Thou  shalt  not  go  with  them  ;  thou 
shalt  not  curse  the  people  :  for  they 
are  blessed. 

13  And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the 
morning,  and  said  unto  the  princes 
of  Balak,  Get  yoii  into  your  land  : 
for  the  Lord  refuseth  to  give  me 
leave  to  go  with  you. 

14  And  the  princes  of  Moab  rose 
up,  and  they  went  unto  Balak,  and 
said,  Balaam  refuseth  to  come  with 
us. 

15  U  And  Balak  sent  yet  again 
princes,  more,  and  more  honour- 
able than  they. 

16  And  the.y  came  to  Balaam, 
and  said  to  him.  Thus  saith  Balak 
the  son  of  Zippor,  Let  nothing,  I 
pray  thee,  hinder  thee  from  coming 
unto  me : 

17  For  I  will  promote  thee  iinto 
very  great  honour,  and  I  will  do 
whatsoever  thou  sayest  unto  me : 
come  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  curse 
me  this  people, 

18  And  Balaam  answered  and 
said  unto  the  servants  of  Balak,  If 
Balak  would  give  me  his  house  full 
of  silver  and  gold,  I  cannot  go  be- 
yond the  word  of  the  Lord  my  God, 
to  do  less  or  more. 


6  know 


159 


Balaam  and  the  aiujel. 


NUMBERS,  23. 


BalaJvs  sacrifice. 


illed 


life 


19  Now  therefore,  I  pray  you, 
tarry  ye  also  here  this  night,  that  1 
may  know  what  the  Lord  will  say 
unto  me  more. 

20  And  Grod  came  unto  Balaam 
at  night,  and  said  unto  him.  If  the 
men  come  to  call  thee,  rise  up,  and 
go  with  them  ;  but  yet  the  word 
which  I  shall  say  unto  thee,  that 
shalt  thou  do. 

21  And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the 
morning,  and  saddled  his  ass,  and 
went  with  the  princes  of  Moab. 

22  fl  And  God's  anger  was  kin- 
dled because  he  went  :  and  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  stood  in  tlie  way 
for  an  adversary  against  him.  Now 
he  was  riding  upon  his  ass,  and  his 
two  servants  were  with  him. 

23  And  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  standing  in  the  way,  and 
his  sword  drawn  in  his  hand  :  and 
the  ass  turned  aside  out  of  the  way, 
and  went  into  the  field :  and  Balaam 
smote  the  ass,  to  turn  her  into  the 
way. 

24  'But  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
stood  in  a  path  of  the  vine.yard3,  a 
wall  being  on  this  side,  and  a  wall 
on  that  side. 

25  And  when  the  ass  saw  the 
angel  of  the  Lord,  she  thrust  her- 
self unto  the  wall,  and  crushed  Ba- 
laam's foot  against  the  wall :  and 
he  smote  her  again. 

26  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
went  further,  and  stood  in  a  nar- 
row place,  where  was  no  way  to 
turn  either  to  the  right  hand  or  to 
the  left. 

27  And  when  the  ass  saw  the 
angel  of  the  Lord,  she  fell  down 
under  lialaam  :  and  Balaam's  anger 
was  kindled,  and  he  smote  the  ass 
with  a  staff. 

28  And  the  Lord  opened  the 
mouth  of  the  ass,  and  she  said  unto 
lialaam.  What  have  I  done  unto 
thee,  tliat  thou  hast  smitten  me 
these  three  times'? 

29  And  Balaam  said  unto  the 
ass,  Ijccause  thou  hast  mocked  me: 
1  would  thei'C  were  a  sword  in  mine 
liand,  for  now  "would  \  kill  thee. 

30  And  the  ass  said  unto  iJalaiun, 
Am  not  1  thine  ass,  ui)on  which 
thou  hast  ridden  "ev<'r  since  /  u'dK 


thine  unto  this  day  (  was  i  evei' 
wont  to  d(j  so  unto  thee"?  And  he 
said.  Nay. 

3 1  Tlicn  the  Lord  opened  the  eyes 
of  liabiiiin,  and  he  saw  the  aTigel  of 
the  LoltD  standing  in  tin"  way,  and 
his  sword  di'awn  in  his  hand  :  and 
li(»  bowed  down  his  head,  and  fell 
Hat  on  liis  face. 

32  And  the  angel  of  the  TiOliD 
said  unto  him,  Wherefon;  hast  thou 


smitten  thine  ass  these  three  times  1 
behold,  I  went  out  to  withstand 
thee,  because  thy  way  is  perverse 
before  me  : 

33  And  the  ass  saw  me,  and 
turned  from  me  these  three  times  : 
unless  she  had  turned  from  me, 
sui'ely  now  also  1  had  slain  thee, 
and  saved  her  alive. 

34  And  Balaam  said  unto  the 
angel  of  the  Lord,  I  have  sinned  ; 
for  1  knew  not  that  thou  stoodest 
in  the  way  against  me  :  now  there- 
fore, if  it  displease  thee,  1  will  get 
me  back  again. 

35  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  un^o  Balaam,  Go  with  the 
men :  but  only  the  woi'd  that  I 
shall  speak  unto  thee,  that  thou 
shalt  speak.  So  Balaam  went  with 
the  princes  of  Balak. 

36  *[I  And  when  Balak  heard  that 
Balaam  was  come,  he  went  out  to 
meet  him  unto  a  city  of  ]\Ioab, 
which  is  in  the  border  of  'Arnon. 


which  is  in  the  utmost ''  coast. 

37  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam, 
Did  I  not  earnestly  send  unto  thee 
to  call  thee  1  wherefore  camest  thou 
not  unto  me?  am  I  not  able  indeed 
to  promote  thee  to  honour  'I 

38  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak, 
Lo,  I  am  come  unto  thee :  have  I 
now  any  power  at  all  to  say  any 
thing!  the  word  that  God  putteth 
in  my  mouth,  that  shall  1  speak. 

39  And  Balaam  went  with  Balak, 
and  they  came  untoKirjath-huzoth. 

40  And  Balak  offered  oxen  and 
sheep,  and  sent  to  Balaam,  and  to 
the  princes  that  were  with  him. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
moi'row,  that  lialak  took  IJalaam, 
and  brought  him  up  into  "the  high 


places  of  l>aal,  that  thence  he  inight 
see  the  utmost  pwrt  of  the  i)eople. 

CHAPTER  23. 

1,   13,  28  Salalc'n  Mcrifice.    7,  18  Bahiiini'H 
parable. 

AND  Balaam  said  unto  I')alak, 
Build  me  here  seven  altars, 
and  itrepare  me  here  seven  ox(>n 
and  seven  rnins. 

2  And  Balak  did  as  I'alaam  h;id 
spoken  ;  a!id  Jialak  and  B)alaani 
oll'ered  on  eiwrij  altar  a  bullock  and 
a  r-am. 

3  And  Balaam  said  unto  Baliik, 
Stand  by  thy  burnt  oH'ering,  Mnd  I 
will  go:  pei'adv(Miture  tlie  IjOKD 
will  come  to  meet  me  :  and  what- 
soever he  shewetii  me  I  will  tell 
thee.  And  he  went  to  "an  high 
l)l;ice. 


I  And  God  met  Balaam:  ;ind  he 
said  unto  him,  I  hnvc  pn^pJired 
"seven   aJtai's,   and   1   ha\((   ollci-ed 


160 


Ood  speaketh  to  Balaam. 


NUMBERS,  24. 


Balaams  parable. 


upon  every  altar  a  bullock  and  a 
ram. 

5  And  the  Lokd  put  a  word  in 
Balaam's  mouth,  and  said,  lleturn 
unto  Balak,  and  thus  thou  shalt 
speak. 

6  And  he  returned  unto  hun,  and, 
lo,  he  stood  by  his  burnt  sacrifice, 
he,  and  all  the  princes  of  Moab. 

7  And  he  took  up  his  parable, 
and  said,  Balak  the  king  of  Moab 
hath  brought  me  from  Aram,  out  of 
the  mountains  of  the  east,  saying. 
Come,  curse  me  Jacob,  and  come, 
defy  Israel. 

8  How  shall  I  curse,  whom  God 
hath  not  cursed  1  or  how  shall  I  defy, 
wham  the  Lord  hath  not  defied  1 

9  For  from  the  top  of  the  rocks  I 
see  him,  and  from  the  hills  I  behokl 
him  :  lo,  ^  the  people  shall  dwell 
alone,  and  shall  not  be  reckoned 
among  the  nations. 

10  Who  can  count  the  dust  of 
Jacob,  and  the  number  of  the 
fourth  iKirt  of  Israel '?  I^et  me  die 
the  death  of  the  righteous,  and  let 
my  last  end  be  like  his  ! 

1 1  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam, 
What  hast  thou  done  unto  mej  1 
took  thee  to  curse  mine  enemies, 
and,  behold,  thou  hast  blessed  t/iei/i 
altogether. 

12  And  he  answered  and  said, 
Must  I  not  take  heed  to  speak  that 
which  the  Lord  hath  put  in  my 
mouth  1 

13  And  Balak  said  unto  him. 
Come,  I  pray  thee,  with  me  unto 
another  place,  from  whence  thou 
mayest  see  them  :  thou  shalt  see 
but  the  utmost  part  of  them,  and 
shalt  not  see  them  all :  and  curse 
me  them  from  thence. 

14  IT  And  he  brought  him  into 
the  field  of  Zophim,  to  the  top  of 
I'isgah,  and  built  seven  altars,  and 
offered  a  bullock  and  a  ram  on 
even/  altar. 

1 5  And  he  said  unto  Balak,  Stand 
here  by  thy  burnt  offering,  while  1 
meet  the  Lonn  yonder. 

16  And  the  Lord  met  Balaam, 
and  put  a  word  in  his  mouth,  and 
said.  Go  again  unto  Balak,  and  say 
thus. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  him, 
behold,  he  stood  by  his  burnt  offer- 
ing, and  the  princes  of  Moab  with 
him.  And  Balak  said  unto  him, 
What  hath  the  Lord  spoken? 

1<S  And  he  took  up  his  parable, 
and  said.  Rise  up,  Balak,  and  hejir  ; 
hearken  unto  me,  thou  son  of  Zip- 
por : 

19  God  ?'.s  not  a  man,  that  he 
should  lie  ;  neither  the  son  of  man, 
that  he  should  re[)ent:  hath  he 
said,  and  shall  he  not  do  it  1  or  hath 


he  spoken,  and  shall  he  .not  make 

it  good  % 

20  Behold,  I  have  received  com- 
mandment to  bless  :  and  he  hath 
blessed  ;  and  I  cannot  reverse  it. 

21  He  hath  not  beheld  iniquity 
in. Jacob,  neither  hath  he  seen  per- 
verseness  in  Israel :  the  Lord  his 
God  is  with  him,  and  the  shout  of 
a  king  is  among  them. 

22  God  -brought  them  out  of 
Egypt;  he  hath  as  it  were  the 
strength  of  ■'' an  unicorn. 

23  Surelj^  tliei-e  is  no  enchani:- 
ment  ^  against  Jacob,  neither  is 
there  any  divination  "*  against  Is- 
rael :  '^according  to  this  time  it 
shall  be  said  of  -Jacolj  and  of  Israel, 
What  hath  God  wrought ! 

24  Behold,  the  people  shall  rise 
up  as  a  great  lion,  and  lift  up  him- 
self as  a  young  lion  :  he  shall  not 
lie  down  until  he  eat  of  the  prey, 
and  drink  the  l>lood  of  the  slain. 

25  ^  And  Balak  said  unto  Ba- 
laam, Neither  curse  them  at  all, 
nor  bless  them  at  all. 

26  But  Balaam  answered  and 
said  unto  Balak,  Told  not  I  thee, 
saying.  All  that  the  Lord  speak- 
eth, that  I  must  do  '? 

27  ^  And  Balak  said  unto  Ba- 
laam, Come,  I  pray  thee,  I  will 
bring  thee  unto  another  place  ;  per- 
adventure  it  will  please  God  that 
thou  mayest  curse  me  them  from 
thence. 

28  And  Balak  brought  Balaam 
unto  the  top  of  Peor,  that  looketh 
"toward  Jesnimon. 

29  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak, 
Build  me  here  seven  altars,  and  pre- 
pare me  here  seven  bullocks  and 
seven  rams. 

30  And  Balak  did  as  Balaam  had 
said,  and  offered  a  bullock  and  a  ram 
on  every  altar. 

CHAPTER  24. 

1  Bilhuim.  Iiarhuj  (lirinations.  pr-ojJie.iief/i 
the  h(tiijiiiit:sH  of  Inr<iel.  10  JiiiUik  in  niiijir 
dixiiiixKelh  hhn.  1.")  IJe  jirojilwnU'th  nf  the 
Star  of  Jacob,  and  the  deiitrKCtioii  of  t/ottie 
)i  (it  ions. 

AND  when  Balaam  saw  that  it 
pleased  the  Lord  to  bless  Is- 
rael, he  went  not,  as  at  'other  times, 
to  ^seek  for  enchantments,  but  he 
set  his  face  toward  the  wilderness. 

2  And  Balaam  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  he  saw  Israel  abiding  in  his 
tents  according  to  their  tribes  ;  and 
the  spirit  of  God  came  upon  him. 

3  And  he  took  up  his  parable, 
and  said.  Balaam  the  son  of  Beor 
^hath  said,  aiul  the  man  whose  eyes 
'°ai('  open  liiith  said  : 

4  He  "hath  said,  which  heard  the 


■^  bringeth 

3  the  wild- 
ox. 

■*  witli 


6  down  upon 
the  desert. 


'  the  other 
s  meet  with 


»  saith, 
1"  were 
closed  saith : 
11  saith, 
which 
heareth 


11 


161 


Balaam  2yi'ophesieth  of 


NUMBEES,  25. 


Israel's  happiness. 


words  of  God,  which  ^  saw  the  vision 
of  the  Ahiiighty,  faUing  into  a 
trance,  but  having  his  eyes  open : 

5  How  goodly  are  thy  tents,  O 
Jacob,  and  thy  tabernacles,  O  Is- 
rael ! 

6  As  the  valleys  are  they  spread 
forth,  as  gardens  by  the  river's 
side,  as  the  trees  of  lign  aloes  which 
the  Lord  hath  planted,  and  as  ce- 
dar trees  beside  the  v/aters. 

7  "He  shall  ]30ur  the  water  ovit  of 
his  buckets,  and  his  seed  ft/udl  he  in 
many  waters,  and  his  king  shall  be 
higher  than  Agag,  and  his  kingdom 
shall  be  exalted. 

8  God  •'  brought  him  fortli  out 
of  Egypt ;  he  hath  as  it  were  the 
strengtli  of  *  an  unicorn  :  he  shall 
eat  up  the  nations  his  enemies,  and 
shall  break  their  bones,  and  pierce 
them,  through  with  his  arrows. 

9  He  couched,  he  lay  down  as  a 
lion,  and  as  a  great  lion  :  who  shall 
stir  him  up  1  Blessed  ^'i^  he  that 
blesseth  thee,  and  cursed  ■' h  he 
that  curseth  thee. 

10  ^  And  Balak's  anger  was  kin- 
dled against  Balaam,  and  he  smote 
his  hands  together  :  and  Balak  said 
unto  Balaam,  I  called  thee  to  curse 
mine  enemies,  and,  behold,  thou 
hast  altogether  blessed  tliem  these 
three  times. 

1 1  Therefore  now  flee  thou  to  thy 
place  :  I  thought  to  promote  thee 
unto  great  honour ;  but,  lo,  the 
Lord  hath  kept  thee  back  from 
honour. 

1 2  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak, 
Spake  I  not  also  to  thy  messengers 
which  thou  sen  test  unto  me,  saying, 

13  If  Balak  would  give  me  his 
house  full  of  silver  and  gold,  I  can- 
not go  beyond  the  commandment 
of  the  Lord,  to  do  eitlier  good  or 
bad  of  mine  own  mind  ;  hut  what 
the  Lord  saith,  that  will  J  speak  ? 

14  And  now,  behold,  I  go  unto 
my  p(i()ple  :  come  therefore,  ati.d  I 
will  advertise  thee  what  this  people 
shall  tlo  to  thy  people  in  the  latter 
days. 

10  ^  And  he  took  up  his  pai'able, 
and  said,  Balaam  the  son  of  Beoi- 
''  hath  said,  and  the  man  whose  eyes 
"arc  open  liath  said  : 

H)   lie  "liath  said,   which   ''heard 


the  words  of  (Jod,  aiid  "kiirw  tlu^ 
knowledge  of  the  most  High,  //■//irh 
'saw  the  vision  of  the  Aliniglity, 
tailing  into  a.  trance,  but  haviiig  his 
eyes  open : 

17  t  "'slia,l1  see  him,  but  not  now  : 
I  "shall  hehold  him,  but  not  nigli  : 
thei-e  shall  come  a  Star  out  of  .la- 
cob,  and  a  Sceptre  shall  rise  out  of 


Israel,  and  shall  smite  the  corners 
of  Moab,  and  destroy  all  the  '"chil- 
dren  of  Sheth. 


18  And  Edom  shall  be  a  posses- 
sion, Seir  also  shall  be  a  ^''possession 
for  his  enemies  ;  and  Israel  shall  do 
valiantly. 

19  Out  of  Jacob  shall  ^'*come  he 


that  shall  have  dominion,  and  shall 
destroy  him  that  remaineth  of  the 
city. 

20  U  And  when  he  looked  on 
Amalek,  he  took  up  his  parable, 
and  said,  Amalek  teas  the  hrst  of 
the  nations  ;  but  his  latter  end  shall 
he  that  he  ^^  yjerish  for  ever. 

21  And  he  looked  on  the  Kenites, 
and  took  up  his  parable,  and  said. 
Strong  is  thy  dwellingplace,  and 
thou  puttest  thy  nest  in  a  rock. 

22  Nevertheless  the  Kenite  shall 
be  wasted,  until  Asshur  shall  carry 
thee  away  captive. 

23  And  he  took  up  his  parable, 
and  said,  Alas,  who  shall  live  when 
God  doeth  this ! 

24  And  ships  shall  come  from  the 
coast  of  Chittim,  and  shall  afllict 
Asshur,  and  shall  afflict  Eber,  and 
he  also  shall  ^°  perish  for  evei\ 

2.5  And  Balaam  rose  up,  and 
went  and  returned  to  his  ijlace : 
and  Balak  also  went  his  way. 

CHAPTER  25. 

1  Inrael  (it  Shitiim  commit  whoredom  and 
idolatry.  C  Phinehas  killeth  Zimri  and 
Coshi.  10  God  therefore  giveth  Mm  an 
ererlafiting  priestfiood.  16  The  Midiaiiites 
are  to  be  vexed. 

AND  Israel  abode  in  Shittim, 
and  the  people  began  to  com- 
mit whoredom  with  the  daughters 
of  Moab. 

2  And  they  called  the  people 
unto  the  sacrifices  of  their  gods  : 
and  the  people  did  eat,  and  bowed 
down  to  their  gods. 

3  And  Israel  joined  himself  unto 
Baal-peor :  and  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  was  kindled  against  Israel. 

4  And  the  Loud  said  unto  !\Ios(>s, 
Take  all  the  '"heads  of  the  people, 
and  hang  them  ui)  l)efore  the  Loud 
against  the  sun,  that  the  fierce 
angei-  of  the  JjORD  may  be  turned 
away  fi-om  Israel. 

5  And  Moses  said  unto  the  judges 
of  Isra(!l,  Slay  ye  ev(M'y  one  his  men 
that  were  joined  unto  liaal  ))eor. 

G  II  And,  behold,  one  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israeli  came  and  brought 
unto  his  brethren  a  Midianitish 
woman  in  the  sight  of  Moses,  and 
in  the  sight  of  all  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Isi'ael,  who  n'cre 
weeping  he/ore  the  door  of  the  '"tab- 
(M'liaele  of  the  congregation. 


12  sons  of 
tumult. 


^•5  posses- 
sion, loho 
IV  ere 


15  come  to 
destruction. 


!'■■  chiefs 


'"  tent  of 
nieetinif. 


1G2 


Zimri  and  Cozbi  slain. 


NUMBERS,  26. 


Su7)i  of  Israel. 


7  And  when  Phinelias,  tlie  son  of 
Eleazar,  the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest, 
saw  it,  he  rose  up  from  among  the 
congregation,  and  took  a  javelin  in 
his  hand ; 

8  And  he  went  after  the  man  of 
Israel  into  the  tent,  and  thrust 
both  of  them  through,  the  man  of 
Israel,  and  the  woman  through  her 
belly.  So  the  plague  was  stayed 
from  the  children  of  Israel. 

9  And  those  that  died  in  the 
plague  were  twenty  and  four  thou- 
sand. 

10  U  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

1 1  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar, 
the  son  of  Aaron  the  ])riest,  hath 
turned  my  wrath  away  from  the 
children  of  Israel,  while  he  was 
zealous  for  my  sake  among  them, 
that  I  consumed  not  the  children 
of  Israel  in  my  jealousy. 

1 2  Wherefore  say,  Behold,  I  give 
unto  him  my  covenant  of  peace  : 

13  And  he  shall  have  it,  and  his 
seed  after  him,  even  the  covenant 
of  an  evei-lasting  priesthood  ;  be- 
cause he  was  zealous  for  his  God, 
and  made  an  atonement  for  the 
children  of  Israel. 

14  Now  the  name  of  the  Israelite 
that  was  slain,  even  that  was  slain 
with  the  Midianitish  woman,  n'((s 
Zimri,  the  son  of  Salu,  a  prince  of  a 
chief  house  among  the  Simeonites. 

1 5  And  the  name  of  the  jNIidian- 
itish  woman  that  was  slain  was 
Cozbi,  the  daughter  of  Zur  ;  he  was 
head  over  a  i)eople,  and  of  a  chief 
liouse  in  Midian. 

16  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
]\Ioses,  saying, 

1 7  Vex  the  Midianites,  and  smite 
them  : 

IS  For  they  vex  you  with  their 
wiles,  wherewith  they  have  be- 
guiled you  in  the  matter  of  Peor, 
and  in  the  matter  of  Cozbi,  the 
daughter  of  a  prince  of  Midian, 
their  sister,  which  was  slain  in  the 
day  of'  the  plague  ^  for  Peor's  sake. 


CHAPTER  26. 

1  The  Kurft  of  all  Ikiuii-I  ix  (<tken  in  the  plahifi 
of  Moab.  52  Tlie,  lair  of  (liniiling  among 
lln  III  the  inheritance  of  the  land.  57  The 
Jit  III  Hies  and  nuinher  of  the  Levites. 
iV)  Xone  icere  left  of  them  irhicJi  were  num- 
bered at  Sinai,  but  Caleb  and  Joshua. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  the 
plague,  that  the  Loud  spake 
unto  Moses  and  unto  Eleazar  the 
son  of  Aaron  tlie  priest,  saying, 

2  Take  the  sum  of  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  cliildi-en  of  Israel, 
fi'om  twenty  years  old  and  upward, 
'"  througliout   tlieir   fathei-s'   house. 


all  that  are  able  to  go  to  war  in 
Isi-ael. 


3  And  ]\Ioses  and  Eleazar  the 
priest  spake  with  them  in  the 
plains  of  Moab  by  Jordan  near- 
Jericho,  saying, 

4  Take  the  su>n  of  the  peox>le,  from 
twenty  years  old  and  upward ;  as 
the  L()i;i)  comnianded  Moses  and 
the  children  of  Israel,  which  went 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

5  H  Reulien,  the  eldest  son  of 
Israel :  the  children  of  Reuben ; 
Hanocli,  of  whom  conieth  the  fa- 
mily of  the  Hanochites :  of  Pallu, 
the  family  of  the  Palluites : 

6  Of  Hezron,  the  family  of  the 
Hezronites  :  of  Carmi,  the  family 
of  the  Carmites. 

7  These  are  the  families  of  the 
Reubenites :  and  they  that  were 
numbered  of  them  were  forty  and 
three  thousand  and  seven  hundred 
and  thirty. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Pallu  ;  Eliab. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Eliab  ;  Nemuel, 
and  Dathan,  and  Abiram.  This  is 
that  Dathan  and  Abiram,  which 
were  famous  in  the  congregation, 
who  strove  against  Moses  and 
against  Aaron  in  the  company  of 
Korah,  when  they  strove  against 
the  Lord : 

10  And  the  earth  opened  her 
mouth,  and  swjillowed  them  up 
together  with  Korah,  when  that 
company  died,  what  time  the  fire 
devoured  two  hundred  and  fifty 
men  :  and  they  became  a  sign. 

1 1  Notwithstanding  the  children 
of  Korah  died  not. 

12  ^  The  sons  of  Simeon  after 
their  families  :  of  Nemuel,  the  fa- 
mily of  the  Nemuelites  :  of  Jamin, 
the  family  of  the  .Jaminites  :  of  Ja- 
chin,  the  family  of  the  Jachinites  : 

13  Of  Zerah,  the  family  of  the 
Zarhites :  of  Shaul,  the  family  of 
the  Shaulites. 

14  These  are  the  families  of  the 
Simeonites,  twenty  and  two  thou- 
sand and  two  hundred. 

15  ^  The  children  of  Gad  after 
their  families :  of  Zephon,  the  fa- 
mily of  the  Zephonites :  of  Haggi, 
the  family  of  the  Haggites :  of 
Shuni,  the  family  of  the  Shunites  : 

16  Of  Ozni,  the  family  of  the 
Oznites :  of  Eri,  the  family  of  the 
Erites : 

17  Of  Arod,  the  family  of  the 
Arodites  :  of  Areli,  the  family  of 
the  Arelites. 

18  These  are  the  farnilies  of  the 
children  of  Gad  according  to  those 
that  were  numbered  of  them,  forty 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

19  ^  The  sons  of  Judah  ivere  Er 
and  OnaTi  :  and  Er  and  Onan  died 
in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Judah  after 


163 


Sxm  of  Israel 


NUiAIBEES,  2G. 


in  the  2)lnhis  of  3foah. 


their  families  were  ;  of  Slielah,  tlie 
family  of  theShelanites  :  of  Plianv., 
tlie  family  of  the  I'harzites  :  of  Ze- 
rah,  the  family  of  the  Zarhites. 

■J  I  And  the  sons  of  I'harez  were  ; 
of  llezrou,  the  family  of  the  Hez- 
rouites:  of  Hamul,  the  family  of 
the  Hamulites. 

22  These  <ire  the  families  of 
Jiulah  aeconlins  to  tln)se  that  wen> 
numbered  of  them,  three.seore  and 
sixteen  thousand  and  live  hundred. 

23  11  0/ the  sons  of  Issachar  after 
their  families  :  of  Tola,  tlie  family 
of  the  Tolaites  :  of  Pua,  the  family 
of  the  Piinites  : 

21  Of  .lashuh.  the  family  of  the 
Jashubites  :  of  Shimron,  the  family 
of  the  tShimronites. 

25  These  are  the  families  of  Issa- 
char  according  to  those  that  were 
numbtM'ed  of  tliem,  threescore  and 
four  thousand  and  three  hundred. 

2G  IT  Of  the  sons  of  Zebulun  after 
their  families  :  of  Sered,  the  family 
of  the  Sard  it  es  :  of  Elon,  the  fa- 
mily of  the  Elonites  :  of  Jahleel, 
the  familj'  of  the  .Jahleelites. 

27  These  <nr  the  families  of  the 
Zebulunites  accordiiiL?  to  those  that 
were  numbeivd  of  them,  threescore 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

2S  11  The  sons  of  Josepli  after 
their  families  ivere  Manasseh  and 
Ephraim. 

29  Of  the  sons  of  ^Manasseh  :  of 
Machir,  the  family  of  the  Alachir- 
ites :  and  Machir  beffat  (lilead : 
of  (lilead  come  the  family  of  the 
Uileadites. 

.SO  These  are  the  sons  of  Gilead  : 
of  Jeezer,  the  family  of  the  Jeezer- 
ites :  of  Helek,  the  family  of  the 
Helekites  : 

31  And  o/  Asriel.  the  family  of 
the  Asrielites  :  and  o/Shechem,  the 
family  of  the  SlicclKMuites  : 

32  .And  of  Sh(>mi(la.  the  family  of 
the  Shemidaites  :  and  of  Hepher, 
the  family  of  the  Hei)herites. 

33  11  AtuI  Zelojihehad  the  son  of 
llei)hei-  had  no  sons,  Init  daufrh- 
ters  :  and  the  names  of  tlu>  daujj:h- 
ters  of  Zelophehad  /rrrr  Mahlah.and 
Noah.  Ho-lah,  Milcah,  and  Tirzah. 

3 1  These  are  the  families  of 
Manasseh,  and  those  that  were 
nunil)ered  of  them,  fifty  aTid  two 
thousand  and  seven  hundred. 

3")  1[  These '?/r  the  sons  of  I<]phra- 
im  aftcM'  their  families:  of  Shiilhe- 
lah.  the  family  <_)f  the  Shuthalhites  : 
of  l'.eeher,  the  family  of  the  Haeh- 
rites  :  of  Tahan,  the  family  of  the 
Tahanites. 

3(i  -And  these  are  the  sons  of  Shu- 
thelah  :  of  Eran,  the  family  of  the 
I'lranites. 

37  These  are  tlie  families  of  th(> 

1( 


sons  of  l*]])hrahn  accoi-dinp:  to  those 
that  wei'e  numbered  of  them,  thirty 
and  two  thousand  and  live  hun- 
d red .  These  are  the  sons  of  J  oseph 
after  their  families. 

38  11  The  sons  of  l?enjamiTi  after 
their  faniilit^s  :  of  Hela,  the  family 
of  the  Helaites  :  of  .Vshbel,  the  fa- 
mily of  the  Ashbelites  :  of  Ahiram, 
the  family  of  the  Ahiramites  : 

39  Of  Shupham,  the  familj^  of 
the  Sluiphamites  :  of  Hupham,  the 
family  of  the  Huphamites. 

40  And  the  sons  of  IJela  were  Ard 
and  Naaman  :  of  Ard,  the  family  of 
the  Ardites  :  and  of  Naaman,  the 
family  of  the  Naamites. 

41  These  are  the  sons  of  Benja- 
min after  their  families  :  and  they 
that  were  numbered  of  them  irerc 
forty  aTid  live  thousand  and  six 
hundred. 

42  U  These  cire  the  sons  of  Dan 
after  their  families :  of  Shuham,  the 
family  of  tlu>  iShuhamites.  These 
are  the  families  of  Dan  after  their 
families. 

43  All  the  families  of  the  Slni- 
hamites,  accoi'ding  to  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were  three- 
score and  four  thousand  anil  four 
hundred. 

44  U  Of  the  children  of  AsIkm- 
after  their  families  :  of  .Timna,  the 
family  of  the  .linniites;  of  Jesui, 
the  faniil.v  of  the  -lesuites  :  of  Be- 
riah,  the  family  of  the  Beriites. 

45  Of  the  sons  of  P>eriah  :  of  He- 
ber,  the  family  of  the  Heberites  : 
of  Malchiel,  the  family  of  the  Mal- 
chielites. 

46  And  the  name  of  the  daugh- 
ter of  iVsher  uhis  Sarah. 

47  These  are  the  families  of  the 
sons  of  Asher  at-cording  to  those 
that  were  numb(>ri'd  of  them  ;  leho 
irere  fifty  and  three  thousand  and 
four  hundreil. 

4S  11  Of  the  sons  of  Naphtali 
after  theii'familit>s  :  of  Jahzeei,  the 
family  of  the  .lahzeelites  :  of  Ouni, 
the  familv  of  the  ( !unit(>s  : 

!'.»  Of  Jtv.er,  the  family  of  the 
.lezerites  :  of  Shillem,  the  family  of 
the  Shillemites. 

50  These    <ire    the    families    of 
Naphtali  according  to  their  fami 
lies  :  and  they  that  wei'e  iiumbei-ed 
of  tluMU  irrre  foi'ty  and  live  thou- 
sand and  four  hundred. 

51  These  ircrc  th(>  numbered  of 
the  children  of  Isiael,  six  hundred 
thousand  and  a  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  thirty. 

52  H  And  tlK>  LoiM)  sj^ake  unto 
Moses,  sa.ving, 

53  I'nto  the.se  the  land  shall  b(> 
divided  for  an  iiiliei'itaiice  accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  names. 

4 


The  laud  lo  be  divided. 


NUMBERS,  27. 


21ie  luiv  of  inheritance. 


51  To  many  tliou  sh;ilt  give  the 
more  iiiheritunce,  and  to  few  thou 
sluilt  give  the  less  inluM-itance:  to 
every  one  shall  liis  inheritance  be 
given  aceonhng  to  those  tliat  were 
numbered  of  him. 

.'}■')  NotwithstancHng  the  land 
shall  be  divided  by  lot:  accoi'ding 
to  the  names  of  the  tribes  of  their 
fathers  they  shall  inherit. 

56  According  to  the  lot  shall  the 
possession  thei-eof  be  divided  be- 
tween many  and  few. 

57  U  And  these  are  they  that 
were  numbered  of  the  Levites  after 
their  families:  of  Oershon,  the  fa- 
mily of  the  Gershonites :  of  Kohath, 
the  family  of  the  Kohathites:  of 
Merari,  the  family  of  the  Merarites. 

58  These  are  the  families  of  the 
Levites :  the  family  of  the  jjibnites, 
the  family  of  the  Hebronites,  the 
family  of  the  Mahlites,  the  family  of 
the  Mushites,  the  family  of  the  Ko- 
rathites.  And  Kohath  l^egatAmram. 

59  And  the  name  of  Amram's 
wife  tvas  Jochebed,  the  daughter  of 
Levi,  whom  her  mother  bare  to  Levi 
in  Egypt:  and  she  bare  unto  Am- 
ram  Aaron  and  Moses,  and  Miriam 
their  sister. 

GO  And  unto  Aaron  was  born 
Nadab,  and  Abihu,  Eleazar,  and 
Ithamar. 

61  And  Nadab  and  Abihu  died, 
when  they  offered  strange  fire  be- 
fore the  Lord. 

62  And  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them  v/ei-e  twenty  and 
three  thousand,  all  males  from  a 
month  old  and  ui)ward:  for  they 
were  not  numliered  among  the 
children  of  Israel,  because  there 
was  no  inheritance  given  them 
among  the  children  of  Israel. 

63  51  These  are  they  that  were 
numbered  by  Moses  anrl  Kleazar 
the  priest,  who  numbered  the  chil- 
dren of  Lsrael  in  the  plains  of  Moab 
by  .Jordan  near  .Jericho. 

6+  Jjut  among  these  there  was 
not  a  man  of  theni  whom  Moses 
and  Aaron  the  priest  numbered, 
when  they  numbered  the  children 
of  Israel  in  the  wilrlerness  of  Sinai. 

65  For  the  Lord  had  said  of  them. 
They  shall  surely  die  in  the  wilder- 
ness. And  there  was  nf)t  left  a 
man  of  them,  save  Caleb  the  sf)n  of 
.Jephunneh,  and  Joshua  the  son  of 
Nun. 

CHAPTER  27. 

1  The  tlauffhtern  of  Zelophehdil  Hue  for  an 
inheri/atice.  6  T/ic  l<nr  of  inheritances. 
12  Moxes,  heinp  told  of  his  death,  mieth  for 
a  Kuccefmnr.  18  Joxhua  in  appointed  to 
sucoeeil  him. 

THEN  came  the  daughters  of  Ze- 
lophehad,  the  sou  of  Heifher, 


the  son  of  C  ik^ad,  the  son  of  Machir, 
the  son  of  Manasseh,  of  the  families 
of  Manasseh  the  son  of  .Joseph  :  and 
these  are  the  names  of  his  daugh- 
ters; Mahlah,  Nofih,  and  Hoglah, 
an(l  Milcah,  and  Tirzah. 

2  And  th(^y  st(Jod  before  Moses, 
and  before  Eleazar  the  priest,  and 
before  the  princes  and  all  the  con- 
gregation, f^!/  the  door  of  the  ^  taber- 
nacle of  the  congi-egation,  saying, 

3  Uur  father  diefl  in  the  wilder- 
ness, and  he  was  not  in  the  company 
of  them  that  gathered  themselves 
together  against  the  Lord  in  the 
company  ot  Korah  ;  but  died  in  his 
own  sin,  and  had  no  sons. 

4  Why  should  the  name  of  our 
father  be  done  away  from  among 
his  family,  because  he  hath  no  son? 
(irive  unto  us  therefore  a  possession 
among  the  brethren  of  our  father. 

5  And  Moses  brought  their  cause 
before  the  Lord. 

6  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
jMoses,  saying, 

7  The  daughters  of  Zelophehad 
speak  i-ight:  thou  shalt  surely  give 
them  a  possession  of  an  inheritance 
among  their  father's  brethren ;  and 
thou  shalt  cause  the  inheritance  of 
tlieir  father  to  pass  unto  them. 

cS  And  thou  snalt  s^ieak  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying,  If  a  man 
die,  and  have  no  son,  then  ye  shall 
cause  his  inheritance  to  pass  unto 
his  daughter. 

9  And  if  he  have  no  daughter, 
then  ye  shall  give  his  inheritance 
unto  his  brethren. 

10  And  if  he  have  no  brethren, 
then  ye  shall  give  his  inheritance 
unto  his  father's  brethren. 

11  And  if  his  father  have  no 
brethren,  then  ye  shall  give  his  in- 
heritance unto  his  kinsman  that  is 
next  to  him  of  his  family,  and  lie 
shall  possess  it :  and  it  shall  be 
unto  the  children  of  Israel  a  statute 
of  judgment,  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

12  1]  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Get  thee  up  into  this  mount 
Abarim,  and  see  the  land  which  I 
have  given  unto  the  children  of 
Israel. 

13  And  when  thou  hast  seen  it, 
thou  also  shalt  be  gathered  unto 
thy  people,  as  Aaron  thy  brother 
was  gathered. 

14  For  ye  rebelled  against  my 
commandment  in  the  "desert  of  Ziii, 
in  the  strife  of  the  congregation,  to 
sanctify  me  at  the  water  before 
their  eyes:  that  ?.s  the  water  of 
Meribah  in  Kadesh  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  Zin. 

15  51  And  Moses  sjiake  unto  the 
Lord,  saj-ing, 


1  lent  of 
meeting, 


1G6 


Joshud  to  succeed  Moses. 


NUMBERS,  28. 


The  continual  burnt  offering. 


16  Let  the  Lord,  the  God  of  the 
spirits  of  all  flesh,  set  a  man  over 
the  congregation, 

17  Which  may  go  out  before 
them,  and  which  may  go  in  before 
them,  aiifl  which  may  lead  them 
out,  and  which  may  bring  them  in ; 
that  the  congregation  of  the  Lord 
be  not  as  sheep  which  have  no 
shepherd. 

18  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Take  thee  Joshua  the  son  of 
Nun,  a  man  in  whom  is  the  spirit, 
and  lay  thine  hand  upon  him ; 

19  And  set  him  befoi'e  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  before  all  the  con- 
gregation; and  give  him  a  charge 
in  their  sight. 

20  And  thou  shalt  put  some  of 
thine  honour  upon  him,  that  all  the 
congregation  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael may  be  obedient, 

21  And  he  shall  stand  before 
Eleazar  the  priest,  who  shall  ask 
counsel  for  him  ^  after  the  judgment 
of  Urim  before  the  Lord  :  at  his 
word  shall  they  go  out,  and  at  his 
word  they  shall  come  in,  both  he, 
and  all  the  children  of  Israel  with 
him,  even  all  the  congregation. 

22  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord 
commanded  him  :  and  he  took 
Joshua,  and  set  him  before  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  before  all  the  con- 
gregation : 

23  And  he  laid  his  hands  upon 
him,  and  gave  him  a  charge,  as  the 
Lord  commanded  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

CHAPTER  28. 

1  Offerin(iH  are  to  he  ohiterved.  3  The  con- 
tiniKil  burnt  offering.  9  The  offering  on 
the  Sdhhiitli.  11  on  the  new  nioonx,  16  at  the 
jMnmirer,  M  in  the  day  (ifffrntfruiix. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

2  Command  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  thc^iii,  J\Iy  offer- 
ing, and  my  '"l)read  for  my  sacrihces 
ma(l(^  by  fire,  /or  a  sweet  savoui- 
unto  me,  shall  ye  observe  to  ofi'er 
unto  UK!  in  their  flue  season. 

.■{  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them. 
This  /.s'.the  ollcring  iiiad(>  by  fire 
which  ye  shall  offer  unlotlu!  Lokd; 
two  lambs  of  the-  first  year  witiiout 
spot  day  by  day,  for  a  continual 
bui-nt  offering. 

4  'J'h(!  one  lamb  shalt  thou  offer 
in  th(!  morning,  and  the  other  lamb 
sliJilt  thou  offer  at  even  ; 

5  And  a  tenth  p/trt  of  an  ephah  of 
flour  for  a  •'meat  offering,  mingled 
with  the  fourth  part  of  an  bin  of 
beaten  oil. 

0  ff  /.s  a  continual  burnt  offering, 
which  was  ordained  in  mount  Sinai 
for  a  sweet  savour,  a  sacrifice  niadc 
by  fii-e  unto  the  Lord. 


7  And  the  drink  offering  thereof 
shall  he  the  fourth  part  of  an  bin 
for  the  one  lamb  :  in  the  holy  place 
shalt  thou  cause  the  strong  wine  to 
be  poured  unto  the  Lord  /w  a 
drink  ofi'ering. 

8  And  the  other  lamb  shalt  thou 
offei-  at  even :  as  the  *  meat  offering 
of  the  morning,  and  as  the  drink 
offering  thereof,  thou  shalt  offer  it, 
a  sacrifice  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet 
savour  unto  the  Lord. 

9  H  And  on  the  sabbath  day  two 
lambs  of  the  first  year  without  spot, 
and  two  tenth  ^  deals  of  flour  for  a 
■'meat  offering,  mingled  with  oil, 
and  the  drink  offering  thereof  : 

10  This  is  the  burnt  offering  of 
every  sabbath,  beside  the  continual 
burnt  offering,  and  his  drink  offer- 
ing. 

1 1  11  And  in  the  beginnings  of 
your  months  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt 
offering  unto  the  Lord  ;  two  young 
bullocks,  and  one  ram,  seven  lambs 
of  the  first  year  without  spot ; 

12  And  three  tenth  ■*  deals  of 
flour  for  a  ^  meat  offering,  mingled 
with  oil,  for  one  bullock  ;  and  two 
tenth  ^  deals  of  flour  for  a  "  meat 
offering,  mingled  with  oil,  for  one 
ram  ; 

13  And  a  sevei^al  tenth  'Vleal  of 
flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a  ^meat 


offering  unto  one  lamb; /w a  burnt 
offering  of  a  sweet  savour,  a  sacri- 
fice made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

1 4  And  their  drink  offerings  shall 
be  lialf  an  bin  of  wine  unto  a 
bullock,  and  tlie  third  imrt  of  an 
bin  unto  a  ram,  and  a  fourth  }myt 
of  an  bin  unto  a  lamb  :  this  is  the 
Inirnt  offering  of  every  month 
throughout  the  months  of  the  year. 

15  And  one  "kid  of  the  goats  for 
a  sin  offering  unto  the  Lonnsiiall  be 
offered,  beside  the  continual  burnt 
offering,  and  his  drink  offering. 

Hi  And  in  the  fourteenth  day  of 
the  first  month  is  the  passover  of 
the  Lf)RD. 

17  And  in  the  fifteenth  day  of 
this  month  is  the  feast:  seven  days 
shall  unleavened  brtiad  be  eaten. 

18  In  the  first  day  shall  he  an 
holy  convocation  ;  ye  shall  do  no 
maiiner  of  sei'vile  work  therein  : 

19  Hut  ye  shall  offer  a  sacrifice 
made  by  fire  for  a  burnt  offering 
unto  the  LoiiD;  two  young  l)iillocks, 
and  one  I'ani,  and  seven  iambs  of 
the  first  year  :  they  shall  be  unto 
you  without  ))l(Mnish  : 

20  And  their  •'  mea  t  offering  shall 
hi'  of  lloui'  mingled  with  oil  :  thi'ee 
ti'ntli  "deals  shall  ye  offei'  for  a  bul- 
lock, and  two  tenth  'deals  for  a  ram; 


3  meal 


*  parts  of  an 
ephah 


Piirt 


•'  ho  sroat 


parts 


1G6 


The  offerings  at 


NUMBEKS,  29. 


the  solemn  feasts. 


21  A  several  tenth  '  deal  shalt 
thou  offer  for  every  lamb,  through- 
out  the  seven  lambs  : 

22  And  one  goat  for  a  sin  offer- 
ing, to  make  an  atonement  for  you. 

23  Ye  shall  offer  these  beside  the 
burnt  offering  in  the  morning, 
which  is  for  a  continual  burnt 
offering. 

24  After  this  manner  ye  shall 
offer  daily,  throughout  the  seven 
days,  the  "  meat  of  the  sacrifice 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord:  it  shall  be  offered 
beside  the  continual  burnt  offering, 
and  his  drink  offering. 

25  And  on  the  seventh  day  ye 
shall  have  an  holy  convocation  ;  ye 
shall  do  no  servile  work. 

26  51  Also  in  the  day  of  the  first- 
fruits,  when  ye  bring  a  new  ■'  meat 
offering  unto  the  Lord,  after  your 
weeks  be  out,  ye  shall  have  an  holy 
convocation ;  ye  shall  do  no  servile 
work  : 

27  But  ye  shall  offer  the  burnt 
offering  for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord  ;  two  young  bullocks,  one 
ram,  seven  lambs  of  the  first  year  ; 

28  And  their  ''meat  offering  of 
flour  mingled  with  oil,  three  tenth 
'*  deals  unto  one  bullock,  two  tenth 
■*  deals  unto  one  ram, 

29  A  several  tenth  ^ deal  unto  one 
lamb,  throughout  the  seven  lambs  ; 

30  And  one  ''  kid  of  the  go;its.  to 
make  an  atonement  for  you. 

31  Ye  shall  offer  them  beside  the 
continual  burnt  offering,  and  his 
•'meat  offering  (they  shall  be  unto 
you  without  blemish)  and  their 
drink  offerings. 

CHAPTER  29. 

1  The  offering  at  the  feaM  of  trumpets,  7  at 
the  day  of  afflicting  their  souh,  13  and  on 
the  eight  ddi/s  of  the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

AND  in  the  seventh  month,  on 
the  first  day  of  the  month,  ye 
shall  have  an  holy  convocation;  ye 
shall  do  no  servile  work:  it  is  a  day 
of  blowing  the  trumpets  unto  you. 

2  And  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt  offer- 
ing for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord  ;  one  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
and  seven  lambs  of  the  first  year 
without  blemish  : 

3  And  their  "  meat  offering  shall 
he  of  flour  mingled  with  oil,  three 
tenth  ■'deals  for  a  bullock,  and  two 
tenth  ■*  deals  for  a  ram, 

4  And  one  tenth  '  deal  for  one 
lamb,  throughout  the  seven  lambs  : 
'  5  And  one  *'  kid  of  the  goats  for  a 
sin  offering,  to  make  an  atonement 
for  you : 

6  Beside  the  burnt  offering   of 


the  month,  and  his  "  meat  offering, 
and  the  daily  burnt  ottering,  and 
his  ^  meat  offering,  and  their  drink 
offerings,  according  unto  their 
■^  manner,  for  a  sweet  savour,  a 
sacrifice  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

7  H  And  ye  shall  have  on  the 
tenth  day  of  this  seventh  month  an 
holy  convocation  ;  and  ye  shall 
afflict  your  souls  :  ye  shall  not  do 
any  work  therein : 

8  But  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt  offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord  for  a  sweet 
savour ;  one  young  bullock,  one 
ram,  and  seven  lambs  of  the  first 
year  ;  they  shall  be  unto  you  with- 
out blemish  : 

9  And  their  -^  meat  offering  shall 
he  of  flour  mingled  with  oil,  three 
tenth  ^  deals  to  a  bullock,  awl  two 
tenth  •*  deals  to  one  ram, 

10  A  several  tenth  '  deal  for  one 
lamb,  throughout  the  seven  lambs: 

11  One  "kid  of  the  goats  for  a 
sin  offering ;  beside  the  sin  offering 
of  atonement,  and  the  continual 
burnt  offering,  and  the  "'meat  offer- 
ing of  it,  and  their  drink  offerings. 

1 2  H  And  on  the  fifteenth  day  of 
the  seventh  month  ye  shall  have  an 
holy  convocation  ;  ye  shall  do  no 
servile  work,  and  ye  shall  keep  a 
feast  unto  the  Lord  seven  days  : 

13  And  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt 
offering,  a  sacrifice  made  by  fire,  of 
a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ; 
thirteen  young  bullocks,  two  rams, 
and  fourteen  lambs  of  the  first 
year :  they  shall  be  without  blem- 
ish : 

14  And  their  ^  meat  offering  shall 
he  of  flour  mingled  with  oil,  three 
tenth  ^  deals  unto  every  bullock  of 
the  thirteen  bullocks,  two  tenth 
■*  deals  to  each  ram  of  the  two  rams, 

15  And  a  several  tenth  ^  deal  to 
each  lamb  of  the  fourteen  lambs  : 

1 6  And  one  "  kid  (^f  the  goats  for 
a  sin  offering;  beside  the  continual 
burnt  offering,  his  •'  meat  offering, 
and  his  drink  offering. 

17  H  And  on  the  second  day  ye 
slvtll  offer  twelve  young  bullocks, 
two  rams,  fourteen  lambs  of  the 
first  year  without  spot : 

18  And  their  -'moat  offering  and 
their  drink  offerings  for  the  bul- 
locks, for  the  rams,  and  for  the 
lambs,  shall  he  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  "manner  : 

1 9  And  one  "  kid  of  the  goats  for 
a  sin  offering;  beside  the  contin- 
ual  burnt  offering,  and  the  •'meat- 
offering thereof,  and  their 
offerings. 


Irink 


3  meal 


''  ordiuauce, 


4  parts 
1  part 
6  he  goat 


8  ordinani'e: 


1G7 


The  feast  of  tabernacles. 


NUMBERS,  30. 


Concerning  voivs. 


20  ^  And  on  the  third  day  eleven 
bullocks,  two  rams,  fourteen  lambs 
of  the  first  year  without  blemish ; 

21  And  their  '  meat  offering  and 
their  drink  offerings  for  the  bul- 
locks, for  the  rams,  and  for  the 
lambs,  sUa/l  he  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  "  manner  : 

22  And  one  goat  for  a  sin  offer- 
ing ;  beside  the  continual  l)urnt 
oliering,  and  his '  meat  offering,  and 
his  drink  offering. 

23  ^  And  on  the  fourth  day  ten 
bullocks,  two  rams,  and  fourteen 
lam  lis  of  the  first  year  without 
blemish  : 

24  Their  ^  meat  offering  and  their 
drink  offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for 
the  rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  sliull 
he  according  to  their  number,  after 
the  "manner  : 

25  And  one  ^kid  of  the  gonts  for 
a  sin  offering  ;  beside  tlie  con tniual 
liurnt  offering,  his  '  meat  offering, 
and  his  drink  offering. 

26  U  And  on  the  fifth  day  nine 
bullocks,  two  rams,  and  fourteen 
lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
spot : 

27  And  their  ^  meat  offering  and 
their  drink  offerings  for  the  bul- 
locks, for  the  rams,  and  for  the 
lambs,  shall  he  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  "manner  : 

28  And  one  goat  for  a  sin  offer- 
ing ;  beside  the  continual  l)urnt 
offering,  and  his  '  meat  offering, 
and  his  drink  offering. 

29  11  And  on  the  sixth  day  eight 
bullocks,  two  rams,  and  fourteen 
lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
blemish : 

.30  And  their  ^  meat  offering  and 
their  drink  offcn-ings  for  tlie  bul- 
locks, for  the  rams,  and  for  the 
lambs,  ahitU  he  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  "mniiner  : 

31  And  one  goat  fn'  a  sin  offi^r- 
iiig;  besides  tin;  continual  burnt 
oli'cring,  liis  'meat  offering,  and 
his  driidv  offernig. 

32  U  And  on  the  seventh  day 
seven  bullocks,  two  rams,  crwZ  four- 
teen lambs  of  the  first  year  with- 
out blemish  : 

33  And  their  ^  meat  offering  and 
their  di'iid-c  offeruigs  for  the  bul- 
locks, for  th(!  I'ams,  and  for  tlie 
lambs,  Khali  he  according  to  their 
muuber,  after  the  "manner  : 

34  And  one  goat./'*;/'  a  sui  offc' 
ing ;  IjCside  th«!  continual  l)Ui'nt 
offering,  liis  '  meat  offering,  and 
his  drink  oll'ei'ing. 

35  II  On  the  eighth  day  ye  sliall 
have  a  solenui  ass(>mbly  :  ye  shall 
do  no  .servile  work  therein  . 


3G  But  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt  offer- 
ing, a  sacrifice  made  by  tire,  of  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  l^oito  :  one 
bullock,  one  ram,  seven  lambs  of 
the  first  year  without  blemish  : 

37  Their  'meat  offering  and  their 
drink  offerings  for  the  bullock,  for 
the  ram,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall 
he  according  to  their  number,  after 
the  '^  manner  : 

38  And  one  goat  for  a  sin  offer- 
ing ;  beside  the  continual  burnt 
offering,  and  his  '  meat  offering, 
and  his  drink  offering. 

39  These  things  ye  shall  *do  unto 
the  Lord  in  your  set  feasts,"nbeside 
your  vows,  and  your  freewill  offer- 
ings, for  your  burnt  offerings,  and 
for  your  '  meat  offerings,  and  for 
your  drink  offerings,  and  for  your 
peace  offerings. 

40  And  Moses  told  the  children 
of  Israel  according  to  all  that  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

CHAPTER  30. 

1  Vo7c^  are  not  to  be  broken.  8  The  excep- 
tion of  a  maid's  voio.  6  Of  a  wife' X.  9  Of 
a  ividow's,  or  her  that  is  divorced. 

AND  Moses  spake  unto  the 
heads  of  the  tribes  ^ concern- 
ing the  children  of  Israel,  saying. 
This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord 
hatli  commanded. 

2  If  a  man  vow  a  vow  unto  the 
Lord,  or  swear  an  oath  to  bind  his 
soul  with  a  bond ;  he  shall  not 
break  his  word,  he  shall  do  accord- 
ing to  all  that  proceedeth  out  of 
his  mouth. 

3  If  a  woman  also  vow  a  vow 
unto  the  Lord,  and  bind  herself  by 
a  bond,  heing  in  her  father's  house 
in  her  youth  ; 

4  And  her  father  hear  her  vow, 
and  her  bond  wherewith  she  hath 
bound  her  soul,  and  her  father 
shall  hold  his  i)eace  at  her:  then 
all  her  vows  sliall  stand,  and  every 
bond  wherewith  she  hath  bound 
her  soul  shall  stand. 

5  P>ut  if  her  father  disallow  her 
in  the  day  that  hr.  heareth  ;  not 
Mny  of  her  vows,  or  of  her  bonds 
wherewith  she  hath  l)ound  her  soul, 
shall  stand:  and  the  JjORD  sh;dl 
forgive  her,  because  her  father 
(lisallowtMl    her. 

G  And  "if  she  had  ii.t  all  an  hus- 
l)and,  when  slie  vowed,  or  uttei'ed 


oiiglit    out  of   her  lips,   w iierewitl 
she  bound  lu^r  soul  ; 

7  And  her  husband  "heard  //, 
and  '^held  his  peace  at  hei-  in  the 
day  that  he  "heard  it :  then  her 
vows  shall  stand,  and  her  bonds 
wherewith  she  bound  her  soul 
shall  stand. 


108 


The  Midianites  are  spoiled, 


NUMBERS,  31. 


and  Balaam  slain. 


8  ])ut  if  her  husband  '  (Hsullowed 
her  on  the  day  that  he  -Jieard  It ; 
then  he  shall  make  her  vo^v  which 
she  vowed,  and  that  which  she 
uttered  with  her  lips,  wherewith 
she  bound  her  soul,  of  none  effect : 
and  the  Lord  shall  forgive  her. 

9  But  every  vow  of  a  widow,  and 
of  her  that  is  divorced,  wherewith 
they  have  bound  their  souls,  shall 
stand  against  her. 

10  And  if  she  vowed  in  her  hus- 
band's house,  or  bound  her  soul  by 
a  bond  with  an  oath  ; 

1 1  And  her  husband  heard  it, 
and  held  his  peace  at  her,  and  dis- 
allowed her  not :  then  all  her  vows 
shall  stand,  and  every  bond  where- 
with she  bound  her  soul  shall  stand. 

12  But  if  her  husband  hath  ut- 
terly made  them  void  on  the  day 
he  heard  them  :  then  whatsoever 
proceeded  out  of  her  lips  concern- 
ing her  vows,  or  concerning  the 
bond  of  her  soul,  shall  not  stand  : 
her  husband  hath  made  tliem  void  ; 
and  the  Lord  shall  forgive  her. 

13  Every  vow,  and  every  binding 
oath  to  afflict  the  soul,  her  Imsband 
may  establish  it,  or  her  husband 
may  make  it  void. 

14  But  if  her  husband  altogether 
hold  his  peace  at  her  from  day  to 
day  ;  then  he  establisheth  all  her 
vows,  or  all  her  bonds,  which  are 
upon  her  :  he  confirmeth  them,  be- 
cause he  held  his  peace  at  her  in 
the  day  that  he  heard  them. 

16  But  if  he  shall  a,ny  ways  make 
them  void  after  that  he  hatli  heard 
the7H ;  then  he  shall  bear  her  in- 
iquity. 

16  These  are  the  statutes,  which 
tlie  LoR]>  commanded  Moses,  be- 
tween a  man  and  his  wife,  between 
the  father  and  his  daughter,  /^eing 
yet  in  her  youth  in  her  father's 
house. 

CHAPTER  31. 

1  T^e  Mhliiinitex  are  spoiled,  nnd  Balaam 
s/ain.  13  J/o.vcs-  iswroih  with  the  officers', 
for  fiarinri  the  iromen,  alive.  1!)  iJnw  the 
■soldiers,  ivith  their  captives  and  spoil,  are 
to  he  purified.  2.5  The  proportion  wherehy 
the  prey  is  to  be  dirided.  48  The  roluii- 
tary  ohlation  unto  the  treasury  of  the 
Lord. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

2  Avenge  the  children  of  Israel 
of  the  Midianites:  afterward  shalt 
thou  be  gathered  unto  thy  people. 

3  And  Moses  spake  unto  tlie  peo- 
ple, saying,  Arm  some  of  your- 
selves unto  the  war,  aiid  let  them 
go  against  the  Midianites,  and 
•'avenge   the   Lord  f)f   Midian. 

\  Of  evcT-y  trib(>  a  tliousand, 
tliroughout  all  the  tribes  of  Lsrael, 
shall  ye  send  to  the  war. 


5  So  there  were  delivered  out  of 
the  tliousands  of  Israel,  a  thousand 
of  eveyii  tribe,  twelve  thousand 
armed  for  war. 

6  And  Moses  sent  them  to  the 
war,  a  thousand  of  every  tribe, 
them  and  Phinehas  the  son  of 
Eleazar  the  priest,  to  the  war, 
with  the  lioly  instruments,  and 
the  trumpets  '^to  blow  in  his  hand. 

7  And  they  wai'red  against  the 
Midianites,  as  the  Lord  command- 
ed Moses ;  and  they  slew  all  the 
males. 

8  And  they  slew  the  kings  of 
Midian,  beside  the  rest  of  them 
that  were  slain  ;  namely,  Evi,  and 
Ilekem,  and  Zur,  and  Hur,  and 
Keba,  five  kings  of  Midian  :  Ba- 
laam also  the  son  of  Beor  they 
slew  with  the  sword. 

9  And  the  children  of  Israel  took 
all  the  \yonien  of  Midian  captives, 
and  their  little  ones,  and  took  •''  the 
s))oil   of  all   their    cattle,   and  all 


tlieir  flocks,  and  all  their  goods. 

10  And  they  burnt  all  their  ci- 
ties \vherein  they  dwelt,  and  all 
their  "  goodly  castles,  with  fire. 

11  And  they  took  all  the  spoil, 
and  all  the  prey,  hotli  of  men  and 
of  beasts. 

12  And  they  brought  the  cap- 
tives, and  the  prey,  and  the  spoil, 
unto  Moses,  and  Eleazar  the  priest, 
and  unto  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  unto  the  camp  at 
the  plains  of  Moab,  which  are  by 
.Jordan  near  Jericho. 

13  ^  And  Moses,  and  Eleazar  the 
priest,  and  all  the  pi-inces  of  the 
congregation,  went  foi-th  to  meet 
them  without  the  camp. 

14  And  Moses  was  wroth  with 
the  officers  of  the  host,  with  the 
captains  over  thousands,  and  cap- 
tains over  hundreds,  which  came 
from  the  battle. 

15  And  Moses  said  unto  them. 
Have  ye  saved  all  the  women  alive? 

16  Behold,  these  caused  the  chil- 
dren of  Lsrael,  through  the  counsel 
of  Balaam,  to  commit  trespass 
against  the  Lord  in  tlie  matter  of 
Peor,and  there  was  a  plague  among 
the  congregation  of  the  Lord. 

1 7  Now  therefore  kill  every  male 
among  the  little  ones,  and  kill  every 
woman  tlmt  hath  known  man  by 
lying  with  him. 

18  But  all  the  women  children, 
that  have  not  known  a  man  by 
lying  with  him,  keep  alive  for  your- 
selves. 

19  And  do  ye  abide;  without  the 
cani])  se\('ii  days:  whosoever  hath 
killed  any  person,  and  whosoever 
hath  touched  any  slain,  purify  both 


4  for  the 
alarm 


5  for  a  prey 


°  encamp- 
ments, 


1G9 


The  division 


NUMBEES,  31. 


of  the  prey. 


yourselves  and  your  captives  on  the 
third  day,  and  on  the  seventh  day. 

20  And  purify  all  your  raiment, 
and  all  that  is  made  of  skins,  and 
all  work  of  goats'  ludr,  and  all 
things  made  of  wood. 

21  H  And  Eleazai' the  priest  said 
unto  the  men  of  war  which  went 
to  the  battle,  This  is  the  ordinance 
of  the  law  which  the  Lord  com- 
manded ]\Ioses; 

22  'Only  the  gold,  and  the  sil- 
ver, the  brass,  the  iron,  the  tin,  and 
the  lead, 

2.3  Every  thing  that  may  abide 
the  fire,  ye  shall  make  it  go  through 
the  fire,  and  it  sliall  be  clean : 
nevertheless  it  shall  be  purified 
with  the  water  of  separation :  and 
all  that  abideth  not  the  fire  ye  shall 
make  go  through  the  water. 

24  And  ye  shall  wash  your 
clothes  on  the  seventh  day,  and 
ye  shall  be  clean,  and  afterward 
ye  shall  come  into  the  cam]). 

25  ^  And  the  Loed  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

26  Take  the  sum  of  the  prey  that 
was  taken,  hotli  of  man  and  of  beast, 
thou,  and  Eleazar  tlie  priest,  and 
the  chief  fathers  of  the  congrega- 
tion : 

27  And  divide  the  prey  into  two 
parts  ;  between  ^  them  that  took 
the  war  upon  them,  who  went  out 


to  battle,  and  between  all  the  con- 
gregation : 

28  And  levy  a  tribute  unto  the 
Lord  of  the  men  of  war  which  went 
out  to  battle:  one  soul  of  five  hun- 
dred, both  of  the  persons,  and  of  tlie 
beeves,  and  of  the  asses,  and  of  the 
sheep : 

29  Take  it  of  their  half,  and  give 
it  unto  Eleazar  the  priest,  fo)'  an 
heave  offering  of  tlie  Lord. 

30  And  of  tlie  cliildren  of  Israel's 
half,  thou  shalt  take  one  portion  of 
fifty,  of  the  persons,  of  the  beeves, 
of  the  asses,  and  of  the  fiocks,  of  all 
manner  of  beasts,  and  give  thfMu 
unto  the  Levites,  whicli  keop  the 
charg(M)f  thetabernacl(M)f  thcd^oRD. 

31  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the 
priest  did  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

32  And  the  booty,  ■'Ar'/wr/ th(M-est 


(jf  the  prey  whicli  the  men  of  war 
had  caught,  was  six  luindi'cd  thou- 
sand and  seventy  tliousaiid  and  live 
thousand  sheei), 

33  And  tlu-eescore  and  twelve 
tliousand   beeves, 

."U  And  threescore  and  one  thou- 
sand asses, 

35  And  thii'ty  and  two  tliousand 
persons  in  all,  of  women  that  liatl 
not  known  man  by  lying  with  him. 

J 


36  And  the  half,  which  was  the 
portion  of  them  that  went  out  to 
war,  was  in  number  three  hundred 
thousand  and  seven  and  thirty 
thousand  and  five  hundred  sheep: 

37  And  the  Lord's  tribute  of  the 
sheep  was  six  hundred  and  three- 
score and  fifteen. 

38  And  the  beeves  were  thirty 
and  six  thousand  ;  of  which  the 
Lord's  tribute  ivas  threescore  and 
twelve. 

39  And  the  asses  ^vere  thirty 
thousand  and  five  hundred  ;  of 
which  the  Lord's  tribute  ivas  three- 
score and  one. 

40  And  the  persons  were  sixteen 
thousand ;  of  which  the  Lord's  tri- 
bute tvas  thirty  and  two  persons. 

41  And  Moses  gave  the  tribute, 
ivhich  teas  the  Lord's  heave  offer- 
ing, unto  Eleazar  the  priest,  as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

42  And  of  the  children  of  Israel's 
half,  which  Moses  divided  from  the 
men  that  warred, 

43  (Now  the  hali  that  ijertained 
nnto  the  congregation  was  three 
hundred  thousand  and  thirty  thou- 
sand and  seven  thousand  and  five 
hundred  sheep, 

44  And  thirty  and  six  thousand 
beeves, 

45  And  thirty  thousand  asses 
and   five  hundred, 

46  And  sixteen  thousand  per- 
sons ;) 

47  Even  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael's half,  Moses  took  one  portion 
of  fifty,  fjoth  of  man  and  of  beast, 
and  gave  them  unto  the  Levites, 
which  kept  the  charge  of  the  tab- 
ernacle of  tlie  Lord  ;  as  the  Lord 
commanded  JMoses. 

48  H  And  the  ofiicers  which  were 
over  thousands  of  the  host,  the  cap- 
tains of  thousands,  and  captains  of 
hundreds,  came  near  unto  Moses: 

49  And  they  said  unto  Moses, 
Th.y  servants  have  taken  tlie  sum 
of  the  men  of  war  which  are  under 
our  charge,  and  there  lacketh  not 
on<^  man  of  us. 

50  We  have  therefore  brought  an 
ol)lation  for  the  Lord,  what  every 
man  liatJi  gotten,  of  jewels  of  gold, 
chains,  and  bracelets,  rings,  (bar- 
rings, a,nd  •*  ta.])lel  s.  to  make  an 
atonement  for  our  souls  before  the 

LolM). 

51  AihI  Moses  and  h^leazar  the 
pi'iest  took  tlu!  gold  of  tlieni,  cerii 
all  wrought  jew(4s. 

52  And  all  the  gold  of  the  offer- 
ing that  they  oilered  up  to  the 
Loud,  of  the  captains  of  thousands, 
and  of  the  captains  of  hundreds, 
was  sixteen  thousand  se\t'n  hun- 
dred and  (ifty  shekels.  I 
0 


■•  iici'l\laces, 


Petition  of  the 


NUMBEliS, 


lieubenites  and  Gadites. 


53  (For  the  men  of  war  had 
taken  spoil,  every  man  for  himself.) 

54  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the 
priest  took  the  yold  of  the  captains 
of  thousands  and  of  hundreds,  and 
brought  it  into  the  '  tabernacle  of 


the  congregation,  Jo)'  a  memorial 
for  the  children  of  Israel  before  the 

LOKD. 

CHAPTER  32. 

1  The  Reuhenitesand  Gadtiea  sue  for  theit- 
inheritance  on  that  side  Jordan.  0  Moses 
reproveih  them.  Ki  Thei/  offer  him  condi- 
tions to  his  coiitent.  38  Moses  assignetk 
them  the  land.    8!l   They  conquer  it. 

NOW  the  children  of  Reuben 
and  the  children  of  Gad  had  a 
very  great  multitude  of  cattle :  and 
when  they  saw  the  land  of  Jazer, 
and  the  land  of  Gilead,  that,  be- 
lio]d,the  place  H'asa  place  for  cattle; 
'1  The  children  of  Gad  and  the 
children  of  Reuben  came  and  si)ake 
unto  Moses,  and  to  Eleazar  the 
Ijriest,  and  unto  the  princes  of  the 
congregation,  saying, 

3  Ataroth,  and  Dibon,  and  Jazer, 
and  Nimrah,  and  Heshboii,  and 
Elealeh,  and  Shebam,  and  Nebo, 
and  Beon, 

4  Even  the  country  which  the 
Lord  smote  before  the  congrega- 
tion of  Israel,  is  a  land  for  cattle, 
and  thy  servants  have  cattle  : 

5  Wherefoi'e,  said  they,  if  we 
have  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  let 
this  land  be  given  unto  thy  ser- 
vants for  a  possession,  and  bring 
us  not  over  Jordan. 

6  ^!  And  Moses  said  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad  and  to  the  children  of 
Reuben,  Shall  your  brethren  go  to 
war,  and  shall  ye  sit  here  % 

7  And  wherefore  discourage  ye 
the  heart  of  the  children  of  Israel 
from  going  over  into  the  land  which 
tlie  Lord  hath  given  them  % 

8  Thus  did  your  fathers,  when  I 
sent  them  from  Kadesh-barnea  to 
see  the  land. 

9  For  when  they  went  up  unto 
the  valley  of  Eshcol,  and  saw  the 
land,  they  discouraged  the  heart 
of  the  children  of  Isi'ael,  that  they 
should  not  go  into  the  land  which 
the  Lord  had  given  them. 

10  And  the  Lord's  anger  was 
kindled  the  same  time,  and  he 
sware,  saying, 

11  Surely  none  of  the  men  that 
came  u))  out  of  Egypt,  fi-om  twenty 
years  old  and  upward,  shall  see  the 
land  which  I  sware  unto  Al)i'aliam, 
unto  Isaac,  and  unto  Jacob  ;  because 
they  have  not  wholly  followed  me  : 

\'l  SaveCjiJeb  tht^son  of  Jepliun- 
neh  the  "Kenezite,  and  Joshua  the 
son  of  Nun  :  for  they  have  wholly 
followed  the  Lord. 


1 3  And  the  Lord's  anger  was  kin- 
dled against  Israel,  and  he  made 
them  wander  in  the  wilderness 
forty  years,  until  all  the  generation, 
that  had  done  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  was  consumed. 

14  And,  behold,  ye  are  risen  up 
in  your  fathers'  stead,  an  increase 
of  sinful  men,  to  augment  yet  the 
fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  toward  Is- 
rael. 

1 5  For  if  ye  turn  away  from  after 
him,  he  will  yet  again  leave  them 
in  the  wilderness ;  and  ye  shall  de- 
stroy all  this  people. 

16  II  And  they  came  near  unto 
him,  and  said,  We  will  build  sheep- 
folds  hei;e  for  our  cattle,  and  cities 
for  our  little  ones: 

1 7  But  we  ou rselves  will  go  ready 
armed  before  the  children  of  Israel, 
until  we  have  brought  them  unto 
their  place  :  and  our  little  ones  shall 
dwell  in  the  fenced  cities  })ecause 
of  the  inhabitants  of  the  land. 

18  We  will  not  return  unto  our 
houses,  until  the  children  of  Israel 
have  inherited  every  man  his  in- 
heritance. 

19  For  we  will  not  inherit  with 
them  on  yonder  side  Jordan,  "ot  for- 
ward ;  because  our  inheritance  is 
fallen  to  us  on  this  side  Jordan 
eastward. 

20  *I1  And  Moses  said  unto  them. 
If  ye  will  do  this  thing,  if  ye  will 
go  armed  before  the  Lord  to  war, 

21  And  will  go  all  of  you  armed 
over  Jordan  before  the  Lord,  until 
he  hath  driven  out  his  enemies 
from  before  him, 

22  And  the  land  be  subdued  be- 
fore tlie  Lord  :  then  afterward  ye 
shall  return,  and  be  guiltless  befor-e 
the  Lord,  and  before  Israel ;.  and 
this  land  sh.all  be  your  possession 
before  the  Lord. 

23  But  if  ye  will  not  do  so,  be- 
hold, ye  have  sinned  against  the 
Lord  :  and  be  sure  your  sin  will 
find  you  out. 

24  Build  you  cities  for  your  little 
ones,  and  folds  for  your  sheep  ;  and 
do  that  which  hath  proceeded  out 
of  your  mouth. 

25  And  the  children  of  Gad  and 
the  children  of  Reuben  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying,  Thy  servants  will 
do  as  my  loi-d  commandeth. 

20  Our  little  ones,  our  wives,  our 
flocks,  and  all  our  cattle,  shall  be 
there  in  the  cities  of  Gilead : 

27  i)ut  thy  servants  will  pass 
over,  every  man  armed  for  war,  be- 
fore the  Lord  to  battle,  as  my  lord 
saith. 

28  So  concei'ning  them  Moses 
commanded  Eleazar  the  pilest,  and 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,   and  the 


3  aud 


171 


Their  inheritance  assigned. 


NUMBEPwS,  33. 


Journeys  of  Israel. 


^  chief  fathers  of  the  tribes  of  the 
children  of  Israel : 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  them,  If 
the  children  of  Gad  and  the  chil- 
dren of  lleuben  will  pass  with  you 
over  Jordan,  every  man  armed  to 
battle,  before  the  Lord,  and  the 
land  shall  be  subdued  before  you  ; 
then  ye  shall  give  them  the  land  of 
Gilead  for  a  possession  : 

30  But  if  tliey  will  not  pass  over 
with  you  armed,  they  shall  have 
possessions  among  you  in  the  land 
of  Canaan. 

3 1  And  the  children  of  Gad  and 
the  children  of  Eeuben  answered, 
saying.  As  the  Lord  hath  said  unto 
thy  servants,  so  v/ill  we  do. 

32  We  will  pass  over  armed  be- 
fore the  Lord  into  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan, "  that  the  possession  of  our 
inheritance  on  this  side  Jordan 
'^  mmi  he  ours. 

33  And  Moses  gave  unto  them, 
even  to  the  children  of  Gad,  and  to 
the  children  of  Reuben,  and  unto 
half  the  tribe  of  Manasseh  the  son 
of  Joseph,  the  kingdom  of  Sihon 
king  of"  the  Amorites,  and.  the  king- 
dom of  Og  king  of  Bashan,  tlie  land, 
with  the  cities  thereof  in  the  ^coasts, 


even  the  cities  of  the  country  round 
about. 

34  !I  And  the  children  of  Gad  built 
Dibon,  and  Ataroth,  and  Aroer, 

35  And  Atroth,  Shophan,  and 
Jaazer,  and  Jogbehah, 

36  And  Beth-nimrah,  and  Beth- 
haran,  fenced  cities :  and  folds  for 
sheep. 

37  And  the  children  of  Reuben 
built  Heshbon,  and  Elealeh,  and 
Kirjathaim, 

38  And  Nebo,  and  Baal-meon, 
(their  names  being  changed,)  and 
Shibinah:  and  gave  other  names 
unto  the  cities  which  they  builded. 

39  And  the  children  of  Machir 
th(;  son  of  Manasseh  wont  to  Gilead, 
and  took  it,  and  dispossessed  the 
Amoritc!  which  wns  in  it. 

40  And  Moses  gave  Gilead  unto 
Machir  the  son  of  ^lanasseh;  and 
he  dwelt  therein. 

41  And  Jair  tlie  son  of  Manasseh 
went  and  took  the  small  towns 
thei'cof,  and  called  them  Havoth- 
jair. 

42  And  Nobah  went  and  took 
Kenath,  and  the  villages  tlicreof, 
and  called  it  Nobah,  after  liis  own 
name. 

CHAPTEM  33. 

1    Tii()(iiiil  foflii  ;'io}tr)ieii\  of  the  IxraeliteH. 
Tin   Till-  ('it)iniuiiten  (ire  to  lie  Uetitroyed . 

rpilh^SE  we  the  journeys  of  the 
JL  children  of  Israel,  which  went 
forth    out   of   the   land    of   Egypt 


^  with  their  ai'mies  vinder  the  hand 
of  Moses  and  Aaron. 

2  And  Moses  wrote  their  goings 
out  according  to  their  journeys  by 
the  connnandment  of  the  Lord: 
and  these  are  their  journeys  accord- 
ing to  their  goings  out. 

3  And  they  departed  from  Rame- 
ses  in  the  first  month,  on  tlie  fif- 
teenth day  of  the  first  month ;  on 
the  morrow  after  the  passover  the 
children  of  Israel  went  out  with  an 
high  hand  in  the  sight  of  all  the 
''  Egyptians. 

4  For  tlTe  Egy]jtians  Vjuried  all 
their  firstborn,  whicii  tlie  Lord  had 
smitten  among  them:  upon  their 
gods  also  the  Lord  executed  judg- 
ments. 

5  And  the  children  of  Israel  re- 
moved from  Rameses,  and  pitched 
in  Succoth. 

6  And  they  departed  from  Suc- 
coth, and  pitched  in  Etham,  which 
is  in  the  edge  of  the  wilderness. 

7  And  they  removed  from  Etham, 
and  turned  again  unto  Pi-hahiroth, 
which  IS  before  Baal-zephon :  and 
they  pitched  before  Migdol. 

8  And  they  departed  fi'om  before 
Pi-hahiroth,  and  passed  through 
the  midst  oi^  the  sea  into  the  wilder- 
ness, and  went  three  days'  journey 
in  the  wilderness  of  Etham,  and 
pitched  in  ilarah. 

9  And  they  removed  from  iNla- 
)'ah,  and  came  unto  Elim :  and  in 
Elim  ?^'eretwelve  fountains  of  water, 
and  threescoi-e  and  ten  palm  trees  ; 
and  they  pitched  there. 

10  And  tliey  removed  from  Elim, 
and  encamped  by  the  Red  sea. 

11  And  they  removed  from  the 
Red  sea,  and  encamped  in  the  wil- 
derness of  8in. 

12  And  they  took  their  journey 
out  of  the  wilderness  of  (Sin,  and 
encamped  in  Dophkah. 

1 3  And  tliey  departed  from  Doph- 
kah, and  encamped  in  Alush. 

14  And  they  removc^d  fi'om 
Alush,  and  encamped  at  Reiihi- 
dim,  wher(^  was  no  water  for  the 
people  to  drink. 

15  And  they  departed  from  Re- 
phidim,  and  pitched  in  the  wildei'- 
ness  of  Sinai. 

IG  And  they  removed  from  tli(> 
desertof  Sinai,  and  pitched  at  Kih- 
roth-hattaavah. 

17  And  they  de})!i,rt(Hl  from  Kib- 
roth-hattaavah,  and  encamped  at 
Ha/.erotli. 

18  And  they  depai'ted  from  Ha- 
zeroth.  and  i)itched  in  Rithmah. 

19  And  they  departed  from  Rith 
mall, and  nitched  at  riiinmoii-i);ii'e7,. 

20  And  they  departed  from  Rim- 
mon-parez,  and  pitched  in  Libnah. 
2 


s  by  their 
hosts 


6  Egyptians, 
while  the 
Egyptiiuis 
were  bury- 


The  Canaanites 


NUMBERS,  34. 


to  be  destroyed. 


1  the  king  of 
Arad , 


2 1  And  they  removed  from  Lib- 
nah,  and  pitched  at  Rissah. 

22  And  they  journeyed^  from 
Rissah,  and  pitched  in  Kehela- 
thah. 

23  And  they  went  from  Kehela- 
thah,  and  pitched  in  mount  Sha- 
pher. 

24  And  they  removed  from 
mount  Shapher,  and  encamped 
in    Haradah. 

25  And  they  removed  from 
Haradah,  and  pitched  in  Makhe- 
loth. 

26  And  they  removed  from  Mak- 
heloth,  and  encamped  at  Tahath. 

27  And  they  departed  from  Ta- 
hath, and  pitchetl  at  Tarah. 

28  And  they  removed  from 
Tarah,   and    pitched   in    Mithcah. 

29  And  they  went  from  Mithcah, 
and  pitched  in  Hashmonah. 

30  And  they  departed  from 
Hashmonah,  and  encamped  at 
Moseroth. 

31  And  they  departed  from 
Moseroth,  and  pitched  in  Bene- 
jaakan. 

32  And  they  removed  from  Bene- 
jaakan,  and  encamped  at  Hor- 
hagidgad. 

33  And  they  went  from  Hor- 
hagidgad,  and  pitched  in  Jot- 
bathah. 

34  And  they  removed  from  Jot- 
bathah,  and  encamped  at  Ebro- 
nah. 

35  And  they  departed  from  Ebi'o- 
nah,  and  encamped  at  Ezion-ga- 
ber. 

36  And  they  removed  from 
Ezion-gaber,  and  pitched  in  t-lie 
wilderness  of  Zin,  which  is  Ka- 
desli. 

37  And  they  removed  from 
Kadesh,  and  pitched  in  mount 
Hor,  in  the  edge  of  the  land  of 
Edom. 

3iS  And  Aaron  the  priest  went 
up  into  mount  Hor  at  the  com- 
mandment of  tlie  Lord,  and  died 
there,  in  the  fortieth  year  after  the 
children  of  Israel  were  come  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  first  day 
of  the  fifth  month. 

39  And  Aaron  imx  an  hundred 
and  twenty  and  three  years  old 
when  he  died  in  mount  Hor. 

40  And  '  king  Arad  the  C'anaan- 
ite,  which  dwelt  in  tl>e  south  in 
the  land  oi  Canaan,  heard  of  the 
coming  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

41  And  they  departed  from 
mount  Hor,  and  pitched  in  Zal- 
monah. 

42  And  they  departed  from  Zal- 
monah,  and  pitched  in  Punon. 

43  And  they  departed  from 
Punon,   and  pitched  in  Oboth. 


44  And  they  departed  froir 
Oboth,  and  pitched  in  Ije-abarini, 
in  the  border  of  Moab. 

45  And  they  departed  from  lim, 
and  pitched  in  Dibon-gad. 

46  And  they  removed  from  Di- 
bon-gad, and  encamped  in  Almon- 
diblathaim. 

47  And  they  removed  from  Al- 
mon-diblathaim,  and  pitched  in 
the  mountains  of  Abarim,  before 
Nebo. 

48  And  they  departed  froni  the 
mountains  of  Abarim,  and  pitched 
in  the  plains  of  Moab  by  Jordan 
near  Jericho. 

49  And  they  pitched  by  Jordan, 
from  Betli-jesimoth  even  unto  Abel- 
shittim  in  the  plains  of  jSIoab. 

50  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  in  the  plains  of  ISIoab  by 
Jordan  near  Jericho,    saying, 

51  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  When 
ye  are  passed  over  Jordan  into  the 
land  of  Canaan ; 

52  Then  ye  shall  drive  out  all 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land  from 
before  you,  and  destroy  all  their 
•^  pictures,  and  destroy  all  their 
molten  images,  and  quite  pluck 
down  all  their  high  places  : 

53  And  ye  shall  "dispossess  the 
inhahitanfs  of  tlie  land,  and  dwell 


therein  :  for  I  have  given  you  the 
land  to  possess  it. 

54  And  ye  shall  divide  the  land 
by  lot  for  an  inheritance  among 
your  families  :  and.  to  the  more  ye 
shall  give  the  more  inheritance, 
and  to  the  fewer  ye  shall  give  the 
less  inheritance:  every  man's  ru- 
heritance  shall  be  in  the  place 
where  his  lot  falleth  ;  according  to 
the  tribes  of  your  fathers  ye  sliall 
inherit. 

55  But  if  ye  will  not  drive  out 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land  from 
before  you  ;  then  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that  those  which  ye  let  re- 
main of  them  sliall  be  pricks  in 
your  eyes,  and  thorns  in  your  sides, 
and  shall  vex  you  in  the  land 
wherein  ye  dwell. 

56  Moreover  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that  I  shall  do  unto  you,  as  I 
thought  to  do  unto  them. 

CHAPTER  34. 

1   The  borders  of  the  land.     10  The  names 
of  the  men  which  shall  divide  the  laud. 

ND  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 
2  Command  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  When 
ye  come  into  the  land  of  Canaan  ; 
( this  is  the  land  that  shall  fall  unto 
you  for  an  inheritance,   even,  the 


A= 


^  figured 
stones, 

3  take  pos- 
session of 
the  laud, 


173 


Borders  of  the  land. 


NUMBERS,  35. 


Cities  of  the  Levites. 


3  turn  about 

4  brook 


land  of  Canaan  ^  witli  the   coasts 
thereof : ) 

3  Then  your  south  quarter  shall 
be  from  the  wilderness  of  Zin  along 
by  the  '^  coast  of  Edom,  and  your 
south  border  shall  be  the  outmost 
coast  of  the  salt  sea  eastward  : 

4  And  your  border  "shall  turn 
from  the  south  to  the  ascent  of 
Akrabbim,  and  pass  on  to  Zin  :  and 
the  going  forth  thereof  shall  be 
from  the  south  to  Kadesh-barnea, 
and  shall  go  on  to  Hazar-addar, 
and  pass  on  to  Azmon  : 

5  And  the  border  shall  ^  fetch  a 
compass  from  Azmon  unto  the 
■*  river  of  Egypt,  and  the  goings 
out  of  it  shall  be  at  the  sea. 

6  And  as  for  the  western  border, 
ye  shall  even  have  the  great  sea 
for  a  border :  this  shall  be  your 
west  border. 

7  And  this  shall  be  your  north 
liorder  :  from  the  great  sea  ye  shall 
point  out  for  you  mount  Hor  : 

8  From  mount  Hor  ye  shall  point 
out  you)-  border  unto  the  entrance 
of  Hamath  ;  and  the  goings  forth 
of  the  border  shall  be  to  Zedad  : 

9  U  And  the  border  shall  go  on 
to  Ziphron,  and  the  goings  out  of 
it  shall  be  at  Hazar-enan :  this 
shall    be    your   noi'th    border. 

10  And  ye  shall  point  out  your 
east  border  from  Hazar-enan  to 
.Shepham  : 

1 1  And  the  ^  coast  shall  go  down 
from  Shepham  to  Riblah,  on  the 
east  side  of  Ain;  and  the  border 
shall  descend,  and  shall  reach  unto 
the  side  of  the  sea  of  Chinnei'eth 
ea.stward  : 

1 2  And  the  border  shall  go  down 
to  Jordan,  and  the  goings  out  of  it 
shall  1)0  at  the  salt  sea :  this  shall 
be    your    land    ^  with    the    coasts 


thereof  round  about. 

13  And  Moses  commanded  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying.  This  in 
tlic  laud  whicli  ye  shall  inhei'it  by 
lot,  which  the  Loud  commanded  to 
give  unto  the  nine  trilx^s,  and  to 
the  half  tribe  : 

I  1  For  the  tribe  of  the  children 
of  K('ul)(^n  accoi'ding  t< > '' thejiouse 
of  t  heir  fathers,  and  the  triln;  of 
tli(i  cliiUh'cn  of  rjud  according  to 
''  till'    house   of   tlicii-  fathers,  have 

alf 
the    tribe    of    Manasseh    lia\i"    le- 


aiKl 
lia\i 
ceiv(>d  th(Mr  inheritaiu-e  : 

15  The  two  tribes  and  the  half 
trib(^  have  recei\('d  their  inheri- 
tance on  tliis  sid((  .loi'dan  near  .Jeri- 
cho eastward,  toward  thesuni'isiiig. 

16  And  the  Jjord  spake  unto 
Mos(>s,    saying, 

17.  These  aj'e   the  names  of  the 


men  which  shall  divide  the  land 
unto  you  :  Eleazar  the  priest,  and 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun. 

18  And  ye  shall  take  one  prince 
of  every  tribe,  to  divide  the  land 
by  inheritance. 

19  And  the  names  of  the  men 
are  these  :  Of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh. 

20  And  of  the  ti'ibe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Simeon,  Shemuel  the  son  of 
Ammihud. 

21  Of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin, 
Elidad  the  son  of  Chislon. 

22  And  '^  the  prince  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  JJan,  Bukki  the 
son  of  Jogli. 

23  ^  The  prince  of  tlie  children  of 
Joseph,  for  tiie  tribe  of  tiie  chil- 


di'en  of  Manasseh,  Hanniel  the  son 
of  Ephod. 

24  And  -'the  ])rince  of  the  tribe 
of  the  chikhvn  of  Epliraim,  ive- 
muel  the  son  of  bhiphtan. 

25  And  ^"  the  i^rince  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Zehulun,  Eliza- 
phan  the  son  of  I'arnach. 

26  And  "  the  prince  of  the  tribe 
of  the  childi-en  of  issachar,  raltiel 


the  son  of  jVzzan. 

27  And  ^'"  the  ])rince  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Asher,  Ahihud 


the  son  of  ►Shelomi. 

28  And  ^•''  the  prince  of  the  tribe 
of  thecliildreiiof  Nai)litali,  Fedahel 
the  son  of  Ammihud. 

29  These  are  </iey  whom  the  Lord 
commanded  to  divide  the  inheri- 
tance unto  the  children  of  Israel  in 
the  land  of  Canaan. 

CHAPTER  35. 

1  Eiriht  and, forty  citien  for  the,  Levites  with 
their  nuburlm,  and  weantre  thereof.  6  Sia- 
of  them  are  to  he  cities  of  refxige.  0  Thi 
tdirx  of  murder.  31  No  satisfaction  ./<;/■ 
murder. 

AND  the  Lord  sjiake  unto  Moses 
in  the  plains  of  Moab  by  Jor- 
dan nc'ir  Jericho,  saying, 

2  Command  the  chihh'cn  of  Is- 
rael, that  th(>y  give  unto  the  Li'\  it-es 
of  the  in]ieritanc(>  of  theii-  i)osses- 
si(m  cities  to  dwell  in  ;  and  ye  shall 
givea/.w  unto  the  Levites  '^suhurhs 


foi'  the  cities  round  about  them. 

3  And  the  citi(>s  shall  they  hav<> 
to  dwell  in  ;  and  the  "  suburbs  of 
them  shall  b(>  for  their  (-at  t  le,  and 
for  their  '^  goods,  and  foi'  all  their 
beasts. 

4  And  the  "sul)in'l)s  of  the  cities, 
wliich  ye  shall  gi\e  unto  the  JjC- 
vites,  i^linll  rcnrli  from  the  wall  of 
the  cit.v  and  outward  a  thousiind 
cubits  round  about. 


174 


Cities  of  refuge. 


NUMBERS,  35. 


Laws  of  murder. 


5  And  ye  shall  measure  fi'om 
without  the  city  on  the  east  side 
two  thousand  cubits,  and  on  the 
south  side  two  thousand  cubits, 
and  on  the  west  side  two  thousand 
cubits,  and  on  the  north  side  two 
thousand  cubits  ;  and  the  city  shall 
he  in  the  midst:  this  shall  be  to 
them  the  ^  suburbs  of  the  cities. 

6  And  among  the  cities  which  ye 
shall  "give  unto  the  Levites  there 
shall  be  six  cities  for  refuge,  which 
ye  shall  appoint  for  the  manslayer, 
that  he  may  Hee  thither :  and  to 
them  ye  shall  add  forty  and  two 
cities. 

7  So  all  the  cities  which  ye  shall 
give  to  the  Levites  shall  he  forty 
and  eight  cities  :  them  shall  ye  give 
with  their  -  suburbs. 

8  And  *  the  cities  which  ye  shall 
give  shall  he  of  the  possession  of  the 


children  of  Israel :  from  them  tliat 
have  many  ye  shall  give  many;  but 
from  them  that  have  few  ye  shall 
give  few :  every  one  shall  give  of 
his  cities  unto  the  Levites  accord- 
ing to  his  inheritance  which  he  in- 
heriteth. 

9  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  When 
ye  be  come  over  Jordan  into  the 
land  of  Canaan  ; 

11  Then  ye  shall  appoint  you 
cities  to  be  cities  of  refuge  for  you  ; 
that  the  slayer  may  Hee  thither, 
which  killeth  any  person  at  un- 
awares. 

12  And  they  shall  be  unto  you 
cities  for  refuge  from  the  avenger  ; 
that  the  manslayer  die  not,  until 
he  stand  before  the  congregation 
■^in  judgment. 

1 3  And  of  these  cities  which  ye 
shall  give  six  cities  shall  ye  have 
for  refuge. 

14  Ye  shall  give  three  cities  on 
this  side  Jordan,  and  three  cities 
shall  ye  give  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
which  shall  be  cities  of  refuge. 

15  These  six  cities  shall  be  a 
refuge,  both  for  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  for  the  stranger,  and 
for  the  sojourner  among  them  : 
that  every  one  that  killeth  any  per- 
son unawares  may  flee  thither. 

1 6  And  if  he  smite  him  with  an 
instrument  of  iron,  so  that  he  die, 
he  is  a  murderer  :  the  murderer 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

17  And  if  he  smite  him  with 
throwing  a  stone,  wherewith  '^he 
may  die,  and  he  die,  he  is  a  mur- 
dei'er:  the  murderer  shall  surely  be 
put  to  cleath. 

18  Or  if  he  smite  him  with  an 


hand  weapon  of  wood,  wlierewith 
^  he  may  die,  and  he  die,  he  is  a  mur- 
derer :  the  murderer  shall  surely  be 
put  to  death. 

1 9  The  I'evenger  of  blood  himself 
shall  slay  the  murderer :  when  he 
meeteth  him,  he  shall  slay  him. 

20  But  if  he  thi-ust  him  of  hatred, 
or  hurl  at  him  by  laying  of  wait, 
that  he  die  ;        _ 

21  Or  in  enmity  smite  him  with 
his  hand,  that  he  die  :  he  that  smote 
him  shall  surely  be  put  to  death  ; 
for  he  is  a  murderer  :  the  revenger 
of  blood  shall  slay  the  murderer, 
when  he  meeteth  him. 

22  But  if  he  thrust  him  suddenly 
without  enmity,  or  have  cast  upon 
him  any  thing  without  laying  of 
wait, 

23  Or  with  any  stone,  wherewith 
a  man  may  die,  seeing  him  not,  and 
cast  it  upon  him,  that  he  die,  and 
was  not  his  enemy,  neither  sought 
his  hai'm : 

24  Then  the  congregation  shall 
judge  between  the  slayer  and  the 
revenger  of  blood  according  to  these 
judgments : 

25  And  the  congregation  shall 
deliver  the  slayer  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  revenger  of  blood,  and  the 
congregation  shall  restore  him  to 
the  city  of  his  refuge,  whither  he 
was  fled  :  and  he  shall  abide  in  it 
unto  the  death  of  the  high  priest, 
which  was  anointed  with  the  holy 
oil. 

26  But  if  the  slayer  shall  at  any 
time  come  without  the  border  of 
the  city  of  his  refuge,  whither  he 
was  fled ; 

27  And  the  revenger  of  blood 
find  him  without  the  borders  of  the 
city  of  his  refuge,  and  the  revenger 
of  blood  kill  the  slayer  ;  he  shall  not 
be  guilty  of  blood  : 

28  Because  he  should  have  re- 
mained 'in  the  city  of  his  refuge 
until  the  death  of  the  high  priest : 
but  after  the  death  of  the  high 
priest  the  skiyer  shall  return  into 
the  land  of  his  possession. 

29  So  these  tilings  shall  be  for 
a  statute  of  judgment  unto  you 
throughout  your  generations  in  all 
your  dwellings. 

30  Whoso  killeth  any  person,  the 
murderer  shall  be  ]jut  to  death  ''  b^ 
the  mouth  of  witnesses :  but  one 
witness  shall  not  testify  against 
any  person  to  cause  him  to  die. 

31  Moreover  ye  shall  take  no  sat- 
isfaction for  the  life  of  a  murderer, 
which  is  guilty  of  death  :  but  he 
shall  be  surely  put  to  death. 

32  And  ye  shall  take  no  "satis- 
faction for  him  that  is  fled  to  the 


Oat 


175 


The  inheritance 


NUMBERS,  36. 


of  daugJiters. 


city  of  his  refuge,  that  he  should 
come  again  to  dwell  in  the  land, 
until  the  death  of  the  priest. 

33  So  ye  shall  not  pollute  the 
land  wherein  ye  are :  for  blood  it 
defileth  the  land :  and  the  land  can- 
not be  cleansed  of  the  blood  that  is 
shed  therein,  but  by  the  blood  of 
him  that  shed  it. 

34  Defile  not  therefore  the  land 
which  ye  shall  inhabit,  '  wherein  1 
dwell :  for  I  the  Lord  dwell  "^  among 
the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  36. 

I  The  inconvenienae  of  the  inheritance  of 
daughters  5  in  remedied  by  inarryiny  in 
their  own  tribes,  7  lest  the  inheritance 
sJhouM  be  removed  from  the  tribe.  10  The 
daughters  of  Zelophehad  marry  their 
father'' s  brothers''  sons, 

AND  the  chief  fathers  of  the 
families  of  the  children  of 
Gilead,  the  son  of  Machir,  the  son 
(jf  ^lanasseh,  of  the  families  of  the 
sons  of  Joseph,  came  near,  and 
spake  before  Moses,  and  before  the 
princes,  the  chief  fathers  of  the 
child i-en  of  Israel  : 

2  And  they  said,  The  Lord  com- 
manded my  lord  to  give  the  land 
for  an  inheritance  by  lot  to  the 
children  of  Israel :  and  my  lord 
was  commanded  by  the  Lord  to 
give  the  inheritance  of  Zelophehad 
our  brother  unto  his  daughters. 

3  And  if  they  be  married  to  any 
of  the  sons  of  the  other  tribes  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  then  shall  their 
inheritance  be  taken  from  the  in- 
li(H-itance  of  our  fathers,  and  shall 
be,  put  to  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  whereunto  they  are  received  : 
so  shall  it  be  taken  from  tlie  lot  of 
our  inheritance. 

4  And  when  the  jubih'  (jf  the 
children  of  Israel  shall  1k>,  then 
slwill  their  inlieritance  b(>  i)ut  unto 
the  inheritance  of  the  tribe;  whei'e- 
unto  they  are  received  :  so  shall 
their  inheritance  be  taken   away 


from  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
of  our  fathers. 

5  And  Moses  commanded  the 
children  of  Israel  according  to  the 
wctrd  of  the  Lord,  saying.  The  ti'ibe 
of  the  sons  of  Joseph  hath  said 
well. 

6  This  is  the  thing  which  the 
Lord  doth  command  concerning 
the  daughters  of  Zelophehad,  say- 
ing, Let  them  marry  to  whom  they 
think  best;  only  to  the  family  of 
the  tribe  of  their  fathers  shall  they 
mairy. 

7  So  shall  not  the  inheritance  of 
the  children  of  Israel  remove  from 
tribe  to  tribe  :  for  every  one  of  the 
children  of  Israel  shall  keep  him- 
self to  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
of  his  fathers. 

8  And  every  daughter,  that  pos- 
sesseth  an  inheritance  in  any  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  shall  be 
wife  unto  one  of  the  family  of  tlie 
tribe  of  her  father,  that  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  may  enjoy  every  man 
the  inheritance  of  his  fatliers. 

9  ''  Neither  shall  the  inheritance 
remove  from  (me  tribe  to  another 
tribe ;  but  every  one  of  the  tribes 
of  the  cliildren  of  Israel  shall  keep 
himself  to  his  own  inheritance, 

10  Even  as  the  Lord  conmianded 
]\Ioses,  so  did  the  daughtei's  of  Zelo- 
phehad : 

1 1  For  :\Iahlah,  Tirzah,  and  Hog- 
lah,  and  Milcah,  and  Noah,  the 
daughters  of  Zelofjliehad,  were  mar- 
ried unto  their  father's  brothers' 
sons  : 

\'l  And  they  were  married  into 
the  families  of  the  sons  of  Man;is- 
seh  the  son  of  Josepli,  and  their  in- 
heritance remained  in  the  tribe  of 
the  family  of  their  father. 

1  3  These  are  the  commandments 
and  the  judgments,  which  the  Lord 
commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses 
unto  the  children  of  Israel  in  the 
plains  of  Moab  by  Jordan  near  Jeri- 
cho. 


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The  story  of 


DEUTERONOMY,  1. 


wfiat  befell  Inrael. 


THE   FIFTH   J300K   OF   MOSES, 


CALLED 


DEUTERONOMY 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Moses'  speech  in  the  end  of  the,  fortieth 
year,  hriefl.y  rehearsing  the  story  (>  of 
GocVs  promise,  13  of  gieiny  them  (ifp'twrn, 
1!)  of  sending  the  spies  to  search  the  land, 
34  of  God''s  anger  for  their  incredulity, 
41  (Uid  disobedience. 

I'^HESE  he  the  words  which  Moses 
-  spake  unto  all  Israel  on  this 
side  Jordan  in  tlie  wilderness,  in 
the  plain  over  against '  tlie  l>ed  xeti., 
between  Paran,  and  Topliel,  and 
Laban,  and  Hazeroth,  and  Diza- 
hab. 

2  (There  are  eleven  days'  journey 
from  Horeb  by  the  way  of  mount 
Seir  unto  Kadesh-barnea.) 

3  And  it  came  to  jjass  in  the  for- 
tieth year,  in  the  eleventh  month, 
on  the  first  day  of  the  month,  tliat 
Moses  spake  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  according  unto  all  that  the 
Lord  had  given  him  in  comn'iand- 
ment  unto  them  ; 

4  After  he  had  slain  8ihon  the 
king  of  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt 
in  Heshbon,  and  Og  the  king  of 
Hashan,  vkhich  dwelt  at  Astaroth 
in  Edrei : 

5  On  this  side  Jordan,  in  the  land 
of  Moab,  began  Moses  to  declare 
this  law,  saying, 

6  The  Lord  our  God  spake  unto 
us  in  Horeb,  saying,  \  e  have  dwelt 
long  enough  in  this  mount : 

7  Turn  you,  and  take  your  jour- 
ney, and  go  to  the  "  mount  of  the 
Amorites,  and  vinto  ail  the  places 
nigh  thereunto,  in  the  plain,  in  the 
hills,  and  in  the  ^  vale,  and  in  the 
^ south,  and  by  the  sea  side,  to 
the  land  of  the  Canaanites,  and 
unto  Lebanon,  ^unto  the  great 
river,  the  river  Euphrates. 

8  Behold,  I  have  set  the  land  be- 
fore you  :  go  in  and  possess  the 
land  which  the  Lord  sware  unto 
your  fathers,  Abraham,  Isaac,  and 
Jacob,  to  give  unto  them  and  to 
their  seed  after  them. 

9  51  And  I  spake  unto  you  at  that 
time,  saying,  I  am  not  able  to  bear 
you  m.yself  alone  : 

10  The  Lord  your  God  hath  mul- 
tiplied you,  and,  behold,  ye  are  this 
day  as  the  stars  of  heaven  for  mul- 
titude. 


11  ("The  Lord  God  of  your  fathers 
make  you  a  thousand  times  so  many 
more  as  ye  are,  and  bless  you,  as  he 
hath  promised  you !) 

12  How  can  I  myself  alone  bear 
your  cumbrance,  and  your  burden, 
and  your  strife '? 

13  Take  you  wiwe  men,  and  un- 
derstanding, and  known  among 
your  tribes,  and  I  will  make  them 
rulers  over  you. 

1 4  And  ye  answered  me,  and  said. 
The  thing  which  thou  hast  spoken 
is  good  for  us  to  do. 

15  So  I  took  the  chief  of  your 
tribes,  wise  men,  and  known,  and 
made  them  heads  over  you,  cap- 
tains over  thousands,  and  captains 
over  hundreds,  and  captains  over 
fifties,  and  captains  over  tens,  and 
officers  among  your  tribes. 

16  And  I  charged  your  judges  at 
that  time,  saying.  Hear  the  causes 
between  your  brethren,  and  judge 
righteously  between  every  man  and 
his  brother,  and  the  stranger  that 
is  with  him. 

17  Ye  shall  not  respect  persons 
in  judgment ;  Imt  ye  shall  hear  the 
small  as  well  as  the  great ;  ye  shall 
not  be  afraid  of  the  face  of  man  ; 
for  the  judgment  -is  God's  :  and  the 
cause  that  is  too  hard  for  you,  bring 
it  unto  me,  and  I  will  hear  it. 

18  And  I  commanded  you  at  that 
time  all  the  things  which  ye  should 
do. 

1 9  U  And  when  we  departed  from 
Horeb,  we  went  through  all  that 
great  and  terrible  wilderness,  which 
ye  saw  by  the  way  of  the  "  moun- 
tain f)f  the  Amorites,  as  the  Lord 
our  God  commanded  us ;  and  we 
came  to  Kadesh-barnea. 

20  And  I  said  unto  you.  Ye  are 
come  unto  the  '•'mountain  of  the  Am- 
orites, which  the  Lord  our  God 
doth  give  unto  us. 

21  Behold,  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  set  the  land  before  thee  :  go 
up  avd  possess  it,  as  ''  the  Lord 
God  of  thy  fathers  hath  said  unto 
thee  ;  fear  not,  neither  be  discour- 
aged. 

22  H  And  ye  came  near  unto  me 
every  one  of  you,  and  said,  We  will 


12 


177 


The  Israelites'  journey 


DEUTEROXOMY, 


toward  Canaan. 


send  men  before  us,  and  they  sliall 
search  us  out  the  lantl,  and  bring 
us  word  again  liy  what  way  we 
must  go  up,  and  into  what  cities 
we  shall  come. 

23  And  the  saying  pleased  me 
well :  and  I  took  twelve  men  of 
you,  one  of  a  tribe : 

24  And  they  turned  and  went  up 
into  the  mountain,  and  came  unto 
the  valley  of  Eshcol,  and  '  searched 
it  out. 

25  And  they  took  of  the  fruit  of 
the  land  in  their  hands,  and 
brought  it  down  unto  us,  and 
brought  us  word  again,  and  said, 
It  is  a  good  land  which  the  Lord 
our  God  doth  give  us. 

26  Notwithstanding  ye  would 
not  go  up,  but  rebelled  against  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  your 
God  : 

27  And  ye  murmured  in  your 
tents,  and  said.  Because  the  Lord 
hated  us,  he  hath  brought  us  forth 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  to  deliver 
us  into  the  hand  of  the  Amorites, 
to  destroy  us. 

28  Whither  shall  we  go  up  1 
our  brethren  have  discouraged  our 
heart,  saying.  The  people  ?'.s  greater 
and  taller  than  we ;  the  cities  are 
great  and  walled  up  to  heaven ; 
and  moreover  we  have  seen  the 
sons  of  the  "  Anakims  there. 

29  Then  I  said  unto  you.  Dread 
not,  neither  be  afraid  of  them. 

."30  The  Lord  your  God  which 
goeth  before  you,  he  shall  fight  for 
you,  according  to  all  that  he  did 
for  you  in  Egypt  before  your  eyes  ; 

31  And  in  the  wilderness,  where 
thou  hast  seen  how  that  the  Lord 
thy  God  bare  thee,  as  a  man  doth 
l)ear  Ids  son,  in  all  the  way  that  ye 
went,  until  ye  canuMnto  this  place. 

32  Yet  in  this  thing'  ye  did  not 
believe  the  Lord  your  (lod, 

33  Who  went  in  tlie  way  before 
you,  to  search  you  out  a  place  to 
pitch  your  tents  ?'/a,  in  fire  by  m'ght, 
to  shew  you  l)y  what  way  ye  should 
go,  and  in  a  cloud  by  day. 

34  And  the  jj()i;i>  heard  the  voice 
of  yt)Ui'  words,  and  was  wroth,  and 
sware,  saying, 

35  Surely  tliere  sliall  not  one  of 
these  men  of  this  evil  generation 
see  that  good  land,  which  1  sware 
to  give  unto  your  fathers, 

.'j()  Sa\c^  (Jaleb  the  son  of  Jephun- 
neh  ;  he  shall  s(>e  it,  and  to  liim 
will  1  giv(!  th(\  laud  that  he  hath 
trodden  upon,  and  to  his  cliildren, 
because  he  hath  wholly  followed 
the  Lord. 

37  Also  the  Lord  was  angry 
with  me  for  your  sakes,  saying. 
Thou  also  shalt  not  go  in  thither. 


38  But  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
whicli  standeth  before  thee^  he  shall 
go  in  thither  :  encourage  him  :  for 
he  shall  cause  Israel  to  inherit  it. 

39  Moreover  your  little  ones, 
which  ye  said  should  be  a  prey, 
and  your  children,  wdiich  in  that 
day  had  no  knowledge  between 
good  and  evil,  they  shall  go  in 
thither,  and  unto  them  will  1  give 
it,  and  they  shall  possess  it. 

40  But  as  for  you,  turn  you,  and 
take  your  journey  into  the  wilder- 
ness by  the  way  of  the  lied  sea. 

41  Then  ye  answered  and  .said 
unto  me,  We  have  sinned  against 
the  Lord,  we  will  go  up  and  fight, 
according  to  all  that  tlie  Lord  our 
God  commanded  us.  And  when  ye 
had  girded  on  every  man  liis  wea- 
pons of  war,  ye  were  ^  ready  to  go 
up  into  the  ^  hill. 

42  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Say  unto  them.  Go  not  up,  neither 
fight ;  for  I  am  not  among  you  ; 
lest  ye  be  smitten  before  your  ene- 
mies. 

43  So  I  spake  unto  you  ;  and  ye 
would  not  hear,  but  rebelled  against 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord,  and 
went  presumptuously  up  into  the 
^hill. 

44  And  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt 
in  that  mountain,  came  out  against 
you,  and  chased  you,  as  bees  do, 
and  destroyed  you  in  Seir,  even 
unto  Hormah. 

45  And  ye  returned  and  Avept 
before  the  Lord  ;  but  the  Lord 
would  not  hearken  to  your  voice, 
nor  give  ear  unto  you. 

46  So  ye  abode  in  Kadesh  many 
days,  according  unto  the  days  that 
ye  abode  there. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  T/ie  xtoi'y  is  coiiiiniied,  ihai  Ihey  irere 
iiot  to  meddle,  ivith  the  Kdomites,  9  nor 
with  the  Moabiten,  17  nor  with  the,  Amnion- 
iten,  24  but  Sihon  the  Amoi'ite  was  sub- 
dued bij  them. 

THEN  we  turned,  and  took  our 
joui'ney  into  the  wilderness  by 
the  way  of  the  lied  sea,  as  the  LoitD 
spake  unto  me  :  and  we  compassed 
mount  Seir  many  days. 

2  And  the  Lord  si)ake  unto  me, 
saying, 

3  Ve  have  compassed  tliis  moun- 
tain long  enough  :  turn  you  north- 
ward. 

4  And  command  thou  the  peo- 
ple, saying.  Ye  are  to  pass  thi-ough 
the  •''coast  of  your  brethren  the 
children  of  Ivsau,  which  dwell  in 
Seir  ;  and  they  shall  be  afraid  of 
you  :  tnke  y(^  good  heed  unto  your- 
selves therefore  : 

5  Meddle  not  with  them ;  for  I 


3  forward 
*  moimtain. 


178 


Their  dealings  ivith 


DEUTERONOMY,  2. 


Edom,  Moab,  and  Amnion. 


will  not  give  you  of  their  land,  no, 
not  so  much  as  a  foot  breadth  ;  be- 
cause I  have  given  mount  ISeir  unto 
Esau  for  a  possession. 

6  Ye  shall  buy  ^  meat  of  them  for 
money,  that  ye  may  eat;  and  ye 
shall  also  buy  water  of  them  for 
money,  that  ye  may  drink. 

7  For  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
blessed  thee  in  all  the  works  of  thy 
hand :  he  knoweth  thy  walking 
through  this  greatwilderness:  these 
forty  years  the  Lord  thy  God  hatli 
been  with  thee ;  thou  hast  lacked 
nothing. 

8  And  when  we  passed  by  fi-om 
our  brethren  the  children  of  Esau, 
which  dwelt  in  8eir,  "  through  the 
way  of  tlie  plain  from  Llath,  and 
from  Ezion-gaber,  we  turned  and 
passed  by  the  way  of  the  wilder- 
ness of  Moab. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,. 
Distress  not  the  Moabites,  neither 
contend  with  them  in  ba;ttle  :  for  I 
will  not  give  thee  of  their  land  for 
a  possession  ;  because  I  have  given 
Ar  unto  the  children  of  Lot  for  a 
possession. 

10  The  •' Emims  dwelt  therein  in 
times  past,  a  people  great,  and 
many,  and  tall,  as  the  *  Anakims ; 

11  Which  also  were  accounted 
•"'  giants,  as  the  ^  Anakims  ;  but  the 
Moabites  call  them  "  Emims. 

Hoi'im: 


12  The 


also  dwelt  in 


8eir  beforetime ;  but  the  children 
of  Esau  succeeded  them,  when  they 
had  desti'oyed  them  from  before 
them,  and  dwelt  in  their  stead  ;  as 
Israel  did  unto  the  land  of  his  pos- 
session, which  the  Lord  gave  unto 
them. 

13  Now  rise  up,  aaid  I,  and  get 
you  over  the  bro(jk  Zered.  And  we 
went  over  the  brook  Zered. 

1-1  And  the  space  in  which  we 
came  from  Kadesh-barnea,  until  we 
were  come  over  the  brook  Zered, 
KHts  thirty  and  eight  j^ears ;  until 
all  the  generation  of  the  men  of 
war  were  wasted  out  from  among 
the  host,  as  the  Lord  sware  unto 
them. 

15  For  indeed  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  was  against  them,  to  destroy 
them  from  among  the  host,  until 
they  were  consumed. 

1 6  U  8o  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
the  men  of  war  were  consumed  and 
dead  from  among  the  i)(M)])le, 

1 7  That  the  Lord  spake  unto  me, 
saying, 

1 8  Thou  ai't  to  pass  over  through 
Ar,  the  **  coast  of  Moab,  this  day  : 

19  And  when  thou  comest  nigh 
over  against  the  children  of  Am- 
nion, distress  them  not,  nor  meddle 


with  them  :  for  I  will  not  give  thee 
of  the  land  of  the  children  of  Am- 
nion any  possession  ;  because  I  have 
given  it  unto  the  children  of  Lot 
for  a  possession. 

20  (That  also  was  accounted  a 
land  of  "giants :  '"giants  dwelt  there- 
in in  old  time  ;  and  the  Ammonites 
call  them  "  Zamzummims  ; 

2 1  A  people  great,  and  many,  and 
tall,  as  the  ''Anakims  ;  but  the 
Lord  destroyed  them  before  them  ; 
and  they  succeeded  them,  and  dwelt 
in  their  stead  : 

22  As  he  did  '"-^  to  the  children  of 
Esau,  which  dwelt  in  Seir,  when 
he  destroyed  the  "'  Horims  from  be- 
fore them ;  and  they  succeeded  them, 
and  dwelt  in  their  stead  even  unto 
this  day  : 

23  And  the  "  Avims  which  dwelt 
in  "  Hazerim,  even   unto    ^"^Azzah, 


the  ^"Caphtorims,  which  came  torth 
out  of  Caphtor,  destroyed  them, 
and  dwelt  in  their  stead. ) 

24  ^  Rise  ye  up,  take  your  jour- 
ney, and  pass  over  the  river  Arnon  : 
behold,  I  have  given  into  thine 
hand  Sihon  the  Amorite,  king  of 
Heshbon,  and  his  land  :  begin  to 
jX)ssess  it,  and  contend  with  him 
in  battle. 

25  This  day  wdll  I  begin  to  put 
the  dread  of  thee  and  the  fear  of 
thee  upon  the  nations  that  are 
under  tne  whole  heaven,  who  shall 
hear  report  of  thee,  and  shall  ti"em- 
ble,and  be  in  anguish  because  of  thee. 

26  ^  And  I  sent  messengers  out 
of  the  wilderness  of  Kedemoth 
unto  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon  with 
words  of  peace,  saying, 

27  Let  me  pass  through  thy  land : 
I  will  go  along  by  the  high  way,  I 
will  neither  turn  unto  the  right 
hand  nor  to  the  left. 

28  Thou  slialt  sell  me  ^  meat  for 
money,  that  I  may  eat ;  and  give 
me  water  for  money,  that  I  may 
drink  :  only  I  will  pass  through  on 
my  feet ; 

29  (As  the  children  of  Esau 
which  dwell  in  Seir,  and  the  Mo- 
abites which  dwell  in  Ar,  did  unto 
me  ;)  until  1  shall  i)ass  over  Jordan 
into  the  land  which  the  Lord  our 
God  giveth  us. 

30  But  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon 
would  not  let  us  pass  by  him  :  for 
the  Lord  thy  God  hardened  his 
si)irit,and  made  his  heart  obstinate, 
that  he  might  deliver  him  into  thy 
hand,  as  appeatrth  this  day. 

31  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Behold,  I  have  begun  to  give  Sihon 
and  his  kiiul  before  thee  :  begin  to 
possess,  that  thou  mayest  inherit 
his  land. 

79 


Conquest  of  Sihon, 


DEUTERONOMY,  3. 


and  of  Og. 


32  Then  Sihon  came  out  against 
us,  he  and  all  his  people,  to  fight  at 
Jahaz. 

33  And  the  Lord  our  God  deliv- 
ered him  before  us ;  and  we  smote 
him,  and  his  sons,  and  all  his 
people. 

34  And  we  took  all  his  cities  at 
that  time,  and  *  utterly  destroyed 
the  men,  and  the  women,  and  the 
little  ones,  of  every  city,  we  left 
none  to  remain  : 

35  Only  the  cattle  we  took  for  a 
prey  unto  ourselves,  and  the  spoil 
of  the  cities  which  we  took. 

36  From  Aroer,  which  is  by  the 
brink  of  the  river  of  Arnon,  and 
fro/ii  the  city  that  is  Miy  tlie  rivei-. 
even  unto  Gilead,  there  was  not 
one  city  too  strong  for  us  :  the  Lord 
our  God  delivered  all  unto  us  : 

37  Only  unto  the  land  of  the 
children  of  Amnion  thou  earnest 
not,  nor  unto  any  place  of  the  river 
Jabbok,  nor  unto  the  cities  in  the 
mcjuntains,  nor  unto  whatsoever 
the  Lord  our  God  forbad  us. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  T/ie  Ktoriy  of  the  coiit/iienf  of  Otj  king  of 
Baxhan.  11  riiehhjn.-ss  <,/hi>il,ed.  VI  The 
diniriliution  of  ih.oKi  la  ihIk  to  the,  two  iril/cn 
and  hnlf.  23  Mosi-.s"  iinnjcr  to  enter  into 
the  hind.    2G  lie  is  jtermitted  to  see  it. 

THEN  we  turned,  and  went  up 
the  way  to  Bashan :  and  ( )g  the 
king  of  Bashan  came  out  against 
us,  he  and  all  his  people,  to  battle 
at  Edrei. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Fear  him  not :  for  I  will  deliver 
him,  and  all  his  people,  and  his 
land,  into  thy  hand ;  and  thou  shalt 
do  unto  him  as  thou  didst  unto 
8ihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  which 
dwelt  at  Heshbon. 

3  So  th((  Lord  our  God  delivered 
into  our  hands  Og  also,  the  king  of 
?5aslian,  and  all  liis  peojile  :  and  we 
smote  liim  until  none  was  left  to 
him  r(Miiaining. 

4  And  we  took  all  his  cities  at 
that  tinu%  there  was  not  a  city 
which  we  took  not  from  tliein, 
threescore  cities,  all  the  region  of 
Argob,  the  kingdom  of  Og  in  i'a- 
shan. 

5  All  these  cities  mere  feMC(Hl 
with  high  walls, gates, and  bars;  be- 
side unwjilled  towns  a  great  many. 

G  And  we  *  utterly  destroyed 
tliein,  as  we  did  unto  Sihon  king  of 
Heshbon,  t  utterly  destroying  the 
rnen,  women,  and  children,  of  every 
city. 

7  Rut  all  the  cattle,  and  the  spoil 
of  the  cities,  we  took  for  a  prey  to 
ourselves. 


*  Ileb.  devoted.  i  Heb.  devoting. 


8  And  we  took  at  that  time  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  two  kings  of  the 
Amorites  the  land  that  uxts  on  this 
side  Jordan,  from  the  river  of 
Arnon  unto  mount  Hermon  ; 

9  (  Which  Hermon  the  Sidonians 
call  Sirion ;  and  the  Amorites  call 
it  Shenir ; ) 

10  All  the  cities  of  the  plain,  and 
all  Gilead,  and  all  Bashan,  unto 
Salchah  and  Edrei,  cities  of  the 
kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan. 

1 1  For  only  Og  king  of  Bashan 
remained  of  the  remnant  of  '-^giants ; 


behold,  his  bedstead  mas  a  bedstead 
of  iron  ;  /.';  it  not  in  Rabbath  of  the 
children  of  Amnion  ^  nine  cubits 
iras  the  length  thereof,  and  four 
cubits  the  breadth  of  it,  after  the 
cubit  of  a  man. 

12  And  this  land,  vihidt  we  pos- 
sessed at  that  tiiiie,  from  Aroer, 
which  is  by  the  river  Ai'iion,  and 
half  mount  Gilead,  and  the  cities 
thereof,  gave  1  unto  the  Reubenites 
and  to  the  Gadites. 

13  And  the  rest  of  Gilead,  and 
all  Bashan,  beivy  the  kingdom  of 
Og,  gave  I  unto  the  half  tribe  of 
^lanasseh  ;  all  the  region  of  Argob, 
with  all  Bashan,  which  was  called 
the  land  of  ''giants. 

14  Jair  the  son  of  Manasseh  took 
all  the  country  of  Argob  unto  the 
■*  coasts  of  Geshui'i  aii(l  Maachathi  ; 


and    called    them    'after    liis    own 


name,      Bashan-havoth  jair,     unto 
this  day. 

15  And  I  gave  Gilead  unto 
Machir. 

16  And  unto  the  Reubenites  and 
unto  the  Gadites  I  gave  from  Gilead 
even  unto  the  river  Arnon  half  the 
valley,  and  the  border  even  unto 
the  river  Jabbok,  irhirh  is  the 
border  of  the  children  of  Ammon; 

17  The  jJain  also,  and  Jordan, 
and  the  " coast  fhetrof,  from  Ghin- 
nereth  even  unto  the  sea  of  the 
plain,  et'm  the  salt  sea,  undei' 
'  Aslidolli  pisgidi  eastwai'd. 

1 S  11  And  I  commanded  you  at 
th;it  time,  snying.  The  LoKD  your 
God  hath  given  you  this  land  to 
possess  it :  ye  shall  pass  over  nrmed 
nefore  your  brethren  the  cliildicn 
of  Isi-ael,  all  that  nrr  meet  foi'  the 
war. 

19  lint  your  ^vi^'es,  and  your 
little  ones,  and  your  cattle,  (/or  T 
know  that  .ve  have  much  cattle,) 
shall  abide  in  your  cities  which  1 
hiiAc  given  you  ; 

20  Until  the  Loi;d  have  given 
rest  unto  yom-  brethren,  as  w«^ll  as 
unto  you,  and  inifi/  they  also  itos- 
sess  the  land  which  tlie  Lord  your 
God  liath  given  them  beyond  Jor- 


180 


Alt  exhortation 


DEUTERONOMY,  4. 


to  obedience. 


dan  :  and  then  shall  ye  return  every 
man  unto  his  possession,  which  I 
have  given  you.  ,    ,    t     i 

21  1[  And  I  commanded  Joshua 
at  that  time,  saying,  Thine  eyes 
have  seen  all  th.at  the  Lord  your 
God  hath  doiie  unto  these  two 
kings  :  so  shall  the  Lord  do  unto 
all  the  kingdoms  whither  thou 
passest. 

22  Ye  shall  not  fear  them  :_  tor 
the  Lord  your  Glod  he  shall  light 
for  you. 

23  And  I  besought  the  Lord  at 
that  time,  saying, 

24:  O  Lord  God,  thou  hast  begun 
to  shew  thy  servant  thy  greatness, 
and  thy  mighty  hand  :  for  what 
God  is  there  in  heaven  or  in  earth, 
that  can  do  according  to  thy  works, 
and  according  to  thy  might  1 

25  I  pray  thee,  let  me  go  over, 
and  see  the  good  land  that  ^s  be- 
yond Jordan,  that  goodly  Mnoun- 
tain,  and  Lebanon. 

26  But  the  Lord  was  wroth  with 
me  for  your  sakes,  and  would  not 
hear  me :  and  the  Lord  said  unto 
me.  Let  it  suffice  thee;  speak  no 
more  unto  me  of  this  matter. 

27  Get  thee  up  into  the  top  of 
Pisgah,  and  lift  up  thine  eyes  west- 
ward, and  northward,  and  south- 
ward, and  eastward,  and  behold  it 
with  thine  eyes  :  for  thou  shalt  not 
go  over  this  Jordan. 

28  But  charge  Joshua,,  and  en- 
courage him,  and  strengthen  him  : 
for  he  shall  go  over  before  this  peo- 
ple, and  he  shall  cause  them  to  in- 
herit the  land  which  thou  shalt  see. 

29  So  we  abode  in  the  valley  over 
against  Beth-peor. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  An  exhortation  io  obedience.  41  Mones  ap- 
pointetk  the  three  aitiea  of  refmje  on  that 
side  Jordan. 

nVTOW  therefore  hearken,  O  Israel, 
ly  unto  the  statutes  and  unto  the 
judgments,  which  I  teach  you,  for 
to  do  them,  that  ye  may  live,  and 
go  in  and  possess  the  land  which 
-the  Lord  God  of  your  fathers 
giveth  you. 

2  Ye  shall  not  add  unto  the  word 
which  I  command  you,  neither  shall 
ye  diminish  ought  from  it,  that  ye 
may  keep  the  commandments  of 
the'  Lord  your  God  which  I  com- 
mand you. 

3  Your  eyes  have  seen  what  the 
Lord  did  becaiise  of  l»aal-peor  :  for 
all  the  men  that  followed  P.aal- 
peor,  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  de- 
sti'oyed  them  from  among  you. 

4  I)ut  ye  that  did  cleave  unto  the 
Lord  your  God  (ire  alive  every  one 
of  you  this  day. 


5  Behold,  I  have  taught  you  sta- 
tutes and  judgments,  even  as  the 
Lord  my  God  commanded  me,  that 
ye  should  do  so  in  the  land  whither 
ye  go  to  possess  it. 

6  Keejj  therefore  and  do  them  ; 
for  this  is  your  wisdoni  and  your 
understanding  in  the  sight  of  the 
nations,  which  shall  hear  all  these 
statutes,  and  say,  Surely  this  great 
nation  is  a  wise  and  understanding 
people. 

7  For  what  nation  is  there  so 
great,  who  hath  ^  God  so  nigh  unto 
them,  as  the  Lord  our  God  is  in  all 
thin<js  that  we  call  upon  him /or.? 

8  And  what  nation  is  there  so 
great,  that  hath  statutes  and  judg- 
ments so  righteous  as  all  this  law, 
which  I  set  before  you  this  day  1 

9  Only  take  heed  to  thyself,  and 
keep  thy  soul  diligently,  lest  thou 
forget  the  things  whicli  thine  eyes 
have  seen,  and  lest  they  depart 
from  thy  heart  all  the  days  of  thy 
life  :  but  teach  them  thy  sons,  and 
thy  sons'  sons  ; 

10  S2iecially  the  day  that  thou 
stoodest  before  the  Lord  thy  God 
in  Horeb,  when  the  Lord  said  unto 
me.  Gather  me  the  people  together, 
and  I  will  make  them  hear  my 
words,  that  they  may  learn  to  fear 
me  all  the  days  that  they  shall  live 
upon  the  earth,  and  that  they  may 
teach  their  childi-en. 

11  And  ye  came  near  and  stood 
under  the  mountain ;  and  the  moun- 
tain burned  with  fire  unto  the 
midst  of  heaven,  with  darkness, 
clouds,  and  thick  darkness. 

1 2  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  you 
out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire:  ye 
heard  the  voice  of  the  words,  but 
saw  no  '^similitude;  only  ye  heard 
a  voice. 

13  And  he  declared  unto  you 
his  covenant,  which  he  commanded 
you  to  perform,  even  ten  command- 
ments ;  and  he  wrote  them  upon 
two  tables  of  stone. 

14  ^  And  the  Lord  commanded 
me  at  that  time  to  teach  you  sta- 
tutes and  judgments,  that  ye  might 
do  them  in  the  land  whither  ye  go 
over  to  possess  it. 

15  Take  ye  therefore  good  heed 
unto  yourselves ;  for  ye  saw  no 
manner  of  "similitude  on  the  day 
that  the  Lokd  spake  unto  you  in 
Horeb  out  of  the  midst  of  the  hre  : 

16  Lest  ye  corrupt  yovr selves, 
and  make  you  a  graven  image, 
"the  similitude  of  any  figure,  the 
likeness  of  male  or  female, 

17  The  likeness  of  any  beast  that 
is  on  the  earth,  the  likt'iiess  of  any 
winged  fowl  that  Hieth  in  the  air, 

18  The  likeness  of  any  thing  that 


a  god 


4  form ; 


form 


«  in  the  form 


181 


GocVs  tvarnings, 


DEUTERONOMY,  4. 


and  promises. 


creepeth  on  tho  ground,  the  like- 
ness of  any  fish  that  in  in  the  waters 
beneatli  the  eartli : 

19  And  lest  thou  lift  up  thine 
eyes  unto  heaven,  and  when  thou 
seest  the  sun,  and  the  moon,  and 
the  stars,  even  all  the  host  of  heaven, 
shouldest  be  ^driven  to  worship 
them,  and  serve  them,  which  tlie 
Lord  thy  God  laath  divided  unto 
all  nations  under  the  whole  heaven. 

20  But  tlie  Lord  hath  taken  you, 
and  brouj?ht  you  forth  out  of  the 
ii'on  furnace,  even  out  of  Egypt,  to 
be  unto  him  a  pciople  of  inheritance, 
as  ye  are  this  day. 

21  Eurtliermore  the  Lord  was 
angry  with  me  for  your  sakes,  and 
sware  that  I  should  not  go  over 
Jordan,  and  that  1  should  not  go 
in  luito  that  good  land,  whicli  tlie 
Lord  tliy  Ood  giveth  thee  for  an 
inlieritance : 

22  But  1  must  die  in  this  land,  I 
nuist  not  go  ov(U'  .lordan:  but  ye 
shall  go  over,  and  possess  that  g(Jod 
land. 

23  Take  heed  unto  yourselves, 
lest  ye  forget  the  coveiumt  of  the 
Lord  your  (Jod,  wliich  he  made 
with  you,  and  make  you  a  graven 
image,  or  the  likeness  of  any  ihiin/, 
which  the  Lord  thy  Ood  hath  for- 
bidden thee. 

24-  For  the  Lord  thy  God  ?'.s  a 
consuming  lire,  cA^en  a  jealous  God. 

25  51  When  thou  shalt  beget  cliil- 
dren,  and  chihh'cn's  children,  and 
ye  shall  have  I'cmained  long  in  tlie 
laiifl,  and  shall  corrupt  yourselirx, 
and  make  a  graven  image,  or  the 
likeness  of  any  thiug,  and  shall  do 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  to  provoke  him  to  anger  : 

2G  L  call  heaven  and  eai'th  to 
witness  against  you  this  d;iy,  that 
ye  shall  soon  uttei-ly  perish  from 
ofi'  ihc  l;uid  whei'eiinto  ye  go  over 
.lordan  to  ijossess  it;  ye  shall  not 
prolong  your  days  upon  it,  but 
shall  utt(M'ly  be  destroyed. 

27  And  the  Lord  shall  scatter 
you  among  the  nations,  and  ye 
shall  b(!  left  f(*w  in  number  among 
the  heathen,  whither  tho  JjORD 
sliall   lead  you. 

2)S  And  there  ye  sliall  serve  gods, 
the  work  of  men's  hands,  wood  and 
stone,  which  neither  see,  nor  hear, 
nor  eat,  nor  smell. 

29  lUit  if  from  thence  thou  sh;i,lt 
seek  the  LoitD  thy  God,  thou  shnlt 
find  him,  if  thou  seek  him  with  all 
thy  h(';u-t  and  with  idl  thy  soul. 

.">()  When  thou  art  in  tribulation, 
and  all  these  things  ai-e  come  unon 
thee,  ei<(')t  in  th(>  latter  days,  if  tliou 
tui'ii  to  tho  Loi!D  thy  God,  and 
shalt  be  obedient  unto  his  voice ; 


31  (For  the  Lord  thy  God  /.s-  a 
merciful  God  ;)  he  will  not  forsake 
thee,  neither  destroy^  thee,  nor  for- 
get the  covenant  of  thy  fathers 
whicli  he  sware  unto  them. 

32  For  ask  now  of  the  days  that 
are  past,  which  wtu'e  before  thee, 
since  tlie  day  that  God  created 
man  upon  the  earth,  and  aak  from 
the  one  sitle  of  heaven  unto  the 
other,  whether  there  hath  been  any 
such  thing  as  this  great  thing  is, 
or  hath  been  heard  like  it! 

33  Did  tiver  people  hear  the  voice 
of  God  speaking  out  of  the  midst 
of  the  fire,  as  thou  hast  heard,  and 
live? 

34  Or  hath  God  assayed  to  go 
and  take  him  a  nation  from  the 
midst  of  another  nation,  by  '"temn_ 
tilt  ions,  by  signs,  and  by  wondei-s, 
and  by  war,  and  by  a  mighty  hand, 
and  by  a  stretchetl  out  arm,  ;ind 
by  great  terrors,  according  to  all 
tluit  the  Lord  your  God  did  for 
you  in  Egypt  before  your'  eyes  1 

35  Unto  thee  it  was  shewed,  that 
thou  mightest  know  that  the  Lord 
he  is  God  ;  there  is  none  else  beside 
him. 

3{)  Out  of  heaven  he  made  thee 
to  hear  his  voice,  that  he  might 
instruct  thee  :  and  upon  earth  he 
shewed  thee  his  great  fire ;  and 
tliou  heardest  his  words  out  of  tlie 
midst  of  the  fire. 

37  And  because  he  loved  thy  fa- 
thers, therefore  he  chose  their  seed 
after  them,  and  brought  thee  out 
"ill  his  siulitwith  his  mighty  ^ power 
out  of  I'^gytJt ; 

38  To  drive  out  nations  from  be- 
fore thee  greater  and  mighti(>r  than 
thou  a)i,  to  bring  thee  in,  to  give 
thee  their  land  for  a,ii  inluM-itance, 
as  it  is  this  day. 

39  Know  tluMvfore  this  day,  and 
consider  //  in  thine  heart,  thai  the 
Lord  he  'is  God  in  lieav(>n  above, 
and  uiion  the  earth  beneath  :  f/iere 
is  none  else. 

40  Thou  shalt  k(H'i)  therefore  his 
statutes,  and  his  commandments, 
which  1  command  thee  this  da..\-, 
that  it  may  go  well  ^vitll  t  lie(\  and 
with  thy  childr(>n  after  thee,  and 
that  thou  mayest.  prolong  /////  days 
ui)on  tlu^  earth,  wliich  tin;  Lord  thy 
(iod  gi\'eth  thei>,  iov  evei'. 

41  ^I  Then  Moses  severed  three 
cities  on  this  side  Jordan  loward 
the  sun  rising  ; 

•12  Thai,  tli(>  slayer  might  llee 
thither,  which  should  kill  his  neigh- 
bour unawares,  and  hatcil  him  not 
in  times  past ;  and  that  ikving  unto 
one  of  thes«>,  citi(vs  he  might  live  : 

43  Naniely,  l!e/ei'  in  the;  wildei'- 
iiess,  in  the  iilain  country,  of  the 


-  trials, 


3  with  lii.s 
prt'seiK'i', 
••  power, 


182 


The  covenant  in  Iloreh. 


J)EUTERONOMY,  5. 


Tlie  leu.  cotMnandments. 


Jleubenites;  and  llamotli  in  Oilcad, 
uf  the  Gaditos  ;  an(l  (lolan  in  JJa- 
slian,  of  the  Mana.sjsites. 

44  If  And  this  /.s-  tlie  law  which 
Moses  set  before  the  cliihh'cn  of 
Israel : 

45  These  rtre  the  testimonies,  and 
the  statutes,  and  the  .iudgnients, 
which  Moses  spake  unto  tlie  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  after  they  came  forth 
out  of  Egypt, 

46  On  this  side  Jordan,  in  the 
valley  over  against  15eth -peoi',  in 
the  land  of  Sihon  king  of  the  Amor- 
ites,  who  dwelt  at  Hcshhon,  whom 
Moses  and  the  children  of  Lsi'ael 
sinoic,  after  they  were  come  forth 
out  of  Iigyi)t : 

47  And  they  i)ossessed  his  land, 
and  the  land  of  ()g  king  of  Uashan, 
two  kings  of  tlu^  Amoi-ites,  which 
ivere  on  this  side  J(jrdan  toward  the 
sun  rising ; 

48  From  Aroer,  which  is  by  the 
bank  of  the  river  Arnon,  even  unto 
mount  (Sion,  which  ix  Hermon, 

49  And  all  the  plain  on  this  side 
Jordan  eastward,  even  unto  the  seji. 
of  the  plain,  under  the  '  springs  of 
Fisgah. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  The  covenant  in  Iloreb.  6  The  ten  cnm- 
inandmentK.  22  At  the  people^n  requent 
Mofies  receiveth  the  law  from  God. 

AND  Moses  calltHl  all  Israel,  and 
said  unto  them,  Hear,  O  Is- 
rael, the  statutes  and  judgments 
which  1  speak  in  your  ears  this  day, 
that  ye  may  learn  them,  and  keep, 
and  do  them. 

2  The  LouT)  oui-  God  made  a  co- 
vetiant  with  us  in  Iloreb. 

W  The  LoJM)  made  not  this  cove- 
nant with  our  fathers,  but  with  us, 
even  us,  who  are  all  of  us  here  alive 
this  day. 

4  The  LoRT)  talked  witli  you  face 
to  face  in  the  mount  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  fire, 

5  (1  stood  l)etw(>en  tlie  Lord  and 
.yon  at  that  time,  to  sli(;w  you  tlic 
word  of  the  LoiM):  for  ye  were 
afraid  by  reason  of  the  fire,  and 
w(!nt  not  up  into  the  mount;)  say- 
ing, 

6^1  am  the  LolU)  thy  God, 
which  brought  thee  out  of  the  land 
of  l']gyi)t,  from  the  house  of  bond- 
age. 

7  Thou  shalt  liave  mme  other 
gods  before^  me. 

8  Thou  shalt  not  make  thee  anij 
graven  image;,  or  any  likeness  of 
(unj  thiiKj  thiit  /.s  in  lie;i,\'eii  a.bove, 
or  that  i'X  ill  tlu;  earth  beneath,  or 
that  la  in  the  waters  beneath  the; 
earth  : 

9  Thou  shalt  not  liow  down  thy- 
self unto  them,  nor  serve  them:  for 


I  the  Lord  thy  God  (tin,  a  jealous 
(jod,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fa- 
thers upon  the  childreii  unto  the 
third  and  fourth  generation  of  them 
that  hatc!  me, 

10  And  shewing  merc.y  unto 
thousiinds  of  them  that  lov(^  me 
and  keep  my  conimandments. 

1 1  Thou  shalt  not  tak(!  the  name 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  "in  vain  :  for 
the  Lord  will  not  hold  /«//<  guiltless 
that  taketh  his  name  "in  vain. 

12  ''Keep  the  sabbath  day  to 
•\sanctify  it,  as  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  commanded  thee. 

13  Six  days  thou  shalt  labour, 
and  do  all  thy  work  : 

14  l!ut  the  seventh  day  in  "the 
sa,])baili  of  the  L(^RD  thy  God  :  in  tt 


thou  shait  not  do  aTi.v  work,  thou, 
nor  thy  son,  nor  thy  daughter,  nor 
thy  manservant,  nor  thy  maidscM-- 
vant,  nor  thine  ox,  nor  thine  ass,  nor 
any  of  thy  cattle,  nor  th.y  stranger 
that  y'.s  within  thy  gates  ;  that  tliy 
manservant  and  thy  maidservant 
may  rest  as  well  as  thou. 

15  Andreniember  that  thou  wast 
a  servant  in  the  land  of  i^gyiit, 
and  that  the  Lord  thy  C^od  brought 
thee  out  thence  through  a  mighty 
hand  and  by  a  stret(;hed  out  arm  : 
therefore  the  Lord  thy  (jlod  com- 
manded thee  to  keep  the  sabbath 
day. 

IG  II  Honour  th,y  father  and  thy 
mother,  as  the  Loj;i>  thy  («od  hath 
commanded  thee ;  that  thy  days 
may  be  pi'olonged,  and  that  it  may 
go  well  with  thee,  in  the  land  which 
the  Lord  thy  (Jod  givetli  thee. 

17  Thou  shalt  "not  kill. 

18  Neither  shalt  tiiou  commit 
adultery. 

19  Neither  shalt  thou  steal. 

20  N(>ith(;r  shalt  thou  bear  false 
witness  against  tliy  neighbour. 

21  NcMtiicr  shalt  thou  desire  thy 
neighbour's  wife,  neit  her  shalt  thou 
covet  thy  neighbour's  house,  his 
field,  or  his  manservant,  or  his 
maids(>rvant,  his  ox,  or  his  ass,  or 
any  thiiai  that  in  thy  neighbour's. 

22  II  These  words  the  Lohd  sjiake 
unto  all  your  assembly  in  the  mount 
out  of  the  midst  of  the  lir{%  of  the 
cloud,  and  of  the  thick  dai'kness, 
with  a  great  voice:  and  he  added 
no  more.  And  he  wrote  them  in  two 
tal)les  of  stoiu",  and  tlelivered  them 
unto  me. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  ye 
heard  the  voice  out  of  tlu^  midst  of 
the;  darkness,  (for  the  mountain  did 
burn  with  iirt;,)  that  .y(;  came  near 
unto  me,  even,  all  the  heads  of  your 
tribes,  and  youi'  elders; 

24  And  yesaiil,  liehold,  the  Lord 


2  for  vanity : 

(or,  for 

fiilsfilidod :) 

■'J  for  viinily. 

{<ir,  for 

falseliood.) 

••  Observe 

•''  keep  it 

lioly, 

•>  a  salil)atli 

unto 


183 


Moses  receioeth  the  law. 


DEUTERONOMY,  G. 


Exhortation  to  obedience. 


our  God  hath  shewed  us  his  glory 
and  his  greatness,  find  we  liave 
heard  his  voice  out  of  the  midst  of 
the  fii-e  :  we  have  seen  this  day  that 
God  doth  talk  with  man,  and  he 
liveth. 

25  Now  therefore  why  should  we 
die"?  for  this  great  fire  will  consume 
us :  if  we  hear  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
our  God  any  more,  then  we  shall 
die. 

26  For  Avho  is  there  of  all  flesh, 
that  hath  heard  the  voice  of  the 
living  God  speaking  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  nre,  as  we  leave,  and 
lived? 

27  Go  thou  near,  and  hear  all 
that  the  Lord  our  God  shall  say : 
and  speak  thou  unto  us  all  that 
the  Lord  our  God  shall  speak  unto 
thee ;  and  we  will  hear  it,  and  do  it. 

28  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice 
of  your  words,  when  ye  spake  inito 
me;  and  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  I 
have  heard  the  voice  of  the  words 
of  this  people,  which  they  have 
spoken  unto  thee:  they  have  well 
said  all  that  they  have  spoken. 

29  O  that  there  Avere  such  an 
heart  in  them,  that  they  would 
fear  me,  and  keep  all  my  com- 
mandments always,  that  it  might 
he  well  with  them,  and  with  their 
children  for  ever  ! 

30  Go  say  to  them.  Get  you  into 
your  tents  again. 

31  But  as  for  thee,  stand  thou 
here  by  me,  and  I  will  sj^eak  unto 
thee  all  the  commandments,  and 
the  statutes,  and  the  judgments, 
which  thou  shalt  teach  them,  that 
they  may  do  them  in  the  land 
which  I  give  them  to  possess  it. 

32  Ye  shall  observe  to  do  there- 
fore as  the  Lord  youi-  Gotl  hath 
coimnanded  you  :  ye  shiill  not  turn 
aside  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the 
left. 

33  Ye  shall  walk  in  all  the  'ways 
which  the  Lord  your  CJod  hath 
connnanded  you,  that  ye  may  live, 
and  tlidt  it  inai/  lie  well  with  you, 
and  that  ye  nia.v  prolong  ?a;m?' days 
in  the  land  which  ye  shall  possess. 

chapti<:ji  g. 

1  Tlie  dill  of  Ihe.   hiv)    in    iiliei/ience.     8   Aii 
ci'liiii'ldlhiii  Ihereto. 

NOW  these  are  the  command- 
ments, the  statutes,  and  the 
judgments,  which  the  fjOiU)  your 
(hn\  commandefl  to  teach  you,  that 
ye  niight  do  them  in  the  land 
whitluM-  ye  '-'go  to  jjossess  it : 

2  'I'liat  11h»u  miglitest  frar  the 
TiOUD  thy  (;(k1,  to  kcc))  iill  his  sta- 
tutes ;ind  hiscoinni;in(lincn(s,wliich 
I  (•oininaiid  t  hcc,  t  hou,  .•irid  1  hy  son, 
and  (hy   son's  son,  all  the  days  of 


thy  life  ;  and  that  thy  days  may  be 
prolonged. 

3  II  Hear  therefore,  O  Israel,  and 
observe  to  do  it ;  that  it  may  be 
well  with  thee,  and  that  ye  may 
increase  mightily,  as  ^  the  Lord 
God  of  thy  fathers  hath  promised 


thee,  in  the  land  that  floweth  with 
milk  and  honey. 

4  Hear,  O  Israel :  The  Lord  our 
God  is  one  Lord  : 

5  And  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord 
thy  God  with  all  thine  heart,  and 
with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy 
might. 

6  And  these  words,  which  I  com- 
mand thee  this  day,  shall  be  in 
thine  heart  : 

7  And  thou  shalt  teach  them 
diligently  unto  thy  children,  and 
shalt  talk  of  them  when  thou  sit- 
test  in  thine  house,  and  when  th(ju 
walkest  by  the  way,  and  when  thou 
liest  down,  and  when  thou  risest 
up. 

8  And  thou  shalt  bind  them  for 
a  sign  upon  thine  hand,  and  they 
shall  be  as  frontlets  between  tliine 
eyes. 

9  And  thou  shalt  write  them 
upon  the  posts  of  thy  house,  and 
on  thy  gates. 

10  And  it  shall  be,  when  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  have  brought 
thee  into  the  land  Avhich  he  sware 
unto  thy  fathers,  to  Abraham,  to 
Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  to  give  thee 
great  and  goodly  cities,  which 
thou    buildedst    not. 

11  And  houses  full  of  all  good 
things,  which  thou  lilledst  not,  and 
wells  digged,  which  thou  diggedst 
not,  vineyards  and  olive  trees, 
which  thou  plantedst  not;  wlien 
thou  shalt  ha^e  eaten  and  be  full  ; 

12  Then  beware  lest  thou  forget 
the  Lord,  wliich  brought  thee  forth 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  the 
house  of  bondage. 

13  Thou  shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  serve  him,  and  shalt  sweai' 
by  his  name. 

14  Ye  shall  not  go  after  other 
gods,  of  the  gods  of  the  ''people 
which  are  round  a.bout  .you  ; 

If)  (For  the  LoiiD  thy  (iod  is  n 
jealous  (lod  among  you)  l(^st  llie 
angei-  of  the  Loifl)  th.y  God  be 
kindled  agjiinst  thee,  and  destroy 
the(^  from  oil  the  face  of  the  earth. 

16  !1  Ye  shall  not  t(>mpt  the  Loiti) 
your  God,  as  yt;  tempted  him.  in 
IMassah. 

17  Ye  sliall  diligently  keep  the 
eommiindinents  of  the  Loud  your 
God,  and  his  tcsthiionies,  and  his 
statutes,  wliich  he  hath  conunaiuleil 
thee. 


184 


All  communion  ivith 


DEUTERONOMY,  7. 


the  nations  forbidden. 


18  And  thou  shalt  do  that  which 
?'.<!  right  and  good  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  :  that  it  may  be  well 
Avith  thee,  and  that  thou  mayest 
go  in  and  possess  the  good  land 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  thy 
fathers, 

19  To  cast  out  all  thine  enemies 
from  before  thee,  as  the  Lord  liath 
spoken. 

20  And  when  thy  son  asketh 
thee  in  time  to  come,  _  saying. 
What  mean  the  testimonies,  ancl 
the_  statutes,  and  tlio  judgments, 
which  the  Lord  our  God  hath 
commandpfl  you  1 

21  Then  thou  shalt  say  unto  thj' 
son.  We  were  Pharaoh's  bondmen 
in  Egypt;  and  the  Lord  brought  us 
out  of  Egypt  with  a  mighty  hand  : 

22  And  the  Lord  shewed  signs 
and  wonders,  great  and  sore,  upon 
l*]gyijt,  upon  Miaraoh,  and  upon  all 
his  household,  before  our  eyes  : 

2.3  And  he  brought  us  out  from 
thence,  that  he  might  bring  us  in, 
to  give  us  the  land  which  he  sware 
unto  our  fathers. 

24  And  the  Lord  commanded  us 
to  do  all  these  statutes,  to  fear  the 
Lord  our  God,  for  our  good  alw^ays, 
that  he  might  preserve  us  alive,  as 
it  w  at  this  day. 

25  And  it  shall  be  our  righteous- 
ness, if  we  observe  to  do  all  these 
commandments  before  the  Lord 
our  God,  as  he  hath  commanded 
us. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  All  communinn  with  the  ndtinnx  ik  forhid- 
rfe?t,  i  for  fear  of  idolaii>i,()  far  the  holi- 
neM  of  the  peop/e,  9  fo)-  ilie  ixitnre  of  God 
in  his  vieroy  and, justice,  lljor  the  aumired- 
nexs  of  victory  which  God  will  give  over 
them. 

WHEN  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
bring  thee  into  the  land 
whither  thou  goest  to  possess  it, 
and  hath  cast  out  many  nations 
before  thee,  the  Uittites,  and  the 
(irirgashites,  and  the  Amoi-ites,  and 
the  Canaanites,  and  the  Perizzites, 
and  the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites, 
seven  nations  greater  and  mightier 
than  thou  • 

2  And  when  the  Lord  thy  (J!od 
shall  deliver  them  before  thee ; 
th<ni  shalt  smite  them,  and  *  ut- 
terly destroy  them ;  thou  shalt 
make  no  covenant  with  them,  nor 
shew  mercy  unto  them  : 

."}  Neither  shalt  thou  make  mar- 
riages with  them  ;  thy  daughter 
thou  shalt  not  give  unto  his  son, 
nor  his  f laughter  shalt  thou  take 
unto  thy  son. 

4  For  they  will  turn  away  thy 
son   from  following  me,  that  they 


*Hcb.  devote. 


may  serve  other  gods  :  so  will  the 
anger  of  the  Lord  be  kindlerl 
against  you,  and  destroy  thee  sud- 
denly, 

5  But  thus  shall  ye  deal  with 
them  ;  ye  shall  destroy  their  altars, 
and  break  down  their  '  images,  and 
cut  down  their  '-^  groves,  and  burn 
their  graven  images  with  fire. 

6  Eor  thou  art  an  holy  ]3eople 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God  :  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  chosen  thee  to  be  a 
^special  T:)eo])le  unto  himself,  above 
all  ^peoijlethat  are  upon  the  face 
of  the  earth. 

7  The  Lord  did  not  set  his  love 
upon  you,  nor  choose  you,  because 
ye  were  more  in  number  than  any 
people  ;  for  ye  were  the  fewest  of 
all  ^  people : 

8  Lut  because  the  Lord  loved 
you,  and  because  he  would  keep 
the  oath  which  he  had  sworn 
unto  your  fathers,  hath  the  Lord 
lirought  you  out  with  a  mighty 
hand,  and  redeemed  you  out  of  the 
house  of  bondmen,  from  the  hand 
of  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt. 

9  Know  therefore  that  the  Lord 
thy  God,  he  is  God,  the  faithful 
God,  which  keepeth  covenant  and 
mercy  with  them  that  love  him  and 
keep  his  commandments  to  a  thou- 
sand generations ; 

10  And  repayeth  them  that  hate 
him  to  their  face,  to  destroy  them  : 
he  will  not  be  slack  to  him  that 
hateth  him,  he  will  repay  him  to 
his  face. 

1 1  Thou  shalt  therefore  keep  the 
commandments,  and  the  statutes, 
and  the  judgments,  which  I  com- 
mand thee  this  day,  to  do  them, 

12^  Wherefore  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  if  ye  hearken  to  these  judg- 
ments, and  keer),  and  do  them,  that 
the  Lord  thy  God  shall  keep  unto 
thee  the  covenant  and  the  mercy 
which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers  : 

13  And  he  will  love  thee,  and 
bless  thee,  and  midtiply  thee :  he 
will  also  bless  the  fi-uit  of  thy 
womb,  and  the  fi'uit  of  thy  land, 
thy  "corn,  and  thy  wine,  and  thine 
oil,  the  increase  of  thy  kine,  and 
the  flocks  of  thy  sheep,  in  the  land 
which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers  to 
give  thee. 

14  Thou  shalt  be  blest  above  all 
■"' people:  there  shall  not  be  male  or 
female  barren  among  you,  or  among 
your  cattle. 

15  And  the  Lord  will  take  away 
from  thee  all  sickness,  and  will  put 
none  of  the  evil  diseases  of  Egypt, 
which  thou  knowest,  upon  thee; 
but  will  lay  them  upon  all  them 
that  hate  thee. 


1  pillars, 

2  Aslierim, 


3  people  for 
his  own 

possession, 
■*  peoples 


5  peoples : 


185 


God's  dealt)!// 


DEUTERONOMY,  8. 


ivith  Israel. 


16  And  thou  shalt  consume  all 
the  ^peo|)lp  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  deHver  thee;  thine  eye 
shall  have  no  pity  upon  them : 
neither  shalt  thou  serve  their  gods ; 
for  that  ivill  be  a  snare  unto  thee. 

17  If  thou  shalt  say  in  thine 
heart,  These  nations  (ire  more  than 
I;  how  can  I  dispossess  them? 

18  Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  of 
them:  /mt  shalt  well  remember 
what  the  Lord  thy  God  did  unto 
Pharaoh,  and  unto  all  Egypt; 

1 9  The  great  "temi^tations  which 
thine  eyes  saw,  and  the  signs,  and 
the  M'onders,  and  the  mighty  hand, 
and  the  stretched  out  arm,  whereby 
the  Lord  thy  God  brought  thee 
out :  so  shall  the  Lord  thy  God  do 
unto  all  the  '  people  of  whom  thou 
art  afraid. 

20  Moreover  the  Lord  thy  God 
will  send  the  hornet  among  them, 
until  they  that  are  left,  and  hide 
themselves  from  thee,  be  destroyed. 

21  Thou  shalt  not  be  affrighted 
at  them :  for  the  Lord  thy  God  is 
among  you,  a  mighty  God  and  ter- 
rible. 

22  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
put  out  those  nations  Before  thee 
by  little  and  little:  thou  mayest 
not  consume  them  at  once,  lest  the 
beasts  of  the  field  increase  upon 
thee. 

23  But  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
deliver  them  unto  thee,  and  shall 
destroy  them  with  a  mighty  de- 
struction, until  they  be  destroyed. 

24  And  he  shall  deliver  their 
kings  into  thine  hand,  and  thou 
shalt  destroy  their  name  from  un- 
d(M'  heaven:  there  shall  no  man  be 
able  to  stand  before  thee,  until  thou 
have  destroyed  them. 

25  The  graven  images  of  their 
gods  shall  ye  burn  with  fire:  thou 
shalt  not  (I(;sire  the  silver  or  gold 
that  '/.s  on  them,  nor  take  it  unto 
thee,  lest  thou  be  snared  tlun-ein: 
foi-  it  is  an  aboihination  to  the  Lord 
thy  (Jod. 

26  Neither  shalt  thou  bring  an 
abomination  into  thiiK!  house,  lest 
thou  be  a  ''cursed  thing  hke  it:  but 
thou  shalt  utterly  detest  it,  and 
thou  shalt  utterly  abhor  it;  for  it  is 
a  "cui'sed  thing. 

CHAPTER  8. 

Ah   exiiortd/itin    to    oheflience    in  regard  of 
(loiVx  (li'dliriii  with  them. 

ALL  the  commandments  which  I 
command  thee  this  day  shall 
ye  oV)serve  to  do,  that  ye  may  ]iv(>, 
and  multii)ly,  and  go  in  and  possess 
tlu^  land  wliic'h  the  Lord  sware 
unto  your  fathers. 


2  And  thou  shalt  remember  all 
the  way  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
led  thee  these  forty  years  in  the 
wilderness,  to  humble  thee,  and  to 
]3rove  thee,  to  know  what  was  in 
thine  heart,  whether  thou  wouldest 
keep  his  commandments,  or  no. 

3  And  he  humbled  thee,  and  suf- 
fered thee  to  hunger,  and  fed  thee 
with  manna,  which  thou  knewest 
not,  neither  did  thy  fathers  know  ; 
that  he  might  make  thee  know  that 
man  doth  not  live  by  bread  only, 
but  by  every  word  that  proceedeth 
out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  doth 
man  live. 

4  Thy  raiment  waxed  not  old 
upon  tliee,  neither  did  thy  foot 
swell,  these  forty  years. 

5  Thou  shalt  also  consider  in 
thine  heart,  that,  as  a  man  chast- 
eneth  his  son,  so  the  Lord  thy  God 
chasteneth  thee. 

6  Therefore  thou  shalt  keep  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  to  walk  in  his  ways,  and  to 
fear  him. 

7  For  the  Lord  thy  God  bringeth 
thee  into  a  good  land,  a  land  of 
brooks  of  water,  of  fountains  and 
depths  that  spring  out  of  valleys 
and  hills ; 

8  A  land  of  wheat,  and  barley, 
and  vines,  and  fig  trees,  and  pome- 
granates ;  a  land  of  oil  olive,  and 
honey ; 

9  A  land  wherein  thou  shalt  eat 
bread  without  scarceness,  thou 
shalt  not  lack  any  thing  in  it;  a 
land  whose  stones  are  iron,  and 
out  of  whose  hills  thou  mayest  dig 
brass. 

10  When  thou  hast  eaten  and  art 
full,  then  thou  shalt  bless  the  Lord 
thy  God  for  the  good  land  whicli 
he  hath  given  thee. 

1 1  J](nvare  that  thou  forget  not 
the  Lord  thy  God,  in  not  keeping 
his  commandments,  and  his  .judg- 
mcTits,  and  his  statutes,  which  I 
conmiand  thec^  this  day: 

12  L(!st  when  thou  liast  eaten 
and  art  full,  and  hast  built  goodly 
houses,  and  dwelt  therein,; 

13  And  irheii  {\\y  herds  and  thy 
flocks  multiply,  and  thy  silver  and 
thy  gold  is  iiiuHiplied,  and  all  that 
thou  ha,st  is  multiplied; 

14  Then  thiniOieart  be  lifted  up, 
and  thou  forget  llu^  Lord  thy  God, 
which  bi'ought  thee  forth  out  of  tli(^ 
land  of  Kgypt,  from  the  house;  of 
bondage; ; 

15  Who  led  thee  thi-ough  that 
gi'eatand  ten-iblewildei'ness,  lohere- 
III  mere  fiery  ser))eTjts,  ;i.nd  scoi"- 
])ions,  and  drought,  where  there 
iras  nn  water  ;  who  bi-ougli{  thee 
forth  water  out  of  the  rock  of  tlint; 


186 


The  rebellions 


DEUTERONOMY,  9. 


of  Israel. 


16  Who  fed  thee  in  the  wilder- 
ness with  manna,  which  thy  fathers 
knew  not,  that  he  might  humble 
thee,  and  that  he  misht  prove  thee, 
to  do  thee  good  at  thy  latter  end  ; 

17  And  thou  say  in  thine  heart, 
My  power  and  the  might  of  inine 
hand  hath  gotten  me  this  wealth. 

18  But  thou  shalt  remember  the 
Lord  thy  God :  foi-  it  is  he  that 
giveth  thee  power  to  get  wealth, 
that  he  may  establish  his  covenant 
which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers, 
as  it  is  this  day. 

1 9  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  do  at 
all  forget  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
walk  after  other  gods,  and  serve 
them,  and  worship  them,  I  testify 
against  you  this  day  that  ye  shall 
surely  perish. 

20  As  the  nations  which  the 
Lord  destroyeth  before  your  face, 
so  shall  ye  perish ;  because  ye 
would  not  be  obedient  unto  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAPTER  9. 

Moses  dissuadeili  them,  from  the  opinion  of 
their  own  righteousneHS,  hy  rehearsing 
their  several  rehellions. 

HEAR,  O  Israel:  Thou  art  to 
pass  over  Jordan  this  day,  to 
go  in  to  possess  nations  greater  and 
mightier  than  thyself,  cities  great 
and  fenced  up  to  heaven, 

2  A  people  great  and  tall,  the 
children  of  the  '  Anakims,  whom 
thou  knowest,  and  of  ivfiom  thou 
hast  heard  srn/,  Who  can  stand  be- 
fore the  children  of  Anak  ! 

3  Understand  therefore  this  day, 
that  the  Lord  thy  God  is  he  which 
goeth  over  before  thee ;  as  a  con- 
suming fire  he  shall  destroy  them, 
and  he  shall  bring  them  down  be- 
fore thy  face :  so  shalt  thou  drive 
them  out,  and  destroy  them  (juickly, 
as  the  Lord  hath  said  unto  thee. 

4  iSpeak  not  thou  in  thine  heart, 
after  that  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
cast  them  out  from  before  thee,  say- 
ing, Eor  my  righteousness  the  Lord 
liath  bi'ought  me  in  to  i)ossess  this 
land  :  but  for  the  wickedness  of 
these  nations  the  Lord  doth  dri\'e 
them  out  from  before  thee. 

5  Not  for  thy  righteousness,  or 
for  the  uprightness  of  tliine  heart, 
dost  thou  go  to  possess  their  land  : 
but  for  the  wickedness  of  these 
nations  the  Lord  thy  God  doth 
drive  them  out  from  before  thee, 
and  that  he  may  perforjn  the  word 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  thy 
fathers,  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob. 

6  Understand  therefore,  that  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  not  this 
good  land  to  possess  it  for  tli.v 
righteousness  ;  for  thou  art  a  stiff- 
necked  peoi)le. 


7  ^  Remember,  and  forget  not, 
how  thovi  provokedst  the  Lord  thy 
God  to  wrath  in  the  wilderness  : 
from  the  day  that  thou  didst  depart 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  until  ye 
came  unto  this  i)lace,  ye  have  been 
rebellious  against  the  Lord. 

8  Also  in  Horeb  ye  provoked  the 
Lord  to  wi-ath,  so  that  the  LonD 
was  angry  with  you  to  have  de- 
stroyed you. 

9  When  I  was  gone  up  into  the 
mount  to  receive  the  tables  of 
stone,  even  the  tables  of  the  cove- 
nant which  the  Lord  made  with 
you,  then  I  abode  in  the  mount 
forty  days  and  forty  nights,  I 
neither  did  eat  bread  nor  drink 
water  : 

10  And  the  Lord  delivered  unto 
me  two  tables  of  stone  written 
with  the  finger  of  God;  and  on 
them  ivas  v'ritten  according  to  all 
the  words,  which  the  Lord  spake 
with  you  in  the  mount  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  fire  in  the  day  of  the 
assembly. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  forty  days  and  forty  nights, 
that  the  Lord  gave  me  the  two 
tables  of  stone,  even  the  tables  of 
the  covenant. 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Arise,  get  thee  down  quickly  from 
hence ;  for  thy  people  which  thou 
hast  brought  forth  out  of  Egypt 
have  corrupted  themselves;  t\\eY^^'^ 
quickly  turned  aside  out  of  the 
way  which  I  commanded  them  ; 
they  have  made  them  a  molten 
image. 

1 3  Furtherniore  the  Lord  spake 
unto  me,  saying,  I  have  seen  this 
people,  and,  behold,  it  is  a  stiff- 
necked  people : 

14  Let  me  alone,  that  I  may 
destroy  them,  and  blot  out  their 
name  from  under  heaven:  and  I 
will  make  of  thee  a  nation  mightier 
and  greater  than  they. 

15  So  I  turned  and  came  down 
from  the  niount,  and  the  mount 
burned  with  fii'c :  and  the  two 
tables  of  the  covenant  were  in  .my 
two  hands. 

16  And  I  looked,  and,  behold, 
ye  had  sinned  against  the  Lord 
your  God,  anxl  had  made  you  a 
molten  calf:  ye  had  turned  aside 
quickly  out  of  the  way  which  the 
Lord  had  commanded  you. 

17  And  I  took  the  two  tables, 
and  cast  them  out  of  my  two 
hands,  and  brake  them  before  your 
eyes. 

18  And  I  fell  down  before  the 
Lord,  as  at  the  first,  forty  days  and 
forty  nights :  I  did  neither  eat 
bread,  nor  drink  water,  because  of 


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Moses'  intercession. 


DEUTERONOMY,  10. 


The  two  tables  restored. 


all  your  siiis  which  ye  sinned,  in 
doing  wickedly  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  anger. 

19  For  I  was  afraid  of  the  an- 
ger and  hot  displeasure,  wherewith 
the  Lord  was  wroth  against  you  to 
destroy  you.  But  the  Lord  heark- 
ened unto  me  at  that  time  also. 

20  And  the  Lord  was  very  angry 
with  Aaron  to  have  destroyed  him : 
and  I  prayed  for  Aaron  also  the 
same  time. 

21  And  I  took  your  sin,  the  calf 
which  ye  had  made,  and  burnt  it 
with  fire,  and  stamped  it,  and 
ground  it  very  small,  even  until  it 
was  as  small  as  dust :  and  I  cast 
the  dust  thereof  into  the  brook 
that  descended  out  of  the  mount. 

22  And  at  Taberah,  and  at  Mas- 
sah,  and  at  Kiliroth-hattaavah,  ye 
provoked  the  Lord  to  wrath. 

23  Likewise  when  the  Lord  sent 
you  from  Kadesh-barnea,  saying. 
Go  up  and  possess  the  land  which 
I  have  given  you  ;  then  ye  rebelled 
against  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  your  God, and  ye  believed  him 
not,  nor  hearkened  to  his  voice. 

24  Yehavebeenrebelliousagainst 
the  Lord  from  the  day  that  I  knew 
you. 

25  Thus  I  fell  down  before  the 
Lord  forty  days  and  forty  nights, 
as  I  fell  down  at  the  first ;  because 
the  Lord  had  said  he  would  de- 
stroy you. 

26  I  prayed  therefore  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said,  O  Lord  God,  de- 
stroy not  thy  people  and  thine 
inheritance,  which  thou  liast  re- 
deemed through  thy  greatness, 
which  thou  hast  bi-ought  forth  out 
of  Egypt  with  a  mighty  hand. 

27  Kemembei-  thy  servants,  Abi-a- 
ham,  Isaac,  and  Ja(;ol);  htok  not 
unto  the  stubbornness  of  this  peo- 
ple, nor  to  tlieir  wickedness,  nor 
to  their  sin  : 

28  Lest  tlie  land  whence  thou 
liroUghtest  us  out  say.  Because,  the 
Lord  was  not  able  to  l)ring  them 
into  the  land  which  he  i)romised 
them,  and  bin-ause  he  hated  them, 
he  hath  brought  them  out  to  slay 
them  in  tin;  wilderness. 

29  Yet  they  are  thy  peojjle  and 
thine  inheritance,  which  thou 
Itroughtest  out  by  thy  mighty 
power  and   by  thy  stretched   out 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  (IoiVk  mercy  hi  reslarind  Vie  tico  Uihlen, 
(J  in  eonliiiuhm  Ihe  in-iextliood,  S  •//),  Hepii- 
rutinij  the  liihe  of  Levi,  10  rii  hearkennKj 
unto  .Vosen'  suit  for  the  pei>iile.  12  An  e,e- 
hortdliim.  unto  obedienco. 

AT  that  time  the  Lord  .said  unto 
me,    Hew  thee;  two  tables  of 
stone    like     unto    the    first,    and 


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come  up  unto  me  into  the  mount, 
and  make  thee  an  ark  of  wood. 

2  And  1  will  write  on  the  tables 
the  words  that  were  in  the  first  ta- 
bles which  thou  bi-akest,  and  thou 
shalt  put  them  in  the  ark. 

3  And  i  made  an  ark  of  ^  shit- 
tim  wood,  and  hewed  two  tables  of 
stone  like  unto  the  first,  and  went 
up  into  the  inount,  having  the  two 
tables  in  mine  hand. 

4  And  he  wi-ote  on  the  tables, 
according  to  the  first  writing,  the 
ten  commandments,  which  the 
Lord  spake  unto  j^ou  in  the  mount 
out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire  in 
the  day  of  the  assembly :  and  the 
Lord  gaxe  them  unto  me. 

5  And  I  turned  myself  and  came 
down  fi-om  the  mount,  and  put  the 
tables  in  the  ark  which  I  had 
made;  and  there  they  be,  as  the 
Lord  commanded  me. 

6  H  And  the  children  of  Israel 
took  their  journey  from  Beeroth  of 
the  children  of  Jaakan  to  JNIosera  : 
there  Aaron  died,  and  there  he  was 
buried  ;  and  Eleazar  his  son  min- 
istered in  the  priest's  office  in  his 
stead. 

7  From  thence  they  journeyed 
unto  Gudgodah  ;  and  from  Gudgo- 
dah  to  Jotbath,  a  land  of  rivers  of 
waters. 

8  If  At  that  time  the  Lord  sepa- 
rated the  tribe  of  Levi,  to  bear  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord, 
to  stand  before  the  Lord  to  mini- 
ster unto  liim,  and  to  bless  in  his 
name,  unto  this  day. 

9  Whei-efore  Levi  hath  no  part 
nor  inheritance  with  his  brethren ; 
the  Lord  v.s  his  inheritance,  accord- 
ing as  the  Lord  thy  God  promised 
him. 

10  And  I  stayed  in  the  mount, 
according  to  the  first  time,  foi'ty 
days  and  forty  nights;  and  th<" 
LoRT)  heai'kened  unto  me  at  that 
time  also,  and  tlie  LoRD  would  not 
desti'oy  thee. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  \m\ 
Arise,  take  tin/  journey  before  th<^ 
people,  that  they  n)a,y  go  in  and 
possess  th<^  land,  whicli  I  sware 
unto  their  fathers  to  give  unto 
them. 

I  2  If  And  now,  Israel,  what  doth 
the  Lord  tliy  (Jod  recpiire  of  thee, 
but  to  fear  the  JjOlM)  thy  (Jo(l,  to 
walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to  love 
him,  anfl  to  serve  the  Lokd  thy 
God  with  all  thy  luiartand  with  all 
thy  soul, 

13  'J\)  keep  the  commandments 
of  the  LoKi),  and  his  statutes, 
which  I  command  thee  this  day  for 
thy  gfHKJ  '>. 

\\  Behold,  the  heaven  and  the 


GoiVs  blessings, 


DEUTERONOMY,  11. 


and  threatenings. 


heaven  of  heavens  /.<;  the  Lord's 
thy  (J()(l,  the  earth  a/so,  with  all 
that  therein  is. 

15  Only  the  Lokd  had  a  delight 
in  thy  fatliers  to  love  them,  and  he 
chose  their  seed  after  them,  even 
you  above  all  ^  people,  as  it  is  this 
day. 

16  Circumcise  therefore  the  fore- 
skin of  your  heart,  and  be  no  more 
stiffnecked. 

1 7  For  the  Loud  your  God  ig  God 
of  gods,  and  Lord  of  lords,  a  great 
God,  a  mighty,  and  a  terrible,  which 
regardeth  not  persons,  nor  taketh 
reward  : 

18  He  doth  execute  the  judgment 
of  the  fatherless  and  widow,  and 
loveth  the  stranger,  in  giving  him 
food  and  raiment. 

1 9  Love  ye  therefore  the  stranger : 
for  ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

20  Thou  shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy 
God  ;  him  shalt  thou  serve,  and  to 
him  shalt  thou  cleave,  and  swear  by 
his  name. 

2 1  He  is  thy  praise,  and  he  is  thy 
God,  that  hath  done  for  thee  these 
great  and  tei'rible  things,  which 
thine  eyes  have  seen. 

22  Thy  fathers  went  down  into 
Egypt  with  threescore  and  ten  per- 
sons ;  and  now  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  made  thee  as  the  stars  of 
heaven  for  multitude. 

CHAPTER  11. 

l_An  exhortation  to  obedience,  2  7>p  their 
own  exj^erience  of  God's  ffreat  icotks,  S  by 
promise  of  God''s  great  blessings,  16  and 
bfi  ihreatenings.  IS  A  careful  study  is  re- 
quired in  (rod's  words.  2G  The  blessing 
(Did  ciLrse  -is  net  hefore  them. 

THEREFORE  thou  shalt  love 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  keej) 
his  charge,  and  his  statutes,  and 
his  judgments,  and  his  command- 
ments, alway. 

2  And  know  ye  this  day  :  for  / 
speak  not  with  y(jur  children  which 
have  not  known,  and  which  have 
not  seen  the  "  chastisement  of  the 
Lord  your  God,  liis  greatness,  his 
mighty  hand,  and  his  stretched  out 
arm, 

3  And  his  miracles,  and  his  acts, 
which  he  did  in  tlie  midst  of  Egypt 
unto  Pharaoh  the  king  of  Egypt, 
and  unto  all  his  land  ; 

4  And  what  he  did  unto  the 
ai'my  of  Egypt,  unto  their  horses, 
and  to  their  cliariots  ;  how  lie  made 
the  water  of  the  Red  sea  to  over- 
flow them  as  they  pursued  after 
you,  and  hou.'  the  Lord  hath  de- 
stroyed them  unto  this  day ; 

5  And  what  he  did  unto  you  in 
the  wilderness,  until  ye  came  into 
this  place ; 


6  And  what  he  did  unto  Dathan 
and  Al>iram,  the  sons  of  Eliab,  the 
son  of  Reuben :  how  the  earth 
opened  her  mouth,  and  swallowed 
tliem  up,  and  their  households,  and 
their  tents,  and  ''all  the  substance 
that  iras  in  theii'  possession,  in  the 


midst  of  all  Israel : 

7  But  your  eyes  have  seen  all  the 
great  acts  of  the  L(MtD  which  he  did. 

8  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  all  the 
commandments  which  I  command 
you  this  day,  that  ye  may  be 
strong,  and  go  in  and  possess  the 
land,  whither  ye  go  to  possess  it ; 

9  And  that  ye  may  prolong  your 
days  in  the  land,  which  the  Lord 
sware  unto  your  fathers  to  give 
unto  them  and  to  their  seed,  aland 
that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

10  ^  For  the  land,  whither  thou 
goest  in  to  possess  it,  is  not  as  the 
land  of  Egypt,  from  whence  ye 
came  out,  where  thou  sowedst  thy 
seed,  and  wateredst  it  with  thy 
foot,  as  a  garden  of  herbs  : 

1 1  But  the  land,  whither  ye  go 
to  possess  it,  is_  a  land  of  hills  and 
valleys,  atid  drinketh  water  of  the 
rain  of  heaven : 

12  A  land  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  careth  for :  the  eyes  of  the 
Lord  thy  God  <ire  always  upon  it, 
from  the  Ijeginning  of  the  year  even 
unto  the  end  of  tlie  year. 

13  ^  And  it  sliall  come  to  pass, 
if  ye  shall  hearken  diligently  unto 
my  commandments  which  I  com- 
mand you  tliis  day,  to  love  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  to  serve  him 
with  all  your  heart  and  with  all 
your  soul, 

14  That  I  will  give  you  the  rain 
of  your  land  in  his  due  season,  the 
first  rain  and  the  latter  rain,  that 
thou  mayest  gather  in  thy  "*  corn, 
and  thy  wine,  and  thine  oil. 

1.5  And  I  will  send  grass  in  thy 
fields  for  thy  cattle,  that  thou  may- 
est eat  and  be  full. 

16  Take  heed  to  .yourselves,  that 
your  heart  be  not  deceived,  and  ye 
turn  aside,  and  serve  other  gods, 
and  worship  them  ; 

1 7  And  then  the  Lord's  wrath  be 
kindled  against  you,  and  he  shut 
up  the  heaven,  that  there  be  no 
rain,  and  that  the  land  yield  not 
her  fruit ;  and  lest  ve  perish  quick- 
ly from  off  the  good  land  which  the 
Lord  giveth  you. 

18  11  Therefore  shall  ye  lay  u]i 
these  my  words  in  your  ht>art  and 
in  your  soul,  and  bind  them  for  a 
sign  upon  your  hand,  that  they 
may  be  as  frontlets  between  your 
eyes. 

19  And  ye  shall  teach  them  youi- 


3  every 
living  thing 
that  f ol- 
hjwed  them, 


■•  graiu, 


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A  blessing  and  a  curse. 


DEUTERONOMY,  12. 


The  place  of  God's  service. 


children,  speaking  of  them  when 
thou  sittest  in  thine  house,  and 
when  thou  walkest  by  the  way, 
when  thou  hest  down,  and  when 
thou  risest  up. 

20  And  thou  shalt  write  them 
upon  the  door  posts  of  thine  house, 
and  upon  thy  gates  : 

21  That  your  days  may  be  mul- 
tiphed,  and  the  days  of  your  child- 
ren, in  the  land  which  the  Lord 
sware  unto  your  fathers  to  give 
them,  as  the  days  of  heaven  upon 
the  earth. 

22  IT  For  if  ye  shall  diligently 
keep  all  these  connnandments 
which  I  command  you,  to  do  them, 
to  love  the  Lord  your  God,  to  walk 
in  all  his  ways,  and  to  cleave  unto 
him  ; 

23  Then  will  the  Lord  drive  out 
all  these  nations  from  before  you, 
and  ye  shall  possess  greater  na- 
tions and  mightier  than  your- 
selves. 

24  Every  place  whereon  the  soles 
of  your  feet  shall  tread  shall  be 
yours  :  from  the  wilderness  and 
Lebanon,  from  the  river,  the  river 
Euphrates,  even  unto  the  *  utter- 
most sea  shall  your  ^  coast  l)e. 

25  There  shall  no  man  be  able 
to  stand  before  you  :  for  the  Lord 
your  God  shall  lay  the  fear  of  you 
and  the  dread  of  you  upon  all  the 
land  that  ye  shall  tread  upon,  as 
he  hath  said  unto  you. 

26  H  Behold,  I  set  before  you  this 
day  a  blessing  and  a  curse  ; 

27  A  blessing,  if  ye  obey  the 
commandments  of  the  Ijord  your 
God,  which  1  command  you  this 
day : 

28  And  a  curse,  if  ye  will  not 
obey  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord  your  God,  but  turn  aside  out 
of  the  way  which  1  command  you 
this  day,  to  go  after  other  gods, 
which  ye  have  not  known. 

29  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  the  Lord  thy  GofI  liath 
l)rought  thee  in  unto  the  land 
whitiua'  thou  goest  to  jiossess  it, 
that  thou  shalt  put  tlu^  bk>ssing 
ui)on  mount  (Jerizim,  ;iiid  the  curse 
upon  mount  i*>bal. 

."}()  Arc  tluw  not  on  tlie  other  side 
Jordan,  by  the  way  where  the  sun 
goeth  down,  in  the  land  of  tlu^  Ga- 
naanit(^s,  which  dwell  iti  th(^  (*h;i,m- 
paign  over  against  (Jilgal,  bcsidi; 
the  -  pl.'i.iiis  of  Moi-eh  '? 

;')1  l''()r  ye  shall  jtass  over  .lordjui 
to  go  in  to  possess  the  land  w  liich 
the  Lt)RD  your  God  giveth  you,  and 
ye  shall  possess  it,  and  dwell  tliere- 
in. 


*  That  is,  western. 


32  And  ye  shall  observe  to  do  all 
the  statutes  and  judgments  which 
1  set  before  you  this  day. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  Ilonumentu  of  idolatry  are  to  be  cleftroyed. 
5  The  place  of  GocVs  ne/'vice  i.t  to  lie  kept. 
15,  23  Bl<iod  is  forhidden.  1",  '2tl,  20  IIuli/ 
t/ihif/x  iiiunt  he  eaten  in  the  holt/  place. 
1"J  'J'he  LeiHte  is  not  to  be  fornaken.  29 
Idolatry  is  not  to  he  enguired  after. 

THESE  are  the  statutes  and  judg- 
ments, which  ye  shall  observe 
to  do  in  the  land,  which  ''the  Lord 
God  of  thy  fathers  giveth  thee  to 
possess  it,  all  the  days  that  ye  live 
upon  the  earth. 

2  Ye  shall  utterly  destroy  all  the 
places,  wherein  the  nations  which 
ye  shall  possess  served  their  gods, 
upon  the  high  mountains,  and  upon 
the  hills,  and  under  every  green 
tree : 

3  And  ye  shall  overthrow  their 
altars,  and  break  their  pillars,  and 
burn  their  ^  gi-oves  with  fire ;  and 
ye  shall  hew  down  the  graven 
images  of  their  gods,  and  destroy 
the  names  of  them  out  of  that 
Ijlace. 

4  Ye  shall  not  do  so  unto  the 
Lord  your  (jod. 

5  Hut  unto  the  place  which  the 
Lord  your  (Jod  shall  choose  out  of 
all  your  tribes  to  put  his  name 
there,  ei>en  vinto  his  habitation  shall 
ye  seek,  and  thither  thou  shalt 
come : 

6  And  thither  ye  shall  bring  your 
burnt  offerings,  and  your  sacrifices, 
and  your  tithes,  and  heave  offer- 
ings of  your  hand,  and  your  vows, 
and  your  freewill  offerings,  and  the 
firstlings  of  your  herds  and  of  your 
fiocks : 

7  And  there  ye  shall  eat  before 
the  Lord  your  God,  aiid  ye  shall 
rejoice  in  all  that  ye  put  your  hand 
unto,  ye  and  your  households, 
wherein  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
blest  thee. 

8  Ye  shall  not  do  aftei-  all  tlic 
t}i.iv(i>(  that  we  do  here  this  da.v, 
every  man  whatsoever  v'.s'  right  in 
his  own  eyes. 

y  For  ye  are  not  as  .yet  come  tf) 
the  rest  and  to  the  inheritanc(>, 
which  the  Lord  your  Ood  giveth 
yon. 

10  Wxxtvhen  ye  go  over  Jordan, 
and  dwell  in  the  land  which  tli(^ 
Lord  your  ( !od  giveth  you  to  in- 
hei-it,  and  n'licii  he  giveth  you  r(\st 
from  all  youi' <'neniies  i-ound  about, 
so  that  ye  dwell  in  safet.v  ; 

11  Then  -'tliei-e  shall  be  a,  |)lace 
which  the  Loi;i)  your  (lod  shall 
choose  to  cause,  his  name  to  ''dwell 
there;    thithei'   shall    ye   bring   all 


190 


Blood  is  forbidden. 


DEUTERONOMY,  13. 


Idolatry  to  be  avoided. 


that  I  command  you  ;  your  burnt 
otierings,  and  your  sacrifices,  your 
tithes,  and  the  heave  offering  of 
your  hand,  and  all  your  choice 
vows  which  ye  vow  unto  the  Lord  : 

12  And  ye  shall  rejoice  before 
the  Lord  your  God,  ye,  and  your 
sons,  and  your  daughters,  and  your 
menservants,  and  youi'  maidser- 
vants, and  the  Levite  that  in  within 
your  gates ;  forasmuch  as  he  hath 
no  part  nor  inheritance  with  you. 

13  Take  heed  to  thyself  that 
thou  offer  not  thy  burnt  offerings 
in  every  place  that  thou  seest : 

14  But  in  the  place  which  the 
Lord  shall  choose  in  one  of  thy 
tribes,  there  thou  shalt  offer  thy 
burnt  offerings,  and  there  thovi 
shalt  do  all  that  I  command  thee. 

15  Notwithstanding  thou  may- 
est  kill  and  eat    tiesh  in  all  thy 

ates,  ^  whatsoever  thy  soul  lusteth 


after,  according  to  the  blessing  of 
the  Lord  thy  God  which  he  hath 
giveft  thee :  the  unclean  ancl  the 
clean  may  eat  thereof,  <as  of  the 
I'oebuck,  and  as  of  the  hart. 

16  Only  ye  shall  not  eat  the 
blood ;  ye  snail  pour  it  upon  the 
earth  as  water. 

1 7  11  Thou  mayest  not  eat  within 
thy  gates  the  tithe  of  thy  "  corn, 
or  of  thy  wine,  or  of  thy  oil,  or  the 
firstlings  of  thy  herds  or  of  thy 
flock,  nor  any  of  thy  vows  which 
thou  vowest,  nor  thy  freewill  offer- 
ings, or  heave  offering  of  thine 
hand  : 

18  But  thou  must  eat  them  be- 
fore the  Lord  thy  God  in  the  place 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
choose,  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy 
daughter,  and  thy  manservant, 
and  thy  maidservant,  and  the 
Levite  that  is  within  thy  gates : 
and  thou  shalt  rejoice  before  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  all  that  thou 
puttest  thine  hands  unto. 

19  Take  heed  to  thyself  that 
thou  forsake  not  the  Levite  as  long 
as  thou  livest  upon  the  earth. 

20  H  When  the  Lord  thy  God 
shall  enlarge  thy  border,  as  he 
hath  promised  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
say,  I  will  eat  flesh,  because  thy 
soul  longeth  to  eat  flesh ;  thou 
mayest  eat  flesh,  ^whatsoever  thy 
soul  lusteth  after. 


21  If  the  place  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  chosen  to  put  his 
name  there  be  too  far  from  thee, 
then  thou  shalt  kill  of  thy  herd 
and  of  thy  flock,  which  the  Lord 
hath  given  thee,  as  I  have  com- 
manded thee,  and  thou  shalt  eat  in 
thy  gates  '^whatsoever  thy  soul 
lusteth  after. 


22  Even  as  the  roebuck  and  the 
hart  is  eaten,  so  thou  shalt  eat 
them  :  the  unclean  and  the  clean 
shall  eat  of  them  alike. 

23  Only  be  sure  that  thou  eat 
not  the  blood  :  for  the  blood  is  the 
life ;  and  thou  mayest  not  eat  the 
life  with  the  flesh. 

24  Thou  shalt  not  eat  it ;  thou 
shalt  pour  it  upon  the  earth  as 
water. 

25  Thou  shalt  not  eat  it ;  that  it 
may  go  well  with  thee,  and  with 
thy  children  after  thee,  when  thou 
shalt  do  t/utt  whick  is  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord. 

26  Only  thy  holy  things  which 
thou  hast,  and  thy  vows,  thou  shalt 
take,  and  go  unto  the  place  which 
the  Lord  shall  choose  : 

27  And  thou  shalt  offer  thy 
burnt  offei-ings,  the  flesh  and  the 
blood,  upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord 
thy  God :  and  the  blood  of  thy 
sacrifices  shall  be  poured  out  upon 
the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
thou  shalt  eat  the  flesh. 

28  Observe  and  hear  all  these 
words  which  I  command  thee,  that 
it  may  go  well  with  thee,  and  with 
thy  children  after  thee  for  ever, 
when  thou  doest  that  which  is  good 
and  right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

29  U  When  the  Lord  thy  God 
shall  cut  off  the  nations  from  be- 
fore thee,  whither  thou  goest  to 
possess  them,  and  thou  succeedest 
them,  and  dwellest  in  their  land; 

30  Take  heed  to  thyself  that 
thou  be  not  snared  '^bv  following 


them,  after  that  they  be  destroyed 
from  _  before  tliee  ;  and  that  thou 
enquire  not  after  their  gods,  say- 
ing. How  did  these  nations  serve 
their  gods  1  even  so  will  I  do  like- 
wise. 

31  Thou  shalt  not  do  so  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God :  for  every 
abomination  to  the  Lord,  which 
he  hateth,  have  they  done  unto 
their  gods  ;  for  even  their  sons  and 
their  daughters  they  have  burnt  in 
the  fire  to  their  gods. 

32  What  thing  soever  I  com- 
mand you,  observe  to  do  it :  thou 
shalt  not  add  thereto,  nor  diminish 
from  it. 

CHAPTER   13. 

1  Entieem  to  idolatri/,  6  how  near  so  ever 
■ifiito  thee,  9  are  to  he,  stoned  to  death.  VI 
Idolatrous  cities  are  not  to  he  spared. 

IF  there  arise  among  you  a 
prophet,  or  a  dreamer  of 
dreams,  and  giveth  thee  a  sign  or 
a  wonder, 

2  And  the  sign  or  the  wonder 
come    to   pass,  whereof    he    spake 


*  to  follow 


191 


Of  enticers 


DEUTERONOMY,  14. 


2  Certain 
base  fellows 


unto  thee,  saying,  Let  us  go  after 
other  gods,  which  thou  hast  not 
known,  and  let  us  serve  tliem  ; 

3  Thou  shalt  not  hearken  unto 
the  words  of  that  prophet,  or  that 
dreamer  of  dreams :  for  tlie  Lord 
your  God  proveth  you,  to  know 
whether  ye  love  the  Lord  your 
God  with  all  your  heart  and  with 
all  your  soul. 

4  Ye  shall  walk  after  the  Lord 
your  God,  and  fear  him,  and  keep 
his  commandments,  and  obey  his 
voice,  and  ye  shall  serve  him,  and 
cleave  unto  him. 

5  And  that  prophet,  or  that 
dreamer  of  dreams,  shall  be  put 
to  death ;  because  he  hath  spoken 
to  turn  you  away  from  the  Lord 
your  God,  wliich  brought  you  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,and  redeemed 
you  out  of  the  house  of  bondage,  to 
thrust  thee  out  of  the  way  Avhich 
the  Lord  thy  God  commanded  thee 
to  walk  in.  So  slialt  tlunx  put 
the  evil  away  from  the  midst  of 
thee. 

6  H  If  thy  brother,  the  son  of 
thy  mother,  or  thy  son,  or  thy 
daughter,  or  the  wife  of  thy  bosom, 
or  thy  friend,  which  ^.s  as  thine 
own  soul,  entice  thee  secretly, 
saying.  Let  us  go  and  serve  other 
gods,  which  thou  liast  not  known, 
thou,  nor  thy  fathers  ; 

7  Namely,  of  the  gods  f)f  the 
'  people  which  are  round  about  you, 
nigli  unto  thee,  or  far  off  from  thee, 
from  the  one  end  of  the  earth  even 
unto  the  other  end  of  the  earth  ; 

8  Thou  shalt  not  consent  unto 
him,  nor  hearken  unto  him ;  neither 
shall  thine  eye  pity  him,  neither 
shalt  thou  spare,  neither  shalt 
thou  conceal  liim  : 

9  l)ut  thou  shalt  surely  kill  liim  ; 
thiiK^  liaiid  shall  be  lirst  upon  him 
to  put  him  U)  death,  and  after- 
wards the  hand  of  all  the  i)eople. 

10  And  thou  shalt  stone  him 
with  stones,  that  \w.  die;  because 
h(^  hath  souglit  to  thrust  tlx'e  aw;iy 
from  the  Lord  thy  (Jod,  whic-h 
brought  thee  out  of  tin!  land  of 
Egypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage. 

11  And  all  Israel  shall  hear,  and 
fear,  and  shall  do  no  )uore  any  such 
wickedness  as  this  is  among  you. 

12  II  If  thou  shalt  hear  Kay  in 
one  of  thy  cities,  whicli  tlu^  Loud 
thy  God  hath  given  thee  to  dw(>ll 
ther(!,  saying, 

1 ;')   '  Ccrtal It  men,  the  children  of 


Lelial.aregoneout  from  ;iniong  you, 
and  liave  •'  withdrawn  the  inhabi- 
tants of  their  city,  saying,  l^et  us 
go  and  serve  other  gods,  which  ye 
ave  not  known  ; 


14  Then  shalt  thou  enquire,  and 
make  search,  and  ask  (liligently ; 
and,  behold,  if  it  he  truth,  and  the 
thing  certain,  tliat  such  abomina- 
tion is  wrought  among  you  ; 

15  Thou  shalt  surely  smite  the 
inhabitants  of  that  city  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  *  destroying  it 
utterljr,  and  all  that  /s  therein,  and 
the  cattle  thereof,  with  the  edge  of 
the  sword. 

16  And  thou  shalt  gather  all  the 
spoil  of  it  into  the  midst  of  the 
street  thei*eof,  and  shalt  burn  with 
fire  the  city,  and  all  the  spoil 
thereof  every  ^yhit,  for  the  Lord 
thy  God  :_  and  it  shall  be  an  heap 
for  ever  ;  it  shall  not  be  built  again. 

17  And  there  shall  cleave  nought 
of  the  •*  cursed  thing  to  thine  hand  : 
that  the  Lord  niay  turn  from  the 
liei'ceness  of  his  anger,  and  shew 
thee  mercy,  and  have  compassion 
upon  thee,  and  multiply  tliee,  as 
he  hath  sworn  unto  thy  fathers  ; 

18  When  thou  shalt  hearken  to 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to 
keep  all  his  commandments  which 
I  command  thee  this  day,  to  do 
tliat  }nhirh  fs  right  in  the  eyes  of 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

CHAPTER  14. 

1  GoiVa  chUdrcii  lU'e  not  to  disfi(/ure  them- 
Kcli-i-x  ill  tiKiiirii ini/.  8  What  man.  ""^ 
■irliitl  iiiny  nut  lie  eiiten,  4  of  f/eaxts,  9  of 
p. -ill  ex.  li  of  fowls.  21  rtiilt'  which  tlirih 
of  i/.^elf  may  not  he  eaten.  '22  Tiihex  of 
iliriiie  aerTiee.  23  Titlien  and  fii'stli ii(i.-i 
of  rejoicinff  hifore  the  Lord.  2S  The  third 
year's  tiilie  oj  ulinx  and  ctiarity. 

YE  are  the  children  of  the  Lord 
your  (jod :  ye  shall  not  cut 
yourselves,  nor  make  any  baldness 
between  your  eyes  for  the  dead. 

2  For  thou  art  an  holy  peoiile 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  the 
Lord  liath  cliosen  thee  to  be  a  '"'  i)e- 
culiar  people  unto  himself,  above 
all  the  nations  that  arc  ui)on  the 
earth. 

3  II  Thou  shalt  not  eat  any  abomi- 
nable^ thing. 

4  These  are  the  beasts  wliich  ye 
shall  eat:  the  o.\,  the  sheep,  and 
the  goat, 

5  The  hart,  and  tlie  roebuck,  and 
the  fallow  deer,  and  the  wihl  goat, 
and  the  })ygarg,  and  the  wild  ox, 
and  the  chamois. 

G  And  every  Ix^ast  that  ijai'tetli 
the  hoof,  and  "cleaveth  the  cleft 
into  two  chiws.  ^n/>/  cheweth  the 
cud  among  the  beasts,  that  ye  shall 
eat. 

7  Nevertheless  these  ye  shall  not 
eat  of  them  that  chew  tlu;  cud,  or 
of    them    that    divide    the  cloven 


*  Ilih.   dcvolill}'  it. 


192 


Of  meat ^  dean 


DEUTERONOMY,  15. 


and  undecLn. 


'  grain , 


hoof  ;  as  the  camel,  and  the  hare, 
and  the  coney  :  for  tliev  chew  the 
cud,  but  divide  not  the  hoof;  there- 
fm-e  they  are  unclean  unto  you. 

8  And  the  swine,  because  it 
divideth  the  hoof,  yet  cheweth  not 
the  cud,  it  is  unclean  unto  you  :  ye 
shall  not  eat  of  their  flesh,  nor 
touch  their  dead  carcase. 

9  ^  These  ye  shall  eat  of  all  that 
are  in  the  waters:  all  that  have 
tins  and  scales  shall  ye  eat : 

10  And  whatsoever  hath  not  fins 
and  scales  ye  may  not  eat ;  it  is 
unclean  unto  you. 

11  H  0/  all  clean  birds  ye  shall 

12  But  these  are  they  of  which 
ye  shall  not  eat  :  the  eagle,  and  the 
ossifrage,  and  the  ospray, 

1 3  And  the  glede,  and  the  kite, 
and  the  vulture  after  his  kind, 

14  And  every  raven  after  his 
kind, 

15  And  the  ^owl,  and  the  night 
hawk,  and  the  '^  cuckow,  and  the 
hawk  after  his  kin3^ 

16  The  little  owl,  and  the  great 
owl,  and  the  "swan. 

17  And  the  pelican,  and  the  gier 
eagle,  and  the  cormorant, 

18  And  the  stork,  and  the  heron 
after  her  kind,  and  the  lapwing, 
and  the  bat. 

19  And  every  creeping  thing 
that  ttieth  is  unclean  unto  you : 
they  shall  not  be  eaten. 

20  But  of  all  clean  fowls  ye  may 
eat. 

2 1  1  Ye  shall  not  eat  of  any  thing 
that  dieth  of  itself  :  thou  shalt  give 
it  unto  the  stranger  that  is  in  thy 
gates,  that  he  may  eat  it ;  or  thou 
mayest  sell  it  unto  an  alien :  for 
thou  art  an  holy  people  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God.  Thou  shalt  not 
seethe  a  kid  in  his  mother's  milk. 

22  Thou  shalt  truly  tithe  all  the 
increase  of  thy  seed,  that  the  field 
bringeth  forth  year  by  year. 

23  And  thou  shalt  eat  before  the 
Lord  thy  God,  in  the  place  which 
he  shall  choose  to  place  his  name 
there,  the  tithe  of  thy  *  corn ,  of  thy 
wine,  and  of  thine  oil,  and  the  first- 
lings  of  thy  herds  and  of  thy 
flocks  ;  that  thou  mayest  learn  to 
fear  the  Lord  thy  God  always. 

24  And  if  the  way  be  too  long 
for  thee,  so  that  thou  art  not  able 
to  carry  it;  '"or  if  the  place  "be 
too  far  from  thee,  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  choose  to  .set  his 
name  there,  when  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  blessed  thee  : 

25  Then  shalt  thou  turn  it  into 
money,  and  bind  up  the  money  in 
thine  hand,  and  shalt  go  unto  the 

13 


place  which  the    Lord   thy    God 
shall  choose  : 

26  And  thou   shalt  bestow  that 

money    for    whatsoever    thy    soul 

Musteth    after,    for    oxen,   or    for 

ov  for  strong 


sheep,  or  for  wine,  ,_  ___ 
drink,  or  for  whatsoever  thy  soul 
'^  desireth  :  and  thou  shalt  eat  there 
before  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  thou 
shalt  rejoice,  thou,  and  thine  house- 
hold, 

27  And  the  Levite  that  n  within 
thy  gates;  thou  shalt  not  forsake 
him;  for  he  hath  no  part  nor  in- 
heritance with  thee. 

28  ^  At  the  end  of  three  years 
thou  shalt  bring  forth  all  the  tithe 
of  thine  increase  the  same  year, 
and  shalt  lay  it  up  within  thy 
gates : 

29  And  the  Levite,  (because  he 
hath  no  part  nor  inheritance  with 
thee,)  and  the  stranger,  and  the 
fatherless,  and  the  widow,  which 
are  within  thy  gates,  shall  conie, 
and  shall  eat  and  be  satisfied  ;  that 
the  Lord  thy  God  may  bless  thee 
in  all  the  work  of  thine  hand  which 
thou  doest. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1  The  seventh  yetir  a  year  of  release  for  the 
jioor.  1  It  miist  be  no  let  of  lendiny  or  giT- 
in(j.  12  An  Hehreto  servant,  16  esecept  he 
will  not  depart,  muii  in  the  seventh  year 
go  forth  free  and  well  furnished.  19  All 
jimtii no  males'of  the  cattle  are  to  he  sancii- 
Jied  unto  the  Lord. 

AT  the  end  of  every  seven  years 
thou  shalt  make  a  release. 

2  And  this  is  the  manner  of  the 
release  :  Every  creditor  that  lend- 
etli  ought  unto  his  neighbour  shall 
release  it ;  he  should  not  exact  it 
of  his  neighbour,  or  of  his  brother  ; 
because  "it  is  called  the  Lord's 
release. 

3  Of  a  foreigner  thou  mayest 
exact  it  again:  but  that  which  is 
thine  with  thy  brother  thine  hand 
shall  release ; 

4  Save  when  there  shall  be  no 
poor  among  you ;  for  the  Lord 
shall  greatly  bless  thee  in  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  (Jod  giveth 
thee  for  an  inheritance  to  possess 

5  Only  if  thou  carefully  hearken 
unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  to  observe  to  do  all  these 
commandments  which  I  command 
thee  this  day. 

6  For  the  Lord  thy  God  '"blesseth 


desireth, 


8  asketli  of 
thee : 


thee,  as  he  promised  thee:  and  thou 
shalt  lend  unto  many  nations,  but 
thou  shalt  not  boi-row ;  and  thou 
shalt  reign  over  many  naticms,  but 
they  shall  not  reign  over  thee. 
7  11  If  there  be  among  you  a  poor 

193 


9  the  Lord's 
release  hath 
been  pro- 
claimed. 


in  will  Ijless 


The  year  of  release. 


DEUTERONOMY,  IG. 


The  passover. 


man  of  one  of  thy  brethren  within 
any  of  thy  gates  in  thy  land  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  thou 
shalt  not  harden  thine  heart,  nor 
shut  thine  hand  from  thy  poor 
brother : 

8  But  thou  shalt  open  thine  hand 
wide  unto  him,  and  shalt  surely 
lend  him  sufficient  for  his  need,  in 
that  which  he  wanteth. 

9  Beware  that  there  be  not  a 
'  thought  in  thy  wicked  heart,  say- 
ing.  The  seventh  year,  the  year  of 
release,  is  at  hand ;  and  thine  eye 
be  evil  against  thy  poor  brother, 
and  thou  givest  him  nought ;  ana 
he  cry  unto  the  Lord  against  thee, 
and  it  be  sin  unto  thee. 

10  Thou  shalt  surely  give  him, 
and  thine  heart  shall  not  be  grieved 
when  thou  givest  vinto  him  :  be- 
cause that  for  this  thing  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  all  thy 
works,  and  in  all  that  thou  puttest 
thine  hand  unto. 

1 1  For  the  poor  shall  never  cease 
out  of  the  land :  therefore  I  com- 
mand thee,  saying,  Thou  shalt  open 
thine  hand  wide  unto  thy  brother, 
to  thy  poor,  and  to  thy  needy,  in 
thy  land. 

12  H  And  if  thy  brother,  an  He- 
brew man,  or  an  Hebrew  woman,  be 
sold  unto  thee,  and  serve  thee  six 
years ;  then  in  the  seventh  year 
thou  shalt  let  him  go  free  from  tliee. 

13  And  when  thou  sendest  him 
out  free  from  thee,  thou  shalt  not 
let  him  go  away  empty  : 

14  Thou  shalt  furnish  him  liber- 
ally out  of  thy  flock,  and  out  of  thy 
floor,  and  out  of  thy  winepress  :  of 
that  wherewith  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  blessed  thee  thou  shalt  give 
unto  him. 

1 5  And  thou  shalt  remember  that 
thou  wast  a  l)ondman  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  the  Lord  thy  God 
redeemed  tlun; :  therefore  I  com- 
mand thee  this  thing  to  day. 

1 6  And  it  shall  be,  if  he  say  unto 
thee,  I  will  not  go  away  from  thee; 
because  he  loveth  thee  and  thine 
house,  because  he  is  w(^ll  with  tluH'; 

17  Then  thou  shalt  take  an  aul, 
and  thrust  it  through  his  ear  unto 
the  door,  and  he  shall  l)e  thy  ser- 
vant for  ever.  And  also  unto  thy 
maidservant  thou  shalt  do  Hkciwise. 

18  It  shall  not  seem  tiai'd  unto 
thee,  when  thou  sendest  him  away 
free  from  thee;  for  lie  hath  been 
worth  a  double  liii-cd  servant  to 
thee,  in  sei'ving  thee  six  years  :  M,nd 
the  F.oHi)  thy  God  shall  bless  thee 
in  all  that  tliou  doest. 

19  1i  All  the  flrstling  males  that 
come  of  thy  herd  ami  of  thy  flock 
th(ju  shalt  sanctify  unto  the  Lord 


thy  God  :  thou  shalt  do  no  work 
with  the  firstling  of  thy  bullock, 
nor  shear  the  firstling  of  thy  sheep. 

20  Thou  shalt  eat  it  before  the 
Lord  thy  God  year  by  year  in  the 
place  which  the  Lord  shall  choose, 
thou  and  thy  household. 

21  And  if  there  be  any  blemish 
therein,  as  if  it  be  lame,  or  blind,  or 
Aaye  any  ill  blemish,  thou  shalt  not 
sacrifice  it  unto  the  Lord  thy  God. 

22  Thou  shalt  eat  it  within  thy 
gates  :  the  unclean  and  the  clean 
person  shall  eat  it  alike,  as  the  roe- 
buck, and  as  the  hart. 

23  Only  thou  shalt  not  eat  the 
blood  thereof ;  thou  shalt  pour  it 
upon  the  ground  as  water. 

CHAPTER  16. 

1  The  feant  of  the  j)a88over,  9  of  weekn,  13 
of  tiihertuu-les.  16  Every  male  must  offer, 
(IN  he  in  ahle,  at  these  three  feants.  18  Of 
jiKliji'K  II  11(1  justice.  21  Groves andimages 
(ire  farbidden. 

OBSERVE  the  month  of  Abib, 
and  keep  the  passover  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God  :  for  in  the  month 
of  Abib  the  Lord  thy  God  brought 
thee  forth  out  of  Egypt  by  night. 

2  Thou  shalt  therefore  sacrifice 
the  passover  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God,  t)f  the  flock  and  the  herd,  in 
the  place  which  the  Lord  shall 
choose  to  place  his  name  there. 

3  Thou  shalt  eat  no  leavened 
bread  with  it ;  seven  days  shalt 
thou  eat  unleavened  breiad  there- 
with, even  the  bread  of  affliction  ; 
for  thou  camest  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt  in  haste  :  that  thou  may- 
est  I'emembei'  the  day  when  thou 
camest  foi'th  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt  all  the  days  of  thy  life. 

4  And  there  shall  be  no  leavened 
bread  seen  with  thee  in  all  thy 
"coast  seven  days;  neither  shall 
there  ahji  thiiKj  of  the  flesh,  which 
thou  saci'iflcedst  tlu;  first  day  at 
even,  remain  all  night  until  the 
morning. 

5  Thou  rnayest  not  sacrifice  the 
passover  within  any  of  thy  gates, 
which  the  Lord  tliy  (ilod  giveth 
thee  : 

G  V>\\t  at  the  place  wliicli  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  toi)la-ce 
his  nanu^  in,  thei-e  thou  shalt  sac- 
rifice tlie  i)assover  at  (>v('n,  at  tlu; 
going  down  of  the  sun,  at  the  sea- 
son tliat  thou  camest  forth  out  of 
Egyi)t. 

7  And  thou  shalt  roast  and  eat 
it  in  the  i)lace  which  the  LoiiD  thy 
God  shall  choose:  and  tliou  shalt 
tuiTi  in  the  morning,  and  go  unto 
thy  tents. 

8  Six  days  thou  shalt  eat  unleav- 
ened bread  :  and  on  tlu^  seventh 
day  shall  he  a  sokimn  asst^mbly  to 


'  borders 


194 


The  feast  of  iveeks, 


DEUTERONOMY,  17. 


ayul  of  tabernacles. 


the  Lord  thy  God :  thou  shalt  do 
no  work  therein. 

9  If  Seven  weeks  shalt  thou  num- 
ber unto  tliee :  begin  to  number  the 
seven  weeks  from  suck  time  as  thou 
beginnest  to  jnit  the  sickle  to  the 
^  corn. 

10  And  thou  shalt  keep  the  feast 
of  weeks  unto  the  Lord  thy  God 
with  a  tribute  of  a  freewill  offering 
of  thine  hand,  which  thou  shalt 
give  unto  the  Lord  thy  God.  ac- 
cording as  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
blessed  thee : 

1 1  And  thou  shalt  rejoice  before 
the  Lord  thy  God,  thou,  and  thy 
son,  and  thy  daughter,  and  thy 
manservant,  and  thy  maidservant, 
and  the  Levite  that  is  within  thy 
gates,  and  the  stranger,  and  the 
fatherless,  and  the  widow,  that  are 
among  you,  in  the  place  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen  to  place 
his  name  thex"e. 

1 2  And  thovi  shalt  i-emember  that 
thou  wast  a  bondman  in  Egypt : 
and  thou  shalt  observe  and  do 
these    statutes. 

13^  Thou  shalt  observe  the  feast 
of  tabernacles  seven  days,  after 
that  thou  hast  gathered  in  thy 
-corn  and  thy  wine  : 

14  And  thou  shalt  rejoice  in  tliy 
feast,  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy 
daughter,  and  thy  manservant,  and 
thy  maidservant,  and  the  Levite, 
the  sti'anger,  and  the  fatherless, 
and  the  widow,  that  are  within  thy 
gates. 

15  Seven  days  shalt  thou  keep  a 
solemn  feast  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God  in  the  place  which  the  Lord 
shall  choose  :  because  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  bless  thee  in  all  thine  in- 
crease, and  in  all  the  works  of  thine 
hands,  therefore  thou  shalt  surely 
rejoice. 

16^  Three  times  in  a  year  shall 
all  thy  males  appear  before  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  the  place  which 
he  shall  choose  ;  in  the  feast  of  un- 
leavened bread,  and  in  the  feast  of 
weeks,  and  in  the  feast  of  taber- 
nacles :  and  they  shall  not  appear 
before  the  Lord  empty  : 

1 7  Every  man  shall  give  as  he  is 
able,  according  to  the  blessing  of 
the  Lord  thy  God  which  he  hath 
given  thee. 

18  H  .Judges  and  officers  shalt 
thou  make  thee  in  all  thy  gates, 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee,  throughout  thy  tribes :  and 
they  shall  judge  the  people  with 
just  judgment. 

19  Thou  shalt  not  wrest  judg- 
ment ;  thou  shalt  not  respect  per- 
sons,  neither   take  a  •'  gift :    for  a 


^gift  doth  blind  the  ej^es  of  the 
wise,  and  pervert  the  words  of  the 
righteous. 

20  That  which  is  altogether  just 
shalt  thou  follow,  that  thou  maj'est 
live,  and  inherit  the  land  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

21  H  Thou  shalt  not  plant  thee 
°  a  grove  of  any  trees  near  unto 
the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  thou  shalt  make  thee. 

22  Neither  shalt  thou  set  thee 
up  any  ^  image  ;  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  hateth. 

CHAPTER  17. 

1  The  tilings  sactijiced  mtitit  be  sound. 
2  Idolaters  must  he  sluiii.  8  Hard  contro- 
versies are  to  he  deteniiiiwd  htj  the  priests 
and  judges.  12  The  ronteinner  of  that  de- 
termination- must  die.  \i  The  election, 
IG  and  duti/  of  a  ling. 

THOU  shalt  not  sacrifice  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God  any  bullock, 
or  sheep,  wherein  is  blemish,  or 
any  evilfavouredness  :  for  that  is 
an  abomination  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God. 

2  H  If  there  be  found  among  you, 
within  any  of  thy  gates  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  man  or 
woman,  that  hath  wrought  wick- 
edness in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  in  transgressing  his  covenant, 

3  And  hath  gone  and  served 
other  gods,  and  worshipped  them,_ 
either  the  sun,  or  moon,  or  any  of 
the  host  of  heaven,  which  I  have 
not  commanded ; 

4  And  it  be  told  thee,  and  thou 
hast  heard  of  it,  and  enquired  dili- 
gently, and,  behold,  it  be  true, 
and  the  thing  certain,  that  such 
abomination  is  wrought  in  Israel : 

5  Then  shalt  thou  bring  forth 
that  man  or  that  woman,  which 
have  connnitted  that  wicked  thing, 
unto  thy  gates,  even  that  man  or 
that  woman,  and  shalt  stone  them 
with  stones,  till  they  die. 

6  At  the  mouth  of  two  witnesses, 
or  three  witnesses,  shall  he  that 
is  woi'thy  of  death  be  put  to  death ; 
hut  at  the  mouth  of  one  witness 
he  shall  not  be  put  to  death. 

7  The  hands  of  the  witnesses 
shall  be  first  upon  him  to  put  him 
to  death,  and  aftei'ward  the  hands 
of  all  tlie  people.  So  thou  shalt  put 
the  evil  away  from  among  you. 

8  ^  If  there  arise  a  matter  too 
hard  for  thee  in  juflgment,  between 
blood  and  blood,  between  plea  anil 
plea,  and  between  stroke  and 
stroke,  />('/»// matters  of  controversy 
within  thy  gates  :  then  shalt  thou 
arise,  and  get  thee  up  into  the 
place  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
shall  choose ; 

9  And  thou  shalt  come  unto  tlic 


4  bribe 


5  an  Ashe- 
rah   of  any 
kind  of  tree 


'J  pillar ; 


195 


Tlie  duty  of  a  king. 


DEUTERONOMY,  18. 


T//e  portion  of  the  Levites. 


priests  the  Levites,  and  unto  tlie 
judge  that  shall  be  in  those  days, 
and  enquire  ;  and  they  shall  shew 
thee  the  sentence  of  judgment: 

10  And  thou  shalt  do  according 
to  the  sentence,  which  they  of  that 
place  which  the  Loud  shall  choose 
shall  shew  thee  ;  an(l  thou  shalt  ob- 
serve to  do  according  to  all  that 
tliey  inform  thee  : 

1 1  According  to  the  sentence  of 
the  law  which  they  shall  teach 
thee,  and  accoiding  to  the  judg- 
ment which  they  shall  tell  thee, 
thou  shalt  do:  thou  shalt  not  de- 
cline fi'oni  the  sentence  whicli  they 
shall  shew  thee,  to  the  right  hand, 
nor  to  the  left. 

1 2  And  the  man  that  will  do  pre- 
sumptuously, anrl  will  not  hearken 
unto  the  priest  that  standeth  to 
minister  there  befoi-e  the  Loun  thy 
(iod,  or  unto  the  judge,  even  tliat 
man  shall  die :  and  thou  shalt  i)ut 
away  the  evil  from  Israel. 

l.'i  And  all  the  people  shall  hear, 
and  fear,  and  do  no  more  presump- 
tuously. 

14  li  When  thou  art  come  unto 
the  land  which  the  Loiti)  thyCJod 
givetli  thee,  and  shalt  possess  it, 
and  shah  dwell  therein,  and  shalt 
say,  I  will  set  a  king  over  me,  like 
as  all  the  nations  tliat  are  about 
me ; 

15  Thou  shalt  in  any  wise  set 
him  king  o\er  thee,  whom  the 
LoKi>  thy  (lod  shall  choose:  one 
fium  among  thy  brethi-en  slialt 
thou  set  king  over  the(> :  thou  may- 
est  not  set  a  stranger  over  thee, 
which  TK  not  thy  brother. 

10  But  he  shall  not  multiply 
horses  to  himself,  nor  causes  the 
I)er.p|e  to  l-etnni  to  l']gypt,  to  the 
I'nd  that  lie  should  nniltiply  horses: 
forasnmcli  as  the  boi;i)  hath  said 
unU)  you,  \'e  shall  hencc^forth  re- 
turn no  more  that  way. 

,17  Neither  shall  he  multiF)ly 
wives  to  himself,  that  his  heart 
turn  not  away:  neither  sh;ill  he 
greatly  multiply  to  himself  sihei- 
and  gohl. 

|H  And  it  shall  br-,  when  he  sit- 
t<'tli  unoii  the  throne  of  his  king- 
dom that  he  shall  write  hirii  a  copy 
<»f  this  law  in  a  book  out  of  fhnf 
//■///V/i  ?■«  Ixjfore  the  |)riestH  the  Le- 
vitt's : 

r.>  Anfl  if  shall  be  with  him,  and 
he  shall  read  therein  all  the  days 
of  his  life  :  that  he  inay  learn  to 
fear  the  IjOIM)  hisfJod,  t(»  keep  all 
the  words  of  this  law  and  these 
statutes,  to  do  them  : 

20  That  his  h.-art  Ix-  not  lifted 
up  abo\c  his  brethren,  a)i<l  that  he 
turn  not  aside  fiom  tlie  counnand 


ment,  to  the  right  hand,  or  to  the 
left:  to  the  end  tliat  he  may  pro- 
long his  days  in  his  kingdom,  he, 
and  his  children,  in  the  midst  of 
Israel. 

CHAPTER  18. 

1  The  Lord  is  the  priestn'  and  Levites'  in- 
hei-Hance.  3  The prUntfi'  due.  6  Tlie  Le- 
rite\<i  ixn-Hon.  D  The  iihcn/ih/<iti,nix  (if  the 
iittlionH  (ire  to  he  uroided.  15  ('lii'i.si  tlie 
Vrophetia  tohe,  lieitrd.  2U  The  j'retiitiiipta- 
oUH prophet  in  to  die. 

THE  priests  the  Levites,  and  all 
the  tribe  of  Levi,  shall  have  no 
part  nor  inheritance  with  Israel : 
they  shall  eat  the  offerings  of  the 
LoKD  made  by  fire,  and  his  inheri- 
tance. 

2  Therefoi-e  shall  tliey  have  no 
inheritance  among  their  brethren  : 
the  LoKi)  /'.s  their  inheritance,  as  he 
hath  said  unto  them. 

3  H  Anil  this  shall  be  the  priest's 
due  from  the  people,  from  them 
that  offer  a  sacrifice,  whether  it  he 
ox  or  sheej) ;  and  they  shall  give 
unto  the  priest  the  shoulder,  and 
the  two  cheeks,  and  the  maw. 

4  The  lirstfruit  aim  of  thy  '  corn, 
of  thy  wine,  and  of  thine  oil,  and 
tlie  iii-st  of  the  fleece  of  thy  sheep, 
shalt  thou  give  him. 

5  For  th(!  LoHi)  thv  God  hath 
chosen  him  out  of  all  tli.v  tribes,  to 
stand  to  minister  in  the  name  of 
the  Loud,  him  and  his  sons  for 
ever. 

G  U  And  if  a  Levite  come  from 
any  of  thy  gates  out  of  all  Israel, 
whei-e  he  sojourned,  and  come  witlj 
all  the  desiiv  of  his  inind  unto  the 
place  which  the  LoJiHsliall  choose  ; 

7  Then  he  shall  minister  in  the 
name  of  the  LtJUD  his  God,  as  all 
his  l)i'ethren  the  Levites  do,  which 
stand  there  before  the  Lord. 

tS  Tlie,y  shall  have  like  portions 
to  eat,  beside  that  which  cometh  of 
the  sale()f  his  natrimony. 

0  1i  When  tliou  art  come  into 
the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
givet^h  thee,  thou  shalt  not  learn  to 
do  ;ifter  the  al)ominations  of  those 
nations. 

10  Tli(>ie    shall     not    be    found 
among  you   oin/  ovc  that   maketh 
his    son    oi'   his   daughter   tr)   pass 
through  the  fire,  or  that  useth  di 
vination,  (»•  '-'an  observei-  of  timi^s. 


or  an  enchanter,  or  a  w  iteh, 

11  Oi' a  chariiier,  or  a  consultci- 
with  fann'liai'  s[)irits,  or  a  wizard, 
or  a  necromancer. 

12  Koi-  all  that  flo  these  things 
arc.  ■,\}\  attoiuination  unto  the  Loi;d: 
and  because  of  these  abominations 
the  Loi;d  thy  (!od  doth  drive  them 
out  from  befoi'e  thee. 

!  ?)  Thou  slialt  be  perfect  with  the 
Lord  tliy  God. 


-  one  tliat 
))i'acliscth 
:iuj,niry, 


196 


A  itrophet  like  unto  Moses. 


DEUTERONOMY,  19. 


The  cities  of  refiiye. 


14  For  these  nations,  which  thou 
shalt  possess,  heai'kened  unto  ^  ol)- 
servoi's  of  times,  and  unto  diviners: 


but  as  for  thee,  tlie  Lord  thy  God 
liath  not  suffered  thee  so  to  do. 

15  II  Tlie  LoKDthy  God  will  raise 
up  unto  tliee  a  Prophet  from  the 
midst  of  thee,  of  thy  brethren, 
like  unto  me ;  unto  him  ye  shall 
hearken ; 

16  According  to  all  that  thou 
desiredst  of  the  Lord  thy  God  in 
Horeb  in  the  day  of  the  assembly, 
saying.  Let  me  not  hear  again  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  my  God,  neither 
let  me  see  this  great  fire  any  more, 
that  1  die  not. 

17  And  the  Lord  said  unto  nie. 
They  Jiave  well  siiohen  that  which 
they  have  spoken. 

18  1  will  raise  them  u])  a  Prophet 
from  among  their  brethren,  like 
unto  thee,  and  will  put  my  words 
in  his  mouth  ;  and  lie  shall  speak 
unto  them  all  that  I  shall  com- 
mand him. 

19  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
whosoever  will  not  heai-ken  unto 
my  words  which  he  shall  speak  in 
my  name,  I  will  require  ?i  of  him. 

20  But  the  prophet,  which  shall 
presume  to  speak  a  Avord  in  my 
name,  which  1  have  not  commanded 
him  to  speak,  or  that  shall  speak  in 
the  name  of  other  gods,  even  that 
proi)het  shall  die. 

2 1  And  if  thou  say  in  thine  heart. 
How  shall  we  know  the  word  which 
the  Lord  hath  not  spoken  1 

22  When  a  prophet  speaketh  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  if  the  thing 
follow  not,  nor  come  to  pass,  that 
/.t  the  thing  which  the  Lord  hath 
not  spoken,  Imt  the  prophet  hath 
spoken  it  presuniptuously :  thou 
shalt  not  be  afraid  of  him. 

CHAPTER  19. 

1  The,  citieii  of  refurje.  4  The  pririleye 
thereof  for  the  iiuinxUiyer.  14  The  land- 
mark is  not  to  be  renioved.  .  15  Two  vit- 
iienften  (it  the  lennt.  10  The piniinhinent  of  a 
fd/xe   witlienf:. 

WHEN  tlie  Lord  thy  God  hath 
cut  off  the  nations,  whose 
land  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee, 
and  thou  succeedest  them,  and 
dwellest  in  their  cities,  and  in  their 
houses; 

2  Thou  shalt  separate  three  cities 
for  thee  in  the  midst  of  thy  land, 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee  to  iiossess  it. 

3  Thou  shalt  prei)are  thee  "a  way, 
and  divide  the  "coasts  of  thy  land, 
which  the  Lord  thy  (Uxl  giveth 
thee  to  inherit,  into  three  j)arts, 
that  every  slayer  may  Hee  thither. 

4  II  And  this  in  the  case  of  the 


slayer,  which  shall  flee  thither,  that 
he  may  live :  Whoso  killeth  his 
neighboui-  ignorantly,  whom  he 
hated  not  in  time  past ; 

5  As  when  a  man  goeth  into  the 
wood  with  liis  neighbour  to  liew 
wood,  and  his  hand  fetcheth  a 
stroke  with  the  axe  to  cut  down 
the  tree,  and  the  head  slippeth 
from  the  helve,  and  lighteth  upon 
his  neighbour,  that  he  die  ;  he  shall 
flee  unto  one  of  those  cities,and  live: 

6  Lest  the  avenger  of  the  blood 
jiursue  the  slayer,  while  his  heart 
is  hot,  and  overtake  him,  because 
the  way  is  long,  and  slay  him  ; 
whereas  he  u>as  not  worthy  of 
death,  inasmuch  as  he  hated  him 
not  in  time  past. 

7  Wherefore  1  command  thee, 
saying.  Thou  shalt  separate  three 
cities  for  thee. 

8  And  if  the  Lord  thy  God  en- 
large thy  '*  coast,  as  he  hath  sworn 
unto  thy  fathers,  and  give  thee  all 
the  land  which  he  promised  to  give 
unto  thy  fathers  ; 

9  If  thou  shalt  keep  all  these 
commandments  to  do  them,  Avhich 
1  command  thee  this  day,  to  love 
the  Lord  thy  (Jod,  and  to  walk 
ever  in  his  ways ;  then  shalt  thou 
add  three  cities  more  for  thee,  be- 
side these  three : 

10  That  innocent  blood  be  not 
shed  in  thy  land,  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  inheri- 
tance, and  .so  blood  be  upon  thee. 

11  51  But  if  any  man  hate  his 
neighbour,  and  lie  in  wait  for  hini, 
and  rise  up  against  him,  and  smite 
him  mortajly  that  he  die,  and  fleeth 
into  one  of  these  cities  : 

12  Then  the  elders  of  his  city 
shall  send  and  fetch  him  thence, 
and  deliver  him  into  the  hand  of 
the  avenger  of  blood,  that  he  may 
die. 

1.3  Thine  eye  shall  not  pity  hini, 
but  thou  shalt  put  away  the  (milt 
of  innocent  blood  from  Israel,  that 
iib  may  go  well  with  thee. 

14  If  Thou  shalt  not  remove  thy 
neighbour's  landmark,  which  they 
of  old  time  have  set  in  thine  inheri- 
tance, which  thou  shalt  inherit  in 
tlie  land  that  the  Lord  thy  God 
givetli  thee  to  possess  it. 

15  H  One  witness  shall  not  rise 
up  against  a  man  for  any  iniquity, 
oi-  for  any  sin,  in  any  sin  that  he 
sinneth  :  at  the  mouth  of  two  wit- 
nesses, or  at  the  mouth  of  three 
witnesses,  shall  tlie  matter  be  es- 
tabhslied. 

1 G  1]  If  ^  a  false  witness  rise  up 
against  any  man  to  testify  against 
him  that  which  is  wrong  ; 

17  Then  both  the  men,  between 


4  border. 


o  an  un- 
ri^iliteous 


197 


Laws  to  be 


DEUTERONOMY,  20. 


observed  in  war. 


whom    tlie    controversy    is,    shall 
stand  before  the  Loi;i),  before  the 

Eriests  and  the  judges,  which  shall 
e  in  those  days  ; 

1(S  And  the  judges  shall  make 
diligent  inquisition:  and,  behold, 
if  the  witness  />e  a  false  witness, 
and  hath  testified  falsely  against 
his  biother ; 

19  Then  shall  ye  do  unto  him,  as 
lie  had  thought  to  have  done  unto 
his  brother  :  so  shalt  thou  put  the 
evil  away  from  among  you. 

20  And  those  which  i-emain  shall 
hear,  an<J  fear,  anfl  shall  henceforth 
commit  no  more  any  such  evil 
among  you. 

21  And  thine  eye  shall  not  pity  ; 
f>i(f  life  x/t(t//  I/O  for  lif(\  eye  for  eye, 
tooth  for  tooth,  hand  for  hand,  foot 
for  foot. 

CHAPTER  20. 

1  The  priexVn  exJiorf<ttion  to  encourdge  the 
people  to  haille.  U  The  offii'em'  prochiiiui- 
lion 'Who  tire  to  he  <l imn ixxeil  from  the  ii-iir. 
10  Iloir  to  iixe  the  ci'ii'x  thot  iiciupt  <//■  re/iixe 
the pi'oelaiiiiition  oj'  pence.  Hi  Whot  cifii's 
m It/ft  be  devoted.  1!)  Tt'een  of  man's  meat 
must  iwt  lie  dentroyed  in  the  siege. 

WHRX  thou  goest  out  to  battle 
against  tliine  enemies,  and 
secst  horses,  and  chai'iots,  (did  a 
p(;()l)Ie  more  than  thou,  be  not 
afraid  of  them  :  for  tlu!  Loud  thy 
(U)il  is  with  thee,  which  brought 
thee  up  out  of  the  larui  of  Egypt. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  when  ye  are 
come  nigh  unto  the  battle,  that  the 
pi'iest  sliall  approach  and  speak 
unto  the  p(M)])l(', 

3  Aiifi  sliail  say  unto  them.  Hear, 
()  Israel,  ye  api)roach  this  day  unto 
battleagainst  yourenemies:  let  not 
your  hearts  faint,  fear  not,  and  do 
tiot  tremble  neither  be  ye  terrified 
Ix'cause  of  them  ; 

i  For  Ihe  Lord  your  Ood  is  he 
that goetli  with  you,  to  fight  for  you 
against  youi- enemies,  to  save  you 

5  II  And  the  ollicers  shall  speak 
unto  the  people,  saying,  What  man 
IX  f/irrr  {\vii\\;it\\  built  ;i  new  house, 
andliath  not  dediejited  it?  let  iiim 
go  and  r-etiun  to  his  house,  lest  he 
die  in  the-  battU-,  and  another  man 
dedicate  it. 

(5  And  what  man  is  he  tliat  hath 
|)lant«'d  a  vineyard,  and  hath  not 
//'/  eaten  of  it?  let  him  a/.><(>  go  and 
return  unto  his  luuise.  lest  he  die 
in  the  battle,  and  anotlier  man  eat 
ofjt. 

7  And  what  man  is  f/irre  that 
hatli  betrothed  a  wife,  and  hath  not 
taken  her  '.  let  him  go  and  return 
unto  his  house,  lest  he  die  in  tlie 
battle,  and  another  man  take  her 

S  And  the  ollicers  shall  s|)eak 
fmther  unto  the  peoj)le,  and  thev 
shall  .say,  What  man  is  there  t/uit  is 


fearful  and  fainthearted  1  let  him 
go  and  return  unto  his  house,  lest 
his  brethren's  heart  faint  as  well  as 
his  heart. 

9  And  it  shall  be,  when  the 
officers  have  made  an  end  of  speak- 
ing unto  the  people,  that  they  shall 
make  captains  of  the  ^  armies  to 
lead  the  people. 

10  U  \\'hen  thou  comest  nigh 
unto  a  city  to  fight  against  it, 
then  proclaim   peace  unto  it. 

1 1  And  it  shall  be,  if  it  make 
thee  answer  of  peace,  and  open 
unto  thee,  then  it  shall  be,  that  all 
the  people  that  is  found  therein 
shall  be  tributaries  unto  thee,  and 
they  shall  sei;ve  thee. 

1 2  And  if  it  \yill  make  no  peace 
with  thee,  but  will  make  war  against 
thee,  then  thou  shalt  besiege  it : 

1*3  And  when  the  Lono  thy  God 
hath  delivered  it  into  thine  liands, 
thou  shalt  smite  every  male  thereof 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword  : 

14  But  the  women,  and  the  little 
ones,  and  the  cattle,  and  all  that  is 
in  the  city,  even  all  the  spoil  thereof, 
shalt  thou  take  unto  thyself;  and 
thou  shalt  eat  the  spoil  of  thine 
enemies,  which  the  Loud  thy  God 
hath  given  thee. 

15  Thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  all  the 
cities  -ivhirh  are  very  fai'  off  from 
thee,  which  are  not  of  the  cities  of 
these  nations. 

16  But  of  tlie  cities  of  these 
-peonle,  which  the  Loud  th.v  God 
doth  give  tlu^e  for  an  inheritanc-e, 
thou  shalt  save  alive  nothing  that 
breatheth  : 

17  But  thou  shalt  *  utterly  de- 
stroy th(>m  ;  iianic/i/,  the  Jlittites, 
and  the  Amorites,  the  Gaiiaanites, 
and  the  IVrizzites,  the  Hivites,  an(l 
tlie  .Jebusites;  as  the  LoUD  tliy 
God  hath  commandetl  thee: 

1  iS  'J'hat  th(\v  teach  you  not  to  do 
aftiM- all  their  abominations,  which 
they  have  (loiu!  unto  their  gods  ;  so 
should  ye  sin  against  the  Jjoi:d 
your  God. 

.  19  II  When  thou  shalt  besieg(>  a 
city  a  long  time,  in  making  war 
against  it  to  take  it,  thou  shalt  not 
destroy  the  trees  thereof  by  forcing 
an  axe  against  them  :  for  thou  may- 
est  eat  of  them,  and  thou  shalt  not 
•''(•lit  lliem  down  (for  the  Irei-of  the 
lieM   IS  man's  ///r)  |o  emi'ioy  f/irm 


in  t  he  sieije 


20  Only  the  trees  which  thou 
knowest  that  they  /'c  not  trees  for 
*  meat,  thou  shalt  destroy  and  cut 
them  down  ;  and  thou  shalt  build 
bidwarks    against    the    city    tliat 


*  Heb.  devote. 


•'  cut  thcin 
flown  ;  for  is 
the  tree  of 
tlio  iicld 
mail,  tliat  it 
slKinld  lie 
licsicj^ed  of 
tlice? 
J  food, 


198 


Of  an  uncertain  murder. 


DEUTERONOMY,  21,  22. 


Of  a  smhhorn  son. 


niaketh  war  with  thee,  until  it  be 
subdued. 

CHAPTER  21. 

1  The  expiation  of  an  uncertain  murder. 
10  The  usage  of  a  captive  taken  to  trife. 
15  The  Jirstboru  is  not  to  be  disinherited 
upon  private  affection.  18  A  stubborn  son 
is  to  be  stoned  to  death.  22  The  malefactor 
must  not  hang  all  night  on  a  tree. 

IF  one  be  found  slain  in  the  land 
which  the  Loud  thy  God  giveth 
thee  to  possess  it,  lying  in  the  field, 
ami  it  be  not  known  wno  hath  slain 
him : 

2  Then  thy  elders  and  thy  judges 
shall  come  forth,  and  they  shall 
measure  unto  the  cities  which  are 
round  about  him  that  is  slain  : 

3  And  it  shall  be,  that  the  city 
rvhich  is  next  unto  the  slain  man, 
even  the  elders  of  that  city  shall 
take  an  heifer,  which  has  not  been 
wrouglit  with,  and  which  hath  not 
drawn  in  the  yoke  ; 

4  And  the  elders  of  that  city  shall 
bring  down  the  heifer  unto  a  ^  rough 
valley,  which  is  neither  "  eared  nor 
.sown,  and  shall  ^  strike  oil  the 
heifer's  neck  there  in  the  valley  : 

5  And  the  priests  the  sons  of 
Levi  .shall  come  near  ;  for  them  the 
LoiM)  thy  God  hath  chosen  to  min- 
ister unto  him,  and  to  bless  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  ;  and  by  their 
word  shall  every  controversy  and 
every  stroke  be  tried: 

6  And  all  the  elders  of  that  city, 
that  are  next  unto  the  slain  man, 
shall  wash  their  hands  over  the 
heifer'*thatis  beheaded  in  the  valley: 

7  And  they  shall  answer  and  say, 
Our  hands  have  not  shed  this  blood, 
neither  have  our  eyes  seen  it. 

8  Be  merciful,  O  Lord,  unto  thy 
people  Israel,  whom  thou  hast  re- 
deemed, and  lay  not  innocent  blood 
unto  thy  people  of  Israel's  charge. 
And  the  Wood  shall  be  forgiven  them. 

9  So  shalt  thou  put  away  the 
guilt  of  innocent  blood  from  among 
you,  when  thou  shalt  do  that  lohich 
is  right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

10  ^  When  thou  goest  forth  to 
war  against  thine  enemies,  and  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  delivered  them 
into  thine  hands,  and  thou  hast 
taken  them  captive, 

1 1  And  .seest  among  the  captives 
a  beautiful  woman,  and  hast  a  de- 
sire unto  her,  that  thou  wouldest 
have  h(u-  to  thy  wife  ; 

12  Then  thou  shalt  bring  her 
home  to  thine  house  ;  and  she  shall 
shave  her  head,  and  pare  her  nails; 

1 3  And  .she  snail  put  the  raiment 
of  her  captivity  from  off  her,  and 
shall  remain  in  thine  house,  and 
bewail  her  father  and  lier  mother  a 
full  month :  and  after  that  thou 


shalt  go  in  unto  her,  and  be  her  hus- 
band, and  she  shall  be  thy  wife. 

14  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  have 
no  delight  in  her,  then  them  shalt 
let  her  go  whither  she  will ;  but 
thou  shalt  not  sell  her  at  all  for 
money,  thou  shalt  not  make  mer- 
chandise of  her,  because  thou  hast 
humbled  her. 

15  H  If  a  man  have  two  wives, 
one  beloved,  and  another  hated, 
and  they  have  borne  him  children, 
both  the  beloved  and  the  hated  ; 
and  if  the  firstborn  son  be  hers 
that  was  hated  : 

16  Then  it  shall  be,  when  he 
maketh  his  sons  to  inherit  that 
which  he  hath,  that  he  may  not 
make  the  son  of  the  beloved  first- 
boi*n  before  the  son  of  the  hated, 
which  is  indeed  the  firstborn  : 

17  But  he  shall  acknowledge  the 
son  of  the  hated  for  the  firstborn, 
by  giving  him  a  double  portion  of 
all  that  he  hath  :  for  he  ?'.s'  the  be- 
ginning of  his  strength;  the  right 
of  the  firstborn  is  his. 

18  ^  If  a  man  have  a  stubborn 
and  rebellious  son,  which  will  not 
obey  the  voice  of  his  father,  or 
the  voice  of  his  mother,  and  that, 
when  they  ha,ve  chastened  him, 
will    not    hearken    unto    them: 

1 9  Then  shall  his  father  and  his 
mother  lay  hold  on  him,  and  bring 
him  out  unto  the  elders  of  his  city, 
and  unto  the  gate  of  his  place ; 

20  And  they  shall  say  unto  the 
elders  of  his  city.  This  our  son  is 
stubborn  and  rebellious,^  he  will 
not  obey  our  voice  ;  he  is  a  ^  glutton, 
and  a  drunkard. 

21  And  all  the  men  of  his  city 
shall  stone  him  with  stones,  that 
he  die :  so  shalt  thou  put  evil  away 
from  among  you ;  and  all  Israel 
shall  hear,  and  fear. 

22  ^  And  if  a  man  have  com- 
mitted a  sin  wox'thy  of  death,  and 
he  be  to  be  put  to  death,  and  thou 
hang  him  on  a  tree  : 

23  His  body  shall  not  remain  all 
night  upon  the  tree,  but  thou  shalt 
in  any  wise  bury  him  that  day  : 
(  for  he  that  is  hanged  is  accursed 
of  God ; )  that  thy  land  be  not 
defiled,  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee  for  an  inheritance. 

CHAPTER  22. 

1  Of  humanity  to'irard  brethren.  5  The  sew 
i.<i  to  be  d is'tiiniuifthed  by  ajijiarel.  6  The 
dam  is  net  f<>  be  taken  with  lur  young  ones. 
8  Thehouse  must  lun'6  battlements.  9  Con- 
fusion is  to  be  avoided.  12  Fringes  upon 
the  vesture.  1.3  The  punishment  of  him 
that  slandereih  his  wife.  20,22  Of  adul- 
tery, 2.5  of  rape,  28  and  of  fornication. 
30  Incest.' 

THOU  shalt  not  see  thy  brother's 
ox    or    his    sheep    go   astray, 


5  riotous 
liver, 


199 


Of  humanity. 


DEUTEKONOMY,  22. 


Of  chastity. 


and  hide  thyself  from  them :  thou 
shalt  in  any  case  bring  them  again 
unto  thy  brother. 

2  And  if  thy  brother  be  not  nigh 
unto  thee,  or  if  thou  know  him 
not,  then  thou  shalt  bring  it  unto 
thine  own  house,  and  it  shall  be 
with  thee  until  thy  brother  seek 
after  it,  and  thou  shalt  restore  it 
to  him   again. 

3  In  like  manner  shalt  thou  do 
with  his  ass  ;  and  so  shalt  thou  do 
with  his  raiment ;  and  with  all  lost 
thing  of  thy  brothei''s,  which  he 
hath  lost,  and  thou  hast  found, 
shalt  thou  do  likewise  :  thou  may- 
est  not  hide  thyself. 

4  U  Thou  shalt  not  see  thy 
brother's  ass  or  his  ox  fall  down 
by  the  way,  and  hide  thyself  from 
them  :  thou  shalt  surely  help  him 
to  lift  them  up  again. 

5  •!  The  woman  shall  not  wear 
that  which  pertaineth  unto  a  man, 
neither  shall  a  man  put  on  a 
woman's  garment :  for  all  that  do 
so  are  abomination  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

6  II  If  a  bird's  nest  chance  to  be 
before  thee  in  the  way  in  any  tree, 
or  on  the  ground,  whether  theii  Ije 
young  ones,  or  eggs,  and  the  dam 
sitting  upon  the  young,  or  upon 
the  eggs,  thou  shalt  not  take  the 
dam  with  the  young  : 

7  But  thou  shalt  in  any  wise  let 
the  dam  go,  and  take  the  young  to 
thee ;  that  it  may  be  well  with 
thee,  and  that  thou  mayest  prolong 
thy  days. 

8  H  When  thou  bulkiest  a  new 
house,  then  thou  shalt  make  a  liat- 
tlement  for  thy  roof,  that  thou 
br-ing  not  blood  upon  thine  house, 
if  any  niau  fall  from  thence. 

9  II  Thou  shalt  not  sow  thy  vine- 
yai-d  with  divers  seeds:  lest  the 
fruit  of  thy  swul  which  tluju  hast 
sown,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  vine- 
yard, be  '  delilcd. 

10  II  Thou  shalt  not  plow  with 
an  f)x  and  an  ass  together. 

1  I  11  Thou  shalt  not  wear  a  gar- 
ment of  divei-s  sorts,  as  of  woollen 
and  linen  together. 

12  II  Tlioushaltmake  thee  fringes 
upon  the  ffnir  (piarters  of  tliy  ves- 
tur(\  wherewith  thou  coverest  thy- 
self. 

13  H  If  any  man  take  a  wife, 
and  go  in  unto  hei-,  and  hate  her, 

14  .And  give  occasions  of  speech 
against  her,  and  bring  up  an  evil 
name  upon  her,  and  say,  I  took  this 
woman,  and  when  I  came  to  her,  I 
found  her. not  a  maid  : 

la  Then  shall  the  father  of  the 
damsel,  and  her  mother,  take  and 
bring  forth  the  tokenx  of  the  dam- 


sel's virginity  unto  the  elders  of 
the  city  in  the  gate  : 

16  And  the  damsel's  father  shall 
say  unto  the  elders,  I  gave  my 
daughter  unto  this  man  to  wife,  and 
he  hateth  her  ; 

17  And,  lo,  he  hath  given  occa- 
sions of  speech  against  her,  saying, 
I  found  not  thy  daughter  a  maid  ; 
and  yet  these  are  the  tokens  of  my 
daughter's  virginity.  And  they 
shall  spread  the  cloth  before  the 
elders  of  the  city. 

18  And  the  elders  of  that  city 
shall  take  that  man  and  chastise 
him ; 

19  And  they  shall  amerce  him 
in  an  hundred  shekels  of  silver,  and 
give  them  unto  the  father  of  the 
damsel,  because  he  hath  brought 
up  an  evil  name  upon  a  virgin  of 
Israel :  and  she  shall  be  his  wife ; 
he  may  not  put  her  away  all  his 
days. 

20  But  if  this  thing  be  true,  and 
the  tokens  of  virginity  be  not  found 
for  the  damsel : 

21  Then  they  shall  bring  out  the 
damsel  to  the  door  of  her  father's 
house,  and  the  men  of  her  city 
shall  stone  her  with  stones  that 
she  die  :  because  she  hath  wrought 
folly  in  Israel,  to  play  the  ""  whore 


in  her  father's  house  :  so  shalt  thou 
put  evil  away  from  among  you. 

22  H  If  a  man  be  found  lying 
with  a  woman  married  to  an  hus- 
band, then  they  shall  both  of  them 
die,  both  the  man  that  lay  with  the 
woman,  and  the  woman  :  so  shalt 
thou  put  away  evil  from  Israel. 

23  II  If  a  damsel  that  is  a  virgin 
be  betrothed  unto  an  husband, 
and  a  man  find  her  in  the  city,  and 
lie  with  her ; 

24  Then  ye  shall  bring  them 
both  out  unto  the  gate  of  that  city, 
and  ye  shall  stone  them  with  stones 
that  they  die  ;  the  damsel,  because 
she  cried  not,  being  in  the  city  ; 
and  the  man,  because  he  hath 
hum])]ed  his  neighbour's  wife:  so 
tliou  shalt  put  away  evil  from 
am(2ng    you. 

25  II  Hut  if  a  man  find  a  be- 
trothed damsel  in  the  field,  and 
the  man  force  her,  anrl  lie  with  her: 
then  the  man  only  that  lay  with 
her  shall  dii;  : 

2G  iint  unto  the  damsel  thou 
shalt  do  nothing  ;  there  is  in  the 
damsel  no  sin  u'orthy  of  death  :  for 
as  when  a  man  riseth  against  his 
neighbour,  and  slayeth  nim,  even 
so  is  this  matter : 

27  For  lie  found  her  in  the  field, 
and  the  betrothed  damsel  criecl, 
and  there  ivas  none  to  save  her. 

28  H  If  a  man  find  a  damsel  that 


200 


Utivleanness  to  be 


DEUTERONOMY,  23. 


avoided  in  the  camp. 


is  a  virgin,  which  is  not  betrothed, 
and  lay  hold  on  her,  and  lie  with 
her,  and  they  be  found ; 

29  Then  the  man  that  lay  with 
her  shall  give  unto  the  damsels 
father  fifty  shekels  of  silver,  and 
she  shall  be  his  wife;  because  he 
hath  humbled  her,  he  may  not  put 
her  away  all  his  days. 

30  U  A  man  shall  not  take  his 
father's  wife,  nor  discover  his 
father's    skirt. 

CHAPTER  23. 


1  Who  may  or  may  not  enter  into  the  con- 
nreuiition.  9  Unclean iies^  to  he,  avoided 
ill  t/ie  hoKt.  Ih  (>fthe/n{iitii-e>ierva.nt.  U 
Of  fiUhinens.  IS  Of  abominable  sacri- 
ftees.  19  Of  umiry.  21  Of  wws.  24  Of 
trenpaH^es. 

HE  that  is  wounded  in  the 
stones,  or  hath  his  privy 
member  cut  off,  shall  not  enter 
into  the  congregation  of  the  Lord. 

2  A  bastard  shall  not  enter  into 
the  congregation  of  the  Lord  ; 
even  to  his  tenth  fjeneration  shall 
he  not  enter  into  the  congregation 

of  the  Lord.      ,  ,r     i  -i.     i    n 

3  All  Ammonite  or  Moabite  shall 
not  enter  into  the  congregation 
of  the  Lord;  even  to  their  tenth 
generation  shall  they  not  eiiter  into 
the  congregation  of  the  Lord  tor 

4  Because  they  met  you  not  with 
bread  and  with  water  in  the  way, 
when  ye  came  forth  out  of  Egypt ; 
and  because  they  hired  against 
thee  Balaam  the  son  of  Beov  of 
Pethor  of  Mesopotamia,   to  curse 

5  Nevertheless  the  Lord  thy  God 
would  not  hearken  unto  Balaam ; 
but  the  Lord  thy  God  turned  the 
curse  into  a  blessing  unto  thee, 
because  the  Lord  thy  God  loved 
thee.  ,    ,,    . 

6  Thou  shalt  not  seek  their  peace 
nor  their  prosperity  all  thy  days 
for  ever.  ,  , 

7  ^  Thou  shalt  not  abhor  an 
p]domite;  for  he  is  thy  brother: 
thou  shalt  not  abhor  an  Egyptian  ; 
because  thou  wast  a  stranger  in 
liis  land.  ,  _ 

8  The  children  that  are  begotten 
of  them  shall  enter  into  the  con- 
gregation of  the  Lord  in  then- 
third  j^encration.  ^,    ^     .1 

9  H  When  the  host  goeth  tortli 
against  thine  enemies,  then  keep 
thee  fr<jm  every  ^  wicked  thing. 

10  H  If  there  be  among  you  any 
man,  that  is  not  clean  by  reason  ot 
uncleanness  that  chanceth  him  by 
night,  then  shjill  he  go  abroad  out 
of  the  camp,  he  shall  not  come 
within  the 


2  among  thy 
weapous ; 


3  harlot 


cometh  on,  he  shall  wash  himself 
with  water  :  and  when  the  sun  is 
down,  he  shall  come  into  the  camp 
again.  ,  , 

12  11  Thou  shalt  have  a  place 
also  without  the  camp,  whither 
thou  shalt  go  forth  abroad : 

13  And  thou  shalt  have  a  paddle 
"upon  thy  weapon;  and  it  shall 
be  when  thou  wilt  ease  thyself 
abroad,  thou  shalt  dig  therewith, 
and  shalt  turn  l)ack  and  cover  that 
which  cometh  from  thee  : 

14  For  the  Lord  thy  God  walk- 
eth  in  the  midst  of  thy  camp,  to 
deliver  thee,  and  to  give  up  thine 
enemies  before  thee ;  therefore  shall 
thy  camp  be  holy :  that  he  see  no 
unclean  thing  in  thee,  and  tui-n 
away  from  thee. 

1.5  ^  Thou  shalt  not  deliver  unto 
his  master  the  servant  which  is  es- 
caped from  his  master  unto  thee  : 

16  He  shall  dwell  with  thee, 
even-  among  you,  in  that  place 
which  he  shall  choose  in  one  ot  thy 
gates,  where  it  liketh  him  best: 
thou  shalt  not  oppress  him. 

17  H  There  shall  be  no  ^  whore 
of  the  daughters  of  Israel,  nor  a  so- 
domite of  the  sons  of  Israel.         , 

18  Thou  shalt  not  bring  the  hire 
of  a  ^  whore,  or  the  price  ot  a  dog,    ■»  harlot, 
into  the  house  of    the  Lord  thy  I 
God  for  any  vow :  for  even  both 
these    are  abomination    unto    the 
Lord  thy  God. 

19  ^  Thou  shalt  not  lend  upon 
•'usury  to  thy  brother;  "'usury  ot 
money,  '^  usury  of  victuals,  ■'  usury 
of  anything  that  is  lent  upon 
''usury  : 

20  Unto  a  ^stranger  thou  may- 
est  lend  upon  ■  usury ;  but  unto 
thy  brother  thou  shalt  not  lend 
upon  "usury:  that  the  Lord  thy 
God  may  bless  thee  in  all_  that 
thou  settest  thine  hand  to  in  the 
land  whither  thou  goest  toiK)ssess  it. 

21  II  When  thou  shalt  vow  a 
vow  unto  the  Lord  thy  Go(l,  thou 
shalt  not  slack  to  pay  it :  tor  tlie 
Lord  thy  God  will  surd.v  require 
it  of  thee ;   and  it  would  be  sin  m 

^22'  But  if  thou  shalt  forbear  to 
vow,  it  shall  be  no  sin  in  thee. 

23  That  which  is  gone  out  ot  tliy 
lips  thou  shalt  keep  and  pertorni  ; 
even  a  freewill  ottering,  according 
as  thou  hast  vowed  unto  the  Jjord 
thy  God,  which  thou  hast  promised 
with  thy  mouth.  ,  •    ,    ..1 

24  Vi  When  thou  comest  into  tliy 
neighbour's  vineyard,  then  thou 
mavest  eat  grai)es  thy  hll  at  thine 
own  pleasure;   but  thou  shalt  not 


5  interest 


6  interest : 
-■  foreigner 
8  interest ; 


Tl"BuUt  shall  be,  when  evening  I  put  a)>u  in  thy  vessel 

201 


Of  divorce. 


DEUTERONOMY,  24,  25. 


25  When  thou  comest  into  the 
standing  '  corn  of  thy  neighbour, 
tlien  thou  niayest  phick  the  ears 
with  tliine  hand  ;  but  thou  shalt 
not  m(jve  a  sickle  unto  thy  neigh- 
bour's standing  -corn. 

CHAPTER  24. 

1  Of  divorce.  5  A  neii)  married  man  yoeth 
liot  to  war.  (i,  10  Of  [deddeH.  7  Of  man- 
Ktealers.  8  Of  leproNij.  14  The  hire  in  to 
he  gicen.     16  Of  .juistice.     I'J  Of  charity. 

WHEN  a  man  hath  taken  a 
wife,  and  married  her,  and 
it  come  to  pass  that  she  find  no 
favour  in  his  eyes,  because  he  hath 
found  some  ^ uncleanness  in  her: 
then  let  him  write  her  a  bill  of 
divorcement,  and  give  it  in  her 
hand,  and  send  her  out  of  his 
house. 

2  And  when  she  is  departed  out 
of  his  house,  she  may  go  and  be 
another  man's  ivife. 

3  And  if  the  latter  husband  hate 
her,  and  write  her  a  bill  of  divorce- 
ment, and  giveth  it  in  her  hand, 
and  sendeth  her  out  of  liis  house ; 
or  if  the  latter  husliand  die,  which 
took  her  to  he  his  wife  ; 

4  Her  former  husband,  which 
sent  her  away,  may  not  take  her 
again  to  be  his  wife,  after  that  she 
is  defiled  ;  for  that  y.s  abomination 
before  the  Lord  :  and  thou  .shalt 
not  caus(^  the  land  to  sin,  which 
the  Loiii)  thy  God  giveth  thee /o>' 
an  inheritance. 

5  H  When  a  man  hath  taken  a 
new  wife,  he  shall  not  go  out  to  war, 
neither  shall  he  be  charged  with 
any  business  :  hut  he  shall  be  free 
at  home  one  year,  and  shall  cluHir 
up  his  wife  which  he  hath  taken. 

(j  11  No  man  shall  take  the  nether 
or  the  upper  millstone  to  pK'dge  : 
for  ht^  takctli  d  iiiiiii\  lif(?  tt»  pledge. 

7  II  If  a  man  Ix;  found  stealing 
any  f)f  his  l)rethn^n  of  the  c;!iildien 
of  Israel,  and  makcth  merchandise 
of  him,  or  selleth  him  ;  then  that 
thief  shall  die;  and  thou  shalt  put 
evil  away  from  among  you. 

H  II  Take  heed  in  the  plague  of 
le|)i'osy,  that  thou  observe  dili- 
gently, and  <lo  according  to  all 
that  the  i)i-iests  the  Levit,(vs  shall 
teach  you  :  as  I  commanded  them, 
.so  ye  shall  observe  to  do. 

'.)  bemember  what  the  LolU)  thy 
(Jod  did  unto  Miriam  by  the  wa,y, 
after-  that  y(!  wer-*;  come  forth  out 
of  I'^gypt. 

10  II  When  thou  dost  lerrd  thy 
br'other  any  thing,  thou  shalt  rrot 
g(»  into  his  house  to  fetch  his 
pledge. 

I  1  Tlioir  shalt  stand  aljioad,  arrd 
the   mair   to  whom  thou  dost  lend 


shall  bring  out  the  pledge  abroad 
unto  thee. 

12  And  if  the  man  />e  poor,  thou 
shalt  not  sleep  with  his  pledge  : 

13  In  any  case  thou  shalt  deliver 
him  the  pledge  again  when  the  sun 
goeth  down,  that  he  may  sleep  in 
his  own  raiment,  and  bless  thee : 
and  it  shall  be  righteousness  unto 
thee  before  the  Lord  thy  God. 

14  II  Thou  shalt  not  oppress  an 
hired  servant  that  is  poor  and 
needy,  v^httker  lie  be  of  thy  breth- 
ren, or-  of  thy  str-angers  that  are  in 
thy  land  within  thy  gates  : 

15  At  his  day  thou  shalt  give 
him  his  hii-e,  neither-  shall  the  sun 
go  down  upon  it ;  for-  he  is  poor, 
and  settetli  his  heart  u])on  it :  lest 
he  cry  against  thee  unto  the  Lord, 
and  it  be  sin  unto  thee. 

16  The  fathers  shall  not  be  put 
to  death  for  the  children,  neither 
shall  the  children  be  put  to  death 
for  the  fathers  :  every  man  shall  be 
put  to  death  for  his  own  sin. 

17  H  Thou  shalt  not  pervert  the 
judgment  of  the  sti-anger-,  nor  of 
the  fathei-less  ;  nor  take  a  widow's 
raiment  to  pledge : 

18  But  thou  shalt  remember  that 
thou  wast  a  bondman  in  Egypt, 
and  the  Lord  thy  God  i-edeemed 
thee  thence  :  thei;efoi-e  I  command 
thee  to  do  this  thing. 

19  II  When  thou  cuttest  down 
thiire  harvest  in  thy  field,  and  hast 
for-got  a  sheaf  iri  the  field,  thou 
shalt  not  go  again  to  fetch  it :  it 
shall  be  for  tht^  sti-anger-,  for  the 
fatliei-less,  and  for-  the  widow  :  that 
the  Lord  thy  God  may  bless  thee 
in  all  the  woi-k  of  thine  hands. 

20  When  thou  beatest  thine  olive 
tree,  thou  shalt  not  go  over-  the 
boughs  agairr  :  it  shall  be  for-  the 
str-anger-,  for  the  fatherless  and  for- 
tius widow. 

21  Wherr  thou  gatlierest  the 
gr-apes  of  thy  vineyar-d,  thou 
shalt  not  glean  it  after-war-d  :  it 
shall  be  for-  the  str-arrgei-,  for-  the 
father-less,  and  for  the  widow. 

22  And  thou  shalt  r-ernember- that 
thou  wast  a  bondrrran  irr  the  larrdof 
I'lgypt  :  thei-efor'e  1  commaird  thee 
to  do  this  thing. 

GKAITER  2.5. 

1  tSfripes  vtUHt  not  ctrceed  fortij.  4  The  ox 
in  not  til  tie  niuzzled.  Ti  Of  raining  seed 
u II to  a  hrother.  1 1  Of  the  immodent  iiHniian . 
i:t  (tf  unjiiHt  ireightK.  17  The  meiimri/  if 
Aiiialik  in  to  lie  fi/olted  out. 

IV  tlrer-e  be  a  (-ontr-over-sy  betwe<m 
men,  arrd  they  come  urrto  .judg- 
merrt,  that  the  jiiihjrs  may  .judge 
them;  then  they  shall  .justify 
the  righteous,  and  corrdenrn  the 
wicked. 


202 


Of  raising  seed  unto  a  brother.         DEUTERONOMY,  26. 


Of  the  Jirstfru  its. 


2  And  it  shall  bo,  if  the  wicked 
man  he  worthy  to  be  beaten,  that 
the  judge  shall  cause  hini  to  lie 
down,  and  to  be  beaten  before  his 
face,  according  to  his  fault,  by  a 
certain  number. 

3  Forty  stripes  he  may  give  him. 
and  not  exceed  :  lest,  if  he  should 
exceed,  and  beat  him  above  these 
with  many  stripes,  then  thy  brother 
should  seem  vile  unto  thee. 

4  51  Thou  shalt  not  muzzle  the 
ox  when  he  treadeth  out  the  ^  corn. 

5  K  If  brethren  dwell  together, 
and  one  of  them  die,  and  have  no 
child,  the  wife  of  the  dead  shall  not 
marry  without  unto  a  stranger  : 
her  husband's  brother  shall  go  in 
unto  her,  and  take  her  to  him  to 
wife,  and  perform  the  duty  of  an 
husband's  brother  unto  her. 

6  And  it  shall  be,  that  the  first- 
born which  she  beareth  shall  suc- 
ceed in  the  name  of  his  brother 
ivhich  is  dead,  that  his  name  be  not 
put  out  of  Israel. 

7  And  if  the  man  like  not  to 
take  his  brother's  wife,  then  let  his 
brother's  wife  go  up  to  the  gate 
unto  the  elders,  and  say.  My  hus- 
band's brother  refuseth  to  raise  up 
unto  his  brother  a  name  in  Isiuel, 
he  will  not  perform  the  duty  of  my 
husband's  brother. 

8  Then  the  elders  of  his  city  shall 
call  him,  and  speak  vinto  him  :  and 
if  he  stand  to  it,  and  say,  I  like 
not  to  take  her  ; 

9  Then  shall  his  brother's  wife 
come  unto  him  in  the  presence  of 
the  elders,  and  loose  his  shoe  from 
off  his  foot,  and  spit  in  his  face, 
and  shall  answer  and  say.  So  shall 
it  be  done  unto  that  man  that  will 
not  build  up  his  brother's  house. 

10  And  his  name  shall  be  called 
in  Israel,  The  house  of  him  that 
hath  his  shoe  loosed. 

11  11  When  men  strive  together 
one  with  another,  and  the  wife  of 
tlie  one  draweth  neai-  for  to  deliver 
her  husband  out  of  the  hand  of 
him  that  smiteth  him,  and  putteth 
forth  her  hand,  and  taketh  him 
by  the  secrets  : 

\2  Then  thou  shalt  cut  off  her 
hand,  thine  eye  shall  not  pity  ho: 

13  51  Thou  shalt  not  have  in  thy 
t)ag  divers  weights,  a  great  and  a 
small. 

li  Thou  shalt  not  have  in  thine 
house  divers  measures,  a  great  and 
a  small. 

15  lint  thou  shalt  have  a  perfect 
and  just  weight,  a  perfect  and  just 
measure  shalt  thou  have  :  that  tliy 
days  may  be  lengthened  in  the 
kind  which  the  Lokd  thy  God 
giveth   thee. 


16  For  all  that  do  such  things, 
((ml  all  that  do  unrighteously,  are 
an  abomination  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God. 

17  H  Remember  what  Amalek 
did  unto  thee  by  the  way,  when  ye 
were  come  forth  out  of  Egypt ; 

18  How  he  met  thee  by  the  way, 
and  smote  the  hindmost  of  thee, 
even  all  that  ivere  feeble  behind 
thee,  when  thou  wast  faint  and 
weary  ;  and  he  feared  not  God. 

19  Therefore  it  shall  be,  when 
the  Lord  thy  God  hath  given  thee 
rest  from  all  thine  enemies  round 
about,  in  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee /o?' an  inheri- 
tance to  possess  it,  that  thou  shalt 
blot  out  the  remembrance  of  Ama- 
lek from  under  heaven ;  thou  shalt 
not  forget  it. 

CHAPTER  26. 

1  The.  coiifesfiion  of  him  that  offer eth  the  Jhih- 
ket  (if  fir  at  fruits.  12  The  prayer  of  him 
thai  ijireth  hit  third  yeai'\'i  tithes.  16  The 
covenant  between  God  and  the  people. 

AND  it  shall  be,  when  thou  art 
come  in  unto  the  land  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  ./or 
an  inheritance,  and  possessest  it, 
and  dwellest  therein  ; 

2  That  thou  shalt  take  of  the 
first  of  all  the  fruit  of  the  earth, 
which  thou  slialt  bring  of  thy  land 
that  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee, 
and  shalt  put  it  in  a  basket,  and 
shalt  go  unto  the  place  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  to  place 
his  name  there. 

3  And  thou  shalt  go  unto  the 
priest  that  shall  be  in  those  days, 
and  say  unto  him,  I  profess  this 
day  unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  that  I 
am  come  unto  the  country  which 
the  Lord  sware  unto  our  fathers 
for  to  give  us. 

4  And  the  priest  shall  take  the 
basket  out  of  thine  hand,  and  set 
it  down  before  the  altar  of  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

5  And  thou  shalt  speak  and  say 
before  the  Lord  thy  God,  A  Syrian 
ready  to  perish  uhxs  my  father,  and 
he  went  down  into  Egypt,  and  so- 
journed there  with  a  few,  and  be- 
camt;  there  a  nation,  great,  mighty, 
and  i)opulous  : 

6  And  the  Egyptians  evil  en- 
treated us,  and  atfli(;ted  us,  and 
laid  upon  us  hard  bondage  : 

7  And  when  we  cried  unto  -  the 
liOKD  God  of  our  fathers,  the  Lohd 
heard  our  voice,  and  looked  on  our 
afiliction,  and  our  labour,  and  our 
oppression  : 

8  And  the  Lord  brouglit  us  forth 
out  of  Fgypt  with  a  mighty  hand, 
and  with  an  outstretched  arm,  and 


-  tlie  Lord, 
the  God 


203 


Tlie  covenant  between 


DEUTERONOMY,  27. 


God  and  the  people. 


with  great  terribleness,  and  with 
signs,  and  with  wonders  : 

9  And  he  hath  brought  us  into 
this  place,  and  hath  given  us  this 
land,  even  a  land  that  Howeth  with 
milk  and  honey. 

10  And  now,  behold,  I  have 
bi'ought  tlie  firstfruits  of  the 
land,  which  thou,  O  Lord,  hast 
given  me.  And  thou  shalt  set  it 
before  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
worship  before  the  Lord  tliy  God  : 

11  And  thou  shalt  rejoice  in 
every  good  tkimj  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  given  unto  thee,  and 
unto  thine  house,  thou,  and  the 
Levite,  and  the  stranger  that  is 
among  you. 

\'l  "II  When  tliou  hast  made  an 
end  of  tithing  all  the  tithes  of 
thine  increase  the  third  year, 
which  is  the  year  of  tithing,  and 
hast  given  it  unto  the  Levite,  the 
stranger,  the  fatherless,  and  the 
widow,  that  they  may  eat  within 
thy  gates,  and  be  filled  ; 

13  Then  thou  shalt  say  befoi'e 
the  Lord  thy  God,  I  have  brought 
away  the  hallowed  things  out  of 
//line  house,  and  also  have  given 
them  unto  the  Levite,  and  unto 
the  stranger,  to  the  fatherless,  and 
to  the  widow,  according  to  all 
thy  commandments  which  thou 
hast  commanded  me  :  I  have  not 
transgressed  thy  commandments, 
neither  have  I  forgotten  the/n : 

14  1  have  not  eaten  thereof  in 
my  mourning,  neither  have  J  taken 
away  ought  thereof  for  a/y// unclean 
use,  nor  given  o/ifild  thereof  for  the 
dead  :  hut  I  have  JK^ai'kened  to  the 
voice  of  the  JjORD  my  God,  and 
have  done  accoi-<Hng  to  all  that 
thou  hast  connnanded  me. 

].'")  Look  down  from  thy  holy 
hal)itatioii,  from  heaven,  and  bless 
thy  peo])le  isi-ael,  and  the  land 
whi(;h  thou  h;i,st  given  us,  as  thou 
swarest  unto  our  fathers,  a  land 
that  Howctli  with  milk  arul  lK)ney. 

I  ()  1i  This  day  the  Louo  thy  (Jod 
hath  coniniMiided  thee  to  do  these 
statutes  and  jiidginents  :  tliou  shalt 
thfrefor*^  keep  and  do  tlieni  with 
all  thine  heart,  and  with  all  thy 
soul. 

1 7  Thou  hast  avouched  the  LoTii) 
this  day  to  be  thy  God,  and  to 
walk  in  his  ways,  and  to  keei)  his 
statutes,  and  his  (•onunan(hnents, 
and  liis  judgiiients,  ;i,nd  to  hearken 
unto  liis  \()ice  : 

15  And  the  Loud  hath  avou(;h(vl 
tlu^e  this  day  to  be  '  his  peculiar 
people    as  he  hath  promised  thec'. 


and   that  thou  shouldest  keep  all 
his  connnaruhnents  ; 

19  And  to  make  thoe  high  abov(> 


all  nations  which  he  hath  made,  in 
praise,  and  in  name,  and  in  honour  ; 
and  that  thou  maj^est  be  an  holy 
people  unto  the  Loi;d  thy  God,  as 
he  hath  spoken. 

CHAPTER  27. 

1  Tlie  people  ni'e  eonnnaridK!  In  ivrile  the 
liiiv  upon  stonen,  5  tniil  In  hnilil  mi  allitr 
of  icliole  !itoii6H.  11  The  trihfs  i/irii/ed  on 
(ieriziin.  and  Ehal.  14  Tlie  cursen  p/'o- 
noiinced  on  onount  Ehal. 

AND  Moses  with  the  elders  of 
Israel  commanded  the  people, 
saying.  Keep  all  the  command- 
ments which  I  command  you  this 
day. 

'1  And  it  shall  be  on  the  day  when 
ye  shall  pass  over  Jordan  unto  the 
land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee,  that  thou  shalt  set 
thee  up  great  stones,  and  plaister 
them  with  plaister: 

3  And  thou  shalt  write  upon 
them  all  the  words  of  this  law, 
when  thou  art  passed  over,  that 
thou  mayest  go  in  unto  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee,  a  land  that  floweth  with  milk 
and  honey ;  as  'the  Loud  God  of 
thy  fathei's  hath  promised  thee. 

4  Therefore  it  shall  be  when  ye 
be  gone  over  Jordan,  tliat  ye  shall 
set  uj)  these  stones,  which  I  com- 
mand you  this  day,  in  mount  Ebal, 
and  thou  shalt  plaister  them  with 
plaister. 

5  And  there  shalt  thou  build  an 
altar  unto  the  Loud  thy  G(xl,  an 
altar  of  stones  :  thou  shalt  not  lift 
up  any  iron  tool  ui)on  them. 

G  Thou  shalt  Iniild  the  altar  of 
the  Lord  thy  God  of  whole  stones  : 
and  thou  shalt  ofi'er  burnt  offerings 
ther(H)n    unto    the   IjOUD  thy  (!od  : 

7  vVnd  thou  shalt  oiler  i)eac(^  of- 
ferings, and  shalt  e;it  th(>r(>,  and 
rejoice   befoi'e   the  LoUD  thy  (lod. 

(S  And  thou  shalt  write  upon  th(> 
ston(!s  all  the  words  of  this  law 
very  plainly. 

9  1[  And  IMoses  and  the  pri(\sts 
the  Levites  spake  unto  all  Israel, 
saying,  Take  lieefl,  and  heai'kcMi,  () 
Israel  ;  this  day  tliou  ai't  become 
the  jjeo])l(^  of   the    Ijoud  thy  God. 

10  Thou  shalt  therefore  obey  the 
voice  of  the  JjoRD  thy  God,  and 
do  his  connnandments  and  his 
statutes,  which  1  command  thee 
this  day. 

I  1  II  And  Moses  charged  th(> 
people  the  same  day,  saying, 

\'l  These  shall  stand  ui)on  mount 
fi(>riziin  to  bless  the  ne()])]e.  when 
ye  are  come  over  Jordan  ;  Simeon, 
and  Levi,  and  Judali,  and  Issacliai', 
and  .ios(>i»li,  and  I'enjatnin  : 

1.")  And    thesis   shall  staiul   upon 


-  tlie  Lord, 
the  God  of 
thy  fathers. 


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Curses  and 


DEUTERONOMY,  28. 


blessi)ig  pronounced. 


mount  El)al  to  curse ;  Reuben,  Gad, 
and  Aslier,  and  Zebulun,  Dan,  and 
Naphtali.  .         ,    ,,  . 

U  ^1  And  the  Levites  shall  speak 
and  say  unto  a-U  the  men  ot  Israel 
with  a  loud  voice, 

15  Cursed  be  the  man  that  mak- 
eth  (ivy  graven  oi'  niolten  image,  fin 
abomination  unto  the  Loud,  the 
work  of  the  hands  ot  the  cratts- 
man,  and  putteth  tt  m  a  secret 
place.  And  all  the  people  shall 
answer  and  say.  Amen.        ,  ,.   ,  ^ 

1 6  Cursed  he  he  that  setteth  light 
by  his  father  or  his  mother.  And 
all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

17  Cursed  be  he  that  removeth 
his  neighbour's  landmark.  And  all 
the  people  shall  say,  Amen. 

1 8  Cursed  be  he  that  maketh  the 
blind  to  wander  out  of  the  way. 
And  all  the  people  shall  say,  Amen. 

19C'ursed  be  he  that  perverteth 
the  judgment  of  the  stranger, 
fatherless,  and  widow.  And  all  the 
people  shall  say,  Amen. ' 

•20  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with 
his  father's  wife;  because  he  un- 
covereth  his  father's  skirt.  And 
all  the  ueople  shall  say.  Amen. 

21  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with 
any  manner  of  beast.  And  all  the 
people  shall  say,  Amen. 

22  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with 
his  sister,  the  daughter  of  his  father, 
or  the  daughter  of  his  mother.  And 
all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

23  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with 
his  mother  in  law.  And  all  the 
Ijeople  shall  say.  Amen. 

2-4  Cursed  be  he  that  smiteth  his 
neighbour  secretly.  And  all  the 
people  shall  say.  Amen. 

2-5  Cursed  be  he  that  taketh  re- 
ward to  slay  an  innocent  person. 
And  all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

26  Cursed  be  he  that  confirmeth 
not  (dl  the  words  of  this  law  to 
do  them.  And  all  the  people  shall 
say,  Amen. 


4  Blessed  sJuifl  be  the  fruit  of  thy 
body,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  ground, 
and  the  fruit  of  thy  cattle^  the 
increase  of  thy  kine,  and  the  Hocks 
of  thy  sheep. 

5  Blessed  shall  be  thy  basket  and 
thy  ^  store. 

6  Blessed  sha/t  thou  be  when  thou 
comest  in,  and  blessed  shalt  thou  be 
when  thou  goest  out. 

7  The  LoKU  shall  cause  thine 
enemies  that  rise  up  against  thee 
to  be  smitten  before  thy  face  :  they 
shall  come  out  against  thee  one 
way,  and  flee  before  tliee  seven 
ways. 

8  The  Lord  shall  command  the 
blessing  upon  thee  in  thy  '^  store- 
houses, and  in  all  that  thou  settest 
thine  hand  unto  ;  and  he  shall  bless 
thee  in  the  land  which  the  Lord 


1  kneading- 
trough. 


2  barns. 


CHAPTER  28. 

1   The.hleifnhig><  for  obedience.     15  The  curses 
for  (lisohedience. 

AND  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
thou  shalt  hearken  diligently 
unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  to  observe  ami  to  do  all  hi.s 
commandments  which  I  command 
thee  this  day.  that  the  Lord  thy 
God  will  set  thee  on  high  above  all 
nations  of  the  earth  : 

2  And  all  these  blessings  shall 
come  on  thee,  and  overtake  thee, 
if  thou  shalt  hearken  unto  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

.3  Blessed  shalf  thou  be  in  the 
city,  and  blessed  shalt  thou  be  in 
the  field. 


thy  God  giveth  thee 

9  The  Lord  shall  establish  thee 
an  holy  people  unto  himself,  as  he 
hath  sworn  unto  thee,  if  thou  shalt 
keep  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  walk  in  his 
ways. 

10  And  all  ^people  of  the  earth 
shall  see  that  thou  art  called  by  the 
name  of  the  Lord;  and  they  shall 
be  afraid  of  thee. 

1 1  And  the  L()Ri>  shall  make  thee 
plenteous  ^  in  goods,  in  the  fruit  of 
thy  body,  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy 
cattle,  and  in  the  fi'uit  ()t  thy 
ground,  in  the  land  which  the 
L«niD  sware  unto  thy  fathers  to 
give  thee. 

1 2  The  Lord  shall  open  unto  thee 
his  good  treasure,  the  heaven  to 
give  the  rain  unto  thy  land  in  ■^  Im 
season,  and  to  bless  all  the  work  of 
thine  hand  :  and  thou  shalt  lend 
unto  many  nations,  and  thou  shalt 
not  borrow. 

1 3  And  the  Lord  shall  make  thee 
the  head,  and  not  the  tail ;  and  thou 
shalt  be  above  only,  and  thou  shalt 
not  be  beneath ;  if  that  thou  heark- 
en unto  the  commandments  ot  the 
Lord  thy  God,  which  1  command 
thee  this  day,  to  observe  and  to  do 
thevi : 

14  And  thou  shalt  not  go  aside 
from  any  of  the  words  which  1 
command  thee  this  day,  to  the  right 
hand,  or  to  the  left,  to  go  after  other 
gods  to  serve  them. 
'  15  ^  But  it  shall  come  to  ]iass, 
if  thou  wilt  not  hearken  unto  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  ob- 
serve to  do  all  his  commandment.s 
and  his  statutes  which  1  command 
thee  this  day  ;  that  all  these  curses 
shall  come  upon  thee,  and  overtake 
thee  :  ,  ,     •      .  i 

IG  Cursed  shalt  thou  be  m  the 


'<i  the  peoples 


*  for  good, 


5  its 


205 


DEUTERONOMY,  28. 


for  disobedience. 


city,  and  cursed  shall  thou   be  in 
the  field. 

17  Cursed  shall  be  thy  basket 
and  thy  ^  store. 

18  Cursed  shall  be  the  fruit  of 
thy  body,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  land, 
the  increase  of  thy  kine,  and  the 
ilocks  of  thy  sheep. 

19  Cursed  shall  thou  be  when 
thou  comest  in,  and  cursed  shall 
thou  be  when  thou  goest  out. 

20  The  Lord  shall  .send  upon 
thee  cui'sing,  vexation,  and  re- 
buke, in  all  that  thou  settest  thine 
hand  unto  for  to  do,  until  thou  be 
destroyed,  and  until  thou  perish 
quickly ;  because  of  the  wicked- 
ness of  thy  doings,  whereby  thou 
hast  forsaken  me. 

21  The  Lord  shall  make  the 
pestilence  cleave  unto  thee,  until 
he  have  consumed  thee  from  off  the 
land,  whither  thou  goest  to  possess 
it. 

22  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee 
with  a  consumption,  and  with  a 
fever,  and  with  an  inflammation, 
and  with  an  extreme  burning,  and 
with  '"  the  sword,  and  with  blast- 
ing, and  with  mildew ;  and  they 
shall  pursue  thee  until  thou  perish. 

2."^  And  thy  heaven  that  is  over 
thy  head  shall  be  brass,  and  the 
earth  that  is  under  thee  shall  be 
iron. 

24  The  Lord  shall  make  the  rain 
of  thy  land  yjowder  and  dust :  from 
heaven  shall  it  come  down  upon 
thee,  until  thou  be  destroyed. 

2-5  The  Lord  shall  cause  thee  to 
be  smitten  befoi-e  thine  enemies  : 
thou  shalt  go  out  one  way  against 
them,  and  flee  seven  ways  before 
them  :  and  shalt  be  removed  into 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth. 

26  And  thy  carcase  shall  be  meat 
unto  all  fowls  of  the  air,  and  unto 
the  beasts  of  tluu;arth,  and  no  man 
shall  •'  fray  litem  away. 

27  The  Lord  will  smite  thee  with 
tlie  •*  botch  of  Kgyi)t,  and  with  the 
•"'cmci'ods,  and  with  the  ''scab,  and 
with  the  itch,  whereof  thou  canst 
not  be  healed. 

2.S  The  Lord  shall  smite;  the(> 
with  madness,  and  bliiulness,  and 
astonishment  of  heart: 

21)  .\nd  thou  shalt  groix"  at  noon- 
day, as  the  blind  gi-opeili  in  dark- 
ness, and  thou  shalt  not  prospei-  in 
thy  ways:  and  thou  shalt  be  only 
oppressed  and  sjxjiled  evermore, 
and  no  man  shall  save  I  her. 

30  Thou  shalt  Ix-troth  a  wife,  and 
anothei-  man  shall  lie  with  li(>r : 
thou  shalt  l)uil(l  an  Imusc,  and  thou 
shalt  not  dwell  therein  :  thou  shalt 


*0r, 


plant  a   vineyard,   and    shalt  not 
gather  the  grapes  thereof. 

31  Thine  ox  shall  be  slain  before 
thine  eyes,  and  thou  shalt  not  eat 
thereof  :  thine  ass  shall  be  violently 
taken  away  from  before  thy  face, 
and  shall  not  be  restored  to  thee : 
thy  sheep  shall  be  given  unto  thine 
enemies,  and  thou  shalt  have  none 
to  rescue  lhe7n. 

32  Thy  sons  and  thy  daughters 
shall  l>e  given  unto  another  people, 
and  thine  eyes  shall  look,  and  fail 
wilJi  longing  for  them  all  the  day 
long:  and  there  shall  he  no  might  in 
thine  hand. 

33  The  fruit  of  thy  land,  and  all 
thy  laboui's,  shall  a  nation  which 
thou  knowest  not  eat  up  ;  and  thou 
shalt  be  only  oppressed  and  crushed 
alway  : 

34  So  that  thou  shalt  be  mad  for 
the  sight  of  thine  eyes  which  thou 
shalt  see. 

35  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee  in 
the  knees,  and  in  the  legs,  with  a 
sore  ^  botch  that  cannot  be  healed, 
from  the  sole  of  thy  foot  unto  the 
top  of  thy  head. 

36  The  Lord  shall  brijig  thee, 
and  thy  king  which  thou  shalt  set 
over  thee,  unto  a  nation  which 
neither  thou  nor  thy  fathers  have 
known  ;  and  there  shalt  thou  serve 
other  gods,  wood  and  stone. 

37  And  thou  shalt  become  an  as- 
tonishment, a  proverb,  and  a  by- 
word, among  all  nations  whither 
the  Lord  shall  lead  thee. 

38  Thou  shalt  carry  much  seed 
out  into  the  field,  and  shalt  gather 
Init  little  in  ;  for  the  locust  shall 
consume  it. 

39  Thou  shalt  i)1ant  vineyards, 
and  dress  thetn,  but  shalt  neither 
drink  of  the  wine,  nor  gather  the 
(/rapes;  for  the  wc^rms  shall  eat 
them. 

40  Tliou  shalt  have  olive  trees 
throughout  all  thy  'coasts,  but 
thou  shalt  not  anoiiit  I  hi/self  with 
thv,  oil ;  for  thine  olive  shall  cast 
his  frit  it. 

41  Thou  shalt  beget  sons  and 
daughters,  but  t  thou  shalt  not  en- 
joy them;  for  they  shall  go  into 
cai)tivity. 

42  All  thy  trees  and  fruit  of  thy 
land  shall  the  locust  consume. 

4.3  The  stranger  that  is  within 
thee  shall  get  up  above  thee  very 
high  :  and  thou  shalt  come  down 
very  low. 

44  He  shall  liMid  to  thee,  and 
thoti  shalt  not  lend  t<>  him  :  lir 
shall  l)e  the  head,  and  thou  slialt 
he  the  tail. 


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t  Heb.  they  shall  not  be  thine. 


DEUTERONOMY,  28. 


for  disobedience. 


45  Moreover  all  these  curses  shall 
come  upon  thee,  and  shall  pursue 
thee,  and  overtake  thee,  till  thou 
be  destroyed  ;  because  thou  heark- 
enedst  not  unto  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  his  com- 
mandraents  and  his  statutes  which 
he  commanded  thee : 

46  And  they  shall  be  upon  thee 
for  a  sign  and  for  a  wonder,  and 
upon  thy  seed  for  ever. 

47  Because  thou  servedst  not  the 
Lord  thy  God  with  joyfulness,  and 
with  gladness  of  heart,  for  the 
abundance  of  all   things; 

48  Therefore  shalt  thou  serve 
thine  enemies  which  the  Lord 
shall  send  against  thee,  in  hunger, 
and  in  thirst,  and  m  nakedness, 
and  in  want  of  all  things :  and  he 
shall  put  a  yoke  of  iron  upon  thy 
neck,  until  he  have  destroyed  thee. 

49  The  Lord  shall  bring  a  nation 
against  thee  from  far,  from  the  end 
of  the  earth,  as  swift  as  the  eagle 
flieth  ;  a  nation  whose  tongue  thou 
shalt  not  understand  ; 

50  A  nation  of  tierce  countenance, 
which  shall  not  regard  the  person 
of  the  old,  nor  shew  favour  to  the 
young : 

51  And  he  shall  eat  the  fruit  of 
thy  cattle,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  land, 
until  thou  be  destroyed :  which  also 
shall  not  leave  thee  either  ^corn, 
wine,  or  oil,  or  the  increase  of  thy 
kine,  or  flocks  of  thy  sheep,  until 
he  have  destroyed  thee. 

52  And  he  shall  besiege  thee  m 
all  thy  gates,  until  thy  high  and 
fenced  walls  come  down,  wherein 
thou  trustedst,  throughout  all  thy 
land :  and  he  shall  besiege  thee  in 
all  thy  gates  throughout  all  thy 
land,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
given  thee.  . 

53  And  thou  sbalt  eat  the  fruit 
of  thine  own  body,  the  flesh  of  thy 
sons  and  of  thy  daughters,  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  hath  given  thee, 
in  the  siege,  and  in  the  straitness, 
wherewith  thine  enemies  shall  dis- 
tr-ess  thee : 

54  So  that  the  man  ^Arr^w  tender 
among  you,  and  very  delicate,  his 
eye  shall  be  evil  toward  his  brother, 
and  toward  the  wife  of  his  l)()som, 
and  toward  the  remnant  of  his  chil- 
dren which  he  shall  leave  : 

55  8o  that  he  will  not  give  to  any 
of  them  of  the  flesh  of  his  children 
whom  he  shall  eat :  because  he  hath 
nothing  left  him  in  the  siege,  and 
in  the  straitness,  wherewith  thine 
enemies  shall  distress  thee  in  all 
thy  gates. 

56  The  tender  and  delicate  wo- 
man among  you,  which  would  not 
adventure  to  set  the  sole  of  her 


foot  upon  the  ground  for  delicate- 
ness  and  tenderness,  her  eye  shall 
be  evil  toward  the  husband  of  her 
bosom,  and  toward  her  son,  and 
toward  her  daughter, 

57  And  toward  her  young  one 
that  Cometh  out  from  between  her 
feet,  and  toward  her  children  which 
she  shall  bear:  for  she  shall  eat 
them  for  want  of  all  things  secretly 
in  the  siege  and  straitness,  where- 
with thine  enemy  shall  distress 
thee  in  thy  gates. 

58  If  thou  wilt  not  observe  to  do 
all  the  words  of  this  law  that  are 
written  in  this  book,  that  thou 
mayest  fear  this  glorious  and  fear- 
ful name,  THE  LORD  THY  GOD  ; 

59  Then  the  Lord  will  make  thy 
plagues  wonderful,  and  the  plagues 
of  thy  seed,  even  great  plagues,  and 
of  long  continuance,  and  sore  sick- 
nesses, and  of  long  continuance. 

60  Moreover  he  will  bring  upon 
thee  all  the  diseases  of  Egypt, 
which  thou  wast  afraid  of ;  and 
they  shall  cleave  unto  thee. 

6 1  Also  every  sickness,  and  every 
plague,  which  is  not  written  in  the 
txjok  of  this  law,  them  will  the 
Lord  bring  upon  thee,  until  thou 
be  destroyed. 

62  And  ye  shall  be  left  few  in 
number,  whereas  ye  were  as  the 
stars  of  heaven  for  multitude  ;  be- 
cause thou  wouldest  not  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

63  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
as  the  Lord  rejoiced  over  you  to  do 
you  good,  and  to  multiply  you  ;  so 
the  Lord  will  rejoice  over  you  to 
destroy  you,  and  to  bring  you  to 
nought;  and  ye  shall  be  plucked 
from  off  the  land  whither  thou  go- 
est  to  possess  it. 

64  And  the  Lord  shall  scatter 
thee  among  all  '^  people,  from  the 
one  end  of  the  earth  even  unto  the 
other ;  and  there  thou  shalt  serve 
other  gods,  which  neither  thou  nor 
thy  fathers  have  known,  even  wood 
and  stone. 

65  And  among  these  nations 
shalt  thou  find  no  ease,  neither 
shall  the  sole  of  thy  foot  have  rest : 
but  the  Lord  shall  give  thee  there 
a  trembling  heart,  and  failing  of 
eyes,  and  sorrow  of  mind  : 

66  And  thy  life  shall  hang  in 
doubt  before  thee ;  and  thou  shalt 
fear  day  and  night,  and  shalt  have 
none  assurance  of  thy  life  : 

67  In  the  morning  thou  shalt  say, 
Would  God  it  were  even  !  and  at 
even  thou  shalt  say.  Would  God  it 
were  morning  !  for  the  fear  of  thine 
heart  wherewith  thou  shalt  fear, 
and  for  the  sight  of  thine  eyes 
which  thou  shalt  see. 


■  peoples 


207 


Moses  exhorteth 


DEUTERONOMY,  29. 


to  obedience. 


68  And  the  Lord  shall  bring:  thee 
into  Egypt  again  with  ships,  by 
the  way  wliereof  I  spake  unto  thee, 
Thou  shalt  see  it  no  more  again  : 
and  there  ye  shall  be  sold  unto  your 
enemies  for  bondmen  and  bond- 
women, and  no  man  shall  buy  you. 

CHAPTER  29. 

1  Moses  exhofUth  them  to  obedience,  hy  the 
memory  of  the,  works  they  have  neen. 
10  All  (ire  presented  before  the  Lord  to 
enter  into  his  covenant.  IS  The  great 
7vrath  on  him  that  flattereth  himself  in  his 
icickedness.  29  Secret  things  belong  unto 
God. 

THESE  are  the  words  of  the  co- 
venant, which  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses  to  make  with  the 
children  of  Israel  in  the  land  of 
Moab,  l:>eside  the  covenant  which 
he  made  with  them  in  Horeb. 

2  H  And  Moses  called  unto  all 
Israel,  and  said  unto  them,  Ye  have 
seen  all  thixt  the  Lord  did  before 
your  eyes  in  the  land  of  Egypt 
unto  Pharaf)h,  and  unto  all  his 
servants,  and  unto  all  his  land  ; 

3  The  great  ^  temptations  which 
thine  eyes  have  seen,  the  signs, 
and  those  great  mii-acles : 

4  Yet  the  Lord  hath  not  given 
you  an  heart  to  perceive,  and  eyes 
to  see,  and  ears  to  hear,  unto  this 
day. 

5  And  I  have  led  you  forty  yeai's 
in  the  wilderness  :  your  clothes  are 
not  waxen  old  upon  you,  and  thy 
shoe  is  not  waxen  old  upon  thy 
foot. 

6  Ye  have  not  eaten  bread,  nei- 
tlier  have  ye  drunk  wine  or  strong 
drink  :  that  ye  might  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord  your  God. 

7  And  when  ye  came  unto  this 
place.  Sihon  the  king  of  Heshbon, 
and  Og  the  king  of  Lashan,  came 
out  against  us  unto  battle,  and  we 
smote  them  : 

H  An(l  we  took  their  land,  and 
gave  it  foi-  an  inheritance  unto  the 
Ueub(;nites,and  to  the  (jadites,  and 
to  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh. 

y  Keep  therefore  the  words  of 
this  covenant,  and  do  them,  tliat 
ye  may  prosper  in  all  that  ye  do. 

10  1[  Ve  stand  this  day  all  of  you 
before  tlie  Lord  your  (iod  ;  your' 
(■ai)tainsof  your  tribes,  youreldei's, 
and  your  officers,  unth  all  the  men 
of  Isj-ael, 

11  Your  little  ones,  your  wives, 
and  thy  stranger  that  /.v  in  thy 
camp,  from  the  hewer  of  thy  wood 
unto  tlic  dr'awei'  of  thy  water  : 

12  Thattiiou  shouldest (inter  into 
covenant  with  the  liOiiD  thy  Ood, 
and  into  his  oath,  which  the  Lord 
thy  Uod  inaketh  with  thee  this 
day  : 


13  That  he  may  establish  thee 
to  day  for  a  people  unto  himself, 
and  that  he  may  be  unto  thee  a 
God,  as  he  hath  said  unto  thee,  and 
as  he  hath  sworn  unto  thy  fathers, 
to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob. 

14  Neither  with  you  only  do  I 
make  this  covenant  and  this  oath  ; 

15  But  with  him  that  standeth 
here  with  us  this  day  before  the 
Lord  our  God,  and  also  with  him 
that  is  not  here  with  us  this  day  : 

16  (For  ye  know  how  we  have 
dwelt  in  the  land  of  Egypt ;  and 
hoAv  we  came  through  the  nations 
which  ye  passed  by  ; 

17  And  ye  have  seen  their  abo- 
minations, and  their  idols,  wood  and 
stone,  silver  and  gold,  which  were 
among  them :) 

18  Lest  there  should  be  among 
you  man,  or  woman,  or  family,  or 
tribe,  whose  heart  turneth  away 
this  day  from  the  Lord  our  God,  to 
go  and  serve  the  gods  of  these  na- 
tions ;  lest  there  should  be  among 
you  a  root  that  beareth  gall  and 
wormwood ; 

1 9  And  it  come  to  pass,  when  he 
heareth  the  words  of  this  curse, 
that  he  bless  himself  in  his  heart, 
saying,  I  shall  have  peace,  though  I 
walk  in  the  "imagination  of  mine 
heart,  ^ to  adddrunkenness  to  thirst: 

20  The  l^oRD  will  not  sjjare  Inm, 
but  then  the  anger  of  the  Lord  and 
his  jealousy  shall  smoke  against 
that  man,  and  all  the  curses  that 
are  written  in  this  book  shall  lie 
ui)on  him,  and  the  Lord  shall  blot 
out  his  name  from  under  heaven. 

21  And  the  Lord  shall  separate 
him  unto  evil  out  of  all  the  tribes  of 
Israel,  according  to  all  the  curses 
of  the  covenant  that  are  written  in 
this  book  of  the  law  : 

22  tSo  that  the  generation  to  com(> 
of  your  children  tliat  shall  rise  up 
after  you,  and  the  stranger  that 
shall  come  from  a  far  land,  shall 
say,  when  they  see  the  plagues  of 
that  land,  and  the  sicknesses  which 
the  Loud  h;ith  laid  upon  it; 

23  And  f/taf.  the  whole  land 
ther(>of  y'.s-  lirimstone,  and  salt,  (tiid 
burning,  M-ri^,  itisiiot  sown,  nor  b(>ar- 
eth,  noi-any  grass  groweth  tluM'ein, 
like  the  overthrow  of  Sodom  and 
(jiomorrali,  A(huah,  and  Zt^boiin, 
which  the  LoiU)  ov(!rthrew  in  his 
anger,  and  in  his  w  rath  : 

24  Even  all  nations  shall  say. 
Wherefore  hath  the  J^ord  done  thus 
unto  this  land  1  what  iiieancth  the 
heat  of  this  great  anger "? 

25  Then  men  shall  say.  Because 
the.v  have  forsaken  the  covenant 
of  '  the  J^oiiP  God  of  their  fathers, 
which  he  made  with  thcin  when  ho  I 


208 


Mercy  promised 


DEUTERONOMY,  30. 


to  the  penitent. 


brought  them  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt:  ^        A  A 

26  For  they  went  and  served 
other  gods,  and  worshipped  them, 
gods  whom  they  knew  not,  and 
wliom    he    had     not    given    unto 

them :  „  , ,      t 

27  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  this  land,  to 
bring  upon  it  all  the  curses  that 
are  written  in  this  book  : 

28  And  the  Lord  rooted  them 
out  of  their  land  in  angei-,  and  ni 
wrath,  and  in  great  indignation, 
and  cast  them  into  another  land, 
as  it  is  this  day. 

29  The  secret  things  belong  unto 
the  Lord  our  God :  but  those  things 
which  are  revealed  helong  unto  us 
and  to  our  children  for  ever,  that 
we  may  do  all  the  words  of  this  law. 

CHAPTER  30. 

1  Greal  mercies  promised  unto  the  reiJevt- 
ant.  11  The  commandment  is  mnnifeet. 
15  Death  and  life  are  set  before  tkem. 

AND  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
all  these  things  are  come  upon 
thee,  the  blessing  and  the  curse, 
which  I  have  set  before  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  call  them  to  mind  among 
all  tlie  nations,  whither  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  driven  thee, 

2  And  shalt  return  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  shalt  obey  his  voice 
according  to  all  that  1  command 
thee  this  day,  thou  and  thy  clul- 
dren,  with  all  thine  heart,  and  with 
all  thy  soul ;         ^      ^  , ,      ^    , 

,3  That  then  the  Lord  thy  God 
will  turn  thy  captivity,  and  have 
compassion  upon  thee,  and  will  I'e- 
turn  and  gather  thee  from  all  the 
nations,  whither  the  Lord  thy  God 
liatli  scattered  thee. 

4  If  awj  of  thine  be  driven  out 
unto  the  outmost  imrts  of  heaven, 
from  thence  will  the  Lord  thy  God 
gather  thee,  and  from  thence  will 
he  fetch  thee : 

5  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
bring  thee  into  the  land  which  thy 
fathers  possessed,  and  thou  shalt 
possess  it;  and  lie  will  do  thee 
fjood,  and  multiply  thee  above  thy 
fathers.  . 

6  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  cir- 
cumcise thine  heart,  and  the  heart 
of  thy  seed,  to  love  the  Lord  thy 
God  with  all  thine  heart,  and  with 
all  thy  soul,  that  thou  mayest 
live. 

7  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
put  all  these  curses  upon  thine  ene- 
mies, and  on  them  that  hate  thee, 
Avhich  persecuted  thee. 

H  And  thou  shalt  return  and  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Lord,  and  do  all 


his  commandments  which  I   com- 
mand thee  this  day. 

9  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
make  thee  plenteous  in  every  work 
of  thine  hand,  in  the  fruit  of  thy 
bf)dy,  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy  cattle, 
and  in  the  fruit  of  thy  land,  tor 
good:  for  the  Lord  will  again  re- 
joice over  thee  for  good,  as  he  re- 
joiced over  thy  fathers : 

10  If  thou  shalt  hearken  unto 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to 
keep  his  commandments  and  his 
statutes  which  are  written  in  this 
book  of  the  law,  and  if  thou  turn 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all 
thine    heart,    and    with    all    thy 

soul.  -  ,1-1 

1 1 U  For  this  commandment  which 
I  command  thee  this  day,  it  is  not 
^  hidden  from  thee,  neither  is  it  tar 

12  It  is  not  in  heaven,  that  thou 
shouldest  say,  Who  shall  go  up  for 
us  to  heaven,  and  bring  it  unto  us, 
that  we  may  hear  it,  and  do  itl 

13  Neither  is  it  beyond  the  sea 
that  thou  shouldest  say.  Who  shall 
go  over  the  sea  for  us,  and  bring  it 
unto  us,  that  we  may  hear  it,  and 
doiti  ,    .  .   , 

14  But  the  word  %s  very  nigh 
unto  thee,  in  thy  mouth,  and  in 
thy  heart,  that  thou  mayest  do  it. 

15  ^  See,  I  have  set  before  thee 
this  day  life  and  good,  and  death 
and  evil ;  ,   , ,        ^i  • 

16  In  that  I  command  thee  this 
day  to  love  the  Lord  thy  God,  to 
walk  in  his  ways,  and  to  keep  his 
commandments  and  his  statutes 
and  his  judgments,  that  thou  may- 
est live  and  multiply :  and  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  the  land 
whither  thou  goest  to  possess  it. 

17  But  if  thine  heart  turn  away, 
so  that  thou  wilt  not  hear,  but  shalt 
be  drawn  away,  and  worship  other 
gods,  and  serve  them  ; 

18  1  denounce  unto  you  this  day, 
that  ye  shall  surely  perish  and  that 
ye  shall  not  prolong  your  days  upon 
the  land,  whither  thou  passest  over 
Jordan  to  go  to  possess  it. 

19  I  call  heaven  and  earth  to 
record  this  day  against  you  thU  I 
have  set  before  you  lite  and  deatli, 
2  blessing  and  cursing  :  therefore 
choose  life,  that  botli  thou  and  thy 
seed  may  live  : 

•^0  That  thou  mayest  love  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  that  thou  may- 
est obey  his  voice,  aiifl  that  thou 
mayest 'cleave  unto  him:  for  '^he  is 
thy  life,  and  the  length  of  thy  daTys : 
that  thou  mayest  dwell  in  the  land 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  thy 
fathers,  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and 
to  Jacob,  to  give  them. 


1  too  hard 

for 


2  the  bless- 
ing and  the 
curse : 


3  that 


14 


209 


A  charge  given 


DEUTERONOMY,  31. 


to  Joshua. 


CHAPTER  31. 

1  3foxes  encourageth  the  people.  1  He  en- 
coura(/eth  Joshua.  9  He  deliveretfi  the  law 
unto  the  jiriestK  to  rva<1  it  in  the  stcintli. 
year  to  the  people.  14  (iml  ,/ie,  tli  a  i-hanje 
to  Jonhiia.  1!»  aial  a  .^oikj  tn  tixlifii  aijahist 
the  peojile.  '^4  J/cm  x  il,lir,retli  the  book 
of  the  laiv  to  the  /,, //V,  .v  fo  keep.  W  lie 
iiiaketh,  a  proteatittimi  lo  th,  ehlers. 

AND  Moses  went  and  spake  these 
words  unto  all  Israel. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  am 
an  hundred  and  twenty  years  old 
this  day ;  I  can  no  more  go  owt  and 
come  in :  also  the  Lord  hath  said 
unto  me.  Thou  shalt  not  go  over 
this  Jordan. 

3  The  Lord  thy  God,  he  will  go 
over  before  thee,  and  he  will  de- 
stroy these  nations  from  before 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  possess  them  : 
and  Joshua,  he  shall  go  over  before 
thee,  as  the  Lord  hath  said. 

■4  And  the  Lord  shall  do  unto 
them  as  he  did  to  8ihon  and  to  Og, 
kings  of  the  Amorites,  and  unto 
the  land  of  them,  whom  he  de- 
stroyed. 

5  And  the  Lord  shall  give  them 
up  before  your  face,  that  ye  may 
do  unto  them  according  unto  all 
the  commandments  which  I  have 
commanded  you. 

6  Be  strong  and  of  a  good  cour- 
age, fear  not,  nor  be  afraid  of 
them:  for  the  Lord  tliy  God,  \\e  it 
is  that  doth  go  with  thee  ;  he  will 
not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee. 

7  ^  And  Moses  called  unto  Jo- 
shua, and  said  unto  him  in  the 
sight  of  all  Lsrael,  Be  strong  and  of 
a  g(jod  courage  :  for  thou  must  go 
with  -this  people  unto  the  land 
which  the  Lord  hath  sworn  unto 
their  fathers  to  give  them ;  and 
thou  shalt  cause  them  to  inherit 
it. 

8  And  the  Lord,  he  it  in  that 
•  loth  go  befoi'c^  thee;  he  will  be 
with  thee,  he  will  not  fail  thee, 
neither  forsake  thee  :  fear  not,  nei- 
ther be  dismayed. 

9  II  And  Moses  wrote  this  law, 
and  delivered  it  unto  the  pricists 
the  sons  of  Levi,  which  bare  the 
ai'k  of  the  co\'(Miant  of  tlu;  Lord, 
and  unto  all  the  elders  of  Israel. 

10  And  Moses  commanded  them, 
saying.  At  the  end  of  evcrii  seven 
years,  in  the  '  solemnity  of  th(!  year 
of  i-elease,  in  tli(!  feast  of  taljer- 
nacles, 

1 1  When  all  Israel  is  couk;  to 
appeal-  bcfoiv  the  LoitD  thy  (Jod  in 
the  place  which  he  siial!  choose, 
thou  shalt  read  this  law  before  all 
Israel  in  tlieir  hearing. 

\'l  Gather  tli(>  people  together, 
men,  and  women,  and  chiUli'en, 
and   thy  stranger  that   is    within 


thy  gates,  that  they  may  hear,  and 
that  they  may  learn,  and  fear  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  observe  to  do 
all  the  words  of  this  law : 

13  And  that  their  children,  which 
have  not  known  any  thing,  may 
hear,  and  learn  to  fear  the  Lord 
your  God,  as  long  as  ye  live  in  the 
land  whither  ye  go  over  Jordan  to 
possess  it. 

14  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, Behold,  thy  days  approach  that 
thou  must  die :  call  Joshua,  and  pre- 
sent yourselves  in  the  '^  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  that  I  may  give 
him  a  charge.  And  Moses  and  Jo- 
shua \vent,  and  presented  them- 
selves in    the   ^  taDernacle  of   the 


congregation. 

1 5  And  the  Lord  appeared  in  the 
^  tabernacle  in  a  pillar  of  a  cloud  : 
and  the  pillar  of  the  cloud  stood 
over  the  door  of  the  ^  tabernacle. 

16^  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses.  Behold,  thou  shalt  sleep  with 
thy  fathers ;  and  this  people  will 
rise  up,  and  '*  goawhoi-ing  after  the 
gods  of  the  strangers  of  the  land, 
whither  they  go  to  be  among  them, 
and  will  forsake  me,  and  break  my 
covenant  which  I  have  made  with 
them. 

1 7  Then  my  anger  shall  be  kin- 
dled against  them  in  that  day,  and 
I  will  forsake  them,  and  I  will  hide 
my  face  from  them,  and  they  shall 
be  devoured,  and  many  evils  and 
troubles  shall  befall  them ;  so  that 
they  will  say  in  that  day.  Are  not 
these  evils  come  upon  us,  because 
our  God  is  not  among  us  1 

18  And  I  will  surely  liide  my 
face  in  that  day  for  all  the  evils 
which  they  shall  have  wrought,  in 
that  they  are  tu  rned  unto  other  gods. 

19  Now  therefore  write  ye  this 
song  for  you,  and  teach  it  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  :  put  it  in  their 
mouths,  that  this  song  may  l)e  a 
witness  for  me  against  the  children 
of  Israel. 

20  For  when  I  shall  hav(^  brought 
them  into  the  land  which  1  sware 
untt)  their  fathers,  that  tloweth 
with  milk  and  honey;  and  they 
shall  have  eaten  and  tilled  them 
selves,  and  waxen  fat  ;  then  will 
they  turn  unto  other  gods,  and 
serve  them,  and  "  i)i'ovoke  me,  and 
br(*ak  my  covenant. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  i)a,ss, 
when  many  evils  and  troubles  ar*' 
befallen  them,  that,  this  song  shall 
testify  ^against  1  hem  as  a  witness  ; 
for  it  shall  not,  be  forgotten  out  of 
the  mouths  of  their  seed:  for  I 
know  their  imagination  which  they 
go  about,  even  now,  before  I  have 


2  tent  of 
meeting, 


3  tent  of 
meeting. 


4  Tent 
•5  Tent. 


'■•  play  the 
harlot 


despise 


he  fore 


210 


Tlie  book  of  the  Jaw 


DEUTERONOMY,  32. 


Tlie  song  of  3Ioses. 


brought  them  into  the  land  which 
I  sware. 

22  1]  Moses  therefore  wrote  this 
song  the  same  day,  and  taught  it 
the  children  of  Israel. 

23  And  he  gave  Joshua  the  son 
of  Nun  a  charge,  and  said,  Be 
strong  and  of  a  good  courage :  for 
thou  shalt  l)ring  the  children  of 
Israel  into  the  land  which  I  sware 
unto  them:  and  I  will  be  with 
thee. 

24  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Moses  had  made  an  end  of  writ- 
ing the  words  of  this  law  in  a 
book,  until  they  were  finished, 

25  That  Moses  commanded  the 
Levites,  which  bare  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord,  saying, 

26  Take  this  book  of  the  law, 
and  put  it  in  the  side  of  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  your 
God,  that  it  may  be  there  for  a 
witness  against  thee. 

27  For  1  know  thy  I'ebellion,  and 
thy  stiff  neck  :  behold,  while  I  am 
yet  alive  with  you  this  day,  ye 
have  been  rebellious  against  the 
Lord  ;  and  how  much  more  after 
my  death  'I 

28  11  C4ather  unto  me  all  the 
elders  of  your  tribes,  and  your 
officers,  that  I  may  speak  these 
words  in  their  ears,  and  call  heaven 
and  earth  to  record  against  them. 

29  For  I  know  that  after  my 
death  ye  will  utterly  corrupt  your- 
selves, and  turn  aside  from  the  way 
which  I  have  commanded  you ;  and 
evil  will  befall  you  in  the  latter 
days  ;  because  ye  will  do  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him 
to  anger  through  the  work  of  your 
hands. 

30  And  ]\Ioses  spake  in  the  ears 
of  all  the  C()ngr(\u^ation  of  Israel 
the  words  of  this  song,  until  they 
were  ended. 

CHAPTER  32. 

1  Moses''  so7ig,  uiiich  .settefh  forth  GocV-s 
mercy  and  venyeance.  40  )/e  eiehovteih 
111  em  to  set  their  hearts  upon  it.  48  God 
soii/eth  hit})  itj)  to  mount  Nebo,  to  see  the 
land,  and  die. 

GIVE  ear,  O  ye  heavens,  and  I 
will  speak  ;  and  hear,  O  earth, 
the  words  of  my  mouth. 

2  My  doctrine  shall  drop  as  the 
rain,  njy  speech  shall  distil  as 
the  dew,  as  the  small  rain  upon 
the  tender  herb,  and  as  the  show- 
ers upon  the  grass  : 

3  Because  I  will  publish  the 
name  of  the  Lord  :  ascribe  ye 
greatness    unto    our    God. 

4  I/e  is  the  Rock,  his  work  is 
perfect :  for  all  his  ways  are  judg- 
ment:  a  God  of  truth  and  without 
iniquity,  just  and  right  is  he. 


5  '  They   have   corrui^ted    tliem- 
selves,  then-  spot  ^s-  not  the  spot  of 


his  cliikh-en  :   thei/  are  a  perverse 
and  crooked  generation. 

6  Do  ye  thus  requite  the  Lord, 
O  foolish  people  and  unwise  1  is 
not  he  thy  father  tluit  hath  bought 
thee  1  hath  he  not  made  thee,  and 
established  thee  '\ 

7  II  Remember  the  days  of  old, 
consider  the  years  of  many  genera- 
tions :  ask  thy  father,  and  he  will 
shew  thee  ;  thy  elders,  and  they 
will  tell  thee. 

8  When  the  Most  High  divided 
to  the  nations  their  inheritance, 
when  he  separated  the  sons  of 
Adam,  he  set  the  bounds  of  the 
'"  peojjle  according  to  the  number 
of  the  children  of  Israel. 

9  For  the  Lord's  portion  is  his 
people ;  Jacob  is  the  lot  of  his 
inheritance. 

10  He  found  him  in  a  desert 
land,  and  in  the  waste  howling 
wilderness  ;  he  "led  him  about,  he 
^  instructed  him,  he  kept  him  as 
the  apple  of  his  eye. 

11  As  an  eagle  stirreth  up  her 
nest,  fiuttereth  over  her  young, 
spreadeth  abroad  her  wings,  taketh 
them,  beareth  them  on  her  wings  : 

12  *SV>  the  LoiiD  alone  did  lead 
him,  and  there  was  no  strange  god 
with  him. 

13  He  made  him  ride  on  the  high 
places  of  the  earth,  that  he  might 
eat  the  increase  of  the  fields  ;  and 
he  made  him  to  suck  honej^  out  of 
the  rock,  and  oil  out  of  the  fiinty 
rock  ; 

14  Butter  of  kine,  and  milk  of 
sheep,  with  fat  of  lambs,  and  rams 
of  the  breed  of  Ijashan,  and  goats, 
with  the  fat  of  kidneys  of  wheat ; 
and  •'  thou  didst  drink  the  7)ure 
blood   of  the  gra])e. 

15  1i  But  Jeshurun  waxed  fat, 
and  kicked  :  thou  art  waxen  fat, 
thou  art  grown  thick,  thou  art 
covered  with  fatness;  then  he  for- 
sook God  xvhich  made  him,  and 
lightly  esteemed  the  Rock  of  his 
salvation. 

16  They  provoked  him  to  jeal- 
ousy with  strange  iiods,  with 
abominations  provoked  they  him 
to  anger. 

1 7  They  sacrificed  unto  "devils, 
not  to  God  :  to  gods  whom  they 
knew  not,  to  new  gods  that  came 
newly  up,  whom  your  fathers  feared 
not. 

18  Of  the  Rock  that  begat  thee 
thou  art  unmindful,  and  hast  for- 
gotten God  that  formed  thee. 

19  And  when  the  Lord  saw  it, 


1  They  have 
dealt  cor- 
ruptly Mith 
him,  they 
are  not  his 
children, 
that  is  their 
blemish ; 


2  peoples 


"^  compassed 
*  cared  for 


5  of  the 
blood  of  the 
grape  thou 
didst  drink 
wine. 


s  demons, 
ivhich  ivere 
no  God; 


211 


The  song 


DEUTERONOMY,  32. 


he  abhorred  them,  because  of  the 
provoking  of  his  sons,  and  of  his 
daughters. 

20  And  he  said,  I  will  hide  my 
face  from  them,  I  will  see  what 
their  end  x/mll  he :  for  they  are  a 
very  ^  fro  ward  generation,  cnildren 
in  whom  is  no  "  faith. 

21  They  have  moved  me  to  jeal- 
ousy with  tliat  which  is  not  God  ; 
they  have  provoked  me  to  anger 
with  their  vanities :  and  I  will 
move  them  to  jealousy  with  tJLose 
which  are  not  a  people  ;  I  will  ijro- 
voke  them  to  anger  with  a  foolish 
nation. 

22  For  a  fire  is  kindled  in  mine 
anger,  and  shall  burn  unto  the 
lowest  "*hell,  and  shall  consume 
the  earth  with  her  increase,  and 
set  on  fire  the  foundations  of  the 
mountains. 

23  I  will  heap  mischiefs  upon 
them ;  I  will  spend  mine  arrows 
upon    them. 

24  The}/  shall  he  '*burnt  with  hun- 
ger, and  devoured  with  l)urning 
heat,  and  with  bitter  destruction  : 
I  will  also  send  the  teeth  of  beasts 
upon  them,  with  the  poison  of  ser- 
pents of  the  dust. 

25  The  sword  without,  and  ter- 
ror within,  shall  destroy  both  the 
young  man  and  the  virgin,  the 
suckling  also  with  the  man  of  gray 
hairs. 

26  I  said,  I  would  scatter  them 
into  corners,  I  would  make  the  re- 
membrance of  them  to  cease  from 
among  men  : 

27  Were  it  not  that  I  feared  the 
wrath  of  the  enemy,  lest  their  ad- 
versaries   should    •"'  behave    theiii- 


selves     str-angelv,    avd    lest    they 


should  say.  Our  hand  is  high,  and 
the  Lord  hath  not  tloneall  this. 

28  Eor  th(;y  are,  a  nation  void  of 
counsel,  neither  is  there  any  under- 
standing in  them. 

29  O  that  they  were  wise,  tha,t 
they  und(!rstood  this,  tJiat  they 
would   consider  their   latter  end  ! 

.■')()  How  should  one  (^hase  a  thou- 
s;uid,  and  two  put  ten  thousand  to 
iliglit,  except  their  Rock  had  sold 
them,  and  tne  Lord  had  shut  them 

UJ)'( 

•31  For  their  rock  is  not  as  our 
Rock,  even  our  enemies  themselves 
beinu  judges. 

32  For  tlieir  vine  is  of  the  vine 
of  Sodom,  and  of  the  fields  of  Go- 
morrah :  their  grapes  are  grapes  of 
gall,  their  clusters  are  Ijitter  : 

33  Their  wine  is  the  poison  of 
dragons,  and  the  cruel  venom  of 
asps. 


*Heh.  Sheol. 


34  Is  not  this  laid  up  in  store 
with  me,  and  sealed  up  among  my 
treasures  % 

35  To  me  helongeth  vengeance, 
and  recompence;  their  foot  shall 
slide  in  dtie  time :  for  the  day  of 
their  calamity  is  at  hand,  and  the 
things  that  shall  come  upon  them 
make  haste. 

36  For  the  Lokd  shall  judge  his 
people,  and  repent  himself  for  his 
servants,  when  he  seeth  that  their 
power  is  gone,  and  there  is  "  none 
shut  u]x  or  left. 

37  And  he  shall  say.  Where  are 
their  gods,  their  rock  in  whom  they 
trusted, 

38  Which  did  eat  the  fat  of  their 
sacrifices,  and  drank  the  wine  of 
their  drink  offerings?  let  them  rise 
up  and  help  you,  and  be  your  pro- 
tection. 

39  (See  now  that  I,  even  I,  a?n  he, 
and  there  is  no  God  with  me:  I  kill, 
and  I  make  alive ;  I  wound,  and  1 
heal :  neither  is  there  aiiij  that  can 
deliver  out  of  my  hand. 

40  For  I  lift  up  my  hand  to 
heaven,  and  say,  I  live  for  ever. 

4 1  If  I  whet  my  glittering  sword, 
and  mine  hand  take  hold  on  judg- 
ment ;  I  will  render  vengeance  to 
mine  enemies,  and  will  reward  them 
that  hate  me. 

42  I  will  make  mine  arrows 
drunk  with  blood,  and  my  sword 
shall  devour  flesh;  and  that  with 
the  blood  of  the  slain  and  of  the 
captives,  fi-om  the  'beginning  of 


revenges  upon  the  enemy. 

43  Rejoice,  O  ye  nations,  witJi 
his  people :  for  he  will  avenge  the 
blood  of  his  servants,  and  will 
render  vengeance  to  his  adversa- 
ries, and  will  be  merciful  unto  his 
land,  and  to  his  ])eople. 

44  II  And  Moses  came  and  spake 
all  the  words  of  this  song  in  the 
ears  of  the  people,  he,  and  "  Hosliea 
the  son  of  Nun. 

45  And  Moses  made  an  end  of 
speaking  all  these  words  to  all  Is- 
rael : 

46  And  he  said  unto  them,  S(!t 
your  hearts  unto  all  the  words 
which  1  testify  among  you  this  day, 
which  ye  shall  command  your  chil- 
dren to  observe  t(j  do,  all  the  words 
of  this  law. 

47  For  it  is  not  a  vain  thing  for 
you;  boc;uise  it  is  your  life:  arid 
through  this  thing  ye  shall  i)i'olong 
jioiir  days  in  the  land,  M'hither  ye 
go  ovei-  .Jordiin  to  ])oss(>ss  it. 

48  And  tlu^  Lokd  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses tluit  selfsameday,  saying, 

49  Get  theeup  into  thismountain 


«  Or, 


212 


The  blessings  of 


DEUTERONOMY, 


the  twelve  tribes. 


Abarim,  7iv  to  mount  Nebo,  which  ?.<( 
in  the  land  of  J\Joab,  that  is  over 
against  Jei'icho;  and  behold  the 
land  of  Canaan,  which  I  give  unto 
the  children  of  Israel  for  a  posses- 
sion : 

50  And  die  in  the  mount  whither 
thou  goest  up,  and  be  gathered 
unto  thy  people;  as  Aaron  thy 
brother  died  in  mount  Hor,  and 
was  gathered  unto  his  peoi)le  : 

51  Because  ye  trespassed  against 
me  among  the  children  of  Israel  at 
the  waters  of  Meribah-Kadesh,  in 
the  wilderness  of  Zin ;  because  ye 
sanctified  me  not  in  the  midst  of 
the  children  of  Israel. 

52  Yet  thou  shalt  see  the  land 
before  thee ;  but  thou  shalt  not  go 
thither  unto  the  land  which  I  give 
the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  33. 

1    T/ienuijextt/o/God.     G  T/ie  bleAsinr/ftoftJie 
twelve  iriben.'  26  7'he  ea-ee.Ueney  </ Israel. 

AND  this  is  the  blessing,  where- 
with Moses  the  man  of  God 
blessed  the  children  of  Israel  before 
his  death. 

2  And  he  said,  The  Lord  came 
from  Sinai,  and  rose  up  from  Seir 
unto  them;  he  shined  forth  from 
mount  Paran,  and  he  came  with 
ten  thousands  of  '  saints  :  from  his 
right  hand  went  a  fiery  law  for 
them. 

3  Yea,  he  loved  the  people;  all 
his  saints  are  in  thy  hand :  and 
they  sat  down  at  thy  feet;  every 
one  shall  receive  of  thy  words. 

4  Moses  commanded  us  a  law, 
even  '-^the  inheritance  of  the  congre- 
gation  of  Jacob. 

5  And  he  was  king  in  .leshurun, 
when  the  heads  of  the  people  (Uid 
the  tribes  of  Israel  were  gathered 
togetlier. 

6  11  Let  Reuben  live,  and  not 
die ;  ^and  let  not  his  men  be  few. 

7  H  And  this  ^.s-  the  Uesdngoi  Ju- 
dah:  and  he  said,  Hear,  LoED,  the 
voice  of  Judah,  aiid  bring  him  unto 
his  people:  let  his  hands  be  sufii- 
cient  for  him  ;  and  be  thou  an  help 
to  hi  in.  from  his  enemies. 

H  H  And  of  Levi  he  said.  Let  thy 
Thummim  and  thy  LIrijn  l>e  ^vith 
thy  holy  one,  whom  thou  didst 
prove  at  Massah,  and  with  whom 
thou  didst  strive  at  the  waters  of 
Meribah ; 

9  Who  said  ^unto  his  father  and 
Ho  his  mother,  I  have  not  seen 
liTTn;  neither  did  he  acknowledge 
l\is  brethren,  nor  knew  his  own 
children  :  for  they  have  observed 
thy  word,  and  k(>pt  thy  covenant. 


10  They  shall  teach  Jacob  thy 
judgments,  and  Israel  thy  law : 
tliey  shall  put  incense  before  thee, 
and  whole  burnt  sacrifice  upon 
thine  altar. 

11  Bless,  LoKi),  his  substance, 
and  accept  the  work  of  his  hands : 
smite  through  the  loins  of  them 
that  rise  against  him,  and  of  them 
that  hate  him,  that  they  rise  not 
again. 

12  U  And  of  Benjamin  he  said. 
The  beloved  of  the  Loud  shall  dwell 
in  safety  by  him  ;  and  the  Loud 
shall  cover  him  all  the  day  long, 
and  he  shall  dwell  between  his 
shoulders. 

13  H  And  of  Joseph  he  said, 
Blessed  of  the  Loud  be  his  land, 
for  the  precious  things  of  heaven, 
for  the  clew,  and  for  tlie  deep  that 
coucheth  beneath, 

14  And  for  the  precious  fruits 
tjrouyht  forth  by  the  sun,  and  for' 
the  precious  things  put  forth  by 
the  moon, 

1 5  And  for  the  chief  things  of  the 
ancient  mountains,  and  for  the  pre- 
cious things  of  the  lasting  hills, 

16  And  for  the  precious  things  of 
the  earth  and  fulness  thereof,  and 
for  the  good  will  of  him  that  dwelt 
in  the  bush :  let  the  Ijlessing  come 
upon  the  head  of  Joseph,  and  upon 
the  top  of  the  head  of  nim  that  was 
^  seyjarated  from  his  brethren. 

17  His  glory  is  like  the  firstling 
of  his  bullock,  and  his  horns  are  like 
the  horns  of  "unicorns:  with  them 
he  shall  push  the  '  people  together 


*  Or, 


to  the  ends  of  the  eaith  :  and  they 
are  the  ten  thousands  of  Ephraim, 
and  they  are  the  thousands  of 
Manasseh. 

1<S  ^  And  of  Zebulun  he  said. 
Rejoice,  Zebulun,  in  thy  going  out; 
and,  Issachar,  in  thy  tents. 

19  They  shall  call  the  '^people 
unto  the  mountain ;  there  they 
shall  offer  sacrifices  of  righteous- 
ness :  for  they  shall  suck  of  the 
abundance  of  the  seas,  and  of  trea- 
sures hid  in  the  sand. 

20  11  And  of  Cad  he  said.  Blessed 
be  he  that  enlargeth  Gad  :  he  dwell- 
eth  as  a  lion,  and  teareth  the  "arm 
with  the  crown  of  the  head. 

21  And  he  provided  the  first 
part  for  himself,  because  ^^  there,  in 
a  poi'tion  of  the  lawgiver,  was  h 


seate( I ;  smd  lie  came  with  the 
heads  of  the  people,  he  executed 
the  justice  of  the  LoitD,  and  his 
judgments  with  Israel. 

22  H  And  of  Dan  he  said,  Dan  is 
a  lion's  whelp:  he  shall  "  leap  from 
Bashau. 


"<  pnnce 
anion  !< 


0  the  wild 

ox: 

"  peoples 

together, 

even 


^  peoples 


arm,  yea, 


in  there  was 
a  ruler's 
portion 
reserved ; 


11  leap  forth 


213 


Tlie  death  and 


DEUTERONOMY,  34. 


bnrial  of  Moses. 


23  H  And  of  Naphtali  he  said,  O 
Naphtali,  satisfied  with  favour,  and 
fuU  with  the  blessing  of  tlie  Loitu  : 
possess  thou  the  ^  west  ^and  the 
south. 

24  IT  And  of  Asher  he  said,  Let 
Asher  be  blessed  with  children  ;  let 
him  be  acceptable  to  his  brethren, 
and  let  him  dip  his  foot  in  oil. 

25  Thy  "shoes  shall  be  iron  and 
brass  ;  and  as  thy  days,  so  shall  thy 
strength  he. 

26  H  Tliere  is  none  like  unto  the 
God  of  Jeshurun,  ivho  rideth  upon 
the  heaven  ^in  thy  help,  and  in  his 
excellency  on  the  sky. 

27  The  eternal  God  is  thi/reh-[ge, 
and  underneath  «>'e  the  everlasting 
arms  :  and  he  shall  thrust  out  the 
enemy  from  before  thee  ;  and  shall 
say.  Destroy  thetn. 

28  Israel  then  shall  dwell  in 
safety  alone  :  the  fountain  of  Jacob 
shall  he  upon  a  land  of  ^  corn  and 
wine ;  also  his  heavens  shall  drop 
down  dew. 

29  Happy  art  thou,  O  Israel: 
who  is  like  unto  thee,  O  people 
saved  by  the  Loud,  the  shield  of 
thy  help,  and  who  is  the  sword  of 
thy  excellency  !  and  thine  enemies 
shall  *  be  found  liars  unto  thee ; 
and  thou  shalt  tread  vipon  their 
high  places. 

CHAPTER  34. 

1  Moxeit  from  mount  Naho  Tieweih  the.  I(in<l. 
5  He  dieth  there.  6  Ilia  huriul.  7  IIm 
(ige.  8  Thirty  days'  ')nourning  for  him. 
i»  Joxhua  micceedeih  him.  10  The  pmiM 
of  Moses. 

AND  Moses  went  up  from  the 
plains  of  Moab  unto  the  moun- 
tain of  Nebo,  to  the  top  of  Pisgah, 
that  ?.s' over  against  Jericho.  And 
the  Lord  shewed  him  all  the  land 
of  Gilead,  unto  Dan, 

2  And  all  Naphtali,  and  the  land 
of  Ephraim,  and  Manasseh,  and  all 


the  land  of  Judah,  unto  the  utmost 
sea, 

3  And  the  "  south,  and  the  plain 
of  the  valley  of  Jericho,  the  city 
of  palm  trees,  unto  Zoar. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
This  is  the  land  which  I  sware 
unto  Abraham,  unto  Isaac,  and 
unto  Jacob,  saying,  I  will  give 
it  unto  thy  seed  :  I  have  caused 
thee  to  see  it  with  thine  eyes,  but 
thou  shalt  not  go  over  thither. 

5  II  So  Moses  the  servant  of  the 
Lord  died  there  in  the  land  of 
Moab,  according  to  the  word  of 
the  Lord. 

G  And  ' he  buried  him  in  a  valley 
in  the  land  of  Moalj,  over  against 
Beth-peor:  but  no  man  knoweth  of 
his  sepulchre  unto  this  day. 

7  II  And  Moses  was  an  hundred 
and  twenty  years  old  when  he 
died  :  his  eye  was  not  dim,  nor  his 
natural  force  abated. 

8  51  And  the  children  of  Israel 
wept  for  Moses  in  the  plains  of 
Moab  thirty  days :  so  the  days  of 
weeping  and  mourning  for  Moses 
were  ended. 

9  ^  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun 
was  full  of  the  spirit  of  wisdom  ; 
for  Moses  had  laid  his  hands  upon 
him :  and  the  children  of  Israel 
hearkened  unto  him,  and  did  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

10  ^  And  there  arose  not  a  pro- 
phet since  in  Israel  like  unto 
Moses,  whom  the  Lord  knew  face 
to  face, 

11  In  all  the  signs  and  the  won- 
ders which  the  Lord  sent  him  to 
do  in  the  land  of  Egypt  to  Pha- 
raoh, and  to  all  his  servants,  and 
to  all  his  land, 

12  And  in  all  that  mighty  hand, 
and  in  Jill  the  great  terror  which 
Moses  shewed  in  the  sight  of  all 
ISiiael. 


THE  BOOK  OF  JOSHUA 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  The  Lord,  appointeih  Joshua  to  succeed 
Moses.  3  The  borders  of  the  promised 
land.  5,9  t;,„i  !,,■(•, „i>i,'tl,  l<,  assist  Joshua. 
8  He  qivelh  him  iii.^lriirtioiis.  Id  fie  pre- 
pareth  the  pc.i.lr  I,,  j„, .■<.■<  nrer  Jordan.  12 
Joshua  piitteth  the  two  tribes  and  half  in 
Mind,  of  their  promise  to  Moses.  IG  They 
promise  him  fi-altij, 

NOW  after  the  death  of  Moses 
tlie  servant  of  the  Lord  it 
came  to  |)ass,  tliat  the  I^ord  spake 
unto  Joshua  th<^  son  of  Nun,  Closes' 
minister,  saying, 

2  Moses    my    servant     is    dead  ; 


now  tlun-efoi-e  arise,  go  ov(>r  this 
Jordan,  thou,  and  all  this  people, 
unto  the  land  whicii  I  tlo  gi\-e  to 
them,  even  to  the  children  of  Israel. 

3  Evei-y  place  that  the  sole  of 
youi"  foot  shall  tivad  upon,  that 
liave  I  given  unto  y<ni,  as  1  said 
unto  Moses. 

1  l''rom  tlu^  wildei'ness  and  this 
Lebanon  e\'en  unto  tlu^  great  I'iver, 
the  river  Eui)hiates,  all  the  laiul 
of  th(!  Hittites,  and  unto  the  great 
sea  towai'd  th(^  going  down  of  the 
sun,  shall  be  your  ''coast. 

214 


Joshua  succeedeth  Moses. 


JOSHUA,  2. 


Rahah  concealeth  the  spies. 


1  will  Rive 


5  There  shall  not  any  man  be 
able  to  stand  before  thee  all  the 
days  of  thy  life:  as  1  was  with 
Moses,  so  1  will  be  with  thee  :  I 
will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake 
thee. 

6  Be  strong  and  of  a  good  courage: 
for  unto  this  people  shalt  thou  di- 
vide for  an  inheritance  the,  land, 
which  I  sware  unto  their  fathers 
to  give  them. 

7  Only  be  thou  strong  and  very 
courageous,  that  thou  mayest  ob- 
serve to  do  according  to  all  the 
law,  which  Moses  my  servant  com- 
mandecl  thee :  turn  not  from  it  to 
the  right  hand  or  to  the  left,  that 
thou  mayest  prosper  whitherso- 
ever thou  goest. 

8  This  book  of  the  law  shall  not 
depart  out  of  thy  mouth  ;  but  thou 
shalt  meditate  therein  day  and 
night,  that  thou  mayest  observe 
to  do  according  to  all  that  is  writ- 
ten therein  :  for  then  thou  shalt 
make  thy  way  prosperous,  and 
then  thou  shalt  have  good  success. 

9  Have  not  I  commanded  thee*? 
Be  strong  and  of  a  good  courage  ;  be 
not  afraid,  neither  be  thou  dis- 
mayed :  for  the  Lord  thy  God  is 
with  thee  whithersoever  thou  go- 
est. 

10  11  Then  Joshua  commanded 
the  officei's  of  the  people,  saying. 

11  Pass  through  the  host,  and 
command  the  people,  stiying,  Pie- 
pare  you  victuals;  for  within  three 
days  ye  shall-  pass  over  this  Jor- 
dan, to  go  in  to  possess  the  land, 
which  the  Lord  your  God  giveth 
you  to  possess  it. 

12  ^  And  to  the  Reubenites,  and 
to  the  Gadites,  and  to  half  the 
tribe  of  Manasseh,  spake  Joshua, 
saying, 

13  Remember  the  word  which 
Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
commanded  you,  saying,  The  Lord 
your  God  hath  given  you  rest,  and 
'  hath  given  you  this  land. 

14  Vour  wives,  your  little  ones, 
and  your  cattle,  shall  remain  in 
the  land  which  Moses  gave  you  on 
this  side  Jordan  ;  but  ye  shall  pass 
before  your  brethren  armed,  all 
the  mighty  men  of  valour,  and 
help  them  ; 

15  Until  the  Lord  hath  given 
your  brethren  i-est,  as  he  hath  niven 
you,  and  bht>y  also  have  possessed 
the  land  which  the  Lord  your-  God 
giveth  them  :  then  ye  shall  I'eturn 
unto  the  land  of  your  possession, 
and  enjoy  it,  which  Moses  the 
Lord's  servant  gave  you  on  tliis 
side  Jordan  toward  the  sunrising. 

16  11  And  they  answ(>red  Joshua, 
saying,  All  that  thou  commandest 


us  we  will  do,  and  whithersoever 
thou  sendest  us,  we  will  go. 

17  According  as  we  hearkened 
unto  Moses  in  all  things,  so  will  we 
hearken  unto  thee  :  only  the  Lord 
thy  God  be  with  thee,  as  he  was 
with  Moses. 

18  Whosoever  Jte  he  that  doth 
rebel  against  thy  commandment, 
and  will  not  hearken  unto  thy 
words  in  all  that  thou  commandest 
him,  he  shall  be  put  to  death  :  only 
be  strong  and  of  a  good  courage. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  Jidhah  receiveth  and  concealeiJi  the  tiro 
spien  sent  from  Shittiin.  8  The  covenant 
between  her  and  them.  23.  Their  retur-n 
and  relation. 

AND  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun 
sent  out  of  Shittim  two  men 
to  spy  secretly,  saying.  Go  view 
the  land,  even  Jericho.  And  they 
went,  and  came  into  an  harlot's 
house,  named  Rahab,  and  lodged 
there. 

2  And  it  was  told  the  king  of 
Jericho,  saying.  Behold,  there 
came  men  in  hither  to  night  of 
the  children  of  Israel  to  search 
out  the  country. 

3  And  the  king  of  Jericho  sent 
unto  Rahab,  saying.  Bring  forth 
the  men  that  are  come  to  thee, 
which  are  entered  into  thine 
house :  for  they  Ije  come  to  search 
out  all  the  country. 

4  And  the  woman  took  the  two 
men,  and  hid  them,  and  said  thus, 
There  came  men  unto  me,  but  I 
-  wist  not  whence  they  were  : 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  about  the 
time  of  shutting  of  the  gate,  when 
it  was  dark,  that  the  men  went 
out :  whither  the  men  went  I  ^  wot 
not :  pursue  after  them  quickly ; 
for  ye  shall  overtake  them. 

G  But  she  had  brought  them  iip 
to  the  roof  of  the  house,  and  hid 
them  with  the  stalks  of  flax,  which 
she  had  laid  in  order  upon  the  roof. 

7  And  the  men  pursued  after 
them  the  way  to  Jordan  unto  the 
fords :  and  as  soon  as  they  which 
pursued  after  them  were  gone  out, 
they  shut  the  gate. 

8  II  And  before  they  were  laid 
down,  she  came  up  unto  tiiem  upon 
the  roof ; 

9  And  she  said  unto  the  men,  I 
know  that  the  Lord  hath  given 
you  the  land,  and  that  your  terror 
is  fallen  uijon  us,  and  that  all  the 
inhabitants  of  tlie  land  faint  be- 
cause of  you. 

10  For  we  have  heard  how  the 
Lord  (hied  up  the  water  of  the 
Red  sea  for  you,  when  ye  came  out 
of  Egypt ;  and  what  ye  did  unto 


215 


Covenant  with  Rahah. 


JOSHUA,  3. 


Joshua  at  the  Jordan. 


the  two  kings  of  the  Amorites,  that 
^vere  on  the  other  side  Jordan,  »Si- 
hon  and  Og,  whom  ye  *  utterly 
destroyed. 

1 1  Arid  as  soon  as  we  had  heard 
tJiese  thiN,(/s,  our  hearts  did  melt, 
neither  did  there  remain  any  more 
coui*age  in  any  man,  because  of 
you :  for  tlie  Lord  your  God,  he  is 
God  in  heaven  above,  and  in  earth 
beneath. 

12  Now  therefore,  I  pray  you, 
swear  unto  me  by  the  Lord,  since  1 
have  shewed  you  kindness,  that  ye 
will  also  shew  kindness  unto  my 
father's  house,  and  give  me  a  true 
token  : 

13  And  that  ye  will  save  alive 
my  father,  and  my  motlier,  and  my 
bretlu'en,  and  my  sisters,  and  all 
that  they  have,  and  deliver  our 
lives  from  death. 

14  And  the  men  answered  her. 
Our  life  for  yours,  if  ye  utter  not 
this  our  business.  And  it  shall  Vje, 
when  the  Lord  liath  given  us  the 
land,  that  we  will  deal  kindly  and 
truly  with  thee. 

15  Then  she  let  them  down  by  a 
cord  through  the  window  :  for  her 
house  ?^'a.?  upon  the  town  wall,  and 
she  dwelt  upon  the  wall. 

16  And  she  said  unto  them.  Get 
you  to  the  mountain,  lest  the  pur- 
suers meet  you ;  and  hide  your- 
selves there  thi-ee  days,  until  the 
pursuers  be  returned :  and  after- 
ward may  ye  go  your  way. 

17  And  the  men  said  unto  her. 
We  7viM  he  blameless  of  this  thine 
oath  which  thou  hast  made  us 
swear. 

18  Behold,  rvhen  we  come  into  the 
land,  thou  shalt  bind  this  line  of 
scarlet  thread  in  the  window  which 
thou  didst  let  us  down  by :  and  thou 
shalt  bring  thy  father,  and  thy 
mother,  and  thy  bi'ethren,  and  all 
th.y  father's  household,  home  unto 
thee. 

19  And  it  shall  be,  that  whoso- 
ever shall  go  out  of  the  doors  of 
thy  house  int(j  the  stret^t,  liis  blood 
shiili  he  u|)oii  his  head,  and  we  mill 
he,  guiltless  :  and  whosoever  shall 
be  with  thee  in  the  house,  his  blood 
kIuiII  he  u\\  our  head,  if  any  hand  be 
u[)oii  hini; 

L'O  And  if  thou  uttci-  this  our 
business,  tlien  we  will  bf^  quit  of 
thine  oath  which  thou   hast  ni;i,de 

us    ti)   SWiVll'. 

21  And  she  said,  A(;cording  unto 
your  words,  so  he  it.  And  she  sent 
them  away,  and  they  departed :  aiul 
she  l)ound  the  scarlet  line  in  the 
winflow. 


*  Ileb.  devoted. 


21 


22  And  they  went,  and  came  unto 
the  mountain,  and  abode  there 
three  days,  until  the  pursuers  were 
returned  :  and  the  pursuers  sought 
tjieiii  throughout  all  the  way,  but 
found  thdjii  not. 

23  ^  So  the  two  men  returned, 
and  descended  from  the  mountain, 
and  passed  over,  and  came  to 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,_  and  told 
him  all    thitKjs   that  befell   them : 

24  And  they  said  unto  Joshua, 
Truly  the  Lord  hath  delivered  into 
our  hands  all  the  land  ;  for  even  all 
the  inhabitants  of  the  country  do 
faint  because  of  us. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  JoKhna  (■oiiu'//i  to  Jordan,  2  77ie  officers 
•insiruvtthe  jif.ople  for  the  pasxdiie.  1  The 
Lord  eiii'ounii/c'lh.  Jvshutt..  9  Jonhua  en- 
courayi'ih,  the  people.  14  The  waters  of 
Jordan  are  divided. 

AND  Joshua  rose  eai'ly  in  the 
morning ;  and  they  removed 
from  Shittim,  and  came  to  Jordan, 
he  and  all  ithe  children  of  Israel, 
and  lodged  there  bef or'e  they  passea 
over. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  after  three 
days,  that  the  officers  went  through 
the  host ; 

3  And  they  commanded  the  peo- 
ple, saying.  When  ye  see  the  ark 
(jf  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  your 
God,  and  the  priests  the  Levites 
bearing  it,  tlien  ye  shall  remote 
from  your  place,  and  go  after  it. 

4  Yet  there  shall  be  a  space  be- 
tween you  and  it,  about  two  thou- 
sand cubits  by  measure  :  come  not 
near  unto  it,  that  ye  may  know  the 
way  by  which  ye  must  g<j :  for  ye 
have  not  passed  this  way  hereto- 
fore. 

5  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  peo- 
jjle,  ScMictify  yourselves  :  for  to 
morrow  the  Lord  will  do  wonders 
among  you. 

G  And  Joshua  spake  unto  the 
priests,  saying.  Take  up  the  ark  of 
the  covenant,  a!id  oass  over  before 
the  people.  And  they  took  ui)  the 
ark  of  the  covenant,  and  wcsnt  be- 
foi-(!  t\w  people. 

7  11  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Joshua,,  This  day  will  I  begin  to 
magnify  thec^  in  the  sight  of  all 
Israel,  that  they  may  kncjw  that, 
as  I  was  with  closes,  so  I  will  be 
with  thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  command  the 
))ii(>sts  that  bear  the  ark  t)f  the 
eovenaiit,  saying.  When  ye  are 
come  to  th(^  brink  of  the  water 
of  .Joi'daii,  y(;  shall  stand  still  in 
Jordan. 

'.)  II  And  .b)shua  said  unto  the 
<-liil(lrcn  of  Israel,  Come  hither,  and 
{'> 


'file  waters  are  divided. 


JOSHUA,  4. 


The  people  pass  over. 


hear  the  words  of  the  Lord  your 
God. 

10  And  Joshua  said,  Hereby  ye 
shall  know  that  the  living  God  is 
among  you,  and  that  he  will  with- 
out fail  drive  out  from  before  you 
the  Canaan  ites,  and  the  Hittites, 
and  the  Hivites,  and  the  Perizzites, 
and  the  Girgashites,  and  the  Amor- 
ites,  and  the  Jebusites. 

11  Behold,  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  of  all  the  earth 
passeth  over  before  you  into  Jor- 
dan. 

1 2  Now 'therefore  take  you  twelve 
men  out  of  the  tribes  of  Israel,  out 
of  evei-y  tribe  a  man. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  as 
soon  as  the  soles  of  the  feet  of  the 

Eriests  that  bear  the  ark  of  the 
ORD,  the  Lord  of  all  the  earth, 
shall  rest  in  the  waters  of  Jordan, 
that  the  waters  of  Jordan  shall  be 
'cut  off  from  the  waters  that  come 
down  from  above ;  and  they  shall 
stand  upon  an  heap. 

14^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  people  removed  fi'om  their 
tents,  to  pass  over  Jordan,  and  the 
priests  bearing  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant before  the  people ; 

1 5  And  as  they  that  bare  the  ark 
were  come  unto  Jordan,  and  the 
feet  of  the  priests  that  bare  the  ark 
were  dipped  in  the  brim  of  the 
water,  (for  Jordan  overfloweth  all 
his  banks  all  the  time  of  harvest, ) 

16  That  the  waters  which  came 
down  from  above  stood  and  rose  up 
upon  an  heap  '•^very  far  from  the 
city  Adam,  that  is  beside  Zaretan 


and  those  that  came  down  toward 
the  sea  of  the  plain,  even  the  salt 
sea,  failed,  a7id  were  cut  off:  and 
the  people  passed  over  right  against 
Jericho. 

1 7  And  the  priests  that  bare  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
stood  firm  on  dry  ground  in  the 
midst  of  Jordan,  and  all  the  Israel- 
ites passed  over  on  dry  ground, 
until  all  the  people  were  passed 
clean  over  Jordan. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  Twelve  men  are  ajipointed  to  take  tii'elre 
stones  for  a  memorial  out  of  Jordan. 
9  Twelve  other  stones  are  set  up  in  the 
midst  of  Jordan.  10,  19  The  people  p(/.S'.v 
over.  i4  Ood  magnijieth  Joshua.  20  The 
twelve  stones  are  pitched  in  Gilgal. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
the  people  were  clean  passed 
over  Jordan,  that  the  Lord  spake 
unto  Joshua,  saying, 

2  Take  you  twelve  men  out  of 
the  people,  out  of  every  tribe  a 
man, 

3  And  command  ye  them,  saying. 


Take  you  hence  out  of  the  midst  of 
Jordan,  out  of  the  place  where  the 
priests'  feet  stooa  firm,  twelve 
stones,  and  ye  shall  carry  them 
over  with  you,  and  ^  leave  them  in 
the  lodging  place,  where  ye  shall 
lodge  this  night. 

4  Then  Joshua  called  the  twelve 
men,  whom  he  had  prepared  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  out  oi  every  tribe 
a  man  : 

5  And  Joshua  said  unto  them. 
Pass  over  before  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  your  God  into  the  midst  of 
Jordan,  and  take  you  up  every  man 
of  you  a  stone  upon  his  shoulder, 
according  unto  the  number  of  the 
tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel : 

6  That  this  may  be  a  sign  among 
you,  that  when  your  children  ask 
their  fathers  in  time  to  come,  say- 
ing. What  mean  ye  by  these  stones'? 

7  Then  ye  shall  answer  them, 
That  the  waters  of  Jordan  were  cut 
off  before  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord  ;  when  it  passed  over 
.Jordan,  the  waters  of  Jordan  were 
cut  off:  and  these  stones  shall  be 
for  a  memorial  unto  the  children 
of  Israel  for  ever. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
so  as  Joshua  commanded,  and  took 
up  twelve  stones  out  of  the  midst 
of  Jordan,  as  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Joshua,  according  to  the  number  of 
the  tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  carried  them  over  with  them 
unto  the  place  where  they  lodged, 
and  laid  them  down  there. 

9  And  Joshua  set  up  twelve 
stones  in  the  midst  of  Jordan,  in 
the  place  where  the  feet  of  the 
priests  which  bare  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  stood  :  and  they  are  there 
unto  this  day. 

10  U  For  the  priests  which  bare 
the  ark  stood  in  the  midst  of  Jor- 
dan, until  every  thing  was  finished 
that  the  Lord  commanded  Joshua 
to  speak  unto  the  people,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  Moses  commanded 
Joshua  :  and  the  people  hasted  and 
passed  over. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
the  people  were  clean  passed  over, 
that  the  ark  of  the  Lord  passed  over, 
and  the  priests,  in  the  presence  of 
the  people. 

12  And  the  children  of  Reuben, 
and  the  children  of  Gad,  and  half 
the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  passed  over 
armed  before  the  children  of  Israel, 
as  Moses  spake  unto  them  : 

13  About  forty  thousand  pre- 
pared for  war  passed  over  before 
the  Lord  unto  battle,  to  the  plains 
of  Jei'icho. 

14  H  On  that  day  the  Lord  mag- 
nified Joshua  in   the  sight  of  all 


3  lay  them 
down 


217 


The  memorial  stones. 


JOSHUA,  5. 


Circumcision  is  renewed. 


Israel ;  and  they  feared  him,  as 
they  feared  Moses,  all  the  days  of 
his  life. 

15  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Joshua,  saying, 

16  Command  the  priests  that 
bear  the  ark  of  the  testimony,  that 
they  come  up  out  of  Jordan. 

17  Joshua  therefore  commanded 
the  priests,  saying,  Come  ye  up  out 
of  Jordan. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
priests  that  bare  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord  were  come 
up  out  of  the  midst  of  Jordan,  and 
the  soles  of  the  priests'  feet  were 
lifted  up  unto  the  dry  land,  that 
the  waters  of  Jordan  returned  unto 
their  place,  and  flowed  over  all  his 
banks,  as  the;/  did  before. 

19  11  And  the  people  came  up  out 
of  Jordan  on  the  tenth  day  of  the 
first  month,  and  encamped  in  Gil- 
gal,  in  the  east  border  oi  Jericho. 

20  And  those  twelve  stones, 
which  they  took  out  of  Jordan, 
did  Joshua  '  pitch  in  Gilgal. 

21  And  he  spake  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saying.  When  your 
children  shall  ask  their  fathers  in 
time  to  come,  saying,  What  mean 
these  stones  1 

22  Then  ye  shall  let  your  chil- 
dren know,  saying,  Israel  came 
over  this  Jordan  on  dry  land. 

23  For  the  Lord  your  God  dried 
up  the  waters  of  Jordan  from  be- 
fore you,  until  ye  were  passed  over, 
as  the  Lord  your  God  did  to  the 
Red  sea,  which  he  dried  up  from 
before  us,  until  we  were  gone  over  : 

24  That  all  the  '^  people  of  the 
earth  might  know  the  hand  of  the 
Lord,  that  it  is  mighty :  that  ■'  ^ 
might  fear  the  Lord  your  God  for 
ever. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  The  Cdndiiiiites  are  (i/rald.  'Z  JoHliua  re- 
nev)clh  circiiiiirixidii.  10  The  pan80ver  ix 
kept  III  (,  ihj'iL  1'2  .Wdvna  eeaseth.  18  An 
Aiiyil  iijijKiiri  f/i  to  ,/()nhua. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
the  kings  of  the  Amorites, 
which  rvere  on  tlie  side  of  Jorflan 
westward,  and  all  the  kings  of  the 
Canaanites,  which  were  by  the  sea, 
heard  that  the  Lord  had  dried  up 
the  waters  of  Jordan  from  before 
the  children  of  Israel,  until  we  wer(^ 
passed  over,  that  their  heart  melted, 
neither  was  there  spirit  in  them 
any  more,  because  or  the  childi-en 
of  Israel. 

2  U  At  that  time  the  Lord  said 
unto  Joshua,  Make  thee  ^  sharp 
kni\('S.  and  circumcise  again  the 
children  of  Israel  the  second  time. 


*  Or, 


3  And  Joshua  made  him  ^  sharp 
knives,  and  circumcised  the  chil- 


dren of  Israel  at  the  hill  of  the 
foreskins. 

4  And  this  is  the  cause  why 
Joshua  did  circumcise :  All  the 
people  that  came  out  of  Egypt, 
that  tve7-e  males,  even  all  the  men 
of  war,  died  in  the  wilderness  by 
the  way,  after  they  came  out  of 
Egypt. 

5  Now  all  the  people  that  came 
out  were  circumcised  :  but  all  the 
people  that  were  born  in  the  wilder- 
ness by  the  way  as  they  came  forth 
out  of  Egypt,  them  they  had  not 
circumcised. 

6  For  the  children  of  Israel 
walked  forty  years  in  the  wilder- 
ness, till  all  the  people  that  were 
men  of  war,  which  came  out  of 
Egypt,  were  consumed,  because 
they  obeyed  not  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  :  unto  whom  the  Lord  sware 
that  he  would  not  shew  them  the 
land,  which  the  Lord  sware  unto 
their  fathers  that  he  would  give  us, 
a  land  that  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey. 

7  And  their  children,  whom,  he 
raised  up  in  their  stead,  them 
Joshua  circumcised  :  for  they  were 
uncircumcised,  because  they  had 
not  circunicised  them  by  the  way. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
had  done  circumcising  all  the  peo- 
ple, that  they  abode  in  their  places 
in  the  camp,  till  they  were  whole. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
This  day  have  I  rolled  away  the 
reproach  of  Egypt  from  off  you. 
Wnerefore  the  name  of  the  place  is 
called  t  Gilgal  unto  this  day. 

10  11  And  the  children  of  Israel 
encamped  in  Gilgal,  and  kept  the 
passover  on  the  fourteenth  day  of 
the  month  at  even  in  the  plains  of 
Jei'icho. 

1 1  And  they  did  eat  of  the  ^  old 
corn  of  the  land  on  the  morrow  af t(!r 
the  passover,  unleavened  cakes,  and 
parched  ''corn,  in  the  selfsame  day. 

1 2  If  And  the  manna  ceased  on 
the  morrow  after  they  had  eaten  of 
the  "ol<l  corn  of  the  land  ;  neither 
had  the  children  of  Israel  manna 
;iny  more;  but  they  did  tvit  of  the 
fruit  of  the  land  of  Canaan  that 
year. 

13  IT  Anfl  it  came  to  pass  when 
Joshua  was  by  Jericho,  that  he 
liftetl  up  his  eyes  and  looked,  and, 
behold,  there  stood  a  man  over 
;i,g;i,inst  him  with  his  sword  (li';iwn 
in  his  hand  :  and  .loshua  went  unt<j 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  Art  thou 
for  us,  or  for  our  adversaries'? 


t  That  is,  Rolliug 


218 


The  Captaiti  of  the  least. 


JOSHUA,  6. 


Jericho  is  taken. 


14  And  he  said,  Nay;  but  as 
'  captain  of  the  host  of  the  Lord 
am  i  now  come.  And  Joshua  fell 
on  his  face  to  the  earth,  and  did 
worship,  and  said  unto  him.  What 
saith  my  lord  unto  his  servant  % 

1 5  And  the  ^  captain  of  the 
Lord's  host  said  unto  Joshua, 
Loose  thy  shoe  from  olf"  thy  foot ; 
for  the  place  whereon  thou  stand- 
est  is  holy.    And  Joshua  did  so. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  Jericho  is  fthut  iip.  2  God  instructeth 
Jo.shna  how  to  besiege  it.  12  The  city  is 
co»iji(/ssed.  17  It  must  he  accursed.  20 
The  ic((//s  faU  down..  22  Rahab  is  saved. 
26  The  builder  of  Jericho  is  cursed. 

NOW  Jericho  was  straitly  shut 
up  because  of  the  children  of 
Israel :  none  went  out,  and  none 
came  in. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Joshua,  See,  I  have  given  into 
thine  hand  Jericho,  and  the  king 
thereof,  and  the  mighty  men  of 
valour. 

3  And  ye  shall  compass  the  city, 
all  ye  men  of  war,  and  go  round 
about  the  city  once.  Thus  shalt 
thou  do  six  days. 

4  And  seven  priests  shall  bear 
before  the  ark  seven  trumpets  of 
rams'  horns  :  and  the  seventh  day 
ye  shall  compass  the  city  seven 
times,  and  the  priests  shall  blow 
with  the  trumpets. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
when  they  make  a  long  blast  with 
the  ram's  horn,  and  when  ye  hear 
the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  all  the 
people  shall  shout  with  a  great 
shout ;  and  the  wall  of  the  city 
shall  fall  down  flat,  and  the  people 
shall  ascend  up  every  man  straight 
befoi'e  him. 

6  U  And  .Joshua  the  son  of  Nun 
called  the  priests,  and  said  unto 
them.  Take  up  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant, and  let  seven  priests  bear 
seven  trumpets  of  rams'  horns  be- 
fore the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

7  And  he  said  unto  the  people, 
Pass  on,  and  compass  the  city,  and 
let  him  that  is  armed  pass  on  before 
the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

8  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Joshua  had  spoken  vmto  the  people, 
that  the  seven  priests  bearing  the 
seven     trumpets    of    rams'    horns 

Eassed  on  before  the  Lord,  and 
lew  with  the  trumpets :  and  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
followed  them. 

9  H  And  the  armed  men  went 
before  the  priests  that  blew  with 
the  trumpets,  and  the  2_rerewanl 
came  after  the  ark,  the  p)-ie.^ts  going 
on,  and  blowing  with  the  trumpets. 


10  And  Joshua  had  commanded 
the  people,  saying.  Ye  shall  not 
shout,  nor  make  any  noise  with 
your  voice,  neither  shall  any  word 
proceed  out  of  your  mouth,  until 
the  day  I  bid  you  shout ;  then 
shall  ye  shout. 

1 1  So  the  ark  of  the  Lord  com- 
passed the  city,  going  about  it 
once :  and  they  came  into  the 
camp,  and  lodged  in  the  camp. 

12  5]  And  Joshua  rose  early  in 
the  morning,  and  the  priests  took 
up  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  seven  priests  bearing 
seven  trumpets  of  rams'  horns  be- 
fore the  ark  of  the  Lord  went  on 
continually,  and  blew  with  the 
trumpets  :  and  the  armed  men  went 
before  them  ;  but  the  "  rereward 
came  after  the  ark  of  the  Lord, 
the  'priests  going  on,  and  blowing 
with  the  trui\ipets. 

14  And  the  second  day  they  com- 
passed the  city  once,  and  returned 
into  the  camp :  so  they  did  six  days. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
seventh  day,  that  they  rose  early 
about  the  dawning  of  the  day,  and 
compassed  the  city  after  the  same 
manner  seven  times  :  only  on  that 
day  they  compassed  the  city  seven 
times. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
seventh  time,  when  the  priests 
blew  with  the  trumpets,  Joshua 
said  unto  the  people,  Shout ;  for 
the  Lord  hath  given  you  the  city. 

17  51  And  the  city  shall  be  ^  ac- 
cursed, even  it,  and  all  that  are 
therein,  to  the  Lord:  only  Rahab 
tlie  harlot  shall  live,  she  and  all 
that  are  with  her  in  the  house,  be- 
cause she  hid  the  messengers  that 
we  sent. 

1 8  And  ye,  in  any  wise  keep  your- 
selves from  the  *  accursed  thing,  lest 
ye  make  yoiirselves  accursed,  when 
ye  take  of  the  •*  accursed  thing, 
and  make  the  camp  of  Israel  a 
curse,  and  trouble  it. 

19  But  all  the  silver,  and  gold, 
and  vessels  of  brass  and  iron,  are 
consecrated  unto  the  Loi;d  :  they 
shall  come  into  the  treasury  of  the 
Lord. 

20  So  the  people  shouted  when 
the  priests  blew  with  the  trumpets  : 
and  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
])eople  heard  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet,  and  the  people  shouted 
with  a  great  shout,  that  the  wall 
fell  down  flat,  so  that  the  people 
went  up  into  the  city,  every  man 
straight  before  him,  and  thej'  took 
the  city. 

21  And  they* utterly  destroyed 


*  Heh.  devoted. 


2  rearward 


'^  devoted, 


4  devoted 


219 


Rahab  is  saved. 


JOSHUA,  7. 


Achcm's  trespass. 


all  that  was  in  the  city,  both  man 
and  woman,  young  ami  old,  and  ox, 
and  sheep,  and  ass,  with  the  edge 
ot*  the  swoi'd. 

22  But  Joshua  had  said  unto 
the  two  men  that  had  spied  out 
the  country,  Go  into  the  harlot's 
house,  and  bring  out  thence  the 
woman,  and  all  that  she  hath,  as 
ye  sware  unto  her. 

23  And  the  young  men  that  were 
spies  went  in,  and  brought  out 
Kahab,  and  her  father,  and  her 
mother,  and  her  brethren,  and  all 
that  she  had ;  and  they  brought 
out  all  hei-  kindred,  and  left  them 
without  the  camp  of  Israel. 

24  And  they  burnt  the  city  with 
fire,  and  all  that  ivas  therein  :  only 
the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the 
vessels  of  brass  and  of  iron,  they 
put  into  the  treasury  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

25  And  Joshua  saved  Rahab  the 
harlot  alive,  and  her  father's  house- 
hold, and  all  that  she  had  ;  and 
she  dwelleth  in  Israel  even  unto 
this  day  ;  because  she  hid  the  mes- 
sengerSj  which  Joshua  sent  to  spy 
out  Jericho. 

26  II  And  Joshua  adjured  them 
at  that  time,  saying.  Cursed  he  the 
man  before  the  Lord,  that  riseth 
up  and  buildeth  this  city  Jericho  : 
he  shall  lay  the  foundation  thereof 
'  m  his  firstborn,  and  '  in  his  young- 
est son  shall  he  set  upTlie  gates  of 
it. 

27  8o  the  Lord  was  with  Joshua ; 
and  his  fame  was  noised  through- 
out all  the  country. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  The  Israelites  are  smitten,  nt  Ai.  6  Jo- 
sIiiKi^n  coinpldinl.  10  (rod  itixiructeth,  liini 
irlidi  to  do.  16  Achtin  is  tdken  hi/  the  lot. 
19  JliHCon.fesHion.  'i'l  lie,  nnd  nil  he  had 
are  destroyed  in  the  valley  of  Achor. 

I)lJTthe  children  of  Israel  com- 
y  mitted  a  trespass  in  the  '"  ac- 
(;urs(!d  thing:  for  Achan,  the  son 
t)f  Cariui,  the  son  of  Zabdi,  the  son 
of  Zerah,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
took  of  the  '"^axxiursed  thing:  and 
tlie  anger  of  the  LoitD  was  kindled 
against  the  chil(lr(;n  of  Israel. 

2  And  Joshua  sent  men  from 
Jericho  to  Ai,  which  is  beside  Reth- 
aven,  on  the  east  side  of  Reth-el, 
and  spake  unto  them,  s;iying.  Go 
up  and  'view  the  country.  And 
tlu!  men  went  uj)  and  ''viewed  Ai. 

3  And  they  retui'ned  to  Joshua, 
and  said  unto  him.  Let  not  all 
the  peoi)l(i  g(j  up  ;  Init  let  aliout 
two  oi'  thret^  thousand  men  go  up 
and  smite  Ai  ;  and  make  not  all 
the  ])eople  to  labour  thither  ;  for 
they  are  but  few. 


4  8o  there  went  up  thither  of 
the  people  about  three  thousand 
men  :  and  they  lied  before  the  men 
of  Ai. 

5  And  the  men  of  Ai  smote  of 
them  about  thirty  and  six  men  : 
for  they  chased  them  from  before 
the  gate  eveii^  unto  Shebarim,  and 
smote  them  in  the  going  down : 
wherefore  the  hearts  of  the  people 
melted,  and  became  as  water. 

6  V[  And  Joshua  rent  his  clothes, 
and  fell  to  the  earth  upon  his  face 
before  the  ark  of  the  Lord  until 
the  eventide,  he  and  the  elders  of 
Israel,  and  put  dust  upon  their 
heads. 

7  And  Joshua  said,  Alas,  O  Lord 
God,  wherefore  hast  thou  at  all 
brought  this  people  over  Jordan,  to 
deliver  us  into  the  hand  of  the 
Amorites,  to  destroy  us  %  would 
to  God  we  had  been  content,  and 
dwelt  on  the  other  side  Jordan  ! 

8  O  Lord,  what  shall  I  say,  when 
Israel  turneth  their  backs  before 
their  enemies  ! 

9  For  the  Canaanites  and  all  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land  shall  hear 
of  it,  and  shall  ^environ  us  round, 
and  cut  off  our  name  from  the 
earth  :  and  what  wilt  thou  do 
" unto  thy  great  name? 

10  U  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Joshua,  Get  thee  up ;  wherefore 
liest  thou  thus  upon  thy  face*? 

1 1  Israel  hath  sinned,  and  they 
have  also  transgressed  my  cove- 
nant which  I  commanded  them  : 
for  they  have  even  taken  of  the 
'^accursed  thing,  and  have  also 
stolen,  and  dissembled  also,  and 
they  have  put  it  even  among  their 
own  stuff. 

12  Therefore  the  children  of  Is- 
rael could  not  stand  before  their 
enemies,  hut  turned  tlieir  backs 
before  their  enemies,^  because  they 
were  *  accursed:  neither  will  I  be 
with  you  any  moi'e,  except  ye  de- 
stroy the  '''accursed  from  among 
you. 

13  Uyj,  sanctify  the  people,  and 
say,  Sanctify  yourselves  against  to 
morrow  :  foi'  thus  saith  "the  Lord 
(jod  of  Israel,  There  is  "an  ac- 
cui'sed  thing  in  the  midst  of  thee, 
()  isriiel  :  thou  canst  not  stand 
befoi-e  thine  enemies,  until  ye  take 
away  the  "accursed  thijig  from 
among  you. 

14  \n  the  morning  thei'efore  ye 
shall  be  '"  brought  accoi'ding  to 
youi' tribes  :  and  it  shall  be,  fhafthc 
trilu!  which  the  Lord  taketh  shall 
come    accoi'ding    to    the    families 


*  Ileb.  devoted. 


220 


Achaii's  confession. 


JOSHUA,  8. 


His  punishment. 


thereof;  and  the  family  which  the 
Lokd"  shall  take  shall  come  by 
households;  and  the  household 
which  the  Lord  shall  take  shall 
come  man  by  man. 

15  And  it  shall  be,  that  he  that 
is  taken  with  the  ^  accursed  thnig 
shall  be  burnt  with  tire,  he  and  all 
that  he  hath :  because  he  hath 
transgressed  the  covenant  ot  the 
Lord,  and  because  he  hath  wrought 
folly  in  Israel. 

IG  H  So  Joshua  rose  up  early  m 
the  morning,  and  '^  brought  Israel 
by  their  tribes;  and  the  tribe  ot 
Judah  was  taken : 

17  And  he  brought  the  "family 
of  Judah  ;  and  he  took  the  tamily 
of  the  Zarhites:  and  he  brought 
the  family  of  the  Zarhites  man 
by  man ;  and  Zabdi  was  taken : 

18  And  he  brought  his  household 
man  by  man ;  and  Achan,  the  son 
of  Carmi,  the  son  of  Zabdi,  the 
son  of  Zerah,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
was  taken. 

19  And  Joshua  said  unto  Achan, 
My  son,  give,  I  pray  thee,  glory  to 
^  tiie  Lord  God  of  Israel,  and  make 
confession  unto  him ;  and  tell  me 
now  what  thou  hast  done ;  hide  it 
not  from  me. 

20  And  Achan  answered  Joshua, 
and  said.  Indeed  I  have  sinned 
against  ^the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
and  thus  and  thus  have  I  done: 

2 1  When  I  saw  among  the  spoils 
a  goodly  Babylonish  garment,  and 
two  hundred  shekels  of  silver,  and 
a  wedge  of  gold  of  fifty  shekels 
weight,  then  I  coveted  them,  and 
took  them ;  and,  behold,  they  are 
hid  in  the  earth  in  the  midst  of  my 
tent,  and  the  silver  under  it. 

22  H  So  Joshua  sent  messengers, 
and  they  ran  unto  the  tent ;  and, 
behold,  it  loaa  hid  in  his  tent,  and 
the  silver  under  it. 

23  And  they  took  them  out  of 
the  midst  of  the  tent,  and  brought 
them  unto  Joshua,  and  unto  all 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  laid 
them  out  before  the  Lord. 

24  And  Joshua,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  took  Achan  the  son  of 
Zerah,  and  the  silver,  and  the  gar- 
ment, and  the  wedge  of  gold,  and 
his  sons,  and  his  daughters,  and 
his  oxen,  and  his  asses,  and  his 
sheep,  and  his  tent,  and  all  that  he 
had  :  and  they  brf)Ught  them  unto 
the  valley  of  Achor. 

25  And  Joshua  said.  Why  hast 
thou  troubled  us '?  the  Lord  shall 
trouble  thee  this  day.  And  all  Is- 
rael stoned  him  with  stones,  and 


burned  them  with  fire,  after  they 
had  stoned  them  with  stones. 

26  And  they  raised  over  him  a 
great  heap  of  stones  unto  this  day. 
So  the  Lord  turned  from  the  fierce- 
ness of  his  anger.  Wherefore  the 
name  of  that  place  was  called,  The 
valley  of  t  Achor,  unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  God  encourageth  Jonhua.  3  The^  atrata- 
yem  ivhereby  Ai  was  taken.  29  The  king 
thereof  is  hanged.  30  Juahua  huil(/eihaii 
altar,  32  tm'teth  the  law  on  utones,  33  pro- 
poundeth  bleasingnand  cnrmngn. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
Fear  not,  neither  be  thou  dis- 
mayed :  take  all  the  people  of  war 
with  thee,  and  arise,  go  up  to  Ai : 
see,  I  have  given  into  thy  hand  the 
king  of  Ai,  and  his  people,  and  his 
city,  and  his  land  : 

2  And  thou  shalt  do  to  Ai  and 
her  king  as  thou  didst  unto  Jeri- 
cho and  her  king  :  only  the  spoil 
thereof,  and  the  cattle  thereof,  shall 
ye  take  for  a  prey  unto  yourselves : 
lay  thee  an  ambush  for  the  city  be- 
hind it. 

3  II  So  Joshua  arose,  and  all  the 
people  of  war,  to  go  up  against  Ai : 
and  Joshua  chose  out  thirty  thou- 
sand mighty  men  of  valour,  and 
sent  them  away  by  night. 

4  And  he  commanded  them,  say- 
ing, Behold,  ye  shall  lie  in  wait 
against  the  city,  even  behind  the 
city  :  go  not  very  far  from  the  city, 
but  be  ye  all  ready  : 

5  And  I,  and  all  the  people  that 
are  with  me,  will  approach  unto 
the  city  :  and  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  they  come  out  against  us,  as 
at  the  first,  that  we  will  fiee  before 
them, 

6  ( For  they  will  come  out  after 
us )  till  we  have  drawn  them  from 
the  city ;  for  they  will^  say.  They 
flee  before  us,  as  at  the  first :  there- 
fore we  will  tlee  before  them. 

7  Then  ye  shall  rise  up  from  the 
ambush,  and  seize  upon  the  city : 
for  the  Lord  your  God  will  deliver 
it  into  your  hand. 

8  And  it  shall  be,  when  ye  have 
taken  the  city,  that  ye  shall  set  the 
city  on  fire  :  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord  shall  ye  do. 
See,  I  have  commanded  you. 

9  ^Joshua  therefore  sent  them 
forth  :  and  they  went  to  lie  in  am- 
bush, and  al)oae  between  Beth-el 
and  Ai,  on  the  west  side  of  _Ai : 
but  Joshua  lodged  that  night 
among    tlu>    people. 

10  And  Joshua  rose  un  early  in 
the  morning,  and  '"^  numbered  the 
people,  and  went  up,  he  and  the 


*0r, 


t  That  is,  Trouble. 


nuistered 


221 


Ai  is  taken. 


JOSHUA,  8. 


Tlte  law  is  read. 


elders  of  Israel,  before  the  people 
to  Ai. 

11  And  all  the  people,  even  the 
people  of  war,  that  ivere  with  him, 
went  up,  and  drew  nigh,  and  came 
be£<jre  the  city,  tind  pitched  on  the 
north  side  of  Ai :  now  there  ivas  a 
valley  between  them  and  Ai. 

1 2  And  he  took  about  five  thou- 
sand men,  and  set  them  to  lie  in 
ambush  between  Beth-el  and  Ai, 
on  the  west  side  of  the  city. 

13  And  when  they  had  set  the 
people,  even  all  the  host  that  tvtts 
on  the  north  of  the  city,  and"  their 
Hers  in  wait  on  the  west  of  the 
city,  Joshua  went  that  night  into 
the  midst  of  the  valley. 

14  ^And  it  came  to  pass,  wlien 
the  king  of  Ai  saw  it,  that  they 
hasted  and  rose  up  early,  and  the; 
men  of  the  city  went  out  against 
Israel  to  battle,  he  and  all  his 
people,  ^  at  a  time  appointed,  be- 
fore the  plain  ;  but  he  "  wist  not 
that  tltere  were  liers  in  ambush 
against  him  bf^hind  the  city. 

15  And  .Joshua  and  all  Israel 
made  as  if  they  were  beaten  before 
them,  and  lied  by  the  way  of  the 
wilderness. 

l(i  And  all  the  people  that  ivere 
in  Ai  were  called  together  to  pur- 
sue after  them:  and  they  pursued 
after  .Joshua,  and  were  drawn 
away  from  the  city. 

17  And  there  was  not  a  man  left 
in  Ai  or  lieth-el,  that  went  not  out 
after  Israel  :  and  thi^y  left  i\w,  city 
open,  and  pursued  after  Israel. 

IH  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
.Joshua,  Stretch  out  the  spear  that 
/.s  in  thy  hand  toward  Ai  ;  for  1 
will  give  it  into  tliine  hand.  And 
.Joshua  stretched  out  tlu^  spear  that 
he  h(i(l  in  his  liand  toward  the  city. 

1 9  And  the  ambush  ai-os(^  quickly 
out  of  their  j)lace,  and  tiiey  I'an  as 
soon  as  he  had  stretched  out  his 
hand:  ami  they  entcu-ed  into  the 
city,  and  took  it,  and  hasted  and 
.set  the  city  on  Jii-e. 

20  And  wlien  tlunnenof  Ai  looked 
behind  tliem,  th(;y  saw,  and,  heliold, 
the  smoke  of  the  city  ascended  up 
to  lieav(!n,  and  they  liad  no  powei- 
to  flee  this  way  or  that  way  :  and 
the  i)e()plc  tliat  tied  to  tli(^  "wilder- 
nessturned  hack  upon  the  jjursuers. 

21  And  when  .Toshiia  and  all  Is- 
rael saw  thiitthrainhush  iiad  taken 
the  city  and  that  tin;  smoke  of  th(^ 
city  ascended,  then  they  tui-ned 
again,  and  slew  the  men  of  Ai. 

22  And  the  "other  issued  out  of 
the  city,  against  ITiem  ;  .so  they 
were  in  the  midst  of  Israel,  .some 
on  this  .side,  and  some  on  that  side  : 


and  they  smote  them,  so  that  they 
let  none  of  them  remain  or  escape. 

23  And  the  king  of  Ai  they  took 
alive,  and  brought  him  to  Joshua. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Is- 
rael had  made  an  end  of  slaying  Jill 
the  inhabitants  of  Ai  in  the  field,  in 
the  wilderness  wherein  they  chased 
them,  and  when  they  were  all  fallen 
■*  on  the  edge  of  the  sword,  until 
they  were  consumed,  that  all  the 
Israelites  returned  unto  Ai,  and 
smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

25  And  no  it  was,  that  all  that  fell 
that  day,  both  of  men  and  women, 
ire're  twelve  thousand,  even  all  the 
men  of  Ai. 

26  For  Joshua  drew  not  his  hand 
back,  wherewith  he  stretched  out 
the  spear,  until  he  had  *  utterly  de- 
stroyed ail  the  inhabitantis  of  Ai. 

27  Only  the  cattle  and  the  spoil 
of  that  city  Israel  took  for  a  prey 
unto  themselves,  according  unto 
the  word  of  the  Lord  which  he 
commanded  Joshua. 

28  And  Joshua  burnt  Ai,  and 
made  it  an  heap  for  ever,  even  a 
desolation  unto  this  day. 

29  And  tlie  king  of  Ai  he  hanged 
on  a  tree  until  eventide  :  and  as 
soon  as  the  svni  was  down,  Joshua 
commanded  that  they  should  take 
his  carcase  down  from  the  tree,  and 
cast  it  at  the  entering  of  the  gate 
of  the  city,  and  raise  thereon  a 
great  heap  of  stones,  that  remaineth 
unto  this  day. 

30  ^  Then  Joshua  built  an  altar 
unto  ^  the  l^oRn  God  of  Israel  in 
mount  Kbal, 

31  As  Moses  the  servant  of  the 
Lord  commanded  the  children  of 
Israel,  as  it  is  wi'itten  in  the  book 
of  the  law  of  Moses,  an  altai-  of 
whole  stones,  over  which  no  man 
hath  lift  up  ain/  ij'on  :  and  they 
oU'ercd  thereon  burnt  ofl'erings  un- 
to tlu^  Lord,  and  sacrificed  peace 
olff'rings. 

32  11  And  he  wrote  there  upon 
the  stones  a  coi)y  of  the  law  of  Mo- 
ses, which  Ik;  wrote  in  the  pi-esence 
of  the  children  of  Israel. 

33  7\nd  all  Israel,  and  theii-  eld 
ers,  and  ollicers,  and  theii-  judges, 
stood  on  this  side  tin;  ark  and  on 
that  side  l)efoi-(^  the  priests  the  Le- 
vites,  which  hai'e  the  ark  of  tlie 
covenant  of  i\w  Lord,  as  well  the 
st  I'anger,  as  li(>  that  was  born  among 
them  ;  half  of  them  o\'ei'  against 
mount  ( leriziin,  ajid  half  of  them 
over  against  mount  Mbal  ;  as  Moses 
the  servant  of  the  LoKD  had  com- 
manded before,  that  they  .should 
bless  the  i)eoijle  of  Israel. 


*  Jleh.  devoted. 


222 


The  Giheonites 


JOSHUA,  9. 


obtain  a  league. 


■■  patched 


34  And  afterward  he  read  all  the 
words  of  the  law,  tlie  blessings  and 
cursings,  accoixling  to  all  that  is 
written  in  the  book  of  the  law. 

35  There  was  not  a  word  of 
all  that  Moses  commanded,  which 
Joshua  read  not  before  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel,  with  the  women, 
and  the  little  ones,  and  the  stran- 
gers that  were  conversant  among 
them. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  The  kings  comhitte  aijuinist  Israel.  3  The 
Oi/ieoiiitea  by  craft  olii<iin  a  league.  10  Fur 
which  thei/  are  condcinned  'to  perpetual 
bondage. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
the  kings  which  vere  on  this 
side  Jordan,  in  the  ^  hills,  and  in 
the  "  valleys,  and  in  all  the  coasts 
of  the  great  sea  over  against  Leba- 
non, the  Hittite,  and  the  Amorite, 
the  Canaanite,  the  Perizzite,  the 
Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite,  heard 
thereof ; 

2  That  they  gathered  themselves 
together,  to  fight  with  Joshua  and 
with  Israel,  with  one  accord. 

3  ^  And  when  the  inhabitants  of 
Gibeon  heard  what  Joshua,  had 
done  unto  Jericho  and  to  Ai, 

4  The.ydid  work  wilily,  and  went 
and  made  as  if  they  liad  been  am- 
bassadors, and  took  old  sacks  upon 
their  asses,  and  ^  wine  bottles,  old. 


and  rent,  and  bound  up  ; 

5  And  old  shoes  and  •'clouted  upon 
their  feet,  and  old  garments  upon 
them ;  and  all  the  bread  of  their 
provision  was  dry  and  mouldy. 

6  And  they  went  to  Joshua  unto 
the  camp  at  Gilgal,  and  said  unto 
him,  and  to  the  men  of  Israel,  We 
be  come  from  a  far  country :  now 
therefore  make  ye  a  league  ^vith  us. 

7  And  the  men  of  Israel  said  unto 
the  Hivites,  Peradventure  ye  dwell 
among  us  ;  and  how  shall  we  make 
a  league  with  you  1 

8  And  they  said  unto  Joshua,  We 
are  thy  servants.  And  Joshua  said 
unto  them.  Who  at-e  ye  1  and  from 
whence  come  ye "? 

9  And  they  said  unto  him.  From 
a  very  far  country  thy  servants  are 
come  because  of  the  name  of  the 
Lord  thy  God  :  for  we  have  heard 
the  fame  of  him,  and  all  tliat  he 
did  in  Egypt, 

10  And  all  that  he  did  to  the  two 
kings  of  the  Amorites,  that  ii'cjr 
beyond  Jordan,  to  Sihon  king  of 
Heshbon,  and  to  Og  king  of  Ba- 
shan,  which  was  at  Ashtaroth. 

11  Wherefore  our  elders  and  all 
the  inhabitants  of  our  country 
spake  to  us,  saying.  Take  victuals 
with  you  for  the  journey,  and  go 
to  meet  them,  and  say  unto  them. 


We  are  your    sei'vants :   therefore 
now  make  ye  a  league  with  us. 

12  This  our  bread  we  took  hot 
fo)-  our  provision  out  of  our  houses 
on  the  day  we  came  foi'th  to  go 
unto  you  ;  but  now,  behold,  it  is 
dry,  and  it  is  mouldy  : 

13  And  these  -'bottles  of  wine. 
which  we  filled,  tcere  new ;  and, 
behold,  they  be  rent :  and  these  our 
garments  and  our  shoes  are  become 
old  by  reason  of  the  very  long  jour- 
ney. 

14  And  the  men  took  of  their 
victuals,  and  asked  not  counsel  at 
the  mouth  of  the  Lord. 

15  And  Joshua  made  peace  with 
them,  and  made  a  league  with  them, 
to  let  them  live :  and  the  princes  of 
the  congregation  sware  unto  them. 

16^  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  three  days  after  they  had 
made  a  league  with  them,  that  they 
heard  that  they  n<ere  their  neigh- 
bours, and  that  they  dwelt  among 
them. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel 
journeyed,  and  came  unto  their 
cities  on  the  third  day.  Now  their 
cities  -were  Gibeon,  and  Chephirah, 
and  Beeroth,  and  Kirjath-jearim. 

18  And  the  children  of  Israel 
smote  them  not,  Ijecause  the  princes 
of  the  congregation  had  sworn  unto 
them  by  ^  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 
And  all  the  congregation  murmured 
against  the  princes. 

1 9  But  all  the  princes  said  unto 
all  the  congregation.  We  have  sworn 
unto  them  by  ^  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael :  now  therefore  we  may  not 
touch  them. 

20  This  we  will  do  to  them ;  we 
will  even  let  them  live,  lest  wrath 
be  upon  vis,  because  of  the  oath 
which  we  sware  unto  them. 

21  And  the  princes  said  unto 
them.  Let  tliem  live  ;  but  let  theni 
be  hewers  of  wood  and  drawers  of 
water  unto  all  the  congregation  ; 
as  the  princes  had  promised  them. 

22  ^  And  Joshua  called  for  them, 
and  he  spake  unto  them,  saying. 
Wherefore  have  ye  beguiled  us, 
saying.  We  are  very  far  from  you  ; 
when  ye  dwell  among  usl 

23  Now  thei-efore  ye  are  cursed, 
and   there  sliall  "none  of  you  be 

being    bonchnen,  and 
wood 


3  wine-skins, 


freed    from 


of 


hewers    of    wood  and  drawers 
water  for  the  house  of  my  God. 

24  And  th(;y  answered  Joshua, 
and  said.  Because  it  was  certainly 
told  thy  servants,  how  that  the 
Lord  thy  God  commanded  his  ser- 
vant ISIosestogive  you  all  the  land, 
and  to  destroy  all  the  inhabitants 
of  the  land  from  before  you,  there- 

223 


5  the  Lord, 
the  God 


6  never  fail 
to  be  of  you 


Joshva  rescneth  Gibeon. 


JOSHUA,  10. 


The  snn  and  moon  stand  still. 


fore  we  were  sore  afraid  ^of  our 
lives  because  of  you,  and  have  done 
this;^  thing. 

25  And  now_,  behold,  we  are  in 
thine  hand :  as  it  seemeth  good  and 
right  unto  thee  to  do  unto  us,  do. 

26  And  so  did  he  unto  them,  and 
delivered  them  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  that  they 
slew  them  not. 

27  And  Joshua  made  them  that 
day  hewers  of  wood  and  drawers  of 
water  for  the  congregation,  and  for 
the  altar  of  the  Lord,  even  unto 
this  day,  in  the  place  Avhich  he 
should  choose. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  Five  khidK  war  against  Gibeon.  6  Jo.ihua 
remueth  it.  10  God  Jtc/hteth  againHt  them 
with  hailtitones.  12  The  sun  and  moon 
fitaiuJ  litill  at  the  word  of  Joshua.  IG  The 
Jive  kings  are  mured  in  a  cave.  23  They 
are  brought  forth,  24  scornfully  used,  2C 
and  hanged.  28  Seven  kings  more  are 
conquered.    AH  Joshua  returneth  to  Oilgul. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Adoni-zedec  king  of  Jerusalem 
had  heard  how  Joshua  had  taken 
Ai  and  had  *  utterly  destroyed  it ; 
as  he  had  done  to  Jericho  and  her 
king,  so  he  had  done  to  Ai  and  her 
king ;  and  how  the  inhabitants  of 
Gibeon  had  made  peace  with  Israel, 
and  were  among  them  ; 

2  That  they  feared  greatly,  be- 
cause Gibeon  wa.s  a  great  city,  as 
one  of  the  royal  cities,  and  because 
it  vmH  greater  than  Ai,  and  all  the 
men  thereof  vjere  mighty. 

3  Wherefore  Adoni-zedec  king  of 
Jerusalem  sent  unto  Hoham  king 
of  Hebron,  and  wnto  Piram  king  of 
Jarmuth,  and  unto  Jar^hia  king 
of  Lachish,  and  unto  Debir  king  of 
Eglon,  saying, 

4  Come  up  unto  me,  and  help 
me,  that  we  may  smite  Gibeon  : 
for  it  h;i.th  made  peace  witli  Joshua 
and  with  the  children  of  Israel 

5  Therefore  the  five  kings  of  the 
Amorites,  the  king  of  Jerusalem 
th(!  king  of  Hebron,  the  king  of 
Jarmuth,  the  king  of  Lachish,  the 
king  of  Egloii,  gathered  themselves 
together,  and  went  up,  they  and  all 
their  hosts,  and  encamped  before 
Gibeon,  and  made  war  against  it. 

6  ^  And  tlie  men  of  Gibeon  sent 
unto  Joshua  to  the  camj)  to  (Jilgal, 
saying,  Slack  not  thy  hand  from 
thy  servants;  come  up  to  us 
(juickly,  and  save  us,  and  help  us  : 
for  all  thr  kings  of  th(!  Amorites 
that  flwcll  in  the  mountains  are 
gathered  lo<;ethei-  ag;unst  us. 

7  So  Joshua  ascendefl  from  Gil- 
gal,  he,  ;i,n(l  all  the  people  of   war 


*Heb.  devoted. 


with  him,  and  all  the  mighty  men 
of  valour. 

8  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Joshua,  Fear  them  not :  for  I  have 
delivered  them  into  thine  hand ; 
there  shall  not  a  man  of  them  stand 
before  thee. 

9  Joshua  therefore  came  unto 
them  suddenly,  '^  and  went  up  from 
Gilgal  all  night. 

10  And  the  Lord  discomfited 
them  before  Israel,  and  slew  them 
with  a  great  slaughter  at  Gibeon, 
and  chased  them  along  the  way 
that  goeth  u])  to  Beth-horon,  and 
smote  them  to  Azekah,  and  unto 
Makkedah. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
fled  from  before  Israel,  and  were  in 
the  going  down  to  Beth-horon,  that 
the  Lord  cast  down  great  stones 
from  heaven  upon  them  unto 
Azekah,  and  they  died :  they  luet-e 
more  which  diecl  with  hailstones 
than  they  whom  the  children  of 
Israel  slew  with  the  sword. 

12  ^  Then  spake  Joshua  to  the 
Lord  in  the  day  when  the  Lord 
delivered  up  the  Amorites  before 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  he  said 
in  the  sight  of  Israel,  Sun,  t  stand 
thou  still  upon  Gibeon  ;  and  thou. 
Moon,  in  the  valley  of  Ajalon. 

13  And  the  sun  stood  still,  and 
the  moon  stayed,  until  the  people 
had  avenged  themselves  upon  their 
enemies,  /.s*  not  this  written  in  the 
book  of  Jasher "?  So  the  sun  stood 
still  in  the  midst  of  heaven,  and 
hasted  not  to  go  down  about  a 
whole  day. 

14  And  there  was  no  day  like 
that  before  it  or  after  it,  that  the 
Lord  hearkened  unto  the  voice  of  a 
man :  for  the  Lord  fought  for  Israel. 

15  ^  And  Joshua  returned,  and 
all  Israel  with  him,  unto  the  camp 
to  Gilgal. 

IG  But  these  five  kings  fled,  and 
hid  themselves  in  a  cave  at  ^lak- 
kedah. 

17  And  it  was  told  Joshua,  say- 
ing. The  five  kings  are  found  hid 
in  a  cave  at  Makkedah. 

18  And  .Joshua  said.  Boll  great 
stones  upon  the  mouth  of  the  cave, 
and  set  men  by  it  for  to  keep  them  : 

19  And  stay  ye  not,  tnit  pursue 
after  your  enemies,  and  smite  the 
hindmost  of  them  ;  suffer  them  not 
to  enter  into  th(Mr  cities:  for  tlie 
Lord  your  God  liath  delivered 
them  into  your  hand. 

20  And  it  came  to  j)ass,  when 
Joshua  and  the  cliihlrcn  of  Isi'ael 
had  made  an  end  of  slaying  them 
with  a   very  great  slaughter,   till 


t  Heb.  be  silent. 


224 


Tliejive  kings  slain. 


JOSHUA,  10. 


Others  are  conquered. 


they  were  consumed,  that  the  rest 
which  remained  of  them  entered 
into  fenced  cities. 

21  And  all  the  people  returned  to 
the  camp  of  Joshua  at  Makkedah 
in  peace :  none  moved  his  tongue 
against  any  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael. 

22  Then  said  Joshua,  Open  the 
mouth  of  the  cave,  and  bring  out 
those  five  kings  unto  me  out  of  the 
cave. 

23  And  they  did  so,  and  brought 
forth  those  five  kings  unto  him  out 
of  the  cave,  the  king  of  Jerusalem, 
the  king  oi  Hebron,  the  king  of 
Jarmuth,  the  king  of  Lachish,  and 
the  king  of  Eglon. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  brought  out  those  kings  unto 
.Joshua,  that  .Joshua  called  for  all 
the  men  of  Israel,  and  said  unto 
the  captains  of  the  men  of  war 
which  went  with  him.  Come  near, 
put  your  feet  upon  the  necks  of 
these  kings.  And  they  came  near, 
and  put  their  feet  uijon  the  necks 
of  them. 

25  And  Joshua  said  unto  them. 
Fear  not,  nor  be  dismaj'ed,  be 
strong  and  of  good  courage :  for 
thus  shall  the  Lord  do  to  all  your 
enemies  against  whom  ye  fight. 

26  And  afterward  Joshua  smote 
them,  and  slew  them,  and  hanged 
them  on  five  trees  :  and  they  weie 
hanging  upon  the  trees  until  the 
evening. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
time  of  the  going  down  of  the  sun, 
that  Joshua  commanded,  and  they 
took  them  down  off  the  trees,  and 
cast  them  into  the  cave  wherein 
they  had  been  hid,  and  laid  great 
stones  in  the  cave's  mouth,  which 
remain  until  this  very  day. 

28  51  And  that  day  Joshua  took 
Makkedah,  and  smote  it  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  and  the  king 
thereof  he  *  utterly  destroyed, 
them,  and  all  the  souls  that  were 
therein ;  he  let  none  remain  :  and 
he  did  to  the  king  of  Makkedah  as 
he  did  unto  the  king  of  Jericho. 

29  Then  Joshua  passed  from 
Makkedah,  and  all  Israel  with  him, 
unto  Libnah,  and  fought  against 
Libnah  : 

.30  And  the  Lord  delivered  it 
also,  and  the  king  thereof,  into  the 
hand  of  Israel ;  and  he  smote  it 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  all 
the  souls  that  were  therein  ;  he  let 
none  remain  in  it;  but  did  unto 
the  king  thereof  as  he  did  unto  the 
king  of  .Jericho. 

31  V[  And  Joshua  passed  from 
Libnah,  and  all  Israel  with  him,  un- 


*Heb.  devoted. 


to  Lachish,  and  encamped  against 
it,  and  fouglit  against  it : 

32  And  the  Lord  delivered  La- 
chish into  the  hand  of  Israel,  which 
took  it  on  the  second  day,  and 
smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
and  all  the  souls  that  locre  therein, 
according  to  all  that  he  had  done 
to  Libnah. 

33  U  Then  Horam  king  of  Gezer 
came  up  to  help  Lachish ;  and 
.Joshua  smote  him  and  his  jjeople, 
until  he  had  left  him  none  remain- 
ing. 

34  IT  And  from  Lachish  Joshua 
passed  unto  Eglon,  and  all  Israel 
with  him ;  and  they  encamped 
against  it,  and  fought  against  it : 

35  And  they  took  it  on  that  day, 
and  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  and  all  the  souls  that  ivere 
therein  he  f  utterly  destroyed  that 
day,  according  to  all  that  he  had 
done  to  Lachish. 

36  And  Joshua  went  up  from 
Eglon,  and  all  Israel  witn  him, 
unto  Hebron ;  and  they  fought 
against  it : 

37  And  they  took  it,  and  smote 
it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
the  king  thereof,  and  all  the  cities 
thereof,  and  all  the  souls  that  were 
therein ;  he  left  none  remaining, 
according  to  all  that  he  had  done 
to  Eglon  ;  but  t  destroyed  it  utterly, 
and  all  the  souls  that  were  therein. 

38  ^  And  Joshua  returned,  and 
all  Israel  with  him,  to  Debir ;  and 
fought  against  it : 

39  And  he  took  it,  and  the  king 
thereof,  and  all  the  cities  thereof ; 
and  they  smote  them  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword,  and  t  utterly  de- 
stroyed all  tiie  souls  that  were 
therein  ;  he  left  none  remaining : 
as  he  had  done  to  Hebron,  so  he 
did  to  Debir,  and  to  the  king  there- 
of ;  as  he  had  done  also  to  Libnah, 
and  to  her  king. 

40  ^  So  Jos4iua  smote  all  the 
country  of  the  hills,  and  of  the 
'south,  and  of  the  '^vale,  and  of 
the  springs,  and  all  their  kings  :  he 
left  none  remaining,  but  t  utterly 
destroyed  all  that  breathed,  as  ■''  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  commanded. 

41  And  Joshua  smote  them  from 
Kadesh-barnea  even  unto  Gaza, 
and  all  the  country  of  Goshen, 
even  unto  Gibeon. 

42  And  all  these  kings  and  their 
land  did  Joshua  take  at  one  time, 
because  "the  Lord  God  of  Israel 


fought  for  Israel. 

43  And  Joshua  returned,  and  all 
Israel  with  him,  unto  the  camp  to 
Gilgal. 


^  Heh.  devoted. 


1  South, 

2  lowland, 

8  the  Lord, 
the  God  of 
Israel , 


15 


Hazor  is  taken. 


JOSHUA,  11. 


Hie  Anakim  ctit  off. 


1  north,  in 
the  liill 
country, 
and  in 

2  lowland, 

3  heights 


••  liill  (•(iiui- 

ti-y, 


CHAPTER  11. 

1  Divers  kings  overcome  at  the  waters  of 
Merom.  10  Hazof  is  taken  and  burnt.  10 
All  the  country  taken  by  Joshua.  21  The 
Anakims  cut  off. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jabin 
king  of  Hazor  had  heard  those 
tilings,  that  he  sent  to  Jobab  king 
of  Madon,  and  to  the  king  of  Shim- 
ron,  and  to  the  king  of  Achshaph, 

2  And  to  the  kings  that  v^ere  on 
the  ^  north  of  the  mountains,  and  of 


the  plains  south  of  (Jhinneroth,  and 
in  the  -  valley,  and  in  the  ^  borders 
of  Dor  on  the  west, 

3  And  to  the  Canaanite  on  the 
east  and  on  the  west,  and  to  the 
Amorite,  and  the  Hittite,  and 
the  Perizzite,  and  the  Jebusite  in 
the  ^  mountains,  and  to  the  Hivite 
under  Hermon  inthelandof  Mizpeh. 

4  And  they  went  out,  they  and 
all  their  hosts  with  them,  much 
people,  even  as  the  sand  that  ?.s 
upontheseashorein  multitude.with 
horses  and  chariots  very  many. 

.5  And  when  all  these  kings  were 
met  together,  they  came  and 
pitched  together  at  the  waters  of 
Merom,  to  fight  against  Israel. 

6  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Joshua,  Be  not  afraid  because  of 
them :  for  to  morrow  about  this 
time  will  I  delivei-  them  up  all 
slain  before  Israel :  thou  shalt 
hough  their  horses,  and  burn  their 
chariots  with  fire. 

7  8o  Joshua  came,  .and  all  the 
people  of  war  with  liim,  against 
them  by  the  waters  of  Merom  sud- 
denly ;  and  they  fell  upon  them. 

8  And  the  Lord  (kilivered  them 
into  the  hand  of  Israel,  who  smote 

"them,  and  chased  them  unto  great 
Zid(m,  and  unto  Misrei)h()th-iiiaini, 
and  unto  the  valhsy  of  Mizix'h  (^ast- 
wai'd  ;  and  they  smote  thein,  until 
they  k'ft  them  none  remaining. 

9  And  Joshua  did  unto  them  as 
the  LoiiD  bad(!  him  :  he  lioughed 
tlieir  horses,  and  burnt  their  chari- 
ots with  Hr(^ 

10  1[  And  Joshua  at  that  time 
turned  back,  and  tof)k  Hazor,  and 
smote  the  king  thereof  ^yith  the 
sword  :  for  Hazor  Ixsforetime  was 
the  head  of  all  those  kingdoms. 

11  And  they  smote  all  the  sduls 
tliat  nwrt  tlH!rein  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword,  *uttei'ly  destroying 
thttii:  there  was  not  any  left  to 
breathe:  and  h(^  burnt  Hazor  with 
fire. 

12  And  alt  Ihe  cities  of  tliose 
kings,  and  all  tlu^  kings  of  tlieui, 
did  .losluui  take,  and  smote  them 
with  the  edge  of  the;  swoi'd,  iind  he 


t  utterly  destroyed  them,  as  Moses 
the  servant  of  the  Lord  com- 
manded. 

1 3  But  as  for  the  cities  that  stood 
^  stillintheirstrength,  Israel  burned 
none  of  them,  save  Hazor  only ;  that 
did  .Joshua  burn. 

11  And  all  the  spoil  of  these 
cities,  and  the  cattle,  the  children 
of  Israel  took  for  a  prey  unto  them- 
selves ;  but  every  man  they  smote 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  until 
they  had  destroyed  them,  neither 
left  they  any  to  breathe. 

1.5  H  As  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses  his  servant,  so  did  Moses 
command  Joshua,  and  so  did 
Joshua ;  he  left  nothing  undone  of 
all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
J^Ioses. 

1 6  So  Joshua  took  all  that  land, 
the  hills,  and  all  the  south  country, 
and  all  the  land  of  Goshen,  and  the 
-  valley,  and  the  plain,  and  the 
"  mountain  of  Israel,  and  the ''  valley 
of  the  same  ; 

17  Even  from  the  mount  Halak, 
that  goeth  up  to  Seir,  even  unto 
Baal-gad  in  tlie  valley  of  Lebanon 
under  mount  Hermon  :  and  all  their 
kings  he  took,  and  smote  them,  and 
slew  them. 

18  Joshua  ma;de  war  a  long  time 
with  all  those  kings. 

19  There  was  not  a  city  that 
made  peace  with  the  children  of 
Israel,  .save  the  Hivites  the  inha- 
bitant's of  Gibeon  :  all  other  they 
took  in  battle. 

20  Ft)r  it  was  of  the  Lord  to 
harden  their  hearts,  that  they 
should  come  against  Israel  in  bat- 
tle, that  he  might  t  destroy  them 
utterly,  and  that  they  might  have 
no  favour,  but  that  he  might 
destroy  them,  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

21  If  And  at  that  time  ca-me 
Joshua,  and  cut  off'  the  *  Anakims 
from  the  ''mountains,  from  He- 
bron, from  Dehir,  from  Anab,  and 
from  all  tlu;  "mountains  of  Judah, 
and  fi'om  all  the  ''m<"untains  of 
Fsiael  :  .loshua  t destroyed  them 
uttiu-ly  with  their  cities. 

22  I'liei-e  was  none  of  the  "Ana- 
kims left  in  the  land  of  the  children 
ot  Isiael:  only  in  (Jaza,  in  (iatii, 
and  in  Ashdod,  there  remained. 

2.3  So.loshua-t(tok  the  whokdand. 
accorcHng  to  all  that  the  J^ORD  said 
unto  Moses;  and  .loshua  gave  it 
foi'  an  iiihei'itance  unto  Isi-ael  ac- 
cording to  their  divisions  by  their 
tribes.  And  the  land  rested  from 
war. 


*Heb.  devotiug. 


t  Ileb.  devoted.         fflleft.  devote. 


220 


Thirty-one  kings 


JOSHUA,  12,  13. 


smitten  by  Joshua. 


CHAPTER  12. 


1  The  iH-okingH  whose  countrifx  Moses  tool- 
((,1(1  ili.^-j'o.sed  of.  1  The  one  and  thh-tij 
kings  OH  the  other  side  Jordan  which  Joshua 
smote. 

NOW  these  are  the  kings  of  the 
land,  which  the  children  of  Is- 
rael smote,  and  possessed  their  land 
on  the  other  side  Jordan  toward 
the  rising  of  the  sun,  from  the  river 
Arnon  unto  mount  Hermon,  and 
all  the  plain  on  the  east : 

2  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites. 
who  dwelt  in  Heshbon,  and  ruled 
fi'om  Aroer,  which  is  upon  the 
^  bank  of  the  river  Arnon,  and 
from  the  middle  of  the '"  river,  and 
from  half  Gilead,  even  unto  the 
river  Jabbok,  which  is  the  border 
of  the  children  of  Amnion ; 

3  And  from  the  plain  to  the  sea 
of  Chinneroth  on  the  east,  and  unto 
the  sea  of  the  plain,  even  the  salt 
sea  on  the  east,  the  way  to  Beth- 
jeshimoth ;  and  from  the  south, 
under  ^  Ashdoth-])isgah  : 

4  %.  And  the  H'oast  of  Og  king  of 
Bashan,  which  was  of  the  remnant 
of  the  ^  giants,  that  dwelt  at  Ash- 
taroth  and  at  Edrei, 

5  And  reigned  in  mount  Her- 
mon, and  in  Salcah,  and  in  all 
Bashan,  unto  the  border  of  the 
Geshurites  and  the  Maachathites,^ 
and  half  Gilead,  the  border  of 
Sihon  king  of  Heshbon. 

6  Them  did  Moses  the  servant  of 
the  Lord  and  the  children  of  Israel 
smite  :  and  Moses  the  servant  of 
the  Lord  gave  it  /or  a  possession 
unto  the  Reubenites,  and  the  Gad- 
ites,  and  the  half  tribe  of  Manas- 
seh. 

7  H  And  these  are  the  kings  of 
the  country  which  Joshua  anrl  the 
children  of  Israel  smote  on  this 
side  Jordan  on  the  west,  from  Baal- 
gad  in  the  valley  of  Lebanon  even  [ 
unto  the  mount  Halak,  that  goeth 
up  to  Seir  ;  which  Joshua  gave  un- 
to the  tribes  of  Israel  for  a  posses- 
sion according  to  their  divisions  ; 

8  In  the  "mountains,  and  in  the 
'  valleys,  and  in  the  plains,  and  in 
the  **  springs,  and  in  the  wilder- 
ness, and  in  the  south  country  ;  the 
Hittites,  the  Amorites,  and  the  Ca- 
naanites,  the  Perizzites,  the  Hi- 
vites,  and  the  Jebusites  : 

9  *\  The  king  of  Jericho,  one ; 
the  king  of  Ai,  which  is  beside 
Beth-el,  one  ; 

10  The  king  of  Jerusalem,  one; 
the  king  of  Hebron,  one  ; 

1 1  The  king  of  Jarmuth,  one  ; 
the  king  of  Lachish,  one  ; 

12  The  king  of  Eglon,  one;  the 
king  of  Gezer,  one  ; 


13  The  king  of  Debir,  one;  the 
king  of  Geder,  one  ; 

14  The  king  of  Hormah,  one; 
the  king  of  Arad,  one  ; 

15  The  king  of  Libnah,  one  ;  the 
king  of  Adullam,  one  ; 

16  The  king  of  Makkedah,  one  ; 
the  king  of  Beth-el,  one  ; 

17  The  king  of  Tappuah,  one; 
the  king  of  Hepher,  one  ; 

18  The  king  of  Aphek,  one;  the 
king  of  Lasharon,  one  ; 

19  The  king  of  Madon,  one  ;  the 
king  of  Hazor,  one  ; 

20  The  king  of  Shimron-meron, 
one  ;  the  king  of  Achshaph,  one  ; 

21  The  king  of  Taanach,  one; 
the  king  of  Megiddo,  one  ; 

22  The  king  of  Kedesh,  one  ;  the 
king  of  Jokneam  of  Carmel,  one  ; 

23  The  king  of  Dor  in  the  "  coast 
of  Dor,  one ;  the  king  of  ^^  the  na- 
tions of  Gilgal,  one ; 

24  The  king  of  Tirzah,  one :  all 
the  kings  thirty  and  one. 


CHAPTER  13. 

The  bounds  of  the  land  not  yet  conquered. 
S  The  inheritance  of  the  two  tribes  and 
half.  14, 33  The  Lord  and  his  sacrifices 
are  the  inheritance  of  Levi.  15  The 
bounds  of  the  inheritance  of  lieuben.  22 
Balaam  slain.  24  The  bounds  tf  the  in- 
heritance of  Gad,  29  ««fZ  of  the  half  tribe 
of  Manasseh. 

0\V  Joshua  was  old  and  strick- 


N 


said  unto  him.  Thou  art  old  and 
stricken  in  years,  and  there  re- 
maineth  yet  very  much  land  to  be 
possessed. 

2  This  is  the  land  that  yet  re- 
maineth :  all  the  borders  of  the 
Philistines,  and  all  "  Geshuri, 

3  From  Sihor,  which  is  before 
Egypt,  even  unto  the  borders  of 
Ekron  northward,  which  is  counted 
to  the  Canaanite :  five  lords  of 
the  Philistines ;  the  Gazathites, 
and  the  Ashdothites,  the  Eshka- 
lonites,  the  Gittites,  and  the  Ek- 
ronites;  also  the  ^'^  Avites  : 

4  From  the  south,  all  tlie  land  of 
the  Canaanites,  and  Mearah  that 
is  beside  the  Sidonians^  unto  Aphek, 
to  the  borders  of  the  Amorites  : 

5  And  the  land  of  the  ^''  (Tiblites. 


and  all  Lebanon,  toward  the  sun- 
rising,  from  Baal-gad  under  mount 
Hermon  unto  the  entering  into 
Hamath, 

6  All  the  inhabitants  of  the  hill 
country  from  Lebanon  unto  Misre- 
photh-niaim,  and  all  the  Sidonians, 
them  will  I  drive  out  from  before 
the  children  of  Israel :  only  divide 
thou  it  by  lot  unto  the  Israelites 
for  an  inheritance,  as  I  have  com- 
manded thee. 


9  height 

10  Goiim 


11  the  Gesh- 
urites, 


12  Avites,  on 
the  south ; 


13  Gebalites, 


227 


Bounds  of  the  land. 


JOSHUA,  14. 


Balaam  is  slain. 


1  edge  of  the 
valley  of  the 
Arnoii, 
-  niiildle  of 
the  valley, 


3  Rfphaiiii : 


*  the  Lord, 
the  God  of 
Israel, 


•''  border 

1  edseof  tli( 
Vitlley  (if  I  III 
Arnoii, 

2  middle  of 
the  valley. 


^  tlie  sU>|)e.s 
of  Pisgah, 


'  ](riliees 


7  Now  therefore  divide  this  land 
fur  an  inheritance  unto  the  nine 
tribes,  and  the  Imlf  tribe  of  Manas- 
seh, 

8  With  whom  the  Reubenites  and 
the  Gadites  have  received  their  in- 
heritance, which  Moses  gave  them, 
beyond  Jordan  eastward,  even  as 
Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
gave  them ; 

9  From  Aroer,  tliat  is  upon  the 
'  ])ank  of  the  river  Arm  >n,  and  the 
city  tliat  IS  in  the  "midst  of  the 
river,  and  all  the  plain  of  Medeba 
unto  Dibon; 

10  And  all  the  cities  of  tSihon 
king  of  the  Amorites,  which 
reigned  in  Heshbon,  unto  the  bor- 
der of  the  children  of  Ammon; 

1 1  And  Gilead,  and  the  border 
of  the  Geshurites  and  Maacha- 
thites,  and  all  mount  Hermon,  and 
all  i>ashan  unto  Salcah  ; 

12  All  the  kingdom  of  Og  in 
Bashan,  which  reigned  in  Ashta- 
roth  and  in  Edrei,  who  remained 
of  the  remnant  of  the  '''giants  :  for 
these  did  Moses  smite,  and  cast 
them  out. 

13  Nevertheless  the  children  of 
Israel  expelled  not  the  Geshurites, 
tior  the  Maachathites  :  but  the 
(iJeshu rites  and  the  Maachathites 
dwell  among  the  Israelites  until 
this  day. 

14  Only  unto  the  tribe  of  Levi 
he  gave  none  inheritance  ;  the  sac- 
rifices of  ■*  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 


made  by  fire  are  their  inheritance, 
as  he  said  unto  them. 

15  ^  And  INIoses  gave  unto  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Reuben 
inlji'i-iUince  according  to  their  fa- 
milies. 

16  And  their  ^  coast  was  from 
Aroer,  that  is  on  the  '  bank  of  the 


I'iver  AriioTi.  and  the  city  that  is 
in  the  -  midst  of  t.he  I'iver,  and  all 
the  ])]ain  by  Ab/dcba  ; 

17  Heshbon,  aiid  all  hei'  cities 
that  (ire  in  the  ])lain  ;  ])ibon,  and 
iiamoth-baal,  and  l5eth-l)aal-meon, 

IH  And  .lahaza,  and  Kedemoth, 
and  M(!phaath, 

19  Aiwl  Iviijathaim,  and  Sibmah, 
and  Zan^th-shahar  in  the  mount  of 
tli(!  valley, 

20  And  Beth-peor,  and  "  Ash- 
dotli-iiis'jali.  and  Beth-jesliimoth, 


•J  I  And  all  tlie  cities  of  the  j)laiii, 
and  all  llie  kingdom  of  Sihon  king 
of  tlui  Am<»rites,  which  reigned  in 
Heshbon,  whom  Moses  smote  witli 
the  i)iiiices  of  Midiaii,  K\i,  and 
Ijckfiii,  and  Zur,  and  Hui-,  aiul 
l!('ba,  irliick  ircrr  ^ dukes  of  Sil 
dwelling  in  ihc  country. 


lion, 


22  U  Balaam  also  the  son  of 
Beor,  the  soothsayer,  did  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  slay  with  the  sword 
among  them  that  Avere  slain  by 
them. 

23  And  the  border  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben  was  Jordan,  and 
the  border  thereof.  This  was  the 
inheritance  of  the  children  of  Reu- 
ben after  their  families,  the  cities 
and  the  villages  thereof. 

24  And  Moses  gave  inheritance 
unto  the  tribe  of  (iad,  even  unto 
the  children  of  Gad  according  to 
their  families. 

25  And  their  °  coast  was  Jazer, 
and  all  the  cities  of  Gilead,  and 
half  the  land  of  the  children  of 
Ammon,  unto  Aroer  that  is  before 
Rabbah ; 

26  And  from  Heshbon  unto  Ra- 
math-mizi^eh,  and  Betonim  ;  and 
from  Mahanaim  unto  the  border  of 
Debir ; 

27  And  in  the  valley,  Beth-aram, 
and  Beth-ninu'ah,  and  Succoth,  and 
Zaphon,  the  rest  of  the  kingdom  of 
Sihon  king  of  Heshbon,  Jordan 
and  his  border,  even  unto  the  edge 
of  the  sea  of  Chinnereth  on  the 
other  side  Jordan  eastward. 

2S  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
children  of  Gad  after  their  fami- 
lies, the  cities,  and  their  villages. 

29  5f  And  INIoses  gave  inheritance 
unto  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh  : 
and  tJiis  was  tJie  2}OSsession  of  tlu» 
half  tribe  of  the  children  of  Ma- 
nasseh by  their  families. 

30  And  their  ^  coast  was  from 
Mahanaim,  all  Bashan,  all  the 
kingdom  of  Og  king  of  Bashan, 
and  all  tlu^  towns  of  Jaii',  which 
are  in  Bashan,  tlu'eescore  cities  : 

31  And  half  G'ilead,  and  Ash- 
taroth,  and  Ildrei,  cities  of  the 
kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan,  iccrc 
/icrfdininf/  unto  the  children  of 
Machir  tlie  son  of  jManass(>li,  rroi 
to  the  one  half  of  th(^  children  of 
Machir  by  tlujir  families. 

32  These  are  the  connfries  A\]iicli 
Moses   did    distribute    for    inlicri 
tance  in  the  plains  of  ]\loab,  on  the 
other  side  Jordan,  by  Jericho,  east- 
ward. 

33  But  unto  the  tribe  of  Levi 
Moses  gave  not  anj/  inh(>ritaiice  : 
"the  LoiM)  God  of  lsra,cl  //v>.s-  their 
inlieritaiice,  as  he  said  unto  them. 

CHAPTER  14. 

1  T/if  nine  trihcs  <n>i/  ii  half  are  to  hdrc 
ihoir  itiherHdiife  liy  lot.  C  i'aleh  by  [ivi  li- 
li'iic  iibtainetk  Uibroti.. 

AND  these  (tre  the  comi  tries 
which  the  children  of  Israel 
inherited  in  the  land  of  (■aiiaa-n, 
which     l<]leazar    the    priest,     anil 


228 


The  land  lUoidcd  by  lot. 


JOSHUA,  15. 


The  lot  of  Judah. 


Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  the 
lieacis  of  the  ^  fathers  of  the  tribes 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  distri- 
buted for  inheritance  to  thevn. 

2  By  lot  icdx  their  inheritance,  as 
the  Lord  connnanded  l)y  the  hand 
of  Moses,  for  the  nine  tribes,  and 
for  the  half  tribe. 

3  For  Moses  had  given  the  inheri- 
tance of  two  tribes  and  an  half 
tribe  on  the  other  side  Joi'dan  :  l)ut 
unto  the  Levites  he  gave  none  in- 
heritance among  them. 

4  For  the  children  of  Joseph 
were  two  tribes,  Manasseh  and 
Ephraim  :  -  therefore  they  gave  no 
part  unto  the  Levites  in  the  land, 
save  cities  to  dwell  in,  with  their 
■'suburbs  for  their  cattle  and  for 
their  substance. 

5  As  the  Lord  commanded  jNIo- 
ses,  so  the  children  of  Israel  did, 
and  they  divided  the  land. 

6  U  Then  the  children  of  Judah 
came  unto  Joshua  in  Gilgal :  and 
Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  the 
^  Kenezite  said  unto  him.  Thou 
knowest  the  thing  that  the  Lord 
said  unto  ]\Ioses  the  man  of  God 
concerning  me  and  thee  in  Kadesh- 
barnea. 

7  Forty  years  old  was  I  wjien 
Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  sent 
me  fi(jm  Kadesh-barnea  to  espy  out 
the  land  ;  and  I  brought  him  word 
again  as  it  was  in  mine  heart. 

8  Nevertheless  my  brethren  that 
went  up  with  me  made  the  heart 
of  the  people  melt :  but  I  wliolly 
followed  the  Lord  my  God. 

9  And  jMoses  sware  on  that  daj", 
saj^ing,  8urely  the  land  whereon 
thy  feet  have  trodden  shall  be 
thine  inh-eritance,  and  thy  child- 
ren's for  ever,  because  thou  hast 
wholly  followed  the  Lord  my  God. 

10  And  now,  behold,  the  Lord 
hath  kept  me  alive,  as  he  said,  these 
forty  and  five  years,  even  since 
the  Lord  spake  tins  word  unto 
Moses,  while  fh('  rJiildrcn.  of  Israel 
■'  waiidoi'cd  in  the  wilderness:  and 
now,  lo,  I  am  this  day  fourscore  and 
five  years  old. 

1 1  As  yet  I  arn  as  strong  this 
day  as  /  }ms  in  the  day  that  Moses 
sent  me  :  as  my  strength  was  then, 
even  so  is  my  strength  now,  for 
war,  both  to  go  out,  and  to  come  in. 

12  Now  therefore  give  me  this 
mountain,  whei-eof  the  Lord  spake 
in  that  day  ;  for  thou  heardest  in 
that  day  how  the  "  Aiiakims  were 
there,  and  fhat  the  cities  nvre  great 
and  fenced  :  if  so  be  the  Lord  iinU 
he.  with  me,  then  I  shall  be  able  to 
drive  them  out,  as  tlie  Lord  said. 

13  And  Joshua  blessed  him,  and 


gave  unto  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephun- 
neh Hebi'on  for  an  inheritance. 

1 4  Hel)ron  therefore  became  the 
inheritance  of  Caleb  the  son  of  Je- 
phunneh 'the  ^  Kenezite  unto  this 
day,  because  that  he  wholly  fol- 
lowed "'  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

15  And  the  name  of  Hebron  be- 
fore was  Kirjath-arba  ;  which  Arlxi 
was  a  great  man  amoiig  the  **  Ana- 
kims.  And  the  land  had  rest  from 
war. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1  Thehorder>iof  the  lot  of  Judah.  n  Caleb's 
portion,  and  congiie.st.  10  Othniel,  for  kin 
raloni-,  hath  Achtiah,  Caleb's  daughter',  to 
•n-ife.  Is  She  obtaiveth  a  blenxing  of  her 
father.  21  The.  cities  of  Judah.  63  The 
Jebusites  not  conquered. 

rplIIS  then  was  tlie  lot  of  the 
-*-  tribe  of  the  children  of  Judah 
by  their  families;  enen  to  the  bor- 
(.ler  of  Ji^dom  the  wilderness  of  Zin 
southward  was  the  vittermost  part 
of  ''  the  south  coast. 

2  And  theu'  south  border  was 
from  the  shore  of  the  salt  sea,  from 
the  bay  that  looketh  southward  : 

3  And  it  went  out  to  the  south 
side  to  "  iNIaaleh-acpabbim,  and 
passed  along  to  Zin,  and  ascended 
up  on  the  south  side  unto  Kadesh- 
barnea,  and  passed  along  to  Hezron, 
and  went  up  to  Adar,  and  '^  fetched 
a  comyjass  to  Karkaa  : 

4  From  thence  it  passed  toward 
Azmon,  and  went  out  unto  the 
'-  river  of  Egypt ;  and  the  goings 
out  ot  that  ^'''  coast  were  at  the  sea  : 
this  shall  be  your  south  "  coast. 

5  And  the  east  border  was  the 
salt  sea,  even  unto  the  end  of  Jor- 
dan. And  their  border  in  the  north 
quarter  was  from  the  bay  of  the  sea 
at  the  uttermost  part  of  Jordan  : 

6  And  the  border  went  up  to 
Beth-hogla,  and  passed  along  by  the 
north  of  Beth-arabah ;  and  the 
border  went  up  to  the  stone  of 
Bohan  the  son  of  Ileuben  : 

7  And  the  border  went  up  to- 
ward Debir  from  the  valley  of 
Achor,  and  so  northward,  looking 
toward  Gilgal,  that  is  before  the 
going  up  to  Adummim,  which  is  on 
the  south  side  of  the  river :  and  tlie 
border  passed  toward  the  waters 
of  En-shemesh,  and  the  goings  out 
thereof  were  at  En-rogel  : 

8  And  the  border  went  up  by  the 
valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnqm  unto 
the  south  side  of  the  Jebusite  ;  the 
same  is  .Jerusalem  :  and  the  border 
went  uj)  to  the  toj)  of  the  mountain 
that  lieth  before  the  Vrxlley  of  Hin- 
nom  westward,  which  is  at  the  end 
of  tiie  valley  of  '"  the  giants  north- 
waid  : 


■1  Kenizzite 


''  tlio  Lord, 
the  God 


s  Anakim. 


^  the  south. 


1"  tlie 
ascent  of 
Akrabhim, 


11  turned 
about 


1^  brook 
13  border 
i*  border. 


15  Repliaiin 


229 


Caleb's  portion. 


JOSHUA,  15. 


The  cities  of  Judah. 


1  turned 
about 


2  border 


3  Kiriath- 
Arha, which 
Arba  was 


■*  set  iiif  in 
the  hind  of 
th(;  Soutli  ; 


9  And  tlie  border  was  drawn 
from  the  top  of  the  hill  unto  the 
fountain  of  tne  water  of  Nephtoah, 
and  went  out  to  the  cities  of  mount 
Ephron  ;  and  the  border  was  drawn 
to  Baalah,  which  is  Kirjath-jearim  : 

10  And   the  border  '  compassed 


fi'om  Baalah  westward  unto  mount 
Seir,  and  passed  along  unto  the 
side  of  mount  Jearim,  which  is 
Chesalon,  on  the  north  side,  and 
went  down  to  Beth-shemesh,  and 
passed  on  to  Timnah  : 

1 1  And  the  border  went  out  unto 
the  side  of  Ekron  northward  :  and 
the  border  was  drawn  to  iShicron, 
and  passed  along  to  mount  Baalah, 
and  went  out  unto  Jabneel ;  and 
the  goings  out  of  the  border  were 
at  the  sea. 

12  And  the  west  border  was  to 
the  great  sea,  and  the  coast  thereof. 
This  is  the  '  coast  of  the  children 
of  Judah  rouTid  about  according  to 
their  families. 

13^  And  unto  Caleb  the  son  of 
Jephunneh  he  'gave  a  part  among 
the  children  of  Judah,  according  to 
the  commandment  oi  the  Lord  to 
Joshua,  even  *  the  city  of  Arba  the 
father  of  Anak,  which  city  is  He- 
bi-on. 

14  And  Caleb  drove  thence  the 
three  sons  of  Anak,  8heshai,  and 
Ahiman,  and  Talmai,  the  children 
of  Anak. 

15  And  he  went  up  thence  to 
the  inhabitants  of  Debir  :  and  the 
name  of  Debir  before  uxts  Kirjath- 
seiJier. 

16  H  And  Caleb  said,  He  that 
smiteth  Kirjath-sepher,  and  taketh 
it,  to  him  will  I  give  Achsah  my 
daugliter  to  wife. 

1 7  And  Othniel  the  son  of  Kenaz, 
the  brother  of  Caleb,  took  it :  and 
he  gave  him  Achsah  his  daughter 
to  wife. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she 
came  unto  him,  that  she  moved  him 
to  ask  of  hei-  father  a  field  :  and 
she  lighted  off  he?-  ass  ;  and  Calel) 
said  unto  her,  VVliat  wouldiwt  thou? 

1 9  Who  answered.  Give  mc  a 
blessing;  for  thou  hast  •* given  me 


a  south  land  ;  give  me  also  springs 
of  water.  And  he  gave  her  the  up- 
per springs,  and  the  nether  springs. 

20  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Judah  ac- 
cording to  their  families. 

21  And  the  uttermost  cities  of 
the  tribe  of  tin;  children  of  Judah 
toward  the  ~(.-(>ast  of  Kdom  south- 
wai-d  were  Kabzeel,  and  Eder,  and 
.lagur, 

22  And  Kinah,  and  Dimonah, 
and  Adadah, 


23  And  Kedesh,  and  Hazor,  and 
Ithnaii, 

24  Ziph,  and  Telem,  and  Be- 
aloth, 

25  And  Hazor,  Hadattah,  and  Ke- 
rioth,  and  Hezron,  which  is  Hazor, 

26  Amam,  and  Shema,  and  Mo- 
ladah, 

27  And  Hazar-gaddah, and Hesh- 
mon,  and  Beth-palet, 

28  And  Hazar-shual,  and  Beer- 
sheba,  and  Bizjothjah, 

29  Baalah,  and  lim,  and  Azem. 

30  And  Eltolad,  and  Chesil,  and 
Hormah, 

31  And  Ziklag,  and  Madmannah, 
and  Sansannah, 

32  And  Lebaoth,  and  Shilhim, 
and  Ain,  and  Rimmon :  all  the 
cities  are  twenty  and  nine,  with 
their  villages : 

33  Aiul  in  the  ^  valley.  Eshtaol, 
and  Zoreah,  and  Ashnah, 

34  And  Zanoah,  and  En-gannim, 
Tappuah,  and  Enam, 

35  Jarmuth,and Adullam,  Socoh, 
and  Azekah, 

36  And  Sharaim,  and  Adithaim, 
and  Gederah,  and  Gederothaim ; 
fourteen  cities  with  their  villages: 

37  Zenan,  and  Hadashah,  and 
Migdal-gad, 

38  And  Dilean,  and  Mizpeh,  and 
Joktheel, 

39  Lachish,  and  Bozkath,  and 
Eglon, 

40  And  Cabbon,  and  Lahman, 
and  Kithlish, 

41  And  Gederoth,  Beth-dagon, 
and  Naamah,  and  Makkedah  ;  six- 
teen cities  with  their  villages  : 

42  Libnah,  and  Ether,  and  Ashan, 

43  And  Jiphtah,  and  Ashnah,  and 
Nezib, 

44  And  Keilah,  and  Achzib,  and 
Mareshah  ;  nine  cities  with  their 
villages  : 

45  Ekron,  with  her  towns  and 
her  villages : 

46  From  Kkron  even  unto  the  sea, 
all  that  /(ti/  near  Ashdod,  with  their 
villages : 

47  Ashdod  with  hei-  towns  and 
hei'  villages,  Gaza  with  her  towns 
and  her  villages,  unto  the  "river  of 
I^'.gypt,  and  the  great  sea,  and  the 
border  thereof  :^ 

48  II  And  in  the  '^mountains, 
Shamir,  and  Jattii',  and  Socoh, 

49  And  Dainiah.and  Kirjath-san- 
nah,  which  is  l)(>bir, 

50  AndAnab,and  l^]shtemoh,and 
Anim, 

51  And  Goshen,  and  llolon,  ajid 
Giloh ;  eleven  cities  with  their  \il 
lages : 

52  Arab,  and  Dumah,  and  Esh- 
ean, 


230 


Tlie  border  of  Ephraim. 


JOSHUA,  16,  17. 


Tlie  lot  of  Manasseh. 


53  And  Janum,  and  Beth-tap- 
puah,  and  Aphekah,       ,    ^-.  .     , 

54  And  Humtah,  and  Kirjath- 
arba,  which  is  Hebron,  and  Zior ; 
nine  cities  with  their  villages  : 

55  Maon,  Carmel,  and  Ziph,  and 
Juttah,  ,    T  1  1 

56  And  Jezreel,  and  Jokdeara, 
and  Zanoah, 

57  Cain,  Gibeah,  and  Tniinah ; 
ten  cities  with  their  villages  : 

58  Halhul,  Beth-zur,  and  Gedor, 

59  AndMaarath,andBeth-anoth, 
and  Eltekon  ;  six  cities  with  then- 
villages  :  ,   .    ,     .    T^-    •     ,1 

60  Kirjath-baal,  which  ;*■  Kirjath- 
jeai'im,  and  Kabbah ;  two  (dties 
with  their  villages  : 

61  In  the  wilderness,  Beth-ara- 
bah,  Middin,  and  Secacah, 

62  And  Nibshan,  and  the  city  oi 
Salt,  and  En-gedi ;  six  cities  with 
their  villages. 

63  ^  As  for  the  Jebusites  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem,  the  children 
of  Judah  could  not  drive  them  out : 
but  the  Jebusites  dwell  with  the 
children  of  Judah  at  Jerusalem 
unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  16. 

1  The  general  borders  of  the  sons  of  Joseph. 
5  The  border  oftheinheritance  o/Ephraim. 
10   The  Canaanites  not  conquered. 

AND  the  lot  of  the  children  of 
Joseph  'fell  from  Jordan  by 
Jericho,  unto  the  water  of  Jericho 


on  the  east,  to  the  wilderness  that 


goeth  up  from  .lericho  tln-oughout 
mount  Beth-el 


2  And  goeth  out  from  Beth-el  to 
Luz,  and  passeth  along  unto  the 
borders  of  Archi  to  Ataroth, 

.3  And  goeth  down  westward  to 
the  -coast  of  Japhleti,  unto  the 
•^  coast  of  Beth-horon  the  nether, 
ancTto  Gezer :  and  the  goings  out 
thereof  are  at  the  sea. 

4  So  the  children  of  Joseph,  Ma- 
nasseh and  Ephraim,  took  tlieir  m- 

5  H  And  the  border  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ephraim  according  to  their 
families  was  thus :  even  the  border 
of  their  inheritance  on  the  east  side 
was  Ataroth-addar,unto  Beth-horon 
the  upper ; 

6  And  the  border  went  out  ''to- 
ward  the  sea  to  Michmethah  on  tlie 
north  side ;  and  the  border  went 
about  eastward  unto  Taanath-shi- 
loh,  and  passed  by  it  on  the  east  to 
Janohah ; 

7  And  it  went  down  from  Jano- 
hah to  Ataroth,  and  to  Naarath, 
and  came  to  Jericho,  and  went  out 
at  Jordan. 

8  The  border  went  out  from  Tap- 

231 


puah  westward  unto  the  river  Ka^ 
nah;  and  the  goings  out  thereof 
were  at  the  sea.  This  is  the  inheri- 
tance of  the  tribe  of  the  children 
of  Ephraim  by  their  families. 

9  And  the  separate  cities  for  the 
children  of  Ephraim  ivere  among 
the  inheritance  of  the  children  of 
Manasseh,  all  the  cities  with  their 
villages. 

10  And  they  drave  not  out  the 
Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  Gezer: 
but  the  Canaanites  dwell  among 
the  Ephrainiites  unto  this  day,  and 
serve  under  ^  tribute. 

CHAPTEB  17. 

I  The  lot  of  Manasseh.  7  His  coast.  12  The 
Canaanites  not  driven  out.  14  The  chil- 
dren of  Joseph  obtain  another  lot. 

THERE  was  also  a  lot  for  the 
tribe  of  Manasseh  ;  for  he  was 
the  firstborn  of  Joseph  ;  to  wit,  for 
Machir  the  firstborn  of  Manasseh, 
the  father  of  Gilead :  because  he 
was  a  man  of  war,  therefore  he  had 
Gilead  and  Bashan. 

2  There  was  also  a  lot  for  the 
rest  of  the  children  of  Manasseh 
by  their  families ;  for  the  children 
of  Abiezer,  and  for  the  children 
of  Helek,-  and  for  the  children  of 
Asriel,  and  for  the  children  of  She^ 
chem,  and  for  the  children  of 
Hepher,  and  for  the  children  of 
Shemida :  these  were  the  male  chil- 
dren of  Manasseh  the  son  of  Joseph 
by  their  families. 

3  H  But  Zelophehad,  the  son  of 
Hepher,  the  son  of  Gilead,  the  son 
of  Machir,  the  son  of  Manasseh, 
had  no  sons,  but  daughters  :  and 
these  are  the  names  of  his  daugh- 
ters, Mahlah,  and  Noah,  Hoglah, 
Milcah,  and  Tirzah. 

4  And  they  came  near  before  Ele- 
azar  the  priest,  and  before  Joshua 
the  son  of  Nun,  and  before  the 
princes,  saying.  The  Lord  com- 
manded Moses  to  give  us  an  inheri- 
tance among  our  brethren.  There- 
fore according  to  the  commandment 
of  the  Lord  he  gave  them  an  inhe- 
ritance among  the  brethren  of  their 

+ o  \-  n  pv 

5  And  there  fell  ten  portions  to 
Manasseh,  beside  the  land  of  Gi- 
lead and  Bashan,  which  ivere  on  the 
other  side  Jordan  ; 

6  Because  the  daughters  of  Ma- 
nasseh had  an  inheritance  among 
his  sons :  and  the  rest  of  Manas- 
seh's  sons  had  the  land  ot  Gilead. 

7  H  Anil  the  -'coast  of  Manasseh 
was  from  Asher  to  Michmethah, 
that  lieth  before  Shechem;  and  the 
border  went  along  on  the  right 
hand  unto  the  inhabitants  of  En- 
tappuah. 


5  taskworfe. 


3  border 


Another  lot  for  Joseph. 


J08HUA,  18. 


The  tabernacle  at  Shiloh. 


1  border 


2  heisihts. 


3  taskwork : 


■•  Rci)li;iiiii 
•'■'  tlic  hill 
I'omitry  oi 
''  hill 
country 


8  A^oio  Manasseh  had  the  land 
of  Tappuah :  but  Tappuah  on  the 
border  of  Manasseli  belonged  to  the 
children  of  Ephraim  ; 

9  And  the  ^  coast  descended  unto 
the  river  Kanah,  southward  of  the 
river :  these  cities  of  Ephraim  inr 
amonf?  the  cities  of  Manasseh  :  the 
'  coast  of  Manasseh  also  ?ms  on  the 
north  side  of  the  river,  and  the  out- 
goings of  it  were  at  the  sea  : 

10  Southward  ?'^  ims  Ephraim 's, 
and  northward  it  was  Manasseh 's, 
and  the  sea  is  his  border ;  and  they 
met  together  in  Asher  on  the  north, 
and  in  Issachar  on  the  east. 

11  And  Manasseh  had  in  Issa- 
char and  in  Asher  Beth-shean  and 
her  towns,  and  Ibleam  and  her 
towns,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Dor 
and  her  towns,  and  the  inhabitants 
of  En-dor  and  her  towns,  and  the 
inhabitants  of  Taanach  and  her 
towns,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Me- 
giddo  and  her  towns,  even  three 
-^countries. 

1  -!  Vet  the  children  of  Manasseh 
could  not  drive  out  the  inhabitants 
of  those  cities  ;  but  the  Canaanites 
would  dwell  in  that  land. 

1 3  Yet  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
children  of  Israel  were  waxen 
strong,  that  they  put  the  Canaan- 
ites to  •'  trilnite  ;  but  did  not  ut- 
t(U'ly  drive  them  out. 

14  And  the  children  of  Joseph 
s])ake  unto  Joshua,  saying,  Why 
hast  thou  given  me  but  one  lot  and 
on(!  portion  to  inhei'it,  seeing  I  a/n 
a  great  people,  forasmuch  as  the 
JjOHI)  hath  blessed  me  hitherto? 

15  And  .loshua  answered  them. 
If  tluju  t'e  a  great  people,  then  get 
tluH^  uj)  to  the  wood  connfry,  and 
cut  down  for  thyself  there  m  the 
land  of  the  Perizzites  and  of  the 
'  giants,  if  ■'  mount  Ephraim  be  too 
iijirrow  for  tliee. 

16  And  the  children  of  Josei)h 
said.  The  ''  hill  is  not  enough  for  us : 
and  all  the  (!anaanit(^s  that  dwell  in 
the  land  of  the  valley  have  cha- 
riots of  iron,  liofh,  they  who  are  of 
IJeth-sheaii  and  her  towns,  and  thei/ 
who  are  of  the  valley  of  Jezreel. 

17  And  Joshua  spake  unto  the 
house  of  Joseph,  even  to  l^^phraim 
and  to  Manasseh,  saying.  Thou  art 
a  gi'eat  people,  and  hast  great 
power :  thou  shalt  not  have  one  lot 
oxlji : 

\X  l)Ut  the  "mountain  shall  be 
thine;  for  it  Is  a  wood,  and  thou 
slialt  cut  it  down  :  ;u]d  the  outgo- 
ings of  it  shall  be  thine  :  for  thou 
shalt  drive  out  tlie  (Janaanites, 
thougli  they  have  iron  (^huiiots, 
and  though  they  /ye  strong. 


CHAPTER  18. 

1  The  (abernaole  is  set  top  at  ShUoh.  2  The 
remainder  of  the  land  is  described,  and 
divided  into  seven  parts.  10  Joshua  di- 
rideth  it  by  lot.  11  The  lot  and  border  of 
Benjamin.    21  Their  cities. 

AND  the  whole  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel  assem- 
Ijled  together  at  Shiloh,  and  set  up 
the  "'  tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
there^  And  the  land  was  subdued 
before  them. 

2  And  there  remained  among  the 
children  of  Israel  seven  tribes, 
which  had  not  yet  received  their 
inheritance. 

3  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  How  long  are  ye 
slack  to  go  to  possess  the  land, 
which  ''the  Lonn  Ood  of  your  fa- 
thers hath  given  you  % 

TTjive  out  from  among  you  three 
men  for  each  tribe  :  and  I  will  send 
them,  and  they  shall  rise,  and  go 
through  the  land,  and  describe  it 
according  to  the  inheritance  of 
them ;  and  they  shall  come  again 
to  me. 

5  And  they  shall  divide  it  into 
seven  parts  :  Judah  shall  abide  in 
their  ^  coast  on  the  south,  and  the 
house  of  -J  oseph  shall  abide  in  their 
'  coasts  on  the  north. 

G  Ye  shall  therefore  describe  the 
land  into  seven  parts,  and  bring  the 
descrivtion  hither  to  me,  that  I  may 
cast  lots  for  you  here  before  the 
Lord  our  God. 

7  But  the  Levites  have  no  part 
among  you  ;  for  the  priesthood  of 
the  Lord  is  their  inlun'itance  :  and 
Gad,  and  Reuben,  and  half  the  tribe 
of  IManasseh,  have  r{>ceived  tlu'ir 
inheritance  beyond  Jordan  on  the 
(^ast,  which  Moses  the  servant  of 
the  Lord  gave  them. 

8  51  And  the  men  arose,  and  went 
away:  and  Joshua  charged  them 
that  went  to  describe  the  land, 
saying.  Go  and  walk  through  the 
land,  and  describe  it,  and  come 
again  to  me,  that  I  may  here  cast 
lots  for  you  before  the  Lord  in 
Shiloh. 

9  And  the  men  went  and  j)ass(>d 
through  the  land,  and  described  it 
l)y  cities  into  seven  parts  in  a 
book,  and  cam(^  again  to  Joshua 
to  the  host  at  Shiloh. 

10  II  And  .b)sliua  cast  lots  foi- 
them  in  Sliiloli  befor-e  the  Loi;i): 
and  there  .loshua  divided  the  land 
unt.o  the  children  of  Isiuel  accord- 
ing to  theii-  divisions. 

11  II  And  the.  lot  of  the  tribe  of 
the  ('hildr(^n  of  iiciiijamin  ('ame  u]) 
according  to  their  families  :  and 
the  'coast   of  their  lot  cami;  forth 


232 


The  lot  of  Benjamin. 


JOSHUA,  19. 


The  lots  of  Simeon  and  Zehulun. 


Ixirder. 


between  the  children  of  Judah  and 
the  children  of  Josejph. 

1 2  And  their  bonier  on  the  north 
side  was  from  Joi'dan  ;  and  the  bor- 
der went  up  to  the  side  of  Jericho 
on  the  north  side,  and  went  up 
through  the  ^  mountains  westward ; 
and  the  goings  out  thereof  were  at 
the  wilderness  of  Beth-aven. 

1 3  And  the  border  went  over 
from  thence  toward  Luz,  to  the 
side  of  Luz  which  is  Beth  el,  south- 
ward ;  and  the  border  desceiuled 
to  Ataroth-adar,  near  the  hill  that 
lieth  on  the  south  side  of  the  nether 
Beth-horon. 

14  And  the  border  was  drawn 
thence,  and  -compassed  the  corner 
of  the  sea  southward,  from  tlie  lull 


that  littk  before  Beth-horon  south- 
ward ;  and  the  goings  out  thereof 
were  at  Kirjath-baal,  which  ?.s  Kir- 
jath-jearim,  a  city  of  the  children 
of  Judah:  this  was  the  west  quarter. 

15  And  the  south  quarter  was 
from  the  end  of  Kirjath-jearim,  and 
the  border  went  out  on  the  west, 
and  went  out  to  the  well  of  waters 
of  Nephtoah  : 

1 6  And  the  border  came  down  to 
the  end  of  the  mountain  that  hefh 
before  the  valley  of  the  son  of 
Hinnom,  and  which  is  in  the  valley 
of  Hlie  giants  on  the  north,  and 
descended  to  the  valley  of  Plin- 
noni,  to  the  side  of  '^Jebusi  on  the 
south,  and  descended  to  En-rogel, 

17  And  was  drawn  from  the 
north,  and  went  forth  to  En- 
shemesh,  and  went  forth  toward 
Geliloth,  which  is  over  against  the 
going  up  of  Adummim,  and  de- 
scended to  the  stone  of  Bohan  the 
son  of  Reuben, 

18  And  passed  along  toward  the 
side  over  against  °Arabah  north- 
wai'd,and  went  down  unto  "iVrabah : 

1 9  And  the  border  passed  along 
to  the  side  of  Beth-hoglah  north- 
ward :  and  the  outgoings  of  the 
border  were  at  the  north  bay  ot 
the  salt  sea  at  the  south  end  of 
Jordan:  this  nus  the  south  ^ coast. 

20  And  Jordan  was  the  border 
of  it  on  the  east  side.  This  was  the 
inheritance  of  the  children  of  Ben- 
jamin, by  the  ** coasts  thereof  round 
about,  according  to  their  families. 

21  Now  the  cities  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Benjamin  accord- 
ing to  their  families  were  Jericho, 
and  Beth-hoglah,  and  the  valley 
of  Keziz, 

22  And  Beth-arabah,  and  Zema- 
raim,  and  Beth-el, 

23  And  Avim,  and  Parah,  and 
Opln-ah, 

24  AndChephar-haammonai,and 


Ophni,   and    Gaba ;   twelve    cities 
with  their  villages : 

25  Gibeon,  and  Ramah,  and  Bee- 
roth, 

26  And  Mizpeh,  and  Chephirah, 
and  Mozah, 

27  And  Eekem,  and  Irpeel,  and 
Taralah, 

28  And  Zelah,  Eleph,  and  Me- 
busi,  which  is  Jerusalem,  Gibeatn, 
and  Kii^ath  ;  fourteen  cities  with 
their  villages.  This  is  the  inheri- 
tance of  the  children  of  Benjamin 
according  to  their  families. 

CHAPTER  19. 

1  The  lot  of  Simeon,  10  of  Zehulun,  17  of  /-<- 
^aclutr,  'i4  of  Aaher,  32  of  Naphtali,  4(1  of 
Dan.  49  The  chihlren  of  Israel  give  an 
inhei-iiance  to  Jonhua. 

AND  the  second  lot  came  forth 
to  Simeon,  even  for  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Simeon  accord- 
ing to  their  families :  and  their 
inheritance  was  within  the  inheri- 
tance of  the  children  of  Judah. 

2  And  they  had  in  their  inheri- 
tance Beer-sheba,  and  Sheba,  and 
Moladah,  i   -n  i  i 

3  And  Hazar-shual,  and  Balah, 
and  Azem, 

4  And  Eltolad,  and  Bethul,  and 
Hormah, 

5  And  Ziklag,  and  Beth-marca- 
both,  and  Hazar-susah, 

6  And  Beth-lebaoth,  and  Sharu- 
hen ;  thirteen  cities  and  their  vil- 
lages : 

7  Ain,  Rcmmon,  and  Ether,  and 
Ashan ;  four  cities  and  their  vil- 
lages : 

8  And  all  the  villages  that  were 
round  about  these  cities  to  Baalath- 
beer , i"  I^amath  of  the  south.  This 
/.s-  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Simeon  according 
to  their  families. 

9  Out  of  the  portion  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  was  the  inheritance 
of  the  children  of  Simeon  :  for  the 
part  of  the  children  of  Judah  was 
too  much  for  them :  therefore  the 
children  of  Simeon  had  their  in- 
heritance within  the  inheritance 
of  them. 


3  the 
Jebu.site, 


10  51  And  the  third  lot  came  up 
for  the  children  of  Zebulun  accord- 
ing to  their  families :  and  the  border 
of  their  inheritance  was  unto  Sarid: 

11  And  their  border  went  up 
"  toward  the  sen,  and  Maralah,  and 
reached  to  Dabbasheth,  and  reached 
to  the  river  that  is  before  Jokneam ; 

12  And  turned  from  Sarid  east- 
ward toward  the  sunrising  unto 
the  border  of  Chisloth-tabor,  and 
then  goeth  out  to  Daberath,  and 
goeth  up  to  Jav)hia, 

13  And  from  thence  passeth  on 


in  Ramah  of 
the  South. 


11  westward, 
even  to 
Maralah, 


233 


The  lots  of  Issachar,  Asher, 


JOSHUA,  19. 


Naplitali,  and  Dan. 


1  at  Rimnion 
which 
stretcheth 
unto 

2  turned 
about  it 


along  on  the  east  to  Gittah-hepher, 
to  Ittah-kazin,  and  goeth  out  ^to 
Remjiion methoar  to  Neah  ; 

l-t  And  the  border  "conipas.seth  it 
on  the  north  side  to  Hannathon  : 
and  the  outgoings  thereof  are  in 
the  valley  of  Jiphthah-el : 

15  And  Kattath,  and  Nahallal, 
and  Shimron,  and  Idalah,  and 
Beth-lehem:  twelve  cities  with 
their  villages. 

1 6  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
children  of  Zebulun  according  to 
tlieir  families,  these  cities  with 
their  villages. 

17  ^  And  the  fourth  lot  came 
out  to  Issachar,  for  the  children  of 
Issachar  according  to  their  families. 

18  And  their  border  was  toward 
Jezreel,andChesulloth,andShunem, 

19  And  Haphraim,  and  Shihon, 
and  Anaharath, 

20  And  Kabbith,  and  Kishion, 
and  Abez, 

21  And  Remeth,  and  En-gannim, 
and  En-haddah,  and  Beth-pazzez  ; 

22  And  the  ^ coast  reacheth  to 
Tabor,  and  Hhahazimah,  and  Beth- 
shemesh ;  and  the  outgoings  of 
their  border  were  at  Jordan :  six- 
teen cities  with  their  villages. 

23  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Issachar 
according  to  their  families,  the 
cities  and  their  villages. 

24  H  And  the  fifth  lot  came  out 
for  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Asher  according  to  their  families. 

25  And  their  border  was  Helkath, 
and  Hali,and  Beten,  and  Achshaph, 

26  And  Alammelech,  and  Amad, 
and  Misheal ;  and  reacheth  to 
Cai'mel  westward,  and  to  Shihor- 
libnath  ; 

27  And  turneth  toward  the  sun- 
rising  to  Beth-dagon,  and  reacheth 
to  Z(!bulun,  and  to  the  valley  of 
.Iiphthah-(;1  toward  the  north  side 
of  Beth-ernck,  and  Neiel,and  goeth 
out  to  Cabul  on  th(!  left  hand, 

28  And  Hebron,  and  llehob,  and 
Hammon,  and  Kanah,  even  unto 
gri!at  Zidon  ; 

29  And  then  the  ^coast  turneth 
to  ]{amah,  and  to  the  strong  city 
Tyre  ;  and  the  ''coast  turneth  to 
Hosah  ;  and  the  outgoings  thereof 
arc  at  the  sea  ■* from  the  coast  to 
Achzib  : 

'M)  Ummali  also,  and  Apliek,  and 
ivehob  :  twenty  and  two  cities  with 
tlieir  villages. 

.'51  Tliis  is  \\u\  inheritance  of  the 
tribe,  of  tln^  children  of  Asher  ac- 
cording to  their  families,  these 
cities  with  their  villages. 

.32  ^  Tli(^  sixth  lot  came  out  to 
tlie  children  of  Naphtali,  even  for 


the   children  of  Naphtali,  accord- 
ing to  their  families. 

33  And  their  "'coast  was  from 
Heleph,  from  "A lion  to  Zaanan- 
nim,  and  Adami,  ^\ekeb,  and  Jab- 
neel,  unto  Lakum  ;  and  the  outgo- 
ings thereof  were  at  Jordan  : 

34  And  then  the  ^  coast  turneth 
westwai-d  to  Aznoth-tabor,  and 
goeth  out  from  thence  to  Hukkok, 
and  reacheth  to  Zebulun  on  the 
south  side,  and  reacheth  to  Asher 
on  the  west  side,  and  to  Judah 
upon  Jordan  toward  the  sunrising. 

35  And  the  fenced  cities  are  Zid- 
dim,  Zer,  and  Hammath,  Rakkath, 
and  Chinnereth, 

36  And  Adamah,  and  Ramah, 
and   Hazor, 

37  And  Kedesh,  and  Edrei,  and 
En-hazor, 

38  And  Iron,  and  Migdal-el,  Ho- 
rem,  and  Beth-anath,  and  Beth- 
shemesh  ;  nineteen  cities  with  their 
villages. 

39  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Naphtali 
according  to  their  families,  the 
cities  and  their  villages. 

40  *^  And  the  seventh  lot  came 
out  for  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Dan  according  to  their  families. 

41  And  the  ''coast  of  their  in- 
heritance was  Zorah,  and  Eshtaol, 
and  Irshemesh, 

42  And  Shaalabbin,  and  Ajalon, 
and  Jethlah, 

43  And  Elon,  and  Thimnathah, 
and  Ekron, 

44  And  Eltekeh,  and  Gibbethon, 
and  Baalath, 

45  And  Jehud,  and  Bene-berak, 
and  Gath-rimmon, 

46  And  Me-jarkon,  and  Rakkon, 
with  the  border  before  "  Japho. 

47  And  the  ''coast  of  the  chil- 
dren  of  Dan  went  out  too  little  iuv 
them :  therefor'e  the  chile h'en  of 
Dan  went  up  to  fight  against  Le- 
shem,  and  took  it,  and  smote  it 
with  the  edge  of  the  swoi'd,  and 
possessed  it,  and  dwelt  therein, 
and  called  Leshc^n,  Dan,  after  the 
name  of  1  )an  their  father. 

48  Tliis  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Dan  ac- 
cording to  their  families,  these 
cities   with  their  villages. 

49  51  When  they  had  made  an 
end  of  dividing  tlie  land  for  inhei'i- 
tance  by  their  ^  roasts,  the  children 
of  Israel  gave  ;ui  mheritiiiice  to 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  among  them: 

50  Accoi'ding  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord  they  ga\(>  hini  the  city  whicli 
he  asked,  eiu-n  'J'imnath  serali  in 
"  minint  l']i)hraim  :  and  lit!  built  the 
city,  and  dwelt  tluu'ein. 


234 


The  cities  of  refuge. 


JOSHUA,  20,  21. 


Cities  of  the  Levites. 


51  These  are  the  inheritances, 
which  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  J  oshua 
the  son  of  Nun,  and  the  heatls  of 
the  ^  fathers  of  the  tribes  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  divided  for  an 
inheritance  by  lot  in  Shiloh  before 
the  Lord,  at  the  door  of  the  '^  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congregation,  bo 
they  made  an  end  of  dividing  the 
country. 

CHAPTER  20. 

1  Odd  commandeih,  T  ami  the  children  of 
Israel  appoint  the  xix  cities  of  refuse. 

THE  Lord  also  spake  unto 
.Joshua,  saying, 

2  Speak  to  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying,  Appoint  out  for  you  cities 
of  refuge,  whereof  I  spake  unto  you 
by  the  hand  of  Ak)ses  : 

'.]  That  the  slayer  that  killeth 
fi)i!/  pei'son  unawares  and  unwit- 
tingly may  flee  thither:  and  they 
shall  be*  your  refuge  from  the 
avenger  of  blood. 

4  And  when  he  that  doth  flee 
unto  one  of  those  cities  shall  stand 
at  the  entering  of  the  gate  of  the 
city,  and  shall  declare  his  cause 
in  the  ears  of  the  elders  of  that 
city,  they  shall  take  him  into  the 
city  unto  them,  and  give  him  a 
place,  that  he  may  dwell  among 
them. 

5  And  if  tlie  avenger  of  blood 
pursue  after  him,  then  they  shall 
not  deliver  the  slayer  up  into  his 
hand  ;  because  he  smote  his  neigh- 
bour unwittingly,  and  hated  him 
not  beforetime. 

6  And  he  shall  dwell  in  that  city, 
until  he  stand  before  the  congrega- 
tion for  judgment,  and  until  the 
death  of  the  high  priest  that  shall  be 
in  those  days  :  then  shall  the  slayer 
return,  and  come  unto  his  own  city, 
and  unto  his  own  house,  unto  the 
city  from  whence  he  fled. 

7  II  And  they  appointed  Kedesh 
in  Galilefe  in  •'  mount  Naphtali,  and 
Shechem  in  ''mount  Ephraim,  and 
K ir jath-ar ba,  w Inch  is  Hebron,  in 
the  •'mountain  of  Judah. 

8  And  on  the  other  side  Jordan 
by  Jericho  eastward,  they  assigned 
Jiezer  in  the  wilderness  upon  the 
plain  out  of  the  tribe  of  lleuben, 
and  Ramoth  in  Gilead  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Gad,  and  Golan  in  Bashan 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh. 

9  These  were  the  cities  appointed 
for  all  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
for  the  stranger  that  sojourneth 
among  them,  that  whosoever  kill- 
eth any  ])erson  at  unawares  might 
flee  thither,  and  not  die  by  the 
hand  of  the  avenger  of  blood,  until 
he  stood  befor/e  the  congregation. 


CHAPTER  2L 

I  Eight  and.  forty  cities  given  by  lot,  out  of 
the  other  trihen,  unto  the  Levites.  43  God 
gave  the  land,  and  rent  unto  the  Inraelites, 
according  to  his protnise. 


THEN  came  near 
the    ^  fathers   of 


the  heads  of 
the    Levites 


unto  Eleazar  tlie  priest,  and  unto 
.1  oshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  unto 
the  heads  of  the  ^  fathers  of  the 
tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel ; 

2  And  they  spake  unto  them  at 
Shiloh  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
saying.  The  Lord  commanded  by 
the  hand  of  Moses  to  give  us  cities 
to  dwell  in,  with  the  ■*  suburbs 
thereof  for  our  cattle. 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel 
gave  unto  the  Levites  out  of  their 
inheritance,  at  the  commandment 
of  the  Lord,  these  cities  and  their 
•'^suburbs. 

4  And  the  lot  came  out  for  the 
families  of  the  Kohathites :  and 
the  children  of  Aaron  the  priest, 
if'hich  were  of  the  Levites,  had  by 
lot  out  of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  and  out 
of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  thirteen 
cities. 

5  And  the  rest  of  tlie  children  of 
Kohath  had  by  lot  out  of  the  fami- 
lies of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim,  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of-  Dan,  and  out 
of  the  half  tribe  of  JManasseh,  ten 
cities. 

6  And  the  children  of  Gershon 
had  by  lot  out  of  the  families  of 
the  tribe  of  Issachar,  and  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Asher,  and  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Naphtali,  and  out  of  the 
half  tribe  of  Manasseh  in  Bashan, 
thirteen  cities. 

7  The  children  of  INIerari  by  their 
families  had.  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Reuben,  and  out  of  the  ti'ibe  of 
Gad,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Zebu- 
lun,  twelve  cities. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  gave 
by  lot  unto  the  Levites  these  cities 
with  their  *'  suburbs,  as  the  Lord 
commanded  l)y  the  hand  of  Moses. 

9  ^  And  they  gave  out  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Judah,  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of  the  childi'en  of 
Simeon,  these  cities  whicli  are  here 
mentioned  by  name, 

10  Which  the  children  of  Aaron, 
being  oi  the  families  of  the  Kohath- 
ites, who  were  of  the  children  of 
Levi,  had:  for  theirs  was  the  first 
lot. 

11  And  they  gave  them  ^  the  city 
of  Arba.  the  father  of  Anak,  which 

Hebron,  in 


c/tj/  IS  Hehron,  in  the  hill  miintry 
of  Judah,  with  the'* suburbs  thereof 
round  about  it. 

1 2  But  the  fields  of  the  city,  and 

235 


1  fathers' 

houses 


^  pasture 
laiuls 


5  pasture 
lands. 


s  pasture 
lauds, 


"  Kiriath- 
arba,  lohich 
Arba  was 

■•  pasture 
lands 


Cities  of  the  Levites. 


JOSHUA,  21. 


The  land  subdued. 


the  vilLages  thereof,  gave  they  to 
Caleb  tlie  son  of  Jephunneh  for  his 
possession. 

13^  Thus  they  gave  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Aaron  the  priest  Hebron 
with  her  ^  suVnirbs,  to  he  a  city  of 
refuge  for  tlie  slayer;  and  Libnah 
with  her  -suburbs, 

1 4  And  J attu-  with  her "  suburbs, 


and  Eshtemoa  with  her  "suburbs. 


15  And    Holon   with    her  -  su  b- 

urbs,  and  Debir  with  her  -suburbs, 

1(3  And  Ain  with  her  -suburbs. 


and  Juttali  with  her  -  sul)urbs,  aud 
Beth-shemesh  with  her  'suburV)s ; 
nine  cities  out  of  those  two  tribes. 

17  And  out  of  the  tVibe  of  Benja- 
min, Gibeon  with  her  '-sul)urbs, 
Geba  with  her  -suburbs^ 

18  Anathoth  with  her  -suburbs, 
and  Almon  with  her  "suburbs;  four 
cities. 

19  All  the  cities  of  the  children 
of  Aaron,  the  priests,  were  thirteen 
cities  with  their  ^  suliurbs. 

20  U  And  the  fannlies  of  the 
children  of  Kohath,  the  Levites 
which  remained  of  the  children 
of  Kohath,  even  they  had  the 
cities  of  their  lot  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Ephraim. 

21  For  they  gave  them  She- 
chem  with  her'  ^suburbs  in  mount 
Ephraim.    f<>   he    a  city  of    refuge 


for  the  slayer  ;  and  Gezer  with  her 
-suburbs, 

22  And  Kibzaim  with  her  "  sub- 
urbs, and  Beth-horon  with  her 
'  suburbs  ;  f(jur  cities. 

2;i  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Dan, 
Eltekeh  with  her  '•^suljurbs.  Gibbe- 
thon  with  her  -suburl)s. 

"suburbs, 
suburbs ; 


24  Aijalon  with  lier 
Gath-riuunon  Avitli  her 
four  cities. 

25  And  out  of  the  lialf  tribe  of 
Manass(!h,  ''TaiKich  witii  her  -  sub- 
urbs, and  (Jatli-rmimon  with  her 
"subui-bs  ;  two  cities. 

2G  All  the  cities  were  ten  with 
their  "subui'bs  foi'  the  families  of 
th(!  children  of  Kohath  that  re- 
mained. 

27  II  And  unto  the  children  of 
Gershon,  of  the  families  of  tlie 
Levites,  out  of  the  other  half  tribe 
of  Manasseh  thei/  (/ore  (Jolaii  in 
Baslian  with  her  '  su1)ui-bs.  fo  l,e  a 
city  of  refuge  for  the  slayer;  and 
"  I'leesli  tiM-idi  with  her  ''suburbs; 
two  citirs. 

2M  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Tssa- 
cliJM',  Kishon  with  her  '-'suburbs. 
I)al)ai('h  with  her  -  suburbs. 


29  Jarmuth  with  her  -suburbs. 
En-gannim  with  her  ''suburbs  ; 
four  cities. 

30  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher, 
Mishal  with  her  -suburbs,  Abclon 

with  her  -  suburbs. 

31  Helkath   with   her  "subuil)s. 


and  liehob  with  her  "'suburbs  ;  four 
cities. 

32  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naph- 
tali,  Kedesh  in  Galilee  with  her 
^  suburbs,  to  tie  a  city  of  refuge  for 
tiie  slayer  ;  and  Hannnoth-doi'  with 
her  -sul)ur])s,  and  Kartau  with  her 
''suburbs ;  three  cities. 

33  All  the  cities  of  the  Gershon- 
ites  according  to  their  families  were 
thirteen  cities  with  their  ^suburbs. 


34  H  Anfl  vmto  the  families  of 
the  children  of  Merari,  the  rest  of 
the  Levites,  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Zebulun,  Jokneam  with  her  "sub- 
urbs, and  Kartah  with  her  -  su  b- 
urbs, 

35  Dimnah  with  her  -suburbs. 
Nahalal  with  her  ''' subui-bs  ;  four 
cities. 

36  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reu- 
ben, Bezer  with  her  ^ suburbs,  and 
Jahazah  with  her  "sulnirbs, 

37  Kedemoth  with  her  -suburbs. 
and  Mephaath  with  her  -'suburbs  ; 
four  cities. 

38  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Ciiad, 
Ramoth  in  Gilead  with  her  ^  sub-^ 
ur1is.  to  tie  a  city  of  refuge  for  the 
slayer ;  and  JMahanaim  with  hei' 
-subnrl)s, 

39  Heshbon  with  her  "suliui'bs. 


Jazer  with  her  '"suburbs;  four  cities 
in  all. 

40  So  all  the  cities  for  the  chil- 
dren of  iMei'ari  by  their  families, 
which  w(H'e  remaining  of  the  fami- 
lies of  the  Levites,  were  hij  their 
lot  twelve  (-ities. 

41  AH  the  cities  ()f  the  Levites 
within  the  i)()ssession  of  th(^  chil- 
dren of  Israel  irere  forty  and  eight 
cities  with  tlieir  ''subui'bs. 

42  These  cities  wvvv  ev(M\v  one 
with  their  "suburl^s  round  about 
them  :  thus  u^ere  all  tlu'se  cities. 

43  II  And  the  Lord  gave  unto 
Israel  all  tlie  land  whi(!h  he  swai'e 
to  give  unto  tlu'ir  fathers;  and 
tliey  possessed  it,  and  dwelt  thei'c- 
in. 

44  And  tlie  Lord  gave  them  i-est 
round  about,  according  to  all  tliat 
he  sware  luito  their  fathers  :  and 
ther(!  stood  not  a  man  of  all  their 
encMiiies  liefore  them;  tlu^  Loi;i) 
deliv(>red  all  their  eneinies  into 
their  hand. 


236 


Tlie  two  tribes  and 


JOSHUA,  22. 


half  build  cm  altar. 


45  There  failed  not  ought  of  any 
good  thing  which  the  Lokd  had 
spoken  unto  the  house  of  Israel ; 
all  came  to  pass. 

CHAPTER  22. 

1  77(6  itco  trihea  muJ  half  ''<"''''■  '*  Ue^sing  are 
f:ent  home.  10  They  bwlld  the  altar  of  testi- 
II, DID/  in.  their  journey.  11  The  Iiiraelite.s 
an',  offended,  thereat.  21  They  give  them 
good '.sat  iff  action. 

rpHEN    Joshua  called  the  Keu- 
L     benites,  and  the  Gadites,  and 
the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh, 

2  And  said  unto  them,  Ye  have 
kept  all  that  Moses  the  servant  of 
the  Lord  commanded  you,  and 
have  obeyed  my  voice  in  all  that 
I  commanded  you : 

3  Ye  have  not  left  your  brethren 
these  many  days  unto  this  day,  but 
have  kept  the  charge  of  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord  your  God. 

4  And  now  the  Lord  your  God 
hath  given  rest  unto  your  breth- 
ren, as  he  promised  them :  there- 
fore now  return  ye,  and  get  you 
unto  your  tents,  and  unto  the  land 
of  your  possession,  which  ]\Ioses  the 
servant  of  the  Lord  gave  you  on 
the  other  side  Jordan. 

5  But  take  diligent  heed  to  do 
the  commandment  and  the  law, 
which  Moses  the  servant  of  the 
Lord  charged  you,  to  love  the  Lord 
your  God,  and  to  walk  in  all  his 
ways,  and  to  keep  his  command- 
ments, and  to  cleave  unto  him,  and 
to  serve  him  with  all  your  heart 
and  with  all  your  soul. 

6  So  Joshua  blessed  them,  and 
sent  them  away  :  and  they  went 
unto  their  tents. 

7  H  Now  to  the  one  half  of  the 
tribe  of  Manasseh  jMoses  had  given 
2)OKi^ession  in  Bashan  :  but  unto  the 
othe7-  half  thereof  gave  Joshua 
among  their  brethren  on  this  side 
Jordan  westward.  And  when  Jo- 
shua sent  them  away  also  unto 
their  tents,  then  he  blessed  them, 

8  And  he  spake  unto  them,  say- 
ing, Beturn  with  nnich  riches  unto 
your  tents,  and  with  very  much 
cattle,  with  silver,  and  with  gold, 
and  with  brass,  and  with  iron,_  and 
with  very  much  raiment :  divide 
the  spoil  of  your  enemies  with 
your  brethren. 

9  ^1  And  the  children  of  Beuben 
and  the  children  of  Gad  and  the 
half  tribe  of  Manasseh  returned,^ 
and  departed  from  the  children  of 
Israel  out  of  Shiloh,  which  is  in  the 
land  of  Canaan,  to  go  unto  the 
country  of  Gilead.  to  the  land  of 
their  possession,  whereof  they  were 
possessed,  according  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 


ion  And  when  they  came  imto 
the  ^  borders  of  Jordan,  that  '^  are 
in  the  land  of  Canaan,  the  children 
of  Beiiben  and  the  children  of  Gad 
and  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh 
built  there  an  altar  by  Jordan,  a 
great  altar  to  see  to. 

11  n  And  the  children  of  Israel 
heard  say.  Behold,  the  children  of 
Reuben  and  the  children  of  Gad 
and  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh 
have  built  an  altar  over  against 
the  land  of  Canaan,  in  the  ^borders 
of  Jordan,  at  tlie  passage  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 


1  region 
about 


12  And  when  the  children  of 
Israel  heard  of  it,  the  whole  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel 
gathered  themselves  together  at 
Shiloh,,  to  go  up  to  war  against 
them. 

13  And  the  children  of  Israel 
sent  unto  the  children  of  Reuben, 
and  to  the  children  of  Gad,  and  to 
the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  into 
the  land  of  Gilead,  Phinelias  the 
son  of  Eleazar  the  priest, 

14  And  with  him  ten  princes,  of 
each  chief  house  a  prince  through- 
out all  the  tribes  of  Israel ;  and 
each  one  ipa.'i  an  head  of  the  house 
of  their  fathers  among  the  thou- 
sands of  Israel. 

1 .5  n  And  they  came  unto  the 
children  of  Reuben,  and  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad,  and  to  the  half  tribe 
of  Manasseh,  unto  the  land  of 
Gilead,  and  they  spake  with  them, 
saying, 

16  Thus  saith  the  whole  congre- 
gation of  the  Lord,  What  trespass 
is  this  that  ye  have  committed 
against  the  God  of  Israel,  to  turn 
away  this  day  from  following  the 
Lord,  in  that  ye  have  builded 
you  an  altar,  that  ye  might  I'ebel 
this  day  against  the  Lord  1 

17  Is  the  iniquity  of  Peor  too 
little  for  us,  from  which  we  are  not 
cleansed  until  this  day,  although 
there  was  a  plague  in  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  Lord, 

18  But  that  ye  must  turn  away 
this  day  from  following  the  Lord  1 
and  it  will  be,  seeing  ye  rebel  to  day 
against  the  Lord,  that  to  morrow 
he  will  be  wroth  with  the  whole 
congregation  of  Israel. 

19  Notwithstanding,  if  the  land 
of  your  possession  be  unclean,  then 
pass  ye  over  unto  the  land  of  the 
possession  of  the  Lord,  wherein 
the  Lord's  tabernacle  dwelleth,  and 
take  possession  among  us :  but  i-ebel 
not  against  the  Lord,  nor  rebel 
against  us,  in  building  you  an  altar 
^beside  the  altar  of  the  Lord  our 

237 


3  region 
about 
Jordan,  on 
tlie  side  that 
pertainetli 
to 


4  besides 


The  tribes  justify 


JOSHUA,  23. 


tlieir  conduct. 


20  Did  not  Achan  the  son  of 
Zerah  connnit  a  trespass  in  the 
'  accursed  thing,  and  wrath  fell  on 
all  the  congregation  of  Israel  %  and 
that  man  perished  not  alone  in  his 
iniquity. 

2 1  U  Then  the  children  of  Reuben 
and  the  children  of  Gad  and  the 
half  tribe  of  Manasseh  answered, 
and  said  unto  the  heads  of  the 
thousands  of  Israel, 

22  The  "Lord  God  of  gods,  the 
-  Lord  God  of  gods,  he  knoweth, 
and  Israel  he  shall  know ;  if  it_  he 
in  rebellion,  or  if  in  transgression 
against  the  Lord,  (save  us  not  this 
day, ) 

23  That  we  have  built  us  an  altar 
to  turn  from  following  the  Lord,  or 
if  to  offer  thereon  burnt  offering  or 
•'meat  offering,  or  if  to  offer  peace 
offerings  thereon,  let  the  Lord  him- 
self require  it ; 

24  And  if  we  have  not  rather  done 
it  ■*  for  fear  of  th  ist  thing,  saying.  In 
time  to  come  your  children  might 
speak  unto  our  children,  saying, 
What  have  ye  to  do  with  Hhe  Lord 
God  of  Israel  1 

2-5  For  the  Lord  hath  made  .lor- 
dan  a  border  between  us  and  you, 
ye  children  of  Reuben  and  childi-en 
of  Gad ;  ye  have  no  part  in  the 
Loud  :  so  shall  your  children  make 
our  children  cease  from  fearing  the 
Loup. 

26  Therefore  we  said.  Let  us  now 
pi'epare  to  build  us  an  altar,  not  for 
liurnt  offering,  nor  for  sacrifice  : 

27  But  that  it  may  he  a  witness 
between  us,  and  you,  and  our 
generations  after  us,  that  we  might 
do  the  service  of  the  Lord  before 
him  with  our  burnt  offerings,  and 
with  our  saci'ifices,  and  with  our 
peace  offerings  ;  that  your  children 
may  not  say  to  our  children  in 
time  to  come.  Ye  have  no  part  in 
the  Loud. 

2<S  Therefore  said  we,  that  it  shall 
be,  wh(!n  they  should  m  say  to  us  or 
to  our  genei'ations  in  time  to  come, 
that  we  may  say  (xjain,  Jiehold  the 
pattern  of  the  altar  of  the  Loud, 
whicli  our  fathers  made,  not  for 
l)uirit  offerings,  nor  for  sacrifices  ; 
t)ut  it  in  a  witness  between  us  and 
you. 

29  God  forbid  that  Ave  should 
rebel  against  the  LouD,  and  turn 
this  (lay  from  following  the  Loud, 
tolniild  an  altar  for  burnt  offerings, 
for  ■■■  meat  offerings,  or  for  sacrifices, 
"  beside  the  altar  of  the  Loud  our 
God  that  is  liefore  his  tabernacle. 

.30  1[  Anrl  wheii  Phinehas  the 
priest,  and  the  princes  of  the  con- 
gi-egation  and   heatis  of  the  thou- 


sands of  Israel  which  were  with 
him,  heard  the  words  that  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben  and  the  children  of 
Gad  and  the  children  of  Manasseh 
spake,  it  pleased  them. 

31  And  Phinehas  the  son  of 
Eleazar  the  priest  said  unto  the 
children  of  Reuben,  and  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad,  and  to  the  children  of 
Manasseh,  This  day  we  perceive 
that  the  Loud  is  'among  us,  be- 
cause ye  have  not  ct)mmitted  this 
trespass  against  the  Loud  :  now  ye 
have  delivered  the  children  of  Isi'ael 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Loud. 

32  51  And  Phinehas  the  son  of 
Eleazar  the  priest,  and  the  princes, 
returned  from  the  children  of  Reu- 
ben, and  from  the  children  of  Gad, 
out  of  the  land  of  Gilead,  unto  the 
land  of  Canaan,  to  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  brought  them  word 
again. 

33  And  the  thing  pleased  the 
children  of  Israel  ;  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  blessed  God,  and 
'^did  not  intend  to  go  up  against 
them  in  battle,  to  destroy  the  land 
wherein  the  children  of  Reuben  and 
Gad  dwelt. 

34  And  the  children  of  Reuben 
and  the  children  of  Gad  called  the 
altar  *  Ed  :  for  it  shall  he  a  witness 
between  us  that  the  Lord  is  God. 

CHAPTER  23. 

1  Joshua's  eo'hortalhin  before  hindedth.  3  by 
former  benejitu,  .')  bi/  jiro/ninen,  11  and  by 
ihredtenings. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  a  long  time 
"  af tei-  that  the  Loud  had  given 
rest  unto  Israel  from  all  their  ene- 
mies round  about,  that  Joshua 
waxed  old  aiul  stricken  in  age. 

2  And  Joshua  called  for  all  Israel, 
and  for  their  elders,  and  for  their 
heads,  and  for  their  judges,  and 
for  their  ofiicers,  and  said  unto 
them,  I  am  old  and  stricken  in 
age  : 

3  And  ye  have  seen  all  that  the 
Loud  your  God  hath  doije  unto  all 
these  nations  because  of  you  ;  for 
the  Loud  your  God  is  he  that  hath 
fouglit  for  you. 

4  Jjehold,  I  have  divided  unto 
you  by  lot  these  nations  that  re- 
main, to  be  an  inh(>ritance  for  youi' 
tribes,  from  Jordan,  with  all  the 
nations  that  i  have  (-ut  off,  evi'ii 
unto  the  great  sea  westwarrl. 

f)  And  the  LoliD  your  (lod,  he 
shall  expel  them  fi'om  before  you, 
and  drive  them  from  out  of  your 
sight  ;  and  ye  shall  possess  their 
land,  as  the  Loud  your  (jod  hath 
l)romised  unto  you. 


*  That  is,  A  witness. 


238 


Joshua's  exhortation 


JOSHUA,  24. 


before  his  death. 


6  Be  ye  therefore  very  coura- 
geous to  keep  and  to  do  all  that  is 
written  in  the  book  of  the  law  of 
Moses,  that  ye  turn  not  aside  there- 
from to  the  right  hand  or  to  the 
left ; 

7  That  ye  come  not  among  these 
nations,  these  that  remain  among 
you  ;  neither  make  mention  of  the 
name  of  their  gods,  nor  cause  to 
swear  by  them,  neither  serve  them, 
nor  bow  yourselves  unto  them  : 

8  But  cleave  unto  the  Loud  your 
God,  as  ye  have  done  unto  this 
day. 

9  For  the  Lord  hath  driven  out 
from  before  you  great  nations  and 
strong  :  but  as  for  you,  no  man 
hath  been  able  to  stand  before  you 
unto  this  day. 

10  One  man  of  you  shall  chase  a 
thousand  :  for  the  Lord  your  God, 
he  it  is  that  fighteth  for  you,  as  he 
hath  promised;  you. 

1 1  Take  good  heed  therefore  unto 
yourselves,  that  ye  love  the  Lord 
your  God. 

12  Else  if  ye  do  in  any  wise  go 
back,  and  cleave  unto  the  remnant 
of  these  nations,  even  these  that 
remain  among  you,  and  shall  make 
marriages  with  them,  and  go  in 
unto  them,  and  they  to  you  : 

1 3  Know  for  a  certainty  that  the 
Lord  your  God  will  no  more  drive 
out  any  of  these  nations  from  be- 
fore you ;  but  they  shall  be  snares 
and  traps  unto  you,  and  scourges 
in  your  sides,  and  thorns  in  your 
eyes,  until  ye  perish  from  off  this 
good  land  which  the  Lord  your 
God  hath  given  you. 

14  And,  behold,  this  day  I  am  go- 
ing the  way  of  all  the  earth  :  and 
ye  know  in  all  your-  hearts  and  in 
all  your  souls,  that  not  one  thing 
hath  failed  of  all  the  good  things 
which  the  Lord  your  God  spake 
concerning  you ;  all  are  come  to 
pass  unto  you,  and  not  one  thing 
hath  failed  thereof. 

15  Therefore  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that  as  all  good  things  are 
come  upon  you,  which  the  Lord 
your  God  promised  you  ;  so  shall 
the  Lord  bring  upon  you  all  evil 
things,  until  he  have  destroyed  you 
from  off  this  good  land  which  the 
Lord  your  God  hath  given  you. 

16  When  ye  have  transgressed 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  your  God, 
which  he  commanded  you,  and  have 
gone  and  served  other  gods,  and 
bowed  yourselves  to  them;  then 
shall  the  anger  of  the  Lord  be 
kindled  against  you,  and  ye  shall 
perish  quickly  from  off  the  good 
land  which  he  hath  given  unto 
you. 


A= 


CHAPTER  24. 

1  Joshua  assembletk  the  tribes  at  Shecheni. 
2  A  brief  history  of  God's  benefits  from 
Terah.  'l4  lie  reneweth  the  covenant  be- 
tween them  and  God.  26  A  stone  the  wit- 
ness of  the  covenant.  29  Joshua's  age, 
death,' and  burial.  32  Joseph's  bones  are 
buried.    33  Eleazar  dieth. 

ND  Joshua  gathered  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel  to  Shechem, 
and  called  for  the  elders  of  Israel, 
and  for  their  heads,  and  for  their 
judges,  and  for  their  officers ;  and 
they  presented  themselves  befoi'e 
God. 

2  And  Joshua  said  unto  all  the 
people.  Thus  saith  '  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  Your  fathers  dwelt  on  the 
other  side  of  the  -  flood  in  old  time, 
even  Terah,  the  father  of  Abraham, 
and  the  father  of  Nachor  :  and  they 
served  other  gods. 

3  And  I  took  your  father  Abra- 
ham from  the  other  side  of  the 
^  flood,  and  led  him  throughout  all 
the  land  of  Canaan,  and  multiplied 
his  seed,  and  gave  him  Isaac. 

4  And  I  gave  unto  Isaac  Jacob 
and  Esau :  and  I  gave  unto  Esau 
mount  Seir,  to  possess  it ;  but  Jacob 
and  his  children  went  down  into 
Egypt. 

5  I  sent  Moses  also  and  Aaron, 
and  I  plagued  Egypt,  according  to 
that  whic-li  I  did  among  them  :  and 
afterward  I  brought  you  out. 

6  And  I  brought  your  fathers  out 
of  Egypt :  and  ye  came  unto  the 
sea ;  and  the  Egyptians  pursued 
after  your  fathers  with  chariots 
and  horsemen  unto  the  Red  sea. 

7  And  when  they  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  he  put  darkness  between  you 
and  the  Egyptians,  and  brought 
the  sea  upon  them,  and  covered 
them ;  and  your  eyes  have  seen 
what  I  have  done  in  Egypt :  and 
ye  dwelt  in  the  wilderness  a  long 
season. 

8  And  I  brought  you  into  the 
land  of  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt 
on  the  other  side  Jordan ;  and  they 
fought  with  you  :  and  I  gave  them 
into  your  hand,  that  ye  might  pos- 
sess their  land ;  and  I  destroyed 
them  from  before  you. 

9  Then  Balak,  the  son  of  Zippor. 
king  of  Moab,  arose  and  warred 
against  Israel,  and  sent  and  called 
Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  to  curse 
you : 

10  But  I  would  not  hearken  unto 
Balaam ;  therefore  he  blessed  you 
still :  so  I  delivered  you  out  of  his 
hand. 

1 1  And  ye  went  over  Jordan,  and 
came  unto  Jericho :  and  the  men 
of  Jericho  fought  against  you,  the 
Amorites,  and  the  Ferizzites,  and 
the  Canaanites,  and  the  Hittites, 


1  the  Lord, 
the  God 

2  River 


3  River, 


239 


The  covenant  renewed. 


JOSHUA,  24. 


Tlie  death  of  Joshua. 


and  the  rjirgasshites,  the  Hivites, 
and  the  Jebusites  ;  and  I  delivered 
them  into  your  liand. 

1 2  And  I  sent  the  hornet  bf.;f ore 
you,  which  drave  them  out  from 
before  you,  even  the  two  kings  of 
the  Amorites ;  hnt  not  with  thy 
sword,  nor  with  thy  bow. 

13  And  I  have  given  you  a  land 
for  which  ye  did  not  labour,  and 
cities  which  ye  built  not,  and  ye 
dwell  in  them ;  of  the  vineyards 
and  oliveyards  which  ye  i>lanted 
not  do  ye  eat. 

1 4  1[  Now  therefore  fear  the  Lord, 
and  serve  him  in  sincerity  and  in 
truth :  and  put  away  the  gods  which 
your  fathers  served  on  the  other 
side  of  the  '  flood,  and  in  Egypt ; 
and  serve  ye  the  Lord. 

L5  And  if  it  seem  evil  unto  you 
to  serve  the  Lord,  choose  you  this 
day  whom  ye  will  serve ;  whether 
the  gods  which  your  fathers  ser\'ed 
that  ?"ere  on  the  other  side  of  the 
^  flood,  or  the  gods  of  the  Amorites, 
in  wh(.)se  land  ye  dwell :  but  as  for 
me  and  my  house,  we  will  serve  the 
LoRi>. 

16  And  tli(>  people  answered  and 
said,  God  forbid  that  we  should  for- 
sake the  Loud,  to  serve  other  gods  ; 

17  For  the.  Loud  our  Ood,  he  it  is 
that  brought  us  up  and  our  fathers 
out  of  the  land  oi  Egypt,  from  the 
house  of  bondage,  and  which  did 
those  great  signs  in  our  sight,  and 
preserved  us  in  all  the  way  whei'e- 
in  we  went,  and  among  all  the 
-  [)fop](>  through  whom  we  i)assed: 

15  And  till!  Lord  drave  out  from 
before  us  all  the  •'  ]jeopl(;.  (n-en  the 
Amorites  which  dwelt  in  the  land  : 
ihi'refoyc  will  we  also  sei've  the 
Lord  ;  for  he  is  our  God. 

19  And  Joshua  said  unto  tlie 
pi;oi)le,\(' cannot  serve  the  Loud: 
tor  lie  is  an  holy  f!od  ;  he  Is  a  jeal- 
ous CJod  ;  he  will  not  forgive  your 
transgi'cssions  nor  your  sins. 

20  If  ye  forsake  the  Lord,  and 
serve  strange  gods,  then  he  will 
turn  and  do  .you  hurt,  and  con- 
sume you,  after  that  he  hath  done 
you  good. 

21  And  the  people  said  unto 
Joshua,  Nay ;  but  w(!  will  serve 
th{^  f^oiM). 

22  And    Joshua   said    unto    the 


people.  Ye  are  witnesses  against 
yourselves  that  ye  hfive  chosen  you 
the  Loud,  to  serve  him.  And  they 
said.  We  we  witnesses. 

23  Now  therefore  put  away,  said 
he,  the  strange  gods  which  are 
among  you,  and  incline  your  heart 
unto  ^  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

24  And  tlie  people  said  unto 
Joshua,  The  Loup  our  God  will  we 
serve,  and  his  voice  will  we  obey. 

25  8o  Joshua  made  a  covenant 
with  the  people  that  day,  and  set 
them  a  statute  and  an  ordinance 
in  iShechem. 

26  1!  And  Joshua  wrote  these 
words  in  the  book  of  the  law  of 
God,  and  took  a  great  stone,  and 
set  it  up  there  under  an  oak,  that 
was  by  the  sanctuary  of  the  Loud. 

27  And  Joshua  said  unto  all  the 
people.  Behold,  this  stone  shall  he 
a  witness  '^  unto  us ;  for  it  hath 
heard  all  the  words  of  the  LiOud 
which  he  sjjake  unto  us  :  it  shall  be 
therefore  a  witness  ''  unto  you,  lest 
ye  deny  your  God. 

28  So  Joshua  let  the  people  de- 
part, every  man  unto  his  inheri- 
tance. 

2*J  U  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
these  things,  that  Joshua  the  son 
of  Nun,  the  servant  of  the  Loud, 
died,  fjeing  an  hundred  and  ten 
years  old. 

30  And  they  l)uried  him  in  the 
borfler  of  his  inheritance  in  Tim- 
nath-serah,  which    is    in    "  mount 


Ephraim,  on  the  north  side  ot  the 
hill  of  (iaasli. 

31  And  Israel  served  the  Loud 
all  the  days  of  Joshua,  and  all  the 
days  of  the  elders  that  overlivinl 
Joshua,  and_  which  had  known  all 
the  works  of  the  Lo::i),  that  he  had 
done  for  Lsi'ael. 

32  51  And  the  bones  of  Josei)h, 
which  thechildrenof  Israel  brought 
uj)  out  of  Egypt,  buried  they  in 
Sh(;chem,  in  a  parcel  of  ground 
which  Jacol)  bought  of  the  sons  of 
Hamor  the  father  of  Shechcm  for 
an  hundi-ed  pieces  of  silver  :  and  it 
became  the  inheritance  of  the  chil- 
dren of  .loseph. 

3.3  And  l']lea/ar  the  son  of  Aaron 
died  ;  and  they  buried  him  in  a  In'll 
that  pertained  to  l'hin(4i;is  his  son, 
wliicli  was  given  him  in  ''  mount 
Ephraim. 


^  the  Lord, 
the  God 


5  aaaiiist 


6  th(;  hill 
country  of 


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The  acts  of 


JUDGES,  1. 


several  tribes. 


THE  BOOK  OF  JUDGES 


CHAPTER  1. 


1  The.  actK  of  JwUth  anil  Simeon.  4  Adoni- 
heze.k  pififii/  requited.  S  Jejrusalern  taken. 
1(»  Ilelinni  tnkt'U.  11  O/Aiiiel  hiith  Ach.'s<ih 
fo  irifo  for  Idkiiiu  of  Di'hif.  Ki  Tke  Kc- 
nitei  dwell  in  Judak.  IT  Horimth,  Gaza, 
Axkcdon,  and  Ekrvn,  taken.  21  The  acU  of 
lit  ii'iamin.  2'2  Of  the  houne  of  Jo.'ieph,  ivho 
take  Beth-el.  m'OfZebuUn.'  31  OfA^her. 
m  Of  Naphtali.    34  Of  Dan. 

IVrOW  after  the  death  of  Joshvia 
XN  it  came  to  pass,  that  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  asked  the  Lora), 
saying,  Who  shall  go  up  for  us 
against  theCanaanites  first,  to  fight 
against  them  % 

2  And  the  Loud  said,  Judali  shall 
go  up:  behold,  I  have  delivered 
the  land  into  his  hand. 

3  And  Judah  said  unto  Simeon 
his  brother.  Come  up  \yith  me  into 
my  lot,  that  we  may  fight  against 
the  Canaanites ;  and  I  likewise  will 
go  with  thee  into  thy  lot.  So  Si- 
meon went  with  him. 

4  And  Judah  went  up ;  and  the 
Loud  delivered  the  Canaanites  and 
the  Perizzites  into  their  hand  :  and 
they  slew  of  them  in  Bezek  ten 
thousand  men. 

5  And  they  found  Adoni-bezek 
in  Bezek  :  and  they  fought  against 
him,  and  they  ^  slew  the  Canaanites 
and  the  Perizzites. 

6  But  Adoni-bezek  fled ;  and  they 
Ijursued  after  him,  and  caught  him, 
and  cut  oif  his  thumbs  and  his  great 
toes. 

7  And  Adoni-bezek  said,  Three- 
score and  ten  kings,  having  their 
thumbs  and  their  great  toes  cut  off, 
gathered  their  riieat  under  my  table: 
as  I  have  done,  so  God  hath  re- 
quited me.  And  they  brought  him 
to  Jerusalem,  and  there  he  died. 

8  Now  the  children  of  Judah 
had  fought  against  Jerusalem,  and 
had  taken  it,  and  smitten  it  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  set  the 
city  on  fire. 

9  II  And  afterward  the  childi'en 
( )f  Judah  wentdown  to  fight  against 
the  Canaanites,  that  dwelt  in  the 
"mountain,  and  in  the  ''south,  and 
in  the  *  valley. 

10  And  Judah  Avent  against  the 
Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  Hebron  : 
(  now  the  name  of  Hebron  l)efore 
?/'a.s  Kirjath-arba  : )  and  they  slew 
Slu^shai,  and  Ahiman,  and  Talmai. 

1 1  And  from  thence  he  went 
against  the  inhabitants  of  Di^bir  : 
and  the  name  of  Debir  before  vfa.s- 
Kirjath-sepher : 

1 2  And  Caleb  said.  He  that  smit- 


eth  Kirjath-sepher,  and  taketh  it, 
to  him  will  1  give  Achsah  my  daugh- 
ter to  wife. 

13  And  Othniel  the  son  of  Ke- 
naz,  Caleb's  younger  brother,  took 
it :  and  he  gave  him  Achsah  his 
daughter  to  wife. 

14  And  it  ctime  to  pass,  when 
she  came  to  him,  that  she  moved 
him  to  ask  of  her  father  a  field : 
and  she  lighted  from  ofiVierass;  and 
Calebsaid  unto  her,  What  wilt  thou'? 

15  And  she  said  unto  him,  Give 
me  a  blessing:  for  thou  hast  ^ given 
me  a  south  land;  give  me  also 
springs  of  water.  And  Caleb  gave 
her  the  upper  springs  and  the 
nether   springs. 

16  ^  And  the  children  of  the  Ke- 
nite,  JNIoses'  "  father  in  law,  went  up 
out  of  the  city  of  palm  trees  with 
the  children  of  Judah  into  the  wil- 
derness of  Judah,  which  lieth  in  the 
south  of  Arad  ;  and  they  went  and 
dwelt  among  the  people. 

17  And  Judah  went  with  Si- 
meon his  brother,  arul  they  slew 
the  Canaanites  that  inhal)ited  Ze- 
phath,  and  *  utterly  destroyed  it. 
And  the  name  of  the  city  was  called 
Hormah. 

1 8  Also  Judah  took  Gaza  with  the 
"  coast  thereof,  and  Askelon  with 
the  ^  coast  thereof,  and  Ekron  with 
the  '^  coast  thereof. 

19  And  the  Lord  was  with  Ju- 
dah ;  and  he  drave  out  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  ^mountain  ;  but  could 
not  drive  out  the  iiiiiabitants  of 
the  valley,  because  they  had  chari- 
ots of  iron. 

20  And  they  gave  Hebron  unto 
Caleb,  as  Moses  said :  and  he  ex- 
pelled thence  the  three  sons  of 
Anak. 

21  And  the  children  of  Benjamin 
did  not  drive  out  the  Jebusites  that 
inhabited  Jerusalem;  but  the  Jebu- 
sites dwell  with  the  children  of  Ben- 
jamin in  Jerusalem  unto  this  day. 

22  ^  And  the  house  of  Joseph, 
they  also  went  up  against  Beth-el : 
and  the  Lord  was  with  them. 

23  And  the  house  of  Joseph  sent 
to  descry  Beth-el.  (Now  the  name 
of  the  city  before  was  Luz.) 

24  And  the  spies  saw  a  man  come 
forth  out  of  the  city,  and  they  said 
unto  him.  Shew  us,  we  pray  thee, 
the  entrance  into  the  city,  and  we 
will  shew  thee  mercy. 

25  And   when  he  shewed  them 


5  set  me  \\\ 
the  land  of 
the  South ; 


6  brother 


^  border 


8  hill 
country ; 


*  Hch.  devoted. 


16 


241 


The  Canaanites  remaining. 


JUDGES,  2. 


Hie  angel  at  BocJiim. 


1  taskwork, 


2  subject  to 
taskwork. 


•'"  su!)je<'t  to 
taskw<trk 

■'  liill 
country : 


6  border 


the  entrance  into  the  city,  they 
smote  the  city  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword ;  but  they  let  go  the  man  and 
all  his  family. 

26  And  the  man  went  into  the 
land  of  the  Hittites,  and  built  a 
city,  and  called  the  name  thereof 
Luz :  which  is  the  name  thereof 
unto  this  day. 

27  51  Neither  did  Manasseh  drive 
out  the  inhabitants  of  Beth-shean 
and  her  towns,  nor  Taanach  and 
her  towns,  nor  the  inhabitants  of 
Dor  and  her  towns,  nor  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Ibleam  and  her  towns,  nor 
the  inhabitants  of  Megiddo  and  her 
towns :  but  the  Canaanites  would 
dwell  in  that  land. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Is- 
rael was  strong,  that  they  put  the 
Canaanites  to  ^  tribute,  and  did  not 
utterly  drive  them  out. 

29  II  Neither  did  Ephraim  drive 
out  the  Canaanites  that  dwelt  in 
Gezer ;  but  the  Canaanites  dwelt 
in  Gezer  among  them. 

30  ^  Neither  did  Zebulun  drive 
out  the  inhabitants  of  Kitron,  nor 
the  inhabitants  of  Nahalol ;  but  the 
Canaanites  dwelt  among  them,  and 
became  '  tributaries. 

31  ^  Neither  did  Asher  drive  out 
the  inhabitants  of  Accho,  nor  the 
inhabitants  of  Zidon,  nor  of  Ahlab, 
nor  of  Achzib,  nor  of  Heibah,  nor 
of  Aphik,  nor  of  Rehob  : 

32  ButtheAsheritesdweltamong 
the  Canaanites,  the  inhabitants  of 
the  land :  for  they  did  not  drive 
them  out. 

33  ^  Neither  d-d  Naphtali  drive 
out  the  inhabitant.s  of  Beth-she- 
mesh,  nor  the  inhabitants  of  Beth- 
anath  ;  but  he  dwelt  among  the 
Canaanites,  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  :  nevertheless  the  inhabitants 
i)i  Heth-shemesh  and  of  Beth-anath 
V)('came  ^  tributai-ies  unto  them. 

.34  And  the  Amorites  forced  the 
chilflren  of  Dan  into  the  ^mountain: 


for  they  would  not  suffer  them  to 
come  down  to  the  valley : 

35  But  the  Amorites  would  dwell 
in  mount  Heres  in  Aijalon,  and  in 
Shaalbim :  yet  the  lianfl  of  the 
house  of  Joseph  prevailed,  so  that 
they  became  - trinutarics 

36  And  the  ''cotist  orTlie  Amor- 
ites ii'(ts  fi-(tiii  the  going  up  to  Ak- 
rabbim,from  the  rock, and  ujjward. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  An  nrtqel  rehnketh  the  people  (it  Bochim.  6 
The  irir.kediieHH  of  the  new  generation  itfter 
JoHhuii.  14  flod'H  anger  and  pitu  towardn 
them.  20  The  Canaaniten  are  left  t4>  prove 
Inrael. 

AND  an  angel  of  the  Lord  came 
up  from  Gilgal  to  l^>ochim,  and 


said,  I  made  you  to  go  up  out  of 
Egypt,  and  have  brought  you  unto 
the  land  wdiich  I  sware  unto  your 
fathers;  and  I  said,  I  will  never 
break  my  covenant  with  you. 

2  And  ye  shall  make  nc  league 
wdth  the  inhabitants  of  this  land ; 
ye  shall  throw  down  their  altars  : 
but  ye  have  not  obeyed  my  voice : 
why  have  ye  done  this? 

3  Wherefore  I  also  said,  I  will  not 
drive  them  out  from  before  you ; 
but  they  shall  be  as  thorns  in  your 
sides,  and  their  gods  shall  be  a  snare 
unto  you. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
angel  of  tJie  Lord  spake  these  words 
unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
the  people  lifted  up  their  voice,  and 
wept. 

5  And  they  called  the  name  of 
that  place  *  Bochim  :  and  they  sa- 
crificed there  unto  the  Lord. 

6  ^  And  when  Joshua  had  let  the 
people  go,  the  children  of  Israel 
Avent  every  man  unto  his  inheri- 
tance to  possess  the  land. 

7  And  the  people  served  the  Lord 
all  the  days  of  Joshua,  and  all  the 
days  of  the  elders  that  outlived 
Joshua,  who  had  seen  all  the  great 
works  of  the  Lord,  that  he  did  for 
Israel. 

8  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
the  servant  of  the  Lord,  died,  being 
an  hundred  and  ten  years  old. 

9  And  they  buried  him  in  the 
border  of  his  inheritance  in  Tim- 
nath  heres,  in  the  "  inount  of  Ephra- 
im, on  the  noj-th  side  of  the  hill 
Gaash. 

10  And  also  all  that  generation 
were  gathered  unto  their  fathers : 
and  there  ai'ose  another  generation 
after  them,  which  knew  not  the 
Lord,  nor  yet  the  works  which  he 
had  done  for  Israel. 

1 1  11  And  the  children  of  Israel 
did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
and  served  'l^aalirn: 

12  And  they  forsook  '^the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  which  brought 
tliem  out  of  the  huid  of  P'gypt,  ancl 
followed  other  gods,  of  the  gods  of 
the  "i>eoi)](^  that  n'crr  i-ound  about 
them,  and  bowed  tlunnsehes  unto 
them,  and  provoked  the  Lord  to 
anger. 

13  And  they  forsook  the  Lord, 
and  served    I'.aal  and  '"Ashtaj'oth. 

14  11  And  th(' anger  of  the  Lord 
was  hot  against  IsracO,  and  he  de- 
livered them  into  the  hands  of 
siKjilers  that  spoiled  them,  and  he 
.sold  them  into  the  hands  of  their 
enemies  round  al)()ut,  so  that  they 


*  That  is,  Weepers. 


242 


GocVs  anger  and  pity. 


JUDGES,  3. 


Othniel  delivereth  Israel. 


could  not  any  longer  stand  before 
their  enemies. 

15  Whithersoever  they  went  out, 
the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  agaiiist 
them  for  evil,  as  the  Lord  had  said, 
and  as  the  Lord  had  sworn  unto 
them :  and  they  were  greatly  dis- 
ti'essed. 

16  H  Nevertheless  the  Lord  raised 
up  judges,  which  delivered  them  out 
01  the  hand  of  those  that  spoiled 
them. 

1 7  And  yet  they  would  not  heark- 
en unto  their  judges,  but  they  ^vent 
a  whoring  after  other  gods,  and 
bowed  themselves  unto  them :  they 
turned  quickly  out  of  the  way 
which  their  fathers  walked  in, 
obeying  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord  ;  but  they  did  not  so. 

18  And  when  the  Lord  raised 
them  up  judges,  then  the  Lord  was 
with  the  judge,  and  delivered  them 
out  of  the  hand  of  their  enemies  all 
the  days  of  the  judge  :  for  it  re- 
pented the  Lord  because  of  their 
groanings  by  reason  of  them  that 
oppressed  them  and  vexed  them. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
judge  was  dead,  that  they  returned, 
and  corrupted  themselves  more  than 
their  fathers,  in  following  other 
gods  to  serve  them,  and  to  bow 
down  unto  them ;  they  ceased  not 
from  their  own  doings,  nor  from 
their  stubborn  way. 

20  U  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  hot  against  Israel ;  and  he  said, 
Because  that  this  people  hath  trans- 
gressed my  covenant  which  I  com- 
manded their  fathers,  and  have  not 
hearkened  unto  my  voice  ; 

21  I  also  will  not  henceforth 
drive  out  any  from  before  them  of 
the  nations  which  Joshua  left  when 
he  died  : 

22  That  through  them  I  may 
prove  Israel,  whether  they  will 
keep  the  way  of  the  Lord  to  walk 
therein,  as  their  fathers  did  keep 
it,  or  not. 

23  Therefore  the  Lord  left  those 
nations,  without  driving  them  out 
hastily  ;  neither  delivered  he  them 
into  the  hand  of  Joshua. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Tke  nations  which  were  left  to  prove  Ixvael. 
6  By  communion  with  them  theii  eoimnii 
idoidtry.  8  Othniel  deli cereth  lliem  fiunii 
Chunhan-rinhathaim.  12  Ehud  from  Egloti. 
31  Shamgar from  the  PhiliKtines. 

IVTOW  these  are  the  nations  which 
X 1  the  Lord  left, to  prove  Israel  by 
them,  even  as  many  of  Israel  as  had 
not  known  all  the  wars  of  Canaan* 
2  Only  that  the  generations  of 
the  children  of  Israel  might  know, 
to  teach  them  war,  at  the  least  such 
as  before  knew  nothing  thereof ; 


3  Namely,  five  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  all  the  Canaanites,  and 
the  Sidonians,  and  the  Hivites  that 
dwelt  in  mount  Lebanon,  from 
mount  Baal-hermon  unto  the  enter- 
ing in  of  Hamath. 

4  And  they  were  to  prove  Israel 
by  them,  to  know  whether  thej^ 
would  hearken  unto  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord,  which  he  com- 
manded tlieir  fathers  by  the  hand 
of  Moses. 

5  H  And  the  childi-en  of  Israel 
dwelt  among  the  Canaanites,  Hit- 
tites,  and  Amorites,  and  Perizzites, 
and  Hivites,  and  Jebusites  : 

6  And  they  took  their  daughters 
to  be  their  wives,  and  gave  their 
daughters  to  their  sons,  and  served 
their  gods. 

7  And  the  childi-en  of  Israel  did 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and 
forgat  the  Lord  their  God,  and 
served  '  Baalim  and  the  groves. 

8  H  Therefore  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  was  hot  against  Israel,  and 
he  sold  them  into  the  hand  of  Chu- 
shan-risiu'lhaim  king  of  Mesopo- 
tamia :  and  the  children  of  Israel 
served  Chushan-rishathaim  eight 
years. 

9  And  when  the  children  of  Is- 
rael cried  unto  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
raised  up  a  deliverer  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  who  delivered  them, 
even  Othniel  tlie  son  of  Kenaz, 
Caleb's  younger  brother. 

10  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
came  upon  him,  and  he  judged  Is- 
rael, and  went  out  to  war:  and 
the  Lord  delivered  Chushan-risha- 
thaim king  of  Mesopotamia  into 
his  hand;  and  his  hand  prevailed 
against  Chushan-rishathaim. 

11  And  the  land  had  rest  foi-ty 
years.  And  Othniel  the  son  of  Ke- 
naz died. 

12  H  And  the  children  of  Israel 
did  evil  again  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  :  and  the  Lord  strengthened 
Eglon  the  king  of  Moab  against 
Israel,  because  they  had  done  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  gathered  unto  him 
the  children  of  Ammon  and  Ama- 
lek,  and  went  and  smote  Israel,  and 
possessed  the  city  of  palm  trees. 

14  So  the  children  of  Israel 
served  Eglon  the  king  of  Moab 
eighteen    years. 

15  But  when  the  children  of  Is- 
rael cried  unto  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
raised  them  up  a  deliverer,  Ehud 
the  son  of  Gera,  a  Benjamite,  a 
man  lefthanded :  and  by  him  the 
children  of  Israel  sent  a  present 
unto  Eglon  the  king  of   Moab. 

1 6  But  Ehud  made  him  a  dagger 
which  had  two  edges,  of  a  cuoit 


2  tlie  Baalim 
and  the 
Asheroth. 


243 


E/md  and  Shamgar. 


JUDGES,  4. 


Deborah  and  Barak. 


1  it  came  i 
bcliiud. 


2  1lill 

coiiiitry 

•'  hill 
cDiilit  ry, 


length;  and  he  did  gird  it  mider 
hi.s  raiment  upon  his  right  thigh. 

17  And  lie  brought  the  present 
unto  Eglon  king  of  Moab :  and 
Eglon    leaf!    a  very  fat    man. 

18  And  when  he  had  made  an 
end  to  offer  the  present,  he  sent 
away  the  people  that  bare  the 
present. 

19  But  he  himself  turned  again 
from  the  quarries  that  were  by  Gil- 
gal,  and  said,  I  have  a  secret  errand 
unto  thee,  O  king  :  who  said.  Keep 
silence.  And  all  that  stood  by  him 
went  out  from  him. 

20  And  Ehud  came-  unto  him; 
and  he  was  sitting  in  a  summer 
parlour,  which  he  had  for  himself 
alone.  And  Ehud  said,  I  have  a 
message  from  God  unto  thee.  And 
he  arose  out  of  hix  seat. 

21  And  Ehud  ]>ut  forth  his  left 
hand,  and  took  the  dagger  from 
his  right  thigh,  and  thrust  it  into 
his  belly  : 

22  And  the  haft  also  went  in 
after  the  blade  ;  anfl  the  fat  closed 
upon  the  blade,  so  that  he  could  not 
draw  the  dagger  out  (jf  his  belly  ; 
and  '  the  dirt  (;ame  out. 

2  3  Then  El  UK  1  went  for  th  th  rou  gl  i 
the  poi'ch,  and  shut  the  doors  of  the 
parlour  upon  him,  and  locked  them. 

24  When  he  was  gone  out,  his 
servants  came ;  and  when  they 
saw  that,  behold,  the  doors  of  the 
])arlour  tvere  locked,  they  said, 
(Surely  he  covereth  his  feet  in  his 
summer  chamber. 

25  And  they  tarried  till  they 
were  ashamed :  and,  behold,  he 
opened  not  the  doors  of  the  par- 
lour ;  therefor-e  they  took  a  key, 
and  opened  them:  and,  behold,  their 
lord  vMis  fallen  down  dead  on  the 
earth. 

2G  And  Ehud  escaped  while  they 
tarried,  and  passed  beyond  the  (juar- 
ries,  and  escaped  unto  Seirath. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
was  C()me,  that  he  blew  a  trumpet 
in  the  '~'  iiionntii.in  of  Ephraim,  and 
ihf  ciiiNh'cn  of  Israel  went  down 
with  him  from  th(i ''  mount,  and  he 
before  them. 

2H  And  he  said  unto  them,  Fol- 
low after  me:  for  the  LoiU)  hatii 
delivered  your  enemi(;s  the  Moab- 
ites  into  .your  liand.  i\w\  they 
went  down  after  him,  and  took  the 
fords  of  .Jordan  toward  Moab,  and 
sutt'ered  not  a  man  to  pass  ovei'. 

2!^  And  they  slew  of  ]\Ioab  at 
that  time  about  ten  tliousand  men, 
all  lusty,  and  all  men  of  valour; 
and  there  es(;aped  not  a  man. 

30  So  l\loab  was  subdued  that 
day  under  the  hand  of  Isi-ael.  And 
th(!  land  had  i-est  fourscore  years. 


31  ^  And  after  him  was  Sham- 
gar  the  son  oi  Anath,  which  slew 
of  the  Philistines  six  hundred  men 
with  an  ox  goad :  and  he  also  de- 
livered Israel. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  Dfhnrtih   (tml   Hiivak    delicer   ihem  from 
Jahin  and  Sinerii.     l>i  Jdel  hilleth  tilnei-a. 

AND  the  children  of  Israel  again 
did  evil  in   the  sight  of  the 
Loud,  when  Ehud  was  dead. 

2  And  tlie  Loai)  sold  them  into 
the  hand  of  Jabin  king  of  Canaan, 
that  reigned  in  Hazor  ;  the  captain 
of  whose  host  ?^'r/.s'  Sisera,  which 
dwelt  in  Harosheth  of  the  Gen- 
tiles. 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel  cried 
unto  the  LoKi) :  for  he  had  nine 
hundred  chariots  of  iron  ;  and 
twenty  years  he  mightily  oppressed 
the  children  of  Israel. 

4  H  And  Deborah,  a  prophetess, 
the  wife  of  Lapidoth,  she  judgecl 
Israel  at  that  time. 

5  And  she  dwelt  under  the  palm 
tree  of  Deborah  between  Ramah 
and  Beth-el  in  ''mount  Ephraim  : 
and  the  children  of  Israel  came  up 
to  her  for  judgment. 

6  And  she  sent  and  called  Barak 
the  son  of  Abinoam  out  of  Kedesh- 
naphtali  and  said  unto  him,  Hath 
not  ^  the  Loud  God  of  Israel  com- 
manded^i^'U/hnj,  Go  anrl  draw 
toward  mount  Tabor,  and  take 
with  thee  ten  thousand  men  of  the 
children  of  Naphtali  and  of  the 
children  of  Zebulunl 

7  And  I  will  draw  unto  tliee  to 
the  river  KisJion  Sisera,  the  cap- 
tain of  Jabin's  army,  with  his 
chai'iots  and  his  multitude ;  and  I 
will  deliver  him  into  thine  hand. 

8  And  Barak  said  unto  her.  If 
thou  wilt  go  with  ine,  then  I  ^vill 
go:  but  if  thou  wilt  not  go  with 
me,    tken-  I  will  not  go. 

9  And  she  said,  1  will  surely  go 
with  thee :  notwithstanding  the 
.journey  that  tiiou  takest  shall  not 
l)e  for  thine  honoui' ;  for  the  Lord 
shall  sell  Sisera  into  the  hand  of  a 
woman.  And  Deborah  arose,  and 
went   with     Har;ik    to    iuvlcsh. 

10  51  And  Barak  called  Zebulun 
and  Naphtali  to  Kedesh  ;  and  he 
went  uj)  with  ten  thousand  men  at 
liis  feet :  and  J^cborah  went  up 
with    him. 

1 1  Now  Heber"theKenite',  v^hirji 


iriix  of  the  children   of   I  lobnb  the 


fatlii'rin  law  of   Mos('s\_n;i(l  severed 


himself    fi-(>iii     the     Keiiitcs.     and 


pitched  Ins  lent    iiiito  the  plain   of 
ZaMiiaiiii.    which   /-s'   by    Kedesh. 
12  And  they  shewed  Sisera  that 


244 


Jael  slayeth  Sisera. 


JUDGES,  5. 


The  song  of  Deborah. 


Barak   the  son    of    Abinoam    was 
gone  up  to  mount  Tabor. 

13  And  Sisera  gathered  together 
all  his  chariots,  even  nine  hundred 
chariots  of  iron,  and  all  the  people 
that  were  with  him,  from  Harosheth 
of  the  Gentiles  unto  the  river  ^  of 
Kishon. 


14  And  Deborah  said  unto  Barak, 
l^p  ;  for  this  is  the  day  in  which 
the  Lord  liath  dehvered  Sisera  into 
thine  hand  :  is  not  the  Lord  gone 
out  before  thee  1  So  Barak  went 
down  fi-om  mount  Tabor,  and  ten 
thousand  men  after  him. 

15  And  the  Lord  discomfited 
Sisera,  and  all  his  chariots,  and  all 
his  host,  with  the  edge  of  the  sword 
before  Barak  ;  so  that  Sisera  lighted 
down  off  his  chariot,  and  fied  away 
on  his  feet. 

16  But  Barak  pursued  after  the 
chariots,  and  after  the  host,  unto 
Harosheth  of  the  Gentiles:  and  all 
the  host  of  Sisera  fell  ^  upon  the 
edge  of  tlie  sword  ;  and  thei'e  was 
not  a  man  left. 

17  Howbeit  Sisera  fled  away  on 
his  feet  to  the  tent  of  Jael  the  wife 
of  Heber  the  Kenite  :  for  there  was 
peace  between  Jabin  the  king  of 
Hazor  and  the  house  of  Heber  the 
Kenite. 

18  ^  And  Jael  went  out  to  meet 
Sisera,  and  said  unto  him.  Turn  in, 
my  lord,  turn  in  to  me ;  fear  not. 
And  when  he  had  turned  in  unto 
her  into  the  tent,  she  covered  him 
with  a  mantle. 

19  And  he  said  vmto  her.  Give 
me,  I  ])ray  thee,  a  little  water  to 
drink;  iov  I  am  thirsty.  And  she 
opened  a  bottle  of  milk,  and  gave 
him  drink,  and  covered  him. 

20  Again  he  said  unto  her.  Stand 
in  the  door  of  the  tent,  and  it  shall 
be,  when  any  man  doth  come  and  en- 
quire of  thee,  and  say.  Is  there  any 
man  here '?  that  thou  shalt  say.  No. 

2 1  Then  Jael  Heber's  wife  took  a 
'■  nail  of  the  tent,  and  took  an  ham- 
mer  in  her  hand,  and  went  softly 
unto  him,  and  smote  the  •*  nail  into 
his  temples,  and  fastened  it  into 
the  ground :  for  he  was  fast  "'asleep 
and  weary.     So  lie  died. 

22  And,  behold,  as  Barak  pur- 
sued Sisera,  Jael  came  out  to  meet 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  Come,  and 
I  will  shew  thee  the  man  whom 
thou  seekest.  And  when  he  came 
into  her  tent,  behold,  Sisera  lay 
dead,  and  the  "  nail  mas  in  his 
temples. 

2.'5  So  God  subdued  on  that  day 
Jabin  the  king  of  (^anaan  before 
the  children  of  Israel. 

24  And  the  hand  ui  the  children 


of  Israel  i)rospered,  and  prevailed 
against  Jabin  the  king  of  Canaan, 
until  they  had  destroyed  Jabin 
king  of  Canaan. 

CHAPTER  5. 

The  noiirj  of  l)ehi»-ah,  and  Barak. 

THEN  sang  Deborah  and  Barak 
the  son  of  Abinoam  on  that 
day,  saying, 
2  Praise  ye  the  Lord  ''  for  the 


avenging  of  Israel,  when  the  peo- 
ple willingly  ottered  themselves. 

3  Hear,  O  ye  kings  ;  give  ear,  O 
ye  princes  ;  I,  even  I,  will  sing  unto 
the  Lord  ;  I  will  sing  praise  to  ''the 
Lord  God  of  Israel. 

4  Lord,  when  thou  wentest  out 
of  Seir,  when  thou  marchedst  out 
of  the  field  of  Edom,  the  earth 
trembled,  and  the  heavens  drovjped, 
the  clouds  also  dropped  water. 

5  The  mountains  "melted  from 
before  the  Lord,  even  '"  that  Sinai 


fr-om  before  the  Lord  God  of  isi'ael. 

6  In  the  days  of  vShamgar  the 
son  of  Anath,  in  the  days  of  Jael, 
the  highways  were  unoccupied,  and 
tlie  travellers  walked  through  by- 
ways. 

7  "  The  inliahitants  of  the  villages 


ceased,  they  ceased  in  Israel,  until 
that  I  Deborah  arose,  that  I  arose  a 
mother  in  Israel. 

8  They  chose  new  gods;  then  was 
war  in  the  gates  :  was  there  a  shield 
or  spear  seen  among  forty  thou- 
sand in  Israel  1_ 

9  J\Iy  heart  is  toward  the  gov- 
ernors of  Israel,  that  offei-ed  them- 
selves willingly  among  the  people. 
Bless  ye  the  Lord. 

10  '"Speak,  ye  that  ride  on  white 
asses,  ye  that  '"^sit  in  judgment,  and 
walk  by  the  way. 

11  "  IViev  that  are  (lelivered  from 
the  noise  of  archers  in  the  places  of 
drawing  water,  there  shall  they  re- 
hearse the  righteous  acts  of  the 
Lord,  even  the  I'ighteous  acts  '•''  to- 
ward the  'ivhn  h  it  a  n  ts  of  his  villages 


in  Israel  :  then  shall  the  people  of 
the  Loud  go  down  to  the  gates. 

12  Awake,  awake,  Deborah  : 
awake,  awake,  utter  a  song:  arise, 
Barak,  and  lead  thy  captivity  cajj- 
tive,  thou  son  of  Abinoam. 

13  '"Then  he  made  him  that  I'e- 
maineth    have   dominion   over   the 


nobles  among  thepeo])le:  the  IjORD 
mad(^  me  have  dominion  over  the 


mighty. 


14  Out  of  Ephraim  "//'<•?.'?  there  a 
i-()ot  of  them  against  Am;ilek;  after 
thee,  lien jainiii,aniong  thy  "'iteople; 


'  for  that  the 
leaden*  tciok 
the  lead  in 
Israel,  for 
that 

8  the  Lord, 
the  God 


9  quaked  at 
the  presence 
of 

1"  yon  Sinai 
at  the 
presence  of 
the  Lord, 
the  God 

11  The  rulers 


I'-i  Tell  of  it, 
13  sit  (n\  rich 
carpets,  and 
ye  that 
n  Far  from 
the  noise  of 
the  archers, 

1"  of  his  rule 


i*'  Theu  came 
down  a 
remnant  of 
the  nobles 
and  the 
])eople ;  the 
Lord  came 
down  for  nie 
against  the 
mighty. 
'i-'cainedoirn 
they  whose 
root  is  in 
Anialek ; 
1**  peoples ; 


245 


The  song  of  Deborah. 


JUDGES,  6.  Israel  oppressed  hy  Midian. 


2  as  was 
Issaehar, 
so  was 
Barak ; 
into  the 
valley  they 
rushed  forth 
at  his  feet. 
By  the 
water- 
courses 


out  of  Machir  came  down  gover- 
nors, and  out  oi  Zebulun  they  that 
handle  the  '  pen  of  the  writer. 

15  And  the  princes  of  Issaehar 
were  with  Deborah ;  -even  Issaehar, 
and  also  Baivak :  he  was  sent  on  f(  )ot 


into  the  valley.  T'or  the  divisions 
of  Keuben  there  ivere  great  thoughts 
of  heart. 

16  Why  abodest  tliou  among  the 
sheepfolds,  to  hear  the  bleatings  of 
the  flocks  ?  ^  For  the  divisions  of 
Reuben  there  tvere  great  searclnngs 
of  heart. 

1 7  C4ilead  abode  beyond  Jordan : 
and  why  did  Dan  remain  in  ships  'I 
Asher  continued  on  the  sea  shore, 
and  abode  ^  in  his  breaches. 

1<S  Zebulun  and  Napiitali  icere  a 
people  that  jeoparded  their  lives 
vtnto  the  death  in  the  high  places 
of  the  field. 

19  The  kings  came  and  fought, 
then  fought  the  kings  of  Canaan 
in  Taanach  by  the  wateivs  of  Isle- 
giddo  ;  they  took  no  gain  of  money. 

20  They  fought  from  lieaven ;  the 
stars  in  their  courses  fought  against 
Sisera. 

2 1  The  river  ''  of  Kishon  swept 
them  away,  that  ancient  river,  the 
river  Kishon.  O  my  soul,  "  thou 
hast  trodden  down  strength. 

22  Then  were  the  horsehoofs 
broken  by  the  means  of  the  prans- 
ings,  the  pransings  of  their  mighty 
ones. 

2.3  Curse  ye  Meroz,  said  the  angel 
of  the.  Loui),  curse  ye  bitterly  the 
inhabitants  thereof;  because  they 
came  not  to  the  help  of  the  Loi;i), 
to  the  help  of  the  Loud  against  the 
mighty. 

24  Blessed  above  women  shall 
.Tael  the  wife  of  Heber  the  Kc^nite 
b(*,  blessed  shall  she  Ik;  above 
women  in  the  tent. 

2")  I je  asked  water,  a?/// she  gave 
hiin.  milk  ;  she  brought  forth  butter 
in  a  loi'dly  dish. 

2C)  She  put  her  hand  to  the  "^  nail. 
and  h(U'  right  hand  to  the  work- 
men's hammer;  and  with  the  liain- 
nier  she  smote  Sisera,  she  smote  "^olF 
liis  head,  "  when  she  }i;id  r'i<'rrcd 
and  slri(;kiMi  through   Ins  IimuoIcs. 

27  At  iier  feet  he  bowed,  he  fell, 
he  lay  down  :  at  her  fet.'t  he  l)owed, 
he  fell  :  wlirre  he  bowed,  there  he 
fcill  down  dc;i(l. 

2.S  The  mother  of  Sisera  looked 
out  at  a  wiiiflow,  and  cried  through 
the  lattice,  Why  is  his  cliar-iot  ko 
long  in  coming  1  why  tarry  the 
wheels  of  his  chariots? 

2!J  Her  wise  ladies  answered  hei', 
yea,  she  returned  an.^wer  to  herself, 


30  Have  they  not  sped  ?  have 
they  not  dividefl  the  prey  ;  to  every 
man  a  damsel  or  two  ;  to  Sisera 
a  prey  of  divers  colours,  a  prey 
of  divers  colours  of  needlework,  of 
divers  colours  of  needlework  on 
both  sides,  meet  for  the  necks  of 
them  that  take  the  spoil  1 

31  So  let  all  thine  enemies  perish, 

0  Lord  :  but  let  them  that  love 
him  he  as  the  sun  when  he  goeth 
forth  in  his  might.  And  the  land 
had  rest  forty  years. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  The  Tsraeliteit  for  iheir  »in  are  opprexf!ed 
hy  Alidian.  8  A  prophet  rehuketh  them. 
11  .I;;  angel  Hemieth  Gideon  for  their  de- 
Urerance.  17  Gideon^n  present  ■is  con- 
fiHDied  ipith  fire.  2.'i  Gideon  dentroyeih 
EiiuVs  (dtar,  and  of'ereth.  a  xnni/ice  >i/ion 
the  altar  Jchonih'-shalom.  2S  ,j(n(sh  de- 
fintlethliifi  Koii,  and.  calleih  him  Jeridihaal. 
oo  Gideon^ ii  arrny.    fJli  Gideoii'K  isignn. 

AND  the  children  of  Israel  did 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  : 
and  the  Lord  delivered  them  into 
the  hand  of  Midian  seven  years. 

2  And  the  hand  of  Midian  ])re- 
vailed  against  Israel  :  and  because 
of  the  Midianites  the  children  of 
Israel  made  thein  the  dens  which 
are  in  the  mountains,  and  caves, 
and  strong  holds. 

3  And  so  it  was,  when  Israel  had 
sown,  that  the  Midianites  came  up, 
and  the  Amalekites,  and  the  chil- 
dren of  tlie  east,  even  they  came 
up  against  them  ; 

4  And  they  encamped  against 
them,  and  destroyed  the  increase 
of  the  earth,  till  thou  come  unto 
Gaza,  and  left  no  sustenance  for  Is- 
rael, neither  sheep,  nor  ox,  nor  ass. 

5  For  they  came  up  with  their 
cattle  and  tlnMr  tents,  and  they 
came  as  grasslio])p('rs  for  multi- 
tude; for  both  tliey  and  their 
camels  were  without  number:  and 
they  entered  into  the  land  to  de- 
stroy it. 

G  And  Israel  was  grc^atly  im- 
poverished because  of  the  Midian- 
ites ;  and  thc^  childivn  of  Israel 
cried  unto  tli(^  Loud. 

7  II  And  it  came  to  jjmss,  when 
the  children  of  Isi-ael  cried  unto 
the  r.oKD  because  of  thi;  Alidian- 
ites, 

.S  'i'liat  the  Loud  sent  a  pronht^t 
unto  the  children  of  isr;iel,  which 
said  unto  thiMii,  'I'hus  saith  '"the 
Loud  (iod  of  Israel,  I  brought  you 
up  from  P^lgyuf,  and  brought  you 
forth  out   of  the  hoMS(>  of  boiid;ig(>; 

'.J  And  I  delivered  you  out  of  the 
liand  of  the  I^]gyitti;uis,  and  out  of 
the  hand  of  all  tluit  ()i)])ress('(i  you, 
and  drav('  them  out  from  before 
you,  and  gave  you  their  land ; 


1"  tlic  Loud, 
the  (Joil 


246 


Gideon  is  sent 


JUDGES,  6. 


to  deliver  Israel. 


10  And  I  said  unto  you,  I  am  the 
Lord  your  God  ;  fear  not  the  gods 
of  the  Amorites,  in  whose  land  ye 
dwell :  but  ye  have  not  obeyed  my 
voice. 

1 1  51  And  there  came  an  angel  oi 
the  Lord,  and  sat  under  an  oak 
which  ivas  in  Ophrah,  that  per- 
taitied  unto  Joash  the  Abi-ezrite : 
and  his  son  Gideon  threshed  wheat 
'  b^  the  winepress,  to  hide  it  from 
the  Midianites. 

12  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
appeared  unto  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  The  Lord  is  with  thee,  thou 
mighty  man  of  valour. 

13  And  Gideon  said  unto  him. 
Oh  my  Lord,  if  the  Lord  be  with 
us,  why  then  is  all  this  befallen  usl 
and  where  he  all  his  miracles  which 
our  fathers  told  us  of,  saying,  Did 
not  the  Lord  bring  us  up  from 
Egypt "?  but  now  the  Lord  hath 
forsaken  us,  and  delivered  us  into 
the  hands  of  the  Midianites. 

14  And  the  Lord  looked  upon 
him,  and  said.  Go  in  this  thy  might, 
and  thou  shalt  save  Israel  from  the 
hand  of  the  Midianites :  have  not  I 
sent  thee  % 

15  And  he  said  unto  him.  Oh  my 
Lord,  wherewith  shall  I  save  Is- 
rael 1  behold,  my  family  is  poor  in 
Manasseh,  and  I  am  the  least  in 
my  father's  house. 

16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Surely  I  will  be  with  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  smite  the  Midianites  as 
one  man. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him,  If  now 
I  have  found  grace  in  thy  sight, 
then  shew  me  a  sign  that  thou 
talkest  with  me. 

1 8  Depart  not  hence,  I  pray  thee, 
until  I  come  unto  thee,  and  bring 
forth  my  present,  and  set  it  before 
thee.  And  he  said,  I  will  tarry  un- 
til thou  come  again. 

19  H  And  Gideon  went  in,  and 
made  ready  a  kid,  and  unleavened 
cakes  of  an  ephah  of  flour :  the 
flesh  he  pvit  in  a  basket,  and  he  put 
the  brotn  in  a  pot,  and  brought  it 
out  unto  him  under  the  oak,  and 
presented  it. 

20  And  the  angel  of  God  said 
unto  him,  Take  the  flesh  and  the 
unleavened  cakes,  and  lay  them. 
upon  this  rock,  and  pour  out  the 
broth.     And  he  did  so. 

21  ^  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
put  forth  the  end  of  the  staff  that 
uHis  in  his  hand,  and  touched  the 
flesh  and  the  unleavened  cakes ; 
and  there  rose  up  fire  out  of  the 
rock,  and  consumed  the  flesh  and 
the  unleavened  cakes.  Then  the 
angel  of  the  Loud  departed  out  of 
his  sight. 


22  And  when  Gideon  perceived 
that  he  was  an  angel  of  tlie  Lord, 
Gideon  said,  Alas,  O  Lord  God! 
for  because  I  have  seen  an  angel  of 
the  Lord  face  to  face. 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Peace  be  unto  thee  ;  fear  not :  thou 
shalt  not  die. 

24  Then  Gideon  built  an  altar 
there  unto  the  Lord,  and  called  it 
*  Jehovah-shalom  :  unto  this  day  it 
is  yet  in  Ophrah  of  the  Abi-ezrites. 

25  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  the 
same  night,  that  the  Lord  said 
unto  him.  Take  thy  father's  young 
bullock,  even  the  second  bullock  of 
seven  years  old,  and  throw  down 
the  altar  of  Baal  that  thy  father 
hath,  and  cut  down  the  '"'grove  that 
is  by  it : 

26  And  build  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God  upon  the  top  of  this 
rock,  in  the  '^ordered  place,  and 
take  the  second  bullock,  and  offer 
a  burnt  sacrifice  with  the  wood  of 
the  "  grove  which  thou  shalt  cut 

down. 

27  Then  Gideon  took  ten  men  ot 
his  servants,  and  did  as  the  Lord 
had  said  unto  him  :  and  so  it  was, 
because  he  feared  his  father's  house- 
hold, and  the  men  of  the  city,  that 
he  could  not  do  it  by  day,  that  he 
did  it  by  night. 

28  H  And  when  the  men  of  the 
city  arose  early  in  the  morning,  be- 
hold,the  altarof  Baal  was  castdown, 
and  the  -grove  was  cut  down  that 
ims  by  it"  and  the  second  bullock 
was  offered  upon  the  altar  that  was 
built. 

29  And  they  said  one  to  another. 
Who  hath  done  this  thing"?  And 
when  they  enquired  and  asked, 
they  said,  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash 
hath  done  this  thing. 

30  Then  the  men  of  the  city  said 
unto  Joash,  Bring  out  thy  son,  that 
he  may  die  :  because  he  hath  cast 
down  the  altar  of  Baal,  and  be- 
cause he  hath  cut  down  the  -grove 
that  ims  by  it. 

31  And  Joash  said  unto  all  that 
stood  against  him.  Will  ye  plead 
for  Baal"?  will  ye  save  him'?  he  that 
will  plead  for  him,  let  him  be  put 
to  death  whilst  it  is  yet  morning : 
if  he  he  a  god,  let  him  plead  for  him- 
self, because  one  hath  cast  down  his 
altar. 

32  Therefore  on  that  day  he 
called  him  tJerubbaal,  saying.  Let 
Baal  plead  against  him,  because  he 
hath  thrown  down  his  altar. 

33  H  Then  all  the  Midianites  and 


2  Asherali 


3  orderly 
maimer. 


*  That  is,  Jehovah  is  peace. 
t  That  Is,  Let  Baal  plead. 


247 


Qideo)i^s  signs. 


JUDGES,  7. 


Gideon's  army. 


1  threshiiu 
rioor ; 


the  Amalekites  and  the  children  of 
the  east  were  gatliered  together, 
and  went  over,  and  pitched  in  the 
valley  of  Jezreel. 

34  But  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
came  upon  Gideon,  and  he  blew 
a  trumpet ;  and  Abi-ezer  was  ga- 
thered after  him. 

35  And  he  sent  messengers 
throughout  all  Manasseh ;  who 
also  was  gathered  after  him  :  and 
he  sent  messengers  unto  Asher, 
and  unto  Zelmlun,  and  unto  Naph- 
tali ;  and  they  came  up  to  meet 
them. 

36  ^  And  Gideon  said  unto  God, 
If  thou  wilt  save  Israel  by  mine 
hand,  as  thou  hast  said, 

37  Ik4iold,  I  will  put  a  fleece  of 
wool  in  the  ^ floor;  a7id  if  the  dew 
l)e  on  the  fleece  only,  and  it  he  dry 
upon  all  the  earth  heside,  then  shall 
I  know  that  thou  wilt  save  .Israel 
by  mine  hand,  as  thou  hast  said. 

38  And  it  was  so  :  for  he  rose  up 
early  on  the  morrow,  and  thrust 
the  fleece  together,  and  wringed 
the  dew  out  of  the  fleece,  a  bowl 
full  of  water. 

39  And  Gideon  said  unto  God, 
Let  not  thine  anger  be  hot  against 
me,  and  I  will  speak  but  this  once  : 
let  me  prove,  I  pray  thee,  but  this 
once  with  the  fleece  ;  let  it  now  be 
dry  only  uijon  the  fleece,  and  upon 
all  the  ground  let  there  be  dew. 

40  And  God  did  so  that  night: 
for  it  was  dry  upon  the  fleece 
only,  and  there  was  dew  on  all 
the  ground. 

CHAPTER   7. 

1  Gideon^ H  army  of  two  (iiid  thirty  thouaaml 
is  hroughl  in  thvM,  hiiintred.  i)  He  in  en- 
courai/cd  by  tliAtlrcdin.  and  ititerfiretatioii, 
of  the  barley  cake.  1(1  ///.*  titratdffeni  of 
frumpetn  and  lampx  in  ■pitch i^rs.  24  The 
KphraimiteH  take  Oreb  and  Zeeb. 

rpflKN  Jerubbaal,  who  r.s  Gideon, 
1  and  all  th(^  peoi)le  that  icere 
with  liim,  rose  up  early,  and 
pitched  beside  the  well  of  llai'od: 
so  that  the  host  of  the  iVlidianites 
were  on  the  north  side  of  them,  by 
the  liill  of  Moreh,  in  the  valley. 

2  And  the  Lokd  said  unto  Gi- 
deon, The  people  that  are  witli  tliee 
ore  too  many  for  me  to  give  the 
Midianites  into  their  hands,  lest 
Israel  vaunt  themselves  against 
m(!,  saying,  Mijie  own  hand  hath 
saved  me. 

3  Now  therefore  go  to,  i)roclaim 
in  the  ears  <)f  the  jjeopli;,  saying, 
Whosoever  /«  fearful  and  afraid,  let 
him  return  and  dejjart  early  from 
mount  Gilejid.  And  there  i-eturned 
of  the.  peoi>le  twenty  and  twotliou- 
sand;and  there;  I'cmained  ten  thou- 
sand. 


4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gi- 
deon, The  people  are  yet  too  many; 
bring  them  down  unto  the  water, 
and  I  will  try  them  for  thee  there  : 
and  it  shall  be,  that  of  whom  I  say 
unto  thee,  This  shall  go  with  thee, 
the  same  shall  go  with  thee ;  and 
of  whomsoever  I  say  unto  thee, 
This  shall  not  go  with  thee,  the 
same  shall  not  go. 

5  8o  he  brought  down  the  people 
unto  the  water  :  and  the  Lord  said 
unto  Gideon,  Every  one  that  lap- 
peth  of  the  water  with  his  tongue, 
as  a  dog  lapjjeth,  him  shalt  thou 
set  by  himself;  likewise  every  one 
that  boweth  down  upon  his  knees 
to  drink. 

6  And  the  number  of  them  that 
la])ped,  2mttiu(i  their  hand  to  their 
mouth,  were  three  hundred  men  : 
but  all  the  rest  of  the  people  bowed 
down  upon  their  knees  to  drink 
water. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gi- 
deon, By  the  three  hundred  men 
that  lapped  will  I  save  you,  and 
deliver  the  Midianites  into  thine 
hand:  and  let  all  the  other  people 
go  every  man  unto  his  place. 

8  So  the  people  took  victuals  in 
their  hand,  and  their .  trumpets  : 
and  he  sent  all  t]ie  rest  of  Isr-ael 
every  man  unto  his  tent,  and  re- 
tained those  thi'ee  hundred  men  : 
and  the  ^host  of  Midian  was  be- 
neath him  in  the  valley. 

9  U  And  it  came. to  pass  the  same 
night,  that  the  Lord  saitl  unto  him. 
Arise,  get  thee  down  unto  the 
^host ;  for  I  have  delivei'ed  it  into 
thine  hand. 

10  But  if  thou  fear  to  go  down, 
go  thou  with  l^hurah  thy  sei'vant 
down  to  the  *  host  : 

11  And  thou  shalt  hear  what 
they  say;  and  afterwards  shall 
thine  hands  be  strengthened  to 
go  down  unto  the  'host.  Then 
went  he  down  with  I'hurnh  his 
servant  unto  the  outside  of  the 
armed  men  that  irere  in  the  "host. 

12  And  tlie  Midianites  and  tlu; 
Amalekites  and  all  the  children  of 
the  east  lay  along  in  the  valley  like 
grasshojjpers  foi'  nuiltitudt;  ;  and 
their  (;ainels  inefe  without  number, 
as  the  sand  by  the  sea  side  for  nud- 
titude. 

1.")  And  when  Gideon  was  come, 
behold,  there  vxik  a  man  tliat  told 
a  dr(;am  unto  his  fellow,  and  said, 
]5c]iold,  I  dreame<l  a  dream,  and,  lo, 
a  cake  (jf  barley  bread  tumblecl 
into  the  "host  of  Midiaii,  and  came 
unto  a  tent,  and  smot(!  it  tlint.  it 
fell,  and  overturned  it,  that  tlie 
tent  lay  along. 


248 


Gideoik^s  victory. 


JUDGES,  8. 


Zehah  and  Zalinunna. 


14  And  his  fellow  answered  and 
said,  This  is  nothing  else  save  the 
sword  of  (iideon  the  son  of  Joash, 
a  man  of  Israel  :  /or  into  his  hand 
hath  God  delivered  Midian,  and  all 
the  host. 

1 5  11  And  it  was  so,  when  Gideon 
heard  the  telling  of  the  dream,  and 
the  interpretation  thereof,  that  he 
worshipped,  and  returned  into  the 
^  host  of  Israel,  and  said,  Arise  ;  for 
the  Lord  hath  delivered  into  your 
hand  the  host  of  Midian. 

16  And  he  divided  the  three 
hundred  men  info  three  companies, 
and  he  put  a  trumpet  in  every 
man's  hand,  with  empt.y  pitchers, 
and  "lamps  within  the  pitchers. 

17  And  he  said  unto  them,  Look 
on  me,  and  do  likewise  :  and,  be- 
hold, when  I  come  to  the  outside 
of  the  camp,  it  shall  be  that,  as  I 
do,  so  shall  ye  do. 

18  When  I  blow  with  a  trumpet, 
I  and  all  that  are  w4th  me,  then 
blow  ye  the  trumpets  also  on  every 
side  of  all  the  camp,  and  say,  ^  The 
xir()}-d  of  the  Lonn.  and  of  Gideon, 


19  II  So  Gideon,  and  the  hundred 
men  that  jvere  with  him,  came  unto 
the  outside  of  the  camp  in  the  be- 
ginning of  the  middle  watch  ;  and 
they  had  but  newly  set  the  watch  : 
and  they  blew  the  trumpets,  and 
brake  the  pitchers  that  were  in 
their  hands. 

20  And  the  three  companies  blew 
the  trumpets,  and  brake  the  pitch- 
ers, and  held  the  "  lamns  in  their 
left  hands  and  the  truinpets  in 
their  right  hands  to  blow  withal  : 
and  they  cried,  Xlie  sword  of  the 
Loitn,  and  of  Gideon, 

21  And  they  stood  every  man  in 
his  place  round  about  the  camp:  and 
all  the  host  ran,  and  cried,  and  fled. 

22  And  the  three  hundred  blew 
the  trumpets,  and  the  Lord  set 
every  man's  sword  against  his  fel- 
low, even  throughout  all  the  host : 
and  the  host  Hed  to  Beth-shittah 
■*  in  Zererath,  and  to  the  border  of 
AT7el-meholah,  unto  Tabbath. 

23  And  the  men  of  Israel  ga- 
thered themselves  together  out  of 
Naphtali,  and  out  of  Asher,  <ind 
out  of  all  INIanasseh,  and  pursuecl 
after  the  Midianites. 

24  ^  And  Gideon  sent  messen- 
gers throughout  all  ''  mount  Iili)hra- 
im,  saying,  (.-ome  down  against 
tlie  i\Iidianites,  and  take  befoi'e 
them  th(^  waters  unto  I'x'th-barali 
and  Jordan.  Then  all  the  men  of 
Ephraim  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether, and  took  the  waters  unto 
Beth-barah  and  Jordan. 

25  And  they  took  two  princes  of 


tlie  ]\Iidianites,  Oreb  and  Zeeb ; 
and  they  slew  Oreb  upon  the  rock 
Oreb,  and  Zeeb  they  slew  at  the 
winejn'ess  of  Zeeb,  and  pursued 
Midian,  and  brought  the  heads  of 
Oreb  and  Zeeb  to  Gideon  on  the 
other  sitle  Jordan. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  dideon  iKicifielh  the  KphraintUex.  4  Siic- 
coth  and  I'tnitel  refuse  fa  feliece  (iii/eini's 
(iriji//.  10  Zehdii  dud  Zdliii ini ii(t  <ire  tiikeii . 
V.',  Siieriilh  <nid  I'einiel  dre  dexlfoijed.  IS 
Cideon  rereiiijelh  kin  Ijret/ireii'fi  dedfh  on 
y.ehdh  and  '/.dlmuniid.  'I'l  lie.  refuneih 
{Inreruiiient.  'J4  Hin  ephod  cauxe,  uf  idold- 
try.  '28  Midian  subdued.  29  (iideenrn 
children,  and  death.  83  The  Jsraeliie.s'' 
idulatry  and  ingraWude. 

AND  the  men  of  Ephraim  said 
unto  him.  Why  hast  thou 
served  us  thus,  that  thou  calledst 
us  not,  when  thou  wentest  to  fight 
with  the  Midianites?  And  they 
did  chide  with  him  shari)ly. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them.  What 
have  I  done  now  in  comparison  of 
you'?  Is  not  the  gleaning  of  the 
grapes  of  Ephraim  better  than  the 
vintage  of  Abi-ezer  '\ 

3  God  hath  delivered  into  your 
hands  the  princes  of  Midian,  Oreb 
and  Zeeb :  and  what  was  I  able 
to  do  in  comparison  of  you  %  Then 
their  anger  was  abated  toward 
him,  when  he  had  said  that. 

4  H  And  Gideon  came  to  Jordan, 
and  passed  over,  he,  and  the  three 
hiinJred  men  that  n^ere  with  him, 
faint,  yet  pursuing  the)ii. 

5  And  he  said  unto  the  men  of 
Succoth.  Give,  I  pray  you,  loaves 
of  bread  unto  the  people  that  fol- 
low me  ;  for  they  he  faint,  and  I 
am  pursuing  after  Zebah  and  Zal- 
munna,  kings  of  Midian. 

6  11  And  the  princes  of  Succotli 
said,  Are  the  hands  of  Zebah  and 
Zalmunna  now  in  thine  hand,  that 
we  should  give  bread  unto  thine 
army  1 

7  And  Gideon  said.  Therefore 
when  the  Lord  hath  delivered  Ze- 
bah and  Zalmunna  into  mine  hand, 
then  I  will  tear  your  llesh  with  the 
thorns  of  the  wilderness  and  with 
briers. 

8  11  And  he  went  up  thence  to 
Penuel,  and  spake  unto  them  like- 
wise :  and  the  men  of  Penuel  an- 
swei'ed  him  as  the  men  of  Succoth 
had  answered  him. 

9  And  he  spake  also  unto  the 
men  of  Penuel,  saying,  When  1 
come  again  in  iK>ace,  1  will  break 
down  this  tower. 

10  II  Now  Zeb;di  and  Zahnunna 
were  in  Karkor,  and  their  hosts 
with  them,  about  fifte(;n  thousand 
men,  all  that  were  left  of  all  the 
hosts  of  the  children  of  the  east : 


2-49 


Gideon  refuseth  to  be  king. 


JUDGES,  9. 


Gideon's  death. 


1  from  the 
ascent  of 
Heres, 


2  *  threshed 


for  there  fell  an  hundred  and  twenty 
thousand  men  that  drew  sword. 

11  H  And  Gideon  went  u]j  by  the 
way  of  them  that  dwelt  in  tents  on 
the  east  of  Nobah  and  Jogbehah, 
and  smote  the  host :  for  the  host 
was  secure. 

12  And  when  Zebah  and  Zal- 
munna  tied,  he  pursued  after  them, 
and  took  the  two  kings  of  Midian, 
Zebah  and  Zalmunna,  and  discom- 
fited all  the  host. 

13^  And  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash 
returned   from   battle  ^  before  the 


sun  if>fif<  11V, 


14  And  caught  a  young  man  of 
the  men  of  Succoth,  and  enquired 
of  him  :  and  he  described  unto  him 
the  princes  of  Succoth,  and  the 
elders  thei-eof,  even  threescore  and 
seventeen  men. 

15  And  he  came  unto  the  men  of 
Succoth,  and  said.  Behold  Zebah 
and  Zalmunna,  with  whom  ye  did 
upbraid  me,  saying.  Are  the  hands 
or  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  now  in 
thine  hand,  that  we  should  give 
bread  unto  thy  men  tJiat  are  weary? 

1 6  And  he  took  the  elders  of  tne 
city,  and  thorns  of  the  wilderness 
and  briers,  and  with  them  he 
"  taught  the  men  of  Huccoth. 

1 7  And  he  beat  down  the  tower  of 
Penuel,and  slew  the  men  of  the  city. 

18  H  Then  said  he  unto  Zebah 
and  Zalmunna,  What  manner  of 
men  were  they  whom  ye  slew  at 
Tabor  1  And  they  answered,  As 
thou  art,  so  were  they ;  each  one 
resembled  the  children  of  a  king. 

19  And  he  said,  They  ivere  my 
brethren,  even  the  sons  of  my 
mother :  a.s  the  Lord  liveth,  if  ye 
liafl  saved  them  alive,  I  would  not 
slay  you. 

20  And  he  said  unto  .Tether  his 
firstborn.  Up,  aw/ slay  them.  But 
the  youth  di-ew  not  his  sword :  for  he 
fear(;d,  because  \\v  iras  yt-ta  youth. 

21  Then  Zebah  and  Zahnunna 
said,  Rise  thou,  and  fall  upon  us: 
for  as  the  man  ?'.s,  .so  /.s-  his  strength. 
And  Gideon  arose,  and  slew  Zel)ah 
and  Zalmunna,  and  took  away  the 
oriuunents  that  were  on  their  cam- 
els' necks. 

22  II  Then  the  men  of  Israel  aaid 
unto  fJidcon,  Rule  thou  over  us, 
l)otli  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  tliy 
sons  son  also:  toy  thou  hast  de- 
livered us  from  the  hand  of  Midian. 

23  And  Gideon  said  unto  them, 
T  will  not  rule  over  you,  neither 
sIimII  m.v  son  rule  over  you  :  the 
IjO|;1)  shall  r\il('  over  .you. 

24  ^1  And  (Jidcon  said  unto  them, 
I   would   desire  a  reijuest  of  you, 


*0r, 


that  ye  would  give  me  every  man 
the  earrings  of  his  prey.  (For  they 
had  golden  earrings,  because  they 
were  Ishmaelites.) 

25  And  they  answered.  We  will 
willingly  give  them.  And  they 
spread  a  garment,  and  did  cast 
tlierein  every  man  the  earrings  of 
his  prey. 

26  And  the  weight  of  the  golden 
earrings  that  he  requested  was  a 
thousand  and  seven  hundred  shekels 
of  gold ;  beside  ornaments,  and  col- 
lars, and  purple  raiment  that  ruas 
on  the  kings  of  Midian,  and  beside 
the  chains  that  tvere  about  their 
camels'  necks. 

27  And  Gideon  made  an  ephod 
thereof,  and  put  it  in  his  city,  even 
in  Ophrah  :  and  all  Israel  '''  went 
thither  a  whoring  after  it:  which 
thing  became  a  snare  unto  G ideon , 
and  to  his  house. 

28  H  Thus  was  Midian  subdued 
before  the  children  of  Israel,  so 
that  they  lifted  up  their  heads  no 
more.  And  the  country  was  in 
quietness  forty  years  in  the  days 
of  Gideon. 

29  H  And  Jerubbaal  the  son  of  Jo- 
ash  went  and  dwelt  in  his  own  house. 

30  And  Gideon  had  threescore 
and  ten  sons  of  his  body  begotten  : 
for  he  had  many  wives. 

31  And  his  concubine  that  tvas 
in  tShechem,  she  also  bare  him  a 
son,  whose  name  he  called  Abime- 
lech. 

32  H  And  Gideon  the  son  of 
Joash  died  in  a  good  old  age,  and 
was  buried  in  the  sepulchre  of 
Joash  his  father,  in  Ophrah  of  the 
Abi-ezrites. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon 
as  Gideon  was  dead,  tliat  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  turned  again,  and 
•*went  a  whoi-iiig  aftei'  I'aaliin.  and 
made  Baal-berith  theii-  (!od. 

34  And  the  childi'cn  of  Israel  i-e- 
membered  not  the  Lord  their  God, 
who  had  delivenid  them  out  of  the 
hands  of  all  their  enemies  on  every 
side : 

35  Neither  shewed  they  kindness 
to  the  house  of  Jerubbaal,  miDiehj, 
Gideon,  accoiding  to  all  the  good- 
ness which  lie  had  shewed  unto  Is- 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  Ahiiiielt'ch  hji  fiiiiK)iifiicji  irlfh  the  Shecheni- 
i/i'M,  (I III/  111 iiri/ir  ii/  /lis  liret/iren,  in  iiiiu/e 
k-iim.  7  .lot/iiiin  In/  (I  piirali/c,  rrhukft/i 
l/ieiii,  mill  fiiri'ti'lh't/i  t/ii'ir  ruin.  'J.'l  diui/ 
i'<niHj)iri'f/i  iiil/i  t/ii'  S/ii'i'/ii'iii itex  ii(/iiiiisf 
liiiii.  '.W  Zehiil  rereiil,-t/i  it.  .St  Al>ivii'l,;-/i 
iirerciiiiift/i  t/wiii,  inn/  muret/i  t/w  viti/  irit/i. 
Kil/I.  4(1  lie  t,iirnet/i  t/ie  /iii/i/  ofl/ie  n'm/  Jii- 
ril/i.  .^(l  At  T/iilii'Z  he  in  Kliiiti  In/  II  piei'e  of 
II  iiiil/xtoiie.     M  ,/iil/iiim'K  I'll  rue  ix  fii/ft'lleii. 

Nl)  yXbimelech  the  son  of  Je- 
rubbaal went  to  Shechem  unto 


A 


250 


Jotham's  parable 


JUDGES,  9. 


of  the  trees. 


his  mother's  brethren,  and  com- 
muned with  them,  and  with  all  the 
family  of  the  house  of  his  mother's 
father,  saying, 

2  8peak,  I  pray  you,  in  the  ears 
of  all  the  men  of  tShechem,  Whether 
is  better  for  you,  either  that  all  the 
sons  of  Jerubbaal,  which  are  thi-ee- 
score  and  ten  persons,  reign  over 
you,  or  that  one  reign  over  youl 
remember  also  that  I  a?n  your  bone 
and  your  flesh. 

3  And  his  mother's  brethren 
spake  of  him  in  the  ears  of  all  the 
men  of  Shechem  all  these  words  : 
and  their  hearts  inclined  to  follow 
Abimelech ;  for  they  said,  He  is  our 
brother. 

4  And  they  gave  him  threescore 
and  ten  pieces  of  silver  oiit  of  the 
house  or  Baal-berith,  wherewith 
Abimelech  hired  vain  and  light 
persons,  which  followed  him. 

5  And  he  went  unto  his  father's 
house  at  Ophrah,  and  slew  his 
brethren  the  sons  of  Jerubbaal,  be- 
ing threescore  and  ten  persons, 
upon  one  stone  :  notwithstanding 
yet  Jotham  the  youngest  son  of  Je- 
rubbaal was  left ;  for  he  hid  himself. 

6  And  all  the  men  of  Shechem 
gathered  together,  and  all  the  house 
of  Millo,  and  went,  and  made  Abi- 
melech king,  by  the  ^  plain  of  the 
pillar  that  was  in  Shechem. 

7  H  And  when  they  told  it  to  Jo- 
tham, he  went  and  stood  in  the  top 
of  mount  Gerizim,  and  lifted  ujj 
his  voice,  and  cried,  and  said  unto 
them.  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  men  of 
Shechem,  that  God  may  hearken 
unto  you. 

8  The  trees  went  forth  on  a  time- 
to  anoint  a  king  over  them ;  and 
they  said  unto  the  olive  tree.  Reign 
thou  over  us. 

9  But  the  olive  tree  said  unto 
them.  Should  I  leave  my  fatness, 
wherewith  by  me  they  honour  God 
and  man,  and  go  to  be  promoted 
over  the  trees? 

10  And  the  trees  said  to  the  fig 
tree.  Come  thou,  and  reign  over  us. 

11  But  the  fig  tree  said  unto 
them,  Should  I  forsake  my  sweet- 
ness, and  my  good  fruit,  and  go  to 
be  promoted  over  the  trees  1 

12  Then  said  the  trees  unto  the 
vine.  Come  thou,  and  reign  over  us. 

13  And  the  vine  said  unto  them. 
Should  I  leave  my  wine,  which 
cheereth  God  and  man,  and  go  to 
be  promoted  over  the  trees'? 

14  Then  said  all  the  trees  unto 
the  bi^amble,  Come  thou,  a7id  reign 
over  us. 

15  And  the  bramble  said  unto 
the  trees.  If  in  truth  ye  anoint  me 
king  over  you,  then  come  and  put 


your  trust  in  my  shadow  :  and  if 
not,  let  fire  come  out  of  the  bramble, 
and  devour  the  cedars  of  Lebanon. 

1 6  Now  therefore,  if  ye  have  done 
truly  and  sincerely,  in  that  ye  have 
made  Abimelech  king,  and  if  ye 
have  dealt  well  with  Jerubbaal  and 
his  house,  and  have  done  unto  him 
according  to  the  deserving  of  his 
hands ; 

1 7  (For  my  father  fought  for  you, 
and  adventured  his  lite  far,  and 
delivered  you  out  of  the  hand  of 
Midian  : 

18  And  ye  are  risen  up  against 
my  father's  house  this  day,  and 
have  slain  his  sons,  threescore 
and  ten  persons,  upon  one  stone, 
and  have  made  Abimelech,  the  son 
of  his  maidservant,  king  over  the 
men  of  Shechem,  because  he  is  your 
brother ;) 

19  If  ye  then  have  dealt  truly 
aiifl  sincerely  with  Jerubbaal  and 
with  his  house  this  day,  Mev;  rejoice 
ye  in  Abimelech,  and  let  him  also 
I'ejoice  in  you  : 

20  But  if  not,  let  fire  come  out 
from  Aliimelech,  and  devour  the 
men  of  Shechem,  and  the  house  of 
Millo ;  and  let  fire  come  out  from 
the  men  of  Shechem,  and  from  the 
house  of  Millo,  and  devour  Abime- 
lech. 

21  And  Jotham  ran  away,  and 
fled,  and  went  to  Beer,  and  dwelt 
there,  for  fear  of  Abimelech  his 
brother. 

22  ^  When  Abimelech  had 
reigned    three    years   over    Israel, 

23  Then  God  sent  an  evil  spirit 
between  Abimelech  and  the  men  of 
Shechem ;  and  the  men  of  Shechem 
dealt  treacherously  with  Abime- 
lech : 

24  That  the  cruelty  done  to  the 
threescore  and  ten  sons  of  Jerub- 
baal might  come,  and  their  blood  be 
laid  upon  Abimelech  their  brother, 
which  slew  them  ;  and  upon  the 
men  of  Shechem,  which  aided  him 
in  the  killing  of  his  brethren. 

25  And  the  men  of  Shechem  set 
liei'S  in  wait  for  him  in  the  top  of 
the  mountains,  and  they  robbed  all 
that  came  along  that  way  by  them  : 
and  it  was  told  Abimelech. 

26  And-  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed 
came  with  his  brethren,  and  went 
over  to  Shechem  :  and  the  men  of 
Shechem  put  their  confidence  in 
him. 

27  And  they  went  out  into  the 
fields,  and  gathered  their  vine- 
yards, and  trode  the  g)-apes,  and 
made  merry,  and  went  into  the 
house  of  their  god,  and  did  eat  and 
drink,  and  cursed  Abimelech. 

28  And  Gaal  the  son  of   Ebed 


251 


The  /Shechenutes  remit. 


JUDGES,  9. 


AhimelecKs  death. 


said.  Who  h  Abiinelecli,  and  who 
is  Shechem,  that  we  should  serve 
him  %  is  not  he  the  son  of  Jerub- 
baal  I  and  Zeliul  his  officer  ?  serve 
the  men  of  Hamor  the  father  of 
Shechem:  for  why  should  we  serve 
him  i 

29  And  would  to  God  this  people 
were  under  my  hand  !  then  would 
I  remove  Abimelech.  And  he  said 
to  Abimelech,  Increase  thine  army, 
and  come  out. 

30  U  And  when  Zebul  the  ruler 
of  the  city  heard  the  words  of  Gaal 
the  son  of  Ebed,  his  auger  was 
kindled. 

31  And  he  sent  messengers  unto 
Abimelech  privily,  saying,  Beholrl, 
Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  and  his  breth- 
ren be  come  to  Shechem  ;  and,  be- 
hold, they  fortify  the  city  against 
thee. 

32  Now  therefore  up  by  night, 
thou  anfl  the  people  that  is  with 
thee,  and  lie  in  wait  in  the  field : 

33  And  it  shall  be,  that  in  the 
morning,  as  soon  as  the  sun  is  up, 
thou  shalt  rise  early,  and  set  upon 
the  city  :  and,  behold,  when,  lie  and 
the  people  that  is  with  him  come 
out  against  thee,  then  mayest  thou 
do  to  them  as  thou  shalt  find  oc- 
c;asion. 

34  ^  And  Abimelech  rose  up,  and 
all  the  peojjle  that  loere  with  him, 
by  night,  aufi  they  laid  wait  against 
(Shechem  in  four  companies. 

35  And  (Jaal  the  son  of  Ebed 
went  out,  an(]  stood  in  the  enter- 
ing of  th(!  gate  of  the  city  :  and 
Abimelech  rose  up,  and  tlio  people 
that  ivere  with  him,  from  lying  in 
wait. 

36  And  when  Gaal  saw  the  peo- 
ple, he  said  to  Zebul,  Jiehold,  there 
come  i)eople(l()wn  from  the  top  of 
the  mountains.  And  Zebul  said 
unto  him,  Thou  sec^st  the  shadow  of 
thejMountains  as  if  tlteii  nw.re  men. 

37  And  (Jaal  spake  again  and 
said,  S(K^  tiu^re  come  peoi)le  down 
l)y  the  middle  of  the  land,  aiul 
ariotiier  comitany  come  along  by 
the  'plain  of  -Meonenim. 

38  Then  said  Zelnd  unto  him, 
\Vhi!r(!  is  now  thy  mouth,  where- 
with  thou  saidst,  Who  is  Abime- 
lech, tliat  we  should  serv(!  him'?  is 
not  this  the  people  that  thou  liast 
•  lespiscd  ;  go  out,  1  pray  now,  and 
figiit  with  them. 

."'>!)  And  Gaal  wejit  out  before  tlie 
men  of  Sliechem,  and  fought  with 
Abimehich. 

40  Anfl  Abimelech  chased  him, 
and  he  Hed  before  him,  and  many 
were  overthrown  and  wounded, 
even  unto  the  entering  of  the  gate. 

41  And  Abimelech  dwelt  at  Aru- 


mah  :  and  Zebul  thrust  out  Gaal 
and  his  brethren,  that  they  should 
not  dwell  in  Shechem. 

42  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  the  people  went  out 
into  the  field  ;  and  they  told  Abi- 
melech. 

43  And  he  took  the  people,  and 
divided  them  into  three  comjDanies, 
and  laid  wait  in  the  field,  and 
looked,  and,  behold,  the  people 
were  come  forth  out  of  the  citj'^ ; 
and  he  rose  up  against  them,  and 
smote  them. 

44  And  Abimelech,  and  the  com- 
Ijany  that  tuas  with  him,  rushed 
forward,  and  stood  in  the  entering 
of  the  gate  of  the  city  :  and  the 
two  otlier  companies  ran  upon  all 
tlie  i^eople  that  were  in  the  fields, 
and  slew  them. 

45  And  Abimelech  foughtagainst 
the  city  all  that  day  ;  and  he  took 
the  city,  and  slew  the  people  that 
tvas  therein,  and  beat  down  the 
city,  and  sowed  it  with  salt. 

40  II  And  when  all  the  men  of 
the  tower  of  Shechem  heard  that, 
they  entered  into  '"'an  hold  of  the 
house  of  the  god  Berith. 

47  And  it  was  told  Abimelech, 
that  all  the  men  of  the  tower  of 
Shechem  were  gathered   together. 

48  And  Abimelech  gat  him  up 
to  mount  Zalmon,  he  and  all  the 
people  that  were  with  him ;  and 
Abimelech  took  an  axe  in  his  hand, 
and  cut  down  a  bough  from  the 
trees,  and  took  it,  and  laid  it  on 
his  shoulder,  ancl  said  UTito  the 
people  that  were  with  him,  What 
ye  have  seen  me  do,  make  haste, 
and  do  as  I  have  do7ie. 

49  And  all  the  people  likewise 
cut  down  every  man  his  bough, 
and  followed  Abimelech,  and  ])ut 
them,  to  the  "  hold,  and  set  the 
'hold  on  fire  ujjon  them  ;  so  that 
all  the  men  of  the  tower  of  She- 
chem died  also,  about  a  thousand 
miMi   and    women. 

50  11  Then  went  Al)imelech  to 
Thebez,  and  encami)ed  against  The- 
be/,,  and  took  it. 

51  T)Ut  there  was  a  strong  tower 
within  the  city,  and  thither  lied  all_ 
the  nu^n  and  women,  and  all  Ihey  of 
the  city,  and  shut  it  to  them,  and 
gat  thf-m  U])  to  the  to))  of  the  towei". 

52  And  Abimelech  came  unto 
the  tower,  and  fought  a,gainst.  it, 
and  went  hard  unto  the  door  of 
the  tower  to  burn   it  with   fire. 

53  And  a  certain  womaii  cast  a 
l)iec(>  of  a  millstone  iiixm  AbiiiKv 
lech's  head,  and  '"'all  to  lii'al<c  his 
scull. ^^ 

51  Then   he  called  hastily  unto 


252 


Tola  and  Jair. 


JUDGES,  10,  11. 


IsraeVs  sin  and  imidsliment. 


the  young  man  his  armourbearer, 
and  said  untcj  him,  Draw  thy 
sword,  and  slay  me,  that  men  say 
not  of  me,  A  woman  slew  hiin. 
And  his  young  niiin  thrust  liim 
through,  and   he  died. 

55  And  when  the  men  of  Israel 
saw  that  Abimelech  was  dead,  they 
departed  every  man  unto  his  place. 

56  H  Thus  God  ^rendered  the 
wickedness  of  Abimelech,  which 
he  did  unto  his  father,  in  slaying 
his  seventy  brethren  : 

57  And  all  the  evil  of  the  men 
of  Sheehem  did  God  '^  rendei-  ujion 
their  heads  :  and  upon  them  came 
the  curse  of  Jotham  the  son  of 
Jerubbaal. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  Tola  jtiflgeih  Ixrael  i^i  Shainir.  8  J<th\ 
telione  iliiity  nutix  had  t/iirti/  cities.  6  T/w 
I'hiHntines  and  AmmoniieH  opprcs-t  /*■- 
roel.  10  In  i/ieirMixer;/  (r'ud  scntlelh  t/win 
fo  their  fa/Ke  gods.  15  [^pon  their  repent- 
ance hepitieth  them. 

AND  after  Abimelech  there  arose 
to  defend  Israel  Tola  the  son 
of  Puah,  the  son  of  Dodo,  a  man 
of  Issachar ;  and  he  dwelt  in  tSha- 
mir  in  ''mount  Ephraim. 

2  And  he  judged  Israel  twenty 
and  three  years,  and  died,  and  was 
bui-ied  in  Shamir. 

.3  ^  And  after  him  arose  Jair,  a 
Gileadite,  and  judged  Israel  twenty 
and  two  years. 

4  And  he  had  thirty  sons  that 
rode  on  thirty  ass  colts,  and  they 
had  thirty  cities,  which  are  called 
Havoth-jair  unto  this  day,  which 
are  in  the  lancl  of  Gilead. 

5  And  Jair  died,  and  was  buried 
in  Camon. 

6  %  And  the  children  of  Israel 
did  evil  again  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  served  *  Baalim.  an<l 
Ashtaroth.'and  the  gods  of  iSyria, 


and  the  gods  of  Zidon,  and  the 
gods  of  ]\l()aV),  and  the  gods  of  the 
children  of  Amnion,  and  the  gods 
of  the  Philistines,  and  forsook  the 
Lord,  and  served  not  him. 

7  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  hot  against  Israel,  and  he  sold 
them  into  the  haiids  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  into  the  hands  of  the 
children  of  Amnion. 

8  And  that  yeai'  they  vexed  and 
oppressed  the  children  of  Israel: 
eighteen  years,  all  the  children  of 
Israel  that  incye  on  the  other  side 
Jordan  ill  the  Ian<l  of  the  Amorites, 
which  is  in  Gilead. 

9  Moreover  tlu^  childi-en  of  Am- 
nion passed  over  .Tordan  to  fight 
also  against  -ludali,  and  against 
Benjamin,  and  against  th(^  house 
of  Ephraim ;  so  tliat  Israel  was 
sore   distressed. 

253 


10  H  And  the  children  of  Israel 
cried  unto  tlie  Lord,  saying,  We 
have  sinned  against  thee,  both  be- 
cause we  have  forsaken  our  God, 
and  also  served  •'  B;ia,liiii. 

1 1  And  the  Lord  said  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  Did  not  I  deliver 
you  from  the  Egyptians,  and  from 
the  Amorites,  from  the  children  of 
Amnion,  and  from  the  Philistines'? 

12  The  Zidonians  also,  and  the 
Amalekites,  and  the  Maonites,  did 
ojipress  you  ;  and  ye  cried  to  me, 
and  I  delivered  you  out  of  their 
hand. 

1 3  Yet  ye  have  forsaken  nie,  and 
served  otlier  gods :  wherefore  1 
will  deliver  you  no  moie. 

14  Go  and  cry  unto  the  gods 
which  ye  have  chosen  ;  let  them 
deliver  you  in  the  time  of  your 
tribulation. 

15  ^  And  the  children  of  Is- 
rael said  unto  the  Lord,  We  have 
sinned  :  do  thou  unto  us  whatso- 
ever seemeth  good  mi  to  thee ;  de- 
liver us  only,  we  pray  thee,  this 
day. 

16  Andtheyputaway the  strange 
gods  from  among  them,  and  served 
the  Lord  :  and  his  soul  was  grieved 
for  the  misery  of  Israel. 

17  Then  the  children  of  Amnion 
were  gathered  together,  and  en- 
camped in  Gilead.  And  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  assembled  themselves 
together,  and  encamped  in  Mizpeli. 

18  And  the  people  and  princes 
of  Gilead  said  one  to  another, 
What  man  ?'.s  lie  that  Avill  begin  to 
fight  against  the  children  of  Am- 
nion'? he  shall  be  head  over  all  the 
inhabitants  of  Gilead. 

CHAPTER.  11. 

1  The  corenaiit  tietveen  .Tephthah  and  the 
Gileadit^s,  that  he  should  be  their  head. 
12  The  treaty  of  peace  hettveen  him  am! 
the  Ammonite.^  is  in  vaiti.  29  Jeptlithah''s 
roir.  32- //('.'.■  conquest  of  the  Aiiiiiio)iile.\. 
H  Ileperformeth  his  voiv  on  his  daii(/iiter. 

OW  Jephthah  the  Gileadite  was 
a  mighty  man  of  valour,  and 
he  was  the  son  of  an  harlot :  and 
Gilead  begat  Jephthah. 

2  And  Gilead's  wife  bare  him 
sons  ;  and  his  wife's  sons  grew  up, 
and  they  thrust  out  Jephthah,  and 
said  unto  him.  Thou  slialt  not 
inherit  in  our  father's  house ; 
for  thou  art  the  son  of  a  strange 
woman. 

3  Then  Jephthah  fled  from  his 
brethren,  and  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
Tob  :  and  there  were  gathered  vain 
men  to  Jephthah,  and  went  out 
with  him. 

4  U  And  it  came  to  pass  in  pro- 
cess of  time,  that  the  children  of 
Ainnion  made  war  against  Israel. 


c  the 
Baalim. 


N* 


Jejjhthah  conquereth 


JUDGES,  11. 


the  Ammonites, 


1  the  Anion 
oven  unto 
the  Jabbok, 
and  unto  the 
Jordan : 


5  And  it  was  so,  that  when  the 
children  of  Ammon  made  war 
against  Israel,  the  elders  of  Gilead 
went  to  fetch  Jeyhthah  out  of  the 
land  of  Tob  : 

6  And  they  said  unto  Jephthah, 
Come,  and  be  our  captain,  that  we 
may  fight  with  the  children  of  Am- 
mon. 

7  And  Jephthah  said  unto  the 
elders  of  Gilead,  Did  not  ye  hate  me, 
and  expel  me  out  of  my  father's 
house  %  and  why  are  ye  come  unto 
me  now  when  ye  are  in  distress  '? 

8  And  the  elders  of  Gilead  said 
unto  Jephthah,  Therefore  we  turn 
again  to  thee  now,  that  thou  mayest 
go  with  us,  and  fight  against  the 
children  of  Ammon,  and  be  our 
head  over  all  the  inhabitants  of 
Gilead. 

9  And  .Jephthah  said  unto  the 
elders  of  Gilead,  If  ye  bring  me 
home  again  to  fight  against  the 
children  of  Ammon,  and  the  Lord 
deliver  them  before  me,  shall  I  be 
your  head  % 

10  And  the  elders  of  Gilead  said 
unto  Jephthah,  The  Lord  be  wit- 
ness between  us,  if  we  do  not  so 
according  to  thy  words. 

1 1  Then  Jephthah  went  with  the 
elders  of  Gilead,  and  the  people 
made  him  head  and  captain  over 
them:  and  Jephthah  uttered  all  his 
words  before  the  Lord  in  JNIizpeh. 

12^  And  Jephthah  sent  messen- 
gers unto  the  kijig  of  the  children 
of  Ammon,  saying.  What  hast  thou 
to  do  with  me,  that  thou  art  come 
against  me  to  fight  in  my  land  1 

13  And  the  king  of  the  children 
of  Ammon  answered  unto  the  mes- 
sengers of  Jephthah,  Because  Israel 
took  away  my  land,  when  they 
came  up  out  of  Egypt,  from  'Arnoii 
even  unto.Fabbok.aTid  unto.Tordan 


now  theretoi'C!  restore  those  lands 
again  peaceably. 

14  And  Jephthah  sent  messen- 
gers agaiii  unto  the  king  of  the 
children  of  Ammon  : 

15  And  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith 
.li'phthah,  lsra(!l  took  not  away  the 
land  of  Moab,  noi-  the  land  of  the 
cliildrcn  (^f  Ammon  : 

IG  But  when  Israel  came  up  fi'oin 
Kgy|)t,  and  walked  thi'ough  the 
wilderiH'ss^  unto  tlui  IUhI  sea,  and 
<;am('  to   Kadesli  ; 

1 7  Then  Isi'ael  sent  messengers 
unto  the  king  of  l<^([(tm,  sjiying, 
l^et  me,  1  liray  ttiee,  i)ass  through 
thy  land  :  but  tlu^  king  of  Edom 
would  not  hearken  f/iercto.  And 
iri  lik(!  iiwumcr  they  sent  unto  the 
king  of  Moid)  :  but  he  would  not 
conat'iif :  and  Israel  alxxlc  in 
Kadesh. 


1 8  Then  they  went  along  through 
the  wilderness,  and  compassed  the 
land  of  Edom,  and  the  land  of 
Moab,  and  came  by  the  east  side 
of  the  land  of  Moab,  and  pitched 
on  the  other  side  of  '^  Arnon.  but 
came  npt  within  the  border  of 
Moab  :  for  ^  Arnon  ivas  the  border 
of  Moab. 

19  And  Israel  sent  messengers 
unto  8ihon  king  of  the  Amorites, 
the  king  of  Heshbon  ;  and  Israel 
said  unto  him.  Let  us  pass,  we  pray 
thee,  through  thy  land  into  my 
place. 

20  But  Sihon  trusted  not  Israel 
to  pass  through  his  "*  coast :  but 
8ihon  gathered  all  his  people  to- 
gether, and  pitched  in  Jahaz,  and 
fought  against  Israel. 

2 1  And  ^  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
delivered  Sihon  and  all  his  people 
into  the  hand  of  Israel,  and  they 
smote  them  :  so  Israel  possessed  all 
the  land  of  the  Amorites,  the  in- 
habitants of  that  country. 

22  And  they  possessed  all  the 
"coasts  of  the  Amorites,  from 
'^Ai'non  even  unt(^  Jabbok,  and 
from  tlie  wilderness  even  unto 
*  Jordan. 

23  So  now  ^the  Lord  God  of  Is- 


rael  hath  dispossessed  the  Amorites 
from  before  his  people  Israel,  and 
shouldest  thou  possess  if? 

24  Wilt  not  thou  possess  that 
which  Chemosh  thy  god  giveth  thee 
to  possess  %  So  whomsoever  the 
Lord  our  God  shall  drive  out  from 
before  us,  them  will  we  possess. 

25  And  now  art  thou  any  thing 
better  than  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor, 
king  of  Moab  1  did  he  ever  strive 
against  Israel,  or  did  he  ever  fight 
against  them, 

26  While  Israel  dwelt  in  Hesh- 
bon and  her  towns,  and  in  Aroer 
and  her  towns,  and  in  all  the  cities 
that  he  along  by  the  "coasts  of  Ar- 
non ,  three  hundriHl  years  %  why 
ther'efoi'e  did  ye  not  recover  tliein 
within  that  tinu^  '\ 

27  Whei-efore  1  have  not  siiuied 
against  thee,  t)ut  tiiou  doest  me 
wrong  to  war  against  me  :  the 
JjORI)  tlu!  Judge  be  judge  this  day 
Ix^twecni  th(^  children  of  Israel  and 
the  children  of  Ammon. 

28  llowbeit  the  king  of  the  child- 
n^n  of  Amnion  licjiikcncd  not  unto 
tlu!  words  of  Jephthah  which  he 
sent  him. 

29  U  Tlum  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
came  upon  .lephtliah,  and  he  passed 
over  fjilead,  and  .Manasseh,  and 
passed  over  Mizpeh  of  Gilead, 
and    from    Mizpeh    of    (jlilead    Ik; 


254 


JephtliaWs  vow. 


JUDGES,  12. 


The  Ephraimites  smitten. 


passed  over  unto  the  children  of 
Ammon. 

30  And  Jephthah  vowed  a  vow 
unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  If  thou 
shalt  without  fail  deliver  the 
children  of  Ammon  into  mine 
hands, 

31  Then  it  shall  be,  that  what- 
soever Cometh  forth  of  the  doors  of 
my  house  to  meet  me,  when  I  return 
in  peace  from  the  children  of  Am- 
mon, shall  surely  be  the  Lord's, 
and  I  will  offer  it  up  for  a  burnt 
offering. 

32  U  So  Jephthah  passed  over 
unto  the  children  of  Ammon  to 
fight  against  them  ;  and  the  Lord 
delivered  them  into  his  hands. 

33  And  he  smote  them  from 
Aroer,  even  till  thou  come  to  Min- 
nith,  even  twenty  cities,  and  unto 
the  plain  of  the  vineyards,  with  a 
very  great  slaughter.  Thus  the 
children  of  Ammon  were  subdued 
before  the  children  of  Israel. 

34  U  And  Jephthah  came  to  Miz- 

Eeh  unto  his  house,  and,  behold, 
is  daughter  came  out  to  meet  him 
with  timbrels  and  with  dances :  and 
she  tvas  his  only  child  ;  beside  her 
he  had  neither  son  nor  daughter. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
saw  her,  tljat  he  rent  his  clothes, 
and  said,  Alas,  my  daughter  !  thou 
hast  brought  me  very  low,  and 
thou  art  one  of  them  that  trouble 
me  :  for  I  have  opened  my  mouth 
unto  the  Lord,  and  I  cannot  go 
back. 

36  And  she  said  unto  him,  My  fa- 
ther, if  thou  hast  opened  thy  mouth 
unto  the  Lord,  do  to  me  according 
to  that  which  hath  proceeded  out 
of  thy  mouth ;  forasmuch  as  the 
Lord  hath  taken  vengeance  for  thee 
of  thine  enemies,  even  of  the  child- 
ren of  Ammon. 

37  And  she  said  unto  her  father. 
Let  this  thing  be  done  for  me  :  let 
me  alone  two  months,  that  I  may 
go  up  and  down  upon  the  moun- 
tains, and  bewail  my  virginity,  I 
and  my  fellows. 

38  And  he  said.  Go.  And  he  sent 
her  away  /w  two  months  :  and  she 
went  with  her  companions,  and  be- 
wailed her  virginity  upon  the  moun- 
tains. 

39  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  two  months,  that  she  re- 
turned unto  her  father,  who  did 
with  her  according  to  his  vow  which 
he  had  vowed  :  and  she  knew  no 
man.  And  it  was  a  custom  in  Is- 
rael, 

40  Tlint  the  daughters  of  Israel 
went  yearly  to  lament  the  daughter 
of  Jephthah  the  Gileadite  four  days 
in  a  year. 


•   CHAPTER   12. 

1  The  EphrithiiiteK,  quairelUng  uith  Jeph- 
tJxili,  and  disi-eriii'd  hi/  tShihhohth,  are 
sldiii  hi/  the  <Ti/e<idites.  1  Jephthah  dieih. 
8  Ibzan,  who  had  thirty  sons  and  thirty 
daughters,  11  and  Eton,  13  and  Ahdon, 
who  had  forty  sons  and  thirty  nephews, 
judged  Israel. 

AND  the  men  of  Ephraim  ga- 
thered themselves  together, 
and  went  northward,  and  said  unto 
Jephthah,  Wherefore  passedst  thou 
over  to  fight  against  the  children 
of  Ammon,  and  didst  not  call  us  to 
go  with  thee"?  we  will  burn  thine 
house  upon  thee  with  fire. 

2  And  Jephthah  said  unto  them, 
I  and  my  people  were  at  great 
strife  with  the  cnildren  of  Arnmon ; 
and  when  I  called  you,  ye  delivered 
me  not  out  of  their  hands. 

3  And  when  I  saw  that  ye  de- 
livered me  not,  I  put  my  life  in  my 
hands,  and  passed  over  against  the 
children  of  Amnion,  and  the  Lord 
delivered  them  into  my  hand : 
wherefore  then  are  ye  come  up 
unto  me  this  day,  to  fight  against 
mel 

4  Then  Jephthah  gathered  to- 
gether all  the  men  of  Gilead,  and 
fought  with  Ephraim :  and  the 
men  of  Gilead  smote  Ephraim,  be- 
cause they  said,  Ye_  Gileadites  are 
fugitives  of  Ephraim  among  the 
Ephraimites,  and  among  the  Ma- 
nassites. 

5  And  the  Gileadites  took  the 
^  passages  of  Jordan  before  the 
Ephraimites  :  and  it  was  so,  that 
when  those  Ephraimites  which 
were  escaped  said.  Let  me  go  over  ; 
that  the  men  of  Gilead  said  unto 
him.  Art  thou  an  Ephraimite'?  If 
he  said,  Nay ; 

6  Then  said  they  unto  him.  Say 
now  Shibboleth  :  and  he  said  Sib- 
boleth :  for  he  could  not  frame  to 
pronounce  it  right.  Then  they 
took  him,  and  slew  him  at  the 
^  passages  of  Jordan :  and  there 
fell  at  that  time  of  the  Ephraim- 
ites forty  and  two  thousand. 

7  And  Jephthah  judged  Israel 
six  years.  Then  died  Jephthah 
the  Gileadite,  and  was  buried  in 
one  of  the  cities  of  Gilead. 

8  IT  And  after  him  Ibzan.of  Beth- 
lehem judged  Israel.  ' 

9  And  he  had  thirty  sons,  and 
thirty  daughters,  whom,  he  sent 
abroad,  and  took  in  thirty  daugh- 
ters from  abroad  for  hi's  sons.  And 
he  judged  Israel  seven  years. 

10  Tlien  died  Ibzan,  and  was 
buried  at  Beth-lehem. 

11  ^  And  after  him  Elon,  a 
Zebulonite,  judged  Israel ;  and  he 
judged  Israel  ten  years. 

1 2  And  Elon  the  Zebulonite  died, 


1  fords 


255 


An  angel  appearetJt 


JUDGES,  13. 


to  Manoah's  wife. 


and  was  buried  in  Aijalon'in  the 
country  of  Zebulun. 

13  H  And  after  him  Abdon  the 
son  of  Hillel,  a  Pirathonite,  judged 
Israel. 

14  And  he  had  forty  sons  and 
thirty  ^  neuhews,  that  rode  on 
threescore  and  ten  ass  colts :  and 
he  judged  Israel  eight  years. 

15  And  Abdon  the  son  of  Hillel 
the  Pirathonite  died,  and  was 
buried  in  Pirathon  in  the  land  of 
Ephraim,  in  the  -^  mount  of  the 
Amalekites. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  Inrael  ia  iv  the  hand  af  Ihe  Philiatines.  2 
An  angel  tippearefh  tn  J/(ni(tak''s  loife.  S 
The  anyel  ((piienreili  1<i  Manonh.  15  Ma- 
noah\s  .saerijice,  iihe.reby  the  angel  is  dig- 
covered.    24  iSaiHHOii.  is  born. 

AND  the  children  of  Israel  did 
evil  again  in  the  sight  of  the 
LoED ;  and  the  Lord  delivered 
them  into  the  hand  of  the  Philis- 
tines forty  years. 

2  51  And  there  was  a  certain  man 
of  Zorah,  of  the  family  of  the  Dan- 
ites,  whose  name  }nas  Manoah ;  and 
his  wife  wds^  barren,  and  bare  not. 

3  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  ap- 
peared unto  the  woman,  and  said 
unto  her,  Behold  now,  thou  m't 
barren,  and  bearest  not :  but  thou 
shalt  conceive,  and  bear  a  son. 

4  Now  therefoi'e  beware,  I  pray 
thee,  and  drink  not  wine  nor 
strong  drink,  and  eat  not  any  un- 
clean thing: 

5  For,  lo,  thou  shalt  conceive,  and 
Ijear  a  son ;  and  no  razor  shall  come 
on  his  head :  for  the  child  shall 
be  a  Nazarite  unto  God  from  the 
wcmib :  and  he  shall  bc^gin  to  de- 
liver Israel  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
I'hilistines. 

G  II  Then  the  woman  came  and 
told  her  husband,  saying,  A  man  of 
God  cam(!  unto  me,  and  his  coun- 
tenance ?wf.s'  like  the  countenance 
of  an  angel  of  God,  very  terril)le : 
l)ut  I  asked  him  not  wlnmce  he 
VKiR,  neither  told  he  me  his  name: 

7  Jiut  he  said  unto  me,  Ijehold, 
tlum  .shalt  coiu^eive,  and  Ixvir  a 
son  ;  and  now  drink  no  win*;  noi" 
strong  drink,  luuther  eat  any  un- 
clean thliKj:  for  the  child  shall  Ix; 
a  Nazarite  to  Gofl  fi'oin  the  womb 
to  tlu;  day  of  his  death. 

H  II  Then  JMan(.ali  iiitreattvl  the 
Lord,  and  said.  ()  my  Lord,  let  the 
manof  (}(>(l  which  thou  (Udstsend 
come  again  unto  us,  and  teach  us 
what  we  sliall  do  unto  tlu;  child 
that  sliall  be  born. 

9  And  (Jod  hearken«Hl  to  the 
voice  of  .Manoah  ;  and  the  ang<;l  of 
God  came  again   unto  the  woman 


as  she  sat  in  the  field  :  but  Manoah 
her  husband  urns  not  with  her. 

10  And  the  woman  made  haste, 
and  ran,  and  shewed  her  husband, 
and  said  unto  him,  Pehold,  the  man 
hath  appeared  unto  me,  that  came 
unto  me  the  other  day. 

1 1  And  Manoah  arose,  and  went 
after  his  wife,  and  came  to  the 
man,  and  said  unto  him.  Art  thou 
the  man  that  spakest  unto  the 
woman "?    And  he  said,  I  am. 

12  And  Manoah  said.  Now  let 
thy  words  come  to  pass.  How  shall 
we  order  the  child,  and  '■^hrno  shall 
we  do  unto  him'? 

13  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said,  unto  Manoah,  Of  all  that  I 
said  unto  the  woman  let  her  be- 
ware. 

14  She  may  not  eat  of  any  thing 
that  cometh  of  the  vine,  neither  let 
her  drink  wine  or  strong  drink,  nor 
eat  any  unclean  thing:  all  that  I 
commanded  her  let  her  observe. 

15  ^  And  Manoah  said  unto  the 
angel  of  the  Lord,  I  pray  thee,  let 
us  detain  thee,  until  we  shall  have 
made  ready  a  kid  for  thee. 

16  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  Manoah,  Though  thou 
detain  me,  I  will  not  eat  of  thy 
bread :  and  if  thou  wilt  offer  a 
burnt  oU'ering,  thou  must  offer  it 
unto  the  Lord.  For  Manoah  knew 
not  that  he  tvas  ''an  angel  of  the 
Lord. 

17  And  Manoah  said  unto  the 
angel  of  the  LoitD,  What  is  thy 
name,  that  wlusn  thy  sayings  come 
to  pass  we  may  do  thee. honour  ? 

1<S  And  the  angel  of  the  Loi:d 
said  unto  him,  VVhy  askest  thou 
tluis  after  my  name,  seeing  it  /.s 
'"'  secret  1 

19  So  Manoah  took  a  kid  with  a 
"meat  offering,  and  offered  it  upon 
a  rock  unto  the  Loud:  and  the. 
angel  did  wonderously ;  and  i\la- 
noah  and  his  wife  looked  on. 

20  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
flame  went  up  toward  heaven  from 
oil  the  altar,  that  the  angel  of  the 
Ij01;d  ascended  in  the  llame  of  the 
altar.  And  Miinoali  and  his  wife 
looked  on  it,  and  fell  on  their  faces 
to  the  ground. 

21  Put  tin;  angel  of  the  Lord 
did  no  more  app(vir  to  Manoah 
and  to  his  wife.  Then  Manoah 
kiuiw  that  he  n'ax  'an_  angel  of  the 

22  And  Manoah  said  unto  his 
wife,  We  shall  sni-ely  die,  because 
we  hnve  seen  (iod. 

23  But  his  wife  said  unto  him, 
If  th(;  Lord  wen>  ])leased  to  kill 
us,  he  would   not  ha\e  received  a 


3  wlutt  slmll 
he  bis  wurk  ? 


the 


•'' wonderful'; 
'•  meal 


'  the 


25() 


Samson  is  horn. 


JUDGES,  14. 


Samson's  riddle. 


burnt  offering  and  a  '  meat  offering 
at  our  hands,  neither  would  he 
have  shewed  us  all  these  things, 
nor  would  as  at  this  time  have  told 
us  such  things  as  tliese. 

24  f[  And  the  woman  bare  a  son, 
and  called  his  name  Samson :  and 
the  child  grew,  and  the  Lord 
blessed  him. 

25  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
began  to  move  him  at  times  in 
'the  cami)  of  Dan  between  Zorah 
and  Eshtaol. 

CHAPTER  U. 

1  Samson  Oesireth  a  wife  of  the.  Philistines. 
5  //(  his  journey  he  kHleih  a  lion.  8  I?i,  a 
xeci/iid  journey  he  Jini/e/h  hone;/  in-  the  c<ir- 
Ci/.vc.  id  Xkiiisoii^'k  iiKirrhuje  feo^.1.  VI  Ifi.s 
riddle  Jn/liix  wife  ix  mitde  k'noirn.  lit  lie 
Kimileth  thirty  ' PhilL-itinex.  20  J/isinfe  in 
ntiirried  to  another. 

AND  Samson  went  down  to  Tini- 
nath,  anfl  saw  a  woman  in 
Timnath  of  the  daughters  of  the 
Philistines. 

2  And  he  came  up,  and  told  his 
father  and  his  mother,  and  said,  I 
have  seen  a  woman  in  Tininath  of 
the  daughters  of  the  Philistines : 
now  therefore  get  her  for  nie  to  wife. 

3  Then  his  father  and  his  mother 
said  unto  him,  Is  there  7iever  a  wo- 
man among  the  daughters  of  thy 
brethren,  or  among  all  my  people, 
that  thou  goest  to  take  a  wife  of 
the uncircumcised  Philistines'?  And 
Samson  said  unto  liis  fathei',  Clet 
her  for  me ;  for  she  pleaseth  me 
well. 

4  But  his  father  and  his  mother 
knew  not  that  it  was  of  the  Lord, 
that  he  sought  an  occasion  against 
the  Philistines  :  for  at  that  time 
the  Philistines  had  dominion  over 
Israel. 

5  ^  Then  went  Samson  down, 
and  his  father  and  his  mother,  to 
Timnath,  and  came  to  the  vine- 
yards of  Tinmath  :  and,  behold,  a 
young  lion  roarerl  against  him. 

0  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
came  mightily  upon  him,  and  he 
rent  him  as  he  would  have  rent  a 
kid,  and  he  IkvI  nothing  in  his 
hand  :  but  he  told  not  his  father 
or  his  mother  what  he  had  done. 

7  And  he  went  down,  and  talked 
with  the  woman  ;  and  she  pleased 
Samson  well. 

8  V\  An<l  after  a  time  he  returned 
to  take  her,  and  he  turned  aside  to 
see  the  carcase  of  the  lion  :  and,  be- 
hold, there  was  a  swarm  of  bees  and 
honey  in  the  carcase  of  the  lion. 

9  And  he  took  thereof  in  his 
hands,  and  went  on  eating,  and 
came  to  his  fathei'  and  mother,  and 
he  gave  them,  and  they  did  eat : 
Ijut  he  told  not  them  that  he  had 


taken  the  honey  out  of  the  carcase 
of  the  lion. 

10  II  So  his  father  went  down 
unto  the  woman :  and  Samson  made 
there  a  feast ;  for  so  used  the  young 
men  to  do. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  saw  him,  that  they  brought 
thirty  companions  to  be  with  him. 

12  U  And  Samson  said  unto  them, 
I  will  now  put  forth  a  riddle  unto 
you  :  if  ye  can  certainly  declare  it 
me  within  the  seven  days  of  the 
feast,  and  find  it  out,  then  1  will 
give  you  thirty  *  sheets  and  thirty 
^change  oi  garments: 

1 3  f  jut  if  ye  cannot  declare  it  me, 
then  shall  ye  give  me  thirty  "sheets 
and  thirty  ''  cliange  of  garments. 
And  they  said  unto  him.  Put  forth 
thy  riddle,  that  we  may  hear  it. 

14  And  he  said  unto  them.  Out 
of  the  eater  came  forth  "  meat,  and 
out  of  the  strong  came  forth  sweet- 
ness. And  they  could  not  in  three 
days  expound  the  riddle. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
seventh  day,  that  they  said  unto 
Samson's  wife.  Entice  thy  husband, 
that  he  may  declare  unto  us  the  rid- 
dle, lest  we  burn  thee  and  thy  fath- 
er's house  with  fire  :  have  ye  called 
us  to  take  that  we  have  'I  ^  is  it  not  so  ? 

16  And  Samson's  wife  wept  be- 
fore him,  and  said.  Thou  dost  but 
hate  me,  and  lovest  me  not :  thou 
hast  put  forth  a  riddle  unto  the 
children  of  my  people,  and  hast  not 
told  it  me.  And  he  saitl  unto  her, 
Behold,  I  have  not  told  it  my  father 
nor  my  mother,  and  sliall  I  tell  it 
thee  1 

1 7  And  she  wept  before  liim  the 
seven  days,  while  their  feast  lasted : 
and  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh 
day,  that  he  told  hei-,  because  she 
^lay  sore  upon  him  :  and  she  told 
the  riddle  to  the  children  of  her 
people. 

18  And  the  men  of  the  city  said 
unto  him  on  the  seventh  day  be- 
fore the  sun  went  down.  What  is 
sweeter  than  honey?  and  wliat  is 
stronger  tlian  a  lion  'I  And  he  said 
unto  them,  If  ye  had  not  plowed 
with  my  heifer,  ye  had  not  found 
out  my  riddle. 

19  11  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
came  upon  him,  and  he  went  down 
to  Ashkelon,  and  slew  thirty  men 
of  them,  and  took  their  sjioil,  and 
gave  "change  of  garments  unto 
them  which  expounded  the  riddle. 
And  his  anger  was  kindled,  an(^l  he 
went  up  to  his  father's  house. 

20  But  Samson's  wife  was  given 
to  his  companion,  wliom  he  had 
used  as  his  friend. 


3  linen 
garments 
*  changes  of 
raiment : 

5  changes  of 
raiment. 


6  food. 


'  pressed 
him  sore : 


« the 

changes  of 
raiment 


17 


257 


Savison  is  denied  his  ivife. 


JUDGES,  J  5,  IG. 


His  feats  of  strength. 


1  l)lameless 
in  regard  of 


grain 
grain, 


<  cleft 


CHAPTER  15. 

1  Samxon  i.s  denied  his  trife.  S  I/e  hurneih 
the  PliHistineK''  corn  with  foxes  and  Jire- 
hraiids.  6  His  irife  and  her  father  are 
burnt  hy  th'!  Pliilistines.  1  Samson  smiteth 
them  flip  anil  tlinjh.  9  lie  is  liound  liy  the 
men  of  Judah,  and  deli cered  to  the  Philis- 
tines, li  lie  killeth  them  vyith  a  jawbone. 
18  God  maketh  the  fountain  En-hakkore 
for  him  in  Lehi. 

BUT  it  came  to  pass  within  a 
while  after,  in  the  time  of 
wheat  harvest,  that  Samson  visited 
his  wife  with  a  kid  ;  and  he  said,  I 
will  go  in  to  my  wife  into  the 
chamber.  But  her  father  would 
not  suffer  him  to  go  in. 

2  And  her  father  said,  I  verily 
thought  that  thou  hadst  utterly 
hated  her  ;  therefore  I  gave  her  to 
thy  companion  :  is  not  her  younger 
sister  fairer  than  she  ?  take  her,  I 
pray  thee,  instead  of  her. 

3  ^  And  Samson  said  concerning 
them,  Now  shall  I  be  '  more  blame- 
less than  the  Philistines,  though  I 
do  them  a  displeasure. 

4  And  Samson  went  and  caught 
three  hundred  foxes,  and  took  fire- 
brands, and  turned  tail  to  tail,  and 
put  a  firebrand  in  the  midst  be- 
tween two  tails. 

5  And  when  he  had  set  the  brands 
on  fire,  he  let  theiii  go  into  the  stand- 
ing "com  of  the  Philistines,  and 
burnt  up  both  the  shocks,  and  also 
the  standing  "'  corn,  with  the  vine- 
yards and  olives. 

6  ^  Then  the  Philistines  said. 
Who  hath  done  thisi  And  they 
answered,  Samson,  the  son  in  law 
of  the  Timnite,  because  he  had 
taken  his  wife,  and  given  her  to 
his  companion.  And  the  Philis- 
tines came  uj),  and  burnt  her  and 
her  father  with  fire. 

7  II  And  Samson  said  unto  them. 
Though  ye  have  done  this,  yet  will 
I  be  avenged  of  you,  and  after  that 
I  will  cease. 

H  Ancl  he  smote  them  hip  and 
thigh  with  a  gi-cat  slaughter  :  ajid 
he  went  down  and  dwelt  in  the  ''top 
of  the  rock  Ktain. 

9  1]  Then  the  Philistines  went  up, 
and  pitched  m  Judah,  and  spread 
themselves  in  I^ehi. 

10  And  the  men  of  Judah  said, 
VVliy  ar'e  ye  come  up  against  us? 
And  they  answered,  To  bind  Sam- 
son are  we  come  up,  to  do  to  him 
as  he  liath  done  to  us. 

1  I  'I'hen  three  thousand  men  of 
Judah  went  to  the  '  tojj  of  the  i-(K;k 
Etam,  and  said  to  Samson,  Know- 
est  thou  not  that  tli(^  Philistines 
(irr  rulei's  over  us?  what  ix  this  fhiit 
thou  hast  done  unto  us?  And  he 
said  unto  them,  As  they  did  unto 
me,  so  have  I  done  unto  them. 


12  And  they  said  unto  him.  We 
are  come  down  to  bind  thee,  that 
we  may  deliver  thee  into  the  hand 
of  the  Philistines.  And  Samson 
said  unto  them,  Swear  unto  me, 
that  ye  will  not  fall  upon  me  your- 
selves. 

13  And  they  spake  unto  him, 
saying.  No  ;  but  we  will  bind  thee 
fast,  and  deliver  thee  into  their 
hand :  but  surely  we  will  not  kill 
thee.  And  they  bound  him  with 
two  new  cords,  and  brought  him 
up  from  the  rock. 

1 4  ViAnd  when  he  came  unto  Lehi, 
the  Philistines  shouted ''against  him: 


and  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came 
mightily  upon  him,  and  the  cords 
that  were  upon  his  arms  became  as 
flax  that  was  burnt  with  fire,  and 
his  bands  loosed  from  off  his  hands. 

15  And  he  found  a  new  jawbone 
of  an  ass,  and  put  forth  his  hand, 
and  took  it,  and  slew  a  thousand 
men  therewith. 

16  And  Samson  said.  With  the 
jawbone  of  an  ass,  heaps  upon 
heaps,  with  the  jaw  of  an  ass  have 
I  slain  a  thousand  men. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
had  made  an  end  of  speaking,  that 
he  cast  away  the  jawbone  out  of  his 
hand,  and  called  that  place  *  Ka- 
math-lehi. 

18  U  And  he  was  sore  athirst, 
and  called  on  the  Lord,  and  said. 
Thou  hast  given  this  great  deliver- 
ance into  the  hand  of  thy  servant : 
and  now  shall  I  die  for  thirst,  and 
fall  into  the  hand  of  the  uncir- 
cumcised  1 

19  ]3ut  God  clave  "an  hollow 
place  that  tvas  in  ''the  jaw,  and 
there  came  water  thereout ;  aiul 
when  he  had  drunk,  his  spirit  came 
again,  and  he  revived  :  wherefore 
\w  called  the  name  thereof  t  En- 
hakkore,  which  is  in  Lehi  unto  this 
day. 

20  And  he  judged  Israel  in  the 
days  of  the  Philistines  twenty 
years. 

CHAPTER  16. 

1  Samson  at  (laza  eseajietli,  and  carrieth 
iur,iii1he  nates, f  tlie  city.  4  Delilah,  cor- 
rn/ileil  hi/  the  Philistines,  entieeth  Samson. 
(i  Thrire  she  is  deceiied.  IT)  At  last  she 
,,1-ereinneth  him.  21  The  Philistines  lake 
him,  and  jiiit  out  his  eyes.  22  I/is  streii(/th 
reneirini/,  he  jiiilleth  doirn.  the  house  ujion 
the  /'hilislines,  and  dieth. 

THKN  went  Samson  to  Gaza,  and 
saw  there  an  harlot,  and  went 
in  unto  lier. 

2  And  it  was  told  tlie  Ga/ites,  say- 
ing, Samson  is  come  hitlier.  And 
they  compassed  him  in,  and  laid 


■■  That  is,  The  iiill  of  tlio  jawljonc. 
t  T/iat  is,  The  well  of  liini  that  called. 


258 


Samson  is  betrayed 


JUDGES,  16. 


hy  Delilah. 


wait  foi*  him  all  night  in  the  gate 
of  the  city,  and  were  quiet  all  the 
night,  saying,  In  the  morning,  when 
it  is  day,  we  shall  kill  him. 

3  And  Samson  lay  till  midnight, 
and  arose  at  midnight,  and  took  the 
doors  of  the  gate  of  the  city,  and 
the  two  posts,  and  went  away 
with  them,  bar  and  all,  and  put 
them  upon  his  shoulders,  and  car- 
ried them  up  to  the  top  of  an  hill 
that  is  before  Hebron. 

4  U  And  it  came  to  pass  after- 
ward, that  he  loved  a  woman  in  the 
valley  of  Sorek,  whose  name  ivas 
Delilah. 

5  And  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
came  up  unto  her,  and  said  imto 
her,  Entice  him,  and  see  wherein  his 
great  strength  lieth,  and  by  what 
means  we  may  prevail  against  him, 
that  we  may  bind  him  to  attiict 
him :  and  we  will  give  thee  every 
one  of  us  eleven  hundred  pieces  of 
silver. 

6  11  And  Delilah  said  to  Samson, 
Tell  me,  I  ]3ray  thee,  wherein  thy 
great  strength  iieth,  and  wherewith 
thou  mightest  be  bound  to  afflict 
thee. 

7  And  Samson  said  unto  her.  If 
they  bind  me  with  seven  ^  ^reen 


withs  that  were  never  dried,  then 
shall  I  be  weak,  and  be  as  another 
man. 

8  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
brought  up  to  her  seven  '  green 
withs  which  had  not  been  dried, 
and  she  bound  him  with  them. 

9  Now  there  were  men  lying  in 
wait,  abiding  with  her  in  the  cham- 
ber. And  she  said  unto  hiiii.  The 
Philistines  he  upon  thee,  Samson. 
And  he  brake  the  ^  withs  as  a 
thread  of  tow  is  broken  when  it 
toucheth  the  lire.  So  his  strength 
was  not  known. 

10  And  Delilah  said  unto  Sam- 
son, Behold,  thou  hast  mocked  me, 
and  told  me  lies  :  now  tell  me,  I 
pray  thee,  wherewith  thou  might- 
est be  bound. 

1 1  And  he  said  unto  her,  If  they 
bind  me  fast  with  new  ropes  "  that 
never  were  occupiefl,  then  shall  1 


be  weak,  and   be  as  another  man. 

12  Delilah  therefore  took  new 
ropes,  and  bound  him  therewith, 
and  said  unto  him,  The  Philistines 
he  upon  thee,  Samson.  And  there 
were  liers  in  wait  abiding  in  the 
chamber.  And  he  brake  them  from 
oif  his  arms  like  a  thread. 

1.3  And  Delilah  said  unto  Sam- 
son, Hitherto  thou  hast  mocked  me, 
and  told  me  lies :  tell  me  wherewith 


seven  locks  of  my  head  with  the 
web. 

14  And  she  fastened  it  with  the 
pin,  and  said  unto  him,  The  Philis- 
tines be  upon  thee,  Samson.  And 
he  awaked  out  of  his  sleep,  and 
went  away  with  the  pin  of  the  beam, 
and  with  the  web. 

15  U  And  she  said  unto  him.  How 
canst  thou  say,  I  love  thee,  when 
thine  heai-t  is  not  with  me*?  thou 
hast  mocked  me  these  three  times, 
and  hast  not  told  me  wherein  thy 
great  strength  lieth. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she 
pressed  him  daily  with  her  words, 
and  urged  him,  so  that  his  soul  was 
vexed  unto  death  ; 

1 7  That  he  told  her  all  his  heart, 
and  said  unto  her.  There  hath  not 
come  a  razor  upon  mine  head ;  for  I 
have  been  a  Nazarite  unto  God  from 
my  mother's  womb:  if  I  be  shaven, 
then  my  strength  will  go  from  me, 
and  I  shall  become  weak,  and  be 
like  any  other  man. 

18  And  when  Delilah  saw  that  he 
had  told  her  all  his  heart,^  she  sent 
and  called  for  the  lords  of  the  Phi- 
listines, saying,  Come  up  this  once, 
for  he  hath  shewed  me  all  his  heart. 
Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
came  up  unto  her,  and  brought 
money  in  their  hand. 

19  And  she  made  him  sleep  upon 
her  knees ;  and  she  called  for  a  man, 
and  she  caused  him  to  shave  otf  the 
seven  locks  of  his  head ;  and  she  be- 
gan to  afflict  him,  and  his  strength 
went  from  him.  * 

20  And  she  said, The  Philistines  ^^<? 
upon  thee,  Samson.  And  he  awoke 
out  of  his  sleep,  and  said,  I  will  go 
out  as  at  other  times  before,  and 
shake  myself.  And  he  '*wist  not 
that  the  Lord  was  departed  from 
him. 

2 1  H  But  the  Philistines  took  him, 
and  put  out  his  eyes,  and  brought 
him  down  to  Gaza,  and  bound  hini 
with  fetters  of  brass ;  and  he  did 
grind  in  the  prison  house. 

22  Howbeit  the  hair  of  his  head 
began  to  grow  again  after  he  was 
shaven. 

23  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines gathered  thein  together  for  to 
offer  a  great  sacrifice  unto  Dagon 
their  god,  and  to  rejoice :  for  they 
said,  Our  god  hath  delivered  Samson 
our  enemy  into  our  hand. 

24  And  when  the  people  saw  him, 
they  pi'aised  their  god  :  for  they 
said.  Our  god  hath  delivered  into 
our  hands  our  enemy,  and  the  de- 
stroyer of  our  country,  which  sIcav 
many  of  us. 

25  And  it  came   to    pass,  when 


*  kuev/ 


thou  mightest  be  bound.   And  he  .       .  . 

said  unto  her,  If  thou  weavest  the  I  their  hearts  were  merry,  that  they  I 

259 


Samso7i's  death. 


JUDGES,  17,  18. 


Micah's  Levite. 


said,  Call  for  Samson,  that  he  may 
make  us  sport.  And  they  called 
for  Samson  out  of  the  prison  house ; 
and  he  made  them  sport :  and  they 
set  him  between  the  pillars. 

26  And  Samson  said  unto  the  lad 
that  held  him  by  the  hand,  Suffer 
me  that  I  may  feel  the  pillars  where- 
upon the  house  standeth,  that  I  may 
lean  upon  them. 

27  Now  the  house  was  full  of  men 
and  women;  and  all  the  k)r(ls  of  the 
Philistines  were  there ;  and  their 
ivere  upon  the  roof  about  three  thou- 
sand men  and  women,  that  beheld 
while  Samson  made  sport. 

28  And  Samson  called  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said,  O  Lord  God,  re- 
member me,  I  pray  thee,  and 
strengthen  me,  I  pray  thee,  only 
this  once,  O  God,  that  I  may  be  at 
once  avenged  of  the  Philistines  for 
my  two  eyes. 

29  And  Samson  took  hold  of  the 
two  middle  pillars  upon  which  the 
house  stood,  and  'on  which  it  was 
borne  up,  f>f  the  one  with  his  right 
hand,  and  'of  tlie  other  with  his 
left. 

30  And  Samson  said,  Let  me  die 
with  the  Philistines.  And  he  bowed 
himself  with  (ill  his  might;  and  the 
house  fell  upon  the  lords,  and  upon 
all  the  people  that  irere  thei-ein.  So 
the  dead  wnich  he  slew  at  his  death 
were  more  than  they  which  he  slew 
in  his  life. 

'M  Then  his  brethren  and  all  the 
house  of  his  father  came  down,  and 
todk  him,  and  brought  hivi  uj),  and 
buried  liim  between  Zorahand  Esh- 
taol  in  the  Ijuryingplace  of  Manoah 
his  father.  And  lie  judged  isi-ael 
twenty  years. 

CHAPTER    17. 

1  Of  t/ifi,  moneij  Ihut  Micah  Jirst  xtn/e.  then 
rent<ired,  kin  mother  inaketh  iiiKiyex^  5  and 
he  ornamentH  for  them.  7  lie  hireth  a 
LtrAte,  to   he  hi»  prienl. 

NT)  there  was  a  man  of  •''nKunit 


A 


Kphraim,   whose     name    irds 
Micah. 

2  And  he  said  unto  his  mother, 
The  cleveTi  huiuh'ed  sheke/s  of  silver 
that  wei-e  taken  from  thee,  about 
which  thou  •*  cursedst,  and  spakest 
of  also  in  mine  ears,  Ix'liold,  the 
silver /x  with  me;  I  took  it.  And 
liis  mother  said,  lilessed  />e  thou  oi 
the  L(ilM>,  my  son. 

3  An<l  when  he  had  restored  the 
eleven  liiin(he(l  xhcMs  of  silver  to 
his  nidtlicr,  liis  mother  said,  I  liad 
wholly  dedicated  the  silver  unto 
the  !>oi;i)  from  my  hand  for  my 
son,  to  make  a  gi-a\('ii  image  and  a 
molten  image:  now  therefore  1  will 
restore  it  unto  thee. 


4  Yet  he  restored  the  money  unto 
his  mother  ;  and  his  mother  took 
two  hundred  shekels  of  silver,  and 
gave  them  to  the  founder,  who 
made  thereof  a  graven  image  and 
a  molten  image  :  and  they  were  in 
the  house  of  Micah. 

5  And  the  man  ISIicah  had  an 
house  of  gods,  and  made  an  ephod, 
and  teraphim,  and  consecrated  one 
of  his  sons,  who  became  his  priest. 

6  In  those  days  there  was  no  king 
in  Israel,  but  every  man  did  that 
u'hich  was  right  in  his  own  eyes. 

7  H  And  there  was  a  young  man 
out  of  Beth-lehem-judah  of  the  fa- 
mily of  Judah,  who  was  a  Levite, 
and  he  sojourned  there. 

8  And  the  man  departed  out  of 
the  city  from  Beth-lehem-judah  to 
sojourn  where  he  could  find  a  i^lace  : 
and  he  came  to  ^ mount  Ephraim  to 
the  house  of  Micah,  as  he  jour- 
neyed. 

9  And  Micah  said  unto  liim, 
Whence  comest  thou  1  And  he  said 
unto  him,  I  am  a  Levite  of  Beth- 
lehem-judah,  and  I  go  to  sojourn 
where  1  may  find  a  place. 

10  And  !Micah  said  unto  him. 
Dwell  with  me,  and  be  unto  me  a 
father  and  a  priest,  and  I  will  give 
thee  ten  shekels^  of  silver  by  the 
year,  and  a  suit  of  apjiarel,  and 
thy  victuals.  So  the  Levite  went 
in. 

11  And  the  Levite  Avas  content 
to  dwell  with  the  man ;  and  the 
young  man  was  unto  him  as  one  of 
his  sons. 

12  And  Micah  consecrated  the 
Levite ;  and  the  young  man  be- 
came his  priest,  and  was  in  the 
house  of  Micah. 

l."3  Then  said  Micah,  Now  know 
I  that  the  Lord  will  do  me  good, 
seeing  1  have  a  Levite  to  my  i)riest. 

CHAPTER    18. 

1  Tlie  Iiiinites  xfrid  _five  me)t  to  Keek  otif  mi 
hi/icri/iiiiri'.  3  At  the  liouxe  of  Mir<ih 
tlii'i/  lunixiitt  iiiih  JoiKifhun,  and  are  en- 
ciiiinii/rd  ill  their  ii'iiij.  7  Thcij  nenrch 
l.dixli.  (iikI  tiring  lidck  tieii^x  if  good  hope. 
11  Si.e  hundred  men  are  nent  to  xiir/irine 
it.  14  j'n  the  way  they  roh  Mieah  of  hi.s 
jirient  and  hix  conxecnite  th intfx.  '27  Thei/ 
ii-in  Lirish,  and  vail  it  Dan.  Jill  They  set 
ii/i  idolatry,  wherein  Jonathan  inherited 
the  jiriexthood. 

IN  those  days  there  was  no  king 
in  Israel:  and  in  those  (lays  the 
tribe  of  tlii'  Danites  sought  them 
an  inheritance  tod  Weill  in;  foiunto 
that  day  all  thei)-  inheritiince  had 
n<;t  fallen  unto  them  aiiioiig  the 
tribes  of   Israel. 

2  .And  thechildreii  of  Dan  sent 
of  their  family  fi\(>  men  from  their 
■'coasts,  men  of  \aloiir,  from  Zorah, 
and   from   Eshtaol,  to  spy  out  the 


^'  \\ii(.l<' 
muuber, 


260 


Danites  seize 


JUDGES,  18. 


the  Levite  and  images. 


land,  and  to  search  it ;  and  they 
said  unto  them,  Go,  search  the 
land :  who  when  they  came  to 
^  mount  Ephraim,  to  the  house  of 
Micah,  they  lodged  there. 

3  When  they  tcere  by  the  house 
of  Micah,  they  knew  the  voice  of 
the  young  man  the  Levite :  and 
they  turned  in  thither,  and  said  un- 
to him,  Who  brought  thee  hither? 
and  what  '  makest  tliou  in  this 
2)1  ace  ?  and  what  hast  thou  here  ? 

4  And  he  said  unto  them.  Thus 
and  thus  dealeth  Micali  with  me, 
and  hath  hired  me,  and  I  am  his 
priest. 

5  And  they  said  unto  him,  Ask 
counsel,  we  pray  thee,  of  God,  that 
we  may  know  whether  our  way 
which  we  go  shall  be  prosperous. 

G  And  the  priest  said  unto  them, 
Go  in  peace :  before  the  Lord  is 
your  way  wherein  ye  go. 

7  IT  Then  the  five  men  departed, 
and  came  to  Laish,  and  saw  the 
people  that  v)er-e  therein,  how  they 
dwelt  careless,  after  the  manner  of 
the  Zidonians,  quiet  and  secure  ; 
and  there  tvas  no  magistrate  in  the 
land, that  might  put  them  to  shame 
in  any  thing  ;  and  they  ivere  far 
froni  the  Zidonians,  and  had  no 
business  with  any  man. 

8  And  they  came  unto  their 
brethren  to  Zorah  and  Eshtaol: 
and  their  brethren  said  unto  them, 
What  say  ye  1 

9  And  they  said,  Arise,  that  we 
may  go  up  against  them  :  for  we 
have  seen  the  land,  and,  behold,  it 
is  very  good  :  and  are  ye  still  'I  be 
not  slothful  to  go,  and  to  enter  to 
possess  the  land. 

10  When  ye  go,  ye  shall  come 
unto  a  people  secure,  and  to  a 
large  land  :  for  God  hath  given  it 
into  your  hands  ;  a  place  where 
there  rs  no  want  of  any  thing  that 
is  in  the  earth. 

11  11  And  there  went  from  thence 
of  the  family  of  the  Danites,  out 
of  Zorah  and  out  of  Eshtaol,  six 
hundred  men  ■'  ai)r)ointed  with 
weapons  of  war. 

12  And  they  went  up,  and 
pitched  in  Kirjath-jearim,  in  Ju- 
dah:  wherefore  they  called  that 
place  Mahaneh-dan  unto  this  day: 
behold,  it  is  behind  Kirjath-jearim. 

1 3  And  they  passed  thence  unto 
'  mount  Ephraim,  and  came  unto 
the  house  of  ]\Iicah. 

14  H  Then  answei-ed  the  five  men 
that  went  to  spy  out  the  country 
of  Laish,  and  said  unto  their  breth- 
vi'.n.  Do  ye  know  that  there  is  in 
these  houses  an  ej)h()d,  and  tei'a- 
phim,  and  a  graven  image,  and  a 


molten  image'?  now  therefoi'e  con- 
sider what  ye  have  to  do. 

1 5  And  they  turned  thitherwaixl, 
and  came  to  the  house  of  the  young 
man  the  Levite,  even  unto  the  house 
of  Micah,  and  saluted  him. 

16  And  the  six  hundred  men 
•'  appointed  with  their  weapons  of 
war,  which  vere  of  the  children  of 
Dan,  stood  by  the  entering  of  the 
gate. 

1 7  And  the  five  men  that  went 
to  spy  out  the  land  went  up,  and 
came  in  thither,  and  took  the 
graven  image,  and  the  ephod,  and 
the  teraphim,  and  the  molten  im- 
age :  and  the  priest  stood  in  the 
entering  of  the  gate  with  the  six 
hundred  men  tJiat  were  ^appointed 
with  weapons  of  war. 

18  And  these  went  into  Micah's 
house,  and  fetched  the  carved  im- 
age, the  ephod,  and  the  teraphim, 
and  the  molten  image.  Then  said 
the  priest  unto  them.  What  do  ye  ? 

1 9  And  they  said  unto  him,  Hold 
thy  peace,  lay  thine  hand  upon  thy 
mouth,  and  go  with  vis,  and  be  to 
us  a  father  and  a  priest :  is  it  bet- 
ter for  thee  to  be  a  priest  unto  the 
house  of  oi\e  man,  or  that  thou  be 
a  priest  unto  a  tribe  and  a  family 
in  Israel'? 

20  And  the  priest's  heart  was 
glad,  and  he  took  the  ephod,  and 
the  teraphim,  and  the  graven  im- 
age, and  went  in  the  midst  of  the 
people. 

2 1  So  they  turned  and  departed, 
and  put  the  little  ones  and  the  cattle 
and  the  *  cai'i-iage  before  them. 

22  U  And  wlien  they  were  a  good 
way  from  the  house  of  Micah,  the 
men -that  were  in  the  houses  near 
to  Micah's  house  were  gathered 
together,  and  overtook  the  chil- 
dren of  Dan. 

23  And  they  cried  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Dan.  And  they  turned 
their  faces,  and  said  unto  jNIicah, 
What  aileth  thee,  that  thou  comest 
with  such  a  company  '? 

24  And  he  said.  Ye  have  taken 
away  my  gods  which  I  made,  and 
the  priest,  and  j'e  are  gone  away  : 
and  what  have  I  more "?  and  what 
is  this  that  ye  say  unto  me,  What 
aileth  thee  1 

25  And  the  children  of  Dan  said 
unto  him,  Let  not  thy  voice  be 
heai'd  among  us,  lest  angry  fellows 
run  u])on  thee,  and  thou  lose  thy 
life,  with  the  lives  of  thy  house- 
hold. 

2G  And  the  children  of  Dan  went 
their  way  :  aiid  when  Micah  saw 
that  they  inere  too  strong  for  him, 
he  turned  and  went  l)ack  unto  his 
house. 


3  girded 


^  goods 


261 


A  Levite  cometh 


JUDGES,  19. 


to  lodge  in  Gibeah. 


27  And  they  took  the  things 
which  Micah  had  made,  and  the 
priest  which  he  had,  and  came  un- 
to Laish,  unto  a  people  that  were  at 
quiet  and  secure  :  and  they  smote 
them  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
and  burnt  the  city  with  fire. 

28  And  there  was  no  deliverer, 
because  it  ivas  far  from  Zidon,  and 
they  had  no  business  with  any 
man  ;  and  it  was  in  the  valley  that 
lieth  by  Beth-rehob.  And  they  built 
a  city,  and  dwelt  therein. 

29  And  they  called  the  name  of 
the  city  Dan,  after  the  name  of 
Dan  their  father,  who  was  born 
unto  Israel  :  howbeit  the  name  of 
the  city  tvas  Laish  at  the  first. 

30  H  And  the  children  of  Dan 
set  up  the  graven  image  :  and  Jona- 
than, the  son  of  Gershom,  the  son 
of  '  iNIanasseh,  lie  and  his  sons  wei-e 
priests  to  the  tribe  of  1  )an  until  the 
day  of  the  captivity  of  the  land. 

%\  And  they  set  them  up  Micah's 
graven  image,  which  he  made,  all 
the  time  that  the  house  of  God  was 
in  tShiloh. 

CHAPTER  19. 

1  A  Lerite  goeth  to  Beth -I  eh  em  to  fetch,  home, 
hix  in'fe.  16  An  old  riidti  entertithiefh  liiiii 
<tt  Gibmh.  22  The,  GiheotiUex  iihiixe  ht.s 
concubine  to  death.  29  J/e  divideth  her 
into  twelve  pieces,  to  send  them  to  the  twelve 
triben. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  when  there  ivas  no  king 
in  Israel,  that  there  was  a  certain 
Levite  sojouriiing  on  the  side  of 
-  mount  Ephraim,  who  took  to  him 
a  concubine  out  of  Beth-lehem- 
judah. 

2  And  his  concubine  played  the 
^  whore  against  him,  and  went 
away  trom  him  unto  her  fathei-'s 
house  to  ]>eth-lehem-ju(lah,  and 
was  there  four   whole  months. 

3  And  her  husband  arose,  and 
went  after  her,  to  speak  friendly 
unto  her,  and  to  l)ring  her  again, 
having  his  servant  with  him,  and  a 
<;ouple  of  asses  :  and  she  bi-ought 
him  into  her  father's  h(»us(^:  and 
when  the  father  of  the  (himsel  saw 
him,  he  rejoiced  to  meet  him. 

4  And  his  father  in  law,  the  dam- 
sel's father,  retained  him  ;  and  he 
abode  with  him  three  days  :  so  they 
did  eatand(hink,  and  lodged  there. 

5  f  And  it  came  to  ])ass  on  the 
fourth  day,  when  they  arose  early 
in  the  morning,  tluit  he  rose  up  to 
d<'p;ut  :  and  the  damsel's  fathei- 
said  unto  his  son  in  law,  C'omfort 
thin<>  heart  with  a  morsel  of  l)read, 
and  afterward  go  youi'  way. 

6  And   they  sat   down,  and  did 


*0r, 


262 


eat  and  drink  both  of  them  to- 
gether :  for  the  damsel's  father  had 
said  unto  the  man.  Be  content,  I 
pray  thee,  and  tarry  all  night,  and 
let  thine  heart  be  merry. 

7  And  when  the  man  rose  up  to 
depart,  his  father  in  law  urged 
him:  therefore  he  lodged  there 
again. 

8  And  he  arose  early  in  the  morn- 
ing on  the  fifth  day  to  depart:  and 
the  damsel's  father  said,  Comfort 
thine  heart,  I  pray  thee.  And  they 
tarried  until  afternoon,  and  they 
did  eat  both  of  them. 

9  And  when  the  man  rose  up  to 
depart,  he,  and  his  concubine,  and 
his  servant,  his  father  in  law,  the 
damsel's  father,  said  unto  him,  Be- 
hold, now  the  day  draweth  toward 
evening,  I  pray  you  tarry  all  night : 
behold,  the  day  groweth  to  an  end, 
lodge  here,  that  thine  heart  may 
be  merry  ;  and  to  morrow  get  you 
early  on  your  way,  that  thou  may- 
est  go  home. 

10  But  the  man  would  not  tarry 
that  night,  but  he  rose  up  and  de- 

Earted,  and  came  over  against  Je- 
us,  which  is  Jerusalem;  and  there 
were  with  him  two  asses  saddled, 
his  concubine  also  tvas  with  him. 

11  And  when  they  tvere  by  Je- 
bus,  the  day  was  far  spent ;  and 
the  servant  said  unto  his  master, 
Come,  I  pray  thee,  and  let  us  turn 
in  into  tnis  city  of  the  Jebusites, 
and  lodge  in  it. 

12  And  his  master  said  unto  him, 
We  will  not  turn  aside  hither  into 
the  city  of  a  stranger,  that  is  not  of 
the  children  of  Israel;  we  will  pass 
over  to  Gibeah. 

1 3  And  he  said  unto  his  servant. 
Come,  and  let  us  draw  near  to  one 
of  these  places  to  lodge  all  night, 
in  Gibeah,  or  in  Ilamah. 

14  And  they  passed  on  and  went 
their  way  ;  and  the  sun  went  down 
upon  them  irheti  they  were  by  (»i- 
beah,  which  Itelontjeth  to  Benjamin. 

\^)  And  they  turnedasidethitli(>i-, 
to  go  in  and  to  lodge  in  (Jiljcah  : 
and  when  he  went  in,  he  sat  him 
down  in  a  street  of  the  city:  for 
fjicre  was  no  man  that  took  them 
into  his  house  to  lodging. 

IG  II  y\))d,  behold,  there  came  an 
old  man  from  his  work  out  of  the 
field  at  even,  which  vas  also  of 
"  mount  l*]i)hraim  ;  and  he  sojourned 
in  Gilx'ah  :  but  the  m(m  of  the 
place    wen;    IVnjamites. 

17  And  wlien  he  had  lifted  up 
his  (\yes,  he  saw  a  wayfaring  ma,n 
in  the  street  of  the  city  :  and  th(> 
old  man  said.  Whither  goest  thou  ? 
and  when(!(^  comest  thou  ? 

18  And  he  said  unto  him,  We  are 


Outrage  at  Gibeali. 


JUDGES,  20. 


The  Levite's  complaint. 


passing  from  Betli-lehem-judah  to- 
ward the  side  of  '  mount  Ephraim  ; 
from  thence  am  1  :  and  I  went  to 
Beth-lehem-judah,  but  I  am  now 
going  to  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  there  is  no  man  that  receiveth 
me  to  house. 

1 9  Yet  there  is  both  straw  and 
provender  for  our  asses  ;  and  there 
is  bread  and  wine  also  for  me,  and 
for  thy  handmaid,  and  for  the 
young  man  which  is  with  thy  ser- 
vants :  thcye  is  no  want  of  any 
thing. 

20  And  the  old  man  said,  Peace 
be  with  thee  ;  howsoever  let  all  thy 
wants  lie  upon  me  ;  only  lodge  not 
in  the  street. 

21  So  he  brought  him  into  his 
house,  and  gave  provender  unto 
the  asses  :  and  they  washed  their 
feet,  and  did  eat  and  drink. 

22  U  A'ow  as  they  were  making 
their  hearts  merry,  behold,  the  men 
of  the  city,  certain  " sons  of  Belial, 
beset  the  house  round  about,  a)ul 
beat  at  the  door,  and  spake  to  the 
master  of  the  house,  the  old  man, 
saying.  Bring  forth  the  man  that 
came  into  thine  house,  that  we 
may    know    him. 

23  And  the  man,  the  master  of 
the  house,  went  out  unto  them, 
and  said  unto  them.  Nay,  my  breth- 
ren, 7iay,  1  pray  you,  do  not  so  wick- 
edly ;  seeing  that  this  man  is  come 
into  mine  house,  do  not  this  folly. 

24  Behold,  here  is  my  daughter 
a  maiden,  and  his  concubine ;  them 
I  will  bring  out  now,  and  humble 
ye  them,  and  do  with  them  what 
seemeth  good  unto  you  :  but  unto 
this  man  do  not  so  vile  a  thing. 

25  But  the  men  would  not 
hearken  to  him  :  so  the  man  took 
his  concubine,  and  brought  her 
forth  unto  them  ;  and  they  knew 
her,  and  abusefl  her  all  tlie  night 
until  the  morning :  and  when  the 
day  began  to  spring,  they  let  her 
go. 

26  Then  came  the  woman  in  the 
dawning  of  the  day,  and  fell  down 
at  the  door  of  the  man's  house 
where  her  lord  was,  till  it  was 
light. 

27  And  her  loi'd  rose  up  in  the 
morning,  and  opened  the  doors  of 
the  house,  and  went  out  to  go  his 
way  :  and,  behold,  the  woman  his 
concubine  was  fallen  down  at  the 
door  of  the  house,  and  her  hands 
were  upon  the   threshold. 

28  And  he  said  unto  her.  Up, 
and  let  us  be  going.  But  none 
answered.  Then  the  man  took  her 
U21  upon  an  ass,  and  the  man  rose 
up,  and  gat  him  unto  his  place. 

29  H  And  when  he  was  come  into 


his  house,  he  took  a  knife,  and  laid 
hold  on  his  concubine,  and  divided 
her,  "  tojicthi^r  witli  her  bones,  into   3  ij^ij  by- 
twelve  pieces,  and  s^nt  her  into  all    l'"ilJ. 
the  ^  coasts  of  1  srael.  *  borders 

30  And  it  was  so,  that  all  that 
saw  it  said.  There  was  no  such  deed 
done  nor  seen  from  the  day  that 
the  children  of  Israel  came  up  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt  unto  this 
day:  consider  of  it,  take  advice, 
and  speak  your  minds. 


CHAPTER  20. 

1  The  Levite  in  a  (leneral  (ixxemhh/  (JecUireth 
his  wronff.  8  7 he  decree  «/  the  us.teinlily. 
12  The  BenjumiteK,  }>eing  ci/cil,  imtke  head 
(Ujdinsf  the  Israelitex.  IS  The  linuieJiteK 
in  twohdttlexliisefortj/thouMtnd.  '26  They 
dentroij  by  a  xfr<it<i{iein  all  the  Benjamites, 
ei'eept  six  huiidreil. 

THEN  all  the  children  of  Israel 
went  out,  and  the  congrega- 
tion was  gathered  together  as  one 
man,  from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba, 
with  the  land  of  Gilead,  unto  the 
Lord  in  Mizpeh. 

2  And  the  chief  of  all  the  people, 
even  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  pre- 
sented themselves  in  the  assembly 
of  the  people  of  God,  four  hundred 
thousand  footmen  that  drew  sword. 

3  (Now  the  children  of  Benjamin 
heard  that  the  children  of  Israel 
were  gone  up  to  Mizpeh.)  Then 
said  the  children  of  Israel,  Tell  us, 
how  was  this  wickedness  1 

4  And  the  Levite,  the  husband 
of  the  woman  that  was  slain, 
answered  and  said,  I  came  into 
Gibeah  that  Ulongeth  to  Benjamin, 
I  and  my  concubine,  to  lodge. 

5  And  the  men  of  Gibeah  rose 
against  me,  and  beset  the  house 
round  about  upon  me  by  night. 
and  thought  to  nave  slain  me  :  and 
my  concubine  have  they  forced, 
that  she  is  dead. 

6  And  I  took  my  concubine,  and 
cut  her  in  pieces,  and  sent  her 
throughout  all  the  country  of  the 
inheritance  of  Israel :  for  they 
have  committed  lewdness  and  folly 
in  Israel. 

7  Behold,  ye  are  all  children  of 
Israel ;  give  here  your  advice  and 
counsel. 

8  U  And  all  the  people  arose  as 
one  man,  saying.  We  will  not  any 
of  us  go  to  his  tent,  neither  will  we 
any  of  us  turn  into  his  house. 

9  But  now  this  shall  />(;  the  thing 
which  we  will  do  to  Gibeah  ;  we 
will  (JO  up  by  lot  against  it; 

10  And  we  will  take  ten  men  of 
an  hundred  throughout  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel,  and  an  hundred  of 
a  thousand,  and  a  thousjind  out  of 
ten  thousand,  to  fetch  victual   for 

I  the  people,  that  they  may  do,  when 


263 


The  Israelites  seek 


JUDGES,  20. 


vengeance  on  Gibeah. 


they  come  to  Gibeah  of  rienjamin, 
according  to  all  the  folly  that  they 
have  wrought  in  Lsi"ael. 

1 1  So  all  th<*  men  of  Lsrael  were 
gathered  against  the  city,  knit  to- 
gether as  one  man. 

12  51  And  the  tribes  of  Lsrael 
sent  men  through  all^  the  tribe  of 
Benjamin,  saying.  What  wicked- 
ness is  this  that  is  done  among 
you? 

1 .3  Now  therefore  deliver  us  the 
men.  the  'children  of  Belial,  which 
'()•€  in  Gibeah,  that  we  may  put 
them  to  death,  and  put  away  evil 
from  Israel.  But  the  childi-en  of 
Benjamin  would  not  hearken  to 
the  voice  of  their  brethren  the 
childi'en  of  Israel : 

14  But  the  children  of  Benjamin 
gtithered  themselves  together  out 
of  the  cities  unto  Gibeah,  to  go  out 
to  battle  against  the  children  of 
Isi'ael. 

15  And  the  children  of  Benjamin 
were  numbered  at  that  time  out  of 
the  cities  twenty  and  six  thousand 
inen  that  drew  sword,  beside  the 
inhabitants  of  Gibeah,  which  were 
numbered  seven  hundred  chosen 
jnen. 

16  Among  all  this  people  there 
were  seven  hundred  chosen  men 
lefthanded  ;  every  one  could  sling 
stones  at  an  hair  breadth,  and  not 
miss. 

1 7  And  the  men  of  Israel,  beside 
Benjamin,  were  numbered  four 
hundred  tluiusand  men  that  drew 
sword  :  all  these  ii'ere  mtni  of  war. 

18  51  And  the  children  of  Israel 
arose,  and  went  up  to  '-'the  house  of 


God,  and  asked  counsel  (^f  God,  and 
said.  Which  of  us  shall  go  uj)  iirst 
t()  the  battle  against  the  clnldren 
of  Benjamin  (  7\nd  the  Lord  said, 
Judah  sI/k//  (JO  iii>  first. 

1!)  Ancl  the  children  of  Israel 
rose  up  in  the  morning,  and  en- 
camped against  (iibeah. 

20  And  the  men  of  Israel  went 
out  to  battle  against  Benjamin ; 
and  the  men  of  Israel  jnit  them- 
selves in  ariay  to  fight  against 
them  at  (»ib(>ah. 

21  And  thechildien  of  Benjamin 
came  forth  out  of  (Jibeah,  and  de- 
stroyed down  to  the  ground  of  tlie 
Israelites  that  day  twenty  and  two 
thousand  men. 

22  Anfl  tlie  jwople  the  men  of 
Israel  eiicouiaged  themselves,  and 
set  theii-  battle  again  in  array  in 
the  place  where  they  i)ut  them- 
selves in  ai-ray  the  lii-st  day. 

23  (And  the  children  of  Israel 
went  uj)  and  wept  before  the  J.,oitn 
until  even,  and  asked  counsel  of 
tlu!  Lord,  saying.  Shall    1  go  wp 


again  to  battle  against  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin  my  brother? 
And  the  Lord  said.  Go  up  against 
him. ) 

2-i  And  the  children  of  Israel 
came  near  against  the  children  of 
Benjamin  the  second  day. 

2-5  And  Benjamin  went  forth 
against  them  out  of  Gibeah  the 
second  day,  and  destroyed  down  to 
the  ground  of  the  children  of  Israel 
again  eighteen  thousand  men ;  all 
these  drew  the  sword. 

26  5i  Then  all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  all  the  people,  went  u]), 
and  came  unto  -'the  liouse  of  God, 
and  wept,  and  sat  there  beftjre  the 
Lord,  and  fasted  that  day  until 
even,  and  off'ered  burnt  offerings 
and  peace  offerings  before  the 
Lord. 

27  And  the  children  of  Israel  en- 
quired of  the  Lord,  (for  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  God  was  there  in 
those  days, 

28  And  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Elea- 
zai",  the  son  of  Aaron,  stood  before 
it  in  those  days,)  saying.  Shall  I  yet 
again  go  out  to  battle  against  the 
children  of  Benjamin  my  brother, 
or  shall  I  cease ']  And  the  Lord 
said.  Go  up;  for  to  morrow  1  will 
deliver  them  into  thine  hand. 

29  And  Isi'ael  set  Hers  in  wait 
round  about  Gibeah. 

30  And  the  children  of  Israel 
went  up  against  tin;  children  of 
Benjamin  on  the  tliird  day,  and 
put  themselves  in  ai-ray  against 
Gibeah,  as  at  other  times. 

31  And  the  children  of  Benjamin 
went  out  against  the  people,  ami 
were  drawn  away  fi'om  the  city ; 
an<l  they  began  to  smite  of  the  ])eo- 
ple,  and  kill,  as  at  otluu-  times,  in 
the  highways,  of  which  one  goeth 
u])  to  -the  house  of  (iod.  and  the 
other  to  Gib(»ali  in  the  iield,  about 
thirty  men  of  Israel. 

32  And  the  children  of  lienjaniin 
said.  They '■n'f?  smitten  down  bct'oi-t" 
us,as  at  the  first.  But  th(^  chihhcn 
of  Israel  said.  Let  us  Ilee,  and  ch'aw 
them  from  the  city  unto  the  high- 
ways. 

33  Anfl  all  the  men  of  Isi-ael  rose 
up  out  of  their  i)lac(\and  put  them- 
selves in  array  at  l)aal-lamar:  and 
1:he  Hers  in  wait  of  Isiael  came 
forth  out  f>f  their  i)laces,  even  out 
of  the  meadows  of  (.ibeah. 

31  And  there  came  against  (H- 
beah  ten  tlK)Usand  chosen  men  out 
of  all  Israel,  and  the  battle  was 
sore:  but  they  knew  not  that  evil 
n)as  near  them. 

3r)  And  the  Loud  smote  Benja- 
Uiin  beff)re  Israel :  and  the  children 
of    Israel  destroyed  of  the  i3enja 


264 


The  Benjamites  smitten. 


JUDGES,  21. 


Destruction  of  Jubesh-gilead. 


mites  that  day  twenty  and  five 
thousand  and  an  hundred  men:  all 
these  drew  the  sword. 

36  80  the  children  of  Benjamin 
saw  that  they  were  smitten :  for 
the  men  of  Israel  gave  place  to  the 
Benjamites,  because  they  trusted 
unto  the  liers  in  wait  which  they 
had  set  beside  Gibeah. 

37  And  the  liers  in  wait  hasted, 
and  rushed  up<jn  Gibeah  ;  and  the 
liers  in  wait  drew  themaeives^  along, 
and  smote  all  the  city  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 

38  Now  there  was  an  appointed 
sign  between  the  nien  of  Israel  and 
the  liers  in  wait,  that  they  should 
make  a  great  tlaine  with  smoke  rise 
up  out  of  the  city. 

3D  And  when  the  men  of  Israel 
retired  in  tlie  battle,  Benjamin  be- 
gan to  smite  and  kill  of  the  men 
of  Israel  about  thirty  persons  :  for 
they  said,  Surely  they  are  smitten 
down  before  us,  as  in  the  first 
battle. 

40  But  when  the  flame  began  to 
arise  up  out  of  the  city  with  a  pil- 
lar of  smoke,  the  Benjamites  looked 
behind  them,  and,  behold,  the  flame 
of  the  city  ascended  up  to  heaven. 

41  And  when  the  men  of  Israel 
turned  again,  the  men  of  Benjamin 
wei-e  amazed  :  for  they  saw  that 
evil  was  come  upon  them. 

42  Therefore  they  turned  tlieir 
iac/r-s  before  the  men  of  Israel  unto 
the  way  of  the  wilderness  ;  but  tlie 
battle  overtook  them ;  and  them 
which  axme  out  of  the  cities  they 
destroyed  in  the  niidst  of  them. 

43  Thnt^  they  inclosed  the  Ben- 
jamites round  about,  (ind  chased 
them,  and  trode  them  down  ^  with 
ease  ovei"  against  Gibeah  toward 
the  sunrising. 

44  And  there  fell  of  Benjamin 
eighteen  thousand  men  ;  all  these 
were,  men  of  valour. 

45  And  they  turned  and  fled  to- 
ward the  wilderness  unto  the  rock 
of  llimmon  :  and  the.y  gleaned  of 
them  in  tlie  highways  five  thou- 
sand men  ;  and  pursued  hard  after 
them  unto  Gidom,  and  slew  two 
thousand  men  of  them. 

4G  So  that  all  which  fell  that  day 
of  ]5enjamin  were  twenty  and  five 
thousand  men  that  di'ew  the  sword ; 
all  these  were  men  of  valour. 

47  But  six  hundred  men  turned 
and  fled  to  the  wilderness  unto  the 
rock  Rimmon,  and  abode  in  the 
rock  Rimmon  four  months. 

48  And  the  men  of  Isi-ael  turned 
again  ujjon  the  children  of  ]>enja- 
min,  and  smote  them  witli  the  edge 
of  the  sw{H'd,  as  well  the  men  of 
every  city,   as  the  -  beast,  and    all 


that  came  to  hand  :  also  they  set  on 
fire  all  the  cities  that  they  came  to. 

CHAPTER  21. 

!  The  people  hewdil  the  desolation  of  Ben- 
jaiiiin.  S  JBy  the  dent  ruction  of  Jubesh- 
yilead  they  jiroride  tliein  four  hxmdred 
wiven.  Iti  They  iidriae  them  to  nurprise 
the  chyiiiN  that  danced  at  Shiloh. 

NOW  the  men  of  Israel  had 
sworn  in  Mizpeh,  saying, 
Thei'e  shall  not  any  of  us  give 
his  daughter  unto  Benjamin  to 
wife. 

2  And  the  people  came  to  ^  the 
house  of  God,  and  al)ode  there  till 


even  before  Ciod,  and  lifted  up  their 
voices,  and  wept  s(.)re  ; 

3  And  said,  O  •^LoiiD  God  of  Is- 
rael, why  is  this  come  to  pass  in 
Israel,  that  there  sliould  be  to  day 
one  tribe  lacking  in  Israel? 

4  And  it  came  to  pAss  on  the 
morrow,  that  the  people  rose  early, 
and  built  there  an  altar,  and  offered 
burnt  ofi'erings  and  peace  ott'erings. 

5  And  the  children  of  Israel  said. 
Who  iff  there  among  all  the  tribes  of 
Israel  that  came  not  up  with  tlie 
congregation  unto  the  Lord  %  For 
they  had  made  a  gi'eat  oath  con- 
cerning him  that  came  not  up  to 
the  Lord  to  Mizpeh,  saying.  He 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

6  And  the  children  of  Israel  re- 
pented them  for  Benjamin  their 
brother,  and  said.  There  is  one 
tribe  cut  ott'  from  Israel  this  day. 

7  How  shall  we  do  for  wives  for 
them  that  I'emain,  seeing  we  have 
sworn  by  the  Lord  that  we  will 
not  give  them  of  our  daughters  to 
wives  ? 

8  H  And  they  said,  What  one  is 
there  of  the  tribes  of  Israel  that 
came  not  up  to  Mizpeh  to  the  Lord  ? 
And,  beln)ld,  there  came  none  to 
the  camp  from  Jabesh-gilead  to  the 
assembly. 

9  For  tlie  people  were  numbered, 
and,  behold,  there  were  none  of  the 
inhabitants  of  Jal)esh  gilead  there. 

10  And  the  congregation  sent 
thither  twelve  thousand  men  of  the 
valiantest,  and  conuuanded  them, 
saying,  Go  and  smite  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Jabesh-gilead  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  with  the  women 
and  the  children. 

11  And  this  is  the  tiling  that  ye 
shall  do.  Ye  shall  *  utterly  destroy 
every  male,  and  every  woman  that 
hath  lain  by  man. 

12  And  they  found  among  tlie 
inhabitants  of  Jabesh-gilead  four 
liundred  young  virgins,  that  had 
known  no  man  by  lying  with  any 


*IIeh.  devote. 


3  Beth-el, 


■*  Lord,  the 
God 


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iSu7j)rise  of  Shiloh. 


JUDGES,  21. 


Maldon  and  Cliilion. 


male:  and  they  brought  them  unto 
the  camp  to  Shiloh,  which  is  in  the 
land  of  Canaan. 

13  And  the  whole  congregation 
sent  some  to  speak  to  the  cliildren 
of  Benjamin  that  loere  in  the  rock 
Rimmon,  and  to  ^  call  peaceably 
unto  them. 

14  And  Benjamin  came  again 
at  that  time  ;  and  they  gave  them 
wives  which  they_  had  saved  alive 
of  the  women  of  Jabesh-gilead  : 
and  yet  so  they  sufficed  them  not. 

1 5  And  the  people  repented  them 
for  Benjamin,  because  that  the 
Lord  had  made  a  breach  in  the 
tribes  of  Israel. 

1 6  H  Then  the  elders  of  the  con- 
gregation said.  How  shall  we  do 
for  wives  for  them  that  remain, 
seeing  the  women  are  destroyed 
out  of  Benjamin  '\ 

17  And  'they  said.  There  must 
he  an  inheritance  for  them  that 
be  escaped  of  Benjamin,  that  a 
tribe  be  not  destroyed  out  of  Is- 
rael. 

18  Hqwbeit  we  may  not  give 
them  wives  of  our  daughters  :  for 
the  children  of  Israel  have  sworn, 
saying.  Cursed  he  he  that  giveth  a 
wife  to  Benjamin. 

19  Then  they  said.  Behold,  there 
is  a  feajst  of  the  Lord  in  Shiloh 
yearly  m  a  jjlace  which  is  on  the 
north  side  of  Beth-el,  on  the  east 
side  of  the  highway  that  goeth  up 


from  Beth-el  to  Sheehem,  and  on 
the  south  of  Lebonah. 

20  Therefore  they  commanded 
the  children  of  Benjamin,  saying. 
Go  and  lie  in  wait  in  the  vine- 
yards ; 

'1\  And  see,  and,  behold,  if  the 
daughters  of  Shiloh  come  out  to 
dance  in  dances,  then  come  ye  out 
of  the  vineyards,  and  catch  you 
every  man  his  wife  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Shiloh,  and  go  to  the  land 
of  Benjamin. 

22  And  it  shall  be,  when  their 
fathers  or  their  brethren  come  unto 
us  to  complain,  that  we  will  say 
unto  them.  Be  favourable  unto  them 
for  our  sakes  :  because  we  reserved 
not  to  each  man  his  wife  in  the 
war :  for  ye  did  not  give  unto  them 
at  this  time,  that  ye  should  be 
guilty. 

23  And  the  children  of  Benja- 
min did  so,  and  took  tliem,  wives, 
according  to  their  number,  of  them 
that  danced,  whom  they  caught:  and 
they  went  and  returned  unto  their 
inheritance,  and  repaired  the  cities, 
and  dwelt  in  them. 

24  And  the  children  of  Israel  de- 
parted thence  at  that  time,  every 
man  to  his  ti'ibe  and  to  his  family, 
and  they  went  out  from  thence 
every  man  to  his  inheritance. 

25  In  those  days  there  ivas  no 
king  in  Israel  :  every  man  did  that 
which  was  right  in  his  own  eyes. 


THE   BOOK   OF   RUTH 


CHAPTER  L 

1  Eiimelech  driven  hy  famine  into  Moab, 
dieththere.  4  Jfa/Uon  and  Chllion,  havinrj 
rnarricil  irire.t  of  3f<i(ih,  die  a/no.  6  Naomi 
return  iiKj  Innni'irard,  8  di.fxuadfth  licr  tiro 
dau(,ilil,is  in  1,1  II' from  iloiiiij  iritli  her.  U 
Orpah  teaietli  her,  but  liiUh  irith  great 
conHtancj/ accompanieth  her.  19  The ij  tiro 
come  to  Beth-lehem,  where  they  are  i/lud/i/ 
received. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days 
when  the  judges  ruled,  that 
thei-e  was  a  famint;  in  the  I;uh1. 
And  a  certain  man  of  lictJi-lchcin- 
judah_  went  to  sojourn  in  the  coun- 
try of  Moab,  he,  and  his  w'xiv,  and 
his  two  sons. 

2  And  the  name  of  the  ma)i  ira>< 
Elimejecli,  and  the  njiine  of  his  wife 
Xaoriii,  iind  the  name  of  his  two 
sons  Mahlon  and  ChiHon,  Hpluath- 
itesof  lieth-lehein-judah.  And  they 
came  into  the  country  of  .NIoah,  and 
continued  there. 

3  And  FJimelech  Naomi's  hus- 
band died  ;  and  she  was  left,  and 
her  two  sons. 


4  And  they  took  them  wives  of 
the  women  of  Moab;  the  name  of 
the  one  was  ()i'i)ah,and  the  na-mc 
of  the  other  Ruth:  and  they  dwelled 
there  about  ten  years. 

5  And  i\hihlon  and  Chilion  died 
also  both  of  them  ;  and  the  woman 
was  left  of  her  two  sons  and  her 
husband. 

6  ^f  Then  she  arose  with  Ium- 
daughters  in  law,  tliat  she  might 
return  from  the  country  of  iMoah: 
for  she  h;i(l  heai'd  in  tlie  country  of 
Moal)  liowthat  the  JjOlM)  IkuI  visited 
his  i)(>o[)le  in  gi\ing  them  bread. 

7  Whei'efori^  she  went  forth  out 
of  the  place  where  she  was,  and  her 
two  daughtei's  in  law  with  her;  nnd 
they  went  on  the  way  to  return 
unto  the  hind  of  .Tudab. 

<S  And  Naomi  said  unto  her  two 
daughters  in  l;i,w,  (Jo,  return  e;u'h 
to  hei'  mother's  house:  the  Loito 
deal  kindly  with  you,  as  ye  ha\(' 
dcjilt  with  the  dead,  and  with  m<^ 

9  The  Lord  grant  you  that  ye 


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Ruth's  constancy  to  Naomi. 


RUTH,  2. 


Boaz  sheweth  her  kindness. 


may  find  rest,  each  of  yoii-  in  the 
house  of  her  husband.  Then  she 
kissed  them ;  and  they  Ufted  up 
their  voice,  and  wept. 

1 0  And  they  said  unto  her,  Surely 
we  will  return  with  thee  unto  thy 
people. 

1 1  And  Naomi  said,  Turn  again, 
my  daughters:  why  will  ye  go  with 
me  1  are  there  yet  any  more  sons  in 
my  womb,  that  they  may  be  your 
husbands  % 

12  Turn  again,  my  daughters,  go 
your  way  ;  for  I  am  t<)o  old  to  have 
an  husband.  If  I  should  sav,  I 
have  hope,  ifl  should  have  an  hus- 
band also  to  night,  and  should  also 
bear  sons ; 

13  Would  ye  tarry  for  them  till 
they  were  grown  1  would  ye  stay 
for  them  from  having  husbands  ? 
nay,  my  daughters  ;  for  it  grieveth 
me  much  for  your  sakes  that  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  is  gone  out  against 
me. 

1 4  And  they  lifted  up  their  voice, 
and  wept  again:  and  Orpah  kissed 
her  mother  in  law ;  but  Uuth  clave 
unto  her. 

15  And  she  said.  Behold,  thy  sis- 
ter in  law  is  gone  back  unto  her 
people,  and  unto  her  gods :  return 
thou  after  thy  sister  in  law. 

16  And  Ruth  said,  Intreat  me 
not  to  leave  thee,  or  to  return  from 
following  after  thee  :  for  whither 
thou  goest,  I  will  go ;  and  where 
thou  lodgest,  I  will  lodge:  thy  peo- 
ple Rhall  he  my  people,  and  thy  God 
my  God  : 

17  Where  thou  diest,  will  I  die, 
and  there  will  I  be  buried  :  the 
Lord  do  so  to  me,  and  more  also, 
if  ought  but  death  part  thee  and  me. 

18  When  she  saw  that  she  was 
stedfastly  minded  to  go  with  her, 
then  she  left  speaking  unto  her. 

19  II  iSo  they  two  went  until  they 
came  to  Beth-lehem.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  when  they  were  come  to 
Betli-lehem,  that  all  the  city  was 
moved  about  them,  and  they  said, 
/■s  this  Naomi  1 

20  And  she  said  unto  them.  Call 
me  not  *Naomi,  call  me  tMara:  for 
the  Ahnighty  hath  dealt  very  bit- 
terly with  me. 

211  went  out  full,  and  the  Lord 
hath  brou gl 1 1  me  home  again  empty : 
why  then  call  ye  me  Naomi,  seeing 
the  Lord  liath  testified  against  me, 
and  the  Alniiglity  hath  afflicted  me? 

22  So  Naomi  returned,  and  J'uth 
the  ]\[oal)itess,  her  daughter  in  lav\r, 
with  lier,  which  returned  out  of  the 
country  of  Moab :  and  they  came 
to  Beth-lehem  in  the  beginnhig  of 
barley  harvest. 


That  is,  Ploasaut.         f  T/iat  is,  Bittei'. 


CHAPTER  2. 

1  Rath  gleanethiu  the  fields  pf  Boaz.  4  B<niz 
inking  kii.oivledije  of  her,  8  liheiccth  her  great 
farour.  18  That  which  she  got,  shecarrieth 
to  Naomi. 

AND  Naomi  had  a  kinsman  of 
her  husband's,  a  mighty  man 
of  wealth,  of  the  family  of  Elime- 
lech ;  and  his  name  ivan  Boaz. 

2  And  Ruth  the  Moabitess  said 
unto  Naomi,  Let  me  now  go  to  the 
field,  and  glean  ears  of  corn  after 
hini  in  whose  sight  I  shall  find 
grace.  And  she  said  unto  her.  Go, 
my  daughter. 

3  And  she  went,  and  came,  and 
gleaned  in  the  field  after  the  reap- 
ers :  and  her  hap  was  to  light  on  a 
part  of  the  field  helongingvintoViOai.?,, 
who  wasi  of  the  kindred  of  Elime- 
lech. 

4  U  And,  behold,  Boaz  came  from 
Beth-lehem.  and  said  unto  the  reap- 
ers. The  Lord  J>e  with  you.  And 
they  answei'ed  him.  The  Lord  bless 
thee. 

5  Then  said  Boaz  unto  his  servant 
that  was  set  over  the  reapers,  Whose 
damsel  is  this  % 

6  And  the  servant  that  was  set 
over  the  reapers  answered  and  said, 
Itfs'the^Ioabitish  damsel  that  came 
back  with  Naomi  out  of  the  country 
of  Moab  : 

7  And  she  said,  I  pray  you,  let 
me  glean  and  gather  after  the  reap- 
ers among  the  sheaves :  so  she  came, 
and  liath  continued  even  from  the 
morning  until  now,  ^that  she  tar- 
ried a  little  in  the  house. 

8  Then  said  Boaz  unto  Ruth, 
Hearest  thou  not,  my  daughter? 
Go  not  to  glean  in  another  field, 
neither  go  from  hence,  but  abide 
hei-e  fast  by  my  maidens : 

9  Let  thine  eyes  be  on  the  field 
that  they  do  reap,  and  go  thou  af- 
ter them  :  have  I  not  charged  tlie 
young  men  tliat  thej^  shall  not 
touch  thee  ?  and  when  thou  art 
athirst,  go  unto  the  vessels,  and 
drink  of  that  which  the  young  men 
have  drawn. 

10  Then  she  fell  f>n  her  face,  and 
bowed  hei-self  to  the  ground,  and 
said  unto  him,  ^^'hy  have  I  found 
grace  in  thine  eyes,  that  thou 
shouldest  take  knowledge  of  me, 
seeing  I  am  a  stranger? 

1 1  And  Boaz  answered  and  said 
unto  her.  It  hath  fully  been  shewed 
me,  all  that  thou  hast  done  unto 
thy  mother  in  law  since  the  death 
of  thine  husband  :  and  how  thou 
hast  left  thy  father  and  thy  mother, 
and  the  land  of  thy  nativity,  and 
art  cf)me  unto  a  peojjle  which  thou 
knewest  not  heretofore. 

12  The    Lord    recompense    thy 


1  save  that 


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Ruth  daimeth  Boaz 


RUTH,  3. 


for  a  kinsman. 


work,  and  a  full  reward  be  given 
thee  of  '  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
under  whose  wings  thou  art  come 
to  trust. 

1 3  Then  she  said,  Let  me  find  fa- 
vour in  thy  sight,  my  lord ;  for  that 
thou  hast  comforted  me,  and  for 
that  thou  hast  spoken  friendly 
unto  thine  handmaid,  though  I  be 
not  like  unto  one  of  thine  hand- 
maidens. 

14  And  Boaz  said  unto  her.  At 
mealtime  come  thou  hither,  and  eat 
of  the  bread,  and  dip  thy  morsel  in 
the  vinegar.  And  she  sat  beside 
the  reapers  :  and  he  reached  her 
parched  "  corn,  and  she  did  eat,  and 
was  sufficed,  and  "  left. 

15  And  when  she  was  risen  up  to 
glean,  Boaz  commanded  his  young 
men,  saying,  Let  her  glean  even 
among  the  sheaves,  and  reproach 
her  not : 

16  And  let  fall  also  some  of  the 
handfuls  of  purpose  for  her,  and 
leave  the/n,  that  she  may  glean 
them,  and  rebuke  her  not. 

17  So  she  gleaned  in  the  field 
until  even,  and  beat  out  that  she 
had  gleaned  :  and  it  was  about  an 
ephah  of  barley. 

18  51  And  she  took  it  up,  and 
went  into  the  city :  and  her  mother 
in  law  saw  what  she  had  gleaned  : 
and  she  brought  forth,  and  gave  to 
her  that  she  had  reserved  after  she 
was  sufficed. 

19  Anfl  her  mother  in  law  said 
unto  her.  Where  hast  thou  gleaned 
to  day  1  and  where  wrough  test  thou? 
blessed  be  he  that  did  take  know- 
ledge of  thee.  And  she  shewed  her 
mother  in  law  with  whom  she  had 
wrought,  and  saitl.  The  man's  name 
with  whom  I  wrought  to  day  is 
Boaz. 

20  And  Naomi  said  unto  her 
daughter  in  law.  Blessed  /je  he  of 
tl)e  Lord,  who  hath  not  left  ofi"  his 
kindness  to  the  living  and  to  the 
dead.  And  Naomi  said  unto  her. 
The  man  is  neai'  of  kin  unto  us, 
one  of  our  next  kinsmen. 

21  And  llutli  the  Moabitess 
said.  He  said  unto  me  also,  Thou 
shalt  ke(!p  fast  by  my  young  men, 
until  they  have  ended  all  my 
harvest. 

22  And  Naomi  said  unto  lluth 
her  daughter  in  law,  It  is  good,  my 
daughter,  that  thou  go  out  with 
his  niaidens,  that  they  meet  thee 
not  in  any  othei-  field. 

23  So  slie  kept  fast  by  the  mai- 
dens of  I'oaz  to  glean  unto  the  end 
of  bai'Icy  harvest  and  of  wlieat  liar- 
vest;  and  dwelt  with  hci-  motlici-  in 
law. 


CHAPTER  3. 

1  -Bi/  Naomi'' s  instruction,  5  Huth  lieth  at 
Boas's  feet.  8  Boas  aoknowledgeth  the 
ri{iht  of  a  kinmnan.  14  He  sendeth  her 
aivai/  with  six  measwres  of  barley. 

THEN  Naomi  her  mother  in  law 
said  unto  her,  My  daughter, 
shall  I  not  seek  ^  rest  for  thee,  that 
it  may  be  well  with  thee  1 

2  And  now  is  not  Boaz  of  our 
kindred,  with  whose  maidens  thou 
wast  1  Behold,  he  winnoweth  bar- 
ley to  night  in  the  threshingfloor. 

3  Wash  thyself  therefore,  and 
anoint  thee,  and  put  thy  raiment 
upon  thee,  and  get  thee  down  to 
the  floor :  but  make  not  thyself 
known  unto  the  man,  until  he  shall 
have  done  eating  and  drinking. 

4  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  lieth 
down,  that  thou  shalt  mark  the 
place  where  he  shall  lie,  and  thou 
shalt  go  in,  and  uncover  his  feet, 
and  lay  thee  down ;  and  he  will 
tell  thee  what  thou  shalt  do. 

5  And  she  said  unto  her.  All  that 
thou  sayest  unto  me  I  will  do. 

6  ^  And  she  went  down  unto  the 
floor,  and  did  according  to  all  that 
her  mother  in  law  bade  her. 

7  And  when  Boaz  had  eaten  and 
drunk,  and  his  heart  was  merry,  he 
went  to  lie  down  at  the  end  of  the 
heap  of  corn  :  and  she  came  softly, 
and  uncovered  his  feet,  and  laid 
her  down. 

8  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  at  mid- 
night, that  the  man  was  ''afraid, 
and  turned  himself:  and,  behold,  a 
woman  lay  at  his  feet. 

9  And  he  said.  Who  art  thou  1 
And  she  answered,  I  aw;  Ruth  thine 
handmaid  :  spread  therefore  thy 
skirt  over  thine  handmaid  ;  for 
thou  a)-t  ^a  neai-  kinsman. 

10  And  he  said,  lilessed  //e  thou 
of  the  Lord,  my  daughter :  Jor  thou 
hast  shewed  more  kindness  in  the 
latter  end  tliaii  at  the  beginning, 
inasiiuu'h  as  thou  followedst  not 
young  men,  whetlier  poor  or  rich. 

11  AikI  now,  my  daughter,  fear 
not ;  I  will  do  to  thee  all  thnt  thou 
requii-est:  for  all  the  cit.y  of  my 
people  doth  know  that  thou  a)-t  a 
vii'tuous  woman. 

12  And  now  it  is  true  that  I  am 
fhi/  m'lir  kinsnia?)  :  howbeit  there  is 
a  kinsniaii  JK'aicr'  than  1. 

13  Tiirry  this  iiight,  and  it  shall 
be  in  tlie  morning,  that  if  he  will 
pei'form  unto  thee  the  part  of  a 
kinsman,  well  ;  let  him  do  the  kins 
man's  j)art:  but  if  he  will  not  do 
the  ))art  of  a  kinsman  to  tlie(\  then 
will  I  do  the  part  of  a  kinsman  to 
thee,  <^s•  the  LoltD  li\etii  :  lie  dtjwn 
until  the  morning. 

14  11  And  she  lay  at  his  feet  until 


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JVie  next  of  kin. 


RUTH,  4. 


Boaz  marricth  Ruth. 


the  morning 
fore  one  could 


and  she  rose  up  be- 
'  know  another.    And 


he  said,  Let  it  not  be  known  that  'a 
woman  came  into  the  floor. 

15  Also  he  said,  Bring  the  vail 
that  tlum  kast  upon  thee,  and  hold 
it.  And  when  she  held  it,  he  mea- 
sured six  measures  of  barley,  and 
laid  it  on  her :  and  she  went  into 
the  city. 

16  And  when  she  came  to  her 
mother  in  law,  she  said,  ''Who  art 
thou,  my  daughter  ?  And  she  told 
her  all  that  the  man  had  done  to  her. 

17  And  she  said,  These  six  mea- 
sures of  barley  gave  he  nie  ;  for  lie 
said  to  me.  Go  not  empty  unto  thy 
mother  in  law. 

1<S  Then  said  she.  Sit  still,  my 
daughter,  until  thou  know  how  the 
matter  will  fall :  for  the  man  will 
not  be  in  rest,  until  he  liave  fi- 
nished the  thing  this  day. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  Boas  c{tlleth  itilo  jiichjment  the  next  kins- 
man. 6  He  vefnueth  the  red  eruption  ac- 
cording  to  the  manner  in  Israel.  9  Boas 
hin/eih  the  inheritance.  11  //e  mart  ieth 
A'lith.  13  i^/ie  lieareik  Oljed,  the  grinid- 
fiillier  of  David.  IS  7'he  generation,  of 
'Phares.' 

THEN  went  Boaz  up  to  the  gate, 
and  sat  him  down  there  :  and, 
behold,  the  kinsman  of  whom  Boaz 
spake  came  by ;  unto  whom  he  said. 
Ho,  such  a  one !  turn  aside,  sit  down 
hei'e.  And  he  tvirned  aside,  and  sat 
down. 

2  And  he  took  ten  men  of  the 
elders  of  the  city,  and  said.  Sit  ye 
down  here.     And  they  sat  down. 

3  And  he  said  unto  the  kinsman, 
Naomi,  that  is  come  again  out  of 
the  country  of  Moab,  selleth  a  yjar- 
cel  of  land,  which  tvas  our  brother 
Elimelech's : 

4  And  I  thought  to  advertise 
thee,  saying,  Buy  it  before  the  in- 
habitants, and  before  the  elders  of 
my  people.  If  thou  wilt  redeem  it, 
redeem  it :  but  if  thou  wilt  not  re- 
deem it,  then  tell  me,  that  I  may 
know  :  for  there  is  none  to  redeem 
it  beside  thee  ;  and  I  atn  after  thee. 
And  he  said,  I  will  redeem  it. 

5  Then  said  Boaz,  What  day  thou 
buyest  the  field  of  the  hand  of  Na- 
omi, thou  must  buy  it  also  of  Ruth 
the  Moabitess,  the  wife  of  tlie  dead, 
to  raise  up  the  name  of  the  dead 
upon  his  inheritance. 

6  ^  And  the  kinsman  said,  T  can- 
not redeem  it  for  myself,  lest  I  mar 
mine    own    inheritance :    "*  i-edeem 


thou  my  riglit  to  thyself  ;  for  I  can- 


not redeem  tt. 

7  Now  this  )r/(.'<  the  manner  in 
former  time  in  Israel  concerning 
redeeming  and  concerning  chang- 


ing, for  to  confirm  all  things  ;  a 
inan  plucked  oil'  his  shot^  and  gave 
it  to  his  neighlx)ur:  and  this  was  a 
testimony  in  Israel. 

8  Therefore  the  kinsman  said 
unto  Boaz,  Buy  it  for  thee.  So  he 
drew  oft'  his  shoe. 

9  H  And  Boaz  said  unto  the 
elders,  and  mito  nW  the  people,  Ye 
aj-e  witnesses  this  day,  that  I  have 
bought  all  that  va.^  Elimelech's, 
and  all  that  vjas  Chilion's  and 
Mahlon's,  of  the  hand  of  Naomi. 

10  Moreoyer  Buth  the  Moab- 
itess, the  wife  of  Mahlon,  have  I 
purchased  to  be  my  wife,  to  raise 
up  the  name  of  the  dead  upon  his 
inheritance,  that  the  name  of  the 
dead  be  not  cut  off'  from  among  his 
brethren,  and  from  the  gate  of  his 
place  :  ye  are  witnesses  this  day. 

1 1  And  all  the  ijeople  that  i/:ere 
in  the  gate,  and  the  elders,  said, 
We  are  witnesses.  The  Lord  make 
the  woman  that  is  come  into  thine 
house  like  Rachel  and  like  Leah, 
which  two  did  build  the  house 
of  Israel :  and  do  thou  worthily  in 
Ephratah,  and  be  famous  in  Beth- 
lehem : 

12  And  let  thy  house  be  like  the 
house  of  Pharez,  whom  Tamar  bare 
unto  Judah,  of  the  seed  which  the 
Loud  shall  give  thee  of  this  young 
woman. 

13  ^  So  Boaz  took  Ruth,  and  she 
was  his  wife:  and  when  he  went 
in  unto  her,  the  Lord  gave  her 
conception,  and  she  bare  a  son. 

14  And  the  women  said  unto 
Naomi,  Blessed  i>e  the  Lord,  which 
hath  not  left  thee  this  day  with- 
out a  kinsman,  ^  that  his  name  may 
be  famous  in  Tsi-ael. 

15  And  he  shall  be  unto  thee  a 
restorer  of  thij life,  and  a  nourisher 
of  thine  old  age:  for  thy  daughter 
in  law,  which  loveth  thee,  which  is 
better  to  thee  than  seven  sons,  hath 
borne  him. 

16  And  Naomi  took  the  cliild ,  and 
laid  it  in  her  bosom,  and  became 
nurse  unto  it. 

17  And  the  women  lier  neigh- 
bours gave  it  a  name,  saying.  There 
is  a  son  born  to  Naomi ;  and  they 
called  his  name  Obed  :  he  is  the 
father  of  Jesse,  the;  father  of  David. 

18  ^  Now  these  are  the  genera- 
tions of  Pharez :  Pharez  begat  Hez- 
ron, 

19  And  Hezron  begat  Ram,  and 
Pvam  begat  Amminaflab, 

20  And  Amminadab  begat  Nah- 
shon,  and  Nalishon  begat  Salmon, 

21  And  Salmon  begat  Boaz,  and 
Boaz  begat  Obed, 

22  And  Obed  begat  Jesse,  and 
Jesse  begat  David. 


5  and  let  his 
name 


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Elkanah^s  two  loives. 


I.  SAMUEL,  1. 


The  birth  of  Samuel. 


THE   FIRST  BOOK  OF 
SAMUEL, 


OTHERWISE   CALLED 


THE   FIEST   BOOK   OF   THE   KIl^GS 


CHAPTER  L 

1  Elkannh  a  Lerite,  hovhig  tiro  trh-ffs,  iror- 
ghippeili  ytiirlii  at  Shiloh.  4  II,  c/ni/s/it'th 
I/(innah,  t/ioii{//i  txirren,  and  in-ornkul  t>y 
Peninnak.  9  llantuih  in  (jricj  pi  tujillt  for 
a  child.  12  Eli  fir  at  relnikiiui  her,  after- 
tcards  blesseth  her.  !',»  Ilttiuioh  haring 
horve  Samuel,  stayeth  (it  liotne  till  he  he 
weaned.  24  She  prcsenteth  him,  accord- 
ing to  her  vow,  to  the  Lord. 

NOW  there  was  a  certain  man  of 
Ramathaim-zophini,  of  ^  mount 
Ephraim,  and  his  name  ivas  Elka- 
nah,  the  son  of  Jej'oham,  tlie  son 
of  EHliu,  the  son  of  Tohu,  the  son 
of  Zuph,  an  Ephrathite  : 

2  And  he  had  two  wives ;  the 
name  of  the  one  vjas  Hannah,  and 
the  name  of  the  other  Peninnah : 
and  Peninnah  hafl  cliildi'en,  but 
Hannah  had  no  cliilch-en. 

3  And  this  man  went  up  out  of 
his  city  yearly  to  worsliip  and  to 
sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  of  hosts  in 
Hhiloh.  And  the  two  sons  of  Eli, 
Hophni  and  Phinehas,  the  priests 
of  the  Lord,  vxre  there. 

4  H  And  when  the  time  was  that 
Elkanah  offered,  he  gave  to  Penin- 
nah his  wife,  and  to  all  her  sons 
and  her  daughtei's,  poi-tious  :  . 

5  ]kit  unto  Hannah  he  j^ave  a 
-  worthy  portion  ;  forlie  loved  Han- 
nali:  but  the  l^oKD  had  shut  \\\) 
her    wonil). 

G  And  her  ''adversary  also  pro- 
voked her  sor(!,  tor  to  make  her 
fi-et,  because  the  Lord  had  shut  up 
lu!r  womb. 

7  And  a.s  he  did  so  year  b.v  year, 
when  she  went  up  to  the  hous(!  of 
the  IjORD,  so  she  provoked  her; 
therefore  sh<;  wei)t,  and  did  not  eat. 

)S  Then  said  Elkanah  Ikm'  hus- 
band to  h(>r,  Hannah,  why  weei)est 
thousand  why  eatest  thou  not? 
and  why  is  thy  lieai't  Kr-ie\-ed  ?  (tin 
not  I  Ix'ttcr  to  ihcc  than  ten  sons'? 

\)  11  So  Hannah  i-ose  ui)  after 
tlie.v  had  eat(^n  in  Shiloh,and  after 
they  ha,d  di'unk.  Now  Kli  the 
priest  sat  upon  a  seat  by  ^  a  post  of 
the  t<Mnr)le  of  th(^  Lord. 

10  And  she  vas  in  bitterness  of 
soul,  and  ])rayed  unto  the  Lord, 
and  wept  sore. 


11  And  she  vowed  a  vow,  and 
said,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  if  thou  wilt 
indeed  look  on  the  affliction  of 
thine  handmaid,  and  remember  me, 
and  not  forget  thine  handmaid, 
but  wilt  give  unto  thine  handmaid 
a  man  child,  then  I  will  give  him 
unto  the  Lord  all  the  days  of  his 
life,  and  there  shall  no  razor  come 
upon  his  head. 

12  And  it  cfime  to  pass,  as  she 
continued  praying  before  the  Lord, 
that  Eli  marked  hei'  mouth. 

13  Now  Hannah,  she  spake  in 
her  heart ;  only  her  lips  moved, 
but  her  voice  was  not  heard  :  there- 
fore Eli  thought  she  had  been 
drunken. 

14  And  Eli  said  unto  her,  How 
long  wilt  thou  be  drunken  1  put 
away  thy  wine  from   thee. 

15  And  Hannah  answered  and 
said.  No,  my  lord,  I  (tin  a  woman  of 
a  sorrowful  spirit :  1  have  drunk 
neither  wine  nor  strong  drink,  but 
have  poured  out  my  soul  before 
the  Lord. 

16  Count  not  thine  handmaid 
for  a  °  daughter  of  P>e1ial:  for  out 
of  the  al)undaiice  of  my  complaint 
and  grief  have  1  spoken  hitherto. 

17  Then  Eli  answei'ed  ;un\  said. 
Go  in  peace  :  and  the  Ood  of  Israel 
grant  thee  thy  petition  that  thou 
hast  asked  of  him. 

18  And  sh(>  said.  Let  thine  hand- 
maid find  grace  in  thy  sight.  So 
the  woman  went  Iku-  way,  and  did 
eat,  and  her  countenance  was  no 
more   kwI. 

19  If  And  they  rose  up  in  the 
morning  early,  a,nd  worshipped  be- 
fore the  LoiM),  and  r(>turned,  and 
came  to  their  liouse,  to  ilainah  : 
and  Elkan;ih  knew  liaimah  his 
wife;  and  the  Lolto  I'einenibered 
her. 

20  Wherefore  it  came  to  p;iss, 
when  the  time  was  come  about 
after  Hannah  had  conceixcd,  thai. 
she  bare  a  son,  and  called  his  name 
*  Samuel,  .'on/itn/,  iiecause  I  have 
asked  him  of  the  Lord. 


*  Tliat  is,  Asked  of  God. 


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Hannah'' s  thanksgiving. 


I.  SAMUEL,  2. 


The  sin  of  Eli" s  sons. 


21  And  the  man  Elkanah,  and 
all  his  house,  went  up  to  offer  unto 
the  Lord  the  yearly  sacrifice,  and 
his  vow. 

22  But  Hannah  went  not  up  ; 
for  she  said  unto  her  husband,  / 
will  not  go  up  until  the  child 
be  weaned,  and  then  I  will  bring 
him,  that  he  may  appear  before 
the  Lord,  and  there  abide  for 
ever. 

23  And  Elkanah  her  husband 
said  unto  her,  Do  what  seemeth 
thee  good ;  tarry  until  thou  have 
weaned  him ;  only  the  Lord  esta- 
blish his  word.  So  the  woman 
abode,  and  gave  her  son  suck  until 
she  weaned  him. 

24  51  And  when  she  had  w-eaned 
him,  she  took  him  up  with  her, 
with  three  bullocks,  and  one  ephah 
of  flour,  and  a  bottle  of  wine,  and 
brought  him  unto  the  house  of  the 
Lord  in  Shiloh  :  and  the  child  was 
young. 

25  And  they  slew  a  bullock,  and 
brought  the  child  to  Eli. 

26  And  she  said.  Oh  my  lord,  as 
thy  soul  liveth,  my  lord,  I  am  the 
woman  that  stood  by  thee  here, 
praying  unto  the  Lord. 

27  For  this  child  1  prayed  ;  and 
the  Lord  hath  given  me  my  peti- 
tion which  1  asked  of  him : 

28  Therefore  also  I  have  ^  lent 
him  to  the  Lord  ;  as  long  as  he 
liveth  he  shall  be  '  lent  to  the  Lord. 
And  he  worshipped  the  Lord  there. 

CHAPTER  2. 

]  JTannah's  song  in  ihaiikfiilnens.  12  The 
sin  of  KU'x  fttnix.  IS  Satrniern  vtinintry. 
2(1  By  Eli'ft  IileK.siiKj  /idiiiidh  is  more  fruit- 
ful. 22  E/i  rejiror'ef/i  /lixxon.f.  27  Aj}ro- 
pheci/  uyainat  E/i's  house. 

AND  Hannah  prayed,  and  said, 
My  heart  rejoiceth  in  the 
Lord,  mine  horn  is  exalted  in  the 
Lord  :  my  mouth  is  enlarged  over 
mine  enemies  ;  because  I  rejoice  in 
thy  salvation. 

2  There  is  none  holy  as  the  Lord  : 
for  fAere?'«  none  beside  thee  :  neither 
is  there  any  rock  like  our  CJod. 

3  Talk  no  more  so  exceeding 
proudly;  let  not  arrogancy  come 
out  of  your  mouth  :  for  the  Lord 
is  a  God  of  knowledge,  and  by  him 
actions  are  weighed. 

-1  The  bows  of  the  mighty  men 
are  broken,  and  they  that  stumbled 
are  girded  with  strength. 

5  They  that  were  full  have  hired 
out  themselves  for  bread  ;  and  they 
that  were  hungry  -  ceased  :  so  that 
the  barren  hath  borne  seven  ;  and 
she  that  hath  many  children  is 
waxed  feeble. 

6  The  Lord  killcth,  and  maketh 

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alive  :  he  bringeth  down  to  *  the 
grave,  and  bringeth  up. 

7  The  Lord  maketli  poor,  and 
maketh  rich  :  he  bringeth  low,  and 
lifteth  up. 

8  He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of 
the  dust,  and  lifteth  up  the  beg- 
gar from  the  dunghill,  to  set  them 
among  princes,  and  to  make  them 
inherit  the  throne  of  glory:  for  the 
pillars  of  the  earth  are  the  Lord's, 
and  hehath  set  the  world  upon  them. 

9  He  will  keep  the  feet  of  his 
saints,  and  the  wicked  shall  be 
silent  in  darkness  ;  for  by  strength 
shall  no  man  prevail. 

10  The  adversaries  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  broken  to  pieces  ;  out  of 
heaven  shall  he  tliunder  upon 
them  :  the  Lord  shall  judge  the 
ends  of  the  earth ;  and  he  sliall 
give  strength  unto  his  king,  and 
exalt  the  horn  of  his  anointed. 

]  1  And  Elkanah  went  to  Ramah 
to  his  house.  And  the  child  did 
minister  unto  the  Lord  before  Eli 
the  priest. 

1 2  H  Now  the  sons  of  Eli  were 
^sons  of  Belial ;  they  knew  not  the 
Lord. 

1 3  And  the  priest's  custom  with 
the  people  was,  that,  when  any 
man  offered  sacrifice,  the  priest's 
servant  came,  while  the  flesh  was 
in  seething,  with  a  fieshhook  of 
three   teeth   in   his   hand  ; 

14  And  he  struck  it  into  the  pan, 
or  kettle,  or  caldron,  or  pot ;  all 
that  the  fleshhook  bi-ought  up  the 
priest  took  for  himself.  So  they  did 
in  Shiloh  unto  all  the  Israelites 
that  came  thither. 

15  Also  before  they  burnt  the 
fat,  the  priest's  servant  came,^  and 
said  to  the  man  that  sacrificed. 
Give  flesh  to  i-oast  for  the  priest ; 
for  he  will  not  have  •*  sodden  flesh 
of  thee,  but  raw. 

16  And  //  any  man  said  unto 
him,  ^  Let  them  not  fail  to  burn 
the  fat  presently,  and  then,  take  as 
much  as  thy  soul  desireth  ;  then  he 
would  answer  him,  iVay;  but  thou 
shalt  give  it  me  now  :  and  if  not,  I 
will  take  it  by  force. 

17  Wherefore  the  sin  of  the 
young  men  was  very  great  before 
the  Lord  :  for  men  abhorred  the 
oiiering  of  the  Lord. 

18  H  But  Samuel  ministered  be- 
fore the  Lord,  t>einf/  a  child,  girded 
with  a  linen  ephod. 

19  jMoreover  his  mother  made 
him  a  little  " coat,  and  brought  it 
to  him  from  year  to  year,  when  she 
came  up  with  her  husband  to  offer 
the  yearly  sacrifice. 


3  base  meu : 


*Heb.  Sheol. 


*  boiled 


5  They  will 
surely 


robe. 


Propliecjj  against  Elis  house. 


I.  SAMUEL,  3. 


God  a  diet  h  Samuel. 


20  ^  And  Eli  blessed  Elkanah 
and  his  wife,  and  said.  The  Lord 
give  thee  seed  of  this  woman  for 
the  loan  which  is  lent  to  the  Lord. 
And  they  went  unto  their  own  home. 

21  And  the  Lord  visited  Han- 
nah, so  that  she  conceived,  and 
bare  three  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters. And  the  child  Samuel  grew 
before  the  Lord. 

22  51  Now  Eli  was  very  old,  and 
heard  all  that  his  sons  did  unto  all 
Israel ;  and  how  they  lay  with  the 
women  that  ^  assembled  at  the  door 
of  the  "tabernacle  of  the  congroga- 
tii)n. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them,  Why 
do  ye  such  things'?  for  T  hear  of 
your  evil  dealings  by  all  this  peo- 
ple. 

24  Nay,  my  sons ;  for  it  U  no 
good  report  that  I  hear :  ye  make 
the  Lord's  people  to  transgress. 

25  If  one  man  sin  against  an- 
other, the  judge  shall  judge  him  : 
but  if  a  man  sin  against  the  Lord, 
who  shall  intreat  for  him'?  Not- 
withstanding they  hearkened  not 
unto  the  voice  of  their  father,  be- 
cause the  Lord  would  slay  them. 

26  And  the  child  Samuel  grew 
on,  and  was  in  favour  both  with 
the  Lord,  and  also  with  men. 

27  II  And  there  came  a  man  of 
God  unto  Eli,  and  said  unto  him, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Did  I  plainly 
appear  unto  the  house  of  thy  father, 
when  they  were  in  Egypt  in  Pha- 
raoh's house '? 

21S  And  did  I  choose  him  out  of 
;i,ll  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  he  my 
priest,  to  offer  upon  mine  altar,  to 
burn  incense,  to  wear  an  ephod  be- 
fore me'?  and  did  I  give  unto  the 
house  of  thy  fatlu^r  all  the  offerings 
made  by  fh'e  of  the  children  of 
Israel? 

2 'J  Wherefore  kick  ye  at  my  sa- 
crifice and  at  min(>  offering,  which  1 
have  commanded  in.  my  habitation  ; 
and  hoiKMirest  thy  sons  abf)ve  me, 
to  mak(!  youi'selves  fat  with  th(! 
(;l)ief(!st  of  all  the  offerings  of 
Israel  my  7ie'opl(>  % 

30  Whei-efore  ••  the  Lord  (iod  of 
Isi'Mcl  saith.  I  said  indeed  tJmt  thy 
house,  aiifl  the  house  of  thy  fatluT, 
should  walk  before  me  for  ever: 
but  now  tlie  F.ord  saith,  He  it  far 
from  me.  ;  for  them  that  honour  )ne 
[  will  hoi>our,  ;i,nd  they  that  (le- 
spise  me  shall  Ix;  lightly  ('steemed. 

31  liehold,  the  days  come,  that 
I  will  cut  off  thine  arm,  and  the 
arm  of  thy  father's  house,  thnt 
there  shall  not  be  an  old  man  in 
thiiK!  house. 

32  And  thou  shalt  see  ^an  enemy 


in  mi)  habiteation,  in  all  t}i.e  v^ealtli 
which  God  shall  give  Israel  :  and 
ther-e  shall  not  be  an  old  man  in 
thine  house  for  ever. 

33  And  the  man  of  thine,  tohom 
I  shall  not  cut  off'  from  mine  altar, 
sh(dl  he  to  consume  thine  eyes,  and 
to  grieve  thine  heart :  and  all  the 
increase  of  thine  house  shall  tlie  in 
the  Hower  of  their  age. 

34  And  this  sJiaJl  he  a  sign  unto 
thee,  that  shall  come  upon  thy  two 
sons,  on  Hophni  and  Phinehas  ;  in 
one  day  they  shall  die  both  of  them. 

35  And  I  will  raise  me  up  a 
faithful  priest, /A'j^  shall  do  accord- 
ing to  tliat  which  v'.s  in  mine  heart 
and  in  my  mind  :  and  I  will  build 
him  a  sure  house;  and  he  shall 
walk  before  mijie  anointed  for  ever. 

36  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  every  one  that  is  left  in  thine 
house  shall  come<M/r/  crouch  to  him 
for  a  piece  of  silver  and  a  morsel 
of  bread,  and  shall  say,  Put  me,  I 
pray  thee,  into  one  of  the  priests' 
oHices,  that  I  may  eat  a  piece  of 
bread. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Halt  Hie  iron]  (if  the  Lard  iran  fi rut  rei^ealed 
1<i  Saiiniel.  w'  Oo<l  lelMh  Samuel  the  de- 
xiriielini)  of  KIVk  hoime.  15  Samuel, thdiiiih 
loth,  tclleth  Eli  tkevision.  19  Samuel  (/roic- 
eth  hi  credit. 

AND  the  child  Samuel  minis- 
tered unto  the  Lord  before 
Eli.  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
was  ■''preeious  in  those  days;  tkci'e 
ivas  no  ''open  vision. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that 
time,  when  Eli  teas  laid  down  in  his 
place,  and  his  eyes  began  to  wax 
dim,  that  he  could  not  see  ; 

3  And  ere  the  lanii)  of  God  went 
out  in  the  t(nni)le  of  the  Lord, 
where  the  ark  of  (iod  i/'a.s,  and 
Samuel  was  laifl  down  to  ii/ee/>: 

4  That  the  Lord  called  Samuel  : 
and  he  answered.  Here  rf/M  I. 

5  And  he  ran  unto  Eli,  anfl  said, 
iler(^  (till  1  ;  for  thou  calledst  me. 
And  he  said,  I  called  not ;  lie  down 
ag;iin.   And  he  went  ami  la.v  down. 

6  And  tlu!  boKDcalled  yetagain, 
Samuel.  And  Sanniel  ;irose  and 
went  to  Eli,  and  said.  Here  am  I  ; 
for  thou  didst  call  me.  And  he 
answered,  I  called  not,  my  .son: 
lie  down   again. 

7  Now  Samuel  did  not  yet  know 
the  Lord,  neither  was  the  word  of 
the  IjORI)  yet  revealed  unto  him. 

)S  And  the  Loitn  cMlled  Sa.muel 
again  the  thii'd  time.  And  he  arose 
anfl  went  to  l<'li,Ji,nd  said,  Hevram 
1  ;  for  thiju  didst  call  nu;.  And  VA'\ 
|)erceived'that  the  Lord  had  cnlled 
the  child. 
_       9  Therefore   Eli    said    unto   Sa- 

272 


•J  rare 

6  frequent 


Samuel  a  prophet. 


I.  SAMUEL,  4. 


The  Philistines  defeat  Israel. 


muel,  Go,  lie  down  :  and  it  shall  be, 
if  lie  call  thee,  that  thou  shalt  say. 
Speak,  LoR]) ;  for  thy  servant  hear- 
eth.  So  Samuel  went  and  lay  down 
in  his  place. 

10  And  the  Lord  came,  and 
stood,  and  called  as  at  other  times, 
Samuel,  Samuel.  Then  Samuel 
answered,  Speak  ;  for  thy  servant 
heareth. 

11  II  And  the  Lord  said  to  Sa- 
muel, Behold,  I  will  do  a  thing  in 
Israel,  at  which  both  the  ears  of 
every  one  that  heareth  it  shall 
tingle. 

12  In  that  day  I  will  perform 
against  Eli  all  thivgs  which  I  have 
spoken  concerning  his  house :  when 
I  begin,  I  will  also  make  an  end. 

13  For  I  have  told  him  that  I 
will  judge  his  house  for  ever  for 
the  iniquity  which  he  knoweth  ; 
because  his  sons  made  themselves 
vile,  and  he  restrained  them  not. 

14  And  therefore  I  have  sworn 
unto  the  house  of  Eli,  that  the  ini- 
quity of  Eli's  house  shall  not  be 
purged  with  sacrifice  nor  offering 
tor  ever. 

15  ^  And  Samuel  lay  until  the. 
morning,  and  opened  tlie  doors  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  Sa- 
muel feared  to  shew  Eli  the  vision. 

16  Then  Eli  called  Samuel,  and 
said,  Samuel,  my  son.  And  he  an- 
swered, Here  am  I. 

1 7  And  he  said.  What  is  the  thing 
that  tlte  Loud  hath  said  unto  theel 
I  pray  thee  hide  it  not  from  me  : 
God  do  so  to  thee,  and  more  also, 
if  thou  hide  ((vy  thing  from  me  of 
all  the  thingsthat  he  said  unto  thee. 

18  And  Samuel  told  him  every 
whit,  and  hid  nothing  from  him. 
And  he  said,  It  is  the  Lord  :  let 
him  do  what  seemeth  him  good. 

19  ^  And  Samuel  grew,  and  the 
Lord  was  with  him,  and  did  let 
none  of  his  words  fall  to  the 
ground. 

20  And  all  Israel  from  Dan  even 
to  Beer-sheba  knew  that  Samuel 
was  established  to  he  a  prophet  of 
the  Lord. 

2 1  And  the  Lord  {yjpeared  again 
in  Shiloh  :  for  the  Lord  revealed 
liimself  to  Samuel  in  Shiloh  by  the 
word  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  The  laraeliteH  are  orercomehy  the  Phifin- 
tinen  at  Eben-eser.  3  They  fetch  the  ark 
unto  the  terror  of  the  PhiliMi'nea.  Kl  Thi-ij 
are  smitten  again.  Vie  ark  taken.  Uojilmi 
and  I'liitiehd.s  are.  x/ain..  12  Mi  at  ttic 
neicfi.falliiKj  Iiackirard.  hreakefh  htuneck. 
10  PIn'velKix'  wife,  diseairragi'il  iti  her  1ra- 
vailivith  I-cttahod,  dietli. 


A 


ND  the  word  of  Samuel  came 
to  all  Israel.  Now  Israel  went 
18  273 


out  against  the  Philistines  to  bat- 
tle, and  pitched  beside  Eben-ezer  : 
and  the  Philistines  pitched  in 
Aphek. 

2  And  the  Philistines  put  them- 
selves in  array  against  Israel :  and 
when  they  joined  battle,  Israel  was 
smitten  before  the  Philistines :  and 
they  slew  of  the  army  in  the  field 
about  four  thousand  men. 

3  II  And  when  the  people  were 
come  into  the  camp,  the  elders  of 
Israel  said.  Wherefore  hath  the 
Lord  smitten  us  to  day  before  the 
Philistines'?  Let  us  fetch  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out 
of  Shiloh  unto  us,  that,  when  it 
cometh  among  us,  it  may  save  us 
out  of  the  hand  of  our  enemies. 

4  So  the  people  sent  to  Shiloh, 
that  they  might  bring  fi'om  thence 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  which  dwelleth  be- 
tween the  ^  cherubims :  and  the  two 
sons  of  Eli,  Hophni  and  Phinehas, 
^iK're  there  with  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  God. 

5  And  when  th"e  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  came  into  the 
camp,  all  Israel  shouted  with  a 
great  shout,  so  that  the  earth  rang 
again. 

6  And  when  the  Philistines  heard 
the  noise  of  the  shout,  they  said. 
What  tn^aneth  the  noise  of  this 
great  shout  in  the  camp  of  the  He- 
brews? And  they  understood  that 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  was  come  into 
the  camp. 

7  And  the  Philistines  were  afraid, 
for  they  said,  God  is  come  into  the 
camp.  And  they  said.  Woe  unto 
us  !  for  there  hath  not  been  such  a 
thing  heretofore. 

8  XVoe  unto  us!  who  shall  deliver 
us  out  of  the  hand  of  these  mighty 
Gods  %  these  are  the  Gods  that 
smote  the  Egyptians  with  all  the 
plagues  in  the  wilderness. 

9  Be  strong,  and  quit  yourselves 
like  men,  O  ye  Philistines,  that  ye 
be  not  servants  unto  the  Hebrews, 
as  they  liaye  been  to  you  :  quit 
yourselves  like  men,  and  fight. 

10  H  And  the  Philistines  fought, 
and  Israel  was  smitten,  and  th(>y 
fled  every  man  into  his  tent  :  and 
there  was  a  very  great  slaughter; 
for  there  fell  of  Israel  thirty  thou- 
sand footmen. 

11  And  the  ark  of  God  was 
taken  :  and  the  two  sons  of  Eli, 
Hophni  and  Phinehas,  were  slain. 
•  12  ^  And  there  ran  a  man  of 
Benjamin  out  of  the  army,  and 
came  to  Shiloh  the  same  day  with 
his  clothes  rent,  and  with  earth 
upon  his  head. 

1 3  And  when  he  came,  lo,  Eli  sat 


1  cherubim : 


EWs  death. 


I.  SAMUEL,  o. 


Tlie  ark  in  Da(joiis  temple. 


upon  a  seat  by  the  wayside  watch- 
ing :  for  his  heart  trembled  for  the 
ark  of  God.  And  when  the  man 
came  into  the  city,  and  told  it,  all 
the  city  cried  out. 

14  And  when  Eli  heard  the  noise 
of  the  crying,  he  said,  What  inean- 
eth  the  noise  of  this  tumult  1  And 
the  man  came  in  hastily,  and  told 
Eli. 

1 5  Now  Eli  was  ninety  and  eight 
years  old  ;  and  his  eyes  were  dim, 
that  he  could  not  see. 

16  And  the  man  said  unto  Eli,  I 
am,  he  that  came  out  of  the  army, 
and  I  fled  to  day  out  of  the  army. 
And  he  said.  What  is  there  done, 
my  son  1 

1 7  And  the  messenger  answered 
and  said,  Israel  is  fled  before  the 
Philistines,  and  there  hath  been 
also  a  great  slaughter  among  the 
people,  and  thy  two  sons  also, 
Hophni  and  Phinehas,  are  dead, 
and  the  ark  of  God  is  taken. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
made  mention  of  the  ark  of  God, 
that  he  fell  from  ofli"  the  seat  back- 
ward by  the  side  of  the  gate,  and 
his  neck  brake,  and  he  died :  for  he 
was  an  old  man,  and  heavy.  And 
he  had  judged  Israel  forty  years. 

19  *\  And  his  daughter  in  law, 
Phinehas'  wife,  was  with  child,  near 
to  be  delivered  :  and  when  she 
heard  the  tidings  that  the  ark  <jf 
God  was  taken,  and  that  her  father 
in  law  and  her  husband  were  dead, 
she  bowed  herself  and  travailed  ; 
for  her  pains  came  upon  her. 

20  And  about  the  time  of  her 
death  the  women  that  stood  by 
her  said  unto  her,  Fear  not ;  for 
thou  hast  borne  a  son.  But  she 
answered  not,  neither  did  she  re- 
gard it. 

21  And  .she  named  the  child 
*  I-chabod,  saying.  The  glory  is 
departed  from  Israel :  because  the 
ark  of  (jod  was  t;iken,  and  because 
of  her  father  in  law  and  her  hus- 
band. 

22  And  she  said.  The  glory  is  d(v 
partcnl  from  Israel :  for  the  ark  of 
God  is  taken. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  The  PhiliHtinenhavitm  hi-(night  theark  into 
Anhdod,  net  it  in  the  house  of  Ihif/on.  8  />ii- 
(ion  inxmitten  rioirn  dtul  cut  in  piecCH  miil 
theyof  Asl,,](„l  xmill.'n  irith  eni^rodx  s  So 
<;o,l,l,„l.'lh  ,rlll,  thrni  of  doth,  v-hen  it  wax 
tiroiiaht  lliitlie,  :  111  iind  so  with  tlieni  of 
Kkron,  when  it  wan  /iron(//it  thit/ter. 

AN  I )  the  Philistines  took  the  ark 
of  God,  and   biought  it  from' 
Eben-ezer  unto  Ashdod. 

2  When  the  I'hilistines  took  the 
ark  of  God,  they   brought  it  into 


the  house  of  Dagon,  and  set  it  by 
Dagon. 

3  U  And  when  they  of  Ashdod 
arose  early  on  the  morrow,  behold, 
Dagon  was  fallen  upon  his  face  to 
the  earth  before  the  ark  of  the 
Lord.  And  they  took  Dagon,  and 
set  him  in  his  place  again. 

4  And  when  they  arose  early  on 
the  morrow  morning,  behold,  Da- 
gon loas  fallen  upon  his  face  to  the 
ground  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  the  head  of  Dagon  and  both 
the  palms  of  his  hands  were  cut  off 
upon  the  threshold  ;  only  the  stump 
of  Dagon  was  left  to  him. 

5  Therefore  neither  the  priests  of 
Dagon,  nor  any  that  come  into  Da- 
gon's  house,  tread  on  the  threshold 
of  Dagon  in  Ashdod  unto  this 
day. 

6  But  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was 
heavy  upon  them  of  Ashdod,  and 
he  destroyed  them,  and  smote  them 
with  ^emerods,  even  Ashdod  and 
the  "  coasts  tiiereof. 

7  And  wlien  the  men  of  Ashdod 
saw  that  it  was  so,  they  said,  The 
ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  shall  not 
abide  with  us  :  for  his  hand  is  sore 
upon  us,  and  upon  Dagon  our 
God. 

8  They  sent  therefore  and  ga- 
thered all  the  lords  of  the  i^hilis- 
tines  unto  them,  and  said.  What 
shall  we  do  with  the  ark  of  the  (rod 
of  Israel?  And  they  answered. 
Let  the  ark  of  the  (>o(\  of  Israel  be 
carried  about  unto  Gath.  And 
they  carried  the  ark  of  the  God 
of  Israel  about  thither. 

9  And  it  was  .so,  that,  after  they 
had  carried  it  about,  the  hand  of 
the  Lord  was  against  the  city  with 
a  very  great  ''(lestruction  :  and  he 
smote  the  men  of  the  city,  Ixith 
small  and  great,  and  ^  they  ha(l 
emerods  in  tlu-ii-  secret  parts. 


*  That  i.i,  There  is  no  <^hn-y. 


I  < )  II  I'herefore  they  sent  the  ark 
of  (Jod  to  Ekron.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  as  the  ark  of  (lod  came  to 
Eki'cm,  that  tlu^  l^'kronites  cried 
out,  saying.  They  lune  brought 
about  the  ai-k  of  the  God  of  Israel 
to  us,  to  slay  us  and  our  peojilc. 

1  1  So  they  sent  and  gathered  to- 
gether all  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines, anfl  said.  Send  away  the  ark 
of  the  (iod  ()f  Israel,  and  let  it  go 
again  to  "his  own  i)lace,  that  it  slay 
us  not,  and  oui-  i)eopl(>:  for  th(>re 
was  a  d(>a(lly  "drst  i-iid  ion  througli 
out  all  the  city  ;  the  hand  of  God 
was  very  heavy  there. 

12  And  the  men  that  died  not 
w(>re  smitten  with  the  "cincrods  : 
and  the  cry  of  the  city  went  up  to 
heaven. 


1  tumours, 

2  borders 


^  (liscom- 
titurc: 
■*  tumours 
l)r;iki'  out 
upon  them. 


its 


'"'  (Uscnm- 
titure 


274 


Tlie  ark  sent  hack 


I.  SAMUEL,  6. 


to  Beth-shemesh. 


CHAPTER  6. 


1  After  neven  mnnthx  the  PkiliMnes  take 
counsel  hmv  to  send  back  the  ark.  10  They 
brin/j  if  on  a  new  e.art  iviih  an  offering 
ujito'lieth-shemefih.  19  The  people  are  siiiii- 
te>i  for  lookinrj  into  the  ark.  21  They  send 
to  them  of  Kirjath-jearim  to  fetch  it. 

AND  the  ark  of  the  Lord  Wcas  in 
the  country  of  the  Philistines 
seven  months. 

2  And  the  Phihstines  called  for 
the  priests  and  the  diviners,  saying, 
What  shall  we  do  to  the  ark  of  the 
Lord"?  tell  us  wherewith  we  shall 
send  it  to  ^his  place. 

3  And  they  said,  If  ye  send  away 
the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel,  send 
it  not  empty ;  but  in  any  wise  re- 
turn him  a  trespass  offering  :  then 
ye  shall  be  healed,  and  it  shall  be 
known  to  you  why  his  hand  is  not 
removed  from  j^ou. 

4  Then  said  they.  What  shall  he 
the  trespass  offering  which  we  shall 
return  tohim'?  They  answered.  Five 
golden  -emerods,  and  five  golden 
mice,  according  to  the  number  of 
the  lords  of  the  Philistines :  for  one 
plague  ivas  on  you  all,  and  on  your 
lords. 

5  Wherefore  ye  shall  make  images 
of  your  -  emerods,  and  images  of 
your  mice  that  mar  the  land  ;  and 
ye  shall  give  glory  unto  the  God 
of  Israel :  perad venture  he  will 
lighten  his  hand  from  off  you,  and 
from  off  your  gods,  and  from  off 
your  land. 

6  Wherefore  then  do  ye  harden 
your  hearts,  as  the  Egyptians  and 
Pharaoh  hardened  their  hearts'? 
when  he  had  wrought  wonder- 
fully among  them,  did  tliey  not 
let  the  people  go,  and  they  de- 
parted 1 

7  Now  therefore  make  a  new  cart, 
and  take  two  milch  kine,  on  which 
tliere  hath  come  no  yoke,  and  tie 
tlie  kine  to  the  cart,  and  bring  their 
calves  home  from  them  : 

8  And  take  the  ark  of  the  Lord, 
and  lay  it  upon  the  cart ;  and  put 
the  jewels  of  gold,  which  ye  return 
liim  fo)'  a  trespass  offering,  in  a  cof- 
fer by  the  side  thereof ;  and  send 
it  away,  that  it  may  go. 

9  And  see,  if  it  goeth  up  by  the 
way  of  ^  his  own  coast  to  Beth-she- 
mesh, then  he  liatli  done  us  this 
great  evil:  but  if  not,  then  we  shall 
know  that  it  ?'.s  not  his  hand  that 
smote  us  :  it  ri'ds  a  chance  that  hap- 
pened to  us. 

10  H  And  the  men  did  so ;  and 
took  two  milch  kine,  and  tied  them 
to  the  cart,  and  shut  up  their  calves 
at  home  : 

11  And  they  laid  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  upon  the  cart,  and  the  coffer 


with  the  mice  of  gold  and  the  im- 
ages of  their  ^  emerods. 

1 2  And  the  kine  took  the  straight 
way  to  the  way  of  Beth-shemesh, 
and  went  along  the  highway,  low- 
ing as  thej'-  went,  and  turned  not 
aside  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left ; 
and  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  went 
after  them  unto  the  border  of  Beth- 
shemesh. 

13  And  they  of  Beth-shemesh 
were  reaping  their  wheat  harvest 
in  the  valley  :  and  they  lifted  up 
their  eyes,  and  saw  the  ark,  and  i^e- 
joiced  to  see  it. 

14  And  the  cart  came  into  the 
field  of  Joshua,  a  Beth-shemite, 
and  stood  there,  where  there 
was  a  great  stone :  and  they 
clave  the  wood  of  the  cart,  and 
offered  the  kine  a  burnt  offering 
unto  the  Lord. 

15  And  the  Levites  took  down 
the  ark  of  the  Lord,  and  the  coffer 
that  was  with  it,  wherein  the  jew- 
els of  gold  were,  and  put  them  on 
the  great  stone :  and  the  men  of 
Beth-shemesh  offered  burnt  offer- 
ings and  sacrificed  sacrifices  the 
same  day  unto  the  Lord. 

16  And  when  the  five  lords  of 
the  Philistines  had  seen  it,  they  re- 
turned to  Ekron  the  same  day. 

17  And  these  are  the  golden 
^emerods  which  the  Philistines  re- 
turned  for  a  trespass  offering  unto 
the  Lord  ;  for  Ashdod  one,  for  Gaza 
one,  for  Askelon  one,  for  Gath  one, 
for  Ekron  one ; 

18  And  the  golden  mice,  accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  all  the  cities 
of  the  Philistines  Jjelonging  to  the 
five  lords,  both  of  fenced  cities,  and 
of  country  villages,  even  unto  the 
great  stone  of  A  Del,  whereon  they 
set  down  the  ark  of  the  Lord: 
which  ston£  remaineth  unto  this  day 
in  the  field  of  Joshua,  the  Beth- 
shemite. 

19  H  And  he  smote  the  men  of 
Beth-shemesh,  because  they  had 
looked  into  the  ark  of  the  Lord, 
even  he  smote  of  the  people  fifty 
thousand  and  threescore  and  ten 
men :  and  the  people  lamented, 
because  the  Lord  had  smitten 
many  of  the  people  with  a  great 
slaughter. 

20  And  the  men  of  Beth-shemesh 
said,  Wlio  is  al)le  to  stand  before 
''this  holy  ]>oRD  God  1  and  to  whom 
shall  he  go  up  from  US'? 


*  tumours. 


2 1  IT  And  they  sent  messengers  to 
the  inhabitants  of  Kirjath-jearim, 
saying.  The  Philistines  have 
brought  again  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  ;  come  ye  down,  and  fetch 
it  up  to  you. 
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5  tumours 


c  the  Lord, 
this  holy 
God? 


The  ark  at  Kirjatli-jeariui. 


I.  SAMUEL,  7,  8. 


1  the 
Aslitaroth 


2  the  Baalii 
and  the 
Ashtaroth, 


'  a  wholr> 
burnt  ofTer- 


CHAPTER  7. 

1  'rhei/  of  Kirjath-jearim  bring  the  ark  into 
the.  houHe  of  Ahinadab,  and  sanctifij  Ele- 
azar  hin  son  to  keep  it.  2  After  iwentij 
yedVH  3  the  Israelites^  tiy  Sniniie/'x  means, 
solemnly  repent  at  Mispeh.  7  While  Sa- 
muel prayeth  and  saeri/ieeth,  the  Lord 
discornjiteth  the  I'liilixtines  hy  thunder  at 
Ehen-ezer.  13  '/"Ac  I'liili.-<lit,es  are  subdued. 
15  Samuel  peaceably  and  religiously  fudij- 
eth  Israel. 

AND  the  men  of  Kirjath-jearim 
came,  and  fetched  up  the  ark 
of  the  Lord,  and  brought  it  into 
the  house  of  Ahinadab  in  the  hill, 
and  sanctified  Eleazar  his  son  to 
keep  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  the 
ark  abode  in  Kirjath-jearim,  that 
the  time  was  long ;  for  it  was  twenty 
years  :  and  all  the  house  of  Israel 
lamented  after  the  Lord. 

3  *\  And  Samuel  spake  unto  all 
the  house  of  Israel,  saying,  If  5'edo 
return  unto  the  Lord  with  all  your 
hearts,  then  put  away  the  strange 
gods  and  ^  Ashtarotli  from  among 
you,  and  prepare  your  hearts  unto 
the  Lord,  and  serve  him  only:  and 
he  will  deliver  you  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  Philistines. 

4  Then  the  children  of  Israel  did 
put  away  '■^Paalini  and  Aslitaroth, 
and  served  the  Lord  only. 

5  And  Samuel  said,  Gather  all 
Israel  to  Mizpeh,  and  I  will  pray 
for  you  unto  the  Lord. 

6  And  they  gathered  together  to 
Mizpeh,  and  drew  water,  and  poured 
it  out  l)efore  tlie  Lord,  and  fasted 
on  that  day,  and  said  there.  We 
have  sinned  against  the  Lord.  And 
Sanuiel  judged  tlie  children  of  Is- 
rael in  Alizpeh. 

7  And  wlien  the  Philistines  heai'd 
that  thn  chi](h'(»n  of  Israel  were 
gatliered  togetlier  to  Mizpeh,  the 
lords  of  the  J'hihstines  went  uj) 
against  Israel.  And  when  the 
children  of  Israel  heard  it,  they 
were  afraid   of  the    Pliilistines. 

8  And  tlic  children  of  Israel  said 
to  Sauuiel,  Cease  not  to  cry  unto 
the  Loiu)  i)ur(jod  foi'  us,  that  he 
will  save  us  out  of  the  hand  of  tlie 
i'liilistincs. 

'.J  11  y\n(l  Samuel  took  a  .sucking 
hinil),  and  oH'ci-ed  it  for  ""a  burnt 
ollrring    wIk 


unto    the   LoiM) : 

ci-ied  unto  the  Lord 

leard 


and    SanuH'l 

f()r    Israeli  ;    and   the    Lord 

him. 

K)  And  as  Samuel  was  offering 
ii|j  the  burnt  oiTcring,  the  Philis- 
tines drew  near  tr)  battle  against 
Israel  :  but  the  J^diiD  thundered 
with  a,  gre;it  tlmndcr  on  that  day 
upon  the  Philistines,  and  disconl- 
jitt;d  them  ;  and  tlujy  were  smitten 
before  Israel. 


1 1  And  the  men  of  Israel  went 
out)  of  Mizpeh,  and  pursued  the 
Philistines,  and  smote  them,  until 
tliei/  came  under  Beth-car. 

12  Theri  Samuel  took  a  stone, 
and  set  it  between  ^lizpeh  and 
Shen,  and  called  the  name  of  it 
*  Eben-ezer,  saying.  Hitherto  hath 
the  Lord  helped  us. 

13  H  So  the  Philistines  were  sub- 
dued, and  they  came  no  more  into 
the  *  coast  of  Israel :  and  the  hand 
of  the  Lord  was  against  the  Phi- 
listines all  the  days  of  Samuel. 

II  And  the  cities  which  the  Phi- 
listines had  taken  from  Israel  were 
restored  to  Israel,  from  Ekron  even 
unto  Oath  ;  and  the  ^coasts  thereof 
did  Israel  deliver  out  of  the  hands 
of  the  Philistines.  And  thei'e  was 
peace  between  Israel  and  the  Amor- 
ites. 

15  And  Samuel  judged  Israel  all 
the  days  of  his  life. 

IG  And  he  went  from  year  to 
year  in  circuit  to  Beth-el,  and  Gil- 
gal,  and  ]\Iizpeh,  and  judged  Israel 
in  all  those  places. 

1 7  And  his  return  ^vas  to  Bamah ; 
for  there  was  his  house  :  and  there 
he  judged  Israel;  and  there  lie 
built  an  altar  unto  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  By  occ(tsion  of  the  ill  government  of  Sa- 
■iirueVs  sons,  the  Israelites  ask  a  /king. 
G  S(r>nuel  praying  in.  grief,  is  con>forted 
by  (;od :  10  //*'  lellcth  tlie  manner  of  a 
king,  r.l  frod  iriHi-tli  Sanricel  to  yield  unto 
the  iinjHiftunity  of  the  people. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Sa- 
muel was  old,  that  he  made  his 
sons  judges  over  Isi'ael. 

2  Now  the  name}  of  his  fii'stborn 
was  .Joel  ;  and  the  name  of  his  se- 
cond, Abiah  :  they  ^vere  judges  in 
Beer-slieba. 

3  And  his  sons  walked  not  in  his 
ways,  but  tui-jied  aside  after  lucre, 
and  took  bribes,  and  perverted 
judgment. 

4  Then  all  the  elders  of  Israel 
gathered  tlieinselves  together,  and 
came  to  Samuel  unto  Ixam.ih, 

5  And  said  unto  him,  liehold, 
thou  art  old,  and  thy  sons  walk 
not  in  thy  ways  :  now  make  us  a 
king  to  judge  us  like  all  the 
nations. 

^  G  II  P.ut  th(>  thing  displeased 
Samuel,  when  they  said.  Give  us  a 
king  to  judge  us.  And  Samuel 
l)rayed    unto   the    Loiii). 

7  And  the  Lohd  said  unto  Sa- 
muel, Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  the 
l)eoi)le  in  all  tliat  they  say  unto 
thee:  for  they   have   not  rejected 


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*  'rhut  is.  The  stone  of  help. 


The  people  ask  a  Jcing. 


I.  SAMUEL,  9. 


Scml  the  son  of  Kish. 


thee,  but  they  have  rejected  me, 
that  I  .should  not  reign  over  them. 

8  According  to  all  the  works  which 
they  have  done  since  the  day  that 
I  brought  them  up  out  of  Egypt 
even  unto  this  day,  wherewith 
they  have  forsaken  me,  and  served 
other  gods,  so  do  they  also  unto 
thee. 

9  Now  therefore  hearken  unto 
their  voice :  howbeit  yet  protest 
solemnly  unto  them,  and  shew  them 
the  manner  of  the  king  that  shall 
reign  over  them. 

10  H  And  Samuel  told  all  the 
words  of  the  Lord  unto  the  people 
that  asked  of  him  a  king. 

11  And  he  said,  This  will  be  the 
manner  of  the  king  that  shall  reign 
over  you  :  He  will  take  your  sons, 
and  appoint  them  for  himself,  for 
his  chariots,  and  tu  he  his  horse- 
men ;  and  some  shall  run  before  his 
chariots. 

1 2  And  he  will  appoint  him  cap- 
tains over  thousands,  and  captains 
over  fifties  ;  and  ivill  set  them  to 
^  ear  his  ground,  and  to  reap  his 
harvest,  and  to  make  his  instru- 
ments of  war,  and  instruments  of 
his  chariots. 

13  And  he  will  take  your  daugh- 
ters to  be  '^  confectionaries,  and  to 
be  cooks,  and   to   he   bakers. 

14  And  he  will  take  your  fields, 
and  your  vineyards,  and  your  olive- 
yards,  even  the  best  of  them.,  and 
give   them,  to  his  servants. 

1 5  And  he  will  take  the  tenth  of 
your  seed,  and  of  your  vineyards, 
and  give  to  his  officers,  and  to  his 
servants. 

16  And  he  will  take  your  men- 
servants,  and  your  maidservants, 
and  your  goodliest  young  men,  and 
your  asses,  and  put  tlietii  to  his 
work. 

17  He  will  take  the  tenth  of 
your  sheep:  and  ye  shall  be  his 
servants. 

18  And  ye  shall  cry  out  in  that 
day  because  of  your  king  which  ye 
shall  have  chosen  you  ;  and  the 
Lord  will  not  hear  you  in  that  day. 

19  1]  Nevertheless  the  people  re- 
fused to  obej^  the  voice  of  Samuel ; 
and  they  said.  Nay;  but  we  will 
have  a  king  over  us  ; 

20  That  we  also  may  be  like  all 
the  nations ;  and  that  our  king 
may  judge  us,  and  go  out  before 
us,   and   fight  our  battles. 

21  And  Samuel  heard  all  the 
words  of  the  people,  and  he  re- 
hearsed them  in  the  ears  of  the 
Lord. 

22  And  the  Lord  said  to  Samuel, 
Hearken  unto  their  voice,  and 
make  them  a  king.     And  Samuel 


said  unto  the  men  of  Israel,  Go  ye 
every  man  unto  his  city. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  Sdul  (lespdirhtg  /a  find  his  father^ 8  assen, 
0  bi/  tin-  cdini-st'/  of  !i/n  .servant,  11  and  di- 
rection ttf  iioiuiij  mil  idiiiK,  15  according  ta 
(rod's  It  ff/o/ion ,  is  Cometh  to  Samuel. 
ly  Samuel  entertainetk  Saul  at  the  feast. 
25  Samuel,  after  secret  communication, 
hringeth  Saul  on  his  icay. 

NOW  there  was  a  man  of  Ben- 
jamin, whose  name  icas  Kish, 
the  son  of  Abiel,  the  son  of  Zeror,^ 
the  son  of  Lechorath,  the  son  of 
Aphiah,  a  Eenjamite,  a  mighty 
man  of  •'  power. 

2  And  he  had  a  son,  whose  name 
iros  Saul,  a  choice  young  man,  and 
a  goodly :  and  thei-e  was  not  among 
the  children  of  Israel  a  goodlier 
person  than  he  :  from  his  shoulders 
and  upward  he  -teas  higher  than 
any  of  the  people. 

3  And  the  asses  of  Kish  Saul's 
father  were  lost.  And  Kish  said  to 
Saul  his  son.  Take  now  one  of  the 
servants  with  thee,  and  arise,  go 
seek    the    asses. 

4  And  he  passed  through  ''mount 
Ephraim,  and  passed  through  the 
land  of  Shalisha,  but  they  found 
them  not :  then  they  passed  through 
the  land  of  Shalim,  and  the7'e  they 
were  not  :  and  he  passed  through 
the  land  of  the  Kenjamites,  but 
they   found  tlieni  not. 

5  And  when  they  were  come  to 
the  land  of  Zuph,  Saul  said  to  his 
servant  that  was  with  him,  Come, 
and  let  us  return  ;  lest  my  father 
leave  caring  for  the  asses,  and  take 
thought  for  us. 

6  And  he  said  unto  him.  Behold 
now,  tJiere  is  in  this  city  a  man  of 
( lod,  and  he  is  ^ aw  honou I'able  man : 
all  that  he  saith  cometh  surely  to 
pass  :  now  let  us  go  thither  ;  per- 
adventure  he  can  shew  us  our  way 
that  we  should  go. 

7  Then  said  Saul  to  liis  servant. 
But,  behold,  y/'we  go,  what  shall  we 
bring  the  man?  for  the  bread  is 
spent  in  ovir  vessels,  and  there  is 
not  a  present  to  bring  to  the  man  of 
God  :  what  have  we  % 

8  And  the  servant  answered  Saul 
again,  and  said,  Behold,  I  have 
here  at  hand  the  fourth  part  of  a 
shekel  of  silver  :  tlutt  will  1  give 
to  the  man  of  God,  to  tell  us  our 
way. 

9  (Beforetime  in  Israel,  when  a 
man  went  to  enquire  of  God,  thus 
he  spake,  Come,  and  let  us  go  to 
the  seer :  for  he  that  is  now  railed 
a  Prophet  was  beforetime  called  a 
Seer.) 

10  Then  said  Saul  to  liis  servant. 
Well   said  ;    come,   let  us  go.     So 


3  substauce. 


4  the  hill 
C'ouutry  of 


5  a  man  that 
is  held  in 
honour; 


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Saul  Cometh  to  SanineJ. 


I.  SAMUEL,  10. 


Samuel  anointeth  him 


'■  rev 
unto 


ealed 
Samuel 


IS  all 
(Icsir 
Israi 
3  for 


wlioiii 
that  is 
al)lo  ill 

1? 


they  went  unto  the  city  where  the 
man  of  God  7i>as. 

11  ^  And  as  they  went  up  the 
hill  to  the  city,  they  found  young 
maidens  going  out  to  draw  water, 
and  said  unto  them,  Is  the  seer 
here  1 

12  And  they  answered  them,  and 
said.  He  is  ;  behold,  he  ?'.s'  before 
you  :  make  haste  now,  for  he  came 
to  day  to  the  city  ;  for  thej-e  is  a 
sacrifice  of  the  people  to  day  in  the 
high  place  : 

13  As  soon  as  ye  be  come  into  the 
city,  ye  shall  straightway  find  him, 
before  he  go  up  to  the  high  place  to 
eat :  for  the  people  will  not  eat  until 
he  come,  because  he  doth  bless  the 
sacrifice  ;  aiul  afterwards  they  eat 
that  be  bidden.  Now  therefore  get 
you  up ;  for  about  this  time  ye  shall 
finfl  him. 

14  And  tliey  went  up  into  the 
city  :  rvml  when  they  were  come 
into  the  city,  behold,  8anmel  came 
out  against  them,  for  to  go  up  to 
the  high  place. 

15  H  Now  tlie  Lord  had  ^  told 
Samuel    in    his   ear  a  day  l>efore 


Said  came,  saying, 

16  To  morrow  about  this  time  I 
will  send  thee  a  man  out  of  the 
land  of  Benjamin,  and  thou  shalt 
anoint  liim  to  he  captain  over  ray 
people  Israel,  that  he  may  save 
my  people  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Philistines  :  for  I  have  looked  upon 
my  people,  because  their  cry  is 
come  unto  me. 

17  And  when  Samuel  saw  Saul, 
the  LouT)  said  unto  him  Behold  the 
man  whom  I  spake  to  thee  of  !  this 
same  shall  r(;ign  over  my  people. 

l!^  Then  Saul  drew  near  to  Sa- 
muel in  the  gate,  and  said.  Tell 
m(!,  1  j)ray  thee,  where  the  seer's 
house  ?.<?. 

19  And  Samuel  answered  Saul, 
and  said,  I  din,  the  seei- :  go  up  be- 
fore me  unto  the  high  place;  foi' 
ye  shall  eat  with  me  to  day,  and  to 
iii(in-ow  I  will  let  thee  go,  an(i  will 
tell  tlu-e  all  that  /s-  in  thiiu^  heart. 

20  And  as  for  thine  asses  that 
were  lost  three  days  ngo,  set  not 
thy  mind  on  them  :  for  they  ai'c 
found.  And  ^on  whom  /■■;  all  the 
desire  of  Isra.el  /     h  it\\()\,-'i)nWw(% 

ailTTiy  father's  house  % 

'  Saul  answered  and  said, 

a    Beiijamite,    of    the 

the    tribes   of    Israel  [ 

least  of  all  tin 


11 


the  parlour;,  and  made  them  sit 
in  the  chief  est  place  among  them 
that  were  bidden,  which  wt^re  about 
thirty  persons. 

23  And  Samuel  said  unto  the 
cook,  Bring  the  portion  which  I 
gave  thee,  of  which  I  said  unto 
thee.  Set  it  by  thee. 

2-1  And  the  cook  took  up  the 
^  shoulder,  and  that  which  wa?^  upon 
it,  and  set  it  before  Saul.  And 
Samuel  said.  Behold  that  which 
^  ^^  ^'^t't  !  set  it  before  thee,  and  eat : 
for  unto  this  time  hath  it  been 
kept  for  thee  since  I  said,  I  have 
invited  the  people.  So  Saul  did 
eat  with  Samuel  that  day. 

25  Vi  And  when  they  were  come 
down  from  the  high  place  into  the 
city,  Saimiel  communed  with  Saul 
upon  the  top  of  the  house. 

26  And  they  arose  early:  and  it 
came  to  pass  about  the  spring  of 
the  day,  that  Samuel  "called  Saul 


on 

A. 
Aui   not    1 
smiillest   of 
and  my  faiiiily  tli 
familit;sof  the  tribe  of  ]5<-n.jamin  V 
wherefoi-t!  then  speakest  thou  so  lo 
me  ? 

22  And   Samuel    took   Saul  and 
Jiis  servant,  and  brought  them  into 

278 


to  the  top  of  the  house,  saying,  L'p, 
that  I  may  send  thee  away.  And 
Saul  arose,  and  they  went  out  both 
of  them,  he  and  Samuel,  abi-oad. 

27  Atidkis  they  were  going  down 
to  the  end  of  the  city,  Samuel  said 
to  Saul,  Bid  the  servant  pass  on 
before  us,  (and  he  passed  on,)  but 
stand  thou  still  a  while,  that  I  may 
shew  thee  the  word  of  God. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  Sdniuel  ariohtlelh  Saul.  2  He  covjirmeth 
him  hi/  predictian  of  three  Kiynn.  9  SfdiPfi 
h curt  i.s  eh ii >i ijeil .  a vtl  h e  jirojih emelh .  1 4  /A' 
cinireiiU'ih  ihe  matter  of  the  hthxjiloiti  froiii 
hi.s  ancle.  IT  S<ial  is' ch <,.'.,■  ii  at  J/isjii-h  hi/ 
hit.     20   The  different  affections  o/  hix  mih- 

■1,'Ctn. 

THEN  Samuel  took  a  vial  of  oil, 
aiifl  poured  it  upon  his  heatl, 
and  kis.sed  him,  and  .said,  I.<  it  iu)t 
because  the  LoTU)  hath  anointed 
thee  to  be  captain  over  his  inheri- 
tn,nce  1 

2  When  thou  ai't  depai-ted  from 
me  to  day,  then  thou  shalt  find  two 
men  by  llachel's  sepulchre  in  th<' 
border  of  lienjamin  at  Zelzah  ;  and 
they  will  say  unto  thee,  The  assess 
which  thou  wentest  to  seek  are 
found  :  and,  lo,  thy  fatlier  hath  Icift, 
the  cure  of  the  asses,  and  sorrowet  h 
for  yon,  saying,  \\'hat:  shall  1  ilo  for 
m,v  son  '\ 

3  Then  shalt  thou  go  on  forward 
from  thence,  and  thou  shalt  come 
to  the  "  iilaiii  of  Talnji-,  and  th(>i-e 
shall  meet  thee  tlwee  men  going 
up  to  (Jod  to  l>etli-el,  o\w  cai-rying 
three  kids,  and  another  carrying 
three  loaves  of  bread,  and  another 
cai'rying  a,  bott.le  of  wine  : 

4  And  tliey  will  salute  thee,  and 
give    thee    two    loaves    of    bread : 


4  thigh, 


Saul  among  the  prophets. 


I.  SAMUEL,  11. 


He  is  chosen  king. 


wliich  thou  shalt  receive  of  their 
hands. 

5  After  that  thou  slialt  come  to 
tlie  hill  of  God,  where  is  the  garri- 
son of  the  Philistines  :  and  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  when  thou  art  come 
thither  to  the  city,  that  thou  shalt 
meet  a  company  of  i)rophets  com- 
ing down  from  the  high  place  with 
a  psaltery,  and  a  tabret,  and  a 
pipe,  and  a  harp,  before  them ;  and 
they  shall  prophesy  : 

6  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
will  come  ujion  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
prophesy  with  them,  and  shalt  be 
turned  into  another  man. 

7  And  let  it  be,  when  these  signs 
are  come  unto  thee,  that  thou  do  as 
occasion  serve  tliee ;  for  God  is  with 
thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  go  down  before 
me  to  Gilgal ;  and,  behold,  I  will 
come  down  unto  thee,  to  olier  burnt 
otferings,  and  to  sacrifice  sacrifices 
of  peace  offerings :  seven  days  shalt 
thou  tarry,  till  I  come  to  thee,  and 
shew  thee  what  thou  shalt  do. 

9  11  And  it  was  so,  that  when  he 
had  tui-ned  his  back  to  go  from 
Samuel,  God  gave  him  another 
heart :  and  all  those  signs  came  to 
pass  that  day. 

10  And  when  they  came  thither 
to  '  the  hill,  behold,  a  company  of 
prophets  met  him  ;  and  the  Si)ii"it 
of  God  -^ came  upon  him,  and  he 
pro])hesied  among  them. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
that  knew  him  beforetime  saw  that, 
behold,  he  prophesied  among  the 
prophets,  then  the  people  said  one 
to  another.  What  is  this  that  is 
come  unto  the  son  of  Kish  1  Is 
Saul  also  cxmong  the  prophets  1 

12  And  one  of  the  same  place  an- 
swered and  said,  J>ut  who  is  their 
father  ?  Therefore  it  became  a 
Ijroverb,  Is  Saul  also  among  the 
prophets "? 

1 3  And  when  he  had  made  an  end 
of  prophesying,  he  came  to  the  high 
place. 

14  ^  And  Saul's  uncle  said  unto 
him  and  to  his  servant.  Whither 
went  ye  1  And  he  said.  To  seek  the 
asses  :  and  when  we  saw  that  thei/ 
ivere  no  where,  we  came  to  Samuel. 

1 5  And  Saul's  uncle  said.  Tell  me, 
1  pray  thee,  what  Samuel  said  unto 
you. 

16  And  Saul  said  unto  his  uncle. 
He  told  us  plainly  that  the  asses 
were  found.  But  of  the  matter 
of  the  kingdom,  whereof  Samuel 
spake,  he  told  him   not. 

17  il  And  Samuel  called  the  peo- 
ple together  unto  the  Lord  to 
Mizi^eh  ; 

18  And  said  unto  the  children  of 


Israel,  Thus  saith  ^the  Lord  God 


of  Israel,  I  brought  up  Israel  out 
of  Egypt,  iiiid  delivered  you  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  Egyptians,  and  out 
of  the  hand  of  all  kingdoms,  and  of 
them  that  oppressed  you  : 

1 9  And  ye  have  this  day  rejected 
your  God,  who  himself  saved  you 
out  of  all  your  adversities  and  your 
tribulations ;  and  ye  have  said  unto 
him,  JVay,  but  set  a  king  over  us. 
Now  therefore  present  yourselves 
before  the  Lord  by  your  tribes,  and 
by  your  thousands. 

20  And  when  Samuel  had  caused 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  come  near, 
the  tribe  of  Benjamin  was  taken. 

2 1  \Yhen  he  had  caused  the  tribe 
of  Benjamin  to  come  near  by  their 
families,  the  family  of  ^  Matri  was 
taken,  and  Saul  the  son  of  Kish 
was  taken  :  and  when  they  sought 
him,  he  could  not  be  found. 

22  Thei'efore  they  enquired  of 
the  Lord  further,  if  the  man  should 
yet  come  thither.  And  the  Lord 
answered.  Behold,  he  hath  hid  him- 
self among  the "  stuff. 

23  And  they  ran  and  fetched  him 
thence  :  and  when  he  stood  among 
the  people,  he  was  higher  than  any 
of  the  people  from  his  shoulders 
anfl  upward. 

21  And  Samuel  said  to  all  the 
people.  See  ye  him  whom  the  Lord 
hath  chosen,  that  there  is  none  like 
him  among  all  the  peopled  And  all 
the  people  shouted,  and  said,  God 
save  the  king. 

25  Then  Samuel  told  the  people 
the  manner  of  the  kingdom,  and 
wrote  it  in  "  a  book,  and  laid  it  up 
before  the  Lord.  And  Samuel  sent 
all  the  people  away,  every  man  to 
his  house. 

26  ^  x\nd  Saul  also  went  home  to 
Gibeah;  and  there  went  with  him 
a  band  of  men,  whose  hearts  God 
had  touched. 

27  But  Uhe  children  of  Belial 
said.  How  shall  tins  man  save  us? 
And  thej'^  despised  him,  and  brought 
him  no  i)resents.  But  he  held  his 
peace. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  X(iha«h  offi'relh  ilieiii  of  Jiihexh-gllead  a 
ffju^ondiful  coiiilitiiin.  4  They  send  men- 
seiii/i'rs,  (tnd  are  delivered  hy  Sttul.  12 
S<iul  iherehy  in  covfirmed,  and  hin  king- 
doin  reiieired. 

IMIEN  Nahash  the  Ammonite 
came  up,  and  encami)ed  against 
Jabesh-gilcad :  and  all  the  men  of 
.hibesh  said  unto  Nahash,  Make  a 
covenant  with  us,  and  we  will  serve 
thee. 

2  And  Nahash  tlie  Ammonite  an- 
swered them.  On  this  conditio)}  will 
I  make  a  covenant  with  you,  that  I 


3  the  Lord, 
the  God 


4  the 
Matrites 


5  baggasfe. 


6  the 


"  certain 

worthless 

fellows 


279 


Saul  rescueth  Jabesh-gilead. 


I.  SAMUEL,  12. 


SamveVs  speech. 


may  thrust  out  all  your  right  eyes, 
and  lay  it  for  a  reproach  upon  all 
Isi'ael. 

3  And  the  elders  of  Jabesh  said 
unto  him.  Give  us  seven  days'  re- 
spite, that  we  may  send  messengers 
unto  all  the  ^  coasts  of  Israel :  and 
then,  if  tliere  be  no  man  to  save  us, 
we  will  come  out  to  thee. 

4  ^  Then  came  the  messengers  to 
Gibeah  of  Saul,  and  told  the  tid- 
ings in  the  ears  of  the  i)eople  :  and 
all  the  people  lifted  up  their  voices, 
and  wept. 

5  And,  behold.  Saul  came  after 
the  herd  out  of  the  field  ;  and  Saul 
said,  What  ailttli  the  people  that 
they  weep  ?  And  they  told  him  the 
tidings  of  the  men  of  Jabesh. 

6  And  the  Spirit  of  God  came 
upon  Saul  when  he  heard  those  tid- 
ings, and  his  anger  was  kindled 
greatly. 

7  And  he  took  a  yoke  of  oxen, 
and  hewed  them  in  pieces,  and  sent 
tlieiii  throughout  all  the  ^  coasts  of 
Israel  by  the  hands  of  messengers, 
saying.  Whosoever  cometh  not  forth 
after  Saul  and  after  Samuel,  so 
shall  it  be  done  unto  his  oxen.  And 
the  fear  of  the  Loud  fell  on  the  peo- 
ple, and  they  came  out  with  one 
consent. 

8  And  when  he  numbered  them 
in  Bezek,  the  childi-en  of  Israel 
were  three  hundrtd  thousantl,  and 
the  men  of  Judah  thirty  thousand. 

9  And  they  said  unto  the  nies- 
sengers  that  came.  Thus  shall  ye 
say  unto  the  men  of  Jal^esh-gilead, 
To  morrow,  by  tknt  fl.inc,  the  sun  be 
hot,  ye  shall  have  help.  And  tlie 
messengers  came  and  shewed  it  to 
tlie  men  of  Jabesh  ;  and  they  were 
glad. 

10  TluM'cfore  the  men  of  Jabesh 
said,  To  morrow  we  will  come  out 
unto  you,  and  ye  sliall  do  with  us 
all  that  seemeth  good  unto  you. 

1 1  And  it  was  >i(j  on  the  moi-row, 
that  Saul  ])ut  tlie  people  in  tln-ee 
companies;  arjd  they  came  into  the 
midst  of  the  "  host  in  the  morning 
watch,  and  slew  the  Ammonites  un- 
til the  heat  of  th(!  day:  and  itcainc 
to  pass,  that  they  which  remained 
were  scattered,  so  that  two  of  tluMn 
were  not  left  together. 

12  H  And  the  peoi)le  said  unto 
Samuel,  Who  /.s-  he  that  said,  Shall 
Saul  reign  over  us?  bring  the  men, 
tliat  wt'  may  i)ut  them  to  deatli. 

V.\  And  S;iul  said,  There  shall  not 
a  man  U-  put  to  death  this  day:  for 
to  (lay  the  Lord  luitli  wrought  sal- 
vation in  Israel. 

14  Then  said  Sanniel  to  the  peo 
pie.  Come,  and  let  us  go  to  (iilgal, 
and  renew  the  kingdou)  tliere. 


15  And  all  the  people  went  to 
Gilgal ;  and  there  they  made  Saul 
king  before  the  Lord  in  Gilgal ; 
and  there  they  sacriiiced  sacrifices 
of  peace  offerings  before  the  Lord  ; 
and  there  Saul  and  all  the  men  of 
Israel  rejoiced  greatly. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  Samuel  testifieih  his  inii'oriti/.  C  Ife  re- 
prooeih  the  people  of  inyf<(tiia<le.  10  Ih 
terrifieth  them  with  thunder  in  hdrvext 
time.  26  He  comj'orteth  them  in  GoO'n 
mervy. 

AND  Samuel  said  unto  all  Israel, 
Behold,  I  have  hearkened  unto 
your  voice  in  all  that  ye  said  unto 
me,  and  have  made  a  king  over 
you. 

2  And  now,  Ijehold,  th(>  king  walk- 
eth  before  you:  and  1  am  old  and 
grayheaded  ;  and,  behold,  my  sons 
are  with  you  :  and  I  have  walked 
before  you  from  my  childhood  unto 
this  day. 

3  Behold,  here  I  am:  witness 
against  me  before  the  Lord,  and 
before  his  anointed  :  whose  ox  have 
I  taken'?  or  whose  ass  have  I  taken? 
or  whom  have  I  defrauded  %  whom 
have  I  oppressed?  or  of  whose  hand 
have  I  received  ai}]i  bribe  to  blind 
mine  eyes  therewith  1  and  I  will  re- 
store it  you. 

4  Ancl  they  said.  Thou  hast  not 
defrauded  us,  nor  oppressed  us, 
neither  hast  thou  taken  ought  of 
any  man's  hand. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  The 
Lord  is  witness  against  .V(ju,  and 
his  anointed  is  witness  this  day, 
that  ye  have  not  found  ought  in 
my  hand.  And  they  answered,  lie 
is  witness. 

6  If  And  Samuel  said  unto  the  peo- 
ple, It  is  the  Loud  that  "advancer! 


Moses  and  Aaron,  and  tluiX  brought 
your  fathers  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

7  Now  therefore  stand  still,  that 
I  may  reason  Avith  you  before  the 
Lord  of  all  tlie  righteous  acts  of 
the;  Loud,  which  he  did  to  you,  aiul 
to  your  fathers. 

(S  When  .lacol)  was  come  into 
h'gyjit,  and  your  fathers  cried  unto 
tlu^  Loud,  then  the  Lord  sent  Moses 
and  v\aron,  which  brought  forth 
your  fathers  out  of  I'^gyjit,  and 
made  them  dwell  in  this  place. 

!)  And  when  they  forgat  the  JjORD 
their  (Jod.he  sold  them  into  the 
hand  of  Siscra,  captjiin  of  the  host 
of  Ha/.or,  and  into  tlie  hand  of  the 
I'hilistines,  and  into  the  hand  of 
the  king  of  Moal),  and  they  fought 
against  them. 

10  And  they  cried  unto  the  [vOi;d, 
and  said.  We  have  sinned,  lHH;ause 
we  have  forsaken  the  Loud,  and 
<S0 


"  appoiiiteil 


ifumuel  reproveth  the  people. 


I.  SAMUEL,  13. 


SauVs  select  band 


have  served  ^  Baal  im  and  Ashtarot  h : 


but  now  deliver  us  out  of  the  hand 
of  our  enemies,  and  we  will  serve 
thee. 

1 1  And  the  Lord  .sent  Jerubbaal, 
and  "Bedan,  and  Jephthah,  and 
Samuel,  and  delivered  you  out  of 
the  hand  of  your  enemies  on  every 
side,  and  ye  dwelled  safe. 

12  And  when  ye  saw  that  Na- 
hash  the  king  of  the  chiklreii  of 
Amnion  came  against  you,  ye  said 
unto  me,  Nay;  but  a  king  shall 
reign  over  us :  when  the  Lord  your 
God  was  your  king. 

1 3  Now  therefore  behold  the  king 
Avhom  ye  have  chosen,  and  whom  ye 
have  desired  !  and,  behold,  the  Lord 
hath  set  a  king  over  you. 

14  If  ye  will  fear  the  Lord,  and 
serve  him,  and  obey  his  voice,  and 
not  reliel  against  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord,  ''■  then  shall  both 
ye  and  also  the  king  that  reigneth 
over  you  continue  following  the 
Lord  your  •'CJod  : 

1.5  But  if  ye  will  not  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Lord,  but  rebel  against 
the  coumiandment  of  the  Lord, 
then  shall  the  hand  of  the  Lord  be 
against  you,  as  it  was  against  your 
fathers. 

16  ^  Now  therefore  stand  and 
see  this  great  thing,  which  the 
Lord  will  du  before  your  eyes. 

17  Is  it  not  wheat  harvest  to 
day'?  I  will  call  unto  the  Lord 
and  he  shall  send  thunder  and 
rain;  that  ye  may  perceive  and 
see  that  your  wickc(lness  v'.s  great, 
which  ye  have  done  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  in  asking  you  a  king. 

18  So  Samuel  called  unto  the 
Lord  ;  and  the  Lord  sent  thunder 
and  rain  that  day :  and  all  the  peo- 
ple greatly  feared  the  Lord  and 
Samuel. 

19  And  all  the  people  said  unto 
Samuel,  Pray  for  thy  servants  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God,  that  we  die  not: 
for  we  have  added  unto  all  our  sins 
this  evil,  to  ask  us  a  king. 

20  H  And  Samuel  said  unto  the 
l)eople.  Fear  not:  ye  have  done  all 
this  wickedness:  yet  turn  not  aside 
from  following  the  Lord,  but  serve 
the  Lord  with  all  your  heart ; 

21  And  turn  ye  not  aside :  for 
then  shoidil  ye  go  after  vain  things, 
which  cannot  profit  nor  deliver ; 
for  they  are  vain. 

22  For  the  Lord  will  not  forsake 
his  people  for  his  great  name's 
sake  :  because  it  hatl}  pleased  the 
Lord  to  make  you  his  peo]ile. 

23  Moreover  as  foi-  me,  CJod  for- 
bid that  1  should  sin  against  the 


Lord  in  ceasing  to  )3ray  for  you  : 
l)ut  I  will  teach  you  the  good  and 
the  right, way  : 

24  Only  fear  the  Lord,  and  serve 
him  in  truth  with  all  your  heart : 
for  consider  how  great  things  he 
hath  done  for  you. 

25  But  if  ye  shall  still  do  wick- 
edly, ye  shall  be  consumed,  both 
ye  and  your  king. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  AVr;(?'s  .tdectcil  hand.  ^  lie  calteth  the  He- 
hreivii  1o  Gilynl  against  the  J'tiillfillnes, 
■trhoae  {/ar>-ix(iH  Jonathan  had  umitten.  5 
7'lie  PhUitiiin,e.,s'  great  host.  C  J'he  din- 
tress  of  the  Israelite.^.  8  Saul,  weary  of 
staying  for  Samuel,  Hacrifioeth.  11  Sa- 
muel reproveth  him.  IT  The.  three  spoiling 
hands  of  the  Philistines.  19  The  policy  of 
.the  Philistines,  to  suffer  no  smith  in  Israel. 

SAUL    reigned    one    year ;    and 
when  he  had  reigned  two  i 


years 
over  Israel, 

2  Saul  chose  him  three  thousand 
men  of  Israel ;  whereof  two  thou- 
,sand  were  with  Saul  in  Michmash 
and  in  "^ mount  Beth-el,  and  a  thou- 
sand were  with  Jonathan  in  Gibeah 
of  Benjamin :  andtherestof  the  peo- 
ple he  sent  every  man  to  his  tent. 

3  And  Jonathan  smote  the  garri- 
son of  the  Philistines  that  was  in 
Geba,  and  the  Philistines  heard  of 
it.  And  Saul  blew  the  trurnpet 
throughout  all  the  land,  saying. 
Let  the  Hebrews  hear. 

4  And  all  Israel  heard  say  that 
Saul  had  smitten  a  garrison  of  the 
Philistines,  and  that  Israel  also  was 
had  in  abomination  with  the  Philis- 
tines. And  the  people  were  called 
together  after  Saul  to  Gilgal. 

5  *\  And  the  Philistines  gathered 
themselves  together  to  fight  with 
Israel,  thirty  thousand  chariots, 
and  six  thousand  horsemen,  and 
people  as  the  sand  which  is  on  the 
sea  shore  in  multitude  :  and  they 
came  up,  and  pitched  in  Michmash, 
eastward  from  Beth-aven. 

6  When  the  men  of  Israel  saw 
that  they  were  in  a  strait,  (for  the 
people  were  distressed,)  then  the 
people  difl  hide  themselves  in  caves, 
and  in  thickets,  and  in  rocks,  and 
in  "high  places,  and  in  pits. 

7  And  some  oythe  Hebrews  went 
over  Jordan  to  the  land  of  Gad  and 
Gilead.  As  for  Saul,  he  was  yet  in 
Gilgal,  and  all  the  people  followed 
him  trembling. 

8  ^  And  he  tarried  seyen  days, 
according  to  the  set  time  that 
Samuel  had ajipovnted:  but  Samuel 
came  not  to  Gilgal ;  and  tlu^  ])eople 
were  scattered  from  him. 

9  And  Saul  said.  Uring  hither  a 
burnt  offering  to  me,  aiul  peace  of- 


^  Or, 


5  *  Saul  was 
thirty  years 
old  when  lie 
began  to 
reiiriij  and 


«  the 
mount  of 


*  Or, 


holds, 


281 


Saul  sacrificeth.  I.  SAMUEL,  14 

And  he  offered  the  bui'nt 


Jonathan  attacketh  the  Philistines, 


ferings. 
offering. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as 
soon  as  he  had  made  an  end  of  of- 
fering the  burnt  offering,  behold, 
Samuel  ca,me ;  and  Saul  went  out 
to  meet  him,  that  he  might  salute 
him. 

11^  And  Samuel  said,  What  hast 
thou  donel  And  Saul  said,  IJecause 
I  saw  that  the  people  were  scat- 
tered from  me,  and  that  thou  camest 
not  within  the  days  appointed,  anrl 
that  the  Philistines  gathered  them- 
selves together  at  Michraash  ; 

12  Therefore  said  I,  The  Philis- 
tines will  come  down  now  upon  me 
to  Gilgal,and  1  have  not  made  sup- 
plicaticm  unto  the  Lord  :  I  forced 
myself  therefore,  and  offered  a 
burnt  offering. 

13  And  Samuel  said  to  Saul, 
Thou  hast  done  foolishly:  thou 
hast  not  kept  the  commandment 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  he 
commanded  thee  :  for  now  would 
the  Lord  have  estal:)lished  thy 
kingdom  upon  Israel  for  ever. 

14  But  now  thy  kingdom  shall 
not  continue :  the  Lord  hath  sought 
him  a  man  after  his  own  heart,  and 
the  Lord  hath  commanded  him  to 
he  captain  over  his  people,  because 
thou  hast  not  kept  that  which  the 
Lord  commanded  thee. 

15  And  Samuel  arose,  and  gat 
him  up  from  Gilgal  unto  Gibeah  of 
P>enjamin.  And  Saul  numbered 
the  people  that  ivere  present  with 
him,  about  six  hundred  men. 

16  And  Saul,  and  Jonathan  his 
son,  and  the  people  that  were  pi-esent 
with  them,  abode  in  (iribeah  of 
Benjamin  :  but  the  Philistines  en- 
camped in  Michmash. 

17  II  And  the  spoilers  came  out 
of  th(!  camp  of  the  Pliilistines  in 
three  companies:  one  comi)any 
turned  unto  the  way  that  leaiktli  to 
Oj}hrah,  unto  tin;  land  of  Shual : 

18  And  another  company  turned 
the  way  to  Jieth-horon  :  and  another 
company  turned  to  the  way  of  the 
bonier  that  looketh  to  ihv.  valley 
of  Zel)()ini  toward  the  wilderness. 

19  II  Now  there  was  no  smith 
found  throughf)ut  all  tlu;  land  of 
Israel :  for  the  Philistines  said,  Lest 
the  Hebrews  make  tliem  swords  or 
speai-s  : 

20  P.ut  all  the  Israelites  went 
down  to  tlie  PliilistiiK's,  to  sharpen 
every  man  his  share  and  his  coul- 
ter, and  his  axe.  ajid  his  lujittock. 

21  Yet  they  had  a  \\\v.  for  the 
mattocks,  and  for  the  coulters,  and 
for  the  forks,  and  for  the  axes,  ami 
to  shari)en  the  goads. 

22  So  it  came  to  pass  in  the  day 


of  battle,  that  there  was  neither 
sword  nor  spear  found  in  the  hand 
of  any  of  the  people  that  were  with 
Saul  and  Jonathan  :  but  with  Saul 
and  with  Jonathan  his  son  was 
there  found. 

23  And  the  garrison  of  the  Philis- 
tines went  out  to  the  'passage  of 
Michmash. 

CHAPTER  14. 

1  Jonathdn,  tnririttiiig  in  hix  father,  the 
ji/'iesf,  Of  the  people,  qoeth  diui  iiiiriicn- 
loiisti/  xinitetli  the  I'hiHstineK'  (pirris<in.  1") 
A  (liriiie  terror  xidketh.  theui  tieitt  thevi- 
aelrefi.  17  /S«vl,  not  utiiz/iiit/  the  prie.st\t 
fi».\irei\  setteihon  them,  'il  7'he  eo/Ji nitei/ 
I/ehretrs,  and  the,  hidden  l.srtielites.  join 
(K.ldiiint  them.  24  Scul'n  uiiadpixed  ae/jii- 
rutioii  hiiidereth  the,  victory.  32  //e  re- 
si1)-(iiiietli  tlie  people  from,  eating  blood.  35 
Jfe  liuildeth  an  altar.  36  Jonathan,  taken 
III/  lot,  is  saeed  hi/  the  people.  47  Saul' is 
■slreiK.ith  It  lid  faiiiHy. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  upon  a  day, 
that  Jonathan  the  son  of  Saul 
said  unto  the  young  man  that  bare 
his  armour.  Come,  and  let  us  go 
over  to  the  Philistines'  garrison, 
that  is  on  the  other  side.  But  he 
told  not  his  father. 

2  And  Saul  tarried  in  the  utter- 
most part  of  Gibeah  under  a  i)ome- 
granate  tree  which  is  in  Migron  : 
and  the  people  that  -were  with  him 
were  about  six  hundred  men  ; 

3  And  Ahiah,  the  son  of  Ahitub, 
I-chabod's  brother,  the  son  of 
Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eli,  the 
Lord's  priest  in  Shiloh,  wearing 
an  ephod.  And  the  people  knew 
not  that  Jonathan  was  gone. 

4  ^  And  between  the  "  passages, 
by  which  Jonathan  sought  to  go 
over  unto  the  Philistines'  garrison, 
there  was  a  •' shan)_rock  on  the  one 
side,  and  a  "sliar])  rock  on  the 
other  side:  and  i\w.  name  of  the 
one  w(ts  Bozez,  and  the  name  of 
the  other  Seneh. 

5  Tlie  forefront  of  the  onc^  umis 
situate  northwai'd  over  against 
Michmash,  and  the  other  south- 
ward over  against  CJibeah. 

G  And  Jonathan  said  to  the 
young  man  that  hai'e  his  ai'mour, 
Come, and  let  us  go  o\er  unio  the 
gairisonof  tlies(!  uncircumcMscd:  it 
may  be  that  the  JjOIID  will  work 
for  us:  for  therein  no  restraint  to 
the  Lord  to  save  by  many  or  by 
few. 

7  And  his  armoui'bearer  said 
unto  him.  Do  all  that  is  in  thine 
hear't :  turn  thee;  behold.  1  am 
with  thee  accoi'ding  to  thy  h(>ai-t. 

8  Then  said  Jonathan,  IJehold, 
we  will  pass  over  unto  tJiese  m(>n, 
and  we  will  discover  ourselves 
unto  them. 

y  If  the.y  say  thus  unto  us,  Tarry 


pass 


2  passes, 


"  rofky 
crajr 


282 


The  PJiilistines  smitten. 


I.  SAMUEL,  14. 


SanVs  adjuration. 


until  we  come  to  you  ;  then  we  will 
stand  still  in  our  place,  and  will 
not  go  up  unto  them. 

10  But  if  they  say  thus,  Come 
up  unto  us ;  then  we  will  go  up  :  for 
the  Lord  hath  delivered  them  into 
our  hand  :  and  this  shall  be  a  sign 
unto  us. 

1 1  And  both  of  them  discovered 
themselves  unto  the  garrison  of 
the  Philistines  :  and  the  Philistines 
said,  Behold,  the  Hebrews  come 
forth  out  of  the  holes  where  they 
had  hid  themselves. 

1 2  And  the  men  of  the  garrison 
answered  Jonathan  and  his  armour- 
bearer,  and  said.  Come  up  to  us, 
and  we  will  shew  you  a  thing.  And 
Jonathan  said  unto  his  armour- 
bearer,  Come  up  after  me  :  for  the 
Lord  hath  delivered  them  into  the 
hand  of  Israel. 

13  And  Jonathan  climbed  up 
upon  his  hands  and  upon  his  feet, 
and  his  armourbearer  after  him  : 
and  they  fell  before  Jonathan  ;  and 
his  armourbearer  slew  after  him. 

14  And  that  first  slaughter, 
which  Jonathan  and  his  armour- 
bearer  made,  was  about  twenty 
men,  within  as  it  were  an  half  acre 
of  land,  which  a  yoke  of  oxen  might 
ploio. 

15  And  there  was  trembling  in 
the  ^  host,  in  the  field,  and  among 
all  the  people :  the  garrison,  and  the 
spoilers,  they  also  trembled,  and 

.the  earth  quaked  :  so  it  was  a  very 
great  trembling. 

1 6  And  the  watchmen  of  Saul  in 
Gibeah  of  Benjamin  looked ;  and, 
behold,  the  multitude  melted  awaJ^ 
and  they  -  went  on  beating  down 
one  another. 


1 7  Then  said  Saul  unto  the  people 
that  loere  with  him,  Number  now, 
and  see  who  is  gone  from  us.  And 
when  they  had  numbered,  behold, 
Jonathan  and  his  armourbearer 
wei'e  not  there. 

18  And  Saul  said  unto  Ahiah, 
Bring  hither  ^the  ark  of  Cod.  For 
•^the  ark  of  God"  was  at  tliat  time 
with  the  children  of  Israel. 

19^  And  it  came  to  pjiss,  while 
Saul  talked  unto  the  priest,  tha't 
the  noise  that  ivas  in  the  "  host  of 
the  Philistines  went  on  and  in- 
creased:  and  Saul  said  unto  the 
priest.  Withdraw  thine  hand. 

20  And  Saul  and  all  the  people 
that  rvere  with  him  assembled 
themselves,  and  they  came  to  the 
battle :  and,  behold,  every  man's 
sword  was  against  his  fellow,  and 
there  ^wt.s  a  very  great  discomfiture. 


21  Moreover  the  Hebrews  that 
were  with  the  Philistines  before 
that  time,  which  went  up  with 
tliem  into  the  camp  from  the  coiin- 
try  round  about,  even  they  also 
tnriied  to  be  with  the  Israelites 
that  ivere  with  Saul  and  Jonathan. 

22  Likewise  all  the  men  of  Israel 
which  had  hid  themselves  in  "mount 


*0r, 


Ephraim,  ivhen  they  heard  that  tlie 
Philistines  fled,  even  they  also  fol- 
lowed hard  after  them  in  the 
battle. 

23  So  the  Lord  saved  Israel  that 
day:  and  the  battle  passed  over 
unto  Beth-aven. 

24  II  And  the  men  of  Israel  were 
distressed  that  day  :  for  Saul  had 
adjured  the  people,  saying.  Cursed 
lie  the  man  tliat  eateth  any  food 
until  evening,  that  I  may  be 
avenged  on  mine  enemies.  So  none 
of  the  people  tasted  any  food. 

25  And  all  they  of  the  land  came 
to  a  wood  ;  and  there  was  honey 
upon  the  ground. 

26  And  when  the  people  were 
come  into  the  wood,  oehold,  ''  the 
honey  dropped :  but  no  man  put 
his  hand  to  his  mouth :  for  the 
people  feared  the  oath. 

27  But  Jonathan  heard  not  when 
his  father  charged  the  people  with 
the  oath:  wherefore  he  put  forth 
the  end  of  the  rod  that  was  in  his 
hand,  and  dipped  it  in  an  honey- 
comb, and  put  his  hand  to  his 
mouth  ;  and  his  eyes  were  enlight- 
ened. 

28  Then  answered  one  of  the 
people,  and  said.  Thy  father 
straitly  charged  the  people  with 
an  oath,  saying.  Cursed  6e  the  man 
that  eateth  any  food  this  da^.  And 
the  people  were  faint. 

29  Then  said  Jonathan,  My  fa- 
ther hath  troubled  the  land :  see, 
I  pray  you,  how  mine  eyes  have 
been  enlightened,  because  I  tasted 
a  little  of  this  honey. 

30  How  much  more,  if  haply  the 
people  had  eaten  freely  to  day  of 
the  spoil  of  their  enemies  which 
they  found  1  for  had  there  not  been 
now  a  much  greater  slaughter 
among  the  Philistines'? 

31  And  they  smote  the  Philis- 
tines that  day  from  Michmash  to 
Aijalon  :  and  the  people  were  very 
faint. 

32  And  the  people  flew  uDon  the 
spoil,  and  took  sneep,  and  oxen, 
and  calves,  and  slew  them,  on  the 
ground :  and  the  people  did  eat 
them,  with  the  blood. 

33  H  Then  they  told  Saul,_ saying. 
Behold,  the  people  sin  against  tlie 
Lord,  in  that  they  eat  with  the 
blood.   And  he  said,  Ye  have  trans- 


6  the  hill 
country  of 


'  a  stream 
of  honey ; 


283 


Thejyeople  rescue  Jonathan. 


I.  SAMUEL,  15. 


Amalelc  to  he  destroyed. 


grensed  :    roll  a  great  stone  unto 
me  this  day. 

34  And  Saul  said,  Disperse  your- 
selves among  the  people,  and  say 
unto  them.  Bring  me  liither  every 
man  his  ox,  and  evei-y  man  his 
sheep,  and  slay  them  here,  and  eat ; 
and  sin  not  against  the  Lord  in 
eating  with  the  blood.  And  all  the 
people  brought  every  man  his  ox 
with  him  that  night,  and  slew  them 
there. 

35  And  Saul  built  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord  :  the  same  was  the  first 
altar  that  he  built  unto  the  Lord. 

36  II  And  Saul  said,  Let  us  go 
down  after  the  Philistines  by 
night,  and  spoil  them  until  the 
morning  light,  and  let  us  not  leave 
a  man  of  them.  And  they  said, 
Do  whatsoever  seemeth  good  unto 
thee.  Then  said  the  priest.  Let  us 
draw  near  hither  unto  God. 

37  And  Saul  asked  counsel  of 
God,  Shall  I  go  down  after  the 
Philistines'?  wilt  thou  deliver  them 
into  the  hand  of  IsraeU  But  he 
answered  him  not  that  day. 

38  And  Saul  said,  Draw  ye  near 
hither,  all  the  chief  of  the  people  : 
and  know  and  see  wherein  this  sin 
hath  been  this  day. 

39  For,  as  the  Lord  liveth,  which 
saveth  Israel,  though  it  be  in  Jona- 
than my  son,  he  shall  surely  die. 
But  there  was  not  a  nian  among  all 
the  people  that  answered  him. 

40  Then  said  he  unto  all  Israel, 
Be  ye  on  one  side,  a,nd  I  and  Jona- 
than my  son  will  be  on  the  other 
side.  And  tlie  people  said  unto 
Saul,  Do  what  seemeth  good  unto 
thee. 

41  Therefore  Saul  said  unto  Hhe 
Lom>  God  of  Israel,  -Giv<;  a  perfect 


lot.  And  Saul  and  Jonathan  were 
tak(!n  :  but  the  pe()i)le  escape/l. 

42  And  Saul  said,  Gast  lots  be- 
tween me  and  Jonathan  my  son. 
And  -Jitnatlian  was  taken. 

l.'>  'I'hen  SanI  said  to  Jonathan, 
Tell  nic  what  thoii  hastdone.  And 
Jonatlian  told  him,  and  said,  1  dicl 
))ut  taste  a  little  honey  with  the  end 
of  the  rod  that  ims  in  mine  hand, 
and,  lo,  I  must  die. 

44  And  Saul  answered,  God  do 
so  and  more  also :  for  thou  shalt 
sin-ely  die,  .Fonathan. 

45  And  tlu!  pei)|)]e  said  unto 
Sanl,  Shall  Jonathan  die,  who  hath 
wrought  this  great  salvation  in 
Israel?  God  for])id  :  as  the  LoitD 
liyeth,  there  shall  not  otio  liair  of 
his  licad  fall  to  the  ground  ;  foi-  he 
Jiath  wroiiglit  with  God  Ihis  day. 
So  the  people  rescued  .lonatliaJi, 
that  liH  (He<l  not. 

40  Then  Saul  went  up  froiu  fol- 


lowing  the    Philistines :    and    the 
Philistines  went  to  tlieir  own  place. 

47  11  So  Saul  took  the  kingdom 
oyer  Israel,  and  fought  against  all 
his  enemies  on  every  side,  against 
Moab,  and  against  the  children  of 
Amrnoii,  and  against  Edom,  and 
against  the  kings  of  Zobah,  and 
against  the  Philistines  :  and  whi- 
thersoever he  turned  himself,  he 
^  vexed  them. 

48  And  he  ^gathered  an  host,  and 
smote  the  Amalekites,  and  delivered 
Israel  out  of  the  lianas  of  them  that 
spoiled  them. 

49  Now  the  sons  of  Saul  were 
Jonathan,  and  Ishui,  and  Melchi- 
shua  :  and  the  names  of  his  two 
daughters  were  these;  the  name  of 
the  firstborn  Merab,  and  the  name 
of  the  younger  Michal : 

50  And  the  name  of  Saul's  wife 
vas  Ahinoam,  tlie  daughter  of  Ahi- 
maaz :  and  the  name  of  the  captain 
of  his  host  ivas  Abner,  the  son  of 
Ner,  Saul's  uncle. 

51  And  Kish  was  the  father  of 
Saul ;  and  Ner  the  father  of  Abner 
teas  the  son  of  Abiel. 

52  And  there  was  sore  war 
against  the  Philistines  all  the  days 
of  Saul :  and  when  Saul  saw  any 
sti'ong  ma,n,  or  any  valiant  man, 
he  took  him  unto  him. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1  f>aninel  nev'lclh  Stiiilfo  df^iroi/  AmnleJc.  fi 
Sdiil  f.troiirilh  He  Kcii  Ilex.  8  Jle  t</itiret/i, 
Aijiifi  iinil  llie  1,,'xl  ,,/  th,-  .■<poll.  10  .Samuel, 
dt'iiiiiiiicef/i  itiiU)  Sitiil,  coiiiiin  DiJi ng  dtul  e.r- 
riiK/»(/  /ihiiNf/f,  GixTft  rcjecliini  of  him  fur 
hin  il ixitjied ii'ncf.  24  StiuPx  humilhaioti. 
S'l  ^<i,/iiuel  killeth  Agm/.  84  Samuel  and 
tiaul  part. 

OAMUEL  also  said  unto  Saul, 
O  The  Lord  sent  ine  to  anoint 
thee  to  he  king  over  his  people, over 
Israel:  now  therefore  heai-ken  thou 
unto  the  voice  of  the  wtjrds  of  the 
Lord. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  I 
remember  that  which  Amalek  did 
to  Israel,  how  he  laid  -wait  for  him 
in  the  way,  when  he  came  up  from 
Egypt. 

3  Now  go  and  smite  Amalek,  and 
*  utterly  nestroy  all  that  they  have, 
and  spare  them  not ;  but  slay  both 
man  and  woman,  infant  and  suck- 
ling, ox  anfi  sheep,  camel  and  ass. 

4  And  Saiil  gathered  the  ])<>opIe 
together',  and  nuinl)ei'(^fl  them  in 
Telaim,  two  hundrerl  thousand 
footmen,  and  ten  thousand  men  of 
Jndah. 

5  And  Saul  came  to  a  city  of 
AmaJek,  and  laid  wait  in  the  valley. 

G  II  And  Saul  said  unto  the  Ken- 


*  Ilcb,  devote. 


3  put  them  to 
the  worse. 

4  did 
valiantly, 


284 


Saul  is  rejected 


I.  SAMUEL,  15. 


for  disobedience. 


ites,  Go,  depart,  get  you  down  from 
among  the  Amalekites,  lest  1  de- 
stroy you  with  them :  for  ye  shewed 
kindness  to  all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, when  they  came  up  out  of 
Egypt.  80  the  Kenites  departed 
from  among  the  Amalekites. 

7  And  Saul  smote  the  Amalekites 
from  Havilah  until  thou  comest  to 
Shur,  that  is  over  against  Egypt. 

8  And  he  took  Agag  the  knig  ot 
the  Amalekites  alive,  and  *  utterly 
destroyed  all  the  people  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 

9  But  Saul  and  the  people  spared 
Agag,  and  the  best  of  the  sheep, 
and  of  the  oxen,  and  of  the  fatlings, 
and  the  lambs,  and  all  that  was 
good,  and  would  not  t  utterly  de- 
stroy them :  but  everything  that 
teas  vile  and  refuse,  that  they  *  de- 
stroyed utterly. 

10  H  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  Samuel,  saying, 

11  It  repenteth  me  that  I  have 
set  up  Saul  to  be  king :  for  he  is 
turned  back  from  following  me, 
and  hath  not  performed  my  com- 
mandments. And  it  grieved  Sa- 
muel ;  and  he  cried  unto  the  Lord 
all  night. 

12  And  when  Samuel  rose  early 
to  meet  Saul  in  the  morning,  it  was 
told  Samuel,  saying,  Saul  came  to 
Carmel,  and,  behold,  he  set  him  up  a 
'  place,  and  is  gone  about,  and  passed 
on,  and  gone  down  to  Gilgal. 

1 3  And  Samuel  came  to  Saul : 
and  Saul  said  unto  him,  Blessed  be 
thou  of  the  Lord  :  I  have  performed 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord. 

14  And  Samuel  said.  What  7Hm7i- 
eth  then  this  bleating  of  the  sheep 
in  mine  ears,  and  the  lowing  of  the 
oxen  which  I  hear  1 

15  And  Saul  said.  They  have 
brought  them  from  the  Amalekites : 
for  tne  people  spared  the  best  of 
the  sheep  and  of  the  oxeii,  to  sacri- 
fice unto  the  Lord  thy  God ;  and 
the  rest  we  have  *  utterly  destroyed. 

16  Then  Samuel  said  unto  Saul, 
Stay,  and  I  will  tell  thee  what  the 
Lord  hath  said  to  me  this  night. 
And  he  said  unto  him,  Say  on. 

17  And  Samuel  said,  When  thou 
wast  little  in  thine  own  sight,  wast 
thou  not  ludfle  the  head  of  the  tribes 
of  Israel,  and  the  Lord  anointed 
thee  king  over  Israel "? 

18  And  the  Lord  sent  thee  on  a 
journey,  and  said,  (Jo  and  t  utterly 
destroy  the  siiuicrs  the  Amalekites, 
and  fight  against  them  until  they 
be  consumed. 

1 9  Wherefore  then  didst  thovi  not 
obey  the  voice  of  the   Lord,  but 


didst  fly  upon  the  spoil,  and  didst 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  1 

20  And  Saul  said  unto  Samuel, 
Yea,  I  have  obeyed  tlie  voice  of  the 
Lord,  and  have  gone  the  way  which 
the  Lord  sent  me,  and  have  brought 
Agag  the  king  of  Amalek,  and  have 
*  utterly  destroyed  the  Amalekites. 

21  But  the  people  took  of  the 
spoil,  sheep  and  oxen,  the  chief  of 
the  '"  things  which  should  have  been 


utterly  destroyed,  to  sacrifice  unto 


2  devoted 
things, 


the  Lord  thy  God  in  Gilgal. 

22  And  Samuel  said,  Hath  the 
Lord  as  great  delight  in  burnt  of- 
ferings and  sacrifices,  as  in  obeying 
the  voice  of  the  LordI  Behold,  to 
obey  is  better  than  sacrifice,  a7id  to 
hearken  than  the  fat  of  rams. 

23  For  rebellion  is  as  the  sin  of 
witchcraft,  and  stubbornness  is  as 
iniquity  and  idolatry.  Because 
thou  hast  rejected  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  he  hath  also  rejected  thee 
from  being  king. 

24  51  And  Saul  said  unto  Samuel, 
I  have  sinned  :  for  I  have  trans- 
gressed the  commandment  of  the 
Lord,  and  thy  words :  because  I 
feared  the  people,  and  obeyed  their 
voice. 

25  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
pardon  my  sin,  and  turn  again  with 
me,  that  I  may  worship  the  Lord. 

26  And  Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  I 
will  not  return  with  thee :  for  thou 
hast  rejected  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  Lord  hath  rejected  thee 
from  being  king  over  Israel. 

27  And  as  Samuel  turned  about 
to  go  away,  he  laid  hold  upon  the 
skirt  of  his  mantle,  and  it  rent. 

28  And  Samuel  said  unto  him. 
The  Lord  hath  rent  the  kingdom 
of  Israel  from  thee  this  day,  and 
hath  given  it  to  a  neighbour  of 
thine,  that  is  better  than  thou. 

29  And  also  the  Strength  of  Is- 
rael will  not  lie  nor  repent :  for  he 
is  not  a  man,  that  he  should  repent. 

30  Then  he  said,  I  have  sinned  : 
yet  honour  me  now,  I  pray  thee,  be- 
fore the  elders  of  my  people,  and 
before  Israel,  and  turn  again  with 
me,  that  I  may  worship  the  Lord 
thy  God.  . 

31  So  Samuel  tuvned  again  after 
Saul  ;  and  Saul  worshipped  the 
Lord.  . 

32  If  Then  said  Samuel,  Bring  ye 
hither  to  me  Agag  the  king  of  the 
Amalekites.  And  Agag  came  unto 
him  ■'delicately.  And  Agag  said. 
Surely  the  bitterness  of  death  is 
past. 

33  And  Samuel  said.  As  thy 
sword  hath  made  women  childless, 


■■  Heb.  devoted,      f  Heb.  devote. 


*  Heb.  devoted. 


3  cheerfully. 


285 


Samuel  anointeth  David. 


I.  SAMUEL,  IG. 


Saul  sendeth  for  David. 


so  shall  thy  mother  be  childless 
among  women.  And  Samuel  hewed 
Agag  in  pieces  before  the  Lord  in 
Gilgal. 

34  H  Then  Samuel  went  to  Ra- 
mah ;  and  Saul  went  up  to  his 
house  to  Gibeah  of  Saul. 

35  And  Samuel  came  no  more  to 
see  Saul  until  the  daj'  of  his  death : 
nevertheless  Samuel  mourned  for 
Saul :  and  the  Lord  repented  that 
he  had  made  Saul  king  over  Israel. 

CHAPTER   16. 

1  Samuel  ftent  by  God,  under  ■pretence  of 
a  sacrifice,  conieth  to  Beih-lehein.  0  Ilia 
human  judgment  is  reproted.  11  He 
anointeth  David.  15  8aid  aendeth  for 
David  to  quiet  his  eril  .spirit. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel, 
How  long  wilt  thou  mourn  for 
Saul,  seeing  I  have  rejected  liim 
from  reigning  over  Lsi-ael]  till  thine 
horn  with  oil,  and  go,  I  will  send 
thee  to  Jesse  the  Beth-lehemite  : 
for  I  have  provided  me  a  king 
among  his  sons. 

2  And  Samuel  said.  How  can  I 
go  1  if  Saul  hear  it,  he  will  kill  me. 
And  the  Lord  said,  Take  an  heifer 
with  thee,  and  say,  I  am  come  to 
sacrifice  to  the  Lord. 

3  And  call  Jesse  to  the  sacrifice, 
and  I  will  shew  thee  what  thou 
shalt  do  :  and  thou  slialt  anoint 
unto  me  kii/i  whom  I  name  unto 
thee. 

4  And  Samuel  did  that  which 
the  Lord  spake,  and  came  to  Beth- 
lehem. And  the  elders  of  the  town 
trembled  at  his  coming,  and  said, 
Coniest  tliou  peaceabl.y  1 

5  And  he  said.  Peaceably  :  I  am 
come  to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  : 
sanctify  yourselves,  and  come  .with 
me  to  the  sacrifice.  And  he  sanc- 
tified Jiisse  and  his  sons,  and  called 
them  to  the  sacrifice. 

G  11  And  it  (-ame  to  pass,  when 
they  w(!re  come,  that  he  looked  on 
Eliab,  and  said,  Surely  the  Lord's 
anointed  /'.s  before^  liim. 

7  But  the  LoKD  said  unto  Sa- 
muel, Look  not  on  his  countenance, 
or  on  the  height  oi  his  stature;  be- 
cause I  have  I'efused  him  :  for  the 
LoiiD  metk  not^as  man  seeth  ;  for 
man  locjketh  on  the  outward  aj)- 
pearaiice,  but  the  Lord  looketh 
on  the  heart. 

8  Then  Jesse  called  Abinadab, 
and  made  him  pass  l^efon;  Sanmel. 
And  he  said.  Neither  hath  the  Lord 
chosen  this. 

9  Then  Jesse  made  Shammah  to 
pass  by.  And  he  said.  Neither 
hath  the  Lord  chosen  this. 

10  Again,  Jesse  made  seven  of 
his   sons   to   pass   before  Samuel. 


And  Samuel  said  unto  Jesse,  The 
Lord  hath  not  chosen  these. 

1 1  And  Samuel  said  unto  Jesse, 
Are  here  all  thy  cliildren  1  And 
he  said.  There  remaineth  yet  the 
youngest,  and,  behold,  he  keepeth 
the  sheep.  And  Samuel  said  unto 
Jesse,  Send  and  fetch  him  :  for 
we  will  not  sit  down  till  he  come 
hither. 

1 2  And  he  sent,  and  brought  him 
in.  Now  he  ^^/as  ruddy,  and  withal 
of  a  beautiful  countenance,  and 
goodly  to  look  to.  And  the  Lord 
said.  Arise,  anoint  him  :  for  this  is 
he. 

13  Then  Samuel  took  the  horn  of 
oil,  and  anointed  him  in  the  midst 
of  his  brethi'en  :  and  the  Spii'it  of 
the  Lord  ^  came  upon  David  from 
that  day  forward.  So  Samuel  rose 
up,  and  went  to  Ramah. 

14  ^  But  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
departed  from  Saul,  and  an  evil 
spirit  from  the  Lord  troubled  liim. 

15  And  Saul's  servants  said  unto 
him.  Behold  now,  an  evil  spirit  from 
God  troubleth  thee. 

16  Let  our  lord  now  command 
thy  servants,  which  are  before  thee, 
to  seek  out  a  man,  who  is  a  cunning 
player  on  an  harp  :  and  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  when  the  evil  sini'it 
from  God  is  upon  thee,  that  he  shall 
play  with  his  hand,  and  thou  slialt 
be  well. 

17  And  Saul  said  unto  his  ser- 
vants. Provide  me  now  a  man  that 
can  play  well,  and  bring  hivi  to  me. 

18  Then  answered  one  of  the  ser- 
vants, and  said.  Behold,  I  have  seen 
a  son  of  Jesse  the  Beth-lehemite, 
tliat  is  cunning  in  playing,  and  a 
mighty  valiant  man,  and  a  man  of 
war,  and  prudent  in  '"'  matters,  and 
a  comely  person,  and  the  Lord  is 
with  him. 

19  11  Wherefore  Saul  sent  mes- 
sengei's  unto  Jesse,  and  .said.  Send 
me  David  thy  son,  which  is  with 
the  sheep. 

20  And  .l(>ss(>  tof)k  an  ass  ladci) 
witli  l)re;i(l,  and  a  bottle  of  wine, 
and  a  kid,  and  sent  them  by  David 
his  son  unto  Saul. 

21  And  David  came  to  Saul,  and 
stood  before  him  :  and  he  loved 
him  greatly ;  and  he  became  his 
armourbcarer. 

22  .And  SmuI  s(>iit  to  Jesse,  say- 
ing. Let  David,  1  jjray  thee,  stand 
before  me ;  for  he  hath  found  favour 
in  my  sight. 

23  And  it  earner  to  pass,  wh(m  the 
enil  spii'it  from  God  was  upon  SmuI, 
that  Dii.vid  took  an  haiji,  jiiid 
played  witli  his  hanfi  :  so  Saul  was 
refreshe(_l,  and  was  well,  and  the 
evil  spirit  departed  from  him. 


286 


GoUatlt's  challenge. 


I.  SAMUEL,  17. 


David  acceptetli  it 


javelin 


CHAPTER  17. 


1  The  armies  of  the  Inrdeiites  and  Philis- 
tines heiiuireiutt/  to  battle,  4  Goliath  cometh 
proud h/  forth  f<)'cliii//en/;e  <i  cionbat.  12  Da- 
rid,  si'ii't  III/  his  father  to  risit  his  brethren, 
takcth  the  rluilUiuie.  '-'^  Elioli  chideth  him. 
30  JJe  is  broKi/ht  in  .SV(  ill.  u'i  //e  .'<lieireth  the 
reason  of  li is  cuiifidence.  ;is  Wit/iont,  ar- 
tnoiir,  armed  tnj faith,  he  slaijeth  the  giant, 
bb  Saul  taketh  notice  of  Dacld. 

NOW  the  Philistines  gathered 
together  their  armes  to  bat- 
tle, and  were  gathered.  ti>gether  at 
Shochoh,  which  heloiigeth  to  Judah, 
and  pitched  between  Shochoh  and 
Azekah,  in  Ephes-dammim. 

2  And  Saul  and  the  men  of  Is- 
rael were  gathered  together,  and 
pitched  by  the  valley  of  Elah,  and 
set  the  battle  in  array  against  the 
Philistines. 

3  And  the  Philistines  stood  on  a 
mountain  on  the  one  side,  and  Is- 
rael stood  on  a  mountain  on  the 
other  side  :  and  there  was  a  valley 
between  them. 

4  *\  And  there  went  out  a  cham- 
pion out  of  the  camp  of  the  Philis- 
tines, named  Goliath,  of  Gath,  whose 
height  was  six  cubits  and  a  span. 

5  And  he  had  an  helmet  of  brass 
upon  his  head,  and  he  was  armed 
with  a  coat  of  mail;  and  the  weight 
of  the  coat  ivas  live  thousand 
shekels  of  brass.   • 

6  And  he  had  greaves  of  brass 
upon  his  legs,  and  a  ^  target  of 
brass  between  his  shoulders. 

7  And  the  staff  of  his  spear  ivas 
like  a  weaver's  beam ;  and  his  spear's 
head  weighed  six  hundred  shekels  of 
iron  :  and  one  bearing  a  shield  went 
before  him. 

8  And  he  stood  and  cried  unto 
the  armies  of  Israel,  and  said  unto 
them.  Wh.y  fire  ye  come  out  to  set 
your  battle  in  array  %  am  not  I  a 
Philistine,  and  ye  servants  to  Saul  % 
choose  you  a  man  for  you,  and  let 
him  come  down  to  me. 

9  If  he  be  able  to  fight  with  me, 
and  to  kill  me,  then  will  we  be  your 
servants  :  but  if  I  prevail  against 
him,  and  kill  him,  tnen  shall  ye  be 
our  servants,  and  serve  us. 

10  And  the  Philistine  said,  I  def.y 
the  armies  of  Israel  this  day  ;  give 
me  a  man,  that  we  may  fight  to- 
gether. 

11  When  Saul  and  all  Israel 
heard  those  words  of  the  Philis- 
tine, the.y  were  dismayed,  and 
greatly  afi'aid. 

12  11  Now  David  iraa  the  son  of 
that  Ephrathite  of  J'eth-leheni- 
iudah,  wjiose  name  was  .lesse  ;  and 
he  had  eight  sons  :  and  the  man 
went  among  men /or  an  old  man  in 
the  days  of  Saul. 


13  And  the  three  eldest  sons  of 
Jesse  went  anil  followed  Saul  to 
the  battle :  and  the  names  of  his 
three  sons  that  went  to  the  battle 
were  Eliab  the  firstborn,  and  next 
unto  him  Abinadab,  and  the  third 
Shammah. 

14  And  David  was  the  youngest: 
and  the  three  eldest  followed  Saul. 

15  But  David  went  '^  and  re- 
turned from  Saul  to  feed  Kis 
father's  sheep  at  Beth-lehem. 

16  And  the  Philistine  drew  near 
morning  and  evening,  and  pre- 
sented himself  forty  days. 

17  And  Jesse  said  unto  David 
his  son,  Take  now  for  thy  brethren 
an  ephah  of  this  parched  ^  corn,  and 
these  ten  loaves,  and  run  to  the 
camp  to  thy  brethren  ; 

18  And  carry  these  ten  cheeses 
unto  the  captain  of  their  thousand, 
and  look  how  thy  brethren  fare, 
and  take  their  pledge. 

19  Now  Saul,  and  they,  and  all 
the  men  of  Israel,  were  in  the  val- 
ley of  Elah,  fighting  with  the 
Philistines. 

20  H  And  David  rose  vip  early 
in  the  morning,  and  left  the  sheep 
with  a  keeper,  and  took,  and  went, 
as  Jesse  had  commanded  him  ;  and 
he  came  to  the  ^  trench,  as  the  host 
was  going  forth  to  the  fight,  and 
shouted  for  the  battle. 

21  For  Israel  and  the  Philistines 
had  put  the  battle  in  array,  army 
against  army. 

22  And  David  left  his  ''  carriage 
in  the  hand  of  the  keeper  of  the 


2  to  and  fro 


3  grain, 


'^carriage,  and  ran  into  the  army, 
and  came  and  saluted  his  l)rethren. 

23  And  as  he  talked  with  them, 
behold,  there  came  up  the  cham- 
pion, the  Philistine  of  Gath,  Goliath 
tjy  name,  out  of  the  armies  of  the 
Philistines,  and  spake  according  to 
the  same  words  :  and  David  heard 
them. 

24  And  all  the  men  of  Israel, 
when  they  saw  the  man,  fled  from 
him,  and  were  sore  afraid. 

25  And  the  men  of  Israel  said, 
Have  ye  seen  this  man  tluit  is 
come  upl  surel.y  to  defy  Israel  is  he 
come  up  :  and  it  shall  be,  that  the 
man  who  killeth  him,  the  king  will 
enrich  him  with  great  riches,  and 
willgivehim  hisdaughter,  and  make 
his  father's  house  free  in  Israel. 

26  And  David  spake  to  the  men 
that  stood  by  him,  saying,  What 
shall  be  done  to  the  man  that  kill- 
eth this  Philistine,  and  taketh 
away  the  reproach  from  Israel  ?  for 
who  is  this  uncircumcised  Philis- 
tine, that  he  should  defy  the  armies 
of  the  living  God  % 


^  place  of 
the  wagons, 


5  baggage 

6  baggage, 


287 


David,  wUhout  armoio; 


I.  SAMUEL,  17 


mlayeth  the  giant. 


1  Was  it  not 
but  a  wo  111? 


-  when  there 

came  a  lion, 

or 

••*  riook,  I 

went 


■•  shall  he 


27  And  the  people  answered  him 
after  this  maimer,  saying.  So  shall 
it  be  done  to  the  man  that  killeth 
him. 

28  1]  And  Eliab  his  eldest  brother 
heard  when  he  spake  unto  the 
men ;  and  Eliabs aiiiivr  was  kindled 
against  Daviil,  and  he  said.  Why 
earnest  thou  down  hither  ?  and 
with  whom  hast  thou  left  those 
few  sheep  in  the  wilderness  •?  I 
know  thy  pride,  and  the  naughti- 
ness of  thine  heart:  for  thou  art 
come  down  that  tlitui  mightest  see 
tlie  battle. 

29  And  l^avid  said.  ^Vhat  have  I 
now  done  1    '  I»  f/n)\  not  a  eanse  ? 

30  •!  And  he  tuinetl  from  him  to- 
ward  another,  and  spake  after  th(^ 
same  nianner :  and  the  people  an- 
swereil  him  again  after  the  former 
manner. 

31  And  when  the  words  were 
heard  which  Daxid  spake,  the.v  re- 
hearsed (/ii'in  before  Saul :  and  he 
sent   for  him. 

32  •!  And  David  said  to  Saul, 
Let  no  man's  heart  fail  because  of 
him  :  thy  servant  will  go  and  tight 
with  this  Philistine. 

33  And  Saul  said  to  David,  Thou 
art  not  able  tt^  g(>  against  this  Phi- 
listine to  tight  with  him  :  for  thou 
art  I'Ht  a  youth,  and  he  a  man  of 
war  from  his  youth. 

34  And  Havid  said  unto  Saul. 
Thy  servant  kept  his  father's  sheep, 
and  -  thei-e  came  a  li(^n,  and  a  bear, 
and  took  a  lamb  out  of  the  •'  flock  : 

3r)  And  T  went  out  aftor  him, 
and  sniott'  him.  anil  delivered  it  out 
of  his  mouth  :  and  when  he  arose 
against  me.  1  caught  him  by  his 
beard,  and  smote  him.  and  slew  him. 

3G  Thy  servant  slew  both  tlu> 
lion  and  the  liear:  and  this  uncir- 
cumcised  Philistine  shall  be  as  one 
of  them,  seeing  he  hath  defied  the 
armies  of  the  li\  ing  ( iod. 

37  i'avid  siiid  moreover.  The 
Loud  that  delivered  me  out  of  the 
paw  of  the  lion,  and  out  of  the 
paw  of  the  bear,  he  will  deliver  me 
out  of  the  hand  of  this  Pliilistine. 
And  Saul  said  unto  l)a\  ill,  Uo,  and 
the  LoKi)  ^  be  with  thee. 

38  i;  AiurSaularmt^l  David  with 
his  armour,  and  he  nut  an  helmet 
of  bnuss  uiM>n  his  head;  al.so  he 
arnuxl   hin>    with   a  coat   of   mail. 

3i)  And  i)avid  ginled  his  sword 
upon  his  armour,  and  he  a-ssaytnl  to 
go:  for  he  h.ul  not  proved  it.  And 
David  saiil  niito  Saul,  1  cannot  go 
with  the.se;  tor  1  have  not  proved 
tlifiii.  And  David  put  them  off 
him. 

40  .\nd  lu>  took  his  staff  in   his 


hand,  and  chose  liim  five  smooth 
stones  out  of  the  brook,  and  i)ut 
them  in  a  shepherd's  bag  which  he 
had,  even  in  a  scrip  :  and  his  sling 
iciis  in  his  hand  :  and  he  drew  near 
to  the  I'hilistine. 

41  And  the  Philistine  came  on 
and  drew  near  unto  David ;  and 
the  man  that  bare  the  shield  went 
before  him. 

42  And  M'hen  the  Philistine 
lookeil  about,  and  saw  David,  he 
disdained  him :  for  he  was  hut  a 
youth,  and  ruddy,  and  of  a  fair 
countenance. 

4."?  And  the  Philistine  .said  unto 
David.  Am  1  a  ilog.  that  thou 
comest  to  me  with  staves?  And 
the  Philistine  cursed  Davitl  by  his 
gods. 

44  And  the  Philistine  s<iid  to 
David,  Come  to  me.  and  1  will  give 
thy  tlesh  unto  the  fowls  of  the  air, 
and  to  the  Ixjast.s  of  the  field. 

45  Then  said  David  to  the  Phi- 
listine, Thou  comest  to  me  with  a 
sword,  ai\d  with  a  spear,  and  with 
a  ^  shield  :  but  I  come  to  thee  in 
the  name  of  the  Lokp  of  hosts, 
the  Goti  of  the  armies  of  Israel, 
whom   thou   hast  defied. 

46  This  day  will  the  Loi:i>  de- 
liver thee  into  mine  hatid  :  and  I 
will  smite  thee,  and  take  thine 
head  from  thee:  ami  I  will  give 
tb.e  carcases  of  the  host  of  the 
Philistines  this  day  unto  the  fowls 
of  the  air.  and  to  the  wild  l)easts 
of  the  earth  :  that  all  the  earth 
may  know  that  there  is  a  God  in 
Israel. 

47  And  all  this  assembly  shall 
know  that  the  Loi:n  saveth  m)t 
with  sword  and  spear  :  for  the  bat- 
tle /x  the  Lt»Ku's,  antl  he  will  give 
you    into  our  hands. 

48  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  Philistine  arose,  and  came  and 
drew  nigh  to  meet  David,  that  Da- 
vid hasted,  and  ran  toward  the 
arm.v   to  meet    the   Philistine. 

49  And  David  i)ut  his  hand  in 
his  bag.  and  t»)ok  thenei>  a  stone, 
an<l  slang  /'.and  smote  the  Philis- 
tine in  his  forehead,  that  the  stone 
sunk  into  his  forehead:  and  he  fell 
upon  his  face  t<i  the  earth. 

50  So  David  prevailwl  over  the 
Pliilistine  with  a  sliug  and  with  a 
stone,  and  smote  the  Philistine, 
and  slew  him  :  but  ///fjv  //vr.\'  no 
sword   in   the   hand  of  J)avid. 

51  Therefore  Davifl  ran.  and 
st(K)d  upon  the  i'hilistine.  and  took 
his  sword,  and  drew  it  out  of  th(^ 
.sheath  theri'of.  and  slew  him.  and 
cut  off'  his  heail  therewith.  And 
when  the  Philistines  saw  their 
champion    was  tle^ul.    they   tied. 


288 


Jonathan  loveth  David. 


I.  SAMUEL,  18. 


Sanl  envieth  Mm. 


52  And  the  men  of  Israel  and  of 
Judah  arose,  and  shouted,  and  pur- 
sued the  PhiHstines,  until  tnou 
come  to  the  valley,  and  to  the  gates 
of  Ekron.  And  the  wounded  of 
the  riiilistines  fell  down  by  the 
way  to  Shaaraim,  even  unto  Gath, 
and  unto  Ekron. 

53  And  the  children  of  Israel 
returned  from  chasing  after  the 
Philistines,  and  they  spoiled  their 
tents. 

54  And  David  took  the  head  of 
the  Philistine,  and  brouglit  it  to 
Jerusalem  ;  but  he  put  his  armour 
in  his  tent. 

55  U  And  when  Saul  saw  David 
go  forth  against  the  Philistine,  he 
said  unto  Abner,  the  captain  of 
the  host,  Abner,  whose  son  is  this 
youth "?  And  Abner  said.  As  thy 
soul  liveth,  O  king,  I  cannot  tell. 

56  And  the  king  said,  Enquire 
thou  whose  son  the  stripling  is. 

57  And  as  David  returned  from 
the  slaughter  of  the  Philistine,  Ab- 
ner took  him,  and  brought  him 
before  Saul  with  the  head  of  the 
Philistine  in  his  hand. 

58  And  Saul  said  to  him.  Whose 
son  art  thou,  thou  young  man?  And 
David  answered,  /  am  the  son  of 
thy  servant  Jesse  the  Beth-lehem- 
ite. 

CHAPTER  18. 

1  Jonathan  loveth  David.  5  Saul  envieth  htn 
praise,  10  seeketh  to  kill  him  In  hinfary,  12 
feaveth  hii7i  for  hta  good  aucceKH,  \1  offercih 
hint  hi.s  daughters  for  a  siuire.  22  Dd.rt'd 
pemiKided  to  be  the  ki7ig's  son  in  la>c, 
gieelh  two  hv/ndred  forenkiiiH  of  Vie  Philis- 
Unej<  for  MicluiVs  doicry.  28  SaiWti  hatred, 
and  Pavid^e  glory  increafieth. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
had  made  an  end  of  speaking 
unto  Saul,  that  the  soul  of  Jona- 
than was  knit  with  the  soul  of 
David,  and  Jonathan  loved  him  as 
his  own  soul. 

2  And  Saul  took  him  that  day, 
and  would  let  him  go  no  more  home 
to  his  father's  house. 

3  Then  Jonathan  and  David  made 
a  covenant,  because  he  loved  him 
as  his  own  soul. 

4  And  Jonathan  stripped  himself 
of  the  robe  that  vrns  upon  him,  and 
gave  it  to  David,  and  his  garments, 
even  to  his  sword,  and  to  his  bow, 
and  to  his  girdle. 

5  ^  And  David  went  out  whither- 
soever Saul  sent  him,  and  behaved 
himself  wisely :  and  Saul  set  him 
over  the  men  of  war,  and  he  was 
accepted  in  the  sight  of  all  the  peo- 
ple, and  also  in  the  sight  of  Saul's 
servants. 

G  And  it  came  to  pass  as  they 
came,  when  David  was  returned 
from   the  slaughter  of  the  Philis- 


tine, that  the  women  came  out  of 
all  cities  of  Isiael,  singing  and 
dancing,  to  meet  king  Saul,  with 
tabrets,  with  joy,  and  with  instru- 
ments of  musick. 

7  And  the  women  answered  ove 
anothtv  as  they  played,  and  said, 
Saul  hath  slain  his  thousands,  and 
David  his  ten  thousands. 

8  And  Saul  was  very  wroth,  and 
the  sa^'ing  displeasetl  him  ;  and  he 
said,  ihey  have a.scribed  unto  David 
ten  thousands,  and  to  me  they  have 
ascriVjed  hut  thousands:'  and  vtJcat 
can  he  have  more  but  tlie  king- 
dom % 

9  And  Saul  eyed  David  from  that 
day  and  forward. 

10  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
moirow,  that  the  evil  spirit  from 
(jod  came  upon  Saul,  and  he  pro- 
phesied in  the  midst  of  the  house  : 
and  David  played  with  his  hand, 
as  at  other  times  :  and  there  ivas  a 
javelin  in  Saul's  hand. 

11  And  Saul  cast  the  javelin;  for 
he  said,  I  will  smite  David  even  to 
the  wsiWwith  it.  And  David  avoided 
out  of  his  presence  twice. 

1 2  H  And  Saul  was  afraid  of 
David,  because  the  Lord  was  with 
him,  and  was  departed  from  Saul. 

13  Therefore  Saul  removed  him 
from  him,  and  made  him  his  cap- 
tain over  a  thousand ;  and  he  went 
out  and  came  in  before  the  people. 

14  And  David  behaved  himself 
wisely  in  all  his  ways ;  and  the  Lord 
1W/.S  with  him. 

1 5  Wherefore  when  Saul  saw  that 
he  behaved  himself  very  wisely,  he 
was  afraid  of  him. 

1 6  But  all  Israel  and  Judah  loved 
David,  because  he  went  out  and 
came  in  before  them. 

17  ^  And  Saul  said  to  David,  Be- 
hold my  elder  daughter  Merab,  her 
will  1  give  thee  to  wife :  only  be 
thou  valiant  for  me,  and  fight  the 
Lord's  battles.  For  Saul  sa,id.  Let 
not  mine  hand  be  upon  him,  Ijut 
let  the  hand  of  the  Philistines  be 
upon  him. 

18  And  David  said  unto  Saul, 
Who  am  1 1  and  what  is  my  life,  or 
my  father's  family  in  Israel,  that  I 
should  be  son  in  law  to  the  king"? 

19  But  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
time  when  Merab  Saul's  daughter 
should  have  been  given  to  David, 
that  she  was  given  unto  Adriel  the 
Meholathite  to  wife. 

20  And  ^lichal  Saul's  daughter 
loved  David:  and  they  told  Saul, 
and  the  thing  pleased  him. 

21  And  Saul  said,  I  will  give  him 
her,  that  she  may  be  a  snare  to  him, 
and  that  the  hand  of  the  Philistines 
may  be  against  him.     Wherefore 


19 


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Michal  given  to  David. 


I.  SAMUEL,  19. 


David  Jleeth  from  Saxd. 


1  as  often  as 


Saul  said  to  David,  Thou  shalt  tliis 
day  be  my  son  in  law  in  the  one  of 
the  twain. 

22  ^  And  Saul  commanded  his 
servants,  saying.  Commune  with 
David  secretly,  and  say.  Behold, 
the  king  hath  delight  in  thee,  and 
all  his  servants  love  thee:  now 
therefore  be  the  king's  son  in  law. 

23  And  Saul's  servants  spake 
those  words  in  the  ears  of  David. 
And  David  said,  Seemeth  it  to  you 
a  light  thing  to  be  a  king's  son  in 
law,  seeing  that  I  am  a  poor  man, 
and  lightly  esteemed  1 

24  And  the  servants  of  Saul  told 
him,  saying,  On  this  manner  spake 
David. 

25  And  Saul  said.  Thus  shall  ye 
say  to  David,  The  king  desireth  not 
any  dowry,  but  an  hundred  fore- 
skins of  the  Philistines,  to  be 
avenged  of  the  king's  enemies.  But 
Saul  thought  to  make  David  fall  by 
the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

26  And  when  his  servants  told 
David  these  words,  it  pleased  David 
well  to  be  the  king's  son  in  law : 
and  the  days  were  not  expired. 

27  Wherefore  David  arose  and 
went,  he  and  his  men,  and  slew  of 
the  Philistines  two  hundred  men  ; 
and  David  brouglit  their  foreskins, 
and  they  gave  them  in  full  tale  to 
the  king,  that  he  might  be  the 
king's  son  in  law.  And  Saul  gave 
him  Michal  his  daughter  to  wife. 

28  1j  And  Saul  saw  and  knew  that 
the  Lord  ivan  with  David,  and  that 
ALchal  Saul's  daughter  loved  him. 

29  And  Saul  was  yet  the  more 
afraid  of  David  ;  and  Saul  became 
David's  enemy  continually. 

30  Then  the  princes  of  the  Philis- 
tines went  forth  :  and  it  came  to 
pass,  ^  after  they  went  forth,  that 
David  behaved  hims(^lf  more  wisely 
tiian  all  the;  servants  of  Saul ;  so 
tliat  his  name  was  much  set  by. 

CHAPTER  19. 

1  Jonathan  (liHclosefh  /li.i  futlwr^K  jitiipoxe.ti) 
kill  David.  4  He  iHrsii<(,l,'lli.  Iiix  f<il/ifr  tn 
reconciliation,  k  /ii/  rta-io/i  <i/'  Da  rid' x 
good  swceHs  in  a  neir  irar,  ,SV/«/',v  iiia/i- 
cioiiH  rage,  hreaketh  out  agaitmt  him.  VI 
Michal  deceiveth  her  father  uith  an  image 
in  David's  bed.  18  Da  rid  cometh  to  Sa- 
muel in  Naioth.  20  8auV>i  meiisengers  Kent 
to  take  David,  22  and  Saul  himxelf,  jiro- 
j/heny. 

AND  Saul  spake  to  Jonathan  his 
son,  and   to  all    his  servants, 
that  they  should  kill  David. 

2  Hut  .Joiiiithau  S.-uil's  son  de- 
lighted much  in  David:  aTid  .hm;i- 
than  told  David,  siiying,  Saul  niy 
father  seeketh  to  kill  tliee:  now 
therefore,  T  pray  thee,  take  lieed  to 
thyself  until  the  morning,  and  abide 
in  a  secret  p/ ace,  and  hide  tliyself  : 


3  And  I  will  go  out  and  stand 
beside  my  father  in  the  field  where 
thou  art,  and  I  will  commune  with 
my  father  of  thee  ;  and  what  I  see, 
that  I  will  tell  thee. 

4  ^  And  Jonathan  spake  good  of 
David  unto  Saul  his  father,  and 
said  unto  him,  Let  not  the  king  sin 
against  his  servant,  against  David ; 
because  he  hath  not  sinned  against 
thee,  and  because  his  works  have 
been  to  thee-ward  very  good  : 

5  For  he  did  put  his  life  in  his 
hand,  and  slew  the  Philistine,  and 
the  Lord  wrouglit  a  great  salvation 
for  all  Israel  :  thou  sawest  it,  and 
didst  rejoice :  wherefore  then  wilt 
thou  sin  against  innocent  blood,  to 
slay  David  without  a  cause  % 

6  And  Saul  hearkened  unto  the 
voice  of  Jonathan :  and  Saul  swai^e, 
^.s  the  Lord  liveth,  he  shall  not  be 
slain. 

7  And  Jonathan  called  David, 
and  Jonathan  shewed  him  all  those 
things.  And  Jonathan  brought 
David  to  Saul,  and  he  was  in  his 
presence,  as  in  times  past. 

8  Vi  And  there  was  war  again  : 
and  David  went  out,  and  fought 
with  the  Philistines,  and  slew  them 
with  a  great  slaughter ;  and  they 
fled  from  him. 

9  And  the  evil  spirit  from  the 
Lord  was  upon  Saul,  as  he  sat  in 
his  house  with  his  javelin  in  his 
hand  :  and  David  played  with  his 
hand. 

1 0  And  Saul  sought  to  smite 
David  even  to  the  wall  with  the 
javelin;  but  he  slipped  away  out 
of  Saul's  presence,  and  he  smote 
the  javelin  into  the  wall :  and  Da- 
vid fled,  and  escaped  that  night. 

1 1  Saul  also  sent  messengers 
unto  David's  house,  to  watch  him, 
and  to  slay  him  in  the  morning : 
and  Miclial  David's  w if (^  told  him, 
saying.  If  thou  save  not  thy  life 
to  night,  to  morrow  thou  shalt  be 
slain. 

12  ^So  Michal  let  David  down 
through  a  window  :  and  he  went, 
and  tied,  and  escaped. 

13  And  iMiclial  took  an  image, 
and  laid  It  in  the  bed,  ;ui(l  put  a 
l)ill()w  of  goats' //'f/r  for  his  bolster, 
and  covered  it  with  a  cloth. 

14  And  when  Saul  sent  messen- 
gers to  take  David,  she  said.  He  is 
sick. 

15  AtkI  Saul  sent  tlie messengers 
again  to  se(^  David,  saying,  Bring 
him  u])  to  nie  in  the  bed,  that  I 
may  slay  him. 

1()  And  when  the  messengers 
were  come  in,  bi'hold,  there  ica s  iui 
image  in  the  bed,  with  a  jjillow  of 
goats'  hair  for  liis  bolster. 


290 


Tlie  covenant  between 


I.  SAMUEL,  20. 


David  and  Jonathan 


17  And  Saul  said  unto  Michal. 
Why  hast  thou  deceived  me  so,  and 
sent  away  mine  enemy,  that  he  is 
escaped  ?  And  Michal  answered 
Saul,  He  said  vinto  me.  Let  me  go  ; 
why  should  I  kill  thee  1 

18  ^  So  David  fled,  and  escaped, 
and  came  to  Samuel  to  Ramah,aiid 
told  him  all  that  Saul  had  done  to 
him.  And  he  and  Samuel  went  and 
dwelt  in  Naioth. 

19  And  it  was  told  Sa,ul,  sayingr, 
Behold,  David  is  at  Naioth  in  Ea- 
rn ah. 

20  And  Saul  sent  messengers  to 
take  David  :  and  when  they  saw 
the  company  of  the  prophets  pi'O- 
phesying,  and  Samuel  standing  as 
appointed  over  them,  the  Spirit  of 
God  was  upon  the  messengers  of 
Saul,  and  they  also  prophesied. 

21  And  when  it  was  told  Saul,  he 
sent  other  messengers,  and  they 
propliesied  likewise.  And  Saul  sent 
messengers  again  the  third  time, 
and  they  prophesied  also. 

22  Then  went  he  also  to  Ramah, 
and  came  to  a  great  well  that  is  in 
Sechu  :  and  he  asked  and  said. 
Where  are  Samuel  and  David "? 
And  one  said,  Behold,  they  be  at 
Naioth  in  Ramah. 

23  And  he  went  thither  to  Nai- 
oth in  Ramah  :  and  the  Spirit  of 
God  was  upon  him  also,  and  he 
went  on,  and  prophesied,  until  he 
came  to  Naioth  in  Ramah. 

24  And  he  stripped  off  his  clothes 
also,  and  prophesied  before  Samuel 
in  like  manner,  and  lay  down  na- 
ked all  that  day  and  all  that  night. 
Wherefore  they  say.  Is  Saul  also 
among  the  prophets  % 

CHAPTER  20. 

1  David  eonsulteth  with  Jonathan  for  his 
safety.  11  Jonathan  and  David  renew 
tlieir  core.iiant  hy  oath.  18  JonathaiVs  to- 
ken 1o  ]>iiri(l.  24  Saul,  mintdng  D<trul, 
neeketli  to  kill  Jonathan.  35  Jonathan  lov- 
ingly iakcth  his  leave  of  David. 

AND  David  fled  from  Naioth  in 
Ramah,  and  came  and  said 
before  Jonathan,  What  have  I 
done  ?  what  ?s  mine  iniquity'?  and 
what  is  my  sin  before  thy  father, 
that  he  seeketh  my  life  1 

2  And  he  said  unto  him,  God  for- 
bid ;  thou  shalt  not  die  :  behold, 
ray  father  will  do  nothing  either 
great  or  small,  but  that  he  will 
shew  it  me :  and  why  should  m.y 
father  hide  this  thing  from  me  1  it 
is  not  so. 

3  And  David  sware  moreover, 
and  said.  Thy  father  certainly 
knoweth  that  I  have  found  grace 
in  thine  eyes:  and  he  saith,  Let 
not  Jonathan  know  this,  lest  he  be 
grieved:   but   truly  as  the    Lord 


liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  there 
is   but   a   step    between   me   and 

death. 

4  Then  said  Jonathan  unto  Da- 
vid, Whatsoever  thy  soul  desireth, 
I  will  even  do  it  for  thee. 

5  And  David  said  unto  Jona- 
than, Behold,  to  morrow  is  the 
new  moon,  and  1  should  not  fail  to 
sit  with  the  king  at  meat :  but  let 
me  go,  that  I  may  hide  myself  in 
the  field  unto  the  third  day  at  even. 

6  If  thy  father  at  all  miss  me, 
then  say,  David  earnestly  asked 
leave  of  me  that  he  might  run  to 
Beth-lehem  his  city:  for  there  is  a, 
yearly  sacrilice  there  for  all  the 
family. 

7  If  he  say  thus.  It  is  well  ;  thy 
servant  shall  have  peace  :  but  if  he 
he  very  wroth,  then  be  sure  that 
evil  is  determined  by  him. 

8  Therefore  thou  shalt  deal 
kindly  with  thy  servant ;  for 
thou  hast  brouglit  thy  servant 
into  a  covenant  of  the  Lord  with 
thee  :  notwithstanding,  if  there  be 
in  me  iniquity,  slay  me  thyself  ; 
for  why  shouldest  thou  bring  me  to 
thy  father  % 

9  And  Jonathan  said,  Far  be  it 
from  thee  :  for  if  I  knew  ^  certainly 
that  evil  were  determined  bj^  my 
father  to  come  upon  thee,  then 
would  not  I  tell  it  thee"? 

10  Then  said  David  to  Jonathan, 
Who  shall  tell  me  %  or  what  if  thy 
father  answer  thee  roughly  1 

1 1  U  And  Jonathan  said  unto 
David,  Come,  and  let  us  go  out 
into  the  field.  _  And  they  went  out 
both  of  them  into  the  field. 

12  And  Jonathan  said  unto  Da- 
vid, '^O  Lord  God  of  Israel,  when 
I  have  sounded  my  father  about 
to  morrow  any  time,  or  the  third 
day,  and,  behold,  if  there  he  good 
toward  David,  and  I  then  send  not 
unto  thee,  and  shew  it  thee  ; 

13  The  Lord  do  so  and  much 
more  to  Jonathan  :  but  if  it  please 
my  father  to  do  thee  evil,  then  I 
will  shew  it  thee,  and  send  thee 
away,  that  thou  mayest  go  in 
peace :  and  the  Lord  be  with  thee, 
as  he  hath  been  with  my  fatlier. 

14  And  thou  shalt  not  only  while 
yet  I  live  shew  me  the  kindness  of 
the  Lord,  that  I  die  not : 

15  But  also  thou  shalt  not  cut  off 
thy  kindness  from  my  house  for 
ever  :  no,  not  when  the  Lord  hath 
cut  off  the  enemies  of  David  every 
one  from  the  face  of  the  earth. 

16  So  Jonathan  made  (7  roi(;e?iani? 
with  the  house  of  \)A\id,  saying. 
Let  the  Lord  even  require  it  at  the 
hand  of  David's  enemies. 

17  And  Jonathan  caused  David 


1  at  all 


2  The  Lord, 

the  God  of 
Israel,  be 

vjit7ic.'is ; 


291 


Saul's  anger  against 


I.  SAMUEL,  21. 


Jonathan  and  David. 


to  swear  again,  because  he  loved 
him  :  for  he  loved  him  as  he  loved 
his  own  soul. 

18  Then  Jonathan  said  to  David, 
To  morrow  is  the  new  moon  :  and 
tliou  shalt  be  missed,  because  thy 
seat  will  be  empty. 

19  And  when  thou  hast  stayed 
three  days,  then  thou,  shalt  go  down 
quickly,  and  come  to  the  place 
wliere  thou  didst  hide  thyself  when 
the  business  was  i^i  hand,  and  shalt 
i-emain  by  the  stone  Ezel. 

20  And  I  will  shoot  three  arrows 
on  the  side  thereof,  as  though  I  shot 
at  a  mark. 

21  And,  behold,  I  will  send  a  lad, 
mying.  Go,  find  out  the  arrows.  If 
1  exj)ressly  say  unto  the  lad.  Be- 
hold, the  arrows  are  on  this  side  of 
thee,  take  them  ;  then  come  thou  : 
ff)r  titere  is  peace  to  thee,  and  no 
luirt ;  as  the  Lord  liveth. 

22  But  if  I  say  thus  unto  the 
young  man,  Behold,  the  arrows  a.re 
beyond  thee  ;  go  thy  way  :  for  the 
Lord  hath  sent  thee  away. 

23  And  as  touching  the  matter 
which  thou  and  I  have  spoken  of, 
behold,  the  Lord  be  between  thee 
and  me  for  ever. 

24  II  So  David  hid  himself  in  the 
field  :  and  when  the  new  moon  was 
come,  the  king  sat  him  down  to  eat 
meat. 

25  And  the  king  sat  upon  his 
seat,  as  at  other  times,  even  upon 
a  seat  by  the  wall  :  and  Jonatlian 
ai-ose,  and  Abner  sat  by  Saul's  side, 
anrl  David's  place  was  emi)ty. 

2G  N(^vertheless  Saul  si)ake  not 
any  thing  that  day  :  for  he  thought, 
Sometliing  hath  befallen  him,  he  is 
not  clean  ;  surely  he  is  not  clean. 

27  And  it  (;ame  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  mJiirh  was  the  second  day 
of  tilt'  moiitli,  that  David's  ])lace  was 
empty  :  and  Saul  said  unto  Jijna- 
tlian  his  son,  Wherefore!  conieth 
notth(!sonof  Jesse  to  meat,  neither 
yesterday,  nor  to  flay  ] 

28  And  Jonathan  answered  Saul, 
David  eaiiiestly  asked  leave  of  me 
to  I/O  to  iJeth-leliem  : 

21)  And  he  saicl.  Let  me  go,  I 
pray  thei;  ;  for  our  family  hath  a 
saciificc  in  the  city  ;  and  my 
l)r()ther.  he  hath  connnanded  me 
tfi  lie  there:  and  now,  if  I  liave 
found  favour  in  thiiKi  eyes,  let  me 
g«'t  away,  L  nray  tliets  and  see  my 
brethren.  Theicf(»r(!  he  cometh 
not  unto  the  king's  table. 

'M)  Then  Saul's  ajigei- was  kindled 
against  .lonathan,  and  hc^said  unt<j 
him,  Tliou  son  of  the  peiwerse 
rebellious  ivoinan,  do  not  I  know 
that  thou  liast  cliosen  the  son  of 
Jesse  to  thine  own  confusion,  and 


292 


unto  the  confusion  of  thy  mother's 
nakedness  ? 

_  3 1  For  as  long  as  the  son  of  Jesse 
liveth  upon  the  ground,  thou  shalt 
not  be  established,  nor  thy  king- 
dom. Wherefore  now  send  and 
fetch  him  unto  me,  for  he  shall 
sui-ely  die. 

32  And  Jonathan  answered  Saul 
his  father,  and  said  unto  him, 
VVhei-efore  shall  he  be  slain  1  what 
hath  he  done  'i 

33  And  Saul  cast  a  javelin  at 
him  to  smite  him  :  whereby  Jona- 
than knew  that  it  was  determined 
of  his  father  to  slay  David. 

34  So  Jonathan  arose  from  the 
table  in  fierce  anger,  and  did  eat 
no  '  meat  the  second  day  of  the 
month :  tor  he  was  grieved  for 
David,  because  his  father  had  done 
him  shame. 

35  51  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
niorning,  that  Jonathan  went  out 
into  the  field  at  the  time  appointed 
with  David,  and  a  little  lad  with 
him. 

36  And  he  said  unto  his  lad.  Run, 
find  out  now  the  arrows  which  1 
shoot.  And  as  the  lad  ran,  he  shot 
an  arrow  beyond  him. 

37  And  when  the  lad  was  come 
to  the  place  of  the  arrow  which 
Jonathan  had  shot,  Jonathan  cried 
after  the  lad,  and  said.  Is  not  the 
arrow  beyond  thee? 

38  And  Jonathan  cried  after  the 
lad.  Make  speed,  haste,  stay  not. 
And  Jonathan's  lad  gathered  up  the 
arrows,  and  came  to  his  master. 

39  But  the  lad  knew  not  any 
thing  :  only  Jonathan  and  David 
knew  the  matter. 

40  And  Jttnathan  gave  his  -artil- 
lery unto  his  lad,  and  said  unto 
him,  (io,  carry  them  to  the  city. 

41  11  And  as  soon  as  the  lad  was 
gone,  David  arose  out  of  a  jj/arr 
towai-d  the  south,  and  fell  on  his 
face  to  the  ground,  and  bowed  him- 
self three  t-imes  :  and  they  kissed 
one  another,  and  wejjt  one  with 
another,  until  David  exceeded. 

42  And  Jonathan  said  to  David, 
(U>  in  ))eace,  forasmuch  as  we  have 
swoi-n  both  of  us  in  th(!  name  of 
the  Lord,  saying.  The  Lord  \x\  be- 
tween m(!  and  thee,  and  between 
my  seed  and  thy  s(>(>d  for  ev('i'. 
And  li(>,  aros(>  and  departed  :  and 
Jonathan  went  into  the  city. 

CHAPTER  21. 

1  Ihirid  lit  Niib  nJiliihielh  of  Ahimelerh  liiil- 
liiiii'il  hrciiil.  7  J>(>t(i  irdK  priseiif.  s  />,/- 
■rii/  /(lA-cl/i.  (,'o/iiif/i:n  sw(»(/.  M\  /><ii:kl  (tf 
(Itith  fe'iqtteth  hiiiiNelf  mad. 

THEN   came    David   to  Nob  to 
Ahimelccli      tlie     pi'iest  :     and 


Nob. 


I.  SAMUEL,  22. 


The  cave  of  Adullam. 


Ahinielech  was  afraid  at  the  meet- 
ing of  David,  and  .said  unto  him, 
Why  art  thou  alone,  and  no  man 
with  thee  ( 

2  And  David  said  unto  Ahi- 
melech  the  px'iest,  Tlie  king  hath 
commanded  me  a  business,  and 
hath  said  unto  me.  Let  no  man 
know  any  thing  of  the  business 
whereabout  I  send  thee,  and  what 
I  have  commanded  thee  :  and  I 
have  appointed  viy  servants  to 
such  and  such  a  place. 

3  Now  therefore  what  is  under 
thine  hand  %  give  me  five  UxiveR  of 
bread  in  mine  hand,  or  what  there 
is  present. 

\  And  the  priest  answered. Da- 
vid, and  said,  There  in  no  common 
bread  under  mine  hand,  but  there  is 
hallowed  bread  ;  if  the  j'oung  men 
have  kept  themselves  at  least  from 
women. 

5  And  David  answered  the  priest, 
and  said  unto  him,  Of  a  truth  wo- 
men have  been  kept  from  vis  about 
these  three  days,  since  I  came  out, 
and  the  vessels  of  the  young  men 
are  holy,  \and  the  bread  ?".s'  in  a  man- 
ner  common,  yea,  though  it  were 


sanctihed  this  day  in  the  vpssor 

6  8o  the  priest  gave  him  hal- 
lowed  bread:  for  there  was  no  bread 
tliere  but  the  shewbread,  that  was 
taken  from  before  the  Lord,  to  put 
hot  bi'ead  in  the  day  when  it  was 
taken  awaj'. 

7  Now  a  certain  man  of  the  ser- 
vants of  Saul  7/'a.s'  there  that  day, 
detained  before  the  Lord  ;  and  his 
name  wa?.  Doeg,  an  Edomite,  the 
chiefest  of  the  herdmen  that  be- 
longed to  Saul. 

8  %  And  David  said  unto  Ahime- 
lech.  And  is  tliere  not  here  under 
thine  hand  spear  or  sword  1  for  I 
have  neither  brought  my  sword  nor 
my  weapons  with  me,  because  the 
king's  business  required  haste. 

9  And  the  priest  said.  The  sword 
of  Goliath  the  Philistine,  Avhom 
thou  slewest  in  the  valley  of  Elah, 
behold,  it  u  here  wrapped  in  a  cloth 
behind  the  ephod  :  if  thou  wilt 
take  that,  take  it :  for  there  is  no 
other  save  that  here.  And  David 
said.  There  is  none  like  that ;  give 
it  me. 

ion  And  David  arose,  and  fled 
that  day  for  fear  of  Saul,  and  went 
to  Achish  the  king  of  (iath. 

11  And  the  servants  of  Achish 
sjiid  unto  him,  /s  not  this  David  the 
king  of  the  land  1  did  they  not  sing 
one  to  another  of  him  in  dances, 
saying,  Saul  hath  slain  his  thou- 
sands, and  David  his  ten  thousands'? 

12  And    David    laid    up    these 


words  in  his  heart,  and  was  sore 
afraid  of  Achish  the  king  of  Gath. 

13  And  he  changed  his  behaviour 
before  them,  and  feigned  himself 
mad  in  their  hands,  and  "scrabbled 
on  the  doors  of  the  gate,  and  let 
his  spittle  fall  down  upon  his  beard. 

14  Then  said  Achish  unto  his  ser- 
vants, Lo,  ye  see  the  man  is  mad  : 
wherefore  then  have  ye  brought  him 
to  me  1 

1 5  Have  I  need  of  mad  men,  that 
ye  have  brought  this  fe/loi"  to  play 
the  mad  man  in  my  presence"?  shall 
this  fellorv  come  into  my  house  1 

CHAPTER  22. 

1  Companies  renort  unto  Darid  a f  Adullam. 
3  At  Mizpeh  he  corn  in  end  eth  hifi  'parentx 
■unto  the,  kind  of  Monti.  5  A(hnoni>shed  liy 
Gad,  he  cimietli,  to  Ihrreth.  (i  Saul  goin(/io 
jiursue  him,  com plaincth  of  htH  sercant.s' 
nnfaithfutnefl.t.  'J  Doeg acciiseth Ahimelech. 
11  Saul  command etli,  to  kill  the  jtiieftx. 
17  Tin' footmen  refusing,  Doeg  executeth  it. 
20  Atjiathar  escaping,  bringeth  Dariel  the 
news. 

DAVID  therefore  departed 
thence,  and  escaped  to  the 
cave  Adullam  :  and  when  his  breth- 
ren and  all  his  father's  house  heard 
it,  they  went  down  thither  to  him. 

2  And  every  one  that  was  in  dis- 
tress, and  every  one  that  was  in 
debt,  and  e^'el■y  one  that  was  dis- 
contented, gathered  themselves 
unto  him  ;  and  he  became  a  cap- 
tain over  them  ;  and  there  were 
with  him  about  four  hundred  men. 

3  U  And  David  went  thence  to 
jMizpeh  of  Moab :  and  he  said  unto 
the  king  of  ]\Ioab,  Let  my  father 
and  my  mother,  I  pray  thee,  come 
forth,  anel  be  with  you,  till  I  know 
what  God  will  do  for  me. 

4  And  he  brought  them  before 
the  king  of  ]\Ioab  :  and  they  dwelt 
with  him  all  the  while  that  David 
was  in  the  "hold. 

5  n  And  the  prophet  Gad  said 
unto  David,  Abide  not  in  the  "'holdj 
depart,  and  get  thee  into  the  land 
of  Judah.  Then  David  departed, 
and  came  into  the  forest  of  Hareth. 

6  n  When  Saul  heard  that  David 
was  discovered,  and  the  men  that 
were  with  him,  (now  Saul  abode  in 
Gibeah  under  '"'a  tre<i  in  Pamah, 
having  his  siiear  in  his  hand,  and 
all  his  servants  were  standing  about 
him ;) 

7  Then  Saul  said  unto  his  ser- 
vants that  stood  about  him,  Hear 
now,  ye  Benjamites  ;  will  the  son 
of  Jesse  give  every  one  of  you  fields 
and  vineyards,  atid  make  you  all 
captains  of  thousands,  and  captains 
of  hundreds  ; 

8  That  all  of  you  have  conspired 
against  me,  and  there  is  none  that 


-  made 
marks 


3  stroiiu 
hold. 

•4  strong 
hold ; 


5  the  tama- 
risk tree  on 
the  height, 


293 


Doeg  slayeth  the  priests. 


I.  SAMUEL,  23. 


Treacherii  of  the  Keilites. 


sheweth  me  that  my  son  hatli  made 
a  league  with  the  son  of  Jesse,  and 
there  is  none  of  you  that  is  sorrj'  for 
me,  or  sheweth  unto  nie  that  my 
son  hath  stirred  up  my  servant 
against  me,  to  He  in  wait,  as  at  this 
day  ? 

9  ^  Then  answered  Doeg  the 
Edomite,  which  was  set  over  the 
servants  of  Saul,  and  said,  I  saw 
the  son  of  Jesse  coming  to  Nob,  to 
Ahimelech  the  son  of  Ahitub. 

10  And  he  enquired  of  the  Lord 
for  him,  and  gave  him  victuals,  and 
gave  him  the  sword  of  Goliath  the 
Philistine. 

11  Then  the  king  sent  to  call 
Ahimelech  the  priest,  the  son  of 
Ahitub.  and  all  his  father's  liouse, 
the  priests  that  were  in  Xob :  and 
they  came  all  of  them  to  the  king. 

1 2  And  Saul  said.  Hear  now,  thou 
son  of  Ahitub.  And  he  answered, 
Here  I  am,  my  lord. 

1 3  And  Saul  said  unto  him.  Why 
have  ye  consjjired  against  me,  thou 
and  the  son  of  Jesse,  in  that  thou 
hast  given  him  bread,  and  a  sword, 
and  hast  enquired  of  God  for  him, 
that  he  should  rise  against  me,  to 
lie  in  wait,  as  at  this  day  1 

l-i  Then  Ahimelech  answered  the 
king,  and  said.  And  who  is  so  faith- 
ful amon^  all  thy  servants  as  Da- 
vid, which  is  the  king's  son  in  law, 
and  goeth  at  thy  bidding,  and  is 
honourable  in  thine  house  1 

1 5  Did  I  then  begin  to  enquire  of 
God  for  him !  be  it  far  from  me :  let 
not  the  king  impute  any  thing  unto 
his  servant,  iwr  to  all  the  house  of 
my  father  :  for  thy  servant  knew 
nothing  of  all  this,  less  or  more. 

IG  And  the  king  said.  Thou  shalt 
surely  die,  Ahimelech,  thou,  and  all 
thy  father's  house. 

1 7  51  And  the  king  said  unto  the 
footmen  that  stood  about  him. 
Turn,  and  slay  the  priests  of  the 
Lord;  because  their  hand  also  is 
with  David,  and  because  they  knew 
when  he  Hed,  and  did  not  show  it  to 
me.  But  the  servants  of  the  king 
would  not  put  forth  their  hand  to 
fall  upon  the  priests  of  the  J^ord. 

18  Anrl  the  king  said  to  Doeg, 
Turn  thou,  and  fall  upon  the 
priests.  And  Doeg  the  Edomite 
turned, and  he  fell  upon  the  priests, 
anfl  slew  on  that  day  fourscore  aiul 
five  persons  that  did  we-ar  a  linen 
ephod. 

19  And  Nob,  the  city  of  the 
priests,  smote  he  witli  the  e(\ff.e  of 
the  sword,  l)oth  men  and  women, 
children  and  sucklings,  and  oxen, 
and  asses,  and  sheep,  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword. 

20  ^  And  one  of  the  .sons  of  Ahi- 


melech the  son  of  Ahitub,  named 
Abiathar,  escaped,  and  tied  after 
David. 

21  And  Abiathar  shewed  David 
that  Saul  had  slain  the  Lord's 
priests. 

22  And  David  said  unto  Abi- 
athar, I  knew  it  that  day,  when 
Doeg  the  Edomite  was  there,  that 
he  would  surely  tell  Saul :  I  have 
occasioned  the  death  of  all  the  per- 
sons of  thy  father's  house. 

23  Abide  thou  with  me, fear  not: 
iov  hethat  seeketh  my  life  seeketh 
thy  life  :  but  with  me  thou  sJialt  be 
in  safeguard. 

CHAPTER  23. 

1  Darid.  engiiiring  of  the  Lord  hy  Ahiaihnr, 
resciieth  KeiUi/i.  7  Ood  xhewing  him  the 
coming  of  Sdul.  and  the  Ireiicherij  of  the 
Keilites,  he  ewnjieth  from  Keihih.  14  I» 
Ziph  Joiiiithiui  Cometh  and  comfortetli  him. 
19  The  Ziphitea  diworer  him  'to  Said.  2.5 
At  Maon  he  in  i-e/tcned  from  Saul  by  the  in- 
rns-ion  of  the  Phili-stinen.  29  Jle  dicelleth 
at  Fn-gedi. 

THEX  they  told  David,  saying. 
Behold,  the  Philistines  fight 
against  Keilah,  and  they  rob  the 
threshingtloors. 

2  Therefore  David  enquired  of 
the  Lord,  saying.  Shall  1  go  and 
smite  these  Philistines  1  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  David,  Go,  and 
smite  the  Philistines,  and  save  Kei- 
lah. 

3  And  David's  men  said  unto 
him.  Behold,  we  be  afraid  hei-e  in 
.ludah  :  how  much  moi-e  then  if  we 
come  to  Keilah  against  the  armies 
of  the  Philistines  l 

4  Then  David  enquired  of  the 
Lord  yet  again.  And  the  Lord 
answered  him  and  said.  Arise,  go 
down  to  Keilah ;  for  1  will  deli\er 
the  Philistines  into  thine  hand. 

5  So  David  and  his  men  went  to 
Keilah,  and  fought  with  the  Philis- 
tines, and  brought  away  their  cat- 
tle, and  smote  them  with  a  great 
slaughter.  So  David  .saved  the  in- 
hal)itants  of  Keilah. 

G  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Abi- 
athai-  the  son  of  Ahiuielech  tied  to 
David  to  Keilah,  ^//(^^^  lie  came  down 
irith  an  ephod  in  liis  hand. 

7  51  And  it  was  told  Saul  that 
David  was  come  to  Keilah.  And 
Saul  said,  God  hath  delivered  him 
into  mine  hand  ;  for  he  is  shut  in, 
by  (Mitering  into  a  town  that  hath 
gates  and  bars. 

S  And  Saul  called  all  the  peoj)]e 
together  to  war,  to  go  down  to  Kei- 
lah, to  besiege  David  and  his  men. 

9  51  And  David  knew  that  Saul 
'secretly  pnictisfil  mischief  against 
him  ;  and  he  said  to  Abiathar  tlie 
priest.  Bring  hither  the  ei)li(id. 

10  Then  said  David,  O  -'LoiuiGod 

29i 


Tite  Ziphites  betray  David. 


I.  SAMUEL,  24. 


Hejieeth  to  En-yedi, 


of  Israel,  thy  servant  hath  certainly 
heard  that  Saul  seeketh  to  come  to 
Keilah,  to  destroy  the  city  for  my 
sake. 

1 1  Will  the  raen  of  Keilah  deliver 
me  up  into  his  handl  will  Saul 
come  down,  as  thy  servant  hath 
heard'?  0  ^  Lord  God  of  Israel,  I 
beseech  thee,  tell  thy  servant.  And 
the  Lord  said,  He  will  come  down. 

12  Then  said  David,  Will  the 
men  of  Keilah  deliver  me  and  my 
men  into  the  hand  of  SauH  And 
the  Lord  said,  They  will  deliver 
thee  up. 

13  1l  Then  David  and  his  men, 
which  were  about  six  hundred,  arose 
and  departed  out  of  Keilah,  and 
went  whithersoever  they  could  go. 
And  it  was  told  Saul  that  David 
was  escaped  from  Keilah  ;  and  he 
for  bare  to  go  foi'th. 

14  And  David  abode  in  the  wil- 
derness in  strong  holds,  and  re- 
mained in  '■^a  mountain  in  the 
wilderness  ol  Ziph.  And  Saul 
sought  him  every  dav,  but  God  de- 
livered him  not  into  his  hand. 

15  And  David  saw  that  Saul  was 
come  out  to  seek  his  life :  and  David 
ivas  in  the  wilderness  of  Ziph  in  a 
wood. 

16  ^  And  Jonathan  Saul's  son 
ai'ose,  and  went  to  David  into  the 
wood,  and  strengthened  his  hand 
in  God. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him,  Fear 
not:  for  the  hand  of  SavU  my  father 
shall  not  find  thee  ;  and  thou  shalt 
be  king  over  Israel,  and  I  shall  be 
next  unto  thee  ;  and  that  also  Saul 
my  father  knoweth. 

18  And  they  two  made  a  covenant 
before  the  Lord  :  and  David  abode 
in  the  wood,  and  Jonathan  went 
to  his  house. 

19  ^  Then  came  up  the  Ziphites 
to  Saul  to  Gibeah,  saying.  Doth 
not  David  hide  himself  with  us  in 
strong  holds  in  the  wood,  in  the 
hill  of  Hachilah,  which  is  on  the 
south  of  •' Jeshimon  1 

20  Now  therefoi'e,  O  king,  come 
down  according  to  all  the  desire  of 
thy  soul  to  come  down;  and  our 
part  !i]tall  he  to  deliver  him  into  the 
king's  hand. 

21  And  Saul  said.  Blessed  he  ye 
of  the  Lord  ;  for  ye  have  compas- 
sion on  me. 

22  Go,  I  pray  you,  prepare  yet, 
and  know  and  see  his  place  where 
his  haunt  is,  and  who  hath  seen 
him  there  :  for  it  is  told  me  tliat  he 
dealeth  very  subtilly. 

23  See  therefore,  and  take  know- 
ledge of  all  the  lurking  places 
where  he  hideth  himself,  and  come 
ye  again  to  me  with  the  certainty. 


and  I  will  go  with  you  :  and  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  if  he  be  in  the 
land,  that  I  will  search  him  out 
throughout  all  the  thousands  of 
Judah. 

24  And  they  arose,  and  went  to 
Ziph  before  Saul :  but  David  and 
his  men  tvere  in  the  wilderness  of 
Maon,  in  the  plain  on  the  south  of 
^  Jeshimon. 

25  Saul  also  and  his  men  went  to 
seek  him.  And  they  told  David : 
wherefore  he  came  down  into  a 
rock,  and  abode  in  the  wilderness 
of  Maon.  And  when  Saul  heard 
that,  he  pursued  after  David  in  the 
wilderness  of  Maon. 

26  And  Saul  went  on  this  side 
of  the  mountain,  and  David  and  his 
men  on  that  side  of  the  mountain  : 
and  David  made  haste  to  get  away 
for  fear  of  Saul ;  for  Saul  and  his 
men  compassed  David  and  his  men 
round  about  to  take  them. 

27  H  But  there  came  a  messenger 
unto  Saul,  saying.  Haste  thee,  and 
come;  for  the  Philistines  have  in- 
vaded the  land. 

28  Wherefore  Saul  returned  from 
pursuing  after  David,  and  went 
against  the  Philistines :  therefore 
they  called  that  place  *  Sela-ham- 
mahlekoth. 

29  II  And  David  went  up  from 
thence,  and  dwelt  in  strong  holds 
at  En-gedi. 

CHAPTER  24. 

1  David  in  a  care  at  En-gedi,  haitinff  cut  of 
iSV(«r.v  nkirt,Kjiateth  hix  life.  8  ITe  sheir- 
eth  theretiy  liin  innocency.  16  Saul,  nc- 
knoirledging  hits  fault,  taketh  an  oath  o/' 
David,   and  departeth. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Saul 
was  returned  from  following 
the  Philistines,  that  it  was  told 
him,  saying,  Behold,  David  is  in 
the  wilderness  of  En-gedi. 

2  Then  Saul  took  three  thousand 
chosen  men  out  of  all  Israel,  and 
went  to  seek  David  and  his  men 
upon  the  rocks  of  the  wild  goats. 

3  And  he  came  to  the  sheepcotes 
by  the  way,  where  vkxs  a  cave  ;  and 
Saul  went  in  to  cover  his  feet:  and 
David  and  his  men  remained  in 
the  ^  sides  of  the  cave. 

4  And  the  men  of  David  said 
unto  him,  Behold  the  day  of  which 
the  Lord  said  unto  thee,  Behold,  I 
will  deliver  thine  enemy  into  thine 
hand,  that  thou  niayest  do  to  him 
as  it  shall  seem  good  unto  thee. 
Then  David  arose,  and  cut  off  the 
skirt  of  Saul's  robe  yirivily. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  afterward, 
that  David's  heart  smote  him,  be- 
cause he  had  cut  off  Saul's  skirt. 

6  And  lie  said  unto  his  men.  The 


*That  is,  The  rock  of  divisions. 


4  the  desert. 


5  innermost 
parts 


295 


David  spareth  SauVs  life.  I.  SAMUEL,  25. 


Death  of  Samuel 


Lord  forbid  that  I  should  do  this 
thing  unto  my  nuister,  the  Lord's 
anointed,  to  stretch  forth  mine 
hand  against  him,  seeing  he  is  the 
anointed  of  the  Lord. 

7  So  David  stayed  his  servants 
with  these  words,  and  suffered 
them  not  to  rise  against  Saul.  But 
Saul  rose  up  out  of  the  cave,  and 
went  on  his  way. 

8  David  also  arose  afterward, 
and  went  out  of  the  cave,  and 
cried  after  Saul,  saying,  My  lord 
the  king.  And  when  Saul  looked 
behind  him,  David  stooped  with 
his  face  to  the  earth,  and  bowed 
himself. 

9  U  And  David  said  to  Saul, 
Wherefore  hearest  thou  men's 
words,  saying.  Behold,  David  seek- 
eth  thy  hurt  'I 

10  Behold,  this  day  thine  eyes 
have  seen  how  that  the  Lord  had 
delivered  thee  to  day  into  mine 
hand  in  the  cave  :  and  some  bade 
me  kill  thee  :  but  mi  tie  eye  spared 
thee ;  and  I  said,  I  will  not  put 
forth  mine  hand  against  my  lord  ; 
for  he  is  the  Lord's  anointed. 

1 1  Moreover,  my  father,  see,  yea, 
see  the  skirt  of  thy  robe  in  my 
hand  :  for  in  that  I  cut  off'  the  skirt 
of  thy  robe,  and  killed  thee  not, 
know  thou  and  see  that  there  is 
neither  evil  nor  transgression  in 
mine  hand,  and  I  have  not  sinned 
against  thee  ;  yet  thou  huntest  my 
soul  to  take  it. 

1 2  The  Lord  judge  between  me 
and  thee,  and  the  Lord  avenge  me 
of  thee  :  but  mine  hand  shall  not 
be  upon  thee. 

13  As  saith  the  proverb  of  the 
ancients.  Wickedness  proceedeth 
from  the  wicked  :  but  mine  hand 
shall  not  be  upon  thee. 

14  After  whom  is  the  king  of 
Israel  come  out?  after  whom  dost 
thou  pursue  ?  after  a  dead  dog, 
after  a  flea. 

15  The  Lord  therefore  be  judge, 
and  judge  between  me  and  thee, 
and  see,  and  plead  my  cause,  and 
deliver  me  out  of  thine  hand. 

16  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
David  had  made  an  end  of  speak- 
ing these  words  unto  Saul,  tiiat 
Saul  said.  Is  this  thy  voice,  my  son 
David "?  And  Saul  lifted  up  his 
voice,  and  wept. 

17  And  he  said  to  David,  Thou 
art  more  righteous  than  I :  for  thou 
hast  rewarded  me  good,  whei'cas 
1   have    rewarded    thee    evil. 

18  And  thou  hast  shewed  this 
day  how  that  thou  hast  dealt  well 
with  me  :  foiasiinuOi  as  when  the 
JjORD  had  delivered  lue  into  tliine 
hand,  thou  killedst  me  not. 


1 9  For  if  a  man  find  his  enemy, 
will  he  let  him  go  well  away? 
wherefore  the  Lord  reward  thee 
good  for  that  thou  hast  done  unto 
me  this  day. 

20  And  now,  behold,  I  know  well 
that  thou  shalt  surely  be  king,  and 
that  the  kingdom  of  Israel  shall  be 
estal)lished  in  thine  hand. 

21  Swear  now  therefore  unto  me 
by  the  Lord,  that  thou  wilt  not  cut 
off  my  seed  after  me,  and  that  thou 
wilt  not  destroy  my  name  out  of  my 
father's  house. 

22  And  David  sware  unto  Saul. 
And  Saul  went  home ;  but  David 
and  his  men  gat  them  up  unto  the 
^  hold. 

CHAPTER  25. 

1  Samuel  (Jieth.  2  Darid  in  Paran  sendt'th 
to  Nabal.  10  Praroked  by  Xalxd's  chinl- 
inhneKisJie  miiuieih  tadextroy  him.  14  Aln- 
(/(til  underDtanding  thereof,  18  taketh  a 
present,  28  and  by  her  wisdom  S2  pacijieth 
Darid.  30  Nabal  heating  thereof  dieth. 
.39  Darid  taketh  Abigail  and  Ahinoain  to 
be  his  wives.    44  Michalis  given  to  Phalti. 

AND  Samuel  died  ;  and  all  the 
•Israelites  were  gathered  to- 
gether, and  lamented  him,  and 
buried  him  in  his  house  at  Ramah. 
And  David  arose,  and  went  down 
to  the  wilderness  of  Paran. 

2  And  there  was  a  man  in  Maon, 
whose  possessions  were  in  Carmel ; 
and  the  man  ims  very  great,  and 
he  had  three  thousand  sheep,  and 
a  thousand  goats :  and  he  was 
shearing  his  sheep  in  Carmel. 

3  Now  the  name  of  the  man  v<as 
Nabal ;  and  the  name  of  his  wife 
Abigail :  and  she  iras  a  woman  of 
good  understanding,  and  of  a  beau- 
tiful countenance :  but  the  man  7i'as 
churlish  and  evil  in  his  doings  ;  and 
he  was  of  the  house  of  Caleb. 

■4  U  And  David  heard  in  the  wil- 
derness that  Nabal  did  shear  his 
sheep. 

5  And  David  sent  out  ten  young 
men,  and  David  said  unto  the 
young  men.  Get  you  up  to  C'arinel, 
and  go  to  Nabal,  and  greet  him  in 
my  name : 

(i  And  thus  shall  ye  .say  to  him 
that  liveth  in  2''>''>^V<^^'ity-,  Peace  he 
both  to  thee,  and  peace  he  to  thine 
house,  and  peace  he  unto  all  that 
thou  hast. 

7  And  now  T  have  heard  that 
thou  iiast  shearei's  :  now  thy  shep- 
luM'ds  which  were  with  us,  we  hurt 
tlieni  not,  neither  was  there  ouglit 
missing  unto  them,  all  the  while 
they  were  in   Carmel. 

8  Ask  thy  young  men,  and  they 
will  shew  thee.  Wherefore  let  the 
young  men  find  favour  in  tliine 
eyes  :  for  we  come  in  a  good  <lay  : 
give,  I  jiray  thee,  whatsoever  coni- 


29G 


NabaVs  cJmrlishness. 


I.  SAMUEL,  25. 


Abigail's  ivisdom. 


eth  to  thine  hand  unto    thy  sei'- 
vants,   and  to  thy  .son   David. 

9  And  when  David's  young  men 
came,  they  spake  to  Nabal  accord- 
ing to  all  those  words  in  the  name 
of  David,  and  ceased. 

10  ^  And  Nabal  answered  Da,- 
vid's  servants,  and  said.  Who  in 
David  1  and  who  is  the  son  of  Jesse? 
there  be  many  servants  now  a  days 
that  break  away  everj'^  man  from 
his  master. 

11  Shall  I  then  take  my  bread, 
and  my  water,  and  my  flesh  that  I 
have  killed  for  my  shearers,  and 
give  it  unto  men,  whom  I  know  not 
whence  they  be  ? 

12  So  David's  young  men  turned 
their  way,  and  went  again,  and 
came  and  told  him  all  those  say- 
ings. 

13  And  David  said  unto  his  men. 
Gird  ye  on  every  man  his  sword. 
And  they  girded  on  every  man  his 
sword ;  and  David  also  gii'ded  on 
his  sword:  and  there  went  up  after 
David  about  four  hundred  men ; 
and  two  hundred  abode  by  the 
'  stuff. 

l-t  ^  But  one  of  the  young  men 
told  Abigail,  Nabal's  wife,  saying. 
Behold,  David  sent  messengers  out 
of  the  wilderness  to  salute  our  mas- 
ter ;  and  he  railed  on  them. 

15  But  the  men  were  very  good 
unto  us,  and  we  were  not  hurt, 
neither  missed  we  anj^  thing,  as 
long  as  we  were  conversant  with 
them,  when  we  were  in  the  fields  : 

16  They  were  a  wall  unto  us  both 
by  night  and  day,  all  the  while  we 
were  with  them  keeping  the  sheep. 

_  17  Now  therefore  know  and  con- 
sider what  thou  wilt  do  ;  for  evil  is 
determined  against  our  master,  and 
against  all  his  household  :  fur  he  is 
such  a  -'son  of  Belial,  that  a  man 
cannot  speak  to  him. 

18  II  Then  Abigail  made  haste, 
and  took  two  hundred  loaves,  ana 
tw(.)  bottles  of  wine,  and  five  sheep 
ready  dressed,  and  five  measures  of 
parched  '^corn.  and  an  hundred 
clusters  of  raisins,  and  two  hun- 
di'ed  cakes  of  figs,  and  laid  them  on 
asses. 

19  And  she  said  unto  her  ser- 
vants, Go  on  before  me ;  behold,  I 
come  after  you.  But  she  told  not 
her  husband  Nabal. 

20  And  it  was  so,  as  she  I'ode  on 
the  ass,  that  she  came  down  by  the 
covert  of  the  hill,  and,  beliold,  Da- 
vidand  his  men  camedown  ^against 
her  ;  and  she  met  them. 

21  Now  David  had  said,  Surely 
in  vain  have  1  kept  all  that  this 
fellow  hath  in  the  wilderness,  so 


that  nothing  was  missed  of  all  that 
pertained  unto  him  :  and  he  hath 
requited  me  evil  for  good. 

22  So  and  more  also  do  God  unto 
the  enemies  of  David,  if  I  leave 
of  all  that  pertain  to  him  by  the 
morning  light  "any  that  pisseth 
against  the  wall. 


23  And  when  Abigail  saw  David, 
she  hasted,  and  lighted  off  the  ass, 
and  fell  before  David  on  her  face, 
and  bowed  herself  to  the  ground, 

24  And  fell  at  his  feet,  and  said, 
Upon  me,  my  lord,  npon  me  let  this 
iniquity  be :  and  let  thine  hand- 
maid, I  pray  thee,  speak  in  thine 
audience,  and  hear  the  words  of 
thine  handmaid. 

25  Let  not  my  lord,  I  pray  thee, 
regard  this  '-'man  of  Belial,  even  Na- 
bal :  for  as  his  name  is,  so  /.s*  he ; 
*  Nabal  is  his  name,  and  folly  is 
with  him  :  but  I  thine  handmaid 
saw  not  the  young  men  of  my  lord, 
whom  thou  didst  send. 

26  Now  therefore,  my  lord,  as 
the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul 
liveth,  seeing  the  Lord  hath  with- 
holden  thee  from  coming  to  s/ied 
blood,  and  from  a\enging  thyself 
with  thine  own  hand,  now  let  thine 
enemies,  and  tliey  that  seek  evil  to 
mj^  lord,  be  as  Nabal. 

27  And  now  this  "  blessing  which 
thine  handmaid  hath  brought  unto 
my  lord,  let  it  even  be  given  unto 
the  young  men  that  follow  my 
lord. 

28  I  pi-ay  thee,  forgive  the  tres- 

Eass  of  thine  handmaid  :  for  the 
(ORD  will  certainly  make  my  lord 
a  sure  house ;  because  my  lord 
fighteth  the  battles  of  the  Lord,  and 
evil  hath  not  been  found  in  thee  all 
thy  days. 

29  Yet  a  man  is  risen  to  pursue 
thee,  and  to  seek  thy  soul :  but  the 
soul  of  my  lord  shall  be  bound  in 
the  bundle  of  life  with  the  Lord 
thy  God  ;  and  the  souls  of  thine 
enemies,  them  shall  he  sling  out,  as 
out  of  the  middle  of  a  sling. 

30  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  the  Lord  shall  have  done  to 
my  lord  according  to  all  the  good 
that  he  hath  spoken  concerning 
thee,  and  shall  have  appointed  thee 
ruler  over  Israel  ; 

31  That  this  shall  be  no  grief 
unto  thee,  nor  offence  of  heart  unto 
my  lord,  either-  tliat  thou  hast  shed 
blood  causeless,  ()r  that  my  lord 
hath  avenged  himself :  but  when 
the  Lord  shall  have  dealt  well  with 
my  lord,  then  remember  thine 
handmaid. 

32  ^  And  David  said  to  Abigail, 


That  is.  Fool. 


5  so  much  as 
one  mau 
child. 


-  base 
fellow, 


6  present 


297 


David  marrietli  Abigail. 


I.  SAMUEL,  26. 


lie  again  spareth  /Saul. 


3  SO  much  as 
one  mail 
child. 


Blessed  />e  ^  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
which  sent  thee  this  day  to  meet  me: 

33  And  blessed  be  thy  advice,  and 
blessed  be  thou,  which  hast  kept  me 
this  day  from  coming  to  shed  blood, 
and  from  avenging  myself  with 
mine  own  hand. 

34  For  in  very  deed,  as  ^  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  liveth,  Avhich  hath 
kept  me  back  from  hurting  thee, 
except  thou  hadst  hasted  and  come 
to  meet  me,  surely  there  had  not 
been  left  unto  Nabal  by  the  morn- 
ing light  ''any  that  pisseth  against 
the  wall. 


35  So  David  received  of  her  hand 
that  which  she  had  bi'ought  him, 
and  said  unto  her.  Go  up  in  peace 
to  thine  house ;  see,  I  have  heark- 
ened to  thy  voice,  and  have  ac- 
cepted thy  person. 

36  51  And  Abigail  came  to  Nabal ; 
and,  behold,  he  held  a  feast  in  his 
house,  like  the  feast  of  a  king;  and 
Nabal's  heart  was  mei'ry  within 
him,  for  he  was  very  drunken : 
wherefore  she  told  him  nothing, 
less  or  more,  until  the  morning 
light. 

37  But  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning,  when  the  wine  was  gone 
out  of  Nabal,  and  his  wife  had  told 
him  these  things,  that  his  heart 
died  within  him,  and  he  became  as 
a  stone. 

38  And  it  came  to  pass  about  ten 
days  after,  that  the  Lord  smote  Na- 
bal, that  he  died. 

39  11  And  when  David  heard  that 
Nabal  was  dead,  he  said,  Blessed  be 
the  Lord,  that  hath  pleaded  the 
cause  of  my  I'eproach  from  the 
hand  of  Nabal,  and  hath  kept  his 
servant  from  evil :  fur  the  Lord 
hath  returned  the  wickedness  of 
Nabal  upon  his  own  head.  And 
David  sent  and  '^comniinu'd  with 


Abigail,  to  take  her  to  him  to  wife. 

40  And  when  the  servants  of 
David  were  come  to  Abigail  to 
Carmel,  they  sjiake  unto  her,  say- 
ing, David  sent  us  unto  thee,  to 
take  thee  to  him  to  wife. 

41  And  she  arose,  and  bowed  her- 
self on  he)-  face  to  the  earth,  and 
said,  Jiehold,  let  thine  haiuhnaid  be 
a  servant  to  wash  the  feet  of  the 
servants  of  my  loixl. 

42  And  Abigail  hasted,  and  arose, 
and  i-ode  ujion  an  ass,  with  five 
damsels  of  hers  that  wt-nt  ;i,fter 
her  ;  and  she  went  after  the  mes- 
sengers of  David,  and  became  his 
wife. 

43  ])avifl  also  took  Ahinoam  of 
Jezreel ;  and  they  were  also  both 
of  them  his  wives. 

44  H  J5ut  Saul  had  given  Michal 


his  daughter,  David's  wife,  to  Phalti 
the  son  of  Laish,  which  was  of  Gal- 
lim. 

CHAPTER  26. 

1  Sdul,  hy  the,  Oixcovery  of  the.  Ziphitex. 
Cometh  to  J/dchi/oti  agd/iinf  Diivid.  5  I>(t- 
fid  co)iiin(l  i)t1o  the  trench  std i/eth  Abishdi 
from  h'illhm  Sdiil,  but  tdketh  hitf  upeur  dntl 
cruse.  13  David  rep-roveth  Abner,  18  and 
exhoriethSaul.  21  Saul  acknowledgeth  his 
sin. 

AND  the  Ziphites  came  unto  Saul 
to  Gibeah,  saying,  Doth  not 
David  hide  himself  in  the  hill  of 
Hachilah,  tvhich  is  before  ^Jeshi- 
mon  1 

2  Then  Saul  arose,  and  went 
down  to  the  wilderness  of  Ziph, 
having  three  thousand  chosen  men 
of  Israel  with  him,  to  seek  David 
in  the  wilderness  of  Ziph. 

3  And  Saul  pitched  in  the  hill  of 
Hachilah,  which  is  before  '^  Jeshi- 
mon,  by  the  way.  But  David  abode 
in  the  wilderness,  and  he  saw  that 
Saul  came  after  him  into  the  wilder- 
ness. 

4  David  therefore  sent  out  spies, 
and  understood  that  Saul  was  come 
in  very  deed. 

5  II  And  David  arose,  and  came  to 
the  place  where  Saul  had  pitched  : 
and  David  beheld  the  place  where 
Saul  lay,  and  Abner  the  son  of  Ner, 
the  captain  of  his  host :  and  Saul 
lay  in  the  ^  trench,  and  the  people 
pitched  round  about  him. 

6  Then  answered  David  and  said 
to  Ahimelech  the  Hittite,  and  to 
Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah,  brother 
to  Joab,  saying,  Who  will  go  down 
with  me  to  Saul  to  the  camp  1  And 
Abishai  said,  I  will  go  down  with 
thee. 

7  So  David  and  Abishai  came  to 
the  people  by  night :  and,  behold, 
Saul  lay  sleeping  within  the  "trench. 
and  his  spear  stuck  in  the  ground 
at  his  ** bolster:  but  Al)ner  and  the 
people  lay  round  alxiut  him. 

8  Tlien  said  Abishai  to  David, 
God  hath  delivered  tliin(»  enemy 
into  thiiK^  hand  this  day:  now 
therefore  let  me  smite  him,  T  pray 
tliee,  with  the  spear  even  to  the 
eai'th  at  once,  and  I  will  not  ."finite 
him  the  second  time. 

9  And  David  said  to  Abishai, 
Destroy  him  not:  for  who  can 
stretch  foi-th  his  hand  against  tlu^ 
Lord's  anointed,  and  Ix^  guiltless? 

10  David  said  furthermore,  yl.s- 
the  Lord  liveth,  the  Lord  shall 
smite  him  ;  or  his  day  shall  come 
to  die;  or  he  shall  descend  into 
battle,  and  perish. 

1 1  The  Lord  foi'bid  that  I  shcHild 
stretch   foi-th    mine   hand    against 


298 


Saul  confesseth  his  fault. 


I.  SAMUEL,  27. 


David  with  Achish. 


the  Lord's  anointed :  but,  I  pray 
thee,  take  thou  now  the  spear  that 
is  at  his  ^  bolster,  and  the  cruse  of 
water,  and  let  us  go. 

1 2  ISo  David  took  the  spear ^  and 
the  cruse  of  water  from  Saul's  -  bol- 
ster ;  and  they  gat  them  away,  and 
no  man  saw  it,  nor  knew  it,  neither 
awaked  :  for  they  were  all  asleep ; 
because  a  deep  sleep  from  the  Lord 
was  fallen  upon  them. 

13  ^  Then  David  went  over  to 
the  other  side,  and  stood  on  the 
top  of  an  hill  afar  off;  a  great  space 
beiiig  between  them : 

1 4  And  David  cried  to  the  people, 
and  to  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  say- 
ing, Answerest  thou  not,  Abner  ^ 
Then  Abner  answered  and  said. 
Who  ai't  thou  that  criest  to  the 
king  1 

1 5  And  David  said  to  Abner,  Art 
not  thou  a  valiant  man  1  and  who  is 
like  to  thee  in  Israel?  wherefore 
then  hast  thou  not  kept  thy  lord 
the  king'?  for  there  came  one  of  the 
people  in  to  destroy  the  king  thy 
lord. 

16  This  thing  is  not  good  that 
thou  hast  done.  As  the  Lord  liveth, 
ye  are  worthy  to  die,  becavxse  ye 
have  not  kept  your  master,  the 
Lord's  anointed.  And  now  see 
where  the  king's  spear  is,  and  the 
cruse  of  water  that  toas  at  his  ^  bol- 
ster. 

1 7  And  Saul  knew  David's  voice, 
and  said.  Is  this  thy  voice,  my  son 
David  1  And  David  said,  It  is  my 
voice,  my  lord,  O  king. 

18  And  he  said.  Wherefore  doth 
my  lord  thus  pursue  after  his  ser- 
vant? for  what  have  I  done'?  or 
what  evil  is  in  mine  hand? 

19  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
let  my  lord  the  king  hear  the  words 
of  his  servant.  If  the  Lord  have 
stirred  thee  up  against  me,  let  him 
accept  an  offering  :  but  if  thet/  be 
the  children  of  men,  cursed  be  they 
before  the  Lord;  for  they  have 
driven  me  out  this  day  from  abid- 
ing in  the  inheritance  of  the  Lord, 
saying.  Go,  serve  other  gods. 

20  Now  therefore,  let  not  my 
blood  fall  to  the  earth  "*  bef(^re  the 
face  of  the  Lord  :  for  the  king  of 
Israel  is  come  out  to  seek  a  flea,  as 
when  one  doth  hunt  a  partridge  in 
the  mountains. 

21  ^  Then  said  Saul,  I  have 
sinned:  return,  my  son  David:  for 
I  will  no  more  do  thee  harm,  because 
my  soul  was  precious  in  thine  eyes 
this  day :  behold,  I  have  played  the 
fool,  and  have  erred  exceedingly. 

22  And  David  answered  and  said. 
Behold  the  king's  spear  !  and  let  one 


of  the  young  men  come  over  and 
fetch  it. 

23  The  Lord  render  to  every  man 
his  righteousness  and  his  faithful- 
ness :  for  the  Lord  delivered  thee 
into  my  hand  to  day,  but  I  would 
not  stretch  forth  mine  hand  against 
the  Lord's  anointed. 

24  And,  behold,  as  thy  life  was 
much  set  by  this  day  in  mine  eyes, 
so  let  my  life  be  much  set  by  in  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  let  him  de- 
liver me  out  of  all  tribulation. 

25  Then  Saul  said  to  David, 
Blessed  be  thou,  my  son  David : 
thou  shalt  both  do  great  things, 
and  also  shalt  ^  still  prevail.  So 
David  went  on  his  way,  and  Saul 
returned  to  his  place. 

CHAPTER  27. 

1  Saul  hearing  David  to  be.  in  Gath  seeketh 
no  more  for  him.  5  David  heggeth  7/ikhig 
of  Aohifsh.  S  lie,  invadi?i(/  other  eoiin- 
ttien,  persuadefh  Achish  he  foiiyhi  ayainst 
Judali. 

AND  David  said  in  his  heart,  I 
shall  now  perish  one  day  by 
the  hand  of  Saul :  there  is  nothing 
better  for  me  than  that  I  should 
speedily  escape  into  the  land  of  the 
Philistines  ;  and  Saul  shall  despair 
of  me,  to  seek  me  any  more  in  ''any 
coast  of  Israel :  so  shall  I  escape 
out  of  his  hand. 

2  And  David  arose,  and  he  passed 
over  with  the  six  hundred  men  that 
were  with  him  unto  Achish,  the  son 
of  Maoch,  king  of  Gath. 

3  And  David  dwelt  with  Achish 
at  Gath,  he  and  his  men,  every  man 
with  his  household,  e\)en  David  with 
his  two  wives,  Ahinoam  the  Jezreel- 
itess,  and  Abigail  the  Carmelitess, 
Nabal's  wife. 

4  And  it  was  told  Saul  that  David 
was  fled  to  Gath  :  and  he  sought  no 
more  again  for  him. 

5  H  And  David  said  unto  Achish, 
If  I  have  now  found  grace  in  thine 
eyes,  let  them  give  me  a  place  in 
some  town  in  the  country,  that  I 
may  dwell  there :  for  why  should 
thy  servant  dwell  in  the  royal  city 
with  thee"? 

6  Then  Achish  gave  him  Ziklag 
that  day :  wherefore  Ziklag  per- 
taineth  unto  the  kings  of  judah 
unto  this  day. 

7  And  the  time  that  David  d^yelt 
in  the  country  of  the  Philistines 
was  a  full  year  and  four  months. 

8  U  And  David  and  his  men  went 
up,  and  invaded  the  Geshu rites, 
and  the  Gezrites,  and  the  Amalek- 
ites  :  for  those  vat  ions  were  of  old 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land,  as  thou 
goest  to  Shur,  even  unto  the  land 
of  Egypt. 


5  surely 


6  all  the 
borders 


299 


pSaiil  consuUeth  a 


I.  SAMUEL,  28. 


^vUch  at  Endor. 


9  And  David  smote  the  land,  and 
left  neither  man  nor  woman  alive, 
and  took  away  the  sheep,  and  the 
oxen,  and  the  asses,  and  the  camels, 
and  the  apparel,  and  returned,  and 
came  to  Achish. 

10  And  Achish  said.  Whither  haye 
ye  made  a  '  road  to  day '<  And  David 
said.  Against  the  south  of  Judah, 
and  against  the  south  of  the  Jerah- 
meelites,  and  against  the  south  of 
the  Kenites. 

1 1  And  David  saved  neither  man 
nor  woman  alive,  to  bring  tidings 
to  Gath,  saying,  Lest  they  should 
tell  on  us,  saying.  So  did  David, 
and  so  will  he  his  manner  all  the 
while  he  dwelleth  in  the  country  of 
the  Philistines. 

12  And  Achish  believed  David, 
saying,  He  hath  made  his  people 
Israel  utterly  to  abhor  him  ;  there- 
fore he  shall  be  my  servant  for 
ever. 

CHAPTER  28. 

1  Achinh  j)uUeth  confidence  in  David.  3 
Suul,  having  destroyed  tlie  icitclieH,  4  and 
now  in,  his  fear  fdi'Halcen  of  God,  1  seeketh 
to  a  iri/c/i.  0  The  witch,,  enc(>ui<ifjed  hi/ 
JSaul,  i-iiisith  II fi  Samuel.  15  Saul,  hearing 
Jiis  'ruin,  jii i iilrtli,.  21  The  wutnaii  witli 
his  serniiits  rifresh  him  with  lUeat. 

AN  D  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days, 
that  the  Philistines  gathered 
their  armies  together  f(jr  warfare, 
to  light  with  Israel.  And  Achish 
said  unto  David,  Know  thou  as- 
suredly that  thou  shalt  go  out  with 
m(!  to  Ijattle,  thou  and  tliy  men. 

2  And  David  said  to  Achish, 
Surely  thou  shalt  know  what  thy 
servant  can  do.  And  Achish  said 
to  David,  Therefore  will  I  make 
thee  keeper  of  mine  head  fon^ver. 

.3  II  Now  Samuel  was  dead,  and 
all  Israel  had  lamented  him,  and 
buried  him  in  llamah,  (n'en  in  his 
own  city.  And  Saul  had  ))uta\vay 
those  that  had  familiar  sjjirits,  and 
the  wizards,  out  of  the  land. 

4  And  the  Philistines  gatluM'cd 
themselves  together,  and  camc^  and 
f)itclied  in  Shunem  :  and  Saul  ga- 
thered all  Israel  together,  and  they 
pitched  in  (jili)oa. 

0  And  when  Saul  saw  the  host 
of  the  Philistines,  he  was  afi'jiid, 
and   his  heai't  greatly  trembl<>d. 

T)  And  wheji  Saul  enquired  of  the 
Lord,  th(!  Lord  answei-ed  him  not, 
neither  by  dreams,  nor  by  Urini, 
nor  l)y  nroijhets. 

7  11  Then  said  Saul  unto  his  sei'- 
vants.  Seek  me  a  woman  that  hath 
a  familial' si)irit,  that  I  may  go  to 
her,  and  en(|iiire  of  her.  And  his 
servants  said  to  him,  Heboid,  tfterv 
in  a  woman  that  liath  a  familiar 
spirit  at  En-dor\ 

8  And    Saul    disguised    himself. 


and  ])ut  on  other  raiment,  and  he 
went,  and  two  men  with  him,  and 
they  came  to  the  woman  by  night : 
and  he  said,  I  jjray  thee,  divine 
unto  me  by  the  familiar  spirit,  and 
bring  me  liini  up,  whom  I  shall 
name  unto  thee. 

9  And  the  woman  said  unto  him, 
Behold,  thou  knowest  what  Saul 
hath  done,  how  he  hath  cut  off 
those  that  have  familiar  spirits, 
and  the  wizards,  out  of  the  land  : 
wherefore  then  layest  thou  a  snare 
for  my  life,  to  cause  me  to  die  % 

10  And  Saul  sware  to  her  by  the 
Lord,  saying,  yl.s-  the  Lord  liveth, 
there  shall  no  punishment  happen 
to  thee  for  this  thing. 

1 1  Then  said  the  woman,  Whom 
shall  I  bring  up  unto  thee  %  And  he 
said.  Bring  me  up  Samuel. 

12  And  when  the  woman  saw 
Samuel,  she  cried  with  a  loud 
voice  :  and  the  woman  spake  to 
Saul,  saying.  Why  hast  thou  de- 
ceived inel  for  thou  art  Saul. 

13  And  tlie  king  said  unto  her, 
Be  not  afraid :  for  what  sawest 
thou?  And  the  woman  said  unto 
Saul,  I  saw '-^  gods  ascending  out  of 
the  earth. 

14  And  he  said  unto  her,  What 
form  is  lie  of?  And  she  said.  An 
old  man  cometh  up  ;  and  he  is  cov- 
ered with  a  mantle.  And  Saul  per- 
ceived that  it  iiHis  Samuel,  and  h(^ 
stooped  withy/Z^'face  to  the  ground, 
and  Dowed  himself. 

1.5  51  And  Samuel  said  to  Saul, 
Why  hast  thou  disquieted  me,  to 
bring  me  upl  And  Saul  answei'cd, 
I  am  sore  distressed  ;  for  the  I^hilis 
tines  mak(;  war  against  me,  and 
God  is  departed  from  me,  anfl  an- 
swereth  me  no  moi'c,  neither  l)y 
prophets,  nor  by  dreams  :  therefore 
1  have  calle<l  tlie(%that  thou  nwiyest 
makeknownuntomewhat  I  shalldo. 

1()  Tlien  said  Samuel,  Wherefore 
then  dcjst  thou  ask  of  me,  seeing 
the  Lord  is  dejjarted  from  thee, 
and  is  becom(>  thine  enemy? 

17  And  the  Ijord  hath  •'doneto 
him,  as  he  spake  by  me:  for  the 
iiOKD  liJith  I'ent  the  kingdom  (tut 
of  lliiiH!  hand,  and  given  it  to  thy 
ncighltour,  r»v'/^  to   David: 

I  <S  liccause  thou  obeyedst  not 
tli(!  voice  of  the  Lord,  nor  exe- 
(niteflst  his  fierce  wrath  upon  Ama- 
lek,  ther'cfore  h;itli  the  Jjojm)  done 
tin's  thing  unto  Ihee  tliis  day. 

19  .Moreover  the  l.oKD  will  also 
(leli\-er  isiviel  with  thee  into  the 
liand  of  the  I'hilistines:  and  to 
morrow  shall  thou  and  th.v  sons  t>i' 
with  me:  \\w  IjORD  also  siiall  de- 
liver tluf  host  of  Israel  into  tlie 
hand  of  tlu;  IMiilistines.  ■ 


;300 


The  rhiUstines  jealous  of  Daokl.     I.  SAMUEL,  29,  oO. 


Aehish  disniisseth  him. 


20  Then  Saul  fell  straightway  all 
along  on  the  earth,  and  was  sore 
afraid,  because  of  the  words  of 
Samuel :  and  there  was  no  strength 
in  him  ;  for  he  had  eaten  no  bread 
all  the  day,  nor  all  the  night. 

21  ^  And  tlie  woman  came  unto 
Saul,  and  saw  that  he  was  sore 
troubled,  and  said  unto  him,  IJe- 
hold,  thine  handmaid  hath  obeyed 
thy  voice,  and  I  have  put  my  life 
in  my  hand,  and  have  hearkened 
unto  thy  words  which  thou  spakest 
unto  me. 

22  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
hearken  thou  also  unto  the  voice 
of  thine  handmaid,  and  let  me  set 
a  morsel  of  bread  before  thee ; 
and  eat,  that  thou  mayest  have 
strength,  when  thou  goest  on  thy 
way. 

23  But  he  refused,  and  said,  I 
will  not  eat.  But  his  servants,  to- 
gether with  the  woman,  compelled 
him;  and  he  hearkened  unto  their 
voice.  So  he  arose  from  the  earth, 
and  sat  upon  the  bed. 

24  And  the  woman  had  a  fat  calf 
in  the  house  ;  and  she  hasted,  and 
killed  it,  and  took  flour,  and 
kneaded  it,  and  did  bake  un- 
leavened   bread   thereof : 

25  And  she  brought  it  before 
Saul,  and  before  his  servants ;  and 
they  did  eat.  Then  they  rose  up, 
and  went  away  that  night. 

CHAPTER  29. 

1  David  marching  irith  tli.e.  rjiillntinex^  3  is 
(liftnlloiced  by  their  jiriiices.  (i  Achixh  din- 
mixxeth  him,  with  commendations  of  liis 
fiddify. 

IVTOW  the  Philistines  gathered 
-Li  together  all  their  armies  to 
Aphek :  and  the  Israelites  pitched 
by  a  fountain  which  ?'.s"  in  Jezreel. 

2  And  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
passed  on  by  hundreds,  and  by 
thousands  :  but  David  and  his  men 
passed  on  in  the  '  rereward  with 
Aehish. 

3  Then  said  the  princes  of  the 
Philistines,  What  r/o  these  Hebrews 
hcrel  And  Aehish  said  unto  the 
princes  of  the  Philistines,  /.s  not 
tliis  David,  tlie  servant  of  Saul  the 
king  of  Israel,  which  hath  been 
with  me  these  days,  or  these  years, 
and  T  have  founrl  no  fault  in  him 
since  he  fell  xinto  me  unto  this  day  % 

4  And  the  princes  of  the  Phi- 
listines were  wroth  with  him;  and 
the  princes  of  the  Philistines  said 
unto  him.  Make  this  fellow  retui-n, 
that  he  may  go  again  to  his  ])lace 
which  thou  hast  appointed  him, 
and  let  him  not  go  down  with  us 
to  battle,  lest  in  the  battle  lie  be 
an  adversary  to  us  :  for  wherewith 


should  he  reconcile  himself  unto 
his  master  %  nhmiUl  it  not  be  with 
the  heads  of  these  men  '\ 

5  Is  not  this  David,  of  whom 
they  sang  one  to  another  in  dances, 
saying,  Saul  slew  his  thousands, 
and  David  his  ten  thousands  1 

G  11  Then  Aehish  called  David, 
and  said  unto  him.  Surely,  as  the 
LoKD  liveth,  thou  hast  been  up- 
right, and  thy  going  out  and  thy 
coming  in  with  me  in  the  host  ts 
good  in  ray  sight :  for  1  have  not 
found  evil  in  thee  since  the  day  of 
thy  coming  unto  me  unto  this  day: 
nevertheless  the  lords  favour  thee 
not. 

7  Wherefore  now  return,  and  go 
in  peace,  that  thou  displease  not 
the  lords  of  the  Philistines. 

8  II  And  David  said  unto  Aehish, 
F^ut  what  have  1  done  1  and  what 
hast  thou  found  in  thy  servant  so 
long  as  I  have  been  with  thee  unto 
this  day,  that  I  may  not  go  fight 
against  the  enemies  of  my  lord  the 
king  1 

9  And  Aehish  answered  and  said 
to  David,  I  know  that  thou  art 
good  in  my  sight,  as  an  angel  of 
( Jod  :  notwithstanding  the  princes 
of  the  Philistines  have  said.  He 
shall  not  go  up  with  us  to  the 
battle. 

10  Wherefore  now  rise  up  early 
in  the  morning  with  thy  master's 
servants  that  are  come  with  thee  : 
and  as  soon  as  ye  be  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  have  light,  depart. 

1 1  So  David  and  his  men  rose  up 
early  to  depart  in  the  morning,  to 
return  into  the  land  of  the  Phi- 
listines. And  the  Philistines  went 
up  to  Jezreel. 

CHAPTER  30. 

1  Tlic  AmaU'kite.n  xpoil  Zi/rlaff.  4  Da^id 
iixhinij  cniniKel  is  encniiragcd  by  God  to 
jjiirxiir  till  III.  11  By  the  m earns' of  a  re- 
■rin-il  hiji/jitian-  he  is  brought  to  the  ene- 
mies, (did  fe<'i)'vereth.  all  tlie,  spoil.  'I'i 
I'liriirs  bnr  to  dieiil,'  tlie  sjhiH  eqiuilh/  be- 
tireeii  them  that  fijht  and  tluoi  that 'keeji 
the  stuff.  20  IJe  seiideth  presents  to  his 
.friends. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Da- 
vid and  his  men  were  come  to 
Ziklag  on  the  third  day,  that  the 
Amakelites  had  invaded  the  "south. 


and   Ziklag,   and    smitten   Ziklag, 
and  burned  it  with  fire  ; 

2  And  had  taken  the  women 
captives,  that  it'cre  therein  :  they 
slew  not  any,  either  great  or  small, 
liut  carried  them  away,  and  went 
on  their  way. 

3  II  So  David  and  his  men  came 
to  the  city,  and,  belK)ld,  it  ivas 
burnefl  with  fire ;  and  their  wives, 
and  their  sons,  and  their  daugh- 
ters, were  taken  captives. 


2  South, 


301 


David  jiursuetli  the  Amalekites. 


I.  SAMUEL,  30. 


Tlie  spoil  is  divided. 


4  Then  David  and  the  people 
that  were  with  him  lifted  ui)  their 
voice  and  wept,  until  they  had  no 
more  power  to  weep. 

5  And  David's  two  wives  were 
taken  captives,  Ahinoam  the  Jez- 
reelitess,  and  Abigail  the  wife  of 
Nabal  the  Carmelite. 

6  And  David  was  greatly  dis- 
tressed ;  for  the  people  spake  of 
stoning  him,  because  the  soul  of 
all  the  people  was  grieved,  every 
man  for  his  sons  and  for  his  daugh- 
ters :  but  David  encouraged  him- 
self in  the  Lord  his  God. 

7  And  David  said  to  Abiathar 
the  priest,  Ahimelech's  son,  I  pray 
thee,  bring  me  hither  the  ephod. 
And  Abiathar  brovight  thither  the 
ephod  to  David. 

8  And  David  enquired  at  the 
Lord,  saying,  Shall  I  pursue  after 
this  troop "?  shall  I  overtake  them'? 
And  he  answered  him.  Pursue  :  for 
thou  shalt  surely  overtake  them, 
and  without  fail  recover  all. 

9  So  David  went,  he  and  the 
six  hundred  men  that  were  with 
him,  and  came  to  the  brook  Besor, 
where  those  that  were  left  behind 
stayed. 

10  But  David  pursued,  he  and 
four  hundred  men :  for  two  hun- 
dred abode  behind,  which  were  so 
faint  that  they  could  not  go  over 
the  brook  Besor. 

_  11  U  And  they  f  ou  nd  an  Egyptian 
in  the  field,  and  brought  him  to 
David,  and  gave  him  bread,  and 
he  did  eat;  and  they  made  him 
drink  water; 

1 2  And  they  gave  him  a  piece  of 
a  cake  of  figs,  and  two  clusters  of 
raisins  :  and  when  he  had  eaten, 
his  spirit  came  again  to  him  :  for 
he  had  eaten  no  bread,  nor  drunk 
any  water,  three  days  and  three 
nights. 

13  And  David  said  unto  him.  To 
whom  lieloviiext  thou  1  and  whence 
art  thou"?  And  he  said,  I  am  a 
young  man  of  Egypt,  servant  to 
an  Amalekite  ;  and  my  master  left 
me,  because  three  days  agone  1  fell 
sick. 

14  We  made  an  invasion  upon 
the  south  of  the  ( 'hen^thites,  and 
upon  '  the  roast  wliich  lielongeth,  to 
•ludah,  and  upon  the  south  of  C'a- 
leb ;  and  we  ourned  Ziklag  with 
fire. 

15  And  David  said  to  him,  Canst 
thou  Ijriiig  me  down  to  this 
company  ?  And  lie  said,  Swear 
unto  me  by  Cod,  that  thou  wilt 
neither  kill  me,  nor  deliver  me  into 
the  hands  of  my  master,  and  1  will 
bring  thee  down  to  this  comi)aiiy. 

16  ^  And  when  he  had  brought 


him  down,  behold,  they  were  sjiread 
abroad  upon  all  the  earth,  eating 
and  drinking,  and  dancing,  be- 
cause of  all  the  great  spoil  that 
they  had  taken  out  of  the  land  of 
the  Philistines,  and  out  of  the  land 
of  Judah. 

17  And  David  smote  them  from 
the  twilight  even  unto  the  evening 
of  the  next  day :  and  there  escaped 
not  a  man  of  them,  save  four  hun- 
dred young  men,  which  rode  upon 
camels,  and  fled. 

18  And  David  recovered  all  that 
the  Amalekites  had  carried  away  : 
and  David  rescued  his  two  wives. 

19  And  there  was  nothing  lack- 
ing to  them,  neither  small  nor 
great,  neither  sons  nor  daughters, 
neither  spoil,  nor  any  thing  that 
they  had  taken  to  them :  David  re- 
covered all. 

20  And  David  took  all  the  flocks 
and  the  herds,  which  they  drave 
before  those  other  cattle,  and  said. 
This  is  David's  spoil. 

21  U  And  David  came  to  the  two 
hundred  men,  which  were  so  faint 
that  they  could  not  follow  David, 
whom  they  had  made  also  to  abide 
at  the  brook  Besor :  and  they  went 
foi'th  to  meet  David,  and  to  meet 
the  people  that  irere  with  him  :  and 
when  David  came  near  to  the  peo- 
ple, he  saluted  them. 

22  Then  answered  all  the  wicked 
men  and  -mcii  of  I'x'lial.  of  those 
that  went  with  JJavid,  and  said. 
Because  they  went  not  with  us, 
we  will  not  give  them  ought  of 
the  spoil  that  we  have  recovered, 
save  to  every  man  his  wife  and 
his  childi-en,  that  they  may  lead 
them  away,    and  depai't. 

23  Then  said  David,  Ye  shall  not 
do  _  so,  my  brethren,  with  tliat 
which  the  Lord  hath  given  us,  who 
hath  preserved  us,  and  delivered 
the  company  tliat  came  against  us 
into  our  hand. 

24  For  who  will  hearken  unto 
you  in  this  matter?  but  as  his  part 
?'.s'  that  goeth  down  to  the  battle, 
so  Kh((ll  his  ])ai-t  lie  that  tai'rieth  by 
the  -'stuff:  they  shall  ^  part,  alike. 

2-")  AnTTit was.s-o fi-oni that<ia,yf()r- 
wai'd,  tluit  he  made  it  a  statute  and 
anoi'dinaiKH'for  isi'acluntothisday. 

2G  ^  And  when  David  came  to 
Ziklag,  he  sent  of  the  spoil  unto 
the  elders  of  Juda,h,  riwii,  to  his 
fi-iends,  saying,  IJehold  a  present 
for  you  of  the  si)oil  of  the  enemies 
of  th(»  Lord  ; 

27  To  them  which  iiH're  in  Betli-el, 
and  to  them  which  irere  in  ''  south 
Bamoth.  and  to  tlicm  which  ivere  m 
.lattir. 


i02 


The  Philistines  defeat  Saul. 


I.  SAMUEL,  31. 


His  death. 


28  And  to  them  which  ^vere  in 
Aroer,  and  to  them  which  ivere  in 
Siphmoth,  and  to  them  which  were 
in  Eshtemoa, 

29  And  to  them  which  loere  in 
Rachal,  and  to  them  which  wer^e 
in  the  cities  of  the  Jerahmeelites, 
and  to  them  which  were  in  the  cities 
of  the  Kenites, 

30  And  to  them  which,  were  \\\ 
Hormah,  and  to  them  which  were 
in  Chorashan,  and  to  them  which 
^uere  in  Athach, 

31  And  to  them  which  ivere  ni 
Hebron,  and  to  all  the  places  where 
David  himself  and  his  men  were 
wont  to  haunt. 

CHAPTER  31. 

1  Saul  having  lost  his  army,  ami  Ins  sons 
slain,  he  and  his  armourhearer  kill  them- 
selves. 7  The  Philistines  possess  the  for- 
sa/i-eti  toivns  of  the  Israelites.  8  Theij 
triumph  orer  the  dead  carcases.  11  Thcif 
()/■'  Jabesh-f/ilead,  recovering  the  bodies  hi/ 
night,  burn  them  at  Jabesh,  and  Mourn- 
fully bury  their  bones. 

NOW  the  Philistines  fought 
against  Israel :  and  the  men  of 
Israel  fled  from  before  the  Philis- 
tines, and  fell  down  slain  in  mount 
Gilboa. 

2  And  the  Philistines  followed 
hard  upon  Saul  and  upon  his  sons; 
and  the  Philistines  slew  Jonathan, 
and  Abinadab,  and  Melchi-shua, 
Saul's  sons. 

3  And  the  battle  went  sore 
against  Saul,  and  the  archers  hit 
him ;  and  he  was  sore  wounded  of 
the  archers. 

4  Then  said  Saul  unto  his  ar- 
mourbearer.  Draw  thy  sword,  and 
thrust  me  through  therewith  ;  lest 
these  uncircumcised  come  and 
thrust  me  through,  and  abuse  me. 


But  his  armourbearer  would  not; 
for  he  was  sore  afraid.  Therefore 
Saul  took  a  sword,  and  fell  upon  it. 

5  And  when  his  armounjearer 
saw  that  Saul  was  dead,  he  fell 
likewise  upon  his  sword,  and  died 
with  him. 

6  So  Saul  died,  and  his  three 
sons,  and  his  armoui-bearer,  and  all 
his  men,  that  same  day  together. 

7  ^  And  when  the  men  of  Israel 
that  were  on  the  other  side  of 
the  valley,  and  they  that  were  on 
the  other  side  Jordan,  saw  that  the 
men  of  Israel  fled,  and  that  Saul 
and  his  sons  were  dead,  they  for- 
sook the  cities,  and  fled ;  and  the 
Philistines  came  and  dwelt  in  them. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  when  the  Philistines  came 
to  strip  the  slain,  that  they  found 
Saul  and  liis  three  sons  fallen  in 
mount  Gilboa. 

9  And  they  cut  off  his  head,  and 
stripped  off  his  armour,  and  sent 
into  the  land  of  the  Philistines 
round  about,  to  publish  it  in  the 
house  of  their  idols,  and  among  the 
people. 

10  And  they  put  his  armour 
in  the  house  of  ^  Ashtaroth  :  and 
they  fastened  his  body  to  the  wall 
of  Beth-shan. 

Ill]  And  when  the  inhabitants  of 
Jabesh-gilead  heard  of  that  which 
the  Philistines  had  done  to  Saul  ; 

1 2  All  the  valiant  men  arose,  and 
went  all  night,  and  took  the  body 
of  Saul  and  the  bodies  of  his  sons 
from  the  wall  of  Beth-shan,  and 
came  to  Jabesh,  and  burnt  them 
there. 

13  And  they  took  their  bones, 
and  buried  them  under  'a  tree  at 
Jabesh,  and  fasted  seven  days. 


THE  SECOND  BOOK  OF 
SAMUEL. 


OTHERWISE   CALLED 


THE   SEOOISTD   BOOK  OF  THE   KI^GS 


CHAPTER  1. 

The  Amalekite,  who  brought  tidings  of  the 
overthrow,  and  accused  himself  of  SanPs 
death,  is  slain.  17  David  lamenteth  Saul 
and  Jonathan  xcith  a  song. 

OW  it  came  to  pass  after  the 
death    of    Saul,   when    David 


N 


was  returned  from  the  slaughter 
of  the  Amalekites,  and  David  had 
abode  two  days  in  Ziklag  ; 

2  It  came  even  to  pass  on  the 
third  day,  that,  behold,  a  man 
came  out  of  the  camp  from  Saul 
with  his  clothes  rent,  and  earth 


1  the 
Ashtaroth : 


2  tlie  tama- 
risk tree 


303 


David  heareth  of  SauVs  death. 


II.  SAMUEL,  2. 


His  lamentation. 


upon  his  liead :  and  m  it  wa«,  when 
he  came  to  David,  that  he  fell  to 
the  earth,  and  did  obeisance. 

3  And  David  said  unto  liim.  From 
whence  comest  thou  1  And  he  said 
unto  him.  Out  of  the  camp  of  Is- 
rael am  I  escaped. 

4  And  David  said  unto  him,  How 
went  the  matter  ?  I  pray  thee,  tell 
me.  And  he  answered,  That  the 
people  are  fled  from  the  battle,  and 
many  of  the  people  also  are  fallen 
and  dead  ;  and  Saul  and  Jonathan 
his  son  are  dead  also. 

5  And  David  said  unto  the  young 
man  that  told  him.  How  knowest 
thou  that  Saul  and  Jonathan  his 
son  be  dead  '\ 

6  And  the  young  man  that  told 
him  said.  As  I  happened  by  chance 
upon  mount  Gil  boa,  behold,  Saul 
leaned  upon  his  spear ;  and,  lo,  the 
chariots  and  horsemen  followed 
hard  after  him. 

7  And  when  he  looked  behind 
him,  he  saw  me,  and  called  unto 
me.     And  I  answered.  Here  am  I. 

8  And  he  said  unto  me,  Who  art 
thou  ?  And  I  answered  him,  I  am 
an  Amalekite. 

9  He  said  unto  me  again,  Stand, 
T  pray  thee,  upon  me,  and  slay  me  : 
for  anguish  is  come  upon  me,  be- 
cause my  life  is  yet  whole  in  me. 

10  So  I  stood  upon  him,  and  slew 
him,  because  I  was  sure  tliat  he 
could  not  live  after  that  he  was 
fallen  :  and  I  took  the  crown  that 
vaK  upon  his  hearl,  and  the  bracelet 
that  i(>ns  on  his  arm,  and  have 
brought  them  hither  unto  my  lord. 

11  Then  David  took  hold  on  his 
clothes,  and  I'ent  them  ;  and  like- 
wise all  the  men  that  were  with 
him  : 

1  '1  And  they  mourned,  and  wept, 
aiul  fasted  until  even,  for  Saul,  and 
for  Jonathan  his  son,  and  for  the 
people  oi  the  Lord,  and  for  the 
house  of  Israel ;  because  they  were 
fallen  by  the  swoi'd. 

13  II  And  l)a\id  said  unto  th(» 
yi)ung  man  that  told  him,  Whence 
'fr^  thou  1  And  lu;  answered,  I  (iia 
tiieson  of  a  stranger,  an  Amalekite. 

14  And  David  said  unto  hiin. 
Flow  wast  thou  not  afraid  to  strfitch 
forth  thine  hand  to  destroy  the 
Lord's  anointed  'i 

15  And  David  called  one  of  the 
young  men,  and  said,  Go  near,  and 
fall  upon  him.  And  he  smote  him 
that  he  cHed. 

16  And  David  said  unto  him, 
Thy  blood  he.  unon  thy  head  ;  for 
thy  mouth  hatli  testified  against 
thee,  saying,  1  have  slain  the 
Lord's  anointed. 

17  ^  And  David  lamented  with 


this    lamentation   over   Saul    and 
over  Jonathan  his  son  : 

18  (Also  he  bade  them  teach 
the  children  of  Judah  the  ^  use  of 
the  bow :  behold,  it  is  written  in  the 
book  of  Jasher.) 

19  The  beauty  of  Israel  is  slain 
upon  thy  high  places  :  how  are  the 
mighty  fallen ! 

20  Tell  it  not  in  Gath,  publish  it 
not  in  the  streets  of  Askelon  ;  lest 
the  daughters  of  the  Philistines  re- 
joice, lest  the  daughters  of  the  un- 
circumcised  triuniph. 

21  Ye  mountains  of  Gilboa,  let 
there  he  no  dew,  neither  let  there  he 
rain,  upon  you,  nor  fields  of  offer- 
ings :  tor  there  the  shield  of  the 
mighty  is  vilely  cast  away,  the 
shield  of  Saul,  as  though  he  had  not 
heen  anointed  with  oil. 

22  From  the  blood  of  the  slain, 
from  tlie  fat  of  the  might.y,  the  bow 
of  Jonathan  turned  not  back,  and 
the  sword  of  Saul  returned  not 
empty. 

23  Saul  and  Jonathan  vere  lovely 
and  pleasant  in  their  lives,  and  in 
their  death  they  were  not  nivided  : 
they  were  swifter  than  eagles,  they 
were  stronger  than  lions. 

24  Ye  daughters  of  Israel,  weep 
over  Saul,  who  clothed  you  in  scar- 
let, with  other  delights,  who  put  on 
ornaments  of  gold  upon  your  ap- 
parel. 

25  How  are  the  mighty  fallen  in 
the  midst  of  the  battle !  O  Jona- 
than, thou  vast  slain  in  thine  high 
places. 

26  I  am  distressed  for  thee,  my 
brother  Jonathan  :  very  pleasant 
hast  thou  been  unto  me  :  thy  love 
to  me  was  wonderful,  passing  the 
love  of  women. 

27  How  are  the  mighty  fallen, 
and  the  weapons  of  war  perished ! 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  David,  iy  OotVn  dirfclion,  vith  his  coin- 
ji<i)iy,goeth  up  to  llfhroii^ivherehehmdile 

ki)i(,i  (if  ,Iii<l<ih.  U  lit'  ciiniriiendeth  llieDi  nf 
,lii.hi'Kli-(iil((iil  for  ilicir  l,'i)i(i liens  to  Smil. 
H  Miliar  viiikeili  Ish-hoslwlli  k-iiir/  of  Ixnu-I. 
12  A  mortiilKk-ifiiiisli  hetu'coi  tirelre  of  Ah- 
Iter's  (Hill  tire/ f !•()/' ./(Ill //\t  men.  Is  Aftn/n/ 
/.ix/tiiii..  2.')  .it  .■i//iter\\iiiotiiiii  ,lo(il>  .sotiittt- 
ci/i  (I  retf6(U.    'i'i  And/ie/'x  burial. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  this, 
that  David  (Muiuinnl  of  tlic 
Lord,  saying.  Shall  I  go  up  into 
;iny  of  tlie  cities  of  .ludahf  And 
the  Lord  s;i,id  unto  him,  (Jo  up. 
And  David  said.  Whither  shall  i 
goup]    Andhesaid,  Unto  Hebron. 

2  So  David  went  ur)  thither,  and 
his  two  wives  also,  Ahinoam  the 
Jezreelitess,  and  yXbigail  Nabal's 
wife  the  Carmelite. 

3  And  his  men    that  nmre  with 


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JJiU'id  is  made  king. 


II.  SAMUEL,  2. 


Asahel  is  slain. 


hiin  did  David  bring  up,  every 
man  with  his  household  :  and  they 
dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Hebron. 

4  And  the  men  of  Judah  came, 
and  there  they  anointed  David 
king  over  the  house  of  Judah. 
And  they  told  David,  saying,  'J'hat 
the  men  of  Jabesh-gilead  ivere  they 
that  buried  Saul. 

5  ^  And  David  sent  messengers 
unto  the  men  of  Jabesh-gilead,  and 
said  unto  them.  Blessed  U  ye  of  the 
Lord,  that  ye  have  shewed  this 
kindness  unto  youi;  lord,  even  unto 
Saul,  and  have  buried  him. 

6  And  now  the  Lord  shew  kind- 
ness and  truth  unto  you  :  and  I 
also  will  requite  you  this  kind- 
ness, because  ye  have  done  this 
thing. 

7  Therefore  now  let  your  hands 
be  strengthened,  and  be  ye  val- 
iant: for  your  master  Saul  is  dead, 
and  also  the  house  of  Judah  have 
anointed  me  king  over  them. 

8  51  But  Abner  the  son  of  Ner, 
captain  of  Saul's  liost,  took  Ish- 
bosheth  the  son  of  Saul,  and  brought 
him  over  to  ]\Iahanaim  ; 

9  And  made  him  king  over  Gil ead, 
and  over  the  Ashurites,  and  over 
Jezreel,  and  over  Ephi'aim,  and  over 
Benjamin,  and  over  all  Israel. 

10  Ish-bosheth  Saul's  son  wan 
forty  years  old  when  lie  began  to 
reign  over  Israel,  and  reigned  two 
years.  But  the  house  of  Judah 
followed  David. 

1 1  And  the  time  that  David  was 
king  in  Hebron  over  the  house  of 
Judah  was  seven  years  and  six 
months. 

1 2  H  And  Abner  the  son  of  Ner, 
and  the  servants  of  Ish-bosheth  the 
son  of  Saul,  went  out  from  Maha- 
naim  to  Gibeon. 

13  And  Joab  the  son /)f  Zeruiah, 
and  the  servants  of  David,  went 
out,  and  met  together  by  the  pool 
of  Gibeon  :  and  they  sat  down,  the 
one  on  the  one  side  of  the  pool,  and 
the  other  on  the  other  side  of  the 
Ijool. 

14  And  Abner  said  to  Joab,  Let 
the  young  men  now  arise,  and  play 
before  us.  And  Joab  said,  Let 
tliem  arise. 

15  Then  there  arose  and  went 
over  by  number  twelve  of  Benja- 
min, which  pertained  to  Ish-bosheth 
the  son  of  Saul,  and  twelve  of  the 
servants  of  David. 

16  And  they  caught  every  one 
his  fellow  by  the  head,  and_  thrust 
his  sword  in  his  fellow's  side ;  so 
they  fell  down  together:  wherefore 
that  place  \va.s  called  *  Helkath- 
hazzurim,  which  is  in  Gibeon. 


That  is,  The  field  of  stroii.n  men. 
20 


17  And  there  was  a  very  sore 
battle  that  day ;  and  Abner  was 
beaten,  and  the  men  of  Israel,  be- 
fore the  servants  of  David. 

18  11  And  there  were  three  sons 
of  Zeruiah  there,  Joab, and  Abishai, 
and  Asahel :  and  Asahel  uxis  as 
light  of  foot  as  a  Avild  roe. 

19  And  Asahel  pursued  after 
Abner;  and  in  going  he  turned  not 
to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left 
from  following  Abner. 

20  Then  Abner  looked  behind 
him,  and  said,  Art  thou  Asahell 
And  he  answered,  I  am. 

21  And  Abner  said  to  him.  Turn 
thee  aside  to  thy  right  hand  or  to 
thy  left,  and  lay  thee  hold  on  one 
of  the  young  men,  and  take  thee 
his  armour.  But  Asahel  would  not 
turn  aside  from  following  of  him. 

22  And  Abner  said  again  to  Asa- 
hel, Turn  thee  aside  from  follov/ing 
me  :  wherefore  should  I  smite  thee 
to  the  ground  1  how  then  should  I 
hold  up  my  face  to  Joab  thy  brother'? 

23  Howbeit  he  refused  to  turn 
aside :  wherefore  Abner  with  the 
hinder  end  of  the  spear  smote  him 
under  the  tifth  rih,  that  the  spear 
came  out  behind  him ;  and  he  fell 
down  there,  and  died  in  the  same 
place :  and  it  came  to  pass,  that  as 
many  as  came  to  the  place  where 
Asahel  fell  down  and  died  stood 
still. 

24  Joab  also  and  Abishai  pur- 
sued after  Abner :  and  the  sun  went 
down  when  they  were  come  to  the 
hill  of  Ammah,  that  lleth  before 
Giah  by  the  way  of  the  wilderness 
of  Gibeon. 

25  H  And  the  children  of  Benja- 
min gathered  themselves  together 
after  Abner,  and  became  one  troop, 
and  stood  on  the  top  of  an  hill. 

26  Then  Abner  called  to  Joab, 
and  said.  Shall  the  sword  devour 
for  evevl  knowest  thou  not  that  it 
will  be  bitterness  in  the  latter  end  I 
how  long  shall  it  be  then,  ere  thou 
bid  the  yieople  return  from  follow- 
ing their  Ijrethreni 

27  And  Joab  said.  As  God  liveth, 
unless  thou  hadst  s])oken,  surely 
then  in  the  morning  the  people  had 
gone  up  every  one  from  following 
his  brother. 

28  So  Joab  blew  a  trumpet,  and 
all  the  T)eople  stood  still,  and  pur- 
sued after  Isi-ael  no  more,  neither 
fought  they  any  more. 

29  And  Abner  and  his  men 
walked  all  that  night  through  the 
plain,  and  passed  ov(!r  Jordan,  and 
went  through  all  Bithron,  and  they 
came  to  Mahanaim. 

30  And  Joab  returned  fi-om  fol- 
lowing Abner :  and  when  he  had 


305 


Abner  revolteth  from 


II.  SAMUEL,  3. 


Ish-bosheth  to  David. 


gathered  all  the  people  together, 
thei'e  lacked  of  L)avid's  servants 
nineteen  men  and  Asahel. 

31  But  the  servants  of  David  had 
smitten  of  Benjamin,  and  of  Ab- 
ner's  men,  so  that  three  hundred 
and  threescoi-e  men  died. 

32  U  And  they  took  up  Asahel, 
and  buried  him  in  the  sepvilchre  of 
his  father,  which  >ms  in  Beth-lehem. 
And  Joab  and  his  men  went  all 
night,  and  they  came  to  Hebron  at 
break  of  day. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  During  the  war  David  still  'waxeth' stronger. 
2  Six.  sonn  icere  born  to  Mm  in  Hebron.  C 
Abner.  rUf<]}leaf^erl  ir/'/h  Ixh-bo.'yhcfh,  12  re- 
voltelh  to  f><iriil.  V.'t  Dnrid  7'C(/iiircth  a 
conditiou.  to  bring  him  hix  irife  Jfichdl.  IT 
Ab7ier,  having  communed  iritli  the  Israel- 
ites, is  feasted  b)/  David,  and  dismissed.. 
22  Jbah,  returning  from  battle,  is  dis- 
pleased with  the  king,  and.  killeth  Abner. 
28  David  curseth  Joab,  31  and  mourneth 
for  Abner. 

NOW  there  was  long  war  between 
the  house  of  Saul  and  the  house 
of  David :  but  David  waxed  stronger 
and  stronger,  and  the  house  of  Saul 
waxed  weaker  and  weaker. 

2  U  And  unto  David  were  sons 
born  in  Hebron :  and  his  firstborn 
was  Amnon,  of  Ahinoam  the  Jez- 
reelitess ; 

3  And  his  second,  Chileab,  of 
Abigail  the  wife  of  Nabal  the  Car- 
melite ;  and  the  third,  Absalom  the 
son  of  Maacah  the  daughter  of 
Talmai  king  of  Goshur ; 

4  And  the  fourth,  Adonijah  the 
son  of  Hagj^ith  ;  and  the  fifth, 
Shephatiah  the  son  of  Abital ; 

5  And  the  sixth,  Ithream,  by 
Eglah  David's  wife.  These  were 
born  to  David  in  Hebron. 

6  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  while 
there  was  war  between  the  house  of 
Saul  and  the  house  of  David,  that 
Abner  rnade  himself  strong  for  the 
house  of  Saul. 

7  And  Saul  had  a  cf)ncubine, 
whose  name  v>a.<^  llizpah,  tlie  daugh- 
ter of  Aiah:  and  /.w,-/>o.s7/r///,  sai(i  to 
Abner,  Wherefoi-e  hast  thou  gone 
in  unto  my  father's  conculjinc  ? 

<S  Then  w;is  Abner  very  wroth  for 
the  words  of  Ish-hoshcth,  and  said. 
Am  I  a  dog's  head,  which  against 
Judah  do  shew  kindness  this  (lay 
unto  the  house  of  Saul  thy  father, 
to  his  brethren,  and  to  his  friends, 
and  have  not  flelivered  thee  into 
the  hand  of  David,  that  tliou 
chargest  me  to  day  with  a  fault 
concerning  tliis  woman  1 

9  So  do  (}od  to  Abner,  and  more 
also,  except,  as  the  TjOrd  hath  sworn 
to  David,  even  so  1  fio  to  liiin  ; 

10  To  translate  the  kingfloni  from 
the  house  of  Saul,  and  to  set  uj)  the 


throne  of  David  over  Israel  and 
over  Judah,  from  Dan  even  to  Beer- 
sheba. 

1 1  And  he  could  not  answer  Ab- 
ner a  woi'd  again,  because  he  feared 
him. 

12  H  And  Abner  sent  messengers 
to  David  on  his  behalf,  saying. 
Whose  is  the  land  1  saying  also, 
Make* thy  league  with  me,  and,  be- 
hold, my  hand  s/ia/l  lie  with  thee, 
to  bring  about  all  Israel  unto 
thee. 

13  IT  And  he  said.  Well;  I  will 
make  a  league  with  thee :  but  one 
thing  I  require  of  thee,  that  is. 
Thou  shalt  not  see  my  face,  except 
thou  first  bi'ing  jVIichal  Saul's 
daughter,  when  thou  comest  to  see 
my  face. 

14  And  David  sent  messengers 
to  Ish-bosheth  Saul's  son,  saying, 
Deliver  me  my  wife  Michal,  which 
I  espoused  to  me  for  an  hundred 
foreskins  of  the  Philistines. 

15  And  Ish-bosheth  sent,  and 
took  her  from  her  husband,  even 
from  Phaltiel  the  son  of  Laish. 

16  And  her  husband  went  with 
her  along  weeping  behind  her  to 
Bahurim.  Then  said  Abner  unto 
him.  Go,  return.    And  he  returned. 

17  If  And  Abner  had  communica- 
tion with  the  elders  of  Israel,  say- 
ing. Ye  sought  for  David  in  times 
past  to  be  king  over  you  : 

1 8  Now  then  do  it ;  for  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  of  David,  saying.  By 
the  hand  of  my  servant  David  I 
will  save  my  i)eople  Israel  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  Philistines,  and  out 
of  the  hand  of  all  their  enemies. 

19  And  Abner  also  spake  in  the 
ears  of  Benjamin  :  and  Abner  went 
also  to  speak  in  tlie  ears  of  David 
in  Hebron  all  that  seemed  good  to 
Israel,  and  that  seemed  good  to  the 
wholes  ]i()us(^  of  iSenjamin. 

20  So  Abner-  came  to  David  to 
Hebi'on,  and  twenty  men  with  him. 
And  1  )avid  mad(^  Abner  and  the 
men  that  'tt'ere  with   him  a  feast. 

21  And  Abner  said  unto  David, 
I  will  arise  a-nd  go,  and  will  gather 
all  Israel  unto  )ny  lord  the  king, 
that  they  niay  make  a  league  with 
thee,  and  that  thou  mayest  reign 
ovei'  all  that  thine  lieart  desir(>th. 
And  I  )avid  sent  Abner  away  ;  and 
lie  went  in  i)eace. 

22  11  And,  behold,  the  servants 
of  David  and  .loab  came  fi'oni  y^/r- 
suiiH/  a  troop,  and  l)rougIit  in  a 
great  si)oil  with  tliem  :  but  Abner 
imrs  not  with  David  in  llebi-on;  for 
he  had  sent  him  away,  aiifl  he  was 
gone  in  peace. 

23  When  .Joab  and  all  the  host 
that  'ioas  with  him  were  come,  they 


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Joab  slayeth  Abner. 


II.  SAMUEL,  4. 


Ish-bosheth  slain. 


told  Joab,  saying,  Abner  the  son  of 
Ner  came  to  the  king,  and  he  hath 
sent  him  away,  and  he  is  gone  in 
peace.  ,      ,  . 

24  Then  Joab  came  to  the  knig, 
and  said,  What  hast  thou  donel  be- 
hold, Abner  came  unto  thee ;  why 
is  it  t/mt  thou  hast  sent  him  away, 
and  he  is  quite  gone  1 

25  Thou  knowest  Abner  the  son 
of  Ner,  that  he  came  to  deceive 
thee,  and  to  know  thy  going  out 
and  thy  coming  in,  and  to  know  all 
that  thou  doest. 

26  And  when  Joab  was  come  out 
from  David,  he  sent  messengers 
after  Abner,  which  brought  him 
again  from  the  well  of  Sirah :  but 
David  knew  it  not. 

2  7  And  when  Abner  was  returned 
to  Hebron,  Joab  took  him  aside  in 
the  gate  to  speak  with  him  quietly, 
and  smote  him  there  under  tlie  fifth 
rib,  that  he  died,  for  the  blood  of 
Asahel  his  brother. 

28  U  And  afterward  when  David 
heard  it,  he  said,  I  and  my  kingdom 
are  guiltless  before  the  Lord  for 
ever  from  the  blood  of  Abner  the 
son  of  Ner : 

29  Let  it  rest  on  the  head  of  Joab, 
and  on  all  his  father's  house  ;  and 
let  there  not  fail  from  the  house  of 
Joab  one  that  hath  an  issue,  or  that 
is  a  leper,  or  that  leaneth  on  a  staff, 
or  that  falleth  ^on  the  sword,  or 
that  lacketh  bread. 

30  So  Joab  and  Abishai  his 
brother  slew  Abner,  because  he 
had  slain  their  brother  Asahel  at 
Gibeon  in  the  battle. 

31  ^  And  David  said  to  Joab, 
and  to  all  the  people  that  toere  with 
him.  Rend  your  clothes,  and  gird 
you  with  sackcloth,  and  mourn  be- 
fore Abner.  And  king  David  him- 
self ioWo^ved  the  bier. 

32  And  they  buried  Abner  in 
Hebron :  and  the  king  lifted  up  his 
voice,  and  wept  at  the  grave  of  Ab- 
ner ;  and  all  the  people  wept. 

33  And  the  king  lamented  over 
Abner,  and  said,  "Died  Abner  as  a 
fool  dieth  1 

34  Thy  hands  ivere  not  bound, 
nor  thy  feet  put  into  fetters :  as 
a  man  falleth  before  wicked  men, 
so  fellest  thou.  And  all  the  people 
wept  again  over  him. 

35  And  when  all  the  people  carne 
to  cause  David  to  eat  meat  while  it 
was  yet  day,  David  sware,  saying, 
So  do  God  to  me,  and  more  also,  if 
I  taste  bread,  or  ought  else,  till  the 
sun  be  down. 

36  And  all  the  people  took  notice 
of  it,  and  it  pleased  them :  as  what- 
soever the  king  did  pleased  all  the 
people. 


37  For  all  the  people  and  all  Is- 
rael understood  that  day  that  it 
was  not  of  the  king  to  slay  Abner 
the  son  of  Ner. 

38  And  the  king  said  unto  his 
servants,  Know  ye  not  that  there 
is  a  prince  and  a  great  man  fallen 
this  day  in  Israel  'i 

39  And  I  am  this  day  weak, 
though  anointed  king ;  and  these 
men  the  sons  of  Zeruiah  he  too  hard 
for  me  :  the  Lokd  shall  reward  the 
doer  of  evil  according  to  his  wick- 
edness. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  The  Israe!lt(fi  being  tronhleil  <i1  the  death 
of  Abner,  2  Baanah  <ni(l  Rechdb  slay  Jsh- 
bosheth,  and  bring  his  head  t<i  Hebron.  9 
Darid  caiixeth  them  to  be  -slain,  and  Ish- 
boxheth's  head  to  be  bnried. 

AND  when  Saul's  son  heard  that 
Abner  was  dead  in  Hebron, 
his  hands  were  feeble,  and  all  the 
Israelites  were  troubled. 

2  And  Saul's  son  had  two  men 
tliat  v^ere  captains  of  bands  :  the 
name  of  the  one  vas  Baanah,  and 
the  name  of  the  other  Rechab,  the 
sons  of  Rimmon  a  Beerothite,  of 
the  children  of  Benjamin :  (for 
Beeroth  also  was  reckoned  to  Ben- 
jamin : 

3  And  the  Beerothites  fled  to 
Gittaim,  and  were  sojourners  there 
until  this  day.) 

4  And  Jonathan,  Saul's  son,  had 
a  son  that  tvas  lame  of  his  feet.  He 
was  five  years  old  when  the  tidings 
came  of  Saul  and  Jonathan  out  of 
Jezreel,  and  his  nurse  took  him  up, 
and  fled  :  and  it  came  to  pass,  as 
she  made  haste  to  flee,  that  he  fell, 
and  became  lame.  And  his  name 
ivas  Mephibosheth. 

5  And  the  sons  of  Rimmon  the 
Beerothite,  Rechab  and  Baanah, 
went,  and  came  about  the  heat  of 
the  day  to  the  house  of  Ish-bosheth, 
who  lay  on  a  bed  at  noon. 

6  And  they  came  thither  into  the 
midst  of  the  house,  as  thougli  they 
would  have  fetched  wheat;  and 
they  smote  him  under  the  fifth 
rib :  and  Rechab  and  Baanah  his 
brother  escaped. 

7  For  when  they  came  into  the 
house,  he  lay  on  his  bed  in  his  bed- 
chamber, and  they  smote  him,  and 
slew  him,  and  beheaded  him,  and 
took  his  head,  and  gat  them  away 
through  the  plain  all  night. 

8  And  they  brought  the  head  of 
Ish-bosheth  unto  David  to  Hebron, 
and  said  to  the  king.  Behold  the 
head  of  Ish-bosheth  the  son  of  Saul 
thine  enemy,  which  sought  thy  life ; 
and  the  Lord  hath  avenged  my  lord 
the  king  this  day  of  Saul,  and  of 
his  seed. 


307 


David  king  over  all  Israel. 


II.  SAMUEL,  5. 


He  taketh  Jerusalem. 


1  which  was 
the  reward 
I  gave  him 


prince 


9  IT  And  David  answered  Rechab 
and  Baanah  his  brother,  the  sons 
of  Ilinnnon  the  Beerothite,  and  said 
unto  them,u'l,s'  the  Loud  liveth,who 
hath  redeemed  my  soul  out  of  all 
adversity, 

10  When  one  told  me,  sajnng,  Be- 
hold, Saul  is  dead,  thinking  to  have 
brought  good  tidings,  I  took  hold  of 
him,  and  slew  him  in  Ziklag,  ^  who 
fhnuf/kf.   that  T  would   have  given 


8  And  David  said  on  that  day, 
-'' Whosoever  getteth  up  to  the  gut- 
ter, and  smitctli  the  .lebusites.  and 
the  lame  and  the    bhnd,  that  are 


hated  of  Davids   soul,  lie  aUall  be 
duet' ami  v(ii)iiii.)}.      W  lierefore  tiiev 


said,  'i'he  blind  and  ttie  lame  shall 


him  a  reward  for  his  tirhngs 


1 1  How  mucli  more,  when  wicked 
men  have  slain  a  righteous  person 
in  his  own  house  upon  his  bed? 
shall  I  not  therefore  now  require 
his  blood  of  your  hand,  and  take 
you  away  from  the  earth'? 

12  And  David  commanded  his 
young  men,  and  they  slew  them, 
and  cut  off  tlieir  hands  and  their 
feet,  and  hanged  them  up  over  the 
pool  in  Hebron.  But  they  took  the 
head  of  Ish-lDosheth,  and  buried 
■\t  in  the  sepulchre  of  Abner  in 
Hebron. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  The.  trihes  aotiie  fo  /Ul/ron  to  anoint  David 
owr  Israel.  4:  lMtrid\s  age.  &  He  talcing 
yAon  from  the  .Jebii.site.s  dwelleth  in  it.  11 
Hiram  xendef/i.  to  David.  13  Eleren.  nonx 
arehi,)-))  to  him  in  ././■iixii/,,,,.  IT  Dm-id 
direi-ti'il  Inj  a,;!,  .\iiiilrth  t!ic  I'liilisii ii,'.-i  „) 
Baal-iH  in-.iiii,  L'-J  -///,/  ii<jain  at  the  nial- 
herry  treex. 

rpHEN  came  all  the  tribes  of  Is- 
X  rael  to  David  unto  Hebron,  and 
spake,  saying.  Behold,  we  are  thy 
bone  and  thj^  flesh. 

2  Also  in  time  past,  Avhen  Saul 
was  king  over  us,  thou  wast  he  that 
leddest  out  and  broughtest  in  Is- 
rael :  andtheLoKosaid  to  thee, Thou 
shalt  '•^  feed  my  people  Israel,  and 
thou  sliait  be  -'a  captain  over  Israel. 

3  So  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came 
to  tlie  king  to  Hebron  ;  and  king 
David  made  a  league  witli  them  in 
Hebron  b(!f<)re  the  Loud:  and  they 
anointed  David  king  o\er  Israel. 

4  If  David  iwis  thirty  years  old 
when  he  Ijcgan  to  reign,  and  he 
rciigned  forty  y(!ars. 

5  hi  Hcbi-oii  h(^  ii'igned  over  Ju- 
dah  seven  years  and  six  months  : 
and  in  Jerusalem  he  reigned  thirty 
and  three  years  over  all  Israel  and 
Judah. 

G  If  And  the  king  and  his  men 
went  to  Jerusalem  unto  the  Jebu- 
site.s,  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  : 
which  spake  unto  Da\id,  saying, 
Kxcept  thou  takeaway  the  t)liiHi 
and    the   lame,  tliou  sliall  not  eonie 


not  come  into  the  house. 


in  hither 


come  m 

7  Nevertheless  ... 
strong  hold  of  Zion 
the  city  of  David 


tiiiiikitig,  l)a\id  caiuiot 
ther. 

David   took  the 
the  same  ix 


y  So  David  dwelt  in  the  ^  fort. 
and  called  it  the  city  of  DcOvicT 
And  David  built  round  about  from 
^lillo  and  inward. 

10  And  David  went  on,  and  grew 
great,  and  '  the  Lord  Qod  of  hosts 
was  with  him.  — — — 

11  5f  Anf  1  Hiram  king  of  Tyre 
sent  messengers  to  David,  and 
cedar  trees,  and  carpenters,  ancl 
masons  :  and  they  built  David  an 
house. 

12  And  David  perceived  that  the 
Lord  had  established  him  king  over 
Israel,  and  that  he  had  exalted  his 
kingdom  for  his  people  Israel's 
sake. 

13  U  And  David  took  him  more 
concubines  and  wives  out  of  Jeru- 
salem, after  he  was  come  from  He- 
bron :  and  there  were  yet  sons  and 
daughters  born  to  David, 

1 1  And  these  he  the  names  of 
those  that  were  born  unto  him  in 
Jerusalem  ;  Shammuah,  and  Sho- 
bab,  and  Nathan,  and  Solomon, 

1 5  Ibhar  also,  and  Elishua,  and 
Nepheg,  and  Japhia, 

16  And  Elishama,  and  Eliada, 
and  Eliphalet. 

17  1!  But  wlien  the  Philistines 
heard  that  they  had  anointed  Da- 
vid king  over  Israel,  all  the  Philis- 
tines came  up  to  seek  David  ;  and 
David  heard  of  it,  and  went  down 
to  the « hold. 

18  Tli(^  I'liilistines  also  came  and 
spread  themselves  in  the  valley  of 
Rephaim. 

1!)  And  David  (niquired  of  the 
Loud,  saying.  Shall  1  go  up  to  the 
Philistines  (  wilt  thou  deliver  them 
into  mine  hand?  And  tin;  Loi;d 
said  unto  David,  (Jo  up  :  for  I  will 
doubtless  deliver  tjie  Philistines 
into  thine  liand. 

20  And  David  cariu;  to  P>aal- 
peraziin,  and  David  smote  tlieiii 
there,  and  said.  The  Lord  hath 
bi'oken  fortii  upon  mine  enemies 
before  me,  as  the  breach  of  waters. 
Therefore  he  called  the  name  of 
that  place  *Baal-peraziin. 

21  And  there  tliey  left  their  im- 
ages, and  David  and  his  men 
'burned  them. 

22  1j  And  th(^  I'hilistin(>s  came  up 


^  WhnsoeA'er 
smiteth  the 
Jebusites, 
let  him  get 
up  to  the 
water- 
course, and 
f^mite  the 
lame  and  the 
blind  that 
are  hated 
of  David's 
soul.  Where- 
fore they 
say,  There 
are  the 
l)lind  and 
the  lame ; 
he  cannot 
come  into 
the  house. 
6  strong 
hold, 

'  the  Lord, 
the  God  of 
hosts, 


^  strong 
hold. 


'■'  took  tliem 
away. 


*  That  is,  The  place  of  breakings  forth, 
308 


II.  SAMUEL,  G. 


brought  to  Zion. 


yet  again,  and  spread  themselves 
ill  the  valley  of  Rephaim. 

23  And  when  David  enquired  of 
the  Lord,  he  said,  Thou  shalt  not 
go  up ;  hut  '  fetch  a  coni]jass  behind 
them,  and  come  upon  them  over 
against  the  mulberry  trees. 

24  And  let  it  be,  when  thou 
hearest  the  sound  of  "■^a  going  in 
the  tops  of  the  mulberry  trees,  tliat 
then  thou  shalt  bestir  thyself :  for 
then  shall  the  Lord  go  out  before 
thee,  to  smite  the  host  of  the 
Philistines. 

25  And  David  did  so,  as  the  Lord 
had  commanded  him ;  and  smote 
the  Philistines  from  Geba  until 
thou  come  to  "  Gazer. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  Daridfetcheth  the  avk  from  Kirjath-jearim 
on  a  new  cart.  0  Uz-<ih  is  smitten  <tt  I\:rez- 
iiezah.  9  God  b!ef(scth  0/>ed-edo»i  for  the 
ark.  12  David  hriiigina  tlie.  urk  into  Zimi 
vUli  xacri/ices,  daiiceth  before  it,  for  nhii-h 
Michat  despiseth  him.  17  He  I'lmuth  it  in 
a  tahernai'le,  vith  great  joy  and  f  asti n//. 
20  Michal  reproving  David  for  Ms  relig- 
ious joy  in  childlesfi  to  her  death. 

AGAIN,     David     gathered    to- 
gether all  the  chosen  men  of 
Israel,  thirty  thousand. 

2  And  David  arose,  and  went 
with  all  the  people  that  were  with 
him  from  Paale  of  Judah,  to  bring 
up  from  thence  the  ark  of  God, 
whose  name  is  called  by  the  name 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts  that  dwelleth 
between  the  ■*  cherubims. 

3  And  they  set  the  ark  of  God 
upon  a  new  cart,  and  brought  it 
out  of  'the  house  of  Abinadab  that 
VKis  in  ''  Gibeah  :  and  Uzzah  and 
Ahio,  the  sons  ot  Abinadab,  drave 
the  new  cart. 

4  And  they  br<:)ught  it  out  of  the 
house  of  Abinadab  which  ivas  "at 
Gibeah.  accompanying  tlie  ark  ot 
God  :  and  Ahio  went  before  the 
ark. 

5  And  David  and  all  the  house  of 
Israel  played  before  the  Lord  on  all 
manner  of  instrntnents  /iidde  of  hr 
wood,  even  on  harps,  and  on  psal- 
teries, and  on  timbrels,  and  on 
cornets,  and  on  cymbals. 

6  ^  And  when  they  came  to  Na- 
(;hon's  threshingfloor,  Uzzah  put 
forth  his  havd  to  the  ark  of  God, 
and  took  hold  of  it ;  for  the  oxen 
"^  shook  if. 

7  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  Uzzah  ;  and 
God  smote  him  there  foi'  his  ** error ; 
and  there  he  died  by  the  ark  of 
God. 

8  And  David  was  displeased,  be- 
cause the  Lord  had  made  a  breach 
upon    Uzzah :    and    he   called    the 


name  of  the  place  *  Perez-uzzah  to 
this  day. 

y  And  David  was  afraid  of  the 
Lord  that  day,  and  said,  How  shall 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  come  to  me  % 

10  So  David  would  not  remove 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  unto  him  into 
the  city  of  David  :  but  David  car- 
ried it  aside  into  the  house  of  Obed- 
edom  the  Gittite. 

1 1  And  the  ark  of  the  Lord  con- 
tinued in  the  house  of  Obed-edom 
the  Gittite  three  months  :  and  the 
Lord  blessed  Obed-edoin,  and  all 
his  household. 

12^  And  it  was  told  king  David, 
saying.  The  Lord  hath  blessed  the 
house  of  Obed-cdcmi,  and  all  that 
pertainefli  unto  him,  because  of  the 
ark  of  Gofl.  So  David  went  and 
brought  up  the  ark  of  God  from 
the  house  of  Obed-edom  into  the 
city  of  David  with  gladness. 

13  And  it  w^as  so,  that  when  they 
that  bare  the  ark  of  the  Lord  had 
gone  six  paces,  he  sacrificed  oxen 
and  fatlings. 

14  And  David  danced  before  the 
Lord  Avith  all  his  might ;  and 
David  ivas  girded  with  a  linen 
ephod. 

15  So  David  and  all  the  house  of 
Israel  brought  up  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  with  shouting,  and  with  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet. 

16  And  as  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
came  into  the  city  of  David,  Michal 
Saul's  daughter  looked  through  a 
window,  and  saw  king  David  leap- 
ing and  dancing  before  the  Lord  ; 
and  she  despised  him  in  her 
heai't. 

17^  And  they  brought  in  the 
ark  of  the  Lord,  and  set  it  in  "  his 
place,  in  the  midst  of  the  '"  taber- 


nacle that  David  had  pitched  for 
it :  and  David  offered  burnt  offer- 
ings and  peace  offerings  before  the 
Lord. 

18  And  as  soon  as  David  had 
made  an  end  of  offering  bui-nt  of- 
ferings and  peace  offerings,  he 
blessed  the  people  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

19  And  he  dealt  among  all  the 
people,  even  among  the  whole  mul- 
titude of  Israel,  as  well  to  the 
women  as  men,  to  every  one  a 
cake  of  bi'ead,  and  a  good  piece 
of  flesh,  and  a  '^  flagon  of  N'ine.  So 
all  the  people  departed  every  one 
to  his  house. 

20  ^  Then  David  returned  to 
bless  his  household.  And  Michal 
the  diuigliter  of  Saul  came  out  to 
meet  David,  and  said.  How  glorious 
was  the  king  of  Israel  to  day,  who 


*  That  is,  The  breach  of  Uzzah. 


oits 
i«  tent 


11  cake  of 
raisins. 


309 


GocVs  jyromises 


II.  SAMUEL,  7. 


uncovered  himself  to  day  in  the 
eyes  of  the  handmaids  of  his  ser- 
vants, as  one  of  the  vain  fellows 
shamelessly  uncovereth  himself  ! 

21  And  I)avid  said  unto  Michal, 
It  was  before  the  Lord,  which  chose 
me  before  thy  fathei',  and  before  all 
his  house,  to  appoint  me  ruler  over 
the  people  of  the  Lord,  over  Israel : 
therefore  will  I  play  before  the 
Lord. 

22  And  I  will  yet  be  more  vile 
than  thvis,  and  will  be  base  in  mine 
own  sight :  and  of  the  maidservants 
which  thou  hast  spoken  of,  of  them 
shall  I  be  had  in  honour. 

23  Therefore  Michal  the  daugh- 
ter of  8aul  had  no  child  unto  the 
day  of  her  death. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  NathdnJirKiaiiiirorinij  the  piwpone  of  Ba- 
vidld  huihi  (iiul  (III  lionse,  4  after  by  the 
word  of  <i(«1  J'lirhtihleth  him.  'l2  lie  iwo- 
miseth  him.  benefits  and  btesnings  in  his 
seed.  18  Bamd'n  prayer  and  thanksgiv- 
ing. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
king  '  sat  in  his  house,  and  the 
Lord  had  given  him  rest  round 
about  from  all  his  enemies  ; 

2  That  the  king  said  unto  Na- 
than the  prophet.  See  now,  I 
dwell  in  an  house  of  cedar,  but 
the  ark  of  God  dwelleth  within 
curtains. 

3  And  Nathan  said  to  the  king. 
Go,  do  all  thfit  is  in  thine  heart ; 
for  the  Lord  is  with  thee. 

4  H  And  it  came  to  jjass  that 
night,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Nathan,  saying, 

5  Go  and  tell  my  servant  David, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Shalt  thou 
build  me  an  house  for  me  to  dwell 
in? 

G  Whereas  I  have  not  dwelt  in 
(iny  house  since  the  time  that  I 
brought  up  the  children  of  Israel 
out  of  Egyi)t,  even  to  this  day,  but 
liave  walked  in  a  tent  and  in  a 
tabeiTiacle. 

7  In  all  tlie  f>l((res\v\\Gve\n  I  liave 
walked  with  all  the  children  (jf 
Israel  spake  I  a  word  with  any  of 
the  '•^  tribes  of  Israel,  whom  1  coin- 
mandcd  to  ''feed  my  people  Isi'ael, 
saying.  Why  build  ye  not  me  an 
house  of  ce(]ar  'i 

8  Now  therefore  so  shalt  thou 
say  unto  my  sei'vant  David,  Thus 
saith  the  LoiU)  of  hosts,  I  took 
thee  fi'oiii  the  sheepcote,  from  fol- 
lowing the  sheep,  to  be  ruler  over 
my  people,  over  Israel  : 

9  And  I  was  with  thee  whithei-- 
.soover  thou  weiitest,  and  have  cut 
otf  all  thine  enemies  out  of  thy 
sight,  and  have  made  thee  a  great 


name,  like  unto  the  name  of  the 
gi'eat  men  that  are  in  the  earth. 

10  Moreover  I  will  appoint  a 
place  for  my  people  Israel,  and  will 
plant  them,  that  they  may  dwell 
in  a  place  of  their  own,  and  move 
no  more ;  neither  shall  the  child- 
ren of  wickedness  afflict  them  any 
more,  as  beforetime, 

1 1  And  as  since  the  time  that  I 
commanded  judges  to  be  over  my 
people  Israel,  and  have  caused  thee 
to  -rest  from  all  thine  enemies. 
Also  the  Lord  telleth  thee  that  he 
will  make  thee  an  house. 

12  1]  And  when  thy  days  be  ful- 
filled, and  thou  shalt  sleep  with 
thy  fathers,  I  will  set  up  thy  seed 
after  thee,  which  shall  proceed  out 
of  thy  bowels,  and  I  will  establish 
his  kingdom. 

13  He  shall  build  an  house  for 
my  name,  and  I  will  stablish  the 
throne  of  his  kingdom  for  ever. 

14  1  will  be  his  father,  and  he 
shall  1)0  my  son.  If  he  commit 
iniquity,  I  will  chasten  him  with 
the  rod  of  men,  and  with  the 
stripes  of  the  children  of  men  : 

15  But  my  mercy  shall  not  de- 
part away  from  him,  as  I  took  it 
from  Saul,  whom  I  put  away  be- 
fore thee. 

16  And  thine  house  and  thy 
kingdom  shall  be  established  for 
ever  before  thee  :  thy  throne  shall 
be  established  for  ever. 

17  According  to  all  these  words, 
and  according  to  all  this  vision,  so 
did  Nathan  speak  unto  David. 

18  II  Then  went  king  David  in, 
and  sat  before  the  Lord,  and  he 
said.  Who  am  I,  O  Lord  God?  and 
what  is  my  house,  that  thou  hast 
brought  me  hitherto  'I 

19  And  this  was  yet  a  small 
thing  in  thy  sight,  O  Lord  God  ; 
but  thou  hast  spoken  also  of  thy 
servant's  house  ff)r  a  gi'eat  while  to 
come.  And  is  this  the  manner  of 
man,  O  Lord  God  1 

20  And  what  can  David  say  more 
unto  tliee  ?  for  thou.  Lord  God, 
knowfvst  thy  servant. 

21  Foi'  thy  word's  sake,  and  ac- 
coi'ding  to  thine  own  heart,  hast 
thou  (lone  all  these  great  things,  to 
make  thy  servant  know  tlwm. 

22  Wliei'efore  thou  art  great,  O 
LoKD  (!od  :  for  tlicre  is  none  like 
thee,  iKuther  is  there  ain/  ( Jod  be- 
side thee,  ac(M)rding  to  all  that  we 
have  lieai-d  with  oui"  eai's. 

23  And  what  one  nation  in  the 
earth  is  liki'  thy  peo|)le,  even  like 
Israel,  whom  (iod  went  to  redeem 
for  a  people  to  himself,  and  to 
make  him  a  name,  and  to  do  for 
you  great   things  and  tei'rible,  for 


310 


David's  thanksgiving. 


11.  SAMUEL,  8,  9. 


He  sicbdueth  his  enemies. 


thy  land,  before  thy  people,  whicli 
thou  redeemedst  to  thee  from 
Egypt,  from,  the  nations  and  their 
gods  'I 

24  For  thou  hast  confirmed  to 
thyself  thy  people  Israel  to  be  a 
people  unto  thee  for  ever :  and 
thou.  Lord,  art  become  their  God. 

25  And  now,  O  Lord  God,  the 
word  that  thou  hast  spoken  con- 
cerning thy  servant,  and  concern- 
ing his  house,  establish  it  for  ever, 
and  do  as  thou  hast  said. 

26  And  let  thy  name  be  magni- 
fied for  ever,  saying.  The  Lord  of 
hosts  is  the  God  over  Israel :  and  let 
the  house  of  thy  servant  David  be 
established  before  thee. 

27  For  thou,  O  Lord  of  hosts, 
God  of  Israel,  hast  revealed  to  thy 
servant,  saying,  I  will  build  thee 
an  house :  therefore  hath  thy  ser- 
vant found  in  his  heart  to  pray 
this  prayer  unto  thee. 

28  And  now,  O  Lord  GoD,  thou 
art  that  God,  and  thy  words  be 
true,  and  thou  hast  promised  this 
goodness  unto  thy  servant : 

29  Therefore  now  let  it  please 
thee  to  bless  the  house  of  thy  ser- 
vant, that  it  may  continue  for  ever 
before  thee  :  for  thou,  O  Lord  God, 
hast  spoken  it:  and  with  thy  bless- 
ing let  the  house  of  thy  servant  be 
blessed  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  Diirid  milxl iti'tli  tlie  PltilixthieK  and  the 
Modhitex.  y  Ife  .'^miti't/i  IlniUuU'ser,  ami 
thf  Si/riatiK.  9  T<ii  Kfiidi'fh  Joram  zcith 
prtxi'nt'i  f<i  hlcss  hhii.  11  The  jirenents  aiid. 
the  sjHiil  Diirid  dedicdteth  to  God.  14  I/e 
jiiiiteth.  yanitiona  ut,  Edam.  16  DavkVs 
officers. 

AND  after  this  it  came  to  pass, 
that  David  smote  the  Philis- 
tines, and  subdued  them  :  and  Da- 
vid took  Metheg-ammah  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines. 

2  And  he  smote  Moab,  and  mea- 
sured them  with  a  line,  '  casting 
them  down    to  the  ground  ;  even 


with  tw(i  lines  measured  he  to  put 
to  death,  and  with  one  full  line 
to  keep  alive.  And  .so  the  Moab- 
ites  becarne  David's  servants,  and 
brought  gifts. 

3  1^1  David  smote  also  Hadadezer, 
the  son  of  Rehob,  king  of  Zobah, 
as  he  went  to  recover  his  border  at 
the  river  Euphrates. 

4  And  David  took  from  him  a 
thousand  chariots,  and  seven  hun- 
dred horsemen,  and  twenty  thou- 
sand footmen :  and  David  houghed 
all  the  chariot  horses,  but  reserved 
of  them /b/-  an  humlred  chariots. 

f)  Aiul  when  the  Syrians  of  1  )a- 
mascus  came  to  succour  Hadadezer 
king  of  Zobah,  David  slew  of  the 


Syrians  two  and  twenty  thousand 
men. 

6  Then  David  put  garrisons  in 
Syria  of  Damascus :  and  the  Syr- 
ians became  servants  to  David,  and 
brought  gifts.  And  the  Lord  '-^pre- 
served     David    whithersoever    he 


went. 

7  And  David  took  the  shields  of 
gold  that  were  on  the  servants  of 
Hadadezer,  and  brought  them  to 
Jerusalem. 

8  And  from  Betah,  and  from 
Berothai,  cities  of  Hadadezer,  king 
David  took  exceeding  much  brass. 

9  ^  When  Toi  king  of  Hamath 
heard  that  David  had  smitten  all 
the  host  of  Hadadezer, 

10  Then  Toi  sent  Joram  his  son 
unto  king  David,  to  salute  him,  and 
to  bless  him,  because  he  had  fought 
against  Hadadezer,  and  smitten 
him  :  for  Hadadezer  had  wars  with 
Toi.  And  Joram  brought  with  him 
vessels  of  silver,  and  vessels  of  gold, 
and  vessels  of  brass : 

11  Which  also  king  David  did 
dedicate  unto  the  Lord,  with  the 
silver  and  gold  that  he  had  dedi- 
cated of  all  nations  which  he  sub- 
dued ; 

1 2  Of  Syria,  and  of  Moab,  and  of 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  of  the 
Philistines,  and  of  Amalek,  and  of 
the  spoil  of  Hadadezer,  son  of  Re- 
hob,  king  of  Zobah. 

13  And  David  gat  him  a  name 
when  he  returned  from  smiting  of 
the  Syrians  in  the  ^valley  of  salt, 
being  eighteen  thousand  men. 

14  H  And  he  put  garrisons  in 
Edom  ;  throughout  all  Edom  put 
he  garrisons,  and  all  they  of  Eaom 
became  David's  servants.  And  the 
Lord  '"  preserved  David  whitherso- 
ever he  went. 

15  And  David  reigned  over  all 
Israel ;  and  David  executed  judg- 
ment and  justice  unto  all  his 
people. 

16  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah 
vas  over  the  host ;  and  Jehoshaphat 
the  son  of  Ahilud  ^vas  recorder ; 

17  And  Zadok  the  sonof  Ahitub, 
and  Ahimelech  the  son  of  Abiathai-, 
7i'ere  the  priests  ;  and  Seraiah  was 
the  scribe  -, 

1 8  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoi- 
ada  was  over  both  the  Cherethites 
and  the  Pelethites ;  and  David's 
sons  were  chief  rulers. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  Ihirid  by  Zilni  .\etide1hfor  Mephihosheth.  1 
For  .l(iiiathan\s  ndke  he  eittertiiineth  h/ni 
at  hi.t  tiihle.  and  t-enioreth-  him  all  that  iras 
Saul's.     9  lie  maketh  Zihit.  his  fartuer. 

AND   David  said.  Is  there    yet 
any  that  is  left  of  the  house  of 


■^  gave 
victory  to 


3  Valley  of 
Salt, 


311 


MephihosJieth  sent  for. 


II.  SAMUEL,  10. 


DavkVs  messeuyers  to  Hanun. 


Saul,  that  I  may  shew  him  kindness 
for  Jonathan's  sake  1 

2  And  the}-e  was  of  the  house  of 
Saul  a  servant  whose  name  vkxs 
Ziba.  And  when  they  had  called 
him  unto  David,  the  king  said  unto 
him,  Art  thou  Ziba  ?  And  he  said, 
Thy  servant  is  he. 

3  And  the  king  said,  Is  there  not 
yet  any  of  the  house  of  Saul,  that  I 
may  shew  the  kindness  of  God  unto 
liim  1  And  Ziba  said  unto  the  king, 
Jonathan  hath  yet  a  son,  whicJi  is 
lame  on  his  feet. 

4  And  the  king  said  unto  liim, 
Where  is  he  1  And  Ziba  said  unto 
the  king.  Behold,  he  is  in  the  house 
of  Machir,  the  son  of  Ammiel,  in 
Lo-debar. 

5  H  Then  king  David  sent,  and 
fetched  him  out  of  the  house  of  Ala- 
chir,  the  son  of  Ammiel,  from  Lo- 
debar. 

6  Now  when  Mephibosheth,  the 
son  of  Jonathan,  the  son  of  Saul, 
was  come  vinto  David,  he  fell  on  his 
face,  and  did  reverence.  And  David 
said,  Mephibosheth.  And  he  an- 
swered, Behold  thy  ser\'ant ! 

7  H  And  David  said  unto  him, 
Fear  not :  for  I  will  surely  shew 
thee  kindness  for  Jonathan  thy 
father's  sake,  and  will  restore  tliee 
all  the  land  of  Saul  thy  father ;  and 
thou  shalt  eat  bread  at  my  table 
continually. 

8  And  he  bowed  himself,  and  said. 
What  is  thy  servant,  that  thou 
shouldest  look  upon  such  a  dead 
dog  as  I  am  ? 

^  9  ^  Then  the  king  called  to  Ziba, 
Saul's  servant,  and  said  unto  him, 
I  have  given  unto  thy  master's  son 
all  that  pertained  to  Saul  and  to  all 
his  house. 

I  0  Thou  therefore,  and  thy  sons, 
and  thy  .servants,  sliall  till  the  land 
for  him,  and  thou  shalt  bring  in  the 
fruits,  that  thy  mastei-'s  son  may 
have  food  to  eat:  but  Mephibosheth 
thy  master's  .son  shall  eat  br(>a,d 
always  at  my  table.  Now  Ziba  liad 
fifteen  sons  and  twenty  servants. 

I I  Then  said  ZiVm  unto  the  king, 
According  to  all  that  my  lord  the 
king  hath  commanded  his  servant, 
so  shall  thy  sei'vant  do.  As  for 
.\h'|)hibosiieth,  said  the  kivfi,  \w 
shall  eat  at  my  table,  as  one  (jf 
the  king's  sons. 

12  And  Mephibosheth  had  a 
young  son,  whose  name  v<<is  Mi- 
cha.  AikI  all  that  dwelt  in  the 
house  of  Ziba  mere  servants  unto 
Mephibosh(>th. 

L5  So  Me))hiboshet]i  dwe 
•Icrusidem  :  for  he  did  eat 
tinually  at  the  king's  table 
was  lame  on  both  iiis  f(iet. 


It      HI 
COll- 

;   and 


CHAPTER  10. 

1  David's  mesKetigei'f:,  f<ent  to  comfort  ITanun 
the  tion  of  Xakaali,  (ire  fiUiunoiitili/  en- 
treated. G  Tlie  Ar/n/io)i/tefi,  uti-etujt'liened 
hi/  the  SyridHx,  ore  orercome  litj  Joah  and 
Aliinhai.  15  Sliotnich,  mokiny  a  new  stiji- 
ply  of  the  Hyrians  at  Ilelaia:  is  slain  hit 
Dai-id. 

AND  it  came  to  jjass  after  this, 
that  the  king  of  the  children 
of  Ammon  died,  and  Hanun  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

2  Then  said  David,  I  will  shew 
kindness  unto  Hanun  the  son  of 
Nahash,  as  his  father  shewed  kind- 
ness unto  me.  And  David  sent  to 
comfort  him  by  the  liand  of  his  ser- 
vants for  his  father.  And  David's 
servants  cajme  into  the  land  of  the 
children  of  Annuon. 

3  And  the  princes  of  the  children 
of  Ammon  said  unto  Hanun  their 
lord,  Thinkest  thou  that  David 
doth  honour  thy  father,  that  he 
hath  sent  comforters  unto  thee? 
hatli  not  David  rather  sent  his  ser- 
vants unto  thee,  to  search  the  city, 
and  to  spy  it  out,  and  to  overthrow 

4  Wherefore  Hanun  took  David's 
servants,  and  shaved  off"  the  one 
half  of  their  beards,  and  cut  oil' 
their  garments  in  the  middle,  even 
to  their  buttocks,  and  sent  them 
away. 

5  When  they  told  it  unto  David, 
he  sent  to  meet  them,  because  the 
men  \\'ere  greatly  ashamed :  and 
the  king  said.  Tarry  at  Jericho  un- 
til your  beards  be  grown,  and  then 
return. 

G  II  And  when  the  children  of 
Ammon  saw  that  they'  stank  befoi 


David,  the  children  of  Aunnon  sent 
and  hired  the  Syrians  of  Beth- 
rehob,  and  the  Syrians  of  Zoba, 
twenty  thousand  footmen,  and  of 
•^  king  Maacah  a  thousand  men,  and 
of  '•'•  Jsh-tob  twelve  thousand  men. 

7  And  when  David  heard  of  it, 
he  sent  Joab,  and  all  the  host  of 
the  mighty  men. 

H  And  the  children  of  Anuuon 
came  out,  anrl  put  the  battle  in 
ai'ray  at  th(^  e.ntei'ing_  in  of  the 
gate:  and  th(>  Syrians  of  Zf)b;i,  arid 
of  Behob,  and  ■*  Isli  tob.  and  Maa- 
cah, were  by  themselves  in  the 
held. 

9  When  Joab  saw  that  the  front 
(_)f  the  battle  was  against  hijii  Ix' 
fore  and  behind,  he  chose  of  all  tlic^ 
choice  men  of  Fsrael,  and  put  iheiii 
in  ari'ay  against  tlie  Syrians  : 

10  And  the  rtvst  of  the  jjeople  lie 
ddivi-rcd  into  tlic^  hand  of  Al)isliai 
his  In-other,  tluit-  lie  iiiighl  put  tliem 
in  array  against  the  cliildrcn  of 
Ammon. 

312 


1  were  be- 
(^oiue  odious 
to 


2  the  kiuj;  of 

3  the  men 
of  Tob 


■•  tlic  men 
of  Tob, 


Tlie  Ammonites  defeated. 


II.  SAMUEL,  11. 


David  and  Bath-skeba. 


1 1  And  he  said,  If  tlie  Syrians  be 
too  strong  for  me,  then  thou  shalt 
help  me:  out  if  the  children  of  Am- 
mon  be  too  strong  for  thee,  then  1 
will  come  and  help  thee. 

12  Be  of  good  courage,  and  let  us 
play  the  men  for  our  people,  and  for 
the  cities  of  our  God :  and  the  Lord 
do  that  which  seemeth  him  good. 

13  And  Joab  drew  nigh,  and  the 
people  that  were  with  him,  unto  the 
battle  against  the  Syrians :  and 
they  fled  before  him. 

14  And  when  the  children  of 
Amnion  saw  that  the  Syrians  were 
fled,  then  fled  they  also  before  Abi- 
shai,  and  entered  into  the  city.  So 
Joab  returned  from  the  children  of 
Amnion,  and  came  to  Jerusalem. 

1 5  H  And  when  the  Syrians  saw 
that  they  were  smitten  before 
Israel,  they  gathered  themselves 
together. 

16  And  Hadarezer  sent,  and 
brought  out  the  Syrians  that  were 
beyond  the  ^  ri  v^er  :  and  they  came 
to  Helam ;  and  Shobach  the  cap- 
tain of  the  host  of  Hadarezer  went 
before  them. 

17  And  when  it  was  told  David, 
he  gathered  all  Isi'ael  together,  and 
passed  over  Jorrlan,  and  came  to 
Helam.  And  the  Syrians  set  them- 
selves in  ari-ay  against  Lavid,  and 
fought  with  him. 

18  And  the  Syrians  fled  before 
Israel ;  and  David  slew  the  men  of 
seven  hundred  chariots  of  the  Syr- 
ians, and  forty  thousand  horsemen, 
and  smote  Shobach  the  captain  of 
their  host,  who  died  there. 

19  And  when  all  the  kings  that 
loere  servants  to  Hadarezer  saw 
that  they  were  smitten  before  Is- 
rael, they  made  peace  with  Israel, 
and  served  them.  So  the  Syrians 
feared  to  help  the  children  of  Am- 
mon  any  more. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  While,  ,To(ih  beniei/i'd  Riihith,  Ddiiiil  comniit- 
teth  ,i(lidifri/  iriili  B,itii-sli^i'h,i .  (i  Vrhth,  .■<ciif. 
/<,)■  III/  Ihirid  to  rcnrfhe  a,/ ii/tfri/,  irau/il. 
t>of  go  home  iH'/'fhfrxohcr  nor  dfinikeii.  14 
//(•  i;n-ri<fli  io  .Iiuih  the  letter  <ifhix  death. 
1^  .liiiiti  xeiK/et/i  the  )ieir>i  thereof  t^o  David. 
?('i  Diiriil  tiiketii  Jiath-Khel/a  to  icife. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  after  the 
year  was  expired,  at  the  time 
when  kings  go  forth  to  hattle,  that 
David  sent  Joab,  and  liis  servants 
with  him,  and  all  Israel  ;  and  they 
destroyed  the  children  of  Amnion, 
and  besieged  llablmh.  But  David 
tarried  still  at  Jerusalem. 

'2  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  in  an 
eveningtide,  that  I  ){ivid  ai-ose  from 
off  his  bed,  and  walked  upon  the 
roof  of  the  king's  house  :  aiul  from 
the  roof  he  saw  a  woman  washing 


herself ;  and  the  woman  icas  very 
beautiful  to  look  upon. 

3  And  David  sent  and  enquired 
after  the  woman.  And  one  said,  /.s 
not  this  Bath-sheba,the  daughter  of 
Eliam,  the  wife  of  Uriah  the  flittite? 

4  And  David  sent  messengers, 
and  took  her ;  and  she  came  in  unto 
him,  and  he  lay  with  her  ;  for  slie 
was  purified  from  her  uncleanness : 
and  she  returned  unto  her  house. 

5  And  the  woman  conceived,  and 
sent  and  told  David,  and  said,  I  am 
with  child. 

6  II  And  David  sent  to  Joab, 
.saying.  Send  me  LIriah  the  Hittite. 
And  .loab  sent  Uriah  to  David. 

7  And  when  Uriah  was  conie 
unto  him,  David  demanded  of  him 
how  Joab  did,  and  how  the  people 
did,  and  how  the  war  prospered. 

8  And  David  said  to  Uriah,  Go 
down  to  thy  house,  and  w^ash  thy 
feet.  And  Uriah  departed  out  of 
the  king's  house,  and  there  followed 
him  a  mess  of  meat  from  the  king. 

9  But  Uriah  slept  at  the  door  of 
the  king's  house  with  all  the  ser- 
vants of  his  lord,  and  went  not 
down  to  his  house. 

10  And  when  they  had  told  Da- 
vid, saying,  Uriah  went  not  down 
unto  his  house,  David  said  unto 
Uriah,  Camest  thou  not  from  th]/ 
journey'?  why  then  didst  thou  not 
go  down  unto  thine  house'? 

11  And  Uriah  said  unto  David, 
The  ark,  and  Israel,  and  Judah, 
abide  in  tents  ;  and  my  lord  Joab, 
and  the  servants  of  my  lord,  are 
encamped  in  the  open  fields  ;  shall 
I  then  go  into  mine  house,  to  eat 
and  to  drink,  and  to  lie  with  my 
wife?  a.f  thovi  livest,  and_  as  thy 
soul  liveth,  I  will  not  do  this  thing. 

12  And  David  said  to  Uriah, 
Tarry  here  to  day  also,  and  to  mor- 
row I  will  let  thee  depart.  So  Uriah 
abode  in  Jerusalem  that  day,  and 
the  morrow. 

13  And  when  David  had  called 
him,  he  did  eat  and  drink  before 
him ;  and  he  made  him  drunk :  and 
at  even  he  went  out  to  lie  on  his 
bed  with  the  servants  of  his  lord, 
but  went  not  down  to  his  house. 

14  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning,  that  David  wrote  a  letter 
to  Joab,  and  sent  it  by  the  hand 
of  Uriah. 

15  And  he  wrote  in  the  letter, 
saying.  Set  .ye  Uriah  in  the  fore- 
front of  the  hottest  battle,  and  re- 
tire ye  from  him,  that  he  may  be 
smitten,  and  die. 

1 6  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Joali  observed  the  city,  that  he 
assigned  Uriah  unto  a  place  where 
he  knew  that  valiant  men  ivere. 


313 


Uriah  is  slain. 


11.  SAMUEL,  12. 


Natlian^s  parable. 


1 7  And  the  men  of  the  city  went 
out,  and  fought  with  Joab  :  and 
there  fell  some  of  the  people  of  the 
servants  of  David ;  and  Uriah  the 
Hittite  died  also. 

18  ^  Then  Joab  sent  and  told 
David  all  the  things  concerning 
the  war ; 

19  And  charged  the  messenger, 
saying,  When  thou  hast  made  an 
end  of  telling  the  matters  of  the 
war  unto  the  king, 

20  And  if  so  be  that  the  king's 
wrath  arise,  and  he  say  unto  thee. 
Wherefore  approached  ye  so  nigh 
unto  the  city  when  ye  did  light'? 
knew  ye  not  that  they  would  shoot 
from  the  wall  1 

2 1  Who  smote  Abimelech  the  son 
of  Jerubbesheth  %  did  not  a  woman 
cast  a  piece  of  a  millstone  upon  him 
from  the  wall,  that  he  died  in  The- 
bez  %  why  went  j'e  nigh  the  wall  % 
then  say  thou,  Thy  servant  Uriah 
the  Hittite  is  dead  also. 

22  ^  So  the  messenger  went,  and 
came  and  shewed  David  all  that 
Joab  had  sent  him  for. 

2.3  And  the  messenger  said  unto 
David,  Surely  the  men  prevailed 
against  us,  and  came  out  unto  us 
into  the  field,  and  we  were  upon 
them  even  unto  the  entering  of  the 
gate. 

24  And  the  shooters  shot  from 
off  the  wall  upon  thy  servants  •  and 
some  of  the  king's  servants  be  dead, 
and  thy  servant  Uriah  the  Hittite 
is  dead  also. 

25  Then  David  said  unto  the 
messenger.  Thus  shalt  thou  say 
unto  .loab.  Let  not  this  thing  dis- 
please tliee,  for  the  sword  devoureth 
one  as  well  as  another :  make  thy 
battle  more  strong  against  the  city, 
and  overthrow  it :  and  encourage 
thou  him. 

26  II  And  when  the  wife  of  Uriah 
heard  that  Uriah  her  husband  was 
dead,  she  mourned  for  her  husband. 

27  And  when  the  mourning  was 
past,  David  sent  and  fetched  her 
to  his  house,  and  she  became  his 
wife,  and  bare  him  a  son.  ]jut  the 
thing  that  David  had  done  dis- 
pleased the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  NciHian'n  jifirdhle,  of  the  fire  Jiimh  canfiefh 
David  to  he  hin  own  jinhje.  1  Darhl,  >■(•- 
proved  hy  Nathan,  CdiiffXHcili  hin  nhi,  and 
is  pardoned.  15  Darid  monrnrlh  and 
pray eth  for  the  child,  ichU.e  it  lived.  24 
Sokimon.  it<  horn,  and,  named  Jedidiah.  2() 
David  iaketh  liahhah,  and  tortureth  the 
people  thereof. 

AND  the  LoRp  sent  Nathan  unto 
David.  vVnd  he(;ameuntolii!n, 
and  said  unto  liiiii.  There  wer(!  two 
men  in  one  city  ;  the  one  rich,  and 
the  other  poor. 


2  The  rich  man  liad  exceeding 
many  flocks  and  herds  : 

3  But  the  poor  man  had  nothing, 
save  one  little  ewe  lamb,  which  he 
had  bought  and  nourished  up :  and 
it  grew  up  together  with  him,  and 
with  his  childi-en  ;  it  did  eat  of  his 
own  meat,  and  drank  of  his  own 
cup,  and  lay  in  his  bosom,  and  was 
unto  him  as  a  daughter. 

4  And  there  came  a  traveller  unto 
the  rich  man,  and  he  spared  to  take 
of  his  own  flock  and  of  his  own  herd, 
to  dress  for  the  wayfaring  man  that 
was  come  unto  him  ;  but  took  the 
poor  man's  lamb,  and  dressed  it  for 
the  man  that  was  come  to  him. 

5  And  David's  anger  was  greatly 
kindled  against  the  man ;  and  he 
said  to  Nathan,  ^s  the  LoRDliveth, 
the  man  that  hath  done  this  thing 
shall  surely  die : 

6  And  ■  he  shall  restore  the  lamb 
fourfold,  because  he  did  this  thing, 
and  because  he  liad  no  pity. 

7  H  And  Nathan  said  to  David, 
Thou  art  the  man.  Thus  saith  '  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  I  anointed  thee 


king  over  Israel,  and  I  delivered 
thee  out  of  the  hand  of  Saul ; 

8  And  I  gave  thee  thy  master's 
house,  and  tliy  master's  wives  into 
thy  bosom,  and  gave  thee  the  house 
of  Israel  and  of  Judah  ;  and  if  thai 
had  been  too  little,  I  would  moreover 
have  given  unto  thee  such  and  such 
things. 

9  Whei'efore  hagt  thou  despised 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord,  to 
do  evil  in  his  sight?  thou  hast  killed 
Uriah  the  Hittite  with  the  sword, 
and  hast  taken  his  wife  to  he  thy 
wife,  and  liast  slain  him  with  the 
sword  of  the  children  of  Ammon. 

10  Now  thei'efore  the  sword  shall 
never  depart  from  thine  house  ;  be- 
cause thou  liast  despised  me,  and 
hast  taken  the  wife  of  Uriah  the 
Hittite  to  be  thy  wife. 

11  Tlius  saith  the  Lord,  Behold, 
I  will  raise  uj)  evil  against  thee  out 
of  thine  own  house,  and  I  will  take 
thy  wives  l)efore  thine  eyes,  and 
give  tlu'iii  unto  thy  neighbour,  and 
he  shall  lie  with  tliy  wives  in  the 
sight  of  this  sun. 

12  For  thou  didst  yV  secretly :  but 
I  will  do  this  thing  before  all  Israel, 
and  befoi'(»  the  sun. 

13  Ami  David  s;iid  unto  Nathan, 
r  hav(^  sinned  against  the  Lord. 
And  Nath.'Mi  said  unto  David,  'I'he 
JjORi)  also  hath  put  away  thy  sin  ; 
thou  shalt  not  die. 

1 4  Howbeit,  l)ecause  by  this  deed 
thou  hast  given  great  occasion  to 
the  enemies  of  the  Lord  to  blas- 
l)h(^me,  the  child  also  that  is  born 
unto  thee  sliall  surely  die. 


314 


David's  child  dieth. 


II.  SAMUEL,  13. 


Rahhali  is  taken. 


15  H  And  Nathan  departed  unto 
his  house.  And  the  Lord  struck 
the  child  that  Uriah's  wife  bare 
unto  David,  and  it  was  very  sick. 

1 6  David  therefore  besought  God 
for  the  child ;  and  David  fasted, 
and  went  in,  and  lay  all  night  upon 
the  earth. 

17  And  the  elders  of  his  house 
arose,  and  went  to  him,  to  raise  him 
up  from  the  earth  :  but  he  would 
not,  neither  did  lie  eat  bread  with 
them. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
seventh  day,  that  the  child  died. 
And  the  servants  of  David  feared 
to  tell  him  that  the  child  was  dead  : 
for  they  said.  Behold,  while  the 
child  was  yet  alive,  we  spake  unto 
him,  and  he  would  not  hearken 
unto  our  voice :  how  will  he  then 
vex  himself,  if  we  tell  him  that  the 
child  is  dead  1 

19  But  when  David  saw  that  his 
servants  whispered,  David  per- 
ceived that  the  child  was  dead: 
therefore  David  said  unto  his  ser- 
vants, Is  the  child  dead  1  And  they 
said.  He  is  dead. 

20  Then  David  arose  from  the 
earth,  and  washed,  and  anointed 
himself,  and  changed  his  apparel, 
and  came  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  worshipped :  then  he 
came  to  his  own  house ;  and  when 
he  required,  they  set  bread  before 
him,  and  he  did  eat. 

21  Then  said  his  servants  unto 
him,  What  thing  ix  this  that  thou 
hast  done'?  thou  didst  fast  and  weep 
for  the  child,  while  it  was  alive;  but 
when  the  child  was  dead,  thou  didst 
rise  and  eat  bread. 

22  And  he  said.  While  the  child 
was  yet  alive,  I  fasted  and  wept : 
for  I  said.  Who  can  tell  whether  God 
\^i\\  be  gracious  to  me,  that  the 
child  may  livel 

23  But  now  he  is  dead,  where- 
fore should  I  fast"?  can  I  bring  him 
back  again  1  I  shall  go  to  him,  but 
he  shall  not  return  to  me. 

24  ^  And  David  comforted  Bath- 
sheba  his  wife,  and  went  in  unto 
her,  and  lay  with  her:  and  she 
bare  a  son,  and  he  called  his  name 
Solomon:    and    the    Lord    loved 

him. 

25  And  he  sent  by  the  hand  of 
Nathan  the  prophet ;  and  he  called 
his  name  *  Jedidiah,  because  of  the 
Lord. 

26  H  And  Joab  fought  against 
Rabbah  of  the  children  of  Amnion, 
and  took  the  royal  city. 

27  And  Joab  sent  messengers  to 
David,  and    said,   I    have   fought 


against  Rabbah,  and  have  taken 
the  city  of  waters. 

28  Now  therefore  gather  the  rest 
of  the  iieople  together,  and  encamp 
against  the  city,  and  take  it :  lest  I 
take  the  city,  and  it  be  called  after 
my  name. 

29  And  David  gathered  all  the 
people  together,  and  went  to  Rab- 
bah, and  fought  against  it,  and 
took  it. 

30  And  he  took  their  king's 
crown  from  off  his  head,  the  weight 
whereof  was  a  talent  of  gold  with 
the  precious  stones  :  and  it  was  set 
on  David's  head.  And  he  brought 
forth  the  spoil  of  the  city  in  great 
abundance. 

31  And  he  brought  forth  the  peo- 
ple that  icere  therein,  and  ])ut  them 
^  under  saws,  and  ^  under  harrows 
of  iron,  and  ^  under  axes  of  iron, 
and  made  them  "pass  through  the 
brickkiln  :  and  thus  did  lie  unto  all 
the  cities  of  the  children  of  Am- 
nion. So  David  and  all  the  people 
returned  unto  Jerusalem. 


CHAPTER  13. 


1  Am7i(y)i  Inving  Ttimar 
siel.  feigni»<i  hiinni'If  kI 
IlehitlM  /ii'>\  (III,/  xIhiii 
(tii'di/.      HI   Ahsdiiiiii    I'lit 
coiireit/e1/i,/ii.sj/iirj 


hi/  JonadaVs  coun- 
X',  /■(! ris/i/'th  her.  15 
,ii,f,!Ui/  1in-i,,th  her 

'■tiliilelh     her,    (lilt/ 
:>  ^U  11  xlieeji-sltein-- 


itig,  uinong  <iH  the  khig'x  .wiix,  he  killeth 
Amiioii.  30  Diirid  grieving  at.  Ilie  neirti  ix 
coirfeirted  hij  doiutiiiih.  37  Ahmlom  flieih 
to  Tetbiun  at  Getihur. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  this, 
that  Absalom  the  son  of  David 
had  a  fair  sister,  whose  name  was 
Tamar  ;  and  Amnon  the  son  of  Da- 
vid loved  her. 

2  And  Amnon  was  so  vexed,  that 
he  fell  sick  for  his  sister  Tamar; 
for  she  was  a  virgin ;  and  Amnon 
thought  it  hard  for  him  to  do  any- 
thing to  her. 

3  But  Amnon  had  a  friend,  whose 
name  was  Jonadab,  the  son  of  Shi- 
nieah  David's  brother :  and  Jona- 
dab vms  a  very  subtil  man. 

4  And  he  said  unto  him.  Why  art 
thou,  being  the  king's  son,  lean  from 
day  to  day "?  wilt  thou  not  tell  me'? 
And  Amnon  said  unto  him,  1 
love  Tamar,  my  brother  Absalom's 
sister. 

5  And  Jonadab  said  unto  him. 
Lay  thee  down  on  thy  bed,  and 
•'make  thyself  sick  :  and  when  thy 
father  cometh  to  see  thee,  say  unto 
him,  I  pray  thee,  let  my  sister 
Tamar  come,  and  give  me  *  meat, 
and  dress  the  ^  meat  in  my  sight, 
that  I  may  see  it,  and  eat  it  at  her 
hand. 

6  U  So   Amnon    lay  down,  and 


ito 


-  t  labour  at 


That  is,  Beloved  of  the  Lord. 


tOr, 


feign 


•4  bread  to 
eat, 

o  food 


315 


Amnon  ravisheth  Tamar. 


II.  SAMUEL,  13. 


Amnon  slain  by  Absalom. 


1  feigned  '■  made  himself  sick  :  and  when  the 
king  was  come  to  see  him,  Amnon 
said  unto  the  king,  I  pray  thee,  let 
Tamar  my  sister  come,  and  make 
me  a  couple  of  cakes  in  my  sight, 
that  I  may  eat  at  her  hand. 

7  Then  l)avid  sent  home  to  Ta- 
mar, saying.  Go  now  to  thy  brother 
Amnon's  house,  and  dress  him 
"meat. 

8  .So  Tamar  went  to  her  brother 
Amnon's  house  ;  and  he  was  laid 
down.  And  she  took  flour,  and 
kneaded  if,  and  made  cakes  in  his 
sight,  and  did  bake  the  cakes. 

9  And  she  took  a  pan,  and  poured 
them  out  before  him  ;  but  he  re- 
fused to  eat.  And  Amnon  said. 
Have  out  all  men  from  me.  And 
they  went  out  every  man  from 
him. 

10  And  Amnon  said  unto  Tamar, 
Bring  the  -'meat  into  the  chaml)er, 
tliat  I  may  eat  of  thine  liand.  And 
Tamar  took  the  cakes  which  she  had 
made,  and  brought  theiu  into  the 
chamber  to  Amnon  her  brother. 

11  And  ^vllen  she  had  brought 
f//i'/ii  unto  hini  to  eat,  he  took  hold 
of  her,  and  said  unto  her.  Come  lie 
with  me,  my  sister. 

12  Anfl  she  answered  him.  Nay, 
my  brothel-,  do  not  force  me;  for 
no  such  thing  ought  to  be  done  in 
Israel :  do  not  thou  this  folly. 

13  And  I,  whither  shall  I  cause 
my  shame  to  go  'I  arid  as  for  thee, 
thou  shalt  be  as  one  of  the  fools  in 
Isi-ael.  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
speak  unto  the  king ;  for  he  will 
not  withhold  me  from  thee. 

1 1  Ho wbeit  he  would  not  hearken 
unto  her  v()ice  :  but,  being  stronger 
than  she,  forced  her,  and  lay  with 
her. 

15  ^  Then  Anmon  hated  her 
exceedingly ;  so  that  the  hatred 
wherewith  he  hated  her  inn.s  gi-eater 
than  the  love  wherewith  he  had 
loved  her.  And  Amnon  said  unto 
h(!r,  Aris(?,  l)e  gone. 

IG  And  she  said  unto  him,  77/ere 
is  no  cause;  :  '  this  (^vil  in  scncHiig 
me  away  in  greater  than  tin;  other 
that  thou  (hdst  unto  me.  But  he 
would  tiot  hearken  unto  her. 

1 7  Then  he  called  his  servant 
that  ministered  unto  him,  and  said, 
Put  now  this  iroi/Hiri  out  from  me, 
and  bolt  the  door  after  her. 

IH  And  she  had  a  garment  of 
divers  colours  upon  her :  for  with 
such  robes  were  the  king's  (hiiigli 
ters  fh<if  mere  virgins  a))par('ll(>(]. 
'I'hcii  his  s('i-v;uit  l)rought  her  t)ut, 
and  i)oltefl  the  door  after  her. 

r.)  •[  And  Tiimjir  put  ashes  (tn 
Ikm'  head,  and  rent  her  garment  of 


310 


divei-s  colours  that  was  on  her, 
and  laid  her  hand  on  her  head,  and 
went  on  crying. 

20  And  Absalom  her  brother 
said  unto  her.  Hath  Amnon  thy 
))rother  been  with  thee  ?  but  hold 
now  thy  peace,  my  sister:  he  is  thy 
brother;  regard  not  this  thing. 
So  Tamar  remained  desolate  in  her 
brother  Absalom's  house. 

2 1  U  But  when  king  David  heard 
of  all  these  things,  he  was  very 
wroth. 

22  And  Absalom  spake  unto  his 
brother  Amnon  neitlier  good  nor 
bad  :  for  Absalom  hated  Amnon, 
because  he  had  forced  his  sister 
Tamar. 

23  *\\  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
two  full  years,  that  Absalom  had 
sheepshearers  in  iJaal-hazor,  which 
is  beside  Ephraim  :  and  Absalom 
invited  all  the  king's  sons. 

21  And  Absalom  came  to  the 
king,  and  said.  Behold  now,  thy 
servant  hath  sheepshearers;  let 
the  king,  I  beseech  thee,  and  his 
servants  go  with  thy  servant. 

25  And  the  king  said  to  Absa- 
lom, Nay,  my  son,  let  us  not  all 
now  go,  lest  we  be  chargeable  unto 
thee.  And  he  pressed  him  :  how- 
beit  he  would  not  go,  but  blessed 
him. 

2G  Then  said  Absalom,  If  not,  I 
pray  thee,  let  my  brother  Amnoti 
go  with  us.  And  the  king  said 
unto  him,  Why  should  he  go  with 
thee  1 

27  But  Absalom  pressed  him, 
that  he  let  Amnon  and  all  the 
king's  sons  go  with   him. 

2S  51  Now  Absalom  had  com- 
manded his  servants,  saying,  Mai-k 
ye  now  when  Amnon's  heart  is 
merry  with  wine,  and  when  1  say 
unto  you.  Smite  Amnon  ;  then  kill 
him,  fear  not:  have  not  I  com- 
manded youl  be  courageous,  and 
be  A'aliant. 

29  And  the  servants  of  Absalom 
did  unto  Amnon  us  Absalom  had 
commanded.  Then  all  the  kin^^'s 
sons  Jirose,  and  e\('ry  man  gat  him 
uf)  upon  his  nnde,  and  lied. 

30  II  And  it  came  to  pass,  while 
they  were  in  the  way,  tliat  tidings 
came  to  l)avid,  saying,  Absalom 
hath  shiin  all  the  king's  sons,  and 
thei'c  is  not  one  of  them  left. 

31  Then  the  king  arose,  and  tare 
his  gai'inents,  and  l;i-y  on  the  earth; 
and  all  his  servants  stood  by  with 
their  clothes  rent. 

•■>2  And  .lonadab,  the  son  of  Shi- 
meali  David's  brother,  answered 
and  said.  Let  not  my  lord  su})i)ose 
/hiif  they  have  slain  all  the  young 
iieii    the  king's   sons;  for   Annum 


Joab's  artifice  to 


II.  SAMUEL,  14. 


bring  Absalom  home. 


only  is  dead :  for  by  the  appoint- 
ment of  Absalom  this  hath  been 
deternlined  from  the  day  that  he 
forced  his  sister  Taniar. 

33  Now  therefore  let  not  my  lord 
the  king  take  the  thing  to  his 
heart,  to  think  that  all  the  king's 
sons  are  dead :  for  Amnon  only  is 
dead. 

34  But  Absalom  fled.  And  the 
young  man  that  kept  the  A'atch 
lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  looked,  and, 
behold,  there  came  much  people  by 
the  way  of  the  hill  side  behind  him. 

35  And  Jonadab  said  unto  the 
king,  Behold,  the  king's  sons  come: 
as  thy  servant  said,  so  it  is. 

36  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon 
as  he  had  made  an  end  of  speaking, 
that,  behold,  the  king's  sons  came, 
and  lifted  up  their  voice  and  wept : 
and  the  king  also  and  all  his  ser- 
vants wept  very  sore. 

37  ^  But  Absalom  fled,  and  went 
to  Talmai,  the  son  of  Ammi- 
hud,  king  of  Geshur.  And  David 
mourned    for    his  son  every  day. 

38  So  Absalom  fled,  and  went  to 
Geshur,  and  was  there  three  years. 

39  And  the  soul  of  king  David 
longed  to  go  forth  unto  Absalom  : 
for  he  was  comforted  concerning 
Amnon,   seeing  he  was  dead. 


CHAPTER  14. 


J<i<ih.  ftiihofnhig  a  tridn 
pdnilile   to  incline  llie  k: 


of  Tekodlu  T><l  " 
i-sliKirl  iof,trl, 

home  Ahsdiom.  hriiiijelli  liiin  io  .in-iisoh-ni . 

2!)  Abud/oui's  bediii//,  /i<iii\   and   c/i i/i/nii. 

28  After  two  yearn,   Absalom  by  Joab  /*■ 

hrowjht  into  the  king's  ■presence. 

NOW  Joab    the  son  of   Zeruiah 
perceived  that  the  king's  heart 
UHU    toward    Absalom. 

2  And  -Joab  sent  to  Tekoah,  and 
fetched  thence  a  wise  woman,  and 
said  unto  her,  I  pray  thee,  feign 
thyself  to  be  a  mourner,  and  put 
on  now  mourning  apparel,  and 
anoint  not  thyself  with  oil,  but  be 
as  a  woman  that  had  a  long  time 
moin-ned  for  the  dead  : 

3  And  come  to  the  king,  and 
speak  on  this  manner  unto  him. 
So  Joab  put  the  words  in  her 
mouth. 

4  II  And  when  the  woman  of  Te- 
koah spake  to  the  king,  she  fell  (in 
her  face  to  the  ground,  and  (lid 
obeisance,  and  said.  Help,  O  king. 

5  And  the  king  said  unto  her. 
What  aileth  thee?  And  she  an- 
swered, I  am  indeed  a  widow 
woman,  and  mine  husband  is 
dead. 

6  And  thy  handmaid  had  two 
sons,  and  they  two  strove  together 
in  the  field,  and  tlwre  ivas  none  to 
part  them,  but  the  one  smote  the 
other,  and  slew  him. 


7  And,  behold,  the  whole  family 
is  risen  against  thine  handmaid, 
and  they  said.  Deliver  him  that 
smote  his  bi'other,  that  we  may 
kill  him,  for  the  life  of  his  brother 
whom  he  slew  ;  and  we  will  destroy 
the  heir  also  :  and  so  they  shall 
quench  my  coal  which  is  left,  and 
shall  not  leave  to  my  husband 
neither  name  nor  remainder  upon 
the  earth. 

8  And  the  king  said  unto  the 
woman.  Go  to  thine  house,  and  I 
will  give  charge  concerning  thee. 

9  And  the  woman  of  Tekoah 
said  unto  the  king.  My  lord,  O 
king,  the  iniquity  be  on  me,  and 
on  my  father's  house :  and  the 
king  and   his  throne  be  guiltless. 

10  And  the  king  said.  Whoso- 
ever saith  ought  unto  thee,  bring 
him  to  me,  and  he  shall  not  touch 
thee  any  more. 

11  Then  said  she,  I  pray  thee, 
let  the  king  remember  the  Lord 
thy  God,  that  thou  wouldest  not 
suffer  the  revengers  of  blood  to  de- 
stroy any  more,  lest  they  destroy 
my  son.  And  he  said.  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  there  shall  not  one  hair  of 
thy  soi,i  fall  to  the  earth. 

12  Then  the  woman  said.  Let 
thine  handmaid,  I  pray  thee,  speak 
one  word  unto  my  lord  the  king. 
And  he  said.   Say  on. 

13  And  the  woman  said.  Where- 
fore then  hast  thou  thought  such  a 
thing  against  the  people  of  Godl 
for  the  king  doth  speak  this  thing 
as  one  which  is  faulty,  in  that  the 
king  doth  not  fetch  home  again  his 
banished. 

14  For  we  must  needs  die,  and 
are  as  water  spilt  on  the  ground, 
which  cannot  be  gathei'ed  up 
again ;  neither  doth  God  respect 
any  person  :  yet  doth  he  devise 
means,  that  his  banished  be  not 
^  expelled  from  him. 

15  JNow  therefore  that  I  am 
come  to  speak  of  this  thing  unto 
my  lord  the  king,  it  is  because  the 
l)eople  have  made  me  afraid  :  and 
thy  handmaid  said,  I  will  now 
speak  unto  the  king ;  it  may  be 
that  the  king  will  perform  the  re- 
quest of  his  handmaid. 

16  For  the  king  will  hear,  to  de- 
liver his  handmaid  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  man  that  tvould  destroy  me 
and  my  son  together  out  of  the  in- 
heritance of  God. 

17  Then  thine  handmaid  said, 
The  word  of  my  lord  the  king  shall 
now  be  comfortable :  for  as  an 
angel  of  God,  so  is  my  lord  the 
king  to  discern  good  aiid  bad : 
therefore  the  Lord  thy  God  will  be 
with  thee. 


1  ail  outcast 


317 


Absalom's  beauty. 


II.  SAMUEL,  15. 


He  sechiceth  the  people. 


1  change  the 
face  of  the 
matter 


18  Then  the  king  answered  and 
said  unto  the  woman,  Hide  not 
from  me,  I  pray  thee,  the  tiling 
that  I  shall  ask  thee.  And  the 
woman  said,  Let  my  lord  the  king 
now  speak. 

19  And  the  king  said,  Is  not  the 
hand  of  Joab  with  thee  in  all  this  % 
And  the  woman  answered  and  said, 
As  thy  soul  liveth,  my  lord  the  king, 
none  can  turn  to  the  right  hand  or 
to  the  left  from  ought  that  my  lord 
the  king  hath  spoken  :  for  thy  ser- 
vant Joab,  he  bade  me,  and  he  put 
all  these  words  in  the  mouth  of 
thine  handmaid  : 

20  To  ^  fetch  about  this  foi'm  of 
speech  hath  thy  servant  Joab  done 
this  thing:  and  my  lord  is  v/ise,  ac- 
cording to  the  wisdom  of  an  angel 
of  God,  to  know  all  things  that  ai^e 
in  the  earth. 

21  51  And  the  king  said  unto  Joab, 
Behold  now,  I  have  done  this  thing : 
go  therefore,  bring  the  young  man 
Absalom  again. 

22  And  Joab  fell  to  the  ground 
on  his  face,  and  bowed  himself,  and 
'^  thanked  the  king  :  and  Joab  said. 
To  day  thy  servant  knoweth  that  I 
have  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  my 
lord,  O  king,  in  that  the  king  hath 
fulfilled  the  request  of  his  servant. 

23  .So  Joab  arose  and  went  to 
Geshur,  and  brought  Absalom  to 
Jerusalem. 

24  And  the  king  said.  Let  him 
turn  to  his  own  house,  and  let  him 
not  see  my  face.  So  Absalom  re- 
turned to  his  own  house,  and  saw 
not  the  king's  face. 

25  IT  But  in  all  Israel  there  was 
none  to  be  so  much  praised  as  Ab- 
salom for  his  beauty:  from  the  sole 
of  his  foot  even  to  the  crown  of  his 
head  there  was  no  blemish  in  him. 

26  And  when  he  ''polled  his  head, 
(for  it  was  at  every  year's  end  that 
he  ■*  poller!  if :  because  the  hair  was 
heavy  on  hi  in,  therefore  he  ^jjioUed 
it :)  he  weighed  (he  hair  of  his  head 
at  two  liundred  shekels  after  the 
king's  weight. 

27  And  unto  Absalom  there  were 
born  three  sons,  and  one  (laughter, 
whose  name  ims  Tamar  :  she  was  a 
woman  of  a  fair  countenance. 

28  il  So  Absalom  dwelt  two  full 
years  in  Jerusalem,  and  saw  not  the 
king's  face. 

2!)  'J'her(^fore  Absalom  sent  for 
Joab,  to  have  sent  him  to  the  king: 
but  he  would  not  come  to  liim  :  and 
when  he  sent  again  the  second  time, 
he  would  not  come. 

'M)  TlKM-eforc  he  said  unto  his  ser- 
vants. See,  .l()al)'s  field  is  near  mine, 
and  he  hath  barley  tliere  ;  go  and 


set  it  on  fire.     And  Absalom's  ser- 
vants set  the  field  on  fire. 

31  Then  Joab  arose,  and  came  to 
Absalom  unto  his  house,  and  said 
unto  him,  Wlierefore  have  thy  ser- 
vants set  my  field  on  fire  1 

32  And  Absalom  answei'ed  Joab, 
Behold,  I  sent  unto  thee,  saying. 
Come  hither,  that  I  may  send  thee 
to  the  king,  to  say.  Wherefore  am  I 
come  from  Geshur"?  it  had  been  good 
for  me  to  have  been  there  still :  now 
therefore  let  me  see  the  king's  face ; 
and  if  there  be  any  iniquity  in  me, 
let  him  kill  me. 

33  So  Joab  came  to  the  king,  and 
told  him  :  and  when  he  liad  called 
for  Absalom,  he  came  to  the  king, 
and  bowed  himself  on  his  face  to 
the  ground  before  the  king  :  and 
the  king  kissed  Absalom. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1  A7>salom,  hy  fair  fijieeohes  and  courtesies, 
stealeththelieartK  of  I\r<n>l.  1  Under  pre- 
tenoe  of  a  voio  he  ohtidiulh  leave  to  go  to 
Jlehron.  10  He  mukcth  there  a  great  cov- 
npiraoy.  13  David  upon  tlte  neira  iteeth 
from  Jeruitalem.  19  Ittai  would  vot' led  re 
him.  24  Zadok  and  Ahiathar  are  xeiit 
hack  with  the  a rl\  m  Darid  and  !iis  com- 
pany go  nj)  mmiNt  (ilh-.t  ireepine/.  .31  //e 
ciirMih  AhUhojiliirs  ,;,,i nsel.  32  IlmJiai 
is  sent  hack  aiilt  iimlriictioiis. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  this, 
that  Absalom  prepared  him 
chariots  and  horses,  and  fifty  men 
to  run  before  him. 

2  And  Absalom  rose  up  early, 
and  stood  beside  the  way  of  the 
gate  :  and  it  was  -so,  that  when  any 
man  that  had  a  controversy  came 
to  the  king  for  judgment,  then  Ab- 
salom called  unto  him,  and  said,  Of 
what  city  art  thou'?  And  he  said. 
Thy  servant  is  of  one  of  the  tribes 
of  Israel. 

^  3  And  Absalom  said  unto  him. 
See,  thy  matters  are  good  ana 
right;  but  there  is  no  man  deputed 
of  the  king  to  hear  thee. 

4  Absalom  said  moreover.  Oh 
that  1  were  made  judge  in  the 
land,  that  every  man  which  hath 
any  suit  ov  cause  might  come  unto 
me,  and  I  would  do  him  justice  ! 

5  And  it  was  .so,  that  when  any 
man  came  nigh  to  him,  ti)  do  liiiii 
obeisance,  he  put  forth  his  han(l, 
and  took  liim,  and  kissed  him. 

6  And  on  this  manner  did  Absa- 
lom to  all  Israel  that  (;ame  to  the 
king  for  judgmcmt  :  so  Absalom 
stol(»  the  hearts  of  the  men  of  Israel. 

7  'I  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
•'^  forty  years,  that  Absalom  said 
unto  the  king,  I  pray  thee,  let  me 
go  and  iiay  my  vow,  which  I  have 
vowed  unto  the  Loud,  in  Hebron. 

8  For  thy  servant  vowed  a  vow 


Or, 


318 


Absalom's  conspiracy. 


II.  SAMUEL,  15. 


David's  flight. 


while  I  abode  at  Geshur  in  Syria, 
saying.  If  the  Lord  shall  bring  me 
again  indeed  to  Jerusalem,  then  1 
will  serve  the  Lord. 

9  And  the  king  said  unto  him, 
Go  in  peace.  So  he  arose,  and  went 
to  Hebron. 

10  ^  But  Absalom  sent  spies 
throughout  all  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
saying.  As  soon  as  ye  hear  the  sound 
of  the  trumpet,  then  ye  shall  say, 
Absalom  reigneth  in  Hebron. 

1 1  And  with  Absalom  went  two 
hundred  men  out  of  Jerusalem,  t/uU 
were  called  ;  and  they  went  in  their 
simplicity,  and  they  knew  not  any 
thing. 

1 2  And  Absalom  sent  for  Ahitho- 
phel  the  Gilonite,  David's  counsel- 
lor, from  his  city,  even  from  Giloh, 
while  he  offered  sacrifices.  And 
the  conspiracy  was  strong ;  for  the 
people  increased  continually  with 
Absalom. 

13  51  And  there  came  a  messen- 
ger to  David,  saying.  The  hearts  of 
the  men  of  Israel  are  after  Absalom. 

14  And  David  said  unto  all  his 
servants  that  were  with  him  at 
Jerusalem,  Arise,  and  let  us  flee  ; 
for  we  shall  not  else  escape  from 
Absalom :  make  speed  to  depart, 
lest  he  overtake  us  suddenly,  and 
bring  evil  upon  us,  and  smite  the 
city  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

15  And  the  king's  servants  said 
unto  the  king,  Behold,  thy  servants 
are  ready  to  do  whatsoever  my  lord 
the  king  shall  appoint. 

16  And  the  king  went  forth,  and 
all  his  household  after  him.  And 
the  king  left  ten  women,  tvhich  were 
concubines,  to  keep  the  house. 

1 7  And  the  king  went  forth,  and 
all  the  people  after  him,  and  tar- 
ried in     a  ])lace  that  was  far  off. 

18  And  all  his  servants  passed  on 
beside  him ;  and  all  the  Cherethites, 
and  all  the  Felethites,  and  all  the 
Gittites,  six  hundred  men  which 
came  after  him  from  Gath,  passed 
on  before  the  king. 

19  H  Then  said  the  king  to  Ittai 
the  Gittite,  Wherefore  goest  thou 
also  with  us  1  return  to  thy  place, 
and  abide  with  the  king  :  for  thou 
art  a  stranger,  and  also  an  exile. 

20  Whereas  thou  camest  hut  yes- 
terday, should  I  this  day  make  thee 
go  up  and  down  with  us^  seeing  I 
go  wnither  I  may,  return  thou,  and 
take  back  thy  brethren :  mercy  and 
truth  he  with  thee. 

21  And  Ittai  answered  the  king, 
and  said.  Ax  the  Lord  liveth,  and 
as  my  lord  tlie  king  livetli,  surely 
in  what  place  my  lord  the  king 
shall  be,  whether  in  death  or  life, 
even  there  also  will  thy  servant  be. 


22  And  David  said  to  Ittai,  Go 
and  pass  over.  And  Ittai  the  Gittite 
passed  over,  and  all  his  men,  and  all 
the  little  ones  that  were  with  him. 

23  And  all  the  country  wept  with 
a  loud  voice,  and  all  the  people 
passed  over  :  the  king  also  himself 
passed  over  the  brook  Kidron,  and 
all  the  people  passed  over,  toward 
the  way  of  the  wilderness. 

24  H  And  lo  Zadok  also,  and  all 
the  Levites  ivere  with  him,  bearing 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  God  : 
and  they  set  down  the  ark  of  God  ; 
and  Abiathar  went  up,  until  all  the 
people  had  done  passing  out  of  the 
city. 

25  And  the  king  said  unto  Za- 
dok, Carry  back  the  ark  of  God 
into  the  city  :  if  I  shall  find  favour 
in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  he  will 
bring  me  again,  and  shew  me  both 
it,  and  his  habitation  : 

26  But  if  he  thus  say,  I  have  no 
delight  in  thee  ;  behold,  here  am  I, 
let  him  do  to  me  as  seemeth  good 
unto  him. 

27  The  king  said  also  unto  Zadok 
the  priest,  Art  not  thou  a  seer"? 
return  into  the  city  in  peace,  and 
your  two  sons  with  you,  Ahimaaz 
thy  son,  and  Jonathan  the  son  of 
Abiathar. 

28  See,  I  will  tarry  '^in  the  plain 


of  the  wilderness,  until  there  come 
word  from  you  to  certify  me. 

29  Zadok  therefore  and  Abiathar 
carried  the  ark  of  God  again  to  Je- 
rusalem :  and  they  tarried  there. 

30  U  And  David  went  up  by  the 
ascent  of  7nonnt  Olivet,  and  wept 
as  he  went  up,  and  had  his  head 
covered,  and  he  went  barefoot : 
and  all  the  people  that  ivas  with 
him  covered  every  man  his  head, 
and  they  went  up,  weeping  as  they 
went  up. 

31  ^  And  one  told  David,  say- 
ing, Ahithophel  is  among  the 
conspirators  with  Absalom.  And 
David  said,  O  Lord,  I  pray  thee, 
turn  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel 
into  foolishness. 

32  51  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
ivhen  David  was  come  to  the  top 
of  the  mount,  where  '''he  wf>rs})ii)T)ed 
God,  behold,  Hushai  the  Archite 
came  to  meet  him  with  his  coat 
rent,  and  earth  upon  his  head  : 

33  Unto  whom  David  said.  If 
thou  passest  on  with  me,  then  thou 
shalt  oe  a  Ijurden  unto  me  : 

34  But  if  thou  return  to  the  city, 
and  say  unto  Absalom,  I  will  be 
thy  servant,  O  king  ;  <^(.s'  I  have  been 
thy  father's  servant  hitherto,  so 
will  I  now  also  he  thy  servant : 
then  mayest  tliou  for  me  defeat 
the  counsel  of  Ahithophel. 


2  at  the 
fords 


s  God  was 
worshipped, 


319 


Zihci's  falsehood. 


II.  SAMUEL,  16. 


Shimei  curseth  David. 


1  Ijcj^oue, 
l)(;ji()iie,thou 
iiiiin  of 
l>looil,  an.l 
tlioii  busi' 
lelluw : 


35  And  hast  thou  not  there 
with  thee  Zadok  and  Abiathar 
the  priests  1  therefore  it  shall  be, 
that  what  thing  soever  thou  shalt 
hear  out  of  the  king's  house,  thou 
shalt  tell  it  to  Zadok  and  Abiathar 
the  priests. 

36  Behold,  t/iey  have  there  with 
them  their  two  sons,  Ahimaaz  Za- 
dok's  son,  and  Jonathan  Abiathar's 
son;  and  by  them  ye  shall  send 
unto  me  every  thing  that  ye  can 
hear. 

37  So  Hushai  David's  friend 
came  into  the  city,  and  Absalom 
came  into  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  16. 

1  Zifia,  ?>y  prerienf.i  (Did  fdlnfl  xu(jffe/,tlo».i,oh- 
iaiiuih  h/x  diu.i/,  r'.s  iith.-rifdnce.  5  At  Bn- 
hnriiii  S/u)ii,/  riirK,-//i  I><tvid.  9  Dilild 
with  piitji'nrc  nhsfiihu/Zi,  and  renfraiiieth 
ot/iers,  from  rereiiye.  15  Hutihai  iiiMnu- 
ateth  himself  ixto  Absalom's  counsel.  20 
A h ithojjli el's  conn sel. 

AND  when  David  was  a  little 
past  the  top  of  the  hill,  behold, 
Ziba  the  servant  of  Mephibosheth 
met  him,  with  a  couple  of  asses 
saddled,  and  upon  them  two  hun- 
dred loaves  of  oread,  and  an  hun- 
dred bunches  of  raisins,  and  an 
hundred  of  summer  fruits,  and  a 
bottle  of  wine. 

2  And  the  king  said  unto  Ziba, 
What  meanest  thou  by  these  1 
And  Ziba  said,  The  asses  he  for 
the  king's  household  to  ride  on ; 
and  the  bread  and  summer  fruit 
for  the  young  men  to  eat ;  and  the 
wine,  that  such  as  be  faint  in  the 
wilderness  may  drink. 

3  And  the  king  said.  And  where 
is  thy  master's  son  1  And  Ziba  said 
unto  the  king.  Behold,  he  abideth 
at  Jerusalem  :  for  he  said.  To  day 
shall  the  house  of  Israel  i-estore 
me  the  kingdom  of  my  father. 

4  Th(;n  said  the  king  to  Ziba, 
Bcihold,  thine  iira  all  that  pertained 
unto  Mephiboslieth.  And  Ziba 
said,  I  humbly  beseech  thee  that 
I  may  find  grac(!  in  thy  sight,  my 
lord,  O  king. 

5  II  And  when  king  David  came 
to.Bahurim,  behold,  thence  came 
out  a  man  of  the  family  of  thti 
house  of  Saul,  whose  name  v/Yfs- 
Shiinei,  the  son  of  fjera  :  he  came 
forth,  and  cui'sed  still  as  he  came. 

6  And  he  cast  stones  at  David, 
and  at  all  the  servants  of  king 
David:  and  all  the  people  and  all 
the  mighty  men  n'ere  on  his  right 
haTul  aiul  on  liis  left. 

7  And  thus  said  IShimei  when  he 
cursed,  '  (^oiiie  out  ronw  dul.  llion 
bloody   mail,  and  tluui   iii;i,ii  of  lie" 


(S  The  Loiiij  hath  i-eturned  upon 


thee  all  the  blood  of  the  house 
of  Saul,  in  whose  stead  thou  hast 
reigned  ;  and  the  Lord  hath  de- 
livered the  kingdom  into  the  hand 
of  Absalom  thy  son :  and,  behold, 
thou  art  taken  in  thy  mischief,  be- 
cause thou  art  a  " bloody  man. 

9  11  Then  said  Abishai  the  son 
of  Zeruiah  unto  the  king,  Why 
should  this  dead  dog  curse  my  lord 
the  king  'I  let  me  go  over,  I  pray 
thee,  and  take  .off  his  head. 

10  And  the  king  said,  What  have 
I  to  do  with  you,  ye  sons  of  Zeru- 
iah 1  so  let  him  curse,  because  the 
Lord  hath  said  unto  him.  Curse  Da- 
vid. AVho  shall  then  say,  Where- 
fore hast  thou  done  so? 

11  And  David  said  to  Abishai, 
and  to  all  his  servants,  Behold,  my 
son, which  came  forth  of  my  bowels, 
seeketh  my  life:  how  much  more 
now  niay  this  Benjamite  do  it .?  let 
him  alone,  and  let  him  curse ;  for 
the  Lord  hath  bidden  him. 

1 2  It  may  be  that  the  Lord  will 
look  on  mine  attiiction,  and  that 
the  Lord  will  requite  me  good  for 
his  cursing  this  day. 

13  And  as  David  and  his  men 
went  by  the_  way,  Shimei  went 
along  on  the  hill's  side  over  against 
him,  and  cursed  as  he  went,  and 
threw  stones  at  him,  and  cast  dust. 

14  And  the  king,  and  all  the 
people  that  vere  with  him,  came 
weary,  and  refreshed  themselves 
there. 

15  U  And  Absalom,  and  all  the 
people  the  men  of  Israel,  came  to 
Jerusalem,  and  Ahithophel  with 
him. 

1 6  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Hushai  the  Archite,  David's  friend, 
was  come  unto  Absalom,  that  Hu- 
shai said  unto  Absalom,  God  save 
the  king,  God  save  the  king. 

17  And  Absalom  said  to  Hushai, 
Is  this  thy  kindness  to  tliy  friend  '\ 
Why  wentcst  thou  not  with  thy 
friend  'i 

1  <S  And  Hushai  said  unto  Absa- 
lom, Nay ;  but  whom  the  Lord, 
and  this  people,  aTid  all  the  men 
of  Israel,  choose,  his  will  1  be,  and 
with  him  will  1  abide. 

19  And  again,  whom  sliould  I 
serve'  should  I  not  serve  in  the 
presence  of  liis  son  ?  as  1  liave 
served  in  thy  father's  presence,  so 
will  1  be  in  thy  ])resence. 

20  II  Then  said  Absalom  to  Ahi- 
thophel, Give  counsel  among  you 
what  we  shall  do. 

21  And  Ahith()])hel  said  unto  Ab- 
salom. Go  in  unto  thy  tailier's  (!on- 
cul)ines,  which  he  hath  left  to  keej) 
the  house;  and  ;ill  lsr;i.el  shall  lieai- 
that  thou  art  abhorred  of  thy  fa- 


320 


AhithoplieV s  counsel 


II.  SAMUEL,  17. 


defeated  by  Hushai's. 


ther  :  then   shall  the  hands  of  all 
that  are  with  thee  be  strong. 

22  So  they  spread  Absalom  a 
tent  upon  the  top  of  the  house ; 
and  Absalom  went  in  unto  his  fa- 
ther's concubines  in  the  sight  of 
all  Israel. 

23  And  the  counsel  of  Ahitho- 
phel,  which  he  counselled  in  those 
days,  was  as  if  a  man  had  enquired 
at  the  oracle  of  God  :  so  teas  all  the 
counsel  of  Ahithophel  both  with 
David  and  with  Absalom. 

CHAPTER  17. 

I  A/iif/iophel's  counsel  is  overi/i'rown  hy 
HunluiPx,  according  to  God's  appoint- 
■iiieiit.  IB  Secret  intellhii'-nce  /s  next  initn 
David.  'iA  Ahitlioithfl.  Iiitinieth  himK,-lf.  25 
Anmud  in  miidc  captain.  '27  Ihirid  at 
Malianaiiii  i.sfuriiialifd  uith  procisloii. 

MOREOVER  Ahithophel  said 
unto  Absalom,  Let  me  now 
choose  out  twelve  thousand  men, 
and  I  will  arise  and  pursue  after 
David  this  night : 

2  And  I  will  come  upon  him  while 
he  *.s  weary  and  weak  handed,  and 
will  make  him  afraid :  and  all  the 
people  that  are  with  him  shall  flee ; 
and  I  will  smite  the  king  only  : 

3  And  I  will  bring  back  all  the 
people  unto  thee :  the  man  whom 
thou  seekest  is  as  if  all  returned : 
»o  all  the  people  shall  be  in  peace. 

4  And  the  saying  pleased  Absa- 
lom well,  and  all  the  elders  of 
Israel. 

5  Then  said  Absalom,  Call  now 
Hushai  the  Archite  also,  and  let 
us  hear  likewise  what  he  saith. 

6  And  when  Hushai  was  come 
to  Absalom,  Absalom  spake  unto 
him,  saying,  Ahithophel  hath 
spoken  after  this  manner :  shall 
we  do  after  his  saying  %  if  not ; 
speak  thou. 

7  And  Hushai  said  unto  Absa- 
lom, The  counsel  that  Ahithophel 
hath  given  ^s  not  good  at  this  time. 

8  For,  said  Hushai,  thou  knowest 
thy  father  and  his  men,  that  they 
he  mighty  nien,  and  they  be  chafed 
in  their  minds,  as  a  bear  robbed 
of  her  whelps  in  the  field  :  and  thy 
father  is  a  man  of  war,  and  will 
not  lodge  with  the  people. 

9  Behold,  he  is  hid  now  in  some 
pit,  or  in  some  other  place  :  and  it 
will  come  to  pass,  when  some  of 
them  be  overthrown  at  the  first, 
that  whosoever  heareth  it  will  say. 
There  is  a  slaughter  among  the 
people  that  follow  Absalom. 

10  And  he  also  tltat  is  valiant, 
whose  heart  is  as  the  heart  of  a 
lion,  shall  utterly  melt:  for  all 
Israel  knoweth  that  thy  father  is 
a  mighty  man,  and  tkeij  which  he 
with  him  are  valiant  men. 


11  Therefore  I  counsel  that  all 
Israel  be  generally  gathered  unto 
thee,  from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba, 
as  the  sand  that  is  by  the  sea  for 
multitude ;  and  that  thou  go  to 
battle  in  thine  own  person. 

12  So  shall  we  come  upon  him  in 
some  place  where  he  shall  be  found, 
and  we  will  light  upon  him  as  the 
dew  fallethon  the  ground  :  and  of 
him  and  of  all  the  men  that  are 
with  him  there  shall  not  be  left  so 
much  as  one. 

1 3  Moreover,  if  he  be  gotten  into 
a  city,  then  shall  all  Israel  bring 
ropes  to  that  city,  and  we  will  draw 
it  into  the  river,  until  there  be  not 
one  small  stone  found  there. 

14  And  Absalom  and  all  the  men 
of  Israel  said,  The  counsel  of  Hushai 
the  Archite  is  better  than  the  coun- 
sel of  Ahithophel.  For  the  Lord 
had  appointed  to  defeat  the  good 
counsel  of  Ahithophel,  to  the  in- 
tent that  the  Lord  might  bring  evil 
upon  Absalom. 

15  U  Then  said  Hushai  unto 
Zadok  and  to  Abiathar  the  priests. 
Thus  and  thus  did  Ahitliophel 
counsel  Absalom  and  the  eldei-s  of 
Israel ;  and  thus  and  thus  have  I 
counselled. 

16  Now  therefore  send  quickly, 
and  tell  Da^•id,  saying.  Lodge  not 
this  night  '  in  the  plains  of  the 
wilderness,  but  speedily  pass  over  ; 
lest  the  king  be  swallowed  up,  and 
all  the  people  that  are  with  him. 

17  Now  Jonathan  and  Ahimaaz 
stayed  by  En-rogel ;  for  they  might 
not  be  seen  to  come  into  the  city : 
and  a  wench  went  and  told  them ; 
and  they  went  and  told  king  David. 

18  Nevertheless  a  lad  saw  them, 
and  told  Absalom  :  but  they  went 
both  of  them  away  quickly,  and 
came  to  a  man's  house  in  Bahurim, 
which  had  a  well  in  his  court ; 
whither  they  went  down. 

1 9  And  the  woman  took  and 
spread  a  covering  over  the  well's 
mouth,  and  spread  '•^gi'onnd  corn 
thereon  ;  and  the  thing  was  not 
known. 

20  And  when  Absalom's  servants 
came  to  the  woman  to  the  house, 
they  said.  Where  is  Ahimaaz  and 
Jonathan'?  And  the  woman  said 
unto  them.  They  be  gone  over  the 
brook  of  water.  And  when  they 
had  sought  and  could  not  find 
tiu'iii,  they  I'eturned  to  Jerusalem. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  after 
they  wer{ulei)arted,  that  they  came 
up  out  ()f  the  well,  and  went  and 
told  king  David,  and  said  unto 
David,  Arise,  and  pass  quickly  over 
the  water  :  for  thus  hath  Ahitho- 
l)hel  counselled  against  you. 


1  at  the 
fords 


-  bruised 
sriiiii 


21 


321 


David  at  Mahanaim. 


II.  SAMUEL,  18. 


Absalom  is  slain 


22  Then  David  arose,  and  all  the 
people  that  tvere  with  him,  and 
they  passed  over  Jordan  :  by  the 
morning  light  there  lacked  not  one 
of  them  that  was  not  gone  over 
Jordan. 

23  H  And  when  Ahithophel  saw 
that  his  counsel  was  not  followed, 
he  saddled  his  ass,  and  arose,  and 
gat  him  home  to  his  house,  to  his 
city,  and  put  his  household  in 
order,  and  hanged  himself,  and 
died,  and  was  buried  in  the  sepul- 
chre of  his  father. 

24  Then  David  came  to  Ma- 
hanaim. And  Absalom  passefl 
over  Jordan,  he  and  all  the  men  of 
Isi'ael  with  him. 

25  H  And  Absalom  made  Amasa 
captain  of  tlu>  host  instead  of 
Joab :  which  Amasa  imis  a  man's 
son,  whose  name  vxts  Ithra  an 
Israelite,  that  vyent  in  to  Abigail 
the  daughter  of  Nahash,  sister  to 
Z(!ruiah  Joab's  mother. 

26  So  Israel  and  vVbsalom  pitched 
in  the  land  of  (Jilead. 

27  II  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
i  )avid  was  come  to  Mahanaim,  that 
Shobi  the  son  of  Nahash  of  Ivabbah 
of  the  children  of  Anmion,  and 
Machir  the  son  of  Ammic^l  of  Lo- 
debar,  and  Barzillai  the  Gileadite 
of  Rogelim, 

28  Ijrought  beds,  and  basons, 
anfl  earthen  vessels,  and  wh(>at, 
and  barley,  and  Hour,  and  parched 
'  corn,  and  beans,  and  lentiles,  and 
parched  pulse, 

29  And  honey,  and  butter,  and 
sheep,  and  cheese  of  kine,  for 
David,  and  for  the  peojjle  that 
Hjere  with  him,  to  eat:  tor  they 
said.  The  people  is  hungry,  and 
weary,  and  thirsty,  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

CHAPTKR  18.- 

1  Diirid  rii'iiitKj  Iho  (tvii^icK  in  their  mdfch 
yimlh  lliiiii  '.■/utrge  of  Ahsii/oti,.  C.  '/'/if 
Jurdeliti'n  itri'  Korf  xtiiif/i'ii,  in.  the  iihxxI  nf 
Ephraim.  '.(  Almiilotii,  /iaii(/iii(/  in  dii  oii/r, 
is  slain  I/;/  Joalt,  diid  cast  into  a  pit. 
IS  Al)i«tl(iiii'n  iiliiM.  19  AhiriKiaz  iiiiil 
Ciishi  hrina  tidiii^/x  to  Duvid.  '.'M  Dii liil 
miiurneth  for  Almdlom. 

AND  David  numbered  the  i)e() 
pie  that  locri:  with  him,  jmhI 
set  captains  of  thousMiids  iind  c;i,p- 
tains  of  luiiidi'cds  over  tlicm. 

2  And  David  sent  forth  a  third 
part  of  th(!  i)('oi)l(>  under  the  luiiid 
(jf  Joal),  and  a  third  p;u't  under  the 
hand  of  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah, 
Joab's  brotluu',  ;mil  a  tliird  pai't 
under  the  hand  of  Ittai  the  (!if,- 
tite.  AjuI  tlie  king  s;i.id  uiiti)  (lie 
people,  1  will  surely  gu  forth  with 
you  myself  also. 

3  But  the  lieople  answered.  Thou 


shalt  not  go  forth :  for  if  we  flee 
away,  they  will  not  care  for  us ; 
neither  if  half  of  us  die,  will  they 
care  for  us  :  but  now  tlum  art  worth 
ten  thousand  of  us  :  therefore  now 
it  is  better  that  thou  succour  us 
out  of  the  city. 

4  And  the  king  said  unto  them. 
What  seemeth  you  best  I  will  do. 
And  the  king  stood  by  the  gate 
side,  and  all  the  people  came  out 
l>y  hundreds  and  by  thousands. 

5  And  th(>  king  commanded  Joab 
and  Abishai  and  Ittai,  saying,  Deal 
gently  for  my  sake  with  the  young 
man,  even,  witli  Absalom.  And  all 
the  people*  heard  when  the  king 
gave  all  the;  captains  charge  con- 
cerning Absalom. 

G  ^  So  the  people  went  out  into 
the  field  against  Israel :  and  the  bat- 
tle was  in  the  wood  of  Ephraim  ; 

7  Where  the  people  of  Israel  were 
slain  b(*fore  the  servants  of  David, 
and  thert*  was  there  a  great  slaugh- 
ter that  day  of  twenty  thousand 
men. 

8  F'oi"  the  battle  was  there  scat- 
tered over  the  face  of  all  the  coun- 
try :  and  the  wood  devoured  more 
])eopl(*  that  day  than  the  sword 
devoured. 

9  11  And  Absalom  met  the  ser- 
vants of  David.  And  Al:)sal()m 
rode  upon  a  mule,  and  the  mule 
went  under  the  thick  boughs  of  a 
great  oak,  and  his  head  (taught 
hold  of  the  oak,  and  he  was  taken 
up  b(itween  the  heaven  and  the 
earth ;  and  the  mule  that  was 
under  him  went  away. 

10  And  a  certain  man  saw  ?7, 
and  told  Joab,  a,nd  said,  ISehold,  I 
saw  Absalom  hanged  in  an  oak. 

11  And  Joab  said  unto  the  man 
th-fit  told  him.  And,  behold,  thou 
sawest  him,  and  why  didst  thou 
not  smite  him  there  to  the  ground  1 
and  i  would  have  given  th(;e  ten 
she/,-els  of  silver,  and  a  girdl(». 

12  And  the  man  said  unto  Joab, 
Though  1  should  I'eceive  a  thousand 
sli('/:e/s  of  silver  in  mine  hand,  y<f 
would  1  not  i)ut  foi'th  mine  hand 
against  the  king's  son  :  for  in  our 
hea,ring  the  king  charged  thee  and 
yVbishai  and  ittai,  saying,  lieware 
that  noiH*  toiicli  the  young  man 
Absalom. 

l."{  Otherwise  I  should  have 
wi'oiight  falsehood  against  mine 
own  life:  for  there  is  no  matter 
hid  from  the  king,  and  thou  thy- 
self would(\st  have  set  thyself 
against   me. 

11  Then  said  Joab,  I  may  not 
tarry  thus  with  thee.  And  he  took 
thre(>  darts  in  his  hand,  atid_  thrust 
them  through  tlu;  lu^art  of  Absa- 


322 


David  mourneth 


II.  SAMUEL,  19. 


for  Absalom. 


lorn,  while  he  ivas  yet  alive  in  the 
midst  of  the  oak. 

1 5  And  ten  young  men  that  bare 
Joab's  armour  compassed  about 
and  smote  Absalom,  and  slew  him. 

16  And  Joab  blew  the  trumpet, 
and  the  people  returned  from  pur- 
suing after  Israel :  for  Joab  held 
back  the  people. 

17  And  they  took  Absalom,  and 
cast  him  into  a  great  pit  in  the 
wood,  and  laid  a  very  great  heap 
of  stones  upon  him  :  and  all  Israel 
fled  every  one  to  his  tent. 

18^  Now  Absalom  in  his  lifetime 
had  taken  and  reared  up  for  him- 
self a  pillar,  which  is  in  the  king's 
dale  :  for  he  said,  1  have  no  son  to 
keei)  my  name  in  remembrance : 
and  he  called  the  pillar  after  his 
own  name :  and  it  is  called  unto 
this  day,  Absalom's  '  place. 

19  ^  Then  said  Ahimaaz  the  son 
of  Zadok,  Let  me  now  run,  and 
bear  the  king  tidings,  how  that  the 
Lord  hath  avenged  him  of  his  ene- 
mies. 

20  And  Joab  said  unto  him,  Thou 
shalt  not  bear  tidings  this  day,  but 
thou  shalt  bear  tidings  another 
day :  but  this  day  thou  shalt  bear 
no  tidings,  because  the  king's  son 
is  dead. 

21  Then  said  Joab  to  Cushi,  Go 
tell  the  king  what  thou  hast  seen. 
And  Cushi  bowed  himself  unto 
Joab,  and  ran. 

22  Then  said  Ahimaaz  the  son  of 
Zadok  yet  again  to  Joab,  Jjut  how- 
soever, let  me,  I  pray  thee,  also 
run  after  Cushi.  And  Joab  said. 
Wherefore  wilt  thou  run,  my  son, 
seeing  that  thou  "hast  no  tidings 
ready  1 

23  But  howsoever,  mid  he,  let  me 
run.  And  he  said  unto  him.  Run. 
Then  Ahimaaz  ran  by  the  way  of 
the  plain,  and  overran  Cushi. 

24  And  David  sat  between  the 
two  gates  :  and  the  watchman  went 
up  to  the  roof  over  the  gate  unto 
the  wall,  and  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and 
looked,  and  behold  a  man  running 
ahme. 

25  And  the  watchman  cried,  and 
told  the  king.  And  the  king  said. 
If  he  he  alone,  there  is  tidings  in  his 
mouth.  And  he  came  apace,  and 
drew  neai'. 

26  And  the  watchman  saw 
another  man  ruiniing:  and  the 
watchman  called  unto  the  porter, 
and  said,  Behold  (iiiothrr  man  run- 
ning alone.  And  the  king  said,  He 
also  bringeth  tidings. 

27  And  the  watchman  said,  INle 
thinketh  tlie  running  of  the  fore- 
most is  like  the  running  of  Ahimaaz 
the  son  of  Zadok.     And  the   king 


said.  He  is  a  good  man,  and  cometh 
with  good  tidings. 

28  And  Ahimaaz  called,  and  said 
unto  the  king.  All  is  well.  And  he 
fell  down  to  the  earth  upon  his  face 
before  the  king,  and  said.  Blessed 
he  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  hath 
delivered  up  the  men  that  lifted  up 
theirhand  against  my  lord  the  king. 

29  And  the  king  said,  Is  the 
young  man  Absalom  safe"?  And 
Ahimaaz  answered.  When  Joab 
sent  the  king's  servant,  and  me  thy 
servant,  I  saw  a  great  tumult,  but 
I  knew  not  what  it  u<as. 

30  And  the  king  said  unto  him. 
Turn  aside,  a7id  stand  here.  And 
he  turned  aside,  and  stood  still. 

31  And,  behold,  Cushi  came  ;  and 
Cushi  said.  Tidings,  my  lord  the 
king  :  for  the  Lord  hath  avenged 
thee  this  day  of  all  them  that  I'ose 
up  against  thee. 

32  And  the  king  said  unto  Cushi, 
Is  the  young  man  Absalom  safel 
And  Cushi  answered.  The  enemies 
of  my  lord  the  king,  and  all  that 
rise  against  thee  to  do  thee  hurt,  be 
as  that  young  man  is. 

33  ^  And  the  king  was  much 
moved,  and  went  up  to  the  cham- 
ber over  the  gate,  and  wept :  and 
as  he  went,  thus  he  said,  O  my  son 
Absalom,  my  son,  my  son  Absalom  ! 
would  God  I  had  died  for  thee,  O 
Absalom,  my  son,  my  son  ! 

CHAPTER   19. 

1  ,Tocih  cnvseih  the  king  to  cenae  his  mourn- 
ing, y  The  Israelites  are  earnest  to  bring 
the  king  hack.  11  Da  rid  sendefk  to  the 
■jjriestx  ill  incite  them  of  .JniliiJi.  IS  Sltiniei 
is  }>(iril(ined.  'li  MejiliilKisluth  excused, 
o'i  Jiarzillai  dismissed .  i'hini/iatn  his  son 
is  taken  into  t/ie  king's  fiiniity.  41  The 
Israelites  exjioxtiilate  uitli  dudah  for 
bringing  home  the  king   without  them. 

AND  it  was  told  Joab,  Behold, 
the  king  weepeth  and  mourn- 
eth for  Absalom. 

2  And  the  victory  that  day  was 
turned  into  mourning  unto  all  the 
people :  for  the  people  heard  say 
that  day  how  the  king  was  grieved 
for  his  son. 

3  And  the  people  gat  them  by 
stealth  that  day  into  the  city,  as 
people  being  ashamed  steal  away 
when  they  flee  in  battle. 

4  But  the  king  covered  his  face, 
and  the  king  cri(^d  with  a  loud 
voice,  O  my  s<jn  Absalom,  O  Absa- 
lom, my  son,  my  son  ! 

5  And  Joab  came  into  the  house 
to  the  king,  and  said,  Thou  hast 
shamed  this  day  the  faces  of  all 
thy  servants,  which  this  day  liave 
saved  thy  life,  and  the  lives  of  thy 
sons  and  of  thy  daughters,  and  the 
li\  es  of  thy  wives,  and  the  lives  of 
tliy  concubines ; 


323 


Shimei  pardoned. 


II.  SAMUEL,  19. 


Mepli  iboshelh  restored. 


1  the  king. 
Now  Israel 


6  In  that  thou  Invest  thine  ene- 
mies, and  hatest  thy  friends.  For 
thou  hast  declared  this  day,  that 
thou  regardest  neither  princes  nor 
servants  :  for  this  day  I  perceive, 
that  if  Absalom  had  lived,  and  all 
we  had  died  this  day,  then  it  had 
pleased  thee  well. 

7  Now  therefore  arise,  go  forth, 
and  speak  comfortably  unto  thy 
servants  :  for  I  swear  by  the  Lord, 
if  thou  go  not  forth,  there  will  not 
tarry  one  with  thee  this  night :  and 
that  will  be  worse  unto  thee  than 
all  the  evil  that  befell  thee  from 
thy  youth  until  now. 

8  Then  the  king  arose,  and  sat 
in  the  gate.  And  they  told  unto 
all  the  people,  saying.  Behold,  the 
king  doth  sit  in  the  gate.  And  all 
the  people  came  before  ^  the  king 


for  Israel  had  fled  every  man  to  his 
tent. 

9  *[1  And  all  the  people  were  at 
strife  throughout  all  the  tribes  of 
Israel,  saying,  The  king  saved  us 
out  of  the  hand  of  our  entimies,  and 
he  delivered  us  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  Philistines  ;  and  now  he  is  fled 
out  of  the  land  for  Absalom. 

10  And  Absalom,  whom  we 
anointed  over  us,  is  dead  in  battle. 
Now  therefore  why  speak  ye  not  a 
word  of  bringing  the  king  back  1 

11^  And  king  David  sent  to 
Zadok  and  to  Abiathar  the  i)riests, 
saying.  Speak  unto  the  elders  of 
Judah,  saying.  Why  are  ye  the  last 
to  bring  the  king  back  to  his  house  'I 
seeing  the  speech  of  all  Israel  is 
come  to  the  king,  even  to  his  house. 

12  Ye  are  my  bi'ethren,  ye  are 
my  bones  and  myilosli:  wherefore 
then  are  ye  the  last  to  bring  back 
the  king'? 

13  And  say  ye  to  Amasa,  Art 
tliou  not  of  my  bon(!,  and  of  my 
fl(!sh?  God  do  so  to  )ne,  and  more 
al.so,  if  thou  be  not  ca])tain  of  the 
host  before  me  contiinially  in  the 
i"i)oin  of  .]oab. 

1 1  And  he  bowed  the  heart  of  all 
tlu^  men  of  .ludali,  even  as  tliclienrt 
o/'orie  man  ;  so  that  they  sent  ^A/.s- 
vi(>rd  unto  tlu^  king,  ileturn  thou, 
and_all  thy  sei'vants. 

15  So  the  king  returned,  and 
came  to  Jordan.  And  .ludah  came 
to  (lilgal,  to  go  to  meet  the  king, 
to  conduct  the  king  ovei' Jordan. 

IG  11  And  Shimei  the  son  of 
Oera,  a  ]>enjamite,  which  irax  of 
I'alnuirn,  hasted  and  came  down 
with  the  men  of  Ju(hih  to  meet 
king    havid. 

17  And  tlicre  were  a  thousand 
men  of  l>cnj;imin  with  him,  and 
Ziba  the  servant  of  the  house  of 
Saul,  and  his  fifteen  sons  and  his 


twenty  servants  with  him ;  and 
they  went  over  Jordan  before  the 
king. 

18  And  there  went  over  a  ferry 
boat  to  carry  over  the  king's  house- 
hold, and  to  do  what  he  thought 
^ood.  And  Shimei  the  son  of  Gera 
tell  down  before  the  king,  as  he 
was   come  oyer  Jordan; 

19  And  said  unto  the  king,  Let 
not  my  lord  impute  iniquity  unto 
me,  neither  do  thou  remember  that 
which  thy  servant  did  perversely 
the  day  that  my  lord  the  king  went 
out  of  Jerusalem,  tliat  the  king 
should   take  it  to  his  heart. 

20  For  thy  servant  doth  know 
that  I  have  sinned  :  therefore,  be- 
hold, I  am  come  the  flrst  this  tlay 
of  all  the  house  of  Joseph  to  go 
down  to  meet  my  lord   the  king. 

21  But  Abishai  the  son  of  Ze- 
ruiah  answered  and  said,  Shall  not 
Shimei  be  put  to  death  for  this,  be- 
causehecursed  the  Lord's  anointed'? 

22  And  David  said.  What  have  I 
to  do  with  you,  ye  sons  of  Zeruiah, 
that  ye  should  this  day  be  adversa- 
ries unto  me  1  shall  there  any  man 
be  put  to  death  this  day  in  Israel  ? 
for  do  not  I  know  that  I  am  this 
day  king  over  Israel  1 

2.3  Therefore  the  king  said  unto 
Shimei,  Thou  shalt  not  die.  And 
the  king  sware  unto  him. 

24^  If  And  Mephibosheth  the  son 
of  Saul  came  down  to  meet  the 
king,  and  had  neither  dressed  his 
feet,  nor  trinnned  his  beard,  nor 
washed  his  clothes,  from  the  day 
the  king  departed  until  the  day  he 
came  a(/(ii)i  in  peace. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
was  come  to  Jerusalem  to  meet  the 
king,  that  the  king  said  unto  him. 
Wherefore  wentest  not  thou  with 
me,  Mepliibosheth  1 

26  And  he  answered,  My  lord, 
()  king,  my  servant  deceived  me: 
for  thy  servant  said,  I  will  saddle 
me  an  ass,  that  I  may  I'ide  thereon, 
and  go  to  the  king ;  because  thy 
servant  /.«  lame. 

27  And  he  hath  sl;uid(>red  tliy 
servant  unto  my  lord  tlu;  king; 
but  my  lord  tlie  king  Ik  as  ;ui  angel 
of  God:  do  WuHviovii  fnhnt  in  good 
in  thint^  eyes. 

28  For  all  of  my  fatlier's  liouse 
were  l)ut  dead  men  before  my  lord 
the  king:  yet  didst  thou  s(;t  thy 
sei'vant  among  them  that  did  eat 
at  thine  own  table.  VV'liat  i-iglit 
therefore  have  ]  yet  to  cry  any 
mor(!  unto  the  king? 

2!t  And  the  king  said  unto  liim. 
Why  speakest  thou  any  more  of 
thy  infitters?  I  have  sjiid,  Tlioii 
and   Ziba  divide   the  land. 


324 


Barzillai  rewarded. 


II.  SAMUEL,  20. 


David's  return 


30  And  Mephiboslieth  said  unto 
the  king,  Yea,  let  liiui  take  all,  for- 
asmuch as  my  lord  the  king  is  come 
again  in  peace  unto  his  own  house, 

31  H  And  Barzillai  the  Gileadite 
came  down  from  Rogeliin,  and  went 
over  Jordan  with  the  king,  to  con- 
duct him  over  Jordan. 

32  Now  Barzillai  was  a  very  aged 
man,  even  fourscore  years  ola  :  and 
lie  had  provided  the  king  of  sus- 
tenance while  he  lay  at  Mananaim  ; 
for  he  was  a  very  great  man. 

33  And  the  king  said  unto  Bar- 
zillai, Come  thou  over  with  me,  and 
I  will  feed  thee  with  me  in  Jerusa- 
lem. 

3-i  And  Barzillai  said  unto  the 
king,  How  long  have  I  to  live,  that 
I  should  go  up  with  the  king  unto 
Jerusalem  1 

35  I  am  this  day  fourscore  years 
old:  and  can  I  fliscern  between 
good  and  evill  can  thy  servant 
taste  what  I  cat  or  what  I  drink  'I 
can  I  hear  any  more  the  voice  of 
singing  men  and  singing  women? 
wherefore  then  should  thy  servant 
be  yet  a  burden  unto  my  lord  the 
kingi 

36  Thy  servant  will  go  a  little 
way  over  Jordan  with  the  king : 
and  why  should  the  king  recom- 
pense it  me  with  such  a  reward  ? 

37  Let  thy  servant,  I  pray  tliee, 
turn  back  again,  that  I  may  die  in 
mine  own  city,  a7i(l  be  Imried  by 
the  grave  of  my  father  and  of  my 
mother.  But  behold  thy  servrint 
Uhimham;  let  him  go  over  with 
my  lord  the  king;  and  do  to 
him  what  shall  seem  good  unto 
thee. 

38  And  the  king  answered,  Chim- 
ham  shall  go  over  with  me,  and  I 
will  do  to  him  that  which  shall  seem 
good  unto  thee:  and  whatsoever 
thou  shalt  require  of  me,  that  will 
1  flo  for  thee. 

39  And  all  the  people  went  over 
Jordan.  And  when  the  king  was 
come  over,  the  king  kissed  Barzil- 
lai, and  blessed  him ;  and  he  re- 
turned unto  his  own  place. 

40  Then  the  king  went  on  to  Gil- 
gal,  and  Chimham  went  on  with 
him:  and  all  the  people  of  Juflah 
conducted  the  king,  and  also  half 
the  people  of  Israel. 

41  ^  And,  behold,  all  the  men  of 
Israel  came  to  the  king,  and  said 
unto  the  king,  Why  have  our  breth- 
ren the  men  of  Judah  stolen  thee 
away,  and  have  brought  the  king, 
and  his  household,  and  all  David's 
men  with  him,  ovei-  Joi'dan  '] 

42  And  all  the  men  of  .Indah  an- 
swered the  men  of  Israel,  llecause 
the    king    /s  near    of  kin    to    us  : 


wherefore  then  be  ye  angry  for  this 
matter  l  have  we  eaten  at  all  of  the 
king's  cvsti  or  hath  he  given  us 
any  gift  ? 

43  And  the  men  of  Israel  an- 
swei'ed  the  men  of  J  udah,  and  said, 
We  have  ten  parts  in  the  king,  and 
we  have  also  more  rwht  in  David 
than  ye :  why  then  did  ye  despise 
us,  that  our  advice  should  not  be 
first  had  in  bringing  back  our  king  1 
And  the  words  of  the  men  of  Judah 
were  fiercer  than  the  words  of  the 
men  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  20. 

1  By  occasion  of  the  qvun-el,  Sh^hii  niukeiJt 
a  party  in  Israel.  S  I>ariil'.\  ten  roncii- 
hinei  are  shut  up  in  ptvjittudl  jirixon.  4 
Amam,  made  cnji/ahi  <irt:r  JikIhIi,  in  ulaiti 
hi/  Joah.  14  JniiU  iiiirxiifih  S/ifha  vrilo 
Abel.  16  A  wise  woiniin  xarelli  the  city  by 
Sheha,''8  head.    23  Dav.id^n  office fs. 

AND  there  happened  to  be  there 
a  ^  man  of  Belial,  whose  name 
was.  iSheba,  the  son  of  Bichri,  a 
Benjamite :  and  he  blew  a  trumpet, 
and  said,  We  have  no  part  in  Da- 
vid, neither  have  we  inheritance  in 
the  son  of  Jesse  :  every  man  to  his 
tents,  O  Israel. 

2  8o  every  man  of  Israel  went 
up  from  after  David,  and  followed 
iSheba  the  son  of  Bichri :  but  the 
men  of  Judah  clave  unto  their 
king,  from  Jordan  even  to  Jerusa- 
lem. 

3  U  And  David  came  to  his  house 
at  Jerusalem ;  and  the  king  took 
the  ten  women  his  concubines, 
whom  he  had  left  to  keep  the 
house,  and  put  them  in  ward,  and 
fed  them,  but  went  not  in  unto 
them.  So  they  were  shut  up  unto 
the  day  of  their  death,  living  in 
widowhood. 

4  ^  Then  said  the  king  to  Amasa, 
Assemble  me  the  men  of  Judah 
within  three  days,  and  be  thou 
here    present. 

5  So  Amasa  went  to  assemble  the 
men  of  Judah  :  but  he  tarrierl  longer 
than  the  set  time  which  he  had  ap- 
pointed him. 

G  And  David  said  to  Abishai, 
Now  shall  Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri 
do  us  more  harm  than  did  Absa- 
lom :  take  thou  thy  lord's  servants, 
and  pui-sue  after  him,  lest  he  get 
him  fenced  cities,  and  escape  us. 

7  And  there  went  out  after  him 
Joab's  men,  and  the  Cherethites, 
and  the  Pelethites,  and  all  the 
mighty  men  :  and  they  went  out  of 
Jerusalem,  to  ])ursue  after  Sheba 
the  son   of  Bichri. 

8  When  they  were  »X  the  great 
stone  which  is  in  Gibeon,  Amasa 
-  went   Ix^fore   them.    And    Joab's 


1  base 
fellow, 


"  came  to 
meet 


Arnasa  slain  by  Joah. 


II.  SAMUEL,  21. 


Joah  2yuTsueth  Sheba. 


1  inoiuit 

2  against  the 
rampart : 


garment  that  he  had  put  on  was 
girded  unto  him,  and  upon  it  a 
girdle  with  a  sword  fastened  upon 
his  loins  in  the  sheath  thereof ;  and 
as  he  went  forth  it  fell  out. 

9  And  Joab  said  to  Amasa,  Art 
thou  in  health,  my  brother  1  And 
Joab  took  Amasa  by  the  beard  with 
the  right  hand  to  kiss  him. 

10  But  Amasa  took  no  heed  to 
the  sword  that  was  in  Joab's  hand : 
so  he  smote  him  therewith  in  the 
fifth  rib,  and  shed  out  his  bowels 
to  the  ground,  and  struck  him  not 
again ;  and  he  died.  So  Joab  and 
Abishai  his  brother  pursued  after 
Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri. 

1 1  And  one  of  J  oab's  men  stood 
by  him,  and  said.  He  that  favour- 
eth  Joab,  and  he  that  is  for  David, 
let  him  go  after  Joab. 

12  And  Amasa  wallowed  in  blood 
in  the  midst  of  the  highway.  And 
when  the  man  saw  that  all  the  peo- 
ple stood  still,  he  removed  Amasa 
out  of  the  highway  into  the  field, 
and  cast  a  cloth  upon  him,  when  he 
saw  that  every  one  that  came  by 
him  stood  still. 

1 3  When  he  was  removed  out  of 
the  highway,  all  the  people  went 
on  after  Joab,  to  pursue  after  Sheba 
the  son  of  Bichri. 

14  ^  And  he  went  through  all 
the  tribes  of  Israel  unto  Abel,  and 
to  Beth-maachah,  and  all  the  Be- 
rites :  and  they  were  gathered  to- 
gether, and  went  also  after  him. 

15  And  they  came  and  besieged 
him  in  Abel  of  Beth-maachah,  and 
they  cast  up  a  ^  hank  against  the 
city,  and  it  stood  "in  the  trench  : 
and  all  the  people  that  vuire.  with 
.bjab  battered  the  wall,  to  throw  it 
down. 

1 G  H  Then  cried'  a  wise  woman 
out  of  the  city,  Hear,  hear ;  say,  I 
pray  you,  unto  Joab,  Conu?  near 
liithei-,  that  I  may  speak  with  thee. 

17  And  when  he  was  come  near 
unto  her,  the  woman  said,^!/-^  thou 
Joab?  And  he  answered,  la/ithe. 
Then  she  said  unto  him,  Hear  the 
words  of  thiim  handmaid.  And  he 
answered,  I  do  hear. 

18  Then  she  spake,  .saying,  They 
wen;  wont  to  speak  in  old  time, 
saying.  They  shall  surely  ask  caKii- 
.se/  at  Abel :  and  so  they  ended  the 
iiui  tter. 

19  1  am  one  of  them  that  are  peacc- 
abk;  and  faithful  in  Israel :  thou 
.seekest  to  destroy  a  city  and  a 
mother  in  Israel  :  why  wilt  thou 
swallow  up  the  inheritance  of  the 
Lord'? 

20  And  .Toab  ans\vei-ed  and  said. 
Far  be  it,  far  he  it  from  me,  that  1 
should  swallow  ui)  or  destroy. 

3 


21  The  matter  is  riot  so:  but  a 
man  of  ^ mount  Ephraim,  Sheba  the 
son  of  Bichri  by  name,  hath  lifted 
u]i  his  hand  against  the  king,  even 
against  David  :  deliver  him  only, 
and  I  will  depart  from  tlie  city. 
And  the  woman  said  unto  Joab, 
Behold,  his  head  shall  be  thrown 
to  thee  over  the  wall. 

22  Then  the  woman  went  vmto 
all  the  people  in  her  wisdom.  And 
they  cut  on  the  head  of  Sheba  the 
son  of  Bichri,  and  cast  it  out  to 
Joab.  And  he  blew  a  trumpet, 
and  they  retired  from  the  city, 
every  iiian  to  his  tent.  And  Joab 
returned  to  Jerusalem  unto  the 
king. 

23  ^  Now  Joab  vjas  oyer  all  the 
host  of  Israel :  and  Benaiah  tlie  son 
of  Jehoiada  »'a.s  over  the  Cherethites 
and  over  the  Pelethites  : 

24  And  Adorain  was  over  the 
^  tribute  :  and  Jehoshaphat  the  son 
of  Aliilud  was  recorder  : 

25  And  Sheva?w.s scribe:  and  Za- 
dok  and  Abiathar  were  the  jjriests  : 

26  And  Ira  also  the  Jairite  was 
a  chief  ruler  about  David. 

CHAPTER  2L 

1  The,  three  yenrx^  fdminefor  ih.e  (Hheonites 
ceiixeth,  hii  liii miiiiii  .srmi  af  iShii/'k  noiix. 
10  JlizjHih's  kiiiilii^'s.s  mil,,  'the  ,le,i<l.  12 
David  liiiri.th  the  l„,iii.t,,f  Saul  <ui(l  Jona- 
than in  hiti  father's  sepulchre.  15  Four 
battles  ayaiust  the  Philistines,  wherein 
four  valiants  of  Da  rid  slay  four  giants. 

THEN  there  was  a  famine  in  the 
days  of  I)avid  three  years,  year 
after  year  ;  and  David  enquired  of 
the  Loud.  And  the  Lord  answered. 
It  is  for  Saul,  and  for  his  l)loody 
house,  because  he  slew  the  Gibeon- 
ites. 

2  And  the  king  called  the  Gibe- 
onites,  and  said  unto  them  ;  (now 
the  Gibeonites  were  not  of  the  child- 
ren of  Israel,  but  of  the  renmant 
of  the  Amorites;  and  the  cliildrcn 
of  Isi-ael  had  sworn  unto  lliein  : 
and  Saul  sought  to  slay  them  in 
his  zeal  to  the  children  of  Israel 
and  .Indah.) 

3  \Vlu'refor(^  D;ivid  said  unto  the 
Gil)(M»iiites,\Vhat  shall  1  do  for  you  ? 
and  wherciwith  shall  1  make  the 
atonement,  that  ye  inay  bless  the 
inheritance  of  Ihe  Lord'? 

4  i\nd  the  (iibt>onites  .said  unto 
him,  We  will  ha\e  no  silver  nor 
gold  of  Saul,  noi'  of  his  house  ;  nei- 
ther for  us  sjialt  thou  kill  an.v  man 
in  Israel.  And  h(>  said.  What  ye 
shall  say,  that  will  T  do  for  you. 

5  And  they  answered  the  king, 
The  man  that  consumed  us,  and 
that  devised  against  us  that  we 
should  Ix'  destroyed  from  remain- 
ing in  any  of  the  Voasts  of  Israel, 

2G 


■''>  borders 


Seven  of  SauVs  sons  hanr/ed. . 


II.  SAMUEL,  22. 


Battles  ivith  the  Philistines. 


6  Let  seven  men  of  his  sons  be 
delivered  unto  us,  and  we  will  hang 
them  up  unto  the  Lord  in  Gibeah 
of  Saul,  whom  the  Lt)Ri)  did  choose. 
And  the  king  said,  1  will  give  tlie))i. 

7  But  the  king  spared  Mephibo- 
sheth,  the  son  of  Jonathan  the  son 
of  Saul,  because  of  the  Lord's  oath 
that  was  between  them,  between 
David  and  Jonathan  the  son  of 
Saul. 

8  But  the  king  took  the  two  sons 
of  Rizpah  the  daughter  of  Aiah, 
whom  she  bare  unto  Saul,  Armoni 
and  Mephibosheth ;  and  the  five 
sons  of  *Michal  the  daughter  of 
Saul,  whom  she  ^  brought  up  for 
Adriel  the  son  of  Barzillai  the  Me- 
holathite  : 

9  And  he  delivered  them  into  the 
hands  of  the  Gibeonites,  and  they 
hanged  them  in  the  hill  before  the 
Lord  :  and  they  fell  all  seven  to- 
gether, and  were  put  to  death  in 
the  days  of  harvest,  in  the  first 
days,  in  the  beginning  of  barley 
harvest. 

10  U  And  Rizpah  the  daughter 
of  Aiah  took  sackcloth,  and  spread 
it  for  her  upon  the  rock,  from  the 
beginning  of  harvest  until  water 
dropped  upon  them  out  of  heaven, 
and  suffered  neither  the  birds  of 
the  air  to  rest  on  them  by  day,  nor 
the  beasts  of  the  field  by  night. 

11  And  it  was  told  David  what 
Rizpah  the  daughter  of  Aiali,  the 
concubine  of  Saul,  had  done. 

12  U  And  David  went  and  took 
the  bones  of  Saul  and  the  bones  of 
Jonathan  his  son  from  the  men 
of  Jabesh-gilead,  which  had  stolen 
them  from  the  street  of  Beth-shan, 
whei-e  the  Philistines  had  hanged 
them,  when  the  Philistines  had 
slain  Saul  in  Gilboa : 

13  And  he  brought  up  from 
thence  the  bones  of  Saul  and  the 
bones  of  Jonathan  his  son ;  and 
they  gathered  the  bones  of  them 
that  were  hanged. 

14  And  the  bones  of  Saul  and 
Jonathan  his  son  buried  they  in 
the  countr.v  of  IJenjamin  in  Zelah, 
in  the  sepulchre  of  Kish  his  father: 
and  they  performed  all  that  the 
king  commanded.  And  after  that 
God  was  intreated  for  the  land. 

15  H  Moreover  the  Philistines  had 
yet  war  again  with  Israel ;  and  Da- 
vid went  down,  and  his  servants 
with  him,  and  fought  against  the 
Philistines:  and  1  )avid  waxed  faint. 

16  And Ishbi-benol),  which  wasoi 
the  sons  of  the  giant,  the  weight  of 
whose  spear  ineiulicd  three  hundred 
shekels  of  brass  in  weight,  he  being 


*  In  1  8am.  xvi'd.  10,  Merab. 


girded  with  a  new  sword,  thought 
to  have  slain  David. 

17  But  Abishai  the  son  of  Ze- 
ruiah  succoured  him,  and  smote 
the  Philistine,  and  killed  him. 
Then  the  men  of  David  sware  unto 
him,  saying.  Thou  shalt  go  no  more 
out  with  us  to  battle,  that  thou 
quench  not  the  light  of  Israel. 

1 8  And  it  came  to  jjass  after  this, 
that  there  was  again  a  battle  with 
the  Philistines  at  Gob  :  then  Sib- 
bechai  the  Hushathite  slew  Saph, 
wliich  was  of  the  sons  of  the  giant. 

1 9  And  thei-e  was  again  a  battle 
in  Gob  with  the  Philistines,  where 
Elhanan  the  son  of  Jaare-oregim, 
a  Beth-lehemite,  slew  the  hruther  of 
Goliath  the  Gittite,thestaffof  whose 
spear  icas  like  a  weaver's  beam. 

20  And  there  was  yet  a  battle  in 
Gath,  where  was  a  man  of  qreat  sta- 
ture, that  had  on  every  hand  six 
fingers,  and  on  every  foot  six  toes, 
four  and  twenty  in  number;  and  he 
also  was  born  to  the  giant. 

21  And  when  he  defied  Israel, 
Jonathan  the  son  of  Shimeah  the 
brother  of  David  slew  him. 

22  These  four  were  born  to  the 
giant  in  Gath,  and  fell  by  the  hand 
of  David,  and  by  the  hand  of  his 
servants. 

CHAPTER  22. 

A  jL^alm   of  thaiilcuciivinri  for  GrxVx  yiowi'V- 
ful  deliveranoe,  and  vutnifohl  Jil<'SKi)i{is. 

AND  David  spake  unto  the  Lord 
the  words  of  this  song  in  the 
day  that  the  Lord  had  delivered 
him  out  of  the  hand  of  all  his  ene- 
mies, and  out  of  the  hand  of  Saul : 

2  And  he  said.  The  Lord  is  my 
rock,  and  my  fortress,  and  my  de- 
liverer ; 

3  The  God  of  my  rock  ;  in  him 
will  I  trust :  he  is  my  shield,  and 
the  horn  of  my  salvation,  my  high 
tower,  and  my  refuge,  my  saviour  ; 
thou  savest  me  from  violence. 

4  I  will  call  on  the  Lord,  irho  is 
worthy  to  be  praised  :  so  shall  I  be 
saved  from  mine  enemies. 

5  When  the  waves  of  death  com- 
passed me,  the  fioods  of  ungodly 
men  made  me  afraitl ; 

6  The  '"  soi-rows  of  t  hell  com- 
passed me  about ;  the  snares  of 
death  ^  prevented  me  ; 

7  In  my  distress  I  called  upon 
the  Lord,  and  cried  to  m.v  God  :  and 
hedidhearmy  voice  out  of  his  temple, 
and  my  cry  did  enter  into  his  ears. 

8  Then  the  earth  shook  and  trem- 
bled ;  the  foundations  of  heaven 
moved  and  shook,  because  he  was 
wroth. 

9  There  wentupasmoke  outof  his 


2  cords 


3  came  upon 


t  lUh.  Sheol. 


327 


David's  psalm 


II.  SAMUEL,  22. 


of  thanksf/iving. 


1  gatherinj: 
of 


2  laid  bare, 


came  upon 


*  l)orver.se 
5  *  f  rowai'd. 


nostrils,  and  fire  out  of  his  mouth 
devoured:  coals  were  kindled  by  it. 

10  He  bowed  the  heavens  also, 
and  came  down  ;  and  darkness  was 
under  his  feet. 

1 1  And  he  rode  upon  a  cherub, 
and  did  fly  :  and  he  was  seen  upon 
the  wings  of  the  wind. 

1 2  And  he  made  darkness  pavil- 
ions round  about  him,  '  dark  waters, 
and  thick  clouds  of  the  skies. 

13  Through  the  brightness  be- 
fore him  were  coals  of  fire  kindled. 

14  The  Lord  thundered  from 
heaven,  and  the  most  High  uttered 
his  voice. 

15  And  he  sent  out  arrows,  and 
scattered  them ;  lightning,  and  dis- 
comfited them. 

16  And  the  channels  of  the  sea 
appeared,  the  foundations  of  the 
world  were  ■^  discovered,  at  the  re- 
buking of  the  Lord,  at  the  blast  of 
the  breath  of  his  nostrils. 

17  He  sent  from  alxjve,  he  took 
me;  he  drew  me  outof  many  waters ; 

18  He  delivered  me  from  my 
strong  enemy,  and  from  them  that 
hated  me  :  for  they  were  too  strong 
for  me. 

19  They  ^  prevented  me  in  the 
day  of  my  calamity:  but  the  Lord 
was  my  stay. 

20  He  brought  me  forth  also  into 
a  large  place  :  he  delivered  me,  be- 
cause he  delighted  in  me. 

2 1  The  Lord  rewarded  me  ac- 
cording to  ray  rightecjusness  :  ac- 
cording to  the  cleanness  of  my 
hands  hath  he  recompcnised  me. 

22  P\jr  I  have  kept  the  ways  of 
the  Lord,  and  have  not  wickedly 
departed  from  my  Uod. 

23  For  all  his  judgments  were 
l)efore  )ne  :  and  ax  for  liis  statutes, 
1  did  not  depart  from  them. 

24  I  was  also  upriglit  before  him, 
and  have  kept  myself  from  mine 
iniquity. 

2")  Therefore  the  Lord  hath  re- 
compensed me  according  to  my 
righteousness  ;  according  to  my 
cleanntiss  in  his  eye  sigltt. 

26  With  the  merciful  thou  wilt 
shew  thyself  merciful,  aiid  with 
the  uijright  man  thou  wilt  shew 
thysc^lf  upright. 

27  ^yith  the  pure  thou  wilt  shew 
tliyself  pure;  and  withth(>'*frowMi'd 


thou  wilt  shew  thyself  "  unsavoury. 

28  And  the  alHicted  people  tlioii 
wilt  save  :  but  thiiu;  (!yes  air  upon 
the  hauglit.Y,  ''''"'''  '^''*"^  may(>st 
bring  tlieni  down. 

29  For  thou  art  m.y  lami),  C)  Loiio : 
and  the  Lord  will  lighten  my  dai-k- 
ness. 


*  Or, 


30  For  by  thee  I  "^  have 
through  a  troop :  by  my  God  '' 
1  leaT)ed  over  a  wall 


run 
have 


31  As  for  God,  his  way  zs  per- 
fect ;  the  word  f  )f  the  Lord  is  tried  : 
he  is  a  buckler  to  all  them  that 
trust  in  him. 

32  For  who  ?.><God,save  the  LordI 
and  who  is  a  rock,  save  our  God  1 

33  God  ?.tmy  strength  and  power : 
and  he  ''maketh  my  way  perfect. 

34  He  maketli  my  feet  like  hinds' 
feet :  and  setteth  me  upon  my  high 
places. 

35  He  teacheth  my  hands  to  war  ; 
so  that  a  bow  of  steel  is  broken  by 
mine  arms. 

36  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the 
shield  of  thy  salvation  :  and  thy 
"  gentleness  hath  made  me  great. 

37  Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps 
under  me  ;  so  that  my  feet  did  not 
slip. 

38  I  have  pursued  mine  enemies, 
and  desti'oyedthem;  and  turned  not 
again  until  I  had  consumed  them. 

39  And  I  have  consumed  them 
and  wounded  them,  that  they  could 
not  ai'ise :  yea,  they  are  fallen  under 
my  feet. 

40  For  thou  hast  girded  me  with 
strength  to  battle :  them  that  rose 
up  against  me  hast  thou  subdued 
under  me. 

41  Thou  hast  also  '"  given  me  the 
necks  of  mine  eneniies,  that  1  might 
destroj^  them  tliat  hate  me. 

42  They  looked,  but  there  was 
none  to  save  ;  even  unto  the  Lord, 
but  he  answered  them  not. 

43  Then  did  I  beat  them  as  small 
as  the  dust  of  the  earth,  I  did  stamiJ 
them  as  the  mire  of  the  sti'eet,  (nul 
did  spread  them  abroad. 

44  Thou  also  hast  delivered  me 
from  the  strivings  of  my  ijeople, 
thou  hast  kept  me  to  l>e  head  of  the 
heathen  :  a  people  which  1  knew  not 
shall  serve  me. 

45  Strangers  shall  submit  them- 
selves unto  me :  as  soon  as  they  hear, 
they  shall  be  obedient  unto  me. 

46  Strangei-s  shall  fade  away, 
and  tliey  shall  "  b(>  afraid  out  of 
their  c1os(!  places. 

47  The  Ijord  liveth;  and  blessed 
lie-  my  rock  ;  a-iifl  exalted  be  the  God 
of  the  rock  of  my  salvation. 

4<S  it  is  (Jod  that  avengeth  me, 
and  tlwitbriiig(^tli  down  '"thf 
under  me, 

49  And  that  biingeth  me  forth 
from  mine  enemies:  thou  also  ''hast 
lifted  me  up  on  high  above  them 
that  '"'rose  uj)  against  me:  tiiou 
'"hast  deli\('r(Hl  me  from  the  vio- 
lent man. 


he]jeop 


328 


DavicVs  last  ivords. 


II.  SAMUEL,  23. 


DavicVs  mighty  men. 


50  Therefore  I  will  give  thanks 
unto  thee,  O  Loud,  among  the  hea- 
then, and  I  will  sing  praises  unto 
thy  name. 

51  He  is  the  tower  of  salvation 
for  his  king :  and  sheweth  '  mercy 


to  his  anointed,  unto  David,  and 
to  his  seed  for  evermore. 

CHAPTER  23. 

1  David,  in  his  lust  icords,  jit'ofexseth  his 
faith  in  God''f!  pi'omises  tu  lie  beyond  senm 
or  experience.  6  The  diferent  state  of  the 
wicked.    8  A  catalogue  of  Daeid'n  miylUij 

Die  II. 

IVTOW  these  he  the  last  words  of 
XM  David.  David  the  son  of  J  esse 
said,  and  the  man  wlio  was  raised 
up  on  high,  the  anointed  of  the 
God  of  JacoD,  and  the  sweet  psalm- 
ist of  Israel,  said, 

2  The  vSpirit  of  the  Lord  spake 
by  me,  and  his  word  was  in  my 
tongue. 

3  The  God  of  Israel  said,  the 
Rock  of  Israel  spake  to  me,  He  that 
ruleth  over  men  must  be  just,  ruling 
in  the  fear  of  God. 

4  And  he  shall  he  as  the  light  of 
the  morning,  ivhen  the  sun  riseth, 
even  a  morning  without  clouds ;  '^as 
the  tender  grass  -'  spritimna  out  of 
the  earth  by  clear  shining  after 
rain. 

5  Although  my  house  he  not  so 
with  God  ;  yet  he  hath  made  with 
me  an  everlasting  covenant,  or- 
dered in  all  things, ^  and  sure  :  for 
this  is  all  my  salvation,  and  all  my 
*  desire  although  he  make  it  not  to 


grow. 

G  H  But  the  ^sonsoi  Belial  shall  he 
all  of  them  as  thorns  thrust  away, 
because  they  cannot  be  taken  with 
" hands : 

7  But  the  man  that  shall  touch 
them  must  be  fenced  with  iron  and 
the  staff  of  a  spear  ;  and  they  sliall 
be  utterly  burned  wdth  fire  in  '^the 
same  place. 

8  U  These  he  the  names  of  the 
mighty  men  whom  David  had  :  The 
Tachmonite  that  sat  in  the  seat, 
chief  among  the  captains ;  the  same 
was  Adino  the  Eznite :  he  lift  up  his 
spear  against  eight  hundred,  whom 
he  slew  at  one  time. 

9  And  after  him  nns  Eleazar  the 
son  of  Dodo  the  Ahohite,  one  oi 
the  three  mighty  men  with  David, 
when  they  defied  the  Philistines 
that  were  there  gathered  together 
to  battle,  and  the  men  of  Israel 
were  gone  away  : 

10  He  arose,  and  smote  the  Phi- 
listines until  his  hand  was  weary, 
and  his  hand  clave  vmto  the  swoitI  : 
and  the  Lord  wrought  a  great  vie 


tory  that  day  ;  and  the  people  re- 
turned after  him  only  to  spoil. 

11  And  after  him  ivas  Shammah 
the  son  of  Agee  the  Hararite.  And 
tlie  Philistines  were  gathered  to- 
gether into  a  troop,  where  was  a 
liiece  of  ground  full  of  lentiles : 
and  the  people  tied  from  the  Philis- 
tines. 

12  But  he  stood  in  the  midst  of 
the  ground,  and  defended  it,  and 
slew  the  Philistines  :  and  the  Lord 
wrought  a  great  victory. 

13  And  tlu-ee  of  the  thirty  chief 
went  down,  and  came  to  David  in 
the  harvest  time  unto  the  cave  of 
Adullam :  and  the  troop  of  the 
Philistines  pitched  in  the  valley 
of  Rephaim. 

14  And  David  was  then  in  ^an 
hold,  and  the  garrison  of  the  Philis- 
tines was  then  in  Beth-lehem. 

15  And  David  longed,  and  said. 
Oh  that  one  woukl  give  me  drink 
of  the  water  of  the  well  of  Beth- 
lehem, which  is  by  the  gate  ! 

16  And  the  three  mighty  men 
brake  through  the  host  of  the  Phi- 
listines, and  drew  water  out  of  the 
well  of  Beth-lehem,  that  was  by  the 
gate,  and  took  it,  and  brought  it  to 
David  :  nevertheless  he  would  not 
drink  thereof,  but  poured  it  out 
unto  the  Lord. 

17  And  he  said,  Be  it  far  from 
me,  O  Lord,  that  I  should  do  this  : 
is  not  this  the  blood  of  the  inen  that 
went  in  jeopardy  of  their  lives'? 
therefore  he  would  not  drink  it. 
These  things  did  these  three  mighty 
men. 

18  And  Abishai,  the  brother  of 
Joab,  the  son  of  Zeruiah,  was  chief 
among  three.  And  he  lifted  up  his 
spear  against  three  hundred,  and 
slew  them,  and  had  the  name 
among  three. 

19  Was  he  not  most  honourable 
of  three?  therefore  he  was  their 
captain  :  howbeit  he  attained  not 
unto  the  Jirst  three. 

20  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoiada,  the  son  of  a  valiant  man, 
of  Kabzeel,  who  had  done  many 
acts,  he  slew  two  ^  li(^nlike  men  of 
Moab :  he  went  down  also  and  slew 
a  lion  in  the  midst  of  a  pit  in  time 
of  snow  : 

21  And  he  slew  an  Egyptian,  a 
goodly  man :  and  the  Egyptian  had 
a  speai-  in  his  hand;  but  he  went 
(lown  to  him  with  a  statt",  and 
plucked  the  spear  out  of  the  Egyp- 
tian's hand,  and  slew  him  with  his 
own  sTieai". 

22  These  things  did  Benaiah  the 
son  of  .lehoiadii,  and  had  the  name 
nmong  three  mighty  men. 

23  He  was  more  honourable  than 


8  the 
stronghold, 


■'  sons  of 
Ariel 


329 


DavidCs  sin  in 


II.  SAMUEL,  24. 


nnmbering  the  peojjle. 


the  thirty,  but  lie  attained  not  to 
the  first  three.  And  David  set  him 
over  his  guard. 

24  Asahel  the  brother  of  Joab 
toas  one  of  the  thirty ;  Elhanan  the 
son  of  Dodo  of  I5eth4elieni, 

25  Shammah  the  Harodite,  EHka 
the  Harodite, 

26  Helez  tlie  Paltite,  Ira  the  son 
of  Ikkesh  the  Tekoite, 

27  Abiezer  the  Anethothite,  Me- 
bunnai  the  Hushathite, 

28  Zahnon  the  Ahohite,  Maharai 
the  Netophathite, 

29  Heleb  the  son  of  Baanah,  a 
Netophathite,  Ittai  tlie  son  of  Ribai 
out  of  Gibeah  of  the  children  of 
Benjamin, 

30  Benaiah  the  Pirathonite,  Hid- 
dai  of  the  brooks  of  Gaash, 

31  Abi-albon  the  Arbathite,  Az- 
maveth  the  Barhumite, 

32  Eliahba  the  Shaalbonite,  of 
the  sons  of  Jashen,  Jonathan, 

.33  Shammalithe  Hararite,Ahiam 
the  son  of  Sliarar  the  Hararite, 

34  Eliphelet  the  son  of  Ahasbai. 
the  son  of  the  Maachathite,  Eham 
the  son  of  Aliithojjhel  tlie  Gilonite, 

35  Hezrai  the  Carmelite,  Paarai 
the  Arbite, 

36  Igal  the  son  of  Nathan  of  Zo- 
bah,  Bani  the  Gadite, 

37  Zelek  the  Ammonite,  Nahari 
the  Beerothite,  armourbearer  to 
Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah, 

38  Ira  an  Ithrite,  Gareb  an 
Ithrite, 

39  Uriah  the  Hittite :  thirty  and 
seven  in  all. 

CHAPTER  24. 

1  Diivid,  lempteil  Jii/  Siitfni.  forceth  Joah  la 
iinmher  the.  jieojile.  U  T)ie  r<t fiiii'DiH,  in. 
nine  iiiDUtliK  (lull  tii-ciili/  i/iii/.i.  hrhni  Ihe 
■iiinxter  iif  thirleen  InnnI rr.l  lliniixmnl  'ji ijhi- 
imiiniii.  HI  Dii  rill ,  Ini  il  ml  three  phiriueti 
j,rOl„nliiileil  1,1/  I,-, I, I.  r,  i„  I'lleth,  illiil  r/lno.y- 
eththe  thrre  iliii/.s'  /,es/i/,'„re.  If)  After  the 
iJeilth  nfthreesriireitiiil  ten  Ihnnsanil,  Ihiriil 
till  reiientilnve  /irerenteth  the  ,t extriietinn  of 
.iernMlleni.  Is  Dii  riil .  hij  (iitiV !<  ,1  i reetion , 
linrchuneth  Ariinn(ih\  llirenirinijjliior ; 
wli.i're  hiiclng  H<t.cri./ioe,<l,  the  plityiis  utiiyeth. 

AND  again  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  was  kindled  against  Is- 
rael, and  he  movtnl  J)avid  against 
them  to  say.  Go,  number  Isra(>l 
and  Judah. 

2  For  the  king  said  to  .foal)  the 
captain  of  the  host,  which  iiuix  with 
him.  Go  now  througli  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel,  from  Dan  even  to  Pi(>er- 
sheba,  and  number  ye  the  ])eo])l(\ 
that  I  may  know  Um'  ihimiIxt  of 
the  peopl(^ 

3  And  Joal)  said  unto  the  king, 
Now  tlir  Ijoud  thy  (!o(l  add  utito 
the  peonle,  liow  m;my  soever  they 
be,  an  nundredfold,  Jiiid  th.it  the 
eyes  of  my  loi'd  the  king  may  see 


it:  but  why  doth  my  lord  the  king 
delight  in  this  thing? 

4  Notwithstanding  the  king's 
word  pievailed  against  Joab,  and 
against  the  captains  of  the  host. 
And  Joab  and  the  captains  of  the 
host  went  out  from  the  presence  of 
the  king,  to  number  the  people  of 
Israel. 

5  *\]  And  they  passed  over  Jor- 
dan, and  pitched  in  Aroer,  on  the 
right  side  of  the  city  that  lieth  in 
the  '  midst  of  the  river  of  Gad,  and 
toward  J  azer  : 

6  Then  they  came  to  Gilead,  and 
to  the  land  of  Tahtim4iodshi ;  and 
they  came  to  Dan-jaan,  and  about 
to  Zidon, 

7  And  came  to  the  strong  hold  of 
Tyre,  and  to  all  the  cities  of  the 
Hivites,  and  of  the  Canaanites : 
and  they  went  out  to  the  south  of 
Judah,  even  to  Beer-sheba. 

8  So  when  they  had  gone  through 
all  the  land,  they  canie  to  Jeru- 
salem at  the  end  of  nine  months 
and  twenty  days. 

9  And  Joab  gave  up  the  sum  of 
the  number  of  the  people  unto  the 
king  :  and  there  were  in  Israel 
eight  hundred  thousand  valiant 
men  that  drew  the  sword  ;  and  the 
men  of  Judah  ivere  five  hundred 
thousand  men. 

10  U  And  David's  heart  smote 
him  after  that  he  had  numl;)ered 
the  people.  And  David  said  unto 
the  Lord,  I  have  sinned  greatly  in 
that  I  have  done  :  anfl  now,  I  be- 
seech thee,  O  Loud,  take  away  the 
iniquity  of  thy  servan.t ;  for  I  have 
done  very  foolishly. 

11  '■'  For  when  David  was  up  in 
the  morning,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  the  prophet  Gad,  Da- 
vid's seer,  saying, 

12  (}o  and  say  unto  David,  Thus 
saith  the  LoRD,  1  oft'er  thee  thi'ee 
fhiiKjs;  chooser  tlu>e  one  of  them, 
that  1  may  ilo  it  unto  thee. 

13  So  Giul  cam(>  to  David,  and 
told  him,  and  said  unto  liini,  Shall 
seven  yenis  of  fainine  come  unto 
thee  in  thy  land  ?  or  wilt  thou  ilee 
tln'ce  months  before  thine  enemies, 
while  they  i)ursu(^  thee?  or  that 
thei'(^  be  three  days'  p(>stilence  in 
thy  land?  now  advise,  and  see  what 
answer  1  sliall  return  to  him  that 
s(>nt  m(;. 

14  And  David  said  unto  Gad,  I 
am  in  a  great  strait :  let  us  fall  now 
into  the  hand  of  the  Lord;  for  his 
mercies  (^/yv  great :  and  let  me  not 
fall  into  the  li.-i.nd  of  m;in. 

15  II  So  the  ivOKD  sent  a  ])esti- 
lenccMipon  Israel  from  the  moi'iiing 
even  to  the  time  appointed  :  a.nd 
there  died  of  the  peo[)h!  from  Dan 


,330 


The  plague  is  stayed 


II.  SAMUEL,  24. 


at  DavkVs  intercession. 


even  to  Beer-sheba  seventy  thou- 
sand men. 

1 6  vVnd  when  the  angel  stretched 
out  his  hand  upon  Jerusalem  to 
destroy  it,  the  Lord  repented  him 
of  the  evil,  and  said  to  the  angel 
that  destroyed  the  people.  It  is 
enough :  stay  now  thine  hand.  And 
the  angel  of  the  Lord  was  by  the 
threshingplace  of  Araunah  the 
Jebusite. 

17  x\nd  David  spoke  unto  the 
Lord  when  he  saw  the  angel  that 
smote  the  people,  and  said,  Lo,  1 
have  sinned,  and  I  have  done 
wickedly :  but  these  sheep,  what 
have  they  done  1  let  thine  hand,  I 
pray  thee,  be  against  me,  and 
against  my  father's  house. 

1 8  H  And  Gad  came  that  day  to 
David,  and  said  unto  him.  Go  up, 
rear  an  altar  unto  the  Lord  in  the 
threshingtloorof  Araunah  the  Jebu- 
site. 

19  And  David,  according  to  the 
saying  of  Gad,  went  up  as  the  Lord 
commanded. 

20  And  Araunah  looked,  and  saw 
the  king  and  his  servants  coming 
on  toward  him  :  and  Araunah  went 
out,  and  bowed  himself  before  the 
king  on  his  face  upon  the  ground. 


21  And  Araunah  said,  Wherefore 
is  my  lord  the  king  come  to  his  ser- 
vant 1  And  David  said.  To  buy  the 
threshingtioor  of  thee,  to  build  an 
altar  unto  the  Lord,  that  the 
plague  may  be  stayed  from  the 
people. 

22  And  Araunah  said  unto  Da- 
vid, Let  my  Lord  the  king  take 
and  offer  up  what  seemeth  good 
unto  him  :  behold,  here  be  oxen  for 
burnt  sacrifice,  and  threshing  in- 
struments and  other  instruments  of 
the  oxen  for  wood. 

23  'All  these  tlnnnK  did  Araunah, 
as  a  king,  give  unto  the  king.  And 
Araunah  said  unto  the  king.  The 
Lord  thy  God  accept  thee. 

24  And  the  king  said  unto  Arau- 
nah, Nay  ;  but  I  will  surely  buy  it 
of  thee  at  a  price :  neither  will  I  of- 
fer burnt  offerings  unto  the  Lord 
my  God  of  that  which  doth  cost 
me  nothing.  tSo  David  bought  the 
threshingtioor  and  the  oxen  for 
fifty  shekels  of  silver. 

25  And  David  built  there  an 
altar  unto  the  Lord,  and  offered 
burnt  offerings  and  peace  offerings. 
So  the  Lord  was  intreated  for  the 
land,  and  the  plague  was  stayed 
from  Israel. 


THE   FIRST  BOOK  OF 
THE  KINGS, 


COMMONLY    CALLED 


THE   THIED   BOOK   OF   THE   KII^GS 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Ahishag  cherixheth  Damd  in  his  extreme 
age.  5  Adonijah,  Darid'sdarlinu,  -usarp- 
eth  the  kingdom.  11  By  the  coiinxel  af 
Xdthiiii.  15  Buth-.shehit  uini-eth  tlie  kiini. 
'l-l  <nid  Sitthitn  .'<eco)id,1h  her.  -i<.  Ihirid 
rnii'irrth  lii.t  oath  to  B,tth-.^heh<t.  m  Solo- 
mon, tiji  l><ir>(l'.s  <ii)jioi)itiiient.  being 
(inointei)  king  Iti/  Zddok  oni/  NoHkiii.  the 
jieoji/i'  trinnip/i .  41  Jonotlimi  liriiigingthene 
iii'u:s,  .\<l,,iii'i(ih\-<(ine.-<fs  ti'l-  ■"'!)  Adinii/oh, 
r/i/ino  111  III',  horiix  at  the  iilliir.  iifon  hi.s 
'good'  hihiirlimr  is  il isuii.-^ynl   hi/  Sohiinini. 

NOW  king  David  was  old  and 
stricken  in  years ;  and  they 
covered  him  with  clothes,  but  he 
gat  no  heat. 

2  Whei'efore  his  servants  said 
unto  him,  Let  there  he  sought  for 
my  lord  the  king  a  young  virgin  : 
and  let  her  stand  before  the  king, 
and  let  her  cherish  him,  and  let  her 
lie  ill  thy  bosom,  that  my  lord  the 
king  may  get  heat. 


3  So  they  sought  for  a  fair  damsel 
throughout  all  the  'coasts  of  Israel, 
and  found  Abishag  a  ►^hunammite, 
and  brought  her  to  the  king. 

4  And  the  damsel  vas  very  fair, 
and  cherished  the  king,  and  minis- 
tered to  him  :  but  the  king  knew 
her  not. 

5  IT  Then  Adonijah  the  son  of 
Haggith  exalted  himself,  saying,  I 
will  be  king  :  and  he  i)repared  him 
chariots  and  horsemen,  and  fifty 
men  to  run  before  him. 

6  And  his  father  had  not  dis- 
pleased him  at  any  time  in  saying. 
Why  hast  thou  done  so'?  and  he 
also  mas  (I  very  goodly  man:  and 
'-his  uiotherhnre  him  after  Absalom. 

7  And  he  conferred  with  .Toab 
the  son  of  Zeruiah,  and  with  Abia- 
thar  the  priest:  and  they  following 
Adonijah  helped  him. 


1  All  this,  O 
kiiii;-,  doth 
Araunah 
eive 


1  borders 


2  ho  was 
liorii 


331 


AdonijaJi's  usurpation. 


I.  KINGS,  1. 


Soloinon  appointed  king. 


H  But  Zarlok  the  priest,  and  Be- 
naiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  Na- 
than the  prophet,  and  Hhiniei,  and 
llei,  and  the  mighty  men  which 
Ix'loiiged  to  David,  were  not  with 
Adonijah. 

9  And  Adonijah  slew  sheep  and 
oxen  and  fat  cattle  by  the  stone  of 
Zoheleth,  which  t.s  by  En-rogel,  and 
called  all  his  brethren  the  king's 
sons,  and  all  the  men  of  Judah  the 
king's  servants  : 

10  But  Nathan  the  prophet,  and 
Benaiah,  and  the  mighty  men,  and 
Solomon  his  brother,  he  called  not. 

1 1  51  Wherefore  N«,than  spake 
unto  Bath-sheba  the  mother  of 
►Solomon,  saying,  Hast  thou  not 
heard  that  Adonijah  the  son  of 
Haggith  doth  reign,  and  David  our 
lord  knoweth  it  nof? 

\2  Now  therefore  come,  let  me, 
I  pray  thee,  give  thee  counsel,  that 
thou  mayest  save  thine  own  life, 
and  the  life  of  thy  son  Solomon. 

1 3  Go  and  get  thee  in  unto  king 
David,  and  say  unto  him.  Didst 
not  thou,  my  lord,  O  king,  swear 
unto  thine  handmaid,  saying.  As- 
suredly Solomon  thy  son  siiall 
reign  after  me,  and  he  shall  sit 
upon  my  throne  1  why  then  doth 
Adonijah  reign  % 

14  Behold,  while  thou  yet  talk- 
est  thei'e  with  the  king,  I  also  will 
come  in  after  thee,  and  confirm  thy 
words. 

15  ^  And  Bath-sheba  went  in 
unto  the  king  into  the  chamber  : 
and  the  king  was  very  old  ;  and 
Abishag  the  Shunammite  minis- 
tered unto  the  king. 

IG  And  Bath-sheba  bowed,  and 
did  f)beisance  unto  the  king.  And 
the  king  said.  What  wouldest thou? 

17  And  she  said  unto  him,  My 
loi'd,  thou  swar(>st  by  tlie  Lord  thy 
God  unto  thine  handmaid,  .svr///»f/. 
Assuredly  Solomon  thy  son  shall 
I'eign  after  me,  and  he  shall  sit 
upon  my  thnme. 

18  And  now,  b(!hold,  Ad(mijah 
reigneth  ;  and  now,  my  lord  the 
king,  thou   knowest  it  not : 

1 '.J  And  li(^  liath  slain  oxen  and 
fat  cattle  and  sheep  in  abundance, 
and  hath  called  all  the  sons  of  the 
king,  and  Abiatliar  the  jjriest,  and 
.Joal)  the  captain  of  tlu;  host:  but 
Solomon  thy  servant  hath  he  not 
calhui. 

'10  And  thou,  my  lord,  ()  king,  the 
eyes  of  all  Israel  are  upon  th(^e, 
that  thou  shouldest  t(;ll  them  who 
shall  .sit  on  the  throne  of  my  lord 
the  king  after  liim. 

21  Otlierwise  it  sliall  come  to 
pass,  wIh'U  my  lorrl  the  king  shall 
sleep  with  his  fathers,  that   I   and 


my  son  Solomon  shall  be  counted 
oii'enders. 

2"J  II  And,  lo,  while  she  yet  talked 
with  the  king,  Nathan  the  prophet 
also  came  in. 

23  And  they  told  the  king,  say- 
ing. Behold  Nathan  the  prophet. 
And  when  he  was  come  in  before  the 
king,  he  bowed  himself  before  the 
king  with  his  face  to  the  ground. 

24  And  Nathan  said.  My  loi-d,  G 
king,  hast  thou  said,  Adonijah  shall 
reign  aftei"  me,  and  he  shall  sit 
upon   my  throne'? 

25  For  he  is  gone  down  this  day, 
and  hath  slain  oxen  and  fat  cattle 
and  sheep  in  abundance,  and  hath 
called  all  the  king's  sons,  and  the 
captains  of  the  host,  and  Abiathai- 
the  priest ;  and,  behold,  they  eat 
and  drink  before  him,  and  say, 
God  save  king  Adonijah. 

26  But  me,  even  me  thy  servant, 
and  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Benaiah 
the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  thy  ser- 
vant Solomon,  hath  lie  not  called. 

27  Is  this  thing  done  by  my  lord 
the  king,  and  thou  liast  not  shewed 
■it  unto  thy  servant,  who  should  sit 
on  the  tlnone  of  my  lord  the  king 
after  him'! 

28  H  Then  king  David  answered 
and  said.  Call  me  Bath-sheba.  And 
she  came  into  the  king's  presence, 
and  stood  before  the  king. 

29  And  the  king  sware,  and  said, 
A»  the  Lord  liveth,  that  hath  re- 
deemed my  soul  out  of  all  distress, 

30  Even  as  I  sware  unto  thee  by 
^  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  saying, 
Assuredly  Solomon  thy  son  shall 
reign  after  me,  and  he  sliall  sit 
upon  my  throne  in  my  stead;  even 
so  will  1  certainly  do  this  day. 

31  Then  Bath-sheba  bowed  with 
her  face  to  the  earth,  and  did  i-eve- 
rence  to  the  king,  and  said,  Let  my 
loi-d  king  David  live  for  (n-er. 

32  H  And  king  David  said.  Gall 
me  Zadok  the  pi-i(!st,  wnd  Nathan 
the  iirophet,  and  I'enaiali  the  son 
of  Jehoiada.  And  they  came  before 
the  king. 

33  The  king  also  said  unto  them. 
Take  with  you  th(>  servants  of  your 
lord,  and  cause  Solomon  my  son  to 
ride  unon  mine  own  mule,  and 
bring    liim    down    to    Gihon: 

34  And  let  Zadok  the  pi;i(>st  and 
Nathan  the  pi'oi)het  anoint  him 
tJK're  king  oxer  Isi-ael  :  and  blow 
yc  with  the  ti'umpct,  and  say,  (?od 
sav(^  king  Solomon. 

35  Then  ye  shall  come  uj)  after 
him,  that  he  may  come  and  sit  \\\)(n\ 
my  throne;  for  he  shall  he  king  in 
my  stead  :  atui  ]  have  Mppointcd 
him  to  I)erulero\er  Israel  and  over 
Judah. 


Solomon  auointed  king. 


I.  KINGS,  2. 


DavicVs  last  charge  to  him. 


36  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoiada  answered  the  king,  and  said, 
A  men  :  ^  the  LoR])  (iod  of  my  lord 
tlie  iving  say  so  too. 


;5  /  As  the  Lord  hath  been  with 
my  lord  the  king,  even  so  be  he 
with  Solomon,  and  make  his  throne 
greater  than  the  throne  of  my  lord 
king  David. 

38  So  Zadok  the  priest,  and 
Nathan  the  prophet,  and  laenaiah 
the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  the  Che- 
rethites,  and  the  Pelethites,  went 
down,  and  caused  Solomon  to  ride 
upon  king  David's  mvde,  and 
brought    him    to    Gihon. 

39  And  Zadok  the  priest  took  "an 
horn  of  oil  out  of  the  ^  tabernacle. 
and  anointed  Solomon.  And  they 
blew  the  trumpet ;  and  all  the  peo- 
ple said,  God  save  king  Solomon. 

40  And  all  the  people  came  u]i 
after  him,  and  the  people  piped 
with  pipes,  and  rejoiced  with  great 
.ioy,  so  that  the  earth  rent  with  the 
sound  of  them. 

41  U  And  Adonijah  and  all  the 
guests  that  ivere  with  him  heard  it 
as  they  had  made  an  end  of  eating. 
And  when  Joab  heard  the  sound  of 
the  trumpet,  he  said,  Wherefore  is 
this  noise  of  the  city  being  in  an 
uproar  *? 

42  And  while  he  yet  spake,  be- 
hold, Jonathan  the  son  of  Abia- 
thar  the  priest  came  :  and  Adoni- 
jah said  untohim,  Comein  ;  for  thou 
art  a  *  valiant  man,  and  bringest 
good   tidings. 

43  And  Jonathan  answered  and 
said  to  Adonijah,  Verily  our  lord 
king  David  hath  made  Solomon 
king. 

44  And  the  king  hath  sent  with 
him  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Nathan 
the  prophet,  and  Benaiah  the  son 
of  Jehoiada,  and  the  Cherethites, 
and  the  Pelethites,  and  they  have 
caused  him  to  ride  upon  the  king's 
mule : 

45  And  Zadok  the  priest  and 
Nathan  the  prophet  have  anointed 
him  king  in  Gihon :  and  they  are 
come  up  from  thence  I'cjoicing,  so 
that  the  city  rang  again.  This  is 
the  noise  that  ye  have  heard. 

4G  And  also  Solomon  sitteth  on 
the  throne  of  the  kingdom. 

47  And  moreover  the  king's  ser- 
vants came  to  bless  our  lord  king 
David,  saying,  God  make  the  name 
of  Solomon  better  than  thy  name, 
and  make  his  throne  gi-eater  than 
thy  throne.  And  the  king  bowed 
himself  ux)on  the  bed. 

48  And  also  thus  said  the  king, 
Blessed  Oe  "the  [.ord  God  (^f  Israel, 
which  hath  given  one  to  sit  on  my 


throne  this  day,  mine  eyes  even 
seeing  it. 

49  And  all  the  guests  that  were 
with  Adonijah  were  afraid,  and 
rose  up,  and  went  every  man  his 
way. 

50  U  And  Adonijah  feared  be- 
cause of  Solomon,  and  arose,  and 
went,  and  caught  hold  on  the  horns 
of  the  altar. 

51  And  it  was  told  Solomon,  say- 
ing, Behold,  Adonijah  feareth  king 
Solomon:  for,  lo,  he  hath  caught 
hold  on  the  horns  of  the  altar,  say- 
ing, Let  king  Solomon  swear  unto 
me  to  day  that  he  will  not  slay  his 
servant  with  the  sword. 

52  And  S<Jomon  said,  If  he  will 
shew  himself  a  worthy  man,  there 
shall  not  an  liair  of  him  fall  to  the 
earth:  but  if  wickedness  shall  be 
found  in  him,  he  shall  die. 

53  So  king  Solomon  sent,  and 
they  brought  him  down  from  the 
altar.  And  he  came  and  bowed 
himself  to  king  Solomon  :  and  Solo- 
mon said  unto  him,  Go  to  thine 
house. 

CHAPTEE  2. 

1  David,  haiHiii/  (/ioeii  a  charge  to  Solomon, 
3  of  vfUgioutoieKH,  5  of  Joah,  1  of  Barsil- 
hii,  S  of  Shimei,  10  flii'th.  12  Solomon 
KUticeedeth.  Vi  Adonijah,  niovittg  Baih- 
Hheha  to  nue  unto  So/omon  for  Al/i-sluig,  is 
jnit  to  deatli.  2(>  Alihilliar,  having  his  life 
given  him,  is  ih'pri red  (f  the  priesthood. 
28  Joab  fleeing  to  the  hams  of  the  altar  in 
there  slain.  35  Benaiah  in  put  in  JoaVs 
room,  and  ZadoJc  in  Ahiatluir'n.  36  Shimei, 
confined  to  Jerusalem,  by  occasion  of  go- 
ing thence  to  Gath,  is  put  to  death. 

NOW  the  days  of  David  drew 
nigh  that  he  should  die;  and 
he  charged  Solomon  his  son,  say- 
ing, 

2  I  go  the  way  of  all  the  earth  : 
be  thou  strong  therefore,  and  shew 
thyself  a  man ; 

3  And  keep  the  charge  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in  his  ways, 
to  keep  his  statutes,  and  his  com- 
mandments, and  his  judgments, 
and  his  testimonies,  as  it  is  written 
in  the  law  of  Moses,  that  thf)u  maj'^- 
est  prosper  in  all  that  thou  doest, 
and  whithersoever  thou  turnest 
thyself: 

4  That  the  Lord  may  continue 
his  wortl  which  he  .si)ake  concern- 
ing me,  saying,  If  thy  children 
take  heefl  to  their  way,  to  walk 
before  me  in  truth  with  all  their 
heart  and  with  all  their  soul,  there 
shall  not  fail  thee  (said  he)  a  man 
on  the  throne  of  Israel. 

5  INIoreover  tliou  knowest  also 
what  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  did  to 
me,  and  what  he  did  to  the  tAvo 
captains  of  the  hosts  of  Israel, 
unto  Abner  tlie  son  of  Ner,  and 
unto  Amasa    the    son    of   Jether, 


33^ 


David  dieth. 


I.  KINGS,  2. 


Adonijah  put  to  dealh. 


whom  he  slew,  and  shed  tlie  blood 
of  war  in  peace,  and  put  the  blood 
of  war  upon  his  girdle  that  was 
about  his  loins,  and  in  his  shoes 
that  ivere  on  his  feet. 

6  Do  therefore  according  to  thy 
wisdom,  and  let  not  his  hoar  head 
go  down  to  *  the  grave  in  peace. 

7  But  shew  kindness  unto  the 
sons  of  Barzillai  the  Gileadite,  and 
let  them  be  of  those  that  eat  at 
thy  table  :  for  so  they  came  to  me 
when  I  fled  because  of  Absalom  thy 
brother. 

8  And, behold,  thou  hast  with  thee 
Shimei  the  son  of  Gera,  a  Ben- 
jamite  of  Bahurim,  which  cursed 
me  with  a  grievous  curse  in  the 
day  when  I  went  to  Mahanaim  : 
but  he  came  down  to  meet  me  at 
Jordan,  and  I  sware  to  him  by  the 
Lord,  saying,  I  will  not  put  thee 
to  death  with  the  sword. 

9  Now  therefore  hold  him  not 
guiltless  :  for  thou  art  a  wise  man, 
and  k  no  west  what  thou  oughtest 
to  do  unto  him ;  but  his  hoar  head 
bring  thou  down  to  *  the  grave 
with  blood. 

10  So  David  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  in  the  city  of 
David. 

11  And  the  days  that  David 
reigned  over  Israel  ivere  forty 
years :  seven  years  reigned  he  in 
Hebron,  and  thirty  and  three  years 
reigned  he  in  Jerusalem. 

1 2  H  Then  sat  Solomon  upon  the 
throne  of  David  his  father ;  and  his 
kingdom  was  established  greatly. 

13  5!  And  Adonijah  the  son  of 
Haggith  came  to  Bath-sheba  the 
mother  of  Solomon.  And  slie  said, 
Comest  thou  peaceably^  And  he 
said.  Peaceably.  . 

14  He  said  moreover,  I  have 
somewhat  to  say  unto  thee.  And 
she  said.  Say  on. 

15  And  he  said.  Thou  knowest 
that  the  kingdom  was  mine,  and 
that  all  Israel  set  their  faces  on  me, 
that  [  siiould  reign  :  howbeit  the 
kingdom  is  turned  about,  and  is 
become  my  brothei''s  :  foi'  it  was 
his  from   the   Lord. 

16  And  now  I  ask  one  netitionof 
the(!,  deny  me  not.  Ana  she  said 
unto  him,  Say  on. 

17  And  he  said,  Speak,  I  pray 
thee,  unto  Solomon  the  king,  (foi- 
he  will  not  say  thee  nay,)  tliat  he 
give  me  Abishag  tlie  Shunaimnite 
to  wife. 

18  And  Bath-sheba  said.  Well ;  I 
will  speak  fur  thee  unto  tlie  king. 

19  il  Bath-slipha  therefon^  went 
unto  king  Solomon,  to  si)eak  unto 


*Heb.  Sheol. 


him  for  Adonijah.  And  the  king 
rose  up  to  meet  her,  and  bowed 
himself  unto  her,  and  sat  down  on 
his  throne,  and  caused  a  "seat  to  be 
set  for  the  king's  mother ;  and  she 
sat  on  his  right  hand. 

20  Then  she  said,  I  desire  one 
small  petition  of  thee  ;  I  pray  thee, 
say  me  not  nay.  And  the  king 
said  unto  her.  Ask  on,  my  mother  : 
for  I  will  not  say  thee  nay. 

21  And  she  said,  Let  Abishag 
the  Shunammite  be  given  to  Adoni- 
jah thy  brother  to  wife. 

22  And  king  Solomon  answered 
and  said  unto  his  mother,  And  why 
dost  thou  ask  Abishag  the  Shu- 
nammite for  Adonijah^  ask  for 
him  the  kingdom  also ;  for  he  is 
mine  elder  brother  ;  even  for  him, 
and  for  Abiathar  the  priest,  and 
for  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah. 

2.3  Then  king  Solomon  sware  by 
the  Lord,  saying,  God  do  so  to  me, 
and  more  also,  if  Adonijah  have 
not  sjjoken  this  word  against  his 
own  life. 

24  Now  therefore,  as  the  Lord 
liveth,  which  hath  established  me, 
and  set  me  on  the  throne  of  1  )avid 
my  father,  and  who  hath  made  ine 
an  house,  as  he  promised,  Adonijah 
shall  be  put  to  death  this  day. 

25  And  king  Solomon,  sent  by 
the  hand  of  Benaiah  the  son  of 
Jehoiada ;  and  he  fell  upon  him 
that  he  died. 

26  ^  And  unto  Abiathar  the 
priest  said  the  king,  Get  tliee  to 
Anathoth,  unto  thine  own  fields ; 
for  thou  art  worthy  of  death  :  but 
I  will  not  at  this  time  put  thee  to 
death,  liecause  thou  barest  the  ark 
of  the  Loi'd  God  before  David  my 
father,  and  ])ecause  thou  hast  been 
afflicted  in  all  wherein  my  father 
was  afflicted. 

27  So  Solomon  thrust  out  Abia- 
thar from  being  priest  unto  the 
Lord  ;  that  he  might  fulfil  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake 
concerning  the  house  of  Lli  in 
Shiloh. 

28  11  Then  'tifliTigs  came  to  Joab: 
for  Joab  had  turned  after  .Vdonijah, 
though  he  turned  not  after  Ai)sa- 
lom.  And  Joab  fled  unto  the 
•'tMbornacleof  the  Lord,  and  caught 
hold  on  t  lie  lionis  of  the  altar. 

29  And  it  w;is  told  king  Solomon 
that  .loal)  was  tied  unto  the  ''  fahcr- 


iiacli'  of  the  Lord  ;  and,  behold, 
//«  is  by  the  altar.  Then  Solomon 
sent  l>('naiah  th(>  son  of  Jehoiada, 
saying,  (Jo,  fall  upon  him. 

'M)  And  Benaiah  came  to  the 
•'  lalx'i'nacli'  of  the  LoKD,  aiul  said 
unto    him,  Thus    saith    the    king, 


334 


Joab  and  Shimei  slain. 


I.  K1KG8,  3. 


Solomon's  marriage. 


Come  forth.  And  he  said,  Nay  ; 
but  I  will  die  here.  And  Benaiali 
brought  the  king  word  again,  say- 
ing. Thus  said  Joab,  and  thus  he 
answered  me. 

31  And  the  king  said  unto  him. 
Do  as  he  hath  said,  and  fall  upon 
him,  and  bury  him  ;  that  thou 
mayest  take  away  the  innocent 
blood,  which  Joab  shed,  from  me, 
and  from  the  house  of  my  father. 

32  And  the  Lord  shall  return 
his  blood  upon  his  own  head,  who 
fell  upon  two  men  more  righteous 
and  better  than  he,  and  slew  theni 
with  the  sword,  my  father  David 
not  knowing  thereof,  to  wit,  Abner 
the  son  of  Ner,  captain  of  the  host 
of  Israel,  and  Amasa  the  son  of 
Jether,  captain  of  the  hostof  Judali. 

33  Their  blood  shall  therefore 
return  upon  the  head  of  Joab,  and 
upon  the  head  of  his  seed  for  ever  : 
but  upon  David,  and  upon  his  seed, 
and  upon  his  house,  and  upon  his 
throne,  shall  there  be  peace  for 
ever  from  the  Lord. 

31  So  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoi- 
ada  went  up,  and  fell  upon  him, 
and  slew  him:  and  he  was  buried 
in  his  own  house  in  the  wilderness. 

35  H  And  the  king  put  Benaiah 
the  son  of  Jehoiada  in  his  room 
over  the  host :  and  Zadok  the  priest 
did  the  king  put  in  the  room  of 
Abiathar. 

36  ^  And  the  _  king  sent  and 
called  for  Shimei,  and  said  unto 
him,  l^)uild  thee  an  house  in  Jerusa- 
lem, and  dwell  there,  and  go  not 
forth  thence  any  whither. 

37  For  it  shall  be,  that  on  the  day 
thou  goest  out,  and  passest  over 
the  lirook  Kidron,  ^  thou  shalt  know 


for  certain  that  thou  shalt  sui-ely 
die  :  thy  blood  shall  be  upon  thine 
own  head. 

3y  And  Shimei  said  unto  the 
king.  The  saying  is  good  :  as  my 
lord  the  king  hath  said,  so  will 
thy  servant  do.  Anfl  Shimei  dwelt 
in  Jerusalem  many  days. 

39  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  three  years,  that  two  of  the 
servants  of  Shimei  ran  away  unto 
Achish  son  of  Maachah  king  of 
Gath.  Anfl  they  told  Shimei,  say- 
ing. Behold,  thy  servants  /^e  in  Oath. 

40  And  Shimeiarose,  and  saddled 
his  ass,  and  went  to  Gath  to  Achish 
to  seek  his  servants:  and  Shimei 
went,  and  brought  his  servants 
from  Gath. 

41  And  it  Avas  told  Solomon  that 
Shimei  had  gone  from  Jerusalem 
to  Gath,  aTid  was  come  again. 

42  And  the  king  sent  and  called 
for  Shimei,  and  said  unto  him.  Did 
1  not  make  thee  to  swear  by  the 


Lord,  and  protested  unto  thee, 
saying.  Know  for  a  certain,  on  the 
day  tliou  goest  out,  and  walkest 
abroad  any  whither,  that  thou 
shalt  surely  die'?  and  thou  saidst 
unto  me,  The  word  that  I  have 
heard  is  good. 

43  Why  then  hast  thou  not  kept 
the  oath  of  the  Lord,  and  the 
commandment  that  I  have  charged 
thee  with  1 

44  The  king  said  moreover  to 
Shimei,  Thou  knowest  all  the 
wickedness  which  thine  heart  is 
pi'ivy  to,  that  thou  didst  to  David 
my  father :  tlierefore  the  Lord 
shall  return  thy  wickedness  upon 
thine  own  head  ; 

45  And  king  Solomon  s/iall  be 
blessed,  and  the  throne  of  David 
shall  be  established  before  the 
Lord  for  ever. 

46  So  the  king  commanded  Bena- 
iah the  son  of  Jehoiada ;  which 
went  out,  and  fell  upon  him,  that 
he  died.  And  the  kingflom  was 
established  in  the  hand  of  Solomon. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Solomon  morrii'th  PharaoJt's  daughter. 
'J  I/if/h  jihirr.s  hi' ill  (I  ill  line,  iSo/o»io>i  sacri- 
./?c'('M  at  (iilii'dii.  .")'  Solomon  at  Gih(on,in 
'the  clioicc.  vliicfi  (io(_I  i/are  him,  preferring 
iiiMioiii,  ohtoiiietli,  viKfloyn,  riches,  and 
honour.  15  Solomon's  f/itdgment  hetv:eeii 
the  two  harlots  malceth  him  renoioned. 

AND  Solomon  made  affinity  with 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egyj^t,  and 
took  Pharaoh's  daughter,  and 
brought  her  into  the  city  of  David, 
until  he  had  made  an  end  of  build- 
ing his  own  house,  and  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  wall  of  Jeru- 
salem round  about. 

2  Only  the  people  sacrificed  in 
high  places,  because  there  was  no 
house  built  unto  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  until  those  days. 

3  And  Solomon  loved  the  Lord, 
walking  in  the  statutes  of  David 
his  father :  only  he  sacrificed  and 
burnt  incense  in  high  places. 

4  And  the  king  went  to  Gibeon 
to  sacrifice  there  ;  for  that  iras  the 
great  high  place  :  atliousand  burnt 
offerings  did  Solomon  olier  upon 
that  altar. 

5  ^  In  Gibeon  the  Lord  ap- 
peared to  Solomon  in  a  dream  by 
night :  and  God  said.  Ask  what  I 
shall  give  thee. 

6  And  Solomon  said.  Thou  hast 
shewed  unto  thy  servant  David  my 
father  gi'eat  mercj^,  according  as 
he  walked  before  thee  in  tiiith, 
and  in  righteousness,  and  in  up- 
rightness of  heart  with  thee;  and 
thou  hast  kept  for  him  tliis  great 
kindness,  Ijhat  thou  hast  given  him 


335 


Solomon  asketh  ivisdom. 


I.  KINGS,  4. 


His  judgment. 


a  son  to  sit  on  his  throne,  as  it  is 
this  day. 

7  And  now,  O  Lord  my  God, 
thou  hast  made  thy  servant  king 
instead  of  David  my  father  :  and  i 
am  but  a  little  child  :  I  know  not 
hoiv  to  go  out  or  come  in. 

8  And  thy  servant  is  in  the 
midst  of  thy  people  which  thou 
hast  chosen,  a  great  people,  that 
cannot  be  numbered  nor  counted 
for  multitude. 

9  Give  therefore  thy  servant  an 
*  understanding  heart  to  judge  thy 
people,  that  I  may  discern  between 
good  and  bad  :  for  who  is  able  to 
judge  this  thy  so  great  a  people '? 

10  And  the  speech  pleased  the 
Lord,  that  Solomon  had  asked  this 
thing. 

1 1  And  God  said  unto  him.  Be- 
cause thou  hast  asked  this  thing, 
and  hast  not  asked  for  thyself  long 
life  ;  neither  hast  asked  riches  for 
thyself,  nor  hast  asked  the  life  of 
thine  enemies ;  but  hast  asked  for 
thyself  understanding  to  discern 
judgment ; 

12  Behold,  I  have  done  accord- 
ing to  thy  words  :  lo,  I  have  given 
thee  a  wise  and  an  *  understanding 
heart ;  so  tliat  there  was  none  like 
thee  before  thee,  neither  after  thee 
shall  any  arise  like  unto  thee. 

13  And  1  have  also  given  thee 
that  ^vhich  thou  hast  not  asked, 
both  riches,  and  honour  :  so  tliat 
there  shall  not  be  any  among  the 
kings  like  unto  thee  all  thy  days. 

14  And  if  thou  wilt  walk  in 
my  ways,  to  keep  my  statutes  and 
my  comniandments,  as  thy  father 
David  did  walk,  then  I  will  lengthen 
thy  days. 

15  And  Solomon  awoke;  and, 
behold,  it  was  a  dream.  And  he 
came  to  Jei'usalcm,  and  stood  be- 
fore th(;  ark  of  the  covenant  of  tlie 
LoiiD,  and  oil'ercHl  up  l)urnt  ofi'ei'- 
ings,  atid  oifered  i)e;ic(^  oil'erings, 
and  made  a  feast  to  all  hissei'vants. 

IG  1^1  Then  came  there  two  wo- 
men, that  tocre  harlots,  unto  the 
king,  and  stood  before  him. 

17  And  the  one  woman  said,  O 
in.v  lord,  I  and  this  woman  dwell 
in  one  house;  and  I  was  deliv(>red 
of  a  child  with  her  in  tlie  house. 

bS  And  it  came  to  pass  the  third 
day  after  that  1  was  (Iclivei-ed,  that 
this  woman  was  (U^livered  also  : 
and  we  iimre  together  ;  tlir.re  was  no 
stranger  with  us  in  the  house,  sav(> 
we  two  in  tlie  liouse. 

19  And  this  woman's  cliild  died 
in  the  night:  l)ecauseslie()\('i'lai(l  it. 

20  And  slu!  arose  at  midniglit, 
and  took  my  son  fi-om  beside  m(% 


*  Heb.  hearing.* 


while  thine  handmaid  slept,  and 
laid  it  in  her  bosom,  and  laid  her 
dead  child  in  my  bosom. 

21  And  when  I  rose  in  the  morn- 
ing to  give  my  child  suck,  behold, 
it  was  dead  :  but  when  I  had  con- 
sidered it  in  the  morning,  behold, 
it  was  not  my  son,  which  I  did 
bear. 

22  And  the  other  woman  said, 
Nay  ;  but  the  living  is  my  son,  and 
the  dead  is  thy  son.  And  this  said. 
No ;  but  the  dead  is  thy  son,  and 
the  living  is  my  son.  Thus  they 
spake  before  the  king. 

23  Then  said  the  king.  The  one 
saith.  This  is  my  son  that  liveth, 
and  thy  son  ?'.s  the  dead:  and  the 
other  saith.  Nay  ;  but  thy  son  is 
the  dead,  and  my  son  is  the  living. 

24  And  the  king  said.  Bring  me 
a  sword.  And  they  brought  a 
sword  before  the  king. 

25  And  the  king  said.  Divide  the 
living  child  in  two,  and  give  half 
to  the  one,  and  half  to  the  other. 

26  Then  spake  the  Avoman  whose 
the  living  child  was  unto  the  king, 
for  her  ^  bowels  yearned  upon  her 
son,  and  she  said,  O  my  lord,  give 
her  the  living  child,  and  in  no  wise 
slay  it.  But  the  other  said.  Let 
it  be  neither  mine  nor  thine,  but 
divide  it. 

27  Then  the  king  answered  and 
said.  Give  her  the  living  child,  and 
in  no  wise  slay  it :  she  is  the 
mother  thereof. 

28  And  all  Israel  heard  of  the 
judgment  which  the  king  had 
judged  ;  and  they  feared  the  king  : 
for  they  saw  that  the  wisdom  of 
God  tvas  in  him,  to  do  judgment. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  Solomov\'i  princes.  7  ///.<  firelre  dtticcru 
far  jiroiu.iiiiii.  '2(1,  '24  The  pence  mn/  liirije- 
in'sN  of  hin  kitnid  1)111.  2'2  lli.\  tidili/  p'ra- 
rt.sii)ii.     'Jli  y//.v  ntdh/eit.     5iy  J/i.t  vi.sfioiH. 

omon  was  king  over 


C^O  king  Sol 
K3  all  Israel. 


2  7\nd  these  tvere^  the  pi'inces 
wliich  he  had  ;  Azariah  the  son  of 
Zadok  the  priest, 

3  l']lihorei)h  and  Ahiah,  the  sons 
of  Shi_sh;i,  sci'ibes  ;  Jehoshaijhat  the 
son  of  Ahilud,  the  i'(>corder. 

4  And  i'x'na-iali  the  son  of  .Tehoi- 
ada  ii<as  i>\n-  the  host:  and  Zadok 
and  Al)i;itli;ir  trcfi'  the  priests  : 

5  And  Azariah  the  son  of  N;ithan 
was  ovei'  the  ollicers  :  and  Znbiid 
thf^  son  of  Nathan  tras  ])rinci|)al 
ofiicer,   r/v/*/  th(i  king's  friend  : 

<)  And  Ahishai'  tras  over  the 
household  :  and  y\donii-am  the  son 
of  Alxla  H'aa  o\('r  tlie  '"  ti'ibute. 

7  1i  And  Solomon  had  twelve 
ollicers  over  all  Israel,  which  pro- 


336 


Solomon^  s  iwinces. 


I.  KINGS,  5. 


Ills  greatness  and  wisdom. 


vided  victuals  for  the  king  and  his 
household  :  each  man  his  month  in 
a  year  made  provision. 

8  And  these  are  their  names : 
^  The  son  of  Hur,  in  mount  Ephra- 
im  : 

9  -  The  son  of  Dekar,  in  Makaz, 
and  in  iShaalbim,  and  Beth-she- 
mesh,  and  Elon-beth-hanan  : 

10  ^The  son  of  Hesed,  in  Aru- 
both ;  to  him  ■pertained  Sochoh, 
and  all  the  land  of  Hepher  : 

1 1  ■*  The  son  of  Abinadah,  in  all 
the  ^  region  of  JJor ;  which  had 
Taphath  the  daughter  of  Solomon 
to  wife : 

1 2  Baana  the  son  of  Ahilud  ;  to 
him  pertained  Taanach  and  Me- 
giddo,  and  all  Beth-shean,  which 
is  by  "Zartanah  beneath  Jezreel, 
from  Beth-slieaii  to  Abel-meholah, 
even  unto  the  place  that  is  beyond 
Jokneam  : 

13  'The  son  of  Geber, in  Ramoth- 
gilead ;  to  him  pertained  *the  towns 
of  Jair  the  son  of  Manasseh,  which 
are  in  Gilead ;  to  him  also  pertained 
the  region  of  Argob,  which  is  in 
Bashan,  threescore  great  cities  with 
walls  and  brasen  bars  : 

1 4  Ahinadab  the  son  of  Iddo  Itad 
JMahanaim  : 

15  Ahimaaz  was  in  Naphtali ;  he 
also  took  Basmath  the  daughter  of 
Solomon  to  wife : 

1 6  Baanah  the  son  of  Hushai  was 
in  Asher  and  "*  in  A1oth  : 

17  Jehoshaphat  tlie  son  of  Pa- 
ruah,  in  Issachar : 

18  Shimei  the  son  of  Elah,  in 
Benjamin : 

19  Geber  the  son  of  Uri  loas  in 
the  country  of  Gilead,  in  the  coun- 
try of  Sihon  king_<)f  the  Amorites, 
and  of  Og  king  of  Jiashan  ;  and  lie 
ivas  the  only  officer  which  tvas  in 
the  land. 

20  llJudah  and  Israel  n'ere  many, 
as  the  sand  which  is  by  the  sea  in 
multitude,  eating  and  drinking, 
and  making  merry. 

2 1  And  Solomon  reigned  over  all 
kingdoms  from  the  -'^river  unto  the 
land  of  the  Philistines,  and  unto 
the  border  of  Egypt :  they  brought 
presents,  and  served  Solomon  all 
the  days  of  his  life. 

22  11  And  Solomon's  provision  for 
one  day  was  thirty  measures  of  fine 
Hour,  and  threescore  measures  of 
meal, 

23  Ten  fat  oxen,  and  twenty  oxen 
out  of  the  pastui'es,  and  an  hundred 
sheei),  beside  harts,  and  roebucks, 
and  fallowdeer,  and  fatt(;d  fowl. 

24  For  he  had  dominion  over  all 


*  Jleb.  Havvoth-jiiir. 


the  region  on  this  side  the  ^"  river, 
from  Tiphsah  even  to  '^  Azzah,  over 
all  the  kings  on  this  side  the  '"'river  : 
and  he  had  peace  on  all  sides  round 
about  him. 

25  And  Judah  and  Israel  dwelt 
safely,  every  man  under  his  vine 
and  under  his  fig  tree,  from  Dan 
even  to  Beer-sheba,  all  the  days  of 
Solomon. 

26  H  And  Solomon  had  t  forty 
tliousand  stalls  of  hoi-ses  for  his 
chariots,  and  twelve  thousand 
horsemen. 

27  And  those  officers  provided 
victual  for  king  Solomon,  and  for 
all  that  came  unto  king  Solomon's 
table,  every  man  in  his  month : 
they  lacked  nothing. 

28  Barley  also  and  straw  for  the 
horses  and  '''dromedaries  brought 
they  unto  the  place  where  the  offi- 
cers were,  every  man  according  to 
his  charge. 

29  II  And  God  gave  Solomon  wis- 
dom and  understanding  exceeding 
much,  and  largeness  of  heart,  even 
as  the  sand  that  is  on  the  sea  shore. 

30  And  Solomon's  wisdom  ex- 
celled the  wisdom  of  all  the  child- 
ren of  the  east  country,  and  all 
the  wisdom  of  Egypt. 

31  For  he  was  wiser  than  all 
men ;  than  Ethan  the  Ezrahite, 
and  Heman,  and  Chalcol,  and 
Darda,  the  sons  of  Mahol :  and  his 
fame  was  in  all  nations  round 
about. 

32  And  he  spake  thi-ee  thousand 
proverbs :  and  his  songs  were  a 
thousand  and  five. 

33  And  he  spake  of  trees,  from 
the  cedar  tree  that  is  in  Lebanon 
even  unto  the  hyssop  that  spring- 
eth  out  of  the  wall :  he  spake  also 
of  beasts,  and  of  fowl,  ana  of  creep- 
ing things,  and  of  fishes. 

34  And  there  came  of  all  people 
to  hear  the  wisdom  of  Solomon, 
from  all  kings  of  tlie  earth,  which 
had  heard  of  his  wisdom. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  Iliram,  sending  to  coiifiratuliife,  Solomon,  in 
certified  of  iiifi  jnirpone  to  Jnii/d  the  temple, 
and  desired  to  furnis/i  him  irifh  tii/dier 
thereto.  7  Ilirom,  blesKiug  Cod  for  Solo- 
mon, and  requesting  food  for  hik  family, 
furninheth  him  with  treea.  13  The  number 
of  Solomon'' H  workmen  and  labourers. 

AND  Hii-am  king  of  Tyre  sent 
his  servants  unto  Solomon; 
for  he  had  heard  that  they  had 
anointed  him  king  in  the  room  of 
his  father:  for  Hiram  was  ever  a 
lover  of  David. 

2  And  Solomon  sent  to  Hiram, 
saying. 


t  In  2  Chr.  ix.  25,  four  thousand. 


10  River, 

11  Gaza, 

12  River : 


13  swift 
steeds 


22 


337 


Hiram  giveth  him  timber. 


I.  KINGS,  6. 


The  building  of  \ 


3  Thou  knowest  how  that  David 
ray  father  could  not  build  an  house 
uiito  the  name  of  the  Lord  his  God 
for  the  wars  which  were  about  him 
on  every  side,  until  the  Lord  put 
them  under  the  soles  of  his  feet. 

4  But  now  the  Lord  my  God 
hath  given  me  rest  on  every  side, 
w  that  there  is  neither  adversary 
nor  evil  occurrent. 

5  And,  behold,  I  purpose  to  build 
an  house  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord 
my  God,  as  the  Lord  spake  unto 
David  my  father,  saying.  Thy  son, 
wliom  I  will  set  upon  thy  throne 
in  thy  room,  he  shall  build  an 
house  unto  my  name. 

6  Now  therefore  command  thou 
that  they  hew  me  cedar  trees  out 
of  Lebanon ;  and  my  servants  shall 
be  with  thy  servants :  and  unto 
thee  will  I  give  hire  for  thy  ser- 
vants according  to  all  that  thou 
shalt  appoint :  for  thou  knowest 
that  there  is  not  among  us  any  that 
can  skill  to  hew  timber  like  unto 
the  Sidonians. 

7  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Hiram  heard  the  words  of  Solomon, 
that  he  rejoiced  greatly,  and  said. 
Blessed  be  the  Lord  this  day,  which 
hath  given  unto  David  a  wise  son 
over  this  great  people. 

8  And  Hiram  sent  to  Solomon, 
saying,   I    have    ^ considered    i\\e 


things  which  thou  setitest   to   me 


for :  and  i  will  do  all  thy  desire 
concerning  timber  of  cedar,  and 
concerning  timber  of  fir. 

9  My  servants  shall  bring  the7n. 
down  from  Lebanon  unt(_)  the  sea : 
and  I  will  convey  them  by  sea  in 
floats  unto  the  place  that  thou  shalt 
apfjoint  me,  and  will  cause  them  to 
ha  discharged  there,  and  thou  shalt 
receive  them:  and  thou  shalt  ac- 
complish my  desire,  in  giving  food 
for  my  household. 

10  So  Hiram  gave  Solomon  cedar 
trees  and  fir  trees  accordinu  to  all 
his  desire. 

11  And  Solomon  gave  Hiram 
twenty  thousand  pleasures  of 
wheat  for  food  t(j  his  household, 
and  twenty  m(;asures  of  pure  oil  : 
tl\iis  gave;  Solomon  to  Hiram  year 
by  yeai'. 

1 2  And  the  Lord  gave  Solomon 
wisdom,  as  he  promised  him  :  and 
th('r(!  was  peace  between  Hiram 
and  Solomon  ;  and  they  two  made 
a  league  tog(^ther. 

13  ^  And  king  Solomon  raised  a 
levy  out  of  all  Israel  ;  and  the  levy 
was  thirty  tiiousand  men. 

II  And  lie  sent  tlicm  to  Lebanf)n, 
ten  tliousiind  a  mouth  by  (rom'scs: 
a  month  they  were  in  Lebanon, <(//'/ 


two  months  at  home  :  and  Adoni- 
ram  was  over  the  levy. 

15  And  Solomon  had  thi'eescore 
and  ten  thousand  that  bare  bur- 
dens, and  fourscore  thousand  hew- 
ers in  the  mountains ; 

1 6  Beside  the  chief  of  Solomon's 
officers  which  luere  over  the  work, 
three  thousand  and  three  hundred, 
which  ruled  over  the  people  that 
wrought  in  the  work. 

17  And  the  king  commanded, 
and  they  ^brought  great  stones, 
costly  stones,  '■'and,  hewed  stones,  to 
lay  the  foundation  of  the  house, 


A' 


18  And  Solomons  builders  and 
Hiram's  builders  did  hew  them,iind 
the  "^  stonesquarers  :  so  they  pre- 
pared tnnber  and  stones  to  build 
the  house. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  The  hviJilhiri  «f  Sohimon'.^  temple.  5  The 
chambers  thereof.  11  GoiVs  promine  unto 
it.  15  The  cieUnfj  anO  eielorning  of  it.  2:5 
The  cheruJjhm.  31  The  doom.  3G  The 
court.    37   The  time  of  building  it. 

ND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  four 
hundred  and  eightieth  year 
after  the  children  of  Israel  were 
come  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  in 
the  fourth  year  of  Solomon's  reign 
over  Israel,  in  the  month  Zif, 
which  is  the  second  month,  that 
he  began  to  build  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

2  And  the  house  which  king  Solo- 
mon built  for  the  Lord,  the  length 
thereof  toas  threescore  cubits,  and 
the  breadth  thereof  twenty  ri(hlt.^, 
and  the  height  thereof  thirty  cu- 
bits. 

3  And  the  porch  before  the  t(;m- 
ple  of  the  house,  twenty  cubits  iras 
the  length  thereof,  according  to 
the  breadth  of  the  house  ;  and  tv^n 
cubits  vas  the  breadth  thereof  be- 
fore the  house. 

4  And  for  the  house  he  made 
windows  of  °  nni-row  lights 

5  ^  And  against  the  wall  of  the 
house  he  built  "chambers  round 
about,  against  tlie  walls  of  the 
house  round  about,  botli  of  the 
temple  and  of  th(>.  oracle  :  and  he 
made;  '^chainbci's  round  about: 

6  The  nethermost  "clianibcr  teas 
five  cul)its  broad,  a,nd  tlu'.  middh^ 
iras  six  cubits  broad,  and  tlie  third 
was  seven  cubits  broad  :  for  with- 
out in  the  n'idl  of  th(>  house  \w, 
made"iiari'owe(l  rests  round  alK)ut, 
that  lite  lieanis  sliould  not  be  fast- 
ened in  the  walls  of  the  liouse. 

7  And  the  lioust',  when  it  was  in 
building,  w;is  built  of  stone  made 
ready  before  it  wasbrouglit  thithei': 
so  that  thei-e  was  neithei'  hunnner 
nor  axe  nor  any  tool  of  iron  heard 


338 


Tlie  ornaments 


I.  KINGS,  6. 


of  the  temple. 


the 
with 


in  the  house,  while  it  was  in  build- 
in*^. 

8  The  door  for  the  middle  ^  cham 
her  was  in  the  right  side  of 
house :  and  they  went  up 
winding  stairs  into  the  middle 
'"(^lamher,  and  out  of  the  middle 
into  the  third. 

9  So  he  built  the  house,  and 
finished  it ;  and  covered  the  house 
with  beams  and  boai-ds  of  cedar. 

10  "And  then  he  built  chambers 
against  all  the  house,  tive  cubits 
high :  and  they  rested  on  the  house 
with  timber  of  cedar. 

11^  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Solomon,  saying, 

12  Conceryiinxi  this  house  which 
thou  art  in  building,  if  thou  wilt 
walk  in  my  statutes,  and  execute 
my  judgments,  and  keejD  all  my 
commandments  to  walk  in  them  ; 
then  will  I  *  perform  my  word  with 
thee,  which  1  spake  unto  David  thy 
father : 

13  And  I  will  dwell  among  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  will  not  for- 
sake my  people  Israel. 

14  So  Solomon  built  the  house, 
and  finished  it. 

15  And  he  built  the  walls  of  the 
house  within  Avith  boards  of  cedar, 
•'  both  the  fioor  f>f  the  house,  aiid 


the  walls  of  the  cieling  :  anil  he 
covered  thevi  on  the  inside  with 
wood,  and  covered  the  floor  of  the 
house  with  planks  of  fir. 

1 6  And  he  built  twenty  cubits  on 
the  ®  sides  of  the  house,  both  the 
floor  and  the  walls  with  boards  of 


cedar  :  he  even  built  them  for  it 
within,  even  for  the  oracle,  even  for 
the  most  holy  ■place. 

17  And  the  house,  that  h,  the 
temple  "'  before  it,  was  forty  cubits 
long. 

18  And  the  cedar  of  the  house 
within  ivas  carved  with  knops  and 
open  flowers  :  all  was  cedar  ;  there 
was  no  stone  seen. 

1 9  And  the  oracle  he  prepared  in 
the  house  within,  to  set  there  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord. 

20  And  **  the  oracle  in  the  fore- 
part was  twenty  cubits  in  length. 


all  the  house  :  also  the  whole  altar 
that  ^"7/v/.s  by  the  oracle  he  overlaid 
with  gold. 

23  ^  And  within  the  oracle  he 
7Tiade  two  ^^  cherubinis  of  olive  tree, 
each  ten  cubits  high. 

24  And  five  cubits  was  the  one 
wing  of  the  cherub,  and  five  cubits 
the  other  wing  of  the  cherub :  from 
the  uttermost  part  of  the  one  wing 
unto  the  uttermost  part  of  the  other 
■were  ten  cubits. 

25  And  the  other  cherub  nias  ten 
cubits  :  both  the  "  cherubims  UKre 
of  one  measure  and  one  '"  size. 

26  The  height  of  the  one  cherub 
VKis  ten  cubits,  and  so  was  it  of  the 
other  cherub. 

27  And  he  sat  the  "  cherubims 
within  the  inner  house  :  and  '•'  they 
stretched   forth   the  wings  of  the 


1"  belonged 
to 


11  cherubim 


and  twenty  cubits  in  breadth,  and 
twenty  cubits  in  the  height  thereof  : 
and  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold  ; 
ancl  so  covered  the  altar  u^kim  was 
of  cedar. 

21  So  Solomon  overlaid  the  house 
within  with  pure  gold  :  and  he 
^  made  a  partition  by  the  chains  of 
gold  before  the  pracle;  and  he  over- 
laid it  with  gold. 

22  And  the  whole  house  he  over- 
laid with  gold,  until  he  had  finished 

339 


cheruljuns.  so  that  the  wing  of 
the  one  touched  the  cxne  wall,  and 
the  wing  of  the  other  cherub 
touched  the  other  wall  ;  and  their 
wings  touched  one  another  in  the 
midst  of  the  house. 

28  And  he  overlaid  the  "cheru- 
bims with  gold. 

29  And  he  carved  all  the  walls  of 
the  house  round  about  with  carved 
figures  of  "  cherubims  and  palm 
trees  and  open  flowers,  within  and 
without. 

30  And  the  floor  of  the  house  he 
overlaid  with  gold,  within  and  with- 
out. 

31  H  And  for  the  enteruig  of  the 
oracle  he  made  doors  of  olive  tree  : 
the  lintel  anrl  side  posts  were  a  fifth 
part  of  the  wall. 

32  The  two  doors  also  %vere  of 
olive  tree ;  and  he  carved  upon  them 
carvings  of  "  cherubims  and  palm 
trees  and  open  flowers,  and  over- 
laid them  with  gold,  and  spread  gold 
upon  the  "cherubims,  and  upon  the 
palm  trees. 

33  So  also  made  he  for  the  ^''door 
of  the  temple  posts  of  olive  tree,  a 
fourth  part  of  the  wall. 

34  And  the  two  doors  were  of  fir 
tree  :  the  two  leaves  of  the  one 
door  n<ere  folding,  and  the  two 
leaves  of  the  other  door  were 
folding. 

3 5  And  he  carved  thereon ' ^  cheru- 
bims and  palm  trees  •  and  open 
flowers :  and  covered  theia  with 
gold  fitted  upon  the  '"carved  work. 

36  51  And  he  built  the  iiuier  court 
with  three  rows  of  hewed  stone, 
and  a  row  of  cedar  beams. 

37  H  In  the  fourth  year  was  the 
foundation  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  laid,  in  the  month  Zif  : 


1^  form. 


13  the 
cherubim 
stretched 
forth  their 
wiugs, 


I'*  cherubim , 
15  entrance 


16  graven 


King  /Solomon'' s 


I.  KINGS,  7. 


other  buildings. 


1  made 
■square  with 
beams : 

2  the 


3  a  porcli 
'»  pillars 
anil  a 
threshold 


^  dwelt,  the 

other 

•'  was 


"  even  of 
hewn  stone, 
a<-cordinf;-  to 
mc-asure, 


^  unto 


"  even  h(;wn 
stone,  ae- 
cordini;  to 
measure. 


38  And  in  the  eleventh  year,  in 
the  month  Bui,  which  is  the  eighth 
month,  was  the  house  finished 
thfoughout  all  the  parts  thereof, 
and  according  to  all  the  fashion  of 
it.  8o  was  he  seven  years  in  build- 
ing it. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  'rhehuihJiny  of  S<ilomon'8  7i,oui<e.  2  Of  the 
hiin.se of  Lehaiioit.  C  OftheporcJiofjiiiliirft. 
1  Of  the  porch  <f  judgment.  S  Of  the 
h.oiixefor  Plidraoh'ii  (Utughter.  13  ////■(/ »* \' 
ii'ork  (f  the  tivo  ■pillars.  23  Of  the  /nolten 
xea.  27  Of  the  ten  bases.  38  Of  the  ten 
1(1  vers,  40  and  all  the  vessels. 

BUT  Solomon  was  building  his 
own  house  thirteen  years,  and 
he  finished  all  his  house. 

2  ^  He  built  also  the  house  of  the 
forest  of  Lebanon ;  the  length  there- 
of urns,  an  hundred  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  thereof  fifty  cubits,  and 
the  height  thereof  thirty  cubits, 
upon  four  rows  of  cedar  pillars, 
with  cedar  beams  upon  the  pillars. 

3  And  it  was  covered  with  cedar 
above  upon  the  beams,  that  lai/  on 
forty  five  pillars,  fifteen  in  a  row. 

4  And  there  tvere  windows  in 
three  rows,  and  light  ivas  against 
light  in  three  ranks. 

5  And  all  the  doors  and  posts 
ivere  '  square,  with  the  windows  : 
and  light  was  against  light  in  three 
ranks. 

6  51  And  he  made  ^a_ porch  of  pil- 
lars ;  the  length  thereof  u'as  fifty 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof 
thirty  cubits  :  and  •'  the  porch  iva.'i 
l)efore  them  :  and  ''the  other  pillars 
and  the  thick  beam  were  before 
them. 

7  H  Then  he  made  '^a  porch  for 
the  throne  where  he  might  judge, 
even  the  porch  of  judgment :  anfl 
it  was  covered  with  cedar  from  one 
side  of  the  floor  to  the  other. 

H  II  And  his  house  where  he 
•^dwelt  hail  another  court  within 
tli(^  \H)w\i, '' /r///ch  was  of  the  like 
work.  Solomon  made  also  an  house 
for  Pharaoh's  daugliter,  whom  he 
had  taken  to  wife,  like  unto  this 
porch. 

9  All  these  ?/we  o/ costly  stones, 
'riccordini,'  to  tli(>me;vsur('sof  iicwcd 


stones, sawed  with  saws,  witliiriMiid 
without,  even  from  tlic  foundation 
unto  the  coping,  and  so  on  the  out- 
side "  toward  the  great  court. 

10  And  trie  foundation  v>as  of 
costly  stones,  even  great  stones, 
stou(!s  of  ten  cubits,  and  stones  of 
(ught  (■ul)its. 

1  I  And  a:l)ove  were  costly  stones, 
' after  th>'  iiK'asuresof  hewed  stoTies, 


and  cedars. 

I'l  And  tlie   great  court   round 


about  U'as  witli  three  rows  of 
hewed  stones,  and  a  row  of  cedar 
beams,  both  for  tlie  inner  court  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  for  the 
porch  of  the  house. 

13  H  And  king  Solomon  sent  and 
fetched  Hiram  out  of  Tyre. 

14  He  -ivas  a  widow's  son  of  the 
tribe  of  Naphtali,  and  his  father 
was  a  man  of  Tyre,  a  worker  in 
brass  :  and  he  was  lilled  with  wis- 
dom, and  understanding,  and  cun- 
ning to  work  all  works  in  brass. 
And  he  came  to  king  Solomon,  and 
wrought  all  his  work. 

15  For  he  cast  two  pillars  of 
bniss,  of  eighteen  cubits  high 
apiece  :  and  a  line  of  twelve  cubits 
did  compass  either  of  them 
about. 

1 6  And  he  made  two  ^^  chapiters 
of  molten  brass,  to  set  upon  the 
tops  of  the  pillars :  the  height  of 
the  one  "  chapiter  was  five  cubits, 
and  the  height  of  the  other  "  chai)i- 
ter  was  five  cubits  : 

17  And  nets  of  checker  work, 
and  wreaths  of  chain  work,  for  the 
^"chapiters  which  were\x\)on  the  top 
of  the  pillars  ;  seven  for  the  one 
'"  cha])iter,  and  seven  for  the  other 
'^cJiapiter. 

18  And  he  made  the  pillars,  and 
two  rows  round  about  upon  the 
one  network,  to  cover  the  "'  chapi- 
ters that  ivere  upon  "  the  top,  with 
pomegranates  :  and  so  did  he  for 
the  other  '"chapiter. 

1 9  And  the  '"  chapiters  that  were 
upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  v<ere  of 
lily  work  in  the  porch,  four  cubits. 

20  ""And  the  cliapiters  upon  the 
two  pillars  liad   iKiDii'dJ'auatex  also 


ai)ove,  over  against  the  belly  which 
was  by  the  network  :  and  the  iiome- 
granates  rvere  two  hundrt^d  in  rows 
round  about  upon  the  other  '-'chaiji- 
ter. 

21  And  he  sot  up  the  pillars  in 
th(^  porch  of  the  temple  :  and  he 
set  up  tlu;  right  pillar,  and  called 
the  name  thei'eof  t  .Jachin  :  and  he 
set  up  the  left  ^lilktr,  and  calkvl 
the  nam(^  th(»reot  X  Poaz. 

22  And  upon  the  to))  of  the  i)il- 
lars  iiHt.s  lily  work  :  so  was  the  work 
t)f  the  pillai's  (hiished. 

23  if  And  he  made  a  molten  sea, 
ten  cubits  from  the  one  brim  to 
the  other:  it  was  round  all  about, 
and  his  height  tras  five  cubits  :  and 
a  line  of  tliii'ty  cubits  did  ccjmpass 
it  round  about. 


*  Or, 

t  That  is,  He  shall  (\stal)lisli. 

X  That  is,  lu  it  Is  struiif^th. 


340 


Hiram's  work 


I.  KINGS,  7. 


for  the  temple. 


24  And  under  the  brim  of  it 
round  about  there  luere  knops  com- 
passing it,  ten  in  a  cubit,  compass- 
ing the  sea  round  about :  the  knops 
were  cast  in  two  rows,  when  it  was 
cast. 

25  It  stood  upon  twelve  oxen, 
three  looking  toward  the  north, 
and  three  looking  toward  the 
west,  and  three  looking  toward 
the  south,  and  three  looking 
toward  the  east :  and  the  sea 
iras  set  above  upon  them,  and  all 
their  hinder  parts  irere  inward. 

26  And  it  iras  an  hand  breadth 
thick,  and  the  brim  thereof  was 
wrought  like  the  brim  of  a  cup, 
'  with  flowers  of  lilies:  it  contained 
two  thousand  baths. 

27  U  And  he  made  ten  bases  of 
brass ;  four  cubits  was  the  length 
of  one  base,  and  four  cubits  the 
breadth  thereof,  and  three  cubits 
the  height  of  it. 

28  And  the  work  of  the  bases 
}r(is  on  this  manner :  they  had 
-  boi-ders,  and  the  ^_borders  were 
V)etween  the  ledges : 

29  And  on  the  ■'  borders  that 
vere  between  the  ledges  wefi;  lions, 
oxen,  and  "*  chei-ubim.s :  and  upon 
the  ledges  there  was  a  "  base  above  : 
and  beneath  the  lions  and  oxen 
were  '^  certain  additions  made  of 
tliin  work. 


30  And  every  base  _  had  four 
brasen  wheels,  and  "  i)lates  of 
brass  :  and  the  four  corners  thereof 
had  undersetters  :  under  the  laver 
were  undersetters  molten,  "  at  the 
side  of  every  addition. 


31  And  the  mouth  of  it  within 
the  ^  chapiter  and  above  was  a 
cubit :  but  the  mouth  thereof  was 
round  after  the  work  of  ^"  the  base, 
a  cubit  and  an  half  :  and  also  upon 
the    mouth    of  it   ivere  "  gravings 


with  theii'  borders,  foursquare,  not 
round. 

32  And  under  the  ^  borders  ivere 
'"  four  wheels  ;  and  the  axletrees  of 
the  wheels  were  joined  to  the  base  : 
and  the  height  of  a  wheel  ivas  a 
cubit  and  half  a  cubit. 

33  And  the  work  of  the  wlieels 
/ras  like  the  woi'k  of  a  chariot 
wheel  :  their  axletrees,  and  their 
naves,  and  their  felloes,  and  their 
spokes,  we^'e  all  molten. 

34  And  the7'e  ivere  four  under- 
.setters  to  th(;  four  corners  of  '■'  one 
base  :  and  the  undersetters  H'ere  of 
the  very  base  itself. 

35  And  in  the  top  of  the  base 
>r((s  there  a  round  compass  of  half 
a  cubit  high  :  ami  on  the  t<Ji>  of  the 


base  the  ledges    thereof   and  the 
•'  borders  thereof  we7'e  of  the  same. 

36  "  For  on  the  plates  of  the 
ledges  tliereof,  and  on  the  ''  borders 
thereof,    he    graved    '®  cherubims. 


lions,  and  palm  trees,  according  to 
the  ^"  proijortion  of  every  one,  and 
additions  round  about. 

37  After  this  'manner  he  made 
the  ten  bases :  all  of  them  had 
one  casting,  one  measure,  and  one 
'''  size. 

38  ^  ^^  Then  made  he  ten  lavers 
of  brass  :  one  laver  contained  forty 
baths  :  and  every  laver  was  four 
cubits  :  and  upon  every  one  of  the 
ten  bases  one  laver. 

39  And  he  put  five  bases  on  the 
right  side  of  the  house,  and  five  on 
the  left  side  of  the  house :  and  he 
set  the  sea  on  the  right  side  of  the 
house  eastward  "over  against  the 
south. 

40  H  And  Hiram  made  the  lavers, 
and  the  shovels,  and  the  basons. 
So  Hiram  made  an  end  of  doing  all 
the  work  that  he  made  king  Solo- 
mon for  the  house  or  the  Lord  : 

41  The  two  pillars,  and  the  two 
bowls  of  the  -"  chapiters  that  loere 
on  the  top  of  the  two  pillars ;  and 
the  two  networks,  to  cover  the  two 
bowls  of  the  ""  chapiters  which  tvere 
upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  ; 

42  And  four  hundred  pomegran- 
ates for  the  two  networks,  even  two 
rows  of  pomegranates  for  one  net- 
work, to  cover  the  two  bowls  of  the 
-"  chapiters  that  ivere  upon  the  pil- 
lars ; 

43  And  the  ten  bases,  and  ^^  ten 
lavers  on  the  bases  ; 

44  And  -'-^  one  sea,  and  ^'^  twelve 
oxen  under  the  sea  ; 

45  And  the  pots,  and  the  shovels, 
and  the  basons  :  and  all  these  ves- 
sels, which  Hiram  made  to  king 
Solomon  for  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
were  of  bright  brass. 

46  In  the  plain  of  Jordan  did  the 
king  cast  them,  in  the  clay  ground 
between  Succoth  and  -'^Zarthan. 

47  And  Solomon  left  all  the  ves- 
sels nnweighed,  because  they  were 
exceeding  many  :  neither  was  the 
weight  of  the  brass  found  out. 

48  And  Solomon  made  all  the 
vessels  that  pertained,  unto  the 
house  of  the  Lord  :  the  altar  of 
gold,  and  the  tal)le  of  gold,  where- 
upon the  shewbread  i/'as, 

49  And  the  candlesticks  of  pure 
gold,  five  f>n  tlie  right  i^idc,  and  five 
on  the  left,  Ix'foi'e  the  oracle,  with 
the  flowers,  and  the  lamiw,  and  the 
UmgH  o/goid. 


3  panels 
14  And 


15  cheru- 
bim, 

i<j  space  of 
eacli,  with 
wreaths 


17  form. 

18  And  he 
made 


19  toward 


'^^  capitals 


■-1  the  ten 

2-  the  one 
-3  the  twelve 


24Zarethan. 


341 


The  dedication 


I.  KINGS,  8. 


of  the  temple. 


1  firepaus, 


-  princes  of 
the  fathers' 
houses 


3  tent  of 
raeethig, 

4  Tent, 


Sits 


••  cherubim. 
"  cheriihim 


**  tlie  staves 
were  so  long 


50  And  the  bowls,  and  the  snuf- 
fers, and  the  basons,and  the  spoons, 
and  the  ^  censers  of  pure  gold  ;  and 
the  hinges  of  gold,  both  for  the  doors 
of  the  inner  house,  the  most  holy 
2j/ace,  and  for  the  doors  of  the 
house,  to  wit,  of  the  temple. 

51  8o  was  ended  all  the  work 
that  king  Solomon  made  for  the 
house  of  the  Lord.  And  Solomon 
brought  in  the  things  which  IJavid 
his  father  had  dedicated  ;  even  the 
silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  ves- 
sels, did  he  put  among  the  trea- 
sures of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  Thefenxt  of  the  dedication  of  the  temple. 
12,  54  SoloinorVs  bles.riiif/.  '22  Solot)ioii\s 
'prayer.    62  Hin  sacrifice  of  peace  offerincj^. 

THEN    Solomon  assembled   the 
elders  of    Israel,  and  all    the 
heads  of  the  tribes,  the  -chiefof 


the  fathers  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
unto  king  Solomon  in  Jerusalem, 
that  they  might  bring  up  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of 
the  city  of  David,  which  /.s  Zion. 

2  And  all  'the  men  of  Israel 
assembled  themselves  unto  king 
Solomon  at  the  feast  in  the  month 
Ethanim,  which  in  the  seventh 
month. 

3  And  all  the  elders  of  Israel 
came,  and  the  priests  took  up  the 
ark. 

4  And  they  brought  up  the  ark 
(»f  the  Lord,  and  the  •'tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,   and  all   the 


holy  vessels  that  were  in  the  ^  taber- 
nacle, even  those  did  the  priests 
and  the  Levites  bring  up. 

5  And  king  Solomon,  and  all  the 
congregation  of  Israel,  that  were 
assembl(>d  unto  him,  were  with  him 
before  tlie  ark,  sacrificing  sheep 
and  oxen,  that  could  not  be  tokl 
nor  numbered  f(jr  multitude. 

0  And  the  priests  l)rouglit  in 
tlu^  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
I.ord  unto  "'his  place,  into  the 
oracle  of  the  Touse,  to  the  most 
holy  ?)A/re,  even  under  the  wings 
of  the  "cherubims. 

7  For  the  ^chei'iibims  spread 
forth  ilu'ir  two  wings  over  the 
I)]ace  of  the  ark,  and  the  'chei-ii- 
bims 


and 


the 


covered    the    ark 

stav(rs  ther'eof  above. 

<^  And  ^  they  (h'cw  out  the  stav(>s. 
that  the  (jiids  of  \A\i\  staves  wcrc^ 
seen  out  in  the,  holy  'phtre  l)efoi-e 
th(^  oracle,  and  they  were  not  seini 
without :  and  there  they  are  unto 
this  day. 

9  There  vhu  nothing  in  the  ai-k 
save  the  two  tables  of  stone;,  whicli 


Moses  put  there  at  Horeb,  when 
the  Lord  made  a  covenant  with  the 
children  of  Israel,  when  they  came 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  priests  were  come  out  of  the 
holy  2itace.  that  the  cloud  filled  the 
house  of  the  Lord, 

11  So  that  the  priests  could  not 
stand  to  minister  because  of  the 
cloud  :  for  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
had  filled  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

12  ^  Then  spake  Solomon,  The 
Lord  said  that  he  would  dwell  in 
the  thick  darkness. 

13  I  have  surely  built  thee  an 
house  to  dwell  in,  a  settled  place 
for  thee  to  abide  in  for  ever. 

1 4  And  the  king  turned  his  face 
about,  and  blessed  all  the  congre- 
gation of  Israel:  (and  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel  stood  ;) 

15  And  he  said.  Blessed  t>e  "the 
Lord  Cod  of  Israel,  which  spake 
witli  his  mouth  unto  David  my 
father,  and  hath  with  his  hand 
fulfilled  it,  saying, 

IG  Since  the  day  that  I  brought 
forth  my  people  Israel  out  of 
Egypt,  I  chose  no  city  out  of 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  build 
an  house,  that  my  name  might  be 
therein ;  but  I  chose  David  to  be 
over  my  people  Israel. 

17  ^"And  it  was  in  the. heart  of 
David  my  father  to  build  an  house 
for  the  name  of  "the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

18  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
David  my  father.  Whereas  it  was 
in  thine  heart  to  build  an  house 
unto  niy  ntuiie,  thou  didst  well 
that  it  was  in  thine  heart. 

19  Nevertheless  thou  shalt  not 
build  the  house ;  but  thy  son  that 
shall  come  forth  out  of  thy  loins, 
he  shall  build  the  house  unto  my 
name. 

20  And  the  Lord  hath  "  per- 
formed his  word  that  he  spake, 
and  I  am  risen  up  in  the  I'oom  of 
David  my  father,  and  sit  on  the 
throne  of  Isi-ael,  as  the  IjOitD  pro- 
misefl,  and  have  built  an  housc^  for 
the  name  of  "the  Lokd  (!od  of 
Israel. 

21  And  T  have  set  there  a  place 
for  the  ark,  wherein  is  th(>  covcv 
nant  of  tlu;  Lord,  which  he  made 
with  our  fathers,  when  he  brought 
tliem  out  of  the  land  of  Kgyi)t. 

22  ^1  And  Solomon  stood  befor(> 
the  altar  of  the  Loi;i)  in  the  pre- 
sence of  all  the  congregation  of  Js- 
lael,  and  spread  forth  his  hands 
toward   heaven  : 

23  And  he  said,  ''-'Loi;i>  Tiod  of 
Israeli,  there  is  no  God    like   th(H!, 


:542 


Solomon's  prayer 


I.  KINGS,  8. 


of  dedication. 


in  heaven  above,  or  on  earth  l)e- 
neath,  who  keepest  covenant  and 
mercy  with  thy  servants  that  walk 
before  thee  with  all  their  heart : 

24  Who  hast  kept  with  thy  ser- 
vant David  my  father  that  thou 
promisedst  him  :  thou  spakest  also 
with  thy  mouth,  and  hast  fulfilled 
it  with  thine  hand,  as  it  is  this  day. 

25  Therefore  now,   ^  Lord    God 


of  Israel,  keep  with  thy  servant 
David  my  father  that  thou  pro- 
misedst him,  saying.  There  shall 
not  fail  thee  a  man  in  my  sight  to  sit 
on  the  throne  of  Israel;  ' so  that 


thy  children  take  hee(l  to  then' 
way,  that  they  walk  before  me  as 
thou  hast  walked  before  me. 

26  And  now,  O  God  of  Israel, 
let  thy  word,  I  pray  thee,  be  veri- 
fied, which  thou  spakest  unto  thy 
servant  David  my  father. 

27  But  will  God  indeed  dwell 
on  the  earth  1  behold,  the  heaven 
and  heaven  of  heavens  cannot 
contain  thee;  how  much  less  this 
house  that  I  have  builded'? 

28  Yet  have  thou  respect  unto 
the  prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  to 
his  supplication,  O  Lord  my  God, 
to  hearken  unto  the  cry  and  to 
the  prayer,  which  thy  servant 
prayeth  before  thee  to  day  : 

29  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open 
toward  this  house  night  and  day, 
even  toward  the  place  of  which 
thou  hast  said.  My  name  shall  be 
there:  that  thou  mayest  hearken 
unto  the  prayer  which  thy  servant 
shall  make  toward  this  place. 

30  And  hearken  thou  to  the  sup- 
plication of  thy  servant,  and  of 
thy  people  Israel,  v/hen  they  shall 
pray  toward  this  place :  and  hear 
thou  in  heaven  thy  dwelling  place  : 
and  when  thou  hearest,  forgive. 

31  ^  If  any  man  trespass  against 
his  neighbour,  and  aii  oath  be  laid 
upon  him  to  cause  him  to  swear, 
and  ^the  oath  come  before  thine 
altar  in  this  house  : 

32  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven, 
and  do,  and  judge  thy  servants, 
condemning  the  wicked,  to  bring 
his  way  upon  his  head  ;  and  justi- 
fying the  righteous,  to  give  him 
according  to  his  righteousness. 

33  51  When  thy  people  Israel  be 
smitten  down  before  the  enemy, 
because  they  have  sinned  against 
thee,  and  shall  turn  again  to  thee, 
and  confess  thy  name,  and  pray, 
and  make  supplication  unto  thee 
in  this  house  : 

34  Then  h(>ar  thou  in  heaven, 
and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  people 
Israel,  and  In'ing  them  again  unti) 
the  land  which  thou  gavest  unto 
their  fathers. 


35  51  When  heaven  is  shut  up, 
and  there  is  no  rain,  because  they 
have  sinned  against  thee  ;  if  they 
pray  toward  this  place,  and  con- 
fess thy  name,  and  turn  from  their 
sin,  when  thou  afflictest  them  : 

36  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven, 
and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  servants, 
and  of  thy  people  Israel,  that  thou 
teach  them  the  good  way  wherein 
they  should  walk,  and  give  rain 
upon  thy  land,  which  thou  hast 
given  to  thy  people  for  an  inheri- 
tance. 

37  51  If  there  be  in  the  land 
famine,  if  there  be  pestilence, 
blasting,  mildew,  lo.cust.  a?'  if 
there  be  caterpiller  ;  if  their  enemy 
besiege  them  in  the  land  of  their 
cities;  whatsoever  plague,  what- 
soever sickness  there  be ; 

38  What  prayer  and  supplica- 
tion soever  be  viade  by  any  man, 
or  by  all  thy  peojile  Israel,  which 
shall  know  every  man  the  plague 
of  his  own  heart,-  and  spread  forth 
his  hands  toward  this  house  : 

39  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven  thy 
dwelling  place,  and  forgive,  and  do, 
and  give  to  every  man  according  to 
his  ways,  whose  heai'tthou  knowest; 
(for  thou,  even  thou  only,  knowest 
the  hearts  of  all  the  children  of 
men ;) 

40  That  they  may  fear  thee  all 
the  days  that  they  live  in  the  land 
which  thou  gavest  unto  our  fathers. 

41  Moreover  concerning  a  sti'an- 
ger,  that  is  not  of  thy  people  Israel, 
but  cometh  out  of  a  far  country  for 
thy  name's  sake ; 

42  (For  they  shall  hear  of  thy 
great  name,  and  of  thy  strong  hand, 
and  of  thy  stretched  out  arm;) 
when  he  shall  come  and  pray  to- 
ward this  house  ; 

43  Hear  thou  in  heaven  thy 
dwelling  place,  and  do  according 
to  all  that  the  stranger  calleth  to 
thee  for:  that  all  *  ))eople  of  the 
earth  may  know  thy  name,  to  fear 
thee,  as  do  thy  people  Israel ;  and 
that  they,  may  know  that  ''  this 
house,  which  T  have  builded,  is 
called  by  thy  name. 


44  II  If  thy  people  go  out  to  battle 
against  their  enemy,  whithersoever 
thou  shalt  send  them,  and  shall 
pray  unto  the  Lord  toward  the 
city  which  thou  hast  chosen,  and 
toii'drd  the  house  tliat  I  have  built 
for  thy  name : 

45  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven 
their  prayer  and  their  supplica- 
tion, and  maintain  their  cause. 

46  If  they  sin  against  thee,  (for 
there  is  no  man  that  sinneth  not,) 
and  thou  be  angry  with  them,  and 


peoples 


5  thy  name 
is  called 
upon  this 
house, 
whicli  I  have 
builded. 


343 


tiolomori's  prayer. 


I.  KINGS,  9. 


/// 


deliver  them  to  the  enemy,  so  that 
they  carry  them  away  captives  unto 
the  hmd  of  the  enemy,  far  or  near  ; 

47  Yet  if  they  shall  bethink  them- 
selves in  the  land  whither  they  were 
carried  captives,  and  repent,  and 
make  supplication  unto  thee  in  the 
land  of  them  that  carried  them  cap- 
tives, saying.  We  have  sinned,  and 
have  done  perversely,  we  have  com- 
mitted wickedness ; 

4(S  And  so  return  unto  thee  with 
all  their  heart,  and  with  all  their 
soul,  in  the  land  of  their  enemies, 
which  led  them  away  captive,  and 
pray  unto  thee  toward  their  land, 
which  thou  gavest  unto  their  fa- 
thers, the  city  which  thou  hast 
chosen,  and  the  house  which  I  have 
built  for  thy  name  : 

49  Then  hear  thou  their  prayer 
and  their  supplication  in  heaven 
thy  dwelling  place,  and  maintain 
their  cause, 

50  And  forgive  thy  people  that 
have  sinned  against  thee,  and  all 
their  ti'ansgressions  wherein  they 
have  transgressed  against  thee,  and 
give  them  compassion  before  them 
who  carried  them  captive,  that  they 
may  have  compassion  on  them  : 

51  For  they  be  thy  people,  and 
thine  inheritance,  which  thou 
bi'oughtest  forth  out  of  Egypt, 
from  the  midst  of  the  furnace  of 
iron  : 

52  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open 
unto  the  supplication  of  thy  ser- 
vant, and  unto  the  sui)plication  of 
thy  people  Israel,  to  hearken  unto 
th(;m  in  all  that  they  call  for  unto 
thee. 

53  For  thou  didst  separate  them 
from  among  all  the  '  ])eoi)le  of  the 
earth,  to  be  thine  iiihei-itance,  as 
thou  spakest  Ijy  the  hand  of  Moses 
thy  s(^rvant,  when  tliou  broughtest 
our  fathers  out  of  J^^lgypt,  (J  Lord 
(ioD. 

54  And  it  was.s'o,  that  when  Solo- 
mon had  made  an  (^ud  of  pi'aying 
all  tliis  i)rayer  and  suj)i)lic.ati(ju 
unto  the  LoRO,  he  aiosc  from  be- 
fore the  altar  of  the;  Lord,  from 
kneeling  on  his  knees  with  liis 
hands  spread  up  to  i)eaven. 

55  And  he  stood,  and  blessed  all 
the  congregation  of  Israel  with  a 
loud  voice,  saying, 

5G  Blessed  /vc:-  the_  Lord,  that  hath 
given  rest  unto  his  peojjle  Israel, 
according  to  all  that  he  i)romised  : 
thei-e  hath  not  failed  one  word  of 
all  his  goofl  promise,  which  he; 
proinis(>(i  by  the  hand  of  Moses  his 
sei-v.'irit. 

57  The  Lord  oui-rjod  be  with  us, 
as  he  was  with  our  fafliers  :  let  him 
not  leave  us,  nor  foisake  us  : 


5(S  That  he  may  incline  our  hearts 
unto  him,  to  walk  in  all  his  ways, 
and  to  keep  his  commandments, 
and  his  statutes,  and  his  judg- 
ments, which  he  commanded  our 
fathers. 

59  And  let  these  my  words,  where- 
with I  have  made  supplication  be- 
fore the  Lord,  be  ni"-h  unto  the 
Lord  our  (iod  day  and  night,  that 
he  maintain  the  cause  of  his  ser- 
vant, and  the  cause  of  his  people 
Israel  at  all  times,  as  the  matter 
shall  r'equire : 

60  That  all  the  ^  people  of  the 
earth  may  know  that  the  Lort)  is 
God,  (iv(l  that  there  is  none  else. 

61  Let  your  heart  therefore  be 
perfect  with  the  Lord  our  God,  to 
walk  in  his  statutes,  and  to  keep 
his  connnandments,  as  at  this  day. 

62  II  And  the  king,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  offered  sacrifice  before 
the  Lord. 

63  And  Solomon  offered  a  sacri- 
fice of  peace  offerings,  which  he 
offered  unto  the  Lord,  two  and 
twenty  thousand  oxen,  and  an  hun- 
dred and  twenty  thousand  sheep. 
So  the  king  and  all  the  children  of 
Israel  dedicated  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

64  The  same  day  did  the  king 
hallow  the  middle  of  the  court  that 
mas  before  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 
for  there  he  offered  burnt  offerings, 
and  -^  meat  offerings,  and  the  fat 
of  the  peace  offerings :  because 
the  brasen  altar  that  if 'as  before 
the  Lord  i/'as  too  little  to  receive 
the  burnt  offerings,  and  -meat  offer- 
ings, and  the  fat  of  the  peace  offer- 
ings. 

65  And  at  that  time  Solomon 
held  a  feast,  and  all  Israel  with 
him,  a  great  congregation,  from 
the  entering  in  of  Hamath  unto 
the  "  river  of  Egypt,  before  the 
Lord  our  God,  seven  flays  and 
sev(Mi  da.ys,  eve?!  fcjurteen  days. 

66  On  tlu'  eighth  day  he  st^nt  the 
I)eop]e  away  :  and  they  blessi'd  the 
king,  aiul  w(>nt  unto  their  tents 
joyful  and  glad  of  heart  for  all  the 
jj;o(>dnes.s  that  the  Lord  had  dont^ 
for  l);ivid  his  servant,  and  foi-  Is- 
rael liis  people. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  OoiJ'n  coreiiiiiit  ill,  a  vixion  'irilli  SuhiiiKHi. 
Ill  't'lit'  iiiiitudi  prcHi-yitu  of  Snhniidii  <niil 
IHfiiiii.  15  III  So/injinti'n  irarlcs  thi'  (leii- 
Hhs  irere,  liiH  Ixtnthne.n,  the  iKraetitfn  ho- 
iiourahh'  mrnnilH.  '_'4  I'liKrimli'K  il<i  milihr 
re iiKi n't/I  ti>  hci'  /lou.ic.  '2."i  Sdhiiiiiiii'n  ijeitrl ij 
Kiiloiin  Kdcri/icpK.  'H\  I!h  iiitrij  fi'lvht-lli 
qalil  fi'd-m,  Ojiliir. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Solo- 
mon had  finisjied  the  bin'Iding 
of  the  house  of  tlie  Lord,  and  the 


344 


GocVs  covenant  with  Solomon. 


I.  KINGS,  9. 


Solomon's  cities. 


king's  house,  and  all  Solomon's  tie- 
sire  which  he  was  pleasetl  to  do, 

2  That  the  Lord  appeared  to  So- 
lomon the  second  time,  as  he  had 
appeared  unto  him  at  Gibeon. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  I 
have  heard  thy  prayer  and  thy 
supplication,  that  thou  hast  made 
before  me :  I  have  hallowed  this 
house,  which  thou  hast  built,  to 
put  my  name  there  for  ever ;  and 
mine  eyes  and  mine  heart  shall  be 
there  perpetually. 

4  And  if  thou  wilt  walk  before 
me,  as  David  thy  father  walked,  in 
integrity  of  heart,  and  in  upright- 
ness, to  do  according  to  all  that  1 
have  commanded  thee,  and  wilt 
keep  my  statutes  and  my  judg- 
ments : 

5  Then  I  will  establish  the  throne 
of  thy  kingdom  upon  Israel  for  ever, 
as  I  promised  to  David  thy  father, 
saying.  There  shall  not  fail  thee  a 
man  upon  the  throne  of  Israel. 

6  But  if  ye  shall  ^  at  all  turn  from 
follov/ing  me,  ye  or  your  children, 
and  will  not  keep  my  command- 
ments mid  my  statutes  which  I  have 
set  before  you,  but  go  and  serve 
other  gods,  and  worship  them : 

7  Then  will  I  cut  oft"  Israel  out  of 
the  land  which  I  have  given  them  ; 
and  this  house,  which  I  have  hal- 
lowed for  my  name,  will  I  cast  out 
of  my  sight ;  and  Israel  shall  be  a 
proverb  and  a  byword  among  all 
"people  : 

8  And  at  this  house,  rvhich  is  high, 
everyone  that  passeth  by  it  shall 
be  astonished,  and  shall  hiss ;  and 
they  shall  say.  Why  hath  the  Lord 
done  thus  unto  this  land,  and  to 
this  house  1 

9  And  they  shall  answer,  Because 
they  forsook  the  LoKi)  their  God, 
who  brought  forth  their  fathers 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  have 
taken  hold  upon  other  gods,  and 
have  worship^jed  them,  and  served 
them :  therefore  hath  the  Lord 
brought  upon  them  all  this  evil. 

ion  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  twenty  years,  when  Solomon 
had  built  the  two  houses,  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  king's  house. 

1 1  (Now  Hiram  the  king  of  Tyre 
had  furnished  Sohmion  with  cedar 
trees  and  fir  trees,  and  witli  gold, 
according  to  all  his  desire,)  that 
then  king  Solomon  gave  Hiram 
twenty  cities  in  the  land  of 
Galilee. 

12  And  Hiram  came  out  from 
Tyre  to  see  the  cities  which  Solo- 
mon had  given  him ;  and  they 
I)leased  him  not. 

13  And  he  said,  What  cities  are 
these  which  thou  hast  given  me, 


my  brother "?    And  ^he  called  them 


the  land  of  *Cabul  unto  this  day. 

14  And  Hiram  sent  to  the  king 
six  score  talents  of  gold. 

15  U  And  this  «'.s  the  reason  of  the 
levy  which  king  Solomon  raised  ; 
for  to  build  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  his  own  house,  and  Millo,  and 
the  wall  of  Jerusalem,  and  Hazor, 
and  Megiddo,  and  Gezer. 

16  For  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt 
had  gone  up,  and  taken  Gezer,  and 
burnt  it  with  fire,  and  slain  the 
Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  the  city, 
and  given  it  for  a  jn-esent  unto  his 
daughter,  Solomon's  wife. 

1 7  And  Solomon  built  Gezer,  and 
Beth-horon  the  nether, 

18  And  Baalath,  and  ^Tadmor  in 
the  wilderness,  in  the  land, 

19  And  all  the  cities  of  store  that 
Solomon  had,  and  cities  for  his  cha- 
riots, and  cities  for  his  horsemen, 
and  that  which  Solomon  desired 
to  build  in  Jerusalem,  and  in 
Lebanon,  and  in  all  the  land  of 
his  dominion. 

20  And  all  the  people  tluit  were 
left  of  the  _  Amorites,  Hittites, 
Perizzites,  Hivites,  and  Jebusites,^ 
which  were  not  of  the  children  of 
Israel, 

21  Their  children  that  were  left 
after  them  in  the  land,  whom  the 
children  of  Israel  also  were  not 
able  t  utterly  to  destroy,  upon 
those  did  Solomon  levy  a  tribute 
of  bondservice  unto  this  day. 

22  But  of  the  children  of  Israel 
did  Solomon  make  no  bondmen  : 
but  they  irere  men  of  war,  and  his 
servants,  and  his  princes,  and  his 
captains,  and  rulers  of  his  cha- 
riots, and  his  horsemen. 

23  These  vere  the  chief  of  the 
officers  that  icei'e  over  Solomon's 
work,  five  hundred  and  fifty, 
which  bare  rule  over  the  people 
that  wrought  in  the  work. 

24  n  Biit  Pharaoh's  daughter 
came  up  out  of  the  city  of  David 
unto  her  house  which  Solomon 
had  built  for  her :  then  did  he 
build  ^lillo. 

25  n  And  three  times  in  a  year 
did  Solomon  offer  burnt  offerings 
and  peace  offerings  upon  the  altar 
whicn  he  built  unto  the  Lord,  and 
he  burnt  incense  upon  the  altar 
that  vHt!^  before  the  Lord.  So  he 
finished  the  house. 

26  n  And  king  Solomon  made 
a  navy  of  ships  in  Ezion-geber, 
which  ?'.s  beside  Eloth,  on  the 
shore  of  the  Red  sea,  in  the  land 
of  Edom. 


3  they  were 
called 


^  t  Tamar 


*  That  ix.  Disi)leasiiig. 

t  Ilel).  to  devote. 


t  Or, 


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TJie  queen  of  ShehcCs 


I.  KINGS,  10. 


visit  to  Solomon. 


27  And  Hiram  sent  in  the  navy 
his  servants,  shipnien  that  had 
knowledge  of  the  sea,  with  the 
servants  of  Solomon. 

28  And  thej);  came  to  Ophir, 
and  fetched  from  thence  gold, 
four  hundred  and  twenty  talents, 
and  brought  it  to  king  Solomon. 

CHAPTER   10. 

1  The  queen  of  Sheha  admlreth  the  icisdom 
of  Solomon.  14  Solomon^s  tjold.  16  Ili» 
targets.  18  The  throtif of  irory.  1\  Ills 
vessels.  24  JJls  jircsents.  id  His  chariots 
and  horse.    28  ///.s-  trihuti^. 

AND  when  the  queen  of  Sheba 
heard  of  the  fame  of  Solomon 
concerning  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
she  came  to  prove  him  with  hard 
questions. 

2  And  she  came  to  Jerusalem 
with  a  very  great  train,  with 
camels  that  bare  spices,  and  very 
much  gold,  and  precious  stones : 
and  when  she  was  come  to  Solo- 
mon, she  communed  with  him  of 
all  that  was  in  her  heart. 

3  And  Solomon  told  her  all  her 
questions  :  there  was  not  any  thing 
hid  from  the  king,  which  he  told 
her  not. 

4  And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba 
had  seen  all  Solomon's  wisdom,  and 
the  house  that  he  had  built. 

5  And  the  '  meat  of  his  table,  and 
the  sitting  of  his  serv;ints,  and  the 
attendance  of  liis  ministers,  and 
their  apparel,  and  his  cupbearers, 
and  his  ascent  by  which  he  went 
up  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; 
there  was  no  more  spirit  in  her. 

6  And  she  said  to  the  king.  It 
was  a  true  repoi-t  tliat  I  heard  in 
mine  own  land  of  thy  acts  and  of 
thy  wisdom. 

7  Howbeit  I  believed  not  the 
words,  until  1  came,  and  mine 
eyes  had  seen  if :  and,  behold,  the 
half  was  iiot  told  me:  thy  wisdom 
and  piospeiity  exceedeth  the  fame 
which  I  heai-d. 

8  Happy  (ire  thy  men,  hai)i)y  are 
these  thy  servants,  which  stand 
continually  before  thee,  and  that 
hear  thy  wisdom. 

9  Jilessed  be  the  Lord  thy  Cod, 
which  delighted  in  thee,  to  set  thee 
on  the  throne  of  Israel  :  bi'causc; 
the  Lord  loved  Lsi'ael  foi-  ever, 
therefore!  mafle  lie  thee  king,  to 
do  judgment  and  justice. 

10  And  she  gave  the  king  an 
hundred  and  twenty  talents  of 
gold,  and  of  spices  very  great 
store,  and  precious  stones:  there 
came  no  inoic  such  Mbundance  of 
spices  as  these  which  the  (pieen  of 
Sheba  gave  to  king  Solomon. 

11  And  the  navy  also  of  Hiram, 


that  brought  gold  from  Ophir, 
brought  in  from  Ophir  great 
plenty  of  almug  trees,  and  pre- 
cious stones. 

12  And  the  king  made  of  the 
almug  trees  pillars  for  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  for  the  king's 
house,  harps  also  and  psalteries 
for  singers  :  there  came  no  such 
almug  trees,  nor  were  seen  unto 
this  day. 

1 3  And  king  Solomon  gave  unto 
the  queen  of  Sheba  all  her  desire, 
whatsoever  she  asked,  beside  that 
which  Solomon  gave  her  of  liis 
royal  bounty.  So  she  turned  and 
went  to  her  own  country,  she 
and  her  servants. 

14  II, Now  the  weight  of  gold 
that  came  to  Solomon  in  one 
year  was  six  hundred  threescore 
and  six  talents  of  gold, 

15  Beside  that  he  had  of  the 
"merchantmen,  and  of  the  traf- 
fick  of  tile  "siiice  meirhants,  and 
of  all  the  kings  of  ^Arabia,  and 
of  the  governors  of  the  country. 

16  II  And  king  Solomon  made 
two  hundred  *"  targets  of  beaten 
gold  :  six  hundred  shekels  of  gold 
went  to  one  "  target. 

17  And  he  made  three  hundred 
shields  o/ beaten  gold;  three  pound 
of  gold  went  to  one  shield-:  and  the 
king  put  them  in  the  house  of  the 
forest  of  Lebanon. 

18  U  Moreover  the  king  made  a 
great  throne  oi  ivory,  and  overlaid 
it  with  the  best  gold. 

19  The  throne  had  six  steps,  and 
the  top  of  the  throne  mis  round 
behind  :  and  the)-e  were  "^  stays  on 
either  side  on  the  place  of  the 
seat,  and  two  lions  stood  Ijeside 
the  '^  stays. 

20  And  twelve  lions  stood  there 
on  the  one  side  and  on  th(^  othei- 
upon  the  six  steps:  tli(>i'(^  was  iu>t 
the  like  madi;  in  any  kingdom. 

21  II  And  all  king  Solomon's 
drinking  vessels  toere  of  gold,  and 
all  the  vessels  of  the  liouse  of  the 
forest  of  Lebanon  were  of  pure 
gold  ;  none  irere  of  silver :  it  was 
nothing  accounted  of  in  the  days 
of  Solomon. 

22  Kor  tlu!  king  had  at  sea  a 
navy  of  '"I'liiii'shish  with  the  navy 
of  Hiram  :  once  m  tlu'ei;  years 
came  tile  navy  of  "'Tha,rsliisli,bring- 
ing  gold,  and  sihci-,  ivory,  and 
ap(!S,   and    peacocks. 

23  So  king  tSolomon  exceeded  all 
till!  kings  of  the  earth  for  riches 
and    for   wisdom. 

24  ^\  And  all  tin;  earth  sought  to 
Solomon,  t<t  heal'  his  wisdom,  which 
(iod  had  put  in  his  heart. 


;40 


Solomon  seduced  to  idolatry. 


I.  KINGS,  11. 


His  adversaries. 


25  And  they  brought  every  man 
his  present,  vessels  of  silver,  and 
vessels  of  gold,  and  garments, 
and  armour,  and  spices,  horses, 
and  mules,  a  rate   year  by  year. 

26  ^  And  Solomon  gathered  to- 
gether chariots  and  horsemen  :  and 
he  had  a  thousand  and  four  hun- 
dred chariots  and  twelve  thousand 
horsemen,  whom  he  bestowed  in 
the  cities  for  chariots,  and  with 
the  king  at  Jerusalem. 

27  And  the  king  made  silver  to 
be  in  Jerusalem  as  stones,  and 
cedars  made  he  to  6e  as  the  syco- 
more  trees  that  are  in  the  *  vale, 
for  abundance. 

28  H  And  Solomon  had  horses 
brought  out  of  "Egypt,  and  linen 
yarn  :    the    king's    merchants    r~ 


ceived  the  linen  yarn  at  a  price. 
29  And  a  chariot  came  up  and 
went  out  of  Egypt  for  six  hundred 
.shekels  of  silver,  and  an  horse  for 
an  hundred  and  fifty :  and  so  for 
all  the  kings  of  the  Hittites,  and 
for  the  kings  of  Syria,  did  they 
bring   them  out  by  their  means. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  Solomon's  wives  and  concubines.  4  In 
his  old  age  they  draw  him  to  idolatry.  !• 
God  til  rente  iifth  him.  14  Sol(iiii(iii\s  ad  rer- 
sariefi  irere  I/adad,  who  was  eiilcrtni iwd 
ill  Egijpt,  %'>  liezon,  who  reignii/  hi  I>ii- 
■/iiasciis,'2&  and.  Jerohninii,  tn  irln-m  Ahijiih 
jirojihesied.  41  iShIiiiikhi' s  nffs.  n  ii/n,  and 
death:  Rehohoam  Kiicnuililli  him. 

BUT  king  Solomon  loved  many 
strange  women,  together  with 
the  daughter  of  Pharaoh,  women 
of  the  Moabites,  Ammonites,  Edom- 
ites,  Zidonians,  and  Hittites  ; 

2  Of  the  nations  concer^iinu 
which  the  Lord  said  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  Ye  shall  not  go  in 
to  them,  neither  shall  they  come  in 
unto  you  :  .for  surely  they  will  turn 
away  your  heart  after*  their  gods  : 
Solomon  clave  unto  these  in  love. 

3  And  he  had  seven  hundred 
wives,  princesses,  and  three  hun- 
dred concubines :  and  his  wives 
turned    away  his    heart. 

4  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  Solo- 
mon was  old,  tJutt  his  wives  turned 
away  his  heart  after*  other  gods  : 
and  his  hear't  was  not  peiiect  with 
the  Lord  his  God,  as  tvas  the  heart 
of  David  his  father. 

5  For  Solomon  went  after  Ashto- 
I'eth  the  goddess  of  the  Zidonians, 
and  after  Milcom  the  abomination 
of  the  Ammonites. 

6  And  Solomon  did  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  went  not 
fully  after  the  Lord,  as  did  David 
his  father". 

7  Then  did  Solomon  build  an 
high  place  for  Chemosh,  the  abomi- 


nation of  Moab,  in  the  hill  that  is 
before  Jerusalem,  and  for  Molech, 
the  abomination  of  the  children  of 
Amnion. 

8  And  likewise  did  he  for  all  his 
strange  wives,  which  burnt  incense 
and  sacrificed  unto  their  gods. 

9  H  And  the  Lord  was  angry 
with  Solomon,  because  his  heart 
was  turned  from  '^  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  which  had  appeared  unto 
him  twice, 

10  Arid  had  coniinancled  him 
concerning  this  thing,  that  he 
should  not  go  after  other  gods  : 
but  he  kept  not  that  which  the 
Lord  commanded. 

1 1  Wherefore  the  Lord  said  unto 
Solomon,  Forasmuch  as  this  is  done 
of  thee,  and  thou  hast  not  kept  my 
covenant  and  my  statutes,  which  I 
have  commanded  thee,  I  will  surely 
rend  the  kingdom  from  thee,  and 
will  give  it  to  thy  servant. 

12  Notwithstanding  in  thy  days 
I  will  not  do  it  for  David  thy 
father's  sake :  hut  I  will  rend  it  out 
of  the  hand  of  thy  son. 

13  Howbeit  I  will  not  rend  away 
all  the  kingdom  ;  but;w\\\  give  one 
tribe  to  thy  son  for  David  my  ser- 
vant's sake,  and  for  Jerusalem's 
sake  which    I    have   chosen. 

14  U  And  the  Lord  stiri-ed  up 
an  adversary  unto  Solomon,  Hadad 
the  Edomite  :  he  was  of  the  king's 
seed  in  Edom. 

15  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  Da- 
vid was  in  Edom,  and  Joab  the 
captain  of  the  host  was  gone  up  to 
bury  the  slain,  after  he  had  smit- 
ten every  male  in  Edom  ; 

16  (For  six  months  did  Joab  re- 
main there  with  all  Isrjiel,  until  he 
had  cut  off  every  male  in  Edom  : ) 

17  That  Hadad  tied,  he  and  cer- 
tain Edomites  of  his  father's  ser- 
vants with  him,  to  go  into  Egypt ; 
Hadad  hei7ig  yet  a  little  child. 

18  And  they  arose  out  of  Midian, 
and  came  to  Paran  :  and  they  took 
men  with  them  out  of  Par'an,  and 
they  came  to  Egypt,  unto  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt ;  which  gave  him 
an  house,  and  appointed  him  vic- 
tuals, and  gave  him  land. 

19  And  Hadad  found  great  fa- 
vour in  the  sight  of  Phar-aoh,  so 
that  he  gave  him  to  wife  the  sis- 
ter of  his  own  wife,  the  sister  of 
Tahpenes  the  queen. 

20  And  the  sister  of  Tahpenes 
bare  him  Genubath  his  son,  whom 
Tahpenes  weaned  in  Pharaoh's 
house :  and  Genubath  was  in  Pha- 
raoh's household  among  the  sons 
of  Pharaoh. 

21  And  when  Hadad  hoaixl  in 
Egypt  that  David  slept  with  his 


3  the  Lord, 
the  God 


347 


Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nehat. 


I.  KINGS,  12. 


Solomon  dieth. 


fathers,  and  that  Joab  the  captain 
of  the  host  was  dead,  Hadad  said 
to  Pharaoh,  Let  me  depart,  that  I 
may  go  to  mine  own  country. 

22  Then  Pharaoh  said  unto  him. 
But  what  hast  thou  lacked  with 
me,  that,  behold,  thou  seekest  to 
go  to  thine  own  country  1  And  he 
answered.  Nothing :  howbeit  let 
me  go  in  any  wise. 

23  II  And  God  stirred  him  up  an- 
other adversary,  Rezon  the  son  of 
Eliadah,  which  fled  from  his  lord 
Hadadezer  king  of  Zobah : 

24  And  he  gathered  men  unto 
him,  and  became  captain  over  a 
band,  when  David  slew  them  of 
Zohah  :  and  they  went  to  Damas- 
cus, and  dwelt  therein,  and  reigned 
in  Damascus. 

25  And  he  was  an  adversary  to 
Israel  all  the  days  of  Solomon,  be- 
side the  mischief  that  Hadad  did: 
and  he  abhorred  Israel,  and  reigned 
over  Syria. 

26  II  And  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  an  Ephrathite  of  Zereda, 
Solomon's  servant,  whose  mother's 
name  ivas  Zeruah,  a  widow  woman, 
even  he  lifted  up  Jds  hand  against 
the  king. 

27  And  this  was  the  cause  that 
he  lifted  up  Jiis  hand  against  the 
king:  Solomon  built  Millo, '«?'Z  re- 
l)aired  the  breaches  of  the  city  of 
David  his  father. 

2S  And  the  man  Jeroboam  was  a 
mighty  man  of  valour :  and  Solo- 
mon seeing  the  young  man  that  he 
was  industrious,  he  made  him  ruler 
over  all  the  ^  charge  of  the  house 
of  Joseph. 

29  And  it  came  to  jjass  at  that 
time  wlien  Jeroboam  went  out  of 
Jerusalem,  that  the  i)rophet  Ahi- 
jah  the  Shilonite  found  him  in  the 
way ;  and  he  had  clad  himstslf  with 
a  new  garment ;  and  they  two 
UK'ra  alone,  in   the   field  : 

30  And  Ahijah  caught  the  new 
garment  that  loas  on  him,  and  rent 
it  in  twelve  picsces  : 

31  And  he  said  to  Jeroboam, 
Take  thee  ten  pieces :  for  thus  saith 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  l>e- 
hold,  I  will  rend  the  kingdom  out 
of  the  hand  of  Solomon,  and  will 
gi\  e  ten  trih(!S  to  thet^ : 

32  ( P>ut  he  shall  have  one  tribe 
for  my  servant  David's  sake,  and 
for  -Jerusalem's  sake,  the  city  wliich 
I  have  chosen  out  of  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel:) 

33  Because  that  they  have  foi'- 
saken  me,  and  have  woi'sliinped 
Ashtoreth  the  goddess  of  the  /ido 
nians,  Clieinosh  the  god  of  th(* 
Moahites,  and  Milcoin  tli(>  god  of 
the  children  of  Amnion,  and  have 


not  walked  in  my  ways,  to  do  that 
which  is  right  m  mine  eyes,  and  to 
keep  in  y  statutes  and  my  judgments, 
as  did  David  his  father. 

31  Howbeit  I  will  not  take  the 
whole  kingdom  out  of  his  hand : 
but  I  will  make  him  prince  all  the 
days  of  his  life  for  David  my  ser- 
vant's sake,  whom  I  chose,  because 
he  kept  my  commandments  and 
my  statutes : 

35  But  I  will  take  the  kingdom 
out  of  his  son's  hand,  and  will  give 
it  unto  thee,  even,  ten  tribes. 

36  And  unto  his  son  will  I  give 
one  tribe,  that  David  my  servant 
may  have  a  '-^  light  alway  before  me 
in  Jerusalem,  the  city  which  I  have 
chosen  me  to  put  my  name  there. 

37  And  I  will  take  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  reign  according  to  all 
that  thy  soul  desireth,  and  shalt  be 
king  over  Israel. 

38  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  wilt 
hearken  unto  all  that  I  command 
thee,  and  wilt  walk  in  my  ways, 
and  do  that  is  right  in  my  sight,  to 
keep  my  statutes  and  my  com- 
mandments, as  David  my  servant 
did  ;  that  I  will  be  with  thee,  and 
build  thee  a  sure  house,  as  1  built 
for  David,  and  will  give  Israel  unto 
thee. 

39  And  I  will  for  this  afflict  the 
seed  of  David,  but  not  for  ever. 

40  Solomon  sought  therefore  to 
kill  Jerf)boam.  And  Jeroboam 
arose,  and  fled  into  Egypt,  unto 
Shishji,k  king  of  Egypt,  and  was  in 
Egypt  until  the  death  of  Solomon. 

41  H  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Solomon,  and  all  that  he  did.  and 
his  wisdom,  (ire  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  acts  of  Solomon  'i 

42  And  the  time  that  Solomon 
reigned  in  Jerusalem  over  all  Israel 
teas  forty  years. 

43  And  Sokmion  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  l^uried  in  the  city 
of  David  his  father  :  and  Itehoboam 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  The  Jn-rfiellfas,  fiHsenibled  at  Sheeliem  to 
crown  UehtiliodiH,  hy  Jeroboiiin  nut/re  it 
Kiiit  of  i'el<iJ'(i1ion  until  liitn.  0  nefioOodiii, 
rcfiiiiiiiii  llie  old  mcii'x  coniiftel,  hi/  the  ml- 
rice  ofyoiiiig)iivii.  tiiinirereiht./ie»i  roughly. 
Iti  Ten  tfihtm  recoltiny,  kill  Adorav),  itn<i 
make,  Ilehoboam  to  fiee.  21  Jieliohodin, 
raisinfi  tin  army,  in  forfiirtdeii  hy  S/ieiiKi- 
iah.  'ib  Jerohoam  xtrenqtheneth  h.iiiiHilJ' liy 
citieB,  26  and  by  the  idolatry  of  the  two 
calven. 

AND    Behoboam   went   to  She- 
eliem :  for  all  Israel  were  come 
to  Shechem  to  make  liim  king. 

2  And    it    came    to    i)ass,    when 

Jcroboiini    the  son  of    Nebat,  who 

was  yet  in  Kgyiit,  heard  of  it,  (for 

lie  was   iled   from  the  presence  of 

18 


Rehohoam.  folloiveth  had  counsel. 


I.  KINGS,  12. 


Ten  tribes  revolt. 


king  Solomon,  and  Jeroboam  dwelt 
in  Egypt ;) 

3  That  they  sent  and  called  him. 
And  Jeroboam  and  all  the  congre- 
gation of  Israel  came,  and  spake 
unto  Rehoboam,  saying, 

4  Thy  father  made  our  yoke 
grievous  :  now  therefore  make  thou 
the  grievous  service  of  thy  father, 
and  his  heavy  yoke  which  he  put 
upon  us,  lighter,  and  we  will  serve 
thee. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  Depart 
yet  for  three  days,  then  come  again 
to  me.     And  the  peoi)le  departed. 

6  H  And  king  Rehoboam  con- 
sulted with  the  old  men,  that  stood 
before  Solomon  his  father  while  he 
yet  lived,  and  said,  How  do  ye  ad- 
vise that  I  may  answer  this  people  1 

7  And  they  spake  unto  him,  say- 
ing. If  thou  wilt  be  a  servant  unto 
this  people  this  day,  and  wilt  serve 
them,  and  answer  them,  and  speak 
good  words  to  them,  then  they  will 
be  thy  servants  for  ever. 

8  But  he  forsook  the  counsel  of 
the  old  men,  which  they  had  given 
him,  and  consulted  with  the  young 
men  that  were  grown  up  with  him, 
and  which  stood  before  him  : 

9  And  he  said  unto  them.  What 
counsel  give  ye  that  we  may  answer 
this  people,  who  have  spoken  to 
me,  saying.  Make  the  yoke  which 
thy  father  did  put  upon  us  lighter  % 

10  And  the  young  men  that  were 
grown  up  with  him  spake  unto 
him,  saying.  Thus  shalt  thou  speak 
unto  this  people  that  spake  unto 
thee,  saying,  Thy  father  made  our 
yoke  heavy,  but  make  thou  it 
lighter  unto  us ;  thus  shalt  thou 
say  unto  them.  My  little  finger  shall 
be  thicker  than  my  father's  loins. 

1 1  And  now  whereas  my  father 
did  lade  you  with  a  heavy  yoke,  1 
will  add  tt)  your  yoke :  my  father 
hath  chastised  you  with  whips,  but 
1  will  chastise  you  with  sccjrpions. 

12  H  So  Jeroboam  and  all  tiie 
people  came  to  Rehoboam  the 
third  day,  as  the  king  had  ap- 
pointed, saying.  Come  to  me  again 
the  third  day. 

13  And  the  king  answered  the 
people  roughly,  and  forsook  the 
old  men's  counsel  that  they  gave 
him  ; 

14  And  spake  to  them  after  the 
counsel  of  the  young  men,  saying, 
My  father  made  your  yoke  heavy, 
and  1  will  add  to  youi"  yoke  :  my 
father  also  chastised  you  with 
whips,  but  I  will  chastise  you  with 
scorpions. 

15  Wherefoi-e  the  king  heark- 
ened not  unto  the  )^e()])le  ;  foi'  ^  the 
cause  was  from  the  Loud,  tliat  he 


might  perform  his  saying,  which 
the  Lord  spake  by  Ahijah  the 
Shilonite  unto  Jeroboam  the  son 
of  Nebat. 

16  ^I  So  when  all  Israel  saw  that 
the  king  hearkened  not  unto  them, 
the  people  answered  the  king, 
saying.  What  portion  have  we  in 
David  I  neither  have  we  inheritance 
in  the  son  of  Jesse  :  to  your  tents, 
O  Israel :  now  see  to  thine  own 
house,  David.  So  Isr-ael  departed 
unto  their  tents. 

17  But  af!  for  the  children  of 
Israel  which  dwelt  in  the  cities 
of  Judah,  Rehoboam  reigned  over 
them. 

18  Then  king  Rehoboam  sent 
Adoram,  who  vaa  over  the  -  tribute  : 
and  all  Israel  stoned  him  with 
stones,  that  he  died.  Therefore 
king  Rehoboam  made  speed  to  get 
him  up  to  his  chailot,  to  flee  to 
Jerusalem. 

1 9  So  Israel  rebelled  against  the 
house  of  David  unto  this  day. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
Israel  heard  that  Jeroboam  was 
come  again,  that  they  sent  and 
called  him  unto  the  congregation, 
and  made  him  king  over  all  Israel  : 
there  was  none  that  followed  the 
house  of  David,  but  the  tribe  of 
Judah  only. 

21  H  And  when  Rehoboam  was 
come  to  Jerusalem,  he  assembled 
all  the  house  of  Judah,  with  the 
tribe  of  Benjamin,  an  hundred  and 
fourscore  thousand  chosen  nien, 
which  were  warriors,  to  fight 
against  the  house  of  Israel,  to 
bring  the  kingdom  again  to  Reho- 
boam the  son  of  Solomon. 

22  But  the  word  of  God  came 
unto  Shemaiah  the  man  of  God, 
saying, 

23  Speak  unto  Rehoboam,  the 
son  of  Solomon,  king  of  Judah, 
and  unto  all  the  house  of  Judah 
and  Benjamin,  and  to  the  remnant 
of  the  ])eople,  saying, 

24  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall 
not  go  up,  nor  fight  against  your 
brethren  the  children  of  Israel : 
retvirn  every  man  to  his  house  ;  for 
this  thing  is  from  me.  They  heark- 
ened therefore  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  and  returned  to  depart,  ac- 
cording to  the  wonl  of  the  Lord. 

25  ^  Then  Je!'ob<«im  built  She- 
chem  in  -'mount  I'phraim,  and 
dwelt  therein;  and  went  out  from 
thence,  and  built  Penuel. 

26  And  Jeroboam  said  in  his 
heart.  Now  shall  the  kingdom  re- 
turn to  the  house  of  David  : 

27  If  this  peoi)le  go  up  to  do  sa- 
crifice in  the  house  of  the  Ja)RD  at 
.Jerusalem,  then  shall  the  heart  of 


■^  men  sub- 
ject to  task- 
work : 


3  the  hill 
country  of 


349 


Jeroboam'' s  idolatry. 


1.  KINGS,  13. 


The  prophet  at  Bethel. 


1  each  of 
them , 

2  houses 

3  from 
amons;  all 


4  went  up  to 


"  was 
standhig 

Gby 


this  people  turn  again  unto  their 
lord,  even  unto  Rehoboam  king  of 
Judah.and  they  shall  kill  me, and  go 
again  to  Rehoboam  king  of  Judah. 

28  Whereupon  the  king  took 
counsel,  and  made  two  calves  of 
gold,  and  said  unto  them.  It  is  too 
much  for  you  to  go  up  to  Jerusa- 
lem :  behold  thy  gods,  O  Israel, 
which  brought  thee  up  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

29  And  he  set  the  one  in  Beth-el, 
and  the  other  put  he  in  Dan. 

30  And  this  thing  became  a  sin  : 
for  the  people  went  to  worshij)  be- 
fore ^  the  one,  even  unto  Dan. 

31  And  he  made  -an  house  of 
high  places,  and  made  priests  ^of 
the  lowest   of    the    people,  whicK 


were  not  of  the  sons  of  Levi 

32  And  .leroboam  ordained  a 
feast  in  the  eighth  month,  on  the 
fifteenth  day  of  the  month,  like 
unto  the  feast  that  is  in  .ludah,  and 
he  ^offered  upon  the  altar.  8o  did 
he  in  Beth-el,  sacrificing  unto  the 
calves  that  he  had  made  :  and  he 
placed  in  Beth-el  the  priests  of  the 
nigh  places  which  he  had  made. 

33  So  he  ''offered  ui^on  the  altar 
which  he  hacl  made  in  Beth-el 
the  fifteenth  day  of  the  eighth 
month,  even  in  the  month  whic-li  he 
had  devised  of  his  own  heart ;  and 
ordained  a  feast  unto  the  children 
of  Israel :  and  he  *  offtn-eKl  upon  the 
altar,  and  burnt  incense. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  Jerohoam^H  hand,  that  offered  violence  to 
him  thai  projjhefded  againut  his  altar  at 
Beth-el,  withereth,  6  a7id  at  the  prater  uf 
Vie  prophet  in  rentore.d.  7  I'he  jirophef, 
refusing  the  A'ing's  eiiferlaiiiinfiiit,  de- 
pa  i-lcth  from  Beth -el.  11  .1//  old  prophet, 
xediiviiKj  hitii.  hriiigeth  him  hdclr.  20  He 
■in  reproned  hi/  (iod,  'l^■^  .sliiiii  hi/  a  lion,  20 
buried  by  the  old  jtrophet,  'A\  who  con- 
Jirmeth  hin  prophecy.  33  jerohoam'a  ob- 
Htinacy. 

AND,  behold,  there  came  a  man 
of  (Jod  out  of  Judah  by  the 
word  of  the  Lord  unto  Beth-el : 
and  Jert^boam  ''stood  by  the  altar 
to  burn  incense. 

2  And  he  cried  against  the  altar 
"  in  the  word  of  the  Loiin,  and  said, 
()  altai-,  altiii-,  thus  saiih  th(>  LoltD; 
liehold,  a  child  shall  be  born  unto 
the  housf^  of  David,  .b)siah  by 
name  ;  and  upon  thee  shall  hcoflri' 
the  priests  of  the  liigh  i)laces  that 
burn  incense  uijoii  thee,  and  men's 
bones  shall  be.  burnt  ui)on  thee. 

3  And  h(!  gave  a  sign  the  same 
day,  saying,  'i'his  ix  liic  sign  which 
tlie  Loud  hath  sj)ol<en  ;  liehold,  the 
altar  shall  l)e  rent,  and  the  ashes 
that  are  upon  it  .shall  be  poured 
out. 

3 


4  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  king 
.Jeroboam  heard  the  saying  of  the 
man  of  God,  which  had  cried  against 
the  altan^  in  Beth-el,  that  he  put 
forth  his  hand  from  the  altar,  say- 
ing, Lay  hold  on  him.  And  his 
hand,  which  he  put  forth  against 
him,  dried  up,  so  that  he  could  not 
pull  it  in  again  to  him. 

.5  The  altar  also  was  rent,  and  the 
ashes  poured  out  from  the  altar,  ac- 
cording to  the  sign  which  the  man 
of  God  had  given  by  the  word  of 
the  LoED. 

6  And  the  king  answered  and 
said  unto  the  man  of  God,  Intreat 
now  the  ''  face  of  the  Lord  thy  God, 
and  pray  for  me,  that  my  hand  may 
be  restored  me  again.  And  the  man 
of  God  besought  the  Lord,  and  the 
king's  hand  was  restored  him  again, 
and  became  as  it  was  before. 

7  And  the  king  said  unto  the 
man  of  God,  Come  home  with  me, 
and  refresh  thyself,  and  I  will  give 
thee  a  reward. 

8  And  the  man  of  God  said  unto 
the  king.  If  thou  wilt  give  ine  half 
thine  house,  I  will  not  go  in  with 
thee,  neither  will  I  eat  bread  nor 
drink  water  in  this  place : 

9  For  so  was  it  cliarged  me  by 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  saying.  Eat 
no  bread,  nor  di'ink  water,  nor  turn 
again  by  the  same  way  that  thou 
earnest. 

10  So  he  went  another  way,  and 
returned  not  by  the  way  that  he 
came  to  Beth-el. 

11  ^  Now  there  dwelt  an  old 
prophet  in  Beth-el ;  and  his  sons 
came  and  told  him  all  the  works 
that  the  man  of  God  had  done  that 
day  in  Beth-el :  the  words  which  lie 
had  spoken  unto  the  king,  them 
they  told  also  to  their  father. 

12  And  their  father  said  unto 
them.  What  way  w(>nt  hel  Foi-  his 
sons  liad  seen  what  way  the  man 
of  God  went,  which  came  from 
.Judah. 

13  And  he  said  unto  his  sons, 
Saddle  me  the  ass.  So  they  sad- 
dled him  the  ass :  and  he  rode 
thei'eon, 

14  And  went  after  the  man  of 
God,  and  found  him  sitting  under 
a,n  oak  :  and  he  said  unto  him.  Art 
thou  tlie  man  of  (iod  that  earnest 
from  .ludah?    And   he  said,  I  am. 

1.5  Then  he  said  unto  him.  Come 
home  with  me,  and  eat  bread. 

Hi  And  he  said,  I  may  not  return 
with  thee,  noi-  go  in  with  thee: 
neitlier  will  1  eat  bread  nor  drink 
wa.ter  with  thee;  in  this  i)lace: 

17  For  it  was  said  to  me  by  the 
word  of  the  IjORD,  Thou  shalt  eat 
no  bread  nor  drink   water  there, 

50 


" favour 


The  disobedient  prophet  slain. 


I.  KINGS,  14. 


Jeroboam  sendeth  to  Ahijah. 


nor  turn  again  to  go  by  the  way 
that  thou  earnest. 

18  He  said  unto  hs^m,  I  am  a  pro- 
phet also  as  thou  art ;  and  an  angel 
spake  unto  me  by  the  word  of  the 
LoKD,  saying,  Bring  him  V>ack  with 
thee  into  thine  house,  that  he  may 
eat  bread  and  drink  water.  But 
he  lied  unto  him. 

19  80  he  went  back  with  him, 
and  did  eat  bread  in  his  house,  and 
drank  water. 

20  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
sat  at  the  table,  that  the  wt)rd  of 
the  Lord  came  unto  the  prophet 
that  brought  him  back  : 

21  And  he  cried  unto  the  man  of 
God  that  came  from  Judah,  saying. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  .Forasmuch  as 
thou  hast  disobeyed  the  mouth  of 
the  Lord,  and  hast  not  kept  the 
commandment  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  commanded  thee, 

22  But  earnest  back,  and  hast 
eaten  bread  and  drunk  water  in  the 
place,  of  the  which  the  Lord  did 
say  to  thee.  Eat  no  bread,  and  drink 
no  water ;  thy  carcase  shall  not 
come  unto  the  sepulchre  of  thy 
fathers. 

23  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  after 
he  had  eaten  bread,  and  after  he 
had  drunk,  that  he  saddled  for  liim 
the  ass,  to  wit,  ior  the  prophet  whom 
he  had  brought  back. 

24  And  when  he  was  gone,  a  lion 
met  him  by  the  way,  and  slew  him : 
and  his  carcase  was  cast  in  the  way, 
and  the  ass  stood  by  it,  the  lion  also 
stood  by  the  carcase. 

25  And,  behold,  men  passed  by, 
and  saw  the  carcase  cast  in  the 
way,  and  the  lion  standing  by  the 
carcase  :  and  they  came  and  told  it 
in  the  city  where  the  old  prophet 
dwelt. 

26  And  when  the  prophet  that 
brought  him  back  from  the  way 
heard  thereof,  he  said.  It  is  the  man 
of  God,  who  was  disobedient  unto 
the  word  of  the  Lord  :  therefore 
the  Lord  hath  delivered  him 
unto  the  lion,  which  hath  torn 
him,  and  slain  him,  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  unto  him. 

27  And  he  spake  to  his  sons,  say- 
ing, Saddle  me  the  ass.  And  they 
saddled  him. 

28  And  he  went  and  found  his 
carcase  cast  in  the  way,  and  the  ass 
and  the  lion  standing  by  the  car- 
case :  the  lion  had  not  eaten  the 
carcase,  nor  torn  the  ass. 

29  And  the  prophet  took  up  the 
carcase  of  the  man  of  God,  and  laid 
it  upon  the  ass,  and  bi-ought  it 
back  :  and  the  old  prf>phet  came  to 
the  city,  to  mourn  and  to  bury  him. 


30  And  he  laid  his  carcase  in  his 
own  grave ;  and  they  mourned  over 
him,  .saying,  Alas,  my  brother  ! 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  he 
had  buried  him,  that  he  spake  to 
his  sons,  saying,  When  I  am  dead, 
then  bury  me  in  the  sepulchre 
wherein  the  man  of  God  is  buried  ; 
lay  my  bones  beside  his  bones  : 

32  For  the  saying  which  he  cried 
by  the  word  of  the  Lord  against 
the  altar  in  Beth-el,  and  against  all 
the  houses  of  tlie  high  places  which 
are  in  the  cities  of  Samaria,  shall 
surely  come  to  pass. 

33  H  After  this  thing  Jeroboam 
returned  not  from  his  evil  way,  but 
made  again  ^of  the  lowest  of  the 
people  priests  of  the  high  places  : 
whosoever  would,  he  consecrated 
him,  and  he  became  one  of  the 
priests  of  the  high  places. 

34  And  this  thing  became  sin 
unto  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  even 
to  cut  it  off,  and  to  destroy  it  irom 
off  the  face  of  the  earth. 

CHAPTER    14. 

1  Ahtjidi  hi'iiKi  sick,  J('r<ih(i(tm  xetuh'th  his 
wife.  ,lis(juise,l,  vif/i  prcxeiits  1,i  thf  prophet 
Aliijdh  (it  Shildh.  fi  Jliijdii,  J'ln-cwitrned 
hi/  (ioil,  ih'iiounci'lJi  God^s  fudgnierit.  17 
Aliijiili  dictli,  mill  is  hurled.  19  Nadali 
micci'ei/et/i  ,/er('ltoam.  21  Jie7ioho(im\s- 
11-icked  reign.  25  Shisliak  spoileih  t/eru- 
Kd/em.    29  Ahijam  siiceeedeth  liehohoam. 

AT  that  time  Abijah  the  son  of 
Jeroboam  fell  sick. 

2  And  Jeroboam  said  to  his  wife, 
Arise,  I  pray 'thee,  and  disguise  thy- 
self, that  thou  be  not  known  to  be 
the  wife  of  Jeroboam ;  and  get  thee 
to  Shiloh :  behold,  there  is  Ahijah 
the  prophet,  which  told  me  that  / 
sJionld  he  king  over  this  people. 

3  And  take  with  thee  ten  loaves, 
and  -  cracknels,  and  a  cruse  of 
honey,  and  go  to  him  :  he  shall  tell 
thee  what  shall  become  of  the  child. 

4  And  Jeroboam's  wife  did  so, 
and  arose,  and  went  to  Shiloh,  and 
came  to  the  house  of  Ahijali.  But 
Ahijah  could  not  see:  for  his  eyes 
were  set  by  reason  of  his  age. 

5  U  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Ahi- 
jah, Behold,  tlie  wife  of  Jeroboam 
Cometh  to  -'ask  a  thing  of  thee  for 
her  son;  for  he  is  sick:  thus  and 
thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  her:  for 
it  shall  l)e,  wIumi  she  coineth  in, 
that  she  shall  f(Mgn  herself  to  be 
another  ii'oinaii. 

6  And  it  was  so,  when  Ahijah 
heard  the  sound  of  her  feet,  as  she 
came  in  at  the  door,  that  he  said. 
Gome  in,  thou  wife  of  .Jeroboam; 
why  feignest  thou  thyself  to  J>e 
anothei'?  for  I  aninQnt  to  thee  with 
heavy  tidings. 

7  Go,  tell  Jeroboam,  Thus  saith 


1  from 
amoiii;  all 


2  cakes, 


3  enquire  of 
thee  coii- 
ceruiug 


351 


Jeroboam  denonvced. 


I.  KINGS,  14. 


liehoboam' s  reifjn. 


1  the  Lord 
the  God 


■=  every  man 
child,  liiin 
tliat  is  .shut 
np  and  liim 
that  is  left 
at  larfije 
3  utterly 
sweep  away 
■*  sweepeth 
away 


''  lh(^  TjORD, 
tlic  (i((d  of 
Israel, 


'''  what  even 
now? 


"  River, 
^  Aslurrini, 


'■'  wliich  he 
lialh  sinned, 
and  wiiere- 
willi  ii(!  liatii 
made 


'  the  TiORD  Hod  of  Israel,  Fora.s- 
niucli  as  i  exalted  thee  from  among 
the  people,  and  made  thee  prince 
over  my  people  Israel, 

8  And  rent  the  kingdom  away 
from  the  house  of  David,  and  gave 
it  thee  :  and  yet  thou  hast  not  Been 
as  my  servant  David,  who  kept  my 
commandments,  and  who  followed 
me  with  all  his  heart,  to  do  that 
onl.y  wliich  was  right  in  mine  eyes ; 

D  But  hast  done  evil  above  all 
that  wer(^  before  thee :  for  thou  hast 
gone  and  made  thee  other  gods, 
and  molt^^n  images,  to  provoke  me 
to  anger,  and  hast  cast  me  behind 
thy  back : 

10  Therefore,  tehold,  I  will  bring 
evil  upon  the  house  of  Jeroboam, 
and  will  cut  off  from  Jeroboam 
-him  that  pisseth  against  the  wall. 


inid  iiim  that  is  shut  up  and  left  lii 
isracK  and   will    "take   away    tlie 


remnant  of  the  house  of  Jeroboam, 
as  a  man  ^taketh  away  dung,  till 
it  be  all  gone. 

11  Him  that  dieth  of  Jeroboam 
in  the  city  shall  the  dogs  eat ;  and 
him  that  dieth  in  the  field  shall  the 
fowls  of  the  air  eat:  for  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  if. 

1  2  Arise  thou  therefore,  get  thee 
to  thine  own  house  :  (iiul  when  thy 
feet  enter  into  the  city,  the  child 
shall  die. 

13  And  all  Israel  shall  mourn  for 
him,  and  bury  him:  for  he  only  of 
Jeroboam  shall  come  to  the  gi'ave, 
becausi^  in  him  there  is  found  some 
good  thing  toward  ''  the  Loitu  (!od 
of  Isi'Mcl  in  the  house  of  Jeroboam. 


11  Aloreover  the  Lord  shall  I'aise 
him  up  a  king  over  Israel,  who  shall 
cut  oil  th(^  house  of  Jerol)oam  that 
day:  but "  whatl  even  now. 

15  For  the  Lord  siiall  smitti  Is- 
I'ael,  as  'a  i-eed  is  shaken  in  the 
water,  and  he  shall  I'oot  un  Israel 
out  of  tliis  good  land,  wliich  he 
gave  to  tlunr  fathers,  an(l  shall 
scatter  th(;m  be.yond  th(^  "  I'iver, 
because;  the.y  have  made  t lieir 
'^groves,  provoking  the  LoliD  to 
anger. 

IG  And  ho  shall  give  Israel  up 
b(H:aus(^  of  the  sins  of  Jeroboam, 
'■' wlio  (lid  sin,  iiiid  whoTnndc  Isfjicl 
1o  sill. 

17  If  And  Jeroboam's  wif(>  arose, 
n.nd  dejiai'ted,  and  came  to  Tirzali : 
ftnd  wlicti  slnM-anu^  to  th(>  threshold 
of  the  door,  the  child  died  ; 

IH  And  they  buricfl  liiiii ;  and  nil 
Isi-ael  mourned  foi-  him,  aecording 
to  the  word  of  the  [jORD,  wliich  lie 
spake  by  the  hand  of  his  servant: 
Ahijah  the  iiroplu^t. 


19  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jerol)oam,  how  he  warred,  and  how 
he  reigned,  bel^old,  they  are  written 
in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel. 

20  And  the  days  which  Jeroboam 
reigned  imfe  two  and  twenty  years : 
and  he  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
Nadab  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

21  H  And  Kehoboam  the  son  of 
Solomon  reigned  in  Judah.  Keho- 
boam u>((s  forty  and  one  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  seventeen  years  in  Jeru- 
salem, the  city  which  the  Lord  did 
choose  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
to  put  his  name  there.  And  his 
mother's  name  vjas  Naamah  an 
Annnonitess. 

22  And  Judah  did  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  they  pro- 
voked him  to  jealousy  with  their 
sins  which  they  had  committed, 
above  all  that  their  fathers  had 
done. 

23  For  they  also  built  them  high 
places,  and  ^"  images,  and  "  groves. 
on  every  high  hill,  and  under  every 
green  tree. 

24  And  there  were  also  sodomites 
in  the  land :  and  they  did  accord- 
ing to  all  the  abominations  of  the 
nations  which  the  LojtJ)  cast  out 
before  the  children  of  Israel, 

25  ^  And  it  came  to  pa.ss  in  the 
fifth  year  of  king  Rehoooam,  fk((t 
Shishak  king  of  Egypt  came  up 
against  Jerusalem : 

26  And  he  took  away  the  trea- 
sures of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  treasures  of  the  king's  house; 
he  even  took  away  all :  and  he  took 
away  all  the  shields  of  gold  which 
Solomon  had  made. 

27  And  king  liehoboam  made  in 
their  stead  bi'asen  shields,  nud  com- 
mitted f/ieiit,  unto  the  haiids  of  the 
chief  of  th(^  guard,  whic^h  kei)t  the 
door  of  the  king's  house. 

2^)  And  it  was  so,  when  th<>  king 
went  into  the  house  of  the  JjORD 
th;it  tin;  guard  bai'c  tlnMii,  and 
brought  them  back  into  the  guard 
chamber. 

2!)  ^\  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
l!<'lioboaiii,  and  all  that  h(»  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chi'otiicles  of  the  kings  of  .ludah! 

.30  And  there  was  war  between 
Kehoboam  and  Jeroboam  all  f/in'r 
days. 

31  And  liehoboam  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  with  his 
fathers  in  the  city  of  David.  And 
his  mother's  name  iras  Na-aniah  an 
.Aiiiiiionitcss.  And  *Abi,jam  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


*  In  2  Chron.  xH.  10,  Abijah. 


.'i52 


Ahijam^s  evil  reign. 


I.  KINGS,  15. 


AstCs  good  reign. 


CHAPTER    15. 

1  Ahijam''8  wicked  reign.  1  Asa  succeed ef/i 
him.  9  Axa'n  (/ood  reign.  1(>  The  war 
fieticeeii  BtKiiiid  (tnil  him  caiiiieth  him  lo 
make  a  Uaqne  with.  Renhiuind .  L'H  Jelio- 
xhiipliat^ueeeeiU'lli  Ami.  'J.')  Siidnli'n  ti'ivki'd 
reign.  '27  Bimxhit  eiim^jiiving  <ig<iiii.\l  him 
ej-eciiieth  Ahij(th\'<  priijiheci/.  ;'.l  \(id(i/>\-< 
iiet.sdiid  death.    :',•■',  litut.shd'x  nicked  reign. 

NOW  in  the  eighteenth  year  of 
king  .Jeroboam  the  son  of  Ne- 
bat  reigned  Abijam  over  Judah. 

2  Three  years  reigned  he  in  Jeru- 
salem. And  his  mother's  name  vtu 
Maachah,  the  daughter  of  Abi- 
shalom. 

3  And  he  walked  in  all  the  sins 
of  his  father,  which  he  had  done 
before  him :  and  his  heart  was  not 
perfect  with  the  Lord  his  (Jofl,  as 
the  heart  of  David  his  father. 

4  Nevertheless  ff)r  l)ayid's  sake 
did  the  Lord  his  God  give  him  a 
lamp  in  Jerusalem,  to  s(;t  up  his 
son  after  him,  and  to  establish 
.Jerusalem: 

5  Because  David  did  that  which 
v'a.<f  I'iglit  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord, 
and  turned  not  aside  from  any 
thing  that  he  commanded  liim  all 
the  days  of  his  life,  save  only  in 
the  matter  of  Uriah  the  Hittite. 

6  ^  And  there  was  war  between 
llehoboam  and  Jeroboam  all  the 
days  of  his  life. 

7  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Abijam,  and  all  that  he  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  bo(jk  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  1 
And  there  was  war  between  Abijam 
and  Jeroboam. 

8  And  Abijam  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers ;  and  they  buried  him  in  the 
city  of  David  :  and  Asa  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

9  ^  And  in  the  twentieth  year 
of  Jeroboam  king  of  Israel  reigned 
Asa  oVer  Judah. 

10  And  forty  and  one  years 
reigned  he  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  zva.'<  Maachah,  the 
daughter  of  Abishalom. 

11  And  Asa  did  thttt  trhich  teas 
right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  as 
(hd  David  his  father. 

1 2  And  he  took  away  the  sodom- 
ites out  of  the  land,  and  removed 
all  the  idols  that  his  fathers  had 
made. 

13  And  also  Maachah  his  mother, 
even  her  he  removfuj  fr-om  heiva 
queen,  because  she  had  made  an 
"idol  in  a  gi-ove ;  and  Asa  de- 
sbroyed  her  "i(lol,"and  burnt  it  by 
the  brook  Kidron. 

11  But  the  high  places  were  not 
removed  :  nevcn'tlicless  Asa's  heart 
was  perfect  with  the  Lord  all  his 
days. 

15  And  he  brought  in  the  things 


which  his  father  had  dedicated,  and 
the  things  whicli  himself  had  dedi- 
cated, into  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
silver,  and  gold,  and  vessels. 

IG  11  And  there  was  war  between 
Asa  and  liaasha  king  of  Israel  all 
their  days. 

17  And  Baasha  king  of  Israel 
went  up  against  Judah,  and  built 
Bamah,  tliat  lie  might  not  suffer 
any  to  go  out  or  come  in  to  Asa 
king  of  Judah. 

l.S  Tlien  Asa  took  all  the  silver 
and  the  gold  that  were  left  in  the 
treasures  of  the  hoiwe  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  treasures  of  the  king's 
house,  and  delivered  them  into  tlie 
hand  of  his  servants  :  and  king 
Asa  sent  them  to  Ben-hadad,  the 
son  of  Tabrimon,  the  son  of  He- 
zion,  king  of  Hyria,  that  dwelt  at 
Damascus,  saying, 

1 9  There  v'.s  a  league  between  me 
and  thee,  (iml  between  my  father 
and  thy  father  :  behold,  I  have  sent 
unto  thee  a  present  of  silver  and 
gold  ;  come  and  break  thy  league 
with  Baasha  king  of  Israel,  that 
he  may  depart  from  me. 

20  So  lien-hadad  hearkened  unto 
king  Asa,  and  sent  the  captains  of 
the  hosts  which  he  had  against  the 
cities  of  Israel,  and  smote  Ijon,  and 
Dan,  and  Abel-beth-maachah,  and 
all  ^Cinneroth,  with  all  the  land  of 
Naphtali. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
P>aasha  heard  thereof,  that  he  left 
off  building  of  Bamah,  and  dwelt 
in  Tirzali. 

22  Then  king  Asa  made  a  procla- 
mation throughout  all  J  udah ;  none 
ivas  exempted  :  and  they  took  away 
the  stones  of  Bamah,  and  the  tim- 
ber thereof,  wherewith  Baasha  had 
builded  ;  and  king  Asa  built  with 
them  Gebaof  Benjamin, andM  izpali. 

23  The  rest  of  all  the  acts  of  Asa, 
and  all  his  might,  and  all  that  he 
did,  and  the  cities  which  he  built, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Ju- 
dah %  ^ Nevertheless  in  the  time  of 
his  old  age  he  was  diseased  in  his 
feet. 

24  And  Asa  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  with  his 
fathers  in  the  city  of  David  his 
father  :  and  .fehoshaphat  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

25  51  And  Nrtdab  the  son  of  Jero- 
boam b(^gan  to  reigii  over  Israel 
in  tlie  second  j'ear  of  Asa  king  of 
Judah,  and  reigned  over  Israel  two 
years. 

26  And  ho  did  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  and  walked  in  the  way 
of  his  fath(\r,  and  in  his  sin  where- 
with he  mad(;  Israel  to  sin. 


■»  Chinne- 
roth, 


But 


23 


353 


Baasha  destroyeth  Jeroboam's  house.     I.  KINGS,  16. 


Zimri  destroyeth  Baaslia. 


laying  siege 


2  the  Lord, 
the  God  of 
Israel, 


8  utterly 
sweep  away 
Baaslia  and 
his  houst! ; 


27  H  And  Baasha  the  son  of  Ahi- 
jah,  of  the  house  of  Issachar,  con- 
spired against  him  ;  and  Baasha 
smote  him  at  Gibbethon,  which 
belonged  to  the  PhiUstines  ;  for  Na- 
dab  and  all  Israel  ^  laid  siege  to 
Gibbethon. 

28  Even  in  the  third  year  of  Asa 
king  of  Judah  did  Baasha  slay 
him,  and  reigned  in  his  stead. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
reigned,  that  he  smote  all  the  house 
of  Jeroboam  ;  he  left  not  to  Jero- 
boam any  that  breathed,  until  he 
had  destroyed  him,  according  unto 
the  saying  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  by  his  servant  Ahijah  the 
Snilonite : 

30  Because  of  the  sins  of  Jero- 
boam which  he  sinned,  and  which 
he  made  Israel  sin,  by  his  provo- 
cation wherewith  he  provoked  "  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  to  anger. 

31  1i  Mow  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Nadab,  and  all  that  he  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  1 

.32  And  there  was  war  between 
Asa  and  Baasha  king  of  Israel  all 
tlieir  days. 

33  In  the  third  year  of  Asa  king 
of  Judah  began  Baaslia  the  son  of 
Ahijah  to  reign  over  all  Israel  in 
Tirzah,  twenty  and  four  years. 

34  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord  and  walked  in  the 
way  of  Jeroboam,  and  in  his  sin 
wherewith  he  made  Israel  to  sin. 

CHAPTER  16. 

1,  7  Jehu^n  prophecy  ciffrtinst  BaaKha.  C 
Elah  Kucceedetlb  liim.  8  Zimri  conspiring 
against  Ehih  snccct'ileth  him.  11  Zimri 
execali'tli  .h-lin's  pntphecy.  16  Onni,  made 
king  hy  tlic  snUlifrs,  forcflli  Zimri  (Icsjte- 
rately  Pi  hum  himself.  ?l  Tin-  h-itigdom 
being  dirid<d,  Omri  luurnil,  th  ag<iinsf 
Tibni.  '£i  Omri  hnildctk  ,Sam,tria.  25  His 
wicked  reign.  27  Almli  sacci'i'dctli.  lii'n. 
29  AhaVn  most  imckeil  reign.  !J4  .l(>sJina''s 
curse  Hpon  Iliel  the  builder  of  Jericho. 

THEN   the    word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  .Tehu  tlie  son  of  Ha- 
nani  against  Baasha,  saying, 

2  Forasmuch  as  T  exalted  thee 
out  of  the  dust,  and  made  tlu^e 
l)rince  over  my  people  Isiael  ;  and 
thou  hast  walked  in  tin;  way  of 
Jeroboam,  and  hast  made  my  peo- 
ple Israel  to  sin,  to  i)rovoke  me  to 
anger  with  tlicir  sins  ; 

3  Behold,  1  will  •'  take  away  the 
posterity  of  I'aasha.  and    the   ixis 


tei'ity  of  his  liousc  :  and  will  make 
tliy  iiouse  like  the;  house  of  Jero- 
boam tlie  son  of  Ncbat. 

4  Him  that  dieth  of  I'aaslia  in 
the  city  shall  tlu^  dogs  eat ;  and 
him  that  di<ith  of  his  in  the  fields 
shall  th(i  fowls  of  th(!  air  eat. 


5  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Baasha,  and  what  he  did,  and  his 
might,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Israel  % 

6  So  Baasha  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  in  Tirzah :  and 
Elah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

7  And  also  by  the  hand  of  the  pro- 
phet Jehu  the  son  of  Hanani  came 
the  word  of  the  Lord  against  Baa- 
sha, and  against  his  house,  even 
for  all  the  evil  that  he  did  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  in  provoking 
him  to  anger  with  the  work  of  his 
hands,  in  being  like  the  house  of  Je- 
roboam ;  and  because  he  killed  him. 

8  ^  In  the  twenty  and  sixth  year 
of  Asa  king  of  Judah  began  Elah 
the  son  of  Baasha  to  reign  over 
Isi'ael  in  Tirzah,  two  years. 

9  And  his  servant  Zimri,  cap- 
tain of  half  A?'.s  chariots,  conspired 
against  him,  as  he  was  in  Tirzah, 
drinking  himself  drunk  in  the 
house  of  Arza  steward  of  his  house 
in  Tirzah. 

10  And  Zimri  went  in  and  smote 
him,  and  killed  him,  in  the  twenty 
and  seventh  year  of  Asa  king  of 
Judah,  and  reigned  in  his  stead. 

11  U  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
he  began  to  reign,  as  soon  as  he  sat 
on  his  throne,  that  he  slew  all  the 
house  of  Baasha :  he  left  him  not 
•*one  that  pisseth  against  a  wall. 


neither  of  his  kinsfolks,  nor  of  his 
friends. 

12  Thus  did  Zimri  destroy  all  the 
house  of  Baasha,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake 
against  Baasha  by  Jehu  the  pro- 
phet, 

13  For  all  the  sins  of  Baasha, 
and  the  sins  of  Elah  his  son,  by 
which  they  sinned,  and  by  which 
they  mafic  Israel  to  sin,  in  pro- 
voking '"  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  to 
anger  with  their  vanities. 

14  Now  th(!  r(\st  of  the  acts  of 
Flail,  and  all  that  he  did,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel? 

IT)  51  In  the  twenty  and  seventh 
year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah  did 
Zimri  ivign  seven  days  in  Tirzah. 
And  the  peopU;  uu-rc  encaiiii)(>d 
against  Gibbc'thon,  which  belonged 
to  the  Philistines. 

16  And  the  peojile  that  were  en- 
camped luvu'd  say,  Zimri  hath  con- 
spired,and  hath  also  slain  the  king: 
whei'efore  all  Isi'ael  made  Omri,  the 
captain  of  the  host,  king  (jver  Israel 
that  day  in  th(>  camp. 

17  y\nd  ()inri  w(>nt  np  fi'oiii  Gib- 
bethon,and  all  Israel  with  him, and 
th(!y  besieged  'I'irzali. 

18  And    it  came   to  pass,  wlien 


354 


Tibni  and  Omri. 


I.  KINGS,  17. 


Elijah  at  Zarephath. 


Zimri  saw  that  the  city  was  taken, 
that  he  went  into  the  '  pahice  of  the 
king's  house,  and  burnt  the  king's 
house  over  him  with  fire,  and  died, 

19  For  his  sins  which  he  sinned 
in  doing  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  in  walking  in  the  way  of 
Jeroboam,  and  in  his  sin  which  he 
did,  to  make  Israel  to  sin. 

20  Now  the  i-est  of  the  acts  of 
Zimri,  and  his  treason  that  he 
wrought,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israeli 

21  U  Then  were  the  people  of  Is- 
rael divided  into  two  parts :  half  of 
the  people  followed  Tibni  the  son 
of  Ginath,  to  make  him  king  ;  and 
half  followed  Omri. 

22  But  the  people  that  followed 
Omri  prevailed  against  the  people 
that  followed  Tibni  the  son  of  Gi; 
nath :  so  Tibni  died,  and  Omri 
reigned. 

23  H  In  the  thirty  and  first  year 
of  Asa  king  of  J  udah  began  Omri 
to  reign  over  Israel,  twelve  years : 
six  years  reigned  he  in  Tirzah. 

24  And  he  bought  the  hill  Sa- 
maria of  Shemer  for  two  talents 
of  silver,  and  built  on  the  hill,  and 
called  the  name  of  the  city  which 
he  built,  after  the  name  of  Shemer, 
owner  of  the  hill,  Samaria. 

25  ^  But  Omri  wrought  evil  in 
the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  did  worse 
than  all  that  were  before  him. 

26  For  he  walked  in  all  the  way 
of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  and 
in  his  siii  wherewith  he  made  Israel 
to  sin,  to  provoke  '^  the  Lord  God  of 


Israel  to  anger  with  their  vanities 

27  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Omri  which  he  did,  and  his  might 
that  he  shewed,  are  they  not  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of 
the  kings  of  Israeli 

28  So  Omri  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  in  Samaria:  and 
Ahab  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

29  H  And  in  the  thirty  and  eighth 
year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah  began 
Ahab  the  son  of  C)mri  to  reign  over 
Israel :  and  Ahab  the  son  of  Omri 
reigned  over  Israel  in  Samaria 
twenty  anfl  two  years. 

30  And  Ahab  the  son  of  Omri  did 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  above 
all  that  li'ere  before  him. 

31  And  it  came  to  i)ass,  as  if  it 
had  been  a  light  thing  for  him  to 
walk  in  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the 
son  of  Nebat,  that  lie  took  to  wife 
Jezebel  the  daughter  of  Ethbaal 
king  of  the  Zidonians,  and  went  and 
served  Baal,  and  worshipped  him. 

32  And  he  reared  up  an  altar  for 
Baal  in  the  house  of  Baal,  which  he 
had  built  in  Samaria. 


33  And  Ahab  made  "  a  grove ; 
and  Ahab  did  more  to  provoke  "the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  to  anger  than 
all  the  kings  of  Israel  that  were 
before  him. 

34  IT  In  his  days  did  Hiel  the 
Beth-elite  build  Jericho :  he  laid 
the  foundation  thereof  ^in  Abiram 
his  firstborn,  and  set  uiTTlie  gates 
thereof  '*in  his  youngest  son  Se- 
gub,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  spake  by  Josh  a 
the  son  of  Nun. 

CHAPTER  17. 

1  Elijah,  Tiaving  prophenhd  againut  Ahab, 
in  .sent  to  C'herith,  where  the  ravens  feed 
him.  8  lie  is  sent  to  the  tcidoiv  of  Zare- 
phath. IT  lie  raiseth  the  widoto^s  son.  24 
The  iroman  helieveth  him. 

AND  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  who 
was  of  the  ''inhabitants  of  Gi- 
lead,  said  unto  Ahab,  A»  "the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  liveth,  before  whom 
I  stand,  there  shall  not  be  dew  nor 
rain  these  years,  but  according  to 
my  word. 

2  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  him,  saying, 

3  Get  thee  hence,  and  turn  thee 
eastward,  and  hide  thyself  by  the 
brook  Cherith,  that  is  before  Jor- 
dan. 

4  And  it  shall  be,  th<it  thou  shalt 
drink  of  the  brook  ;  and  I  have 
commanded  the  ravens  to  feed 
thee  there. 

5  So  he  went  and  did  according 
unto  the  word  of  the  Lord  :  for  he 
went  and  dwelt  by  the  brook  Che- 
rith, that  is  before  Jordan. 

6  And  the  ravens  brought  him 
bread  and  fiesh  in  the  morning, 
and  bread  and  flesh  in  the  evening; 
and  he  dramk  of  the  brook. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass  after  a 
while,  that  the  brook  dried  up,  be- 
cause there  had  been  no  rain  in  the 
land. 

8  %  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  him,  saying, 

9  Arise,  get  thee  to  Zarephath, 
which  helongeth  to  Zidon,and  dwell 
there :  behold,  I  have  commanded  a 
widow  woman  there  to  sustain  thee. 

10  So  he  arose  and  went  to  Zare- 
phath. And  when  he  came  to  the 
gate  of  the  city,  behold,  the  widow 
woman  ^vas  there  gathering  of 
sticks  :  and  he  called  to  her,  and 
said,  Fetch  me,  I  pray  thee,  a  little 
water  in  a  vessel,  that  I  may  drink. 

1 1  And  as  she  was  going  to  fetch 
it,  he  called  to  her,  and  said,  Bring 
me,  I  pray  thee,  a  morsel  of  biead 
in  thine  hand. 

12  And  she  said,  Js  the  Lord  thy 
God  liveth,  I  have  not  a  cake,  but 
an  handful  of  meal  in  a  barrel,  and 


3the 
Asherah ; 
2  the  Lord, 
the  God  of 
Israel, 


*  with  the 
loss  of 


o  sojourners 
2  the  Lord, 
the  God 
of  Israel, 


355 


The  wklow^s  son  raised. 


1.  KINGS,  18. 


Elijah  meeteth  Obadiah. 


a  little  oil  in  a  cruse  :  and,  behold, 
I  am,  gathering  two  sticks,  that  1 
may  go  in  and  dress  it  for  me  and 
my  son,  that  we  may  eat  it.  and  die. 

13  And  Elijah  said  unto  ner,  Fear 
not ;  go  a7id  do  as  thou  hast  said  : 
but  make  me  thereof  a  little  cake 
first,  and  bring  it  unto  me,  and  af- 
ter make  for  thee  and  for  thy  son. 

14  For  thus  saith  ^  the  Lord  God 


of  Israel,  The  barrel  of  meal  sliall 
not  waste,  neither  shall  the  cruse 
of  oil  fail,  until  the  day  that  the 
Lord  sendeth  i-ain  upon  the  earth. 

15  And  she  went  and  did  accord- 
ing to  the  saying  of  Elijah  :  and 
she,  and  he,  and  her  house,  did  eat 
many  days. 

1 6  And  the  barrel  of  meal  wasted 
not,  neither  did  the  cruse  of  oil 
fail,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  spake  by  Elijah. 

17  U  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
these  things,  that  the  son  of  the 
woman,  the  mistress  of  the  house, 
fell  sick;  andhissicknesswassosore, 
that  there  was  no  breath  left  in  him. 

18  And  she  said  unto  Elijah, 
What  have  I  to  do  with  thee,  O 
thou  man  of  God  1  art  thou  come 
unto  me  to  call  my  sin  to  remem- 
brance, and  to  slay  my  son? 

19  And  he  said  unto  her.  Give 
me  thy  son.  And  he  took  him  out 
of  her  bosom,  antl  carried  him  up 
int<j  "a  loft,  where  he  abode,  and 
laid  him  upon  his  own  bed. 

20  And  he  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  ()  Lord  my  God,  hast 
thou  also  brought  evil  upon  the 
widow  with  whom  I  sojourn,  by 
slaying  her  sonl 

21  And  he  stretched  himself  upon 
the  child  three  tim(»s,  and  cried  unto 
the  Lord,  and  said,  O  Lord  my 
God,  1  pray  thee,  let  this  child's 
soul  come  into  him  again. 

22  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice 
of  Klijah ;  and  the  soul  of  tlie  child 
came  into  him  again.juid  he  revived. 

23  And  Elijali  took  the  child, 
and  brouglit  him  down  out  of  the 
chamV)er  into  the  house,  and  de- 
livered him  unto  his  mothei- :  and 
Elijah  said.  See,  thy  son  liveth. 

24  ^  And  the  woman  said  to  Eli- 
jah, Now  by  this  I  know  tliat  tliou 
art  a  man  of  God,  and  that  the 
woid  of  the  Lord  in  thy  mouth  is 
truth. 

CHAPTER  18. 

1  In  the.  cvfreuiHi/  "f  finninr  ICfijah,  steiil  In 
Ahah,  wcelelh  <)n,Hl'  OhiiiHiih.  'it  Ohiiiliah 
hi'hKj.lh  MniU  III  Elijah.  IT  laijah,  re- 
jii'OTiini  Ah<if/,  III/  /ire  from  hen  nil.  coii- 
fiineeth  liitnfn  jirophetk.  41  Mlijdh,  hu 
jii-ayer  ohtitinitKj  rdin,  foltoweth  Ahitli  in 
Jear^el. 

Nl)  it  came  to  pass  after  many 
days,   that  the    word  of    the 


A 


Lord  came  to  Elijah  in  the  third 
year,  saying.  Go,  shew  thyself 
unto  Ahab;  and  I  will  send  rain 
upon  the  earth. 

2  And  Elijah  went  to  shew  him- 
self unto  Ahab.  And  there  was  a 
sore  famine  in  Samaria. 

3  And  Ahab  called  Obadiah, 
which  was  the  governor  ^  of  his 
house.     (Now  Obadiah  feared   the 


Lord  greatly : 

4  For  it  was  so,  when  Jezebel 
cut  off'  the  proT)hets  of  the  Lord, 
that  Obadiali  took  an  hundred 
prophets,  and  hid  them  by  fifty 
in  a  cave,  and  fed  them  with  bread 
and  water.) 

5  And  Ahab  said  unto  Obadiah, 
Go  "*  into  the  land,  unto  all  foun- 
tains  of  water,  and  unto  all  brooks  : 
peradventure  we  may  find  grass 
to  save  the  horses  and  mules  alive, 
that  we  lose  not  all  the  beasts. 

6  So  they  divided  the  land  l^e- 
tween  them  to  pass  throughout  it : 
Ahab  went  one  way  by  himself; 
and  Obadiah  went  another  way 
by  himself. 

7  U  And  as  Obadiah  was  in  the 
way,  behold,  Elijah  met  liim  :  and 
he  knew  him,  and  fell  on  his  face, 
and  said,  ^  Art  thou  that  my  lord 
Elijah  1 

8  And  he  answered  him, "  I  am  : 


go,  tell  thy  lord,  Behold,  Elijah  is 
here. 

9  Anfl  he  said,  What  have  I 
sinned,  that  thou  wouldest  deliver 
thy  servant  into  the  hand  9i  Ahab, 
to  slay  me  1 

10  As  the  Lord  thy  God  liveth, 
there  is  no  nation  or  kingflom, 
whither  my  lord  hath  not  sent  to 
seek  thee :  and  when  they  said, 
lie  is  not  tltere ;  he  t(X)k  an  oath 
of  the  kingdom  and  nation,  that 
they  found  thi^e  not. 

tl  And  now  thou  sayest.  Go, 
tell  thy  lord,  Txliold,  Elijah  is  here. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  as 
soon  as  I  am  gone  from  thee,  tliat 
tlie  S[)irit  of  the  Lord  shall  carry 
thee  whither  I  know  not;  and  so 
when  I  com(^  and  tell  Ahab,  and 
h(^  cainiot  find  thee,  he  .shall  slay 
m<! :  but  J  thy  servant  fear  tht' 
L(.)RD  from  my  youth. 

13  Was  it  not  told  my  lord  what 
r  did  when  .lezebel  slew  the  nro- 
nlicts  of  the  Lord,  how  1  liid  an 
nuiidred  men  of  the  IjORd's  pro- 
phets l)y  fifty  in  a  cave,  and  fed 
them  with  bread  and  water  1 

14  And  nf)w  thou  sayest.  Go, 
(ell  thy  lord,  r)ehf>ld,  Elijah  is 
here:  and  he  shall  slay  me. 

1.^)  And  Llij;di  said.  .I.s  the  LoRD 
of   hosts    li\etii,     before    whom    1 


356 


ElijcOi  vu  nq  H  ish  eth 


I.  KINGS,  18. 


the  prophets  of  Baal. 


•stand,  I  will  surely  shew  myself 
unto  him  to  (lay. 

16  So  Obadiah  went  to  meet 
Ahab,  and  told  him :  and  Ahab 
went  to  meet  Elijah. 

17^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Ahab  saw  Elijah,  that  Ahab  said 
unto  him,  '^  Art  thou  he  that  troub- 


leth  Israel ? 

l!S  And  he  answered,  I  have  not 
troubled  Israel ;  but  thou,  and  thy 
father's  house,  in  that  ye  ha\e  for- 
saken the  commandments  of  the 
Lord,  and  thou  hast  followed 
'"  Baalim. 

19  JN'ow  therefore  send,  and 
gather  to  me  all  Israel  unto  mount 
Carmel,  ancl  the  proi)hets  of  Baal 
four  hundred  and  fifty,  and  the 
prophets  of  the  ■'  groves  four  hun- 
dred, which  eat  at  Jezebel's  table. 

20  So  Ahab  sent  unto  all  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  gathered  the 
prophets  together  unto  mount  Car- 
mel. 

21  And  Elijah  came  unto  all  the 
people,  and  said,  How  long  halt 
ye  between  two  opinions  'I  if  the 
Lord  he  God,  follow  him  :  but  if 
Baal,  then  follow  him.  And  the 
people  answered  him  not  a  word. 

22  Then  said  Elijah  unto  the 
people,  I,  even  I  only,  •*  remain  a 
prophet  of  the  Lord  ;  but  Baal's 
Ijrophets  are  four  hundred  and 
fifty  men. 

23  Let  them  therefore  give  us 
two  bullocks  ;  and  let  them  choose 
one  bullock  for  themselves,  and 
cut  it  in  pieces,  and  lay  it  on  wood, 
and  put  no  fire  under :  and  I  will 
dress  the  other  bullock,  and  lay 
it  on  wood,  and  put  no  fire  nnder: 

24  And  call  ye  on  the  name  of 
your  gods,  and  I  will  call  on  the 
name  of  the  Lord  :  and  the  God 
that  answereth  by  fire,  let  him  be 
God.  And  all  the  people  answered 
and  said.  It  is  well  spoken. 

25  And  Elijah  said  unto  the 
prophets  of  Baal,  Choose  you  one 
bullock  for  yoursehes,  and  dress 
?>  first ;  for  ye  are;  many;  and  call 
on  the  name  of  j^our  gods,  but  put 
no  fire  under. 

26  And  they  took  the  bullock 
which  was  given  them,  and  they 
dressed  it,  and  called  on  the  name 
of  Baal  from  morning  even  until 
noon,  saying,  O  Baal,  hear  us. 
But  tliere  7vas  no  voice,  nor  any 
that  answered.  And  they  leaped 
■^  upon  the  altar  which  was  maue. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  at  noon, 
that  Elijah  mocked  them,  and  said. 
Cry  aloud  :  for  he  ix  a  god  :  either 
he  is  "talkiTig,  or  he  is  "pursuing. 
or   he   is   in   a  journej',    or   i)erad- 


venture  he  sleepeth,  and  must  be 
awaked. 

28  And  they  cried  aloud,  and 
cut  themselves  after  their  manner 
with  kni\es  and  lancets,  till  the 
blood  gushed  out  upon  them. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
midday  was  past,  and  they  pro- 
phesied until  the  time  of  the  offer- 
ing of  the  evening  sacrifice,  that 
there  tvas  neither  voice,  nor  any 
to  answer,  nor  any  that  regarded. 

30  And  Elijah  said  unto  all  the 
people,  Come  near  unto  me.  And 
all  the  people  came  near  unto  him. 
And  he  repaired  the  altar  of  the 
Lord  t/uit  ivas  broken  down. 

3 1  And  Elijah  took  twelve  stones, 
according  to  the  number  of  the 
tribes  of  the  sons  of  Jacob,  unto 
whom  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came,  saying,  Israel  shall  be  thy 
name : 

32  And  with  the  stones  he  built 
an  altar  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 
and  he  made  a  trench  about  the 
altar,  as  great  as  would  contain 
two  measures  of  seed. 

33  And  he  put  the  wood  in  order, 
and  cut  tlie  bullock  in  pieces,  and 
laid  him  on  the  wood,  and  said, 
Fill  four  barrels  with  water,  and 
pour  it  on  the  burnt  sacrifice,  and 
on  the  wood. 

34  And  he  said,  Do  it  the  second 
time.  And  they  did  it  the  second 
time.  And  he  said.  Do  it  the 
third  time.  And  they  did  it  the 
third  time. 

35  And  the  water  ran  round 
about  the  altar ;  and  he  filled  the 
trench  also  with  water. 

36  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
time  of  the  offering  of  the  evening 
sacrifice,  that  Elijah  the  prophet 
came  near,  and  said,  ^  Lord  God  of 
Abraham,  Isaac,  and  of  Israel,  let 
it  be  known  this  day  that  thou  art 
God  in  Israel,  and  that  I  am  thy 
servant,  and  th((t  I  have  done  all 
these  things  at  thy  word. 

37  Hear  me,  O  Lord,  hear  me, 
that  this  ijeople  may  know  that 
^  thou  art  the  Lord  God,  and  that 
thou  hast  turned  their  heart  back 
again. 

38  Then  the  fire  of  the  Lord 
fell,  and  consumed  the  burnt  sacri- 
fice, and  the  wood,  and  the  stones, 
and  the  dust,  and  licked  up  the 
water  that  uMtn  in  the  trench. 

39  And  when  all  th<^  people  saw 
it,  they  fell  on  their  faces:  and 
they  said,  The  Lord,  he  is  the  God  ; 
the  Lord,  he  i.s  the  God. 

40  And  Elijah  said  unto  them. 
Take  the  proi)hets  of  Baal ;  let  not 
one  of  them  escape.  And  they 
took   them :    and    Elijah    brought 


8  O  Lord, 

the  God 


9  thou, 
Lord,  art 
God, 


Elijah  obtaineth  rain. 


I.  KINGS,  19. 


His  vision  at  Horeb 


them  down  to  the  brook   Kishon, 
and  slew  them  there. 

41  U  And  EUjah  said  unto  Ahab, 
Get  thee  up,  eat  and  drink  ;  for 
there  is  a  sound  of  abundance  of 
rain. 

42  So  Ahab  went  up  to  eat  and 
to  drink.  And  Ehjah  went  up  to 
the  top  of  Carmel ;  and  he  cast 
himself  down  upon  the  earth,  and 
put  his  face  between  his  knees, 

43  And  said  to  his  servant,  Go 
up  now,  look  toward  the  sea.  And 
he  went  up,  and  looked,  and  said, 
There  is  nothing.  And  he  said,  Go 
again  seven  times. 

44  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
seventh  time,  that  he  said,  Behold, 
there  ariseth  a  little  cloud  out  of 
the  sea,  like  a  (man's  hand.  And 
he  said.  Go  up,  say  unto  Ahab, 
Prepare  thy  chariot,  and  get  thee 
down,  that  the  rain  stop  thee  not. 

45  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
mean  while,  that  the  heaven  was 
black  with  clouds  and  wind,  and 
there  was  a  great  rain.  And  Ahab 
rode,  and  went  to  Jezreel. 

46  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
was  on  Elijah  ;  and  he  girded  up 
his  loins,  and  ran  before  Ahab  to 
the  entrance  of  Jezreel. 

CHAPTER  19. 

1  Elijah,  threatened  hy  Jezeliel,  Jfeeth  to 
Beer-sheha.  4  In  the  iHldenK-ss.  hehii/ 
weary  of  his  life,  he  is  coniforted  hy  an 
aiigei.  9  At  Horeh  God  (ipjieareth  unto 
him,  setuling  him,  to  diioiid  Ilazael,  Jehu, 
and  Elixha.  V.)  Elisha,  taking  leave  of 
his  friends,  follou'etlb  Elijalt. 

AND  Ahab  told  Jezebel  all  that 
Elijah  had  done,  and  withal 
how  he  had  slain  all  the  prophets 
with  the  sword. 

2  Then  Jezebel  sent  a  messenger 
unto  Elijah,  saying.  So  let  the  gods 
do  to  me,  and  moi-e  also,  if  I  make 
not  thy  life  as  the  life  of  one  of 
them  by  to  morrow  about  this 
time. 

3  And  when  he  saw  that,  he  arose, 
and  went  for  his  lif(%  and  came  to 
Jieer-sheba,  which  l>elon(ieth  to  Ju- 
dah,  and  left  his  sei'vant  there. 

4  11  Ijut  he  himself  went  a  day's 
journey  into  the  wilderness,  and 
came  and  satdown  under  a  juniper 
tree:  and  he  requested  foi-  liiniself 
that  he  might  die ;  and  said.  It  is 
enough  ;  now,  O  Lord,  take  away 
my  life  ;  for  I  am  not  better  than 
my  fathers. 

5  And  as  he  lay  and  slejit  under 
a  juniper  tr(>e,  1k'1io1<I,  then  an 
angel  touched  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  Arise  (iiid  eat. 

6  And  he  looked,  and,  lu^hold, 
there  nus  a  cake  baken  on  the  coals, 
and  a  cruse  of  water  at  his  head. 


And  he  did  eat  and  drink,  and  laid 
him  down  again. 

7  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
came  again  the  second  tinie,  and 
touched  him,  and  said.  Arise  and 
eat ;  because  the  journey  is  too 
great  for  thee. 

8  And  he  arose,  and  did  eat  and 
drink,  and  went  in  the  strength  of 
that  ^  meat  forty  days  and  forty 
nights  unto  Horeb  the  mount  of 
God. 

9  ^  And  he  came  thither  unto  a 
cave,  and  lodged  there;  and,  behold, 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  him, 
and  he  said  unto  him,  What  doest 
thou  here,  Elijah  1 

10  And  he  said,  I  have  been  very 
jealous  for  ^the  Lord  God  of  hosts: 
for  the  children  of  Israel  have  for- 
saken thy  covenant,  thrown  down 
thine  altars,  and  slain  thy  prophets 
with  the  sword;  and  I,  even  I  only, 
am  left ;  and  they  seek  my  life,  to 
take  it  away. 

11  And  he  said.  Go  forth,  and 
stand  upon  the  mount  before  the 
Lord.  And,  behold,  the  Lord 
passed  by,  and  a  great  and  strong 
wind  rent  the  mountains,  and  brake 
in  pieces  the  rocks  before  the  Lord  ; 
but  the  Lord  was  not  in  the  wind  : 
and  after  the  wind  an  earthquake ; 
bid  the  Lord  was  not  jn  the  earth- 
quake : 

12  And  after  the  earthquake  a 
fire  ;  but  the  Lord  icas  not  in  the 
fire  :  and  after  the  fire  a  still  small 
voice. 

13  And  it  was  so,  when  Elijah 
heard  it,  that  he  wrapped  his  face 
in  his  mantle,  and  went  out,  and 
stood  in  the  entering  in  of  the 
cave.  And,  behold,  there  came  a 
voice  unto  him,  and  said.  What 
doest  thou  here,  Elijah"? 

14  And  he  said,  I  have  been  very 
jealous  for  '''the  Lord  God  of  hosts : 
because  the  cliildren  of  Israel  hnvv 
forsaken  thy  covenant,  thrown 
down  thine  altai'S,  and  slain  tliy 
prophets  with  the  sword  ;  and  1, 
eveti,  1  only,  am  left;  and  they  seek 
my  life,  to  take  it  away. 

1.5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Go,  r(>turn  on  thy  way  to  tlie  wilder- 
ness of  Damascus:  and  when  thou 
coinest,  anoint  Hazael  to  be  king 
over  Syria  : 

16  And  -lehu  the  son  of  Nimshi 
shalt  thou  Miioint  to  be  king  over 
Israel :  and  l<]Iisha  the  son  of  Sha- 
phat  of  AIh'I  m(>holah  shalt  thou 
aiKiiiil  fo  /^rpi'ophet  in  thy  room. 

1  7  And  it  sliall  come  to  ])iiss,  that 
him  tliat  escaiu'th  tlu^  swoi'd  of 
Hazael  shall  .lehu  slay  :  and  him 
that  escaiK'th  fi'om  the  sword  of 
Jehu  shall  Elisha  slay. 


;]58 


Elislia  is  called. 


I.  KINGS,  20. 


Samaria  is  besieged. 


18  Yet  ^  I  have  left  me  seven 
thousand  in  Israel,  all  the  knees 
which  have  not  bowed  unto  Eaal, 
and  every  mouth  which  hath  not 
kissed  him. 

19  U  So  he  departed  thence,  and 
found  Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat, 
who  mrs  plowing  vitk  twelve  j'oke 
of  oxen  before  him,  and  he  with 
the  twelfth :  and  Elijah  passed  "  by 
him,  and  cast  his  mantle  upon 
him. 

20  And  he  left  the  oxen,  and  ran 
after  Elijah,  and  s^iid.  Let  me,  I 
pray  thee,  kiss  my  father  and  my 
mother,  and  then  1  will  follow  thee. 
And  he  said  unto  him,  Go  back 
again :  for  what  have  I  done  to  thee"! 

21  And  he  returned  back  from 
him,  and  took  a  yoke  of  oxen,  and 
slew  them,  and  boiled  their  flesh 
with  the  instruments  of  the  oxen, 
and  gave  unto  the  people,  and  they 
did  eat.  Then  he  arose,  and  went 
after  Elijah,  and  ministered  unto 
him. 

CHAPTER  20. 

1  Beii-Iiadad,  not  content  with  AhiiVs  lio- 
mtige,  hetsiegeth  Sdnuiria.  Vi  By  tloe  direc- 
tion of  a  prophet,  the  Syrians  are  slain. 
22  As  the  prophet  forewarned  Ahab,  the 
Syi'innx,  trusting  in  the  valleys,  come 
(I'ifdhiKf.  him  in  Aphelc.  28  By  the  word 
of  the  prophet,  and.  God^t  judgment,  the 
Si/ridiiii  are  xmitten  again.  31  The  S;/- 
ria)i><  xuhmHtiiig  thcnmelrt'.s,  Aliah  s-i'iide/h 
Ben-hadad  airay ui//i  <i  covenant.  Mf)  Tlie 
prophet,  vnder  the  paraldc  of  a  jiri.toner, 
nuiking  Ahab  to  judge  himneff,  denounceth 
(rtnV.'i  judgment  againut  him. 

AND  Ben-hadad  the  king  of 
Syria  gathered  all  his  host 
together :  and  there  ivere  thirty 
and  two  kings  with  him,  and 
horses,  and  chariots  :  and  he  went 
up  and  besieged  Samaria,  and 
warred  against  it. 

2  And  he  sent  messengers  to 
Ahab  king  of  Israel  into  the  city, 
and  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith  Ben- 
hadad, 

3  Thy  silver  and  thy  gold  /.s  mine ; 
thy  wives  also  and  th.y  children, 
eve)i  the  goodliest,  are  mine. 

4  And  the  king  of  Israel  answered 
and  said.  My  loi-d,  O  king,  accord- 
ing to  thy  saying,  I  am  thine,  and 
all  that  I  have. 

5  And  the  messengers  came 
again,  and  said.  Thus  speaketh 
Ben-hadad,  saying.  Although  I 
have  sent  unto  thee,  saying,  Thou 
shalt  deliver  me  thy  silver,  and  thy 
gold,  and  thy  wives,  and  thy  chil- 
dren ; 

6  Yet  I  will  send  my  sei'vants 
unto  thee  to  morrow  about  this 
time,  and  they  shall  search  thine 
house,  and  the  housi^s  of  thy  ser- 
vants ;  and  it  shall  bi\  fh((t  wliatso- 
ever  is  pleasant  in  thine  eyes,  they 


shall  put  it  in  their  hand,  and  take 
■it  away. 

7  Then  the  king  of  Israel  called 
all  the  elders  of  the  land,  and  said, 
Mark,  I  pray  you,  and  see  how  this 
man  seeketh  mischief  :  for  he  sent 
unto  me  for  my  wives,  and  for  my 
children,  and  for  my  silver,  and  for 
my  gold  ;  and  I  denied  him  not. 

8  And  all  the  elders  and  all  the 
people  said  unto  him.  Hearken  not 
unto  him,  nor  consent. 

9  Wherefore  he  said  unto  the 
messengers  of  Ben-hadad,  Tell  my 
lord  the  king.  All  that  thou  didst 
send  for  to  thy  servant  at  the  first 
I  will  do  :  but  this  thing  I  may  not 
do.  And  the  messengers  departed, 
and  brought  him  word  again. 

10  And  Ben-hadad  sentuntohim, 
and  said,  The  gods  do  so  unto  me, 
and  more  also,  if  the  dust  of  Sa- 
maria shall  suffice  for  handfuls  for 
all  the  people  that  follow  me. 

1 1  And  the  king  of  Israel  an- 
swered and  said.  Tell  him,  het  not 
him  that  girdeth  on  his  ■^  ham  ens 
boast  himself  as  he  that  putteth 
it  off. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Ben-hadad  heard  this  message,  as 
he  ^vas  drinking,  he  and  the  kings 
in  the  pavilions,  that  he  said  unto 
his  servants.  Set  yourselves  in  array. 
And  they  set  iliemselves  in  array 
against  the  city. 

13  ^  And,  behold,  there  came  a 
prophet  unto  Ahab  king  of  Israel, 
saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Hast 
thou  seen  all  this  great  multitude? 
behold,  I  will  deliver  it  into  thine 
hand  this  day ;  and  thou  shalt 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

14  And  Ahab  said.  By  whom? 
And  he  said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Even  by  the  young  men  of  the 
princes  of  the  provinces.  Then  he 
said,  Who  shall  ^oi-der  th.e  battle? 
And  he  answered.  Thou. 

1 5  Then  he  "numbered  the  young 
men  of  the  princes  of  the  provinces, 
and  they  were  two  hundred  and 
thirty  two :  and  after  them  he 
^  numbered  all  the  people,  even  all 
the  children  of  Israel,  being  seven 
thousand. 

1 6  And  they  went  out  at  noon. 
But  Ben-hadad  ims  drinking  him- 
self drunk  in  the  pavilions,  he  and 
the  kings,  the  thirty  and  two  kings 
that  hel])ed  him. 

17  And  the  young  men  of  the 
princes  of  the  provinces  went  out 
lirst ;  and  lien-hadjul  sent  out,  and 
they  told  him,  saying,  There  are 
men  coihp  out  of  Samaria. 

18  And  he  said,  Whether  they 
l)e  come  out  for  peace,  take  them 


3  armour 


4  begin 

5  nuistereil 


359 


Tlie  Syrians  are  smitten. 


I.  KINGS,  20. 


AhaVs  lenity. 


1  mustered 


2  muster<'(l, 

3  victualled, 

4  encamped 


alive  ;    or  whether  they  be  come 
otit  for  war,  take  them  alive. 

19  So  these  young  men  of  the 
princes  of  the  provinces  came  out 
of  the  city,  and  the  army  which 
followed  them. 

20  And  they  slew  every  one  his 
man :  and  the  Syrians  fled ;  and 
Israel  pursued  them :  and  Ben- 
hadad  the  king  of  Syria  escaped 
on  an  horse  with  the  horsemen. 

21  And  the  king  of  Israel  went 
out,  and  smote  the  hoi'ses  and 
chariots,  and  slew  the  Syrians  with 
a  great  slaughter. 

22  U  And  the  prophet  came  to 
the  king  of  Israel,  and  said  unto 
him,  Go,  strengthen  thyself,  and 
mark,  and  see  what  thou  doest :  for 
at  the  return  of  the  year  the  king 
of  Syria  will  come  up  against  thee. 

23  And  the  servants  of  the  king 
of  Syria  said  unto  him.  Their  gods 
are  gods  of  the  hills  ;  therefore  they 
were  stronger  than  we  ;  but  let  us 
fight  against  them  in  the  plain, 
and  surely  we  shall  be  stronger 
than  they. 

24  And  do  this  thing,  Take  the 
kings  away,  every  man  out  of  his 
place,  and  put  captains  in  their 
rooms  : 

25  And  number  thee  an  army, 
like  the  army  that  thou  hast  lost, 
horse  for  horse,  and  chariot  for 
chariot :  and  we  will  fight  against 
them  in  the  plain,  and  surely  we 
shall  be  stronger  than  they.  And 
he  hearkened  unto  their  voice,  and 
did  so. 

26  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
return  of  the  year,  that  Ben-hadad 
'  numbered  the  Syrians,  and  went 
up  to  Aphek,  to  fight  against  Israel. 

27  And  the  children  of  Israel 
were  -  numbered,  and  were  ■'  all 
prt^sent.  and  went  against  them  : 
and  th(>  children  of  Israel  ^pitched 
l)efoi'e  them  like  two  little  Hocks 
of  kids ;  but  the  Syrians  filled  the 
country. 

2H  II  And  there  came  a  rnan  of 
(Jod,  and  spake  unto  the  king  of 
Israel,  and  said,  '^Phus  saith  the 
Lord,  iiecause  the  Syrians  have 
said.  The  Lord  /.s-  Gocl  of  the 
hills,  but  he  in  not  (Jod  of  the  val- 
leys, therefore  will  T  deliver  all  this 
great  multitude  into  thine  hand, 
and  ye  shall  know  that  1  am,  the 
Lord. 

2!)  And  they  '^  pitched  on(!  ov(>r 
agfibist  the  oth(M'  sev(Mi  days.  And 
Ki>  it  w;is,  that  in  the  seventh  day 
the  l)at,tle  wns  joined  :  and  the 
children  of  Isj-ael  slew  of  the  Syri- 
ans Mti  hnndr'cd  thousand  footmen 
in  one  day. 


30  But  the  rest  fled  to  Aphek, 
into  the  city  ;  and  there  a  wall  fell 
upon  twenty  and  seven  thousand 
of  the  men  that  were  left.  And 
Ben-liadad  fled,  and  came  into  the 
city,  into  an  inner  chambei\ 

31  H  And  his  servants  said  unto 
him,  Behold  now,  we  have  heard 
that  the  kings  of  the  house  of 
Israel  are  merciful  kings  :  let  us,  I 
pray  thee,  put  sackcloth  on  our 
loins,  and  ropes  upon  our  heads, 
and  go  out  to  the  king  of  Israel : 
perad venture  he  will  save  thy  life. 

32  So  they  girded  sackcloth  on 
their  loins,  and  2)ut  ropes  on  their 
heads,  and  came  to  the  king  of 
Israel,  and  said,  Thy  servant  Ben- 
hadad  saith,  I  pray  thee,  let  me 
live.  And  he  said.  Is  he  yet  alive  1 
he  is  my  brother. 

33  Now  the  men  '  did  diligently 
observe   whether  any  thing  iroiild 


come  from  him,  and  did  hastily 
catch  it:  and  they  said.  Thy  brother 
Ben-hadad.  Then  he  said.  Go  ye, 
bring  him.  Then  Ben-hadad  came 
forth  to  him  ;  and  he  caused  him 
to  come  up  into  the  chariot. 

34  And ^ew-Zirtf/atZ  said  unto  him. 
The  cities,  which  my  father  took 
from  thy  father,  I  will  restore ; 
and  thou  shalt  make  streets  for 
thee  in  Damascus,  as  my  father 
made  in  Samaria.  Then  saw/ ^ //,«/;, 
I  will  send  thee  away  with  this 
covenant.  So  he  made  a  covenant 
with  him,  and  sent  him  away. 

35  51  And  a  certain  man  of  the 
sons  of  the  prophets  said  unto  his 
neighbour  "in  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  Smite  me,  I  pray  thee.  And 
the  man  refusefl  to  smite  him. 

36  Then  said  he  unto  him,  Be- 
cause thou  hast  not  obeyed  the 
voice  of  the  Lord,  behold,  as  soon 
as  thou  art  departed  from  me,  a 
lion  shall  slay  thee.  And  as  soon 
as  he  was  departed  from  him,  a 
lion  found  him,  and  slew  him. 

37  Then  he  found  another  man, 
and  said.  Smite  me,  I  pray  thee. 
And  the  man  smote  him,  '^so  that 
in  snnting  Ik^  wouiideil  Jiiin 


3(S  So  tlie  pi'DphcL  departed,  and 
waitefl  for  the  king  by  the  way, 
and  disguised  himself  with  ^  ashes 
UT)on  his  face. 

3!)  And  as  the  king  passed  by, 
he  cried  unto  the  king:  and  he 
said.  Thy  servant  wejit  out  into 
the  midst  of  th(>  l)attlc;  and,  be- 
hold, a,  man  turned  aside,  and 
brought  a  nifin  tnito  me,  and  said. 
Keep  this  man  :  if  by  an.v  means 
he  be  missing,  then  shall  thy  lif(^ 
be  foi-  his  lilV,  fir  else  thoti  shalt 
pay  a  talent  of  silver. 


300 


Jezebel  procureth 


I.  KINGS,  21. 


Naboth's  death. 


40  And  as  thy  servant  was  busy 
here  and  there,  he  was  gone.  And 
the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  him, 
Bo  sAa//  thy  judgment  Oe ;  thyself 
hast  decided  it. 

41  And  he  hasted,  and  took  the 
■  ashes  away  from  his  ""  face  ;  and 
the  king  of  Israel  discerned  him 
that  he  was  of  the  jjrophets. 

42  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Because  thou  hast 
let  go  out  of  tUi/  hand  a  man  whom 
I  ''appointed  to  utter  destruction, 


therefore  thy  life  sliall  go  for  his 
life,  and  thy  people  for  his  pet)ple. 
43  And  the  king  of  Israel  went 
to  his  house  heavy  and  displeased, 
and  came  to  Samaria. 

CHAPTER  21. 

1  AhaJ)  being  denied  NdhoWs  rineyard  ifi 
griei'ed.  5  Jeaebel  7i'rifi)ig  Iftterx  di/ainsf 
Xahotli,  he  is  coiideiiniei/  of  hldsplieniy. 
15  Ahiih  taketh  poxsef^xion  of  the  riiwi/nrd. 
17  Elijah  dent'Uiicefh  jiidf/itic/its  (igiiinut 
Ahab  iind  Jezebel.  '25  Wielced  Ahab  re- 
jtentiiKj,  God  deferreth  llie  judgment. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
things,  that  Naboth  the  Jez- 
reelite  had  a  vineyard,  which  vxu 
in  Jezreel,  hard  by  the  palace  of 
Ahab  king  of  Samaria. 

2  And  Ahab  spake  unto  Naboth, 
saying.  Give  me  thy  vineyard,  that 
I  may  have  it  for  a  garden  of  herbs, 
because  it  is  near  unto  my  house  : 
and  I  will  give  thee  for  it  a  better 
vineyard  than  it ;  or,  if  it  seem 
good  to  thee,  I  will  give  thee  the 
worth  of  it  in  money. 

3  And  Naboth  said  to  Ahab,  The 
Lord  forbid  it  me,  that  I  should 
give  the  inheritance  of  my  fathers 
unto  thee. 

4  And  Ahab  came  into  his  house 
heavy  and  displeased  because  of 
the  word  which  Naboth  the  Jez- 
reelite  had  spoken  to  him  :  for  he 
had  said,  I  will  not  give  thee  the 
inheritance  of  my  fathers.  And  he 
laid  him  down  upon  his  bed,  and 
turned  aAvay  his  face,  and  would 
eat  no  bread. 

5  *\  But  Jezebel  his  wife  came  to 
him,  and  said  unto  him.  Why  is 
thy  spirit  so  sad,  that  thou  eatest 
no  bread  1 

6  And  he  said  unto  her.  Because 
I  spake  unto  Naboth  the  Jezreelite, 
and  said  unto  him.  Give  me  thy 
vineyard  for  money ;  or  else,  if  it 
please  thee,  I  will  give  thee  avother 
vineyard  for  it :  and  he  answered, 
I  will  not  give  thee  my  vineyard. 

7  And  Jezebel  his  wife  said  unto 
him,  Dost  thou  now  govern  the 
kingdom  of  Israel "?  ar-ise,  and  eat 
bread,  and  let  thine  heart  be 
merry  :  I  will  giv(;  th(;e  the  vine- 
yard of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite. 


8  So  she  wrote  letters  in  Ahab's 
name,  and  sealed  them  with  his 
seal,  and  sent  the  letters  unto  the 
elders  and  to  the  nobles  that  were 
in  his  city,  dwellingwith  Naboth. 

9  And  she  wrote  in  the  letters, 
saying.  Proclaim  a  fast,  and  set 
Naboth  on  high  among  the  people  : 

10  And  set  two  men,  ^  sons  of 
Belial,  before  him,  to  bear  witness 


against  him,  saying.  Thou  didst 
"  blasi)hcme  God  and  the  king. 
And  the)i  carry  him  out,  and  stone 
him,  that  he  may  die. 

1 1  And  the  men  of  his  city,  even 
the  elders  and  the  nobles  who  were 
the  inhabitants  in  his  city,  did  as 
Jezebel  had  sent  unto  them,  and  as 
it  VMS  written  in  the  letters  which 
she  had  sent  unto  them. 

12  They  proclaimed  a  fast,  and 
set  Naboth  on  high  among  the 
people. 

1 3  And  there  came  in  two  men, 
^  children  of  Belial,  and  sat  before 
him  :  and  the  ''  men  of  Belial  wit- 
nessed against  him,  even  against 
Naboth,  in  the  presence  of  the  peo- 
ple, saying,  Naboth  did  ■'  blasyiheme 
God  and  the  king.  Then  they  car- 
ried him  forth  out  of  the  city,  and 
stoned  him  with  stones,  that  he 
died. 

14  Then  they  sent  to  Jezebel, 
saying,  Naboth  is  stoned,  and  is 
dead. 

15  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Jezebel  heard  that  Naboth  was 
stoned,  and  was  dead,  that  Jezebel 
said  to  Ahab,  Arise,  take  possession 
of  the  vineyard  of  Naboth  the 
Jezreelite,  Avhich  lie  refused  to 
give  thee  for  money :  for  Naboth 
is  not  alive,  but  dead. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Ahab  heard  that  Naboth  was  dead, 
that  Ahab  rose  up  to  go  down  to 
the  vineyard  of  Naboth  the  Jez- 
reelite, to  take  possession  of  it. 

17  ^  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  saying, 

18  Arise,  go  down  to  meet  Ahab 
king  of  Israel,  which  is  in  Samaria  : 
behold,  he  is  in  the  vineyard  of 
Naboth,  whither  he  is  gone  down 
to  possess  it. 

19  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto 
him,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Hast  thou  killed,  and  also  taken 
possession'?  And  thou  shalt  speak 
unto  him,  saying.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  In  the  place  where  dogs 
licked  the  blood  of  Naboth  shall 
dogs  lick  thy  blood,  even  thine. 

20  And  Ahab  said  to  Elijah,  Hast 
thou  found  me,  O  mine  enemy  ? 
And  he  answered,  I  have  found 
thee:   because  tliou  hast  sold   thy- 


*  base  fel- 
lows, 


*  base  fel- 
lows, 
6  base  fel- 
lows 

5  curse 


361 


Judy  me  ut  on  Ah  ah. 


I.  KINGS,  22. 


Ahah  at  Ramoth-gilead. 


1  utterly 
sweep  thee 
away, 

2  every  man 
child,  and 
him  that  is 
shut  up  and 
him  that  is 
left  at  large 


self  to  work  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord. 

21  Behold,  I  will  bring  evil  upon 
thee,  and  will  ^  take  away  thy  ])os- 
terity.  and  will  cut  off  from  Alial) 
-  him  that  pisseth  against  the  wall 


and  him  that  is  shut  up  and   left 
in  Israel, 

22  And  will  make  thine  house 
like  the  house  of  Jeroboam  the  son 
of  Nebat,  and  like  the  house  of 
Baasha  the  son  of  Ahijah,  for  the 
provocation  wherewith  thovi  hast 
provoked  me  to  anger,  and  made 
Israel  to  sin. 

23  And  of  Jezebel  also  spake  the 
Lord,  saying.  The  dogs  shall  eat 
Jezebel  by  the  wall  of  Jezreel. 

24  Him  that  dieth  of  Ahab  in 
the  city  the  dogs  shall  eat ;.  and 
him  that  dieth  in  the  field  shall 
the  fowls  of  the  air  eat. 

25  ^  But  there  was  none  like 
unto  Ahab,  which  did  sell  himself 
to  work  wickedness  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  whom  Jezebel  his  wife 
stirred  up. 

26  And  he  did  very  abominably 
in  following  idols,  according  to  all 
thmfjs  as  did  the  Amorites,  whom 
the  Lord  cast  out  before  the  child- 
ren of  Israel. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Ahab  heard  those  words,  that  he 
rent  his  clothes,  and  put  sackcloth 
upon  his  flesh,  and  fasted,  and  lay 
in  sackcloth,  and  went  softly. 

28  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  say- 
ing, 

29  Seest  thou  how  Ahab  hum- 
bleth  himself  before  me'?  because 
he  humbleth  himself  before  me,  I 
will  not  bring  the  evil  in  liis  days  : 
fmt  in  his  son's  days  will  I  bring 
the  evil  upon  his  house. 

CHAPTER  22. 

1  Afiah,  /seduced  byfalne  pro}ilietn,  arcordhig 
to  the  roord  of  Mieaiah,  in  s/diii  at  Ititinotli- 
gilead.  37  The  dogs  lick  up  kin  blood,  and 
Ahaziah  itucceedeth  him.  41  JehoKhiiiihot^s 
good  reign.  45  His  actx.  50  Jehoram  mic- 
ceedeth  him.    51  Ahazidh^x  evil  reign. 

AND  they  continu(!d  three  years 
without  war  bcitween  Syria 
and  Israel. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
thii'd  year,  that  Jt^hoshaphat  the 
king  of  Judah  came  down  to  the 
king  of    Israel. 

;}  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  his  servants.  Know  y(>  that 
Itamotli  iii(Iii(^;id  /.>;  ouis,  .-itid  we 
/>e  still,  rf//r/ take  it  not  out.  of  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  Syria? 

4  Aiul  he  said  unto. IehoshM,i)]iat, 
Wilt  thou  go  with  me  to  battle  to 
ilamoth-gilead  !    And  Jehoshai)hat 


said  to  the  king  of  Israel,  I  am  as 
tliou  art,  my  people  as  thy  people, 
my  horses  as  thy  horses. 

5  And  Jehoshaphat  said  unto  the 
king  of  Israel,  Enquire,  I  pray  thee, 
at  the  word  of  the  Lord  to  day. 

6  Then  the  king  of  Israel  ga- 
thered the  prophets  together,  about 
four  hundred  men,  and  said  unto 
them,  Shall  I  go  against  Ramoth- 
gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  I  forbear  % 
And  they  said.  Go  up ;  for  the 
Lord  shall  deliver  it  into  the  hand 
of  the  king. 

7  And  Jehoshaphat  said,  Is  there 
not  here  a  prophet  of  the  Lord  be- 
sides, that  we  might  enquire  of 
him  1. 

8  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat,  There  is  yet  one 
man,  Mieaiah  the  son  of  Imlah,  by 
whom  we  may  enquire  of  the  Lord  : 
but  I  hate  him  ;  for  he  doth  not 
prophesy  good  concerning  me,  but 
evil.  And  Jehoshaphat  said,  Let 
not  the  king  say  so. 

9  Then  the  king  of  Israel  called 
an  officer,  and  said.  Hasten  hither 
Mieaiah  the  son  of  Imlah. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel  and 
Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah  sat 
each  on  his  throne,  having  put  on 
their  robes,  in  ■'  a  void  place  in  the 
entrance  of  the  gate  of  Samaria; 
and  all  the  prophets  prophesied 
before  them. 

1 1  And  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Che- 
naanah  made  liim  horns  of  iron : 
and  he  said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
With  these  shalt  thou  push  the 
Syrians,  vuitil  thou  have  consumed 
them. 

1 2  And  all  the  prophets  prophe- 
sied so,  saying.  Go  up  to  Ramoth- 
gilead,  and  prosp(M- :  for  the  Lord 
shall  deliver  it  into  the  king's 
hand. 

1 3  And  the  messenger  that  was 
gone  to  call  ISIicaiah  si)ake  unto 
him.  saying.  Behold  now,  the  words 
of  th(^  prophets  declare  good  unto 
tlu;  king  with  one  mouth  :  let  th.v 
word,  I  pi'ay  thee,  be  like  the  woi'd 
of  one  of  thein,  and  speak  th((l 
ivh/irk  is  good. 

14  And  Mieaiah  said,  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  what  the  JjORD  saith 
unto  me,  that  will  I  speak. 

1.5  ^  So  he  cam(^  to  tlie  king. 
And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Mi- 
eaiah, shall  w(>  go  against  ilamoth- 
gilead  to  l)attl(%  or  shall  weforheai'1 
And  lieansw(Mr(l  him,  Go,  and  jjI'o.s- 
per:  for  the  IjoitD  shall  deliver  it 
into  the  liand  of  the  king. 

IG  And  th(^  king  said  unto  him. 
How  many  times  shall  I  adjurt^thee 
that  thou  t(^ll  me,  nothing  but  that 


302 


Miccdah^s  prophecy. 


I.  KINGS,  22. 


Ahah  is  slain. 


v>hich  is  true  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  1 

17  And  he  said,  I  saw  all  Israel 
scattered  upon  the  hills,  as  sheep 
that  have  not  a  shepherd  :  and  the 
Lord  said.  These  have  no  master  : 
let  them  return  every  man  to  his 
house  in  peace. 

18  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat,  Did  I  not  tell 
thee  that  he  would  prophesy  no 
good  concerning  me,  but  evil  ? 

19  And  he  said.  Hear  thou  there- 
fore the  word  of  the  Lord  :  I  saw 
the  Lord  sitting  on  his  throne,  and 
all  the  host  of  heaven  standing  by 
him  on  his  right  hand  and  on  his 
left. 

20  And  the  Lord  said,  Who  shall 
'  persuade  Ahab,  that  he  may  go  up 
and  fall  at  Ramoth-gilead '?  And  one 
said  on  this  manner,  and  another 
said  on  that  manner. 

2 1  And  there  came  forth  a  spirit, 
and  stood  before  the  Lord,  and  said, 
I  will  ^  persuade  him. 

22  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Wherewith  1  And  he  said,  I  will  go 
forth,  and  I  will  be  a  lying  spii'it 
in  the  mouth  of  all  his  prophets. 
And  he  said,  Thou  shalt  ^  persuade 


him,  and  prevail  also  :  go  forth,  and 
do  so. 

23  Now  therefore,  behold,  the 
Lord  hath  put  a  lying  sjjirit  in  the 
mouth  of  all  these  thy  prophets, 
and  the  Lord  hath  spoken  evil  con- 
cerning thee. 

24  But  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Che- 
naanah  went  near,  and  smote  Mi- 
caiah  on  the  cheek,  and  said.  Which 
way  went  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
from  me  to  speak  unto  theel 

25  And  Micaiah  said.  Behold, 
thou  shalt  see  in  that  day,  when 
thou  shalt  go  into  an  inner  cham- 
ber to  hide  thyself. 

26  And  the  king  of  Israel  said, 
Take  Micaiah,  and  carry  him  back 
unto  Amon  the  governor  of  the 
city,  and  to  Joash  the  king's  son ; 

27  And  say.  Thus  saitli  the  king. 
Put  this  fellow  in  the  jirison,  and 
feed  him  with  bread  of  affliction 
and  with  water  of  affliction,  until 
I  come  in  peace. 

28  And  Micaiah  said,  If  thou  re- 
turn at  all  in  peace,  the  Lord  hath 
not  spoken  by  me.  And  he  said. 
Hearken,"  O  people. every  one  of  you . 

29  So  the  king  of  Israel  and  Je- 
hoshaphat the  king  of  Judah  went 
up  to  liamoth-gilead. 

30  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  JehoshaT)hat,  1  will  disguise 
myself,  and  entei-  into  the  battle  ; 
but  put  thou  on  thy  robes.  And 
the  king  of  Israel  chsguis(>d  him- 
self, and  went  into  the  l)attl*^ 


31  But  tlie  king  of  Syria  com- 
manded his  thirty  and  two  cap- 
tains that  had  rule  over  his  chariots, 
saying,  Fight  neither  with  small  nor 
great,  save  only  with  the  king  of 
Israel. 

32  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
captains  of  the  chariots  saw  Je- 
hoshaphat, that  they  said,  Surely 
it  is  the  king  of  Israel.  And  they 
turned  aside  to  fight  against  him  : 
and  Jehoshaphat  cried  out. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
captains  of  the  chariots  perceived 
that  it  toas  not  the  king  of  Israel, 
that  they  turned  back  from  pur- 
suing him. 

34  And  a  certain  man  drew  a 
bow  at  a  venture,  and  smote  the 
king  of  Israel  between  the  joints  of 
the  ^  harness  :  wherefore  he  said 
unto  the  driver  of  his  chariot.  Turn 
thine  hand,  and  carry  me  out  of 
the  host ;  for'  I  am  wounded. 

35  And  the  battle  increased  that 
day :  and  the  king  was  stayed  up 
in  his  chariot  against  the  Syrians, 
and  died  at  even :  and  the  blood 
ran  out  of  the  wound  into  the 
midst  of  the  chariot. 

36  And  there  went  a  proclama- 
tion throughout  the  host  about  the 
going  down  of  the  sun,  saying. 
Every  man  to  his  city,  and  every 
man  to  his  own  country. 

37  H  So  the  king  died,  and  was 
brought  to  Samaria ;  and  they 
buried  the  king  in  Samaria. 

38  And  one  washed  the  chariot 
in  the  pool  of  Samaria ;  and  the 
dogs  licked  up  his  blood  ;  and  they 
washed  his  armour;  according  unto 
the  word  of  the  Lord  which  he 
spake. 

39  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Ahab,  and  all  that  he  did,  and  the 
ivory  house  whicli  he  made,  and  all 
the  cities  that  he  built,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  1 

40  So  Ahab  slept  with  his  fathers ; 
and  Ahaziah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

41  U  And  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of 
Asa  began  to  reign  over  Judah  in 
the  fourth  year  of  Ahab  king  of 
Israel. 

42  Jehoshaphat  ivas  thirty  and 
five  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign  ;  and  he  reigned  twenty  and 
five  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  itxts  Azubah  the 
daughter  of  Shilhi. 

43  And  he  walked  in  all  the  ways 
of  Asa  his  father- ;  he  turned  not 
aside  from  it,  doing  that  which  was 
right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord: 
ne\'ertheless  the  high  places  were 
not  taken  away ;  fur    the    people 


3  armour : 


3G3 


Jehosliaphaf s  reign. 


I.  ki:ngs,  22. 


Ahaziah  sendeth  to  Elijah. 


offered  and  burnt  incense  yet  in 
the  high  places. 

44  And  Jehoshaphat  made  peace 
with  the  king  of  Israel. 

45  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehoshaphat,  and  his  might  that  he 
shewed,  and  how  he  warred,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  1 

46  And  the  remnant  of  the  sodom- 
ites, which  remained  in  the  days  of 
his  father  Asa,  he  took  out  of  the 
land. 

47  There  ivas^  then  no  king  in 
Edom  :  a  deputy  ims  king. 

48  Jehoshaphat  made  ships  of 
^  Tharshisli  to  go  to  Ophir  for  gold  : 
but  they  went  not;  for  the  ships 
were  bi'oken  at  Ezion-geber. 

49  Then  said  Ahaziah  the  son  of 
Ahab  unto  Jehoshaphat,  Let  my 
servants  go  with  thy  servants  in 


the  ships.     But  Jehoshaphat  would 
not. 

50  ^  And  Jehoshaphat  slept  with 
his  fathei's,  and  was  buried  with  his 
fathers  in  the  city  of  David  his 
father  :  and  J  ehoram  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

51  H  Ahaziah  the  son  of  Ahab 
began  to  reign  over  Isi-ael  in  Sa- 
maria the  seventeenth  year  of  Je- 
hoshaphat king  of  Judah,  and 
reigned  two  years  over  Israel. 

^yl  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  and  walked  in  the 
way  of  his  father,  and  in  the  way 
of  his  mother,  and  in  the  way  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  who 
made  Israel  to  sin  : 

53  For  he  served  Baal,  and  wor- 
shipped him,  and  provoked  to  anger 
■^  the  LoKi)  (xod  of  Israel,  according 
to  all  that  his  father  had  done. 


THE  SECOND  BOOK  OF 
THE  KINGS, 


COMMONLY  CALLED 


THE   FOUETH   BOOK   OF  THE   KIl^rGS 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Moah  rehMeth.  2  Ahaziah,  aending  <<) 
SaaZ-zehuh,  hath.  hii>  judgment  hy  Kli-jah. 
5  Elijah  twice  bringeth  yire  from  heaven 
ujion  them  whom  Ahaeiiih  unit  Iai  ap/ire- 
h end  him.  13  Ife  pitieth  the  third  eajiiain, 
<ind,  encouraged  hy  an  angel,  telleth  Die 
king  of  his  death.  IT  Jehoram  aueceedeih 
AhaeiaJi. 

THEN  Moab  rebelled  against  Is- 
I'ael  after  tlu^  dcatli  of  Ahab. 

2  Anfl  Ahaziah  ioW  down  through 
a  lattice  in  his  ui)i)er  chainlxu-  tliat 
?('a.s  in  tSamaria,  and  was  sick  :  and 
he  sent  messengers,  and  said  unto 
them.  Go,  enquii'e  of  l!;ial-zehuh 
the  god  of  Ekron  whether  I  shall 
recover  of  this  disease. 

■i  But  the  aTigel  ()f  the  Loun  said 
to  Elijah  the  'J'ishhit(\  Arise,  gouj) 
to  meet  the  messengers  of  the  king 
of  8amaria,  and  say  unto  them, 
/.s  if  not  because  there  ix  not  a  ( Jod 
in  Israel,  that  ye  go  to  entiuire  of 
Baal-zel)ub  the  god  of  J^'kron? 

4  Now  therefore  thus  sfiitli  the 
Lord,  Thou  shalt  not  come  (l<n\n 
from  that  IhhI  on  which  thou  ;irt 
gojie  up,  l)ut  shalt surel,y  die.  And 
i'.lijaii  departed. 

5  II  And  wh(!n  the  messengers 
turned    back    unto    him,    he    said 


unto  them.  Why  are  ye  now  turned 
back  1 

6  And  they  said  unto  him,  There 
came  a  man  up  to  meet  us,  and 
said  unto  us.  Go,  turn  again  unto 
the  king  that  sent  you,  and  say 
unto  him,  Thus  saitn  the  Loud, 
Is  it  not  bec^ause  there  is  not  a  God 
in  Israel,  that  thou  sendest  to  en- 
quire of  J>aal-zebul)  the  god  of 
I^kron  ?  therefore  thou  shalt  not 
come  down  from  that  bed  on  which 
thou  art  gone  up,  but  shalt  surely 
die. 

7  And  ho  said  unto  them,  AVhat 
manner  of  man  iras  he  which  camt' 
ui)  to  meet  .you,  and  told  you  these 
woi'ds  I 

8  And  the.v  answered  liim,  I/e 
t/'as  ^  an  hairy  innii.  a.nd  girt  with 
a  girdle  of  leather  about  his  loins. 
And  he  said,  It  is  Elijah  tlie  Tisli- 
bit(^. 

i)  Then  the  king  sent  unto  him  a, 
captain  of  fifty  with  his  fifty. 
And  ]\c.  went  uji  to  him  :  and,  be- 
liold,  he  sat  on  (he  top  of  a,n  hill. 
And  he  spake  unto  him,  Thou  man 
of  (iod,  the  king  hath  said.  Gome 
down. 


364 


Elijah  called  fire  from  heaven. 


II.  KINGS,  2. 


He  iii  translated. 


10  And  Elijah  answered  and 
said  to  the  captain  of  fifty,  If  I  he 
a  man  of 'God,  then  let  lire  come 
flown  from  heaven,  and  consume 
thee  and  tliy  fifty.  And  there 
came  down  lire  froni  heaven,  and 
consumed  him  and  his  hfty. 

11  Again  also  he  sent  unto  him 
another  captain  of  fifty  with  his 
fifty.  '  And  he  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  O  man  of  God,  thus  hath 
the  king  said,  Gome  down  quiclvly. 

12  And  Elijah  answered  and 
said  unto  tliem.  If  I  (^e  a  man  of 
God,  let  fire  come  down  from 
heaven,  and  consume  thee  and 
thy  fifty.  And  the  fire  of  God 
came  down  from  heaven,  and  con- 
sumed him  and  his  fifty. 

1 3  U  And  he  sent  again  a  captain 
of  the  thii-d  fifty  with  Ins  fifty. 
And  the  third  captain  of  fifty  went 
up,  and  came  and  fell  on  his  knees 
before  Elijah,  and  besought  him, 
and  said  unto  him,  O  man  of  God, 
I  pray  thee,  let  my  life,  and  the 
life  of  these  fifty  thy  servants,  be 
precious  in  thy  sight. 

14  Behold,  there  came  fire  down 
from  heaven,  and  burnt  up  the 
two  captains  of  the  former  fifties 
with  their  fifties :  therefore  let  my 
life  now  be  precious  in  thy  sight. 

15  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  Elijah,  Go  down  with 
him:  be  not  afraid  of  him.  And 
he  arose,  and  went  down  with  him 
unto  the  king. 

IG  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Forasmuch  as  thou 
hast  sent  messengers  to  enquire  of 
Baal-zebub  the  god  of  Ekron,  is  it 
not  because  there  is  no  God  in  Is- 
rael to  enquire  of  his  word  1  there- 
fore thou  shalt  not  come  down  off 
that  bed  on  which  thou  art  gone 
up,  but  shalt  surely  die. 

17  H  So  he  died  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord  which  Elijah  had 
spoken.  And  Jehoram  reigned  in 
his  stead  in  the  second  year  of  Je- 
horam the  son  of  Jehoshaphat  king 
of  Judah  ;  because  he  had  no  son. 

18  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Ahaziah  which  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Israel? 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  Elijah.  f.,i/.-hiii  hin  hiii-e  of  Klisha,  with  hix 
rinnitlr  (liridetli  .Inrilaii.  'J  uiid,  (jrariliiKj 
Eli.shd  /li.s  rcijiicd,  in  idkoi  iiji  Jnj  <i.  ficni 
chtirint  ii,ii<  /it'iin'ii.  VI  E/i.s/i<(.  >/i riJ i in/ 
,/,,,■</, III  irith  EIi)tiir>i  iiiinitle,  ix  iickiioip- 
hulged  /lin  xiiciusmir.  ICi  T/ie  i/t'iiiii/  jirn- 
phetfi,  hardly  nhtaiiiiiig  have,  in  neek  Eli- 
jah, eotilil  vol.  p'lid  him.  19  EHxha  with 
unit  healeih  the.  iniirhalexome  ivatfim.  2'^ 
Bears  dentroij  the  children,  ihnt  mocked 
Klisha. 

jSTD  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
Lord  would   take  up   Elijah 


into  heaven  by  a  whirlwind,  that 
Elijah  went  with  Elisha  from  Gil- 

2  And  Elijah  said  unto  Elisha, 
Tarry  here,  I  pray  thee ;  for  the 
Lord  hath  sent  me  to  Beth-el. 
And  Elisha  said  unto  him,  As  tlie 
Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth, 
I  will  not  leave  thee.  So  they  went 
down  to  Beth-el. 

3  And  the  sons  of  the  prophets 
that  loere  at  Betii-el  came  forth  to 
Elisha,  and  said  unto  him,  Know- 
est  thou  that  the  Lord  will  take 
away  thy  master  from  thy  head  to 
day 't.  And  he  said,  Yea,  I  know  it ; 
hold  ye  your  peace. 

4  And  Elijah  said  vmto  him, 
Elisha,  tarry  here,  I  pray  thee; 
for  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to  Jeri- 
cho. And  he  said.  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will 
not  leave  thee.  So  they  came  to 
Jericho. 

5  And  the  sons  of  the  prophets 
that  were  at  Jericho  came  to  Elislia, 
and  said  unto  him,  Knowest  thou 
that  the  Lord  will  take  away  thy 
master  from  thy  head  to  day"?  And 
he  answered.  Yea,  I  know  it;  hold 
ye  your  peace. 

6  And  Elijah  said  unto  him, 
Tarry,  I  pray  thee,  here ;  for  the 
Lord  hath  sent  me  to  J  ordan.  And 
he  said.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as 
thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave 
thee.     And  they  two  went  on. 

7  And  fifty  men  of  the  sons  of 
the  prophets  went,  and  stood  to 
view  afar  off:  and  they  two  stood 
by  Jordan. 

8  And  Elijah  took  his  mantle, 
and  wrapped  it  together,  and 
smote  tlie  waters,  and  they  were 
divided  liither  and  thither,  so  that 
they  two  went  over  on  dry  ground. 

9  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  were  gone  over,  that  Elijali 
said  unto  Elisha,  Ask  what  I  shall 
do  for  thee,  befoi-e  I  he.  taken  away 
from  thee.  And  Elisha  said,  I 
l)i'ay  thee,  let  *a  double  portion  of 
thy  spirit  be  upon  me. 

10  And  he  said.  Thou  hast  asked 
a  hard  thing  :  oievertheJess,  if  thou 
see  me  ivlien  I  am  taken  froni  thee, 
it  shall  be  so  unto  thee;  but  if  not, 
it  shall  not  be  so. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
still  went  on,  and  talked,  that,  be- 
hold, there  appeared  a  chariot  of 
fii-e,  and  horses  of  fire,  an;!  parted 
them  both  asundei' ;  and  Elijah  went 
up  by  a  whirlwind  into  heaven. 

1 2  fl  And  Elisha  saw  it,  and  he 
cried.   My  father,  my  father,  the 


A 


*  That  is,  the  portion  of  the  firstborn. 
See  Deut.  xxi.  17. 


iG5 


Elisha  healeth  the  waters. 


II.  KINGS,  3. 


Moab  revolteth. 


'  chariot  of  Israel,  and  the  horse- 
men thereof.  And  he  saw  liim  no 
more :  and  he  took  hold  of  his  own 
clothes,  and  rent  them  in  two  pieces. 

13  He  took  up  also  the  mantle  of 
Elijah  that  fell  from  him,  and  went 
back,  and  stood  by  the  bank  of 
Jordan ; 

II  And  he  took  the  mantle  of 
Elijah  that  fell  from  him,  and 
smote  the  waters,  and  said.  Where 
is  -  the  Lord  God  of  Elijah  1  and 
when  he  also  had  smitten  the 
waters,  they  parted  hither  and 
thither  :  and  Elisha  went  over. 

1 5  And  when  the  sons  of  the  pro- 
phets which  -iPere  to  view  at  Jeri- 
cho saw  him,  they  said,  The  spirit 
of  Elijah  doth  rest  on  Elisha.  And 
they  came  to  meet  him,  and  bowed 
themselves  to  the  ground  before 
him. 

16  ^  And  they  said  iinto  him, 
Behold  now,  there  be  with  thy  ser- 
vants fifty  strong  men ;  let  them 
go,  we  pray  thee,  and  seek  thy 
master :  lestperadventuretheSpirit 
of  the  Lord  hath  taken  him  up, 
and  cast  him  upon  some  mountain, 
or  into  some  valley.  And  he  said, 
Ye  shall  not  send. 

17  And  when  they  urged  him  till 
he  was  ashamed,  he  said,  >Send. 
They  sent  therefore  fifty  men  ;  and 
they  sought  three  days,  but  found 
him  not. 

1 8  And  when  they  came  again  to 
him,  (for  he  tarried  at  Jericho,)  he 
said  unto  them.  Did  I  not  say  unto 
you.  Go  not  1 

19^  And  the  men  of  the  city 
said  unto  Elisha,  Behold,  I  pray 
thee,  the  situation  of  this  city  ?s 
pleasant,  as  my  lord  seeth  :  but  the 
water  is  naught,  and  the  ground 
barren. 

20  And  he  said.  Bring  me  a  new 
cruse,  and  put  salt  therein.  And 
they  brought  it  to  him. 

21  And  he  went  forth  unto  the 
spriiig  of  the  waters,  and  cast  the 
salt  in  there,  and  said.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  t  have  healed  these 
waters  ;  there  shall  not  be  from 
thence  any  more  death  or  barren 
land. 

22  8o  the  waters  were  healed 
unto  this  day,  according  to  the 
saying  of  Elisha  which  he  spake. 

2.'}  1[  And  he  went  up  from  tlumce 
unto  Heth-(!l:  and  as  ik;  was  going 
up  by  the  way,  there  came  forth 
■'  little  chiklren  out  of  th(!  city,  and 
mocked  him,  anfl  said  unto  him, 
(io  up,  thou  bald  head  ;  go  up, 
thou    bald   head. 

21  And  he  turned  back,  and 
looked  on  them,  and  cursed  them 
in   the  name  of  the   Lord.     And 


there  came  forth  two  she  bears  out 
of  the  wood,  and  tare  forty  and 
two  "* children  of  them.- 

25  And  he  went  from  thence  to 
mount  Carmel,  and  from  thence  he 
returned  to  (Samaria. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Jeliiiriiiii'n  reign.  4  MckIki  rehelleth.  (i 
J,h<ir<iiii,  iritit  JehiiKh<t]ili(i1,  and  thel^iiKj  of 
Ell  mil,  hiiiiij  ilisfrtsM  il  fur  iniiif  nf  ini'fei-, 
hy  EUsha  nhtu  i  n,  tli  ira'Ur.  n  ml  iiniiiiise  <if 
c'idory.  '21  'rinM,HiliH,.s.,l,'c,h-,il  hy  Ike 
colour  (if  till'  initi'i-,  I'lniiinij  tii  .spiiil,  lire 
overcu'ine.     26  The  king  of  Muah,  by  sacri- 

Jiciiiij  tli.e  king  of  EdoiiCa  mil,  raiseih  the 

'siege. 

NOW  Jehoram  the  son  of  Ahab 
began  to  reign  over  Israel  in 
Samaria  the  eighteenth  year  of  Je- 
hoshaphat  king  of  Judah,  and 
reigned    twelve   years. 

2  And  he  wrought  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  ;  but  not  like  his 
father,  and  like  his  mother  :  for  he 
put  away  the  ^  image  of  Baal  that 
his  father  had  made. 

3  Nevertheless  he  cleaved  unto 
the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  which  made  Israel  to  sin ; 
he  depai'ted  not  therefrom. 

4  51  And  Mesha  king  of  Moab 
was  a  sheepmaster,  and  rendered 
unto  the  king  of  Israel  "an  hun- 
dredtliousand  lambs,-  and  an  hun 


drcd  thousand  rams,  with  tlu^  wool. 


5  But  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahab 
was  dead,  that  the  king  of  Moab 
rebelled  against  the  king  of  Israel. 

6  51  And  king  Jehoram  went  out 
of  Samaria  the  same  time,  and 
•"  numbered  all  Israel. 

7  And  he  went  and  sent  to  Jeho- 
shaphat  the  king  of  Judah,  saving, 
The  king  of  Moab  hath  rebelled 
against  me  :  wilt  thou  go  with  me 
against  Moab  to  battle  1  And  he 
said,  I  will  go  up :  I  am  as  thou 
art.  my  people  as  thy  people,  and 
my  horses  as  thy  horses. 

8  And  he  said,  Which  way  shall 
we  go  upl  And  he  answered.  The 
way  through  the  wilderness  of 
Edom. 

9  So  the  king  of  Israel  went,  and 
the  king  of  Judah,  and  the  king  of 
Edom  :  and  they  ^  fet(;hed  a  com- 
pass of  seven  days'  jf)urney  : 
there  was  no  water  for   the 


and 
liost, 
and   for   the  cattle  that  followed 
them. 

10  And  ihe  king  of  Israel  said, 
Alas!  that  the  J.oltD  hatii  called 
these  three  kings  together,  to  de- 
liver th(^m  into  the  hand  of  Moab  I 

1 1  l>ut  Jehoshaphat  said.  Is  there 
not  here  a  prophet  of  the  LoiM), 
that  we  may  enquire  of  the  Lord 
by  him?  And  one  of  the  king  of 
Israel's  servants  answeied  and  said. 


■»  lads 


pillar 


6  the  wool 

of  an 

Iiuudred 

thousand 

lambs,  and 

of  an 

hundred 

thousand 

rams. 

''  mustered 


**  niad(^  a 
circuit 


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Tlie  Moabites  are  defeated. 


II.  KINGS,  4. 


Tlte  ividow''s  oil  multiplied. 


Here  is  Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat, 
which  poured  water  ou  the  hands 
of  EUjah. 

12  And  Jehoshaphat  said,  The 
word  of  the  Lord  is  with  him.  80 
the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehoshaphat 
and  the  king  of  Edom  went  down 
to  him. 

13  And  Elisha  said  unto  the 
king  of  Israel,  What  have  I  to  do 
with  thee  %  get  thee  to  the  prophets 
of  thy  father,  and  to  the  prophets 
of  thy  mother.  x\nd  the  king  of 
Israel  said  unto  liim.  Nay  :  for  the 
Lord  hath  called  these  three  kings 
together,  to  deliver  them  into  the 
hand  of  Moab. 

14  And  Elisha  said.  As  the  Lord 
of  hosts  liveth,  beiore  whom  I 
stand,  surely,  were  it  not  that  I  re- 
gard the  presence  of  Jehoshaphat 
the  king  of  Judah,  I  would  not 
look  toward  thee,  nor  see  thee. 

15  But  now  bring  me  a  minstrel. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
minstrel  played,  that  the  hand  of 
the  Lord  came  upon  him. 

16  And  he  said,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Make  this  valley  full  of 
ditches. 

17  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye 
shall  not  see  wind,  neither  shall  ye 
see  rain  ;  yet  that  valley  shall  be 
filled  with  water,  that  ye  may 
drink,  both  ye,  and  your  cattle,  and 
your  beasts. 

1 8  And  this  is  but  a  light  thing 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  will 
deliver  the  Moabites  also  into  your 
hand. 

19  And  ye  shall  smite  every 
fenced  city,  and  every  choice  city, 
and  shall  fell  every  good  tree,  and 
stop  all  wells  of  water,  and  mar 
every  good  piece  of  land  with 
stones. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning,  ^  when  the  meat  oft'ering 
was  offered!    that,    behold,    there 


came  water  by  the  way^  of  Edom, 
and  the  country  was  filled  with 
water. 

21  U  And  when  all  the  Moabites 
heard  that  the  kings  were  come  up 
to  fight  against  them,  they  ga- 
thered all  that  were  able  to  put  on 
armour,  and  upward,  and  stood  in 
the  border. 

22  And  they  I'ose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  the  sun  shone  upon 
the  water,  and  the  Moabites  saw 
the  water  on  the  other  side  as  red 
as  blood  : 

23  And  they  said,  This  is  blood  : 
the  kings  are  surely  slain,  and  they 
have  smitten  one  another :  now 
therefore,  Moab,  to  the  spoil. 

24  And  when  they  came  to  the 
camp  of  Israel,  the  Israelites  rose 


up  and  smote  the  Moabites,  so  that 
they  fled  before  them :  but  they 
went  forward  smiting  the  JNIoab- 
ites,  even  in  their  country. 

25  And  they  beat  do^yn  the  cities, 
and  on  every  good  piece  of  land 
cast  every  man  his  stone,  and  filled 
it ;  and  they  stopped  all  the  wells 
of  water,  and  felled  all  the  good 
trees :  only  in  Kir-haraseth  left 
they  the  stones  thereof ;  howbeit 
the  slingers  went  about  it,  and 
smote  it. 

26  U  And  when  the  king  of  Moab 
saw  that  the  battle  was  too  sore  for 
him,  he  took  with  him  seven  hun- 
dred men  that  drew  swords,  to 
break  through  even  unto  the  king 
of  Edom  :'  but  they  could  not. 

27  Then  he  took  his  eldest  son 
that  should  have  reigned  in  his 
stead,  and  offei-ed  him  for  a  burnt 
offering  upon  the  wjill.  And  there 
was  great  indignation  against  Is- 
rael :  and  they  departed  from  him, 
and  returned  to  their  own  land. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  FJishd  mniti plidh  the  'irh1ow\soil.  SBegiv- 
eihd  Koii  l.tlh,'  iionil  Shunammite.  18  lie 
raini't/t  injii/ii  /!!'/■  </<■(!(/  KiDi.  38  At  Oilanl 
he  httilvth  the,  deitdhj  jKittage.  42  lie  mtis- 
fleth  an  hundred  men  uiih  tiventy  loaces. 

NOW  there  cried  a  certain  woman 
of  the  wives  of  the  sons  of  the 
prophets  unto  Elisha,  saying,  Thy 
servant  my  husband  is  dead  ;  and 
thou  knowest  that  thy  servant  did 
fear  the  Lord  :  and  the  creditor  is 
come  to  take  unto  him  my  two  sons 
to  be  bondmen. 

2  And  Elisha  said  unto  her.  What 
shall  I  do  for  thee  1  tell  me,  what 
hast  thou  in  the  housed  And  she 
said.  Thine  handmaid  hath  not  any 
thing  in  the  house,  save  a  pot  of  oil 

3  Then  he  said.  Go.  borrow  thee 
vessels  abroad  of  all  thy  neigh- 
bours, even  empty  vessels  ;  borrow 
not  a  few. 

4  And  when  thou  art  come  in, 
thou  shalt  shut  the  door  upon  thee 
and  upon  thy  sons,  and  shalt  pour 
out  into  all  those  vessels,  and  thou 
shalt  set  aside  that  which  is  full. 

5  So  she  went  from  him,  and 
shut  the  door  upon  lier  and  upon 
her  sons,  who  brought  the  vessels  to 
her  ;  and  she  poured  out. 

6  And  it  came  to  jiass,  when  the 
vessels  were  full,  that  she  said  unto 
her  son.  Bring  me  yet  a  vessel. 
And  he  said  unto  her.  There  is  not 
a  vessel  more.     And  the  oil  stayed. 

7  Then  she  came  and  told  the 
man  of  God.  And  he  said.  Go,  sell 
the  oil,  and  pay  thy  debt,  and  live 
thou  and  thy  children  of  the  rest. 

8  ^  And  it  fell  on  a  day,  that 
Elisha  passed  to  Shunem,  where 


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The  IShiniammite' s  sou 


II.  KINGS,  4. 


is  raised  to  life. 


tvas  a  great  woman  ;  and  she  con- 
strained him  to  eat  bread.  And  so 
it  was,  that  as  oft  as  he  passed  by, 
he  turned  in  thither  to  eat  bread. 

9  And  she  said  unto  her  hus- 
band, Behold  now,  i  perceive  that 
tliis  /.s  an  holy  man  of  (jiod,  which 
passeth  by  us  continually. 

10  Let  us  make  a  little  chamber, 
I  pray  thee,  on  the  wall ;  and  let  us 
set  for  him  there  a  bed,  and  a  table, 
and  a  stool,  and  a  candlestick :  and 
it  shall  be,  when  he  cometh  to  us, 
that  he  shall  turn  in  thither. 

1 1  And  it  fell  on  a  day,  that  he 
came  thither,  and  he  turned  into 
the  chamber,  and  lay  there. 

12  And  he  said  to  Gehazi  his  ser- 
vant. Call  this  tShunammite.  And 
when  he  had  called  her,  she  stood 
before  him. 

13  And  he  saifl  unto  him,  8ay 
now  unto  her,  Behold,  thou  hast 
been  cai-eful  for  us  with  all  this 
care  ;  what  is  to  be  done  for  thee  ? 
wouldest  thou  be  spoken  for  to  the 
king,  or  to  the  captain  of  the  host  ? 
Anrl  she  answered,  I  dwell  among 
mine  own  people. 

14  And  he  said,  What  then  is  to 
be  done  for  her '?  And  Gehazi  an- 
swei-erl,  Verily  she  hath  no  child, 
and  her  husband  is  old. 

15  And  he  said,  (Jail  her.  And 
when  he  had  called  her,  she  stood 
in  the  door. 

16  And  he  said,  About  this  sea- 
son, '  ac(;ording  to  the  time  of  life. 


thou  shalt  eml)race  a  son.  And  she 
said.  Nay,  my  lord,  tlioa  man  of  God, 
do  not  lie  unto  thine  handmaid. 

17  And  the  Avoman  conceived, 
and  bare  a  sou  at  that  season  -_that 
Elisha  had  SM,id  unto 


nei',  according 


to  the  time  of  life. 


18  1l  And  wlien  the  child  was 
grown,  it  fell  onaday,  that  Ik;  went 
out  to  his  father-  to  tlu^  reapei's. 

19  And  he  said  unto  his  father, 
My  head,  my  head.  And  he  said 
to  ''a  lad.  Carry  liim  to  liis  mother. 

20  And  wlien  lu;  had  taken  him, 
and  bi-ought  him  to  his  mother,  Ik; 
satfm  her  knees  till  noon,  and  tkcii 
(bed. 

21  And  she  went  up,  and  laid 
him  on  the  lied  of  the  man  of  God, 
and  shut  tkt  door  upon  him,  an<l 
went  (Hit. 

22  And  she  called  unto  her  hus- 
band, and  said,  Send  me,  I  pi-ay 
thee,  one  of  the;  young  men,  and 
one  of  the  asses,  tliat  I  may  run  to 
th(^  man  of  God,  and  come  ;i.gain. 

2.'3  And  he  said.  Wherefore  wilt 
thou  go  to  him  to  day  {  it  is  neither 
new  moon,  nor  sabV)ath.  And  she 
.said.  It  shall  Ije  well. 


24  Then  she  saddled  an  ass,  and 
said  to  her  servant.  Drive,  and  go 
forward  ;  slack  not  thy  riding  for 
me,  except  I  bid  thee. 

25  So  she  went  and  came  unto 
the  man  of  God  to  mount  Carmel. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  man 
of  God  saw  her  afar  off",  that  he 
said  to  Gehazi  his  servant,  Behold, 
yonder  is  that  Shunaminite  : 

2G  Bun  now,  I  pray  thee,  to  meet 
her,  and  say  unto  her.  Is  it  well 
with  thee"?  is  it  well  with  thy  hus- 
band'? is  it  well  Avitli  the  child'? 
And  she  answered,  It  is  well. 

27  And  when  she  came  to  the 
man  of  God  to  the  hill,  she  caught 
him  by  the  feet :  but  Gehazi  came 
near  to  thrust  lier  away.  And  the 
man  of  God  said,  Let  her  alone ; 
for  her  soul  is  vexed  within  her : 
and  the  Lord  hath  hid  it  from  me, 
and  hath  not  told  me. 

28  Then  she  said.  Did  I  desire  a 
son  of  my  lord  1  did  I  not  say,  Do 
not  deceive  me '? 

29  Then  he  said  to  Gehazi,  Gird 
up  thy  loins,  and  take  my  staff  in 
thine  hand,  and  go  thy  way:  if 
thou  meet  any  man,  salute  him 
not ;  and  if  any  salute  thee,  answer 
him  not  again  :  and  lay  my  staff 
upon  the  face  of  the  child. 

30  And  the  mother  of  the  child 
said,  As  the  Lord  liveth,  and  a.s' 
thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave 
thee.  And  he  arose,  and  followed 
her. 

31  And  Gehazi  passed  on  before 
them,  and  laid  the  staff  upon  the 
face  of  th(!  child ;  V)ut  there  vxts  nei- 
ther voice,  nor  hearing.  Wliere- 
foi-e  he  went  again  to  meet  him, 
and  told  him,  saying,  The  child  is 
not  awaked. 

32  AthI  wh(>n  l^^lisha  was  come 
into  th(»  house,  behold,  the  child 
was  dead,  <i)ul  laid  upon  his  bed. 

3.3  He  went  in  tnerefore,  and 
shut  the  door  upon  them  twain, 
and  prayed  unto  the  Lord. 

34  And  he  went  up,  and  lay 
upon  the  child,  and  put  his  moulh 
upon  his  mouth.  an(l  his  eyes  ujion 
his  ey(;s,  and  his  hands  u])on  his 
hands:  and  he  stretched  himself 
upon  the  child  ;  and  the  tlesh  of 
the  child  wMxed  warm. 

35  Then  he  retur)ied,ajid  walked 
in  the  house  ■*  to  and  tVo  :  and  wcuit 
up,  and  stretcher  I  himself  upon 
him  :  and  tiie  child  sneezed  s(>ve7i 
times,  and  tlu;  child  opened  his 
eyes. 

'M\  Atul  lie  cjdled  Ciehazi,  and 
said,  ( ';ill  this  SIninninmite.  So  he 
ealleil  her.  And  when  she  was 
come  in  unto  him,  he  said.  Take  up 
thy  son. 


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Tlce  daadyj  pottage  healed. 


II.  KINGS,  5. 


Naamau  cared  of  leprosy. 


37  Then  she  went  in,  and  fell  at 
his  feet,  and  bowed  herself  to  the 
ground,  and  took  up  her  son,  and 
went  out. 

38  *\  And  Elisha  came  again  to 
Oilgal :  and  thei-e  ivaii  a  dearth  in 
the  land;  and  the  sons  of  the  pro- 
phets luere  sitting  before  him :  and 
he  said  unto  his  servant,  Set  on  the 
great  pot,  and  seethe  pottage  for 
the  sons  of  the  prophets. 

39  And  one  went  out  into  the 
field  to  gather  herbs,,  and  found  a 
wild  vine,  and  gathered  there(jf 
wild  gourds  his  lap  full,  and  came 
and  shred  tJiem  into  the  pot  of  pot- 
tage: for  they  knew  them  not. 

40  So  they-  poured  out  for  the 
men  to  eat.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
as  they  were  eating  of  the  pottage, 
that  they  cried  out,  and  said,  O 
thou  man  of  God,  there  ii^  death  in 
the  pot.  And  they  could  not  eat 
thereof. 

41  ijut  he  said.  Then  bring  meal. 
And  he  cast  it  into  the  pot ;  and  he 
said.  Pour  out  for  the  people,  that 
they  may  eat.  And  there  Avas  no 
harm  in  the  pot. 

42  II  And  there  came  a  man  from 
Baal-shalisha,  and  brought  the  man 
of  God  bread  of  the  firstfruits, 
twenty  loaves  of  barley,  and  full 
ears  of  ^  corn  in  the  husk  thereof. 
And  he  said.  Give  unto  the  people, 
that  they  may  eat. 

43  And  his  '-^servitor  said,  What, 
should  I  set  this  before  an  hundred 
men  1  He  said  again.  Give  the  peo- 
ple, that  they  may  eat :  for  thus 
saith  the  Lord,  They  shall  eat,  and 
shall  leave  thereof. 

44  So  he  set  it  befoi-e  them,  and 
they  did  eat,  and  left  thereof, 
according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  Jfaaman,  by  the  report  of  a  captive  maid, 
in  sent  to  Sania  via  to  he  cured  of  his  lepfost/. 
ft  EIisIki,  seii(thi(i  him  to  .lordon,  cui-itli. 
him,  15  He  refiixi)i(i  N(t(tni(ii)'H  (jijin  ijriuit- 
eth  him  some  of  the  ettrtli..  '20  Gehaxi,  iilius- 
ing  his  indster^s  iidine  uutu  Kaunidii;  is 
smitten  with  leprost/. 

NOW  Naaman,  captain  of  the 
host  of  the  king  of  Syria,  was 
a  great  man  with  his  master,  and 
honouraVjle,  l)ecause  by  him  the 
Loud  had  given  ''deliverance  unto 
Syria:  he  was  also  a  mighty  man 
in  valour,  but  lie  iva^  a  h^per. 

2  And  the  Syrians  had  gone  out 
by  compaiiies,  and  had  l)rought 
away  captive  out  of  the  land  of 
Israel  a  little  maid ;  and  she  waited 
on  Naaman's  wife. 

3  And  she  said  unto  hei-  mistress, 
Woukl  God  my  lord  7i<ere  with  the 
pi'oi)het  that  in  in  Samaria  !  for  he 
would  recover  him  of  his  leprosJ^ 


4  And  one  went  in,  and  told  his 
lord,  saying.  Thus  and  thus  said 
the  maid  that  is  of  the  land  of 
Israel. 

5  And  the  king  of  Syria  said, 
*  Go  to,  go.  and  I  will  send  a  letter 
unto  the  king  of  Israel.  And  he 
departed,  and  took  with  him  ten 
talents  of  silver,  and  six  thousand 
pieces  of  gold,  and  ten  changes  of 
raiment. 

6  And  he  brought  the  letter  to 
the  king  of  Israel,  saying.  Now 
when  this  letter  is  come  unto  thee, 
behold,  I  have  thereivitlt  sent  Naa- 
man my  servant  to  thee,  that  thou 
mayest  recover  him  of  his  leprosy. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
king  of  Israel  had  read  the  letter, 
that  he  rent  his  clothes,  and  said, 
Am  I  God,  to  kill  and  to  make 
alive,  that  this  man  doth  send  vuito 
me  to  lecover  a  man  of  his  leprosy  % 
wherefoi'e  consider,  I  pray  you,  and 
see  how  he  seeketh  a  quarrel 
against  me. 

8  ^  And  it  was  so,  when  Elisha 
the  man  of  God  had  heard  that  the 
king  of  Israel  had  rent  his  clothes, 
that  he  sent  to  the  king,  saying. 
Wherefore  hast  thou  rent  thy 
clothes  1  let  him  come  now  to  me, 
and  he  shall  know  that  there  is  a 
prophet  in  Israel. 

9  So  Naaman  came  with  his 
horses  and  with  his  chariot,  and 
stood  at  the  door  of  the  house  of 
Elisha. 

10  And  Elisha  sent  a  messenger 
unto  him,  saying.  Go  and  wash  in 
Jordan  seven  times,  and  thy  flesh 
shall  come  again  to  thee,  and  thou 
shalt  be  clean. 

1 1  But  Naaman  was  wroth,  and 
went  away,  and  said,  Behold,  I 
thought.  He  will  surely  come  out 
to  me,  and  stand,  and  call  on  the 
name  of  the  Lord  his  God,  and 
'' strike  his  hand  over  the  place, 
and  recover  the  leper. 

12  Are  not  Abana  and  Pharpar, 
rivers  of  Damascus,  better  than  ^U 
the  waters  of  Israel  1  may  I  not 
wash  in  them,  and  be  clean  1  So 
he  turned  and  went  away  in  a  rage. 

13  And  his  servants  came  near, 
and  spake  unto  him,  and  said.  My 
father,  V/the  proplu!t  had  l)id  thee 
do  some  great  thing,  wouldest  thou 
not  have  done  it?  how  much  i-ather 
then,  when  he  saith  to  thee.  Wash, 
and  be  clean  1 

14  Then  went  he  down,  and 
dipped  himself  s(>ven  times  in  Jor- 
dan, according  to  the  saying  of 
the  man  of  Gofl  :  and  his  flesh 
came  again  like  unto  the  flesh  of  a 
little  child,  and  he  was  clean. 

1 5  II  And  he  returned  to  the  man 


*  Go  now, 


24 


369 


Gehazi  smitten  with  leprosy. 


II.  KINGS,  6. 


Tlte  iron  made  to  swim. 


of  God,  he  and  all  his  company,  and 
came,  and  stood  before  him  :  and 
he  said.  Behold,  now  I  know  that 
there  is  no  God  in  all  the  earth, 
but  in  Israel :  now  therefore,  1 
pray  thee,  take  a  ^  blessing  of 
thy  servant. 

16  But  he  said.  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  before  whom  I  stand,  I  will 
receive  none.  And  he  urged  him 
to  take  it :  but  he  refused. 

1 7  And  Naanian  said.  Shall  there 
not  then,  I  pray  thee,  be  given  to 
thy  servant  two  mules'  burden  of 
earth  1  for  thy  servant  will  hence- 
forth offer  neither  burnt  oiiering 
nor  sacrifice  unto  other  gods,  but 
unto  the  Lord. 

18  In  this  thing  the  Lord  pardon 
thy  servant,  that  when  my  master 
goeth  into  the  house  of  Rimmon  to 
worship  there,  and  he  leaneth  on 
my  hand,  and  I  bow  myself  in  the 
house  of  Ilimmon :  when  I  bow 
down  myself  in  the  house  of  Rim- 
mon, the  Lord  pardon  thy  servant 
in  this  thing. 

19  And  he  said  unto  him,  Go  in 
peace.  So  he  departed  from  him  a 
little  way. 

20  H  But  Gehazi,  the  servant  of 
Elisha  the  man  of  God,  said,  Be- 
hold, my  master  hath  spared  Naa- 
nian this  Syrian,  in  not  receiving 
at  his  hands  that  which  he  brought : 
but,  as  the  Lord  liveth,  I  will  run  af- 
ter him,  and  take  somewhat  of  him. 

21  So  Gehazi  followed  after  Naa- 
man.  And  when  Naaman  saw  him 
running  after  him,  he  lighted  down 
from  the  chariot  to  meet  him,  and 
said,  Is  all  welH 

22  And  he  said.  All  is  well.  My 
master  hath  sent  me,  saying.  Be- 
hold, even  now  thei'e  be  come  to  me 
from  '•^  mount  Ephraim  two  young 
men  of  the  sons  of  the  prophets  : 
give  them,  I  pray  thee,  a  talent  of 
silver,  and  two  changes  of  gar- 
ments. 

23  And  Naaman  said,  Be  con- 
tejit,  take  two  talents.  And  he 
urged  him,  and  bound  two  talents 
of  silver  in  two  bags,  with  two 
changes  of  garments,  and  laid  fhei/i 
upon  two  of  liis  servants ;  and  tliey 
l)are  them  befonj  him. 

21  And  when  he  came  to  the 
tower,  he  took  them  from  their 
liand,  and  bestowed  thetn  in  tlu; 
house  :  and  he  let  the  men  go,  and 
they  d(^i)arted. 

2-^  But  he  went  in,  and  stood  be- 
fore his  master.  And  l^lisha  said 
unto  him,  Whenc(\romest  fhoii,,  Ge- 
hazi? And  he  said.  Thy  servant 
went  no  whither. 

26  And  he  said  unto  him,  W(»nt 
not  mine  heart  with  thee,  wlien  the 


man  turned  again  from  his  chariot 
to  meet  thee  1  Is  it  a  time  to 
receive  money,  and  to  receive  gar- 
ments, and  oliveyards,  and  vine- 
yards, and  sheej),  and  oxen,  and 
menservants,  and  maidservants  1 

27  The  leprosy  therefore  of  Naa- 
man shall  cleave  unto  thee,  and 
unto  thy  seed  for  ever.  And  he 
went  out  from  his  presence  a  leper 
as  ivhite  as  snow. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  Elisha,  giiiing  leave  U>  the  young  prophetx 
to  enlarge  their  divelUngs,  causeth  iron  to 
aroim.  8  He  dincloKelh  the  h-ing  of  SiiriiCx 
couiiHel.  18  The  dri/n/,  ir/i/ch  ir((N  sent  to 
Dothan  to  (ij>prehctii!  Klisha,  is  sitiitten 
with  lilinilness.  V.)  Bcitin  Inumijld  into  Sa- 
iiKirirt.  ttiiij  <ire  i/ismissa/  in  jiedce.  24 
lite  fitinine  in  S(i»i<iri(t  cd nsefh  n'omen  to 
eat  their  own  children.  30  The  king  send- 
eth  to  slay  Elisha. 

AND  the  sons  of  the  prophets 
said  unto  Elisha,  Behold  now, 
the  place  \yhere  we  dwell  with  thee 
is  too  strait  for  us. 

2  Let  us  go,  we  pray  thee,  unto 
Jordan,  and  take  thence  every  man 
a  beam,  and  let  us  make  us  a  place 
there,  where  we  may  dwell.  And 
he  answered.  Go  ye. 

3  And  one  said,  Be  content,  I 
pray  thee,  and  go  with  thy  ser- 
vants.    And  he  ans\yered,  I  will  go. 

4  So  he  went  with  them.  And 
when  they  came  to  Jordan,  they 
cut  down  wood. 

5  But  as  one  was  felling  a  beam, 
the  axe  head  fell  into  the  water : 
and  he  cried,  and  said,  Alas,  master ! 
for  it  was  borrowed. 

6  And  the  man  of  God  said ,  Where 
fell  it"?  And  he  shewed  him  the 
place.  And  he  cut  down  a  stick, 
and  cast  it  in  "thither:  and  tlie 
iron  did  swim. 


7  Therefore  said  he.  Take  it  up 
to  thee.  And  he  put  out  his  hand, 
and  took  it. 

8  ^  Then  the  king  of  Syria  warred 
against  Isi-ael,  and  took  counsel 
with  his  servants,  .saying,  In  such 
and  such  a  jilace  shall  he  my  camp. 

9  And  the  man  of  God  sent  unto 
the  king  of  Israel,  saying,  Beware 
that  tliou  pass  not  such  a  i)lace  ; 
for  thither  the  Syrians  are  ''come 
down. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel  sent  to 
th(>  plac(^  which  th(^  man  of  God 
told  him  and  wariu'd  him  of,  and 
saved  himself  there,  not  once  nor 
twice. 

1  1  Thei-efore  the  heai't  of  tlie 
king  of  Syria  was  soi'c  troubled  for 
this  tiling;  and  he  called  his  ser- 
vants, and  said  unto  theni,  Will  ye 
not  shew  me  which  of  us  is  foi-  tlie 
king  of  Israel '! 

12  And  one  of  his  servants  said, 


370 


Tlie  Syrians  smitten  ivith  blindness.      II.  KINGS,  7. 


Famine  in  Samiaria. 


None,  my  lord,  O  king :  but  Elisha, 
the  prophet  that  is  in  Israel,  telleth 
the  king  of  Israel  the  words  that 
thou  speakest  in  thy  bedchamber. 

13  ^  And  he  said,  Go  and  spy 
where  he  is,  that  I  may  send  and 
fetch  him.  And  it  was  told  him, 
saying.  Behold,  he  is  in  Dothan. 

14  Therefore  sent  he  thither 
horses,  and  chariots,  and  a  great 
host :  and  they  came  by  night,  and 
compassed  the  city  about. 

1 5  And  when  the  servant  of  the 
man  of  God  was  risen  early,  and 
gone  forth,  behold,  an  host  com- 
passed the  city  both  with  horses 
and  chariots.  And  his  servant  said 
unto  him,  Alas,  my  master  !  how 
shall  we  do  1 

16  And  he  answered.  Fear  not: 
for  they  that  be  with  us  are  more 
than  they  that  be  with  them. 

17  And  Elisha  prayed,  and  said. 
Lord,  I  pray  thee,  open  his  eyes, 
that  he  may  see.  And  the  Lord 
opened  the  eyes  of  the  j^oung  man  ; 
and  he  saw :  and,  behold,  the  moun- 
tain teas  full  of  horses  and  chariots 
of  fire  round  about  Elisha. 

18  And  when  they  came  down  to 
him,  Elisha  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said.  Smite  this  people,  I  pray 
thee,  with  blindness.  And  he  smote 
them  with  blindness  according  to 
the  word  of  Elisha. 

19  H  And  Elisha  said  unto  them. 
This  is  not  the  way,  neither  is  this 
the  city :  follow  me,  and  I  will 
bring  you  to  the  man  whom  ye 
seek.  ^  But  he  led  them  to  Sama- 
ria. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  wlien 
they  were  come  into  Samaria,  that 
Elisha  said.  Lord,  open  the  eyes  of 
these  men,  that  they  may  see.  And 
the  Lord  opened  their  eyes,  and 
they  saw  ;  and,  behold,  they  were 
in  the  midst  of  Samaria. 

21  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Elisha,  when  he  saw  them. 
My  father,  shall  I  smite  them  ?  shall 
I  smite  them  ? 

22  And  he  answered.  Thou  shalt 
not  smite  them :  wouldest  thou 
smite  those  whom  thou  hast  taken 
captive  with  thy  sword  and  with 
thy  bow  %  set  bread  and  water  be- 
fore them,  that  they  may  eat  and 
drink,  and  go  to  their  master. 

23  And  he  prepared  great  pro- 
vision for  them :  and  when  tJiey 
had  eaten  and  drunk,  he  sent  them 
away,  and  they  went  to  their  mas- 
ter. So  the  bands  of  Syria  came 
no  more  into  the  land  of  Israel. 

24  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
this,  that  Ben-hadad  king  of  Syria 
gathered  all  his  host,  and  went  up, 
and  besieged  Samaria. 


25  And  there  was  a  great  famine 
in  Samaria  :  tind,  behold,  they  be- 
sieged it,  until  an  ass's  head  was 
sold  for  fourscore  pieces  of  silver, 
and  the  fourth  part  of  a  cab  of 
dove's  dung  for  five  'pieces  of  silver. 

26  And  as  the  king  of  Israel  was 
passing  by  upon  the  wall,  there 
cried  a  woman  unto  him,  saying, 
Help,  my  lord,  O  king. 

27  And  he  said.  If  the  Lord  do 
not  help  thee,  whence  shall  I  help 
thee^  out  of  the  barnfloor,  or  out 
of  the  winepress'? 

28  And  the  king  said  unto  her. 
What  aileth  thee  ]  And  she  an- 
swered, This  woman  said  unto  me. 
Give  thy  son,  that  we  may  eat  him 
to  day,  and  we  will  eat  my  son  to 
morrow. 

29  So  we  boiled  my  son,  and  did 
eat  him  :  and  I  .said  unto  her  on 
the  next  day.  Give  thy  son,  that 
we  may  eat  him :  and  she  hath  hid 
her  son. 

30  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  king  heard  the  words  of  the 
woman,  that  he  rent  his  clothes ; 
and  he  passed  by  upon  the  wall, 
and  the  people  looked,  and,  behold, 
he  had  sackcloth  within  upon  his 
flesh. 

31  Then  he  said,  God  do  so  and 
more  also  to  me,  if  the  head  of 
Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat  shall 
stand  on  him  this  day. 

32  But  Elisha  sat  in  his  house, 
and  the  elders  sat  with  him ;  and 
the  king  sent  a  man  from  before 
him :  but  ere  the  messenger  came 
to  him,  he  said  to  the  elders.  See 
ye  how  this  son  of  a  murdei'er  hath 
sent  to  take  away  mine  head  %  look, 
when  the  messenger  cometh,  shut 
the  door,  and  hold  him  fast  at  the 
door :  is  not  the  sound  of  his  mas- 
ter's feet  behind  him"? 

33  And  while  he  yet  talked  with 
them,  behold,  the  messenger  came 
down  unto  him  :  and  he  said.  Be- 
hold, this  evil  is  of  the  Lord  ;  what 
should  I  wait  for  the  Lord  any 
longer  1 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  Elinha  iwoxih  ealeth  incredible  plenty  in  Sii- 
niaria.  3  Faiir  leperit,  venturing  on  the 
host  of  the  Si/ri<i>i'<,  hriii(/  tiilini/fi  of  their 
flight.  \i  Tin-  kiuij.Hndhiij  tii/  xpie.t  the 
news  to  be  true,  -yxii/eth  the  teiitx  of  the  Si/- 
rlaiis.  17  7'he  lord ,  u-lio  ironld  not  be/ieve 
the  prophecy  of  jileutij,  horing  the  charge 
of  the  gate,  ix  trodden  to  death  in  theprens. 

THEN  Elisha  said.  Hear  ye  the 
word  of  the  Lord;  thus  saith 
the  Lord,  To  morrow  about  this 
time  shall  a  measure  of  fine  flour 
be  sold  for  a  shekel,  and  two  mea- 
sui'es  of  barley  for  a  shekel,  in  the 
gate  of  Samaria. 

2  Then  -a  lord  on  whose  hand 


'  the  captain 


371 


The  Syrians'  jU'jht. 


II.  KINGS,  8. 


Elislta^s  prophecy  verified. 


the  king  leaned  answered  the  man 
of  G(xl,  and  said,  Behold,  if  the 
Lord  would  make  windows  in  hea- 
ven, might  this  thing  be  ?  And  he 
said,  Behold,  thou  shalt  see  it  with 
thine  eyes,  but  shalt  not  eat  thereof. 

3  ^  And  there  were  four  leprous 
men  at  the  entering  in  of  the  gate: 
and  they  said  one  to  another,  Why 
sit  we  here  until  we  die  1 

4  If  we  say,  We  will  enter  into 
the  city,  then  the  famine  is  in  the 
city,  and  we  shall  die  there :  and  if 
we  sit  still  here,  we  die  also.  Now 
therefore  come,  and  let  us  fall  unto 
the  host  of  the  Syrians :  if  they 
save  us  alive,  we  shall  live  ;  and  if 
they  kill  us,  we  shall  but  die. 

5  And  they  rose  up  in  the  twi- 
light, to  go  unto  the  camp  of  the 
Syrians :  and  when  they  were  come 
to  the  uttermost  part  of  the  camp 
of  Syria,  behold,  tktre  vxis  no  man 
there. 

6  For  the  Lord  had  made  the 
host  of  the  Syrians  to  hear  a  noise 
of  chariots,  and  a  noise  of  horses, 
even  the  noise  of  a  great  host :  and 
they  said  one  to  another,  Lo,  the 
king  of  Israel  hath  hired  against 
us  the  kings  of  the  Hittites,  and 
the  kings  of  the  Egyptians,  to  come 
upon  ixs. 

7  Wherefore  they  arose  and  fled 
in  the  twilight,  and  left  their  tents, 
and  their  horses,  and  their  asses. 
even  the  camp  as  it  vjas,  and  flecl 
for  their  life. 

8  And  when  these  lepers  came  to 
the  uttermost  part  of  the  camp, 
they  went  into  one  tent,  and  did 
eat  and  drink,  and  carried  thence 
silver,  and  gold,  and  raiment,  and 
went  and  hid  it;  and  came  again, 
and  entered  into  another  tent,  and 
carried  thence  also,  and  went  and 
liid  it. 

9  Then  they  said  one  to  another. 
We  do  not  well :  this  fhiy  is  a  day 
of  good  tidings,  and  we  hold  our 
peace  :  if  we  tarry  till  the  morning 
light,  some  mischief  will  come  upon 
us:  nowtluin^fure  C(>inc,tiiatwemay 
go  and  tell  the  king's  housf^liold. 

10  So  they  came  and  called  unto 
th(^  pf)rter  of  th«^  city  :  and  they 
told  tlicMi,  saying.  We  c;inic  to  the 
camp  uf  the  Syrians,  and,  Ix^hold, 
f/irre  irasnoman  thci'i;, neither  Noire 
of  man,  but  horses  tied,  and  asses 
tied,  and  the  tents  as  tliey  v.'er<i. 

1 1  And  he  called  the  porters  ; 
and  they  told  it  to  the  king's  house 
within. 

12  If  And  th(^  king  arose  in  the 
night,  and  said  unto  his  s(U'vants, 
r  will  now  shew  you  what  the 
Syrians  have  done,  to  us.  They 
know  that   we  Oe  hungry  ;    there- 


372 


fore  are  they  gone  out  of  the  camp 
to  hide  themselves  in  the  field,  say- 
ing. When  they  come  out  of  the 
city,  we  shall  catch  them  alive,  and 
get  into  the  city. 

13  And  one  of  his  servants  an- 
swered and  said,  Let  some  take,  I 
pray  thee,  five  of  the  horses  that 
remain,  wliich  are  left  in  the  city, 
(behold,  they  are  as  all  the  multi- 
tude of  Israel  that  are  left  in  it : 
behold,  /  saf/,  they  are  even  as  all 
tlie  multitude  of  the  Israelites  that 
are  consumed:)  and  let  us  send 
and  see. 

14  They  took  therefore  two  ^  cha- 
riot horses ;  and  the  king  sent  after 
tlie  host  of  the  Syrians,  saying.  Go 
and  see. 

15  And  they  went  after  them 
unto  Jordan:  and,  lo,  all  the  way 
was  full  of  garments  and  vessels, 
which  the  Syrians  had  cast  away 
in  their  haste.  And  the  messen- 
gers returned,  and  told  the  king. 

16  And  the  people  went  out,  and 
spoiled  the  tents  of  the  Syrians. 
So  a  measure  of  fine  flour  was  sold 
for  a  shekel,  and  two  measures  of 
barley  for  a  shekel,  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord. 

17  51  And  the  king  appointed  the 
^  lord  on  whose  hand  he  leaned  to 
have  the  chnrge  of  the  gate :  and 
the  people  trode  upon  him  in  the 
gate,  and  he  died,  as  the  man  of 
Ciod  had  said,  who  spake  when  the 
king  came  down  to  him. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  as  tlie 
man  of  God  had  spoken  to  the 
king,  saying.  Two  measures  of  bar- 
ley for  a  shekel,  and  a  nieasui'e  of 
fine  flour  for  a  shekel,  shall  Ik;  to 
morrow  about  this  time  in  the  gate 
of  Samaria : 

1 1)  And  that '~  loirl  answered  the 
man  of  God,  aiuT  said,  Now,  be- 
hold, //'the  Lord  should  make  win- 
dows in  heaven,  might  such  a  thing 
be  ^  And  he  said.  Behold,  thou 
shalt  se(^  it  with  thine  eyes,  but 
shalt  not  eat  thereof. 

'20  And  so  it  f(>ll  out  unto  him  : 
for  th(>  people  trode  ui)on  liim  in 
the  gate,  and  he  died. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  T/ie  ShundiiimiU,,  hiivinfi  left  her  rniin/r;/ 
.tiiwn,  i/eiirx.  ii>  (I  mid  tin'  Jure  lid  rtii'il  fu- 
ihiiie.  fur  Klinlia'x  miriiclc  snh,-  liatli  lii-r 
Unid  ri'tlorrd  III/ till'  king.  7  lUi^ncl.  iieiim 
nentipitli  (I  prenent  liy  ISinlituhtil  tu  Klixlin 
at  /finniiKcim.  iij'/cr  lie.  Iiiul  li.mril  the  jini- 
j.liici/,  kiiletli  liix  muster,  mill  Kiiceriihth 
him.  IT)  .felidroni's  irickeil  reign  in  .liiiliih . 
'20  Kiloiii  mill  Litrnitli.  reroH.  2:)  Alin:iiih 
Kiirceeileth  Jehoritui.  25  Aliiteiiali'n  irickeil 
reiff/i.  2S  //e  viniteth  Jehoraiii  wounded, 
lit  •fezrecl. 

■'rniTEX  spake  Elisha  unto  the 
J-    woman,  whose  son  he  had  re- 


ElislaCs  2iroph€cy  of  Hazael. 


II.  KINGS,  8. 


Jehoram's  loicJced  reign. 


stored  to  life,  saying,  Arise,  and 
go  thou  and  thine  liousehold,  and 
sojourn  wheresoever  thou  canst  so- 
journ :  for  the  Lord  hath  called 
for  a  famine;  and  it  shall  also 
come  upon  the  land  seven  years. 

2  And  the  woman  arose,  and  did 
after  the  saying  of  the  man  of 
God :  and  she  went  with  her 
household,  and  sojourned  in  the 
land  of  the  Philistines  seven  years. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
seven  years'  end,  that  tlie  w(_)man 
returned  out  of  the  land  of  the 
Philistines  :  and  she  went  forth  to 
cry  unto  the  king  for  her  house  and 
for  her  land. 

4  And  the  king  talked  with  Ge- 
hazi  the  servant  of  the  man  of 
God,  saying.  Tell  me,  I  pray  thee, 
all  the  great  things  that  Elisha 
hath  done. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was 
telling  the  king  how  he  had  re- 
stored a  dead  body  to  life,  that, 
behold,  the  woman,  whose  son  he 
had  restored  to  life,  cried  to  the 
king  for  lier  house  and  for  her 
land.  And  Gehazi  said,  ]\Iy  lord, 
O  king,  this  is  the  woman,  and  this 
is  her  son,  whom  Elisha  restored  to 
life. 

6  And  when  the  king  asked  the 
woman,  she  told  him.  So  the  king 
appointed  unto  her  a  certain  officer, 
saying,  Restore  all  that  vms  hers, 
and  all  the  fruits  of  the  field  since 
the  day  that  she  left  the  land,  even 
until  now. 

7  H  And  Elisha  came  to  Damas- 
cus ;  and  Ben-hadad  the  king  of 
Syria  was  sick  ;  and  it  was  told 
him,  saying.  The  man  of  God  is 
come  hither. 

8  And  the  king  said  unto  Hazael, 
Take  a  present  in  thine  liand,  and 
go,  meet  the  man  of  God,  and  en- 
quire of  tlie  Loud  by  liim,  saying. 
Shall  I  recover  of  this  disease  1 

9  So  Hazael  went  to  meet  him, 
and  took  a  present  with  him,  even 
of  every  good  thing  of  J  )amascus, 
forty  camels'  burden,  and  came 
and  stood  before  him,  and  said. 
Thy  son  Jien-hadad  king;  of  Syria 
hath  sent  me  to  thee,  saying,  Snail 
I  recovei-  of  this  disease  j 

10  And  Elisha  said  unto  him, 
Go,  say  unto  him,  Tliou  niayest 
cei'tainly  recover :  liowbeit  the 
Loni)  hath  shewed  me  tliat  he  shall 
surelj'  die. 

11  And  he  settled  his  counte- 
nance '  stedfastly,  until  he  was 
ashamed:  and  the  man  of  (Jod  wei)t. 

12  And  Hazael  said,  Why  weep- 
eth  my  lord  1  And  he  ans\v(>re(l. 
Because  1  know  the  evil  tliat  thou 
wilt  do  unto  the  children  of  Israel  : 

3 


their  strong  holds  wilt  thou  set  on 
fire,  and  their  young  men  vyilt  thou 
slay  with  the  sword,  and  wilt  ■^  dash 
their  children,  and  rip  up  their 
women  with  child. 

13  And  Hazael  said.  But* what, 
is  thy  servant  a  dog,  that  he  should 
do  this  great  thing'?  And  Elisha 
nnswerecl,  The  Lord  hath  shewed 
me  that  thou  shalt  he  king  over 
Syria. 

14  So  he  departed  from  Elisha, 
and  came  to  his  master ;  who  said 
to  him,  What  said  i^^lisha  to  thee? 
And  he  answered,  He  told  me  that 
thou  sh(nildest  surely  recover. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  he  took  a  thick  cloth, 
and  dii)ped  it  in  water,  and  spread 
it  on  his  face,  so  that  he  died  :  and 
Hazael  reigned  in  his  stead. 

16  IT  And  in  the  fifth  year  of 
Joram  the  son  of  Ahab  king  of 
Israel,  Jehoshaphat  heiny  then  king 
of  Judah,  Jehoram  the  son  of  Je- 
hoshaphat king  of  Judah  began  to 
reign. 

17  Thirty  and  two  years  old  was 
he  when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he 
reigned  eight  j'ears  in  Jerusalem. 

18  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of 
the  kings  of  Israel,  as  did  the  house 
of  Ahab  :  for  the  daughter  of  Ahab 
was  his  wife :  and  he  did  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

19  Yet  the  Lord  would  not  de- 
stroy Judah  for  David  his  servant's 
sake,  as  he  promised  him  to  give 
him  alway  a  ^  light,  and  to  his 
children. 

20  U  In  his  days  Edora  revolted 
from  under  the  hand  of  Judah, 
and  made  a  king  over  themselves. 

21  So  Joram  went  over  to  Zair, 
and  all  the  chariots  with  him :  and 
he  rose  by  night,  and  smote  the 
I'.domites  which  compassed  him 
about,  and  the  captains  of  the 
chariots :  and  the  people  fled  into 
their  tents. 

22  Yet  Edom  revolted  from  un- 
der the  hand  of  Judah  unto  this 
day.  Then  Libnah  revolted  at  the 
same  time. 

23  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Joram,  and  all  that  \w  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  'I 

24  And  Joram  slept  with  his 
fathei's,  and  was  buried  with  his 
fatliers  in  tlie  city  of  David  :  and 
Ahaziah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

25  Vi  In  the  twelfth  year_  of  Jo- 
ram the  son  of  Ahab  king  of  Israel 
flid  Ahaziah  the  son  of  Jehoi-am 
king  of  .ludah  begin  to  reign. 

26  Two  and    twenty  years    old 

73 


2  dash  in 
pieces 

3  what  is  tliy 
servant, 
wlio  is  but  a 
do-. 


lamp, 


Jelm  anointed  king. 


II. 


was  Ahaziah  when  he  began  to 
reign  ;  and  he  reigned  one  year  in 
Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's  name 
ivas  Athahah,  the  daughter  of  Omri 
king  of  Israel. 

27  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of 
the  house  of  Ahab,  and  did  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  as  did  the 
house  of  Ahab  :  for  he  was  the  son 
in  law  of  the  house  of  Ahab. 

28  51  And  he  went  with  Joram 
the  son  of  Ahab  to  the  war  against 
Hazael  king  of  Syria  in  Eamoth- 
gilead ;  and  the  Syrians  wounded 
Joram. 

29  And  king  Joram  went  back  to 
be  healed  in  Jezreel  of  the  wounds 
which  the  Syrians  had  given  him 
at  Ramah,  when  he  fouglat  against 
Hazael  king  of  Syria.  And  Ahaziah 
the  son  of  Jehoram  king  of  Judah 
went  down  to  see  Joram  the  son  of 
Ahab  in  Jezreel,  because  he  was 
sick. 

CHAPTER  9. 


KINGS,  9.  He  conspireth  against  Joram 


1  Elisha  sendeth  a  young  prophet  with  in- 
sPruetkms  to  inmhi/.Jehu  at  liitmoth-dilead. 
4  Tfie  projjlii't  lutring  done,  liia  mexmge, 
fleeth.  11  Jfliii;  being  mode  king  In/  the 
soldiers,  killeth  Joram  in  the  field  of 
Nahoth.  27  Ahaziah  is  slain  at  Gur,  and 
buried  at  Jerusalem.  80  Proud  Jeeehel  is 
thrown  down  out  of  a  windoiv,  and  eaten 
by  dogs. 

AND  Elisha  the  prophet  called 
one  of  the  '  children  of  the 
pi'ophets,  and  said  unto  him,  Gird 
up  thy  loins,  and  take  this  -  I20X  of 
oil  in  thine  hand,  and  go  to  Ramoth- 
gilead : 

2  And  when  thou  comest  thither, 
look  out  there  Jehu  the  son  of  Je- 
hoshaphat  the  son  of  Nimshi,  and 
go  in,  and  make  him  arise  up  from 
among  his  brethren,  and  carry  him 
to  an  inner  chamber  ; 

3  Then  take  the  -box  of  oil,  and 
pour  it  on  his  head,  and  say.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  I  have  anointed 
thee  king  over  Israel.  Then  open 
the  door,  atid  flee,  and  tarry  not. 

4  II  So  the  young  man,  even  the 
young  man  the  prophet,  went  to 
Ramoth-gilead. 

5  And  when  he  came,  behold,  the 
captains  of  the  host  were  sitting ; 
and  he  said,  1  have  an  errand  to 
thee,  O  captain.  And  Jehu  said, 
Unto  whicli  of  all  us?  And  he 
said.  To  thee,  O  captain. 

6  And  he  arose,  and  went  into 
the  house;  and  he  poured  the  oil 
on  his  head,  and  said  unto  him, 
Thus  saith  •'  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
r  have  anointed  tliee  king  over  the 
peoi)le  of  the  Lord,  ewwover  Israeli. 

7  And  thou  shalt  smite  th(;  liousi; 
of  Ahab  tliy  master,  that  I  may 
avenge  the  blood  of  my  servant's 
the  prophets,  and  the  blood  of  all 

37 


the  servants  of  the  Lord,  at  the 
hand  of  J  ezebel. 

<S  For  the  whole  house  of  Ahab 
shall  perish  :  and  I  will  cut  off  from 
Ahab  •'him  thai  pisseth  against  the 
wall,  and  him  that  is  slmt  up  anri 


left  in  Israel 

9  And  I  will  make  the  house  of 
Ahab  like  the  house  of  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat,  and  like  the 
house  of  Baasha  the  son  of 
Ahijah: 

.  1 0  And  the  dogs  shall  eat  Jezebel 
m  the  portion  of  Jezreel,  and  there 
shall  be  none  to  bui-y  her.  And  he 
opened  the  door,  and  fled. 

11  51  Then  Jehu  came  forth  to 
the  servants  of  his  lord  :  and  one 
said  unto  him.  Is  all  v/ell  ?  where- 
fore came  this  mad  fellow  to  thee  1 
And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  know 
the  man,  and  his  communication. 

1 2  And  they  said.  It  is  false  ;  tell 
us  now.  And  he  said.  Thus  and 
thus  spake  he  to  me,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  I  have  anointed 
thee  king  over  Israel. 

13  Then  they  hasted,  and  took 
every  man  his  garment,  and  put  it 
under  him  on  the  top  of  the  stairs, 
and  blew  with  trumpets,  saying, 
Jehu  is  king. 

14  So  Jehu  the  son  of  Jehosha- 
phat  the  son  of  Nimshi  conspired 
against  Joram.  (Now  Joram  had 
kept  Ramoth-gilead,  he  and  all 
Israel,  because  of  Hazael  king  of 
Syria. 

15  But  king  Joi-am  was  returned 
to  be  healed  in  Jezreel  of  the 
wounds  _  which  the  Syrians  had 
given  him,  when  he  fought  with 
Hazael  king  of  Syria.)  And  Jehu 
said.  If  it  be  your  minds,  then  let 
none  go  forth  nor  escape  out  of  the 
city  to  go  to  tell  it  in  Jezreel. 

16  So  Jehu  rode  in  a  chariot, 
and  went  to  Jezreel ;  for  Joram  lay 
there.  Anfl  Ahaziah  king  of  Judah 
was  come  down  to  see  Joram. 

1 7  And  there  stood  a  watchman 
on  the  tower  in  Jezreel,  and  he 
spied  the  company  of  Jehu  as  he 
came,  and  said,  1  see  a  company. 
And  Joram  said.  Take  an  horse- 
man, and  send  to  meet  them,  and 
let  him  say,  Is  it  peace'? 

LS  So  there  went  one  on  horse- 
back to  meet  him,  and  said.  Thus 
saith  the  king,  Js  it  peace?  And 
.)(;hu  said.  What  hast  thou  to  do 
with  peace?  turn  thee  behind  me. 
And  the  watchman  told,  sjiying, 
The  m(^ss('ng(>r  came  to  them",  but 
Ik;  conu'th  not  again. 

I  9  Tlum  he  sent  out  a  second  on 
li(»rscl);i(;k,  which  came;  to  tliem, 
and  said.  Thus  saith  the;  king.  As-  it 
IH'acc!?    And  Jehu  answered.  What 


Jezebel  is  slain. 


II.  KINGS,  10. 


AhaVs  sons  beheaded. 


hast  thou  to  do  with  peace'?  turn 
thee  behind  me. 

20  And  the  watchman  told,  say- 
ing, He  came  even  unto  them,  and 
Cometh  not  again:  and  the  (hiving 
is  Hke  the  driving  of  .Jehu  tlie  son 
of  Nimshi;  for  he  driveth  furiously. 

21  And  Jorani  said,  i\lake  ready. 
And  his  chariot  was  made  ready. 
And  Joram  king  of  Israel  and  Aha- 
ziah  king  of  Judah  went  out,  each 
in  his  chariot,  and  they  went  out 
'against  Jehu,  and  met  him  in  the 
portion  of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Joram  saw  J  ehu,  that  he  said,  Is  it 
peace,  Jehul  And  he  answered, 
VVhat  peace,  so  long  as  the  whore- 
doms of  thy  mother  Jezebel  and 
her  witchcrafts  are  so  many'? 

2.3  And  Joram  turned  his  hands, 
and  fled,  and  said  to  Ahaziah,  Inhere 
is  treachery,  O  Ahaziah. 

24  And  Jehu  drew  a  bow  with  his 
full  strength,  and  smote  "  J  eh  o  ram 


between  his  ar-ms,  and  the  ai-row 
went  out  at  his  heart,  and  he  sunk 
down  in  his  chariot. 

25  Then  said  tTehu  to  Bidkar  liis 
captain.  Take  up,  and  cast  him  in 
the  portion  of  the  field  of  Naboth 
the  Jezreelite :  for  remember  how 
that,  when  1  and  thou  rode  together 
after  Ahab  his  father, the  Lord  -'laid 
this  burden  upon  him  : 

26  Sui-ely  1  have  seen  yesterday 
the  blood  of  Naboth,  and  the  blood 
of  his  sons,  saith  the  Lokd  ;  and  I 
will  requite  thee  in  this  plat,  saith 
the  Lord.  Now  therefore  take  and 
cast  him  into  the  plat  of  ground, 
according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

27  ^  But  when  Ahaziah  the  king 
of  Judah  saw  this,  he  fled  by  the 
way  of  the  garden  house.  And 
Jehu  followed  after  him,  and  said, 
Smite  him  also  in  the  chariot.  And 
they  did  .to  at  the  going  up  to  Gur, 
which  is  by  Ibleam.  And  he  fled 
to  Megiddo,  and  died  there. 

28  And  his  servants  carried  him 
in  a  chariot  to  Jerusalem,  and 
buried  him  in  his  sepulchre  with 
his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David. 

29  And  in  the  eleventh  year  of 
Joram  the  son  of  Ahab  began  Aha- 
ziah to  reign  over  Judah. 

30  ^  And  when  .Tehu  was  come 
to  Jezreel,  Jezebel  heard  of  it ;  and 
she  painted  her  face,  and  tired  her 
head,  and  looked  out  at  a  window. 

31  And  as  Jehu  entered  in  at  the 
gate,  she  said,  l/ad  Zimri  peace, 
who  slew  his  master'? 

32  And  he  lifted  up  his  face  to 
the  window,  and  said.  Who  is  fni 
my  side  ?  who?  And  then;  looked 
out  to  him  two  or  three  ^euiuiclis. 


33  And  he  said, Throw  her  down. 
So  they  threw  her  down  :  and  .to/ne 
of  her  blood  was  sprinkled  on  the 
wall,  and  on  the  horses :  and  he 
trode  her  under  foot. 

34  And  when  he  was  come  in,  he 
did  eat  and  drink,  and  said,  Go, 
see  now  this  cursed  woman,  and 
bury  her :  for  she  is  a  king's  daugh- 
ter. 

35  And  they  went  to  bury  her : 
but  they  found  no  more  of  her  than 
the  scull,  and  the  feet,  and  the  palms 
of  her  hands. 

36  Wherefore  they  came  again, 
and  told  him.  And  he  said.  This 
is  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  by  hi.s  servant  Elijah  tlie 
Tishbite,  saying.  In  the  portion  of 
Jezreel  shall  dogs  eat  the  flesh  of 
Jezebel : 

37  And  the  carcase  of  Jezebel 
shall  be  as  dung  upon  the  face  of 
the  field  in  the  portion  of  Jezreel ; 
so  that  they  shall  not  say,  This  is 
Jezebel. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  Jehu,  hy  hh  letterfi,  catiHeth  seventy  of 
Ahnh\H  chihl ren  to  he  heheaded.  8  He  ex- 
(■iis(fh  t/ie  fiiet  by  the  'prophecy  of  Elijah. 
Vi  At  the  xhi'<n-hig  hoiiKe,  he  shiyeth  two  and 
forty  of  Ahdzidh's  hrithren.  15  He  takiUi 
,UJiinuitl<iti  into  h/'x  riniijKniy.  Is  By  s/i!/- 
filty  he  (lestroytt/i  all  tin'  n'or.shijijicr.s  if 
Baal.  29  Jehu  foUoweth  Jerohoanrs  sins, 
'.yi  Ilaznel  oppr'esneth  Israel.  34  Jehoahaz 
suceeedeth  Jehu. 

AND  Ahab  had  seventy  sons  in 
Samaria.  And  Jehu  wrote  let- 
ters, and  sent  to  Samaria,  unto  the 
rulers  of  Jezreel,  to  the  elders,  and 
to  them  that  brought  up  Ahab's 
children,  saying, 

2  Now  as  soon  as  this  letter  com- 
eth  to  you,  seeing  your  master's 
sons  are  with  you,  and  there  are 
with  you  chariots  and  horses,  a 
fenced  city  also,  and  armour ; 

3  Look  even  out  the  best  and 
meetest  of  your  master's  sons,  and 
set  him  on  his  father's  throne, 
and  fight  for  your  master's  house. 

4  But  they  were  exceedingly 
afraid,  and  said,  Behold,  two  kings 
stood  not  before  him:  how  then  shall 
we  stand '? 

5  And  he  that  was  over  the 
'^  house,  anfl  he  that  was  over  the 
city,  the  elders  also,  and  the  bring- 
ers  up  of  the  children,  sent  to  ,)(>liu, 
saying.  We  are,  thy  servants,  and 
will  do  all  that  tliou  shalt  bid  us ;  we 
will  not  make  ''any  king  :  do  thou 
that   -N'hich  is  good  in  thine  eyes. 

6  Then  he  wrote  a  letter  the  se- 
cond time  to  them,  saying.  If  ye  he 
mine,  and  if  ye  will  hearken  unto 
my  voice,  take  ye  the  heads  of  the 
men  your  mastei-'s  sons,  and  come 
to  me  to  Jezreel  by  to  morrow  this 


5  household , 


•*  any  man 


575 


brethren  slain. 


II.  KINGS,  10. 


BaaVs  worshippers  destroyed. 


time.  Now  tlie  king's  sons,  being 
seventy  persons,  were  with  the 
great  men  of  the  city,  which 
brought  them  up. 

7  And  it  cume  to  pass,  when  the 
letter  came  to  them,  that  they 
took  the  king's  sons,  and  ^  slew  se- 


venty persons,  and  put  their  heads 


in  baskets,  and  sent  him  them  to 
Jezreel. 

8  If  And  there  came  a  messenger, 
and  told  him,  saying,  They  have 
brought  the  heads  of  the  king's 
sons.  And  he  said,  Lay  ye  them 
in  two  heaps  at  the  entering  in  of 
the  gate  until  the  morning. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  .the 
morning,  that  he  went  out,  and 
stood,  and  said  to  all  the  people. 
Ye  he  righteous :  behold,  I  con- 
spired against  my  master,  and 
slew  him  :  but  who  slew  all  these  1 

10  Know  now  that  there  shall 
fall  unto  the  earth  nothing  of  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  wliich  the  Lord 
si)ake  concerning  the  house  of 
vUiab :  for  the  Lord  hath  done 
that  which  he  spake  by  his  servant 
Elijah. 

1 1  8o  Jehu  slew  all  that  remained 
of  the  house  of  Ahab  in  Jezreel,  and 
all  his  great  men,  and  his  '-^kins- 
folks, and  his  priests,  until  he  left 


hnii  none  remaimng. 

12^  And  he  arose  and  departed, 
and  came  to  Samaria.  A)id  as  he 
^w/.'*  at  the  shearing  house  in  the  way,^ 

1 3  Jehu  met  with  the  brethren  of 
Ahaziah  king  of  Judah,  and  said. 
Who  a)'e  ye?  And  they  answered. 
We  are  the  brethren  of  Ahaziah ; 
and  we  go  down  to  salute  the  child- 
ren of  the  king  and  the  children 
of  the  queen. 

14  And  he  said, Take  them  alive. 
And  they  took  tlu>m  aliv(%anfLslew 
them  at  the  ''rjit  of  the  sheai'ing 
house,  even  two  and  forty  men ; 
neither  left  he  any  of  them. 

If)  II  And  when  he  was  dej)arted 
thence,  he  lighted  on  Jehonadal) 
th(;  son  of  Recliab  romJiaj  to  meet 
him  :  and  he  saluted  him,  and  said 
to  him,  Is  tliine  hc^art  right,  as  iny 
heart  in  with  thy  heai-f?  And  .)e- 
hona<lab  answen^d,  it  is.  If  it  })e, 
give  vte  thine  hand.  And  he  gave 
him  his  liand  ;  and  lie  took  him  iij) 
to  him  into  the  chai'iot. 

IG  And  he  said,  Come  with  me, 
and  see  my  zeal  for  the  jjoiii).  So 
they  made  him  ride  in  his  ehjiriot. 

1/  And  when  he  came  to  Saiiia 
ria,  he  slew  all  that  remained  unto 
Ahab  in  Samaria,  till  he  had  de- 
stroyed him,  ac-cording  to  the  say- 
ing of  th(!  Loud,  wlii(;li  he  s|take  to 
Klijah. 

a 


18  U  And  Jehu  gathered  all  the 
people  together,  and  said  unto 
them,  Ahab  served  Baal  a  little ; 
hilt  Jehu  ^  shall  serve  him  much. 

19  Now  therefore  call  unto  me 
all  the  pi'ophets  of  liaal,  all  his 
^  servants,  and  all  his  priests;  let 
none  be  wanting  :  for  I  have  a 
great  sacrifice  to  do  to  Baal ;  who- 
soever shall  be  wanting,  he  shall 
not  live.  But  Jehu  did  it  in  sub- 
tilty,  to  the  intent  that  he  might 
destroy  the  worshi])i)ers  of  Baal. 

20  And  Jehu  s^iid.  Proclaim  a 
solemn  assembly  for  Baal.  And 
they  proclaimed  it. 

21  And  Jehu  sent  through  all 
Isi'ael :  and  all  tlie  worshippers  of 
Baal  came,  so  that  there  was  not  a 
man  left  that  came  not.  And  they 
came  into  the  house  of  Baal  ;  and 
the  house  of  Baal  was  full  from  one 
end  to  another. 

22  And  he  said  unto  him  that 
was  over  the  vestry.  Bring  forth 
vestments  f<jr  all  the  woi-shippers 
of  Baal.  And  he  brought  them 
forth  vestments. 

23  And  Jehu  went,  and  Jehona- 
dab  the  son  of  Becliab,  into  the 
house  of  Baal,  and  said  unto  the 
worshippers  of  Baal,  Search,  and 
look  that  there  he  here  with  j'ou 
none  of  the  servants  of  the  Lord, 
but  the  worshippers  of  Baal  only. 

24  And  when  they  went  in  to 
offer  sacrifices  and  burnt  offeriiigs, 
Jehu  appointed  fourscore  men  with- 
out, and  said,  If  any  of  the  men 
whom  I  have  Ijrougiit  into  your 
hands  escape,  lie  that  Jctteth  him  go, 
his  life  shall  he  for  the  life  of  him. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon 
as  he  had  made  an  enfl  of  offering 
the  burnt  ott'ei-ing,  that  .lehu  said 
to  the  guai'd  and  to  th(^  caiitnins. 
Go  in,  and  sl;iy  tJKun ;  let  none 
come  forth.  And  they  smote  them 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword  ;  iMid 
the  guairl  and  the  cjiptains  cast 
them  out,  and  went  to  the  city  of 
tlu!  hous(^  of  l*)aal. 

2G  And  they  brouglit  forth  the 
im;ig(>s  out  of  the  house  of  Baal, 
and  bui'iied  th(>m. 

27  And  they  brake  down  the 
"imatre  of  I5aal,  and  l)iake  down 
the  iiousc  ()i  \\i\:,\\,  and  made  it  a 
drn,ught  house  unto  thisda.y. 

2S  Thus  ,]v\\\\  destn)yed  Baal  out 
of  Israel. 

29  II  Howbeit  from,  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  wlio 
mad(^  Israel  to  sin,  Jehu  dei.)arted 
not  fi'om  after  th(Mii,  to  n'i(.  the 
golden  calves  that  were  in  l>eth el, 
and  that  irere  in  Dan. 

30  And  the  TvORD  said  unto  Jehu, 
liecause  thou  hast  done  well  in  exe- 


i  will 


5  worship- 
pers, 


*"■  pillar 


Athalialis  massacre. 


II.  KINGS,  11. 


She  is  slain. 


cuting  that  which  ?'.s'  right  in  mine 
eyes,  (ind  hast  done  unto  the  hou.se 
of  Ahab  according  to  all  that_  ivax 
in  mine  heart,  thy  children  of  the 
fourth  geiie)atiu)i  shall  sit  on  the 
throne  of  Israel. 

31  But    Jehu   took  no  heed    to 
walk  in  the  law  of  '  the  Lord  God 


of  Israel  with  all  his  heart :  for  lie 


departed  not  from  the  sins  of  Jero- 
boam, which  made  Israel  to  sin. 

32  ^  In  those  days  the  Lord  be- 
gan to  cut  Israel  short :  and  Hazael 
smote  them  in  all  the  '^  coasts  of 
Israel ; 

33  From  Jordan  eastward,  all 
the  land  of  Gilead,  the  Gadites, 
and  the  Reubenites,  andthe  Ma- 
nassites,  from  Aroer,  which  ?'.s'  by 
the  ^  river  Arnon,  even  Gilead  and 
Eashan, 

31  Now  the  I'est  of  the  acts  of 
Jehu,  and  all  that  he  did,  and  all 
his  might,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel  1 

35  And  Jehu  slept  with  his 
fathers :  and  they  buried  him  in 
Samaria._  And  Jehoahaz  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

36  And  the  time  that  Jehu 
reigned  over  Israel  in  Samaria  was 
twenty  and  eight  years. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  Jehoanh,  being  saved  hy  Jehosheha  Mk 
aunt  from  AthaJiali'ti  ina.sMio'e  of  the  ■■<ee</ 
ror/af,  i.i  hid  xi.f  tjcarn  hi  the  hoi'iKc  of  doil. 
4  Jeholddit.  (/iriiuj  order  to  the  fiijituhix, 
in  the  .leveiith  year  anohiteth  h'un  king. 
13  Athaliah  is  slain.  17  Jehoiada  restor- 
eth  the  icorMp  of  God. 

AND  when  Athaliah  the  mother 
of  Ahaziah  saw  that  her  son 
was  dead,  she  arose  and  destroyed 
all  the  seed  royal. 

2  But  Jehosheba,  the  daughter 
of  king  Jorain,  sister  of  Ahaziah, 
took  Joash  the  son  of  Ahaziah,  anfl 
stole  liiin  from  among  the  king's 
sons  ii'hich  tvcre  slain;  and  they 
hid  him,  even  him  and  his  nurse, 
in  the  bedchamber  from  Athaliah, 
so  that'  he  was  not  slain. 

3  And  he  was  with  her  hid  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord  six  years. 
iYnd  Athaliah  did  reign  over  the 
land. 

1  U  And  the  seventh  year  .Tehoi- 
ada  sent  and  fetched  the  •*i-ulers 
over  hundreds,  ^with  the  eaotains 
and  the  gUMnl.  and  brought  them 
to  hull  into  the  1k)US(^  of  th(i  Lord, 
and  made  a  (covenant  with  them, 
and  took  an  oath  of  them  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  shcnved 
them  the  king's  son. 

5  And  he  commanded  them,  say- 
ing, This  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall 

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do  ;  A  third  part  of  you  that  enter 
in  on  the  sabbath  shall  even  be 
keepers  of  the  watch  of  the  king's 
liouse ; 

6  And  a  third  part  shall  he  at 
tlie  gate  of  KSur  ;  and  a  third  part 
at  the  gate  behind  the  guard :  so 
shall  ye  keep  the  watch  of  the 
house,  that  it  be  nt)t  broken  down. 

7  And  two  "ijarts  of  all  you  that 
SO  forth  on  the  sabbatli,  even  they 
shall  keep  the  watch  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  about  the  king. 

8  And  ye  shall  compass  the  king 
round  about,  every  man  with  his 
weapons  in  his  hand  :  and  he  that 
Cometh  within  the  '  ranges,  let  him 
be  slain :  and  be  ye  with  the  king- 
as  he  goeth  out  and  as  he  cometh  in. 

9  And  the  captains  over  the  hun- 
drerls  did  according  to  all  tilings 
that  Jehoiada  the  priest  com- 
manded :  and  tliey  took  every 
man  his  men  that  were  to  come 
in  on  the  sabbath,  with  them  that 
should  go  out  on  the  sabbath,  and 
came  to  Jehoiada  the  priest. 

10  And  to  the  captains  over  hun- 
dreds did  the  priest  give  king 
David's  spears  and  shields,  that 
^ve7•e  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

11  And  the  guard  stood,  every 
man  with  his  weapons  in  his  hand, 
round  about  the  king,  from  the 
right  corner  of  the  temple  to  the 
left  corner  of  the  temple,  along  by 
the  altar  and  the  teinjile. 

12  And  he  brought  forth  the 
king's  son,  and  put  the  crown  upon 
him,  and  gave  }iii)i.  the  testimony  ; 
and  they  made  him  king,  and 
anointed  him ;  and  they  clapped 
their  hands,  and  said,  God  save 
the  king. 

13  H  And  when  Athaliah  heard 
the  noise  of  the  guard  and  of  the 
])eople,  she  came  to  the  people  into 
the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

II  And  when  she  looked,  behold, 
the  king  stood  by  '^a  pillar,  as  the 
manner  vas,  and  the  •*  princes  and 
the  trumpeters  by  the  king,  and 
all  the  people  of  the  land  rejoice<l, 
and  blew  witli  trumiiets  :  an(l 
Athaliah  I'cnt  her  clothes,  and 
cried.  Treason,  Treason. 

15  But  Jehoiada  the  priest  com- 
manded the  captains  of  the  hun- 
drefls,  the  officers  of  the  liost,  and 
said  unto  them.  Have  her  forth 
'■'without  the  ranges  :  and  him  that 
followctii  licr  kill  with  the  sword. 
For  the  priest  had  said.  Let  htM- 
not  be  slain  in  tlu^  house  of  the 
Lord. 

1  6  '"And  they  laid  li.ands  on  her  ; 


and   she  went   by  the  way  by  the 
which  the  horses    came    into  the 

7 


w  So  they 
made  way 
for  her ; 


Hie  temple  repaired 


11.  KINGS,  12. 


by  JcJioash  and  Jehoiada. 


king's  house:  and  there  was  she 
slain. 

17^  And  Jehoiada  made  a  cove- 
nant between  the  Lord  and  the 
king  and  the  people,  that  they 
should  be  the  Lord's  people ;  be- 
tween the  king  also  and  the  people. 

18  And  all  the  people  of  the 
land  went  into  the  house  of  Baal, 
and  brake  it  down  ;  his  altars  and 
his  images  brake  they  in  pieces 
thoroughly,  and  slew  Mattan  the 
priest  of  Baal  before  the  altars. 
And  the  priest  appointed  officers 
over  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

19  And  he  took  the  ^  rulers  over 
hundreds,  '-^and  the  captains,  and 
the  guard,  and  all  the  people  of 
the  land  ;  and  they  brought  down 
the  king  from  tlie  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  came  by  the  way  of  the 
gate  of  the  guard  to  the  king's 
house.  And  he  sat  on  the  throne 
of  the  kings. 

20  And  all  the  people  of  the 
land  rejoiced,  and  the  city  was  in 
quiet :  and  they  slew  Athaliah 
with  the  sword  beside  the  king's 
house. 

21  Seven  years  old  loas  Jehoash 
when  he  began  to  reign. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  JeTioaxh  reiijneth  well  (til  the  dayx  of  Je- 
hoiiidii..  4  He,  gireth  order  for  the  rcjiair 
if  Ihe  temple.  17  Ihiznel  is  iJirerted  from 
Jerundleni  by  a  present  of  tlie  lidlloired 
treasures.  19  Jehodsh  heing  shiin  by  his 
servants,  Amaziah  succeedeth,  him. 

IN  the  seventh  year  of  Jehu 
Jehoash  began  to  reign ;  and 
forty  years  reigned  he  in  Jeru- 
salem. And  his  mother's  name 
iiHis  Zibiah  of  Beer-sheba. 

2  And  Jehoash  did  that  ii^liicli 
was  right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord 
all  his  days  wherein  Jehoiada  the 
priest  instructed  him. 

3  But  the  high  places  were  not 
taken  away  :  the  people  still  sacri- 
ficed and  burnt  incense  in  the  high 
places. 

4  ^  And  Jehoash  said  to  the 
priests,  AH  the  moni^y  of  the  (\vd\- 
cated  things  that  is  In-ought  into 
the  house   of  the    Lord,  '■'■cvoi  the 


money  of  every  one  tliat   passcth 


the  acroiinf,  the  money  that  every 
man  is  ^set  nt,  and  all  the  money 
that  Cometh  into  any  man's  heart 
to  bi-ing  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord, 

5  Let  tlie  priests  take  it  to  tliein, 
every  man  of  his  actiuaintance : 
and  let  them  repair  the  breaches 
of  th(!  house,  wheresoever  any 
breacli  shall  b(^  founfl. 

G  But  it  was  so,  that  in  the  llirt'c 


and  twentieth  year  of  king  Jeho- 
ash the  priests  had  not  repaired 
the  breaches  of  the  house. 

7  Then  king  .Jehoash  called  for 
Jehoiada  the  priest,  and  the  (Aher 
priests,  and  said  unto  them,  Why 
repair  ye  not  the  breaches  of  the 
house"?  now  therefox'e  receive  no 
more  money  of  your  acquaintance, 
but  deliver  it  for  the  breaches  of 
the  house. 

8  And  the  priests  consented  to 
receive  no  mo7-e  money  of  the  peo- 
ple, neither  to  i-epair  the  breaches 
of  the  house.  _ 

9  But  Jehoiada  the  priest  took  a 
chest,  and  bored  a  hole  in  the  lid 
of  it,  and  set  it  beside  the  altar, 
on  the  right  side  as  one  cometh 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord  :  and 
the  priests  that  kept  the  door  put 
therein  all  the  money  that  ivas 
brought  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

10  And  it  was  so,  when  they 
saw  that  \there  ivas  much  money  in 
the  chest,  that  the  king's  scribe 
and  the  high  priest  came  up,  and 
they  put  up  in  bags,  and  told  the 
money  that  was  found  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

1 1  And  they  gave  the  money, 
being  ®  told,  into  the  hands  of  them 
that  did  the  work,  that  had  the 
oversight  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 
and  they  ^laid  it  out  to  the  car- 
penters and  builders,  that  wrought 
upon  the  house  of  the  Lord, 

12  And  to  masons,  and  hewers 
of  stone,  and  to  buy  timber  and 
hewed  stone  to  repair  the  breaches 
of  the  house  of  tlie  Lord,  and  for 
all  that  was  laid  out  for  the  house 
to  repair  it. 

1 3  Howbeit  there  were  not  made 
for  the  house  of  the  Lord  bowls  of 
silver,  snuffers,  basons,  ti'umpets, 
any  vessels  of  gold,  or  vessels  of 
silver,  of  the  money  that  was 
brought  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord  : 

14  But  they  gave  that  to  the 
workmen,  and  repaired  tlierewitli 
the  liouse  of  the  Lord. 

If)  Moreover  they  reckoned  not 
with  the  men,  into  whose  hand  they 
delivered  the  money  to  be  bestowed 
on  wcjrkmen  :  for  they  dealt  faith- 
fully. ^ 

16  'The  trespass  money  ;i,nd  sin 


money  was  not  brought  into  ttie 
house  of  the  Lord:  it  was  the 
priests'. 

17  K  Then  Hazael  king  of  Syria 
went  up,  and  fought  against  (lath, 
and  took  it :  and  Hazael  set  his 
face  to  go  up  to  J(>rusal(Mn. 

]X  And  Jenoasli  king  of  Judah 
f(M»k  all  tlie  hallowed  things  that' 

r8 


5  weighed, 
s  paid 


"  Tlie  money 
for  the 
tresspass 
oiTeriiij^s, 
and  llie 
money  for 
tlie  sin 
oiTeriii.Ljs, 


Hazael  oppresseth  Israel. 


II.  KINGS,  13. 


The  death  of  Elisha. 


Jehoshaphat,  and  Jehoram,  and 
Ahaziah,  his  fathei'S,  kings  of  Ju- 
dah,  had  dedicated,  and  his  own 
hallowed  things,  and  all  the  gold 
that  was  found  in  the  treasures  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the 
king's  house,  and  sent  it  to  Hazael 
king  of  Syria  :  and  he  went  away 
from  Jerusalem. 

19^  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Joash,  and  all  that  he  did,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chi'o- 
nicles  of  the  king  of  Judah  1 

20  And  his  servants  arose,  and 
made  a  conspiracy,  and  slew  Joash 
in  the  house  of  Millo,  which  goeth 
down  to  Silla. 

21  For  Jozachar  the  son  of  Shi- 
meath,  and  Jehozabad  the  son  of 
Shomer,  his  servants,  smote  him, 
and  he  died  ;  and  they  buried  him 
with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  Da- 
vid :  and  Amaziah  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  Jehoahaz^ s  wicked  reign.  3  Jehoahas,  op- 
pressed by  Hazael,  is  relieved  by  prayer. 
8  Joash  succeedeth  him.  10  Ills  xcicked 
reign.  12  Jeroboam  succeed elh  him. 
14  Elisha  dying prophesieth  to  Joas/i.  t/iree 
victories  o rer  the  Syria n s.  '2(»  The  Moahites 
in  nidi /I  (/  1h  e  la  iid,  Eli  slid  '.s-  hones  raise  up  a 
deiiil  iiKin.  22  Hazael  dying,  Joashgetteth 
three  victories  over  Ben-hadad. 

IN  the  three  and  twentieth  year 
of  Joash  the  son  of  Ahaziah 
king  of  Judah  Jehoahaz  the  son  of 
Jehu  began  to  reign  over  Israel  in 
Samaria,  and  reigned  seventeen 
years. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  fol- 
lowed the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son 
of  Nebat,  which  made  Israel  to  sin ; 
he  departed  not  therefrom. 

3  ^  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  Israel,  and  he 
delivered  them  into  the  hand  of 
Hazael  king  of  Syria,  and  into  the 
hand  of  Ben-hadad  the  son  of  Ha- 
zael, all  their  days. 

4  And  Jehoahaz  besought  the 
Lord,  and  the  Lord  hearkened 
unto  him  :  for  he  saw  the  oppres- 
sion of  Israel,  because  the  king  of 
Syria  oppressed  them.- 

5  (And  the  Lord  gave  Israel  a 
saviour,  so  that  they  went  out  from 
under  the  hand  of  the  Syrians :  and 
the  children  of  Israel  dwelt  in  their 
tents,  as  beforetime. 

6  Nevertheless  they  departed 
not  from  the  sins  of  the  house  of 
Jeroboam,  who  made  Israel  sin, 
(Oh  ^walked  therein:  and  there  re- 
mained the  ^  grove  also  in  Samaria. ) 

7  Neither  did  lie  leave  of  the  peo- 
lile  to  .Jehoahaz  but  fifty  liorsemen, 
and  ten  chariots,  and  ten  thousand 

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footmen  ;  for  the  king  of  Syria  "had 
destroyed    them,   and  ^  had   made 


them  like  the  dust  by  threshing. 

8  51  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehoahaz,  and  all  that  he  did,  and 
his  might,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel  1 

9  And  Jehoahaz  slept  with  his 
fathers  ;  and  they  buried  him  in 
Samaria :  and  Joash  his  son  I'eigned 
in  his  stead. 

10  H  In  the  thirty  and  seventh 
year  of  Joash  king  of  Judah  began 
Jehoash  the  son  of  Jehoahaz  to 
reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria,  and 
reigned  sixteen  years. 

1 1  And  he  did  that  tuhich  teas  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  he  de- 
parted not  from  all  the  sins  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made 
Israel,  sin  :  but  he  walked  therein. 

12  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Joash,  and  all  that  he  did,  and  his 
might  wherewith  he  fought  against 
Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chro- 
nicles of  the  kings  of  Israel  1 

13  And  Joash  slept  with  his 
fathers  ;  and  Jeroboam  sat  upon 
his  throne  :  and  Joash  was  buried 
in  Samaria  with  the  kings  of  Is- 
rael. 

14  U  Now  Elisha  was  fallen  sick  of 
his  sickness  whereof  he  died.  And 
Joash  the  king  of  Israel  came  down 
unto  him,  and  wept  over  his  face, 
and  said,  O  my  father,  my  father, 
the  ^chariot  of  Israel,  and  the  horse- 
men "tKereo?. 

15  And  Elisha  said  unto  him, 
Take  bow  and  arrows.  And  he 
took   unto  him   bow  and  arrows. 

16  And  he  said  to  the  king  of 
Israel,  Put  thine  hand  upon  the 
bow.  And  he  put  his  hand  iijyon 
it :  and  Elisha  ''put  Ixis  hands  upon 
the  king's  hands. 

1 7  And  he  said.  Open  the  window 
eastward.  And  he  opened  ?i.  Then 
Elisha  said.  Shoot.  And  he  shf)t. 
And  he  said.  The  arrow  of  the 
Lord's  deliverance,  and  the  arrow 
of  deliverance  from  Syria :  for  thou 
shalt  smite  the  Syrians  in  Apliek, 
till  thou  have  consumed  them. 

18  And  he  said.  Take  the  arrows. 
And  he  took  them.  And  he  said 
unto  the  king  of  Israel,  Smite  upon 
the  ground.  And  he  smote  thrice, 
and  stayed. 

19  And  the  man  of  God  was 
wroth  with  him,  and  said,  Thou 
shouldest  have  smitten  five  or  six 
times ;  then  hadst  thou  smitten 
Syria  till  thou  hadst  consumed  if  : 
whereas  now  thou  shalt  smite  Syria 
Out  thrice. 

9 


2  destroyed 

3  made 


4  chariots 


5  laid 


Amaziah's  good  reign. 


II.  KINGS,  14. 


He  is  overcome  by  Jehoash. 


20  H  And  Elisha  died,  and  they 
buried  him.  Anfl  the  bands  uf  the 
Moabites  in\'aded  the  land  at  tlie 
coming  in  uf  the  year. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
were  burying  a  man,  that,  behold, 
they  spied  a  band  ofiaen;  and  they 
cast  the  man  into  the  sepulchnj  of 
Elisha:  and  when  '  the  man  w  ;i,s 
let  down,  and  touched  the  bones  or 
Elisha,  he  revived,  and  stood  up  on 
his  feet. 

22  U  But  Hazael  king  of  Syria 
oppressed  Israel  all  the  days  of  Je- 
hoahaz. 

23  And  the  Lord  was  gracious 
unto  them,  and  had  compassion  on 
them,  and  had  respect  unto  them, 
because  of  his  covenant  with  Abra- 
ham, Isaac,  and  Jacob,  and  would 
not  destroy  them,  neither  cast  he 
them  fi-oni  his  presence  as  yet. 

24  So  Hazael  king  of  Syria  died; 
and  Ben  hadad  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

25  And  Jehoash  the  son  of  Jeho- 
ahaz  took  again  out  of  the  hand  of 
Ben  hadad  the  son  of  Hazael  the 
cities,  which  he  had  taken  out  of 
the  hand  of  Jehoahaz  his  father  by 
war.  Three  times  did  Joash  beat 
him,  and  i-ecovered  the  cities  of  Is- 
rael. 

CHAPTER  14. 

1  Amazi(ih''s  tjooil  rcif/ii.  t>  //ixjuxtu'e  on  the 
7nurderera  of  hin  father.  1  His  victory 
over  Edam.  S  Amasi.ali,  provoking  Jeho- 
(ifsh,  is  overeoiiie  dud  xpoiled.  15  Jero- 
hi'iim  Kuccei'i/eth  Jehoanh.  17  Amazhih 
shiiii  hy  a  coiihiiiriicy.  21  Azaridh  kiic- 
ff  iihtlh  him.  'l'-^  Jcrobdum^s  icicked  rci(jn. 
'28  Zacharldh  succeedeth  him. 

IN  the  second  year  of  Joash  son  of 
Jehoahaz  king  of  Israel  reigned 
Amaziah  the  son  of  Joash  king  of 
Judah. 

2  He  was  twenty  and  five  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
reigned  twenty  and  nine  yeans  in 
J(!rusalcm.  And  his  mother's  name 
irasi  Jehoaddan  of  Jerusalem. 

3  And  he  did  that  irhich.  ^/vfxi'iglit 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  yet  not 
lik(^  David  ln"s  father:  he  did  ac- 
(uii-ding  to  all  things  as  Joash  his 
fathei-  did. 

4  Howbeit  the  high  places  wei-e 
not  takenaway  :  as  yet  the  peojjle 
did  sjicrifice  and  burnt  incense  on 
th(!  high  places. 

5  1[  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon 
as  the  kingdom  was  confirmed  in 
his  hand,  \\\;i\.  he  slew  his  serviuits 
wlmth  iiad  slain  the  king  his  father. 

<)  l^>ut  th(^  children  of  the  )nui'- 
der(^rs  he  slew  not  :  according  unto 
that  which  is  written  in  the  l)ook 
of  tlie  law  of  Moses,  whei'ein  the 
li(»Rr)  command<>d,  saying.  The  fa- 
thers shall  not  be  put  to  death  for 


the  children,  nor  the  children  be 
put  to  death  for  the  fathers ;  but 
eyery  man  shall  be  jjut  to  death  for 
his  own  sin. 

7  He  slew  of  Edom  in  the  -  valley 
of  salt  ten  thousand,  and  took  ^Selah 


by  war,  and  called  the  name  ot  it 
Joktheel  unto  this  day. 

8  II  Then  Anuiziah  sent  messen- 
gers to  Jehoash,  the  son  of  Jehoahaz 
son  of  Jehu,  king  of  Israel,  saying. 
Come,  let  us  look  one  another  in 
the  face. 

9  And  Jehoash  the  king  of  Israel 
sent  to  Amaziah  king  of  Judah, 
saying.  The  thistle  that  vnt^  in  Le- 
banon sent  to  the  cedar  that  vkik  in 
Lel)anon,  saying,  Givethy  daughter 
to  my  son  to  wife:  and  there  passed 
by  a  wikl  beast  that  ii'nn,  in  Le- 
banon, and  trode  down  the  thistle. 

10  Thou  hast  indeed  smitten 
Edom,  and  thine  heart  hath  lifted 
thee  up :  glory  of  this,  and  tarry  at 
home :  for  why  shouldest  thou  med- 
dle to  t/u/  hurt,  that  thou  shouklest 
fall,  even  thou,  and  Judah  with  thee? 

11  But  Amaziah  would  not  hear. 
Therefore  Jehoash  king  of  Israel 
went  up;  and  he'and  Amaziah  king 
of  Judah  looked  one  another  in  the 
face  at  Beth-shemesh,  which  be- 
lomjetJt  to  Judah. 

12  And  Judah  was  put  to  the 
worse  before  Israel ;  and  they  fled 
evei-y  man  to  their  tents. 

13  And  Jehoash  king  of  Israel 
took  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  the 
son  of  Jehoash  the  son  of  Ahaziah, 
at  Beth-shemesh,  and  came  to  J(v 
rusalem,  and  bi'ake  down  the  wall 
of  Jerusalem  from  the  gate  of 
Ephraim  unto  tlie  corner  gate, 
four  hundre(l  cul)its. 

14  And  he  took  all  the  gold  and 
silver,  and  all  the  vessels  tliat  were 
found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  the  treasures  of  the  king's 
house,  and  hostages,  and  returned 
to  Samai'ia. 

1.')  II  Now  the  i-est  of  the  acts  of 
Jehoash  which  he  did,  and  his 
might,  and  how  lu^  fought  with 
Amaziah  king  of  .ludah,  ((re  th(>y 
not  wi-itten  in  the  book  of  the 
chroniclers  of  the   kings  of  Israel? 

16  And  Jehoash  slept  witli  his 
fathei's,  and  was  burie(l  in  Samaria 
with  the  kings  of  Isr;M>l ;  and  Jero- 
boam his  son  i-eigned  in  his  stead. 

17  II  And  Amaziah  the  son  of 
Joash  king  of  .ludah  lived  after 
the  death  of  J(>hoash  son  of  Je- 
hoahaz king  of  Israel  fifteen  years. 

18  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Amaziah,  ajr  they  not  wiitten  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Judah  ? 

11)  Now  t\\vy  madi!  a  conspira(;y 


2  Valley  of 
Salt 

3Sela 


;!80 


Azariah's  good  reign. 


II.  KINGS,  15. 


Zacliariah,  ShaUvrn,  Menahevi. 


against  him  in  Jerusalem  :  and  he 
fled  to  Lachisli ;  but  they  sent  after 
him  to  Lachish,  and  slew  him  there. 

20  And  they  brought  him  on 
horses  :  and  he  was  buried  at  Jeru- 
salem with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  David. 

21  H  And  all  the  people  of  Judah 
took  Azariah,  which  was  sixteen 
years  old,  and  made  him  king  in- 
stead of  his  father  Amaziah. 

22  He  built  Elath,  and  restored 
it  to  Judah,  after  that  the  king 
slept  with  his  fathers. 

23  II  In  the  hfteenth  year  of 
Amaziah  the  son  of  Joash  king  of 
Judah  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Joasli 
king  of  Israel  began  to  leign  in  tSa- 
maria,  ami  reigned  forty  and  one 
years. 

24  And  he  did  that  which  was 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he 
departed  not  from  all  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  who 
made  Israel  to  sin. 

25  He  restored  the  '  coast  of  Is- 
rael from  the  -  entering  of  Hamath 
unto  the  sea  of  the  plain,  accoi-ding 
to  the  word  of  -^  the  Loro  (lod  of 
Israel,  which  he  spake  by  the  hand 
of  his  servant  Jonah,  the  son  of 
Amittai,  the  prophet,  which  was 
of  Gath-hepher. 

_  26  For  the  Lord  saw  the  afflic- 
tion of  Israel,  that  it  iras  very 
bitter  :  for  there  ivas  ''not  any  shut 
up.  nor  any  left,  nor  any  helper 


for  Israel. 

27  And  the  Lord  said  not  that 
he  would  blot  out  the  name  of  Is- 
rael from  under  heaven  :  but  he 
saved  them  by  the  hand  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Joash. 

28  ^  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jeroboam,  and  all  that  he  did,  and 
his  might,  how  he  warred,  and  how 
he  recovered  Damascus,  and  Ha- 
nvAt\\,  K'Jiirh  lieloviH'd  to  Judah,  for 
Israel,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Israel -? 

29  And  Jeroboam  slept  with  his 
fathers,  even  with  the  kings  of  Is- 
rael ;  and  Zachariah  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1  Asariah'i  good  rei(/n.  5  /le  (lyittg  a  lej^e.r. 
Jotham  suceeedeih.  8  Zdfhti'riith,  fhe  hut 
of  Je,hu''n  generalion,  twigiihig  ill,  in  xlniii 
by  Shallum.  18  S/i<i!/)iiii,'  r^-ir/niiig  n 
inonih,  in  sfain  hi/  JlfeiKi/ifDi.  i6  ^fi'im- 
liem  fifrengtheiieth  himnelf  hi/  Pnl.  '21  Pf- 
!.,ihinh  .u/rr,;, /,'//!.  Iiiiiii  '2:3  I'ckahidli  ix 
ulaiii  III/  J'lkdh.  21  rekah  in  ojijirpnxed 
f>!J  Tii/hiUi-irileser,  mid  xl,nii  In/  nonlicd. 
',ii  Jothdm'n  goiid  ffir/n.  ;!f!  'Aliiir^  siir- 
cci'd,'//,   him. 

N  the  twenty  and  fn'\ontli  year 
of  Jeroboam   king  of  IsracJ  be- 


I 


gan  Azariah  son  of  Amaziah  king 
of  Judah  to  reign. 

2  Sixteen  years  old  was  he  when 
he  began  to  leign,  and  he  reigned 
two  and  fifty  years  in  Jerusalem. 
And  his  mother's  name  ivas  Jecho- 
liah  of  Jerusalem. 

3  And  he  did  that  which  was  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  his  father  Amaziah  had 
done ; 

4  Save  that  the  high  places  were 
not  removed  :  the  jjeople  sacrificed 
and  burnt  incense  still  on  the  high 
places. 

5  H  And  the  Lord  smote  the  king, 
so  that  lie  was  a  leper  unto  the  day 
of  his  death,  and  dwelt  in  a  "  several 
house.  And  Jotham  the  king's  son 
was  over  the  "house,  judging  the 
people  of  the  land. 

6  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Aza- 
riah, and  all  that  he  did,  are  they 
not  ^yritten  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  1- 

7  So  Azariah  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers ;  and  they  buried  him  with 
his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David  : 
and  Jotham  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

8  5!  In  the  thirty  and  eighth  year 
of  Azariah  king  of  Judah  did  Za- 
chariah the  son  of  Jeroboam  reign 
over  Isi'ael  in  Samaria  six  months. 

9  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  as  his 
fathers  had  done  :  he  departed  not 
from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son 
of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

10  And  Shallum  the  son  of  Ja- 
besh  conspired  against  him,  and 
smote  him  before  the  people,  and 
slew  him,  and  reigned  in  his  stead. 

11  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Zachariah,  behold,  they  are  written 
in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel. 

12  This  ?rr?.tthe  word  of  the  Lord 
which  he  spake  unto  Jehu,  saying. 
Thy  sons  shall  sit  on  the  throne  of 
Israel  unto  the  fourth  generation. 
And  so  it  came  to  pass. 

13  ^  Shallum  the  s<m  of  Jal^esh 
began '  to  reign  in  the  nine  aiul 
thirtieth  year  of  Uzziali  king  of 
Judah ;  and  he  reigned  a  full  month 
in  Samaria. 

14  For  Menahem  the  son  of  Gadi 
went  u]i  from  Tirzah,  and  came  to 
Samaria,  and  smote  Shallum  the 
son  of  Jabesh  in  Samaria,  and  slew 
him,  and  reigne<l  in  his  stead. 

15  And  the  I'cst  of  the  acts_  of 
Shallum,  and  his  conspira,cy  which 
he  made,  behold,  they  are  written 
in  the  b(K)k  of  the  chx'onicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel. 

IG  ^I  Then  Menahem  smote  Tiph- 
sah,  and  all  that  were  therein,  and 


5  separate 
^  household, 


381 


Pekahiah,  Pekah,  HosJiea. 


II.  KINGS,  16. 


Jotham^s  good  reign. 


the  ^  coasts  thereof  from  Tirzah : 
because  they  opened  not  to  hiiii, 
therefore  he  smote  it;  and  all  the 
women  therein  that  were  with  child 
he  ripped  up. 

1 7  In  the  nine  and  thirtieth  year 
of  Azariah  king  of  Judah  began 
Menahem  the  son  of  Gadi  to  reign 
over  Israel,  and  reigned  ten  years 
in  Samaria. 

18  And  he  did  that  which  nus 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he 
departed  not  all  his  days  from  the 
sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

19  And^  Pul  the  king  of  Assyria 
came  against  the  land  :  and  Mena- 
hem gave  Pul  a  thousand  talents 
of  silver,  that  his  hand  might  be 
with  him  to  confirm  the  kingdom 
in  his  hand. 

20  And  Menahem  exacted  the 
money  of  Israel,  eve?i  of  all  the 
mighty  men  of  wealth,  of  each 
man  fifty  shekels  of  silver,  to  give 
to  the  king  of  Assyria.  So  the 
king  of  Assyria  turned  back,  and 
stayed  not  there  in  the  land. 

21  U  And  the  rest  of  the.  acts  of 
Menahem,  and  all  that  he  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  1 

22  And  Menahem  slept  with  his 
fathers ;  and  Pekahian  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

23  ^  In  the  fiftieth  year  of  Aza- 
riah king  of  Judah  Pekahiah  the 
son  of  Menahem  began  to  reign 
over  Israel  in  Samaria,  a7id  reigned 
two  years. 

24  And  he  did  that  tvhich  was 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he 
departed  not  from  tlie  sins  of  .Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made 
Israel  to  sin. 

25  But  Pekah  the  son  of  Rema- 
liah,  a  captain  of  his,  conspired 
against  him,  and  smote  him  in 
Samaria,  in  the  palace  of  the 
king's  house,  with  Argob  and 
Ari(;h,  and  with  him  fifty  men  of 
the  Gilearlites  :  and  he  killed  him, 
and  reigned  in  his  I'oom. 

2G  And  the  nsst  of  the  acts  of 
Pekahiah,  and  all  that  he  did,  be- 
hold, theyr/rc  written  in  th(^  book  of 
the  chroniclesof  the  kiiigsof  Isi-u;!. 

27  51  In  the  two  and  fifti<'th  year 
of  vVzariah  king  of  .ludah  I'ckaii  the 
s(jn  of  llemaliah  began  to  reign 
over  Israel  in  Samaria,  and  reigned 
twenty  years. 

28  And  lie  did  that  ivliich  mii^ 
evil  in  the  sight  of  tli(!  Lord  :  he 
departefl  not  from  the  sins  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made 
Israel  to  sin. 

29  In  the  days  of  Pekah  king  of 
Israel  came  Tiglath-jjileser  king  of 


Assyria,  and  took  Ijon,  and  Abel- 
beth-maachah,  and  Janoah,  and 
Kedesh,  and  Hazor,  and  Gilead, 
and  Galilee,  all  the  land  of  Naph- 
tali,  and  carried  them  captive  to 
Assyria. 

30  And  Hoshea  the  son  of  Elah 
made  a  conspiracy  against  Pekah 
the  son  of  llemaliah,  and  smote 
him,  and  slew  him,  and  reigned  in 
his  stead,  in  the  twentieth  year  of 
Jotham  the  son  of  Uzziah. 

31  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Pe- 
kah, and  all  that  he  did,  behold, 
they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

32  11  In  the  second  year  of  Pe- 
kah the  son  of  Remaliah  king  of 
Israel  began  Jotham  the  son  of 
Uzziah  king  of  Judah  to  reign. 

33  Five  and  twenty  years  old 
was  he  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  sixteen  years  in 
Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's 
name  vas  Jerusha,  the  daughter 
of  Zadok. 

34  And  he  did  that  which  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he 
did  according  to  all  that  his  father 
Uzziah  had  aone. 

35  ^  Howbeit  the  high  places 
were  not  removed :  the  people  sa- 
crificed and  burned  incense  still 
in  the  high  places.  He  built  the 
'•^higher  gate  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

36  H  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jotham,  and  all  that  he  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  1 

37  In  those  days  the  Lord  began 
to  send  against  Judah  Rezin  the 
king  of  Syr-ia,  and  Pekah  the  son 
of  llemaliah. 

38  And  Jotham  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  with  his 
fathers  in  the  city  of  David  his  fa- 
ther :  and  Ahaz  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

CHAPTER  16. 

1  Ahaz'x  wicked  reign.  5  Ahaz,  ciHfiailed  by 
Kezin  and  Pekah,  hireth  Tighith-pitexer 
a>/(iiiiKt  f/ie»i,  10  A/i(iz,  neiidiit(/  a  jiii/feiii 
(i/  (III  illttir  from.  JhiiiidKCiix  la  Vrijiili. 
(I i rerti'tU.  Ilie  liniKen  altnv  to  hixmrn  ilvro- 
Hon.  17  Ife  xpoUelh  the  temple.  19  //.?<■- 
kiah,  micceedeth.  him. 

TN  the  scn-enteenth  year  of  IVkah 
the  son  of  lIciiKiliali  Aha/,  the 
son  of  .lotham  king  of  Judah  began 
to  r(Mgn. 

2  IVt^nty  years  old  iras  Ahaz 
wluMi  he  began  to  reign,  and 
reigned  sixteen  years  in  Jerusa- 
lem, and  did  not  that  ivJiich  i/Mts 
riglit  in  tiie  sight  of  the  Lord  his 
(iod,  lil<e  ])a\  id  his  father. 

3  iUit  li(^  walked  in  the  way  of 
the  kings  of  Isiael,  yea,  and  made 


^  upper 


382 


Tlie  tcicked  reign  of  Ahaz. 


II.  KINGS,  17. 


He  hriheth  Tiglath-pileser. 


his  son  to  pass  through  the  fire, 
according  to  the  abominations  of  the 
heathen,  whom  the  Lord  cast  out 
from  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

4  And  he  sacrificed  and  burnt  in- 
cense in  the  high  places,  and  on  the 
hills,  and  under  every  green  tree. 

5  II  Then  Rezin  king  of  Syria 
and  Pekah  son  of  Remaliah  king 
of  Israel  came  up  to  Jerusalem  to 
war :  and  they  besieged  Ahaz,  but 
could  not  overcome  him. 

6  At  that  time  Rezin  king  of 
Syria  recovered  Elath  to  Syria, 
anddravethe  JewsfromElath :  and 
the  Syrians  came  to  Elath,  and 
dwelt  there  unto  this  day. 

7  So  Ahaz  sent  messengers  to 
Tiglath-pileser  king  of  Assyria, 
saying,  I  am  thy  servant  and  thy 
son  :  come  up,  and  save  me  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria,  and 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Israel,  which  rise  up  against  me. 

8  And  Ahaz  took  the  silver  and 
gold  that  was  found  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  treasures 
of  the  king's  house,  and  sent  it  for 
a  present  to  the  king  of  Assyria. 

9  And  the  king  of  Assyria  heark- 
ened unto  him :  for  the  king  of 
Assyria  went  up  against  Damascus, 
and  took  it,  and  carried  the  'people 
of  it  captive  to  Kir,and  sle\r Rezin. 

10  H  And  king  Ahaz  went  to 
Damascus  to  meet  Tiglath-pileser 
king  of  Assyria,  and  saw  an  altar 
that  was  at  Damascus :  and  king 
Ahaz  sent  to  Urijah  the  priest 
the  fashion  of  the  altar,  and  the 
pattern  of  it,  according  to  all  the 
workmanship  thereof. 

1 1  And  Uriiah  the  priest  built 
an  altar  according  to  all  that  king 
Ahaz  had  sent  from  Damascus  :  so 
Urijah  the  priest  made  it  against 
king  Ahaz  came  from  Damascus. 

12  And  when  the  king  was  come 
from  Damascus,  the  king  saw  the 
altar  :  and  the  king  approached  to 
the  altar,  and  offered  thereon. 

13  And  he  burnt  his  burnt  offer- 
ing and  his  '  meat  offering,  and 
poured  his  drink  off"ering,  and 
sprinkled  the  blood  of  his  peace 
offerings,  upon  the  altar. 

14  And  he  brought  also  the brasen 
altar,  which  ^ra.s  before  the  Lord, 
from  the  forefront  of  the  house, 
from  between  "the  altar  and  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  put  it  on 
the  north  side  of  '"  tlu-  altar. 

15  And  king  Ahaz  commanded 
Urijah  the  pi'iest,  saying.  Upon 
the  great  altar  burn  the  morning 
burnt  offering,  and  the  evening 
'meat  offering,  and  the  king's 
burnt   sacrifice,  and  his  'meat  of- 


fering, with  the  burnt  offering  of 
all  the  people  of  the  land,  and  their 
'  meat  offering,  and  their  drink  of- 
ferings ;  and  sprinkleupon  it  all  the 
blood  of  the.  burnt  offering,  and  all 
the  blood  of  the  sacrifice  :  and  the 
brasen  altar  shall  be  for  me  to  en- 
quire by. 

16  Thus  did  Urijah  the  priest, 
according  to  all  that  king  Ahaz 
commanded.  > 

1 7  U  And  king  Ahaz  cut  off"  the 
^borders  of  the  bases,  and  removed 
the  laver  from  off'  them  ;  and  took 
down  the  sea  from  off'  the  brasen 
oxen  that  tcere  under  it,  and  put  it 
upon  a  pavement  of  stones. 

18  And  the  '^  covert  for  the  sab- 
bath that  they  had  built  in  the 
house,  and  the  king's  entry  with- 
out, turned  he  from  the  house  of 
the  Lord  ^  for  the  king  of  Assyria. 

19^  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Ahaz  which  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Judah  % 

20  And  Ahaz  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  with  his 
fathers  in  the  city  of  David  :  and 
Hezekiah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAPTER  17. 

1  Hoihea'a  wicked  reign.  3  Being  mihdued 
by  Shalnuineser,  he  conxjAreth  agtcinst  him 
with  So  king  of  Egi/jd.  5  Hariiarid  for 
their  sins  is  ciiptirdted.  24  7'he  strange 
nations,  irhich  icere  transplanted  in  Sa- 
inaria,  being  plagued  icith  lions,  make  a 
mixture  of  religions. 

IN  the  twelfth  year  of  Ahaz  king 
of  Judah  began  Hoshea  the  son 
of  Elah  to  reign  in  Samaria  over 
Israel  nine  years. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  xvas  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the-  Lord,  but  not 
as  the  kings  of  Israel  that  were  be- 
fore him. 

3  IT  Against  him  canie  up  Shal- 
maneser  king  of  Assyria  ;  and  Ho- 
shea became  his  servant,  and  gave 
him  *'  presents. 

4  And  the  king  of  Assyria  found 
conspiracy  in  Hoshea:  for  he  had 
sent  messengers  to  So  king  of 
Egypt,  and  brought  no  ''  present  to 
the  king  of  Assyria,  as  lie  had  done 
year  by  year  :  therefore  the  king 
of  Assyria  shut  him  up,  and  bound 
him  in  prison. 

5  ^I  Then  the  king  of  Assyria 
came  up  throughout  all  the  land, 
and  went  up  to  Samaria,  and  be- 
sieged it  three  years. 

6  H  In  the  ninth  year  of  Hoshea 
the  king  of  Assyria  took  Samaria, 
and  carried  Israel  away  into  Assy- 
ria, and  placed  them  in  Halah  and 
''in  Ha])or  In/  th(^  I'iver  of  Gozan. 
and  in  tlie  cities  of  tlie  Medes. 


1  meal 


8  pauels 


■*  covered 
way 


5  because  of 


8  tribute. 


tribute 


i'  on  tbe 
Habor,  the 
river  of 
Gozau, 


383 


Israel  carried  captive 


II.  KINGS,  17. 


into  Assyria. 


7  For  so  it  was,  that  the  children 
of  Israel  had  sinned  against  the 
Lord  their  God,  which  had  brought 
them  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
from  under  the  hand  of  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt,  and  had  feared 
other  gods, 

8  And  walked  in  the  statutes  of 
the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord  cast 
out  from  before  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  of  the  kings  of  Israel, 
which   they  had  made. 

9  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
secretly  those  things  that  irere  not 
right  against  the  Lord  their  God, 
and  they  built  them  high  places  in 
all  their  cities,  from  the  tower  of 
the  watchmen  to  the  fenced  city. 

10  And  they  set  them  up  '  images 
and  '^  groves  in  every  high  hill,  and 
under  every  green  tree : 

1 1  And  there  they  burnt  incense 
in  all  the  high  places,  as  did  the 
heathen  whom  the  Lord  carried 
away  before  them ;  and  wrought 
wicked  things  to  provoke  the  Lord 
to  anger : 

1  '2  For  they  served  idols,  whereof 
the  Lord  had  said  unto  them,  Ye 
shall   not  do  this  thing. 

1 3  Yet  the  Lord  testified  "^against 
Israel,  and  ^  against  Judah,  by  all 
the  prophets,  and  />//  all  the  seers, 
saying,  Turn  ye  from  your  evil 
ways,  and  keep  my  commandments 
andmy  statutes,  according  to  all  the 
law  which  I  commanded  your  fa- 
thers, and  which  I  sent  to  you  by 
my  servants  the  prophets. 

1 4  Notwithstanding  they  would 
not  hear,  but  hardened  their  necks, 
like  to  the  neck  of  their  fathers, 
that  did  not  believe  in  the  Lord 
their  God. 

15  And  they  rejected  his  sta- 
tutt^s,  and  his  covenant  that  he 
made  with  their  fathers,  and  his 
testimonies  which  he  testified 
•'against  thetn  ;  and  they  followed 
vanity,  aiifl  became;  vain,  and  went 
after  the  heathen  that  tnere  round 
alxmt  them,  concerning  whf)m  the 
Lord  had  charged  them,  that  they 
should  not  flo  like  them. 

IG  And  tliey  left  all  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  their  (Jod, 
and  made  them  molten  images, 
even  two  calves,  and  made  "'a  grove. 
and  worshipped  all  the  host  ui 
heaven,   and    serverl     Maal. 

17  And  they  caused  their  sons 
.'Uid  their  (laughters  to  pjiss  through 
the  fire,  and  used  (n\  in;il  ion  jukI 
cnchantinents,  and  sold  tlieniselves 
to  do  evil  iji  tlie  sight  of  the  l^ORD, 
to  provoke  him  to  anger. 

18  Therefore  the  JjORd  was  very 
angry   with    Israel,   and    removed 


them  out  of  his  sight :  there  was 
none  left  but  the  tribe  of  Judah 
only. 

19  Also  Judah  kept  not  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  their  God, 
but  walked  in  the  statutes  of  Is- 
rael which   they  made. 

20  And  the  Lord  rejected  all  the 
seed  of  Israel,  and  afflicted  them, 
and  delivered  them  into  the  hand 
of  spoilers,  until  he  had  cast  them 
out  of  his  sight. 

21  For  he  rent  Israel  from  the 
house  of  1  )avid  ;  and  they  made 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat  king : 
and  Jeroboam  drave  Israel  from 
following  the  Lord,  and  made  them 
sin  a  great  sin. 

22  For  the  children  of  Israel 
walked  in  all  the  sins  of  Jeroboam 
which  he  did;  they  departed  not 
from   them ; 

23  Until  the  Lord  removed  Israel 
out  of  his  sight,  as  he  had  said  by 
all  his  servants  the  prophets.  8o 
was  Israel  carried  away  out  of  their 
own  land  to  Assyria  unto  this  day. 

21  H  And  the  king  of  Assyria 
brought  men  from  Babylon,  and 
from  C'uthah,  and  from  Ava,  and 
from  Hamath,  and  from  Sephar- 
vaim,  and  placed  them  in  the  cities 
of  Samaria  instead  of  the  children 
of  Israel :  and  they  possessed  Sa- 
maria, and  dwelt  in  the  cities 
thereof. 

25  And  so  it  was  at  the  begin- 
ning of  their  dwelling  there,  that 
they  feared  not  the  Lord  ;  there- 
fore the  Lord  sent  lions  among 
tliem,    which   slew  some  of   thcMu. 

26  Wlierefore  they  spake  to  the 
king  of  Assyria,  saying,  The  na- 
tions which  thou  hast  removed, 
and  placed  in  the  cities  of  Samaria, 
know  nf>t  the  maimer  of  the  God 
of  the  land:  therefore  he  hath  st-nt 
lions  among  them,  and,  U'liold, 
they  slay  them,  Ix^cause  tht^y  know 
not  the  manner  of  the  God  of  the 
land. 

27  Then  the  king  of  Assyria 
commanded,  saying.  Carry  thitht^r 
onc!  of  the  ))riests  wlioin  ye  brought 
from  thence;  and  let  them  go  and 
dwell  thei'C,  and  let  him  teach 
them  tin;  manner  of  the  God  of 
the  land. 

28  Then  on(>  of  the  priests  whom 
they  had  carried  away  from  Sa- 
maria canie  and  dwelt  in  I'cth  el, 
a,n(l  taught  them  how  they  sIioui(l 
fea,f  (lie  Lord. 

2!)  flowbeit  every  nation  made 
gods  of  their'  own,  and  T'ut  tlirni  in 
the  houses  of  the  high  i)!aces  which 
the  Sa  11  Kiri tails  had  m/ide,  every 
na,tion  in  their  cities  wherein  they 
dwelt. 


384 


The  Samaritans'  mixed  imrship. 


II.  KINGS,  18. 


Hezekiah's  good  reign. 


30  And  the  men  of  Babylon 
made  Succoth-benoth,  and  the  men 
of  Cuth  made  Nergal,  and  the  men 
of  Haniath  made  Ashima, 

31  And  the  Avites  made  Nibhaz 
and  Tartak,  and  the  Sepharvites 
burnt  their  children  in  fire  to 
Adrammelech  and  Anammelech, 
the  gods  of  Sepharvaim. 

32  So  they  feared  the  Lord,  and 
made  ^  unto  themselves  of  the  low- 


est  of  them  priests  of  tlie  high 
jjlaces,  which  sacrificed  for  them 
in  the  houses  of  the  high  places. 
33  They  feared  the  Lor]>,  and 
served  their  own  gods,  after  tlie 
manner  of  the  nations  -^  whom  they 


carried  away  from  thence. 

34  Unto  this  day  tliey  do  after 
the  former  manners  :  they  fear  not 
the  Lord,  neither  do  they  after 
their  statutes,  or  after  their  ordi- 
nances, or  after  the  law  and 
commandment  wliich  the  Lord 
commanded  the  children  of  Jacob, 
whom  he   named  Israel; 

35  With  whom  the  Lord  had 
made  a  covenant,  and  charged 
them,  saying.  Ye  shall  not  fear 
other  gods,  nor  lx)W  yourselves  to 
them,  nor  serve  them,  nor  sacrifice 
to  them : 

36  But  the  Lord,  who  brought 
you  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
with  great  power  and  a  stretched 
out  arm,  him  shall  ye  fear,  and  him 
shall  ye  worship,  and  to  nim  shall 
ye  do  sacrifice. 

37  And  the  statutes,  and  the 
ordinances,  and  the  law,  and  the 
commandment,  which  he  wrote  for 
you,  ye  shall  observe  to  do  for  ever- 
more ;  and  ye  shall  not  fear  other 
gods. 

38  And  the  covenant  that  I  have 
made  with  you  ye  shall  not  forget ; 
neither  shall  ye  fear  other  gods. 

39  But  the  Lord  your  God  ye 
shall  fear  ;  and  he  shall  deliver  you 
out  of  the  hand  of  all  your  enemies. 

40  Howbeit  they  did  not 
hearken,  but  they  did  after  their 
former  manner. 

41  So  these  nations  feared  the 
Lord,  and  served  their  graven 
images,  both  their  childr(>n,  and 
their  children's  children  :  as  did 
their  fathers,  so  do  they  unto  this 
day. 

CHAPTER  18. 

1  nezeMnh''ti  qoocl  reign.  4  lie  deMroijeth 
idolniry,  anil  proxpereth.  9  fkurmria  in 
c<t7-riert  atjitire  /<»■  their  ninn.  ^^'  Sen- 
)i(ichi'riii  inniilltiij  Jiiildh  Is  jincitiii!  hi/  <i 
triliute.  IT  liith-sliiiki'li,  scut },;/  S,.iiti,irli,'i-ih 
ni/<iiii,  revjleth  I/ezekitih,  diid  hi/  lAiis-p/w- 
moiix  perauasiona  aoHciteth  the  people  to 
revolt. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  third 
year  of  Hoshea  son  of  Elah 


king  of  Israel,  that  Hezekiah  the 
son  of  Ahaz  king  of  Judah  began 
to  reign. 

2  Twenty  and  five  years  old  was 
he  when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he 
reigned  twenty  and  nine  years  in 
Jerusalem.  His  mother's  name 
also  -was  Abi,  the  daughter  of 
Zachariah. 

3  And  he  did  that  which  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
according  to  all  that  David  his 
father  did. 

4  ^  He  removed  the  high  places, 
and  brake  the  ^  images,  and  cut 
down  the  *  groves,  and  brake  in 
pieces  the  brasen  serpent  that 
Moses  had  made  :  for  unto  those 
days  the  children  of  Israel  did 
burn  incense  to  it :  and  he  called 
it  *  Nehushtan. 

5  He  trusted  in  °  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel ;  so  that  after  him  was 
none  like  him  among  all  the  kings 
of  Judah,  nor  any  that  were  before 
him. 

6  For  he  clave  to  the  Lord, 
and  departed  not  from  following 
him,  but  kept  his  command- 
ments, which  the  Lord  com- 
manded  Moses. 

7  And  tlie  Lord  was  with  him ; 
and  he  prospered  whithersoever 
he  went  forth:  and  he  rebelled 
against  the  king  of  Assyria,  and 
served  him  not. 

8  He  smote  the  Philistines,  even 
unto  Gaza,  and  the  borders  thereof, 
from  the  tovver  of  the  watchmen  to 
the  fenced  city. 

9  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
fourth  year  of  king  Hezekiah, 
which  leas  the  seventh  year  of 
Hoshea  son  of  Elah  king  of  Israel, 
that  Shalmaneser  king  of  Assyria 
came  up  against  Samaria,  and  be- 
sieged it. 

10  And  at  the  end  of  three  years 
the.v  took  it :  even  in  the  sixth  year 
of  Hezekiah,  that  is  the  ninth  year 
of  Hoshea  king  of  Israel,  Samaria 
was  taken. 

1 1  And  the  king  of  Assyria  did 
carry  away  Israel  unto  Assyria, 
and  put  them  in  Halah  and  "  in 
Habor  hi/  the  river  of  Gozan,  aii3 
in  the  cities  of  the  Medes  : 

12  Because  they  obeyed  not  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  their  God,  but 
transgressed  his  covenant,  and  all 
that  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
commanded,  and  would  not  hear 
f/i<'>ii.  nor  do  them. 

13  U  Now  in  the  fourteenth  year 
of  king  Hezekiah  did  Sennacherib 
king  of  Assyria  come  up  against 


*  That  is,  A  piece  of  brass. 


8  pillars, 
"*  Asherah, 


5  tlie  Lord, 
the  God 


**  on  the 
Habor, 


25 


385 


Assyy'ia  mvadeth  jndah. 


II.  KIKGS,  18. 


Hab-sh akeJi's  blasphemy. 


all  the  fenced  cities  of  Judah,  and 
took  them. 

1  -4  And  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah 
sent  to  the  king  of  Assyria  to 
Lachish,  saying,  I  have  ofi'ended ; 
return  from  me :  that  which  thou 
puttest  on  me  will  I  bear.  And 
the  king  of  Assyria  appointed  unto 
Hezekiah  king  of  .Judah  tln-ee  hun- 
dred talents  of  silver  and  thirty 
talents  of  gold. 

15  And  Hezekiah  gave  him  all 
the  silver  that  was  found  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the 
treasures  of  the  king's  house. 

16  At  that  time  did  Hezekiah 
cut  off  tlie  gold  from  the  doors  of 
the  temple  of  the  Lord,  and  /V-6>»; 
the  pillars  which  Hezekiah  king  of 
Judah  had  overlaid,  and  gave  it  to 
the  king  of  Assyria. 

17  II  And  the  king  of  Assyria 
sent  *  Tartan  and  *  Rabsaris  and 
*  Rab-shakeh  from  Lachish  to  king 
Hezekiah  with  a  great  host  against 
Jerusalem.  And  they  went  up  and 
came  to  Jerusalem,  ilnd  when  they 
wei"e  come  up,  they  came  and  stood 
by  the  conduit  of  the  upper  pool, 
which  v'.s"  in  the  highway  of  the 
fuller's  field. 

1  (S  And  when  they  had  called  to 
the  king,  there  came  f)ut  to  them 
Eliakim  tlie  son  of  Hilkiah,  which 
was  over  the  household,  and  Shebna 
the  scribe,  and  Joah  the  son  of 
Asaph  the  recorder. 

19  And  Rab-shakeh  said  unto 
them,  (Speak  ye  now  to  Hezekiah, 
Thus  saith  the  great  king,  the  king 
of  Assyria,  What  confidence  is  this 
wherein  thou  trustesf? 

20  Thou  sayest,  (but  theij  are  hut 
vain  words,)  /  ha\m  counsel  and 
strength  for  the  war.  Now  on 
whom  dost  thou  t)'ust,  that  thou 
rebellest  against  me  % 

21  Now,  behold,  tliou  trustest 
upon  the  staff  of  this  bi'uised  reed, 
evtn  upon  Egyi^t,  on  which  if  a 
man  lean,  it  will  go  into  his  hand, 
and  i)ierce  it :  so  ^'.s' Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt  unto  all  that  trust  on  him. 

22  Rut  if  .ye  say  unto  me.  We 
trust  in  the  Lord  our  God  :  is  not 
that  he,  whose  liigh  j)lac(>s  and 
whose  altars  Hezekiali  luitli  taken 
away,  and  liath  said  to  .Indah  and 
Jerusalem,  Ye  shall  worship  bcfon; 
this  altar  in  Jerusalem  % 

2."{  Now  ther(>f(»r-e,  F  pray  th(>e, 
give  i)le(lges  to  my  loi-d  \\w.  king 
of  Assyria,  and  I  will  delivci-  thee 
two  thousand  horses,  if  thou  be 
able  on  tliy  part  to  set  riders  upon 
them. 

24-  How  then  wilt  thou  turn 
away  the  face  of  one  captain  of 


*  The  titles  of  Assyrian  officers. 


the  least  of  my  master's  servants, 
and  put  tliy  trust  on  Egypt  for 
chariots  and  for  horsemen  1 

25  Am  I  now  come  up  without 
the  Lord  against  this  place  to 
destroy  it?  The  Lord  said  to 
me.  Go  yip  against  this  land,  and 
destroy  it. 

2G  Then  said  Eliakim  the  son  of 
Hilkiah,  and  Shebna,  and  Joah, 
unto  Rab-shakeh,  Speak,  I  pray 
thee,  to  thy  servants  in  the 
^  Syrian  language  ;  for  we  under- 
stand if :  and  talk  not  with  us  in 
the  Jews'  language  in  the  ears  of 
the  people  that  are  on  the  wall. 

27  But  Rab-shakeh  said  unto 
them.  Hath  my  master  sent  me  to 
thy  master,  and  to  thee,  to  speak 
these  woi'ds?  hath  he  not  sent  iiie  to 
the  men  which  sit  on  the  wall,  that 
they  may  eat  their  own  dung,  and 
drink  their  own  " piss  with  you? 

28  Then  Rab-shakeh  stood  and 
erietl  with  a  loud  voice  in  the  Jews' 
language,  and  spake,  saying.  Hear 
the  word  of  the  great  king,  the 
king  of  Assyria  : 

29  Thus  saith  the  king.  Let  not 
Hezekiah  deceive  you  :  for  he  shall 
not  be  able  to  deliver  you  out  of 
his  hand : 

30  Neither  let  Hezekiah  make 
you  trust  in  the  Lord,  saying.  The 
Lord  will  surely  deliver  us,  and 
this  city  shall  not  be  delivered  into 
the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria. 

31  Hearken  not  to  Hezekiah: 
for  thus  saith  the  king()f  Assyria, 
Make  ^(ii>  (Kn'ecinrvt  with  me  by  a 
present,  and  come  out  to  me,  and 
then  eat  ye  every  man  of  his  own 
vine,  and  every  one  of  his  fig  tree, 
and  drink  ye  every  one  the  waters 
of  his  cistern  : 

32  Until  I  come  and  take  you 
away  to  a  land  like  your  owii  land, 
a  land  of  ^  corn  and  wine,  a  land  of 
bread  and  vineyards,  a  land  of  oil 
olive  and  of  honey,  that  ye  may 
live,  and  not  die  :  and  hearken  not 
unto  Hezekiali,  when  he  jK'rsuad- 
eth  you,  saying.  The  Lord  will 
deliver  us. 

33  Hath  any  of  the  gods  of  the 
nations  ''  di'lixcrcd  ;it  all  his  land 
out  of  the  hand  of  tiie  king  of 
Assyi'ia  ? 

31  Where  are  the  gods  of  Ha- 
niatli,  and  of  Arpad?  where  cdt 
the  g(»dsof  S(>pharvaini,  Hena,  and 
I  vmIi  ?  have  they  delivered  Samaria 
out  of  miiu!  hand  ? 

35  Who  (tre  they  among  all  the 
gods  of  th(^  countries,  thai-  hav(? 
delivered  their  country  out  of  mine 
hand,  that  the  Lord  should  deliver 
Jerusalem  out  of  mine  hand? 


386 


Isaiah  comfortetli  Ilezekiali. 


IL  KINGS,  19. 


HezeMaWs  prayer. 


36  But  the  people  held  their 
peace,  and  answered  him  not  a 
word  :  for  the  king's  commandment 
was,  saying.  Answer  him  not. 

37  Then  came  Eliakim  the  son  of 
Hilkiah,  which  was  over  the  house- 
hold, and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and 
-Joali  the  son  of  Asaph  the  recorder, 
to  Hezekiah  with  their  clothes  rent, 
and  told  him  the  words  of  Rab- 
shakeh. 

CHAPTER  19. 

1  IleeeJciah  niovrni?i{;  nendeth  1o  Ixniah  to 
jirdy/nr  them.  6  Isaiah  comftntetli,  them. 
H  Sennacherib,  going  to  eucoti liter  Tir- 
hii/,iih,  seiuleth  a  blaspher/iaiis  tetter  to 
Ilesekiah.  14  Ilezekiah's  prayer.  20 
iKdiiih'ii  propheci/  of  the  pride  and  destruc- 
tion of  Sennacheril),  and  the  good  of  Zion. 
35  An  angel  s!ai/eth  the  Assyrians.  30 
Sennacherib  is  slain  at  Nineveh  by  his  own 
sons. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when 
king  Hezekiah  heard  it,  that 
he  rent  his  clothes,  and  covered 
himself  with  sackcloth,  and  went 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  he  sent  Eliakim,  which 
ivas  over  the  household,  and 
Sliebna  the  scribe,  and  the  elders 
of  the  priests,  covered  with  sack- 
cloth, to  Isaiah  the  prophet  the  son 
of  AmOz. 

3  And  they  said  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  Hezekiah,  This  day  is  a  day 
of  trouble,  and  of  rebuke,  and 
'  blaspliemy :  for  the  children  are 
come  to  the  birth,  and  there  is  not 
strength  to  bring  forth. 

4  It  may  be  the  Lord  thy  God 
will  hear  all  the  words  of  Rab- 
sliakeh,  whom  the  king  of  Assyria 
his  master  hath  sent  to  reproach 
the  living  God  ;  and  will  '•^  reprove 
the  words  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  heard  :  wherefore  lift  up  tJuj 
prayer  for  the  remnant  that  are 
left.  ^ 

5  So  the  servants  of  king  Heze- 
kiah came  to  Isaiah. 

6  II  And  Isaiah  said  unto  them, 
Thus  shall  ye  say  to  your  master. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be  not  afraid 
of  the  words  which  thou  hast  heard, 
with  which  the  servants  of  the  king 
of  Assyria  have  blasphemed  me. 

7  Behold,    I   will  ^send   a  blast 


upon    him,   and    he    sluill   hear  a 


rumour,  and  shall  return  to  his  own 
land  ;  and  I  will  cause  liim  to  fall 
by  the  sword  in  his  own  land. 

8  11  So  Rab-shakeh  returned,  and 
found  the  king  of  Assyria  warring 
against  Libnah  :  foi-  he  had  lieard 
that  lie  was  departed  from  Lacliish. 

9  And  when  he  heard  say  of  Tir- 
hakah  king  of  Ethiopia,  Iiehold, 
he  is  come  out  to  fight  against  thee  : 
he  sent  messengers  again  unto 
Hezekiah,  saying, 

38 


10  Thus  shall  ye  speak  to  Heze- 
kiah king  of  .ludah,  saying.  Let 
not  thy  God  in  whom  thou  trustest 
deceive  thee,  saying,  Jerusalem 
shall  not  be  delivered  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Assyria. 

1 1  Behold,  thou  hast  heard  what 
the  kings  of  Assyria  have  done  to 
all  lands,  by  *  destroying  them 
utterly :  and  shalt  thou  be  deliv- 
ered 1 

12  Have  the  gods  of  the  nations 
delivered  them  which  my  fathers 
have  destroyed ;  as  Gozan,  and 
Haran,  and  Rezeph,  and  the  child- 
ren of  Eden  which  were  in  The- 
lasar  1 

1 3  Where  is  the  king  of  Hamath, 
and  the  king  of  Arpad,  and  the 
king  of  the  city  of  Sepharvaim,  of 
Hena,  and  Ivah"? 

14  11  And  Hezekiah  received  the 
letter  of  the  hand  of  the  messen- 
gers, and  read  it :  and  Hezekiah 
went  up  •*into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  spread  it  before  the 
Lord. 

15  And  Hezekiah  prayed  before 
the  Lord,  and  said,  ^  O  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  which  dwellest  between  the 
^  cherubims,  thou  art  the  God,  even 
thou  alone,  of  all  the  kingdoms  of 
the  earth  ;  thou  hast  made  heaven 
and  earth. 

16  Lord,  bow  down  thine  ear, 
and  hear :  open,  Lord,  thine  eyes, 
and  see :  and  hear  the  words  of 
Sennacherib,  which  hath  sent  him 
to  reproach  the  living  God. 

17  Of  a  truth.  Lord,  the  kings 
of  Assyria  have  destroyed  the 
nations  and  their  lands, 

18  And  have  cast  their  gods  into 
the  fire  :  for  they  were  no  gods,  but 
the  work  of  men's  hands,  wood  and 
stone :  therefore  they  have  de- 
stroyed them. 

19  Now  therefore,  O  Lord  our 
God,  I  beseech  thee,  save  thou  us 
out  of  his  liand,  that  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  earth  may  know  that 
thou  "^ art  the  Lord  God,  even  thou 
only. 

20  H  Then  Isaiah  the  son  of 
Amoz  sent  to  Hezekiah,  saying, 
Thus  saith  "^  tlie  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
T]iat  which  tliou  hast  piaj^ed  tome 
against  Sennacherib  king  of  Assy- 
ria I  have  heard. 

21  This  is  the  word  that  the 
Lord  hatli  s])okeri  concerning  him  ; 
The  vii'gin  tiie  daughter  of  Zion 
hath  despised  thee,  and  laughed 
thee  to  scorn ;  the  daughter  of 
Jerusalem  hath  shaken  her  head  at 
thee. 


*  Heb.  devoting  them. 


*  unto 


5  O  Lord, 

the  God 

6  cherubim, 


''  O  Lord, 
art  God, 


8  the  Lord, 
the  God 


The  Assyrian  army  destroyed. 


II.  KINGS,  20. 


HezekiaWs  life  lengthened. 


1  innermost 
l^arts 


2  his  farthest 
lodging 
place, 

3  fruitful 
field. 

4  will  I  dry 
up  all  the 
rivers  of 
Egypt. 


'  gram 


•^  thine  arro- 
gancy 


^  cast  up 


22  Whom  hast  thou  reproached 
and  blasphemed'?  and  against  whom 
hast  thou  exalted  thy  voice,  and 
lifted  up  thine  eyes  on  high  1  even 
against  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

23  By  thy  messengers  thou  hast 
reproached  the  Lord,  and  hast  said, 
With  the  multitude  of  my  chariots 
I  am  come  up  to  the  height  of  the 
mountains,  to  the  '  sides  of  Le- 
banon, and  will  cut  down  the  tall 
cedar  trees  thereof,  and  the  choice 
fir  trees  thereof:  and  I  will  enter 
into  ~  the  lodgings  of  liis  borders, 
and  into  the  forest  of  his  ^  Carmel. 

24  I  have  digged  and  drunk 
strange  waters,  and  with  the  sole 
of  my  feet  ■*  have  T  dried  up  all  the 
rivers  of  besieged  places. 

25  Hast  thou  not  lieard  long  ago 
hovj  I  have  done  it,  and  of  ancient 
times  that  I  have  formed  if?  now 
have  I  brought  it  to  pass,  that  thou 
shouldest  be  to  lay  waste  fenced 
cities  into  ruinous  heaps. 

26  Therefore  their  inhabitants 
were  of  small  power,  they  were  dis- 
mayed and  confounded  ;  they  were 
as  the  grass  of  the  field,  and  as  the 
green  herb,  as  the  grass  on  the 
house  tops,  and  as  ^corn  blasted 
before  it  be  grown  up. 

27  But  I  know  thy  abode,  and 
thy  going  out,  and  thy  coming  in, 
and  thy  rage  against  me. 

28  Because  tliy  rage  against  me 
and  ^  thy  tumult  is  come  up  into 
mine  ears,  therefore  I  will  put  my 
hook  in  thy  nose,  and  my  bridle  in 
thy  lips,  and  J  will  turn  thee  back 
by  the  way  by  which  thou  earnest. 

29  And  this  sludl  he  a  sign  unto 
thee,  Ye  shall  eat  this  year  such 
things  as  grow  of  themselves,  and 
in  the  second  year  that  which 
spriugeth  of  the  same  ;  and  in  the 
third  year  sow  ye,  and  reap,  and 
plant  vineyards,  and  eat  the  fruits 
thereof. 

30  And  the  remnant  that  is 
escaped  of  the  house  of  Judah  shall 
yet  again  take  root  downward,  anrl 
bear  fruit  uijward. 

31  Ftjr  out  of  Jerusal(^m  shall  go 
forth  a  remnant,  and  they  that 
escape  out  of  mount  Zioii :  trie  zeal 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts  sliall  do  this. 

32  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
concei-ning  the  king  of  Assyria,  He 
shall  not  come  into  tliis  city,  nor 
shoot  an  ari'ow  there,  nor  come 
befoi'o  it  with  shield,  nor  '^  CMst.  a 
bank  against  it. 

33  l')y  the  way  that  he  came,  by 
the  same  sliall  he  return,  and  shall 
not  come  into  this  city,  saith  the 
Lord. 

34  For  I  will  defend  this  city,  to 


save  it,  for  mine  own  sake,  and  for 
my  servant  David's  sake. 

35  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  that 
night,  that  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
went  out,  and  smote  in  the  camp 
of  the  Assyrians  an  hundred  four- 
score and  five  thousand  :  and  when 
^  they  arose  early  in  the  morning, 
behold,  they  vere  all  dead  corpses. 

36  So  Sennacherib  king  of  As- 
syria departed,  and  went  and  re- 
turned, and  dwelt  at  Nineveh. 

37  And  it  came  to  pass,  iis  he 
wtis  worshipping  in  the  house  of 
Nisroch  his  god,  that  Adrammelech 
and  Sharezer  his  sons  smote  him 
with  the  sword  :  and  tliey  escaped 
into  the  land  of  Armenia.  And 
Esarhaddon  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAPTER  20. 

1  nezeJciali^  hnving  receired  a  meHmge  of 
death,  hy  pi-ayer  halli,  hin  life  Icngtherifd. 
8  The  nun  rjafth  ten  degr'ee.s  Imckirdril 
for  a  nign  of  tluit  promise.  Y>  Bcfoddeh- 
l}<iJ<id(nt'Sending  to  vi.rit  Hc^eki<ih.  hevdUHC 
of  the  ivonder.  htttli  imtice  of  hin  treo-suren. 
U  /.tiiidh  u>i(tef^t<indnig  tltereo/ foretell eth 
the  But)yloiiian  capticity.  20  Munasneh, 
xiicveed eth  Ilezekiuh. 

IN  those  days  was  Hezekiah  sick 
unto  death.  And  the  lorophet 
Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz  came  to 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Set  thine  house  in  order  ; 
for  thou  shalt  die,  and  not  live. 

2  Then  he  turned  his  face  to  the 
wall,  and  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
saying, 

3  I  beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  re- 
member now  how  I  have  walked 
before  thee  in  truth  and  with  a 
perfect  heart,  and  have  done  that 
which  is  good  in  thy  sight.  And 
Hezekiah  wept  sore. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  afore 
Isaiah  was  gone  out  into  the  mid- 
dle court,  that  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  to  him,  saying, 

5  Turn  again,  and  tell  Hezekiah 
the  captain  of  my  people.  Thus 
saith  tiK^  LoiiD,  the  CJod  of  David 
thy  father,  I  have  heard  thy  nrayc^r, 
I  liave  seen  thy  tears  :  Ix'iiold,  I 
will  heal  thee:  on  the  third  day 
thou  shalt  go  up  tnito  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

6  And  I  will  add  unto  tliy  days 
fifteen  years;  and  1  will  deIiv(M' 
tliee  and  this  city  out  of  the  liand 
of  the  king  of  Assyria;  and  I  will 
defend  this  city  for  )iiine  own  sake, 
and  for  my  servant  David's  sake. 

7  And  fsaiah  said.  Take  a  Inni]) 
of  figs.  And  they  took  and  laid  it 
on  the  boil,  and  he  recovered. 

8  ^f  And  Hezekiah  said  unto 
Isaiah,  What  sha//  he  the  sign  th;i.t 
the  LoiM)  will  heal  me,  and  that  I 


388 


The  Babylonian  captivity  foretold.       II.  KINGS,  21. 


Manasseh's  idolatry. 


shall  go  up  ^  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord  the  third  day'? 

9  And  Isaiah  said,  This  sign 
shalt  thou  have  of  the  Lord,  that 
the  Lord  will  do  the  thing  that  he 
hath  spoken :  shall  the  shadow  go 
forward  ten  degrees,  or  go  back 
ten  degrees'? 

10  And  Hezekiah  answered,  It 
is  a  light  thing  for  the  shadow  to 
go  down  ten  degrees  :  nay,  but  let 
the  shadow  return  backward  ten 
degrees. 

1 1  And  Isaiah  the  prophet  cried 
unto  the  Lord  :  and  he  brought 
the  shadow  ten  degrees  backward, 
by  which  it  had  gone  down  '"  in  the 
dial  of  Ahaz. 

12  !1  At  that  time  *Berodach- 
baladan,  the  son  of  Baladan,  king 
of  Babylon,  sent  letters  and  a  pre- 
sent unto  Hezekiah  :  for  he  had 
heard  that  Hezekiah  had  been 
sick. 

1 3  And  Hezekiah  hearkened  unto 
them,  and  shewed  them  all  the 
house  of  his  precious  things,  the 
silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  spices, 
and  the  precious  ointment?,  and  all 
the  house  of  his  armour,  and  all 
that  was  found  in  his  ti'easures : 
there  was  nothing  in  his  house,  nor 
in  all  his  dominion,  that  Hezekiah 
shewed  them  not. 

14  ^  Then  came  Isaiah  the 
prophet  unto  king  Hezekiah,  and 
said  unto  him.  What  said  these 
men  ^  and  from  whence  came  they 
unto  thee'?  And  Hezekiah  said. 
They  are  come  from  a  far  country, 
even  from  Babylon. 

15  And  he  said.  What  have  they 
seen  in  thine  house  1  And  Hezekiah 
answered.  All  t/ie  things  that  are  in 
mine  house  have  they  seen :  there 
is  nothing  among  my  treasures  that 
I  have  not  shewed  them. 

16  And  Isaiah  said  unto  Heze- 
kiah, Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

17  Behold,  the  days  come,  that 
all  that  is  in  thine  house,  and  that 
which  thy  fathers  have  laid  up  in 
store  unto  this  day,  shall  be  car- 
ried into  Babylon  :  nothing  shall 
be  left,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  And  of  thy  sons  that  shall 
issue  from  thee,  which  thou  shalt 
})eget,  shall  they  take  away  ;  and 
they  shall  be  eunuchs  in  the  palace 
of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

19  Then  said  Hezekiah  unto 
Isaiah,  Good  is  the  word  of  the 
Lord  which  thou  hast  spoken. 
And  he  said.  Is  it  _  not  good,  if 
peace  and  truth  be  in  my  daysl 

20  ^  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Hezekiah,  and  all  his   might,  and 


*  In  Is.  zxxix.  1,  Merodach-baladan. 


how  he  made  ''a  pool,  and  ^a  con- 
duit, and  brought  water  into  the 
city,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Judah '? 

21  And  Hezekiah  slept  with  his 
fathers :  and  Manasseh  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  21. 

1  Mananselh' 8  reign.  3  His  great  idolatry. 
10  //m  tnctednesa  cnuxeth  projiheviex 
against  Judah.  17  Avion  succeedetfi  him. 
19  Adkiii's  nicked  reign,  23  I/e  lieiiig 
sJain  hy  his  .lerrinits,  and  tliose  murderers 
slain  hy  the  people,  Josiah  is  made  king. 

MANASSEH  was  twelve  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  reigned  fifty  and  five  years  in 
.lerusalem.  And  his  mother's  name 
ivas  Hephzi-bah. 

2  And  he  did  that  tvhich  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  aftei-  the 
abominations  of  the  heathen,  whom 
the  Lord  cast  out  before  the  child- 
ren of  Israel. 

3  For  he  built  up  again  the  high 
places  which  Hezekiah  his  father 
had  destroyed  ;  and  he  x'eared  up 
altars  for  Baal,  and  made  **  a,  grove, 
as  did  Ahab  king  of  Israel ;  and 
worshipped  all  the  host  of  heaven, 
and  served  them. 

4  And  he  built  altars  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  of  which  the  Lord  said. 
In  Jerusalem  will  I  put  my  name. 

5  And  he  built  altars  for  all  the 
host  of  heaven  in  the  two  courts 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  he  made  his  son  pass 
through  the  fire,  and  °  observed 
times,  and  used  enchantments,  and 
dealt  wdth  "familiar  spirits  and 
wizards  :  he  wrought  much  wicked- 


ness  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  to 
provoke  him  to  anger. 

7  And  he  set  ^a  graven  image  of 
^  the  grove  that  he  had  made  in  the 
house,  of  which  the  Lord  said  to 
David,  and  to  Solomon  his  son,  In 
this  house,  and  in  .Jerusalem,  which 
I  have  chosen  out  of  all  tribes  of 
Israel,  will  I  put  my  name  for  e-\'er  : 

8  Neither  will  I  make  the  feet  of 
Israel  move  any  mor'e  out  of  the 
land  which  I  gave  their  fathers  ; 
only  if  they  will  observe  to  do  ac- 
cording to  all  that  I  have  com- 
manded them,  and  according  to  all 
the  law  that  my  servant  Moses 
commanded  them. 

9  But  they  hearkened  not :  and 
Manasseh  seduced  them  to  do  more 
evil  than  did  the  nations  whom  the 
Lord  destroyed  before  the  children 
of  Israel. 

10  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  by  his 
servants  the  prophets,  saying, 

1 1  Because  Manasseh  king  of  Ju- 


3  tlie 


*  an  Ashe- 
rah, 


fi  practised 
augury, 

6  them  that 

had  familiar 

spirits  and 

with 

wizards : 

3  the 

' Asherah 


389 


Anion's  loicked  reign. 


II.  KINGS,  22. 


JosiaWs  good  reign. 


dah  hath  clone  these  abominations, 
and  hath  done  wickedly  above  all 
that  the  Amorites  did,  which  were 
before  him,  and  hath  made  Judah 
also  to  sin  with  his  idols: 

1 2  Therefore  thus  saith  ^  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  Behold,  I  am 
bringing  such  evil  upon  Jerusalem 
and  Judah,  that  whosoever  heareth 
of  it,  both  his  ears  shall  tingle. 

1 3  And  I  will  stretch  over  Jeru- 
salem the  line  of  Hamaria,  and  the 
Ijlummet  of  the  house  of  Ahab :  and 
I  will  wipe  Jerusalem  as  a  man 
wipeth  a  dish,  wiping  it,  and  turn- 
ing it  upside  down. 

1 4  And  I  will "  forsake  the  rem- 
nant of  mine  inheritance,  and  de- 
liver them  into  the  hand  of  their 
enemies  ;  and  they  shall  become  a 
prey  and  a  spoil  to  all  their  ene- 
mies ; 

15  Because  they  have  done  that 
which  was  evil  in  my  sight,  and 
have  provoked'  me  to  anger,  since 
the  day  their  fathers  came  forth 
out  of  Egypt,  even  unto  this  day. 

1 6  Moreover  Manasseh  shed  inno- 
cent blood  very  much,  till  he  had 
filled  Jerusalem  from  one  end  to 
another ;  beside  his  sin  wherewith 
he  made  Judah  to  sin,  in  doing 
that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord. 

17  ^  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts 
of  Manasseh,  and  all  that  he  did, 
and  his  sin  that  he  sinned,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah"? 

18  And  Manasseh  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  in  the  gar- 
den of  his  own  house,  in  the  garden 
of  Uzza  :  and  Anion  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

1 9  H  Amon  nnis  twenty  and  two 
years  old  when  he  l)egan  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  two  years  in  Jerusa- 
lem. And  his  mother's  name  was 
Meshullemeth,  the  daughter  of 
Haruz  of  Jotbah. 

20  And  he  did  that  which  ivas  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  as  his 
father  Manasseh  flid. 

21  And  he  walked  in  all  the  way 
that  his  father  walked  in,  ajid 
served   the    idols    that    his  father 


worsnippcfi  tn( 
3   for'sook    '  the 


them 


TvOKO 


served,  an( 

22  And   ne 
Gofl  of  his  fathers,  and  walked  not 
in  the  way  of  the  Lord. 

2.3  ^  And  the  sei-vants  of  Amon 
conspired  against  him,  and  slew 
the  king  in  his  own  house. 

24  And  th(^  ix'oijle  of  the  land 
slew  all  them  that  had  conspired 
against  king  Amon  ;  and  tlie  peo- 
ple of  the  land  madi^  Josiah  his 
son  king  in  his  stead. 


25  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Amon  which  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Judah  1 

26  And  he  was  buried  in  his 
sepulchre  in  the  garden  of  Uzza  : 
and  Josiah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAPTER  22. 

1  JoKuih'.'^  good  reiyn.  3  Tie  lakffh  care  for- 
the  ti'iHtii'  of  ihc  temple.     8  Ililkinh  horhxj 

.  fiDtnd  (I  book  of  the  law,  ,/oskih  .siiidelli  to 
Iluldnh  to  enquire  of  the  Lord.  15  Ilulduh 
'prophesieth  the  destruction  of  Jerusalem, 
but  respite  thereof  in  Josiah^  s  time. 

JOSIAH  was  eight  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
he  reigned  thirty  and  one  years  in 
Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's  name 
was  Jedidah,  the  daughter  of  Ada- 
iah  of  Boscath. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and 
walked  in  all  the  way  of  David  his 
father,  and  turned  not  aside  to 
the  right  hand  or  to  the  left. 

3  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
eighteenth  year  of  king  Josiah, 
that  the  king  sent  Shaphan  the 
son  of  Azaliah,  the  son  of  Meshul- 
1am,  the  scribe,  to  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  saying, 

4  Go  up  to  Hilkiah  the  high 
priest,  that  he  may  sum  the  silver 
which  is  brought  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  which  the  keepers  of  the 
door  have  gathered  of  the  jjeople  : 

5  And  let  them  deliver  it  into 
the  hand  of  the  doers  of  the  work, 
that  have  the  oversight  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  :  and  let  them  give  it 
to  the  doers  of  the  work  which  is 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  to  repair 
the  breaches  of  the  house, 

6  Unto  carpenters,  and  builders, 
and  masons,  and  to  buy  timber 
and  hewn  stone  to  repair  the  house. 

7  Howbeit  there  was  no  reckon- 
ing made  with  them  of  the  money 
that  was  delivered  into  their  hand, 
because  they  dealt  faithfully. 

8  H  And  Hilkiah  the  high  priest 
said  unto  Shai:)han  the  scril)e,  I 
have  found  the  book  of  the  law  in 
the  houses  of  the  Lord.  And  Hil- 
kiah gave  the  book  to  Shaphan, 
and  he  read  it. 

9  And  Shaphan  the  scribe  came 
to  the  king,  and  bi;ought  the  king 
woi-d  again,  and  said,  Thy  servants 
have  gathcri^d  tlu;  money  that  was 
found  in  the  house,  and  have  d(v 
Hvered  it  into  th(^  hand  of  them 
that  do  the  woi-k,  that  have  the 
oversight  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  Shai)han  the  scribe 
shewed  the  king,  saying,  Hilkiah 
the  priest  hath  deliveivd  meal)ook. 
And  Shaphan  read  it  before  the 
king. 


390 


Booh  of  the  law  found. 


II.  KINGS,  23. 


The  covenant  reneived. 


11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  king  had  heai'd  the  words  of 
the  book  of  the  law,  that  he  rent 
his  clothes. 

12  And  the  king  commanded 
Hilkiah  the  priest,  and  Ahikam 
the  son  of  Shaphan,  and  Achbor  the 
son  of  Michaiah,  and  Shaphan 
the  sci'ibe,  and  Asahiah  a  servant 
of  the  king's,  saying, 

13  Go  ye,  enquire  of  the  Lord 
for  me,  and  for  the  people,  and  for 
all  -Judah,  concerning  the  words 
of  this  book  that  is  found  :  for 
great  is  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  that 
is  kindled  against  us,  because  our 
fathers  have  not  hearkened  unto 
the  words  of  this  book,  to  do  ac- 
cording unto  all  that  which  is 
written  concerning  us. 

14  So  Hilkiah  the  priest,  and 
Ahikam,  and  Achbor,  and  Sha- 
phan, and  Asahiah,  went  unto  Hul- 
dah  the  prophetess,  the  wife  of 
Shallum  the  son  of  Tikvah,  the  son 
of  Harhas,  keeper  of  the  wardrobe  ; 
(now  she  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  in  the 
^college  :)  and  they  communed  with 
her. 

15  ^  And  she  said  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  "the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, Tell  the  man  that  sent  you 
to  me, 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold, 
I  will  bring  evil  upon  this  place, 
and  upon  the  inhabitants  thereof, 
even  all  the  words  of  the  book 
which  the  king  of  Judah  hath  read : 

17  Because  they  have  forsaken 
me,  and  have  burned  incense  unto 
other  gods,  that  they  might  pro- 
voke me  to  anger  with  all  the 
works  of  their  hands ;  therefore 
my  wrath  shall  be  kindled  against 
this  place,  and  shall  not  be 
quenched. 

18  But  to  the  king  of  Judah 
which  sent  you  to  enquire  of  the 
Lord,  thus  shall  ye  say  to  him. 
Thus  saith  -  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
As  touching  the  words  which  thou 
hast  heard  ; 

1 9  Because  thine  heart  was  ten- 
der, and  thou  hast  humbled  thy- 
self before  the  Lord,  when  thou 
heardest  what  I  spake  against  this 
place,  and  against  the  inhabitants 
thereof,  that  they  should  become 
a  desolation  and  a  curse,  and  hast 
rent  thy  clothes,  and  wept  befoi-e 
me ;  I  also  have  heard  thee,  saith 
the  Lord. 

20  Behold  therefore,  I  will  gather 
thee  unto  thy  fathers,  ancl  thou 
shalt  be  gathered  into  thy  grave 
in  peace ;  and  thine  eyes  shall  not 
see  all  the  evil  which  I  will  bring 
upon  this  place.  And  they  brought 
the  king  word  again. 


CHAPTER  23. 


1  Joaiaft  caunetli  the  hook  to  he  read  in  a 
solemn  ansemhh/.  3  He  reneweth  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord.  4  Hedestroi/etii  iilnUtlni. 
15  lie  hurnt  dead,  meti's  hoin-x  iijitui  t'lic 
alta)'  of  Beth-el,  as  was  forejiroiihexieil . 
21  He  kept  a  most  sohnni.  passocer.  24  He 
put  away  iri/r/i,  ■<  <uiil  all  <ihomination. 
26  God's Jiual  iir>ifli  aijohist  Judah.  29 
Josiuh.  prorokiiKj  riitiraolt-nechoh,  is 
s/aiii  (it  Me<ji(hlo.  31  .fehnahaz,  succeed- 
h({/  h  /III.  is  iiiijirisiiiied  hi/  7'liaraoh-nechoh, 
who  made  Jehoiakhn  king.  36  Jehoia- 
ki-ni's  wicked  reign. 

AND  the  king  sent,  and  they 
gathered  unto  him  all  the 
elders  of  Judah  and  of  Jerusalem. 
2  And  the  king  went  up  •'  into 
tlie  house  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
men  of  Judah  and  all  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Jerusalem  with  him,  and 
the  priests,  and  the  prophets,  and 
all  the  people,  both  small  and  great : 
and  he  read  in  their  ears  all  the 
words  of  the  book  of  the  covenant 
which  was  found  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

'  3  ^  And  the  king  stood  by  ■*a 
pillar,  and  made  a  covenant  before 
the  Lord,  to  walk  after  the  Lord, 
and  to  keep  his  commandments 
arid  his  testinionies  and  his  statutes 
with  all  their  heart  and  all  their 
soul,  to  ^  pei'form  the  words  of  this 
covenant  that  were  written  in  this 
book.  And  all  the  people  stood 
to  the  covenant. 

4  And  the  king  commanded  Hil- 
kiah the  high  priest,  and  the  priests 
of  the  second  order,  and  the  keepers 
of  the  door,  to  bring  forth  out  of 
the  temple  of  the  Lord  all  the  ves- 
sels that  were  made  for  Baal,  and 
for  the  ^  grove,  and  for  all  the  host 
of  heaven :  and  he  burned  them 
without  Jerusalem  in  the  fields  of 
Kidron,  and  carried  the  ashes  of 
them  unto  Beth-el. 

5  And  he  put  down  the  idolatrous 
priests,  whom  the  kings  of  Judah 
had  ordained  to  burn  incense  in  the 
high  places  in  the  cities  of  Judah, 
and  in  the  places  round  about  Jeru- 
salem ;  them  also  that  burned  in- 
cense unto  Baal,  to  the  sun,  and  to 
the  moon,  and  to  the  '^iilanets,  and 
to  all  the  host  of  heaven. 

6  And  he  brought  out  the  ^  grove 
from  the  house  of  the  Lord,  with- 
out Jerusalem,  unto  the  brook 
Kidron,  and  burned  it  at  the  brook 
Kidron,  and  stamped  it  small  to 
powdei',  and  cast  the  powder  thereof 
upon  the  graves  of  the  ^children  of 
the  ijcople. 


V  And  he  brake  down  the  houses 
of  the  sodomites,  that  ivere  by  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  where  the  wo- 
men wove  hangings  for  the  '"grove. 


391 


8  And  he  brought  all  the  priests 


3  to 


4  the 


5  confirm 


6  Asherah, 


'  con- 
stellations, 

^  Asherah 


y  common 
people. 


1"  Asherah, 


Josiah  destroy eth  idolatry. 


II.  KINGS,  23. 


A  solemn  passover  kept. 


out  of  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  de- 
filed the  high  places  where  the 
priests  had  burned  incense,  from 
Geba  to  Beer-sheba,  and  brake 
down  the  high  places  of  the  gates 
that  ivere  in  the  entering  in  of  the 
gate  of  .Joshua  the  governor  of  the 
city,  which  were  on  a  man's  left 
hand  at  the  gate  of  the  city. 

9  Nevertheless  the  priests  of  the 
liigh  places  came  not  up  to  the  altar 
of  the  Lord  in  Jerusalem,  but  they 
(Ud  eat  of  the  unleavened  bread 
among  their  brethren. 

10  And  he  defiled  Topheth,  which 
/.s  in  the  valley  of  the  children  of 
Hinnom,  that  no  man  might  make 
his  son  or  his  daughter  to  pass 
through  the  fire  to  Molech. 

1 1  And  he  took  away  the  horses 
that  the  kings  of  Judali  had  given 
to  the  sun,  at  the  entering  in  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  by  the  chamber 
of  Nathan-melech  the  chamberlain, 
which  w((!<  in  the  ^  suburbs,  and 
burned  the  chariots  of  the  sun 
with  fire. 

12  And  the  altars  that  vere  on 
the  '^  top  of  the  upper  chamber  of 
Ahaz,  which  the  kings  of  Judah 
had  made,  and  the  altars  which 
Manasseh  had  made  in  the  two 
courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
did  the  king  beat  down,  and  brake 
them  down  from  thence,  and  cast 
the  dust  of  them  into  the  brook 
Kidron. 

1 3  And  the  high  places  that  loere 
before  Jerusalem,  which  ivere  on  the 
right  hand  of  the  mount  of  corrup- 
tion, which  Solomon^  the  king  of 
Israel  had  builded  for  Ashtoreth 
tlie  abomination  of  the  Zidonians, 
and  for  (Jhemosh  the  abomination 
of  the  Moabites,  and  for  Milcom  the 
abomination  of  the  children  of  Am- 
nion, did  the  king  d(!file. 

14  And  he  brake  in  pieces  the 
•'  images,  and  cut  down  the  •* groves, 
and  filled  tlieir  places  with  the 
l)ones  of  men. 

1 5  51  Moi'(H)ver  the  altar  that  was 
at  Heth-el,  and  the  high  place;  wjiich 
Jeroboam  tlie  son  of  Nel)at,  who 
mad(;  Israel  to  sin,  had  made,  both 
that  altar  and  the  high  place  he 
brake  down,  and  burned  the  high 
place,  (ivd  stami)ed  it  small  to 
powder,  and  l)urned  tlu;  '^ grove. 

H)  And  as  Josiah  turned  lumsclf, 
he  spied  the  se])ulrhi'es  that  irrre 
tlierc;  in  the  mount,  and  s(>nt,  aiifl 
took  the  l)ones  out  of  the  sepul- 
chres, and  bnrnefl  them  upon  the 
altai-,  and  i)olhit<'d  it,  accor<hng  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord  which  the 
man  of  (Jod  pioclaimed,  wlio  i)ro- 
claimed  these  words. 


17  Then  he  said.  What  « title  7'.s 
that  that  I  see?  And  the  men  of 
the  city  told  him,  It  is  the  sepulchre 
of  the  man  of  God,  which  came  from 
Judah,  and  proclaimed  these  things 
that  thou  hast  done  against  the 
altar  of  Beth-el. 

18  And  he  said.  Let  him  alone; 
let  no  man  move  his  bones.  So  tiles'^ 
let  his  bones  alone,  with  the  bones 
of  the  prophet  that  came  out  of 
Samaria. 

19  And  all  the  houses  also  of  the 
high  ])laces  tliat  were  in  the  cities 
of  Samaria,  which  the  kings  of  Is- 
rael had  made  to  provoke  tlie  Loan 
to  anger,  Josiah  took  away,  and  did 
to  them  according  to  all  the  acts 
that  he  had  done  in  Betli-el. 

20  And  he  slew  all  the  priests  of 
the  high  places  that  vere  there 
upon  the  altars,  and  burned  men's 
bones  upon  them,  and  returned  to 
Jerusalem. 

21  H  And  the  king  commanded 
all  the  people,  saying,  Keep  the 
passover  unto  tlie  Lord  your  God, 
as  it  is  written  in  the  book  of  this 
covenant. 

22  Surely  there  was  not  holden 
such  a  passover  fi-om  the  days  of 
the  judges  that  judged  Israel,  nor 
in  all  the  days  of  the  kings  of  Is- 
rael, nor  of  the  kings  of  Judah; 

23  But  in  the  eighteenth  year  of 
king  Josiah,  wherein  this  passover 
was  holden  to  the  Lord  in  Jerusa- 
lem . 

24  H  Moreover  the  worl-ers  with 
familiar  spirits,  and  the  wizards, 
and  the  images,  and  the  idols,  and 
all  the  abominations  that  wei-e 
spied  in  the  land  of  Judah  and  in 
Jerusalem,  did  Josiah  put  away, 
that  he  might  perform  the  words 
of  the  law  whicli  were  wi-itten  in 
the  book  tliat  Hilkiah  tlie  priest 
found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

25  And  like  unto  him  was  there 
no  king  before  liim,  that  turned  to 
the  LoitD  with  all  his  heart,  and 
with  all  his  soul,  and  with  all  his 
might,  acc()r(ling  to  all  tiie  law  of 
Moses ;  neither  after  him  arose 
there  <i)iy  like  him. 

26  II  NotNvitlistanding  tlie  Lord 
turned  not  from  the  fierceness  of 
his  great  vvi'ath,  wherewitli  his 
anger  was  kindled  against  Judah, 
because  of  all  the  provocations 
that  Manasseh  had  provoked  liim 
withal. 

27  Aiul  the  Lord  said,  i  will  ic 
move  Judah  also  out  of  my  sight, 
as  1  have  removed  Israel,  and  will 
cast  off  this  city  Jerusalem  which 
I  have  chosen,  and  the  house  of 
which  I  said.  My  name  shall  be 
there. 


392 


Josiah  slain  at  Megiddo. 


II.  KINGS,  24.    Nebuchadnezzar  besiegeth  Jerusalem. 


28  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
.Josiah,  and  all  that  he  did,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  1 

29  ^  In  his  days  Pharaoh-nechoh 
king  of  Egypt  went  up  against  the 
king  of  Assyria  to  the  river  Eu- 
phrates :  and  king  Josiah  went 
against  him  ;  and  he  slew  him  at 
^Nlegiddo,  when   he  had  seen  hini. 

30  And  his  servants  cari'ied  him 
in  a  chariot  dead  from  Megiddo, 
and  broiight  him  to  Jerusalem,  and 
buried  him  in  his  own  sepulchre. 
And  the  people  of  the  land  took 
-Tehoahaz  the  son  of  Josiah,  and 
anointed  him,  and  made  him  king 
in  his  father's  stead. 

31  ^  Jehoahaz  tvas  twenty  and 
three  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign ;  and  he  reigned  three  months 
in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's 
name  was  Hamutal,  the  daughter 
of  Jeremiah  of  Libnah. 

32  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  his  fathers  had  done. 

33  And  Pharaoh-nechoh  put  him 
in  bands  at  Riblah  in  the  land  of 
Hamath,  that  he  might  not  reign 
in  Jerusalem  ;  and  i)ut  the  land  to 
a  tribute  of  an  hundred  talents  of 
silver,  and  a  talent  of  gold. 

34  And  Pharaoh-nechoh  made 
Eliakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king  in 
the  room  of  -Josiah  his  father,  and 
turned  his  name  to  Jehoiakim,  and 
took  .Jelioahaz  away  :  and  he  came 
to  Egypt,  and  died  there. 

35  And  Jehoiakim  gave  the  silver 
and  the  gold  to  Pharaoh ;  but  he 
taxed  the  land  to  give  the  money 
according  to  the  commandment  of 
Pharaoh  :  he  exacted  the  silver  and 
tlje  gold  of  the  people  of  the  land, 
of  every  one  according  to  his  taxa- 
tion, to  give  it  unto  Pharaoh- 
nechoh. 

36  U  -Jehoiakim  ?ra.s  twenty  and 
five  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign  ;  and  he  reigned  eleven  years 
in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's 
name  was  Zebudah,  the  daughter 
of  Pedaiah  of  Rumah. 

37  And  he  did  that  which  icas  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Loitn,  according 
to  all  that  his  fathers  had  done. 

CHAPTER  21. 

1  Jehoiakim,  firM  KiihdiK'il  hij  .Vehuc/iilchii't- 
e<ir,  then  rcOel/inff  <i(iaitint  him,  prdcitrctli 
hiH  ov)}i  ruin.  5  jehiiidciiiii  nuccf.eili'th 
him.  1  Tlie  kiii(i  of  Egi/jit  i.s  Tdiiqvixlii'il 
III/  the  king  of  Bithijlori.  8  Jehoneh.iii^nerit 
reiyn.  10  Jcrusalei/i-  i.f  faki-ii  mid  curried 
ciij/tiveiiifo  L'(i/)i//o)i.  IT  Zedekiiili  ismiidc 
king,  find  reir/neth  ill  ii/ifo  the  iitler  (/('- 
utruetioii.  of  Judith. 

TN  his  days  Nebuchadnezzar  king 
of  Babylon  cnme  ni),;ind  .Tchoia- 
kiiu  became  his  servant  three  years : 


then  he  turned  and  rebelled  against 
him. 

2  And  the  Lord  sent  against  him 
bands  of  the  Chaldees,  and  bands  of 
the  Syrians,  and  bands  of  the  Mo- 
abites,  and  bands  of  the  children 
of  Ammon,  and  sent  them  against 
Judah  to  destroy  it,  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  by  his  servants  the  pro- 
line ts. 

3  Surely  at  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord  came  this  upon  -Judah,  to 
remove  them  out  of  his  sight,  for 
the  sins  of  JVlanasseh,  according  to 
all  that  he  did  ; 

4  And  also  for  the  innocent  blood 
that  he  shed :  for  he  filled  Jerusalem 
with  innocent  blood ;  winch  the 
Lord  would  not  pardon. 

-5  ^  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehoiakim,  and  all  that  he  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  oi  the  kings  of  -ludah  '\ 

6  So  Jehoiakim  sleijit  with  his 
fathers :  and  Jehoiachin  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

7  And  the  king  of  Egypt  came 
not  again  any  more  out  of  his  land : 
foi-  the  king  of  15abylon  had  taken 
from  the  '  river  of  Egypt  unto  the 
v'lxev  Euphrates  all  that  pertained 
to  the  king  of  Egypt. 

8  H  Jehoiachin  was  eighteen  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
I'eigned  in  Jerusalem  three  months. 
Anfl  his  mother's  name  was  Ne- 
hushta,  the  daughter  of  El-nathan 
of  .Jerusalem. 

9  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  siglit  of  the  Loud,  according 
to  all  that  his  father  had  done. 

10  H  At  that  time  the  servants 
of  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  P>aby- 
lon  came  up  against  Jerusalem,  and 
the  city  was  besieged. 

1 1  And  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  came  against  the  city,  and 
his  servants  did  besiege  it. 

12  And  -Jehoiachin  the  king  of 
Judah  went  out  to  the  king  of  l^a- 
bylon,  he,  and  his  mother,  and  his 
servants,  and  his  princes,  and  his 
officers:  and  the  king  of  Babylon 
took  him  in  the  eightli  year  of  his 
reign. 

1 3  And  he  carried  out  thence  all 
the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  ti'casures  of  the 
king's  house,  and  cut  in  pieces  all 
the  vessels  of  gold  which  Solomon 
king  of  Israel  had  made  in  the  tem- 
ple of  the  Lord,  as  the  Lord  had 
said. 

II  And  he  carried  away  all  Jeru- 
salem, and  all  the  princes,  and  all 
the  mighty  ukmi  of  valour,  ei'f')i.  ten 
thousand  cai)tives,  anrl  all  the 
craftsmen    and    smiths  :     none  re- 


1  Ijrook 


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Zedekiah  is  taken. 


II.  KINGS,  25. 


The  temjile  is  spoiled. 


mained,  save  the  poorest  sort  of 
the  people  of  the  land. 

15  And  he  carried  away  Jehoia- 
chin  to  Babylon,  and  the  king's 
mother,  and  the  king's  wives,  and 
his  officers,  and  the  ^  mighty  of  the 
land,  those  carried  he  into  captivity 
from  .Jerusalem  to  Babylon. 

16  And  all  the  men  of  might,  e?;e?i 
seven  thousand,  and  craftsmen  and 
smiths  a  thousanfl,  all  that  tvere 
strong  and  apt  for  war,  even  them 
the  king  of  Babylon  brought  cap- 
tive to  Babylon. 

17  U  And  the  king  of  Babylon 
made  Mattaniah  his  father's  bro- 
ther king  in  his  stead,  and  changed 
his  name  to  Zedekiah. 

18  Zedekiah  was  twenty  and  one 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  eleven  years  in  Je- 
rusalem. And  his  mother's  name 
was  Hamutal,  the  daughter  of  Je- 
remiah of  Libnah. 

1 9  And  he  did  that  which  ivas  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  Jehoiakim  had  done. 

20  For  through  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  it  came  to  pass  in  Jerusalem 
and  Judah,  until  he  had  cast  them 
out  from  his  presence,  that  Zede- 
kiah rebelled  against  the  king  of 
Babylon. 

CHAPTER  25. 

1  Jerusalem  ix  hesiPdoil.  4  Zedekiah  taken, 
hia  8071S  slain,  his  ri/es  put  out.  8  Nelni- 
zar-adan  dr/afitli  ilie  city,  carrieth  the 
remnant,  e.rct  jil  a  j(  ir  iianr  lahourers,  into 
captiriti/,  18  nj/ai/ff/t  and  {■arriid/i.  atrai/ 
llie  treasures,  is  Tlie  ikiI/Ick  iii'e  slain  at 
Jiiblah.  i'A  Gedaliah,  -ii'/td  was  set  ocer 
them  that  remained,  beinn  slain,  the  i-est 
flee  into  Egi/pt.  27  Einl-merodach  ad- 
vanceth  Jehoiachin  in  his  coxhrt. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
ninth  year  of  his  reign,  in  the 
tenth  month,  in  the  tenth  day  of 
the  month,  that  Nebuchadnezzar 
king  of  Babylon  came,  he,  and  all 
his  host,  against  Jerusak^m,  and 
'"pit(Jied  against  it;  and  they  built 
forts  against  it  I'ound  about. 

2  And  the  city  was  besieged  unto 
the  eleventh  year  of  king  Zcdckiali. 

3  And  on  the  m'ntli  ilau  of  the 
fourth  month  the  famine  iirevailed 
in  the  city,  and  thei-e  was  no  liread 
for  the  people  of  the  land. 

4  1["And  the  city  w;is  broken  up. 
and  all  tlie  men  of  wnv  Jlcd  by  night 
by  tli(!  way  of  the  gate  betwcsen  '  t \V( > 
walls,  wliich  is  l)y  the  king's  g;ir- 
den  :  (now  the  (Jhaldccs  //t/v  against 
tlie  city  round  about :)  and  the hitaj 
went  the  way  toward  the  plain. 

5  And  the  army  of  the  (Ihaldces 
pursued  after  tlu;  king,  and  over- 
took him  in  the  plains  of  Jericlio: 
and  all  his  ai'uiy  were  scatt(!i"ed 
from  him. 


6  So  they  took  the  king,  and 
brought  him  up  to  the  king  of  Ba- 
bylon to  Kil)lah ;  and  they  gave 
judgment  upon  him. 

7  And  they  slew  the  sons  of  Ze- 
dekiah l)efore  his  eyes,  and  put  out 
the  eyes  of  Zedekiah,  and  bound 
him  with  fetters  of  brass,  and  car- 
ried him  to  Babylon. 

8  U  And  in  the  fifth  month,  on  the 
seventh  day  of  the  month,  which  is 
the  nineteenth  year  of  king  Nebu- 
chadnezzar king  of  Babylon,  came 
Nebuzar-adan,  captain  of  theguard, 
a  servant  of  the  king  of  Babylon, 
unto  Jerusalem  : 

9  And  he  burnt  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  king's  house,  and  all 
the  houses  of  Jerusalem,  and  every 
great  man's  house  burnt  he  with 
fire. 

10  And  all  the  army  of  the  Chal- 
dees,  that  -^pcre  with  the  captain  of 
the  guard,  brake  down  the  walls  of 
Jerusalem  i-ound  about. 

11  Now  the  i-est  of  the  people 
tJiat  were  left  in  the  city,  and  the 
fugitives  that  fell  away  to  the  king 
of  Babylon,  with  the  remnant  of 
the  multitude,  did  Nebuzar-adan 
the  captain  of  the  guard  carry 
away. 

1 2  But  the  captain  of  the  guard 
left  of  the  poor  of .  the  land  to  be 
vinedressers  and  husbandmen. 

1 3  And  the  pillars  of  brass  that 
were  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  bases,  and  the  brasen  sea  that 
was  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  did 
the  Chaldees  break  in  pieces,  and 
carried  the  brass  of  them  to  Baby- 
lon. 

1 4  And  the  pots,  and  the  shovels, 
and  the  snuffers,  and  the  spoons, 
and  all  the  vessels  of  brass  where- 
with they  ministered,  took  they 
away. 

15  And  the  firepans,  and  the 
bowls,  (Viid  such  things  as  icere  of 
gold,  in  gold,  and  (jf  silver,  in  sil- 
ver, the  captain  of  the  guard  took 
away. 

16  The  two  pillars,  "one  sea,  and 
the  bases  which  Solomon  had  made 
for  the  house  of  the  Lord;  the 
brass  of  all  these  vessels  was  with- 
out weight. 

17  The  height  of  the  one  pillar 
ivas  eighteen  cubits,  and  the  ''cha- 
piter u])on  it  iras  brass  :  and  the 
height  of  the  "ch;M>iter  three  cu- 
bits; and  the  wreathen  woi-k,  aiid 
pomegranates  ui)on  the  ''eliM,))itcr 
round  about,  all  of  brass  :  and  like 
unto  these  had  the  second  ])il]ar 
with  wreathen  woik. 

18  II  And  th(U'a,i)tain  of  theguard 
took  Seraiah  the  chief  priest,  and 


394 


Jadah  in  captivity. 


II.  KINGS,  25. 


Some  Jlee  into  Egypt. 


Zephaniah  the  second  priest,  and 
the  three  keepers  of  the  door : 

19  And  out  of  the  city  he  took 
an  officer  that  was  set  over  the  men 
of  war,  and  five  men  of  them  that 
were  in  the  king's  presence,  which 
were  found  in  the  city,  and  tlie 
principal  scribe  of  the  liost,  wliich 
mustered  the  people  of  the  land, 
and  threescore  men  of  the  people 
of  the  land  that  were  found  in  the 
city: 

20  And  Nebuzar-adan  captain  of 
the  guard  took  these,  and  brought 
them  to  the  king  of  Babylon  to 
Riblah  : 

21  And  the  king  of  Babylon 
smote  them,  and  slew  them  at  Bib- 
lah  in  the  land  of  Hamath.  8o 
Judah  was  carried  away  out  of 
their  land. 

22  ^  And  as  for  the  people  that 
remained  in  the  land  of  Judah, 
whom  iSTebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  had  left,  even  over  them 
he  made  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam,  the  son  of  Shaphan,  ruler. 

23  And  when  all  the  captains  of 
the  '  armies,  they  and  their  men, 
heard  that  the  king  of  Babylon 
had  made  Gedaliah  governor,  there 
came  to  Gedaliah  to  Mizpah,  even 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  and 
Johanan  the  son  of  "Garealr,  and 
Seraiah  the  son  of  Tanhumeth  the 
Netophathite,  and  Jaazaniah  the 
son  of  a  ]\Iaachathite,  they  and 
their  men. 

24  And  Gedaliah  sware  to  them, 


and  to  their  men,  and  said  unto 
them,  Fear  not  •'  to  be  the  servants 
of  the  Chaldees  :  dwell  in  the  land, 
and  serve  the  king  of  Babylon ;  and 
it  shall  be  well  with  you. 

25  But  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
seventh  month,  that  Ishmael  the 
son  of  Nethaniah,  the  son  of  Eli- 
shama,  of  the  seed  royal,  came,  and 
ten  men  with  him,  and  smote  Geda- 
liah, that  he  died,  and  the  Jews  and 
the  Chaldees  that  were  with  him  at 
Mizpah. 

26  And  all  the  people,  both  small 
and  great,  and  the  captains  of  the 
'  ^''"li^'s,  arose,  and  came  to  Egypt : 
for  they  were  afraid  of  the  Chal- 
dees. 

27  H  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
seven  and  thirtieth  year  of  the  cap- 
tivity of  Jehoiachin  king  of  Judah, 
in  the  twelfth  month,  on  the  seven 
and  twentieth  day  of  the  month, 
^Aa^  Evil-merodach  king  of  Baby- 
lon in  the  year  that  he  began  to 
reign  did  lift  up  the  head  of  Jehoia- 
chin king  of  Judah  out  of  prison  ; 

28  And  he  spake  kindly  to  him, 
and  set  his  throne  above  the  throne 
of  the  kings  that  were  with  him  in 
Babylon  ; 

29  And  changed  his  prison  gar- 
ments: and  he  did  eat  oread  con- 
tinually before  him  all  the  days  of 
his  life. 

30  And  his  allowance  was  a  con- 
tinual allowance  given  him  of  the 
king,  a  daily  rate  for  every  day,  all 
the  days  of  his  life. 


THE   FIEST   BOOK   OF  THE 

CHRONICLES 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Ail(im''s  line  to  Noah.  5  The  sonfi  of  Ja- 
ji/ii'th.  8  The  sons  of  I/am.  17  7'he  sons 
of  Shem.  24  She.m''s  line  to  Abraham. 
'JH  hhmaeV s sons.  32  The,  sonsof  Keturah. 
.'14  The  posterity  of  Abrahani  hy  Esau. 
4:i  The  kings  of  Edom.  51  The  dukes  of 
Edom. 

A  DAM,  '  8heth,  Enosh, 
■^2  Kenan,    Mahalaleel,   Jered, 

3  -Henoch,  Methuselah,  Lamech, 

4  Noah,  tShem,  Ham,  and  Ja- 
pheth. 

5  U  The  sons  of  Japheth ;  Gomer, 
and  Magog,  and  Madai,  and  Javan, 
and  Tubal,  and  Meshech,and  Tiras. 

6  And  the  sons  of  Gomer ;  Ash- 
chenaz,  and  Riphath,  and  Togar- 
mah. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Javan  ;  Eli- 
shah,  and  Tarshish,  Kittim,  and 
■'  1  )()(lanim. 


8  ^  The  sons  of  Ham ;  Cush,  and 
Mizraim,  Put,  and  Canaan. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Cush  ;  Seba, 
and  Havilah,  and  Sabta,  and  Raa- 
mah,  and  8abtecha.  And  the  sons 
of  Raamah  ;  Sheba,  and  Dedan. 

10  And  Cush  begat  Nimrod  :  he 
began  to  be  mighty  upon  the  earth. 

1 1  And  Mizraim  Ijegat  Ludim, 
and  Anainim,  and  Lehabim,  and 
Naphtuhim, 

12  And  Pathrusim,  and  Caslu- 
him,  (''of  whom  came  the  Philis- 
tines,) and  Caphthorim. 

13  And  Canaan  begat  Zidon  his 
firstborn,  and  Heth, 

14  The  Jebusite  also,  and  the 
Amorite,  and  tlie  Girgashite, 

15  And  the  Hivite,  and  the  Ark- 
ite,  and  the  Sinite, 

16  And  the  Arvadite,  and  the 
Zemarite,  and  the  Ilamathite. 


3  because  of 


1  forces, 


*  from 
wlience 


395 


The  sons  of  Shem. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  2. 


The  chiefs  of  Edom. 


17^  The  sons  of  Shem ;  Elam, 
and  Asshur,  and  Arphaxad,  and 
Lud,  and  Aram,  and  Qz,  and  Hul, 
and  Gether,  and  Meshech. 

18  And  Arphaxad  begat  Shelah, 
and  Shelah  begat  Eber. 

19  And  unto  Eber  were  born 
two  sons  :  the  name  of  the  one 
was  Peleg ;  because  in  his  days 
the  earth  was  divided :  and  his 
brother's  name  was  Joktan. 

20  And  Joktan  begat  Ahuodad, 
and  Sheleph,  and  Hazarmavetii, 
and  Jerah, 

21  Hadoram  also,  and  Uzal,  and 
Diklah, 

22  And  Ebal,  and  Abimael,  and 
Sheba, 

23  And  Ophir,  and  Havilah,  and 
Jobab.  All  these  were  the  sons  of 
Joktan. 

24  U  Shem,  Arphaxad,  Shelah, 

25  Eber,  Peleg,  Reu, 

26  Serug,  Nahor,  Tei^ah, 

27  Abram  ;  the  same  is  Abra- 
ham. 

28  The  sons  of  Abraham  ;  Isaac, 
and  Ishmael. 

29  *\  These  are  their  generations: 
The  firstborn  of  Ishmael,  Nebaioth ; 
then  Kedar,  and  Adbeel,  and  Mib- 
sam, 

30  Mishma,  and  Duinah,  Massa, 
Hadad,  and  Tema. 

31  Jetur,  Naphish,  and  Kede- 
mah.  These  are  the  sons  of  Ish- 
mael. 

32  ^  Now  the  sons  of  Keturah, 
Abraham's  concubine :  she  bare 
Zimran,  and  Jokshan,  and  Medan, 
andMidian,  and  Ishbak,  andShuah. 
And  the  sons  of  Jokshan  ;  Sheba, 
and  Dedan. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Midian ; 
Ephah,  and  Epher,  and  Henoch, 
and  Abida,  and  Eldaah.  All  these 
are  the  sons  of  Keturah. 

34  And  Abraham  begat  Isaac. 
The  sons  of  Isaac  ;  Esau  and  Israel. 

35  ^  The  sons  of  Esau  ;  EUphaz, 
Pieuel,  and  Jeush,  and  Jaalam,  and 
Korah. 

36  The  sons  of  Elipliaz  ;  Teinan, 
and  Omar,  Zephi,  and  (ilMtMni, 
Kenaz,  and  Timna,  and  Amalck. 

37  The  sons  of  Ueu(!l ;  Nahath, 
Zerah,  Shammah,  and  iMizzah. 

38  And  the  sons  of  Seir;  Lotan, 
and  Sh(>bal,and  Zibeon,iin(l  Anah, 
and  Dishon,  and  lilzar,  and  l)islian. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Lotan ; 
Koii,  and  Homam :  and  Tinnia 
liuiK  Lotan's  sister. 

40  The  sons  of  Shobal  ;  Alian, 
and  Manahath,  and  I^bal,  Shoplii, 
and  Onam.  And  the  sons  of 
Zibc()n  ;  Aiah,  and  Anah. 

41  The  sons  of  Anali ;  Dislion. 
And  the  sons  of  Dishon  ;   Ann-am, 


and    Eshban,    and     Ithran,     and 
Cheran. 

42  The  sons  of  Ezer ;  Bilhan, 
and  Zavan,  and  Jakan.  The  sons 
of  Dishan ;  Uz,  and  Aran. 

43  ^f  Now  these  are  the  kings 
that  I'eigned  in  the  land  of  Edom 
before  any  king  reigned  over  the 
children  of  Israel ;  Bela  the  son 
of  Beor :  and  the  name  of  his  city 
■was  Dinhabah. 

44  And  when  Bela  was  dead, 
Jobab  the  son  of  Zerah  of  Bozrah 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

45  And  when  Jobab  was  dead, 
Husham  of  the  land  of  the  Teman- 
ites  reigned  in  his  stead. 

46  And  when  Husham  was  dead, 
Hadad  the  son  of  Bedad,  which 
sniote  Midian  in  the  field  of  Moab, 
I'eigned  in  his  stead  :  and  the  name 
of  his  city  was  Avith. 

47  And  when  Hadad  was  dead, 
Samlah  of  Masrekah  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

48  And  when  Samlah  was  dead, 
Shaul  of  Rehoboth  by  the  '  river 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

49  And  when  Shaul  was  dead, 
Baal-hanan  the  son  of  Achbor 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

50  And  when  Baal-hanan  M^as 
dead,  Hadad  reigned  in  his  stead : 
and  the  name  of  liis  city  was  Pai ; 
and  his  wife's  name  was  Meheta- 
bel,  the  daughter  of  Hatred,  the 
daughter  of  Mezahab. 

51^  Hadad  died  also.  And  the 
"dukes  of  Edom  were  ;  ^ duke  Tim- 
nah,  •'  duke  Aliah,  ^duke  Jetheth, 

52  '^  Duke  Aholibamah,  ^duke 
Elah,  ^duke  Pinon, 

53  ^  Duke  Kenaz,  ^  duke  Teman, 
^  duke  Mibzar, 

54  •'  Duke  Magdiel,  '^  duke  Iram. 
These  are  the  'dukes  of  Edom. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  77te  fionii  of  Israel.  3  T7i6  posteriUj  of 
Judith  In/  Taniav.  13  The  children  of 
Jesxe.  IS  The  poxterity  of  Cah'h  the  non 
if  Hezroii.  '21  fhsruirn  ■jioxteriti/  hi/  the 
ihnujhli'f  if  jSfdchif.  'iU  ,/('riih)iieeV«  pon- 
li'fiti/.  ;U  ShcKlitin.'a  jio.stcritij.  4'2  Another 
hnn'irh  of  Cileh'n  jiosteriti/.  50  The  pos- 
terit;/  if  CiiU'h  (he  xoii  if  j/iir. 

THESE  are  the  sons  of  Israel ; 
lleuben,    Simeon,    Levi,    and 
Judali,  Issachar,  and  Zebulun, 

2  Dan,  Joseph,  and  Benjamin, 
Naphtali,  Cad,  and  Asher. 

3  ^  The  sons  of  Judah  ;  Er,  and 
Onan,  and  Shelah  :  whi<^h  thi'(>(' 
were  boi'ii  unto  him  of  the  daugh- 
ter of  Shua  the  Ca.na;initrss.  And 
Er,  the  firstborn  of  -ludah,  was  «!vil 
in  the_ sight  of  the  Loud  ;  and  he 
slew  him. 

4  And    Taniar   his   daugliter   in 


396 


Tlte  X)Osterily  of  Judah. 


I.  CPmONICLES,  2. 


Tlie  sons  of  Caleb. 


law  bare  him  Pliarez  and  Zerah. 
All  the  sons  of  Judah  ivere  five. 

5  The  sons  of  Pharez ;  Hezi'on, 
and  Hamul. 

6  And  the  sons  of  Zerah  ;  *Zimri, 
and  Ethan,  and  Heman,  and  Calcol, 
and  ^  Dara  :  five  of  them  in  all. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Car  mi ;  '•^Achar. 
the  troubler  of  Israel,  who  trans- 
gressed in  the  ^  thing  accursed. 

_  8  And  the  sons  of  Ethan ;  Aza- 
riah. 

9  The  sons  also  of  Hezron,  that 
were  born  unto  him ;  Jerahmeel, 
and  Ram,  and  Chelubai. 

1 0  And  Ram  begat  Ainminadab  ; 
and  Amminadab  begat  Nahshon, 
prince  of  the  children  of  Judah ; 

11  And  Nahshon  begat  Salma, 
and  Salma  begat  Boaz, 

12  And  Boaz  begat  Obed,  and 
Obed  begat  Jesse, 

13  ^  And  Jesse  begat  his  first- 
born Eliab,  and  Abinadab  the 
second,  and  Shimma  the  third, 

1  -1  Nethaneel  the  fourth,  Raddai 
the  fifth, 

15  Ozem  the  sixth,  David  the 
seventh  : 

16  Whose  sisters  vjere  Zeruiah, 
and  Abigail.  And  the  sons  of 
Zeruiah ;  Abishai,  and  Joab,  and 
Asahel,  three. 

1 7  And  Abigail  bare  Amasa  :  and 
the  father  of  Amasa  was  Jether  the 
Ishmeelite. 

18  IT  And  Caleb  the  son  of  Hez- 
ron begat  children  of  Azubah  his 
wife,  and  of  Jerioth  :  her  sons  are 
these;  Jesher,  and  Shobab,  and 
Ardon. 

1 9  And  when  Azubah  was  dead, 
Caleb  took  unto  him  Ephrath, 
which  bare  him  Hur. 

20  And  Hur  begat  Uri,  and  Uri 
begat  Bezaleel. 

_  21  ^  And  afterward  Hezron  went 
in  to  the  daughter  of  Machir  the 
father  of  Gilead,  whom  he  married 
when  he  was  threescore  years  old  ; 
and  she  bare  him  Segub. 

22  And  tSegub  begat  Jair,  who 
had  three  and  twenty  cities  in  tlie 
land  of  Gilead. 

23  And  •'he  took  Geshur,  and 
Aram,  with  t  the  towns  of  Jair. 
from  them,  with  Kenath,  and  the 
towns  thereof,  even  threescore 
cities.  All  these  belonged  to  the 
sons  of  IMachir  the  father  of 
Gilead. 

24  And  after  that  Hezron  was 
dead  in  Caleb-ephratah,  then  Abiah 
Hezron's  wife  bare  him  Ashur  the 
father  of  Tekoa. 

25  U  And  the  sons  of  Jerahmeel 


*  In  Josh.  vii.  1,  Zabdi. 

t  Ueb.  Havvoth-jair. 


t  Or, 


397 


the  firstborn  of  Hezron  were,  Ram 
the  firstborn,  and  Bunah,  and 
Oren,  and  Ozem.  and  Ahijah. 

26  Jerahmeel  had  also  another 
wife,  whose  name  toas  Atarah  ;  she 
ivas  the  mother  of  Onam. 

27  And  the  sons  of  Ram  the  first- 
born of  Jerahmeel  were,  Maaz,  and 
Jamin,  and  Eker. 

28  And  the  sons  of  Onam  were, 
Shammai,  and  Jada.  And  the  sons 
of  Shammai ;  Nadab,  and  Abishur. 

29  And  the  name  of  the  wife  of 
Abishur  was  Abihail,  and  she  bare 
him  Ahban,  and  Molid. 

30  And  the  sons  of  Nadab ; 
Seled,  and  Appaim :  but  Seled 
died  without  children. 

31  And  the  sons  of  Appaim ; 
Ishi.  And  the  sons  of  Ishi ;  She- 
shan.  And  the  children  of  She- 
shan ;  Ahlai. 

32  And  the  sons  of  Jada  the 
brother  of  Shammai ;  Jether,  and 
Jonathan  :  and  Jether  died  with- 
out children. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Jonathan  ; 
Peleth,  and  Zaza.  These  were  the 
sons  of  Jerahmeel. 

34  V[  Now  Sheshan  had  no  sons, 
but  daughters.  And  Sheshan  had 
a  servant,  an  Egyptian,  whose 
name  -was  Jarha. 

35  And  Sheshan  gave  his  daugh- 
ter to  Jarha  his  servant  to  wife ; 
and  she  bare  him  Attai. 

36  And  Attai  begat  Nathan,  and 
Nathan  begat  Zabad, 

37  And  Zabad  begat  Ephlal,  and 
Ephlal  begat  Obed, 

38  And  Obed  begat  Jehu,  and 
Jehu  begat  Azariah, 

39  And  Azariah  begat  Helez, 
and  Helez  begat  Eleasah, 

40  And  Eleasah  began  Sisamai* 
and  Sisamai  begat  Shallum, 

41  And  Shallum  begat  Jeka- 
miah,  and  Jekamiah  begat  Eli- 
shama. 

42  H  Now  the  sons  of  Caleb  the 
brother  of  Jerahmeel  we7'e,  Mesha 
his  firstborn,  which  was  the  father 
of  Ziph  ;  and  the  sons  of  Mareshah 
the  father  of  Hebron. 

43  And  the  sons  of  Hebron  ;  Ko- 
rah,  and  Tappuah,  and  Rekem,  and 
Shema. 

44  And  Shema  begat  Raham,  the 
father  of  Jorkoam :  and  Rekem 
begat  Shammai. 

45  And  the  son  of  Shammai  was 
Maon  :  and  Maon  ivas  the  father  of 
Beth-zur. 

46  And  Ephah,  Caleb's  concu- 
bine, bare  Haran,  and  Moza,  and 
Gazez  :  and  Haran  begat  Gazez. 

47  And  the  sons  of  Jahdai ; 
Regem,  and  Jotham,  and  Gesham, 
and  Relet,  and  Ephah,  and  Shaaph. 


TJie  sons  of  David. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  3,  4. 


His  line  to  Zedekiah. 


48  Maachah,  Caleb's  concubine, 
bare  Sheber,  and  Tirhanah. 

49  She  bare  al.so  Shaaph  the 
father  of  Madmannah,  Sheva  the 
father  of  Machbenah,  and  the  father 
of  Gibea :  and  the  daughter  of  Caleb 
was  Achsa. 

50  ^  These  were  the  sons  of 
Caleb  the  son  of  Hur,  the  first- 
born of  Ephratah ;  Shobal  the 
father  of  Kirjath-jearim, 

51  Salma  the  father  of  Beth-le- 
hem,  Hareph  the  father  of  Beth- 
gader. 

52  And  Shobal  the  father  of 
Kirjath-jearim  had  sons ;  Haroeh, 
and  half  of  the  Manahethites. 

53  And  the  families  of  Kirjath- 
jearim  ;  the  Ithrites,  and  the  Puh- 
ites,  and  the  Shumathites,  and 
the  Mishraites ;  of  them  came  the 
Zareathites,  and  the  Eshtaulites. 

54  The  sons  of  Salma;  Beth- 
lehem, and  the  Netophathites, 
^  Ataroth,  the  house  of  Joab,  and 
half  of  the  Manahethites,  the  Zor- 
ites. 

55  And  the  families  of  the  scribes 
which  dwelt  at  Jabez  ;  the  Tirath- 
ites,  the  Shimeathites,  a;nd  Su- 
chathites.  These  are  the  Kenites 
that  came  of  Hemath,  the  father 
of  the  house  of  Rechab. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  The  sons  of  David.    10  I/is  line  to  Zede- 
kiah.   17  The  succensors  of  Jeconiah. 

NOW  these  were  the  sons  of 
David,  which  were  born  unto 
him  in  Hebron ;  the  firstboi'n  Am- 
non,  of  Ahinoam  the  Jezreelitess ; 
the  second  Daniel,  of  Abigail  the 
Carmelitess : 

2  The  third,  Absalom  the  son  of 
Maachah  the  daughter  of  Talmai 
king  of  Geshur  :  the  fourth,  Adoni- 
jah  the  son  of  Haggith  : 

3  The  fifth,  Shephatiah  of  ^Abi- 
tal :  the  sixth,  Ithream  by  Eglah 
his  wife. 

4  7'Aese  six  were  born  unto  him 
in  Hebron ;  and  there  he  reigned 
seven  years  and  six  months :  and 
in  Jerusalem  he  reigned  thirty  and 
three  years. 

5  And  these  were;  born  unto  liim 
in  Jerusalem;  Shimea,  and  Sliuhab, 
and  Nathan,  and  Solomon,  foui',  of 
Jnith-shuathedaughtci'of  Ammicl  : 

G  rbhar  also,  and  J'llishama,  and 
Eliphelet, 

7  And  Nogah,  and  Nepheg,  and 
Jajjhia, 

S  And  I'^lishama,  and  P^liada,  and 
Eliphelet,  nine. 

9  These  were  all  the  sons  of 
David,  beside  the  sons  of  the  con- 
cubines, and  Tain;ir  their  sister. 

10  ^  And  Solomon's  son  tvas  Re- 


hoboam,  -  Abia  his  son,  Asa  his  son, 
Jehoshaphat  his  son, 

11  J  Oram  his  son,  Ahaziah  his 
son,  Joash  his  son, 

12  Amaziah  his  son,  Azariah  his 
son,  Jotham  his  son, 

13  Ahaz  his  son,  Hezekiah  his 
son,  Manasseh  his  son, 

14  Anion  his  son,  Josiah  his  son. 

15  And  the  sons  of  Josiah  were, 
the  firstborn  Johanan,  the  second 
Jehoiakim,  the  third  Zedekiah,  the 
fourth  Shallum. 

1 6  And  the  sons  .of  Jehoiakim  : 
*  Jeconiah  his  son,  Zedekiah  his 
son. 

17^  And  the  sons  of  ^  Jeconiah  : 
Assir,  Salathiel  his  son, 

18  Malchiram  also,  and  Pedaiah, 
and  Shenazar,  Jecamiah,  Hoshama, 
and  Nedabiah. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Pedaiah  ivere, 
Zerubbabel,  and  Shiniei :  and  the 
sons  of  Zerubbabel ;  Meshullam, 
and  Hananiah,  and  Shelomith  their 
sister : 

20  And  Hashubali,  and  Ohel, 
and  Berechiah,  and  Hasadiah,  Ju- 
shab-hesed,  five. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Hananiah; 
Pelatiah,  and  Jesaiah  :  the  sons  of 
Rephaiali,  the  sons  of  Arnan,  the 
sons  of  Obadiah,  the  sons  of  She- 
chaniah. 

22  And  the  sons  of  Shechaniah ; 
Shemaiah :  and  the  sons  of  Slie- 
maiali ;  Hattush,  and  Igeal,  and 
Bariah,  and  Neariah,  and  Slia- 
pliat,  six. 

23  And  the  sons  of  Neariah; 
Elioenai,  and  Hezekiah,  and  Azri- 
kam,  three. 

24  And  the  sons  of  Elioenai  ??'ere, 
Hodaiah,  and  Eliashih,  and  Pe- 
laiah,  and  Akkub,  and  Johanan, 
and  Dalaiah,  and  Anani,  seven. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1,  11  The posteriUj of  ,T\id(ih  }>y  Calehtlie  nan 
of  Ilnr.  5  Of  Ashiir  the  iKintlniinous  son 
of  llczron.  9  Of  Jain:;,  diid  his  prai/ef. 
'il  The.  poster  it)/  of  She/oh.  '24  The  pos- 
teritj/diiit  cities  of  Siiiivoti.  311  Their  con- 
quest (f  (iedor,  and  of  the  Anialek-ites  in 
nto/iiit   Seij'. 

rnilp]  sons  of  Judah;  Pharez, 
X  Hezion,  and  Carmi,  and  Hur, 
and   Shobal. 

2  And  {{(viiah  the  son  of  Shobal 
l)egat  Jahath  ;  and  Jaliath  Ix^gat 
Ahumai,  and  Lahad.  These  are 
the  families   of    the  Zoi-athites. 

3  Anfl  tliese  were  of  the  fatlier  of 
Etam  ;  Jezre(>l,  and  Ishma,,  and  Id- 
bash  :  and  the  name  of  their  sister 
ii'ti-f  14a/,('lt'lp(ini  : 

4  And  iVnuel  the  father  of  Ge- 
dor,  and    K/.i^v  the  father  of  Hu- 


*  Jeboiachin,  2  Kings  xxiv.  6. 


398 


The  sons  of  Jtidah. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  4. 


TJie  sons  of  Simeon. 


shah.  These  are  the  sons  of  Huv, 
the  firstborn  of  Ephratah,  tlie 
father    of   Beth-lehem. 

5  ^  And  Ashur  the  father  of  Te- 
koa  had  two  wives,  Helah  and 
Naarah. 

6  And  Naarali  bare  him  Ahu- 
zam,  and  Hepher,  and  Temeni,  and 
Haahashtari.  These  ivere  the  sons 
of  Naarah. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Helah  were, 
Zereth,  and  Jezoar,  and  Ethnan. 

8  And  Coz  begat  Anub,  and 
Zobebah,  and  the  fauuhes  of  Ahar- 
hel  the  son  of  Harum. 

9  51  And  Jabez  was  more  honour- 
able than  his  brethren :  and  liis 
mother  called  his  name  Jabez,  sail- 
ing, Because  I  bare  him  with  sor- 
row. 

1 0  And  Jabez  called  on  the  God  of 
Israel,  saying,  Oh  that  thou  would- 
est  bless  me  indeed,  and  enlarge  my 
^  coast,  and  that  thine  hand  might 
be  with  me,  and  that  thou  wouldest 
keep  me  from  evil,  that  it  may  not 
grieve  me  !  And  God  granted  him 
that  which  he  requested. 

11  H  And  C'helub  the_  brother  of 
.Shuah  begat  ]\Iehir,  which  was  the 
father  of  Eshton. 

12  And  Eshton  begat  Beth- 
rapha,  and'  Paseah,  and  Tehinnah 
the  father  of  Ir-nahash.  These 
are  the  men  of   Rechah. 

1 3  And  the  sons  of  Kenaz  ;  0th- 
niel,  and  Sei'aiah  :  and  the  sons  of 
Othniel ;  Hathath. 

1 4  And  Meonothai begat  Ophrah : 
and  Seraiah  begat  Joab,  the  father 
of  the  valley  of  *  Charashim  ;  for 
they  were  craftsmen. 

15  And  the  sons  of  Caleb  the 
son  of  Jephunneh  ;  Iru,  Elah,  and 
Naam :  and  the  sons  of  "  Elnh,  even 
Kenaz. 

16  And  the  sons  of  Jehaleleel ; 
Ziph,  and  Ziphah,  Tiria,  and  Asa- 
reel. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Ezra  ivere, 
Jether,  and  Mered,  and  Epher,  and 
Jalon  :  and  she  bare  Miriam,  and 
Shanmiai,  and  Ishbah  the  father  of 
Eshtemoa. 

18  And  his  wife  '  Jehudijah  bare 
Jered  the  father  of  Ciedor,  and 
Heber  the  father  of  vSocho,  and  Je- 
kuthiel  the  father  of  Zanoah.  And 
these  are  the  sons  of  Bithiah  the 
daughter  of  Pharoah,  which  Mered 
took. 

1 9  And  the  sons  of  ■*  M.t  wife 
Hndiah  the  sister  of  Naham,  the 
father  of  Keilah  the  (iarmite,  and 
Eshtemoa  the  Maachathite. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Shimon  }i'ere, 
Amnon,   and  Rinnah,   Ben-hanan, 


*  That  is,  Craftsmen. 


and  Tilon.     And   the  sons  of  Ishi 
/vere,  Zoheth,  and   Ben-zoheth. 

2 1  51  The  sons  of  Shelah  the  son 
of  Judah  were,  Er  the  father  of  Le- 
cah,  and  Laadah  the  father  of  Ma- 
reshah,  and  the  families  of  the 
house  of  them  that  wrought  fine 
linen,  of  the  house  of  Ashbea, 

22  And  Jokim,  and  the  men  of 
Chozeba,  and  Joash,  and  Saraph, 
who  had  the  dominion  in  Moab, 
and  Jashubi-lehem.  And  these  are 
ancient  things. 

23  These  were  the  potters,  and 
those  that  dwelt  among  plants 
and  hedges  :  there  they  dwelt  with 
the  king  for  his  work. 

24  ^  The  sons  of  Simeon  were, 
Nemuel,  and  Jamin,  Jarib,  Zerah, 
and  Shaul  : 

25  Shallum  his  sonj  Mibsam  his 
son,  ]\Iishma   his  son. 

26  And  the  sons  of  Mishma  ;  Ha- 
muel  his  son,  Zacchur  his  son, 
Shiniei   his   son. 

27  And  Shimei  had  sixteen  sons 
and  six  daughters;  but  his  breth- 
ren had  not  many  children,  neither 
did  all  their  family  multiply,  like 
to  the  children  of  Judah. 

28  And  they  dwelt  at  Beer-sheba, 
and  Moladah,  and  Hazar-shual, 

29  And  at  Bilhah,  and  at  Ezem, 
and  at  Tolad, 

30  And  at  Bethuel,  and  at  Hor- 
mah,  and  at  Ziklag, 

31  And  at  Beth-marcaboth,  and 
Hazar-susim,  and  at  Beth-birei,  and 
at  Shaaraim.  These  were  their 
cities  unto  the  reign  of  David. 

32  And  their  villages  trere,  Etam, 
and  Ain,  Rimmon,  and  Tochen, 
and  Ashan,    five    cities : 

33  And  all  their  villages  that 
irere  round  about  the  same  cities, 
unto  Baal.  These  ivere  their  habi- 
tations, and  their  genealogy. 

34  And  Meshobab,  and  Jamlech, 
and  Joshah  the  son  of  Amaziah, 

35  And  Joel,  and  Jehu  the  son 
of  Josibiah,  the  son  of  Seraiah,  the 
son  of  Asiel, 

36  And  Elioenai,  and  Jaakobah, 
and  Jeshohaiah,  and  Asaiah,  and 
Adiel,  and  Jesin)iel,  and  Benaiah, 

37  And  Ziza  the  son  of  Shiphi, 
the  son  of  Allon,  the  son  of  Je- 
daiah,  the  son  of  Shimri,  the  son 
of  Shemaiah; 

38  These  mentioned  by  their 
names  i/'e7'e  princes  in  their  fami- 
lies :  and  ''  the  house  of  their  fathers 
increased  greatly. 

39  ^  And  they  went  to  the  en- 
trance of  Gedor,  even  unto  the  east 
side  of  the  valley,  to  seek  pasture 
for  tlieir  flocks. 

40  And  they  found  fat  pasture 
and  good,  and  the  land  was  wide, 


399 


The  line  of  Reuben. 


I.  CHKONICLES,  5. 


Tlie  sons  of  Gad. 


and  quiet,-  and  peaceable  ;   for  they 
of  Ham  had  dwelt  there  of  old. 

41  And  these  written  by  name 
came  in  the  days  of  Hezekiah  king 
of  Judah,  and  smote  their  tents, 
and  the  ^  habitations  that  were 
found  there,  and  *  destroyed  them 
utterly  unto  this  day,  and  dwelt  in 
their  -  rooms  :  because  there  was 
pasture  there  for  their  flocks. 

42  And  some  of  them,  evcnoi  the 
sons  of  Simeon,  live  hundred  men, 
went  to  mount  .Seir,  having-  for 
their  captains  Pelatiah,  and  Nea- 
riah,  and  Rephaiah,  and  Uzziel, 
the  sons  of  Ishi. 

43  And  they  smote  the  rest  of 
the  Amalekites  that  were  escaped, 
and  dwelt  there  unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  The  line,  of  Reuhcn  ( ii-ho  lout  hi.i  hiHht'i(lM) 
untoth«cit}itiritij.  1)  Tlwir luthitdtioii  itnd 
conquest  of  Ihe  'fiKjorite^.  11  The  chief 
men  and'  hithilatioiiK  of  Ond.  IS  Tlie 
number  and  rainjui'st  <f  lieubcn.  Gad, and 
the  half  of  J/<n/,;.v.vt'//.  '  t^  The  hahitalion.-: 
and,  chief  men  of  thathalf  tribe.  25  Their 
captivity  for  their  sin. 

NOW  the  sons  of  Reuben  the 
firstborn  of  Israel,  ( for  he  ^vas 
the  firstbf)rn ;  but,  forasmuch  as 
he  defiled  his  father's  bed,  his  birth-; 
right  was  given  unto  the  sons  of 
Joseph  the  son  of  Israel :  and  the 
genealogy  is  not  to  be  reckoned 
after  the  birthright.^ 

2  For  Judah  Tirevailed  above  his 
brethren,  and  of  \\\m.rame  the  chief 
ruler ;  but  the  birthright  was  Jo- 
seph's :) 

.3  The  sons,  I  saii,  of  Reuben  the 
firstborn  of  Israel  were,  Hanoch, 
and  Pallu,  Hezron,  and  Carmi. 

4  The  sons  of  Joel  ;  Shemaiali 
his  son,  Gog  his  son,  Shiinei  his 
son, 

5  Micah  his  son,  Rcaia  his  son, 
Baal  his  son, 

6  Beerah  his  son,_  whom  t  Til- 
gath-pilneser  king  of  Assyria  car- 
ried away  cnptive :  h(^  hun  princes  of 
the  Reubenites. 

7  And  liis  brethren  by  their  fami- 
lies, when  the  genealogy  of  tluMr 
g(merations  was  ^reckoned,  ircrf 
the  chief.  Jeiel,  and  Zecliariah, 

M  And  ilela  the  son  of  Azaz,  tlu; 
son  of  Shema,  the  son  of  Joel,  who 
dwelt  in  Aroer,  even  unto  Nebo 
and  Baal-meon  : 

9  And  eastwju'd  he  inhabited 
unto  the  entering  in  of  the  wil- 
derness from  the  river  J']ui)h rates  : 
because  th(nr  cattle  were  multi- 
plied in  the  land  of  Gilead. 


*  Heb.  devoted  them. 
i  In2  Kings  xv.  20 ;    xvi.  7,  TigliUli- 
pileser. 


10  And  in  the  days  of  Saul  they 
made  war  with  the  llagarites,  who 
fell  by  tb.eir  hand  :  and  they  dwelt 
in  their  tents  throughout  all  the 
•*east  la.)i)l  of  Gilead. 

11  II  And  the  ''children  of  Gad 
dwelt  over  against  them,  in  the 
land  of  Bashan  unto  Salcab  : 

1 2  Joel  the  chief,  and  Shapham 
the  next,  and  Jaanai,  and  Shaphat 
in  Bashan. 

13  And  their  brethren  of  the 
house  of  their  fathers  were,  Michael, 
and  Meshullam,  and  Sheba,  and 
Jorai,  and  Jachan,  and  Zia,  and 
Heber,  seven. 

14  These  are  the  ''children  of 
Abihail  the  son  of  Huri,  the  son 
of  Jaroah,  the  son  of  Gilead,  the 
son  of  Michael,  the  son  of  Jeshi- 
shai,  the  son  of  Jahdo,  the  son  of 
Buz; 

15  Ahi  the  son  of  Abdiel,  the  son 
of  Guni,  chief  of  the  house  of  their 
fathers. 

1 6  And  they  dwelt  in  Gilead  in 
Bashan,  and  in  her  towns,  and  in 
all  the  "suburbs  of  Sharon,  upon 
their  borders. 

17  All  these  were  reckoned  by 
genealogies  in  the  days  of  Jothain 
king  of  Judah,  and  in  -the  days  of 
Jeroboam  king  of  Israel. 

18  ^[  The  sons  of  Reuben,  and 
the  Gadites,  and  half  the  tribe  of 
Manasseh,  of  valiant  men,  men  able 
to  bear  buckler  and  sw;ord,  and  to 
shoot  with  bow,  and  skilful  in  war, 
ivere  four  and  forty  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  threescore,  that  went 
out  to  the  war. 

19  And  they  made  war  with 
the  Hagarites,  with  J  titur,  and  Ne- 
phish,  and  Nodab. 

20  And  they  wei-e  helped  against 
them,  and  the  Hag;ir-ites  were  de- 
livered into  th(;ir  hand,  and  all 
that  iirre  with  them  :  for  they 
cried  to  God  in  the  l)attle,  and  he 
was  ititreated  of  them ;  because 
they  put  their  trust  in  him. 

21  And  they  took  away  their 
cattle;  of  tlieir  camels  fifty  thou- 
sand, and  of  sheep  two  hundi-ed 
and  fifty  thousand,  and  of  asses 
two  thousand,  and  of  men  an  hun- 
(h'ed  thousand. 

22  For  ther(>  fell  down  niaiiy 
slain,  because  the  war  ^ws  of  ( iod. 
And  th(\v  dwelt  in  their  steads  un- 
til tli(^  cai)tivity. 

23  U  And  tlu'  children  of  tlie 
half  tribe  of  Manasseh  flwelt  in 
the  land  :  tliey  increa.sc(l  from  Ba- 
shan unto  Baal  luu'mon  and  Senir, 
and  unto  mount  Hermon. 

24  And  these  iren'  the  heads  of 
"the   house   of   theii'   fathers,  even 


400 


The  sons  of  Levi. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  6. 


The  line  of  the  j^riests. 


Epher,  and  Ishi,  and  Eliel,  and 
Azriel,  and  Jeremiah,  and  Hoda- 
viah,  and  Jahdiel,  mighty  men  of 
valour,  famous  men,  and  heads  of 
^  the  liouse  of  tlieir  fathers. 

25  II  And  they  transgressed 
against  the  God  of  their  fathers, 
and  '-^  went  a  whoring  after  the 
gods  of  tlie  ■'  ))e(>]ile  of  the  land, 
whom  God  destroyed  before  them. 

26  And  the  God  of  Israel  stirred 
up  the  spirit  of  Pul  king  of  Assyria, 
and  the  spirit  of  Tilgath-pilneser 
king  of  Assyria,  and  he  carried 
them  away,  even  the  lleuhenites, 
and  the  Gadites,  and  the  half  tribe 
of  Manasseh,  and  brought  them 
unto  Halah,  and  Habor,  and  Hara, 
and  to  the  ^  river  Gozan,  unto  this 
day. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  The  sons  of  Levi.  4  Theliiicdf  theprienU 
unto  the.  clip/iiHti/.  16  Thefinnilie.fi  of  Ger- 
shom,  Kohalh.  and  Meniri.  4!i  T/ie  office 
of  Aaron,  and  A/.v  /ine  nnfo  Aliiinaaz.  54 
Tke  cities  of  the  jiriests  and  Lcvites. 

THE  sons  of  Levi ;  Gershon,  Ko- 
hath,  and  ]\lerari. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Kohath ; 
Amrara,  Izhar,  and  Hebron,  and 
Uzziel. 

3  And  the  children  of  Amram ; 
Aaron,  and  IMoses,  and  Miriam. 
The  sons  also  of  Aaron;  Nadab, 
and  Abihu,  Eleazar,  and  Ithamar. 

4  1(  Eleazar  begat  •  Phinehas, 
Phinehas  begat  Abishua, 

5  And  Abishua  begat  Bukki,  and 
Bukki  begat  Uzzi, 

6  And  Uzzi  begat  Zerahiah,  and 
Zerahiah  begat  Meraioth, 

7  Meraioth  begat  Amariah,  and 
Amariah  begat  Ahitub, 

8  And  Ahitub  begat  Zadok,  and 
Zadok  begat  Ahirnaaz, 

9  And  Ahirnaaz  begat  Azariah, 
and  Azariah  begat  Johanan, 

10  And  Johanan  begat  Azariah, 
(he  it  is  that  executed  the  priest's 
office  in  the  temple  that  Solomon 
built  in  Jerusalem :) 

11  And  Azariah  begat  Amariah, 
and  Amariah  l^egat  Ahitub, 

12  And  Ahitub  begat  Zadok,  and 
Zadok  begat  Sliallum, 

13  And  Shallum  begfit  Hilkiah, 
and  Hilkiah  begat  Azariali, 

II  And  Azariah  begat  Seraiah, 
and  tSeraiah  begat  Jehozadak, 

15  And  Jeho/.adak  went  I'vfo  cap- 
tivity, when  the  Lord  cari'ied  away 
Judah  and  Jerusalem  by  the  hand 
of  Nebucliadnezzar. 

16^  The  sons  of  Levi;  *Ger- 
shom,  Kohath,  and  Merari. 

17  And  these  he  the  names  of  the 


sons  of  Gershom ;  Libiii,  and   8hi- 
mei. 

18  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  ivere, 
Amram,  and  Izhar,  and  Hebron, 
and  Uzziel. 

19  The  sons  of  Merari;  Mahli, 
and  Mushi.  And  these  are  the 
families  of  the  Levites  according 
to  their  fathers. 

20  Of  Gershom;  Libni  his  son, 
Jahath  his  son,  Zimmah  his  son, 

21  Joah  his  son,  Iddo  his  son, 
Zerah  his  son,  Jeaterai  his  son. 

22  The  sons  of  Kohath ;  Ammina- 
dab  his  son,  Korah  his  son,  Assir 
his  son, 

23  Elkanah  his  son,  and  Ebia- 
saph  his  son,  and  Assir  his  son, 

21  Tahath  his  son,  Uriel  his  son, 
Uzziah  his  son,  and  Shaul  his  son. 

25  And  the  sons  of  Elkanah ; 
Amasai,  and  Ahimoth. 

26  As  for  Elkanah :  the  sons  of 
Elkanah  ;  Zophai  his  son,  and  Na- 
hath  his  son, 

27  Eliab  his  son,  Jeroham  his 
son,  Elkanah  his  son. 

28  And  the  sons  of  Samuel ;  the 
firstborn  '^Vashni,  and  Abiah. 

29  The  sons  of  Merari ;  Mahli, 
Libni  his  son,  Shimei  his  son,  Uzza 
his  son, 

30  tShimea  his  son,  Haggiah  his 
son,  Asaiah  his  son. 

31  And  these  are  they  whom  Da- 
vid set  over  the  service  of  song  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  after  that 
the  ark  had  rest. 

32  And  they  ministered  before 
the  dwelling  place  of  the  "  taberna- 


*In  ver,  1,  Gerslion. 


cle  of  the  congregation  with  sin 
ing,  until  Solomon  had  built  the 
house  of  the  Lord  in  Jerusalem : 
and  tJuui  they  waited  on  their  office 
according  to  their  order. 

33  And  these  are  they  that 
waited  with  their  children.  Of  the 
sons  of  the  Kohathites  :  Heman  'a 
singer,  the  son  of  Joel,  the  son  of 
"*  Shemuel, 

34  Tlie  son  of  Elkanah,  the  son 
of  Jeroham,  the  son  of  Eliel,  the 
son  of  Toah, 

35  The  son  of  Zuph,  the  son  of 
Elkanah,  the  son  of  Mahath,  the 
son  of  Amasai, 

36  The  son  of  Elkanah,  the  son 
of  Joel,  the  son  of  Azariah,  the  son 
of  Zephaniah, 

37  The  son  of  Tahath,  the  son  of 
Assir,  the  son  of  Ebiasaph,  the  son 
of  Korah, 

38  The  son  of  Izhar,  the  son  of 
Kohath,  the  son  of  Levi,  the  son 
of  Israel. 

39  And  his  brother  Asaph,  who 
stood  on  his  right  hand,  even  Asaph 


5 1  Joel,  .and 
the  second 


6  tent  of 
meeting 


the 


**  Samuel, 


t  Or, 


26 


401 


The  sons  of  Aaron. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  6. 


Cities  of  the  priests. 


the  son  of  Berachiali,   the  son  of 
Shimea, 

-to  Tlie  son  of  Michael,  the  son 
of  Baaseiah,  the  son  of  Malchiah, 

41  The  son  of  Ethni,  the  son  of 
Zerah,  the  son  of  Adaiah, 

42  The  son  of  Ethan,  the  son  of 
Zimnmh,  the  son  of  8himei, 

43  The  son  of  Jahath,  the  son  of 
Gershom,  the  son  of  Levi. 

44  And  their  brethren  the  sons 
of  Merari  stood  on  the  left  hand: 
JEtlian  the  son  of  Kishi,  the  son  of 
Abdi,  the  son  of  Malluch, 

45  The  son  of  Hashabiah,  the 
son  of  Amaziah,  the  son  of  Hilkiah, 

46  The  son  of  Amzi,  the  son  of 
Bani,  the  son  of  Shamer, 

47  The  son  of  Mahli,  the  son  of 
Mushi,  the  son  of  Merari,  the  son 
of  Levi. 

48  Their  brethren  also  the  Le- 
vites  ivere  appointed  unto  all  man- 
ner of  service  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  house  of  God. 

49  ^  But  Aaron  and  his  sons 
offered  upon  the  altar  of  the  burnt 
oft'ering,  and  on  the  altar  of  in- 
cense, anil  were  ajypointed  for  all  the 
work  of  the  p^'^'f^^  most  holy,  and 
to  make  an  atonement  for  Israel, 
according  to  all  that  Moses  the  ser- 
vant of  God  had  commanded. 

50  And  these  are  the  sons  of 
Aaron ;  Eleazar  his  son,  Phinehas 
his  son,  Abishua  his  son, 

51  Bukki  his  son,  Uzzi  his  son, 
Zerahiah  liis  son, 

52  Meraioth  his  son,  Amariah 
his  son,  Ahitub  his  son, 

53  Zadok  his  son,  Ahimaaz  his 
son. 

54  ^  Now  these  are  their  dwell- 
ing places  'throughout  their  cas- 
tles  in  tlieir  coMsts.  of  the  sons  of 


Aaron,  of  tlie  families  of  the  Ko- 
hatliites  :  for  theirs  was  the  lot. 

55  And  they  gave  them  Hebi'on 
in  the  land  of  .Judah,  and  the 
'•'subni'))s  tliereof  round  about  it. 

5G  But  the  fields  of  the  city,  and 
the  villages  thereof,  they  gave  to 
Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh. 

57  And  to  the  sons  of  Aaron  they 
gave  the  cities  of  Judah,  naiiu-hi, 
iielji'on,  tlie  cif>/ui  refuge,  and  liib- 
nah  with  her  •'  suburbs.  ;ind  -lattir, 
and  Kshtemoa,  with  tlien-''subui'bs. 


5(S  And  Hilen  with  hei'  •'subui'hs. 
Deljir  with  her  •''sul)urbs. 
59  And  Ashan  witii  liei'^'suburlis. 


and  Beth-shemcsh  with    iier  ^sul)- 
urbs  : 


(iO  And  out  of  the  tril)e  of  Ben- 
jamin ;  Geba  with  lier  ''suburbs, 
and  Alemeth  with  her  •'suburl)" 
and  Anathoth  with  her  ''subui-hs. 


All    their  cities  throughout  their 
families  were  thirteen  cities. 

G 1  And  unto  the  sons  of  Kohath, 
which  were  left  of  the  family  of  that 
tribe,  were  cities  given  out  of  the 
half  tribe,  namely,  out  of  the  half 
triOe  of  Manasseh,  by  lot,  ten  cities. 

62  And  to  the  sons  of  Gershom 
throughout  their  families  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Issachar,  and  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Asher,  and  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Naphtali,  and  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Manasseh  in  Bashan,  thir- 
teen cities. 

63  Unto  the  sons  of  Merari  tvei-e 
given  by  lot,  throughout  their  fa- 
milies, out  of  the  tribe  of  Beuben, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad, and  out 
of  thetril)eof  Zebulun, twelve  cities. 

64  And  the  children  of  Israel 
gave  to  the  Levites  these  cities  with 
their  ®  suburbs. 

65  And  they  gave  by  lot  out  of 
the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Judah, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  the  children 
of  Simeon,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Benjamin,  these 
cities,  which  are  ''calhxl  by  their 
names. 


66  And  the  residue  of  the  families 
of  the  sons  of  Kohath  had  cities  of 
their  '^coasts  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Ephraim. 

67  And  they  gave  unto  them,  of 
the  cities  of  refuge,  8hechem  in 
** mount  Ephraim  with  her  "sub- 
urbs :  theij  gave  also  Gezer  with  her 
^suburbs. 

68  And  Jokmeam  with  her  ^sub- 
urbs, and  Beth-horon  with  her 
•'suburbs, 

69  And  Aijalon  with  her  ''sul)- 
urbs,  and  Gath-rimmon  with  her 
^  suburbs  : 

7U  And  out  of  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh ;  Aner  with  her  ■' suburbs. 


toi' 

the 


and  Bileam  with  her  •''suburbs. 
'"the  family  of  th(^  remnant  ot 
sons  of  Kohatli. 

.71  Unto  the  sons  of  Glershom 
n<ere  given  out  of  the  family  of  tlu^ 
half  tribe  of  Manasseli,  Golan  in 
Bashan  with  lier  ''suburbs,  and 
Ashtaroth  with   luu'  'subui'l>s  : 

72  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Issa- 
char;  Kedesh  with  her  ''suljui-bs. 
Dabei'ath  with  her  ''sul)urbs. 

73  And  Bamotli  witli  her  "'sub 
url)s,   and   Anem    with    her    'sub- 


74  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher  ; 
Mashal    with    her    ''subui'bs.    and 
sul)url).~ 

lei'   ''sul)- 


Abdon  witli  her 


75  And    Hukok    with 
urbs,  and  Ilehob  with  lier^subu 


5  pasture 
lauds. 


6  mentioned 
by  name. 


borders 


8  the  hill 
country  of 

9  pasture 
lands ; 

3  pasture 
lauds, 


■1  pasture 
lands : 


in  the  rest  of 
the  family 


402 


The  sons  of  Issachar. 


I.  CHRONICLES, 


Benjamin,  Naphtali,  etc. 


76  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naph- 
tali ;  Kedesh  in  GaHlee  with  her 
^suburbs,  and  Hammon  witii  her 
'  suburbs,    and    Kirjathaim    with 


her  "suburbs. 

77  Unto  tlie  rest  of  the  ''children 
of  Merari  were  given  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Zebulun,  Rimnion  with  her  ^sub- 
urbs, Tabor  with  her  ^suburbs  : 

78  And  on  the  other  side  Jordan 
by  Jericho,  on  the  east  side  of  J  or- 
dan,  ivere  given  fheui  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Reuben,  Bezer  in  the  wil- 
derness with  her  '  sidnu-bs,  and 
Jahzah  with  her  ^suburl)s. 

79  Kedemoth  also  vvith  her  '  sub- 
urbs, and  Mephaath  with  her  ^sub- 
urbs : 

80  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad  ; 
Ramoth  in  Gilead  with  her  '  sub- 
urbs, and  Mahanaim  with  her 
^suburbs, 

8 1  And  Heshbon  with  her  '  su  b- 
urbs,  and  Jazer  with  her  "suburbs. 


CHAPTER  7. 

1  The  so7(.s  of  IssdcJiar,  0  of  Benjamin,  13  of 
Kaphtiili,  14  of  Muihimc/i.  20,  24  and  of 
Ephraim.  21  The  cahiniily  of  Ephraim 
hy  the  men  of  Oath.  23  Beriah  is  horn. 
2S  Ephraim,'' 8  habitations.  30  The  sons  of 
Asher. 

NOW  the  sons  of  Issachar  ivere. 
Tola,  and  Puah,  Jashub,  and 
Shimron,  four. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Tola ;  Uzzi, 
and  Rephaiah,  and  J  eriel,  and  Jah- 
mai,  and  Jibsam,  and  Shemuel, 
heads  of  their  "father's  house,  to 
vnt,  of  Tola  :  they  were  valiant  men 
of  might  in  their  generations; 
whose  number  ivas  in  the  days  of 
David  two  and  twenty  thousand 
and  six  hundred. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Uzzi;  Izra- 
hiah  :  and  the  sons  of  Izrahiah  ; 
Michael,  and  Obadiah,  and  Joel, 
Ishiah,  five  :  all  of  them  chief  men. 

4  And  with  them,  by  their  gene- 
rations, after  "the  house  of    their 


fathers,  were  bands  of  soldiers  for 
war,  six  and  thirty  thousand  mev: 
for  they  had  many  wives  and  sons. 

5  And  their  brethren  among  all 
the  families  of  Issachar  were  va- 
liant men  of  might,  reckoned  in  all 
by  their  genealogies  fourscore  and 
seven  thousand. 

6  U  llie  SOUK  of  Benjamin  ;  Bela, 
and  Becher,  and  Jediael,  three. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Bela  ;  Ezbon, 
and  Uzzi,  and  Uzziel,  and  Jeri- 
moth,  and  Iri,  five  ;  heads  of  ^  the 
house  of  tJieir  fathers,  mighty  men 
of  valour;  and  were  reckoned  by 
their  genealogies  twenty  and  two 
thousand  and  thirty  and  four. 


8  And  the  sons  of  Becher ;  Ze- 
mira,  and  Joash,  and  EUezer,  and 
Elioenai,  and  Omri,  and  Jerimoth, 
and  Abiah,  and  Anathoth,  and  Ala- 
meth.  All  these  are  the  sons  of 
Becher. 

9  And  the  number  of  them,  after 
their  genealogy  by  their  genera- 
tions, heads  of  "  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  mighty  men  of  valour,  was 
twenty  thousand  and  two  hun- 
dred. 

10  The  sons  also  of  Jediael;  Bil- 
han :  and  the  sons  of  Bilhan ;  Jeush, 
and  Benjamin,  and  Ehud,  and  C'he- 
naanah,  and  Zethan,  and  Tharshish, 
and  Ahishahar. 

11  All  these  the  sons  of  Jediael, 
"  by    the    heads    of    their  fathers. 


mighty  men  of  valour,  we)'e  seven- 
teen thousand  and  two  hundred 
sohJiers,  fit  to  go  out  for  war  and 
battle. 

12  Shuppim  also,  and  Huppim, 
the  children  of  Ir,  and  Hushim,  the 
sons  of  Aher. 

13^  The  sons  of  Naphtali ;  Jah- 
ziel,  and  Guni,  and  Jezer,  and  Shal- 
lum,  the  sons  of  Bilhah. 

_  14  U  The  sons  of  Manasseh ;  Ash- 
riel,  whom  she  bare  :  {hut  his  concu- 
bine the  Aramitess  bare  Machir  the 
father  of  Gilead  : 

15  And  Machir  took  to  wife  the 
sister  of  Huppim  and  Shuppim, 
whose  sister's  name  was  Maachah;) 
and  the  name  of  the  second  was 
Zelophehad :  and  Zelophehad  had 
daughters. 

1 6  And  IMaachah  the  wife  of  Ma- 
chir bare  a  son,  and  she  called  his 
name  Peresh  ;  and  the  name  of  his 
brother  was  Sheresh  ;  and  his  sons 
were  Ulam  and  Rakem. 

1 7  And  the  sons  of  Ularn  ;  Bedan. 
These  were  the  sons  of  Gilead,  the 
son  of  Machir,  the  son  of  Manasseh. 

18  And  his  sister  Hammoleketh 
bare  Ishod,  and  Abiezer,  and  Ma- 
hal ah. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Shemidah 
were,  Ahian,  and  Shechem,  and 
Likhi,  and  Aniam. 

20  11  And  the  sons  of  Ephraim  ; 
Shuthelah,  and  Bered  liis  son,  and 
Tahath  his  son,  and  Eladah  his  son, 
and  Tahath  his  son, 

2 1  U  And  Zabad  his  son,  and  Shu- 
thelah his  son,  and  Ezer,  and  Elead, 
whom  the  men  of  Gath  that  v^ere 
born  in  that  land  slew,  because  they 
came  down  totakeaway  their  cattle. 

22  And  Ephraim  their  father 
mourned  many  days,  and  his  breth- 
ren came  to  comfort  him. 

23  IT  And  when  he  went  in  to  his 
wife,  she  conceived,  and  bare  a  son, 
and  he  called  his  name  Beriah,  be- 
cause it  went  evil  with  his  house. 


403 


The  sons  of  Ephraim  and  Asher,      I.  CHEONICLES,  8. 


IVte  sons  of  Benjamin. 


24  (And  his  daughter  (wjsSherah, 
who  built  Beth-horon  the  nether, 
and  the  upper,  and  Uzzen-sherah.) 

25  And  llephah  v>as  his  son,  also 
Resheph,  and  Telah  his  son,  and 
Tahan  his  son, 

26  Laadan  his  son,  Amiiiihud  his 
son.  Elishania  his  son, 

27  ^  Non  his  son,  "  Jehoshuah  his 
son. 

28  H  And  their  possessions  and 
habitations  were,  Beth-el  and  the 
towns  thereof,  and  eastward  Naa- 
ran,  and  westward  Gezer,  Avith  the 
towns  thereof ;  Shechem  also  and 
the  towns  thereof,  unto  Gaza  and 
the  towns  thereof : 

29  And  by  the  borders  of  the 
childi-en  of  Manasseh,  Beth-shean 
and  her  towns,  Taanaoh  and  her 
towns,  Megiddo  and  her  towns.  Dor 
and  her  towns.  In  these  dwelt  the 
children  of  Joseph  the  son  of  Israel. 

30  H  The  sons  of  Asher  ;  Imnah, 
and  Isuah,  and  Ishuai,  and  Beriah, 
anfl  »S(M'ah  their  sister. 

31  And  the  sons  of  Beriah ; 
Heber,  and  Malchiel,  who  is  the 
father  of  Birzavith. 

32  And  Heber  begat  Japhlet,  and 
Shqnier,  and  Hotham,  and  8hua 
their  sister. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Japhlet ;  Pa- 
sach,  and  Binihal,  and  Ashvath. 
These  mx  the  children  of  Japhlet. 

3-4  And  the  sons  of  Shamer  ;  Ahi, 
and  llohgah,  Jehubbah,  and  Aram. 

35  And  the  sons  of  his  brother 
Helem ;  Zophah,  and  Imna,  and 
•Shelesh,  and  Amal. 

36  The  sons  of  Zopliah  ;  8uah, 
and  Harnepher,  and  tSliual,  and 
Beri,  and  Imrah, 

37  Bezer,  and  Hod,  and  Shannna. 
and  Shilshah,  and  Ithran,  and 
Beera. 

38  And  the  sons -of  Jether ;  Je- 
phunneh,  and  Bisi)ah,  and  Ara. 

39  And  the  sons  of  UUa;  Arab, 
and  Haniiil,  and  Ilezia. 

40  All  these;  ivere  the  children  of 
Ashen",  headsof  tlieir  "father's  liousc. 


choice  (tiid  mighty  men  of  valoui', 
cliief  of  tlie  princ(;s.  And  thenum- 
bei-  tlu'oughout  tlie  genealogy  of 
th<!ni  that  were  apt  to  tlie  war  <iiiaI 
to  battle  loiu  twenty  and  six  thou- 
sand men. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1   The,  nons  and  chief  men  of  Be-vjumin.    i!8 
The,  uliittk.  of  Sdul  and  Joiiuthdii. 

NOW   Benjamin   begat  Bela  his 
lirstl)i)i-n,   Aslibel   the  second, 
and  Ahai'ah  the  third, 

2  Noliah  tlui  fourth,  and  Rapha 
the  fifth. 

3  And    tlie    sons  f)f  Bela   were, 
Addar,  and  Gera,  and  Abihud, 


4  And    Abishua,    and    Naaman, 
and  Ahoah, 

5  And  Gera,  and    Shephuphan, 
and  Huram. 

6  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Ehud : 
these  are  the  heads  of  ^  the  fathers 


of  the  inhabitants    of    Geba,  and 
they  removed  them  to  Manahath  : 

7  And  Naaman,  and  Ahiah,  and 
Gera,  he  removed  them,  and  begat 
Uzza,  and  Ahihud. 

8  And  Sliaharaim  begat  children 
in  the  country  of  Moab,  after  he 
had  sent  them  away  ;  Hushim  and 
Baara  tcere  his  wives. 

9  And  he  begat  of  Hodesh  his 
wife,  Jobab,  and  Zibia,  and  Mesha, 
and  Malcham, 

10  And  Jeuz,  and  Shachia,  and 
]\Iirma.  These  ivere  his  sons,  heads 
of  °  the  fathers. 

11  And  of  Hushim  he  begat  Abi- 
tub,  and  Elpaal. 

1 2  The  sons  of  Elpaal ;  Eber,  and 
Misham,  and  Shamed,  who  built 
Ono,  and  Lod,  with  tlie  towns 
thereof :  _ 

13  Beriah  also,  and  Shenia,  who 
were  heads  of  '^  the  fathers  of  the  in- 
habitants of  Aijalon,  who  di'ove 
away  the  inhaliitants  of  Gath  : 

14  And  Ahio,  Shashak,  and  Jere- 
moth, 

15  And  Zebadiah,  and  Arad,  and 
Ader, 

16  And  Michael,  and  Ispah,  and 
Joha,  the  sons  of  Beriah  ; 

1 7  And  Zebadiah, and  Meshullam, 
and  Hezeki,  and  Heber, 

18  Ishmei'ai  also,  and  Jezliah, 
and  Jobab,  the  sons  of  Elpaal ; 

19  And  Jakim,  and  Zichri,  and 
Zabdi, 

20  And  Elienai,  and  Zilthai,  and 
Eliel, 

21  And  Adaiah,  and  Beraiah,  and 
Shimrath,  the  sons  of  "  Shinihi  : 

22  And  Ishpan,  and  Heber,  and 
Eliel, 

23  And  Abdoii,  and  Zichri,  and 
Hanan, 

24  And  Hananiah,  and  Elam,aiid 
Antothijah, 

25  And  Iphedtnah,  and  Peiiuel, 
the  sons  of  Sliashak  ; 

26  And  Shamslierai,  antl  She- 
hariali,  and  Athaliah, 

27  And  Jaresiah,  and  l^^liah,  and 
Zichri,  the  sons  of  Jei'oham. 

28  Th(!se  tvere  heads  of  '^  the 
fathers,  by  their  generations,  chief 
men.      Phcse  flwe^lt  in  Jerusalem. 

29  Ancl  at  fiibeon  dwelt  the 
fatlier  of  Gibeon ;  whose  wife's 
nam(^  man  Maachah  : 

30  And  his  firstliorn  son  Abdon, 


*  In  ver.  13,  Shema. 


4  fathers' 
houses 


5  fathers' 
houses. 


6  *  Shimci ; 


'  fathers* 
houses, 


404 


The  sons  of  Saul. 


I.  CHEONICLES,  9. 


The  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem. 


and  Zur,  and  Kish,  and  Baal,  and 
Nadab, 

31  And  Gedor,  and  Ahio,  and 
Zacher. 

32  And  Mikloth  begat  Shimeali. 
And  these  also  dwelt  with  their 
brethren  in  Jerusalem,  over  against 
them. 

33  H  And  Ner  begat  Kish,  and 
Kish  begat  Saul,  and  Saul  begat 
Jonathan,  and  Malchi-shua,  and 
Abinadab,  and  Esh-baal. 

34  And  tlie  son  of  Jonathan  tras 
iVIerib-baal ;  and  Merib-baal  begat 
Micah. 

35  And  the  sons  of  Micah  v>ere, 
Pithon,  and  Melech,  and  Tarea,  and 
Ahaz. 

36  And  Ahaz  begat  Jehoadali  ; 
and  Jehoadah  begat  Alemeth,  and 
Azmaveth,  and  Zimri ;  and  Zimri 
begat  ^loza, 

37  And  Moza  begat  Binea :  Ba- 
pha  tvas  his  son,  Eleasah  his  son, 
Azel  his  son : 

38  And  Azel  had  six  sons,  whose 
names  are  these,  Azrikam,  Bocheru, 
and  Ishmael,  and  Sheariah,  and 
Obadiah,  and  Hanan.  All  these 
were  the  sons  of  Azel. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Eshek  his 
brother  icere,  Ulam  his  th-stborn, 
Jehush  the  second,  and  Eliphelet 
the  third. 

40  And  the  sons  of  Ulam  were 
mighty  men  of  valour,  archers,  and 
liad  many  sons,  and  sons'  sons,  an 
liundred  and  fifty. _  All  these  are 
of  the  sons  of  Benjamin. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  The  oi'igiwil  of  Ixraera  innl  Jiahth'si  gene- 
alogies. 2  The  Inruelit.K.  lo  f/,,-  p/'le.i/x, 
14  and  the  Levitex,  with  X, Ihi u i mx,  irhi<th 
dwelt  in  Jerusalem.  i1  The  rhanje  of  cer- 
tain Levites.  35  The  stock  (f  Saul  and 
Jonathan. 

SO  all  Israel  were  reckoned  by 
genealogies  ;  and,  behold,  they 
were  written  in  the  book  of  tlie 
kings  of  ^  Isi'ael  and  Judah,  mhn 
were  carried  away  to  Babylon  for 
tlieir  transgressi(m. 

2  H  Now_  the  first  inhabitants 
that  dwelt  in  their  possessions  in 
tlieir  cities  were,  the  Israelites,  the 
pi'iests,  Levites,  and  the  "  Netlii- 
nims. 

3  And  in  Jerusalem  dwelt  of  the 
children  of  Judah,  and  of  tlie  child- 
ren of  Benjamin,  and  of  the  child- 
ren of  Ephraim,  and  Manasseh  ; 

4  TIthai  the  son  of  Ammihud. 
the  son  of  Omri,  the  son  of  Iiiiri, 
the  son  of  Bani,  of  the  children  of 
Pharez  the  son  of  Judah. 

5  And  of  the  Shilonites  ;  Asaiah 
the  firstborn,  and  his  s(ms. 

G  And    of    the    sons    of    Zeiali ; 


Jeuel,  and  their  brethren,  six  hun- 
dred and  ninety. 

7  And  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin ; 
Sallu  the  soil  of  Meshullam,  the  son 
of  Hodaviah,  the  son  of  Hasenuah, 

8  And  Ibneiah  the  son  of  Jero- 
ham,  and  Elali  the  son  of  Uzzi,  the 
son  of  Michri,  and  j\leshullaiii  the 
son  of  Shephathiah,  the  son  of 
Reuel,  the  son  of  Ibnijah  ; 

9  And  their  brethren,  according 
to  their  generations,  nine  hundred 
and  fifty  and  six.  All  these  men 
were  chief  of  the  fathers  in  "  the 
house  of  their  fathers. 


10  II  And  of  tlie  priests ;  Jedaiah, 
and  Jehoiarib,  and  Jachin, 

11  And  Azariah  the  son  of  Hil- 
kiah,  the  son  of  Meshullam,  the 
son  of  Zadok,  the  son  of  Meraioth, 
the  son  of  Ahitub,  the  ruler  of  the 
house  of  God  ; 

12  And  Adaiah  the  son  of  Jero- 
ham,  the  son  of  Pashur,  the  son  of 
]\Ialchijah,  and  j\laasiai  the  son  of 
Adiel,  the  son  of  Jahzerah,  the  son 
of  Meshullam,  the  son  of  Meshille- 
mith,  the  son  of  Immer  ; 

13  And  their  brethren,  heads  of 
^  the  house  of  their  fathers,  a  thou- 
saiid  and  seven  hundred  and  three- 
score ;  very  able  men  for  the  work 
of  the  service  of  the  house  of  God. 

1 4  And  of  the  Levites  ;  Shemaiah 
the  son  of  Hasshub,  the  son  of  Azri- 
kam, the  son  of  Hashabiah,  of  the 
sons  of  Merari ; 

15  And  Bakbakkar,  Heresh,  and 
Galal,  and  Mattaniah  the  son  of 
Micah,  the  son  of  Zichri,  the  son  of 
Asaph  ; 

16  And  Obadiah  the  son  of  She- 
maiah, the  son  of  Galal,  the  son  of 
Jeduthun,  and  Berechiah  the  son 
of  Asa,  the  son  of  Elkanah,  that 
dwelt  in  the  villages  of  the  Ne- 
tophathites. 

17  And  the  porters  irere,  Shal- 
lum,  and  Akkub,  and  Talmon,  anrl 
Ahiman,  and  their  brethren  :  Shal- 
lum  toaii  the  cliief  ; 

18  Who  hitherto  ivaited  in  the 
king's  gate  eastward:  they  were 
porters  in  the  companies  of  the 
children  of  Levi. 

19  And  Sliallum  the  son  of  Kore, 
the  son  of  P^biasaiih,  the  son  of  Ko- 
rah,  and  his  brethren,  of  the  house 
of  his  father,  the  Korahites,  were 
over  the  work  of  the  service,  keep- 
ers of  the  gates  of  the  ''  ttibernacle  : 
and  tlieir  fathers,  being  over  the 
"host  of  the  Lord,  tvere  keepers  of 
the  entry. 

20  And  Phinehas  tlie  son  of 
Eleazar  was  the  ruler  over  them 
in  time  past,  and  the  Lord  wan 
with  liim. 


3  tlieir 

fathers' 

houses. 


4  their 

fathers' 

houses, 


5  Tent: 
<<  camp 


405 


Charge  of  the  Levites. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  10. 


The  death  of  Saul. 


21  And  Zecliariah  the  son  of  Me- 
shelemiah  was  porter  of  the  door 
of  the  ^  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion. 

22  All  these  which  iver-e  chosen  to 
be  porters  in  the  gates  tvere  two 
hundred  and  twelve.  These  were 
reckoned  by  their  genealogy  in 
their  villages,  whom  David  and 
Samuel  the  seer  did  ordain  in 
their  set  office. 

23  So  they  and  their  children 
had  the  oversight  of  the  gates  of 
the  house  of  the  Lokd,  name/i/,  the 
house  of  the  "  tabern;ic]e,  by  wards. 

24  In  four  quarters  were  the  por- 
ters, toward  the  east,  west,  north, 
and  south. 

2-5  And  their  brethren,  which 
were  in  their  villages,  icere  to  come 
after  seven  days  from  time  to  time 
with  them. 

26  For  these  Levites,  the  four 
chief  porters,  were  in  their  set 
office,  and  were  over  the  ^  chambers 
and  treasuries  of  the  house  of  God. 

27  11  And  they  lodged  round 
about  the  house  of  God,  because 
the  charge  vhis  upon  them,  and  the 
opening  thereof  every  morning  per- 
tained to  them.  _ 

28  And  certain  of  them  had  the 
charge  of  the  ministering  vessels, 
tliat  they  should  bring  them  in 
and  out  by  tale. 

29  Some  of  them  also  rvere  ap- 
pointed to  oversee  the  vessels,  and 
all  the  instruments  of  the  sanctu- 
ary, aiid  the  line  Hour,  and  the 
wine,  and  the  oil,  and  the  frankin- 
cense, and  the  spices. 

30  And  some  of  the  sons  of  tlie 
priests  made  the  ointment  of  the 
spices. 

31  And  ]\Iattithiah,  one  of  the 
Levites,  who  vwf.s  the  fiT'stborn  of 
Shallum  the  Koi-ahite,  had  the  set 
office  over  the  things  that  were 
made  in  the  pans. 

32  And  other  of  their  brethren, 
of  the  sons  of  the  Kohathites,  were 
over  the  slunvbrcad,  to  prepare  it 
every  sabbath. 

33  And  these  a^-e  the  singers, 
cliief  of  the  fathers  of  the  Levites, 
mho  remaininfj  in  the  chambers 
were  free  :  foi'  they  were  emijloyed 
ill  th'tt  work  dny  and  niglit. 

:'.l  '^Hicsc  cliicf  fatlicrs  of  the 
I i( ' \ i  1  ( 's  iiurc  cliicf  t  hrdiiirhdul.  t  licii' 


iciici'at inns  :    llicst;  dwelt   at  .leru- 


salem. 

3.5  H  And  in  Gibeon  dwelt  the 
father  of  Gibeon,  .leliiel,  whose 
wif(;'s  name  n'nx  Mjuicliah  : 

3G  And  his  iirstboi'ii  sou  Alxloii, 
then  Zur,  and  Kish,  and  JJaal,  and 
Ner,  and  Nadab, 


37  And  Gedor,  and  Ahio,  and 
Zechariah,  and  Miklotli. 

38  And  Mikloth  begat  Shimeam. 
And  they  also  dwelt  with  their 
brethren  at  Jerusalem,  over 
against  their  brethren. 

39  And  Ner  begat  Kish ;  and 
Kish  begat  Saul;  and  Saul  begat 
.Jonathan,  and  Malchi-shua,  and 
Abinadab,  and  Esh-baal. 

40  And  the  son  of  .Tonatlian  vms 
Merib-baal :  and  Merib-baal  begat 
Micah. 

41  And  the  sons  of  Micah  were, 
Pithon,  and  Melech,  and  Tahrea, 
and  Aliaz. 

42  And  Ahaz  begat  Jarah ;  and 
Jarah  begat  Alemeth,  and  Azma- 
veth,  and  Zimri ;  and  Zimri  begat 
Moza ; 

43  And  Moza  begat  Binea ;  and 
Rephaiah  his  son,  Eleasah  his  son, 
Azel  his  son. 

44  And  Azel  had  six  sons,  whose 
names  are  these,  Azrikam,  Bocheru, 
and  Ishmael,  and  Sheariah,  and 
Obadiah,  and  Hanan :  these  were 
the  sons  of  Azel. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  SduPx  <irfrfhniin  and  death.  8  The  Phi- 
//•.v/;»,'.s  triiiiiiiih  over  Saul.  11  The  l-iiid- 
'iic.s.s  itf  •hihesli-ijilend  iowardfi  Saul  and 
his  soiif.  18  Saiil'ti  fii!t,fi>r  ifhich  the  kintj- 
dom  was'transhited  from  him  to  Dairid. 

NOW  the  Philistines  fought 
against  Isi'ael ;  and  the  men 
of  Israel  fled  from  before  the  Phi- 
listines, and  fell  down  slain  in 
mount  Gilboa. 

2  And  the  Philistines  followed 
hard  after  SauJ,  and  after  his  sons ; 
and  the  Philistines  slew  Jonathan, 
and  Abinadab,  and  Malchi-shua, 
the  sons  of  Saul. 

3  And  the  battle  went  sore 
against  Saul,  and  the  archers  hit 
him,  and  he  was  wounded  of  the 
archers. 

4  Then  said  Saul  to  his  ai-mour- 
bearer.  Draw  thy  sword,  and  tlirust 
ine  through  therewith  ;  lest  these 
uncircumcisefl  come  and  abuse  me. 
Ikit  his  armourbearer  w'ould  not; 
for  he  was  sore  afraid.  So  Saul 
took  a  sword,  and  fell  ujion  it. 

5  And  when  his  aiinourbearer 
saw  that  Saul  was  dead,  he  fell 
likewise  on  the  sword,  and  (lied. 

G  So  Saul  died,  and  his  three 
sons,  and  all  his  house  died  to- 
gether. 

7  And  when  all  the  men  of  Tsiviel 
that  trere  in  the  \aHey  saw  that 
tliey  tied,  and  that  Satil  and  his 
sons  wei-e  dead,  tlu'ii  tli(\v  forsook 
theii'  cities,  and  lied  :  aiid  the  I'hi- 
iistin(>s  came  and  dwelt  in  them. 

i^  II  And  it  came  to  i)ass  on  tlie 
morrow,  when  the  Pliilistines  came 


406 


David  made  king  at  Hebron. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  11. 


His  mighty  men. 


to  strip  the  slain,  that  they  found 
Saul  and  his  sons  fallen  in  mount 
Gil  boa. 

9  And  when  they  had  stripped 
him,  they  took  his  head,  and  his 
armoui-,  and  sent  into  the  land  of 
the  Philistines  round  about,  to 
carry  tidings  unto  their  idols,  and 
to  the  people. 

10  And  they  put  his  armour  in 
the  house  of  their  gods,  and  fast- 
ened his  head  in  the  temple  of 
Dagon. 

1 1  U  And  when  all  Jabesh-gilead 
heard  all  that  the  Philistines  had 
done  to  Saul, 

12  They  arose,  all  the  valiant 
men,  and  took  away  the  body  of 
Saul,  and  the  bodies  of  his  sons, 
and  brought  them  to  Jabesh,  and 
buried  their  bones  under  the  oak 
in  Jabesh,  and  fasted  seven  days. 

13  ^  So  Saul  died  for  his  trans- 
gression which  he  committed 
against  the  Lord,  even  against  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  kept 
not,  and  also  for  asking  counsel  of 
one  that  had  a  fajniliar  spirit,  to 
enquire  of  it; 

1 1  And  enquired  not  of  the  Lord  : 
therefore  he  slew  him,  and  turned 
the  kingdom  unto  David  the  son 
of  Jesse. 

CHAPTER  IL 

1  David  l)y  a  general  consent  is  inade  king 
at  Hehi'on.  4  He  vyinneth  the,  castle  of 
Zion  from  the  Jehusites  hy  JoaV s  valour. 
10  A  catalogue  of  Jjarid's  might y  men. 

THEN  all  Israel  gathered  them- 
selves to  David  unto  Hebron, 
saying,  Behold,  we  are  thy  bone 
and  thy  flesh. 

2  And  moreover  in  time  past, 
even  when  Saul  was  king,  thou 
uxist  he  that  leddest  out  and 
broughtest  in  Israel :  and  the  Lord 
thy  God  said  unto  thee.  Thou  shalt 
'  feg'*!  iiiy  people  Israel,  and  thou 
shalt  be  ruler  over  my  people  Israel. 

3  Therefore  came  all  the  elders 
of  Israel  to  the  king  to  Hebron; 
and  David  made  a  covenant  with 
them  in  Hebron  before  the  Lord  ; 
and  they  anointed  David  king  over 
Israel,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord  by  Samuel. 

4  51  And  David  and  all  Israel 
went  to  Jerusalem,  which  in  Jebus  ; 
where  the  Jebusites  loere,  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land. 

5  And  the  inhabitants  of  .Tebus 
said  to  David,  Thou  shalt  not  coiiio 
hither.  Nevei-thcless  David  took 
tlie  "castle  of  Zion,  wliich  is  tlie 
city  of  David. 

6  And  David  said,  Whosoevei- 
smiteth  the  Jel)usites  first  shall  Ix' 
chief  and  captain.    So  Joab  the  son 


of  Zeruiah  went  first  up,  and  was 
chief. 
7  And  David  dwelt  in  the  "castle; 


therefore  they  called  it  the  city  of 
David. 

8  And  he  built  the  city  round 
about,  even  from  Millo  round 
about :  and  Joab  repaired  the  rest 
of  the  city. 

9  So  David  waxed  greater  and 
greater  :  for  the  Lord  of  hosts  ^vas 
with  him. 

10  II  These  also  are  the  chief  of 
the  mighty  men  whom  David  had, 
who  '^strengthened  themselves  with 
him  in  his  kingdom,  and  with  all 
Israel,  to  make  him  king,  according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord  concerning 
Israel. 

11  And  this  is  the  number  of  the 
mighty  men  whom  David  had  ;  Ja- 
shobeam,  an  Hachmonite,  the  chief 
of  the  °  captains  :  he  lifted  up  his 
spear  against  three  hundred  slain 
hy  him.  at  one  time. 

1 2  And  after  him  v>as  Eleazar  the 
son  of  Dodo,  the  Ahohite,  who  ivas 
one  of  the  three  ''  mighties. 

13  He  was  with  David  at  t  Pas- 
dammim,  and  there  the  Philistines 
were  gathered  together  to  battle, 
where  was  a  parcel  of  ground  full 
of  barley  ;  and  the  people  fled  from 
before  the  Philistines. 

11  And  they  set  themselves  in  the 
midst  of  that  jjarcel,  and  delivered 
it,  and  slew  the  Philistines ;  and 
the  Lord  saved  them  by  a  great 
deliverance. 

15  ^  Now  three  of  the  thirty 
'^captains  went  down  to  the  rock 
to  David,  into  tlie  cave  of  Adul- 
1am  ;  and  the  host  of  the  Philistines 
encamped  in  the  valley  of  Iiei)haim. 

16  And  David  y("c<.s"  then  in  the 
'^hold,  and  the  Philistines'  garrison 
was  then  at  P)eth-leliem. 

17  And  David  longed,  and  said, 
Oh  that  one  would  give  me  drink 
of  the  water  of  the  well  of  Beth- 
lehem, that  is  at  the  gate  ! 

18  And  the  three  brake  through 
the  host  of  the  Philistines,  and 
drew  water  out  of  the  well  of  Beth- 
lehem, that  ioas  by  the  gate,  and 
took  it,  and  brought  it  to  David  : 
but  David  would  not  drink  of  it, 
but  poured  it  out  to  the  Lord, 

19  And  said.  My  (Jod  forliid  it 
me,  that  T  sliould  do  this  thing: 
shall  I  drink  th(^  blood  of  these 
men  that  have  put  tlieir  lives  in 
,i(N)pardy  1  for  with  the  jcoixtrdu  of 
tlieir  lives  they  brought  it.  There- 
fore he  would  not  (h'ink  it.  These 
things  did  these  three  ''  miglitiest. 


Or, 


40? 


t  In  1  Sam.  xvii.  1,  Ephes-dammim. 


3  stroni 
hold ; 


4  held 

strongly 


thirty : 


«  mighty 
men. 


chiefs 


'^  stront; 
hold, 


s  mighty 
men. 


David'' s  mighty  men. 


1.  CHRONICLES,  12. 


His  followers  at  Ziklag. 


20  ^  And  Abishai  the  brother  of 
Joab,  he  was  chief  of  tlie  three  :  for 
lifting  up  his  spear  against  three 
hundred,  he  slew  them,  and  had  a 
name  among  the  three. 

21  Of  the  three,  he  was  more 
honourable  than  the  two  ;  for  he 
was  their  captain  :  how  belt  he  at- 
tained not  to  the  first  three. 

22  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada, 
the  son  of  a  valiant  man  of  Kab- 
zeel,  who  had  done  many  acts  ;  he 
slew  two  '  lionlike  men  of  Moab  : 
also  he  ^yent  tlown  and  slew  a  lion 
in  a  pit  in  -^  a  snowy  day. 

23  And  he  slew  an  Egyptian,  a 
man  of  (jreat  stature,  five  cubits 
high;  and  in  the  Egyptian's  hand 
ivas  a  spear  like  a  weaver's  beam  ; 
and  he  went  down  to  him  with  a 
staff,  and  plucked  the  spear  out  of 
the  Egyptian's  hand,  and  slew  him 
with  his  own  spear. 

24  T^heiie  tliings  did  Benaiah  the 
son  of  Jehoiada,  and  had  ^  the  name 
among  the  three  ■*  mighties. 

25  Behold,  he  was  honourable 
among  the  thirty,  but  attained  not 
to  the  first  three :  and  David  set 
him  over  his  guard. 

26  H  Also  the  valiant  men  of  the 
armies  were,  Asahel  the  brother  of 
Joab,  Elhanan  the  son  of  Dodo  of 
Beth-lehem, 

27  tShammoth  the  Harorite,  He- 
lez  the  Pelonite, 

28  Ira  the  son  of  Ikkesh  the 
Tekoite,   MA-ez/av    the    Antothite, 

29  Sibbecai  the  Hushathite,  Ilai 
the  Ahohite, 

30  ^laharai  the  Netophathite, 
Heled  the  son  of  Baanah  the  Ne- 
toijhathite, 

3 1  Ithai  the  son  of  Bibai  of  Gi- 
Ijeali,  tJiat  pertai ned  to  the  children 
of  Benjamin,  Benaiah  the  i'ira- 
thonit(% 

32  Hurai  of  the  brooks  of  Gaash, 
Abiel  the  Arbathit(!, 

33  Azmaveth  the  Baharumite, 
Eliahba  tin;  Shaalbonite, 

31  The  sons  of  Hashem  the 
Oizonite,  Jonathan  the  son  of 
tShage  the    llararite, 

.3.5  Ahiaiii  the  son  of  Sacar  the 
Hararite,  Eliphal  the  son  of  Ur, 

30  Heph(»r  tlu;  Mecherathite, 
Ahijah  the  I'elonite, 

37  Hezio  the  Carmelite,  Naarai 
the  sf)n  of  J^zbai, 

38  .Joel  the  brother  of  Nathan, 
Mibhar  the  son  of  Haggeri, 

3!)  Zelek  the  Anmionite.  Naharai 
the  Herotliite,  the  arinourbearer  of 
Joab  the  son  of  Zcruiah, 

40  Ira  the  Ithrite,(!arel)  the  Tth- 
rite, 

41  TTriah  the  llittite,  Zabad  Ihe 
sou  of  Ahlai, 


42  Aclina  the  son  of  8hiza  the 
Reubenite,  a  captain  of  the  Reu- 
benites,  and  thirty  with  him, 

43  Hanan  the  son  of  Maachah, 
and  Joshaphat  the  Mithnite, 

44  Uzzia  the  Ashterathite,8hama 
and  Jehiel  the  sons  of  Hothan  the 
Aroerite, 

4.5  Jediael  the  son  of  Shimri,  and 
Joha  his  brother,  the  Tizite, 

46  Eliel  the  Mahavite,  and  Jeri- 
bai,  and  JoshaA'iali,  the  sons  of 
Elnaam,  and  Ithmah  the  ^Vloabite, 

47  Eliel,  and  Obed,  and  J  asiel  the 
Mesobaite. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1   The   companies   that  came  to   David    at 
Zi/chig.    23  The  aritiieii  that  came  to  him 

(it  Hi'bron. 

IVTOW  these  are  they  that  came 
±\  to  David  to  Ziklag,  while  he 
yet  kept  himself  close  because  of 
Saul  the  son  of  Kish  :  and  they  ivere 
among  the  mighty  men,  ''  helpers 
of  the  war. 


2  They  were  armed  with  bows, 
and  could  use  both  the  right  hand 
and  the  left  in  hur/i)i.(/  stones  and 
shooting  arrows  out  of  a  bow,  even 
of  Saul's  brethren  of  Benjamin. 

3  The  chief  ivas  Ahiezer.  then 
.Joash,  the  sons  of  Shemaah  the 
Gibeathite  ;  and  Jeziel,  and  Pelet, 
the  sons  of  Azmaveth  ;  and  Bera- 
chah,  and  Jehu  the  Antothite, 

4  And  Ismaiah  the  Gibeonite, 
a  mighty  man  among  the  thirty, 
and  over  the  thirty;  and  Jeremiah, 
and  .Jahaziel,  and  .fohanan,  and 
-Josabad  the  Gederathit(\ 

5  Eluzai,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Bea- 
liah,  and  Shemariah,  and  Shepha- 
tiah  the  Haruphite, 

6  Elkanah,  and  Jesiah,  and  Aza- 
reel,  and  Joezer,  and  Jashobeam, 
the  Korhites, 

7  And  .Joelali,  and  Ze])adiah,  the 
sons  of  .leroham  of  Gedor. 

8  And  of  tlie  (Jadites  there  se- 
pai'atcd  themselves  unto  David 
into  the!  "  hold  to  the  wildernc'ss 
men  of  might,  din/  men  of  war./// 
for  tli(!  battJe,  that  could  handle 
shield  and  "  buckler  whose  faces 
mere  like  the  faces  of  lions,  and  irere 
as  swift  as  the  roes  upon  tlie  moun- 
tains ; 

9  l<>.er^the  first,  pi)afliah  the 
second,   Kliab  tlu^  third. 

I  0  MishuKMinah  the  fourth,  .lere 
miah  the  fifth, 

1  1  Altai  th(>  sixth.  I'.Iiel  the 
sev(>nth, 

12  -lohanan  the  eiglith,  Elzabad 
the  ninth, 

13  .leremiah  the  tentli,  Machba- 
nai  the  eleven  tli. 

14  Tlie.se    loerr    of    the    sons    of 


5  his  helpei\s 
iu  war. 


''  siroiiq 
liolil  ill 


spt'iir, 


408 


The  men  of  war  that 


1.  CHRONICLES,  12. 


came  to  David. 


Gad,  captains  of  the  host :  one  of 
the  least  ftMis  over  an  liun(h'ed,  and 
tlie  greatest  over  a  thousand.. 

1 5  These  are  they  that  went  over 
Jordan  in  the  first  month,  when  it 
had  overflown  all  his  banks  ;  and 
they  put  to  Might  all  fheui  of  the 
valleys,  /joth  toward  the  east,  and 
toward  the  west. 

16  And  there  came  of  the  child- 
ren of  Benjamin  and  Judah  to  the 
'hold  unto  David. 

1 7  And  David  went  out  to  meet 
them,  and  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  If  ye  be  come  peaceably  unto 
me  to  help  me,  mine  heart  shall  be 
knit  unto  you  :  but  if  ye  pe  come  to 
betray  me  to  mine  enemies,  seeing 
there  is  no  wrong  in  mine  hands, 
the  God  of  our  fathers  look  thereon, 
and  rebuke  it. 

IS  Then  the  spirit  came  upon 
Amasai,  who  was  chief  of  the 
-captains,  ami  he  said,  Thine  a7-e 
we,  David,  and  on  thy  side,  thou 
son  of  Jesse  :  peace,  peace  he  unto 
thee,  and  peace  Oe  to  thine  helpers  ; 
for  thy  God  helpeth  thee.  Then 
David  received  them,  and  made 
them  captains  of  the  band. 

1 9  And  there  fell  some  of  Manas- 
seh  to  David,  when  he  came  with 
the  Philistines  against  Saul  to 
battle  :  but  they  helped  them  not : 
for  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
upon  advisement  sent  him  away, 
saying.  He  will  fall  to  his  master 
Saul  to  the  jeopardy  of  our  heads. 

20  As  he  went  to  Ziklag,  there 
fell  to  him  of  Manasseh,  Adnah, 
and  Jozabad,  and  Jediael,  and 
Michael,  and  Jozabad,  and  Eliliu, 
and  Zilthai,  captains  of  the  thou- 
sands that  loere  of  Manasseh. 

21  And  they  helped  David 
against  the  band  of  the  rovers  :  for 
they  were  all  mighty  men  of  valour, 
and  were  captains  in  the  host. 

22  For  at  that  time  day  by  day 
there  came  to  David  to  help  him, 
until  it  was  a  great  host,  like  the 
host  of  God. 

23  H  And  these  are  the  numbers 
of  tlie  bands  that  were  ready  armed 
to  the  war,  and  came  to  David  to 
Hebron,  to  turn  the  kingdom  of 
Saul  to  him,  according  to  the  word 
of  the  LoKD. 

24  The  children  of  Judah  that 
bare  shield  and  spear  were  six  thou- 
sand and  eight  hundred,  ready 
armed  to  the  war. 

2-5  Of  the  childi'en  of  Simeon, 
mighty  men  of  valour  for  the  war-, 
seven  thousand  and  (me  hundred. 

26  Of  the  childien  of  Levi  four 
thousand  and  six  hundi-ed. 


27  And  Jehoiada  was  the  leader 
of  the  Aaronites,  and  with  him 
v<ere  three  thousand  and  seven 
hundred  ; 

28  And  Zadok,  a  young  man 
mighty  of  valour,  and  of  his  father's 
house  twenty  and  two  captains. 

29  And  the  children  of  Benjamin, 
the  kindred  of  Saul,  three  thou- 
sand :  for  hitherto  the  greatest 
part  of  them  had  kept  the  ward  of 
the  house  of  Saul. 

30  And  of  the  children  of 
Ephraim  twenty  thousand  and 
eight  hundred,  mighty  men  of  va- 
lour, famous  throughout  "the  house 
of  their  fathers. 


*  Or, 


31  And  of  the  half  tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh eighteen  thousand,  which 
were  expressed  by  name,  to  come 
and  make  David  king. 

32  And  of  the  children  of  Issa- 
char,  irhich  were  men  that  had 
understanding  of  the  times,  to 
know  what  Israel  ought  to  do  ;  the 
heads  of  them  were  two  hundred  ; 
and  all  their  brethren  ^vere  at  their 
commandment. 

33  Of  Zebulun,  such  as  went 
forth  to  battle,  expert  in  war,  with 
all  instruments  of  war,  fifty  thou- 
sand, which  could  keep  rank  :  they 
■were  not  of  double  heart. 

34  And  of  Naphtali  a  thousand 
captains,  and  witn  them  with  shield 
and  spear  thirty  and  seven  thou- 
sand. 

35  And  of  the  Danites  expert  in 
war  twenty  and  eight  thousand 
and  six  hundred. 

36  And  of  Asher,  such  as  went 
forth  to  battle,  expert  in  war,  forty 
thousand. 

37  And  on  the  other  side  of  Jor- 
dan, of  the  Reubenites,  and  the 
Gadites,  and  of  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh,  with  all  manner  of  in- 
struments of  war  for  the  battle,  an 
hundred  and  twenty  thousand. 

38  All  these  men  of  war,  that 
could  keep  rank,  came  with  a  per- 
fect heart  to  Hebron,  to  make 
Davifl  king  over  all  Israel :  and  all 
the  rest  also  of  Israel  were  of  one 
heart  to  make  David  king. 

39  And  there  they  were  with 
David  three  days,  eating  and  drink- 
ing :  ioY  their  brethren  had  pre- 
pared for  them. 

40  Moreover  they  that  were  nigh 
them,  ei'en  unto  Issachar  and  Zel)u- 
lun  and  Naphtali,  bi'ought  bread 
on  asses,  and  on  camels,  and  on 
mules,  and  on  oxen,  ^and.  meat- 
meal,  cakes  of  figs,  and  bunches  of 
raisins,  and  wine,  and  oil,  and  oxen, 
and  sheep  abundantly :  for  there 
was  joy  in  Israel. 


3  their 

iathers' 

bouses. 


■i  victual  of 
meal, 


409 


Uzza  is  smitten. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  14.    David  vanquisheth  the  Philistines. 


CHAPTER  13. 

1  David  fetcheth  the  ark  with  great  solem- 
nity from  Kirjath-jearim.  9  Usza  heinij 
umitten,  the  ark  is  left  at  the  house  xf  Ohed- 
eilom. 

AND  David  consulted  with  the 
captains    of    thousands    and 
hundreds,  and  with  every  leader. 

2  And  David  said  unto  all  the 
congregation  of  Israel,  If  it  seem 
good  unto  you,  and  that  it  he  of  the 
Lord  our  God,  let  us  send  abroad 
unto  our  brethren  every  where,  that 
are  left  in  all  the  land  of  Israel,  and 
with  them  also  to  the  priests  and 
Levites  which  are  in  their  cities  and 
'  suburbs,  that  they  may  gather 
themselves  unto  us : 

3  And  let  us  bring  again  the  ark 
of  our  God  to  us :  for  we  enquired 
not  at  it  in  the  days  of  Saul. 

4  And  all  the  congregation  said 
that  they  would  do  so :  for  the 
tiling  was  right  in  the  eyes  of  all 
the  people. 

5  So  David  gathered  all  Israel 
together,  from  -  Shihor  of  Egypt 
even  unto  the  ^  entering  of  Hemath, 
to  bring  the  ark  of  God  from  Kir- 
jath-jearim. 

6  And  David  went  up,  and  all  Is- 
rael, to  Baalah,  that  is,  to  Kirjath- 
jearim,  which  belonged  to  Judab,  to 
bring  up  thence  the  ark  of  God  the 
Lord,  that  dwelleth  between  the 
^cherubims,  whose  name  is  called 
on  it. 

7  And  they  carried  the  ark  of 
God  in  a  new  cart  out  of  the  bouse 
of  Al)inadab :  and  Uzza  and  Ahio 
drave  the  cart. 

8  And  David  and  all  Israel 
played  before  God  with  all  their 
might,  and  with  singing,  and  with 
harps,  and  with  psalterieSjand  with 
timbrels,  and  with  cymbals,  and 
with  trumpets. 

9  %  And  wben  they  came  unto 
the  tbi-eshingfloor  of  *  C'hidon, 
Uzza  put  forth  his  hand  to  hold  tbe 
ark  ;  tor  the  oxen  stuml)lefl. 

10  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  Uzza,  and  \\v. 
smote  him,  because  he  put  his  band 
to  tlie  ark :  and  there  he  died  before 
God. 

1 1  And  David  was  displeaserl,  be- 
cause the  Lord  bad  mad(>  a  brcacli 
upon  Uzza:  wherefore  tliat  ))lac(^ 
is  called  t  Perez-uzza  to  tliis  day. 

1-i  And  David  was  afraid  of  God 
tbat  day,  saying.  How  sball  I  l>ring 
the  ark  of  God  lioine  to  me? 

13  So  I  )avi(l  brouglit  not  the  ark 
home  to  bimsclf  to  tbe  city  of  I  )avid, 
but  cai'ri(Hl  it  aside  into  the  bouse 
of  Obed-edom  tbe  Gittite. 


*  Called  Nufhon,  2  Saw.  vi.  li. 
t  That  is,  Tbe  breach  of  Uzza. 


14  And  the  ark  of  God  remained 
with  the  family  of  Obed-edom  in 
his  house  three  months.  And  the 
Lord  blessed  the  house  of  Obed- 
edom,  and  all  that  he  had. 

CHAPTER  14. 

1  Ifiraiii's  kindness  to  David.  2  David's 
felicity  in  people,  wives,  and  children.  8 
Ilis  two  victories  against  the  Philistines. 

IVrOW  Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent 
-Ll  messengers  to  David,  and  tim- 
ber of  cedars,  with  masons  and  car- 
penters, to  build  him  an  house. 

2  And  David  perceived  that  the 
Lord  had  confirmed  him  king  over 
Israel,  for  his  kingdom  was  lifted 
up  on  high,  because  of  his  people 
Israel. 

3  51  And  David  took  more  wives 
at  Jerusalem :  and  David  begat 
more  sons  and  daughters. 

4  Now  these  are  the  names  of 
his  children  which  he  had  in  Jeru- 
salem; Shammua,  and  Shobab, 
Nathan,  and  Solomon, 

5  And  Ibhar,  and  Elishua,  and 
Elpalet, 

6  And  Nogah,  and  Nepheg,  and 
Japhia, 

7  And  Elishama,  and  Beeliada, 
and  Eliphalet. 

8  51  And  when  the  Philistines 
heard  that  David  was  anointed 
king  over  all  Israel,  all  the  Philis- 
tines went  up  to  seek  David.  And 
David  heard  of  it,  and  went  out 
against  them. 

9  And  the  Philistines  came  and 
spread  themselves  in  the  valley 
of  Rephaim. 

10  And  David  enquired  of  God, 
saying.  Shall  1  go  up  against  the 
Philistines  1  and  wilt  thou  deliver 
them  into  mine  hand  ?  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  him.  Go  up ;  for  1 
will  deliver  them  into  tliine  hand. 

1 1  So  they  came  up  to  Paal-pera- 
zim ;  and  David  smote  them  tliere. 
Then  David  said,  (tckI  hath  brokc^n 
in  u])on  mine  enemies  l)y  mine 
band  like  the  breaking  forth  of 
waters:  tberefoi'e  they  called  tlie 
name  of  tbat  i)lac(^  }  ijaal-pcrazini. 

12  And  when  they  had  left  their 
gods  tber'e,  David  gave  a  command- 
ment, and  they  were  burned  with 
lire. 

13  And  the  Philistines  yet  again 
spread  themselves  abroad  in  the 
valley. 

14  I'herefore  David  enfniired 
again  of  (Jod  ;  and  (Jod  said  unto 
him,  Go  not  w\)  after  them  ;  turn 
away  from  them,  and  come  ui)<)ii 
them  over  against  the  mulberry 
trees. 

15  And  it  shall  be,  when  thou 


X  That  is,  Tbe  place  of  breakiugs  fortb. 


410 


The  ark  brought  from 


I.  CHRONICLES,  15. 


the  house  of  Obed-edom. 


shalt  hear  a  sound  of  ^  going  in 
the  tops  of  the  mulberry  trees, 
that  then  thou  shalt  go  out  to 
battle  :  for  God  is  gone  forth  be- 
fore thee  to  smite  the  liost  of  the 
Philistines. 

16  David  therefore  did  as  God 
commanded  him :  and  they  smote 
the  host  of  the  Philistines  from 
*  Gibeon  even  to  '^  Gazer. 

1 7  And  the  fame  of  J  )avid  went 
out  into  all  lands  ;  and  the  Lord 
brought  the  fear  of  him  upon  all 
nations. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1  Darid,  /idviiiy  prepared  a  phice  far  the 
(irk,  orderelh,  the  priests  and  Lei'ites  to 
bring  it frimi  (ihed-eduin.  25  He  perforiii- 
elh  the,  so/eiiniiti/  thereof  icith  great  joy. 
29  3Iichal  denpifieth  hiin. 

AND  David  made  him  houses  in 
the  city  of  David,  and  pre- 
pared a  i)lace  for  tlie  ark  of  God, 
and  pitched  for  it  a  tent. 

2  Then  David  said,  None  ought 
to  carry  the  ark  of  God  but  the 
Levites :  for  them  hath  the  Lord 
chosen  to  carry  the  ark  of  God, 
and  to  minister  unto  him  for  ever. 

3  And  David  gathered  all  Israel 
together  to  Jerusalem,  to  bring  up 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  unto  his  place, 
which  he  had  prepared  for  it. 

4  And  David  assembled  the  child- 
ren of  Aaron,  and  the  Levites : 

5  Of  the  sons  of  Kohath  ;  Uriel 
the  chief,  and  his  brethren  an  hun- 
dred and  twenty  : 

6  Of  the  sons  of  Merari ;  Asaiah 
the  chief,  and  his  brethren  two 
hundred  and  twenty  : 

7  Of  the  sons  of  Gershom ;  Joel 
the  chief,  and  his  brethren  an  hun- 
dred and  thirty  : 

8  Of  the  sons  of  Elizaphan ;  She- 
maiah  the  chief,  and  his  brethren 
two  hundred : 

9  Of  the  sons  of  Hebron ;  Eliel 
the  chief,  and  his  brethren  four- 
score : 

10  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel;  Am- 
minadab  the  chief,  and  his  brethren 
an  hundi'ed  and  twelve. 

1 1  And  David  called  for  Zadok 
and  Abiathar  the  priests,  and  for 
the  Levites,  for  Uriel,  Asaiah,  and 
Joel,  Shemaiah,  and  Eliel,  and  Am- 
minadab, 

12  And  said  unto  them,  Ye  are 
the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  the  Le- 
vites :  sanctif.v  yourselves,  both  ye 
and  your  brethren,  that  ye  may 
bi'ing  up  the  ark  of  ■'  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  unto  the  2'>hiir  that  1  have 
preparecl  for  it. 

13  For  because  ye  did  it  not  at 
the  first,  the  Lord  our  God  made 


*  III  2  Sam.  V.  25,  Geba. 


a  breach  upon  us,  for  that  we 
sought  him  not  after  the  flue  order. 
II  So  the  priests  and  the  Levites 
sanctified  themselves  to  bring  up 
the  ark  of  ^  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

15  And  the  children  of  the  Le- 
vites bare  the  ark  of  God  upon 
their  shoulders  with  the  staves 
thereon,  as  ^Nloses  commanded  ac- 
coi'ding  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

1 6  And  David  spake  to  the  chief 
of  the  Levites  to  appoint  their 
brethi-en  to  tje  the  singers  with  in- 
struments of  musick,  psalteries 
and  harps  and  cymbals,  ''sounding, 
by  lifting  \i\)  the  voice  witli  joy. 

17  So  the  Levites  appointed 
Heman  the  son  of  Joel ;  and  of 
his  brethren,  Asaph  the  son  of 
Berechiah  ;  and  of  the  sons  of  Me- 
rari^ their  brethren,  Ethan  the  son 
of  Kushaiah  ; 

18  And  with  them  their  brethren 
of  the  second  degree,  Zechariah, 
Ben,  and  Jaaziel,  and  Shemira- 
moth,  and  Jehiel,  and  Unni,  Eliab, 
and  Benaiah,  and  Maaseiali,  and 
Mattithiah,  and  Elipheleh,  and 
Mikneiah,  and  Obed-edom,  and 
Jeiel,  the  ®  porters. 

1 9  So  the  singers,  Heman,  Asaph, 
and  Ethan,  were  ajJiminted  to  sound 
with  cymbals  of  brass  ; 

20  And  Zechariah,  and  Aziel, 
and  Shemiramoth,  and  Jehiel,  and 
Unni,  and  Eliab,  and  Maaseiah, 
and  Benaiah,  with  psalteries  ^on 
Alamoth  ; 

2 1  And  Mattithiah,  and  Eliphe- 
leh, and  jVIikneiah,  and  Obed-edom, 
and  Jeiel,  and  Azaziah,  with  harps 
''on  the  Sheminith  to  *  excel. 

22  And  Chenaniah,  chief  of  the 
Levites,  ^iran  for  song :  he  in- 
structed about  the  ^^  song,  because 
he  tvas  skilful. 

23  And  Berechiah  and  Elkanah 
■ivere  doorkeepers  for  the  ark. 

21  And  Shebaniah,  and  Jehosha- 
phat,  and  Nethaneel,  and  Amasai, 
and  Zechariah,  and  Benaiah,  and 
Eliezer,  the  priests,  did  blow  with 
the  trumpets  before  the  ark  of 
God  :  and  Obed-edom  and  Jehiah 
were  doorkeepers  for  the  ark. 

25  ^  So  David,  and  the  elders  of 
Israel,  and  the  captains  over  tliou- 
sands,  went  to  bring  up  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  <)ut  of 
the  house  of  Obed-edom  with  joy. 

26  And  it  came  to  jiass,  when 
God  helped  the  Levites  that  bare 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  that  they  oflered  seven  bul- 
locks and  seven  rams. 

27  And  l)avid  ?w/s  clothed  with 
a  robe  of  fine  linen,  and  all  tlie 
Levites  that  bare  the  ark,  and  the 


*  the  Lord, 
the  (iod 


•'■'  sounding 
aloud  and 
lifting  up 


^  door- 
keepers. 


set  to 


8  lead. 
^  for  carry- 
ing of  the 
ark: 

If*  carrying 
of  the  ark, 


411 


The  arJc  at  Zion. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  16. 


David's  thanksgiving. 


singers,  and  Chenaniali  the  master 
of  the  ^ song  with  the  singers: 
David  also  /uul  upon  him  an  ephod 
of  Hnen. 

28  Thus  all  Israel  brought  up 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  with  shouting,  and  with 
sound  of  the  cornet,  and  with 
trumpets,  and  with  cymbals,  mak- 
ing a  noise  with  psalteries  and 
harps. 

29  fl  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
came  to  the  city  of  David,  that 
Michal  the  daughter  of  Saul  look- 
ing out  at  a  window  saw  king 
David  dancing  and  playing  :  and 
she  despised  him  in  -ner  heart. 

CHAPTER  16. 

1  D<ttii(l''sfiidivals(ic)'ifiti6.  4  lleorderetha 
choir  1i>  i^iiKj  1Ji(tnksgivi»fi.  7  TJie,  p.Hdlin 
of  t/i(ni/,.sij/' rhiy.  <i1  He  uppoinielh  ■min- 
isters^ jiiohrK,  priests,  and  musiciaiiH, 
to  attend  continuai.li/  on  tlie  nrk. 

SO  they  '^brought  the  ark  of 
God,  and  set  it  in  the  midst  of 
the  tent  that  David  had  pitched 
for  it :  and  they  offered  burnt 
sacrifices  and  peace  offerings  before 
God. 

2  And  when  David  had  made  an 
end  of  offering  the  burnt  offerings 
and  the  peace  offerings,  he  blessed 
the  people  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

3  And  he  dealt  to  every  one  of 
Israel,  Vjoth  man  and  woman,  to 
every  one  a  loaf  of  bread,  and  a 
good  piece  of  llesh,  and  a  ^  flagon 
of  mine. 


I  II  And  he  appointed  certain  of 
the  Levites  to  minister  befoi'e  the 
ark  of  the  Lord,  and  to  record,  and 
to  thank  and  praise  ^  the  r^oni)  (iod 
of  Israel : 

5  Asaph  the  chief,  and  next  to 
him  Zechariah,  Jeiel,  and  Shemira- 
moth,  and  Jehiel,  and  Mattithiah, 
and  Kliali,  and  Benaiah,  and  Obed- 
edom :  and  .Jeiel  with  i)salteries 
and  with  hai-i)s ;  but  Asaph  made 
a  sound  with  cymbals ; 

G  I'enaiah  also  and  .lahaxiel  the 
i)ri(vsts  with  trumix'ts  continually 
t)efore  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
(;()d. 

7  If  Then  on  that  day  David  de- 
li ver(!d  first  thin  2iKa/m  to  thank  the 
Ijori)  into  the  hand  of  Asaph  and 
his  brethren. 

8  Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 
call  upon  his  name,  make  known 
his  deeds  among  the  "'people^ 

9  Sing  unto  him,  snig  psalms 
unto  him,  talk  ye  of  all  liis  won- 
(li'oiis  woi'ks. 

10  (ilory  ye  in  his  holy  name: 
let  the  h(!art  of  them  I'ejoice  that 
seek  the  Lord. 


1 1  Seek  the  Lord  and  his 
strength,  seek  his  face  continually. 

12  Remember  his  marvellous 
works  that  he  hath  done,  his  won- 
ders, and  the  judgments  of  his 
mouth ; 

1 3  O  ye  seed  of  Israel  his  servant, 
ye  children  of  Jacob,  his  chosen 
ones. 

14  He  is  the  Lord  our  God  ;  his 
judgments  are  in  all  the  earth. 

15  Be  ye  mindful  always  of  his 
covenant ;  the  word  tvhich  he  com- 
manded to  a  thousand  generations ; 

1 6  Even  of  the  covenant  which  he 
made  with  Abraham,  and  of  his 
oath  unto  Isaac  ; 

17  And  hath  confirmed  the  same 
to  Jacob  for  a  law,  and  to  Israel  for 
an  everlasting  covenant, 

18  Saying,  Unto  thee  will  I  give 
the  land  of  Canaan,  the  lot  of  your 
inheritance ; 

19  When  ye  were  but  few,  even 
a  few,  and  strangers  in  it. 

20  And  u'lien  they  ®  went  from 
nation  to  nation,  and  from  one 
kingdom  to  another  people ; 

2 1  He  suffered  no  man  to  do  them 
wrong  :  yea,  he  reproved  kings  for 
their  sakes, 

22  Saying,  Touch  not  mine  ''  an- 
ointed,  and  do    my    prophets    no 


harm. 

23  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  all  the 
earth  ;  shew  forth  from  day  to  day 
his  salvation. 

24  Declare  his  glory  among  the 
heathen ;  his  marvellous  works 
among  all  nations. 

25  For  great  is^  the  Lord,  and 
greatly  to  be  praised :  he  also  is 
to  be  feared  above  all  gods. 

26  For  all  the  gods  of  the '^people 
are  "idols  :  but  the  Lord  made  the 
heavens. 

27  Glory  and  honour  are  in  his 
presence;  strength  and  gladness 
are  in  his  place. 

28  Give  unto  the  Lord,  ye  kin- 
dreds of  the  "'people,  give  unto 
the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 

29  rjive  unto  the  Lord  the  glory 
diw.  unto  his  name  :  bring  an  offer- 
ing, and  come  before  him:  worshii) 
theLouJ)  in  "the  beauty  of  holiness. 

30  Fear  before  him, all  the  earth: 
the  world  also  '-sluill  Ix^  stal)]e.  that 
it  '•'  be  not  moved. 

31  Ijct  the  heavens  be  glad,  and 
let  the  earth  i'ejoice:  and  let  inen 
say  among  the  nations,  The  JjORD 
reigiu^th. 

'•Vl  Let  th(>  sea  I'oar,  and  the  ful- 
ness thereof:  let.  the  fields  rejoice, 
and  all  that  is  therein. 

:5.3  Then  shall  the  trees  of  the 
wood  sing  out  at  the  presence  of 


•'  went  about 


"  anointed 
ones, 


'^  peoples 
0  things  of 
niuigiit: 


peoples, 


11  holy 
array. 

12  is" 

established, 
i'*  cannot  be 


412 


The  ministers  of  the  sanctuary.      I.  CHRONICLES,  17. 


God^s  promises  to  David. 


the  Lord,   because  he  cometh  to 
judge  the  earth. 

34  O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; 
foi-  he  is  good;  for  his  mercy  endur- 
eth  for  ever. 

35  And  say  ye,  Save  us,  O  God 
of  our  salvation,  and  gather  us 
together,  and  deliver  us  fi-om  the 
heathen,  that  we  may  give  thanks 
to  thy  holy  name,  and  glory  in  thy 
praise. 

36  Blessed  he  ^  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  for  ever  and  ever.  And  all 
the  people  said.  Amen,  and  praised 
the  Lord. 

37  H  So  he  left  there  before  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
Asaph  and  his  brethren,  to  minis- 
ter before  the  ark  continually,  as 
every  day's  work  required : 

38  And  01:)ed-edom  with  their 
brethren,  threescore  and  eight; 
Obed-edom  also  the  son  of  Jedu- 
thun  and  Hosah  to  be  ~  porters  : 

39  And  Zadok  the  priest,  and 
his  brethren  the  priests,  before  the 
tabernacle  of  the  Lord  in  the  high 
place  that  ivas  at  Gibeon, 

40  To  offer  burnt  offerings  unto 
the  IjORD  upon  the  altar  of  the 
burnt  offering  continually  morn- 
ing and  evening,  and  to  do  accord- 
ing to  all  that  is  written  in  the  law 
of  the  Lord,  which  he  commanded 
Israel ; 

41  And  with  them  Heman  and 
Jeduthun,  and  the  rest  that  were 
chosen,  who  were  expressed  by 
name,  to  give  thanks  to  the  Lord, 
because  his  mercy endureth  for  ever ; 

42  And  with  them  Heman  and 
Jeduthun  with  trumpets  and  cym- 
bals for  those  that  should  make  a 
sound,  and  with  ^musical  instru- 
ments of  God.  And  the  sons  of 
Jeduthun  icere  ^ porters. 

43  And  all  the  people  departed 
every  man  to  his  house :  and  David 
returned  to  bless  his  house. 


CHAPTER  17. 


NOW  it  came  to  pass,  as  David 
''  sat  in  his  house,  that  David 
said  to  Nathan  the  pi'ophet,  Lo,  I 
dwell  in  an  house  of  "  cedars,  but 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  i-miaiv/'th  under  curtains. 

2  Then  Nathan  said  unto  David, 
Do  all  that  is  in  thine  heart ;  foi' 
God  is  with  thee. 

3  H  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same 
night,  that  the  word  of  Gofl  came 
to  Nathan,  saying. 


4  Go  and  tell  David  my  servant, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Thou  shalt 
not  build  me  an  house  to  dwell  in  : 

5  For  I  have  not  dwelt  in  an 
house  since  the  day  that  I  brought 
vip  Israel  unto  this  day  ;  but  have 
gone  from  tent  to  tent,  and  from 
one  tabernacle  to  another. 

6  Wheresoever  I  have  walked 
with  all  Israel,  spake  I  a  word  to 
any  of  the  judges  of  Israel,  whom 
I  commanded  to  ^feed_  my  people, 
saying,  Why  have  ye  not  built  me 
an  house  of  "  cedars  1 

7  Now  therefore  thus  shalt  thou 
say  unto  my  servant  David,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  I  took  thee 
from  the  sheepcote,  even  from  fol- 
lowing the  sheep,  that  thou  should- 
est  be  ruler  over  my  people  Israel : 

8  And  I  have  been  with  thee 
whithersoever  thou  hast  walked, 
and  have  cut  off  all  thine  enemies 
from  before  thee,  and  have  made 
thee  a  name  like  the  name  of  the 
great  men  that  are  in  the  earth. 

9  Also  I  will  ordain  a  place  for 
my  people  Israel,  and  will  plant 
them,  and  they  shall  dwell  in  their 
place,  and  shall  be  moved  no  more  ; 
neither  shall  the  children  of  wick- 
edness waste  them  any  more,  as  at 
the  beginning, 

10  And  since  the  time  that  I 
commanded  judges  to  he  over  my 
people  Israel.  Moreover  I  will 
subdue  all  thine  enemies.  Fur- 
thermore I  tell  thee  that  the  Lord 
will  build  thee  an  house. 

11  ^  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  thy  days  be  expired  that  thou 
must  go  to  lie  with  thy  fathers,  tliat 
I  will  raise  up  thy  seed  after  thee, 
which  shall  be  of  thy  sons ;  and  I 
will  establish  his  kingdom. 

12  He  shall  build  me  an  house, 
and  I  will  stablish  his  throne  for 
ever. 

13  I  will  be  his  father,  and  he 
shall  be  my  son  :  and  I  will  not 
take  my  mercy  away  from  him, 
as  I  took  it  from  him  that  was  be- 
fore thee  : 

14  But  I  will  settle  him  in  mine 
house  and  in  my  kingdom  for  ever: 
and  his  throne  shall  be  established 
for  evermore. 

1 5  According  to  all  these  words, 
and  according  to  all  this  vision,  so 
did  Nathan  speak  unto  David. 

10  II  And  David  the  king  came 
and  sat  before  the  Lord,  and  said, 
Who  am  I,  O  J^ori)  God,  and  what 
is  mine  house,  that  thou  hast 
l)rought  me   hitherto t 

17  And  yet  this  was  a  small  thing 
in  tliineeyes,  O  God  ;  for  thou  hast 
<tjs(>  spoken  of  tliy  servant's  house 
for  a  great  while  to  come,  and  hast 


•be 
shepherd  of 

8  cedar  ? 


413 


DavkVs  prayer. 


I.  CHKONICLES,  18. 


He  suhduetli  his  enemies. 


regarded  me  according  to  the  estate 
of  a  man  of  high  degree,  O  Lord 
God. 

1 8  What  can  David  s2oeak  more  to 
thee  for  the  honour  'of  thy  servant  ? 
for  thou  knowest  thy  servant. 

19  O  Lord,  for  thy  servant's 
sake,  and  according  to  thine  own 
heart,  hast  thou  done  all  this  great- 
ness, in  making  known  all  these 
great  things. 

20  O  Lord,  there  is  none  like  thee, 
neither  is  there  any  God  beside  thee, 
according  to  all  that  we  have  heard 
with  our  ears. 

21  And  what  one  nation  in  the 
earth  is  like  thy  people  Israel,  whom 
God  went  to  redeem  to  be  his  own 
people,  to  make  thee  a  name  "-^of 
greatness  and  terriljleness,  by  driv- 


ing out  nations  from  before  thy 
people,  whom  thou  hast  redeemed 
out  of  Egypt  1 

22  For  thy  people  Israel  didst 
thou  make  thine  own  people  for 
ever ;  and  thou.  Lord,  becamest 
their  God. 

23  Therefore  now.  Lord,  let  the 
thing  that  thou  hast  spoken  con- 
cerning thy  servant  and  concerning 
his  house  be  established  for  ever, 
and  do  as  thou  hast  said. 

24  Let  it  even  be  established, 
that  thy  name  may  be  magnified 
for  ever,  saying.  The  Lord  of  hosts 
is  the  God  of  Israel,  even  a  God  to  Is- 
rael :  and  let  the  house  of  David  thy 
servant  be  established  before  thee. 

2.5  For  thovi,  O  m.v  God,  hast  told 
thy  servant  that  thou  wilt  build 
him  an  house  :  therefore  thy  ser- 
vant hath  found  in  his  heart  to 
l^ray  before  thee. 

26  And  now,  Lord,  thou  art 
God,  and  hast  promised  this  good- 
ness unto  thy  servant : 

27  Now  therefore  "let  it  I'lease 
thee  to  bless  the  house  of  thy  ser- 
vant,  that  it  may  be  before  thee 
for  ever :  for  thou  ''blesscst.  O  Lord, 
and  it  shall  be  blessed  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  18. 

1  David  gubdueth  the  Phillxtinefi  and  the 
Moabites.  3  llexmlteth  Ilatlarezer  avdthe 
Syriana.  9  Tmi  si-ndeth  llndtirain  irith. 
jtremntft  to  hleKn  Darid.  11  The  prexeiifK 
and  the  spoil  Darid  dediraicth  to  dud. 
13  He  pntteih  gar/iaonn  in  Edom.  14  ]>a- 
fid's  officers. 

NOW  after  this  it  came  to  pass, 
that  David  siiiot*-  the  1 'hills- 
tines,  and  subdued  them,  and  took 
Gath  and  her  towns  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  Philistines. 

2  And  he  smote  Moab  ;  and  the 
Moabites  became  David's  servants, 
and  brought  gifts. 

3  II  And  David  smote  Hadarezer 


king  of  Zobah  ■'  unto  Hamath,  as 
he  went  to  stablish  his  dominion 
by  the  river  Euphrates. 

4  And  David  took  from  him  a 
thousand  chariots,  and  seven  thou- 
sand horsemen,  and  twenty  thou- 
sand footmen  :  David  also  houghed 
all  the  chariot  hoises,  but  reserved 
of  them  "an  hundred  chariots. 

5  And  when  the  ►Syrians  of  Da- 
mascus came  to  help  Hadarezer 
king  of  Zobah,  David  slew  of  the 
Syrians  two  and  twenty  thousand 
men. 

6  Then  David  put  garrisons^  in 
'  Syria-damascus ;  and  the  Syr- 
ians became  David's  servants,  and 
brought  gifts.  Thus  the  Lord  "pre- 
served    David    whithersoever    he 


went. 

7  And  David  took  the  shields  of 
gold  that  were  on  the  servants  of 
Hadarezer,  and  brought  them  to 
•lerusalem. 

8  Likewise  from  Tibhath,  and 
from  Chun,  cities  of  Hadarezer, 
brought  David  very  much  brass, 
wherewith  Solomon  made  the  bra- 
sen  sea,  and  the  pillars,  and  the 
vessels  of  brass. 

9  ^  Now  when  Tou  king  of  Ha- 
math heard  how  David  had  smitten 
all  the  host  of  Hadarezer  king  of 
Zobah  ; 

10  He  sent  Hadoram  his  son  to 
king  David,  to  enquire  of  his  wel- 
fare, and  to  congratulate  him, 
because  he  had  fought  against 
Hadarezer,  and  smitten  him  ;  (for 
Hadarezer  had  war  with  Tou  ;)  and 
with  him  all  manner  of  vessels  of 
gold  and  silver  and  brass. 

1 1  11  Them  also  king  David  dedi- 
cated unto  the  Lord,  with  the  sil- 
ver and  the  gold  that  he  brought 
from  all  these  nations  ;  from  Edom, 
and  from  Moab,  and  from  the 
children  of  Amnion,  and  from 
the  Philistines,  and  from  Amalek. 

12  Moreover  Abishai  the  son  of 
Zeruiah  slew  of  the  Kdoniites  in  the 
'•'  A-allcy  ()f  salt  eighteen  thousand. 

13  II  And  he  put  garrisons  in 
Edom  ;  and  all  the  Edomites  be- 
came David's  servants.  Thus  the 
Lord  **  pi'eservcd  David  whitherso- 
ever he  went. 

14  H  So  David  i'eign(>d  over  all 
Israel,  and  execute(l  judgment  and 
justice  among  all  his  pcoph'. 

IT)  And  .Toab  the  son  of  Zeruiah 
iras  over  the  host  ;  and  .Jehosha- 
phat  the  son  of  Aliilud,  recorder. 

10  And  Zadok  11h^  son  of  Ahitul), 
and  Al)inielech  the  son  of  Abiathar, 
H'e)r  the  priests  ;  and  Shavsha  was 
scril)(>  ; 

17  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Je- 


by 


6  for  an 
hundred 


"  Syria  of 
Damascus ; 

'^  gave 
victory  to 


9  Valley  of 
Salt 


414 


The  Ammonites'  outrage. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  19,  20. 


Their  overthrow. 


hoiada  was  over  the  Cherethites 
and  the  Pelethites  ;  and  the  sons 
of  David  tvere  chief  about  the  king. 

CHAPTER  19. 

1  DaviiVti  menfieiigefN,  f<e)it  to  fonifoyt  ILtiiuti 
the  t<iin<ifNah(tK'li,a)  e  ri//inion.sli/  enlrentid . 
0  Tlie  Aininonites,  .■ilreniithnncd  hi/ i/ie  Si/- 
■/■i(i>i.'<.  lU-c  orercciiii'  hij  Joah  and  Abis/i<ii. 
n;  S!i,,ji/i(ir/i,  iiKikiKg  a  new  supply  of  the 
Si/riiUhs,  /.s  .slidii  bij  David. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  after  this, 
that  Nahash  the  king  of  the 
chikh-en  of  Amnion  died,  and  his 
son  reigned  in  his  steacL 

2  And  David  said,  I  will  shew 
kindness  unto  Hanun  the  son  of 
Nahash,  because  his  father  shewed 
kindness  to  me.  And  David  sent 
messengers  to  comfort  him  con- 
cerning his  father.  So  the  ser- 
vants of  David  came  into  the  land 
of  the  children  of  Ammon  to  Ha- 
nun, to  comfort  him. 

3  But  the  princes  of  the  children 
of  Ammon  said  to  Hanun,  Thinkest 
thou  that  David  doth  honour  thy 
father,  that  he  hath  sent  comforters 
unto  thee?  ai-e  not  his  servants 
come  unto  thee  for  to  search,  and 
to  overthrow,  and  to  spy  out  the 
land  -? 

4  Wherefore  Hanun  took  David's 
servants,  and  shaved  them,  and 
cut  off  their  garments  in  the  midst 
hard  l)y  their  buttocks,  and  sent 
them  away. 

5  Then  there  went  certain,  and 
told  David  how  the  men  were 
served.  And  he  sent  to  meet  them : 
for  the  men  were  greatly  ashamed. 
And  the  king  said.  Tarry  at  Jericho 
until  your  beards  be  grown,  and 
then  return. 

6  II  And  when  the  children  of 
Ammon  saw  that  they  had  made 
themselves  odious  to  David,  Hanun 
and  the  children  of  Ammon  sent  a 
thousand  talents  of  silver  to  hire 
them  chariots  and  horsemen  out  of 
Mesopotamia,  and  out  of  Syria- 
maachah,  and  out  of  Zobah. 

7  So  they  hired  thirty  and  two 
thousand  chariots,  and  the  king 
of  Maachah  and  his  people  ;  who 
came  and  pitched  before  Medeba. 
And  the  children  of  Ammon  ga- 
thered themselves  together  from 
their  cities,  and  came  to  battle. 

8  And  when  David  heard  of  it. 
he  sent  Joab,  and  all  the  host  of 
the  mighty  men. 

9  And  the  children  of  Ammon 
came  out,  and  put  the  battle  in 
array  before  the  gate  of  the  city  : 
and  the  kings  that  were  come  were 
by  themselves  in  the  field. 

10  Now  when  Joab  saw  that  the 
battle  was  set  against  him  before 
and  behind,  he  chose  out  of  all  the 


choice  of  Israel,  and  put  them  in 
array  against  the  Syrians. 

1 1  And  the  rest  of  the  people  he 
delivered  unto  the  hand  of  Abishai 
his  brother,  anfl  they  set  themselves 
in  array  against  the  children  of 
Ammon. 

1 2  And  he  said.  If  the  Syrians  be 
too  strong  for  me,  then  thou  shalt 
help  me :  but  if  the  children  of  Am- 
nion be  too  strong  for  thee,  then  I 
will  help  thee. 

13  Be  of  good  courage,  and  let 
us  behave  oui-selves  valiantly  for 
our  people,  and  for  the  cities  of  our 
God  :  and  let  the  Lord  do  that 
which  is  good  in  his  sight. 

14  So  Joab  and  the  people  that 
were  with  him  drew  nigh  before  the 
Syrians  unto  the  battle;  and  they 
iled  before  him. 

1 5  And  when  the  children  of  Am- 
mon saw  that  the  Syrians  were 
fled,  they  likewise  fled  before  Abi- 
shai his  brother,  and  entered  into 
the  city.  Then  Joab  came  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

1 6  51  And  when  the  Syrians  saw 
that  they  were  put  to  the  worse 
before  Israel,  they  sent  messengers, 
and  drew  forth  the  Syrians  that 
were  beyond  the  ^  river :  and  Sho- 
phach  the  captain  of  the  host  of 
Hadarezer  went  before  them. 

17  And  it  was  told  David;  and 
he  gathered  all  Israel,  and  passed 
over  Jordan,  and  came  upon  them, 
and  set  tJie  battle  in  ai'ray  against 
them.  So  when  David  had  put  the 
battle  in  array  against  the  Syrians, 
they  fought  with  him. 

18  But  the  Syrians  fled  before  Is- 
rael ;  and  David  slew  of  the  Syrians 
seven  tliousand  men  whicJifmigJit  in 
chariots,  and  forty  thousand  foot- 
men, and  killed  Shophach  the  cap- 
tain of  the  host. 

19  And  when  the  servants  of 
Hadarezer  saw  that  they  were  put 
to  the  worse  before  Israel,  they 
made  peace  with  David,  and  be- 
came his  servants  :  neither  would 
the  Syrians  help  the  children  of 
Ammon  any  more. 

CHAPTER  20. 

1  Rahhah  is  he.ne(/ed  hy  Joah,  spoiled  iy 
David,  and  the  people  thereof  tortured.  4 
Three  giants  are  slain  in  three  several 
orerthrotes  of  the  Philistines. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  after 
the  year  was  exi^ired,  at  the 
time  that  kings  go  out  to  l/attle, 
Joal)  led  forth  the  power  of  tlie 
army,  and  wasted  the  country  of 
the  children  of  Amnion,  and  came 
and  besieged  Kabbah.  But  David 
tarried  at  Jerusalem.  And  Joab 
smote  Rabbali,  and  destroyed  it. 


1  River : 


415 


Rahhah  is  spoiled. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  21. 


David  nnmbereth  the  people. 


2  And  David  took  the  crown  of 
their  king  from  off  his  head,  and 
found  it  to  weigh  a  talent  of  gold, 
and  thei'e  were  precious  stones  in 
it ;  and  it  was  set  upon  David's 
head  :  and  he  brought  also  exceed- 
ing much  spoil  out  of  the  city. 

3  And  he  brought  out  the  people 
that  ivere  in  it,  and  cut  tlieiu  with 
saws,  and  with  harrows  of  iron,  and 
with  axes.  Even  so  dealt  David 
with  all  the  cities  of  the  children 
of  Ammon.  And  David  and  all  the 
people  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

4  U  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
this,  that  there  arose  war  at  Gezer 
with  the  Philistines ;  at  which  time 
Sibbechai  the  Hushathite  slew  8ip- 
pai,  that  ivas  of  the  children  of  the 
giant :  and  they  were  subdued. 

5  And  there  was  war  again  with 
the  Philistines ;  and  Elhanan  the 
son  of  Jair  slew  Lahmi  the  brother 
of  Goliath  the  Gittite,  whose  spear 
staff  }vas  like  a  weaver's  beam. 

D  And  yet  again  there  was  war 
at  Gath,  where  was  a  man  of  great 
stature,  whose  fingers  and  toes  ivere 
four  and  twenty,  six  nn  each  hand, 
and  six  on  each  foot  /  and  he  also 
was  the  son  of  the  giant. 

7  But  when  he  defied  Israel,  Jo- 
nathan the  son  of  Shimea  David's 
brother  slew  him. 

8  These  were  born  unto  the  giant 
in  Gath ;  and  they  fell  by  the  hand 
of  David,  and  by  the  hand  of  his 
servants. 

CHAPTER  21. 

1  David,  ternpted  hij  Satan,  forceth  Joah  to 
number  the,  peojile.  5  The  tiiiiiiher  of  t/ie 
people  heinn  brouffht,  David  repenieth  of 
it.  9  David  having  three  phiijiies  pi-o- 
jjounded  by  Gad  chooseth  the  pi's/i/ciiee. 
14  After  tilt',  ileath  of  nei)ev/if  t/ioiismid, 
David  ini  rcpnil.nir'e  prcri't'ili'ih  the  ile- 
Htructiini  (if  .IvriiMih-in.  Is  l>,i,i<l.  !ii/  (iad's 
direction,  jiiwchd.sct/t-  Oman's  th reshing- 
floor:  where  having  built  an  altar,  (iod 
gi/Keth  a  sign  of  his  faixmr  by  fire,  and 
stuyeth  the  plague.  28  David  sacrificeth 
there,  being  restrained  from  Gibeon  by 
fear  of  the  angel. 

AND  Satan  stood  up  against  Is- 
rael, and  '  ))r()V()ked  David  to 
number  Isi-ael. 

.  2  And  David  said  to  Joab  and  to 
the  rulers  of  the  people,  Go,  number 
Israel  from  Beer-sheoaeven  to  J  )an ; 
and  bring  the  number  of  them  to 
me,  that  I  may  know  ?>. 

3  And  J(jal)  answered,  Tlie  LoPxD 
make  his  people  an  huiuh'cnl  times  so 
many  mor(;  as  they //r;.-  but,  my  loi'd 
the  king,  a)-e  they  not  all  my  lord's 
servants'?  why  tnen  doth  my  loi-d 
require  this  tiling  f  why  will  Iw  be 
a  cause  of  - tresptiss  to  Israel  1 

4  Nevertheless  the  king's  word 
pi-evailed  against  Joab.  Wherefoi'e 
Joab  departed,  and  went  thiongh- 


out  all  Israel,  and  came  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

5  H  And  Joab  gave  the  sum  of 
the  number  of  the  people  unto  Da- 
vid. And  all  thei/  of  Israel  were  a 
thousand  thousand  and  an  hundred 
thousand  men  that  drew  sword  : 
and  Judah  was  four  hundred  three- 
score and  ten  thousand  men  that 
drew  sword. 

6  But  Levi  and  Benjamin  counted 
he  not  among  them  :  for  the  king's 
word  was  abominable  to  Joab. 

7  And  God  was  displeased  with 
this  thing ;  therefore  he  smote 
Israel. 

y  And  David  said  unto  God,  1 
have  sinned  greatly,  because  I  have 
done  this  thing  :  but  now,  I  beseech 
thee,  do  away  the  iniquity  of  thy 
servant ;  for  I  have  done  very 
foolishly. 

9  51  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Gad,  David's  seer,  saying, 

10  Go  and  tell  David,  saying, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I  offer  thee 
three  thimja:  choose  thee  one  of 
them,  that  I  may  do  it  unto  thee. 

1 1  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and 
said  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Choose  thee 

1 2  Either  three  years'  famine ; 
or  three  months  to  be  destroyed 
before  thy  foes,  while  that  the 
sword  of  thine  enemies  overtaketh 
tliee ;  or  else  three  days  the  sword 
of  the  Lord,  even  the  pestilence,  in 
the  land,  and  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
destroying  throughoutall  the  coasts 
of  Israel.  Now  therefore  advise 
thyself  what  word  I  shall  bring 
again  to  him  that  sent  me. 

13  And  David  said  unto  Gad,  I 
am  in  a  great  strait :  let  me  fall 
now  into  the  hand  of  the  Lord  ; 
for  very  great /??■«  his  mercies  :  but 
let  me  not  fall  into  the  hand  of  man. 

14  1[  So  the  Lord  sent  pestilence 
upon  Israel :  and  there  fell  of  Israel 
seventy  thousand  men. 

15  And  God  sent  an  angel  unto 
Jerusalem  to  destroy  it:  and  as  he 
was  destroying,  the  Lord  beheltl, 
and  he  repented  him  of  the  evil, 
and  said  to  the  angtil  that  de- 
stroyed. It  is  enough,  stay  now 
thine  hand.  7\jid  the  angel  of  the 
JjORD  stood  by  the  threshinglloor 
of  *Ornan  the  Jebusite. 

IG  And  David  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  saw  the  angel  of  the  Loud 
stand  Ix'tween  the  earth  and  the 
heaven,  having  a  drawn  sword  in 
liis  hand  stretched  out  over  Jeiu 
saleni.  'i'hen  I  )a\'id  and  the  eldcM's 
of  hraci,  ii'ho  irrrc  clothed  in  sack- 
cloth, fell  upon  their  faces. 


*  In  S  Sam.  vxiv.  16,  &c.,  Araunali. 


41C 


The  plague  and  its  staying. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  22. 


Preparation  for  the  temple 


1 7  And  David  said  unto  God,  Is 
it  not  I  that  commanded  the  people 
to  be  numbered  1  even  I  it  is  that 
have  sinned  and  done  evil  indeed  ; 
but  as  for  these  sheep,  what  have 
they  donel  let  thine  hand,  I  pray 
thee,  O  Lord  my  God,  be  on  me, 
and  on  my  father's  house  ;  but  not 
on  thy  people,  that  they  should  be 
plagued. 

18  U  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
commanded  Gad  to  say  to  David, 
that  David  should  go  up,  and  set 
up  an  altar  unto  the  Lord  in  the 
threshingfloor  of  Oman  the  Jebu- 
site. 

19  And  David  went  up  at  the 
saying  of  Gad,  which  he  spake  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

20  And  Oman  turned  back,  and 
saw  the  angel ;  and  his  four  sons 
with  him  hid  themselves.  Now 
Oman  was  threshing  wheat. 

2 1  And  as  David  came  to  Oman. 
Oman  looked  and  saw  David,  and 
went  out  of  the  threshingfloor,  and 
bowed  himself  to  David  with  his 
face  to  the  ground. 

22  Then  David  said  to  Oman, 
Grant  me  the  place  of  this  thresh- 
ingfloor, that  I  may  build  an  altar 
therein  unto  the  Lord  :  thou  shalt 
grant  it  me  for  the  full  price  :  that 
the  plague  may  be  stayed  from  the 
people. 

23  And  Oman  said  unto  David, 
Take  it  to  thee,  and  let  my  lord  the 
king  do  tJtat  which  is  good  in  his 
eyes :  lo,  I  give  thee  the  oxen  also 
for  burnt  offerings,  and  the  thresh- 
ing instruments  for  wood,  and  the 
wheat  for  the  ^  meat  offering ;  1 
give  it  all. 

24  And  king  David  said  to  Or- 
nan.  Nay ;  but  I  will  verily  buy  it 
for  the  full  ])rice :  for  I  will  not 
take  that  which  is  thine  for  _  the 
Lord,  nor  offer  burnt  offerings 
without    cost. 

25  So  David  gave  to  Oman  for 
the  place  six  hundred  shekels  of 
gold   by  weight. 

26  And  David  built  there  an 
altar  unto  the  Lord,  and  offered 
burnt  offerings  and  peace  offerings, 
and  called  upon  the  Lord  ;  and  he 
answered  him  from  heaven  by  fire 
upon  the  altar  of  burnt  offering. 

27  And  the  Lord  commanded 
the  angel ;  and  he  put  up  his  sword 
again  into  the  sheath  thereof. 

28  H  At  that  time  when  David 
saw  that  the  Lord  had  answered 
him  in  the  threshingfloor  of  ()rnan 
the  Jebusite,  then  he  sacrificed 
there. 

29  For  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord,  which  Moses  made  in  the  wil- 
derness, and  the  altar  of  the  burnt 


offering,  were  at  that  season  in  the 
high  place  at  Gibeon. 

30  iJut  David  could  not  go  be- 
fore it  to  enquire  of  God  :  for  he 
was  afraid  because  of  the  sword  of 
the  angel  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  22. 

1  David ,  f(irekiioniit(j  the  place  of  ill e  tem- 
ple, pi'upariith,  ahuHiliHice  ./<</■  the  huikHn(/ 
of  it.  0  //«  inntrucietli  Solornun  in  Ood'n 
jirn/iiises,  and  Mk  duty  in  building  the 
temple.      17  lie    chargetk    the  princes   to 

UHliitsl  hlH  Hon. 

THEN  David  said,  This  is  the 
house  of  the  Lord  God,  and 
this  is  the  altar  of  the  burnt  offer- 
ing for  Israel. 

2  And  David  commanded  to 
gather  together  the  strangers  that 
we7-e  in  the  land  of  Israel ;  and  he 
set  masons  to  hew  wrought  stones 
to  build  the  house  of  God. 

3  And  David  prepared  iron  in 
abundance  for  the  nails  for  the 
doors  of  the  gates,  and  for  the 
joinings  ;  and  brass  in  abundance 
without  weight ; 

4  Also  cedar  trees  in  abundance  : 
for  the  Zidonians  and  they  of 
Tyre  brought  much  cedar  wood  to 
David. 

5  And  David  said,  Solomon  my 
son  is  j'oving  and  tender,  and  the 
house  that  is  to  be  builded  for  the 
Lord  must  be  exceeding  magnifical, 
of  fame  and  of  glory  throughout 
all  countries  :  I  will  therefore  now 
make  preparation  for  it.  So  Da- 
vid prepared  abundantly  before 
his  deatli. 

6  ^  Then  he  called  for  Solomon 
his  son,  and  charged  him  to  build 
an  house  for  -  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael. 

7  And  David  said  to  Solomon, 
My  son,  as  for  me,  it  was  in  my 
mind  to  build  an  house  unto  the 
name  of  the  Lord  my  God : 

8  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
to  me,  saying,  Thou  hast  shed  blood 
abundantly,  and  hast  niade  great 
wars :  thou  shalt  not  build  an  house 
unto  myi  name,  because  thou  hast 
shed  much  blood  upon  the  earth  in 
my  sight. 

9  Behold,  a  son  shall  be  born  to 
thee,  who  shall  be  a  man  of  rest ; 
and  I  will  give  him  rest  from 
all  his  enemies  round  about :  for 
his  name  shall  be  *  Solomon,  and  I 
will  give  peace  and  quietness  unto 
Israel  in  his  days. 

10  He  shall  build  an  house  for 
my  name;  and  he  shall  be  my  son. 
and  I  irlU  J>e  his  father  ;  and  I  will 
establish  the  throne  of  his  king- 
dom over  Israel  for  ever. 


*  That  is,  Peaceful. 


2  the  Lord, 

the  God 


27 


417 


David's  charge  to  Solomon. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  23. 


Distribution  of  the  Levites. 


11  Now,  my  son,  the  Lord  be 
with  thee ;  and  prosper  thou,  and 
build  the  house  of  tne  Lord  thy 
God,  as  he  hath  said  of  thee. 

1 2  Only  the  Lord  give  thee  wis- 
dom and  understanding,  and  give 
thee  charge  concerning  Israel,  that 
thou  mayest  keep  the  law  of  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

13  Then  shalt  thou  prosper,  if 
thou  takest  heed  to  fulfil  the  sta- 
tutes and  judgments  which  the 
Lord  charged  Moses  with  concern- 
ing Israel  :  be  strong,  and  of  good 
courage;  dread  not,  nor  bedismayed. 

14  Now,  behold,  in  my  trouble  I 
have  prepared  for  the  house  of  the 
Lord  an  hundred  thousand  talents 
of  gold,  and  a  thousand  thousand 
talents  of  silver  ;  and  of  brass  and 
iron  without  weight ;  for  it  is  in 
abundance  :  timber  also  and  stone 
have  I  prepared  ;  and  thou  mayest 
add  thereto. 

15  Moreover  there  are  workmen 
with  thee  in  abundance,  hewers  and 
workers  of  stone  and  timber,  and 
all  manner  of  cunning  men  for 
every  manner  of   work. 

16  Of  the  gold,  the  silver,  and 
the  brass,  and  the  iron,  there  is  no 
number.  Arise  therefore,  and  be 
doing,  and  the  Lord  be  with  thee. 

17  II  David  also  commanded  all 
the  princes  of  Israel  to  help  Solo- 
mon his  son,  saying, 

18  Is  not  the  Lord  your  God 
with  you  1  and  hath  he  not  given 
you  rest  on  every  side?  for  he  hath 
given  the  inhabitants  of  the  land 
into  mine  hand ;  and  the  land  is 
subdued  before  the  Lord,  and  be- 
fore his  people. 

19  Now  set  your  heart  and  your 
soul  to  seek  the  Lord  your  God  ; 
arise  therefore,  and  build  ye  the 
sanctuary  of  the  Lord  God,  to 
bring  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  holy  vessels  of 
God,  into  the  house  that  is  to  be 
built  to  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  23. 

1  Darid  tnhUold  (i(/e  indketh  Sohiwon  king. 
2  The  7iuniher<tnd  diftrihtUion  of  the  Le- 
vitCK.  7  The  fdmilieK  of  the  (ierKhonUeK. 
\i  The  Honn  of  Kohuth.  21  The  kohh  of 
Mernri.     24   The  office  of  the  Lerites. 

SO  when  David  was  ohl  and  full 
of  days,  he  made  Soloiiion  his 
son  king  over  Isi-ael. 

2  II  And  he  gathered  togetlier  all 
the  princes  of  Israel,  with  the 
priests  and   the  Levites. 

3  Now  the  L(;vites  w(>re  num- 
bei'ed  from  tlu;  ag(>  of  tliirty  y(>ars 
and  upwai-d  :  and  their  nunibci'  by 
their  polls,  man  by  man,  was  thirty 
and  eight  thousand. 

4  Of   wliich,    twenty    and    four 


thousand  ivere  to  ^  set  forward  the 
work  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  six  thousand  tvei-e  officers  and 
judges : 

5  Moreover  four  thousand  ^vere 
"portersj  and  four  thousand  praised 
the  Lord  with  the  instruments 
which  I  made,  said  David,  to  praise 
therewith. 

6  And  David  divided  them  into 
courses  among  the  sons  of  Levi, 
namely,  Gershon,  Kohathi  and  Me- 
rari. 

7  H  Of  the  Gershonites  rvere  Laa- 
dan,  and  Shimei. 

8  The  sons  of  Laadan ;  the  chief 
was  Jehiel,  and  Zethan,  and  Joel, 
three. 

9  The  sons  of  Shimei;  Shelo- 
mith,  and  Haziel,  and  Haran,  three. 
These  were  the  ^  chief  of  the  fathers 
of  Laadan. 

10  And  the  sons  of  Shimei  ivere, 
Jaliath,  Zina,  and  Jeush,  and  Be- 
riah.  These  four  xvere  the  sons  of 
Shimei. 

11  AndJahath  wasthe  chief,  and 
Zizah  the  second  :  but  Jeush  and 
Beriah  had  not  many  sons  ;  there- 
fore they  were  in  one  reckoning, 
according  to  their  ^  father's  house. 

12  ^  The  sons  of  Kohath  ;  Am- 
ram ,  Izhar,  Hebron,  and  Uzziel,  four. 

13  The  sons  of  Amram  ;  Aaron 
and  Moses :  and  Aaron  was  sepa- 
rated, that  he  should  sanctify  the 
most  holy  things,  he  and  his  sons 
for  ever,  to  burn  incense  before  the 
Lord,  to  minister  unto  him,  and  to 
bless  in  his  name  for  ever. 

14  Now  concerning  Moses  the 
man  of  God,  his  sons  were  named 
of  the  tribe  of  Levi. 

15  The  sons  of  Moses  xvere,  Ger- 
shom,  and  Eliezer. 

1 6  Of  the  sons  of  Gershom,  She- 
buel  was  the  chief. 

1 7  And  the  sons  of  Eliezer  were, 
Rehabiah  the  chief.  And  Eliezer 
had  none  other  sons  ;  but  the  sons 
of  Rehabiah  were  very  many. 

18  Of  the  sons  of  Izhar;  Shelo- 
mith  the  chief. 

1 9  Of  the  sons  of  Hebron  ;  Jeriah 
the  first,  Amariah  the  second,  Jalia- 
ziel  the  third,  ahd  Jekameam  the 
fourth. 

20  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel  ;  Micah 
the  first,  and  .lesiah  the  second. 

21  II  The  sons  of  Merari ;  Mahli, 
and  Muslii.  The  sons  of  Mahli  ; 
Eleazar,  and  Kish. 

22  And  I'^lcazai'  died,  and  had 
no  sons,  but  daughtci's  :  and  their 
''  bi'ctlu'en  tlu;  sons  of  Kish  ''took 
thcin 

23  The  sons  of  ]\Inslii  ;  Mahli, 
and  l^^der,  and  Jeremoth,  three. 


418 


Office  of  the  Levites. 


I.  CHEONICLES,  24 


Divisions  of  the  j^riests. 


24  51  These  n>ere  the  sons  of  Levi 
after  '  the  house  of  their  fathers  ; 
even  the   chief  of  the  fathers,as 


they  were  counted  by  number  ot 
names  by  then-  polls,  that  did  the 
work  for  the  service  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  from  the  age  of 
twenty  years  and  upward. 

25  For  David  said,  -The_LoRD 
God  of  Israel  hath  given  rest  vinto 
his  people. -' that  thev  may  dwell 
in  Jerusalem  for  ever  : 

26  And  also  unto  the  Levites ; 
they  shall  no  moye  carry  the  taber- 
nacle, nor  any  vessels  of  it  for  the 
service  thereof. 

27  For  •*by  the  last  words  of  Da- 
vid the  Levites  were  numbered  from 
twenty  years  old  and  above  : 

28  Because  their  office  7ms  to 
wait  on  the  sons  of  Aaron  for  the 
service  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
in  the  courts,  and  in  the  chambers, 
and  in  the  purifying  of  all  holy 
things,  and  the  work  of  the  service 
of  the  house  of  God  ; 

29  Both  for  the  shewbread,  and 
for  the  fine  flour  for  ^  meat  offering, 
and  for  the  unleavened  cakes,  and 
for  that  v'hich  is  baked  in  the 
pan,  and  for  that  which  is  fried, 
and  for  all  manner  of  measure  and 
size ; 

30  And  to  stand  every  morning 
to  thank  and  praise  the  Lord,  and 
likewise  at  even ; 

31  And  to  offer  all  burnt  sacri- 
fices unto  the  Lord  in  the  sab- 
baths, in  the  new  moons,  and  on 
the  set  feasts,  by  number,  accord- 
ing to  the  order  commanded  unto 
them,  continually  before  the  Lord  : 

32  And  that  they  should  keep_ 
the  charge  of  the  '^tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  and  the  charge 
of  the  holy  place,  and  the  charge 
of  the  sons  or  Aaron  their  brethren, 
in  the  service  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  24. 

1  The  divU-ions  of  the  sons  of  Aaron  by  lot 
into  four  <ind  twenty  orderx.  20  The  Ko- 
hdthltes,  27  aiid  the  Merarites  divided  by 

lot. 

NOW  these  are  the  '^divisions  of 
the  sons  of  Aaron.  The  sons 
of  Aaron  ;  Nadab,  and  Abihu,  Elea- 
zar,  anfl  Ithamar. 

2  But  Nadab  and  Abihu  died  be- 
fore their  father,  and  had  no  child- 
ren :  therefore  Eleazar  and  Itha- 
mar executed  the  priest's  office. 

3  And  David  distributed  them, 
'^both  Zadok  of  the  sons  of  Eleazar, 
and  Ahimelech  of  the  sons  of  Itha- 
mar, according  to  their  offices  in 
their  service. 


4  And  there  were  more  chief  men 
found  of  the  sons  of  Eleazar  than 
of  the  sons  of  Ithamar ;  and  thus 
were  they  divided.  Among  the 
sons  of  Eleazar  tJiere  ivere  sixteen 
^  chief  men   of  the  house  of  their 


fatheis,  and  eight  among  the  sons 
of  Ithamar  according  to '"  the  house 
of  their  fathers. 


5  Thus  were  they  divided  by  lot, 
one  sort  with  another ;  for  the 
governors  of  the  sanctuary  and 
governors  of  the  hcnise  of  God,  were 
of  the  sons  of  Eleazar,  and  of  the 
sons  of  Ithamar.       * 

6  And  Shemaiah  the  son  of  Ne- 
thaneel  the  scribe,  one  of  the 
Levites,  wrote  them  before  the 
king,  and  the  princes,  and  Zadok 
the  priest,  and  Ahimelech  the  son 
of  Abiathar,  and  before  the  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  the  priests  and  Le- 
vites :  one  "principal  household 
being  taken  for  Eleazar,  and  one 
taken  for  Ithamar. 

7  Now  the  first  lot  came  forth  to 
Jehoiarib,  the  second  to  Jedaiah, 

8  The  third  to  Harim,  the  fourth 
to  Seorim, 

9  The  fifth  to  Malchijah,  the 
sixth  to  Mijamin, 

10  The  seventh  to  Hakkoz,  the 
eighth  to  Abijah, 

11  The  ninth  to  Jeshuah,  the 
tenth  to  Shecaniah, 

1 2  The  eleventh  to  Eliashib,  the 
twelfth  to  Jakim, 

13  The  thirteenth  to  Huppah, 
the  fourteenth  to  Jeshebeab, 

14  The  fifteenth  to  Bilgah,  the 
sixteenth  to  Immer, 

1 5  The  seventeenth  to  Hezir,  the 
eighteenth  to  Aphses, 

16  The  nineteenth  to  Pethahiah, 
the  twentieth  to  Jehezekel, 

1 7  The  one  and  twentieth  to  Ja- 
chin,  the  two  and  twentieth  to 
Gamul, 

18  The  three  and  twentieth  to 
Delaiah,  the  four  and  twentieth 
to   IMaaziah. 

19  These  were  the  orderings  of 
them  in  their  service  to  come  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  according  to 
their  ^'"maimer,  under  Aaron  their 
father,  as  '•'  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 


had  commandetl  him. 

20  ^  And  the  rest  of  the  sons  of 
Levi  mere  these :  Gf  the  sons  of  Am- 
ram ;  Shubael  :  of  the  sons  of  Shu- 
bael  ;  Jehdeiah. 

21  Concerning  Rehabiah  :  of  the 
sons  of  Rehabiah,  the  first  wag  Is- 
shiah. 

22  Of  the  Izharites  ;  Shelomoth  : 
of  the  sons  of  Shelomoth  ;  Jahath. 

23  And  the  sons  of  Jlebron :  Je- 
riah  the  first,  Amariah  the  second, 


9  heads  of 
fathers' 
houses, 

10  their 
fathers' 
houses. 


11  fathers' 
house 


12  ordinance, 

13  the  Lord, 
the  God  of 
Israel, 


419 


The  divisions  of 


I.  CHRONICLES,  25. 


the  singers. 


1  Micali : 

2  Micah ; 

3  Micah 


4  their 

fathers' 

houses. 


0  the 
l)riiicipal 
fathers  even 
as 


^  certain  of 


Jahaziel  the  third,  Jekameam  the 
fourth. 

24:  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel ;  ^Mi- 
cliah  :    of    the    sons    of    '■^  Michah  ; 


Shamir. 

25  The  brother  of  ^Michah  ?«i.s 
Isshiah  :  of  the  sons  of  isshiah ; 
Zechariah. 

26  The  sons  of  Merari  loere  Mahli 
and  Mushi :  the  sons  of  Jaaziah  ; 
Beno. 

27  ^  The  sons  of  Merari  by  Jaa- 
ziah ;  Beno,  and  Shoham,  and  Zac- 
tair,  and  Ibri. 

28  Of  jNIahy  came  Eleazar,  who 
had  no  sons. 

29  Concerning  Kish  :  the  son  of 
Kish  icas  JerahmeeL 

30  The  sons  also  of  Mushi ; 
Mahli,  and  Eder,  and  Jerimoth. 
Tliese  were  the  sons  of  the  Levites 
after  ^  the  house  of  their  fathers. 

.3 1  These  likewise  cast  lots  "  over 
against  their  brethren  the  sons  of 
Aaron  in  the  presence  of  David 
the  king,  and  Zadok,  and  Ahime- 
lech,  anfl  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
of  the  priests  and  Levites,  ^  even 
the  princi))al  fathers  over  against 
their  younger  brethren. 

CHAPTER  25. 

1  The  number  and  offices  of  the  singers. 
8  Their  division  hy  lot  into  four  and 
twenty  orders. 

MOREOVER  David  and  the 
captains  of  the  host  sepa- 
rated to  the  service  '^of  the  sons 
of  Asaph,  and  of  Heman,  and  of 
Jeduthuu,  who  should  prophesy 
with  harps,  with  psalteries,  and 
with  cymbals  :  and  the  number  of 
the  workmen  according  to  their 
service  was  : 

2  Of  the  sons  of  Asaph  ;  Zaccur, 
and  Joseph,  and  Nethaniah,  and 
Asarelah,  the  sons  of  Asaph  under 
the  hands  of  Asaph, which  prophe- 
sied according  to  the  order  of  the 
king. 

3  Of  Jeduthun  :  the  sons  of  Je- 
duthuu ;  (iedaliah,  and  Zei'i,  and 
.leshaiah,  Hashabiah,  and  Matti- 
iliiah,  six,  under  the  hands  of  their 
fatlier  .)(!(luthun,  who  proiihesied 
with  a  harp,  to  give  thanks  and  to 
praise  the  Loud. 

1  Of  Heinan :  the  sons  of  He- 
man  ;  Jhikkiah,  Mattaniali,  Uzziel, 
Shcl)U(!l,  and  Jerimoth,  Hananiah, 
Haiiaui,  I'^liathah.  Oiddalti,  and 
Hoinamti-ezer,  Joslibekashah,  Mal- 
lothi.  Ilotliir,  and  Mahazioth  : 

T)  vMl  these  /rc/v  the  sons  of  He- 
man  th«^  king's  seer  in  tlu;  words  of 
(Jod,  to  Hft  up  the  horn.  And  Cod 
gave  to  Heman  fourteen  sons  and 
three  daughters. 


6  All  these  were  under  the  hands 
of  their  father  for  song  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  with  cymbals,  jjstilter- 
ies,  and  harps,  for  the  service  of 
the  house  of  God,  according  to  the 
king's  "order  to  Asaph,  Jeduthun, 
and  Heman. 

7  So  the  number  of  them,  with 
theii'  brethren  that  were  instructed 
in  the  songs  of  the  Lord,  eveii  all 
that  were  "cunning,  was  two  hun- 
dred fourscore  and  eight. 

8  ^  And  they  cast  ^^lots.  ward 


against  tcard,  as  well  the  small  as 


the  great,  the  teacher  as  the  scholar. 

9  Now  the  first  lot  came  forth 
for  Asaph  to  Joseph  :  the  second  to 
Gedaliah,  who  with  his  brethren 
and  sons  were  twelve  : 

10  The  third  to  Zaccur,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

1 1  The  fourth  to  Izri,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

1 2  The  fifth  to  Nethaniah,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  ivere  twelve  : 

13  The  sixth  to  Bukkiah,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

14  The  seventh  to  Jesharelah, 
he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  7oere 
twelve : 

15  The  eighth  to  Jeshaiah,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethi'en,  were  twelve  : 

16  The  ninth  to  Mattaniah,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve : 

17  The  tenth  to  Shimei,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  tvere  twelve  : 

18  The  eleventh  to  Azareel,  he, 
liis  sons,  and  his  brethren,  ivere 
twelve : 

19. The  twelfth,  to  Hashabiah, 
he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  ivere 
twelve : 

.20  The  thirteenth  to  Shubael,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve  : 

21  The  fourteenth  toMattitliiali, 
he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  ttwe 
twelve : 

22  The  fifteenth  to  Jeremoth,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  icerc 
twelve  : 

23  The  sixteenth  to  Hananiah, 
he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve  : 

24  The  seventeenth  to  Joshbeka- 
shah,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  breth- 
i"en,  were  twelve  : 

25  The  (nghteenth  to  Hanani,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve  : 

26  'Die  nineteenth  to  lyfallothi, 
he,  liis  s(ms,  and  his  brethren,  ti<ere 
twelve  : 

27  The  twentieth  to  Eliathah,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve : 

28  Tiie    one    and    twentieth    to 


420 


Tlie  porters. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  26. 


The  charge  of  the  treasures. 


Hothir,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  breth- 
ren, toere  twelve : 

29  The  two  and  twentieth  to 
Giddalti,  he,  his  sons,  and  his 
brethren,  were  twelve : 

30  The  three  and  twentieth  to 
Mahazioth,  he,  his  sons,  and  his 
brethren,  ii'ere  twelve : 

31  The  four  and  twentieth  to 
Romamti-ezer,  he,  his  sons,  and  his 
brethren,  were  twelve. 

CHAPTER  26. 

1  T7i.6  divisions  of  the  porterx-  13  The  gntefi 
ansigned  hy  lot.  20  The  Leviiea  that  had 
chdvye  of  the  treasures.  29  Officers  and 
judges. 

pONCERNING  the '  divisions  of 
^  the  portei-s  :  Of  the  Korhites 
wag  Mesheleniiah  the  son  of  Kore, 
of  the  sons  of  Asaph. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Meshelemiah 
%vere,  Zechariah  the  tirstborn,  Jedi- 
ael  the  second,  Zebadiah  the  third, 
Jathniel  the  fourth, 

3  Elam  the  fifth,  Jehohanan  the 
sixfli,  Elioenai  the  seventh. 

4  Moreover  the  sons  of  Obed- 
edom  were,  .Shemaiah  the  firstborn, 
Jehozabad  the  second,  Joah  the 
third,  and  Sacar  the  fourth,  and 
Nethaneel  the  fifth, 

6  Ammiel  the  sixth,  Issachar  the 
seventh,  Peulthai  the  eighth :  for 
God  blessed  him. 

6  Also  unto  Shemaiah  his  son 
were  sons  born,  that  ruled  through- 
out the  house  of  their  father :  for 
they  were  mighty  men  of  valour. 

7  The  sons  of  Shemaiah  ;^  Othni, 
and  Rephael,  and  Obed,  Elzabad, 
whose  brethren  were  strong  men, 
Elihu,  and  Semaehiah. 

8  All  these  of  the  sons  of  Obed- 
edom :  they  and  their  sons  and 
their  bi-ethren,  able  men  for 
strength  for  the  service,  were 
threescore  and  two  of  Obed-edoni. 

9  And  Meshelemiah  had  sons  and 
brethren,  strong  men,  eighteen, 

10  Also  Hosah,  of  the  childi'en 
of  Merari,  had  sons ;  Simri  the 
chief,  (for  thomjh  he  was  not  the 
firstborn,  yet  his  father  made  him 
the  chief ;) 

1 1  Hilkiah  the  second,  Tebaliah 
the  third,  Zechariah  the  fourtli  : 
all  the  sons  and  brethren  of  Hosah 
were  thirteen. 

12  Among  these  were  the  "divi- 
sions of  the  porters,  even  among 


the  chief  men,  hnv'uKj  ^ wards  one 
agajnst  another,  to  minister  in  tlie 
house  of  the  Lord. 

13  H  And  they  cast  lots,  as  well 
the  small  as  the  great,  according 
to  the  ^  house  of  their  fathers,  for 
every  gate. 


14  And  the  lot  eastward  fell  to 
Shelemiah.  Then  for  Zechariah 
his  son,  a  wise  counsellor,  they  cast 
lots ;  and  his  lot  came  out  north- 
ward. 

1 5  To  Obed-edom  southward  ; 
and  to  his  sons  the  "^  house  of 
Asuppim. 

16  To  Shuppim  and  Hosah  the 
lot  came  forth  westward,  with  the 
gate  Shallecheth,  by  the  causeway 
of  the  going  up,  "ward  against 
ward. 


17  Eastward  were  six  Levites, 
northward  four  a  day,  southward 
four  a  day,  and  ^  toward  Asuppim 
two  and  two. 

18  '^At  Parbar  westward,  four  at 
the  causeway,  and  two  at  ®  Pai-bar. 

19  These  a?'e  the  "divisions  of 


the    porters    among    the    sons    of 


Kore,    and    among    the    sons    of 
Merari. 

20  H  And  of  the  Levites,  Ahi- 
jah  wa!<,  over  the  treasures  of  the 
house  of  God,  and  over  the  trea- 
sui-es  of  the  dedicated  things. 

21  As  concerning  the  sons  of  Laa- 
dan ;  the  sons  of  the  Gershonite 
Laadan,  "chief  fathers,  even  of  Laa- 
dan  the  Gershonite,  tvere  Jehieli. 

22  The  sons  of  Jehieli ;  Zetham, 
and  Joel  his  brother,  which  were 
over  the  treasures  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

23  Of  the  Amramites,  and  the 
Izharites,  the  Hebronites,  and  the 
Uzzielites : 

24  And  Shebuel  the  son  of  Ger- 
shom,  the  son  of  Moses,  was  ruler 
of  the  treasures. 

25  And  his  brethren  by  Eliezer ; 
Rehabiah  his  son,  and  Jeshaiah  his 
son,  and  Joram  his  son,  and  Zichri 
his  son,  and  Shelomith  his  son. 

26  Which  Shelomith  and  his 
brethren  ivere  over  all  the  trea- 
sures of  the  dedicated  things,  which 
David  the  king,  and  "  the  chief 
fathers,  the  captains  over  thou- 
sands and  hundreds,  and  the  cap- 
tains of  the  host,  had  dedicated. 

27  Out  of  the  si)oils  won  in  bat- 
tles did  they  dedicate  to  maintain 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

28  And  all  that  Samuel  the  seer, 
and  Saul  the  son  of  Kish,  and  Abner 
the  son  of  Ner,  and  Joab  the  son  of 
Zeruiah,  had  dedicated ;  and  wlioso- 
ever  had  dedicatt^d  any  thing,  if  was 
under  the  hand  of  Shelomith,  and 
of  his  brethren. 

29  H  Of  the  Izharites,  Chenaniah 
and  his  sons  irere  for  the  outward 
business  over  Israel,  for  officers  and 
judges. 

30  ^Iw^of  the  Hebronites,  Hasha- 


5  storehouse. 


6  watch 
against 
watch. 


"  for  the 
storehouse 
8  For  the 
precinct 
0  the 
precinct. 
1"  courses 
of  the  door- 
keepers 


11  the  heads 
of  the 
fathers' 
/louses, 


421 


The  captains 


I.  CHRONICLES,  27. 


for  every  month. 


biah  and  liis  brethren,  men  of  va- 
lour, a  thousand  and  seven  hundred, 
■ive7'e  officers  among  them  of  Israel 
on  this  side  Jordan  westward  in 
all  the  business  of  the  Lord,  and 
in  the  service  of  the  king. 

31  Among  the  Hebronites  was 
Jerijah  the  chief,  even  among  the 
Hebronites,  according  to  the  gene- 
rations of  his  fathers.  In  the  forti- 
eth year  of  the  reign  of  David  they 
were  sought  for,  and  thei-e  were 
found  among  them  mighty  men  of 
valour  at  Jazer  of  Gilead. 

32  And  his  brethren,  men  of 
valour,  were  two  thousand  and 
seven  ^  hundred  chief  fathers, 
whom  king  David  made  rulers  over 
the  Ileubenites,  the  Gadites,  and 
the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  for 
every  matter  pertaining  to  God, 
and  affairs  of  the  king. 

CHAPTER  27. 

1  The  iioelve  captairiH  for  every  several 
inonth.  16  The  princef,  of  the  twelve  tribes. 
23  The  nuvihering  of  the  people  is  hin- 
dered.   25  David'n  several  officers. 

NOW  the  children  of  Israel  after 
their  number,  to  wit,  the  ^  chief 
fathers  and  captains  of  thousands 
and  hundreds,  and  their  officers 
that  served  the  king  in  any  matter 
of  the  courses,  which  came  in  and 
went  out  month  by  month  through- 
out all  the  months  of  the  year,  of 
every  course  were  twenty  and  four 
thousand. 

2  Over  the  first  course  for  the 
first  month  was  .Jashobeam  the  son 
of  Zabdiel :  and  in  his  course  were 
twenty  and  four  thousand. 

3  Of  the  children  of  Perez  '-^jms 
the  chief  of  all  the  captains  of  the 
host  for  the  first  month. 

4  And  over  the  course  of  the 
second  month  was  Dodai  an  Aho- 
hite,  and  of  his  course  vjas  Mikloth 
also  the  ruler  :  in  his  course  like- 
wise were  twenty  and  four  thou- 
sand. 

5  The  third  captain  of  tlie  host 
for  the  third  month  was  Penaiah 
the  son  of  '*J<'hoia(la,  a  chief  priest : 
and  in  his  course  were  tvventy  and 
four  thousand. 

6  This  is  that  Benaiah,  n'ho  was 
mighty  amonr/  the  thirty,  anfl 
above  the  thirty :  and  in  his 
course  was  Ammizabad  his  son. 

7  The  foui'th  caj>tam  iov  the 
fourth  month  ivas  Asahel  the 
brother  of  .Joab,  and  Zebadiah  his 
son  after  him  :  anrl  in  liis  coui'se 
were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

8  The  fifth  captain  for  th(^  fifth 
month  was  Shainhuth  the  Tzraliite  : 
and  in  liis  course  ivere  twenty  and 
four  thousand. 


9  The  sixth  captain  for  the  sixth 
month  ivas  Ira  the  son  of  Ikkesh 
the  Tekoite :  and  in  his  course 
we-j-e  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

10  The  seventh  cajitain  for  the 
seventh  month  ivas  Helez  the  Pe- 
lonite,  of  the  children  of  Ephraim  : 
and  in  his  course  icey^e  twenty  and 
four  thousand. 

11  The  eighth  cajitain  for  the 
eighth  month  v^as  Sibbecai  the 
Hushathite,  of  the  Zarhites  :  and 
in  his  course  were  twenty  and  four 
thousand. 

12  The  ninth  captain  for  the 
ninth  month  was  Abiezer  the 
Anetothite,  of  the  Benjamites : 
and  in  his  course  loere  twenty  and 
four  thousand. 

13  The  tenth  captain  for  the 
tenth  month  was  Maharai  the  Ne- 
tophathite,  of  the  Zarhites  :  and 
in  his  course  ivere  twenty  and  four 
thousand. 

14  The  eleventh  captain  for  the 
eleventh  month  was  Benaiah  the 
Pirathonite,  of  the  children  of 
Ephraim  :  and  in  his  course  ivere 
twenty  and  four  thousand. 

1.5  The  twelfth  captain _  for  the 
twelfth  month  vas  Heldai  the  Ne- 
tophathite,  of  Othniel  :  and  in  his 
course  ivere  twenty  and  four  thou- 
sand. 

16^  Furthermore  over  the  tribes 
of  Israel :  the  ruler  of  the  Eeuben- 
ites  was  Eliezer  the  son  of  Zichri : 
of  the  tSimeonites,  Shephatiah  the 
son  of  Maachah  : 

17  Of  the  Levites,  Hashabiah 
the  son  of  Kemuel :  of  the  Aaron- 
ites,  Zadok  : 

18  Of  Judah,  Elihu,  one  of  the 
brethren  of  David  :  of  Issachar, 
Omri  the  son  of  Michael  : 

19  Of  Zebulun,  Ishmaiah  the  son 
of  Obadiah  :  of  Naphtali,  Jerimoth 
the  son  of  Azi-iel  : 

20  Of  the  chiklren  of  Ephraim, 
Hoshea  the  son  of  Azaziah  :  of  the 
half  tril)e  of  Manasseh,  Joel  the 
son  of  Pedaiah  : 

21  Of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh 
in  Gilead,  Iddo  the  son  of  Zecha- 
riah  :  of  I>(!n,jamin,  Jaasiel  the  son 
of  Abner  : 

22  Of  Dan,  Azareel  the  son  of 
.Jeroham.  These  were  the  princes 
of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

23  11  But  David  took  not  the 
numl)er  of  them  from  twenty 
ye/us  old  ;iiid  under:  b(>cause  the 
Loni)  had  said  he  would  increas(! 
Isi-ael  like  to  the  stars  of  the 
lieavens. 

24  Joab  tlie  son  of  Zoruiah  began 
to  numlx'i',  but  lie  finislied  not,  hi' 
cause  then;  f(4]  wrath  for  it  against 
Israel  ;  neither  was  tlie  number  ])ut  I 


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David's  officers. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  28. 


David'' s  exhortat ion. 


in  the  account  of  the  chronicles  of 
king  David. 

25  ^  And  over  the  king's  trea- 
sures was  Azmaveth  the  son  of 
Adiel :  and  over  the  storehouses  in 
the  fields,  in  the  cities,  and  in  the 
villages,  and  in  the  castles,  was 
Jehonathan  the  son  of  Uzziah  : 

26  And  over  them  that  did  the 
work  of  the  field  for  tillage  of  the 
ground  ivas  Ezri  the  son  of  Chelub  : 

27  And  over  the  vineyards  was 
Shimei  the  Ramathite :  over  the 
increase  of  the  vineyards  for  the 
wine  cellars  was  Zabdi  the  Shiph- 
mite : 

28  And  over  the  olive  trees  and 
the  sycoraore  trees  that  ivere  in 
the  ^  low  v)lains  was  Baal-hanan  the 
Gederite  :  and  over  tlie  cellars  of 
oil  was  Joash  : 

29  And  over  the  herds  that  fed 
in  Sharon  ivas  Shitrai  the  Sharon- 
ite :  and  over  the  herds  that  were 
in  the  valleys  was  Shaphat  the  son 
of  Adlai : 

30  Over  the  camels  also  ^vas  Obil 
the  Ishmaelite  :  and  over  the  asses 
ivas  Jehdeiah  the  Meronothite  : 

31  And  over  the  flocks  was  Jaziz 
the  Hagerite.  All  these  ivere  the 
rulers  of  the  substance  which  was 
king  David's. 

32  Also  Jonathan  David's  uncle 
was  a  counsellor,  a  wise  man,  and 
a  scribe :  and  Jehiel  the  son  of 
Hachmoni  ivas  with  the  king's 
sons : 

33  And  Ahithophel  was  the 
king's  counsellor :  and  Hushai  the 
Archite  was  the  king's  companion  : 

34  And  after  Ahithophel  ivas  Je- 
hoiada  the  son  of  Benaiah,  and 
Abiathar  :  and  the  general  of  the 
king's  army  tvas  Joab. 

CHAPTER  28. 

1  David  in  a  solemn  aaseinbly  having  de- 
clared God's  faiinw'  to  him.  and,  promixe 
to  his  son,  S(>loino)i,  exhotiefh  llu-iii  to  fear 
God.  9,  20  lie  envournfjcth.  Solomon  to 
build  the  temyle.  11  lie  gircth  him  pat- 
terns/or the  form,  and  gold  and  silver  for 
the  matei'ials. 

AND  David  assembled  all  the 
princes  of  Israel,  the  princes 
of  the  tribes,  and  the  captains  of 
the  companies  that  ministered  to 
the  king  by  course,  and  the  cap- 
tains over  the  thousands,  and  cap- 
tains over  the  hundreds,  and  the 
stewards  over  all  the  substance 
and  possession  of  the  king,  and  of 
his  sons,  with  the  ofiicers,  and  with 
the  mighty  men,  and  with  all  the 
valiant  men,  unto  Jerusalem. 

2  Then  David  the  king  stood  up 
upon  his  feet,  and  said.  Hear  me, 
my  brethren,  and  my  people  :  As 
for  me,  lluidiu.  mine  heart  to  build 


an  house  of  rest  for  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  for  the 
footstool  of  our  God,  and  had  made 
ready  for  the  building  : 

3  But  God  said  unto  me.  Thou 
shalt  not  build  an  house  lor  my 
name,  because  thou  Itast  been  a  man 
of  war,  and  hast  shed  blood. 

4  Howbeit  "-^the  Lori)  God  of 
Israel  chose  me  before  a.11  the  house 
of  my  father  to  be  king  over  Israel 
for  ever  :  for  he  hath  chosen  Judah 
to  he  the  ruler  ;  and  of  the  house  of 
Judah,  the  house  of  my  father  ;  and 
among  the  sons  of  my  father  he 
liked  me  to  make  me  king  over  all 
Israel  : 

5  And  of  all  my  sons,  (for  the 
Lord  hath  given  me  many  sons,) 
he  hath  chosen  Solomon  my  son  to 
sit  upon  the  throne  of  the  kingdom 
of  the  Lord  over  Israel. 

6  And  he  said  unto  me,  Solomon 
thy  son,  he  shall  build  my  house 
and  my  courts  :  for  I  have  chosen 
him  to  be  my  son,  and  I  will  be  his 
father. 

7  INIoreover  I  will  establish  his 
kingdom  for  ever,  if  he  be  constant 
to  do  my  commandments  and  my 
judgments,  as  at  this  day. 

8  Now  therefore  in  the  sight  of 
all  Israel  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord,  and  in  the  audience  of  our 
God,  keep  and  seek  for  all  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  your  God  : 
that  ye  may  possess  this  good  land, 
and  leave  tt  for  an  inheritance  for 
your  children  after  you  for  ever. 

9  U  And  thou,  Solomon  my  son, 
know  thou  the  God  of  thy  father, 
and  serve  him  with  a  perfect  heart 
and  with  a  willing  mind  :  for  the 
Lord  searcheth  all  hearts,  and  un- 
derstandeth  all  the  imaginations  of 
the  thoughts  :  if  thou  seek  him,  he 
will  be  found  of  thee  ;  but  if  thou 
forsake  him,  he  will  cast  thee  off' 
for  ever. 

10  Take  heed  now  ;  for  the  Lord 
hath  chosen  thee  to  Ijuild  an  liouse 
for  the  sanctuary :  be  strong,  and 
do  it. 

11^  Then  David  gave  to  Solomon 
his  son  the  ijattern  of  the  porch, 
and  of  the  houses  thereof,  and  of 
the  treasuries  thereof,  and  of  the 
upper  chambers  thereof,  and  of 
the  inner  parlours  thereof,  and  of 
the  place  of  the  mercy  seat, 

12  And  the  ])attern  of  all  that 
he  had  by  the  spirit,  of  the  courts 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  of 
all  the  cliambers  round  about,  of 
the  treasuries  of  the  house  of  God, 
and  of  tlie  treasuries  of  the  dedi- 
cated things: 

13  Also  for  the  courses  of  the 
priests  and  the  Levites,  and  for  all 


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Preparation  and  offerings 


I.  CHRONICLES,  29. 


for  the  temple. 


the  work  of  the  service  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  for  all  the 
vessels  of  service  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

\\  He  gave  of  gold  by  weight  for 
things  of  gold,  for  all  instruments 
of  all  manner  of  service ;  silver 
also  for  all  instruments  of  silver 
by  weight,  for  all  instruments  of 
every  kindj^of  service : 

L5  Even  the  weight  for  the  can- 
dlesticks of  gold,  and  for  their 
lamps  of  gold,  by  weight  for  every 
candlestick,  and  for  the  lamps 
thereof :  and  for  the  candlesticks 
of  silver  by  weight,  both  for  the 
candlestick,  and  also  for  the  lamps 
thereof,  according  to  the  use  of 
every  candlestick. 

16  And  by  weight  he  gave  gold 
for  the  tables  of  shewbread,  for 
every  table  ;  and  likeivise  silver  for 
the  tables  of  silver  : 

17  Also  pure  gold  for  the  flesh- 
hooks,  and  the  bowls,  and  the  cups  : 
and  for  the  golden  basons  Ite  gave 
gold  by  weight  for  every  bason ; 
and  likeivise  silver  by  weight  for 
every  bason  of  silver  : 

18  And  for  the  altar  of  incense 
refined  gold  by  weight ;  and  gold 
for  the  pattern  of  ^  the  chariot  of 
the  cherubims,  that  spread  out 
their  w/.ngs,  and  covered  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord. 

19  All  this,  said  David,  the  Lord 
made  me  understand  in  writing  by 
his  hand  upon  me,  even  all  the 
works  of  this  pattern. 

20  And  David  said  to  Solomon 
his  son,  Be  strong  and  of  good  cou- 
rage, and  do  it :  fear  not,  nor  be  dis- 
mayed :  for  the  Lord  God,  even  my 
God,  will  be  with  thee  ;  he  will  not 
fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee,  until 
thou  hast  finished  all  the  work  for 
the  service  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

21  And,  behold,  the  courses  of 
the  priests  and  the  Leyites,  even. 
they  shall  be  ivith,  thee  for  all  the 
service  of  the  house  of  God  :  and 
there  shall  be  with  thee  foi-  all  man- 
ner of  workmansliip  every  willing 
skilful  ma)i,  f(jr  any  manner  of 
service :  also  the  princes  anrl  all 
the  people  will  be  wholly  at  thy 
commandment. 

CHAPTER  29. 

1  David,  hy  his  eaample  and  infreafi/, 
(i  vdUHeth  the  princ.e.H  and.  jicoplc  to  tiffer 
iril/iii(/h/.  10  Durid^s  ih<tn/,-K(/irhi(/  'and 
prayer.  20  Thf  people,  hiivhir/  h/('n.s((/ 
Odd ,  iiiid  Kdo.rlftced ,  nuike  SuIoukdi  hiiig. 
V!<'i  DiirhTH   reign  and  death. 

I7^1IUT1IKUM0RE  David  the 
J^  king  said  unto  all  the  congre- 
gation, Solomon  my  soji,  wliom 
alone  God  hath  cliosen,  is  yet  young 


and  tender,  and  the  work  is  great : 
for  the  palace  is  not  for  man,  but 
for  the  Lord  God. 

2  Now  I  have  prepared  with  all 
my  might  for  the  house  of  my  God 
the  gold  for  tilings  to  be  made  of 
gold,  and  the  silver  for  things  of 
silver,  and  the  brass  for  things 
of  brass,  the  iron  for  things  of  iron, 
and  wood  for  tilings  of  wo(xl  ;  onyx 
stones,  and  stones  to  be  set,  glister- 
ing stones,  and  of  divers  colours, 
and  all  manner  of  precious  stones, 
and  marble  stones  in  abundance. 

3  Moreover,  because  I  have  set 
my  affection  to  the  house  of  my 
God,  "^  I  have  of  mine  own  proper 
good,  of  gold  and  silver,  •'  winch  1 


have  given  to  the  house  of  my  God, 
over  and  above  all  that  I  have  pre- 
pared for  the  holy  house, 

4  Even  th)'ee  thousand  talents  of 
gold,  of  the  gold  of  Ophir,  and 
seven  thousand  talents  of  refined 
silver,  to  overlay  the  walls  of  the 
houses  tvithal : 

5  The  gold  for  things  of  gold,  and 
the  silver  for  things  of  silver,  and 
for  all  manner  of  work  to  be  made 
by  the  hands  of  artificers.  And 
who  then  ''is  willing  to  consecrate 
his  service  this  day  unto  the  Lord  % 

6  H  Then  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
and  princes  of  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
and  the  captains  of  thousands  and 
of  hundreds,  with  the  rulers  of  the 
king's  work,  offered  willingly, 

7  And  gave  for  the  service  of  the 
house  of  God  of  gold  five  thousand 
talents  and  ten  thousand  ''drams, 
and  of  silver  ten  thousand  talents, 
and  of  brass  eighteen  thousand 
talents,  and  one  hundred  thousand 
talents  of  iron. 

8  And  they  with  whoiii  jirecious 
stones  were  found  gave  tJiem  to  the 
treasure  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
Ijy  the  hand  of  Jehiel  the  Ger- 
shonite. 

9  Then  the  people  rejoiced,  for 
that  they  offered  willingly,  because 
with  perfect  heart  tliey  offered 
willingly  to  the  Lord  :  and  David 
the  king  also  rejoiced  with  great 

joy. 

10  ^  Wherefore  David  blessed  the 
Lord  before  all  tlie  congregation  : 
and  David  said,  IJlcssed  be  thou, 
"Loud  ( iod  of  Israel  our  father,  for 
ever  n.m\  ever. 

11  Thine,  O  Lord,  is  the  great- 
ness, ajid  the  power,  anfl  the  glory, 
and  th(^  victoi'y,  and  the  majesty  : 
fo]'  all  fliat  in  in  the  heaven  and  in 
the  earth  is  thine:  thine  is  \\\v. 
kingdom,  ()  TjOI;i>,  aiid  thou  art 
ex;ilte<l  ;is  jieiui  abo\e  all. 

12  Loth  riches  and  honour  come 


2  seeing  that 
I  have  a 
treasure  of 
mine  own 

3  I  give  it 


4  offereth 
willingly 


^  darics, 


*!  O  Lord, 
the  God 


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DwvitVs  prayer. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  29. 


Solomon  succeedeth  David. 


of  theo,  and  thou  reignest  over  all ; 
and  in  thine  hand  is  power  and 
might ;  and  in  thine  hanti  if  is  to 
make  great,  and  to  give  strength 
unto  all. 

13  Now  therefore,  our  God,  we 
thank  thee,  and  praise  thy  glorious 
name. 

14  But  who  am  I,  and  what  is 
my  people,  that  we  should  be  able 
to  otter  so  willingly  after  this  sortl 
for  all  things  come  of  thee,  and  of 
thine  own  have  we  given  thee. 

1.5  For  we  are  strangers  before 
thee,  and  sojourners,  as  tvere  all 
our  lathers  :  our  days  on  the  earth 
are  as  a  shadow,  and  there  is  none 
abiding. 

16  O  Lord  our  God,  all  this 
store  that  we  have  prepared  to 
build  thee  an  house  for  thine  holy 
name  cometk  of  thine  hand,  and  is 
all  thine  own. 

17  I  know  also,  my  God,  that 
thou  triest  the  heart,  and  hast  plea- 
sure in  uprightness.  As  for  me,  in 
the  uprightness  of  mine  heart  1 
have  willingly  offered  all  these 
things  :  and  now  have  I  seen  with 
joy  thy  people,  which  are  present 
here,  to  offer  willingly  unto  thee. 

18  '  O  Lord  God  of  Abraham, 
Isaac,  and  of  Israel,  our  fathers, 
keep  this  for  ever  in  the  imagina- 
tion of  the  thoughts  of  the  heart 
of  thy  people,  and  '"  prepare  their 
heart  unto  thee : 

19  And  give  unto  Solomon  my 
son  a  perfect  heart,  to  keep  thy 
commandments,  thy  testimonies, 
and  thy  statutes,  and  to  do  all  these 
things,  and  to  build  the  palace,  for 
the  which  I  have  made  provision. 

20  TI  And  David  said  to  all  the 
congregation,  Now  bless  the  Lord 
your  God.  And  all  the  congrega- 
tion blessed  ''  the  Lord  God  of  their 
fathers,  and  bowed  down  their 
heads,  and  worshipped  the  Lord, 
and  the  king. 


21  And  they  sacrificed  sacrifices 
unto  the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt 
offerings  unto  the  Lord,  on  the 
morrow  after  that  day,  even  a  thou- 
sand bullocks,  a  thousand  rams,a/i'/ 
a  thousand  lambs,  with  their  drink 
offerings,  and  sacrifices  in  abun- 
dance for  all  Israel : 

22  And  did  eat  and  drink  before 
the  Lord  on  that  day  with  great 
gladness.  And  they  made  Solomon 
the  son  of  David  king  the  second 
time,  and  anointed  him  unto  the 
Lord  to  he  the  chief  governor,  and 
Zadok  to  he  priest. 

23  Then  Solomon  sat  on  the 
throne  of  the  Lord  as  king  instead 
of  David  his  father,  and  pi'ospered ; 
and  all  Israel  obeyed  him. 

24  And  all  the  princes,  and  the 
mighty  men,  and  all  the  sons 
hkewise  of  king  David,  sub- 
mitted themselves  unto  Solomon 
the  king. 

2.5  And  the  Lord  magnified  Solo- 
mon exceedingly  in  the  sight  of  all 
Israel,  and  bestowed  upon  him  such 
royal  majesty  as  had  not  been  on 
any  king  before  him  in  Israel. 

26  H  Thus  David  the  son  of  Jesse 
reigned  over  all  Israel. 

27  And  the  time  that  he  reigned 
over  Israel  vas  forty  years  ;  seven 
years  reigned  he  in  Hebron,  and 
thirty  and  three  years  reigned  he 
in  Jerusalem. 

28  And  he  died  in  a  good  old  age, 
full  of  days,  riches,  and  honour : 
and  Solomon  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

29  Now  the  acts  of  David  the 
king,  first  and  last,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  Samuel  the 
seer,  and  in  the  book  of  Nathan  the 
prophet,  and  in  the  book  of  Gad 
the  seer, 

30  With  all  his  reign  and  his 
might,  and  the  times  that  went 
over  him,  and  over  Israel,  and  over 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  countries. 


THE   SECOND   BOOK   OF  THE 

CHRONICLES 


CHAPTER  1. 

1   The  Holemn  offering  of  Holomon  at  Gibeon. 

1  Solomoii'ii  choice  of  ivisclom  in  hles,ied  by 
God.    13  Solomon's  ntrength  and  wealth. 

AND  Solomon  the  son  of  David 
was  strengthened  in  his  king- 
dom, and  the  Lord  hisGod^'y/.?  with 
him, and  magnified  himexceedingly. 

2  Then   Solomon  spake  unto  all 
Israel,  to  the  captains  of  thousands 


and  of  hundreds,  and  to  the  judges, 
and  to  every  goveinor  in  all  Israel, 
the  chief  of  the  fathers. 

3  So  Solomon,  and  all  the  con- 
gregation with  him,  went  to  the 
high  place  that  was  at  Gibeon  ;  for 
there  was  the  ^  tabernacle  of  the 


congregation  of  God,  whicli  Moses 
tlie  servtint  of  the  IjORD  had  made 
in  the  wilderness. 


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Solomon^ s  vision  and  prayer. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  2. 


His  message  to  Hiram. 


4  But  the  ark  of  God  had  David 
brought  up  from  Kirjath-jearim  to 
the  ■place  I'diich  David  had  prepared 
for  it :  for  he  had  pitched  a  tent 
for  it  at  Jerusalem. 

5  Moreover  the  brasen  altar,  that 
Bezaleel  the  son  of  U  ri,  the  son  of  H  ur, 
had  made,  ^he  put  before  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  Lord:  and  Solomon  and 
the  congregation  sought  unto  it. 

6  And  Solomon  went  up  thither 
to  the  brasen  altar  before  tlie  Lord, 
which  was  at  the  ^  tabei'nacle  of  the 
congresation.  and   ottered  a  thou- 


sand  burnt  oifei'ings  upon  it. 

7  U  In  that  night  did    God  ap- 

Eear  unto  Solomon,  and  said  unto 
im.  Ask  what  I  shall  give  thee. 

8  And  Solomon  said  unto  God, 
Thou  hast  shewed  great  mercy  unto 
David  my  father,  and  hast  made 
me  to  reign  in  his  stead. 

9  Now,  O  Lord  God,  let  thy  pro- 
mise unto  David  my  father  be  esta- 
blished :  for  thou  hast  made  me 
king  over  a  peojjle  like  the  dust  of 
the  earth  in  multitude. 

10  Give  me  no w  wisdom  and  know- 
ledge, that  I  may  go  out  and  come 
in  before  this  people  :  for  who  can 
judge  this  thy  people,  that  is  so gresit'l 

1 1  And  God  said  to  Solomon, 
Because  this  was  in  thine  heart, 
and  thou  hast  not  asked  riches, 
wealth,  or  honour,  nor  the  life  of 
thine  enemies,  neither  yet  hast 
asked  long  life ;  but  hast  asked 
wisdom  and  knowledge  for  thyself, 
that  thou  mayest  judge  my  people, 
over  whom  I  have  made  thee  king  : 

12  Wisdom  and  knowledge  is 
granted  unto  thee ;  and  I  will  give 
thee  riches, and  wealth, and  honour, 
such  as  none  of  the  kings  have  had 
that  have  been  before  thee,  neither 
sluill  there  any  after  thee  have  the 
like. 

\  3  ^  Then  Solomon  came  from 
his  journey  to  the  high  place  that 
rvas  at  Gibeon  to  Jerusauim,  from 
before  the  '-^  tabcM'nacle  of  the  con- 
ation,  and  reigned  oNcr  Israel. 


rrei 


I  reigned  nwv 

14  And  Soloiiioii  gafliered 

ots  and  hoi-semen  :   and    he 

thousand  and  four  hundnHl 


(ii;u'i- 
liad  a 
chari- 
ots,and  twelve  thousand  horsemen, 
which  he  placed  in  the  chai-iot  ci- 
ties, and  with  the  kiiigat.Iei-usalein. 
15  And  the  king  made  silver  and 
gold  at  Jerusalem  as  ploitrons  as 
stones,  and  cedar  trees  made  he  as 
the  sycomore  ti-ees  that  are  in  tlu; 
■'  vale  for  abundance. 

I'i  And  Solomon  had  hoi'ses 
brought  out  of  '  l']ijv?)t.  and  linen 
yai'n  :  the  kiTig'siiiercliantsi-eceiv(!d 


'^the  linen  yarn  at  a  pi'ice. 


Or, 


17  And  they  fetched  up,  and 
brought  forth  out  of  Egypt  a  cha- 
riot for  six  hundred  shekels  of  silver, 
and  an  horse  for  an  hundi-ed  ana 
fifty :  and  so  brought  they  out 
horses  for  all  the  kings  of  the  Hit- 
tites,  and  for  the  kings  of  Syria,  by 
their  means. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1,  17  SolomoirH  luhotiro'x  for  the  hnihlhuj  of 
the,  lemjile.  3  Ilin  i'inh(i.ss<i(/e  to  Ifia-ai/i  for 
■worJcmenandprorisioit  ofHiuff.  11  Iluram 
tiendetk  him  a  kind  answer. 

AND  Solomon  determined  to 
build  an  house  for  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  and  an  house  for  his 
kingdom. 

2  And  Solomon  told  out  three- 
score and  ten  thousand  men  to  bear 
burdens,  and  fourscore  thousand  to 
hew  in  the  mountain,  and  three 
thousand  and  six  hundred  to  over- 
see them. 

3  51  And  Solomon  sent  to  t  Huram 
the  king  of  Tyre,  saying,  As  thou 
didst  deal  with  David  my  father, 
and  didst  send  him  cedars  to  build 
him  an  house  to  dwell  therein,  even 
so  deal  vnth  me. 

4  Behold,  I  build  an  house  to  the 
name  of  the  Loiii)  my  God,  to  dedi- 
cate it  to  him,  and  to  burn  before 
him  sweet  incense,  and  for  the  con- 
tinual shewbread,and  for  the  burnt 
offerings  morning  and  evening,  on 
thesabbaths,  and  on  the  new  moons, 
and  on  the  solemn  feasts  of  the 
Lord  our  God.  This  is  an  ordi- 
nance for  ever  to  Isiuel. 

5  And  the  house  which  I  build  is 
great  :  for  great  is  our  God  above 
all  gods. 

6  But  who  is  able  to  build  him 
an  house,  seeing  the  lieaven  and 
heaven  or  heavens  cannot  contain 
him'?  who  am  I  then,  that  I  should 
bviild  him  an  house,  save  only  to 
burn  "saci'itice  before  him"? 

7  Send  me  now  therefore  a  man 
cunning  to  woi'k  in  gold,  and  in  sil- 
ver, and  in  biass,  and  in  iron,  and 
in  purple,  and  ci'liuson,  and  blue, 
and  that  can  skill  to  grave  with  the 
cunning  men  that  are  with  me  in 
Judali  and  in  Jei'usalem,  whom  Da- 
vid my  father  did  provide. 

<S  Send  me  also  cedar  ti'ees,  fii- 
trees,  and  alguiii  ti-e(>s,  out  of  Leb;i,- 
non  :  for  I  know  that  thy  servants 
can  skill  to  cut  timbei- in  Lebanon; 
and,  behold,  my  sei'vants  shall  l>e 
with  thy  s(>rvants, 

9  l*'ven  to  prei)ai(>  me  tiinbei-  in 
al)undance:  for  tli(>  liouse  which  i 
am  al)out  to  l)uild  sliall  he  wonder- 
ful  gr<'a-t. 

10  And,  behold,  I  will  give  to  thy 


426 


■\  In  1  Kings  v.  1,  Hiram. 


TJie  building 


II.  CHRONICLES,  3. 


of  the  temple. 


servants,  the  hewers  that  cut  tim- 
ber, twenty  thousand  measures  of 
beaten  wheat,  and  twenty  thousand 
measures  of  barley,  and  twenty 
thousand  baths  of  wine,  and  twenty 
thousand  baths  of  oil. 

11  H  Then  *Huram  the  king  of 
Tyre  answered  in  writing,  which  he 
sent  to  Solomon,  Because  the  Loud 
hath  loved  his  people,  he  hath  made 
thee  king  over  them. 

1 2  *  Huram  said  moreover,  Blessed 
be  ^  the  LoiM)  God  of  Israel,  that 
made  heaven  and  earth,  who  hath 
given  to  David  the  king  a  wise  son, 
endued  with  prudence  and  under- 
standing, that  might  build  an  house 
for  the  LoED,  and  an  house  for  his 
kingdom. 

13  And  now  I  have  sent  a  cun- 
ning man,  endued  with  understand- 
ing, '^  of  Hui'am  my  father's, 

14  The  son  of  a  woman  of  the 
daughters  of  Dan,  and  his  father 
was  a  man  of  Tyre,  skilful  to  work 
in  gold,  and  in  silver,  in  brass,  in 
iron,  in  stone,  and  in  timber,  in 
purple,  in  blue,  and  in  fine  linen, 
and  in  crimson  ;  also  to  grave  any 
manner  of  graving,  and  to  ^  find 
out  every  device  which  shall  be  put 


father,  in  the  place  that  David  had 
prepared  in  the  threshingfloor  of 
t  Oman  the  Jebusite. 

2  And  he  began  to  build  in  the 
second  dai/  of  the  second  month, 
in  the  fourth  year  of  his  reign. 

3  H  Now  these  are  "  the  things 
wherein    Solomon    was    instructed 


to  him,  with  thy  cunning  men,  and 
with  the  cunning  men  of  my  lord 
David  thy  father. 

15  Now  therefore  the  wheat,  and 
the  barley,  the  oil,  and  the  wine, 
which  my  lord  hath  spoken  of,  let 
him  send  unto  his  servants  : 

16  And  we  will  cut  wood  out  of 
Lebanon,  as  much  as  thou  shalt 
need  :  and  we  will  bring  it  to  thee 
in  •*  riotes  by  sea  to  Joppa ;  and  thou 
shalt  carry  it  up  to  Jerusalem. 

17^  And  Solomon  numbered  all 
the  strangers  that  were  in  the  land 
of  Israel,  after  the  numbering 
wherewith  David  his  father  had 
numliered  them ;  and  they  were 
found  an  hundred  and  fifty  thou- 
sand and  three  thousand  and  six 
hundred. 

18  And  he  set  threescore  and  ten 
thousand  of  them  to  fje  bearers  of 
burdens,  and  fourscore  thousand  to 
be  hewers  in  the  mountain,  and 
three  thousand  and  six:  hundred 
overseers  to  set  the  iieople  ®a_work. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  The  place,  and  time  of  huilding  the  temple. 
3  The  inedHiire  and  ornamentu  ofthehtume. 
11  The  cheruhimn.     14  The  r/iil  and  pUlavx. 

THEN  Solomon  began  to  build 
the  house  of  the  Lord  at  -le- 
rusalem  in  mount  Mori;i,h,  \yhere 
the  Lord  appeared  unto  David  his 


for  the  building  of  the  house  of 
God.  The  length  by  cubits  after 
the  first  measure  toas  threescore 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  twenty 
cubits. 

4  And  the  porch  that  was  in  the 
front  of  the  house,  the  length  of  it 
was  according  to  the  breadth  of 
the  house,  twenty  cubits,  and  the 
height  was  an  hundred  and  twenty : 
and  he  overlaid  it  within  with  pure 
gold. 

5  And  the  greater  house  he  cieled 
with  fir  tree,  which  he  overlaid 
with  fine  gold,  and  set  thereon 
palm  trees  and  chains. 

6  And  he  garnished  the  house 
with  precious  stones  for  beauty  : 
and  the  gold  was  gold  of  Parvaim. 

7  He  overlaid  also  the  house,  the 
beams,  the  posts,  and  the  walls 
thereof,  and  the  doors  thereof, 
with  gold  ;  and  graved  '^cherubims 
on  the  walls. 

8  And  he  made  the  most  holy 
house,  the  length  whereof  was  ac- 
cording to  the  breadth  of  the  house, 
twenty  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
thereof  twenty  cubits  :  and  he 
overlaid  it  with  fine  gold,  amount- 
ing to  six  hundred  talents. 

9  And  the  weight  of  the  nails 
vjas  fifty  shekels  of  gold.  And  he 
overlaid  the  upper  chambers  with 
gold. 

10  And  in  the  most  holy  house 
he  made  two  "  cherubims  of  image 
work,  and  overlaid  them  with  gold. 

11  IT  And  the  wings  of  the  '^cheru- 


*In  1  Kings  v.  1,  Hiram. 


bims  were  twenty  cubits  long  :  one 
wing  of  the  one  cherub  was  five  cu- 
bits, r'eaching  to  the  wall  of  the 
house  :  and  the  other  wing  was  like- 
wise five  cubits,  reaching  to  the 
wing  of  the  other  cherub. 

12  And  one  wing  of  the  other 
cherub  i«as  five  cubits,  reaching  to 
the  wall  of  the  house :  and  the 
other  wing  was  five  cubits  also, 
joining  to  the  wing  of  the  other 
cherub. 

13  The  wings  of  tho^se  "'  cheru- 
bims spread  themselves  forth 
twenty  cubits :  and  they  stood 
on  their  feet,  and  their  faces  ivere 
inward. 

14  ^  And  he  made  the  vail  of 
blue,  and  purple,  and  crimson,  and 


6  the 

foundations 
wliicli  Solo- 
mon laid 


f/u  2  Sam.  xxiv.  16,  Araunah. 


427 


The  ornaments 


II.  CHRONICLES,  4. 


of  tlie  temple. 


fine  linen,  and  wrought  ^cherubims 
thereon. 

1 5  Also  he  made  before  the  house 
two  pillars  of  thirty  and  five  cubits 
high,  and  the  "chapiter  that  was 
on  the  top  of  each  of  tliem  ivas  five 
cubits. 

16  And  he  made  chains,  as  in  the 
oracle,  and  put  them  on  the  heads 
of  the  pillai's ;  and  made  an  hun- 
dred pomegranates,  and  put  them 
on  the  chains. 

17  And  he  reared  up  the  pillars 
before  the  temple,  one  on  the  right 
hand,  and  the  other  on  the  left ;  and 
called  the  name  of  that  on  the  right 
hand  *  Jachin,  and  the  name  of  that 
on  the  left  t  Boaz. 

CHAPTEE  4. 

1  The  altar  of  lircLsH.  2  TJie  molten  sea  upon 
ttrelve.  oxen.  6  The  ten.  /avers,  candle- 
xfir/cf:,  and  tables.  9  The  courts,  and  the 
hi.^trumenis  of  brass.    19  The  inetritments 

<;/■  gold. 

MOREOVER  he  made  an  altar 
of  brass,  twenty  cubits  the 
length  thereof,  and  twenty  cubits 
the  breadth  thereof,  and  ten  cubits 
the  height  thereof. 

2  ^  Also  he  made  a  molten  sea  of 
ten  cubits  from  brini  to  brim,  round 
in  compass,  and  five  cubits  the 
height  thereof  ;  and  a  line  of  thirty 
cubits  did  compass  it  round  about. 

3  And  under  it  tms  the  simili- 
tude of  ^  oxen,  which  did  compass 
it  round  about :  ten  in  a  cubit, 
compassing  the  sea  round  about. 
Two  rows  of  *  oxen  loere  cast,  when 
it  was  cast. 

4  It  stood  upon  twelve  oxen, 
three  looking  toward  the  north, 
and  three  looking  toward  tlie 
west,  and  three  looking  toward 
the  south,  and  three  looking  to- 
ward  the  east :  and  the  sea  ii<a!<  set 
above  upon  them,  and  all  their 
hinder  parts  vjere  inward. 

5  And  the  thickness  of  it  tras  an 
hand))readth,  and  the  bi'iiii  of  it 
like  the  work  of  the  brim  of  a  cup, 
"with  llowcrs  of  blies:  and  it  I'e- 
ceived  and  lield  tln'ee  tliousanil 
l)aths. 

G  Vi  He  made  also  ten  lavers,  and 
IHit  five  on  the  right  liand,  and 
live  on  the  left,  to  wash  in  them  : 
such  tilings  as  they  ollered  foi-  tlie 
IxH'nt  ollcriiig  they  washed  in 
them  ;  but  tlie  sea  wax  for  the 
priests  to  wash  in. 

7  And  he  made  ten  candlestick.s 
of  gold  ac(;ording  to  their  form, 
and  set  fhcm  in  the  temyile,  five  on 
the  j-ight  hand,  and  five  on  the  left. 


*  TJua  is,  Ho  shall  PHtiiblish. 
t  T/ial  c'.s',  111  it  is  streiif^t.ii. 
1  Or, 


8  He  made  also  ten  tables,  and 
placed  them  in  the  temple,  five  on 
the  right  side,  and  five  on  the  left. 
And  he  made  an  hundred  basons  of 
gold, 

9  U  Furthermore  he  made  the 
court  of  the  priests,  and  the  great 
court,  and  doors  for  the  court,  and 
overlaid  the  doors  of  them  with 
brass. 

10  And  he  set  the  sea  on  the 
right  side  of  the  east  end,  '^  over 
against  the  south. 


1 1  And  Hui'am  made  the  pots, 
and  the  shovels,  and  the  basons. 
And  Huram  finished  the  work  that 
he  was  to  make  for  king  Solomon 
for  the  house  of  God ; 

12  To  wit,  the  two  pillai"s,  and 
the  ^ pommels,  and  the  ^chapiters 
v'hich  were  on  the  top  of  the  two 
pillars,  and  the  two  '■*  wreaths  to 
cover  the  two  "  pommels  of  the 
chapiters  which  tvere   on    the    top 


of  the  pillars ; 

13  And  four  hundred  pomegra- 
nates on  the  two  ^^  wreaths  :  two 
rows  of  pomegranates  on  each 
^^  wreath,  to  cover  the  two  ^^  Trom- 
mels of  the  char)iters  which  were 
upon  tlie  pillars. 

14  He  made  also  bases,  and  la- 
vers made  he  upon  the  bases  ; 

15  One  sea,  and  twelve  oxen  un- 
der it. 

1 6  The  ]wts  also,  and  the  shovels, 
and  the  fieshhooks,  and  all  their 
instruments,  did  Huram  his  father 
make  to  king  Solomon  for  the  house 
of  the  Lord  of  bright  bi-ass. 

17  In  the  ]jlain  of  Joidandid  the 
king  cast  them,  in  the  clay  ground 
between  Succ<jth  and  ^''Zereda- 
thah. 

18  Thus  Solomon  made  all  these 
vessels  in  gi-eat  abundance  :  for  the 
weight  of  the  bi'ass  could  not  be 
found  out. 

1 9  II  And  Solomon  made  all  tlu^ 
vess(^ls  that  ^irere  for  the  house  of 
f»od,  the  golden  altar  al.so,  and  the 
tallies  whei'eon  the  shewbread  wax 
xet  ; 

pO  Moreover  tlie  candlesticks 
with  their  lam])s,  that  they  should 
burn  after  tlu;  '^  iiniimcr  before  the 
oi'acle,  of  purt>  gold  ; 

21  And  th(^  ilowers,  and  the 
lamps,  and  the  tongs,  //lai/e  he  of 
g()l(i,  (tii't  that  jierfect  gold: 

22  And  the  snuU'ers,  and  tlie  ba- 
sons, and  the  spoons,  and  the 
'•'  c(Misers.  of  pure  gold  :  and  '"  the 
entry  of  the  house,  the  inn(>r  doors 
thereof  for  the  most  holy  p/ace,  and 
till!  dooi's  of  tlie  house  of  the  tem- 
l)le,  were  of  gold. 

28 


c  toward 


'bowls, 
^  capitals 
9  uetworks 
w  bowls  of 
the  capitals 


11  networks ; 
1- network. 


i-'Zeredah. 


1'  ordiiiaiiee 


i''fir('j)aiis, 
"■as  for  the 
entry 


The  ark  brought 


II.  CHRONICLES,  5,  6. 


into  the  oracle. 


CHAPTER  5. 

1  The  dedicated  treasures.  2  The  wlem n.  in- 
dueMon  of  the  ark  into  the  oracle.  11  God 
heiny  praised  giveth  a  visible  sign  of  his 
facour. 

THUS  all  the  work  that  Solomon 
made  for  the  house  of  the  Lord 
was  finished :  and  Solomon  brought 
in  all  the  things  that  David  his 
father  had  dedicated  ;  and  the  sil- 
ver, and  the  gold,  and  all  the  instru- 
ments, put  he  ainong  the  treasures 
of  the  house  of  God. 

2  II  Then  Solomon  assembled  the 
elders  of  Israel,  and  all  the  heads 
of  the  tribes,  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  unto  Jeru- 
salem, to  bring  up  the  ai'k  of  tlie 
covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of  the 
city  of  David,  which  is  Zion. 

3  Wherefore  all  the  men  of  Israel 
assembled  themselves  unto  the  king 
in  the  feast  which  was  in  the  seventh 
month. 

4  And  all  the  elders  of  Israel 
came  ;  and  the  Levites  took  up  the 
ark. 

.5  And  they  brought  up  the  ark, 
and  the  '  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  all  the  holy  vessels  that 


ivere  in  the  '^  tabernacle,  these  did 
the  priests  and  the  Levites  bring 
up. 

6  Also  king  Solomon,  and  all  the 
congregation  of  Israel  that  were 
assembled  unto  him  before  the  ark, 
sacrificed  sheep  and  oxen,  wliich 
could  not  be  t(nd  nor  numbered  for 
multitude. 

7  And  the  priests  brought  in  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
unto  "'  his  place,  to  the  oracle  of  the 
house,  into  the  most  holy  ])lace, 
even  under  the  wings  of  the  ^  cheru- 
bims  : 


^  For  the  ^ cherubims  spread  forth 
their  wings  over  the  place  of  the 
ark,  and  the  ''cherubims  covered 
the  ark  and  the  staves  thereof 
above. 

9  And  "  they  drew  out  the  staves 
of  the  ark,   that    the    ends  of   the 


staves  were  seen  from  the  ark  be- 
fore the  oracle  ;  but  they  were  not 
seen  without.  And  there  it  is  unto 
this  day. 

10  There  was  nothing  in  the  ark 
save  the  two  tables  which  Moses 
put  therein  at  Horeb,  when  the 
Lord  marie  a  covenant  with  the 
children  of  Israel,  when  they  came 
out  of  Egyi)t. 

11^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  priests  were  come  out  of  the 
holy  2^lace :  (for  all  the  priests  tliat 
mere  present  were  sanctified,  and 
did  not  then  wait  by  course  : 

12  Also  the  Levites  ivhich  vere 


the  singers,  all  of  them  of  Asaph, 
of  Heman,  of  Jeduthun,  with  their 
sons  and  their  brethren,  being  ar- 
rayed in  white  linen,  having  cym- 
bals and  psalteries  and  harps,  stood 
at  the  east  end  of  the  altar,  and 
with  them  an  hundred  and  twenty 
Ijriests  sounding  with  trumpets  :) 

1 3  It  came  even  to  pass,  as  the 
trumpeters  and  singers  were  as  one, 
to  make  one  sound  to  be  heard  in 
praising  and  thanking  the  LoRD  ; 
and  when  they  lifted  up  their  voice 
with  the  trumpets  and  cymbals  and 
instruments  of  musick,  and  praised 
the  Lord,  saying.  For  he  is  good ; 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 
that  then  the  house  was  filled  with 
a  cloud,  even  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; 

II  So  that  the  priests  could  not 
stand  to  minister  by  reason  of  the 
cloud :  for  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
had  filled  the  house  of  God. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  Solomon',  hairing  ble/i!<ed  thepeojile,  blesscfh 
God.  12  Solomon^s  prayer  in  the  conse- 
cration of  the  temple,  upon  the  hrasen 
scaffold. 

THEN  said  Solomon,  The  Lord 
hath  said  that  he  would  dwell 
in  the  thick  darkness. 

2  But  I  have  built  an  house  of 
habitation  for  thee,  and  a  place  for 
thy  dwelling  for  ever. 

3  And  the  king  turned  his  face, 
and  blessed  the  whole  congregation 
of  Israel  :  and  all  the  congregation 
of  Israel  stood. 

4  And  he  said,  Blessed  he  ''  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  who  hath  with 
his  hands  fulfilled  that  wliich  he 
spake  with  his  mouth  to  my  father 
David,  saying, 

5  Since  the  day  that  I  brought 
forth  my  people  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt  I  chose  no  city  among 'all 
the  tribes  of  Israel  to  build  an 
house  in,  that  my  name  might  be 
there  ;  neitlier  chose  I  any  man  to 
be  a  ruler  over  my  people  Israel : 

6  But  I  have  chosen  Jerusalem, 
that  my  name  might  be  there  ;  and 
have  chosen  David  to  be  over  my 
people  Israel. 

7  Now  it  was  in  the  heart  of 
David  my  father  to  build  an  house 
for  the  name  of  "  the  Lord  (jod  of 
Israel. 

8  But  the  Lord  said  to  David 
my  father,  Foi'asmuch  as  it  was  in 
thine  heart  to  build  an  house  for 
my  name,  thou  didst  well  in  that 
it  was  in  thine  heart : 

9  Notwithstanding  thou  shalt 
not  build  the  house;  but  thy  son 
which  shall  come  forth  out  of  thj' 
loins,  he  shall  build  the  house  for 
mj'^  name. 


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II.  CHRONICLES,  6. 


consecration  of  the  temple. 


1 0  The  Lord  therefore  hath  per- 
formed his  word  that  he  hath 
spoken  :  for  I  am  risen  up  in  the 
room  of  David  my  father,  and  am 
set  on  the  throne  of  Israel,  as  the 
Lord  promised,  and  have  built  the 
house  for  the  name  of  ^  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel. 

1 1  And  in  it  have  I  put  the  ark, 
wherein  is  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  that  he  made  with  the  child- 
ren of  Israel. 

12  U  And  he  stood  before  the 
altar  of  the  Lord  in  the  presence 
of  all  the  congregation  of  Israel, 
and  spread  forth  his  hands  : 

13  For  Solomon  had  made  a 
brasen  scaffold,  of  five  cubits  long, 
and  five  cubits  broad,  and  three 
cubits  high,  and  had  set  it  in  the 
midst  of  the  court :  and  upon  it  he 
stood,  and  kneeled  down  upon  his 
knees  before  all  the  congregation 
of  Israel,  and  spread  forth  his 
hands  toward  heaven, 

14  And  said,  -  0  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, there  is  no  God  like  thee  in  the 
heaven,  nor  in  the  earth  ;  which 
keepest  covenant,  and  shewest 
mercy  unto  thy  servants,  that  walk 
before  thee  with  all  their  hearts  : 

15  Thou  which  hast  kept  with 
thy  servant  David  my  father  that 
which  thou  hast  promised  him  ; 
and  spakest  with  thy  mouth,  and 
hast  fulfilled  it  with  thine  hand,  as 
it  is  this  day. 

1 6  Now  therefore,  ^  O  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  keep  with  thy  servant 
David  my  father  that  which  thou 
hast  promised  him,  saying,  Ther-e 
shall  not  fail  thee  a  man  in  my 
sight  to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  Is- 
rael ;  ^  yet  so  tnat  thy  children  take 
heed  to  their  way  to  walk  in  my 
law,  as  thou  hast  walked  before 
me. 

17  Now  then,  ■'0  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  let  thy  word  be  verified, 
which  thou  hast  spoken  unto  thy 
servant  David. 

18  But  will  God  in  very  deed 
dwell  with  men  on  the  earth  1  be- 
hold, heaven  and  the  heaven  of 
heavens  cannot  contain  thee  ;  how 
nnich  less  this  house  which  I  have 
built! 

19  Have  respect  therefore  to  the 
prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  to  his 
supplication,  O  Lord  my  God,  to 
hearken  unto  the  cry  and  tlie 
pray(!r  which  thy  servant  prayeth 
before  tliee : 

20  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open 
upon  this  house  day  and  night, 
upon  the  place  wlier-eof  thou  liast 
said  that  thou  wouldest  put  thy 
name  there ;  to  hearken  unto  the 


prayer  which  thy  servant  prayeth 
toward  this  place. 

21  Hearken  therefore  unto  the 
supplications  of  thy  servant,  and 
of  thy  i^eople  Israel,  which  they 
shall  make  toward  this  place  :  hear 
thou  from  thy  dwelling  place,  even 
from  heaven  ;  and  when  thou  hear- 
est,  forgive. 

22  11  If  a  man  sin  against  his 
neighbour,  and  an  oath  be  laid 
upon  him  to  make  him  swear,  and 
^  the  oath  come  before  thine  altar 
in  this  house ; 

23  Then  hear  thou  fi'om  heaven, 
and  do,  and  judge  thy  servants,  by 
requiting  the  wicked,  by  recom- 
pensing his  way  upon  his  own 
head  ;  and  by  justifying  the  right- 
eous, by  giving  him  according  to 
his  righteousness. 

24  51  And  if  thy  jieople  Israel  be 
put  to  the  worse  before  the  enemy, 
because  they  have  sinned  against 
thee  ;  and  shall  return  and  confess 
thy  name,  and  pray  and  make  sup- 
plication before  thee  in  this  house  ; 

2.5  Then  hear  thou  from  the  hea- 
vens, and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  peo- 
ple Israel,  and  bring  them  again 
unto  the  land  which  thou  gavest  to 
them  and  to  their  fathers. 

26  H  When  the  heaven  is  shut 
up,  and  there  is  no  rain,  because 
they  have  sinned  against  thee  ;  yet 
if  they  pray  toward  this  place,  and 
confess  thy  name,  and  turn  from 
their  sin,  when  thou  dost  afflict 
them ; 

27  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven, 
and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  servants, 
and  of  tiiy  people  Israel,  when  thou 
hast  taught  tnem  the  good  way, 
wherein  they  should  walk  ;  an(l 
send  rain  upon  thy  land,  which 
thou  hast  given  unto  thy  people 
for  an  inheritance. 

28  ^  If  there  be  dearth  in  the 
land,  if  there  be  pestilence,  if  there 
be  lilasting,  or  mildew,  locusts,  or 
caterpillers ;  if  their  enemies  be- 
siege them  in  the  cities  of  their 
land ;  whatsoever  ''  sore  or  whatso- 
ever sickness  there  he  : 

29  Then  what  prayer  or  what 
supi)lication  soever  shall  be  made 
of  any  man,  or  of  all  thy  i)eopl(^  Is- 
ra(;l,  when  every  one  shMll  know  his 
own  "  sore  and  his  own  gi'ief,  and 
shall  si)rea<l  forth  his  hands  "  in 
this  house  : 

30  Then  h(>ar  thou  from  heaven 
thy  dwelling  i)lace,  Jind  forgive, 
and  rendei'  unto  e\'ery  man  accord- 
ing unto  all  his  ways,  whose  heart 
thou  knowest ;  (for  thou  only  know- 
est  the  hearts  of  the  children  of 
men :) 


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Solomon's  prayer. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  7. 


GocVs  glory  filletli  the  temple. 


31  That  they  may  fear  thee,  to 
walk  in  thy  ways,  so  long  as  they 
live  in  the  land  which  thou  gavest 
unto  our  fathers. 

32  H  Moreover  concerning  the 
stranger,  which  is  not  of  thy  people 
Israel,  but  is  come  from  a  far  coun- 
try for  thy  great  name's  sake,  and 
thy  mighty  hand,  and  thy  stretched 
out  arm ;  if  they  come  and  pray 
^  in  this  house  ; 

33  Then  hear  thou  frorn  the  hea- 
vens, even  from  thy  dwelling  place, 
and  do  according  to  all  that  the 
stranger  calleth  to  thee  for ;  that 
all  -  people  of  the  earth  may  know 
thy  name,  and  fear  thee,  as  doth 
thy  people  Israel,  and  may  know 
that  this  house  which  I  have  built 
is  called  by  thy  name. 

34  If  thy  people  go  out  to  war 
against  their  enemies  by  the  way 
that  thou  shalt  send  them,  and  they 
pray  unto  thee  toward  this  city 
which  thou  hast  chosen,  and  the 
house  which  I  have  built  for  thy 
name ; 

35  Then  hear  thou  frorn  the  hea- 
vens their  prayer  and  their  suppli- 
cation, and  maintain  their  cause. 

36  If  they  sin  against  thee,  (for 
there  is  no  man  which  sinneth  not,) 
and  thou  be  angry  with  them,  and 
deliver  them  over  before  their  ene- 
mies, and  they  carry  them  away 
captives  unto  a  land  fai-  off  or  near ; 

37  Yet  if  they  bethink  them- 
selves in  the  land  whither  they  ai-e 
carried  captive,  and  turn  and  pray 
unto  thee  in  the  land  of  their  cap- 
tivity, saying.  We  have  sinned,  we 
have  done  ^  amiss,  and  have  dealt 
wickedly ; 

38  If  they  return  to  thee  with  all 
their  heart  and  with  all  their  soul 
in  the  land  of  their  captivity, 
whither  they  have  carried  them 
captives,  and  pray  toward  their 
land,  which  thou  gavest  unto  their 
fathers,  and  touHird  the  city  which 
thou  hast  chosen,  and  toward  the 
house  which  I  have  built  for  thy 
name  : 

39  Then  hear  thou  from  tlie  hea- 
vens, even  from  thy  dwelling  place, 
their  prayer  and  their  supplica- 
tions, and  maintain  their  cause, 
and  forgive  thy  people  which  have 
sinned  against  thee. 

40  Now,  my  God,  let,  I  beseech 
thee,  thine  eyes  be  open,  and  let 
thine  ears  he  atten  t  unto  the  prayer 
that  is  made  in  this  place. 

41  Now  therefore  arise,  O  Lord 
God,  into  thy  resting  place,  thou, 
and  the  ark  of  thy  strength  :  let 
thy  priests,  O  Lord  God,  be  clothed 
witli  sahation,  and  let  thj^  saints 
rejoice  in  goodness. 


42  O  Lord  God,  turn  not  away 
the  face  of  thine  anointed  :  re- 
member the  mercies  of  David  thy 
servant. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  God  having  given  testimony  to  Sulomon^s 
prayer  hy  fire  from  heaven,  and  glory  in 
the  tempi  I',  the  people  irorahip  h  im.  4  Solo- 
mon's xole  urn  !<(ierifi'ce.  S  Solomon  having 
kept  the  ri<i>^t  or'  tdberiKU'les.  (iiid  /he  feant 
of  the  de,l!,-(iiin,i  of  the  altar,  ,1  i.sinisseth 
the  jwojitr.  VI  (iiid  a jiii,-<rriii<j  In  Solomon 
givetk  him  piroiiiisea  upon  cnitdidon. 

NOW  when  Solomon  had  made 
an  end  of  praying,  the  fire 
came  down  from  heaven,  and  con- 
sumed the  burnt  offering  and  the 
sacrifices ;  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  filled  the  house. 

2  And  the  priests  could  not 
enter  into  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
because  the  glory  of  the  Lord  had 
filled  the  Lord's  house. 

3  And  when  all  the  children  of 
Israel  saw  how  the  fire  came  down, 
and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  upon 
the  house,  they  bowed  themselves 
with  their  faces  to  the  ground  upon 
the  pavement,  and  worshipped,  and 
Ijraised  tlie  Lord,  saying.  For  he  is 
good ;  for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

4  U  Then  the  king  and  all  the 
people  offered  sacrifices  before  the 
Lord. 

5  And  king  Solomon  offered  a 
sacrifice  of  twenty  and  two  thou- 
sand oxen,  and  an  hundred  and 
twenty  thousand  sheep :  so  the 
king  and  all  the  people  dedicated 
the  house  of  God. 

6  And  the  priests  waited  on  their 
offices :  the  Levites  also  with  instru- 
ments ^of  musick  of  the  Lord, 
which  David  the  king  had  made  to 
praise  the  Lord,  because  his  meixy 
endureth  for  ever,  when  David 
praised  by  their  ministry ;  and  the 
priests  sounded  trumpets  before 
them,  and  all  Israel  stood. 

7  Moreover  Solomon  hallowed 
the  middle  of  the  court  that  was 
before  the  house  of  the  Lord  :  for 
there  he  offered  burnt  offerings,  and 
the  fat  of  the  peace  offerings.  l)e- 
cause  the  brasen  altar  wliich  Solo- 
mon had  made  was  not  able  to 
receive  the  burnt  offtM-ings,  and 
the  ^  meat  offei-ings,  and  the  fat. 

8  51  Also  at  the  same  time  Solo- 
mon kept  the  feast  seven  days, 
and  all  Israel  with  him,  a  very 
great  congregation,  from  the  enter- 
ing in  of  Hamath  unto  the  ^  river 
of  Egypt. 

9  And  in  the  eighth  day  they 
made  a  solemn  assembly  :  for  they 
kept  the  dedication  of  the  altar 
seven  days,  and  the  feast  seven  days. 


4  for  the 
song 


5  meal 


8  brook 


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Ood  ap2)ea7'eth  to  Solomon. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  8. 


Solomon'' s  other  buildings. 


10  And  oil  the  three  and  twen- 
tieth day  of  the  seventh  month  he 
•sent  the  people  away  into  their 
tents,  glad  and  meri-y  in  heart  for 
the  goodness  that  the  Lord  had 
shewed  unto  David,  and  to  Solo- 
mon, and  to  Israel  liis_  people. 

11  Thus  Solomon  finished  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  king's 
house  :  and  all  that  canie  into  Solo- 
mon's heart  to  make  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  in  his  own  house, 
he  prosperously  effected. 

1 2  U  And  the  Lord  appeared  to 
Solomon  by  night,  and  said  unto 
hira,  I  have  heard  thy  prayer,  and 
have  chosen  this  place  to  myself 
for  an  house  of  sacrifice. 

13  If  I  shut  up  heaven  that  there 
be  no  rain,  or  if  I  command  the 
locusts  to  devour  the  land,  or  if  I 
send  pestilence  among  my  people  ; 

14  If  my  people,  which  are 
called  by  my  name,  shall  humble 
themselves,  and  pray,  and  seek 
my  face,  and  turn  from  their 
wicked  ways;  then  will  I  hear  from 
heaven,  and  will  forgive  their  sin, 
and  will  heal  theii-  land. 

15  Now  mine  eyes  shall  be  open, 
and  mine  ears  attent  unto  the 
prayer  that  is  made  in  this  place. 

16  For  now  have  I  chosen  and 
sanctified  this  house,  that  my  najne 
may  be  there  for  ever  :  and  mine 
eyes  and  mine  heart  shall  be  there 
perpetually. 

1 7  And  as  for  thee,  if  thou  wilt 
walk  before  me.  as  David  thy  father 
walked,  and  do  according  to  all 
that  1  have  commanded  thee,  and 
shalt  observe  my  statutes  and  my 
judgments  ; 

1 8  Then  will  I  stablish  the  throne 
of  thy  kingdom,  according  as  1  have 
covenanted  with  David  thy  father, 
saying.  There  shall  not  fail  thee  a 
man  to  he  ruler  in  Israel. 

19  But  if  ye  tui-n  away,  and  for- 
sake my  statutes  and  iny  comiuiuid- 
ments,  which  I  have  set  before  you, 
and  shall  go  and  serve  other  gods, 
and  \voi-shi|)  them  ; 

20  Then  will  1  jjluck  them  ui)  by 
the  roots  out  of  my  land  which  1 
have  given  them  ;  and  this  house, 
which  Ihavesaiictif'u^dforniy  name, 
will  I  cast  out  of  my  sight,  and  will 
make  it  to  he  a  pi'overb  and  a  by- 
word among  all  nations. 

21  And  this  house,  which  is  high, 
shall  be  an  astonishment  to  ev(>ry 
one  that  ijasseth  by  it ;  so  that  he 
shall  say.  Why  hath  the  Lord  done 
thus  unto  this  land,  and  unto  this 
house  % 

22  And  it  shall  be  answered.  Re- 
cause  they  forsook  '  the  Loud  VxkA 
of  theirfathers,  which  brought tliem 


forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and 
laid  hold  on  other  gods,  and  wor- 
shipped them,  and  served  them  : 
therefore  hath  he  bi'ought  all  this 
evil  upon  them. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  Solomon^shuilJi.ngs.  1  The,  (icritilenii-Moh 
irere  left  Solomon  made  trihuidrien  ;  htit  the 
/Krde/ites  ru/erfi.  11  J'fiii/(io/i\t  iJanghter 
ftnnirtth  1o  hir  house .  \'i  Soloiiion\\yeiirly 
.snirniii  siirririce.t.  U  //e  ,i iqiouiteth  the 
jiii.stt  oikI.  Le.iutex  to  thei)' pluceii.  17  The 
navy  fetohetk  gold  from  Ophir. 

AND  it  came  to  i^ass  at  the  end 
of  twenty  years,  wherein  Solo- 
mon had  built  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  his  own  house, 

2  I  hat  the  cities  which  Huram 
had  restored  to  Solomon,  Solomon 
built  them,  and  caused  the  children 
of  Israel  to  dwell  thei'e. 

3  And  Solomon  went  to  Hamath- 
zobah,  and  prevailed  against  it. 

4  And  he  built  Tadmor  in  the 
Avilderness,  and  all  the  store  cities, 
which  he  built  in  Haniath. 

5  Also  he  built  Beth-horon  the 
upper,  and  Beth-horon  the  nether. 
fenced  cities,  with  walls,  gates,  and 
bars ; 

6  And  Baalath,  and  all  the  store 
cities  that  Solomon  had,  and  all  the 
chariot  cities,  anfl  the  cities  of  the 
horsemen,  and  all  that  Solomon  de- 
sired to  build  in  Jerusalem,  and 
in  Lebanon,  and  throughout  all 
the  land  of  his  dominion. 

7  H  yl.s  fo7'  all  the  people  that 
were  left  of  the  Hittites,  and  the 
Amorites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and 
the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites, 
Avhich  ?/'e?T  not  of  Israel, 

8  JJut  of  their  children,  who  were 
left  after  them  in  the  land,  whom 
the  children  of  Israel  consumed 
not,  '"^  them  did  Solomoii  make  to 
pay  ti'ihute  until  this  day 


_y  But  of  the  children  of  Israel 
did  Solomon  make  no  servants  for 
his  woi'k  ■,  ])utU\cy-i/H;r('  men  of  wiir, 
and  chief  of  his  captains,  and  cap- 
tains of  his  chai'iots  and  noi-semen. 

10  And  thes(>  i/rtr  the  chief  of 
king  Solomon's^  oflicers,  cvm  two 
hundrefl  and  lifty,  that  bare  rule 
over  the  people. 

11^  And  Solomon  brought  uj) 
the  daughter  of  Pliai'aoh  out  of  th(> 
city  of  I  )avid  unfo  the  house  that 
he  had  built  for  her  :  foi-  h(!  said, 
My  wife  shall  not  dwell  in  the 
house  f)f  David  king  of  Israel,  be- 
("luse  the)>hirr.K  nrc  holy,  whereunto 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  hath  come. 

1 2  II  Then  Sf)lomon  offered  burnt 
offerings  unto  the  Loud  on  the 
altar  of  the  LolM),  wlwch  he  had 
built  l)efore  the  porc^li, 

13  Even    after    a    certain    rate 


-  of  them 
(lid  Solomon 
raise  a  levy 
of  bond- 
servants 


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The  queen  of  ShehtCs 


11.  CHRONICLES,  9. 


visit  to  iSolomon. 


every  day,  offering  according  to 
the  commandment  of  Moses,  on 
the  sabbaths,  and  on  the  new 
moons,  and  on  the  solemn  feasts, 
three  times  in  the  year,  even  in  the 
feast  of  unleavened  bread,  and  in 
the  feast  of  weeks,  and  in  the  feast 
of  tabernacles. 

14  51  And  he  appointed^  accord- 
ing to  the  order  of  David  his  father, 
the  courses  of  the  priests  to  their 
service,  and  the  Levites  to  their 
charges,  to  praise  and  minister 
before  the  priests,  as  the  duty  of 
every  day  required :  the  porters 
also  by  their  courses  at  every  gate : 
for  so  had  David  the  man  of  God 
commanded. 

15  And  they  departed  not  from 
the  commandment  of  the  king  unto 
the  priests  and  Levites  concerning 
any  matter,  or  concerning  the 
treasures. 

16  Now  all  the  work  of  Solomon 
was  prepai'ed  unto  the  day  of  the 
foundation  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  until  it  was  finished. 
So  the  house  of  the  Lord  was  pei-- 
fected. 

17  If  Then  went  Solomon  to 
Ezion-geber,  and  to  Eloth,  at  the 
sea  side  in  the  land  of  Edom. 

IH  And  Huram  sent  him  by  the 
hands  of  his  servants  ships,  and 
servants  that  had  knowledge  of 
the  sea ;  and  they  went  with  the 
servants  of  Solomon  to  Ophir,  and 
took  thence  four  hundred  and  fifty 
talents  of  gold,  and  brought  them 
to  king  Solomon. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  The  queen  of  8heha  admireth  the  unsdnm 
of  Solomon.  13  Solomun'K  ijold.  15  His 
t(ir(jeis.  17  The  throne  of  irori/.  20  Ilix 
ren.se/s.  23  /fis  prenentx.  25  Uh  chariot.t 
iinil  horne,  26  //?'«  tributes.  29  His 
reign  and  death. 

AND  when  the  queen  of  Sheba 
heard  of  the  fame  of  Solomon, 
she  came  to  prove  Solomon  with 
hard  questions  at  Jerusalem,  with 
a  very  great  company,  and  camels 
that  bare  spices,  and  gold  in  abun- 
dance, and  precious  stones :  and 
when  she  was  come  to  Solomon, 
she  communed  with  him  of  all  that 
was  in  her  heart. 

2  And  Solomon  told  her  all  her 
questions  :  and  there  was  nothing 
hid  from  Solomon  which  he  told 
her  not. 

3  And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba 
had  seen  the  wisdom  of  Solomon, 
and  the  house  that  he  had  built, 

4  And  the  'meat  of  his  table, 
and  the  sitting  of  his  servants, 
and  the  attendance  of  his  minis- 
ters, and  their  apparel ;  his  cup- 
bearers also,   and    their   apparel ; 


and  his  ascent  by  which  he  went 
up  into  the  hou.se  of  the  Lord  ; 
there  was  no  more  spirit  in  her. 

5  And  she  said  to  the  king.  It 
tvas  a  true  report  which  1  heard  in 
mine  own  land  of  thine  acts,  and 
of  thy  wisdom  : 

6  Howbeit  I  believed  not  their 
words,  until  I  came,  and  mine  eyes 
had  seen  it:  and,  behold,  the  one 
half  of  the  greatness  of  thy  wisdom 
was  not  told  me  :  for  thou  exceed- 
est  the  fame  that  1  heard. 

7  Happy  are  thy  men,  and  happy 
are  these  thy  servants,  which  stand 
continually  before  thee,  and  hear 
thy  wisdom, 

8  Blessed  be  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  delighted  in  thee  to  set  thee 
on  his  throne,  to  he  king  for  the 
Lord  thy  God  :  because  thy  God 
loved  Israel,  to  establish  them  for 
ever,  therefore  made  he  thee  king 
over  them,  to  do  judgment  and 
justice. 

9  And  she  gave  the  king  an  hun- 
dred and  twenty  talents  of  gold, 
and  of  spices  great  abundance,  and 
precious  stones  :  neither  was  there 
any  such  spice  as  the  queen  of 
Sheba  gave  king  Solomon. 

10  And  the  servants  also  of  Hu- 
ram, and  the  servants  of  Solomon, 
which  brought  gold  from  Ophir, 
brought  alguin  trees  and  precious 
stones. 

11  And  the  king  made  of  the 
alguni  trees  terraces  to  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  to  the  king's 
palace,  and  harps  and  psalteries 
for  singers  :  and  there  were  none 
such  seen  before  in  the  land  of 
Judah. 

12  And  king  Solomon  gave  to 
the  queen  of  Sheba  all  her  desire, 
whatsoever  she  asked,  beside  that 
which  she  had  brought  unto  the 
king.  So  she  turned,  and  went 
away  to  her  own  land,  she  and  her 
servants. 

13  51  Now  the  weight  of  gold 
that  came  to  Solomon  in  one  year 
was  six  hundred  and  threescore 
and  six  talents  of  gold  ; 

14  Beside  that  which  '^  chnnmen 
and  merchants  brought.  And  all 
the  kings  of  Arabia  and  governors 
of  the  country  brought  gold  and 
silver  to  Solomon. 

15  11  And  king  Solomon  made 
two  hundred  •'  targets  of  beaten 
gold  :  six  hundred  ifhekeh  of  beaten 
gold  went  to  one  ■*  targ(>t. 

16  And  three  hundred  shields 
made  he  of  beaten  gold  :  three  hun- 
dred slu'keh  of  gold  went  to  one 
shield.  And  the  king  put  them  in 
the  house  of  the  forest  (jf  Lebanon. 

17  Moreover  the  king    made    a 


2  the  traders 


3  bucklers 
•*  buckler. 


28 


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Solomon^s  greatiiess. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  10.    Rehoboam  foUoiveth  evil  counsel. 


great  throne  of  ivory,  and  overlaid 
it  with  pure  gold. 

18  And  there  were  six  steps  to 
the  throne,  with  a  footstool  of 
gold,  which  were  fastened  to  the 
throne,  and  ^  stays  on  each  side 
of  the  sitting  place,  and  two  lions 
standing  by  the  "stays  : 

19  And  twelve  lions  stood  there 
on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other 
upon  the  six  steps.  There  was  not 
the  like  made  in  any  kingdom. 

20  ^  And  all  the  drinking  ves- 
sels of  king  Solomon  iwre  of  gold,^ 
and  all  the  vessels  of  the  house  of 
the  forest  of  Lebanon  were  of  pure 
gold  :  none  were  of  silver  ;  it  was 
not  any  thing  accounted  of  in  the 
days  of  Solomon. 

21  For  the  king's  ships  went  to 
Tarshish  with  the  servants  of  Hu- 
ram  :  every  three  years  once  came 
the  ships  of  Tarshish  bringing  gold, 
and  silver,  ivory,  and  apes,  and 
peacocks. 

22  And  king  Solomon  passed  all 
the  kings  of  the  earth  in  riches 
and  wisdom. 

23  ^  And  all  the  kings  of  the 
earth  sought  the  presence  of  Solo- 
mon, to  hear  his  wisdom,  that  God 
had  put  in  his  heart. 

24  And  they  brought  every  man 
his  present,  vessels  of  silver,  and 
vessels  of  gold,  and  raiment,  har- 
ness, and  spices,  horses,  and  mules, 
a  rate  year  by  year. 

25  If  And  Solomon  had  four 
thousand  stalls  for  horses  and 
chariots,  and  twelve  thousajid 
horsemen ;  whom  he  bestowed  in 
the  chariot  cities,  and  with  the 
king  at  Jerusalem. 

26  ^  And  he  reigned  over  all 
the  kings  from  the  "  river  even 
unto  the  land  of  the  Philistines, 
and  to  the  border  of  Egypt. 

27  And  the  king  made  silver  in 
Jerusalem  as  stones,  and  cedar 
tr(;es  made  he  as  the  sycomoi'e 
trees  that  are  in  the  ■*  low  plains  in 
abundance. 

2(S  And  they  brouglit  unto  Solo- 
mon h()rs(;s  out  of  Egypt,  and  out 
of  all  lands. 

^  29  ^I  Now  the  rest  of  tlie  acts  of 
Solomon,  first  and  last,  <ire  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  Natluiji 
the  nroijhet,  and  in  the  proi)h(H;y 
of  Ahijah  the  Shilonite,  and  in  the 
visions  of  Iddo  th(!  seer  against 
Jeroboam  tin;  scm  of  Nebat? 

30  And  Solomon  i-eign(;d  in  Je- 
rusalein  overall  Israel  forty  yeai-s. 

31  And  Solomon  slejjt  with  his 
fathers,  and  lie  was  buried  in  the 
city  of  David  his  father :  and 
Rehoboam  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 


CHAPTER    10. 

1  The  Israelites,  assembled  at  Shechem  to 
croir/i  TieJiohoii/ii,  In/  Jeroboam  'innke  a 
suit  ,'f  r<tii.i-iitiiiii  niUiihim.  (i  Rehohoiim. 
refiisiiiii  tli,^  .,1,1  1,1,  ,1-s  ,;,ini.<:el,  hy  the  ml- 
rice  i;/'  1/1"/ III/  nun  a  nsirereth  them  rnufjhlj/. 
It)  Ten  tribes  recoUlng  kill  Iladoram,  and 
make  Rehoboam  to  flee. 

AND  Rehoboam  went    to  She- 
chem :   for  to  Shechem  were 
all  Israel  come  to  make  him  king. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  who 
was  in  Egypt,  whither  he  had  fled 
from  the  presence  of  Solomon  the 
king,  heard  it,  that  Jeroboam  re- 
turned out  of  Egypt. 

3  And  they  sent  and  called  him. 
So  Jeroboam  and  all  Israel  came 
and  spake  to  Rehoboam,  saying, 

4  Thy  father  made  our  yoke 
grievous  :  now  therefore  ease  thou 
somewhat  the  grievous  servitude 
of  thy  father,  and  his  heavy  yoke 
that  lie  put  upon  us,  and  we  will 
serve  thee. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  Come 
again  unto  me  after  three  days. 
And  the  people  departed. 

6  H  And  king  Rehoboam  took 
counsel  with  the  old  men  that  had 
stood  before  Solomon  his  father 
while  he  yet  lived,  saying.  What 
counsel  give  ye  me  to  return  an- 
swer to  this  people  1 

7  And  they  spake  unto  him,  say- 
ing. If  thou  be  kind  to  this  people, 
and  please  them,  and  speak  good 
words  to  them,  they  will  be  thy 
servants  for  ever. 

8  But  he  forsook  the  counsel 
which  the  old  men  gave  him,  and 
took  counsel  with  the  young  men 
that  were  brought  up  with  him, 
that  stood  before  him. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them.  What 
advice  give  ye  that  we  may  return 
answer-  to  this  people,  which  have 
spoken  to  me,  saying.  Ease  some- 
what the  yoke  that  thy  father  did 
put  upon  usi 

10  And  the  young  men  that  were 
l)rouglit  up  with  him  sjiake  unto 
him,  saying,  Thus  slialt  thou  an- 
swer the  people  that  spake  unto 
thee,  saying.  Thy  father  made  our 
yoke  heavy,  nut  make  thou  it  some- 
what lighter  foi'us;  thus  shalt  thou 
say  unto  them,  My  little .//».V''/" shall 
be  thicker  than  my  fatliei'  s  loins. 

11  For  whereas  my  father  nut  a 
heavy  yoke  upon  .vou,  I  will  nut 
more  to  your  yokt; :  my  father 
chastised  you  with  whips,  but  I 
ii'ill  rha.fti.'^e  yoii  with  scori)ions. 

12  So  Jeroboam  and  all  tlie  peo- 
ple cam(>  to  iielioboani  on  the  thii'd 
flay, as  the  king  l)a(le,sa,ying,  (Jome 
again  to  me  on  the  third  day. 

13  And  the  king  answered  them 


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Te7i  tribes  revolt 


II.  CHEONICLES,  11. 


from  Rehoboam. 


roughly ;  and  king  Rehoboam  for- 
sook the  counsel  of  the  old  men, 

14  And  answered  them  after  the 
advice  of  the  young  men,  saying. 
My  father  made  your  yoke  heavy, 
but  I  will  add  thereto :  my  father 
chastised  you  with  whips,  but  I 
will  chastise  you  with  scorpions. 

15  So  the  king  hearkened  not 
unto  the  people :  for  '  the  cause 
was  of  God,  that  the  Lord  might 
perform  his  word,  which  he  spake 
by  the  hand  of  Anijah  the  Shilon- 
ite  to  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat. 

1 6  *I  And  when  all  Israel  saio  that 
the  king  would  not  hearken  unto 
them,  the  people  answered  the  king, 
saying.  What  portion  have  we  in 
David  1  and  vje  have  none  inheri- 
tance in  the  son  of  Jesse  :  every  man 
to  your  tents,  O  Israel :  and  now, 
David,  see  to  thine  own  house.  So 
all  Israel  went  to  their  tents. 

17  But  as /or  the  children  of  Is- 
rael that  dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dali,  Rehoboam  reigned  over  them. 

1 8  Then  king  Rehoboam  sent  Ha- 
doram  that  tvas  over  the  "  tribute ; 
and  the  children  of  Israel  stoned 
him  with  stones, that  he  died.  But 
king  Rehoboam  made  speed  to  get 
him  up  to  his  chariot,  to  flee  to  Je- 
rusalem. 

19  And  Israel  rebelled  against 
the  house  of  David  unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  Rehoboam  rnixi  11(1  (in  armii  to  xnhdue  /s- 
rael,  is  furhiddeii  bij  SIicuki ialt.  5  lie 
strengtheneth  liis  kiiKjdciii  irith  for/s  and 
promnion.  13  The  jir/esf.s  and  Lerilex, 
and  such  as  feared  (rod,  fiirn(iJ,-en  hij  Je- 
roboam, strengthen  the  kinijdmn  nf  diidah. 
18   The  wives  and  children  of  Rehoboam. 

AND  when  Rehoboam  was  come 
to  Jerusalem,  he  gathered  of 
the  house  of  .Judah  and  Benjamin 
an  hundred  and  fourscore  thousand 
chosen  men,  which  were  warriors, 
to  fight  against  Israel,  that  he 
might  bring  the  kingdom  again  to 
Rehoboam. 

2  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
Shemaiah  the  man  of  God,  saying, 

3  Speak  unto  Rehoboam  the  son 
of  Solomon,  king  of  Juflah,  and  to 
all  Isi^ael  in  Judah  and  Benjamin, 
saying, 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall 
not  go  up,  nor  fight  against  your 
brethren  :  return  every  man  to  his 
house:  for  this  thing  is  done  of  me. 
And  they  obeyed  the  words  of  the 
Lord,  and  returned  from  going 
against  Jeroboam. 

5  H  And  Rehoboam  dwelt  in  Je- 
rusalem, and  built  cities  for  defence 
in  Judah. 

6  He  built  even  Beth-lehem,  and 
Etam,  and  Tekoa, 


7  And  Beth-zur,  and  Shoco,  and 
Adullam, 

8  And  Gath,  and  Mareshah,  and 
Ziph, 

9  And  Adoraim,  and  Lachisli, 
and  Azekah, 

10  And  Zorah,  and  Aijalon,  and 
Hebron,  which  are  in  Judah  and  in 
Benjamin  fenced  cities. 

11  And  he  fortified  the  strong 
holds,  and  put  caj^tains  in  them, 
and  store  or  victual,  and  of  oil  and 
wine. 

12  And  in  every  several  city  he 
put  shields  and  spears,  and  made 
them  exceeding  strong,  having  Ju- 
dah and  Benjamin  on  his  side. 

1 3  51  And  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites  that  were  in  all  Israel  resorted 
to  him  out  of  all  their  ^  coasts. 

14  For  the  Levites  left  their 
suburljs  and  their  possession,  and 
came  to  Judah  and  Jerusalem  :  for 
Jeroboam  and  his  sons  had  cast 
them  off  from  executing  the  priest's 
ofiice  unto  the  Lord  : 

15  And  he  ordained  him  priests 
for  the  high  places,  and  for  the  de- 
vils, and  for  the  calves  which  he 
had  made. 

1 6  And  after  them  out  of  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel  such  as  set  their 
hearts  to  seek  '*the  Loito  God  of 


Israel  came  to  Jerusalem,  to  sacri- 
fice unto  ^the  Lorp  God  of  their 
fathers. 

17  So  they  strengthened  the 
kingdom  of  Judali,  and  made  Re- 
hoboam the  son  of  Solomon  strong, 
three  years :  for  three  years  they 
walked  in  the  way  of  David  and 
Solomon. 

18  ^  And  Rehoboam  took  him 
Mahalath  the  daughter  of  Jerimoth 
the  son  of  David  to  wife,  and  Abi- 
hail  the  daughter  of  Eliab  the  son 
of  Jesse ; 

19  Which  bare  him  children;  Je- 
ush,  and  Shamariah,  and  Zaham. 

20  And  after  hei"  he  took  ]\Iaa- 
chah  the  daughter  of  Absalom ; 
which  bare  him  Abijah,  and  Attai, 
and  Ziza,  and  Shelomith. 

21  And  Rehoboam  loved  i\Iaa- 
chah  the  daughter  of  Absalom 
above  all  his  wives  and  his  concu- 
bines :  (for  he  took  eighteen  wives, 
and  tlireescore  concubines ;  aiuj 
begat  twenty  and  eight  sons,  and 
threescore  daughters.) 

22  And  lichoboam  made  Abijah 
the  son  of  Maachah  the  chief,  to  l>e 
ruler  among  his  brethren  :  for  he 
thought  to  make  him  king. 

23  And  he  dealt  wisely,  and  dis- 
persed of  all  his  children  through- 
out all  the  countries  of  Judah  and 
Benjamin,  unto  every  fenced  city  : 


»  border. 


^  the  Lord, 
the  God  of 
Israel, 
5  the  Lord, 
the  God 


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11.  CHRONICLES,  12,  13. 


Rehohoam''  s  death. 


and  he  gave  them  victual  in  abun- 
dance. And  he  ^  desii-ed  many 
wives. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  Rehohoam.forsakimi  the  Lorrl.ix  j^uniftherl 
by  S/iiehak.  5  //e  iiml  tlie.prhifen,  i-epent- 
iny  at  the  preacliitm  of  Shemaiali,  <i?-e 
(tf/irered  from  destruction,  hut  not  from 
spoil.  13  The  reign  and  death  of  Jieho- 
liouiii. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Re- 
hoboam  had  estabhshed  the 
kingdom,  and  had  strengthened 
himself,  he  forsook  the  law  of  the 
Lord,  and  all  Israel  with  him. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  t/int  in  the 
fifth  year  of  king  Rehoboam  8hi- 
shak  king  of  Egypt  came  up  against 
Jerusalem,  because  they  had  trans- 
gi'essed  against  the  Lord, 

3  With  twelve  hundred  chariots, 
and  threescore  thousand  horsemen : 
and  the  people  wer'e  without  num- 
ber that  came  with  him  out  of 
Egypt;  the  "Lubims,  the  ^Sukki- 


ims,  and  the  Ethiopians. 

4  And  he  took  the  fenced  cities 
which  per'^rtiWr^  to  Judali,  and 
came  to  Jerusalem. 

5  H  Then  came  Shemaiah  the 
prophet  to  Rehoboam,  and  to  the 
princes  of  Judah,  that  were  ga- 
thered together  to  Jerusalem  be- 
cause of  Shishak,  and  said  unto 
them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye 
have  forsaken  me,  and  therefore 
have  I  also  left  you  in  the  hand  of 
Shishak. 

6  Whereupon  the  princes  of  Is- 
rael and  the  king  humbled  them- 
selves ;  and  they  said,  The  Lord  is 
righteous. 

7  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that 
the.y  humbled  themselves,  the  word 
of  the  Lord  came  to  8hemaiah, 
saying.  They  have  humbled  them- 
selves ;  therefore  I  will  not  destroy 
them,  but  I  will  grant  them  some 
deliverance  ;  and  my  wrath  shall 
not  be  poured  out  upon  Jerusalem 
by  the  hand  of  .Shishak. 

H  Nevertheless  they  shall  be  his 
ser\'ants  ;  that  they  may  know  my 
service,_and  the  service  of  the  king- 
doms of  th(!  countries.  _ 

9  So  Shishak  king  of  Kgypt  came 
up  against  Jerusalem,  and  took 
away  the  treasures  of  tin;  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  treasur-es  of  the 
king's  liouse;  lu^  took  all:  he  carried 
away  also  the  shields  of  gold  which 
Solomon  had  inade. 

10  Instead  f)f  which  king  Reho- 
boam made  shields  of  brass,  and 
committed  ffietii  to  the  hands  of  the 
chief  of  the  guard,  that  kept  the 
entrance  of  the  king's  house. 

11  And  when  the  king  entei-ed 
into  the  house  of   the  Lord,  the 


guard  came  and  fetched  them,  and 
brought  them  again  into  the  guard 
chamber. 

12  And  when  he  humbled  him- 
self, the  wrath  of  the  Lord  turned 
from  him,  that  he  Avould  not  de- 
stroy him  altogether :  and  also  in 
Judah  ^things  went  well. 

13  II  So  king  Rehoboam  strength- 
ened himself  in  Jerusalem,  and 
reigned :  for  Rehoboam  was  one 
and  forty  years  old  when  he  began 
to  reign,  and  he  reigned  seventeen 
years  in  Jerusalem,  the  city  which 
the  Lord  had  chosen  out  of  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel,  to  put  his  name 
there.  And  his  mother's  name  was 
Naamah  an  Ammonitess. 

14  And  he  did  evil,  because  he 
®  pre])ared  not  his  heart  to  seek  the 
Lord. 

15  Now  the  acts  of  Rehoboam, 
first  and  last,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  Shemaiah  the  pro- 
phet, and  of  Iddo  the  seer  concern- 
ing genealogies'?  And  there  were 
wars  between  Rehoboam  and  Jero- 
boam continually. 

16  And  Rehoboam  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  in  the  city 
of  David :  and  Abijah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  Ahijah  miccceding  waketh  tear  aqaivRt 
Jui-ohodiii.  4  lie  dechireth  the  right  of  hix 
ciiiixe.  13  Trttstiug  in  (fod  he  orercometh 
Ji-rohotnn.  '21  The  'icires  and  children  of 
Ahijdh. 

"VTOW  in  the  eighteenth  year  of 
Xi  king  Jeroboam  began  Abijah 
to  reign  over  Judah. 

2  He  reigned  three  years  in  Jeru- 
salem. His  mother's  name  also  wan 
Michaiah  the  daughter  of  Uriel  of 
Gibeah.  And  there  was  war  be- 
tween Abijah  and  Jeroboam. 

3  And  Abijah  set  the  battle  in 
array  with  an  army  of  valiant  nu^n 
of  war,  even  four  hundred  thou- 
sand chosen  men :  Jeroboam  also 
set  the  battle  in  array  against 
him  with  eight  hundred  thousand 
chosen  men,  Iteing  mighty  men  of 
valour. 

4  II  And  Abijah  stood  up  upon 
mount Zemaraim,  which  /n  in  "mount 
Ephraiii),  and  said,  Ibvir  me,  thou 
Jerol)oam,  and  all    Isi'jwl  ; 

f)  Ought  y(>  not  to  know  that 
^  the  Loi;i)  <  iod  of  Isi'iicj  gave  tlu^ 
kingdom  over  Isi'ael  to  David  for 
ever,  even  to  him  and  to  his  sons 
by  a  covenant  of  saltl 

6  Yet  Jei'oljoam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
the  servant  of  Solomon  the  son  or 
David,  is  risen  \\\\  and  hath  re- 
belled against,  his  loi'd. 

7  And  there  are  gathered  unto 


■*  there  were 
good  things. 


5  set 


6  Ihr  hill 
couiilry  of 


■  tlio  Lord, 
th(!  God  of 
Israel, 


436 


Ahijah  defeateth  Jeroboam. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  14. 


Asa  destroyeth  idolatry. 


him  vain  men,  ^  the  children  of  Re- 
lial,  and  have  strengthened  tliem- 


selves  against  Rehoboam  the  son  of 
Solomon,  when  Rehoboam  was 
young  and  tenderhearted,  and 
could  not  withstand  them. 

8  And  now  ye  think  to  withstand 
the  kingdom  of  the  Lord  in  the 
hand  of  the  sons  of  David  ;  and  ye 
be  a  great  multitude,  and  there  are 
with  you  golden  calves,  which 
Jei'oboam  made  you  for  gods. 

9  Have  ye  not  cast  out  the  priests 
of  tlie  Lord,  the  sons  of  Aaron,  and 
the  Levites,  and  have  made  you 
priests  after  the  manner  of  the  na- 
tions of  other  lands  1  so  that  whoso- 
ever cometh  to  consecrate  himself 
with  a  young  bullock  and  seven 
rams,  the  same  may  be  a  priest  of 
them  that  are  no  gods. 

10  But  as  for  us,  the  Lord  is  our 
God,  and  we  have  not  _  forsaken 
him  ;  and  the  priests,  which  minis- 
ter unto  the  Lord,  are  the  sons  of 
Aaron,  and  the  Levites  vait  upon 
their  business : 

1 1  And  thej'  burn  unto  the  Lord 
every  morning  and  every  evening 
burnt  sacrifices  and  sweet  incense  : 
the  shewbread  also  set  they  in  order 
upon  the  pure  table;  and  the  can- 
dlestick of  gold  with  the  lamps 
thereof,  to  burn  every  evening : 
for  we  keep  the  charge  of  the  Lord 
our  God ;  but  ye  have  forsaken  him. 

12  And,  behold,  God  himself  is 
with  us  for  our  captain,  and  his 
priests  with  sovmding  trumpets  to 
cry  alarm  against  you.  O  children 
of  Israel,  fight  ye  not  against  ''  the 
Lord  God  of  your  fathers  ;  for  ye 
shall  not  prosper. 

1.3  ^f  But  Jeroboam  caused  an 
ambushment  to  come  about  behind 
them  :  so  they  were  before  Judali, 
and  the  ambushment  was  behind 
them. 

14  And  when  Judah  looked  back, 
behold,  the  battle  loas  before  and 
behind :  and  they  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  and  the  priests  sounded  with 
the  trumpets. 

15  Then  the  men  of  Judah  gave 
a  shout :  and  as  the  men  of  Judah 
shouted,  it  came  to  pass,  that  God 
smote  Jeroboam  and  all  Israel  be- 
fore Abijah  and  Judah. 

16  And  the  children  of  Israel 
fled  before  Judah :  and  God  de- 
livered them  into  their  hand. 

17  And  Abijah  and  his  peoi)le 
slew  theni  with  a  great  slaughter  : 
so  there  fell  down  slain  of  Israel 
five  hundred  thousand  chosen 
men. 

18  Thus  the  children  of  Israel 
were  brought  under  at  that  time, 


and  the  children  of  Judah  pre- 
vailed, because  they  i-elied  upon 
'■^the  Lord  God  of  tneir  fathers. 

ly  And  Abijah  pursued  after 
Jeroboam,  and  took  cities  from 
him,  Beth-el  with  the  towns  thereof, 
and  Jeshanah  with  the  towns 
thereof,  and  Ephrain  with  the 
towns  thereof. 

20  Neither  did  Jeroboam  recover 
strength  again  in  the  days  of  Abi- 
jah :  and  the  Lord  struck  him,  and 
he  died. 

21  ^  But  Abijah  waxed  mighty, 
and  married  fourteen  wives,  and 
begat  twenty  and  two  sons,  and 
sixteen  daughters. 

22  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Abijah,  and  his  ways,  and  his  say- 
ings, a)-e  written  in  the  story  of 
the  prophet  Iddo. 

CHAPTER  14. 

1  A.^d  succeed  t  II  (/  des(roi/e/h  iilolittri/.  6 
//(/  ring  pence,  he  utrenijlhenefh  h  i.s  khigelrnii 
with  Jhrta  (iiiil  iiriii  ien.  It  Ciilli iiij  <ni  (ind, 
he  orerilo'dweth  Zerah,  and  upoileth  the 
Ethieipiaiis. 

SO  Abijah  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  they  buried  him  in  the  city 
of  David  :  and  Asa  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead.  In  his  days  the  land 
was  quiet  ten  years. 

2  And  Asa  did  that  tohich  tvas 
good  and  right  in  the  eyes  of  the 
Lord  his  God  : 

3  For  he  took  away  the  altars  of 
the  strange  gods,  and  the  high 
places,  and  brake  down  the  ^images, 
and  cut  down  the  *  groves  : 

4  And  commanded  J  udah  to  seek 
"the  LoiM)  God  of  their  fathers,  and 
to  do  the  law  and  the  command- 
ment. 

5  Also  he  took  away  out  of  all 
the  cities  of  Judah  the  high  places 
and  the  ^images:  and  the  kingdom 
was  quiet  betore  him. 

6  ^  And  he  built  fenced  cities  in 
-ludah  :  for  the  land  had  rest,  and 
he  had  no  war  in  those  yefirs ;  be- 
cause the  Lord  had  given  him  rest. 

7  Therefore  he  said  unto  Judah, 
Let  us  build  these  cities,  and  make 
about  them  walls,  and  towers,  gates, 
and  ^  bars  irhde  the  land  is  yet  be- 
fo)-e  us  :  because  we  have  sc>ught 
the  Lord  our  '^God,  we  have  sought 
Mill,  and  he  hath  given  us  i-est  on 
every  side.  So  they  built  and 
prospered. 

8  And  Asa  had  an  army  of  -men 
that  bai'e  **  targets  and  spears,  out 
of  Judah  three  hundred  thousand; 
and  out  of  Benjamin,  that  bare 
shields  and  drew  bows,  two  hun- 
dred and  fourscore  thousand  :  all 
these  were  mighty  men  of  valour. 


437 


Asa^s  solemn  covenant 


11.  CHRONICLES,  15. 


icitli  God. 


9  ^  And  there  came  out  against 
them  Zei'ah  the  Ethiopian  with  an 
host  of  a  thousand  thousand,  and 
three  hundred  chariots  ;  and  came 
unto  Mareshah. 

10  Then  Asa  went  out  against 
him,  and  they  set  the  battle  in 
array  in  the  valley  of  Zephathah 
at  Mareshah. 

1 1  And  Asa  cried  unto  the  Lord 
his  God,  and  said,  Lord,  '  it  jk  no- 
thing with  thee  to  help,  whetlier 


with  many,  or  with  them  that  liave 


no  power :  help  us,  O  Lord  our 
God;  for  we  rest  on  thee,  and  in 
thy  name  we  go  against  this  mvilti- 
tude.  O  Lord,  thou  art  our  God  ; 
let  not  man  prevail  against  thee. 

12  So  the  LoitD  smote  the  Ethio- 
pians before  Asa,  and  before  Ju- 
dah  ;  and   the  Ethiopians  fled. 

13  And  Asa  and  the  people  that 
ivere  with  him  pursued  them  unto 
Gerar :  and  the  Ethiopians  were 
overthrown,  that  they  could  not 
recover  themselves  ;  for  they  wei-e 
destroyed  before  the  Lord,  and  be- 
fore his  host ;  and  they  carried 
away  very  much  spoil. 

14  And  they  smote  all  the  cities 
round  about  Gerar  ;  for  the  fear  of 
the  Lord  came  upon  them  :  and 
they  spoiled  all  the  cities  ;  for  there 
was  exceeding  much  spoil  in  them. 

1 5  They  smote  also  the  tents  of 
cattle,  and  carried  away  sheep  and 
camels  in  abundance,  and  returned 
to  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1  A,sii  icith  ,/>i(/(ih  mill  inani/  of  Tfiroel,  moved 
hi/  the  iimiilirri/  i,f  Aziiri.ih  III,'  «.//  ,if  Odeil, 
liiiiki' II  .s,, I.  1,111  ,;,, -,'11,1,11  „ill,  i;,„l.  16  He 
pulli-tli  il.'ii  II  Mii,i,-li,ih  1,1s  iii,,lli,'r  for  her 
idolatrif.  Is  lie  hrinfjeth.  dedicate  things 
into  the  house  of  God,,  and  enjoy eth  a  long 
peace. 

AND    the  Spirit  of   God    came 
upon  Azai-iah  the  son  of  Oded  : 

2  And  he  went  out  to  meet  Asa, 
and  said  unto  him.  Hear  ye  me, 
Asa,  and  all  Judah  and  Benjamin  ; 
The  Loud  in  with  you,  while  ye 
be  with  him ;  and  if  ye  seek  him, 
he  will  b(!  found  of  you;  but  if  ye 
forsake  him,  he  will  forsake  you. 

3  Now  for  a  long  seasf)n  Israel 
-hdfli  Item  without  the  true  God, 
and  without  a  teaching  priest,  and 
without  law. 

4  15ut  when  they  in  tlu>ir  ti-oiible 
did  tui'ii  unto  •'  the  Lqim)  (iod  of 
Fsi'ael,  anrl  sought  him,  he  was 
found  of  them. 

5  And  in  those  times  tlicre  vxta 
no  peac(>  to  him  that  went  out,  nor 
to  him  that  came  in,  but  great  v(>xa- 
tifnis  mere  uixm  all  the  inhabitants 
of  the  counti'ies. 


6  '^  And  nation  was  destroyed  of 


nation,  and  city  of  city  :   for  God 
did  vex   them  with  all  adversity. 

7  Be  ye  strong  therefore,  and  let 
not  your  hands  be  ®  weak  :  for  your 
work  shall  be  rewarded. 

8  And  when  Asa  heard  these 
words,  and  the  prophecy  of  Oded 
the  prophet,  he  took  courage,  and 
put  away  the  abominable  idols  out 
of  all  the  land  of  Judah  and  Benja- 
min, and  out  of  the  cities  which  he 
had  taken  from  "mount  Ephraim, 
and  renewed  the  altar  of  the  Lord, 
that  tvas  before  the  porch  of  the 
Lord. 

9  And  he  gathered  all  Judah  and 
Benjamin,  and  the  strangers  with 
them  out  of  Ephraim  and  Manas- 
seh,  and  out  or  Simeon :  for  they 
fell  to  him  out  of  Israel  in  abun- 
dance, when  they  saw  that  the 
Lord  his  God  ivas  with  him. 

10  So  they  gathered  themselves 
together  at  Jerusalem  in  the  third 
month,  in  the  fifteenth  year  of  the 
reign  of  Asa. 

1 1  And  they  offered  unto  the 
Lord  the  same  time,  of  the  spoil 
which  they  had  brought,  seven  hun- 
dred oxen  and  seven  thousand 
sheep. 

1 2  And  they  entered  into  a  cove- 
nant to  seek  '^the  Lord  God  of  their 
fathers  with   all   tlieir   heart    and 


with  all   their  soul ; 

13  That  whosoever  would  not 
seek  ^  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  should 
be  ])ut  to  tieath,  whether  small  or 
great,  whether  man  or  woman. 

14  And  they  sware  unto  theLoRD 
with  a  loud  voice,  and  with  shout- 
ing, and  with  trumpets,  and  with 
cornets. 

15  And  all  Judah  rejoiced  at  the 
oath  :  for  they  had  sworn  with  all 
their  heart,  and  sought  him  with 
their  whole  desire ;  and  he  was 
found  of  them:  and  the  Lord  gave 
them  rest  round  about. 

16  II  And  also  concerning  Maa- 
chah  the  mother  of  Asa  the  king, 
he  removed  her  from  heivn  (lueen, 
because  slu;  had  made  an  ''i<l()l  in  a 


gro\c  :  and  Asa  cut  down  her  idcti, 
and  stamped  It,  and  burned  it  at 
the  brook  Kidnm. 

17  B>ut  the  high  places  were  not 
taken  away  out  of  Tsi'ael :  never- 
theless the  heart  of  Asa  was  per- 
fect all  his  days. 

IH  U  And  h(^  brought  into  the 
house  of  rjod  the  things  that  his 
father  hiid  dcdicMlcd.  ami  that  he 
himself  had  dedicated,  silver,  and 
gold,  and   vessels. 

19  And   there  was  no  more  war 


4  And  they 
were  broken 
iu  pieces, 
nation 
against 
nation,  and 
city  against 
city: 

5  slack : 


6  the  hill 
country  of 


'  the  Lord, 
the  God  of 
their 
fathers, 

8  the  Lord, 
the  God  of 
Israel. 


'■'aboniinal) 
imago  for  :i 
Asherah : 


438 


Asa  reproved  by  Hanani.  II.  CHRONICLES,  16,  17. 


His  death. 


unto  the  five  and  thirtieth  year  of 
the  reign  of  Asa. 


CHAPTER  16. 


1  ,l.s'(/,  hi/  the  aid  of  the  Si/riiom 
Btiiinhiifrom  hiiililiinj  nf  RdiiiKh 


dinerteth 
7  Being 


('(/  therecfhij  Ikituniiju'  imttith  h 


repiu       -- 

in  jirixdii.     11  Anion!/  In ^ 

diKeiine  he  seekeHi  not  to  G< 


th, 
I.  but  h. 


siaians.    13  Ilin  death  and  burial. 


h  i.s 

■  phi/- 


IN  the  sixth  and  thirtieth  year  of 
the  reign  of  Asa  Baasha  king 
of  Israel  came  up  against  Judah, 
and  built  Ramah,  to  the  intent 
that  he  might  let  none  go  out  or 
come  in  to  Asa  king  of  Judah. 

2  Then  Asa  brought  out  silver 
and  gold  out  of  the  treasures  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord  and  of  the 
king's  house,  and  sent  to  Ben-ha- 
dad  king  of  Syria,  that  dwelt  at 
Damascus,  saying, 

3  There  is  a  league  between  me 
and  thee,  as  there  was  between  my 
father  and  thy  father :  behold,  I 
have  sent  thee  silver  and  gold  ;  go, 
break  thy  league  with  Baasha  king 
of  Israel,  that  he  may  depart  from 
me. 

4  And  Ben-hadad  hearkened  unto 
king  Asa,  and  sent  the  captains  of 
his  armies  against  the  cities  of  Is- 
rael ;  and  they  smote  lion,  and 
Dan,  and  Abel-maim,  and  all  the 
store  cities  of  Naphtali. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Baasha  heard  it,  that  he  left  off 
building  of  Ramah,  and  let  his 
work    cease. 

6  Then  Asa  the  king  took  all  Ju- 
dah ;  and  they  carried  away  the 
stones  of  Ramah,  and  the  timber 
tliereof,  wherewith  Baasha  w^^ 
l)uilding ;  and  he  built  therewith 
Cieba  and  Mizpah. 

7  ^  And  at  that  time  Hanani  the 
seer  came  to  Asa  king  of  Judah, 
and  said  unto  him.  Because  thou 
hast  relied  on  the  king  of  Syria, 
and  not  relied  on  the  Lord  thy 
God,  therefore  is  the  host  of  the 
king  of  Syria  escaped  out  of  thine 
hand. 

8  Were  not  the  Ethiopians  and 
the  ^  Lubims  a  huge  host,  with  very 
many  cliariots  and  horsemen  1  yet, 
because  thou  didst  rely  on  the 
Lord,  he  delivered  them  into  thine 
hand. 

9  For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  run 
to  and  fro  throughout  the  whole 
earth,  to  shew  himself  strong  in 
the  behalf  of  them  whose  heart  is 
perfect  toward  him.  Herein  thou 
hast  done  foolishly  :  therefore  from 
henceforth  thou  shalt  have  wars. 

10  Then    Asa   was    wroth    with 
the  seer,  and  put  him  in  a  prison    — 
house ;  for  he  was  in  a  rage  with  I  and 

439 


him  because  of  this  thing.  And 
Asa  oppressed  some  of  the  people 
the  same  time. 

11  H  And,  behold,  the  acts  of 
Asa,  first  and  last,  lo.  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  and  Israel. 

12  And  Asa  in  the  thirty  and 
ninth  year  of  his  reign  was  diseased 
in  his  feet,  until  his  disease  was  ex- 
ceeding great:  yet  in  his  disease 
he  sought  not  to  the  Lord,  but  to 
the  physicians. 

13  ^  And  Asa  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  died  in  the  one  and 
fortieth  year  of  his  reign. 

14  And  they  buried  him  in  his 
own  sepulchres,  which  he  had  made 
for  himself  in  the  city  of  David, 
and  laid  him  in  the  bed  which  was 
filled  with  sweet  odours  and  divers 
kinds  of  spices  prepared  by  the 
'"  apothex:-aries'  art :  and  they  made 
a  very  great  burning  for  him. 


CHAPTER  17. 


perfumers' 


1  JeJtoshaphat,  succeeding  Am,  reigneth 
well,  and  prospereth.  7  He  seiidetk  Le- 
'inte.1  with  the  princes  to  teach  Judah. 
10  His  enemies  being  terrified  by  God, 
s<»ne.  of  them  bring  him  presents  and 
tribute.  12  His  greatness,  captains,  and 
armies. 

AND  Jehoshaphat  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead,  and 
strengthened  himself  against  Is- 
I'ael. 

2  And  he  placed  forces  in  all  the 
fenced  cities  of  Judah,  and  set 
garrisons  in  the  land  of  Judah, 
and  in  the  cities  of  Ephraim, 
which  Asa  his  father  had  taken. 

3  And  the  Lord  was  with  .Je- 
hoshaphat, because  he  walked  in 
the  first  ways  of  his  father  David, 
and  sought  not  unto  ■'  Baalim  ; 

4  But  sought  to  the  LoA'D  God 
of  his  father,  and  walked  in  his 
commandments,  and  not  after  the 
doings  of  Israel. 

5  Therefore  the  Lord  stablished 
the  kingdom  in  his  hand  ;  and  all 
Judah  brought  to  Jehoshaphat 
presents ;  and  he  had  riches  antl 
honour  in  abundance. 

6  And  his  heart  was  lifted  up  in 
the  ways  of  the  Lord  :  moreover 
he  took  away  the  high  places  and 
•*  groves  out  of  Judah. 

7  II  Also  in  the  third  year  of  his 
reign  he  sent  to  his  princes,  even  to 
Ben-hail,  and  to  Obadiah,  and  to 
Zechariah,  and  to  Nethaneel,  and 
to  Michaiah,  to  teach  in  the  cities 
of  Judah. 

<S  And    with    them    he   sent    Le- 

vites,  ei^ew  Shemaiali,  and  Netlia- 

niah,  and  Zebadiah,   and   Asahel, 

Shemiramoth,    and    Jehona- 


3  the 
Baalim ; 


nhe 
Asherim 


Jehoshaphat  and  Ahab 


II.  CHRONICLES,  18. 


at  Ramotli-gilead. 


than,  and  Adonijah,  and  Tobijah, 
and  Tob-adonijah,  Levites ;  and 
with  them  Elishama  and  Jeho- 
ram,  priests. 

9  And  they  taught  in  Judah, 
and  liad  tlae  book  of  the  law  of 
the  Lord  witli  them,  and  went 
about  throughout  all  the  cities  of 
Judah,  and  taught  the  people. 

10  U  And  the  fear  of  the  Lord 
fell  upon  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 
lands  that  loere  round  about  Judah, 
so  that  they  made  no  war  against 
Jehoshaphat. 

11  Also  Rome  of  the  Philistines 
brouglit  Jehoshaphat  presents,  and 
tribute  silver ;  and  the  Arabians 
brought  him  flocks,  seven  thousand 
and  seven  hundred  rams,  and  seven 
thousand  and  seven  hundred  he 
goats. 

12  H  And  Jehoshapliat  waxed 
great  exceedingly ;  and  he  built 
in  Judah  castles,  and  cities  of 
stoi-e. 

1 3  And  he  had  ^  much  business 
in  the  cities  of  Judah :  and  the 
men  of  war,  mighty  men  of  valour, 
ivere  in  Jerusalem. 

14  And  these  are  the  numbers  of 
them  according  to  "the  house  of 
their  fathers  :  Of  Judaii,  the  cap- 
tains of  tliousands ;  Adnah  the 
chief,  and  with  him  mighty  men 
of  valour  three  hundred  thousand. 

15  And  next  to  him  was  Jeho- 
hanan  the  captain,  and  with  him 
two  liundred  and  fourscore  thou- 
sand. 

16  And  next  him  v}as  Amasiah 
the  son  of  Zichi'i,  who  willingly 
offered  himself  unto  the  Lord  ;  and 
with  him  two  hundred  thousand 
mighty  men  of  valour. 

1 7  And  of  Lenjamin ;  Eliada  a 
mighty  man  of  valour,  and  with 
him  armed  men  with  bow  and 
shield  two  luiiidred  thousand. 

IH  And  next  liim  iras  .Jchozabad, 
and  with  him  ;iii  hundred  ;i,nd  four- 
score thousand  ready  prepai/ed  for 
the  war. 

_  19  These  waited  on  the  king,  bo- 
side  thoKe,  whom  the  king  put  in  the 
fenced  cities  tln'oughout  all  Judah. 

CHAPTER   18. 

1  JehoKhaphdt,  joined  in  nffi,iiil.i/  irilh  Ahdh, 
is  iierxiittiled  to  (jo  with  him  (KjainHt  lt<i- 
miith-dilead.  4  Ahrib,  Kediivtd  lif/  /'ii/.s,- 
pro/ihi'/.i,  (ivcofdinfi  to  Hie  ivard'cf  Mi- 
Cdiiih,   is  nl(ti)i.  there, 

NOW    Jehosliaphat    had    ri(-lies 
and  honour  in  al)undancc,  and 
joined  allinity  with  Ahab. 

2  And  aft^'r  rcrfain  yc^ars  he  wont 
down  to  Ahab  to  Sfiuiaria.  And 
Ahab  killed  sheep  and  oxen  for  him 
in  abundance,  and  for  the  people 


that  he  had  w  ith  him,  and  persuaded 
him  to  go  up  with  him  to  Ramoth- 
gilead. 

3  And  Ahab  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah, 
Wilt  thou  go  with  me  to  Ramoth- 
gilead  ?  And  he  answered  him,  I 
am  as  thou  art,  and  my  people  as 
thy  people ;  and  we  ivill  he  with 
thee  in  the  war. 

4  ^  And  Jehoshaphat  said  unto 
the  king  of  Israel,  Enquire,  I  pray 
thee,  at  the  word  of  the  Lord  to  day. 

5  Therefore  the  king  of  Israel 
gathered  togetlier  of  prophets  four 
hvindred  men,  and  said  unto  them. 
Shall  we  go  to  Ramoth-gilead  to 
battle,  or  shall  I  forbear  1  And 
they  said.  Go  up  ;  for  God  will  de- 
liver it  into  the  king's  hand. 

6  But  Jehoshaphat  said,  Is  there 
not  here  a  prophet  of  the  Lord  be- 
sides, that  we  might  enquire  of 
him  ^ 

7  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat,  There  is  yet  one 
man,  by  whom  we  may  entiuire  of 
the  Lord  :  but  I  hate  him;  tor  he 
never  prophesied  good  unto  me, 
but  always  evil :  the  same  is 
^Lcaiah  the  son  of  Imla.  And 
Jehoshaphat  said,  Let  not  the  king 
say  so. 

8  And  the  king  of  Israel  called 
for  one  of  his  officers,  and  said. 
Fetch  quickly  Micaiah  the  sou  of 
Imla. 

9  And  the  king  of  Israel  and  Je- 
hoshaphat king  of  Judah  sat  either 
of  them  on  his  throne,  clothed  in 
their  robes,  and  they  sat  in  ^  a  void 


place  at  the  entering  in  of  the  gate 
of  Samaria-  and  all  the  prophets 
prophesied  before  them. 

10  And  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Che- 
naanah  had  made  him  horns  of 
iron,  and  said.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  With  these  thou  shalt  i)ush 
Syr'ia  until  they  be  consumed. 

1 1  And  all  the  prophets  pi'(>i)he- 
sied  so,  saying.  Go  up  to  Ramoth- 
gilead.  and  pr(>sper :  for  the  JjORD 
shall  deliver  it  into  the  hand  of  the 
king. 

1 2  And  the  messenger  that  went 
to  call  Micaiah  spake  to  him,  say- 
ing, IJehold.  the  words  of  the 
lu'ophets  declare  good  to  the  king 
with  one  asscMit ;  let  thy  woi-d  there- 
fore, 1  pray  thee,  be  like  one  of 
theirs,  aiid  speak  thou  good. 

13  y\n(l  Micaiah  said,  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  even  what  my  God 
saith,  that  will  I  speak. 

14  And  when  he  was  come  to  the 
king,  the  king  said  unto  him,  Mi- 
caiah. shall  wt^go  to  JJanioth-gilead 
to  battle,  or  shall  1  forb(>ar '?  And 
he  said,  Go  ye  up,  and  prosper,  and  I 


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Micaiah^s  irropliecy. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  19. 


Ahab  is  slain. 


they  shall  be  delivered  into  j^our 
hand. 

1.5  And  the  king  said  to  mm, 
How  many  times  shall  I  adjure 
thee  that  tiiou  say  nothing  but  the 
truth  to  me  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  "? 

16  Then  he  said,  I  did  see  all 
Israel  scattered  upon  the  moun- 
tains, as  sheep  that  have  no  shep- 
herd :  and  the  Lord  said.  These 
have  no  master ;  let  them  return 
therefore  every  man  to  his  house  in 
peace. 

1 7  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  to 
.lehoshaphat,  Did  1  not  tell  thee 
that  he  would  not  prophesy  good 
mito  me,  but  evil  1 

18  Again  he  said,  Therefore  hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord  ;  I  saw  the 
Lord  sitting  upon  his  throne,  and 
all  the  host  of  heaven  standing  on 
his  right  hand  and  on  his  left. 

19  And  the  Lord  said.  Who  shall 
entice  Ahab  king  of  Israel,  that  he 
may  go  up  and  fall  at  liamoth- 
gilead'?  And  one  spake  saying 
after  this  manner,  and  another 
saying  after  that  manner. 

20  Then  there  came  out  a  spirit, 
and  stood  before  the  Lord,  and 
said,  I  will  entice  him.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  him.  Wherewith'? 

21  And  he  said,  I  will  go  out, 
and  be  a  lying  spirit  in  the  mouth 
of  all  his  prophets.  And  the  Loud 
said,  Thou  shalt  entice  him,  and 
thou  shalt  also  lirevail  :  go  out,  and 
do  even  so. 

22  Now  therefore,  behold,  the 
Lord  hath  put  a  lying  spirit  in  the 
mouth  of  these  thy  prophets,  and 
the  Lord  hath  spoken  evil  against 
thee. 

23  Then  Zedekiah  the  son  of 
Chenaanah  came  near,  and  smcite 
Micaiah  upon  the  cheek,  and  said. 
Which  way  went  the  (Spirit  of  the 
Lord  from  me  to  speak  unto  thee  % 

24  And  Micaiah  said,  Behold, 
thou  shalt  see  on  that  day  when 
thou  shalt  go  into  an  inner  cham- 
ber to  hide  thyself. 

25  Then  theking  of  Israel  said. 
Take  ye  Micaiah,  and  carry  him 
back  to  Amon  the  governor  of  the 
city,  and  to  Joash  the  king's  son  ; 

26  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  king, 
Put  this  fellow  in  the  prison,  and 
feed  him  with  bread  of  affliction 
and  with  water  of  affliction,  until 
I  return  in  peace. 

27  And  Micaiali  said,  If  thou 
^certainlyreturn  in  peace,  tltenhixth 
not  the  Lord  spoken  by  me.  And 
he  said,  Hearken,  all  ye  '^  people. 

28  So  the  king  of  Israel  and 
Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah 
went  up  to  llamoth-gilead. 


29  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat,  I  will  disguise 
myself,  and  will  go  to  the  bjittle  ; 
but  put  thou  on  thy  robes.  So  the 
king  of  Israel  disguised  himself ; 
and  they  went  to  the  battle. 

30  Now  the  king  of  Syria  had 
conunanded  the  captains  _  of  the 
chariots  that  were  with  him,  say- 
ing. Fight  ye  not  with  small  or 
great,  save  only  with  the  king  of 
Israel. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  caijtains  of  the  chariots  saw 
Jehoshaphat,  that  they  sfiid.  It  ts 
the  king  of  Israel.  Therefore  they 
'compassed    about    him    to   fight: 


but  Jehoshaphat  crie(i  out,  and  the 
Lord  helped  him  ;  and  God  moved 
them  to  depart  from  him. 

32  For  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  the  captains  of  the  chariots 
perceived  that  it  was  not  the  king 
of  Israel,  they  turned  back  again 
from  pursuing  •  him. 

33  And  a  certain  man  drew  a 
bow  at  a  venture,  and  smote  the 
king  of  Israel  between  the  joints 
of  the  •^harness  :  therefore  he  said 
to  his  chariot  man,  Turn  thine 
hand,  that  thou  mayest  carry  me 
out  of  the  host ;  for  1  am  wounded. 

34  And  the  battle  increased  that 
day :  howbeit  the  king  of  Israel 
stayed  himself  up  in  his  chariot 
against  the  Syrians  until  the  even  : 
and  about  the  time  of  the  sun  go- 
ing down  he  died. 

CHAPTER    19. 

1  Jehoslutphat,  reproved  hy  Jehu,  visiteth  hh 
kingd^om.  5  Ilisinsiructioiistothejndgea, 
8  to  the,  prienta  and  Leviiea. 

AND  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of 
Judah  returned  to  his  house 
in  peace  to  Jerusalem. 

2  And  Jehu  the  son  of  Hanani 
the  seer  went  out  to  meet  him,  and 
said  to  king  Jehoshaphat,  Shouldest 
thou  helj)  the  ungodly,  and  love 
them  that  hate  the  Lord"?  there- 
fore is  wrath  upon  thee  from  be- 
fore the  Lord. 

3  Nevertheless  there  are  good 
things  found  in  thee,  in  that  thou 
hast  taken  away  the  ''  groves  out 
of  the  land,  and  hast  "i)re])ared 
thine  heart  to  seek  God. 

4  And  Jehoshaphat  dwelt  a,t 
Jerusalem  :  and  he  went  out  again 
through  the  people  froni  Beer- 
sheba  to  "mount  Ephraim,  and 
brought  them  back  unto  '^the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers. 

5  *\  And  he  set  judges  in  the 
land  throughout  all  the  fenced 
cities  of  Juclah,  city  by  city, 

6  And  saitl  to  the  judges,  Take 


3  turned 
about  to 
fight 
against 
him: 


^  armour : 


5  Asheroth 

6  set 


"  the  hill 
country  of 
8  the  Loud, 
the  God 


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Jelioshaphafs  instruct  ions. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  20. 


1  giving 
judgment. 


2  controver- 
sies.    And 


8  whenso- 
ever any 
controversy 


4  be 


''*some  of 
tlie  Meunim, 


heed  what  ye  do  :  for  ye  judge  not 
for  man,  but  for  the  Lord,  who  is 
with  you  in  ^  the  judgment. 

7  M^herefore  now  let  tlie  fear  of 
the  Lord  be  upon  you ;  take  heed 
and  do  it :  for  there  is  no  iniquity 
with  the  Lord  our  God,  nor  respect 
of  per.son.s,  nor  taking  of  gifts. 

8  U  Moreover  in  .Jerusalem  did 
Jehoshaphat  set  of  the  Levites,  and 
of  the  priests,  and  of  the  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  Israel,  for  the  judg- 
ment of  the  Lord,  and  for  "contro- 
versies, when  they  returned  to  Je- 


rusalem. 

9  And  he  charged  them,  saying. 
Thus  shall  ye  do  in  the  fear  of  the 
Lord,  faithfully,  and  with  a  per- 
fect heart. 

10  And  ^  what  cause  soever  shall 
come  to  you  of  your  bretln-en  that 
dwell  in  their  cities,  between  blood 
and  blood,  between  law  and  com- 
mandment, statutes  and  judg- 
ments, ye  shall  even  warn  them 
that  they  trespass  not  against  the 
Lord,  and  so  wrath  come  upon 
you,  and  upon  your  brethren  :  this 
do,  and  ye  shall  not  trespass. 

11  And,  behold,  Amariah  the 
chief  priest  is  over  you  in  all  mat- 
ters of  the  Lord  ;  and  Zebadiah 
the  son  of  Ishmael,  the  ruler  of  the 
house  of  Judah,  for  all  the  king's 
matters  :  also  the  Levites  shall  he 
otEcers  before  you.  Deal  coura- 
geously, and  the  Lord  •* shall  be 
with  the  good. 

CHAPTER  20. 

1  Jehoshaphatin  his  fear  prool  aim  eth  afant. 
5  His  prayer.  14  The  prophecy  of  jaha- 
siel.  20  Ji'hnxhaphiif  exhnrfeth'the  peopjle, 
and  Mtteth  .sltiqi'i-n  In  /n-nlse  ihe  Lord.  22 
The  great  m,  rihron  ,>j  th.-  ,„,•»,/<'.?.  26  The 
people^  having  blen-sed  God  at  Berachah, 
return  in  triumph.  ,31  JehonhaphaVn 
reign.  .35  IHh  convoy  of  tihip.<t,  lohich  he 
made  with  Ahaziah,  according  to  the  pro- 
phecy of  Eliezer,  unhappily  jierished. 

IT  came  to  pass  after  this  also, 
that  the  children  of  Moal),  and 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  with 
them  ^ other  besid(>  the  Ammonites. 
came  against  J  ehosiiapluit  to  bat- 
tle.  ^ 

2  Then  there  came  some  that 
told  Jehoshaphat,  saying.  There 
Cometh  a  gnvit  multitude  against 
thee  froin  beyo)id  tin;  sea  on  this 
side  Syria ;  and,  behold,  they  be 
in  Hazazon-tamar,  which  is  En- 
gedi. 

3  And  Jehoshaphat  feared,  and 
set  himself  to  seek  the  Loud,  and 
proclaimed  a  fast  throughout  all 
Judah. 

4  And  Judah  gathered  them- 
selves together,  to  ask  help  of  the 


*  Or, 


Lord  :  even  out  of  all  the  cities  of 
Judah  they  came  to  seek  the  Lord. 

5  If  And  Jehoshaphat  stood  in 
the  congregation  of  Judah  and  Je- 
rusalem, in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
before  the  new  court, 

6  And  said,  "^  O  Lord  God  of  our 
fathers,  art  not  thou  God  in  hea- 
ven 1  and  rulest  not  thou  over  all 
the  kingdoms  of  the  heathen  'I  and 
in  thine  hand  is  there  not  power 
and  might,  so  that  none  is  able  to 
withstand  thee  1 

7  Art  not  thou  our  God,  who 
didst  drive  out  the  inhabitants  of 
this  land  before  thy  people  Israel, 
and  gavest  it  to  the  seed  of  Abra- 
ham thy  friend  for  ever  1 

8  And  they  dwelt  therein,  and 
have  built  thee  a  sanctuary  therein 
for  thy  name,  saying, 

9  If,  ivhen  evil  cometh  upon  us, 
as  the  sword,  judgment,  or  pesti- 
lence, or  famine,  we  stand  before 
this  house,  and  in  thy  presence, 
(for  thy  name  is  in  this  house,)  and 
cry  unto  thee  in  our  affliction,  then 
thou  wilt  hear  and  help. 

10  And  now,  behold,  the  child- 
ren of  Ammon  and  Moab  and 
mount  Seir,  whom  thou  wouldest 
not  let  Israel  invade,  when  they 
came  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  but 
they  •  turned  from  them,  and  de- 
stroyed them  not ; 

1 1  Behold,  /  say,  hotv  they  re- 
ward us,  to  come  to  cast  us  out  of 
thy  possession,  which  thou  hast 
given   us   to  inherit. 

_  12  O  our  God,  wilt  thou  not 
judge  them?  for  we  have  no  might 
against  this  great  company  that 
cometh  against  us;  neither  know 
we  what  to  do :  but  our  eyes  are 
upon  thee. 

13  And  all  Judah  stood  before 
the  Lord,  with  their  little  ones, 
their  wives,  and  their  children. 

14  n  Then  upon  Jahaziel  the  son 
of  Zechariah,  the  son  of  Benaiah, 
the  son  of  Jeiel,  the  son  of  JNIatta- 
niah,  a  Levite  of  the  sons  of  Asaph, 
came  the  Sjnrit  of  the  Lord  in  the 
midst  of  the  congregation; 

l.^j  And  he  said,  Hearken  ye,  all 
•Juflah,  and  ye  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
saleni,  and  thou  king  Jehosha])hat, 
Thus  .saith  the  Lord  unto  you.  Be 
not  afi'aid  nf)r  dismayed  by  reason 
of  this  great  multitude;  for  the 
batth^  is  not  yours,  l)ut  God's. 

1  (5  To  morrow  go  ye  down  against 
them  :  behold,  they  come  up  l)y  tlie 
cliff  of  Ziz  ;  arul  ye  shall  find  them 
at  the  end  of  the  "  brook,  before  the 
wilderness  of  Jei-uTT 

17  Ye  sliall  not  need  to  fight  in 
this  hattle:  set  yourselves,  stand  ye 
ftill,  and  see  the  salvation  of  tlie 


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Victory  over  his  enemies. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  21. 


Jehoshajjhat'' s  death. 


LoKD  with  you,  O  Judah  and  Jeru- 
salem :  fear  not,  nor  be  dismayed  ; 
to  morrow  go  out  against  them  :  for 
the  Lord  ivill  be  with  you. 

18  And  Jehoshaphat  bowed  his 
head  with  Ms  face  to  the  grouncJ  : 
and  all  Judah  and  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem  fell  before  tlie  Lord, 
worshipping  the  Lord. 

1 9  And  the^  Levites,  of  the  child- 
ren of  the  Kohathites,  and  of  the 
children  of  the  \Korhites,  stood  up 
to  praise  ^  the  Lord  ({od  of  Israel 
with  a  loud  voice  on  high. 

20  II  And  they  rose  early  in  the 
morning,  and  went  forth  into  the 
wilderness  of  Tekoa :  and  as  they 
went  forth,  Jehoshaphat  stood  and 
said,  Hear  me,  O  Judah,  and  ye  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem  ;  Believe  in 
the  Lord  your  God,  so  shall  ye  be 
established ;  believe  his  prophets, 
so  shall  ye  prosper. 

21  And  when  he  had  consulted 
\vith  the  people,  he  appointed 
singers  unto  the  Lord,  and  ^  that 
should  praise  the  beauty  of  holi 


ness,  as  they  went  out  before  the 
army,  and  to  say.  Praise  the  Lord; 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 
■  22  ^  And  when  they  began  to 
sing  and  to  praise,  the  Lord  set 
ambushments  against  the  children 
of  Ammon,  Moab,  and  mount  Seir, 
which  were  come  against  Judah  ; 
and  they  were  smitten. 

23  For  the  children  of  Ammon 
and  Moab  stood  up  against  the  in- 
habitants of  mount  8eir,  utterly  to 
slay  and  destroy  them :  and  when 
they  had  made  an  end  of  the  in- 
habitants of  Seir,  every  one  helped 
to  destroy  another. 

24  And  when  Judah  came  toward 
the  watch  tower  in  the  wilderness, 
they  looked  unto  the  multitude, 
and,  behold,  they  were  dead  bodies 
fallen  to  the  earth,  and  none  es- 
caped. 

25  And  when  Jehoshaphat  and 
his  people  came  to  take  away  the 
spoil  of  them,  they  found  among 
them  in  abundaiice  both  riches 
with  the  dead  bodies,  and  precious 
jewels,  which  they  stripijed  off  for 
themselves,  more  than  they  could 
carry  away  :  and  they  were  three 
days  in  gathering  of  the  spoil,  it 
was  so  much. 

26  51  And  on  the  fourth  day  they 
assembled  themselves  in  the  val- 
ley of  *  Berachah  ;  for  there  they 
blessed  the  Lord  :  therefore  the 
name  of  the  same  place  was  called. 
The  valley  of  Berachah,  unto  this 
day. 

27  Then    they    returned,    every 


*  That  is,  Blessing. 


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man  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and 
Jehoshaphat  in  the  forefront  of 
them,  to  go  again  to  Jerusalem 
with  joy ;  for  the  Lord  had  made 
them  to  rejoice  over  their  enemies. 

28  And  they  came  to  Jerusalem 
with  psalteries  and  harps  and  trum- 
pets unto  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

29  And  the  fear  of  God  was  on 
all  the  kingdoms  of  *  those  countries, 
when  they  had  heard  that  the  Lord 
fought  against  the  enemies  of  Is- 
rael. 

30  8q  the  realm  of  Jehoshaphat 
was  quiet :  for  his  God  gave  him 
rest  round  about. 

31  ^  And  Jehoshaphat  reigned 
over  Judah  :  he  was  thirty  and 
five  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign,  and  he  reigned  twenty  and 
five  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  was  Azubah  the 
daughter  of  Shilhi. 

32  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of 
Asa  his  father,  and  departed  not 
from  it,  doing  that  tvhich  ivas  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

33  Howbeit  the  high  placqswere 
not  taken  away  :  for  as  yet  the  peo- 
ple had  not  ^  prepared  their  hearts 
unto  the  God  of  their  fathers. 

34  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehoshaphat,  first  and  last,  behold, 
they  are  written  in  the  book  of 
Jehu  the  son  of  Hanani,  who  is 
mentioned  in  the  book  of  the  kings 
of  Israel. 

35  ^  And  after  this  did  Jehosha- 
phat king  of  Judah  join  himself 
with  Ahaziah  king  of  Israel,  who 
did  very  wickedly  : 

36  And  he  joined  himself  with 
him  to  make  ships  to  go  to  Tar- 
shish  :  and  they  made  the  ships 
in  Ezion-gaber. 

37  Then  Eliezer  the  son  of  Doda- 
vahof  Mareshah  jirophesied  against 
Jehoshaphat,  saying.  Because  thou 
hast  joined  thyself  with  Ahaziah, 
the  Lord  hath  broken  thy  works. 
And  the  ships  were  broken,  that 
they  were  not  able  to  go  to  Tar- 
shish. 

CHAPTER  2L 

1  Jehoram,  succeedirxj  Jehoshaphat,  slayeth 
hif<ft?-ethren.  h  Ilinincked  reign.  %  Edom 
■  and  Libnah  recolt.  VI  The  prophecy  of 
Elijah  aijaiiist  him  in  tcriiing.  16  Tlie 
Pliilixtiiiefi  (Did  Araliian.1  ojipress  him. 
18  Ifis  incvrable  disease,  infamous  death, 
and  burial. 

NOW  Jehoshaphat  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  with 
his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David. 
And  Jehoram  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

2  And  he  had  brethren  the  sons 
of  Jehoshaphat,  Azariah,  and  Je- 
hiel,  and  Zechariah,  and  Azariah, 
and  Michael,  and  Shephatiah  :  all 


4  the 


5  set 


Jehoram^s  tvicked  reign. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  22. 


Elijah  denounceth  him. 


these  were  the  sons  of  Jehoshaphat 
king  of  Israel. 

3  And  their  father  gave  them 
great  gifts  of  silver,  and  of  gold, 
and  of  precious  things,  with  fenced 
cities  in  Judah  :  but  the  kingdom 
gave  he  to  Jehoram  ;  because  he 
was  the  firstborn. 

4  Now  when  .Jehoram  was  risen 
up  to  the  kingdom  of  his  fatlier, 
he  strengthened  himself,  and  slew 
all  his  brethren  with  the  sword, 
and  divers  also  of  the  princes  of 
Israel. 

5  H  Jehoram  ivas  thirty  and  two 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  eight  years  in  .Jeru- 
salem. 

6  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of 
the  kings  of  Israel,  like  as  did  the 
house  of  Ahab :  for  lie  had  the 
daughter  of  Ahab  to  wife :  and  he 
wrought  that  ichich  was  evil  in  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord. 

7  Howbeit  the  Lord  would  not 
destroy  the  house  of  David,  be- 
cause of  the  covenant  that  he 
had  made  with  David,  and  as  he 
promised  to  give  a  '  light  to  him 
and  to  his  sons  for  ever. 

8  51  In  his  days  the  Edomites  re- 
volted from  under  the  dominion  of 
Judah,  and  made  themselves  a 
king. 

9  Then  Jehoram  went  forth  with 
his  princes,  and  all  his  chariots 
with  him  :  and  he  rose  up  by  night, 
and  smote  the  l^Momites  which  com- 
l)assed  liim  in,  and  the  captains  of 
the  chariots. 

10  So  the  Edomites  revolted  from 
under  the  hand  of  Judah  unto  this 
day.  The  same  time  also  did  Jjib- 
nah  revolt  from  under  his  liand  ; 
because  he  had  forsaken  '•'the  JjORD 
God  of  liis  fathers. 


1  Moreover  he  made  high  places 
in  the  mountains  of  -Judah,  and 
caused  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
lem to  ''  coiiiiiiit  fornication,  and 
compelled  Judah  thereto. 

12  II  And  there  (;ame  a  writing 
to  him  from  Kliiah  the  projjhct, 
saying.  Thus  saitn  ^  the  Loi;i)  (icxj 
of  David  thy  father,  l>ecaus(;  thou 
hast  not  walked  in  the  ways  of  .Je- 
hoshaphat thy  father,  nor  in  the 
ways  of  Asa  Iving  of  Judah, 

1  3  I»ut  hast  walked  in  the  way  of 
tlH>  kings  of  Israel,  and  hast  inad(> 
.ludah  and  tlx;  iiilial)itaiits  of  .b'.ru- 
salcin  to  '  go  ;i.  whoriiig,  liki-  to  the 
wliorrdoins  of    the  house  of  AliaJ). 


and  also  hast  slaui  lli^'  l>ret.liren  of 
thy  father's  }i(ju.se,  ivhich  were  better 
than  thyself  : 

1-1  liehold,  with  a  gr(>at  plague 
will  the  Loiji)  smite  thy  people,  and 


thy  children,  and  thy  wives,  and  all 
thy  goods  : 

15  And  thou  .s/ia^^/iai'e  great  sick- 
ness by  disease  of  thy  bowels,  until 
thy  bowels  fall  out  by  reason  of  the 
sickness  ^  day  by  day. 

16  ^Moreover  the  Lord  stirred 
up  against  Jehoi-am  the  spirit  of  the 
Philistines,  and  of  the  Arabians, 
that  "  v>ere  near  the  Ethiopians  : 

17  And  they  came  up  into  Ju- 
dah, and  brake  into  it,  and  carried 
away  all  the  substance  that  was 
found  in  the  king's  house,  and  his 
sons  also,  and  his  wives  ;  so  that 
there  was  never  a  son  left  him, 
save  *Jehoahaz,  the  youngest  of 
his  sons. 

18^  And  after  all  this  the  Lord 
smote  him  in  liis  bowels  with  an 
incurable  disease. 

1 9  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in 
process  of  time,  after  the  end  of 
two  years,  his  bowels  fell  out  by 
reason  of  his  sickness  :  so  he  died 
of  sore  diseases.  And  his  people 
made  no  burning  for  him,  like  the 
burning  of  his  fathers. 

20  Thirty  and  two  years  old  was 
he  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  in  Jerusalem  eight  years, 
and  departed  _  without  being  de- 
.sired.  Howbeit  they  buried  him 
in  the  city  of  David,  but  not  in 
the  sepulchres  of  the  kings. 

CHAPTER  22. 

1  Ahasiah .iiiereedin(f  't'eirjneth  loickedly.  5 Tn 
h  ix  coiifedet'acy  triih  Joravi  the  son  ofAhah, 
lie  is  shihi  h,/  Jehu..  10  Athalhth,  <lcstrt»,i- 
ii'ij  iill  till'  need  royal,  save  Jonnh.  irham 
,1,  hiisJiiihi'tith  his  aunt  hid,  iisiirpeth  the 
kuiiiddiii . 

AND  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
lem made  Ahaziah  his  young- 
est son  king  in  his  stead  :  for  the 
band  of  mt'n  that  came  with  the 
Arabians  to  the  camii  had  slain  all 
tlu^  eldest.  So  Ahaziah  th<>  son  of 
Jehoram  king  of  Judah  reigned. 

2  '''  Forty  and  two  years  old  inas 
Ahaziah  when  he  b(>gan  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  one  year  in  Jerusa- 
I(un.  His  motluM''s  name;  also  ivas 
iVthaliah  the  ^da.Uj'diter  of   Onu'i. 

.3  He  also_  walked  in  the  ways  of 
the  house  of  Aliab  :  for  his  mother 
was  hi.s  counsellor  to  do  wickedly. 

4  Whei'cfoi-e  he  did  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Loud  like  i\w  house  of 
Ahab  :  for  they  were  his  counsel- 
loi's  after  the  dcvith  of  his  father 
to  his  destruction. 

T)  11  He  walked  also  after  their 
counsel,  and  went  with^  .lehoram 
the  son  of  i\Iia,b  king  of  Israel  t(» 
wai'  against   Hazael   king  of  Syiia 


*  hi  ch.  xxii.  1,  Ahaziah. 


t  Or, 


444 


Ahaziah  slain  by  Jehu. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  23.         Jehoiada  maJceth  Joash  king. 


at  Ramoth-gilead  :  and  the  Syrians 
.smote  J  Oram. 

6  And  he  returned  to  be  healed 
in  Jezreel  because  of  the  wounds 
which  were  given  him  at  llamah, 
when  he  fought  with  Hazael  king 
of  Syria.  And  *Azariah  tlie  son 
of  Jehoram  king  of  Judah  went 
down  to  see  Jehoram  the  son  of 
Ahab  at  Jezreel,  because  he  was 
sick. 

7  And  the  destruction  of  Aha- 
ziah was  of  God  by  coming  to 
Joram  :  for  when  he  was  come,  he 
went  out  with  Jehoram  against 
Jehu  the  son  of  Nimshi,  whom  the 
Lord  had  anointed  to  cut  oft"  the 
house  of  Ahab. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when 
Jehu  was  executing  judgment  upon 
the  house  of  Ahab,  and  found  the 
princes  of  Judah,  and  the  sons  of 
the  brethren  of  Ahaziah,  that  min- 
istered to  Ahaziah,  he  slew  them. 

9  And  he  sought  Ahaziah  ;  and 
they  caught  him,  (for  he  was  hid 
in  Samaria,)  and  brought  him  to 
Jehu  :  and  when  they  had  slain 
him,  they  buried  him  :  Because, 
said  they,  he  is  the  son  of  Jehosha- 
phat,  who  sought  the  Lord  Avith 
all  his  heart.  So  the  house  of  Aha- 
ziah had  no  power  to  ^keep  still 
the  kingdom. 

10  II  But  when  Athaliah  the 
mother  of  Ahaziah  saw  that  her 
son  was  dead,  she  arose  and  de- 
stroyed all  the  seed  royal  of  the 
house  of  Judah. 

1 1  But  Jehoshabeath,  the  daugh- 
ter of  the  king,  took  Joash  the  son 
of  Ahaziah,  and  stole  him  from 
among  the  king's  sons  that  were 
slain,  and  put  him  and  his  nurse 
in  a  bedchamber.  So  J ehoshabeath, 
the  daughter  of  king  Jehoram,  the 
wife  of  Jehoiada  the  priest,  (for  she 
was  the  sister  of  Ahaziah,)  hid 
him  from  Athaliah,  so  that  she 
slew  him  not. 

1 2  And  he  was  with  them  hid  in 
the  house  of  God  six  yeai's :  and 
Athaliah  reigned  over  the  land. 

CHAPTER  23. 

1  JeJtoiada,  hdring  fiei  i/n'n(/ft  in  orifer,  mal'- 
etli  Joit>)h  king.  12  Athdliah  ix  n/diii.  10 
Jehuiadii  lestoreih  ihe  ■w(>}-fihip  of  (rod. 

AN  1 )  in  the  seventh  year  Jehoi- 
afla  strengthened  himself,  and 
took  the  captains  of  hundreds,  Aza- 
riah  the  son  of  Jeroham,  and  Lsh- 
mael  the  son  of  Jeliohanan,  and 
Azariah  the  s(m  of  Obed,  and  Maa- 
seiah  the  son  of  Aflaiah,  and  Eli- 
shaphat  the  son  of  Zichri,  into 
covenant  with  him. 


■In  ver.  j   Ahaziali 


2  And  they  went  about  in  Judah, 
and  gathered  the  Levites  out  of  all 
the  cities  of  Judah,  and  the  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  Israel,  and  they  came 
to  Jerusalem. 

3  And  all  the  congregation  made 
a  covenant  with  the  king  in  the 
house  of  God.  And  he  said  unto 
them.  Behold,  the  king's  son  shall 
reign,  as  the  Lord  hath  said  of  the 
sons  of  David. 

4  This  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall 
do ;  A  third  part  of  you  entering 
on  the  sabbath,  of  tlie  priests  and 
of  the  Levites,  shall  be  porters  of 
the  doors ; 

5  And  a  third  part  shall  he  at  the 
king's  house ;  and  a  third  part  at 
the  gate  of  the  foundation:  and 
all  the  people  shall  he  in  the  courts 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6  But  let  none  come  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  .save  the  priests, 
and  they  that  mini.ster  of  the  Le- 
vites ;  they  shall  go  in,  for  they  are 
holy  :  but  all  the  people  shall  keep 
the  watch  of  the  Lord. 

7  And  the  Levites  shall  compass 
the  king  round  about,  every  man 
with  his  weapons  in  his  hand ; 
and  whosoever  else  cometh  into 
the  house,  he  shall  be  put  to 
death :  but  be  ye  with  the  king 
when  he  cometh  in,  and  when  he 
goeth  out. 

8  So  the  Levites  and  all  Judah 
did  according  to  all  things  that  Je- 
hoiada the  priest  had  commanded, 
and  took  every  man  his  men  that 
were  to  come  in  on  the  sabbath, 
with  them  that  were  to  go  out 
on  the  sabbath  :  for  Jehoiada  the 
priest  dismissed  not  the  courses. 

9  Moreover  Jehoiada  the  priest 
delivered  to  the  captains  of  hun- 
dreds spears,  and  bucklers,  and 
shields,  that  had  Jteen  king  Da- 
vid's, which  %ve7'e  in  the  house  of 
God. 

10  And  he  .set  all  the  people, 
every  man  having  his  weapon  in 
his  hand,  from  the  right  side  of 
the  temple  to  the  left  side  of  the 
temple,  along  liy  the  altar  and  the 
temple,  by  the  king  round  aljout. 

1 1  Then  they  brought  out  the 
king's  son,  and  put  upon  him  the 
crown,  and  oave  him  the  testimony, 
and  made  him  king.  Anfl  Jehoi- 
ada and  his  sons  anointed  him,  and 
said,  (Jod  save  the  king. 

12  II  Now  when  Athaliah  heard 
the  noise  of  thepeoj)le  running  and 
1  (raising  the  king,  she  came  to  the 
people  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 

13  And  she  looked,  and,  behold, 
tlie  king  stood  at  his  pillar  at  the 
entering  in,  and  the  -'princes  and 
tlie  trumpets  by  the  king :  and  all 


-  captains 


445 


AthaUah  is  slain. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  24. 


Joash  rejMireth  the  temple. 


the  people  of  the  land  rejoiced,  and 
sounded  with  trumpets,  also  the 
singers  with  instruments  of  musick, 
andf  such  as  taught  to  sing  praise. 
Then  Athaliah  rent  her  clothes, 
and  said,  Treason,  Treason. 

14  Then  Jehoiada  the  priest 
brought  out  the  captains  of  hun- 
dreds that  were  set  over  the  host, 
and  said  unto  them.  Have  her  forth 
'  of  the  ranges  :  and  whoso  follow- 
eth  her,  let  hun  be  slain  with  the 
sword.  For  the  priest  said.  Slay 
her  not  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

15  So  they  '^laid  hands  on  her: 
and  when  she  was  come  to  the  en- 
tering of  the  horse  gate  by  the 
king's  house,  they  slew  her  there. 

16  H  And  Jehoiada  made  a  cove- 
nant between  him,  and  between  all 
the  people,  and  between  the  king, 
that  they  should  be  the  Lord's 
people. 

17  Then  all  the  people  went  to 
the  house  of  Baal,  and  brake  it 
down,  and  brake  his  altars  and  his 
images  in  pieces,  and  slew  Mattan 
the  priest  of  Baal  before  the  altars. 

18  Also  Jehoiada  appointed  the 
offices  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  by 
the  hand  of  the  priests  the  Levites, 
whom  David  had  distributed  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  to  offer  the  burnt 
offering  of  the  Lord,  as  it  is  written 
in  the  law  of  Moses,  with  rejoicing 
and  with  singing,  as  it  was  ordained 
by  David. 

1 9  And  he  set  the  porters  at  the 
gates  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  that 
none  whichrvas  unclean  in  any  thing 
should  enter  in. 

20  And  he  took  the  captains  of 
hundreds,  and  the  nobles,  and  the 
governors  of  the  people,  and  all 
the  people  of  the  land,  and  brought 
down  the  king  from  the  house  of 
the  Loud  :  and  they  came  tln-ough 
the  ''hiuh  gate  into  the  king'shouse, 
and  set  the  king  upon  the  throne 
of  the  kingdom. 

21  And  all  the  people  of  the  land 
rejoiced  :  and  the  city  was  (piiet, 
after  that  they  had  slain  Athahah 
vv^itli  the  sword. 

CHAPTER  24. 

1  Joanh  reigneth  well  all  the,  ilays  of  Jehoi- 
ada. 4  Jfe  i/iveth  order  for  the.  repair  of 
ike  temple.  IT)  Jehoiada" k  death  ami  ho- 
nourable burial.  17  Joaxh.  falliiitj  In 
idolatry,  ftlaijeth  Zeohariah  the  hoii.  of  .If- 
hoiada.  2\\  .Toaxh  ix  x/, oiled  by  the  Syrl- 
aiiH,  and  xlain  by  Zabad  and  Jehosabad . 
27  Aiiiasiah  mic.ceiileth  him. 

rO.VSH  toa.i  seven  years  old  wlien 
he  began  to  reign,  and  lui 
n'igncd  forty  years  in  Jerusalem. 
His  mother's  name  also  was  Zibiah 
of  Beer-sheba. 

2  And  Joasli  did  that  ivhirh  was 


right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  all 
the  days  of  Jehoiada  the  priest. 

3  And  Jehoiada  took  tor  him 
two  wives  ;  and  he  begat  sons  and 
daughters. 

4  H  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
this,  that  Joash  was  minded  to  re- 
pair the  house  of  the  Lord. 

5  And  he  gathered  together  the 
priests  and  the  Levites,  and  said  to 
them.  Go  out  unto  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dah,  and  gather  of  all  Israel  money 
to  repair  the  house  of  your  God 
from  year  to  year,  and  see  that  ye 
hasten  the  matter.  Howbeit  the 
Levites  hastened  it  not. 

6  And  the  king  called  for  Jehoi- 
ada the  chief,  and  said  unto  him. 
Why  hast  thou  not  required  of  the 
Levites  to  bring  in  out  of  Judah 
and  out  of  Jerusalem  the  collection, 
according  to  the  commandment  of 
Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord,  and 
of  the  congregation  of  Israel,  for 
the  •*ta]')ernacle  of  witness*? 

7  For  the  sons  of  Athaliah,  that 
wicked  woman,  had  broken  up  the 
house  of  God  ;  and  also  all  the  de- 
dicated tilings  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  did  they  bestow  upon  °  Baa- 
lim. 

8  And  at  the  king's  command- 
ment they  made  a  chest,  and  set  it 
without  at  the  gate  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

9  And  tliey  made  a  proclamation 
through  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  to 
bring  in  to  the  Lord  the  collection 
tJiat  Moses  the  servant  of  God  laid 
upon  Israel  in  the  wilderness. 

10  And  all  the  princes  and  all 
the  people  rejoice^d,  and  brought 
in,  and  cast  into  the  chest,  until 
they  had  made  an  end. 

1 1  Now  it  came  to  pass,  that  at 
what  time  tlie  chest  was  brought 
unto  the  king's  office  by  the  liaiid 
oi  the  Levites,  and  when  they  saw 
that  there  was  much  money,  the 
king's  scribe  and  the  Iiigh  ))riest's 
officer  came  and  emptied  the  chest, 
and  took  it,  and  carried  it  to  ''his 
place  again.  Thus  they  did  day 
r)y  day,  and  gathered  money  in 
abundance. 

12  And  the  king  and  Jehoiada 
gave  it  to  such  as  did  the  work  of 
the  service  of  the  liouse  of  the 
Lord,  and  hired  masons  and  car- 
penters to  repair  the  house  of  the 
LoiM),  and  also  such  as  wrought 
ii'on  and  lirass  to  mend  the  house 
of  th(^  Lord. 

1 ."')  So  the  workmen  wrought,  and 
the  woi'k  was  perfected  by  them, 
and  they  s(^t  the  house  of  God  in 
'"'  his  state,  and  strengthened  it. 

11  And  when  they  had  finished 


446 


Joash  slayeth  Zechariah. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  25. 


His  end. 


it,  they  brought  the  rest  of  the 
money  before  the  king  and  Jehoi- 
ada,  whereof  were  made  vessels  for 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  even  vessels 
to  minister,  and  to  offer  ivithal,  and 
spoons,  and  vessels  of  gold  and  sil- 
ver. And  they  offered  burnt  offer- 
ings in  the  house  of  the  Lord 
continually  all  the  days  of  Je- 
hoiada. 

L5  II  But  Jehoiada  waxed  old, 
and  was  full  of  days  when  he  died ; 
an  hundred  and  tMrty  years  old 
2vas  he  when  he  died. 

16  And  they  buried  him  in  the 
city  of  David  among  the  kings,  be- 
cause he  had  done  good  in  Israel, 
both  toward  God,  and  toward  his 
house. 

17  Now  after  the  death  of  Je- 
hoiada came  the  princes  of  Judah, 
and  made  obeisance  to  the  king. 
Then  the  king  hearkened  unto 
them. 

18  And  they  left  the  house  of 
Hhe  Lord  God  of  their  fathers, 
and  served  "  groves  and  idols  :  and 
wrath  came  upon  Judah  and  Jeru- 
salem for  this  their  trespass. 

19  Yet  he  sent  prophets  to  them, 
to  bring  them  again  unto  the  Lord  ; 
and  they  testified  against  them  : 
but  they  would  not  give  ear. 

20  And  the  Spirit  of  God  came 
upon  Zechariah  the  son  of  Jehoiada 
the  priest,  which  stood  above  the 
people,  and  said  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  God,  Why  transgress  ye  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord,  that 
ye  cannot  prosper  1  because  ye  have 
forsaken  the  Lord,  he  hath  also 
forsaken  you. 

21  And  they  conspired  against 
him,  and  stoned  him  with  stones 
at  the  commandment  of  the  king 
in  the  court  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

22  Thus  Joash  the  king  remem- 
bered not  the  kindness  which  Je- 
hoiada his  father  had  done  to  him, 
but  slew  his  son.  And  when  he 
died,  he  said.  The  Lord  look  upon 
it,  and  require  it. 

23  H  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  the  year,  t/uit  the  host  of 
Syria  came  up  against  him  :  and 
they  came  to  Judah  and  Jeru- 
salem, and  destroyed  all  the  princes 
of  the  people  from  among  the  peo- 
ple, and  sent  all  the  spoil  of  them 
unto  the  king  of  Damascus. 

24  For  the  army  of  the  Syrians 
came  with  a  small  company  of  men, 
and  tlie  Lord  delivered  a  very  great 
host  into  their  hanfl,  because  they 
had  forsaken '  theLc^RpGod  of  their 
fathers.  So  they  executerl  judg- 
ment against  Joash. 

25  And  when  they  were  departed 


from  him,  (for  they  left  him  in  great 
diseases,)  his  own  servants  con- 
spired against  him  for  the  blood  of 
the  sons  of  Jehoiada  the  priest,  and 
slew  him  on  his  bed,  and  he  died : 
and  they  buried  him  in  the  city  of 
David,  but  they  buried  him  not  in 
the  sepulchres  of  the  kings. 

26  And  these  are  they  that  con- 
spired against  him  ;  Zabad  the  son 
of  Shimeath  an  Ammonitess,  and 
Jehozabad  the  son  of  Shimrith  a 
Moabitess. 

27  H  Now  concerning  his  sons, 
and  the  greatness  of  the  burdens 
^  laid  upon  him,  and  the  repairing 
of  the  house  of  God,  behold,  they 
are  written  in  the  story  of  the 
book  of  the  kings.  And  Amaziah 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  25. 

1  Amaziah  heginneth  to  reign  well.  3  He 
execiiieth  justice  on  the  traitors.  5  Having 
hired  an  army  of  Jst'aelites  against  the 
Edomites,  at  the  word  of  a  prophet  he 
loseththe  hundred  talents,  and  dismisseth 
them.  U  He  orerthrinri'tli  tin'  R7<imites. 
10,  18  The.  IxnKlHi's,  ,1  isronteiitnl  icith 
their  diaiinssioti,  ■■<jioi/.  rrs-  M.  //  iu-/itrii  home. 
U  A/nazid/i,  jiroiut  ,f  Itin  rlrtunj,  x^-rreth 
the  gilds  of  Kdom,  and  i/i'spisr/h  the  ad- 
monitions of  theprophi't.  IT  He  jiinroketh 
Joash  to  his  overthrow.  25  His  reign.  27 
He  is  slain  by  consjnraoy. 

AMAZIAH  was  twenty  and  five 
years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign,  and  he  i-eigned  twenty  and 
nine  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  ivas  Jehoaddan  of 
Jerusalem. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  but  not 
with  a  perfect  heart. 

3  Vi  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  kingdom  was  established  to 
him,  that  he  slew  his  servants  that 
had  killed  the  king  his  father. 

4  But  he  slew  not  their  children, 
but  did  as  it  is  written  in  the  law 
in  the  book  of  Moses,  where  the 
Lord  commanded,  saying.  The  fa- 
thers shall  not  die  for  the  children, 
neither  shall  the  cliildren  die  for 
the  fathers,  but  every  man  shall 
die  for  his  own  sin. 

5  H  Moreover  Amaziah  gathered 
Judah  together,  and  made  them 
captains  over  thousands,  and  cap- 
tains over  hundreds,  according  to 
the  houses  of  their  fathei-s,  through- 
out all  Judah  and  Benjamin :  and  he 
numbered  them  from  twenty  years 
old  and  above,  and  found  them 
three  hundred  thousand  choice //;e/t, 
ahle  to  go  forth  to  war,  that  could 
handle  spear  and  shield. 

6  He  hired  also  an  hundred  thou- 
sand mighty  men  of  valour  out  of 
Israel  for  an  hundred  talents  of 
silver. 


3  littered 
against 


447 


Amazi'ah  smiteth  the  Edomites.      II.  CHEONICLES,  25. 


He  is  overthrown  by  Joash. 


7  But  tliere  came  a  man  of  God 
to  him,  saying,  O  king,  let  not  the 
army  of  Israel  go  with  thee ;  for 
the  LoRij  is  not  with  Israel,  to  wit, 
with  all  the  children  of  Ephraim. 

8  But  if  thou  wilt  go,  do  it,  be 
strong  for  the  battle  :  God  shall 
make  thee  fall  before  the  enemy  : 
for  God  hath  power  to  help,' and  to 
cast  down. 

9  And  Amaziah  said  to  the  man 
of  God,  But  what  shall  we  do  for 
the  hundred  talents  which  I  have 
given  to  the  army  of  Israel  1  And 
the  man  of  God  answered,  The 
Lord  is  able  to  give  thee  much 
more  than  this. 

10  Then  Amaziah  separated 
them,  to  wit,  the  army  that  was 
come  to  him  out  of  Ephraim,  to  go 
home  again  :  wherefore  their  anger 
was  greatly  kindled  against  .Judah, 
and  they  returned  home  in  great 
anger. 

11  H  And  Amaziah  strengthened 
himself,  and  led  forth  his  people, 
and  went  to  the  ^  valley  of  salt,  and 
smote  of  the  children  of  Seir  ten 
thousand. 

12  And  other  ten  thousand  left 
alive  did  the  children  of  Judah 
carry  away  captive,  and  brought 
them  unto  the  top  of  '^  the  rock. 
and  cast  them  d()wn  from  tlie  top 
of  'Hhe  rock,  that  they  all  were 
broken  in  pieces. 

13  ^  But  the  soldiers  of  the  army 
which  Amaziah  sent  back,  that  they 
should  not  go  with  him  to  battle, 
fell  upon  the  cities  of  -Judah,  from 
Hamaria  even  unto  Beth-horon,  and 
smote  three  thousand  of  them,  and 
took  much  sjooil. 

14  U  Novy  it  came  to  pass,  after 
that  Amaziah  was  come  from  the 
slaughter  of  the  Edomites,  that  he 
brought  the  gods  of  the  children  of 
iSeir,  and  set  them  u])  to  />e  his 
gods,  and  bowed  down  himself  be- 
fore them,  and  burned  incense  unto 
them. 

15  Wherefore  the  ang(n'  of  the 
Loud  was  kindled  against  Amaziah, 
an(l  he  sent  unto  liim  a  prophet, 
which  said  unto  him,  VVny  hast 
thou  souglit  after  the  gods  of  the 
people,  which  could  not  deliver 
their  own  people  out  of  thine 
liand? 

1 6  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 
talked  with  him,  that  the  king 
said  unto  him,  Ai't  thou  made  of 
the  king's  counsell  forbear;  wliy 
shouldest  tliou  be  smitten  1  Then 
the  i)i-op]i(!t  forbare,  and  said,  I 
know  that  (Jod  hath  determinefl 
to  destroy  the(s  l>ecause  thou  liast 
done  this,  and  hast  not  htjarkened 
unto  my  counsel. 


17  11  Then  Amaziah  king  of 
Judah  took  advice,  and  sent  to 
Joash,  the  son  of  Jehoahaz,  the  son 
of  Jehu,  king  of  Israel,  saying. 
Come,  let  us  see  one  another  in  the 
face. 

18  And  Joash  king  of  Israel 
sent  to  Amaziah  king  of  Judah, 
saying.  The  thistle  that  vms  in  Leb- 
anon sent  to  the  cedar  that  -was 
in  Lebanon,  saying.  Give  thy 
daughter  to  my  son  to  wife :  and 
there  passed  by  a  wild  beast  that 
was  in  Lebanon,  and  trode  down 
the  thistle. 

19  Thou  sayest,  Lo,  thou  hast 
smitten  the  Edomites;  and  thine 
heart  lifteth  thee  up  to  boast: 
abide  now  at  home  ;  why  shouldest 
thou  meddle  to  thina  hurt,  that 
thou  shouldest  fall,  even  thou, 
and  Judah  with  thee  1 

20  But  Amaziah  would  not  hear  ; 
for  it  came  of  God,  that  he  might 
deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  their 
enemies,  because  they  sought  after 
the  gods  of  Edom. 

21  (So  Joash  the  king  of  Israel 
went  up ;  and  they  saw  one 
another  in  the  face,  both  he 
and  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  at 
Beth-shemesh,  which  belonyeth  to 
Judah. 

22  And  Judah  was  put  to  the 
worse  before  Israel,  and  they  fled 
every  man  to  his  tent. 

23  And  .Joash  the  king  of  Israel 
took  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  the 
son  of  Joash,  the  son  of  Jehoahaz, 
at  Beth-shemesh,  and  brought  him 
to  Jerusalem,  and  brake  down  the 
wall  of  Jerusalem  from  the  gate  of 
Ephraim  to  the  coiner  gate,  four 
hundred  cubits. 

2-4  And  he  tool-  all  the  gold  and 
the  silver,  and  all  the  vessels  that 
were  found  in  the  house  of  God 
with  Ol)ed-edom,  and  the  treasures 
of  the  king's  house,  the  hostages 
also,  and  returned  to  Samaria. 

25  II  And  Amaziah  the  son  of 
.Joash  king  of  Judah  lived  after 
tlie  deatli  of  .Joash  son  of  Jehoahaz 
king  of  Israel  fifteen  years. 

26  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Amaziah,  first  and  last,  beliold, 
are  they  not  writt(Mi  in  tlie  book 
of  the  kings  of  Judah  and  Is- 
rael ] 

27  II  Now  after  the  time  that 
Amaziah  did  turn  away  from  fol- 
lowing the  Loi;i)  they  made  a  con 
spii'acy  against  him  in  .JerusaU^m; 
and  he  fled  to  Ijachish  :  but  they 
sent  to  Lachish  after  him,  and 
slew  him  tluM'e. 

28  And  they  brought  him  ui)on 
horses,  and  buried  him  wiLli  his 
fathers  in  the  city  of  Judah. 


448 


Uzziah^s  reign. 


CHAPTER  26. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  26.        He  invadeth  the  priest's  office. 


1  Uzeiah  nucceeding,  and  reigning  well  in 
the  days  of  Zeahariah,  prospereth.  IG 
Waxi7ig  proud,  he,  invadeth  the  jiriesfs 
office,  and  in  smitten  with  leprosy.  22  He 
dieth,  and  Jotham  nucceedeth  him. 

THEN  all  the  people  of  Judah 
took  *  Uzzian,  who  vas  six- 
teen years  old,  and  made  him  king 
in  the  room  of  his  father  Amaziah. 

2  He  built  Eloth,  and  restored  it 
to  Judah,  after  that  the  king  slept 
with  his  fathers. 

3  Sixteen  years  old  ivas  Uzziah 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  fifty  and  two  years  in 
Jerusalem.  His  mother's  name 
also  H'ai<  Jecoliah  of  Jerusalem. 

4  And  he  did  thdt  vhich  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
according  to  all  that  his  father 
Amaziah  did. 

5  And  he  sought  God  in  the  days 
of  Zechariah,  who  had  understand- 
ing in  the  ^  visions  of  God  :  and  as 
long  as  he  sought  the  Lord,  God 
made  him  to  prosjier. 

6  And  he  went  forth  and  warred 
against  the  Philistines,  and  bi-ake 
down  the  wall  of  Gath,  and  the 
wall  of  Jabneh,  and  the  wall  of 
Ashdod,  and  built  cities  about 
Ashdod,  and  among  the  Philis- 
tines. 

7  And  God  helped  him  against 
the  Philistines,  and  against  the 
Arabians  that  dwelt  in  Gur-baal, 
and  the  '"  Mehunims. 

8  And  the  Annnqnites  gave  gifts 
to  Uzziah :  and  his  name  spread 
abi'oad  even  to  the  entering  in  of 
Egyjjt ;  for  he  strengthened  him- 
self exceedingly. 

9  Aloreover  Uzziah  built  towers 
in  Jerusalem  at  the  coi-ner  gate, 
and  at  the  valley  gate,  and  at 
the  turning  of  the  wall,  and  forti- 
fied them. 

10  Also  he  built  towers  in  the 
desert,  and  digged  many  wells  :  for 
he  had  much  cattle,  both  in  the 
^low  counti'y.  and  in  the  '^plains  : 
husbandmen  al.'^n,  and  vine  dressers 
in  the  mountains,  and  in  '"'  Carmel : 
for  he  loved  husbandry. 

11  Moreover  Uzziah  had  an  host 
of  fighting  men,  that  went  out  to 
war  by  bands,  according  to  the 
number  of  their  account  by  the 
hand  of  Jeiel  the  scr-ibe  and  ]\Iaa- 
seiah  the  ruler,  under  the  hand 
of  Hananiah,  one  of  the  king's 
captains. 

12  The  whole  number  of  the 
"chief  of  the  fathei's  of  the  mighty 
men  of  \al()ur   irere  two  thousand 


and  six  hundred . 


In  -'  Kings  xiv.  21,  Azariab. 
29 


t  Or, 

449 


13  And  under  their  hand  ivas  an 
army,  three  hundred  thousand  and 
seven  thousand  and  five  hundred, 
that  made  war  with  mighty  power, 
to  help  the  king  against  the  enemy. 

14  And  Uzziah  prepared  for 
them  throughout  all  the  host 
shields,  and  spears,  and  helmets, 
and  ^habergeons,  and  bows,  and 
slings  to  cast  stones. 

15  And  he  made  in  Jerusalem 
engines,  invented  by  cunning  men, 
to  be  on  the  towers  and  upon  the 
bulwarks,  to  shoot  arrows  and 
great  stones  withal.  And  his  name 
spread  far  abroad  ;  for  he  was  mar- 
vellously helped,  till  he  was  strong. 

16  H  But  when  he  was  strong, 
his  heart  was  lifted  up  to  his 
destruction :  for  he  transgressed 
against  the  Lord  his  God  and 
went  into  the  temple  or  the 
Lord  to  burn  incense  upon  the 
altar  of  incense. 

17  And  Azariah  the  priest  went 
in  after  him,  and  with  him  four- 
score priests  of  the  Lord,  that 
were  valiant  men  : 

18  And  they  withstood  Uzziah 
the  king,  and  said  unto  him,  It 
appertainetli  not  unto  thee,  Uzziah, 
to  burn  incense  unto  the  Lord,  but 
to  the  priests  the  sons  of  Aaron, 
that  are  consecrated  to  burn  in- 
cense :  go  out  of  the  sanctuary ; 
for  thou  hast  trespassed  ;  neither 
shall  it  be  for  thine  honour  from 
the  Lord  God. 

19  Then  Uzziah  was  wroth,  and 
had  a  censer  in  his  hand  to  burn 
incense :  and  while  he  was  wroth 
with  the  priests,  the  leprosy  even 
rose  up  in  his  forehead  before  the 
priests  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
from  beside  the  incense  altar. 

20  And  Azariah  the  chief  priest, 
and  all  the  priests,  looked  upon 
him,  and,  behold,  he  was  leprous 
in  his  forehead,  and  they  tnrust 
him  out  from  thence ;  yea,  him- 
self hasted  also  to  go  out,  because 
the  Lord  had  smitten  him. 

21  And  Uzziah  the  king  was  a 
leper  unto  the  day  of  his  death, 
and  dwelt  in  a  several  house, 
heing  a  leper ;  for  lui  was  cut  off 
from  the  house  of  the  Lord  :  an(l 
Jotham  his  son  ivas  over  the  king's 
house,  judging  the  people  of  the 
land. 

22  ^  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Uzziah,  first  and  last,  did  Isaiah 
the  prophet,  tlie  son  of  Amoz, 
write. 

23  So  Uzziah  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  they  buried  him 
with  his  fathers  in  the  field  of 
■'the  burial  which  hdunged  to  the 
kings  ;  tor  they  said,  He  is  a  leper  : 


Jotham's  reicjn. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  27,  28. 


Ahaz  reignetli  toicJcecUy. 


and  Jotham  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAPTER  27. 

1  Jotham  reigning  well  prospereth.  5  He 
subdueth  the  Ammonites.  1  IHs  reign. 
9  Ahaz  succeedeih  him. 

JOTHAM  was  twenty  and  five 
years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign,  and  he  reigned  sixteen 
years  in  Jerusalem.  His  mother's 
name  also  was  Jerushah,  the 
daughter  of  Zadok. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
according  to  all  that  his  father 
Uzziah  did :  howbeit  he  entered 
not  into  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 
And  the  people  did  yet  corruptly. 

3  He  built  the  ^  high  gate  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  on  the  wall 
of  Ophel  he  built  much. 

4  Moreover  he  built  cities  in  the 
-mountains  of  Judah,  and  in  the 
forests  he  built  castles  and  towers. 

5  H  He  fought  also  with  the 
king  of  the  Ammonites,  and  pre- 
vailed against  them.  And  the 
children  of  Ammon  gave  him  the 
same  year  an  hundred  talents  of 
silver,  and  ten  thousand  measures 
of  wheat,  and  ten  thousand  of 
barley.  So  much  did  the  children 
of  Ammon  pay  unto  hini,  both  the 
second  year,  and  the  third. 

6  So  Jotham  became  mightj%  be- 
cause he  prepai-ed  his  ways  before 
the  Lord  his  God. 

7  U  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jotham,  and  all  his  wars,  and  his 
ways,  lo,  they  a)-e  written  in  the 
book  of  the  kings  of  Israel  and 
Judah. 

8  He  was  five  and  twenty  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
reigned  sixteen  year's  in  .Jerusalem. 

9  ^  And  Jotham  sl('i)t  with  his 
fathers,  and  they  buried  liim  in  the 
city  of  David  :  and  Ahaz  liis  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  28. 


■t'ri/   'irickedhj  in  greatUj 
(i  Jiiilah  heing 


1  Ahnz  reigning 
afflicted  III/  the  Si/ritni 
daptiniteii  liij  the  IsraeliteH  in  xent  horn, 
hy  the  ronnxefoj  Oiled  the  jiriiphet.  IG  Ahaz 
Hending  for  aid  to  Ami/ria  is  not  helped 
thereby.  22  rnhindiHtrenxhegrowethtnore 
idolatrous.  26  IJe  dying,  Ilezekiah  snc- 
ceedeth  him.    . 

AHAZ  imis  twenty  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
he  reigned  sixteen  yeai's  in  Jeru- 
salem :  but  h(i  (Hd  not  thftt  vjhicJi 
ivas  I'ight  iti  the  siglit  of  the  LoRD, 
like  David  his  fatlier  : 

2  For  he  walked  in  tlu*  ways  of 
the  kings  of  Israel,  and  made  also 
molten  images  for  •'P);i;ilim. 

3  Moreover  he  burnt  incense  in 


the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom, 
and  burnt  his  children  in  the  fire, 
after  the  abominations  of  the 
heathen  whom  the  Lord  had  cast 
out  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

4  He  sacrificed  also  and  burnt 
incense  in  the  high  places,  and  on 
the  hills,  and  under  every  green 
tree. 

,5  Wherefore  the  Lord  his  God 
delivered  him  into  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Syria  ;  and  they  smote  him, 
and  carried  away  a  great  multi- 
tude of  them  captives,  and  brought 
them  to  Damascus.  And  he  was 
also  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Israel,  who  smote  him  with 
a  great  slaughter. 

6  ^  For  Pekah  the  son  of  Rema- 
liah  slew  in  Judah  an  hundred  and 
twenty  thousand  in  one  day,  zvhich 
were  all  valiant  men  ;  because  they 
had  forsaken  ^the  Lord  God  of 
their  fathers. 

7  And  Zichri,  a  mighty  man  of 
Ephraim,  slew  Maaseiah  the  king's 
son,  and  Azrikam  the  governor  of 
the  house,  and  Elkanah  that  tvas 
next  to  the  king. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  car- 
ried away  ca])tive  of  their  brethren 
two  hundred  thousand,  women, 
sons,  and  daughters,  and  took  also 
away  much  spoil  from  them,  and 
brought  the  spoil  to  Samaria. 

9  But  a  prophet  of  the  Lord  was 
there,  whose  name  was  Oded  :  and 
he  went  out  ^  before  the  host  that 
came  to  Samaria,  and  said  unto 
them.  Behold,  because  "the  Lord 
God  of  your  fathers  was  wroth 
with  .Judali,  lie  hath  delivered 
them  into  your  hand,  and  ye  have 
sLain  them  in  a  I'age  that  reacheth 
up  unto  heaven. 

10  And  now  ye  purpose  to  keep 
under  the  children  ot  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  for  bondmen  and  bond- 
women unto  you  :  /jiit  are  tliere  not 
with  you,  even  with  you,  sins 
against  the  TjORD  your  God  1 

11  Now  hear  me  therefore,  and 
deliver  tlie  captives  again,  which 
ye  have  taken  captive  of  your 
brethren  :  for  the  fierce  wrath  of 
the  Lord  is  uiion  you. 

12  Then  cei-tain  of  the  heads  of 
tlie  children  of  Kplii'aini,  Azariah 
th(^  son  of  .lolianaii,  i'xTcchiah  the 
son  of  M('sliill(MHolli,an(l  .lehizkiah 
the  son  of  Shallum,  and  Amasa  the 
son  of  lladlai,  stood  ui)  against 
th(!m  that  cani(>  from  tin*  wai', 

1.3  And  said  unto  them,  \i\  shall 
not  bring  in  the;  cajitives  hither: 
for  whereas  we  have  offended 
against  tin;  Lord  already,  ye  in- 
tend to  add  more  to  our  sins  ami 
to  our  trespass  :  for  our  trespass  is 


450 


Ahaz  seeketh  aid  of  Assyria. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  29. 


Hezekiah  restoreili  religion. 


great,   and    tJiere   is    fierce   wrath 
against  Israel. 

14  80  the  armed  men  left  the 
captives  and  the  spoil  before  the 
princes  and  all  the  congregation. 

15  And  the  men  which  ^  were  ex- 
pressed by  name  rose  up,  and  took 
the  captives,  and  with  the  spoil 
clothed  all  that  were  naked  among 
them,  and  arrayed  them,  and  shod 
them,  and  gave  them  to  eat  and  to 
drink,  and  anointed  them,  and  car- 
ried all  the  feeble  of  them  upon 
asses,  and  brought  them  to  Jericho, 
the  city  of  palm  trees,  to  their  breth- 
ren :  then  tney  returned  to  Samaria. 

16  U  At  that  time  did  king 
Ahaz  send  unto  the  kings  of  As- 
syria to  help  him. 

17  For  again  the  Edomites  had 
come  and  smitten  Judah,  and  car- 
ried away  captives. 

18  The  Philistines  also  had  in- 
vaded the  cities  of  the  "low  country, 
and  of  the  south  of  Judah,  and  had 
taken  Beth-shemesh,  and  Ajalon, 
and  Gederoth,  and  Shocho  with 
the  villages  thereof,  and  Timnah 
with  the  villages  thereof,  Gimzo 
also  and  the  villages  thereof :  and 
they  dwelt  there. 

19  For  the  Lord  brought  Judah 
low  because  of  Ahaz  king  of  Israel ; 
for  he  "made  Judah  naked,  and 
transgressed  sore  against  the  Lord. 

20  And  Tilgath-pilneser  king  of 
Assyria  came  unto  him,  and  dis- 
tressed him,  but  strengthened  him 
not. 

21  For  Ahaz  took  away  a  por- 
tion out  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  out  of  the  house  of  the  king, 
and  of  the  princes,  and  gave  it 
unto  the  king  of  Assyria  :  but  he 
helped  him  not. 

22  H  And  in  the  time  of  his  dis- 
tress did  he  trespass  yet  more 
against  the  Lord  :  this  is  that  king 
Ahaz. 

23  For  he  sacrificed  unto  the 
gods  of  Damascus,  which  smote 
him :  and  he  said,  Because  the 
gods  of  the  kings  of  Syria  help 
them,  there/ore  will  I  sacrifice  to 
them,  that  they  may  help  me. 
But  they  were  the  ruin  of  him,  and 
of  all  Israel. 

24  And  Ahaz  gathered  together 
the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God, 
and  cut  in  pieces  the  vessels  of  the 
house  of  God,  and  shut  up  the 
doors  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  he  made  him  altars  in  every 
corner  of  Jerusalem. 

2.5  And  in  every  several  city  of 
Judah  he  made  high  places  to  burn 
incense  unto  other  gods,  and  pro- 
voked to  anger  '^the  Lord  Gocl  of 
his  fathers. 


26  ^  Now  the  rest  of  his  acts  and 
of  all  his  ways,  first  and  last,  be- 
hold, they  ai'e  written  in  the  book 
of  the  kings  of  Judah  and  Israel. 

27  And  Ahaz  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  they  buried  him  in  the 
city,  even  in  Jerusalem  :  but  they 
brought  him  not  into  the  sepul- 
chres of  the  kings  of  Israel :  and 
Hezekiah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAPTER  29. 

1  Hezekiah'' H  good  r^iyn.  3  He  restoreth  re- 
ligion, b  Ileeixhorleth  ike  Leviteg.  Vi  Tliey 
Kdnctify  thernxi'lrex,  aitd  cleanse  the  houne 
of  God.  20  llczekidh,  offereth  solemn  sa- 
crijic.es,  wherein  the  Levite.'i  were  more 
for-ward  than  the  priests. 

HEZEKIAH  began  to  reign  ivhen 
he  was  five  and  twenty  years 
old,  and  he  reigned  nine  and  twenty 
years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mo- 
ther's name  ivas  Abijah,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Zechariah. 

2  And  he  did  tiiat  ivhich  was  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  David  his  father  had 
done. 

3  ^  He  in  the  first  year  of  his 
reign,  in  the  first  month,  opened 
the  doors  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  repaired  them. 

4  And  he  brought  in  the  priests 
and  the  Levites,  and  gathered  them 
together  into  the  ^  east  street, 

5  And  said  vinto  them.  Hear  me, 
ye  Levites,  sanctify  now  yourselves, 
and  sanctify  the  house  of  ^the  Lord 
God  of  your  fathers,  and  carry  forth 
the  filthiness  out  of  the  holy  place. 

6  For  our  fathers  have  tres- 
passed, and  done  that  ivhich  tvas 
evil  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  our 
God,  and  have  forsaken  him,  and 
have  turned  away  their  faces  from 
the  habitation  of  the  Lord,  and 
turned  their  backs. 

7  Also  they  have  shut  up  the 
doors  of  the  porch,  and  put  out  the 
lamps,  and  have  not  bui'ned  incense 
nor  offered  burnt  offerings  in  the 
holy  place  unto  the  God  of  Israel. 

8  Wherefore  the  wrath  of  the  Lord 
was  upon  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and 
he  hath  delivered  them  to  trouble, 
to  astonishment,  and  to  hissing,  as 
ye  see  with  your  eyes. 

9  For,  lo,  our  fathers  have  fallen 
by  the  sword,  and  our  sons  and  our 
daughters  and  our  wives  are  in  cap- 
tivity for  this. 

10  Now  it  is  in  mine  lieart  to 
make  a  covenant  with  *  the  Lord 


God  of  Israel,  that  his  fierce  wrath 
may  turn  away  from  us. 

1 1  My  sons,  be  not  now  negli- 
gent :  for  the  Lord  hath  chosen  you 
to  stand  before  him,  to  nerve  him. 


0  broad 
j>lace  ou  the 
east, 

*  the  Lord, 
the  God 


451 


Hezekiah  offereth 


II.  CHRONICLES,  29. 


solemn  sacrifices. 


and  that  ye  should  minister  unto 
him,  and  burn  incense. 

1 2  II  TJien  the  Levites  arose,  Ma- 
hath  the  son  of  Amasai,  and  Joel 
the  son  of  Azariah,  of  the  sons  of 
the  Kohathites  :  and  of  the  sons  of 
Merari,  Kish  the  son  of  Abdi,  and 
Azariah  the  son  of  Jehalelel :  and 
of  the  Gershonites ;  Joah  the  son 
of  Zimmah,  and  Eden  the  son  of 
Joah  : 

13  And  of  the  sons  of  Elizaphan  ; 
tShimri,  and  Jeiel :  and  of  the  sons 
of  Asaph ;  Zechariah,  and  Matta- 
niah : 

1 4  And  of  the  sons  of  Heman ; 
Jehiel,  and  Shimei :  and  of  the  sons 
of  Jeduthun ;  Shemaiah,  and  Uzziel. 

15  And  they  gathered  their 
brethren,  and  sanctified  them- 
selves, and  came,  according  to  the 
commandment  of  the  king,  by  the 
words  of  the  Lord,  to  cleanse  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  priests  went  into  the 
inner  part  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
to  cleanse  it,  and  brought  out  all 
the  uncleanness  that  they  found  in 
the  temple  of  the  Lord  into  the 
court  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
And  the  Levites  took  it,  to  carry  it 
out  abroad  into  the  brook  Kidron. 

17  Now  they  began  on  the  first 
<lay  of  the  first  month  to  sanctify, 
and  on  the  eighth  day  of  the  month 
came  they  to  the  poich  of  the  Lord  : 
so  they  sanctified  the  house  of  the 
Lord  in  eight  days ;  and  in  the 
sixteenth  day  of  the  first  month 
they  made  an  end. 

18  Then  they  went  in  to  Hezekiah 
the  king,  and  said.  We  have  cleansed 
all  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the 
altar  of  burnt  offering,  with  all  the 
vessels  thei'eof,  and  the  shewbread 
table,  with  all  the  vessels  thereof. 

19  Moi'eover  all  the  vessels, 
which  king  Ahaz  in  his  reign  did 
cast  away  in  his  transgression,  have 
we  prepared  and  sanctified,  and, 
behold,  they  are  before  the  altar  of 
the  Lord. 

20  H  Then  Hezekiah  the  king 
rose  early,  and  gathered  the  rulers 
of  the  city,  and  went  up  to  the 
house  of  the  Loud. 

21  And  tiiey  brought  seven  bul- 
locks, and  seven  rams,  and  seven 
lambs,  and  seven  he  goats,  for  a  sin 
f)fForing  for  the  kingdom,  and  for 
the  sanctuary,  and  for  Judah.  And 
h(^  conimarided  tlu^  i)riests  th(^  sons 
of  Aaron  to  offer  them  on  the  altai' 
of  the  Loiii). 

22  So  they  killed  the  bull<)cks, 
and  the  i)riests  received  the  blood, 
and  sprinkled  if  on  the  altar  :  like- 
wise, when  tlicy  liii,d  killed  tiie 
lams,    they    sprinkled    the    blood 


upon  the  altar :  they  killed  also 
the  lambs,  and  they  sprinkled  the 
blood  upon  the  altar. 

28  And  they  brought  forth  the 
he  goats  for  the  sin  offering  before 
the  king  and  the  congregation ; 
and  *they  laid  their  hands  upon 
them  : 

24  And  the  priests  killed  them, 
and  they  made  reconciliation  with 
their  blood  upon  the  altar,  to  make 
an  atonement  for  all  Israel:  for  the 
king  commanded  that  the  burnt 
offering  and  the  sin  offering  should 
be  ituule  for  all  Israt^l. 

25  And  he  set  the  Levites  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  with  cymbals, 
with  psalteries,  and  with  harps,  ac- 
cording to  the  commandment  of 
David,  and  of  Gad  the  king's  seer, 
and  Nathan  the  prophet :  for  so  was 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord  by 
his  prophets. 

26  And  the  Levites  .stood  with 
the  instruments  of  David,  and  the 
priests  with  the  trumpets. 

27  And  Hezekiah  commanded  to 
offer  the  burnt  ofifering  upon  the 
altar.  And  when  the  burnt  offer- 
ing began,  the  song  of  the  Lord 
began  also  with  the  trumpets,  and 
with  the  instruments  ordained  by 
David  king  of  Israel. 

28  And  all  the  congregation  wor- 
shipped, and  the  singer's  sang,  and 
the  trumpeters  sounded :  and,  all 
this  continued  until  the  burnt  ofliei'- 
ing  was  finished. 

29  And  when  they  had  made  an 
end  of  offering,  the  king  and  all 
that  were  present  with  him  bowed 
themselves,  and  worshipped. 

30  Moreover  Hezekiah  the  king 
and  the  princes  conimanded  the 
Levites  to  sing  praise  unto  the 
Lord  with  the  words  of  David,  and 
of  Asaph  the  seer.  And  they  sang 
praises  with  gladness,  and  they 
bowed  their  heads  and  worshipped. 

31  Then  Ht^zekiah  answered  and 
said.  Now  ye  have  conseci'ated 
yourselves  unto  the  Loud,  come 
near  and  biing  sacrifices  and  thank 
offerings  into  the  houseof  the  LoiU). 
And  the  congregation  brought  in 
saciifices  and  thank  offerings  ;  and 
as  many  as  were  of  a  '  free,  heart 
burnt  offerings. 

32  And  the  number  of  the  burnt 
offerings,  whicli  the  congregation 
brought,  was  thi'cescore  and  ten 
bid  locks,  an  Inindn'd  rams,  ami 
two  hundred  kimbs  :  all  these  loert 
for  a  burnt  oilci-ing  t^o  the  Loiji). 

33  And  the  consecrated  things 
?'Y'yr  six  hundred  oxen  and  three 
thousand  sheep. 


*  Lev  it.  iv.  IS. 


452 


IlezekkiJi  prodaimeth 


II.  CHRONICLES,  30. 


a  solemn  j^ussover. 


34  But  the  priests  were  too  few, 
so  that  they  could  not  tlay  all  the 
burnt  offerings :  wherefore  their 
brethren  the  Levites  did  help  them, 
till  the  work  was  ended,  and  until 
the  otfter  priests  had  sanctified 
themselves :  for  the  Levites  were 
more  upright  in  heart  to  sanctify 
themselves  than  the  priests. 

35  And  also  the  burnt  offerings 
irere  in  abundance,  with  the  fat  of 
the  peace  offerings,  and  the  drink 
offerings  for  every  burnt  offering. 
8o  the  service  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  was  set  in  order. 

36  And  Hezekiah  rejoiced,  and 
all  the  people,  that  God  had  pre- 
pared tne  people :  for  the  thing 
was  done  suddenly. 

CHAPTER  30. 

1  Hezekiah  prochiimeih  a  solemn  pa><sover 
on  the  tseeoHil  iDoniltfor  JwUtli.  and  Jurael. 
13  The  aitseiahjy,  hariiig  desiroi/ed  (he  al- 
tars of  idolatry,  keep  the  feant  fourteen 
days.  Ti  The  prieatn  and  Levites  bless  the 
people. 

AND  Hezekiah  sent  to  all  Israel 
J-A-  and  Judah,  and  wrote  letters 
also  to  Ephraim  and  Manasseh, 
that  they  should  come  to  the  hquse 
of  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem,  to  keep 
tlie  passover  unto  '  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel. 

2  For  the  king  had  taken  coun- 
sel, and  his  princes,  and  all  the 
congregation  in  Jerusalem,  to  keep 
the  passover  in  the  second  month. 

3  For  they  could  not  keep  it 
at  that  time,  because  the  priests 
had  not  sanctified  themselves 
'•^sufficiently,  neither  had  the  people 
gathered  themselves  together  to 
Jerusalem. 

4  And  the  thing  pleased  the  king 
and  all  the  congregation. 

5  8o  they  established  a  decree  to 
make  proclamation  throughout  all 
Israel,  from  Beer-sheba  even  to 
Dan,  that  they  should  come  to  keep 
the  passover  unto  ^the  Lort>  God 
of  Israel  at  Jerusalem  :  for  they 
had  not  done  it  of  a  long  time  in 
such  sort  as  it  was  written. 

6  So  the  posts  went  with  the  let- 
ters from  the  king  and  his  princes 
throughout  all  Israel  and  Judah, 
and  according  to  the  commandment 
of  the  king,  saying.  Ye  children  of 
Israel,  turn  again  unto  Hhe  Lord 


God  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and Isiael, 
and  he  will  return  to  the  remnant 
of  you,  that  are  escaped  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  kings  of  Assyria. 

7  And  be  not  ye  like  yourfathers, 
and  like  your  brethren,  which  tres- 
passed against  '  the  Lord  Ciod  of 
their  fathers,  who  therefore  gave 
them  up  to  desolation,  as  ye  see. 


8  Now  be  ye  not  stiffnecked,  as 
your  fathers  were,  hut  yield  your- 
selves unto  the  Lord,  and  enter 
into  his  sanctuary,  which  he  hath 
sanctified  for  ever :  and  serve  the 
Lord  your  God,  that  the  fierceness 
of  his  wrath  may  turn  away  from 
you. 

9  For  if  ye  turn  again  unto  the 
Lord,  your  brethren  and  your  child- 
ren sludl  find  compassion  before 
them  that  lead  them  captive,  so 
that  they  shall  come  again  into  this 
land :  for  the  Lord  your  God  is 
gracious  and  merciful,  and  will  not 
turn  away  his  face  from  you,  if  ye 
I'eturn  unto  him. 

10  So  the  posts  passed  from  city 
to  city  through  the  country  of 
Ephraim  and  ilanasseh  even  unto 
Zebulun  :  but  they  laughed  them 
to  scorn,  and  mocked  them. 

11  Nevertheless  divers  of  Asher 
and  Manasseh  and  of  Zebulun  hum- 
bled themselves,  and  came  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

12  Also  in  Judah  *  the  hand   of 


God  was  to  give  thein  one  heart  to 
do  the  commandment  of  the  king 
and  of  the  princes,  by  the  word  of 
the  Lord. 

13  ^  And  there  assembled  at 
Jerusalem  much  people  to  keep  the 
feast  of  unleavened  bread  in  the 
second  month,  a  very  great  con- 
gregation. 

1 4  And  they  arose  and  took  away 
the  altars  that  were  in  Jerusalem, 
and  all  the  altars  for  incense  took 
they  away,  and  cast  them  into  the 
brook  Kidron. 

15  Then  they  killed  the  passover 
on  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  second 
month :  and  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites were  ashamed,  and  sanctified 
themselves,  and  brought  in  the 
burnt  offerings  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

16  And  they  stood  in  their  place 
after  their  ^manner,  according  to 
the  law  of  Moses  the  man  of  God  : 
the  priests  sprinkled  the  blood, 
which  they  received  of  the  hand  of 
the  Levites. 

17  For  there  were  many  in  the 
congregation  that  were  not  sancti- 
fied :  therefore  the  Levites  had  the 
charge  of  the  killing  of  the  pass- 
overs  for  every  one  that  w<ts  not 
clean,  to  sanctify  them  unto  the 
Lord. 

1 8  For  a  multitude  of  the  people, 
ej'en  many  of  Ephraim,  and  Manas- 
seh, Issachar,  and  Zebulun,  had  not 
cleansed  themselves,  yet  did  they 
eat  the  passover  otherwise  than  it 
was  written.  But  Hezekiah  prayed 
for  them,  saying,  The  good  Lord 
pardon  every  one 


*  was  the 
baud  of  God 


order, 


453 


Hezeldali' s  passover. 


II.  CHEONICLES,  31. 


Courses  of  the  priests. 


19  That  ^  prepareth  his  heart  to 
seek  God,  "  the  Lord  God  of  his 
fathei's,  thougli  he  be  not  cleansed 
according  to  the  purification  of  the 
sanctuary. 

20  And  the  Lord  hearkened  to 
Hezekiah,  and  healed  the  people. 

21  And  the  children  of  Israel 
that  were  present  at  Jerusalem 
kept  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread 
seven  days  with  great  gladness : 
and  the  Levites  and  the  priests 
praised  the  Lord  day  by  day,  sing- 
^ng  with  loud  instruments  unto  the 
Lord. 

22  And  Hezekiah  spake  com- 
fortably unto  all  the  Levites  that 
^  taught  the  good  knowledge  of  the 
Lord  :  and  they  did  eat  throughout 
the  feast  seven  days,  olfering  peace 
offerings,  and  '^  making  confession 
to  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers. 

23  And  tlie  whole  assembly  took 
counsel  to  keep  other  seven  days  : 
and  they  kept  other  seven  days  with 
gladness. 

24  For  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah 
did  give  to  the  congregation  a 
thousand  bullocks  and  seven  thou- 
sand sheep ;  and  the  princes  gave 
to  the  congregation  a  thousand 
bullocks  and  ten  thousand  sheep : 
and  a  great  number  of  priests  sanc- 
tified themselves. 

25  And  all  the  congregation  of 
Judah,  with  the  priests  and  the 
Levites,  and  all  the  congregation 
that  came  out  of  Israel,  and  the 
strangers  that  came  out  of  the  land 
of  Israel,  and  that  dwelt  in  Judah, 
rejoiced. 

26  So  there  was  great  joy  in 
Jerusalem  :  for  since  the  time  of 
Solomon  the  son  of  David  king  of 
Israel  there  was  not  the  like  in 
Jerusalem. 

27  H  Then  the  priests  the  Levites 
arose  and  blessed  the  people  :  and 
their  voice  was  heard,  and  their 
prayer  came  up  to  his  holy  dwell- 
ing place,  even  unto  heaven. 

CHAPTER  31. 

1  The  people  isfor^iard  in  dentroyinq  idoUi,- 
try.  2  Hezekiah  ordereth  the  eournen  of 
the  priests  and  Leriies,  and  ■promdeth  for 
their  work  and  unthileiuDin'.  5  Tlif  jieo- 
pW  s  forwardn  exK  in  offiriiKjx  dud  litlwu. 
11  Hezekiah  apjioinlvih  (iilic'erx  to  disiidse 
of  thetitlies.     20   The  sincerity  <f  Ifczi'kiah. 

NOW  when  all  this  was  finislied, 
all  Israel  that  were  present  went 
out  to  tlie  cities  of  Judah,  and  brake 
the  "images  in  pieces,  and  cut  down 
the  ''  grovf's,  and  threw  down  the 
liigh  places  and  the  altars  out  of  all 
.Judah  and  Benjamin,  in  l<]i)liraini 
also  and  Manassoh,  until  tliey  had 
utterly  destroyed  tliem  all.     Then 


all  the  children  of  Israel  returned, 
every  man  to  his  possession,  into 
their  own  cities. 

2  H  And  Hezekiah  appointed  the 
courses  of  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites after  their  courses,  every  man 
according  to  his  service,  the  priests 
and  Levites  for  burnt  offerings  and 
for  peace  offerings,  to  minister,  and 
to  give  thanks,  and  to  praise  in  the 
gates  of  the  '^  tents  of  the  Lord. 

3  He  appointed  also  the  king's 
portion  of  his  substance  for  the 
burnt  offerings,  to  wit,  for  the  morn- 
ing and  evening  burnt  offerings, 
and  the  burnt  offerings  for  the  sab- 
baths, and  for  the  new  moons,  and 
for  the  set  feasts,  as  it  is  written  in 
the  law  of  the  Lord. 

4  Moreover  he  commanded  the 
people  that  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  to 
give  the  portion  of  the  priests  and 
the  Levites,  that  they  might  be 
encouraged  in  the  law  of  the  Lord. 

5  II  And  as  soon  as  the  command- 
ment came  abroad,  the  children  of 
Israel  brought  in  abundance  the 
firstfruits  of  ^  corn,  wine,  and  oil, 
and  honey,  and  of  all  the  increase 
of  j^he  field  ;  and  the  tithe  of  all 
things  brought  they  in  abundantly. 

6  And  concerning  the  children  of 
Israel  and  Judah,  that  dwelt  in  the 
cities  of  Judah,  they  also  brought 
in  the  tithe  of  oxen  and  sheep,  and 
the  tithe  of  holy  things  which  were 
consecrated  unto  the  Lord  their 
God,  and  laid  tltem,  by  heaps. 

7  In  the  third  month  they  began 
to  lay  the  foundation  of  the  heaps, 
and  finished  them  in  the  seventh 
month. 

8  And  wlien  Hezekiah  and  the 
princes  came  and  saw  the  heaps, 
they  blessed  the  Lord,  and  his  peo- 
ple Israel. 

9  Then  Hezekiah  questioned  with 
the  priests  and  the  Levites  con- 
cerning the  heaps. 

10  And  Azariiih  the  chicif  priest 
of  the  house  of  Zadok  answered 
him,  and  said,  Since  the  people  be- 
gan to  bi-iiig  the  ofterings  into  the 
house  of  tlu!  Lord,  we  have  had 
enough  to  eat,  and  have  left  plenty : 
for  the  Lord  hath  blessed  his  peo- 
ple ;  and  that  which  is  left  is  this 
great  store. 

1 1  U  Then  Hezekiah  commanded 
to  prepare  "(chambers  in  the  house  of 
the  LoF!D  ;  and  tlicy  prepared  fhetii, 

12  And  brought  in  the  offerings 
and  the  tithes  and  the  dedicated 
things  faithfully  :  over  which  Ctmo- 
niah  tlu^  T^evite  ivas  ruler,  and 
Shimei  his  brother  n'as  the  next. 

13  And  .lehiel,  and  Azaziah,  and 
Naliath,  and  Asa,hel,  and  Jeriuioth, 
and  .Jozal)ad,  and  I'^liel,  and  Isma 


454 


Officers  over  the  tithes. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  32. 


SemiacheriVs  invasion. 


1  at  the  east 
gate, 


2  them  that 
■were 

reckoned  by 
genealogy 


chiah,  and  Mahath,  and  Benaiah, 
■were  overseers  under  the  hand  of 
Cononiah  and  tShiniei  his  brother, 
at  the  commandment  of  Hezekiah 
the  king,  and  Azariah  the  ruler  of 
the  house  of  God. 

14  And  Kore  the  son  of  Imnah 
the  Levite,  the  porter  ^  toward  the 
east,  wa.^  over  the  freewill  olt'erin^s 
of  God, to  distribute  the  ol)lations  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  most  holy  things. 

15  And  next  him  wei-e  Eden,  and 
Miniamin,  and  Jeshua,  and  !She- 
maiah,  Amariah,  and  8hecaniah, 
in  the  cities  of  the  priests,  in  their 
set  office,  to  give  to  their  br-ethren 
by  courses,  as  well  to  the  great  as 
to  the  small  : 

16  Beside  ^  their  genealogy  of 
males,  from  three  years  old  and  up- 
ward, et>en  unto  every  one  that  en- 
tereth  into  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
his  daily  portion  for  their  service 
in  their  charges  according  to  their 
courses ; 

1 7  Both  to  '"  the  genealogy  of  the 
priests  by  ^tlie  liuuse  of  their  fa- 
thers, and  the  l^evites  from  twenty 
years  old  and  upward,  in  their 
charges  by  their  courses  ; 

1 8  And  to  '"  the  genealogy  of  all 
their  little  ones,  their  wives,  and 
their  sons,  and  their  daughters, 
through  all  the_  congregation  :  for 
in  their  set  office  tliey  sanctified 
themselves  in  holiness : 

1 9  Also  of  the  sons  of  Aaron  the 
priests,  which  were  in  the  fields  of 
the  suburbs  of  their  cities,  in  every 
several  city,  the  men  that  were  ex- 
pressed by  name,  to  give  portions 
to  all  the  males  among  the  priests, 
and  to  all  that  were  reckoned  by 
genealogies  among  the  Levites. 

20  ^  And  thus  did  Hezekiah 
throughout  all.]  udah,  and  wrought 
that  whirJi  wan  good  and  right  and 
truth  before  the  Lonn  his  God. 

21  And  in  every  work  that  he 
began  in  the  service  of  the  house 
of  God,  and  in  the  law,  and  in  the 
commandments,  to  seek  his  God, 
he  did  it  with  all  his  heart,  and 
prospered. 

CHAPTER  32. 

1  Sennachevil)  inntding  .Fnddh,.  Hezekiah 
fortifieth  himnelf.  anil  innni  ra  (jith  his  peo- 
ple. 9  Aaainni  the  b/dK/Jniniis  af'  Senna- 
cherib, by  mennage  ami  /,//,, w.  Ihzekiah 
and  Ltaiah  prity.  21  An  angel  destroyelfi 
the  hoxt  of  the  Ansyrianx,  to  the  glury  of 
Hezekiah.  24  Hezekiah  praying  in  hi.^ 
sickne/is,  God  giveth  him  a  sign  of  re- 
covery. 25  He  waging  proud  i»  humbled  by 
God.  27  Hi!)  icealth  and  works.  31  ///v 
error  in  the  nmlniKxage  of  liahylon.  82  /A? 
dying,  Miinas\eli  siicreedeth  him. 

AFTER  these    things,   and    the 
establishment  thereof,  tSenna- 
cherib  king  of  Assyria  came,  and 


entered  into  Judah,  and  encamped 
against  the  fenced  cities,  and 
thought  to  win  them  for  himself. 

2  And  w;hen  Hezekiah  saw  that 
Sennacherib  was  come,  and  that 
he  was  purposed  to  fight  against 
Jerusalem, 

3  He  took  counsel  with  his 
princes  and  his  mighty  men  to 
stop  the  waters  of  the  fountains 
which  were  without  the  city :  and 
they  did  help  him. 

4  So  there  was  gathered  much 
people  together,  who  stopped  all 
the  fountains,  and  the  brook  that 
ran  through  the  midst  of  the  land, 
saying,  Wliy  should  the  kings  of 
Assyria  come,  and  find  much  wa- 
ter 'I 

5  Also  he  strengthened  himself, 
and  built  up  all  the  wall  that  was 
broken,  and  raised  it  up  to  the 
towers,  and  another  wall  without, 
and  repaired  ]\Iillo  in  the  city  of 
David,  and  made  darts  and  shields 
in  abundance. 

6  And  he  set  captains  of  war  over 
the  people,  and  gathered  them  to- 
gether to  him  in  the  street  of  the 
gate  of  the  city,  and  spake  com- 
fortably to  them,  saying, 

7  Be  strong  and  courageous,  be 
not  afraid  nor  dismayed  for  the 
king  of  Assyria,  nor  for  all  the 
multitude  that  is  with  him  :  for 
there  l>e  moi'e  with  us  than  with 
him  : 

8  With  him  is  an  arm  of  flesh  ; 
but  with  us  is  the  Lord  our  God  to 
help  us,  and  to  fight  our  battles. 
And  the  people  rested  themselves 
upon  the  words  of  Hezekiah  king 
of  Judah. 

9  U  After  this  did  Sennacherib 
king  of  Assyria  send  his  servants 
to  Jerusalem,  (but  he  himself  laid 
siege  against  Lachish,  and  all  his 
Ijower  with  him,)  unto  Hezekiah 
king  of  Judah,  and  unto  all  Judah 
that  were  at  Jerusalem,  saying, 

10  Thus  saith  Sennacherib  king 
of  Assyria,  Whereon  do  ye  trust, 
that  ye  abide  in  the  siege  in  Jeru- 
salem 1 

11  Doth  not  Hezekiah  persuade 
you  to  give  over  yourselves  to  die 
by  famine  and  by  thirst,  saying. 
The  Lord  our  (Jod  shall  deliver  us 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  As- 
syria ] 

12  Hath  not  the  same  Hezekiah 
taken  away  his  high  places  and  his 
altars,  and  commanded  Judah  and 
Jerusalein,  saying,  \q  shall  wor- 
ship before  one  altar,  and  burn 
incense  upon  it  1 

13  Know  ye  not  what  I  and  my 
fathers  have  done  unto  all  the 
•'people  of  other  lands?  wei-e  tlie 


455 


The  Assyrian  army  cut  off. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  33. 


Hezekiah's  death. 


gods  of  the  nations  of  those  lands 
any  ways  able  to  deliver  their  lands 
out  of  mine  hand  1 

14  Who  was  there  among  all  the 
gods  of  those  nations  that  my 
fathers  utterly  destroyed,  that 
could  deliver  his  people  out  of 
mine  hand,  that  your  God  should 
be  able  to  deliver  you  out  of  mine 
handl 

1.5  Now  therefore  let  not  Heze- 
kiah  deceive  you,  nor  persuade  you 
on  this  manner,  neither  yet  believe 
him  :  for  no  god  of  any  nation  or 
kingdom  was  able  to  deliver  his 
people  out  of  mine  hand,  and  out 
of  the  hand  of  my  fathers  :  how 
much  less  shall  your  God  deliver 
you  out  of  naine  hand  1 

1 6  And  his  servants  spake  yet 
more  against  the  Lord  God,  and 
against  his  servant  Hezekiah. 

17  He  wrote  also  letters  to  rail 
on  ^  the  Lord  Gorl  of  Isi-ael,  and  to 
speak  against  hnn,  saying.  As  the 
gods  of  the  nations  of  other  lands 
have  not  delivered  their  people  out 
of  mine  hand,  so  shall  not  the  God 
of  Hezekiah  deliver  his  people  out 
of  mine  hand. 

18  Then  they  cried  with  a  loud 
voice  in  the  .Jews'  speech  unto  the 
people  of  Jerusalem  that  were  on 
the  wall,  to  affright  them,  and  to 
trouble  them ;  that  they  might 
take  the  city. 

19  And  they  siiake  against  the 
God  of  Jerusalem,  as  against  the 
gods  of  the  ""peoT)le  of  the  earth, 
lohich  were  the  woi-k  of  the  hands 
of  man. 

20  And  for  this  cause  Hezekiah 
the  king,  and  the  proi)het  Isaiah 
the  son  of  Amoz,  prayed  and  cried 
to  heaven. 

21  ^  And  the  Lord  sent  an  angel, 
which  cut  off  all  the  mighty  men  of 
valour,  and  the  learlev's  and  cap- 
tains in  the  camp  of  tlie  king  of 
Assyria.  So  he  returned  with  shame 
of  face  to  his  own  land.  Anrl  when 
he  was  come  into  tlie  house  of  his 
god,  they  that  came  foi-th  of  liis 
own  bowels  slew  him  there  with 
the  sword. 

22  Thus  the  Lord  saved  H(>ze- 
kiah  aiul  the  inlial)itaiits  of  .leru- 
salem  from  the  hand  of  Sennacherili 
the  king  of  Assyria,  and  from  the 
hand  of  all  other,  and  guidttd  them 
on  every  side. 

23  yVnd  many  brought  gifts  unto 
the  Loi'j)  to  Jenis;i](>m,  and  |)re- 
seiits  to  Hezekiah  king  of  -hidah: 
so  that  lie  was  magin'fied  in  the 
sight  of  all  nations  from  thence- 
forth. 

24  ^  In  those  days  Hezekiali  was 
sick  to  the  death,  and  i)raye(l  unto 


the  Lord  :  and  he  spake  unto  him, 
and  he  gave  him  a  sign. 

25  But  Hezekiah  rendered  not 
again  according  to  the  benefit  rZo?;e 
unto  him  ;  for  his  heart  was  lifted 
up :  therefore  there  was  wrath 
upon  him,  and  upon  Judah  and 
Jerusalem. 

26  Notwithstanding  Hezekiah 
humbled  himself  for  the  pride 
of  his  heart,  l>oth  he  and  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  so  that 
the  wrath  of  the  Lord  came  not 
upon  them  in  the  days  of  Heze- 
kiah. 

27  ^  And  Hezekiah  had  exceed- 
ing much  riches  and  honour :  and 
he  made  himself  treasuries  for  sil- 
ver, and  for  gold,  and  for  precious 
stones,  and  for  spices,  and  for 
shields,  and  for  all  manner  of 
^pleasant  jewels; 

28  iStoreliouses  also  for  the  in- 
crease of  ^  corn,  and  wine,  and  oil ; 
and  stalls  for  all  manner  of  beasts, 
and  ^  cotes  for  flocks. 

29  Moreover  he  provided  him 
cities,  and  possessions  of  flocks 
and  herds  in  abundance  :'  for  God 
had  given  him  substance  very 
much. 

30  This  same  Hezekiah  also 
stopped  the  upper  watercourse  of 
Gihon,  and  Vjrought  it  straight 
down  to  the  west  side  of  the  city 
of  David.  And  Hezekiah  pros- 
pered  in  all   his   works. 

31  ^  Howbeit  in  the  business  of 
the  ambassarlors  of  the  princes  of 
Babylon,  who  sent  unto  him  to  en- 
quire of  the  wonder  that  was  doue 
in  the  land,  God  left  him,  to  try 
him,  thai:  he  might  know  all  that 
was  in  his  heart. 

32  U  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Hezekiah,  and  his  goodness,  behold, 
they  are  written  in  the  vision  of 
Isaiah  the  i)rophet,  tlie  son  of 
Amoz,  (Did  in  the  book  of  the  kings 
of  .Judah  and  Israel. 

33  And  Mezekiah  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  they  buried  him  in 
the  "chicfcst  of  the  sepulclu'es  of 
the  sons  of  David:  and  all  .ludah 
and  the  inhabitants  of  .JcM-usalcm 
did  him  honour  at  his  death.  And 
.Manasseh  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAPTEB  33. 

I  MtiiKisscirx  irifki'il  riiipi.  S  Ife  ncHiIlt  np 
Ithiliilri/.  (111(1  ii-diild  not  he  it(h)ioiiiKl(('(l . 
II  III'  ix  fdrriid  into  Ildhi/lou.  12  I'ikiii 
liix  prai/cr  to  (lad  lie  is  rclcdscd ,  and  piif- 
icih  ddin,  idoldfry.  IS  Ilix  dctx.  2(l  He 
diluKj,  Anion  Niifceedetli  him.  '21  Anion 
retiming  n'ic.k-edhj  is  s/din  lii/  /lis  scrraiits. 
'lU  The  murderers  hcinij  slain.,  dosiiih  siic- 
rcedeth  him. 

A  NT  A  SSL  H   was  twelve  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign, 


M 


3  goodly 
vessels ; 

*  grain, 
5  folds 


•>  iiHc.cnt 


4o6 


ManasseJi's  wicJcecl  reign. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  33. 


His  repentance. 


and  lie  reigned  fifty  and  five  years 
in  Jerusalem : 

2  But  did  that  which  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  L()KI),  like  unto 
the  abominations  of  the  heathen, 
whom  the  Lord  had  cast  out  be- 
fore the  children  of  Israel. 

3  ^  For  he  built  again  the  high 
places  which  Hezekiah  his  father 
had  broken  down,  and  he  reared  up 
altars  for  ^  I'aalim.  and  made 
'•^  groves,  and  winvsliipped  all  the 
host  of  heaven,  and  served  them. 

4  Also  he  built  altars  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  whereof  the 
Loud  had  said.  In  Jerusalem  shall 
my  name  be  for  ever. 

5  And  he  built  altars  for  all  the 
host  of  heaven  in  the  two  courts  of 
the  house  of  tlie  Lord. 

6  And  he  caused  his  children  to 
pass  through  the  fire  in  the  valley 
of  the  son  of  Hinnom :  also  he 
*  observed  times,  and  used  enchant- 
ments, and  used  witchcraft,  and 
dealt  with  *  a  familiar  spirit,  and 
with  wizards :  he  wrought  much 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lokd,  to 
provoke  him  to  anger. 

7  And  he  set  a  ®  cai-ved  image, 
the  idol  which  he  had  made,  in  the 
house  of  God,  of  which  God  had 
said  to  David  and  to  Solomon  his 
son,  In  this  house,  and  in  Jeru- 
salem, which  I  have  chosen  before 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  will  I  put 
my  name  for  ever  : 

8  Neither  will  I  any  more  re- 
move the  foot  of  Israel  from  out  of 
the  land  which  I  have  appointed 
for  your  fathers  ;  so  that  they  will 
take  heed  to  do  all  that  I  have  com- 
manded them,  according  to  the 
whole  law  and  the  statutes  and 
the  ordinances  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

9  So  IManasseh  made  Judah  and 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  to  err, 
and  to  do  worse  than  the  heathen, 
whom  the  Lord  had  destroyed  be- 
fore the  children  of  Israel. 

10  And  the  Lord  spake  to  Ma- 
nasseh,  and  to  his  people  :  but  they 
would  not  hearken. 

11  U  Wherefore  the  Lord  brought 
upon  them  the  captains  of  the  host 
of  the  king  of  Assyria,  which  took 
jManasseh  "  among  the  thorns,  and 
bound  him  with  fetters,  and  carried 
him  to  Babylon. 

1 2  And  when  he  was  in  affliction, 
he  besought  the  Loud  his  God,  and 
humbled  himself  greatly  before  the 
God  of  his  fathei's, 

13  And  prayed  unto  him :  and  he 
was  intreated  of  him,  and  ht>ard 
his  supplication,  and  brought  him 
again  to  Jerusalem  into  his  king- 


dom.    Then   IManasseh  knew  that 
the  Lord  he  was  God. 

14  Now  after  this  he  built  a 
wall  without  the  city  of  David,  on 
the  west  side  of  Gihon,  in  the  val- 
ley, even  to  the  entering  in  at  the 
fish  gate,  and  compassed  about 
Ophel,  and  raised  it  up  a  very 
great  height,  and  put  captains  of 
war  in  all  the  fenced  cities  of 
Judah. 

1 5  And  he  took  away  the  stx'ange 
gods,  and  the  idol  out  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  altars  that 
he  had  liuilt  in  the  mount  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  Jeru- 
salem, and  cast  them  out  of  the 
city. 

16  And  he  repaired  the  altar  of 
the  Lord,  and  sacrificed  thereon 
peace  ofierings  and  thank  offer- 
ings, and  commanded  Judah  to 
serve  '  the  LoRa>  God  of  Israel. 

17  Nevertheless  the  people  did 
sacrifice  still  in  the  high  places, 
yet  unto  the  Lord  their  God  only. 

18  H  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Manasseh,  and  his  prayer  unto  his 
God,  and  the  words  of  the  seers 
that  spake  to  him  in  the  name  of 
'^the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  behold, 
they  ar-e  written  in  the  book  of  the 
kings  of  Israel. 

19  His  prayer  also,  and  how  God 
was  intreated  of  him,  and  all  his 
sins,  antl  his  trespass,  and  the 
places  wherein  he  built  high  places, 
and    set    up    '^groves   and   gi'aven 


images,  before  he  was  humbled  : 
beliold,  they  are  written  among  the 
sayings  of  the  seers. 

20  H  So  Manasseh  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  they  buried  him  in 
his  own  house :  and  Amon  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

21  U  Amon  was  two  and  twenty 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  reigned  two  years  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

22  But  he  did  that  which  ivas  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  as  did 
Manasseh  his  father :  for  Amon 
sacrificed    unto    all    the    "carAed 


images  which  Manasseh  his  father 
had  made,  and  si'rved  them  < 

23  And  humbled  not  himself 
before  the  Lord,  as  Manasseh  his 
father  had  humbled  himself ; 
but  Amon  trespassed  more  and 
more. 

24  And  his  servants  conspired 
against  him,  and  slew  him  in  his 
own  house. 

25  ^  But  the  i)eople  of  the  land 
slew  all  them  thjit  liad  conspired 
against  king  Amon  ;  and  tlie  ])eople 
of  the  land  made  Josiah  his  son 
king  in  his  stead. 


"the  Lord, 
the  God 


8  the 
Ashei'im 
and  the 
graven 


^  graven 


457 


Josiah  destrot/eth  idulatnj. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  34. 


Book  of  the  law  found. 


1  the 

Asherim, 
and  the 
graven 

2  the  Baalim 

3  sun-images 


■*  ill  tlieir 
ruins 


'' Ash(;rim, 
*'sun-iinanres 


^  *  Benja- 
min, anil  of 
the  inliahi- 
tants  of 
Jerusalem. 


CHAPTER  34. 

1  Josiah' 8  good  reign.  3  Ife  ilestroyelh  iclohi- 
try.  8  He  tnketh  onierjor  (lie  lupair  of  the 
temple.  14  llillciali  hating  found  a'hook 
of  the  law,  Junidh  xendeth  to  IhUdah  to  en- 
quire of  the  Lord.  23  Huldah  prophenieih 
the  destruction  of  Jerii,salerii,  hut  re.'<j>ife 
thereof  in  Jo6iah\i  time.  29  Joniah,  cau.s- 
ing  it  to  be  read  in  a  nolemn  abHemhly,  re- 
neweth  the  covenant  icith  God. 

JOSIAH  was  eight  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
he  reigned  in  Jerusalem  one  and 
thirty  years. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and 
walked  in  the  ways  of  David  his 
father,  and  declined  neither  to  the 
right  hand,  nor  to  the  left. 

3  II  For  in  the  eighth  year  of  his 
reign,  while  he  was  yet  young,  lie 
began  to  seek  after  the  G(xl  of 
David  his  father:  and  in  the 
twelfth  year  he  began  to  purge 
•Judah  and  Jerusalem  from  the 
high  places,  and  ^  the  groves,  and 
the  carved  images,  and  the  molten 
images. 

4  And  they  brake  down  the  al- 
tars of  "  Baalim  in  his  presence  ; 
and  the  ^  images,  that  were  on  high 
above  them,  he  cut  down ;  and  ^  the 
groves,  and  the  carved  images,  and 
tiie  molten  images,  he  brake  in 
pieces,  and  made  dust  of  them,  and 
strowed  it  upon  the  graves  of  them 
that  had  sacrificed  unto  them. 

5  And  he  burnt  the  bones  of 
the  priests  upon  their  altars,  and 
cleansed  Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

6  And  so  did  he  in  the  cities  of 
Manasseh,  and  Ephraim,  and  Si- 
meon, even  unto  Naphtali,  ■*  with 
their  mattocks  round  about. 


7  And  wiien  he  had  liroken  down 
the  altars  and  the  ^groves,  and  liad 
beaten  the  graven  images  into  pow- 
der, and  cut  down  all  the  '"idols 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Israel, 
he  returned  to  .Jerusalem. 

8  If  Novv  in  the  eighteenth  year 
of  his  nngn,  when  h(^  had  purged 
tlie  land,  and  the  house,  he  sent 
Sliaphan  the  son  of  Azaliah,  and 
Maascnah  the  governor  of  th(>  city, 
and  .loah  the  son  of  Joahaz  the  I'e- 
(^ordei','  to  repair  the  house  of  the 
Ijoiti)  his  God. 

9  And  when  they  came  to  Hil- 
kiah  the  high  priest,  they  delivered 
the  money  that  was  brought  into 
the  h<»us(M)f  God,  which  the  i^evites 
that  kept  the  doors  had  gathered 
of  the  hand  of  Manasseh  and 
lM)liraim,  and  of  all  the  I'emnatit 
of  Israel,  and  of  all  .ludali  and 
'  r>eii  ianiiii  :  and  they  i-etiirned  to 
.lenisalem. 


»  Or, 


10  And  they  put  it  in  the  hand 
of  the  workmen  that  had  the  over- 
sight of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
they  gave  it  to  the  workmen  that 
wrought  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
to  repair  and  amend  the  house  : 

11  Even  to  the  ai'tificers  and 
builders  gave  they  it,  to  buy  hewn 
stone,  and  timber  for  couplings, 
and  to  floor  the  houses  which  the 
kings  of  Judah  had  destroyed. 

12  And  the  men  did  the  work 
faithfully  :  and  the  overseers  of 
them  were  Jahath  and  Obadiah, 
the  Levites,  of  the  sons  of  Merari ; 
and  Zechariah  and  ^leshullam,  of 
the  sons  of  the  Kohathites,  to  set  it 
forward ;  and  other  of  the  Levites, 
all  that  could  skill  of  instruments 
of  musick. 

1 3  Also  they  were  over  the  bearers 
of  burdens,  and  wei'e  overseers  of 
all  that  wi-ought  the  work  in  any 
manner  of  service  :  and  of  the 
Levites  there  were  scribes,  and  pi- 
ficers,  and  porters. 

14  H  And  when  they  brought 
out  the  money  that  was  brought 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  Hilkiah 
the  priest  found  **a  book  of  the 
law  of  the  Lord  given  by  Moses. 

1-5  And  Hilkiah  answered  and 
said  to  Shaphan  the  scribe,  I  have 
found  the  book  of  the  law  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord.  And  Hilkiah 
delivered  the  book  to  Shaphan. 

16  And  Shaphan  carried  the 
book  to  the  king,  and  brought  the 
king  woixl  back  again,  saying.  All 
that  was  committed  to  thy  ser- 
vants, they  do  it. 

17  And  they  have  gathei*ed  to- 
gether the  money  that  was  found 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  have 
delivered  it  into  tlie  hand  of  the 
ovei-seers,  and  to  the  hand  of  the 
woikmen. 

1<S  Then  Shaphan  tlie  scribe  told 
the  king,  saying,  Hilkiah  the  niiest 
hatli  given  me  a  book.  And  Sha- 
phan read  it  before  the  king. 

ID  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
th(;  king  liad  heard  tlie  woi'ds  of 
the  law,  that  he  rent  his  cloth(>s. 

20  And  the  king  commanded 
Hilkiah,  aiirl  Ahikam  tlie  son  of 
Shaphan,  and  Abdon  the  son  of 
Micah,  and  Sliaphan  the  scribe, 
and  Asaiah  a  servant  of  the  king's, 
saying, 

21  (!o,  en(|uir(^  of  the  L(>i;d  foi- 
me,  and  for  them  that  ai'e  left  in 
Israel  and  in  .ludah,  conc(>rning 
the  words  of  the  liook  that  is  found  : 
fi>r  gi'cat  is  the  wi'ath  of  the  l^oKD 
that  is  poured  out  uiion  us,  because 
our  father's  have  not  kejit  the  word 
of  the;  LoitD,  to  do  aftei'  all  that  is 
written  in  this  book. 


458 


Huldali's  lyi'ophecy. 


11.  CHRONICLES,  35. 


Josiali's  passover. 


22  And  Hilkiah,  and  they  that 
tlie  king  had  appointed,  went  to 
Huldah  the  prophetess,  the  wife  of 
iSliallum  the  son  of  Tikvath,  the 
soil  of  Hasrah,  keeper  of  the  ward- 
robe ;  (now  she  dwelt  in  Jerusalem 
in  the  'college  :)  and  they  spake  to 
her  to  that  effect. 

23  U  And  she  answered  them, 
Thus  saith  -  the  Loud  God  of  Israel, 
Tell  ye  the  man  that  sent  you  to  me, 

24  Thus  saith  the  Loud,  Behold, 
I  will  bring  evil  upon  this  place, 
and  upon  the  inhabitants  thereof, 
even  all  the  curses  that  are  written 
in  the  book  which  they  have  read 
before  the  king  of  Judah  : 

25  Because  they  have  forsaken 
me,  and  have  burned  incense  unto 
other  gods,  that  they  might  pro- 
voke me  to  anger  with  all  the  works 
of  their  hands  ;  therefore  my  wrath 
shall  be  poured  out  upon  this  place, 
and  shall  not  be  quenched. 

26  And  as  for  the  king  of  Judah, 
who  sent  you  to  enquire  of  the 
Lord,  so  shall  ye  say  unto  him. 
Thus  saith  "the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
concerning  the  words  which  thou 
hast  heard ; 

27  Because  thine  heart  was  ten- 
der, and  thou  didst  humble  thyself 
before  God,  w^i^'^  thou  heardest 
his  words  against  this  place,  and 
against  the  inhabitants  thereof, 
and  humbledst  thyself  before  me, 
and  didst  rend  thy  clothes,  and 
weep  before  me ;  I  have  even  heard 
thee  also,  saith  the  Lord. 

28  Behold,  I  will  gather  thee  to 
thy  fathers,  and  thou  shalt  be  ga- 
thered to  thy  grave  in  peace,  nei- 
ther shall  thine  eyes  see  all  the  evil 
that  I  will  bring  upon  this  place, 
and  upon  the  inhabitants  of  the 
same.  So  they  brought  the  king 
word  again. 

29  ^  Then  the  king  sent  and 
gathered  together  all  the  elders 
of  Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

30  And  the  king  went  up  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  men 
of  Judah,  and  the  inhal)itants  of 
Jerusalem,  and  the  priests,  and  the 
Levites,  and  all  the  people,  great 
and  small :  and  he  read  in  their 
ears  all  the  worrls  of  the  book  of 
the  covenant  that  was  found  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

31  And  the  king  stood  in  his 
Ijlace,  and  made  a  covenant  before 
the  Lord,  to  walk  after  the  Lord, 
and  to  keep  his  commandments, 
and  his _  testimonies,  and  his  sta- 
tutes, with  all  his  lieaTt,  and  with 
all  his  soul,  to  ix-rform  the  woi'ds 
of  the  covenant  which  are  written 
in  this  book. 

32  And  he  caused  all  that  were 


present  in  Jerusalem  and  Benjamin 
to  stand  to  it.  And  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem  did  according  to  the 
covenant  of  God,  the  God  of  their 
fathers. 

33  And  Josiah  took  away  all  the 
abominations  out  of  all  the  coun- 
tries that  pertained,  to  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  made  all  that  were 
present  in  Israel  to  serve,  even  to 
serve  the  Lord  their  God.  And.  all 
his  days  they  departed  not  from 
following  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
their  fathers. 

CHAPTER  35. 

1  Jb.'iUih  Jceepeth  a  most  solemn  passover. 
'20  He.  provoking  Pharaoh-necho,  is  slain 
<tt  Megiddo.    25  Lamentations  fov  Josiah. 

MOREOVER  Josiah  kept  a  pass- 
over  unto  the  Lord  in  Jeru- 
salem :  and  they  killed  the  passover 
on  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  first 
month. 

2  And  he  set  the  priests  in  their 
charges,  and  encouraged  them  to 
the  service  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord, 

3  And  said  vinto  the  Levites  that 
taught  all  Israel,  which  were  holy 
unto  the  Lord,  Put  the  holy  ark  in 
the  house  which  Solomon  the  son 
of  David  king  of  Israel  did  build  ; 
it  shall  not  be  a  burden  upon  your 
shoulders :  serve  now  the  Lord 
your  God,  and  his  people  Israel, 

4  And  prepare  yourselves  by  the 
houses  of  your  fathers,  after  your 
courses,  according  to  the  writing  of 
David  king  of  Israel,  and  according 
to  the  writing  of  Solomon  his  son. 

5  And  stand  in  the  \\o\y  place 
accoi'ding  to  the  divisions  of  the 
families  of  the  fathers  of  your 
brethren  the  people,  and  after  the 
division  of  the  families  of  the 
Levites. 

6  So  kill  the  passover,  and  sanc- 
tify yourselves,  and  ■*  prepare  your 
brethren,  that  they  may  do  accord- 
ing  to  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  the 
hand  of  Moses. 

7  And  Josiah  gave  to  the  people, 
of  the  flock,  lambs  and  kids,  all  for 
the  passover  offerings,  for  all  that 
were  present,  to  the  number  of 
thirty  thousand,  and  three  thou- 
sand bullocks :  these  were  of  the 
king's  substance. 

8  And  his  princes  gave  willingly 
unto  the  people,  to  the  priests,  and 
to  the  Levites  :  Hilkiah  and  Zecha- 
riah  and  Jehiel,  rulers  of  the  house 
of  God,  gave  unto  the  priests  foi- 
the  passovei"  offerings  two  thousand 
and  six  huiidi-cd  small  cattle,  and 
three  hundred  oxen. 

9  CV)naniah  also,  and  Shemaiah 
and    Nethaneel,  his  brethren,  and 


*  prepare  for 


459 


Josiah  is  slain 


II.  CHRONICLES,  36. 


at  Megiddo. 


Hashabiah  and  Jeiel  and  Jozabad, 
chief  of  the  Levites,  gave  unto  the 
Levites  for  passover  offerings  five 
thousand  small  cattle,  and  five  hun- 
dred oxen. 

10  So  the  service  was  prepared, 
and  the  priests  stood  in  their  place, 
and  the  Levites  in  their  courses, 
according  to  the  king's  command- 
ment. 

1 1  And  they  killed  the  passover, 
and  the  priests  sprinkled  the  blood 
from  their  hands,  and  the  Levites 
Hayed  them. 

12  And  they  removed  the  burnt 
offer-ings,  that  they  might  give  ac- 
cording to  the  divisions  of  the  fami- 
lies of  the  people,  to  offer  unto  the 
Lord,  as  it  is  written  in  the  book  of 
Moses.  And  so  did  tliey  with  the 
oxen. 

13  And  they  roasted  the  pass- 
over  with  lire  according  to  the 
ordinance :  but  the  otlter  holy  of- 
ferings ^sod  they  in  pots,  and  in 
caldrons,  and  in  pans,  and  divided 
them  speedily  among  all  the  people. 

14  And  afterward  they  made 
ready  for  themselves,  and  for  the 
priests :  because  the  priests  the 
sons  of  Aaron  ivere  busied  in  offer- 
ing of  burnt  offerings  and  the  fat 
until  night ;  therefore  the  Levites 
prepared  for  themselves,  and  for 
the  priests  the  sons  of  Aaron. 

1.5  And  the  singers  the  sons  of 
Asaph  ivere  in  their  place,  accord- 
ing to  the  commandment  of  Da- 
vid, and  Asaph,  and  Heman,  and 
.leduthun  the  king's  seer  ;  and  the 
porters  waited  at  every  gate ;  they 
might  not  depart  from  their  ser- 
vice ;  for  their  brethren  the  Levites 
prepared  for  them. 

1 6  So  all  the  service  of  the  Lord 
was  preijared  the  same  day,  to  keep 
the  passover,  and  to  offer  burnt  of- 
ferings upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord, 
according  to  the  commandment  of 
king  .Tosiah. 

1 7  And  the  children  of  Israel 
that  wc^re  iiresent  kept  the  ]_)ass- 
over  at  that  time,  and  the  feast 
of  unleavened   bread   seven   days. 

IH  And  there  was  no  passover 
]ik(!  to  that  kept  in  Israel  from 
the  days  of  Samuel  the  prophet ; 
neitlier  did  all  th(;  kings  of  Isi-ael 
keep  such  a  passover  as  Josiah 
kept,  and  the  priests,  and  the 
Levites,  and  all  .Judah  and  Israel 
that  w(Te  i)reseiit,  and  the  inliabi- 
tants  of  Jerusalem. 

19  In  the  eighteenth  year  of  the 
reign  of  Josiah  was  this  passover 
keT)t. 

■JO  11  After  all  this,  when  Josiah 
had  prepared  the  temi)]e,  Neclio 
king  of   Egypt  came  up  to   fight 


against  ^Charchemish  by  Euphra- 
tes :  and  J  osiah  went  out  against 
him. 

21  But  he  sent  ambassadors  to 
him,  saying.  What  have  I  to  do 
with  thee,  thou  king  of  Judah  1 
I  come  not  against  thee  this  day, 
but  against  the  house  wherewith  1 
have  war  :  for  God  commanded  me 
to  make  haste  :  forbear  thee  from 
meddling  with  God,  who  is  with  me, 
that  he  destroy  thee  not. 

22  Nevertheless  Josiah  would 
not  turn  his  face  from  him,  but 
disguised  himself,  that  he  might 
fight  with  him,  and  hearkened  not 
unto  the  words  of  Necho  from  the 
mouth  of  God,  and  came  to  fight  in 
the  valley  of  Megiddo. 

23  And  the  archers  shot  at  king 
Josiah  ;  and  the  king  said  to  his 
servants.  Have  me  away  ;  for  I  am 
sore  wounded. 

24  His  servants  therefore  took 
him  out  of  that  chariot,  and  put 
him  in  the  second  chariot  that  he 
had  ;  and  they  brought  him  to 
Jerusalem,  and  he  died,  and  was 
buried  in  one  of  the  sepulchres  of 
his  fathers.  And  all  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  mourned  for  Josiah. 

25  IT  And  Jeremiah  lamented  for 
Josiah :  and  all  the  singing  men  and 
the  singing  women  spake  of  Josiah 
in  their  lamentations  to  this  day, 
and  made  them  an  ordinance  in 
Israel :  and,  behold,  they  are  writ- 
ten in  the  lamentations. 

26  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Josiah,  and  his  goodness,  accord- 
ing to  that  whi.clt  was  written  in 
the  law  of  the  LoRD,^ 

27  And  his  deeds,  first  and  last, 
behold,  tliey  are  written  in  the 
book  of  the  kings  of  Israel  and 
Judah. 

CHAPTER  36. 

1  JeJioahnz  KUPceeclinr;  is  depoxed  hy  Phu- 
raoh,  and  carried  into  Egi/pi.  5  Jeluda- 
1,-iii)  ri'igyiing  ill  »■•<  carried  hound  into 
luthi/liin.  y  ,le!i(iiacliin  xucceediiig  reign- 
i'th  'ill,  and  in  hronght  into  liahylon.  11 
ZedcK-iali  Kucci'i'iling  nigiielh  ill,  and  di- 
Kjtisefli  Ihc  pr<i/dirf.s.  ami  relnlleth  againtst 
Ni'Inicliadnezsar.  )4  tleranalein,  for  the  . tins 
(if  the  pricHtK  and  people,  in  wholly  de- 
filroi/i'd.    22  The  proclamation  of  VyruH. 

rilHEN  the  i)(>ople  of  the  land 
X  took  Jehoahaz  tin;  son  of  .lo 
siali,  and  mad(!  him  king  in  his 
father's  stead   in  Jerusalem. 

2  Jehoahaz  (rrf.s- twenty  and  three 
years  old  wlien  Ik;  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  three  months  in  Je- 
rusalem. 

3  And  the  king  of  Egypt  "put 
him  down  ;i,t  Jerusalem,  and  con- 
demiied  tlie  land  in  an  hundred 
talents  of  siKcr  and  a  talent  of 
gold. 


4C0 


Jerusalem  is  destroyed 


II.  CHKONICLES,  36. 


by  Nebuchadnezzar. 


"  the  Lord, 
the  God 


4  And  the  king  of  Egypt  made 
Eliakim  his  brother  king  over  Ju- 
dah  and  Jerusalem,  and  turned  his 
name  to  Jehoiakim.  And  Necho 
took  Jehoaliaz  his  brother,  and  car- 
ried him  to  Egypt. 

5  H  Jehoiakim  was  twenty  and 
five  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign,  and  he  reigned  eleven  years 
in  Jerusalem :  and  he  did  that 
ivhich  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  his  God. 

6  Against  him  came  up  Nebu- 
chadnezzar king  of  Babylon,  and 
bound  him  in  fetters,  to  carry  him 
to  Babylon. 

7  Nebuchadnezzar  also  carried  of 
the  vessels  of  the  house  of  the  Lord 
to  Babylon,  and  put  them  in  his 
temple  at  Babylon. 

8  Now  the  rest  of  the  _  acts  of 
Jehoiakim,  and  his  abominations 
which  he  did,  and  that  which  was 
found  in  him,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  the  kings 
of  Israel  and  Judah  :  and  Jehoia- 
chin  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

9  H  *  Jehoiachin  vjas  'eight  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
he  reigned  three  months  and  ten 
days  in  Jerusalem :  and  he  did  that 
which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Loud. 

10  And  when  the  year  was  ex- 
pired, king  Nebuchadnezzar  sent, 
and  brought  him  to  Babylon,  with 
the  goodly  vessels  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  made  Zedekiah  his 
brother  king  over  Judah  and  Jeru- 
salem. 

11  ^  Zedekiah  irasoneand  twenty 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  reigned  eleven  years  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

12  And  he  did  that  which  vms 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  his 
God,  a7id  humbled  not  himself  be- 
fore Jeremiah  the  prophet  speaking 
from  the  mouth  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  also  rebelled  against 
king  Nebuchadnezzar,  who  had 
made  him  swear  by  God  :  but  he 
stiffened  his  neck,  and  hardened 
his  heart  from  turning  unto  -  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel. 


1+  II  Moreover  all  the  chief  of  the 
priests,  and  the  people.transgressed 
very  much  after  all  the   abomina- 


tions of  the  heathen  ;  and  polluted 
the  house  of  the  Lord  which  he 
had  hallowed  in  Jerusalem. 

15  And  Hhe  Lord  God  of  their 


*  In  1  Chr.  in.  16,  Jeconiah. 
xxii.  24,  Coniah. 
tOr, 


In  Jer. 


fathers  sent  to  them  by  his  messen- 
gers, rising  up  betimes,  and  send- 
ing ;  because  he  had  compassion 
on  his  people,  and  on  his  dwelling 
place  : 

1 6  But  they  mocked  the  messen- 
gers of  God,  and  despised  his  words, 
and  *  misused  his  prophets,  until 
the  wrath  of  the  Lord  arose  against 
his  people,  till  there  ?/'«.?  no  remedy. 

17  Therefoie  he  brought  upon 
them  the  king  of  the  Chaldees,  who 
slew  their  young  men  with  the 
sword  in  the  house  of  their  sanc- 
tuary, and  had  no  compassion  upon 
young  man  or  maiden,  old  man,  or 
him  that  stooped  for  age :  he  gave 
the7n  all  into  his  hand. 

18  And  all  the  vessels  of  the 
house  of  God,  great  and  small,  and 
the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  treasures  of  the 
king,  and  of  his  princes ;  all  these 
he  brought  to  Babylon. 

1 9  And  they  burnt  the  house  of 
God,  and  brake  down  the  wall  of  Je- 
rusalem, and  burnt  all  the  palaces 
thereof  with  fire,  and  destroyed  all 
the  goodly  vessels  thereof. 

20  And  them  that  had  escaped 
from  the  sword  carried  he  away  to 
Babylon ;  where  they  were  ser- 
vants to  him  and  his  sons  until  the 
reign  of  the  kingdom  of  Persia  : 

21  To  fulfil  the  word  of  the  Lord 
by  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah,  until 
the  land  had  enjoyed  her  sabbaths : 
for  as  long  as  she  lay  desolate  she 
kept  sabbath,  to  fulfil  threescore 
and  ten  years. 

22  ^  Now  in  the  first  year  of 
Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  that  the  word 
of  the  Lord  sjjoken  by  the  mouth 
of  Jerennah  mightbe  accomplished, 
the  Lord  stirred  up  the  spirit  of 
Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  that  he  made 
a  proclamation  throughout  all  his 
kingdom,  and  put  it  also  in  writing, 
saying, 

23  Thus  saith  Cyrus  king  of  Per- 
sia, All  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth 
hath  ^  the  Loi;d  G(>d  of  heaven 
given  ine ;  anti  lie  hath  charged 
me  to  build  him  an  house  in  Jeru- 
salem, which  is  in  Judah.  Who  is 
there  among  you  of  all  his  people  1 
The  Lord  his  God  be  with  him,  and 
let  him  go  up. 


3  the  Lord, 

the  God  of 

their 

fathers, 


*  scoffed  at 


461 


The  proclamation 


EZRA,  1,  2. 


of  Cyrus. 


EZRA 


CHAPTER  1. 


1  The  proclamation  of  Ci/rus  for  the  huild- 
ing  of  the  temple.  5  The  people  provide 
for  the  return.  1  Cyrus  re.storeth  the  ves- 
sels of  the  temple  to  ibheshbazzar. 

NOW  in  the  first  year  of  Cyrus 
king  of  Persia,  tnat  the  word 
of  the  Lord  by  the  mouth  of  Jere- 
miah might  be  fyilfilled,  the  Lord 
stirred  up  the  spirit  of  Cyrus  king 
of  Persia,  that  he  made  a  proclama- 
tion throughovit  all  his  kingdom, 
and  2^ut  it  also  in  writing,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  Cyrus  king  of  Per- 
sia, ^  The  Lord  God  of  heaven  hath 
given  me  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 
earth  ;  and  he  hath  charged  me  to 
build  him  an  house  at  Jerusalem, 
which  is  in  Judah. 

3  Who  is  there  among  you  of  all 
his  peoplej  his  God  be  with  him, 
and  let  him  go  up  to  Jerusalem, 
which  is  in  Judah,  and  build  the 
house  of  ^  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
(he  is  the  God,)  which  is  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

4  And  whosoever  "  remaineth  in 
any  place  where  he  sojourneth,  let 
the  men  of  his  place  help  him  with 
silver,  and  with  gold,  and  with 
goods,  and  with  beasts,  beside  the 
Freewill  offering  for  the  house  of 
God  that  is  in  Jerusalem. 

5  ^  Then  rose  up  the  chief  of  the 
fathers  of  Judah  and  Benjamin, 
and  the  priests,  and  the  Levites, 

with   all    them  whose   spirit   God 


had  raised,  t(j  go  up  to  build  the 
house  of  the  Lord  which  is  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

6  And  all  they  that  niere  about 
them  strengthened  their  hands 
with  vessels  of  silver,  with  gold, 
with  goods,  and  with  beasts,  and 
with  precious  thinj^s,  beside  all 
that  was  willingly  ofFered. 

7  51  Also  Cyrus  the  king  brought 
forth  the  vessels  of  the  hous(^  of 
the  Lord,  which  Nebuchadnezzar 
had  brought  forth  out  of  Jerusa- 
lem, and  had  put  tliem  in  the  house 
of  his  gods  ; 

8  Even  those  did  Cyrus  king  of 
Persia  bring  ff)i-th  by  the  hand  of 
Mithredath  the  treasurer,  and 
iunnl)(H-ed  them  unto  Sheshbazzar, 
the  prince  of  Judah. 

9  And  this^  is  tlic  number  of 
them:  thirty  "' chivrgci's  of  gold,  a 
thousand  '''chai'^^ci's  of  silver,  nine 
and  twenty  knives, 

10  Thirty  basons  of  gold,  silver 


basons  of  a  second  sort  four  hun- 
dred and  ten,  and  other  vessels  a 
thousand. 

1 1  All  the  vessels  of  gold  and  of 
silver  ivere  five  thousand  and  four 
hundred.  All  these  i\u\  Sheshbazzar 
bring  up  with  tlieni  of  the  captivity 
that  were  brought  up  from  Baby- 
lon unto  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  Tlie  nnmber  that  return,  of  the  people,  36  of 
the  pi'iests,  40  of  the  Lemt'es,  iZofthe  Nethi- 
■nims,  biS  of  Solomon's  servants,  62  of  the 
prie.^/s  trhicli  could  not  shetr  their  pedigree. 
04  The  ichole  nnmher  of  them,  with  their 
suhstance.     6S  Tluir  ohlution.s. 

NOW  these  are  the  children  of 
the  province  that  went  up  out 
of  the  captivity,  of  those  which  had 
been  carried  away,  whom  Nebu- 
chadnezzar the  king  of  Babylon 
had  carried  away  unto  Babylon, 
and  came  again  unto  Jerusalem 
and  Judah,  every  one  unto  his 
city ; 

2  Which  came  with  Zerubbabel : 
Jeshua,  Neheniiali,  Seraiah,  Reela- 
iah,  Mordecai,  Bilshan,  Mizpar, 
Bigvai,  Rehum,  Baanah.  The 
number  of  the  men  of  the  people 
of  Israel : 

3  The  children  of  Parosli,  two 
thousand  an  hundred  seventy  and 
two. 

4  The  children  of  Shephatiah, 
three  hundred  seventy  and  two. 

5  The  children  of  Arab,  seven 
hundred  sevent.y  and  five. 

6  The  children  of  Pahath-moab, 
of  the  children  of  Jeshua  and  Joab, 
two  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
twelve. 

7  The  children  of  Elam,  a  tliou- 
sand  two  hundred  fift.y  and  four. 

8  The  chil(h"en  of  Zattu,  nine 
hundred  foi't.y  and   five. 

9  The  childi'en  of  Zaccai,  seven 
hundred  ;iiid  thi'eescoi'e. 

10  The  cliihh-en  of  IJani,  six  hun- 
dred forty  and  two. 

11  The  children  of  Bebai,  six 
hundred   twenty  and   thi-ee. 

12  Th(>  children  of  Azgad,  a 
thousand  two  hundred  twenty  and 
two. 

13  The  children  of  Adonikam, 
six   hundred   sixty  and   six. 

11  The  children  of  ISigvai,  two 
thousajid  fifty  and  six. 

If)  'I'iic  children  of  Adin,  four 
hundred  fifty  and  foiu'. 

1  G  The  children  of  ".Ate  r  of  Heze- 
kiah,  ninety  and  eight. 


Atcr,  of 


462 


The.  numher  of  the  people 


EZRA,  2. 


lolio  rehirned  from  Babylon. 


17  The  children  of  Bezai,  three 
hundred  twenty  and  three. 

18  The  children  of  Jorah,  an 
hundred  and  twelve. 

19  The  children  of  Hashum,  two 
hundred  twenty  and  three. 

20  The  children  of  Gibbar, 
ninety  and  five. 

21  The  children  of  Beth-lehem, 
an  hundred  twenty  and  three. 

22  The  men  of  Netophah,  fifty 
and  six. 

23  The  men  of  Anathoth,  an 
hundred  twenty  and  eight. 

24  The  children  of  Azmaveth, 
forty  and   two. 

25  The  children  of  *Kirjath- 
arim,  Chephirah,  and  Beeroth, 
seven  hundred  and  forty  and  thi-ee. 

26  The  children  of  Ramah  and 
'  Gaba,  six  hundred  twenty  and 
one. 

27  The  men  of  Michmas,  an  hun- 
dred twenty  and  two. 

28  The  men  of  Beth-el  and  Ai, 
two  hundred  twenty  and  three. 

29  The  children  of  Nebo,  fifty 
and  two. 

30  The  children  of  Magbish,  an 
hundred  fifty  and  six. 

31  The  children  of  the  other 
Elam,  a  thousand  two  hundred 
fifty  and  four. 

32  The  children  of  Harim,  three 
hundred  and  twenty. 

33  The  children  of  Lod,  Hadid, 
and  Ono,  seven  hundred  twenty 
and  five. 

34  The  children  of  Jericho,  three 
hundred  forty  and  five. 

35  The  children  of  Senaah,  three 
thousand  and  six  hundred  and 
thirty. 

36  U  The  priests  :  the  children 
of  Jedaiah,  of  the  house  of  Jeshua, 
nine  hundred  seventy  and  three. 

37  The  children  of  Immer,  a 
thousand  fifty  and  two. 

38  The  children  of  Pashur,  a 
thousand  two  hundred  forty  and 
seven. 

39  The  children  of  Harim,  a 
thousand  and  seventeen. 

40  H  The  Levites  :  the  children 
of  Jeshua  and  Kadmiel,  of  the 
children  of  Hodaviah,  seventy  and 
f  ou  r. 

41^  The  singers :  the  children 
of  Asaph,  an  hundred  twenty  and 
eight. 

42  II  The  children  of  the  porters : 
the  children  of  Shalluni,  'the  child- 
ren of  Ater,  the  children  of  Tal- 
mon,  the  children  of  Akkub,  the 
children  of  Hatita,  the  children  of 
Shobai,  in  all  an  hundred  thirty 
and  nine. 


In  Neh.  vii.  29,  Kirjath-jearim. 


43  IT  The  -  Nethininis  :  the  child- 
ren of  Ziha,  tlie  children  of  Hasu- 
pha,  the  children  of  Tabbaoth, 

44  The  children  of  Keros,  the 
children  of  Siaha,  the  children  of 
Padon, 

45  The  children  of  Lebanah,  the 
children  of  Hagabah,  the  children 
of  Akkub, 

46  The  children  of  Hagab,  the 
children  of  Shalmai,  the  children 
of  Hanan, 

47  The  children  of  Giddel,  the 
children  of  Gahar,  the  children  of 
Reaiah, 

48^  The  children  of  Rezin,  the 
children  of  Nekoda,  the  children 
of  Gazzam, 

49  The  children  of  Uzza,  the 
children  of  Paseah,  the  children  of 
Besai, 

50  The  children  of  Asnah,  the 
children  of  ■' Mehunim,  the  children 
of  ^Nephusini, 

51  The  children  of  Bakbuk,  the 
children  of  Hakupha,  the  children 
of  Harhur, 

52  The  children  of  Bazluth,  the 
children  of  Mehida,  the  children  of 
Harsha, 

53  The  children  of  Barkos,  the 
children  of  Sisera,  the  children  of 
Thamah, 

54  The  children  of  Neziah,  the 
children  of  Hatipha. 

55  U  The  children  of  Solomon's 
servants  :  the  children  of  Sotai,  the 
children  of  Sophereth,  the  children 
of  Peruda, 

56  The  children  of  Jaalah,  the 
children  of  Darkon,  the  children 
of  Giddel, 

57  The  children  of  Shephatiah, 
the  children  of  Hattil,  the  children 
of  ^  Pochei-eth  of  Zebaim,  the  child- 
ren of  Ami. 

58  All  the  "Nethinims,  and  the 
children  of  Solomon's  servants, 
were  three  hundred  ninety  and 
two. 

59  And  these  ?wre  they  which 
went  vip  from  Tel-nielah,  Tel-harsa, 
Cherub,  Addan.  and  Immer:  but 
they  could  not  shew  their  "  father's 
house,  and  their  seed,  whether  they 
vjere  of  Israel  : 

60  The  children  of  Delaiah,  the 
children  of  Tobiah,  the  children  of 
Nekoda,  six  hundred  fifty  and  two. 

61  H  And  of  the  children  of  the 
priests  :  the  children  of  Habaiah, 
the  children  of  ^  Koz.  the  children 
of  Barzillai  ;  which  took  a  wife  of 
the  daughters  of  Bai'zillai  the  Gi- 
leadite,  and  was  called  after  their 
name  : 

62  These  sought  their  register 
among  those   that  were  reckoned 


2  Nethiuim : 


^  Meunim, 
^  Nephisim, 


5  Pochereth- 
haz-zebaim, 

6  Nethiuim, 


'  fathers' 
houses, 


8  Hakkoz, 


463 


TJie  altar  is  set  \ip. 


EZRA,  3. 


Foundations  of  the  temple  laid. 


by  genealogy,  but  they  were  not 
found  :  therefore  were  they,  as  pol- 
luted, put  from  the  priesthood. 

63  And  the  ^  Tirshatha  said  unto 
them,  that  they  should  not  eat  of 
the  most  holy  things,  till  there 
stood  up  a  priest  with  Urim  and 
with  Thummim. 

6-i  51  The  whole  congregation  to- 
gether was  forty  and  two  thousand 
three  hundred  and  threescore, 

65  Beside  their  servants  and 
their  maids,  of  whom  tho'e  vjere 
seven  thousand  three  hundred 
thirty  and  seven  :  and  there  were 
among  them  two  hundred  singing 
men  and  singing  women. 

66  Their  horses  were  seven  hun- 
dred thirty  and  six  ;  their  mules, 
two  hundred  forty  and  five ; 

67  Their  camels,  four  hundred 
thirty  and  five ;  their  asses,  six 
thousand  seven  hundred  and 
twenty. 

68  And  some  of  the  chief  of  the 
fathers,  when  they  came  to  the 
house  of  the  Lord  which  is  at 
Jerusalenij  offered  freely  for  the 
house  of  God  to  set  it  up  in  '^  his 
place  : 

69  They  gave  after  their  ability 
unto  the  treasure  of  the  work  three- 
score and  one  thousand  •'  drams  of 
gold,  and  five  thousand  pound  of 
silver,  and  one  hundred  i)riests' 
garments. 

70  8o  the  priests,  and  the  Levites, 
and  some  of  the  people,  and  the 
singers,  and  the  porters,  and  the 
^  Nethinims,  dwelt  in  their  cities, 
and  ail  Israel  in  their  cities. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  The  altar  in  Ketup.  4  Offeringiifreqaenled. 
7  Workmen  prepared.  8  The  foundations 
of  the  temple  are  laid  in  great  joy  and 

'inoHriiing. 

AND  when  the  seventh  month 
was  come,  and  the  children  of 
Israel  v^ere  in  the  cities,  the  peoi)le 
gathered  themselves  together  as 
one  man  to  Jerusalem. 

2  Thou  stood  up  Jeshua  the  son 
of  Jozadak,  and  liis  l)rethr(!n  the 
priests,  and  Z(!rubbab('l  tlie  son  of 
Shealtiel,  and  liis  brcthi'CMi,  and 
liiiilded  the  altar  of  the  (iod  of 
Israel,  to  offer  burnt  offerings 
thereon,  as  it  is  written  in  the  law 
of  Moses  the  man  of  God. 

3  And  they  set  the  altar  upon 
his  Vmses ;  for  ie-AV  vas  ni)on  them 
because  of  the  people  of  those  coun- 
tries :  anri  tliey  oilei'cd  burnt  ofTer- 
ings  thereon  unto  the  Lord,  even 
burnt  offerings  morning  and  even- 
ing. 

4  They  kept  also  the  feast  of  tab- 
ernacles, as  it  is  written,  and  offered 


the  daily  burnt  offerings  by  num- 
ber, according  to  the  "custom,  as 
the  duty  of  every  day  required  ; 

5  And  afterward  offered  the  con- 
tinual burnt  offering,  both  of  the 
new  moons,  and  of  all  the  set  feasts 
of  the  Lord  that  were  consecrated, 
and  of  every  one  that  willingly  of- 
fered a  freewill  offering  unto  the 
Lord. 

6  From  the  first  day  of  the  se- 
venth month  began  they  to  offer 
burnt  offerings  unto  the  Lord.  But 
the  foundation  of  the  temple  of 
the  Lord  was  not  yet  laid. 

7  They  gave  money  also  unto  the 
masons,  and  to  the  carpenters ; 
and  "  meat,  and  drink,  and  oil,  unto 
them  of  Zidon,  and  to  them  of 
Tyre,  to  bring  cedar  ti-ees  from 
Lebanon  to  the  ''sea  of  Joppa,  ac- 
cording to  the  grant  that  they  had 
of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia. 

8  U  Now  in  the  second  year  of 
their  coming  unto  the  house  of  God 
at  Jerusalem,  in  the  second  month, 
began  Zerubbabel  the  son  of  She- 
altiel, and  Jeshua  the  son  of  Joza- 
dak, and  the  r-emnant  of  their 
brethren  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites, and  all  tney  that  were  come 
out  of  the  captivity  unto  Jerusa- 
lem ;  and  appointed  the  Levites, 
from  twenty  years  old  and  upward, 
to  set  forward  the  work  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

9  Then  stood  Jeshua  itnth  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  Kadmiel 
and  his  sons,  the  sons  of  '^  Judah, 
together,  to  set  forward  the  work- 
men  in  the  house  of  God  :  the  sons 
of  Henadad,  vnth  their  sons  and 
their  brethren  the  Levites. 

10  And  when  the  builders  laid 
the  foundation  of  the  temple  of  the 
Lord,  they  set  the  priests  in  their 
apparel  with  trumpets,  and  the 
Levites  the  sops  of  Asaph  with 
cymbals,  to  praise  the  Lord,  after 
the  "oi'diiiniicc  of  J3avid  king  of 
Israel. 

1 1  And  they  sang  ^"  together  by 
course  in  i)raising  and  gi\ing 
thanks  unto  the  Lord;  ''because 
he  is  good,  for  liis  mercy  endiireth 
for  ever  tow  ai'd  Isr;iel.  And  all  the 
l)eople  shouted  with  a  great  sliout, 
when  they  i)raised  the  Lord,  be- 
cause tlu^  foundation  of  the  house 
of  the  Loud  was  laid. 

12  But  many  of  the  priests  and 
Levites  and  chic^f  of  the  fathers, 
^- iiho  n<e)'('.  iincicnt  nicii.  that  had 
si'on  tTie  lirst  house,  wnen  th(> 
foundation  f)f  tliis  house  was  laid 
before  their  eyes,  wept  with  a  loud 


*0r, 


t/n  ch.  ii.  40. 


5  ordinance. 


6  food. 


''  sea,  unto 


s  *  t  Hoda- 
viali. 


■'  order 


1"  one  to 
another 


1'  saying. 
For  ■ 


12  the  old 
men  tliat 


464 


The  adversaries  seek 


EZRA,  4. 


to  liuider  the  building. 


voice ;  and  many  shouted  aloud  f or 
joy : 

13  So  that  the  people  could  not 
discern  the  noise  of  the  shout  of 
joy  from  the  noise  of  tlie  weeping 
of  the  people :  for  the  people 
shouted  with  a  loud  shout,  and  the 
noise  was  heard  afar  off. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  The  adversarief),  being  not  (tccejited  in  Ihe 
building  of  the  temple  ivith.  the  JewK,  en- 
dearou?'  to  hi7ider  it.  1  Their  tetter  to 
Artitxerxen.  17  The  decree  of  Artaxerves. 
23   The  building  is  hindered. 

NOW  when  the  adversaries  of 
Judah  and  Benjamin  heard 
that  the  children  of  the  captivity 
Ibuilded  the  temple  unto  '  the  Lord 
fiod  of  Israel ; 

'A  Then  they  came  to  Zerubba- 
bel,  and  to  the  chief  of  the  fathers, 
and  said  unto  them,  Let  us  build 
with  you :  for  we  seek  your  God, 
as  ye  do  ;  and  we  do  sacrifice  unto 
him  since  the  days  of  Esar-haddon 
king  of  '•^  Assur,  which  brought  us 
up  hither. 

3  But  Zerubbabel,  and  Jeshua, 
and  the  rest  of  the  chief  of  the 
fathers  of  Israel,  said  unto  them, 
Ye  have  nothing  to  do  with  us  to 
bviild  an  house  unto  our  God ;  but 
we  ourselves  together  will  build 
unto  ^  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  as 
king  Cyrus  the  king  of  Persia  hath 
commanded  us. 

4  Then  the  people  of  the  land 
weakened  the  hands  of  the  people 
of  Judah,  and  troubled  them  in 
building, 

5  And  hired  counsellors  against 
them,  to  frustrate  their  purpose, 
all  the  days  of  Cyrus  king  of 
Persia,  even  until  the  reign  of 
Darius  king  of  Persia. 

6  And  in  the  reign  of  *Aha- 
suerus,  in  the  beginning  of  his 
reign,  wrote  they  tinto  him  an  ac- 
cusation against  the  inhabitants 
of  Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

7  H  And  in  the  days  of  Arta- 
xerxes  wrote  Bishlam,  Mithredath, 
Tabeel,  and  the  rest  of  their  com- 
panions, unto  Artaxerxes  king  of 
Persia ;  and  the  writing  of  the 
letter  ^vas  written  in  the  ^  Syrian 
t(^ngue.  and  ^  interpreted  in  the 
Syrian  tongue. 


iS  Keiuim  the  chancellor  and 
Shimshai  the  scribe  wrote  a 
letter  against  Jerusalem  to  Arta- 
xerxes the  king  in  this  sort : 

9  Then  irrote  Rehum  the  chancel- 
lor, and  Shimshai  the  scribe,  and 
the  rest  of  their  comT)anions  ;  the 
Dinaites,  the  Apharsathchites,  the 


*  Xerxes:  Heb,  Ahasbverosh. 
30 


Tarpelites,  the  Apharsites,  the  Ar- 
chevites,  the  Babylonians,  the  Su- 
sanchites,  the  Dehavites,  and  the 
Elamites, 

10  And  the  rest  of  the  nations 
whom  the  great  and  noble  Asnap- 
per  brought  over,  and  set  in  the 
cities  of  Samaria,  and  the  rest 
that  are  on  this  side  the  °  river, 
and  at  such  a  time. 


1 1  II  I'his  ts  the  copy  of  the 
letter  that  they  sent  unto  him, 
even  unto  Artaxerxes  the  king ; 
Thy  servants  the  men  on  this 
side    the    '^  river,    and    at    sucli    a 


time. 


1:^  Be  it  known  unto  the  king, 
that  the  Jews  which  came  up  from 
thee  to  us  are  come  unto  Jerusalem, 
building  the  rebellious  and  the  bad 
city,  and  have  set  up  the  walls 
thereof,  and  ''joined  the  founda- 
tions. 

13  Be  it  known  now  unto  the 
king,  that,  if  this  city  be  builded, 
and  the  walls  set  up  again,  then 
will  they  not  pay  toll,  tribute, 
and  custom,  and  ^  .so  thou  shalt 
endamage     the     revenue     of     tlie 


kings. 


14:  Now  because  we  have  mainte- 
nance from  the  ki.nys  palace,  and 
it  was  not  meet  for  us  to  see  the 
king's  dishonour,  therefore  have 
we  sent  and  certified  the  king ; 

15  That  search  may  be  made  in 
the  book  of  the  records  of  thy 
fathei'S :  so  shalt  thou  find  in  the 
book  of  the  records,  and  know  that 
this  city  ^s  a  rebellious  city,  and 
hurtful  unto  kings  and  provinces, 
and  that  they  have  moved  sedi- 
tion within  the  same  of  old  tirne : 
for  which  cause  was  this  city 
desti'oyed. 

16  We  certify  the  king  that,  if 
this  city  be  builded  again,  and 
the  walls  thereof  set  up,  by  this 
means  tliou  shalt  have  no  portion 
on  this  side  the  ^  river. 

17  ^  Then  sent  the  king  an  an- 
swer unto  Rehum  the  chancellor, 
and  to  Shimshai  the  scribe,  and 
to  the  rest  of  their  companions 
that  dwell  in  Samai-ia,  and  "  nnto 
the  rest  beyond  the  '"  river.  Peace, 
and  "at  such  a  time. 

1 8  Tlie  letter  which  ye  sent  unto 
us  hath  been  plainly  read  before 
me. 

19  And  I  commanded,  and 
search  hath  been  made,  and  it 
is  found  that  this  city  of  old 
time  hath  made  insurrection 
against  kings,  and  that  rebellion 
and  sedition  have  been  made 
therein. 


466 


Tlie  building  reueived. 


EZRA,  5. 


Letter  to  Darius. 


6  gave  you  ;i 
decree 


"  should 
(;onie  to 
Darius,  and 
then  answer 
should  he 
returned 


20  There  have  been  mighty  kings 
also  over  Jerusalem,  which  have 
ruled  over  all  countries  beyond 
the  '  river ;  and  toll,  tribute,  and 
custom,  was  paid  unto  them. 

21  Give  ye  now  -  commandment 
to  cause  these  men  to  cease,  and 
that  this  city  be  not  buildefl, 
until  another  ^  commandment  shall 
be  given  from  me. 

22  Take  heed  now  that  ye  fail 
not  to  do  this  :  why  should  damage 
grow  to  the  hurt  of  the  kings  'I 

23  ^  Now  when  the  copy  of  king 
Artaxerxes'  letter  vas  read  before 
Rehum,  and  Shimshai  the  scribe, 
and  their  companions,  they  went 
up  in  haste  to  Jerusalem  unto  the 
Jews,  and  made  them  to  cease  by 
force  and  power. 

24  Then  ceased  the  work  of  tlie 
house  of  God  which  is  at  Jerusa- 
lem. So  it  ceased  unto  the  second 
year  of  the  reign  of  Darius  king  of 
Persia. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  Zerubbabel  and  Jenhua,  incited  hy  ITaggai 
and  Zeehariah,  net  forward,  the  builditig 
of  the  temple.  3  Tatnai  and  Shethar-hoz- 
nai  couUl  not  hinder  the  Jeios.  6  Their 
letter  to  Darlux  against  the  Jews. 

rilHEN  the  prophets,  Haggai  the 
JL  prophet,  and  Zeehariah  the  son 
of  lado,  prophesied  unto  the  Jews 
tliat  were  in  Judah  and  Jerusalem 
in  the  name  of  the  God  of  Israel, 
even  unto  them. 

2  Then  rose  up  Zerubbabel  the 
son  of  Shealtiel,  and  Jeshua  the 
son  of  Jozadak,  and  began  to  build 
the  house  of  God  which  is  at  Je- 
rusalem :  and  with  them  were  the 
prophets  of  God  helping  them. 

3  H  At  the  same  time  came  to 
them  Tatnai,  governor  on  this  side 
the  ■'river,  and  Shethar-boznai, 
and  their  companions,  and  said 
thus  unto  tliem.  Who  "'hath  coni- 


manded  you   to  build   this  house, 
and  to  make  up  this  wall  ? 

4  Th(!n  said  "we  unto  them  after 
this  mannei-,  Wliat  are  the  nanu^s 
of  the  men  that  make  this  building  ? 

5  But  the  eye  of  their  God  was 
upon  the  elders  of  the  Jews,  that 
they  c<mld  not  cause  them  to  cease, 
till    the  matter  "cmiiic  to   Dai-ius: 


and  then  tliry  rctuiiicil  iniswcr  by 


lettei-  concerning  t  liis  nmlli'r. 

6  1[  The  copy  of  the  letter  that 
Tatnai,  governoi'  on  this  side  the 
^  river,  and  Sluithar-bcjznai,  and 
Ins  c()mi)anions  the  Anharsachites, 
which  were  on  this  side  the  •*  river. 
sent  unto  Daiius  the  king  : 

7  They  sent  a  letter  unto  liim, 


Or, 


wherein  was  written  thus ;    Unto 
Darius  the  king,  all  peace. 

8  Be  it  known  unto  the  king, 
that  we  went  into  the  province  of 
Judea,  to  the  house  of  the  great 
God,  which  is  builded  with  great 
stones,  and  timber  is  laid  in 
the  walls,  and  this  work  goeth 
fast  on,  and  pi'ospereth  in  their 
hands. 

9  Then  asked  we  those  elders, 
and  said  unto  them  thus.  Who 
^  commanded  you  to  build  this 
house,  and  to  niake  up  these 
walls  % 

10  We  asked  their  names  also, 
to  certify  thee,  that  we  might 
write  the  names  of  the  men  that 
were  the  chief  of  them. 

11  And  thus  they  returned  us 
answer,  saying.  We  are  the  ser- 
vants of  the  God  of  heaven  and 
earth,  and  build  the  house  that 
was  builded  these  many  years  ago, 
which  a  great  king  of  Israel  builded 
and  set  up. 

1 2  But  after  that  our  fathers  had 
provoked  the  God  of  heaven  unto 
wrath,  he  gave  them  into  the  hand 
of  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of 
Babylon,  the  Chaldean,  who  de- 
stroyed this  house,  and  carried  the 
people  away  into  Babylon. 

13  But  in  the  first  year  of  Cyrus 
the  king  of  Babylon  the  same  king 
Cyrus  made  a  decree  to  build  this 
house  of  God. 

14  And  the  vessels  also  of  gold 
and  silver  of  the  house  of  God, 
which  Nebuchadnezzar  took  out 
of  the  temple  that  was  in  Jerusa- 
lem, and  brought  them  into  the 
temple  of  Babylon,  those  did  Cyrus 
the  king  take  out  of  the  temple 
of  Babylon,  and  they  were  de- 
livered unto  one,  whose  name  ivas 
Sheshbazzar,  whom  he  had  made 
governor ; 

15  And  said  unto  him.  Take 
these  vessels,  go,  carry  them  into 
the  temple  that  is  in  Jerusalem, 
and  let  the  house  of  God  be  builded 
in  '■'  his  |)lace. 

IG  Then  came  the  same  Sliesli- 
bazzar,  and  laid  the  foundation 
of  the  house  of  God  which  is  in 
Jei'usalem  :  and  since  that  time 
even  until  now  hath  it  been  in 
building,  and  ijet  it  is  not  finished. 

17  Now  therefore,  if  it  seem 
good  to  the  kiTig.  let  there  be 
search  made  in  the  king's  treasure 
house,  which  is  tliei'e  at  Babylon, 
whether  it  be  so,  tliat  a  d(?cree  was 
made  of  Cyrus  the  king  to  build 
this  hfiuse  of  God  at  Jerusalem, 
and  let  the  king  send  his  pleasure 
to  us  concerning  this  matter. 


466 


The  decree  of  Darius. 


EZRA,  6. 


The  temple  dedicated. 


CHAPTER  6. 

1  Dar'mn,  Undincj  the  decree  of  Cyrus,  mak- 
eth  a  new  decree  for  the  adcancevient  of 
the  huUding.  13  By  the  help  of  the  ene- 
mies, and  the  directions  of  the  projihets, 
the  temple  is  finished.  1<>  The  feast  <f 
the  dedication  is  kept,  19  andthepassover. 

THEN  Darius  the  king  made  a 
decree,  and  search  was  made 
in  the  house  of  the  rolls,  where  the 
treasures  were  laid  up  in  Babylon. 

2  And  there  was  found  at  *  Ach- 
metha,  in  the  palace  that  is  in  the 
province  of  the  Medes,  a  roll,  and 
therein  was  a  record  thus  written  : 

3  In  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  the 
king  the  same  Cyrus  the  king  made 
a  decree  concerning  the  hovise  of 
God  at  Jerusalem,  Let  the  house 
be  builded,  the  place  where  they 
offered  sacrifices,  and  let  the  foun- 
dations thereof  be  strongly  laid  ; 
the  height  thereof  threescore  cu- 
bits, '  and  the  breadth  thereof 
threescore  cubits ; 

4  With  three  rows  of  great 
stones,  and  a  row  of  new  timber: 
and  let  the  expences  be  given  out 
of  the  king's  house  : 

5  And  also  let  the  golden  and 
silver  vessels  of  the  house  of  God, 
which  Nebuchadnezzar  took  forth 
out  of  the  temple  which  is  at  Jeru- 
salem, and  brought  unto  Babylon, 
be  restored,  and  brought  again 
unto  the  temple  which  is  at  Jeru- 
salem, every  one  to  his  place,  and 
place  them  in  the  house  of  God. 

6  Now  therefore,  Tatnai,  gover- 
nor beyond  the  ^  river,  Shethar- 
boznai,  and  your  companions  the 
Apharsachites,  which  are  beyond 
the  ^  river,  be  ye  far  from  thence  : 

7  Let  the  work  of  this  house  of 
God  alone  ;  let  the  governor  of  the 
Jews  and  the  elders  of  the  Jews 
build  this  house  of  God  in  ^his 
place. 

8  Moreover  I  make  a  decree 
what  ye  shall  do  to  the  elders  of 
these  Jews  for  the  building  of  this 
house  of  God  :  that  of  the  king's 
goods,  even  of  the  tribute  beyond 
the  '  river,  forthwith  expences  be 
given  unto  these  men,  that  they 
be.  not  hindered. 

9  And  that  which  they  have  need 
of,  both  young  bullocks,  and  rams, 
and  lambs,  for  the  burnt  offerings 
of  the  God  of  heaven,  wheat,  salt, 
wine,  and  oil,  according'  to  the 
appointment  of  the  priests  which 
are  at  Jerusalem,  let  it  be  given 
them  day  by  day  without  fail : 

10  That  they  may  offer  sacrifices 
of  sweet  savours  unto  the  God  of 
heaven,  and  pray  for  the  life  of 
the  king,  and  of  his  sons. 


11  Also  I  have  made  a  decree, 
that  whosoever  shall  alter  this 
word,  let  timber  be  pulled  down 
from  his  house,  and  being  set  up, 
let  him  be  hanged  thereon  ;  and 
let  his  house  be  made  a  dunghill 
for  this. 

1 2  And  the  God  that  hath  caused 
his  name  to  dwell  there  destroy  all 
kings  and  people,  that  shall  put 
to  their  hand  to  alter  '^and  to 
destroy  this  house  of  God 

Jerusalem.     I   Darius 


diich 

have 

let  it  be  done  with 


That  is,  Ecbataua. 


IS  at 

made  a  decree 

speed. 

13  51  Then  Tatnai,  governor  on 
this  side  the  ^  river,  Shethar-boznai, 
and  their  companions,  according 
to  that  which  Darius  the  king  had 
sent,  so  they  did  speedily. 

14  And  the  elders  of  the  Jews 
builded,  and  they  prospered 
through  the  prophesying  of  Hag- 
gai  the  prophet  and  Zechariah  the 
son  of  Idclo.  And  they  builded, 
and  finished  it,  according  to  the 
commandment  of  the  God  of  Israel, 
and  according  to  the  ■*  command- 
ment of  Cyrus,  and  Darius,  and 
Artaxerxes  king  of  Persia. 

15  And  this  house  was  finished 
on  the  third  day  of  the  month 
Adar,  which  was  in  the  sixth  year 
of  the  reign  of  Darius  the  king. 

16  H  And  the  children  of  Israel, 
the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and 
the  rest  of  the  children  of  the  cap- 
tivity, kept  the  dedication  of  this 
house  of  God  with  joy, 

1 7  And  offered  at  the  dedication 
of  this  house  of  God  an  hundred 
bullocks,  two  hundred  rams,  four 
hundred  lambs ;  and  for .  a  sin 
offering  for  all  Israel,  twelve  he 
goats,  according  to  the  number 
of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

18  And  they  set  the  priests  in 
their  divisions,  and  the  Levites  in 
their  courses,  for  the  service  of 
God,  which  is  at  Jerusalem  ;  as  it 
is  written  in  the  book  of  Moses. 

19  And  the  children  of  the  cap- 
tivity kept  the  passover  upon  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  first  month. 

20  For  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites were  purified  together,  all  of 
them  v'ere  pure,  and  killed  the 
passover  for  all  the  children  of 
the  captivity,  and  for  their  breth- 
ren the  priests,  and  for  themselves. 

21  And  the  children  of  Israel, 
which  were  come  again  out  of  cap- 
tivity, and  all  such  as  had  sepa- 
rated themselves  unto  them  from 
the  filthiness  of  the  heathen  of  the 
land,  to  seek  ^  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  did  eat, 

22  And  kept  the  feast  of   un- 


3  the  same, 
to  destroy 


1  River, 


4  decree 


5  the  Lord, 
the  God 


467 


Ezra  goeth  to  Jerusalem. 


EZRA,  7. 


Artaxerxes^  commission. 


leavened  bread  seven  days  with 
joy  :  foi'  the  Lord  had  made  them 
joyful,  and  turned  the  heart  of  the 
king  of  Assyria  unto  them,  to 
strengthen  their  hands  in  the 
work  of  the  house  of  God,  the  God 
of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  Ezra  goeih  up  to  Jerusalem.  11  The  gra- 
cious commission  of  Artaxerxes  to  Ezra. 
27  Ezra  hles.'ieth  God  for  his  favour. 

NO^N  after  these  things,  in  the 
reign  of  Artaxerxes  king  of 
Persia,  Ezra  the  son  of  Heraiah, 
the  son  of  Azariah,  the  son  of 
Hilkiah, 

2  The  son  of  Shallum,  the  son  of 
Zadok,  the  son  of  Ahitub, 

3  The  son  of  Amariah,  the  son 
of  Azariah,  the  son  of  Meraioth, 

4  The  son  of  Zerahiah,  the  son 
of  Uzzi,  the  son  of  Bukki, 

5  The  son  of  Abishua,  the  son 
of  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar, 
the  son  of  Aaron  the  chief  priest: 

6  This  Ezra  went  up  from  Baby- 
lon ;  and  he  vxis  a  ready  scribe  in 
the  law  of  Moses,  which  ^  the  Lord 
God  of  Tsi-ael  had  given  :  and  the 


king  granted  him  all  his  request, 
according  to  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
his  God  upon  him. 

7  And  there  went  up  s^ome  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  of  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  the 
singerSj  and  the  porters,  and 
the  "^  Nethinims.  unto  Jerusalem, 
in  the  seventh  year  of  Artaxerxes 
the  king. 

8  And  he  came  to  Jerusalem  in 
the  fifth  month,  which  was  in  the 
seventh  year  of  the  king. 

9  For  upon  the  first  clay  of  tlie 
first  mbntn  began  he  to  go  up  from 
Babylon,  and  on  the  first  day  of 
the  fifth  month  came  he  to  Jeru- 
salem, according  to  the  good  hand 
of  his  God  upon  him. 

10  For  Ezra  had  ^  prepared  his 
heart  to  seek  the  law  ot  the  \a)\i\\ 
anrl  to  do  it,  and  to  teach  in  Jsracil 
statut(!S  and  judgments. 

11  II  Now  this  is  the  copy  of  the 
letter  that  the  king  Artaxerxes 
gave  unto  Ezra  the  pi-iest,  the 
scribe,  even  a  scribe  of  the  words 
of  the  commandments  of  the  Loud, 
and  of  his  statutes  to  Israel. 

12  Artaxei'xes,  king  of  kings, 
unto  Ezra  the  priest,  a  scribes  of 
the  law  of  the  God  of  heaven,  ^T)er- 
fect  neitcc,  jind  at  such  a  time. 


l.S  1  make  a  decree,  that  all  they 
of  th(^  peoi)le  of  Israel,  and  ''of  his 
priests  and  Levites,  in  my  realm, 
which  are  minded  of  their  own 
frecnvill  to  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  go 
with  thee. 


14  Forasmuch  as  thou  art  sent 
of  the  king,  and  of  his  seven  coun- 
sellors, to  enquire  concerning  .Ju- 
dah  and  Jerusalem,  according  to 
the  law  of  thy  God  which  is  in 
thine  hand  ; 

15  And  to  carry  the  silver  and 
gold,  which  the  king  and  his  ct)un- 
sellors  have  freely  offered  unto  the 
God  of  Israel,  whose  habitation  is 
in  Jerusalem, 

16  And  all  the  silver  and  gold 
that  thou  canst  find  in  all  the  pro- 
vince of  Babylon,  with  the  freewill 
offering  of  the  people,  and  of  the 

Eriests,  offering  willingly  for  the 
ouse  of  their  God  which  is  in  Je- 
rusalem : 

17  That  thou  mayest  buy  speed- 
ily with  this  money  bullocks,  rams, 
lambs,  with  their  "meat  offerings 
and  their  drink  offerings,  and  offer 
them  upon  the  altar  of  the  house 
of  your  God  which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

18  And  whatsoever  shall  seem 
good  to  thee,  and  to  thy  brethren, 
to  do  with  the  rest  of  the  silver  and 
the  gold,  that  do  after  the  will  of 
your  God. 

1 9  The  vessels  also  that  are  given 
thee  for  the  service  of  the  house  of 
thy  God,  those  deliver  thou  before 
the  God  of  Jerusalem. 

20  And  whatsoever  more  shall  be 
needful  for  the  house  of  thy  God, 
which  thou  shalt  have  occasion  to 
bestow,  bestow  it  out  of  the  king's 
treasure  house. 

21  And  I,  even  I  Artaxerxes  the 
king,  do  make  a  decree  to  all 
the  treasurers  which  are  beyond  the 
^  river,  that  whatsoever  Ezra  the 
priest,  the  scribe  of  the  law  of 
the  God  of  heaven,  shall  require 
of  you,  it  be  done  speedily, 

22  Unto  an  hundred  talents  of 
silver,  aiul  to  an  hundred  measures 
of  wheat,  and  to  an  hundred  baths 
of  wine,  and  to  an  hundred  baths  of 
oil,  and  salt  without  pi'escribing 
lioii^  mui'li.. 

23  Whatsoever  is  commanded  by 
the  God  of  heaven,  let  it  be  dili- 
gently done  for  the  house  of  th<; 
(Jod  of  heaven :  for  why  should 
there  be  wi-ath  against  the  realm 
of  the  king  and  his  sons'? 

24  Also  we  certify  you,  that 
touching  any  of  tht;  in'iests^  and 
Levites,  siugei's,  ])ort('rs,  '^  Nf^tlii- 
iiiiiis,  or  **  iiiiiiish'rs  of  this  nouse 
of  God,  it  sliall  not  be  lawful  to 
impose  toll,  tribute,  or  custom, 
ui)on  them. 

25  And  thou,  Ezra,  after  the 
wisdom  of  thy  God, that  is\n  thine 
hand,  set  magistrates  and  judges, 
which   may  judge  all    the   people 


6  meal 


River, 


"  Ncthiiiim, 
**  sorvaiits 


468 


EzrcCs  covqxinions. 


EZRA,  8. 


He  jyrodaimeth  a  fast. 


that  are  beyond  the  ^  river,  all  such 
as  know  the  laws  of  tliy  God  ;  and 
teach  ye  them  that  know  them  not. 

26  And  whosoever  will  not  do 
the  law  of  thy  God,  and  the  law  of 
the  king,  let  judgment  be  executed 
speedily  upon  him,  whether  it  be 
unto  death,  or  to  banishment,  or 
to  confiscation  of  goods,  or  to  im- 
prisonment. _,    , 

27  ^1  Blessed  he  Hhe  Lokd  God 
of  our  fathers,  which  hath  put  such 
a  thing  as  this  in  the  king's  heart, 
to  beautify  the  house  of  the  Lord 
which  is  in  Jerusalem  : 

28  And  hath  extended  mercy 
unto  me  before  the  king,  and  his 
counsellors,  and  before  all  the 
king's  mighty  princes.  And  I  was 
strengthened  as  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  my  God  was  upon  me,  and 
I  gathered  together  out  of  Israel 
chief  men  to  go  up  with  me. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  The  companions  of  Ezra,  icho  returned 
from  Babylon.  15  IJe  sendeth  to  Iddo  for 
miniktera  for  the  temple.  21  lie  keepeth  a 
faxt.  24  lie  committeth  the  treanures  ti>  the 
euHtody  of  the  prieMs.  31  From  Aluira 
they  come  to  Jerumlem.  33  The  treasure 
is  weighed  in  the  temple.  36  The  commis- 
iiion  is  delivered. 

THESE  are  now  the  ''chief  of 
their  fathers,  and  tliis  is  the 
genealogy  of  them  that  went  up 
with  me  from  I'abylon,  in  the  reign 
of  Artaxerxes  the  king. 

2  Of  the  sons  of  Phinehas ;  Ger- 
shom :  of  the  sons  of  Ithamar ; 
l3aniel :  of  the  sons  of  David ; 
Hattush. 

3  Of  the  sons  of  Shechaniah,  of 
the  sons  of  Pharosh  ;  Zechariah  : 
and  with  him  were  reckoned  by 
genealogy  of  the  males  an  hun- 
dred and  fifty. 

4  Of  the  sons  of  Pahath-moab ; 
Elihoenai  the  son  of  Zerahiah,  and 
with  him  two  hundred  males. 

5  Of  the  sons  of  Shechaniah ;  the 
son  of  Jahaziel,  and  with  him  three 
hundred  males. 

6  Of  the  sons  also  of  Adin ;  Ebed 
the  son  of  Jonathan,  and  with  him 
fifty  males. 

7  And  of  the  sons  of  Elam  ;  Je- 
shaiah  the  son  of  Athaliah,  and 
with  him  seventy  males. 

8  And  of  the  sons  of  Shephatiah ; 
Zebadiah  the  son  of  Michael,  and 
with  him  fourscoi'e  males. 

9  Of  the  sons  of  Joab ;  Obadiah 
the  son  of  Jehiel.and  with  him  two 
hundred  and  eighteen  males. 

10  And  of  the  sons  of  Shelomitli ; 
the  son  of  Josiphiah,  and  with  him 
an  hundred  and  threescore  males. 

1 1  And  of  the  sons  of  Bebai ;  Ze 


chariah  the  son  of  Bebai,  and  with 
him  twenty  and  eight  males. 

1 2  And  of  the  sons  of  Azgad ;  Jo- 
hanan  the  son  of  Hakkatan,  and 
with  him  an  hundred  and  ten 
males. 

13  And  of  the  last  sons  of  Ado- 
nikam  whose  names  are  these,  Eli- 
phelet,  Jeiel,  and  Shemaiah,  and 
with  them  threescore  males. 

14  Of  the  sons  also  of  Bigvai ; 
Uthai,  and  ^  Zal^bud,  and  with 
them  seventy  males. 

15  ^  And  I  gathered  them  toge- 
ther to  the  river  that  runneth  to 
Ahava ;  and  there  abode  we  in 
tents  three  days :  and  1  viewed 
the  people,  and  the  priests,  and 
found  there  none  of  the  sons  of 
Levi. 

16  Then  sent  I  for  Eliezer,^  for 
Ariel,  for  Shemaiah,  and  for  Elna- 
than,  and  for  Jaril),  and  for  Elna- 
than,  and  for  Nathan,  and  for 
Zechariah,  and  for  Meshullam, 
chief  men ;  also  for  Joiarib,  and 
for  Elnathan,  men  of  understand- 
ing, 

17  And  I  sent  them  with  com- 
mandment unto  Iddo  the  chief  at 
the  place  C'asiphia,  and  I  told 
them  what  they  should  say  unto 
Iddo,  and  to  his  brethren  the  '^Ne- 
thinims.   at    the    place    Casiphia, 


4  *  Zaccur, 


that  they  should  bring  unto  us  mi- 
nisters for  the  house  of  our  God. 

18  And  by  the  good  hand  of  our 
God  upon  us  they  brought  us  a 
man  of  understanding,  of  the  sons 
of  Mahli,  the  son  of  Levi,  the  son 
of  Israel ;  and  Sherebiah,  with  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  eighteen  ; 

19  And  Hashabiah,  and  with  him 
Jeshaiah  of  the  sons  of  Merari,  his 
brethren  and  their  sons,  twenty  ; 

20  Also  of  the  ^  Nethinims.whom 
David  and  the  princes  had  ap- 
pointed for  the  service  of  the  Le- 
vites  two  hundred  and  twenty 
"  Nethinims  :  all  of  them  were  ex- 
pressed  by  name. 

21  U  Then  I  proclaimed  a  fast 
there,  at  the  river  of  Ahava,  that 
we  might  ''afflict  ourselves  before 
our  God,  to  seek  of  him  a  ^  right 
way  for  us,  and  for  our  little  ones, 
and  for  all  our  substance. 

22  For  I  was  ashamed  to  require 
of  the  king  a  band  of  soldiers  and 
horsemen  to  help  us  against  tlie 
enemy  in  the  way:  because  we  liad 
spoken  unto  the  king,  saying,  Tlie 
hand  of  our  God  is  upon  all  them 
for  good  that  seek  him ;  but  his 
power  and  his  wrath  is  against  all 
them  that  forsake  him. 


»  Or, 


•  humble 
8  straislit 


469 


The  Ireasiire  is  iveighed. 


EZRA,  9. 


The  strange  marriages. 


23  So  we  fasted  and  besought 
our  God  for  this  :  and  he  was  in- 
treated  of  us. 

24  IT  Then  I  separated  twelve  of 
the  chief  of  the  priests,  Sherebiah, 
Hashabiah,  and  ten  of  their  breth- 
ren with  them, 

25  And  weighed  unto  them  the 
silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  ves- 
sels, even  the  offering  of  the  house 
of  our  God,  which  the  king,  and 
his  counsellors,  and  his  lords, 
and  all  Israel  there  present,  had 
offered  : 

26  I  even  weighed  unto  their 
hand  six  hundred  and  fifty  talents 
of  silver,  and  silver  vessels  an  hun- 
dred talents,  and  of  gold  an  hundred 
talents  ; 

27  Also  twenty  basons  of  gold, 
of  a  thousand  ^  drams  ;  and  two 
vessels  of  fine  copper,  precious  as 
gold. 

28  And  I  said  unto  them,  Ye  are 
holy  unto  the  Lord  ;  the  vessels  are 
holy  also ;  aiid  the  silver  and  the 
gold  are  a  freewill  offering  unto 
"  the  Lord  God  of  your  fathers. 

29  Watch  ye,  and  keep  them,  un- 
til ye  weigh  them  before  the  chief  of 
the  priests  and  the  Levites,  and 
chief  of  the  fathers  of  Israel,  at 
Jerusalem,  in  the  chambers  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

30  So  took  the  priests  and  the 
Levites  the  weight  of  the  silver, 
and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels,  to 
bring  tJiem  to  Jerusalem  unto  the 
house  of  our  God. 

31^  Then  we  departed  from  the 
river  of  Ahava  on  the  twelfth  day 
of  the  first  month,  to  go  unto  Jeru- 
salem :  and  the  hand  of  our  God 
was  upon  us,  and  he  delivered  us 
from  tlie  hand  of  the  enemy,  and 
of  such  as  lay  in  wait  by  the  way. 

32  And  we  came  to  Jerusalem, 
and  abode  there  three  days. 

33  ^  Now  on  the  foui'thday  was 
the  silver  and  the  gold  and  the 
vessels  weighed  in  the  house  of  our 
God  by  the  hand  of  Meremoth  the 
son  of  Ui'iah  the  priest ;  and  \vith 
him  wan  Eleazar  tlie  son  of  Fhine- 
has  ;  and  with  them  wax  Jozabad 
the  son  of  Jeshua,  and  Noadiah 
the  son  of  l^innui,  Levites  ; 

34  l>y  number  and  by  weight  of 
every  one  :  and  all  the  weight  was 
written  at  that  time. 

35  Also  the  children  of  those 
that  had  been  carried  away,  which 
were  come  out  f>f  the  cajjtivity, 
oilered  l)urnt  off'ci'ings  unto  tlie 
(Jod  of  Israel,  twelve  bullocks  for 
all  Israel,  ninety  and  six  rams, 
seventy  and  seven  lanibs,  twelve 
h(.' goats  ,/o/' a  sin  olFering:  all  M/.s- 
was  a  burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord. 


3G  U  And  they  delivered  the 
king's  commissions  unto  the  king's 
"  lieutenants,  and  to  the  governors 
on  this  side  the  ^  river :  and  they 
furthered  the  people,  and  the  house 
of  God. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  Esra  mournetk/or  the  affinity  of  the  people 
with  strangers.  5  He  prayeth  unto  God 
with  confession  of  sins. 

NOW  when  these  things  were 
done,  the  princes  came  to  me, 
saying.  The  people  of  Israel,  and 
the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  have 
not  separated  themselves  from  the 
people  of  the  lands,  doing  accord- 
ing to  their  abominations,  even  of 
the  Canaanites,  the  Hittites,  the 
Perizzites,  the  Jebusites,  the  Am- 
rnonites,  the  Moabites,  the  Egyp- 
tians, and  the  Amorites. 

2  For  they  have  taken  of  their 
daughters  for  themselves,  and  for 
their  sons  :  so  that  the  holy  seed 
have  mingled  themselves  with  the 
people  of  tliose  lands :  yea,  the 
hand  of  the  princes  and  rulers 
hath  been  chief  in  this  trespass. 

3  And  when  I  hear'd  this  thing,  I 
rent  my  garment  and  my  mantle, 
and  plucked  off  the  hair  of  my 
head  and  of  my  beard,  and  sat 
down  astonied. 

4  Then  were  assembled  unto  me 
every  one  that  trembled  at  the 
words  of  the  God  of  Israel,  because 
of  the  transgression  of  those  that 
had  been  carried  away  ;  and  I  sat 
astonied  until  the  evening  sacri- 
fice. 

5  ^  And  at  the  evening  sacrifice 
I  arose  up  fi'om  my  heaviness  ;  and 
having  rent  my  gai'ment  and  my 
mantle,  I  fell  upon  my  knees,  and 
spread  out  my  hands  unto  the 
Lord  my  God, 

6  And  said,  O  my  God,  I  am 
ashamed  and  blush  to  lift  up  my 
face  to  thee,  my  God  :  for  our  ini- 
quities are  increased  over  onr  head, 
and  our  ^  trt'spass  is  grown  up  unto 
the  heavens. 

7  Since  the  days  of  our  fathers 
Jiave  we  been  in  •'a  great  trespass 


unto  this  day  ;  mthI  for  our  iniqui 
ties  have  we,  our  kings,  and  our 
pi'iests,  been  (leli\('red  into  the 
hand  of  the  kings  of  the  lands,  to 
the  sword,  to  captivity,  and  to  a 
spoil,  and  to  confusion  of  face,  as  it 
/.s  this  day. 

<S  And  now  for  a  little  space  grace 
hath  been  xlivu'i'd  from  th<'  Lord 
our  God,  to  leave  us  a  remnant  to 
escape,  and  to  give  us  a  nail  in  his 
holy  i)lace,  that  our  God  may 
lighten  our  eyes,  and  give  us  a 
little  reviving  in  our  bontlage. 
70 


Ezra's  prayer  and  confession. 


EZRA,  10. 


He  reformetli  the  evil. 


9  For  we  were  bondmen  ;  yet  our 
God  hath  not  forsaken  us  in  our 
bondage,  but  hath  extended  mercy 
unto  us  in  the  sight  of  the  kings 
of  Persia,  to  give  us  a  reviving,  to 
set  up  the  house  of  our  God,  and 
to  repair  the  desolations  thereof, 
and  to  give  us  a  wall  in  Judah 
and  in  Jerusalem. 

10  And  now,  O  our  God,  what 
shall  we  say  after  this  ?  for  we  have 
forsaken  thy  commandments, 

1 1  Which  thou  hast  commanded 
by  thy  servants  the  prophets,  say- 
ing. The  land,  unto  which  ye  go  to 
possess  it,  is  an  unclean  land  with 
the  filthiness  of  the  ^  peo])le  of  the 
lands,  with  their  abominations, 
which  have  filled  it  from  one  end 
to  another  with  their  uncleanness. 

12  Now  therefore  give  not  your 
daughters  unto  their  sons,  neither 
take  their  daughters  unto  your 
sons,  nor  seek  their  peace  or  their 
"  wealth  for  ever  :  that  ye  may  be 
strong,  and  eat  the  good  of  the 
land,  and  leave  it  for  an  inheri- 
tance to  your  children  for  ever. 

13  And  after  all  that  is  come 
upon  us  for  our  evil  deeds,  and  for 
our  great  •'  trespass,  seeing  that 
thou  our  Gull  hast  punished  us 
less  than  our  iniquities  deserve,  and 
hast  given  us  sudi  deliverance  as 
this; 

14  Should  we  again  break  thy 
conmiandments,  and  join  in  affinity 
with  the  *  people  of  these  abomina- 
tions %  wouldest  not  thou  be  angry 
with  us  till  thou  hadst  consumed 
us,  so  that  there  should  be  no  rem- 
nant nor  escaping  1 

15  ^  O  Lord  God  of  Israel,  thou 
art  righteous  :  for  we  ''remain  yet 
escaped,  as  it  is  this  day  :  behold, 
we  are  before  thee  in  our  '^  tres- 
passes :  for  we  cannot  stand  before 
thee  because  of  this. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  SJiechdiuah  encouraffeih  Ezra  fo  reform 
thf  strdhgC'  marrUtges.  6  Ezra  iiidiiriii ik/ 
iixscnbUlh  ihepi-ople.  9  The  p^nph',  ,it  the 
efhortiitioH  of  Ezra,  repent,  and  prot/ii.ie 
amendment.  15  T7ie  care  to  perform  it. 
18  The  names  of  them  which  had  married 
strange  'wives. 

OW  **  when  Ezra  had  prayed. 

anfl  when    he   had   confessed. 


N 


and  have  taken  strange  wives  of 
the  '  people  of  the  land  :  yet  now 
there  is  hope  ®  in  Israel  concerning 
this  thing. 

3  Now  therefore  let  us  make  a 
covenant  with  our  God  to  put  away 
all  the  wives,  and  such  as  are  born 
of  them,  according  to  the  counsel 
of  my  lord,  and  of  those  that  trem- 
ble at  the  commandment  of  our 
God  ;  and  let  it  be  done  according 
to  the  law. 

4  Arise  ;  for  this  matter  belongeth 
unto  thee  :  we  also  will  be  with 
thee :  be  of  good  courage,  and  do 
it. 

5  Then  arose  Ezra,  and  made  the 
^°  chief  priests,  the  Levites,  and  all 
Isi'ael,  to  swear  that  they  should 
do  according  to  this  word.  And 
they  sware. 

6  U  Then  Ezra  i-ose  up  from  be- 
fore the  house  of  God,  and  went 
into  the  chamber  of  Johanan  the 
son  of  Eliashib  :  and  tvhen  he  came 
thither,  he  did  eat  no  bread,  nor 
drink  water :  for  he  mourned  be- 
cause of  the  transgression  of  them 
"  that  had  been  carried  away. 

7  And  they  made  proclamation 
throughout  Judah  and  Jerusalem 
unto  all  the  children  of  the  captiv- 
ity, that  they  should  gather  them- 
selves together  unto  Jerusalem  ; 

8  And  that  whosoever  would  not 
come  within  three  days,  according 
to  the  counsel  of  the  princes  and 
the  elders,  all  his  substance  should 
be  forfeited,  and  himself  separated 
from  the  congregation  of  '-those 
that  had  been  carried  away. 


weeping  and  casting  liimself  down 
before  the  house  of  God,  there  as- 
sembled unto  him  out  of  Israel  a 
very  great  congregation  of  men 
and  women  and  children  :  foi-  the 
people  wept  very  sore. 

'2  And  Shechaniah  tlie  son  of 
Jehiel,  one  of  the  sons  of  Elam, 
answered  and  said  unto  Ezra,  We 
have  trespassed  against  our  God, 

4 


9  II  Then  all  the  men  of  Judah 
and  Benjamin  gathered  themselves 
together  unto  Jerusalem  within 
three  days.  It  was  the  ninth 
month,  on  the  twentieth  day  of  the 
month ;  and  all  the  people  sat  in 
the  "street  of  the  house  of  God, 
trembling  because  of  this  matter, 
and  for  the  great  rain. 

10  And  Ezra  the  priest  stood  up, 
and  said  unto  them,  Ye  have  trans- 
gressed, and  have  taken  strange 
wives,  to  increase  the  "  trespass  of 
Israel. 

11  Now  therefore  make  confes- 
sion unto  'Hlie  Lord  Ciod  of  your 
fathers,  and  do  his  jjleasure :  and 
separate  yovu'selves  from  the  peo- 
ple of  the  land,  and  from  the 
strange  wives. 

1  '2  Then  all  the  congregation  an- 
swered and  said  with  a  loud  voice. 
As  thou  hast  said,  so  must  we  do. 

13  P>ut  the  people  (ov,  many,  and 
it  is  a  time  of  much  rain,  and  we 
are  not  able  to  stand  without, 
neither  is  this  a  work  of  one  day 


1  peoples 
'■>  for 


w  chiefs  of 
the  priests. 


11  of  the 
captivity. 


12  the 
captivity. 


13  broad 
place  before 


H  guilt 


15  the  Lord, 
the  God 


The  names  of  those  who 


EZRA,  10. 


had  taken  strange  wives 


or  two  :  for  we  are  many  that  have 
transgre.ssed  in  this  thing. 

14  Let  now  our  rulers  of  all  the 
congregation  stand,  and  let  all 
them  which  have  taken  strange 
wives  in  our  cities  come  at  ap- 
pointed times,  and  with  them  the 
elders  of  every  city,  and  the  judges 
thereof,  until  the  fierce  wrath  of 
our  God  for  this  matter  be  turned 
from  us. 

1.5  ^  Only  Jonathan  the  son  of 
Asahel  and  -Jahaziah  the  son  of 
Tikvah  ^  were  employed  about  this 
matter:  and  Mesiiullam  and  >Shab- 
bethai  the  Levite  helped  them. 

16  And  the  children  of  the  cap- 
tiyity  did  so.  And  Ezra  the  priest, 
with  certain  chief  of  the  fathers, 
after  "the  house  of  their  fathers. 
and  all  of  them  by  their  names, 
were  separated,  and  sat  down  in 
the  fii'st  day  of  the  tenth  month  to 
examine  the  matter. 

17  Aiid  they  made  an  end  with 
all  the  men  that  had  taken  strange 
wives  by  the  first  day  of  the  first 
month. 

18  U  And  among  the  sons  of  the 
pi'iests  there  were  found  that  had 
taken  strange  wives  :  namely,  of 
the  sons  of  Jeshua  the  son  of  Joza- 
dak,  and  his  brethren  ;  Maaseiah, 
and  Eliezer,  and  Jarib,  and  Geda- 
liah. 

19  And  they  gave  their  hands 
that  they  would  put  away  their 
wives  ;  and  tieing  guilty,  they  offered 
a  ram  of  the  flock  for  their  trespass. 

20  And  of  the  sons  of  Immer ; 
Planani,  and  Zebadiah. 

21  And  of  the  sons  of  Hai'im  ; 
Maaseiah,  and  Elijah,  and  She- 
maiah,  and  Jehiel,  and  XTzziah. 

22  And  of  the  sons  of  Pashur ; 
Elioenai,  Maaseiah,  Islimael,  Ne- 
thaneel,  .Tozabad,  and  J*]lasah. 

23  Also  of  the  Levites  ;  .lozabad, 
and  tShimei,  and  Kelaiah,  (the  same 
i.s  Kelita,)  i'ethahiah,  Judah,  and 
Eliezer. 

24  Of  the  singers  also  ;  Eliashib  : 


and  of  the  porters ;   8hallum,  and 
Telem,  and  Uri. 

25  iSIoreover  of  Israel :  of  the 
sons  of  Parosh  ;  Kamiah,  and  Je- 
ziah,  and  IMalchiah,  and  Miamin, 
and  Eleazar,  and  Malchijah,  and 
Benaiah. 

26  And  of  the  sons  of  Elam  ;  Mat- 
taniah,  Zechariah,  and  Jehiel,  and 
Abdi,  and  Jeremoth,  and  Elian. 

27  And  of  the  sons  of  Zattu  ; 
Elioenai,  Eliashib,  Mattaniah,  and 
Jeremoth,  and  Zabad,  and  Aziza. 

28  Of  tne  sons  also  of  Bebai ;  Je- 
hohanan,  Hananiah,  Zabbai,  and 
Athlai. 

29  And  of  the  sons  of  Bani ; 
Meshullam,  Malluch,  and  Adaiah, 
Jashub,  and  Sheal,  and  Ilamoth. 

30  And  of  the  sons  of  Pahath- 
moab  ;  Adna,  and  Clielal,  Benaiah, 
Maaseiah,  Mattaniah,  Bezaleel,  and 
Binnui,  and  Manasseh. 

31  And  of  the  sons  of  Harim  ; 
Eliezer,  Ishijah,  Malchiah,  She- 
maiah,  Shimeon, 

32  Benjamin,  Malluch,  and  She- 
mariah. 

33  Of  the  sons  of  Hashum  ;  ]\Iat- 
tenai,  Mattathah,  Zabad,  P^liphe- 
let,  Jereraai,  Manasseh,  a/i(i  Shimei. 

34  Of  the  sons  of  Bani ;  Maadai, 
Amram,  and  Uel, 

35  Benaiah,  Ikdeiah,  Chelluh, 

36  Vaniah,  Meremoth,  Eliashib, 

37  Mattaniah,  Mattenai,  and 
Jaasau, 

.38  And  Bani,  and  Binnui,  Shi- 
mei, 

39  And  Shelemiah,  and  Nathan, 
and  Adaiah, 

40  Machnadebai,Shashai,Sharai, 

41  Azareel,  and  Shelemiah,  She- 
mariah, 

42  Shallum,  Amariah,  and  Jo- 
seph. 

43  Of  the  sons  of  Nebo  ;  Jeiel, 
Mattithiah,  Zabad,  Zcibina,  .ladau, 
and  Joel,  Benaiah. 

44  All  tliesc  had  taken  strange 
wives  :  and  Ko/iietti  them  had  \viv(\s 
by  whom  they  had  chihh'en. 


THE 


BOOK  OF  NEHEMIAII 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Neheviiah,  iinr/erxfit)ii/iii(i  hy  Ilnnani  the 
iitiHeri/  of  JeruHiihiii,  iiiourneth,  fiiHtel/i, 
(1/1(1  jirai/eZ/i.    5  His  jtraijcf. 

fj^HK  words  of  Nehemiah  the  son 
_L  of  Hachaliah.  And  it  came  to 
pass  in  the  month  Ohisleu,  in  the 
twentieth  year,  as  1  was  in  Shu- 
shan  the  palac(% 


2  Tliat  Hanani,  one  of  my  bretli- 
ren,  came,  he  and  eertain.  men  'of 
Judah  ;  and  J  asked  tiiein  concern- 
ing the^  Jews  tliat  had  escaped, 
whicli  were  left  of  the  cai)tivity. 
and  concerning  -lerusalem. 

3  And  they  said  unto  me,  Tlie 
remnant  that  are  left  of  the  cap- 
tivity there  in  tlie  province  are  in 


472 


NehemiaK s  mourning. 


NEHEMIAH,  2.     Artaxerxes  sendeth  him  to  Jerusalem. 


great  affliction  and  reproach  :  the 
wall  of  Jerusalem  also  is  broken 
down,  and  the  gates  thereof  are 
burned  with  fire. 

4  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I 
heard  these  words,  that  I  sat  down 
and  wept,  and  mourned  certain 
days,  and  fasted,  and  prayed  be- 
fore the  God  of  heaven, 

5  And  said,  I  beseech  thee,  '  O 
Lord  God  of  heaven,  the  great  aiicl 


terrible  God,  that  keepeth  cove- 
nant and  mercy  for  them  that 
love  him  and  observe  his  com- 
mandments : 

6  Let  thine  ear  now  be  attentive, 
and  thine  eyes  open,  that  thou 
mayest  hear  tlie  prayer  of  thy  ser- 
vant, which  I  pray  before  thee 
now,  day  and  night,  for  the  child- 
ren of  Israel  thy  servants,  and 
confess  the  sins  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  which  we  have  sinned 
against  thee :  both  I  and  my 
father's  house  have  sinned. 

7  We  have  dealt  very  corruptly 
against  thee,  and  have  not  kept  the 
commandments,  nor  the  statutes, 
nor  the  judgments,  which  thou 
commandedst  thy  servant  Moses. 

8  Remember,  I  beseech  thee, 
the  word  that  thou  commandedst 
thy  servant  Moses,  saying,  //'  ye 
transgress,  I  will  scatter  you  abroad 
among  the  nations  : 

9  But  if  ye  '"  turn  unto  me,  and 
keep  my  commandments,  and  do 
them  ;  though  there  were  of  you 
cast  out  unto  the  uttermost  part 
of  the  heaven,  yet  will  I  gather 
them  from  thence,  and  will  bring 
them  unto  the  place  that  I  have 
chosen  to  set  my  name  there. 

10  Now  these  a)-e  thy  servants 
and  thy  people,  whom  thou  hast 
redeemed  by  thy  great  power,  and 
by  thy  strong  hand. 

11  O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  let 
now  thine  ear  be  attentive  to  the 
pra.yer-  of  thy  servant,  and  to  the 
prayer  of  thy  sei'vants,  who  •'  desire 
to  fear  thy  name  :  and  prosper,  I 
pray  thee,  thy  servant  tins  day, 
and  grant  him  mercy  in  the  sight 
of  this  man.  For  I  was  the  king's 
cupbearer. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  Arinxerxefi  ujiiJefsfaiif/iiiff  the  caune  of 
Nehemidh'n  MidnesK  fieiideih  him  icith  let- 
ters! and  comininni(in  to  Jerusdlem.  9  Nehe- 
midh,  to  the  g7-ief  of  the  enemies,  cometli  in 
Jeruxiilem.  12  Jle  rieireth  aecretlii  tlie 
ruinfi  of  the  tcallK.  17  Heivfitethtliii  Jtwa 
to  liuild  in  dexpite  of  tlie  enemies. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
month  Nisan,  in  the  twentieth 
year  of  Artaxerxes  the  king,  f)/af 
wine  loas  before  him  :  and  I  took 
up  the  wine,  and  gave  it  unto  the 


king.     Now  I  had  not  been  before- 
time  sad  in  his  presence. 

2  Wherefore  the  king  said  unto 
me.  Why  is  thy  countenance  sad, 
seeing  thou  art  not  sick?  this  is 
nothing  else  but  sorrow  of  heart. 
Then  1  was  very  sore  afraid, 

3  And  said  unto  the  king,  Let 
the  king  live  for  ever  :  why  should 
not  my  countenance  be  sad,  when 
the  city,  the  place  of  my  fathers' 
sepulchres,  lieth  waste,  and  the 
gates  thereof  are  consumed  with 
fire  "J 

4  Then  the  king  said  unto  me, 
For  what  dost  thou  make  request  1 
So  I  prayed  to  the  God  of  heaven. 

5  And  I  said  unto  the  king,  If  it 
please  the  king,  and  if  thy  servant 
have  found  favour  in  thy  sight,  that 
thou  wouklest  send  me  unto  Judah, 
unto  the  city  of  my  fathers'  sepul- 
chres, that  I  may  build  it. 

6  And  the  king  said  unto  me, 
(the  queen  also  sitting  by  him,) 
For  how  long  shall  thy  journey  be? 
and  when  wilt  thou  return '?  So  it 
pleased  the  king  to  send  me  ;  and 
I  set  him  a  time. 

7  Moreover  I  said  unto  the  king, 
If  it  please  the  king,  let  letters  be 
given  me  to  the  governors  beyond 
the  •^  river,  that  they  may  convey 
me  over  till  I  come  into  Judah  ; 

8  And  a  letter  unto  Asaph  the 
keeper  of  the  king's  fftrest,  that  he 
may  give  me  timber  to  make  beams 
for  the  gates  of  the  ^  palace  which 
appertained  to  the  house,  and  for 
the  wall  of  the  city,  and  for  the 
house  that  I  shall  enter  into.  And 
the  king  granted  me,  according  to 
the  good  hand  of  my  God  upon  me. 

9  ^  Then  I  came  to  the  governors 
bes^ond  the  •* river,  and  gave  them 
the  king's  letters.  Now  the  king 
had  sent,  captains  of  the  army  and 
horsemen  with  me. 

10  When  Sanballatthe  Horonite, 
and  Tobiah  the  servant,  the  Am- 
monite, heai'd  of  it,  it  grieved  them 
exceedingly  that  there  was  come  a 
man  to  seek  the  welfare  of  the  cliild- 
ren  of  Israel. 

11  So  I  came  to  Jerusalem,  and 
was  there  three  days. 

12  IT  And  I  arose  in  the  night,  I 
and  some  few  men  with  me :  neither 
told  I  atii/  man  what  my  God  had 
put  in  my  heai't  to  do  at  Jerusalem  : 
neither  ivas  there  any  beast  with 
me,  save  the  beast  that  I  rode 
upon. 

13  And  I  went  out  by  night  by 
the  ^  gate  of  the  valley,  even  before 
thc(h-ag()n  well,  and  to  the  dung 
"  ])()rt.  and  viewed  the  walls  of  Jeru- 
salem,  which   were  broken  down, 

73 


■*  River, 


^  castle 


'■' valley  Lca  I  (' 
even  towan 
tlie  jackal's 
^gate, 


The  names  of  them 


NEHEMIAH,  3. 


that  huilded  the  wall. 


and  the  gates  thereof  were  con- 
sumed with  fire. 

1 4  Then  1  went  on  to  the  gate  of 
the  fountain,  and  to  the  king's 
pool :  liut  /-Acre  tvas  no  place  for  the 
beast  fhaf  was  under  me  to  pass. 

15  Then  went  I  up  in  the  night 
by  the  brook,  and  viewed  the  wall, 
and  turned  l^ack,  and  entered  by 
the  '  gate  of  the  valley,  and  so  re- 
turned. 

16  And  the  rulers  knew  not 
whither  I  went,  or  what  I  did ; 
neither  had  I  as  yet  told  it  to  the 
Jews,  nor  to  the  priests,  nor  to  the 
nobles,  nor  to  the  rulers,  nor  to 
the  rest  that  did  the  work. 

17  ^  Then  said  I  unto  them.  Ye 
see  the  distress  that  we  are  in,  how 
Jerusalem  lieth  waste,  and  the  gates 
thereof  aie  burned  with  tire  :  come, 
and  let  us  build  up  the  wall  of 
Jerusalem,  that  we  be  no  more  a 
reproach. 

18  Then  I  told  them  of  the  hand 
of  my  God  which  was  good  upon 
me ;  as  also  the  king's  words  that 
he  had  spoken  unto  me.  And  they 
saifl.  Let  us  rise  up  and  build.  8o 
they  strengthened  their  hands  for 
this  good  work. 

19  But  when  Sanballat  the  Ho- 
ronite,  and  Tobiah  the  servant,  the 
Ammonite,  and  Geshem  the  Ara- 
bian, heard  it,  they  lauglied  us  to 
scorn,  and  despised  us,  and  said. 
What  is  this  thing  that  ye  do  1  will 
ye  rebel  against  the  king  1 

20  Then  answered  I  them,  and 
said  unto  them.  The  God  of  heaven, 
he  will  prosper  us  ;  tlierefore  we 
his  servants  will  arise  and  build  : 
but  ye  liave  no  portion,  nor  right, 
nor  memorial,  in  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  3. 

TTie  vdmcH  <nul  arder  of  them  that  Iniildi'd 
the  n-iill. 

rilHKN  Kliashib  the  high  priest 
X  r()S(!  up  witli  his  bretlu'on  the 
priests,  and  theybuilded  the  sheep 
gate;  they  sanctihed  it,  and  set  uj) 
the  doors  of  it;  even  unto  the 
tower  of  Meah  tliey  sanctified  it, 
unto  the  tower  of  Hananeel. 

2  And  next  unto  him  builded  the 
men  of  Jei'icho.  And  Tiext  to  tliem 
builderl  Zaccur  the  son  of  Imri. 

.'i  J^>ut  th(^  fish  gate  did  the  sons  of 
Hassen!i,ah  l)ui]d,  who  (tUo  laid  the 
lieanis  thereof,  and  set  uj)  the  doors 
thereof,  the  -  locks  thereof,  and  the 
bars  thereof. 

4  And  next  unto  them  renaired 
Meremoth  the  son  of  Urijan,  tli(^ 
son  of  •'  Ko/.  And  next  unto  them 
repairerl  Aleshullam  the  son  of 
JBerechiah,  the  son  of  Meshezabeel. 


And  next  unto  them  rei)aired  Za- 
dok  the  son  of  Baana. 

5  And  next  unto  them  the  Teko- 
ites  repaired;  but  their  nobles  put 
not  their  necks  to  the  work  of  their 
^Lord. 

6  Moreover  the  old  gate  repaired 
Jehoiada  the  son  of  Pasejih,  and 
Meshullam  the  son  of  Ik'sodeiah  ; 
they  laid  tlie  beams  thereof,  and  set 
up  the  doors  thereof,  and  the  "locks 
thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof. 

7  And  next  unto  them  repaired 
Melatiah  the  Gibeonite,  and  .ladon 
the  Meroiiothite,  the  men  of  Gibeon, 
and  of  Mizpah,  unto  the  throne  of 
the  governor  on  this  side  the 
^  river. 

8  Next  unto  him  repaired  Uzziel 
tlie  son  of  Harhaiah,  of  the  gold- 
smiths. Next  uiito  him  also  re- 
paired Hananiah  ^  tlie  son  of  one  of 


the  apothecai-ies.  and  they  fortified 


Jerusalem  unto  the  broad  wall. 

9  And  next  unto  them  repaired 
Rephaiah  the  son  of  Hur,  the  ruler 
of  the  half  part  of  Jerusalem. 

10  And  next  unto  them  repaired 
Jedaiah  the  son  of  Harumaph,  even 
over  against  his  house.  And  next 
unto  him  repaired  Hattush  the  son 
of  Hashabniah. 

1 1  Malchijah  the  son  of  Harim, 
and  Hasliub  the  son  of  Paliath- 
moab,  repaired  the  other  piece,  and 
the  tower  of  the  furnaces. 

12  And  next  unto  him  repaired 
Shallum  tlie  son  of  Halohesli,  the 
ruler  of  the  half  part  of  Jerusalem, 
he  and  liis  daughters. 

13  Tlie  valley  gate  repaired  Ha- 
nun,an<l  the  inhabitantsof  Zanoah  ; 
they  built  it,  and  set  uj)  the  doors 
thereof,  the  -  locks  thereof,  and  the 
bars  thereof,  aini  a  thousand  cul)its 
on  the  wall  unto  the  dung  gate. 

14  l^)Ut  the  dung  gate  renaired 
Malcliiah  the  son  of  llechan,  the 
ruler  of "  pai'tof  Beth-hacctM'em  ;  he 
built  it,  and  set  up  the  doors 
tiier(!of,  the  -'locks  thereof,  and  the 
bars  thereof. 

15  lUit  the  gate  of  the  fountain 
repaired  Shallun  the  son  of  ('ol- 
hozeh,  the  ruler  of  "part  of  Miz- 
pah ;  he  built  it,  anucm  crfvl  it, 
and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  the 
'■^  loeks  tliereof,  and  the  bars  thereof, 
and  the  wall  of  the  pool  of  Siloah 
by  tlie  king's  garden,  and  unto  the 
stairs  tliat  go  down  from  the  city 
of  1  )avid. 

in  After  him  repaired  Neheiniiih 
theson  of  A/.i)nk,  tli(^  ruler  of  the 
half  part  of  I'.eth-zur,  unto  thr 
place  over  against  the  sr|)ulchres  of 
David,  and  to  the  pool   that  was 


474 


Building  of  the  ivalL 


NEHEMIAH,  4. 


The  enemies  scoff] 


made,  and  unto  the  house  of  the 
'  mighty. 

17  After  him  repaired  the  Le- 
vites,  Rehum  the  son  of  Bani. 
Next  unto  him  repaired  Hasha- 
biah,  the  ruler  of  the  half  part  of 
Keilah,  "in  his  part. 

18  After  him  repaired  their 
brethren,  Bavai  the  son  of  Hena- 
dad,  the  ruler  of  the  half  part  of 
Keilah. 

19  And  next  to  him  repaired 
Ezer  the  son  of  Jeshua,  the  ruler 
of  Mizpah,  another  piece  over 
against  the  going  up  to  the  armoury 
at  the  turning  of  me  wall. 

20  After  him  Baruch  the  son  of 
Zabbai  earnestly  repaired  the  other 
piece,  from  the  turning  of  the  wall 
unto  the  door  of  the  house  of  Elia- 
shib  the  high  priest. 

21  After  him  repaired  Meremoth 
the  son  of  Urijah  the  son  of  ^  Koz 
another  piece,  from  the  door  of  the 
house  of  Eliashib  even  to  the  end 
of  the  house  of  Eliashib. 

22  And  after  him  repaired  the 
priests,  the  men  of  the  plain. 

23  After  him  repaired  Benjamin 
and  Hashub  over  against  their 
house.  After  him  repaired  Aza- 
riah  the  son  of  Maaseiah  the  son  of 
Ananiah  by  his  house. 

24  After  him  repaired  Binnui 
the  son  of  Henadad  another  piece, 
from  the  house  of  Azariah  unto  the 
turning  of  the  wall,  even  unto  the 
corner. 

25  Palal  the  son  of  Uzai,  over 
against  the  turning  of  the  wall,  and 
the  tower  which  lieth  out  from  the 
king's  •'high  house,  that  ivas by  the 
court  of  the  prison.  After  him  Pe- 
daiah  the  son  of  Parosh. 

26  Moreover  the  ^Nethinims 
dwelt  in  Ophel,  unto  the  place 
over  against  the  water  gate  toward 
the  east,  and  the  tower  that  lieth 
out.  . 

27  After  them  the  Tekoites  re- 
paired another  piece,  over  against 
the  great  tower  that  lieth  out,  even 
unto  the  wall  of  Ophel. 

28  From  above  the  horse  gate  re- 
paired the  priests,  every  one  over 
against  his  house. 

29  After  them  repaired  Zadok 
the  son  of  Immer  over  against  his 
house.  After  him  repaired  also 
Shemaiah  the  son  of  Shechaniah, 
the  keeper  of  the  east  gate. 

30  After  him  rei)aired  Hananiah 
the  son  of  Shelemiah,  and  Hanun 
the  sixth  son  of  Zalai)h,  another 
l)iece.  After  him  repaired  Meshul- 
1am  the  son  of  Berechiah  over 
against  his  cliamber. 

31  After  him  repaired  Malchiah 


^  the  goldsmith's  son  unto  the  place 
of  the  '  Methinims.  and  of  the  mer- 
chants, over  against  the  gate  Miph- 
kad,  and  to  the  going  up  of  the 
corner. 

32  And  between  the  going  up  of 
the  corner  unto  the  sheep  gate 
repaired  the  goldsmiths  and  the 
merchants. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  V'Tiile  t/ie  enemies  scoff,  Nehemiah  prayeih 
and  ccntinuetJi  the  work.  1  Uiiderstand- 
ing  the  wrath  and  secrets  of  the  enemij,  he 
seiieth  a  iratch.  18  He  armeth  the  labour- 
ers, 19  and  giveth  military  precejits. 

BUT  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
8anballat  heard  that  we  builded 
the  wall,  he  was  wroth,  and  took 
great  indignation,  and  mocked  the 
Jews. 

2  And  he  spake  before  his  breth- 
ren and  the  army  of  Samaria,  and 
said.  What  do  these  feeble  Jews  '\ 
will  they  fortify  themselves"?  will 
they  sacrificed  will  they  make  an 
end  in  a  day  %  will  they  revive  the 
stones  out  of  the  heaps  of  the  rub- 
bish which  are  burned  1 

3  Now  Tobiah  the  Ammonite  was 
by  him,  and  he  said.  Even  that 
which  they  build,  if  a  fox  go  up, 
he  shall  even  break  down  their 
stone  wall. 

4  Hear,  O  our  God  ;  for  we  are 
despised  :  and  turn  their  reproach 
upon  their  own  head,  and  give 
them  for  a  prey  in  the  land  of 
captivity  : 

5  And  cover  not  their  iniquity, 
and  let  not  their  sin  be  blotted  out 
from  before  thee :   for  they  have 

Erovoked  tliee  to  anger  before  the 
uilders. 

6  So  built  we  the  wall ;  and  all 
the  wall  was  joined  together  unto 
**  the  half  thereof  :  for  the  jieople 
had  a  mind  to  work. 

7  ^  But  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  Sanballat,  and  Tooiah,  and 
the  Ai-abians,  and  the  Ammonites, 
and  the  Ashdodites,  heard  ^  that 
the  walls  of  Jerusalem  were  made 


up,  and  that  tlie  breaches  began  to 
Ee"  stopped,  then  they  were  very 
wroth, 

8  And  conspired  all  of  them  to- 
gether to  come  and.  to  fight  against 
Jerusalem,  and  to  '"hinder  it. 

9  Nevertheless  we  made  our 
prayer  unto  our  God,  and  set  a 
watch  against  them  day  and  night, 
because  of  them. 

10  And  Judah  said.  The  strength 
of  the  bearers  of  burdens  is  de- 
cayed, and  tlirre  in  much  rubbish  ; 
so  that  we  are  not  able  to  build  the 
wall. 


s  one  of  the 
goldsmiths 
"  Nethmim, 


Shall  III' 
hf'ujht 


9  that  the 
repuiroi'  the 
walls  of 
Jerusaloin 
went  for- 
ward. 


1"  eause 
eon  fusion 
therein. 


475 


The  labourers  armed. 


NEHEMIAH,  5. 


Usury  rebuked. 


1  ten  times 
from  all 
places,  Ye 
must  return 
unto  us. 


1 1  And  our  adversaries  said, 
They  shall  not  know,  neither  see, 
till  we  come  in  the  midst  among 
them,  and  slay  them,  and  cause 
the  work  to  cease. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  the  Jews  which  dwelt  by 
them  came,  they  said  unto  us  ^  ten 
times.  From  all  places  whence  ye 
shall    return  unto   ns    f/n'!/  mill  he 


places  behind  'the  wall,  mid  on  tl 
^  higher  places,  I  even  set  the  pe^ 


upon  yoii. 

\'6  ^\  Therefore  set  I  in  the  lower 

the 
peo- 
ple after  their  families  with  their 
swords,  their  spears,  and  their 
bows. 

14  And  I  looked,  and  rose  up, 
and  said  unto  the  nobles,  and  to 
the  rulers,  and  to  the  rest  of  the 
people,  Be  not  ye  afraid  of  them  : 
remember  the  Lord,  wliich.  is  great 
and  terrible,  and  fight  for  your 
brethren,  your  sons,  and  your 
daughters,  your  wives,  and  your 
houses. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
our  enemies  heard  that  it  was 
known  unto  us,  and  God  had 
brought  their  counsel  to  nought, 
that  we  returned  all  of  us  to  the 
wall,  every  one  unto  his  work. 

1 6  And  it  came  to  pass  from  that 
time  forth,  that  the  half  of  my  ser- 
vants wrought  in  the  work,  and  the 
other  half  of  them  held  both  the 
spears,  the  shields,  and  the  bows, 
and  the  ^habergeons  :  and  the  rulers 
were  behind  all  the  house  of  Judah. 

17  They  which  builded  on  the 
wall,  and  they  that  bare  burdens, 
with  those  that  laded,  every  one 
with  one  of  his  hands  wrought  in 
the  work,  and  with  the  other  hand 
held  a  weapon. 

18  Foi-  the  builders,  every  one 
had  his  sword  girded  by  his  side, 
and  so  builded.  And  he  that 
sounded  the  trumpet  was  by  me. 

19  11  And  I  said  unto  the  nobles, 
and  to  the  rulers,  and  to  the  rest  of 
the  -jjeople,  The  work  is  great  and 
large,  and  we  are  separated  upon 
the  wall,  one  far  from  another. 

20  In  what  places  therefore  ye 
hear  the  sound  of  the  trumpet, 
resort  ye  thither  unto  us  :  our  God 
shall  fight  for  us. 

21  So  we  laboured  in  the  work  : 
and  h.'ilf  of  them  held  the  spears 
from  the  rising  of  the  inoiTiing  till 
the  stars  app(^ared. 

22  Likewise  at  the  same  time 
said  1  unto  the  people,  Let  every 
on<^  with  his  sei-vaiit  lodge  within 
Jerusalem,  that  in  the  night  they 
may  be  a  guard  to  u.s,  and  labour 
'<)i\  the  day. 


23  So  neither  I,  nor  my  brethren, 
nor  my  servants,  nor  the  men  of 
the  guar<l  which  followed  me,  none 
of  us  put  off  our  clothes,  saving 
that  every  one  put  them  off"  for 
washing. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  TTie  Jews  com  pla  in  of  their  debt,  7nort(iaffe, 
and  honchige.  6  Nelieniiah  rehxtketh  the 
iisnrerx.  (ind  cdnsetk  them  to  make  a  coue- 
nii/it  of  ffntitution.  14  Jle  forbeareth  his 
own  ailoirance,  and  keepeih  hospitality. 

AND  there  was  a  great  cry  of 
the  people  and  of  their  wives 
against  their  brethren  the  Jews. 

2  For  there  were  that  said.  We, 
our  sons,  and  our  daughters,  are 
many  :  ^  therefore  we  take  up  corn 
for  them,  tliat  we  may  eat,  and  live. 

3  So)iie  also  there  were  that  said. 
We  have  mortgaged  our  lands, 
vineyards,  and  houses,  that  we 
might  buy  "corn,  because  of  tlie 
dearth. 

■4  There  were  also  that  said.  We 
have  borrowed  money  for  the  king's 
tribute,  and  that  upon  our  lands 
and  vineyards. 

5  Yet  now  our  flesh  is  as  the 
flesh  of  our  brethren,  our  children 
as  their  children  :  and,  lo,  we  bring 
into  bondage  our  sons  and  our 
daughters  to  be  servants,  and  some 
of  our  daughters  are  brought  unto 
bondage  already :  neither  is  it  in 
our  power  to  redeem  them  ;  for  other 
men  have  our  lands  and  vineyards. 

6  ^  And  I  was  very  angry  when 
I  heard  their  cry  and  these  words. 

7  Then  I  consulted  with  myself, 
and  I "  rebuked  the  nobles,  and  the 
rulers,  and  said  unto  them,  Ye  ex- 
act usui-y,  every  one  of  his  brother. 
And  I  "set  a  great  assembly  against 
them. 

<S  And  I  said  unto  them.  We  after 
our  ability  have  redeemed  our  br(>th- 
ren  the  Jews,  which  were  sold  unto 
the  In^athen  ;  and  will  ye  even  sell 
youi-  brethren^  or  shall  they  be  sold 
unto  us?  Then  held  tlu^y  tlu;ir 
peace,  and  found  Xiothiu'^foavs/rcr. 

9  Also  1  said,  It  i.s  not  good  that 
ye  do  :  ought  yv  not  to  walk  in  the 
fear  of  oui'  God  because  of  the  r(>- 
proach  of  the  heathen  our  enemies  ? 

10  1  likewise,  a)hd  my  brethren, 
and  my  servants,  might  exact  of 
them  money  and  "  cor-n  :  1  pray 
you,  let  us  leave  off  this  usury. 

11  llestore,  1  piay  you.  to  them, 
even  this  day,  tlH;ir  lands,  their 
vineyards,  tlu^ir  oliveyards,  and 
their  houses,  also  tin;  huii<lr(ulth 
part  of  the  nioney,  and  of  the 
"corn,  the  wine,  and  tin;  oil,  that 
ye  exact  of  tliem. 


476 


Nehemiah's  generosity. 


NEHEMIAH,  6. 


Sanhallafs  evil  practices. 


1  Remember 
uuto  me,  O 
my  God,  lor 
good,  all 


12  Then  said  they.  We  will  le- 
stxjre  tkein,  and  will  require  nothing 
of  them ;  so  will  we  do  as  thou 
sayest.  Then  I  called  the  priests, 
and  took  an  oath  of  them,  that 
they  should  do  according  to  this 
promise. 

13  Also  I  shook  my  lap,  and 
said,  So  God  shake  out  every  man 
from  his  house,  and  from  his  labour, 
that  performeth  not  this  promise, 
even  thus  be  he  shaken  out,  and 
emptied.  And  all  the  congregation 
said.  Amen,  and  praised  the  Lokd. 
And  the  people  did  according  to 
this  promise. 

14  ^  Moreover  from  the  time 
that  I  was  appointed  to  be  their 
governor  in  the  land  of  Judah, 
from  the  twentieth  year  even  unto 
the  two  and  thirtieth  year  of  Arta- 
xerxes  the  king,  timt  is,  twelve 
years,  I  and  my  brethren  have  not 
eaten  the  bread  of  the  governor. 

15  But  the  former  governors  that 
had  been  before  me  were  chargeable 
unto  the  people,  and  had  taken  of 
them  bread  and  wine,  beside  forty 
shekels  of  silver  ;  yea,  even  their 
servants  bare  rule  over  the  people  : 
but  so  did  not  I,  because  of  the 
fear  of  God. 

16  Yea,  also  I  continued  in  the 
work  of  this  wall,  neither  bought 
we  any  land  :  and  all  my  servants 
were  gathered  thither  unto  the 
work. 

17  Moreover  there  were  at  my 
table  an  hundred  and  fifty  of  the 
Jews  and  rulers,  beside  those  that 
came  unto  us  from  among  the 
heathen  that  are  about  us. 

18  Now  that  which  was  prepared 
for  me  daily  was  one  ox  and  six 
choice  sheep;  also  fowls  were  pre- 
pared for  me,  and  once  in  ten  days 
store  of  all  .sorts  of  wine :  yet  for 
all  this  required  not  I  the  bread  of 
the  governor,  because  the  bondage 
was  lieavy  upon  this  people. 

19  '  Think  u?mn  me.  my  God,  for 
good,  arcordnuj  to  all  that  1  have 
done  for  this  people. 


CHAPTER  6. 

1  Sfinhallatprnclisitli  hi/ croft,  by  rximonrx, 
hy  hired  pnijihrci,-.s.  to  ferrify  Neheiniah. 
15  The.  work  is  ftiixhed  1o  the  terror  of 
theenemien.  17  Secret  iuteUigeiiee  pa aneth 
between  the  enemies  and  the  noblen  of 
Judah. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ran- 
ballat,  and  Tobiah,  and  Ge- 
shem  the  Arabian,  and  the  rest  of 
our  enemies,  heard  that  I  had 
builded  the  wall,  and  tJtat  thei-e 
was  no  breach  left  therein  ;  (though 
at  that  time  I  liad  not  set  up  the 
doors  ui)on  the  gates  ;) 


2  That  Sanballat  and  Geshem 
sent  unto  me,  saying.  Gome,  let  us 
meet  together  in  mine  one  of  the  vil- 
lages in  the  plain  of  Ono.  But  they 
thought  to  do  me  mischief. 

3  And  1  sent  messengers  unto 
them,  saying,  I  am  doing  a  great 
work,  so  that  1  cannot  come  down  : 
why  should  the  work  cease,  whilst 
I  leave  it,  and  come  down  to  you? 

4  Yet  they  sent  unto  me  four 
times  after   this   sort;   and  I   an 
swered  them  after  the  same  man- 
ner. 

5  Then  sent  Sanballat  liis  ser- 
vant unto  me  in  like  manner  the 
fifth  time  with  an  open  letter  in  his 
hand  ; 

6  Wherein  was  written.  It  is  re- 
ported among  the  heathen,  and 
*  Gashmu  saith  it,  that  thou  and 
the  Jews  think  to  rebel :  for  whieh 
cause  thou  buildest  the  wall,  that 
thou  mayest  be  their  king,  accord- 
ing to  these  words. 

7  And  thou  hast  also  appointed 
prophets  to  preach  of  thee  at  Jeru- 
salem, saying.  There  is  a  king  in 
Judah :  and  now  shall  it  be  reported 
to  the  king  according  to  these 
words.  Come  now  therefore,  and 
let  us  take  counsel  together. 

8  Then  I  sent  unto  him,  saying. 
There  are  no  such  things  done  as 
thou  sayest,  but  thou  feignest  them 
out  of  thine  own  heart. 

9  For  the.v  all  -made  us  afraid, 
saying.  Their  hands  shall  be  weak- 
ened from  the  work,  that  it  be 
not  done.  Now  therefore,  0  God, 
strengthen  my  hands. 

10  Afterward  I  came  unto  the 
house  of  Shemaiah  the  son  of  I)e- 
laiah  the  son  of  Mehetabeel,  who 
toas  shut  up ;  and  he  said.  Let  us 
meet  together  in  the  house  of  God, 
within  the  temple,  and  let  us  shut 
the  doors  of  the  temple :  for-  they 
will  come  to  slay  thee  ;  yea,  in  the 
night  wdll  they  come  to  sla.v  thee. 

1 1  And  I  said,  Should  such  a  man 
as  I  flee  1  and  who  is  there,  that,  U'- 
ing  as  I  am,  would  go  into  the  tem- 
ple to  save  his  life  ?   I  will  not  go  in. 

12  And,  lo,  I  perceived  that  God 
had  not  sent  him  ;  but  tliat  he  pro- 
nounced this  i)rophecy  against  me  : 
for  Tobiah  and  Sanballat  had  hired 
him. 

13  Therefore  rmT!  he  hired,  that 
I  should  be  afraid,  and  do  so,  and 
sin,  and  th<tt  they  might  have  tn(tt- 
ter  foi-  an  evil  report,  that  they 
might  rei)roach  me. 

14  My  God,  think  thou  upon  To- 
biah and  Sanballat  according  to 
these    their    works,    and    on    the 


*  In  ver.  1  and  elsewhere,  Geshem. 


■'  would 

have 

made 


477 


The  wall  is  finished. 


NEHEMIAH,  7. 


Register  of  the  x>eople. 


'  governor 
of  the  castle, 


2  on  guard, 


prophetess  Noadiah,  and  the  rest 
of  the  prophets,  that  would  have 
put  me  in  fear. 

15  U  So  the  wall  was  finished  in 
the  twenty  and  fifth  day  of  the 
month  Elul,  in  fifty  and  two  days. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  all  our  enemies  heard  thereof, 
and  all  the  heathen  that  were  about 
us  saw  theae  things,  they  were  much 
cast  down  in  their  own  eyes  :  for 
they  perceived  that  this  work  was 
wrought  of  our  God. 

17  ^  Moreover  in  those  days  the 
nobles  of  Judah  sent  many  letters 
unto  Tobiah,  and  the  letters  of  To- 
biah  came  unto  them. 

18  For  there  were  many  in  Judah 
sworn  unto  him,  because  he  was  the 
son  in  law  of  Shechaniah  the  son 
of  Arab  ;  and  his  son  Johanan  had 
taken  the  daughter  of  Meshullam 
the  son  of  Berechiah. 

19  Also  they  reijorted  his  good 
deeds  before  me,  and  uttered  my 
words  to  him.  And  Tobiah  sent 
lettei\s  to  put  me  in  fear. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  Neherniah  comnuttet/i  Hie  eharcje  of  Jeru- 
salemto  Ilnniini  itiid  Iliiiiiiiii<ili .  5  A  re- 
ginter  of  the  (jendihiiiij  ifllifm  irhirlt  ninie 
at  the fi7-8t  out  if  liiilji/loii,  it  of  tin-  /(,»/;/<-, 
39  of  the  priextx,  48  of'  the  Leiu/en,  46  if  the 
Neihinims,^!  of  Solomon'' d  servants,  68  and 
of  the  jnHexts  'which  could  not  find  their 
pedigree.  66  The  whole  nwmher  of  them, 
itith  their  nul/nianee.     70    Their  ohlutions. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
wall  was  built,  and  I  had  set 
up  the  doors,  and  the  porters  and 
the  singers  and  the  Levites  were 
appointed, 

2  That  I  gave  my  brother  Hana- 
ni,  and  Hananiah  the  '  ruler  of  the 
palace,  charge  over  Jerusalem  :  for 
he  ims  a  faithful  man,  and  feared 
God  above  many. 

3  And  I  said  unto  them.  Let  not 
the  gates  of  .lerusalem  be  opened 
until  the  sun  be  hot;  and  wliile 
they  stand  -by,  let  them  shut  the 
doors,  and  bar  them:  and  appoint 
watches  of  tlu;  inhabitants  or  Jeru- 
salem, every  one  in  his  watch,  and 
(wery  one  to  l)e  over  against  his 
house. 

4  Now  the  city  vhis  large  and 
gi-eat :  but  the  people  were  few 
therein,  and  the  houses  were  not 
builded. 

5  ^  And  my  God  put  into  mine 
heart  to  gathei-  together  the  nobles, 
and  tlic  rulers,  and  the  ix'oj)]*',  that 
they  iniglit  l)e  i-cckoncd  l)y  gene;i,l- 
ogy.  And  1  found  a  registei-  of  the 
genealogy  of  tlieni  which  came  uj) 
at  th(^  fiist,  and  found  written 
therein, 

6  These  are  the  children  of  the 


province,  that  went  up  out  of  the 
captivity,  of  those  that  had  been 
carried  away,  whom  Nebuchadnez- 
zar the  king  of  Babylon  had  carried 
away,  and  came  again  to  Jerusalem 
and  to  Judah,  every  one  unto  his 
city; 

7  Who  came  with  Zerubbabel, 
Jeshua,  Nehemiah,  Azariah,  Raa- 
miah,  Nahamani,  Mordecai,  Bil- 
shan,  Mispereth,  Bigvai,  Nehum, 
Baanah.  The  number,  /  say,  of  the 
men  of  the  people  of  Israel  was  this ; 

8  The  children  of  Parosh,  two 
thousand  an  hundred  seventj'^  and 
two. 

9  The  children  of  Shephatiah, 
three  hundred  seventy  and  two. 

10  The  childi-en  of  Arab,  six  hun- 
dred fifty  and  two. 

1 1  The  children  of  Pahath-moab, 
of  the  children  of  Jeshua  and  Joab. 
two  thousand  and  eight  hundred 
and  eighteen. 

12  The  children  of  Elam,  a  thou- 
sand two  hundred  fifty  and  four. 

13  The  children  of  Zattu,  eight 
hundred  forty  and  five. 

14  The  children  of  Zaccai,  seven 
hundred  and  threescore. 

15  The  children  of  Binnui,  six 
hundred  forty  and  eight. 

16  The  children  of  Bebai,  six 
hundred  twenty  and  eight. 

17  The  children  of  Azgad,  two 
thousand  three  hundred  twenty 
and  two. 

1 8  The  children  of  Adonikam,  six 
hundred  threescore  and  seven. 

19  The  children  of  Bigvai,  two 
thousand  threescore  and  seven. 

20  The  children  of  Adin,  six  hun- 
dred fifty  and  five. 

21  The  children  of  ''Aterof  He- 
zekiah,  ninety  and  eigirt! 

22  The  children  of  Hashum, 
three  hundred  twenty  and  eight. 

23  'I'he  childi/en  of  Bezai,  three 
hundred  twenty  and  four. 

24  The  chiklren  of  Haiiph,  an 
hundr(;d  and  twelve. 

25  The  children  of  Gibcon, 
ninety  and  five. 

26  The  men  of  l>eth-lehem  and 
Netophah,  an  hundred  fourscore 
and  eight. 

27  'Vhi'  men  of  Anathoth,  an 
liundred  tw(;nty  and  eight. 

28  Tlie  men  of  Beth-azmavetli, 
forty  and  two. 

29  The  men  of  Kirjath-jearim, 
( 'hepliiiah,  and  lieeioth,  seven 
hun(h'ed  forty  ;i,nd  three. 

30  The  men  of  Itaniah  and  ^GmIkk 
six  hundred  twenty  ;uid  one. 

31  'I'lie  men  of  Miclunas,  an  hun- 
(h'cd  and  tweiity  ;ind  two. 

32  T1h>  men  of  I>eth-(>1  ;uid  Ai, 
an  hundred  twent.y  and  three. 


478 


Register  of  the  j^riests. 


KEHEMIAH,  7. 


Offerinys  of  the  people. 


Nebo, 


33  The  men  of  the  other 
fifty  and  two. 

34  The  children  of  the  other 
Elam,  a  thousand  two  hundred 
fifty  and  four. 

35  The  children  of  Harim,  three 
hundred  and  twenty. 

36  The  children  of  Jericho,  three 
hundred  forty  and  five. 

37  The  children  of  Lod,  Hadid, 
and  Ono,  seven  hundred  twenty 
and  one. 

38  The  children  of  Senaah,  tliree 
thousand  nine  hundred  and  thirty. 

39  11  Tlie  priests :  the  children 
of  Jedaiah,  of  the  house  of  Jeshua, 
nine  hundred  seventy  and  three. 

40  The  children  of  Immer,  a 
thousand  fifty  and  two. 

41  The  children  of  Pashur,  a 
thousand  two  hundred  forty  and 
seven. 

42  The  children  of  Harim,  a 
thousand  and  seventeen. 

43  H  The  Levites :  the  children 
of  Jeshua,  of  Kadmiel,  ^  and  of  the 
children  of  Hodevah,  seventy  and 
four. 

44  U  The  singers  :  the  children 
of  Asaph,  an  hundred  forty  and 
eight. 

45  H  The  porters :  the  children 
of  Shallum,  the  children  of  Ater, 
the  children  of  Talmon,  the  child- 
ren of  Akkub,  the  children  of 
Hatita,  the  children  of  Sliobai,  an 
hundred  thirty  and  eight. 

46  H  The  -  Nethinims  :  the  child- 
ren of  Ziha,  the  children  of  Ha- 
shupha,  the  children  of  Tabbaoth, 

47  The  children  of  Keros,  the 
children  of  Sia,  the  children  of 
Padon, 

48  The  children  of  Lebana,  the 
children  of  Hagaba,  the  children 
of  tShalmai, 

49  The  children  of  Hanan,  the 
children  of  Giddel,  the  children  of 
Gahar, 

50  The  children  of  Reaiah,  the 
children  of  Rezin,  the  children  of 
Nekoda, 

51  The  children  of  Gazzam,  the 
children  of  Uzza,  the  children  of 
Phaseah, 

52  The  children  of  Besai,  the 
children  of  Meunim,  the  children 
of  Nephishesim, 

53  The  children  of  P>akbuk,  the 
children  of  Hakupha,  the  children 
of  Harhur, 

54  The  children  of  P.azlith,  the 
children  of  Mehida,  the  children 
of  Hai'slia, 

55  The  children  of  Barkos,  the 
children  of  Sisera,  the  children  of 
Tainah, 

56  The  children  of  Neziah,  the 
children  of  Hatipha. 


57  H  The  children  of  Solomon's 
servants  :  the  children  of  Sotai,  the 
children  of  tSophereth,  the  children 
of  Perida, 

58  The  children  of  Jaala,  the 
children  of  Darkon,  the  children 
of  Giddel, 

59  The  children  of  Shephatiah, 
the  children  of  Hattil,  the  children 
of  •'  Pochereth  of  Zebaim,  the  child- 
ren of  Anion. 

60  All  the  *  Nethinims,  and  the 
children  of  Solomon's  servants, 
toere  three  hundred  ninety  and  two. 

61  And  these  vere  they  which 
went  up  also  from  Tel-melah,  Tel- 
haresha.  Cherub,  Addon,  and  Im- 
mer :  but  they  could  not  shew 
their  father's  house,  nor  their  seed, 
whether  they  were  of  Israel. 

62  The  child  r-en  of  Delaiah,  the 
children  of  Tobiah,  the  children  of 
Nekoda,  six  hundred  forty  and  two. 

63  II  And  of  the  priests :  the 
children  of  Habaiah,  the  children 
of  '^Koz.  the  children  of  Barzillai, 
which  took  one  of  the  daughters  of 
Barzillai  the  Gileadite  to  wife,  and 
was  called  after  their  name. 

64  These  sought  their  register 
among  those  that  were  reckoned 
by  genealogy,  but  it  was  not  found  : 
therefore  were  they,  as  polluted, 
put  from  the  priesthood. 

65  And  the  "  Tirshatha  said  unto 
them,  that  they  should  not  eat  of 
the  most  holy  things,  till  there 
stood  up  a  priest  with  Urim  and 
Thummim. 

66  ^  The  whole  congregation  to- 
gether was  forty  and  two  thousand 
three  hundred  and  threescore, 

67  Beside  their  manservants  and 
their  maidservants,  of  whom  tJiere 
were  seven  thousand  three  hundred 
thirty  and  seven:  and  they  had 
two  hundred  forty  and  five  singing 
men  and  singing  women. 

68  Their  liorses,  seven  hundred 
thirty  and  six  :  their  mules,  two 
hundred  forty  and  five  : 

69  Tlieir  camels,  four  hundred 
thirty  and  five  :  six  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  twenty  asses. 

70  51  And  some  of  the  chief  of 
the  fathers  gave  unto  the  work. 
The  "  Tirshatha  gave  to  the  trea- 
sure a  thousand  '  di-ams  of  gold, 
fifty  basons,  five  hundred  and 
thirty  priests'  gai-ments. 

71  And  so)ne  of  the  chief  of  the 
fathers  gave  to  the  treasure  of  the 
work  twenty  thousand  ''drams  of 
gold,  and  two  thousand  and  two 
hundred  pound  of  silver. 

72  And  tliat  which  the  rest  of 
the  people  gave  was  twenty  thou- 
sand ''drams of  gold,  and  two thou- 


Pochereth- 
az-zebaim, 


4  Nethiuim, 


5  Hakkoz, 


'^  governor 


governor 
claries 


479 


The  laio  expounded. 


NEHEMIAH,  S. 


Feast  of  tabernacles  kept. 


sand  pound  of  silver,  and  threescore 
and  seven  priests'  garments. 

73  So  the  priests,  and  the  Le- 
vites,  and  the  porters,  and  the  sing- 
ers, and  some  of  the  people,  and  the 
^  Nethinims,  and  all  Israel,  dwelt 
in  their  cities ;  and  when  the  se- 
venth month  came,  the  children  of 
Israel  were  in  their  cities. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  The  religiouH  manner  of  readhif/  and 
hearing  the  /aw.  9  They  eoinfai-i  the  jico- 
ple.  13  The  forward nexN  of  ihem  to  hear 
and  be  iiiHtructed.  Ki  Tliey  keep  the  feat>t 
of  tabernaclea. 

AND  all  the  peoiile  gathered 
themselves  together  as  one 
man  into  the  -  street  that  ivaa  be- 
fore the  water  gate ;  and  they 
spake  unto  Ezra  the  scribe  to  bring 
the  book  of  the  law  of  Moses, 
which  the  Loed  had  commanded  to 
Israel. 

2  And  Ezra  the  priest  brought 
the  law  before  the  congregation 
both  of  men  and  women,  and  all 
that  could  hear  with  understand- 
ing, upon  the  first  day  of  the  se- 
venth month. 

3  And  he  read  therein  before 
the  "  street  that  toas  before  the 
water  gate  from  the  morning  until 
midday,  before  the  men  and  the 
women,  and  those  that  could 
understand ;  and  the  ears  of  all 
the  people  were  attentive  unto  the 
book  of  the  law. 

4  And  Ezra  the  scribe  stood  upon 
a  pulpit  of  wood,  which  they  liacl 
made  for  the  ijurpose ;  and  beside 
him  stocxl  Mattithiah,  and  Shenia, 
and  Anaiah,  and  Urijah,  and  Hil- 
kiah,  and  Maaseiah,  on  his  right 
hand ;  and  on  his  left  hand,  Pedaiah. 
and  Alishael,  and  Malchiah,  ana 
Hashum,  and  Hashbadana,  Ze- 
chariah,  diul  MeshuUam. 

5  And  Ezra  opened  the  book  in 
the  sight  of  all  tne  people  ;  (for  he 
was  al)ove  all  the  people  ;)  and 
when  he  opened  it,  all  the  people 
stood  up : 

6  And  Ezra  blessed  the  Loi;n, 
the  great  (iod.  And  all  the  p(!ople 
answered.  Amen,  Amen,  with  lift- 
ing up  theii'  hands  :  and  they 
b(»wed  their  heads,  and  worshii)p(Ml 
the  Loud  with  their  faces  to  the 
ground. 

7  Also  JeshuJi,  and  liani,  and 
Sher(>])iah,  .lamin,  Akkub,  Shabbe- 
thai,  ilodi.jah,  Maaseiah,  Kelita, 
Azariah,  .]yy/.;\\v,u\,  Hanan,  Pelaiah, 
and  the  Lev  ites,  caused  the  i)eople 
to  undcrsland  the  law:  and  the 
peoph'  Ktixnl  in  their  place. 

8  iSo  they  read  in  the  book  in  tlu- 
law  of  God  distinctly,   and   gave 


the    sense,    and    caused    them    to 
understand  the  reading. 

9  H  And  Nehemiah,  which  is  the 
•'  Tirshatha,  and  Ezra  the  priest  the 
scribe,  and  the  Levites  that  taught 
the  people,  said  unto  all  the  peo- 
ple. This  day  is  holy  unto  the  Lord 
your  (jrod ;  mourn  not,  nor  weep. 
For  all  the  people  wept,  when  they 
heard  the  words  of  the  law. 

10  Then  he  said  unto  them,  Go 
your  way,  eat  the  fat,  and  drink 
the  sweet,  and  send  ijoi-tions  unto 
them  for  whom  nothing  is  pre- 
pared :  for  this  day  is  holy  unto 
our  Lord  :  neither'  be  ye  sorry  ;  for 
the  joy  of  the  Lord  is  your  strength. 

1 1  So  the  Levites  stilled  all  the 
people,  saying,  Hold  your  peace, 
tor  the  day  is  holy  ;  neither  be  ye 
grieved. 

1 2  And  all  the  people  went  their 
way  to  eat,  and  to  drink,  and  to 
send  portions,  and  to  make  great 
mirth,  because  they  had  under- 
stood the  words  that  were  de- 
clared unto  them. 

1 3  H  And  on  the  second  day  were 
gathered  together  the  chief  of  the 
fathers  of  all  the  people,  the  priests, 
and  the  Levites,  unto  Ezra  the 
scribe,  even  to  understand  the 
words  of  the  law. 

14  And  they  found  written  in 
the  law  which  the  Lord  had  com- 
manded by  Moses,  that  the  chikl- 
ren  of  Israel  should  dwell  in  booths 
in  the  feast  of  the  seventh  month  : 

15  And  that  they  should  i)ublish 
and  proclaim  in  all  their  cities,  and 
in  Jerusalem,  saying.  Go  forth  unto 
the  mount,  and  fetch  olive  branches, 
and  pine  branches,  and  myrtle 
brancnes,  and  palm  branches,  and 
branches  of  thick  _  trees,  to  make 
booths,  as  it  is  written. 

IG  H  So  the  people  went  forth, 
and  brought  them,  and  made  them- 
selves booths,  every  one  upon  the 
rf)of  of  his  house,  and  in  thcni- 
courts,  and  in  the  courts  of  the 
house  of  God,  and  in  the  -street 


of  the  water  gate,an(l  in  the '•'street 
of  the  gate  of  Ephraim. 

17  And  all  the  congregation  of 
them  that  weic  come  again  out  of 
{\w  captivit.v  made  booths,  and 
^sat  under  tlu^  booths  :  for  since 
th(^  days  of  .leshua  the  son  of  Nun 
unto  tiiatday  had  not  tlie  children 
of  Israel  done  so.  And  there  was 
very  great  gladness. 

IH  Also  day  by  day,  from  the 
first  day  unto  the  last  day.  lit!  read 
in  the  book  of  the  law  of  (Jod.  And 
the.v  kept  th(!  feast  seven  da.ys  ; 
and  on  the  eighth  da,y  irns  a  so- 
lemn assembl.v,  according  unto  the 
"  manner. 


480 


solemn  fast. 


NEHEMIAH,  9. 


The  Levites'  confession. 


CHAPTER  9. 

1  A  solemn  /ciKt,  (ind  rfjuntaiici'  of  the  ■pen- 
pie.  4  The  LecU,:s  ,„,i/:r  ii  r^-l hjloi'^  con- 
fession of  God's  ijooi/iiiss,  mil/  their  icicA'- 
edness. 

NOW  in  the  twenty  and  fourth 
day  of  this  month  the  child- 
ren of  Isi'ael  were  assembled  with 
fasting,  and  with  ^  sackclothes,  and 
earth  upon  them. 

2  And  the  seed  of  Israel  sepa- 
rated themselves  from  all  strangers, 
and  stood  and  confessed  their  sins, 
and  the  iniquities  of  their  fathers. 

3  And  they  stood  up  in  their 
place,  and  read  in  the  book  of  the 
law  of  the  Lord  their  God  one 
fourth  part  of  the  day  ;  and  another 
fourth  part  they  confessed,  and 
worshipped  the  Lord  their  God. 

4  H  Then  stood  up  upon  the 
stairs,  of  the  Levites,  Jeshua,  and 
Bani,  Kadmiel,  Shebaniah,  Bunni, 
Sherebiah,  Bani,  and  Chenani,  and 
cried  with  a  loud  voice  unto  the 
Lord  their  God. 

5  Then  the  Levites,  Jeshua,  and 
Kadmiel,  Bani,  Hashabniah,  Shere- 
biah, Hodijah,  Shebaniah,  and 
Pethahiah,  said,  Stan(l  up  and  bless 
the  Lord  your  God  for  ever  and 
ever :  and  Jblessed  be  thy  glorious 
name,  which  is  exalted  above  all 
blessing  and  praise. 

6  Thou,  even  thou,  art  Lord 
alone  ;  thou  hast  made  heaven,  the 
heaven  of  heavens,  with  all  their 
host,  the  earth,  and  all  thlngi<,  that 
are  therein,  the  seas,  and  all  that  in 
therein,  and  thou  preservest  them 
all;  and  the  host  of  heaven  wor- 
shippeth  thee. 

7  Thou  art  the  LoitD  the  God, 
who  didst  choose  Abram,  and 
broughtest  him  forth  out  of  Ur  of 
the  Chaldees,  and  gavest  him  the 
name  of  Abraham  ; 

8  And  foundest  his  heart  faithful 
before  thee,  and  madest  a  covenant 
with  him  to  give  the  land  of  the 
Canaanites,  the  Hittites,  the  Amor- 
ites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and  the 
Jebusites,  and  the  Girgashites,  to 
give  it,  I sai/,  to  liis  seed,  and  hast 
performed  thy  words  ;  for  thou  art 
righteous  : 

9  And  didst  see  the  affliction  of 
our  fathers  in  Egypt,  and  heardest 
their  cry  by  the  Red  sea  ; 

10  And  shewedst  signs  and  won- 
ders upon  Pliaraoh,  and  on  all  his 
servants,  and  on  all  the  i^eople  of 
his  land  :  for  thou  k newest  that 
they  dealt  proudly  against  them. 
So  didst  thou  get  thee  a  name,  as 
it  is  this  day. 

11  And  thou  didst  divide  the 
sea  before  them,  so  that  they  went 
through  the  midst  of  the  sea  on  the 


dry  land  ;  and  their  persecutors 
thou  threwest  into  the  deeps,  as  a 
stone  into  the  mighty  waters. 

12  Moreover  thou  leddest  them 
in  the  day  by  a  cloudy  pillar ;  and 
in  the  night  by  a  pillar  of  fire,  to 
give  them  light  in  tne  way  wherein 
they  should  go. 

13  Thou  earnest  down  also  upon 
mount  Sinai,  and  spakest  with 
them  from  heaven,  and  gavest 
them  right  judgments,  and  true 
laws,  good  statutes  and  command- 
ments : 

14  And  madest  known  unto  them 
thy  holy  sabbath,andcommandedst 
them  precepts,  statutes,  and  laws, 
by  the  hand  of  Moses  thy  sez'vant : 

1 5  And  gavest  them  bread  from 
heaven  for  their  hunger,  and 
broughtest  forth  water  for  them  out 
of  the  rock  for  their  thirst,  and 
promisedst  them  that  they  should 
go  in  to  possess  the  land  which 
thou  hadst  sworn  to  give  them. 

1 6  But  they  and  our  fathers  dealt 
proudly,  and  hardened  their  necks, 
and  hearkened  iiot  to  thy  com- 
mandments, 

17  And  refused  to  obey,  neither 
were  mindful  of  thy  wonders  that 
thou  didst  among  them  ;  but  hard- 
ened their  necks,  and  in  their  re- 
bellion appointed  a  captain  to 
return  tf)  their  bondage  :  but  thou 
art  a  God  ready  to  i)ardon,  gra- 
cious and  merciful,  slow  to  anger, 
and  of  great  kindness,  and  for- 
sookest  them  not. 

18  Yea,  when  they  had  made 
them  a  molten  calf,  and  said.  This 
is  thy  God  that  brought  thee  up 
out  of  Egypt,  and  had  wrought 
great  provocations  ; 

1 9  Yet  thou  in  thy  manifold 
mercies  forsookest  them  not  in  the 
wilderness  :  the  pillar  of  the  cloud 
departed  not  from  them  by  day,  to 
lead  them  in  the  way ;  neither  the 
pillar  of  fire  by  night,  to  shew  them 
light,  and  the  way  wherein  they 
should  go. 

20  Thou  gavest  also  thy  good 
spirit  to  instruct  them,  and  with- 
heldest  not  thy  manna  from  their 
mouth,  and  gavest  them  water  for 
their  thirst. 

21  Yea,  forty  years  didst  thou 
sustain  them  in  the  wilderness,  .so 
that  they  lacked  nothing ;  their 
clothes  waxed  not  old,  and  their 
feet  swelled  not. 

22  Moreover  thou  gavest  them 
kingdoms  and  nations,  and  didst 
-  divifle  theiii  into  corners  :  no  they 
posse^ssed  the  land  of  Sihon,  and 
the  land  of  the  king  of  Heshbon, 
and  the  land  of  Og  king  of  P>ashan. 

23  Their    children    als<j    multi- 


2distiil)iite 
them  into 

ei'pri/ 
coiner : 


31 


481 


God's  goodness,  and 


NEHEMIAH,  10. 


the  sins  of  the  j^eojile. 


pliedst  thou  as  the  stars  of  hea- 
ven, and  broughtest  them  into  the 
land,  concerning  which  thou  hadst 
promised  to  their  fathers,  that  they 
should  go  in  to  possess  it. 

24  So  the  children  went  in  and 
possessed  the  land,  and  thou  sub- 
duedst  before  them  the  inhabitants 
of  the  land,  the  Canaanites,  and 
gavest  them  into  their  hands,  with 
their  kings,  and  the  people  of  the 
land,  that  they  might  do  with  them 
as  they  would. 

25  And  they  took  ^  strong  cities, 
and  a  fat  land,  and  possessed  houses 
full  of  all  "goods,  wells  digged,  vine- 
yards, and  oliveyards,  and  fruit 
trees  in  abundance :  so  thej^  did 
eat,  and  were  filled,  and  became 
fat,  and  delighted  themselves  in 
thy  great  goodness. 

26  Nevertheless  they  were  dis- 
obedient, and  rebelled  against  thee, 
and  cast  thy  law  behind  their  backs, 
and  slew  thy  prophets  which  testi- 
fied against  them  to  turn  them  to 
thee,  and  they  wrought  great  pro- 
vocations. 

27  Therefore  thou  deliveredst 
them  into  the  hand  of  their  ene- 
mies, who  vexed  them  :  and  in  the 
time  of  their  trouble,  when  they 
cried  unto  thee,  thou  heardest  them 
from  heaven;  and  according  to  thy 
manifold  mercies  thou  gavest  them 
saviours,  who  saved  them  out  of 
the  hand  of  their  enemies. 

28  But  after  they  had  rest,  they 
did  evil  again  before  thee :  there- 
fore leftest  thou  them  in  the  hand 
of  their  enemies,  so  that  they  had 
the  dominion  over  them  :  yet  when 
they  returned,  and  cried  unto  thee, 
thou  heardest  the/ii  from  heaven ; 
and  many  times  didst  thou  deliver 
them  according  to  thy  mercies  ; 

29  And  testifiedst  against  them, 
that  thou  mightest  bring  them 
again  unto  thy  law  :  yet  they  dealt 
proudly,  and  hearkened  not  unto 
thy  conunandments,  l)ut  sinned 
against  thy  judgments,  (which  if  a 
man  do,  lu;  shall  live  in  them;)  and 
withdrew  the  shoulder,  and  hard- 
(!ned  tlieir  neck,  and  would  not 
hear. 

30  Yet  many  years  didst  thou 
forbear  them,  and  testifiedst 
against  tliem  by  thy  spii-it  •'in  thy 
jjrophets  :  yet  would  they  not  give 
eai- :  therefore  gavest  thou  them 
into  the  hand  of  the  ^  peonlc  of  the 
lands. 

'M  Nevertheless  for  thy  gi-eat 
mercies'  sake  thou  didst  not  ut- 
terly consume  them,  nor  forsake 
them  ;  for  thou  uj-t  a  gracious  and 
merciful  God. 


32  Now  therefore,  our  God,  the 
great,  the  mighty,  and  the  terrible 
God,  who  keepest  covenant  and 
merc5^  let  not  all  the  ti'ouble  seem 
little  before  thee,  that  hath  come 
upon  us,  on  our  kings,  on  our  prin- 
ces, and  on  our  priests,  and  on  our 
prophets,  and  on  our  fathers,  and 
on  all  thy  people,  since  the  time  of 
the  kings  of  Assyria  unto  this  day. 

33  Howbeit  thou  art  just  in  all 
that  is  brought  upon  us  ;  for  thou 
hast  ^  done  right,  but  we  have  done 
wickedly : 

34  Neither  have  our  kings,  our 
princes,  our  priests,  nor  our  fathers, 
kept  thy  law,  nor  hearkened  unto 
thy  commandments  and  thy  testi- 
monies, wherewith  thou  didst  tes- 
tify against  them. 

35  For  they  have  not  served  thee 
in  their  kingdom,  and  in  thy  great 
goodness  that  thou  gavest  them, 
and  in  the  large  and  fat  land  which 
thou  gavest  before  them,  neither 
turned  they  from  their  wicked 
works. 

36  Behold,  we  are  servants  this 
day,  and  for  the  land  that  thou 
gavest  unto  our  fathers  to  eat  the 
fruit  thereof  and  the  good  thereof, 
behold,  we  are  servants  in  it : 

37  And  it  yiekleth  much  increase 
unto  the  kings  whom  thou  hast  set 
over  us  because  of  our  sins :  also  they 
have  dominion  over  our  bodies,  and 
over  our  cattle,  at  their  pleasure, 
and  we  are  in  great  distress. 

38  And  because  of  all  this  we 
make  a  sure  covenant,  and  write 
it;  and  our  princes,  Levites,  and 
priests,  seal  unto  it 

CHAPTER  10. 

1   The  vamen  of  them  that  sealed  the  cove- 
nant.    29   The  inrints  of  the  covenant. 

NOW  those  that  sealed  were,  Ne- 
hemiah,  the  ''Tirshatha,  the  son 
of  Hachaliah,  and  '^Zidkijah, 

2  Seraiah,  Azariah,  J ereniiah, 

3  Pashur,  Amariah,  Malchijah, 

4  Hattush    Shebaniah,  Malluch, 

5  Harim,  Meremoth,  Obadiah, 

6  Daniel,  Ginnethon,  J'aruch, 

7  Meshullam,  Abijah,  Mijaniin, 

8  Maaziah,  J>ilgai,  iShemaiah  : 
these  were  the  priests. 

9  And  th(^  Jjcvites:  both  .Teshua 
tlu>  sou  of  AzaTiiali,  ]>innui  of  tlu; 
sons  of  Henadad,  Kadmiel ; 

10  Ajid  tlieii'  brethren,  Shcba 
niah,  Hodijah,  Kelita,  Pelaiah, 
Flanan, 

1  1   Micha,  Rehob,  Hasliabiah, 
1  2  Zaccnr.Shei'ebiah, Shebaniah, 

13  HodijjiJi,  l»;iiii,  Mcninii. 

14  The  chief  of  the  people;  Pa- 
re )sh,  Pahath-moab,  Elam,  Zatthu, 
Hani, 


482 


The  names  of  them  that 


NEHEMIAH,  11. 


sealed  the  covenant. 


15  Bunni,  Azgad,  Bebai, 

16  Adonijah,  Bigvai,  Adin, 

17  Ater,  '  Hizkijah,  Azzur, 

18  Hodijah,  Hashuni,  Bezai, 

19  Hariph,  Anathoth,  Nebai, 

20  Magpiash,  Meshullam,  Hezir, 

21  Meshezabeel,  Zadok,  Jaddua, 

22  Pelatiah,  Hanan,  Anaiah, 

23  Hoshea,  Hananiah,  Hashub, 

24  Hallohesh,  Tileha,  Shobek, 

25  Rehum,  Hashabnah,  Maase- 
iah, 

26  And  Ahijah,  Hanan,  Anan, 

27  Malluch,  Harim,  Baanah. 

28  ^  And  the  rest  of  the  people, 
the  priests,  the  Levites,  the  porters, 
the  singers,  the  '^  Nethinims,  and  all 
they  that  had  separated  themselves 
from  the  ^  people  of  the  lands  unto 
the  law  of  God,  their  wives,  their 
sons,  and  their  daughtei's,  every 
one  having  knowledge,  and  having 
understanding ; 

29  They  clave  to  their  brethren, 
their  nobles,  and  entered  into  a 
curse,  and  into  an  oath,  to  walk  in 
God's  law,  which  was  given  by 
Moses  the  servant  of  God,  and  to 
observe  and  do  all  the  command- 
rnents  of  the  Lord  our  Lord,  and 
his  judgments  and  his  statutes  ; 

30  And  that  we  would  not  give 
our  daughters  unto  the  people  of 
the  land,  nor  take  their  daughters 
for  our  sons  : 

3 1  And  if  the  people  of  the  land 
bring  ware  or  any  victuals  on  the 
sabbath  day  to  sell,  that  we  would 
not  buy  it  of  them  on  the  sabbath, 
or  on  the  holy  day :  and  that  we 
would  ""leave  the  seventh  yeai",  and 
the  exaction  of  every  debt. 

32  Also  we  made  ordinances  for 
us,  to  charge  ourselves  yearly  with 
the  third  part  of  a  shekel  for  the 
service  of  the  house  of  our  God  ; 

33  For  the  shewbread,  and  for 
the  continual  °  meat  offering,  and 
for  the  continual  burnt  offering,  of 
the  sabbaths,  of  the  new  moons,  for 
the  set  feasts,  and  for  the  holy 
thiiKjn,  and  for  the  sin  offerings  to 
make  an  atonement  for  Israel,  and 
for  all  the  work  of  the  house  of  our 
God. 

34  And  we  cast  the  lots  among 
the  priests,  the  Levites,  and  the 
people,  for  the  wood  offering,  to 
bring  it  into  the  house  of  our  God, 
after  the  houses  of  our  fathers,  at 
times  appointed  year  by  year,  to 
burn  upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord 
our  God,  as  it  is  written  in  the 
law : 

35  And  to  bring  the  firstfruits  of 
our  ground,  and  the  firstfruits  of 
all  fruit  of  all  trees,  year  by  year, 
unto  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 


36  Also  the  firstborn  of  our  sons, 
and  of  our  cattle,  as  it  is  written  in 
the  law,  and  the  firstlings  of  our 
herds  and  of  our  flocks,  to  bring  to 
the  house  of  our  God,  unto  the 
priests  that  minister  in  the  house  of 
our  God  : 

37  And  that  we  should  bring  the 
firstfruits  of  our  dough,  and  our 
"  offerings,  and  the  fruit  of  all  man- 
ner of  trees,  of  wine  and  of  oil, 
unto  the  priests,  to  the  chambers 
of  the  house  of  our  God  ;  and  the 
tithes  of  our  ground  unto  the  Le- 
vites, that  the  same  Levites  might 
have  the  tithes  in  all  the  cities  of 
our  tillage. 

38  And  the  priest  the  son  of 
Aaron  shall  be  with  the  Levites, 
when  the  Levites  take  tithes :  and 
the  Levites  shall  bring  up  the  tithe 
of  the  tithes  unto  the  house  of  our 
God,  to  the  chambers,  into  the 
treasure  house. 

39  For  the  children  of  Israel  and 
the  children  of  Levi  shall  bring  the 
'^offering  of  the  corn,  of  the  new 
wine,  and  the  oil,  unto  the  cham- 
bers, where  ai'e  the  vessels  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  the  priests  that 
minister,  and  the  porters,  and  the 
singers :  and  we  will  not  forsake 
the  house  of  our  God. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  T/ie  rulers,  voluntary  men,  and  the  tenth 
man  chosen  hy  lot,  dwell  at  Jerusalem.  3 
A  catalogue  of  their  natnes.  20  The  residue 
dwell  in  other  cities. 

AND  the  rulers  of  the  people 
dwelt  at  Jerusalem:  the  rest 
of  the  people  also  cast  lots,  to  bring 
one  of  ten  to  dwell  in  Jerusalem  the 
holy  city,  and  nine  parts  to  dwell 
in  other  cities. 

2  And  the  people  blessed  all  the 
men,  that  willingly  offered  them- 
selves to  dwell  at  Jerusalem. 

3  ^  Now  these  are  the  chief  of 
the  province  that  dwelt  in  Jeru- 
salem :  but  in  the  cities  of  Judah 
dwelt  every  one  in  his  possession 
in  their  cities,  to  wit,  Israel,  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  the 
-Nethinims,  and  the  children  of 
Solomon's  servants. 

4  And  at  Jerusalem  dwelt  certain 
of  the  children  of  Judah,  and  of  the 
children  of  Benjamin.  Of  the  child- 
ren of  Judah ;  Athaiah  the  son  of 
Uzziah,  the  son  of  Zechariah,  the 
son  of  Amariah,  the  son  of  Shepha- 
tiah,  the  son  of  Mahalaleel,  of  the 
children  of  Perez; 

5  And  Maaseiah  the  son  of  Ba- 
I'lich,  the  son  of  Col-hozeh,  the  son 
of  Hazaiah,  the  son  of  Adaiah,  the 
son  of  .1  oiarib,  the  son  of  Zechariah, 
the ''son  of  tShiloni.       *  i 


^  heave 
offerings, 


'  heave 
offerhig  of 
the  grain, 


Nethiuim, 


8  Shilonite. 


483 


Those  who  dioelt  at  Jerusalem,         NEHEMIAH,  12. 


and  in  other  cities. 


6  All  the  sons  of  Perez  that  dwelt 
at  Jerusalem  were  four  hundred 
threescore  and  eight  valiant  men. 

7  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Ben- 
jamin ;  Sallu  the  son  of  Meshullam, 
the  son  of  Joed,  the  son  of  Pedaiali, 
the  son  of  Kolaijih,  the  son  of  ^laa- 
seiah,  the  son  of  Ithiel,  the  son  of 
Jesaiah.  • 

8  And  after  him  Gabbai,  Sallai, 
nine  hundred  twenty  and  eight. 

9  And  Joel  the  son  of  Zichri  was 
their  overseer  :  and  Judah  the  son 
of  8enuah  was  second  over  the  city. 

10  Of  the  priests :  Jedaiah  the 
son  of  Joiarib,  Jachin. 

11  Seraiah  the  son  of  Hilkiah, 
the  son  of  Meshullam,  the  son  of  Za- 
dok,  the  son  of  Meraioth,  the  son  of 
Ahitub,  was  the  ruler  of  the  h(juse 
of  God. 

12  And  their  brethren  that  did 
the  work  of  the  house  were  eight 
hundred  twenty  and  two  :  and 
Adaiah  the  son  of  Jeroham,  the 
son  of  Pelaliah,  tlie  son  of  Amzi, 
the  son  of  Zechariah,  the  son  of 
Pashur,  the  son  of  Malchiah, 

13  And  his  brethren,    'chief  of 


the  fathfn\s.  two  hundred  forty  and 
two  :  and  Amashai  the  son  of  Aza- 
reel,  the  son  of  Ahasai,  the  son  of 
Meshillemoth,  the  son  of  Immer, 

11  And  their  brethren,  mighty 
men  of  valour,  an  hundred  twenty 
and  eight :  and  their  overseer  ivas 
Zabdiel,  the  son  of  one  of  the  great 
men. 

1 5  Also  of  the  Levites :  Shemaiah 
the  son  of  Hashub,  the  son  of  Azri- 
kam,  the  son  of  Hashabiah,  the  son 
of  Bunni ; 

1 6  And  Shabbethai  and  Jozabad, 
of  the  chief  of  the  Levites,  hnd  the 
ovei'siglit  of  the  outward  ))usiness 
of  the  liouse  of  God. 

17  And  .Mattaiiiah  the  son  of 
Micha,  the  son  of  Zabdi,  the  son  of 
Asaph,  VHis  the  principal  to  begin 
the  thanksgiving  in  prayer:  a,iid 
Bakhukiah  tlie  second  among  his 
brethien,  and  Abda  the  son  of 
Shaimnua,  the  son  of  Galal,  the  son 
of  J(!duthun. 

IH  All  th(^  Levites  in  the  holy 
city  ivere  two  hundred  fourscore 
and  four. 

1 !)  Moreover  the  porters,  Akkul), 
Talmon,  and  their  brethi'eu  tliat 
kept  the  gates,  %vere  an  hundred 
seventy  and  two. 

UO  11  And  the  residue  of  Israel, 
of  the  pi-iests,  a.n'l  the  Levites, 
were.  \n  ;i11  tlie  cities  of  Judah,  every 
one  in  his  inheritance. 

lM  But  tlu!  -'  Nethinims  dwelt  in 
Oi)hel  :  Jind  Ziha  and  Gispa  UHrc, 
over  the  "  Nethinims. 

'I'l  The  overseer  also  of  the  Le- 


484 


vites  at  Jerusalem  was  Uzzi  the  son 
of  Bani,  the  son  of  Hashabiah,  the 
son  of  Mattaniah,  the  son  of  Micha. 
Of  the  sons  of  Asaph,  the  singers 
vere  over  the  business  of  the  house 
of  God. 

23  For  it  was  the  king's  com- 
mandment concerning  them,  that 
a  certain  portion  should  be  for  the 
singers,  due  for  every  day. 

24  And  Pethahiah  the  son  of 
Meshezabeel,  of  the  children  of  Ze- 
rah  the  son  of  Judah,  was  at  the 
king's  hand  in  all  matters  concern- 
ing the  people. 

25  And  for  the  villages,  with 
their  fields,  so^ne  of  the  children 
of  Judah  dwelt  at  Kirjatli-arba, 
and  in  the  villages  thereof,  and 
at  Dibon,  and  in  the  villages 
thereof,  and  at  Jekabzeel,  and  in 
the  villages  thereof, 

26  And  at  .Jeshua,  and  at  Mola- 
dah,  and  at  Beth-phelet, 

27  And  at  Hazar-shual,  and  at 
Beer-sheba,  and  m  the  villages 
thereof, 

28  And  at  Ziklag,  and  at  Meko- 
nah,  and  in  the  villages  thereof, 

29  And  at  En-rimmon,  and  at 
Zareah,  and  at  Jarmuth, 

_  30  Zanoah,  Adullam,  and  in  their 
villages,  at  Lachish,  and  the  fields 
thereof,  at  Azekah,  and  in  the  vil- 
lages thereof.  And  they  dwelt 
from  Beer-sheba  unto  the  valley  of 
Hinnom. 

31  The  children  also  of  Benjamin 
from  Geba  dwelt  at  Michmash,  and 
Aija,  and  Beth-el,  and  in  their  vil- 
lages, 

32  And  at  Anathoth,  Nob,  Ana- 
niah, 

33  Razor,  Ramali,  Gittaim, 

34  Hadid,  Zeboim,  Neballat, 

35  Lod,  and  Ono,  the  valley  of 
craftsmen. 

30  And  of  the  Levites  were  divi- 
sions in  Judah,  and  in  Benjamin. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  The  prienlit,  8  and  the  Lerite.H,  vhich  came 
vp  ivith  Zeruhhahet.  10  The  xueccsxion  of 
h/'f/h  pricstK.  22  OHahi  t'hh'f  Leriten.  27 
Tho,  Mtli'iniiiti/  I'f  ilie  (loiicnlion  of  the 
■irii/!s.  44  The  offices  if  prie/itu  (Did Lei  itee: 
ii/)/'<i!»/ed  ill  the  teinph'. 

NOW  these  are  the  priests  and 
the  L(^\ites  tlmt  went  up  with 
Zei'ubhabej  the  son  of  Shcnltid.aiid 
Jeshua:  Si'raiah,  .lercmiah,  l']/r;i, 

2  Amari;ih,  Mallucli,  ilattush, 

3  Shechamali,  l{(>hum.  Mere- 
moth, 

4  Iddo,  Ginnctlio,  Abijah, 

5  Miamin,  Maadiah,  IJilgah, 

G  Shemaiah,  and  Joiarib,  Je 
daiah, 

7  Sallu,  Amok,  Hilkinh,  Jedaiah. 
These  ivere  the  chief  of  the  prit'sts 


Succession  of  high  priests. 


NEHEMIAH,  12. 


Dedication  of  the  wall. 


and  of  their  brethren  in  the  days 
ot'Jeshua. 

8  Moreover  the  Levites  :  Jeshua, 
Binnui,  Kadmiel,  Sherebiah,  Judah, 
mid  Mattaniah,  which  was  over  the 
thanksgiving,  he  and  his  brethren. 

9  Also  Bakbukiah  and  Unni, 
their  brethren,  were  over  against 
them  in  the  watches. 

ion  And  Jeshua  begat  Joiakini, 
Joiakim  also  begat  Eliashib,  and 
Eliashib  begat  Joiada, 

11  And  Joiada  begat  Jonathan, 
and  Jonathan  begat  Jaddua. 

12  And  in  the  days  of  Joiakim 
were  priests,  '  the  chief  of  the  fa- 
thei's  :  of  Seraiah,  Meraiah  ;  of  Je- 


remiah, Hananiah  ; 

1:3  Of  Ezra,  Meshullam  ;  of  Ama- 
riah,  Jehohanan  ; 

14  Of  Melicu,  Jonathan  ;  of  She- 
baniah,  Joseph ; 

15  Of  Harim,  Adna;  of  Merai- 
oth,  Helkai ; 

16  Of  Iddo,  Zechariah;  of  Gin- 
nethon,  Meshullam  ; 

17  Of  Abiiah,  Zichri ;  of  Minia- 
min,  of  Moadiali,  Piltai ; 

18  Of  Bilgah,  Shammua  ;  of  tShe- 
maiah,  Jehonathan  ; 

11)  And  of  Joiarib,  Mattenai ;  of 
Jedaiah,  Uzzi ; 

20  Of  Sallai,  Kallai ;  of  Amok, 
Eber ; 

21  Of  Hilkiah,  Hashabiah ;  of 
Jedaiah,  Nethaneel. 

22  *[I  The  Levites  in  the  days  of 
Eliashib,  Joiada,  and  Johanan,  and 
Jaddua,  ivere  recorded  '  chief  of  the 
fathers :    also  the  priests,   to   the 


reign  of  Darius  the  Persian. 

23  The  sons  of  Levi,  "the  chief 
of  the  fathers,  vjere  written  in  the 
book  of  the  chronicles,  even  until 
the  days  of  Johanan  the  son  of 
EHashib. 

24  And  the  chief  of  the  Levites  : 
Hashabiah,  Sherebiah,  and  Je- 
shua the  son  of  Kadmiel,  with  their 
brethren  over-  against  them,  to 
praise  (nid  to  give  thanks,  acv-ord- 
ing  to  the  commandment  of  David 
the  man  of  God,  •'  ward  over  against 
^  ward. 

25  Mattaniah,  and  Bakbukiah, 
Obadiah,  Meshullam,  Talmon,  Ak- 
kub,  were  porters  keeping  the  ward 
at  the  ''  thresholds  of  the  gates. 

26  These  ivcre  in  the  days  of  Joi- 
akim the  son  of  Jeshua,  the  son  of 
Jozadak,  and  in  the  days  of  Nehe- 
miah  the  governor,  and  of  i'^zra  the 
priest,  the  scribe. 

27  11  And  at  the  dedication  of  the 
wall  of  Jerusalem  they  sought  the 
Levites  out  of  all  theii-  places,  to 
V)ring  them  to  Jerusal<Mn,  to  keep 
the  dedication  with  gladness,  both 


with  thanksgivings,  and  with  sing- 
ing, with  cymbals,  psalteries,  and 
with  harps. 

28  And  the  sons  of  the  singers 
gathered  themselves  together,  both 
out  of  the  plain  country  round 
about  Jerusalem,  and  from  the  vil- 
lages f)f  "  Netophathi  ; 

29  Also  from  '  the  house  of  Gilgal. 
and  out  of  the  fields  of  Geba  and 
Azmaveth :  for  the  singers  liafi 
builded  them  villages  round  about 
Jerusalem. 

30  And  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites purified  themselves,  and  puri- 
fied the  people,  and  the  gates,  and 
the  wall. 

31  Then  I  brought  up  the  princes 
of  Judah  upon  the  wall,  and  ap- 
pointed two  great  companies  of 
them  that  '^  gave  thanks,  whereof  one 
went  on  the  right  hand  upon  the 
wall  toward  the  dung  gate  : 

32  And  after  them  went  Ho- 
shaiah,  and  half  of  the  princes  of 
Judah, 

33  And  Azariah,  Ezra,  and  Me- 
sh viUam, 

34  Judah,  and  Benjamin,  and 
Shemaiah,  and  Jeremiah, 

35  And  certain  of  the  priests' 
sons  with  trumpets ;  namely,  Ze- 
chariah the  son  of  Jonathan,the  son 
of  Shemaiah,  the  son  of  Mattaniah, 
the  son  of  JMichaiah,  the  son  of 
Zaccur,  the  son  of  Asaph  : 

36  And  his  brethren,  Shemaiah, 
and  Azarael,  Milalai,  Gilalai,  Maai, 
Nethaneel,  and  Judah,  Hanani, 
with  the  musical  instruments  of 
David  the  man  of  God,  and  Ezra 
the  scribe  before  them. 

37  And  at  the  fountain  gate, 
which  was  over  against  them,  they 
went  up  by  the  stairs  of  the  city  of 
David,  at  the  going  up  of  the  wall, 
above  the  house  of  David,  even 
unto  the  water  gate  eastward. 

38  And  the  other  company  of 
them  that  c/ave  thanks  went  ^over 
against  them,  and  I  after  them,  and 
the  half  of  the  people  upon  the 
wall,  from  beyond  the  tower  of  the 
furnaces  even  unto  the  broad  wall  ; 

39  And  from  above  the  gate  of 
Ephraim,  and  above  the  old  gate, 
and  above  the  fish  gate,  and  tlie 
tower  of  Hananeel,  and  the  tower 
of  Meah,  even  unto  the  sheep  gate  : 
and  they  stood  still  in  the  "^i)rison 
gate. 

40  So  stood  the  two  compavie-t  of 
them  that  (fare  thanks  in  the  house 
of  God,  aiid  1.  and  the  half  of  the 
rulers  with  me : 

41  And  the  priests;  Eliakim, 
Maaseiah,     JSliniamin,     Michaiah, 


6  the  Neto- 
phathites ; 
:■  Beth- 
gilgal, 


8  gave 
thanks  and 
went  in 
procession ; 


•'  to  meet 


I'l.oateof  the 
"iiard. 


485 


Neheviiah  reformeth 


NEHEMIAH,  13. 


various  abuses. 


1  heave 
offerings, 


2  appointed 
by  tlie  law 


3  And  they 
kept  the 
charge  of 
their  God, 
and  the 
charge  of 
their 

purification, 
and  so  did 
the  singers 
and  the 
porters, 


^  set  apart 

6  set  apart 
that  which 
was  for 


Elioenai,    Zechariah,    a7id    Hana- 
niah,  with  trumpets ; 

42  And  Maaseiah,  and  Shemaiah, 
and  Eleazar,  and  Uzzi,  and  Jehoha- 
nan,  and  Malchijah,  and  Elam, 
and  Ezer.  And  the  singers  sang 
loud,  with  Jezrahiah  their  over fieev. 

43  Also  that  day  they  offered 
great  sacrifices,  and  rejoiced :  for 
God  had  made  them  rejoice  with 
great  joy :  the  wives  also  and  the 
children  rejoiced :  so  that  the  joy  of 
Jerusalem  was  heard  even  afar  off". 

44  _^  And  at  that  time  were  some 
appointed  over  the  chambers  for 
the  treasures,  for  the  '  offerings, 
for  the  firstfruits,  and  for  the 
tithes,  to  gather  into  them  out  of 
the  fields  of  the  cities  the  portions 
^  of  the  law  for  the  priests  and  Le- 
vites  :  for  Judah  rejoiced  for  the 
priests  and  for  the  Levites  that 
waited. 

45  ^  And  both  the  singers  and  the 


porters  kept  the  ward  of  tlieii-  (lod, 


and  the  ward  of  the  purification, 
according  to  the  commandment  of 
David,  and  of  Solomon  his  son. 

46  For  in  the  days  of  David  and 
Asaph  of  old  there  were  chief  of  the 
singers,  and  songs  of  praise  and 
thanksgiving  unto  God. 

47  And  all  Israel  in  the  days  of 
Zerubbabel,  and  in  the  days  of  Ne- 
hemiah,  gave  the  portions  of  the 
singers  and  the  porters,  every  day 
his  portion  :  and  they  ■*  sanctified 
holy  things  unto  the  Levites  ;  and 
the   Levites  'sanctified  them  unto 


the  children  of  Aaron. 
CHAPTER  13. 

1  Upo7i  the  reading  of  the  hno  .leparation  is 
■made  from  the  mi. fi<t  imtllil ndi'.  4  ,AV//«- 
miah  at  hiHretniti  ciinxclli  tlw  clHiniherK  to 
he  cleansed.  10  //<■  ri\f<irnn  th  llie.  offici's 
in  the  house  of  God.  \t)  The,  malation  of 
the  sahhath,  23  and  the  marriages  with 
strange  wives. 

ON  that  day  they  read  in  tlie  book 
of  Moses  in  the  audience  of 
the  people  ;  and  therein  was  found 
written,  that  the  Ammonite  aiifl 
the  iM()aV)ite  should  not  come  into 
the  congregation  of  f  Jod  for  ever  ; 

2  ]>ecause  they  met  not  th(!  child- 
ren of  Israel  with  bread  and  witli 
water,  but  hired  ]^>alaam  against 
them,  that  he  should  curse  them  : 
howbeit  our  God  turned  the  curse 
into  a  blessing. 

3  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
had  heaid  the  law,  that  they  sepa- 
rated from  Israel  all  the  mixed 
multitude. 

4  H  And  before  this,  Eliashib 
the  priest,  having  the  oversight  of 
the  chamber  of  the  house  of  oui' 
God,  was  allied  unto  Tobiah  : 


5  And  he  had  prepared  for  him 
a  great  chamber,  where  aforetime 
they  laid  the  "  meat  off'erings,  the 
frankincense,  and  the  vessels,  and 
the  tithes  of  the  ''corn,  the  new 
wine,  and  the  oil,  which  was  com- 
manded to  be  given  to  the  Levites, 
and  the  singers,  and  the  porters ; 
and   the  '^offerings  of  the  priests. 

6  But  in  all  th\&  time  was  not  I 
at  Jerusalem :  for  in  the  two  and 
thirtieth  year  of  Artaxerxes  king 
of  Babylon  came  I  unto  the  king, 
and  after  certain  days  obtained  I 
leave  of  the  king : 

7  And  I  came  to  Jerusalem,  and 
understood  of  the  evil  that  Eliashib 
did  for  Tobiah,  in  preparing  him  a 
chamber  in  the  courts  of  the  house 
of  God. 

8  And  it  grieved  me  sore  :  there- 
fore I  cast  forth  all  the  household 
stuff"  of  Tobiah  out  of  the  chaml^er. 

9  Then  I  commanded,  and  they 
cleansed  the  chambers:  and  thither 
brought  I  again  the  vessels  of  the 
house  of  God,  with  the  ^  meat  offer- 
ing and  the  frankincense. 

10  H  And  I  perceived  that  the 
portions  of  the  Levites  had  not 
been  given  them:  ^for  the  Levites 
and  the  singers,  that  did  the  work, 
were  fled  every  one  to  his  field. 

11  Then  contended  I  with  the 
rulers,  and  said.  Why  is  the  house 
of  God  forsaken  1  And  I  gathered 
them  together,  and  set  them  in 
their  place. 

1 2  Then  brought  all  Judah  the 
tithe  of  the  ^"  corn  and  the  new  wine 
and  the  oil  unto  the  treasuries. 

1 3  And  I  made  treasurers  over  the 
treasuries,  Shelemiahthepriest,  and 
Zadok  the  scribe,  and  of  the  Levites, 
Pedaiah :  and  next  to  them  icas  Ha- 
nan  the  son  of  Zaccur,  the  son  of 
Mattaniah  :  for  they  were  counted 
faithful,  and  their  ofi5ce  ivas  to  dis- 
tribute unto  their  brethren. 

14  Pemember  me,  ()  my  God, 
concerning  this,  and  wipe  not  out 
my  good  deeds  that  I  have  done 
for  the  house  of  my  God,  and  foi- 
the  ollices  thereof. 

IT)  1[  In  those  days  saw  I  in 
Judah  some  ti'eading  winepivsses 
on  the  sabbath,  and  bringing  in 
sheaves,  and  lading  asses  ;  as  also 
wine,  grai)e.s,  and  figs,  and  all  m(in- 
7i('r  q/"  burdens,  which  they  brought 
into  .lei'usaleni  on  the  salibath  day: 
and  1  testified  agaiii.'<t  fhein.  in  the 
day  wherein  they  sold  victuals. 

1  6  Ther(^  dwelt  men  of  Tyre  also 
therein,  which  brought  fish,  and  all 
manner  of  ware,  and  sold  on  tlu^ 
sabbath  unto  the  children  of  .In- 
dali,  and  iu  Jerusalem. 


48G 


Violation  of  the  sabbath. 


NEHEMIAH,  13. 


Mixed  marriaypf!. 


17  Then  I  contended  with  the 
nobles  of  Judah,  and  said  unto 
them,  What  evil  thing  ix  this  that 
ye  do,  and  profane  the  sabbath  day? 

18  Did  not  j'oiir  fathers  thus, 
and  did  not  our  God  bring  all  this 
evil  upon  us,  and  upon  this  city^ 
yet  ye  biing  more  wrath  upon  Is- 
rael by  profaning  the  sabbath. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  the  gates  of  Jerusalem  began 
to  be  dark  before  the  sabbath,  I 
commanded  that  the  gates  should  V^e 
shut,  and  cliarged  that  they  should 
not  be  opened  till  after  the  sab- 
bath :  and  Ko/ne  of  my  servants  set 
I  at  the  gates,  that  th(>re  should  no 
burden  be  brought  in  on  the  sab- 
bath day. 

20  So  the  merchants  and  sellers 
of  all  kind  of  wai'e  lodged  without 
Jerusalem  once  or  twice. 

21  Then  1  testified  against  them, 
and  said  unto  them,  Why  lodge  yc^ 
about  the  wall  1  if  ye  do  so  again,  I 
will  lay  hands  on  you.  From  that 
time  foi'th  came  they  no  ?nore  on 
the  sabbath. 

22  And  I  commanded  the  Le- 
vites  that  they  should  cleanse 
themselves,  and  that  they  should 
come  aiid  keep  the  gates,  to  sanc- 
tify the  sabbath  day.  liemember 
me,  O  my  God,  amcerniny  this  also, 
and  spare  me  according  to  the 
greatness  of  thy  mercy. 

23  ^  In  those  days  also  saw  T 
Jews  that  had  married  wives  of 
Ashdod,  of  Ammon,  and  of  Moab : 

24  And  their  children  spake  half 
in  the  speech  of  Ashdod,  and  could 


not  speak  in  the  Jews'  language, 
but  according  to  the  language  of 
each  people. 

2.5  And  I  contended  with  them, 
and  cursed  then),  and  smote  certain 
of  them,  and  plucked  oli' their  hair, 
and  made  them  swear  by  (jod,  .?rt.v- 
ing.  Ye  shall  not  give  your  daugh- 
ters unto  their  sons,  nor  take  their 
daughters  unto  your  sons,  or  for 
j'ourselves. 

26  Did  not  Solomon  king  of  Is- 
I'ael  sin  by  these  things?  yet  among 
many  nations  was  there  no  king 
like  him,  who  was  beloved  of  his 
God,  and  God  made  him  king  over 
all  Israel  :  nevertheless  even  him 
did  ^  oiitlandisli  women  cause  to 
sin. 

27  Shall  we  then  heai'kcn  unto 
you  to  do  all  this  great  evil,  to 
transgress  against  our  God  in 
marrying  strange  wives'? 

28  And  one  of  the  sons  of  Joiada, 
the  son  of  Eliashib  the  high  i)riest, 
was  now  in  law  to  Sanballatthe  Ho- 
ronite :  therefore  1  chased  him  from 
me. 

29  Ptemember  them,  O  my  God, 
because  they  have  defiled  the 
priesthood,  and  the  covenant  of 
the  priesthood,  and  of  the  Levites. 

30  Thus  cleansed  I  them  from  all 
strangers,  and  appointed  the  wards 
of  the  priests  and  the  Levites,  every 
one  in  his  business  ; 

31  And  for  the  wood^  offering,  at 
times  appointed,  and  for  the  first- 
fruits.  Remember  me,  O  my  God, 
for  good. 


THE  BOOK  OF  ESTHER 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  AhatmfriixnKikfthroyalfeasfn.  10  Vanhii, 
seiit/t»\  iiJ'iiKith  to  come.  18  A/iantteriix, 
/>;/  t/ie  ciiini.se/  i>/  Mennienn,  maketh  Ike 
decree  of  meiCa  norei'eigniy. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days 
of  *  Ahasuerus,  (this  is  Alia- 
suerus  which  reigned,  from  India 
even  unto  Ethiopia,  over  an  hun- 
dred and  seven  and  twenty  pro- 
vinces :) 

2  That  in  those  days,  when  the 
king  Ahasuerus  sat  on  the_  throne 
of  his  kingdom,  which  'iras  in  Shu- 
slian  the  palace, 

3  In  the  third  year  f)f  his  reign, 
he  made  a  feast  unto  all  his  princes 
and  his  servants ;  the  power  of 
Persia  and  i\Iedia,  the  nobles  and 


*  Xerxes:  Heh.  Alui.shvercisli. 


princes  of  the  provinces,  heino  be- 
fore him  : 

4  W^ien  he  shewed  the  i-iches 
of  his  glorious  kingdom  and  the 
honour  of  his  excellent  majesty 
many  days,  even  an  hundri'd  and 
fourscore  days. 

5  And  when  these  days  were 
expired,  the  king  made  a  feast 
vmto  all  the  p(>oi)le  tliat  were 
present  in  Shushan  the  palace, 
both  unto  great  and  small,  seven 
days,  in  the  court  of  the  garden 
of  the  king's  palace  ; 

6  Where  xvere  ^  white,  green,  and 
blue.  Iianriinas.  fastened  with  cords 


of  fine  linen  and  purple  to  silver 
rings  and  pillars  of  marble :  the 
'  beds  ioere  o/gold  and  silver,  upon 
a  iiavement  of  red,  and  blue,  and 
white,  and  black,  marble. 


487 


Vashti  .refuseth  the  king's  message.       ESTHER,  2, 


A  neiv  queen  to  be  chosen. 


7  And  they  gave  them  drink  in 
vessels  of  gold,  (the  vessels  being 
diverse  one  from  another,)  and 
royal  wine  in  abundance,  accord- 
ing to  the  '  state  of  the  king. 

8  And  the  chunking  was  accord- 
ing to  the  law ;  none  did  compel : 
for  so  the  king  had  appointed  to 
all  the  officers  of  his  house,  that 
they  should  do  according  to  every 
man's  pleasure. 

9  Also  Vashti  the  queen  made  a 
feast  for  the  women  in  the  I'oyal 
house  which  belonged  to  king  Aha- 
suerus. 

10  ^  On  the  seventh  day,  when 
the  heart  of  the  king  was  merry 
with  wine,  he  commanded  Mehu- 
man,  Biztha,  Harbona,  Bigtha,  and 
Abagtha,  Zethar,  and  Carcas,  the 
seven  chamberlains  that  served  in 
the  presence  of  Ahasuerus  the 
king, 

1 1  To  bring  Vashti  the  queen  be- 
fore the  king  with  the  crown  royal, 
to  shew  the  people  and  the  princes 
her  beauty:  for  she  was  fair  to 
look  on. 

12  But  the  queen  Vashti  refused 
to  come  at  the  king's  command- 
ment by  his  chamberlains  :  there- 
fore was  the  king  very  wroth,  and 
his  anger  burned  in  him. 

13  H  Then  the  king  said  to  the 
wise  men,  which  knew  the  times, 
(for  so  was  the  king's  mannei- 
toward  all  that  knew  law  and 
judgment : 

14  And  the  next  unto  him  was 
Carshena,  Shethar,  Admatha,  Tar- 
shish,  Meres,  Marsena,  and  Memu- 
can,  the  seven  princes  of  Persia 
and  Media,  which  saw  the  king's 
face,  and  which  sat  the  first  in  the 
kingdom  ; ) 

15  What  shall  we  do  unto  the 
queen  Vashti  according  to  law, 
because  she  hath  not  performed 
the  commandment  of  the  king 
Ahasuerus  by  the  chamberlains'? 

16  And  ]\Iemucan  answered  be- 
fore the  king  and  the  princes, 
Vashti  the  queen  hath  not  done 
wrong  to  the  king  only,  but  also 
to  all  the  princes,  and  to  all  the 
-  people  that  are  in  all  tlie  pro- 
vinces of  the  king  Ahasuerus. 

17  For  this  (Iced  of  the  queen 
shall  come  abroad  unto  all  women, 
so  that  they  shall  des])ise  their  hus- 
bands in  their  eyes,  when  it  shall 
be  reported,  The  king  Ahasuei'us 
commanded  Vashti  the  queen  to 
be  brought  in  before  him,  but  she 
came  not. 

18  Likewise  sliall  the  ^Indies  of 
Persia  and  Media  say  this  Hay 
unto  all  th(^  king's  i)i'inces,  which 
have  heard    of    the    deed    of    the 


queen.     Thus  shall   there  arise  too 
much  contempt  and  wrath. 

19  If  it  please  the  king,  let  there 
go  a  royal  commandment  from 
him,  and  let  it  be  written  among 
the  laws  of  the  Persians  and  the 
Medes,  that  it  be  not  altered,  That 
Vashti  come  no  more  before  king 
Ahasuerus  ;  and  let  the  king  give 
her  royal  estate  unto  another  that 
is  better  than  she. 

20  And  when  the  king's  decree 
which  he  shall  make  shall  be  pub- 
lished throughout  all  his  empire, 
(for  it  is  great,)  all  the  wives  shall 
give  to  their  husbands  honour,  both 
to  great  and  small. 

21  And  the  saying  pleased  the 
king  and  the  princes ;  and  the 
king  did  according  to  the  word  of 
Memucan : 

22  For  he  sent  letters  into  all 
the  king's  provinces,  into  every 
province  according  to  the  writing 
thereof,  and  to  every  people  after 
their  language,  that  every  man 
should  bear  rule  in  his  own  house, 
and  that  it  should  be  ijublished 
according  to  the  language  of  every 
people. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  Out  of  the  chdice  of  Tifi/inufi  queen  «.9  to 
be  chosen.  5  Munliciti  tlw  niirximt  fiither 
ofEf^ther.  S  H.stlnrixpr.f.rrr,!  hiillei/ui 
before  the  res/.  IL'  77/,  mo inier  of  jmrifi- 
cdiion,  iind  ijohuj  in  to  ilie  kiiKj.  15  Esther 
Ixsi  jileiiniiKj  the  kimj  ix  intide  qtieen.  '21 
Mordeco!  //ixcorerhuj  ti  treoxon  ix  recorded 
in  the  chronicles. 

AFTER  these  things,  when  the 
wrath  of  king  Ahasuerus  was 
appeased,  he  remembered  Vashti, 
and  what  she  had  done,  and  what 
was  decreed  against  her-. 

2  Then  said  the  king's  servants 
that  ministered  unto  him.  Let 
there  be  fair  young  virgins  sought 
for  the  king : 

3  And  let  the  king  appoint 
officers  in  all  the  provinces  of  his 
kingdom,  that  they  may  gather 
together  all  the  fair  young  virgins 
unto  Shushan  the  palace,  to  the 
house  of  the  W(mien,  unto  the  cus- 
tody of  •*  He  ire  the  kiiig's  chamber- 
lain, keejK'r  of  the  women  ;  and  let 
their  things  for  i)urilication  be 
given  them: 

4  And  let  the  maichm  which 
pleaseth  tli(>  king  be  (jueen  insteiid 
of  Vashti.  And  the  thing  pleased 
the  king  ;  and  he  did  so. 

5  U  No\n  in  Shushan  the  palace 
there  was  a  certain  Jew,  whose 
name  iims  Morrhx-ai,  the  son  of 
Jair,  the  son  of  Shimei,  the  son  of 
Kish,  a  pK'Tijaiuite  ; 

G  Wlio  h;id  been  carried  away 
fi-oin  .Ici'usaleni  with  the  captix  it y 
which  had  been  cari-ied  away  with 


488 


Esther  is  ^weferred. 


ESTHER,  3. 


Mordecai's  service. 


Jeconiah  king  of  Judah,  whom 
Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon had  cai'iied  away. 

7  And  he  l>rought  up  Hadassali, 
that  is,  Esther,  his  uncle's  daugh- 
ter :  for  she  had  neither  father  nor 
mother,  and  the  maid  was  fair  and 
beautiful;  whom  Mordecai,  when 
her  father  and  mother  were  dead, 
took  for  his  own  daugliter. 

8^  H  So  it  came  to  pass,  when  tlie 
king's  commandment  and  his  de- 
cree was  heard,  antl  when  many 
maidens  were  gathered  together 
unto  Shushan  tlie  palace,  to  the 
custody  of  Hegai,  that  Esther  was 
brought  also  vinto  the  king's  house, 
to  the  custody  of  Hegai,  keeper  of 
the  women. 

9  And  the  maiden  pleased  him, 
and  she  obtained  kindness  of  him  ; 
and  he  speedily  gave  her  her  things 
for  purification,  with  such  things 
as  belonged  to  her,  and  seven 
maidens,  which  were  meet  to  be 
given  her,  out  of  the  king's  house  : 
and  he  preferred  her  and  her  maids 
unto  the  heat  place  of  the  house  of 
the  women. 

10  Esther  had  not  shewed  her 
people  nor  her  kindred  :  for  ]\Ior- 
decai  had  charged  her  that  she 
should  not  shew  it.  _ 

1 1  And  IVIordecai  walked  every 
day  before  the  court  of  the  women's 
house,  to  know  how  Esther  did, 
and  what  should  become  of  her. 

12  H  Now  when  every  maid's 
turn  was  come  to  go  in  to  king 
Ahasuerus,  after  that  she  had  been 
twelve  months,  accoi'ding  to  the 
^  manner  of  the  women,  (for  so 
were  the  days  of  their  purifications 
accomplished,  to  wit,  six  months 
with  oil  of  myrrh,  and  six  months 
with  sweet  odours,  and  with  other 
things  for  the  purifying  of  the 
women ; ) 

13  Then  thus  came  eve?"?/ maiden 
unto  the  king;  whatsoever  she  de- 
sired was  given  lier  to  go  with  her 
out  of  the  house  of  the  women  unto 
the  king's  house. 

14  In  the  evening  she  went,  and 
on  the  morrow  she  returned  into 
the  second  house  of  the  women,  to 
the  custody  tjf  Shaashgaz,  the 
king's  chamberlain,  which  kept 
the  concubines  :  she  came  in  unto 
the  king  no  more,  except  the  king 
delighted  in  her,  and  that  she  were 
called  by  name. 

15  H  Now  when  the  turn  of  Es- 
ther, the  daughter  of  Abihail  the 
uncle  of  jSIordecai,  who  had  taken 
her  for  his  daughter,  was  come  to 
go  in  unto  the  king,  she  required 
nothingliut  what  Hegai  the  king's 
chamberlain,  the  keei>er  of  the  wo- 


men, appointed.  And  Esther  ob- 
tained favour  in  the  sight  of  all 
them  that  looked  upon  her. 

16  So  Esther  was  taken  unto 
king  Ahasuerus  into  his  house 
royal  in  the  tenth  month,  which 
is  the  month  Tebeth,  in  the  se- 
venth year  of  his  reign. 

17  And  the  king  loved  Esther 
above  all  the  women,  and  she  ob- 
tained grace  and  favour  in  his  sight 
more  than  all  the  virgins ;  so  that 
he  set  the  royal  crown  upon  her 
head,  and  made  her  queen  instead 
of  Vashti. 

18  Then  the  king  made  a  great 
feast  unto  all  his  princes  and  his 
servants,  even  Esther's  feast ;  and 
he  made  a  release  to  the  provinces, 
and  gave  gifts,  according  to  the 
"  state  of  the  king. 

ly  And  when  the  virgins  Avei'e 
gathered  together  the  second  time, 
then  Mordecai  sat  in  the  king's 
gate. 

20  Esther  had  not  yet  shewed 
her  kindred  nor  her  people ;  as 
Mordecai  had  charged  her  :  for. Es- 
ther did  the  commandment  of  Mor- 
decai, like  as  when  she  was  brought 
up  with  him. 

21  H  In  those  days,  while  Morde- 
cai sat  in  the  king's  gate,  two  of 
the  king's  chamberlains,  Bigthan 
arid  Teresh,  of  those  which  kept 
the  door,  were  wi'oth,  and  sought 
to  lay  hand  on  the  king  Ahasuerus. 

22  And  the  thing  was  known  to 
Mordecai,  who  told  it  unto  Esther 
the  queen ;  and  Esther  certified 
the  king  thereof  in  Mordecai's 
name. 

23  And  when  inquisition  w^as 
made  of  the  matter,  it  was  found 
out ;  therefore  they  were  both 
hanged  on  a  tree  :  and  it  was  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  chronicles 
before  the  king. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  I/<i»i/ni,  adi'diiced  hij  the  king,  and  <](■ 
Kjiisi'd  III/  Mordecdi;  seeJceth  i'eve>i(/e  ujxiti 
<(ll  flu-  Jcir.y.  T  //e  Cdnteth  lota.  8  //f  oh- 
tdhieih  hi/  cdluiiiniation  <i  decree  of  the 
ki)i{i  Ui  put  the,  Jews  to  death. 

AFTER  these  things  did  king 
Ahasuerus  promote  Haman 
the  son  of  Hammedatha  the  Aga- 
gite,  and  advanced  him,  and  set 
his  seat  above  all  the  princes  that 
were  with  him. 

2  And  all  the  king's  servants, 
that  it>ere  in  the  king's  gate,  bowed, 
and  reverenced  Haman ;  for  tlie 
king  had  so  commanded  concern- 
ing him.  But  Mordecai  bowed  not, 
nor  did  him  reverence. 

3  Then  the  king's  servants,  whicli 
H<ere  in  the  king's  gate,  said  unto 


2  bounty 


489 


Haman  seeketli  revenge  on  the  Jeios.       ESTHER,  4. 


Tlieir  motirning. 


Moi-decai,  Why  transgressest  thou 
the  king's  commandment  1 

4  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  spake  daily  unto  liim,  and  he 
hearkened  not  unto  them,  that 
they  told  Haman,  to  see  whether 
Mordecai's  matters  would  stand : 
for  he  had  told  tliem  that  he  was 
a  Jew. 

5  And  when  Haman  saw  that 
Mordecai  bowed  not,  nor  did  him 
reverence,  then  was  Haman  full  of 
wrath. 

6  And  he  thought  scorn  to  lay 
hands  on  Mordecai  alone  ;  for  they 
had  shewed  him  the  people  of  Mor- 
decai :  wherefore  Haman  sought 
to  destroy  all  the  Jews  that  tvere 
throughout  the  whole  kingdom  of 
Ahasuerus,  even  the  people  of  Mor- 
decai. 

7  U  In  the  first  month,  that  is, 
the  month  Nisan,  in  the  twelfth 
year  of  king  Ahasuerus,  they  cast 
Pur,  that  is,  the  lot,  before  Haman 
from  day  to  day,  and  from  month 
to  month,  to  the  twelfth  month, 
that  is,  the  month  Adar. 

8  IT  And  Haman  said  unto  king 
Aliasuerus,  There  is  a  certain  peo- 
ple scattered  abroad  and  dispersed 
among  the  ^  people  in  all  the  pro- 
vinces of  thy  kingdom  ;  and  their 
laws  are  diverse  from  "all  i^ei^i^le  : 
neither  keep  they  the  king's  laws  : 
therefore  it  is  not  for  the  king's 
profit  to  suffer  them. 

9  If  it  please  the  king,  let  it 
be  written  that  they  may  be  de- 
stroyed :  and  I  will  pay  ten  thou- 
sand talents  of  silver  to  the  hands 
of  those  that  have  the  charge  of 
the  business,  to  bring  it  into  the 
king's  treasuries. 

10  And  the  king  took  his  ring 
from  his  hand,  and  gave  it  unto 
Haman  the  son  of  Hammedatha 
the  Agagite,  the  Jews'  enemy. 

11  And  the  king  said  unto  Ha- 
man, The  silver  is  given  to  thee, 
the  people  also,  to  do  with  them 
as  it  seemeth  good  to  thee. 

12  Then  were  the  king's  scribes 
called  on  the  thirteenth  day  of  the 
lii-st  month,  and  there  was  written 
according  to  all  that  Haman  had 
commanded  unto  the  king's  •'lieu- 
tenants, and  to  the  governors  that 
nwre  over  every  pi'ovince,  and  to 
the  rulers  of  ever.v  pe<)i)le  of  evei'y 
province  according  to  the  writing 
thereof,  and  to  every  r)(M)])le  after 
tlieir  language  ;  in  the  Jiame  of 
king  Ahasuerus  was  it  writttin,  and 
sealed  with  the  king's  ring. 

13  And  tlie  letters  were  sent  by 
posts  into  Jill  th«'  king's  provinces, 
to  destroy,  to  kill,  and  to  cause  to 


perish,  all  Jews,  both  young  and 
old,  little  children  and  women,  in 
one  day,  even  upon  the  thirteenth 
day  of  the  twelfth  month,  which  is 
the  month  Adar,  and  to  take  the 
spoil  of  them  for  a  prey. 

14  The  copy  of  the  writing  '*for 
a  commandment  to    be    given  in 


every  province  was  published  unto 
all  ^people,  that  they  should  be 
ready  against  that  day. 

15  The  posts  went  out,  being 
hastened  by  the  king's  cornmand- 
ment,  and  the  decree  was  given  in 
Shushan  the  palace.  And  the  king 
and  Haman  sat  down  to  drink ; 
but  the  city  Shushan  was  per- 
plexed. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  The  great  moiiriihu/  of  Mordecai  and  the 
Jeirn.  4  EKilief,  loiilcrstitiidrtui  it,  sendelh 
to  Jfordecii/.ir/io  x/iiun/h  Itie  ciiiixe.  oiid  ud- 
rheth  her  to  ,nid>-rt<ikr  the  suit.  10  She 
excufiiiifj he/'ae/f  ix  tltrtutened  hy  Mordecai. 
15  She  appointing  a  fust  undertaketh  the 
suit. 

WHEN  Mordecai  perceived  all 
that  was  done,  Mordecai 
rent  his  clothes,  and  put  on  sack- 
cloth with  ashes,  and  went  out  into 
the  midst  of  the  city,  and  cried 
with  a  loud  and  a  bitter  cry  ; 

2  And  came  even  before  the 
king's  gate :  for  none  might  enter 
into  the  king's  gate  clothed  with 
sackcloth. 

3  And  in  every  province,  whither- 
soever the  kings  commandment 
and  his  decree  came,  there  was 
great  mourning  among  the  Jews, 
and  fasting,  and  weeping,  and  wail- 
ing; and  many  lay  in  sackcloth 
and  ashes. 

4  ^  So  Esther's  maids  and  her 
chamberlains  came  and  told  it  her. 
Then  was  the  queen  exceedingly 
grieved  ;  and  she  sent  raiment  to 
clothe  Mordecai,  and  to  take  away 
his  sackcloth  from  him  :  but  he 
received  it  not. 

5  Then  called  Esther  for  Ha tach, 
one  of  the  king's  chamberlains, 
whom  he  had  appointed  to  attend 
upon  her,  and  gave  him  a  com- 
mandment to  Mordecai,  to  know 
what  it  iras,  and  why  it  ivas. 

G  So  Hatach  weiit  forth  to  Moi"- 
decai  unto  the  street  of  the  city, 
which  washeJiove  the  king's  gate. 

7  And  Morde(-ai  told  him  of  all 
that  had  happened  unto  him, and  of 
tlu^  sum  of  tlie  nione.v  that  H.iman 
liad  lu'omised  to  t)ay  to  tlu^  king's 
tre;isui-i(^s  for  the  Jews,  to  destroy 
them. 

8  Also  h(^  gave  him  the  copy  of 
tlie  writing  of  the  decree  that  was 
given  at  Shushan  to  destroy  them, 
to  shew  it  unto  Esther,  and  to  de- 


4  that  the 
decree 
should  be 
given  out 

5  the 
peoples, 


490 


MordecaVs  chanje  to  Esther. 


ESTHER,  5. 


She  entertaineth  the  king. 


clare  it  unto  her,  and  to  charge 
her  that  she  should  go  in  unto  the 
king,  to  make  suppUcation  unto 
him,  and  to  make  request  before 
him  for  hei-  people. 

9  And  Hatacn  came  and  told 
Esther  the  words  of  JNIordecai. 

10  ^  Again  Esther  spake  unto 
Hatach,  and  gave  him  command- 
ment unto  Mordecai ; 

1 1  All  the  king's  servants,  and 
the  people  of  the  king's  provinces, 
do  know,  that  whosoever,  whether 
man  or  woman,  shall  come  unto 
the  king  into  the  inner  court,  who 
is  not  called,  the7-e  is  one  law  ^  of  his 
to  put  hivi  to  death,  except  such 
to  whom  the  king  shall  hold  out 
the  golden  sceptre,  that  he  may 
live  :  but  I  have  not  been  called  to 
come  in  unto  the  king  these  thirty 
days. 

12  And  they  told  to  Mordecai 
Esther's  words. 

13  Then  Mordecai  commanded 
to  answer  Esther,  Think  not  with 
thyself  that  thou  shalt  escape  in 
the  king's  house,  more  than  all  the 
Jews. 

14;  For  if  thou  altogether  holdest 
thy  peace  at  this  time,  then  shall 
there  '^  enlargement  and  deliver- 
ance arise  to  the  Jews  from  another 
place  ;  but  thou  and  thy  father's 
house  shall  be  destroyed  :  and  who 
knoweth  whether  thou  art  come  to 
the  kingdom  for  .^^uch  a  time  as  thisl 

15  H  Then  Esther  bade  them  re- 
turn Mordecai  this  answer, 

16  Go,  gather  together  all  the 
Jews_  that  are  present  in  Shushan, 
and  fast  ye  for  me,  and  neither  eat 
nor  drink  tln-ee  days,  night  or  day  : 
I  also  and  my  maidens  will  fast  like- 
wise; and  so  will  I  go  in  unto  the 
king,  which  is  not  according  to  the 
law  :  and  if  I  perish,  1  perish. 

17  So  Mordecai  went  his  way, 
and  did  according  to  all  that 
Esther  had  commanded  him. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  EMier,  adveiituri.)i(i  on  Ihe  kin y^ 8  favour, 
ohtuineih  the  (jvace,  of  the,  (johJen.  xeeptre, 
(111(1  inviteth  the  king  and  Ihunan  to  d 
txuiqnet.  (5  She.  heing  oicoiifoged  tiij  the 
kiiKj  in  hei' unit,  inviteth  them  to  diiother 
li(in(juet  the  nea't  dot/.  9  IfaiiKtn.  pro»d 
of  hin  adroncenient,  rej)i)ieth  nt  the  con- 
teinjit  (f  Mordecai.  14  Ry  ihe  counxel  of 
Zereiih/ie  bui/det/i  for  him  a  jxiir  if  f/dl- 

l0W8. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third 
day,  that  Esther  put  on  her 
royal  ajtpdre/,  and  stood  in  the 
inner  court  of  the  king's  house, 
over  Jigainst  tlie  king's  house :  and 
the  king  sat  upon  his  royal  thi'one 
in  the  royal  house,  over  against  the 
gate  of  the  house. 

2  And  it  was  so,  when  the  king 


s&w  Esther  the  queen  standing  in 
the  court,  that  she  obtained  favour 
in  his  sight :  and  the  king  held  out 
to  Esther  the  golden  sceptre  that 
was  in  his  hand.  So  Estner  drew 
near,  and  touched  the  top  of  the 
sceptre. 

3  Then  said  the  king  unto  her. 
What  wilt  thou,  queen  Esther  1 
and  what  is  thy  request*^  it  shall 
be  even  given  thee  to  the  half  of 
the  kingdom. 

4  And  Esther  answered.  If  it 
seem  good  unto  the  king,  let  the 
king  and  Haman  come  this  day 
unto  the  banquet  that  I  have  pre- 
pared for  him. 

5  Then  the  king  said.  Cause  Ha- 
man to  make  haste,  that  he  may  do 
as  Esther  hath  said.  So  the  king 
and  Haman  came  to  the  banquet 
that  Esther  had  prepared. 

6  U  And  the  king  said  unto 
Esther  at  the  banquet  of  wine, 
What  is  thy  petition  1  and  it  shall 
be  granted  thee  :  and  what  is  thy 
request  *?  even  to  the  half  of  the 
kingdom  it  shall  be  performed. 

7  Then  answered  Esther,  and 
said,  My  petition  and  my  request 
is  ; 

8  If  I  have  found  favour  in  the 
sight  of  the  king,  and  if  it  please 
the  king  to  grant  my  petition,  and 
to  perform  my  request,  let  the  king 
and  Haman  come  to  the  banquet 
that  I  shfdl  prepare  for  them,  and 
I  will  do  to  morrow  as  the  king 
hath  said. 

9  11  Then  went  Haman  forth  that 
day  joyful  and  with  a  glad  heart : 
but  when  Haman  saw  Mordecai  in 
the  king's  gate,  that  he  stood  not 
up,  nor  moved  for  him,  he  was  full 
of  indignation  against  Mordecai. 

10  Nevertheless  Haman  re- 
frained himself  :  and  when  he  came 
home,  he  sent  and  called  for  his 
friends,  and  Zeresh  his  wife. 

1 1  And  Hanian  told  them  of  the 
glory  of  his  I'iches,  and  the  multi- 
tude of  his  children,  and  all  tlie 
thivijs  wherein  the  king  had  pro- 
moted him,  and  how  he  had  ad- 
vanced him  above  the  princes  and 
servants  of  the  king. 

12  Haman  said  moreover.  Yea, 
Esther  the  queeji  did  let  no  man 
come  in  with  the  king  unto  the 
banquet  that  she  had  prepared  but 
myself ;  and  to  morrow  am  I  in- 
vited unto  her  also  with  the  king. 

13  Yet  all  this  availeth  me  no- 
thing, so  long  as  I  see  Mordecai  the 
Jew  sitting  at  the  king's  gate. 

1 4  U  Then  said  Zeresh  his  wife 
and  all  his  friends  unto  him.  Let  a 
*  gallows  be  made  of  fifty  cubits 


*  Heb.  tree. 


491 


Mordecai  receiveth  honorcrs. 


ESTHER,  6,  7.        Esther  intercedeth  for  her  ji^ople. 


high,  and  to  morrow  speak  thou 
unto  the  king  that  jMordecai  may 
be  hanged  thereon :  then  go  thou 
in  merrily  with  the  king  unto  the 
banquet.  And  the  thing  pleased 
Haman  ;  and  he  caused  the  gallows 
to  be  made. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  Ahafinerus,  reaOing  in  the  chrnnielen  of 
the  flood  tto'vice  (/one  hy  Mm'iUrid,  tnkcth 
cure  for  liix  reiidrd.  4  Ilaman  .cornlnij  to 
sue  that  JIor(/('ciii  mi(jht  be  ho/ii/ci/.  nii- 
(iii'orfu  ijircth  (■(iniixel  Ihot  he  I'liiijht  (hi 
hhii  lioiKXir.  Vi  ('oiiti>l(tiiii)i(j  of  hi.s  ixi.s- 
J'ort'Die,  liis  friendu  tell  lilm  (f  Iiis  Jiiiul 
de-fti/ii/. 

OX  that  night  could  not  the  king 
sleep,  and  he  commanded  to 
bring  the  book  of  records  of  the 
chronicles ;  and  they  were  read 
before  the  king. 

2  And  it  was  found  written,  that 
Mordecai  had  told  of  Bigthana  and 
Teresh,  two  of  the  king's  chamber- 
lains, the  keepers  of  the  doctr,  wlio 
sought  to  lay  hand  on  the  king 
Ahasuerus. 

3  And  the  king  said,  What  ho- 
nour and  dignity  hath  been  done  to 
Mordecai  for  this  1  Then  said  the 
king's  servants  that  ministered 
unto  him,  There  is  nothing  done 
for  him. 

4  11  And  the  king  said.  Who  u  in 
the  court  ■?  Now  Haman  was  come 
into  the  outward  court  of  the  king's 
house,  to  speak  unto  the  king  to 
hang  Mordecai  on  the  gallows  that 
he  had  prepared  for  him. 

5  And  the  king's  servants  said 
unto  him,  Ik^hold,  Haman  standeth 
in  the  court.  And  the  king  said, 
Let  him  come  in. 

6  So  Haman  came  in.  And  the 
king  said  unto  him.  What  shall  be 
done  unto  the  man  whom  the  king 
delighteth  to  honour  1  Now  Haman 
thought  in  his  heart.  To  whom 
would  th(»  king  delight  to  do  ho- 
nour more  than  to  myself? 

7  AjkI  Haman  answered  the 
king,  Koi-  the  man  whom  the  king 
delight(;th  to  honour, 

H  j^et  the  royal  apparel  be 
brought  which  the  king  vKcfh  to 
wear,  and  the  horse  that  the  king 
I'ideth  upon,  and  '  the  crown  i'ovmI 
vvhifh  is  set  untui  his  head  : 

\)  And  let  tliis  apparel  and  hors(^ 
be  delivered  to  the  hand  of  one  of 
the  king's  most  noble  pi-inees,  that 
tliey  may  airay  the  man  irifhal 
whom  the  king  delighteth  lo  lio- 
iioui',  and  bring  him  on  horseback 
through  tlie  sti-eet  of  the  city,  nud 
proclaim  before  him.  Thus  sjiall  it 
be  done  to  the  man  whom  the  king 
delighteth    to   hoiioiu'. 

10  TiuMi  till' king  said  to  Haman, 


Make  haste,  and  take  the  apparel 
and  the  horse,  as  thou  hast  said, 
and  do  even  so  to  Mordecai  the 
Jew,  that  sitteth  at  the  king's 
gate  :  let  nothing  fail  of  all  that 
thou  hast  spoken. 

1 1  Then  took  Haman  the  apparel 
and  the  horse,  and  arrayed  JMorde- 
cai, and  brought  him  on  horseback 
through  the  street  of  the  city,  and 
proclaimed  before  him.  Thus  shall 
it  be  d(jne  unto  the  man  whom  the 
king  delighteth  to  honour. 

l!2  11  And  Mordecai  came  again 
to  the  king's  gate.  But  Haman 
hasted  to  his  house  mourning,  and 
having  his  head  covered. 

13  And  Haman  told  Zeresh  his 
wife  and  all  his  friends  every  t/iiny 
that  had  befallen  him.  Then  said 
his  wise  meii  and  Zei-esh  his  wife 
unto  him,  If  JMordecai  /'e  of  the 
seed  of  the  Jews,  before  whom  thou 
hast  begun  to  fall,  thou  shalt  not 
prevail  against  him,  but  shalt 
surely  fall  bcifore  him. 

14  And  while  they  were  yet  talk- 
ing with  him,  came  the  king's 
chamberlains,  and  hasted  to  bring 
Haman  unto  the  banquet  that 
Esther  had  prepared. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  Etitlier,  ctitirtiii  11/11(1  tlie  I'hig  (tvd  Ifairxin, 
maketh  suit  for  hr'r  oirn  life  diid  her  j/co- 
ple's.  t<  S/ujir<n.y,f/i  I/(/7n(iii.  T  The  king 
ill  /lifi  (iiii/er,  iiiid  erstiinding  of  the  gaf/oiCK 
irhich  Ildiiuni  liiid  indde  for  Mordecdi, 
cdtixeth  h/'iii  to  be  hdixjed  thereon. 

SO  the  king  and  Haman  came  to 
banquet  with  Esther  the  queen. 

2  Ana  the  king  said  again  unto 
Esther  on  the  second  day  at  the 
banquet  of  M'ine,  What  /'■'<  thy  peti- 
tion, queen  Esther'?  and  it  shall  be 
granted  thee:  and  what  is  thy  re- 
quest? aiul  it  shall  be  pei-formed, 
ei.'eti  to  the  half  of  the  kingdom. 

3  Then  Esther  the  queen  an- 
swered and  said.  If  I  have  found 
favour  in  thy  sight,  ()  king,  and  if 
it  ])lease  the;  king,  let  my  life  b(^ 
given  m(>  at  my  i)etition,  and  my 
pe()i)le  at  my  I'equest : 

4  For  we  are  sold,  I  and  my  p(>o- 
))le,  to  be  destroyed,  to  l)e  slain, 
and  to  perisli.  I'ut  if  w(>  had  lieen 
sold  foi'  bondmen  and  bondwonu'ii, 
I  had  held  my  tongue,  alfhougli 
the  enemy  could  not  '•'countervail 
the  king's  damage. 

5  II  '|*hen  tin"!  king  Ahasueius 
answered  and  said  unto  Esther  the 
queen.  Who  is  he,  and  where  is  he, 
that  (hirst  presume  in  his  heart  to 
do  so? 

(>  Antl  l">sther  said.  The  adver- 
sary aTul  enemy  /'>■  this  wickcnl 
Haman.  Then  Haman  was  afraid 
before  the  king  and  the  queen. 


-  liiive  coiii- 
pciisatcd  for 


492 


Human  is  hanged. 


ESTHER,  8. 


Mordecai  is  advanced. 


7  ^  And  the  kins  arising  from 
the  banquet  of  wine  in  his  wrath 
ivent  into  the  palace  garden  :  and 
Haman  stood  ujj  to  make  request 
for  his  Hfe  to  Esther  the  queen ; 
for  he  saw  that  there  was  evil  de- 
termined against  him  by  the  king. 

8  Then  the  king  returned  out  of 
the  palace  garden  into  the  place  of 
the  banquet  of  wine  ;  and  Haman 
was  fallen  upon  the  '  bed  whereon 
Esther  was.  Then  said  the  king, 
Will  he  force  the  queen  also  before 
me  in  the  house  1  As  the  word  went 
out  of  the  king's  mouth,  they 
covered  Haman's  face. 

9  And  Harbonah,  one  of  the 
chamberlains,  said  before  the  king, 
Behold  also,  the  gallows  fifty  cubits 
high,  which  Haman  had  made  for 
Mordecai,  who  had  spoken  good 
for  the  king,  standeth  in  the  house 
of  Haman.  Then  the  king  said, 
Hang  him  thereon. 

10  So  they  hanged  Haman  on 
the  gallows  that  he  had  prepared 
for  Mordecai.  Then  was  the  king's 
wrath  pacified. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  3Iordeaai  ix  (i<! nnn','d .  3  E-ither  maketh 
suit  to  rercrs,'  //</ nnni'.'i  letleis.  7  A/ki- 
mi^ruiyranliDi  hi  ihc  Jeivx  in  defend  Ihem- 
gelves.   15  Moi'decuVn  honour,  and  the  Jews' 

joy- 

ON  that  day  did  the  king  Ahasue- 
rus  give  the  house  of  Haman 
the  Jews'  enemy  unto  Esther  the 
queen.  And  Mordecai  came  before 
the  king  ;  for  Esther  had  told  what 
he  was  unto  her. 

2  And  the  king  took  off  his  ring, 
which  he  had  taken  from  Haman, 
and  gave  it  unto  j\lordecai.  And 
Esther  set  Mordecai  over  the  house 
of  Haman. 

3  ^  And  Esther  spake  yet  again 
before  the  king,  and  fell  down  at 
his  feet,  and  besought  him  with 
tears  to  put  away  the  mischief  of 
Haman  the  Agagite,  and  his  device 
that  he  had  devised  against  the 
Jews. 

4  Then  the  king  held  out  the 
golden  sceptre  toward  Esther.  So 
Esther  arose,  and  stood  before  the 
king, 

5  And  said,  If  it  please  the  king, 
and  if  I  have  found  favour  in  his 
sight,  and  the  thing  mem  right 
before  the  king,  and  I  he  pleasing 
in  his  eyes,  let  it  be  written  to  re- 
verse the  letters  devised  by  Haman 
the  son  of  Hammedatha  the  Aga- 
gite, which  he  wrote  to  destroy  the 
Jews  which  are  in  all  the  king's 
provinces : 

6  For  how  can  I  endure  to  see 
the  evil  that  shall  come  unto  my 


people?  or  how  can  I  endure  to  see 
the  destruction  of  my  kindred  % 

7  II  Then  the  king  Ahasuerus 
said  unto  Esther  the  que<'n  and  to 
Mordecai  the  Jew,  Behold,  i  have 
given  Esther  the  house  of  Haman, 
and  him  they  have  hanged  upon 
the  gallows,  because  he  laid  his 
hand  upon  the  Jews. 

8  Write  ye  also  for  the  Jews,  as 
it  liketh  you,  in  the  king's  name, 
and  seal  it  with  the  king's  ring : 
for  the  writing  which  is  written  in 
the  king's  name,  and  sealed  with 
the  king  s  ring,  may  no  man  reverse. 

9  Then  were  the  king's  scribes 
called  at  that  time  in  the  third 
month,  that  is,  the  month  Sivan, 
on  the  three  and  twentieth  day 
thereof  ;  and  it  was  written  accord- 
ing to  all  that  ]\Iordecai  commfinded 
unto  the  Jews,  and  to  the  "lieute 


nants,  and  the  deputies  and  rulers 
of  the  provinces  which  are  from 
India  unto  Ethiopia,  an  hundred 
twenty  and  seven  provinces,  unto 
every  province  according  to  the 
writing  thereof,  and  unto  every 
peoijle  after  their  language,  and  to 
the  Jews  according  to  their  writ- 
ing, and  according  to  their  lan- 
guage. 

10  And  he  wrote  in  the  king 
Ahasuerus'  name,  and  sealed  it 
with  the  king's  ring,  and  sent  let- 
ters by  posts  on  hoj'seback,  and 
riders  on  mules,  camels,  and  young 
dromedaries : 

1 1  Wherein  the  king  granted  the 
Jews  which  tvere  in  every  city  to 
gather  themselves  together,  and 
to  stand  for  their  life,  to  destroy,  to 
slay,  and  to  cause  to  perish,  all  the 
power  of  the  people  and  province 
that  would  assault  them,  hoth  little 
ones  and  women,  and  to  take  the 
spoil  of  them  for  a  prey, 

12  Upon  one  day  in  all  the  in'O- 
vinces  of  king  Ahasuerus,  luimclij, 
upon  the  thirteenth  dan  of  the 
twelfth  month,  which  is  the  n)onth 
Adar. 

13  The  copy  of  the  writing  •''  for  a 
commaTidment  to  b(>  gi\en  in  every 
province  n'as  JTurnisneu  unto  all 
^people,  and  that  the  Jews  should 
be  ready  against  that  flay  to  avenge 
themselves  on  their  enemies. 

14  So  the  posts  that  rode  upon 
mules  avd  cnmels  went  out,  being 
liastened  and  pressed  on  b.v  the 
king's  commandment.  And  the 
decree  was  given  at  Shushan  the 
palace. 

15  II  And  Mordecai  went  out 
from  the  presence  of  the  king  in 
royal  apparel  oi  blue  and  white, 
and  with  a  great  crown  of  gold, 


2  satraps, 


3  tliat  the 
decree 
slmiild  lie 
given  out 

4  the 
peoples, 


493 


The  Jews  slay  their  enemies. 


ESTHER,  9. 


Hamau'S  sons  hanged. 


and  with  a  '  garment  of  fine  linen 
and  purple :  and  the  city  of  Shu- 
shan  rejoiced  and  was  glad. 

1 6  The  Jews  had  light,  and  glad- 
ness, and  joy,  and  honoui-. 

17  And  in  every  province,  and 
in  every  city,  whithersoever  the 
king's  commandment  and  his  de- 
cree came,  the  Jews  had  joy  and 
gladness,  a  feast  and  a  good  daJ^ 
And  many  of  the  people  of  the  land 
became  Jews ;  for  the  fear  of  the 
Jews  fell  upon  them. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  The  Jews  {the  ruler»,  for  fear  of  Mordecai, 
helpiiiQ  them)  slay  their  enemies,  with  the 
ten  sons  of  Haman.  12  Ahasuerus,  at  the 
request  of  Esther,  granteth  another  day  of 
slaughter ,  and  Hanian^s  sons  to  be  hanged. 
20  The  two  days  of  Purim  are  made  fes- 
tival. 

NOW  in  the  twelfth  month,  that 
is,  the  month  Adar,  on  the 
thirteenth  day  of  the  same,  when 
the  king's  commandment  and  his 
decree  drew  near  to  be  put  in  exe- 
cution, in  the  day  that  the  enemies 
of  the  Jews  hoped  to  have  power 
over  them,  (though  it  was  turned  to 
the  contrary,  that  the  Jews  had 
rule  over  them  that  hated  them  ;) 

2  The  Jews  gathered  themselves 
together  in  their  cities  throughout 
all  the  provinces  of  the  king  Aha- 
suerus, to  lay  hand  on  such  as 
sought  their  hurt :  and  no  man 
could  withstand  them  ;  for  the  fear 
of  them  fell  upon  all  '^  people. 

3  And  all  the  rulers  of  the  pro- 
vinces, and  the  •'  lieutenants,  and 
the  deputies,  and  officers  of  the 
king,  helped  the  Jews  ;  because  the 
fear  of  JNlordecai  fell  upon  them. 

4  For  Mordecai  n'dn  great  in  the 
king's  house,  anfl  his  fame  went  out 
throughout  all  the;  provinces  :  for 
this  man  Mordecai  waxed  greater 
and  greater. 

5  Thus  the  Jews  smote  all  their 
enemies  with  the  sti'oke  of  the 
sword,  and  slaughter,  and  de- 
struction, and  did  what  they 
would  unto  those  that  hated 
them. 

fi  And  in  Shushaii  the  palace  the 
Jews  slew  and  destroyed  live  hun- 
dred men. 

7  And  Parshandatha,  and  Dal- 
phon,  and  Aspatha, 

8  Anfl  Foratlia,  and  Adalia,  and 
Aridatlia, 

i>  And  I^armashta,  and  Arisai, 
and  Aridui,  and   Vajczatha, 

10  Tlic  ten  sons  of  Ilaman  the 
son  of  Haninicdatlia,  tlic  enemy  of 
the  Jews,  slew  they  ;  but  on  the 
spoil  laid  they  not  their  hand. 

11  On  that  day  the  iunnl)er  of 
those  that  were  slain  in  Shushan 


the  palace  was  brought  before  the 
king. 

1 2  51  And  the  king  said  unto  Es- 
ther the  queen,  The  Jews  have  slain 
and  destroyed  five  hundred  men  in 
Shushan  the  palace,  and  the  ten 
sons  of  Haman ;  what  have  they 
done  in  the  rest  of  the  king's  pro- 
vinces ?  now  what  is  thy  petition"? 
and  it  shall  be  granted  thee :  or 
what  is  thy  request  further?  and 
it  shall  be  done. 

13  Then  said  Esther,  If  it  please 
the  king,  let  it  be  granted  to  the 
Jews  which  are  in  Shushan  to  do 
to  morrow  also  according  unto  this 
day's  decree,  and  let  Haman's  ten 
sons  be  hanged  upon  the  gallows. 

14  And  the  king  commanded  it 
so  to  be  done :  and  the  decree 
was  given  at  Shushan ;  and  they 
hanged  Haman's  ten  sons. 

15  For  the  Jews  tliat  were  in 
Shushan  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether on  the  fourteenth  day  also 
of  the  month  Adar,  and  slew  three 
hundred  men  at  Shushan  ;  but  on 
the  ■*  prey  they  laid  not  their  hand. 

16  iiut  the  other  Jews  that  were 
in  the  king's  provinces  gathered 
themselves  together,  and  stood  for 
their  lives,  and  had  rest  from  their 
enemies,  and  slew  of  their  foes 
seventy  and  five  thousand,  but 
they  laid  not  their  hands  on  the 
^  prey, 

1 7  On  the  thirteenth  day  of  the 
month  Adar;  and  on  the  foui- 
teenth  day  of  the  same  rested 
they,  and  made  it  a  day  of  feast- 
ing and  gladness. 

18  But  the  Jews  that  ivere  at 
Shushan  assembled  together  on 
the  thirteenth  day  thereof,  and 
on  the  fourteenth  thereof ;  and 
on  the  fifteenth  daij  of  the  same 
they  rested,  and  made  it  a  day  of 
feasting  and  gladness. 

19  Therefore  the  Jews  of  the 
villages,  that  dwelt  in  the  un- 
walled  towns,  made  the  four- 
teenth day  of  the  month  Adar  a 
(lay  of  gladness  and  feasting,  and 
a  good  day,  and  of  sending  por- 
tions one  to  another. 

20  11  And  Mordecai  wrote  these 
things,  and  sent  letters  unto  all 
the  Jews  tliat  were  in  all  the  pro- 
vinces of  the  king  Ahasuerus,  hoth 
nigh  and  far, 

21  'l\)  sta.l)lisli  ^///x  among  them, 
that  tliey  slionid  keep  the  four- 
tei'nth  day  of  tlie  nionlh  Adar, 
and  tlie  fifteenth  day  of  the  same, 
yearly, 

22  As  tlie  flays  whei'ein  the  J(^ws 
rested  from  their  enemies,  and  the 
month  which  was  turned  unto 
them    from    sorrow    to   joy,    and 


spoil 


s  spoil, 


494 


lite  feast  of  Purim. 


ESTHER,  10. 


Ahasuerus' s  greatness. 


from  mourning  into  a  good  (lay  : 
that  they  should  make  them  days 
of  feasting  and  joy,  and  of  sending 
portions  one  to  another,  and  gifts 
to  the  poor. 

23  And  the  Jews  undertook  to 
do  as  they  had  begun,  and  as 
Mordecai  had  written  unto  them  ; 

24:  Because  Haman  the  son  of 
Hammedatha,  the  Agagite,  the 
enemy  of  all  the  Jews,  had  de- 
vised against  the  Jews  to  destroy 
them,  and  had  cast  Pur,  that  is, 
the  lot,  to  consume  them,  and  to 
destroy  them  ; 

25  But  when  ^  Esther  came  be- 
fore the  king,  he  commanded  by 
letters  that  his  wicked  device, 
which  he  devised  against  the 
Jews,  should  return  upon  his 
own  head,  and  that  he  and  his 
sons  should  be  hanged  on  the 
gallows. 

26  Wherefore  they  called  these 
days  Purim  after  the  name  of  Pur. 
Therefore  for  all  the  words  of  this 
letter,  and  o/  that  which  they  had 
seen  concerning  this  matter,  and 
which  had  come  unto  them, 

27  The  Jews  ordained,  and  took 
upon  them,  and  upon  their  seed, 
and  upon  all  such  as  joined  them- 
selves unto  them,  so  as  it  should 
not  fail,  that  they  would  keep 
these  two  days  according  to  their 
writing,  and  according  to  their 
apjwinted  time  every  year ; 

28  And  that  these  days  should 
be  remembered  and  kept  through- 
out every  generation,  every  family, 
every  province,  and  every  city ; 
and  that  these  days  of  Pui'im 
should  not  fail   from  among   the 


Jews,  nor  the  memorial  of  them 
perish  from  their  seed. 

29  Then  Esther  the  queen,  the 
daughter  of  Abihail,  and  Alordecai 
the  Jew,  wrote  with  all  authority, 
to  confirm  this  second  letter  of 
Purim. 

30  And  he  sent  the  letters  unto 
all  the  Jews,  to  the  hundred 
twenty  and  seven  provinces  of 
the  kingdom  of  Ahasuerus,  ivith 
words  of  peace  and  truth, 

31  To  confirm  these  days  of 
Purim  in  their  times  aiipointed, 
according  as  Mordecai  the  Jew 
and  Esther  the  queen  had  en- 
joined them,  and  as  they  had 
decreed  for  themselves  and  for 
their  seed,  the  matters  of  the 
fastings  and  their  cry. 

32  And  the  deci'ee  of  Esther  con- 
firmed these  matters  of  Purim  ; 
and  it  was  written  in  the  book. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  Ahasuerus'n  greatnens.    3  MordecaVs  ad- 
'vancenieni. 

AND   the  king  Ahasuerus  laid 
a  tribute  upon  the  land,  and 
^vpon  the  isles  of  the  sea. 

2  And  all  the  acts  of  his  power 
and  of  his  might,  and  the  declara- 
tion of  the  greatness  of  Mordecai, 
whereunto  the  king  advanced  him, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Media 
and  Persia "? 

3  For  Mordecai  the  Jew  was 
next  unto  king  Ahasuerus,  and 
gi-eat  among  the  Jews,  and  ac- 
cepted of  the  multitude  of  his 
brethren,  seeking  the  "  wealth  of 
his  people,  and  speaking  peace  to 
all  His  seed. 


THE  BOOK  OF  JOB 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  The  hoUnenfi.  richen  and-  religinvx  oars  of 
dob  for  hi^  children,  fi  S(it<ni,  (ippeiiriiig 
Jiefore  God,  by  calniiiiiitifinii  ulitaiiu-th 
leave  to  tempt  Job.  13  I'lithrstniidi ng  <f 
the  loxH  of  hin  qood.'i  and  vhiUhvn,  ii'i.  liin 
moiirniny  he  blenneth  God. 

THERE  was  a  man  in  the  land 
of  Uz,  whose  name  was  Job  ; 
and  that  man  was  perfect  and  up- 
right, and  one  that  feared  God, 
and  '  eschewed  evil. 

2  And  there  were  born  unto  him 
seven  sons  and  three  daughters. 

3  His  substance  also  was  seven 
thousand  sheep,  and  three  thou- 
sand camels,  and  five  hundred  yoke 
of  oxen,  and  five  hundred  she  asses, 
and  a  very  great  household ;  so  that 


this  man  was  the  greatest  of  all  the 
men  of  the  east. 

4  And  his  sons  went  anrl  feasted 
in'their  houses,  every  one  his  day  ; 
and  sent  and  called  for  their  three 
sisters  to  eat  and  to  drink  with 
them. 

5  And  it  was  so,  when  the  days 
of  their  feasting  were  gone  about, 
that  Job  sent  and  sanctified  them, 
and  rose  up  early  in  the  morning, 
and  offered  burnt  offerings  acrord- 
ivg  to  the  numliei-  of  them  all  :  foi' 
Job  said.  It  may  be  that  my  sons 
have  sinned,  and  "cursed  Clod  in 
their  hearts.  Thus  did  Job  con- 
tinually. 

6  H  Now  there  was  a  day  when 


2  good 


2  renounced 


495 


Satan  j^eymifted  to  test  Job. 


JOB,  2. 


Job's  great  affliction. 


the  sons  of  God  came  to  present 
themselves  before  the  Lord,  and 
*  Satan  came  also  among  them. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  8atan, 
Whence  comest  thou  1  Then  Satan 
answered  the  Lord,  and  said.  From 
going  to  and  fro  in  the  earth,  and 
from  walking  up  and  down  in  it. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
Hast  thou  considered  my  servant 
Job,  that  there  is  none  like  him  in 
the  earth,  a  perfect  and  an  upright 
man,  one  that  feareth  God,  and 
'  escheweth  evil  1 

9  Then  Satan  answered  the 
Lord,  and  said,  Doth  Job  fear  God 
for  nought  1 

10  Hast  not  thou  made  an  hedge 
about  him,  and  about  his  house, 
and  about  all  that  he  hath  on  every 
side?  thou  hast  blessed  the  work  of 
his  hands,  and  his  substance  is  in- 
creased in  the  land. 

1 1  But  put  forth  thine  hand 
now,  and  touch  all  that  he  hath, 
and  he  will  -^  curse  thee  to  thy 
face. 

1 2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Sa- 
tan, Behold,  all  that  he  hath  is  in 
thy  power  ;  only  upon  himself  put 
not  forth  thine  hand.  So  Satan 
went  forth  from  the  presence  of 
the  Lord. 

13  H  And  there  was  a  day  when 
his  sons  and  hi.s  daughters  were 
eating  and  drinking  wnie  in  their 
eldest  brother's  house : 

14  And  there  came  a  messenger 
unto  Job,  and  said.  The  oxen  were 
plowing,  and  the  asses  feeding  be- 
sifle  them  : 

15  And  the  Sabeans  fell  ujwn 
them,  and  tof)k  them  away ;  yea, 
they  have  slain  the  servants  with 
the  edge  of  tlie  sword  ;  and  I  only 
am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

16  While  he  v/v/.s-  yet  s{)eaking, 
there  came  also  another,  and  said, 
The  fire  of  (Jod  is  fallen  from 
heaven,  and  hath  burned  up  the 
sheep,  and  tlie  stu-vants,  and  con- 
sumed them ;  and  I  only  am  es- 
caped alone  to  tell  tliee. 

17  While  he  ivas.  yet  speaking, 
there  came  also  anothei',  and  said, 
^riie  Chaldeans  made  out  thi'oe 
l)ands,  a)i(l  fell  upon  the  camels, 
and  have  carried  them  away,  yea, 
and  slain  the  servants  with  tlu; 
(!dge  of  the  sword  ;  and  I  only  am 
escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

18  While  lie  was  yet  speaking, 
there  came  also  anotiier,  and  said, 
Thy  sons  and  tliy  daughters  loere 
eating  and  drinking  wine  in  their 
eldest  broth(M''s  house  : 

19  And,  behold,   there    came    a 


*  Heh.  the  Adversary. 


great  wind  from  the  wilderness, 
and  smote  the  four  corners  of  the 
house,  and  it  fell  upon  the  young 
men,  and  they  are  dead  ;  and  I  only 
am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

20  Then  Job  arose,  and  rent  his 
mantle,  and  shaved  his  head,  and 
fell  down  upon  the  ground,  and 
worshipped, 

21  And  said,  Naked  came  I  out 
of  my  mother's  womb,  and  naked 
shall  I  return  thither :  the  Lord 
gave,  and  the  Lord  hath  taken 
away ;  blessed  be  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

22  In  all  this  Job  sinned  not,  nor 
"'charged  God  foolishly. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  Sutun  appearing  again  before  Ood  ob- 
tain eth  further  leave  to  tempt  Job.  1  He 
Kinitdli  liiin  iiith  sore  hoih.  9  Job  reprov- 
etli  liix  II  i/i\  iiiiiriiiij  liim  to  curse  God.  11 
///.v  lliri'i  frii  iiils  coiulole  tcith  him  in  si- 
leiive. 

AGAIN  there  was  a  day  when 
the  sons  of  God  came  to  pre- 
sent themselves  before  the  Lord, 
and  Satan  came  also  among  them 
to  present  himself  before  the 
Lord. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan. 
From  whence  comest  thou  '\  And 
Satan  answered  the  Lord,  and 
said,  From  going  to  and  fro  in  the 
earth,  and  from  walking  up  and 
down  in  it. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
Hast  thou  considered  my  servant 
Job,  that  there  is  none  like  hiin  in 
the  earth,  a  perfect  and  an  upright 
man,  one  that  feareth  (iod,  and 
^  eschew^eth  evil  'I  and  still  he  hold- 
eth  fast  Ills  integrity,  although 
thou  movedst  me  against  him,  to 
destroy  him  without  cause. 

4  And  Satan  answered  the  Lord, 
and  said,  Skin  for  skin,  yea,  all 
that  a  man  hath  will  he  give  for 
liis  life. 

5  l)ut  put  forth  thine  hand  now, 
and  touoh  his  bone  and  his  iiesh, 
and  lie  will  -curse  thee  to  thy  face. 

G  And  the  JjOKD  said  unto  Satan, 
liejiold,  he  is  in  thine  hand;  M)ut 
save  his  life. 

7  11  So  went  Satan  forth  from 
the  presence  of  the  Lord,  and 
smote  .)oh  with  sore  boils  fnmi  the 
sole  of  his  foot  unto  his  crown. 

(S  And  he  took  him  a  potsherd  to 
scrape  liiniself  withal  ;  and  he  sat 
down  among  tlu^  aslies. 

9  II  Then  said  liis  wife  unto  him. 
Dost  thou  still  ''retain  thine  inte- 
grity? '^ curse  God,  and  die. 

10  P)Ut  he  said  unto  her,  Thou 
sj)eak(\stas  on(>  of  the  foolisli  wo- 
men speaketh.    What  ?  shall  we  re- 


3  attributed 
folly  to  God. 


1  turiieth 
away  from 


only 


''  hold  fast 


496 


His  friends  visit  him. 


JOB, 


Job  bewaih  his  birth. 


ceive  good  at  the  liand  of  God,  and 
shall  we  not  i-eceiye  evil?  In  all 
this  did  not  Job  sin  with  his  lips. 

11  U  Now  when  Job's  three 
friends  heard  of  all  this  evil  that 
was  come  upon  him,  they  came 
every  one  from  his  own  place  ;  Eli- 
phaz  the  Temanite,  and  Bildad  the 
iShuhite,  and  Zophar  the  Naama- 
thite :  for  they  had  made  an  ap- 
pointment together  to  come  to 
mourn  with  him  and  to  comfort 
him. 

1 2  And  when  they  lifted  up  their 
eyes  afar  off,  and  knew  him  not, 
they  lifted  up  their  voice,  and 
wept ;  and  they  rent  every  one  his 
mantle,  and  sprinkled  dust  upon 
their  heads  toward  heaven. 

13  8o  they  sat  down  with  him 
upon  the  ground  seven  days  and 
seven  nights,  and  none  spake  a 
word  unto  him  :  for  they  saw  that 
his  grief  was  very  great. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Job  cuneM  the  day  and  8ermce,t  of  Mx  birth. 
13  The  eaite  of  death.  20  He  complaitieth 
of  life,  because  of  his  anguish. 

AFTER    this    opened    Job    his 
mouth,  and  cursed  his  day. 

2  And  Job  spake,  and  said, 

3  Let  the  day  perish  wherein  I 
was  born,  and  the  night  in  which  it 
was  said.  There  is  a  man  child 
conceived. 

4  Let  that  day  be  darkness ;  let 
not  God  regard  it  from  above,  nei- 
ther let  the  light  shine  upon  it. 

5  Let  darkness  and  the  shadow 
of  death  '  stain  it ;  let  a  cloud  dwell 
upon  it ;  let  the  blackness  of  the 
day  terrify  it. 

G  As  for  that  night,  let  darkness 
seize  upon  it ;  let  it  not  be  joined 
unto  the  days  of  the  year,  let  it 
not  come  into  the  number  of  the 
months. 

7  Lo,  let  that  night  be  solitary, 
let  no  joyful  voice  come  therein. 

8  Let  them  curse  it  that  curse 
the  day,  who  are  ready  to  raise  up 
their  mourning. 

9  Let  the  stars  of  the  twilight 
thereof  be  dark ;  let  it  look  for 
light,  but  have  none;  neither  let  it 
see  *  the  dawning  of  the  day  : 

10  Because  it  shut  not  up  the 
doors  of  my  inofher's  womb,  nor 
hid  sorrow  from  mine  eyes. 

11  Why    died    I    not   from 
womb?  ivhy  did  I  not  give  u 
ghost    when    I    came  out 
belly? 

12  Why  did  the  knees  "prevent 
me?  or  why  the  breasts  that  1 
should  suck  ? 


7 


the 
the 
the 


*  Heb.  the  eyelids  of  the  morning. 
32 


13  For  now  should  I  have  lain 
still  and  been  quiet,  I  should  have 
slept :  then  had  1  been  at  rest, 

14  With  kings  and  counsellors 
of  the  earth,  which  built '' desolate 
{)laces  for  themselves ; 

1 5  Oi-  with  princes  that  had  gold, 
who  tilled  tiieir  hcjuses  with  sih^er  : 

16  Or  as  an  hidden  untimely 
birth  1  had  not  been ;  as  infants 
which  never  saw  light. 

17  There  the  wicked  cease  from 
troubling ;  and  there  the  weary  be 
at  rest. 

18  There  the  prisoners  rest  to- 
gether ;  they  hear  not  the  voice  of 
the  "*  oppi'essor. 

1 9  The  small  and  great  are  there ; 
and  the  servant  is  free  from  his 
master. 

20  Wherefore  is  light  given  to 
him  that  is  in  misery,  and  life  unto 
the  bitter  in  soul ; 

2 1  Which  long  for  death,  but  it 
cometh  not ;  and  dig  for  it  more 
than  for  hid  treasures ; 

22  Which  rejoice  exceedingly. 
and.  are  glad,  when  they  can  fincl 
the  grave  ? 

23  Why  is  light  given  to  a  man 
whose  way  is  hid,  and  whom  God 
hath  hedged  in? 

24  For  mysighing cometh 'before 
1  eat,  and  my  roarings  are  poured 
out  like  the  waters. 

25  For  the  thing  which  1  greatly 
feared  is  come  upon  me,  and  that 
which  I  was  afraid  of  is  come  unto 
me. 

26  I  was  not  "  in  safety,  neither 
had  I  rest,  neither  was  1  quiet ;  yet 
trouble  came. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  Elii>ha3  reproeeth  Job  for  want  of  religion. 
7  //('  teachith  Gud'K  judgments  to  be  not 
for  the  riijhtti,ii.s.  Im't  for  the  tncked.  12 
His  fearful  iukIou,  to  kninble  the  excellency 
of  creatures  before  Hod. 

I'lHEN  Eliphaz  the  Temanite  an- 
_   swered  and  said, 

2  //'  we  assay  to  commune  with 
thee,  wilt  thou  be  grieved  ?  but  who 
can  withhold  himself  from  speak- 
ing? 

3  Behold,  thou  hast  instructed 
many,  and  thou  hast  strengthened 
the  weak  hands. 

4  Thy  words  have  upholden  him 
that  was  falling,  and  thou  hast 
strengthened  the  feeble  knees. 

5  But  now  it  is  come  upon  thee, 
and  thou  faintest ;  ittoucheth  thee, 
and  thou  art  troubled. 

6  "'  Is  not  this  thy  fear,  thy  con- 
fidence, thy  hope,  and  tiie  upright- 


497 


ness  of  thy  waysT 

7  Remember,  1   pray  thee,  who 


Eliphaz  reprooeth  him. 


JOB, 


The  end  of  the  ivicked  is  misery. 


whisper 


2  breath 
passed  over 


3  just  before 


^  pure  be- 
fore 


Mike 


*Is  not  their 
tent-cord 
plucked  up 
witliin 
them  ? 
'  and  that 


8  holy  ones 
8  vexation 
1"  indigna- 
tion 


^1  snare 
gapeth  for 


ever  perished,  being  innocent  *?  or 
where  were  the  righteous  cut  oif "? 

8  Even  as  I  have  seen,  they  that 
plow  iniquity,  and  sow  wickedness, 
reap  the  same. 

9  By  the  blast  of  God  they  perish, 
and  by  the  breath  of  his  nostrils 
are  they  consumed. 

10  The  roaring  of  the  lion,  and 
the  voice  of  the  fierce  lion,  and  the 
teeth  of  the  young  lions,  are  broken. 

1 1  The  old  lion  perisheth  for  lack 
of  prej',  and  the  stout  lion's  whelps 
are  scattered  abroad. 

12  Now  a  thing  was  secretly 
brought  to  me,  and  mine  ear  re- 
ceived a  '  little  thereof. 

1 3  In  thoughts  from  the  visions 
of  the  night,  when  deep  sleep  fall- 
eth  on  men, 

1 4  Fear  came  upon  me,  and  trem- 
bling, which  made  all  my  bones  to 
shake. 

15  Then  a  -  spirit  passed  before 
my  face  ;  the  hair  of  my  tlesh  stood 
up  : 

16  It  stood  still,  but  I  could  not 
discern  the  forni  thereof  :  an  image 
u>as  before  mine  eyes,  there  was 
silence,  and  I  heard  a  voice,  saying, 

17  shall  mortal  man  be  ^  more 
just   than   God  1    shall  a  man   be 


^  more  pure  than  his  maker  1 

18  Beh(jld,  he  put  no  trust  in 
his  servants ;  and  his  angels  he 
charged  with  folly : 

19  How  much  less  in  them  that 
dwell  in  houses  of  clay,  whose 
foundation  is  in  the  dust,  which 
are  crushed  *'  before  the  moth  1 

20  They  are  destroyed  from  morn- 
ing to  evening :  they  perish  forever 
without  any  regarding  it. 

21  "  Doth  not  their  excellency 
ii'liirh  IS  in    them   go  away?  the.y 


die,  '  even  without  wisdom. 
CHAPTER  5. 

1  The  harm  of  incoiiHuJeration.  3  The  end 
of  the  itnckecl  in  mineri/.  6  God  is  to  lie  re- 
(larded  in  affliction.  17  The  happy  end  of 
(lod'K  correction. 

CiALL  now,  if  there  be  any  that 
J  will  answer  thee  ;  and  to  which 
of  the  -saints  wilt  thou  turn  'i 

2  For  "wrath  killeth  the  foolish 
man,  and  '"envy  slayeth  the  silly 
one. 

3  I  have  seen  the  foolish  taking 
root :  but  suddenly  I  cursed  his  ha- 
bitation. 

4  Hischildren  are  far  from  safety, 
and  they  are  crushed  in  the  gate, 
nejthor  is  there  any  to  deliver  them. 

o  Whose  harvest  the  hungry  eat- 
eth  up,  and  taketh  it  even  out  of 
the  thorns,  and  the  "  robber  swal- 
loweth  up  their  substance. 


6  ^"  Although  affliction  cometh 
not  forth  of  the  dust,  neither  doth 
trouble  spring  out  of  the  ground  ; 

7  ^^  Yet  man  is  born  unto  trouble, 
as  the  sparks  fly  upward. 

8  I  would  seek  unto  God,  and 
unto  God  would  I  commit  my 
cause : 

9  Which  doeth  great  things  and 
unsearchable ;  marvellous  things 
without  number  : 

10  Who  giveth  rain  upon  the 
earth,  and  sendeth  waters  upon  the 
fields : 

1 1  To  set  up  on  high  those  that 
be  low  ;  that  those  which  mourn 
may  be  exalted  to  safety. 

1 2  He  disappointeth  the  devices 
of  the  crafty,  so  that  their  hands 
cannot  perform  their  enterprise. 

13  He  taketh  the  wise  in  their 
own  craftiness  :  and  the  counsel  of 
the  froward  is  carried  headlong. 

14  They  meet  with  darkness  in 
the  daytime,  and  grope  in  the  noon- 
day as  in  the  night. 

15  But  he  saveth  the  poor  from 
the  sword,  from  their  mouth,  and 
from  the  hand  of  the  mighty. 

16  So  the  poor  hath  hope,  and 
iniquity  stoppeth  her  mouth. 

17  Behold,  happy  is  the  man 
whom  God  correcteth :  therefore 
despise  not  thou  the  chastening 
of  the  Almighty : 

18  For  he  maketh  sore,  and  bind- 
eth  up :  he  woundeth,  and  his  hands 
make  whole. 

19  He  shall  deliver  thee  in  six 
troubles  :  yea,  in  seven  there  shall 
no  evil  touch  thee. 

20  In  famine  he  shall  redeem  thee 
from  death  :  and  in  war  from  the 
power  of  the  sword. 

21  Thou  shalt  be  hid  from  the 
scourge  of  the  tongue  :  neither 
shalt  thou  be  afraid  of  destruction 
when  it  cometh. 

22  At  destructi(m  and  famine 
thou  shalt  laugh  :  neither  shalt 
thou  be  afraid  of  the  beasts  of 
the  earth. 

23  For  thou  shalt  be  in  league 
with  the  stones  of  the  field  :  and 
the  beasts  of  the  field  shall  be  at 
peace  with  thee. 

24  And  thou  shalt  know  that  thy 
'^  tabernacle  sha/l  l>e  in  peace  ;  and 
thou  shalt  visit  thy  '"  habitation. 
and  shalt  '"not  sin. 

25  Thou  shalt  know  also  that 
thy  seefl  shall  Ih>  gr-eat,  and  thine 
oflfepring  as  the  gi'ass  of  the  earth. 

26  ^rho\i  shalt  come  to  ^//// grave 
in  a  full  age,  like  as  a  shock  of 
corn  cometh  in  in  his  season. 

27  Lo  this,  we  lia\e  searched  if:, 
so  it  is;  hear  it,  and  know  thou  it 
for  thy  good. 


498 


Job  defendeth  himself. 


JOB,  6,  7. 


He  ivisheth  for  death 


CHAPTER  6. 


1  Job  sheweih  that  his  complaints  are  not 
causeless.  8  I/e  ivisheth  for  death,  where.m 
he  is  assured  of  comfort.  14  Hereproveth 
his  friends  of  unkindness. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Oh    that    my    ^  erief    were 


'  gnet 
and    my 
balances 


ca- 

to- 


6  be  patient? 


7  Is  it  not 
that  I  have 
no  help  in 
me,  and 
that  wisdom 
is  driven 
quite  from 
me?* 

8  even  to 
him  that 
forsaketli 
'■)  that 


1"  The  cara- 
vans thai 
travel  1)y 
tlie  way  of 
them 
11  up  into 
the  waste, 
1'^  caravans 


throughly  weighed, 
lamity  laid  in  the 
gether !  .  ,  ,  ,      , 

3  For  now  it  would  be  heavier 
than  the  sand  of  the  sea  :  therefore 
my  words  "  are  swallowed  up. 

4  For  the  arrows  of  the  Almighty 
are  within  me,  the  poison  whereof 
drinketh  up  my  spirit :  the  terrors 
of  God  do  set  themselves  in  array 
against  me. 

5  Doth  the  wild  ass  bray  when  he 
hath  grass  1  or  loweth  the  ox  over 
his  fodder  1 

6  Can  that  which  is  unsavoury 
be  eaten  without  salf?  or  is  there 
any  taste  in  the  white  of  an  egg  1 

7  The  things  that  my  soul  refused 
to  touch  are  as  ^my  sorrowful  meat. 

8  Oh  that  I  might  have  my  re- 
quest ;  and  that  God  would  grant 
me  the  thing  that  I  long  for  ! 

9  Even  that  it  would  please  God 
to  destroy  me ;  that  he  would  let 
loose  his  hand,  and  cut  me  oil ! 

10  Then  should  I  yet  have  com- 
fort ;  yea,  I  would  •*  harden  myself 
in  sorrow  :  let  him  not  spare :  for 
1  have  not "  concealed  the  words  of 
the  Holy  One. 

1 1  What  is  my  strength,  that  1 
should  hope  1  and  what  is  mine 
end,  that  I  should  '^prolong  my 
life'? 

12  Is  my  strength  the  strength 
of  stones  1  or  is  my  flesh  of  brass  1 

13  ''Is  not  my  help  in  me  1  and 


21  For  now  ye  are  ^^  nothing ;  ye 
see  my  casting  down,  and  are  afraid. 

22  Did  I  say.  Bring  unto  me  '!  or. 
Give  a  reward  for  me  of  your  sub- 

23  Or,  Deliver  me  from  the 
enemy's  hand  1  or.  Redeem  me 
from  the  hand  of  the  mighty  1 

24  Teach  me,  and  I  will  hold  my 
tongue  :  and  cause  me  to  under- 
stand wherein  I  have  erred. 

25  How  forcible  are  right  words  ! 
but  what  doth  your  arguing  re- 
prove 1 

26  Do  ye  imagine  to  reprove 
words,  and  the  speeches  of  one  that 
is  desperate,  which  are  as  wind  e 

27  Yea,  ye  "  overwhelm  the  fa- 
therless, and  ye  ^"dig  a  ?n^'for  your 

friend.  ^  ^     , 

28  Now  therefore  be  content, 
look  upon  me;  for  it  is  evident 
unto  you  if  I  lie.  ,  ^ir.,       , 

29  Return,  I  pray  you,  let  it  not 
be  iniquity  ;  yea,  return  again,  my 


13  like  to 
them ; 


is  wisdom  driven  quite  from  me  < 

14  To  him  that  is  atiiicted  pity 
should  he  shewed  from  his  friend  ; 
**  but  he  forsaketh  the  fear  of  the 
Almighty. 

\5  My  brethren  have  dealt  de- 
ceitfully as  a  brook,  and  as  the 
stream  of  brooks  ^  they  pass  away ; 

16  Which  are  blackish  by  reason 
of  the  ice,  and  wherein  the  snow  is 
hid  : 

17  What  time  they  wax  warm, 
they  vanish  :  when  it  is  hot,  they 
are  consumed  out  of    their  place. 

18  '"  The  paths  of  their  way  are 
turned  aside:  they  go  "  to  nothing. 
and  perish. 

19  The  ^Hroopsof  Tenia  looked, 
the  companies  of  8heba  waited  for 
them. 

20  They  were  confounded  be- 
cause they  had  hoped  ;  they  came 
thither,  and  were  ashamed. 


'■'  righteousness  is  in  it. 

30  is  there  iniquity  in  my 
tongue "?  cannot  my  taste  discern 
perverse  things'? 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  Job  excuseth  his  desire  of  death.  12  i7e 
complaineth  of  his  own  restlessness,  17  and 
God's  u-atchfulness. 

TS  there  not  '^  an  appointed  time 
^  to  man  upon  earth?  are  not  his 
days  also  like  the  days  of  an  hire- 
ling 1 

2  As  a  servant  earnestly  desireth 
the  shadow,  and  as  an  hireling 
looketh  for  the  reward  of  his  work  : 

3  So  am  I  made  to  possess  months 
of  vanity,  and  wearisome  nights 
are  appointed  to  me. 

4  When  I  lie  down,  I  sav,  When 
shall  I  arise,  and  the  night  be  gone  % 
and  I  am  full  of  tossings  to  and  fro 
unto  the  dawning  of  the  day. 

5  My  flesh  is  clothed  with  worms 
and  clods  of  dust;  my  skin  i" is 
broken,  and  become  loathsome. 

6  My  days  are  swifter  than  a 
weaver's  shuttle,  and  are  spent 
without  hope.  ,.i.      ■ 

7  O  remember  that  my  life  is 
2"  wind :  mine  eye  shall  no  more  see 

good.  ,       ,    ,, 

8  The  eye  of  him  that  hath  seen 
me  shall  see  me  no  more:  thine 
eyes  are  upon  me,  and  I  am  not. 

9  As  the  cloud  is  consumed  and 
vanisheth  away :  so  he  that  goeth 
down  to  *  the  grave  shall  come  up 
no  more.  . 

10  He  shall  return  no  more  to  his 
house,  neither  shall  his  place  know 
him  any  more. 


1*  would 
cast  lots 
upon 

15  make 
merchan- 
dise of 

16  there 
be  no 
injustice ; 
IT  cause  is 
righteous. 


18  a  time  of 
service 


i^closethup, 
and  break- 
eth  out 
afresh. 


2"  a  breath : 


*  Sheol. 


499 


Job  remonstrates  with  God. 


JOB,  8,  9. 


Bildacl  affirmeth  God^s  justice. 


i  sea- 
monster, 


2  these  my 
bones.     I 
loathe  my 

life ; 


2  thy  miud 


*  look  away 


5  If  I  have 
sinned, 
what  can  I 
do  unto 
thee,  O  thou 
watcher  of 
men? 


8  diligently, 


'  hath  de- 
livered tliem 
into  the 
hand  of 
their  trans- 
gression ; 


11  Therefore  I  will  not  refrain 
my  mouth ;  i  will  speak  in  the 
anguish  of  my  spirit ;  1  will  com- 
plain in  the  bitterness  of  my  soul. 

12  Am  1  a  sea,  or  a  '  whale,  that 
thou  settest  a  watch  over  me  'i 

13  When  I  say,  My  bed  shall 
comfort  me,  my  couch  shall  ease 
my  complaint; 

14  Then  thou  scarest  me  with 
dreams,  and  territiest  me  through 
visions : 

15  So  that  my  soul  chooseth 
strangling,  caid  death  rather  than 
'''my  life. 

16  1  loathe  I't ;  I  would  not  live 
alway  :  let  me  alone  ;  for  my  days 
(D'e  vanity. 

17  What  is  man,  that  thou 
shouldest  magnify  him "?  and  that 
thou  shouldest  set  ^  thine  heart 
upon  him  1 

18  And  that  thou  shouldest  visit 
him  every  morning,  and  try  him 
every  moment  1 

19  How  long  wilt  thou  not  '^de- 
part from  me,  nor  let  me  alone  till 
i  swallow  down  my  spittle"? 

20  ■''  I  have  sinned  :  what  shull  1 


do  unto  thee.  O  thou  pi-eservcr  of 


nu^ii  '  why  hast  thou  set  me  as  a 
mark  against  thee,  so  that  I  am 
a  burden  to  myself^ 

21  And  why  dost  thou  not  par- 
don my  transgression,  and  take 
away  mine  iniquity  1  for  now  shall 
I  sleep  in  the  dust ;  and  thou  shalt 
seek  me  "  in  the  morning,  but  1 
shall  not  be. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  Bildad  nheweth  Go(Vk  fjuKtice  in  dealino 
with  men  according  to  'their  uorkn.  8  He 
allefjeth  aiiliiiiiity  to  prove  the  certain  de- 
struction i,f  the  hypocrite.  20  He  applieth 
Ood''K  jiifit  deatinfj  to  Job. 

rriHKN  answered  Bildad  the  Shu- 
JL   hite,  and  said, 

2  How  long  wilt  thou  speak 
these  thiiKjs  ?  and  hotv  lovu  !<haJl 
tlu;  words  of  thy  mouth  be  like  a 
strong  wind"? 

3  Doth  God  pervert  judgment? 
or  doth  the  Almighty  pervert  jus- 
tice? 

4  If  thy  children  have  sinned 
against  him,    and    he  "hav(>    r-ast 


tlifm  ivwav  for  their  trjuisirrfssion  : 


o  it  tliDU  wouldcst  seek  unto 
God  betimes,  and  make  thy  suppli- 
cation to  the  Almighty  ; 

6  if  thou  vert  pure  and  upright ; 
surely  now  he  woukl  aAvake  for 
thee,  and  make  the  habitation  of 
thy  rightef>usness  prosperous. 

7  Though  thy  beginning  was 
small,  yet  thy  latter  end  should 
greatly  increase. 


8  For  enquire,  I  pray  thee,  of 
the  former  age,  and  '^  prepare  thy- 
self  to  the  search  of  tneir  fathers  : 


'.J  (i''(jr  we  are  bat  of  yesterday, 
and  know  nothing,  because  our 
days  upon  earth  are  a  shadow  : ) 

10  Snail  not  they  teach  thee,  and 
tell  thee,  and  utter  words  out  of 
their  heart  1 

1 1  Can  the  rush  grow  up  without 
mire  1  can  the  flag  grow  without 
water  % 

1 2  Whilst  it  is  yet  in  his  green- 
ness, and  not  cut  down,  it  wi- 
thereth  before  any  other  herb. 

13  So  are  the  paths  of  all  that 
forget  God ;  and  the  ^  hyi)ocrite's 
hope  shall  perish : 

1 4  Whose  hope  shall  be  cut  off, 
and  whose  trust  shall  be  a  spider's 
web. 

15  He  shall  lean  upon  his  house, 
but  it  shall  not  stand  :  he  shall 
hold  it  fast,  but  it  shall  not  endure. 

16  He  is  green  before  the  sun, 
and  his  branch  shooteth  forth  in 
his  garden. 

1 7  His  roots  are  wrapped  about 
the  heap,  and  seeth  the  place  of 
stones. 

18  If  he  ^"destroy  him  from  his 
place,  then  it  shall  deny  him,  saij- 
tng,  I  have  not  seen  thee. 

19  Behold,  this  is  the  joy  of  his 
way,  and  out  of  the  earth  shall 
others  grow. 

20  Behold,  God  will  not  cast 
away  a  perfect  man,  neither  will 
he  help  the  evil  doers : 

21  ^^Till  he  fill  thy  mouth  with 
laughing,  and  thy  lips  with  rejoic- 
ing. 

22  They  that  hate  thee  shall  be 
clothed  with  shame  ;  anrl  the  dwell- 
ing place  of  the  wicked  shall  come 
to  nought. 

CHAPTEB  9. 

1  r/'o7>,  ackixiirledgiiirj  (?od\i  justice,  xfieirt'th 
there  ix  no  contendiim  irith  him,  ^I'i  .Won's 
iunoceiicy  ix  not  to  lie  condemned  tiy  tifflic 
ti,»is. 

n^HEN  Job  ans\vered  and  said. 
_L    2  I  know  it  is  so  of  a  truth  : 
but  how  should  man  be  just  with 
God? 

;}  If  he  will  contend  with  him,  he 
cannot  answer  him  (me  of  a  thou- 
sand. 

4  He  is  wise  in  heart,  and  mighty 
in  strength:  who  hath  hardeiu'd 
/«/»i«^// against  him,  and  hath  pros- 
pered ? 

5  Which  removeth  the  moun- 
tains, and  they  know  not :  wliich 
overtui-ucth  thcni  in  his  anger. 

6  Which  shaketh  the  eai'th  out 
of  her  place,  and  the  pillars  thereof 
tremble. 


8  apply 
thyself  to 
that  which 
their  fathers 
have 
searched 
out: 


f  godless 
man's 


10  he 
destroyed 


11  He  will 

yet 


600 


Job  sheiceth  there  is  no 


JOB,  10. 


contending  ivith  God. 


1  the  Bear, 


2  mine 
adversary. 


3  ThoiiKli  I 
be  right- 
eous, 

4  though  I  be 
perfect, 

5  I  regard 
not  myself; 
I  despise  my 
life. 

6  It  is  all 
one ;  there- 
fore I  say, 


''  if  it  bp.  not 
he,  who  then 
is  it? 


7  Which  commandeth  the  sun, 
and  it  riseth  not ;  and  sealeth  up 
the  stars. 

8  Which  alone  spreadeth  out  the 
heavens,  and  treadeth  upon  the 
waves  of  the  sea. 

y  Which  maketh  ^  Arcturus, 
Orion,  and  Pleiades,  and  the  cham- 
bers  of  the  south. 

10  Which  doeth  great  things 
past  finding  out ;  yea,  and  wondei-s 
without  number. 

1 1  Lo,  he  goeth  by  me,  and  I  see 
him  not :  he  passeth  on  also,  but  I 
perceive  him  not. 

12  Behold,  he  taketh  away,  who 
can  hinder  himl  who  will  say  unto 
him,  What  doest  thou  1 

I'd  If  God  will  not  withdraw  his 
anger,  the  proud  helpers  do  stoop 
under  him. 

14  How  much  less  shall  I  answer 
liim,  and  choose  out  my  words  to 
reason  with  him "? 

15  Whom,  though  I  were  right- 
eous, yet  would  1  not  answer,  A(f< 
1  would  make  supplication  to  -  my 
judge. 

16  If  I  had  called,  and  he  had 
answered  me ;  yet  would  I  not  be- 
Ueve  that  he  had  hearkened  unto 
my  voice. 

17  For  he  breaketh  me  with 
a  tempest,  and  multiplieth  my 
wounds  without  cause. 

18  He  will  not  suffer  me  to  take 
my  breath,  but  filleth  me  with  bit- 
terness. 

19  If  /  S2}eah  of  strength,  lo,  he 
is  strong  :  and  if  of  judgment,  who 
shall  set  me  a  time  to  pfead  ? 

20  ^  If  1  justify  myself,  mine  own 
mouth  shall  condemn  me  :  ■*  if  I  say. 


I  avi  perfect,  it  shall  also  prove  me 


perverse. 

21   Though  I   were   perfect,   ^  >/et 
would  I  not  know  mv  soul  :  I  would 


despise  my  hfe. 

'  ""lis    is  one  thih'i,  therefore 


I  s;tid~r>^.   lie  destroyetli  the    per- 


fect  and  the  wicked. 

23  If  the  scourge  slay  suddenly, 
he  will  laugh  at  the  trial  of  the 
innocent. 

24  The  earth  is  given  into  the 
hand  of  the  wicked  :  he  covereth 
the  faces  of  the  judges  thereof;  '_i| 
not,  where,  and  who  is  he  ? 

25  Now  my  days  are  swifter  than 
a  post :  they  flee  away,  they  see 
no  good. 

20  They  are  passed  away  as  the 
swift  ships  :  as  the  eagle  that  hast- 
eth  to  the  prey. 

27  If  I  say,  I  will  forget  my  coni- 
plaint,  I  will  leave  off  my  heavi- 
ness, and  ct)mfort  inyst'lf : 


28  I  am  afraid  of  all  my  sorrows, 
I  know  that  thou  wilt  not  hold  me 
innocent. 

29  ^  //'  I  be  wicked,  why  then 
labour'  i  in  vain  f 

30  If  I  wash  myself  with  snow 
water,  and  make  my  hands  never 
so  clean ; 

31  Yet  shalt  thou  plunge  me  in 
the  ditch,  and  mine  own  clothes 
shall  abhor  me. 

32  For  he  is  not  a  man,  as  I  am, 
that  I  should  answer  him.  and  we 
should  come  together  in  judgment. 

33  Neither  is  there  any  "  f lays- 
man  betwixt  us,  that  might  lay 
his  hand  upon  vis  both. 

34  Let  him  take  his  rod  away 
from  me,  and  let  not  his  fear  terrify 
me : 

35  Then  would  \  .speak,  and  not 
fear  him  ;  but  it  is  not  so  with  me. 

CHAPTER   10. 

1  Joh.  tiiking -Uheriy  of  complaint,  expostu- 
hiteth  with  God  (iltoiit  hix  (iffiictions.  18 
I/e  complaineth  of  life,  and  cravtih  a  little 
eaue  before  death. 

MY  soul  is  weary  of  my  life ;  I 
will  ^"leave  my  conn)laintupon 
myself  :  I  will  speak  in  the  bitter- 
ness of  my  soul. 

2  I  will  say  unto  God,  Do  not 
condemn  me ;  shew  me  wherefore 
thou  contendest  with  me. 

3  Is  it  good  unto  thee  that  thou 
shouldest  oppress,  that  thou  should- 
est  despise  the  wor-k  of  thine  blinds, 
and  shine  upon  the  counsel  of  the 
wicked  1 

4  Hast  thou  eyes  of  flesh'?  or 
seest  thou  as  man  seeth  1 

5  Are  thy  days  as  the  days  of 
man  1  are  thy  years  as  man's  days, 

6  That  thou  enquirest  after  mine 
iniquity,  and  searchest  after  my 
sini 

7  Thou  knowest  that  I  am  not 
wicked  ;  and  there  is  none  that  can 
deliver  out  of  thine  hand. 

8  Thine  hands  have  made  me 
and  fashioned  me  together  round 
about ;  yet  thou  dost  destroy  me. 

9  Ilemeniber,  I  beseech  thee, 
that  thou  hast  made  me  as  the 
clay  ;  and  wilt  thou  bring  me  into 
dust  again? 

10  Hast  thou  not  poured  me  out 
as  milk,  and  curdled  me  like  cheese  'i 

1 1  Thou  hast  clothed  me  with 
skin  and  flesh,  and  hast  fenced  me 
with  bones  and  sinews. 

1 2  Thou  hast  granted  me  life  and 
favour,  and  thy  "  visitation  hath 
preserved  my  s])irit. 

13  And  these  things  hast  thou 
hid  in  thine  heart :  1  know  that 
this  is  with  thee. 


s  I  shall  be 
condemned ; 


umpire 


1"  give  free 
course  to 
my  com- 
plaint ; 


11  care 


501 


Zophar  accuseth  Job 


JOB,  11,  12. 


of  impiety  and  hypocrisy. 


14  If  I  sin,  then  thou  markest 
me,  and  thou  wilt  not  acquit  me 
from  mine  iniquity. 

15  If  I  be  wicked,  woe  unto  me; 
and  if  I  be  righteous,  yet  will  I  not 
lift  up  my  head.  /  am  full  of  con- 
fusion ;  therefore  see  thou  mine 
affliction ; 

16  Foritincreaseth.  Thou  hunt- 
est  me  as  a  fierce  lion  :  and  again 
thou  shewest  thyself  marvellous 
upon  me. 

17  Thou  renewest  thy  witnesses 
against  me,  and  inci'easest  thine 
indignation  upon  me ;  ^  changes 
and  war  are  against  me. 

TS  Wherefore  then  hast  thou 
brought  me  forth  out  of  the  womb  ? 
Oh  that  I  had  given  up  the  ghost, 
and  no  eye  had  seen  me  ! 

19  1  should  have  been  as  though 
I  had  not  been ;  I  should  have 
been  carried  from  the  womb  to  the 
grave. 

20  Are  not  my  days  few?  cease 
tJien,  and  let  me  alone,  that  I  may 
take  comfort  a  little, 

2 1  Before  I  go  whence  I  shall  not 
return,  even  to  the  land  of  darkness 
and  the  shadow  of  death  ; 

22  A  land  of  darkness,  as  dark- 
ness itself ;  and  of  the  shadow  of 
death,  without  any  order,  and 
where  the  light  is  as  darkness. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  Zophar  reprorHh  Joh  for  yuKlifyivr/  him- 
Helf.  5  GocVh  windoiii  in  nmii'iirchiib/c.  18 
Y'hf  tiKfiured  hlenning  of  repeiiUtnce. 

niHEN     answered    Zophar     the 
_L    Naamathite,  and  said, 

2  iShould  not  the  multitude  of 
words  l)e  answered '[  and  should  a 
man  full  of  talk  be  justified? 

3  Should  thy  "lies  make  men 
hold  their  jjeace?  and  when  thou 
mockest,  shall  no  man  make  thee 
ashamed"? 

4  For  thou  hast  said,  My  doc- 
trine y'.s  pure,  and  I  am  clean  in 
thin(Veyes. 

5  Hut  oh  tliat  Ood  would  speak, 
and  oix'i)  his  lios  against  thee  ; 

G  And  that  he  would  shew  thee 
the  secrets  of  wisdom,  •'thatMrv/ 
are  double  to  that  which  is  !  Know 
tiierefort!  tiiat  ( Jod  exacteth  of  thee 
less  than  thine  iniquity  deserveth. 

7  ( -anst  thou  ^  by  seai-ching  find 
out  ( !od  ?  canst  thou  find  out  the 


Almighty  unto  peifection "? 

<S  It  Is  as  high  as  heaven  ;  what 
canst  thou  do  ?  deeper  than  *hell  ; 
what  canst  thou  know  'i 

\)  The  measure  tliereof  is  longer 
than  the  earth,  and  broader  than 
the  sea. 


Sheol. 


10  If  he  ^cut  off,  and  shut  up, 
^  or  gather  together,  then  who  can 
hinder  him  ? 

1 1  For  he  knoweth  vain  men  : 
he  seeth  wickedness  also  ;  '  will  he 
not  then  consider  it  ? 

1 2  !For  vain  man  would  be  wise, 
though  man  be  born  like  a  wild 
ass's  Colt. 

1 3  If  thou  ^  prepare  thine  heart, 
and  stretch  out  thine  hands  toward 
him  ; 

14  If  iniquity  he  in  thine  hand, 
put  it  far  away,  and  let  not  wicked- 
ness dwell  in  thy  "  tabernacles. 

15  For  then' shalt  tliou  lift  up 
thy  face  without  spot ;  yea,  thou 
shalt  be  stedfast,  and  shalt  not 
fear : 

16  Because  thou  shalt  forget  thy 
misery,  and  remember  it  as  waters 
that  pass  away  : 

1 7  And  ^'^ thine  age  shall  be  clearer 
than  the  noondaj^ ;  thou  shalt  shine 
forth,  thou  shalt  be  as  the  morning. 

18  And  thou  shalt  be  secure,  be- 
cause there  is  hope  ;  yea,  thou  shalt 
"  dig  about  thee,  ami  thou  shalt 
take  thy  rest  in  safety. 

19  Also  thou  shalt  lie  down,  and 
none  shall  make  thee  afraid  ;  yea, 
many  shall  make  suit  unto  thee. 

20  But  the  eyes  of  the  wicked 
shall  fail,  and  they  shall  not  escape, 
and  their  hope  sliall  be  as  ^"  the  giv- 
ing up  of  the  ghost. 


CHAPTER  12. 

1  ,J(ih  uKiiiildiiictli  hiiiisi'lf<m<ihixlhisfr!(>)ii7K 
tiKll  rriuuirr  him.  1  I'h'  itckiKurtiufilrih  tin- 
<j,-iii'r,tl  <l<„triiif  <f  (iod'x  oiiiiiijioteiiri/. 

AND  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  No  doubt  but  ye  are  the 
people,  and  wisdom  shall  die  with 
you. 

3  But  I  liave  understanding  as 
well  as  you  ;  I  a)ii  not  inferior  to 
you  :  yea,  who  knoweth  not  such 
things  as  these  1 

4  1  am  as  one  mocked  of  liis 
neighbour,  '•'  whocalleth  upon  Cod, 
and  he  answereth  him  :  the  just 
ur>riglit  mail  is  laughed  to  scoi-n. 

5  '^  lie  that  is  ready  to  slii)  with 
Jiis  feet  is  as  ;i  lanni  despised  in  the 


thouuiit  of  him  that  is  at  eas( 

6  The  '•"'  tal>ernaeles  >)f  nil ) be r s 
pi-osper,  anH  they  tTiat  pr-ovoke 
Ood  ar(^  secui'e  ;  into  whose  hand 
Ood  l)ringeth  abtiridioitly. 

7  l>ut  ask  now  tin;  beasts,  and 
they  shall  teacli  thee ;  and  the 
fowls  of  the  air,  and  they  shall 
tell  thee  : 

8  Or  speak  to  the  (>artli,  and  it_ 
shall  teach  thee:  and  the  fishes  of 
the  sea  shall  declare  unto  thee. 


"  pass 
through, 
s  and  call 
luito  judg- 
ment, 
"  even 
though  he 
consider  it 
not. 

^  set  aris^ht 


9  tents. 


10  thy  life 


11  search 


1-  a  puff  of 
breath. 


1'^  I  who  call 


n  In  tli(^ 
tlion-lit  of 
liini  that  is 
at  ease  tlicrc 
is  cotitcmiit 
for  misfor- 
tune; it  is 
ready  for 
tliem  wliose 
foot 

slip|)('tli. 
^■'  tents 


502 


Job  chargeth  his  friends 


JOB,  13. 


^vith  a  false  defence  of  God. 


1  life 


2  aged  men 


*  looseth  the 
girdle  of  the 
strousi:. 


9  Who  knoweth  not  in  all  these 
that  the  hand  of  the  Lord  hath 
wrought  this '? 

10  In  whose  hand  is  the  ^  soul  of 
every  living  thing,  and  the  breath 
of  all  mankind. 

1 1  Doth  not  the  ear  try  words  ? 
and  the  mouth  taste  his  meat  1 

1 2  With  -  the  ancient  is  wisdom  ; 
and  in  length  of  days  understand- 
ing. 

13  *With  him  is  wisdom  and 
strength,  he  hath  counsel  and 
understanding. 

14  Behold,  he  breaketh  down, 
and  it  cannot  be  built  again  :  he 
shutteth  up  a  man,  and  there  can 
be  no  opening. 

15  Behold,  he  withholdeth  the 
waters,  and  they  dry  up :  also  he 
sendeth  them  out,  and  they  over- 
turn the  earth. 

1 6  With  him  is  strength  and  wis- 
dom :  the  deceived  and  the  deceiver 
a7-e  his. 

17  He  leadeth  counsellors  away 
spoiled,  and  maketh  the  judges 
fools. 

18  He  looseth  the  bond  of  kings, 
and  girdeth  their  loins  with  a 
girdle. 

19  He  leadeth  princes  away 
spoiled,  and  overthroweth  the 
mighty. 

20  He  removeth  away  the  speech 
of  the  trusty,  and  taketh  away  the 
understanding  of  the  aged. 

21  He  poureth  contempt  upon 
princes,      and      *  weakeneth      the 


strength  of  the  mighty. 

22  He  discoveretii  deep  things 
out  of  darkness,  and  bringeth  out 
to  light  the  shadow  of  death. 

2.3  He  increaseth  the  nations,  and 
flestroyeth  them  :  he  enlargeth  the 
nations,  and  straiteneth  them 
again. 

24  He  taketh  away  the  heart  of 
the  chief  of  the  people  of  the  earth, 
and  causeth  them  to  wander  in  a 
wilderness  lohere  there  is  no  way. 

25  They  grope  in  the  dark  with- 
out light,  and  he  maketh  them  to 
stagger  like  a  drunken  man. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  Job  reproveth  hio friends  ofpariialitrj.  14 
He  professeth  his  confidence  in  God  :  2(1 
<i7td  intreateth  to  kno-w  Iris  own  sins,  and 
God's  purpose  in  ajflicting  him. 

LO,  mine  eye  hath  seen  all  this, 
mine  ear  luith  heard  and  under- 
stood it. 

2  What  ye  know,  tlte  same  do  I 
know  also  :  I  am  not  inferior  unto 
you. 

3  Surely  I  would   speak   to  the 


*  That  is,  With  God. 


Almighty,  and  I  desire  to  reason 
with  God. 

4  But  ye  are  forgers  of  lies,  ye 
are  all  physicians  of  no  value. 

5  O  that  ye  would  altogether 
hold  your  peace  !  and  it  should  be 
your  wisdom. 

6  Hear  now  my  reasoning,  and 
hearken  to  the  pleadings  of  my 
lips. 

7  Will  ye  speak  wickedly  for 
Godl  and  talk  deceitfully  for  him'? 

8  Will  ye  ^accept  his  person? 
will  ye  contend  for  God '! 

9  Is  it  good  that  he  should  search 
you  out?  or  as  one  man  mocketh 
another,  do  ye  so  mock  him  1 

10  He  will  surely  reprove  you,  if 
ye  do  secretly  *  accept  persons. 

11  Shall  not  his  excellency  make 
you  afraid  1  and  his  dread  fall  upon 
you  % 

12  ^  Your  remembrances  are  like 
unto  ashes,  your  bodies   to  bodies 


of  clay. 

13  Hold  your  peace,  let  me  alone, 
that  I  may  speak,  and  let  come  on 
me  what  will. 

14  Wherefore  "^  do  I  take  my  flesh 
in  my  teeth,  and  put  my  life  in 
mine  **  hand  1 

15  "Tliougli  he  slay  me.  yet  will 
I  trust  in  him  :  but  1  will  maintain 
mine  own  ways  before  him. 

16  ^"He  also  shall  he  my  "  salva- 
tion :  for  an  hypocrite  shall  not 
come  before  him. 

17  Hear  diligently  my  speech, 
and  my  declaration  with  your  ears. 

18  Behold  now,  I  have  ordered 
my  cause  ;  I  know  that  I  shall  be 
justified. 

19  Who  is  he  that  will  plead  with 
me  "?  ''^  for  now,  if  I  hold  my  tongue, 
^"  T  shall  give  up  the  ghost. 

20  Only  do  not  two  tilings  unto 
me:  then  will  I  not  hide  myself 
from  thee. 

21  Withdraw  thine  hand  far 
from  me :  and  let  not  thy  dread 
make  me  afraid. 

22  Then  call  thou,  and  I  will  an- 
swer :  or  let  me  speak,  and  answer 
thou  me. 

23  How  many  are  mine  iniquities 
and  sins?  make  me  to  know  my 
transgression  and  my  sin. 

24  Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy 
face,  and  boldest  me  for  thine 
enemy? 

25  Wilt  thou  break  a  leaf  driven 
to  and  fro?  and  wilt  thou  pursue 
the  dry  stubble? 

2G  Foi'  thou  writest  bitter  things 


t  Or, 


■*  shew  par- 
tiality to 
him  ? 


5  shew 
partiality. 


s  Your  mem- 
orable say- 
ings are 
proverbs  of 
ashes,  your 
defences  are 
defences  of 
clay. 
'  I  will 
''  hand . 

9  t  Behold, 
he  will  slay 
me,  I  have 
no  hope : 
nevertheless 

10  This 

11  salvation, 
that  a  god- 
less man 


i'-^  for  then 
would  I 
13  and 


503 


The  shortness  of  manh  life. 


JOB,  14,  15. 


EUphaz's  second  speech. 


1  bound  to 

2  Though  I 
am  as  a 
rotten  thing 
that  con- 
sunieth, 


against  me,  and  makest  me  to  pos- 
sess the  iniquities  of  my  yovitli. 

27  Thou  puttest  my  feet  also  in 
the  stocks,  and  lookest  narrowly 
unto  all  my  paths  ;  thou  settest  a 
'  print  upon  the  heels  of  my  feet. 

28  '"  And   lie,  as  a  rotten    thin^-. 


consumeth,   as  a  garment  that  is 
moth  eaten. 

CHAPTER  14. 

1  Job  intreateth  God  for  favour,  hythe  short- 
ness of  life,  and  certainty  of  deatlt.  1 
Though  life  once  lost  he  irrecoverable,  yet 
he  ■waiieth  for  his  change.  16  By  sin  the 
creature  is  stibject  to  cor?'Uption. 

MAN  that  is  born  of  a  woman 
is  of  few  days,  and   full   of 
trouble. 

2  He  cometh  forth  like  a  flower, 
and  is  cut  down  :  he  fleeth  also  as 
a  shadow,  and  continueth  not. 

3  And  dost  thou  open  thine  eyes 
upon  such  an  one,  and  l^ringest  me 
into  judgment  with  thee? 

4  Who  can  bring  a  clean  thiny 
out  of  an  unclean  1  not  one. 

5  Seeing  his  daycare  determined, 
the  number  of  his  months  are  with 
thee,  thou  hast  appointed  his 
bounds  that  he  cannot  pass ; 

6  Turn  from  him,  that  he  may 
rest,  till  he  shall  accomplish,  as  an 
hireling,  his  day. 

7  For  there  is  hope  of  a  tree,  if 
it  be  cut  down,  that  it  will  sprout 
again,  and  that  the  tender  branch 
thereof  will  not  cease. 

8  Though  the  root  thereof  wax 
old  in  the  eartli,  and  the  stock 
thereof  die  in  the  grcjund  ; 

9  Yet  through  the  scent  of  water 
it  will  bud,  and  bring  forth  boughs 
like  a  plant. 

10  But  man  dieth,  and  wasteth 
away:  yea,  man  giveth  up  the 
ghost,  and  where  is  ]w.  1 

11  As  the  waters  fail  from  the 
sea,  and  the  flood  decaycth  and 
di-ieth  up : 

12  So  man  lieth  down,  and  I'iseth 
not:  till  the  heavens  f>e  no  more, 
they  shall  not  awake,  nor  be  raised 
out  of  their  sleep. 

13  0  that  thou  wouldcst  hide  me 
in  *  the  grave,  tliat  thou  wouldcst 
keep  me  secret,  until  thy  wrath  Ix^ 
past,  that  thou  wouldest  appoint 
me  a  set  time,  and  reuKMubei'  nie  ! 

14  If  a  man  die,  shall  he  live 
again?  all  the  days  of  my  a])- 
pointed  time  •'  will  1  wait,  till  my 
'  change  come. 

1.5  '-Thou   shalt  call,  and    I   will 


answer  thee:  thou   wilt,  liaxc  a  de- 
sire to  tiie  work  oi  tliinc-  hands. 
IG  For  now  thou  numl)erest  my 


Sheol. 


steps :  dost  thou  not  watch  over 
my  sin"? 

1 7  My  transgression  is  sealed  up 
in  a  bag,  and  thou  sewest  up  mine 
iniquity. 

18  And  surely  the  mountain  fall- 
ing cometh  to  nought,  and  the  rock 
is  removed  out  of  his  place. 

1 9  The  waters  wear  the  stones : 
thou  washest  away  the  things 
which  grow  out  of  the  dust  of  the 
earth ;  and  thou  destroyest  the 
hope  of  man. 

20  Thou  prevailest  for  ever 
against  him,  and  he  passeth  :  thou 
changest  his  countenance,  and  send- 
est  him  away. 

21  His  sons  come  to  honour,  and 
he  knoweth  it  not ;  and  they  are 
brought  low,  but  he  perceiveth  it 
not  of  them. 

22  But  his  flesh  upon  him  shall 
have  pain,  and  his  soul  within  him 
shall  mourn. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1  Eliphas  reproreth  Job  of  impiety  in  justify- 
ing himsflf.  17  He  proreth  by  tradition 
ilie  uutj II ietii ess  of  wicked  inen. 

THEN  answered  Eliphaz  the  Te- 
manite,  and  said, 

2  Should  a  wise  man  utter  vain 
knowledge,  and  fill  his  belly  with 
the  east  wind"? 

3  Should  he  reason  with  unprofit- 
able talk?  or  with  speeches  where- 
with he  can  do  no  g(X)d  'I 

4  Yea,  thou  °  castest  off* fear,  and 
restrainest  prayer  before  Cod. 

5  ''For  thy  mouth  uttereth  thine 
iniquity,    and    thou    choosest    the 


tongueof  the  crafty. 

6  Thine  own  mouth  condemneth 
thee,  and  not  I  :  yea,  thine  own 
lips  testify  against  thee. 

7  ArtXhow  tlu!  first  man  i'/ta^  was 
borni  or  wast  thou  made  before  the 
hills'? 

8  Hast  thou  heard  the  secret  of 
God"?  and  dost  thou  '^restrain  wis- 
dom  to  thyself? 

9  What  knowest  thou,  that  we 
know  not?  ivhat  understandest 
thou,  which  is  not  in  us"? 

10  With  us  are  both  the  gray- 
headed  and  very  aged  men,  much 
elder  than  thy  father. 

11  Are  the  consolations  of  God 
"small  with  the(>'?  is  th(n-e  any  sc- 


ript tiling  with  t  lice  't 

12  Why  doth  thine  heart  can-y 
tluv  away?  and  '"  what  do  thy  eyes 
\^•ink  at. 

l;>  That  thou  turnest  thy  spirit 
a,gainst  ( !o(l,aiid  li'ttest  sacli  words 
go  out  of  thy  mouth  ? 

14  What  /N  man,  that  he  .should 
be  clean  ?  and  he  which  is  born  of  a 


6  doest 
away  with 
''  Thine 
iniquity 
teachfth 
tliy  mouth, 


8  limit 


9  too  small 
for  thet% 
and  the 
woi'<l  t/ldt 
(Jcalcth 
gently  Willi 
thee? 
If*  why  do 
thine  eyes 
dash, 


504 


Job  should  not  justify  himself. 


JOB,  16. 


Job  reproucheth  his  friends. 


o'y  oues; 


2  years  that 
are  num- 
bered are 
laid  up  for 


3  behaveth 

liiinself 

proudly 

'»  with  a  stiff 
ueck,  with 


5  his 

possessions 
be  extended 
on  the  earth. 


G  God's 


woman,  that  he  should  be  right- 
ecus'? 

15  Behold,  he  putteth  no  trust 
in  his  ^  saints ;  yea,  the  heavens 
are  not  clean  in  his  sight. 

16  How  much  moi'e  abominable 
and  filthy  is  man,  which  drinketh 
iniquity  like  water? 

17  1  will  shew  thee,  hear  me ; 
and  that  which  I  have  seen  I  will 
declare ; 

18  which  wise  men  have  told 
from  their  fathers,  and  have  not 
hid  it: 

19  Unto  whom  alone  the  earth 
was  given,  and  no  stranger  passed 
among  them. 

20  The  wicked  man  travaileth 
with  pain  all  his  days,  and  '^  the 
number  of  years  is  hidden  to  the 


oppressor. 

'21  A  dreadful  sound  is  in  his 
ears :  in  prosperity  the  destroyer 
shall  come  upon  him. 

22  He  belie veth  not  that  he  shall 
return  out  of  darkness,  and  he  is 
waited  for  of  the  sword. 

23  He  wandereth  abroad  for 
bread,  sai/iug.  Where  -is  it ?  he 
knoweth  that  the  day  of  darkness 
is  ready  at  his  hand. 

24  Trouble  and  anguish  shall 
make  him  afraid ;  they  shall  pre- 
vail against  him,  as  a  king  ready 
to  the  battle. 

25  For  he  stretcheth  out  his 
hand  against  God,  and  ^sti'ength- 
pneth     himself     against     the    Al- 


mighty. 

26  He  runneth  upon  him,  •*  even 
on  /lis  neck,  upon  the  thick  bosses 


of  his  bucklers  : 

27  Because  he  covereth  his  face 
with  his  fatness,  and  maketh  col- 
lops  of  fat  on  his  Hanks. 

_  28  And  he  dwelleth  in  desolate 
cities,  and  in  houses  which  no 
man  inhabiteth,  which  are  ready 
to  become  heaps. 

29  He  shall  not  be  rich,  neither 
shall  his  substance  continue,  nei- 
tlier  shall  ''  he  ])roloiiiT  the  perfec- 
tion  thereof  upon  the  earth. 


30  He  shall  not  depart  out  of 
darkness ;  the  flame  shall  dry  up 
his  branches,  and  by  the  breath  of 
"his  mouth  shall  he  go  away. 

31  Let  not  him  that  is  deceived 
trust  in  vanity :  for  vanity  shall  be 
his  recompence. 

32  It  shall  be  accomplished  be- 
fore his  time,  and  his  branch  shall 
not  be  green. 

33  He  shall  shake  off  his  unripe 
grape  as  the  vine,  and  shall  cast  off 
liis  flower  as  the  oliv(^ 


34  For  the  congregation  of  ''hy- 
pocrites shall  be  desolate,  and  fire 
shall  consume  the  "  tabernacles  of 
briber5^ 

35  They  conceive  mischief,  and 
bring  forth  vanity,  and  their  belly 
prepareth  deceit. 

CHAPTER  16. 

1  Job  reproveth  his  friends  of  uninerciful- 
itess.  7  //e  sheweth  the  pitifulness  of  his 
ease.     17  I/e  maintaineth  his  iitnoceney. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  I    have    heard    many    such 
things :    miserable   comforters  are 
ye  all. 

3  Shall  vain  words  have  an  end  % 
or  what  emboldeneth  thee  that 
thou  answerest'? 

4  I  also  could  speak  as  ye  do:  if 
your  soul  were  in  my  soul's  stead, 
I  could  heap  up  words  against  you, 
and  shake  mine  head  at  you. 

5  But  I  would  strengthen  you 
with  my  mouth,  and  the  "moving 
of  my  lipsshould  asswage  your  grief. 

6  Though  1  speak,  my  grief  is 
not  asswaged :  and  though  I  for- 
bear, what  am  I  eased? 

7  But  now  he  hath  made  me 
weary :  thou  hast  made  desolate 
all  my  company. 

8  And  thou  hast  '"filled  me  with 


wrinkles,  which  is  a  witness  against 
Vie:  and  my  leanness  rising  up  in 
me  beareth  witness  to  my  face. 

9  He  teareth  me  in  his  wrath, 
"  who  hateth  me :  lie  gnasheth  upon 
me  with  his  teeth  ;  mine  '"  enemy 
sharpeneth  his  eyes  upon  me. 

10  They  have  gajied  upon  me 
with  their  mouth ;  they  have 
smitten  me  upon  the  cheek  re- 
proachfully ;  they  have  gathered 
themselves  together  against  me. 

1 1  God  hath  delivered  me  to  the 
ungodly,  and  turned  me  over  into 
the  hands  of  the  wicked. 

12  1  was  at  ease,  but  he  hath  bro- 
ken me  asunder  :  he  hath  also  taken 
me  by  my  neck,  and  shaken  me  to 
pieces,  and  set  me  up  for  his  mark. 

13  His  '•'archers  compass  me 
round  about,  he  cleaveth  my  reins 
asunder,  and  doth  not  spare ;  he 
poureth  out  my  gall  upon  the 
grounfl. 

14  He  breaketh  me  with  breach 
upon  breach,  he  runneth  upon  me 
like  a  giant. 

15  I  have  sewed  sackcloth  upon 
my  skin,  and  tlefiled  my  horn  in 
the  dust. 

16  My  face  is  "foul  with  weep- 
ing, and  on  my  eyelids  is  the  sha- 
dow of  death ; 

17  Not  for  any  injustice  in  mine 
liands  :  also  my  prayer  is  pure. 


505 


Job  appealeth  from  man.  to  God.     JOB,  17,  18.     Bildad  shetveth  the  calamities  of  the  ivicked. 


1  re-'iting 
place. 

2  he  that 
voucheth 
for  me 

3  O  that  he 
would 
maintain 
the  right  of 
a  man  with 
God, and  of 
a  son  of 
man  with 
his 
neighbour! 


*  spirit  is 
spent, 


5  Give  now 
a  pledge,  ))e 
surety  for 
me  with 
thyself ; 


^denouncetli 
his  friends 
for  a  prey, 


"  they  spit 
in  my  face. 


"  godless, 
y  Yet  shall 
the 
righteous 


1"  the  light, 
saij  til  oil,  \< 
near  unto 
darkness. 


18  O  earth,  cover  not  thou  my 
blood,  and  let  my  cry  have  no 
^  place. 

19  Also  now,  behold,  my  witness 
is  in  heaven,  and  '  my  record  is  on 
high. 

20  My  friends  scorn  me :  butraine. 
eye  poureth  out  tears  unto  God. 

21  ^  O  that  one  might  plead  for 
a  man  with  ( jod,  as  a  man  ■pleadetk 
tor  his  neighbour  ! 

22  When  a  few  years  are  come, 
then  I  shall  go  the  way  whence  I 
shall  not  return. 

CHAPTER  17. 

1  .Toh  ,i,,iH',ihU,  fr«!ii  iii.'u  to  GiHT.  fi  Tlu- 
ii,it,ii'r,-lf,ilil,',ilh,,i"f  111,11  irith  the  atftU-tril 
/Hill/  iisfnin\/i,  I, lit  not  itisroiiriiiii:  thi'  riijlit- 
idii'x.    11   nUliope  in  nut  in  life,  but  in  ileiiih. 

MY  ^  breath  is  corruT)t.  my  days 
are   extinct,   the    graves   are 
retuly  for  me. 

2  Are  there  not  mockers  with  me? 
and  doth  not  mine  eye  continue  in 
their  provocation  % 

3  ^Lay  down  now,  put  me  in  a 
surety  with  thee  ;    who  v.s  he  that 


"It 


will  strike  hands  with  me? 

4  For  tliou  hast_  hid  their  heart 
from  understanding :  therefore 
shalt  thou  not  exalt  them. 

.5  He  that  "^sijeaketli  flattery  to 
his  friends,  even  the  eyes  of  his 
children  shall  fail. 

G  He  hath  made  me  also  a  by- 
word of  the  people  ;  and  ^aforetime 
I  was  as  a  tabret. 

7  Mine  eye  also  is  dim  by  reason 
of  sori'ow,  and  all  my  members  are 
as  a  .shadow. 

8  Upright  men  shall  be  astonied 
at  tliis,  and  the  innocent  shall  stir 
vip  himself  against  the  "^  liyr)0('rite. 

9  "The  i'iglit<'ouK  also  sliaJI  liohl 
on  his  way,  and  he  that  hath  clean 
hands  shall  be  stronger  and 
stronger. 

10  Ijiit  as  for  you  all,  do  ye  re- 
tui-n,  and  come  now  :  for  I  cannot 
(ind  oite  wis(;  viati  among  you. 

11  My  days  are  pa,st,  my  pur- 
poses ar(!  broken  off",  even  the 
ilioughtsof  my  heart. 

12  They  change  the  tn'glit  into 
day:  '"the  bglit  is  shi>rt  hcc.'iiise 
of  darkness. 


1  ;>  If  1  wait,  *  the  grave  *s  mine 
iioiise  :  I  have  made  my  bed  in  the 
darkness. 

1 4-  1  have  said  to  corruption, 
Thou  art  my  father:  to  the  worm, 
T}i.i>H.  art  my  mother,  anrl  my  sister. 

15  And  where  is  now  my  hope? 
as  for  my  hope,  who  shall  see  it  ? 

IG  "  Tliey  shall  go  down  to  the 


*  .Slieol. 


bars  of  *  the  pit,  when  our  rest  to- 
gether is  in  the  dust. 

CHAPTER  18. 

1  Bildad  reproveth  .Job  of  jiresumpiion  and 
impatience.  5  The.  calamities  of  the 
wicked. 

THEN  answered  Bildad  the  Shu- 
hite,  and  said, 

2  How  long  ^"  }vill  it  tie  ere  ye 
make  an  end  of  words  ?  mark,  and 
afterwards  we  will  speak. 

3  Wherefore  are  we  counted  as 
beasts,  and  reputed  vile  in  your 
sight? 

4  ^^  He  teareth  himself  in  his  an- 


ger  :  shall  the  earth  be  forsaken 
for  thee  ?  and  shall  the  I'ock  be  re- 
moved out  of  his  place? 

5  Yea,  the  light  of  the  wickecl 
shall  be  put  out,  and  the  spark  of 
his  fire  shall  not  shine. 

6  The  light  shall  be  dark  in  his 
"  tal)ernacle,  and  his  '''candle  shall 
be  ]nit  out '"  with  him. 

7  The  steps  of  his  strength  shall 
be  straitened,  and  his  own  counsel 
shall  cast  him  down. 

8  For  he  is  cast  into  a  net  by  his 
own  feet,  and  he  walketh  upon  a 
snare. 

9  The  gin  shall  take  him  by  the 
heel,  and,  the  "  I'obber  shall  pi'eva.il 
against  him. 

10  The  snare  is  laid  for  him  in 
the  ground,  and  a  trap  for  him  in 
the  way. 

11  Terrors  shall  make  him  afraid 
on  every  side,  and  shall  ''^  drive  him 
to  his  feet. 


12  His  strength  shall  be  hunger- 
bitten,  and  destruction  shall  be 
ready  at  his  side. 

13  It  shall  devour  the  strength 
of  his  skin  :  even  the  firstboi'u  of 
death  shall  devour  his  strength. 


14 

i!l 
1 

His 

coil 

iijence      sh 

1.11 

be 

rootc 

out  ( 

t  Ins 

tabc 

riiacli\ 

and  it- 

sliali 

1 

II'MILC 

hill 

to 

W(>11 

the    k 
in  his 

mg 

ta,l 

of 

terro 
If) 

•s 

it  sl 

all   ( 

.(-r 

nacl(> 

bcraiisc    1 

t     /.v 

none  < 

.f 

lis  : 

iriiiisloiic  shall  Ije  scattei'cd  upon 
his  habitation. 

16  His  roots  shall  be  dried  nn 
beneath,  and  above  shall  his  brancli 
be  (;ut  oil'. 

17  His  remembrance  shall  perish 
from  the  (>aj-th,  and  he  shall  have 
no  name  in  the  street. 

liS  He  shall  l)e  driven  from  light 
into  darkness,  and  chased  out  of 
the  world. 

lil  He  shall  neither  have  son  nor 
"'  nephew  among  his  p(;ople,  nor 
any  iemaining  iji  his  dwellings. 


«  Sheol. 


12  will  ye 
hunt  for 


13  Thou  that 
tearest  thy- 
self in  thine 
auger, 


"  tent, 

15  lamp 

16  beside 


J'  snare 
shall  lay 
hold  on  him. 


1**  chase  him 
at  his  heels. 


i^'lTc  shall 
\n\  rooted 
out  of  his 
tent  wliereiii 
he  trusteth ; 
and  he  shall 
!)('  l)rought 
■i'»  Tliere 
shall  dwell! 
in  liis  tent 
Miat  wliicli 
is  none  of 
this: 


son  s  son 


506 


Job  is  confident  of 


JOB,  19,  20. 


vindication  at  the  last. 


20  They  that  come  after  him 
shall  be  astonied  at  his  day,  as  they 
that  went  before  were  affrighted. 

21  Sui-ely  such  are  the  dwellings 
of  the  wicked,  and  this  is  the  place 
of  him  that  knoweth  not  God. 

CHAPTER  19. 

1  Job,  complaining  of  his  friends'  cruelty, 
sheweth  there  is  'misery  enough  in  him  to 
feed  their  cruelty.  21,  28  He  craveth  pity. 
23  He  belie  veth  the  resurrection . 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  How  long  will  ye  vex  my 
soul,  and  break  me  in  pieces  with 
words '? 

3  These  ten  times  have  ye  re- 
proached me  :  ye  are  not  ashamed 
that  ye  '  make  yourselves  strange 
to  me. 


I  And  be  it  indeed  that  I  have 
erred,  mine  error  remaineth  with 
myself. 

5  If  indeed  ye  will  magnify  yow- 
selves  against  me,  and  plead  against 
me  uiy  reproach : 

6  Know  now  that  God  hath  over- 
thrown me,  and  hath  compassed  me 
with  his  net. 

7  Behold,  I  cry  out  of  wrong,  but" 
I  am  not  heard :  I  cry  aloud,  but 
there  is  no  judgment. 

8  He  hath  fenced  up  my  way 
that  1  carinot  pass,  and  he  hath  set 
darkness  in  my  paths. 

9  He  hath  stripped  me  of  my 
glory,  and  taken  the  crown  fro?ii 
my  head. 

10  He  hath  destroyed  me  on 
every  side,  and  1  am  gone :  and 
mine  hope  hath  he  removed  like  a 
tree. 

II  He  hath  also  kindled  his 
wrath  against  me,  and  he  counteth 
me  unto  him  as  one  of  his  enemies. 

1 2  His  troops  come  together,  and 
-  raise  up  their  way  against  me,  and 
encamp  round  about  my  •'  taber- 
nacle. 


13  He  hath  put  my  brethren  far 
from  nie,  and  mine  acquaintance 
are  verily  estranged  from  me. 

14  My  kinsfolk  have  failed,  and 
my  familiar  friends  have  forgotten 
me. 

1.5  They  that  dwell  in  mine 
house,  and  my  maids,  count  me  for 
a  stranger  :  1  am  an  alien  in  their 
sight. 

16  I  called  my  servant,  and  he 
gave  'me  no  answer ;  1  intreated 
him  with  my  mouth. 

17  My  breath  is  strange  to  my 
wife,  ■*  though  T  intreated  for  the 
children's  sake  of  mine  own  body 


liS  Yea,  young  cliildren  desi)ised 
me  ;  I  arose,  and  they  spake  against 
me.  • 


19  All  my  inward  friends  ab- 
horred me  :  and  they  whom  I  loved 
are  turned  against  me. 

20  iNIy  bone  cleaveth  to  my  skin 
and  to  ray  flesh,  and  I  am  escaped 
with  the  skin  of  my  teeth. 

21  Have  pity  upon  me,  have 
pity  upon  me,  O  ye  my  friends ; 
for  the  hand  of  God  hath  touched 
me. 

22  Why  do  ye  persecute  me  as 
God,  and  are  not  satisfied  with  my 
flesh  1 

23  Oh  that  my  words  were  now 
written !  oh  that  they  were 
^  printed  in  a  book  ! 

21  That  they  were  graven  with 
an  iron  pen  and  lead  m  the  rock 
for  ever  ! 

25  For  1  know  that  my  ®  redeemer 
liveth,  and  that  he  shall  stand  'at 
the  latter  day  upon  the  earth : 

26  ^Anfl  thonc/h  after  my  skin 
i<>o)-/ii-<  destroy  tins  />ody,  yet  in  my 


27  Whom  1  shall  see  ^for  myself, 
and  mine  eyes  shall  behold,  and 
not  "another;  thovcih  my  reins  be 
consumed  within  me. 

28  "  But  ye  should  say.  Why  per- 
secute we  him,  seeing  the  root  of 
the  matter  is  found  in  '" me? 

29  Be  ye  afraid  of  the  sword  :  for 
wrath  bringeth  the  punishments  of 
the  sword,  that  ye  may  know  there 
is  a  judgment. 

CHAPTER  20. 

Zojjhar  sheweth  the  state  and  portion  of  the 
wicked. 

THEN    answered     Zophar    the 
Naamathite,  and  said, 

2  Therefore  do  my  thoughts 
cause  me  to  answer,  and  for  this  I 
make  haste. 

3  I  have  heard  the  "  check  of  my 


reproach,  and  the  spirit  of  my  un- 
derstanding  causeth  me  to  answer. 

4  Knowest  thou  not  this  of  old, 
since  man  was  phiced  upon  earth, 

5  That  the  triumphing  of  the 
wicked  is  short,  and  the  joy  of  the 
"  hypocrite  bnt  for  a  moment  1 

6  Though  his  excellency  mount 
up  to  the  heavens,  and  his  head 
reach  unto  the  clouds  ; 

7  Yet  he  shall  perish  for  ever 
like  his  own  dung :  they  which 
have  seen  him  shall  say.  Where  is 
hel 

8  He  shall  fly  away  as  a  dream, 
and  shall  not  be  found  :  yea,  he 
shall  be  chased  away  as  a  vision  of 
the  night. 

9  The  eye  also  which  saw  him 
shall  see  him  no  more ;  neither  shall 
his  place  any  more  behold  him. 


5  inscribed 


•>  vindicator 
<■  up  at  the 
last 

8  And  after 
my  skin, 
pven  this 
bodij,  is 
destroyed, 
then  without 
my  flesh 
shall  I  see 
God : 

9  on  my  side, 
1"  as  a 
sti-anger. 
My  reins  are 

11  If  ye  say, 
How  we  will 
persecute 
him  ! 

12  me; 


13  reproof 
which 
putteth  me 
to  shame, 


14  godless 


607 


Zophar  sheweth  the  portion  of  the  ivicked.     JOB,  21. 


Job  complaineth : 


1  The  poor 
shall 

oppress  his 
children, 


2  will  not 
let  it  go; 


3  greed, 

4  There  was 
nothing  left 
that  ho 
devoured 
not; 

therefore  his 
prosperity 
shall  not 
endure. 

5  the  hand 
of  every  one 
that  is  in 
misery 


"  is  laid  up 
for  his 
treasures : 

"  tent. 


10  'His  children    shall 
plea.se    the    poor,   and    his 


seek   to 

hands 

shall  restore  their  goods. 

1 1  His  bones  are  full  of  the  sin  of 
his  youth,  which  shall  lie  down 
with  him  in  the  dust. 

12  Though  wickedness  be  sweet 
in  his  mouth,  though  he  hide  it  un- 
der his  tongue ; 

1 3  Thougli  he  spare  it,  and  '■''  for- 
sake  it  not ;  but  keep  it  still  within 


his  mouth 

1-1  Yet  his  meat  in  his  bowels  is 
turned,  it  is  the  gall  of  asps  within 
him. 

15  He  hath  swallowed  down 
riches,  and  he  shall  vomit  them  up 
again  :  God  shall  cast  them  out  of 
his  belly. 

16  He  shall  suck  the  poison  of 
asps  :  the  viper's  tongue  shall  slay 
him. 

17  He  shall  not  see  the  rivers, 
the  floods,  the  brooks  of  honey  and 
butter. 

18  That  which  he  laboured  for 
shall  he  restore, and  shall  not  swal- 
low it  down  :  according  to  his  sub- 
stance shotl  the  i-estitution  tje,  and 
he  shall  not  rejoice  therein. 

19  Because  he  hath  oppressed 
and  hath  forsaken  the  poor  ;  be- 
cause he  hath  violently  taken  away 
an  house  which  he  builded  not ; 

20  Surely  he  shall  not  feel  quiet- 
ness in  his  ^ belly,  he  shall  not  save 
of  that  which  he  desired. 

21  •* There  shall  none  of  his  meat 
be   left  ;    therefore    siiali    no    man 


look  for  his  gocITTs' 

22  In  the  fulness  of  his  sufH- 
ciency  he  shall  be  in  straits: 
"'every  hand  of  the  wicked  shall 
come  upon  him. 

2.3  When  he  is  about  to  fill  his 
l)elly,  (rot/  shall  cast  the  fury  of 
his  wrath  upon  him,  and  sliall  rain 
it  upon  him  whih;  he  is  eating. 

24  He  shall  flee  from  the  iron 
weapf)ii,  aii'l  the  bow  of  steel  shall 
strike  him  through. 

2-5  It  is  drawn,  and  cometh  out 
of  the  l)ody  ;  yea,  the  glittering 
sword  comc^th  out  of  his  gall  :  ter- 
rors a/v;  upon  him. 

26  All  darkness  ".t/i//// <0^  hid  in 
his  seci'et  phtres  :  a  Are  not  blown 
shall  consume  him  ;  it  sIimH  go  ill 
with  iiim  that  is  left  in  )iis  "tiiber- 
nacle. 


2(  I  he  heaven  shall  reveal  his 
ini(|uity;  luul  (he  caith  shall  I'ise 
U])  against  him. 

2S  The  increase  of  his  hou.seshall 
depart,  ((ml,  his  t/oi>ts  shall  flow 
away  in  the  day  of  liis  wratli. 

29  This  is  the  portion  of  a  wicked 


man  from  God,  and  the  heritage  ap- 
pointed unto  him  by  God. 

CHAPTER  21. 

1  JoT)  Hheireih  that  cren  in  the  judgment  of 
iiHin  hi'  hiith  )'('iin(in  to  In'  itrier'ed.  1  Som'e- 
tiiiies  til,  iiich-i-,1  ill,  xo  j,ri,.y,c,;  iik  theij  de- 
K/)im>  (IikI.  Id  Sotiictiiiu's  theif  di'sinietlon. 
/.v  mil  II I  lent.  •!•>.  The  hitppy  and  unhappy 
are  alike  in  death,  -ll  The  judgment  of 
the  wicked  in  in  another  world. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Hear  diligently  my  speech, 
and  let  this  be  your  consolations. 

3  Suffer  me  that  I  may  speak ; 
and  after  that  I  have  spoken,  mock 
on. 

4  As  for  me,  is  my  complaint  *  to 
man  1  and  if  it  were  so,  why  shouO 
not  my  spirit  be  " troubled? 

5  ]\Iark  me,  and  be  astonished, 
and  lay  your  hand  upon  your 
mouth. 

6  Even  when  I  remember  I  am 
afraid,  and  trembling  taketh  hold 
on  my  flesh. 

7  Wherefore  do  the  wicked  live, 
become  old,  yea,  are  mighty  in 
power? 

8  Their  seed  is  established  in 
their  sight  with  them,  and  their 
offspring  before  their  eyes. 

9  Their  houses  are  safe  from  fear, 
neither  is  the  rod  of  God  upon 
them. 

10  Their  bull  gendereth,  and 
faileth  not ;  their  cow  calvetli, 
and  casteth  not  her  calf. 

1 1  They  .send  forth  their  little 
ones  like  a  flock,  and  their  children 
dance. 

12  They  take  the  timbrel  and 
harp,  and  rejoice  at  the  sound  of 
the  '"organ. 

13  They  spend  their  days  in 
"  wealth,  and  in  a  moment  go  down 
to  *  the  grave. 

14  Therefore  they  say  unto  God, 
Dei)art  from  us  ;  for  we  desire  not 
the  knowledge  of  thy  ways. 

15  What  is  the  Almighty,  that 
we  should  serve  him  1  and  what 
f)rolit  .should  we  liave,  if  we  pray 
unto  him? 

IG  Lo,  their  '^ good  ?".snot  in  their 
hand  :  the  counsel  of  the  wicked 
is  far  from  me. 

17  '-'How  oft  is  th(M-andleof  the 
wicked  put  out!  .-111(1    /mn'  nl't  a^n- 


etli    their  destnict ion   »ii>o"    the" 
(roit    (list fihntcth     sorrows    in    his 


Thov  are  ;\s   stubble  bcfori 


is 

the    wind,  ;ui( 
stoi'Mi  cMi-riclh  ;t,w;iv. 


th;it    the 


*Sheol. 


508 


The  wicked  often  j^rosper. 


JOB,  22. 


EUpliaz  exhortelh  to  rej^entance. 


19  ^  God  layeth  up  his  iniquity 
for  his  chikh-en  :  he  rewarfleth  him. 


and  he  sliail  know  //. 


'20  ■"  His  eyes  shall  see  his  de- 
struction,  and  "he  sliall  drink  of 
the  wrath  of  the  Almighty. 

21  For  what  pleasure  hath  he  in 
his  house  after  him,  when  the  num- 
ber of  his  months  is  cut  off  in  the 
midst "? 

22  Shall  ai)!/  teach  God  know- 
ledge 1  seeing  he  judgeth  those  that 
are  high. 

23  One  diethin  his  full  strength, 
being  wholly  at  ease  and  quiet. 

24  His  breasts  are  full  of  milk, 
and  his  bones  are  moistened  with 
marrow. 

25  And  another  dieth  in  the  bit- 
terness of  his  soul,  and  never  eat- 
eth  with  pleasure. 

26  They  shall  lie  down  alike  in 
the  dust,  and  the  worms  shall  cover 
them. 

27  Behold,!  know  your  thoughts, 
and  the  devices  which  ye  wrong- 
fully imagine  against  me. 

28  For  ye  say.  Where  is  the  house 
of  the  prince '(  and  where  are  the 
dwelling  places  of  the  wicked '? 

29  Have  ye  not  asked  then^  tliat 
go  by  the  wnyl  and  do  ye  not  know 
their  tokens, 

30  That  the  wicked  is  ''reserved 


to  the  day  of  destruction'?  they 
shall  be  '^brought  forth  to  the  day 
of  wrath. 

31  Who  shall  declare  his  way  to 
his  face  'I  and  who  shall  repay  him 
ivhat  he  hath  done  1 

32  "^  Yet  shall  he  be  brought  to 
the  grave,  and  ''  shall  remain  in 
the  tomb. 

33  The  clods  of  the  valley  shall 
be  sweet  unto  him,  and  every  man 
shall  draw  after  him,  as  there  ^ are 
innumerable  before  him. 

34  How  then  comfort  ye  me  in 
vain,  seeing  in  your  answers  there 
remaineth  falsehood  ? 

CHAPTER  22. 

1  Eliphazsheireth  that  maii'x  ffondne.sx  pro- 
jfiieth  not  God.  5  //«  iicciixi'th  Job  <>f  di- 
iier^i  MHJi.  21  //<'  eirbartcth  liim  to  fejient- 
itiire.  irtf/i  jirohiinrx  of  viert'ij. 

THEN  Eliphaz  the  Temanite an- 
swered and  said, 

2  Can  a  man  be  profitable  unto 
God,  as  he  that  is  wise  may  be  pro- 
fitable unto  himself '] 

3  Is  it  any  ))leasure  to  the  Al- 
mighty, that  thou  art  I'ighteous? 
or  is  it  gain  to  him,  that  thou 
makest  thy  ways  perfect  1 

4  "  Will  lie  reprove  the(^  for  feai' 
of  theel    will    netTiTer    with    thee 


5  Is  not  thy  ^vickedness  great  *? 
and  thine  iniquities  infinite^ 

6  For  thou  hast  taken  a  pledge 
from  thy  brother  for  nought,  and 
stripped  the  naked  of  their  clo- 
thing. 

7  Thou  hast  not  given  water  to 
the  weary  to  drink,  and  thou  hast 
withholden  bread  from  the  hun- 
gry. 

8  But  as  for  the  mighty  man,  he 
had  the  earth  ;  and  the  honourable 
man  dwelt  in  it. 

9  Thou  hast  sent  widows  away 
empty,  and  the  ai/ms  of  the  father- 
less have  been  broken. 

10  Therefoi'e  snares  are  round 
about  thee,  and  sudden  fear  trou- 
bleth  thee ; 

1 1  Or  darkness,  that  thou  canst 
not  see  ;  and  abundance  of  waters 
cover  thee. 

12  Is  not  God  in  the  height  of 
heaven  ?  and  behold  the  height  of 
the  stars,  how  high  thej'-  are  ! 

13  And  thou  sayest.  How  doth 
God  know?  can  he  judge  through 
the  dark  cloud  1 

14  Thick  clouds  are  a  covering 
to  him,  that  he  seeth  not ;  and  he 
walketh  in  the  circuit  of  heaven. 

15  "^  Hast  thou  marked  the  old 
way  which  wicked  men  liave  trod- 
den ? 

1 6  Which  were  cut  down  out  of 
time,  whose  foundation  was  over- 
flown with  a  flood  : 

17  Which  said  unto  God,  Depart 
from  us  :  and  what  can  the  Al- 
mighty do  "for  them  1 

18  Yet  he  filled  their  houses  with 
good  thinys  :  but  the  counsel  of  the 
wicked  is  far  from  me. 

19  The  righteous  see  it,  and  are 
glad  :  and  the  innocent  laugh  them 
to  '"  scorn. 

20  Whereas  our  substance  is  not 
cut  down,  but  the  remnant  of  them 


the  tire  consumeth. 

21  Acquaint  now  thyself  *  with 
him,  and  be  at  peace  :  thereby  good 
shall  come  unto  thee. 

22  Receive,  J  pray  thee,^'' the  law 
from  his  mouth,  and  lay  up  his 
words  in  thine  heart. 

23  If  thou  return  to  the  Al- 
mighty, thou  shalt  be  built  up, 
thou  shalt  yjut  away  iniquity  far 
from  thy  '^  Inbcrn.-u-les. 

24  ^■'  Then  sluilt  tfiou  lay  up  gold 


as  dust,  and  the  f/o/i/  of  ()])hir  as 


the  stones  of  the  brooks! 

'5  ^'' Vea.  tlu^  Almighty  shall  be 


thy  defence,   and   thou  shalt  have 


into  iu<luiiieiil  ! 


plenty  of  silv(>i-. 

2()  For  then  shalt  thou  have  thy 


10  Wilt  thou 
keep 


*  That  is,  with  God. 


11  to  us  ? 


1-  scorn : 
Sdyiiifj, 
Surely,  they 
that  (lid  rise 
up  against 
us  are  cut 
off,  and 
their 

abundance 
13  instruc- 
tion 
1-1  tents. 
15  Then  lay 
thou  till/ 
treasure  in 
the  dust, 
and  t/ir  i/o/d 
of  Ophlv 
anions;  the 
stones  of 
the  brooks; 
i«  And  the 
Ahnifihty 
shall  be 'thy 
treasure, 
and  j)recious 
silver  unto 
thee. 


509 


Job  lonyeth  to  cqqiear  before  God. 


JOB,  23,  24. 


delight  in  the  Almighty,  and  shalt 
lift  up  thy  face  unto  God. 

27  Thou  shalt  make  thy  prayer 
unto  him,  and  he  shall  hear  thee, 
and  thou  shalt  pay  thy  vows. 

28  Thou  shalt  also  decree  a  thing, 
and  it  shall  be  established  unto 
thee :  and  the  light  shall  shine 
upon  thy  ways. 

29  When  men  ^  are  cast  down. 


then  thou  shalt  say,  Tkere  is  lifting 
up ;  and  he  shall  save  the  humble 
person. 

30  He  shall  deliver  ^the  island 
of  the  innocent :  and  it  is  delivered 


by  the  pureness  of  thine  hands. 
CHAPTER  23. 

1  Job  longeth  to  appear  before  God,  6  ?h 
confidence  of  his  mercy.  8  God,  who  is 
invisihle,  obser-deih  our  ways.  11  Job's 
innoceucy.     13  God''s  decree  is  immutable. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Even  to  day    is   my  com- 
plaint ■'  bitter  :   ■*  my  stroke  is  hea- 


vier than  my  groaning. 


3  Oh  that  I  knew  where  I  might 
find  him  !  that  I  might  come  even 
to  his  seat ! 

4  I  would  order  my  cause  before 
him,  and  fill  my  mouth  with  argu- 
ments. 

5  I  would  know  the  words  ivhich 
he  would  answer  me,  and  under- 
stand what  he  would  say  unto  me. 

6  Will  he  plead  against  me  with 
his  great  power  1  No;  but  he  would 
''  put  strev(jth\\\  me. 

7  There  the  righteous  might 
"  dispute,  with  him  ;  so  should  1  be 
delivered  for  ever  from  my  judge. 

8  Behold,  I  go  forward,  but  he  y'.s- 
not  there ;  and  backward,  but  I 
cannot  perceive  him  : 

9  On  the  left  hand,  wherehe  doth 
woi-k,  l)ut  J  cannot  behold  him :  he 
hideth  himself  on  tlie  right  hand, 
that  1  cannot  see  him  : 

10  But  he  knoweth  the  way  that 
I  take :  vjhen  he  hath  tried  me,  I 
shall  come  forth  as  gold. 

11  My  foot  hath  lield  his  steps, 
liis  way  have  I  kept,  and  not  tle- 
cHned. 

12  Neither  have  T  gone  back 
from  the  commandment  of  his  lips  ; 
1  have  esteemed  the  words  of  liis 
mouth  more  than  my  necessary 
food . 

13  But  '\n\  is  in  one  iiiivd.  and 
who  call  turn  him  >.  ;uid  irhaf  his 
soul  (h^sireth,  even  that  he  doeth. 

1 4  For  he  pcifoniicth  ihc  thlmj 
that  is  aj)|)ointed  forme  :  and  many 
such  thiiKjs  (ire  with  him. 

15  Thei-efoie  am  I  troubled  at 


He  jjrotesteth  Ms  integrity. 
I  consider,  I 


his  presence  :  when 
am  afraid  of  him. 

16  For  God  maketh  my  heart 
**  soft  and  the  Almighty  troubleth 
me : 

17  "  Because  T  was  not  cut  ofFbe- 


ithi 


fore  the  darkiu'ss, 

covered  the  darkness  from  my  face. 


lath 


CHAPTER  24. 

1   Wickedness    yoeth    often    vnpunished.    17 
There  is  a  secret  judgment  for  the  wicked. 

^"AXTHY,  Seeing  times  are  not  hid- 

'  '   den  from  the  Almighty,  do 

they  that   know  him   not  see   his 


days  '< 


*0r, 


2  Sojiie  remove  the  landmarks ; 
they  violently  take  away  flocks, 
and  feed  "  thereof. 

3  They  drive  away  the  ass  of  the 
fatherless,  they  take  the  widow's 
ox  for  a  pledge. 

4  They  turn  the  needy  out  of  the 
way :  the  poor  of  the  earth  hide 
themselves  together. 

5  Behold,  as  wild  asses  in  the 
desert,  go  they  forth  to  their  work  ; 
^~ rising   betimes  for    a  prey:    the 


wilderness   yjeldeth   food   foi-  tliem 


a)i(t  ior  their  children. 


0  They  reap  every  07ie  his  '^  corn 
in  the  field :  and  they  ^'^  gather  the 
vintage  of  the  wicked. 

7  ''They  cause  the  naked  to  lodge 


without  clothing,  that  they  have  no 
covering  in  the  cold. 

8  They  are  wet  with  the  showers 
of  the  mountains,  and  embrace  the 
rock  for  want  of  a  shelter. 

9  "'  Thev  pluck  the  fatherless 
from  the  bi'east,  and  take  a  pledge 
of  the  ^'^  poor. 

10  They  cause  hi)n  to  go  naked 
without   clothing,    and    they   take 


away  tlu^  sheaf   t'ro/ii  the  luingry: 

n  Which  make  oil  within  '"their 
walls,  (iinl  tread  their  winepresses, 
and  suder  thirst. 

12  Men  groan  from  out  of  the 
city,  and  the  soul  of  tli(>  wounded 
crieth  out  :  yet  God  '"layetli  not 
folly  to    the))}. 

1-'^  '-"'I'hey  ai'e  of  those  that  I'ebel 
against  the  light ;  they  know  not 
the  ways  ther<>of,  nor  abide  in  the 
paths  th(>reof. 

]  1  The  murderer  rising  with  ih(^ 
light  killeth  the  jxx)!'  and  needy, 
and  ill  the  night  is  as  a  thief. 

15  Tin;  eye  also  of  the  adulterer 
waiteth  for  the  twilight,  saying, 
No  eye  shall  see  me  :  and  disguiseth 
liis  face. 

10   In  the  dark  they  dig  through 


8  faint, 

9  For  I  am 
not  dis- 
mayed be- 
cause of  the 
darkness, 
nor  because 
thick 
darkness 
coveretli  my 
face. 

10  Why  are 
times  not 
laid  up 

by  the 
Almighty? 
and  why  do 
not  they 
which  know 
him  see  his 
days? 

11  tliem. 


12  seeking 
diligently 
for  food ; 
the 

wilderness 
yleldetli 
them  food 
for  their 
children. 

13  provender 

14  glean 

15  They  lie 
all  night 
naked 
without 
clothing, 
and  have 

i**  There  are 

that 

1"  poor;  So 

that  tli(\v  go 

about  naked 

without 

clothing, 

and  Ix'iiig  an 

luingcrcd 

they  carry 

the  sheaves ; 

i»  th(^  walls 

of  thcs(! 

men, 

19  regardeth 

not  the 

folly. 

'-"  'J'liese 


510 


Bildad  urgeth  man's  infenority.         JOB,  25,  26,  27.        Job  acknowledgeth  God's  greatness. 


houses,  ^  irJiich  tliey  had  marked 
for  themselves  in  the  daytime : 
they  know  nut  the  light. 

17  For  the  morning  in  to  them 
even  as  the  shadow  of  death  :  -_it' 
())ie  know  them,  fJiey  are  in  the  ter- 


rors of  the  shadow  of  death. 

18  ^  He  ?'.«  swift  as  the  waters; 


their  portion  is  cursed  in  the  e;uth  : 
he  beholdeth  not  the  way  of  the 
vineyards. 

19  Drought  and  heat  consume 
the  snow  waters :  so  doth  *  the 
grave  those  whicli  have  sinned. 

20  The  womb  shall  forget  him  ; 
the  worm  shall  feed  sweetly  on 
him;  he  shall  be  no  more  remem- 
bered ;  and  wickedness  shall  be 
broken  ''as  a  tree. 

2 1  He  evil  entreateth  the  barren 
that  beareth  not :  and  doeth  not 
good  to  the  widow. 

22  ^  He  draweth  also  the  mighty 
with  his  power  :  he  riseth  up.  and 


no  )na}i   is  sure  of  life. 


23  "  Thouffh  it  be  given  him  to  he 
in  safety,  whereon  he  resteth  :  yet 


his  eyes  are  upon  theii-  ways. 

24  ~'  They  are  e.xalted  for  a  little 
while,  out  are  gone  and    brought 


low  :  they  are  taken  out  of  the  wa.v 
as  all  other,  and  cut  oil'  as  the  tops 


of  the  ears  of  ^  corn. 

25  And  if  it  he  not  so  now,  who 
will  make  me  a  liar,  and  make  my 
speech  nothing  worth  1 

CHAPTER  25. 

Bihhtil  xheireth  that  man  cannot  he  jimt/Jied 
hffore  God. 

THEN  answered  Bildad  the  Shu- 
hite,  and  said, 

2  Dominion  and  fear  are  with 
him,  he  maketh  peace  in  his  high 
places. 

3  Is  there  any  number  of  his 
armies'?  and  upon  whom  doth  not 
his  light  arise "? 

4  How  then  can  man  be®. iu stifled 


with  God  1  or  how  can  he  be  clean 
that  ift  born  of  a  woman  1 

5  Behold  even  to  the  moon,  and 
it  shineth  not ;  yea,  the  stars  are 
not  pure  in  his  sight. 

G  How  much  less  man,  that  is  a 
worm  1  and  the  son  of  man,  which  is 
a  worm  ? 

CHAPTER  26. 

1  fToh,  reproving  the  imchaHtalde  Hpirit  of 
Bildad,  5  acknowledgeth  the  power  of  God 
to  be  infinite  and  unsearchable. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  How  hast  thou  helped  him 


*  Sheol. 


tliat  is  without  power  1  how  savest 
thou  the  arm  that  hath  no  strength  1 

3  How  hast  thou  counselled  hi)n 
that  hath  no  wisdom"?  and  lioiv  hast 
thou  plentifully  declared '"the  thing 
as  it  is  1 

4  To  whom  hast  thou  uttered 
words  1  and  whose  spirit  came  from 
thee'? 

5  ''  Dead  things  are  formed  from 
under  the  waters,  and  the  inhabi- 


tants  thereof 

6  *  Hell  /.s  naked  before  him,  and 
t  destruction  hath  no  covering. 

7  He  stretched  out  the  north 
over  the  empty  place,  and  hangeth 
the  earth  upon  nothing. 

8  He  bindeth  up  the  waters  in 
his  thick  clouds ;  and  the  cloud  is 
not  rent  under  them. 

9  He  '^  holdeth  back  the  face  of 
his  throne,  and  spreadeth  his  cloud 
upon  it. 

10  '^  He  hath  compassed  the 
waters  with  bi^unds,  until  the  clay 


and  night  come  to  an  end. 

1 1  The  pilhirs  of  heaven  tremble 
and  are  astonished  at  his  i-eproof. 

1 2  He  "  divideth  the  sea  with  his 
power,  and  by  his  understanding 
he  smiteth  through  the  proud. 

1 3  By  his  spirit  hehath  garnished 
the  heavens  ;  his  hand  hath  formed 
the  crooked  serpent. 

14  Lo,  these  are  '^  parts  of  his 
ways  :  "'  but  how  little  a  portion  is 
heard  of  him  ?  but  the  thunder  of 
his  power  who  can  understand "? 

CHAPTER  27. 

1  Jul,  protrsf.th  hi.<<  .sinverifij.  8  The  hi/po- 
€/■!/,'  is  ivitlunil  h„i„'.  11  The  ble>i!iinijx 
'ichicli  till'  iricked.  hiire  are  turned  into 
ciir.ies. 

MOREOVER  Job  continued  his 
parable,  and  said, 

2  ^s  Godliveth,  loho  hath  taken 
away  my  ''^.judgment ;  and  the  Al- 
mighty, ivho  hath  vexed  my  soul ; 

3  All  the  while  my  '*  breath  is  in 
me,  and  the  '"  spirit  of  God  is  in  my 
nosti'ils  : 

4  My  lips  shall  not  speak  wick- 
edness, nor  my  tongue  utter  deceit. 

5  God  forbid  that  I  should  jus- 
tify you  :  till  I  die  I  will  not  re- 
move mine  integrity  from  me. 

6  My  righteousness  I  hold  fast, 
and  will  not  let  it  go :  my  heart 
shall  not  reproach  nie  so  long  as  I 
live. 

7  Let  mine  enemy  be  as  the 
wicked,  and  he  that  riseth  up 
against  me  as  the  unrighteous. 

8  For  wliat  is  the  hope  of  the 


*  Sheol. 


t  Abaddon. 


^"  sound 
knowledge  ? 


11  They 
that  are 
deceased 
tremble 
beneath 


12  close th  in 


13  He  hath 
described  a 
boundary 
upon  the 
face  of  the 
waters,  unto 
the  confines 
of  lij^ht  and 
darkness. 
"  stilleth 


15  but  the 
outskirts 
It*  and  how 
small  a 
whisijer 


1'  right; 

18  life 
1'-'  l)reath 
whicli  God 
save 


511 


Mail's  skill  injinding  treasures. 


JOB,  28. 


Wisdom  is  the  gift  of  God. 


godless, 


coDcerniuE 


^  *  he  shall 
do  so  110 
more : 


*  which  they 
refine. 
5  copper 
c  Man. 
'  to  tlio 
fiirth(!St 
))0iuid  the 
stones 
**  He  hreak- 
eth  ojien  a 
shaft  away 
from  wliere 
men 

sojourn  ; 
they  are 
forgotten  of 
the  foot  tluU 
)>ass('/h  hij ; 
tlK^y  lianj^ 
alar  from 
men,  tlu^y 
swinjij  to 
and  fro. 


'  hypocrite,  though  he  hath  gained, 
when  Gotl  taketh  away  his  soul '? 

9  Will  God  hear  his  cry  when 
trouble  cometh  upon  him  1 

10  Will  he  delight  himself  in  the 
Almighty  'I  will  he  always  call  upon 
Godi 

111  will  teach  you  'by  the  hand 
of  God  :  that  which  is  with  the  Al- 
mighty will  I  not  conceal. 

1 2  Behold,  all  ye  yourselves  have 
seen  it ;  why  then  are  ye  thus  alto- 
gether vain  1 

1 3  This  ^.s  the  portion  of  a  wicked 
man  with  God,  and  the  heritage  of 
oyjpressoi's,  which  they  shall  receive 
of  tlie  Almighty. 

14  If  his  children  be  multiplied, 
it  is  for  the  sword  :^  and  his  offspring 
shall  not  be  satisfied  with  bread. 

1 5  Those  that  remain  of  him  shall 
be  buried  in  death  :  and  his  widows 
shall  not  weep. 

16  Though  he  heap  up  silver  as 
the  dust,  and  prepare  raiment  as 
the  clay ; 

17  He  may  prepare  it,  but  the 
just  sliall  put  it  on,  and  the  inno- 
cent shall  divide  the  silver. 

18  He  buildeth  his  house  as  a 
moth,  and  as  a  booth  that  the 
keener  maketh. 

19  The  rich  man  shall  lie  down, 
but  •'  he  sliall  not  be  gathered  :  he 
openeth  his  eyes,  and  he  is  not. 

20  Terrors  take  hold  on  him  as 
waters,  a  tempest  stealeth  him 
away  in  the  night. 

21  The  east  wind  carrieth  him 
away,  and  he  departeth  :  and  as 
a  storm  hurleth  him  out  of  his 
place. 

22  For  (rod  shall  cast  upon  him, 
and  riot  snare  :  he  would  fain  Hee 
out  of  his  nand. 

23  jl/eii  shall  clap  their  hands  at 
him,  and  shall  hiss  him  out  of  his 
l)lace. 

CHAPTER  28. 

1   There  la  a  knowletlf/e  of  nutnrdl  thuKjs. 
12  But  wifidoia  is  an  exce/lent  'ji/iof  (lad. 

a  ITRELY  there  is  a  vein  for  the 
ij  silver,  and  a  place  for  gold 
'  ii.'licrc  tliey  hue  it. 

2  Iron  is  taken  out  (jf  the  earth, 
and  •"'  brass  is  molten  (yat  of  the 
stone. 

3  "  Hc!  setteth  an  end  to  darkness, 
and  searcheth  out  '^a.U  pi'rfcctioii  : 
th<'  stones  of  darkness,  and  tlie 
shadow  (it  death. 

t  ^  The  Hood  ])reaketli  out  from 
the  inh;il)itaiit :  t'lwv  tlic  )riitrn<  t'l 


gottiMi  ot  llic  foot  :   tlicv  .•ire  (h'ied 
U|>.  tlicy  ;ii'c  izoiir  ;nv;i,v  fi'oin  men 


5  As   fur    the    earth,    out    of    it 


*0r. 


cometh  bread :    and  "  under  it    is 
turned  up  as  it  were  '"  fire. 

6  The  stones  of  it  are  the  place  of 
sapphires  :  and  it  hath  dust  of  gold. 

7  "  There  is  a  path  which  no  fowl 
knoweth,  and  which  the  vulture's 


eye  hath  not  seen  : 


8  The  lion's  whelps  have  not  trod- 
den it,  nor  the  fierce  lion  passed  by 
it. 

9  He  putteth  forth  his  hand  upon 
the  rock  ;  he  overturneth  the  moun- 
tains by  the  roots. 

1 0  He  cutteth  out  ^^  rivers  among 
the  rocks  ;  and  his  eye  seeth  every 
precious  thing. 

1 1  He  bindeth  the  '''floods  from 
overflowing ;  and  the  thing  that  is 
hid  bringeth  he  forth  to  light. 

12  But  where  shall  wisdom  be 
found'?  and  where  is  the  place  of 
understanding  1 

13  Man  knoweth  not  the  price 
thereof ;  neither  is  it  found  in  the 
land  of  the  living. 

14  The  depth  saith.  It  is  not  in 
me :  and  the  sea  saith.  It  is  not 
with  me. 

15  It  cannot  be  gotten  for  gold, 
neither  shall  silver  be  weighed  fur 
the  price  thereof. 

IG  It  cannot  be  valued  with  the 
gold  of  Ophir,  with  the  precious 
onyx,  or  the  sapphii'e. 

1 7  The  gold  and  the  crystal  can- 
not equal  it :  and  the  exchange  of 
it  shall  not  he  fur  jewels  of  fine  gold. 

18  No  mention  shall  be  made  of 
coral,  or  of  pearls  :  for  the  price  of 
wisdom  is  above  rubies. 

19  The  topaz  of  Ethiopia  shall 
not  equal  it,  neither  shall  it  be 
valued  with  pure  gold. 

20  Whence  then  cometh  wisdom  1 
and  whei'e  is  the  place  of  under- 
standing'? 

21  Seeing  it  is  hid  from  the  eyes 
of  all  living,  and  kept  close  from 
the  fowls  of  t\\v  ail'. 

22  t  Destruction  and  deatli  say. 
We  have  lu>artl  the  fame  thereijf 
with  our  ears. 

23  God  understandeth  the  way 
th(M-eof,  and  he  knoweth  the  place 
thereof. 

24  For  he  looketh  to  the  ends  of 
the  earth,  and  seeth  under  the 
wiiol(^  lieaven  ; 

2;")  To  nifike  the  weight  for  the 
winds;  and  he  weigheth  the  waters 
l)y  measure. 

2G  When  lie  made  a  decree  for  the 
rain,  ;ind  a  way  foi'  the  liglitning 
of  the  thundei- : 

27  Then  did  he  see  it,  and  de- 
clare it ;  he  "  pi'cpnred  it,  yea,  and 
searched  it  out. 


t  Ileb.  Abaddon. 


512 


JoVs  former  honour 


JOB,  29,  30. 


turned  into  contempt. 


28  And  unto  man  he  said,  Be- 
hold, the  fear  of  the  Lord,  that  is 
wisdom  ;  and  to  depart  from  evil 
is  understanding. 

CHAPTER  29. 

Job  hemoaneth  himself  of  his  former  profi- 
petit y  and  honour. 

MOREOVER  Job  continued  his 
parable,  and  said, 

2  Oh  that  I  were  as  in  months 
past,  as  hi  the  days  when  God  pre- 
served me ; 

3  When  his  ^  candle  shined  upon 
my  head,  <ind  when.  IJy  his  light  I 
walked  through  darkness ; 

4  As  I  was  in  the  '■^days  of  my 
youth,  when  the  ^  secret  of  God  was 
upon  my  ^  tabernacle  ; 

5  When  the  Almighty  was  yet 
with  me,  when  my  children  were 
about  me ; 

6  When  I  washed  my  steps  with 
butter,  and  the  rock  poured  me  out 
rivers  of  oil ; 

7  When  I  went  out  to  the  gate 
through  the  city,  when  I  prepared 
my  seat  in  the  ^  street ! 

8  The  young  men  saw  me,  and 
hid  themselves :  and  the  aged  arose, 
and  stood  uj). 

9  The  princes  refrained  talk- 
ing, and  laid  their  hand  on  their 
mouth. 

10  The  nobles  held  their  peace, 
and  their  tongue  cleaved  to  the 
roof  of  their  mouth. 

1 1  When  the  ear  "heard  me,  then 
it  blessed  me ;  and  when  the  eye 
sii,w  me,  it  gave  witness  to  me : 

12  Because  I  deliveied  the  poor 
that  cried,  and  the  fatherless, 
and  him  that  had  none  to  help 
him. 

1 3  The  blessing  of  him  that  was 
ready  to  perish  came  upon  me:  jxnd 
I  caused  the  widow's  heart  to  sing 
for  joy. 

14  1  put  on  righteousness,*and  it 
clothed  me  :  my  ^judgment  -ivas  as 
a  robe  and  a  diadem. 

15  I  was  eyes  to  the  blind,  and 
feet  was  I  to  the  lame. 

16  I  ivas  a  father  to  the  poor: 
and  the  cause  ichich  I  knew  not  I 
searched  out. 

17  And  I  brake  the  jaws  of  the 
wicked,  and  plucked  the  sijoil  out 
of  his  teetli. 

18  Then  1  said,  I  shall  die  in  my 
nest,  and  1  shall  multiply  my  days 
as  the  sand. 

19  My  root  was  spread  out  by 
the  waters,  and  the  dew  lay  all 
night  upon  my  branch. 

20  My  glory  was  fresh  in  me, 
and  my  bow  was  renewed  in  my 
hand. 


21  Unto  me  men  gave  ear,  and 
waited,  and  kept  silence  at  my 
counsel. 

22  After  my  words  they  spake 
not  again ;  and  my  speech  dropped 
upon  them. 

23  And  they  waited  for  me  as 
for  the  rain  ;  and  they  opened  their 
mouth  wide  as  for  the  latter  rain. 

24  ''If  1  laughed  on  them,  they 
believed  it  not  ;  and  tlie  light  of 
my  countenance  they  cast  not 
down. 

25  I  chose  out  their  way,  and  sat 
chief,  and  dwelt  as  a  king  in  the 
army,  as  one  that  comforteth  the 
mourners. 

CHAPTER  30. 

1  Job's  honour  is  turned  into   extreme  con- 
tempt.    15  Ills  proHperity  into  calamity. 

BUT  now  tliey  that  are  younger 
than  I  have  me  in  derision, 
whose  fathers  1  would  have  dis- 
dained to  have  set  with  the  dogs 
of  my  flock. 

2  Yea, whereto  might  the  strength 
of  their  hands  profit  me,  in  whom 
'^old  age  was  perished. 

3  '■*  ¥ov  want  and  famine  they 
"  were  solitary  :  fleeing  into  the 
wilderness  in  former  time  desolate 
and  waste. 

4  Who  cut  up  mallows  by  the 
bushes,  and  juniper  roots  for  their 
meat. 

5  They  were  driven  forth  from 
among  men,  (they  cried  after  them 
as  after  a  thief  ; ) 

6  To  dwell  in  the  cliffs  of  the  val- 
leys, in  caves  of  the  earth,  and  in 
the  rocks. 

7  Among  the  bushes  they -brayed ; 
under  the  nettles  they  were  ga- 
thered together. 

8  They  were  children  of  fools, 
yea,  children  of  base  men :  they 
were  "  viler  than  the  earth. 

9  And  now  am  1  their  song,  yea, 
I  am  their  byword. 

10  They  abhor  me,  they  flee  far 
from  me,  and  spare  not  to  spit  in 
my  face. 

1 1  P>ecause  he  hath  loosed  my 
cord,  and  afflicted  me,  tliey  have 
also  let  lf)ose  the  bridle  before  me. 

12  Upon  my  right  hand  risethe 
^'-' youth  :  they  push  away  my  feet, 
and  they  raise  up  against  me  the 
ways  of  their  destruction. 

13  They  mar  my  path,  they  set 
forwai'd  my  calamity,  "  they  nave 
no  helijcr. 

14  They  came  upon  me  as  a  wide 
breaking  in  of  wateis  :  in  the  desola- 
tion they  rolled  themselves  Hjxin me. 

15  Tej'i'ors  are  turned  upon  me  : 
they"pui'sue  my  soul  as  the  wind  : 


'  I  smiled  ou 
them  when 
they  had  no 
cuufideuce ; 


^  vigour 

9  With 

10  are  gaunt; 


11  outcasts 
from  the 
land. 


1-  rabhle ; 


J3  pren  men 
that  have  no 


!■*  cliase 
mine  honour 


33 


513 


Joh  bewaileth  his  luretcJieihiess. 


JOB,  31. 


27ie  integrity  of  Jiis  life. 


1  within 


2  the  pains 
that  guaw 
me 


3  me  in  the 
storm. 


4  Howbeit 
doth  not  one 
stretch  out 
the  hand  in 
his  fall  ?  or 
in  his 
calamity 
therefore 
cry  for 
help? 


5  are  come 
upon 

6  black- 
ened, but 
not  by  the 
sun: 

'^  jackals, 
**  ostriches. 


pipe 


1"  is  the 
jJortioM  from 
(iod  above? 
11  the  inheri- 
tance 
from  the 
Almii^hty  on 
hiKh? 


and  my  welfare  passeth  away  as  a 
cloud. 

16  And  now  my  soul  is  poured 
out  ^  upon  me  ;  the  days  of  afflic- 
tion have  taken  hold  upon  me. 

1 7  My  bones  are  pierced  in  me  in 
the  night  season  :  and  '-^  my  sinews 
take  no  rest. 

18  By_  the  great  force  of  my 
disease  is  my  garment  changed : 
it  bindeth  me  about  as  the  collar 
of  my  coat. 

1 9  He  hath  cast  me  into  the  mire, 
and  I  am  become  like  dust  and 
ashes. 

20  I  cry  unto  thee,  and  thou  dost 
not  hear  me  :  I  stand  up,  and  thou 
regardest  me  oiot. 

2 1  Thou  art  become  cruel  to  me : 
with  thy  strong  hand  thou  opposest 
thyself  against  me. 

22  Thou  liftest  me  up  to  the 
wind  ;  thou  causest  me  to  ride  nj^un 
it,  and  dissolvest  ^  my  substance. 

23  For  I  know  t/uit  thou  wilt 
bring  me  to  death,  and  to  the  house 
appointed  for  all  living. 

24  "*  Howbeit  he  will  not  stretch 


out  his  hand  to  the  grave,  though 


they  cry  in  his  destruction. 

2.5  Did  not  1  weep  for  him  that 
was  in  trouble  1  was  7iot  my  soul 
grieved  for  the  poor  1 

26  When  I  looked  for  good,  then 
evil  came  unto  me :  and  when  I 
waited  for  light,  there  came  dark- 
ness. 

27  My  bowels  boiled,  and  rested 
not :  the  days  of  affliction  ^  pre- 
vented  me. 


28  i  went "  mourninf;  without  the 


sun  :  I  stood  up,  and  i  cried  in  the 
congregation. 

29  1  am  a  brother  to  ^  dragons, 
and  a  companion  to  **  owls. 

.30  My  skin  is  black  upon  me,  and 
my  bones  are  bui-ned  with  heat. 

31  i\Iy  harp  also  is  turned  to 
mourning,  and  my  ''ora'an  into  the 
voice;  of  them  that  weep. 

CHAPTER  31. 

./ii/i  iiiiikt'th  11  Noleniii  proie^Uttion  of  hix  hi- 
Iciiriti/  111   Kt'i-t'i'iil  dill  leu. 

IMADI^   a  covenant  with  mine 
eyes ;  why  then  should  I  think 
ui)on  a  maid? 

2  For  what  '"portion  of  (iod  ix 
thcrr   from    nbove  ^   and    n'hal  "  iii- 


licritiiiicf  of  tlic  Aliiii^hty  from  on 


'^  Js  not  destruction  to  the 
wicked  '?  and  a  strange  punisliment 
to  the  woi'kei's  of  inicjuityl 

\  Doth  not  he  sscc  my  ways,  and 
count  all  my  steps? 


5  If  I  have  walked  with  vanity, 
or  if  my  foot  hath  hasted  to  deceit; 

6  *  Let  me  be  weighed  in  an  even 
balance,  that  God  may  know  mine 
integrity. 

7  if  my  step  hath  turned  out  of 
the  way,  and  mine  heart  walked 
after  mine  eyes,  and  if  any  blot 
hath  cleaved  to  mine  hands ; 

8  Then  let  me  sow,  and  let  another 
eat ;  yea, let  ''my  offspring  be  rooted 
out. 

9  If  mine  heart  have  been  de- 
ceived by  a  woman,  or  if  I  have 
laid  wait  at  my  neighbour's  door ; 

10  Then  let  my  wife  grind  unto 
another,  and  let  others  bow  down 
upon  her. 

1 1  For  this  is  an  heinous  crime  ; 
yea,  it  is  an  iniquity  to  he  liunished 
by  the  judges. 

12  For  it  is  a  fire  that  consumeth 
to  t  destruction,  and  would  root 
out  all  mine  increase. 

13  If  I  did  despi.se  the  cause  of 
my  manservant  or  of  my  maid.ser- 
vant,  when  they  contended  with 
me  ; 

14  What  then  shall  I  do  when 
God  riseth  up  %  and  when  he  visit- 
eth.  what  shall  I  answer  him? 

1.5  Did  not  he  that  made  me  in 
the  womb  make  him?  and  did  not 
one  fashion  us  in  the  womb? 

16  If  I  have  withheld  the  poor 
fi-om  their  desire,  or  have  caused 
the  eyes  of  the  widow  to  fail ; 

17  Or  have  eaten  my  morsel  my- 
self alone,  and  the  fatherless  hath 
not  eaten  thereof ; 

18  (For  from  my  youth  he  was 
brought  up  with  me,  as  with  a 
father,  and  I  have  guided  her  from 
my  mother's  womb ;) 

19  If  I  have  seen  any  perisli  for 
want  of  clothing,  or  any  poor  with- 
out covering ; 

20  If  his  loins  have  not  blessed 
me,  and  //  he  were  not  warmed 
with  tlie  neece  of  my  sheep ; 

21  If  I  have  lifted  up  my  liand 
against  the  fatherless,  when  1  saw 
my  help  in  tlie  gate : 

22  Then  let  mine  arm  fall  from 
my  shoulder  Ijlade,  and  mine  arm 
be  broken  from  the  bone. 

23  For  destruction /Vo/y^  God  hhis^ 
a  terror  to  me,  and  by  reason  of 
liis  '•'highness  1  could  not  endure. 

24  If  I  liav(^  made  gold  my  liope, 
or  have  said  to  the  hue  gold,  'rhmi 
art  my  confidence  ; 

2.5  If  I  i-ejoiced  because  my 
wi'altli  ii'as  great,  and  because 
m\\u\  hand  liad  gotten  nuich  ; 

26  If   I  beheld  the  fsun  when  it 


*ve.r.  f>  is  prol)ahly  parenthetical. 
t  Ikb.  Abaddon. 


514 


Elihu  reproveth  both 


JOB,  32,  33. 


Job  and  his  friends. 


1  tent 

2  Who  can 
find  one  that 
hath  not 
been 
satisfied 
with  his 
meat  ? 

3  after  the 
manner  of 
men, 


*  (Lo,  here  is 
my  signa- 
ture, let  the 
Almiiihty 
answer  rae ;) 
and  that  I 
had  tlie 
iudi(?tnient 
which  mine 
adversary 
hatli 
written ! 


"  noisome 
weeds 


shined,  or    the    moon  walking  in 
brightness ; 

'27  And  my  heart  hath  been  se- 
cretly enticed,  or- my  mouth  hath 
kissed  my  hand : 

28  This  also  ivere  an  iniquity  to 
be  ininished  by  the  judge :  for  1 
shpuld  have  denied  the  God  that 
is  above. 

29  If  I  rejoiced  at  the  destruction 
of  him  that  hated  me,  or  lifted  tip 
myself  when  evil  found  him  : 

30  Neither  have  I  suffered  my 
mouth  to  sin  by  wishing  a  curse 
to  his  soul. 

3 1  If  the  men  of  my  ^  tabernacle 
said  not,  '■^Oh  that  we  had  of  liis 
flesh  !    we  cannot  be  satisfied. 

32  The  stranger  did  not  lodge  in 
the  street :  but  I  opened  my  doors 
to  the  traveller. 

33  If  I  covered  my  transgres- 
sions '^as  Adam,  by  hiding  mine 
iniquity  in  my  bosom  : 

31  Did  I  fear  a  great  multitude, 
or  did  the  contempt  of  families  ter- 
rify me,  that  I  kept  silence,  and 
went  not  out  of  the  door '2 

35  Oh  that  one  would  hear  me  ! 
^  behold,  my  desire  is,  that  the  Al - 


mighty  would  answer  me.  and  that 


mine  adversary  had  written  a  book. 


36  8urely  I  would  take  it  upon 
my  shoulder,  a7id  bind  it  as  a  ci^own 
to  me. 

37  I  would  declare  unto  him  the 
number  of  my  steps ;  as  a  prince 
would  I  go  near  unto  him. 

38  If  my  land  cry  against  me,  or 
that  the  furi'ows  likewise  thereof 
complain  ; 

39  If  I  have  eaten  the  fruits 
thereof  without  money,  or  have 
caused  the  owners  thereof  to  lose 
their  life : 

40  Let  thistles  grow  instead  of 
wheat,  and  ■'  cockle  instead  of  bar- 
ley.    The  words  of  Job  are  ended. 

CHAPTER  32. 

1  Elihu  is  anqry  ivith  Job  and  his  three 
friends.  6  Because  'wisdom  eometh  ■iiot 
from  aye,  he  evtiuseth  the  boldness  of  his 
youth.  11  He  reproveth  them  for  not  satis- 
fying of  Job.    Ilis  zeal  to  speitk. 

SO  these  three   men    ceased    to 
answer  Job,    because    he    was 
righteous  in  his  own  eyes. 

2  Then  was  kindled  the  wrath 
of  Elihu  the  son  of  Harachel  the 
Buzite,  of  the  kindred  of  Ham  : 
against  Job  was  his  wi-ath  kindled, 
because  he  justified  himself  rather 
than  God. 

3  Also  against  his  thi-ee  friends 
was  his  wrath  kindled,  because 
they  had  found  no  answer,  arifl 
yet  had  condemned  Job. 

4  Now  Elihu  had  waited  till  Job 


had  spoken,  because  they  were  elder 
than  he. 

5  When  Elihu  saw  that  there  tvas 
no  answer  in  the  mouth  of  these 
three  men,  then  his  wrath  was 
kindled. 

6  And  Elihu  the  son  of  Barachel 
the  Buzite  answered  and  said,  I  am 
young,  and  ye  are  very  old  ;  where- 
fore I  was  afraid,  and  durst  not 
shew  you  mine  opinion. 

7  I  said.  Days  should  speak,  and 
multitude  of  years  should  teach 
wisdom. 

8  But  there  is  a  spirit  in  man  : 
and  the  inspiration  of  the  Almighty 
giveth  them  understanding. 

9  Great  men  are  not  always  wise  : 
neither  do  the  aged  understand 
judgment. 

10  Therefore  I  said.  Hearken  to 
me  ;  I  also  will  shew  mine  opinion. 

1 1  Behold,  I  waited  for  your 
words  ;  I  gave  ear  to  your  reasons, 
whilst  ye  searched  out  what  to  say. 

12  Yea,  I  attended  unto  you, 
and,  behold,  the7-e  was  none  of  you 
that  convinced  Job,  or  that  an- 
swered his  words  : 

13**  Lest  ye  should  say.  We  have 
'^ found  out  wisdom :  God  '^  tlirusteth 
him  down,  not  man. 


51i 


14  Now  he  hath  not  directed  his 
words  against  me :  neither  will  I 
answer  him  with  your  speeches. 

15  They  were  amazed,  they  an- 
swered no  more  :  they  left  off  speak- 
ing. 

16  When  I  had  waited,  (for  they 
spake  not,  but  stood  still,  and  an- 
swered no  more ;) 

17  I  said,  I  will  answer  also  my 
part,  I  also  will  shew  mine  opinion. 

18  For  I  am  full  of  "matter,  the 
spirit  within  me  constraineth  me. 

1 9  Behold,  my  ^°  belly  is  as  wine 
which  hath  no  vent ;  it  is  ready  to 
burst  like  new  ^-  bottles. 

20  I  will  speak,  that  I  may  ^'•^be 
refreshed  :  I  will  open  my  lips  anH 
answer. 

21  Let  me  not,  I  pray  you,  accept 
any  man's  person,  neither  let  me 
give  flattering  titles  unto  man. 

22  For  I  know  not  to  gi^e  flat- 
tering titles  ;  in  so  doing  my  maker 
would  soon  take  me  away. 

CHAPTER  33. 

]   Elihu  ofereth  himself  instead  of  God,  icith 

.\ii)fi'ri1i/  and  meekiH'sn,  to  mixoti  with.  Job. 
^  III-  c.rciixith  (iixl  from  ijii  iiuf  iiuin  ax  ac- 
ciiinif  of /!/.•<  tnii/s,  hi/tiis  ',/,;afiiess.  14  trO'l 
calltth  mail  to  'npc'iita iic'i-  !>i/  ri.sioiis,  10  //// 
<ilt!irtions.'>.?,  and  In/ his  ministry.  31  lie 
inciteth  didi  to  attention. 

WHEREFORE,     Job,    I    pray 
thee,  hear  my  speeches,  and 
liearken  to  all  my  words. 


s  Beware 
lest  ye  say, 
■^  found 
^  may  van- 
quish him, 


'■>  words, 
1"  breast 

11  wine- 

.skins. 

1'^  find  relief: 


Man  ynust  not  charge 


JOB,  34. 


Ood  imtli  injustice. 


2  Behold,  now  I  have  opened  my 
mouth,  my  tongue  hath  spoken  in 
my  mouth. 

3  My  words  shall  he  of  the  up- 
rightness of  my  lieart:  and  my 
Hps  shall  utter  knowledge  clearly. 

4  The  Spirit  of  God  hath  made 
me,  and  the  breath  of  the  Almighty 
hath  given  me  life. 

5  If  thou  canst  answer  me,  set 
thy  wofds  in  order  before  me,  stand 
up. 

6  Behold,  I  a?)i '  according  to  thy 
wish   in    God's   stead  :    i  also  am 


formed  out  of  the  clay. 

7  Behold,  my  terror  shall  not 
make  thee  afraid,  neither  shall  my 
hand  be  heavy  upon  thee. 

8  Surely  thou  hast  spoken  in 
mine  hearing,  and  1  have  heard  the 
voice  of  thy  words,  saying, 

9  I  am  clean  without  transgres- 
sion, I  am  innocent ;  neither  is 
there  iniquity  in  me. 

10  Behold,  he  findeth  occasions 
against  me,  he  counteth  me  for  his 
enemy, 

1 1  He  putteth  my  feet  in  the 
stocks,  he  raarketh  all  my  paths. 

12  Behold,  m  this  thou  art  not 
just :  I  will  answer  thee,  that  God 
is  greater  than  man. 

13  Why  dost  thou  strive  against 
him  1  for  he  giveth  not  account  of 
any  of  his  matters. 

14  For  God  speaketh  once,  yea 
twice,  yet  man  perceiveth  it  not. 

15  h\  a  dream,  in  a  vision  of  the 
night,  when  deep  sleep  falleth  upon 
men,  in  slumberings  upon  the  bed; 

16  Then  he  openeth  the  ears  of 
men,  and  sealeth  their  instruction, 

17  That  he  may  withdraw  man 
from  his  purpose,  and  hide  pride; 
from  man. 

18  He  keepeth  back  his  soul  from 
the  pit,  and  nis  life  from  perishing 
by  the  sword. 

19  He  is  chastened  also  with 
pain  uijon  his  bed,  and  the  multi- 
tude of  his  bones  with  strong  ^min : 

20  So  that  his  life  abhorreth 
breafl,  and  his  soul  dainty  meat. 

21  His  flesh  is  consumed  away, 
that  it  cannot  be  seen  ;  and  liis 
liones  that  were  not  seen  stick 
out. 

22  Yea,  his  soul  draweth  near 
unto  the  grave,  and  his  life  to  the 
destroyers. 

23  If  there  be  '•'a  messenger  with 
him,  an  interj)reter,  one  among  a 
thousand,  to  shew  unto  man  -'  liis 
upnghtni'ss  : 


2  t  'I'iicii  he  is  gracious  unto  hini, 
and  saitli,  l)eli\er  him  from  going 
down  to  the  pit :  1  liave  found  a 
ransom. 


2.5  His  flesh  shall  be  fresher  than 
a  child's :  he  shall  return  to  the 
days  of  his  youth  : 

26  He  shall  pray  unto  God,  and 
he  will  be  favourable  unto  him  : 
and  he  shall  see  his  face  with  joy  : 
for  he  *  will  render  unto  man  his 
righteousness.  / 

27  ^  He  looketh  u]3on  men,  and 
if  any  ssiy,  1  have  sinned  and  per- 
verted  that  tvhich  ivas  I'ight,  and  it 
"  Ijrofited  me  not ; 

28  ^  He  will  deliver  his  soul  from 
going  into  the  pit,  and  "  his  life 
shall  see  the  light. 

29  Lo,  all  these  things  worketh 
God  oftentimes  with  man, 

30  To  bring  back  his  soul  from 
the  pit,  to  be  enlightened  with  the 
light  of  the  living. 

31  Mark  well,  O  Job,  hearken 
unto  me :  hold  thy  peace,  and  I 
will  speak. 

32  If  thou  hast  any  thing  to  say, 
answer  me :  speak,  for  I  desire  to 
justify  thee. 

33  If  not,  hearken  unto  me : 
hold  thy  peace,  and  I  shall  teach 
thee  wisdom. 

CHAPTER  34. 

1  EHhu  (leeiiseih  Job  for  charging  God  with 
injiiHlive.  10  Ood  oitDiipoletit  vannot  he 
uiijui^t.  31  Mail  muxt  Jmnilih'  Itiinself  uii/o 
God.    34  Elihu  reproveili  Job. 

FURTHEBMORE      Elihu     an- 
swered and  said, 

2  Hear  my  words,  O  ye  wise  men ; 
and  give  ear  unto  me,  ye  that  have 
knowledge. 

3  For  the  ear  ti'ieth  words,  as 
the  mouth  taste th  meat. 

4  Let  us  choose  to  us  "judgment : 
let  us  know  among  ourselves  what 
is  good. 

5  For  Job  hath  said,  I  am  light- 
eous  :  and  God  hath  taken  away 
my  '"  iudgnient. 

6  Should  I  lie  against  my  riglit? 
my  wound  is  "  iricur;i.ble  without 
transgi-ession. 

7  Wliat  man  is  lilce  Job,  jclio 
di'inketli   uj)  scoi'ning  like;  water t 

S  Which  goeth  in  company  with 
tlu;  workei-s  of  iniquity,  and  walk- 
eth  with  wicked  men. 

9  For  he  hath  said,  It  ])rofiteth  a 
man  nothing  that  he  should  delight 
liimself  with  (jod. 

10  1'h(M'efore  hearken  unto  me, 
ye  men  of  underst;i rifling:  far  be;  it 
from  God,  tliat  lie  shoiihl  do  wicked- 
ness ;  and  //Y>///  the  Almighty,  that 
he  shovlil  commit  iniquity. 

11  For  tlie  work  ()f  a  man  shall 
he  render  unto  him,  and  cause 
every  man  to  find  according  to  his 
ways. 


•4  restoretli 

^  He  singeth 
before  men, 
and  saitli, 

c  was  not 
requited 
unto  me  ; 
■  He  hath 
delivered 
my  soul 
8  my 


■'  that  which 
is  riaht: 


1"  right. 

"  incurable, 
tliouylt  I  tail 
without 


01G 


Man  should  humble 


JOB,  35. 


himself  before  God. 


12  Yea,  sui-ely  God  will  not  do 
wickedly,  neither  will  the  Almighty 
pervert  judgment. 

1 3  Who  hath  given  him  a  charge 
over  the  earth '(  or  who  hath  dis- 
posed the  whole  world  I 

1 4  If  he  set  his  heart  upon  ^  man, 
?/he  gather  unto  himself  his  spirit 
and  his  breath  ; 

1 5  All  tlesh  shall  perish  together, 
and  man  shall  turn  again  unto 
dust. 

16  If  now  thou  Jutat  understand- 
ing, hear  this :  hearken  to  the 
voice  of  my  words. 

17  Shall  even  he  that  hateth 
right  govern  ?  and  wilt  thou  con- 
demn him  that  is  most  just  % 

18  7.S  it  fit  to  say  to  a  king,  Tliou 
art  wicked  %  and  to  princes,  Ye  are 
ungodly "? 

19  How  much  less  to  hrm  that  ac- 
cepteth  not  the  persons  of  princes, 
nor  regardeth  the  rich  more  than 
the  p<^)or  1  for  they  all  are  the  woi'k 
of  his  hands. 

20  In  a  moment  shall  they  die, 
and  the  people  shall  be  troubled  at 
midnight,  and  pass  away  :  and  the 
mighty  shall  be  taken  away  with- 
out hand. 

21  For  his  eyes  are  upon  the 
ways  of  man,  and  he  seetri  all  his 
goings. 

22  There  is  no  darkness,  nor 
shadow  of  death,  where  the  work- 
ers of  iniquity  may  hide  them- 
selves. 

23  For  he  will  not  lay  upon  man 
more  than  right ;  that  he  should 
enter  into  judgment  with  God. 

24  He  shall  break  in  pieces 
mighty  men  '-^  without  number,  and 
set  others  in  their  stead. 

25  Therefore  he  knoweth  their 
works,  and  he  overturneth  them  in 
the  night,  so  that  they  are  de- 
stroyed. 

26  He  striketh  them  as  wicked 
men  in  the  open  sight  of  others  ; 

27  I'ecause  they  turned  back 
from  him,  and  would  not  consider 
any  of  his  ways  : 

28  S(j  that  they  cause  the  cry  of 
the  poor  to  come  unto  him,  and  he 
heareth  the  cry  of  the  afflicted. 

29  When  he  giveth  quietness, 
who  then  can  ^mnke  trouble?  and 
when  he  hideth  his  face,  who  then 
can  behold  hini?  whether  it  be  done 
against  a  nation,  or  against  a  man 
only: 

30  That  the  ''hypocrite  reign 
not,  lest  the  people  l)e  ensnared. 

31  •''  Surely  it  is  meet  to  be  stiid 
unto  God,  I  have  borne  chasfise- 
vient,  "I  will  not  offend  a  in/  more : 

32  lliat   whidi   1    see  not  teach 


thou  me :  if  I  have  done  iniquity, 
I  will ''  do  no  more. 

33  ^Should    it    Ije    accoixling    to 
thy  mind!   he  will  recompense  it, 


wliether  thou  refuse,  or  wlietlier 
thou  choose;  and  not  1 :  theretore 
speak  what  thou  knowest. 

34  Let  men  of  understanding  tell 
me,  and  let  a  wise  man  hearken 
unto  me. 

35  Job  hath  spoken  without 
knowledge,  and  his  words  u'ere 
without  wisdom. 

36  My  desire  is  that  Job  may  be 
tried  unto  the  end  because  of  his 
^ answers  for  wicked  men. 

37  For  lie  addeth  rebellion  unto 
his  sin,  he  clappeth  Jiis  hands 
among  us,  and  multiplieth  his 
words  against  God. 

CHAPTER  35. 

1  ('o-inpa/'ison  itt  not  1o  be  iiiii<7e  villi  God. 
hi'caiixe.  our  (jooO  ov  eril  cmiiiof  i',rU)nl 
■iiiiUi  Iiitii.  y  JIa III/  <■!■;/  in  Iheir  (iJfUctionn, 
hut  tire  not  heard  foi'  wtiiii  of  faith. 

ELIHU    spake    moreover,    and 
said, 

2  Thinkest  thou  this  to  be  right, 
that  thou  saidst,  My  righteousness 
is  more  than  God's? 

3  For  thou  saidst.  What  advan- 
tage will  it  be  unto  thee  %  and, 
What  profit  shall  I  have,  ^"yV  7  be 
cleansed  from  my  sin  1 


4  1  will  answer  thee,  and  thy 
companions  with  thee. 

5  Look  unto  the  heavens,  and 
see ;  and  behold  the  clouds  which 
are  higher  than  thou. 

6  If  thou  sinnest,  what  doest 
thou  against  him  ?  or  if  thy  trans- 
gressions be  multiplied,  what  doest 
thou  unto  liim? 

7  If  thou  be  righteous,  what 
givest  thou  him?  or  what  receiveth 
he  of  thine  hand  ? 

8  Thy  wickedness  may  hurt  a 
man  as  thou  art ;  and  thy  right- 
eousness may  profit  the  son  of 
man. 

9  By  reason  of  the  multitude  of 
oppressions  they  make  the  oppressed 
to  cry :  they  ci-y  out  by  reason  of 
the  arm  of  the  mighty. 

10  But  none  saith.  Where  is  God 
my  maker,  who  giveth  songs  in  the 
night ; 

1 1  Who  teacheth  us  more  than 
the  beasts  of  the  earth,  and  maketh 
us  wiser  than  the  fowls  of  heaven  ? 

12  There  they  cry,  but  none  giv- 
eth answer,  because  of  the  pride  of 
evil  men. 

13  Surely  God  will  not  hear 
vanity,  neither  will  the  Almighty 
regard  it. 


'  do  it  no 
more  ? 
«  Shall  his 
recompense 
be  as  thou 
wilt,  that 
thou  rel'us- 
est  it  ?  lor 
thou  must 
choose,  and 
not  I : 


^  answering 
like 


1"  more  than 
if  I  had 
sinned? 


517 


JOB,  3G,  37. 


in  all  his  imys. 


14  Although  thou  sayest  thou 
^  i^halt  not  see  liiiii.  i/ef  judgment 
ix  before  hiui ;  tlieretore  trust  tliou 
in  him. 

15  But  now,  "because  it  i.<<  not 
.so,   he  hath  visited  in   his  anger: 


yet    he    knoweth  if    not   in  great 
extremity  : 

It)  Therefore  doth  Job  open  his 
mouth  in  vain ;  lie  multiplieth 
words   without   knowledge. 

CHAPTER  36. 

1  Klilni  sheivelh  hoir  (iod  ix  jaxf  hi  ?ii.s  ways. 
10  //(lie  ./oh'.-:  .s//(.\  IdiKler  (iiid\-<  ble.'iiiimjs. 
'li  Gvd'n  icorkii  are  to  be  magnified. 

ELIHU  also  proceeded,  and  said, 
2  Suffer  me  a  little,  and  I  will 
'^  shew  thee  that  /  lia}>e  yet  to  speak 


on  God's  behalf. 


3  i  will  fetch  my  knowledge 
from  afar,  and  will  ascribe  right- 
eousness to  my  Maker. 

4  For  truly  my  words  diall  not  he 
false  :  he  that  is  perfect  in  know- 
ledge is  with  thee. 

5  Behold,  God  is  mighty,  and  de- 
spiseth  not  any :  he  is  mighty  in 
strength  and  wisdom. 

6  He  preserveth  not  the  life  of 
the  wicked :  but  giveth  right  to 
the  poor". 

7  He  withdraweth  not  his  eyes 
from  the  righteous  :  but  with  kings 
are  they  on  the  throne ;  yea,  he 
doth  establish  them  for  ever,  and 
they  are  exalted. 

8  And  if  tltey  lie  bound  in  fetters, 
and  be  holden  in  cords  of  afflic- 
tion ; 

9  Then  he  sheweth  them  their 
work,  and  their  transgi-essions  that 
they  have  ■*  exceeded. 

10  He  opciictli  also  their  ear  to 
discipline,  and  coinmandeth  that 
they  return  from  ini(iuity. 

1 1  If  they  obey  and  serve  A////,, 
they  shall  spend  their  days  in 
prosperity,  and  their  years  in 
pleasures. 

12  lUit:  if  they  obey  not,  tli(\v 
shall  perish  l)y  the  sword,  and  they 
siiall  die  without  knowledge. 

13  Ijut  the  •''  hypocrites  in  heai't 
heap  up  wrath  :  tliey ''cryTiot  when 
he  bindeth  them. 

14  They  flie  in  youth,  and  their 
life  ''is  among  tlu^  um^lean. 

1.5  Tie  delivereth  the  noor  in  his 
affliction,  and  openeth  tlieirearsin 
oppression. 

16  Even  so  would  he  have  re- 
moved thee  out  of  the  strait  into  a 
broad  place,  where  there  is  no  strait- 
ness ;  and  that  which  should  In- 
set on  thy  table  should  l>i'  full  of 
fatness. 


17  But  thou  "  hast  fulfilled  the 
judgnient  of  the  wicked  :  judgment 
and  justice  take  hold  on  tliee. 

18  ^Because    tliere    is  wrath,  t)e- 


\mre  lest  he  take  thee  away  with 


his  stroke:    tlien   a   great    ransom 


cannot  deliver-  thee 


19  '"  Will  he  esteem  thy  riches? 
no,  not  gold,  nor  all  the  forces  of 


strength. 


20  Desire  not  the  night,  when 
^^  people  are  cut  off  in  their  place. 

21  Take  heed,  regard  not  ini- 
quity :  for  this  hast  thou  chosen 
rather  than  affliction. 

22  Behold,  God  ^-  exalteth  by  his 
power  :  who  teacheth  like  him  % 

23  Who  hath  enjoined  him 
his  way?  or  who  can  say.  Thou 
hast  wrought  iniquity  % 

24  Remember  that  thou  magnify 
his  work,  ^^  wliich  men  behold. 

25  Every  man  may  see  it ;  man 
may  behold  it  afar  ofi". 

26  Behold,  God  is  great,  and  we 
know  Imn  not,  neither  can  the  num- 
ber of  his  years  be  searched  out. 

27  For  he  maketh  small  the 
drops  of  water :  they  pour  down 
rain  according  to  the  vapour 
thereof*: 

28  Which  the  clouds  do  drop  a»(/ 
distil  upon  man  abundantly. 

29  Also  can  any  understand  the 
spreadings  of    the  clouds,  or  the 

noise  of  his  tabernacle? 

30  Ijehokl,  he  si)rea(leth  his  light 
upon  it,  and  covereth  the  bottom 
of  the  sea. 

31  For  by  them  judgeth  he  the 
^''  people  ;  he  giveth  ^®  meat  in  abun- 
dance. 

32  '^  With  clouds  he  covereth  the 


light :    and    coininandctli    it  not  in 


shine  by  ihc  cIoikI  that  coineth   b 


twixt. 


33  The  noise  there'of  sheweth 
concerning  "^it,  the  cattle  also  con- 
cerning the  ^"^ipour. 


CHAPTER  37. 


1    <l<id    in   Id   lie  feared  l/eeaiin 
inirhs.      IT)  Jlin  iriNilnin    in   III 


itf  liix  great 
<earc/ia/iie  in 


AT  this  also  my  heart  trembleth, 
and  is  moved  out  of  his  i)lace. 

2  Hear  att(uiti\ely  the  noise  of 
his  voice,  and  the  sound  that  goeth 
out  of  his  mouth. 

.")  He  directeth  it  under  the  whole 
heaven,  and  his  lightning  unto  the 
ends  of  the  earth. 

4  After  it  a  voice  roareth  :  he 
thuudei'eth  with  the  voice  of  his 
<'\cell('ncy  :  and  he  will  not  stay 
them  when  his  voice  is  heairl. 


art  full  of 


9  For  let  not 
wrath  stir 
thee  up 
against 
chastise- 
ments ; 
neither  let 
the  great- 
ness of  the 
ransom  turn 
thee  aside. 
w  Will  thy 
cry  avail, 
til  at  thou  be 
not  in 

distress,  or 
all  the  forces 
of  thy 
strength  ? 

11  peoples 

12  doeth 
loftily  in 
18  whereof 
men  have 
suns. 


14  thunder- 
ings  of  his 
pavilion  ? 

1^  peoples ; 
16  food 
1^  He  cover- 
eth his  hands 
with  the 
lii;htning, 
and  gi\eth 
it  a  charge 
against  the 
assailant. 
1^  him, 

15*  storm \\u\t 
conieth  up. 


618 


God^s  infinite  icisdoni. 


JOB,  38. 


The  Lord  answereth  Job. 


5  God  thundereth  marvellously 
with  his  voice  ;  great  things  doeth 
he,  which  we  cannot  comprehend. 

6  For  he  saith  to  the  snow,  }5e 
tlu)U  on  the  earth  ;  likewise  to  the 
'  small  rain,  and  to  the  great  rain 
of  his  strength. 

7  He  sealeth  up  the  hand  of 
every  man  ;  that  all  men  may  know 
his  work. 

8  Then  the  beasts  go  into  dens, 
and  remain  in  their  places. 

9  Out  of  the  south  cometh  the 
whirlwind :  and  cold  out  of  the 
north. 

10  By  the  breath  of  God  frost  is 
given :  and  the  breadth  of  the 
waters  is  ''^  straitened. 

11  ^  Also  by  watering  he  Aveari- 
eth  the  thick  cloud  :    lie  seattereth 


Ins  oright  climd 


1:^  And  it  is  turned  round  about 
by  his  counsels  :  that  they  may  do 
whatsoever  he  connnandeth  them 
upon  the  face  of  the  '^  world  in  the 
earth. 

lo  He  causeth  it  to  come, 
whether  for  correction,  or  for  liis 
land,  or  for  mercy. 

14  Hearken  unto  this,  O  Job: 
stand  still,  and  consider  the  won- 
drous works  of  God. 

15  Dost  thou  know  ^  when  God 
disposed  them,  and  caused  the 
light  of  his  cloud  to  shine  % 

16  Dost  thou  know  the  balanc- 
ings of  the  clouds,  the  wondrous 
works  of  him  which  is  perfect  in 
knowledge  % 

17  How  thy  garments  are  warm, 
when  he  quieteth  the  earth  by  the 
south  rviivl  1 

1(S  Hast  thou  with  him  spread 
out  the  sky,  v^hich  is  strong,  and  as 
a  molten  looking  glass  1 

19  Teach  us  what  we  shall  say 
unto  him  ;  for  we  cannot  order  our 
speech  by  reason  of  darkness. 

20  .Shall  it  be  told  him  that  I 
"speak?  if  a  man  speak,  surely  he 
shall  be  swallowed  up. 

1^1  And  now  men  'see_not  the 
bright  light  which  is  in  the  "clouds  : 


but  the  wind  passeth,  and  cleanseth 
them. 

1^2  "Fiiii-  Aveather  cometh  out  of 
the  noith  :  with  God  is  terrible 
majesty. 

23  Ti>]ichiini  the  Almighty,  we 
cannot  find  him  out :  //e  is  excel- 
lent in  power,  and  '"  in  .iud^rment, 
anfl  in  plenty  of  justice:  lie  will 
jiot  afflict. 


CHAPTER  38. 

1  (UhI  riKilleriijcth  Joh  to  atimcei:  i  God,  by 
hix  tiiujht;/  vorkx,  coiirhiceth  Job  of  iffiio- 
raitci\'iil  and  of  iinbecility. 

THEN  the  LoKD  answered  Job 
out  of  the  whirlwind,  and  said, 

2  Who  is  this  that  darkeneth 
counsel  by  Avords  without  knoAV- 
ledge  1 

3  Gird  up  noAv  thy  loins  like  a 
man  ;  for  I  Avill  demand  of  thee, 
and  answer  thou  me. 

4  AVhere  wast  tliou  Avhen  I  laid 
the  foundations  of  the  earth "?  de- 
clare, if  thou  hast  undeistanding. 

5  Who  hath  laid  the  measures 
thereof,  if  thou  knowesf?  or  who 
hath  stretched  the  line  upon  it  'I 

G  Whereupon  are  the  founda- 
tions thereof  fastened  1  or  Avho  laid 
the  corner  stone  thereof  ; 

7  When  the  morning  stars  sang 
together,  and  all  the  sons  of  God 
shoutetl  for  joy  ? 

8  Or  vjho  shut  up  the  sea  Avith 
doors,  when  it  brake  forth,  as  if  it 
had  issued  out  of  the  womb? 

9  When  I  made  the  cloud  the 
garment  thereof,  and  thick  dark- 
ness a  swaddlingband  for  it, 

1 0  And  '"-^bi-ake  up  for  it  my  ^^  de- 
creed yJaee,  and  set  bars  and  doors, 

11  And  said,  Hitherto  shalt  thou 
come,  but  no  further :  and  here 
shall  thy  proud  Avaves  be  stayed? 

12  Hast  thou  commanded  the 
morning  since  thy  days ;  and 
caused  the  dayspring  to  knoAV  his 
place  ; 

1 3  That  it  might  take  hold  of  the 
ends  of  the  earth,  that  the  wicked 
might  be  shaken  out  of  it? 

U  It   is  "turned    as    clay    ^"Vo 
the    seal ;    and  ^"they 
gai-ment. 


24  Men  do  therefore  fear  him  : 
he  "  respecteth  not  any  that  are 
wise  of  heart. 


stand   as  a 


15  And  from  the  Avicked  their 
light  is  Avithholden,  and  the  high 
arm  shall  be  broken. 

16  Hast  thou  entered  into  the 
springs  of  the  sea  ?  or  hast  _  thou 
Avalked  in  the  '"search  of  the 
depth  ? 

1 7  Have  the  gates  of  death  been 
opened  unto  tliee?  or  hast  thou 
seen  the  doors  of  the  shadoAv  of 
death  ? 

18  Hast  thou  perceived  the 
breadth  of  the  earth?  declare  if 
thou  knoAvest  it  all. 

19  Where  is  the  Avay  where  light 
dwelleth  ?  and  as  for  darkness, 
Avliere  is  the  place  thereof, 

20  That  thou  shouldest  take  it 
to  the  bound  tliereof,  and  that 
thou  shouldest  knoAv  the  paths  to 
tli(>  house  thereof? 

21  K  no  west  tl  lou  it,  because  thou 


12  prescribed 
^3  boundary, 


14  changed 

15  under 

16  all  thhn/s 
.stand  forth 
as  in  a 
garment. 


^19 


God  dedareth  his  works, 


JOB,  39. 


and  man's  ignorance  thereof. 


wast    then    Ixirn?    or   because    the 
number  of  thy  clays  is  great "? 

22  Hast  thou  entered  into  the 
^  ti'easures  of  the  snow  1  or  hast 
thou  seen  the  ^  treasures  of  the 
hail, 

23  Which  I  have  reserved  against 
the  time  of  trouble,  against  the  day 
of  battle  and  war  % 

24  By  what  way  is  the  light 
parted,  ii:hich  ^scattereth  the  en.st 
wind  upon  the  eartii ''-. 

25  Who  hath  divided  a  water- 
course for  the  overflowing  of  wa- 
ters, or  a  way  for  the  lightning  of 
thunder  ; 

26  To  cause  it  to  rain  on  the 
earth,  where  no  man  is  ;  on  the 
wilderness,  wherein  there  is  no 
man  ; 

27  To  satisfy  the  desolate  and 
waste  ground;  and  to  cause  the 
bud  of  the  tender  herb  to  spring 
forth  1 

28  Hath  the  rain  a  father  ?  or 
who  hath  begotten  the  drops  of 
dew  1 

29  Out  of  whose  womb  came  the 
ice  ?  and  the  hoary  frost  of  heaven, 
who  hath  gendered  it  1 

30  The  waters  are  •'  hid  as  ivith  a 
stone,  and  tJ'ie  face  of  the  deep  is 
frozen. 

31  Canst  thou  bind  the  ''swept 
hifluences  of  Pleiades,  or  loose  the 
bands  of  Orion  ? 

32  Canst  thou  bring  forth  Mazza- 
roth  in  ''his  season"?  or  canst  thou 
guide  ''  Arcturus  with  his  sons'? 

33  Knowest  thou  tlie  ordinances 
of  heaven  1  canst  thou  set  the  do- 
minion thereof  in  the  earth  1 

34  Canst  thou  lift  up  thy  voice 
to  the  clouds,  that  aliundance  of 
waters  may  cover  thee  ? 

35  C'anst  thou  send  lightnings, 
that  they  may  go,  and  say  unto 
thee.  Here  we  are  ? 

36  Who  hath  put  wisdom  in  the 
inward  parts "?  or  who  hath  given 
uiidei'staTiding  to  the  '  hoart_? 

37  Who  can  number  the;  clouds 
in  \visd(Mn  '?  or  who  can  "stav  the 
bottles  of  heaven, 

3cS  When  the  dust  growetli  irito 
hardness,  and  the  clods  cleave  fast 
together  ? 

39  Wilt  thou  hunt  tlie  i)rey  for 
the  lion  '!  or  till  the  appetite  of  the 
young  lions, 

40  When  they  couch  in  their  deny., 
and  abide  in  the  covert  to  lie  in 
waif? 

41  Who  i)rovid('th  foi'  the  raven 
his  food  ?  when  his  young  ones  ci-y 
unto  (iod,  "they  wander  for  lack  of 
meat. 


CHAPTER  39. 

1  Q/'  the  i()7(f  (loatH and hivdn.  5  Of  the  wild 
ass.  9  The  unicorn.  Vi  Thepeacock,  stork, 
and  ostrich.  19  Thehorse.  26  The  hunk. 
11  The  eagle. 

KNOWEST  thou  the  time  when 
the  wild  goats  of  the  rock 
bring  forth  %  or  canst  thou  mark 
when  the  hinds  do  calve "? 

2  Canst  thou  number  the  months 
that  they  fulfil  %  or  knowest  thou 
the  time  when  they  bring  forth  ? 

3  They  bow  themselves,  they 
bring  forth  their  young  ones,  they 
cast  out  their  sorrows. 

4  Their  young  ones  are  in  good 
liking,  they  grow  up  "  with  corn  : 
they  go  forth,  and  return  nt)t  unto 
them. 

5  Who  hath  sent  out  the  wild  ass 
free"?  or  who  hath  loosed  the  bands 
of  the  wild  ass  % 

6  Whose  house  I  have  made  the 
wilderness,  and  *the  barren  land 
his  dwellings. 

7  He  scorneth  the  multitude  of 
the  city,  neither  regardeth  he  the 
crying  of  the  driver. 

8  The  range  of  the  mountains  is 
his  pasture,  and  he  searcheth  after 
every  green  thing. 

9  Will  the  "  unicorn  be  willing  to 
serve  thee,  or  abide  by  thy  crib  "? 

10  Canst  thou  bind  the  ''  unicorn 


with  his  band  in  the  furrow  ?  or 
will  he  harrow  the  valleysaf  ter  thee  % 

1 1  Wilt  thou  trust  him,  because 
his  strength  is  great  %  or  wilt  thou 
leave  thy  labour  to  him  1 

12  Wilt  thou  believe  him,  that 
he  will  bring  lionu>  thy  seed,  and 
gather  it  into  thy  l)arn  ? 

13  ^-(iavc^it  thiiii  the  go(xl]y  wings 


unto  tli(^  |H';ici>cks  J   or   wings  and 
featliers  unto  tlie  ostricii  ? 

14  '-'Which  lca\-etli  hereggs  in  the 
eartii,  and  wanncth  them  in  dust, 

15  And  forgetteth  that  the  fciot 
may  crush  them,  or  that  the  wild 
beast  may  break  them. 

16  iShe  is  hardened  against  li(>i' 
young  ones,  as  though  fhi'j/  n.'crc 
not  liers  :  "  her  biboin-  is  in  vain 
without  fcjii'  ; 


17  Because  (Jod  hath  (l(^i)rived 
lier  of  wisdom,  neither  liath  he 
imijarted  to  lu>r  understanding. 

18  What  time  she  lifteth  up  her- 
self on  high,  sh(!  scoi-neth  the  horse 
and  his  I'ider'. 

19  Hast  thou  gi\('ii  the  horse 
strenglli?  h;ist  llioii  clothed  his 
neck  with  '"'tli 


20  ^'' Canst  thou  make  hiin;ifraid 
as  a  gi'asslioDiier  i  1  lie  glory  of  his 
nostrils  is  teri'ible. 


*  Ileb.  .salt  places. 


1"  in  the 
( )peii  field ; 


11  wiltl-ox 


1-  Tlie  win^s 
of  t\w. 

(istrich  wave 
proudly : 
but  are  they 
the  wiiitts 
aiifl  leathers 
of  love? 
13  For  she 


1' tli()iij;hlu'r 
labour  be  in 
vain,  .s7((^  is 
without 
fi^ar ; 


•■''Mheqiiiver- 
int;  mane? 
"■'Hast  thou 
iiiailc  him  to 
leap  as  a 
loeust  7 


m 


Job  hmnbleth  himself  to  Ood.         JOB,  40,  41.     The  hippopotamus  iUustrateth  God" s power. 


21  He  pawetli  in  the  valley,  and 
rejoiceth  in  Ids  strength  :  he  goeth 
on  to  meet  the  armed  nien. 

22  He  mocketh  at  fear,  and  is 
not  aftVighted  ;  neither  turneth  he 
back  from  the  sword. 

23  The  quiver  rattleth  against 
him,  the  glittering  spear  and  the 
'  shield. 

24  He swalloweth  theground  with 
fierceness  and  rage  :  neither  -  l2e_ 
lieveth  he  that  it  is  the  sound  of 


tlie  trumpet. 

25  He  saith  among  the  trumpets, 
Ha,  ha  ;  and  he  smelleth  the  battle 
afar  off,  the  thunder  of  the  cap- 
tains, and  the  shouting. 

2G  Doth  the  hawk  Hy  by  thy  wis- 
dom, and  stretch  her  wings  toward 
the  south  '? 

27  Doth  the  eagle  mount  up  at 
thy  command,  and  make  her  nest 
on  high "? 

28  She  dwelleth  and  abideth  on 
the  rock,  ujion  the  crag  of  the  rock, 
and  the  strong  place. 

29  From  thence  she  •' seeketh  the 
prey,  and  her  eyes  behold  afar  off". 

30  Her  young  ones  also  suck  up 
blood  :  and  where  the  slain  are, 
there  is  she. 

CHAPTER  40. 

1  Johlnnnhleth  hhiixeJf  t,i  (iinl .  fi  Gnd  xtir- 
futh  hint  up  to  xhew  Jiix  rit/Zifeoiinnex", 
power,  and  iciadot/i.     15  (ff  the  be/ieiiwth. 

MOREOVER  the  Lord  answered 
.Job,  and  said, 

2  Shall  he  that  contendeth  with 
the  Almighty  instruct  him?  he  that 
^reproveth  God,  let  him  answer  it. 

3  II  Then  Job  answered  the  Lord, 
and  said, 

4  Behold,  I  am  ^  vile:  what  shall 
I  answer  thee  1  1  will  lay  mine 
hand  upon  my  mouth. 

5  Once  have  1  spokeir,  but  I  will 
not  answer:  yea,  twice;  but  I  will 
proceed  no  further. 

6  ^  Then  answered  the  Lord 
unto  Job  out  of  the  whirlwind, 
and  said, 

7  Gird  up  thy  loins  now  like  a 
man  :  I  will  demand  of  thee,  and 
declare  thou  unto  me. 

8  Wilt  thou  also  disainiul  my 
judgment?  wilt  thou  c.<>ndenni  me, 
that  thou  mayest  be  righteous  1 

9  Hast  thou  an  arm  like  God  ^  or 
canst  thou  thunder  with  a  voice 
like  him  ? 

10  Deck  thyself  now  with  ma- 
jesty and  excellency  ;  and  array 
thj^self  with  glory  and  beauty. 

11  Cast  abroad  the  rage  of  thy 
wrath  :  aiifl  behold  every  one  that  ts 
proud,  and  abase  him. 

12  Look    on    every  one    that   is 


proud,  and  bi-ing  him  low  ;  and 
tread  down  the  wicked  in  their 
place. 

13  Hide  them  in  the  dust  to- 
gether ;  a7id  bind  their  faces  in 
secret. 

14  Then  will  I  also  confess  unto 
thee  that  thine  own  right  hand  can 
save  thee. 

15  ^  Behold  now  "  behemoth, 
which  I  made  "  with  thee  :  he  eat- 
eth  grass  as  an  ox. 

16  Lo  now,  his  strength  is  in  his 
loins,  and  his  force  is  in  the  "  navel 
of  his  belly. 

17  He  movetli  his  tail  like  a 
cedar  :  the  sinews  of  liis  -'  stones  are 
^"  wrappecl  together. 

IN  His  bones  (tre  as  strong  pieces 
of  brass  ;  his  "  bones  are  like  bars 
of  iron. 

19  He  is  the  chief,  of  the  ways  of 
God  :  he  that  made  him  ''^can  make 
his  sword  to  appr(^ach  vntn  hmi. 


20  Surely  tlie  mountains  bring 
him  forth  food,  where  all  the  beasts 
of  the  field  play. 

21  He    lieth  under  the  ^*  shady 


trees,  in  the  covert  of  the  reed,  and 
fens. 

22  The  '•'•  shady  trees  cover  him 
ivitli  their  shadow  ;  the  willows  of 
the  brook  compass  about  him. 

23  "Behold,  he    drinketh    up  a 


river,  «»'/  liasteth  not :  he  trusteth 


that  he  can  draw  up  Joi-dan  into 
his  moutli. 


24  '-'He  taketh  it  with  his  eyes 


his  nose  ])ierccth  thi-ougli  snai'es. 


CHAPTER  41. 

Of  God\'i  great  poirer  in  the  levkitliKJi. 

riANST  thou  draw  out  '"leviathan 
^  with  an  hook?  or  his  tongue 
with  a  cord  which  thou  lettest 
down '? 

2  Canst  thou  put  an  hook  into 
his  nose  1  or  bore  his  jaw  through 
with  a  thorn  1 

3  Will  he  make  many  supplica- 
tions unto  thee  '.  will  he  speak  soft 
tvords  unto  thee? 

4  Will  he  make  a  covenant  with 
thee?  wilt  thou  take  him  for  a  ser- 
vant for  ever  ? 

5  Wilt  thou  play  with  him  as 
with  a  bird  ?  or  wilt  thou  bind  him 
for  thy  maidens  ? 

G  Shall  the  '"coun)a,nions  make  a 


banquet  of   liim  f  sliall   they  part 
him  among  the  merchants  ? 

7  Canst  thou  fill  his  skin  with 
barbed  irons?  or  his  head  with  fish 
spears  1 

8  Lay  thine  liand  upon  him,  re- 
member the  battle,  'Vlo  no  more. 


6  the  hippo- 
potamus, 
'  as  well  as 

''  muscles 


9  thighs 

10  knit 

11  limbs 


1-  hath  fur- 
nished hiiii 
vith  his 
sword. 


13  lotus 


w  Behold,  if 
a  river  over- 
flow, he 
trembleth 
not ;  he  is 
eonfideuf, 
though 
Jordan  swell 
even  to  his 
mouth. 

15  Shall  anj' 
take  him 
when  he  is 
ou  the 
watch,  or 
pierce 
through  his 
nose  with  a 
sua  re? 

16  tlie 
croco<lile 


1'  ))ands  of 
Jishermen 
make  tratiic 


1*  do  SO 


621 


The  crocodile  illnstrateth  GoiVs  power.       JOB,  41 


Job  snbmitteth,  and  is  restored. 


9  Behold,  the  hope  of  him  is  in 
vain :  shall  not  one  be  cast  down 
even  at  the  sight  of  him  1 

\0  None  is  so  fierce  that  dare  stir 
him  up  :  who  then  is  able  to  stand 
before  me  1 

11  Who  hath  ^  pi-evented  me, 
that  I  should  repay  hini  /  wkatso- 
ever  is  under  the  whole  heaven  is 
mine. 

12  1  will  not  conceal  his  parts, 
nor  his  power,  nor  his  "  comely 
proportion. 

13  Who  can  discover  the  face  of 
his  garment?  or  who  can  come  to 
him  with  his  double  bridle  % 

14  Who  can  open  the  doors  of 
his  face  1  his  teeth  are  terrible 
round  about. 

1 5  His  scales  are  his  pride,  shut 
up  together  as  ivith  a  close  seal. 

16  One  is  so  near  to  another, 
that  no  air  can  come  between  them. 

17  They  are  joined  one  to  an- 
otlier,  they  stick  together,  that 
they  cannot  be  sundered. 

1 8  By  his  ■'  neesings  a  light  doth 
shine,  and  his  eyes  are  like  the  eye- 
lids of  the  morning. 

19  Out  of  his  mouth  go  burning 
lamps,  and  sparks  of  fire  leap  out. 

20  Out  of  his  nostrils  goeth 
smoke,  as  out  of  a  seething  pot  or 
caldron. 

21  His  breath  kindleth  coals, 
and  a  flame  goeth  out  of  his  mouth. 

22  In  his  neck  remaineth 
strength,  and  ■*  sorrow  is  tui'ned 
into  joy  before  him. 

23  Tiie  flakes  of  his  flesh  ai'e 
joined  together:  they  are  firm  in 
themselves  ;  they  cannot  be  moved. 

24  His  hear't  is  as  firm  as  a  stone  ; 
yea,  as  hard  as  a  piece  of  the  nether 
■millstone. 

25  When  he  raiseth  up  himself, 
the  mighty  are  afraid:  by  reason 
of  ^  Ijreakimjs  they  "  purify  them- 
selves. 

2G  The  sword  of  him  that  layeth 
at  him  cannot  ""  hold  :  the  spear, 
the  dart,  Tior  the   '"'  liaherfrcon. 

27  He  este(!meth  iron  as  straw, 
<tn(l  brass  as  I'otten  wood. 

28  The  ariow  cannot  make  him 
flee:  sliugstoues  are  turned  witli 
him  into  stuhl)le. 

29  "  Dails  ai-e  counted  as  stub- 
l)le  :  lu!  laugheth  at  the  shaking  of 
a  sjjcar. 

30  '"  Sharp  stones  nrr  under  him  : 
he  spreadctli  "sharn  noinlcd  I  Innus 
upon  the  mire. 

31  He  mak(!th  the  deep  to  boil 
like  a  pot:  Ix'  niakelh  the  sea  Uke 
a  pot  of  ointment. 

32  He  inaketli  a    path   to   shine 


after   him ;    one  would    think   the 
deep  to  he  hoary. 

33  Upon  earth  there  is  not  his 
like,  who  is  made  without  fear. 

34  He  beholdeth  all  high  things  : 
he  is  a  king  over  all  the  children  of 
pride. 

CHAPTER  42. 

1  Jo7>  Kiibm/ftefh  liimxelf  nnto  God.  7  God, 
jircfcrri III/  .lnh's  ciiNsc,  )iiiikfili  hiri  ffienils 
mihiiiit  ilie)i,.s,'lr,'.i.  itiiil  aeiu'iitetli  fiiiii.  10 
J/e  iiutanrticih  iind  bh-sfieih  Job.  lU  JoVx 
(tije  (Did  death. 

THEN"  Job  answered  the  Lord, 
and  said, 
2  I   know    that    thou    canst    do 
every  thing,  and  that  ^'~  no  thought 
can  be  withholden  from  thee. 


3  VV  ho  IS  he  that  hideth  counsel 
without  knowledge'?  therefore  have 
I  uttered  that  1  understood  not ; 
things  too  wonderful  for  me,  which 
I  knew  not. 

4  Hear,  I  beseech  thee,  and  I  will 
speak  :  I  will  demand  of  thee,  and 
declare  thou  unto  me. 

5  I  have  heard  of  thee  by  the 
hearing  of  the  ear :  but  now  mine 
eye  seeth  thee. 

6  Wherefore  I  ^^  abhor  myself,  and 
repent  in  dust  and  ashes. 

7  51  And  it  was  so,  that  after  the 
Lord  had  spoken  these  words  unto 
Job,  the  Lord  said  to  Eliphaz  the 
Temanite,  My  wrath  is  kindled 
against  thee,  and  against  thy  two 
friends  :  for  ye  have  not  spoken  of 
me  the  thing  that  is  right,  as  my 
servant  Job  hath. 

8  Therefore  take  unto  you  now 
seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams,  and 
go  to  my  servant  Job,  and  offer  up 
for  yourselves  a  burnt  offering; 
and  my  servant  Job  shall  pray  for 
you:  for  him  will  I  accei)t:  lest  1 
deal  witli  you  after  ijoiir  folly,  in 
that  ye  have  not  spoken  of  me  the 
thing  which  is  right,  like  my  ser- 
vant Job. 

9  So  Lliphaz  the  Temanite  and 
Bildad  file  Shuhite  ((inl  Zopliar  the 
Naaniathitt'  went,  and  did  accord- 
ing as  flu^  Loiii)  connnanded  them  : 
the  IjOiiT)  also  accepted  Job. 

10  And  the  LoiM)  turned  the  cap- 
tivity of  Job,  when  he  i)rayed  for 
his  fricTids:  also  th(!  LoiM)  gave  .lob 
twice  as  much  as  he  had  before. 

1  1  Then  came  there  unto  liim 
all  his  brethren,  and  all  his  sistei's, 
and  all  tliey  that  had  been  of  his 
a,c(|uainta-nce  before,  and  did  eat 
bread  with  him  in  his  house:  and 
they  bemoanefl  him, and  comforted 
him  <)\'er  all  the  evil  that  the  JjolJl) 
had  brouglit  ui)oti  him  :  every  man 
also  gave  him  a  piec(' of  nioney,and 
e\'ery  one  an  earring  of  gold. 

12  So  the  Loi;i)  l)l(;ssed  the  lat- 


622 


The  lia2)j)iness  of  the  godly. 


JOB,  42.  The  kingdom  of  the  Lord's  anointed. 


terend  of  Job  more  than  liis  begin- 
ning: for  he  had  fourteen  thousand 
sheep,  and  six  thousand  camels, 
and  a  thousand  yoke  of  oxen,  and 
a  thousand  she  asses. 

Hi  He  had  also  seven  sons  and 
three  daughters. 

1-4  And  he  called  tlie  name  of  the 
first,  Jemima  ;  and  the  name  of  the 
second,  Kezia ;  and  the  name  of 
the  third,  Keren-happuch. 


15  And  in  all  the  land  were  no 
women  found  so  fair  as  the  daugh- 
ters of  Job  :  and  their  father  gave 
them  inheritance  among  their 
bi-ethren. 

16  After  this  lived  Job  an  hun- 
di'ed  and  forty  years,  and  saw  his 
sons,  and  his  sons'  sons,  even  four 
generations. 

1 7  So  Job  died,  being  old  and  full 
of  days. 


THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS 


B 


PSALM  1. 

1   Tfie  happinenii  of  the  godly.     4  The  unhap- 

pUienii  of  the  ungodly. 

LESSED  is  the  man  that  walk- 
eth  not  in  the  counsel  of  the 
ungodly,  nor  standeth  in  the  way 
of  sinners,  nor  sitteth  in  the  seat  of 
the  scornful. 

2  But  his  delight  is  in  the  law  of 
the  Lord  ;  and  in  his  law  doth  lie 
meditate  day  and  night. 

3  And  he  shall  be  like  a  tree 
planted  by  the  rivers  of  water, 
that  bringeth  forth  his  fruit  in 
his  season ;  his  leaf  also  shall  not 
wither ;  and  whatsoever  he  doeth 
shall  prosper. 

4  Tlie  ungodly  are  not  so :  but 
are  like  the  chaff  which  the  wind 
driveth  away. 

5  Therefore  the  ungodly  shall 
not  stand  in  the  judgment,  nor 
sinners  in  the  congregation  of  the 
righteous. 

6  For  the  Lord  knoweth  the 
way  of  the  righteous  :  but  the  way 
of  the  ungodly  shall  perish. 

PSALM   2. 

1  The  Mngdom  of  Christ.    10  Kingft  are  ex- 
horted to  accejit  it. 

HY  do  the  heathen  "  rage,  and 

the  "people  imagine  a  vain 

thing  'I 

2  The  kings  of  the  earth  set 
themselves,  and  the  riders  take 
counsel  together,  against  the  Lord, 
and  against  his  an(jinted,  .raying, 

3  Let  us  break  their  bands 
asunder,  and  cast  away  their  cords 
from  us. 

4  He  that  sitteth  in  the  heavens 
shall  laugh  :  the  Lord  shall  have 
them  in  dei-ision. 

5  Theji  shall  he  speak  unto  them 
in  his  wrath,  and  vex  them  in  his 
sore  (lispleasure. 

G  ^"et  have  L  set  my  king  upon 
my  holy  hill  of  Zion. 

7  I  will  declare  the  deci'ee  :  the 
Lord  hath,  said  unto  me.  Thou  art 


W 


my  Son  ;  this  day  have  I  begotten 
thee. 

8  Ask  of  me,  and  I  shall  give  thee 
the  heathen  for  thine  inheritance 
and  the  uttermost  parts  of  the 
earth  for  thy  possession. 

9  Thou  shalt  break  them  with  a 
rod  of  iron  ;  thou  shalt  dash  them 
in  pieces  like  a  potter's  vessel. 

10  Be  wise  now  therefore,  O  ye 
kings  :  be  instructed,  ye  judges  of 
the  earth. 

1 1  Serve  the  Lord  with  fear, 
and  rejoice  with  trembling. 

1 2  Kiss  the  Son,  lest  he  be  angry, 
and  ye  perish  from  the  way,  •*  when 
his  wrath  is  kindled  l)ut  a  little. 
Blessed  are  all  they  that  put  their 
trust  in  him. 

psal:\i  3. 

The  security  of  God\i  protection. 

A  Psalm  of  David,  when  he  fled  from  Absalom 
his  son. 

LORD,  how   are  they  increased 
that    trouble    me !    many    are 
they  that  rise  up  against  me. 

2  j\Iany  there  lie  which  say  of  my 
soul.  There  is  no  help  for  him  in 
God.     Selah. 

3  But  thou,  O  Lord,  art  a  shield 
for  me  ;  my  glory,  and  the  lifter  up 
of  mine  head. 

4  1"  cried  unto  the  LoRD  with 
my  voice,  and  he  *  heard  me  out  of 
his  holy  hill.     Selah. 

5  I  laid  me  down  and  slept ;  I 
awaked ;  for  the  Lord  sustained 
me. 

6  I  will  not  be  afraid  of  ten  thou- 
sands of  peojjle,  that  have  set  the)n- 
selves  against  me  round  about. 

7  Arise,  O  Lord  ;  save  me,  O  my 
God :  for  thou  hast  smitten  all 
mine  enemies  iijnm  the  cheek  b(me  ; 
thou  hast  broken  the  teeth  of  the 
ungodly. 

8  Salvation  helongctJt  unto  the 
Lord  :  thy  blessing  is  uj)on  thy 
people.     Selah. 


4  for  his 
wrath  will 
.soon  be 
kiodled. 


»cry 

^  answereth 


523 


A  2)Ttiy€r  of  trust. 


PSALMS  4- 


For  mercy  in  trouble. 


PSALM   4. 

1  Dnrkl  prayeth  for  avcUence.  2  ITe  re- 
proreth  and  exhoi'teth  kin  e/iemies,  6  Man'x 
liappinenK  is  iH  Ood^s/dronr. 

1  To  the  chief  Musician  on  'Ne^anotli.  A  Psahii 
of  David. 

HEAR  me  when  I  call,  O  God  of 
my  righteousness  :  thou  hast 
•'  enlarged  me  ivhen  I  was  in  dis- 
ti'ess;  have  mercy  upon  me,  and 
hear  my  prayer. 

2  O  ye  sons  of  men,  how  long 
will  ye  turn  my  glory  into  shame  < 
hoin  long  will  ye  love  vanity,  and 
seek  after  ^  leasing  ?    Selah. 

3  But  know  that  the  Lord  liath 
set  apart  him  that  is  godly  for 
himself  :  tlie  Lord  will  hear  when 
I  call  unto  him. 

4  Stand  in  awe,  and  sin  not : 
commune  with  your  own  heart 
upon  your  bed,  and  be  still.  Selah. 

5  Offer  the  sacrifices  of  right- 
eousness, and  put  your  trust  in 
the  Lord. 

6  There  he  many  that  say.  Who 
will  shew  us  any  good  1  Lord,  lift 
thtju  up  the  light  of  thy  counte- 
nance upon  us. 

7  Thou  hast  put  gladness  in  my 
heart,  niore  than  in  the  time  that 
their  °  corn  and  their  wine  in- 
crtiased. 

8  I  will  both  lay  me  down  in 
peace,  and  sleep  :  for  thou.  Lord, 
only  makest  me  dwell  in  safety. 

PSALM  5. 

1  Ddiiil  pfdi/eth,  (ind  profeHHi'lh  li!n  xtmh/  in 
pvayer.  4  (rod  fornnri'flt  not  the.  wicAu'd. 
7  Dariil .jiidj,  s.^iiiij  his  fnitli,  pra/yeth  unto 
God  to  (jiiidi  liiiii.  W  til  destroy  hlHenemi^H, 
11    and  to  i)ri'scrn;    the.   godly. 

'  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  *  Neliiloth.  A  Psalm 
of  David. 

GIVE  ear  to  my  words,  O  Lord, 
consider  my  meditation. 

2  Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  my 
cry,  my  King,  and  my  Uod  :  for 
unto  thee  will  I  pray. 

3  Aly  voice  shalt  thou  hear  in  the 
morning,  ()  Lord;  in  the  morning 
will  1  direct  my  jirayer  unto  thee, 
and  will  look  up. 

4  For  thou  art  not  a  fJod  that 
hath  ijjeasure  in  wickedness:  nei- 
ther shall  evil  dwell  with  thee. 

T)  The  '^foolisli  slndl  not  stand  in 
thy  sight :  thou  hatest  all  workers 
of  iniquity. 

0  Thou  shalt  destroy  tliem  that 
speak  leasing  :  th(;  liOitD  will  ab- 
hor the  "  bloody  and  deceitful  man. 

7  ]»ut  as  for  me,  I  will  come  info 
thy  house  in  the  multitudes  of  thy 
mercy  :  ami  in  thy  fear  will  I  woi-- 
shij)  toward  thy  holy  teninle. 

8  Lead  me,  ()  Lord,  in  tliy  right- 
eousness because  of  m'uw  enemies  : 


make  thy  way  straight  before  my 
face. 

9  For  there  is  no  faithfulness  in 
their  mouth  ;  their  inward  part  is 
"-  very  wickedness :  tlieir  throat  is 
an  open  sepulclire ;  they  flatter 
with  theii-  tongue. 

10  "  Destroy  thou  them.  O  God  ; 
let  them  fall  by  theii-  own  counsels  • 
cast  them  out  in  the  multitude  or 
their  transgressions  ;  for  they  have 
rebelled  against  thee. 

11  But  let  all  those  that  put 
their  trust  in  thee  rejoice:  let  them 
ever  shout  for  joy,  because  thou 
defendest  them  :  let  them  also  that 
love  thy  narne  be  joyful  in  thee. 

12  For  thou,  Lord,  wilt  bless 
the  righteous ;  with  favour  wilt 
thou  compass  him  as  iinth  a  shield. 

PSALM  6. 

1  David's  complaint  in  ?nfi  nioknesK.  8  By 
faith  he  triuvijiheih  over  hix  eiiemien. 

■  To  tlie  chief  Musician  on  '^  Noginoth  uiion 
Slieiiiinith,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

OLORD,  rebuke  me  not  in  thine 
anger,  neither  chasten  me  in 
thy  hot  displeasure. 

2  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord  ; 
for  I  am  weak  :  O  Lord,  heal  me ; 
for  my  bones  are  '^  vexed. 

3  My  soul  is  also  sore  '^  vexed  : 


but  thou,  O  Lord,  how  long  ( 

4  Return, O LoRD,delivermysoul: 
oh  save  me  for  thy  mercies'  sake. 

5  For  in  death  there  is  no  remem- 
brance of  thee  :  in  *  the  grave  who 
shall  give  thee  thanks'? 

6  I  am  weary  with  my  groaning; 
'"all  the  niaht  make  1  i^iy  bed  to 
swim  ;  i  water  my  couch  with  my 
tears. 

7  Mine  eye  is  consumed  because 
of  grief ;  it  waxeth  old  because  of 
all  mine  enemies. 

<S  Depart  from  me,  all  ye  woi'k- 
ers  of  iniquity  ;  foi'  the  IjOIid  liath 
heard  the  voice  of  my  weeping. 

9  The  Lord  hath  heard  my  su])- 
plication ;  the  Lord  will  receive; 
my  pi'ayei'. 

10  '"  Let  all  mine  encMnies  be 
ashamed  an<l  sore  ''  vexed  :  let  tluMu 


return  and  be  ashamed  suddenly. 
PSALM  7. 

1  Ddiiil  pra>ieth  (igaiimt  the  malice  of  his 
I'liriidis,  jir(fessiini  h in  iiiiiocencj/.  HI  Hy 
faith  he  seeih  iiix  defence,  and  Ui'a  dentriic- 
iion  <)/'  his  eiteiiiifH. 

Shiffpaion  of  David,  which  lie  tang  unto  tlic 
l.oiii),  concerninR-  the  words  of  (lusli  tlic 
Ucnjainltp. 

LORD  my  God,  in  tliee  do  1 
'"^  put  uiy  fnist :  save  me  fi-om 

all    tliein    that    persecute  me,  and 

deliver  me : 


0 


*Sheol. 


524 


For  Itelp  iujainst  enemies. 


PSALMS  8,  9. 


The  dignity  of  man. 


2  Lest  he  tear  my  soul  like  a 
lion,  rending  it  in  pieces,  while 
there  is  none  to  deliver. 

3  O  Lord  my '  God,  if  I  have 
done  this  ;  if  there  be  iniquity  in 
my  hands  ; 

4  if  1  have  rewarded  evil  unto 
him  that  was  at  peace  with  me; 
(  yea,  I  have  delivered  him  that 
without  cause  is  mine  enemy  :) 

5  Let  the  enemy  '  i)ersecute  my 
soul,  and  '^  take  it:  yea,  let  him  tread 
down  my  life  upon  the  earth,  and 
lay  mine  honour  in  the  dust.  Selah. 

6  Arise,  O  Lord,  in  thine  anger, 
lift  up  thyself  because  of  the  rage 
of  mine  enemies :  and  awake  for 
me  to  the  judgment  tfiat  thou  hast 
commanded. 

7  \So  shall  the  congregation  of 
the  "•  people  compass  thee  about : 
'^foi-  their  sakes  therefore  return 
th(Hi  on  high. 

8  The  Lord  shall  judge  the  "^  i^co- 
l)le :  jadge  me,  O  Lord,  according 
to  my  righteousness,  and  according 
to  mine  integrity  that  is  in  me. 

9  Oh  let  the  wickedness  of  the 
wicked  come  to  an  end  ;  but  es- 
tablish the  just:  for  the  righteous 
God  trieth  the  hearts  and  reins. 

10  My  defence  is  oi  God,  which 
saveth  the  upright  in  heart. 

1 1  God  ■^  judgcth  the  righteous, 
and  God  is  angi-y  vnth  the  uncked 


every  day. 

12  If  ^  he  turn  not,  he  will  whet 
his  sword  ;  he  hath  bent  his  bow, 
and  made  it  ready. 

13  He  hath  also  prepared  for 
him  the  instruments  of  death  ;  he 
"  ordaineth   his  arrows  against  the 


2  Out    of    the    mouth 
and  sucklings  hast  thou 


of    babes 
' ordained 


])ersecutoi's. 

1-i  Behold,  he  travaileth  with 
iniqvxity,  and  hath  conceived  mis- 
chief, and  brought  forth  falsehood. 

15  He  made  a  pit,  and  digged  it, 
and  is  fallen  into  the  ditch  tohich 
he  made. 

16  His  mischief  shall  return 
upon  his  own  liead,  and  his  violent 
dealing  shall  come  down  upon  his 
own  pate. 

17  I  will  '"praise  the  Lord  ac- 
cording to  liis  righteousness  :  and 
will  sing  praise  to  the  name  of  the 
Lord  most  high. 

PSALM  '8. 

God's  glory  in  magnifed  hy  hix  works,  and 
Ity  fits  love  to  man. 

"To  tho  chief  Miisinaii  upon  GittiUi,  A  Psalm 
of  David. 

OLORl)  our  Lord,  how  excel- 
lent is  thy  name  in  all  the 
(;arth !  wIkj  hast  set  thy  glory 
'"above  the  heavens. 


strength  because  of  thine  enemies, 
that  thou  mightest  still  the  enemy 
and  the  avenger. 

3  When  I  consider  thy  heavens, 
the  work  of  thy  fingers,  the  moon 
and  the  stars,  which  thou  hast  or- 
dained ; 

4  What  is  man,  that  thou  art 
mindful  of  him  1  and  the  son  of 
man,  that  thou  visitest  himl 

5  For  thou  hast  made  him  a 
little  lower  than  the  angels,  and 
hast  crowned  him  with  glory  and 
honour. 

6  Thou  madest  him  to  have  do- 
minion over  the  works  of  thy 
hands ;  thou  hast  put  all  things 
under  his  feet : 

7  All  sheep  and  oxen,  yea,  and 
the  beasts  of  the  field  ; 

8  The  fowl  of  the  air,  and  the 
fish  of  tlie  sea,  and  whatsoever  pass- 
eth  through  the  paths  of  the  seas. 

9  O  Lord  our  Lord,  how  excel- 
lent is  thy  name  in  all  the  earth  ! 

PSALM  9. 

1  David  praiseth  God  for  executing  ofjudg- 

mevt.     11  He  inciteth  others  to  praise  him. 

V?,  He  prayeth  that  he  may  have  cause  to 

praise  him. 
"  To     the  chief  Musician    upon    Muth-labben, 

A  J'salin  of  David. 

I  WILL  ^"  praise  ^Aee,0  Lord, with 
my   whole   heart;    I  will   shew 
forth  all  thy  marvelhjus  works. 

2  I  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in 
thee :  I  will  sing  prai.se  to  thy 
name,   O  thou  most  High. 

3  When  mine  enemies  are  turned 
back, they  "  sliall  fall  and  perish  at 
thy  presence. 

4.  For  thou  hast -maintained  my 
right  and  my  cause  ;  thou  satest  in 
the  throne  judging  right. 

5  Thou  hast  rebuked  theheathen, 
thou  hast  destroyed  the  wicked, 
thou  hast  put  out  their  name  for 
ever  and  ever. 

6  '^O   thou   enemy,  destructions 


are  come  to  a  |)ci-i)ctual  end  :  and 
tliou  hast  destroye(-l"'citics:  their 
memorial  is  perisherl  with  them. 

7  But  the  Lord  ''shall  endure  for 
ever :  he  hath  prepare* I  his  throne 
for  judgment. 

8  And  he  shall  judge  the  world  in 
righteousness,  ha  shall  minister 
judgment  to  the  •'people  in  up- 
rightness. 

9  The  Lord  also  will  bo  a  refuge 
for  the  oppressed,  a  refuge  in  times 
of  trouble. 

1 0  And  they  that  know  thy  name 
will  put  their  trust  in  thee  :  for 
thou,  Lord,  hast  not  forsaken  them 
that  seek  thee. 


13  esta- 
blished 


1"  gjve 
thanks  unto 


14  stumble 


15  The  enemy 
are  come  to 
an  end, they 
are  desolate 
for  ever : 
•6  their 
cities; 
1"  sitteth  as 
king 


peoples 


525 


A  thanksgiving  for  GorVs  justice.         PSALMS  10,  11. 


The  Lord  is  our  refuge. 


11  Sing  praises  to  the  Lord. 
whicli  dwelleth  in  Zion :  declare 
among  the  ^  people  his  doings. 

12  -  When  he  maketh  inquisition 
for  blood,  he  remembereth  them  : 
he  forgetteth  not  the  cry  of  the 
humble. 

13  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O 
Lord  ;  consider  my  trouble  which^ 
I  mft'er  of  them  that  hate  me,  thou 
that  liftest  me  up  from  the  gates 
of  death  : 

1 4  That  I  may  shew  forth  all  thy 
praise  in  the  gates  of  the  davxghter 
of  Zion  :  I  will  rejoice  in  thy  salva- 
tion. 

15  The  heathen  are  sunk  down 
in  the  pit  that  they  made:  in  the 
net  which  they  hid  is  their  own 
foot  taken. 

16  The  Lord  ^is  known  t)y  the 
judgment  which  he  execiiteth  :  the 
wicked  is  snared  m  the  work  of  his 
own  hands.     Higgaion.     Selah. 

17  The  wicked  shall  be  turned 
into  *hell,  and  all  the  nations  that 
forget  God. 

18  For  the  needy  shall  not  al way 
be  forgotten :  the  expectation  of 
the  poor  shall  not  perish  for  ever. 

19  Arise,  O  Lord;  let  not  man 
prevail :  let  the  heathen  be  judged 
in  thy  sight. 

20  Put  them  in  fear,  O  Lord  : 
^  that  the  nations  may  know  them- 
selves to  Ije  Ijut  men.     Selah. 

PSALM   10. 

1  Ddritl  comjifiihiet/i  to  Goil  of  the  outrdfie 
(if  Ihe  irickctl.  12  lie,  i>rtiii('1h  for  veinedij. 
1()  III'  proffsseth  his  coxp'dcnce.  ■ 

WHY  standest  thou  afar  off,  O 
Lord*?  why  hidest  thou  thy- 
se/f  in  times  of  trouble  *? 

2  Tlie  wicked  in  //,?'.s  pride  doth 
persecute  the  poor :  let  them  be 
taken  in  the  devices  that  they  have 
imagined. 

3  For  the  wicked  boasteth  of  his 
heart's  desire,  and  •"' hlcsseth  the 
covetous,    whom   the   Ldrd  ablior- 


icth. 

\  Th(>.  wicked,  "  through  the 
I)ride  of  his  countenance,  ^  will  not 
seek  a/'fcr  (rod ,-  God    /n  7iot  in  all 


his  tliou^jlits. 


")  11  IS  ways  are  "  alwaysgiMcvous: 
thy  judgments  are  far  ahoxc  out  of 
his  sight:  an  for  all  his  enemies,  he 
l)uffi'th  at  them. 

6  He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  1 
shall  not  Ije  mf)ved  :  for  /  i^ha/f 
never  t/e  in  adversity. 

7  His  month  is  full  of  cursing  and 
deceitand  "tV;iiul :  uiuler  his  tongue 
?'.s  mischief  and  vanity. 


»  Sheol. 


8  He  sitteth  in  the  lurking  places 
of  the  villages  :  in  the  secret  places 
doth  he  murder  the  innocent :  his 
eyes  are  privily  set  against  the 
poor. 

9  He  lieth  in  wait  secretly  as  a 
lion  in  his  den  :  he  lieth  in  wait  to 
catch  the  poor  :  he  doth  catch  the 
poor,  when  he  draweth  him  into  his 
net. 

10  He  croucheth,  and  humbleth 
himself,  that  the  poor  may  fall  by 
his  strong  ones. 

1 1  He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  God 
hath  forgotten  :  he  hideth  his  face  ; 
he  will  never  see  it. 

1 2  Arise,  O  Lord  ;  O  God,  lift  up 
thine  hand  :  for-get  not  the  humble. 

13  Wherefore  doth  the  wicked 
contemn  God  1  he  hath  said  in  his 
heart.  Thou  wilt  not  require  it. 

11  Thou  hast  seen  it;  for  thou 
beholdest  mischief  and  spite,  to  re- 
(luite  it  with  thy  hand  :  the  poor 
committeth  himself  unto  thee;  thou 
art  the  helper  of  the  fatherless. 

15  Break  thou  the  arm  of  the 
wicked  and  the  evil  man :  seek  out 
his  wickedness  till  thou  find  none. 

1 6  The  Lord  is  King  for  evei-  and 
ever  :  the  heathen  are  perished  out 
of  his  land. 

1 7  Lord,  thou  hast  heard  the  de- 
sire of  the  humble  :  thou  wilt  pre- 
pare their  heart,  thou  wilt  cause 
thine  ear  to  hear  : 

18  To  judge  the  fatherless  and 
the  oppressed, that  ^°  the  man  of  the 
earth  may  no  more  "  oppi-css. 

PSALM  11. 

1  D<irid  enconragelli  hhiiKiIf  in  God  (i(i<ihi.\l 
h/K  ciu'inies.     4   Tlif   jtrorideiwe  and    jiix 
ticf  of  God. 
'-To  the  chief  MusiciiiM,  .1  Pxabn  of  Daviil. 

IN  the  Lord  put  I  my  trust :  how 
say  ye  to  my  soul.  Flee  as  a  bird 
to  your  mountain  1 

2  For,  lo,  the  wicker!  bend  tJteir 
bow,  they  make  ready  theii*  arrow 
ui)on  the  string,  that  they  may 
privily  shoot  at  the  upright  in 
heart. 

3  if  the  foundations  be  de- 
stroyed, what  can  the  I'ighteous  do  ? 

4  The  JjORD  is  ill  his  holy  temple, 
the  Lord's  throne  is'in  lieaven  :  his 
eyes  Ix'hold,  his  eyelids  try,  the 
children  of  men. 

5  Tlic  [joiio  trieth  the  rigliteous  : 
l)ut  the  wicked  and  him  that  loveth 
violence  his  soul  h.-itcth. 

G  rpoii  the  wicked  he  shall  rain 
snares,  fire  and  brimstone,  and  an 
horrible  tempest:  this  shall  he  t\\v 
portion  of  their  cup. 

7  ^'^  l''or  the  righteous  TyOi;i>  lov- 
eth ri^diti'oiisiicss  ;  his  coiintciiiiiice 
dot  h  liehold  I  he  iipi  iglil  ■ 


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A  iirayer  for  help. 


PSALMS  12-16. 


A  citizen  of  Zion. 


PSALM  12. 

1  Bar  id,  destitute  of  human  comfort,  craveth 
help  of  God.  3  He  cornforteth  himself  with 
God's  judgments  on  the  wicked,  and  confi- 
dence in  God's  tried  promises. 

1  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Sheminith,  A 
I'salm  of  David. 

HELP,  Lord  ;  for  the  godly  man 
ceaseth  ;  for  the  faithful  fail 
from  among  the  children  of  men. 

2  They  speak  '^  vanity  every  one 
with  his  neighbour:  »'/Y/i flattering 
lips  and  with  a  double  heart  do 
they  speak. 

3  The  Lord  shall  cut  off  all  flat- 
tering lips,  and  the  tongue  that 
speaketh  proud  things : 

4  Who  have  said,  With  our 
tongue  will  we  prevail ;  our  lips  (ire 
our  own  :  who  is  lord  over  us  1 

5  For  the  oppression  of  the  poor, 
for  the  sighing  of  the  needy,  now 
will  I  arise,  saith  the  Lord;  I  will 
set  him  in  safety  from  him  that 
puffeth  at  him. 

6  The  words  of  the  Lord  are  pure 
words  :  cr.s  silver  tried  in  a  furnace 
■'of  earth,  purified  seven  times. 

7  Thou  shalt  keep  them,  O  Lord, 
thou  shalt  preserve  them  from  this 
generation  for  ever. 

8  The  wicked  walk  on  every  side, 
when  the  vilest  men  are  exalted. 

PSALM  13. 

1  David  complaineth  of  delay  in  help.    3  He 
prayeth  for  preventing  grace.    5  He  boast- 
eth  of  divine  mercy. 
iTci  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 


H 


OW  long  wilt  thou  forget  me, 

O  Lord?  for  ever"?  how  long 

wilt  thou  hide  thy  face  from  mel 

2  How  long  shall  I  take  counsel 
in  my  soul,  having,  sorrow  in  my 
heart  daily'?  how  long  shall  mine 
enemy  be  exalted  over  me"? 

3  Consider  and  hear  me.  O  Lord 
my  God  :  lighten  mine  eyes,  lest  I 
sleep  the  deei^  of  death  ; 

4  Lest  mine  enemy  say,  I  have 
prevailed  against  him  ;  and.  those 
that  trouble  me  rejoice  when  I  am 
moved. 

5  But  I  have  trusted  in  thy 
mercy  ;  my  heart  shall  rejoice  in 
thy  salvation. 

6  I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord,  be- 
cause he  hath  dealt  bountifully 
with  me. 

PSALM  14. 

1  David    describeth    the    corruption    of    n 
natural  man.    4  He  conriricefJi,  the  iricked 


ble  works,  there  is  none  that  doeth 
good. 

2  The  Lord  looked  down  from 
heaven  upon  the  children  of  men. 
to  see  if  there  were  any  that  did 
understand,  and  seek  God. 

3  They  are  all  gone  aside,  they 
are  all  together  become  filthy :  there 
is  none  that  doeth  good,  no,  not 
one. 

4  Have  all  the  workers  of  ini- 
quity no  knowledge  1  who  eat  up 
my  people  as  they  eat  bread,  and 
call  not  upon  the  Lord. 

5  There  were  they  in  great  fear  : 
for  God  is  in  the  generation  of  the 
righteous. 

6  Ye  have  shamed  the  counsel  of 
the  poor,  *  because  the  Lord  is  his 
refuge. 

7  Oh  that  the  salyation  of  Israel 
were  come  out  of  Zion  !  when  the 
Lord  bringeth  back  the  captivity 
of  his  people,  Jacob  shall  rejoice, 
a.rul  Israel  shall  be  glad. 

PSALM  15. 

David  describeth  a  citizen  of  Zion. 
A  Psahn  of  David. 

LORD,  who  shall  -^  abide  in  thy 
tabernacle  1  who  shall  dwell  in 
thy  holy  hill  ? 

2  He  that  walketh  uprightly,  and 
worketh  righteousness,  and  speak- 
eth the  truth  in  his  heart. 

3  He  that  backbiteth  not  with 
his  tongue,  nor  doeth  evil  to  his 
neighbour,  nor  taketh  iip  a  re- 
proach against  his  neighbour. 

4  In  whose  eyes  a  vile  person  is 
contemned ;  but  he  honoureth  them 
that  fear  the  Lord.  He  that  swear- 
eth  to  his  own  hurt,  and  changeth 
not. 

5  He  that  putteth  not  out  his 
money  to  usury,  nor  taketh  reward 
against  the  innocent.  He  that 
doeth  these  things  shall  never  be 
moved. 

PSALM  16. 

1  David,  in  distrust  of  merits,  and  haired 
of  idolatn/,  Hecthio'dod  for  iins.'rvalion . 
b  lie  sliewetli  tlie  Jiojie  of  his  calliuii,  of  the 
resurrection,  and  /ife  everlasting. 

Michtam  of  David. 

PPvESERVE  me,  O  God  :  for  in 
thee  do  I  put  my  trust. 

2  0  my  soul,  thou  hast  said  unto 
the  Lord,  Thou  art  my  Lord  :  "my 
goodness  f.>Vi"/KA^^//  not  t(^  tlu'(^: 

3  '  l>i(f  to  tiie  saints  that  are  in 


by  the  Ughi  of  their  conscience,     t  He  g/ori- 

eih  in  the  saltation  of  God. 

iTo  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  fool  hath  said  in  his  heart, 
There    is    no  God.     They  are 
corrupt,  they  have  done  abomina 


4  but 


the  oartli,  "nnd  to  the  excellent,  in 
whom  is  all  my  delight. 

4  Their  sorrows  shall  be  multi- 
plied that  hasten  rt/y^'r  another  (/or/.- 
their  drink  offerings  of  blood  will 


sojovirn 


*0r, 


•'  I  have  no 
i^ood  beyond 
thee. 
'  As  for 
8  *  they  are 


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God  oivr  portion  in  life  and  death.       PSALMS  17,  18.  A  prayer  against  oppressor. 


I  not  offer,  nor  take  up  their  names 
^  into  my  lips. 

5  The  Lord  is  the  portion  of 
mine  inheritance  and  of  my  cup  : 
thou  maintainest  my  lot. 

6  The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in 
pleasant  2)/«''f«  >'  yea,  I  have  a 
goodly  heritage. 

7  I  will  bless  the  Lord,  who  hath 
given  me  counsel  :  _my  reins  also 
instruct  me  in  the  night  seasons. 

8  I  have  set  tlie  Lord  alwaj's  be- 
fore me  :  because  he  is  at  my  right 
hand,  I  shall  not  be  moved. 

9  Therefore  my  heart  is  glad,  and 
my  glory  rejoiceth  :  my  flesh  also 
shall  '  rest  in  hope. 

1 0  For  thou  wilt  not  leave  my 
soul  in  *  hell  ;  neither-  wilt  thou 
suffer  thine  ^  Holy  One  to  see  t  cor- 
ruption. 

1 1  Thou  wilt  shew  me  the  path 
of  life :  in  thy  presence  is  fulness 
of  joy  ;  at  thy  right  hand  there  are 
pleasures  for  evermore. 

PSALM  17. 

1  Diivid,  inconfidevce  of  hi  a  integrity,  crav- 
eth  defence  of  God  ugaliMthM  enemies.  10 
ffe  sheipeth  their  pride,  craft,  mid  e.ager- 
nens.  13  He  prayeth  againut  them  in  con- 
fidence of  his  hope. 

A  Prayer  of  David. 

HEAK  the  right,  O  Lord,  attend 
unto  my  cry,  give  ear  unto 
my  prayer,  that  yoeth  not  out  of 
feigned  lips. 

2  Let  my  sentence  come  forth 
from  thy  presence ;  let  thine  eyes 
beliold  ^  tlie  things  that  are  equal. 

3  Thou  hast  proved  mine  heart; 
thou  hast  visited  me  in  the  night ; 
thou  hast  tried  me,  a?i/Zshalt  find 
nothing ;  T  am  purposed  that  my 
mouth  sliall  not  transgress. 

4  Concerning  the  works  of  men. 
by  the  word  of  thy  lips  I  have  kept 
me  from,  the  paths  of  tlie  destroyer. 

5  ''  Hold    up   my   goings    in    tliy 


paths,  flidt   my  t'ool'stcns  sHd  not. 


6  I  have  called  upon  thee,  for 
thou  wilt  liear  me,  ()  (Jod  :  incline 
thine  ear  unto  me,  and  hear  my 
si)€>ech. 

7  Shew  thy  marvellous  loving- 
kindness,  O  thou  that  savest  by  tliy 
r-ight  hand  them  whi(;h  put  their 
ti'ust  'in  thee  from  those  that  rise  up 
aniiiiist  them. 

M  Keej)  me  as  the  apple  of  the 
eye,  hide  me  under  the  shadow  of 
thy  wings, 

0  Fi'oin  the  wicked  that  oppress 
me,  fniiit  my  deadly  enemies,  ivho 
(■ompass  me  about. 

10  They  aie  inclo.sed  in  their  own 


*  Sheol. 


t  the  pit. 


fat :  with  their  mouth  they  speak 
proudly. 

1 1  They  have  now  compassed  us 
in  our  steps :  they  have  .set  their 
eyes  "bowing  down  to  the  earth  ; 

12  Like  as  a  lion  that  is  greedy 
of  his  prey,  and  as  it  were  a  young 
lion  lurking  in  secret  places. 

1.3  Arise,  O  Loud,  ^  disappoint 
him,  cast  him  down  :  deliver  my 
soul  from  the  wicked,  ^  which  is  thy 
sword  : 

l-i  From  ^men  ivhicli  are  thy 
hand,  O  Lord,  from  men  of  the 
world,  which  liave  their  portion  in 
this  lire,  and  whose  belly  thou  fillest 
with  thy  hid  treasure:  they  are  full 
of  children,  and  leave  the  rest  of 
their  substance  to  their  babes. 

15  As  for  me,  I  will  behold  thy 
face  in  righteousness  :  I  shall  be 
satisfied,  when  I  awake,  witli  thy 
likeness. 

PSALM  18. 

Ddiud  praiHeih  God  for  hin  manifold  and 
mureellous  bh'.s,si7i.ff^. 

1"  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Pnalm  of  David,  tho 
servant  of  the  Lord,  who  spake  unto  tlie 
Loiin  the  words  of  this  sonf,'  in  the  day  that 
the  Lord  delivered  him  from  the  hand"  of  all 
his  enemies,  and  from  the  hand  of  Saul:  And 
he  said, 

I  WILL  love  thee,  O  Lord,  my 
strength. 

2  The  Lord  is  my  rock,  and  my 
fortress,  and  my  deliverer  ;  my  God, 
my  strength,  in  whom  I  will  ti-ust ; 
my  buckler,  and  the  horn  of  my 
salvation,  and  my  high  tower. 

3  I  will  call  upon  tne  Lord,  who 
is  PH>rthy  to  be  praised  :  so  shall 
I  be  saved  from  mine  enemies. 

4  The  "  son-ows  of  death  com- 
passed me,  and  the  floods  of  un- 
godly men  made  me  afraid. 

5  The  "^sorrows  of  *hell  com- 
passed nie  about:  the  snares  of 
death  '"'pi'eventcd  me. 

6  In  my  distress  I  called  upon  tlie 
Lord,  and  cried  unto  my  God  :  he 
heard  my  voice  out  of  his  temple, 
aiid  my  cry  came  before  him,  eoeit. 
into  his  ears. 

7  'i'hen  the  earth  shook  and 
trembled  ;  the  foundations  also  of 
the  hills  moved  and  were  shaken, 
because  he  was  wroth. 

8  There  went  uv*  a  smoke  out  of 
his  nostrils,  and  fire  out  of  liis 
nioutli  (levoured  :  coals  were  kin- 
dled by  it. 

9  He  bowed  the  heavens  also,  and 
came  (I()wn  :  and  darkness  was  un- 
dei'  his  feet. 

10  And  he  rode  upon  a  clierul), 
and  did  lly  :  yea,  he  did  ily  ujxtn 
the  wings  of  the  wind. 


^  to  cast  us 

^  coafrout 

8  by 

3  men,  by 


'"For 


*  Sbeol. 


11  cords 


1-  cunic  upon 


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ui.  thcinksijiciiifj  for 


PSALM  18. 


Go(V.s  viarvellons  delivera>ices. 


1 1  He  niade  darkness  his  secret 
place ;  his  pavihon  i-ound  about 
liiin  icere  dark  waters  a7id  thick 
clouds  of  the  skies. 

1 2  At  the  brightness  that  was  be- 
fore him  his  thick  clouds  passed, 
hail  stones  and  coals  of  fire. 

13  The  Lord  also  thundered  in 
the  heavens,  and  the  Highest  gave 
his  voice  ;  hail  stones  and  coals  of 
fire. 

14  Yea,  he  sent  out  his  arrows, 
and  scattered  them ;  and  he  shot 
out  lightnings,  and  discomfited 
them. 

15  Then  the  channels  of  waters 
were  seen,  and  the  foundations  of 
the  world  were  ^  discovered  at  thy 
rebuke,  O  Lord,  at  the  blast  of  the 
breath  of  thy  nostrils. 

16  He  sent  from  above,  he  took 
me,  he  drew  me  out  of  many  Avaters. 

17  He  delivered  me  from  my 
strong  enemy,  and  from  them 
which  hated  me :  for  they  were 
too  strong  for  me. 

IS  They  '^ prevented  me  in  the 
day  of  my  calamity  :  but  the  Lord 
was  my  stay. 

19  He  brought  me  forth  also 
into  a  large  place ;  he  delivered 
me,  because  he  delighted  in  me. 

20  The  Lord  rewarded  me  ac- 
cording to  my  righteousness ;  ac- 
cording to  the  cleanness  of  my 
hands  hath  he  recompensed  me. 

2 1  For  I  have  kept  the  ways  of 
the  Lord,  and  have  not  wickedly 
departed  from  my  God. 

22  For  all  his  judgments  tvere 
before  me,  and  I  did  not  put  away 
his  statutes  fi'om  me. 

23  I  was  also  upright  before 
hiin,  and  I  kept  myself  from  mine 
iniquity. 

24  Therefore  hath  the  Lord 
recompensed  me  according  to  my 
righteousness,  accorfling  to  the 
cleanness  of  my  hands  in  his  ej'e- 
sight. 

25  With  the  merciful  thou  wilt 
shew  thyself  merciful ;  with  an 
upi'ight  man  thou  wilt  shew  thy- 
self upright ; 

26  AVith  the  pure  thou  wilt 
shew  thyself  pure;  and  with  the 
•'  fi-owai-fl  thou  wilt  shew  thyself 
fro  ward. 

27  For  thou  wilt  save  tlie  afflicted 
people  ;  but  wilt  bring  down  high 
looks. 

28  For  thou  wilt  light  my 
^candle:  the  Lord  my  God  will 
eiiligiiten  my  darkness. 

29  For  by  thee  I  "have  run 
through  a  troop ;  and  by  my  God 


lia\-e  1  leaped  over  a  wall. 
30  ^l,s  fo)-  God,  his  way  is  per- 


fect: the  word  of  the  Lord  is  tried : 
he  is  a  buckler  to  all  those  that 
trust  in  him. 

31  For  who  is  God  save  the 
LordI  or  who  is  a  rock  save  our 
God  ? 

32  It  is  God  that  girdeth  me 
with  strength,  and  maketh  my 
way  pei'fect. 

33  He  maketh  my  feet  like  hinds' 
feet,  and  setteth  me  upon  my  high 
places. 

34  He  teacheth  my  hands  to 
war,  so  that  a  bow  of  steel  is 
broken  by  mine  arms. 

35  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the 
shield  of  thj^  salvation  :  and  thy 
right  hand  hath  holden  me  up, 
and  thy  ''gentleness  hath  made  me 
great. 

36  Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps 
under  me,  that  my  feet  did  riot  slip. 

37  I  have  pursued  mine  enemies, 
and  overtaken  them  :  neither  did  I 
turn  again  till  they  were  consumed. 

38  I  have  v.ounded  them  that 
they  were  not  able  to  rise :  they 
are  fallen  under  my  feet. 

39  For  thou  hast  girded  me  with 
strength  unto  the  battle :  thou 
hast  subdued  under  me  those  that 
rose  up  against  me. 

40  Thou  hast  also  '^  given  me  the 
necks  of  mine  enemies ;  that  i 
might  desti'oj^  them  that  hate  me. 

41  They  cried,  but  there  ?ras 
none  to  save  them:  even  unto  the 
Lord,  but  he  answered  them  not. 

42  Then  did  I  beat  them  small 
as  the  dust  before  the  wind  :  I  did 
cast  them  out  as  the  dirt  in  the 
streets. 

43  Thou  hast  delivered  me  from 
the  strivings  of  the  people  ;  and 
thou  hast  made  me  the  head  of  the 
heathen  :  a  people  ivhom  I  have 
not  known  shall  serve  me. 

44  As  soon  as  tliey  hear  of  me, 
they  shall  obey  me :  the  strangers 
shall  submit  themselves  unto  me. 

45  The  strangers  shall  fade  away, 
and  "  be  afraid  out  of  their  close 
places. 

46  The  Lord  liveth  ;  and  blessed 
t/e  my  rock  ;  and  let  the  God  of  my 
salvation  be  exalted. 

47  It  is  God  that  avengeth  me, 
and  subdueth  ^"  the  peot)le  under 
me. 

48  He  delivereth  me  from  mine 
enemies  :  yea,  thou  liftest  me  up 
above  those  that  rise  up  against 
me  :  thou  ' '  h;ist  delivered  me  from 
the  violent  man. 

49  Therefore  will  I  give  thanks 
unto  thee,  O  Lord,  among  the  hea- 
then, and  sing  praises  unto  thy 
name. 


''  condescen- 
sion 


8  made  mine 
enemies 
turn  tlieir 
backs  unto 
me; 


^  come 
tremblinj 


1"  peoples 


li  (k'liverest 


34 


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The  ivorks  and  the  icord  of  God. 


PSALMS  19-21. 


A  i^rayer  before  battle. 


1  loving- 
kindness 


3  tlieir  voice 
cannot  be 
lieard. 


••  his  conrse. 


5  restorinir 


6  from  great 
transgres- 
sion. 


50  Great  deliverance  giveth  he 
to  his  king  ;  and  sheweth  ^  mercy 
to  his  anointed,  to  David,  and  to 
his  seed  for  evermore. 

PSALM  19. 

1  The  creatures  shew  GocVs  glory.  1  The 
\oord  his  grace.  12  David  j^rayeth  for 
grace. 

2  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  heavens  declare  the  glory 
of    God  ;    and  the  firmament 
sheweth  his  handywork. 

2  Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech, 
and  night  unto  night  sheweth 
knowledge. 

3  There  is  no  speech  nor  lan- 
guage, "  ythere  their  voice  is  not 
heard. 


4  Their  line  is  gone  out  through 
all  the  earth,  and  their  words  to 
the  end  of  the  world.  In  them 
hath  he  set  a  tabernacle  for  the 
sun, 

5  Which  is  as  a  bridegroom  com- 
ing out  of  his  chamber,  and  rejoic- 
eth  as  a  strong  man  to  run  ■*a, 
race. 

6  His  going  forth  is  from  the  end 
of  the  heaven,  and  his  circuit  unto 
the  ends  of  it :  and  there  is  nothing 
hid  from  the  heat  thereof. 

7  The  law  of  tlie  Loud  is  perfect, 
'^converting  the  soul :  the  testimony 
of  the  Lord  is  sure,  making  wise 
the  simple. 

8  The  statutes  of  the  Lord  are 
right,  rejoicitig  the  heart :  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord  is  pure,  en- 
lightening the  eyes. 

9  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean, 
enduring  for  ever  :  the  judgments 
of  the  Lord  are  true  and  rigliteous 
altogether. 

10  More  to  b(;  desired  are  flip}/ 
than  gold,  yea,  than  much  fine 
gold  :  sweeter  also  than  honey  and 
the  honeycomb. 

1 1  Mor-eover  by  them  is  thy  ser- 
vant warned  :  and  in  keeping  of 
them  there  is  great  reward. 

12  Who  can  und(;rstand  his  er- 
rors i  cleanse  thou  me  from  secret 
faults. 

13  Keep  l)ack  thy  servant  also 
from  presumptuous  .s/?i,s ;  let  them 
not  have  dominion  over  me  :  then 
shall  I  be  upright,  and  I  shall  be 
innocent  "from  tlie  great  trans- 
j£r('ssioii. 


14  L(!t  the,  words  of  my  mouth, 
and  the  meditation  of  my  heart, 
be  acceptable  in  thy  sight,  O 
Lord,  my  *  strength,  and  my  i-e- 
deemer. 


*  Ileb.  rock. 


PSALM  20. 

1  The  church  h/esseth  the  king  in  his  exploits. 

1  Her  confidence  in  God's  succour. 

2  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

riIHE  Lord  hear  thee  in  the  day 
-L  of  trouble ;  the  name  of  the 
God  of  Jacob  defend  thee  ; 

2  Send  thee  help  from  the  sanc- 
tuary, and  strengthen  thee  out  of 
Zion  ; 

3  Ptemember  all  thy  offerings, 
and  accept  thy  burnt  sacrifice ; 
Selah. 

4  Grant  thee  ''  according  to  thine 
own  heart,  and  fulfil  all  thy  counsel. 

5  We  will  rejoice  in  thy  salva- 
tion, and  in  the  name  of  our  God 
we  will  set  up  our  banners  :  the 
Lord  fulfil  all  thy  petitions. 

6  Now  know  1  tnat  the  Lord 
saveth  his  anointed  ;  he  will  hear 
him  from  his  holy  heaven  with  the 
saving  strength  of  his  right  hand. 

7  Some  trust  in  chariots,  and  some 
in  horses  :  but  we  will  ^  remember 


the  name  of  the  Lord  our  God. 

8  They  are  brought  down  and 
fallen  :  but  we  are  risen,  and  stand 
upright. 

9  "Save,  Lord  :  let  the  king  hear 
us  when  we  call. 

PSALM  21. 

1  A  thanksgimng  for  victory.    7  (Confidence 
of  further  success. 

2  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE    king    shall     joy   in     thy 
strength,  O  Lord  ;  and  in  thy 
salvation  how  greatly  shall  he  re- 


joice 


2  Thou  hast  given  him  his  heart's 
desire,  and  hast  not  withholden 
the  request  of  his  lijjs.     Selah. 

3  For  thou  '"i^reveiitest  him  with 
the  blessings  of  goodness :  thou 
settest  a  crown  of  pure  gold  on  his 
head. 

1  He  asked  life  of  thee,  and  thou 
gavest  it  him,  even  length  of  days 
for  ever  and  ever. 

5  His  glory  ?.s'  great  in  thy  salva- 
tion :  honoui'  and  majesty  hast 
thou  laid  upon  him. 

6  For  thou  hast  nuule  him  most 
blessed  for  evei- :  thou  iiast  made 
him  exceeding  glad  with  thy  coun- 
tenance. 

7  For  the  king  trusteth  in  the 
Lord,  and  ihrough  the  mercy  of 
the  most  High  lie  shall  not  be 
moved. 

8  Thine  hand  shall  Imd  out  all 
thine  enemies:  thy  right  hand 
shall  find  out  those  that  hate  thee. 

9  Thou   shalt   make    them   as  a 


tOr, 


'  thy 

lieart's  de- 
sire, 


^  make 
mention  of 


" t  O  Lord, 
save  tlie 
king ;  and 
hear  us 


1"  nicetest 


530 


A  thanksgiving  after  victory. 


PSALMS  22,  23. 


Ddicerance  from  deep  distress. 


fiery  oven  in  the  time  of  thine 
anger :  the  Lord  shall  swallow 
them  up  in  his  wrath,  and  the  fire 
shall  devour  them. 

10  Their  fruit  shalt  thou  destroy 
from  the  earth,  and  their  seed 
from  among  the  children  of  men. 

1 1  For  they  intended  evil  against 
thee  :  they  imagined  a  mischievous 
device,  which  they  are  not  able  to 
"perform. 

12  Therefore  shalt  thou  make 
them  turn  their  back,  tvhen  thou 
shalt  make  ready  thine  arrows  upon 
thy  strings  against  the  faceof  them. 

13  Be  thou  exalted,  Lord,  in 
thine  own  strength :  so  will  we 
sing  and  praise  thy  power. 

PSALM  22. 

1  David  complaineih  in  great  discourage- 
ment. 9  He  pniyeth  in  great  distress. 
23  He  prais&th  God, 

'  To  the  chief  Musician  -  upon  Aijelcth  Shahar, 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

MY  God,  my  God,  why  hast 
thou  forsaken  me"?  wliy  art 
thou  so  far  from  helping  me,  and 
from  the  words  of  my  ''  roai'ing  1 

2  O  my  God,  I  cry  in  the  day- 
time,  but  thou  hearest  not ;  and  in 
thenight  season, and  ^  am  not  silent. 

3  But  thou  art  holy,  0  thou  that 
•' inhabitest  the  praises  of  Israel. 

4  Our  fathers  trusted  in  thee : 
they  trusted,  and  thou  didst  de- 
liver them. 

5  They  cried  unto  thee,  and  were 
delivered :  they  trusted  in  thee, 
and  were  not  confounded. 

6  But  I  am  a  worm,  and  no  man  ; 
a  reproach  of  men,  and  despised  of 
the  people. 

7  All  they  that  see  me  laugh  me 
to  scorn  :  they  shoot  out  the  lip, 
they  shake  the  head,  saying, 

8  He  trusted  on  the  Lord  that 
he  would  deliver  him  :  let  him  de- 
liver him,  seeing  he  delighted  in 
him. 

9  But  thou  art  he  that  took  me 
out  of  the  womb  :  thou  didst  make 
me  "  hope  when.  I  was  upon  my 
mother's  breasts. 

10  I  was  cast  upon  thee  from 
the  womb  :  thou  art  my  God  ''  from 
my  mother's  belly. 

11  Be  not  far  from  me ;  for 
trouble  is  near  ;  for  there  is  none 
to  help. 

12  Many  bulls  have  compassed 
me  :  strong  IrnHs  of  Bashan  have 
beset  me  round. 

13  They  gaped  upon  me  v<ith 
their  mouths,  a.f  a  ravening  and  a 
roaring  lion. 

14  I  am  poured  out  like  water, 
and  all  my  bones  are  out  of  joint : 


my  heart  is  like  wax  ;  it  is  melted 
in  the  midst  of  my "  bowels. 

15  ]\ly  strength  is  dried  up  like 
a  potsherd ;  and  my  tongue  cleav- 
eth  to  my  jaws ;  anrl  thou  hast 
brought  me  into  the  dust  of  death. 

1 G  For  dogs  have  compassed  me  : 
the  assembly  of  the  wicked  have 
inclosed  me :  they  pierced  my 
hands  and  my  feet. 

17  1  may  tell  all  my  bones  :  they 
look  and  stare  upon  me. 

18  They  part  my  garments 
among  them,  and  cast  lots  upon 
my  vesture. 

19  But  be  not  thou  far  from  me, 
O  Lord  -.  O  my  strength,  haste  thee 
to  help  me. 

20  Deliver  my  soul  from  the 
sword  ;  my  "darling from  the  power 
of  the  dog. 

2 1  Save  me  from  the  lion's  mouth : 
'"for  thou  hast  heard  me  from  the 


horns  ot  tJie  unicorns. 


22  1  will  declare  thy  name  unto 
my  brethren  :  in  the  midst  of  the 
congregation  will  I  praise  thee. 

23  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  praise 
him  ;  all  ye  the  seed  of  Jacob,  glo- 
rify him  ;  and  '^  fear  him,  all  ye  the 
seed  of  Israel. 

24  For  he  hath  not  despised  nor 
abhorred  the  affliction  of  the  af- 
flicted ;  neither  hath  he  hid  his  face 
from  him  ;  but  when  he  cried  unto 
him,  he  heard. 

25  ^''  My  praise  shall  he  of  thee  in 
the  great  congregation  :  i  will  pay 
my  vows  before  them  that  fear  him. 

26  The  meek  shall  eat  and  be 
satisfied  :  they  shall  praise  the  Lord 
that  seek  him :  ''^  your  heart  shall 
live  for  ever. 

27  All  the  ends  of  the  world  shall 
remember  and  turn  unto  the  LbRD  : 
and  all  the  kindreds  of  the  nations 
shall  worship  before  thee. 

28  For  the  kingdom  is  the 
Lokd's  :  and  he  is  the  governor 
among  the  nations. 

29  All  thev  that  l>e  fat  upon  earth 
shall  eat  and  worship  :  all  they  that 
go  down  to  the  dust  shall  bow  be- 
fore him  :  '•*  and  none  can  keep  alive 
his  own  soul. 

30  A  seed  shall  serve  him  ;  it 
shall  be  '''accounted  to  the  Lord 
for  a  generation. 


3 1  They  shall  come,  and  shall  de- 
clare his  righteousness  unto  a  peo- 
ple that  shall  be  born,  that  he  hath 
done  this. 

PSALM  23. 

David's  confidence  in  God's  grace. 
A  P.salni  of  David, 

THE    Lord  is  my  shepherd ;   I 
shall  not  want. 


body. 


3  dear  life 


1"  yea,  from 
the  horns  of 
the  wild- 
oxen  thou 
hast 

answered 
me. 

11  stand  in 
awe  of 


12  Of  thee 
cometh  my 
praise 


13  let  your 
heart 


1"*  even  he 
that  cannot 

15  told  of  the 
Lord  unto 
the  next 


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The  King  ofylory  entenng  Zion.         PSALMS  24-26.         Praijer  for  pardon  and  guidance. 


2  He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in 
green  pastures  :  he  leadeth  me  be- 
side the  still  waters. 

3  He  restoreth  my  soul :  he  lead- 
eth me  in  the  paths  of  righteous- 
ness for  his  name's  sake. 

4  Yea,  though  I  walk  through 
the  valley  of  the  shadow  of  death, 
I  will  fear  no  evil :  for  thou  art 
with  me  ;  thy  rod  and  thy  staff  they 
comfort  me. 

5  Thou  preparest  a  table  before 
me  in  the  presence  of  mine  ene- 
mies :  thou  anointest  my  head  with 
oil ;  my  cup  runneth  over. 

6  Surely  goodness  and  mercy 
shall  follow  me  all  the  days  of  my 
life  :  and  I  will  dwell  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  for  ever. 

PSALM  24. 

1  GocVs  lordship  in  the  world.  8  The  citi- 
zens of  his  Hpiritiud  kingdom.  1  An  ex- 
hortation to  receive  him. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the 
fulness    thereof;    the   world, 
and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

2  For  he  hath  founded  it  upon 
the  seas,  and  established  it  upon 
the  floods. 

3  Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill 
of  the  LordI  oi-  who  shall  stand  in 
his  holy  place  % 

4  He  that  hath  clean  hands,  and 
i;,  otj]ure  heart ;  who  hath  not  lifted 
up  hil^!  soul  unto  ^  vanity,  nor  sworn 
deceittrully.  .       ,i      u,      • 

5  He  sihall  receive  the  blessing 
from  the  Lo-i?iX>,  and  righteousness 
from  the  God  oi'^vhis  salvation. 

6  This  is  the  geiy^eration  ot  them 
that  seek  him,  that  -seek  thy  face, 
-  Q  .Jacob.     Selah. 

7  Lift  up  your  heads,  (J),  ye  gates  ; 
and  "be  ye  lift  up,  ye_ev;'^rlasting 
doors  ;  and  the  King  of  glol-J  shall 
come  in. 

8  Who  is  this  King  of  gl  <?ry  f 
The  Lord  strong  and  mighty,  Mie 
Lord  mighty  in  battle. 

9  Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates' ; 
even  lift  them  up,  ye  everlasting 
doors  ;  and  the  King  of  glory  shall 
come  in. 

10  Who  is  this  King  of  glory  1 
The  Lord  of  hosts,  he  is  the  King 
of  glory.     Selah. 

PSALM  25. 

1  Ddvid'uvonfidence  in  prayer.  1  He  pro;/- 
eth  for  reminHioti  of  sins,  16  and  for  hilji 
in  affliction. 

A  Psalm  of  D.avid. 

UNTO  thee,  O  Lord,  do  T  lift  up 
my  soul. 
2  O  my  Ciod,  I  trust  in  thee  :  let 
me  not  be  ashamed,  let  not  mine 
enemies  triumph  over  me. 


3  Yea,  let  none  that  wait  on  thee 
be  ashamed  :  let  theni  be  ashamed 
which  ■'  transgress  without  cause. 

4  Shew  me  tliy  ways,  O  Lord  ; 
teach  me  thy  paths. 

5  Lead  me  in  thy  truth,  and 
teach  me :  for'  thou  <t)i  the  God  of 
my  salvation  ;  on  thee  do  I  wait  all 
the  day. 

6  Remember,  O  Lord,  thy  tender 
mercies  and  thy  lovingkindnesses  ; 
for  they  have  been  ever  of  old. 

7  Ptem ember  not  the  sins  of  my 
youth,  nor  my  transgressions  :  ac- 
cording to  thy  mercy  remember  thou 
me  for  thy  goodness'  sake,  O  Lord. 

8  Good  and  upright  is  the  Lord  : 
therefore  will  he  teach  sinners  in 
the  way. 

9  The  meek  will  he  guide  in  judg- 
ment :  and  the  meek  will  he  teach 
his  way. 

10  All  the  paths  of  the  Lord  are 
mercy  and  truth  unto  such  as  keep 
his  covenant  and  his  testimonies. 

1 1  For  thy  name's  sake,  O  Lord, 
pardon  mine  iniquity;  for  it  is 
great. 

12  What  man  is  he  that  feareth 
the  Lord  '\  him  shall  he  teach  in 
the  way  that  he  shall  choose. 

13  His  soul  shall  dwell  at  ease  ; 
and  his  seed  shall  inherit  the  ""earth. 


*0r, 


14  The  ^  secret  of  the  Lord  is 
with  them  that  fear  him  ;  and  he 
will  shew  them  his  covenant. 

1.5  Mine  eyes  are  ever  toward  the 
Lord  ;  for  he  shall  pluck  my  feet 
out  of  the  net. 

16  Turn  thee  unto  me,  and  have 
mercy  upon  me  ;  for  I  am  desolate 
and  afflicted. 

1 7  The  troubles  of  my  heart  '^  are 
enlarged  :  0  bring  thou  me  out  of 
my  distresses. 

18  Look  upon  mine  affliction  and 
my  pain  ;  and  forgive  all  my  sins. 

1 9  Consider  mine  enemies  ;  for 
they  are  many  ;  and  they  hate  me 
with  cruel  hatred. 

20  O  keep  my  soul,  and  deliver 
me :  let  me  not  be  ashamed  ;  for  I 
put  my  trust  in  thee. 

'  51  Letintegrity  and  uprightness 
preseYive  me  ;  for  I  wait  on  tiiee. 

22  Revdeem  Israel,  O  God,  out  of 
all  his  trouibles. 

PSIALM  26. 

David  resorteth  unto  /?od  in  confidence  ofhin 
integrity.  ' 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

TUDGK  me,  ()  L(;ui)  ;  for  I  have 
M    walked    in    mine    integrity:    I 


have  trusted   also   '  \n 
therefore  I  shall  not  si 


the   TiORD  : 


ide 


*0r, 


632 


Protestation  of  integrity. 


PSALMS  27,  28. 


Prayer  for  help. 


2  Examine  me,  O  Lord,  and 
prove  me ;  try  my  reins  and  my 
heart. 

3  For  thy  lovingkindness  m  be- 
fore mine  eyes  :  and  I  have  walked 
in  thy  truth. 

4  1  have  not  sat  with  vain  per- 
sons, neither  will  I  go  in  with  dis- 
semblers. 

5  I  have  hated  the  congregation 
of  evil  doers  ;  and  will  not  sit  with 
the  wicked. 

G  I  will  wash  mine  hands  in  in- 
nocency :  so  will  I  compass  thine 
altar,  O  Lord  : 

7  That  1  may  publish  with  the 
voice  of  thanksgiving,  and  tell  of 
all  thy  wondrous  works. 

8  Lord,  I  have  loved  the  habita- 
tion of  thy  house,  and  the  place 
where  '  thine  honour  dwelleth. 

9  Gather  not  my  soul  with  sin- 
ners, nor  my  life  with  '^  hl()<:>dy  men  : 

10  In  whose  hands  is  mischief, 
and  their  right  hand  is  full  of  bribes. 

1 1  But  as  for  me,  I  will  walk  in 
mine  integrity :  redeem  me,  and  be 
merciful  unto  me. 

12  My  foot  standeth  in  an  even 
place :  in  the  congregations  will  I 
bless  the  Lord. 

PSALM  27. 

1  DitrUl  suiitainef/i,  his  faith  by  the  2)ower  of 
God,  4  hi/  his  love  to  the  service  of  God, 
9  hy  prai/er. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  Lord  is  my  light  and  my 
salvation  ;  whom  shall  I  fear  1 
the  Lord  is  the  strength  of  my  life  ; 
of  whom  shall  I  be  afraid  1 

2  When  the  wicked,  even  mine 
enemies  and  my  foes,  came  upon 
me  to  eat  up  my  tlesh,  they  stum- 
bled and  fell. 

3  Though  an  host  should  encamp 
against  me,  my  heart  shall  not  fear  : 
though  war  should  rise  against  me, 
•'  in  this  vnll  I  be  confident. 

4  One  t/muj  have  I  desired  of  the 
Lord,  that  will  I  seek  after  ;  that  I 
may  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord 
all  the  days  of  my  life,  to  behold 
the  beauty  of  the  Lord,  and  to  en- 
quire in  his  temple. 

5  For  in  the  time  of  trouble  he 
shall  hide  me  in  his  pavilion  :  in 
the  ^secret  ■t)f  his  tabernacle  shall 
he  hide  me ;  he  shall  set  mo  up 
upon  a  rock. 

6  And  now  shall  mine  head  be 
lifted  up  above  mine  enemies  round 
about  me  :  therefore  will  I  offer  in 
his  tabernacle  sacrifices  of  joy:  I 
will  sing,  yea,  1  will  sing  praises 
unto  the  Lord. 

7  Hear,  O  Lord,  ^vhen  I  cry  with 
my  voice :  have  mercy  also  upon 
me,  and  answer  me. 


8  When  than  saidst.  Seek  ye  my 
face  ;  my  heart  said  unto  thee,  Thy 
face,  Lord,  will  1  seek. 

9  Hide  not  thy  face  far  from  me  ; 
put  not  thy  servant  away  in  anger  : 
thou  hast  been  my  help :  leave  me 
not,  neither  forsake  me,  O  God  of 
my  salvation. 

10  When  my  father  and  my 
mother  forsake  me,  then  the  Lord 
will  take  me  u]3. 

11  Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord, 
and  lead  me  in  a  jjlain  path,  be- 
cause of  mine  enemies. 

12  Deliver  me  iiot  over  unto  the 
will  of  mine  enemies  :  for  false  wit- 
nesses are  risen  up  against  me,  and 
such  as  breathe  out  cruelty. 

13  /  Jtad  fainted,  unless  I  had  be- 
lieved to  see  the  goodness  of  the 
Lord  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

1 4  Wait  on  the  Lord  :  °  be  of  good 
courage,  and   he  shall   strengthen 


thine   heart:  wait,    1  say,   on  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  28. 

1  David  prayeth  earnestly  against  hig  ene- 
mies. G  J/e  hlesseih  God.  9  lie  prayeth 
for  the  people. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

UNTO  thee  will  I  cry,  O  Lord 
my  rock ;  be  not  silent  to  me  : 
lest,  if  thou  be  silent  to  me,  I  be- 
come like  them  that  go  down  into 
the  pit. 

2  Hear  the  voice  of  my  supplica- 
tions, when  I  cry  unto  thee,  when 
I  lift  up  my  hands  toward  thy  holy 
°  oracle. 

3  Draw  me  not  away  with  the 
wicked,  and  with  the  workers  of 
iniquity,  which  speak  peace  to  their 
neighbours,  but  mischief  is  in  their 
hearts. 

4  Give  them  according  to  their 
deeds,  and  according  to  the  wick- 
edness of  their  ^endeavours  :  give 
them  after  the  work  of  their  hands  ; 
render  to  them  their  desert. 

.5  Because  they  regard  not  the 
works  of  the  Lord,  nor  the  opera- 
tion of  his  hands,  he  shall  **  destroy 
them,  and  not  build  them  up. 


6  Blessed  he  the  Lord,  because  he 
hath  heard  the  voice  of  my  suppli- 
cations. 

7  The  Lord  is  my  sti'ength  aiul 
my  shield ;  my  heart  trusted  in 
him,  and  I  am  helped:  therefore 
my  heart  greatly  rejoiceth  ;  and 
with  my  song  will  I  praise  him. 

8  The  Lord  is  their  strength, 
and  he  is  "the  saving  strengtli  of 
his  anointed! 

9  S;ive  thy  people,  and  bless 
thine  inheritance  :  feed  them  also, 
and  '"  lift  them  up  for  ever. 


The  voice  of  the  Lord. 


PSALMS  29-31. 


Praise  for  deliverance. 


1  holy  array. 


2  wild-ox. 


3  strippeth 
the  forests 
bare : 

■*  everything 
saith,  Glory, 
s  sat  as  king 
at  the 
Flood ; 


''  to  his  lioly 
name. 


'■  tarry 


PSALM  29. 

1  David  evhorteih  princea  to  give  glory  to 
God,  3  by  reason  of  his  power,  11  and 
protection  of  his  people. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

GIVE   unto   the    Lord,    O    ye 
mighty,  give  unto  the  Lord 
glory  and  strength. 

2  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory 
due  unto  his  name ;  worship  the 
Lord  in  ^  the  beauty  of  holiness. 

3  The  voice  of  the  Lord  ^.s'  upon 
the  waters  :  the  God  of  glory  thun- 
dereth :  the  Lord  ^s  upon  many 
waters. 

4  The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  power- 
ful ;  the  voice  of  the  Lord  is  full 
of  majesty. 

5  The  voice  of  the  Lord  break- 
eth  the  cedars ;  yea,  the  Lord 
breaketh  the  cedars  of  Lebanon. 

6  He  maketh  them  also  to  skip 
like  a  calf ;  Lebanon  and  Sirion 
like  a  young  "  unicorn. 

7  The  voice  of  the  Lord  divideth 
the  flames  of  fire. 

8  The  voice  of  the  Lord  shaketh 
the  wilderness ;  the  Lord  shaketh 
the  wilderness  of  Kadesh. 

9  The  voice  of  the  Lord  maketh 
the  hinds  to  calve,  and  •'  discovereth 
the  forests :  and  in  his  temple 
"* d<^th  every  one  speak  of  his  glory. 


10  The  Loud  •''sitteth  upon  the 
flood :  yea,  the  Lord  sitteth  King 
for  ever. 

11  The  Lord  will  give  strength 
unto  his  people ;  the  Lord  Avill 
bless  his  people  with  peace. 

PSALM  30. 

1  David  praisetli  God  for  hin  dtlirerance. 
4  He  exhorteth  others  to  praise  him  hy  ex- 
ample of  God''s  dealing  icith  him. 

A  Psalm  and  Song  at  the  dedication  of  the 
house  of  David. 

T  WILL  extol  thee,  O  Lord  ;  for 
i  thou  hast  liftefl  me  up,  and 
hast  not  made  my  foes  to  rejoice 
over  me. 

2  O  Lord  my  God,  I  cried  unto 
thee,  and  thou  hast  healed  me. 

3  O  Lord,  thou  hast  brought  up 
my  soul  fi'om  *  the  grave  :  thou 
hast  kept  me  alive,  that  I  sliould 
not  go  down  to  the  pit. 

4  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye 
saints  of  his,  and  give  thanks  " at 
the  remembranci^  of  his  holiiu'ss. 


5  Por  his  anger  eujiurclh,  hut  a 
moment;  in  his  favour  is  life: 
weeping  may  "^  endur<^  for  a  night, 
but  joy  arnieth  in  tlic  morning. 

6  And  in  my  jjrosix'i-ity  I  said, 
I  shall  never  be  moved. 


Sheol. 


7  Lord,  by  thy  favour  thou  hast 
made  my  mountain  tostand  strong  : 
thou  didst  hide  thy  face,  and  I  was 
troubled. 

8  I  cried  to  thee,  O  Lord  ;  and 
unto  the  Lord  I  niade  supplication. 

9  What  profit  is  there  in  my  blood, 
when  I  go  down  to  the  pit  'I  Shall 
the  dust  praise  thee  1-  shall  it  de- 
clare thy  truth  1 

10  Hear,  O  Lord,  and  have 
mercy  upon  me :  Lord,  be  thou 
my  helper. 

1 1  Thou  hast  turned  for  me  my 
mourning  into  dancing  :  thou  hast 
put  ofli"  my  sackcloth,  and  girded 
me  with  gladness ; 

1 2  To  the  end  that  7ny  t  glory 
may  sing  praise  to  thee,  and  not 
be  silent.  O  Lord  my^  God,  I  will 
give  thanks  unto  thee  for  ever. 

PSALM  31. 

1  David  showing  his  confidence  in  God 
craveth  Ms  help.  1  lie  rejoioeth  m  his 
mercy.  9  He  prayeth  in  his  calamity. 
19  lie  praiseth  God  for  his  goodness. 

8  Tf>  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

IN  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  put  my 
tru.st ;  let  me  never  be  ashamed  : 
deliver  me  in  thy  righteousness. 

2  Bow  down  thine  ear  to  me  ; 
deliver  me  speedily :  be  thou  my 
strong  rock,  for  an  house  of  de- 
fence to  save  me. 

3  For  thou  art  my  rock  and  my 
fortress ;  therefore  for  thy  name's 
sake  lead  me,  and  guide  me. 

4  Pull  me  out  of  the  net  that 
they  have  laid  privily  for  me  :  for 
thou  art  my  '^  strength. 

5  Into  thine  hand  I  commit  my 
spirit :  thou  hast  redeemed  me,  ^"  O 
Lord  God  of  truth. 


6  1  have  hated  them  that  regard 
lying  vanities  :  but  I  trust  in  the 
Lord. 

7  I  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in 
thy  mercy  :  for  thou  hast  consid- 
ered my  trouble  ;  thou  liast  known 
my  soul  in  adversities  ; 

8  And  hast  not  shut  me  up  into 
the  hand  of  the  enemy  :  thou  hast 
set  my  feet  in  a  large  room. 

9  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord, 
for  I  am  in  trouble  :  mine  eye  is 
consumed  with  grief,  yea,  my  soul 
and  my  "  belly. 

10  Foi-  my  life  is  spent  with 
grief,  and  my  years  with  sighing  : 
my  strength  faileth  because  of 
mine  iniquity,  and  my  bones  are 
consumed. 

11  I  was  a  reproacli  '-  imioTijj:  all 
mine  enemies,  '•'  but  rspcc-iiilly 
among  my  neiglibours,  and  a  fear 


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t  Tliat  is,  soul. 


9  strong 
hold. 

w  O  Lord, 
thou  God 


11  l)ody. 


1-  because  of 

!•'  yea,  ex- 
ceedingly 


A  commendation  to  God. 


PSALMS  32,  33. 


Blessedness  of  forgiveness. 


to  mine  acquaintance  :    they  that 
did  see  me  without  fled  from  nie. 

12  1  am  forgotten  as  a  dead  man 
out  of  mind :  I  am  like  a  broken 
vessel. 

13  For  I  have  heard  the  slander 
of  many :  fear  was  on  every  side : 
while  they  took  counsel  together 
against  me,  they  devised  to  take 
away  my  life. 

14  But  I  trusted  in  thee,  O 
Lord  :   I  said,  Thou  aj^t  my  God. 

15  My  times  are  in  thy  hand: 
deliver  me  from  the  hand  of  mine 
enemies,  and  from  them  that  perse- 
cute me. 

1 6  Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon 
thy  servant :  save  me  for  thy 
mercies'  sake. 

17  Let  me  not  be  ashamed,  O 
Lord  ;  for  I  have  called  upon 
thee :  let  the  wicked  be  ashamed, 
and  let    them  be    silent  in  *  the 


18  Let  the  lying  lips  be  put  to 
silence ;  which  speak  grievous 
things  pi'oudly  and  contemptu- 
ously against  the  righteous. 

1 9  Oh  how  great  is  thy  goodness, 
which  thou  hast  laid  up  for  them 
that  fear  thee ;  ivhich  thou  hast 
wrought  for  them  that  trust  in 
thee  before  the  sons  of  men ! 

20  Thou  shalt  hide  them  in  the 
secret  of  thy  presence  from  the 
'  pride  of  man  :  thou  shalt  keep 
them  secretly  in  a  pavilion  fi'om 
the  strife  of  tongues. 

2 1  Blessed  be  tire  Lord  :  for  he 
hath  sheNved  me  his  marvellous 
kindness  in  a  strong  city. 

22  For  I  said  in  my  "^  haste,  I  am 
cut  off  from  before  thine  ej^es : 
nevertheless  thou  heardest  the 
voice  of  my  supplications  when  I 
cried  unto  thee. 

23  O  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his 
saints :  for  the  Lord  preserveth 
the  faithful,  and  plentifully  re- 
wardeth  the  proud  doer. 

24  ^  Be  of  ffood  courage,  and  he 


shall  strengtlien  your  heart,  all  ye 
that  hope  in  the  Lord. 

PSALM  32. 

\  Blessedness  coiiitiafcth  in  rfinisKi'oii  of  sins. 
3  Confession  of  Kins  ijirctli  i-asc  to  the  con- 
science.    S  God's  jii(niiisi-.s  hriiKj  joy. 
A  Psiilm  of  DaviJ,  Mascliil. 

BLESSED  is  he  ivhose  transgres- 
sion is  forgiven,  ivhose  sin   is 
covered. 

2  Blessed  is  the  man  unto  whom 
the  Lord  imputeth  not  iniquity, 
and  in  whose  spirit  there  is  no 
guile. 

3  When  I  kept  silence,  my  bones 


waxed  old  through  my  roaring  all 
the  day  long. 

4  For  day  and  night  thy  hand 
was  heavy  upon  me  :  my  moisture 
*  is^  turned  into  the  drought  of 
summer.     Selah. 

•5  I  acknowledged  my  sin  unto 
thee,  and  mine  iniquity  have  I  not 
hid.  I  said,  1  will  confess  my  trans- 
gressions unto  the  Lord  ;  and  thou 
forgavest  the  iniquity  of  my  sin. 
Selah. 

6  For  this  shall  every  one  that  is 
godly  pray  unto  thee  in  a  time 
when  thou  mayest  be  found :  surely 
in  the  floods  of  great  waters  they 
shall  not  come  nigh  unto  him. 

7  Thou  art  my  hiding  place ;  thou 
shalt  preserve  me  from  trouble ; 
thou  shalt  compass  me  about  with 
songs  of  deliverance.     Selah. 

8  I  will  instruct  thee  and  teach 
thee  in  the  way  which  thou  shalt 
go  :   I  will  ^  guide  thee  with  mine 


*  Sheol. 


eye. 

9  Be  ye  not  as  the  horse,  or  as  the 
mule,  which  have  no  understand- 
ing :  whose  mouth  must  be  held  in 
with  bit  and  bridle,  ^  lest  they  come 
near  unto  thee. 

10  j\lany  sorrows  shall  he  to  the 
wicked  :  but  he  that  trusteth  in  the 
Lord,  mercy  shall  compass  him 
about. 

1 1  Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  re- 
joice, ye  righteous  :  and  shout  for 
joy,  all  ye  that  are  upright  in  heart. 

PSALM  33. 

1  God  is  to  he  praised  for  his  goodness,  &  for 
his  power,  12  and  for  his  providence.  20 
Confidence  is  to  be  placed  i'ti  God. 

REJOICE  in  the   Lord,   O    ye 
righteous  :  for  praise  is  comely 
for  the  upright. 

2  Praise  the  Lord  with  harp  : 
sing  unto  him  with  the  psaltery 
and  an  instrument  of  ten  strings. 

3  Sing  unto  him  a  new  song ; 
play  skilfully  with  a  loud  noise. 

4  For  the  word  of  the  Lord  is 
right ;  and  all  his  works  are  done 
in ' truth. 

5  He  loveth  righteousness  and 
judgment :  the  earth  is  full  of  the 
goodness  of  the  Lord. 

6  By  the  word  of  the  Lord  were 
the  heavens  made  ;  and  all  the  host 
of  them  by  the  breath  of  his  mouth. 

7  He  gathered  the  waters  of  the 
sea  together  as  an  heap  :  he  layeth 
up  the  depth  in  storehouses. 

8  Let  all  the  earth  fear  the  Lord  : 
let  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  world 
stand  in  awe  of  him. 

9  For  he  spake,  and  it  was  dove ; 
he  commanded,  and  it  stood  fast. 

10  The  Lord  bringeth  the  coun- 


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Praise  to  the  Creator  and  Preserver.     PSALMS  34,  35. 


God''s  care  for  his  servants. 


sel  of  the  heathen  to  nought :  hp 
maketli  the  devices  of  the  ^  people 
of  none  effect. 

1 1  The  counsel  of  the  Lord 
standeth  for  ever,  the  thoughts  of 
his  heart  to  all  generations. 

12  Blessed  is  the  nation  whose 
God  is  the  Lord  ;  and  the  people 
whom  he  hath  chosen  for  his  own 
inheritance. 

13  The  Lord  looketh  from  hea- 
ven ;  he  beholdeth  all  the  sons  of 
men. 

14  From  the  place  of  his  habita- 
tion he  looketh  upon  all  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  earth. 

15  He  fashioneth  their  hearts 
alike ;  he  considereth  all  their 
works. 

IG  There  is  no  king  saved  by  the 
multitude  of  an  host :  a  mighty 
man  is  not  delivered  by  much 
strength. 

17  An  horse  is  a  vain  thing  for 
safety  :  neither  shall  he  deliver  antj 
by  his  great  strength. 

1 8  Behold,  the  eye  of  the  Lord  is 
upon  them  that  fear  him,  upon  them 
that  hope  in  his  mercy  ; 

19  To  deliver  their  soul  from 
death,  and  to  keep  them  alive  in 
famine. 

20  Our  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord  : 
he  is  our  help  and  our  shield. 

21  For  our  heart  shall  rejoice  in 
him,  because  we  have  trusted  in  his 
holy  name  ; 

22  Let  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  be 
upon  us,  according  as  we  hope  in 
thee. 

PSALM  34. 

1  I)ai-i(l  piuixiik  God,  and  exhorteth  otherx 
therifii  III/  his  ca'perit'iice.  8  T/iei/  are 
hhftKiul  tli.it  trust  ill.  Voil.  11  He  ea'hovMh 
to  the  fear  of  God.  15  Th  e  pHvileges  of  thi' 
righteous. 

A  I'suim  of  David,  when  he  cliantiert  liis  Ijc- 
baviour  before  .\l)imek'c.h  ;  who  drove  liiiii 
away,  and  he  di'narted. 

T  WILL  bless  the  Lord  at  all 
1  times  :  liis  praise  sludl  continu- 
ally l>e  in  my  mouth. 

2  My  soul  shall  make  her  boast 
in  the  Lord  :  tlu^  humble  shall  hear 
thereof,  and   be  glad. 

3  0  magnify  the  Lord  with  m(^ 
and  let  us  exalt  his  name  together. 

4  1  sought  the  Lord,  and  he 
heard  ine,  and  delivered  me  from 
all  my  fears. 

5  They  looked  unto  him,  and 
were  lighteni'd :  and  their  faces 
were  not  ashanK^i. 

6  This  jKxir  man  ciiefl,  and  the 
Lord  heard  hiia,  and  Ha%(!d  him  out 
of  all  his  troubles. 

7  The  angel  of  the  LoRDencamp- 
eth  round  ;iboiit  them  that  fear 
him,  and  dehxereth  them. 

8  ()  taste  and  see  that  the  Loi;i» 


is  good  :  blessed   is  the  man   tliat 
trusteth  in  him. 

9  O  fear  the  Lord,  ye  his  saints : 
for  thei'e  is  no  want  to  them  that 
fear  him. 

10  The  young  lions  do  lack,  and 
suffer  hunger  :  but  they  that  seek 
the  Lord  shall  not  want  any  good 
thing. 

11  Come,  ye  children,  hearken 
unto  me  :  I  will  teach  you  the  fear 
of  the  Lord. 

12  What  man  is  he  that  desireth 
life,  and  loveth  many  days,  that  lie 
may  see  good '( 

13  Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil, 
and  thy  lips  from  speaking  guile. 

1 4  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good ; 
seek  peace,  and  pursue  it. 

1 5  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  upon 
the  righteous,  and  his  ears  are  open 
unto  their  cry. 

16  The  face  of  the  Lord  is 
against  them  that  do  evil,  to  cut 
off  the  remembrance  of  them  from 
the  earth. 

17  Tlie  righteous  cry,  and  the 
Lord  heareth,  and  delivereth  them 
out  of  all  their  troubles. 

18  The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  them 
that  are  of  a  broken  heart ;  and 
saveth  such  as  be  of  a  contrite 
spirit. 

1 9  Many  are  the  afflictions  of  the 
righteous  :  but  the  Lord  delivereth 
him  out  of  them  all. 

20  He  keepeth  all  his  bones :  not 
one  of  them  is  broken. 

21  Evil  shall  slay  the  wicked  : 
and  they  that  hate  the  righteous 
shall  be  -  desolate. 

22  The  Lord  redeemeth  the  soul 
of  his  servants  :  and  ncme  of  them 
that  trust  in  him  shall  be  '■^desolate. 


PSALM  35. 

1  David  prayeth  for  hix  own  .infeti/,  and  Mk 
enemieii'  eoiifuHioii.  11  lie.  coinphtineili  of 
their  wronaful,  deolliiff.  22  Therehtjlu'  in- 
citeth  God  (igainxt  them. 

A   PKdhii  of  David. 

I^LEAl)  //ii/  raiise.  O  LoRD,  with 
-  them  that  sti'ive  witli  me : 
fight  against  them  that  fight 
against  me. 

2  Take  hold  of  .sliield  and 
buckler,  and  stand  up  for  mine; 
help. 

3  Di'aw  out  also  the  si)ear,  and 
stop  </iri  ?c«2/ against  them  that  i)er- 
secute  me  :  say  unto  mj^  soul,  1  am 
thy  salvation. 

4  Let  theni  ho  c(mfounded  and 
put  to  shame  that  sec^k  aft(M'  my 
soul:  let  tlicin  lie  turned  back  and 
brought  to  confusion  that  devisee 
my  hui't. 

5  Let  them  be  as  chaff  before  the 
}<) 


Prayer  for  rescue  from  enemies. 


PSALM  36. 


For  favour  to  the  uj)rkjht 


wind :   and  let    the   angel    of   the 
Lord  '  cha.se  them. 

6  Let  their  way  be  dark  and  slip- 
pery :  and  let  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  "  persecute  them. 

7  For  without  cause  have  they 
hid  for  me  their  net  in  a  pit,  wliick 
without  cause  they  have  digged  for 
my  soul. 

8  Let  destruction  come  upon  him 
at  unawares;  and  let  his  net  that 
he  hath  hid  catch  himself :  into 
that  very  destruction  let  hini  fall. 

9  And  my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in 
the  Lord  :  it  shall  rejoice  in  nis  sal- 
vation. 

10  All  my  bones  shall  say,  Lord, 
who  is  like  unto  thee,  which  deliver- 
est  the  poor  from  him  that  is  too 
strong  for  him,  yea,  the  poor  and 
the  needy  from  him  that  spoileth 
him  ? 

1 1  ''^  False  witnesses  did  rise  up  ; 
they  laid  to  my  charge  things  that 
I  knew  not. 

12  They  rewarded  me  evil  for 
good  to  the  ■*  spoiling  of  my  soul. 

13  But  as  for  me,  when  they  were 
sick,  my  clothing  ivas  sackcloth  : 
I  humbled  my  soul  with  fasting ; 
and  my  prayer  returned  into  mine 
own  bosom. 

14  I  behaved  myself  as  though 
he  had  been  my  friend  or  brother : 
I  bowed  down  heavily,  as  one  that 
mourneth  for  his  mother. 

15  But  in  mine  advei'sity  they 
rejoiced,  and  gathered  themselves 
together  :  yea,  the  abjects  gathered 
themselves  together  against  me, 
and  ^  I  knew  it  not :  they  did  tear 
■me,  and  ceased  not  : 

16'^  With  hypocritical  mockers 
in  feasts,  tliey  gnashed  upon  me 
with  their  teeth. 

17  Lord,  how  long  wilt  thou  look 
on  ?  rescue  my  soul  from  their  de- 
structions, my  ^  darling  from  the 
lions. 

18  1  will  give  thee  thanks  in  the 
great  congregation  :  I  will  praise 
thee  among  much  people. 

19  Let  not  them  that  are  mine 
enemies  wrongfully  rejoice  over 
me :  neither  let  them  wink  with 
the  eye  that  hate  me  without  a 
cause. 

20  For  they  speak  not  peace: 
but  they  devise  deceitful  matters 
against  them  that  are  quiet  in  the 
land. 

2 1  Yea,  they  opened  their  mouth 
wide  against  me,  and  said,  Aha, 
aha,  our  eye  hath  seen  it. 

22  This  thou  hast  seen,  O  Lord  : 
keep  not  silence :  O  Lord,  be  not 
far  from  me. 

23  Stir  up  thyself,  and  awake  to 


my  judgment,  even  unto  my  cause, 
my  God  and  my  Lord. 

24  Judge  me,  O  Lord  my  God, 
according  to  thy  righteousness ; 
and  let  them  not  rejoice  over  me. 

2-5  Let  them  not  say  in  their 
hearts.  Ah,  so  would  we  have  it : 
let  them  not  say.  We  have  swal- 
lowed him  up. 

26  Let  them  be  ashamed  and 
brought  to  confusion  together  that 
rejoice  at  mine  hurt:  let  them  be 
clothed  with  shame  and  dishonour 
that  magnify  themselves  against 
me. 

27  Let  them  shout  for  joy,  and 
be  glad,  that  favour  my  righteous 
cause :  yea,  let  them  say  continu- 
ally. Let  the  Lord  be  magnified, 
which  hath  pleasure  in  the  pros- 
perity of  his  servant. 

28  And  my  tongue  shall  speak 
of  thy  righteousness  and  of  thy 
praise  all  the  day  long. 

PSALM  36. 

1  The  grievous  estate  of  the  wicked.  5  The 
excellency  of  God's  mercy.  10  David 
prayeih  for  favour  to  God''s  children. 

*  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David  the 
servant  of  the  Lord. 

THE  transgression  of  the  wicked 
saith  within  "  m^  heart,  that 
there  is  no  fear  of  Ooid  before  his 
eyes. 

2  For  he  flattereth  himself  in  his 
own  eyes,  until  his  iniquity  be 
found  to  be  hateful. 

3  The  words  of  his  mouth  are 
iniquity  and  deceit :  he  hath  left 
off  to  be  wise,  and  to  do  good. 

4  He  deviseth  mischief  upon  his 
bed ;  he  setteth  himself  in  a  way 
that  is  not  good  ;  he  abhorreth  not 
evil. 

5  Thy  ^°  mercy,  O  Lord,  is  in 
the  heavens  ;  and  thy  faithfulness 
reacheth  unto  the  clouds. 

6  Thy  righteousness  is  like  the 
great  mountains ;  thy  judgments 
(tre  a  great  deep :  O  Lord,  thou 
preservest  man  and  beast. 

7  How  ^'  excellent  is  thy  loving- 
kindness,  ()  God  !  therefore  the 
children  of  men  ''  put  their  trust 


under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 

8  They  shall  be  abundantly  satis- 
fied with  the  fatness  of  thy  house  ; 
and  thou  shalt  make  them  drink 
of  the  river  of  thy  pleasur-es. 

9  For  with  thee  is  the  fountain 
of  life :  in  thy  light  shall  we  see 
light. 

10  O  continue  thy  lovingkind- 
ness  unto  them  that  know  thee ; 
anfl  thy  rigliteousness  to  the  up- 
right in  heart. 


*  Or, 


9  *  his 


1"  loving- 
kiiiduess, 


11  precious 

12  take 
refuse 


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Security  of  the  riyhteous, 


PSALM  37. 


insecurity  of  the  loicked. 


1  dwell  in 
the  laud, 
and  follow 
after  faith- 
fulness. 


2  thyself,  it 
tendeth  only 
to  evil- 
doinji;. 

a  land. 


•'  l:ind: 


''  npris^ht 
in  tilt!  way. 


1 1  Let  not  the  foot  of  pride  come 
against  me,  and  let  not  the  hand 
of  the  wicked  remove  me. 

12  There  are  the  workers  of 
iniquity  fallen :  they  are  cast 
down,  and  shall  not  be  able  to 
rise. 

PSALM  37. 

David  perHuadeih  to ixMence,  and  confidence 
in  God,  by  the  different  entate  of  the  godly 
and  the  wicked. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

FRET  not  thyself  because  of  evil- 
doers, neither  be  thou  envious 
against  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

2  For  they  shall  soon  be  cut 
down  like  the  grass,  and  wither 
as  the  green  herb. 

3  Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  do 
good  ;  '  .so  shalt  thou  dwell  in  the 
land,  and  verily  thou  slialt  be  fed. 


4  Delight  thvself  also  in  tTie 
Lopaj ;  and  he  shall  give  thee  the 
desires  of  thine  heart. 

.5  Commit  thy  way  unto  the 
LoKD  ;  trust  also  in  him  ;  and  he 
shall  bring  it  to  pass. 

6  And  he  shall  bring  forth  thy 
righteousness  as  the  light,  and  thy 
judgment  as  the  nooncfay. 

7  Rest  in  the  Lopj),  and  wait 
patiently  for  him  :  fret  not  thyself 
because  of  him  who  i)rospereth  in 
his  way,  because  of  the  man  who 
bringeth  wicked  devices  to  pass. 

8  Cease  from  anger,  and  forsake 
wrath:    fret  not  '-^thyself    in   any 

to  do  evi 


'J  For  evildoers  shall  be  cut  off : 
l)ut  tliose  that  wait  upon  tlie  Lord, 
they  shall  inherit  the  ''earth. 

10  For  yet  a  little  while,  and  the 
wicked  mall  not  be:  yea,  thou 
shalt  diligently  consider  his  place, 
and  it  i<Juill  not  he. 

11  l>ut  the  meek  shall  inherit 
the  ■*  cai'th  ;  and  shall  ( lolight  them- 
selves in  the  aljundance  of  i)eace. 

12  The  wicked  ])lotteth  against 
the  just,  and  gnasheth  upon  him 
with  his  teeth. 

13  The  Lord  shall  laugh  at  him  : 
for  he  seeth  that  his  day  is  coming. 

14  Tlie  wicked  have  drawn  out 
the  sword,  anrl  have  bent  their 
1)()W.  to  cast  down  the  poor  ;tnd 
needy,  (tiid  to  slay  such  as  be  "'of 
upright  conversation. 

1  [)  'I'iieir  sword  shall  enter  into 
their  own  heart,  and  their  bows 
shall  be  broken. 

IG  A  littl(>  that  a  righteous  man 
hath  ^s•  better  than  the  rich(^s  of 
many  wicked. 

17  For  the  aims  of  the  wicked 
shall  be  broUeti  :  but  the  LoUD 
iipholdeth  the  righteous. 

18  The  Lord  knoweth  the  days 


of  the  upright :   and  their  inheri- 
tance shall  be  for  ever. 

19  They  shall  not  be  ashamed  in 
the  evil  time  :  and  in  the  days  of 
famine  they  shall  be  satisfied. 

20  But  the  wicked  shall  perish, 
and  the  enemies  of  the  Lord  i<]iall 
be  as  the  fat  of  lambs :  they  shall 
consume ;  into  smoke  shall  they 
consume  away. 

2 1  The  wicked  borroweth,  and 
payeth  not  again :  but  the  right- 
eous sheweth  mercy,  and  giveth. 

22  For  such  as  be  blessed  of  him 
shall  inherit  the  •*  earth :  and  they 
that  be  cursed  of  him  shall  be  cut  off. 

23  The  steps  of  a  good  man  are 
^  ordered  by  the  Lord  :  and  he 
delighteth  in  his  way. 

24  Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not 
be  utterly  cast  down  :  for  the  Lord 
upholdeth  1dm  tvith  his  hand. 

2.5  I  have  been  young,  and  no^u 
am  old;  yet  have  I  not  seen  the 
righteous  forsaken,  nor  his  seed 
begging  bread. 

26  He  is  ever  merciful,  and  lend- 
eth  ;  and  his  seed  is  blessed. 

27  Depart  from  evil,  and  do 
good  ;  and  dwell  for  evermore. 

28  For  the  Lord  loveth  judg- 
ment, and  forsaketh  not  his  saints; 
they  are  preserved  for  ever :  but 
the  seed  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut 

off-  . 

29  The  righteous  shall  inherit 
the  land,  and  dwell  therein  for  ever. 

30  The  mouth  of  the  rightet)us 
speaketh  wisdom,  and  his  tongue 
talketh  of  judgment. 

31  The  law  of  his  God  is  in  his 
heart ;  none  of  his  steps  shall  slide. 

32  The  wicked  watcheth  the 
righteous,  and  seeketh  to  slay  him. 

33  The  Lord  will  not  leave  him 
in  his  hand,  nor  condemn  him 
wdien  lie  is  judged. 

34  Wait  on  the  Lord,  and  keep 
his  way,  and  he  shall  exalt  thee  to 
inherit,  the  land  :  when  the  wicked 
are  cut  off,  thou  shalt  see  it. 

'^^)  1  have  seen  the  wicked  in 
great  power,  and  spreading  him- 
self lik(;  a  green  hay  tree. 

3G  "  Vet  he  passerl  away,  and,  lo, 
he  ?/v(.<;  not  :  yea,  I  s<iught  him,  l)\it 
he  could  not  l)e  found. 

37  Mark  the  pcu'fect  man,  and 
behold  the  ui)right :  for  '*  the  end 
of  that  man   ix  iieace. 


•'is  lUit  the  transgressors  shall  be 
d(>sti'oye(l  together:  the  "end  of  the 
wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 

39  I5ut  the  salvation  of  the  right- 
(>ous  is  of  the  Loiii)  :  he  ix  theii- 
'"strength  in  the  time  of  trouble. 


*0r, 


538 


Prayer  of  a  suffering  penitent. 


PSALMS  38-40. 


The  brevity  and  vanity  of  life. 


3  argu- 
ments. 
■*  answer, 


5  fall, 


40  And  the  Lord  shall  help 
them,  and  deliver  them  :  he  shall 
deliver  them  from  the  wicked,  and 
save  them,  because  they  '  trust  in 
him. 

PSALM  38. 

David  moveth  God  to  take  compassion  of  his 
pitiful  case. 
A  Ps.ilm  of  David,  to  bring  to  remembrance. 

OLORD,  rebuke  me  not  in  thy 
wrath  :  neither  chasten  me  in 
thy  hot  displeasure. 

2  For  thine  arrows  stick  fast  in 
me,  and  thy  hand  presseth  me  sore. 

3  7here  is  no  soundness  in  my 
tlesh  because  of  thine  anger ;  nei- 
ther is  there  any  rest  in  my  bones 
because  of  my  sin. 

4  For  mine  iniquities  are  gone 
over  mine  head  :  as  an  heavy  bur- 
den they  are  too  heavy  for  me. 

.5  My  wounds  stink  and  are  cor- 
rujjt  because  of  my  foolishness. 

6  I  am  troubled ;  I  am  bowed 
down  greatly ;  I  go  mourning  all 
the  day  long. 

7  For  my  loins  are  filled  with  a 
loathsome  disease  ■'  and  there  is  no 
soundne.ss  in  my  flesh. 

8  I  am  feeble  and  sore  broken  :  I 
have  roared  by  reason  of  the  dis- 
quietness  of  my  heart. 

9  Lord,  all  my  desire  is  before 
thee  ;  and  my  groaning  is  not  hid 
from  thee. 

1 0  M  y  heart  panteth ,  my  strength 
faileth  me  :  as  for  the  light  of  mine 
eyes,  it  also  is  gone  from  me. 

11  My  lovers  and  my  friends 
stand  aloof  from  my  -.sore  ;  and  my 
kinsmen  stand  afar  ott'. 

1  -2  They  also  that  seek  after  my 
life  lay  snares /"or  nie;  and  they  that 
seek  my  hurt  speak  mischievous 
things,  and  imagine  deceits  all  the 
day  long. 

13  But  I,  as  a  deaf  man,  heard 
not ;  and  /  iras  as  a  dumb  man  that 
openeth  not  his  mouth. 

14  Thus  1  was  as  a  man  that 
heareth  not,  and  in  whose  mouth 
are  no  •'  repi'oofs. 

\o  For  in  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I 
hope  :  thou  wilt  '*  hear,  O  Lord  my 
God. 

16  For  I  said,  Hear  me,  lest  other- 
vjise  they  should  rejoice  over  me  : 
when  my  foot  slipi)eth,  they  mag- 
nify themselves  against  me. 

1 7  For  I  am  ready  to  '^  halt,  and 
my  sorrow  is  continually  before  me. 

1 8  For  I  will  declare  mine  ini- 
quity ;  I  will  be  sorry  for  my  sin. 

19  But  mine  enemies  are  lively, 
and  they  are  strong  :  and  they  that 
hate  me  wrongfully  are  multiplied. 

1^0  They  mIso  that  render  evil  for 
good    are    mine    adversaries ;     be- 


cause I  follow  the  thing  t/uit  good  is. 

21  Forsake  me  not,  O  Lord:  O 
my  God,  be  not  far  from  me. 

22  Make  haste  to  help  me,  O  Lord 
my  salvation. 

PSALM  39. 

1  David's  care  of  his  thoughts.  4  The  con- 
sideration of  the  hrevity  and  vanity  of  life. 
7  the  reverenceof  God's  judgments,  10  and 
prayer,  are  his  bridles  of  impaiiency. 

"To  the  cliief  Musician,  even  'to  Jeduthun, 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

I  SAID,  I  will  take  heed  to  my 
ways,  that  I  sin  not  with  my 
tongue  :  I  will  keep  my  mouth  with 
a  bridle,  while  the  wicked  is  before 
me. 

2  I  was  dumb  with  silence,  I  held 
my  peace,  even  from  good  ;  and  my 
sorrow  was  stirred. 

3  My  heart  was  hot  within  me, 
while  I  was  musing  the  fire  **  burned: 


"For 
'for 


then  spake  I  with  my  tongue, 

4  Lord,  make  me  to  know  mine 
end,  and  the  measure  of  my  days, 
what  it  is;  that  I  may  know  how 
frail  I  a7n. 

5  Behold,  thou  hast  made  my 
days  as  an  handbreadth  ;  and  mine 
age  is  as  nothing  before  thee: 
verily  every  man  at  his  best  state 
is  altogether  vanity.     Selah. 

6  Surely  every  man  walketh  in  a 
vain  shew :  surely  they  are  dis- 
quieted in  vain :  he  heapeth  up 
riches,  and  knoweth  not  wno  shall 
gather  them. 

7  And  now.  Lord,  what  wait  I 
for  1  my  hope  is  in  thee. 

8  Deliver  me  from  all  my  trans- 
gressions: make  me  not  the  re- 
proach of  the  foolish. 

9  I  was  dumb,  I  opened  not  my 
mouth  ;  because  thou  didst  it. 

1 0  Remove  thy  stroke  away  from 
me  :  I  am  consumed  by  the  blow  of 
thine  hand. 

11  When  thou  with  rebukes  dost 
correct  man  foi-  iniquity,  thou  mak- 
est  his  beauty  to  consume  away  like 
a  moth  :  surely  every  man  is  van- 
ity.    Selah. 

1 2  Hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  and 
give  ear  unto  my  cry  ;  hold  not  thy 
peace  at  my  tears :  for  I  am  a 
stranger  with  thee,  and  a  sojourner, 
as  all  my  fathers  were. 

13  O  spare  me,  that  I  may  re- 
cover strength,  before  I  go  hence, 
and  be  no  more. 

PSALM  40. 

1   Thebenefit  of  confidence  in  God.    6  Obedi- 
ence is  the  best  sacrifice.    11   The  sense  of 
David's  evils  ivflameth  his  prayer. 
To  tlie  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

WAITED  patiently  for  the 
_  Lord  ;  and  he  inclined  unto 
me,  and  heard  my  cry. 


8  kindled ; 


I 


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Obedience  the  true  sacrijice. 


PSALMS  41,  42. 


Prayer  mjainst  false  friends. 


2  He  brought  me  up  also  out  of 
an  horrible  pit,  out  of  the  miry  clay, 
and  set  my  feet  upon  a  rock,  arul 
established  my  goings. 

3  And  he  hath  put  a  new  song  in 
my  mouth,  even  praise  unto  our 
God  :  many  shall  see  it,  and  fear, 
and  shall  trust  in  the  Lord. 

4  Blessed  it^  that  man  that  mak- 
eth  the  Lokd  his  trust,  and  respect- 
eth  not  the  proud,  nor  such  as  turn 
aside  to  lies. 

5  Many,  O  Lord  ray  God,  are 
thy  wonderful  works  which  thou 
hast  done,  and  thy  thoughts  v)]iirh 
are  to  usward :  ^  they  cannot  ))e 
reckoned  up  in  order  unto  thee  :  rf 


1  would  declare  and  speak  of  them, 
they  are  more  than  can  be  num- 
bered. 

6  Sacrifice  andoffering  thou  didst 
not  desire ;  mine  eai-s  hast  tliou 
opened  :  burnt  offering  and  sin 
offering  hast  thou  not  required. 

7  Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  come  :  in  the 
"  volume  of  the  book  it  is  written  of 
me, 

8  I  delight  to  do  thy  will,  O  my 
God  :  yea,  thy  law  r.s  within  my 
heart. 

9  I  have  ^  preached  righteousness 
in  the  great  congregation :  lo,  I 
have  not  refrained  my  lips,  O  Lord, 
thou  knowest. 

10  I  have  not  hid  thy  righteous- 
ness within  my  heart ;  I  have  de- 
clared thy  faithfulness  and  thy 
salvation  :  I  have  not  concealed 
thy  lovingkindness  and  thy  truth 
ivom  the  great  congregation. 

1 1  Withliold  not  thou  thy  tender 
mercies  from  me,  O  Lord:  let  thy 
lovingkindness  and  thy  truth  con- 
tinually pi-eserve  me. 

12  For  iiuiumerable  evils  have 
compassed  \m\  about:  mine  inicpii- 
ties  have  taken  hold  upon  me,  so 
that  1  am  not  abU;  to  look  up;  th(!y 
are  more  than  the  hairs  of  mine 
head  :  therefore  my  heart  faileth 
me. 

13  Be  pleased,  O  Loud,  todclivei- 
me:  O  Lord,  make  haste  to  help 
me. 

14  Let  them  be  ashamed  jind 
confounded  togcitlier-  that  seekaftei' 
my  soul  to  destroy  it  ;  let  them  b<! 
driven  backward  and  put  to  shame 
that  wish  me  evil. 

15  Let  th(!m  be  desolate  for  a 
reward  of  their  shame  that  say  unto 
me.  Aha,  aha. 

IG  Let  all  those  that  seek  thee 
rejoices  and  be  glad  in  thee:  let 
such  as  love  thy  salvation  say  con- 
tinually. The   J^(»ui>  l)e   magni(ie(i. 

17  But  1  am  poor  and  needy  :  iiel 
the  Lord  thinketh  upon  me  :  thou 


art   my  help    and    my  deliverer ; 
make  no  tarrying,  O  my  God. 

PSALM  41. 

1  GoiVfi  care  of  the  poor.  4  David  coin- 
jilaineth  of  his  enemies'  treachery.  10  He 
fleeth  to  God  for  succour. 

*  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

BLESSED  is  lie  that  considereth 
the  poor :   the   Lord  will  de- 
liver him  in  time  of  trouble. 

2  The  Lord  will  preserve  him, 
and  keep  him  alive ;  and  he  shall 
be  blessed  upon  the  earth :  and 
thou  wilt  not  deliver  him  unto  the 
will  of  his  enemies. 

3  The  Lord  will  strengthen  him 
upon  the  bed  of  languishing  :  thcni 
wilt  make  all  his  bed  in  his  sick- 
ness. 

4  I  said.  Lord,  be  merciful  unto 
me  :  heal  my  soul ;  for  I  have  sinned 
against  thee. 

5  Mine  enemies  speak  evil  of  me. 
When  shall  he  die,  and  his  name 
perish  1 

6  And  if  he  come  to  see  me,  he 
speaketh  •''vanity :  his  heart  ga- 
thereth  iniquity  to  itself ;  when 
he  goeth  abroad,  he  telleth  it. 

7  All  that  hate  me  whisper  to- 
gether against  me  :  against  me  do 
they  devise  my  hurt. 

8  An  evil  disease,  say  they,  cleav- 
eth  fast  unto  him  :  and  nov)  that  he 
lieth  he  shall  rise  up  no  more. 

9  Yea,  mine  own  familiar  friend, 
in  whom  I  trusted,  which  did  eat 
of  iny  bread,  hath  lifted  up  /w'sheel 
against  me. 

10  But  thou,  O  Lord,  be  merci- 
ful unto  me,  and  raise  me  up,  that 
I  may  requite  them. 

1 1  By  this  I  know  that  thou  fa- 
vourest  me,  because  mine  enemy 
doth  not  triunn)h  over  me. 

12  And  as  forme,  thou  upholdest 
me  in  niine  integrity,  and  settest 
mv.  before  thy  face  for  (>ver. 

13  lilessed  />e''the   LoitD  God  of 


lsme1  from  everlasting,  and  to  ever- 
lasting.    Amen,  and  Amen. 

PSALM  42. 

1    f>atnd's  seal  to  serve  God  in  the  ienip/e.  5 
//<?  encovrageth  his  soul  to  tniht  in  God . 

«^t)ie  cliicf  Musiciiin,  Maschil,  fortho  sunt  of 
K<inih. 

AS  the  hart   i)antetli   after   the 
water  brooks,  so  i)antelli  my 
soul  after  thee,  ()  (/.od. 

2  .My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for 
the  living  God  :  when  shall  1  come 
and  appear  before  God*? 

3  Aly  tears  liave  been  my  ^  meat 


day  and  night,  while  theycontiiiu 
ally  say  unto  me,  Where  is  tliy  God  i 


5  falsehood : 


0  tlic  T,<)ui), 
the  (kxl  of 
Israel, 


food 


540 


Thirsting  for  God  in  exile. 


PSALMS  43,  44. 


Prayer  of  the  church  in  trouble. 


4  ^  When! remrmhertheso^/^/»r/.<. 
I  i)()ur()ut  my  soul  in  iin; :  tor  I  liad 


gone  with  the  multitude,  1  went 
with  them  to  the  house  of  God, 
with  the  voice  of  joy  and  praise, 
with  a  multitude  that  kept  holy- 
day. 

5  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my 
soul  1  and  ivht/  art  thou  disquieted 
in  me  1  hope  thou  in  God  :  for  I 
shall  yet  praise  him  "/or  the  help 
of  his  countenance. 


G  O  my  God,  my  soul  is  cast 
down  within  me  :  therefore  will  1 
remember  thee  from  the  land  of 
.Jordan,  and  of  the  "  Hermonites, 
from  the  hill  Mizar. 

7  Deep  calleth  unto  deep  at  the 
noise  of  thy  waterspouts ;  all  thy 
waves  and  thy  billows  are  gone 
over  me. 

8  Yet  the  Lord  will  command  his 
lovingkindness  in  the  daytime,  and 
in  the  night  his  song  shall  he  with 
me,  and  my  prayer  unto  the  God 
of  my  life. 

9  I  will  say  unto  God  my  rock. 
Why  hast  thou  forgotten  me  %  why 
go  I  mourning  because  of  the  op- 
pression of  the  enemy  % 

10  As  with  a  sword  in  my  bones, 
mine  enemies  reproach  me  ;  while 
they  say  daily  unto  me.  Where  is 
thy  Godf? 

1 1  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O 
my  soul  %  and  why  art  thou  dis- 
quieted within  met  hope  thou  in 
God  :  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him,  wlio 
is  the  health  of  my  countenance, 
and  my  God. 

PSALM  43. 

1  David,  }>rinjin(i  in  he  n  sfDi-cil  to  the  teinjih', 
promiscth  t(i  .serr,'  (iml  juiifiill ij.  5  lU  en- 
couraijeth  /lixxon/  in  irnst  in  (iod. 

JUDGE  me,  O  God,  and  plead 
my  cause  against  an  ungodly 
nation  :  ()  deliver  me  from  the  de- 
ceitful and  unjust  man. 

2  For  thou  art  the  God  of  my 
strength :  why  dost  thou  cast  me 
off?  why  go  I  mourning  because  of 
the  oppression  of  the  enemy  % 

3  O  send  out  thy  light  and  thy 
truth  :  let  them  lead  me ;  let  them 
bring  me  unto  thy  holy  liill,  and 
to  thy  tabernacles. 

4  Tlieii  will  I  go  unto  the  altar 
of  God,  unto  God  my  exceeding 
joy:  yea,  upon  the  harp  will  I 
Ijraise  thee,  O  God  my  God. 

5  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my 
soul  %  and  why  art  thou  (Hs(![uieted 
within  me?  hope  in  (xod  :  for  I 
shall  yet  praise  him,  wJio  is  the 
health  of  my  countenance,  and  my 
God. 


PSALM  44. 

1  The  church,  in  meiuwi/  of  former  favours, 
7  compluineth  of  their  2Jresent  evilH.  \1 
Profe,sf,in(/  her  integrity,  23  she  fercently 
Xirayethfor  succour. 

*  To  the  chief  Musician  for  the  sons  of  Korah, 
Maschil. 

WE  have  heard  with  our  ears, 
O  God,  our  fathers  have  told 
us,  ivhdt  work  thou  didst  in  their 
days,  in  the  times  of  old. 

2  Iloiv  thou  didst  drive  out  the 
heathen  with  thy  hand,  and  i>lant- 
edst  them  ;  ltuii>  thou  didst  afflict 
the  ■''  peo]jle,  and  cast  them  out. 

3  For  tliey  got  not  the  land  in 
possession  by  their  own  sword, 
neither  did  their  own  arm  save 
them :  but  thy  right  hand,  and 
thine  arm,  and  the  light  of  thy 
countenance,  because  thou  hadst  a 
favour  unto  them. 

4  Thou  art  my  King,  O  God  : 
command  deliverances  for  Jacob. 

5  Through  thee  will  we  push 
down  our  enemies :  through  thy 
name  will  we  tread  theni  under 
that  rise  up  against  us. 

6  For  I  will  not  trust  in  my  bow, 
neither  shall  my  sword  save  me. 

7  But  thou  liast  saved  us  from 
our  enemies,  and  hast  put  them  to 
shame  that  luited  us. 

8  In  God  we  boast  all  the  day 
long,  and  praise  thy  name  for  ever. 
Selafi. 

9  But  thou  hast  cast  off,  and  put 
us  to  shame ;  and  goest  not  forth 
with  our  armies. 

10  Thou  makest  us  to  turn  back 
from  the  enemy  :  and  they  which 
hate  us  spoil  f<jr  themselves. 

1 1  Thou  hast  given  us  like  sheep 
appointed  for  "meat :  and  hast  scat- 
tered us  among  the  heathen. 

12  Thou  sellest  thy  people  for 
nought,  and  dost  not  increase  ^/iy 
wealth  by  their  price. 

13  Thou  makest  us  a  reproach  to 
our  neighbours,  a  scorn  and  a  flei'i- 
sion  to  them  that  are  round  about 
us. 

14  Thou  makest  us  a  byword 
among  the  heathen^  a  shaking  of 
the  head  among  the  "fieople. 

15  My  confusion  is  continually 
before  me,  and  the  shame  of  my 
face  hath  covoretl  me. 

16  Foi"  the  voice  of  him  that  re- 
proacheth  and  blaspliemeth  ;  by 
reason  of  the  enemy  and  avenger. 

17  All  this  is  come  upon  us  ;  yet 
have  we  not  forgotten  thee,  neitnei- 
have  we  dealt  falsely  in  thy  cove- 
nant. 

18  Our  heart  is  not  turned  back, 
neitlier  liave  our  steps  declined 
from  thy  way  ; 

19  Though  thou  hast  sore  broken 


641 


The  glory  of  the  king. 


PSALMS  45,  46. 


God  the  refuge  of  his  people. 


us  in  the  place  of  ^  dragons,  and 
covered  us  with  the  shadow  of 
death. 

20  If  we  have  forgotten  the  name 
of  our  God,  or  stretched  out  our 
hands  to  a  strange  god  ; 

21  Shall  not  God  search  this  out  1 
for  he  knoweth  the  secrets  of  the 
heart. 

22  Yea,  for  thy  sake  are  we  killed 
all  the  day  long  ;  we  are  counted  as 
sheep  for  the  slaughter. 

23  Awake,  why  sleepest  thou,  O 
Lord'?  arise,  cast  ^is  not  off  for 
ever. 

24  Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy 
face,  and  forgettest  our  affliction 
and  our  oppression '? 

25  For  our  soul  is  bowed  down 
to  the  dust :  our  belly  cleaveth 
unto  the  earth. 

26  Arise  for  our  help,  and  re- 
deem us  for  thy  mercies'  sake. 

PSALM  45. 

1  The  -majesty  and  grace,  of  Clii'lsVn  king- 
dom. 10  The  duty  of  the  church,  and  the 
henejits  thereof. 

2  To  the  chief  Musician  s  upon  *  Shoshannini. 
for  the  sons  of  Korah,  iMaschil,  A  Son-r  of 
loves. 

MY  lieart  ^  is    inditing  a  good 
matter  :  I  speak  of  tht;  things 
which  i   have   made  toucliing   the 


kintj  :    my  tongue  is  the  pen  of  a 
ready  writer. 

2  Thou  art  fairer  than  the  child- 
ren of  njen  :  grace  is  poured  ''into 
thy  lips :  therefore  God  hatli 
blessed  thee  for  ever. 

3  Gird  thy  sword  upon  thy 
thigh,  O  'imM  mighty,  with  thy 
glory  and  thy  majesty. 

4  And  in  thy  majesty  ride  pros- 
perously "  because  of  truth  and 
meekness  and.  I'ighteousness ;  and 
thy  riglit  hand  sha^ll  teach  thee 
terril)le  things. 

5  Thine  arrows  are  sliai'j)  in 
the  lieart  of  the  king's  eiiciiiics; 
ii'hcirlnj  the  ^people  fall  under  tliee. 

G  Thy  throne,  O  God,  la  for  ever 
and  ever:  the  sceptre  of  tliy  king- 
dom /.*>•  a  "  right  scepti'e. 

7  Thou  lovcst  righteousness,  and 
liatest  wickedness:  thei'efoi'C!  God, 
thy  God,  hath  anoint(>d  thee  with 
the  oil  (jf  gladness  above  thy  fel- 
lows. 

iS  ,\11  thy  garments  micll  of 
myiTli,  and  aloes,  and  "  c;issi;i,.  out 


of  the  ivory  oalfices,  wlici-cUy  t  licy 


\vA\r  made  t  lice  glad. 

!)  Kings'  daughtei-s  '"  /^v'?r among 
thy  honourable  women  :  upon  thy 


*  That  is,  Lilies. 


right  hand  "  did  stand  the  queen 
in  gold  of  Ophir. 

10  Hearken,  O  daughter,  and 
consider,  and  incline  thine  ear ; 
forget  also  thine  own  people,  and 
thy  father's  house ; 

11  So  shall  the  king  greatly 
desire  thy  beauty  :  for  he  is  thy 
Lord  ;  and  worship  thou  him. 

12  And  the  daughter  of  Tyre 
sJudl  be  tJiere  with  a  gift ;  even  the 
rich  among  the  people  shall  intreat 
thy  favour. 

13  The  king's  daughter  ^'"  is  all 
glorious  within  :  her  clothing  is  of 
wrought  gold. 

14  She  shall  be  brought  unto  the 
king  in  raiment  of  needlework : 
the  virgins  her  companions  that 
follow  her  shall  be  brought  unto 
thee. 

15  With  gladness  and  rejoicing 
shall  they  be  brought :  they  shall 
enter  into  the  king's  palace. 

16  Instead  of  thy  fathers  shall 
be  thy  children,  whom  thou  mayest 
make  princes  in  all  the  earth. 

17  1  will  make  thy  name  to  be 
remembered  in  all  generations : 
therefore  shall  the  ''  peoyjle  praise 
thee  for  ever  and  ever. 

PSALM  46. 

1   77(c,  confideiice  vltlch   the  churcfi    hafh  hi 
God.     8  An  exhortation  to  behold  it. 

-  To  the  chief  Musician  for  the  sons  of  Korali, 
A  Song  upon  Alamoth. 

GOD  is  our  refuge  and  strength, 
a  very  present  help  in  trouble. 

2  Therefore  will  not  we  fear, 
though  the  earth  be  I'emoved,  and 
though  the  mountains  be  carried 
into  the  midst  of  the  sea ; 

3  Though  the  waters  thereof  roar 
awl  be  troubled,  thouyh  the  moun- 
tains shake  with  the  swelling 
thereof.     Selah. 

4  There  is  a  river,  th("  streams 
whci'eof  shall  make  gkul  the  city 
of  («od,  tlu^  \mAy  'phtce  of  the  taber- 
nacles of  the  most  High. 

5  Ciod  is  in  the  midst  of  her ; 
she  shall  not  be  moveil  :  (Jod  shall 
help  hei',  ami  thdt  right  early. 

6  The  heathen  raged,  the  king- 
doms were  moved  :  he  uttered  his 
voice,  the  eai'fh  melted. 

7  The  IjOIM)  of  hosts  is  with  us; 
the  God  of  Jacob  is  our  I'efiige. 
Selah. 

8  Gome,  behold  tlie  works  of  the 
Loiil),  what  desolations  he  hath 
made  in  the  earth. 

!)  ile  maketh  wai's  to  cease  niito 
tilt!  end  of  the  earth;  he  hi'eaketh 
th(!  bow,  and  cuttetli  the  spear  in 
sunder;  lu^  burnetii  the  chariot  in 
tin;  fire. 
542 


All  nations  to  tvelcome  GoWs  reiyn.      PSALMS  47-49. 


The  beauty  and  glory  of  Zlon. 


10  Be  still,  and  know  that  I  am 
God  :  I  will  be  exalted  among  the 
heathen,  I  will  be  exalted  in  the 
earth. 

1 1  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us  ; 
the  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge. 
Selah. 

PSALM  47. 

T/ie   nations  ai-e   e.rhorted   cheerfuUy  to  en- 
teiidhi  the  kingdom  of   Chrint. 

'  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  for  the  sons  of 
Korah. 

OCLAP  your  hands,  all  ye  ^  i^eo- 
ple ;  shout  unto  God  with  the 
voice  ot  triumph. 

2  For  the  Lord  most  high  is  ter- 
rible ;  he  is  a  great  King  over  all 
the  earth. 

3  He  ^  shall  subdue  the  ^  people 
under  us,  and  the  nations  under 
our  feet. 

4  He  ^  shall  choose  our  inheri- 
tance for  us,  the  excellency  of  Ja- 
cob whom  he  ''loved.     Selah. 

5  God  is  gone  up  with  a  shout, 
the  Lord  with  the  sound  of  a 
trumpet. 

6  Sing  praises  to  God,  sing 
praises :  sing  praises  unto  our 
King,  sing  praises. 

7  For  God  is  the  King  of  all  the 
earth  :  sing  ye  praises  with  under- 
standing. 

8  God  reigneth  over  the  heatheri : 
God  sitteth  upon  "  the  throne  of  his 
holiness. 


'J  The  princes  of  the  ^people  are 
gathered  ^  together,  even  the  people 
of  the  God  of  Abraham  :  for  the 
shields  of  the  earth  belong  unto 
God :   he  is  greatly  exalted. 

PSALM  48. 

The  oniiiments  and  priinleges  of  the  churcfi. 
A  Song  and  Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

GREAT  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly 
to  be  praised  in  the  city  of  our 
God,//;  the  mountain  of  his  holiness. 

2  Beautiful  for  situation,  the  joy 
of  the  whole  earth,  is  mount  Zion, 
on  the  sides  of  the  north,  the  city 
of  the  great  King. 

3  God  ''is  known  in  her  palaces 
for  a  ^"  refuge. 

4  For,  lo,  the  kings  were  assem- 
bled, they  passed  by  together. 

5  They  saw  it,  and  so  they  mar- 
velled ;  they  were  troubled,  a7id 
hasted  away. 

6  Fear  took  hold  upon  them 
there,  and  pain,  as  of  a  woman  in 
travail. 

7  Thou  breakest  the  ships  of  Tar- 
shish  with  an  east  wind. 

8  As  we  have  heard,  so  have  we 
seen  in  the  city  of  the  Lord  of 


hosts,  in  the  city  of  our  God  :  God 
will  establish  it  for  ever.     Selah. 

9  We  have  thought  of  thy  loving- 
kindness,  O  God,  in  the  midst  of 
thy  temple. 

10  According  to  thy  name,  O 
God,  so  is  thy  praise  unto  the  ends 
of  the  earth :  thy  right  hand  is  full 
of  righteousness. 

11  Let  mount  Zion  rejoice,  let 
the  daughters  of  Judah  be  glad, 
because  of  thy  judgments. 

12  Walk  about  Zion,  and  go 
round  about  her :  tell  the  towers 
thereof. 

13  Mark  ye  well  her  bulwarks, 
consider  her  palaces  ;  that  ye  may 
tell  it  to  the  generation  following. 

14  For  this  God  is  our  God  for 
ever  and  ever:  he  will  be  our  guide 
even  unto  death. 

PSALM  49. 

1  All  eanie.st  j>erxnii\ii)ii  A.  hiit7d  the  faith  of 
Vi'-inrrevtiiin,  not  on  inirhlhi  poioer,  hut  on 
God.  10  World/i/  j//(i.yii:/lt//  is  not  to  he 
admired. 

J  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  for  the  sons  of 
Korah. 

HEAR  this,  all  ye  "  people ;  give 
ear,  all  ye  inhabitants  of  the 
world  : 

2  Both  low  and  high,  rich  and 
poor,  together. 

3  My  mouth  shall  speak  of  wis- 
dom ;  and  the  meditation  of  my 
heart  shall  be  of  understanding. 

4  I  will  incline  mine  ear  to  a 
parable  :  1  will  open  my  dark  say- 
ing upon  the  harp. 

5  Wherefore  should  I  fear  in  the 
days  of  evil,  u^hen  "  the  iniquity  of 
my  heels  shall  compass  me  about  i 

6  They  that  trust  in  their  wealth, 
and  boast  themselves  in  the  multi- 
tude of  their  riches  ; 

7  None  of  tltem  can  by  any  means 
redeem  his  brother,  nor  give  to  God 
a  ransom  for  him  : 

8  (For  the  redemption  of  their 
'"soul  is  precious. atid  it  ceaseth  for 
ever  : ) 

9  That  he  should  still  _  live  for 
ever,  and  not  see  corruption. 

10  For  he  seeth  that  wise  men 
die,  likewise  the  fool  and  the  brut- 
ish i)erson  perish,  and  leave  their 
wealth  to  others. 

11  Their  inward  thought  is,  tluit 
their  houses  xJmll  continue  for  ever, 
and  their  dwelling  places  to  all  ge- 
nerations ;  they  call  tlieir  lands 
after  their  own  names. 

12  Nevertheless  man  being  in 
honour  abideth  not :  he  is  like  the 
beasts  tlint  i)erish. 

13  '■'This  theii- way  ?'■';  their  folly  : 
yet  "  tlieir  |)()stei'ity  approve  their 
sayings!     Selah. 


For 
■  peoples ; 


11  iniquity  at 
my  heels 
compasseth 


i"'^  life  is 
costly,  and 
must  be 
let  alone 


13  This  is  the 
way  of  them 
that  are 
foolish : 

I'*  after  them 
men 


543 


The  foUi/  of  trusting  ill  riches.  PSALMS  50,  51. 


GfxVs  true  judgment. 


grave ; 
death 
shall  be 
their  shep- 
herd : 

2  grave,  that 
there  be  no 
habitation 
for  it. 


14  '  Like  sheep  they  are  laid  in 
*  the  grave ;    deatli   shall   tV'ed   on 


them  :  and  the  upright  shall  have 
dominion  over  them  in  the  morn- 
ing ;  and  their  beauty  shall  con- 
sume in  *  the  •^  grave  from  their 
dwelling. 


15  But  God  will  redeem  my  soul 
from  the  power  of  *  the  grave  :  for 
he  shall  receive  me.     Selah. 

16  Be  not  thou  afraid  when  one 
is  made  rich,  when  the  glory  of  his 
house  is  increased  ; 

17  For  when  he  dietli  he  shall 
carry  nothing  away  :  his  glory 
shall  not  descend  after  him. 

18  Though  while  he  lived  he 
blessed  his  soul :  and  men  will 
praise  thee,  when  thou  doest  well 
to  thy  self. 

19  He  shall  go  to  the  generation 
of  his  fathers  ;  ^  they  shall  never 
see  light. 

20  Man  that  is  in  lionour,  and  un- 
derstandeth  not,  is  like  the  beasts 
that  ijerish. 

PSALM  50. 

1  T/i6  majefdy  of  God  hi  the'  church.  5  ITif: 
order  to  (jutker  sdiiitM.  7  The  j>/euf<iire  <if 
God  is  not  in  cerenioities,  1-4  bat  in  nin- 
cerity  of  obedience. 

A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

THE  mighty  God,  even  the  Loini, 
hath  spoken,  and  called  the 
earth  from  the  rising  of  the  sun 
unto  the  going  down  thereof. 

2  Out  of  Zion,  the  perfection  of 
beauty,  God  hath  ^  shined. 

3  Our  God  shall  come,  and  shall 
not  keep  silence  :  a  fire  shall  de- 
vour before  him,  and  it  shall  be 
very  tempestuous  I'ound  about  him. 

4  He  shall  call  to  the  heavens 
from  above,  and  to  the  earth,  that 
he  may  judge  his  people. 

5  Gather  my  saints  together  unto 
me  ;  those  that  have  made  a  cove- 
nant with  me  by  sacrifice. 

6  And  the  heavens  shall  declare 
his  righteousness  :  for  God  is  judge 
himself.     Selah. 

7  Hear,  O  my  people,  and  1  will 
speak  ;' O  Israel,  and  [  will  testify 
''against  thee  :  1  am  God,  even  thy 
(Jod  : 

iS  I  will  not  rejirove  tlieo  for  thy 
sacrifu-esoi'thy  burnt  offcM-ings,  **  /o 
hai'i'  Ix'i'ii  continually  befor(>  me. 

'.)  1  will  take  no  bullock  out  of 
thy  house,  nor  he  goats  out  of  thy 
folds. 

10  For  every  beast  of  the  fonvst 
^s■  mine,  and  the  cattle  upon  a  thou- 
sand hills. 

Ill  know  all  the  fowls  of    tin- 


*Sheol. 


mountains  :  and  the  wild  beasts  of 
the  held  are  ^  mine. 

12  If  I  were  hungry,  I  would  riot 
tell  thee  :  for  the  world  is  mine,  and 
the  fulness  thereof. 

1 3  Will  1  eat  the  flesh  of  bulls,  or 
drink  the  blood  of  goats  % 

14  Offer  unto  God  thanksgiving ; 
and  pay  thy  vows  unto  the  most 
High  : 

15  And  call  upon  me  in  the  day 
of  trouble  :  I  will  deliver  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  glorify  me. 

16  ]3ut  unto  the  wicked  God 
saith,  What  hast  thou  to  do  to  de- 
clare my  statutes,  or  that  thou 
shouldest  take  my  covenant  in  thy 
mouth  '\ 

_  1 7  Seeing  thou  hatest  instruc- 
tion, and  castest  my  words  behind 
thee. 

1 8  When  thou  sawest  _  a  thief, 
then  thou  consentedst  with  him, 
and  hast  been  partaker  with  adul- 
ter'ers. 

1 9  Thou  givest  thy  mouth  to  evil, 
and  thy  tongue  frameth  deceit. 

20  Thou  sittest  and  speakest 
against  thy  brother ;  thou  slan- 
derest  thine  own  mother's  son. 

21  These  things  hast  thou  done, 
and  I  kept  silence  ;  thou  thoughtest 
that  I  was  altogether  such  an  o)ie 
as  thyself  :  hut  I  will  reprove  thee, 
and  set  them  in  order  before  thine 
eyes. 

22  Now  consider  this,  ye  that 
forget  God,  lest  I  tear  yon.  in  pieces, 
and  there  he  none  to  deliver. 

23  Whoso  ofi'ereth  praise  glori- 
fieth  )ne  :  and  to  him  that  ordereth 
his '"'  conversation  a  rigid  will  1  shew 
the  salvation  of  God. 

PSALM  51. 

1  David  pniyelli  for  i-eitiixxion  of  /tiiiD, 
irhi'i'e(f  lie  inttkelli  ii  deep  cotifenxioi).  (i 
lie  pr'di/eth  fir  Kdiictificdtion.  'l6  Cmlde- 
HijIiIlIIi  Hot  in  hiicrijice,  but  in  niiicerifi/. 
is  Jle  priiijclh  for  the,  church. 

•'To  tlie  (.•liicf  Musiciiin,  A  Psnliri  dl'  Davi.l, 
wluMi  Nathan  tlio  iirophet  caiiu'  uiiUi  biiii, 
alter  \w  luul  f,'i>nc  in  to  IJatli-slieba. 

HAVI^>  mercy  upon  me,  O  God, 
accoi'fling  to  thy  lovingkind- 
ness:  according  unto  the  multitude 
of  thy  t(mder  mercies  blot  out  my 
transgr(>ssions. 

2  Wash  me  throughly  from 
mine  iniquity,  and  cleanse  me 
frf)m  my  sin. 

3  For  1  acknowledge  my  trans- 
gressions :  and  my  .sin  is  ever 
befor(>   me. 

4  Against  thee,  thee  only,  haA'(^ 
I  sinned,  and  done  ////x  evil  in  ttiy 
sight:  that  thou  mightiest  be  just  i- 
lied  when  tlion  speakest,  am}  be 
clear  wli(>n  thou  judgest. 

5  Behold,   I    was   shapeti   in   ini- 


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A  prayer  for  pardon  and  cleansing.    PSALMS  52-54. 


Against  boastful  wickedness. 


quity ;  and  in  sin  did  my  mother 
conceive  me. 

6  Behold,  thou  desirest  truth  in 
the  inward  parts :  and  in  the  hid- 
den paj-t  thou  shalt  make  me  to 
know  wisdom. 

7  Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I 
shall  be  clean  :  wash  me,  and  1 
shall  be  whiter  than  snow. 

8  Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  glad- 
ness ;  that  the  bones  which  thou 
hast  broken  may  rejoice. 

9  Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins, 
and  blot  out  all  mine  iniquities. 

10  Create  in  me  a  clean  heart, 

0  Go(l ;  and  renew  a  '  right  spirit 
within  me. 

11  Cast  me  not  away  from  thy 
presence ;  and  take  not  thy  holy 
-  spirit  from  me. 

12  Restore  unto  me  the  joy  of 
thy  salvation  ;  and  uphold  me  with 
^  t/ii/  free  spirit. 

13  Then  will  I  teach  ti'ansgres- 
sors  thy  ways ;  and  sinners  shall 
be  converted  unto  thee. 

14  Deliver  me  from  bloodguilti- 
ness,  O  God,  thou  God  of  my  salva- 
tion :  and  my  tongue  shall  sing 
aloud  of  thy  righteousness. 

15  O  Lord,  open  thou  my  lips; 
and  my  mouth  shall  shew  forth  thj^ 
praise. 

16  For  thou  desirest  not  sacri- 
fice ;  else  would  I  give  it ;  thou 
delightest  not  in  burnt  offering. 

17  The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a 
broken  spirit :  a  broken  and  a  con- 
trite heart,  O  God,  thou  wilt  not 
despise. 

18  Do  good  in  thy  good  plea- 
sure unto  Zion :  build  thou  the 
walls  of  .Jerusalem. 

19 "Then  shalt  thou  be  pleased 
with  the  sacrifices  of  righteousness, 
with  burnt  offering  and  whole 
burnt  offering :  then  shall  they 
offer  bullocks  upon  thine  altar. 

PSALM  52. 

1  Darifl,  rondeitinhuj  the.  xpitefulness  of 
Doeu,  prtiph^si^tk  li'in  it  extraction..  6  TUe 
righteoiiH  kIkUI  /•ejoicfl  <it  it.  8  DarUf, 
upon  his  conjitlence  in  GoWh  mercy,  giveth 
tfiaiikn. 

*  To  the  chief  Musician,  Maschil,  A  P.sabii 
(Tl^avid,  when  Poej^  the  Edoinite  came  and 
told  Saul,  and  said  unto  him,  David  is  come 
to  the  house  of  Ahimelech. 

WHY  boastest  thou  thyself  in 
mischief,  O  mighty  manl 
the  goodness  of  God  endureth  con- 
tinually. 

2  Thy  tongue  deviseth  ^mis- 
chiefs ;  like  a  sharp  razor,  work- 
ing  deceitfully. 

3  Thou  lovest  evil  more  than 
good  ;  and.  lying  rather  than  to 
speak  righteousness.     Selah. 


4  Thou  lovest  all  devouring 
words,  O  thou  deceitful  tongue. 

5  God  shall  likewise  destroy 
thee  for  ever,  he  shall  take  thee 
away,  and  pluck  thee  out  of  t/u/ 
dwelling  place,  and  root  thee  out 
of  the  land  of  the  living.     Selah. 

6  The  righteous  also  shall  see, 
and  fear,  and  shall  laugh  at  him  : 

7  Lo,  this  is  the  man  that  made 
not  God  his  •*  strength  ;  but  trusted 
in  the  abundance  of  his  riches,  and 
strengthened  himself  in  his  wicked- 
ness. 

8  But  I  am  like  a  green  olive 
tree  in  the  house  of  God  :  I  trust 
in  the  mercy  of  God  for  ever  and 
ever. 

9  I  will  praise  thee  for  ever,  be- 
cause thou  hast  done  it:  and  I  will 
wait  on  thy  name ;  for  it  is  good 
before  thy  saints. 

PSALM  53. 

1  David  descriheth  the  corruption  of  a  natu- 
ral man.  4  He  convinceth  the  tcicked  by 
the  light  of  their  own  confidence.  6  I/e 
fflorieih  in  the  salvation  of  God. 

■•  To  the  chief  Musician  '  upon  Mahalath, 
Maschil,  xi  Piialm  of  David. 

THE  fool  hath  said  in  his  heart. 
There  is  no  God.  Corrupt  ai'e 
they,  and  have  done  abominable 
iniquity :  there  is  none  that  doeth 
good. 

2  God  looked  down  from  heaven 
vtpon  the  children  of  men,  to  see  if 
there  were  any  that  did  under- 
stand, that  did  seek  God. 

3  Every  one  of  them  is  gone 
back  :  they  are  altogether  become 
filthy  ;    there    is  none  that  doeth 

no,  not  one. 

4  Have  the  workers  of  iniquity 
no  knowledge?  who  eat  up  my 
people  as  they  eat  bread :  they 
have  not  called  upon  God. 

5  There  were  they  in  great  feai', 
where  no  fear  was  :  for  God  hath 
scattered  the  bones  of  him  that 
encampeth  against  thee  :  thou  hast 
put  them  to  shame,  because  God 
hath  *  despised  them. 

6  Oh  that  the  salvation  of  Israel 
were  come  out  of  Zion  !  When  God 
bringeth  back  the  captivity  of  his 
people,  Jacob  shall  rejoice,  and 
Israel  shall  be  glad. 

PSALM  54. 

1  T)arid,  complaining  of  the  Ziphimst.  praij- 
eth  for  xaltation.  4  l^pon,  hi.t  confidence 
ill  God's  he/j)  he  jironiineth  xacrijicti. 

■*  To  tlie  chief  Musician  on  "  Neiriiioth.  Mas- 
chil, .1  Pxalm  of  David,  when  the  '"  /Oi|ihims 


ciinie  and  said  to  Saul,  Doth  not  David  hide 
himself  with  us  ? 

SAVE  me,  O  God,  by  thy  name, 
and  judge  me  by  thy  strength. 


•^  strong 
liold ; 


^For 

■■  set  to 


8  rejected 


"  stringred  in- 
struments, 

1"  Ziphites 


35 


645 


Prayer  for  help 


PSALMS  55,  5G. 


against  treacherous  foes. 


2  Hear  my  prayer,  O  God  ;  give 
ear  to  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

3  For  strangers  are  risen  up 
against  me,  and  oppressors  seek 
after  my  soul :  they  have  not  set 
God  before  them.     Selah. 

4  Behold,  God  is  mine  helper : 
the  Lord  is  with  them  that  uphold 
my  soul. 

5  He  shall  reward  evil  unto 
mine  enemies  :  cut  them  off  in  thy 
truth. 

6  ^  I  will  freely  sacrifice  unto 
thee :  1  will  pi'aise  thy  name,  O 
Lord  ;  for  it  is  good. 

7  For  he  hath  delivered  me  out 
of  all  trouble :  and  mine  eye  hath 
seen  his  desire  upon  mine  enemies. 

PSALM  55. 

1  David  ill  his  prai/er  comjiUiinelh  of  ftis 
fearful  case.      9  //e  pnii/ffh    aijainst   his 

enemies,  of  whose  icic/t'fd  n  csk  atnl  tredflierij 
he  oomplaineth.  16  I/e  comfarteth  himse/f 
in  God^ 8  preservation  of  hint,  and  confu- 
sion of  his  etiemies. 

2  To  the  chief  Musician  on  '  Neginoth,  Mas- 
chil,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

GIVE  ear  to  my  prayer,  O  God  ; 
and  hide  not  thyself  from  my 
supplication. 

2  Attend  unto  me,  and  hear  me  : 
I  mourn  in  my  complaint,  and 
"*  make  a  noise : 

3  Because  of  the  voice  of  the 
enemy,  because  of  the  oppression 
of  the  wicked  :  for  they  cast  ini- 
quity upon  me,  and  in  wrath  they 
hate  me. 

4  My  heart  is  sore  pained  within 
me :  and  the  terrors  of  death  are 
fallen  upon  me. 

5  Fearfulness  and  trembling  are 
come  upon  me,  and  horror  hath 
overwhelmed  me. 

6  And  I  said.  Oh  that  I  had 
wings  like  a  dove  !  for  then  would 
I  fly  away,  and  be  at  rest. 

7  Lo,  then  would  J  wander  far  off', 
and  remain  in  the  wilderness. 
Selah. 

8  I  would  hasten  my  escape  from 
the  windy  storm  ami  tempest. 

9  Destroy,  O  Lord,  and  divide 
their  tongues  :  for  L  have;  Hven  vio- 
lence and  strife  in  the  city. 

10  Day  and  night  they  go  about 
it  upon  the  walls  thereof  :  mischief 
also  and  sorrow  are  in  the  midst  of 
it. 

11  Wickedness  is  in  the  midst 
thereof:  deceit  anfl  guile  depart 
not  from  her  streets. 

12  For  it  ii'as  not  an  enemy  that 
reproached  me;  then  I  (;ou]d  hav(> 
borne  it :  neitlier  iras  it  he  that 
hated  me  that  did  magm'f.v  hinise/f 
against  me  ;  then  1  would  have  hid 
myself  from  him  : 


13  But  it  vms_  thou,  a  man  mine 
equal,  my  ''  guide,  and  mine  ac- 
quaintance. 

14  We  took  sweet  counsel  to- 
gether, and  walked  "unto  the  house 
of  God  ^  in  company. 

15  Let  death  seize  upon  them, 
and  let  them  go  down  ^  quick  into 
^*hell :  for  wickedness  is  in  their 
dwelhngs,  and  among  them. 

16  As  for  me,  I  will  call  upon 
God  ;  and  the  Lord  shall  save  me. 

17  Evening,  and  morning,  and 
at  noon,  will  I  pray,  and  ^°  cry 
aloud  :  and  he  shall  hear  my  voice. 


18  He  hath  delivered  my  soul  in 
peace  "  from    the  battle   that   was 


against  me  :  for  there  were  many 


^"  with  me. 

19  God  shall  hear,  and  afflict 
them,  even  he  that  abideth  of  old. 
Selah.  Because  they  have  no 
changes,  therefore  they  fear  not 
God. 

20  He  hath  put  forth  his  harids 
against  such  as  be  at  peace  with 
him  :  he  hath  '•'  broken  his  cove- 
nant. 

2 1  The  words  of  his  mouth  were 
smoother  than  buttei-  but  war  ivas 
in  his  heart :  his  words  were  softer 
than  oil,  yet  vere  they  drawn 
swords. 

22  Cast  thy  burden  upon  the 
Lord,  and  he  shall  sustain  thee : 
he  shall  never  suffer  the  righteous 
to  be  moved. 

23  But  thou,  O  God,  shalt  bring 
them  down  into  the  pit  of  destruc- 
tion :  '''bloody  and  deceitful  men 
shall  not  live  out  half  their  days ; 
but  I  will  trust  in  thee. 

PSALM  56. 

1  iJarid,  jiraiiinij  i<>  Cod  in  confidence  (f  his 
iranl,  vniiijilii i iii-th  (if  his  enemies.  9  J/e 
//i-i,f)'x.s,'//i  his  cniiiii'ii  lice  in  God^s  word 
(111(1  iir(iiiii!<(tli  to  i>i-(iin('.  him. 

-  Til  tlic  chii'f  Musician  '°  upmi  Jiiiiatli-cli'iii- 
rccliokiiii.  MiditaiJi  of  David,  when  the  I'liilis- 
tiiics  took  liiin  in  Gath. 

P>  I*]  nKU'cif ul  unto  me,  O  God  :  for 
y  man  would  swallow  me  up;  he 
figliting  '"daily  oi)presseth  me. 

2  Mine  enemies  would  daily 
swallow  me  up:  for  they  ftc  many 
tliat  '"  fight  against  me.  ()  thou 
most  High. 

3  What  time  I  am  afraid,  I  will 
trust  in  thee. 

4  In  (Jod  r  will  i)i'a,ise  his  worcl, 
in  (lod  1  have  i)ut  my  trust;  1  will 
not  feai'  wliat  llesh  can  do  unto  me. 

5  "*  I'^vcry  day  they  wrest  m.v 
words:  ail  their  thoughts  an- 
against  uw  for  evil. 


*  Shool. 


°  com- 
panion, and 
my  familiar 
friend. 
6  in 

''  with  the 
throng. 
*  alive 
9  the  pit : 


11  so  that 
none  came 
nigh  me : 

12  that  strove 
with  me. 


13  profaned 


w  hlood- 
thir.sty 


'I'l 
th 

tri 

,ct  to 
e dove  of 
■  <listant 
ebiiitlis, 

le  all  tlie 
day  long 

17 

pr 
ag 

light 
niidjy 
ainst  me 

if^  All  the 
day  long 


546 


Praise  of  GocVs  mercy. 


PSALMS  57-59. 


The  destruction  of  the  loicked. 


6  They  gather  themselves  to- 
gether, they  hide  themselves,  they 
mark  my  steps,  when  they  wait  for 
my  soul. 

7  Shall  they  escape  by  iniquity  1 
in  thine  anger  cast  down  the  ^  peo- 
ple, O  God. 

8  Thou  tellest  my  wanderings  : 
put  thou  my  tears  into  thy  bottle  : 
are  they  not  in  thy  book  1 

9  When  I  cry  ^lnto  thee,  then  shall 
mine  enemies  turn  back :  this  I 
know  ;  foi'  God  is  for  me. 

10  In  God  will  I  praise  /m  word  : 
in  the  Lord  will  I  praise  his  word. 

11  In  God  have  I  put  my  trust  : 
I  will  not  be  afraid  what  man  can 
do  unto  me. 

1 2  Thy  vows  are  upon  me,0  God: 
I  will  render  -  praises  unto  thee. 

1.3  For  thou  hast  delivered  my 
soul  from  death  :  wilt  not  thou  de- 
liver my  feet  from  falling,  that  I 
may  walk  before  God  in  the  light 
of  the  living '! 

PSALM  57. 

1  David  in  prayer  fleeing  unto  God  com- 
jihtineth  of  liix  lUingerouH  case.  7  lie  en- 
courageth  hitiiKelfto  jjraise  God. 

3  To  the  chief  Musician,  *  Al-tascliit.h.  Michtam 
of  David,  when  he  tlt'd  Iroiii  biuil  in  the  cave. 

BE  merciful  unto  me,  O  God,  be 
merciful  unto  me  :  for  my  soul 
^  trusteth  in  thee  :  yea,  in  the  sha- 
dow of  thy  wings  will  I  make  my 
refuge,  until  these  calamities  be 
overpast. 

2  I  will  cry  unto  God  most  high  ; 
unto  God  that  performeth  all 
things  for  me. 

3  He  shall  send  from  heaven, 
and  save  me  from  the  reproach  of 
him  that  would  swallow  me  up. 
Selah.  God  shall  send  forth  his 
mercy  and  his  truth. 

4  My  soul  is  among  lions  :  and  I 
lie  even  among  them  that  are  set  on 
fire,  eve7i  the  sons  of  men,  whose 
teeth  are  spears  and  arrows,  and 
their  tongue  a  sharp  sword. 

5  Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above 
the  heavens  ;  let  thy  glory  he  above 
all  the  earth. 

6  They  have  prepared  a  net  for 
my  steps  ;  my  soul  is  bowed  down  : 
they  have  digged  a  pit  before  me, 
into  the  midst  whereof  they  are 
fallen  themselves.     Selah. 

7  My  heart  is  fixed,  O  God,  my 
heart  is  fixed  :  I  will  sing  and  give 
praise. 

8  Awake  up,  my  glory  ;  awake, 
psaltery  and  harp  :  1  myself  will 
awake  early. 

9  I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord, 
among  the  "people :  1  will  sing 
unto  thee  among  the  natit)ns. 

10  For  thy  mercy  is  great  unto 


the  heavens,  and   thy   truth  unto 
the  clouds. 

11  Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above 
the  heavens  :  let  thy  glory  be  above 
all  the  earth. 

PSALM  58. 

1  David  reproreth  icicked  judges,  3  descri- 
heth  the  rKtiinw  of'  tlie  tricked,  6  deroteth 
them  to  GoU'x  jndgmetitx,  10  whereat  the 
righteous  shall  rejoice. 

3  To  the  chief  Musician,  ^  Al-taschith.  Michtam 
of  David.  "^"^"^^^ 

DO  ye  indeed  speak  righteous- 
ness, O  "^  congregation  %  do  ye 
judge  uprightly,  O  ye  sons  of  men? 

2  Yea,  in  heart  ye  work  wicked- 
ness ;  ye  ^  weigh  the  violence  of 
your  hands  in  the  earth. 

3  The  wicked  are  estranged  from 
the  womb  :  they  go  astray  as  soon 
as  they  be  born,  speaking  lies. 

4  Their  poison  is  like  the  poison 
of  a  serpent :  they  are  like  the  deaf 
adder  that  stoppeth  her  ear  ; 

5  Which  will  not  hearken  to  the 
voice  of  charmers,  charming  never 
so  wisely. 

6  Break  their  teeth,  O  God,  in 
their  mouth :  break  out  the  great 
teeth  of  the  young  lions,  O  Lord. 

7  Let  them  melt  away  as  waters 
ivhich  run  "continually :  tvhen  he 
bendeth  his  l)ow  to  shoot  his  arrows, 
let  them  be  as  ^^  cut  in  pieces. 

8  As  a  snail  which  melteth,  "  let 
everti  one  of  them  pass  away  :  like 
the  untimely  birth  of  a  woman , 
that  ^'"  they  may  not  see  the  sun. 

9  Before  your  pots  can  feel  the 
thorns,  he  shall  take  them  away  as 
with  a  whirlwind,  ^''  both  living, 
and  in  Jris  wrath. 

10  The  righteous  shall  rejoice 
when  he  seeth  the  vengeance :  he 
shall  wash  his  feet  in  the  blood  of 
the  wicked. 

11  So  that  a  man  shall  say. 
Verily  there  is_  a  reward  for  the 
righteous :  verily  he  is  a  God  that 
judgeth  in  the  earth. 

PSALM  59. 

1  David  prayeth  to  he  delivered  from  his 
enemies.  6  //e  eomplaiiieth  of  their  cru- 
elty. 8  lie  trusteth  in  God.  11  lie  prayeth 
against  them.     16  He  praiseth  God. 

3  To  the  chief  Musician,  *  Al-tnscliith,  Michtam 
of  David;  when  Saul  sent,  and  they  watched 
the  house  to  I<ill  him. 

DELIVER mefrom  mine  enemies, 
O  my  God  :  " defend  me  from 
them  that  rise  up  against  me. 

2  Deliver  me  from  the  workers  of 
iniquity, and  save  me  from '°  blood  ,v 
men. 


*  Or, 


3  For 
*  set  to 
Destroy  not, 

7*  ye 

mighty 
ones  ? 

8  weigh  out 


"  apace : 

10  though 
they  were 
cut  off. 
Hand 
passeth 
away: 

12  hath  not 
seen 

13  the  green 
and  the 
burning 
alike. 


!■*  set  me  on 
high 

15  blood- 
thirsty 


547 


Complaint  of  cruel  enemies. 


PSALMS  60,  Gl. 


Lament  over  defeat  in  battle. 


1*0  my 
strength,  I 
will 

2  high 
tower. 

3  My  God 
with  his 
mercy  shall 
meet  me : 

^  make  them 
wander  to 
and  fro 


5  They 

6  tarry  all 


"  high 
tower 


«  higl: 
towel 


0  For 

JO  set  to  The 

lily  (.f 

teHtiiiiony, 
"  Vallov Of 
Salt 

^'^  lirokcn  iis 
down, 


3  For,  lo,  they  lie  in  wait  for  my 
80ul :  the  migltty  are  gathered 
against  me  ;  not  /or  uty  transgres- 
sion, nor  for  my  sin,  O  Lord. 

4  They  run  and  prepare  them- 
selves without  my  fault :  awake  to 
help  me,  and  behold. 

5  Thou  therefore,  O  Lord  God 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  awake 
to  visit  all  the  heathen  :  be  not 
merciful  to  any  wicked  transgress- 
ors.    Selah. 

6  They  return  at  evening :  they 
make  a  noise  like  a  dog,  and  go 
round  about  the  city. 

7  Behold,  they  belch  out  with 
their  mouth  :  swords  are  in  their 
lips  :   for  who,  >«n/  theij,  doth  hearl 

8  But  thou,  O  Lord,  .shalt  laugh 
at  them;  thou  shalt  have  all  the 
heathen  in  derision. 

9  ^  Because  of  his  strength  will  I 
wait  upon  thee :  for  God  is  my 
-  defence. 

10  ^The  God  of  my  mercy  shall 
prevent  me:  God   shall  let  me  see 


my  desire  upon  mine  enemies. 

11  Slay  them  not,  lest  my  peo- 
ple forget :  ^  scatter  them  by  thy 
power ;  and  bring  tiiem  down,  O 
Lord  our  shield. 

12  For  the  sin  of  their  mouth 
and  the  words  of  their  lips  let  them 
even  be  taken  in  their  pride:  and  for 
cursing  and  lying  ivkiyh  they  speak. 

1 3  Consume  thoa  in  wrath,  con- 
sume tlieia,  that  they  )aaji  not  be: 
and  let  them  know  that  (jod  ruleth 
in  Jacob  unto  the  ends  of  the 
earth.     Selah. 

14  And  at  evening  let  them  re- 
turn; and  let  them  make  a  noise  like 
a  dog,  and  go  round  about  tlie  city. 

15  •''  Let  them  wander  up  and 
down  for  meat,  and  ^  grudge  if  they 
be  not  satisfied. 

1  ()  But  1  will  sing  of  thy  power  ; 
yea,  I  will  sing  aloud  of  thy  mercy 
in  th(^  morning  :  for  tliou  hast  been 
my  ~'  defence  and  refuge  in  the  day 
of  my  troubl(\ 

17  ITnto  thee,  O  my  strength, 
will  1  sing  :  for  (Jod  is  my  '^  defence. 
and  the  God  of  my  mercy. 

PSALM  GO. 

1  l}(iriij,  vomplniyiiim  to  Cod  <;/'  foriiitr 
jtiilymeiit,  4  now,  njioii  better  hoite,  finiii- 
efh  for  dMvtrratu-e.  (i  Coiiifurti mi  liim- 
xelf  in  GoiVk  iiroviifP.i,  hv  criii-ftli  that 
hell)  ii:hereon  he  truxtcth. 

'■'To  the  chief  Musician  "'iiikhi  Slnislian-cdiilli, 
Michtam  of  David,  to  tcai'h  ;  wliori  lie  su-ovf 
with  Ar.im-nahnraiiii  and  willi  .Vrarii-zohah, 
when  .loah  returned,  and    oiiiote  of  Kdoiii  in 


o 


ifMilt  twelve  thousand. 


GUI),  thou   hast  cast  us  olT, 
thou  hast  '-scattered  us,  thou 


*  Or, 


hast  been  displeased  ;  O  "  turn  thy- 
self to  us  again. 

2  I'hou  hast  made  the  "earth  to 
tremble  ;  thou  hast  broken  it :  heal 
the  breaches  thereof ;  for  itshaketh. 

3  Thou  hast  shewed  thy  people 
hard  things  :  thou  hast  made  us  to 
drink  the  wine  of  ^^astonishment. 


4  Thou  hast  given  a  banner  to 
them  that  fear  thee,  ^"that  it  may 
be  displayed  because  of  the  truth. 


Selah. 

5  That  thy  beloved  may  be  de- 
livered :  save  xvith  thy  right  hand, 
and  hear  me. 

6  God  hath  spoken  in  his  holi- 
ness ;  I  will  '"  re.ioic(\  I  will  divide 
Shechem,  and  mete  out  the  valley 
of  Succoth. 

7  Gilead  ?'s  mine,  and  ^lanasseh  is 
mine ;  Ephraim  also  t.s- the  ^^ strength 
of  ntine  head  ;  Judah  is  my  ^^  law- 
giver ; 

8  Moab  is  my  washpot ;  ^  over 
Edom  will  I  -'  east  ottt  my  shoe  : 
Philistia,  "triumph  thou  because 
of  me. 

9  Who  will  bring  me  into  the 
strong  city'?  who  will  lead  me  into 
Edom  1. 

10  Wilt  not  thou,  O  God,  wJiich 
hadst  cast  us  oH'?  and  thou,  O  (iod, 
which  didst  not  go  out  with  our 
armies  1 

11  Give  us  helij^from  trouble: 
for  vain  is  the  help  of  man. 

12  Through  God  we  shall  do  va- 
liantly :  for  he  it  is  that  shall  tiead 
down  our  enemies. 

PSALM  61. 

1  Jill  lid  fieefh  to  Goii  iipoii  his  former  ex- 
jierieiii-e.  A  lie.  roiretli  jn-r/ii'tuiil  service 
unto  Iiiiii,  beciiiisc  of  his  jiromises. 

■'To  the  chief  Musician  upon  -•*  Neinnah,  A 
I'salin  of  David. 

HKKM  my  cry  O  (Jod  ;    attend 
unto  m.v  ])rayer. 

2  Prom  the  end  of  the  eai-th  will 
I  cry  unto  thee,  Avhen  my  lieart  is 
overwhelmed  :  lead  me  to  the  rock 
that  is  '"'  liiglier  t  linii  I. 

3  For  thou  hast  been  a  shelter  for 
me,  and  a  strong  tower  from  the 
enemy. 

4  I  will  nbide  in  thy  t  t;tberna(;le 
for  (>ver:  1  will  -'■  trust  in  the  covert 
of  thy^  wings.     Selah. 

5  lor  thou,  ()  (fod,  hast  heard 
my  vows  :  thou  hast  given  me  the 
heritage  of  those  that  fear  tliy 
name. 

<)  Thou  wilt  prolong  tlie  king's 
life  :  and,  his  years  as  many  genera- 
tions. 


548 


Or, 


i  JJeb.  tent. 


God  alone  a  refuge. 


PSALMS  62-04. 


The  soul  thirsting  for  God. 


7  He  shall  abide  before  God  for 
ever  :  O  prepare  mercy  and  truth, 
which  may  preserve  him. 

8  So  will  I  sing  praise  unto  thy 
name  for  ever,  that  I  may  daily 
perform  my  vows. 

PSALM  62. 

I  David  jnnf easing hiK  confidence,  in  God.  rfis- 
cnurageth  his  enemies.  5  In  the  same  con- 
fidence lie  tncouruj/et/i.  the  godly.  9  aVo 
tr'ust  is  to  be  put  in  icortdiy  tilings.  11 
Power  and  mercy  belong  to  (iod. 

1  To  the  chief  Musician,  -  to  .JcdutUiin,  A  Psalm 
of  David. 

TRULY  my  soul  waiteth  ''ujion 
God  :  from  him  cometh  my  sal- 
vation. 

2  He  only  ?'s  my  rock  and  my  sal- 
vation ;  lie  is  my  defence ;  I  shall 
not  be  greatly  moved.  _ 

3  How  long  will  j^e  ^imagine  mis- 
chief against  a  man  1  ye  shall  be 
slain  all  of  you  :  as  a  bowing  wall 
.^hall  ye  be,  and  o.'i  a  tottering  fence. 

4  They  only  consult  to  cast  him. 
down  from  his  excellency  :  the,y  de- 
light in  lies  :  they  bless  with  their 
mouth,  but  they  curse  inwardly. 
Selah. 

5  My  soul,  wait  thou  ^  only  upon 
God  ;  for  my  expectation  is  from 
him. 

6  He  only/s  my  x-ock  and  my  saJ- 
vation  :  he  is  my  defence  ;  I  shall 
not  be  moved. 

7  In  God  is  my  salvation  and  my 
glory  :  the  rock  of  my  strength, 
a ?;r/ my  refuge,  is  in  God. 

8  Trust  in  him  at  all  times  ;  j^e 
people,  pour  out  your  heart  befcjre 
him  :  God  is  a  refuge  for  us.    Selah. 

9  Surely  men  of  low  degree  are 
vanity,  and.  men  of  high  degree  are 
a  lie :  "  to  be  laid  in  the  balance. 
they  are  altogether  lighter  than 
vanity. 

10  Trust  not  in  oppression,  and 
liecome  not  vain  in  robbery :  if 
riches  increase,  set  not  your  heart 
npo7i  them. 

1 1  God  hath  spoken  once  ;  twice 
have  I  heard  this  ;  that  power  Ije- 
longeth  unto  God. 

12  Also  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  l>e- 
longeth  mercy  :  for  tliou  renrlerest 
to  every  man  according  to  his  work. 

PSALM  63. 

1  David's  thirst  far  God.  4  Ifis  manner  of 
blessing  God.  9  Ifis  confidence  of  his  en'e- 
mie.t'  destruction,  and  hh  own  safety. 

A  I'salin  of  David,  when  he  was  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  .lndah. 

r\  GOD,  thou  ar«  ray  God;  "'  early 
^  will  I  seek  thee:  my  soul 
thirsteth  for  thee,  my  flesh  longeth 
for  thee  in  a  dry  and  thirsty  land, 
where  no  water  is  ; 


2  To  sec  thy  power  and  thy 
glory,  so  as  I  have  seen  thee  in  the 
sanctuary. 

3  Because  thy  lovingkindness  is 
better  than  life,  my  lips  shall 
praise  thee. 

4  Thus  will  I  bless  thee  while  I 
live  :  I  will  lift  up  my  hands  in  thy 
name. 

5  My  soul  shall  be  satisfied  as 
d'ith  marrow  ancl  fatness  ;  and  my 
mouth  shall  praise  tliee  with  joy- 
ful lips  : 

6  When  I  remember  thee  upon 
my  bed,  and  meditate  on  thee  in 
the  night  watches. 

7  Because  thou  hast  been  my 
help,  therefore  in  the  shadow  of 
thy  wings  will  I  rejoice. 

8  My  soul  followeth  harxl  after 
thee:  thy  right  hand  upholdeth 
me. 

9  But  those  that  seek  my  soul,  to 
destroy  it,  shall  go  into  the  lower 
parts  of  the  earth. 

10  They  shall  '^  fall  by  the  sword : 
they  shall  be  a  portion  for  "foxes. 

11  But  the  king  shall  rejoice  in 
God ;  every  one  that  sweareth  by 
him  shall  glory :  but  the  mouth  of 
them  that  speak  lies  shall  be 
stopped. 

PSALM  64. 

1  Darid  prayeth  for  deliverance,  complain- 
ing of  his  enemies.  7  He  promiseth  him- 
self to  see  such  an.  evident  destruction  of 
his  enemies,  as  the  righteous  shall  rejoice 
at  it. 

1  To  tlie  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

HEAR  my  voice,  O  God,  in  my 
prayer  :  preserve  my  life  from 
fear  of  the  enemy. 

2  Hide  me  from  the  secret  coun- 
sel of  the  wicked  ;  from  the  "insur- 
rection of  the  workers  of  iniquity  : 

3  Who  whet  their  tongue  like  a 
sword,  and  bend  tJieir  hovs  to  shoot 
their  arrows,  even  bitter  words  : 

4  That  they  may  shoot  in  secret 
at  the  perfect :  suddeidj^  do  they 
shoot  at  him,  and  fear  not. 

5  They  encourage  themselves  in 
an  evil  matter :  they  commune  of 
laying  snares  privily;  they  say. 
Who  shall  see  them  % 

6  They  search  out  iniquities  ; 
they  accomplish  a  diligent  search  : 
both  the  inward  tJiought  of  every 
one  of  them,  and  the  heart,  is  deep. 

7  But  CJofl  shall  shoot  at  them 
u'ith  an  ari-ow  ;  suddenly  shall  they 
be  wouiuUhI. 

8  So  they  sliall  make  their  own 
tongue  to  fall  uijoii  tJicniselves:  all 
that  see  them  shall  "  flee  away. 

9  And  all  men  shaTi  feai".  and 
shall  declai-e  the  work  of  (iod  ;  for 
they  shall  wisely  consider  of  his 
floing. 


^  be  given 
over  to  the 
power  of 

'■>  jackals. 


1  For 


w  tumult 


11  was  the 
hea<l." 


549 


Praise  to  God  for 


PSALMS  65-67. 


his  abundant  benefits. 


10  The  righteous  shall  be  glad  in 
the  Lord,  and  shall  trust  in  him  ; 
and  all  the  upright  in  heart  shall 
glory. 

PSALM  65. 

1  David  praiseth  God  for  his  grace.  4  The 
hlessedneas  of  God's  chosen  by  reason  of 

■  he.nefits. 

>  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  and  Song-  of 
David. 

PRAISE  waiteth  for  thee,  O  God, 
in  Sion :    and  unto   thee  shall 
the  vow  be  performed. 

2  O  thou  that  hearest  prayer, 
unto  thee  shall  all  tlesh  come. 

3  Iniquities  preva;il  against  me  : 
as  for  our  transgressions,  thou  shalt 
purge  them  away. 

4  Blessed  is  the  man  tvhom  thou 
choosest,  and  causest  to  approach 
unto  thee,  that  he  may  dwell  in  thy 
courts :  we  shall  be  satisfied  with 
the  goodness  of  thy  house,  even  of 
thy  holy  temple. 

5  By  terrible  things  in  righteous- 
ness wilt  thou  answer  us,  O  God  of 
our  salvation ;  who  art  the  confi- 
dence of  all  the  ends  of  the  earth, 
and  of  them  that  are  afar  off  itpow 
the  sea : 

6  Which  by  his  strength  setteth 
fast  the  mountains  ;  being  girded 
with  power  : 

7  Which  stilleth  the  noise  of  the 
seas,  the  noise  of  their  waves,  and 
the  tumult  of  the  '^peopla 

8  They  also  tha^t  dwell  in  the  ut- 
termost ])arts  are  afraid  at  thy  to- 
kens :  thou  makest  the  outgoings  of 
the  morning  and  evening  to  rejoice. 

9  Thou  visitest  the  earth,  and 
waterest  it :  thou  greatly  enrichest 
it  with  the  river  of  (jiod,which  is  full 
of  water:  thou  preparest  them  corn, 
when  thou  hast  so  provided  for  it. 

10  Thou  waterest  the  ^  ridges 
thereof  abundantly  :  thou  settlest 
the  •*  furrows  thereof  :  thou  makest 
it  soft  with  showers  :  thou  blessest 
the  " springing  thereof. 

1 1  Th(ni  crowncst  the  year  with 
thy  goodness  ;  and  thy  paths  drop 
fatness. 

12  Th(;y  drop  ')ipon  the  pastur-es 
of  the  wilderness  :  and  tlie  little 
hills   "rejoice  on  ever.v  side. 

13  The  pastures  ai-e  clotluHl  with 
Hocks  ;  tlu!  valleys  also  are  covered 
over  with  (;orn  ;  they  shout  for  joy, 
they  also  sing. 

PSALM  66. 

1  Dariil  exhortelli.  in  praisf  God,  .5  to  oh- 
serve  hix  {iroat  iror/i'n,  S  to  tiloKs  him  for  his 
gracioiix  lic-iicjitx.  12  He  roireth  for  him- 
self religions  xerrice  to  God.  lij  He  de- 
clareth  God's  siiecial  goodness  to  himself. 
1  To  tho  chief  Musician,  A  Sonpo/'  I'salrn. 

AKKajoyful  noise  unto  God, 
all  ye  lands : 


M 


2  Sing  forth  the  honour  of  his 
name :  make  liis  praise  glorious. 

3  Say  unto  God,  How  terrible  art 
^/iowm  thy  works!  through  the  great- 
ness of  thy  power  shall  thine  ene- 
mies submit  themselves  unto  thee. 

4  All  the  earth  shall  worshij) 
thee,  and  shall  sing  unto  thee ; 
they  shall  sing  to  thy  name.    Selah. 

5  Come  and  see  the  works  of 
God  :  he  is  terrible  in  his  doing  to- 
ward the  children  of  men. 

6  He  turned  the  sea  into  dry 
land:  they  went  through  the  flood 
on  foot:  there  "did  we  rejoice  in  him. 

7  He  ruleth  by  his  power  for 
ever ;  his  eyes  behold  the  nations  : 
let  not  the  rebellious  exalt  them- 
selves.    Selah. 

8  O  bless  our  God,  ye  ^  people. 
and  make  the  voice  of  his  praise  to 
be  heard  : 

9  Which  holdeth  our  soul  in  life, 
and  suffereth  not  our  feet  to  be 
moved. 

10  For  thou,  O  God,  hast  proved 
us :  thou  hast  tried  us,  as  silver  is 
tried. 

1 1  Thou  broughtest  us  into  the 
net;  thou  laidst  affliction  upon  our 
loins. 

1 2  Thou  hast  caused  men  to  ride 
over  our  heads ;  we  went  through 
fire  and  through  water :  but  thou 
broughtest  us  out  into  a  wealthy 
lilace 

13  1  will  go  into  thy  house  with 
burnt  offerings:  I  will  pay  thee  my 
vows, 

14  Which  my  lips  have  uttered, 
and  my  mouth  hath  spoken,  when  I 
was  in  trouble. 

15  1  will  offer  unto  thee  burnt 
sacrifices  of  fatlings,  with  the  in- 
cense of  rams  ;  I  will  offer  bullocks 
with  goats.     Selah. 

16  Come  avd  hear,  all  ye  that 
fear  God,  and  1  will  declare  what 
he  hath  done- for  my  soul. 

17  1  cried  unto  him  with  my 
mouth,  and  he  was  extolled  with 
my  tongue. 

18  If  I  regard  iniciiilty  in  my 
heart,  the  Lord  will  not  hear  me: 

19  lint  vei-ily  God  hath  lieai'd 
me  ;  he  hath  attended  to  the  voice 
of  my  prayer. 

20  Blessed  he  God,  which  hath 
not  turned  away  my  prayer,  nor 
his  mercy  from  me. 

PSALM  67. 

1  A  prayer  for  the  enlargement  of  God's 
kingdom,  8  to  the  joy  of  the  people,  6  and 
the  increase  of  God's  l/lessings. 

'To  the  chief  Musician  on  »  Neginoth.  A  Psalm 
or  Song. 

rNOI)  be  merciful   unto  us,  and 
I    l)less   us;   and  (;aus(!   his   fac(^ 
to  shine  upon  us ;  Selah. 


7  let  us 


•  peoples, 


'  For 

"  striiif.'wl 

instruments. 


650 


Prayer  for  God's  kingdom. 


PSALM  68.        Tli.e  triunipkant  procession  of  Israel. 


peoples 


2  The  earth 
hath  yielded 


*  cast  up  a 
highway  for 
him  that 
rideth 
through  the 
deserts;  his 
name  is 
JAH; 

5  the 
prisoners 
into 
prosperity : 


^  dwelt 
^  didst 
prepare 
8  the  women 
that 

puhlished 
the  tidings 
Avere  a 
great  host. 


2  That  thy  way  may  be  known 
upon  earth,  thy  saving  health 
among  ail  nations. 

3  Let  the  '  people  praise  thee,  O 
God ;  let  all  the  '  people  praise 
thee. 

4  O  let  the  nations  be  glad  and 
sing  for  joy  :  for  thou  shalt  judge 
the  '  people  righteously,  and  go- 
vern the  nations  upon  earth.  8e- 
lah. 

5  Let  the  ^  T)eople  praise  thee,  O 
God  :  let  all  the  '  people  loraise  thee. 

6  "  Then  shall  the  earth  yield  her 
i n c rease  ;  awl  God,  even  our  ow n 
God,  shall  bless  us. 

7  God  shall  bless  us  ;  and  all  the 
ends  of  the  earth  shall  fear  him. 

PSALM  68. 


or  ill  (I  of  till-  iivk.    4  An 

:,(;,:,!   'far  Ills   iiirrrii'x, 
rhnrrli,   \\\  for  liix  <irr,lt 


1  A  pvaifi'v  (i1  till'  /'<- 

exhoriolioii  to  jini 

1  for  Ills  ciirr  oj  III 

work's. 
3  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psahn  or  Song  of 

Uavid. 

LET  God  arise,  let  his  enemies  be 
scattered :  let  them  also  that 
hate  him  flee  before  him. 

2  As  smoke  is  driven  away,  so 
drive  tliem  away :  as  wax  melteth 
before  the  fire,  so  let  the  wicked 
perish  at  the  presence  of  God. 

3  But  let  the  righteous  be  glad  ; 
let  them  i-ejoice  before  God :  yea, 
let  them  exceedingly  rejoice. 

4  Sing  unto  God,  sing  praises  to 
his  name  :  •*  extol  him  that  rideth 
upon    the    heavens    by   his    name 


JAH.  and  rejoice  before  him. 


5  A  father  of  the  fatherless,  and 
a  judge  of  the  widows,  is  God  in 
his  holy  habitation. 

6  God  setteth  the  solitary  in 
families  :  he  bringeth  out  ''  those 
which  are  bound  with  chains:  but 
the  rebellious  dwell  in  a  dry  land. 

7  O  God,  when  thou  wentest 
forth  before  thy  jjeople,  when  thou 
didst  march  through  the  wilder- 
ness ;  Selah  : 

8  The  earth  shook,  the  heavens 
also  dropped  at  the  presence  of 
God  :  even  Sinai  itself  icas  moved  at 
the  presence  of  God,  the  God  of 
Israel. 

9  Thou,  O  God,  didst  send  a 
plentiful  rain,  whereby  thou  didst 
confirm  thine  inheritance,  when  it 
was  weary. 

10  Thy  congregation  ^  hath 
dwelt  therein  :  thou,  O  God,  ''  hast 


prepared   of  thy  goodness  for  the 


poor. 

1 1  The  Lord  gave  the  word : 
^  great  teas  \]w  conipa]iy  of  those 
that  puljlished   //. 


1 2  Kings  of  armies  '••  did  flee 
aijace :  and  she  that  ^"  tarried  at 
home  ''  divided  the  spoil. 

1 3  '-  Though  ye  have  lien  among 


the  pots,  yet  sliall  ye  he  an  the  wings 


of  a  dove  covered  with  silver,  and 
her  featliers  with  yellow  gold. 


14  When  the  Almighty  scattered 
kings  in  it,  it  was  white  as  snow  in 
'"  Salmon. 

1.5  '^The  hill  of  God  is  as  the  hill 


of  Bashan  ;  an  high  hill  as  the  hill 


of   Bashan. 


16  Why  ^"  leap  ye,  ye  high  ^"^  hills  1 
this  is  the  hill  which  God  desireth 
to  '^  dwell  in;  yea,  the  Lord  will 
dwell  til  it  for  ever. 

17  The  chariots  of  God  are 
twenty  thousand,  even  '®  thousands 
of  angels :  the  Lord  ^'.s  among  them, 
as  in  Sinai,  in  the  holy  2}l(ice. 

18  Thou  hast  ascended  on  high, 
thou  hast  ^■'  led  captivity  captive  : 
thou  hast  received  gifts  -"  tor  men  ; 
yea,  '^^  for  the  rebellious  also,  that 
the  Lord  God  might  dwell  among 
them. 

19  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  ivho  daily 
"  loadeth  us  mith  henefifs,  even  the 
God  of  our  salvation.     Selah. 

20  He  that  is  our  God  is  the  God 
of  ^^  salvation ;  and  unto  God  the 
Lord  '^  lii'lorig  the  issues  from  death. 

21  But  God  shall  wound  the  head 
of  his  enemies,  and  the  hairy  .scalp 
of  such  an  one  as  goeth  on  still  in 
his  trespasses. 

22  The  Lord  said,  I  will  bring 
again  from  Bashan,  I  will  bring 
my  jmrple  again  from  the  depths 
of  the  sea : 

23  That  thy  foot  may  be  dipped 
in  the  blood  of  thine  enemies,  and 
the  tongue  of  thy  clogs  in  the 
same. 

24  They  have  seen  thy  goings,  O 
God  ;  even  the  goings  of  my  God, 
my  King,  in  the  sanctuary. 

2.5  The  singers  went  before,  the 
players  on  instruments  followed 
after ;  among  tJtem  tvere  the  dam- 
sels playing  with  timbrels. 

26  Bless  ye  God  in  the  congrega- 
tions, eve7i  the  Lord,  -'°froiii  the 
fountain  of  Israel. 

27  There  is  little  Benjamin  with 
their  ruler,  the  princes  of  Judah 
and  their  ""council,  the  princes  of 
Zebulun,  and  the  princes  of  Naph- 
tali. 

28  Thy  God  hath  commanded 
thy  strength  :  strengthen,  O  God, 
that  which  thou  hast  wrought 
for  us. 

29  Because    of    thy    temple   at 


"  flee,  thev 
flee: 

w  tarrieth 
11  dividetli 

i2Willyelie 
among  the 
sheepfolds, 
as  the  wings 
of  a  dove 
covered 
with  silver, 
and  her 
feathers 
with  yellow 
gold? 
13  Zalmon. 
i"*  A  moun- 
tain of  G(m1 
is  the  moan- 
tain  of 
Bashan, 
an  high 
movuitain 
is  the 
mountain 
of  Bashan. 

15  look  ye 
askance, 

16  moun- 
tains, at  the 
mountain 

1^  dwell  in  ? 

18  thousands 
upon  thou- 
sands : 

19  led  away 
captives : 

^•^  among 

21  among 

22  beareth 
our  burden, 

23  deliver- 
ances ; 

24  belongeth 
escape 


25  p/e  that 
are  of 


26  company, 


551 


A  cry  of  distress, 


PSALM  69. 


and  imprecation  on  enemies. 


Jerusalem  shall  kings  bring  pre- 
sents unto  thee. 

30  Rebuke  the  '  company  of 
spearmen,  the  multitude  ot  the 
bulls,  with  the  calves  of  the  -  ?)eo- 
ple.  till  every  one  submit  himself 
with  pieces  of  silver :  scatter  thou 
the  ^  people  that  delight  in  war. 

31  Princes  shall  come  out  of 
Egypt;  Ethiopia  shall  soon  stretch 
out  her  hands  unto  God. 

32  Sing  unto  God,  ye  kingdoms 
of  the  earth ;  O  sing  praises  unto 
the  Lord  ;  Selah  : 

33  To  him  that  i^ideth  upon  the 
heavens  of  heavens,  which  ii.'ere  of 
old  ;  lo,  he  doth  send  out  his  voice, 
and  that  a  mighty  voice. 

34  Ascribe  ye  strength  unto  God: 
his  excellency  is  over  Israel,  and 
his  strength  is  in  the  clouds. 

35  O  God,  thofi  art  terrible  out 
of  thy  holy  places :  the  God  of  Is- 
rael is  he  that  giveth  strength  and 
power  unto  his  people.  Blessed  be 
God. 

PSALM  69. 

1  David  comp/tn'n  eih  of  hin  affliction .  13 
I/e  prnyeth  for  deliper'ance.  22  Jle  de- 
vateih  his  eueinlex  to  deMrtiction.  30  lie 
praifseth  God  withtliankiigiving. 

*  To  the  chief  Musician  ^  upon  *Shoshaunim, 
TT  Psalm  of  David. 

SAVE  me,  O  God  ;  for  the  waters 
are  come  in  unto  my  soul. 

2  I  sink  in  deep  mire,  where 
there  is  no  standing :  I  am  come 
into  deep  waters,  where  the  floods 
overflow  me. 

3  I  am  weary  "  of  my  crying  : 
my  throat  is  dried  :  mine  eyes  fail 
while  I  wait  for  my  God. 

4  They  that  hate  me  without  a 
cause  ai'e  more  than  the  hairs  of 
mine  head  :  they  that  would  de- 
stroy me,  Ijeing  mine  enemies 
wrongfully,  are  mighty :  then  I 
restored  that  which  I  took  not 
away. 

5  O  God,  thou  knowest  my  fool- 
ishness ;  and  my  sins  are  not  hid 
from  thee. 

<)  Let  not  them  that  wait  on 
thee,  O  Lord  (Jon  of  hosts,  be 
ashamed  ''for  my  sake  :  let  not 
those  that  seek  tlie(>  be  confounded 
"  for  my  sake,  ()  (jod  of  Israeli. 

7  Because  for  thy  sake  1  have 
borne  reproach ;  shame  hath  co- 
vered my  face. 

J^  1  am  Ijecome  a  stranger  unto 
my  brethren,  and  an  alien  unto  my 
motlici's  children. 

9  For  the  zeal  of  thine  house 
hath  eaten  me  up ;  and  the  re- 
proaches of  them  that  reproached 
thee  are  fallen  upon  me. 


*  Thai  is,  Lilies. 


10  When  I  wept,  and  chastened 
my  soul  with  fasting,  that  was  to 
my  reproach. 

11  1  made  sackcloth  also  my 
garment ;  and  I  became  a  proverb 
to  them. 

12  They  that  sit  in  the  gate 
speak  against  me  ;  and  I  tvas  the 
song  of  the  drunkards. 

13  But  as  for  me,  my  prayer  is 
unto  thee,  O  Lord,  i.ji  an  accept- 
able time :  O  God,  in  the  multi- 
tude of  thy  mercy  hear  me,  in  the 
truth  of  thy  salvation. 

14  Deliver  me  out  of  the  mire, 
and  let  me  not  sink  :  let  me  be  de- 
livered from  them  that  hate  me, 
and  out  of  the  deep  waters. 

15  Let  not  the  waterflood  over- 
flow me,  neither  let  the  deep  swal- 
low me  up,  and  let  not  the  pit 
shut  her  mouth  upon  me. 

16  Hear  me,  O  Lord  ;  for  thy 
lovingkindness  is  good  :  turn  unto 
me  according  to  the  multitude  of 
thy  tender  mercies. 

17  And  hide  not  thy  face  from 
thy  servant ;  for  I  am  in  trouble  : 
hear  me  speedily. 

18  Draw  nigh  unto  my  soul,  and 
redeem  it :  deliver  me  because  of 
mine  enemies. 

19  Thou  hast  known  my  re- 
proach, and  my  shame,  and  my 
dishonour :  mine  adversaries  are 
all  before  thee. 

20  Reproach  hath  broken  my 
heart ;  and  I  am  full  of  heaviness  : 
and  I  looked  for  some  to  take  pity, 
but  there  vas  none  ;  and  for  com- 
fortei-s,  but  I  found  none. 

21  They  gave  me  also  gall  for 
my  ^  meat ;  and  in  my  thirst  they 
gave  me  vinegar  to  drink. 

22  Let  their  table  become  a 
snare  before  them  :  and  ^^  tha  t 
irhirh    should   liavc    hcen    for    fhiii- 


welfare;,  let  i,t  hccoine  a  trap. 

23  Let  their  eyes  be  darkened, 
that  they  see  not ;  and  make  their 
loins  continually  to  shake. 

24  Pour  out  tliine  indignation 
upon  them,  and  let  thy  wrathful 
anger  take  hold  of  them. 

25  Let  their  habitation  bo  deso- 
late ;  and  let  none  dwell  in  their 
tents. 

26  For  they  persecute  him  whom 
thou  hast  smitten;  and  they  ' '  tal k 
to  the  gi'icf  of  those  whom  thou 
Tia,st  wounded. 

27  Add  ini(iuity  unto  tlieir  ini- 
(luity  :  and  let  tliem  not  come  into 
tliy  riglit('ousii(>ss. 

2.S  ij(!t  tli(;m  Ik;  blotted  out  of  the 
l)ook  of  tlu!  living,  and  not  be  writ- 
ten with  the  righteous. 

29  l)iit  1  am  jjoor  and  sorrowful : 


9  food ; 


1"  wlipii 
they  are 
in  peace, 


11  tell  of 


652 


For  helj)  against  2^eTseciitors. 


PSALMS  70,  71. 


Prayer  in  age  for  succour. 


let  thy  salvation,  O  God,  set  me  up 
on  high. 

30  I  will  praise  the  name  of  God 
with  a  song,  and  will  magnify  him 
with  thanksgiving. 

31  This  also  shall  please  the 
Lord  better  than  an  ox  w  bullock 
that  hath  horns  and  hoofs. 

32  The  humble  shall  see  this,  ami 
be  glad  :  and  your  heart  shall  live 
that  seek  God. 

33  For  the  Lord  heareth  the  poor, 
and  despiseth  not  his  prisoners. 

34  Let  the  heaven  and  earth 
praise  him,  the  seas,  and  every 
thing  that  moveth  therein. 

35  For  God  will  save  Zion,  and 
will  build  the  cities  of  Judah  :  that 
they  may  dwell  there,  and  have  it 
in  possession. 

36  The  seed  also  of  his  servants 
shall  inherit  it :  and  they  that  love 
his  name  shall  dwell  therein. 

PSALM   70. 

Del  rid  mlieiteth  God  to  Ihe  speedy  deRtruc- 
tiiin  of  the  icicked,  atid  lyreservation  of  ihe 
ijodlij. 

1  To  the  chief  Musician,  ^4  Psalm  of  David,  to 
bring  to  remembrance. 

IK/TAKE  liaste,  O  God,  to  deliver 
-^'^  me ;  make  haste  to  help  me,  O 
Lord. 

2  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  con- 
founded that  seek  after  my  soul : 
let  them  be  turned  backward,  and 

Eut  to  confusion,  that  desire  my 
urt. 

3  Let  them  be  turned  back  for  a 
reward  of  their  shame  that  say, 
Aha,  aha. 

4  Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  re- 
joice and  be  glad  in  thee :  and  let 
such  as  love  thy  salvation  say  con- 
tinually, Let  God  be  magnified. 

5  But  I  am  poor  and  needy : 
make  haste  unto  me,  O  Clod  :  thou 
art  my  help  and  my  deliverer ;  O 
Lord,  make  no  tarrying. 

PSALM  71. 

1  r>(tHd,  in  roiip'dfnre  <f  fiith,  and  cxjie- 
rU'ttce  (f  (ioii'K  fiiroitr.  pnujitti  Imth.  fur 
hi)iinelf,  ii.)id  iiijiilnsl  tlw  <tic)iiiin  (f  /ijk 
tfoiii.  14  //e  proiiii'ieth  coiifsti  1111:1/.  IT  //c 
j>rayeth  for  persererance.  19  lie  praiseth 
<!od,  a7id  promiseth  to  do  it  cheerful/;/. 

IN  thee,   O  Lord,  do  I  put  my 
trust :   let  me  never  be  put  to 
confusion. 

2  Deliver  me  in  thy  righteous- 
ness, and  cause  me  to  escape :  in- 
cline thine  ear  unto  me,  and  save 
me. 

3  Be  thou  my  strong  habitation, 
whei'eunto  I  may  continually  re- 
sort :  thou  hast  given  conunand- 
ment  to  save  me  ;  for  thou  art  )ny 
rock  and  my  fcjrtress. 

4  Deliver  nie,  ()  my  God,  out  of 
tlie  hand  of  the  wicked,  out  of  the 


hand  of  the  unrighteous  and  cruel 
man. 

5  For  thou  art  my  hope,  O  Lord 
God  :  thou  art  my  trust  from  my 
youth. 

6  By  thee  have  I  been  holden  up 
from  the  womb  :  -  thou  art  he  that 


took  me  out  of  my  mother  s  bowels  : 


my  praise  shall   be  continually  of 
thee. 

7  I  am  as  a  wonder  unto  many  ; 
but  thou  art  my  strong  refuge. 

8  Let  my  mouth  be  filled  with 
thy  pi-aise  and  with  thy  honour  all 
the  day. 

9  Cast  me  not  off  in  the  time  of 
old  age ;  forsake  me  not  when  my 
strength  faileth. 

10  For  mine  enemies  speak 
against  me  ;  and  they  that  lay  wait 
for  my  soul  take  counsel  together, 

11  Saying,  God  hath  forsaken 
him  :  persecute  and  take  him  ;  for 
tliere  is  none  to  deliver  him. 

12  0  God,  be  not  far  from  me : 

0  my  God,  make  haste  for  my  help. 

13  Let  them  be  confounded  and 
consumed  that  ai-e  adversaries  to 
my  soul ;  let  them  be  covered  with 
reproach  and  dishonour  that  seek 
my  hurt. 

14  But  1  will  hope  continually, 
and  will  yet  praise  thee  more  and 
more. 

15  My  mouth  shall  shew  forth 
thy  righteousness  a7ul  thy  salvation 
all  the  day  ;  for  I  know  not  the 
numbers  thereof. 

16  1  will  ''go  in  the  strength  of 
the  Lord  God  :  1  will  make  mentiim 
of  thy  righteousness,  even  of  thine 
only. 

17  0  God,  thou  hast  taught  me 
from  my  youth  :  and  hitherto  have 

1  declared  thy  wondrous  works. 

18  Now  also  when  1  am  old  and 
greyheaded,  O  God,  forsake  me  not ; 
until  1  have  shewed  thy  strength 
unto  *  this  generation,  and  thy 
power  to  every  one  that  is  to  come. 

19  Thy  righteousness  also,  O 
God,  is  very  high,  who  hast  done 
great  things:  O  God,  who  -is  like 
unto  thee ! 

20  77(011,  which  hast  shewed  me 
grf^at  and  sore  troubles,  shalt 
quicken  me  again,  and  shalt  bring 
me  up  again  from  the  depths  of  the 
earth. 

2 1  Thou  shalt  increase  my  great- 
ness, and  comfort  me  on  every  side. 

22  1  will  also  i)raise  thee  with 
the  psaltery,  even  thy  truth,  O  my 
Ciod :  unto  thee  will  1  sing  with  the 
harp,  O  thou  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

23  y\y  lips  shall  greatly  rejoice 
when  I  sing  unto  thee  ;  and  my 
soul,  which  tluni  hast  redeemed. 


2  thou  hast 
been  my 
benefactor 
from 


3  come  with 
the  mighty 
acts 


*  the  next 


The  reign  of  the  rigJUeons  king. 


PSALMS  72,  73. 


The  _2)ros2)erity  of  the  wicked. 


24  My  tongue  also  shall  talk  of 
thy  righteousness  all  the  day  long  : 
for  they  ai'e  confounded,  for  they 
are  brought  unto  shame,  that  seek 
my  hurt. 

PSALM  72. 

1  David,  prayino  for  Solomon ,  aheweth  the 
goodness  and  glory  of  his,  in  type,  and  in 
truth,  of  Christ's  kingdom.  18  He  blesseih 
God. 

A  Psalm  1  for  Solomon. 

GIVE  the  king  thy  judgments,  O 
God,    and    thy   righteousness 
unto  the  king's  son. 

2  He  shall  judge  thy  people  with 
righteousness,  and  thy  poor  with 
judgment. 

3  The  mountains  shall  bring 
peace  to  the  people,  and  the  little 
hills,  by  righteousness. 

4  He  shall  judge  the  poor  of  the 
people,  he  shall  save  the  children  of 
the  needy,  and  shall  break  in  pieces 
the  oppressor. 

5  They  shall  fear  thee  as  long  as 
the  sun  and  moon  endure,  through- 
out all  generations. 

6  He  shall  come  down  like  rain 
upon  the  mown  grass  :  as  showers 
that  water  the  earth. 

7  In  his  days  shall  the  righteous 
flourish  ;  and  abundance  of  peace 
so  long  as  the  moon  endureth. 

8  He  shall  have  dominion  also 
from  sea  to  sea,  and  from  the  '•'  river 
unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

9  They  that  dwell  in  the  wilder- 
ness shall  bow  before  him  ;  and  his 
enemies  shall  lick  the  dust. 

10  The  kings  of  Tarshish  and  of 
the  isles  shall  bring  presents  :  the 
kings  of  Sheba  and  Seba  shall  offer 
gifts. 

1 1  Yea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down 
before  him  :  all  nations  shall  serve 
him. 

12  For  he  shall  deliver  the  needy 
when  h(^  crieth  ;  the  poor  also,  and 
him  that  hath  no  heli)er. 

I'.i  He  shall  ''sijiire  the  poor  and 
needy,  and  shall  save  the  souls  of 
the  needy. 

14  He  shall  redeem  their  soul 
from  ^(Icccitand  violence  :  and  pi'e- 
cious  sliall  their  blood  be  in  his 
sight. 

15  And  he  shall  live,  and  to  him 
shall  be  giveji  of  the  gold  of  Sheba: 
])i-ayer  also  shall  b(^  made  for  liiiii 
continually  ;  (IikI,  daily  shall  he  he 
praisiid. 

IG  There  shall  be  "an  handful  of 
corn  in  the  earth  upon  tlw  to])  of 
the  mountains ;  the  fruit  thereof 
sliJiU  shake  likr  L(4ianon  :  and  f/ici/ 
of  the  city  shall  lloui-ish  like  grass 
of  the  earth. 

17  His  name  shall  endure  for 
ever  :  his  name  shall  be  continued 


as  long  as  the  sun  :  and  meji  shall 
be  l)lessed  in  him  :  all  nations  shall 
call  him  blessed. 

18  Blessed  he  the  Lord  God,  the 
God  of  Isi'ael,  who  only,  doeth 
wondrous  things. 

19  And  blessed  he  his  glorious 
name  for  ever :  and  let  the  whole 
earth  be  filled  with  his  glory ; 
Amen,  and  Amen. 

20  The  prayers  of  Da,vid  the  son 
of  Jesse  are  ended. 

PSALM  73. 

1  The  pro])hft,  prerail/ng  iu  a  temptation,  2 
shi'irifh  the  oceiiK/oti  thire<f,  the  proxjierit;/ 
tfthe  icicked.  13  The  iroinid  gireii  thevf- 
lii/,  diflidence.  15  'The  rictor)/  orer  it, 
k)iiiir!'ed(ie  <f  <!od's  piiirpio.se, iti  dexiroijinij 
if  the  Leieked,(tnd  sustaining  the  righteoux. 

A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

TRULY  God  is  good  to  Israel, 
even  to  such  as  are  of  a  clean 
heart. 

2  But  as  for  me,  my  feet  were 
almost  gone  ;  my  steps  had  well 
nigh  slipped. 

3  For  I  was  envious  at  the  "  fool- 
ish, when  I  saw  the  prosperity  of 
the  wicked. 

4  For  there  are  no  ''  bands  in  their 
death  :  but  their  strength  is  firm. 

5  They  are  not  in  trouble  as  other 
men  ;  neither  are  they  plagued  like 
other  men. 

6  Therefore  pride  ^  compasseth 
them  about  as    a  chain  ;  violence 


covereth  them  as  a  garment. 

7  Their  eyes  stand  out  with  fat- 
ness :  "  the.v  have  more  than  heart 
could  wish. 

8  They  ^"are  cori-upt,  and  speak 
wickedly  concei-in'ny  oppression  : 
they  speak  loftily. 

9  They  set  their  mouth  "  against 
the  heavens,  and  their  tongue 
walketh  thi'ough   the  eai'th. 

10  Therefore  his  peopl(^_  I'eturn 
hither  :  and  waters  of  a  full  ri(j) 
are  '"  wrung  out  to  them. 

11  And  the,y  say.  How  doth  God 
know"?  and  is  there  knowledge  in 
the  most  High  '? 

12  Behold,  these  are  the  "un- 
tjoflly.  who  i)rosper  in  the  world  ; 
they  increase  in  riches. 

1 .3  Verily  1  have  cleansed  my 
hejii't  in  vain,  and  washed  my  hands 
in  innocency. 

14  For  all  the  day  long  have  1 
Ix'en  plagued,  and  chastened  every 
morning. 

IT)  if  i  say,  1  will  s])eak  thus; 
behold,  1  '^shdiild  nH'ciid  af/aiiisf  tlie 
generation  of  lliy  cliildi'cii. 

Hi  When  I  llioiiglitto  know  this, 
it  i'><is  too  ]).'i infill  [or  me  ; 

17   Until  I  went  into  the  sanctu- 


554 


Tlte  devastation  of  the  land. 


PSALMS  74,  75. 


The  righteoiis  judge. 


ary   of    God ;    then   understood    I 
their  end. 

18  Surely  thou  ^  didst  set  them 
in  slippery  places  :  thou    -  castedst 


them  down  into  destruction. 

19  How  are  tliey  brought  into 
desolation,  as  in  a  jnoment  !  they 
are  utterly  consumed  with  terrors. 

20  As  a  dream  when  one  awaketh; 
.so,  O  Lord,  when  thou  awakest, 
thou  shalt  despise  their  image. 

21  Thus  my  heart  was  grieved, 
and  I  was  pricked  in  my  reins. 

22  So  ''  foolisli  was  I,  and  igno- 
rant :  I  was  as  a  beast  before  thee. 

23  Nevertheless  I  rwrt  continually 
with  thee  :  thou  hast  holden  me  by 
my  right  hand. 

24  Thou  shalt  guide  me  with 
thy  counsel,  and  afterward  receive 
me  to  glory. 

25  Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but 
thee  1  and  there  is  none  upon  earth 
that  I  desire  beside  thee. 

26  My  flesh  and  my  lieart  fail- 
eth:  tiut  God  is  the  *  strength  of 
my  heart,  and  my  portion  for  ever. 

27  For,  lo,  they  that  are  far  from 
thee  shall  perisn :  thou  hast  de- 
stroyed all  them  that  "*  go  a 
whoring  from  thee. 

2JS  But  it  is  good  for  me  to  draw 
near  to  God  :  1  have  put  my  ti'ust 
in  the  Lord  God,  that  1  may  declare 
all  thy  works. 

PSALM  74. 

1  The  pfophet  eotiijihiiiiefh  of  the  dexolaiion 
of  the  sinietiiiiri/.  10  He  inoveth  God  to 
help  in  (■iiiisii/triition  of  hix  power,  \B  of 
his  repriKd'hfiil  enemies,  of  his  children, 
find  if  his  rureiKOit. 

Maschil  of  Asaph. 

OGOD,  why  hast  thou  cast  ms 
off  for  ever  1  irJnj  doth  thine 
anger  smoke  against  the  sheep  of 
thy  pastui'e  % 

2  Remember  thy  congregation, 
jvhich  thou  hast  purchased  of  old  ; 
the  ""rod  of  thine  inheritance,  luhicli 
thou  hast  redeemed  ;  this  mount 
Zion,  wherein  thou  hast  dwelt. 

.3  Lift  up  thy  feet  unto  the  per- 
petual desolations  ;  even  all  that  the 
enemy  hath  done  wickedly  in  the 
sanctuary. 

4  Thine  enemies  roar  in  the  midst 
of  thy  congregations  ;  they  set  up 
their  ensigns  for  signs. 

5  "^4  man  was  ffimous  according 


as  he  had  lifted  u])  axes  uijon  tlie 
thick  ti'ees. 

6  ^  Rut  now  they  break  down  the 
carved  work  thereof  at  once  with 
axes  and  hammers. 

7  They  have  cast  fire  into  thy 
sanctuary,    they    have    defiled    Ijy 


* Ileh.  rock. 


casting  dovm,  the  dwelling  place  of 
thy  name  to  the  ground. 

8  They  said  in  their  hearts.  Let 
us  destroy  them  together :  they 
have  burned  up  all  the  synagogues 
of  God  in  the  land. 

9  We  see  not  our  signs  :  there  is 
no  more  any  prophet :  neither  is 
there  among  us  any  that  knoweth 
how  long. 

10  O  God,  how  long  shall  the  ad- 
versary reproach  1  shall  the  enemy 
blaspheme  thy  name  for  ever  1 

1 1  Why  withdrawest  thou  thy 
hand,  even  thy  right  hand  '?  pluck 
it  out  of  thy  '^  ))osom.  . 

12  For  God  is  my  King  of  old, 
working  salvation  in  the  midst  of 
the  earth. 

13  Thou  didst  divide  the  sea  by 
thy  strength :  thou  brakest  the 
heads  of  the  °  dragons  in  the  wa- 
ters. 

14  Thou  brakest  the  heads  of 
leviathan  in  pieces,  and  gavest  him 
to  be  meat  to  the  people  inhabiting 
the  wilderness. 

1 5  Thou  didst  cleave  the  fountain 
and  the  flood :  thou  driedst  up 
mighty  rivers. 

1 6  The  day  is  thine,  the  night 
also  is  thine  :  thou  hast  prepared 
the  light  and  the  sun. 

1 7  Thou  hast  set  all  the  borders 
of  the  earth  :  thou  hast  made  sum- 
mer and  winter. 

18  Remember  this,  that  the 
enemy  hath  reproached,  O  Lord, 
and  that  ^°  the  foolish  people  have 
blasphemed  tliy  name. 

19  O  deliver  not  the  soul  of  thy 
turtledove  unto  the  "  multitude  of 
the  I" irked :  forget  not  the  ^-'congre- 
gation of  thy  poor  for  ever. 

20  Have  respect  unto  the  cove- 
nant :  for  the  dark  places  of  tlie 
earth  are  full  of  the  habitations 
of  cruelty. 

210  let  not  the  oppressed  return 
ashamed  :  let  the  poor  and  needy 
praise  thy  name. 

22  Ai^ise,  O  God,  plead  thine  own 
cause  :  remember  now  the  foolish 
man  reproacheth  thee  '''daily. 

23  Forget  not  the  voice  of  thine 
enemies  :  the  tunmlt  of  those  that 
rise  up  against  '^thee  increaseth 
continually. 

psal:\[  75. 

1  The  projihi-t  jiraiaeih  God.  2  I/e  promixcth 
1<,}ii<l,i,'  iipriijliUii.  4  lie  rehiikelh  lite  proud 
hii  riiiisidcralioH  tf  God'x  proridi'Hve .  <t 
lie  jiriiixi'th  Gild,  and  /)rii)i>ise//i  to  eJU'Viite 
justice. 

i5To  the  chief  Miisiciuii,  "'•  Al-tnscliilli.  A  Psahu 
or  SoMfj  of  Asaph. 

UNTO  thee,  O  God,  do  we  give 
thanks,  unto  thee  do  we  give 


8  bosom, 
and,  con- 
sume them. 


^  sea- 
monsters 


11  greedy 
multitude: 

12  life 


13  all  the 
day. 

"  thee, 

which 

ascendeth 


IB  For 
i"  set  to 
Destroy  not. 


555 


The  victorious  poioer  of  God. 


PSALMS  76,  77.       The  remembrance  of  GocVs  deed's. 


1"  filorious 
art.  tlioii  anil 
excellent 
from 


thanks  :  for  that  thy  name  ^  is  near 
thy  wondrous  works  declai'e. 

'J,   When  i  shall  -  receive  the  con- 


gregation I  will  judge  uprightly. 

3  ^  The  earth  and  all  the  inhabi- 
tants thereof  are  dissolved  :  I  "*  bear 
up  the  pillars  of  it.     Selah. 

i  I  said  unto  the  ^  fools,  Deal 
not  "  foolishly  :  and  to  tlie  wicked, 
Lift  not  up  the  hoi-n  : 

5  Lift  not  up  your  horn  on  high: 
speak  not  "'  viih  a  stiff  neck. 

6  For  promotion  coijieth.  neither 
from  the  east,  nor  from  the  west, 
nor  from  the  south. 

7  But  God  is  the  judge  :  he  put- 
teth  down  one,  and  setteth  up 
another. 

8  For  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
there  is  a  cup,  and  the  wine  is  red  ; 
it  is  full  of  mixture ;  and  he  pour- 
eth  out  f)f  the  same  :  but  the  dregs 
thereof,  all  the  wicked  of  the  earth 
shall  wring  them  out,  and  drink 
them. 

9  But  I  will  declare  for  ever ;  I 
will  sing  praises  to  the  God  of 
Jacol). 

10  All  the  horns  of  the  wicked 
also  will  I  cut  off;  hut  the  hoi'ns  of 
the  righteous  shall  be  exalted. 

PSALM   76. 

1  A  declaration  of  GocVs  majesty  in  the 
church.  11  Ah  exlioitatio'ti  to  t,erve  hini 
reverently. 

**  To  the  chief  Musifiian  on  "  Negiiioth.  A  Psahn 
or  Song  of  Asaph. 

IN    Judfih    is    God    known :    his 
name  is  great  in  Israel. 

2  In  Salem  also  is  his  tabernacle, 
and  his  dwelling  place  in  Zi(m. 

3  There  bi'ake  he  the  arrows  of 
the  bow,  the  shield,  and  the  sword, 
and  tlic  liattle.     Selah. 

4  '"Thou  art  moi'e  glorious  iptd 
ex(^ellcnt,   than   the    mountains   of 

prj^'y. 

h  Tiie  stouthearted  are  sj)oiled. 
they  liave  slept  their  sleep  :  anu 
none  of  the  men  of  might  have 
found  their  hands. 

G  At  thy  rt^jukcs  O  God  of  Jacob, 
both  the  chariot  and  horse  are  cast 
into  a  dead  sleep. 

7  Thou,  even  thou,  art  to  be 
feared  :  and  who  may  stand  in  thy 
sight  when  once  thou  art  aiigi'y? 

5  Thou  didst  cause  "  judgment 
to  be  heard  from  heaven  ;  the  earth 
feanvl   and  was  still, 

SJ  when  (lod  arose  to  judgment, 
to  sa\c  all  the  meek  of  the  earth. 
SelaJi.  ^ 

10  Surely  the  wrath  of  man 
shall  ))rais('  thee:  the  I'emainder 
of  wrath  shalt  thou  '"' i-estrain. 


1 1  Vow,  and  pay  unto  the  Lord 
your  God  :  let  all  that  be  round 
about  him  bring  presents  unto  him 
that  ought  to  be  feared. 

12  He  shall  cut  off'  the  spirit  of 
princes  :  lie  is  terrible  to  the  kings 
of  the  earth. 

PSALM  77. 

1  The  pxa/mlst  sheiceth  what  fierce  comhut 
he  had  iriih  diffidence.  lO"  The  rict<u-y 
which  he  had  hy  consideration  of  Ond'x 
great  and  gracious  worhs. 

8  To  the  chief  Musician,  ia_to  Jeduthun.  A 
Psahn  of  Asaiih. 

T  "  CRTEl)  unto  God  with  my 
-L  voice,  even  unto  God  Avith  niy 
voice  ;  and  he  '"  gave  ear  vinto  me. 

2  In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I 
sought  the  Lord  :  my  '"sore  ran  in 
the  night,  and  "  ceased  not :  my 
soul  refused  to  be  comforted. 

3  I  i^emembered  God,  and  was 
troubled  :  I  complained,  and  my 
spirit  was  overwhelmed.     Selah. 

•i  Thou  boldest  mine  eyes  wak- 
ing :  I  am  so  ti"oubled  that  I  can- 
not speak. 

5  I  have  considered  the  days 
of  old,  the  years  of  ancient  times. 

6  I  call  to  remembrance  my  song 
in  the  night :  I  commune  with 
mine  own  heart :  and  my  spirit 
made  diligent  search. 

7  Will  the  Lord  cast  off  for  ever  ? 
and  will  he  be  favourable  no  more? 

8  Is  his  mercy  clean  gone  for 
ever"?  doth  his  promise  fail  for 
evermore  1 

9  Hath  God  forgotten  to  be  gra- 
cious'!' hath  he  in  anger  shut  up  his 
tender  mercies '?    Selah. 

10  And  I  said.  This  is  my  ''^in- 
fii-mity  :   hut  I  tvill  remember  the 


years  of  the  right  hand  of  the  most 
High. 

1 1  I  will  remember  the  works  of 
the  Lord  :  surely  I  will  I'emember 
thy  wondei'S  of  old. 

1  2  1  will  meditate  also  of  all  thy 
woi-k,  and  '"  talk  of  thy  doings. 

13  "^i'liy  way,  O  God,  is  in  '"the 
sanctuary  :  who  is  so  great  a  (Jod 
as  oin-  ( io(l  { 

14  TIkhi  art  the  God  that  doest 
wondei's :  thou  hast  declared  thy 
strength   among  the  '"''  peojjie. 

I  .^)  Thou  hast  with  thine  arm  re 
deemed  thy  iieople,  the  sons  of 
Jacob  and  Jose])]i.     St4ah. 

1(1  The  waters  saw  thee,  ()  (Jod, 
the  waters  saw  thee ;  they  were 
afraid  :  the  depths  also  were 
troubI(>d. 

1  7  'I4ie  clouds  poured  out  water: 
the  skies  sent  out  a  sound  :  thine 
arrows  also  went   al)r(>a(l. 

15  'I'he  voice  of  thy  thundei'  was 


8  Fol- 
ia after  tlie 
manner  of 

!■•  will  cry 

15  will  give 

16  hand  was 
stretched 
out 

i""  slacked 


IS  -rrief : 


in  use  on 
holiness : 


-1  jieoples. 


nso 


6rWs  deaUruj  ivith  Ids  people 


PSALM  78. 


amid  their  unfaithfulness. 


i  whirlwind  : 


in  the  '  heaven :  the  lightnings 
lightened  the  world :  the  earth 
trembled  and  shook. 

19  Thy  way  -_?£  in  the  sea,  and 
thy  path  in  the  great  waters,  and 
thy  footsteps  "'  are  not  known. 

20  Thou  leddest  thy^  people  like 
a  flock  by  the  hand  of  Moses  and 
Aaron. 

PSALM  78. 

1  An.  exhortation  both  to  learn  and  to  preach 
the,  law  of  God.  9  The  utorij  of  Go<l\s 
wrath  against  the  incredii/onx  and  disobe- 
dient. 67  The  Inraelitea  being  rejected, 
God  chofie  Judah,  Zion,  and  iJarid. 
Maschil  of  Asaph. 

GIVE  ear,  O  my  people,  to  my 
^  law  :  incline  your  ears  to  the 
words  of  my  mouth. 

2  I  will  open  my  mouth  in  a  pa- 
rable :  I  will  utter  dark  sayings  of 
old:    _ 

3  Which  we  have  heard  and 
known,  and  our  fathers  have  told 
us. 

4  We  will  not  hide  them  from 
their  children,  shewing  to  the  ge- 
neration to  come  the  praises  of  the 
Lord,  and  his  strength,  and  his 
wonderful  works  that  he  hath 
done. 

5  For  he  established  a  testimony 
in  Jacob,  and  appointed  a  law  in 
Israel,  which  he  commanded  our 
fathers,  that  they  should  make 
them  known  to  their  children  : 

p  That  the  generation  to  come 
might  know  them,  even  the  children 
which  should  be  born ;  vho  should 
arise  and  declare  them  to  their 
children  : 

7  That  they  might  set  their  hope 
in  God,  and  not  forget  the  works  of 
God,  but  keep  his  commandments : 

8  And  might  not  be  as  their  fa- 
thers, a  stubborn  and  I'ebellious 
generation ;  a  generation  that  set 
not  their  heart  aright,  and  whose 
spirit  was  not  stedfast  with  God. 

9  The  children  of  Ephraim,  bn'ng 
armed,  and  carrying  bows,  turned 
back  in  the  day  of  battle. 

10  They  kept  not  the  covenant 
of  God,  and  refused  to  walk  in  his 
Inw  ; 

1 1  And  forgat  his  works,  and  his 
wonders  that  he  had  shewed  thon. 

12  Marvellous  things  did  he  in 
the  sight  of  tlieir  fathers,  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  in  the  field  of  Zoan. 

1 3  He  divided  the  sea,  and  caused 
them  to  pass  through ;  and  he  made 
the  waters  to  stand  as  an  heap. 

14  In  the  daytime  also  he  led 
them  with  a  cloud,  and  all  the 
niglit  with  a  light  of  fire. 

15  He  clave  the  rocks  in  the  wil- 
derness, and  gave  them  drink  as 
out  of  the  great  depths. 


16  He  brought  streams  also  out 
of  the  rock,  and  caused  waters  to 
run  down  like  rivers. 

17  ®And  they  sinned  yet  more 
against  him  by  "provoking  the 
most  High  in  the  wilderness. 

18  And  they  tempted  God  in 
their  heart  by  asking  meat  for 
their  lust. 

1 9  Vea,  they  spake  against  God  ; 
they  said.  Can  God  furnish  a  table 
in  the  wilderness  1 

20  Behold,  he  smote  the  rock, 
that  the  waters  gushed  out,  and 
the  streams  overflowed ;  can  he 
give  bread  also^  can  he  provide 
flesh  for  his  people'? 

21  Therefore  the  Lord  heard 
this,  and  was  wroth  :  so  a  fire  was 
kindled  against  Jacob,  and  anger 
also  came  up  against  Israel ; 

22  Because  they  believed  not  in 
God,  anjl  trusted  not  in  his  salva- 
tion : 

23  '^Though  he  had  commanded 
the  ^clouds  from  abov~, and  opened 
the  doors  of  heaven, 

24  And  "had  rained  do\vn  manna 
upon  them  to  eat,  and  ^"  had  given 


them  "of  the  corn  of  heaven. 

25  Man  did  eat  angels'  '"food: 
he  sent  them  '■'meat  to  the  full. 

26  He  caused  an  east  wind  to 
blow  in  the  heaven :  and  by  his 
power  he  brought  in  the  south 
wind. 

27  He  rained  flesh  also  upon 
them  as  dust,  and  feathered  fowls 
like  as  the  sand  of  the  sea  : 

28  And  he  let  it  fall  in  the  midst 
of  their  camp,  round  about  their 
habitations. 

29  So  they  did  eat,  and  were  well 
filled  :  for  he  gave  them  their  own 
desire ; 

30  They  were  not  estranged  from 
their  lust.  But  while  their  meat 
7/'as  yet  in  their  mouths, 

31  The  wrath  of  God  came  upon 
them,  and  slew  the  fattest  of  them, 
and  smote  down  the  '^chosen  men  of 
Israel. 

32  For  all  this  they  sinned  still, 
and  believed  not  for  his  wondrous 
works. 

33  Therefore  their  days  did  he 
consume  in  vanity,  and  their  years 
in  trouble. 

34  ^Vhen  he  slew  them,  then  they 
sought  hiin :  and  they  returned  and 
enquired  '•'"' early  after  God. 

35  And  they  remembered  that 
God  7/'f/.s  their  rock,  and  the  high 
God  their  redeemer. 

36  Nevertheless  tliey  did  flatter 
him  with  their  mouth,  and  they 
lied  unto  him  with  their  tongues. 

37  For  their  heart  was  not  right 


5  But 

^  rebelling 

against 


'  Yet  he 
^  skies 

^  he  rained 
1"  gave 
n  food  from 
1'^  bread : 
13  food 


^*  youn^ 
men 


^^  earnestly 


Crock's  anger  and  mercy. 


PSALM  79. 


The  desolation  of  Jerusalem. 


with  him   neither  were  they  sted- 
fast  in  his  covenant. 

38  But  he,  being  full  of  compas- 
sion, forgave  their  iniquity,  and 
destroyed  them  not :  yea,  many  a 
time  turned  he  his  anger  away,  and 
did  not  stir  up  all  his  wrath. 

39  For  he  remembered  that  they 
were  but  flesh  ;  a  wind  that  passeth 
away,  and  cometh  not  again. 

40  How  oft  did  they  '  provoke 
him  in  the  wilderness,  and  grieve 
him  in  the  desert ! 

41  Yea,  they  turned  -  back  and 
tempted  God,  and  ^limited  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel. 

42  They  remembered  not  his 
hand,  nor  the  day  when  he  deli- 
vered them  from  the  enemy. 

43  How  he  had  wrought  his  signs 
in  Egypt,  and  his  wonders  in  the 
field  of  Zoan : 

44  And  had  turned  their  rivers 
into  blood  ;  and  their  ^floods,  that 
they  could  not  drink. 

45  He  sent  divers  sorts  of  flies 
among  them,  which  devoured  them ; 
and  frogs,  which  destroyed  them. 

46  He  gave  also  their  increase 
unto  the  caterpiller,  and  their  la- 
bour unto  the  locust. 

47  He  destroyed  their  vines  with 
hail,  and  their  sycomore  trees  with 
frost. 

48  He  gave  up  their  cattle  also 
to  the  hail,  and  their  flocks  to  hot 
thunderbolts. 

49  He  cast  upon  them  the  fierce- 
ness of  his  anger,  wrath,  and  in- 
dignation, and  trouble,  by  sending 
^  evil  angels  among  them. 

^)0  He*  made  a  **  wayto  his  anger ; 
he  spared  not  their  soul  from  death, 
but  gave  their  life  over  to  the  pesti- 
lence ; 

51  And  smote  all  the  firstborn  in 
Egypt ;  the  chief  of  fh('ir  strength 
in  the  ''  tabernacles  of  Ham  : 

52  But  matk;  his  own  pe<)|)le  to 
go  forth  like  sheep,  and  guided 
them  in  the  wilderness  like  a 
flock. 

53  And  he  led  them  on  safely,  so 
that  they  feared  not :  but  the  sea 
overwhelmed  their  enemies. 

54  And  he  brought  them  to  '^tlie 
l>oi-(ler  f)f  his  sanc-tuary.  c:'?^??,  to  this 
iiiouiitain,  ir/nC/t  his  right  hand  had 
purcliJiscd. 

.55  lie  cast  out  the  heathcMi  also 
b(;fore  them,  and  ^  divided  tliein  an 
inheritance  by  line,  and  made  tlic 
tribes  of  Israel  to  dwell  in  their 
tents. 

56  Yet  they  tempted  and  '"pm- 


*Heb.  levelled. 


voked  the  most  high  God,  and  kept 
not  his  testimonies  : 

57  But  turned  back,  and  dealt 
unfaithfully  like  their  fathers :  they 
were  turned  aside  like  a  deceitful 
bow. 

58  For  they  provoked  him  to 
anger  with  their  high  places,  and 
moved  him  to  jealousy  with  their 
graven  images. 

59  When  God  heard  this,  he  was 
wroth,  and  greatly  abhorred  Israel : 

60  So  that  he  forsook  the  taber- 
nacle of  Shiloh,  the  tent  which  he 
placed  among  men ; 

61  And  delivered  his  strength 
into  captivity,  and  his  glory  into 
the  enemy's  hand. 

62  He  gave  his  people  over  also 
unto  the  sword ;  and  was  wroth 
with  his  inheritance. 

63  The  fire  consumed  their  young- 
men  ;  and  their  maidens  were  not 
given  to  marriage. 

64  Their  priests  fell  by  the 
sword ;  and  their  widows  made 
no  lamentation. 

65  Then  the  Lord  awaked  as  one 
out  of  sleep,  and,  like  a  mighty  man 
that  shouteth  by  reason  of  wine. 

66  And  he  smote  his  enemies  "  in 
the  hinder  parts:  he  put  them  to  a 
perpetual  reproach. 

6 1  Moreover  he  refused  the  ta- 
bernacle of  Joseph,  and  chose  not 
the  tribe  of  Ephraim  : 

68  But  chose  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
the  mount  Zion  which  he  loved. 

69  And  he  built  his  sanctuary 
like  '"  higli  vahireR,  like  the  earth 
which  he  hath  established  for  ever. 

70  He  chose  David  also  his  ser- 
vant, and  took  him  from  the  sheep- 
folds  : 

71  From  following  the  ewes 
'■'  great  with  young  he  brought 
liim  to  feed  .lacob  his  people,  and 
Israel  his  inhei'itance. 

72  So  he  fed  them  according  to 
the  integi-ity  of  his  heart ;  and 
guided  them  by  the  skilfulness  of 
his  hands. 

PSALM  79. 

1  The  jiKtthiiixt  coniplaiiieth  of  the  i/e.\(>/<itioii 
of  Jeruxalem.  8  lie  pray eth  for  delifer- 
ance,  18  and  promisem  thankfulneHs. 

A  Psalm  of  Asft|ili. 

OGOD,  the  heathen  are  come 
into  thine  inheritance ;  thy 
holy  temi)le  have  they  defiled  ; 
t  hoy  have  laid  Jerusalem  on  heaps. 

2  TIh^  dead  bodies  of  thy  ser- 
vants have  they  given  to  be  meat 
unto  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  the 
Hesh  of  thy  saints  unto  the;  beasts 
of  the  earth. 

3  Their    blood    have    they  shed 


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God  implored  to  rescue  his  people.       PSALMS  80,  81. 


Exhortation  to  praise  God, 


like  water  round  al^out  .lerusalem  ; 
and  there  was  none  to  bury  thei/i. 

4  We  are  become  a  reproach  to 
our  neighbours,  a  scorn  and  de- 
rision to  them  that  are  round 
about  us. 

5  How  long,  Lord  1  wilt  thou  be 
angry  for  ever  1  shall  thy  jealousy 
burn  like  fire"? 

6  Pour  out  thy  wrath  upon  the 
heathen  that  have  not  known  thee, 
and  upon  the  kingdoms  that  have 
not  called  upon  thy  name. 

7  For  they  have  devoured  Jacob, 
and  laid  waste  his  dwelling  place. 

8  O  remember  not  against  us  for- 
mer iniquities  :  let  thy  tender  mer- 
cies speedily  '  prevent  us  :  for  we 
are  brought  very  low. 

9  Help  us,  O  God  of  our  salva- 
tion, for  the  glory  of  thy  name  : 
and  deliver  us,  and  purge  away  our 
sins,  for  thy  name's  sake. 

10  Wherefoi'e  should  the  heathen 
say.  Where  is  their  God  1  let  him 
be  known  among  the  heathen  in 
our  sight  by  the  revenging  of  the 
blood  of  thy  servants  which  is  shed. 

11  Let  the  sighing  of  the  pri- 
soner come  before  thee  ;  according 
to  the  greatness  of  thy  power  pre- 
serve thou  those  that  are  appointed 
to  die ; 

12  And  render  unto  our  neigh- 
bours sevenfold  into  their  bosom 
their  reproach,  wherewith  they 
have  I'eproached  thee,  O  Lord. 

13  Ho  we  thy  people  and  sheep 
of  thy  pasture  will  give  thee  thanks 
for  ever :  we  will  shew  forth  thy 
praise  to  all  generations. 

PSALM  80. 

1  T/ie  psalmist  in  /lix  prinjcr  comjiUnneili  of 
t!ie  iiiiNerU'K  of  tin-  cliiin-h.     ^   (rin/'s  fofmef 

fovourx  aye  liirned  i nio  jiiilijnn-iilx.     l-t  lie 
pray eth  for  deliverance'. 

2  To  the  chief   Musician    3  upon    Shoshnnnim- 

Kdiith.  A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

GIVE  ear,  O  Shepherd  of  Israel, 
thou  that  leadest  Joseph  like 
a  flock  ;  thou  that  dwellest  between 
the  ■*  cherubims.  shine  forth. 

"2  Before  Lphraim  and  Benjamin 
and  Manasseh  stir  up  thy  strength, 
and  come  awl  save  us. 

3  Turn  us  again,  O  God,  and 
cause  thy  face  to  shine  ;  and  we 
shall  be  saved. 

4  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  how  long 
wilt  thou  *be  angry  against  the 
prayer  of  thy  people  % 

5  Thou  feedest  them  with  the 
bread  of  tears  ;  and  givest  them 
tears  to  drink  in  great  measure. 

6  Thou  makest  us  a  strife  unto 


*Heh.  smoke. 


our  neighbours  :   and  our  enemies 
^  laugli  iimong  themselves. 

7  Turn  us  again,  O  God  of  hosts, 
and  cause  thy  face  to  shine ;  and 
we  shall  be  saved. 

8  Thou  ^  hast  brought  a  vine  out 
of  Egypt:  thou  '  hast  cast  out  the 
heathen,  and  *  planted  it. 

9  Thou  preparedst  room  before  it, 
and  didst  cause  it  to  take  deep  root, 
and  it  filled  the  land. 

10  The  hills  were  covered  with 
the  shadow  of  it,  and  the  boughs 
thereof  were  like  the  goodly  cedars. 

11  She  sent  out  her  boughs  unto 
the  sea,  and  her  bi'anches  unto  the 
"  river. 

12  Why  hast  thou  then  broken 
down  her  hedges,  so  that  all  they 
which  pass  by  the  way  do  pluck 
her  ? 

1 3  The  boar  out  of  the  wood  doth 
waste  it,  and  the  wild  beast  of  the 
field  doth  devour  it. 

14  Ileturn,  we  beseech  thee,  O 
God  of  hosts  :  look  down  from  hea- 
ven, and  behold,  and  visit  this 
vine  ; 

1 5  And  the  ^^  vineyard  which  thy 
right  hand  hath  planted,  and  the 
branch  that  thou  madest  strong  for 
thyself. 

16  7^  is  burned  with  fire,  it  is  cut 
down  :  they  perish  at  the  rebuke  of 
thy  countenance. 

1 7  Let  thy  hand  be  upon  the  man 
of  thy  right  hand,  upon  the  son  of 
man  whom  thou  madest  strong  for 
thyself. 

18  So  will  not  we  go  back  from 
thee  :  quicken  us,  and  we  will  call 
upon  thy  name. 

19  Turn  us  again,  O  Lord  God  of 
hosts,  cause  thy  face  to  shine  ;  and 
we  shall  be  saved. 

PSALM  81. 

1  All  ea'horfdtioii  ton  note  inn  prdininq  of  Ood . 

4   ^Vk?  rh<i/len<lefh   llidi  <liifi/  In/  r,;is<ii,  of 

his  heni'fls.     s'  (ioil,  (■.rliorll'mj  io  ohedinin  . 

(.•onipUiinelh    of  liiiir    ilisolieilience,    uiiic/i 

jiroveth  their  own  hurt. 
2 To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Gittith,  A  Psalm 

of  Asaph. 

SING     aloud      unto     God     our 
strength  :   make  a  joyful  noise 
unto  the  God  of  .Jacob. 

2  "Take  a  psalm, and  bring  hither 
the  timbrel,  the  pleasant  harp  with 
the  psaltery. 

3  Blow  up  the  trumpet  in  the 
new  moon,'"  in  the  tinip  apjjointed. 
on  our  solemn  feast  day. 

4  For  this  ivas  a  statute  for  Is- 
rael, and  a  law  of  the  God  of  Jacob. 

5  Tliis  he  ordained  in  Joseph  for 
a  testimony,   when   he   went   out 


tOr, 


5  t  laugh  us 
to  scoru. 


6  broughtest 
'  didst  east 
8  plantedst 


9  River. 


10  stock 


2  For 


11  Take  up 
the 


i-  at  the  full 
moon, 


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Uvjust  judgments  rebuked. 


PSALMS  82,  83.      God  implored  to  confound  his  foes. 


^  through  the  land  of  Egypt :  vhere 
I  h('ard  '■'  a  language  that  I  under- 
stood not. 

6  1  removed  his  shoulder  from 
the  burden  :  his  hands  were  de- 
livered from  the  pots. 

7  Thou  calledst  in  trouble,  and  I 
delivered  thee  ;  1  answered  thee  in 
the  secret  place  of  thunder :  I 
proved  thee  at  the  waters  of  Meri- 
bah.     Selah. 

8  Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I  will 
testify  unto  thee  :  O  Israel,  if  thou 
wilt  hearken  unto  me  ; 

9  There  shall  no  strange  god  be 
in  thee  ;  neither  shalt  thou  worship 
an  J'  strange  god. 

10  1  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt :  open  thy  mouth  wide,  send 
I  will  fill  it. 

11  But  my  people  would  not 
hearken  to  my  voice ;  and  Israel 
would  none  of  me. 

1 2  So  I  gave  them  up  unto  ^  their 
own  hearts'  lust:  and  they  walked 
m  then-  own  counsels. 

1 3  Oh  that  my  people  had  heark- 
ened unto  me,  and  Israel  had  walked 
in  my  ways  ! 

14  I  should  soon  have  subdued 
their  enemies,  and  turned  my  hand 
against  their  adversaries. 

15  The  haters  of  the  Lord  should 
have  submitted  themselves  unto 
him  :  but  their  time  should  have 
endured  for  ever. 

16  He  should  have  fed  them 
also  with  tlie  finest  of  the  wheat : 
and  with  honey  out  of  the  rock 
should  I  have  satisfied  thee. 

PSALM  82. 

1  The  p/ialmist,  hating  ea-horUd  the  jurJgf/i, 
■5,  aruJ  reprored  their  negligence,  8  pi'a;/- 
eth  God  to  judge. 

A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

GOD  standoth  in  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  mighty  ;  he  judgeth 
among  the  gods. 

2  How  long  will  ye  judge  un- 
justly, and  accept  the  poi-sons  of 
the  wicked'?    Selah. 

3  Defend  the  p(jor  and  father- 
loss  :  do  justice  to  the  afflicted  and 
ne(;dy. 

4  Deliver  the  poor  and  needy  : 
rid  them  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
wicked. 

r>  They  know  not,  neither  will 
they  understand  ;  they  walk  on  in 
darkness:  all  the  foundations  of 
the  earth  are  *(nit  of  course. 

0  1  have  said.  Ye  o/r  gods;  and 
all  of  you  are  *  children  of  the  most 
High. 


*  Heb.  moved. 


7  Ijut  ye  shall  die  like  men,  and 
fall  like  one  of  the  princes. 

8  Arise,  O  God,  judge  the  earth  : 
for  thou  shalt  inherit  all ''  nations. 

PSALM  83. 

1  A  complaint  to  God  of  the  enemies''  co»- 
njiirdcies.  9  A  prayer  against  them  that 
upp)'ens  the  church. 

A  Song  ()/■  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

KEEP  not  thou  silence,  O  God  : 
hold  not  thy  peace,   and  be 
not  still,  O  God. 

2  For,  lo,  thine  enemies  make  a 
tumult :  and  they  that  hate  thee 
have  lifted  up  the  head. 

3  They  have  taken  crafty  coun- 
sel against  thy  people,  and  con- 
sulted against  thy  hidden  ones. 

4  They  have  said.  Come,  and  let 
us  cut  them  off  from  being  a  nation  ; 
that  the  name  of  Israel  may  be  no 
more  in  remembrance. 

5  For  they  have  consulted  to- 
gether with  one  consent :  they  are 
confederate  against  thee : 

6  The  '■  tabernacles  of  Edom,  and 
the  Ishmaelites  ;  of  Moab,  and  the 
Hagarenes  ; 

7  Gebal,  and  Ammon,  and  Ama- 
lek  ;  the  Philistines  with  the  in- 
habitants of  Tyre ; 

8  '''  Assur  also  is  joined  with 
them  :  they  have  holpen  the  child- 
ren of  Lot.     Selah. 

9  Do  unto  them  as  unto  the  Mi- 
dianites ;  as  to  Sisera,  as  to  Jabin, 
at  the  brook  of  ^  Kison  : 

10  Which  perished  at  En-dor: 
they  became  as  dung  for  the 
earth. 

11  Make  their  nobles  like  Oreb, 
and  like  Zeeb  :  yea,  all  their  princes 
as  Zebah,  and  as  Zalmunna  : 

12  Who  said.  Let  lis  take  to  our- 
selves the  houses  of  God  in  posses- 
sion. 

13  O  my  God,  make  them  like 
"a  wheel  :  as  the  stubble  before 
the  wind. 

11  As  the  fire  burnetii  a  wood, 
and  as  the  llame  setteth  the  moun- 
tains on  iirc! ; 

l.*")  So  persecute  them  with  thy 
tempest,  and  make  theni  afi-aid 
with  thy  storm. 

IG  Fill  their  faces  with  shame; 
that  they  may  seek  tliy  nanu\  O 
Loud. 

17  Let  them  be  confounded  and 
troublcfl  forever;  yea,  let  tluMn  be 
put  to  shame,  and  ijerish  : 

18  That  men  jnay  knf)W  that 
thou,  whose  name  alone  i.x  JKIK)- 
VAH,  art  the  most  high  over  all 
the  earth. 


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Louginrj  for  the  temple  ifjorship. 

PSALM  84. 


PSALMS  84-86.       Prayer  for  mercy  on  GocVs  people. 


»For 


"  high  ways 
to  Zion. 
3  valley  of 
balsam  trees 
make  it  a 
place  of 
springs  ; 
yea,  the 
early  rain 
covereth  it 
with  l)less- 


1  The  prophet,  longinff  for  the  coninmnion 
of  the  sanctuary,  4  sheweth  how  MeKKcd 
they  are  that  dwell  therein.  8  He  praijeth 
to  he  restored  unto  it. 

1  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Gittith,  A  rsalni 
lor  the  sons  of  Korah. 

HOW   amiable    are    thy    taber- 
nacles, O  Lord  of  hosts  ! 

2  My  soul  longeth,  yea,  even 
fainteth  for  the  courts  of  the 
Lord  :  my  heart  and  my  flesh 
crieth  out  for  the  living  God. 

3  Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found 
an  house,  and  the  swallow  a  nest 
for  herself,  where  she  may  lay  her 
young,  even  thine  altars,  O  LijRD 
of  hosts,  my  King,  and  my  God.  _ 

4  Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in 
thy  house  :  they  will  be  still  prais- 
ing thee.    Selah. 

5  Blessed  is  the_  man  whose 
strength  is  in  thee  ;  in  whose  heart 
are  the  "  ways  of  them. 

6  Who  passing  through  the 
■'  valley  of  Haca  make  it  a  well  ;  the 


ram  also 


tiUeth  the  pools 


7  They  go  trom  strength  _  to 
sti'ength,  every  on.e  of  them  in  Zion 
appeareth  before  God. 

8  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my 
prayer :  give  ear,  O  God  of  Jacob. 
Selah. 

9  Behold,  O  God  our  shield,  and 
look  upon  theface  of  thineanointed. 

10  For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is 
better  than  a  thousantl.  I  had 
rather  be  a  doorkeeper  in  the  house 
of  my  God,  than  to  dwell  in  the 
tents  of  wickedness. 

1 1  For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and 
shield  :  the  Lord  will  give  grace 
and  glory  :  no  good  tiling  will  he 
withhold  from  them  that  walk  up- 
rightly. . 

12  0  Lord  of  hosts,  blessed  is 
the  man  that  trusteth  in  thee. 

PSALM  85. 

1  Tlie  psalmifit,  o^it  of  the.  experUntve  of 
former  mereieN,  prayefh  for  the  cuiiliiin- 
ance  thereqf.  8  lie  promixeth  to  wait 
thereon,  out  of  conjidenc.e  of  God^f  ffood- 
tieiis. 

'  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  I'saliii  for  tlie  >ons 
of  Korah. 

LORD,  thou  hast  been  favourable 
unto  thy  land  :  thou  hast 
brought  back  the  captivity  of 
Jacob. 

2  Thou  hast  forgiven  the  iniquity 
of  thy  people,  thou  hast  covered  all 
their  sin.     Selah. 

3  Thou  hast  taken  away  all  thy 
wrath  :  thou  hast  turned  thyself 
from  the  fierc(Miess  of  thine,  anger. 

4  Turn  us,  O  God  of  our  salva- 
tion, and  cause  thine  anger  toward 
us  to  cease. 


5  Wilt  thou  be  angry  with  us  for 
ever^  wilt  thou  draw  out  thine 
anger  to  all  generations? 

6  Wilt  tliou  not  revive  us  again  : 
that  thy  people  may  rejoice  in 
thee  % 

7  Shew  us  thy  mercy,  O  Lord, 
and  grant  us  thy  salvation. 

8  1  will  hear  what  God  the  Lord 
will  speak  :  for  he  will  speak  peace 
unto  his  people,  and  to  his  saints  : 
but    let  them  not   turn  again  to 

ff>"y.  .      .     .  , 

9  Surely  his  salvation  is  nigh 
them  that  fear  him  ;  that  glory 
may  dwell  in  our  land. 

10  Mercy  and  truth  are  met  to- 
gether ;  righteousness  and  peace 
have  kissed  each  other. 

1 1  Truth  •^  shall  spring  out  of  the 
earth ;  and  righteousness  ^  shall 
look  down  from  heaven. 

12  Yea,  the  Lord  shall  give  that 
v)hich  is  good;  and  our  land  shall 
yield  her  increase. 

13  Righteousness  shall  go  before 
him ;  and  sliall  set  us  in  the  way 
of  his  steps. 

PSALM  86. 

1  David  strengtheneth  his  prayer  by  the  con- 
science nf  his  re/iffion,  5  by  the  goodness 
and  poii'i'r  of  Cod.  11  lie  desireth  the 
(■(lilt ill H<i lift'  of  foriiicr  grace.  14  Com- 
jiliiiiiiiiij  if  till-  inoiid,  he  craveth  some 
token  of  God's  {/oodness. 

A  Prayer  of  David. 

BOW  down  thine  ear,  O  Lord, 
hear  me :   for  I  am  ijoor  and 
needs'. 

2  Preserve  my  soul;  for  I  am 
"  holy :  O  thou  my  God,  save  thy 
servant  that  trusteth  in  thee. 

3  Be  merciful  unto  me,  O  Lord  : 
for  I  cry  unto  thee  '  daily. 

4  Rejoice  the  soul  of  thy  servant : 
for  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift  up 
my  soul. 

5  For  thou,  Lf)rd,  art  good,  and 
ready  to  forgive  ;  and  plenteous  in 
mercy  unto  all  them  that  call  upon 
thee. 

6  Give  ear,  O  Lord,  unto  my 
prayer  ;  and  attend  to  the  voice  of 
my  supplications. 

7  Li  the  day  of  my  troiible  I  will 
call  upon  thee :  for  thou  wilt  answer 
me. 

8  Among  the  gods  there  is  none 
like  unto  thee,  ()  Lord ;  neither  are 
tliere  any  ?roy/',s'  like  unto  tliy  works. 

9  All  nations  whom  thou  hast 
made  slui.ll  come  and  worship  be- 
fore the(\  ( )  Lord  ;  and  shall  glo- 
rify thy  n;ime. 

10  For  thou  art  great,  and  doest 
wondrous  things  :  thou  art  God 
alone. 

1 1  Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord  ; 


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661 


The  city  of  God. 


PSALMS  87-89. 


A  (jrievoHS  complaint. 


pit. 


2  Egypt 

3  as  among 


^  This  one 
and  tliatone 
6  Most  Higli 

<■  peoples, 

^  tliey  tliiit 
(laiK'u 


"  for 

"'  set  to 

"  for  sinfring, 

12  Lord,  the 
God 


I  will  walk  in  thy  truth  :  unite  my 
heart  to  fear  thy  name. 

12  1  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord  my 
God,  with  all  my  heart :  and  I  will 
glorify  thy  name  for  evermore. 

1 3  For  great  is  thy  mercy  toward 
me :  and  thou  hast  delivered  my 
soul  from  the  lowest  ^  *'  hell. 

14  0  God,  the  proud  are  risen 
against  me,  and  the  assemblies  of 
violent  men  have  sought  after  my 
soul ;  and  have  not  set  thee  before 
them. 

15  But  thou,  O  Lord,  art  a  God 
full  of  compassion,  and  gracious, 
longsuffering,  and  plenteous  in 
mercy  and  truth. 

16  O  turn  unto  me,  and  have 
mercy  upon  me  ;  give  thy  strength 
unto  thy  servant,  a.nd  save  the  son 
of  thine  handmaid. 

i  7  Shew  me  a  token  for  good ; 
that  they  which  hate  me  may  see 
it,  and  be  ashamed  :  because  thou, 
Lord,  hast  holpen  me,  and  com- 
foi'ted  me. 

PSALM  87. 

1  The  nature  and  glory  of  the  church.  4  The 
increase,  honour,  and  comfort  of  the  mem- 
hers  thereof. 

A  Psalm  or  Song  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

HIS  foundation  is  in   the  holy 
mountains. 

2  The  Lord  loveth  the  gates  of 
Zion  more  than  all  the  dwellings  of 
Jacob. 

3  Glorious  things  are  spoken  of 
thee,  O  city  of  God.     Selan. 

4  I  will  make  mention  of  ^  Bahab 
and  Babylon ''to  them  that  know 
me  :  behold  l^ilistia,  and  Tyre, 
with  Ethiopia  ;  this  ^  w-r»  was  born 
there. 

.5  And  of  Zion  it  shall  be  said, 
•''  This  and  that  man  was  born  in 
her  :  and  the  ''highest  himself  shall 
establish  her. 

6  The  Lord  shall  count,  when  he 
writeth  up  the  ^  jjeople.  thdt  this 
^  111(171  was  born  there.     Selah. 

7  As  well  the  singei's  as  "the 
l)]ayers  on  instruments  .'ihall  be 
there  :  all  uiy  sjjrings  ((re  in  thee. 


PSALM  88. 

A  prayer  containhm  a  grieroiiK  cvniphdnt. 

A  Song  or  Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Konili,  "to 
the  chief  Mnsioiiui  "iijion  jMaluilatli  "  l.iaiT 
nolh.  Masehil  of  lIcMiaii  the  Ezrahite. 

O'-LOIM)  God  of  my  salvation, 
T  ha\e  cried  day  and  night  be- 
fore thee  : 

2  Let  my  praj'^er  come  before 
thee :  incline  thine  ear  unto  my 
cry  ; 


3  For  my  soul  is  full  of  troubles' : 
and  my  life  draweth  nigh  unto 
*  the  grave. 

4  I  am  counted  with  them  that 
go  down  into  the  pit :  I  am  as  a 
man  that  hath  no  ^''strength  : 

5  "  Free  among  the  dead,  like 
the  slain  that  lie  in  the  grave, 
whom  thou  rememberest  no  more  : 
and  they  are  cut  off  from  thy 
hand. 

6  Thou  hast  laid  me  in  the  lowest 
pit,  in  darkness,  in  the  deeps. 

7  Thy  wrath  lieth  hard  upon  me, 
and  thou  hast  afflicted  me  with  all 
thy  waves.     Selah. 

8  Thou  hast  put  away  mine  ac- 
quaintance far  from  me  ;  thou  hast 
made  me  an  abomination  unto 
them  :  /  am  shut  up,  and  I  cannot 
come  forth. 

9  Mine  eye  ^^  mourneth  by  reason 
of  affliction  :  LoRt>,  1  have  called 
daily  upon  thee,  1  have  stretched 
out  my  hands  unto  thee. 

10  Wilt  thou  shew  wonders  to 
the  dead  1  shall  the  dead  arise  a«fi? 
praise  thee'?    Selah. 

11  Shall  thy  lovingkindness  be 
declared  in  the  grave  ?  ur  thy  faith- 
fulness in  t  destruction '? 

12  Shall  thy  wonders  be  known 
in  the  dark "?  and  thy  righteousness 
in  the  land  of  forgetfulness  1 

13  But  unto  thee  have  I  cried,  O 
Lord  ;  and  in  the  morning  shall  my 
prayer  "prevent  thee. 

14  Lord,  why  castest  thou  off 
my  soul  ?  luhy  hidest  thou  thy  face 
from  me"? 

1.5  I  am  afflicted  and  ready  to 
die  from  my  youth  up  :  vhile  I  suf- 
fer thy  terrors  I  am  distracted. 

16  Thy  fierce  wrath  goeth  over 
me  ;   thy  terrors  have  cut  me  oiF. 

17  They  came  round  about  me 
'^  daily  like  water  ;  they  compassed 
me  about  together. 

18  Lover  and  friend  hast  thou 
put  far  from  ine,  (tnd  mine  ac- 
quaintance into  darkness. 

PSALM   89. 

1  The  jj.i(ih,i!!<f  jiraUefh  Cod  for  hh  cor,'- 
iKiid,  Ufirhix  irouderfiil  poii'i'r.  \h forth,' 
cure  if  hin  clixrch,  W  for  hh  farnxr  to  the 
Iciiiyiioiii  (f  J>arid.  3S  Thex  coniiilaixhm 
if  contrary  erenis,  46  he  erjioNtii/iilclh, 
jirayeth,  and  t/leniteth  God. 

Mascliil  of  Ethan  the  Ezrahite. 

IWI  \Aj  sijig  of  the  mercies  of  the 
LoiM)  for  e\t'r  :  with  my  mouth 
will  1  make  known  thy  faithfulness 
to  all  generations. 

2  For  1  have  said,  ^lercy  shall  be 
built  up  for  ever  :  thy  faithfulness 


*  Sheol. 


13  help  : 

!■*  Cast  away 


!•''  wasteth 
away 


*  Sheol. 


t  Ileb.  Abaddou. 


1"  f'onie 
before 


1"  like  watc 
all  the  day 
long ; 


662 


GocVs  covenant  loith  David 


PSALM  89. 


Israel's  afflictions. 


holy  ones. 


2  A  God 
greatly  to  be 
feai'ed  in  the 
council  of 
the  holy 
ones, 

3  above 

*  and  thy 
faithfulness 
is  round 
about  thee. 

5  Egypt 


rejoice 


■^  foundation 


9  For  our 
shield 
belongeth 
unto  the 
Lord, and 
our  king  to 
the  Holy 
One  of 
Israel . 
w  *  saints, 


shalt  thou   establish   in  the  very 
heavens. 

3  I  have  made  a  covenant  with 
my  chosen,  I  liave  sworn  unto 
David  my  servant, 

4  Thy  seed  will  I  establish  for 
ever,  and  build  up  thy  throne  to 
all  generations.     Selah. 

5  And  the  heavens  shall  praise  thy 
wonders,  O  Lord  :  thy  faithfulness 
also  in  the  congregation  of  the 
^  saints. 

(j  1^  or  who  in  the  heaven  can  be 
compared  unto  the  Lord'?  tcho 
among  the  sons  of  the  mighty  can 
be  likened  unto  the  Lord"? 

7  "God  is  greatly  to  be  feared  in 


the  assembly  of  the  saints,  and  to 
be  had  in  reverence  ^o^  ^^^  them 
that  are  about  him. 

8  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  who  is  a 
strong  Lord  like  unto  thee"?  •* or  to 
thy  faithfulness  round  about  thee 


9  Thou  rulest  the  raging  of  the 
sea  :  when  the  waves  thereof  arise, 
thou  stillest  them. 

10  Thou  hast  broken  ^Eahab  in 

Eieces,  as  one  that  is  slain ;  thou 
ast  scattered  thine  enemies  with 
thy  strong  arm. 

11  The  heavens  are  thine,  the 
earth  also  is  thine :  as  for  the  world 
and  the  fulness  thereof,  thou  hast 
founded  them. 

1 2  The  north  and  the  south  thou 
hast  created  them :  Tabor  and  Her- 
mon  "shall  rejoice  in  thy  name. 

13  Thou  hast  a  mighty  arm  : 
strong  is  thy  hand,  a7id  high  is 
thy  right  hand. 

14  Justice  and  judgment  are  the 
'  habitation  of  thy  throne  :  mercy 
and  truth  ** shall  go  before  thy  face. 

15  BlessecT  is  the  people  that 
know  the  joyful  sound  :  they  shall 
walk,  O  Lord,  in  the  light  of  thy 
countenance. 

16  In  thy  name  shall  they  rejoice 
all  the  day  :  and  in  thy  righteous- 
ness shall  they  be  exalted. 

1 7  For  thou  a7-t  the  glory  of  their 
strength :  and  in  thy  favour  our 
horn  shall  be  exalted. 

18  ^  For  the  Lord  is  our  defence ; 
attd  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  is  our 


1  y  Then  thou  spakest  in  vision 
to  thy  ^"holy  one,  and  saidst,  I 
have  laid  help  upon  one  that  is 
mighty  ;  I  have  exalted  one  chosen 
out  of  the  people. 

20  I  have  found  David  uiy  ser- 
vant ;  with  my  holy  oil  have  I 
anointed  him  : 

2 1  With  whom  my  hand  shall  be 


established :    mine  arm   also  shall 
strengthen  him. 

22  The  enemy  shall  not  "  exact 
upon  him  ;  nor  the  son  of  wicked- 
ness  attlict  him. 

23  And  I  will  beat  down  his  foes 
before  his  face,  and  plague  them 
that  hate  him. 

24  But  my  faithfulness  and  my 
mercj''  shall  l/e  with  him :  and  in  my 
name  shall  his  horn  be  exalted. 

2.5  I  will  set  his  hand  also  ^-'  in 
the  sea,  and  his  right  hand  '-in  tTie 
rivers. 

26  He  shall  cry  unto  me.  Thou 
art  my  father,  my  God,  and  the 
rock  of  my  salvation. 

27  Also  I  will  make  him  my  first- 
born, higher  than  the  kings  of  the 
earth. 

28  My  mercy  will  I  keep  for  him 
for  evermore,  and  my  covenant  shall 
stand  fast  with  him. 

29  His  seed  also  will  I  make  to 
endure  for  ever,  and  his  throne  as 
the  days  of  heaven. 

30  If  his  children  forsake  my  law, 
and  walk  not  in  my  judgments  ; 

31  If  they  t  break  my  statutes, 
and  keeiD  not  my  commandments  ; 

32  Then  will  I  visit  their  trans- 
gression with  the  rod,  and  their 
iniquity  with  stripes. 

33  Nevertheless  my  lovingkind- 
ness  will  I  not  utterly  take  from 
him,  nor  sutler  my  faithfulness  to 
fail. 

34  My  covenant  will  I  not  break, 
nor  alter  the  thing  that  is  gone  out 
of  my  lips. 

35  Once  have  I  sworn  by  my 
holiness  that  I  will  not  lie  unto 
David. 

36  His  seed  shall  endure  for  ever, 
and  his  throne  as  the  sun  before  me. 

37  It  shall  be  established  for  ever 
as  the  moon, and  as  '^a  faithful  wit- 
ness in  ^*  heaven.     Selah. 

38  But  thou  hast  cast  off  and 
abhorred,  thou  hast  been  wroth 
with  thine  anointed. 

39  Thou  hast  made  void  the  cove- 
nant of  thy  servant :  thou  hast  pro- 
faned his  crown  by  casting  it  to  the 
ground. 

40  Thou  hast  broken  down  all 
his  hedges  ;  thou  hast  brought  his 
strong  holds  to  ruin. 

41  All  that  pass  by  the  ^yay  spoil 
him  :  he  is  a  reproach  to  his  neigh- 
bours. 

42  Thou  hast  set  up  the  right 
hand  of  his  adversai'ies  ;  tlu)u  hast 
made  all  his  enemies  to  rejoice. 

43  Thou  hast  also '' tunied  the 
edge  of  his  sword,  and  hast  not 
made  him  to  stand  in  the  battle. 


*  Or, 


t  Heh.  profane. 


663 


GocVs  eternity  and  mail's  passing  life.  PSALMS  90,  91. 


Security  of  the  godly. 


44  Thou  hast  made  his  jjlory  to 
cease,  and  cast  his  throne  down  to 
the  ground. 

45  The  days  of  his  youth  hast 
thou  shortened  :  thou  hast  covered 
him  with  shame.     Selah. 

46  How  long,  Lord'?  wilt  thou 
liifle  thyself  for  everl  shall  thy 
wrath  burn  like  fire^ 

47  Remember  how  short  my  time 
is  :  ^  wherefore  hast  thou  made  all 


men  in  vain  '\ 


48  What  man  is  lie  that  liveth, 
and  shall  not  see  death  1  shall  he 
deliver  his  soul  from  the  hand  of 
*  the  grave  1    Selah. 

49  Lord,  where  are  thy  former 
lovingkindnesses,  whiclt.  thou  swar- 
est  unto  David  in  thy  truth  1 

50  Remember,  Lord,  the  reproach 
of  thy  servants ;  hoiv  I  do  bear  in 
my  bosom  the  reproach  of  all  the 
mighty  "  people ; 

5 1  Wherewith  thine  enemies  have 
reproached,  O  Lord  ;  wherewith 
they  have  reproached  the  footsteps 
of  thine  anointed. 

52  Blessed  he  the  Lord  for  ever- 
more.   Amen,  and  Amen. 

PSALM  90. 

1  Moneft,  .lefthig  forth  GcxVa  providenve,  3 
(■(iiKpIdiiitth  of  hiniKiii  fi'iigUHy,  1  divine, 
chaxtiKemoiU'.  1(1  ,iiul  'hr<  rify  'of  life.  12 
lie,  jintijetk  far  fin  LiiniiLilge  and  se7itsi- 
ble  experience  if'  God'.'i  good  prod dence. 

A  Prayer  of  Moses  the  man  of  God. 

LORD,  thou  hast  been  our  dwell- 
ing place  in  all  generations. 

2  Before  the  mountains  were 
brought  forth,  or  ever  thou  hadst 
formed  the  earth  and  the  world, 
even  from  everlasting  to  everlast- 
ing, thou  art  God. 

3  Thou  turnest  man  to  ■''deHtruc- 


tion  :  and  sayest.  Return,  ye  cliild- 
ren  of  men. 

4  For  a  thousand  years  in  thy 
sight  are  hut  as  yesterday  when 
it  ^  is  i)ast.  and  as  a  watch  in  the 
night. 

5  Thou  earnest  them  away  as 
with  a  Hood ;  the.y  are  rr.s  a  sl(!ep  : 
in  the  morning  they  are  like  grass 
ii'hich  groweth  up. 

(I  In  the  morning  it  flourisheth, 
and  groweth  up;  in  th(»  evening  it 
is  cut  down,  and  withcreth. 

7  For  we  are  consunieil  by  thine 
anger,  and  by  thy  wrath  -.uv,  we 
troubled. 

H  Thou  hast  set  our  iiiicjuities 
beffire  thee,  our  secret  niim  in  the 
light  ()f  thy  countenance. 

9  For  all  our  days  arc  passed 
away  in  thy  wnitli  :  we  ^'  spend  diii' 
years  as  a  ''  tah^  that  ix  tohl. 


*  Sheol. 


10  The  daj's  of  our  years  are 
threescore  years  and  ten ;  and  if 
by  reason  of  strength  they  he  foui-- 
score  years,  yet  is  their  '^strength 
labour  and  sorrow  ;  for  it  is  soon 
cut  off,  and  we  fly  away. 

1 1  Who  knoweth  the  power  of 
thine  anger'?  "even  according  to 
thy  fear,  so  is  ttiy  wrath. 

12  So  teacli  us  to  number  our 
days,  that  we  may  ''apply  (niy 
hearts  unto  wisdom. 


'  V6  Return,  O  Lord,  how  long? 
and  let  it  repent  thee  concerning 
thy  servants. 

14  O  satisfy  us  early  with  thy 
mercy ;  that  we  may  rejoice  anfl 
be  glad  all  our  daj'^s. 

15  Make  us  glad  according  to 
the  days  wherein  thou  hast  afflicted 
us,  and  the  years  wherein  we  have 
seen  evil. 

16  Let  thy  work  appear  unto  thy 
servants,  and  thy  glory  unto  their 
children. 

17  And  let  the  "beauty  of  the 
Lord  our  God  be  upon  us :  aufl 
establish  thou  the  work  of  our 
hands  upon  us;  yea,  the  work  of 
our  hands  establish  thou  it. 

PSALM  91. 

1  The  date  of  the  god!)/.  3  Their  aafety.  9 
Their  hahitaiion.  11  Their  .lervi/iifn.  14 
Their  friend  ;  with  the  effectn  of  them  all. 

HE  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret 
place  of  the  most  High  shall 
abide  under  the  shadow  of  the  Al- 
mighty. 

2  I  will  say  of  the  liORD,  He  is 
my  refug(^  and  my  fortress :  my 
God  ;  in  him  will  1  trust. 

3  Surely  he  shall  deliver  thee 
from  the  snare  of  the  fowler,  and 
from  the  noisome  pestilence. 

4  He  sliall  cover  thee  with  his 
"  feathers,  and  under  his  wings 
shalt  thou  '-^  trust :  his  truth  shall 
he  thy  shield  and  buckler. 

5  Thou  shalt  not  l)e  afraid  for 
the  terror  by  night;  »or  for  the 
arrow  th((t  (lietli   by  day; 

6  Xor  foi'  the  i)estilence  tlait 
walketh  in  darkness;  ?/or  foi-  the 
destruction  that  wastetli  at  noon- 
day. 

1  A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy 
side,  and  ten  thousand  at  thy  right 
hand  ;  hut  it  shall  not  come  nigh 
thee. 

<S  Only  with  thine  eyes  shalt 
thou  behold  and  see  the  reward  of 
the  wicked. 

9  I'eciiiise '''thou  h;ist  made  the 
liOKl),  ichich  IX  iii.\'  refutre.  ri'rii  the 


most   1 1  mil,  t  h.\'  hiibitation  ; 


564 


lU  There  sliall  no  (;vil  befall  thee, 


pride  but 


^'^  and  thy 
wrath 

according  to 
the  fear  that 
is  due  unto 
thee  ? 
0  get  us  an 
heart  of 


1'^  favour 


'1  l)ini()ns, 
1-  take 
refuge: 


13  thou  hast 
mild,  Tlui 
lioun  is  my 
rcfiigi^ ;  tliou 
h:ist  made 
the  Most 
High  thy 


Praise  for  God's  goodness. 


PSALMS  92-94. 


A  prayer  for  vengeance. 


2  a  wild-ox : 


neitlier  shall  any  plague  come  nigh 
thy  dwelling-. 

11  For  he  shall  give  his  angels 
charge  over  thee,  to  keep  thee  in 
all  thy  waj'S. 

12  They  shall  bear  thee  up  in 
their  hands,  lest  thou  dash  thy 
foot  against  a  stone. 

13  Thou  shalt  tread  upon  the 
lion  and  adder :  the  young  lion 
and  the  '■  dragon  shalt  thou  tram- 
ple under  feet. 

14  Because  he  hath  set  his  love 
upon  me,  therefore  will  I  deliver 
him  :  1  will  set  him  on  high,  be- 
cause he  hatli  known  my  name. 

15  He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I 
will  answer  him :  I  wid  he  with 
him  in  trouble  ;  1  will  deliver  him, 
and  honour  him. 

16  With  long  life  will  I  satisfy 
him,  and  shew  him  my  salvation. 

PSALM  92. 

1  The.  prophet  exhorteth  to  praise  God,  4  for 
hix  great  works,  6  for  hin  judgmentH  on.  tin- 
vicked,  10  and  for  his  goodness  to  the 
godly. 

A  Psalm  or  Soiiff  for  the  saljbath  day. 

/T  is  a  good  f,hi7ig  to  give  thanks 
unto  the  Lokd,  and  to  sing 
praises  unto  thy  name,  O  most 
High  : 

2  To  shew  forth  thy  lovingkind- 
ness  in  the  morning,  and  thy  faith- 
fulness every  night, 

3  Upon  an  instrument  of  ten 
strings,  and  upon  the  psaltery ;. 
upon  the  harp  with  a  solemn  sound. 

4  For  thou.  Lord,  hast  made  me 
glad  through  thy  work  :  I  will  tri- 
umph in  the  works  of  thy  hands. 

5  O  Lord,  how  great  are  thy 
works  !  and  thy  thoughts  are  very 
deep. 

6  A  brutish  man  knoweth  not ; 
neither  doth  a  fool  understand  this. 

7  When  the  wicked  spring  as  the 
grass,  and  when  all  the  workei's  of 
iniquity  do  flourish  ;  it  is  that  they 
shall  be  destroyed  for  ever  : 

8  But  thou,  Lord,  art  most  high 
for  evermore. 

9  For,  lo,  thine  enemies,  OLord, 
for,  lo,  thine  enemies  shall  perish  ; 
all  the  workers  of  iniquity  shall  be 
scattei'ed. 

10  But  my  horn  shalt  thou  exalt 
like  the  horn  of ''  an  unicorn  :  1  shall 
be  anointed  with  fresh  oil. 

1 1  Mine  eye  also  shall  see  my  de- 
sire on  mine  enemies,  and  mine  ears 
shall  hear  my  desire  of  the  wicked 
that  rise  up  against  me. 

12  The  I'ighteous  shall  flourish 
like  the  palm  tree :  he  shall  grow 
like  a  cedar  in  Lebanon. 

13  Those  that  be  planted  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  shall  flourish  in 
the  courts  of  our  God. 


14  They  shall  still  bring  forth 
fruit  in  old  age ;  they  shall  be  fat 
and  flourishing ; 

1 5  To  shew  that  the  Lord  is  up- 
right :  he  is  my  rock,  and  tliere  is  no 
uiu'ighteousness  in  him. 

PSALM  93. 

The  majesty,  poicer,  and  holiness  of  Christ's 
kingdom. 

I^HE  Lord  reigneth,  he  is  clothed 
-  with  majesty ;  the  Lord  is 
clothed  with  strength,  wherewith  he 
hath  gii-ded  himself  :  the  world  also 
is  stablished,  that  it  cannot  be 
moved. 

2  Thy  throne  is  established  of 
old  :  thou  art  from  everlasting. 

3  The  floods  liave  lifted  up,  O 
Lord,  the  floods  have  lifted  up  their 
voice  ;  the  floods  lift  up  their  waves. 

4  ^  The  Lord  on  high  is  mightier 
than  the  uoxHe  of  many  waters,  yea, 


than  the  migiity  waves  of  the  sea. 


5  Thy  testimonies  are  very  sure  : 
holiness  becometh  thine  house,  O 
Lord,  for  ever. 

PSALM  94. 

1  The  prophet,  calling  for  justice,,  com- 
plainelh'  of  tyraufty  and'  impiety.  8  He 
teacheth  God's  proride^ice.  12  J/e  sheireth 
tlie  blessedness  of  afflioiion.  10  God  is  the 
defender  of  the  ajfiicted. 

OLORD  God,  to  whom  vengeance 
belongeth ;  O  God,  to  whom 
vengeance  belongeth,  ■*  shew  thy- 
self. 

2  Lift  up  thyself,  thou  judge  of 
the  earth  :  render  a  reward  to  the 
proud. 

3  Lord,  how  long  shall  the 
wicked,  how  long  shall  the  wicked 
ti'iumph "? 

4  Hon'  long  shall  they  "utter  and 
speak  "hai'd  things'?  aiid  all  the 
workei's  of  iniquity  boast  tliem- 
selves  '\ 

5  They  break  in  pieces  thy  peo- 
ple, O  Lord,  and  afflict  thine  Heri- 
tage. 

6  They  slay  the  widow  and  the 
stranger,  and  murder  the  fatherless. 

7  Yet  they  say.  The  Lord  shall 
not  see,  neither  shall  the  God  of 
•lacob  regard  it. 

8  Understand,  ye  brutish  among 
the  peo])le  :  and  ye  fools,  when  will 
j^e  be  wisel 

9  He  that  planted  the  ear,  shall 
he  not  hear^  he  that  formed  the 
eye,  shall  he  not  see? 

10  He  that  chastiseth  the  ^  hea- 
then, shall  not  he  correct?  he  that 
teacheth  man  knowledge,  slmll  not 
he  know  1 

1 1  The      Lord     knoweth      the 


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An  invitation  to  ivorship. 


PSALMS  95,  96. 


God  the  righteous  judge. 


•thoughts  of  man,    that    they  are 
vanity. 

12  Blessed /s  the  man  whom  thou 
chastenest,  O  Lord,  and  teachest 
him  out  of  thy  law  ; 

13  Tliat  thou  mayest  give  him 
rest  from  the  days  of  adversity, 
until  the  pit  be  digged  for  the 
wicked. 

1 4  For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off 
his  peoi)le,  neither  will  he  forsake 
his  inheritance. 

15  But  judgment  shall  return 
unto  righteousness  :  and  all  the 
upright  in  heart   shall   follow   it. 

16  Who  will  rise  up  for  me 
against  the  evildoers  1  or  who  will 
stand  up  for  me  against  the  work- 
ers of  iniquity  1 

17  Unless  the  Lord  had  been  my 
help,  my  soul  had  ^almost  dwelt  in 
silence. 

18  When  I  said.  My  foot  slip- 
peth  ;  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  held  me 
up. 

19  In  the  multitude  of  my 
thoughts  within  me  thy  comforts 
delight  my  soul. 

20  Shall  the  throne  of  iniquity 
have  fellowsliip  with  thee,  which 
frameth  mischief  by  a  law  1 

21  They  gather  themselves  to- 
gether against  the  soul  of  the 
righteous,  and  condemn  the  in- 
nocent blood. 

22  But  the  Lord  is  my  -defence  ; 


and  my  God  is  the  rock  of    my 
refuge. 

2o  And  he  shall  bring  upon  tliem 
theii-  own  iniquity,  and  shall  cut 
them  off  in  tlieir  own  wickechiess  ; 
yea,  the  Lord  our  God  shall  cut 
them  off. 


/('    //ruise   God,  3  for  lih 
'  flic  li'm  goodneiix,  8   mid 


PSALM  95 

1  All.   exhovtiitiiih 

(JlflltlK'na,    II    III. 
not   til    ti'llljit   III 

0("()ME,  let  us  sing  unto  tlu^ 
IjoiM)  :  let  us  mjike  a  joyful 
noise  to  the  rock  of  our  salva- 
ti(jii. 

2  Let  us  come  before  liis  jucv 
sence  with  thsinksgiving,  and  make 
a  joyful  noise  unto  liim  witli 
I)sahiis. 

."i  \'\n-  the  Lord  ?'.<?  a  great  God, 
and  a  great  King  above  all  gods. 

4  In  his  hand  are  thede(>i)  pla(;es 
of  tlic  eai-th  :  the  •'streiigtii  of  llie 
lulls /.S' 


also. 


5  'I'lie  sea  Ik  his,  and  he  made  it : 
and  his  hands  formefl  thedi-y  laud. 

n  ( )  come,  let  us  worsliip  and  l)ow 
down  :  let  us  kneel  before  the  Lord 
our  maker. 

7  For  he  /.s-  oui-  CJod  ;  and  we  are 
the  people  of  his  pasture,  and  the 


sheep  of  his  liand. 
will  hear  his  voice. 


'To  day  if  ye 


8  Harden  not  your  heart,  as  "in 
the  provocation,  and  as  in  the  day 


of  •*  temptation  in  the  wilderness  : 

9  When  your  fathers  tempted  me, 
proved  me,  and  saw  my  work. 

1 0  Forty  years  long  was  I  grieved 
with  "^  tliis  generation,  and  said.  It 
is  a  people  that  do  err  in  their 
heart,  and  they  have  not  known 
my  ways  : 

11**  Unto  whom  I  sware  in  my 
wi-ath  that  they  should  not  enter 
into  my  rest. 

PSALM  96. 

1  An  exhortation,  to  praise  God,  4  for  his 
greatness,  8  for  his  kingdom,  11  for  his 
geiiei'dl  judgment. 

OSING  unto  the  Lord  a  new 
song :  sing  unto  the  Lord,  all 
the  earth. 

2  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  bless  his 
name ;  shew  forth  his  salvation  from 
day  to  day. 

3  Declare  his  glory  among  the 
^  heathen,  his  wonders  among  all 
^^  people. 

4  l^'or  the  Lord  is  great,  and 
greatly  to  be  pi'aised :  he  is  to  be 
feared  above  all  gods. 

5  For  all  the  gods  of  the  nations 
are  "  idols  :  but  the  Lord  made  the 
heavens. 

6  Honour  and  majesty  are  before 
him  :  strength  and  beauty  are  in 
his  sanctuary. 

7  Giv(^  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  kin- 
dreds of  the  '-'peo])1e,  give  unto  the 
Lord  glory  and  strength. 

8  Give  unto  the  Loud  the  gloi-y 
due  unto  his  name  :  bring  an  offer- 
ing, and  come  into  his  courts. 

9  0  worship  the  Loud  in  '-'  the 
beauty  of  holiness  :  fear  before  him, 


all  the  (!artli. 

10  Say  among  the  "heathen  that 
the  IjOUD  reigneth  :  the  world  also 
'"shall  b(M;stablished  that  it  '"shall 
not  he  moved  ;  he  shall  judge  tiie 
'^  ])co|)lc  righteously. 

I  I  Let  the  heavens  rejoice,  anfl 
let  the  earth  1)(^  glad;  let  the  sea 
roai',  and  the  fulness  thereof. 

12  Let  the  field  be  joyful,  and 
all  that  is  therein  :  then  shall  all 
the  ti'ees  of  the  wood  I'ejoiiU' 

I.')    P)('for(!  tli(^  LoitD  :  for  he  com 
(^th,    for    li(!   Cometh    to   judge    Ihc 
eartli  :    he   shall    judge    the    world 
with  righteousness,  and  tlic^  '"  peo 
j)le  with  his  truth. 


*  That  is,  Strife,    t  That  is,  Temptatiou. 


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Rejoicing  in   GocVs  jndrjment. 


PSALMS  97-100. 


All  men  hidden  iwaise  God. 


PSALM  97. 

1  TJte  majesty  of  God\^  king<lom.  7  The 
church  rejoiceth  at  God^is  judipnenia  ujioit 
iihiJato'K.  ID  An  exhorialion  In  gadlinesn 
and  i/htdnesx. 

rpHE  Lord  reigneth ;  let  the 
j~  earth  rejoice ;  let  the  multi- 
tude of  isles  be  glad  thereof. 

2  Cloucls  and  darkness  are  round 
about  him :  righteousness  and 
judgment  are  the  '  habitation  of 
his  throne. 

3  A  fire  goeth  before  him,  and 
burneth  up  his  enemies  round 
about. 

4  His  lightnings  enlightened  the 
world ;  the  earth  saw,  and  trem- 
bled. 

5  The  ~  hills  melted  like  wax  at 
the  presence  of  the  Lord,  at  the 
presence  of  the  Lord  of  the  whole 
earth. 

G  The  heavens  declare  his  I'ight- 
eousness,  and  all  the  ^  ])eople  see 
his  glory. 

7  Confounded  be  all  they  that 
serve  graven  images,  that  boast 
themselves  of  idols :  worship  him, 
all  ye  gods. 

S  Zion  heard,  and  was  glad  ;  and 
the  daughters  of  .Judah  rejoiced 
because  of  thy  judgments,  O  Lord. 

9  For  thou,  Lord,  art  high  above 
all  the  earth  :  thou  art  exalted  far 
above  all  gods. 

10  Ve  that  love  the  Lord,  hate 
evil :  he  preserveth  the  souls  of  his 
saints ;  he  delivereth  them  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

11  Light  is  sown  for  the  right- 
eous, and  gladness  for  the  upright 
in  heart. 

1 2  Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  ye  right- 
eous ;  and  give  thanks  ^  at  the  re- 
membrance  of  his  holiness. 


PSALM  98. 

1  The  pudlmifit  evhorteth  the  JeAm,  4  tJie  Gen- 
tilen,  1  and  all  the  creaturen  to  praise  God. 

A  Psalm. 

OSING  unto  the  Lord  a  new 
song;  for  he  hath  done  mar- 
vellous things :  his  right  hand, 
and  his  holy  arm,  hath  gotten 
him  the  victory. 

2  The  Lord  hath  made  known 
his  salvation :  his  righteousness 
hath  he  openly  shewed  in  the 
sight  of  the  heathen. 

3  He  hath  remembered  his  mercy 
and  liis  ""'truth  toward  the  house  of 
Israel:  all  the  ends  of  the  earth 
have  seen  the  salvation  of  our  (Jod. 

4  Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  tlie 
Lord,  all  the  earth  :  make  a  loud 
noise,  and  rejoice,  and  sing  |)i'ais(\ 

5  Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  the 


harp  ;  with  the  harp,  and  the  voice 
of ''  a  psalm. 

6  With  trumpets  and  sound  of 
cornet  make  a  joyful  noise  before 
the  Lord,  the  King. 

7  Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  ful- 
ness thereof ;  the  world,  and  they 
that  dwell  therein. 

8  Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands  : 
let  the  hills  be  joyful  together 

9  Befoi-e  the  Lord;  for  he  com- 
eth  to  judge  the  earth  :  with  right- 
eousness shall  he  judge  the  world, 
and  the  ''  i  )eoi)le  with  equity. 

psal:\i  99. 

1  Tlie  pi'onhd,  setting  forth  the  hi mtdnm  of 
God  in  Zion,  5  en'h,,rUth  aU,bi/thr  <.r,n„i,l,- 
(if  fofcfdlhers,  to  irorship  God  at  hi.s  hnl,/ 
hilt. 

THE  Lord  reigneth ;  let  the 
■'  people  tremble  :  he  sitteth 
hetween  the  "^  cheimbims  ;  let  the 
earth  be  moved. 

2  The  Lord  is  great  in  Zion ; 
and  he  ^s  high  above  all  the  •*  peo- 
ple. 

3  Let  them  praise  thy  great  and 
terrible  name  ;  "/or  it  ?.s'  hol.y. 

4  The  king's  strength  also  loveth 
judgment ;  thou  dost  establish 
equity,  thou  executest  judgment 
and  righteousness  in  Jacob. 

5  Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  God, 
and  worship  at  his  footstool  ;  "^  for 
he  ii<  holy. 

6  Moses  and  Aaron  among  his 
priests,  and  Samviel  among  them 
that  call  upon  his  name ;  they 
called  upon  the  Lord,  and  he  an- 
swered them. 

7  He  sjjake  unto  them  in  the 
cloudy  pillar  :  they  kept  his  testi- 
monies, and  the  ordinance  t}iat\\^ 
gave  them. 

8  Thou  answeredst  them,  O 
Lord  our  God  :  thou  wast  a  God 
that  forgavest  them,  though  thou 
tookest  vengeance  of  their  ^"  in- 
ventions. 

9  Exalt  the  Lord  our  God,  and 
worship  at  his  holy  hill  ;  for  the 
Lord  our  God  is  holy. 

PSALM   100. 

1   An  exhortation  to  praise  God  cheerfully, 

'i  for  his  greatness,  4  and  for  his  power. 

A  Psalin  of  "  praise. 

MAKE  a  joyful  noise  unto  the 
Lord,  all  ye  lands. 

2  Serve  the  Lord  with  glad- 
ness: come  before  his  presence 
with  singing. 

3  Kiu)w  ye  that  the  Lord  he  is 
God  :  it  /,s  he  that  hath  made  us, 
and  '-^not  we  ourselves  ;  we  are  his 
people^  and  tlie  sheep  of  his 
pasture. 


**  melody. 


peoples 


'  cherubim 

8  peoples. 

9  holy  is  he. 


1"  doings. 


"  thanks- 
giving. 


i'-liiswe«/'e; 


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profession  of  godliness. 


PSALMS  101,  102.         A  complaint  for  desolate  Zion. 


4  Enter  into  his  gates  witli 
thanksgiving,  and  into  his  courts 
with  praise:  be  thankful  unto  him, 
and  bless  his  name. 

5  For  the  Lord  is  good ;  his 
mercy  is  everlasting;  and  his  truth 
efiduretk  to  all  generations. 

PSALM  101. 

Darid  makttth  a  vow  and  ■profession  of 
godliness. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

I  WILL  sing  of  mercy  and  judg- 
ment :  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  will 
I  sing. 

2  I  will  behave  myself  wisely  in 
a  perfect  way.  O  wlien  wilt  thou 
come  unto  me'?  I  will  walk  within 
my  house  with  a  perfect  heart. 

3  I  will  set  no  wicked  thing  be- 
fore mine  eyes  :  I  hate  the  work 
of  them  that  turn  aside ;  it  shall 
not  cleave  to  me. 

\  A  '  fro  ward  heart  shall  depart 
from  me  :  1  will  not  know  a  wicked 
jyerson. 

5  Whoso  j)rivily  slandereth  his 
neighbour,  him  will  I  cut  off:  him 
that  hath  an  high  look  and  a  proud 
heart  will  not  1  suffer. 

6  Mine  eyes  shall  he  upon  the 
faithful  of  the  land,  that  they  may 
dwell  with  me  :  he  that  walketh  in 
a  perfect  way,  he  shall  serve  me. 

7  He  that  worketh  deceit  shall 
not  dwell  within  my  house :  he 
that  telleth  lies  shall  not  tarry  in 
my  sight. 

8  I  will  early  destroy  all  the 
wicked  of  the  land  ;  that  1  may 
cut  off  all  wicked  doers  from  the 
city  of  the  Lord. 

PSALM   102. 

1  The  prophet  in  his  proi/cr  luaketh  a  grier- 
ous  eoiitpUiint.  isi  J/n  ittketli,  comfort  in 
the  i-teruity  and  mere;/  of  Cod.  IS  The 
mercies  of  (lod  are  to  lie  recorded.  23  lie 
sHstaineth  his  weakness  hij  the  unehani/e- 
ableness  of  God. 

A  Traypr  of  tlie  afflicted,  wlicn  lio  is  ovor- 
ulu'liiied,  and  |iouiTtli  out  his  conii)lalnt 
tifforii  tho  Lord. 

HKAIl  my  prayer,  0  Lord,  and 
let  my  cry  come  unto  thee. 
2  Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  in 
the  day  when  1  am  in  trouble ;  in- 
cline thine  ear  unto  me:  in  the 
day  it<}ien,  1  call  answei'  me  speedily. 
'.^  For  my  days  aic  consunKMl 
lik(!  smoke,  and  my  bones  are 
Ijurncd  jis  -a?)  liea,i-tli. 

4  My  heart  is  smitten,  and  wi- 
thered like  grass;  so  that  I  forget 
to  eat  my  bread. 

5  By  reason  of  the  voice  of  my 
j^roaning  my  bones  cleave  to  my 
"skin. 

0  1  am    like   a    pelican    of    tlie 


wilderness :  1   am   like  an   owl   of 
the  ^  desert. 

7  1  watch,  and  am  as  a  sparrow 
alone  upon  the  house  top. 

8  Mine  enemies  reproach  me  all 
the  day ;  and  they  that  are  mad 
against  me  '^are  sworn  against  me. 

9  For  I  have  eaten  ashes  like 
bread,  and  mingled  my  drink  with 
weeping, 

10  Because  of  thine  indignation 
and  th.y  wrath  :  for  thou  hast 
"  lifted  me  u]),  and  cast  me  "'  down. 

11  My  days  are  like  a  shadow 
that  declineth  ;  and  1  am  withered 
like  grass. 

1 2  But  thou,  O  Lord,  ^shalt  en- 
dure for  ever  ;  and  thy  "  remem- 
brance unto  all  generations. 

13  Thou  shalt  arise,  and  have 
mercy  upon  Zion  :  for  the  time  to 
'°  favour  her,  yea,  tlie  set  time,  is 
come. 

14  For  thy  servants  take  plea- 
sure in  her  stones,  and  "  favour  the 
dust  thereof. 


1 5  So  the  heathen  shall  fear  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
kings  of  the  earth  thy  glory. 

16  '"  When  the  Lord  shall  build 
up  Zion, he  shall  appear  in  his  glory. 

1 7  He  will  regard  the  prayei'  of 
the  destitute,  and  not  despise  their 
prayer. 

18  This  shall  be  written  for  the 
generation  to  come :  and  the  peo- 
ple which  shall  be  created  snail 
praise  the  Lord. 

19  For  he  hath  looked  down  from 
the  height  of  his  sanctuary  ;  from 
heaven  did  the  Lord  behold  the 
earth  ; 

20  To  hear  the  gi'oaning  of  the 
prisoner  ;  to  loo.se  those  that  are 
appointed  to  death  ; 

21  '"To  declare  the  name  of  the 
Lord  in  Zion,  and  his  praise  in 
Jerusalem  ; 

22  When  the  '^  p(^ople  are  ga- 
thered together,  and  tlu;  kingdoms, 
to  serve  the  Lord. 

23  He  weakened  my  strength  in 
th(;  way  ;  he  shortened  my  days. 

24  1  said,  ()  my  Cod,  take  me 
not  away  in  th(!  midst  of  my  diiys  : 
thy  yeai'S  arc  throughout  all  gene 
rations. 

_  25  Of  old  hast  thou  laid  the 
foundation  of  tlie  earth  :  and  the 
heavens  are  the  work  of  thy  hands. 

2fi  The.v  shall  pcw'i.sh,  but  thou 
shalt  en«lure  :  yea,  all  of  them 
shall  wax  old  like  a  gaiment ;  as  a, 
vesture  shalt  thou  clwmge  them, 
and  the.v  shall  l)e  ch;iiiged  : 

27  J>ut  thou  (Oi  the  same,  and 
thy  years  siiall  liave  no  end. 


'^  waste 
places. 


5  do  curse  by 


6  taken 
'  away. 


^  sittest  as 
kincf 

9  memorial 
name 

1"  liave  pity 
upon 

11  have  i)ity 
upon  lier 
(lust. 


12  For 


13  Tliat  men 
may 

I''  peoples 


668 


A  thanksgiving  for  Go(Vs  mercy.      PSALMS  103,  104. 


A  meditation  on  God^s  works. 


28  The  children  of  thy  servants 
shall  continue,  and  their  seed  shall 
be  established  before  thee. 

PSALM  103. 

1  An  exhortdUon  to  Mess  God  fur  his  mercij, 
15  and  for  the  connUmcy  thereof. 
A  Pnalm  of  David. 

BLESS  the    Lord,  O    my    soul : 
and    all   that    is    within    ine, 
Mes.?  his  holy  name. 

2  Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  ^  soul, 
and  forget  not  all  his  benefits  : 

3  Who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniqui- 
ties ;  who  healeth  all  thy  diseases  ; 

4  Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from 
destruction ;  who  crowneth  thee 
with  lovingkindness  and  tender 
mercies ; 

5  Who  satisfieth  thy  ^  mouth 
wi£h  good  things ;  so  thai  thy 
youth  is  renewed  like  the  eagle's. 

6  The  Lord  executeth  righteous- 
ness and  judgment  for  all  that  are 
oppressed. 

7  He  rnade  known  his  ways  unto 
Moses,  his  acts  unto  the  children 
of  Israel. 

8  The  Lord  is  merciful  and  gra- 
cious, slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous 
in  mercy. 

9  He  will  not  always  chide  :  nei- 
ther will  he  keep  his  anger  for  ever. 

10  He  hath  not  dealt  with  us 
after  our  sins  ;  nor  rewarded  us  ac- 
cording to  our  iniquities. 

1 1  For  as  the  heaven  is  high 
above  the  earth,  so  great  is  his 
mercy  toward  them  that  fear  him. 

1 2  As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the 
west,  so  far  hath  he  removed  our 
transgressions  from  us. 

13  Like  as  a  father  pitieth  his 
children,  .so  the  Lord  pitieth  them 
that  fear  him. 

14  For  he  knoweth  our  frame; 
he  remembereth  that  wo  are  dust. 

15  As  for  man,  his  days  are  as 
grass  :  as  a  flower  of  the  field;  so 
he  flourisheth. 

16  For  the  wind  passeth  over 
it,  and  it  is  gone ;  and  the  place 
thereof  shall  know  it  no  more. 

17  But  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is 
from  everlasting  to  everlastitig 
upon  them  that  fear  him,  and  his 
righteousness  unto  children's  child- 
ren ; 

18  To  such  as  keep  his  covenant, 
and  to  those  that  remember  liis 
commandments  to  do  them. 

19  The  Lord  hatli  -j^repared  his 
tin-one  in  the  heavens ;  and  his 
kingdom  ruleth  over  all. 

20  Bless  the  Lord,  ye  his  angels, 
that  excel  in  strength,  that  do  his 
connnandments,  hearkening  unto 
the  voice  of  his  word. 

21  Bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  his 


hosts ;  ye  ministers  of  his,  that  do 
his  pleasure. 

22  Bless  the  Lord,  all  his  works 
in  all  places  of  his  dominion  :  bless 
the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 

PSALM  104. 

1  A  medltdtiiin  njtoii  the  mightij  pmcer,  T 
im(/  iriiiiilerfiU  providence  qf  God.  81 
God's  (jtorij  is  eternal.  33  The  jirophet 
roiceth  perpetually  to  2}ralse  God. 

BLESS  the  Lord,  O  my  soul.  O 
Lord  my  God,  thou  art  very 
great ;  thou  art  clothed  with  honour 
and  majesty. 

2  Who  coverest  thyself  with  light 
as  ii'ifh  a  garment :  who  stretchest 
out  the  heavens  like  a  curtain  : 

3  Who  layeth  the  beams  of  his 
chambers  in  the  waters :  who  ma- 
keth  the  clouds  his  chariot :  who 
walketh  upon  the  wingsof  the  wind: 

4  Who maketh  ^hisangelssplrits ; 


his  ministers  a  flaming  fire 

5  Who  laid  the  foundations  of 
the  earth,  that  it  should  not  be  re- 
moved for  ever. 

6  Thou  coveredst  it  with  the 
deep  as  vnth  a  garment :  the  wa- 
ters stood  above  the  mountains. 

1  At  thy  rebuke  they  fled  ;  at  the 
voice  of  thy  thunder  they  hasted 
away. 

8  •^  They  go  up  by  the  moun- 
tains :  they  go  down  by  the  valleys 


unto    the  place   which   thou   hast 
founded  for  them. 

9  Thou  hast  set  a  bound  that 
they  may  not  pass  over ;  that  they 
turn  not  again  to  cover  the  earth. 

10  He  sendeth  the  springs  into 
the  valleys,  which  run  among  the 
hills. 

11  They  give  drink  to  every 
beast  of  the  field  :  the  wild  asses 
quench  their  thirst. 

12  By  them  shall  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven  have  their  habitation, ?/'/wV/t 
sing  among  the  branches. 

13  He  watereth  the  hills  from 
his  chambers  :  the  earth  is  satisfied 
with  the  fruit  of  thy  works. 

14  He  causeth  the  grass  to  grow 
for  the  cattle,  and  hem  for  the  ser- 
vice of  man  :  that  he  may  bi'ing 
forth  food  out  of  the  earth  ; 

15  And  wine  that  maketh  glad 
the  heart  of  man,  and  oil  to  make 
Ids  face  to  shine,  and  bread  which 
strengtheneth  man's  heart. 

16  The  trees  of  the  Lord  are 
''full  of  sap:  the  cedars  of  Leba- 
iion,  which  he  hath  planted  ; 

17  Where  the  birds  make  their 
nests  :  as  for  the  stork,  the  fir  trees 
are  her  house. 

IS  The  high  hills  are  a  refuge  for 
the  wild  goats ;  and  the  rocks  for 
the  conies. 


8  winds  his 
messengers, 
and  fianies 
of  tire  his 
ministers: 


4  The 
mountains 
rose,  tlie 
valleys  sank 
down 


'>  satisfied 

vuth 

moisture; 


569 


A  thanksgiving  for 


PSALM  105. 


GocVs  dealing  with  Israel. 


19  He  appointed  the  moon  for 
seasons  :  the  sun  knoweth  his  going 
down. 

20  Thou  niakest  darkness,  and  it 
is  night :  wherein  all  the  beasts  of 
the  forest  do  creep  /or//t. 

21  The  young  lions  roar  after 
their  prey,  and  seek  their  meat 
from  God. 

22  The  sun  ariseth,  they  gather 
themselves  together,  and  lay  them 
down  in  their  dens. 

23  Man  goeth  forth  unto  his 
work  and  to  his  labour  until  the 
evening. 

24  O  Lord,  how  manifold  are 
thy  works !  in  wisdom  hast  thou 
made  them  all :  the  earth  is  full  of 
thy  ^  riches. 

25  Ho  IS  this  great  and  wide  sea, 
wherein  are  things  creeping  innu- 
merable, both  small  and  great 
beasts. 

26  There  go  the  ships :  there  is 
that  leviathan,  mhoni  thou  hast 
made  to  play  therein. 

27  These  wait  all  upon  thee ; 
that  thou  mayest  give  them  their 
-  meat  in  due  season. 

28  That  thou  givest  them  they 
gather  :  thou  openest  thine  hand, 
they  are  filled  with  good. 

29  Thou  hidest  thy  face,  they 
are  troubled :  thou  takest  away 
their  breath,  they  die,  and  return 
to  their  dust. 

30  Thou  sendest  forth  thy  spirit, 
they  are  created  :  and  thou  renew- 
est  the  face  of  the  earth. 

3 1  The  glory  of  the  Lord  shall 
endure  for  ever  :  the  Lord  shall 
rejoice  in  his  works. 

32  He  looketh  on  the  earth, 
and  it  trembleth  :  he  toucheth  the 
■'  liills.  and  they  smoke. 

."53  1  will  sing  uiito  the  Lord  as 
long  as  1  live  :  I  will  sing  praise  to 
ray  God  while  1  hav(;  my  being. 

31-  WTy  moditatioTi  of  him  shall 
l)e  sweet  :  1  will  be  glad  \n  the 
Loiii). 

35  Let  the  sinners  be  consumed 
out  of  the  earth,  and  let  the  wicked 
be  no  more.     Bless  thou  the  Lord, 

0  my  soul.     *  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  105. 

1  An  exhorUUioti,  to  praise  (rod,  and  to  xeek 
out  hiH  wor/ix.  7  T/w  xtnri/  <>f  God's  prori- 
dence  over  Abfit/iam,  1(5  over  Joseph,  '2:! 
oi^er  Jacoh  in  Eqypt,  26  over  Mose.s  tle- 
liveriiiy  the  IsfiieJites,  37  oner  the  Israel- 
ites lirouqlit  out  of  Egypt,  fed  in,  the  ivil- 
ilcriit'ss,  (Did  planted  in  Canaan. 

OGIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; 
call  ui)on  his  name :  make 
known  his  deeds  among  the  ^'  peo- 
ple. 


*  Uek.  Hallelujah. 


2  Sing  unto  him,  sing  psalms 
unto  him  :  talk  ye  of  all  his  won- 
drous works. 

3  Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name  :  let 
the  heart  of  them  rejoice  that  seek 
the  Lord. 

4  Seek  the  Lord,  and  his 
strength  :   seek  his  face  evermore. 

5  Remember  his  marvellous 
works  that  he  hath  done ;  his 
Avonders,  and  the  judgments  of  his 
mouth  ; 

6  O  ye  seed  of  Abraham  his  ser- 
vant, ye  children  of  "Jacob  his 
chosen. 

7  He  is  the  Lord  our  God :  his 
judgments  are  in  all  the  earth. 

8  He  hath  remembered  his  cove- 
nant for  ever,  the  word  ivhich  he 
commanded  to  a  thousand  genera- 
tions. 

9  Which  covenant  he  made  with 
Abraham,  and  his  oath  unto  Isaac; 

10  And  confirmed  the  same  unto 
Jacob  for  a  law,  and  to  Israel  for 
an  everlasting  covenant : 

1 1  Saying,  Unto  thee  will  I  give 
the  land  of  Canaan,  the  lot  of  your 
inheritance. 

12  When  they  were  hut  a  few 
men  in  number ;  yea,  very  few, 
and  strangers  in  it. 

13  When  they  '^went  from  one 
nation  to  another,  from  one  king- 
dom to  another  people ; 

14  He  suffered  no  man  to  do 
them  wrong :  yea,  he  reproved 
kings  for  their  sakes ; 

\b  Saying,  Touch  not  mine 
'^  anointed,  and  do  my  prophets 
no  harm. 

16  Moreover  he  called  for  a  fa- 
mine upon  the  land  :  h(>  brake  the 
whole  staff"  of  bread. 

17  He  sent  a  man  before  them, 
even  Joseph,  who  was  sold  for  a 
servant : 

18  Whose  feet  they  liurt  with 
fetters  :  he  was  laid  in  "  iron  : 

19  Until  the  time  that  his  word 
^"  came :  the  word  of  the  Lord 
tried  him. 

20  The  king  sent  and  loosed  him  ; 
even  the  ruler  of  "  the  ixvtple,  and 
let  him  go  free. 


21  He  mad(!  \ 
house,  and  lader 
stance  : 


of  i 


)f     his 
'•-sul)- 


22  To  bind  his  ])rincesat  his  ple;i- 
sure;  and  teach  his  senators  wisdom. 

23  Israel  also  canu;  into  Kgyj)t; 
anfl  .Jacob  sojoui-ned  in  the  land  of 
Ham. 

24  And  he  increased  his  people 
greatl.v  ;  and  made  tlu^m  stronger 
than  their  enemies. 

25  He    turned     tlieir    heart    to 


6  Jacob,  his 
chosen  ones. 


"  went  about 


8  anointed 
ones, 


^  chains  of 
iron: 

1"  came  to 
pass : 

"  peoples, 


'^  pos- 
session ; 


670 


The  exodus  of  Israel. 


PSALM  106.         The  journey  through  the  wilderness. 


hate    his   people,  to  deal  subtilly 
with  his  servants. 

26  He  sent  Moses  his  servant; 
and'  Aaron  whom  he  had  chosen. 

27  They  shewed  his  signs  among 
them,  and  wonders  in  the  land  of 
Ham. 

28  He  sent  darkness,  and  made 
it  dark  ;  and  they  rebelled  not 
against  his  ^  word. 

29  He  turned  their  waters  into 
blood,  and  slew  their  fish. 

30  Their  land  brought  foi-th  frogs 
in  abundance,  in  the  chambers  of 
their  kings. 

31  He  spake,  and  there  came  di- 
vers sorts  of  Hies,  and  lice  in  all 
their  '^  coasts. 

32  He  gave  them  hail  for  rain, 
and  flaming  fire  in  their  land. 

33  He  smote  their  vines  also  and 
their  fig  trees  ;  and  brake  the  trees 
of  their  "  coasts. 

34  He  spake,  and  the  locusts 
came,  and  caterpillers,  and  that 
without  number, 

35  And  did  eat  up  all  the  herbs 
in  their  land,  and  devoured  the 
fruit  of  their  ground. 

36  He  smote  also  all  the  firstborn 
in  their  land,  the  chief  of  all  their 
strength. 

37  He  brought  them  forth  also 
with  silver  and  gold  :  and  there  was 
not  one  feeble  jy^i'^on  among  their 
tribes. 

38  Egypt  was  glad  when  they 
departed  :  for  the  fear  of  them  fell 
upon  them. 

39  He  spread  a  cloud  for  a  co- 
vering ;  and  fire  to  give  light  in  the 
night. 

40  The  'peo'ple  asked,  and  he 
brought  quails,  and  satisfied  them 
with  the  bread  of  heaven. 

41  He  opened  the  I'ock,  and  the 
waters  gushed  out ;  they  ran  in  the 
dry  places  like  a  river. 

42  For  he  remembered  his  holy 
promise,  avjr?  Abraham  his  servant. 

43  Andhe  brought  forth  his  peo- 
ple with  joy,  atid  his  chosen  with 
gladness  : 

44  And  gave  them  the  lands  of 
the  heathen :  and  they  inherited 
the  labour  of  the  •'  people  ; 

45  That  they  might  observe  his 
statutes,and  keep  his  laws.  *  Praise 
ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  106. 

1  The  psalmifit  eschorteth  to  praise  God.  4 
lie  prayeth  for  pardon  of  Kin,  as  God  did 
with  the  fiihet-K.  1  The' story  of  the  peo- 
ple's rebellion,  and  God's  mercy.  47  lie 
convlmt eth  irith  prayei'  and  praise. 

*  TDKAISE  ye  the  Lord.  O  give 
i    thanks    unto   the  Lord  ;  for 


he  is  good  :  for  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever. 

2  Who  can  utter  the  mighty  acts 
of  the  Lord  %  ivho  can  shew  forth 
all  his  praise  1 

3  Blessed  are  they  that  keep 
judgment,  and  he  that  doeth 
righteousness  at  all  times. 

4  Remember  me,  O  Lord,  with 
the  favour  tliat  thou  hearest  unto 
thy  people  :  O  visit  me  with  thy 
salvation  ; 

5  That  I  may  see  the  good  of  thy 
chosen,  that  I  may  rejoice  in  the 
gladness  of  thy  nation,  that  I  may 
glory  with  thine  inheritance. 

6  We  have  sinned  with  our  fa- 
thers, we  have  committed  iniquity, 
we  have  done  wickedly. 

7  Our  fathers  understood  not  thy 
wonders  in  Egypt ;  they  remem- 
bered not  the  multitude  of  thy 
mercies  ;  but  ^ T)rovoked  hiui  at  the 
sea,  even  at  the  Ked  sea. 

8  Nevertheless  he  saved  them  for 
his  name's  sake,  that  he  might  make 
his  mighty  power  to  be  known. 

9  He  rebuked  the  Red  sea  also, 
and  it  was  dried  up  :  so  he  led  them 
through  the  depths,  as  through  the 
wilderness. 

10  And  he  saved  them  from  the 
hand  of  him  that  hated  them,  and 
redeemed  them  from  the  hand  of 
the  enemy. 

1 1  And  the  waters  covered  their 
enemies  :  there  was  not  one  of  them 
left. 

1 2  Then  believed  they  his  words ; 
they  sang  his  praise. 

1 3  They  soon  forgat  his  works  ; 
they  waited  not  for  his  counsel : 

14  But  lusted  exceedingly  in  the 
wilderness,  and  tempted  God  in 
the  desert. 

15  And  he  gave  them  their  re- 
quest ;  but  sent  leanness  into  their 
soul. 

16  They  envied  Moses  also  in 
the  camp,  and  Aaron  the  ''  saint  of 
the  Lord. 

17  The  earth  opened  and  swal- 
lowed up  Dathan,  and  covered  the 
company  of  Abiram. 

18  And  a  fire  was  kindled  in 
their  company ;  the  flame  burned 
up  the  wicked. 

19  They  made  a  calf  in  Horeb, 
and  woi-shipped  the  molten  image. 

20  Thus  they  changed  their  glory 
"into  the  similitude  of  an  ox  that 


*  Heb.  Hallelujah. 


eateth  grass. 

2 1  They  forgat  God  their  saviour, , 
which  had  done  great  things  in 
Egypt ; 

22  Wondrous  works  in  the  land 
of  Ham,  aJid  terrible  things  by  the 
Red  sea. 

23  Therefore    he    said    that    he 


*  Ave  re 
rebellious 


holy  one 


•>  for  the 
likeness 


571 


Israelis  repeated  rebellions. 


PSALM  107. 


A  hymn  of  thanksgiving. 


would  destroy  them,  had  not 
Moses  his  chosen  stood  before  him 
in  the  breach,  to  turn  away  his 
wrath,  lest  he  should  destroy  t/ieni. 

24  Yea,  they  despised  the  plea- 
sant land,  they  believed  not  his 
word  : 

25  But  murmured  in  their  tents, 
and  hearkened  not  unto  the  voice 
of  the  Lord. 

2G  Therefore  he  ^  lifted   up   his 


hand  against   them,  to  overthrow 
them  in  the  wilderness  :_ 

27  "^  TV)  overthrow  their  seed  also 
among  tlie  nations,  and  ''  to  scatter 
them  in  the  lands. 

28  They  joined  themselves  also 
unto  Baal-peor,  and  ate  the  sacri- 
fices of  the  dead. 

29  Thus  they  provoked  him  to 
anger  with  their  ''inventions  :  and 
the  plague  brake  in  upon  them. 

30  Then  stood  u\)  Wiinehas,  and 
executed  judgment :  and  so  the 
plague  was  stayed. 

31  And  that  was  counted  unto 
him  for  righteousness  unto  all  ge- 
nerations for  evermore. 

32  They  angered  him  also  at  the 
waters  of  °  strife,  so  that  it  went  ill 
with  Moses  for  their  sakes  : 

33  Because  they  "provoked  his 
spirit,  so  that  he  spake  unadvisedly 
with  his  lips. 

34  They  did  not  destroy  the  na- 
tions, concerning  whom  the  Lord 
commanded  them  : 

35  But  were  mingled  among  the 
heathen,  and  learned  their  works. 

36  And  they  served  their  idols : 
which  were  a  snare  unto  them. 

37  Yea,  they  sacrific(;d  their  sons 
and  their  daughters  unto  "  devils. 

3S  And  shed  innocent  IjJood,  even 
tlu^  blood  of  their  sons  and  of  their 
daughters,  whom  they  sacrificed 
unto  th(^  idols  of  ("anaan  :  and  the 
land  was  polluted  with  blood. 

3y  Thus  were  they  defiled  with 
their  own  works,  and  "  went  a 
whoring  with  thfir  own  inventions. 


lO  Therefore  was  tli<'  wrath  of 
the  Loud  kindh^l  against  his  peo- 
ple, insonuxh  that  he  abhorriKt  his 
own  inheiitance. 

41  And  he  gave  them  into  the 
hand  of  th(;  heathen  ;  and  tli(\v  that 
hated  tliem  ruled  ov(>r  them. 

12  Their  enemies  also  oijuressed 
tliem,  and  they  were  brougiit  into 
sul)jection  under  their  liand. 

43  .Many  times  did  he  deliver 
them ;  but  they  "  ))rovoked  ///"/// 
with  their  counsel,  and  weic 
brought  low  for  tlu^ir  iniquity. 

41  Neveitheless  he  regarded 
their  aflliction,  when  he  heard 
their  cry  : 


45  And  he  remembered  for  them 
his  covenant,  and  repented  accord- 
ing to  the  multitude  of  his  mercies. 

46  He  made  them  also  to  be 
pitied  of  all  those  that  carried 
them  captives. 

47  Save  us,  O  Lord  our  God,  and 
gather  us  from  among  the  heathen, 
to  give  thanks  unto  thy  holy  name, 
and  to  triumph  in  thjf  praise. 

48  Blessed  be  'Hhe  Lord  God  of 


Israel  from  everlasting  to  everlast- 
ing :  and  let  all  the  people  say, 
Amen.    *  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  107. 

1    The  pttalmixt  e>jehor1eth    the  redcenifrl,  in 

■priiishi(j  G(h1,  ii)  ohaerre  hin  nimiifohl  inn- 
ri(l(  inw,  4  orcr  ffti re/fern,  10  nrer  vii/iii r,  n, 
IT  orer  fiick  men,  23  nrer  seamen,  'S^i  mnl  in 
(lirers  earieUen  of  life. 

OGIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 
for  he  is  good :   for  his  mercy 
endiireth  for  ever. 

2  Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord 
say  so,  whom  he  hath  redeemed 
from  the  hand  of  the  enemy ; 

3  And  gathered  them  out  of  the 
lands,  from  the  east,  and  from 
the  west,  fiom  the  north,  and 
from  the  south. 

4  They  wandeied  in  the  wilder- 
ness in  a  solitar,y  way  ;  they  found 
no  city  to  dwell  in. 

5  Hungry  and  thirsty,  their  .soul 
fainted  in  them. 

6  Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord 
in  their  trouble,  ami  he  delivered 
them  out  of  their  distresses. 

7  And  he  led  them  forth  by"  the 
right  way,  that  they  might  go  to  a 
city  of  habitation. 

8  Oh  tlia-t  i/ie.n  would  praise  the 
Lord  firr  his  goodness,  and  for  his 
wondei'ful  works  to  the  children  of 
men  ! 

9  For  lie  satisfieth  the  longing 
soul,  and  Hlleth  the  hungr.y  soul 
with  ^'"goodness. 

10  iSucli  as  sit  in  dai'kness  and 
in  the  shadow  of  dentil,  A*///// 
bound  in  afiliction  and  iron; 

1 1  Uecause  they  rebelled  against 
th(!  words  of  God,  and  contemned 
the  counsel  of  the  most  High  : 

12  Therefore  he  brought  down 
theii-  lieart  with  labour;  they  fell 
down,  and  fhcrc  was  none  to  help. 

13  Tlien  tlu^y  cried  unto  the 
Lord  in  their  troul)le,  and  he 
saved  tlieni  out  of  their  distresses. 

14  He  l)rouglit  them  out  of  dark 
ne.ss  and  the  sliadow  of  d(>ath,  and 
brake  llieir  bands  in  sunder. 

15  ( )h  th;i.t  //*'/»  would  praise  tlie 
LoRi>/or  his  goodness,  and  for  his 
wonderful  works  to  the  children  of 
nuMi  ! 


*  Heb.  Hallelujah. 


1"  tlie  Lord, 
the  God  oi 
Israel, 


11  a  straight 


1- jrood. 


672 


Go(Vs  manifohl  deliverances. 


PSALM  108. 


Confidence  in  God's  assistance. 


16  For  he  hath  broken  the  gates 
of  brass,  and  cut  tlie  bars  oi'  iron 
in  Sunder. 

17  Fools  because  of  their  trans- 
gression, and  because  of  their  in- 
iquities, are  afflicted. 

18  Their  soul  abhorreth  all  man- 
ner of  '  meat ;  and  they  draw  near 
unto  the  gates  of  death. 

19  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord 
in  their  trouble,  and  he  saveth  them 
out  of  their  distresses. 

20  He  -sent  his  word,  and  ^  healed 
them,  and  ''delivered  them  from 
their  destructions. 

2 1  Oh  that  111671  would  praise  the 
Lord  for  his  goodness,  and  for  his 
wonderful  works  to  the  children  of 
men  ! 

22  And  let  them  sacrifice  the  sa- 
crifices of  thanksgiving,  and  declare 
his  works  with  rejoicing. 

23  They  that  go  down  to  the  sea 
in  ships,  that  do  business  in  great 
waters ; 

24  These  see  the  works  of  the 
Lord,  and  his  wonders  in  the  deep. 

25  For  he  commandeth,  and  rais- 
eth  the  stormy  wind,  which  lifteth 
up  the  waves  thereof. 

26  They  mount  up  to  the  heaven, 
they  go  down  again  to  the  depths  : 
their  soul  is  melted  because  of 
trouble. 

27  They  reel  to  and  fro,  and  stag- 
ger like  a  drunken  man,  and  are  at 
their  wit's  end. 

28  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord 
in  their  trouble,  and  he  bringeth 
them  out  of  their  distresses. 

29  He  maketh  the  storm  a  calm, 
so  that  the  waves  thereof  are  still. 

30  Then  are  they  glad  because 
they  be  quiet;  so  he  bringeth  them 
unto  their  desired  haven. 

31  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the 
Lord  for  his  goodness,  and  fc/r  his 
wonderful  works  to  the  children  of 
men  ! 

32  Let  them  exalt  him  also  in 
the  congregation  of  the  people, 
and  praise  him  in  the  assembly  of 
the  elders. 

33  He  turneth  rivers  into  a  wil- 
derness, and  the  watersprings  into 
dry  ground  ; 

34  A  fruitful  land  into  "  l>arren- 
ness,  for  the  wickedness  oi.  them 
that  dwell  therein. 

35  He  turneth  the  wild(>rness 
into  a  standing  water,  and  dry 
ground  into  watersprings. 

36  And  there  he  maketh  the 
hungry  to  dwell,  that  they  may 
prepare  a  city  for  habitation  ; 

37  And  sow  the  fields,  and  plant 
vineyards,  which  may  yi(!ld  fruits 
of  increase. 


38  He  blessoth  them  also,  so  that 
they  are  multiplied  greatly ;  and 
sutfereth  not  their  cattle  to  de- 
crease. 

39  Again,  they  are  minished  and 
brouglit  low  through  oppression, 
affliction,  and  sorrow. 

40  He  poureth  contempt  upon 
princes,  and  causeth  them  to  wan- 
der in  the  wilderness,  where  there  is 
no  waA^. 

41  Yet  setteth  he  the  poor  on 
high  fi'om  affliction,  and  maketh 
him  families  like  a  Hock. 

42  The  righteous  shall  see  ?'^,  and 
rejoice  :  and  all  iniquity  shall  stop 
her  mouth. 

43  Whoso  ?*.s  wise,  and  will  ob- 
serve these  things,  even  they  shall 
understand  the  lovingkindness  of 
the  Lord. 

PSALM  108. 

1  Da  rid  eneour(i{/etJi  fiiniKelf  to  praise,  God. 
5  He  prdyelh,  for  God'x  iixmistdnca  uccord- 
iny  to  /li-f  promise.  11  His  confidence  in 
God's  hi'Ip. 

A  Song  or  Psalm  of  David. 

OGOD,  my  heart  is  fixed  ;  I  will 
sing  and  give  praise,  even  with 
my  glory. 

2  Awake,  psaltery  and  harp :  I 
myself  will  awake  early. 

3  I  will  ijraise  thee,  O  Lord, 
among  the  "pooijle :  and  I  will 
sing  praises  unto  thee  among  the 
nations, 

4  For  thy  mercy  is  great  above 
the  heavens :  and  thy  truth  reach- 
eth  unto  the  clouds. 

5  Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above 
the  heavens  :  and  thy  glory  above 
all  the  earth ; 

6  That  thy  beloved  may  be  deli- 
vered :  save  vnth  thy  right  hand, 
and  answer  me. 

7  Gt>d  hath  spoken  in  his  holi- 
ness;  I  will  ''  re.ioice.  I  will  divide 
Shechem,  and  mete  out  the  valley 
of  Succoth. 

8  Gilead  is  mine  ;  Manasseh  is 
mine ;  Ephraim  also  is  the  '^strength 
of  mine  head;  Judah  is  my  " law- 
giver ; 

9  Moab  is  my  washpot ;  "'  over 
Edom  will  I  "(iast  out  my  shoe ; 
over  Philistia  will  1  triumph. 

10  Who  will  ])ring  me  into  the 
strong  city  1  who  will  lead  me  into 
Edom  1 

11  Wilt  not  thoH,  O  God,  u'ho 
hast  cast  us  oiW  and  wilt  not 
thou,  O  God,  go  forth  with  our 
hosts  1 

1 2  Give  us  help  ^-from  trouble: 
for  vain  is  the  help  of  man. 

13  Through  God  we  shall  do  va- 
liantly :  for  he  it  is  that  shall  tread 
down  our  enemies. 


6  peoples : 


7  exult, 


•*  defence 
9  sceiJtre  ; 


i"  upon 
11  cast 


1-  against 
the 
adversary : 


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Dennnciation  of  a  slanderous  foe.      PSALMS  109,  110. 


The  royal  priest. 


PSALM  109. 

1  David,  complaining  ofhin  ulanderous  ene,- 
mies,  under  the  per.<!on  of  Judas  devoteth 
them.  16  He  nhewM.  their  sin.  21  Com- 
plaining o/hl.s  oii'u  iiiisiri/,  he  priiyeth  for 
help)-     29  Jle  pnniil.selh  tk(tnk/al)ies)i. 

'  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

HOLD  not  thy  peace,  O  God  of 
my  praise  ; 

2  For  the  mouth  of  the  wicked 
and  the  mouth  of  the  fleceitful 
are  opened  against  me:  they  have 
spoken  against  me  with  a  lying 
tongue. 

3  They  compassed  me  about  also 
with  words  of  hatred;  and  fought 
against  me  without  a  cause. 

4  For  my  love  they  are  my  ad- 
versaries :  but  I  give  myself  unto 
prayer. 

5  And  they  have  rewarded  me  evil 
for  good,  and  hatred  for  my  love. 

6  Set  thou  a  wicked  man  over 
him :  and  let  ^  Satan  stand  at  his 
right  hand. 

7  When  he  shall  be  judged,  let 
him  be  condemned :  and  let  his 
prayer  become  sin. 

8  Let  his  days  be  few ;  and  let 
another  take  his  office. 

9  Let  his  children  be  fatherless, 
and  his  wife  a  widow. 

10  Let  his  children  be  continu- 
ally vagabonds,  and  beg  :  let  them 
seek  their  bread  also  out  of  their 
desolate  places. 

1 1  Let  the  extortioner  catch  all 
that  he  hath  ;  and  let  the  strangers 
•'  spoil  his  labour. 

I'l  Let  there  be  none  to  extend 
mercy  unto  him  :  neither  let  there 
be  any  to  favour  his  fatherless 
children. 

13  Let  his  posterity  be  cut  off; 
and  in  the  generation  following  let 
their  name  be  blotted  out. 

14  Let  the  iniquity  of  his  fathers 
be  remembered  with  the  Lord;  and 
let  not  the  sin  of  his  mother  be 
blotted  out. 

15  Let  them  be  before  the  Lord 
continually,  that  he  may  cut  off" the 
memory  of  them  from  tlu^  eai'th. 

If)  Pjecause  that  lHM-em(!mbered 
not  to  shew  mercy,  but  i)ersecut('d 
the  poor  and  needy  man,  that  he 
iiiigliteven  slay  thebr()k(;n  in  heart. 

17  As  lie  loved  (cursing,  so  let  it 
come  unto  him  :  as  he  delighted 
not  in  blessing,  so  let  it  be  far  from 
him. 

18  As  he  clothed  himself  with 
cursing  like  as  with  his  gai-merit, 
so  let  it  coinc  into  his  '  l)(>\\(;ls  like 
water,  ;i,n(l  like  oil  into  iiis  Uones. 

19  Let  it  be  unto  him  as  the  gar 
ment  irhirh  (•o\-eri'tli  him,  and  for 
a  girdle  wheicwitii  he  is  girded  con- 
tinually. 


20  Let  this  he  the  reward  of  mine 
adversaries  from  the  Lord,  and  of 
them  that  speak  evil  against  Iny 
soul. 

21  But  do  thou  for  me,  O  God 
the  Lord,  for  thy  name's  sake  :  be- 
cause thy  mercy  i&  good,  deliver 
thou  me. 

22  For  I  am  poor  and  needy,  and 
my  heart  is  wounded  within  me. 

23  I  am  gone  like  the  shadow 
when  it  declineth  :  I  am  tossed  up 
and  down  as  the  locust. 

24  My  knees  are  weak  through 
fasting ;  and  my  flesh  faileth  of 
fatness. 

25  1  became  also  a  reproach  unto 
them :  ^vhen  they  looked  upon  me 
they  shaked  their  heads. 

26  Help  me,  O  Lord  my  God : 

0  save  me  according  to  thy  mercy  : 

27  That  they  may  know  that 
this  is  thy  hand  ;  that  thou.  Lord, 
hast  done  it. 

28  Let  them  curse,  but  bless 
thou  :  when  they  arise,  let  them  be 
ashamed ;  but  let  thy  servant  re- 
joice. 

29  Let  mine  adversaries  be 
clothed  with  shame,  and  let  them 
cover  themselves  with  their  own 
confusion,  as  with  a  mantle. 

30  I  will  greatly  praise  the  Lord 
with  my  mouth  ;  yea,  1  will  praise 
him  among  the  multitude. 

31  For  he  shall  stand  at  the  right 
hand  of  the  poor,  to  save  him  from 
those  that  condemn  his  soul. 

PSALM   110. 

1  The  kiiigdom,  4  the  prienthood,  5  the  con- 
quest, 7  and  the  passion  of  Christ. 

A  Psalm  of  Daviil. 

THE  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord, 
Sit  thou  at  my  right  hand, 
until  1  make  thine  enemies  thy 
footstool. 

2  The  Lord  shall  send  the  rod  of 
thy  strength  out  of  Zion  :  rule  thou 
in  the  midst  of  thine  enemies. 

3  Thy  i)eoi)le  shidl  ''lie  willing  in 
the  day  of  thy  power,  in  ''the  l)cau- 


ties  of  holiness  fi-om  the  \\()ml)()f 
the  morning  :  thou  h;ist  the  dew  of 


thy  youth. 

4  The  Lord  hatli  sworn,  and  will 
not  repent,  thou  art  a  lu'iest  for 
ever  after  the  "oT'der  of  Melchizedek. 

5  The  Lord  at  thy  I'ight  hand 
shall  strike  thi-ougli  kings  in  the 
day  of  his  wi-ath. 

G  He  shall  judge  among  the 
heathen,  hesli;iJI  lill  the  pt<iret^\\\{\\ 
the  (lead  bodies;  li(^  shall  wound 
th(^  heads  over'  many  conntries. 

7  He  shall  drink  of  tlu>  hrook  in 
the  way  :  therefore  shall  he  lift  up 
the  liead. 


5  olTcr 
tliciiisolves 
williiii^ly 
"  luily 
;iri;iy :  out 
of  till!  womb 
of  \Xw 

iiioriiiiijif  tliy 
youth  iire  to 
Ihco  <(.s'  the 


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Praise  for  GocVs  goodness. 


PSALMS  111-114. 


His  deliverance  of  his  people. 


PSALM  in. 

1  The  jwalmiKt  hy  his  example, inciteth  other n 
to  praixe  God  for  hin  glorioux,  5  and  yra- 
I'ioun  works.     10  The  fear  of  God  breedeth 

true  icisdoin. 

*  pRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  I  will 
J-    '  praise    the    Lokd   with    my 

whole  heart,  in  the  -assembly  of  the 
upright,  and  in  the  congregation. 

2  The  works  of  the  Lord  are 
great,  sought  out  of  all  them  that 
have  pleasure  therein. 

3  His  work  is  honourable  and 
glorious  :  and  his  righteousness  en- 
dureth  for  ever. 

4  He  hath  made  his  wonderful 
works  to  be  remembered  :  the  Lord 
is  gracious  and  full  of  compassion. 

5  He  hath  given  ''meat  unto  them 
that  fear  him  :  he  will  ever  be  mind- 
ful of  his  covenant. 

6  He  hath  shewed  his  people  the 
power  of  his  works,  •*that  he  may 
give  them  the  heritage  of  the 
heathen. 

7  The  works  of  his  hands  are 
verity  and  judgment ;  all  his  com- 
mandments are  sure. 

8  They  stand  fast  for  ever  and 
ever,  and  are  done  in  truth  and 
uprightness. 

9  He  sent  redemption  unto  his 
people :  he  hath  commanded  his 
covenant  for  ever :  holy  and  reve- 
rend is  his  name. 

10  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the 
beginning  of  wisdom  :  a  good  un- 
derstanding have  all  they  that  do 
his  romniandments :  his  praise  endu- 
reth  for  ever. 

PSALM   112. 

1  Godliness  hath  the  jjromises  of  this  life,  4 
and  of  the  life  t^  come.  10  The  p)rosperity 
of  the  fjodly  shall  he  an  eyesore  to  the 
wicked. 

*  pRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  Blessed 
JT    is  the  man  that  feareth  the 

Lord,   that  delighteth  greatly  in 
his  commandments. 

2  His  seed  shall  be  mighty  upon 
earth  :  the  generation  of  the  up- 
right shall  be  blessed. 

3  Wealth  and  riches  .^hall  be  in 
his  house :  and  his  righteousness 
endureth  for  ever. 

4  Unto  the  upright  there  ariseth 
light  in  the  darkness  :  he  is  gra- 
cious, and  full  of  compassion,  and 
righteous. 

5  '""'A  gnnd  man  shpw(>th  favour. 
and     leiiilctli  :     he    will     guide    his 


affairs  with  discivtion. 

6  Surely  he  siiall  not  be  moved 
for  ever  :  the  righteous  shall  be  in 
everlasting  remembrance. 

7  He  shall  not  be  afraid  of  evil 


*  Heb.  Hallelujah. 


tidings  :  his  heart  is  fixed,  trusting 
in  the  Lord. 

8  His  heart  is  established,  he 
shall  not  be  afraid,  until  he  see  his 
desire  upon  his  enemies. 

9  He  hath  dispersed,  he  hath 
given  to  the  poor ;  his  righteous- 
ness endureth  for  ever ;  his  horn 
shall  be  exalted  with  honour. 

10  The  wicked  shall  see  it,  and 
be  grieved  ;  he  shall  gnash  with  his 
teeth,  and  melt  away  :  the  desire  of 
the  wicked  shall  perish. 

PSALM   113. 

1  An  exhortation,  to  jyraise  God  for  his  ea-cel- 
lency,  G  for  his  mercy. 

*  T)RA1SE  ye  the  Lord.     Praise, 
X    O  ye  servants  of  the  Lord, 
praise  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

2  Blessed  be  the  name  of  the 
Lord  from  this  time  forth  and  for 
evermore. 

3  From  the  rising  of  the  sun 
unto  the  going  down  of  the  same 
the  Lord's  name  is  to  be  praised. 

4  The  Lord  is  high  above  all 
nations,  and  his  glory  above  the 
heavens. 

5  Who  is  like  unto  the  Lord  our 
God,  who  dwelleth  on  high, 

6  Who  humbleth  himself  to  be- 
hold the  tilings  that  are  in  heaven, 
and  in  ther  earth  ! 

7  He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of 
the  dust,  and.  lifteth  the  needy  out 
of  the  dunghill ; 

8  That  he  may  set  him  with 
pi-inces,  even  with  the  princes  of  his 
people. 

9  He  maketh  the  barren  woman 
to  keep  house,  and  to  be  a  joyful 
mother  of  children.  *  Praise  ye  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  114. 

An  eitliortation,  hy  the  ea-ample  of  the  dumb 
creatures,  to  fear  God  in  liis  church. 

WHEN     Israel     went    out    of 
Egypt,  the  house  of   Jacob 
from  a  people  of  strange  language ; 

2  Judah  was  his  sanctuary,  amd 
Israel  his  dominion. 

3  The  sea  saw  it,  and  fled :  Jor- 
dan was  driven  back. 

4  The  mountains  skijjped  like 
rams,  and  the  little  hills  like  lambs. 

5  What  ailed,  thee,  C)  thou  sea, 
that  thou  fleddesti  thou  Jordan, 
tJtat  thou  wast  (h'iven  back'? 

C  Ye  mountains,  that  ye  skipped 
like  rams ;  and  ye  little  hills,  like 
lambs  % 

7  Tremble,  thou  earth,  at  the 
presence  of  the  Lord,  at  the  pre- 
sence of  the  (Jod  of  Jacob  ; 

8  Which  turned  the  rock  into  a 


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*  Heh.  Hallelujah. 


Heathen  idols  contrasted  with  God.    PSALMS  115-117. 


Thanksgiving  for  recovery. 


standing   water,   the    flint    into  a 
fountain  of  waters. 

PSALM  115. 

1  Becaune  God  is  truly  glorious,  4  and  idols 
are  vanity,  9  he  (xhorteth  to  confidence  in 
God.  Yi '  God  is  to  be  blessed  for  his 
blessings. 

NOT  unto  us,  O  Lord,  not  unto 
us,  but  unto  tliy  name  give 
glory,  for  thy  mercy,  and  for  thy 
truth's  sake. 

2  Wherefore  should  the  heathen 
say,  Where  ?'.«  now  their  God  1 

3  But  our  God  v.s-  in  the  lieavens  : 
he  hath  done  whatsoever  he  hath 
pleased. 

4  Their  idols  are  silver  and  gold, 
the  work  of  men's  hands. 

5  They  have  mouths,  but  they 
speak  not :  eyes  have  they,  but  they 
see  not : 

6  They  have  ears,  but  they  hear 
not :  noses  have  they,  but  they 
smell  not : 

7  They  have  hands,  but  they 
handle  not :  feet  have  they,  but 
they  walk  not :  neither  speak  they 
through  their  throat. 

8  They  that  make  them  '  are  like 
unto  them ; "  so  in  every  one  that 
trusteth  in  them. 

9  O  Israel,  trust  thou  in  the 
Lord  :  he  is  their  help  and  their 
shield. 

10  O  house  of  Aaron,  trust  in  the 
Lord  :  he  is  their  help  and  their 
shield. 

1 1  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  trust 
in  the  Lord  :  he  is  their  help  and 
their  shield. 

12  The  Lord  hath  been  mindful 
of  us  :  he  will  bless  v/s/  he  will  bless 
the  house  of  Israel ;  he  will  bless 
the  house  of  Aaron. 

13  He  will  bless  thiMu  that  fear 
the  Lord,  hoth  small  and  great. 

14  Tlie  Lord  shall  increase  you 
more  and  more,  you  and  your  child- 
ren. 

15  Ye  are  blessed  of  the  Lord 
which  made  heaven  and  earth. 

16  The  heaven,  even  the  heavens, 
are  the  Lord's  :  but  the  earth  hath 
he  given  to  the  chil(h'(ui  of  men. 

17  The  dead  praise  not  the  Loud, 
ii(>ither  any  that  go  down  into 
silence. 

1(S  liut  we  will  bless  the  Lord 
from  this  time  forth  and  for  ever- 
more.   *  I'raise  the  Lord. 

PSALM  IIG. 

1  The  jisalmist  profeHsetli,  his  lore  and  dtiti/ 
to  God  for  his  deliverance.  12  Ife  studieth 
to  he  thankful. 

ILGVI*'   the   Lord,   because    he 
hath  heard  ray  voice   and  my 
supplications. 


*  Heb.  Hallelujah. 


2  Because  he  hath  inclined  his 
ear  unto  me,  therefore  will  1  call 
upon  hivi  as  long  as  I  live. 

3  The  '"  sorrows  of  death  com- 
passed me,  and  tlie  pains  of  "*  t  hell 
gat  hold  upon  me  :  I  found  trouble 
and  sorrow. 

4  Then  called  I  upon  the  name 
of  the  Lord  ;  O  Lord,  I  beseech 
thee,  deliver  my  soul. 

5  Gracious  is  the  Lord,  and 
righteous :  yea,  our  God  is  merci- 
ful. 

6  The  Lord  preserveth  the  sim- 
ple :  I  was  brought  low,  and  he 
helped  me. 

7  Return  unto  thy  rest,  O  my 
soul ;  for  the  Loud  hath  dealt  boun- 
tifully with  thee. 

8  F(jr  thou  hast  delivered  my 
soul  from  death,  mine  eyes  from 
tears,  and  my  feet  from  falling. 

9  I  will  walk  before  the  Lord  in 
the  land  of  the  living. 

10  I  believed,  therefore  ^  have  T 
spoken  :  I  was  greatly  afflicted  : 

111  said  in  my  haste,  all  men 
are  liars. 

12  What  shall  I  render  unto  the 
Loud  for  all   his  benefits  toward 

13  1  will  take  the  cup  of  salva- 
tion, and  call  upon  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

14  1  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the 
Lord  now  in  the  presence  of  all  his 
people. 

15  Precious  in  the  sight  of  the 
Loud  is  the  death  of  his  saints. 

16  0  Loud,  truly  1  aiu  thy  ser- 
vant ;  I  rf //;  thy  servant,  and  the 
son  of  tliino  handmaid  :  thou  hast 
loosed  my  bojids. 

17  1  will  ofler  to  thee  the  sacri- 
fice of  tiianksgiving,  and  will  call 
upon  the  iiiune  of  tlie  Loud. 

18  1  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the 
Loud  now  in  the  presence  of  all  his 
people, 

19  In  the  courts  of  the  Loud's 
house,  in  the  midst  of  tlieo,  O  Je- 
rusalem.   *  Praise  ye  the  Loud. 

PSALM  117. 

An  eifhortation  to  praise  God  for  his  were;/ 
and  truth. 


PIIAISE  the  Lord,  all  ye  na- 
tions :  prai.se  him,  all  ye  "peo 


o  _ 

p1p. 

2  For  his  merciful  kindness  is 
great  toward  us  :  and  the  truth  of 
the  Loud  endureth  for  ever.  *  Praise 
ye  the  Lord. 


*  Ueh.  Hallelujah, 
t  Sheol. 


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Tlianksgiving  for  GocVs  salvation.     PSALMS  118,  119. 


Meditation  on  God's  law. 


"■  give 
thiiuks  unto 


PSALM  118. 

1  An  exlwriation  to  praise  God  for  hia 
mercy.  5  The  pxdlmint  by  his  experience 
sheio'eth  how  good  it  is  to  trunt  in.  God.  19 
Under  the  type  of  the  psalmist  the  coming 
of  Christ  in  his  kingdom  is  expressed. 

OGIVE  thanks  unto  the  Loun  ; 
for  he  is    good :    because   his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

2  Let  Israel  now  say,  that  his 
mercy  eiidureth  for  ever. 

3  Let  the  house  of  Aaron  now 
say,  that  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

4  Let  them  now  that  fear  the 
Lord  say,  that  his  mercy  endnretit 
for  ever. 

5  I  called  upon  the  Lord  in  dis- 
tress :  the  Lord  answered  me,  and 
set  me  in  a  large  place. 

6  The  Lord  is  on  my  side  ;  I  will 
not  fear :  what  can  man  do  unto 
me*? 

7  The  Lord  taketh  my  ijart  with 
them  that  help  me  :  therefore  shall 
I  see  my  desire  upon  them  that  hate 
me. 

8  It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord 
than  to  put  confidence  in  man. 

9  It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord 
than  to  put  confidence  in  princes. 

10  All  nations  compassed  me 
about :  bvit  in  the  name  of  the  Lord 
will  I  destroy  tliem. 

11  They  compassed  me  about; 
yea,  they  compassed  me  about :  but 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord  I  will  de- 
stroy them. 

12  They  compassed  me  about 
like  bees  ;  they  are  quenched  as  the 
fire  of  thorns:  for  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  I  will  destroy  them. 

1.3  Thou  hast  thrust  sore  at  me 
that  I  might  fall :  but  the  Lord 
helped  me. 

14  The  Lord  is  my  strength  and 
song,  and  is  become  my  salvation. 

15  The  voice  of  rejoicing  and  sal- 
vation is  in  the  ^  tabernacles  of  the 
righteous :  the  right  hand  of  the 
Lord  doeth  valiantly. 

16  The  right  hand  of  the  Lord 
is  exalted  :  the  right  hand  of  the 
Lord  doeth  valiantly. 

17  1  shall  not  die,  but  live,  and 
declare  the  works  of  the  Lord. 

18  The  Lord  hath  chastened  me 
sore  :  but  he  hath  not  given  me 
over  unto  death. 

1 9  Open  to  me  the  gates  of  right- 
eousness :  I  will  go  into  them,  and 
I  will  -praise  the  Lord  : 

20  This  gate  of  the  Lord,  into 
which  the  rigliteous  shall  enter. 

21  I  will  ^praisp  thee:  for  thou 
hast  heard  me,  and  art  become  my 
salvation. 

22  Th(!  stone  vJdch  the  builders 
refused  is  become  the  head  stone  of 
the  corner. 

37  5 


B 


23  This  is  the  Lord's  doing;  it  is 
marvellous  in  our  ej^es. 

24  This  is  the  day  ivhich  the  Lord 
hath  made  ;  we  will  rejoice  and  be 
glad  in  it. 

2.5  Save  now,  I  beseech  thee,  O 
Lord  :  O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee, 
send  now  prosperity. 

26  Blessed  be  he  that  cometh  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  :  we  have 
blessed  you  out  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

27  God  is  the  Lord,  which  hath 
shewed  us  light :  bind  the  sacrifice 
with  cords,  even  unto  the  horns  of 
the  altar. 

28  Thou  art  my  God,  and  I  will 
~  praise  thee  :  thou  art  my  God,  I 
will  exalt  thee. 

29  O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; 
for  he  is  good  :  for  his  mercy  en- 
dureth for  ever. 

PSALM  119. 

This    psalm    containeth    .sundry    prayers, 
praises,  and  professions  of  obedience. 

ALEPII. 

LESSED  are  the  '  undefiled  in 
the  way,  who  walk  in  the  law 
of  the  Lord. 

2  Blessed  are  they  that  keep  his 
testimonies,  aiul  that  seek  him  with 
the  whole  heart. 

3  They  also  do  no  iniquity :  they 
walk  in  his  ways. 

4  Thou  hast  commanded  tis  to 
keep  thy  precepts  diligently. 

5  O  that  my  ways  were  ''directed 
to  keep  thy  statutes  ! 

6  Then  shall  I  not  be  ashamed, 
when  I  have  respect  unto  all  thy 
commandments. 

7  I  will  pi-aise  thee  with  upright- 
ness of  heart,  when  I  shall  have 
learned  thy  righteous  judgments. 

8  I  will  keep  thy  statutes :  O  for- 
sake me  not  utterly. 

BETH. 

9  Wherewithal  shall  a  young  man 
cleanse  his  way  1  by  taking  heed 
thereto  according  to  thy  word. 

10  With  my  whole  heart  have  I 
sought  thee  :  O  let  me  not  wander 
from  thy  connnandments. 

1 1  Thy  word  liave  I  ®  hid  in  mine 
heart,  that  I  might  not  sin  against 
thee. 

12  Blessed  art  thou,  O  Lord: 
teach  me  tliy  statutes. 

13  With  my  lii)s  have  I  declared 
all  the  "judgments  of  thy  mouth. 

14  1  have  rejoiced  in  the  way  of 
thy  testimonies,  as  /luich  as  in  all 
I'iches. 

15  I  will  meditate  in  thy  pre- 
cepts, and  have  respect  unto  thy 
ways. 

77 


■^  give 
thanks  uuto 


3  upright 


*  established 


laid  up 


•5  ordinances 


A  meditation  on 


PSALM  119. 


the  Imv  of  God. 


16  1  will  delight  myself  in  thy 
statutes  :  I  will  not  forget  thy 
word. 

GIMEL. 

17  Deal  bountifully  with  thy 
servant,  that  I  may  live,  ^  and  keep 
thy  word. 

18  Open  thou  mine  eyes,  that  I 
may  behold  wondrous  things  out 
of  thy  law. 

19  1  am  a  ^stranger  in  the  earth : 
hide  not  thy  commandments  from 
me. 

20  My  soul  breaketh  for  the  long- 
ing that  it  hath  unto  thy  judgments 
at  all  times. 

21  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  proud 
that  are  cursed,  which  do  err  from 
thy  commandments. 

22  Remove  from  me  reproach 
and  contempt;  for  I  have  kept  thy 
testimonies. 

23  Princes  also  did  sit  and  speak 
against  me  :  hut  thy  servant  did 
meditate  in  thy  statutes. 

24  Thy  testimonies  also  are  my 
delight  and  my  counsellors. 

DALETH. 

2.5  My  soul  cleaveth  unto  the 
dust :  quicken  thou  me  according 
to  thy  word. 

26  I  have  ^ declared  my  ways, 
and  thou  heardest  me  :  teach  me 
thy  statutes. 

27  Make  me  to  understand  the 
way  of  thy  precepts  :  so  shall  I 
talk  of  thy  wondrous  works. 

28  My  soul  melteth  for  heavi- 
ness :  strengthen  thou  me  accord- 
ing unto  thy  word. 

29  Remove  from  me  the  way  of 
lying :  and  grant  me  thy  law  gra- 
ciously. 

oO  I  have  chosen  the  way  of 
"*  truth  :  ^  thy  judgments  have  I 
laid  he/ore  ine. 

31  I  have  stuck  unto  thy  testi- 
monies :  O  Lord,  put  me  not  to 
shame. 

.32  I  will  run  the  way  of  thy 
C(jinmandments,  when  thou  shalt 
enlarge  my  heart. 

HE. 

33  Teach  me,  C)  Lord,  the  way 
of  thy  statutes  ;  and  1  shall  keep 
it  unto  the  end. 

34  Give  me  understanding,  and 
r  shall  keep  thy  law  ;  yea,  I  shall 
ol)S('rv(!  it  with  imj  whole  hcai't. 

3.')  Make  me  to  go  in  the  path  of 
tliy  commandments;  for  therein  do 
I  delight. 

36  Incline  my  heart  unto  thy 
testimonies,  and  not  to  covetous- 
ness. 

37  Turn  away  mine  eyes  from 


beholding    vanity ;    and    quicken 
thou  me  in  thy  way. 

38  Stablish  thy  word  unto  thy 
servant,  who  is  devoted  to  thy  fear. 

39  Turn  away  my  reproach  which 
I  fear :  for  thy  judgments  are  good. 

40  Behold,  I  have  longed  after 
thy  precepts :  quicken  me  in  thy 
righteousness. 

VAU. 

41  Let  thy  mercies  come  also 
unto  me,  O  Lord,  eve?i  thy  salva- 
tion, according  to  thy  word. 

42  So  shall  I  have  wherewith  to 
answer  him  that  reproacheth  me  : 
for  I  trust  in  thy  word. 

43  And  take  not  the  word  of 
truth  utterly  out  of  my  mouth;  for 
I  have  hoped  in  thy  judgments. 

44  So  snail  I  keep  thy  law  con- 
tinually for  ever  and  ever. 

45  And  I  will  walk  at  liberty  : 
for  I  seek  thy  precepts. 

46  I  will  speak  of  thy  testimo- 
nies also  before  kings,  and  will  not 
be  ashamed. 

47  And  I  will  delight  myself  in 
thy  commandments,  which  I  have 
loved. 

48  My  hands  also  will  I  lift  up 
unto  thy  commandments,  which  I 
have  loved  ;  and  I  will  meditate  in 
thy  statutes. 

ZAIN. 

49  Remember  the  word  unto  thy 
servant,  upon  which  thou  hast 
caused  me  to  hope. 

50  This  is  my  comfort  in  my 'af- 
fliction :  for  thy  word  hath  quick- 
ened me. 

51  Theproud  have  had  megreatly 
in  derision :  yet  have  I  not  declined 
from  thy  law. 

52  I  remembered  thy  judgments 
of  old,  O  Lord  ;  and  have  com- 
forted myself. 

53  '''  Horroi-  hath  taken  hold  upon 
me  because  of  the  wicked  that  for- 
sake thy  law. 

54  Thy  statutes  have  been  my 
songs  in  the  hou.se  of  my  pilgrim- 
age. 

55  1  have  remembered  thy  name, 
O  Lord,  in  the  night,  and  have 
kei)t  thy  law. 

56  '  This  1  had,  because  1  kept 
thy  T)''''''<'l'ts. 


CIIETH. 

57  7V/o»  art  my  portion,  O  Lord  : 
1  have  said  that  1  would  keep  thy 
words. 

58  I  intreated  thy  favoui-  with 
1/1/1/  whole  heart :  be  mei'ciful  unto 
me  according  to  thy  word. 

59  r  thought  on  my  ways,  and 
turned  my  feet  unto  thy  testi- 
monies. 


578 


Prayers,  j) raises,  and 


PSALM  119. 


professions  of  obedience . 


60  I  made  haste,  and  delayed  not 
to  keep  thy  commandments. 

6 1  The  '  bands  of  the  wicked  have 
'  robbed  me  :  Out  I  have  not  forgot- 
ten thy  law. 

6:^  At  midnight  I  will  rise  to 
give  thanks  unto  thee  because  of 
thy  righteous  judgments. 

63  1  am  a  companion  of  all  them 
that  fear  thee,  and  of  them  that 
keep  thy  precepts. 

64  The  earth,  O  Lord,  is  full  of 
thy  mercy  :  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

TETH. 

65  Thou  hast  dealt  well  with  thy 
servant,  O  Lord,  according  unto 
thy  word. 

66  Teach  me  good  judgment  and 
knowledge  :  for  I  have  believed  thy 
commandments. 

67  Before  I  was  afflicted  I  went 
astray  :  but  now  have  I  kept  thy 
word. 

68  Thou  a7't  good,  and  doest 
good ;  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

69  The  proud  have  forged  a  lie 
against  me  :  but  I  will  keep  thy 
precepts  with  viy  whole  heart. 

70  Their  heart  is  as  fat  as  grease  ; 
but  I  delight  in  thy  law. 

71  It  is  good  for  me  that  I  have 
been  afflicted  ;  that  I  might  learn 
thy  statutes. 

72  The  law  of  thy  mouth  is  bet- 
ter unto  me  than  thousands  of  gold 
and  silver.  j„p 

73  Thy  hands  have  made  me  and 
fashioned  me  :  give  me  understand- 
ing, that  I  may  learn  thy  command- 
ments. 

74  They  that  fear  thee  will  be 
glad  when  they  see  me  ;  because  1 
have  hoped  in  thy  word. 

75  I  know,  O  Lord,  that  thy 
judgments  are  right,  and  that  thou 
in  faithfulness  hast  afflicted  me. 

76  Let,  I  pray  thee,  thy  merciful 
kindness  be  for  my  comfort,  accord- 
ing to  thy  word  unto  thy  servant. 

77  Let  thy  tender  mercies  come 
unto  me,  that  I  may  live  :  for  thy 
law  is  my  delight. 

78  Let  the  proud  be  ashamed  ; 
for  they  dealt  perversely  with  me 
witliout  a  cause :  but  I  will  meditate 
in  thy  precepts. 

79  Let  those  that  fear  thee  turn 
unto  me,  and  those  that  have  known 
thy  testimonies. 

80  Let  my  heart  be  sound  in  thy 
statutes  ;  that  I  be  not  ashamed. 

CAPH. 

8 1  My  soul  fainteth  for  thy  salva- 
tion :  biit  I  hope  in  thy  word. 

82  Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  word, 
saying.  When  wilt  thou  comfort 
mel 


83  For  I  am  become  like  a  ^bottle 
in  the  smoke ;  yet  do  I  not  forget 
thy  statutes. 

84  How  many  are  the  days  of 
thy  servant  1  when  wilt  thou  exe- 
cute judgment  on  them  that  perse- 
cute me  'I 

85  The  proud  have  digged  pits 
for  me,  which  are  not  after  thy  law. 

S6  All  thy  commandments  are 
faithful :  they  persecute  me  wrong- 
fully ;  help  thou  me. 

87  They  had  almost  consumed 
me  upon  earth  ;  but  I  forsook  not 
thy  precepts. 

88  Quicken  me  after  thy  loving- 
kindness  ;  so  shall  I  keep  the  testi- 
mony of  thy  mouth. 

LAMED. 

89  For  ever,  O  Lord,  thy  word  is 
settled  in  heaven. 

90  Thy  faithfulness  is  unto  all 
generations  :  thou  hast  established 
the  earth,  and  it  abideth. 

91  Theycontinue  this  day  accord- 
ing to  thine  ordinances  :  for  all  at-e 
thy  servants. 

92  Unless  thy  law  Aac?  ^eew  my  de- 
lights, I  should  then  have  perished 
in  mine  affliction. 

93  I  will  never  forget  thy  pre- 
cepts :  for  with  them  thou  hast 
quickened  me. 

94  I  am  thine,  save  me ;  for  I 
have  sought  thy  precepts. 

95  The  wicked  have  waited  for 
me  to  destroy  me :  but  1  will  con- 
sider thy  testimonies. 

96  I  have  seen  an  end  of  all  per- 
fection :  but  thy  commandment  is 
exceeding  broad. 

MEM. 

97  0  how  love  I  thy  law  !  it  is  my 
meditation  all  the  day. 

98  Thou  through  thy  command- 
ments hast  made  me  wiser  than 
mine  enemies  :  for  they  are  ever 
with  me. 

99  I  have  more  understanding 
than  all  my  teachers  :  for  thy  tes- 
timonies «re  my  meditation. 

100  I  understand  more  than  the 
^ancients,  because  I  keep  thy  pre- 
cepts. 

101  I  have  ref rai  n  ed  m  y  f eet  from 
every  evil  way,  that  I  might  keep 
thy  word. 

102  I  have  not  departed  from 
■'  thy  judgments  :  for  thou  hast 
taught  me. 

103  How  sweet  are  thy  words 
unto  my  taste  !  yea,  sweeter  than 
honey  to  my  mouth  ! 

104  Through  thy  precepts  I  get 
understanding :  therefore  I  hate 
every  false  way. 

9 


s  thine  ordi- 
luinces : 


A  meditation  on 


PSALM  119. 


the  late  of  God. 


NUN. 


105  Thy  word  is  a  lamp  unto  my 
feet,  and  a  light  unto  my  path. 

106  I  have  sworn,  and  I  will  per- 
form it,  that  I  will  keep  thy  right- 
eous judgments. 

107  I  am  afflicted  very  much  : 
quicken  me,  O  Lord,  according 
unto  thy  word. 

108  Accept,  I  beseech  thee,  the 
free-will  ofierings  of  my  mouth,  O 
Lord,  and  teach  me  thy  judgments. 

109  My  soul  is  continually  in  my 
hand  :  yet  do  I  not  forget  thy  law. 

110  The  wicked  have  laid  a  snare 
for  me  :  yet  I  erred  not  from  thy 
precepts. 

111  Thy  testimonies  have  I  taken 
as  an  heritage  for  ever  :  for  they  are 
the  rejoicing  of  my  heart. 

112  1  have  inclined  mine  heart 
to  perform  thy  statutes  alway,  even 
unto  the  end. 

SAMEOH. 

113  I  hate  '  vain  thoughts :  but 
thy  law  do  I  love. 

114  Thou  «r^  my  hiding  place 
and  my  shield  :  I  hope  in  thy 
word. 

115  Depart  from  me,  ye  evil- 
doers :  for  I  will  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  my  God. 

116  Uphold  me  according  unto 
thy  word,  that  I  may  live  :  and  let 
me  not  be  ashamed  of  my  hope. 

117  Hold  thou  me  up,  and  I 
shall  be  safe  :  and  1  will  have  re- 
spect unto  thy  statutes  continu- 
ally. 

118  Thou  hast  "trodden  down  all 
them  tliat  err  from  thy  statutes  : 
for  their  deceit  is  falsehood. 

1 1 9  Thou  puttest  away  all  the 
wicked  of  the  earth  tifi'e  di'oss : 
therefore   I   love  thy  testimonies. 

1 20  My  flesh  trembleth  for  fear 
of  th(>e  ;  and  I  am  afraid  of  thy 
judgments. 

AIN. 

121  I  have  done  judgment  and 
justice  :  leave  me  not  to  mine  op- 
presHcjrs. 

122  Be  surety  for  thy  servant 
for  good  :  let  not  the  i)roud  op- 
press me. 

123  Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  salva- 
tion, and  for  the  word  of  thy  right- 
eousness. 

124  Deal  with  thy  servant  ac- 
cording unto  thy  mercy,  and  teach 
me  thy  statu t(^s. 

1 25  I  avi  thy  servant ;  give  mo 
understanding,  that  I  may  know 
thy  tcstiiiioiiics. 

126  It  is  time  for  thee,  Lokt>,  to 
work  :  for  they  have  made  void  thy 
law. 


127  Therefore  I  love  thy  com- 
mandments above  gold  ;  yea,  above 
fine  gold. 

128  Therefore  I  esteem  all  thy 
I^recepts  concerning  all  things  to  be 
right ;  and  I  hate  every  false  way. 

PE. 

129  Thy  testimonies  are  wonder- 
ful: therefore  doth  my  soul  keep 
them. 

130  The  entrance  of  thy  words 
giveth  light ;  it  giveth  understand- 
ing unto  the  simple. 

131  I  opened  my  mouth,  and 
panted  :  for  I  longed  for  thy  com- 
mandments. 

132  Look  thou  upon  me,  and  be 
merciful  unto  me,  as  thou  usest  to 
do  unto  those  that  love  thy  name. 

133  "  Order  my  steps  in  thy 
word:  and  let  not  any  iniquity 
have  dominion  over  me. 

1 34  Deliver  me  from  the  oppres- 
sion of  man:  so  will  I  keep  thy 
precepts. 

1 35  Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon 
thy  servant;  and  teach  me  thy  sta- 
tutes. 

136  Rivers  of  waters  run  down 
mine  eyes,  because  they  keep  not 
thy  law. 

TZADDI. 

137  Righteous  (xr^  thou,  O  Lord, 
and  upright  aye  thy  judgments. 

138  Thy  testimonies  that  thou 
hast  commanded  are  righteous  and 
very  faithful. 

139  My  zeal  hath  consumed  me, 
because  mine  enemies  have  forgot- 
ten thy  words. 

140  Thy  word  is  very  pure: 
therefore  thy  servant  loveth  it. 

141  I  am  small  and  des|)ised: 
yet  do  not  T  forget  thy  precepts. 

142  Thy  righteousness  isnn  ever- 
lasting righteousness,  and  thy  law 
is-  the  truth. 

143  Trouble  and  anguish  have 
takeii  hold  <m  me:  yet  thy  com- 
mandments are  my  delights. 

144  The  righteousness  of  thy 
testimonies  Is  everlasting:  give  me 
understanding,  and  1  shall  live. 

KOIMI. 

145  I  cried  with  wt// wliole  heart; 
hear  me,  O  LoUD:  1  will  keep  thy 
statutes. 

140  1  cried  unto  thee;  save  mo, 
and  1  shall  keep  thy  testimonies. 

147  1  ^  |)rc\ciitc(l  t  he  dawning  of 
the  morning,  and  cried  :  1  hotted  in 
thy  word. 

148  Mine  eyes  °  prevent  the 
night  watches,  that  I  might  medi- 
tate in  thy  word. 

149  Heal-  iny  voice  accoi'ding 
unto  thy  lovingkindness:  O  Lord, 


•*  .antici- 
pated 

''  .anticipate 


680 


Prayers,  praises,  and 


PSALMS  120,  121. 


professions  of  obedience. 


1  judg- 
ments. 


2  The  sum  of 
thy  word  is 
truth : 


2  they  have 
none 

occasion  of 
stumbling. 


quicken     me    according     to    thy 
^judgment. 

15U  They  draw  nigh  that  follow 
after  mischief:  they  are  far  from 
thy  law. 

151  Thou  art  near,  O  Lord;  and 
all  thy  commandments  ewe  truth. 

152  Concerning  tiiy  testimonies, 
I  have  known  of  old  that  thou  hast 
founded  them  for  ever. 

KESH. 

153  Consider  mine  affliction,  and 
deliver  me  :  for  1  do  not  forget  thy 
law. 

154  Plead  my  cause,  and  deliver 
me:  quicken  me  according  to  thy 
word. 

155  Salvation  is  far  from  the 
wicked :  for  they  seek  not  thy  sta- 
tutes. 

156  Great  are  thy  tender  mer- 
cies, O  Lord  :  quicken  me  accord- 
ing to  thy  judgments. 

157  Many  are  my  persecutors 
and  mine  enemies  ;^ei  do  I  not  de- 
cline from  thy  testimonies. 

158  I  beheld  the  transgressors, 
and  was  grieved ;  because  they 
kept    not    thy  word. 

159  Consider  how  1  love  thy  pre- 
cepts: quicken  me,  O  Lord,  ac- 
cording to  thy  lovingkindness. 

160  "Thy  word  is  trwe  fi-om  the 


beginning:  and  every  one  of  thy 
righteous  judgments  endureth  for 
ever. 

SCHIN. 

161  Princes  have  persecuted  me 
without  a  cause:  but  my  heart 
standeth  in  awe  of  thy  word. 

162  I  rejoice  at  thy  word,  as  one 
that  findeth  great  spoil. 

163  I  hate  and  abhor  lying:  but 
thy  law  do  1  love. 

164  Seven  times  a  day  do  I  praise 
thee  because  of  thy  righteous  judg- 
ments. 

165  Great  peace  have  they  which 
love  thy  law :  and  ^  nothing  shall 
ofiFend  them. 

166  Lorj),  I  have  hoped  for  thy 
salvation,  and  done  thy  command- 
ments. 

167  My  soul  hath  kept  thy  testi- 
monies; and  I  love  them  exceed- 
ingly. 

168  I  have  kept  thy  precepts  and 
thy  testimonies:  for  all  my  ways 
are  before  thee. 

TAU. 

169  Let  my  ci-y  come  near  before 
thee,  O  Loi;i) :  give  me  understand- 
ing according  to  thy  word. 

170  Let  my  .suj)plication  come 
before  thee:  deliver  me  according 
to  thy  word. 


171  My  lips  shall  utter  praise, 
^when  thou  hast  taught  me  thy 
statutes. 

172  My  tongue  shall  ^  speak  of 
thy  word:  for  all  thy  command- 
ments are  righteousness. 

173  Let  thine  hand  help  me;  for 
I  have  chosen  thy  precepts. 

174  I  have  longed  for  thy  salva- 
tion, O  Lord;  and  thy  law  is  my 
delight. 

175  Let  my  soul  live,  and  it  shall 
praise  thee  ;  and  let  thy  judgments 
help  me. 

176  I  have  gone  astray  like  a 
lost  sheep;  seek  thy  servant;  for  I 
do  not  forget  thy  commandments. 

PSALM  120. 

1  David  prayeth  against  Doeg,  8  reproveth 
hi>i  tonrjue,  5  complaineth  of  his  necessarj/ 
conversdtioti  with  the  wicked. 

A  Song  of  0  degrees. 

IN  my  distress  1  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  and  he  heard  me. 

2  Deliver  my  soul,  O  Lord,  from 
lying  lips,  and  from  a  deceitful 
tongue. 

3  What  shall  be  given  unto  thee? 
or  what  shall  be  done  unto  thee, 
thou  false  tongue'? 

4  ^  Sharp  arrows  of  the  mighty, 
with  coals  of  juniper. 

5  Woe  is  me,  that  I  sojourn  in 
'^  Mesech,  that  I  dwell  in  the  tents 
of  Kedar! 

6  My  soul  hath  long  dwelt  with 
him  that  hateth  peace. 

7  I  am  for  peace:  but  when  I 
speak,  they  are  for  war. 

PSALM  121. 

The  great  nafefy  of  the  godly,  who  2mt  their 
trust  in  God'' a  protection. 

A  Song  of  f'  degrees. 

I  WILL  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the 
'^  hills,  from  whence  cometh  my 


help. 

T\\y  help  cometh  from  the  Lord, 
which  made  heaven  and  earth. 

3  He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to 
be  moved:  he  that  keepeth  thee 
will  not  slumber. 

4  Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Lsrael 
shall  neither  slumber  nor  sleep. 

5  The  Lord  is  thy  keener:  the 
Lord  is  thy  shade  upon  tny  right 
hand. 

6  The  sun  shall  not  smite  thee 
by  day,  nor  the  moon  by  night. 

7  The  Lord  shall  preserve  thee 
from  all  evil:  he  shall  preserve  thy 
soul. 

8  The  Loi:d  shall  preserve  thy 
going  out  and  thy  coming  in  from 
this  tin)e  forth,  and  even  for  ever- 
more. 


4  for  thou 
teachest 

5  sing 


^Ascents. 


''  It  is  as  the 

sharp 

arrows 

8  Meshech, 


8  hills :  from 
whence  shall 
my  help 
come  ? 


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Prayer  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem.    PSALMS  122-127.  Praise  for  rescue  from  enemies. 


PSALM  122. 

1  DcDrid  profemeth  hia  joy  for  the  ehuvcli,  6 
and  prayeth  for  the  i>eace  thereof. 

A  Song  of  1  degrees  of  David. 

I  WAS  glad  when  they  said  unto 
me,  Let  us  go  '"  into  tlae  house  of 
the  Lord. 

2  Our  feet  ^  shall  stand  within 
thy  gates,  O  Jerusalem. 

3  Jerusalem  is  builded  as  a  city 
that  is  compact  together : 

4  Whither  the  tribes  go  up,  the 
tribes  of  the  Loud,  ■*  unto  the  tes- 
timony of   Israel,  to  give  thanks 


unto  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

5  For  there  are  set  thrones  of 
judgment,  the  thrones  of  the  house 
of  David. 

6  Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jeru- 
salem :  they  shall  prosper  that  love 
thee. 

7  Peace  be  within  thy  walls,  and 
prosperity  within  thy  palaces. 

8  For  my  brethren  and  compa- 
nions' sakes,  I  will  now  say.  Peace 
he.  within  thee. 

9  Because  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  our  God  I  will  seek  thy  good. 

PSALM   123. 

1   The  (lodly  profeHu  their  confidence  in  God, 
3  and  pray  to  be  delivered  from  contempt. 

A  Song  of  5  degrees. 

UNTO  thee  lift  I  up  mine  eyes, 
O  thou  that  dwellest  in  the 
heavens. 

2  Behold,  as  the  eyes  of  servants 
look  unto  the  hand  oi  their  masters, 
and  as  the  eyes  of  a  maiden  unto 
the  hand  of  her  mistress  ;  so  our 
eyes  vxiit  upon  the  Lord  our  God, 
until  that  he  have  mercy  upon  us. 

3  Have  mercy  upon  us,  O  Lord, 
have  mercy  upon  us  :  for  we  are 
exceedingly  filled  with  contempt. 

4  Our  soul  is  exceedingly  filled 
with  the  scorning  of  those  that  are 
at  ease,  and  with  the  contempt  of 
the  proud. 

PSALM   124. 

The  church  hlesseth    God  for  a  miraciUoiiK 
deliverance. 

A  Song  of  '  degrees  of  David. 

IF  it  Juid  not  been  the  Lord  who 
was  on  our  side,  now  may  Israel 
say; 

2  If  it  had  not  hcen  the  Lord  who 
was  on  our  side,  when  men  rose  up 
against  us : 

3  Then  they  had  swallowed  us 
up  "(piick,  wlum  their  wrath  was 
kindled  against  us  : 

4  Til  en  the  waters  had  over- 
whelmed us,  the  stream  had  gone 
over  our  soul ; 


5  Then  the  proud  waters  had 
gone  over  our  soul. 

6  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  hath 
not  given  us  as  a  prey  to  their 
teeth. 

7  Our  soul  is  escaped  as  a  bird 
out  of  the  snare  of  the  fowlers  :  the 
snare  is  broken,  and  we  are  escaped. 

8  Our  help  in  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  who  made  heaven  and  earth. 

PSALM   125. 

1  The  safety  of  Huch  as  trust  in   God.    4  A 
prayer  for    the  godly,   and  against  the 

■wicked. 

A  Song  of  s  degrees. 

THEY  that  trust  in  the  Lord 
shall  be  as  mount  Zion,  n'hich 
cannot  be  removed,  but  abideth  for 
ever. 

2  As  the  mountains  are  round 
about  Jerusalem,  so  the  Lord  is 
round  about  his  people  from  hence- 
forth even  for  ever. 

3  For  the  '  rod  of  the  wicked  shall 
not  rest  upon  the  lot  of  the  right- 
eous ;  lest  the  righteous  put  forth 
their  hands  unto  iniquity. 

4  Do  good,  O  Lord,  unto  tho.?e 
that^  be  good,  and  to  them  that  are 
upright  in  their  hearts. 

5  As  for  such  as  turn  aside  unto 
their  crooked  ways,  the  Lord  shall 
lead  them  forth  with  the  workers 
of  iniquity  :  but  peace  shall  be  upon 
Israel. 

PSALM   126. 

1   The  church,  celebrating  her  incredible  re- 
turn out  of  captivity,  4  prayeth  for,   and 
prop)hesieih  the  good  svccexs  thereof. 
A  Song  of  s  degrees. 

WHEN  the  Lord  turned  again 
the    captivity   of    Zion,    we 
were  like  them  that  dream. 

2  Then  was  our  mouth  filled  with 
laughter,  and  our  tongue  with  sing- 
ing :  then  said  they  among  the 
heathen.  The  Lord  hath  done  great 
things  for  them. 

3  The  Lord  hath  done  great 
things  for  us  ;  u'Jtereof  we  are  glad. 

4  Turn  again  our  captivity,  O 
Lord,  as  the  streams  in  tJie  "south. 

5  They  that  sow  in  tears  shall 
reap  in  joy. 

6  He  that  goeth  fortli  and  weep- 
eth,  bearing  pi'ecious  seed,  shall 
doubtless  conn^  again  with  rejoic- 
ing, bringing  his  sheaves  with  him. 

PSALM   127. 

1    The  Tiriue  if  CoiVh  blcxning.    .S   Good  vh ihl- 
ren,  are  hix  gift. 

A   Song  of  '  detrrei'H  for  Solomon. 

EXCEPT  the  Loud  build  the 
house,  they  labour  in  vain  that 
build  it :  excent  the  Lord  keep  the 
city,  the  watcnman  waketh  but  in 
vain. 


682 


Prosperity  comes  from  God. 


PSALMS  128-132. 


Hope  in  GocVs  forgiveness. 


2  It  is  vain  for  you  to  rise  up 
early,  to  sit  up  late,  to  eat  the 
bread  of  ^  sorrows  :  for  so  he  giveth 
'^his  beloved  sleep- 

5  Lo,  cliildi'eu  are  an  heritage  of 
the  Lord:  and  the  fruit  of  the 
womb  is  his  reward. 

4  As  arrows  are  in  the  hand  of  a 
mighty  man;  so  are  •' children  of 
the  youth. 


5  Happy  is  the  man  that  hath 
his  quiver  full  of  them  :  they  shall 
not  oe  ashamed,  •*  but  they  shall 
speak  with  the  enemies  in  tlie  gate. 

PSALM   128. 

T/ie  sundry  blessings  which  follow  them  that 
fear  God. 

A  Song  of  ■''ilcijrci"! 

BLESSED  is  every  one  that  fear- 
eth  the  Lord  ;  that  walketh  in 
his  ways. 

2  For  thou  shalt  eat  the  labour 
of  thine  hands  :  happy  shalt  thou 
be,  and  it  shall  he  well  with  thee. 

3  Thy  wife  shall  he  as  a  fruitful 
^  vin^  by  the  sides  of  thine  house : 
thy  children  like  olive  plants  round 
about  thy  table. 

4  Behold,  that  thus  shall  the  man 
be  blessed  that  feareth  the  Lord. 

5  The  Lord  shall  bless  thee  out 
of  Zion  :  and  thou  shalt  see  the 
good  of  Jerusalem  all  the  days  of 
thy  life. 

6  Yea,  thou  shalt  see  thy  child- 
ren's children,  and  peace  upon  Is- 
rael. 

PSALM  129. 

1  An  exhortation  to  praise  (rod  for  saving 
Israel  in  their  great  afflivfions.  5  The 
haters  of  the  cJiurch  are  cKrsed. 

A  Song  of  Cdogroes. 

MANY  a  time  have  they  afflicted 
me  from  my  youth,  may  Israel 
now  say  : 

2  Many  a  time  have  they  afflicted 
me  from  my  youth  :  yet  they  have 
not  prevailed  against  me. 

3  The  plowers  plowed  upon  my 
back :  they  made  long  theirfurrows. 

4  The  Lord  is  righteous :  he  hath 
cut  asunder  the  cords  of  the 
wicked. 

5  Let  them  all  be  confounded 
and  turned  back  that  hate  Zion. 

6  Let  them  be  as  the  grass  U2}on 
the  housetops,  which  withereth 
afore  it  groweth  up : 

7  Whei'ewith  the  mower  filleth 
not  his  hand  ;  nor  he  that  bindetli 
sheaves  his  bosom. 

8  Neither  do  they  which  go  by 
say,  The  blessing  of  the  Lord  he 
upon  you :  we  bless  you  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 


PSALM  130. 

1  77ie  psalmist  professeth  his  hope  in  prayer, 
5  and  his  j'atience  in  hope.  7  lie  exhort- 
eth  Israel  to  hope  in  God. 

A  Song  of  ■'  (legrpes. 

OUT  of  the  depths  have  I  cried 
unto  thee,  O  Lord. 

2  Lord,  hear  my  voice  :  let  thine 
ears  be  attentive  to  the  voice  of  my 
supplications. 

3  If  thou.  Lord,  shouldest  mark 
iniquities,  O  Lord,  who  shall  stand? 

4  But  there  is  forgiveness  with 
thee,  that  thou  mayest  be  feared. 

5  I  wait  for  the  Lord,  my  soul 
doth  wait,  and  in  his  word  do  I 
hope. 

6  My  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord 
more  than  '  they  that  watch  for  the 
morning  :  /  say,  laare  than  ^they 
that  watch  for  the  morning. 

7  Let  Israel  hope  in  the  Lord  : 
for  with  the  Lord  there  is  mercy, 
and  with  him  is  plenteous  i-edemp- 
tion. 

8  And  he  shall  redeem  Israel 
from  all  his  iniquities. 

PSALM   131. 

1  Daiud,  professing  his  humility,  8  exhort- 
eth  Israel  to  hopie  in  God. 

A  Song  of  °(1o"-rpps  of  David. 

LORD,  rny  heart  is  not  haughty, 
nor  mine  eyes  lofty :  neither 
do  I  exercise  myself  in  great  mat- 
ters, or  in  things  too  high  for  me. 

2  Surely  I  have  ^"behaved  and 
quieted  "  myself,  as  a  child  tliat  is 
weaned  ^-of  his  mother  :  my  soul  is 
^^  even  as  a  weaned  child. 

3  Let  Israel  hope  in  the  Lord 
from  henceforth  and  for  ever. 

PSALM  132. 

1  Diiriil  ill  his Jirayer  commendefh  7tnfo  God 
the  reliijioHs  care  he  had  for  the  ark.  S 
Jlis  jirayei-  at  the  removing  of  the  art,  11 
with  a  repetition  of  God's  promises. 

A  Song  of  s  degrees. 

LORD,  remember  David,  aiid  all 
his  afflictions  : 

2  How  he  sware  unto  the  Lord, 
and  vowed  unto  the  mighty  God  of 
Jacob ; 

3  Surely  I  will  not  come  into 
the  *  tabernacle  of  my  house,  nor 
go  up  into  my  bed  ; 

4  I  will  not  give  sleep  to  mine 
eyes,  or  slumber  to  mine  eyelids, 

5  ITntil  I  find  out  a  place  for 
the  Lord,  an  habitation  for  the 
mighty  God  of  Jacob. 

6  Lo,  we  heard  of  it  at  Ephra- 
tah :  we  found  it  in  the  fields  of 
the  wood. 


*  Heh.  tent. 


6  Ascents. 


^  watchmen 

10  ait 

8  watchmen 


9  Ascents 


10  stilled 

11  my  soul 

12  with 

13  with  me 
like 


583 


The  blessedness  of  unity. 


PSALMS  133-135. 


Praise  of  the  one  true  God. 


7  We  will  go  into  his  taber- 
nacles :  we  will  worship  at  his 
footstool. 

8  Arise,  O  Lord,  into  thy  ^  rest ; 
thou,  and  the  ark  of  thy  strength. 

9  Let  thy  priests  be  clothed  with 
righteousness ;  and  let  thy  saints 
shout  for  joy. 

10  For  thy  servant  David's  sake 
turn  not  away  the  face  of  thine 
anointed. 

1 1  The  Lord  hath  sworn  in 
truth  unto  David ;  he  will  not 
turn  from  it ;  of  the  fruit  of  thy 
body  will  I  set  upon  thy  throne. 

12  If  thy  cliildi'en  will  keep  my 
covenant  and  my  testimony  that 
I  shall  teach  them,  their  children 
shall  also  sit  upon  thy  throne  for 
evermore. 

13  For  the  Lord  hath  chosen 
Zion  ;  he  hath  desired  it  for  his 
habitation. 

14  This  ^s  my  ^rest  for  ever: 
here  will  I  dwell ;  for  I  have  de- 
sired it. 

15  I  will  abundantly  bless  her 
provision  :  I  will  satisfy  her  poor 
with  bread. 

16  1  will  also  clothe  her  priests 
with  salvation :  and  her  saints 
shall  shout  aloud  for  joy. 

17  There  will  I  make  the  horn 
of  David  to  bud  :  I  have  ordained 
a  lamp  for  mine  anointed. 

18  His  enemies  will  I  clothe 
with  shame :  but  upon  himself 
shall  his  crown  flourish. 

PSALM   133. 

The  benefit  of  the  communion  of  .■iaiiiis. 
A  Soiiff  of  3  degrees  of  David. 

BEHOLD,   how  good    and    how 
pleasant  it  is  for  brethren  to 
dwell  together  in  unity  ! 

2  It  /.s-  like  the  ])r(;cious  oint- 
ment ui)on  the  lu^ad,  that  ran 
down  upon  the  beard,  even  Aaron's 
l)eard :  that  went  down  to  the 
'  skirts  of  his  garments  ; 

3  ''As  the  dew  of  Hei-mon,  ''and 
(la  the  (lem  tliat  descendcil  upon  the 
mountains  of  Zion  :  for  there  the 
Lord  connnandful  the  blessing, 
even  life  for  evez'more. 

PSALM  134. 

An  exhortation  to  fdens  God. 
A  Song  of  '  degrees. 

BEHOLD,  bless  ye  the  Lord,  all 
!/e  servants  of  the  Lord,  which 
by  night  stand  in  the  hou.se  of  the 
Lord. 

2  Lift  up  your  liaiids  ///  the 
sanctuary,  and  bless  the  Loiij). 

3  The  Lord  that  made  heaven 
and  earth  bless  thee  out  of  Zion. 


PSALM   135. 


1  Ati  exhortation  to  praiise  God  for  his 
merey,  5  for  his  power,  8  for  hin  judg- 
ments. \b  The  vanity  of  idols.  19  An 
exho)'tation  to  l)le.ss  God. 

*  T>RAISE  ye  the  Lord.    Praise 
-L    ye  the  name  of    the  Lord  ; 
praise  him,  O  ye  servants  of  the 
Lord. 

2  Ye  that  stand  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  in  the  courts  of  the 
house  of  our  God, 

3  Praise  the  Lord  ;  for  the  Lord 
is  good  :  sing  praises  unto  his 
name ;  for  it  is  pleasant. 

4  For  the  Lord  hath  chosen 
Jacob  unto  himself,  and  Israel  for 
his  peculiar  treasure. 

5  For  I  know  that  the  Lord  is 
gi'eat,  and  that  our  Lord  is  above 
all  gods. 

6  Whatsoever  the  Lord  pleased, 
that  did  he  in  heaven,  and  in  earth, 
in  the  seas,  and  all  deep  places. 

7  He  cause th  the  A^apours  to 
ascend  from  the  ends  of  the  earth  ; 
he  maketh  lightnings  for  the  rain  ; 
he  bringeth  the  wind  out  of  his 
treasuries. 

8  Who  smote  the  firstborn  of 
Egypt,  both  of  man  and  beast. 

9  Who  sent  **  tokens  and  wonders 
into  the  midst  of  thee,  O  Egypt, 
upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his 
servants. 

10  Who  smote  great  nations, 
and  slew  mighty  kings ; 

11  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites, 
and  Og  king  of  Eashan,  and  all 
the  kingdoms  of  Canaan  : 

12  And  gave  their  land  for  an 
heritage,  an  heritage  unto  Israel 
his  people. 

1 3  Thy  name,  O  Lord,  endnreth 
for  ever ;  and  thy  memorial,  O 
Lord,  throughout  all  generations. 

14  For  the  Lord  will  judge  his 
people,  and  he  will  repent  himself 
concerning  his  servants. 

15  Th(^  idols  of  the  h(>athen  are 
silver  and  gold,  the  work  of  men's 
hands. 

10  They  have  mouths,  but  they 
sneak  not;  eyes  have  they,  but 
they  see  not; 

17  They  have  ears,  but  they 
hear  not  ;  neither  is  there  any 
breath  in  their  mouths. 

18  They  that  make  them  "are 
like  unto  them  :  '"  .^o  is  every  one 
that  trusteth  in  thein. 

19  Pless  the  LoKD,  ()  house  of 
Israel:  i)Iess  the  IjOI;d,  ()  house 
of  Aai-on  : 

20  I'.less  tlie  1>oi:d,  O  house  of 
Levi:  ye  that,  fear  the  JjOUD,  bless 
the  Lord. 


*  Jlrb.  Hallelujah. 


584 


God's  enduring  mercy. 


PSALMS  136-138. 


Constancy  in  exile. 


21  Blessed  be  the  Lord  out  of 
Zion,  which  dwelleth  at  Jerusalem. 
*  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  136. 

An    exhortation    to  give  thanks   to  God  for 
particular  mercies. 

OGIVE  thanks  unto  the  Loed  ; 
for  he  is  good  :  foi-  his  mercy 
endu)vt/i  for  ever. 

2  t)  give  thanks  unto  the  God 
of  gods  :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

3  O  give  thanks  to  the  Lord  of 
lords :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

4  To  him  who  alone  doeth  great 
wonders :  for  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever. 

5  To  him  that  by  wisdom  made 
the  heavens  :  for  his  mercy  endur- 
etJi.  for  ever. 

6  To  him  that  stretched  out  the 
earth  above  the  waters :  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

7  To  him  that  made  great  lights  : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

8  The  sun  to  rule  by  day  :  for 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

9  The  moon  and  stars  to  rule  by 
night:  for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

10  To  him 'that  smote  Egypt  in 
their  firstborn  :  for  his  mercy  en- 
dureth for  ever : 

1 1  And  brought  out  Israel  from 
among  them  :  for  his  mercy  endur- 
eth for  ever  : 

12  With  a  sti'ong  hand,  and  with 
a  stretched  out  arm  :  for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever. 

13  To  him  which  divided  the 
Red  sea  ^  into  parts  :  for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever : 

14  And  made  Israel  to  pass 
through  the  midst  of  it :  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  evei* : 

15  But  t  overthrew  Pharaoh  and 
his  host  in  the  Red  sea  :  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

16  To  him  which  led  his  people 
through  the  wilderness :  for  his 
mei'cy  endureth  for  ever. 

17  To  hini  which  smote  great 
kings :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever: 

18  And  slew  famous  kings:  for 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

1  y  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites  : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

20  And  Og  the  king  of  Bashan  : 
for  his  mercy  endrweth  for  ever- : 

21  And  gave  their  land  for  an 
heritage :  for  his  meix-y  endureth 
for  ever  : 

22  Even  an  heritage  unto  Israel 


his  servant :  for  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever. 

23  Who  remenibered  us  in  our 
low  estate :  for  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever : 

24  And  hath  '■*  redeemed  us  from 
our  enemies  :  for  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever. 

25  Who  giveth  food  to  all  flesh  : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

26  O  give  thanks  unto  the  God 
of  heaven  :  for  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever. 

PSALM  137. 

1  The  constancy  of  the  Jercs  in  captiriiij.  7 
The  prophet  curseth  Edom  and  Buhel. 

BY  the  rivers  of  Babylon,  there 
we  sat   down,    yea,   we  wept, 
when  we  remembered  Zion. 

2  We  hanged  our  harps  ujpon  tlae 
willows  in  the  midst  thereof. 

3  For  there  they  that  carried  us 
away  caiitive  required  of  us  a  song  ; 
and  they  that  wasted  us  required^ 
of  lis  mirth,  saying.  Sing  us  one  of 
the  songs  or  Zion. 

4  How  shall  we  sing  the  Lord's 
song  in  a  strange  land  1 

5  If  I  forget  thee,  O  Jerusalem, 
let  my  right  hand  forget  her  cun- 
ning. 

6  If  I  do  not  remember  thee,  let 
my  tongue  cleave  to  the  roof  of  my 
mouth;  if  I  prefer  not  Jerusalem 
above  my  chief  joy. 

7  Remember,  OLord,  ^  the  child- 
ren of  Edom  in  the  day  of  Jeru- 
salem ;  who  said.  Rase  it,  rase  it, 
even  to  the  foundation  thereof. 

8  O  daughter  of  Babylon,  who 
art  to  be  destroyed  ;  happy  shaU  he 
Ije,  that  rewardeth  thee  as  thou 
hast  served  us. 

9  Happy  shall  he  he,  that  taketh 
and  dasheth  thy  little  ones  against 
the  stones. 

PSALM  138. 

1  Darid  praiseth  God  for  the  truth  of  hU 
word.  4  lie propliesieih  that  tlie  kin(is  of 
the  earth  shall  praise  God.  7  lleprofesseth 
his  confidence  in  God. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

I  WILL    praise    thee    with    my 
whole  heart :   before  the  gods 
will  I  sing  praise  unto  thee. 

2  I  will  worship  toward  thy  holy 
temple,  and  praise  thy  name  foi- 
thy  lovingkindness  and  for  thy 
ti'uth  :  for  thou  hast  magnitted  thy 
word  above  all  thy  name. 

3  In  the  day  when  I  cried  thou 
answeredst     me,     and    ■*  strength- 


en ei  1st  me   with   strength    iji    my 


"»  Ifeb.  Hallelujah. 
t  Ileb.  shook  oi'f. 


4  All  the  kings  of  the  earth  shall 
praise  thee,  O  Lord,  when  they 
hear  the  words  of  thy  mouth. 


2  delivered 


3  again.st  the 
children  of 
Edom 


4  didst 
encourage 


586 


The  omnipresence  and 


PSALMS  139,  140. 


omniscience  of  God. 


5  Yea,  they  shall  sing  in  the 
ways  of  the  L(JRD  :  for  great  is  the 
glory  of  the  Lord. 

6  Though  the  Lord  be  high,  yet 
hath  he  respect  unto  the  lowly : 
but  the  proud  he  knovveth  afar  otf. 

7  Though  I  walk  in  the  midst  of 
trouble,  thou  wilt  revive  me:  thou 
shalt  stretch  forth  thine  hand 
against  the  wrath  of  mine  enemies, 
and  thy  right  hand  shall  save  me. 

8  The  Lord  will  perfect  thatwhich 
concerneth  me  :  thy  mercy,  O  Lord, 
endureth  for  ever  :  forsake  not  the 
works  of  thine  own  hands. 

PSALM  139. 

1  David  praiseth  God  for  his  allseeing  pro- 
vidence, 17  and  for  his  infinite  mercies. 
19  lie  defieth  the  wicked.  23  He  prayetJi 
for  sincerity. 

1  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

OLORD,  thou  hast  searched  me, 
and  known  me. 

2  Thou  knowest  my  downsitting 
and  mine  uprising,  thou  under- 
standest  my  thought  afar  off. 

3  Thou  '^  compassest  my  path  and 
my  Ijang  down,  and  art  acquainted 
with  all  my  ways. 

4  J^'or  there  is  not  a  word  in  my 
tongue,  Init,  lo,  O  Lord,  thou  know- 
est it  altogether. 

5  Thou  hast  beset  me  behind  and 
before,  and  laid  thine  hand  upon 
me. 

6  Such  knowledge  is  too  wonder- 
ful for  me ;  it  is  high,  I  cannot  attain 
unto  it. 

7  Whither  shall  I  go  from  thy 
spirit  1  or  whither  shall  1  flee  from 
thy  presence '? 

8  If  I  ascend  up  into  heaven, 
thou  art  there :  if  1  make  my  bed 
in  *  hell,  behold,  thou  art  there. 

9  //■  1  take  the  wings  of  the 
morning,  and  dwell  in  the  utter- 
mf)st  parts  of  the  sea ; 

10  Even  there  shall  thy  hand 
lead  me,  and  thy  right  hand  shall 
hold  me. 

1 1  If  I  say.  Surely  the  dai-kness 
shall  cover  me;  even  the  night  shall 
be  light  about  me. 

12  Yea,  the  dai-kness  hideth  not 
from  thee;  but  tlie  night  shineth 
as  the  day  :  the  darkness  and  the 
liglit  are  both  alike;  to  thee. 

13  For  thou  hast  •'  possessed  my 
I'ciiis  :  thou  hast  covered  me  in  my 
niotlier's  womb. 

14  I  will  praise  thee;  for  T  am 
feai'fully  and  wonderfully  made: 
mai'vcllous  are  thy  woi'ks;  and  thdt 
my  s(wil  kiiowct  li  right  well. 

IT)  My  '.siil)st;mce  was  not  hid 
from  thee,  when  I  was  made  in  se- 


*  Sheol. 


cret,  and  curiously  wrought  in  the 
lowest  parts  of  the  earth. 

16  Thine  eyes  did  see  my  sub- 
stance, yet  being  unperfect;  and  in 
thy  book  ^all  my  mendiers  were 
written,  ivltich  in  continuance  were 


fashioned,   when  as  yet   there   ivas 
none  of  them. 

17  How  precious  also  are  thy 
thoughts  unto  me,  O  God !  how 
great  is  the  sum  of  them  ! 

18  //  1  should  count  them,  they 
are  more  in  number  than  the  sand : 
when  I  awake,  1  am  still  with  thee. 

19  Surely  thou  wilt  slay  the 
wicked,  O  God  :  depart  from  me 
therefore,  ye  **  bloody  men. 

20  For  they  '  s))eak  against  thee 
wickedly,  and  thine  enemies  *  take 
thji  name  in  vain. 

21  Do  not  i  hate  them,  O  Lord, 
that  hate  thee"?  and  am  not  I 
grieved  with  those  that  rise  up 
against  thee'? 

22  1  hate  them  with  perfect  ha- 
tred :  1  count  them  mine  enemies. 

23  Search  me,  O  God,  and  know 
my  heart :  try  me,  and  know  my 
thoughts  : 

24  And  see  if  there  he  any  wicked 
way  in  me,  and  lead  me  in  the  way 
everlasting. 

PSALM  140. 

1  David  prayeth  to  he  delivered  from  Saul 
and  Doeg.  8  lie.  praijeth  against  them. 
12  He  comfotteth  himself  by  confidence  in 
God. 

J  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

DELIVER  me,  O  Lord,  from  the 
evil  man :   preserve  me  from 
the  violent  man  ; 

2  Which  imagine  mischiefs  in 
tlieir  heart ;  continually  are  they 
gathered  together  for  war. 

3  They  have  sharpened  their 
tongues  like  a  serjient ;  adders' 
poison  is  under  their  lips.     Selah. 

4  Keep  me,  O  Lord,  from  the 
hands  of  the  wicked  ;  preserve  me 
from  the  violent  man  ;  who  have 
purposed  to  overthrow  my  goings. 

.1  The  proud  have  hid  a  snai'e  foi' 
me,  and  cords  ;  th(\v  have  spiead  a 
net  by  the  wayside  ;  they  have  set 
"  gins  for  me.     Selah. 

6  i  said  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art 
my  (lod  :  hear  the  voice  of  my  sup- 
plications, ()  Lord. 

7  O  Gon  the  Lord,  tin;  strength 
of  my  salvation,  thou  hast  covered 
my  head  in  the  day  of  battle. 

8  Grant  not,  O  Lord,  the  desir(^s 
of  the  wicked  :  further  not  his 
wicked  device ;  lest  they  exalt  them- 
selves.    Selah. 


t  Or, 


586 


/ 'rai/er  for  sanctijication. 


PSALMS  141-143. 


For  deliverance  and  guidance. 


1  as  oil  upon 
the  head : 
let  not  iny 
head  refuse 
it:  for  still 
is  my  prayer 
against 
their 
wickedness. 

2  Their 
judges 


3  traps 


9  As  for  the  head  of  those  that 
compass  me  about,  let  the  mischief 
of  their  own  Ups  cover  tliem. 

10  Let  burning  coals  fall  upon 
them  :  let  them  be  cast  into  the 
fire  ;  into  deep  pits,  that  they  rise 
not  up  again. 

11  Let  not  an  evil  speaker  be 
established  in  the  earth  :  evil  shall 
hunt  the  violent  man  to  overthrow 
him. 

12  I  know  that  the  Loed  will 
maintain  the  cause  of  the  afflicted, 
and  the  right  of  the  poor. 

13  Surely  the  righteous  shall 
give  thanks  unto  thy  name  :  the 
u))right  shall  dwell  in  thy  presence. 

PSALM  14  L 

1  David  prayeth  that  his  miit  may  he  ac- 
ceptable, 3  hin  conscience  sincere,  7  and 
his  life  safe  from  snares. 

A    Psalm    of  David. 

LORD,  I  cry  unto  thee  :    make 
haste  unto  me  ;  give  ear  unto 
my  voice,  wlien  1  cry  unto  thee. 

2  Let  my  prayer  be  set  forth  be- 
fore thee  as  incense  ;  and  the  lifting 
up  of  mj'-  hands  as  the  evening 
sacrifice. 

3  Set  a  watch,  O  Lord,  before 
my  mouth  ;  keep  the  door  of  my 
lips. 

4  Incline  not  my  heart  to  any 
evil  thing,  to  practise  wicked  works 
with  men  that  work  iniquity  :  and 
let  me  not  eat  of  their  dainties. 

5  Let  the  righteous  smite  me  ;_  it 
s/t/tll  he  a  kindness :  and  let  him 
reprove  me ;  it  shall  he  ^  an  excel- 
lent oil,  ivhich  shall  not  break  my 


lienci  :    for  yet  my  prayci' 


nil 


hi>  ill  their  calamities. 


G  '  Whi'ii  )  heir  indgt-s  are  over- 
thrown m  st(»ny  places,  they  shall 
hear  my  words  ;  for  they  are  sweet. 

7  Our  bones  are  scattered  at  *the 
grave's  mouth,  as  when  onecutteth 
and  c\ea,\'eth.  wood  upon  the  earth. 

8  But  mine  eyes  are  unto  thee, 
O  God  the  Lord  :  in  thee  is  my 
trust ;  leave  not  my  soul  destitute. 

9  Keep  me  from  tiie  snares  vfiicli 
they  have  laid  for  me,  and  the  ''gins 
of  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

10  Let  the  wicked  fall  into  their 
own  nets,  whilst  that  I  withal  es- 
cape. 

PSALM   142. 

David  sheweth    that  in    his  tronhle  all  his 
comfort  ivas  in  ]}rayer  unto  Ood. 

Masehil   of  David  ;    A  Prayer  when   tie   was  in 
tlie  cave. 

I  CRIED  unto  the  Lord  with  my 
voice ;  with  my  voice  unto  the 
Lord  did  I  make  my  supplication. 


*  the  mouth  of  Sheol. 


2  I  poured  out  my  complaint  be- 
fore him  ;  I  shewed  befoi'e  him  my 
trouble. 

3  When  my  spirit  was  over- 
whelmed within  me,  then  thou 
knewest  my  path.  In  the  way 
wherein  1  walked  have  they  pri- 
vily laid  a  snare  for  me. 

4  I  looked  on  viy  right  hand,  and 
beheld,  but  there  was  no  man  that 
would  know  me  :  refuge  failed  me  ; 
no  man  cared  for  my  soul. 

5  I  cried  unto  thee,  O  Lord  :  I 
said.  Thou  art  my  refuge  and  my 
portion  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

6  Attend  unto  my  cry;  for  I 
am  brought  very  low  :  deliver  me 
from  my  persecutors  ;  for  they  are 
stronger  than  I. 

7  Bring  my  soul  out  of  prison, 
that  I  may  praise  thy  name :  the 
righteous  shall  compass  me  about ; 
for  thou  shalt  deal  bountifully 
with  me. 

PSALM  143. 

1  David  prayeth  for  favour  in, judgment.  3 
He  complaineth  of  his  griefs.  5  He  strength- 
eneih  hix  faith  In/  meditation  and  prayer. 
7  He  prayeth  for  (jrace,  'J  for  deliverance, 
1(\  for  sa  net  if  cation,  12  for  destruction  of 
his  enem  ies. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

HEx\R  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  give 
ear  to  my  supplications  :  in 
thy  faithfulness  answer  me,  and  in 
thy  righteousness. 

2  And  enter  not  into  judgment 
with  thy  servant :  for  in  thy  sight 
shall  no  man  living  be  justified. 

3  For  the  enemy  hath  persecuted 
my  soul  ;  he  hath  smitten  my  life 
down  to  the  ground  ;  he  hath  made 
me  to  dwell  in  darkness,  as  those 
that  have  been  long  dead. 

4  Therefore  is  my  spirit  over- 
whelmed within  me ;  my  heart 
within   me  is  desolate. 

5  I  remember  the  days  of  old  ;  I 
meditate  on  all  thy  works  ;  I  muse 
on  the  work  of  thy  hands. 

6  I  stretch  forth  my  hands  unto 
thee :  my  soul  thirsteth  after  thee, 
as  a  thirsty  land.     Selah. 

7  Hear  me  speedily,  O  Lord  :  my 
spirit  faileth  :  hide  not  thy  face 
fi'om  me,  lest  I  be  like  unto  them 
that  go  down  into  the  pit. 

8  Cause  me  to  hear  thy  loving- 
kindness  in  the  morning ;  for  in 
thee  do  I  trust :  cause  me  to  know 
the  way  wherein  1  should  walk  ; 
for  I  lift  up  my  .soul  unto  thee. 

9  Deliver  me,  O  Lord,  from  mine 
enemies :  I  fiee  unto  thee  to  hide 
me. 

10  Teach  me  to  do  thy  will  ;  for 
thou  art  my  Gpd  :  thy  spirit  is 
good  ;  lead  me  into  the  land  of 
uprightness. 


587 


Prayer  for  rescue  and  prosperity.       PSALMS  144,  145. 


Praise  for  GocVs  goodness. 


1 1  Quicken  me,  O  Lord,  for  thy 
name's  sake  :  for  thy  righteousness' 
sake  bring  my  soul  out  of  trouble. 

12  And  of  thy  mercy  cut  off 
mine  enemies,  and  destroy  all  them 
that  afflict  my  soul :  for  I  am  thy 
servant. 

PSALM  144. 

1  David  blessetlb  God  for  his  mercy  both  to 
him  and  to  man.  5  //e  pntyeth  tliaf  God 
\coxdd xiotverfuUy  deJirer  hiiit  fi  out  hix  ene- 
mies. 9  lie  p)-omi><eth  to  ju'di.-:.-  (ind.  11 
He  pray eth. for  the  happy  state  of  the  king- 
dom. 

A   Psalm  of  David. 

BLESSED  he  the  Lord  my 
strength,  which  teacheth  my 
hands  to  war,  and  my  fingers  to 
fight: 

2  My  goodness,  and  my  fortress  ; 
my  high  tower,  and  my  deliverer  ; 
my  shield,  and  he  in  whom  I  trust ; 
who  subdueth  my  people  under  me. 

3  Lord,  what  is  man,  that  thou 
takest  knowledge  of  him  !  or  the 
son  of  man,  that  thou  makest  ac- 
count of  him  ! 

4  Man  is  like  to '  vanity:  his  days 
are  as  a  shadow  that  passeth  away. 

5  Bow  thy  heavens,  O  Lord,  and 
come  down  :  touch  the  mountains, 
and  they  shall  smoke. 

6  Cast  forth  lightning,  and  scat- 
ter them  :  shoot  out  thine  arrows, 
and  destroy  them. 

7  Send  thine  hand  from  above ; 
I'id  me,  and  deliver  me  out  of  great 
waters,  from  the  hand  of  -strange 
children  : 


8  Whose  mouth  speaketh  ■'van- 
ity, and  their  right  hand  is  a  right 
hand  of  falsehood. 

9  I  will  sing  a  new  song  unto 
thee,  O  God  :  upon  a  psaltei-y  and 
an  instrument  of  ten  strings  will  I 
sing  praises  unto  thee. 

\0  It  is  lie  that  giveth  salvation 
unto  kings  :  who  delivereth  iJavid 
his  servant  from  the;  hurtful  sword. 

11  Rid  me,  and  deliver  me  fi'om 
the  hand  of  '^stran^e  diildi'i-ii, 
whose  mouth  speaketii  •'  \  niiitv. 
and  theii'  right  hand  is  a  nglit 
haiul  of  falsehood  : 

1 2  That  our  sons  may  hena  plants 
grown  up  in  their  youth  ;  f/t(tt  our 
daughters  iwii/  />«  as  cornerstones, 
l)olished  after  the  similitude  of  a 
palace  : 

['.'>  That  our  garners /»<-/;/ /^c  full, 
afFoi'ding  all  maiiiicr  of  stoi'e  :  that 
our  sheep  may  bring  forth  thou- 
sands and  ten  thousands  in  our 
^  streets  : 

1  4  That  our  oxen  may  he  "strong 
to  1  aboil r  :  that  there  J>e  no  breaking 
that  there  he  no 


m,  nor  going  out 

"  comT)laining  in  our  streets. 


1 5  Happy  is  that  people,  that  is 
in  such  a  case  :  yea,  happy  is  that 
people,  whose  God  is  the  Lord. 

PSALM   145. 

1  Jhirid  praiseih  G„d  f<,r  h ifi  fame,  8  for  his 
,j,„„l,i,.s.s.  11  /„/■  /,/,v  hhujiiam,  14  for  his 
jirnrideiice,    IT  /«/■  his  .■<iirinf/  mercy. 

David's  Pxahii  of  praise. 

T  WILL  extol  thee,  my  God,  O 
JL  king  ;  and  I  will  bless  thy  name 
for  ever  and  ever. 

2  Every  day  will  I  bless  thee  ; 
and  I  will  praise  thy  name  for  ever 
and  ever. 

3  Great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly 
to  be  praised  ;  and  his  greatness  is 
unsearchable. 

4  One  generation  shall  praise 
thy  works  to  another,  and  shall 
declare  thy  mighty  acts. 

5  I  will  speak  of  the  glorious 
honour  of  thy  majesty,  and  of  thy 
wondrous  works. 

6  And  'men  shall  speak  of  the 
might  of  thy  terrible  acts :  and 
I  will  declare  thy  greatness. 

7  They  shall  abundantly  utter 
the  memory  of  thy  great  goodness, 
and  shall  sing  of  thy  righteousness. 

8  The  Lord  is  gracious,  and  full 
of  compassion;  slow  to  anger,  and 
of  great  mercy. 

9  The  Lord  is  good  to  all :  and 
his  tender  mercies  are  over  all  his 
works. 

10  All  thy  works  shall  praise 
thee,  O  Lord  ;  ami  thy. saints  shall 
bless  thee. 

11  They  shall  speak  of  the  glorj^ 
of  thy  kingdom,  and  talk  of  thy 
power  ; 

12  To  make  known  to  the  sons 
of  men  his  mighty  acts,  and  the 
glorious  majesty  of  his  kingdom. 

13  Thy  kingdom  is  an  (everlast- 
ing kingdom,  anfl  thy  dominion 
endureth  throughout  all  genera- 
tions. 

14  The  Lord  upholdeth  all  that 
fall,  and  raiseth  up  all  those  that  he 
bowed  down. 

15  The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon 
thee;  and  thou  givest  tlu>m  tlieii- 
^  meat  in  due  season. 

1(3  Thou  ojKmest  thine  hand,  and 
satisfiest  the  desire  of  e\ery  li\ing 
thing. 

17  The  LoiU)  is  righteous  in  all 
his  ways,  and  holy  in  all  his  works. 

18  The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all 
them  that  call  upon  him,  to  all 
that  call  u])on  him  in  truth. 

19  He  will  fulfil  the  desire  of 
them  that  fear  him  :  he  also  will 
hear  their  cry,  and  will  sa.NC  tlicm. 

20  The  Loi;i>  pi'('s(M'\("tli  all  them 
that  love  him:  but  all  llie  wicked 
will  he  destroy. 


588 


God  an  abundant  helper. 


PSALMS  146-148. 


Tlie  restoration  of  Jerusalem. 


21  My   mouth   shall   speak   the 

E raise  of   the  Lord  :    and   let  all 
esh  bless  his  holy  name  for  ever 
and  ever. 

PSALM   U6. 

1  The  Pfidbnist  rmn'th  ji,  ipffiinl  prahefi  io 
God.  3  Ife  exliortrth  iitit  hi  traxt  in  man. 
5  God,  for  his  p<iirvi\  jiistif,',  tnerci/,  and 
kingdom,  is  on/i/  icorthy  to  he  ifusted. 

*  TDRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  Praise 
X      the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 

2  While  I  live  will  I  praise  the 
Lord  :  I  will  sing  praises  unto  my 
God  while  I  have  any  being. 

3  Put  not  your  trust  in  princes, 
nor  in  the  son  of  man,  in  whom 
thet'e  is  no  help. 

4  His  breath  goeth  forth,  he  re- 
turneth  to  his  earth  ;  in  that  very 
day  his  thoughts  perish. 

5  Happy  ix  he  that  hath  the  God 
of  Jacob  for  his  help,  whose  hope  is 
in  the  Lord  his  God  : 

6  Which  made  heaven,  and 
earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  thei-ein 
is  :  which  keepeth  truth  for  ever  : 

7  Which  executeth  judgment  for 
the  oppressed  :  which  give.th  food 
to  the  hungry.  The  Lord  looseth 
the  prisoners : 

8  The  Lord  openeth  the  eyes  of 
the  blind :  the  Lord  raiseth  them 
that  are  bowed  down :  the  Lord 
loveth  the  righteous : 

9  The  Lord  preserveth  the  stran- 
gers ;  he  relieveth  the  fatherless 
and  widow :  but  the  way  of  the 
wicked  he  turneth  upside  down. 

10  The  Lord  shall  reign  for 
ever,  even  thy  God,  O  Zion,  unto 
all  generations.  *  Praise  ye  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  147. 

1  T/ie  propfiet  exhorUfh  io  praise  God  for 
/u'n  care  (tf  the  church,  4  his  pimer,  (i  anil 
his  mercy:  1  In  praise  him.  for  liis  pnn-i- 
dence:  12  to  praise  him  for  his  Idessimjs 
}ipon  the  kingdom.  15  for  his  jjotcer  over 
the  meteors,  19  and  for  his  ordinances  in 
the  church. 


for  it 


*  TDRAISE  ye  the  Lord  :  tor  it  is 
X      good    to  sing   praises   unto 
our  God  ;   for  it  is  pleasant ;   a7id 
praise  is  comely. 

2  The  Lord  doth  build  up  .Jeru- 
salem :  he  gathereth  together  the 
outcasts  of  Israel. 

3  He  healeth  the  broken  in  heart, 
and  bindeth  up  their  t  wounds. 

4  He  telleth  the  number  of  the 
stars ;  he  calleth  them  all  by  their 
names. 

5  Great  is  our  Lord,  and  of 
great  power :  his  understanding 
is  infinite. 

6  The  Lord  lifteth  up  the  meek  : 
he  casteth  the  wicked  down  to  the 
ground. 


7  Sing  unto  the  Lord  with 
thanksgiving ;  sing  praise  upon 
the  harp  unto  our  God  : 

8  W  ho  covereth  the  heaven  with 
clouds,  who  prepareth  rain  for  the 
earth,  who  maketh  grass  to  grow 
upon  the  mountains. 

9  He  giveth  to  the  beast  his 
food,  and  to  the  young  ravens 
which  cry. 

10  He  delighteth  not  in  the 
strength  of  the  horse :  he  taketh 
not  pleasure  in  the  legs  of  a  man. 

11  The  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in 
them  that  fear  him,  in  those  that 
hope  in  his  mercy. 

12  Praise  the  Lord,  O  Jeru- 
salem ;  praise  thy  God,  O  Zion. 

1 3  For  he  hath  strengthened  the 
bars  of  thy  gates  ;  he  hath  blessed 
thy  children  within  thee. 

14  He  maketh  peace  in  thy  bor- 
ders, ami  filleth  thee  with  the 
finest  of  the  wheat. 

15  He  sendeth  forth  his  com- 
mandment u2)on  earth  :  his  word 
runneth  very  swiftly. 

1 6  He  giveth  snow  like  wool :  he 
scattereth  the  hoarfrost  like  ashes. 

17  He  casteth  forth  his  ice  like 
morsels:  who  can  stand  before  his 
cold? 

18  He  sendeth  out  his  word,  and 
melteth  them  :  he  causeth  his  wind 
to  blow,  and  the  waters  flow. 

19  He  sheweth  his  word  unto 
Jacob,  his  statutes  and  his  ^  judg- 
ments unto  Israel. 

20  He  hath  not  dealt  so  with 
any  nation  :  and  as  for  his  "^  judg- 
ments, they  have  not  known  them. 

*  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  148. 

1  The  psalmist  eirhorteth  the  celestial,  1  the 
terrestrial,  11  and  the  rational  creatures 
to  praise  God. 

*  TDRAISE  j^e  the  Lord.  Praise  ye 
X      the  Lord  from  the  heavens  : 

praise  him  in  the  heights. 

2  Praise  ye  him,  all  his  angels: 
praise  ye  him,  all  his  hosts. 

3  Praise  ye  him,  sun  ancl  moon  : 
praise  him,  all  ye  stars  of  light. 

4  Praise  him,  ye  heavens  of  hea- 
vens, and  ye  waters  that  be  above 
the  heavens. 

5  Let  them  praise  the  name  of 
the  Lord  :  for  he  commanded,  and 
they  were  created. 

6  He  hath  also  stablished  them 
for  ever  and  ever :  he  hath  made 
a  decree  which  shall  not  "'  pass. 

7  Praise  the  Lord  from  the 
earth,  ye  •*  dragons,  and  all  deeps  : 

8  Fire,    and    hail ;     snow,     and 


*  Heb.  Hallelujah,     t  Heb.  sorrows. 


1  ordinances 


2  ordinances, 


589 


*  Heb,  Hallelujah. 


3  be  broken 


*  sea- 
monsters, 


Israel  to  praise  God. 


rSALMS  149,  150. 


ConeJudi»g  doxology. 


1  i  list  met  idii 
in 


vapours ;     stormy    wind    fulfilling 
his  word  : 

9  Mountains,  and  all  hills  ;  fruit- 
ful trees,  and  all  eetiars  : 

10  Beasts,  and  all  cattle;  creep- 
ing things,  and  Hying  fowl : 

1 1  Kings  of  the  earth,  and  all 
'  petiple :  princes,  and  all  judges 
of  tlie  earth  : 

12  Both  young  men.  and  mai- 
dens ;  old  n>en.  and  children  : 

13  Let  them  praise  the  name  of 
the  Lord  :   for  his  name  alone  is 

•  excellent :  his  glory  /.s-  above  the 
earth  and  lieaven. 

1-i  He  also  exalteth  the  horn  of 
his  people,  the  praise  of  all  his 
saints ;  even  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  a  people  near  unto  him. 
*l'raise  ye  the  Lord. 

FSALM   149. 

1  T/ie  prophet  e.r/iorftt/i  to  pniixe  Ood  /or 
hix  lore  to  the  churchy  5  and  for  that  power 
ichich  he  hath  giren  to  the  church. 

*  pKAISE  ye  the  Loro.  Sing 
XT     unto  the  Lord  a  new  song, 

am/  his  praise  in  the  congregation 
of  saints. 

2  Let  Israel  rejoice  in  him  that 
made  him  :  let  the  children  of  Zion 
be  joyful  in  their  King. 

3  Let  them  praise  his  name  in 
the  dance :  let  them  sing  pi'aises 
unto  him  with  the  timbrel  cind 
harp. 

4  For  the  Lord  taketh  pleasure 
in  his  peojile  :  he  will  beautify  the 
meek  with  salvation. 


*  Heb.  Hallelujah. 


5  Let  the  saints  be  joyful  in 
glory  :  let  them  sing  aloud  upon 
their  beds. 

G  Ltf  the  high  praixcx  of  Cod  f>c 
in  their  moutli,  and  a  twoeilged 
sword  in  their  hand  ; 

7  To  execute  vengeance  upon 
the  heathen,  and  punishments 
upon   the  ''])eople : 

8  To  bind  their  kings  with 
chains,  and  their  nobles  with  fet- 
tei's  of  iron  ; 

9  To  execute  upt>n  them  the 
judgment  written :  this  honour 
na\e  all  his  saints.  *  Praise  ye 
the  Lord. 

PSALM   150. 

t  All   exhortation   to  prtdxe   God,  3  irith  at! 
i'iiid  of  iiistriniieiitn. 

*  T)KA1SK  ye  t\w  Lord.    Praise 

JT   (lod  in  liis  sanctuary  :  praise 

him  in  the  iirmanient  of  his  ])ower. 

2  Praise  him  foi-  his  niight.vacts  : 
praise  him  according  to  his  excel- 
lent greatness. 

3  Praise  him  with  the  sound  of 
the  trumi)et :  praise  him  with  the 
psaltery  and  harp. 

4  Praise  him  with  the  timbrel 
and  dance :  praise  him  with 
stringed  instruments  and  ^organs. 

5  Praise  him  upon  the  loud  cym- 
bals :  praise  him  upon  the  high 
sounding  cymbals. 

G  Let  every  thing  that  hath 
breath  inaise  the  Lord.  *  J^raise 
ye  the  Lord. 


»  Heb.  Hallelujah. 


THE   PROVERBS 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Theiixeoftheprorerhx.  1  An  e,rhortatioii 
to  fear  (rod,  and  lieliere  hix  word.  Id  7'« 
aroid  the  eiiticiiiffs  t/»i»iierK.  20  Wixdoiii 
complaineth  of  her  coiiteiiijit.  24  She 
threateneth  her  contemners. 

t>verbs  of    Solomon    the 


rpHE   pi; 
JL    son  of 


and   judgment. 


2  To  know  wisdom  and  instruc- 
tion ;  to  perceive  the  words  of 
understanding  ; 

3  To  recei\t'  '  the  iust  met  ion  of 
wisdom,    "'  justice 
and  equity  ; 

4  To  give  subtilt.v  to  the  simple, 
to  the  .voung  man  knowledge  and 
discretion. 

5  A  wis(>  iiKtii  will  hear,  and  will 
increase  learning;  and  a  man  oi 
understanding  shall  attain  untt) 
wise  counsels  : 

6  To  understand  a  proverb,  and 


the  interpretation  ;  the  words  of 
the  wise,  and  their  dark  sayings. 

7  /I  The  fear  of  the  J^ord  ix  the 
beginning  of  knowledge  :  luit  fools 
despise  wisdom  and  instruction. 

S  My  son,  hear  the  instruction 
of  thy  fatlu'r,  and  forsake  not  the 
law  of  thy  mot  her  : 

9  For  they  uludl  he  an  ornament 
of  grace  unto  thy  head,  and  chains 
about  thy  neck. 

10  1i  My  .son,  if  sinners  entice 
thee,  consent  thou  not. 

11  If   they  say,   ("ome   with   us, 
let   us   lay    wait   for   blood,  let   us 
lurk  i)rivil.v  for  tiie  iiinocenl  with 
out  cause  : 

12  Let  us  swallow  them  uj)  ali\(' 
as  *the  grave  ;  and  whole,  as  those 
that  go  down  into  the  |)it  : 


*  Sheol. 


690 


Wisdom\'i  waruiiifj. 


rKOVERJ^>S,  2. 


Wisdom'' H  promises. 


l;5  We  sliall  find  all  precious 
.suV),st;iri<;e,  we  shall  fill  our  houses 
witli  spoil  : 

14  Cast  in  thy  lot  among  us  ;  let 
us  all  have  one  ijurse  : 

15  My  son,  walk  not  thou  in  the 
way  with  them  ;  refrain  thy  f(jot 
from  theii-  |)ath  : 

IG  For  tlunr  feet  run  to  evil,  and 
mak(^  hast(!  to  shed  blcKxl. 

17  Surely  in  vain  the  net  is 
spH'ad  in  tin;  sight  of  any  bird. 

l^S  And  they  lay  wait  for  their 
oiirn  hlood  ;  tney  lurk  pr'ivily  for 
their  oion  lives. 

19  So  (ire  the  ways  of  (ivf^ry  one 
that  is  greedy  of  gain;  v)hich 
taketh  away  the  life  of  the  own- 
ers theref)f. 

20  %  Wisdom  crieth  without ; 
she  uttereth  her  v(nce  in  the 
streets : 

21  She  crieth  in  the  chief  place 
of  concourse,  in  the  openings  of  the 
gates  :  in  the  city  she  uttereth  h(;r 
words,  Kai/i ii(j, 

22  How  long,  ye  simple  ones, 
will  ye  love  simplicity]  and  the 
scorncrs  delight  in  their  scorning, 
and  fo(jls  hate  knowledge? 

23  Turn  you  at  my  reproof:  })e- 
hold,  I  will  pour  out  my  spirit 
unto  you,  I  will  make  known  my 
words  unto  you. 

24  II  P.ecause  I  have  called,  and 
ye  refusc^d  ;  I  have  stretched  out 
my  hand,  and  no  man  regarded  ; 

2.^  l>ut  yc;  have  set  at  nought  all 
my  counsel,  and  would  none  of  my 
reproof : 

26  I  also  will  laugli  at  your  cala- 
mity ;  1  will  mock  when  your  fear 
Cometh  : 

27  Wn(!n  your  fear  cometh  as 
'  desolation,  and  your  d(;struction 
cometh  as  a  whirlwind  ;  when  dis- 
tress and  anguish  cometh  upon 
you. 

28  Then  shall  they  call  upon  me, 
but  1  will  not  answer;  they  shall 
seek  me  "early,  but  they  shall  not 
find  me  : 

29  For  that  they  hated  know- 
ledge, and  did  not  cho(;s(!  the  fear 
of  th(!  Lord: 

'M)  Tlu^y  would  nonr^  of  my 
counsel :  they  despised  all  my  re- 
prf)of. 

.31  Therefore  shall  they  eat  of 
the  fruit  f)f  their  own  way,  and  be 
filled  with  their  own  devices. 

32  For  the  ■'  tni'iiiritj  away  oi  the 
simple  .shall  slay  tlii'iii,  and  the 
I)i'osf)erity  of  fools  shall  destroy 
them. 

33  Hut  who.so  hearkeneth  unto 
me  shall  flwell  safely^  and  shall  be 
quiet  from  fear  of  evil. 


CHAPTER  2. 

1  Wiadom  proiniiietk  godlinenn  to  her  child- 
vKii,  10  awi  Hofety  from  evil  company,  20 
(tiid  direction  iii  good  leuyH. 

MY  son,  if  thou  wilt  receive  my 
words,    and    ^liide    my  com- 
mandments with  thee  ; 

2  So  that  thou  incline  thine  ear 
unto  wisdom,  (tnd  apply  thine 
heart  to  understanding; 

3  Yea,  if  thou  criest  aftt^r  know- 
ledge;, (iwl  liftest  up  thy  voice  for 
understanding ; 

4  if  thou  seekest  her  as  silver, 
and  s(!archest  for  her  as  for  hid 
treasures ; 

5  Then  shalt  thou  understand 
the  fear  of  the  JjORP,  and  find  the 
knowledge  of  Ood. 

G  For  the  Loiii>  giveth  wisdom  : 
out  of  his  mouth  cometk  knowledge 
and  understanding. 

7  H(!  laycith  up  sound  wisdom  for 
tin;  righteous  :  he  iti  a  ''  bncklei-  to 
them  that  walk  uijrightly. 

8  He  keepeth  the;  paths  of  judg- 
ment, and  preser'veth  the  way  of 
his  saints. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  understand 
righteousness,  and  judgment,  and 
equity  ;  ye't,  every  good  path. 

1 0  If  '■  Wh<-n  wisdom  entereth 
into  thine  heart,  uiid  knowledge 
'^js  pleasant  unto  thy  soul ; 

1 1  iJiscretion  shall  preservethee, 
understanding  shall  keep  thee  : 

1 2  To  deliver  thee  fi'om  the  way 
of  the  evil  man,  fr'om  the  man  that 
speak eth  *^  f rr>warfl  things; 

13  Who  leave  the  ijaths  of  up- 
rightness, to  walk  in  the  ways  of 
dai'kness  ; 

14  Who  rejoice  to  do  evil,  and 
delight  in  the  "frowardness  of  the 
wicked  ; 

1 5  Who.se  ways  are  crooked,  and 
they  "^  fi'owai-rl  in  their  paths  : 

IG  To  deliver  thee  from  the 
strange  woman,  even  from  the 
stiaiiger  wldch  nattereth  with  her 
words ; 

17  Which  forsaketh  the  guide  of 
her  youth,  and  forgetteth  the  co- 
venant of  her  (jio<i. 

IH  For  her  house  inclineth  unto 
death,  and  her  paths  unto  the 
dead. 

1 9  None  that  go  unto  her  return 
again,  neither  take  they  hold  of  the 
paths  of  life. 

20  That  thou  mayest  walk  in  the 
way  of  good  iiieti,  and  keei>  the 
paths  f)f  the  righteous. 

21  For  the  upright  shall  dwell 
in  the  land,  and  the  perfect  shall 
remain  in  it. 

22  But  the  wicked  shall  be  cut 


4  lay  lip 


■'  slii.'Ul 


6  For 
wi.sflom 
shall  filter 

7  .shall  lie 


8  pers'erse 


■>  perverse- 
ness 


591 


The  rewards  of  ■wisdom. 


PROVERBS,  3,  4. 


Exhortation  to  obedience. 


off  from  the  ^  earth,  and  the  trans- 
gressors shall  be  rooted  out  of  it. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  An  exhortafion  to  ohedience,  5  to  faith,  7  to 
■mortilicatioii,')  fa  di-rotiou,  11  to palienee. 
13  The  hajipij  <i<(iii  of  irhdoni.  19  The 
jwicer,  21  atid  the  /i(»i'fitj<  of  wiscj^m.  27 
An  exkorttitkiu  to  vhnriintili'MHR,  30  peaoe- 
a!/?enes.-i,  81  uin/  ,-<iiitriit,  il nesH.  33  Tfie 
cursed  aiate  of  tin-  icifked. 

MY  son,  forget  not  my  law;  but 
let  thine  heart  keep  my  com- 
mandments : 

2  For  length  of  days,  and  long 
life,  and  peace,  shall  they  add  to 
thee. 

3  Let  not  mercy  and  truth  for- 
sake thee :  bind  them  about  thy 
neck  ;  write  them  upon  the  table  of 
thine  heart : 

4  So  shalt  thou  find  favour  and 
good  ^understanding  in  the  sight 
of  God  and  man. 

5  U  Trust  in  the  Lord  with  all 
thine  heart ;  and  lean  not  '*  unt-o 
thine  own  understanding. 

6  In  all  thy  ways  acknowledge 
him,  and  he  shall  direct  thy  paths. 

7  U  Be  not  wise  in  thine  own 
eyes :  fear  the  Lord,  and  depart 
from  evil. 

8  It  shall  be  health  to  thy  navel, 
and  *  marrow  to  thy  bones. 

9  Honour  the  Lord  with  thy 
substance,  and  with  the  firstfruits 
of  all  thine  increase  : 

10  So  shall  thy  barns  be  filled 
with  plenty,  and  thy  ■''  presses  shall 
burst  out  with  new  wine. 

1 1  U  My  son,  despise  not  the 
chastening  of  the  Lori^  ;  neither  be 
weary  of  his  correction  : 

1 2  For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he 
correcteth ;  even  as  a  father  the 
son  in  whom  he  delighteth. 

13  51  Happy  ?'.s' til e  man  t,h(tt.?mdi- 
eth  wisdom,  and  the  man  t]uit  get- 
tetli  understanding. 

14  For  the  merchandise  of  it  ?'.s 
l^etter  than  the  mei'Cihaiulise  of 
silver,  and  the.  gain  thereof  than 
fine  gold. 

15  Slie  /.'?  mon^  precious  than 
rubies :  and  all  the  things  thou 
canst  desii'c,  ;ire  not  to  be  com- 
pared unto  her. 

IG  L(nigth  of  rlays  y'.s  in  her  right 
hand  ;  avil  in  her  left  liand  I'iches 
and  honour. 

1 7  H(u'  ways  (ire  waysof  pleasant- 
ness, and  all  lun-  paths  are  peace. 

1(S  She  in  u  tr(H!  of  lif(;  to  them 
that  lay  hold  ui)()n  her  :  and  hapi)y 
/.s'  cvcru  o/^r  that  rctaineth  hei'. 

19  The  IjORD  by  wisdom  hath 
founded  th(^  earth ;  l)y  under- 
standing liath  he  estabhslied  the 
heavens. 


20  By  his  knowledge  the  depths 
are  broken  up,  and  the  clouds  drop 
down  the  dew. 

2 1  H  My  son,  let  not  them  depart 
from  thine  eyes  :  keep  sound  wis- 
dom and  discretion : 

22  So  shall  they  be  life  unto  thy 
soul,  and  grace  to  thy  neck. 

23  Then  shalt  thou  walk  in  thy 
way  safely,  and  thy  foot  shall  not 
stumble. 

24  When  thou  liest  down,  thou 
shalt  not  be  afraid  :  yea,  thou  shalt 
lie  down,  and  thy  sleep  shall  be 
sweet. 

25  Be  not  afraid  of  sudden  fear, 
neither  of  the  desolation  of  the 
wicked,  when  it  cometh. 

26  For  the  Lord  shall  be  thy 
confidence,  and  shall  keep  thy  foot 
from  being  taken. 

27  ^  Withhold  not  good  from 
them  to  whom  it  is  due,  when  it  is 
in  the  power  of  thine  handto  do  it. 

28  Say  not  unto  thy  neighbour, 
Go,  and  come  again,  and  to  morrow 
I  will  give ;  when  thou  hast  it  by 
thee. 

29  Devise  not  evil  against  thy 
neighbour,  seeing  he  dwelletn 
securely  by  thee. 

30  ^  Strive  not  with  a  man  with- 
out cause,  if  he  have  done  thee  no 
harm. 

31  ^  Envy  thou  not  the  op- 
pressor, and  choose  none  of  his 
ways. 

32  For  the  *"  froward  ?.s  abomina- 
tion to  the  Lord  :  but  his  '^secret 


is  with  the  righteous. 

33  *\  The  curse  of  the  Lord  is  in 
the  house  of  the  wicked  :  but  he 
blesseth  the  habitation  of  the  just. 

34  Surely  he  scorneth  the  scorn- 
ers  :  but  he  giveth  grace  unto  the 
lowly. 

35  The  Avise  shall  inherit  glory: 
but  ^  shame  shaJI  be  the  promotion 
of  fools. 


CHAPTER  4. 

1  Solomon,  to  persuade  obedience,  8  shetreth 
what  inMrnction  he  had  of  hin  jxtrentu,  U  to 
xtnil)/  ii'ixdom,\\  and  to  .shun  the  ptith  of 
the  'wicked.  20  Ife  ea-hoiteth  to  faith,  23 
(/ ud  sanct ification . 

HEAB,  "ye  cliil(li'«Mi.  the  instruc- 
tion of  a  father,  and  att(!nd  to 
know  undei'standing. 

2  For  1  giv(>  you  good  doctrine, 
forsake  ye  not  my  law. 

3  For  T  was  '"  my  falhei'\s  son. 
tender  and  only  lidovi'il  in  the  sight 
of  my  mother. 

4  He  taught  me  also,  and  said 
unto  me.  Let  thine  heart  retain 
my  words:  keep  my  conunand- 
ments,  and  live. 

5  Get  wisdom,  get  understand- 


592 


Wisdom  the  best  2^ossession. 


PROVERBS,  5. 


Tlie  peril  of  unchaste  love. 


ing  :  forget  it  not ;  neither  decline 
from  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

6  Forsake  her  not,  and  she  shall 
preserve  thee :  love  her,  and  she 
shall  keep  thee. 

7  Wisdom  ?'.s  the  principal  thing  ; 
therefore  get  wisdom  :  and  with  all 
thy  getting  get  understanding. 

8  Exalt  her,  and  slie  shall  pro- 
mote thee :  she  shall  bring  thee  to 
honour,  when  thou  dost  embrace  her. 

9  She  shall  give  to  thine  head 
an  ornament  of  grace :  a  crown 
of  glory  shall  she  deliver  to  thee. 

10  Hear,  O  my  son,  and  receive 
my  sayings ;  and  the  years  of  thy 
life  shall  be  many. 

Ill  have  taught  thee  in  the  way 
of  wisdom  ;  I  have  led  thee  in  right 
paths. 

12  When  thou  goest,  thy  steps 
shall  not  be  straitened  ;  and  when 
thou  runnest,  thou  shalt  not 
stumble. 

13  Take  fast  hold  of  instruction  ; 
let  her  not  go  :  keep  her  ;  for  she  is 
thy  life. 

1 4  H  Enter  not  into  the  path  of 
the  wicked,  and  go  not  in  the  way 
of  evil  men. 

1 5  Avoid  it,  pass  not  by  it,  turn 
from  it,  and  pass  away. 

1 6  For  they  sleep  not,  except 
they  have  done  mischief ;  and 
their  sleep  is  taken  away,  unless 
they  cause  ^ome  to  fall. 

17  For  they  eat  the  bread  of 
wickedness,  and  drink  the  wine  of 
violence. 

18  But  the  path  of  the  just  is  as 
the  ^  shining   light,    that    shineth 


2  Make  level 


CHAPTER  5. 

1  Solomon  exhorteth  to  the,  study  of  wi adorn. 
3  He  sheweth  the  mivchiefof  irhoredotn  atid 
riot.  \h  He  ea-liorteth  to  contentedness, 
Uherality,  and  chaxtity.  22  77i«  hoicked 
are  overtaken  tcith  their  own  sins. 

MY  son,  attend  unto  my  wisdom, 
and  bow  thine  ear  to  my  un- 
derstanding : 

2  That  thou  mayest  '^  regard  dis- 
cretion, and  that  thy  lips  may  keep 
knowledge. 

3  H  For  the  lips  of  a  strange  wo- 
man drop  *  rf.s  an  honeycomb,  and 
her  mouth  is  smoother  than  oil : 

4  But  her  end  is  bitter  as  worm- 
wood, sharp  as  a  twoedged  sword. 

5  Her  feet  go  down  to  death ; 
her  steps  take  hold  on  ^  *  hell. 

6  Lest  thou  shouldest  ponder  the 


path  of  lite,  her  ways  are  moveable, 
that  thou  canst  not  know  thei/i. 


7  Hear  me  now  therefore,  "  O  ye 
children,  and  depart  not  from  the 


more  and  more  unto  the  perfect 
day. 

1 9  The  way  of  the  wicked  is  as 
darkness  :  they  know  not  at  what 
they  stumble. 

20  ^  My  son,  attend  to  my 
words ;  incline  thine  ear  unto  my 
sayings. 

21  Let  them  not  depart  from 
thine  eyes  ;  keep  them  in  the  midst 
of  thine  heart. 

22  For  they  are  life  unto  those 
that  find  them,  and  health  to  all 
their  flesh. 

23  ^  Keep  thy  heart  with  all 
dihgence ;  for  out  of  it  are  the 
issues  of  life. 

24  Put  away  from  thee  a  f reward 
mouth,  and  perverse  lips  put  far 
from  thee. 

25  Let  thine  eyes  look  right  on, 
and  let  thitie  eyelids  look  straight 
before  the-e. 

2G  '"  Ponder  the  path  of  thy  feet, 
and  let  all  thy  ways  be  established. 

27  Turn  not  to  the  right  hand 
nor  to  the  left:  I'emove  thy  foot 
from  evil. 

38  593 


words  of  my  mouth. 

8  Remove  thy  way  far  from  her, 
and  come  not  nigh  the  door  of  her 
hovise : 

9  Lest  thou  give  thine  honour 
unto  others,  and  thy  years  unto 
the  cruel : 

10  Lest  strangers  be  filled  with 
thy  wealth  ;  and  thy  labours  be  in 
the  house  of  a  stranger  ; 

1 1  And  thou  mourn  at  the  last, 
when  thy  flesh  and  thy  body  are 
consumed, 

12  And  say,  How  have  I  hated 
instruction,  and  my  heart  despised 
reproof ; 

1 3  And  have  not  obeyed  the 
voice  of  my  teachers,  nor  inclined 
mine  ear  to  them  that  instructed 
me  ! 

14  1  was  almost  in  all  evil  in  the 
midst  of  the  congregation  and  as- 
sembly. 

15  Vi  Drink  waters  out  of  thine 
own  cistern,  and  running  waters 
out  of  thine  own  well. 

16  ^  Let    thy  fountains   be   dis- 
rivers  of  wa- 


persed   abroad,  (tvd 


ters  in  the  streets. 

17  Let  them  be  '^  only  thine  own, 


and  not  strangei's'  with  thee. 


18  Let  thy  fountain  be  blessed: 
and  rejoice  with  the  wife  of  thy 
youth. 

19  Let  her  be  as  the  loving  hind 
and  pleasant  roe ;  let  her  m-easts 
satisry  thee  at  all  times ;  and  be 
thou  ravished  always  with  her  love. 

20  And  why  wilt  thou,  my  son, 
be  ravished  with  a  strange  wo- 
man, and  embrace  the  bosom  of  a 
stranger  1 


preserve 


^  honey, 


6  *  hell ;  so 
that  she 
tindeth  not 
the  level 
path  of  life : 
her  ways 
are  unstable 
and  she 
knoweth 
it  not. 
6  my  sons, 


*  Sheol. 


7  Should  thy 
sprhigs  he 
dispersed 
abroad,  and 
rivers  of 
water  in  the 
streets  ? 
B  for  thyself 
alone,  and 
not  for 
strangers 


Warniiigs  against  idleness, 


PROVERBS,  6,  7. 


false  ivitness,  and  adultery. 


21  For  the  ways  of  man  are  be- 
fore the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  he 
pondereth  all  his  goings. 

22  51  His  own  iniquities  shall 
take  the  wicked  himself,  and  he 
shall  be  holden  with  the  cords  of 
his  sins. 

23  He  shall  die  ^  without  instruc- 
tion ;  and  in  the  greatness  of  his 
folly  he  shall  go  astray. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  Against  sureMship.  6  idleness,  12  and 
inischie'Vousness.  16  Seven  things  hateful 
to  God.  20  The  blessings  of  obedience.  25 
The  mischiefs  of  ichoredom. 

MY  son,  if  thou  be  surety  for  thy 
friend,  if  thou  hast  stricken 
thy  hand  with  a  stranger, 

2  Thou  art  snared  with  the  words 
of  thy  mouth,  thou  art  taken  with 
the  words  of  thy  mouth. 

3  Do  this  now,  my  son,  and  de- 
liver thyself,  '^  when  thou  art  come 
into  the  hand  of  thy  ^  friend  ;  go, 
humble  thyself,  and  make  sure  thy 
friend. 

4  Give  not  sleep  to  thine  eyes, 
nor  slumber  to  thine  eyelids. 

5  Deliver  thyself  as  a  roe  from 
the  hand  of  the  hunter,  and  as  a 
bird  from  the  hand  of  the  fowler. 

6  II  Go  to  the  ant,  thou  sluggard  ; 
consider  her  ways,  and  be  wise  : 

7  Which  having  no  guide,  over- 
seer, or  ruler, 

8  Providetli  her  •*  meat  in  the 
summer,  and  gathereth  her  food  in 
the  harvest. 

9  How  long  wilt  thou  sleep,  O 
sluggard  1  when  wilt  thou  arise  out 
of  thy  sleep  1 

10  Yet  a  little  sleep,  a  little  slum- 
ber, a  little  folding  of  the  hands  to 
sleep : 

1 1  So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as 
one  that  travelletn,  and  thy  Avant 
as  an  armed  man. 

1 2  ^  A  naughty  person,  a  wicked 
man,  walketh  with  afroward  mouth. 

13  He  winketh  with  his  eyes,  he 
speaketh  with  his  feet,  he  teacheth 
with  his  fingers ; 

14  ^  Fi-owai-dness  ?'.<;  in  his  lieai-t, 
he  deviseth  mischief  continually  ; 
he  soweth  discord. 

15  Therefore  shall  his  calamity 
come  suddenly ;  suddenly  shall  \w, 
be  broken  without  remedy. 

16  II  These  six  things  doth  the 
Lord  hate  :  yea,  seven  are  an  abo- 
mination unto  him  : 

17  A  proud  locjk,  a  lying  tongue, 
and  hands  that  shed  innocent 
blood, 

1<S  An  heart  that  deviseth  wicked 
imaginations,  feet  that  be  swift  in 
running  to  mischief, 


1 9  A  false  witness  that  speaketh 
lies,  and  he  that  soweth  discord 
among  brethren. 

20  ^  My  son,  keep  thy  father's 
commandment,  and  forsake  not  the 
law  of  thy  mother  : 

21  Bind  them  continually  upon 
thine  heart,  and  tie  them  about 
thy  neck. 

22  When  thou  goest,  it  shall  lead 
thee ;  when  thou  sleepest,  it  shall 
keep  thee  ;  and  when  thou  awakest, 
it  shall  talk  with  thee. 

23  For  the  commandment  is  a 
lamp;  and  the  law  is  light;  and 
reproofs  of  instruction  are  the  way 
of  life : 

24  To  keep  thee  from  the  evil 
woman,  from  the  flattery  of  the 
^tongue  of  a  strange  woman. 

25  Lust  not  after  her  beauty  in 
thine  heart ;  neither  let  her  take 
thee  with  her  eyelids. 

26  For  by  means  of  a  "^  whorish 
woman  a  man  is  brought  to  a  piece 
of  bread  :  and  the  adulteress  will 
hunt  for  the  precious  life. 

27  Can  a  man  take  fire  in  his 
bosom,  and  his  clothes  not  be 
burned  1 

28  Can  one  go  upon  hot  coals, 
and  his  feet  not  be  burned  1 

29  So  he  that  goeth  in  to  his 
neighbour's  wife  ;  whosoever  touch- 
eth  her  shall  not  be  ^innocent. 

30  Men  do  not  despise  a  thief,  if 
he  steal  to  satisfy  his  soul  when  he 
is  hungry ; 

31  But  if  he  be  found,  he  shall 
restore  sevenfold  ;  he  shall  give  all 
the  substance  of  his  house. 

32  But  whoso  committeth  adul- 
tery with  a  woman  lacketh  un- 
derstanding :  he  that  doeth  it 
destroyeth  his  own  soul. 

33  A  wound  and  dishonour  shall 
he  get ;  and  his  reproach  shall  not 
be  wiped  away. 

34  For  jealousy  is  the  rage  of  a 
man  :  therefore  he  will  not  spare  in 
the  day  of  vengeance. 

35  He  will  not  regard  any  ran- 
som ;  neither  will  he  rest  content, 
though  thou  givcst  many  gifts. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  Soliimon  i>evKiiiiih-th  to  a  sincere  and  h'i}id 
ftniiiliiiriii/  irith  ii  i.si/m/i.  (i  /;/  mi  r.rdiii- 
' pli'  of  his  oirii  ,  xp,  i-i,  /,,■<■,  /(,•  sin  ir,  //,  1(1  ///, 
cilliiiiin/  if  (III  iiliiiri\  'i'i  mid  tin-  ili  s/iiTidf 
siiii/i/i<-ifi/  of  a  young  iranton.  24  //«  dc- 
liiirti'lli  from  such  wickedness. 

MX  son,   keep    my    words,    and 
l;i,y    up    my    conunandments 
with  thee. 

2  Keep  my  conmiandments.  and 
live ;  and  my  law  as  the  apple  of 
thine  eye. 

3  Bind   them  upon  thy  fingers. 


•5  stranger's 
tongue. 


harlot 


°  unpun- 
ished. 


594 


Tlie  wiles  of  an  harlot. 


PROVERBS,  8. 


The  call  of  wisdom. 


1  striped 
cloths  of  the 


my  sons, 


write  them  upon  the  table  of  thine 
heart. 

4  Say  unto  wisdom,  Thou  art  my 
sister  ;  and  call  understanding  thy 
kinswoman  : 

5  That  they  may  keep  thee  from 
the  strange  woman,  from  the 
stranger  imich  flattereth  with  her 
words. 

6  U  For  at  the  window  of  my 
house  I  looked  through  my  case- 
ment, 

7  And  beheld  among  the  simple 
ones,  I  discerned  among  the  youths, 
a  young  man  void  of  understand- 
ing, 

8  Passing  through  the  street  near 
her  corner ;  and  he  went  the  way 
to  her  house, 

9  In  the  twilight,  in  the  evening, 
in  the  black  and  dark  night : 

10  And,  behold,  there  met  him  a 
woman  with  the  attire  of  an  harlot, 
and  subtil  of  heart. 

11  (She  is  loud  and  stubborn; 
her  feet  abide  not  in  her  house  : 

12  Now  is  she  without,  now  in 
the  streets,  and  lieth  in  wait  at 
every  corner.) 

13  So  she  caught  him,  and  kissed 
him,  and  with  an  impudent  face 
said  unto  him, 

14  /  have  peace  offerings  with 
me ;  this  day  have  I  payed  my 
vows. 

15  Therefore  came  I  forth  to 
meet  thee,  diligently  to  seek  thy 
face,  and  I  have  found  thee. 

16  I  have  decked  my  bed  with 
coverings  of  tapestry,  with  ^  carved 


imrks,  with  fine  linen  of  Egypt. 

17  1  have  perfumed  my  bed  with 
myrrh,  aloes,  and  cinnamon. 

18  Come,  let  us  take  our  fill  of 
love  until  the  morning :  let  us  so- 
lace ourselves  with  loves. 

19  For  the  good  man  is  not  at 
home,  he  is  gone  a  long  journey  : 

20  He  hath  taken  a  bag  of  money 
with  him,  and  will  come  home  at 
the  day  appointed. 

21  With  her  much  fair  speech 
she  caused  him  to  yield,  witn  the 
flattering  of  her  lips  she  forced  him. 

22  He  goeth  after  her  straight- 
way, as  an  ox  goeth  to  the  slaugh- 
ter, or  as  a  fool  to  the  correction  of 
the  stocks ; 

23  Till  a  dart  strike  through  his 
liver  ;  as  a  bird  hasteth  to  the  snare, 
and  knoweth  not  that  it  is  for  his 
life. 

24  II  Hearken  unto  me  now  there- 
fore, '"  O  ye  children,  and  attend  to 
the  words  of  my  mouth. 

25  Let  not  thine  heart  decline 
to  her  ways,  go  not  astray  in  her 
paths. 

26  For  she  hath  cast  down  many 


wounded :  yea,  many  strong  men 
have  been  slain  by  her. 

27  Her  house  is  the  way  to  *  hell, 
going  down  to  the  chambers  of 
death. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  The  fame,  6  and  eiridency  of  wisdom. 
10  The  excellency,  12  the  nature,  15  the 
potcer.  Is  jhe  /■icheii,2'i  aiid  the  eternity  of 
wiKdom.  82  Wi/sdom  is  to  be  desired  for 
the  ldeK,\edness  it  liringeth. 

DOTH    not    wisdom    cry'?    and 
understanding  put  forth  her 
voice  ? 

2  ^She  standeth  in  the  top  of 
high   places,    by   the   way    in    the 


places  of  the  paths 

3  She  crieth  at  the  gates,  at  the 
entry  of  the  city,  at  the  coming  in 
at  the  doors. 

4  Unto  you,  O  men,  I  call ;  and 
my  voice  is  to  the  sons  of  man. 

5  O  ye  simple,  understand  wis- 
dom :  and,  ye  fools,  be  ye  of  an  un- 
derstanding heart. 

6  Hear  ;  for  I  will  speak  of  excel- 
lent things  ;  and  the  opening  of  my 
lips  shall  he  right  things. 

7  For  my  mouth  shall  speak 
truth ;  and  wickedness  is  an  abo- 
mination to  my  lips. 

8  All  the  words  of  my  mouth  are 
in  righteousness ;  there  is  nothing 
^  fro  ward  or  perverse  in  them. 

9  They  are  all  plain  to  him  that 
understandeth,  and  right  to  them 
that  find  knowledge. 

10  Receive  my  instruction,  and 
not  silver ;  and  knowledge  rather 
than  choice  gold. 

11  For  wisdom  is  better  than 
rubies ;  and  all  the  things  that 
may  be  desired  are  not  to  be 
compared  to  it. 

12  I  wisdom  dwell  with  pru- 
dence, and  find  out  knowledge  ^of 
witty  inventions. 

13  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  to 
hate  evil .  pride,  and  arrogancy, 
and  the  evil  way,  and  the  ^  fro  ward 
mouth,  do  I  hate. 

14  Counsel  is  mine,  and  sound 
wisdom:  I  am  understanding;  I 
have  strength. 

15  By  me  kings  reign,  and 
princes  decree  justice. 

16  By  me  princes  rule,and  nobles, 
even  all  the  judges  of  the  earth. 

17  1  love  them  that  love  me  ;  and 
those  that  seek  me  'early  shall  find 
me. 

18  Riches  and  honour  are  with 
me ;  yea,  durable  riches  and  right- 
eousness. 

19  My  fruit  is  better  than  gold, 
yea,  than  fine  gold ;  and  my  reve- 
nue than  choice  silver. 


*  Sheol. 


3  In  the  top 
of  high 
places  by 
the  way, 
where  the 
paths  meet, 
she 
standeth ; 


*  crooked 


5  and 
discretion. 


6  perverse 


diligently 


595 


The  eternity  of  wisdom. 


PEOVERBS,  9,  10. 


Wisdoni's  invitation. 


20  I  lead  in  the  way  of  righteous- 
ness, in  the  midst  oi  the  paths  of 
judgment : 

21  That  I  may  cause  those  that 
love  me  to  inherit  substance  ;  and 
I  will  fill  their  ^  treasures. 

22  The  LoBD  possessed  me  in  the 
beginning  of  his  way,  before  his 
works  of  old. 

23  I  was  set  up  from  everlasting, 
from  the  beginning,  or  ever  the 
earth  was. 

24  When  there  were  no  depths, 
I  was  brought  forth ;  when  there 
were  no  fountains  abounding  with 
water. 

25  Before  the  mountains  were 
settled,  before  the  hills  was  I 
brought  forth  : 

26  While  as  yet  he  had  not  made 
the  earth,  nor  the  fields,  nor  the 
^highest  part  of  the  dust  of  the 
world. 

27  When  he  prepared  the  hea- 
vens, I  ivas  there :  when  he  set  a 
^compass  upon  the  face  of  the 
depth  : 

28  When  he  established  the 
clouds  above :  when  he  strength- 
ened the  fountains  of  the  deep  : 

29  When  he  gave  to  the  sea  ''his 
decree,  that  the  waters  should  not 


pass  his  commandment :  when  he 
appointed  the  foundations  of  the 
earth  : 

30  Then  I  was  by  him,  as  one 
brought  up  tvith  him :  and  I  was 
daily  Ais  delight,  rejoicing  always 
before  him  ; 

31  Rejoicing  in  the  habitable 
part  of  his  earth  ;  and  my  delights 
loere  with  the  sons  of  men! 

32  Now  therefore  hearken  unto 
me,  ''  0  ye  children  :  for  blessed  are 
they  that  keep  my  ways. 

33  Hear  instruction,  and  be  wise, 
and  refuse  it  not. 

34  Blessed  i-f  the  man  that  hear- 
etli  me,  watching  daily  at  my 
gates,  waiting  at  the  posts  of  my 
doors. 

35  For  whoso  findeth  me  findeth 
life,  and  shall  obtain  favour  of  the 
Lord. 

36  But  he  that  sinneth  against 
me  wrongeth  his  own  soul:  all  they 
that  hate  me  love  death. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1   T/ie  rJificipUne,  4  and  docfrhte  of  irisdonu 
13   The.  cioiitnm,  \()  und  err ar  of  folly. 

WISDOM     hath     builded    her 
house,  she    hath    hewn    out 
her  seven  pillars : 

2  ,She  hath  killed  her  beasts;  she 
hath  mingled  her  wine  ;  she  hath 
also  furnished  her  table. 

3  She  hath  sent  forth  her  mai- 


dens :  she  crieth  upon  the  highest 
places  of  the  city, 

4  Whoso  is  simple,  let  him  turn 
in  hither  :  as  for  him  that  wanteth 
understanding,  she  saith  to  him, 

5  Come,  eat  of  my  bread,  and 
drink  of  the  wine  which  I  have 
mingled. 

6  Forsake  the  foolish,  and  live ; 
and  go  in  the  way  of  understand- 
ing. 

7  He  that  reproveth  a  scorner 
getteth  to  himself  shame :  and  he 
that  rebuketh  a  wicked  man  getteth 
himself  a  blot. 

8  Reprove  not  a  scorner,  lest  he 
hate  thee  :  rebuke  a  wise  man,  and 
he  will  love  thee. 

9  Give  instruction  to  a  wise  maw, 
and  he  will  be  yet  wiser:  teach  a 
just  inan  and  he  will  incx'ease  in 
learning. 

10  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the 
beginning  of  wisdom :  and  the 
knowledge  of  the  ''holy  is  under- 
standing. 

11  For  by  me  thy  days  shall  be 
multiplied,  and  the  years  of  thy 
life  shall  ue  increased. 

12  If  thou  be  wise,  thou  shalt  be 
wise  for  thyself  :  but  ?/thou  scorn- 
est,  thou  alone  shalt  bear  i^. 

13  H  A  foolish  woman  is  clamor- 
ous :  she  is  simple,  and  knoweth  no- 
thing. 

14  For  she  sitteth  at  the  door  of 
her  house,  on  a  seat  in  the  high 
places  of  the  city, 

15  To  call  ^  passengers  who  go 
right  on  their  ways : 

16  Whoso  is  simple,  let  him  turn 
in  hither :  and  as  for  him  that 
wanteth  understanding,  she  saith 
to  him, 

17  Stolen^  waters  are  sweet,  and 
bread  eaten  in  secret  is  pleasant. 

18  But  he  knoweth  not  that  the 
dead  are  there  ;  and  that  her  guests 
are  in  the  depths  of  *  hell. 

CHAPTER   10. 

From  this  ell (tpter  to  Iho,  Jive  and  twentieth 
are  Hundri/  oUnerctitioim  of  mural  ri/tues, 
and,  their  voniravij  rices. 

THE  provei-bs  of  Solomon.  A 
wise  son  maketh  a  glad  father: 
but  a  foolish  son  is  the  heaviness 
of  his  motluu'. 

2  Treasures  of  wickednc^ss  prf)fit 
nothing;  but  righteousness  deli- 
vereth  fi-oin  death. 

3  The  Lord  will  not  suffer  the 
soul  of  the  I'ighteous  to  famish: 
l)ut  he  casteth  away  the  "  s\i])st;i,nce 
of  the  wicked. 

4  He  becometh  poor  that  dealeth 


*  Sheol. 


596 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PROVERBS,  11. 


their  contrary  vices. 


6  and  .so  is 
wisdom  to  a 
man  of 
understand- 
ing. 


toith  a  slack  hand :  but  the  hand  of 
tlie  diUgent  maketh  rich. 

5  He  that  gathereth  in  summer 
is  a  wise  son :  but  he  that  sleepeth 
in  harvest  is  a  son  that  causeth 
shame. 

6  Blessings  are  upon  the  head  of 
the  just:  but  violence  covereth  the 
mouth  of  the  wicked. 

7  The  memory  of  the  just  is 
blessed:  butthenameof  the  wicked 
shall  rot. 

8  The  wise  in  heart  will  receive 
commandments :  but  a  prating  fool 
shall  fall. 

9  He  that  walketh  uprightly 
walketh  surely:  but  he  that  per- 
verteth  his  ways  shall  be  known. 

10  He  that  winketh  with  the  eye 
causeth  sorrow  :  but  a  prating  fool 
shall  fall. 

11  The  mouth  of  a  righteous 
ma7i  is  a  ^  well  of  life :  but  '^  vio- 
lence  covereth   the  mouth  of  the 


wicked. 

lli  Hatred  stirreth  up  strifes: 
but  love  covereth  all  sins. 

13  In  the  lips  of  him  that  hath 
undei\standing  wisdom  is  found : 
but  a  rod  is  for  the  back  of  him 
that  is  void  of  understanding. 

14  Wise  men  lay  up  knowledge : 
but  the  mouth  of  the  foolish  is 
"  near  destruction. 

15  The  rich  man's  wealth  is  his 
strong  city :  the  destruction  of  the 
poor  is  their  poverty. 

16  The  labour  of  the  righteous 
tendeth  to  life :  the  fi-uit  of  the 
wicked  to  sin. 

17  He  is  in  the  way  of  life  that 
■*  keepeth  instruction  :  but  he  that 
refuseth  repi'oof  erreth. 

18  He  that  hideth  hatred  ^  with 
lying  lips,  and  he  that  uttereth  a 
slander,  is  a  fool. 

19  In  the  multitude  of  words 
there  wanteth  not  sin :  but  he  that 
refraineth  his  lips  is  wise. 

20  The  tongue  of  the  just  is  as 
choice  silver:  the  heart  of  the 
wicked    is    little    worth. 

21  The  lips  of  the  righteous  feed 
many:  but  fools  die  for  want  of 
wisdom. 

22  The  blessing  of  the  Lord,  it 
maketh  rich,  and  he  addeth  no  sor- 
row with  it. 

23  It  is  as  sport  to  a  fool  to  do 
mischief:  "^but  a  man  of  under- 
standing  hath    wisdom. 


24  The  fear  of  the  wicked, it  shall 
come  upon  him:  but  the  desire  of 
the  righteous  shall  be  granted. 

25  As  the  whii'lwind  passeth.  so 
is  the  wicked  no  more:  but  the 
righteous  is  an  everlasting  founda- 
tion. 


26  As  vinegar  to  the  teeth,  and 
as  smoke  to  the  eyes,  so  is  the  slug- 
gard to  them  that  send  him. 

27  The  fear  of  the  Lord  pro- 
longeth  days :  but  the  years  of  the 
wicked  shall  be  shortened. 

28  The  hope  of  the  righteous 
shall  be  gladness  :  but  the  expecta- 
tion of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 

29  The  way  of  the  Lord  is 
strength  to  the  upright:  but  '^de- 
struction shall  be  to  the  workers  of 
iniquity. 

30  The  righteous  shall  never  be 
removed  :  but  the  wicked  shall  not 
inhabit  the  ^  earth. 

31  The  mouth  of  the  just  bring- 
eth  forth  wisdom  :  but  the  ■'  froward 
tongue  shall  be  cut  out. 

32  The  lips  of  the  righteous  know 
what  is  acceptable  :  but  the  mouth 
of  the  wicked  s2Jeaketh  "  froward- 


CHAPTER  11. 

A  FALSE  balance  is  abomina- 
tion to  the  Lord  :  but  a,  just 
weight  is  his  delight. 

2  When  pr'ide  cometh,  then  com- 
eth  shame  :  but  with  the  lowly  is 
wisdom. 

3  The  integrity  of  the  upright 
shall  guide  them  :  but  the  perverse- 
ness  of  transgressors  shall  destroy 
them. 

4  Riches  profit  not  in  the  day  of 
wrath  :  but  righteousness  deliver- 
eth  from  death. 

5  The  righteousness  of  the  per- 
fect shall  direct  his  way  :  but  the 
wicked  shall  fall  by  his  own 
wickedness. 

6  The  righteousness  of  the  vip- 
right  shall  deliver  them  :  but 
transgressors  shall  be  taken  in 
their  own  naughtiness. 

7  When  a  wicked  man  dieth,  his 
expectation  shall  pei'ish  :  and  the 
hope  of  unjust  men  perisheth. 

8  The  righteous  is  delivered  out 
of  trouble,  and  the  wicked  cometh 
in  his  stead. 

9  "  An  hy])ocrite  with  his  mouth 
destroyeth  his  neighbour :  but 
through  knowledge  shall  the  just 
be  delivered. 

_  10  When  it  goeth  ^yell  with  the 
righteous,  the  city  i-ejoiceth  :  and 
when  the  wicked  perish,  there  is 
shouting. 

1 1  By  the  blessing  of  the  upright 
the  city  is  exalted  :  but  it  is  over- 
thrown by  the  mouth  of  the  wicked. 

12  He  that  is  void  of  wisdom  de- 
spiseth  his  neighbcnu- :  but  a  man 
of  understanding  holdeth  his  peace. 

13  A  talebearer  revealeth  se- 
crets :  but  he  that  is  of  a  faithful 
spirit  concealeth  the  matter. 


597 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PROVERBS,  12. 


tJieir  contrary  vices. 


14  Where  no  ^  counsel  is,  the 
people  fall :  but  in  the  multitude 
of  counsellors   there  is  safety. 

15  He  that  is  surety  for  a  stran- 
ger shall  smart  for  it :  and  he  that 
hateth  suretiship  is  sure. 

16  A  gracious  woman  retaineth 
honour :  and  strong  men  retain 
riches. 

17  The  mei'ciful  man  doeth  good 
to  his  own  soul :  but  he  that  is  cruel 
troubleth  his  own  Hesh. 

18  The  wicked  ~  woi'keth  a  de- 
ceitful  work  :  but  to  him  that  sow- 


eth  righteousness   shall  be  a  sure 
reward. 

19  As  righteousness  tendeth  to 
life :  so  he  that  pursueth  evil  x>ur- 
sueth  it  to  his  own  death. 

20  They  that  are  '^of  a  fro  ward 
heart  are  abomination  to  the  Lord  : 
but  such  as  are  upright  in  their  way 
are  his  delight. 

2 1  Though  hand  joiji  in  hand,  the 
wicked  shall  not  be  unpunished  : 
but  the  seed  of  the  righteous  shall 
be  delivered. 

22  As  a  jewel  of  gold  in  a  s^yine's 
snout,  so  is  a  fair  woman  which  is 
without  discretion. 

23  The  desire  of  the  righteous  is 
only  good :  Imt  the  expectation  of 
the  wicked  is  wrath. 

24-  Tliere  is  that  scattereth,  and 
yet  increaseth  ;  and  there  is  that 
withholdeth  more  than  is  meet,  but 
it  tendeth  to  poverty. 

25  The  liberal  soul  shall  be  made 
fat :  and  he  that  watereth  shall  be 
watered  also  himself. 

26  He  that  withholdeth"* corn,  the 
people  shall  curse  him  :  but  bless- 
ing shall  he  upon  the  head  of  him 
that  selleth  it.  _ 

27  Hethatdiligentlyseekethgood 
procureth  favour:  V)ut  he  that  seck- 
eth  mischief,  it  shall  come  unto  him. 

2K  He  that  trusteth  in  his  riches 
shall  fall  :  but  the  righteous  shall 
flourish  as  a  branch. 

29  He  that  troubleth  his  own 
house  shall  inherit  the  wind  :  and 
the  fool  shall  be  servant  to  the  wise 
of  heart. 

30  The  fruit  of  tlie  righteous  is  a 
tree  of  life  ;  and  '"'he  tliai  wiimclh 


souls  in  wise. 

;^l  J>('Ik)I(I,  the  righteous  shall  ])e 
recompensed  in  tlie  earth :  much 
more  the  wicked  and  the  sinner. 

CHAPTER  12. 

WHOSf)  loveth  instruction  1ov- 
eth  knowledge :  but  he  that 
hateth  rej)i'oof  ix  brutish. 

2  A  good  Di'iii  obtaineth  favoui- 
of  the  Loud  :  but  a  man  of  wicked 
devices  will  he  condonn. 


3  A  man  shall  not  be  established 
by  wickedness  :  but  the  root  of  the 
righteous  shall  not  be  moved. 

■4  A  virtuous  woman  is  a  crown 
to  her  husband  :  but  she  that  mak- 
eth  ashamed  is  as  rottenness  in  his 
bones. 

5  The  thoughts  of  the  righteous 
are  right :  but  the  counsels  of  the 
wicked  are  deceit. 

6  The  words  of  the  wicked  are  to 
lie  in  wait  for  blood  :  but  the  mouth 
of  the  upright  shall  deliver  them. 

7  The  wicked  are  overthrown, 
and  are  not :  but  the  house  of  the 
righteous  shall  stand. 

8  A  man  shall  be  commended  ac- 
cording to  his  wisdom  :  but  he  that 
is  of  a  perverse  heart  shall  be  de- 
spised. 

9  He  that  is  despised,  and  hath  a 
servant,  is  better  than  he  that 
honoureth  himself,  and  lacketh 
bread. 

10  A  righteous  man  regardeth 
the  life  of  his  beast :  but  the  tender 
mercies  of  the  wicked  are  cruel. 

1 1  He  that  tilleth  his  land  shall 
be  satisfied  with  bread :  but  he  that 
followeth  vain  persons  is  void  of 
understanding. 

12  The  wicked  desireth  the  net 
of  evil  me7i:  but  the  root  of  the 
righteous  yieldeth  fruit. 

13  The  wicked  is  snared  by  the 
transgression  of  his  lips  :  but  the 
just  shall  come  out  of  trouble. 

14  A  man  shall  be  satisfied  with 
good  by  the  fruit  of  his  mouth :  and 
the  *^rer-om pence  of  a  man's  hands 
shall  be  rendered  unto  him.  _ 

15  The  way  of  a  fool  is  right  in 
his  own  eyes  :  but  he  that  hearken- 
eth  unto  counsel  ix  wise. 

16  A  fool's  wrath  is  '^presently 
known  :  but  a  prudent  man  cover- 
eth  shame. 

1 7  He  that  speaketh  truth  shew- 
eth  forth  righteousness  :  but  a  false 
witness  deceit. 

18  There  is  tliat  ^  spoaketh  like 
the  piercings  of  a  sword  :  but  the 
tongue  of  the  wise  is  Jicalth. 

19  The  lip  of  truth  shall  be  esta- 
blished for  (>ver  :  buta  lying  tongue 
is  but  for  a  moment. 

20  Deceit  is  in  tlu;  heart  of  them 
that  iniagiiKMnil  :  but  to  the  coun- 
sellors of  ])eace  is  joy. 

21  There  shall  no  evil  happen  to 
the  just :  but  the  wicked  snail  be 
filled  with  mischief. 

22  Lying  lii)s 'ov  abomination  to 
the  [jOiiD  :  but  tliey  that  deal  truly 
arc  his  flelight. 

23  A  prudent  man  concealeth 
knowledge:  but  th(»  heart  of  fools 
])i-ocl;iinieth  foolislniess. 

24  The  hand  of  the  diligent  shall 


598 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PEOVERBS,  13,  14. 


their  contrary  vices. 


bear  rule  :  but  the  slothful  shall  be 
'  under  tribute. 

25  Heaviness  in  the  heart  of  man 
maketh  it  stoop  :  but  a  good  word 
maketh  it  glad. 

26  The  I'ighteous  is  ^  more  excel- 
lent than  his  neighbour :  but  the 
way  of  the  wicked  seduceth  them. 

27  The  slothful  rnaii  roasteth  not 
that  which  he  took  in  hunting : 
but  the  substance  of  a  diligent  man 
is  precious. 

28  In  the  way  of  righteousness 
is  life  ;  and  in  the  pathway  thereof 
there  is  no  death. 

CHAPTER  13. 

A  WISE  son  heareth  his  father's 
instruction :    but   a  scorner 
heareth  not  rebuke. 

2  A  man  shall  eat  good  by  the 
fruit  of  his  mouth  :  but  the  soul  of 
the  transgressors  sliall  eat  violence. 

3  He  that  keepeth  his  mouth 
keepeth  his  life  :  hut  he  that  open- 
eth  wide  his  lips  shall  have  de- 
struction. 

4  The  soul  of  the  sluggard  desir- 
eth,  and  hath  nothing  :  but  the  soul 
of  the  diligent  shall  be  made  fat. 

5  A  righteous  man  hateth  lying  : 
but  a  wicked  man  is  loathsome,  and 
cometh  to  shame. 

6  Righteousness  keepeth/iM/i^Aa^ 
is  upright  in  the  way  :  but  wicked- 
ness overthroweth  the  sinner. 

7  There  is  that  maketh  himself 
rich,  yet  hath  nothing  :  tliere  is  that 
maketh  himself  poor,  yet  Jiatli  great 
riches. 

8  The  ransom  of  a  man's  life  are 
his  riches :  but  the  poor  heareth  not 
rebuke. 

9  The  light  of  the  righteous  re- 
joiceth  :  but  the  lamp  of  the  wicked 
shall  be  put  out. 

10  ^  Only  by  pride  cometh  con- 
tention :  but  with  the  well  advised 
is  wisdom. 

1 1  Wealth  aotten  by  vanity  shall 
be  diminished  :  but  he  that  gather- 
eth  by  labour  shall  increase. 

12  Hope  deferred  maketh  the 
heart  sick  :  but  7vhen  the  desire 
cometh,  it  is  a  tree  of  life. 

13  Whoso  despiseth  the  word 
shall  be  destroyed  :  but  he  that 
feareth  the  commandment  shall  be 
rewarded. 

14  The  law  of  the  wise  is  a  foun- 
tain of  life,  to  depart  from  the 
snares  of  death. 

15  Good  understanding  giveth 
favour  :  but  the  way  of  transgres- 
sors is  hard. 

16  Every  prudent  man  dealeth 
with  knowledge  :  but  a  fool  layeth 
open  his  folly. 


17  A  wicked  messenger  falleth 
into  mischief :  but  a  faithful  am- 
bassador is  health. 

18  Poverty  and  shame  shall  he  to 
him  that  refuseth  instruction  :  but 
he  that  regardeth  reproof  shall  be 
honoured. 

19  The  desire  accomplished  is 
sweet  to  the  soul :  but  it  is  abomi- 
nation to  fools  to  depart  from  evil. 

20  He  that  walketh  with  wise 
men  shall  be  wise  :  but  a  companion 
of  fools  shall  be  destroyed. 

21  Evilpursueth  sinners  :  but  to 
the  righteous  good  shall  be  repayed. 

22  A  good  man  leaveth  an  inheri- 
tance to  his  children's  children :  and 
the  wealth  of  the  sinner  is  laid  up 
for  the  just. 

23  Much  food  is  in  the  tillage  of 
the  poor  :  but  there  is  that  is  de- 
stroyed ^for  want  of  judgment. 

24  He  that  spareth  his  rod  hateth 
his  son  :  but  he  that  loveth  him 
chasteneth  him  betimes. 

25  The  righteous  eateth  to  the 
satisfying  of  his  soul  :  but  the 
belly  of  the  wicked  shall  want. 

CHAPTER  14. 

EVERY  wise  woman  buildeth  her 
house :  but  the  foolish  plucketh 
it  down  with  her  hands. 

2  He  that  walketh  in  his  upright- 
ness feareth  the  liORD  :  but  he  that 
is  perverse  in  his  ways  despiseth 
him. 

3  In  the  mouth  of  the  foolish  is 
a  rod  of  pride  :  but  the  lips  of  the 
wise  shall  preserve  them. 

4  Where  no  oxen  are,  the  crib  is 
clean  :  but  much  increase  is  by  the 
strength  of  the  ox. 

5  A  faithful  witness  will  not  lie  : 
but  a  false  witness  will  utter  lies. 

6  A  scorner  seeketh  wisdom,  and 
findeth  it  not :  but  knowledge  is 
easy  unto  him  that  understandeth. 

7  Go  from  the  presence  of  a  fool- 
ish man,  when  thou  perceivest  not 
in  him  the  lips  of  knowledge. 

8  The  wisdom  of  the  prudent  is 
to  understand  his  way  :  but  the 
folly  of  fools  is  deceit. 

9  Fools  make  a  mock  at  sin  :  but 
among  the  righteous  there  is  favour. 

10  The  heart  knoweth  *his  own 
bitterness  ;  and  a  stranger  doth  not 
intermeddle  with  "  his  joy. 

11  The  house  of  tlie  wicked  shall 
be  overthrown  :  but  the  tabernacle 
of  the  upright  shall  flourish. 

1 2  There  is  a  way  which  seemeth 
right  unto  a  man,  but  the  end 
thereof  are  the  ways  of  death. 

1 3  Even  in  laughter  the  heart  is 
sorrowful  ;  and  the  end  of  that 
mirth  is  heaviness. 


*  by  reason 
of  injustice. 


Sits 


599 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PROVERBS,  15. 


their  contrary  vices. 


1  he  that 
uttereth  lies 
causeth 
deceit. 


1 4  The  backslider  in  heart  shall  be 
filled  with  his  own  ways:  and  a  good 
man  shnll  be  satisfied  from  himself. 

15  The  simple  believeth  every 
word  :  but  the  prudent  inan  look- 
eth  well  to  his  going. 

16  A  wise  man  feareth,  and  de- 
par  teth  from  evil  :  but  the  fool 
rageth,  and  is  confident. 

17  He  that  is  soon  angry  dealetli 
foolishly  :  and  a  man  of  wicked 
devices  is  hated. 

18  The  simple  inherit  folly  :  but 
the  prudent  are  crowned  with 
knowledge. 

1 9  The  evil  bow  before  the  good  ; 
and  the  wicked  at  tlie  gates  of  the 
righteous. 

20  The  poor  is  hated  even  of  his 
own  neighbour :  but  the  rich  hath 
many  friends. 

21  He  that  despiseth  his  neigh- 
bour sinnetli :  but  he  that  hath 
mercy  on  the  poor,  happy  is  he. 

22  Do  they  not  err  that  devise 
evil  1  but  mercy  and  truth  shall  he 
to  them  that  devise  good.  _ 

23  In  all  labour  there  is  profit : 
but  the  talk  of  the  lips  tendeth  only 
to  penury. 

24  The  crown  of  the  wise  is  their 
riches  :  hut  the  foolishness  of  fools 
is  folly. 

25  A  true  witness  delivereth 
souls :  but  ^  a  deceitful  ii'itvess 
s])eaketh  lies, 


6  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord  is 
strong  confidence  :  and  his  children 
shall  have  a  place  of  refuge. 

27  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  a 
fountain  of  life,  to  depart  from  the 
snai'es  of  death. 

2iS  In  the  multitude  of  people  is 
the  king's  honour  :  but  in  the  want 
<jf  people  is  the  destruction  of  the 
prince. 

29  He  that  is  slow  to  wrath  is  of 
{frt^at  understanding  :  but  he  that 
IS  liasty  of  sjjirit  exalteth  folly. 

.'JO  A  sound  heart  is  the  life  of 
the  llesh  :  but  envy  the  rottenness 
of  the  Ixjiies. 

31  He  that  oppresaeth  the  poor- 
reproacheth  his  Maker :  but  he 
that  honoureth  him  hath  mercy  on 
tlie  poor. 

32  The  wicked  is  driven  away  in 
his  wickedness  :  Init  the  rigliteous 
hath  hojH!  in  his  death. 

3.3  Wisdom  restetli  in  the  heart 
of  him  that  hatli  understanding : 
V)iit  ilinf  ti'hich  is  in  the  midst  of 
fools  is  made  known. 

34  llighteousness  exalteth  a  na- 
tion :  hut  sin  is  a  reproach  to  any 
]K'OT)le. 

?>f)  The  king's  favour  is  toward 
a  wise  servant:  but  his  wrath  is 
ayaiiist  him  that  causeth  shame. 


CHAPTER  15. 

A  SOFT   answer  turneth  away 
wrath  :    but    grievous    words 
stir  up  anger. 

2  The  tongue  of  the  wise  useth 
knowledge  aright :  but  the  mouth 
of  fools  poui'eth  out  foolishness. 

3  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  in 
every  place,  beholding  the  evil  and 
the  good. 

4  A  wholesome  tongue  is  a  tree 
of  life  :  but  perverseness  therein  is 
a  '^  breach  in  the  spirit. 

5  A  fool  despiseth  his  father's 
instruction  :  but  he  that  regardeth 
reproof  is  prudent. 

6  In  the  house  of  the  righteous 
is  much  treasure  :  but  in  the  reve- 
nues of  the  wicked  is  trouble. 

7  The  lips  of  the  wise  disperse 
knowledge  :  but  the  heart  of  the 
foolish  doeth  not  so. 

8  The  sacrifice  of  the  wicked  is 
an  abomination  to  the  Lord  :  but 
the  prayer  of  the  upright  is  his 
delignt. 

9  The  way  of  the  wicked  is  an 
abomination  unto  the  Lord  :  but 
he  loveth  him  that  followeth  after 
righteousness. 

10  ''Correction  is  grievous  unto 
him  that  forsaketh  the  way  :  and 
he  that  hatetli  reproof  shall  die. 

1 1  *  Hell  and  t  destruction  are 
before  the  Lord  :  how  much  more 
then  the  hearts  of  the  children  of 
men  1 

1 2  A  scorner  loveth  not  one  that 
reproveth  him :  neither  will  he  go 
unto  tlie  wise. 

13  A  merry  heart  maketh  a 
cheerful  countenance  :  but  by  sor- 
row of  the  heart  the  spirit  is 
broken. 

14  The  heart  of  him  that  hath 
understanding  seeketh  knowledge  : 
but  the  moutli  of  fools  feedeth  on 
foolishness. 

15  All  the  days  of  the  afflicted 
are  evil  :  but  he  that  is  of  a  merry 
heai't  li'tth  a  contiinial  tVnist. 

10  P,etter  is  little  with  the  fear 
of  the  Lord  than  gi-eat  treasure 
and  trouble  therewith. 

17  l>etter  is  a  dinner  of  hei'bs 
wIkm'c  1ov(^  is,  than  a  stalled  ox 
and  liati'cd    therewith. 

18  A  wrathful  man  stirreth  \x\) 
strife  :  but  he  that  is  slow  to  anger 
apiteaseth  sti'ife. 

19  The  way  of  the  slothful  iiuni 
is  as  an  licdgc  of  thoiiis :  hut 
tlu;  way  of  tin;  righteous  is  made 
"plain. 

20  A  wise  son  maketh  a  glad 
fatlicr  :  but  a  foolish  man  despis- 
eth his  mother. 


Sheol. 


t  Abaddon. 


600 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PROVEEBS,  16. 


their  contrary  vices. 


21  Folly  is  joy  to  him  that  ?.s; 
destitute  of  wisdom  :  but  a  man  of 
understanding  walketh  uprightly. 

22  Without  counsel  purposes  are 
disappointed :  but  in  the  multi- 
tude of  counsellors  they  are  esta- 
bHshed. 

23  A  man  hath  joy  by  the  answer 
of  his  mouth  :  and  a  word  spoken 
in  due  season,  how  good  is  it  ! 

2-4  ^  The  way  of  life  is  above  to 
the  wise,  tliat  lie  may  depart  from 
*  hell  beneath. 

25  The  Lord  will  destroy  the 
house  of  the  proud  :  bvit  he  will 
establish  the  border  of  the  widow. 

26  The  thoughts  of  the  wicked 
are  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  : 
but  the  words  of  the  pure  are  plea- 
sant words. 

27  He  that  is  greedy  of  gain 
troubleth  his  own  house;  but  he 
that  hateth  "gifts  shall  live. 

28  The  heart  of  the  righteous 
studieth  to  answer  :  but  the  mouth 
of  the  wicked  poureth  out  evil 
things. 

29  The  Lord  is  far  from  the 
wicked  :  but  he  heareth  the  prayer 
of  the  righteous. 

30  The  light  of  the  eyes  rejoiceth 
the  heart :  and  ^  a  good  report 
maketh  the  bones  fat. 


31  The  ear  that  heareth  the  re- 
proof of  lifeabideth  among  the  wise. 

32  He  that  refuseth  instruction 
despiseth  his  own  soul :  but  he 
that  heareth  reproof  getteth  un- 
derstanding. 

33  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the 
instruction  of  wisdom  ;  and  befoi'e 
honour  is  humility. 

CHAPTER  16. 

THE  preparations  of  the  heart 
•^in   man,  ''and  the  answer  of 
the  ^  tongue,  is  from  tlie  Lord. 

2  All  the  ways  of  a  man  are 
clean  in  his  own  eyes;  but  the 
Loun  weigheth  the  spirits. 

3  Commit  thy  works  unto  the 
LoRD,_  and  thy  thoughts  shall  be 
established. 

4  The  Lord  hath  made  ''all 
flrivf/s  for  himself:  yea,  even  the 
wicked  for  the  day  of  evil. 

5  Every  one  that  i.s_  proud  in 
heart  is  an  abomination  to  the 
Lord  :  though  hand  join  in  hand, 
he  shall  not  be  unpunished. 

6  By  mercy  and  truth  iniquity 
is  purged  :  and  by  the  fear  ot  the 
LoiM)  )iien  depart  from  evil. 

7  When  a  man's  ways  i)lease  the 
Loud,  he  maketh  even  his  enemies 
to  be  at  peace  with  him. 


8  Better  is  a  little  with  right- 
eousness than  great  revenues 
*  without  right. 

9  A  man's  heart  deviseth  his 
way :  but  the  Lord  directeth  his 
steps. 

10  A  divine  sentence  is  in  the 
lips  of  the  king  :  his  mouth  trans- 
gresseth  not  in  judgment. 

1 1  A  just  weight  and  balance  are 
the  Lord's  :  all  the  weights  of  the 
bag  are  his  work. 

V2  It  is  an  abomination  to  kings 
to  commit  wickedness :  for  the 
throne  is  established  by  i"ight- 
eousness. 

13  Righteous  lips  are  the  delight 
of  kings ;  and  they  love  him  that 
speaketh  right. 

14  The  wrath  of  a  king  is  as  mes- 
sengers of  death  :  but  a  wise  man 
will  pacify  it, 

15  In  the  .light  of  the  king's 
countenance  is  life  ;  and  his  favour 
is  as  a  cloud  of  the  latter  rain. 

16  How  much  better  is  it  to  get 
wisdom  than  gold !  and  to  get 
understanding  rather  to  be  chosen 
than  silver  ! 

17  The  highway  of  the  upright 
is  to  depart  from  evil :  he  that 
keepeth  his  way  preservethhis  soul. 

18  Pride  goeth  before  destruc- 
tion, and  an  haughty  spirit  before 
a  fall. 

1 9  Better  it  is  to  he  of  an  humble 
spirit  with  the  lowly,  than  to  di- 
vide the  spoil  with  the  proud. 

20  He  that  "handleth  a  matter 
wisely  shall  find  good  :  and  whoso 


8  with 
injustice. 


*  Sh6ol. 


trusteth  in  the  Lord,  happy  is  he. 

21  The  wise  in  heart  shall  be 
called  prudent :  and  the  sweetness 
of  the  lips  increaseth  learning. 

22  Understanding  «'.s a wellspring 
of  life  unto  him  that  hath  it :  but 
the'"  insti-uction  of  fools  is  "  folly. 

23  The  heart  of  the  wise  teacheth 
his  mouth,  and  addeth  learning  to 
his  lips. 

24  Pleasant  words  are  as  an 
honeycomb,  sweet  to  the  soul,  and 
health  to  the  bones. 

25  There  is,  a  way  that  seemeth 
right  unto  a  man,  but  the  end 
thereof  are  the  ways  of  death. 

26  ^•■^  He  that  laboureth  laboureth 
for  himself  :  for  his  mouth  craveth 


it  of  him. 

27  An  ungodly  man  diggeth  up 
evil :  and  in  his  lips  there  is  as  a 
burning  fire. 

28  A'^fnrward  man  soweth  strife : 
and  a  whisperer  separateth  chief 
friends. 

29  A  violent  man  enticeth  his 
neighbour,  and  leadeth  him  into 
the  way  t/uit  is  not  good. 


^givetlilieed 
unto  the 
word 


1"  correction 
11  </ieir  folly. 


12  The 
appetite  of 
the 

labouring 
man 

laboureth 
for  hiui ; 

13  perver.se 


601 


Sundry  observations 


PROVERBS,  17,  18. 


concerning  life  and  conduct. 


perverse 
comijress- 


2  feastins 


■*  harpeth  on 


5  A  rel)el- 
lioiis  man 
seeketh  only 
evil : 


6  there  be 
quarrelling. 


30  He  shutteth  his  eyes  to  de- 
vise '  froward  things  :  ^  moving  his 
hps  he  bnngeth  evil  to  pass. 

31  The  hoary  head  is  a  crown  of 
glory,  if  it  be  found  in  the  way  of 
righteousness. 

32  He  that  is  slow  to  anger  is 
better  than  the  mighty  ;  and  he 
that  ruleth  his  spirit  than  he  that 
taketh  a  city. 

33  The  lot  is  cast  into  the  lap ; 
but  the  whole  disposing  thereof  is 
of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  17. 

BETTER  is  a  dry  morsel,  and 
quietness  therewith,  than  an 
house  full  of  ^  sacrifices  ivitk  strife. 
2  A  wise  servant  shall  have  rule 
over  a  son  that  causeth  shame,  and 
shall  have  part  o^vthe  inheritance 
among  the  brethrevi^ 

3  The  fining  pot  is  for  silver,  and 
the  furnace  for  gold  :  but  the  Lord 
trieth  the  hearts. 

4  A  wicked  doer  giveth  heed  to 
false  lips  ;  and  a  liar  giveth  ear  to 
a  naugnty  tongue. 

5  Whoso  niocketh  the  poor  re- 
proacheth  his  Maker  :  and  he  that 
is  glad  at  calamities  shall  not  be 
unpunished. 

6  Children's  children  are  the 
crown  of  old  men  ;  and  the  glory 
of  children  are  their  fathers. 

7  Excellent  speech  becometh  not 
a  fool :  much  less  do  lying  lips  a 
prince. 

8  A  gift  is  as  a,  precious  stone  in 
the  eyes  of  him  that  hath  it : 
whithersoever  it  turneth,  it  pros- 
pereth. 

9  He  that  covereth  a  transgres- 
sion seeketh  love  ;  but  he  that  *  re- 
poateth  a  matter  separateth  very 
friends. 

1 0  A  reproof  entereth  more  into 
a  wise  man  than  an  hundred  stripes 
into  a  fool. 

1 1  •'^An  evil  tnan  seeketh  only  re- 
bellion: therefore  a  cru(;l  ine.s.sen- 
ger  shall  be  sent  against  him. 

12  Let  a  bear  robbed  of  her 
wh(?lps  meet  a  man,  rather  than  a 
fool  in  his  folly. 

13  Whoso  rewardeth  evil  for 
good,  evil  shall  not  depart  from  his 
house. 

14  The  beginning  of  stiife  is  as 
when  one  letteth  out  wat(u' :  there- 
foie  leave  off  contention,  before  "it 
be  meddled  with. 

15  He  that  justifieth  th(^  wicked, 
and  he  that  condeniiicth  the  just, 
even  they  both  are  abomination  to 
the  Lord. 

IG  Wherefore  is  there  a  price  in 


the  hand  of  a  fool  to  get  wisdom, 
seeing  he  hath  no  heart  to  it  ? 

17  A  friend  loveth  at  all  times, 
and  a  brother  is  born  for  adversity. 

18  A  man  void  of  understand- 
ing striketh  hands,  and  becometh 
surety  in  the  presence  of  his  friend. 

19  He  loveth  transgression  that 
loveth  stx'ife  :  and  he  that  exalte th 
his  gate  seeketh  destruction. 

20  He  that  hath  a  froward  heart 
findeth  no  good  :  and  he  that  hath 
a  perverse  tongue  falleth  into  mis- 
chief. 

21  He  that  begetteth  a  iool  doeth 
it  to  his  sorrow  :  and  the  father  of 
a  fool  hath  no  joy. 

22  A  merry  heart  doeth  good  like 
a  medicine :  but  a  broken  spirit 
drieth  the  bones. 

23  A  wicked  maji  taketh  a  ''gift 
out  of  the  bosom  to  pervert  the 
ways  of  judgment. 

24  Wisdom  is  before  him  that 
hath  understanding  ;  but  the  eyes 
of  a  fool  are  in  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

25  A  foolish  son  is  a  grief  to  his 
father,  and  bitterness  to  her  that 
bare  him. 

26  Also  to  puni.sh  the  just  is  not 
good,  nor  to  strike  ^princes  for 
equity. 

27  He  that  hath  knowledge 
spareth  his  words  :  aiul  a  man  of 
understanding  is  of  "an  excellent 
spirit. 

28  Even  a  fool,  when  he  holdeth 
his  peace,  is  counted  wise  :  and  he 
that  shutteth  his  lips  is  esteemed  a 
man  of  understanding. 

CHAPTER    18. 

'"rpHROUOH  desire  a  man,  hav- 
-*-   ingse])ai>itc(l  liiiiisclt.s>M'ketli 
and internieddli^tli  with  all  wisdom. 


2  A  fool  iiatli  no  delight  in  under 
standing,  but  that  his  heart  may 
discover  itself. 

3  When  the  wicked  cometh,  then 
cometh  also  contempt,  and  with 
ignominy  reproach. 

4  The  woi-ds  of  a  man's  mouth 
are  as  deep  waters,  and  the  well- 
spring  of  wisdom  as  a  flowing 
brook. 

5  It  is  not  good  to  accept  the 
person  of  the  wicked,  "to  over- 
throw the  righteous  in  judgment. 

()  A  fool's  lips  enter  into  conten- 
tion, and  his  mouth  calleth  for 
strokes. 

7  A  fool's  mouth  is  his  destruc- 
tion, and  his  lips  are  the  snare  of 
his  soul. 

H  The  words  of  a  talebearer  rrre 
as  '-'wounds,  and  they  go  down  into 
the  innermost  parts  of  the  belly. 


602 


Sundry  observations 


PEOVEKBS,  19. 


concerning  life  and  conduct. 


9  He  also  that  is  slothful  in  his 
work  is  brother  to  him  that  is  a 
great  ^  waster. 

10  The  name  of  the  Lord  is  a 
strong  tower  :  the  righteous  run- 
neth into  it,  and  is  safe. 

11  The  rich  man's  wealth  is  his 
strong  city,  and  as  an  high  wall  in 
his  own  conceit.- 

12  Before  destruction  the  heart 
of  man  is  haughty,  and  before  ho- 
nour is  humility. 

13  He  that  answereth  a  matter 
before  he  heareth  it,  it  is  folly  and 
shame  unto  him. 

14  The  spirit  of  a  man  will  sus- 
tain his  infirmity  ;  but  a  wounded 
spirit  who  can  bear  1 

15  The  heart  of  the  prudent  get- 
teth  knowledge  ;  and  the  ear  of  the 
wise  seeketh  knowledge. 

1 6  A  man's  gift  maketh  I'oom  for 
him,  and  bringeth  him  before  great 
men. 

17  He  that  ^  is  first  in  his  own 
cause  seemetk  just ;  but  his  neigh- 
bour Cometh  and  searcheth  hirn. 

18  The  lot  causeth  contentions 
to  cease,  and  parteth  between  the 
mighty. 

19  A  brother  offended  is  liarder 
to  be  won  than  a  strong  city  :  and 
■'  their  contentions  are  like  the  bars 
of  a  castle. 

20  A  man's  belly  shall  be  satis- 
fied with  the  fruit  of  his  rnouth  ; 
and  with  the  increase  of  his  lips 
shall  he  be  filled. 

21  Death  and  life  are  in  the 
power  of  the  tongue  :  and  they  that 
love  it  shall  eat  the  fruit  thereof. 

22  Whoso  findeth  a  wife  findeth 
a  good  thing,  and  obtaineth  favour 
of  the  Lord. 

23  The  poor  useth  intreaties ;  but 
the  rich  answereth  roughljr. 

24  A  man  that  hath  friends  must 
shew  himself  friendly :  and  there 
is  a  friend  that  sticketh  closer  than 
a  brother. 

CHAPTER  19. 

BETTER  is^  the  poor  that  walk- 
eth  in  his  integrity,  than  he 
that  is  perverse  in  his  lips,  and  is  a 
fool. 

2  Also,  that  the  soul  he  without 
knowledge,  it  is  not  good  ;  and  he 
that  hasteth  with  his  feet  ^  sinneth. 


3  The  foolishness  of  man  jier- 
verteth  his  way :  and  his  heart 
fretteth  against  the  Loud. 

4  Wealth  maketh  many  friends  ; 
but  the  poor  is  separated  from  his 
neighbour. 

5  A  false  witness  shall  not  be 
unpunished,  and  he  that  speaketh 
lies  shall  not  escape. 


6  Many  will  intreat  the  favour 
of  the  ^  prince  :  and  every  man  is  a 
friend  to  him  that  giveth  gifts. 

7  All  the  brethren  of  the  poor  do 
hate  him  :  how  much  more  do  his 
friends  go  far  from  him  1  he  pursu- 
eth  them  tvith  words,  yet  they  are 
wanting  to  him. 

8  He  that  getteth  wisdom  loveth 
his  own  soul :  he  that  keepeth  un- 
derstanding shall  find  good. 

9  A  false  witness  shall  not  be  un- 
punished, and  he  that  speaketh  lies 
shall  perish. 

10  ^  Delight  is  not  seemly  for  a 
fool ;  much  less  for  a  servant  to 
have  rule  over  princes. 

1 1  The  discretion  of  a  man  de- 
ferreth  his  anger ;  and  it  is  his  glory 
to  pass  over  a  transgression. 

12  The  king's  wrath  ^s  as  the 
roaring  of  a  lion  ;  but  his  favour  is 
as  dew  upon  the  grass. 

1 3  A  foolish  son  is  the  calamity 
of  his  father  :  and  the  contentions 
of  a  wife  are  a  continual  dropping. 

14  House  and  riches  are  tne  in- 
heritance of  fathers  :  and  a  prudent 
wife  is  from  the  Lord. 

15  Slothfulness  casteth  into  a 
deep  sleep ;  and  an  idle  soul  shall 
suffer  hunger. 

16  He  that  keepeth  the  com- 
mandment keepeth  his  own  soul ; 
hut  he  that  despiseth  his  ways  shall 
die. 

17  He  that  hath  pity  upon  the 
poor  lendeth  unto  the  Lord  ;  and 
'  that  which  he  hath  given  will  he 
pay  him  again. 

18  Chasten  thy  son  while  there 
is  hope,  and  let  not  thy  soul  spare 
"^  for  his  crying. 

19  A  man  of  great  wrath  shall 
suffer  punishment :  for  if  thou  de- 
liver him,  yet  thou  must  do  it  again. 

20  Hear  counsel,  and  receive  in- 
struction, that  thou  mayest  be  wise 
in  thy  latter  end. 

21  There  are  many  devices  in  a 
man's  heart ;  nevertheless  the  coun- 
sel of  the  Lord,  that  shall  stand. 

22  ^  The  desire  of  a  man  is  his 
kindness :  and  a  poor  man  is  better 
than  a  liar. 

23  The  fear  of  the  Lord  tendeth 
to  life:  and  he  that  hath  it  shall 
abide  satisfied ;  he  shall  not  be 
visited  with  evil.  ,     ,     ,  . 

24  A  slothful  man  ^°  hideth  his 
hand  in  /^/.s-  bosom,  and  will  not  so 
much  as  bring  it  to  his  mouth 
again. 

25  Smite  a  scorner,  and  the  sim- 
ple will  beware:  and  reprove  one 
that  hath  understanding,  and  he 
will  understand  knowledge. 

2G  He  that  wasteth  his  father, 


5  liberal 
mau: 


6  Delicate 
living 


'■  his  good 
deed 


8  to  his 
destruction. 


9  That 
which 
maketh  a 
man  to  be 
desired 


w  biirieth 
his  hand  in 
the  dish, 


603 


Sundry  observations 


PEOVERBS,  20,  21. 


concerning  life  and  conduct. 


II  III 

It/ 

lor 


and  chaseth  away  his  mother,  is  a 
son  that  causeth  shame,  and  bring- 
eth  reproach. 

27  Cease,  my  son,  to  hear  the  in- 
struction that  causeth  to  err  from 
the  words  of   knowledge. 

28  An  ungodly  witness  scorneth 
judgment :  and  the  mouth  of  the 
wicked  devoureth  iniquity. 

29  Judgments  are  jjrepared  for 
scorners,  and  stripes  tor  the  back 
of  fools. 

CHAPTER   20. 

WINE  is  a.  mocker,  strong  drink 
is  raging :  and  whosoever  is 
deceived  thereby  is  not  wise. 

2  The  fear  of  a  king  is  as  the 
roaring  of  a  lion :  whoso  prqvoketh 
him  to  anger  sinneth  against  his 
own  ^  soul. 

3  It  ts  an  honour  for  a  man  to 
cease  from  strife:  but  every  fool 
will  be  ^  meddling. 

4  The  sluggard  will  not  plow  by 
reason  of  the  cold;  therefore  shall 
he  beg  in  harvest,  and  Jiave  no- 
thing. 

5  Counsel  in  the  heart  of  man 
is  like  deep  water;  but  a  man  of 
understanding  will  draw  it  out. 

6  ]\Iost  men  will  proclaim  every 
one  his  own  goodness  :  but  a  faith- 
ful man  who  can  find'? 

7  The  just  man  walketh  in  his 
integrity:  his  children  are  blessed 
after  him. 

8  A  king  that  sitteth  in  the 
throne  of  judgment  scattereth 
away   all    evil   with    his    eyes. 

9  Who  can  say,  I  have  made  my 
heart  clean,  I  am  pure  from  my 
sin'? 

10  Divers  weights,  and  divers 
measures,  both  of  them  are  alike 
abomination  to  the  Lord. 

1 1  Even  a  child  is  known  by  his 
doings,  whether  his  work  be  pure, 
and  whether  it  he  right. 

1 2  The  hearing  ear,  and  the  see- 
ing eye,  the  Lord  hath  made  even 
l)()th  of  them. 

1 3  Jjove  not  sleej).  lest  thou  come 
to  poverty;  open  tliino  eyes,  and 
thou  shalt  be  satisfied  with  bread. 

14  It  is  naught,  it  is  naught, 
saith  the  buyer:  but  when  h(^  is 
gone  his  way,  then  he  boasteth. 

1 5  There  is  gold,  and  a  multi- 
tude of  rubies:  but  the  lii)s  of 
knowl(!dge  are  a  precious  jewel. 

K»  Take  his  garment  that  is 
sui'cty  ./'or  a  stranger:  atid  ''  take  a 


pledge  of  him  for  a  strange  woinnii 
)f  (lec(»it 


/  lircau  ot  (lec(»it  »s'  swiH't  to  a 
man;  but  afterwards  his  moutli 
shall    be  filled  with   gravel. 

18  Everij  purpose  is  established 


by  counsel :  and  with  good  advice 
make  war. 

1 9  He  that  goeth  about  as  a  tale- 
bearer revealeth  secrets :  therefore 
meddle  not  with  him  that  "*  flatter- 
eth  with  his  lips. 


20  Whoso  curseth  his  father  or 
his  mother,  his  lamp  shall  be  put 
out  in  ''  fibscure  darkness. 

2 1  An  inheritance  may  he  gotten 
hastily  at  the  beginning ;  but  the 
end  thereof  shall  not  be  blessed. 

22  Hay  not  thou,  I  will  recom- 
pense evil;  6 M^  wait  on  the  Lord, 
and  he  shall  save  thee. 

23  Divers  weights  are  an  abomi- 
nation unto  the  Lord  ;  and  a  false 
balance  is  not  good. 

24  Man's  goings  are  of  the  Lord  • 
how  can  a  man  then  understand 
his  own  way? 

25  It  is  a  snare  to  ^the  man  who 
devoureth  that  ii)hich  is  holy,  and 


after  vows  to  make  enquiry. 

26  A  wise  king  scattereth  the 
wicked,  and  bringeth  the  wheel 
over  them. 

27  The  spirit  of  man  is  the 
candle  of  the  Lord,  searching  all 
"the  inward  parts  of  the  belly. 

28  Mercy  and  truth  preserve  the 
king :  and  his  throne  is  upholden 
by  mercy. 

29  The  glorj^  of  young  men  is 
their  strength  :  and  the  beauty  of 
old  men  is  the  grey  head. 

30  ^The    blueness    of    a    wound 


cleanseth  away  evil  :  so  d<>  stripes 


the  inward  ])arts  of  the  belly. 


CHAPTER  2L 

THE  king's  heart  is  in  the  hand 
of  the  Lord,  as  the  ^rivers  of 
water  :    he  turneth    it  whitherso- 


ever  he  will. 

2  Every  way  of  a  man  is  right  in 
his  own  eyes :  but  the  Lord  pon- 
dereth  the  hearts. 

3  To  do  justice  and  judgment  is 
more  acceptable  to  the  Lord  than 
sacrifice. 

4  An  high  look,  and  a  proud 
heart,  and  the  "'])lowing  of  the 
wicked,  7.s'  sin. 

5  The  thoughts  of  the  diligent 
tend  only  to  plenteousness  ;  but  of 
every  one  ttutt  is  hasty  only  to 
want. 

G  The  getting  of  treasures  bj^  a 
lying  tongue  /.s-  a  vanity  tossed  to 
and  fro  of  them  that  seek  death. 

7  The  "  robliery  of  the  wicked 
shall  desti-oy  tlieiii  ;  because  they 
refuse  to  do  judgment. 

8  TIk;  way  of  ''man  is  froward 
niid  sti'iiiige  :  but  as  for  the  pure, 


his  wcn'K  IS 


right. 


604 


Sundry  obsercations 


PROVERBS,  22. 


concerning  life  and  conduct. 


9  It  is  better  to  dwell  in  a  corner 
of  the  housetop,  than  with  a  brawl- 
ing woman  in  a  wide  house. 

10  The  soul  of  the  wicked  de- 
sireth  evil :  his  neighbour  findeth 
no  favour  in  his  eyes. 

1 1  When  the  scorner  is  punished, 
the  simple  is  made  wise :  and  when 
the  wise  is  instructed,  he  receiveth 
knowledge. 

12_The  righteous  man  wisely 
considereth  the  house  of  the 
wicked :  '  but  God  overthroweth 
the  wicked  for  their  wickedness. 

13  Whoso  stoppeth  his  ears  at 
the  cry  of  the  poor,  he  also  shall 
cry  himself,  but  shall  not  be  heard. 

14  A  gift  in  secret  pacifieth  an- 
ger :  and  a  reward  in  the  bosom 
strong  wrath. 

15  /^  is  joy  to  the  just  to  do 
judgment :  but  destruction  shall 
he  to  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

16  The  man  that  wandereth  out 
of  the  way  of  understanding  shall 
remain  in  the  congregation  of  the 
dead. 

1 7  He  that  loveth  pleasure  shall 
he  a  poor  man  :  he  that  loveth  wine 
and  oil  shall  not  be  rich. 

18  The  wicked  shall  he  a  ransom 
for  the  righteous,  and  the  trans- 
gressor for  the  upright. 

19  It  is  better  to  dwell  in  the 
wilderness,  than  with  a  conten- 
tious and  an  angry  woman. 

20  There  is  treasure  to  be  desired 
and  oil  in  the  dwelling  of  the  wise; 
but  a  foolish  man  spendeth  it  up. 

21  He  that  followeth  after  right- 
eousness and  mercy  findeth  life, 
righteousness,  and  honour. 

22  A  wise  man  scaleth  the  cits'- 
of  the  mighty,  and  casteth  down 
the  strength  of  the  confidence 
thereof. 

23  Whoso  keepeth  his  mouth  and 
his  tongue  keepeth  his  soul  from 
troubles. 

24  -Proud  and  haughty  scorner 
is  his  name,  who  de;i.leth  in  ])roud 


wrath. 


25  The  desire  of  the  slothful  kill- 
eth  him ;  for  his  hands  refuse  to 
labour. 

2G  He  coveteth  greedily  all  the 
day  long:  but  the  X'ighteous  giveth 
anfl  s])areth  not. 

27  The  sacrifice  of  the  wicked  is 
abomination :  how  much  more, 
v'lien  he  bringeth  it  with  a  wicked 
mind  1 

28  A  false  witness  shall  perish  : 
but  the  man  that  heareth  speaketh 
•'constantly. 

29  A  wicked  man  hardeneth  his 
face :  but  as  for  the  upright,  he 
■*directeth  his  way. 


30  There  is  no  wisdom  nor  under- 
standing nor  counsel  against  the 
Lord. 

31  The  horse  is  prepared  against 
the  day  of  battle  :  but  ^  safety  is  of 
the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  22. 

A  GOOD  name  is  rather  to  be 
chosen  than  great  riches,  and 
loving  favour  rather  than  silver 
and  gold. 

2  The  rich  and  poor  meet  to- 
gether :  the  Lord  is  the  maker  of 
them  all. 

3  A  prudent  7nan  foreseeth  the 
evil,  and  hideth  himself:  but  the 
simple  pass  on,  and  are  punished. 

4  By  humility  and  the  fear  of 
the  Lord  are  riches,  and  honour, 
and  life. 

5  Thorns  a?;rf  snares  are  in  the 
way  of  the  "  f  roward  :  he  that  doth 
keep  his  soul  shall  be  far  from 
them. 

6  Train  up  a  child  in  the  way  he 
should  go  :  and  when  he  is  old,  he 
will  not  depart  from  it. 

7  The  rich  ruleth  over  the  poor, 
and  the  borrower  is  servant  to  the 
lender. 

8  He  that  soweth  iniquity  shall 
reap  vanity :  and  the  rod  of  his 
anger  shall  fail. 

9  He  that  hath  a  bountiful  eye 
shall  be  blessed  ;  for  he  giveth  of 
his  bread  to  the  poor. 

10  Cast  out  the  scorner,  and  con- 
tention shall  go  out ;  yea,  strife 
and  reproach  shall  cease. 

11  He  that  loveth  pureness  of 
heart,  for  the  grace  of  his  lips  the 
king  shall  he  his  friend. 

1 2  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  preserve 
knowledge,  and  he  overthroweth 
the  words  of  the  transgressor. 

13  The  slothful  man  saith.  There 
is  a  lion  without,  I  shall  be  slain  in 
the  streets. 

14  The  mouth  of  strange  women 
is  a  deep  pit  :  he  that  is  abhoi'red 
of  the  Lord  shall  fall  thei-ein. 

15  Foolishness  is  bound  in  the 
heart  of  a  child  ;  hut  the  rod  of 
correction  shall  drive  it  far  from 
him. 

16  He  that  oppresseth  the  poor 
to  increase  his  riches,  and  he  that 
giveth  to  the  rich,  shall  surely 
come  to  want. 

17  Bow  down  thine  ear,  and  hear 
the  words  of  the  wise,  and  apply 
thine  heart  unto  my  knowledge.^ 

18  For  it  is  a  pleasant  thing  if 
thou  keep  them  within  thee  ;  they 
shall  withal  be  fitted  in  thy  lips. 

19  That  thy  trust  may  be  in  the 
Lord,  I  have  made  known  to  thee 
this  day,  even  to  thee. 


5  victory 


6  perverse : 


605 


Sundry  precejits 


PROVEEBS,  23. 


and  warnings. 


20  Have  not  I  written  to  thee 
excellent  things  in  counsels  and 
knowledge, 

21  That  I  might  make  thee  know 
the  certainty  of  the  woi'ds  of  truth ; 
that  thou  mightest  answer  the 
words  of  truth  to  them  that  send 
unto  thee? 

22  Rob  not  the  poor,  because  he 
rs  poor:  neither  oppress  the  af- 
flicted in  the  gate : 

23  For  the  Lord  will  plead  their 
cause,  and  spoil  the  soul  of  those 
that  spoiled  them. 

24  Make  no  friendship  with  an 
angry  man ;  and  with  a  furious 
man  thou  shalt  not  go : 

25  Lest  thou  learn  his  ways,  and 
get  a  snare  to  thy  soul. 

26  Be  not  thou  07ie  of  them  that 
strike  hands,  or  of  them  that  are 
sureties  for  debts. 

27  If  thou  hast  nothing  to  pay, 
why  should  he  take  away  thy  bed 
from  under  theel 

28  Remove  not  the  aneient  land- 
mark, which  thy  fathers  have  set. 

29  Seest  thou  a  man  diligent  in 
his  business  1  he  shall  stand  before 
kings ;  he  shall  not  stand  before 
mean  men. 

CHAPTER  23. 

WHEN  thou  sittest  to  eat  with 
a  ruler,  consider  diligently 
^  what  is  before  thee : 

2  And  put  a  knife  to  thy  throat, 
if  thou  he  a  man  given  to  appetite. 

3  Be  not  desirous  of  his  dainties  : 
for  they  are  deceitful  meat. 

4  Labour  not  to  be  rich :  cease 
from  thine  own  wisdom. 

5  Wilt  thou  set  thine  eyes  upon 
that  which  is  not?  for  riches  cer- 
tainly make  themselves  wings  ; 
they  fly  away  as  an  eagle  toward 
heaven. 

6  Eat  thou  not  the  bread  of  hi/n 
that  hath  an  evil  eye,  neither  desire 
thou  his  dainty  meats  : 

7  For  as  he  thinketh  in  his  heart, 
so  is  lie:  Eat  and  drink,  saith  he 
to  thee ;  but  his  heart  is  not  with 
thee. 

8  The  morsel  which  thou  hast 
eaten  shalt  thou  vomit  up,  and 
lose  thy  sweet  words. 

9  Speak  not  in  the  ears  of  a 
fool :  for  he  will  despise  the  wis- 
dom of  thy  words. 

10  Remove  not  the  old  land- 
mark ;  and  enter  not  into  the 
fields  of  the  fatherless  : 

1 1  !''<  )r  their  redeemer  is  mighty  ; 
he  shall  plead  their  cause  with  thee. 

12  Api)ly  thine  heart  unto  in- 
struction, and  thine  ears  to  the 
words  of  knowledge. 


1 3  Withhold  not  correction  from 
the  child:  for  if  thou  beatest  him 
with  the  rod,  he  shall  not  die. 

14  Thou  shalt  laeat  him  with  the 
rod,  and  shalt  deliver  his  soul  from 
*  hell. 

15  My  son,  if  thine  heart  be  wise, 
my  heart  shall  rejoice,  even  mine. 

16  Yea,  my  reins  shall  rejoice, 
when  thy  lips  speak  right  things. 

17  Let  not  thine  heart  envy 
sinners  :  but  be  thou  in  the  fear  of 
the  Loud  all  the  day  long. 

18  For  surely  there  is  "  an  end  ; 
and  thine  expectation  shall  not  be 
cut  off. 

19  Hear  thou,  my  son,  and  be 
wise,  and  guide  thine  heart  in  the 
way. 

20  Be  not  among  winebibbers ; 
among  riotous  eaters  of  flesh : 

21  For  the  drunkard  and  the 
glutton  shall  come  to  poverty : 
and  drowsiness  shall  clothe  a  man 
with  rags. 

22  Hearken  unto  thjr  father  that 
begat  thee,  and  despise  not  thy 
mother  when  she  is  old. 

23  Buy  the  truth,  and  sell  it 
not ;  also  wisdom,  and  instruction, 
and  understanding. 

24  The  father  of  the  righteous 
shall  greatly  rejoice :  and  he  that 
begetteth  a  wise  child  shall  have 
joy  of  him. 

25  Thy  father  and  thy  mother 
shall  be  glad,  and  she  that  bare 
thee  shall  rejoice. 

26  My  .son,  give  me  thine  heart, 
and  let  thine  eyes  observe  my  ways. 

27  For  a  •'  whore  is  a  deep  ditch  ; 
and  a  strange  woman  is  a  narrow 
pit. 

28  She  also  lieth  in  wait  as  for 
a  prey,  and  increaseth  the  trans- 
gressois  among  men. 

29  Who  hath  woel  who  hath 
sorrow "?  who  hath  contentions  'i 
who  hath  *  bal)})]ing  ?  who  hath 
wounds  without  cause?  who  hath 
redness  of  eyes? 

30  They  that  tarry  long  at  the 
wine ;  they  that  go  to  seek  mixed 
wine. 

3 1  Look  not  thou  upon  the  wine 
when  it  is  red,  when  it  giveth  his 
colour  in  the  cup,  johen  it  "moveth 
itself  aright. 

32  At  tiie  last  it  biteth  like  a 
serpent,  and  stingeth  like  an 
adder. 

33  Thine  eyes  shall  behold 
strange  "  women,  and  thine;  luvirt 
shall  utt<n'  ])erverse  things. 

34  Yea,  thou  shalt  be  as  he  that 
lieth  down  in  the  midst  of  the  sea, 


*  Sheol. 


2  a  reward ; 


3  harlot 


'*  complain- 
ing? 


•''  goeth 

down 

smoothly. 


<<  thinj^s, 


606 


Sundry  precepts 


PROVERBS,  24,  25. 


and  warnings. 


or  as  he  that  lieth  upon  the  top  of 
a  mast. 

35  They  have  stricken  me,  sJuilt 
thou  say,  and  I  was  not  sick  ;  they 
have  beaten  me,  and  I  felt  it  not  : 
when  shall  I  awake?  I  will  seek  it 
yet  again. 

CHAPTER  24. 

BE  not  thou  envious  against  evil 
men,  neither  desire  to  be  with 
them. 

2  For  their  heart  studieth  de- 
struction, and  their  liijs  talk  of 
mischief. 

3  Through  wisdom  is  an  house 
builded  ;  and  by  understanding  it 
is  established  : 

4  And  by  knowledge  shall  the 
chambers  be  filled  with  all  precious 
and  pleasant  riches. 

5  A  wise  man  is  strong ;  yea, 
a  man  of  knowledge  increaseth 
strength. 

6  For  by  wise  counsel  thou  shalt 
make  thy  war  :  and  in  multitude 
of  counsellors  there  is  safety. 

7  Wisdom  is  too  high  for  a  fool  : 
he  openeth  not  his  mouth  in  the 
gate. 

8  He  that  deviseth  to  do  evil 
shall  be  called  a  mischievous  per- 
son. 

9  The  thought  of  foolishness  is 
sin :  and  the  scorner  is  an  abomi- 
nation to  men. 

10  //  thou  faint  in  the  day  of 
adversity,  thy  strength  is  small. 

11  '  If  thou  forbear  to  deliver 
them    that  are  fh'awn   unto  death. 


19  Fret  not  thyself  because  of 
evil  men,_  neither  be  thou  envious 
at  the  wicked  ; 

20  For  there  shall  be  no  reward 
to  the  evil  vian  ;  the  candle  of  the 
wicked  shall  be  put  out. 

21  My  son,  fear  thou  the  Lord 
and  the  king :  and  meddle  not 
with  them  that  are  given  to 
change : 

22  For  their  calamity  shall  rise 
suddenly;  and  who  knoweth  the 
ruin  of  ^  them   both? 

23  *  These  thmf/s  also  helonq  to 


and    those    that   are    ready    to    be 


12  If  thou  sayest.  Behold,  we 
knew  it  not;  doth  not  he  that 
pondereth  the  heart  consider  it  ? 
and  he  that  keepeth  thy  soul,  doth 
not  he  know  it?  and  shall  not  he 
render  to  every  man  according  to 
his  works? 

13  My  son,  eat  thou  honey,  be- 
cause it  is  good ;  and  the  honey- 
comb, which  is  sweet  to  thy  taste  : 

14  So  sJiall  the  knowledge  of 
wisdom  he  unto  thy  soul :  when 
thou  hast  found  it,  then  there 
shall  be  a  reward,  and  thy  expecta- 
tion shall  not  be  cut  off. 

15  Lay  not  wait,  O  wicked  man, 
agamst  the  dwelling  of  the  right- 
eous ;  spoil  not  his  resting  place  : 

16  For  a  just  vum  falleth.  seven 
times,  and  riseth  up  again :  but 
the  wicked  shall  fall  into  -mischief 


1 7  Rejoice  not  when  thine  enemy 
falleth,  and  let  not  thine  heart  be 
glad  when  he  stumbleth  : 

18  Lest  the  Lord  see  it,  and  it 
displease  him,  and  he  turn  away 
his  wrath  from  him. 

607 


the  wise!     It  is  not  good  to  have 
respect  of  persons  in  judgment. 

24  He  that  saith  unto  the 
wicked.  Thou  art  righteous ;  him 
shall  the  people  curse,  nations 
shall  abhor  him  : 

25  But  to  them  that  rebuke  him 
shall  be  delight,  and  a  good  bless- 
ing shall  come  upon  them. 

26  Every  man  shall  kiss  his  lips 
that  giveth  a  right  answer. 

27  Prepare  thy  work  without, 
and  make  it  fit  for  thyself  in  the 
field  ;  and  afterwards  build  thine 
house. 

28  Be  not  a  witness  against  thy 
neighbour  without  cause  ;  and  de- 
ceive not  with  thy  lips. 

29  Say  not,  I  will  do  so  to  him  as 
he  hath  done  to  me  :  I  will  render 
to  the  man  according  to  his  work. 

30  I  went  by  the  field  of  the 
slothful,  and  by  the  vineyard  of 
the  man  void  of  understanding  ; 

31  And,  lo,  it  was  all  grown 
over  with  thorns,  and  nettles  had 
covei-ed  the  face  thereof,  and  the 
stone  wall  thereof  was  broken 
down. 

32  Then  I  saw,  and  considered 
it  well :  I  looked  upon  it,  ami  re- 
ceived instruction. 

33  Yet  a  little  sleep,  a  little  slum- 
ber, a  little  folding  of  the  hands  to 
sleep  : 

34  So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as 
^  one  that  travelleth :  and  thy 
want  as  an  armed  man. 

CHAPTER  25. 

1  OIiservHtious  about  kings,  8  an<1  about 
avoiiUny  caiiseti  of  quarrth,  and  xundry 
causes  thereof. 

THESE  are  also  proverbs  of 
Solomon,  which  the  men  of 
Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  copied 
out. 

2  It  is  the  glory  of  God  to  con- 
ceal a  thing :  but  the  honour  of 
kings  is  to  search  out  a  matter. 

3  The  heaven  for  height,  and 
the  earth  for  depth,  and  the 
heart    of    kings    is    unsearchable. 

4  Take  away  the  dross  from  the 


3  tlieir 
years  ? 
*  These  also 
are  sayings 
of 


s  a  robber; 


Sundry  similitudes 


PROVERBS,  26. 


and  moral  lessons. 


silver,  and  there  shall  come  forth 
a  vessel  for  the  finer. 

5  Take  away  the  wicked  fr-om 
before  the  king,  and  his  throne 
shall  be  established  in  righteous- 
ness. 

6  Put  not  forth  thyself  in  the 
presence  of  the  king,  and  stand 
not  in  the  place  of  great  men: 

7  For  better  it  is  that  it  be  said 
unto  thee.  Come  up  hither ;  than 
that  thou  shouldest  be  put  lower 
in  the  presence  of  the  prince  whom 
thine  eyes  have  seen. 

8  Go  not  forth  hastily  to  strive, 
lest  thou  know  not  what  to  do  in 
the  end  thereof,  when  thy  neigh- 
bour hath  put  thee  to  shame. 

9  Debate  thy  cause  with  thy 
neighbour  Iduiself;  and  discover 
not  a  secret  to  another : 

10  Lest  he  that  heareth  {<  put 
thee  to  shame,  and  thine  infamy 
turn  not  away. 

11  A  word  fitly  spoken  is  Vike 
apples  of  gold  in  ^  pictures  of  silver. 

1 2  ^1  an  eari'ing  of  gold,  and  an 
ornament  of  fine  gold,  so  is  a  wise 
reprover  upon  an  obedient  ear. 

13  As  the  cold  of  snow  in  the 
time  of  harvest,  so  is  a  faithful 
messenger  to  them  that  send  him  : 
for  he  refresheth  the  soul  of  his 
masters. 

14  Whoso  boasteth  himself  of  a 
false  gift  is  like  clouds  and  wind 
without  rain. 

1 5  By  long  forbearing  is  a  prince 
persuaded,  and  a  soft  tongue  break- 
eth  the  bone. 

16  Hast  thou  found  honey  ^  eat 
so  much  as  is  sufficient  for  thee, 
lest  thou  be  filled  therewith,  and 
vomit  it. 

17  Withdraw  thy  foot  from 
thy  neighboui-'s  house ;  lest  he  be 
weary  of  thee,  and  so  hate  thee. 

18  A  man  that  btuireth  false  wit- 
ness against  his  neighl)our  is  a 
maul,  and  a  sword,  and  a  sharp 
arrow. 

19  Confidence,  in  an  unfaithful 
man  in  time  of  trouble  is  like  a 
broken  tooth,  and  a  foot  out  of 
joint. 

20  As  he  that  taketh  away  a 
garment  in  cold  weather,  and  as 
vinegar  upon  nitre,  so  is  lie  that 
singeth  songs  to  an  lieavy  heart. 

21  If  thiiu;  enemy  l)e  lunigry, 
give  him  bread  to  eat ;  and  if  he 
l)e  thirsty  give  him  watci-  to  drink  : 

22  For  thou  shalt  heap  coals  of 
fire  upon  his  liead,  and  the  IjOKD 
shall  I'ewarfl  thee. 

23  The  north  wind  '•'driveth 
away  rain:  so  dofh  ''nn  niigry 
countenance  a  bnckbit iiiLC  tongue. 


21  It  is  better   to   dwell    in   the 


corner  of  the  housetop,  than  with 
a  brawling  woman  and  in  a  wide 
house. 

25  As  cold  waters  to  a  thirsty 
soul,  so  is  good  news  from  a  far 
country. 

26  A  righteous  man  falling  down 
before  the  wicked  is  as  a  troubled 
fountain,  and  a  corrupt  spring. 

27  It  is  not  good  to  eat  much 
honey  :  so  for  men  to  search  their 
own  glory  is  not  glory. 

28  He  that  hath  no  rule  over  his 
own  spirit  is  like  a  city  that  is 
broken  down,  and  without  walls. 

CHAPTER  26. 

1    Ohnervations  about  fools,    13   about  dug- 
(jardi,    n    and    about    contentious    busy- 

iHiiUes. 

AS  snow  in  summer,  and  as  rain 
in  harvest,  so  honour  is  not 
seemly  for  a  fool. 

2  ^  As  the  bird  by  wandering,  as 
the  swallow  l)y  tlynig.  so  the  curse 


causeless  shall  not  come. 


3  A  whip  for  the  horse,  a  bridle 
for  the  ass,  and  a  rod  for  the  fool's 
back. 

4  Answer  not  a  fool  according  to 
his  folly,  lest  thou  also  be  like  unto 
him. 

5  Answer  a  fool  according  to  his 
folly,  lest  he  be  wise  in  his  own 
conceit. 

6  He  that  sendeth  a  message  by 
the  hand  of  a  fool  cutteth  oft'  the 
feet,  and  drinketh  damage. 

7  The  legs  of  the  lame  are  not 
equal :  so  is  a  parable  in  the  mouth 
of  fools. 

8  As  he  that  ^  bindeth  a  stone  in 
a  sling,  so  is  he  that  giveth  honour 
to  a  fool. 

9  As  a  thorn  goeth  up  into  the 
hand  of  a  drunkard,  so  is  a  parable 
in  the  mouth  of  fools. 

10  The  great  (fod  that  formed  all 
tilings  both  rewai'deth  tlie  fool,  and 
rewardeth  ti-ansgressoi's. 

11  As  a  dog  returneth  to  his 
vomit,  so  a  fool  returneth  to  his 
folly. 

1 2  Seest  thou  a  man  wise  in  his 
own  conceit  1  there  is  moi'e  hope  of 
a  fool  than  of  him. 

13  The  slothful  »;(/?;  saith.  There 
is  a  lion  in  the  way  ;  a  lion  is  in  the 
strec^ts. 

14  vl.<  the  door  turneth  upon  his 
hing(\s,  so  doth  the  slothful  upon 
liis  l)ed. 

15  The  slothful  "hidefh  liislKuid 
in  }iii>.  bosom  :    it   gricM-th    iiiiii    to 


l)i-ing  it  again  to  his  mouth. 

16  Tlu!  sluggai-d  is  wiser  in  his 
own  conceit  than  seven  men  that 
can  I'ender  a  reason. 


G08 


Suiulry  similitudes 


PROVERBS,  27,  28. 


and  moral  lessons. 


17  Hethat  passeth  hy,  and  med- 
dleth  with  strife  belonging  not  to 
him,  is  like  one  that  taketh  a  dog 
by  the  ears. 

18  As  a  mad  man  who  casteth 
firebi'ands,  arrows,  and  death, 

1 9  8o  is  the  man  that  deceiveth 
his  neighbour,  and  saith,  Am  not  I 
in  sport  1 

20  Where  no  wood  is,  there ^  the 
fire  goeth  out :  so  where  there  is  no 
talebearer,  the  strife  ceaseth. 

21  As  coals  are  to  burning  coals, 
and  wood  to  fire ;  so  is  a  conten- 
tious man  to  kindle  strife. 

22  The  words  of  a  talebearer  are 
as  *  wounds,  and  they  go  down  into 
the  innei'most  ]jarts  of  the  belly. 

23  -  Burning  lips  and  a  wicked 
heart  are  like '"'a.  ijotsherd  covered 
with  silver  dross. 

24  He  that  hateth  dissembleth 
with  his  lips,  and  layeth  up  deceit 
within  him ; 

25  When  he  speaketh  fair,  be- 
lieve him  not :  for  there  are  seven 
abominations  in  his  heart. 

26  Whose  ha;tred  is  covered  by 
deceit,  his  wickedness  .shall  be 
shewed  before  the  whole  congre- 
gation. 

27  Whoso  diggeth  a  pit  shall  fall 
thei'ein :  and  he  that  I'olleth  a 
stone,  it  will  retvn'n  upon  him. 

28  A  lying  tongue  hateth  those 
that  are  afflicted  by  it ;  and  a  flat- 
tering mouth  worketh  ruin, 

CHAPTER  27. 

1  OhnervaUonn  of  ne/f  lore,  5  of  true  I-ore,  11 
of  care  to  avoid  offences,  23  and  of  the 
houHahold  cave. 

BOAST  not  thyself  of   to  mor- 
row ;    for    thou    knowesfc    not 
what  a  day  may  bring  forth. 

2  Let  another  man  praise  thee, 
and  not  thine  own  mouth ;  a 
stranger,  and  not  thine  own  lips. 

3  A  stone  is  heavy,  and  the  sand 
weighty;  but  a  fool's  *  wrath  is 
heavier  than  them  l)oth. 

4  Wrath  is  cruel,  and  anger  is 
outrageous  ;  Ijut  who  is  able  to 
stand   before  "'envyj 

fi-  Open  rebuke  is  better  than 
secret  love. 

6  Faithful  are  the  wounds  of  a 
friend  ;  but  the  kisses  of  an  enemy 
are  deceitful. 

7  The  full  soul  loatheth  an  ho- 
neycomb ;  but  to  the  hungry  soul 
every  bitter  thing  is  sweet. 

8  As  a  bird  that  wandereth  from 
her  nest,  so  is  a  man  that  wander- 
eth from  his  place. 

9  Ointment  and  perfume  rejoice 
the  lieart :  so  dotli  the  sweetness  of 
a  man's  friend  ''by  hearty  counsel. 


10  Thine  own  friend,  and  thy 
father's  friend,  forsake  not ;  neither 
go  into  thy  brother's  house  in  the 
day  of  thy  calamity  :  for  better  is  a 
neighbour  that  is  near  than  a 
brother  far  off. 

11  My  son,  be  wise,  and  make 
my  heart  glad,  that  I  may  answer 
him  that  reproacheth  me. 

1 2  A  prudent  man  foreseeth  the 
evil,  ami  hideth  himself ;  but  the 
simple  pass  on,  and.  are  punished. 

13  Take  his  garment  that  is 
surety  for  a  stranger,  and  "  take  a 
pledge  of  him  for  a  strange  woman. 

14  He  that  blesseth  his  friend 
with  a  loud  voice,  rising  early  in 
the  morning,  it  shall  be  counted  a 
curse  to  him. 

15  A  continual  dropping  in  a 
very  rainy  day  and  a  contentious 
woman  are  alike. 

16  "  Whosoever  hideth  her  hideth 


the  wind,  and  the  ointment  of  his 


riglit  hand,  which  hewrayetli  ifs<Ti' 
i  7  iron  sharpeneth  iron ;   so  a 
man  sharpeneth  the  countenance 
of  his  friend. 

18  Whoso  keepeth  the  fig  tree 
shall  eat  the  fruit  thereof :  so  he 
that  waiteth  on  his  master  shall  be 
honoured. 

19  As  in  water  face  answereth  to 
face,  so  the  heart  of  man  to  man. 

20  *  Hell  and  t  destruction  are 
never  full ;  so  the  eyes  of  man  are 
never  satisfied. 

21  As  the  fining  pot  for  silver, 
and  the  furnace  for  gold ;  so  is  a 
man  ^to  his  praise. 

22  Though  thou  shouldest  bray 
a  fool  in  a  mortar  among  wheat 
with  a  pestle,  yet  will  not  his  fool- 
ishness depart  from  him. 

23  Be  thou  diligent  to  know  the 
state  of  thy  flocks,  and  look  well  to 
thy  herds. 

24  For  riches  are  not  for  ever : 
and  doth  the  crown  endure  to  every 
generation  1 

25  The  hay  appeareth.and  the  ten- 
der grass  sheweth  itself,  and  herbs 
of  the  mountains  are  gathered. 

26  The  lambs  are  for  thy  cloth- 
ing, and  the  goats  are  the  price  of 
the  field. 

27  And  thou  shalt  have  goats' 
milk  enough  for  thy  food,  for  the 
food  of  thy  household,  and  for  the 
maintenance  for  thy  maidens. 

CHAPTER  28. 

General      ohiiervation.f     of     irnpiety      and 
reli(/iotis    integrity. 

THE  wicked  flee  when  no  man 
pursueth  :_  but   the   righteous 
are  bold  as  a  lion. 


*  Sheol. 


t  Abad(io^. 


'  hold  him  in 
pledge  tJiut 
is  surety 


8  He  that 
would 
restrain  her 
restraiueth 
the  wind, 
and  his 
right  hand 
encounter- 
etli  oil. 


9  tried  by 


39 


609 


Antithetic  m'overhs 


PROVERBS,  29. 


and  maxims. 


2  For  the  transgression  of  a  land 
many  cire  the  princes  thereof :  but 
by  a  man  of  understanding  and 
knowledge  the  state  thereof  shall 
be  prolonged. 

3  A  poor  man  that  ojjpresseth 
the  poor  is  like  a  sweeping  rain 
which  leaveth  no  food. 

4  They  that  forsake  the  law 
praise  the  wicked :  but  such  as 
keep  the  law  contend. with  them. 

5  Evil  men  understand  not  judg- 
ment :  but  they  that  seek  the  Lord 
understand  all  things. 

6  Better  is  the  poor  that  walketh 
in  his  uprightness,  than  he  that  is 
perverse  in  his  ways,  though  he  be 
rich. 

7  Whoso  keepeth  the  law  is  a 
wise  son  :  but  ne  that  is  a  com- 
panion of  riotous  men  shameth 
his  father. 

8  He  that  by  usury  and  unjust 
gain  increaseth  his  substance,  he 
shall  gather  it  for  him  that  will 
pity  the  poor. 

9  He  tnat  turneth  away  his  ear 
from  hearing  the  law,  even  his 
prayer  shall  be  abomination. 

10  Whoso  causeth  the  righteous 
to  go  astray  in  an  evil  way,  he  shall 
fall  himself  into  his  own  pit :  but 
the  upright  shall  have  good  things 
in  possession. 

11  The  rich  man  is  wise  in  his 
own  conceit ;  but  the  poor  that 
hath  understanding  searcheth  him 
out. 

12  When  righteous  men  do  re- 
joice, there  is  great  glory :  but 
when  the  wicked  rise,  ^  a  man  is 
hidden. 

13  He  that  covereth  his  sins 
shall  not  prosper  :  but  whoso  con- 
fesseth  and  forsaketh  the//i  shall 
have  mercy. 

1 4  Happy  is  the  man  that  fear- 
eth  alway  :  but  he  that  haixleiieth 
his  heart  shall  fall  into  mischief. 

15  As  a  roaring  lion,  and  a  rang- 
ing V)ear ;  .w  is  a  wicked  ruler  over 
the  poor  people. 

16  The  prince  that  wanteth 
understanding  is  also  a  great  op- 
pressoi- :  bid  he  that  Iwiteth  covet- 
ousness  shall  nrolong  h/'s  days. 

17  A  man  that  doctli  violence  to 
the  blo()d  of  an//  in-rson  shall  flee 
to  the  pit ;  let  no  man  stay  him. 

18  Whoso  walketh  uprightly 
shall  be  saved :  but  he  that  is 
perverse  in  his  ways  shall  fall  at 
onc(\ 

10  He  that  tilleth  his  land  shall 
have  i)lenty  of  bread  :  but  he  that 
followeth  after  vain  persons  shall 
have  povei-ty  enough. 

20  A  faithful  man  sliall  abound 
with  blessings  :  but  he  that  maketh 


haste  to  be  rich  shall  not  be  -  inno- 
cent. 

.  2 1  To  have  respect  of  persons  is 
not  good  :  for  for  a  piece  of  bread 
tha  t  man  will  transgress. 

22  He  that  hasteth  to  be  rich 
hath  an  evil  eye,  and  considereth 
not  that  poverty  shall  come  upon 
him. 

23  He  that  rebuketh  a  man 
afterwards  shall  find  more  favour 
than  he  that  flattereth  with  the 
tongue. 

24  Whoso  robbeth  his  father  or 
his  mother,  and  saith.  It  is  no 
transgression ;  the  same  is  the 
companion  of  a  destroyer. 

25  He  that  is  of  a  proud  heart 
stirreth  up  strife  :  but  ne  that  put- 
teth  his  trust  in  the  Lord  shall  be 
made  fat. 

26  He  that  trusteth  in  his  own 
heart  is  a  fool :  but  whoso  walketh 
wisely,  he  shall  be  delivered. 

27  He  that  giveth  unto  the  poor 
shall  not  lack  :  but  he  that  hideth 
his  eyes  shall  have  many  a  curse. 

28  When  the  wicked  rise,  men 
hide  themselves :  but  when  they 
perish,  the  righteous  increase. 

CHAPTER  29. 


1  dhsirrai'iitn.s  of  juihlirk  (/i'lrernmerd,  15 
(iiiil  of  pi-i idfr.  '.'■-'  (1/ (tniji-r,  pride,  thiev- 
ery, coiraril ice,  mid  ein-nij>//(>ii. 

HE,  that  being  often  reproved 
hardeneth  his  neck,  shall  sud- 
denly be  destroyed,  and  that  with- 
out remedy. 

2  When  the  righteous  are  in  au- 
thority, the  people  rejoice :  but 
when  the  wicked  beareth  rule,  the 
people  mourn. 

3  Whoso  loveth  wisdom  rejoiceth 
liis  father:  but  he  that  keepeth 
company  with  harlots  spendeth 
his  substance. 

4  The  king  by  judgment  esta- 
blisheth  the  land  :  but  he  that  re- 
ceiveth  gifts  overthi'oweth  it. 

5  A  man  that  flattereth  his 
neighbour  spreadeth  a  net  for  his 
feet. 

6  In  the  transgression  of  an  evil 
man  f/iere  is  a  snare  :  but  the  right- 
eous doth  sing  and  rejoice. 

7  The  righteous  considereth  the 
cause  of  the  poor  :  but  the  wicked 
regardeth  not  to  know  it. 

8  Scornful  men  •'  bring  a  city  into 
a  snare :  but  wise  ■//icii  turn  ;i\va,y 
wrath. 

9  //"a  wise  man  contendeth  with 
a  foolish  man,  whethei'  he  ragc^  or 
laugh,  there  is  no  rest. 

10  The  l)loo(ltliirsty  hate  ■*  the 
ui)i'ight:  bill  the  just  seek  his  soul. 

I  1   A  fool  uttcrcth  all  his  mind  : 


■•  liini  tli.'it  is 
perfect  : 
and  as  lur 
I  he  U])rij;lit, 
tli(>y  S(!ek 
his'life. 


GIG 


Agur's  confession  of  his  faith, 


PEOVEEBS,  30. 


and  his  prayer. 


but  a  Avise  man  keepeth  it  in  till 
afterwaid.s. 

12  If  a  ruler  hearken  to  lies,  all 
his  servants  are  wicked. 

13  The  poor  and  the  ^  deceitful 
man  meet  together :  the  Lord 
lighteneth    both   their  eyes. 

14  The  king  that  faithfully  judg- 
eth  the  poor,  his  throne  shall  be 
established  for  ever. 

1 5  The  rod  and  reproof  give  wis- 
dom :  but  a  child  left  to  hiviself 
bringeth  his  mother  to  shame. 

16  When  the  wicked  are  multi- 
plied, transgression  increaseth :  but 
the  righteous  shall  see  their  fall. 

17  Correct  thy  son,  and  he  shall 
give  thee  rest ;  yea,  he  shall  give 
delight  unto  thy  soul. 

IS  Where  there  is  no  vision,  the 
people  '  perish  :  but  he  that  keep- 
eth the  law,  happy  ?'•>>•  he. 

19  A  servant  will  not  be  cor- 
rected by  words:  for  though  he 
understand  he  will  not  ^  answer. 

20  Seest  thou  a  man  tliat  /.s-  hasty 
in  his  words  %  there  is  more  hope  of 
a  fool  than  of  him. 

21  He  that  delicately  hringeth 
up  his  servant  from  a  child  shall 
have  him  ■*  become  his  son  at   the 


length. 

22  An  angry  man  stirreth  up 
strife,  and  a  furious  man  abound- 
eth  in  transgression. 

23  A  mans  pride  shall  bring  him 
low :  but  honour  shall  uphold  the 
humble  in  spirit. 

24  Whoso  is  partner  with  a  thief 
liateth  his  own  soul :  he  heareth 
'"'cursing,  and  bewrayeth  if  not. 

25  I'he  fear  of  man  bringeth  a 
snare  :  but  whoso  putteth  his  trust 
in  the  Lord  shall  be  safe. 

26  Many  seek  the  ruler's  favour  ; 
but  every  man's  judgment  cometh 
from  the  Lord. 

27  An  unjust  man  is  an  alx)mi- 
nation  to  the  just :  and  he  tliat  is 
upright  in  the  way  is  abomination 
to  the  wicked. 

CHAPTER  30. 

1  Agur'' K  confemion  of  hin  faith.  7  The  two 
points  of  his  prayer.  10  The  meaveitt  are 
not  to  he  wronged.  11  four  iricied  ge- 
nerationit.  15  Four  things  ivsati(il>/e.  17 
Parentu  are  not  to  he  dexpiKeil.  Is  Four 
thingx  hard  to  be  known.  21  Four  thing.^ 
intolerable.  24  Four  tilings  exceeding 
irixe.  29  Four  things  stalely.  S2  Wrath 
fs-  to  be  prevented . 

niHE  words  of  Agur  the  .son  of 
X  .Jakeh,  even  the  proj^hecy  :  the 
man  "spake  unto  Ithiel.  even  unto 
Ttluel  and  Heal,  ' 


2  Surely  1  am  more  brutish  than 
any  man,  and  have  not  the  under- 
standing of  a  man. 


3  I  neither  learned  wisdom,  nor 
have  the  knowledge  of  the  ''  lioly. 

4  Who  hath  ascended  up  into 
heaven,  oi'  descended?  wlio  hath 
gathered  tlie  wind  m  his  fists'?  who 
hath  bountl  the  waters  in  a  gar- 
ment I  who  hath  established  all 
the  ends  of  the  earth  '\  what  is  his 
name,  and  what  is  his  son's  name, 
if  thou  canst  tell  % 

5  Every  word  of  God  is  pure  :  he 
is  a  shield  unto  them  that  put  their 
trust  in  him. 

6  Add  thou  not  unto  his  w^ords, 
lest  he  reprove  thee,  and  thou  be 
found  a  liar. 

7  Two  things  have  I  I'equired  of 
thee  ;  deny  me  them  not  before  I 
die  : 

8  Remove  far  from  me  vanity  and 
lies :  give  me  neither  poverty  nor 
riches ;  feed  me  with  food  **  con- 
venient for  me : 

9  Lest  I  be  full,  and  deny  tliee, 
and  say,  Vv^ho  is  the  Lord  1  or  lest 
I  be  poor,  and  steal,  and  take  the 
name  of  my  God  in  vain. 

10  "Accuse  not  a  servant  unto 
his  master,  lest  he  curse  thee,  and 
thou  be  found  guilty. 

11  There  is  a  generation  that 
curseth  their  father,  and  doth  not 
bless  their  mother. 

1 2  There  is  a  generation  that  are 
pure  in  their  own  eyes,  and  yet  is 
not  washed  from  their  filthiness. 

13  T/iere  is  a  generation,  O  how 
lofty  are  their  eyes  !  and  their  eye- 
lids are  lifted  up. 

14  There  is  a  generation,  whose 
teeth  are  as  swords,  and  their  jaw 
teeth  as  knives,  to  devour  the  poor 
from  off  the  earth,  and  the  needy 
from  amony  men. 

15  The  horseleach  hath  two 
daughters,  crying.  Give,  give. 
There  are  three  things  that  are 
never  satisfied,  yea,  four  things  say 
not,  It  is  enough  : 

16  *  The  grave  ;  and  the  barren 
womb  ;  the  earth  that  is  not  '"tilled 
with  water  ;  and  the  fire  tliat  saitli 
not,  It  is  enough. 

17  The  eye  that  mocketh  at  his 
father,  and  despiseth  to  obey  his 
mother,  the  ravens  of  the  valley 
shall  pick  it  out,  and  the  young 
eagles  shall  eat  it. 

18  There  be  three  things  which 
are  too  wonderful  for  me,  yea,  four 
which  T  know  not : 

19  The  way  of  an  eagle  in  the 
air ;  the  way  of  a  serpent  upon  a 
rock  ;  the  way  of  a  ship  in  the 
midst  of  the  sea  ;  and  the  way  of  a 
man  with  a  maid. 


*  Heb.  Sheol. 


^  Holy  One. 


8  needful 


'•*  Slander 


w  satisMed 


611 


Counsel  to  Lemuel. 


PROVERBS,  31. 


The  good  wife. 


20  '  Such  is  the  way  of  an  adul- 
terous woman ;  she  eateth,  and 
wipeth  her  mouth,  and  saith,  I 
have  done  no  wickedness. 

21  For  three  things  the  earth  is 
disquieted,  and  for  four  which  it 
cannot  bear  : 

22  For  a  servant  when  he  reign- 
eth  ;  and  a  fool  when  he  is  filled 
with  "  meat : 

23  For  an  odious  woman  when 
she  is  married  ;  and  an  handmaid 
that  is  heir  to  her  mistress. 

24  There  be  four  things  xohich  are 
little  upon  the  earth,  but  they  are 
exceeding  wise : 

25  The  ants  are  a  people  not 
strong,  yet  they  prepare  their 
^ meat  in  the  summer; 

26  The  conies  are  hut  a  feeble 
folk,  yet  make  they  their  houses  in 
the  rocks ; 

27  The  locusts  have  no  king,  yet 
go  they  forth  all  of  them  by  bands  ; 

28  The  spider  taketh  hold  with 
her  hands,  and  is  in  kings'  palaces. 

29  There  be  three  things  which 
go  well,  yea,  four  are  comely  in 
going: 

30  A  lion  which  %s  strongest 
among  beasts,  and  turneth  not 
away  for  any ; 

3 1  A  greyhound ;  an  he  goat 
also ;  and  a  king,  ^  against  whom 
titers  is  no  rising  nj). 


'^'2  If  thou  hast  done  foolishly  in 
lifting  up  thyself,  or  if  thou  hast 
thought  evil,  lai/  thine  hand  upon 
thy  mouth. 

33  Surely  the  churning  of  milk 
bringeth  forth  butter,  and  the 
wringing  of  the  nose  bringeth 
forth  blood :  so  the  forcing  of 
wrath  bringeth  forth  strife. 

CHAPTER  31. 

1  LemuePa  lenHon  of  vhaxtif;/  and  temper- 
ance. 6  The  afflicted  are  to  be  comforted 
and  defended.  10  The  praise  and  pro- 
jiertien  of  a  good  iri'fe. 

THE    words    of    king    Lemuel, 
the  prophecy  that  his  mother 
taught  him. 

2  What,  my  son  1  and  what,  the 
son  of  my  womb^  and  what,  the 
son  of  my  vows  'I 

3  Give  not  thy  strength  unto 
women,  nor  thy  ways  to  that  which 
destroyeth  kings. 

4  It  is  not  for  kings,  O  Lemuel, 
it  is  not  for  kings  to  drink  wine  ; 
nor  for  princes  strong  di-iuk: 

5  Lest  they  drink,  and  forget  the 
law,  and  pervert  the  judgment  of 
any  of  the  afflicted. 

6  Give  strong  fh'iiik  unto  him 
that  is  ready  to  perisli,  aufl  witu^ 
unto  those  that  be  of  heavy  hearts. 


7  Let  him  drink,  and  forget  his 
poverty,  and  remember  his  misery 
no  more. 

8  Open  thy  mouth  for  the  dumb 
in  the  cause  of  all  such  as  are  ap- 
pointed to  destruction. 

9  Open  thy  mouth,  judge  right- 
eously, and  plead  the  cause  of  the 
poor  and  needy. 

10  11  Who  can  find  a  virtuous 
woman  1  for  her  price  is  far  above 
rubies. 

11  The  heart  of  her  husband 
doth  safely  trust  in  her,  so  that  he 
shall  have  no  ^  need  of  spoil. 

12  She  will  do  him  good  and  not 
evil  all  the  days  of  her  life. 

13  She  seeketh  wool,  and  flax, 
and  worketh  willingly  with  her 
hands. 

14  She  is  like  the  merchants' 
ships  ;  she  bringeth  her  food  from 
afar. 

15  She  riseth  also  while  it  is  yet 
night,  and  giveth  '■^  meat  to  her 
household,  and  a  portion  to  her 
maidens. 

16  She  considereth  a  field,  and 
buyeth  it :  with  the  fruit  of  her 
hands  she  planteth  a  vineyard. 

17  She  girdeth  her  loins  with 
strength,  and  strengtheneth  her 
arms. 

1 8  She  perceiveth  that  her  mer- 
chandise 7s  good  :  her  candle  goeth 
not  out  by  night. 

19  She  layeth  her  hands  to  the 
spindle,  and  her  hands  hold  the 
distaff. 

20  She  stretcheth  out  her  hand  to 
the  poor ;  yea,  she  reacheth  forth 
her  hands  to  the  needy. 

21  She  is  not  afraid  of  the  snow 
for  her  household  :  for  all  her  house- 
hold are  clothed  with  scarlet. 

22  She  maketh  herself  coverings 
of  tapestry  ;  her  clothing  is  silk 
and  purple. 

23  Her  husband  is  known  in  the 
gates,  when  he  sitteth  among  tlie 
elders  of  tlie  land. 

24  She  maketh  fine  linen,  and 
selleth  it;  and  delivereth  girdles 
unto  the  merchant. 

25  Strength  and  honour  (trc  her 
clothing  ;  and  slie  "shall  i'ej<>i(H'  in 
time  to  f()Tn(\ 


26  She  openeth  her  mouth  with 
wisdoin  ;  and  in  her  tongue  is  the 
law  of  kindness. 

27  She  looketh  well  to  the  ways 
of  her  household,  and  eateth  not 
the  bi'ead  of  idleness. 

2S  Her  childien  arise  up,  and  call 
h(M'  bless(Ml  ;  lier  husband  also,  and 
he  i)raiseth  her. 

29  Many  daughters  have  done 
virtuously,  but  tnou  excellest  them 
all. 


f'  liiugheth 
at  tlie  time 
to  come. 


612 


All  human  courses  are  vain. 


PEOVEPvBS,  31. 


The  vanity  of  pleasure. 


30  Favour  I'sdeceitful, and  beauty 
'.s'  vain :  bat  a  woman  that  feareth 
ilie  LoKD,  she  shall  be  praised. 


31  Give  her  of  the  fruit  of  her 
hands  ;  and  let  her  own  works 
praise  her  in  the  gates. 


ECCLESIASTES, 


OR 


THE    PEEAOHER 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  The  preacher  sheweth  that  all  human 
courses  are  vain:  4  becmise  the  ereafiires 
are  restless  in  their  courses,  9  the;/  hriiuj 
forth  itiifhiinj  iii-ir.  and  all  old  thiiujsare 
forgoitiii.  Vl  iiiid  /x'l-aiist'  he  hath  foinid  it 
so  in  the  xt/idir.'i  i>f  nisdom.. 

rriHE  words  of  the  Preacher,  the 
X  son  of  David,  king  in  Jerusa- 
lem. 

2  Vanity  of  vanities,  saith  the 
Preacher,  vanity  of  vanities  ;  all  y'.s 
vanity. 

3  What  profit  hath  a  man  of  all 
his  lalwur  which  he  taketh  under 
the  sun  % 

4  One  generation  passeth  away, 
and  another  generation  cometh : 
but  the  earth  abideth  for  ever. 

5  The  sun  also  ariseth,  and  tlie 
sun  goeth  down,  and  hasteth  to  his 
place  where  he  arose. 

6  The  wind  goeth  toward  the 
south,  and  turneth  about  unto  the 
north  ;  it  whirleth  about  continu- 
ally, and  the  wind  returneth  again 
according  to  his  circuits. 

7  All  the  rivers  run  into  the  sea  ; 
yet  the  sea  /.s  not  full  ;  unto  the 
Ijlace  'from  whence  the  r-ivers  come, 
thitherTliey  r(>tnvn  ;m-!iiri. 

t5  All  things  are  iwW  of  labour; 
man  cannot  utter  it :  the  eye  is  not 
satisfied  with  seeing,  nor  the  ear 
filled  with  hearing. 

9  The  thing  that  hath  been,  it  ?'.'•• 
that  which  shall  be ;  and  that  which 
is  done  is  that  which  shall  l)e  done: 
and  tliere  /.s  no  new  thimj  under  the 
sun. 

10  Is  there  any  thing  whereof  it 
may  be  said,  See,  this  is.  new'?  it 
liath  been  already  of  old  time, 
which  was    befoi-e   us. 

11  There  is  no  remembrance  of 
former  thiia/K .-  neither  shall  there 
be  a%?/ rememl^rance  of  thivgs  that 
are  to  come  with  those  that  shall 
come  after. 

12  H  I  the  Preacher  was  king 
over  Israel   in    Jerusalem. 

13  And  I  gave  my  heart  to  seek 
and  search  out  by  wisdom  concern- 
ing all  thidus  that  are  done  umler 
heaven:  this  sore  travail  hath  God 


given  to  the  sons  of  man  to  be  ex- 
ercised therewith. 

14  1  liave  seen  all  the  works  that 
are  done  under  the  sun ;  and,  be- 
hold, all  is  vanity  and  "  vexation  of 
spirit. 

15  That  whicli  is  crooked  cannot 
be  made  straight:  and  that  which 
is  wanting  cannot  be  numbered. 

16  1  communed  with  mine  own 
lieart,  saying,  Lo,  1  am  come  to 
great  estate,  and  have  gotten  more 
wisdom  than  all  they  i\vAt  have  been 
before  me  in  Jerusalem:  yea,  my 
heart  had  great  experience  of  wis- 
dom and  knowledge. 

17  And  I  gave  my  heart  to  know 
wisdom,  and  to  know  madness  and 
folly:  I  perceivefl  that  this  also  is 
'"  vexation   of   spirit. 

18  For  in  much  wisdom  is  much 
grief :  and  he  that  increaseth  know- 
ledge increaseth  sorrow. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  The  vanifij  of  human  courses  in  the  works 
of  pleasure.  12  ThoxKjh  the  wise  he  better 
tlian.  ilw  fool,  yet  both,  hare  one  ercnt.  18 
7V/«  ninihj of  human  labour,  in  Icitrinii  it 
they  know  not  to  whom.  2-1  Kolhimj  In-i/tr 
than  joy  ill  our  labour;  btit  that  is  God's 

I  SAID  in  mine  heart,  ^  Go  to  now, 
I  will  prove  thee  with  mirth, 
therefore  enjoy  pleasure:  and,  be- 
hold, this  also  is  vanity. 

2  1  said  oi  laughter.  It  is  mad : 
and  of  mirth,  What  doeth  it? 

3  I  sought  in  mine  heart  to  •*  give 
myself  unto  wine,  yet  ^  ncquaiiit- 
nm-  mJHi'  heart  with  wisdom  ;  and 
to  la.v  hold  on  folly,  till  I  might 
see  what  icas  that  good  foi-  the  sons 
of  men,  which  they  should  do  un- 
der the  heaven  all  the  days  of  their 
life. 

4  I  made  me  great  works;  I 
builded  me  houses;  I  planted  me 
vineyards : 

5  I  made  me  gardens  and  ''or- 
chards, and  I  jilanted  trees  in  them 
of  all  A-ind  of  fruits  : 

6  I  made  me  pools  of  water,  to 
water  therewith  the  wood  that 
bringeth    forth    trees : 


2  a  striviiiji^ 
alter  wiud. 


3  Come 


"*  cliecr  my 
flesh  with 
5  tjuidiiisi 


"  parks, 


613 


The  vanity  ofiveaUh, 


ECCLESIASTES,  3. 


of  knoidedge,  and  labour. 


7  I  got  me  servants  and  maidens, 
and  had  servants  born  in  my  house ; 
also  I  had  great  possessions  of  great 
and  small  cattle  above  ail  that 
were    in    Jerusalem    before    me: 

8  I  gathered  me  also  silver  and 
gold,  and  the  peculiar  treasure  of 
kings  and  of  the  provinces :  I  gat 
me  men  singers  and  women  sing- 
ers, and  the  delights  of  the  sons  of 
men,  as  musical  instruments,  and 
that  of  all  sorts. 

9  So  I  was  great,  and  increased 
more  than  all  that  were  before  me 
in  Jerusalem  :  also  my  wisdom  re- 
mained with  me. 

10  And  whatsoever  mine  eyes 
desired  I  kept  not  from  them,  I 
withheld  not  my  heart  from  any 
joy;  for  my  heart  rejoiced  in  all 
my  labour:  and  this  was  my  por- 
tion of  all  my  labour. 

11  Then  I  looked  on  all  the 
works  that  my  hands  had  wr-ought, 
and  on  the  labour  that  I  had  la- 
boured to  do :  and,  behold,  all  wan 
vanity  and  '  vexation  of  spirit,  and 
there  ivas  no  prcjtit  under  the  sun. 

12  ^  And  i  turned  myself  to  be- 
hold wisdom,  and  madness,  and 
folly:  for  what  can  the  man  do 
tliat  cometh  after  the  king^  even 
that  which  hath  been  already 
done. 

13  Then  I  saw  that  wisdom  ex- 
celleth  folly ,  as  far  as  light  excelleth 
darkness. 

14  The  wise  man's  eyes  are  in 
his  head  ;  but  the  fool  walketh  in 
darkness:  and  I  myself  perceived 
also  that  one  event  happeneth  to 
them  all. 

15  Then  said  I  in  my  heart.  As 
it  happeneth  to  the  fool,  so  it  hap- 
peneth even  to  me  ;  and  why  was  I 
then  more  wise '?  Then  I  said  in 
my  heart,  that  this  also  is  vanity. 

16  For  there  is  no  I'emembrance 
of  the  wise  more  than  of  the  fool 
for  ever  ;  seeing  that  which  now  is 
in  the  days  to  come  shall  all  be  for- 
gotten. And_  how  dieth  the  wise 
'/nan  ?  as  the  fool. 

17  Therefore  I  hated  life;  be- 
cause the  work  that  is  wrought 
under  the  sun  y'.s- grievous  unto  me  : 
foi'  all  is  vanity  and  'vexation  of 
spirit. 

\>^  1l  Yea,  I  hated  all  my  labour 
which  I  had  taken  under  the  sun  : 
because  T  should  leave  it  unto  the 
man  that  shall  be  after  me. 

19  And  who  knoweth  Avhethcr 
he  shall  l)e  a  wise  man  or  a  fool  *? 
yet  shall  he  have  rule  over- all  my 
labour  whei-ein  1  have  laJ)oiire(i. 
and  wherein  1  have;  shewed  myself 
wise  under  the  sun.  This  is  also 
vanity. 


20  Therefore  I  went  about  to 
cause  my  heart  to  despair  of  all  the 
labour  which  i  took  vinder  the  sun. 

21  For  there  is  a  man  whose  la- 
bour is  in  wisdom,  and  in  know- 
ledge, and  in  "equity:  yet  to  a  man 
that  hath  not  laboured  therein 
shall  he  leave  it  for  his  portion. 
This  also  is  vanity  and  a  great  evil. 

22  For  what  hath  man  of  all  his 
labour,  and  of  the  vexation  of  his 
heart,  wherein  he  hath  laboured 
under  the  sun  *? 

23  For  all  his  days  are  sorrows, 
and  his  travail  g;rief  ;  yea,  his  heart 
taketh  not  rest  in  the  night.  This 
is  also  vanity. 

24  ^  There  is  nothing  better  for 
a  man,  than  that  he  should  eat  and 
drink,  and  that  he  should  make  his 
soul  enjoy  good  in  his  labour.  This 
also  I  saw,  that  it  was  from  the 
hand  of  God. 

25  For  who  can  eat,  or  Avho  ■*  else 
can  hasten   hereunto,  more  than  i  ( 


25  For  Go(l  giveth  to  a  man  that 
is  good  in  his  sight  wisdom,  and 
knowledge,  and  joy  :  but  to  the 
sinner  he  giveth  travail,  to  gather 
and  to  heap  up,  that  he  may  give 
to  him  that  is  good  Ijefore  God. 
This  also  is  vanity  and  -  A'exation 
of  spirit. 


CHAPTEE  3. 

1  Bj/  Ihe  vecesKU)']/  chdiuje  of  ihiwx,  Vintity 
in  added  to  huiiioii  trorai/.  11  There  is 
an  ej'celU'iici/  in  (rod'n  word's.  IG  Uiit  as 
for  hian,  God  shall  judye  his  icorks  there, 
and  here  he  shall  be  like  (i  heasi. 

TO  every  thing  there  is  a  season, 
and  a  time  to  every  purpose 
under  the  heaven  : 

2  A  time  to  be  born,  and  a  time 
to  die  ;  a  time  to  plant,  and  a  time 
to  pluck  up  th.((t  'irhirh  is  planted  ; 

3  A  time  to  kill,  and  a  time  to 
heal ;  a  time  to  break  down,  and  a 
time  to  build  up  ; 

4  A  time  to  weep,  and  a  time  to 
laugh  ;  a  time  to  moui'ii,  and  a  time 
to  dance ; 

5  A  time  to  cast  away  stones,  and 
a  time  to  gather  stones  togetliei': 
a  time  to  embrace,  and  a  time  to 
refrain  from  embracing  ; 

G  A  time  to  get,  and  a  time  to 
lose  ;  a  time  to  keei),  and  a  time  to 
cast  away  ; 

7  A  tinu!  to  i-end,  and  a  time  to 
sew  ;  a  time  to  keep  silence,  and  a 
time  to  speak  ; 

8  A  time  to  Ionc,  and  a  time;  to 
hate  ;  a  time  "'of  war,  and  a  time  '^of 
peace. 

9  What  profit  hath  hethatwork- 
eth  in  that  wherein   he  laboureth  ? 

10  1  have  .seen  the  travail,  which 


614 


A  time  for  every  thing. 


ECCLESIASTES,  4.      The  evils  of  oppression  and  envy. 


God  hath  given  to  the  sons  of  men 
to  be  exercised  in  it. 

11  He  hath  made  every  thiwj 
beautiful  in  ^  his  time  :  also  he  hath 
set  "the  world  in  their  heart,  "so 
that  no  man  can  lind  out  the  work 
that  God  maketh  from  the  begin- 
ning to  the  end. 

12  1  know  that  there  is  no  good 
in  them,  but  for  a  man  to  rejoice, 
and  to  do  good  in  his  life. 

13  And  also  that  every  nian 
should  eat  and  drink,  and  enjoy 
the  good  of  all  his  labour,  it  is 
the  gift  of  God. 

14  1  know  that,  whatsoever  God 
doeth,  it  shall  be  for  ever  :  nothing 
can  be  put  to  it,  nor  anv  thing 
taken  from  it :  and  God  doeth 
it,  that  men  should  fear  before 
him. 

15  That  which  hath  been  is  now  ; 
and  that  which  is  to  be  hath  already 
been ;  and  God  ■*  requireth  that 
which  is  past. 

16  H  And  moreover  I  saw  under 
the  sun  the  place  of  judgment,  that 
wickedness  ivas  there ;  and  the 
place  of  righteousness,  that  iniquity 
luas  there. 

17  I  said  in  mine  heart,  God 
shall  judge  the  righteous  and  the 
wicked  :  for  tliere  is  a  time  there 
for  every  purpose  and  for  every 
work. 

18  1  said  in  mine  heart  concern- 
ing the  estate  of  the  sons  of  men, 
that  God  might  ^  manifest  them, 
and  that  they  might  see  that  they 
themselves  are  beasts. 

19  For  that  which  befalleth  the 
sons  of  men  befalleth  beasts  ;  even 
one  thing  befalleth  them  :  as  the 
one  dieth,  so  dieth  the  other  ;  yea, 
they  have  all  one  breath ;  so  that 
a  man  hath  no  preeminence  above 
a  beast :  for  all  is  vanity. 

20  All  go  unto  one  place  ;  all  are 
of  the  dust,  and  all  turn  to  dust 
again. 

21  Who  knoweth  the  spirit  of 
man  '^  that  goeth  upward,  and  the 
spirit  of  the  beast  "  that  goeth 
downward  to  the  earth  'i 

22  Wherefore  I  perceive  that 
there  is  nothing  better,  than  that 
a  man  should  rejoice  in  his  own 
works  ;  for  that  is  his  portion  :  for 
who  shall  bring  him  to  see  what 
shall  be  after  him  1 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  Vanity  is  increased  unto  w.en  by  oppren- 
Kion,  4  hy  envy,  5  by  idlenem,  1  bycoretoun- 
iiexn,  9  by  xolitarinefiii,  13  by  wilfulness. 

SO  I  returned,  and  considered  all 
the  oppressions  that  are  done 
under  the  sun :    and    behold    t\w 


tears  of  such  as  were  oppressed,  and 
they  had  no  comforter ;  and  on 
the  side  of  their  oppressors  there 
was  power  ;  but  they  had  no  com- 
forter. 

2  Wherefore  I  praised  the  dead 
which  are  already  dead  more  than 
the  living  which  are  yet  alive. 

3  Yea,  better  is  he  than  both 
they,  which  hath  not  yet  been, 
who  hath  not  seen  the  evil  work 
that  is  done  under  the  sun. 

4  ^  Again,  I  considered  all 
'travail,  and  every  *  right  work, 
that  for  this  a  man  is  envied  of  his 
neighbour.  This  is  also  vanity  and 
'^  vexation  of  spirit. 

5  The  fool  foldeth  his  hands  to- 
gether, and  eateth  his  own  flesh. 

6  Better  is  a  handful  ivith  quiet- 
ness, than  both  the  hands  full  with 
^"travail  and  vexation  of  spirit. 

7  M  Then  1  returned,  and  1  saw 
vanity  under  the  sun. 

8  There  is  one  alone,  and  there  is 
not  a  second  ;  yea,  he  hath  neither 
child  nor  brother:  yet  is  there  no 
end  of  all  his  labour  ;  neither  is  his 
eye  satisfied  with  riches  ;  "  neither 
saith   he.    For  whom   do  T   labour. 


and  bereave  my  soul  of  good  '<  This 
is  also  vanity,  yea,  it  is  a  sore 
travail. 

9  fl  Two  are  better  than  one  ;  be- 
cause they  have  a  good  reward  for 
their  labour. 

10  For  if  they  fall,  the  one  will 
lift  up  his  fellow  :  but  woe  to  him 
that  is  alone  when  he  falleth  ;  for 
he  hath  not  another  to  help  him 
up. 

11  Again,  if  two  lie  together, 
then  they  have  ^'-^  heat :  but  how  can 
one  be  warm  0.^0/16? 

12  And  if  ^^one  prevail  against 
him,  two  shall  withstand  him  ;  and 
a  threefold  cord  is  not  quickly 
broken. 

1 3  U  Better  is  a  poor  and  a  wise 
"child  than  an  old  and  foolish 
king,  who  will  no  more  be  admo- 
nished. 

14  For  out  of  prison  he  cometh 
to  reign ;  whereas  also  he  that  is 
born  in  his  kingdom  becometh 
poor. 

1 .5  I  '^  considered  all  the  living 
which  walk  under  the  sun,  '"with 
the  second  child  that  shall  stnnd  up 


in  his  stead. 

16  There  ^"  is  no  end  of  all  the 
people,  eveii  of  all  '"that  have  been 
beff)i-e  them  :  tliey  also  that  come 
after  sliall  not  rejoice  in  him. 
Surely  tiiis  also  is  vanity  and 
"  vexiitioii  of  si)irit. 


^  labour, 
8  successful 

'•*  a  striviug 
after  wind. 


1"  laljour 
and  striving 
alter  wind. 


11  For  whom 
theu,  saith 
he,  do  I 
labour, 


1-  warmth : 


13  a  man 
prevail 
against  him 
that  is 
alone, 

1*  youth 


15  saw 

16  that  they 
were  with 
th(^  youth, 
the  second, 
that  stood 
up 

1'  was 

18  them  over 

whom  he 

was:  yet 

they 


615 


Vatdties  in  divine  service. 


ECCLESIASTES,  5,  6. 


False  and  true  use  of  wealth. 


CHAPTER  5. 

1  Vanities  in  divine  service,  8  In  mwnnur- 
inff  againbt  oppression,  9  and  in  riche.s. 
18  Joy  in  richen  is  the  gift  of  God. 

KEEP  thy  foot  when  thou  goest 
to  the  house  of  God,  and  be 
more  ready  to  hear,  than  to  give 
the  sacrifice  of  fools  :  for  they  con- 
sider not  that  they  do  eviL 

2  Be  not  rash  with  thy  mouth, 
and  let  not  thine  heart  be  hasty  to 
utter  any  thing  before  God  :  for 
God  is  in  heaven,  and  thou  upon 
earth:  therefore  let  thy  words  be 
few. 

3  For  a  dream  cometh  through 
the  multitude  of  business ;  and  a 
fool's  voice  is  known  by  multitude 
of  words. 

4  When  thou  vowest  a  vow  unto 
God,  defer  not  to  pay  it ;  for  he 
hath  no  pleasure  in  fools  :  pay  that 
which  thou  hast  vowed. 

5  Better  is  it  that  thou  shouldest 
not  vow,  than  that  thou  shouldest 
vow  and  not  pay. 

6  Suffer  not  thy  mouth  to  cause 
thy  flesh  to  sin  ;  neither  say  thou 
before  the  ^  angel ,  that  it  ivas  an 
error:  wherefore  should  God  be 
angry  at  thy  voice,  and  destroy 
the  work  of  thine  hands'? 

7  For  in  the  multitude  of  dreams 
and  many  woi'ds  tliere  are  also 
divers  vanities :  but  fear  thou 
God. 

8  51  If  thou  seest  the  oppression 
of  the  poor,  and  violent  perverting 
of  judgment  and  justice  in  a  pro- 
vince, marvel  not  at  the  matter  : 
for  he  that  is  higher  than  the  high- 
est regardeth ;  and  tJiere  he  higher 
than  they. 

9  H  Moreover  the  profit  of  the 
earth  is  for  all :  the  king  himself 
is  served  by  the  field. 

10  He  that  loveth  silver  sliall 
not  be  satisiied  with  silver  ;  nor  he 
that  loveth  abundaTice  with  in- 
crease :  this  is  also  vanity. 

11  When  goods  increase,  they 
are  increased  that  eat  tliem  :  and 
wliat  good  is  there  to  the  owners 
tluireof,  saving  the  bc^holding  of 
tliem  with  their  eyes'? 

12  The  sleep  of  a  lf|bouring  man 
is  sweet,  whether  he  eat  little  or 
much:  but  the  '-'abundatice  of  the 
rich  will  not  sufl'er  him  to  sleep. 

\'.^  There  is  a  soi't;  evil  ichjcJi  I 
liave  seen  under  the  sun,  mimehj, 
riches  kept  for  the  owners  thereof 
to  their  hurt. 

14  P)ut  those  riches  perish  by 
evil  -'travail  :  and  he  begettc^th  a 
son,  and  there  is  nothing  in  his 
hand. 


*  See  Mai.  ii.  7, 


15  As  he  came  forth  of  his 
mother's  womb,  naked  shall  he 
return  to  go  as  he  came,  and  shall 
take  nothing  of  his  labour,  which 
he  may  carry  away  in  his  hand. 

16  Antl  this  also  is  a  sore  evil, 
that  in  all  points  as  he  came,  so 
shall  he  go :  and  what  profit  hath  he 
that  hath  laboured  for  the  wind  1 

17  All  his  days  also  he  eateth 
in  darkness,  and  he  hat/i  much 
sorrow  and  wrath  with  his  sick- 
ness. 

18  U  Behold  that  which  I  have 
seen  :  it  is  good  and  comely  for  one 
to  eat  and  to  drink,  and  to  enjoy 
the  good  of  all  his  labour  that  he 
taketh  under  the  sun  all  the  days 
of  his  life,  which  God  giveth  him : 
for  it  is  his  portion. 

1 9  Every  inan  also  to  whom  God 
hath  given  riches  and  wealth,  and 
hath  given  him  power  to  eat 
thereof,  and  to  take  his  portion, 
and  to  rejoice  in  his  labour ;  this  is 
the  gift  of  God. 

20  For  he  shall  not  much  re- 
member the  days  of  his  life ;  be- 
cause God  answereth  him  in  the 
joy  of  his  heart. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  T/ie  rmiitij  of  riches  trithotit  t/xe.  3  Of 
ehi/dren,  (i  tirui  old  (i//e  n-Uhmil  ric/wx. 
{}  The  ranifi/  (f  sight  ttml  nunulering  de- 
sires.    11   The  conc.lttsiou  of  vanities. 

THERE  is  an  evil  which  I  have 
seen  under  the  sun,  and  it  is 
common  among  men  : 

2  A  man  to  Avhom  God  hath 
given  riches,  Avealth,  and  honour, 
so  that  he  wanteth  nothing  for  his 
soul  of  all  that  he  desireth,  yet 
G(jd  giveth  him  not  power  to  eat 
thereof,  but  a  stranger  eateth  it : 
this  is  vanity,  and  it  is  an  evil  dis- 
ease. 

3  ^  If  a  man  })eget  an  hundred 
childjvn,  and  live  many  years,  so 
that  the  days  of  his  years  Ix^  many, 
and  his  soul  be  not  filled  with  good, 
and  also  thtit  hr  liave  no  burial  ;  J 
say,  fhatiin  untimely  birth  is  better 
than  he. 

4  For  ^  he  cometh  in  with  vanity, 
and  departeth  in  darkness,  and  "'liis 
name  shall  be  covei'od  with  dark- 
ness. 

5  Moreover  "'he  hath  not  seen 
the  sun,  nor  known  any  thine/.- 
this  hatii  more  rcist  than  the  other. 

(5  II  ^'ea,  though  he  live  a  thou- 
sand yeai's  twice  f<>/(/,  yet  hath  lie 
seen  no  good:  do  not  all  go  to  one 
pliice? 

7  All  the  labour  of  man  wfor  his 
month,  and  yet  the  appetite  is  not 
filled. 


Mt 
Sits 


616 


Remedies  against  vanity. 


ECCLESIASTES,  7. 


Tlie  difficulty  of  wisdom. 


8  For  what  hath  the  wise  more 
than  the  fool  ?  what  liath  the  poor, 
that  knoweth  to  walk  before  the 
living  ? 

9  II  Better  is  the  sight  of  the 
eyes  than  the  wandering  of  the  de- 
sire :  this  in  also  vanity  and  ^  vexa- 
tion of  spirit. 

10  That  which  hath  been  is 
named  already,  and  it  is  known 
that  it  is  nian  :  neither  may  he 
contend  with  him  that  is  mightier 
than  he. 

11  II  Seeing  there  be  many  things 
that  increase  vanity,  what  is  man 
the  better  % 

12  For-  who  knoweth  what  is 
good  for  man  in  '^this  life,  all  the 
days  of  his  vain  life  which  he 
spendeth  as  a  shadow  1  for  who  can 
tell  a  man  what  shall  be  after  him 
under  the  sun"? 


I  (jood 

II  U'M- 


CHAPTER  7. 

J  Remedies  against  rauiti/  are. 
name,  2  moi-tiflcdiinn,  1  j'atietice 
dom.     23   The' dijfficuUy  of  wisdom. 

A  GOOD  name  is  better  than 
precious  ointment  ;  and  the 
day  of  death  than  the  day  of  one's 
birth. 

'1  ^  It  is  better  to  go  to  the 
house  of  mourning,  than  to  go  to 
the  house  of  feasting :  for  that  is 
the  end  of  all  men  ;  and  the  living 
will  lay  it  to  his  heart. 

3  Sorrow  is  better  than  laugh- 
ter:  for  by  the  sadness  of  the 
countenance  the  heart  is  made 
better. 

4  The  heart  of  the  wise  is  in  the 
house  of  mourning  ;  but  the  heart 
of  fools  t's  in  the  house  f)f  mirth. 

5  It  is  better  to  hear  the  rebuke 
of  the  w  ise,  than  for  a  man  to  hear 
the  song  of  fools. 

6  For  as  the  crackling  of  thorns 
under  a  ]jot,  so  is  the  laughter  of 
the  fool  :  this  also  is  vanity. 

7  ^  Surely  oppression  maketh  a 
wise  man  -'  mad  ;  and  a  gift  de- 
stroyeth  the  heart. 

8  Better  is  the  eixJ  (;f  a  thing 
than  the  beginning  thereof:  anil 
the  patient  in  spirit  is  better  than 
the  proud  in  spirit. 

9  Be  not  hasty  in  thy  spirit  to  be 
angry :  for  anger  resteth  in  the 
bosom  of  fools. 

10  Say  not  thou,  what  is  the 
cause  that  the  former  days  were 
better  than  these  1  for  thou  dost 
not  enquire  wisely  concerning 
this. 

11  ^  Wisdom  is  goofl  with  an 
inheritance  :  and  hy  it  tlwre  is  pro- 
fit to  them  that  see  the  sun. 

12  For  wisdom  is  a  defence,  atul 


money  is  a  defence  :  but  the  excel- 
lency of  knowledge  is,  that  wisdom 
giveth  life  to  them  that  have  it. 

13  CWsider  the  work  of  God: 
for  who  can  make  ^Aa^  straight, 
which  he  hath  made  crooked  % 

14  In  the  day  of  prosperity  be 
joyful,  but  in  the  day  of  adversity 
consider :  God  also  hath  set  the 
one  over  against  the  other,  to  the 
end  that  man  ^should  iiii(' 
after  him 


nothing 


15  All  things  have  I  seen  in  the 
days  of  my  vanity  :  there  is  a  just 
man  that  perisheth  in  his  right- 
eousness, and  there  is  a  wicked 
man  that  prolongeth  his  life  in  his 
wickedness. 

16  Be  not  righteous  over  much  ; 
neither  make  thyself  over  wise : 
why  shouldest  thou  destroy  thy- 
self^ 

1 7  Be  not  over  much  wicked,  nei- 
ther be  thou  foolish  :  why  shouldest 
thou  die  before  thy  timel 

I'i  It  is  good  that  thou  shouldest 
take  hold  of  this ;  yea,  also  from 
^  this  withdraw  not  thine  hand  : 
for  he  that  feareth  God  shall  come 
forth  of  them  all. 

19  Wisdom  strengtheneth  the 
wise  more  than  ten  mighty  7nen 
which  are  in  the  city. 

20  For  there  is  not  a  just  man 
upon  earth,  that  doeth  good,  and 
sinneth  not. 

21  Also  take  no  heed  unto  all 
words  that  are  spoken ;  lest  thou 
hear  thy  servant  curse  thee  : 

22  For  oftentimes  also  thine  own 
heart  knoweth  that  thou  thyself 
likewise  hast  cursed  others. 

23  51  All  this  have  I  proved  by 
wisdom  :  I  said,  I  will  be  wise  ;  but 
it  was  far  from  me. 

24  That  which  is  far  off,  and  ex- 
ceeding deep,  who  can  find  it  out  f 

25  I  applied  mine  heart  to  know, 
and  to  search,  and  to  set^k  out  wis- 
dom, and  the  reason  of  things,  and 
to  know  "  the  wickedness  of  follv. 


even  of  foolisliness 


<tv(l   madness  : 
bitter 


26  And  i  find  more  bitter  than 
death  the  woman,  whose  heart  is 
snares  and  nets,  and  her  hands  as 
bands  :  whoso  pleaseth  God  shall 
escape  from  her  ;  but  the  sinner 
shall  be  taken  by  lier. 

27  Behold,  this  have  T  found, 
saith  the  preacher,  counting  one  by 
one,  to  find  out  the  account : 

28  Which  yet  my  soul  seeketh, 
but  I  find  not :  one  man  among  a 
thousand  have  I  found  ;  but  a  wo- 
man among  all  those  have  I  not 
found. 

29  Lo,  this  only  have  I  found, 
that  God  hath  made  man  upright ; 

617 


GocVs  providence. 


ECCLESIASTES,  8,  9. 


Like  things  happen  to  all. 


^  And  withal 
I  s;iw  the 
wicked 
buried,  and 
they  came 
to  the  firave ; 
and  they 
that  had 
done  riglit 
went  away 
from  tlie 
holy  i)lace, 
and  were 
forjiotten  in 
tiie  city: 


but  they  have  sought  out  many  in- 
ventions. 


CHAPTER  8. 


6  The 

n  It 


1  Kinqs  are  (jreatUj  to  be  renpected. 
(/iri'iie  jj)-orideni-e  i.s  to  he  <,/>.se/'rc( 
isb<'//rr  with  the  godtij  in  a,/ i-,rsUi/,  than- 
irith  the  wic/,-eit  in  pr<ry,i'iiti/.  10  The 
work  of  God  is  tinvearchafjle. 

WHO  is  as  the  wise  man  1  and 
who  knoweth  the  interpreta- 
tion of  a  thing'?  a  man's  wisdom 
maketh  his  face  to  shine,  and  the 
'  boldness    of    his    face    shall    be 


changed. 

2  I  counsel  thee  to  keep  the  king's 
commandment,  and  that  in  regard 
of  the  oath  of  God. 

3  Be  not  hasty  to  go  out  of  his 
sight :  stand  not  in  an  evil  thing  ; 
for  he  doeth  whatsoever  pleaseth 
him. 

4  Where  the  word  of  a  king  is, 
there  is  power :  and  who  may  say 
unto  him,  What  doest  thou  ■? 

5  Whoso  keepeth  the  command- 
ment shall  feel  no  evil  thing  :  and 
a  wise  man's  heart  discerneth  both 
time  and  judgment. 

6  11  '-^  Because  to  every  purpose 
there  is  time  and  judgment,  '^  there- 
fore the  misery  of  man  is  great 
up<jn  him. 

7  For  he  knoweth  not  that  which 
shall  be :  for  who  can  tell  him 
^  wlien  it  shall  be  ? 

S  1  'here  is  no  man  that  hath  power 
over  the  spirit  to  retain  the  spirit ; 
neither  hath  he  power  in  the  day  of 
death  :  and  the)'e  is  no  discharge  in 
that  war;  neither  shall  wickediiess 
deliver  those  that  are  given  to  it. 

9  All  this  have  I  seen,  and  ap- 
plied my  heart  unto  every  wcn-k 
that  is  done  under  the  sun  :  fhcrr 
is  a  time  whertMn  one  man  ruleth 
over  another  to  his  own  hurt. 

10  •''And    so   T    saw   the   wicked 


l)unefl,    who    had    cniiic   and    goiu' 


frtmi  the  place  of  th''  li')ly.  and  they 


wci'c   t'lirgottcii    HI    the    cdy  where 


thi'y    had    so    done  :     this    is    also 


done  upon  the  earth  ;  that  there  be 
just  men,  unto  whom  it  happen- 
eth  according  to  the  work  of  the 
wicked ;  agaui,  there  be  wicked 
men,  to  whom  it  happeneth  accord- 
ing to  the  work  of  the  righteous  :  I 
said  that  this  also  is  vanity. 

15  Then  1  commended  mirth,  be- 
cause a  man  hath  no  better  thing 
under  the  sun,  than  to  eat,  and  to 
drink,  and  to  be  merry :  for  that 
shall  abide  with  him  of  his  labour 
the  days  of  his  life,  which  God  giv- 
eth  him  under  the  sun. 

16  H  When  I  applied  mine  heart 
to  know  wisdom,  and  to  see  the 
business  that  is  done  upon  the 
earth  :  (for  also  there  is  that  neither 
day  nor  night  seeth  sleep  with  his 
eyes : ) 

17  Then  I  beheld  all  the  work  of 
Goci,  that  a  man  cannot  find  out 
the  work  that  is  done  under  the 
sun  :  because  though  a  man  labour 
to  seek  it  out,  yet  he  shall  not  find 
it ;  yea  farther  ;  though  a  wise  man 
think  to  know  it,  yet  shall  he  not 
be  able  to  find  it. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  Lil-e  thingx  happen  to  (jood  and  had. 
4  There  i.s  a  necesxit ,/  of  , tenth  unto  men. 
7  Comfort  ix  ((II  their  portion  in  this  life. 
11  Goirsproridence  ruleth  orerall.  IS  U  /.v- 
doin  is  better  than  .■^tre(((jth. 

OR  all  this  I  considered  in  my 
heart  even  to  declare  all  this, 
that  the  righteous,  and  the  wise, 
and  their  works,  are  in  the  hand  of 
God  :  •*  no  man  knoweth  either  love 


F 


or  hatred  Avail  that  is  before  them. 


vanity. 

11  Because  sentence  against  an 
evil  work  is  not  executed  speedily, 
therefore  the  heart  of  the  sons  of 
men  is  fully  set  in  them  to  do  evil. 

12  ^  Though  a  sinner  do  (nil  an 
hundred  times,  and  hisi^/ay/.s'  l)ei)ro- 
longed,  yet  surely  1  know  that  it 
shall  be  well  witli  them  that  fear 
God,  which  fear  before  him  : 

13  But  it  shall  not  be  well  with 
the  wicked,  neither  shall  he  pro- 
long }iis  days,  ii'liirli,  (ire  as  a 
shadow ;  because  he  feareth  not 
before  God. 

1 1  There  is  a  vanity  which   is 

618 


2  All  things  come  alike  to  all  : 
there  is  one  event  to  the  righteous, 
and  to  the  wicked  ;  to  the  good  and 
to  the  clean,  and  to  the  unclean  ;  to 
him  that  sacrificeth,  and  to  him 
that  sacrificeth  not :  as  is  the  good, 
so  is  the  sinner  ;  and  he  that  swear- 
eth,  as  he  that  feareth  an  oath. 

3  This  is  an  evil  among  all  t/u'ni/s 
that  are  done  under  the  sun,  that 
thrre  is  one  (n-ent  unto  all  :  yea, 
also  the  heart  of  the  sons  of  men  is 
full  of  evil,  and  madness  is  in  their 
heart  while  they  live,  and  after  that 
they  f/o  to  the  dead. 

4  il  For  to  him  that  is  joined  to 
all  the  living  thei-e  is  hope  :  for  a 
living  dog  is  better  than  a  dead 
lion. 

T)  For  the  living  know  that  they 
shall  die:  but  the  dead  know  not 
any  thing,  neither  have  they  any 
more  a  reward  ;  for  the  memory  of 
them  is  forgotten. 

G  Also  their  love,  and  their  ha- 
tred, and  their  envy,  is  now  pe- 
rished ;  neither  have  they  any  more 
a  ])ortion  for  ever  in  any  thing  tha,t 
is  done  under  the  sun. 


6  whether  it 
he  love  or 
hatred,  man 
knoweth  it 
not ;  all  is 
before  them. 


Wisdom  better  than  strength. 


ECCLESIASTES,  10.     Observations  ofivisdom  and  folly. 


7  ^  Go  tliy  way,  eat  thy  bread 
with  joy,  and  drink  thy  wine  with 
a  merry  heart ;  for  God  now  accept- 
eth  thy  works. 

8  Let  thy  garments  be  alw^ays 
white ;  and  let  thy  head  lack  no 
ointment. 

9  Live  joyfully  with  the  wife 
whom  thou  lovest  all  the  days  of 
the  life  of  thy  vanity,  which  he 
hath  given  thee  under  the  sun,  all 
the  days  of  thy  vanity  :  for  that  is 
thy  portion  in  this  life,  and  in  thy 
labour  which  thou  takest  under  the 
sun. 

10  Whatsoever  thy  hand  findeth 
to  do,  do  it  with  thy  might ;  for 
there  is  no  work,  nor  device,  nor 
knowledge,  nor  wisdom,  in  *  the 
grave,  whither  thou  goest. 

11  11  I  returned,  and  saw  under 
the  sun,  that  the  race  is  not  to  the 
swift,  nor  the  battle  to  the  strong, 
neither  yet  bread  to  the  wise,  nor 
yet  riches  to  men  of  understanding, 
nor  yet  favour  to  men  of  skill ;  but 
time  and  chance  happeneth  to  them 
all. 

1 2  For  man  also  knoweth  not  his 
time  :  as  the  fishes  that  are  taken 
in  an  evil  net,  and  as  the  birds  that 
are  caught  in  the  snare  ;  so  are  the 
sons  of  men  snared  in  an  evil  time, 
when  it  falleth  suddenly  upon 
them. 

13  1]  This  wisdom  have  I  seen 
also  under  the  sun,  and  it  seemed 
great  unto  me : 

14  There  rvas  a,  little  city,  and 
few  men  within  it ;  and  there  came 
a  great  king  against  it,  and  be- 
sieged it,  and  built  great  bulwarks 
against  it : 

1 5  Now  there  was  found  in  it  a 
poor  wise  man,  and  he  by  his  wis- 
dom delivered  the  city  ;  yet  no  man 
remembei'ed  that  same  poor  man. 

1 6  Then  said  I,  Wisdom  is  better 
than  strength :  nevertheless  the 
poor  man's  wisdom  is  despised,  and 
his  words  are  not  heard. 

1 7  The  words  of  wise  men  ^  are 
heard  in  quiet  more  than  the  cry 
of  him  that  ruleth  among  fools. 

1(S  Wisdom  ?'.s-  better  than  wea- 
pcms  of  war:  but  one  sinner  de- 
stroyeth  much  good. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  Obnervaiionfi  of  icisdom  and  folly :  16  of 
riot.  18  slothfulneux,  19  and  money.  20 
Men^K  thoughts  of  kings  ought  to  be  reverent. 

DEAD  flies  cause  the  ointment 
of  the  "aT)othecary  to  send 
forth  a  stinking  savour:  so  doth  a 
little  folly  him  that  is  in  reputa- 
tion for  wisdom  and  h(jnour. 


2  A  wise  man's  heart  is  at  his 
right  hand  ;  but  a  fool's  heart  at 
his  left. 

3  Yea  also,  when  he  that  is  a 
fool  walketh  by  the  way,  his  wis- 
dom faileth  him,  and  he  saith  to 
every  one  that  he  is  a  fool. 

4  If  the  spirit  of  the  ruler  rise 
up  against  thee,  leave^  not  thy 
place  ;  for  yielding  pacifieth  great 
offences. 

5  There  is  an  evil  which  I  have 
seen  under  the  sun,  as  an  error 
i/'hich  proceedeth  from  the  ruler  : 

6  Folly  is  set  in  great  dignity, 
and  the  rich  sit  in  low  place. 

7  I  have  seen  servants  upon 
horses,  and  princes  walking  as 
servants  upon  the  earth. 

8  He  that  diggeth  a  pit  shall  fall 
into  it ;  and  whoso  breaketh  an 
hedge,  a  serpent  shall  bite  him. 

9  Whoso  removeth  stones  shall 
be  hurt  therewith  ;  and  he  that 
cleaveth  wood  shall  be  endangered 
thereby. 

10  If  the  iron  be  blunt,  and  he 
do  not  whet  the  edge,  then  must  he 
put  to  more  strength  :  but  wisdom 
is  profitable  to  direct. 

11  ''Surely  the  serpent  will  bite 
w i th out  enchantment :  and  a  bab- 


bler is  no  better. 


Heb.  Sheol. 


12  Tiie  words  of  a  wise  man's 
mouth  are  gracious ;  but  the  lips 
of  a  fool  will  swallow  up  himself. 

13  The  beginning  of  the  words 
of  his  mouth  is  foolishness  :  and 
the  end  of  his  talk  is  mischievous 
madness. 

14  A  fool  also  is  full  of  words  :  a 
man  cannot  tell  what  shall  be  ;  and 
what  shall  be  after  him,  who  can 
tell  him  1 

15  The  labour  of  the  foolish 
wearieth  every  one  of  them,  be- 
cause he  knoweth  not  how  to  go  to 
the  city. 

16  H  Woe  to  thee,  O  land,  when 
thy  king  is  a  child,  and  thy  princes 
eat  in  the  morning  ! 

1 7  Blessed  art  thou,  O  land,  when 
thy  king  is  the  son  of  nobles,  and 
thy  princes  eat  in  due  season,  for 
strength,  and  not  for  drunkenness  ! 

18  II  Ry  much  slothfulness  the 
building  decayeth  ;  and  through 
idleness  of  the  hands  the  house 
droppeth  through. 

1 9  U  A  feast  is  made  for  laughter, 
and  wine  maketh  merry  :  but  mo- 
ney answereth  all  thinr/s. 

20  II  (yurse  not  the  king,  no  not 
in  thy  thought ;  and  curse  not  the 
rich  in  thy  bedchamber  :  for  a  bii-d 
of  the  air  shall  cirry  the  voice,  and 
that  which  hath  wings  shall  tell  the 
matter. 


3  If  the 
serpent  bite 
Ijefore  it  be 
charmed, 
then  is  there 
no  advan- 
tage in  the 
charmer. 


619 


Charity  and  industry. 


ECCLESIASTES,  11,  12.      God  to  he  ahmys  remembered. 


CHAPTER  11. 

1  Directions  for  charity.  1  Death  in  life,  9 
(n^d  the  day  of  judgment  in  the  days  of 
youth,  are  to  he  thouglU  on. 

CAST  thy  bread  upon  the  waters : 
for    thou    shalt   find    it   after 
many  days. 

2  (jive  a  portion  to  seven,  and 
also  to  eight ;  for  thou  knowest  not 
what  evil  shall  be  upon  the  earth. 

3  If  the  clouds  be  full  of  rain, 
they  empty  themselves  upon  the 
earth :  and  if  the  tree  fall  toward 
the  south,  or  toward  the  north,  in 
the  place  where  the  tree  falleth, 
there  it  shall  be. 

4  He  that  observeth  the  wind 
shall  not  sow  ;  and  he  that  regard- 
eth  the  clouds  shall  not  i-eap. 

5  As  tliou  knowest  not  what  is 
the  way  of  the  '  spirit,  m/r  how  the 
bones  do  yrow  in  tiie  womb  of  her 
that  is  with  child  :  even  so  thou 
knowest  not  the  ^ works  of  God  who 
maketh  all. 


6  In  the  morning  sow  thy  seed, 
and  in  the  evening  withhold  not 
thine  hand  :  for  thou  knowest  not 
whether  shall  prosper,  either  this 
or  that,  or  whether  they  both  shall 
6e  alike  good. 

7  ^  Truly  the  light  is  sweet,  and 
a  pleasant  thing  it  is  for  the  eyes  to 
behold  the  sun  : 

8  •'  But  if  a  man  live  many  years, 
'*  and  rejoice  in  them  all ;  yet  let 
him  remember  the  days  of  dark- 
ness ;  for  they  shall  be  many.  All 
that  cometh  is  vanity. 

9  ^  Rejoice,  ()  young  man,  in 
thy  youth  ;  and  let  thy  heart  cheer 
thee  in  the  days  of  thy  youth,  and 
walk  in  the  ways  of  thine  Iieart, 
and  in  the  sight  of  tliiiu*  (^ytis  :  but 
know  thou,  that  for  all  these  thinr/s 
God  will  bi'ing  thee  into  judgment. 

10  Therefore  r-emove  sorrow  from 
thy  heart,  and  r)ut  away  evil  from 
thy  flesh  :  for  "'childhood  and  yout  h 
are  vanity. 

CHAPTER  12. 

I  The  Creator  is  to  be  re>iie)iihered  in  due 
time.  S  T!ie  preacher^ s  cure  to  edify.  13 
The  f ear  of  God  is  the  chief  antidote  of 
■vanity. 

]>KM1-]MP,1^R  now  thy  Creator 
l^\j  in  th(!  days  of  thy  youth,  while 
the  evil  days  coine  not,  nor  the 
j^ears  draw  nigh,  when  thou  shalt 
say,  1  have  no  pleasure  in  thein  ; 


2  While  the  sun,  or  the  light,  or 
the  moon,  or  the  stars,  be  not  dark- 
ened, nor  the  clouds  return  after 
the  rain  : 

3  In  the  day  when  the  keepers 
of  the  house  shall  tremble,  and  the 
strong  men  shall  bow  themselves, 
and  the  grinders  cease  because  they 
are  few,  and  those  that  look  out  of 
the  windows  be  darkened, 

4  And  the  doors  shall  be  shut  in 
the  streets,  when  the  sound  of  the 
grinding  is  low,  and  "  he  shall  rise 
up  at  the  voice  of  the  bu'd,  and  all 
the  daughters  of  musick  shall  be 
brought  low  ; 

5  x\lso  n>he)i  they  shall  be  afraid 
of  that  which  is  high,  and  fears  shall 
t>e  in  the  way,  and  the  almond  tree 
shall  "flourish,  and  the  grasshopper 
shall  be  a  burden,  and  desire  sliall 
fail :  because  man  goeth  to  his  long 
home,  and  the  mourners  go  about 
the  streets : 

6  Or  ever  the  silver  cord  be 
loosed,  or  the  golden  bowl  be 
broken,  cu'  the  pitcher  be  bi'oken  at 
the  fountain,  or  the  wheel  broken 
at  the  cistern. 

7  Then  shall  the  dust  return  to 
the  earth  as  it  was  :  and  the  spirit 
shall  return  unto  God  who  gave  it. 

8  II  Vanity  of  vanities,  saith  the 
preacher ;  all  is  vanity. 

9  And  moreover,  because  the 
preacher  was  wise,  he  still  taught 
the  people  knowledge;  yea,  he  gave 
good  heed,  and  sought  out,  and  set 
in  order  many  proverbs. 

10  The  preacher  sought  to  find 
out  acceptable  words :  and  that 
which  i'<'ts  written  was  upright,  even 
words  of  truth. 

1 1  The  words  of  the  wise  are  as 
goads,  and  as  nails  ^fastened  />i/  tlu 


masters  of    assembiit^s,    /r/</r/t  are 
given  from  one  shepiierd. 

12  And  further,  by  these,  niy 
son,  be  aflinonished :  of  making 
many  l)ooks  there  is  no  (>nd  ;  and 
much  study  is  a  weariness  of  th(> 
flesh. 

13  11  Let  us  hear  the  conclusion 
of  the  whole  mattei- :  Fear  God, 
and  keep  his  connnaiKhncnts  :  for 
this  is  the  "  whole  d/ifi/  of  man. 

14  Foi-  ( iod  sliall  bring  every 
wor'k  into  judgment,  with  evei'y 
secret  tiling,  whether  it  he  good,  or 
whether  it  be  evil. 


^  one 


blossom. 


8  well  fast- 
ened are 
the  words  of 
th(^  collec- 
tors of 
sentences, 


9  <7?(^//(iriiii 

men. 


620 


The  bride  with  her  friends. 


SOLOMON'S  SONG,  1,  2. 


With  the  bridegroom. 


THE 


SONG   OF  SOLOMON 


CHAPTER  1. 

I  The  church'H  love  vmto  C/irint.  5  She  con- 
femeth-  her  delormili/,  1  aiul  j>r(ii/eth  to  he 
'(liri'fii'dioJiiK  rtock\  s  Christ  ilir'icfith  htr 
to  the  xkepherd.s-  teiitx  :  9  oin/  .sh.  <(■;„,/  /u.t 
loveto  her,  11  gireili  tier  gnicious  priniiixe-s. 
Vi  The  church  and  Christ  congrcxtiUdie 
(lite  anothei'. 

THE  song  o£  songs,  which  is  Solo- 
mon's. 

2  Let  hmi  kiss  me  with  the  kisses 
of  his  mouth  :  for  thy  love  is  better 
than  wine. 

3  ^  Because  of  the  savour  of  thy 


good  ointments  thy  name  is  as  oint- 
ment poured  forth,  therefore  do 
the  virgins  love  thee. 

4  Draw  me,  we  will  run  after 
thee :  the  king  hath  brought  me 
into  his  chambers  :  we  will  Ipe  glad 
and  rejoice  in  thee,  we  will  "  re- 
member thy  love  more  than  wine  : 
^  tlie  upright  love  thee. 

5  1  am  black,  but  comely,  O  ye 
daughters^  of  Jerusalem,  as  the 
tents  of  Kedar,  as  the  curtains  of 
Solomon. 

6  Look  notuponme,  because  I  am 
■*  black,  because  the  sun  hath  looked 
upon  me:  my  mother's  children 
were  angry  with  me ;  they  made 
me  the  keeper  of  the  vineyards ; 
hut  mine  own  vineyard  have  I  not 
kept. 

7  Tell  me,  O  thou  whom  my  soul 
loveth,  where  thou  feedest,  where 
thou  makest  tkii  flock  to  rest  at 
noon :  for  why  should  I  be  as  one 
that  turneth  aside  by  the  tlocks  of 
thy  companions  1 

8  H  If  thou  know  not,  O  thou 
fairest  among  women,  go  thy  way 
forth  by  the  footsteps  of  the  flock, 
and  feed  thy  kids  beside  the  shep- 
herds' tents. 

9  I  have  compared  thee,  O  my 
love,  to  a  '^com])anv  of  horses  in 
Pharaoh's  chariots. 

10  Thy  cheeks  are  comely  with 
rows  ofjewe/s,  thy  neck  with  chains 
of  (jold. 

1 1  We  will  make  thee  borders  of 
gold  with  studs  of  silver. 

12  ^  While  the  king  sitteth  at 
his  table,  my  spikenard  sendeth 
forth  the  smell  thereof. 

13  A  bundle  of  myrrh  is  my  well- 
beloved  unto  me ;  he  shall  lie  all 
night  betwixt  my  breasts. 

14  My  beloved  is  unto  me  as  a 
cluster  of  '^camr>hire  in  the  vine- 
yards of  En-gedi. 


1 5  Behold,  thou  art  fair,  my  love  ; 
behold,  thou  art  fair :  thou  hast 
doves'  eves. 

16  Benold,  thou  art  fair,  my  be- 
loved, yea,  pleasant :  also  our  bed 
is  green. 

17  The  beams  of  our  house  are 
cedar,  and  our  rafters  of  fir. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  The  mutual  love  of  Chi%st  and  his  church. 
8  The  hope,  10  and  caUiny  of  the  church. 
14  Chriifs  care  of  the  church.  16  The 
prqfession  of  the  church,  her  faith  and 
hope. 

I  AM  ^the  rose  of  Sharon,  and 
"'  the  liiy  of  the  valleys. 

2  As  '  the  lily  among  thorns,  so 
is  my  love  among  the  daughters. 

3  As  the  apple  tree  among  the 
trees  of  the  wood,  so  is  my  beloved 
among  the  sons.  I  sat  down  un- 
der his  shadow  with  great  delight, 
and  his  fruit  was  sweet  to  my  taste. 

4  He  brought  me  to  the  banquet- 
ing house,  and  his  banner  over  me 
VMS  love. 

5  Stay  me  with  ^  flagons,  com- 
fort me  with  apples  :  for  I  am  sick 
of  love. 

6  His  left  hand  is  under  my  head, 
•and  his  right  hand  doth  embrace 
me. 

7  I  charge  you,  O  ye  daughters 
of  Jerusalem,  by  the  roes,  and  by 
the  hinds  of  the  field,  that  ye  stir 
not  up,  nor  awake  '•'my  love,  till  he 
please. 

8  H  The  voice  of  my  beloved  !  be- 
hold, he  Cometh  leaping  upon  the 
mountains,  skipping  upon  tne  hills. 

9  My  beloved  is  like  a  roe  or  a 
young  hart :  behold,  he  standeth 
behind  our  wall,  he  looketh  ^"  fortli 
at  the  windows,  shewing  himself 
through  the  lattice. 

10  My  beloved  spake,  and  said 
unto  me,  Rise  up,  my  love,  my  fair 
one,  and  come  away. 

1 1  For,  lo,  the  winter  is  past,  the 
rain  is  over  and  gone  ; 

12  The  flowers  a]ii)ear  on  the 
earth  ;  the  time  of  the  singing  of 
t,/r(h  is  come,  and  tlie  voice  of  the 
turtle  is  heai-fl  in  our  land  : 

1 3  The  fig  tree  '^  pTittetli  forth  her 
green  figs,  and  tlie  vines  ''•'  irifh  the 


tender    arape    give    a    aoo/f   smell. 
Arise,   my  love,  my  fair  one,  and 
come  away. 
14^0  my  dove,  that  art  in  the 


8  cakes  of 
raisins, 


'■>  love,  till  it 


Win 


11  ripeneth 
1'-  are  in 
blossom, 
tb.py  give 
forth  their 
fragrance. 


621 


Uie  bridal  x>rocession. 


SOLOMON'S  SONG,  3,  4. 


Praises  of  the  bride. 


1  covert  of 
the  steep 
place, 


2  are  in 
blossom. 


3  when 


*  love,  till  it 


5  Behold,  it 
is  tlie  litter 
of  Solomon ; 


^  seat 
"  from 


clefts  of  the  rock,  in  the  ^  secret 
placeti  of  the  stairs,  let  me  see  thy 
countenance,  let  me  hear  thy  voice  ; 
for  svk^eet  is  thy  voice,  and  thy 
countenance  is  comely. 

15  Take  us  the  foxes,  the  little 
foxes,  that  spoil  the  vines  :  for  our 
vines  -have  tender  grapes. 

16^  31  y  beloved  is  mine,  and  I 
am  his  :  he  feedeth  among  the 
lilies. 

17  Until  the  day  break,  and  the 
shadows  flee  avi^ay,  turn,  my  be- 
loved, and  be  thou  like  a  roe  or  a 
young  hart  upon  the  mountains  of 
Bether. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1   The  chut'ch'H  fight  and  viciory  in  tempta- 
tion.    6  The:  church  ylorieth  in  Chrixt. 

BY  night  on  my  bed  I  sought 
him  whom  my  soul  loveth : 
I  sought  him,  but  I  found  him 
not. 

2  I  will  rise  now,  and  go  about 
the  city  in  the  streets,  and  in  the 
broad  ways  I  will  seek  him  whom 
my  soul  loveth :  I  sought  him,  but 
I  found  him  not. 

3  The  watchmen  that  go  about 
the  city  found  me :  to  vjhom  I 
said.  Saw  ye  him  whom  my  soul 
loveth  1 

4  It  was  but  a  little  that  I  passed 
from  them,  "  but  I  found  him  whom 
my  soul  loveth :  I  held  him,  and 
would  not  let  him  go,  until  I  had 
brought  him  into  my  mother's 
house,  and  into  the  chamber  of  her 
that  conceived  me. 

5  I  charge  you,  O  ye  daughters 
of  Jerusalem,  by  the  roes,  and  by 
the  hinds  of  the  field,  that  ye  stir 
not  up,  nor  awake  ■*  im/  love,  till  he 
please. 

6  ^  Who  is  this  that  cometh  out 
of  the  wilderness  like  pillars  of 
smoke,  perfumed  with  myrrh  and 
frankincense,  with  all  powders  of 
the  merchant? 

7  "  Behold  his  bed,  which  is  Solo- 
mon's ;  threescore  \aliant  iiu'U  dfc 
about  it,  of  the  valiant  of  Israel. 

8  They  all  hold  swords,  /jei)ir/  ex- 
Ijert  in  war  :  every  man  hath  his 
sword  upon  his  thigh  because  of 
fear  in  the  night. 

9  King  S(»loinon  made  himself  a 
chariot  of  the  wood  of  Lebanon. 

10  He  made  th(>  pillars  thereof 
of  silver,  the  bottom  thereof  of 
gold,  tlu!  "covering  of  it  of  jjurple, 
the  midst  thereof  being  paved  ii'ith 
love,  'for  the  daughters  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

11  Go  forth,  O  ye  daughters  of 
Zion,  and  behold  king  Solomon 
with    the     crown     wherewith     liis 


mother  crowned  him  in  the  day  of 
his  espousals,  and  in  the  day  of  the 
gladness  of  his  heart. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  Christ  setieth  forth  the  graces  of  the  church. 
S  He  shetceth  his  love  to  her.  16  The  chwch 
prayeth  to  he  made  fit  for  his  presence. 

BEHOLD, thou  a7't  fair,  my  love; 
behold,    thou    art  fair;    **  thou 
haM  doves'  eyes  within  thy  locks  : 


thy  hair  is  as  a  llock  of  goats,  that 
appear  ^  from  mount  Gilead. 

2  Thy  teeth   are  like  a  flock  o/ 
^'^  sheep   that  are  even  shorn,  which 


came  up  from  the  washing ;  whereof 
every  one  '^  bear  twins,  and  none  is 
^-  barren  among  them. 

3  Thy  lips  are  like  a  thread  of 
scarlet,  ana  thy  '''  speech  is  comely  : 
thy  temples  are  like  a  piece  of  a 
pomegranate  "  within  thy  locks. 

4  Thy  neck  is  like  the  tower  of 
David  builded  for  an  armoury, 
whereon  they  hang  a  thousand 
bucklers,  all  shields  of  mighty 
men. 

5  Thy  two  breasts  are  like  two 
young  roes  that  are  twins,  which 
feed  among  the  lilies. 

6  Until  the  day  ^'^  break,  and  the 
shadows  flee  away,  I  will  get  me  to 
the  mountain  of  myrrh,  and  to  the 
liill  of  frankincense. 

7  Thou  art  all  fair,  my  love ; 
there  is  no  spot  in  thee. 

8  U  Come  with  me  from  Lebanon, 
my  ^''spouse, with  me  from  Lebanon : 
look  from  the  top  of  Amana,  from 
the  top  of  Shenir  and  Hermon,  from 
the  Uons'  dens,  from  the  mountains 
of  the  leopards. 

9  Thou  hast  ravished  my  heart, 
my  sister,  iiiy  ^'^  spouse :  thou  hast 
ravished  my  heart  with  one  of 
thine  eyes,  with  one  chain  of  thy 
neck. 

10  How  fair  is  thy  love,  my  sis- 
ter, my  "^spouse  !  how  much  better 
is  thy  love  tlian  wine !  and  the 
smell  of  thine  ointments  than  all 


spices 


11  Thy  lips,  O  my  ^'^ spouse  di-oj) 
as  the  honeycomb:  honey  and  milk 
rr/-e  under  thy  tongue;  and  the  smell 
of  thy  garments  is  like  the  smell  of 
Lebanon. 

12  A  garden  inclosed  is  my  sis- 
ter, i/iy  ''spouse  ;  a  spring  shut  up, 
a  fountain  s(>aled. 

13  Thy  '"plants  ar^  an  orchard  of 
pomegranates, with  i)leasant  fi'uits; 
-"cnniphire,  with  spikenard, 

I  1  Spikenard  and  saffron;  cala- 
mus and  cinnamon,  with  all  trees 
of  frankincense;  myri'h  and  aloes, 
with  all  the  chief  spices  : 


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Tlie  temporary  separation.  SOLOMON'S  SONG,  5,  6.     Description  of  the  bridegroom. 


*  like  doves 
o  brooks 
6  sitting  by 
full  streams. 


I 


15  A  fountain  of  gardens,  a  well 
of  living  waters,  and  streams  from 
Lebanon. 

16^  Awake,  O  north  wind ;  and 
come,  thou  south  ;  blow  upon  my 
garden,  ^/^««  the  spices  thereof  may 
low  out.  Let  my  beloved  come 
into  his  garden,  and  eat  his  plea- 
sant fruits. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  Christ  mcaketh  the  church  with  his  calling. 
2  The  church  having  a  taste  of  Chrisfii 
love  is  sick  of  love.  9  A  description,  of 
Christ  by  his  graces. 

AM  come  into  my  garden,  my 
sister,  my  ^  spouse :  1  have  ga- 
thered my  myrrh  with  my  spice  ;  I 
have  eaten  my  honeycomb  with  my 
honey;  I  have  drunk  my  wine  ^yith 
my  milk :  eat,  O  friends ;  drink, 
yea,. drink  abundantly,  O  beloved. 

2  H  I  sleep,  but  my  heart  wak- 
eth :  it  is  the  voice  of  my  beloved 
that  knocketh,  mying.  Open  to  me, 
my  sister,  my  love,  my  dove,  my 
undetiled :  for  my  head  is  filled 
with  dew,  and _mj  locks  with  the 
drops  of  the  night. 

3  I  have  put  oft"  my  " coat :  how 
shall  I  put  it  on"?  I  have  washed 
my  feet ;  how  shall  I  defile  them  % 

4  My  beloved  put  in  his  hand 
by  the  hole  of  the  door,  and  my 
^bowels  were  moved  for  him. 

5  i  rose  u])  to  open  to  my  be- 
loved ;  and  my  hands  dropped  with 
myrrh,  and  my  fingers  ipith  sweet 
smelling  myrrh,  upon  the  handles 
of  the  lock. 

6  1  opened  to  my  beloved  ;  but 
my  beloved  had  withdrawn  him- 
self, and  was  gone  :  my  soul  failed 
when  he  spake  :  I  sought  him,  but 
I  could  not  find  him  ;  I  called  him, 
but  he  gave  me  no  answer. 

7  Tlie  watchmen  that  went  about 
the  city  found  me,  they  smote  me, 
they  wounded  me ;  the  keepers  of 
the  walls  took  away  my  veil  from 
me. 

8  I  charge  you,  O  daughters  of 
Jerusalem,  if  ye  find  my  beloved, 
that  ye  tell  him,  that  I  am  sick  of 
love. 

9  U  What  is  thy  beloved  more 
than  another  beloved,  O  thou  fair- 
est among  women  %  what  is  thy  be- 
loved more  than  another  beloved, 
that  thou  dost  so  charge  us  1 

10  My  beloved  is  white  and 
ruddy,  the  chiefest  among  ten 
thousand. 

1 1  His  head  is  as  the  most  fine 
gold,  his  locks  are  bushj',  and  black 
as  a  raven. 

1 2  His  eyes  are  ^  as  the  eyes  of 
by  the 


doves    by  the    ^  rivers    of   waters, 
washed  with  milk,  atid  ^  fitly  set 


1.3  His  cheeks  are  as  a  bed  of 
spices,  as  '^  sweet  flowers  :  his  lips 
like  lilies,  dropping  sweet  smelling 
myrrh. 

14  His  hands  are  as  gold  rings 
set  with  the  beryl :  his  belly  is  as 
bright  ivory  overlaid  with  sap- 
phires. 

1-5  His  legs  are  as  pillars  of  mar- 
ble, set  upon  sockets  of  fine  gold  : 
his  countenance  is  as  Lebanon,  ex- 
cellent as  the  cedars. 

1 6  His  mouth  is  most  sweet : 
yea,  he  is  altogether  lovely.  This 
is  my  beloved,  and  this  is  my 
friend,  O  daughters  of  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  The  chvrch  firofesseth  her  faith  in  Christ. 
4  ('hrixt  sheircth  Ihc  graces  of  the  church, 
10  mil/  his  lure  1ov'<u-dK  her. 

H ITHER  is  thy  beloved  gone, 
O  thou  fairest  among  wo- 
men *?  whither  is  thy  beloved  turned 
aside  %  that  Ave  may  seek  him  with 
thee. 

2  My  beloved  is  gone  down  into 
his  garden,  to  the  beds  of  spices, 
to  feed  in  the  gardens,  and  to 
gather   lilies. 

3  I  am  my  beloved's,  and  my  be- 
loved is  mine:  he  ^ feedeth  among 
the  lilies. 

4  ^  Thou  art  beautiful,  O  my 
love,  as  Tirzah,  comely  as  Jerusa- 
lem, terrible  as  an  army  with  ban- 
ners. 

5  Turn  away  thine  eyes  from  me, 
for  they  have  overcome  me:  thy 
hair  is  as  a  flock  of  goats  that  ap- 
pear "from  Gilead. 

6  Thy  teeth  are  as  a  flock  of 
sheep  which  go  up  from  the  wash- 
ing,  whereof  every  one  '"  beareth 


W 


'  banks  of 
sweet  herbs : 


®  feedeth  liis 
tiock 


twins,  and  there  is  not  one  '"  l)arren 
among  them. 

7  As  a  piece  of  pomegranate  are 
thy  temples  ^-  within  thy  locks. 

8  There  are  threescore  queens, 
and  fourscoi'e  concubines,  and 
"  virgins    without    number. 

y  iMy  dove,  my  undefiled  is  hut 
one ;  she  is  the  only  one  of  her 
mother,  she  is  the  choice  one  of 
her  that  bare  her.  The  daughters 
saw  her,  and  blessed  her ;  yea,  the 
queens  and  the  concubines,  and 
they  praised  her. 

10  11  Who  is  she  that  looketh 
forth  as  the  morning,  fair  as  the 
moon,  clear  as  the  sun,  and  terri- 
ble as  an  army  with  banners'? 

1 1  I  went  down  into  the  garden 
of  nuts  to  see  the  "  fruits  of  the 
valley,  and  to  see  whether  the 
vine  '•^flourished,  and  the  pomegra- 
nates '"  iMidflerL 

12  Or  ever  1  was  aware,  my  soul 


w  hath 

11  bereaved 


12  behind  thy 
veil. 


13  maidens 


I'*  green 
plants 

15  budded, 

16  were  in 
flower. 


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DescrijJtion  of  the  bride. 


SOLOMON'S  SONG,  7,  8. 


Their  union  in  love. 


made  me  like  the  cliariots  of  Am- 


mi-nadib. 


13  Keturn,  return,  O  Shula- 
mite  ;  return,  return,  that  we  may 
look  upon  thee.      "  What  will   ye 


see  in  the  Shulamite^    As  it  were 


the  company  of  two  armies. 


CHAPTER  7. 

1  A  further  description  of  ike  churches 
graces.  10  The  eh^irchprofesseth  her  faith 
and  desire. 

HOW  beautiful  are  thy  feet  with 
shoes,  O  prince's  daughter ! 
the  joints  of  thy  thighs  are  like 
jewels,  the  work  of  the  hands  of  a 
cunning  workman. 

2  Thy  navel  is  like  a  round  go- 
blet, which  wanteth  not  liquor:  thy 
belly  is  like  an  heap  of  wheat  set 
about  with  lilies. 

3  Thy  two  breasts  are  like  two 
young  roes  that  are  twins. 

4  Thy  neck  is  as  a  tower  of  ivory ; 
thine  eyes  like  the  fishpools  in 
Heshbon,  by  the  gate  of  Bath-rab- 
bim :  thy  nose  is  as  the  tower  of 
Lebanon  which  looketh  toward 
Damascus. 

5  Thine  head  upon  thee  is  like 
Carmel,  and  the  hair  of  thine  head 
like  purple;  the  king  is  held  "in 
the  galleries. 


6  How  fair  and  how  pleasant  art 
thou,  O  love,  for  delights  ! 

7  This  thy  stature  is  like  to  a 
palm  tree,  and  thy  breasts  to  clus- 
ters of  grapes. 

8  I  said,  I  will  go  up  to  the  palm 
tree,  I  will  take  hold  of  the  boughs 
thereof  :  now  also  thy  breasts  shall 
be  as  clusters  of  the  vine,  and  the 
smell  of  thy  *  nose  like  apples  ; 

9  "'And  the  I'oof  of  thy  mouth 
like  the  best  wiiK^  for  my  beloved. 


that  goeth  doinv  sweetly,  ("lusiiit); 
the  lips  of  tliose  that  arc  asleep  to 


speak. 

10  II  I  am  my  beloved's,  and  his 
desire  is  toward  me. 

11  Come,  my  beloved,  let  us  go 
forth  into  the  field  ;  let  us  lodge  in 
the  villages. 

12  Let  us  get  up  early  to  the 
vineyards  ;  let  us  see  if  the  vine 
''  tiourish.  mheflher  the  tender  gi'ape 
;i|)i)(^ar,  (tiidVixc.  pomegi'anatcs  "  biji[ 
foi't  li  :   ther<!  will    1   give   thee   my 


^  l(l\CS. 

1.5  'i'he  mandrakes  give  a  smell, 
and  at  our  gates  are  all  manner  of 
pl(;asant//7ny.'<,  new  and  old,  ii'hich 
1  liave  laid  up  for  thee,  O  my  be- 
loved. 


CHAPTER  8. 

1  The  love  of  the  church  to  Christ.  6  The 
■vehemency  of  love.  8  The  calling  of  Ike 
Gentiles.  1-t  The  church  prayeth  for 
Chri.st's  coming. 

OTHAT  thou  wert  as  my  brother, 
that  sucked  the  breasts  of  my 
mother !  uj/ien  I  should  find  thee 
without,  I  would  kiss  thee ;  yea, 
"I  should  not  be  despised. 

2  i  would  lead  thee,  aiid  bring 
thee  into  my  mother's  house,  who 
would  instruct  me :  I  would  cause 
thee  to  drink  of  spiced  wine  of  the 
juice  of  my  pomegranate. 

3  His  left  hand  should  be  under 
my  head,  and  his  right  hand  should 
embrace  me. 

4  I  charge  you,  O  daughters  of 
Jerusalem,  that  ye  stir  not  up,  nor 
awake  '"  mi/  love,  until  he  please. 

5  Who  is_  this  that  cometh  up 
from  the  wilderness,  leaning  upon 
her  beloved  11"  raised  thee  up 
under  the  apple  tree :  there  thy 
mother  brought  thee  forth:  there  she 
brought  thee  forth  that  bare  thee. 

6  11  Set  me  as  a  seal  upon  thine 
heart,  as  a  seal  upon  thine  arm  : 
for  love  is  strong  as  death  ;  jealousy 
is  cruel  as  the  grave :  the  ^~  coals 
thereof  are  '^  coals  of  fire,  which  hat  It 
a  most  vehement  fiame. 

7  Many  waters  cannot  quench 
love,  neither  can  the  fioods  drown 
it :  if  a  man  would  give  all  the 
substance  of  his  house  for  love,  it 
would  utterly  be  contemned. 

8  ^  We  have  a  little  sister,  and 
she  hath  no  breasts  :  what  shall 
we  do  for  our  sister  in  the  day 
when  she  shall  be  spoken  for? 

9  If  she  he  a  wall,  we  will  build 
upon  her  a  '''palace  of  silver:  and 
if  she  he  a  door,  we  will  inclose  her 
with  boards  of  cedar. 

10  I  am  a  wall,  and  my  breasts 
like  '^  towers  :  then  was  I  in  his 
eyes  as  oiu^  that  found  ''' favour. 

1 1  Solomon  had  a  vineyard  at 
P>aal-hamon  ;  he  let  out  the  vine- 
yard unto  keepers;  everyone  for 
the  fruit  thereof  was  to  bring  a 
thousand  pieces  of  silver. 

12  My  vineyard,  whicli  is  mine, 
is  before  me:  thou,  ()  Solomon, 
'"  nin^t  liave  ;i,  thousand,  and  those 
that  keep  the  fi-uit  th(>i'eof  two 
hundred. 

13  Thou  that  dwellest  in  the 
gardens,  the  <;oini»aiiions  he;ii'lsen 
'^  to  thy  voi(;e  :  causi\  uk;  to  hear  ii. 

14  II  Miike  haste,  my  beloved, 
anfl  be  thou  lik(^  to  a  roe  or  tt)  a 
young  hart  upon  the  mountains  of 
spices. 


9  they 
should  not 
despise  me. 


10  love,  till  it 


11  awakened 
thee 


12  flashes 


13  turret 


I''  the  towers 
thereof : 

15  peace. 


1"  shalt  have 
the 


1'  lor 


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Perverse ness  of  GucVs  people. 


ISAIAH,  1. 


Formalism  condemned. 


THE   BOOK   OF  THE   PEOPHET 


ISAIAH 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Isaiah  cnmplahielh  of  .luclali  for  her  I'ehel- 
lion.  bIfeluine))ttfJiln)-jU)li,iiiienU.  10 /fe 
upbraideth  their  iriii.l,'  .s,  rric.  16  He  ex- 
horieth  to  reperiliDire,  iritli  promises  and 
ihreafeniitgx.  '1\  Hi-ira ilimj  iheir  ivicked- 
»esx,  lie  deiioii iK'i'tli  (rtxl's  judgments. 
25  Ife  proniixitli  <jr(/c,\  'J^  diid  threateneth 
dcsfrtiction  to  the  wicked. 

THE  vision  of  Isaiah  the  son  of 
Amoz,  which  he  saw  concern- 
ing Judah  and  Jerusalem  in  tlie 
days  of  Uzziah,  Jotham,  Ahaz,  and 
Hezekiah,  kings  of  Judah. 

2  Hear,  O  heavens,  and  give  ear, 

0  earth  :  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken, 

1  have  nourislied  and  brought  up 
children,  and  they  have  rebelled 
against  me. 

3  The  ox  knoweth  his  owner,  and 
the  ass  his  master's  crib  :  hut  Israel 
doth  not  know,  my  people  doth  not 
consider. 

4  Ah  sinful  nation,  a  people 
laden  with  iniquity,  a  seed  of  evil- 
doers, children  that  are  corrupt- 
ers :  they  have  forsaken  the  Lord, 
they  have  ^  provoked  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel  unto  anger,  they  are  gone 


away  backward. 

5  U  Why  should  ye  be  stricken 
any  more  'I  ye  will  revolt  more  and 
more  :  the  whole  head  is  sick,  and 
the  whole  heart  faint. 

6  Fi'om  the  sole  of  the  foot  even 
unto  the  head  there  is  no  soundness 
in  it ;  hut  wounds,  and  bruises,  and 
-  putrifying  sores  :  they  have  not 
been  closed,  neither  bound  up, 
neither  mollified  with  ointment. 

7  Your  country  is  desolate,  your 
cities  are  burned  with  fire :  your 
land,  strangers  devour  it  in  your 
presence,  and  it  is  desolate,  as  over- 
thrown by  strangers. 

cS  And  the  daughter  of  Zion  is 
left  as  a  •'  cottage  in  a  vineyard,  as 
a  lodge  in  a  garden  of  cucumbers, 
as  a  besieged  city. 

9  Except  the  Lord  of  hosts  had 
left  unto  us  a  very  small  remnant, 
we  should  have  been  as  Sodom,  and 
we  should  have  been  like  unto  Go- 
morrah. 

10  ^  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
ye  rulers  of  Sodom  ;  give  ear  unto 
the  law  of  our  God,  ye  people  of 
Gomorrah. 

1 1  To  what  purpose  is  the  multi- 
tude of  your  sacrifices  unto  me? 
saith  the  Lord  :   I  am  full  of  the 

I  burnt  offerings  of  rams,  and  the  fat 


of  fed  beasts  ;  and  I  delight  not  in 
the  blood  of  bullocks,  or  of  lambs, 
or  of  he  goats. 

12  When  ye  come  to  appear  be- 
foi-e  me,  who  hath  required  this  at 
your  hand,  to  tread  my  courts  1 

1 3  Bring  no  more  vain  oblations  ; 
incense  is  an  abomination  unto  me  ; 
the  new  nioons  and  sabbaths,  the 
calling  of  ^assemblies,  I  cannot 
away  with  ;  if  is  iniquity,  even  tlie 


solemn  meetnig. 

14  Your  new  moons  and  your 
appointed  feasts  my  soul  hateth : 
they  are  a  trouble  unto  me ;  I  am 
weary  to  bear  them. 

15  And  when  ye  spread  forth 
your  hands,  I  will  hide  mine  e.ves 
from  you  :  yea,  when  ye  make  many 
prayers,  I  will  not  hear :  your  hands 
are  full  of  blood. 

16^  Wash  you,  make  you  clean  ; 
put  away  the  evil  of  your  doings 
from  before  mine  eyes  ;  cease  to  do 
evil ; 

17  Learn  to  do  well ;  seek  judg- 
ment, relieve  the  oppressed,  .judge 
the  fatherless,  plead  for  the  widow. 

1 8  Come  now,  and  let  us  reason 
together,  saith  the  Lord  :  though 
your  sins  be  as  scarlet,  they  shall 
be  as  white  a,s  snow ;  though  they 
be  red  like  crimson,  they  shall  be  as 
wool. 

19  If  ye  be  willing  and  obedient, 
ye  shall  eat  the  good  of  tlie  land  : 

20  But  if  ye  refuse  and  rebel,  ye 
shall  be  devoured  with  tlie  sword  : 
for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  it. 

21  H  How  is  the  faithful  city  be- 
come an  harlot !  it  was  full  of  judg- 
ment ;  righteousness  lodged  in  it ; 
but  now  murderers. 

22  Thy  silver  is  become  dross, 
thy  wine  mixed  with  water  : 

23  Thy  princes  are  rebellious, 
and  companions  of  thieves  :  every 
one  loveth  ''  gifts,  and  followeth 
after  rewards  :  they  juflge  not  the 
fatherless,  neither  doth  the  cause 
of  the  widow  come  unto  them. 

24  Thei-efore  saith  the:  Loi-d,  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  mighty  One  of 
Israel,  Ah,  1  will  ease  me  of  mine 
adversaries,  and  avenge  me  of  mine 
enemies  : 

25  Vi  And  I  will  turn  my  hand 
upon  thee,  and  purely  purge  away 
thy  dross,  and  take  away  all  ''  thv 
tin  : 


*  asseni- 
l)lies,  —  I 
cannot  away 
with 
iniquity  and 


5  bribes, 


6  thine 
alloy : 


40 


.625 


The  future  kingdom. 


ISAIAH,  2,  3. 


The  destruction  of  idols. 


26  And  I  will  restore  thy  judges 
as  at  the  first,  and  thy  counsellors 
as  at  the  beginning :  afterward 
thou  shalt  be  called,  The  city  of 
righteousness,  the  faithful  city. 

27  Zion  shall  be  redeemed  with 
judgment,  and  her  converts  with 
righteousness. 

28  II  And  the  destruction  of  the 
transgressors  and  of  the  sinners 
i^hall  he  together,  and  thej^  that  for- 
sake the  Lord  shall  be  consumed. 

29  For  they  shall  be  ashamed  of 
the  oaks  which  ye  have  desired, 
and  ye  shall  be  confounded  for  the 
gardens  that  ye  have  chosen. 

30  For  ye  shall  be  as  an  oak 
whose  leaf  fadeth,  and  as  a  garden 
that  hath  no  water. 

31  And  the  strong  shall  be  as 
tow,  and  ^  the  maker  of  it  as  a 
spark,  and  they  shall  both  burn 
together,  and  none  shall  quench 
them. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  Itiaiah  prophefiifih  the  cominy  of  Chrisfx 
kiiiddom.  G  Wickedness  is  Ike.  cause  of 
God' s  forsaking.  10  Ife  exhorteth  to  fear, 
hecavse  of  the  poicerful  effects  of  God's 
majesty. 

rpHEword  that  Isaiah  the  son  of 
JL  Amoz  saw  concerning  Judah 
and  Jerusalem. 

2  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
the  '^  last  days,  that  the  mountain 
of  _  the  Lord's  house  shall  be  esta- 
blished in  the  top  of  the  mountains, 
and  shall  be  exalted  above  the  hills ; 
and  all  nations  shall  flow  unto  it. 

3  And  many  ^  r^por)le  shall  go  and 
say,  Come  ye,  and  let  us  go  up  to 
the  mountain  of  the  Lf)RD,  to  the 
house  of  the  God  of  Jacob  ;  and  he 
will  teach  us  of  his  ways,  and  we 
will  walk  in  his  paths  :  for  out  of 
Zion  shall  go  forth  the  law,  and  the 
word  of  the  Lord  from  Jerusalem. 

4  And  he  shall  judge  among  the 
nations,  and  shall  ^  rebuke  many 
''  people  :  and  they  sliall  l)eat  their 
swords  into  plowshares,  and 
their  spears  into  pruninghooks : 
nation  shall  nf)t  lift  up  sword 
against  nation,  neither  shall  thej- 
learn  war  any  more. 

5  O  house  of  Jacob,  come  ye,  and 
let  us  walk  in  the  light  of  the  Lord. 

6  If  Therefore  thou  hast  foi'saken 
thy  people  the  house  of  Jacob,  lie- 
cause  they  be "  repleniKhed  from  the 
east,  and  are  sootlisayers  like  the 
Philistines,  and  they  '  T)1ease  them- 
selves in  the  children  oi  strangers. 

7  Tlicir  land  also  is  full  of  silver 
and  gold,  neither  is  there  any  end 
of  their  treasures;  their  land  is 
also  full  of  horses,  neither  is  there 
any  end  of  their  chariots  : 


8  Their  land  also  is  full  of  idols  ; 
they  worship  the  work  of  their  own 
hands,  that  which  their  own  fin- 
gers have  made  : 

9  And  tlie  mean  man  boweth 
down,  and  the  great  man  humbleth 
himself :  thei'efore  forgive  them  not. 

10  11  Enter  into  the  rock,  and 
hide  thee  in  the  dust,  for  fear  of 
the  Lord,  and  for  the  glory  of  his 
majest.v. 

11  The  lofty  looks  of  man  shall 
be  humbled,  and  the  haughtiness 
of  men  shall  be  bowed  down,  and 
the  Lord  alone  shall  be  exalted  in 
that  day. 

12  For  the  day  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  sJiall  he  upon  every  one  that  is 
proud  and  lofty,  and  upon  every 
one  that  is  lifted  up  ;  and  he  shall 
be  brought  low : 

13  And  upon  all  the  cedars  of 
Lebanon,  that  are  high  and  lifted 
up,  and  upon  all  the  oaks  of  Ba- 
shan, 

14  And  upon  all  the  high  moun- 
tains, and  upon  all  the  hills  that 
are  lifted  up, 

15  And  upon  every  high  tower, 
and  upon  every  fenced  wall, 

16  And  upon  all  the  ships  of 
Tarshish,  and  upon  all  pleasant 
pictures. 

1 7  And  the  loftiness  of  man  shall 
be  bowed  down,  and  the  haughti- 
ness of  men  shall  be  made  low  : 
and  the  Lord  alone  shall  be  exalted 
in  that  day. 

1 8  And  the  idols  he  shall  utterly 
abolish. 

19  And  ^  they  shall  go  into  the 
holes  of  the  rocks,  and  into  the 
caves  of  the  earth,  for  fear  of 
the  Lord,  and  for  the  glory  of  his 
majesty,  when  he  ariseth  to 
shake  terribly   the    earth. 

20  In  that  day  a  man  shall  cast 
his  idols  of  silver,  and  his  idols  of 
gold,  which  they  made  each  one  for 
himself  to  worshii),  to  the  moles 
and  to  the  bats  ; 

21  To  go  into  the  "clefts  of  the 
rocks,  and  into  the  "tops  of  the 
ragged  rocks,  for  fear  of  the  Lord, 
and  for  the  glory  of  his  majesty, 
when  he  ariseth  to  shake  terribly 
the  earth. 

22  Cease  ye  from  man,  whose 
breath  is  in  his  nostrils  :  ior 
wherein  is  he  to  be  accounted  of  ( 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  The  (/reat  confusion  irhich  cometh  hy  sin. 
9  The  impudencij  of  the  people.  \%  The 
oppression  ami  covetoiisness  of  the  rtiJerK. 
16  The  j-iidoments  whiah  shall  he  for  tin- 
pride  of  the  toonien. 

FOR,  behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  doth  take  away  from 


626 


The  oppression  of  riders. 


ISAIAH,  4. 


The  wantonness  of  ivomen. 


Jerusalem  and  from  J  udah  the  stay 
and  the  staff,  the  whole  stay  of 
bread,  and  the  whole  stay  of 
water, 

2  The  mighty  man,  and  the  man 
of  war,  the  judge,  and  the  prophet, 
aiul  the '  prudent,  and  the  "ancient. 


3  The  captam  of  fifty,  and  the 
honourable  man,  and  the  counsellor, 
and  the  cunning  artificer,  and  the 
•'eloquent  orator. 

4  And  i  will  give  children  to  be 
their  princes,  and  babes  shall  rule 
over  them. 

5  And  the  people  shall  be  op- 
pressed, every  one  by  another,  and 
ever.v  one  by  his  neighbour  :  the 
child  shall  behave  himself  proudly 
against  the  •*  ancient,  and  the  base 
against  the  honourable. 

6  When  a  man  shall  take  hold  of 
his  brother  of  the  house  of  his  fa- 
ther, sailing,  Thou  hast  clothing,  be 
thou  our  ruler,  and  let  this  ruin  be 
under  thy  hand : 

7  In  that  day  shall  he  swear,  say- 
ing, I  will  not  be  an  healer  ;  for  in 
my  house  is  neither  bread  nor  cloth- 
ing :  make  me  not  a  ruler  of  the 
people. 

8  For  Jerusalem  is  ruined,  and 
Judah  is  fallen:  because  their 
tongue  and  their  doings  are  against 
the  Lord,  to  provoke  the  eyes  of 
his  glory. 

9  II  ^  The  shew  of  their  counte- 


nance doth  witness  against  them  ; 
and  they  declare  their  sin  as  Sodom, 
they  hide  it  not.  Woe  unto  their 
soul !  for  they  have  rewarded  evil 
unto  themselves. 

10  Say  ye  to  the  righteous,  that 
it  shall  be  well  vrith  him :  for  they 
shall  eat  the  fruit  of  their  doings. 

11  Woe  unto  the  wicked  !  it  shall 
be  ill  with  him  :  for  the  re^yard  of 
his  hands  shall  be  given  him. 

12  ^  J.S  for  my  people,  children 
are  their  oppressors,  and  women 
rule  over  them.  O  my  people,  the,v 
which  lead  thee  cause  thee  to  err, 
and  destroy  the  way  of  thy  patlis. 

13  The  Lord  standeth  up  to 
plead,  and  standeth  to  judge  the 
people. 

1 4  The  Lord  will  enter  into  judg- 
ment with-the  ^  ancients  of  his  peo- 
ple, and  the  princes  thereof  :  for  ye 
have  eaten  up  the  vinej^ard  ;  the 
spoil  of  the  poor  is  in  your  houses. 

15  What  mean  ye  that  ye  beat 
my  people  to  pieces,  and  grind  the 
faces  of  the  poor?  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts. 

16  ^  Moreover  the  Lord  saith. 
Because  the  daughters  of  Zion  are 
haughty,  and  walk  with  stretched 
forth- necks  and  wanton  eyes,  walk- 


ing and  mincing  as  they  go,  and 
making  a  tinkling  with  their  feet : 

17  Therefore  the  Lord  will  smite 
with  a  scab  the  cro^vn  of  the  head 
of  the  daugliters  of  Zion,  and  the 
Lord  will  ''  discover  their  secret 
Ijarts. 

18  In  that  day  the  Lord  will  take 
away  the  bravery  of  their  tinkling 
oi'naments  about  their  feet,  and  their 
cauls,  and  ^Am- round  tires  like  the 
mo(m, 

1 9  The  chains,  and  the  bracelets, 
and  the  mufflers, 

20  The  bonnets,  and  the  orna- 
ments of  the  legs,  and  the  head- 
bands, and  the  tablets,  and  the  ear- 
rings, 

2 1  The  rings,  and  nose  jewels, 

22  The  changeable  suits  of  ap- 
parel, and  the  mantles,  and  the 
"  wimples,  and  the   cris])ing  pins. 


23  The  ''glasses,  and  tlie  fine 
linen,  and  the  hoods,  and  the  vails. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
instead  of  sweet  smell  there  shall 
be  stink  ;  and  instead  of  a  girdle  a 
rent ;  and  instead  of  well  set  hair 
baldness ;  and  instead  of  a  sto- 
macher a  girding  of  sackcloth  ;  and 
^°  burning  instead  of  beauty. 

25  Thy  men  shall  fall  by  the 
sword,  and  thy  mighty  in  the  war. 

26  And  her  gates  shall  lament 
and  mourn  ;  and  she  being  desolate 
shall  sit  upon  the  ground. 

CHAPTER  4. 

/;(  the  extremity   of  evil  a,   ChrUV  a  kingdom 
)ihall  hi'  a  HanHnary. 

AND  in  that  day  seven  women 
shall  take  hold  of  one  man, 
saying.  We  will  eat  our  own  bread, 
and  wear  our  own  apparel:  only  let 
us  be  called  by  thy  "  name,  to  take 
away  our  reproach. 

2  In  that  day  shall  the  branch 
of  the  Lord  be  beautiful  and  glo- 
rious, and  the  fruit  of  the  earth 
shall  be  excellent  and  comely  for 
them  that  are  escaped  of  Israel. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  that 
he  that  is  left  in  Zion,  and  lie  that 
remaineth  in  Jerusalem,  shall  be 
called  holy,  even  every  one  that  is 
written  among  the  living  in  Jeru- 
salem : 

4  When  the  Lord  shall  have 
washed  away  the  filth  of  the 
daughters  of  Zion,  and  shall  have 
l^urged  the  blood  of  Jerusalem 
from  the  midst  thereof  by  the  spi- 
rit of  judgment,  and  by  the  spirit 
of  burning. 

5  And  the  Lord  will  create 
^'"  ur)on  every  dwelling  place  of 
mount  Zion,  and  ^"upon  her  as- 
semblies, a   cloud  and   smoke  by 


l;iy  bare 


s  shawls, 
and  the 
satchels, 
a  hand 
mirrors, 


1'^  branding 


li  name ; 
take  thou 


^-  over 


627 


Parable  of  the  vineyard. 


ISAIAH,  5. 


Woes  pronounced  on  the  ivicked. 


^  an  homer 
of  seed  shall 
yielrl  but  an 
ephah. 


day,  and  the  shining  of  a  flaming 
fire  by  night :  for  ^  upon  all  the 
glory  shall  be  a  "  defence. 

6  And  there  shall  be  a  taberna- 
cle for  a  shadow  in  the  daytime 
from  the  heat,  and  for  a  place  of 
refuge,  and  for  a  covert  from  storm 
and  from  rain. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  Under  the  parable  of  a  vineyard  God  er- 
ciiKeth  his  severe  judgmeM.  8  His  .judg- 
ments upon  covetousness,  11  up07i  Insciei- 
ousness,  13  ttpoii  iinjneii/,  20  and  upon  in- 
jiisfioe.  26  The  executioners  of  God's 
judgments. 

"VTOW  will  I  sing  to  my  wellbe- 
Xi  loved  a  song  of  my  beloved 
touching  his  vineyard.  My  well- 
beloved  hath  a  vineyard  in  a  very 
fruitful  hill : 

2  And  he  fenced  it,  and  gathered 
out  the  stones  thereof,  and  planted 
it  with  the  choicest  vine,  and  built 
a  tower  in  the  midst  of  it,  and  also 
made  a  winepress  thei-ein  :  and  he 
looked  that  it  should  bring  forth 
grapes,  and  it  brought  forth  wild 
grapes. 

3  And  now,  O  inhabitants  of  Je- 
rusalem, and  men  of  Judah,  judge, 
I  pray  you,  betwixt  me  and  my 
vineyard. 

4  What  could  have  been  done 
more  to  my  vineyard,  that  I  have 
not  done  in  it  1  wherefore,  when  I 
looked  that  it  should  bring  forth 
grapes,  brought  it  forth  wild 
grapes  1 

5  And  ^now  go  to  :  T  will  tell  you 
what  I  will  do  to  my  vineyard  :  I 
will  take  away  the  hedge  thereof, 
and  it  shall  be  eaten  up  ;  and.  break 
down  the  wall  thereof,  and  it  shall 
be  trodden  down : 

6  And  1  will  lay  it  waste :  it 
shall  not  be  pruned,  nor  digged  ; 
but  there  shall  come  up  briers  and 
thoi-ns  :  I  will  also  command  the 
clouds  that  they  rain  no  rain  upon 
it. 

7  PW  the  vineyai'd  of  tlie  Lord 
of  hosts  y'.s  the  house  of  Israel,  and 
th(^  men  of  Judah  *  his  plciisaiit 
l)l;iiif.:  and  he  looked  for  judgment, 
but  behold  oppression  ;  for  right- 
eousness, but  l)ehold  a  cry. 

^^  11  Woe  unto  them  that  join 
house  to  house,  that  lay  field  to 
field,  till  there  he  no  place,  that  they 
may  be  placed  alone  in  the  midst 
of  the  earth  ! 

9  In  mine  ears  Kfml  th(^  Lorp  of 
hosts.  Of  a  truth  many  houses  shall 
b(;  desolate,  even  great  and  fair, 
without  inhabitant. 

1 0  Yea,  ten  acres  of  vineyard 
shiill  yield  one  bath,  anfl  '*  tjieseed 
of  all  luimer  shall  vield  an  enlia.li. 


11^  Woe  unto  them  that  rise  up 
early  in  the  morning,  that  they 
may  follow  strong  drink  ;  that  con- 
tinue until  night,  till  wine  inflame 
them  ! 

12  And  the  harp,  and  the  viol, 
the  tabret,  and  pipe,  and  wine,  are 
in  their  feasts  :  tjut  they  regard 
not  the  work  of  the  Lord,  neither 
consider  the  operation  of  his  hands. 

13  IT  Therefore  _  my  people  are 
gone  into  captivity,  because  they 
liave  no  knowledge :  and  their  ho- 
nourable men  are  famished,  and 
their  multitude  dried  up  with  thirst. 

1-i  Therefore  "*  hell  hath  en- 
larged herself,  and  opened  her 
mouth  without  measure  :  and  their 
glory,  and  their  multitude,  and 
their  pomp,  and  he  that  rejoiceth, 
shall  descend  into  it. 

15  And  the  mean  man  shall  be 
brought  down,  and  the  mighty  man 
shall  be  humbled,  and  the  eyes  of 
the  lofty  shall  be  humbled  : 

1 6  But  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  be 
exalted  in  judgment,  and  God  that 
is  holy  shall  be  sanctified  in  right- 
eousness. 

17  Then  shall  the  lambs  feed 
^ after  their  manner,  and  the  waste 
places  of  thefat  ones  shall  strangers 
eat. 

18  Woe  unto  them  that  draw  ini- 
quity with  cords  of  vanity,  and  sin 
as  it  were  with  a  cart  rope  : 

1 9  That  say.  Let  him  make  speed, 
and  hasten  his  work,  that  we  may 
see  it :  and  let  the  counsel  of  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel  draw  nigh  and 
come,  that  we  may  know  it! 

20  ^  Woe  unto  them  that  call 
evil  good,  and  good  evil  ;  that  put 
darkness  for  light,  and  light  for 
darkness ;  that  put  bitter  for  sweet, 
and  sweet  for  bitter  ! 

21  Woe  unto  thetn  that  are  wise 
in  their  own  eyes,  and  prudent  in 
their-  own  sight ! 

22  Woe  unto  them,  that  are  might.v 
to  drink  wine,  and  men  of  strength 
to  mingle  strong  drink  : 

23  Which  justify  the  wicked  for 
reward,  and  take  away  the  right 
eousness  of  the  righteous  from 
him  ! 

2  1  Therefore  as  the  fire  devour- 
eth  the  stubble,  and  the  fljune  con- 
sumc'th  the  chart",  so  their  rout  shall 
be  as  rottenness,  and  tluMr  blossom 
shall  go  up  as  dust :  because  they 
have  cast  away  the  law  of  the  Loud 
of  hosts,  and  despised  the  word  of 
the  Holy  ( )n(^  of  Israel. 

2")  Therefore  is  the  anger  of  the 
Loud  kindled  against  his  people, 
and   he   hath  stretched  forth   his 


•//e6.  Sheol. 


628 


Isaiah's  vision 


ISAIAH,  G,  7. 


arid  commission. 


hand  against  them,  and  liath  smit- 
ten them  :  and  the  hills  did 
tremble,  and  their  carcases  v>e)-e 
'turn  in  the  midst  of  the  streets. 
lor  all  this  his  anger  is  not  turned 
away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched  out 
still. 

26  H  And  he  will  lift  up  an  ensign 
to  the  nations  from  far,  and  will 
hiss  unto  them  from  the  ejid  of  the 
earth :  and,  behold,  they  shall  come 
with  speed  swiftly : 

2  7  N  one  shal  1  be  weary  nor  stu  m- 
ble  among  them  ;  none  shall  slum- 
ber nor  sleep :  neither  shall  the 
girdle  of  their  loins  be  loosed,  nor 
the  latchet  of  their  shoes  be  bro- 
ken : 

28  Whose  ai-rows  are  sharp,  and 
all  their  bows  bent,  their  horses' 
hoofs  shall  be  counted  like  flint, 
and  their  wheels  like  a  whirlwind  : 
_  29  Their  roaring  ska/l  he  like  a 
lion,  they  shall  roar  like  young 
lions  :  yea,  they  shall  roar,  and  lay 
hold  of  the  prey,  and  shall  carry  it 
away  safe,  and  none  shall  deliver 
it. 

30  And  in  that  day  they  shall 
roar  against  them  like  the  roaring 
of  the  sea :  and  if  one  look  vinto  the 
land,  behold  darkness  and  sorrow, 
and  the  light  is  darkened  in  the 
heavens  thereof. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  Isntith,  ■in  a  riftion  of  the  Lord  inhis  glory. 
5  behtf/  terrified,  is  ron tinned,  for  his  mex- 
n<t(je.  9  lie  shen-efJi  ihc  obstinacy  of  the 
people  iiitto  their  //eso/iititni.  13  A  rem- 
-nant  shall  he  saved. 

IN  the  year  that  king  Uzziah  died 
I  saw  also  the  Lord  sitting  upon 
a  throne,  high  and  lifted  up,  and 
his  train  filled  the  temple. 

2  Above  it  stood  the  "  sera- 
phims :  each  one  had  six  wings; 
with  twain  he  covered  his  face, 
and  with  twain  he  covered  his 
feet,  and  with  twain  he  did  fly. 

3.  And  one  cried  unto  another, 
and  said,  Holy,  holy,  holy,  is  the 
Lord  of  hosts :  the  whole  earth  is 
full  of  his  gloiy. 

4  And  the  posts  of  the  door 
moved  at  the  voice  of  him  that 
cried,  and  the  house  was  filled 
with  smoke. 

5  H  Then  said  I,  Woe  is  me !  for 
I  am  undone  ;  because  I  am  a  man 
of  unclean  lips,  and  I  dwell  in  the 
midst  of  a  people  of  unclean  lips  : 
for'  mine  eyes  have  seen  the  King, 
the  LoKD  of  hosts. 

6  Then  flew  one  of  the  "  sei-a- 
phinis  unto  me,  having  a  live  coal 
in  his  hand,  nhich  he  had  taken 
with  the  tongs  fr;om  off  the  altar- : 

1     7  And  he  laid  it  upon  my  mouth. 


and  said,  Lo,  this  hath  touched  thy 
lips ;  and  thine  iniquity  is  taken 
away,  and  thy  sin  purged. 

8  Also  1  hear-d  the  voice  of  the 
Lord,  saying.  Whom  shall  I  send, 
and  who  will  go  for  us  ]  Then  said 
I,  Here  am  I ;  send  me. 

9  II  And  he  said,  Go,  and  tell  this 
people,  Hear  ye  •* indeed,  but  un- 
derstand not ;  and  see  ye  ''indeed. 
but  perceive  not. 

10  Make  the  heart  of  this  people 
fat,  and  make  their  ears  heavy,  and 
shut  their  eyes  ;  lest  they  see  with 
their  eyes,  and  hear  with  their-  ear's, 
and  understand  with  their  heart, 
and  ^convert  and  be  healed. 

11  Then  said  I,  LoitI,  how  long"? 
And  he  answei-ed,  LTntil  the  cities 
be  wasted  without  inhabitant,  and 
the  houses  without  man,  and  the 
land  be  utterly  desolate. 

1 2  And  the  Lord  have  removed 
men  far  away,  and  there  be  a  great 
forsaking  in  the  midst  of  the  land. 

13  II  But  yet  in  it  shall  he  a 
tenth,  and  it  "shall  return,  and  shall 
be  eaten  :  as  a  teil  tree,  and  as  an 
oak,  whose  'substance  is  in  them. 


when  they  cast  their  leaves  .-  so  ttie 
holy  seed  shall  be  the  '^sTiTjstance 
thereof. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  Ahaz,  being  troubled  with  fear  of  Rezin 
and.  Pekah,  is  comforted  by  Isaiah.  10 
Alias,  haririg  liberty  to  choose  a  mgn,  and 
refusing  it.  hath  for  a  sign,  Christ  pro- 
mised. 17  His  :)udg7nent  is  prophesied  to 
come  by  A,ssyria.. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days 
of  Ahaz  the  son  of  Jotham,  the 
son  of  Uzziah,  king  of  Judah.  that 
Rezin  the  king  of  Syria,  and  Pekah 
the  son  of  Remaliah,  king  of  Israel, 
went  up  toward  Jerusalem  to  war 
against  it,  but  could  not  prevail 
against  it. 

2  And  it  was  told  the  house  of 
David,  saying,  Syria  is  confederate 
with  Ephr-aim.  And  his  heart  was 
moved,  and  the  heart  of  his  people, 
as  the  trees  of  the  wood  are  moved 
with  the  wind. 

3  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  Isaiah, 
Go  forth  now  to  meet  Ahaz,  thou, 
and  *Shear-jashal)  thy  son,  at  the 
end  of  the  conduit  of  the  upper 
pool  in  the  highway  of  the  fuller's 
field ; 

4  And  say  unto  him,  Take  heed, 
and  be  quiet ;  fear  not,  neither  be 
fainthear'ted  for  "  th(^  two  tails  of 
these  smoking  fir-ebi'ands,  for  the 


fierce  anger  of  Rezin  with   Syria, 
and  of  the  son  of  Remaliah. 
5  Because    Syria,  Ephraim,  and 


*  That  is,  A  remnant  shall  return, 


■♦  oontinu- 
ally, 


5  turn  again. 


s  also  shall 
in  turn  be 
eaten  up : 
'  stock 
remaineth, 
when  they 
are  felled : 
8  stock 


9  these  two 
tails  of 


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Isaiah's  'message  to  Aliaz. 


ISAIAH,  8. 


The  child  Immanuel. 


the  son  of  Remaliah,  have  taken 
evil  counsel  against  thee,  saying, 

6  Let  us  go  up  against  Judah, 
and  vex  it,  and  let  us  make  a 
breach  therein  for  us,  and  set  a 
king  in  the  midst  of  it,  even  the  son 
of  Tabeal : 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  It 
shall  not  stand,  neither  shall  it 
come  to  pass. 

8  For  the  head  of  Syria  is  Da- 
mascus, and  the  head  of  Damascus 
?'.?  Rezin ;  and  within  threescore 
and  five  yeai-s  shall  Ephraim  be 
broken,  that  it  be  not  a  people. 

9  And  the  head  of  Ephraim  is 
Samaria,  and  the  head  of  Samaria 
is  llemaliah's  son.  If  ye  will  not 
believe,  surely  ye  shall  not  be  esta- 
blished. 

10  ^  Moreover  the  Lord  spake 
again  unto  Ahaz,  saying, 

1 1  Ask  thee  a  sign  of  the  Lord 
thy  God ;  ask  it  either  in  the 
depth,  or  in  the  height  above. 

12  But  Ahaz  said,  I  will  not  ask, 
neither  will  I  tempt  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  said.  Hear  ye  now,  O 
house  of  David  ;  Is  it  a  small  thing 
for  j^ou  to  weai-y  men,  but  will  ye 
weary  my  God  also "? 

14  Therefore  the  Lord  himself 
shall  give  you  a  sign;  Behold,  ^  a 
virgin  shall  conceive,  and  bear  a 
son,  and  shall  call  his  name  *  Im- 
manuel. 

15  '•^Butter  and  honey  shall  he 
eat,  ^that  lie  may  know  to  refuse 
the  evil,  and  choose  the  good. 

16  For  before  the  child  shall 
know  to  refuse  the  evil,  and  choose 
the  good,  the  land  ■*  that  thou  nb- 
horrest  shall   be  forsaken  of  both 


her  kings. 


1 7  11  Tlie  Lord  shall  bring  upon 
thee,  and  upon  thy  people,  and 
upon  thy  father's  house,  days  that 
have  not  come,  from  tiie  day  that 
Ephraim  departed  fi'om  Judah; 
even  the  king  of  Assyi'ia. 

1<S  And  it  shall  come  to  yoass  in 
that  da.y,  tlutt  the  Lord  shall  hiss 
for  the  lly  that  is  in  the  uttermost 
part  of  the  rivers  of  Egypt,  and  for 
the  bee  that  is  in  the  land  of 
Assyria. 

19  And  they  shall  come,  and 
shall  rest  all  of  them  in  the  deso- 
late valleys,  and  in  the  holes  of  the 
rocks,  and  u|)on  all  thorns,  and 
upon  all  bushes. 

2()  In  the  same  day  shall  the 
Loid  shave  with  a  i-azor  that  is 
hired,  ''vmnrhi.  by  thoTn  beyond 
the  ri\cr.  I)v  tlii'  king  of  Assyria, 
the  head,  and  the  hiiii- of  the  feet: 


*  That  is,  God  with  us. 


and    it    shall     also    consume    the 
beard. 

2 1  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  a  man  shall  nourish 
a  young  cow,  and  two  sheep  ; 

22  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  for 
the  abundance  of  milk  that  they 
shall  give  he  shall  eat  •*  butter  :  for 
"butter  and  honey  shall  every  one 
eat  that  is  left  in  the  land. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  evei^y  **  ])lace  shall 
be.  where  there  were  a  thousand 
vines  at  a  thousand  silverlings, 
^  it  shall  even  be  for  briers  and 
thorns. 

24  With  arrows  and  with  bows 
shall  ?nen  come  thither ;  because 
all  the  land  shall  become  briers 
and  thorns. 

25  And  on  all  hills  that  "  shall  be 


digged  with  the  mattock,  ^Hhere 
shall  not  come  thither  ^''  the  fear  of 
briers  and  thorns  :  but  it  shall  be 
for  the  sending  forth  of  oxen,  and 
for  the  treading  of  ^^  lesser  cattle. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  III  Maher-slialal-ltitKli-Jia^.  he  projiheftiftli 
thai  Syria  and  Ixra,!  xhall  In'  suhihieil  In/ 
Anst/ria.  b  Jitdah  lik-eu:ist_-  J'cr  llnir  iiifi- 
deliti/.  9  God'.s  jinlijiiuiil.s  .shitU  be  Ir're- 
sistlltle.  11  Comfort  shall  he  to  them  that 
fear  God.  19  Great  afflictions  to  idola- 
'ier^. 

MOREOVER  the  Lord  said  unto 
me.  Take  thee  a  great  roll, 
and  write  in  it  "  with  a  man's  pen 
concerning       t  ]\laher-shalal-hash- 


baz. 

2  And  I  took  unto  me  faithful 
witnesses  to  record,  Uriah  the 
priest,  and  Zechariah  the  son  of 
Jeberechiah. 

3  And  I  went  unto  the  prophet- 
ess ;  and  she  conceived,  and  bare  a 
son.  Then  said  the  Lord  to  me. 
Call  his  name  Maher-shalal-hash- 
baz. 

4  For  before  the  child  shall  have 
knowledge  to  cry.  My  father,  and 
my  mother,  the  i-iches  of  Damas- 
cus and  the  spoil  (jf  Samaria  shall 
be  taken  away  before  the  king  of 
Assyria. 

5  H  The  Loud  spake  also  unto 
me  again,  saying, 

.  G  Forasmuch  as  this  ])eo|)le  re- 
fuseth  the  watei's  of  Shiloa-h  that 
go  softly,  and  re.joic(>  in  Kczin  and 
Remaliah's  son; 

7  Now  thei'efoi-e,  behold,  the 
Loi-d  bringeth  up  upon  them  the 
waters  of  the  rivei',  strong  and 
many,   even  the  king  of  Assyria, 


t  Tliat  is,  The  spoil  speedeth,  the  prey 
hasteth. 


6  curds : 
''  curds 


*  place, 
where 


9  shall 


1"  were 

11  thou  Shalt 

i^for 


13  sheep. 


J^*  in  common 

characters, 

For 


630 


Against  Syria  and  Israel. 


ISAIAH,  9. 


The  prince  of  peace. 


and  all  his  glory:  and  he  shall 
come  up  over  all  his  channels  and 
go  over  all  his  banks: 

8  And  he  shall  pass  through  Ju- 
dah  ;  he  shall  overflow  and  go  over, 
he  shall  reach  even  to  the  neck  ; 
and  the  stretching  out  of  his  wings 
shall  fill  the  breadth  of  thy  land, 
O  Immanuel. 

9  Vi  Associate  yourselves,  O  ye 
^  people,  and  ye  shall  be  broken  in 
pieces ;  and  give  ear,  all  ye  of  far 
countries :  gird  yourselves,  and  ye 
shall  be  broken  in  pieces ;  gird 
yourselves,  and  ye  shall  be  broken 
in  pieces. 

10  Take  counsel  together,  and  it 
shall  come  to  nought;  speak  the 
word,  and  it  shall  not  stand  :  for 
God  is  with  us. 

1 1  U  For  the  Lord  spake  thus  to 
me  with  a  strong  hand,  and  in- 
structed me  that  I  should  not  walk 
in  the  way  of  this  people,  saying, 

12  Say  ye  not,  A  '^ conf edei-acy. 
to  all   them   to  whom  this    ijeople 


shall  say.  A  confederacy  :  neither 
fear  ye  their  fear,  nor  be  afraid. 

13  Sanctify  the  Lord  of  hosts 
himself ;  and  let  him  be  your  fear, 
and  let  him  be  your  dread. 

1 4  And  he  shall  be  for  a  sanctu- 
ary ;  but  for  a  stone  of  stumbling 
and  for  a  rock  of  offence  to  both 
the  houses  of  Israel,  for  a  gin  and 
for  a  snare  to  the  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem. 

15  And  many  among  them  shall 
stumble,  and  fall,  and  be  broken, 
and  be  snared,  and  be  taken. 

IG  Bind  up  the  testimony,  seal 
the  ^  law  among  my  disciples. 

17  And  I  will  wait  upon  the 
Lord,  that  hideth  his  face  from 
the  house  of  Jacob,  and  I  will  look 
for  him. 

18  Behold,  I  and  the  children 
whom  the  Lord  hath  given  me  are 
for  signs  and  for  wonders  in  Israel 
from  the  Lord  of  hosts,  which 
dwelleth    in    mount  Zion. 

19^  And  when  they  shall  say 
unto  you.  Seek  unto  them  that 
have  familiar  spirits,  and  unto 
wizards  that  ^  peep,  and  that  mut- 
ter :  should  not  a  people  seek  unto 
their  Godi  "for  the  living  to  the 
dead  1 


'  20  fo  the  ^  law  and  to  the  testi- 
mony :  if  they  speak  not  according 
to  this  word,  it  is  because  tho-e  is 
no  light  in  them. 

21  And  they  shall  pass  through 

it,    hardly   bestead    and    hungry : 

and    it    shall    come    to   pass,  that 

when  they  shall  be  hungry,  they 

I  shall    fret  themselves,    and    curse 


their  king  and  their  God,  and  look 
upward. 

22  And  they  shall  look  unto  the 
earth ;  and  behold  trouble  and 
darkness,  dimness  of  anguish  ;  and 
they  shall  be  driven  to  darkness. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  What  joif  shall  he  in  the  mld.it  of  afflic- 
tions,  hi/  the  khnjiUnn  <in(l  hirth.  (if  (liriHt. 
8  The  judghients  iijjon  Jnfuel  for  their 
pride,  18  for  their  hypocriinj,  18  and  for 
their  impenitency, 

NEVERTHELESS  the  dimness 
shall  not  f>e  such   as    ivaa   in 


her  vexation,  when  at  the  first  he 
liglitl.v  attlicted  the  land  of  Zebu 


lun  and  the  land  of  Naijhtah,  and 
afterward    did     more     grievousl.y 


afflict  her  by  the  way  of  the  sea, 
beyond  Jordan,  ^ in  Galilee  of  the 
nations. 

2  The  people  that  walked  in 
darkness  nave  seen  a  great  light : 
they  that  dwell  in  the  land  of  the 
shadow  of  death,  upon  them  hath 
the  light  shined. 

3  Thou  hast  multiplied  the  na- 
tion, *  and  not  increased  the  joy : 
they  joy  before  thee  according  to 
the  joy  in  harvest,  ami  as  men  re- 
joice when  they  divide  the  spoil. 

4  For  thou  hast  broken  the  yoke 
of  his  burden,  and  the  staff'  of  his 
shoulder,  the  rod  of  his  oppressor,' 
as  in  the  day  of  Midian. 

5  For  ^  every  battle  of  the  war- 
rior is  with    contused    noise,  and 


garments  rolled  in  Ijlood  ;  l)ut  this 
shall  be  with  burning  and  fuel  of 
fire. 

6  For  unto  us  a  child  is  born, 
unto  us  a  son  is  given :  and  the 
government  shall  be  upon  his 
shoulder :  and  his  name  shall  be 
called  Wonderful,  Counsellor,  The 
mighty  God,  The  everlasting  Fa- 
ther, The  Prince  of  Peace. 

7  Of  the  increase  of  his  govern- 
ment and  peace  there  shall  he  no 
end,  upon  the  throne  of  David,  and 
upon  his  kingdom,  to  order  it, 
and  to  establish  it  with  judgment 
and  with  justice  from  henceforth 
even  for  ever.  The  zeal  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  will  perform  this. 

8  U  The  Lord  sent  a  word  into 
Jacob,  and  it  hath  lighted  upon 
Israel. 

9  And  all  the  people  shall  know, 
even  Ephraim  and  the  inhabitant 
of  Samaria,  that  say  in  the  pride 
and  stoutness  of  heart, 

10  The  bricks  are  fallen  down, 
but  we  will  build  with  hewn 
stones :  the  sycoinores  are  cut 
down,  but  we  will  change  tJiem 
into  cedars. 


6  But  there 
shall  be  no 
gloom  to  her 
that  was  in 
anguish.    In 
the  former 
time  he 
brought  into 
contempt 
the  land  of 
Zebulun 
and  tlie  land 
of  Naphtali, 
but  in  the 
latter  time 
hath  he 
made  it 
glorious, 
"  Galilee 
s  thou  hast 
increased 
their 


9  all  the 
armovu-  of 
the  armed 
man  in  the 
tumult,  and 
the  gar- 
ments rolled 
in  blood, 
shall  even 
be  for  burn- 
ing, for 


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IsraeVs  pride  and  iniquity. 


ISAIAH,  10.   Assijria  the  instrument  of  God's  wrath. 


1  roll  up- 
■ward  in 
thick  cloud:- 


2  to  the 
writers  that 
write  fjriev- 
ousiiess ; 


11  Therefore  the  Lord  shall  set 
up  the  adversaries  of  Rezin  against 
him,  and  join  his  enemies  together ; 

12  The  Syrians  before,  and  the 
Philistines  behind  ;  and  they  shall 
devoui'  Israel  with  open  mouth. 
For  all  this  his  anger  is  not  turned 
away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched 
out  still. 

13  H  For  the  people  turneth  not 
unto  him  that  smiteth  them, 
neither  do  they  seek  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

14  Therefore  the  Lord  will  cut 
off  from  Israel  head  and  tail, 
branch  and  rush,  in  one  day. 

15  The  ancient  and  honourable, 
he  is  the  head  ;  and  tlie  prophet 
that  teacheth  lies,  he  m  the  tail. 

16  For  the  leaders  of  this  people 
cause  them  to  err  ;  and  they  that  ar-e 
led  of  them  are  destroyed. 

1 7  Therefore  the  Lord  shall  have 
no  joy  in  their  young  men,  neither 
shall  have  mercy  on  their  father- 
less and  widows :  for  every  one  is 
an  hypocrite  and  an  evildoer,  and 
every  mouth  speaketh  folly.  For 
all  this  his  anger  is  not  turned 
away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched 
out  still. 

18  U  For  wickedness  burneth  as 
the  fire :  it  shall  devour  the  briers 
and  thorns,  and  shall  kindle  in 
the  thickets  of  the  forest,  and  they 
^  shall  mount  up  like  the  lifting  up 


of  smoke. 

19  Through  the  wrath  of  the 
Lord  of  iKjsts  is  the  land  dark- 
ened, and  the  people  shall  be  as 
the  fuel  of  the  fire :  no  man  shall 
spare  his  brother. 

20  And  he  shall  snatch  on  the 
right  hand,  and  be  hungry ;  and 
he  shall  eat  on  the  left  hand,  and 
they  shall  not  be  satisfied :  they 
shall  eat  every  man  tlie  flesh  of 
his  own  arm  : 

21  Manasseh,  Ephraim  ;  and 
Ephraim,  Manasseh  :  avd  they  to- 
gether sh(tll  he  against  .ludah. 
For  all  this  his  anger  is  not  turned 
away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched 
out  still. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  The,  ii'oe  of  li/rr/vfs.  ^)  A  my  rid,  the  rod  qf 
hj/jiocrlten,  Jbi'  hiti  priile-  khall  he  broken . 
20  A  remnant  of  Israel  Hhull  he  saved.  'Jt 
Israel  is  comforted  iiith  promise  of  de- 
liverance from-  Assyria . 

WOE  unto  them  that  decree  un- 
righteous decrees,  and  'that 
write  gricvousnessW/vr/t  they  li;ivc 


])rc-si;rib('d  ; 

2  To  tnrn  aside  the  needy  from 
judgment,  and  to  take  away  the 
right  from  the  poor  of  my  people, 
that   widows  may   be   their  prey. 


and  that  they  may  rob  the  father- 
less ! 

3  And  what  will  ye  do  in  the  day 
of  visitation,  and  in  the  desolation 
ivhicli  shall  come  from  far?  to  whom 
will  ye  flee  for  help  %  and  where  will 
ye  leave  your  glory  ? 

4  Without  me  they  shall  bow 
down  uncler  the  prisoners,  and 
they  shall  fall  under  the  slain.  For 
all  this  his  anger  is  not  turned  away, 
but  his  hand  is  stretched  out  still. 

5^0  Assyrian,  the  rod  of  mine 
anger,  and  the  staff  in  •'  their  hand 
is  mine  indignation. 

C  I  will  send  him  against  '*an 
hypocritical    nation,  and   against 


the  people  of  my  wrath  will  T  give 
him  a  charge,  to  take  the  spoil,  and 
to  take  the  prey,  and  to  tread  them 
down  like  the  mire  of  the  streets. 

7  Howbeit  he  meaneth  not  so, 
neither  doth  his  heart  think  so; 
but  it  is  in  his  heart  to  destroy  and 
cut  off  nations  not  a  few. 

8  For  he  saith.  Are  not  my 
princes  altogether  kings  1 

9  Is  not  Calno  as  Carchemish  1 
is  not  Hamath  as  Arpad  ?  is  not 
Samaria  as  Damascus  % 

10  As  my  hand  hath  found  the 
kingdoms  of  the  idols,  •''and  whose 
graven  images  did  excel  them  of 
Jerusalem  and  of  Samai-ia ; 

11  Shall  I  not,  as  I  have  done 
unto  Samaria  and  her  idols,  so  do 
to  .lerusalem  and  her  idols'? 

12  Wherefore  it  shall  come  to 
ipass,  that  when  the  Lord  hath  per- 
formed his  whole  work  vipon  mount 
Zion  and  on  Jerusalem,  1  will  pun- 
ish the  fruit  of  the  stout  heart  of 
the  king  of  Assyria,  and  the  glory 
of  his  high  looks. 

13  For  he  saith.  By  the  strength 
of  my  hand  I  have  done  it,  and  by 
my  wisdom ;  for  I  am  ])rudent:  and 
I  iiave  removed  the  bounds  of  the 
°  people,  and  have  robbed  theii' 
treasuies,  and  I  have  i)utdown  the 
inhabitants  like  a  valiant  man: 

14  And  my  hand  hath  found  as 
a  nest  the  riches  of  th(^  ^people : 


and  as  one  gathereth  eggs  that  arc 
left,  have  I  gathei-ed  all  the  eai-tli  ; 
and  there  was  none  that  moved 
the  wing,  or  opened  the  mouth,  or 
"peeix'd. 

1 T)  Sliall  tlK>  axe  boast  itself 
against  him  that  heweth  there- 
with'? or  shall  the  saw  magnify 
itself  against  him  that  shaketh  it? 
as  if  the  i-od  should  shake  itself 
af^ainst  them  that  lift  it  uj),  or  as 
it  the  stair  should  lift  up  "  ttst/f,  >itt 
if  it  irrrc  no  wood. 

I  ()  Thcii'fore  shall  the  Lord,  the 
'"  Lord  of  hosts,  send  among  his  fat 


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A  remnant  shall  return. 


ISAIAH,  11. 


The  branch  from  DavicVs  root. 


ones  leanness ;  and  under  his  glory 
he  shall  kindle  a  burning  like  the 
burning  of  a  fire. 

17  And  the  light  of  Israel  shall 
be  for  a  fire,  and  his  Holy  One  for 
a  flame :  and  it  shall  burn  and  de- 
vour his  thorns  and  his  briers  in 
one  day ; 

18  And  shall  consume  the  glory 
of  his  forest,  and  of  his  fruitful 
field,  both  soul  and  body :  and  they 
shall  be  as  when  a  standardbearer 
fainteth. 

19  And  the  rest  of  the  trees  of 
his  forest  shall  be  few,  that  a  child 
may  write  them. 

20  U  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  tliat  the  remnant  of  Is- 
rael, and  such  as  are  escaped  of  the 
house  of  Jacob,  shall  no  more  again 
stay  upon  him  that  smote  them  ; 
but  shall  stay  upon  the  Lord,  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel,  in  truth. 

21  The  remnant  shall  return, 
even  the  remnant  of  Jacob,  unto 
the  mighty  God. 

22  For  though  thy  people  Israel 
be  as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  ^vej^  a 
remnant  of  them  shall  return  :  the 
consumption  decreed  shall  overflow 
with  righteousness. 

23  -  For  the  Lord  God  of  hosts 


shall  make  a  consumption,  even  de 


termined.  in  the  midst  of  all  tl 


land. 

24  U  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts,  O  my  people 
that  dwellest  in  Zion,  be  not  afraid 
of  the  Assyrian :  he  shall  smite  thee 
with  a  rod,  and  shall  lift  up  his 
staff  against  thee,  after  the  man- 
ner of  Egypt. 

25  For  yet  a  very  little  while, 
and   the  indignation  shall  ''cease. 


and  mine  anger  "'in^  their  destruc- 
tion. 

26  And  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall 
stir  up  a  scourge  for  him  ''accord- 
ing to  the  slaughter  of  jNIidian  at 
the  rock  of  Oreb  :  and  (is  his  rod 
was  upon  the  sea,  so  shall  he  lift  it 
up  after  the  manner  of  Egypt. 

27  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  tliat  his  burden  snail  be 
taken  away  from  off  thy  shoulder, 
and  his  yoke  from  off  thy  neck,  and 
the  voke  shall  be  destroyed  because 
of  the  anointing. 

28  He  is  come  to  Aiatli,  he  is 
passed  to  Migron  ;  at  Michmash  he 
hath  laid  up  his  "  carriages  : 

29  They  are  gone  over  the  '^  pas- 
sage:    they  have   taken  up  their 


lodging  at  Geba  ;  Kamah  is  afraid  ; 
Gibeah  of  tSaul  is  fled. 
30  Lift  up  thy  voices  O  daughter 


of  Gallim  :  **  cause  it  to  be  heard 


unto  Laish,  O  poor  Anathoth. 

31  ±\ladmenah  is  removed  ;  the 
inhabitants  of  Gebim  gather  them- 
selves to  flee. 

32  "  As  yet  shall  he  remain  at 
Nob  that  day:  he  shall  shake  his 
hand  agauist  the  mount  of  the 
daughter  of  Zion,  the  hill  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

33  Behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  shall  lop  the  "  bough  with 
terror:  and  the  high  ones  of  sta- 
ture shall  he  hewn  down,  and  the 
haughty  shall  be  humbled. 

34  And  he  shall  cut  down  the 
thickets  of  the  forest  with  iron,  and 
Lebanon  shall  fall  by  a  mighty  one. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  The  peaceahle  kingdom  of  the  Branch  out 
of  the  root  of  Jestte.  10  7'he  victorions  re- 
nforiitioii.  of  Israel,  and  ■vocation  of  the 
Gentiles. 

AND  there  shall  come  forth  a 
"  rod  out  of  the  ^'^  stem  of  Jesse, 
and  a  Branch  shall  grow  out  of  his 
roots : 

2  And  the  spirit  of  the  Lord 
shall  rest  upon  him,  the  spirit  of 
wisdom  and  understanding,  the 
spirit  of  counsel  and  might,  the 
spirit  of  knowledge  and  of  the  fear 
of  the  Lord  ; 

3  And  ^^  shall  make  him  of  quick 
understanding  in  the  fear  of  the 
Lord  :  and  he  shall  not  judge  after 
the  sight  of  his  eyes,  neither  "re- 
prove after  the  hearing  of  his  ears : 

4  But  with  righteousness  shall  he 
judge  the  poor,  and  "  reprove  with 
equity  for  the  meek  of  the  earth  : 
and  he  shall  smite  the  earth  with 
the  rod  of  his  mouth,  and  with  the 
breath  of  his  lips  shall  he  slay  the 
wicked. 

5  And  righteousness  shall  be  the 
girdle  of  his  loins,  and  faithfulness 
the  girdle  of  his  reins. 

6  The  wolf  also  shall  dwell  with 
the  lamb,  and  the  leopard  shall  lie 
down  with  the  kid  ;  and  the  calf 
and  the  young  lion  and  the  fatling 
together  ;  and  a  little  child  shall 
lead  them. 

7  And  the  cow  and  the  bear  shall 
feed  ;  their  young  ones  shall  lie 
down  together  :  and  the  lion  shall 
eat  straAv  like  the  ox. 

8  And  the  sucking  child  shall 
play  on  tlie  hole  of  the  asp,  and 
the  weaned  child  shall  put  his  hand 
on  the  ''"'  cockatrice'  den. 

9  They  shall  not  liurt  nor  destroj^ 
in  all  my  holy  mountain  :  for  the 
earth  shall  be  full  of  the  knowledge 
of  the  Lord,  as  the  waters  cover 
the  sea. 


8  hearken, O 
Laishah! 
answer  her, 
O  Anathoth ! 


'••  This  very 
day  shall  he 
halt  at  Nob  : 


1"  boughs 


11  shoot 

12  stock 


13  his  delight 
shall  be 


I''  decide 


15  adder's 


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A  song  of  thanksgiving. 


ISAIAH,  12,  13. 


The  fall  of  Babylon. 


1  peoples ; 
unto  him 

2  nations 

3  resting 
place 


*  coastlands 


5  down  upon 
the  shoulder 


6  River, 
"  into 


8  peoples, 


10  ^  And  in  that  day  there  shall 
be  a  root  of  Jesse,  which  shall  stand 
for  an  ensign  of  the  ^  peojjle  ;  to  it 
shall  the  "  Gentiles  seek  :  and  his 
^rest  shall  be  glorious. 

1  i  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  Lord  shall  set 
his  hand  again  the  second  time  to 
recover  the  remnant  of  his  people, 
which  shall  be  left,  from  Assyria, 
and  from  Egypt,  and  f roni^  Pathros, 
and  from  Gush,  and  from  Elam,  and 
from  8hinar,  and  from  Hamath, 
and  from  the  Mslands  of  the  sea. 

1 2  And  he  shall  set  up  an  ensign 
for  the  nations,  and  shall  assemble 
the  outcasts  of  Israel,  and  gather 
together  the  dispersed  of  Judah 
from  the  four  corners  of  the  earth. 

13  The  envy  also  of  Ephraim 
shall  depart,  and  the  adversaries 
of  Judah  shall  be  cut  off:  Ephraim 
shall  not  envy  .Judah,  and  Judah 
shall  not  vex  Ephraim. 

14  But  they  shall  fly  ''upon  the 
shoulders  of  the  Philistines  toward 


tiie  west ;  they  shall  spoil  them  of 
the  east  together :  they  shall  lay 
their  hand  upon  Edom  and  Moab  ; 
and  the  children  of  Ammon  shall 
obey  them. 

15  And  the  Loun  shall  utterly 
destroy  the  tongue  of  the  Egyptian 
sea  ;  and  with  his  mighty  wind 
shall  he  shake  his  hand  over  the 
"  river,  and  shall  smite  it  '^in  the 
seven  streams,  and  make  men  go 
over  dryshod. 

16  And  there  shall  be  an  high- 
way for  the  remnant  of  his  people, 
which  shall  be  left,  from  Assyria ; 
like  as  it  was  to  Israel  in  the  day 
that  he  came  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

GHAPTER  12. 

A  .joyful  fh<nikK(iiving  of  the.  faithful  for  the 
mefcien  of  God. 

AND  in  that  day  thou  shalt  say, 
O  Loiii),  I  will  praise  thee: 
though  thou  wast  angry  with  me, 
thine  anger  is  tunied  away,  and 
thou  comfortedst  me. 

2  Ijehold,  God  is  my  salvation; 
1  will  trust,  and  not  be  afraid  :  for 
the  Lord  JEHOVAH  is  my 
strength  and  my  song ;  he  also  is 
become  my  salvation. 

3  Therefore  with  joy  shall  ye 
draw  water  out  of  the  wells  of 
salvation. 

4  And  in  that  day  shall  ye  say, 
Praise  the  Lord,  call  upon  his 
name,  declare  his  doings  among 
the  "  pcdplo.  make  mention  that 
his  name  is  exalted. 

5  Sing  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he 


hath  done  excellent  things  :  this  is 
known  in  all  the  earth. 

6  Gry  out  and  shout,  thou  in- 
habitant of  Zion :  for  great  is  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel  in  the  midst  of 
thee. 

GHAPTER  13. 

1  God  muntereth  the  armies  of  his  wrath. 
6  He  threateneth  to  dentroy  Babylon  by  the 
Medes.    19  The  desolation  of  Babylon. 

THE  "  burden  of  Babylon,  which 
Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz  did 
see. 

2  Lift  ye  up  a  banner  upon  the 
high  mountain,  exalt  the  voice 
vmto  them,  shake  the  hand,  that 
they  may  go  into  the  gates  of  the 
nobles. 

3  I  have  commanded  my  ^"  sancti- 
fied ones,  I  have  also  called  my 
mighty  ones  for  mine  anger,  even 
"them  that  rejoice  in  my  highness. 


4  The  noise  of  a  multitude  in  tiie 
mountains,  like  as  of  a  great  peo- 
ple ;  a  tumultuous  noise  of  the 
kingdoms  of  nations  gathered  to- 
gether :  the  Lord  of  hosts  muster- 
eth  the  host  '-of  the  battle. 

5  They  come  from  a  far  country, 
from  the  end  of  heaven,  even  the 
Lord,  and  the  weapons  of  his  in- 
dignation, to  destroy  the  whole 
land. 

6  U  Howl  ye ;  for  the  day  of  the 
Lord  is  at  hand  ;  '^  it  shall  come 
as  a  destruction  from  the  Almighty. 


7  Therefore  shall  ail  hands  be 
faint,  and  every  man's  heart  shall 
melt : 

8  And  they  shall  be  afraid : 
pangs  and  sorrows  shall  take  hold 
of  them  ;  they  shall  be  in  pain  as  a 
woman  that  travaileth  :  they  shall 
be  amazed  one  at  another ;  their 
faces  shall  he  as  flames. 

9  Behold,  the  day  of  the  Lord 
Cometh,  cruel  both  with  wrath  and 
fierce  anger,  to  lay  the  land  deso- 
late :  and  he  shall  destroy  the 
sinners  thereof  out  of  it. 

10  For  the  stars  of  heaven  and 
the  constellations  thereof  shall  not 
give  thcnr  light :  the  sun  shall  b(> 
darkened  in  his  going  forth,  and 
the  moon  shall  not  cause  her  light 
to  shine. 

11  And  I  will  punish  the  world 
iov  their  evil,  and  the  wicked  for 
their  iniquity  ;  and  1  will  cause  the 
arrogancy  or  the  i)r()ud  to  cease, 
and  will  lay  low  the  haughtiness  of 
the  terrible. 

12  1  will  make  a  man  more  "  pre- 
cious than  fine  gold  ;  even  a  man 
than  the  golden  wedge  of  Ophir. 

13  Therefore  I  will  sliake  the 
heavens,   and  the  earth  shall  re- 


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Restoration  of  Israel. 


ISAIAH,  14. 


Song  of  triumph  over  Babylon. 


move  out  of  hei'  place,  in  the  wrath 
of  the  Lord  of  ho«ts,  and  in  the 
day  of  his  tierce  anger. 

14  And  it  shall  be  as  the  chased 
roe,  and  as  ^a  sheep  that  no  man 
taketli  up  :  they  shall  every  man 
turn  to  his  own  peojjle,  and  flee 
every  one  into  his  own  land. 

15  Every  one  that  is  found  shall 
be  thrust  through  ;  and*  every  one 
that  is  -  joined  unto  them  shall  fall 
by  the  sword. 

16  Their  children  also  shall  be 
dashed  to  pieces  before  their  eyes  ; 
their  houses  shall  be  spoiled,  and 
their  wives  ravished. 

17  Behold,  I  will  stir  up  the 
Medes  against  them,  which  shall 
not  regard  silver  ;  and  as  for  gold, 
they  shall  not  delight  in  it. 

1 8  Their  bows  also  shall  dash  the 
young  men  to  pieces ;  and  they 
shall  have  no  pity  on  the  fruit  of 
tlie  womb ;  their  eye  shall  not 
spare  children. 

1 9  51  And  Babylon,  the  glory  of 
kingdoms,  the  beavity  of  the  Chal- 
dees'  ^  excellency,  shall  be  as  when 
God  overthrew  Sodom  and  Go- 
morrah. 

20  It  shall  never  be  inhabited, 
neither  shall  it  be  dwelt  in  from 
generation  to  generation  :  neither 
shall  the  Arabian  pitch  tent  there  ; 
neither  shall  the  shepherds  make 
their  fold  there. 

21  But  wild  beasts  of  the  desert 
shall  lie  there ;  and  their  houses 
shall  be  full  of  doleful  creatures  ; 
and  •*  owls  shall  dwell  there,  and 
^  satyrs  shall  dance  there. 

22  And  the  Svild  beasts  of  the 
islands  shall  cry  in  their  Ulesoiate 
houses,  and  '^dragons  in  tJieir  plea- 
sant palaces  :  and  her  time  is  near 


to  come,  and  her  days  shall  not  be 
prolonged. 

CHAPTER  14. 

1  GocVs  merciful  resioration  of  Israel.  4 
Their  triumphant  insultation  over  Babel. 
24  (loiVn  purx>ose  against  Asf^yria.  29  Prt- 
li'Ktiiia  i.s  threatened. 

Tj^OR  the  Lord  will  have  mercy 
JL  on  Jacob,  and  will  yet  choose 
Israel,  and  set  them  in  their  own 
land  :  and  the  strangers  shall  be 
joined  with  them,  and  they  shall 
cleave  to  the  house  of  Jacob. 

2  And  the  **  ])eople  shall  take 
them,  and  bring  them  to  their 
place :  and  the  house  of  Israel 
shall  possess  them  in  the  land  of 
the  Lord  for  servants  and  hand- 
maifls  :  and  they  shall  take  them 
captives,  whose  cayjtives  they  were ; 
and  they  shall  rule  over  their  op- 
pressors. 


3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
the  day  thiit  the  Lord  shall  give 
thee  I'est  from  thy  sorrow,  and 
from  thy  fear,  and  from  the  hard 
bondage  wherein  tJiou  wast  made 
to  serve, 

4  H  That  thou  shalt  take  up  this 
proverb  against  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon, and  say.  How  hath  the  op- 
pressor ceased  !  the  ^"  golden  city 
ceased ! 

5  The  Lord  hath  broken  the 
staff  of  the  wicked,  and  the  sceptre 
of  the  rulers. 

6  He  who  smote  the  people  in 
wrath  with  a  continual  stroke,  he 
that  ruled  the  nations  in  anger,  is 
persecuted,  (oid  none  hindereth. 

7  The  whole  earth  is  at  rest,  and 
is  quiet :  they  break  forth  into  sing- 
ing. 

8  Yea,  the  fir  trees  rejoice  at 
thee,  a7id  the  cedars  of  Lebanon, 
saying.  Since  thou  art  laid  down, 
no  "  feller  is  come  up  against  us. 

9  *  Hell  from  beneath  is  moved 
for  thee  to  meet  thee  at  thy  com- 
ing :  it  stirreth  up  the  dead  for 
thee,  even  all  the  chief  ones  of  the 
earth  ;  it  hath  raised  up  from  theii' 
thrones  all  the  kings  of  the  nations. 

10  All  they  shall  speak  and  say 
unto  thee.  Art  thou  also  become 
weak  as  we  1  art  thou  become  like 
unto  us  1 

11  Thy  pomp  is  brought  down 
to  *  the  grave,  and  the  noise  of 
thj''  viols :  the  worm  is  spread 
under  thee,  and  the  worms  cover 
thee. 

12  How  art  thou  fallen  from 
heaven,  O  ^^  Lucifer,  son  of  the 
morning  !  how  art  thou  cut  down 
to  the  ground,  which  didst  ^^  weaken 
the  nations ! 

13  For  thou  hast  said  in  thine 
heart,  I  will  ascend  into  heaven, 
I  will  exalt  my  throne  above  the 
stars  of  God :  1  will  sit  also  upon 
the  mount  of  the  congregation,  in 
the  ^^  sides  of  the  north  : 

14  1  will  ascend  above  the 
heights  of  the  clouds ;  I  will  be 
like  the  most  High. 

15  Yet  thou  shalt  be  brought 
down  to  *hell,  to  the  "  sides  of  the 
pit. 

1 6  They  that  see  thee  shall  nar- 
rowly look  upon  thee,  aud  con- 
sider thee,  sai/vng.  Is  this  the  man 
that  made  the  earth  to  tremble, 
that  difl  shake  kingdoms ; 

17  That  made  the  world  as  a 
^vilderness,  and  destroyed  the 
cities  thereof ;  that  opened  not  the 
house  of  his  prisoners  1 


*  Ileb.  Sheol. 


exactress 


11  hewer 


1'^  day  star, 
13  lay  low 


^*  uttermost 
parts 


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PhiUstia  threatened. 


.ISAIAH,  15,  16. 


Devastation  of  Moah. 


18  All  the  kings  of  the  nations, 
even  all  of  them,  lie  in  glory,  every 
one  in  his  own  house. 

19  But  thou  art  cast  out  of  thy 
grave  like  an  abominable  branch, 
and  as  the  raiment  of  those  that 
are  slain,  thrust  through  with  a 
sword,  that  go  down  to  the  stones 
of  the  pit ;  as  a  carcase  trodden 
under  feet. 

20  Thou  shalt  not  be  joined  with 
them  in  burial,  because  thou  hast 
destroyed  thy  land,  and  slain  thy 
people :  the  seed  of  evildoers  shall 
^  nt^ver  be  renowned. 

21  I'reiiare  slauguter  for  his 
children  for  the  iniciuity  of  their 
fathers  ;  that  they  do  not  rise,  nor 
possess  the  land,  nor  lill  the  face 
of  the  world  \vith  cities. 

22  For  I  will  rise  up  against 
them,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and 
cut  off  from  Babylon  the  name,  and 
remnant,  and  son,  and  ^  no]jhew, 
saith  the  Lord. 

23  I  will  also  make  it  a  posses- 
sion for  the  bittern,  and  pools  of 
water :  and  I  will  sweep  it  with 
the  besom  of  destruction,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

24  U  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath 
sworn,  saying,  Surely  as  I  have 
thought,  so  shall  it  come  to  pass ; 
and  as  I  have  purposed,  so  shall  it 
stand  : 

25  That  I  will  break  the  As- 
syrian in  my  land,  and  iipon  my 
mountains  tread  him  under  foot : 
then  shall  his  yoke  depart  from  off 
them,  and  his  burden  depart  from 
oti'  their  shoulders. 

26  This  is  the  purpose  that  is 
purposed  upon  the  whole  earth  : 
and  this  is  the  hand  that  is 
stretched  out  upon  all  the  nations. 

27  For  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath 
purposed,  and  who  shall  disannul 
it  ?  and  his  hand  is  stretched  out, 
and  who  shall  turn  it  back! 

28  In  tlie  yeai-  that  king  Ahaz 
died  was  this  ■'  burden. 

29  ^  Rejoice  not  tliou,  '  wliole 
Palestina.  because  the  rod  of  lum 
tliat  smote  thee  is  broken  :  for  out 
of  the  serpent's  rcjot  shall  come 
forth  ■'  a  cockatrice,  and  his  fruit 
shaU  t>e  a  ficwy  il.vuig  ser[)(>nt. 

30  And  the  lirstborn  of  tlie  poor 
shall  feed,  and  tlu;  ne(>(ly  shnll  lie 
down  in  safety  :  and  1  will  kill  thy 
root  with  fjiniine,  and  he  shall  slay 
thy  n^nniant. 

31  Howl,  O  gate;  cry,  O  city; 
thou,  ^  wliole  F)ilf'stina,  art  dis- 
solved :  for  there  shall  come  fi'oni 
the  noi'fh  a  smoke,  and  "  none  sluiJl 
he 


lone  \\\  Ills  aiipi 


itcil    tlllU'S. 


32   \\  hat  shall  one  then   answer 


the  messengers  of  the  nation? 
That  the  Lord  hath  founded  Zion, 
and  the  poor  of  his  people  shall 
'  trust  in  it. 

CHAPTER  15. 

Th&  lamentable  state  of  Moah. 

THE  ^burden  of  Moab.  Because 
in  "  Ijje  night  Ar  of  Moab  is 
laid  waste,  and  brought  to  silence  ; 
because  in  **  the  night  Kir  of  Moab 
is  laid  waste,  and  brought  to  si- 
lence ; 

2  ^°  He  is  gone  up  to  Bajith,  and 
to  Dibon,  the  high  places,  to  weep  : 
Moab  shall  howl  over  Nebo,  and 
over  ]\ledeba :  on  all  their  heads 
shall  he  baldness,  and  every  beard 
cut  off. 

3  In  their  streets  they  shall  gird 
themselves  with  sackcloth  :  on  the 
tops  of  their  houses,  and  in  their 
streets,  every  one  shall  howl,  weep- 
ing abundantly. 

4  And  Heshbon  shall  cry,  and 
Elealeh  :  their  voice  shall  be  heard 
even  unto  Jahaz :  therefore  the 
armed  soldiers  of  Moab  shall  cry 
out ;  his  life  shall  be  grievous 
unto  him. 

5  My  heart  shall  cry  out  for 
Moab  ;  his  fugitives  shall  flee  unto 
Zoar,"  an  heifer  of  three  years  old  : 
for  by  the  ^'"  mounting  up  of  Luliitli 
with  weepini^-  sliall  tlicy  tjo  it  up; 


for  in  the  way  of  Koronann  they 
shall  raise  up  a  cry  of  destruction. 

6  For  the  waters  of  Nimrim  shall 
be  desolate  :  for  the  hay  is  withered 
away,  the  grass  faileth,  there  is  no 
green  thing. 

7  Therefore  the  aliundance  they 
have  gotten,  and  that  which  they 
have  laid  up,  shall  they  carry  away 
to  the  brook  of  the  willows. 

8  For  the  cry  is  gone  round  about 
the  borders  of  Moab  ;  the  howling 
thereof  unto  Kglaim,  and  the  howl- 
ing thereof  unto  I'eer-elim. 

9  For  the  waters  of  Dimon  shall 
be  full  of  blood  :  for  I  will  bring 
more  upon  Dimon,  lions  upon  him 
that  escap<'th  of  l\Ioab,  and  upon 
the  remnant  of  the  land. 

CHAPTER   IG. 

1  j\fi>ah  is  exhorted  to  yielil  ohpij ience  to 
ChrixVn  h-iiifjiloni.  6  Matt)  is  titreiaemd 
for  her  jiri'ile.  11  The  jirophet  bewaUeth 
'her.     12   The  jn<lgiii,)it  (f  Moab. 

SEND  ye  the '■'lamb  to  the  ruler 
of  the  land  from  Mela  "  to  the 
Avilderness,  unto  the  mount  of  tlie 
daughter  of  Zion. 

2  For  it  shall  be,  tlutt,  as  a  wan- 
dering bird  cast  out  of  the  nest,  so 
the  daughters  of  Moab  shall  be  at 
the  fords  of  '"' Arnoii. 


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The  pride  of  Moab  humbled. 


ISAIAH,  17. 


Prophecy  conceming  Damascus. 


3  Take  counsel,  execute  judg- 
ment ;  make  thy  shadow  as  the 
night  in  the  midst  of  the  noonday  ; 
hide  the  outcasts  ;  bewray  not  him 
that  wandereth. 

4  Let  ^  mine  outcasts  dwell  with 
thee,  ]\Ioab :  be  thou  a  covert  to 
them  from  the  face  of  the  spoiler  : 
for  the  extortioner  is  at  an  end,  the 
spoiler  ceaseth,  the  oppressors  are 
consumed  out  of  the  land. 

5  And  in  mercy  shall  the  throne 
be  established  :  and  '  he  shall  sit 
upon  it  in  truth  in  the  tabernacle 
or  David,  judging,  and  seeking 
judgment,  and  hasting  righteous- 
ness. 

6  U  We  haye  heard  of  the  pride 
of  Moab  ;  he  is  very  proud  :  even  of 
his  haughtiness,  and  his  pride,  and 
his  wrath  :  ^  hvf  his  lies  shall  not 
he  so. 


7  Therefore  shall  Moab  howl  for 
Moab,  every  one  shall  howl :  for 
the  foundations  of  Kir-hareseth 
shall  ye  mourn ;  surely  they  are 
stricken. 

8  For  the  fields  of  Heshbon  lan- 
guish, and  the  vine  of  8ibmah  :  the 
lords  of  the  heathen  have  broken 
down  the  principal  plants  thereof, 
they  ■*  are  come  even  unto  Jazer, 
they  wandered  through  the  wilder- 
ness :  her  branches  ''  are  stretched 
out,  they  are  gone  over  the  sea. 

y  II  Therefore  i  will  bewail  with 
the  weeping  of  Jazer  the  vine  of 
Sibmah  :  I  will  water  thee  with  my 
tears,  O  Heshbon,  and  Elealeh  :  for 
^the  shouting  foi'  thy  summer-  fruits 
and  for  thy  har^'est  is  fallen. 


10  And  gladness  is  taken  away, 
and  joy  out  of  the  plentiful  field  ; 
and  in  the  vineyards  there  shall  be 
no  singing,  neither  shall  there  be 
shouting  :  the  treaders  shall  tread 
out  no  wine  in  their  presses ;  I 
have  made  their  vintage  shouting 
to  cease. 

11  Wherefore  my  ''bowels  shall 
sound  like  an  harp  for  Moab,  and 
mine  inward  parts  for  Kir-hai'esh. 

12  UAnd  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  **  it  is  seen  that  Moab  is  weary 
on  the  high  place,  '■'  that  he  shaJT 
come  to  his  sanctuary  to  '"pray:  but 
he  shall  not jjrevail. 

13  This  is  the  word  that  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  concerning  Moab 
'^  since  that  time. 

14  Ijut  now  the  Lokd  hath  spo- 
ken, saying.  Within  tlu-ee  years,  as 
the  years  of  an  hireling,  and  the 
glory  of  Moab  shall  be  contemned, 
with  all  that  great  multitude  ;  and 


Or, 


the  remnant  shall   be  very  small 
and  feeble. 

CHAPTER  17. 

1  Syria  and  Israel  are  threatened.  6  A 
remnant  nhall  forsake  idolatry.  9  The 
rest  shall  be  plagued  for  their  impiety. 
12  The  woe  of  IsraeVs  enemies. 

THE  ^~  burden  of  Damascus.  Be- 
hold, Damascus  is  taken  away 
from  being  a  city,  and  it  shall  be  a 
ruinous  heap. 

2  The  cities  of  Aroer  are  forsa- 
ken :  they  shall  be  for  fiocks,  which 
shall  lie  down,  and  none  shall  make 
them  afraid. 

3  The  fortress  also  shall  cease 
from  Ephraim,  and  the  kingdom 
from  Damascus,  and  the  remnant 
of '"  Syria :  they  shall  be  as  the  glory 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

4  And  in  that  day  it  shall  come 
to  pass,  that  the  glory  of  Jacob 
shall  be  made  thin,  and  the  fatness 
of  his  flesh  shall  wax  lean. 

5  And  it  shall  be  as  when  the 
harvestman  gathereth  the  '^  corn, 
and  reapeth  the  ears  with  his  arm  ; 
and  it  shall  be  as  he  that  gathereth 
ears  in  the  valley  of  Rephaim. 

6  51  Yet  ^^  gleaning  grapes  shall 
be  left  in  it,  as  the  sliaking  of  an 
olive  tree,  two  or  three  beri'ies  in 
the  top  of  the  uppermost  bough, 
four  or  five  in  the  outmost  fruitful 
branches  thereof,  saith  '**  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel. 

7  At  that  day  shall  a  man  look 
to  his  Maker,  and  his  eyes  shall 
have  respect  to  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel. 

8  And  he  shall  not  look  to  the 
altars,  the  work  of  his  hands,  nei- 
ther shall  respect  that  which  his 
fingers  have  made,  either  the 
'"groves,  or  the  '** images. 

9  II  in  that  day  shall  his  strong 
cities  be  as  "*  a  forsaken  bough,  and 
an  uppermost  branch,  which  they 
left  because  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael :  and  there  shall  be  desolation. 

10  Because  thou  hast  forgotten 
the  God  of  thy  salvation,  and  hast 
not  been  mindful  of  the  rock  of  thy 
strength,  therefore  ""shalt  thou 
plant  pleasant  plants,  and  '"'  shalt 
set  it  with  strange  slips  : 

1 1  In  the  day  shalt  thou  make 
thy  plant  to  grow,  and  in  the  morn- 
ing shalt  thou  make  thy  seed  to 
flourish  :  but  the  harvest  '•^  si  tail  be 
a  heaTi  in  the  day  of  grief  and  of 
desperate  sorrow. 

12  U'-HVoe  to  the  multitude  of 


*  Or, 


12  oracle 
concerning 


13  Syria  shall 


14  grain. 


15  gleanings 


16  the  Lord, 
the  God 


1'  Asherim, 
1^  sun- 
images. 

19  *  the 
forsaken 
phices  of 
the 

Amoriles 
and  Hivites, 

20  thou 
plantest 

21  settest 


22  fleeth 
away 


23  Ah, 


637 


Prophecy  concerning  Ethlojna. 


ISAIAH,  18,  19. 


Concerning  Egypt. 


many  ^  people,  whicli  make  a  noise 
like  the  noise  of  the  seas  ;  and  '^  to 
the  rushing:  of  nations,  that  make  a 
rushing  like  the  rushing  of  mighty 
waters ! 

13  The  nations  shall  rush  like 
the  rushing  of  many  waters  :  but 
God  shall  rebuke  them,  and  they 
shall  flee  far  of}',  and  shall  Ije  chased 
as  the  chaff  of  the  mountains  be- 
fore the  wind,  and  like  ^  a  rolling 
thing  before  the  whirlwind. 

14  And  behold  at  eveningtide 
trouble ;  mid  before  the  morning 
he  is  not.  This  is  the  portion  of 
them  that  spoil  us,  and  the  lot  of 
them  that  rob  us. 

CHAPTER  18. 

1  God  in  care  of  his  people  will  deMroy  the 
Ethiopians.  1  An  access  therehy  shall 
S/row  unto  the  oliureh. 

^X\7^0E  to   the  land  shadowing 
'  »      with   wings,    winch   is   be- 
yond the  rivers  of  Ethiopia  : 

2  That  sendeth  ambassadors  by 
the  sea,  even  in  vessels  of  bulrushes 
upon  the  waters,  saying.  Go,  ye 
swift  messengers,  to  a  nation  °  scat- 
tered and  peeled,  to  a  people  terri- 
ble  from  their  beginning  hitherto  ; 
a  nation  "^ meted  out  and  trorlden 


down,  whose  land  the  rivers  '  have 
spoiled  ! 

3  All  ye  inhabitants  of  the  world, 
and  dwellers  on  the  earth,  see  ye, 
when  he  lifteth  up  an  ensign  on  the 
mountains  ;  and  when  he  bloweth 
a  trumpet,  hear  ye. 

4  For  so  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
T  will  **  take  my  I'ost,  and  1  will 
"  consider  in  my  dwelling  place  like 
a  cl(!ar  heat '"  uv)on  herbs.  a??4  like  a 
cloud  of  dew  in  the  heat  of  harvest. 

5  For  afore  the  harvest,  when 
the  bud  is  perfect,  and  the  sour 
grape  is  ripening  in  the  flower,  he 
sliall  l)oth  cut  off  the  sprigs  with 
pruning  hooks,  and  take  awa,y  and 
cut  down  the  branches. 

G  'l'h(^v  shall  be  left  together  unto 
the  fowls  of  the  mountains,  and  to 
the  beasts  of  the  earth  :  and  the 
fowls  shall  summer  upon  them,  and 
all  the  bcjists  of  the  earth  shall 
winter  ujion  them. 

7  If  In  that  time  shall  the  pre- 
sent be  brought  unto  th(!  Loud  f)f 
hosts  "  of  i\  i)ei>|)]i'  sciittei'ed  ;ind 
peelefl.  and  fi'oni  a  jx-ople  terrible 
from  their  beginning  hitlierto;  a 
ntition  "meted  oiil  ;iiid  trorlden  un- 
der foot,  whose,  land  the  rivers 
'-  li;i.ve  spoiled,  to  the  place  of  the 
n.'iine  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
mount  Zion. 


CHAPTER  19. 

1  Tlie  confusion  of  Egypt.  11  The  foolish- 
ness of  their  princes.  18  The  entiling  of 
R'jypt  tiO  the  church.  23  The  covenant  of 
Egypt,  Assyria,  and  Israel. 

THE  1-' burden  of  Egypt.  Be- 
hold, the  Ijoud  rideth  upon  a 
swift  cloud,  and  shall  come  into 
Egypt :  and  the  idols  of  Egypt 
shall  be  moved  at  his  presence, 
and  the  heart  of  Egypt  shall  melt 
in  the  midst  of  it. 

2  And  I  will  set  the  Egyptians 
against  the  Egyptians  :  and  they 
shall  fight  every  one  against  his 
brother,  and  every  one  against  his 
neighbour  ;  city  against  city,  aiuL 
kingdom  against  kingdom. 

3  And  the  spirit  of  Egypt  shall 
fail  in  the  midst  thereof ;  and  I 
will  destroy  the  counsel  thereof  : 
and  they  shall  seek  to  the  idols, 
and  to  the  chai'iners,.  and  to  them 
that  have  familiar  spii'its,  and  to 
the  wizards. 

4  And  the  Egyptians  will  I  give 
over  into  the  hand  of  a  cruel  lord  ; 
and  a  fierce  king  shall  rule  over 
them,  saith  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

5  And  the  waters  shall  fail  from 
the  sea,  and  the  river  shall  be 
wasted  and  dried  up. 

6  And  '•*they  shall   turn   the  ri- 


vers  far  away  :  and  tiie  brooks  of 


defence  shall  be  emptied  and  dried 
up  :  the  reeds  and  flags  shall 
wither. 

7  The  ^^  paper  reeds  by  the 
^^ brooks,  by  the  ^~'  mouth  of  the 
^^  brooks,  and  every  thing  sown  by 
the  '"  brooks,  shall  wither,  be 
driven  away,    and  l)e  no  more. 

8  The  tishei's  also  shall  mourn, 
and  all  they  that  cast  angle  intt> 
the  '"*  brooks  shall  lament,  and  they 
tlijit  spread  nets  upon  the  waters 
shall  languish. 

9  ^loreover  the.y  that  work  in 
fine  flax,  and  they  that  weave  net- 
works, shall  be  confounded. 

10  And  'niiey  shall  be  broken  in 
the  ))nri)oses  tliei'cof.  all  that  make 


sluic<'s  and  ponds  for  lish 

I  t  II  Surely  the  priiK-(>s  of  Zoan 
arc,  fools,  the  counsel  of  the  wise 
counsellors  of  I'haraoh  is  become 
brutish  :  how  say  ye;  unto  I'luiraoh. 
1  am  the  son  of  the  wise,  the  son 
of  ancient  kings? 

12  Where  are  they?  where  are. 
thy  wise  menl  ^^\^\  let  tluuu  t(;ll 
thee  now.  and  let  them  know  what 
the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  iiurposed 
ui)on  J^^gypt. 

13  '^riie  princes  f)f  Zoan  are  1m^- 
come  fools,  the  princes  of  '"'"  Noph 


638 


Egypt,  Assyria,  and  Israel. 


ISAIAH,  20,  21.        Captivity  of  Egypt  and  Ethiopia. 


worship 


are  deceived ;  they  have  also  se- 
duced Egypt,  even  they  that  are  the 
stay  of  the  tribes  thereof. 

14  The  LoRD^  hath  mingled  a 
perverse  spirit*  in  the  midst 
thereof:  and  they  have  caused 
Egypt  to  err  in  every  work  thereof, 
as  a  drunken  man  staggereth 
in  his  vomit. 

15  Neither  shall  there  be  amj 
work  for  Egypt,  which  the  head  or 
tail,  branch  or  rush,  may  do. 

16  In  that  day  shall  Egypt  be 
like  unto  women  :  and  it  shall  be 
afraid  and  fear  because  of  the  shak- 
ing of  the  hand  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  which  he  shaketh  over  it. 

17  And  the  land  of  Judah  shall 
be  a  terror  unto  Egypt,  every  one 
that  maketh  mention  thereof  shall 
be  afraid  in  himself,  because  of 
the  counsel  of  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
which  he  hath  determined  against 
it. 

18  ^  In  that  day  shall  five  cities 
in  the  land  of  Egypt  speak  the  lan- 
guage of  Canaan,  and  swear  to  the 
Lord  of  hosts  ;  one  shall  be  called, 
The  city  of  ^  destruction. 

1 9  In  that  day  shall  there  be  an 
altar  to  the  Lord  in  the  midst  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  a  pillar  at 
the  border  thereof  to  the  Lord. 

20  And  it  shall  be  for  a  sign  and 
for  a  witness  unto  the  Lord  of 
hosts  in  the  land  of  Egypt:  for 
they  shall  cry  unto  the  Lord 
because  of  the  oppressors,  and  he 
shall  send  them  a  saviour,  and  a 
great  one,  and  he  shall  deliver 
them. 

21  And  the  Lord  shall  be  known 
to  Egypt,  and  the  Egyptians  shall 
know  the  Lord  in  that  day,  and 
shall  do  sacrifice  and  oblation ;  yea, 
tliey  shall  vow  a  vow  unto  the 
Lord,  and  perform  it. 

22  And  the  Lord  shall  smite 
Egypt :  he  shall  smite  and  heal  it : 
and  they  shall  return  even  to  the 
Lord,  and  he  shall  be  intreated  of 
them,  and  shall  heal  them. 

23  ^  In  that  day  shall  there  be  a 
highway  out  of  Egypt  to  Assyria, 
and  the  Assyrian  shall  come  into 
Egypt,  and  the  Egyptian  into 
Assyria,  and  the  Egyptians  shall 
-  serve  with  the  Assyrians. 

24  In  that  day  shall  Israel  be  the 
tliird  with  Egypt  and  with  Assyria, 
ei'eii  a  blessing  in  the  midst  of  the 
■'•  land  : 

25  Whom  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall 
bless,  saying.  Blessed  tie  Egypt  my 
people,  and  Assyi-ia  the  work  of 
my  hands,  and  Israel  mine  inheri- 
tance. 


CHAPTER  20. 

A  type  prefiguring  the  shamt'ftil  cajMviiy 
of  Egypt  and  Ethiopia. 

IN"  the  year  that  t  Tartan  came 
unto  Ashdod,  (when  Sargon  the 
king  of  Assyria  sent  him,)  and 
fought  against  Ashdod,  and  took 
it; 

2  At  the  same  time  spake  the 
Lord  by  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz, 
saying,  Go  and  loose  the  sackcloth 
from  off  thy  loins,  and  put  off  thy 
shoe  from  thy  foot.  And  he  did  so, 
walking  naked  and  barefoot. 

3  And  the  Lord  said.  Like  as  my 
servant  Isaiah  hath  walked  naked 
and  barefoot  three  years  for  a  sign 
and  wonder  upon  Egypt  and  upon 
Ethiopia ; 

4  So  shall  the  king  of  Assyria 
lead  away  the  Egyptians  prisoners, 
and  the  Ethiopians  captives,  young 
and  old,  naked  and  barefoot,  even 
with  their  buttocks  uncovered,  to 
the  shame  of  Egypt. 

5  And  they  shall  be  afraid  and 
ashamed  of  Ethiopia  their  expec- 
tation, and  of  Egj^pt  their  glory. 

6  And  the  inhabitant  of  this  ^  isle 
shall  say  in  that  day.  Behold,  such 
is  our  expectation,  whither  we  flee 
for  help  to  be  delivered  from  the 
king  of  Assyria  :  and  how  shall  we 
escape  % 

CHAPTER  21. 

1  Thepropihet,  beicai/iny  the  captivity  of  his 
people,  Ki'i'th  ill  <i  rixii/ii  the  fall  of  Baliylon 
hy    the    Meili-s    ami     /',i:-<i'a ii.^.  '  U   Edom, 


nijihet.   i.s 
net    time 


of 


red  to   rej/' 
Arabia's 


nt- 


Or, 


scorning  the  i 
ance.  \'i  The 
larnily. 

THE  '^burden  of  the  desert  of 
the  sea.  As  whirlwinds  in 
the  south  i)ass  through ;  m  it 
Cometh  from  the  desert,  from  a 
terrible  land. 

2  A  grievous  vision  is  declared 
unto  me ;  the  treacherous  dealer 
dealeth  treacherously,  and^  the 
spoiler  spoileth.  Go  up,  O  Elam  : 
besiege,  O  ^ledia;  all  the  sighing 
thereof  have  I  made  to  cease. 

3  Therefore  are  my  loins  filled 
with  pain  :  pangs  have  taken  hold 
upon  me,  as  the  pangs  of  a  woman 
that  travaileth :  I  ^  was  bowed 
down  at  the  hearing  of  it :  I  "  was 
dismayed  at  the  seeing  of  it. 

4  My  heart  panted,  fearfulness 
affrighted  me  :   the  night  "^  of  my 


pleasure  hath  he  turned  into  fear 


unto  me. 
5  *'  Preiiare 


the   table,  watch   in 


the  watclitower,  eat.  drink  :  arise, 


ye  princes,  and  anoint  the  shield. 


t  Tlip  title  of  the  Assyrian  commander 
in  chief. 


*  coastland 


5  oracle 
concernin£ 


•J  am 


' that  I 
desired 

s  They  pre- 
pare the 
table,  they 
spread  the 
carpets, 
they  eat. 
they  drink : 


639 


Prophecy  concerning  Arabia. 


ISAIAH,  22. 


Judali  invaded,  yet  reckless. 


1 seeth :  and 
when  he 
seeth  a 
troop,  horse- 
men ill  pairs, 
a  troop  of 
asses,  a 
troop  of 
camels,  he 
shall 
hearken 

2  cried  as  a 

3  troop 

*  horsemen 
ill  pairs. 

^  are  hroken 
6  "rain 


"  oracle 
concernini^ 
8  One 
8  what  hour 


1"  come  ye 
again. 


11  llnfo  him 
fliat  is 
thirsty 
bring  ye 
water ;  ye 
iiihaliifaiits 
of  tlie  land 
of  Tenia, 
meet  the 
fugitixcs 
with  their 
bread. 


1'^  tlic  I.ORT), 
tlie  <i()d  of 
Israel, 


'  oracle 
concerning 


6  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said 
uuto  me,  Go,  set  a  watchman,  let 
him  declare  what  he  '  seeth. 

7  And  he  saw  a  cliariot  with  a 


couple  of  horsemen,  a  chariot  of 


asses,  ((ti<t  a  chariot  of  camels  ;  and 


he  iiearkened  diligently  with  much 
heed  : 

8  And  he  ^  cried.  A  lion:  My 
lord,  I  stand  continually  upon  the 
watchtower  in  the  daytime,  and  I 
am  set  in  my  ward  whole  nights  : 

9  And,  behold,  here  cometh  a 
•'  chariot  of  men,  "*  inith  a  couple  of 
horsemen.  And  he  answered  and 
said,  iiabylon  is  fallen,  is  fallen ; 
and  all  the  graven  images  of  her 
gods  ''he  hath  broken  unto  the 
ground. 

10  O  my  threshing,  and  the ''com 
of  my  floor :  that  which  I  have 
heard  of  the  Loed  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel,  have  I  declared  unto 
you. 

1 1  U  The  '  burden  of  Dumah. 
'^  He  calleth  to  me  out  of  8eir, 
Watchman,  "  what  of  the  night  ? 
Watchman,  "  what  of  the  night  1 

12  The  watchman  said.  The 
morning  cometh,  and  also  the 
night :  if  ye  will  enquire,  enquire 
ye:  '"return,  come. 


burden  upon  Arabia. 
iVrabia  shall  ye 


13  II  The 

In  the  forest   in 

lodge,  O  ye   travelling  companies 

of  Dedanim. 

U  "  The  inhabitants  of  the  land 


of  Tema  brought  watrr  to  him  tliat 


w^as   thirsty,  they  prevent^^d  with 


tlieir  Ijread  liim  that  lied. 


1 5  1'  or  they  lied  from  tiie  swords, 
from  the  drawn  sword,  and  from 
the  bent  bow,  and  from  the  griev- 
ousness  of  war. 

16  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said 
unto  me.  Within  a  year,  according 
to  the  years  of  an  hireling,  and  all 
the  gloi-y  of  Kedar  shall  fail: 

17  And  the  residue  of  tlie  number 
of  archers,  the  mighty  men  of  thi; 
children  <)f  Kedar,  shall  be  dimi- 
iiisl)ed:  for ''the  LoKpCJodof  Isi-ael 
liath  sjioken  tt. 

CHAPTER  22. 

1  7'/u-  prophet  luvieiiieth  the  In >ii.sio>i  of 
,hiiry  III/  the,  I'crHlaiin.  S  He  reproceth 
tJieir  humiiniiniitloni  and  ivorUlhi  }<>>/.  I,"i 
//e  firophe/tietli  Shebna'N  i/ejirihiflon,  2(1 
iiikI  Eliiikhii,  jirefigiifiny  the  Ainyt/om  (if 
Cld-int,  hix  KnhxIitiitUni. 

rpHF"  burden  of   the    valley  of 

A-    vision"      Whataileth  thee  now, 

that  thou  art  wlnjlly  gone  up  to  the. 

housetops ! 

2  Thou   that  art  full  of  .stirs,  a 

640 


tumultuous  city,  a  joyous  city  :  thy 
slain  men  are  not  slain  with  the 
sword,  nor  dead  in  battle. 

3  All  thj'  rulers  ^re  fled  together, 
they  are  bound  by  the  archers  :  all 
that  are  found  "in  thee  are  bound 
together,  '"*  inliicli  have  fled  from  far. 

4  Therefore  said  I,  look  away 
from  me ;  I  will  weep  bitterly, 
labour  not  to  comfort  me,  because 
of  the  spoiling  of  the  daughter  of 
my  people. 

5  For  it  is  a  day  of  trouble  and 
of  treading  down,  and  of  perplexity 
by  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  in  the 
valley  of  vision,  breaking  down  the 
walls,  and  of  crying  to  the  moun- 
tains. 

6  And  Elam  bare  the  quiver  with 
chariots  of  men  and.  horsemen,  and 
Kir  uncovered  the  shield. 

7  And  it  '^shall  come  to  pass,  that 
thy  choicest  valleys  '"  shall  be  full 
of  chariots,  and  the  horsemen ''shall 
set  themselves  in  array  at  the  gate. 

8  ^  And  he  "^discovered  the  cover- 
ing of  Judah,  and  thou  didst  look 
in  that  day  to  the  armour'** of  the 
house  of  the  forest. 

9  ""Ye  have  seen  also  the  breaches 
of  the  city  of  David,  that  they  are 
many :  and  ye  gathered  together 
the  waters  of  the  lower  pool. 

10  And  ye  have  numbered  the 
houses  of  Jerusalem,  and  the  houses 
have  ye  broken  down  to  fortify  the 
wall. 

1 1  Ye  made  also  a  '■^' ditch  betw^een 
the  two  walls  for  the  water  of  the 
old  pool  :  but  ye  have  not  looked 
unto  the  maker  thereof,  neither 
had  i-espect  unto  him  that  fa- 
shioned it  long  ago. 

12  And  in  that  day  did  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts  call  to  wee^)ing,  and 
to  mcmrning,  and  to  baUlness,  and 
to  girding  with  sackcloth  : 

13  Arul  lK4i<)ld  joy  and  gladness, 
slaying  o.xen,  and  killing  sheep, 
eating  flesh,  and  drinking  wine  : 
let  us  eat  and  drink  ;  for  to  mor- 
row we  sliall  die. 

14  And  it  was  revealed  in  mine 
ears  by  the  Lord  of  hosts,  Surely 
tliis  iniquit.v  shnll  not  he  purged 
from  you  till  yedie,  saith  tlie  i^ord 
Cjoi)  of  hosts. 

15  If  Tiius  saith  the  Lord  Goo  of 
ho.sts,  Go,  get  thee  unto  this  trea- 
surer, even  unto  Sln^bna,  wliicli  is 
over  the  liouse,  am/  .svry/, 

1()  What  hast  thou  jiere?  and 
whom  hast  thou  iiei'e,  that  thou 
hast  hewed  thee  out  a  scpulchr** 
li('r<',  (IX  he  that  hewcth  him  out  a 
sctiulclnc  on  high,  din/  that  grav- 
etli  an  habitation  for  himself  in  a 
rock  ( 


Shebna  replaced  by  EUakim. 


ISAIAH,  23. 


The  overthroiv  of  Tyre. 


2  there  shall 
be 

3  glory,  thou 


17  Behold,  the  Lord  will  carry 
thee  away  with  a  niij^hty  captivity, 
and  will  ^surely  cover  thee. 

18  He  will  surely  violently  turn 
and  toss  thee  like  a  ball  into  a  lar'ge 
country :  there  shalt  thou  die,  and 
•^  there  the  chariots  of  thy  "  glory 
i^ha/l  he  the  shame  of   thy  lord  s 


house. 

19  And  I  will  drive  thee  from 
thy  station,  and  from  thy  state 
shall  he  pull  thee  down. 

20  H  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  I  will  call  my  ser- 
vant Eliakim  the  son  of  Hilkiah  : 

21  And  I  will  clothe  him  with 
thy  robe,  and  strengthen  him  with 
thy  girdle,  and  I  will  commit  thy 
government  into  his  hanfl  :  and  he 
shall  be  a  father  to  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem,  and  to  the  house  of 
Judah. 

22  And  the  key  of  the  house  of 
David  will  I  lay  upon  his  shoulder; 
so  he  shall  oijen,  and  none  shall 
shut ;  and  he  shall  shut,  and  none 
shall  open. 

23  And  I  will  fasten  him  ast.  a 
nail  in  a  sure  place ;  and  he  shall 
be  for  a  glorious  throne  to  his 
father's  house. 

24  And  they  shall  hang  upon  him 
all  the  glory  of  his  father's  house, 
the  oftspring  and  the  issue,  all  ves- 
sels of  small  quantity,  from  the 
vessels  of  cups,  even  to  all  the  ves- 
sels of  flagons. 

25  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  shall  the  nail  that  is  fas- 
tened in  the  sure  place  ^  V)e  re- 
moved, and  be  cut  down,  and  tall ; 
and  the  burden  that  W(i»  upon  it 
shall  be  cut  off :  for  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  it. 

CHAPTER  23. 

1   The  miserable  overthr-ow  of  Tyre.  17  Their 
unliappy  return. 

THE  "  burden  of  Tyre.  Howl, 
ye  ships  of  Tarshish  ;  for  it  is 
laid  waste,  so  that  there  is  no 
house,  no  entering  in  :  from  the 
land  of  Chittira  it  is  revealed  to 
them. 

2  Be  still,  ye  inhabitants  of  the 
"  isle  :  thou  whom  the  merchants 
of  Zidon,  that  pass  over  the  sea, 
have  replenished. 

3  And  by  great  waters  the  seed 
of  ^  Sihor.  the  harvest  of  the  ^  i-iver, 
'/.s  her  revenue ;  and  she  is  a  mart 
of  nations. 

4  Be  thou  ashamed,  O  Zidon:  for 
the  sea  hath  spoken,  even  the 
strength  of  the  sea,  saying,  I  tra- 
vail not,  nor  bring  forth  children. 
n(Mther  do  I  nourish  up  young 
men,  nor  bring  up  virgins. 


5  ^As  at  the  report  concerning 
Egypt,  i«>  shall  tliey  be  sorely 
pained  at  the  report  of  Tyre. 

6  Pass  ye  over  to  Tarshish ;  howl, 
ye  inhabitants  of  the '"  isle. 

7  /.s  this  your  joyous  city,  whose 
antiquity  in  of  ancient  "  days  %  her 
own  feet  shall  carry  her  afar  oil  to 


sojourn. 

8  VVho  hath  taken  this  counsel 
against  Tyre,  the  crowning  city, 
whose  merchants  are  princes, whose 
traffickers  are  the  honourable  of 
the  earth  % 

9  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath  pur- 
posed it,  to  stain  the  pride  of  all 
glory,  and  to  bring  into  contempt 
all  the  honourable  of  the  earth. 

10  Pass  through  thy  land  as  a 
river,  O  daughter  of  Tarshish : 
there  if  no  more  strength. 

1 1  He  stretched  out  his  hand 
over  the  sea,  he  shook  the  king- 
doms :  the  Lord  hath  given  a  com- 
mandment against  *the  merchant 
city,  to  destroy  the  strong  holds 
thereof. 

12  And  he  said.  Thou  ,shalt  no 
more  rejoice,  O  thou  oppressed  vir- 
gin, daughter  of  Zidon  :  arise,  pass 
over  to  Chittim  ;  there  also  shalt 
thou  have  no  rest. 

13  Behold  the  land  of  the  Chal- 
deans ;  this  people  '•'  was  not,  ti// 
the  Assyrian  founded   it  foi-  them 


that  dwell  in  tlie  wilderness  :  they 
set    up    the    towers    thereof,    they 


raised  up  the  i)alaces  thereof;  and 
he  bi'ought  it  to  ruin. 

1 4  Howl,  ye  ships  of  Tarshish  :  for 
your  "strength  is  laid  waste. 

15  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  Tyre  shall  be  forgot- 
ten seventy  years,  according  to  the 
days  of  one  king:  after  the  end  of 
seventy  years '"'  shall  Tyre  sing  as 
an  harlot. 

16  Take  an  harp,  go  about  the 
city,  thou  harlot  that  hast  been 
forgotten ;  make  sweet  melodJ^ 
sing  many  songs,  that  thou  may- 
est  be  remembered. 

17  H  And  it  shall  ccmie  to  pass 
after  the  end  of  seventy  yeai's,  that 
the  Lord  will  visit  Tyre,  and  she 
shall  turn  to  her  hire,  and  shall 
^'' commit  fornication  with  all  the 
kingd(mis  of  the  world  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth. 

18  And  her  merchandise  and  her 
hire  shall  be  holiness  to  the  Lord  : 
it  shall  not  b(^  treasui-ed  nor  laid 
up  ;  for  her  merchandise  shall  be 
for  them  that  dwell  before  the 
Lord,  to  eat  sufficiently,  and  for 
'"durabli^  clothing. 


9  When  the 

rt'port 

coiiieth  to 

Egypt,  they 

shall 

1"  coastland. 

11  days, 
whose  feet 
carried 

12  sojourn  ? 


13  is  no  more; 
the  Assyrian 
hath 

appointed  it 
for  the 
beasts  of  the 
wilderness : 
they  set  up 
theirtowers, 
they 

overthrew 
!■*  Strong 
hold 

15  it  shall  he 
niito  Tyre 
as  in  the 
song  of 


1"  play  the 
harlot 


1'  stately 


*  Heb.  Canaan. 


41 


641 


GocVs  pidgments 


ISAIAH,  24,  25. 


on  the  nations. 


■'  For 

«  earth 

'  peoples,  as 


9  east, 

1"  the  Lord, 

the  God  of 

Israel, 

'1  c'oastlands 


CHAPTER  24. 

1  The  doleful  judgments  of  God  upon  the 
land.  13  A  remnant  shall  jonfuUi/  praise 
him.  16  God  in  his  judgments  shall  ad- 
vance his  kingdom. 

BEHOLD,  the  Lord  maketh  the 
earth  empty,  and  maketh  it 
waste,  and  turneth  it  upside  down, 
and  scattereth  abroad  the  inhabi- 
tants thereof. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  as  with  the 
people,  so  with  the  priest ;  as  with 
the  servant,  so  with  his  master  ;  as 
with  the  maid,  so  with  her  mis- 
tress ;  as  with  the  buyer,  so  with 
the  seller ;  as  with  the  lender,  so 
with  the  borrower ;  as  with  the 
taker  of  '  usury,  so  with  the  giver 
of  "  usury  to  him. 

3  I'he  ''  land  shall  be  utterly 
emptied,  and  utterly  spoiled  :  for 
the  Lord  hath  spoken  this  word. 

4  The  earth  mourneth  rt 7ir/  fadeth 
away,  the  world  languisheth  and 
fadetli  away,  the  haughty  people 
of  the  earth  do  languish. 

5  The  earth  also  is  defiled  under 
the  inhabitants  thereof ;  because 
they  have  transgressed  the  laws, 
changed  the  ordinance,  broken  the 
everlasting  covenant. 

6  Therefore  hath  the  curse  de- 
voured tlie  earth,  and  they  that 
dwell  therein  are  "*  desolate  :  there- 
fore the  inhabitants  of  the  earth 
are  burned,  and  few  men  left. 

I  The  new  wine  mourneth,  the 
vine  languisheth,  all  the  merry- 
hearted  do  sigh. 

8  The  mirth  of  tabrets  ceaseth, 
the  noise  of  them  that  rejoice  end- 
eth,  the  joy  of  the  harp  ceaseth. 

9  They  shall  not  drink  wine  with 
a  song;  strong  drink  shall  be  bit- 
ter to  them  that  drink  it. 

10  The  city  of  confusion  is 
broken  down:  evei-y  house  is  shut 
up,  that  no  man  may  come  in. 

I I  Tlicre  is  a  crying  for  Avine  in 
the  streets;  all  joy  is  darkened, 
the  mirth  of  the  land  is  gone. 

12  In  the  city  is  left  desolation, 
and  the  gate  is  smitten  with  de- 
struction. 

l;}  II  "  When  thus  it  shall  be  in 
the  midst  of  the  "land  among  the 
'  peoi>]('.  llicfe  aluill  he  as  t\\v,  shak- 
ing ot  an  olive  tree,  aitd  as  the 
gleaning  grapes  when  the  vintage 
is  done. 

14  ^  They  shall  lift  up  their 
yoic(\  they  shall  sing  for  the  ma- 
jesty of  the  Lord,  they  sliall  cry 
aloud   from   the  sea. 

1.")  Wherefore  glorify  ye  the 
Lord  in  the  "  lires.  ri'cn  tlie  name 
of  '"the  Loi!T)  (iod  of  Isniel  iji  th(» 
"  isles  of   t  he   sc;i. 


16^  From  the  uttermost  part  of 
the  earth  have  we  heard  songs, 
even  glory  to  the  righteous.  But  1 
said.  My  leanness,  my  leanness, 
woe  unto  me !  the  treacherous 
dealers  have  dealt  treacherously; 
yea,  the  treachei'ous  dealers  have 
dealt  very  treacherously. 

17  Fear,  and  the  pit,  and  the 
snare,  are  upon  thee,  O  inhabitant 
of  the  earth. 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  he  who  fleeth  from  the  noise 
of  the  fear  shall  fall  into  the  pit; 
and  he  that  cometh  up  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  pit  shall  be  taken  in 
the  snare :  for  the  windows  ^'"  fiom 
on  high  are  open,  and  the  founda- 
tions of  the  earth  do  shake. 

19  The  earth  is  utterly  broken 
down,  the  earth  is  clean  dissolved, 
the  eartli  is  moved  exceedingly. 

20  I'he  earth  shall  reel  to  and 
fro  like  a  drunkard,  and  shall  ^^  be 
removed  like  a  "  cottage :  and  tlie 
ti'ansgression  thereof  shall  be 
heavy  upon  it ;  and  it  shall  fall,  and 
not  rise  again. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  Lord  shall  pu- 
nish the  post  of  the  high  ones  that 
are  on  high,  and  the  kings  of  the 
earth  upon  the  earth. 

22  And  they  shall  be  gathered 
together,  as  prisoners  are  gathered 
in  the  pit,  and  shall  be  shut  up  in 
the  prison,  and  after  many  days 
shall   they  be  visited. 

23  Then  the  moon  shall  be  con- 
founded, and  the  sun  ashamed, 
when  the  Lord  of  ho.sts  shall  reign 
in  mount  Zion,  and  in  .lerusalem, 
and  before  his  '"  ancients  glori- 
ously. 


CHAPTER  25. 

I  The  prophet  praisef/i  God,  for  his  judg- 
ments, G  for  his  soring  beneji/x,  !(  diid  J'or 
his  victorious  salvation. 

OLORI),  thou  art  my  (Jod  ;  I 
will  exalt  thee,  T  will  praise 
thy  name;  for  th()U  hast  done  won- 
derful thiiKjs:  thji  counsels  of  old 
are  faithfulness  and  ti'uth. 

2  For  thou  hast  made  of  a  city 
an  heap ;  oj'  a  defenced  (;ity  a  ruin : 
a  palacH^  ot  strangers  to  be  no  city; 
it  shall  nevei'  be  built. 

3  Therefore  shall  the  strong  piH)- 
ple  glorify  thee,  the  city  of  the  ter- 
rible^ nations  shall  fear  thee. 

4  For  thou  hast  l)een  a  '"st  nnifzth 


to  the  ])()or,  a  "'strerurth  to  the 
needy  in  his  distress,  a  refuge  from 
the  storm,  a  shadow  tVom  the  heat, 
when  tlie  blast  of  the  terrible  ones 
is  as  a  storm  ai/aitist  the  wall. 

f)  Thou    shalt    bring   down    the 
noise  of  strangers,  as  the  heat  in  a 


642 


Sony  of  praise  for 


ISAIAH,  2G. 


God's  favour  to  liis  people. 


song 


2  peoples 


3  peoples, 
^  for  ever; 

5  reproacli 


6  in  the 
water  of 

^  thereof, 


8  craft  of  his 


9  the  rock  of 
a^es; 


dry  place ;  even  tlie  heat  with  the 
shadow  of  a  cloud  :  the  '  bi-aiich  of 
the  terrible  ones  shall  be  brought 
low. 

6  II  And  in  this  mountain  shall 
the  Lord  of  hosts  make  unto  all 
'■^  people  a  feast  of  fat  things,  a 
feast  of  wines  on  the  lees,  of  fat 
things  full  of  marrow,  of  wines  on 
the  lees  well  retined. 

7  And  he  will  destroy  in  this 
mountain  the  face  of  the  covering 
cast  over  all  ■''  people,  and  the  vail 
that  is  spread  over  all  nations. 

8  He  will  swallow  up  death  ^in 
victory ;  and  the  Lord  GoD  will 
wipe  away  tears  from  off  all  faces  ; 
and  tlie  ''  rebuke  of  his  people  shall 
he  take  away  from  off  all  the  earth  : 
for  the  Lord  liatli  spoken  it. 

9  ^1  And  it  shall  be  said  in  that 
day,  Lo,  this  is  our  God  ;  we  have 
waited  for  him,  and  he  will  save 
us :  this  is  the  Lord  ;  we  have 
waited  for  him,  we  will  be  glad 
and  rejoice  in  his  salvation. 

10  For  in  this  mountain  shall 
the  hand  of  the  Lord  rest,  and 
Moab  shall  be  trodden  down  under 
him,  even  as  straw  is  trodden  down 
''for  the  dunghill. 

1 1  And  he  shall  spread  forth  his 
hands  in  the  midst ''  of  them,  as  he 
that  swimmeth  spreadeth  forth  his 
hands  to  swim  :  and  he  shall  bring 
down  their  pride  together  with  the 
-  spoils  of  their  hands. 

1:^  And  the  fortress  of  the  high 
fort  of  thy  walls  shall  he  bring 
down,  lay  low,  and  bring  to  the 
ground,  even  to  the  dust. 

CHAPTER  26. 

1  A  song  inciting  io  coiifidinu-ein  God,  5  for 
hifijudgiiieutu,  Vi  a  ml  far  lii.if.ironr  to  his 
people.    20  An  exluirtatxin  to  trait  on  God. 

IN  that  day  shall  tliis  song  be 
sung  in  the  land  of  Judah  ;  We 
have  a  strong  city ;  salvation  will 
God  appoint  for  walls  and  bul- 
warks. 

2  Open  ye  the  gates,  that  the 
righteous  nation  which  keepeth  the 
truth  may  enter  in. 

3  Thou  wilt  keep  him  in  perfect 
peace,  luhose  mind  is  stayed  on  thee  : 
because  he  trusteth  in  thee. 

4  Trust  ye  in  the  Lord  for  ever  : 
for  in  the  Lord  JEHOA'AH  is 
"everlasting  sti-ength  : 

5  II  For  lie  l)ruigetli  down  them 
that  dwell  on  high;  tlie  lofty  city, 
he  layeth  it  low  ;  he  layeth  it  lo\v, 
even  to  the  ground  ;  he  bringeth  it 
even  to  the  dust. 

6  The  foot  shall  tread  it  down, 
even  the  feet  of  the  poor,  and  the 
steps  of  the  needy. 


7  The  way  of  the  just  /*•  upright- 
ness :  thou,  most  upright,  dost 
^"  weigh  the  path  of  the  just. 

8  iea,  in  the  way  of  thy  judg- 
ments, (J  LoRJ^,  have  we  waited  for 
thee  ;  the  desire  of  our  soul  is  to 
thy  name,  and  to  ^Hhe  remem- 
b ran ce  of  thee. 


9  With  my  soul  have  I  desired 
thee  in  the  night ;  yea,  with  my 
spirit  within  me  will  I  seek  thee 
early  :  for  when  thy  judgments  a7-e 
in  the  earth,  the  inhabitants  of  the 
world  will  learn  righteousness. 

10  Let  favour  be  shewed  t9  the 
wicked,  yet  will  he  not  learn  right- 
eousness :  in  the  land  of  upright- 
ness will  he  deal  unjustly,  and  will 
not  behold  the  majesty  of  the  Lord. 

1 1  Lord,  vhen  thy  hand  is  lifted 
up,  they  will  not  see  :  hut  they  shall 
' -see,  and  he  ashamed  for  thexr 
envy  at  tht-  |)e(>i)le  :   yen,  the  fg-e  of 


thine  enemies  shall  devour  tjiem. 

lli  II  Lord,  thou  wilt  ordain 
peace  for  us  :  for  thou  also  hast 
wrought  all  oui'  works  ^^  in  us. 

13  0  Lord  our  God,  other  lords 
beside  thee  have  had  dominion  over 
us  :  hut  by  thee  only  will  we  make 
mention  of  thy  name. 

14  They  are  dead,  they  shall  not 
live;  they  are  deceased,  they  shall 
not  rise :  therefore  hast  thou  visited 
and  destroyed  them,  and  made  all 
their  memory  to  perish. 

15  Thou  hast  increased  the  na- 
tion, O  Lord,  thou  hast  increased 
the  nation :  thou  art  glorified  : 
thou  "hadst  removed  it  far  viitn 
all  th 


ends  of  tlie  earth. 


16  Lord,  in  trouble  have  they 
visited  thee,  they  poured  out  a 
prayer  when  thy  chastening  was 
upon  them. 

17  Like  as  a  woman  with  child, 
that  draweth  near  the  time  of  her 
delivery,  is  in  pain,  and  crietli  out 
in  her  pangs;  so  have  we  been  in 
thy  sight,  0  Lord. 

18  We  have  been  with  child,  we 
have  been  in  pain,  we  have  as  it 
were  brouglit  forth  wind  ;  we  have 
not  wrought  any  deliverance  in  the 
earth  ;  neither  have  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  world  fallen. 

19  Thy  dead  men  shall  live, 
'5  tor/ether  with  my  dead  body  shall 


10  level 


11  thy 
nieuiorial. 


they  arise.  Awake  and  sing,  ye 
tiiat  dwell  in  dust:  for  thy  dew 
is  as  the  dew  of  hei-bs,  and  the 
earth  shall  cast  out  the  dead. 

20  H  Come,  my  people,  enter 
thou  into  thy  chambers,  and  shut 
thy  doors  about  thiH' :  hide  thy- 
self as  it  were  for  a  little  moment, 
until  the  indignation  be  overpast. 

21  For,  behold,  the  Lord  cometh 


12  see  thy 
zeal  for  the 
people,  and 
l)e  put  to 
sliame ;  yea, 
lire  shall  de- 
vour thiue 
adversaries. 

13  for 


"  hast 
enlarged  all 
the  borders 
of  the  laud. 


15  my  dead 

bodies 

shall 


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God's  care  of  his  vineyard. 


ISAIAH,  27,  28. 


Ejyhraim  threatened. 


1  swift 

2  and 


3  would  that 
the  briers 
and  thorns 
were  set 
Miattle! 


5  of  takinjj 


^  Asheriin 
and  siin- 
ima<;es  shall 
rise  no 
more. 


"  out  his 
f/rain 
8  Rivf^r 
'•'  brook 


out  of  his  place  to  punish  the  in- 
habitants of  the  earth  for  their 
iniquity  :  the  earth  also  shall  dis- 
close her  blood,  and  shall  no  more 
cover  her  slain. 

CHAPTER  27. 

1  T/ie  care  of  God  over  his  vineyard.  7  His 
chastisements  differ  from  judgments.  12 
The  church  of  Jews  and  Gentiles. 

IN  that  day  the  Lord  with  his 
sore  and  great  and  strong  sword 
shall  punish  leviathan  the  ^  pierc- 
ing serpent,  '^  even  leviathan  that 
crooked  serpent ;  and  he  shall  slay 
the  dragon  that  is_  in  the  sea. 

2  In  that  day  sing  ye  unto  her, 
A  vineyard  of  red  wine. 

3  I  the  Lord  do  keep  it ;  I  will 
water  it  every  moment :  lest  any 
hurt  it,  I  will  keep  it  night  and 
day. 

4  Fury  is  not  in  me :  ^  who  would 
set  the  briers  and  thorns  against 


me  in  ^  battle  /     i  would  go  through 
them,  1  would  burn  them  together. 

5  Or  let  him  take  hold  of  my 
strength,  tJiat  he  may  make  peace 
with  me  ;  and  he  shall  make  peace 
with  me. 

6  He  shall  cause  them  that  come 
of  Jacob  to  take  root :  Israel  shall 
blossom  and  bud,  and  fill  the  face 
of  the  world  with  fruit. 

7  U  Hath  he  smitten  him,  as  he 
smote  those  that  smote  him  ^  or  is 
he  slain  according  to  the  slaughter 
of  them  that  are  slain  by  him  1 

8  In  measure,  when  it  shooteth 
forth,  thou  wilt  debate  with  it : 
he  stayeth  his  rough  wind  in  the 
day  of  the  east  wind. 

9  By  this  therefore  shall  the 
iniquity  of  .Jacob  be  purged  ;  and 
this  i.<i  all  the  fruit  ^  to  take  away 
his  sin ;  when  he  maketh  all  the 
stones  of  the  altar  as  chalkstones 
that  are  beaten  in  sunder,  the 
"  groves    and      ima-ires     sliall      not 


stand  uii. 


lU  \et  the  defenced  city  i^hall  he 
desolate,  and,  the  lial)itation  for- 
saken, and  left  like  a  wildern<'ss  : 
there  shall  the  calf  f(;ed,  and  IIkm'c 
shall  he  lie  down,  and  consume  the 
branches  thereof. 

1 1  When  the  boughs  thereof  are 
withered,  they  shall  be  bi'oken  off: 
the  women  come,  and  set  tliem  f»n 
fire:  for  it  /.'>•  a  jx-oijIc  of  no  undci-- 
stanfling:  therefore  he  that  made 
them  will  not  ha\('  mercy  on  them, 
and  he  that  formed  lliein  will  shew 
them  no  fa\()ur. 

1:^  II  Ami  it  shall  come  to  pass 
in  that  day,  that  the  Lord  shall 
beat  "off  from  tlu;  channel  of  the 
"  river  unto  the  '•'  stieain  of  Egypt, 


and  ye  shall  be  gathered  one  by 
one,  O  ye  children  of  Israel. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  great  trumpet 
shall  be  blown,  and  they  shall  come 
which  were  ready  to  perish  in  the 
land  of  Assyria,  and  the  outcasts 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  shall 
worship  the  Lord  in  the  holy 
mount  at  Jerusalem. 


CHAPTER  28. 


1  The  prophet  threateneth  Ephraimfor  their 
pride  and  drunkenness.  5  The  residue 
.•<hiiin>e  tidranct'd  in  the  kingdom  of  Christ. 
7  //e  rcJ/ia-ftI,  tlii'ir  i:rri>r.  <)  Their  iin- 
ioiritri! ne^K  to  ieor/i,  14  (in(t  their  secnriti/. 
]()  Cliri.st  till'  .^i/rc  foniidation  is  promised. 
is  Their  sertiritij'.sh(iJl  i>fl  tried.  23  Thei/ 
are  incifi-d  to  tlic  consideration  of  God's 
discreet  providence. 

TTTOE  to  the  crown  of  "  pride. 

*  *     to  the  drunkards  of  Ephra- 

im,  "  whose  glorious  beauty  is   a 


fading  fiower.  which  are  on  the 
head  of  tiie  tat  '"  valley8~of  them 
that  are  overcome  with  wine! 

2  Behold,  the  Lord  hath  a  mighty 
and  strong  one,  which  as  a  tempest 
of  hail  and  a  destroying  storm,  as  a 
flood  of  mighty  waters  overflowing, 
shall  cast  down  to  the  earth  with 
the  hand. 

3  The  crow n  of  ^ ''pride. thedi-unk- 
ards  of  Ephraim,  siiali  be  trodden 
under  feet : 

4  And  "the  glorious  beauty, 
which  is  on  the  head  of  the  fat 
valley,  shall  be  '"^a  fading  flower. 
and  as  the  hasty  fruit  before  the 
summer ;  which  trhen  he  that  look- 
eth  upon  it  seeth,  while  it  is  yet  in 
his  hand  he  eateth  it  up. 

5  51  In  that  day  shall  the  Lord 
of  hosts  be  for  a  crown  of  glory, 
and  for  a  diaflem  of  beauty,  unto 
the  residue  of  his  ])eople, 

6  And  for  a  snirit  of  judgment  to 
him  that  sittetli  in  juflgment,  and 
forstrength  to  them  that  "'turn  the 
battle  '"to  the  gate. 

7  H  But  they  also  "have  erred 
through  wine,and  '"thi'ougli  strong 
drink    are    out    of    the    way  ;   the 


priest  and  the  pi'ophet  "*  have  eri-ed 
throiiirh  strong  drink,  they  air 
swallowed  up  of  win(\  they  '-" are 
out    of    the    way   thi'ough    sti-ong 


they 


drink  :    they   err    m    vision, 
stumble  i/i  judgiiH'nt. 

S  For  all  tal)les  are  full  of  vomit 
and  lilthiness,  .to  that  there  is  no 
l)Iace  clean. 

9  *\  U'hom -' sjhajl  he  teach  know- 
ledge? and  whom  '-'  shall  lie  make 
to  understand  "doelrine  \  them  that 


1"  pride  of 

^1  and  to  the 
fading 
flower  of  his 
glorious 
beauty, 
which  is 
12  valley 


13  pride  of 
the  drunk- 
ards of 
Ephraim 
I''  the  fading 
flower  of  his 
15  as  the  first 
ripe  fig 


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1^  turn  back 

i"at 

18  reel  with 

li'  stagger 

witli  strong 

drink; 

1*  reel  with 

-"  stagger 
with 


■ii  will 

--  the 
message  ? 


Jerusalem  teamed. 


ISAIAH,  29. 


Her  enemies. 


1  breasts? 

2  it  is 
precept 

3  little. 

4  Nay,  Ijut 


6  Therefore 
sh<all  the 
word  of  the 
Lord  be 


may 


!■  And  I  will 
make 
judgment 
the  line,  and 
righteous- 
ness 


are  weaned    from   the   milk,   and 
drawn  from  tlie  '  breasts. 

10  For  -  precept  /mist  }>e  upon 
precept,  precept  upon  precept ; 
line  upon  line,  line  upon  line ;  here 
a  little,  and  there  a  "'  little  : 

1 1  "*  For  with  stammering  lips 
and  another  tongue  will  he  speak 
to  this  people. 

1 2  To  whom  he  said,  This  is  the 
rest  inJiereicitk  ye  may  cause  the 
weary  to  rest ;  and  tliis  /.s  the  re- 
freshing :  j'et  they  wt)uld  not  hear. 

13  ■'"'  Hut    the  woi'd  of  the  Lord 


was  unto  tliem  precept  vipon  pre- 
cept, precept  upon  precept ;  line 
upon  line,  line  ui)on  line ;  here  a 
little,  ami  there  a  little  ;  that  they 
•*  might  go,  and  fall  backward,  and 
be  broken,  and  snai-ed,  and  taken. 

14  II  Wherefore  hear  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  ye  scornful  men,  that 
rule  this  people  which  is  in  Jerusa- 
lem. 

15  Because  ye  have  said.  We 
have  made  a  covenant  with  death, 
and  with  *hell  are  we  at  agree- 
ment ;  when  the  overflowing 
scourge  shall  pass  through,  it  shall 
not  come  unto  us  :  for  we  have 
made  lies  our  refuge,  and  under 
falsehood  have  we  hid  ourselves  : 

16  ^  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God,  Behold,  I  lay  in  Zion 
for  a  foundation  a  stone,  a  tried 
stone^  a  precious  corner  stone,  a 
sure  foundation  :  he  that  believeth 
shall  not  make  haste. 

17  ''Judgment  also  will  T  lay  to 


the  line,  and  riglitepusness  to  the 
plummet :  and  the  hail  shall  sweep 
away  the  refuge  of  lies,  and  the 
waters  shall  overflow  the  hiding 
place. 

18  IT  And  your  covenant  with 
death  shall  be  disannulled,  and 
your  agreement  with  *  hell  shall 
n<jt  stand  ;  when  the  overflowing 
scourge  shall  pass  through,  then 
ye  shall  be  trodden  down  by  it. 

19  From  the  time  that  it  goeth 
forth  it  shall  take  you  :  for  morn- 
ing by  morning  sliall  it  pass  over, 
by  day  and  by  night :  and  it  shall 
be  a  vexation  only  to  understand 
the  report. 

20  For  the  bed  is  shorter  than 
that  a  man  can  stretch  himself  on 
it :  and  the  covering  narrower  than 
that  lie  can  wrap  himself  in  it. 

21  For  the  Lord  shall  rise  up  as 
in  mount  Berazim,  he  shall  be 
wroth  as  in  the  valley  of  Gibeon, 
that  he  may  do  liis  work,  his  strange 
work ;  and  bring  to  pass  his  act, 
his  strange  act. 


22  Now  therefore  be  ye  not 
mockers,  lest  your  bands  be  made 
strong  :  for  I  have  heard  from  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts  a  **  consumption, 
even  determined  upon  the  whole 
earth. 

23  U  Give  ye  ear,  and  hear  my 
voice ;  hearken,  and  hear  my  speech. 

24  Doth  the  plowman  plow  all 
day  to  sow  1  doth  he  •'  open  and 
break  the  clods  of  his  ground  1 

25  When  he  hath  made  plain 
the  face  thereof,  doth  he  not  cast 
abroad  the  fitches,  and  scatter  the 
cummin,  and  cast  in  the  ^"principal 
wheat  and   the  a])T)ointrd    i)arley 


and  tiie  rie  in  their  jjlace? 

26  l^or  his  God  doth  instruct 
him  to  discretion,  and  doth  teach 
him. 

27  For  the  fitches  are  not 
threshed  with  a  threshing  instru- 
ment, neither  is  a  cart  wheel 
turned  about  upon  the  cummin : 
but  the  fitches  are  beaten  out  with 
a  staff,  and  the  cummin  with  a  rod. 

28  "Bread  corn  is  bruised:  be- 
cause  he  will  not  ever  be  tiu'cslnng 


it.  nor  break  it  irif/i  the  wiioel  of 
his  cart,    nor    bruise    it   i/'it/i    his 


*  Heb.  Sheol. 


horsemen. 

29  This  also  cometh  forth  from 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  which  is  won- 
derful in  counsel,  and  excellent  in 
working. 

CHABTER  29. 

1  God^s  heavy  judgment  upon.  Jerusalem. 
1  The  totisatuMenenc  of  her  eiiemien.  9 
The  senselessness,  18  a'nd  deep  hypocrisy 
of  the  Jews.  18  A  promise  of  sanctifica- 
iion  to  the  godly. 

WOE  to  Ariel,  to  Ariel,  the  city 
mhere  David  dwelt !  add  ye 
year  to  year ;  let  ^^  them  kill  sacri- 
fices. 

il^'et  I  will  distress  Ariel,  and 
there  shall  be  heaviness  and  sor- 
row :  and  it  shall  be  unto  me  as 
Ariel. 

3  And  I  will  camp  against  thee 
round  about,  and  will  lay  siege 
against  thee  with  a  mount,  and  I 
will  raise  forts  against  thee. 

4  And  thou  shalt  be  brought 
down,  and:  shalt  speak  out  of  the 
ground,  and  thy  speech  shall  be 
low  out  of  the  dust,  and  thy  voice 
shall  be,  as  of  one  that  hath  a 
familiar  spirit,  out  of  the  ground, 
and  thy  speecli  shall  whisper  out 
of  the  dust. 

5  ^"  ^foreover  the  multitude  of 
thy  '■•  strangers  shall  be  like  small 
dust,  and  the  multitude  of  the  ter- 
rible ones  shidl  he  as  chafi'  that 
passeth  away  :  yea,  it  shall  be  at 
an  instant  suddenly. 


"^  consumma- 
tion, and 
that 


'^contimudly 
opeu 


1"  wheat  in 
rows,  and 
the  barley 
in  the 
appointed 
place,  and 
the  rye  in 
the  border 
thereof  ? 


11  Is  bread 
grain 
crushed  ? 
Nay,  he  will 
not  ever  be 
threshing  it, 
and  driving 
his  cart 
wheels  and 
his  horses 
over  it ;  he 
doth  not 
crush  it. 


12  the  feasts 
come  round. 


13  But 
i"!  foes 


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Blindness  and  hypocrisy  reproved.  ISAIAH,  30. 


romise  to  the  godly. 


6  Thou  shalt  be  visited  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  with  thunder,  and 
with  earthquake,  and  great  noise, 
with  storm  and  tempest,  and  the 
flame  of  devouring  fire. 

7_^  And  the  multitude  of  all  the 
nations  that  fight  against  Ai'iel, 
even  all  that  fight  against  her  and 
her  'munition,  and  that  distress 
her,  shall  be  as  a  dream  of  a  night 
vision. 

8  It  shall  even  be  as  when  an  hun- 
gry man  dreameth,  and,  behold,  he 
eateth ;  but  he  awaketh,  and  his 
soul  is  empty  :  or  as  when  a  thirsty 
man  dreameth,  and,  behold,  he 
drinketh ;  but  he  awaketh,  and, 
behold,  he  is  faint,  and  his  soul 
hath  appetite :  so  shall  the  multi- 
tude of  all  the  nations  be,  that 
fight  against  mount  Zion. 

9  51  Stay  yourselves,  and  wonder; 
cry  ye  out,  and  cry :  they  are 
drunken,  but  not  with  wine  ;  they 
stagger,  but  not  with  strong  drink. 

10  For  the  Lord  hath  poured 
out  upon  you  the  spirit  of  deep 
sleep,  and  hath  closed  your  "  eyes  : 
the  prophets  and  your  rulers,  the 


seers  hath  he  covered. 

i  1  And  ■'  the  vision  of  all  is  be- 
come unto  you  as  the  words  of  a 
book  that  is  sealed,  which  men  de- 
liver to  one  that  is  learned,  saying. 
Read  this,  I  pray  thee  :  and  he 
saith,  I  cannot;  for  it  is  sealed: 

12  And  the  book  is  delivered  to 
him  that  is  not  learned,  saying. 
Read  this,  I  pray  thee :  and  he 
saith,  I  am  not  learned. 

13  U  Wherefore  the  Lord  said. 
Forasmuch  as  this  people  draw 
near  7?te  with  their  mouth,  and 
with  their  lips  do  honour  me,  but 
have  removed  tlieir  heart  far  from 
me,  and  their  fear  toward  me  is 
taught  by  the  precejit  of  men  : 

II  Th(M-efor(;,  behold,  I  will  pro- 
ceed to  do  a  marvellous  work  among 
this  peoi)le,  even  a  marvellous  work 
and  a  vyonder  :  for  the  wisdom  of 
their  wise  vien  shall  jjei-ish,  and  the 
understanding  ()f  their  prudent 
men  shall  be  hid. 

1.5  \Vo(;  unto  them  that  seek  deep 
to  hid(!  their  counsel  from  the  Lord, 
and  their  works  are  in  the  dark, 
and  they  say,  Who  seeth  us  1  and 
whft  knf)W(!th  us  1 

10  •'Snrely  your  tui'nitig  of  tilings 
Ui)sidc  down    sli;ill    l)c  cstcciiicil  ;is 


the  pottci-  Sclav  :  torshnJI  the  woi'k 
say  of  him  that  mjidc  it,  lie  made 
me  not?  or  shall  the  thing  framed 
say  of  him  that  framed  it,  He  ''had 
no  understanding? 

17  /.s-    it    not   yet   a   very    little 
while,  and  Lebanon  shall  be  turned 


into  a  fruitful  field,  and  the  fruit- 
ful field  shall  be  esteemed  as  a 
forest  ? 

18^  And  in  that  day  shall  the 
deaf  hear  the  words  of  the  book, 
and  the  eyes  of  the  blind  shall  see 
out  of  obscurity,  and  out  of  dark- 
ness. 

19  The  meek  also  shall  increase 
their  joy  in  the  Lord,  and  the  poor 
among  men  shall  rejoice  in  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel. 

'20  For  the  terrible  one  is  brought 
to  nought,  and  the  scorner  is  con- 
sumed, and  all  that  watch  for  ini- 
quity are  cut  off: 

2 1  That  make  a  man  an  offender 
for  a  word,  and  lay  a  snare  for  him 
that  reproveth  in  lihe  gate,  and  turn 
aside  the  just  for  a  thing  of  nought. 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
who  redeemed  Abraham,  concern- 
ing the  house  of  Jacob,  Jacob  shall 
not  now  be  ashamed,  neither  shall 
his  face  now  wax  pale. 

2."3  But  when  he  seeth  his  child- 
ren, the  work  of  mine  hands,  in  the 
midst  of  him,  they  shall  sanctify 
my  name,  and  sanctify  the  Holy 
One  of  Jacob,  and  shall  fear  the 
God  of  Israel. 

24  They  also  that  erred  in  spirit 
shall  come  to  understanding,  and 
they  that  murmured  shall  learn 
doctrine. 

CHAPTER  30. 

1  T/u-  j)rtij>/te/  ihre(tU')ic1h  fh,'  p,',,i,r,>  for  flitir 
Cdiip'ilfiicc  ill  K(li/iif.  ■^  'iiiil  riniiiiii/,)  af 
<;oir>i  icon/.  IS  Vak/',v  ///(  ri-ifs  tiiiranlK  )i'in 
church.  27  God's  v:rath,  and  the  jieople's 
joy,  in  the  destruction  of  Amyria. 

WOE  to  the  rebellious  children, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  take 
counsel,  but  not  of  me  ;  and  that 
''  cover  with  a  covei'ing.  but  not  of 
my  spirit,  that  they  may  add  sin  to 
sin  : 

2  That  ''  walk  to  go  down  into 
Egyi)t,  and  nave  not  asked  at  my 
mouth  ;  to  sti'engthcn  themselves 
in  th(»  stivngth  of  I'haivioh,  and  to 
trust  in  the  shadow  of   h^gypt  ! 

3  Thei'cfore  shall  t  lie  strength  of 
Phai'aoh  Ik;  your  shame,  and  the 
trust  in  tlu;  shadow  of  Egypt  your 
confusion. 

I  Foi'  his  princes  *  were  at  Zoan, 
and  his  ambassadors  ''  came  to 
Haries. 

f)  Iliey  '"  were  all  ashamed  of  a 
l)eople  that  "  could  not  profit  them, 
nor  be  an  help  noi'  i)rofit,  but  a 
slianie,  and  also  a  i'e|)i-oach. 

<)  I^he  burden  of  the  beasts  of 
tin;  '-'south  :  into  the  L-iiid  of  trouble 
and  anguish,  from  whence  nuite  the 
young  and  old  lion,  the  vijxT  aiu' 


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fiery  tlying  serpent,  tiiey  will  carry 


I*  make  a 
league, 

''  sot  out 


8  arc 

'••  are  come 

1"  shall  all  1)0 
11  cannot 


'•■!  South 
Into 


Trust  in  Egypt  rebiiTced. 


ISAIAH,  30. 


Restoration  promised. 


tlieir  riches  upon  the  shoulders  of 
young  asses,  and  their  treasures 
upon  the  ^  bunches  of  camels,  to  a 
people  thdt  shall  not  profit  them. 

7  For  the  Egyptians  shall  help  in 
vain,  and  to  no  purpose  :  therefore 
have  I  "cried  concerning  this.  Their 
strength  /.s^  to  sit  sti 


8  II  ^'ovvgu,  write  it  before  them 
^  in  a  table,  and  note  it  in  a  book, 
that  it  may  be  f(jr  the  time  to  come 
for  ^  ever  and  ever  : 

9  ^  Tliat  th'is  ifi  a  rebellious  peo- 
ple, lying  children,  children  that 
will  not  hear  tlie  law  of  the  Lord  : 

10  Which  say  to  the  seers.  See 
not ;  and  to  the  prophets.  Prophesy 
not  unto  us  right  things,  si)eak 
unto  us  smooth  things,  prophesy 
deceits : 

1 1  Get  you  out  of  the  way,  turn 
aside  out  of  the  path,  cause  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel  to  cease  from 
before  us. 

12  Wherefore  thus  saith  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel,  IJecause  ye 
despise  this  word,  and  trust  m 
oppression  and  perverseness,  and 
stay  thereon : 

13  Therefore  this  iniipiity  shall 
be  to  you  as  a  breach  ready  to  fall, 
swelling  out  in  a  high  wall,  whose 
breaking  cometh  suddenly  at  an 
instant. 

14  And  he  shall  break  it  as  the 
breaking  of  the  potters'  vessel  that 
is  broken  in  pieces ;  he  shall  not 
spare  :  so  that  there  shall  not  be 
found  in  the  bursting  of  it  a  sherd 
to  take  fire  from  the  hearth,  or  to 
take  water  vnthal  out  of  the  pit. 

1.5  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
the  Holy  One  of  Israel ;  In  return- 
ing and  rest  shall  ye  be  saved  ;  in 
quietness  and  in  confidence  shall 
be  your  strength  :  and  ye  would 
not. 

1 6  But  ye  said.  No ;  for  we  will 
flee  upon  horses  ;  therefore  shall  ye 
flee :  and.  We  will  ride  upon  the 
swift ;  therefore  shall  they  that 
pursue  you  be  swift. 

17  One  thousand  shall  flee  at  the 
rebuke  of  one  ;  at  the  rebuke  of 
five  shall  ye  flee  :  till  ye  be  left  as 
a  beacon  upon  the  top  of  a  moun- 
tain, and  as  an  ensign  on  an  hill. 

18  H  And  therefore  will  the  Lord 
wait,  that  he  may  be  gracious  unto 
you,  and  therefore  will  he  be  ex- 
alted, that  he  may  have  mercy 
upon  you :  for  the  Lord  is  a  God 
of  judgment :  blessed  are  all  they 
that  wait  for  him. 

19  For  the  people  shall  dwell  in 
Zion  at  Jerusalem  :  thou  shalt 
weep  no  more :    he   will   be  very 


gracious  unto  thee  at  the  voice  of 
thy  cry  ;  when  he  shall  hear  it,  he 
will  answer  thee. 

20  And  though  the  Lord  give 
you  the  bread  of  adversity,  and 
the  water  of  affliction,  yet  shall 
not  thy  teachers  be  removed  into 
a  corner  any  more,  but  thine  eyes 
shall  see  thy  teachers  : 

21  And  thine  ears  shall  hear  a 
word  behind  thee,  saying.  This  is 
the  way,  walk  ye  in  it,  when  ye 
turn  to  the  right  hand,  and  when 
ye  turn  to  the  left. 

22  Ye  shall  defile  also  the  cover- 
ing of  thy  graven  images  of  silver, 
and  the  ornament  of  thy  molten 
images  of  gold  :  thou  shalt  cast 
them  away  as ''  a  menstruous  cloth  ; 
thou  shalt  say  unto  it.  Get  thee 
hence. 

23  Then  shall  he  give  the  rain  of 
thy  seed,  that  thou  shalt  sow  the 
ground  withal ;  and  bread  of  the 
increase  of  the  earth,  and  it  shall 
be  fat  and  plenteous  :  in  that  day 
shall  thy  cattle  feed  in  large  pas- 
tures. 

24  The  oxen  likewise  and  the 
young  asses  that "'  ear  the  ground 
shall  eat  clean  provender,  which 
hath  been  winnowed  with  the 
shovel  and  with  the  fan. 

25  And  there  shall  be  upon  every 
high  mountain,  and  upon  every 
high  hill,  rivers  and  streams  of 
waters  in  the  day  of  the  great 
slaughter,  when  the  towers  fall. 

26  Moreover  the  light  of  the 
moon  shall  be  as  the  light  of  the 
sun,  and  the  light  of  the  sun  shall 
be  sevenfold,  as  the  light  of  seven 
days,  in  the  day  that  the  Lord 
bindeth  up  the  breach  of  his  peo- 
ple, and  healeth  the  stroke  of  their 
wound. 

27  ^  Behold,  the  name  of  the 
Lord  cometh  from  far,  burning 
v'ith  his  anger,   and  *  the  burden 


thereof  is  heavy  :    his  lips  are  full 


*0r, 


of  indignation,  and  his  tongue  as 
a  devouring  fire : 

28  And  his  breath,  as  an  over- 
flowing stream,  shall  reach  to  the 
midst  of  the  neck,  to  sift  the  na- 
tions with  the  sieve  of  "  vanity  : 
and  there  shall  be  a  bridle  in  the 
jaws  of  the '°  people,  causing  them 
to  err. 

29  Ye  shall  have  a  song,  as  in 
the  night  loJien  a  holy  solemnity  is 
kept ;  and  gladness  of  heart,  as 
when  one  goetli  with  a  pipe  to 
come  into  the  mountain  of  the 
Lord,  to  the  "mighty  One  of  Is- 
rael. 

30  And  the  Lord  shall  cause  his 
glorious    voice  to    be   heard,  and 


647 


The  fall  of  Assyria. 


ISAIAH,  31,  32. 


Reign  of  the  righteous  king. 


1  down  ; 
with  his  rod 
shall  he 
smite  liim. 
2 every 
stroke  of  the 
staff  of 
doom, 


shall  shew  the  lighting  down  of 
his  arm,  with  the  indignation  of  his 
anger,  and  with  the  ttame  of  a  de- 
vouring fire,  vnth  scattering,  and 
tempest,  and  hailstones. 

31  For  through  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  shall  the  Assyrian  be  beaten 
'  down,  which  smote  with  a  rod. 

'6'2i  And  -in  every  place  where 
the  grounded  start"  shall  pass,  which 
the  Lord  shall  lay  upon  him,  '"'it 
shall  be  with  tabrets  and  harps : 
and  in  battles  of  shaking  will  he 
fight  ■*  with  it. 

33  For  Toi)het  ^s  ordained  of  old  ; 
yea,  for  the  king  it  is  prepared  ;  he 
hath  made  it  deep  <ind  large  :  the 
pile  thereof  is  fire  and  much  wood  ; 
the  breath  of  the  Lord,  like  a 
stream  of  brimstone,  doth  kindle 
it. 

CHAPTER  3L 

1  TJie,  prophet  shoreth  the  curKed  folh/  in 
truisthKj  Id  Eiji/pl,  iind  forsakiiui  of'dod. 
G  He  exiiiirtetliii)  coii/'ersion.  8  I/e  nheiceth 
the  fall  of  Asuyfid. 

WOE  to  them  that  go  down  to 
Egypt  for  help  ;  and  stay  on 
horses,  and  trust  in  chariots,  be- 
cause they  are  many  ;  and  in  horse- 
men, because  they  are  very  strong  ; 
but  they  look  not  unto  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel,  neither  seek  the 
Lord  ! 

2  Yet  he  also  is  wise,  and  will 
bring  evil,  and  will  not  call  back 
his  words :  but  will  arise  against 
the  house  of  the  evildoers,  and 
against  the  help  of  them  that  work 
iniquity. 

3  Now  the  Egyptians  are  men, 
and  not  God  ;  and  tluMr  hoi-ses 
flesh,  and  not  spirit.  When  the 
Lord  shall  stretch  out  his  hand, 
both  he  that  heli)eth  shall  fall,  and 
he  that  is  hol[)(!n  shall  fall  down, 
and  they  all  shall  fail  together. 

4  For  thus  hath  the  LoRU  spoken 
unto  me.  Like  as  the,  lion  and  tlu; 
young  lion  roaring  ()n  his  prey, 
when  a  multitude  of  shepherds  is 
called  forth  against  him,  he  will 
not  be  afraid  of  their  voice,  nor 
al)ase  himself  f(jr  t\w,  noise  of  them  : 
so  shall  the  Lord  of  hosts  come 
down  to  fight  for  mount  Zion,  and 
for  the  hill  tluvrcof. 

5  As  birds  ^  Hyinrr  so  will  the 
Lord  of  liosts  defend  .lerusalem  ; 
defending  ulso  he  will  deliver  if  ; 
and  passing  over  he  will  preserve 
it. 

6  ^  Turn  ye  unto  hii/i,  from  whom 
the  cliildren  of  Israel  have  deeply 
revolted. 

7  For  in  that  day  every  man 
shall  castaway  his  idols  of  silver, 
and  his  idols  of  gold,  which  your 


own  hands  have  made  unto  you  for 
a  sin. 

8  If  Then  shall  the  Assyrian  fall 
with  the   sword,  not  of  "a  mighty 


man  ;  and  the  sword,  not  of  '  a  mean 
man,  shall  devour  him  :  but  he 
shall  fiee  from  the  sword,  and  his 
young  men  shall  "be  discomfited. 
9  And  he  shall  pass  over  to  his 
strong  hold  for  fear,  and  his 
princes  shall  be  afraid  of  the  en- 
sign, saith  the  Lord,  whose  fire  is 
in  Zion,  and  his  furnace  in  Jerusa- 
lem. 

CHAPTER  32. 

1  Thehlensings  of  OhrisVs  kinydom.  9  Deso- 
latiim,  in  forenhewn.  15  Restoration  is 
promised  to  succeed. 

BEHOLD,  a    king    shall    reign 
in  righteousness,  and   princes 
shall  rule  in  judgment. 

2  And  a  man  shall  be  as  an  hiding 
place  from  the  wind,  and  a  covert 
from  the  tempest  ;  as  rivers  of 
water  in  a  dry  place,  as  the  sha- 
dow of  a  great  rock  in  a  weary 
land. 

3  And  the  eyes  of  them  that  see 
shall  not  be  dim,  and  the  ears  of 
them  that  hear  shall'  hearken. 

4  The  heart  also  of  the  rasli  shall 
understand  knowledge,  and  the 
tongue  of  the  stammerers  shall 
be  ready  to  speak  plainly. 

5  The  "  vile  T)erson  shall  be  no 
more  called '"liberal^  nor  the  churl 
said  to  be  bountiful. 

6  For  the  **  vile  person  will  speak 
"  villany,  anfl  his  heart  will  work 
iniquity,  to  practise  hypocrisy,  and 
to  utter  error  against  the  Lord,  to 
make  empty  the  soul  of  the  hungry, 
and  he  will  cause  the  drink  of  the 
thirsty  to  fail. 

7  iTie  insti'uments  also  of  the 
churl  are  evil  :  he  devisc^th  wicked 
devices  to  d(\stroy  the  poor  with 
lying  words,  even  when  the  needy 
speaketh  right. 

8  Hut  th(^  libei'al  deviseth  liberal 
things  ;  and  by  liberal  things  shall 
he  stand. 

9  fl  Rise  up,  ye  women  that  are 
at  ease  ;  hear  my  voice,  ye  caicless 
daughters ;  give  ear  untomy  speech. 

10  Many  days  and  years  shall  yci 
be  troubled,  ye  careless  wonu^n  : 
for  the  vintage  shall  fail,  the  gather- 
ing shall  not  come. 

1  1  Tremble,  ye  women  tluit  are 
at  eas(! ;  Ih^  ti'onbled,  ye  carc^less 
ones:  strip  you,  and  make;  you 
bare,  and  gii'd  sdckcloth  ui)on  your 
loins. 

12  They  shall '-'lament  for  the 
te;i.ts  for  the  i)leasanL  fields,  for 
the  fruitful  vine. 


648 


Judgment  and  mercy. 


ISAIAH,  33. 


Security  of  the  godly. 


'  cry 
8  weep 


1 3  Upon  the  land  of  my  people 
shall  come  up  thorns  a/a/  briers ; 
yea,  upon  all  tlie  houses  of  joy  in 
the  joyous  city  : 

14  Because  the  palaces  shall  be 
forsaken ;  the  multitude  of  the  city 
shall  be  left ;  the  forts  and  towers 
shall  be  for  dens  for  evei',  a  joy  of 
wild  asses,  a  pasture  of  flocks  ; 

15  Until  the  spirit  be  poured 
upon  us  from  on  high,  and  the  wil- 
derness be  a  fruitful  lield,  and  the 
fruitful  held  be  counted  for  a  foi-est. 

16  Then  judgment  shall  dwell  in 
the  wilderness,  and  righteousness 
remain  in  the  fruitful  held. 

1 7  And  the  work  of  righteousness 
shall  be  peace;  and  the  effect  of 
righteousness  quietness  and  assu- 
rance for  ever. 

18  And  my  people  shall  dwell 
in  a  peaceable  iiabitation,  and  in 
sure  dwellings,  and  in  quiet  rest- 
ing places ; 

1 9  When   it  shall  *  hail,  coming 


down  on  the  forest;  and  tlie  city 
shall 


be 


lowplace. 


20  Blessed  are  ye  tluit  sow  be- 
side all  waters,  that  send  forth 
thither  the  feet  of  the  ox  and  the 
ass. 

CHAPTER  33. 

1  OocJ't  judgments  against   the    enemien  of 
the  church.    Vi  The  pricilegcs  of  the  godly. 

WOE  to  thee  that  spoilest,  and 
thou  tvast  not  spoiled  ;  and 
dealest  treacherously,  and  they 
dealt  not  treacherously  with  thee  ! 
when  thou  shalt  cease  to  spoil, 
thou  shalt  be  spoiled  ;  and  when 
thou  shalt  make  an  end  to  deal 
treacherously,  they  shall  deal 
treacherously  with  thee. 

2  O  Lord,  be  j^racious  unto  us ; 
we  have  waited  for  thee  :  be  thou 
■'•  their-  arm  every  morning,  our  sal- 
vation also  in  the  time  of  trouble. 

?)  At  the  noise  of  the  tumult  the 
^  i)(M)i)le  tied;  at  the  lifting  up  of 
thyself  the  nations  were  scattei'ed. 

4  And  your  spoil  shall  be  ga- 
thered like  the  gathering  of  the  cat- 
erpiller:  asthe'' ruiiniim'  to  and  fro 
of  locusts  shall  "  he  I'liii  unoii  tliciii. 

5  The  Lord  is  exalted  ;  foi-  he 
dwelleth  on  high :  he  hath  filled 
Zion  with  judgment  and  righteous- 
ness. 

6  And  wisdom  and  knowledge 
shall  be  the  stability  ()f  thy  times, 
and  strength  ()f  salvation :  the  fear 
of  the  Lord  ix  his  treasure. 

7  I>ehold,  their  valiant  ones 
"  shall  cry  without :  the  ambassa- 
dors  of  peace  ^  shall  weep  bitterly. 

8  The  highways    lie   waste,  the 


wayfaring  man  ceaseth :  he  hath 
broken  the  covenant,  he  hath  de- 
spised the  cities,  he  regardeth  no 
man. 

9  The  earth  mourneth  and  lan- 
guisheth:  Lebanon  is  ashamed  and 
"  hewn  down  :  Sharon  is  like  a  wil- 
derness ;  and  Bashan  and  Ccirmel 
shake  off  their  fruits. 

10  Now  will  I  rise,  saith  the 
Lord  ;  now  will  I  be  exalted  ;  now 
will  1  lift  up  myself. 

11  Ye  shall  conceive  chaff,  ye 
shall  bring  foi'th  stubble :  your 
bi'eath,  a.s-  fire,  shall  devour  you. 

1 2  And  the  people  shall  be  as  the 
burnings  of  lime  :  as  thorns  cut  up 
shall  they  be  burned  in  the  fire. 

13  11  Hear,  ye  that  are  far  off, 
what  I  have  done  ;  and,  ye  that  are 
near,  acknowledge  my  might. 

1 4  The  sinners  in  Zion  are  afraid  ; 
fearf ulnesshath  surprised  thehypo- 
crites.  Who  among  us  shall  dwell 
with  the  devouring  firel  who 
among  us  shall  dwell  with  ever- 
lasting burnings  % 

15  He  that  walketh  righteously, 
and  speaketh  uprightly  ;  he  that 
despiseth  the  gain  of  oppressions, 
that  shaketh  his  hands  from  hold- 
ing of  bribes,  that  stoppeth  his  ears 
from  hearing  of  blood,  and  shut- 
teth  his  eyes  from  seeing  evil ; 

16  He  shall  dwell  on  high:  his 
place  of  defence  shall  be  the  '"muni- 
tions of  rocks  :  bread  shall  be  given 
him  ;  his  waters  shall  he  sure. 

1 7  Thine  eyes  shall  see  the  king 
in  his  beauty:  they  shall  behold 
"  the  land  that  is  very  far  oft. 

18  Thine  heart  shall  '-i^u'ditate 
terror.  Where  is  the  scribe  (  ^\■hel■e 
is  '^the  receiver'?  where  is  he  that 
counted  the  towers  1 

1 9  Thou  shalt  not  see  a  fierce  peo- 
l)le,  a  people  of  a  deeper  speech  than 
thou  canst  perceive;  of  a  "stam- 
mering tongue,  tliat  thou  canst  not 


*  Or, 


understand. 

20  Look  upon  Zion,  the  city  of 
our  solemnities  :  thine  eyes  shall 
see  .Jerusalem  a  (piiet  habitation, 
a  tabernacle  that  shall  not  be  taken 
dowi^ ;  not  one  of  the  stakes  theri-of 
shall  ever  be  removed,  iieither  shall 
any  of  the  cords  thereof  be  broken. 

21  But  there  the  glorious  Lord 
will  be  unto  us  a  ])lace  of  broad  ri- 
vers and  streams  ;  wherein  shall  go 
no  galley  with  oars,  neither  shall 
gallant  ship  pass  thereby. 

22  For  the  Loud  if  our  judge,  the 
Lord  i><  our  lawgiver,  the  Lord  is 
our  king  ;  he  will  save  us. 

23  Thy  tacklings  are  loosed  ; 
they  could  not '"'  wi-ll  stivngthen 
their  mast,  they  could   not  spread 


9  withereth 
away: 


1"  strong 
holds 


11  a  land 
that 

reacheth 
afar  off. 

12  muse  on 
the 

13  he  that 
weighed  the 
tribute? 

14  strange 


15  strengthen 
the  foot  of 


649 


God  avengeth  his  people. 


ISAIAH,  34,  35. 


The  happy  future  of  Zion. 


peoples : 


the  sail  :  then  is  the  prey  of  a 
great  spoil  divided  ;  the  lame  take 
the  prey. 

24  And  the  inhabitant  shall  not 
say,  I  am  sick  :  the  people  that 
dwell  therein  shall  be  forgiven  their 
iniquity. 

CHAPTER  34. 

1  The  judgments  irhereirilh  God  rerengeth 
his  church.  11  I'lif  (li'svlitiian  of  her  ene- 
mies.    16  The  certiiiniy   of  ilie  jirophevy. 

C10ME  near,  ye  nations,  to  hear; 
J  and  hearken,  ye  '  people  :  let 
the  earth  hear,  and  all  tliat  is 
therein  ;  the  world,  and  all  things 
that  come  forth  of  it. 

'2,  For  the  indignation  of  the 
Lord  is  upon  all  nations,  and  Jiis 
fury  upon  all  their  armies  :  he  hath 
*  utterly  destroyed  them,  he  hath 
delivered  them  to  the  slaughter. 

3  Their  slain  also  shall  be  cast 
out,  and  their  stink  shall  come 
up  out  of  their  carcases,  and  the 
mountains  shall  be  melted  with 
their  blood. 

4  And  all  the  host  of  heaven  shall 
be  dissolved,  and  the  heavens  shall 
be  rolled  together  as  a  scroll :  and 
all  their  host  shall  fall  down,  as  the 
leaf  falleth  off  from  the  vine,  and 
as  a  falling  ./fgr  from  the  fig  tree. 

5  For  my  sword  shall  be  bathed 
in  heaven  :  behold,  it  shall  come 
down  upon  -  Idumea.  and  upon  the 
people  of  my  "curse,  to  judgment. 

6  The  sword  of  the  Lord  is  tilled 
with  blood,  it  is  made  fat  with  fat- 
ness, and  with  tlie  blood  of  lambs 
and  goats,  with  the  fat  of  the  kid- 
neys of  rams  :  for  the  Lord  hath  a 
sacrifice  in  Bozrah,  and  a  great 
slaughter  in  the  land  of  •*  Idunica,. 

7  And  the  "  unicorns  shall  come 
down  with  tliem,  and  the  bullocks 
with  the  bulls  ;  and  their  land  shall 
l)e  soaked  with  blood,  anfl  their 
dust  made  fat  with  fatness. 

8  For  it  is  the  day  of  the  Lord's 
vengeance,  'iwl  the  year  of  recom- 
pences  *'fV)r  the  controversy  of 
Zion. 

9  And  the  stn^ains  thereof  shall 
be  turned  into  pitch,  and  the  (kist 
thereof  into  brimstone,  and  the 
land  thereof  shall  become  burning 
pitch. 

10  It  shall  not  be  quenched  night 
nor  day;  the  smoke  tlier(>of  shall 
go  up  for  ever  :  fi-om  generation  to 
generation  it  shall  lie  waste;  none 
shall  pass  througli  it  for  ever  and 
ever. 

,.]}  ^  But  the  cormorant  and  the 
bittern  shall  po.sse.ss  it;    the  owl 


also  and  the  raven  shall  dwell  in  it : 
and  he  shall  stretch  out  upon  it 
the  line  of  confusion,  and  the  stones 
of  emptiness. 

12  They  shall  call  the  "nobles 
thereof  to  the  kingdom,  but  none 
shall  he  there,  and  all  her  princes 
shall  be  nothing. 

1 3  And  thorns  shall  come  up  in 
her  palaces,  nettles  and  brambles 
in  the  fortresses  thereof:  and  it 
shall  be  an  habitation  of  '  dragons, 
and  a  court  for  *  owls. 

1 4  The  wild  beasts  of  the  desert 
shall  also  meet  with  the  ^  wild 
beasts  of  the  island. and  the  "satyi 


*  Ileb.  (ievoloil. 


shall  cry  to  his  fellow;  the  screech 
owl  also  shall  rest  there,  and  find 
for  herself  a  place  of  rest. 

15  There  shall  the  great  owl 
make  her  nest,  and  lay,  and  hatch, 
and  gather  under  her  shadow: 
there  shall  the  vultures  also  be 
gathered,  every  one  with  her 
mate. 

1 6  U  Seek  ye  out  of  the  book  of 
the  Lord,  and  read:  no  one  of 
these  shall  fail,  none  shall  want 
her  mate:  for  my  mouth  it  hath 
commanded,  and  his  spirit  it  hath 
gathered  them. 

1 7  And  he  hath  cast  the  lot  for 
them,  and  his  hand  hath  divided  it 
unto  them  by  line :  they  shall  pos- 
sess it  for  ever,  from  generation  to 
generation  shall  they  dwell  therein. 

CHAPTER  35. 

1  The  joyful  flourishinf/  of  Chrisfs  kiiig- 
doia.  3  The  ireak  are  encouraged  hy  the 
virtues  and  ju'irileges  of  the  gospel. 

rpHE  Avilderness  and  the  solitary 
X   place  shall  be  glad  for  them'; 

and   the  desert  shall   rejoice,  ami 

blossom  as  the  rose. 

2  ft  shall  blossom  abundantly, 
and  rejoice  even  with  joy  and  sing- 
ing: the  glory  of  Lebanon  shall  tie 
given  unto  it,  the  excellency  of 
(-ai'inel  and  Sharon,  they  shall  see 
the  glory  of  the  Lord,  and  the  ex- 
cellency of  oui'  (iiod. 

3  1[  Strengthen  ye  the  weak 
hands,  and  confirm  the  feeble 
knees. 

4  Say  to  them  that  are  of  a  fear- 
ful heart.  Be  strong,  fear  not: 
behold,  your  God  will  come  with 
vengeance,  ei)en  God  nith  a  recom- 
pence;  he  will  come  and  save  you. 

5  Then  tlu;  eyes  of  the  blind 
shall  l)e  oiHMied,  and  the  ears  of  the 
deaf  shall  be  iinstoiJiied. 

6  Then  shall  tlie  lame  ?««w  leap 
as  an  hart,  and  the  tongue  of  the 
dumb  sing:  for  in  the  wilderness 
shall  waters  bieak  out,  and  streams 
in  the  de.sert. 


'  jackals, 
'  iistriches. 


650 


Sennacherib  invadeth  Jadah. 


ISAIAH,  36. 


Rabshakeh's  defiance. 


7  And  the  parched  ground  shall 
become  a  pool,  and  the  thirsty  land 
springs  of  water :  in  the  habitation 
of  ^  dragons,  where  each  lay,  skall 
be  grass  with  reeds  and  rushes. 

8  And  an  highway  shall  be  there, 
and  a  way,  and  it  shall  be  called 
The  way  of  holiness;  the  unclean 
shall  not  pass  over  it;  but  it  shall 
he  for  those:  the  wayfaring  men, 
though  fools,  shall  not  err  therein. 

9  No  lion  shall  be  there,  nor  any 
ravenous  beast  shall  go  up  thereon, 
it  shall  not  be  found  tliere;  but 
the  redeemed  shall  walk  tliere: 

10  And  the  ransomed  of  the 
LoKD  shall  return,  and  come  to 
Zion  with  songs  and  everlasting 
joy  upon  their  heads:  they  shall 
obtain  ioy  and  gladness,  and  sor- 
row ana  sighing  shall  flee  away. 

CHAPTEPt  36. 

1  Sennaclierib  invadeth  Judiih.  4  Babsha- 
keh,  sent  bi/  Sennadierih,  btj  blasphenionx 
per/<vasio7ts  soHeitetk  the  people,  to  revolt. 
'22  Ills  words  are  told  to  Ilezekiah. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  four- 
teenth year  of  king  Hezekiah, 
that  Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria 
came  up  against  all  the  defenced 
cities  of  Judah,  and  took  them. 

2  And  the  king  of  Assyria  sent 
*Rabshakeh  from  Lachish  to  .Jeru- 
salem unto  king  Hezekiah  with  a 
great  army.  And  he  stood  by  the 
conduit  of  the  upper  pool  in  the 
highway  of  the  fuller's  field. 

3  Then  came  forth  unto  him  Eli- 
akim,  Hilkiah's  .son,  which  was 
over  the  house,  and  Shebna  the 
scribe,  and  Joah,  Asaph's  .son,  the 
recorder. 

4  ^  And  Rabshakeh  said  unto 
them,  Say  ye  now  to  Hezekiah, 
Thus  saith  the  great  king,  the  king 
of  Assyria,  What  confidence  is  this 
wherein  thou  trustesf? 

5  I  say,  m.yet^t  tlum,  (but  they  are 
hut  vain  words)  /  have  counsel  and 
strength  for  war  :  now  on  whom 
dost  thou  trust,  that  thou  rebellest 
against  me  % 

6  Lo,  thou  trustest  in  the  staff 
of  this  broken  reed,  on  Egypt; 
whereon  if  a  man  lean,  it  will  go 
into  his  hand,  and  pierce  it :  so  is 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  to  all  that 
trust  in  him. 

7  P>ut  if  thou  say  to  me.  We 
trust  in  the  Lord  our  God  :  is  it 
not  he,  whose  high  places  and 
whose  altars  Hezekiah  hath  taken 
away,  and  said  to  .Judah  and  to 
•Jerusalem,  Ye  shall  worship  before 
this  altarl 

8  Now  therefore  give  pledges,  I 


pray  thee,  to  my  master  the  king 
of  Assyria,  and  I  will  give  thee 
two  thousand  horses,  if  thou  be 
able  on  thy  part  to  set  riders  upon 
them. 

9  How  then  wilt  thou  turn  away 
the  face  of  one  captain  of  the  least 
of  my  master's  servants,  and  put 
thy  trust  on  Egypt  for  chariots 
and  for  horsemen'? 

10  And  am  1  now  come  up  with- 
out the  Lord  against  this  land  to 
destroy  it  %  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Go  up  against  this  land,  and  de- 
stroy it. 

11^  Then  .said  Eliakim  and 
Shebna  and  .Joah  unto  Rabshakeh, 
Speak,  I  pray  thee,  unto  thy.  ser- 
vants in  the  "  Syrian  language  ;  for 
we  understand  it:  and  speak  not 
to  us  in  the  -Jews'  language,  in  the 
ears  of  the  people  that  are  on  the 
wall. 

12  ^  But  Rabshakeh  said,  Hath 
my  master  sent  me  to  thy  master 
and  to  thee  to  speak  these  words  ? 
hath,  he  not  sent  me  to  the  men  that 
sit  upon  the  wall,  that  they  may 
eat  tneir  own  dung,  and  drink 
their  own  "piss  with  you? 

13  Then  Rabshakeh  stood,  and 
cried  with  a  loud  voice  in  the  J  ews' 
language,  and  said,  Hear  ye  the 
words  of  the  great  king,  the  king 
of  Assyria. 

14  Thus  saith  the  king,  Let  not 
Hezekiah  deceive  you  :  for  he  shall 
not  be  able  to  deliver  you. 

1-5  Neither  let  Hezekiah  make 
you  trust  in  the  Lord,  saying.  The 
Lord  will  surely  deliver  us  :  this 
city  shall  not  be  delivered  into  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria. 

16  Hearken  not  to  Hezekiah: 
for  thus  saith  the  king  of  Assyria, 
Make  ■*  an  agreement  with  me  hy  a 


*  The,  title  (if  an  Assyrian  officer. 


present,  and  come  out  to  me  :  and 
eat  ye  every  one  of  his  vine,  and 
every  one  of  his  fig  tree,  and  drink 
ye  every  one  the  waters  of  his  own 
cistern ; 

17  Until  I  come  and  take  you 
away  to  a  land  like  your  own  land, 
a  land  of  "  c  >i-n  and  wine,  a  land  of 
bread  and  vineyards. 

18  Jkioare  lest  Hezekiah  per- 
suade you,  saying,  The  Lord  will 
deliver  us.  Hath  any  of  the  god.s 
of  the  nations  deli\ere(l  his  land 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
A.ssyria  1 

1 9  Where  are  the  gods  of  Hamath 
and  "Arphad?  where  are  the  gods 
of  Sei)liarvaim'?  and  liave  they  de- 
livered Samaria  out  of  my  hand  I 

20  Who  are  they  among  all  the 
gods  of  these  lands,  that  have  de- 
livered their  land  out  of  my  hand, 


2  Aramean 


3  water 


^  your  peace 
with  me, 


<  Arpad ' 


651 


Isaiah  comforteth  Hezekiah. 


ISAIAH,  37. 


HezeTciali's  prayer. 


that  the  Lord  should  deliver  Jeru- 
salem out  of  my  hand  ? 

21  But  they  held  their  peace,  and 
answered  him  not  a  word  :  for  the 
king's  commandment  was,  sa5dng, 
Answer  him  not. 

22  H  Then  came  Eliakim,  the 
son  of  Hilkiah,  that  iras  over  the 
household,  and  IShebna  the  scribe, 
and  Joah,  the  son  of  Asaph,  the 
recorder,  to  Hezekiah  with  tlLeiv 
clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the 
words  of  Kabshakeh. 

CHAPTER  37. 

1  Hezekiah  inourning  sendeih  to  Tuaiah  to 
pray  for  them.  6  Taniah  comforteth  them. 
8  Seniiacherih^  going  to  encounter  Tirhu- 
kah,  sendefh  <i  b/nsp/ieiniiK.^  letter  to  Ile:<e- 
kiah.  14  Hezekiiih'.s  prayer.  21  Isaiah' ■'i 
prophecy  of  fln>  j)riile  and  destruction  of 
Senndflnrih.  mnl  Hi,-  good  of  Zion.  36  An 
a.ngel  xlii  i/ith  tlic  Ax.syrlans.  3T  Sennache- 
rib is  sliiiti  lit  Xincreli,  by  his  ow?i  sons. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  king 
Hezekiah  heard  it,  that  he 
rent  his  clothes,  and  covered  him- 
self with  sackcloth,  and  went  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  he  sent  Eliakim,  who  im.-i 
over  the  household,  and  .Shebna  the 
scribe,  and  the  elders  of  the  priests 
covered  with  sackcloth,  unto  Isaiah 
the  prophet  the  son  of  Araoz. 

.3  And  they  said  unto  him,  Thus 
saith  Hezekiah,  This  day  is  a  day 
of  trouble,  and  of  rebuke,  and  of 
'blasphemy :  for  the  children  are 
come  to  the  birth,  and  the7-e  is  not 
strength  to  bring  forth. 

4  It  may  be  the  Lord  thy  God 
will  hear  the  words  of  Ilabshakeh, 
whom  the  king  of  Assyria  his  mas- 
ter hath  sent  to  reproach  the  living 
God,  and  will  '^  reprove  the  words 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
heard :  wherefore  lift  up  thy  praj^er 
for  the  remnant  that  is  left. 

5  So  the  servants  of  king  Heze- 
kiah came  to  Isaiah. 

6  II  And  Isaiah  said  unto  them, 
Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  your  mastei- 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be  not  afraid 
of  the  woi'ds  that  thou  hast  heard, 
wherewith  the  servants  of  the  king 
of  Assyria  have  blasphemed  m(\ 

7  Behold,    I   will    ''soikI   a   l)lnst 


upon  him,  and  he  shall  hear  a  ru- 
mour,  and  return  to  his  own  land  ; 
and  I  will  cause  him  to  fall  by  the 
sword  in  his  own  land. 

8  If  So  ]ial)slia.keli  returned,  and 
found  the  king  of  Assyria  warring 
against  Libtiah  :  for  he  had  heard 
that  he  was  departed  from  J^a- 
chish. 

9  And  he  heard  say  concerning 
Tirhakah  king  of  l<]tliiopia,  H(>  is 
come  forth  to  make  war  with  thee. 
And  when  he  heard  it,  he  sent  mes- 
sengers to  Hezekiah,  saying, 


10  Thus  shall  ye  speak  to  Heze- 
kiah king  of  J  udah,  saying.  Let  not 
thy  God,  in  whom  thou  trustest.  de- 
ceive thee,  saying,  .lerusalem  shall 
not  be  given  into  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Assyria. 

1 1  Behold,  thou  hast  heard  what 
the  kings  of  Assyria  have  done  to 
all  lands  by  *  destroying  them  ut- 
terly; and  shalt  thou  be  delivered'? 

12  Have  the  gods  of  the  nations 
delivered  them  which  my  fathers 
have  destroyed,  as  Gozan,  and  Ha- 
ran,  and  Rezeph,  and  the  children 
of  Eden  which  were  in  Telassar  1 

13  Where  is  the  king  of  Hamath, 
and  the  king  of  ^Arphad,  and  the 
king  of  the  city  of  Sepharvaim, 
Hena,  and  Ivah  'I 

14  U  And  Hezekiah  received  the 
letter  from  the  hand  of  the  messen- 
gers, and  read  it :  and  Hezekiah 
went  up  unto  the  house  of  tlje 
Lord,  and  spread  it  before  the 
Lord. 

15  And  Hezekiah  prayed  unto 
the  Lord,  saying, 

16  O  Lord  of  hosts,  °God  of 
Israel,  that  dwellest  hetiveen  the 
"^cherubims,  thou  art  the  God,  even 
thou  alone,  of  all  the  kingdoms  of 
the  earth :  thou  hast  made  heaven 
and  earth. 

1 7  Incline  thine  ear,  O  Lord,  and 
hear;  open  thine  eyes, O  Lord, and 
see :  and  hear  all  the  words  of  Sen- 
nacherib, which  hath  sent  to  re- 
proach the  living  God. 

18  Of  a  truth,  Lord,  the  kings  of 
Assyria  have  laid  waste  all  the  na- 
tions, and  their  countries, 

19  And  have  cast  their  gods  into 
the  fire :  for  they  vere  no  gods, 
but  the  work  of  men's  hands,  wood 
and  stone :  therefore  they  have 
destroyed  them. 

20  Now  therefore,  O  Lord  our 
God,  save  us  from  his  hand,  that 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  may 
know  that  thou  ((vt  the  Lord,  even 
thou  only. 

21  fl  Then  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz 
sent  unto  Hezekiah,  saying,  Tims 
saith  ^  ttie  Lord  (jod  of  lsra(>l. 
Whereas  thou  hast  ])rayed  to  me 
against  Sennacherib  king  of  As- 
syria : 

22  This  is  the  word  which  (he 
Lord  hath  sjjokeii  concei'tiing  Inin  ; 
Th(^  virgin,  the  daughter  of  Zion, 
hath  despised  th(>e,  (t)i(l  laugiicd 
thee  to  scorn  ;  the  daughter  of  .le- 
rusalem hath  shaken  her  head  at 
thee. 

2."}  Whom  hast  thou  repi-oadied 
and  l)Ia,s|)lienie(i  fand  against  wlioni 
hast   tiiou   exalted   thy  voice,   and 


*  Heb.  devoting  them. 


652 


2746  Assyrian  army  destroyed. 


ISAIAH,  38. 


Hezekiah's  life  is  lengthened. 


8  cast  up 


lifted  up  thine  eyes  on  high  1  even 
against  the  Jioly  One  of  Israel. 

21  By  thy  servants  hast  thou  re- 
proached the  Lord,  and  hast  said, 
By  the  multitude  of  my  chariots 
am  I  come  up  to  the  height  of  the 
mountains,  to  the  '  sides  of  Leba- 
non ;  and  I  will  cut  down  the  tall 
cedars  thereof,  and  the  choice  fir 
trees  thereof  :  and  I  will  enter  into 
■^  the  height  of  his  border,  cmd  the 
forest  of  his  ^  Carmel. 

25  I  have  digged,  and  drunk 
water;  and  with  the  sole  of  my 
feet  •'havp  T  dried  up  all  the  rivers 
of  'Hhe  l)esicg>'d  places. 

26  Hast  tliou  not  heard  long  ago, 
how  I  have  done  it ;  and  of  ancient 
times,  that  I  have  formed  it  1  now 
have  I  brought  it  to  pass,  that  thou 
shouldest  be  to  lay  waste  defenced 
cities  into  ruinous  heaps. 

27  Therefore  their  inhabitants 
we7-e  of  small  power,  they  were  dis- 
mayed and  confounded :  they  were 
as  the  grass  of  the  held,  and  as  the 
green  nerb,  as  the  grass  on  the 
housetops,  and  as  '^  corn  blasted  be- 
fore it  be  grown  up. 

28  But  I  know  thy  abode,  and 
thy  going  out,  and  thy  coming  in, 
and  thy  rage  against  me. 

29  Because  thy  rage  against  me, 
and  ''thy  tumult,  is  come  up  into 
mine  ears,  therefore  will  I  put  niy 
hook  in  thy  nose,  and  my  bridle  in 
thy  lips,  and  I  will  turn  thee  back 
by  the  way  by  which  thou  earnest. 

30  And  this  shall  he  a  sign  unto 
thee.  Ye  shall  eat  this  year  such  as 
groweth  of  itself ;  and  the  second 
year  that  which  springeth  of  the 
same:  and  in  the  third  year  sow 
ye,  and  reap,  and  plant  vineyards, 
and  eat  the  fruit  thereof. 

31  And  the  remnant  that  is  es- 
caped of  the  house  of  Judah  shall 
again  take  root  downward,  and 
bear  fruit  upward  : 

32  For  out  of  Jerusalem  shall  go 
forth  a  rennuint,  and  they  tliat  es- 
cape out  of  mount  Zion  :  the  zeal 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  do  this. 

33  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Loud 
concerning  the  king  of  Assyria,  He 
shall  not  come  into  this  city,  nor 
shoot  an  arrow  there,  nor  come  be- 
fore it  with  shields,  nor  '^  cast  a 
bank  against  it. 

34  By  the  way  that  he  came,  by 
the  same  shall  he  return,  and  shall 
not  come  into  this  city,  saith  the 
Lord. 

35  For  I  Avill  defend  this  city  to 
save  it  for  mine  own  sake,  and  for 
my  servant  David's  sake. 

36  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
went  forth,  and  smote  in  the  camp 


of  the  Assyrians  a  hundred  and 
fourscore  and  five  thousand  :  and 
when  ^  they  arose  early  in  the 
morning,  behold,  they  ivere  all 
dead  corpses. 

37  11  tSo  Sennacherib  king  of  As- 
syria departed,  and  went  and  re- 
turned, and  dwelt  at  Nineveh. 

38  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 
was  worshipping  in  the  house  of 
Nisroch  his  god,  that  Adrammelech 
and  Sharezer  his  sons  smote  him 
with  the  sword  ;  and  they  escaped 
into  the  land  of  Armenia :  and 
Esar-haddon  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAPTER  38. 

1  Ileseklah,  having  received  a  messnye  of 
death,  hy  jrraijer  hath  hi,s  life  levytheneil. 
8  The  sun  yoeth  ten  deqiees  hackirard.foi- 
rt  Hign  of  that  jiromive.  9  //u  so7ig  of 
thanksgiving. 

IN  those  days  was  Hezekiah  sick 
unto  death.  And  Isaiah  the 
prophet  the  son  of  Amoz  came  unto 
inm,  and  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Set  thine  house  in  order  : 
for  thou  shalt  die,  and  not  live. 

2  Then  Hezekiah  turned  his  face 
toward  the  wall,  and  prayed  unto 
the  Lord, 

3  And  said.  Remember  now,  O 
Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  how  1  have 
walked  before  thee  in  truth  and 
with  a  perfect  heart,  and  have  done 
that  ichich  is  good  in  thy  sight. 
And  Hezekiah  wept  sore. 

4  51  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  to  Isaiah,  saying, 

5  Go,  and  say  to  Hezekiah,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  David 
thy  father,  I  have  heard  thy  prayer, 
I  have  seen  thy  tears  :  behold,  I 
will  add  unto  thy  days  fifteen 
years. 

6  And  I  will  deliver  thee  and  this 
city  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Assyria :  and  I  will  defend  this 
city. 

7  And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto 
thee  from  the  Lord,  that  the  Lord 
will  do  this  thing  that  he  hath 
spoken  ; 

8  P.ehold,  I  will  bring  again  the 
shadow  of  the  degrees,  which  is 
g(me  down  ^"in_  the  sun  dial  of 
Ahaz,  ten  degi'(>es  backward.  So 
the  sun  returned  ten  degrees,  by 
which  degrees  it  was  gone  down. 

9  51  The  writing  of  Hezekiah 
king  of  .Tudah,  when  he  had  been 
sick,  and  was  recovered  of  his  sick- 


I  said  in  the  "  cutting  off  of 


ness  : 
10 


*  the  grave  :  I  am  deprivi 
residue  of  my  years. 


'ed 


of  the 


*  Ileb.  Sheol. 


653 


HezekiaWs  thanksgiving. 


ISAIAH,  39,  40.      Messengers  received  from  Babylon. 


1  rolled  up 

2  from  the 
loom: 

3  quieted 
myself  uutil 
morning  ; 


11  I  said,  I  shall  not  see  the 
Lord,  even  the  Lord,  in  the  land 
of  the  Hving  :  I  shall  behold  man 
no  more  with  the  inhabitants  of 
the  world. 

12  Mine  age  is  departed,  and  is 
removed  from  me  as  a  shepherd's 
tent :  I  have  '  cut  off  like  a  weaver 
my  life  :  he  will  cut  me  off  "  with 
pining  sickness  :  from  day  even  to 


night  wilt  thou  make  an  end  of  me. 

13  I  ^reckoned  till  morning,  that, 
as  a  lion,  so  will  he  break  all  my 
bones  :  from  day  even  to  night  wilt 
thou  make  an  end  of  me. 

14  Like  a  crane  or  a  swallow,  so 
did  I  chatter  :  I  did  mourn  as  a 
dove  :  mine  eyes  fail  with  looking 
upward  :  O  Lord,  1  am  oppressed ; 
undertake  for  me. 

15  What  shall  I  say"?  he  hath 
both  spoken  unto  me,  and  himself 
hath  done  it :  I  shall  go  softly  all 
my  years  in  the  bitterness  of  my 
soul. 

16  0  Lord,  by  these  things  men 
live,  and  in  all  these  things  is  the 
life  of  my  spirit :  so  wilt  thou  re- 
cover me,  and  make  me  to  live. 

17  Behold,  for  peace  I  had  great 
bitterness  :  but  thou  hast  in  love  to 
my  soul  delivered  it  from  the  pit  of 
corruption  :  for  thou  hast  cast  all 
my  sins  behind  thy  back. 

18  For  *the  grave  cannot  praise 
thee,  death  can  not  celebrate  thee  : 
they  that  go  down  into  the  pit  can- 
not hope  for  thy  truth. 

1 9  The  living,  the  living,  he  shall 
praise  thee,  as  1  do  this  day  :  the 
father  to  the  childi'en  shall  make 
known  thy  truth. 

20  The  Lord  ?wr.s  ready  to  save 
me :  therefore  we  will  sing  my 
songs  to  the  stringed  instruments 
all  the  days  of  our  life  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

2 1  For  Isaiah  liad  said,  Let  them 
tak(;  a  lump  oi  figs,  and  lay  it  for 
a  plaister  upon  the  boil,  and  he 
shall  recover. 

22  Hezekiah  also  had  said.  What 
is  the  sign  that  I  shall  go  up  to  the 
house  of  the  Lord  ! 

CHAPTER  39. 

1  Merodaoh-haladdn,  senditiy  to  riitU  Heze- 
kiah because  of  the  'iconder,  hath  notice  of 
hift  treasures.  3  Isniah,  understandivg 
thereof,  foreielleth  the  Bahijlonian  cap/i- 

iHiij. 

AT  that  time  Merodach-baladan, 
the  son  of  lialadaTi,  king  of 
Baljylon,  sent  letters  and  a  i)reseiit 
to  Flezekiah  :  for  he  luul  heard  tliat 
he  had  been  sick,  and  was  recov- 
ered. 


*IIeb.  Sbeol. 


2  And  Hezekiah  was  glad  of 
them,  and  shewed  them  the  house 
of  his  precious  things,  the  silver, 
and  the  gold,  and  the  spices,  and 
the  precious  ointment,  and  all  the 
house  of  his  armour,  and  all  that 
was  found  in  his  treasures :  there 
was  nothing  in  his  house,  nor  in 
all  his  dominion,  that  Hezekiah 
shewed  them  not. 

3  ^  Then  came  Isaiah  the 
prophet  unto  king  Hezekiah,  and 
said  unto  him.  What  said  these 
men  1  and  from  whence  came  they 
unto  thee"?  And  Hezekiah  said. 
They  are  come  from  a  far  country 
unto  me,  even  from  Babylon. 

4  Then  said  he.  What  have  they 
seen  in  thine  housed  And  Heze- 
kiah answered,  All  that  is  in  mine 
house  have  they  seen :  there  is 
nothing  among  my  treasures  that 
I  have  not  shewed  them. 

5  Then  said  Isaiah  to  Hezekiah, 
Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts : 

6  Behold,  the  days  come,  that 
all  that  is  in  thine  house,  and  that 
which  thy  fathei'S  have  laid  up  in 
store  until  this  day,  shall  be  car- 
ried to  Babylon  :  nothing  shall  be 
left,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  And  of  thy  sons  that  shall 
issue  from  thee,  which  thou  shall 
beget,  shall  they  take  away  ;  and 
they  shall  be  eunuchs  in  the  palace 
of  the  king  of  J>abylon. 

<S  Then  said  Hezekiah  to  Isaiah, 
Good  is  the  word  of  the  Lord 
which  thou  hast  spoken.  He  said 
moreover.  For  there  shall  be  peace 
and  truth  in  my  days. 

CHAPTER  40. 

1  The  prom nhiatiiin  of  the  gonpel.  3  The 
jircirhhujof.h.liii  niiiitist.  9  The  jD'eoch- 
iiKj  of  the  (ijHJ.^t/t'K.  1'2  The  pninhet  by  iltc 
oviiii itotvtii'ij  <f  (rod,  18  and  his  incom- 
liarolilfiii'ss,  'it)  i'omforteth  the  people. 

riOMFORT  ye,   comfort  ye  my 
vy  i)eoi)le,  saitli  your  God. 

2  Speak  ye  comfoi-tably  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  cry  unto  her,  that  her 
■*  warfare  is  accomi)lished,  that  her 
iniciuity  is  i)aidoned  :  for  she  hath 
received  of  tin'  JjORd's  hand  double 
for  M,ll  her  sins. 

3  1[  The  voice  of  him  that  crieth 
in  the  wilderness.  Prepare  ye  the 
wa.v  of  the  liORD,  make  straight 
in  tlie  desert  a  liighway  for  oui' 
(jod. 

4  Ever.v  valley  shall  be  exalted, 
and  ever.v  mountain  and  hill  shall 
be  made  low  :  and  the  crooked 
sliall  be  made  straight,  and  the 
rough  i)];u'<'s  |)la.in : 

f)  And  tlu^  glory  of  the  Lord 
shall    be    revealed,    and   all    fiesh 


^  time  of 
service 


654 


Comforting  proniisefi  to 


ISAIAH,  41. 


the  people  in  exile. 


shall  see  it  together  :  for  the  mouth 
ot"  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

6  The  vt)i,ce  said,  Cry.  And  he 
said,  What  shall  1  cry'^  All  flesh 
is  grass,  and  all  the  goodliness 
thereof  is  as  the  flower  of  the 
held  : 

7  The  grass  withereth,  the  flower 
fadeth  :  because  the  '  spirit  of  the 
Lord  bloweth  upon  it :  surely  the 
people  is  gi'ass. 

8  The  grass  withereth,  the  flower 
fadeth  :  but  the  word  of  our  God 
shall  stand  for  ever. 

9  11  '"  ()  Zion.  that  bringest  good 


tidings,  get  thee  up  into  the  high 
mountain ;  ^  O  .Terusa,lem.  that 
bringest  good  tidinus,  lift  up  tiiy 
voice  with  strength  ;  lift  it  up,  be 
not  afraid  ;  say  unto  the  cities  of 
Judah,  Behold  your  God  ! 

10  Behold,  the  Lord  God  will 
come  with  strt)ng  hand,  and  his 
arm  shall  rule  for  him ;  behold,  his 
reward  is  with  him,  and  his  *  work 
befoi'e  him. 

11  He  shall  feed  his  flock  like 
a  shepherd  :  he  shall  gather  the 
lambs  with  his  arm,  and  carry  them 
in  his  bosom,  atid  shall  gently 
lead  those  tliat  are  with  young. 

12  11  Who  hath  measured  the 
waters  in  the  hollow  of  his  hand, 
and  meted  out  heaven  with  the 
span,  and  comprehended  the  dust 
of  the  earth  in  a  measure,  and 
weighed  the  mountains  in  scales, 
and  the  hills  in  a  balance  1 

13  Who  hath  directed  the  Spirit 
of  the  Lord,  or  i>eing  his  counsellor 
hath  taught  him  1 

14  With  whom  took  he  counsel, 
and  irho  instructed  him,  and  taught 
him  in  the  path  of  judgment,  and 
taught  him  knowledge,  anfl  shewexl 
to  hjm  the  way  of  understanding  1 

15  Behold,  the  nations  ((ve  as  a 
drop  of  a  bucket,  and  are  counted 
as  the  small  dust  of  the  balance : 
behol(l,  he  taketh  up  the  isles  as  a 
very  little  thing. 

16  And  Leljanon  is  not  sufficient 
t«  burn,  nor  the  beasts  thei'eof  suf- 
ficient for  a  burnt  offering. 

17  AH  nations  before  him  are  as 
nothing;  and  they  are  counted  to 
him  less  than  notliing,  and  vanity. 

18  If  To  whom  then  will  ye  liken 
God  1  or  what  likeness  will  ye  com- 
pare unto  him  1 

19  The  workman  melteth  a 
graven  image,  and  the  goldsmith 
spreadeth  it  over  with  gold,  and 
casteth  silver  chains. 

20  He  that  is  'jjo  impoverished 
"that  lie  hath  no  ol)lation  choos(>th 
a  tree  f/iaf  will  not  rot  ;  he  seeketh 
unto  him  a  cunning  workman   to 


prepare  a  graven  image,  that  shall 
not  be  moved. 

2 1  Have  ye  not  known  1  have  ye 
not  heard  ?  hath  it  not  been  told 
you  from  the  beginning?  have  ye 
not  understood  from  the  founda- 
tions of  the  earth  1 

22  Jtis  he  that  sitteth  upon  the 
circle  of  the  earth,  and  the  inhabi- 
tants thereof  ai-e  as  grasshoppers  ; 
that  stretcheth  out  the  heavens  as 
a  curtain,  and  spreadeth  them  out 
as  a  tent  to  dwell  in  : 

23  That  bringeth  the  princes  to 
nothing ;  he  maketh  the  judges  of 
the  earth  as  vanity. 

24  Yea,  they  shall  not  be  planted ; 
yea,  they  shall  not  be  sown:  yea, 
their  stock  shall  not  take  root  in 
the  earth  :  and  he  shall  also  blow 
upon  them,  and  they  shall  wither, 
and  the  whirlwind  shall  take  them 
away  as  stubble. 

25  To  whom  then  will  ye  liken 
me,  or  shall  1  be  equal'?  saith  the 
Holy  One. 

26  Lift  up  your  eyes  on  high, 
and  behold  who  hath  created  these 
things,  that  bringeth  out  their  host 
by  number  :  he  calleth  them  all  by 
names  by  the  greatness  of  his 
might,  for  that  he  is  strong  in 
power ;  not  one  faileth. 

27  Why  sayest  thou,  O  Jacob, 
and  speakest,  O  Israel,  My  way  is 
hid  from  the  Lord,  and  my  judg- 
ment is  passed  over  from  my  God  1 

28  H  Hast  thou  not  known  ?  hast 
thou  not  heard,  that  the  everlast- 
ing God,  the  Lord,  the  Creator  of 
the  ends  of  the  earth,  fainteth  not, 
neither  is  weary  1  there  is  no  search- 
ing of  his  understanding. 

29  Hegiveth  power  to  the  faint; 
and  to  them  that  have  no  might  he 
increaseth  strength. 

30  Even  the  youths  shall  faint 
and  be  wearJ^  and  the  young  men 
shall  utterly  fall : 

31  But  they  that  wait  ^upon  the 
Lord  shall  I'enew  their  stiengtli ; 
they  sliall  mount  up  with  wings  as 
eagles  ;  they  shall  I'uii,  and  not  be 
weary ;  and  they  shall  walk,  and 
not  faint. 

CHAPTER  41. 

1  God  e.rpo\iHl(tte.tli,  inth  /lix  people,  (ihi)iif 
/iiN  III f /■<■/'(■,•<  to  (he  chufch.  10  (ihoiit  /lix 
prc/iiific.f,  21  and  about  the  vanity  of 
idoln. 

KEEP  silence  before  me,  O 
islands ;  and  let  the  ''people 
renew  their  strength  :  let  them 
come  near  ;  then  let  them  speak  : 
let  us  come  near  together  to  judg- 
ment. 

2  Who  raised  up  "tlio  riL;:hteous 
man  from  the  east,  culled  him  to 
h  i s  foot,  gave   the  nations    before 


G55 


'^  peoples 


9  one  from 
tlie  east, 
whom  he 
calleth  hi 
righteous- 
ness 


The  greatness  of  God, 


ISAIAH,  42. 


ana  the  vanity  of  idols. 


1  pursueth 

2  passeth  on 


3  saying  of 
the 

soldering,  It 
is  good : 


him,  and  made  him  rule  over  kings? 
he  gave  them  as  the  dust  to  his 
sword,  and  as  driven  stubble  to  his 
bow. 

3  He  ^pursued  them,  and  "passed 
safely ;  even  by  the  way  that  he  had 
not  gone  with  his  feet. 

4  Who  hath  wrought  and  done 
it,  calling  the  generations  from  the 
beginning'?  I  the  Lord,  the  iirst, 
and  with  the  last ;   I  am  he. 

5  The  isles  saw  it,  and  feared  ; 
the  ends  of  the  earth  were  afraid, 
drew  near,  and  came. 

6  The.v  helped  every  one  his 
neighbour ;  and  every  one  said  to 
his  brother,  Be  of  good  courage. 

7  80  the  carpenter  encouraged 
the  goldsmith,  and  he  that  smooth- 
eth  ivith  the  hammer  him  that  smote 
the  anvil,  ''saying.  It  ?".<  ready  fov 


the  sodering :   and  he  fastened  it 


with   nails,  that  it  should  not  be 
moved. 

8  But  thou,  Israel,  art  my  ser- 
vant, Jacob  whom  I  have  chosen, 
the  seed  of  Abraham  my  friend. 

9  Thou  whom  I  have  taken  from 
the  ends  of  the  earth,  and  called 
thee  from  the  ^  chief  men  thereof, 
and  said  unto  thee.  Thou  art  my 
servant ;  I  have  chosen  thee,  and 
not  cast  thee  away. 

1 0  U  Fear  thou  not ;  for  I  am 
with  thee  :  be  not  dismayed  ;  for  I 
am  thy  God:  I  will  strengthen 
thee ;  yea,  I  will  hel])  thee  ;  yea,  I 
will  uphold  thee  with  the  right 
hand  of  my  righteousness. 

11  Behold,  all  they  that  were 
incensed  against  thee  shall  be 
ashamed  and  confounded :  they 
shall  be  as  nothing ;  and  the.y 
that  strive  with  thee  shall  perish. 

\'l  Thou  slialt  seek  them,  and 
shalt  not  find  them,  even,  them  tliat 
contended  with  the(^ :  they  that 
war  against  thee  shall  be  as  no- 
thing, and  as  a  thing  of  nought. 

13  For  J  th(^  Lord  thy  God  will 
hold  thy  i-ight  hand,  saying  unto 
thee.  Fear  iKtt;   I  will  help  thee. 

14  Feai-  not,  thou  worm  Jacob, 
and  ye  men  of  Israel ;  I  will  help 
thee,  saith  the  Lord,  and  thy  re- 
deemer, the  Holy  On(!  of  Fsrael. 

15  Behold,  I  will  make  thee  a  new 
sharp  threshing  instruuieiit  having 
t(!eth:  thou  slialt  thresh  the  moun- 
tains, and  beat  them  small,  and 
shalt  make  \\\i\  hills  as  clialf. 

IG  Thou  shalt  fan  them,  and  tlw 
wind  shall  cai-r.v  them  away,  and 
the  whirlwind  shall  scattei-  tliem  : 
anfl  thou  slialt  rejoice  in  tlu^  Lord, 
(UkI  shalt  glory  in  the  Holy  One  of 
Lsrael. 

1 7  When  the  poor  and  needy  seek 
water,  and  there  is  none,  and  their 


tongue  faileth  for  thirst,  I  the  Lord 
will  hear  them,  /  the  God  of  Israel 
will  not  forsake  them. 

18  I  will  open  rivers  in  high 
places,  and  fountains  in  the  midst 
of  the  valleys  :  I  will  make  the 
wilderness  a  pool  of  water,  and  the 
dry  land  springs  of  water. 

19  1  will  plant  in  the  wilderness 
the  cedar,  the  '"'shittah  tree,  and  the 
myrtle,  and  the  oil  tree  ;  1  will  set 
in  the  desert  the  fir  tree,  and  the 
pine,  and  the  box  tree  together  : 

20  That  they  may  see,  and  know, 
and  consider,  and  understand  to- 
gether, that  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
hath  done  this,  and  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel  hath  created  it. 

21  Produce  your  cause,  saith  the 
Lord  ;  bring  forth  your  strong  rea- 
sons, saith  the  King  of  Jacob. 

22  Let  them  bring  the.m  forth, 
and  shew  us  what  shall  happen  : 
let  them  shew  the  former  things, 
what  they  he,  that  we  may  con- 
sider them,  and  know  the  latter 
end  of  them ;  or  declare  us  things 
for  to  come. 

23  Shew  the  things  that  are  to 
come  hereafter,  that  we  may  know 
that  ye  are  gods :  yea,  do  good,  or 
do  evil,  that  we  ma.y  be  dismayed, 
and  behold  it  together. 

24  Behold,  ye  are  of  nothiiig,  and 
your  work  of  nought :  an  alx)mi- 
nation  is  he  that  cTiooseth  you. 

25  I  have  raised  up  one  fi-om  the 
north,  and  he  shall  come  :  from  the 
rising  of  the  sun  shall  he  call  upon 
my  name  :  and  he  shall  come  upon 
princes  as  upon  morter,  and  as  the 
potter  treadeth  clay. 

26  Who  hath  declared  fi-om  the 
beginning,  that  we  may  know  %  and 
beforetime,  that  w(>  may  say.  He  is 
I'ighteous  %  yea,  tliere  is  none  that 
sheweth,  yea,  there  is  none  that  de- 
clareth,  yea,  there  is  none  that  hear- 
eth  your  words. 

27  "^The  first  sh(df  say  to  Zion, 
IJehold,  l)eliol<l  tliem  :  and  I  will 
giv(v  to  .lerusalem  one  that  bring- 
eth  good  tidings. 

28  For  1  beheld,  and  there  vas  no 
man  ;  even  among  thcMTi,  and  there 
nuts  no  counsellor,  that,  when  I 
asked  of  them,  could  answer  a 
word. 

29  r5(>liol(l,  they  (tre  all  vanit.v  ; 
theii'  works  air  nothing  :  their  mol- 
ten images  are  wind  and  confusion. 

CHAPTER  42. 

1  Tlic  (iffiee  (if  I'hviKi.  {irnctd  ii-illi  mceliiifHK 
mill  foiiufdiic!/.  .')  (liid's pi'omi.11'  iiiitii /lii/i. 
HI  All  eir/iiirtafi(i)i  //>  jiniinc  (iod  for  hix 
iliiK/iel.  I"  III-  ri-jironth  fhi-  /ii'o/i/i-  of  iii- 
riiihilihi. 

FHOLl)  my  servant,   whom    1 
uphold  ;  mine  elect,  in  wliom 


B 


6  I  first  trill 


G5(; 


God  raiseth  up  a  deliverer. 


ISAIAH,  43. 


Israel  reproved. 


my  soul  delighteth  ;  I  have  put  iiiy 
spirit  upon  him :  he  shall  luring 
forth  judgment  to  the  Gentiles. 

2  He  shall  not  cry,  nor  lift  up, 
nor  cause  his  voice  to  be  heard  in 
the  street. 

3  A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not 
break,  and  the  smoking  flax  shall 
he  not  quench  :  he  shall  bring  forth 
judgment '  unto  truth. 

4  He  shall  not  fail  nor  be  dis- 
couraged, till  he  have  set  judgment 
in  the  earth  :  and  the  isles  shall 
wait  for  his  law. 

5  ^  Thus  saith  God  the  Lord, 
he  that  created  the  heavens,  and 
stretched  them  out ;  he  that  spread 
forth  the  earth,  and  that  which 
cometh  out  of  it;  he  that  giveth 
breath  unto  the  people  upon  it, 
and  spirit  to  them  that  walk 
therein  : 

6  I  the  Lord  have  called  thee  in 
righteousness,  and  will  hold  thine 
hand,  and  will  keep  thee,  and  give 
thee  for  a  covenant  of  the  people, 
for  a  light  of  the  Gentiles  ; 

7  To  open  the  blind  eyes,  to  bring 
out  the  prisoners  from  the  prison, 
and  them  that  sit  in  darkness  out 
of  the  prison  house. 

8  I  am  the  Lord  :  that  ?>  my 
name :  and  my  glory  will  I  not 
give  to  another,  neither  my  praise 
to  graven  images. 

9  Behold,  the  former  things  are 
come  to  pass,  and  new  things  do  I 
declare  :  before  they  spring  forth  I 
tell  you  of  them. 

10  Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new 
song,  and  his  praise  from  the  end 
of  the  eartli,  ye  that  go  down  to 
the  sea,  and  all  that  is  thei'ein  ;  the 
isles,  and  the  inhabitants  thereof. 

11  Let  the  wilderness  aiid  the 
cities  thereof  lift  up  their  voice,  the 
villages  that  Kedar  doth  inhabit : 
let  the   inhabitants  of  -  the   rock 


sing,  let  them  shout  from  tiie  top 
of  the  mountains. 

1 2  Let  them  give  glory  unto  the 
Lord,  and  declare  his  praise  in  the 
islands. 

1 3  The  Lord  shall  go  forth  as  a 
mighty  man,  he  shall  stir  up  jea- 
lousy like  a  man  of  war  :  he  shall 
cry,  yea,  roar ;  he  shall  prevail 
against  his  enemies. 

14  I  have  long  time  holden  my 
peace ;  I  have  been  still,  ariid  re- 
trained myself  :  now  will  1  cry  like 
a  travailing  woman  ;  1  will  destroy 
and  devour  at  once. 

1 .5  1  will  make  waste  mountains 
and  hills,  and  di\v  up  all  their 
herbs;  and  I  will  make  the  rivers 
islands,  and  I  will  dry  up  the  pools. 

16  And  I  will  bring  the  blind  by 
a  way  that  they  knew  not ;  1  will 


lead  them  in  paths  that  they  have 
not  known  :  1  will  make  darkness 
light  befoi-e  them,  and  crooked 
things  straight.  These  things  will 
I  do  unto  them,  and  not  forsake 
them. 

1 7  U  They  shall  be  turned  back, 
they  shall  be  greatl.y  ashamed,  that 
trust  in  graven  images,  that  say  to 
the  molten  images,  Ye  are  our  gods. 

18  Hear,  ye  deaf;  and  look,  ye 
blind,  that  ye  may  see. 

1 9  Who  is  blind,  but  my  servant  1 
or  deaf,  as  my  messenger  that  I 
sentl  who  ?'.s'  blind  as  he  that  is 
"  perfect,  and  blind  as  the  Lord's 
servant! 

20  *  Seeing  many  things,  but 
thou  observest  not;  ''opening  the 
ears,  but  he  heareth  not. 

21  The  Lord  is  well  pleased  for 
his  righteousness'  sake;  he  will 
magnify  the  law,  and  make  it  ho- 
nourable. 

22  But  this  is  a  people  robbed 
and  spoiled  ;  they  ai-e  all  of  theni 
snared  in  holes,  and  they  are  hid 
in  prison  houses :  they  ai'e  for  a 
prey,  and  none  delivereth  ;  for  a 
spoil,  and  none  saith,  Kestore. 

23  Who  among  you  will  give  ear 
to  this  %  who  will  hearken  and  hear 
for  the  time  to  come  ? 

24  Who  gave  Jacob  for  a  spoil, 
and  Israel  to  the  robbers  %  did  not 
the  Lord,  he  against  whom  we  have 
sinned  1  for  they  would  not  walk 
in  his  ways,  rieither  were  they 
obedient  unto  his  law. 

2.5  Therefore  he  hath  poured 
upon  him  the  fury  of  his  anger, 
and  the  strength  of  battle  :  and  it 
hath  set  him  on  fire  round  about, 
yet  he  knew  not ;  and  it  burned 
him,  yet  he  laid  it  not  to  heart. 

CHAPTER  43. 

1  The  Lord  comforteth  the  church  with  his 
promises.  8  //«  appealeih  1o  the  people  for 
uiftiess  of  his  oMiii/idtt'/ifi/.  U  He  fure- 
ielleth  tliem.  the  d,  stiiictimi  i;f  Hul-ulm,. 
IS  avd  his  wondcrjiil  di/iri  fdiin-  of  Ills 
people.  22  He  reprovcth  the  people  ax  in- 
excUNiible. 

BUT  now  thus  saith  the  Lord 
that  created  thee,  O  Jacob, 
and  lie  that  formed  thee,  O  Israel, 
Fear  not:  for  1  have  redeemed 
thee,  I  have  called  thee  by  thy 
name  ;  tliou  cn-t  mine. 

2  When  thou  passest  through  the 
waters,  1  irill  he  with  thee ;  and 
through  the  rivers,  they  shall  Jiot 
overflow  thee  :  when  thou  walkest 
through  the  lire,  thou  shalt  not  be 
burned ;  neither  shall  the  flame 
kindle  upon  thee. 

3  For  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God, 
the  Holy  One  of  Israel,   thy  Sa- 


42 


657 


God  the  only  saviour. 


ISAIAH,  44. 


IsraeVs  unchdifulness. 


3  I  will  briiii; 
down  all  of 
them  as 
fugitives, 
even  the 
('hnlcli-aiis, 
in  the  sliips 
of  tlieir 
rejoieiiiv;. 


viour:  I  gave  Egypt  for  thy  ran- 
som. Ethiopia  and  Hehii  for  thee. 

4  Since  thou  wast  precious  in  my 
sight,  thou  hast  been  honourable, 
and  I  have  loved  thee :  therefore 
will  I  give  men  for  thee,  and  ^  i people 
for  thy  life. 

5  Fear  not :  for  I  am  with  thee  : 
I  will  bring  thy  seed  from  the  east, 
and  gather  thee  from  the  west ; 

6  I  will  say  to  the  north,  Give 
up ;  and  to  the  south,  Keep  not 
back  :  bring  my  sons  from  far,  and 
my  daughters  from  the  ends  of  the 
earth  ; 

7  -Even  every  one  that  is  called 
by  my  name :  for  I  have  created 
him  for  my  glory,  I  have  formed 
him  ;  yea,  I  have  made  him. 

(S  11  Bring  forth  the  blind  people 
that  have  eyes,  and  the  deaf  that 
have  ears. 

9  Let  all  the  nations  be  gathered 
together,  and  let  the  ^  people  be 
assembled :  who  among  them  can 
declare  this,  and  shew  us  former 
things'?  let  them  bring  forth  their 
witnesses,  that  they  may  be  justi- 
fied :  or  let  them  hear,  and  say, 
It  y'.s  truth. 

10  Ye  are  my  witnesses,  saith 
the  Lord,  and  my  servant  whom  I 
have  chosen  :  that  ye  may  know 
and  believe  me,  and  understand 
that  I  am  he  :  before  me  there  was 
no  God  formed,  neither  shall  there 
be  after  me. 

Ill,  e;;e7i  I,  am  the  Lord;  and 
beside  me  there  is  no  saviour. 

12  I  have  declared,  and  have 
saved,  and  I  have  shewed,  when 
there  -ivas  no  strange  god  among 
you  :  tlierefore  ye  are  my  witnesses, 
saith  tlie  Lord,  that  I  am  God. 

1 3  Yea,  bef or(^  the  day  fvas  I  am 
he  ;  and  there  v'.s  none  that  can  de- 
liver  out  of  my  hand  :  I  will  work, 
and  who  shall  "let  it? 

14  II  Thus  saitli  the  Lord,  your 
redeemer,  the  Holy  One  of  Tsracl  ; 
For  your  sake  1  have  sent  to  Baby- 
lon, and  •' ha,ve  l)r(>nght  down  all 
tlicir    tioblrs,   and    I  lie    <  'lia  Idcaiis, 


w'iKisc  crv  i> 


the 


hi|>^. 


If)  [  aiit,  the  LoiMi,  yoiu'  Holy 
One,  the  creator  of  Israel,  your 
King. 

10  Thus  saith  tlu^  LoiiD,  which 
maketh  a  way  in  the  s(>a,  and  a, 
path  in  the  mighty  wat<'rs'; 

17  Which  bringeth  forth  th(> 
chariot  and  horse,  the  army  and 
the  power;  they  shall  lie  down  to- 
gether, they  shall  not  rise  :  they  are 
extinct,  they  are  quenched  as  tow. 

1<S  H  HemernluM-  ye  nf)t  the  for- 
mer things,  neither  consider  the 
things  of  old. 


19  Behold,  I  will  do  anew  thing; 
now  it  shall  spring  forth  ;  shall  ye 
not  know  iti  I  will  even  make  a 
way  in  the  wilderness,  and  rivers 
in  the  desert. 

20  The  beast  of  the  field  shall 
honour  me,  the  *  dragons  and  the 
•^  owls:  because  I  give  waters  in  the 
wilderness,  and  rivers  in  the  desert, 
to  give  drink  to  my  people,  my 
chosen. 

2 1  This  people  have  I  formed  for 
myself;  they  shall  shew  forth  my 
praise. 

22  If  But  thou  hast  not  called 
upon  me,  O. Jacob;  but  thou  hast 
been  weary  of  me,  O  Israel. 

23  Thou  hast  not  brought  me 
the  ^  small  cattle  of  thy  burnt 
offerings ;  neither  hast  tliou  ho- 
noured me  with  thy  sacrifices.  _  I 
have  not  caused  thee  to  serve  with 
an  offering,  nor  wearied  thee  with 
incense. 

24  Thou  hast  bought  me  no 
sweet  cane  with  money,  neither 
hast  thou  filled  me  with  the  fat  of 
thy  sacrifices:  but  thou  hast  made 
me  to  serve  with  thy  sins,  thou 
hast  wearied  me  with  thine  ini- 
quities. 

2-5  I,  even  I,  am.  he  that  blotteth 
out  thy  transgressions  for  mine 
own  sake,  and  will  not  remember 
thy   sins. 

26  Put  me  in  remembrance:  let 
us  plead  together :  declare  thou, 
that  thou  mayest  be  justified. 

27  Thy  first  father  hath  sinned, 
and  thy  teachers  have  transgressed 
against  me. 

28  Therefore  I  have  profaned  the 
princes  of  the  sanctuary,  and  have 
given  Jacol)  to  the  curse,  and  Is- 
rael to  reproaches. 

CHAPTER  44. 

1  Ooi?  co]»f(ir/eth  the  c/uirc/i  ir/'tk  hi.t  pro- 
jiiixfs.  7  Tlie,  Titnifi/  of  i(h>ls,it  (t ml  foil y 
<rf  iilol  iiKilcern.  21  lie  e.rlnirti'th  to  pvnixe 
a  oil  for  hi.sreih>mjitio)i  and  omnipotency. 

YET  now  hear,  O  Jacob  my  ser- 
vant; and  Israel,  whom  I  have 
chosen  : 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  that  made 
tliee,  and  formed  thee  fi'om  the 
womb,  widi'li  will  help  thee ;  Fear 
not,  O.lacob,  my  sei'vant;  and  thou, 
^lesin'iiii.  wliom  I  have  chosen. 

3  For  r  will  iKuir  water  upon 
him  that  is  thirsty,  and  floofls  ui)on 
the  fh-y  gi-ound:  f  will  pour  my 
spirit  upon  thy  se(>fl,  and  my  bless- 
ing uixm  tliine  f)nsi)ring: 

4  And  they  shall  spi-ing  up  <7.s 
among  the  gi-ass,  as  willows  by  the 
water  courses. 

.'')  One  shall  s;i,y,  1  /-o/?.  the  Lord's ; 
and  another  shall  call  himwif  by 
the  name  of  Jacob;  and  another 


jackals 
ostriches : 


6  lambs  for 


1  Jesliunui, 


658 


The  folly  of  idolatry. 


ISAIAH,  44. 


Promises  of  restoration. 


shall  subscribe  rvith  his  hand  unto 
the  Lord,  and  surname  himself  by 
the  name  of  Israel. 

G  Thus  saith  the  Lord  the  King 
of  Israel,  and  his  redeemer  the 
Lord  of  hosts ;  I  am  the  first,  and 
I  am  the  last ;  and  beside  me  there 
is  no  God. 

7  And  who,  as  I,  shall  call,  and 
shall  declare  it,  and  set  it  in  order 
for  me,  since  I  appointed  the  an- 
cient people?  and  the  things  that 
are  coming,  and  shall  come,  let 
them  shew  unto  them. 

8  Fear  ye  not,  neither  be  afraid  : 
have  not  I  told  thee  from  that 
time,  and  have  declared  it?  ye  are 
even  my  witnesses.  Is  there  a  God 
beside  me'?  yea,  there  is  no  ^  God  ; 
I  know  not  any. 

9  H  They  that  make  a  graven 
image  are  all  of  them  vanity  ;  and 
-  their  delectable  things  shall  not 
proht;  and  they  are  their  own 
witnesses  ;  they  see  not,  nor  know; 
that  they  may  be  ashamed. 

10  Who  hath  formed  a  god,  or 
molten  a  graven  image  that  is 
profitable  for  nothing "? 

11  Behold,  all  his  fellows  shall 
be  ashamed :  and  the  workmen, 
they  are  of  men  :  let  them  all  be 
gathered  together,  let  them  stand 
up  ;  yet  they  shall  fear,  and  they 
shall  be  ashamed  together. 

1 2  The  smith  with  the  tongs  both 
worketh  in  the  coals,  and  fashion- 
eth  it  with  hammers,  and  worketh 
it  with  the  strength  of  his  ai'ms  : 
yea,  he  is  hungry,  and  his  strength 
faileth  :  he  drinketh  no  water,  and 
is  faint. 

1 3  The  carpenter  stretcheth  out 
his  rule ;  he  marketh  it  out  with 
a  line  ;  he  fitteth  it  with  planes, 
and  he  marketh  it  out  with  the 
compass,  and  maketh  it  after  the 
figure  of  a  man,  according  to 
the  beauty  of  a  man  ;  that  it  may 
remain  in  the  house. 

1 4  He  heweth  him  down  cedars, 
and  taketh  the  cypress  and  the 
oak,  which  he  strengtheneth  for 
himself  among  the  trees  of  the 
forest :  he  planteth  an  ash,  and 
the  rain  doth  nourish  it. 

1 5  Then  shall  it  be  for  a  man  to 
burn  :  for  he  will  take  thereof,  and 
warm  himself ;  yea,  he  kindleth  if, 
and  baketh  bread  ;  yea,  he  maketh 
a  god,  and  worshippeth  it ;  he  mak- 
eth it  a  graven  image,  and  faileth 
down  thereto. 

16  He  burneth  part  thereof  in 
the  fire ;  with  part  thereof  he 
eateth  flesh  ;  he  roasteth  roast,  and 
is  satisfied  :  yea,  he  warmeth  hliii- 
self,  and  saith.  Aha,  I  am  warm, 
I  have  seen  the  fire : 


17  And  the  residue  thereof  he 
maketh  a  god,  even  his  graven 
image :  he  faileth  down  unto  it, 
and  worshippeth  it,  and  prayeth 
unto  it,  and  saith.  Deliver  me  ;  for 
thou  art  my  god. 

18  They  have  not  known  nor 
understood :  for  he  hath  shut 
their  eyes,  that  they  cannot  see ; 
and  their  hearts,  that  they  cannot 
understand. 

19  And  none  considereth  in  his 
heart,  neither  is  tliere  knowledge 
nor  understanding  to  say,  I  have 
burned  part  of  it  in  the  fire ;  yea, 
also  I  have  baked  bread  ui)on  the 
coals  thereof;  I  have  roasted  flesh, 
and  eaten  it :  and  shall  I  make  the 
residue  thereof  an  abomination? 
shall  I  fall  down  to  the  stock  of  a 
tree? 

20  He  feedeth  on  ashes :  a  de- 
ceived heart  hath  turned  him 
aside,  that  he  cannot  deliver  his 
soul,  nor  say.  Is  there  not  a  lie  in 
my  right  hand  1 

2 1  H  Remember  ^  these,  O  Jacob 
and  Israel ;  for  thou  art  my  ser- 
vant :  I  have  foi'med  thee ;  thou 
art  my  servant :  O  Israel,  thou 
shalt  not  be  forgotten  of  me. 

22  I  have  blotted  out,  as  a  thick 
cloud,  thy  transgressions,  and,  as  a 
cloud,  thy  sins :  return  unto  me ; 
for  I  have  redeemed  thee. 

23  Sing,  O  ye  heavens ;  for  the 
Lord  hath  done  it :  shout,  ye  lower 
parts  of  the  earth  :  br-eak  forth  into 
singing,  ye  mountains,  O  forest, 
and  every  tree  therein :  for  the 
Lord  hath  redeemed  Jacob,  and 
glorified  himself  in  Isi'ael. 

24  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  thy  re- 
deemer, and  he  that  formed  thee 
from  the  womb,  I  am  the  Lord  that 
maketh  all  things;  that  stretcheth 
forth  the  heavens  alone ;  that 
spreadeth  abroad  the  earth  by 
myself ; 

25  That  frustrateth  the  tokens 
of  the  liars,  and  maketh  diviners 
mad  ;  that  turneth  wise  ine7i  back- 
ward, and  maketh  their  knowledge 
foolish  ; 

'26  That  confirmeth  the  word  of 
his  servant,  and  performeth  the 
counsel  of  his  messengers ;  that 
saith  to  Jerusalem,  Thou  shalt  be 
inhabited  ;  and  to  the  cities  of 
Judah,  Ye  shall  be  built,  and  I  will 
raise  up  the  decayed  places  thereof  : 

27  That  saith  to  the  deep,  Be 
dry,  and  1  will  dry  up  thy  rivers  : 

28  That  saith  of  Cyrus,  Ife  is 
my  shepherd,  and  shall  perform 
all  my  pleasure :  even  saying  to 
Jerusalem,  Tliou  shalt  be  built ; 
and  to  tlie  temple,  Thy  founda- 
tion shall  be  laid. 


3  these 
things, 


659 


God  commissioneth  Cyrus 


ISAIAH,  45. 


to  deliver  Israel. 


CHAPTER  45. 

I  God  calleth  Cyrus  for  his  churoh's  sake. 
5  Sy  his  omnipotency  lie  duiUtngeth 
obedience.  20  lie  conrinceih  the  idols  of 
vanity  by  his  saving  power. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  to  his 
anointed,  to  Cyrus,  whose 
right  hand  I  have  holden,  to  sub- 
due 'nations  before  him ;  and  I 
will  loose  the  loins  of  kings,  to 
open  before  him  the  two  leaved 
gates ;  and  the  gates  shall  not  be 
shut ; 

2  I  will  go  before  thee,  and 
make  the  crooked  places  straight : 
I  will  break  in  pieces  the  gates  of 
brass,  and  cut  in  sunder  the  bars 
of  iron : 

3  And  I  will  give  thee  the  trea- 
sures of  darkness,  and  hidden 
riches  of  secret  places,  that  thou 
mayest  know  that  I,  the  Lord, 
which  call  tli.ee  by  thy  name,  am 
the  God  of  Israel. 

4  For  Jacob  my  servants  sake, 
and  Israel  mine  elect,  I  have  even 
called  thee  by  thy  name :  I  have 
surnamed  thee,  though  thou  hast 
not  known  me. 

5  H  I  am  the  Lord,  and  tJiere^  h 
none  else,  there  is  no  (Jod  beside 
me :  I  girded  thee,  though  thou 
hast  not  known  me : 

6  That  they  may  know  from  the 
rising  of  the  sun,  and  from  the 
west,  that  there  is  none  beside  me. 
I  am  the  Lord,  and  there  is  none 
else. 

7  I  form  the  light,  and  create 
darkness  :  I  make  peace,  and  create 
evil :  I  the  Lord  do  all  these  things. 

8  Drop  down,  ye  heavens,  froni 
above,  and  let  the  skies  pour  down 
rigliteousness  :  let  tlie  earth  open, 
and  let  them  bring  forth  s;ilyation, 
and  let  I'ighteousness  spring  up 
together  ;  1  the  Lord  have  created 
it. 

9  Woe  unto  him  that  striveth 
with  his  Maker  !  Let  the  pot- 
sherd .'itrive  with  the  potsherds  of 
the  earth.  Sliall  the  clay  say  to 
him  that  fashioneth  it,  What  mak- 
est  thou  1  or  thy  work.  He  hath  no 
hands  1 

10  Woe  unto  him  that  saith  unto 
'  /ui<_  father,  What  begettest  thou '( 
or  to  '  tlu^  woman,  What  hast  thou 
bi'ought  forth] 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the 
Holy  One  of  Isivicl,  and  his  Maker, 
Ask  me  f)f  things  to  (H)me  concern- 
ing my  sous,  and  coiu;(>rtiing  th(^ 
work  of  my  hands  command  ye  me. 

12  1  have  made  the  earth,  and 
created  man  ui)on  it :  L  even  my 
hands,  have  stretched  ovit  tlie 
heavens,  and  all  their  host  have  1 
commanded. 


13  1  have  raised  him  up  in  right- 
eousness, and  I  will  direct  all  his 
ways  :  he  shall  build  my  city,  and 
he  shall  let  go  my  captives,  not  for 
price  nor  reward,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  The 
labour  of  Egypt,  and  merchandise 
of  Ethiopia  and  of  the  Sabeans, 
men  of  stature,  shall  come  over 
unto  thee,  and  they  shall  be  thine : 
they  shall  come  after  thee ;  in 
chains  they  shall  come  over,  and 
they  shall  fall  down  unto  thee, 
they  shall  make  supplication  unto 
thee,  saying,  Surely  God  is  in  thee  ; 
and  there  is  none  else,  there  is  no 
God. 

15  Verily  thou  art  a  God  that 
hidest  thyself,  O  God  of  Israel,  the 
Saviour. 

16  They  shall  be  ashamed,  and 
also  confounded,  all  of  them :  they 
shall  go  to  confusion  together  that 
are  makers  of  idols. 

17  Bid  Israel  shall  be  saved  in 
the  Lord  with  an  everlasting  sal- 
vation :  ye  shall  not  be  ashamed 
nor  confounded  world  without  end. 

18  For  thus  saith  the  Loud  that 
created  the  heavens  ;  God  himself 
that  formed  the  earth  and  made 
it ;  he  hath  established  it,  he 
created  it  not  '''  in  vain,  he  formed 
it  to  be  inhabited  :  1  am  the  LoKD; 
and  there  is  none  else. 

19  1  have  not  si)oken  in  secret, 
in  a  dark  place  of  the  earth :  I  said 
not  unto  the  seed  of  Jacob,  Seek 
ye  me  in  vain :  I  the  Lord  speak 
righteousness,  I  declare  things  that 
are  right. 

20  51  Assemble  yourselves  and 
come  ;  draw  near  together,  ye  that 
are  escaped  of  the  nations  :  they 
have  no  knowledge  that  ''set  up  the 
wood  of  their  gi'avcn  image,  and 
pray  unto  a  god  that  cannot  save. 

21  Tell  j'e,  and  biing  thnii  near; 
yea,  let  them  taki^  counsel  together: 
who  hath  declared  th is  fiom  ancient 
tinu!  I  who  hath  told  it  ^  from  that 
time'?  have  not  I  the  Lord  (  jui»T 
there  is  no  God  else  beside  me;  a 
just  (»od  and  a  Saviour;  there  is 
none  beside  me. 

22  Look  unto  me,  and  be  ye 
saved,  all  the  ends  of  tlie  eartii :  for 
I  (im  Gofl,  and  t/iere  is  none  else. 

23  I  lia\'e  sworn  l)y  myself,  the 
word  is  gone  out  of  my  month  in 
righteousness,  and  shall  not  I'eturn, 
That  unto  me  ev(>ry  knee  shall  bow, 
every  tongue  slia.ll  swear. 

24  Surely,  shall  one  sa.y,  in  the 
IjORD  liav(^  I  I'ightvousness  and 
strength  :  eiH-n  to  him  sliaJl  men 
coine ;  and  all  that  ar(^  incensed 
against  him  shall  be  ashamed. 


2  a  waste, 


3  carry 


4  of  old? 


660 


Helplessness  of  Babylon  s  idols. 


ISAIAH,  46,  47. 


Judgment  upon  Babylon. 


25  In  the  Lord  shall  all  the  seed 
of  Israel  be  justified,  and  shall 
glory. 

CHAPTER  46. 

1  The  idoh  of  Bah)j/i)ii  couhl  not  save  thein- 
selves.  3  God  ■■<itr,  f/i  liis  p.ople  to  the  end. 
5  Idols  are  not  foiii/Hinilile  to  God  for 
pouter,  12  or  pre.smt  .sdlculion. 

BEL  boweth  down,  Nebo  stoop- 
eth,  their  idols  '  were  upon  the 
beasts,  and  upon  the  cattle  :  '"  your 
carriages  ivere  heavy  loaden :  they 
are  a  burden  to  the  weary  beast. 

2  They  stoop,  they  bow  down  to- 
gether ;  they  could  not  deliver  the 
burden,  but  themselves  are  gone 
into  captivity. 

3  H  Hearken  unto  me,  O  house, 
of  Jacob,  and  all  the  remnant  of 
the  house  of  Israel,  which  are  borne 
bii  me  from  the  belly,  which  are 
carried  from  the  womb : 

4  And  even  to  your  old  age  I  am 
he ;  and  even  to  hoar  hairs  will  I 
carry  you :  I  have  made,  and  I  will 
bear ;  even  I  will  carry,  and  will 
deliver  you. 

5  II  To  whom  will  ye  liken  me, 
and  make  me  equal,  and  compare 
me,  that  we  may  be  like  '\ 

6  They  lavish  gold  out  of  the  bag, 
and  weigh  silver  in  the  balance, 
and  hire  a  goldsmith  ;  and  he  mak- 
eth  it  a  god :  they  fall  down,  j^ea, 
they  worship. 

7  They  bear  him  upon  the  shoul- 
der, they  carry  him,  and  set  him  in 
his  place,  and  he  standeth  ;  from 
his  place  shall  he  not  remove  :  yea, 
one  shall  cry  unto  him,  yet  can  he 
not  answer,  nor  save  him  out  of  his 
trouble. 

8  Remember  this,  and  shew 
yourselves  men :  bring  it  again  to 
mind,  O  ye  transgressors. 

9  Remember  the  former  things 
of  old  :  for  I  am  God,  and  there  in 
none  else;  /  am  God,  and  there  is 
none  like  me, 

10  Declaring  the  end  from  the 
beginning,  and  from  ancient  times 
the  things  that  are  not  yet  done, 
saying.  My  counsel  shall  stand, 
and  I  will  do  all  my  pleasure  : 

11  Calling  a  ravenous  bird  from 
the  east,  the  man  that  executetli 
my  counsel  from  a  far  country :  yea, 
I  have  spoken  it,  I  will  also  bring 
it  to  pass;  I  have  purposed  it,  I 
will  also  do  it. 

12^  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  stout- 
hearted, that  a7^e  far  from  right- 
eousness : 

13  I  bring  near  my  )-ighteous- 
ness  ;  it  shall  not  be  far  off,  and  my 
salvation  shall  not  tai'ry :  and  I 
will  place  salvation  in  Zion  for  Is- 
rael my  glory. 


CHAPTER  47. 

1  God^s  judgment  upon  Babylon  and  Chal- 
dea.  6  for  their  unmercifulness,  1  pride, 
11)  and  overboldness,\\  shall  he  unresisti- 
hle. 

CiOME  down,  and  sit  in  the  dust, 
''  O  virgin  daughter  of  Babylon, 
sit  on  the  ground :  there  is  no 
throne,  O  daughter  of  the  Chal- 
deans :  for  thou  shalt  no  more  be 
called  tender  and  delicate. 

2  Take  the  millstones,  and  grind 
meal :  uncover  thy  locks,  make  bare 
the  leg,  uncover  the  thigh,  pass  over 
the  rivers. 

3  Thy  nakedness  shall  be  uncov- 
ered, yea,  thy  shame  shall  be  seen  : 
I  will  take  vengeance,  and  I  will 
•'not  meet  thee  as  a  man. 

4  As  for  our  redeemer,  the  Lord 
of  hosts  is  his  name,  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel. 

5  8it  thou  silent,  and  get  thee 
into  darkness,  O  daughter  of  the 
Chaldeans  :  for  thou  shalt  no  more 
be  called.  The  lady  of  kingdoms. 

6^1  was  wroth  with  my  people, 
I  have  ■*  polluted  mine  inheritance, 
and  given  them  into  thine  hand  : 
thou  didst  shew  them  no  mercy ; 
upon  the  ^ancient  hast  thou  very 
heavily  laid  thy  yoke. 

7  U  And  thou  saidst,  I  shall  be  a 
lady  for  ever  :  so  that  thou  didst 
not  lay  these  things  to  thy  heart, 
neither  didst  remember  the  latter 
end  of  it. 

8  Therefore  hear  now  this,  thou 
that  art  given  to  pleasures,  that 
d%vellest  carelessly,  that  sayest  in 
thine  heart,  I  am,  and  none  else  be- 
side me  ;  I  shall  not  sit  as  a  widow, 
neither  shall  I  know  the  loss  of 
children  : 

9  But  these  two  things  shall  come 
to  thee  in  a  moment  in  one  day,  the 
loss  of  children,  and  widowhood  : 
they  shall  come  upon  thee  in  their 
"perfection  for  the  multitude  of  thy 
sorceries,  '^  and  for  the  great  abun- 
dance of  thine  enchantments. 

10  ^  For  thou  hast  trusted  in  thy 
wickedness  :  thou  hast  said,  None 
seeth  me.  Thy  wisdom  and  thy 
knowledge,  it  hath  perverted  thee  ; 
and  thou  hast  said  in  thine  heart, 
1  ai/>,  and  none  else  beside  me. 

11  ^I  Therefore  shall  evil  come 
upon  tliee  ;  thou  shalt  not  know 
from  whence  it  riseth :  and  mis- 
chief shall  fall  upon  thee;  tliou 
shalt  Jiot  Ije  able  to  put  it  off:  and 
desolation  shall  come  upon  thee 
suddenly,  tchich  thou  slialt  not 
know. 

1 2  Stand  now  with  thine  en- 
chantments, and  with  the  multi- 
tude of  thy  sorceries,  wherein  thou 
hast  laboured  from  thy  youth  ;  if 


<>  spare  no 
man. 


*  profaned 
s  aged 


6  full 
measnre, 
despite  of 
'  and 


661 


God  foretelleth  his  doings. 


ISAIAH,  48. 


His  deliverayice  of  Jds  j)^ople. 


so  be  thou  shalt  be  able  to  profit, 
if  so  be  thou  mayest  prevail. 

13  Thou  art  wearied  in  the  mul- 
titude of  thy  counsels.  Let  now 
the  astrologers,  the  stargazers,  the 
monthly  pi'ognosticators,  stand  up, 
and  save  thee  from  these  things  that 
shall  come  upon  thee. 

II  Behold,  they  shall  be  as  stub- 
ble; the  fire  shall  burn  them;  they 
shall  not  deliver  themselves  from 
the  power  of  the  flame  :  tJtere  shall 
not  Ije  a  coal  to  warm  at,  ?ior  fire  to 
sit  before  it. 

15  Thus  shall  they  be  unto  thee 
with  whom  thou  hast  laboured,  even 
thy  merchants,  from  thy  youth  : 
they  shall  wander  cn-ery  one  to  his 
quarter  ;  none  shall  save  thee. 

CHAPTER  48. 

1  God,  to  convince  the  people  of  their  fore- 
known  obxtinacr/,  rere.aled  his  prophecies. 
9  He  s,n;fh  thrin  f„i  h!s  o,r„  s,il;'.  12  He 
exhort)  l/i  lh,i„  h,  i,l„',li,'ii,-,',  lir.unise  of  hix 
power  mil/  jiriiridrnce.  ID  Jl,:  Utmenti'th 
their  har/cwardness.  20  lie powerf ally  de- 
livereth  his  out  of  Bahylon. 

HEAR  ye  this,  O  house  of  Jacob, 
which  are  called  by  the  name 
of  Israel,  and  are  come  forth  out 
of  the  waters  of  Judah,  which 
swear  by  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
and  make  mention  of  the  God 
of  Israel,  hut  not  in  truth,  nor 
in  righteousness. 

2  For  they  call  themselves  of  the 
holy  city,  and  stay  themselves  upon 
the  God  of  Israel ;  The  Lokd  of 
hosts  is  his  name. 

3  I  have  declared  the  former 
things  from  the  beginning  ;  and 
they  went  forth  out  of  my  mouth, 
and  I  slievved  them  ;  I  did  iheiii 
suddenly,  and  they  came  to  i)ass. 

4  Because  I  knew  that  thou  (trt 
obstinate,  and  thy  neck  is  an  iron 
sinew,  and  thy  brow  brass  ; 

5  I  have  even  from  the  beginning 
declared  it  to  thee;  ;  before  it  came 
to  pass  I  shewed  it  thee  :  lest  tliou 
sliouldest  say,  Miiie  idol  hath  done 
them,  and  my  gr-aven  im;i,ge,  jiud 
my  molten  image,  hath  connnanded 
them. 

f)  Thou  hast  heard,  see  all  this  ; 
and  will  not  ye  d(>clare  it  ?  I  have 
slunved  thee  new  things  from  this 
f  iine,  even  hidden  things,  and  thou 
didst  not  know  th(>m. 

7  They  arc  crcMted  now,  uiid  not 
from  the  beginning;  '  c\imi  lii'foi'e 
the  diiv  when  thoii  heardest  them 
not:  lest  tliou  shouldest  say,  Be- 
hold, I   knew  them. 

8  Yea,  thou  heardest  not ;  yea,, 
thou  k newest  not ;  yea,  from  "that 
time  thfij_  thine  ear  was  not  oiiened  : 


t'i)f  I  knew  tliab  tliou  wouldest  deal 


very  treacherously,  and  wast  called 
a  transgressor  from  the  womb. 

9  1i  I'or  my  name's  sake  will  I  de- 
fer mine  anger,  and  for  my  pi^aise 
will  I  refrain  for  thee,  that  I  cut 
thee  not  off. 

10  Behold,  I  have  refined  thee, 
but  not  *  with  silver ;  I  have 
*  chosen  thee  in  the  furnace  of 
a  miction. 

1 1  For  mine  own  sake,  even  for 
mine  own  sake,  will  I  do  it :  for 
how  should  my  name  be  '''  ] polluted  1 
and  I  will  not  give  my  glory  unto 
another. 

12^1  Hearken  unto  me,  O  Jacob 
and  Israel,  my  called  ;  I  am  he  ;  I 
am  the  first,  I  also  am  the  last. 

13  Mine  hand  also  hath  laid  the 
foundation  of  the  earth,  and  my 
right  hand  liath  "  spanned  the  hea- 
vens :  when  I  call  unto  them,  they 
stand  up  together. 

14  All  ye,  assemble  yourselves, 
and  hear  ;  which  among  them  hath 
declared  these  things'!  The  Lokd 
hath  loved  him  :  he  will  do  his 
pleasure  on  Babylon,  and  his  arm 
shall  he  on  the  Chaldeans. 

15  I,  even  I,  have  spoken;  yea, 
I  have  called  him  :  I  ha\'e  brought 
him,  and  he  shall  make  his  way 
prosperous. 

16  H  Come  ye  near  unto  me, 
hear  ye  this  ;  1  have  not  spoken  in 
secret:  from  the  beginning ;  from 
the  time  that  it  was,  there  am  I : 
and  now  the  Lord  God,  and  his 
Spirit,  hath  sent  me. 

1 7  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  thy  Re- 
deemer, the  Holy  One  of  Israel;  I 
am  the  Lord  thy  God  which  teach- 
eth  thee  to  profit,  which  leadeth 
thee  by  the  way  that  thou  shouldest 
go. 

18  0  that  thou  hadst  hearkcMied 
to  my  commandments  !  then  had 
thy  i)eace  been  as  a  river,  and  thy 
righteousness  as  the  waves  of  the 
sea : 

19  Thj^  seed  also  lia.d  been  as 
the  sand,  and  the  offspring  of  th.y 
bowels  like  the  gravel  thereof;  his 
name  should  not  have  been  cut  off 
nor  destroyed  from  before  me. 

20  If  Go  ye  forth  of  iiabyhm,  flee 
ye  f roin  the  Chaldeans,  witli  a  voice 
of  singing  declai'e  ye,  tell  tliis, 
utter  it  evrv.  to  the  end  of  the 
earth  ;  say  ye.  The  LoHD  hath  re- 
deemed his  servant  .Jacob. 

21  And  they  thirsted  not  vhen 
he  led  them  through  the  deserts : 
he  caused  the  waters  to  fiow  out  of 
th(;  rock  for  them  :  he  clave  the 
rock  also,  and  the  waters  gushefl 
out. 

22  There  is  no  peace,  saith  the 
Lord,  unto  the  wicked. 


3  for 
■*  tried 


5  profaned  ? 


•^  spread  out 


662 


The  LorcVs  servant 


ISAIAH,  49. 


a  light  to  the  Gentiles. 


CHAPTER  49. 

1  Chrint,  Iieing  nent  to  the  Jews,  complaineih 
of  them.  5  lie  is  sent  to  the  Gentiles  with 
gracious  promises.  13  God''s  love  is  per- 
petual to  his  church.  IS  The  ample  res- 
toration of  the  church.  24  The  powerful 
deliverance  out  of  captivity. 

LISTEN,  O  isles,  unto  me ;  and 
hearken,  ye  ^  people,  from  far  ; 
The  Lord  hath  called  me  from  the 
womb ;  from  the  bowels  of  my 
mother  hath  he  made  mention  of 
my  name. 

2  And  he  hath  made  my  mouth 
like  a  sharp  sword  ;  in  the  shadow 
of  his  hand  hath  he  hid  me,  and 
made  me  a  polished  shaft ;  in  his 
quiver  hath  he  hid  me  ; 

3  And  said  unto  me,  Thou  art  my 
servant,  O  Israel,  in  whom  I  will 
be  glorified. 

4  Then  I  said,  I  have  laboui-ed 
in  vain,  I  have  spent  my  strength 
for  nought,  and  in  vain  :  yet  surely 
my  judgment  ?'.« with  the  Lord,  and 
my  "  work  with  my  God. 

5  II  And  now,  saith  the  Lord 
that  formed  me  from  the  womb  to 
he  his  servant,  to  bring  Jacob 
again  to  him,  "Though   Israel   be 


not  gathered,  yet  siiall  I  he  glori- 


ous in  tlie  eyes  of  the  Ijord.  and 
my  (}od  sliali   l)e  my  strcngtii. 


(3  And  lie  said,  it  is  a  iiglit  thing 
that  thou  shouldest  be  my  servant 
to  raise  up  the  tribes  of  Jacob,  and 
to  restore  the  preserved  of  Israel : 
I  will  also  give  thee  for  a  light  to 
the  Gentiles,  that  thou  mayest  be 
my  salvation  unto  the  end  of  the 
earth. 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  Re- 
deemer of  Israel,  and  his  Holy  One, 
to  him  whom  man  despiseth,  to  him 
whom  the  nation  abhorreth,  to  a 
servant  of  rulei'S,  Kings  shall  see 
and  arise,  princes  also  shall  wor- 
sliip,  because  of  the  Lord  that  is 
faithful,  <t)nl  the  Holy  One  of  Is- 
rael, and  he  shall  choose  thee. 

8  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  an  ac- 
ceptable time  have  I  heard  thee, 
and  in  a  day  of  salvation  have  I 
helped  thee :  and  I  will  lor^serve 
thee,  and  give  thee  for  a  covenant 
of  the  people,  to  ''estaiilish  the 
earth,  to  cause  to  iniierit  tlie  deso- 
late  lieritages  ; 

9  That  thou  mayest  say  to  the 
prisoners,  Go  forth  ;  to  them  that 
are  in  darkness.  Shew  yourselves. 
They  shall  feed  in  the  ways,  and 
their  pastures  shall  he  in  all  liigh 
places. 

10  They  shall  not  hunger  nor 
thirst ;  neither  shall  the  heat  nor 
sun  smite  them  :  for  he  that  hath 
mercy  (m   them   shall   lead    them, 


even  by  the  springs  of  water  shall 
he  guide  them. 

1 1  And  I  will  make  all  my  moun- 
tains a  way,  and  my  highways  shall 
be  exalted. 

12  Behold,  these  shall  come  from 
far :  and,  lo,  these  from  the  north 
and  from  the  west;  and  these  from 
the  land  of  Sinim. 

13  ^  Sing,  O  heavens  ;  and  be 
joyful,  O  earth  ;  and  break  forth 
into  singing,  O  niountains  :  for  the 
Lord  hath  comforted  his  people, 
and  will  have  mercy  upon  his  af- 
flicted. 

14  But  Zion  said.  The  Lord  hath 
forsaken  me,  and  my  Lord  hath  for- 
gotten me. 

1 5  Can  a  woman  forget  her  suck- 
ing child,  that  she  should  not  have 
compassion  on  the  son  of  her  womb  '\ 
yea,  they  may  forget,  yet  will  I  not 
forget  thee. 

16  Behold,  I  have  graven  thee 
upon  the  pahiis  of  my  hands  ;  thy 
walls  are  continually  before  me. 

17  Thy  children  shall  make 
haste ;  thy  destroyers  and  they 
that  made  thee  waste  shall  go 
forth  of  thee. 

18  51  Lift  up  thine  eyes  round 
about, and  behold:  all  these  gather 
themselves  together,  and  come  to 
thee.  As  1  live,  saith  the  Lord, 
thou  shalt  surely  clothe  thee  with 
them  all,  as  with  an  ornament,  and 
bind  them  on  tliee,  as  a  bride  doeth. 

19  For  thy  waste  and  thy  deso- 
late places,  and  the  land  "of  thy 
destruction,  shall  even  now  be  too 


narrow  by  reason  of  the  inhabi- 
tants, and  they  that  swallowed 
thee  up  shall  be  far  awa5'. 

20  The  childi'en  which  thou  shalt 
have,  after  tliou  hast  lost  the  other, 
shall  say  again  in  thine  ears,  The 
place  is  too  strait  for  me :  give 
place  to  me  that  I  may  dwell. 

21  Then  shalt  thou  say  in  thine 
heart.  Who  hath  begotten  me  these, 
seeing  I  have  lost  my  childi'en,  and 
am  desolate,  "a  caiitive.  and  re- 
moving to  and  fro^  and  who  hath 
brought  up  these'?  Behold,  I  was 
left  alone ;  these,  where  had  they 
heeji  ? 

22  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Re- 
hold,  I  will  lift  up  mine  hand  to 
the  ''Gentiles,  and  set  up  my  stand- 
ard to  the  '^ncople  :  and  they  shall 
bring  thy  sons  in  their  arms,  and 
thy  daughters  shall  be  carried 
upon  their  shoulders. 

23  And  kings  shall  be  thy  nurs- 
ing fathers,  and  their  queens  thy 
nursing  mothers  :  tliey  shall  bow 
down  to  thee  with  their  face  to- 
ward  the  eartli,  and    lick    up   tlie 


5  that  hath 

been 

destroyed, 


•^  an  exile, 

and 

waudeiinfi 


nations, 
peoples : 


663 


Obedience  and  conjidence 


ISAIAH,  50,  51. 


of  the  Lord^s  servant. 


1  wherewith 
I  have  put 
her 


2  tlieiii  tliiit 
are  taught, 


«  th(>y  tliat 
are  taught. 


dust  of  thy  feet;  and  thou  shalt 
know  that  I  am  tlie  Lord  :  for 
they  fshall  not  be  ashamed  that 
wait  for  me. 

24  ^  Shall  the  prey  be  taken 
from  the  mighty,  or  the  lawful  cap- 
tive delivered '? 

2.5  But  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Even 
the  captives  of  the  mighty  shall  be 
taken  away,  and  the  prey  of  the 
terrible  shall  be  delivered:  for  I 
will  contend  with  him  that  con- 
tendeth  with  thee,  and  I  will  save 
thy  children. 

26  And  I  will  feed  them  that  op- 
press thee  with  their  own  tlesh  ; 
and  they  shall  be  drunken  with 
tlieir  own  blood,  as  with  sweet 
wine  :  and  all  flesh  shall  know  that 
I  the  Lord  am  thy  Saviour  and 
thy  Redeemer,  the  mighty  One  of 
Jacob. 

CHAPTER  50. 

1  Christ  sheireth  that  the  det'eJiction,  of  the 
Jews  is  not  to  be  imjiiiiei/  to  liiin.  hi/  hix 
ability  to  naee,  5  by  hi/<  olwdieiici'  In  that 
work,  1  and  by  his  coiip'dence  ht  Hint  n.s- 
.sintaiiee.  10  An  exhoiiation  to  triint  in 
(rod,  and  not  in  ourselves. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  Where 
is  the  bill  of  your  mother's 
divorcement,  ^  whom  1  have  put 
awayl  or  which  of  my  creditors  is 
it  to  whom  I  have  sold  you  \  Re- 
hold,  for  your  iniquities  have  ye 
sold  yourselves,  and  for  your  trans- 
gressions is  your  mother  put  away. 

2  Wherefore,  when  I  came,  was 
there  no  mani  when  I  called,  tods 
there  none  to  answer  l  Is  my  hand 
shortened  at  all,  that  it  cannot  re- 
deem 1  or  have  I  no  power  to  de- 
liver 1  behold,  at  my  relnike  I  dry 
up  the  sea,  I  make  the  rivers  a  wil- 
derness :  their  tish  stinketh,  be- 
cause fhi')'e  is  no  water,  and  dieth 
for  thirst. 

.S  1  clothe  the  heavens  with 
blackness,  and  I  make  sackcloth 
their  (^ovei'ing. 

Lortl  God  hath  given  nw 


th( 


^ri.e 

ton^ 


uo  of " the  learned,  that  1 


should  know  how  to  speak  a  woi'd 
in  season  to  hi/n.  that  is  wvavy  :  he 
vvakeiuith  morning  by  morning,  he 
wakeneth  mine  ear  to  hear  as  "  the 
learned. 

5  If  The  Lord  God  hath  oixmcd 
min(;  ear,  and  I  was  not  rebellious, 
neither  turned  away  l)ack. 

(5  I  gav(;  my  back  to  the  smiters, 
and  mychec^ks  to  thcMn  that  plucked 
off  tli(!  hair  :  T  hid  not  my  face 
from  shauK^  and  sj)itting. 

7  1i  For  tlui  Lord  (lOD  will  helj) 
me;  therefore  shall  I  not  b(>  con- 
founded :  thei't>foi-e  have  i  set  my 
fa,<'e  like  a  Hint,  and  1  know  that  1 
shall  not  be  asliamed. 


8  He  is  near  that  justifieth  me; 
who  will  contend  with  me  i  let  us 
stand  together  :  who  is  mine  adver- 
sary '?  let  him  come  near  to  me. 

9  Behold,  the  Lord  God  will  help 
me ;  who  is  he  that  shall  condemn 
me  1  lo,  they  all  shall  wax  old  as  a 
garment ;  the  moth  shall  eat  them 
up. 

10  ^  Who  is  among  you  that  fear- 
eth  the  Lord,  that  obeyetli  the 
voice  of  his  servant,  that  Avalketh 
in  darkness,  and  hath  no  light '!  let 
him  trust  in  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
and  stay  upon  his  God. 

11  I^ehold,  all  ye  that  kindle  a 
fire,  that  compass  yourselves_  about 
with  sparks  :  walk  in  the  light  of 
your  fire,  and  in  the  sparks  that  ye 
have  kindled.  This  shall  ye  have 
of  mine  hand  ;  ye  shall  lie  down  in 
sorrow. 

CHAPTER  51. 

1  An  ea-hortiition,  after  the  pattern  of  Abra- 
ham, to  triLst  in  Christ,  8  by  reason  of  his 
coiiifotiahle  'promises,  4  of  his  righteous 
sah-a/ion,  7  and  man's  wortality.  ( 'hrist 
bi/  his  sanctified  arm  defendith  his  frmn 
the/ear  of  man.  17  He  hiirn  il,  1h  the  ajlie- 
tioiis  of  Jerusalem,  21  and  promiseth  de- 
Ui'erance. 

HEARKEN  to  me,  ye  that  follow 
after  righteousness,  ye  that 
seek  the  Loud  :  look  unto  the  rock 
u'hence  ye  '*are  hewn,  and  to  the 
hole  of  the  pit  whence  ye  ''are 
digged. 

2  Look  unto  Abraham  your 
father,  and  unto  Sarah  that  bare 
you:  for  1  called  him  "alone,  and 
blessed  him,  and  increased  him.^ 

3  For  the  Loud  shall  comfort 
Zion  :  he  will  comfort  all  her  waste 
places ;  and  he  will  make  her  wil- 
derness like  Eden,  and  her  flesert 
like  the  garden  of  the  Loi!d  ;  joy 
and  glad iie.ss  shall  be  found  therein, 
thanksgiving,  and  the  voice  of  mel- 
ody. 

4  ^  Hearken  unto  me,  my  peo- 
ple ;  and  give  ear  unto  me,  O  my 
nation  :  for  a  law  shall  pro(H^ed 
fi-oin  me,  and  1  will  make  my  .judg- 
in(>nt  to  rest  for  a  light  of  the 
"])eoi)le. 

5  My  i-ighteousness  is  near;  mj'' 
salvation  is  gone  foi'th,  and  mitie 
arms  shall  judge;  the  "peonle  :  the 
isles  shall  wait  "ui)on  me,  and  on 
mine  ai-m  shall  they  trust. 

6  Lift  up  your  eyes  to  the  liea- 
vens,  and  look  upon  the  earth  be- 
n(,'atn:  for  the  heavens  shall  vanish 
away  like  smoke,  and  the  earth 
shall  wax  ol<l  like  a.  gai-nient.  aiid 
tli(>y  that  dwell  th(>rein  shall  die  in 
like  inannei':  hut  my  salvation  shall 
he  for  ever,  and  my  rigliteousness 
shall  not  be  aboli.shed. 


664 


Encouragement  to  afflicted  Zion. 


ISAIAH,  52. 


Her  God  reigneth. 


1  Rahab  in 

pieces, 


2  ransomed 


sighing 


4  shall 
speedily 

5  he  shall 
not  die  and 
go  down  into 
the  pit, 
neither  shall 
his  bread 
fail. 

6  stirreth  up 
the  sea,  that 
the  waves 
thereof 
roar: 


7  ^  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  that 
know  righteousness,  the  people  in 
whose  heart  is  niy  law ;  fear  ye  not 
the  reproach  of  men,  neither  be  ye 
afraid  of  their  revilings. 

8  For  the  moth  shall  eat  them 
up  like  a  garment,  and  the  worm 
shall  eat  tliem  like  wool :  but  my 
righteousness  shall  be  for  ever,  and 
my  salvation  from  generation  to 
generation. 

9  51  Awake,  awake,  put  on 
strength,  O  arm  of  the  Lord  ; 
awake,  as  in  the  ancient  days,  in 
the  generations  of  old.  Art  thou 
not  it  that  hath  cut  ^  Eahab,  and 
wounded  the  dragon  1 

10  Art  thou  not  it  which  hath 
dried  the  sea,  the  waters  of  the 
great  deep  ;  that  hath  made  the 
depths  of  the  sea  a  way  for 
the  ransomed  to  pass  overl 

11  Therefore  the  '^  redeemed  of 
the  Lord  shall  return,  and  come 
with  singing  unto  Zion  ;  and  ever- 
lasting joy  shall  be  upon  their  head : 
they  snail  obtain  gladness  and  joy; 
aiul  sorrow  and  ''mourning  shall 
flee  away. 

12  1,  even  I,  am  he  that  comfort- 
eth  you  :  who  art  thou,  that  thou 
shouldest  be  afraid  of  a  man  that 
shall  die,  and  of  the  son  of  man 
which  shall  be  made  as  grass  ; 

13  And  forgettest  the  Loud  thy 
maker,  that  hath  stretched  forth 
the  heavens,  and  laid  the  founda- 
tions of  the  earth ;  and  hast  feared 
continually  every  day  because  of 
the  fury  of  the  oppressor,  as  if  he 
were  ready  to  destroy  %  and  where 
is  the  fury  of  the  oppressor  ? 

14  The  captive  exile  *  hasteneth 
that  he  may  be  loosed,  and  ''that 
he  should  not  die  in   the  pit,  nor 


that  his  bi'ead  should  fail. 


15  But  1  am  the  Lorj)  thy  God, 
that  "divided  the  sea,  whose  waves 
roared  :    The  Lord  of  hosts  is  his 


name. 

16  And  I  have  put  my  words  in 
thy  mouth,  and  I  hfive  covered  thee 
in  the  shadow  of  mine  hand,  that  1 
may  plant  the  heavens,  and  lay  the 
foundations  of  the  earth,  ana  say 
unto  Zion,  Thou  ai't  my  people. 

17  H  Awake,  awake,  stand  up,  O 
Jerusalem,  which  hast  drunk  at 
the  hand  of  the  Lord  the  cup  of 
his  fury  ;  thou  hast  drunken  the 
dregs  of  the  cup  of  trembling,  and 
wrung  them  out. 

18  There  is  none  to  guide  her 
among  all  the  sons  whom  she  hath 
brought  forth  ;  neithei*  is  there  any 
that  taketh  her  by  the  hand  of  all 
the  sons  that  she  hath  brought  up. 

19  These   two  things   are   come 


unto  thee;  who  shall  be  sorry  for 
theel  desolation,  and  destruction, 
and  the  famine,  and  the  sword:  by 
whom  shall  I  comfort  thee  1 

20  Thy  sons  have  fainted,  they 
lie  at  the  head  of  all  the  streets,  as 
a  wild  bull  in  a  net :  they  are  full 
of  the  fury  of  the  Lord,  the  rebuke 
of  thy  God. 

21  H  Therefore  hear  now  this, 
thou  afflicted,  and  drunken,  but 
not  with  wine  : 

22  Thus  saith  thy  Lord  the 
Lord,  and  thy  God  that  pleadeth 
the  cause  of  his  people.  Behold,  I 
have  taken  out  of  thine  hand  the 
cup  of  trembling,  even  the  dregs  of 
the  cup  of  my  fury  ;  thou  shalt  no 
more  drink  it  again  : 

23  But  I  will  put  it  into  the 
hand  of  them  that  afflict  thee ; 
which  have  said  to  thy  soul.  Bow 
down,  that  we  may  go  over :  and 
thou  hast  laid  thy  body  as  the 
ground,  and  as  the  street,  to  them 
that  went  over. 

CHAPTER  52. 

1  Chrint  persuadeth  the  church  to  helieve  his 
free  reilenipiio7i,  7  to  receive  the  ministers 
thereof,  9  to  joy  in  the  poiver  thereof, 
11  and  to  free  theinselvefi  from  hondage. 
13  Christ's  kingdorii  shall  Oe  exalted. 

AWAKE,  awake;  put  on  thy 
strength,  O  Zion  ;  put  on  thy 
beautiful  garments,  O  Jerusalem, 
the  holy  city  :  for  henceforth  there 
shall  no  more  come  into  thee  the 
uncircumcised  and  the  unclean. 

2  Shake  thyself  from  the  dust ; 
arise,  and  sit  down,  O  Jerusalem : 
loose  thyself  from  the  bands  of  thy 
neck,  O  captive  daughter  of  Zion. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye 
have  sold  yourselves  for  nought ; 
and  ye  shall  be  redeemed  without 
money. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
My  people  went  down  aforetime 
into  Egypt  to  sojourn  there ;  and 
the  Assyrian  oppressed  them  with- 
out cause. 

5  Now  therefore,  what  have  I 
here,  saith  the  Lord,  that  my  peo- 
ple is  taken  away  for  nought  1  they 
that  rule  over  them  make  them  to 
howl,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  my 
name  ccmtinually  every  day  is 
blasphemed. 

6  Therefore  my  peoi^le  shall 
know  my  name:  therefore  they 
shall  know  in  that  day  that  I  ««* 
he  that  doth  speak :  beliold,  it  is  I. 

7  U  How  beautiful  unon  the 
mountains  are  the  feet  of  him  that 
bringeth  good  tidings,  that  pub- 
lisheth  peace ;  that  bringeth  good 
tidings  of  good,  that  publisheth 
salvation ;  that  saith  unto  Zion, 
Thy  God  reigneth ! 


665 


Tlte  servant  of  the  Lord. 


ISAIAH,  53,  54. 


His  suffering  and  its  reivard. 


1  The  voice 
of  thy 
watchmen ! 
They  lift  up 
the  voice, 
together  do 


8  ^  Thy  watchmen  shall   lift  up 
the  voice  ;  with  tlie  voice  tuaetiier 


shall  they  sing :  for  they  shall  see 
eye  to  eye,  when  the  Lord  shall 
bring  again  Zion. 

9  II  Break  forth  into  joy,  sing 
together,  ye  waste  places  of  Jeru- 
salem :  for  the  LoRU  liath  com- 
forted his  people,  he  hath  redeemed 
Jerusalem. 

10  The  Lord  hath  made  bare  his 
holy  arm  in  the  eyes  of  all  the 
nations  ;  and  all  the  ends  of  the 
earth  shall  see  the  salvation  of  our 
God. 

11  U  Depart  ye,  depart  ye,  go 
ye  out  from  thence,  touch  no  un- 
clean tJdng  ;  go  ye  out  of  tlie  midst 
of  her;  be  ye  clean,  that  bear  the 
vessels  of  the  Lord. 

12  For  ye  shall  not  go  out  with 
haste,  nor  go  by  flight:  for  the 
Lord  will  go  before  you  ;  and  the 
God  of  Israel  will  he  your  "  rere- 
ward  ■ 

\',\  U  Behold,  my  servant  shall 
■'  deal  prudently,  he  shall  be  exalted 
and  extolled,  and  be  very  high. 

14  As  many  were  astonied  at 
thee ;  his  visage  was  so  marred 
more  than  any  man,  and  his  form 
more  than  the  sons  of  men  : 

15  So  shall  he  ^  sprinkle  mans' 
nations  ;  the  kings  shall  shut  their 
mouths  at  him :  for  tliat  which  had 
not  been  told  them  shall  they  see  ; 
and  tJtHt  which  they  had  not  heard 
shall  they  consider. 

CHAPTER  53. 

1  The  prophet,  conijilahiiim  of  incri'iJiilifi/^ 
ewcHseth  the  scmuhi/  af  llie  crosx,  4  hi/  tlie 
Jienefit  iif  Mh xiaiitilon,  10  ami  the  gaud  .siiv- 
r.exHthcn-of. 

WHO  hath  believed  "our  report? 
and  to  whom  is  the  arm  of 
the  Lord  revealed  '\ 

2  For  he  shall  grtjw  up  before 
him  as  a  tender  plant,  and  as  a 
root  out  of  a  di'y  ground  :  he  hath 
no  form  nor  comeliness  ;  and  when 
we  shall  see  him,  tliere  ix  no  beauty 
that  we  should  desire  him. 

.3  He  is  despised  and  rejected  of 
UK  in  ;  a  man  of  sorrows,  and  ac- 
quainted with  grief:  and  we  liid 
as  it  were  (Jiir  faces  from  him:  lie 
was  despised,  and  we  esteemed  him 
not. 

1  •[  Surely  he  liath  borne  our 
griefs,  and  carri(;d  our  soi'rows  :  yet 
we  did  esteem  him  stricken,  smit- 
ten of  God,  and  afilicted. 

5  But  he  ii'as  wounded  for  our 
transgressions,  he  ?/'a.s  bi'uised  for 
our  iniquities  :  the  chastisement  of 
oui-  pe;i,c(i  iraK  upon  him  ;  and  with 
his  stripes  we  are  healed. 


6  All  we  like  sheep  have  gone 
astray  ;  we  have  turned  every  one 
to  his  own  way ;  and  the  Lord 
hath  laid  on  him  the  iniquity  of  us 
all. 

7  He  was  oppressed,  ^  and  he  was 
afflicted,  yet  he  opened  not  his 
mouth  :  he  is  brought  as  a  lamb  to 
the  slaughter,  and  as  a  sheep  be- 
fore her  shearers  is  dumb,  so  he 
openeth  not  his  mouth. 

S  ^  He  was  taken  from  prison  and 
from  judgment:  and  who  shall  de 


clare  his  generation  ?  for  he  was  cut 
otf  out  of  the  land  of  the  '^living  : 
for  the  transgression  of  my  people 
was  he  stricken. 

9  And  "he_  made  his  grave  with 
the  wicked,  and  with '"  the  rich  in 
his  death  ;  "  because  he  had  done 
no  violence,  neither  was  any  deceit 
in  his  mouth. 

10  1]  Yet  it  pleased  the  Lord  to 
bruise  him  ;  he  liath  put  hitti  to 
grief :  when  ^~  thou  shaft  make  his 


soul  an  offering  for  sm,  he  shall  see 
his  seed,  he  shall  prolong  his  days, 
and  the  jjleasure  of  the  Lord  shall 
prosper  in  his  hand. 

11  He  shall  see  of  the  travail  of 
his  soul,  and  shall  be  satisfied  :  by 
^^his  knowledge  shall  my  righteous 
servant  justify  many  ;  for  he  shall 
bear  their  iniquities. 

12  Therefore  will  I  divide  him  a 
portion  with  the  great,  and  he  shall 
divide  the  spoil  with  the  strong ; 
because  he  liath  poured  out  liis 
soul  unto  death  :  and  he  was  num- 
bered with  the  transgressors  ;  and 
he  bare  the  sin  of  many,  and  made 
intercession  for  the  transgressors. 

CHAPTER  54. 

1  Thfi  propht't,  for  the,  comfort  of  the  Gen- 
ti/i'n,  jirojihesieth  the  aviplitiitle  of  their 
eh  iireh,  A  their  ndfetij,  (i  their  certtiiu  de- 
liverance out  o/'aMiction,  11  theirfair  edi- 
fication, \h  and  their  sure prenerration. 

O  TNG,  O  barren,  thou  th<ii  didst 
O  not  Ix^ai' ;  break  forth  into  sing- 
ing, and  cry  aloud,  tliou  that  didst 
notti'avail  with  child  :  for  more  are 
the  children  of  the  desolate  than 
th(^  children  of  the  married  wife, 
saith  tlu!  LoiM). 

2  Enlarge  the  ])lac(i  of  thy  tent, 
and  let  th(>m  stretch  forth  the  cur- 
tains of  thine  habitations  :  spare 
not,  lengthen  thy  cords,  and 
strengthen    thy   stakes  ; 

.3  For  thou  shalt  break  forth  on 
the  right  hand  and  on  the  left ;  and 
thy  seed  shall  iiiiiei'it  the  (Jentiles, 
and  make  the  desolate  cities  to  be 
inhabitfid. 

4  VvAV  not ;  for  thou  shalt  not  be 
ashamed :    neither    be    thou    con- 


•^  yet  lie 
huinbled 
himself  and 


"By 

oppression 
and 

judgment  he 
was  taken 
away ;  and 
as  for  his 
generation, 
who  among 
them 

considered 
that 

8  living? 
^  they 

10  a  rich  man 

11  although 

12  his  soul 
shall  make 


18  the 

knowledge 
of  himself 


6G6 


Zion  shall  inherit  the  Gentiles. 


ISAIAH,  55. 


Exhortation  to  repentance. 


founded  ;  for  thou  slialt  not  be  put 
to  sliame  :  for  thou  shalt  forget  the 
shame  of  thy  youth,  and  shalt  not 
remember  the  reproach  of  thy 
widowhood  any  more. 

5  For  thy  Maker  is  thine  hus- 
band ;  the  Lord  of  hosts  is  his 
name  ;  and  thy  Redeemer  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel  ;  The  God  of  the 
whole  earth  shall  he  be  called. 

6  For  the  Lord  hath  called  thee 
as  a  '_woman  forsaken  and  grieved 
in  spirit,  '''  and  a  wife  of  youth, 
when  thou  wast  refused,  saith  thy 
God. 

7  For  a  small  moment  have  I  for- 
saken thee  ;  but  with  great  mercies 
will  I  gather  thee. 

8  In  a  little  wrath  I  hid  my  face 
from  thee  for  a  moment ;  but  with 
everlasting  kindness  will  I  have 
mercy  on  thee,  saith  the  Lord  thy 
Kedeemer. 

9  For  this  is  as  the  waters  of 
Noah  unto  me  :  for  as  I  have  sworn 
that  the  waters  of  Noah  should  no 
more  go  over  the  earth  ;  so  have  I 
sworn  that  I  would  not  be  wroth 
with  thee,  nor  rebuke  thee. 

10  For  the  mountains  shall  de- 
part, and  the  hills  be  removed  ;  but 
my  kindness  shall  not  depart  from 
thee,  neither  shall  the  covenant  of 
my  peace  be  removed,  saith  the 
Lord  that  hath  mercy  on  thee. 

11  ^  O  thou  afflicted,  tossed  with 
tempest,  ami  not  comforted,  be- 
hold, I  will  lay  thy  stones  with  fair 
colours,  and  lay  thy  foundations 
with  sapphires. 

1 2  And  I  will  make  thy  windows 
of  agates,  and  thy  gates  of  car- 
buncles, and  all  thy  borders  of 
pleasant  stones. 

13  And  all  thy  children  shall  he 
taught  of  the  Lord  ;  and  great  s/uill 
he  the  peace  of  thy  children. 

14  In  righteousness  shalt  thou 
be  established  :  thou  shalt  be  far 
from  oppression ;  for  thou  shalt  not 
fear  :  and  from  terror  ;  for  it  shall 
not  come  near  thee. 

15  Behold,  they  shall  surely 
gather  together,  hut  not  by  me  : 
wh()soever  shall  gather  together 
against  thee  shall  fall  for  thy  sake. 

16  Behold,  I  have  created  the 
smith  that  bloweth  the  coals  in  the 
fire,  and  that  bringeth  forth  ''  an 
instrument  for  his  work ;  and  1 
have  created  the  waster  to  destroy. 

17  ^  No  weapon  that  is  formed 
against  thee  shall  prosper ;  and 
every  tongue  fluif  shall  rise  against 
thee  in  judgment  thou  shalt  con- 
demn. This  is  the  heritage  of  the 
servants  of  the  Lord,  and  their 
rigliteousness  is  of  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 


CHAPTER  55. 

1  The  prophet,  loith  the  promises  of  Christ, 
cidlefh  to  faith,  6  and  to  repentance.  8 
The  happy  success  of  them  that  believe. 

HO,  every  one  that  thirsteth, 
come  ye  to  the  waters,  and  he 
that  hath  no  money;  come  ye,  buy, 
and  eat ;  yea,  come,  buy  wine  and 
milk  without  money  and  without 
price. 

2  Wherefore  do  ye  spend  money 
for  that  which  is  not  bread  1  and 
your  labour  for  that  which  satis- 
tieth  noti  hearken  diligently  unto 
me,  and  eat  ye  that  tvhich  is  good, 
and  let  your  soul  delight  itself  in 
fatness.  _ 

3  Incline  your  ear,  and  come  unto 
me :  hear,  and  your  soul  shall  live  ; 
and  I  will  make  an  everlasting 
covenant  with  you,  even  the  sure 
mercies  of  David. 

4  Behold,  I  have  given  him  for  a 
witness  to  the  ■*  people,  a  leader  and 
commander  to  the  ''people. 

5  Behold,  thou  shalt  call  a  na- 
tion that  thou  knowest  not,  and 
nations  that  knew  not  thee  shall 
run  unto  thee  because  of  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  for  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel ;  for  he  hath  glorified  thee. 

6  U  Seek  j^e  the  Lord  while  he 
may  be  found,  call  ye  upon  him 
while  he  is  near : 

7  Let  the  wicked  forsake  his 
way,  and  the  unrighteous  man  his 
thoughts  :  and  let  him  return  unto 
the  Lord,  and  he  will  have  mercy 
upon  him  ;  and  to  our  God,  for  he 
will  abundantly  pardon. 

8  11  For  my  thoughts  are  not 
your  thoughts,  neither  are  your 
ways  my  ways,  saith  the  Lord. 

9  For  as  the  heavens  are  higher 
than  the  earth,  so  are  my  ways 
higher  than  your  ways,  and  my 
thoughts  than  your  thoughts. 

10  For  as  the  rain  cometh  down, 
and  the  snow  from  heaven,  and  re- 
turneth  not  thither,  but  watereth 
the  earth,  and  maketh  it  bring 
forth  and  bud,  tliat  it  may  give 
seed  to  the  sower,  and  bread  to  the 
eater : 

11  So  shall  my  word  be  that 
goeth  forth  out  of  my  mouth  :  it 
shall  not  i-eturn  unto  me  void,  but 
it  shall  accomi)lish  that  whicli  I 
please,  and  it  shall  prosper  in  the 
thine/  whereto  I  sent  it. 

12  For  ye  shall  go  out  with  joy, 
and  be  led  forth  with  peace:  the 
mountains  and  the  hills  shall  break 
foi-th  before  you  into  singing,  and 
all  the  trees  of  the  field  shall  clap 
their  hands. 

13  Inste;ul  (_)f  the  thorn  shall 
come  up  the  fir  tree,  and  instead 
of  the  brier  shall  come  up  the  myr- 


"•  peoples, 
5  peoples. 


667 


The  house  of  prayer 


ISAIAH,  56,  57. 


for  all  peoples. 


1  profaning 


2  will  snrely 
separate 


•"  liol.l 
fast  by 


4  liold.'th 
fast  Ijy 


•''  peoples. 


"his  own 
that  are 
gather(Ml. 


'  every 


tie  tree :  and  it  shall  be  to  the  Lord 
for  a  name,  for  an  everlasting  sign 
tluit  shall  not  be  cut  off. 

CHAPTER  56. 

1  The  prophet  exhorteth  to  sanvtifcation.  3 
Hepromineth  it  shall  he  general  icithout 
respect  of  persons.  9  He  in  ceigheth  aga  inst 
hlind  watchmen. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  Keep  ye 
judgment,  and  do  justice  :  for 
my  salvation  is  near  to  come,  and 
my  righteousness  to  be  revealed. 

2  Blessed  is  the  man  that  doeth 
this,  and  the  son  of  man  that  layeth 
hold  on  it ;  that  keepeth  the  sab- 
Imth  from  ^  polluting  it,  and  keep- 
eth his  hand  from  doing  any  evil. 

3  ^  Neither  let  the  son  of  the 
stranger,  that  hath  joined  himself 
to  the  Lord,  speak,  saying.  The 
Lord  -hath  utterly  separated  iiie 
from  his  people :  neiliier  let  the 
eunuch  say,  Behold,  I  avi  a  dry 
tree. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto 
the  eunuchs  that  keep  my  sabbaths, 
and  choose  the  tJdngs  that  please 
me,  and  "take  hold  of  my  covenant ; 

5  Even  unto  tiiem  will  I  give  in 
mine  house  and  within  my  walls  a 
place  and  a  name  better  than  of 
sons  and  of  daughters  :  I  will  give 
them  an  everlasting  name,  that 
shall  not  be  cut  off. 

6  Also  the  sons  of  the  stranger, 
that  join  themselves  to  the  Lord, 
to  serve  him,  and  to  love  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  to  be  his  servants, 
every  one  that  keepeth  the  sabbath 
from  ^  polluting  it,  and  ■*  taketh 
hold  of  my  covenant ; 

7  Even  them  will  \  bring  to  my 
holy  mountain,  and  make  them 
joyful  in  my  house  of  prayer  :  their 
burnt  offerings  and  their  sacrifices 
^IkiI!  /;e  accepted  upon  minealtai'; 
for  mine  house  shall  be  called  an 
house  of  prayer  for  all  "]>eoi)le. 

8  The  Lord  God  which  gather- 
eth  the  outcasts  of  Israel  saith.  Yet 
will  I  gather  others  to  him,  l)eside 
''those  that  are  gathei-ed  unto  him. 


'J  II  All  ye  beasts  of  the  licld, 
come  to  devour,  yea,  all  ye  beasts 
in  the  foi'est. 

10  His  watchmen  are  blind  :  they 
are  all  ignorant,  they  are  all  dumb 
dogs,  they  cannot  bark  ;  slei^piug, 
lying  down,  loving  to  slumber. 

11  Yea,  theij  are  grcofly  dogs 
which  can  never  have  enough,  and 
they  are  sheoluirds  that  cannot  un- 
derstand :  they  all  look  to  their 
(iwn  way,  (>very  one  for  his  gain, 
from  ^his  quarter. 

12  (lonieye,  sai/  thii/,  I  will  fi^tch 
wine,  and  we  will  till  uur.selves  with 


strong  drink  ;  and  to  morrow  shall 
be  as  this  day,  and  much  more 
abundant. 

CHAPTER  57. 

1  The  hlesseil  ilealh  of  the  righteous.  8  God 
reprorcth  the  Jc ir.s }'(»■  their  whori.<ih  idola- 
trg.  to  lie  giceth  evangelical  jjroniises  to 
the  penitent. 

THE  righteous  perisheth,  and  no 
man  layeth  it  to  heart :  and 
'^  merciful  men  are  taken  away, 
none  considering  that  the  righteous 
is  taken  away  from  the  evil  to 
come. 

2  He  shall  enter  into  peace :  they 
shall  rest  in  their  beds,  each  one 
®  walking  in  his  uprightness. 

'6  II  But  draw  near  hither,  ye 
sons  of  the  sorceress,  the  seed  of 
the  adulterer  and  the  ^^  whore. 

4  Against  whom  do  ye  sport 
yourselves  1  against  whom  make  ye 
a  wide  mouth,  and  draw  out  the 
tongue  1  are  ye  not  children  of  trans- 
gression, a  seed  of  falsehood, 

5  Entlaming  yourselves  "  with 
idols  under  every  green  tree,  slay- 
Hig  the  children  in  the  valleys  un- 
der the  ^'■^  clifts  of  the  rocks  % 

6  Among  the  smooth  stoiies  of  the 
'•'  stream  is  thy  portion  ;  they,  they 
are  thy  lot :  oven  to  them  hast  thou 
poured  a  drink  offering,  thou  hast 
offered  a  "meat  offering.  Should 
I  receive  comfort  in  these  1 

7  Upon  a  lofty  and  high  moun- 
tain hast  thou  set  thy  bed  :  even 
thither  wentest  thou  up  to  offer 
sacrifice, 

8  Behind  the  doors  also  and  the 
posts  hast  thou  set  up  thy  '"remem- 
brance  :   for  thou   hast  discovered 


titijself  to  avothrr  than  me,  and  art 
gone  up;  thou  hast  enlarged  thy 
bed,  and  made  thee  a  covenant  with 
them  ;  thou  lovedst  their  bed  where 
thou  sawest  it. 

9  And  thou  wentest  to  the  king 
with  ointment,  and  didst  increase 
thy  perfumt>s,  and  didst  send  thy 
nu^ssengers  far  oil",  and  didst  debase 
fhyi<el/  even  unto  *hell. 

10  Thou  art  wearied  '"inthe 
greatness  of  thy  way ;  yet  saidst 
thou  not,  Th(>re  is  no  hope  :  thou 
hast  found  '"  (he  life  of  thine  hand  : 


therefore  thou  wast  not  '"gi'ieved. 

11  And  of  wliom  hast  thou  been 
afraid  or  feared,  that  tliou  hast 
lied,  and  hast  not  rennnnbered 
WW,  nor  laid  it  to  thy  lieart  1  have 
not  r  held  my  peace  even  of  old, 
and  thou  fearest  me  nof? 

12  1  will  declare  thy  righteous- 


*Ileh.  Sheol. 


G68 


QocVs  promises  to  the  contrite. 


ISAIAH,  58. 


Acceptable  fasting. 


ness,  and  thy  works  ;  for  they  shall 
not  profit  thee. 

13  1]  When  thou  criest,  let  thy 
^  companies  deliver  thee ;  but  the 
wind  sliaii  carry  them  all  away  ; 
'^  vanity  shall  take  them :  but  he 
that  putteth  his  trust  in  me  shall 
possess  the  land,  and  shall  inherit 
my  holy  mountain  ; 

14  And  ^  shall  say,  Cast  ye  up, 
cast  ye  up,  prepare  the  way,  take 
up  the  stumblingblock  out  of  the 
way  of  my  people. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  high  and 
lofty  One  that  inhabiteth  eternity, 
whose  name  is  Holy ;  I  dwell  in 
the  high  and  holy  2^fcice,  with  him 
also  that  is  of  a  contrite  and  humble 
spirit,  to  revive  the  spirit  of  the 
humble,  and  to  revive  the  heart  of 
the  contrite  ones. 

16  For  I  will  not  contend  for 
ever,  neither  will  I  be  always 
wroth :  for  the  spirit  should  fail 
before  me,  and  the  souls  which  I 
have  made. 

17  For  the  iniquity  of  his  covet- 
ousness  was  I  wroth,  and  smote 
him  :  I  hid  me,  and  was  wroth,  and 
he  went  on  •*  frowardlv  in  the  way 
of  his  heart. 

18  1  have  seen  his  ways,  and 
will  heal  him  :  I  will  lead  him  also, 
and  restore  comforts  unto  him  and 
to  his  mourners. 

19  1  create  the  fruit  of  the  lips  ; 
Peace,  peace  to  him  that  is  far  off, 
and  to  him  that  is  near,  saith  the 
Lord  ;  and  I  will  heal  him. 

20  But  the  wicked  ai-e  like  the 
troubled  sea,  when  it  cannot  rest, 
whose  waters  cast  up  mire  ana 
dirt. 

21  There  is  no  peace,  saith  my 
God,  to  the  wickecf. 

CHAPTER  58. 

1  77(6  prnjyhe.t,  being  sent  to  reprore  hypo- 
crisy, 3  expjresseth  a  coiniterfeit/ast  ami  a 
true.  8  He  declareth  u-hut  jiroinises  are 
clue  unto  godlinesn,  13  atid  to  the  keejiing 
of  the  sabbath. 

CiRY  aloud,  spare  not,  lift  up  thy 
J  voice  like  a  trumpet,  and  shew 
my  people  their  transgression,  and 
the  house  of  .Jacob  their  sins. 

2  Yet  they  seek  me  daily,  and 
delight  to  know  my  ways,  as  a 
nation  that  did  righteousness,  and 
forsook  not  the  ordinance  of  their 
God  :  they  ask  of  me  the  ordi- 
nances of  justice  ;  they  take  de- 
light in  appi'oaching  to  God. 

.'5  II  Wherefore  have  we  fasted, 
say  tlidji,  and  thou  seest  not  1  wliere- 
fore  have  we  afflicted  our  soul,  and 
thou  takest  no  knowledge  1  Be- 
hold, in  the  day  of  your  fast  ye 


your 


find  pleasure,  and  exact  all 
labours. 

4  Behold,  ye  fast  for  strife  and 
debate,  and  to  smite  with  the  fist 
of  wickedness  :  ye  shall  not  fast  as 
ye  do  this  day,  to  make  your  voice 
to  be  heard  on  high. 

5  Is  it  such  a  fast  that  I  have 
chosen  %  a  clay  for  a  man  to  afflict 
his  soul  %  is  it  to  bow  down  his 
head  as  a  bulrush,  and  to  spread 
sackcloth  and  ashes  under  him  ? 
wilt  thou  call  this  a  fast,  and  an 
acceptable  day  to  the  Lord  1 

6  Is  not  this  the  fast  that  I  have 
chosen  1  to  loose  the  ^  bands  of 
wickedness,  to  undo  the  heavy  bur- 
dens, and  to  let  the  oppressed  go 
free,  and  that  ye  break  every 
yoke '? 

7  Is  it  not  to  deal  thy  bread  to 
the  hungry,  and  that  thou  bring 
the  poor  that  are  cast  out  to  thy 
house  1  when  thou  seest  the  naked, 
that  thou  cover  him ;  and  that 
thou  hide  not  thyself  from  thine 
own  flesh  1 

8  11  Then  shall  thy  light  break 
forth  as  the  morning,  and  thine 
health  shall  spring  forth  speedily  : 
and  thy  righteousness  shall  go  be- 
fore thee ;  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  thy  '^  rereward. 

9  Then  shait  thou  call,  and  the 
Lord  shall  answer  ;  thou  shalt  cry, 
and  he  shall  say.  Here  I  am.  If 
thou  take  away  from  the  midst  of 
thee  the  yoke,  the  putting  forth  of 
the  finger,  and  speaking  "  vanity  : 

10  And  if  thou  ^  draw  out  thy 
soul  to  the  hungry,  and  satisfy 
the  afflicted  soul ;  then  shall  thy 
light  rise  in  obscurity,  and  thy 
darkness  be  as  the  noon  day : 

11  And  the  Lord  shall  guide 
thee  continually,  and  satisfy  thy 
soul  in  drought,  and  make  ^  fat 
thy  bones :  and  thou  shalt  be  like 
a  watered  garden,  and  like  a  spring 
of  water,  whose  waters  fail  not. 

12  And  they  that  shall  he  of  thee 
:  shall  build  tlie  old  waste  places  : 

thou  shalt  raise  up  the  foundations 
of  many  generations ;  and  thou 
shalt  be  called.  The  reijairer  of  the 
breach.  The  restorer  of  paths  to 
dwell  in. 

13  H  If  thou  turn  away  thy  foot 
from  the  sabbath,  from  doing  thy 
pleasure  on  my  lioly  day  ;  and  call 
the  sabbath  a  delight,  the  holy  of 
the  Lord,  honourable  ;  and  shalt 
honour  '"  him,  not  doing  tliine  own 
ways,  nor  fin(hng  thine  own  plea- 
sure, nor  speaking  thine  oirx  words : 

14  Tlien  shalt  thou  delight  thy- 
self in  the  Lord  ;  and  I  will  cause 
thee  to  ride  upon  the  high  places  of 


5  bonds 


•5  rearward. 


!■  wickedly  : 
8  bestow  on 
tbe  hunfiry 
that  which 
thy  soul 
desireth, 


9  strong 


1"  it, 


669 


Iniquity  and  its  punishment. 


ISAIAH,  59,  60. 


Go(Vs  redemption. 


the  earth,  and  feed  thee  with  the 
heritage  of  Jacob  thy  father  :  for 
the  mouth  of  the  Loud  hath 
spoken  it. 

CHAPTER  59. 

1  The  damnaJjle  nature  (if  Hin.  8  The  sins  of 
the  Jexos.  9  CalainUi/isforKin.  lli  Sulni- 
tion  is  only  of  Ood.  'M  The  coceimnt  of  the 
Redeemer. 

BEHOLD,  the  Lord's  hand  is 
not  shortened,  that  it  cannot 
save ;  neither  his  ear  heavy,  that 
it  cannot  hear : 

2  But  your  iniquities  have  sepa- 
rated between  you  and  your  God, 
and  your  sins  have  hid  his  face 
from  you,  that  he  will  not  hear. 

3  For  your  hands  are  defiled 
with  blood,  and  your  fingers  with 
iniquity ;  your  lips  have  spoken 
lies,  your  tongue  hath  muttered 
perverseness. 

4  None  calleth  for  justice,  nor 
(tny  pleadeth  for  truth  :  they  trust 
in  vanity,  and  speak  lies;  they 
conceive  mischief,  and  bring  forth 
iniquity. 

5  They  hatch  ^  cockatrice'  eggs, 
and  weave  the  spider  s  web  :  he 
that  eateth  of  their  eggs  dieth, 
and  that  wliich  is  crushed  break- 
eth  out  into  a  viper. 

6  Their  webs  shall  not  become 
garments,  neither  shall  they  cover 
themselves  with  their  works  :  their 
works  are  works  of  iniquity,  and 
the  act  of  violence  is  in  their 
hands. 

7  Their  feet  run  to  evil,  and 
they  make  haste  to  shed  innocent 
blood  :  their  thoughts  are  thoughts 
of  iniquity ;  wasting  and  destruc- 
tion are  in  their  paths. 

8  The  way  of  peace  they  know 
not;  and  there  is  no  judgment  in 
their  goings  :  they  have  made  them 
crooked  paths :  whosoever  goeth 
therein  shall  not  know  iio.-Kje. 

9  II  Tlierefore  is  judgment  far 
from  us,  neither  doth  justic(>.  over- 
take us  :  we  wait  for  liglit,  l)ut  be- 
hold obscurity  ;  for  brightness,  Init 
we  walk  in  darkness. 

10  We  groiK'  for  the  wall  like  the 
blinfl,  and  w(>  gi-ope  as  if  v'<'  lind  no 
eyes  :  we  stuml:)le  at  noon  day  as  in 
the  night ;  we  arc  in  desolate  places 
as  dead  men. 

11  We  roar  all  like  bears,  and 
mourn  sore  like  doves  :  we  look  for 
judgment,  but  there  is  none ;  for 
salvation,  Imt  it  is  far  ofFfrom  us. 

ll'  F()r  our  transgressions  are 
multiplied  before  thee,  and  our 
sins  testify  against  us:  for  oui- 
transgressions  are  with  us  ;  and  ax 
/or  our  iniquities,  we  know  th(>m  ; 

13  In   ti'ansgressing   and    lying 


against  the  Lokd,  and  departing 
away  from  our  (jod,  speaking  op- 
pression and  revolt,  conceiving  and 
uttering  from  the  heart  words  of 
falsehood. 

14  And  judgmeiit  is  turned  away 
backward,  and  justice  standeth 
afar  off :  for  ti'uth  is  fallen  in  the 
street,  and  equity  cannot  enter. 

15  Yea,  truth  faileth  ;  and  he 
that  departeth  from  evil  maketh 
himself  a  prey  :  and  the  Lord  saw 
it,  and  it  displeased  him  that  there 
was  no  judgment. 

16  ^I  And  he  saw  that  there  loas 
no  man,  and  wond(M-ed  that  thei-e 
was  '•'no  intercessor  :  therefore  his 
arm  brought  salvation  unto  him  ; 
and  his  righteousness,  it  sustained 
him. 

17  For  he  put  on  righteousness 
as  a  breastplate,  and  an  helmet  of 
salvation  upon  his  head  ;  and  he 
put  on  the  garments  of  vengeance 
fo)-  clothing,  and  was  clad  with  zeal 
as  a  cloke. 

18  According  to  their  deeds,  ac- 
cordingly he  will  repay,  fury  to  his 
adversaries,  recom])ence  to  his  ene- 
mies ;  to  the  islands  he  will  repay 
recompence. 

1 9  So  shall  they  fear  the  name  of 
the  Lord  from  the  west,  and  his 
glory  from  the  rising  of  the  ^  sun. 
When  the  enemy  sliall  coni(>  in  Hke 


a  Hood,  the  Spii-itot  tlie  Loi;i)sha 
lift  U])  a  standai'd  against  hun. 

20  II  x\.nd  the  Redeemer  shall 
come  to  Zion,  and  unto  them  that 
turn  from  transgression  in  Jacob, 
saith  the  Lord. 

2 1  As  for  me,  this  is  my  covenant 
with  them,  saith  the  Lord;  My 
spii'it  that  /,s-  upon  thee,  and  my 
words  which  T  have  put  in  thy 
mouth,  slijill  not  depart  out  of  thy 
mouth,  nor  out  of  the  mouth  of 
tliy  seed,  nor  out  of  the  mouth 
of  thy  seed's  seed,  saith  the  Loud, 
from  henceforth  and  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  60. 

1  The  o^ori/  of  the  chiirch  in  the  nhiindnnt 
(ifcen.s (f  the  O'fiiti/t'n.  l."i  oik/  the  great  li/ens- 
iiij/x  after  a  nliiirt  i{[llivtii>n.. 

ARISE,  shine;;  for  thy  light  is 
couKi,  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  is  risen  upon  thee. 

2  For,  behold,  the;  darkness  shall 
cover  the  (Nirtli,  and  gross  darkness 
the  '  i)eor)lc  :  l)ut  the  Loud  sludl 
arise  upon  tlice,  and  his  gloi'y  shall 
b<^  seen  upon  thee. 

.")  And  theOentiles  shall  come  to 
thy  light,  and  kings  to  the  bright- 
ness of  thy  rising. 

4  ijift  up  thine  eyes  round 
about,   and  see :    all   they  gather 


670 

J 


Glorified  Zion  and 


ISAIAH,  61. 


the  coming  of  the  Gentiles. 


themselves  together,  they  come  to 
thee  :  thy  sous  shall  come  from  far, 
and  thy  daughters  shall  be  'nursed 
at  thi/  side. 


5  Then  thou  shalt  see,  and  flow 
together,  and  thine  heart  shall 
-fear,  and  be  ^ enlarged  ;  because 
the  abundance  of  the  sea  shall  be 
converted  unto  thee,  the  ^  forces  of 
the  Gentiles  shall  come  unto  thee. 

6  The  multitude  of  camels  shall 
cover  thee,  the  dromedaries  of  Mi- 
dian  and  Ephah ;  all  they  from 
Sheba  shall  come :  they  shall  bring 
gold  and  incense  ;  and  they  shall 
shew  forth  the  praises  of  the  Loiti). 

7  All  the  Hocks  of  Kedar  shall  be 
gathered  together  unto  thee,  the 
rams  of  Nebaioth  shall  minister 
unto  thee  :  they  shall  come  up  with 
acceptance  on  mine  altar,  and  I 
will  glorify  the  house  of  my  glory. 

8  Who  are  these  tha  t  fly  as  a  cloud , 
and  as  the  doves  to  their  windows  ? 

9  Surely  the  isles  shall  wait  for 
me,  and  the  ships  of  Tarshish  first, 
to  bring  thy  sons  from  far,  their  sil- 
ver and  their  gold  with  them,  unto 
the  name  of  the  LoiM)  thy  God,  and 
to  the  Holy  One  of  Isi'ael,  because 
he  hath  glorified  thee. 

10  And  the  sons  of  strangers 
shall  build  up  thy  walls,  and  their 
kings  shall  minister  unto  thee  :  for 
in  my  wrath  I  smote  thee,  but  in 
my  favour  have  1  had  mercy  on 
thee. 

1 1  Therefore  thy  gates  shall  be 
open  continually  ;  they  shall  not  be 
shut  day  nor  night ;  that  men  may 
bring  unto  thee  the  "^  forces  of  the 
Gentiles,  and  that  their  kings  may 
he  brought. 

12  For  the  nation  and  kingdom 
that  will  not  serve  thee  shall  pe- 
rish ;  yea,  those  nations  shall  be 
utterly   wasted. 

13  The  glory  of  Lebanon  shall 
come  unto  thee,  the  fir  tree,  the 
pine  tree,  and  the  box  together,  to 
beautify  the  place  of  my  sanctu- 
ary ;  and  I  will  make  the  place  of 
my  feet  glorious. 

14  The  sons  also  of  them  that 
afflicted  thee  shall  come  bending 
unto  thee ;  and  all  they  that  de- 
spised thee  shall  bow  themselves 
down  at  the  soles  of  thy  feet ;  an(l 
they  shall  call  thee.  The  city  of 
the  Lord,  The  Zion  of  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel. 

15  Whereas  thou  hast  been  for- 
saken and  hated,  so  tliat  no  man 
went  through  tliee,  I  will  make 
thee  an  eternal  excellency,  a  joy  of 
many  generations. 

IG  Thou  shalt  also  suck  the  milk 
of  the  Gentiles,  and  slialt  suck  the 


breast  of  kings :  and  thou  shalt 
know  that  1  the  Lord  am  thy 
Saviour  and  thy  Redeemer,  the 
mighty  One  of  Jacob. 

17  For  brass  I  will  bring  gold, 
and  for  iron  I  will  bring  silver,  and 
for  wood  brass,  and  for  stones  iron  : 
I  will  also  make  thy  qfiicers  peace, 
and  °  thine  exactors  righteousness. 

18  Violence  shall  no  more  be 
heard  in  thy  land,  wasting  nor  de- 
struction within  thy  borders ;  but 
thou  shalt  call  thy  walls  Salvation, 
and  thy  gates  Praise. 

19  The  sun  shall  be  no  more  thy 
light  by  day ;  neither  for  bright- 
ness shall  the  moon  give  light  unto 
thee :  but  the  Lord  shall  be  unto 
thee  an  everlasting  light,  and  thy 
God  thy  glory. 

20  Thy  sun  shall  no  more  go 
down ;  neither  shall  thy  moon 
withdraw  itself :  for  the  Lord 
shall  be  thine  everlasting  light, 
and  the  days  of  thy  mourning 
shall  be  ended. 

21  Thy  people  also  shall  he  all 
righteous  :  they  shall  inherit  the 
land  for  ever,  the  branch  of  my 
planting,  the  work  of  my  hands, 
that  I  may  be  glorified. 

22  A  little  one  shall  become  a 
thousand,  and  a  small  one  a  strong 
nation  :  I  the  Lord  will  hasten  it 
in  '^  his  time. 

CHAPTER  61. 

I    The  o-ffiee  of  Chriat.    4  The  foricardnesfs,  1 
mid  hles,nin<js  of  the  faithful. 

THE  Spirit  of  the  Lord  God  is 
upon  me;  because  the  Lord 
hath  anointed  me  to  preach  good 
tidings  unto  the  "^  meek  ;  he  hath 
sent  me  to  bind  up  the  broken- 
hearted, to  proclaim  liberty  to  the 
captives,  and  the  opening  of  the 
prison  to  them  that  are  bound  ; 

2  To  proclaim  the  acceptal)le 
year  of  tne  Lord,  and  the  day  of 
vengeance  of  our  God  ;  to  comfort 
all  that  mourn  ; 

3  To  appoint  unto  them  that 
mourn  in  Zion,  to  give  unto  them 
beauty  for  ashes,  the  oil  of  joy  for 
mourning,  the  gai-ment  of  praise 
for  the  spirit  of  heaviness  ;  that 
they  might  be  called  trees  of  right- 
eousness, the  planting  of  the  Lord, 
that  lie  might  be  glorified. 

4  *\  And  tlK>y  shall  build  the  old 
wastes,  they  shall  raise  ui)  the  for- 
mer desolations,  and  they  shall  re- 
pair the  waste  cities,  the  desolations 
of  many  generations. 

5  And  strangers  shall  stand  and 
feed  your  flocks,  and  the  sons  of  the 
alien  shnll  he  your  plowmen  and 
your  vinedressers. 

6  But    ye   shall    be    named  the 


5  thy 
taskmasters 


Sits 


poor; 


671 


Zion's  restoration, 


ISAIAH,  62,  63. 


and  her  new  name. 


Priests  of  the  Lord  :  men  shall  call 
you  the  Ministers  of  our  God  :  ye 
shall  eat  the  riches  of  the  Gentiles, 
and  in  their  glory  shall  ye  boast 
yourselves. 

7  ^  For  your  shame  ye  shall  have 
double ;  and  for  confusion  they 
shall  rejoice  in  their  portion  : 
therefore  in  their  land  they  shall 
possess  the  double  :  everlasting  joy 
shall  be  unto  them. 

8  For  I  the  Lord  love  judgment, 
I  hate  robbery  '  for  burnt  coffering  : 
and  I  will  '^direct  then'  work  m 
truth,  and  I  will  make  an  everlast- 
ing covenant  with  them. 

9  And  their  seed  shall  be  known 
a,mong  the  ''Gentiles,  and  their  off- 
spring among  the  "'people^:  all  tliat 
see  them  shall  acknowledge  them, 
that  they  are  the  seed  which  the 
J^ORD  hath  blessed. 

10  I  will  greatly  rejoice  in  the 
Lord,  my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in 
my  God;  for  he  hath  clothed  me 
with  the  garments  of  salvation,  he 
liath  covered  me  with  the  robe 
<jf  righteousness,  a.s  a  bi-idegroom 
decketh  liimself  with  ornaments, 
and  as  a  bride  adorneth  herself 
with  her  jewels. 

11  For  as  the  earth  bringeth 
forth  her  bud,  and  as  the  garden 
causeth  the  things  that  are  sown 
in  it  to  spring  forth;  so  the  Lord 
God  will  cause  righteousness  and 
praise  to  spring  forth  before  all 
the  nations. 

CHAPTER  G2. 

1  The  ferri-iit  desire  of  the,  prophet  to  enn- 
flrm  llif  eh  in-fh  in  GocVh  promineK.  5  The 
oflice  (>/  tln^  iiiiiiisterx  (unto  which  they  are 
inritcd)  in  prenehinn  the  ffusjjel,  10  <in<l 
prc/xirini/  the  people  tho-etu. 

filOR  Zion's  sake  will  I  not  hold 
X'  my  peace,  and  for  Jerusalem's 
sake  I  will  not  rest,  until  the 
righteousness  thereof  go  forth  as 
brightness,  and  the  salvation 
thereof  as  a  lamp  tJtat  burnetii. 

2  And  the  Gentihis  shall  see  thy 
righteonsn<;ss,  and  all  kings  thy 
glory  :  and  thou  shalt  Ik;  called 
by  a  new  name,  which  the  mouth 
of  the  LoiiD  shall  name. 

'•)  Tiiou  shalt  also  be  a  crown  of 
glory  in  the  haiid  of  the  Lord^  and 
a  royal  diadem  in  the  hand  of  thy 
G(;d. 

4  Thou  shalt  no  more  be  termed 
Forsaken  ;  neither  shall  thy  land 
any  more  be  termcfi  J)esolate:  but 
thou  shalt  be  called  *  Hephzi-bali, 
and    thy   land   t  Beulah :    for    the 


*  Tlidt  is,  iVIy  (lelifjlit  is  ill  lier. 
t  That  is,  Married. 


Lord  delighteth  in  thee,  and  thy 
land  shall  be  married. 

5  11  For  as  a  young  man  marrieth 
a  virgin,  su  shall  thy  sons  marry 
thee  :  and  as  the  bridegroom  re- 
joiceth  over  the  bride,  so  shall  thy 
God  rejoice  over  thee. 

6  I  have  set  watchmen  upon  thy 
walls,  O  .Jerusalem,  tvhich  shall 
never  hold  their  peace  day  nor 
night :  ye  that  •*  make  mention  of 
the  Lord,  keep  not  silence. 

7  And  give  him  no  rest,  till  he 
establish,  and  till  he  make  Jerusa- 
lem a  praise  in  the  earth. 

8  The  Lord  hath  sworn  by  his 
right  hand,  and  by  the  arm  of  his 
strength,  Hurely  I  will  no  more 
give  thy  "  corn  to  be  "^meat  for 
thine  enemies  ;  and  the  sons  of  the 
stranger  shall  not  drink  thy  wine, 
for  the  which  thou  hast  lab(^ured  : 

9  But  they  that  have  gathered 
it  shall  eat  it,  and  prai.se  the  Lord  ; 
and  they  that  have  brought  it  to- 
gether shall  drink  it  in  the  courts 
of  my  holiness. 

10  H  Go  through,  go  through  the 
gates  ;  prei)are  ye  the  way  of  the 
people  ;  cast  up,  cast  up  the  high- 
way ;  gath<*r  out  the  stones;  lift 
up  a  standard  for  the  "people^ 

11  Behold,  the  Lord  hatli  pro- 
claimed  unto  the  end  of  the  world, 
Say  ye  to  the  daughter  of  Zion, 
Behold,  thy  salvation  cometh ;  be- 
hokl,  his  reward  is  with  him,  and 
his  "  woi'k  before  him. 

12  And  they  shall  call  them. 
The  holy  peojjle.  The  redeemed  of 
the  Lord  :  and  thou  shalt  be  called. 
Sought  out,  A  city  not  forsaken. 

CHAPTER  63. 

1  ('hi'ixt  fihewcth.  irho  he  is,  2  irh<(t  ?i.i.i  vic- 
tor// over  his  enemies,  7  and  what  hiv 
inirci/  toicard  kin  church.  10  In  his  jiixt 
ir rath  he  t'eniemlieretlt,  hix  free  mercij.  1.5 
The  church  in  their  prayer,  17  ami  cton- 
plaint,  prof  em  their  faith. 

WHO  is  this  that  cometh  fiv^m 
Ldom,  with  dyed  gai'ments 
from  Bozrah  ?  this  that  is  glorious 
in  his  ai)jjarel,  "  1  ravelling  in  the 
greatness  of  his  strength  {  J  that 
speak  in  righteoufjness,  mighty  to 
save. 

2  Whert^fore  art  thou  red  in 
thine  apparel,  and  thy  garm(\nts 
Uk(!  him  that  treadeth  in  the 
'"winefat'j 

3  \  have  trodden  the  winc^iress 
alone;  and  of  the  "  i)eot>le  if  ire  loas 
''-'nono  with  me  :  ^-'for  I  will  tread 
them  in  mine  angei'.  and  "  tivimplc 
them  in  my  fury  ;  and  their  ' '  l)lood 


sliall    be  sprinkled   upon  ray  gar- 


672 


GocVs  redemption  of  his  people. 


ISAIAH,  64. 


Prayer  for  mercy  and  help. 


ments,   and   I  ^  will    stain  all   my 
raiment. 

4  For  the  day  of  vengeance  is  in 
mine  heart,  and  the  year  of  my  re- 
deemed is  come. 

5  And  I  looked,  and  there  was 
none  to  help :  and  I  wondered  that 
there  was  none  to  uphold :  therefore 
mine  own  arm  brought  salvation 
unto  me ;  and  my  fury,  it  upheld 
me. 

6  And  I  ^  will  tread  down  the 
•'people  in  mine  anger,  and  ^ make 
tnem  drunk  in  my  fury, and  I  'wiU 


bring  down  their  strength  to  the 
earth. 

7^1  will  mention  the  loving- 
kindnesses  of  the  Lord,  and  the 
praises  of  the  Lord,  according  to 
all  that  the  Lord  hath  bestowed 
on  us,  and  the  great  goodness  to- 
ward the  house  of  Israel,  which  he 
hath  bestowed  on  them  according 
to  his  mercies,  and  according  to  the 
multitude  of  his  lovingkindnesses. 

8  For  he  said.  Surely  they  are 
my  people,  children  that  will  not 
lie :  so  he  was  their  Saviour. 

9  In  all  their  affliction  he  was 
afflicted,  and  the  angel  of  his  pre- 
sence saved  them  :  in  his  love  and 
in  his  pity  he  redeemed  them  ;  and 
he  bare  them,  and  carried  them  all 
the  days  of  old. 

10  U  But  they  rebelled,  and 
vexed  his  holy  Spirit :  therefore 
he  was  turned  to  be  their  enemy, 
and  he  fought  against  them. 

11  Then  "he  remen;ibered  the 
days  of  old,  Mioses,  ani/  his  peo])le. 


saying,  Where  is  he  that  brought 
them  up  out  of  the  sea  with  the 
'  shepherd  of  his  flock  1  where  is 
he  that  put  his  holy  Spirit  within 
"  him  1 

\2  That  led  them  by  the  right 
hand  of  Moses  with  his  glorious 
arm,  dividing  the  water  before 
them,  to  make  himself  an  ever- 
lasting namel 

13  That  led  them  through  the 
deep,  as  an  horse  in  the  wilder- 
ness, t/tat  they  should  not  stumble '? 

14  As  **  a  beast  goeth  down  into 
the  valley,  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
caused  him  to  rest :  so  didst  thou 
lead  thy  people,  to  make  thyself  a 
glorious  name. 

15  II  Look  down  from  heaven,  and 
l)eh()ld  from  the  habitation  of  thy 
lutliiiess  and  of  thy  glory  :  where 
'"j£  thy  zeal  and  thy  "strength, 
the  sounding  of  thy  how^els  and  of 
thy  niei-cies  tdward  me?  are  they 
restrained  'i 


43 


*  Or, 


1 6  Doubtless  thou  art  our  father, 
though  Abraham  be  ignorant  of  us, 
and  Israel  acknowledge  us  not : 
thou,  O  Lord,  art  our  ^'-'father,  our 
redeemer ;  thy  name  is  from  ever- 


lastini 


17  II  O  Lord,  why  hast  thou 
made  us  to  err  from  thy  ways,  and 
hardened  our  heart  from  thy  fear  1 
Return  for  thy  servants'  .sake,  the 
tribes  of  thine  inheritance. 

18  The  people  of  thy  holiness 
have  possessed  it  but  a  little  while : 
our  adversaries  have  trodden  down 
thy  sanctuary. 

19  We  are  ^^ thine:   thou   never 


barest  rule  over  them  ;  they  were 
not  called  by  thy  name. 

CHAPTER  64. 

1  Tlie  church  pniyeth  for  the  illustration  of 
GoiTs  power.  5  Celebrating  Crod's  mercy, 
ii  mdJcvth  confession  of  their  ^(ttura!  cor- 
ruptions. 9  It  complaineth  of  their  afflic- 
tion. 

OH  that  thou  wouldest  rend  the 
heavens,  that  thou  wouldest 
come  down,  that  the  mountains 
might  '^flf>w  down  at  thy  presence, 

2  As  when  the  melting  fire  burn- 
etii, the  fire  causeth  the  waters  to 
boil,  to  make  thy  name  known  to 
thine  adversaries,  that  the  nations 
may  tremble  at  thy  presence  ! 

3  When  thou  didst  terrible 
things  which  we  looked  not  for, 
thou  camest  down,  the  mountains 
'"flowed  down  at  thy  presence. 

4  For  since  the  beginning  of  the 
world  nien  have  not  heard,  nor  per- 
ceived by  the  ear,  neither  hath  the 
eye  '"seen.  O  God,  beside  thee,  ^i'h<(f 
he  hath  pre])ared  for  him  that  wait- 
eth  for  him. 

5  Thou  meetest  him  that  rejoic- 
eth  and  worketh  righteousness, 
those  that  remember  thee  in  thy 
ways  :  behold,  thou  art  wroth  ;  for 
we  have  sinned :  in  those  is  con- 
tinuance, and  we  shall  be  saved. 

6  But  we  are  all  as  an  unclean 
thing,  and  all  our  righteousnesses 
are  as  filthy  rags ;  and  we  all  do 
fade  as  a  leaf ;  and  our  iniquities, 
like  the  wind,  have  taken  us  away. 

7  And  there  is  none  that  calleth 
upon  thy  name,  that  stirreth  up 
hnnself  to  take  hold  of  thee:  for 
thou  hast  hid  thy  face  from  us,  and 
hast  consumed  us,  because  of  otir 
iniquities. 

8  But  now,  O  Lord,  thou  art  our 
father ;  we  are  the  clay,  and  thou 
our  potter ;  and  we  all  are  the  work 
of  thy  hand. 

9  ^  Be  not  wroth  very  sore,  O 
Lord,  neither  remember  iniquity 


1'  father ; 

our 

redeemer 

from 

everlasting 

is  tliy  uame. 


13  become  as 
tliey  over 
M'liom  thou 
never  barest 
rule,  as  they 
that 


1''  quake 


15  quaked 


16  seen  a  God 
beside  thee, 
who 
\\'urketh 


673 


Rejection  of  the  Jews. 


ISAIAH,  65. 


A  remnant  shall  he  saved. 


for  ever :  behold,  see,  we  beseech 
thee,  we  «re  all  thy  people. 

10  Thy  holy  cities  are  a  wilder- 
ness, Zion  is  a  wilderness,  Jerusa- 
lem a  desolation. 

11  Our  holy  and  our  beautiful 
house,  where  our  fathers  praised 
thee,  is  burned  up  with  fire  :  and  all 
our  pleasant  things  are  laid  waste. 

1 2  Wilt  thou  refrain  thyself  for 
these  things,  O  Lord'?  wilt  thou 
hold  thy  peace,  and  afflict  us  very 
sore  1 

CHAPTER  65. 

1  The  caJIitiii  ,>f  Ihf  (ii'iinhx.  2  The  Jeirfi, 
foriheir  iiirndidHi/,  i,l,>l,il ri/,  and  hijin)- 
crisy,  (we  ri'ji'ftaJ.  s  ^1  reiinidnt  aliall  lie 
saved.  11  Judgwentu  on  the  wicked,  and 
blessings  on  the  godly.  17  The  blessed 
state  of  the  ne/io  Jei-usalem. 

I  AM  sought  of  them  that  asked 
not  for  me ;  I  am  found  of  theiii 
that  sought  me  not :  I  said.  Be- 
hold me,  behold  me,  unto  a  nation 
that  ^  was  not  called  by  my  name. 

2  I  have  spread  out  my  hands  all 
the  day  unto  a  rebellious  people, 
which  walketh  in  a  way  that  was 
not  good,  after  their  own  thoughts  ; 

3  A  people  that  provoketh  me  to 
anger  continually  to  my  face  ;  that 
sacrificeth  in  gardens,  and  burneth 
incense  upon  altars  of  brick  ; 

4  Whicn  remain  among  the 
graves,  and  lodge  in  the  monu- 
ments, which  eat  swine's  flesh,  and 
broth  of  abominable  things  is  in 
their  vessels ; 

5  Which  say.  Stand  by  thyself, 
come  not  near  to  me  ;  for  I  am  ho- 
lier than  thou.  These  are  a  smoke 
in  my  nose,  a  fire  that  burneth  all 
the  day. 

6  Behold,  it  is  written  before  me  : 
I  will  not  keep  silence,  but  will  re- 
compense, even  recompense  into 
their  bosom, 

7  Your  iniquities,  and  the  iniqui- 
ties of  your  father's  together,  saith 
the  Lord,  which  hav(;  burned  in- 
censeupon  the  mountains,  and  blas- 
jihemed  me  upon  the  hills:  th(!re- 
fore  will  I  -'mcasui'e  th<'ir  former 


woT'k  into  their  bosom. 


8  1!  Thus  saith  the  TiOUD,  As  the 
new  wine  is  found  in  the  cluster, 
and  one  saith.  Destroy  it  not ;  for  a 
l)lessing  is  in  it:  so  will  i  do  for 
my  servants'  wik(!S,  that  T  may  not 
destroy  them  all. 

9  And  I  will  bi'ing  forth  a  seed 
out  of  Jacob,  and  out  of  .ludah  an 
inhcritoi-  of  my  jnountains :  and 
ini)ic  elect  shall  inherit  it,  and  my 
servants  shall  dwell  tliere. 

10  And  Shnron  shall  be  a  fold  of 
flocks,  and  the  valley  of  Achor  a 
place  for  the  herds  to  lie  down  in, 
for  my  people  that  have  sought  me. 


1 1  U  But  ye  are  they  that  forsake 
the  Lord,  that  forget  my  holy 
mountain,  that  prepare  a  table  for 
^that  troop,  and  that  furnish  the 
drink  ottering  unto  ^  that  number. 

12  Therefore  will  I  ^number  you 
to  the  sword,  and  ye  shall  all  bow 
down  to  the  slaughter :  because 
when  I  called,  ye  did  not  answer  ; 
when  I  spake,  ye  did  not  hear  ;  but 
did  evil  before  mine  eyes,  and  did 
choose  that  whei'ein  I  delighted 
not. 

L3  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Behold,  my  servants  shall  eat, 
but  ye  shall  be  hungry  :  behold, 
my  servants  shall  drink,  but  ye 
shall  be  thirsty  :  behold,  my  ser- 
vants shall  rejoice,  but  ye  shall  be 
ashamed : 

1 4  Behold,  my  servants  shall  sing 
for  joy  of  heart,  but  ye  shall  cry 
for  sorrow  of  heart,  and  shall  howl 
for  vexation  of  spirit. 

15  And  ye  shall  leave  your  name 
for  a  curse  unto  my  chosen  :  for  the 
Lord  God  shall  slay  thee,  and  call 
his  servants  by  another  name  : 

16  That  he  who  blesseth  himself 
in  the  earth  shall  bless  himself  in 
the  God  of  truth ;  and  he  that 
sweareth  in  the  eai'th  shall  swear 
by  the  God  of  truth  ;  because  the 
former  troubles  are  forgotten,  and 
beccj.use  they  are  hid  from  mine 
eyes. 

17  U  For,  behold,  I  create  new 
heavens  and  a  new  earth  :  and  the 
"former  shall  not  be  remembered, 
nor  come  into  mind. 

1 8  But  be  ye  glad  and  rejoice  for 
ever  in  that  which  I  create :  for, 
behold,  I  create  Jerussdem  a  rejoic- 
ing, and  her  people  a  joy. 

19  And  I  will  rejoice  in  Jeru- 
salem, and  joy  in  my  people :  and 
the  voice  of  weeping  shall  be  no 
more  heard  in  her,  nor  the  voice  of 
crying. 

20  'iliere  shall  be  no  more  thence 
an  infant  of  days,  nor  an  old  man 
that  hath  not  tilled  his  days : 
for  the  child  shall  die  an  hundred 
years  old ;  but  the  sinner  being 
an  hundred  years  old  shall  be 
accursed. 

21  And  they  shall  build  houses, 
and  inhabit  tlteiii;  and  they  shall 
l)lant  vineyards,  and  eat  the  fruit 
of  them. 

22  Tlu^y  shall  not  build,  and  an- 
oth(>i' inhabit;  they  shall  noti)lant. 
and  anothei'  eat :  for  as  the  days  of 
a  tree  are  the  days  of  my  pcMiple, 
and  nn'jie  elect  shall  long  enjoy  the 
work  of  their  hands. 

2;')  'i'heysjiall  not  labour  in  vain, 
nor  bring  foi'th  for  troubl(> ;  for 
they  are  the  seed  of  the  blessed  of 


674 


Tlie  judgments  of  God. 


ISAIAH,  Q>Cx 


Tlie  enlargement  of  Zion. 


the  Lord,  and  their  offspring  with 
them. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
before  they  call,  I  will  answer ;  and 
while  they  are  yet  speaking,  I  will 
hear. 

25  The  wolf  and  the  lamb  shall 
feed  together,  and  the  lion  shall  eat 
straw  like  the  bullock  :  and  dust 
shall  he  the  serpent's  '  meat.  They 
shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy  in  all  my 
holy  mountain,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  66. 

1  The  glorious  God  will  be  served  in  humble 
sincerity.  5  Hecomforteththefi.u'mbleu'itlh 
the  nutrrelldus  i/evi'mfion,  10  and  iviih  the 
f/r<ic/i'/ix  hiiiffi'ts  (if  the  ehuTch.  15  God's 
Ki  r,:rc  /i(i/i/i,i'fiifn  (ii/ii/Hst  the  wicked.  19 
Tht  Geittiies  slidll  lutre  an  holy  cliarch,  24 
and  see  the  dainnation  of  the  wicked. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  The 
heaven  is  my  throne,  and  the 
earth  is  my  footstool :  "where  is  the 
house  that  ye  build  unto  me  %  and 


'  where  -is  the  place  of  my  rest  1 

2  Foi'  all  those  things  hath  mine 
hand  made,  and  all  those  things 
have  been,  saith  the  Lord  :  but  to 
this  onan  will  I  look,  even  to  hi/ii. 
that  is  poor  and  of  a  contrite  spirit, 
and  trembleth  at  my  word. 

3  He  that  killeth  an  ox  is  as  if  he 
slew  a  man  ;  he  that  sacrificeth  a 
lamb,  as  if  he  cut  off  a  dog's  neck  ; 
he  that  offereth  an  oblation,  as  if 
he  offered  swine's  blood  ;  he  that 
burneth  incense,  as  if  he  blessed  an 
idol.  Yea,  they  have  chosen  their 
own  ways,  and  their  soul  delight- 
eth  in  their  abominations. 

4  I  also  will  choose  their  delu- 
sions, and  will  bring  their  fears 
upon  them  ;  because  when  I  called, 
none  did  answer;  when  I  spake, 
they  did  not  hear :  but  they  did 
evil  before  mine  eyes,  and  chose 
that  in  which  I  delighted  not. 

5  ^  Hear  the  woi'd  of  the  Lord, 
ye  that  tremble  at  his  word  ;  Your 
brethren  that  hated  you,  that  cast 
you  out  for  my  name's  sake,  said. 
Let  the  Lord  be  glorified  :  but  he 
shall  appear  to  your  joy,  and  they 
shall  be  ashamed. 

6  A  voice  of  noise  from  the  city, 
a  voice  from  the  temple,  a  voice  of 
the  Lord  that  rendereth  recom- 
pence    to    his    enemies. 

7  Before  she  travailed,  she  brought 
forth;  before  her  pain  came,  she 
was  delivered  of  a  man  child. 

8  Who  hath  heard  such  a  thing'? 
who  hath  seen  such  things'?  Shall 
^tlie  earth  be  made  to  bring  forth 
in   one  day?  or  shall 


9  Shall  I  bring  to  the  birth,  and 
not  cause  to  bring  forth'?  saith  the 
Lord  :  shall  I "  cause  to  bring  forth, 
and  shut  the  vjomh?  saith  thy  God. 

10  Rejoice  ye  with  Jerusalem, 
and  be  glad  with  her,  all  ye  that 
love  her :  rejoice  for  joy  with  her, 
all  ye  that  mourn  for  her: 

11  That  ye  may  suck,  and  be 
satisfied  with  the  breasts  of  her 
consolations ;  that  ye  may  milk  out, 
and  be  delighted  with  the  abun- 
dance of  her  glory. 

1 2  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  will  extend  peace  to  her 
like  a  river,  and  the  glory  of  the 
Gentiles  like  a  flowing  stream :  then 
shall  ye  suck,  ye  shall  be  borne 
upon  her  sides,  and  be  dandled 
upon    her   knees. 

1 3  As  one  whom  his  mother  com- 
forteth,  so  will  I  comfort  you ; 
and  ye  shall  be  comforted  in  Je- 
rusalem. 

14  And  wheri  ye  see  this,  your 
heart  shall  rejoice,  and  your  bones 
shall  flourish  like  an  herb  :  and  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  shall  be  known 
toward  his  servants,  and  his  indig- 
nation toward  his  enemies. 

15  For,  behold,  the  Lord  will 
come  with  fire,  and  with  his  chari- 
ots like  a  whirlwind,  to  render  his 
anger  with  fury,  and  his  rebuke 
with  flames  of  fire. 

16  For  by  fire  and  by  his  sword 
will  the  Lord  plead  with  all  flesh : 
and  the  slain  of  the  Lord  shall  be 
many. 

17  They  that  sanctify  them- 
selves, and  purify  themselves  in 
the  gardens  '^  oehind  one  tree  in  the 
midst,  eating  swine's  flesh,  and  the 
abomination,  and  the  mouse,  shall 
be  consumed  together,  saith  the 
Lord. 

18  For  I  hio7v  their  works  and 
their    thoughts :    *  it    shall    come. 


6  that  cause 
to  bring 
forth 


nation  he 
born  at  once'?  for  as  soon  as  Zion 
travailed,  she  brought  forth  her 
children. 

676 


that  I  will  gather  all  nations  and 
tongues  ;  and  they  shall  come,  and 
see  my  glory. 

19  And  I  will  set  a  sign  among 
them,  and  I  will  send  those  that 
escape  of  them  unto  the  nations, 
to  Tarshish,  Pul,  and  Lud,  that 
draw  the  l)ow,  ^^  Tubal,  and  Javan, 
to  the  isles  afar  ofl^  that  have  not 
heard  my  fame,  neither  have  seen 
my  glory;  and  they  shall  declare 
my  glory  among  the  "  (tentiles. 

20  And  they  sliall  bring  all  your 
brethren  yb/'  an  oflering  unto  the 
Lord  out  of  all  nations  upon 
horses,  and  in  chariots,  and  in  lit- 
ters, and  upon  mules,  and  upon 
'"  swift  beasts  to  my  holy  mountain 
Jerusalem,  saith  the  LoRD,  as  the 
children  of  Israel  bring  an  offering 


behind  one 


8  the  time 
Cometh 


9  nations. 


1"  drome- 
daries, 


Jeremiah's  call  and  commissioyi. 


ISAIAH,  66. 


The  almond  rod  and  the  caldron. 


in  a  clean  vessel  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

2 1  And  I  will  also  take  of  them 
for  priests  and  for  Levites,  saith 
the  Lord. 

22  For  as  the  new  heavens  and 
the  new  earth,  which  I  will  make, 
shall  remain  before  me,  saith  the 
Lord,  so  shall  your  seed  and  your 
name  remain. 

23  And  it   shall  come  to  pass, 


that  from  one  new  moon  to  another, 
and  from  one  sabbath  to  another, 
shall  all  tlesh  come  to  worship 
before  me,  saith  the    Lord. 

24  And  they  shall  go  forth,  and 
look  upon  the  carcases  of  the  men 
that  have  transgi-essed  against  me  : 
for  their  worm  shall  not  die,  neither 
shall  their  lire  be  quenched  ;  and 
they  shall  be  an  abhorring  unto  all 
flesh. 


THE   BOOK   OF  THE   PEOPHET 

JEREMIAH 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  The  time,  ^  and  the  calling  of  Jeremiah. 
11  Hin  pnqihetical  viiiio7is  of  an  almond 
rod  and  a  seething  pot.  15  Ilin  heavy  Mes- 
sage against  Judah.  17  God  encourageth 
him  with  his  promise  of  assistance. 

THE  words  of  Jeremiah  the  son 
of  Hilkiah,  of  the  priests  that 
we7-e  in  Anathoth  in  the  land  of 
Benjamin  : 

2  To  whom  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  in  the  days  of  Josiah  the  son 
of  Anion  king  of  Judah,  in  the 
thirteenth  year  of  his  reign. 

3  It  came  also  in  the  days  of 
Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king 
of  Judah,  unto  the  end  of  the 
eleventh  year  of  Zedekiah  the  son 
of  Josiah  king  of  Judah,  unto  the 
carrying  away  of  Jerusalem  cap- 
tive in  the  fifth  month. 

4  '  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

5  Before  I  formed  thee  in  the 
belly  T  knew  thee;  and  Ijeforc^  thou 
earnest  forth  out  of  tlio  wouib  T 
sanctified  tliee,  (iiid  I  ordained 
thee  a  prophet  unto  the  nations. 

G  Then  said  I,  Ah,  Loid  (JoD ! 
})chi)ld,  I  cannot  speak  :  for  I  am  a 
child. 

7  II  Rut  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Say  not,  I  am  a  child  :  for  thou 
shalt  go  to  all  that  I  shall  send 
th(^e,  and  whatsoever  I  command 
thee  thou  shalt  speak. 

8  Be  not  afraid  of  their  faces  : 
for  I  am  with  thee  to  deliver  tlie(>, 
saith  the  Lord. 

9  Then  the  Lord  put  forth  his 
hand,  and  touched  my  month.  .And 
the  Lord  said  unto  mc  Ut'liold,  I 
have  put  my  words  in  thy  inoulh. 

10  See,  I  have  this  day  set  tliee 
over  the  nations  and  over  the  king- 
doms, to  root  out,  and  to  ])ull  down, 
and  to  flestroy,  and  to  thr(j\v  down, 
to  build,  and  to  i)]ant. 

67 


11  51  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying,  Jere- 
miah, what  seest  thou  1  And  I 
said,  I  see  a  rod  of  an  almond 
tree. 

1 2  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me, 
Thou  hast  well  seen  :  for  I  -will 
hasten  my  word  to  perform  it. 

13  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me  the  second  time, 
saying.  What  seest  thou?  And  I 
said,  1  see  a  seething  pot ;  and  the 
face  thereof  ik  "toward  the  north. 

14  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Out  of  the  north  an  evil  shall  break 
forth  upon  all  the  inhabitants  of 
the  land. 

15  For,  lo,  I  Avill  call  all  the  fami- 
lie_s  of  the  kingdoms  of  the  north, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  and  they  shall 
come,  and  they  shall  set  every  one 
his  throne  at  the  entering  of  the 
gates  of  Jei'usalem,  and  against 
all  the  walls  thereof  round  about, 
and  against  all  the  cities  of  -ludah. 

IG  And  I  will  utter  my  judg- 
merits  against  them  touching  all 
their  wickedness,  who  have  forsa- 
ken me,  and  have  burned  incense 
unto  other  gods,  and  worshipped 
the  works  of  their  own  hands. 

17  II  Thou  tli("r(^foi'c  gii'd  uj)  thy 
loins,  and  arise,  a,nd  speak  unto 
them  all  that  1  cominand  thee  :  be 
not  dismayed  at  their  faces,  lest  I 
confound  thee  befoi-e  them. 

IS  lM)r,  l)(>hold,  1  have  made  thee 
this  day  a  defejiced  city,  and  .'in 
ii'on  pillar,  and  l)rasen  walls  against 
the  whole  land,  against  the  kings 
of  .ludah,  against  the  princes 
thereof, against  the  priests  ther(>of, 
and  against  tlu^  ))eo))le  oi  the  land. 

I'.)  y\nd  they  shall  light  against 
thee  ;  but  they  shall  not  pi'evail 
against  thee;  fori  a///  with  thee, 
saith  the  JjORD,  to  deliver  thee. 

6 


Tlte  x^eojjle's  former  love, 


JEREMIAH,  2. 


and  unexampled  apostasy. 


CHAPTER  2. 


1  God,  hdring  shewed  hia  former  fiHndneKx, 
ewposiulateiti  wilh  the  Jews  their  caunelexx 
revolt,  9  beyond  any  example.  U  They 
are  the  causes  of  their  own  calamities. 
20  The  sins  of  Judah.  31  Her  covjidcnci' 
id  rejected. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of   the 
Lord  came  to  me,  saying, 

2  Go  and  cry  in  the  ears  of  Jeru- 
salem, saying,  Thus saiththe Lokd ; 
I  remember  thee,  the  kindness  of 
thy  youth,  the  love  of  thine  espou- 
sals, when  thou  wentest  after  me  in 
the  wilderness,  in  a  land  that  was 
not  sown. 

3  Israel  rvas  holiness  unto  the 
Lord,  and  the  firstf  ruits  of  his  in- 
crease :  all  that  devour  him  shall 
'  offend  ;  evil  shall  come  upon  them, 
saith  the  Lord. 

4  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lorv), 
O  house  of  Jacob,  and  all  the  fami- 
lies of  the  house  of  Israel : 

5  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  What 
iniquity  have  your  fathers  found 
in  me,  that  they  are  gone  far  from 
me,  and  have  walked  after  vanity, 
and  are  become  vain  ? 

6  Neither  said  they,  Where  u  the 
Lord  that  brought  us  up  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  that  led  us  through 
the  wilderness,  through  a  land  of 
deserts  and  of  pits,  through  a  land 
of  drought,  and  of  the  shadow  of 
death,  tlirough  a  land  that  no  man 
passed  through,  and  where  no  man 
dwelt  ? 

7  And  I  brought  you  into  a  plen- 
tiful country,  to  eat  the  fruit 
thereof  and  the  goodness  thereof; 
but  when  ye  entered,  ye  defiled  my 
land,  and  made  mine  heritage  an 
abomination. 

8  The  priests  said  not.  Where  is 
the  Loi;d'?  and  they  that  handle 
the  law  knew  me  not :  the  -  pastors 
also  transgressed  against  me,  anri 
the  pi'ophets  prophesied  by  Baal, 
and  walked  after  things  t/uit  do 
not  profit. 

9  II  Wherefore  T  will  yet  plead 
with  you,  saith  the  Loud,  and  with 
your  children's  children  will  I 
plead. 

10  For  pass  ■"  over  the  isles  of 
Chittim,  and  see ;  and  send  unto 
Kedar,  and  consider  diligently,  and 
see  if  there  be  such  a  thing. 

11  Hath  a  nation  changed  their 
gods,  which  arc  yet  no  godsl  but 
my  people  have  changed  their  glory 
for  that  trhich  doth  not  profit. 

12  Be  astonished,  O  ye  heavens, 
at  this,  and  be  horribly  afraid,  be 
ye  very  desolate,  saith  the  Loud. 

13  For  my  people  have  com- 
mitted two  evils ;  they  liave  for- 
saken  me   the  fountain  of  living 


waters,  and  hewed  them  out  cis- 
terns, broken  cisterns,  that  can 
hold  no  water. 

1 4  H  /s  Israel  a  servant  1  is  he  a 
homeborn  slave  ?  why  is  he  spoiled  1 

15  The  young  lions  roared  upon 
him,  and  yelled,  and  they  made  his 
land  waste :  his  cities  are  burned 
without  inhabitant. 

16  Also  the  children  of  •*  Noph 
and  Tahapanes  have  broken  the 
crown  of  thy  head. 

17  Hast  thou  not  procured  this 
unto  thyself,  in  that  thou  hast  for- 
saken the  Loud  thy  God,  when  he 
led  thee  by  the  way  I 

18  And  now  what  hast  thou  to 
do  in  the  way  of  Egypt,  to  drink 
the  waters  of  *  8ihor  'I  or  what  hast 
thou  to  do  in  the  way  of  Assyria, 
to  drink  the  waters  of  t  the  "  river  1 

19  Thine  own  wickedness  shall 
correct  thee,  and  thy  backslidings 
shall  reprove  thee :  know  there- 
fore and  see  that  it  is  an  evil  thini/ 
and  bitter,  that  thou  hast  forsaken 
the  Loud  thy  God,  and  that  my 
fear  is  not  in  thee,  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts. 

20  H  For  of   old  time  "^  I  have 


broken  thy  yoke,  and  burst  thy 
bands  ;  and  thou  saidst,  I  will  not 
"  transgress  ;  *  when  upon  every 
high  hill  and  under  every  green 
tree  thou  wanderest,  playing  the 
harlot. 

21  Yet  I  had  planted  thee  a 
noble  vine,  wholly  a  right  seed: 
how  then  art  thou  turned  into  the 
degenerate  plant  of  a  strange  vine 
unto  me  1 

22  For  though  thou  wash  thee 
with  "nitre,  and  take  thee  much 
sope,  yet  thine  iniquity  is  marked 
before  me,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

23  How  canst  thou  say,  I  am  not 
polluted,  I  have  not  gone  after 
'"Baalim?  see  thy  way  in  the  valley, 
know  what  thou  hast  done  :  thou 
art  a  swift  dromedary  traversing 
her  ways  ; 

24  A  wild  ass  used  to  the  wilder- 
ness, that  snufFeth  up  the  wind  ' '  at 
her  T)leasure  :  in  her  occasion  who 
can  turn  her  away?  all  they  that 
seek  her  will  not  weary  themselves; 
in  her  month  they  shall  find  her. 

25  Withhold  thy  foot  from  being 
unshod,  and  thy  throat  from  thirst : 
but  thou  saidst.  There  is  no  hope  : 
no  ;  for  I  have  loved  strangers,  and 
after  them  will  1  go. 

26  As  the  thief  is  ashamed  when 
he  is  found,  so  is  the  house  of  Israel 
ashamed ;  they,  their  kings,  their 


*  r/uif  ?.<;,  the  Nile, 
t  That  is,  the  Euphrates. 


tOr, 


677 


The  backsliding  of  the  people. 


JEREMIAH,  3. 


Juclah  tvorse  than  Israel. 


1  broken 
loose ; 


2  How 
trimmest 
thou  thy 
way  to  seek 
love! 

3  innocent 
poor :  thou 
didst  not 
find  them 
breakiiij^  in  ; 
but  it  is 
because  of 
all  th<!se 
thin'is. 


^  those  ill 
whom  llioii 
trustcsl, 


princes,  and  their  priests,  and  their 
prophets, 

27  Saying  to  a  stock.  Thou  art 
my  father ;  and  to  a  stone,  Thou 
hast  brought  me  forth  :  for  they 
have  turned  their  back  unto  nie, 
and  not  their  face  :  but  in  the  time 
of  their  trouble  they  will  say,  Arise, 
and  save  us. 

28  But  where  are  thy  gods  that 
thou  hast  made  thee  1  let  them 
arise,  if  they  can  save  thee  in  the 
time  of  thy  trouble :  for  according 
to  the  number  of  thy  cities  are  thy 
gods,  O  Judah. 

29  Wherefore  will  ye  plead  ^vith 
mel  ye  all  have  transgressed  against 
me,  saith  the  Lord. 

30  In  vain  have  I  smitten  your 
children  ;  they  received  no  correc- 
tion :  j'our  own  sword  hath  de- 
voured your  prophets,  like  a  de- 
stroying lion. 

31  51  O  generation,  see  ye  the 
word  of  the  Lord.  Have  I  been  a 
wilderness  unto  Israel"?  a  land  of 
darkness  1  wherefore  say  my  peo- 
ple. We  are  ^  lords :  we  will  come 
no  more  unto  tKeeT 

32  Can  a  maid  forget  her  orna- 
ments, or  a  bride  her  attire  *?  yet 
my  people  have  forgotten  me  days 
without  number. 

33  "  Why  trimmest  thou  thy  way 
to   seek  love '{  therefore  hast  thou 


filso  taught  the  wicked  ones  thy 
ways. 

34  Also  in  thy  skirts  is  found  the 
blood  of  the  souls  of  the  ^poor  inno- 
cents :  T  have  not  founfl  it  r)y  seci'et 


search,  but  upon  all  these 

3.5  Yet  thou  sayest,  i>ecause  I  am 
innocent,  surely  his  anger  shall 
turn  from  me.  Behold,  I  will  plead 
with  thee,  because  thou  sayest,  1 
have  not  sinned. 

36  Why  gaddest  thou  about  so 
much  to  change  thy  way  ?  thou  also 
shalt  be  ashamf^d  of  Egypt,  as  thou 
wast  ashamed  of  Assyria. 

37  Yea,  thou  shalt  go  iorth  from 
him,  and  thine  hands  upon  thine; 
\wm\  :  for  the  Lord  hath  rejected 
^  thy  confidencps,  and  thou  shalt 
iKjt  prosper  in  them. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  GocVh  (/rent  mercy  in  ,JiuUilC»  rile  ir/inre- 
ihnn.  6  Judah  in  ivorHe  ilinn  Jsniel.  VI 
The  promisen  of  the  gospel  to  the  jienitetit. 
20  Israel  reproved,  and  called  hi/  (;<iil, 
mah-eth  a  solemn  confession  tf  their  sins. 

rpHEY  say.  If  a  man  put  away 
JL  his  wife,  and  she  go  rroni  him, 
ajid  become  another  man's,  shall  he 
return  unto  her  again?  shall  not 
that  land  be  greatly  polluted  ?  l)ut 
th(ju    hast  played  the  harlot  with 


many  lovers ;  yet  return  again  to 
me,  saith  the  Lord. 

2  Lift  up  thine  eyes  unto  the 
high  places,  and  see  where  thou 
hast  not  been  lien  with.  In  the 
ways  hast  thou  sat  for  them,  as  the 
Arabian  in  the  wilderness  ;  and 
thou  hast  polluted  the  land  with 
thy  whoredoms  and  with  thy  wick- 
edness. 

3  Therefore  the  showers  have 
been  withholden,  and  there  hath 
been  no  latter  rain ;  and  thou 
hadst  a  ^  whore's  forehead,  thou 
refusedst  to  be  ashamed. 

4  Wilt  thou  not  from  this  time 
cry  unto  me.  My  father,  thou  art 
the  guide  of  my  youth  % 

5  Will  he  "  reserve  his  anger  for 
ever  1  will  he  keep  it  to  the  end  1 
Behold,  thou  hast  'spoken  and  done 
evil  things  as  thou  couldest. 

6  H  The  Lord  said  also  unto  me 
in  the  days  of  Josiah  the  king, 
Hast  thou  seen  that  which  backslid- 
ing Israel  hath  done  1  she  is  gone 
up  upon  every  high  mountain  and 
under  every  green  tree,  and  there 
hath  played  the  harlot. 

7  And  I  said  after  she  had  done 
all  these  things.  Turn  thou  unto  me. 
But  she  returned  not.  And  her 
treacherous  sister  Judah  saw  it. 

8  And  I  saw,  when  for  all  the 
causes  whereby  backsliding  Israel 
committed  adultery  I  had  put  her 
away,  and  given  her  a  bill  of  di- 
vorce ;  yet  her  treacherous  sister 
Judah  feared  not,  but  went  and 
played  the  harlot  also. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  through 
the  lightness  of  her  whoredom, 
that  she  defiled  the  land,'  and  com- 
mitted adultery  with  stones  and 
with  stocks. 

10  And  yet  for  all  this  her 
treacherous  sister  Judah  hath  not 
turned  unto  me  with  her  whok; 
heart,    but    feignedly,    saith    the 

LoKD. 

11  And  the  Loud  said  unto  me. 
The  backsliding  Israel  hath  Musti- 
fied  hei'self  moi-e  than  treacherous 
Judah. 

12  11  Co  and  proclaim  those 
woi'ds  towai'd  the  noi'th,  and  say, 
Return,  thou  Ijacksliding  Tsi-ael, 
saith  the  Loud  ;  and  1  will  not 
cau.se  mine  angei-  to  fall  uj)on  you  : 
for  I  a/ii  mei'ciful,  saith  the  Loud, 
and  I  will  not  kee])  anger  for  ever. 

13  Only  acknowledge  thine  ini- 
quity, that  thou  hast  transgi-esscd 
against  the  Loi;i)  thy  (^lod,  and  h;ist 
scattered  thy  ways  to  the  strangers 
uiuler  evei'v  green  tree,  and  ye  have 
not  obeyed  my  voice,  saith  tin; 
Lord. 


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Exhortation  to  repentance. 


JEREMIAH,  4. 


Judah  threatened  with  invasion. 


11  the  sliame- 
fiil  thins 


14  '  Turn,  O  backsliding  child- 
ren, saiththe  Ldud;  for  1  am  -  mar- 
ried unto  you  :  and  I  will  take  you 
one  of  a  city,  and  two  of  a  family, 
and  I  will  bring  you  to  Zion  : 

15  And  I  will  give  you  "  pastors 
according  to  mine  heart,  which 
shall  feed  you  with  knowledge  and 
understanding. 

16  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  ye  be  multiplied  and  in- 
creased in  the  land,  in  those  days, 
saith  the  Loi:i),  they  shall  say  no 
more.  The  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
<the  LoiiD  :  neither  shall  it  come  to 
mind  :  neither  shall  they  rernember 
it ;  neither  shall  they  ■*  visit  it ; 
neither  shall  ^  tk<(t  be  done  any 
more. 

17  At  that  time  they  shall  call 
Jerusalem  the  throne  of  the  Loud  ; 
and  all  the  nations  shall  be  gathered 
unto  it,  to  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
to  Jerusalem  :  neither  shall  they 
walk  any  more  after  the  "imagina- 
tion of  their  evil  heart. 

18  In  those  days  the  house  of  Ju- 
dah shall  walk  with  the  house  of 
Israel,  and  they  shall  come  together 
out  of  the  land  of  the  north  to  the 
land  that  I  have  given  for  an  inheri- 
tance unto  your  fathers. 

19  But  I  said.  How  shall  I  put 
thee  among  the  children,  and  give 
thee  a  ])leasant  land,  a  goodly 
heritage  of  the  hosts  of   '^  nations  'J 


and  I  said,  Thou  shalt  call  me.  My 
father  ;  and  shalt  not  turn  away 
'^  from  me. 

20  II  Surely  a.s>  a  wife  treache- 
rously departeth  from  her  husband, 
so  have  ye  dealt  treacherously  with 
me,  O  house  of  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord. 

"21  A  voice  was  heard  upon  the 
'•*  high  i^laces.  weeping  and  sup- 
l)Ucations  of  the  children  of  Israel : 
'"for  they  have  perverted  their 
way,  avd  they  have  forgotten  the 
Loud  their  God. 

22  Return,  ye  backsliding  child- 
ren, and^  I  will  heal  your  backslid- 
ings.  Behold,  we  come  unto  thee  ; 
for  thou  art  the  Lord  our  God. 

23  Truly  in  vain  is  salvation 
hoped  for  from  the  hills,  a7id  f)-<>iii 
the  multitude  of  mountains  :  truly 
in  the  Lord  our  God  is  the  salva- 
tion of  Israel. 

24  For  "shame  hath  devoured 
the  labour  of  our  fathers  from 
our  youth  ;  their  flocks  and  their 
herds,  their  sons  and  their  daugh- 
ters 


God,  we  and  our  fathers,  from  oui 
youth  even  unto  this  day,  and  have 
not  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
our  God. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  God  calleih  Israel  by  his  promue.  3  fie 
exhorteth  Judah  to  repentance  hy  fearful 
judgments.  19  A  grievous  lamentation  for 
the  miseries  of  Judah. 

IF  thou  wilt  return,  O  Israel,  saith 
the  Lord,  return  unto  me  :  and 
if  thou  wilt  put  away  thine  abomi- 
nations out  of  my  sight,  '"then 
shalt  thou  not  remove. 

2  And  thou  shalt  swear.  The 
LoRJ>  liveth,  m  truth,  in  judgment, 
and  in  righteousness ;  '■'and 
nations  shall    bless  themselves 


the 


25  We  lie  down  in  our  shame,  and 
our  confusion  covereth  us:  for  we 
have  sinned  against  the  Lord  our 

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him,  and  in  him  shall  they  glorj'. 

3  II  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  to 
the  men  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem, 
Break  up  your  fallow  ground,  and 
sow  not  among  thorns. 

4  Circumcise  yourselves  to  the 
Lord,  and  take  away  the  foreskins 
of  your  heart,  ye  men  of  Judah 
and  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  :  lest 
my  fury  come  forth  like  fire,  and 
burn  that  none  can  quench  it,  be- 
cause of  the  evil  of  your  doings. 

5  Declare  ye  in  Judah,  and  pub- 
lish in  Jerusalem  ;  and  say,  Blow 
ye  the  trumpet  in  the  land  :  '•*  cry, 
gather  together,  and  say.  Assemble 
yourselves,  and  let  us  go  into  the 
defenced  cities. 

6  Set  up  the  standard  toward 
Zion  ;  '-'retire,  stay  not :  for  I  will 
bring  evil  from  the  north,  and  a 
great  destruction. 

7  The  lion  is  come  up  from  his 
thicket,  and  the  destroyer  of  the 
"^Gentiles  is  on  his  way  ;  he  is  gone 
forth  from  his  place  to  make  thy 
land  desolate ;  aiul  thy  cities  shall 
be  laid  waste,  without  an  inhabi- 
tant. 

8  For  this  gird  you  Avith  sack- 
cloth, lament  and  howl  :  for  the 
fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  is  not 
turned  back  fi^m  us. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at 
that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  that  the 
heart  of  the  king  shall  perish,  jind 
the  heart  of  the  princes ;  and  the 
priests  shall  be  astonished,  and  the 
prophets  shall  wonder. 

10  Then  said  1,  Ah.  Lord  God! 
sui'ely  thou  hast  greatly  deceived 
this  ])eoi)le  and  Jerusalem,  saying. 
Ye  shall  have  peace ;  whereas  the 
sword  reach eth  unto  the  soul. 

11  At  that  time  shall  it  be  said 
to  this  people  anfl  to  Jei'usalem,  A 
dry  wind  '"of  the  high  places  in  the 
wilderness  toward  the  daughter  of 
my  people,  not  to  fan,  nor  to 
cleanse, 


12  and  wilt 
not  wander, 
and  wilt 
swear.  As 
the  Lord 
liveth, 

13  then  shall 
the  nations 


14  cry  aloud, 


15  flee  for 
safety, 


16  nations 


1"  from  the 
bare  heights 


Lavientation  over  Judah. 


JEREMIAH,  5. 


Jerusalem  denounced. 


1  thine  evil 


-  the  hills  of 


3  surely 


■*  Jiugnisli, 
my  iiiiiiuisil! 

5  is 

(lis(|iiietLMl 


"  IvllDW   UK 

not  ; 


to  and  fro. 


12  Even  a  full  wind  from  those 
j)Iaces  shall  come  unto  me :  now 
also  will  I  give  sentence  against 
them. 

13  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  as 
clouds,  and  his_  chariots  shall  6e  as 
a  whirlwind :  his  horses  are  swifter 
than  eagles.  Woe  unto  us  !  for  we 
are  spoiled. 

14  O  Jerusalem,  wash  thine 
heart  from  wickedness,  that  thou 
mayest  be  saved.  How  long  shall 
^  thy  vain  thoughts  lodge  within 
tiiee  'i 

15  For  a  voice  declareth  from 
Dan,  and  publisheth  affliction  from 
'^  mount  Ephraira. 

16  Make  ye  mention  to  the  na- 
tions; behold,  publish  against  Je- 
rusalem, that  watchers  come  from 
a  far  country,  and  give  out  their 
voice  against  the  cities  of  Judah. 

17  As  keepers  of  a  field,  are  thej'^ 
against  her  round  about ;  because 
she  hath  been  rebellious  against 
me,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  Thy  way  and  thy  doings  have 
procured  these  things  unto  thee  ; 
this  fs  thy  wickedness,  ''because  it 
is  bitter,  ■''because  it  reacheth  unto 
thine  heart. 

19  II  My  •*  bowels,  my  bowels  ! 
I  am  pained  at  my  very  h(iart ;  my 
heart  ^  maketh  a  noise  in  me ;  I 
cannot  hold  my  peace,  because  thou 
hast  heard,  O  my  soul,  the  sound 
of  the  trumpet,  tlie  alarm  of  war. 

20  Destruction  upondesti'uction 
is  cried  ;  for  the  whole  land  is 
spoiled :  suddenly  are  my  tents 
spoiled,  (ind  my  curtains  in  a 
moment. 

21  How  long  shall  I  see  the 
standard,  and  hear  the  sound  <jf 
the  trumpet  1 

22  For  my  people  /■s-  foolish,  they 
"  have  not  known  iiic  :  they  are  Hot- 
tish  children,  and  they  have  none 
understanding:  iW^y  are  wise  to  do 
e\il,  but  to  do  good  they  have  no 
knowledge. 

23  I  beheld  the  earth,  and,  lo,  it 
mag  without  form,  and  void  :  and 
the  heavens,  and  tne.y  ha/l  no  light. 

2'4  I  beheld  the  mountains,  and, 
lo,  they_ trembled,  and  all  the  hills 
moved  "lightly. 

25  1  beheld,  aiifl,  lo,  there  was  no 
man,  and  all  the  birds  of  the  hea- 
vens were  Hed. 

26  1  beheld,  and,  lo,  the  fruitful 
place  wax  i\.  wilderness,  an<l  all  tin* 
cities  thereof  were  br<jken  down  at 
the  presenc<^  of  the  LoKU,  and  by 
his  fierce!  anger. 

27  For  thus  hath  tlie  Loitn  said. 
The  whole  land  shall  l)e  desolate  ; 
yet  will  1  not  make  a  full  end. 


28  For  this  shall  the  earth  mourn, 
and  the  heavens  above  be  black  : 
because  I  have  spoken  it,  I  have 
purposed  it,  and  will  not  repent, 
neitner  will  I  turn  back  from  it. 

29  The  whole  city  shall  flee  for 
the  noise  of  the  horsemen  and  bow- 
men ;  they  shall  go  into  thickets, 
and  climb  up  upon  the  rocks :  evers^ 
city  sJaill  he  forsaken,  and  not  a 
man  dwell  therein. 

30  And  rvhen  thou  art  spoiled, 
what  wilt  thou  dot  Though  thou 
clothest  thyself  with  crimson, 
though  thou  deckest  thee  with 
ornaments  of  gold,  though  thofl 
**  rentest  thy  face  with  painting,  in 
vain  shalt  thou  make  thyself  fair  ; 
tin/  lovers  will  despise  thee,  they 
will  seek  thy  life. 

3 1  For  I  have  heard  a  voice  as  of 
a  woman  in  travail,  and  the  anguish 
as  of  her  that  bringeth  forth  her 
first  child,  the  voice  of  the  daughter 
of  Zion,  that  bewaileth  herself,  that 
spreadeth  her  hands,  saying.  Woe 
is  me  now  !  for  my  soul "  is  wearied 
because  of  murderers. 


CHAPTER  5. 

1  The  judf/menffi  of  God  upon  the.  JfVMt,  for 
Hieir  perrerxenenx,  1  for  their  (iiliilferv, 
10  for  iluir  hiipiet)/,  1!»  for  their  co)i1,e)np1 
of  (liid,  -.'."i  (uid  for  their  grent  corrnjitidii 
in  th.e  ciril  .sto/r,  oil  iniii  ecc/esiits-ticdL 

RUN  ye  to  and  fro  through  the 
streets  of  Jerusalem,  and  see 
now,  and  know,  and  seek  in  the 
broad  places  thereof,  if  ye  can  find 
a  man,  if  there  be  ani/  that ^^ exe- 
cuteth  judgment,  that  seeketh  the 
truth  ;  and  1  will  pard(m  it. 

2  And  though  they  say,  "  The 
Lord  liveth ;  surely  they  swear 
falsely. 

3  O  Lord,  «re  not  thine  eyes 
upon  the  truth?  thou  hast  stricken 
them,  but  they  have  not  grieved  ; 
thou  hast  consumed  them,  Ijvt  they 
ha\(!  rtifused  to  receive  correction  : 
they  have  mad(>  their  faces  harder 
than  a  rock  ;  they  have  refused  to 
return. 

4  Therefore  I  said,  Surely  these 
are  i)(t()r;  they  are  foolish  :  for  they 
know  not  the  way  of  the  LoKP,  nor 
the  judgment  of  their  (Jod. 

5  1  will  get  m(!  unto  the  great 
men,  and  will  speak  unto  them  ; 
for  they  hav<>  known  the  way  of 
the  Loud,  antl  tln^  judgment  of 
tlieir  CJod  :  but  these  have  '"alto- 
gether broken  the  yoke,  a?id  burst 
the  bonds. 

6  Wherefore  a  lion  out  of  the 
forest  shall  slay  tluim,  ami  a  wolf 
of  the  '''evenings  shall  sj)oil  them, 
a   leopard   shall  watch  over  their 


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Her  iniquity 


JEREMIAH,  6. 


and  overthrow. 


cities  :  every  one  that  goeth  out 
thence  shall  be  torn  in  pieces  :  be- 
cause their  transgressions  are 
many,  and  their  backslidings  are 
increased. 

7  H  How  shall  I  pardon  thee  for 
this  1  thy  children  have  forsaken 
me,  and  sworn  by  tlieiii  that  are  no 
gods  :  when  I  had  fed  them  to  the 
full,  they  then  committed  adultery, 
and  assembled  themselves  by  troops 
in  the  harlots'  houses. 

8  They  were  as.  fed  horses  ^  in  the 
morning  :  every  one  neighed  after 
liis  neighbour's  wife. 

9  Shall  I  not  visit  for  these 
things  ?  saith  the  Lord  :  and  shall 
not  my  soul  be  avenged  on  such  a 
nation  as  this  'I 

10  ^  Go  ye  up  upon  her  walla, 
and  destroy ;  but  make  not  a 
full  end :  take  away  her  "  battle- 


ments :  for  they  are  not  the  Lord  s. 

11  For  the  house  of  Israel  and 
tlie  house  of  Judah  have  dealt  very 
treacherouslj^  against  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

12  They  have  belied  the  Lord, 
and  said.  It  is  not  he  ;  neither  shall 
evil  come  upon  us  ;  neither  shall 
we  see  sword  nor  famine  : 

13  And  the  prophets  shall  be- 
come wind,  and  the  word  is  not  in 
them  :  thus  shall  it  be  done  unto 
them. 

14  Wherefore  thus  saith  ^tlie 
Lord   God    of    hosts,    Because 

behold,    I 


ye 

will 


speak    this    word, 
make  my  words  in  thy  mouth  fire, 
and  this  people  wood,  and  it  shall 
devour  them. 

15  Lo,  I  will  bring  a  nation  upon 
you  from  far,  O  house  of  Israel, 
saith  the  Lord  :  it  is  a  mighty 
nation,  it  is  an  ancient  nation,  a 
nation  whose  language  thou  know- 
est  not,  neither  understandest  what 
they  say. 

16  Their  quiver  is  as  an  open 
sepulchre,  they  are  all  mighty 
men. 

17  And  they  shall  eat  up  thine 
harvest,  and  thy  brea<l,  ivliirli, 
thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  should 
eat :  they  shall  eat  up  thy  flocks 
and  thine  herds  :  they  shall  eat  up 
thy  vines  and  thy  tig  trees:  they 
shall  ^  impovei-ish  thy  fenced  cities, 
wherein  thou  trustedst,  with  the 
sword. 

18  Nevertheless  in  those  days, 
saith  the  Lord,  I  will  not  make  a 
full  end  with   you. 

19  II  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  ye  shall  say,  Wlierefoi-e(ioeth 
theL()i;n  our  God  all  the^^e  things 
unto  usj  then  shalt  thou  answer 
them,  Like   as   ye    liave   forsaken 


me,  and  served  strange  gods  in 
your  land,  so  shall  ye  serve  sti-an- 
gers  in  a  land  that  is  not  yours. 

20  Declare  this  in  the  house  of 
Jacob,  and  publish  it  in  Judah, 
saying, 

21  Hear  now  this,  O  foolish  peo- 
ple, and  without  understanding; 
which  have  eyes,  and  see  not ; 
which   have    ears,  and    hear  not : 

22  Fear  ye  not  me(  saith  the 
Lord:  will  ye  not  tremble  at  my 
presence,  which  have  placed  the 
sand /or  the  bound  of  the  sea  by  a 
perpetual  decree,  that  it  cannot 
pass  it :  and  though  the  waves 
thereof  toss  themselves,  yet  can 
they  not  prevail;  though  they 
roar,  yet  can  they  not  pass  over  it'? 

23  But  this  people  hath  a  revolt- 
ing and  a  rebellious  heart ;  they  are 
revolted  and  gone. 

24  Neither  say  the.y  in  their 
heart.  Let  us  now  fear  the  Lord 
our  God,  that  giveth  rain,  both 
the  former  and  the  latter,  in  '''his 
season :  he  reserveth  unto  us  the 
appointed  weeks  of  the  harvest. 

25  U  Your  iniquities  have  turned 
away  these  things,  and  your  sins 
have  withholden  good  things  from 
you. 

26  For  among  my  people  are 
found  wicked  men  ■'  they  lay  wait, 
as  he  that  setteth  snares;  they  set 
a  trap,  they  catch  men. 

27  As  a  cage  is  full  of  birds,  so 
ore  their  houses  full  of  deceit : 
therefore  they  are  become  great, 
and  waxen  rich. 

28  They  are  waxen  fat,  they 
shine :  yea,  they  overpass  the  deeds 
of  the  wicked  :  they  judge  not  the 
cause,  the  cause  of  the  fatherless, 
"yet  they  prosper;  and  the  right  of 
the  needy  do  they  not  judge. 

29  Shall  I  not  visit  for  these 
things?  saith  the  Lord:  shall  not 
my  soul  be  avenged  on  such  a  na- 
tion as  this? 

30  ^1  A  wonderful  and  horrible 
thing  is  committed  in  the    land  ; 

3 1  The  prophets  prophesy  falsely, 
and  the  priests  bear  rule  by  their 
means ;  and  my  people  love  to  have 
it  so  :  and  what  will  ye  do  in  the 
end  thereof? 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  T/ie  enenihx  neiit  ti(/iiiiinf  Judah  4  eii- 
I'liHiuKjc  flii'iiiKetrex.  (i  Ood  xetlHIi  litem  on 
iro//r  hii'ii  iixt-  (if  llieir  Kins,  fl  'J'lie  jD'Ophet 
hum  iititli  llic  jiidrimfnlfs  of  God  beoaufie  of 
t/tcirxinx.  IS  ffi> procliiiiiieih  O'od''ii  vrath. 
•Hi  He  cdlli'tli  Die  peojile  to  motirii  for  the 
Jtidgineiit  on  ilwir  niiin. 

OYE  children  of  Benjamin, 
gather  yourselves  to  flee  out 
of  the  midst  of  Jerusalem,  and 
blow   the  trumpet  in  Tekoa,  and 


Sits 


6  that  they 
sliould 


681 


The  siege  of  Jerusateirl. 


JEREMIAH,  6. 


Her  shameless  transgressions. 


set  up  a  sign  of  fire  in  Beth-hac- 

cerem  :   for  evil  appeareth  out  of 

the  north,  and  great  destruction. 

2  ^  1  have  likened  the  daughter 


of   Zion   to  a  comely  and  dehcate 


3  I'lie  shepherds  with  their  flocks 
shall  come  unto  her ;  they  shall 
pitch  their  tents  against  her  round 
about ;  they  shall  feed  every  one 
in  his  place. 

4  Prepare  ye  war  against  her ; 
arise,  and  let  us  go  up  at  noon. 
Woe  unto  us  !  for  the  day  goeth 
away,  for  the  shadows  of  the  even- 
ing are  stretched  out. 

5  Arise,  and  let  us  go  by  night, 
and  let  us  destroy  her  palaces. 

6  51  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  of 
hosts  said.  Hew  ye  down  trees, 
and  "  cast  a  mount  against  Jerusa- 
lem :  this  is  the  city  to  be  visited  ; 
she  is  wholly  oppression  in  the 
midst  of  her. 

7  As  a  fountain  casteth  out  her 
waters,  so  she  casteth  out  her 
wickedness :  violence  and  spoil  is 
heard  in  her  ;  before  me  continu- 
ally is  ''grief  and  wounds. 

8  Be  thou  instructed,  O  Jeru- 
salem, lest  my  soul  ■*  depai't  from 
thee ;  lest  I  make  thee  desolate, 
a  land  not  inhabited. 

9  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 
They  shall  throughly  glean  the 
remnant  of  Israel  as  a  vine  :  turn 
l)ack  tliine  hand  as  a  grapegatherer 
"'  into  the  baskets. 

10  To  whom  shall  I  speak,  and 
give  warning,  that  they  may  hear  1 
behold,  their  ear  is  uncircuincised, 
and  they  cannot  hearken  :  behold, 
the  word  of  the  Lord  is  unto  them 
a  reproach ;  they  have  no  delight 
in  it. 

1 1  Therefore  I  am  full  of  the 
fury  of  the  Lord  ;  I  am  weary  with 
holding  in  :  I  will  pour  it  out  upon 
the  children  "al^'oad.  and  upon 
the  asseinljly  of  young  men  to- 
gether :  for  even  the  husband  with 
the  wife  shall  be  taken,  the  aged 
with  him  that  is  full  of  days. 

12  And  their  houscss  shall  he 
turned  unto  otliers,  with  their 
I'lclds  and  wives  together:  for  I 
will  stretch  out  my  hand  upon  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land,  saith  the 

13  For  from  the  least  f)f  them 
even  unto  tlie  greatest  of  them 
every  ()ne  is  given  to  covetousn(!Ss  ; 
and  from  the  prophet  even  unto 
the  pi-icst  every  one  dealeth  falsely. 

II  Tliey  have  heal(>d  also  the 
hui't  of  the  (Idvghtcr  of  my  people 
sliglitl.v,  saying,  Peace,  peace ; 
when  tliere  is  no  peace. 


L5  Were  they  ashamed  when 
they  had  committed  abomination  % 
nay,  they  were  not  at  all  ashamed, 
neither  could  they  blush :  there- 
fore they  shall  fall  among  them 
that  fall :  at  the  time  that  I  visit 
them  they  shall  be  cast  down, 
saith  the  Lord. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Stand 
ye  in  the  ways,  and  see,  and  ask 
for  the  old  paths,  where  is  the 
good  way,  and  walk  therein,  and 
ye  shall  find  rest  for  your  souls. 
But  they  said,  We  will  not  walk 
therein. 

17  Also  I  set  watchmen  over 
you,  saying.  Hearken  to  the  sound 
of  the  trumpet.  But  they  said. 
We  will  not  hearken. 

18  51  Therefore  hear,  ye  nations, 
and  know,  O  congregation,  what 
is  among  them. 

19  Hear,  O  eaith :  behold,  I 
will  bring  evil  upon  this  people, 
even  the  fruit  of  their  thoughts, 
because  tliey  have  not  hearkened 
unto  my  words,  nor  to  my  law, 
but  rejected  it. 

20  To  what  purpose  cometh 
there  to  me  incense  from  Sheba, 
and  the  sweet  cane  froni  a  far 
country  *?  your  burnt  offerings  are 
not  acceptable,  nor  your  sacrifices 
sweet  unto  me. 

2 1  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Behold,  I  will  lay  stumblingblocks 
before  this  j^eople,  and  the  fathers 
and  the  sons  together  shall  fall 
upon  them  ;  tlie  neighbour  and  his 
friend  shall  perish. 

22  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold, 
a  people  ccnnetli  from  the  north 
country,  and  a  great  nation  shall 
be  '^  raised  from  the  **  sides  of  tlie 
earth. 

23  They  shall  lay  hold  on  bow 
and  spear ;  they  are  cruel,  and  have 
no  mei'cy  ;  their  voice  roareth  like 
the  sea;  and  they  ride  uixni  horses, 
set  in  ari'a.v  as  men  for  war  against 
thee,  O  daughter  of  Zion. 

24  We  have  heard  the  fame 
thereof :  our  hands  wax  feeble : 
anguish  hath  taken  hold  of  us,  ami 
pain,  as  of  a  woman  in  travail. 

'IT)  (Jo  not  forth  into  the  field,  noi' 
walk  by  the  way  ;  foi'  the  sword  of 
theenem.v  rn/r/fear  is  on  every  side. 

26  51  O  daughter  of  m.y  lu'ople, 
gird  tliee  with  sackcloth,  and  wal- 
low th.ysdf  in  ashes:  make  thee 
moui'iiing,  as  for  tux  only  son,  most 
liitter  lainentat  ion  :  for  the  spoiler 
shall  suddcidy  come  upon  us. 

27  I  haveset  the(^/'o/a  towera?/'/ 
a,  fortress  among  m,v  jx'ople,  that 
thou  mayest  know  and  ti-y  their 
wa.y. 

28  They  are  all  grievous  revolt- 


'  slirriMl  up 
>*  uttermost 
parts 


682 


A  call  to  true  repentance. 


JEREMIAH,  7.       Obedience  required  before  sacrifice. 


*  whereupon 
my  name  is 
called, 


ers,  '  walking  with  slanders  :  thei/ 
are  brass  and  iron  ;  they  are  all 
corrupters. 

29  The  bellows  -are  burned,  the 
lead  is  consumed  of  the  fire ; 
the  founder  melteth  in  vain :  for 
the  wicked  are  not  plucked  away. 

30  ^Reprobate  silver  shall  meii 
call  them,  because  the  Lord  hath 
rejected  them. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  Jeremiah  is  sent  to  call  for  true  repentance, 
to  prevent  the  Jeics^  captirity.  8  He  re- 
jecteth  their  rain  confidence,  12  h>j  the 
example  of  SliildJi.  IT  lie  Ihreiiteneth  tliem 
for  their  iilolair,/.  21  I/e  rejecteih  the 
sacrifices  of  the  disobedient.  29  He  ex- 
horteth  to  mourn  for  their  abominations  in 
Tophet,  32  and  the  judgments  for  the  same. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah 
from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Stand  in  the  gate  of  the  Lord's 
house,  and  proclaim  there  this  word, 
and  say,  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
all  ye  of  Judah,  that  enter  in  at 
these  gates  to  worship  the  Lord. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  Amend  your 
ways  and  your  doings,  and  I  will 
cause  you  to  dwell  in  this  place. 

4  Trust  ye  not  in  lying  words, 
sajang.  The  temple  of  the  Lord, 
The  temple  of  the  Lord,  The  temple 
of  the  Lord,  are  these. 

5  For  if  ye  throughly  aniend 
your  ways  and  your  doings ;  if  ye 
throughly  execute  judgment  be- 
tween a  man  and  his  neighbour  ; 

6  //  ye  oppress  not  the  stranger, 
the  fatherless,  and  the  widow,  and 
shed  not  innocent  blood  in  this 
place,  neither  walk  after  other  gods 
to  your  hurt : 

7  Then  will  I  cause  you  to  dwell 
in  this  place,  in  the  land  that  I 
gave  to  your  fathers,  for  ever  and 
ever. 

8  U  Behold,  ye  trust  in  lying 
words,  that  cannot  profit. 

9  Will  ye  steal,  murder,  and  com- 
mit adultery,  and  swear  falsely, 
and  burn  incense  unto  Baal,  and 
walk  after  other  gods  whom  ye 
know  not; 

10  And  come  and  stand  before 
me  in  this  house,  *  which  is  called 


by  n^y  name,  and  say,  We  are  de- 
livei'cd  to  do  all  these  abomina- 
tions 1 

11  Is  this  house,  which  is  called 
by  my  name,  become  a  den  of  rob- 
bers in  your  eyes'?  Behold,  even 
T  have  seen  it,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  But  go  ye  now  unto  my  place 
whi(;h  was  in  8hiloh,  where  I  set 
my  name  at  the  first,  and  see  what 
I  did  to  it  for  the  wickedness  of  my 
people  Israel. 

13  And   now,   because    ye  have 


done  all  these  works,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  1  spake  unto  you,  rising 
up  early  and  speaking,  but  ye 
heard  not ;  and  I  called  you,  but  ye 
answered  not; 

14  Therefore  will  I  do  unto  this 
house,  which  is  called  by  my  name, 
wherein  ye  trust,  and  unto  the 
place  which  I  gave  to  you  and  to 
your  fathers,  as  I  have  done  to 
iShiloh. 

15  And  I  will  cast  you  out  of  my 
sight,  as  I  have  cast  out  all  your 
brethren,  even  the  whole  seed  of 
Ephraim. 

16  Therefore  pray  not  thou  for 
this  people,  neither  lift  up  cry  nor 
prayer  for  them,  neither  make  in- 
tercession to  me  :  for  I  will  not 
hear  thee. 

17  U  Seest  thou  not  what  they 
do  in  the  cities  of  Judah  and  in  the 
streets  of  Jerusalem"? 

18  The  children  gather  wood, 
and  the  fathers  kindle  the  fire,  and 
the  women  knead  their  dough,  to 
make  cakes  to  the  queen  of  hea- 
ven, and  to  pour  out  drink  offerings 
unto  other  gods,  that  they  may 
provoke  me  to  anger. 

1 9  Do  they  provoke  me  to  anger? 
saith  the  Lord  :  do  they  not  2irovoke 
themselves  to  the  confusion  of  their 
own  faces  1 

20  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behold,  mine  anger  and  my 
fury  shall  be  poui'ed  out  upon  this 
place,  upon  man,  and  upon  beast, 
and  u])on  the  trees  of  the  field,  and 
upon  the  fruit  of  the  ground  ;  and 
it  shall  burn,  and  shall  not  be 
quenched. 

21  U  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel;  ''Put  your 
burnt  offerings  unto  your  sacri- 
fices, and  "  eat  flesh. 

22  For  I  spake  not  unto  your 
fathers,  nor  commanded  them  in 
the  day  that  I  brought  them  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  concerning 
burnt  offerings  or  sacrifices : 

23  But  this  thing  commanded  I 
them,  saying.  Obey  my  voice,  and 
I  will  be  your  God,  and  ye  shall  be 
my  people  :  and  walk  ye  in  all  the 
ways  that  I  have  commanded  you, 
that  it  may  be  well  unto  you. 

24  But  they  hearkened  not,  nor 
inclined  their  ear,  but  walked  in 
the  counsels  and  in  the  "  imagi- 
nation of  their  evil  heart,  and  went 


b;ickward,  and  not  forward. 

25  Since  the  day  that  your  fa- 
thers came  foi'th  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt  unto  this  day  I  have  even 
sent  unto  you  all  my  servants  the 
prophets,  daily  rising  up  early  and 
sending  tJtein  : 

2G  Yet  they  hearkened  not  unto 


5  Add 
"  eat  ye 


" stubborn- 
ness 


683 


The  abominations  of  Tophet. 


JEREMIAH,  8. 


The  imjienitence  ofjudah. 


me,  nor  inclined  tlieir  ear,  but 
hardened  their  neck :  they  did 
worse  than  their  fathers. 

27  Therefore  thou  shalt  speak  all 
these  words  unto  them ;  but  they 
will  not  hearken  to  thee :  thou  shalt 
also  call  unto  them  ;  but  they  will 
not  answer  thee. 

28  But  thou  shalt  say  unto  them, 
This  is  a  nation  that  obeyeth  not 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  their  God, 
nor  receiveth  correction  :  ^  truth  is 
perished,  and  is  cut  off  from  their 
mouth. 

29  ^  Cut  off  thine  hair,  0  Jeru- 
salein,  and  cast  it  away,  and  take 
up  a  lamentation  on  high  places ; 
for  the  Lord  hath  rejected  and  for- 
saken the  generation  of  his  wrath. 

30  For  the  children  of  Judah 
have  done  evil  in  my  sight,  saith 
the  LcfRD  :  they  have  set  their  abo- 
minations in  the  house  which  is 
called  by  my  name,  to  pollute  it. 

31  And  they  have  built  the  high 
places  of  Tophet,  which  is  in  the 
valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  to 
burn  their  sons  and  their  daughters 
in  the  fire ;  w'hich  I  commanded 
them  not,  neither  came  it  into  my 
heart. 

32  U  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  it  shall 
no  more  be  called  Tophet,  nor  The 
valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  but 
The  valley  of  slaughter :  for  they 
shall  bury  in  Tophet,  -  till  there  be 
no  place. 

33  And  the  carcases  of  this  peo- 
ple shall  be  meat  for  the  fowls  of 
the  heaven,  and  foi-  the  beasts  of 
tiie  earth ;  and  none  shall  ^  fray 
them  away. 

34  Then  will  I  cause  to  cease 
from  the  cities  of  Judali,  and  from 
the  streets  of  J(M'usalem,  the  voice 
of  mirth,  and  the  voice  of  gladness, 
tlu!  voice  of  the  })ridegroom,  and 
th(;  voice  oi  the  Ijride:  for  the  land 
shall  be  desolate. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  7'/ie  calaiiii/t/  of  tlw.  Juih,  huth  tleaA  <i)i<l 
a  lire,.  4  lie,  ujibtdiditli  t/ieir  foolix/i  mid 
KhiimeleHH  iriiijevileiicij.  13  //<<  sheirflli 
their  grievouH  juihjiiie'iit,  18  and  ht'iriiili-lh 
their  denjitrute  ei'tate. 

AT  that  time,  saith  the  Lord, 
they  shall  bring  out  the  bones 
of  the  kings  of  Judah,  anfl  tlie 
bones  of  his  princes,  and  the  hones 
of  tlic  |j!-i(!sts  and  the  hones  of  the 
nrophets,  and  the  bones  of  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem,  out  of  their 
graves : 

2  And  they  sludl  si)read  them  be- 
fore the  sun,  and  the  moon,  and  all 
the  host  of  hciiNcn,  wliom  they  have 
loved,  and  wIkjui  they  have  served. 


and  after  whom  they  have  walked, 
and  whom  they  have  sought,  and 
whom  they  have  worshipijed  :  they 
shall  not  be  gathered,  nor  be  buried ; 
they  shall  be  for  dung  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth. 

3  And  death  shall  be  chosen 
rather  than  life  by  all  the  residue 
of  them  that  remain  of  this  evil 
family,  which  remain  in  all  the 
places  whither  I  have  driven  them, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  51  Moreover  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them,  Thus  saith  the  Louu;  Sliall 
•*  they  fall,  and  not  arise  "^  shall  ^  he 
turn  away,  and  not  return  ? 

5  Why  then  is  this  people  of  Je- 
rusalem slidden  back  bj'^  a  perpe- 
tual backsliding  1  they  hold  fast 
deceit,  they  refuse  to  return. 

6  1  hearkened  and  heard,  Imt 
they  spake  not  aright :  no  man  re- 
pented him  of  his  wickedness,  say- 
ing. What  have  I  done?  every  one 
turned  to  his  course,  as  the  norse 
rusheth  into  the  battle. 

7  Yea,  the  stork  in  the  heaven 
knoweth  her  appointed  times  ;  and 
the  ''  turtle  and  the  crane  and  the 
swallow  observe  the  time  of  their 
coming  ;  but  my  people  know  not 
the  ^  judgment  of  the  Lord. 

8  How  do  ye  say,  We  are  wise, 
and  the  la\v  of  the  Lord  is  with  us  ( 
•^Lo,  certainly  in  vain  made  he  it  ; 


the  ))(^n  of  the  scribes  is  in  vain. 

'J  The  wise  men  are  ashamed, 
they  are  dismayed  and  taken  :  lo, 
they  have  I'ejected  the  woi-d  of  i\w. 
Lou  [) ;  and  what  wisdom  is  in  them  'I 

10  Therefore  will  I  give  theii' 
wives  unto  others,  atid  their  fields 
to  them  that  shall  inherit  tlunn  : 
for  every  one  from  the  least  even 
unto  the  greatest  is  given  to  covet- 
ousness,  from  tlie  prophet  even 
unto  the  priest  every  one  dealeth 
falsely. 

1  I  For  they  have  healed  the  luirt 
of  the  daughter  of  iny  people 
slightl.v,  saying,  JY^ace,  peace; 
when   there  is  no   ])eace. 

12  Were  they  ashamed  when 
the.v  had  connnitted  abomination  '. 
nay,  they  were  not  at  all  ashamed, 
neither  could  they  blush :  thei-e- 
fore  shall  they  fall  among  them 
that  fall  :  in  tin;  time  of  theii'  visi- 
tation the.v  shall  bo  cast  down, 
saith  tlu^   LoiiD. 

13  If  1  will  surely  consume  them, 
saith  the  LoiiD  :  t.he)r,  shall  he  no 
grapes  on  the  vine,  no)'  figs  on. the 
fig  tree,  and  the  li-af  shall  fade  ;  and 
'Uhe   fl/iv//K   thnf  1  h;i\(' irix'en  ihcni 


shall  pass  a  way  tVoni  iJicni 

14   \\  hy  do  \\v  sil  still  (  assemble 
youi'selves,  and  let  us  enter  into 


084 


Jeremiah  Imnenteth  for 


JEREMIAH,  9. 


Judah  and  her  misery. 


the  defenced  cities,  and  let  us  '  be 
silent  there  :  for  the  LoiU)  our  God 
hatli  "  put  us  to  silence,  and  given 
us  water  of  gail  to  druik,  because 
we  have  sinned  against  the  Lord. 

15  We  lookefl  for  peace,  but  no 
good  came;  and  for  a  time  of 
health,  and  behold  trouble  ! 

1 6  The  snorting  of  his  horses  was 
heard  from  Dan :  the  whole  land 
trembled  at  the  sound  of  the  neigh- 
ing of  his  strong  ones  ;  for  they  are 
come,  and  have  devoured  the  land, 
and  all  that  is  in  it ;  the  city,  and 
those  that  dwell  therein. 

17  For,  behold,  I  will  send  ser- 
pents, '^  cockatrices,  among  you, 
which  will  not  he  charmeck  and  they 
shall  bite  you,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  H  When  I  would  comfort  mj^- 
self  against  sorrow,  my  heart  is 
faint  in  me. 

1 9  Behold  the  voice  of  the  cry  of 
the  daughter  of  my  people  ■*  because 
o_f  them  that  dwell  in  a  far  country : 
Js  not  the  Lord  in  Zion"?  is  not 
her  king  in  her  1  Why  have  they 
provoked  me  to  anger  with  their 
graven  images,  and  with  strange 
vanities  1 

20  The  harvest  is  past,  the  sum- 
mer is  ended,  and  we  are  not  saved. 

21  For  the  hurt  of  the  daughter 
of  my  people  am  I  hurt ;  I  ^  am 
])lack :  astonishment  hath  taken 
hold  on  me. 

22  Is  there  no  balm  in  Gilead  ;  is 
there  no  physician  there  1  why  then 
is  not  the  health  of  the  daughter 
of  my  people  recovered  ? 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  Jeremidh  larnenfeth.  Ihe  Jens  for  Ihi'ir 
manifold,  .iins,  9  iiiid  for  tlieir  jiKlginent. 
12  Disohedience  in  the  cauxe  of  their  hitter 
cahimity.  17  Ife  exhorteih,  to  mourn-  for 
their  desPrucUon,  23  and  to  trvxt  not  in 
themselveii,  but  in  God.  25  lie  threateneth 
hoth  Jetos  and  Gentilen. 

OH  that  my  head  were  waters, 
and  jnine  eyes  a  fountain  of 
tears,  that  I  might  weep  day  and 
night  for  the  slain  of  the  daughter 
of  my  people  ! 

2  Oh  that  I  had  in  the  wilder- 
ness a  lodging  place  of  wayfaring 
men  ;  that  I  might  leave  my  peo- 
ple, and  go  frr)m  them  !  for  they 
he  all  adulterers,  an  assembly  of 
treacherous  men. 

3  And  they  bend  their  tongues 
like  their  bow  for  lies  :  but  they 
are  not  valiant  for  the  truth  upon 
the  earth  ;  for  they  proceed  from 
evil  to  evil,  and  they  know  not  me, 
saith  the  Lord. 

4  Take  ye  heed  every  one  of  his 
neighbour,  and  trust  ye  not  in  any 
brother  :  for  every  brother  will  ut- 


terly supplant,  and  every  neigh- 
bour will  •*  walk  with  slanders. 

5  And  they  will  deceive  every 
one  his  neighbour,  and  will  not 
speak  the  truth  :  they  have  taught 
their  tongue  to  speak  lies,  and 
weary  themselves  to  commit  ini- 
qviity. 

6  Thine  habitation  is  in  the 
midst  of  deceit;  through  deceit  they 
refuse  to  know  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts.  Behold,  I  will  melt  them, 
and  try  them  ;  for  '^how  shall  I  do 


for  the  daughter  of  m.y  people  'I 

6  Their  tongue  is  as  an  arrow 
shot  out ;  it  speaketh  deceit :  one 
speaketh  peaceably  to  his  neigh- 
bour with  nis  mouth,  but  in  heart 
he  layeth  his  wait. 

9  H  Shall  I  not  visit  them  for 
these  things?  saith  the  Lord  :  shall 
not  my.  soul  be  avenged  on  such  a 
nation  as  this '? 

10  For  the  mountains  will  I  take 
up  a  weeping  and  wailing,  and  for 
the  **  habitations  of  the  wilderness 
a  lamentation,  because  they  are 
burned  up,  so  that  none  can  pass 
through  them ;  neither  can  -men 
hear  the  voice  of  the  cattle;  both 
the  fowl  of  the  heavens  and  the 
beast  are  fled  ;  they  are  gone. 

11  And  I  will  make  Jerusalem 
heaps,  and  a  den  of  ■'  dragons  ;  and 
I  will  make  the  cities  of  Judah 
desolate,  without  an  inhabitant. 

12  ^  Who  is  the  wise  man,  that 
may  understand  this  1  and  tvho  is 
he  to  whom  the  mouth  of  the  Lord 
hath  spoken,  that  he  may  declare 
it,  for  what  the  land  perisheth  and 
is  l)urned  up  like  a  wilderness,  that 
none  passeth  through "! 

13  And  the  Lord  saith.  Because 
the.v  have  forsaken  my  law  which 
I  set  before  them,  and  have  not 
obeyed  my  voice,  neither  walked 
therein  ; 

14  But  have  walked  after  the 
'°  imagination  of  their  own  heart, 
and  after  "  Baalim,  which  their 
fathers  taught  them  : 

1 5  Thei'cfore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  ;  Behold, 
I  will  feed  them,  even  this  people, 
witli  wormwood,  and  give  them 
water  of  gall  to  drink. 

16  1  will  scatter  them  also  among 
the  heath(ui,  whom  neither  they 
nor  their  fathers  have  known:  and 
1  will  send  a  sword  after  them,  till 
I  have  consumed  them. 

17  11  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts.  Consider  ye,  and  call  for  the 
mourning  women,  that  they  may 
come  ;  and  send  for  cunning  women, 
that  they  may  come  : 


685 


Knowledge  of  God  maiis  glory. 


JEREMIAH,  10. 


The  true  God  and  idols. 


6  ordinances 
6  peoples 


18  And  let  them  make  haste, 
and  take  up  a  waihng  for  us,  that 
our  eyes  may  run  down  with  tears, 
and  our  eyelids  gush  out  with  wa- 
ters. 

1 9  For  a  voice  of  wailing  is  heard 
out  of  Zion,  How  are  we  spoiled ! 
we  are  greatly  confounded,  because 
we  have  forsaken  the  land,  because 
'  our  dwellings  have  cast  j/.s  out. 

20  Vet  hear  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  O  ye  women,  and  let  your 
ear  receive  the  word  of  his  mouth, 
and  teach  your  daughters  wail- 
ing, and  every  one  her  neighbour 
lamentation. 

21  For  death  is  come  up  into  our 
windows,  and  is  entered  into  our 
^lalaces,  to  cut  off  the  children 
from  without,  and  the  young  men 
from  the  streets. 

22  Speak,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
Even  the  carcases  of  men  shall  fall 
as  dung  upon  the  open  field;  and  as 
the  handful  after  the  harvestman, 
and  none  shall  gather  them. 

23  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Let 
not  the  wise  nuin  glory  in  his  wis- 
dom, neither  let  the  mighty  wan 
glory  in  his  might,  let  not  the  rich 
man  gloi"y  in  his  riches  : 

24  But  let  him  that  glorieth 
glory  in  this,  that  he  understand- 
eth  and  knoweth  me,  that  I  am. 
the  Lord  which  exercise  loving- 
kindness,  judgment,  and  right- 
eousness, in  the  earth :  for  in 
these  things  I  delight,  saith  the 
Lord. 

25  U  Behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  I  \vill  punish 
all  them  which  are  circumcised 
'•^  with   the   uncircumcised  ; 

26  Egypt,  and  .ludali,  and  Edom, 
and  the  children  of  Ammon,  and 
Moab,  and  all  that  '■'' are  in  the  ut- 


most_coIwrs^that  dwell  in  the  wil- 
derness :  for  all  *  thexe  nations  are 
uncircumcised,  and  all  the  house 
of  Israel  are  uncircumcised  in  the 
heart. 

CHAPTER   10. 

1  The  inifijiKi!  cdniparixon  of  Cod  itiul  iihtU. 
17  The  jinijiliit  exhorieth  to  /In'  frnm  the 
culmiiitii  Id  luniie.  19  He  UminiUlli  llic 
Hfioil  (if  the,  td/jefitficle  by  foulixh  paxtors. 
2:',  lie,  niaketh  an  humble  siipplicaiion. 

HEAR  ye  the  word  which  tlie 
Li»RD    speaketh  unto  you,  O 
hous(!  of  Israel  : 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Learn 
not  the  way  of  the  heathen,  and 
be  not  dismayed  at  the  signs  of 
heaven  ;  for  the  heathen  are  dis- 
mayed at  them. 

3  For  the  ^  customs  of  the  "  peo- 
ple  are  vain  :  for  one  cutteth  a  tree 
out  of  the  forest,  the  work  of  the 


hands  of  the  workman,  with  the 
axe. 

4  They  deck  it  with  silver  and 
with  gold ;  they  fasten  it  with 
nails  and  with  hammers,  that  it 
move  not. 

5  They  are "'  upright  as  the  palm 
tree,  but  speak  not :  they  must 
needs  be  borne,  because  they  can- 
not go.  Be  not  afraid  of  them ; 
for  they  cannot  do  evil,  neither 
also  is  it  in  them  to  do  good. 

6  Forasmuch  as  there  is  none  like 
unto  thee,  O  Lord  ;  thou  ar^  great, 
and  thy  name  is  great  in  might. 

7  Who  would  not  fear  thee,  O 
King  of  nations  1  for  to  thee  doth 
it  appertain  :  forasmuch  as  among 
all  the  wise  ineii  of  the  nations,  and 
in  all  their  kingdoms,  there  is  none 
like  unto  thee. 

8  But  they  are  altogether  bru- 
tish and  foolish  :  ^the  stock  is  a 
doctrine  of  vanities. 


y  Silver  spread  ^into  plates  is 
brought  from  Tarshish,  and  gold 
from  Uphaz,  the  work  of  the  work- 
man, and  of  the  hands  of  the 
^founder  :  blue  and  purple  is  their 
clothing :  they  are  all  the  work  of 
cunning  luen. 

10  But  the  Lord  is  the  true  God, 
he  is  the  living  God,  and  an  ever- 
lasting king :  at  his  wrath  the 
earth  shall  tremble  and  the  na- 
tions shall  not  be  able  to  abide  his 
indignation. 

11  Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  them. 
The  gods  that  have  not  made  the 
heavens  and  the  earth,  even  they 
shall  perish  from  the  earth,  and 
from  under  these  heavens. 

12  He  hath  made  the  earth  by 
his  power,  he  hath  established  the 
world  by  his  wisdom,  and  hath 
stretched  out  the  heavens  by  his 
'"  discretion. 

13  When  he  uttereth  his  voice, 
there  is  a"  multitude  of  waters  in 
the  heavens,  and  lie  causeth  the 
vai)ours  to  ascend  from  the  ends 
of  the  earth  ;  he  maketh  light- 
nings with  rain,  and  bringeth  forth 
the  wind  out  of  his  ti'easures. 

14  Every  man  is  brutish  in  //is 
knowledge:  every  '"fomidcr  is  coii- 
fonndef]  by  the  graM'ii  image  :  tor 
his  molten  iiiiagc  is  falsehood,  and 
f/icrc  /.s-  Ui)  breath  in  them. 

15  They  are  vanity,  and,  the 
work  of  eri'ors  :  in  the  time  of  theii- 
visitation  they  shall  perish. 

16  The  portion  of  Jacob  is  not 
like;  them  :  for  he  is  the  former  of 
all  thitiffs ;  and  Israel  is  the  '''rod 
of  his  inheritance  :  The  Lord  of 
hosts  is  his  name. 


686 


Prayer  for  mercy  in  chastise ntent.       JEREMIAH,  11.  Jadah's  breach  of  the  covenant. 


jackals. 


8  the  Lord, 
the  Gotl 


1 7  H  Gather  up  thy  ^  wares  out 
of  the  land,  O  "inhabitant  of  the 
foi'tress 


IS  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  will  shng  out  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  land  at  this  once,  and 
will  distress  them,  that  they  may 
find  it  so. 

19  H  Woe  is  me  for  my  hurt! 
my  wound  is  grievous  :  but  I  said. 
Truly  this  is  ^a  grief,  and  I  must 
bear  it. 

20  j\Iy  ^  tabernacle  is  spoiled,  and 
all  my  cords  are  broken  :  my  child- 
ren are  gone  forth  of  me,  and  they 
are  not :  tJief-e  is  none  to  stretch 
forth  my  tent  any  more,  and  to  set 
up  my  curtains. 

21  For  the  ^  pastors  are  become 
brutish,  and  have  not  sought  the 
Lord  :  therefore  they  shall  not 
prosper,  and  all  their  flocks  shall 
be  scattered. 

22  Behold,  the  "  noise  of  the  bruit 


is  come,  and  a  great  commotion  out 
of  the  noi'th  country,  to  make  the 
cities  of  Judah  desolate,  'and  a  den 
of  "  dragons. 

23  ^  O  Loud,  I  know  that  the 
way  of  man  is  not  in  himself  -.it  is 
not  in  man  that  walketh  to  direct 
his  steps. 

24  O  Lord,  correct  me,  but  with 
judgment ;  not  in  thine  anger,  lest 
thou  bring  me  to  nothing. 

25  Pour  out  thy  fury  upon  the 
heathen  that  know  thee  not,  and 
upon  the  families  that  call  not  on 
thy  name  :  for  they  have  eaten  up 
.Jacob,  and  devoured  him,  and  con- 
sumed him,  and  have  made  his 
habitation  desolate. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  Jeremiah  proclaimeth  God's  covenant,  8 
rebuketh  the  Jews'  dlmheying  thei-eof,  11 
prophenieth  evils  to  come  upon  them,  IS  a  nd 
upon  the  men  of  Anathoth,for  conspiring 
to  kill  Jeremiah. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jere- 
miah from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Hear  ye  the  words  of  this  cove- 
nant, and  speak  unto  the  men  of 
.Judah,  and  to  the  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem ; 

3  And  say  thou  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  *  the  Lord  God  of  Israel ; 
Cursed  he  the  man  that  obeyeth 
not  the  words  oi  this  covenant, 

4  Which  I  commanded  your  fa- 
thers in  the  day  that  I  brought 
them  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  from  the  iron  furnace,  say- 
ing, Obey  my  voice,  and  do  them, 
according  to  all  which  I  command 
you  :  so  shall  ye  be  my  people,  and 
I  will  be  your  God  : 

5  That  I  may  perform  the  oath 


which  I  have  sworn  unto  your  fa- 
thers, to  give  them  a  land  flowing 
with  milk  and  honey,  as  it  is  this 
day.  Then  answered  I,  and  said, 
*  So  be  it,  O  Lord. 

6  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Proclaim  all  these  words  in  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  streets 
of  Jerusalem,  saying.  Hear  ye  the 
words  of  this  covenant,  and  do 
them. 

7  For  I  earnestly  protested  unto 
your  fathers  in  the  day  that  I 
brought  them  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  even  unto  this  day,  rising 
early  a,nd  protesting,  saying,  Obey 
my  voice. 

8  Yet  they  obeyed  not,  nor  in- 
clined their  ear,  but  walked  every 
one  in  the  "  imagination  of  their 
evil  heart :  therefore  1  will  bring 
upon  them  all  the  words  of  this 
covenant,  which  I  commanded  them 
to  do;  but  they  did  them  not. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  A 
conspiracy  is  found  among  the  men 
of  Judah,  and  among  the  inhabi- 
tants of  .Jerusalem. 

10  They  are  turned  back  to  the 
iniquities  of  their  forefathers, 
which  refused  to  hear  my  words ; 
and  they  "went  after  other  gods 
to  serve  them  :  the  house  of  Israel 
and  the  house  of  Judah  have 
broken  my  covenant  which  I  made 
with  their  fathers. 

11  ^  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Behold,  I  will  bring  evil 
upon  them,  which  they  shall  not 
be  able  to  escape  ;  and  though  they 
shall  cry  unto  me,  I  will  not 
hearken  unto  them. 

1 2  Then  shall  the  cities  of  Judah 
and  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  go, 
and  cry  unto  the  gods  unto  whom 
they  offer  incense  :  but  they  shall 
not  save  them  at  all  in  the  time  of 
their  trouble. 

13  For  according  to  the  number 
of  thy  cities  were  thy  gods,  O 
Judah  ;  and  according  to  the  num- 
ber of  the  streets  of  Jerusalem 
have  ye  set  up  altars  to  that  shame- 
ful thing,  even  altars  to  burn  in- 
cense unto  Baal. 

14  Therefore  pray  not  thou  for 
this  people,  neither  lift  up  a  cry  or 
prayer  for  them :  for  1  will  not 
hear  them  in  the  time  that  they  cry 
unto  me  for  their  trouble. 

1.5  What  hath  my  beloved  to  do 
in  mine  house,  seeing  she  hath 
wrought  "  lewdness  with  many.and 
the  holy  flesh  is  ])assed  from  thee  '. 
when   thou  doest  evil,  then  thou 


9  stuhborn- 
uess 


rejoicest. 


1"  are  gone 


*Heb.  Amen. 
tOr, 


11 1  lewd- 
ness ?    Shall 
vows  and 
holy  flesh 
take  away 
from  thee 
thy  wicked- 
nesses ? 


687 


conspiracy  against  Jeremiah.         JEREMIAH,  12.  Restoration  inomised  on  repentance. 


^  a  gentle 
lamb 


1 6  The  Lord  called  thy  name,  A 
green  olive  tree,  fair,  and  of  goodly 
fruit :  with  the  noise  of  a  great 
tumult  he  hath  kindled  fire  upon  it, 
and  the  branches  of  it  are  broken. 

17  For  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that 
planted  thee,  hath  pronounced  evil 
against  thee,  for  the  evil  of  the 
house  of  Israel  and  of  the  house 
of  Judah,  which  they  have  done 
against  themselves  to  provoke  me 
to  anger  in  offering  incense  unto 
Baal. 

18^  And  the  Lord  hath  given 
me  kncjwledge  of  it,  and  I  know  it  : 
then  thou  shewedst  me  their 
doings. 

19  But  I  u'ns  like  '  a  lamb  or  an  ox 
that  is  brought  to  the  slaughter; 
and  I  knew  not  that  they  had  de- 
vised devices  against  me,  saying. 
Let  us  destroy  the  tree  with  the 
fruit  thereof,  and  let  us  cut  him  off 
from  the  land  of  the  living,  that 
his  name  may  be  no  more  remem- 
bered. 

20  But,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  that 
.judgest  righteously,  that  triest  the 
reins  and  the  heart,  let  me  see  thy 
vengeance  on  them  :  for  unto  thee 
have  I  revealed  my  cause. 

21  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  the  men  of  Anathoth,  that  seek 
thy  life,  saying.  Prophesy  not  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  that  thou 
die  not  by  our  hand  : 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts.  Behold,  I  will  punish 
them  :  the  young  men  shall  die  by 
the  sword ;  their  sons  and  their 
daughters  shall  die  by  famine  : 

2.3  And  there  shall  be  no  rem- 
nant of  them  :  for  I  will  bring  evil 
upon  the  men  of  Anathoth,  even 
the  year  of  their  visitation. 


and  prepare  them  for  the  day  of 
slaughter. 

4  How  long  shall  the  land 
mourn,  and  the  herbs  of  every 
field  wither,  for  the  wickedness 
of  them  that  dwell  therein?  the 
beasts  are  consumed,  and  the 
birds  ;  because  they  said,  He  shall 
not  see  our  •'  last  end. 

5  U  If  thou  hast  run  with  the 
footmen,  and  tliey  have  wearied 
thee,  then  how  canst  thou  contend 
with  horses?  and  •* //'  in  the  land 
f)f   peace.    vJiereiv  thou  trusterlst 


tkei)   ivearieit   fhee,    then    how   wilt 


thou  do  in  the  swelling  of  Jordan? 
6  For  even  tliy  brethren,  and 
the  house  of  thy  father,  even  they 
have  dealt  treacherously  with 
thee;    yea,    they    have    'called  a 


multitude  after  thee  :  believe  them 


CHAPTER  12. 

1  Jeremiah,  complainhm  of  the,  loiakerV.i 
proKperift/,  hy  f<ii1h  iteeth  ificir  ruin.  ^  (rad 
iidiiioninheth  hi  in  of  hin  />rc//irr>i'.i  fnit- 
rhiril  illj(liu.sl  hint,  7  aitff  l,i m,  i,l,  II,  /u.s 
/,rri/ii(/f.  U  ///'  j/roininefh.  tu  Ihr  jnulteiit 
return  from  citjitirifij. 

ITIGHTEOIIS  art  thou,  O  Lord, 
It  when  1  ))lc;i(]  with  thee:  yet 
let  me  '•'talk  with  tliccof  //m/ jiid<r^ 
"ii-nts  :  Wherefore  dotli  the  way  of 


the  wicked  prosper?  vlierefore  are 
they    liappy    that    deal    very 


treach(!i-ously 

2  Thou  hast  planted  them,  yea, 
tliey  liave  taken  I'oot :  tliey  grow, 
y(!a,  they  bring  forth  fruit:  thou 
art  near  in  their  mouth,  and  far 
irom  their  leiiis. 

3  I'ut  thou,  O  Lord,  knowest 
me:  thou  hast  seen  me,  and  tried 
mine  heart  toward  thee:  pull  them 
out  like  sheep  for  tlie  slaughter, 

688 


not,  though  they  speak  fair  words 
unto  thee. 

7  U  I  have  forsaken  mine  house, 
I  have  left  mine  heritage;  I  have 
given  the  dearly  beloved  of  my 
soul  into  the  hand  of  her  enemies. 

8  Mine  heritage  is  unto  me  as  a 
lion  in  the  forest ;  it  crieth  out 
against  me  :  therefore  have  I  hated 
it. 

9  INIine  heritage  is  unto  me  as  a 
speckled  bird,  the  birds  round 
about  are  against  her  ;  come  ye, 
assemble  all  the  beasts  of  the  field, 
come  to  devour. 

10  Many  "  pastors  have  de- 
stroyed my  vineyard,  they  have 
trodden  my  portion  under  foot, 
they  have  made  my  pleasant  por- 
tion a  desolate  wilderness. 

1 1  They  have  made  it  desolate, 
and  being  desolate  it  mourneth 
unto  me ;  the  whole  land  is  made 
desolate,  because  no  man  layeth  it 
to  heart. 

12  The  spoilers  are  come  upon 
all  high  places  through  the  wilder- 
ness :  for  the  sword  of  the  LoitJ) 
shall  devour  fi'oin  the  one.  end  of 
the  land  even  to  the;  other  end  of 
the  land  :  no  Hesli  shall  Iwive  iieace. 

13  They  have  sown  wjieat,  but 
shall  reap  thoi-ns :  they  have  put 
theinselves  to  j)ain,  Imt  .shall  not 
jn-olit :  and  'they  shall  Ix;  ashamed 
of  your  **  revenues  b(H-aus(!  of  the 
fierce  anger  of  the  [jORD. 

14  II  Thus  saith  the  LoRDagainst 
all  niinecvil  neighbours  that  toucli 
the  inheritance  which  I  hav(!caused 
my  peoi)Ie  Isi'acl  to  inher-it  ;  iJc- 
hold,  I  will  pluck  them  out  of  th(>ii- 
land,  and  i)luck  out  the  liouse  of 
Judah  from  among  them. 

15  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
after  that  1  have  plucked  them 
out  I  will  return,  and  have  coni- 


3  latter 


*  though  in 
a  land  of 
peace  tliou 
art  secure, 
yet 


shepherds 


**  fruits 


Sign  of  the  marred  girdle. 


JEREMIAH,  13. 


Of  the  filled  bottles. 


passion  on  them,  and  will  bring 
them  again,  every  man  to  his  heri- 
tage, and  every  man  to  his  land. 

16  And  it  shall  conu?  to  pass,  if 
they  will  diligently  learn  the  ways 
f)f  my  people,  to  swear  by  my  name, 
'  The  LoiiP  liveth  ;  as  they  taught 
my  people  to  swear  by  Baal ;  then 
shall  they  be  built  in  the  midst  of 
my  people. 

17  But  if  they  will  not  obey,  I 
will  utterly  pluck  up  and  destroy 
that  nation,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  In  the  type  of  a  linen  (jinJle,  Mdde)i  at 
£!iip/irit/e.i.  G<id  jircp'/jtircth  tlie  ■dextriic- 
tion  of  !i!n  jit'djili'.     \-l    t'iiil(-f  the  piiralile' 

ofthel'cttli-spHnl    irith    irillr    lie  J,n-,'t,-/lctk 

their  <_l rniilci n mna  in  nii.seri/.  I't  Jh-  e;e- 
hortetJi  til  prevent  their  future  judgmentn. 
22  lie  Dhen-eth  their  aboininaiions  are  the 
cause  thereof. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  unto  me, 
Go  and  get  thee  a  linen  girdle, 
and  pvit  it  upon  thy  loins,  and  put 
it  not  in  water. 

2  So  1  got  a  girdle  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  put  it 
on  my  loins. 

3  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
canie  unto  me  the  second  time, 
saying, 

4  Take  the  girdle  that  thotl  hast 
got,  which  U  vxpon  thy  loins,  ancl 
arise,  go  to  Euphrates,  and  hide  it 
there  in  a  hole  of  the  rock. 

5  So  I  went,  and  hid  it  by  Eu- 
phi-ates,  as  the  Lord  commanded 
me. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass  after  many 
days,  that  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Arise,  go  to  Euphrates,  and  take 
the  girdle  from  thence,  which  I 
commanded  thee  to  hide  there. 

7  Then  I  went  to  Euphrates,  and 
digged,  and  took  the  girdle  from 
the  place  where  I  had  hid  it :  and, 
behold,  the  girdle  was  marred,  it 
was  profitable  for  nothing. 

8  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

9  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  After  this 
manner  will  I  mar  the  pride  of  Ju- 
dah,  and  the  great  pride  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

10  This  evil  people,  wliich  refuse 
to  hear  my  words,  which  walk  in 
the  -  imagination  of  their  heart, 
and  walk  after  other  gods,  to  serve 
them,  and  to  worship  them,  shall 
even  be  as  this  girdle,  which  is 
good  for  nothing. 

11  For  as  the  girflln  (^leaveth  to 
the  loins  of  a  man,  so  have  I  caused 
to  cleave  unto  me  the  whole  house 
of  Israel  and  the  whole  house  of 
Judah,  saith  the  Lord  ;  that  they 
might  lie  unto  me  for  a  people,  and 
for  a  name,  and  for  a  praise,  and 


for  a  glory:    but  they  would  not 
hear. 

1 2  H  Therefore  thou  shalt  speak 
unto  them  this  word  ;  Thus  saith 
'the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Every 
liottle  shall  be  filled  with  wine : 
and  they  shall  say  unto  thee,  Do 
we  not  certainly  know  that  every 
bottle  shall  be  filled  with  wine"? 

13  Then  shalt  thou  say  unto 
them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  i5ehold, 
I  will  fill  all  the  inhabitants  of  this 
land,  even  the  kings  that  sit  upon 
David's  throne,  and  the  priests, 
and  the  prophets,  and  all  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  with 
drunkenness. 

14  And  I  will  dash  them  one 
against  another,  even  the  fathers 
and  the  sons  together,  saith 
the  Lord  :  I  will  not  pity,  nor 
spare,  nor  have  mercy,  but  destroy 
them. 

15  ^  Hear  ye,  and  give  ear;  be 
not  proud :  for  the  Lord  hath 
spoken. 

16  Give  glory  to  the  Lord  your 
God,  before  he  cause  darkness,  and 
before  your  feet  stumble  upon  the 
dark  mountains,  and,  while  ye  look 
for  light,  he  turn  it  into  the  shadow 
of  death,  and  make  it  gross  dark- 
ness. 

1 7  But  if  ye  will  not  liear  it,  my 
soul  shall  weep  in  secret  places  for 
yow  pride ;  and  mine  eyes  shall 
weep  sore,  and  run  down  with 
tears,  because  the  Lord's  flock  is 
carried  away  captive. 

18  Say  unto  the  king  and  to 
the  ^ queen.  Humble  yourselves,  sit 
down  :  for  your  principalities  shall 
come  down,  even  the  crown  of  your 
glory. 

1 9  The  cities  of  the  '^  south  shall 
be  shut  up,  and  none  shall  open 
tliem  :  Judah  shall  be  carried  away 
captive  all  of  it,  it  shall  be  wholly 
cai'i'ied  away  captive. 

20  Lift  up  your  eyes,  and  behold 
them  that  come  from  the  north : 
where  is  the  flock  that  was  given 
thee,  tliy  beautiful  flock  1 

21  ^yhat  wilt  thou  say  when  he 
shall  "punish  theel  f(^r  thou  hast 
taught  them  to  Ai^  c;ipt;iius.  <iitd  ii^ 


chief  over  tliet*  :  slialJ  not  sorrows 
take  thee,  as  a  woman  in  travail  ? 

22  ^  And  if  thou  say  in  thine 
heart,  Wherefoi'e  come  these  things 
upon  pie  1  For  the  greatness  of 
tnine  iniquity  are  thy  skirts  dis- 
covered, (Old  thy  heels  made  bare. 

23  Can  the  l^^thiopian  change  his 
skin,  or  the  leopai'd  his  spots'?  then 
may  ye  also  do  good,  that  are  ac- 
customed to  do  evil. 

24  Therefore  will  I  scatter  them 


3  the  Lord, 
the  God 


*  queen 
mother, 


5  South 


6  set  over 
thee  as  head 
those  whom 
thou  liast 
thyself 
taiisiht  to  he 
friends  to 
thee? 


44 


689 


Prayer  in  the  famine. 


JEREMIAH,  14. 


Lying  propliets. 


as  tlie  stubble  that  passeth  away 
by  the  wind  of  tlie  wilderness. 

25  This  is  thy  lot,  the  portion  ^of 
thy  measures  from  me,  saith  tlie 
LuKD  ;  because  thou  hast  forgot- 
ten me,  and  trusted  in  falsehood. 

26  Therefore  will  I  discover  thy 
skirts  upon  thy  face,  that  thy 
shame  may  appear. 

27  I  have  seen  thine  adulteries, 
and  thy  neighings,  the  lewdness  of 
thy  whoredom,  and  thine  abomina- 
tions on  the  hills  in  the  fields.  Woe 
unto  thee,  O  Jerusalem  !  wilt  thou 
not  be  made  clean ^  -when  sliall  it 
once  he ? 


CHAPTER  14. 

1  The  griei'ons famine  7  runs,  Hi  Jeremiah  io 
J)ruy.  10  The  Lord  trill  not  he  intreated 
for  the  people.  13  LyinQ  projilwln  are  no 
excuse  for  them.  17  Jeremiah  in  moved  to 
complain,  for  them. 

THE  word  of    the    Lord    that 
came  to  Jeremiah  concerning 
the  ^dearth. 

2  J  udah  mourneth,  and  the  gates 
thereof  languish;  they  '*are  black 


unto  the  ground  ;  and   the  cry  of 
J  erusalem  is  gone  up. 

3  And  their  nobles  have  sent 
their  little  ones  to  the  waters  :  they 
came  to  the  °  pits,  and  found  no 
water ;  they  returned  with  their 
vessels  empty  ;  they  were  ashamed 
and  confounded,  and  covered  their 
heads. 

4  Because  the  ground  is  chapt, 
for  there  was  no  rain  in  the  earth, 
the  plowmen  were  ashamed,  they 
covered  their  heads. 

5  Yea,  the  hind  also  calved  in 
the  field,  and  forsook  it,  because 
there  was  no  grass. 

6  And  the  wild  asses  did  stand 
"in  the   hitrh   t) laces,  they  snuffed 


up  tlie  wjikI  like  dragons:  tiieir 
eyes  did  fail,  because  there  was  no 
gi-ass. 

7  ^  O  LoRT),  though  our  iniqui- 
ties testify  against  us,  'do  tlioii  it 


for  thy  name's  sake  :  for  our  back- 
slidings  are  many  ;  we  have  sinned 
against  thee. 

H  ()  the  hope  of  Israel,  the  sa- 
viour thereof  in  time  of  trouble, 
why  shouldest  thou  be  as  a  stranger 
in  the  land,  and  as  a  wayfaring 
man  that  turneth  aside  to  tarry  for 
a  night  ■? 

9  Why  shouldest  thou  be  as  a 
man  astonied,  as  a  mighty  man 
</t/ti?  cannot  save?  yet  thou,  ()  IjORD, 
art  in  the  midst  of  us,  and  w(^  ai'e 
called  ))y  thy  name;  leave  us  not. 

10  11  Thus  saith  the  Lord  unto 
this  people,  Thus  have  they  loved 
to  wander,  they  ha\e  not  refrained 


their  feet,  therefore  the  Lord  doth 
not  accept  them;  he  will  now  I'e- 
inember  their  iniquity,  and  visit 
their  sins.    . 

1 1  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me. 
Pray  not  for  this  people  for  their 
good. 

12  When  they  fast,  I  will  not 
hear  their  cry  ;  and  when  they  offer 
burnt  ottering  and  an  oblation,  I 
will  not  accept  them :  but  I  will 
consume  them  by  the  sword,  and 
by  the  famine,  and  by  the  pesti- 
lence. 

13  U  Then  said  I,  Ah,  Lord  God  1 
behold,  the  prophets  say  unto 
them,  -Ye  shall  not  see  the  sword, 
neither  shall  ye  have  famine  ;  l)ut  1 
will  give  you  assured  peace  in  this 
place. 

14  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
The  prophets  prophesy  lies  in  my 
name ;  I  sent  them  not,  neither 
have  I  commanded  them,  neither 
spake  unto  them:  they  prophesy 
unto  you  a  false  vision  and  divina- 
tion, and  a  thing  of  nought,  and 
the  deceit  of  their  heart. 

15  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
concerning  the  prophets  that  pro- 
phesy in  my  name,  and  I  sent  them 
not,  yet  they  say.  Sword  and  fa- 
mine^ihall  not  be  in  this  land  ;  ]\v 
sword  and  famine  shall  those  pro- 
phets be  consumed. 

1 6  And  the  people  to  whom  they 
prophesy  shall  be  cast  out  in  the 
streets  of  Jerusalem  because  of  the 
famine  and  the  sword  ;  and  th(\v 
sliall  have  none  to  bury  them,  them, 
their  wives,  nor  their  sons,  nor  their 
daughters :  for  I  will  pour  their 
wickedness  upon  them. 

17  U  Therefore  thou  shalt  say 
this  word  unto  them;  Let  mine 
eyes  run  down  with  tears  night  and 
day,  and  let  them  not  cease:  for 
the  vii'gin  daughter  of  my  peopl(» 
is  broken  witli  a  great  breach,  with 
a  very  gricnous  blow. 

LS  If  1  go  forth  into  the  field, 
then  behold  the  slain  with  the 
sword  !  and  if  I  enter  into  the  cit.v, 
then  behold  them  that  are  sick  with 
famine  !  yea,  both  the  jjrophet  and 
the  pi'iest  go  about  "into  a  land 
tluit  they  know  not. 


I'.)  Hast  thou  ut:t(>rly  rej(>ct('d 
•hidah  ?  hath  thy  soul  lothcd  Zion  i 
why  hast  thou  smitten  us,  and  their 
is  no  healing  for  us?  we  looke(l  for 
peace,  and  there  /n  no  good  :  and  foi- 
the  time  of  healing,  and  behold 
troul)le  ! 

20  Weackjiowledge,  ()  Loi:d,  our 
wickedness,  and  the  inicpiity  of 
oui'  fa-thers:  for  we  have  sinned 
against    thee. 

21  Do    not  abhor    us,    for    thy 


690 


Manifold  judgments  on  the  people.      JEEEMIAH,  15. 


Jeremiah  receivetli  a  promise. 


name's  sake,  do  not  disgrace  the 
throne  of  thy  glory :  remember, 
break  not  thy  covenant  with  us. 
22  Are  thei'e  any  among  the 
vanities  of  the  ^  Gentiles  that  can 
cause  rain?  or  can  the  heavens 
give  showers  1  art  not  thou  he,  O 
Loud  our  God?  therefore  we  will 
wait  upon  thee :  for  thou  hast 
made   all    these    things. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1  The  fitter  rejection  and  manifold  judg- 
ments of  the  Jeic».  10  Jereiniah,  eom- 
phiining  of  their  spite,  reoeiveth  apromixe 
for  himself  12  tnul  a  threatening  for  them.. 
15  He  prayeth,  19  and  reoeiveth  d gracious 
•promise. 

rpHEN  said  the  Lord  unto  me, 
JL  Though  Moses  and  Samuel 
stood  before  me,  yet  my  mind  could 
not  be  toward  this  people :  cast 
them  out  of  my  sight,  and  let  them 
go  forth. 

2  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
they  say  unto  thee.  Whither  shall 
we  go  forth?  then  thou  shalt  tell 
them,  Thus  saith  the  Loud  ;  Such 
as  are  for  death,  to  death ;  and 
such  as  are  for  the  sword,  to  the 
sword ;  and  such  as  are  for  the 
famine,  to  the  famine  ;  and  such  as 
are  for  the  captivity,  to  the  cap- 
tivity. 

3  And  I  will  appoint  over  them 
four  kinds,  saitn  the  Lord:  the 
sword  to  slay,  and  the  dogs  to  tear, 
and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and 
the  beasts  of  the  earth,  to  devour 
and  destroy. 

4  And  I  will  cause  them  to  be  re- 
moved into  all  kingdoms  of  the 
earth,  because  of  ^lanasseh  the 
son  of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  for 
that  which  he  did  in  Jerusalem. 

5  For  who  shall  have  pity  upon 
thee,  O  Jerusalem  ?  (jr  who  shall 
bemoan  thee  1  or  who  shall  go  aside 
to  ask  how  thou  doest  % 

6  Thou  hast  forsaken  me,  saith 
the  Lord,  thou  art  gone  backward : 
therefore  will  I  stretch  out  my 
hand  against  thee,  and  destroy 
thee  ;  I  am  weary  with  repenting. 

7  And  I  will  fan  them  with  a  fan 
in  the  gates  of  the  land ;  I  will  be- 
reave them  of  chiklren,  I  will  de- 
sti-oy  my  people,  since  they  return 
not  from  their  ways. 

8  Their  widows  are  increased  to 
me  above  the  sand  of  the  seas:  I 
have  brought  upon  them  against 
the  mother  '"  of  the  young  men  a 
spoiler  at  noonday:  I  have  caused 
•' him  to  fall  uijon  it  suddenly,  and 


terrors  upon  the  city. 

y  She  that  hath  l:)orne  seven  lan- 
guisheth:  she  hath  given  up  the 
ghost;  her  sun  is  gone  down  while 
it   was    yet    day:    she   hath    been 


ashamed  and  confounded :  and  the 
residue  of  them  will  I  deliver  to 
the  sword  before  their  enemies, 
saith  the  Lord. 

10  Woe  is  me,  my  mother,  that 
thou  hast  borne  me  a  man  of  strife 
and  a  man  of  contention  to  the 
whole  earth  !  I  have  neither  ^  lent 
on  usury,  nor  men  have  '^lent  to 
me  on  usury;  yet  every  one  of  them 
doth  curse  me. 

1 1  The  Lord  said.  Verily  it  shall 
be  well  with  thy  remnant;  verily 
I  will  cause  the  enemy  to  entreat 
thee  well  in  the  time  of  evil  and  in 
the  time  of  affliction. 

1 2  "  Shall  iron  break  the  north- 
ern iron  and  the  steel  'i 

13  Thy  substance  and  thy  trea- 
sures will  I  give^to  the  spoil  without 
price,  and  that  for  all  thy  sins,  even 
in  all  thy  borders. 

11  And  I  will  make  thee  to  'pass 
with    thine   enemies    into    a   land 


tohtch  thou  knowestnot:  for  a  fire 
is  kindled  in  mine  anger,  ivhich 
shall  burn  upon  you. 

15  U  O  Lord,  thou  knowest:  re- 
member me,  and  visit  me,  and  re- 
venge me  of  my  persecutors;  take 
me  not  away  in  thy  longsuffering  : 
know  that  for  thy  sake  I  have  suf- 
fered **  rebuke. 

16  Thy  words  were  found,  and  I 
did  eat  them  ;  and  thy  word  was 
unto  me  the  joy  and  rejoicing  of 
mine  heart :  for  I  am  called  by  thy 
name,  O  Lord  God  of  hosts. 

17  1  sat  not  in  the  assembly  of 
"the  mockers,  nor  rejoiced  ;  1  sat 
alone  because  of  thy  liand :  for  thou 
hast  filled  me  with  indignation. 

18  Why  is  my  pain  perpetual, 
and  my  wound  incurable,  which  re- 
fuseth  to  be  healed  %  wilt  thou  be 
altogether  unto  me  as  a  '"  liar,  and 
as  waters  that  fail  1 

19  51  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  If  thou  return,  then  will  I 
bring  thee  again,  and  thou  shalt 
stand  before  me  :  and  if  thou  take 
forth  the  precious  from  the  vile, 
thou  shalt  be  as  my  mouth  :  let 
them  return  unto  thee;  but  return 
not  thou  unto  them. 

20  And  1  will  make  thee  unto 
this  people  a  fenced  brasen  wall  : 
and  they  shall  fight  against  thee, 
but  they  shall  not  prevail  against 
thee  : '  for  I  am  with  thee  to  save 
thee  and  to  deliver  thee,  saith  the 
Lord. 

21  And  I  will  deliver  thee  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  wicked,  and  I  will 
redeem  thee  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
terrible. 


■*  lent, 

5  lent  to  me 


''  Can  one 
break  iron, 
even 


thine 
enemies  in 


Or, 


reproach. 


•'  tliem  that 

make 

merry. 


1"  deceitful 
brook. 


691 


Utter  ruin  of  the  people. 


JEREMIAH,  1(),  17.  Their  marvellous  deliverance. 


CHAPTER  IG. 

1  The  prophet,  under  the  ti/jieti  ofubntaiyiinci 
from,  murriaye,  from  houses  of  inotirniny 
and  feasting,  fvn  xh,ir,lh  the  utter  ruin  of 
the  Je-WH,  10  been II :«  Uu  ij  inr,'  imrtie  than 
their  fathers.  14  I'hrir  return  from  cap- 
tivity shall  he  Ktranger  than  their  delrper- 
ance  out  of  Ks/i/pt.  IG  (iod.  will  doubly 
recompense  their  idolatrij. 

THE  word  of  the  Loud  came  also 
unto  me,  saying, 

2  Thou  shalt  not  take  thee  a 
wife,  neither  shalt  thou  have  sons 
or  daughters  in  this  place. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cerning the  sons  and  concerning 
the  daughters  that  ar(^  liorn  in  this 
place,  and  concerning  their  mothers 
that  bare  them,  and  concerning 
their  fathers  that  begat  them  in 
this  land  ; 

4  They  shall  die  of  grievous 
deaths ;  they  shall  not  be  lamented ; 
neither  shall  they  be  buried  ;  hut 
they  shall  be  as  dung  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth  :  and  they  shall 
be  consumed  by  the  sword,  and  by 
famine;  and  their  carcases  shall  be 
meat  for  the  fowls  of  heaven,  and 
for  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

5  For  thus  saith  the  Loud,  Enter 
not  into  the  house  of  mourning, 
neither  go  to  lament  nor  bcimoan 
them  :  for  I  have  taken  away  my 
peace  from  this  jjeople,  saith  the 
Loud,  even  lovingkindness  and 
mercies. 

6  Both  the  great  and  the  small 
shall  die  in  this  land  :  they  shall 
not  be  buried,  neither  shall  vien 
lament  for  them,  nor  cut  them- 
selves, nor  make  themselves  bakl 
for  them  : 

7  Neither  shall  Viot  ^  te;u'  flieiri' 


.tc/ne.'i  for  them  in  mourning,  to 
comfort  them  for  the  dead ;  neither 
shall  men  give  them  the  cup  of 
consolation  tf)  drink  for  theii' 
fath(n-  or  for  theii-  mother. 

8  Thou  shalt  not  also  go  into  the 
house  of  feasting,  to  sit  with  them 
to  eat  and  to  drink. 

9  For  thus  saith  the  Loud  of 
hosts,  the  God  f)f  Israel  ;  Behold,  1 
will  cause  to  cease  out  of  this  i)lac(» 
in  your  eyes,  and  in  your  days,  the 
\()ice  of  mirth,  and  the  voice  of 
gladness,  the  voice  of  tlie  bi-ide- 
grooni,  and  the  voice  of  the  bride. 

10  II  And  it  shall  (roiiic  to  pJiss, 
when  thou  shalt  sli(!\v  this  people 
all  these  words,  and  they  shall  say 
unto  thee.  Wherefore  hath  the  Loui) 
I)i'onounced  all  this  great  evil 
against  us?  or  what  ?'«  our  iniquity? 
or  what  '.four  sin  that  we  have  com- 
mitted against  the  Loud  our  (lod  '. 

1  1  Then  shall  thou  say  unto 
them,  Jiecause  yr)ur  fathers  have 
forsaken  me,  saith  the  Loud,  and 


have  walked  after  other  gods,  and 
have  served  them,  and  have  M^or- 
shipped  them,  and  have  forsaken 
me,  and  have  not  kept  my  law ; 

12  And  ye  have  done  worse  than 
your  fathers ;  for,  behold,  ye  walk 
every  one  after  the  '"  invagination 
of  his  evil  heart,  that  "they  may 
not  hearken  unto  me  : 

13  Therefore  will  I  cast  you  out 
of  this  land  into  a  land  that  ye 
know  not,  neither  ye  nor  your 
fathers  ;  and  there  shall  ye  serve 
other  gods  day  and  night ;  •*  where 
I  will  not  shew  you  favour. 

14  51  Tlierefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  tlie  Loud,  that  it  shall 
no  more  be  said,  ''  The  Louj)  liveth. 
that  brought  up  the  children  of  Ls- 
rael  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt ; 

15  But,  °The  Lord  liveth  that 
brought  up  the  children  ot  Israel 
from  tlie  land  of  the  north,  and 
from  all  the  lanfls  whither  he  had 
driven  them  :  and  I  will  bring  them 
again  into  their  land  that  I  gave 
unto  their  fathers. 

1(5  II  Behold,  I  wilL  send  for 
many  fishers,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
they  shall  fish  them  ;  and  after  will 
1  send  for  many  hunters,  and  they 
shall  hunt  them  from  every  moun- 
tain, and  froin  every  hill,  and  out 
of  the  holes  of  the  rocks. 

17  For  mine  eyes  are  upon  all 
theii'  ways  :  they  are  not  hid  from 
my  face,  neither  is  their  iniquity 
hid  fnmi  mine  eyes. 

IM  And  fii'st  I  will  recompense 
their  iniquity  and  their  sin  double; 
because  they  have  defiled  my  land, 
they  have  tilled  mine  inheritance 
with  the  carcases  of  their  detestable 
and  abominable  things. 

19  ()  Loud,  my  strength,  and  my 
fortress,  and  my  refuge  in  the  day 
of  allliction,  the  ''( it-iitilcs  shall 
come  unto  thee  from  the  ends  of  the 
earth,  and  shall  say.  Surely  our 
fathers  have  inherited  lies,  vanity, 
and  fhiiH/swlunv'in  fhe>r  in  no  profit. 

20  Shall  a  man  make  gods  unto 
himself,  and  they  a>e  no  gofls? 

21  Theivfoi-e,  behoUl,  1  will  this 
once  cause  them  to  know,  I  will 
cause  them  to  know  mine  hand  ;irid 
my  might;  and  they  shall  know 
that  my  name  /.s  'J'he  Loud. 

CHAPTER  17. 

1  'J'he  cii/it/riti/  of  Jndah  for  her  .tin.  .'"i 
Trust  in  man  is  cursed,  7  in  Ond  is  tilessed. 
9  The  deceitful  lieari  cannot  deceive  llnd . 
12  The  sah-'ation  of  God.  \h  The  pro/dut 
couii>laini-th  if  llie  muckers  ofhin  jtrophecij. 
!!•  lie  is  seiit  to  renew  tlie  cvveiiant  in  h<il- 
Ion  inn  ll'e  sabbath. 

rpHP]  sin  of  Judali  /.'« written  with 
-L   a  pen  of  iron,  and  with   the 


692 


God  alone  to  he  trusted. 


JEKEMIAII,  17 


The  pro2Jhet\'i  prayer. 


point  of  a  diamond  :  it  in  graven 
ujjon  the  table  of  their  lieai-t,  and 
upon  the  horn.s  of  your  altars  ; 

2  Whilst  their  children  remember 
their  altars  and  their  '  groves  by 
the  green  treea  upon  the  liigh  hills. 

3  O  my  mountain  in  the  field,  I 
will  give  thy  substance  and  all  thy 
treasures  to  the  spoil,  and  thy  high 
places  -for  sin,  throughout  all  thy 
borders. 

4  And  thou,  even  thyself,  .shalt 
discontinue  from  thine  heritage 
that  I  gave  thee  ;  and  J  will  cause 
thee  to  serve  thine  enemies  in  the 
land  which  thou  knowest  not :  for 
ye  have  kindled  a  fire  in  mine 
anger,  which  shall  burn  for  ever. 

5  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Cursed 
he  the  man  that  ti-ust(>th  in  man, 
and  maketh  fiesh  liis  arm,  and 
whose  heart  cleparteth  fi-om  tlie 
Lord. 

6  For  he  shall  be  like  the  heath 
in  the  desert,  and  shall  not  see  wlien 
good  Cometh  ;  but  shall  inhabit  the 
parched  places  in  the  wilderness,  in 
a  salt  land  and  not  inhabited. 

7  Blessed  is  the  man  that  trust- 
eth  in  the  Lord,  and  whose  hope 
the  Lord  is. 

8  For  he  shall  be  as  a  tree  planted 
by  the  waters,  and  that  spreadeth 
out  her  roots  by  the  river,  and  shall 
not  •'  see  when  heat  cometh,  but  lier 
leaf  shall  be  green  ;  and  shall  not 
be  careful  in  the  j'ear  t)f  drought, 
neither  shall  cease  from  yielding 
fruit. 

9  H  The  heart  is  deceitful  above 
all  things,  and  ^desperately  wicked  : 


who  can  know  it  'i 

10  1  the  Lord  search  the  heart, 
/  try  the  reins,  even  to  give  every 
man  according  to  his  ways,  aiid  ac- 
cording to  the  fruit  of  his  floings. 

11  As  the  partridge  sitteth  071. 
'if/fjs,  ^  and  hatcheth  fhe/n,  not ;  so 
he  that  getteth  riches,  and  not  by 
right,  shall  leave  them  in  the  midst 
of  his  days,  and  at  his  end  shall  be 
a  fool. 

1  2  H  A  glorious  high  throne  from 
the  beginning  is  the  place  of  our 
sanctuary. 

13  O  Lord,  the  hope  of  Israel, 
all  that  forsake  thee  shall  be 
ashamed,  (wd.  they  that  depart 
fi'oni  me  shall  be  written  in  the 
earth,  because  they  have  forsaken 
the  Lord,  the  fountain  of  living- 
waters. 

14  Heal  me,  ()  Lord,  and  1  shall 
be  healed  ;  save  me,  and  1  shall  be 
saved  :  for  thou  art  my  praise. 

15  U  Behold,  they  say  unto  me. 
Where  is  the  word  of  the  Lord  ( 
let  it  come  now. 


IG  As  for  me,  I  have  not  has- 
tened from  tjeing  a  "  pastor  to  follow 
thee  :  neither  have  1  desired  the 
woeful  day  ;  thou  knowest :  that 
which  came  out  of  my  lips  was 
right  before  thee. 

1 7  Be  not  a  terror  unto  me  :  thou 
art  my  hope  in  the  day  of  evil. 

18  Let  tiiem  be  confounded  that 
persecute  me,  but  let  not  me  be 
confounded  :  let  them  be  dismayed, 
but  let  not  me  be  dismayed  :  bring 
upon  them  the  day  of  evil,  and  de- 
stroy theni  with  double  destruc- 
tion. 

19  II  Thus  said  the  Lord  unto 
me;  Go  and  stand  in  the  gate  of 
the  children  of  the  i)eople,  whereby 
the  kings  of  Judah  come  in,  aiid 
by  the  which  they  go  out,  and  in 
all  the  gates  of  Jerusalem  ; 

20  And  say  unto  them,  Hear  ye 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  kings  of 
Judah,  and  all  Judah,  and  all  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  that  en- 
ter in  by  these  gates  : 

21  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Take 
heed  to  yourselves,  and  bear  no 
burderi  on  the  sabbath  day,  nor 
bring  it  in  by  the  giites  of  Jerusa- 
lem ; 

22  Neither  carry  forth  a  burden 
out  of  your  houses  on  the  sabbath 
day,  neither  do  ye  any  woi-k,  but 
hallow  ye  the  sabbath  day,  as  1 
commanded  your  fathers. 

23  But  they  oljeyed  not,  neither 
inclined  their  ear,  but  made  their 
neck  stiff,  that  they  might  not 
hear,  nor  receive  instruction. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
ye  diligently  liearken  unto  me,  saith 
the  Lord,  to  bring  in  no  burden 
through  the  gates  of  this  city  on 
the  sabbath  day,  but  hallow  the 
sabbath  day,  to  do  no  work  therein ; 

25  Then  shall  there  enter  into 
the  gates  of  this  cit,v  kings  and 
princes  sitting  upon  the  throne  of 
David,  riding  in  chariots  and  on 
horses,  they,  and  their  princes,  the 
men  of  Judah,  and  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem  :  and  this  city  shall 
remain  for  ever. 

26  And  they  shall  come  from  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  from  the  places 
about  Jerusalem,  and  from  the  land 
of  B(^njamin,  and  from  the  "plain, 
and  from  the  '^  monuiains.and  from 
the  "south,  bringing  burnt  offer- 
ings, and  sacrifices,  and  '"meat 
ofi'ei'ings,  and  incense,  and  bring- 
ing sacrifices  of  i)raise,  unto  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

27  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken 
unto  me  to  liallow  the  sabbath  day, 
and  not  to  bear  a  burden,  even  en- 
tering in  at  the  gates  of  Jerusalem 


6  shepherd 
after 


'  lowland, 
«hill 
fouutry, 
9  South, 
1"  meal 


693 


The  type  of  a  jiotter. 


JEREMIAH,  18,  19.      Jeremiah  prays  against  Ms  foes. 


on  the  sabbath  day ;  then  will  I 
kindle  a  lire  in  the  gates  thereof,^ 
and  it  shall  devoui*  the  palaces  of 
Jerusalem,  and  it  shall  not  be 
quenched. 


CHAPTER  18. 


1,/,. 


II  l„,1t,  r 


s/,r. 


(1  dod'n 


'!/ 


1    Utifhr  1h. 
ahaolntf 

W  Judijinviilx  llin'dtciitil  to  Jiidiih  for 
her  fiUange  revolt.  IS  Jeremiah  prayeih 
against  his  coimpirators. 

THE  word  which  came  to  Jere- 
miah from  the  Lokd,  saying, 

2  Arise,  and  go  down  to  the  pot- 
ter's house,  and  ther-e  I  will  cause 
thee  to  hear  my  words. 

3  Then  I  went  down  to  the  pot- 
ter's house,  and,  behold,  he  wrought 
a  work  on  the  wheels. 

4  And  the  vessel  that  he  made  of 
clay  was  marred  in  the  hand  of  the 
potter :  so  he  made  it  again  another 
vessel,  as  seemed  good  to  the  potter 
to  make  it. 

5  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  me,   saying, 

6  O  house  of  Israel,  cannot  I  do 
with  you  as  this  potter?  saith  the 
Lord.  Behold,  as  the  clay  is*  in  the 
potter's  hand,  so  are  ye  in  mine 
hand,  O  house  of  Israel. 

7  At  ivhat  instant  I  shall  speak 
concerning  a  nation,  and  concern- 
ing a  kingdom,  to  pluck  up,  and  to 
pull  down,  and  to  destroy  it; 

8  If  that  nation,  against  whom  I 
have  pronounced,  turn  from  their 
evil,  I  will  repent  of  the  evil  that  I 
thought  to  do  unto  them. 

9  And  at  what  instant  I  shall 
speak  concerning  a  nation,  aiul 
concerning  a  kingdom,  to  build 
and   to  plant  it; 

10  If  it  do  evil  in  my  sight,  that 
it  obey  not  my  voice,  then  I  will 
repent  of  the  good,  wh(M-(!with  I 
said    I   would   benefit   th(>m. 

1 1  If  Now  therefore  go  to,  speak 
to  the  men  of  Judah,  and  to  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem,  saying. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  l>ehold,  I 
fi-ame  evil  against  you,  and  devise 
a  device  against  you  :  I'eturn  ye 
now  every  one  from  his  (wil  way, 
and  make  your  ways  and  your  do- 
ings good. 

12  And  they  said.  There  is  no 
hope :  but  we  will  walk  after  our 
own  devices,  and  we  will  everyone 
do  '  the  ima'-riii;itioTi  of  his  evil 
heart. 

1  •'>  Therefore  thus  saitli  the 
r.,o!;i)  ;  Ask  ye  now  among  tlic  liea 
then,  wlio  hath  heard  such  things  : 
the  virgin  of  Israel  hath  done  a 
very  IioitHjU^  thing. 

I  1  '"  Will  (t  until  Icnvc  the  snow  of 
Lcl);ill(>ll     irlnrh     riuinili     tVolll     t  he 


rock  of  the  field  %  or  shall  the  cold 


tlowing    waters    that    come    from 


anotlier  place    l^e    forsaken  '>. 


15  Because  my  people  hath  for- 
gotten me,  they  have  burned  in- 
cense to  vanity,  and  they  have 
caused  them  to  stumljle  in  their 
w^ays  from  the  ancient  paths,  to 
walk  in  •'  paths,  in  a  way  not  cast 
up; 

16  To  make  their  land  desolate, 
and  a.  perpetual  hissing  ;  every  one 
that  passeth  thereby  shall  be  aston- 
ished, and  wag  his  head. 

17  1  will  scatter  them  as  with  an 
east  wind  before  the  enemy  ;  I  will 
shew  them  the  back,  and  not  the 
face,  in  the  day  of  their  calamity. 

18  51  Then  said  they.  Come,  and 
let  us  devise  devices  against  Jere- 
miah ;  for  the  law  shall  not  perish 
from  the  priest,  nor  counsel  from 
the  wise,  nor  the  word  from  the 
prophet.  Come,  and  let  us  smite 
him  with  the  tongue,  and  let  us 
not  give  heed  to  any  of  his  words. 

19  Give  heed  to  me,  O  Lord, 
and  hearken  to  the  voice  of  them 
that  contend  with  me. 

20  tShall  evil  be  recompensed  for 
good  1  for  they  have  digged  a  pit 
for  my  soul.  Remember  that  I 
stood  before  thee  to  speak  good  for 
them,  and  to  turn  away  thy  wrath 
from  them. 

21  Therefore  deliver  up  their 
children  to  the  famine,  and  pour 
out  their  /Jood  by  the  force  of  the 
sword  ;  and  let  their  wives  be  be- 
reaved of  their  children,  and  be 
widows  ;  and  let  their  men  be  put 
to  death  ;  let  their  young  men  //e 
slain  by  the  sword  in  battle. 

22  Let  a  cry  be  heard  fi-om  their 
houses,  when  thou  shalt  bring  a 
troop  suddenly  upon  them :  for 
they  have  digged  a  pit  to  take  me, 
and  hid  snares  for  my  feet. 

23  Yet,  Lord,  thou  knowest  all 
their  counsel  against  me  to  slay 
me:  forgive  not  their  iniiijuity, 
neither  blot  out  their  sin  from  thy 
siglit,  but  let  tliem  be  oviM'throwii 
before  thee  ;  deal  thtiti  with  them 
in  the  time  of  thine  anger. 

CHAPTER  19. 

I'nder  the  type  of  hreakinq  a  j>otter''K  veiii<el 
in  forexheiped  the.  dexolatioii,  of  the  JewH 
for  thtir  Kiim. 

rpilUS  saith  the  Lord,  Go  and 
1  get  a  pottei-'s  earthen  bottle. 
Mild  f'tkf  of  the  •*  iiiicicnls  of  the 
jjeople,  and  of  the  'ancients  of  the 
priests ; 

2  And  go  forth  unto  the  valley 
of  the  son  of  Hiniiom,  which  /.s  l)y 
tlu!   entry   of   the   '"'enst  g;ite.  and 


094 


Tlie  valley  of  slaughter. 


JEREMIAH,  20. 


Pashu7''s  doom. 


proclaim  there    the  words  that  I 
shall  tell  thee, 

3  And  say,  Hear  ye  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  O  kings  of  Judah,  and 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem ;  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel ;  Behold,  I  will  bring  evil 
upon  this  place,  the  which  whoso- 
ever heareth,  his  ears  shall  tingle. 

4  Because  they  have  forsaken 
me,  and  have  esti'anged  this  place, 
and  have  burned  incense  in  it  unto 
other  gods,  wEom  neither  they  nor 
their  fathers  have  known,^  nor  the 
kings  of  Judah,  and  have  filled  this 
place  with  the  blood  of  innocents  ; 

5  They  have  built  also  the  high 
places  of  Baal,  to  burn  their  sons 
with  fii'e  for  burnt  offerings  unto 
Baal,  which  I  commanded  not,  nor 
spake  it,  neither  came  it  into  my 
mind  : 

6  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  this 
place  shall  no  more  be  called 
^  Tophet,  nor  The  valley  of  the 
son  of  Hinnom,  but  The  valley  of 
slaughter. 

7  And  I  will  make  void  the  coun- 
sel of  Judah  and  Jerusalem  in  this 

Elace ;  and  I  will  cause  them  to  fall 
y  the  sword  before  their  enemies, 
and  by  the  hands  of  them  that  seek 
theii-  lives  :  and  their  carcases  will 
I  give  to  be  meat  for  the  fowls  of 
the  heaven,  and  for  the  beasts  of 
the  earth. 

8  And  I  will  make  this  city  deso- 
late, and  an  hissing ;  every  one  that 
passeth  thereby  shall  be  astonished 
and  hiss  because  of  all  the  plagues 
thereof. 

9  And  I  will  cause  them  to  eat 
the  flesh  of  their  sons  and  the  flesh 
of  their  daughters,  and  they  shall 
eat  every  one  the  flesh  of  his  friend 
in  the  siege  and  straitness,  where- 
with their  enemies,  and  they  that 
seek  their  lives,  shall  straiten  them. 

10  Then  shalt  thou  break  the 
bottle  in  the  sight  of  the  men  that 
go  with  thee, 

1 1  And  shalt  say  unto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  Even 
so  will  I  break  this  people  and  this 
city,  as  one  breaketh  a  potter's  ves- 
sel, that  cannot  be  made  whole 
again  :  and  they  shall  bury  f/u'>/i 
in  '"  To])het.  till  f/tr>'e  he  no  place  to 
bury. 

1  ■-!  Thus  will  I  do  unto  this  place, 
saith  the  Lord,  and  to  the  inhabi- 
tants thereof,  and  even  make  this 
city  as  •'  Tophet : 

13  And  the  houses  of  .Jerusalem, 
and  the  houses  of  the  kings  of 
•Judah,  shall  l)e  defiled  as  the  place 
of    ■'Toi)het,    because    of    all     the 


houses  upon  whose  roofs  they  have 
burned  incense  unto  all  the  host  of 
heaven,  and  have  poured  out  drink 
ofi'erings  unto  other  gods. 

II  Then  came  Jei'emiah  from 
'  Tophet,  whither  the  Lord  had 
sent  him  to  prophesy;  and  he  stood 
in  the  court  of  the  Lord's  house  ; 
and  said  to  all  the  people, 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Lsrael ;  Behold,  I  will 
bring  upon  this  city  and  upon  all 
her  towns  all  the  evil  that  I  have 
pronounced  against  it,  because  they 
have  hardened  their  necks,  that 
they  might  not  hear  my  words. 

CHAPTER  20. 

1  PusJiur,  fD/iiting  Jeremiah,  receiveth  a  netc 
nanti'.  (iiid  a  fearful  doorti.  7  Jeremiali 
coiii/i/ahieth  of  eoiiieiiipt,  10  of  treachery, 
14  and  (f  hifi  birth. 

IVrOW  Pashur  the  son  of  Immer 
X^l  the  priest,  who  was  also  chief 
^governor  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  heard  that  Jeremiah  pro- 
phesied these  things. 

2  Then  Pashur  smote  Jeremiah 
the  prophet,  and  put  hini  in  the 
stocks  that  we7-e  in  the  •*  high  gate 
of  Benjamin,  which  ivas  ''  by  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  Pashur  brought  forth 
Jeremiah  out  of  the  stocks.  Then 
said  Jeremiah  unto  him.  The  Lord 
hath  not  called  thy  name  Pashur, 
but  *Magor-missal)ib. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  will  make  thee  a  terror  to 
thyself,  and  to  all  thy  friends  :  and 
they  shall  fall  by  the  sword  of  their 
enemies,  and  thine  eyes  shall  be- 
liold  it :  and  I  will  give  all_  Judah 
into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon, and  he  shall  carry  them  cap- 
tive into  Babylon,  and  shall  slay 
them  with  the  sword. 

5  .Moreover  I  will  deliver  all  the 
'^  strength  of  this  city,  and  all  the 
^labours  thereof,  and  all  the  pre- 
cious things  thereof,  and  all  the 
treasu  res  of  the  kin  gs  of .)  u dah  wil  1 1 
give  into  the  hand  of  their  enemies, 
which  shall  spoil  them,  and  take 
them,  and  carry  them  to  Bal)ylon. 

6  And  thou,  Pashur,  and  all  that 
dwell  in  thine  house  shall  go  into 
captivity:  and  thou  shalt  come  to 
Bal)ylon,  and  thei-e  thou  shalt  die, 
and  shalt  be  buried  there,  thou, 
and  all  thy  friends,  to  whom  thou 
hast  i)roi)hesied  lies. 

7  II  ()  Lord,  thou  hast '"deceived 
me,  and  I  was  "deceived  :  tiiou  art 
stronger  than  I,  and  hast  prevailed : 


*  That  is,  Terror  on  every  side. 


Topheth, 


5  officer 


6  upper 


8  riches 

9  gains 


10  persuaded 

11  per- 
suaded : 


695 


Jeremiads  comj^laint. 


JEREMIAH,  21. 


His  reply  to  ZedekiaJi. 


I  am  in  derision  daily,  every  one 
mocketh  me. 

8  For  ^  since  I  spake,  I  cried  out, 
I  cried  violence  and  spoil  ;  because 
the  word  of  the  Lord  was  made  a 
reproach  unto  me,  and  a  derision, 
daily. 

9  -^  Then  I  said,  I  will  not  make 
mention  of  him,  nor  spea-k  any 
more  in  his  ^  name.  Bu  b  his  word 
was  in  mine  heart  as  a  burning  fire 
shut  up  in  my  bones,  and  I  was 
weary  with  forbearing,  and  I  could 
not  stai/. 

10  II  For  I  heard  the  defaming 
of  many,  fear  on  every  side.  '^  Re- 
])ort.  sai/  they,  and  we  will  ''  report 
it.  All  my  *^  familiars  watched  for 
my  halting,  sai/ing,  Teradventure 
he  will  be  enticed,  and  we  shall 
prevail  against  him,  and  we  shall 
take  our  revenge  on  him. 

11  But  the  Lord  is  with  me  as  a 
mighty  terrible  one  :  therefore  my 
persecutors  shall  stumble,  and  they 
shall  not  prevail  :  they  shall  be 
greatly  ashamed  ;  ^  for  they  shall 
not  prosper :  their  everlasting  con- 
fusion sliall  never  be  forgotten. 

12  But,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  that 
triest  the  righteous,  and  seest  the 
reins  and  the  heart,  let  me  see  thy 
vengeance  on  them  :  for  unto  thee 
have  I  opened  mv  cause. 

1 3  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  praise  ye 
the  Lord  :  for  he  hath  delivered 
the  soul  of  the  poor  from  the  hand 
of  evildoers. 

14  U  Cursed  be  the  day  wherein 
I  was  born :  let  not  the  day  wherein 
ray  mother  bare  me  be  blessed. 

15  Cui'sed  /je  the  man  who 
brought  tidings  to  my  father,  say- 
ing, A  man  child  is  born  unto  thee; 
making  him  very  glad. 

16  And  let  that  man  be  as  the 
cities  which  the  Loud  overthrew, 
and  repented  not :  and  let  him  hear 
"  the  cry  in  the  morning,  and  '■*  the 
sliouting  at  noontide ; 

17  Because  Ik;  slew  me  not  from 
tlie  woinl) ;  or  that  my  mother 
might  have  been  my  grave,  and 
her  womb  to  he  always  gn^at  witJi 
me. 

18  Wherefore  came  T  foi'th  out 
of  the  womb  to  see  labour  and  sor- 
row, that  my  days  should  be  con- 
sumed with  shame  % 

CHAPTER  21. 

1  Zetlfl-iiih  aeiirldh  Ut  .Ti'rernUih  to  entjuire 
thf  ci-inii  of  Xihiirhdilrezzttr'H  war.  i<  .fere- 
miah  foretell eth  a  hard  nief/e  and  miserah/e 
rnptiriti/.  8  //<?  counHelleth  the  people  to 
full  to  the  Chaldeans,  11  and  tipbraidetli 
the  Itinffn  hoime. 

rpHK    woi'd    which    came    unto 
A.  Jeremiah     from     the     Lord, 


when  king  Zedekiah  sent  unto  him 
Pashur  tiie  son  of  Melcliiah,  and 
Zephaniah  the  son  of  j\laaseiah  the 
priest,  saying, 

2  Enquire,  I  pray  thee,  of  the 
Lord  for  us ;  for  Nebuchadrezzar 
king  of  Babylon  maketh  war 
against  us  ;  if  so  be  that  the  Lord 
will  deal  with  us  according  to  all 
his  wondrous  works,  that  he  may 
go  up  from  us. 

3  If  Then  said  Jeremiah  unto 
them.  Thus  shall  yfi  say  to  Zede- 
kiah : 

4  Thus  saith  "'tlie  Loud  God  of 
Israel ;  Behold,  1  will  turn  back 
the  weapons  of  war  that  arc  in 
your  hands,  wherewith  ye  fight 
against  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 
against  the  Chaldeans,  which  be- 
siege you  without  the  walls,  and  I 
will  assemble  them  into  the  midst 
of  this  city. 

5  And  1  myself  will  fight  against 
you  with  an  outstretched  hand  and 
with  a  strong  arm,  even  in  anger, 
and  in  fury,  and  in  great  wrath. 

6  And  I  will  smite  the  inhabi- 
tants of  this  city,  both  man  and 
beast :  they  shall  die  of  a  great 
pestilence. 

7  And  afterward,  saith  the  Lord, 
I  will  deliver  Zedekiah  king  of  Ju- 
dah,  and  his  servants,  and  the  peo- 
iple,  and  such  as  are  left  in  this  city 
from  the  pestilence,  from  the  sword, 
and  from  the  famine,  into  the  hand 
of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Bab- 
ylon, and  into  the  hand  of  their 
enemies,  and  into  the  hand  of  those 
that  seek  their  life :  and  he  shall 
smite  them  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword  ;  he  shall  not  spare  them, 
neither  have  pity,  nor  have  mei'cy. 

8  V[  And  unto  this  people  thou 
shalt  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; 
Behold,  I  set  before  you  the  way 
of  life,  and  the  way  of  death. 

9  He  that  abideth  in  this  city 
shall  die  by  the  sword,  and  by  the 
famine,  and  by  the  pestilence  :  but 
he  th;it  goeth  out,  and  falletii  to 
the  Chaldeans  that  b(\siege  you, 
he  shall  live,  and  his  life  shall  be 
unto  him  for  a  ])rey. 

10  Fori  have  set  my  face  against 
this  city  for  evil,  and  not  iov  good, 
saith  the  IjOUD  :  it  shall  be  given 
into  tli(>  hand  of  the  king  of  I'.ab- 
ylon.  Mild  iifsJKili  burn  it  with  lire. 

1  1  1i  And  (oucliing  the  house  of 
the  king  f)f  .lud;ili,  sai/,  Hear  ye 
the  word  of  the  Loi:d; 

12  ()  house  of  David,  thus  saith 
the  LoiM)  ;  J^Lxecute  judgment  in 
tlie  morning,  and  <leh'\cr  him  that 
is  si)oiled  out  of  the  hiiiul  of  tiie 
oi)l)rrKsoi',  lest  my  fury  go  out  lil<e 
fire,  and  burn  that  none  can  quench 


696 


Exhortation  to  repentance. 


JEREMIAH,  22.        Shalluni,  Jehoidkim,  and  Coniah. 


it,  because  of  the  evil  of  your 
doings. 

13  Behold,   I  am  against  thee, 

0  inhabitant  of  the  valley,  and 
'  rock  of  the  plain,  saith  the  LoKD  ; 
which  say,  Who  shall  come  down 
against  us  1  or  wlio  shall  enter 
into  our  habitations. 

14  But  I  will  punish  you  accord- 
ing to  the  fruit  of  your  doings,  saith 
the  LoKD  :  and  I  will  kindle  a  tire 
in  the  forest  thereof,  and  it  shall 
devour  all  things  round  about  it. 

CHAPTER  22. 

1  I/e  exhorteth  to  repentance,  with promines 
andtlireats.  10  Th6Judgm6Hto.t  ShalUuu, 
13  of  Jelioiakim,  20  and  of  Coniah. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  ;  Go  down 
to  the  house  of  the  king  of  Ju- 
dah,  and  speak  there  this  word, 

2  And  say.  Hear  the  woi'd  of  the 
Lord,  O  king  of  Judah,  that  sittest 
upon  the  throne  of  David,  thou, 
and  thy  servants,  and  thy  people 
that  enter  in  by  these  gates  : 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Execute 
ye  judgment  and  righteousness, 
and  delivei-  the  spoiled  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  oppressor :  and  do 
no  wrong,  do  no  violence  to  the 
stranger,  the  fatherless,  nor  the 
widow,  neither  shed  innocent 
blood  in  this  place. 

4  For  if  ye  do  this  thing  indeed, 
then  shall  there  enter  in  by  the 
gates  of  this  house  kings  sitting 
upon  the  throne  of  David,  riding 
in  chariots  and  on  horses,  he,  and 
his  servants,  and  his  people. 

5  But  if  ye  will  not  hear  these 
words,  I  swear  by  myself,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  this  house  shall 
become  a  desolation. 

6  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto 
the  king's  house  of  Judah  ;  Thou 
art  Gilead  unto  me,  and  the  head 
of  Lebanon  :  yet  surely  l.^vill  make 
thee  a  wilderness,  and  cities  u.'hirh 
are  not  inhabited. 

7  And  I  will  prepare  destroyers 
against  thee,  every  one  with  his 
weapons  :  and  they  shall  cut  down 
thy  choice  cedars,  and  cast  them 
into  the  fire. 

8  And  many  nations  shall  pass 
by  this  city,  and  they  shall  say 
every  man  to  his  neighbour,  Whei-e- 
fore  hath  the  Lord  done  thus  unto 
this  great  city  1 

9  Then  they  shall  answer,  Be- 
cause they  have  forsaken  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  their  God,  and 
worshipped  other  gods,  and  served 
them. 

10  ^  Weep  ye  not  for  the  dead, 
neither  bemoan  him  :  /mt  weep  sore 
for  him  that  goeth  away  :  for  he 


shall  return  no  more,  nor  see  his 
native  country. 

1 1  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  touch- 
ing Shallum  the  son  of  Jqsiah  king 
of  Judah,  which  reigned  instead  of 
Josiah  his  father,  which  went  forth 
out  of  this  place  ;  He  shall  not  re- 
turn thither  any  more : 

12  But  he  shall  die  in  the  place 
whither  they  have  led  him  captive, 
and  shall  see  this  land  no  more. 

1 3  H  Woe  unto  him  that  buildeth 
his  house  by  unrighteousness,  and 
his  chambers  by  wrong ;  that  useth 
his  neighbour's  service  without 
wages,  and  giveth  him  not  for  his 
work  ; 

14  That  saith,  I  will  build  me  a 
wide  house  and  large  chambers, 
and  cutteth  him  out  windows  ;  and 
it  is  cieled  with  cedar,  and  painted 
with  vermilion. 

1 5  Shalt  thou  reign,  because  thou 
"  closest  thyself  in  cedar  1  did  not 
thy  father  eat  and  drink,  and  do 
judgment  and  justice,  and  then  it 
was  well  with  him  1 

16  He  judged  the  cause  of  the 
poor  and  needy ;  then  it  teas  well 
with  him. :  was  not  this  to  know 
me  1  saith  the  Lord. 

1 7  Butthine  eyes  and  thine  heart 
arenot  butforthy  covetousness,and 
for  to  shed  innocent  blood,  and  for 
oppression, and  for  violence,to  do  it. 

18  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
concerning  Jehoiakim  the  son  of 
Josiah  king  of  Judah ;  They  shall 
not  lament  for  him,  sayimci.  Ah  my 
brother !  or.  Ah  sister  !  they  shall 
not  lament  for  him,  saying.  Ah 
lord  !  or.  Ah  his  glory  ! 

19  He  shall  be  buried  with  the 
burial  of  an  ass,  drawn  and  cast 
forth  beyond  the  gates  of  Jerusa- 
lem. 

20  II  Go  up  to  Lebanon,  and  cry  ; 
and  lift  up  thy  voice  in  Bashan, 
and  cry  from  •'  the  passages  :  for  all 
thy  lovers  are  destroyefl. 

211  spake  unto  thee  in  thy  pros- 
perity ;  hnt  thou  saidst,  I  will  not 
hear.  This  hath  been  thy  manner 
from  thy  youth,  that  thou  obeyedst 
not  my  voice. 

22  The  wind  shall  eat  up  all  thy 
■•  pastors,  and  thy  lovers  shall  go 
into  captivity  :  surely  then  shalt 
thou  be  ashamed  and  confounded 
for  all  thy  wickedness. 

23  O  inhabitant  of  Lebanon, 
that  makest  thy  nest  in  the  cedars, 
how  'gracious  shalt  thou  be  when 
pangs  come  upon  thee,  the  pain  as 
of  a  woman  in  travail  ! 

24  J. s  1  live,  saith  the  Lord, 
though  *  Coniah  the  son  of  Jehoia- 


2  strivest 
tu  excel 


3  Abarim : 


*  2  Kirujs  xxiv.  6,  8,  Jeboiachin. 


shepherds, 


>'■'  fireatly  to 
be  pitied 


697 


Wicked  shepherds. 


JEREMIAH,  23. 


The  righteous  Branch. 


kim  king  of  Judah  were  the  signet 
upon  my  right  hand,  yet  would  I 
pluck  thee  thence ; 

25  And  I  will  give  thee  into  the 
hand  of  them  that  seek  thy  life, 
and  into  the  hand  of  them  whose 
face  thou  fearest,  even  into  the 
hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon,  and  into  the  hand  of  the 
Chaldeans. 

26  And  I  will  cast  thee  out,  and 
thy  mother  that  bare  thee,  into 
another  country,  where  ye  were 
not  born  ;  and  there  shall  ye  die. 

27  But  to  the  land  whereunto 
they  desire  to  return,  thither  shall 
they  not  return. 

28  Is  this  man  Coniah  a  despised 
broken  *  idol  ?  is  he  a  vessel  wherein 
is  no  pleasure"?  wherefore  are  they 
cast  out,  he  and  his  seed,  and  are 
cast  into  a  land  which  they  know 
not? 

29  Oearth,  earth,  earth,  hear  the 
word  of  the  Lokd. 

30  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Write  ye 
this  man  childless,  a  man  that  shall 
not  prosper  in  his  days  :  for  no  man 
of  his  seed  shall  prosper,  sitting 
upon  the  throne  of  David,  and  rul- 
ing any  more  in  Judah. 

CHAPTER  23. 

I  He  prophesieth  a  restoration  of  the  scat- 
tered flock.  5  Chrint  shall  rule  and  save 
the  III:  9  Against  false  prophets,  33  atid 
innrkcrs  of  the  true  prophets. 

WOE  be  unto  the  ^  pastors  that 
destroy  and  scatter  the  sheep 
of  my  pasture  !  saith  the  Lokd. 
2  Therefore  thus  saith  ^theLniiD 


God  of  Israel  against  the  -  pastors 
that  feed  my  people  ;  Ye  have  scat- 
tered my  Hock,  and  driven  them 
away,  and  have  iiot  visited  them  : 
l)ehold,  r  will  visit  upon  you  the 
evil  of  your  doings,  saith  the  Loud. 

3  And  [  will  gather  tlie  remnant 
of  iny  flock  out  of  all  countries 
whither  I  have  driven  them,  and 
will  bring  them  again  to  their 
folds;  and  they  shall  be  fruitful 
and  increase. 

4  And  L  will  set  up  shepluM-ds 
over  them  which  shall  feed  them  : 
and  they  shall  fear  no  more,  nor  l)e 
dismayed,  iieith<;r  shall  they  Ije 
lacking,  saith  the  Lord. 

5  11  Jjehold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  I  will  raise  unto 
David  a  righteous  Uraiich,  and  ^a 
King  shall   reign  ;iTid   prosixn',  atuT 


shall  ex(>cute  judgment  and  justice 
in  the  earth. 

0  In  his  days  Jud;ih  shall  be 
saved,  and  Israel  sliall  dwell  safely  : 
and  this  is  his  n;uiie  whereby  he 
shall  be  called,  THE  LORD  OUB 
U1CHTE0L8NE.S.S. 


7  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  they 
shall  no  more  say,  °  The  Lord  liv- 
eth,  which  brought  up  the  ciuldren 
of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt ; 

8  But,  ^  The  Lord  liveth,  which 
brought  up  and  which  led  the  seed 
of  the  house  of  Israel  out  of  the 
north  country,  and  from  all  coun- 
tries whither  t  had  driven  them  ; 
and  they  shall  dwell  in  their  own 
land. 

9  II  ""Mine   heart   within   me  is 


broken    because  of  the   prophets: 


all  my  bones  shake  ;  I  am  like  a 
drunken  nian,  and  like  a  man 
whom  wine  hath  overcome,  be- 
cause of  the  Lord,  and  because  of 
the  words  of  his  holiness. 

10  For  the  land  is  full  of  adul- 
terers ;  for  because  of  swearing 
the  land  mourneth ;  the  ^pleasant 
places  of  the  wildei'ness  are  dried 
up,  and  their  course  is  evil,  and 
their  force  is  not  right. 

1 1  For  both  prophet  and  priest 
are  profane ;  yea,  in  my  nouse 
have  I  found  their  wickedness, 
saith  the  Lord. 

12  Wherefore  their  ways  shall 
be  unto  them  as  slippery  ways  in 
the  darkness  :  they  shall  be  driven 
on,  and  fall  therein  :  for  I  will 
bring  evil  upon  them,  even  the  year 
of  their  visitation,  saith  the  Lord. 

13  And  I  have  seen  folly  in  the 
prophets  of  Samaria  ;  they  prophe- 
siecf  '^hi  Baal,  and  caused  my  peo- 
ple Israel  to  err. 

Ill  have  seen  also  in  the  pro- 
phets of  Jerusalem  an  horrible 
thing  :  they  commit  adultery,  and 
walk  in  lies  :  they  strengthen  also 
the  hands  of  evildoers,  that  none 
doth  return  from  his  wickedness  : 
they  are  all  of  them  unto  me  as 
8odom,  and  the  inhabitants  thereof 
as  (Jomorrah. 

1 .5  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts  concerning  the  prophets ; 
Behold,  I  will  feed  them  with 
woi-mwood,  and  make  them  drink 
the  water  of  gall  :  foi-  from  the 
l)rophets  of  .b'l'usalem  is  i)rofant'- 
ness  gone  forth  into  all  the  land. 

IT)  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
lieaj-ken  not  unto  the  words  of  tlie 
l)i'opli('ts  tliat  prophesy  unto  you  : 
th(\y  "make  you  vain  :  they  speak  a 
vision  of  tlieii'  own  heart,  and  not 
out  of  the  mouth  of  the  liOUD. 

17  They  say  still  unto  tliem  that 
des))iseme.  The  Loud  hath  said,  ^'e 
shall  hav(!  i)eace;  and  they  say 
unto  every  one  that  walketh  '"aftei- 


the  ima^nnat ion  of  liis  own  heart. 
No  I'vil  shall  come  upon  you. 


5  As  the 
Lord 


^  teach  yon 
vanity : 


1"  in  tlu! 

stul)l)()rn- 

ness 


698 


False  prophets  denoiuiced. 


JEREMIAH,  24. 


The  tioo  baskets  of  Jigs. 


18  For  who  hath  stood  in  the 
^  counsel  of  the  LoitD,  and  hath  per- 
ceived and  heai'd  his  word?  who 
hath  marked  his  word,  and  heard  if  ? 

19  Behold,  a  whirlwind  of  the 
Lord  is  gone  forth  in  fury,  even  a 
grievous  whirlwind  :  it  shall  fall 
grievously  upon  the  head  of  the 
wicked. 

20  The  anger  of  the  Lord  shall 
not  return,  until  he  have  executed, 
and  till  he  have  performed  the 
thoughts  of  his  heart :  in  the  latter 
days  ye  shall  -  consider  it  perfectly. 

21  I  have  not  sent  these  pro- 
phets, yet  they  ran :  I  have  not 
spoken  to  them,  yet  they  prophe- 
sied. 

22  But  if  they  had  stood  in  my 
^counsel,  and  had  caused  my  peo- 
ple to  hear  my  words,  then  they 
should  have  turned  them  from  their 
evil  way,  and  from  the  evil  of  their 
doings. 

23  Am  I  a  God  at  hand,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  not  a  God  afar  oftl 

24  Can  any  hide  himself  in  secret 
places  that  I  shall  not  see  him  1 
saith  the  Lord.  Do  not  I  fill  hea- 
ven and  earth  1  saith  the  Lord. 

25  I  have  heard  what  the  pro- 
phets said,  that  pi'ophesy  lies  in  my 
name,  saying,  I  have  dreamed,  I 
have  dreamed. 

26  How  long  sliall  this  be  in  "the 
heart  of  the  prophets  that  prophesy 
lies'?  yea,  they  are  prophets  of  the 
deceit  of  their  own  heart ; 

27  Which  think  to  cause  my  pe9- 
ple  to  forget  my  name  by  their 
dreams  which  they  tell  every  man 
to  his  neighbour,  as  their  fathers 
have  forgotten  my  name  for  Baal. 

28  The  prophet  that  hath  a 
dream,  let  him  tell  a  dream  ;  and 
he  that  hath  my  word,  let  him 
speak  my  word  faithfully.  _  What 
is  the  chaff  to  the  wheat  1  saith  the 
Lord. 

29  Is  not  my  word  like  as  a  fire*? 
saith  the  Lord  ;  and  like  a  hammer 
that  breaketh  the  rock  in  pieces'? 

30  Therefore,  behold,  I  atii, 
against  the  prophets,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  steal  my  words  every 
one  from  his  neighbour. 

31  Behold,  I  am  against  the  pro- 
phets, saith  the  Lord,  that  use 
their  tongues,  and  say,  He  saith. 

32  Behold,  I  am  against  them 
that  prophesy  false  dreams,  saith 
the  Lord,  and  do  tell  them,  and 
cause  my  people  to  err  by  their 
lies,  and  by  their  •*  lightness  ;  yet  1 
sent  them  not,  nor  commanded 
them  :  therefore  they  shall  not  pro- 
fit this  people  at  all,  saith  the  Lord. 

33  ^  And  wlien  this  people,  or 
the  prophet,  or  a  priest,  sliall  ask 


thee,  saying,  What  is  the  burden 
of  the  LoitD  1  thou  shalt  then  say 
unto  them,  °  What  l:>urden  1  I  will 
even  ''forsake  you,  saitli  tlie  Lord. 

34  And  as  for  the  prophet,  and 
the  priest,  and  the  people,  that 
shall  say,  The  burden  of  tne  Lord, 
I  will  even  punish  that  man  and 
his  house. 

35  Thus  shall  ye  say  every  one 
to  his  neighbour,  and  every  one  to 
his  brother.  What  hath  the  Lord 
answered  1  and,  What  hath  the 
Lord  spoken  1 

36  And  the  burden  of  the  Lord 
shall  ye  mention  no  mor-e :  for 
every  man's  word  shall  be  his  bur- 
den ;  for  ye  have  perverted  the 
words  of  the  living  God,  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  our  God. 

37  Thus  shalt  thou  say  to  the 
prophet.  What  hath  the  Lord  an- 
swered thee?  and.  What  hath  the 
Lord  spoken? 

38'  But^  since  ye  say.  The  burden 
of  the  Lord  ;  therefore  thus  saith 
the  Lord  ;  Because  ye  say  this 
word.  The  burden  of  the  Lord,  and 
I  have  sent  unto  you,  saying.  Ye 
shall  not  say,  The  burden  of  the 
Lord  ; 

39  Therefore,  behold,  I,  even  I, 
will  utterly  forget  you,  and  I  will 
forsake  you,  and  the  city  that  I 
gave  you  and  your  fathers,  and  cast 
you  out  of  my  presence  : 

40  And  I  will  bring  an  everlast- 
ing reproach  upon  you,  and  a  per- 
petual shame,  which  shall  not  be 
forgotten. 

CHAPTER  24. 

1  Under  the  type  of  good  and  bad  fi<js,  4  he 
foresheiveth  the  restoration  of  them  that 

were  in  cnjjfiriti/,  S  and  the  deiiolation  of 
Zedckiah  and  the  rext. 

THE  Lord  shewed  me,  and,  be- 
hold, two  baskets  of  figs  mere 
set  before  the  temple  of  the  Lord, 
after  that  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon  had  carried  away  captive 
Jeconiah  the  son  of  Jehoiakim  king 
of  Judah,  and  the  princes  of  Judah, 
with  the  ^carpenters  and  smiths, 
from  Jerusalem,  and  had  brought 
them  to  Babylon. 

2  One  basket  had  very  good  figs, 
even  like  the  figs  that  are  first  ripe  : 
and  the  other  basket  had  very 
^naughty  figs,  which  could  not  be 
eaten,  they  were  so  bad. 

3  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me, 
What  seest  thou,  Jeremiah?  And  I 
said,  Figs  ;  the  good  figs,  very  good  ; 
and  the  evil,  very  evil,  that  cannot 
be  eaten,  they  ai'e  so  evil. 

4  H  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying. 


5  *  Ye  are 
the  burden. 

6  cast  you 
off. 


Mf 


craftsmen 


9  bad 


*0r, 


699 


Tlie  seventy  j/ears^  captivity. 


JEREMIAH,  25. 


The  fall  of  Babylon. 


1  regard 

2  Chaldeans, 


•''  these  tliree 
and  twenty 
years, 


5  Thus  saith  the  Loud,  the  God 
of  Israel ;  Like  these  good  ligs,  so 
will  I  '  acknowledge  them  that  are 
carried  away  captive  of  Judah, 
whom  I  have  sent  out  of  this  place 
into  the  land  of  the  -Chaldeans  for 
their  good. 

6  For  I  will  set  mine  eyes  upon 
them  for  good,  and  I  will  Vjring 
them  again  to  this  land  :  and  I 
will  build  them,  and  not  pull  them 
down  ;  and  I  will  plant  them,  and 
not  pluck  them  up. 

7  And  I  will  give  them  an  heart 
to  know  me,  that  I  fwi  the  Loud  : 
and  they  shall  be  mj^  people,  and  [ 
will  be  their  God  :  for  they  shall 
return  unto  me  with  their  whole 
heart. 

8  ^  And  as  the  evil  figs,  which 
cannot  be  eaten,  they  are  so  evil ; 
surely  thus  saith  the  Lord,  8o  will 
1  give  Zedekiah  the  king  of  Judali, 
and  his  princes,  and  the  residue  of 
Jerusalem,  that  remain  in  this  land, 
and  them  that  dwell  in  the  land  of 
Egypt : 

9  And  I  will  deliver  them  to  be 
removed  into  all  the  kingdoms  of 
the  earth  for  their  hurt,  to  be  a  re- 
pr<jach  and  a  proverb,  a  taunt  and 
a  curse,  in  all  places  whither  1 
shall  drive  them. 

10  And  I  will  send  the  sword,  the 
famine,  and  the  pestilence,  among 
them,  till  they  be  consumed  from 
off  the  land  that  I  gave  unto  them 
and  to  their  fathers. 

CHAPTER  25. 

1  .Teremidh  reprorinrj  the  Jeiost''  drHoherlierwe 
to  till-  jiriijihi'lK,  S  forrtclletJi  the  sermitii 
ye<trs  ni/.tlrit,/.  Vl',(ti,l  after  tluit .  tl, .■  ile- 
Htrndioii  cf  Diihi/li.ii.  1.",  'I'mltr  tin  tiijw  <,f 
a  cup  iij  uiite  Iw  forenkeiretlc  tlm  <Jt-/str ac- 
tion of  iiU  nations.  34  The  hoioling  of  the 
Khepherdx. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jere- 
miah concerning  all  the  peo- 
ple of  Judah  in  the  fourth  year  of 
.H'hoiakuii  the  son  of  Josi;in  king 
of  Judah,  that  tras  the  first  year  of 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  ISabylon  ; 

2  The  which  Jeremiah  the  i)i'o- 
phet  spake  unto  all  the  people*  of 
Judah,  and  to  all  the  inhabitants 
of  J(;i'usalem,  saying, 

3  From  the  tliirteenth  year  of 
Josiah  the  son  of  Anion  king  of 
Judah,  even  unto  this  day,  •'  that  ix 
the  three  and  twentieth  yc-AV.  tlic 
word  of  tli(?  LoUD  hath  ('onu!  unto 
me,  and  1  hav(!  si)oken  unto  you, 
rising  early  and  speaking;  but  ye 
have  not  hearkencfl. 

4  And  th(!  Loud  hath  sent  unto 
you  all  his  sei-vaiits  tlu^  pror)h(;ts, 
rising  early  and  sending  them  :  hut 
yc^  have  not  hcjirkened,  nor  in- 
clined  your  ear   to   hear. 


5  They  said.  Turn  ye  again  now 
every  one  from  his  evil  way,  and 
from  the  evil  of  your  doings,  and 
dwell  in  the  land  that  the  Loud 
hath  given  unto  you  and  to  your 
fathers  for  ever  and  ever : 

G  And  go  not  after  other  gods  to 
serve  them,  and  to  worship  them, 
and  provoke  me  not  to  anger  with 
the  works  of  your  hands ;  and  I 
will  do  you  no  hurt. 

7  Yet  ye  have  not  hearkened 
unto  me,  saith  the  Lord  ;  that  ye 
might  provoke  me  to  anger  with 
the  works  of  your  hands  to  your 
own  hurt. 

8  ^  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts ;  Because  ye  have 
not  heard  my  words, 

9  Behold,  I  will  send  and  take  all 
the  families  of  the  north,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  Nebuchadrezzar  the 
king  of  Babylon,  my  servant,  and 
will  bring  them  against  this  land, 
and  against  the  inhabitants  there(jf , 
and  against  all  these  nations  round 
about,  and  will  *  utterly  destroy 
them,  and  make  them  an  astonish- 
ment, and  an  hissing,  and  per- 
petual desolations. 

10  Moreover  I  will  take  from 
them  the  voice  of  mirth,  and  the 
voice  of  gladness,  the  voice  of 
the  bridegroom,  and  the  voice  of 
the  bride,  the  sound  of  the  mill- 
stones, and  the  light  of  the  candle. 

1 1  And  this  whole  land  shall  be 
a  desolation,  and  an  astonishment ; 
and  these  nations  shall  serve  tlie 
king  of  Babylon  seventy  years. 

1 2  1(  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  se\enty  years  are  accom- 
plished, that  1  will  punish  the  king 
of  Babylon,  and  that  nation,  saith 
the  Loud,  for  their  iniquity,  and 
the  land  of  the  C/haldeans,  and  will 
make  it  perpetual  desolations. 

13  And  I  will  bring  upon  that 
land  all  my  words  whicli  I  ha\e 
pronounci'd  against  it,  even  all  that 
IS  wi'itten  in  tnis  book,  which  Jere- 
miah hath  pi'ophesied  against  all 
the  nations. 

14  For  many  !iations  and  great 
kings  shall  ^  sei've  thcniscU-cs  of 
them  also:  and  1  will  recompense 
them  according  to  their  deeds,  and 
according  to  the  works  of  their  own 
hands. 

15  11  For  thus  saith  "the  Loud 
Godof  Isi'iiel    unto  me;  Take   the 


wiiHM'up  of  this  fury  at  my  hanfl, 
and  cause  all  th(!  nations,  to  whom 
J  send  thee,  to  drink  it. 

1  ()  And  they  sliall  di'ink,  a)id  "be 
moved,  and  be  mad,  because  of  the 
sword  that  I  will  send  among  them. 


*  lleb.  devote. 


700 


The  cup  of  all  tvrath  for  all  nations.     JEREMIAH,  26. 


Promises  and  threats. 


5  against  his 
pasture ; 


17  Then  took  1  tlie  cup  at  the 
Lord's  hand,  and  made  all  the  na- 
tions to  drink,  unto  whom  the  Loiiu 
had  sent  me : 

18  To  wit,  Jerusalem,  and  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  the  kings 
thereof,  and  the  princes  thereof,  to 
make  them  a  desolation,  an  asto- 
nishment, an  hissing,  and  a  curse  ; 
as  it  is  this  day  ; 

19  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and 
his  servants,  and  his  princes,  and 
all  his  people ; 

20  And  all  the  mingled  people, 
and  all  the  kings  of  the  lanclof  Uz, 
and  all  the  kings  of  the  land  of  the 
Philistines,  and  Ashkelon,  and 
^  Azzah.  and  Ekron,  and  the  rem- 
nant  of  Ashdod, 

21  Edom,  and  Moab,  and  the 
children  of  Annnon, 

22  And  all  the  kings  of  '  Tyrus, 
and  all  the  kings  of  Zidon,  and  the 
kings  of  the  ''isles  which  'ire  beyond 
the  sea, 

23  Dedan,  and  Tema,  and  Buz, 
and  all   that    ^are  in    the  utmost 


24  And  all  the  kings  of  Arabia, 
and  all  the  kings  of  the  mingled 
people  that  dwell  in  the  desert, 

25  And  all  the  kings  of  Zimri, 
and  all  the  kings  of  Elam,  and  all 
the  kings  of  the  Medes, 

26  And  all  the  kings  of  the  north, 
far  and  near,  one  with  another,  and 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  world, 
which  are  upon  the  face  of  the 
earth :  and  the  king  of  Sheshach 
shall  drink  after  them. 

27  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them.  Thus  saith  the  L(>ui)  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel ;  Drink  ye,  and 
be  drunken,  and  spue,  and  fall,  and 
rise  no  more,  because  of  the  sword 
which  I  will  send  among  you. 

28  And  it  shall  be,  if  they  refuse 
to  take  the  cup  at  thine  hand  to 
drink,  then  shalt  thou  say  unto 
them.  Thus  saith  the  Lokd  or  hosts ; 
Ye  shall  certainly  drink. 

29  For,  lo,  I  begin  to  l)ring  evil 
on  the  city  which  is  called  by  my 
name,  and  should  ye  be  utterly  un- 
punished 1  Ye  shall  not  be  unpu- 
nished :  for  I  will  call  for  a  sword 
upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
earth,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

^^0  Therefore  ])roi)hesy  thou 
against  them  all  these  words,  and 
say  unto  them,  the  Lord  shall  roar 
from  on  high,  and  utter  his  voice 
from  his  holy  habitation  ;  he  shall 
mightily  roar ''  upon  his  habitation  : 
he  shall  give  a  shout,  as  they  that 
tread  the  {irapea,  against  all  the  in- 
habitants of  the  cai'tli. 
31  A  noise  shall  come  even  to  the 


ends  of  the  earth ;  for  the  Lord 
hath  a  controversy  with  the  na- 
tions, he  will  plead  with  all  flesh  ; 
he  will  give  them  that  are  wicked 
to  the  sword,  saith  the  Lord. 

32  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Behold,  evil  shall  go  forth  from 
nation  to  nation,  and  a  great 
whirlwind  shall  be  i*aised  up  from 
the  "  coasts  of  the  earth. 

33  And  the  slain  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  at  that  day  from  one  end 
of  the  earth  even  unto  the  otJier  end 
of  the  earth :  they  shall  not  be 
lamented,  neither  gathered,  nor 
buried ;  they  shall  be  dung  upon 
the  ground. 

34  fl  Howl,  ye  shepherds,  and 
cry ;  and  wallow  yourselves  in  the 
asheft,  ye  principal  of  the  tlock  :  for 
^the  days  of  your  slaughter  and  of 


your  dis]>ersii)ns  are  accomplished  ; 
and  ye  shall  fall  like  a  ^  pleasant 
vessel. 

35  And  the  shepherds  shall  have 
no  way  to  flee,  nor  the  principal  of 
the  flock  to  escape. 

36  A  voice  of  tlie  cry  of  the  shep- 
herds, and  an  howling  of  the  prin- 
cipal of  the  flock,  shall  he  heard : 
for  the  Lord  hath  spoiled  their 
pasture. 

37  And  the  peaceable  habita- 
tions are  cut  down  because  of  the 
fierce  anger  of  the  Lord. 

38  He  hath  forsaken  his  covert, 
as  the  lion  :  for  their  land  is  deso- 
late because  of  the  fierceness  of  the 
oppressor,  and  because  of  his  fierce 
anger. 

CHAPTER  26. 

1  Jeremiah  hy  promii^es  and  fhreateningn 
e-xhorieih  iv  repenlttnce.  S  lie  in  therefore 
ajiprt'/u'iH/ci/,  10  mill  niriiiij/in/.  I'i  I/i.s 
(ipohi(/i/.  1()  //e  /.s  ijii/f  hi  jKi/ijiiie/it,  hi/  //le 
e,f(niiji'/e  of  Micali,  'iO  uiul  of  Vrijith,  24  ami 
hij  the  care  of  Ahikam. 

IN  the  beginning  of  the  reigri  of 
Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king 
of  .Judah  came  this  word  from  the 
Lord,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Stand  in 
the  court  of  the  Lord's  house,  and 
speak  unto  all  the  cities  of  Judah, 
which  come  to  worship  in  the 
Lord's  house,  all  the  words  that  I 
command  thee  to  speak  unto  them  ; 
diminish  not  a  word  : 

3  If  so  be  they  will  hearken,  and 
turn  every  man  from  his  evil  way, 
that  I  may  repent  me  of  the  evil, 
which  1  purpose  to  do  unto  them 
because  of  the  evil  of  their  doings. 

4  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  If  ye  will  not 
hearken  to  me,  to  walk  in  my  law, 
which  I  ha\e  set  before  you, 

5  To  hearken  to  the  words  of  my 
servants  the  prophets,  whom  1  sent 

01 


6  Uttermost 
parts 


"  your  days 
fur  slaugh- 
ter and  your 
dispersions 
8  goodly 


Jeremiah  arret  igned, 


JEREMIAH,  27. 


and  acquitted. 


unto  you,  both  rising  up  early,  and 
sending  them,  but  ye  have  not 
hearkened ; 

6  Then  will  I  make  this  house 
like  Shiloh,  and  will  make  this  city 
a  curse  to  all  the  nations  of  the 
earth. 

7  So  the  priests  and  the  prophets 
and  all  the  people  heard  Jeremiah 
speaking  these  words  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

8  U  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Jeremiah  had  made  an  end  of 
speaking  all  that  the  Lord  had 
commanded  him.  to  speak  unto  all 
the  people,  that  the  priests  and  the 
prophets  and  all  the  i)eople  took 
him,  saying.  Thou  shalt  surely  die. 

9  Why  hast  thou  prophesied  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  saying.  This 
house  shall  be  like  8hiloh,  and  this 
city  shall  be  desolate  without  an 
inhabitants  And  all  the  people 
were  gathered  against  Jeremiah  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

10  ^  When  the  princes  of  Judah 
heard  these  things,  then  they  came 
up  from  the  king's  house  unto  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  sat  down 
in  the  entry  of  the  new  gate  of  the 
Lord's  house. 

11  Then  spake  the  priests  and 
the  prophets  unto  the  princes  and 
t(j  all  the  people,  saying.  This  man 
is  worthy  to  die ;  for  he  hath 
prophesied  against  this  city,  as  ye 
nave  heard  with  your  ears. 

12^  Then  spake  .Jeremiah  unto 
all  the  princes  and  to  all  the 
people,  saying.  The  Lord  sent  me 
to  prophesy  against  this  house  and 
against  this  city  all  the  words  that 
ye  have  heard. 

13  Therefore  now  amend  your 
ways  and  your  doings,  and  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  your  God  ; 
and  the  Lord  will  i-epent  him  of 
the  evil  that  he  hath  pronounced 
against  you. 

11  As  for  me,  behold,  I  am  in 
your  hand  :  do  with  mo  as  seemeth 
good  and  meet  unto  you. 

15  But  know  yt;  for  (;ertain,  tliat 
if  ye  put  me  to  fleath,  ye  shall 
surely  bring  innocent  blood  upon 
yourselves,  and  uijon  tliis  city, 
and  upon  the  inhalntants  thereof: 
for  of  a  truth  the  Lord  hath  sent 
me  unto  you  to  speak  all  these 
woids  in  your  ears. 

16  ^  Then  said  the  princes  and 
all  the  peoi)le  unto  the  priests  and 
to  th(;  prophets  ;  This  inan  y'.s  not 
worthy  to  die  :  for  he  hath  spoketi 
to  us  in  the  name  of  the  Loud  our 
CJod.  ^ 

17  Then  rose  up  certaiTi  of  the 
elders  of  the  hind,  and  si)ak('  to  all 
the  assembly  of  the  people,  saying. 


18  Micah  the  ^  Morasthite  pro- 
phesied in  the  days  of  Hezekiah 
king  of  Judah,  and  spake  to  all  the 
people  of  Judah,  saying,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts  ;  Zion  shall  be 
plowed  like  a  field,  and  Jerusalem 
shall  become  heaps,  and  the  moun- 
tain of  the  house  as  the  high  places 
of  a  forest. 

1 9  Did  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah 
and  all  Judah  put  him  at  all  to 
death  1  did  he  not  fear  the  Lord, 
and  besought  the  Lord,  and  the 
Lord  repented  him  of  the  evil 
which  he  had  pronounced  against 
them'?  Thus  might  we  procure 
great  evil  against  our  souls. 

20  And  there  was  also  a  man 
that  prophesied  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  Urijah  the  son  of  Shemaiah 
of  Kirjath-jearim,  who  prophesied 
against  this  city  and  against  this 
land  according  to  all  the  words  of 
Jeremiah  : 

21  And  when  Jehoiakim  the 
king,  with  all  his  mighty  men, 
and  all  the  princes,  heard  his 
words,  the  king  sought  to  put  him 
to  death  :  but  when  Urijan  heard 
it,  he  was  afraid,  and  fled,  and 
went  into  Egypt ; 

22  And  .Jehoiakim  the  king  sent 
men  into  Egypt,  namely,  Elnathan 
the  son  of  Achbor,  and  certain  men 
with  him  into  Egypt. 

23  And  they  fetched  forth  Uri- 
jah out  of  Egypt,  and  brought  him 
unto  Jehoiakim  the  king  ;  who  slew 
him  with  the  sword,  and  cast  his 
dead  body  into  the  graves  of  the 
common  people. 

24  Nev(^rtheless  the  hand  of  Ahi- 
kam  the  son  of  Shaphan  was  with 
Jeremiah,  that  they  should  not 
give  him  into  the  hand  of  the  peo- 
ple to  put  him  to  death. 

CHAPTER  27. 

1  Under  the  type  of  hondu  and  yoken  he 
']>rnj)}iemeth  the  nvhduiiig  of  the  nei\ihhonr 
l-hitjn  tnito  Nebuchadnezzar.  8  He  evhort- 
i'tli  III  cm  to  tiield,  and  not  to  heUeve  the 
falsi'  prophetH.  12  The  like  he  doeth  In 
y.iili'h-iiih.  10  ffe  fori'lellt'lh.  the  reiiniaiil 
if  llif  rexseh  nhiil'l  hi-  ciirrii'il  1i,  /{ahi/lini, 
mill  Ihire  coiilhi iii'  initil  the  dm/  if  rinilu- 
tii,)i. 

N  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of 
'-'■Jclioinkini  the  son  of  .losiah 
king  of  J  udali  came  this  word 
ujito  .lerciiiiah  from  the  Loi^», 
saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  to  me; 
Make  thee  bonds  and  yokes,  and 
l)ut  them  ui)on  th.v  neck, 

3  And  send  them  to  the  king  of 
Edom,  and  to  the  king  of  Moab, 
and  to  the  king  of  the  Ammonites, 


1  Morashtite 


T 


*  Or, 


-'  *-Zc(k'kiah 


702 


Suhinission  to  Nebuchadnezzar 


JEREMIAH,  28. 


enjoined  on  all. 


and  to  the  king  of  '  Tyrus,  and  to 
the  king  of  Zidon,  by  the  hand  of 
the  messengers  which  come  to 
Jerusalem  unto  Zedekiah  king  of 
Judah ; 

4  And  command  them  to  say 
unto  their  masters,  Thus  saith  the 
LoKD  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ; 
Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  your  mas- 
ters ; 

5  I  have  made  the  earth,  the 
man  and  the  beast  that  are  upon 
the  ground,  by  my  great  power 
and  by  my  outstretched  arm,  and 
have  given  it  unto  whom  it  seemed 
meet  unto  me. 

6  And  now  have  I  given  all  these 
lands  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchad- 
nezzar the  king  of  Babylon,  my 
servant ;  and  the  beasts  of  the  field 
have  I  given  him  also  to  serve 
him. 

7  And  all  nations  shall  serve  him, 
and  his  son,  and  his  son's  son,  until 
the  ■^  very  time  of  his  land  come : 
and  then  many  nations  and  great 
kings  shall  ^  serve  themselves  of 
him. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
the  nation  and  kingdom  which  will 
not  serve  the  same  Nebuchadnezzar 
the  king  of  Babylon,  and  that  will 
not  put  their  neck  under  the  yoke 
of  the  king  of  Babylon,  that  nation 
will  I  punish,  saith  the  Loui),  with 
the  sword,  and  with  the  famine, 
and  with  the  pestilence,  until  I 
have  consumed  them  by  his  hand. 

9  Therefore  hearken  not  ye  to 
your  prophets,  nor  to  your  diviners, 
nor  to  your  dreamers,  nor  to  your 
enchanters,  nor  to  your  sorcerers, 
which  speak  unto  you,  saying.  Ye 
shall  not  serve  the  king  of  Babylon : 

10  For  they  prophesy  a  lie  unto 
you,  to  remove  you  far  from  your 
land  ;  and  that  I  should  drive  you 
out,  and  ye  should  i^erish. 

11  But  the  ^nations  that  bring 
their  neck  under  the  yoke  of  tlie 
king  of  Babylon,  and  serve  him, 
^  those  will  I  let  I'emain  still  in 
their  own  land,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
and  they  shall  till  it,  and  dwell 
therein. 

12  11  I  spake  also  to  Zedekiah 
king  of  Judah  according  to  all  these 
words,  saying.  Bring  your  necks 
under  the  yoke  of  the  king  of  Bab- 
ylon, and  serve  him  and  his  people, 
and  live. 

13  Why  will  ye  die,  thou  and 
thy  people,  by  the  sword,  by  the 
famine,  and  by  the  pestilence,  as 
the  Lord  hath  spoken  against  the 
nation  that  will  not  serve  the  king 
of  Babylon  1 

14  Therefore  hearken  not  unto 


the  words  of  the  prophets  that 
speak  unto  you,  saying,  Ye  shall 
not  serve  the  king  of  Babylon  :  for 
they  prophesy  a  lie  unto  you. 

15  For  I  have  not  sent  them, 
saith  the  Lord,  yet  they  prophesy 
a  lie  in  my  name ;  that  I  might 
drive  you  out,  and  that  ye  might 
perish,  ye,  and  the  prophets  that 
prophesy  unto  you. 

16  Also  I  spake  to  the  priests 
and  to  all  this  people,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Loud  ;  Hearken  not  to  the 
words  of  your  prophets  that  pro- 
phesy unto  you,  saying,  Behold, 
the  vessels  of  the  Lord's  house 
shall  now  shortly  be  brought  again 
from  Babylon :  for  they  prophesy 
a  lie  unto  you. 

1 7  Hearken  not  unto  them ; 
serve  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  live : 
wherefore  should  this  city  be  laid 
waste  1 

18  But  if  they  />e  prophets,  and 
if  the  word  of  the  Lord  be  with 
them,  let  them  now  make  interces- 
sion to  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that  the 
vessels  which  are  left  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  house  of 
the  king  of  Judah,  and  at  Jeru- 
salem, go  not  to  Babylon. 

19^  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  concerning  the  pillars,  and 
concerning  the  sea,  and  concerning 
the  bases,  and  concerning  the  resi- 
due of  the  vessels  that  remain  in 
this  city, 

20  Which  Nebuchadnezzar  king 
of  Babylon  took  not,  when  he  car- 
ried away  captive  Jeconiah  the  son 
of  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah  from 
Jerusalem  to  Babylon,  and  all  the 
nobles  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem  ; 

21  Yea,  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  Godof  Israel,  concerning 
the  vessels  that  remain  i)i  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  house  of 
the  king  of  Judah  and  "of  Jerusa- 
lem ; 

22  They  shall  be  carried  to  Bab- 
ylon, and  there  shall  they  be  until 
the  day  that  I  visit  them,  saith  the 
Lord  ;  then  will  I  bring  them  up, 
and  restore  them  to  this  place. 

CHAPTER  28. 

1  Tfinnniuth  iivophemeih  falsely  lite  return 
(if  Ihc  rcxxclx,  itnd  of  Jeconiah.  5  Jere- 
■iiiidli,  Irish hiy  it  to  be  trve,  sheweth  thai 
the  event  ii'ill  declare  who  are  true  pro- 
j'lhetx.  10  Ildiianiah-  lirenketh  Jereiniah\<< 
yoke.  12  Jeremhih  tclleth  of  nn  Ifoti  yoke, 
15  and  foretelhth  n<i  inuihth's  death. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  the  same 
year,  in  the  beginning  of  the 
reign  of  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah, 
in  the  fourth  year,  and  in  the  fifth 
month,  that  Hananiah  the  son  of 
Azur  the  prophet,  which  teas  of 
03 


6  at 


Ilananiah's  false  prophecy. 


JEREMIAH,  29.  Jeremiah's  letter  to  the  cajjtives. 


Gibeon,  spake  unto  me  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  in  the  presence  of  the 
priests  and  of  all  the  people,  saying, 

2  Thus  speaketh  the  Lokd  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  saying,  I 
have  broken  the  yoke  of  the  king 
of  Babylon. 

3  Within  two  full  yeai's  will  I 
bi'ing  again  into  this  place  all  the 
vessels  of  the  Loun's  house,  that 
Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon 
took  away  from  this  place,  and 
carried  them  to  Babjdon  : 

4  And  I  will  bring  again  to  this 
place  Jeconiah  the  son  of  .lehoiakim 
king  of  Judah,  with  all  the  cap- 
tives of  Judah,  that  went  into  Ba- 
bylon, saith  the  Loud  :  for  I  will 
break  the  yoke  of  the  king  of  Ba- 
bylon. 

5  U  Then  the  prophet  Jeremiah 
said  unto  the  prophet  Hananiah  in 
the  presence  of  the  priests,  and  in 
the  pi'esence  of  all  the  people  that 
stood  in  the  house  of  the  Loud, 

6  Even  the  prophet  Jeremiah 
said.  Amen :  the  Lord  do  so :  the 
Lord  perform  thy  words  which 
thou  hast  prophesied,  tobringagain 
the  vessels  of  the  Loud's  house,  and 
all  '  that  is  carried  away  ca|)tive. 
from  Babylon  into  this  place. 

7  Nevertheless  hear  thou  ncnv 
this  word  that  I  speak  in  thine 
ears,  and  in  the  ears  of  all  the 
people ; 

8  The  prophets  that  have  been 
before  me  and  before  thee  of  old 
prophesied  both  against  many  coun- 
tries, and  against  great  kingdoms, 
of  war,  and  of  evil,  and  of  pesti- 
lence. 

9  The  prophet  which  prophesieth 
of  peace,  when  the  word  of  the  pro- 
phet shall  come  to  pass,  then  snail 
the  prophet  be  known,  that  the 
Lord  hath  truly  sent  him. 

10  H  Then  Hananiah  the  prophet 
took  the  yoke  fi'om  ofF  the  prophet 
Jeremiah's  neck,  and  ])rake  it. 

11  And  HanaTiiah  spake  in  the 
pi'esence  of  all  the  people,  saying. 
Thus  saith  the  Loud  ;  Even  so  will 
1  break  the  yoke  of  Nebuchadnez- 
zar king  of  Babylon  from  the  neck 
of  all  nations  within  the  space  of 
two  full  yeai-s.  And  the  prophet 
.l(M-emiah  went  his  way. 

12  11  Then  the  word  of  the  LoiiD 
came  UJito  Jeremiah  the  prophet, 
after  that  Hananiah  the  prophet 
Iwul  broken  the  yoke  fi-oin  oil"  the 
neck  of  the  proi)het  Jeremiah,  say- 
ing, 

13  Go  and  tell  Hananiah,  saying, 
Thus  saith  the  Loud  ;  Thou  hast 
l)roken  the  yokes  of  wood  ;  but  thou 
shalt  niak(!  for  them  yokes  of  iron. 

II  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 


hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  I  have  put 
a  yoke  of  iron  upon  the  neck  of  all 
these  nations,  that  they  may  serve 
Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  ; 
and  they  shall  serve  him  :  and  I 
have  given  him  the  beasts  of  the 
field  also. 

1 5  H  Then  said  the  prophet  Jere- 
miah unto  Hananiah  the  pro- 
phet. Hear  now,  Hananiah  ;  The 
Lord  hath  not  sent  thee  ;  but  thou 
makest  this  people  to  trust  in  a  He. 

16  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  ;  Behold,  I  will  cast  thee 
from  off  the  face  of  the  earth  :  this 
year  thou  shalt  die,  because  thou 
hast  taught  rebellion  against  the 
Lord. 

17  So  Hananiah  the  prophet 
died  the  same  year  in  the  seventh 
month. 

CHAPTER  29. 

I  Jereiniah  neiideth  a  letter  to  the  ccp/iiiefi 
ill  Bobi/hiii,  to  he  quiet  there,  S  <nid  nut  to 
heliere  the  ilreiims  of  their  prophef-i,  1(1 
inu/  thiit  the//  xlmll  return  iHth  ijnice  after 
nere7iti/  i/enrft.  15  He  foretelleth  the \le- 
xtriicl'ioii  (fthe  re^t  for  'their  iliyohedieuce. 
L'd  lie  xheiretli  the  fed  rfiit  eiiil  <f  Aliah  ami 
Zedeliiah,  tiro  ti/iny  jirojiheix.  24  t^hema- 
idh  irriteih  it  litter  (lyiiiimt  Jeremiah.  30 
Jeremiah  readetli  hi.s  doom. 

NOW  these  are  the  words  of  the 
letter  that  Jeremiah  the  pro- 
phet sent  from  Jerusalem  unto  the 
residue  of  the  elders  which  were 
carried  away  captives,  and  to  the 
priests,  and  to  the  prophets,  and 
to  all  the  people  whom  Nebuchad- 
nezza)'  had  carried  away  captive 
from  Jerusalem  to  Babylon  ; 

2  (After  that  Jeconiah  the  king, 
and  the  -  queen,  and  the  ^  eunuchs. 
the  princes  of  .Judah  and  Jeru- 
salem,  and  the  •*  cari^enters,  and 
the  smiths,  were  departed  from 
-Jerusalem  ;) 

3  P>y  the  hand  of  Elasah  the  son 
of  Shai)han,  and  Gemariah  the 
son  of  Hilkiah,  (whom  Zedekiah 
king  of  .ludali  sent  unto  Bal)ylon 
to  NTebucliadnezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon) .saying, 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
tli(>  (>od  of  Israel,  unto  all  that,  are 
cjirried  away  captives,  whom  i 
have  causi'd  to  be  carri(>d  away 
from  .bMusalem  unto  IJabylon  ; 

.5  P>uild  ye  houses,  and  dwell  /// 
them;  and  plant  gardens,  and  eat 
the  fruit  of  thc^m  ; 

G  Take  ye  wives,  and  beget  sons 
and  (laughters;  anfl  take  wives  for 
your  sons,  and  give  your  daugh- 
ters to  husbands,  that  they  may 
bear  sons  and  daughters  ;  that 
y(>  may  be  inci-eased  th(>re,  and 
not  diminished. 

7  And  seek  the  peace  of  the  city 


704 


Restoration  after  seventy  years. 


JEREMIAH,  29. 


False  prophets  rebuked. 


whither  I  have  caused  you  to  be 
carried  away  captives,  and  pray 
unto  the  Lord  for  it :  for  in  the 
peace  thereof  shall  ye  have  peace. 

8  IT  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Let  not 
your  prophets  and  your  diviners, 
that  be  in  the  midst  of  you,  de- 
ceive you,  neither  hearken  to  your 
dreams  which  ye  caused  to  be 
dreamed. 

9  For  they  prophesy  falsely  unto 
you  in  my  name :  I  have  not  sent 
them,  saith  the  Lord. 

10  ^  For  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
That  after  seventy  years  be  accom- 
plished at  Babylon  I  will  visit  you, 
and  i)erform  my  good  word  toward 
you,  in  causing  you  to  return  to 
this  place. 

1 1  For  I  know  the  thoughts  that 
I  think  toward  you,  saith  the 
Lord,  thoughts  of  peace,  and  not 
of  evil,  to  give  you  ^  an  expected 
end. 

12  Then  shall  ye  call  upon  me, 
and  ye  shall  go  and  pray  unto  me, 
and  I  will  hearken  unto  you. 

13  And  ye  shall  seek  me,  and 
find  vie,  when  ye  shall  search  for 
me  with  all  your  heart. 

14  And  I  will  be  found  of  you, 
saith  the  Lord  :  and  I  will  turn 
away  your  captivity,  and  I  will 
gather  you  from  all  the  nations, 
and  from  all  the  places  whither  1 
have  driven  you,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
and  I  will  bring  you  again  into  the 
place  whence  I  caused  you  to  be 
carried  away  captive. 

15  ^  Because  ye  have  said.  The 
Lord  hath  raised  us  up  prophets 
in  Babylon  ; 

16  Know  that  thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  the  king  that  sitteth  upon 
the  throne  of  David,  and  of  all  the 
people  that  dwelleth  in  this  city, 
and  of  your  brethren  that  are  not 
gone  forth  with  you  into  captivity  ; 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; 
Behokl,  I  will  send  upon  them  the 
sword,  the  famine,  and  the  pesti- 
lence,^ and  will  make  them  like 
vile  figs,  that  cannot  be  eaten, 
they  are  so  evil. 

18  And  I  will  persecute  them 
with  the  sword,  with  the  famine, 
and  with  the  pestilence,  and  will 
deliver  them  to  be  removed  to  all 
the  kingdoms  of  the  eai'th,  to  be  a 
curse,  and  an  astonishment,  and 
an  hissing,  and  a  leproach,  among 
all  the  nations  whither  I  have 
driven  them  : 

1 9  Because  they  have  not  heai-k- 
ened  to  my  words,  saith  the  Lord, 
which  1  sent  unto  them  by  my  ser- 
vants the  prophets,  risitlg  up  early 


and  sending  them;   but  ye  would 
not  hear,  saith  the  Lord. 

20  If  Hear  ye  therefore  the  word 
of  the  LoKJ),  all  ye  of  the  captivity, 
whom  1  have  sent  from  Jerusalem 
to  Babylon  : 

21  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  of  Ahab  the  son 
of  Kolaiah,  and  of  Zedekiah  the 
son  of  jNlaaseiah,  which  i)rophesy  a 
lie  unto  you  in  my  name  ;  Behold, 
I  will  deliver  them  into  the  hand 
of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon ;  and  he  shall  slay  them  before 
your  eyes ; 

22  And  of  them  shall  be  taken 
up  a  curse  by  all  the  captivity  of 
.ludah  which  are  in  Babylon,  say- 
ing. The  Loud  make  thee  like 
Zedekiah  and  like  Ahab,  whoni 
the  king  of  Babylon  roasted  in 
the  fire  ; 

23  Because  they  have  committed 
villany  in  Israel,  and  have  com- 
mitted adultery  with  their  neigh- 
bours' wives,  and  have  spoken 
lying  words  in  my  name,  which  I 
have  not  commanded  them  ;  even 
I  know,  and  am  a  witness,  saith 
the  Lord. 

24  51  TJius  shalt  thou  also  speak 
to  Shemaiah  the  Nehelamite,  say- 
ing, 

25  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  saying. 
Because  thou  hast  sent  letters  in 
thy  name  unto  all  the  people  that 
are  a,t  Jerusalem,  and  to  Zephaniah 
the  son  of  Maaseiah  the  priest,  and 
to  all  the  priests,  saying, 

26  The  Lord  hath  made  thee 
priest  in  the  stead  of  Jehoiada  the 
priest,  that  ye  should  be  otticers  in 
the  house  of  the  Lop.d,  for  every 
man  that  is  mad,  and  maketh  him- 
self a  prophet,  that  thou  shouldest 
put  him  in  prison,  and  in  the 
stocks. 

27  Now  therefore  why  hast 
thou  not  reproved  Jeremiah  of 
Anathoth,  which  maketh  himself 
a  prophet  to  you'? 

28  For  thei'efoi'c  he  sent  unto  us 
in  Babylon,  saying.  This  vapfivity 
is  long  :  build  ye  houses,  and  dwell 
in  them;  and  plant  gardens,  and 
eat  the  fruit  of  them. 

29  And  Zei)haniah  the  priest 
read  this  letter  in  the  ears  of 
Jeremiah   the  prophet. 

30  11  Tlu'ii  came  the  w()rd  of  the 
LoiiD  unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 

31  Send  to  all  them  of  the  cap- 
tivit.v,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Loud 
concerning  Shemaiah  the  Nehela- 
mite ;  Piecause  that  Shemaiah  hath 
prophesied  unto  you,  and  1  sent 
him  not,  and  he  caused  you  to 
trust  in  a  lie  : 


45 


706 


After  chastisement 


JEREMIAH,  30. 


deliverance  is  jxromised. 


1  the  Lord, 
the  God 


2  trembling ; 
there  is  fear, 
and  no 
peace. 


8  make  liini 
their 
bondman : 


32  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Loud  ;  Behold,  I  will  punish  She- 
maiah  the  Nehelamite,  and  his 
seed  :  he  shall  not  have  a  man  to 
dwell  among  this  people;  neither 
shall  he  behold  the  good  that  I 
will  do  for  my  people,  saith  the 
Lord  ;  because  he  hath  taught 
rebellion  against  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  30. 

1  God  sheiceth  Jeremiah  the  return  of  the 
Jews.  4  After  their  trouble  they  shall  have 
deliverance.  10  He  comforteth  Jacob. 
18  Their  return  shall  be  gracious.  20 
Wf'ath  shall  fall  on  the  wicked. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah 
from  the  Loud,  saying, 

2  Thus  speaketh  ^  the  Loud  God 
of  Israel,  saying,  Write  thee  all  the 
words  that  I  have  spoken  unto 
thee  in  a  book. 

3  For,  lo,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Loup,  that  I  will  bring  again 
the  captivity  of  my  people  Israel 
and  Judah,  saith  the  Loud  :  and  I 
will  cause  them  to  return  to  the 
land  that  I  gave  to  their  fathers, 
and  they  shall  possess  it. 

4  ^  And  these  are  the  words  that 
the  Lord  spake  concerning  Israel 
and  concerning  Judah. 

5  For  thus  saith  the  Lord;  We 
have  heard  a  voice  of  "  trembling, 
of  fear,  and  not  of  peace. 

6  Ask  ye  now,  and  see  whether 
a  man  doth  travail  with  child  1 
wherefore  do  I  see  every  man  with 
his  hands  on  his  loins,  as  a  woman 
in  travail,  and  all  faces  are  turned 
into  paleness  1 

7  Alas  !  for  that  day  is  great,  so 
that  none  is  like  it :  it  is  even  the 
time  of  Jacob's  trouble ;  but  he 
shall  be  saved  out  of  it. 

8  For  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  saith  the  Loud  of  hosts, 
that  I  will  break  his  yoke  from  off 
thy  neck,  and  will  burst  thy  bonds, 
and  strangers  shall  no  more  -'servo 
themselves  of  him  : 


!)  i»ut  they  shall  serve  the  Loud 
their  God,  and  David  thvir  king, 
whom  I  will  raise  up  unto  them. 

10  U  Therefore  feai-  tliou  not,  O 
my  servant  .lacob,  saith  the  [iOiM) ; 
neither  be  dismayed,  ()  Israel  :  for, 
lo,  I  will  save  thee  from  afar,  and 
thy  seed  from  the  land  of  their 
captivity-  and  Jacob  shall  return, 
and  shall  be  in  rest,  and  be  quiet, 
and  none  shall  make  him  afraid. 

11  For  T  am  with  thee,  saith  the 
Loiti),  to  save  thee  :  though  I  make 
a  full  end  of  all  nations  whither  I 
have  scattered  thee,  yet  will  I  not 
make  a  full  end  of  thee  :  but  1  will 
correct  thee  in  measure,  and  will 


^not  leave  thee  altogether  unpu- 
nished. 


12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Thy 
bruise  is  incurable,  and  thy  wound 
is  grievous. 

13  There  is  none  to  plead  thy 
cause,  that  thou  mayest  be  bound 
up :  thou  hast  no  healing  medi- 
cines. 

14  All  thy  lovers  have  forgotten 
thee ;  they  seek  thee  not ;  for  I 
have  wounded  thee  with  the  wound 
of  an  enemy,  with  the  chastisement 
of  a  cruel  one,  for  the  multitude  of 
thine  iniquity  ;  because  thy  sins 
were  increased. 

15  Why  criest  thou  for  thine  af- 
fliction 1  thy  sorrow  is  incurable 
for  the  multitude  of  thine  iniquity  : 
because  thy  sins  were  increased,  I 
have  done  these  things  unto  thee. 

16  Therefore  all  they  that  de- 
vour thee  shall  be  devoured  ;  and 
all  thine  adversaries,  every  one  of 
them,  shall  go  into  captivity  ;  and 
they  that  spoil  thee  shall  be  a  spoil, 
and  all  tliat  prey  upon  thee  will  I 
give  for  a  prey. 

17  For  I  will  restore  health  unto 
thee,  and  I  will  heal  thee  of  thy 
wounds,  saith  the  Loud  ;  because 
they  called  thee  an  Outcast,  saying. 
This  is  'Lion,  whom  no  man  seeketh 
after. 

18  ^Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Be- 
hold, I  will  bring  again  the  captivity 
of  Jacob's  tents,  and  have  mercy  on 
his  dwellingplaces ;  and  the  city 
shall  be  builded  upon  her  own 
^  heap,  and  tlie  palace  shall  remain 
after  the  manner  thereof. 

1 9  And  out  of  them  shall  proceed 
thanksgiving  and  the  voice  of  them 
that  make  merry :  and  I  will  mul- 
tiply them,  and  they  shall  not  be 
few  ;  I  will  also  glorify  them,  and 
they  shall  not  be  small. 

20  Their  children  also  shall  be  as 
aforetime,  and  their  congregation 
shall  be  established  before  me, 
and  I  will  punish  all  that  oppress 
them. 

21  And  their  ^  nobles  shall  be  of 
themselves,  and  theii-  g<  )\ci-nor  shall 
])r(K;eed  from  the  midst  of  them  ; 
and  I  will  cause  him  to  draw  near, 
and  he  shall  ai)proach  unto  me  :  for 
who  ^/.tjliis  that  eiigageil  his  heart 
to  ai)j)roacli  uiito  me  (  saith  the 
TjOud. 

22  And  ye  shall  be  my  people, 
and  I  will  be  your  (Jod. 

2.'?  P)ehol(l,  the  wliirlwind  of  the 
liOiM)  goeth  t'oi'tli  with  fury,  a  con- 
tiiHiing  whirlwind  :  it  shall  fall 
with  i)ain  uj)on  the  head  of  the 
wicked. 

24  The  fierce  anger  of  the  LoitD 


*  in  no  wise 
leave  ihee 
iini)unished. 


5  hill. 


''  prince 


"  is  ho  that 
liath  liad 
Ijoldnoss 


706 


The  happy  restoration. 


JEPvEMIAH,  31. 


Mourning  Rachel  is  comforted. 


shall  not  return,  until  he  have  done 
it,  and  until  he  have  performed  the 
intents  of  his  heart :  in  tlie  latter 
days  ye  shall  ^  consider  it. 

CHAPTER  31. 

I  The  restnralion  of  hrael.  10  The  piihli- 
cation  thereof.  15  liahel  mourniny  is 
coniforted.  IS  Ephvaiin,  repenting  is 
hronght  home  again.  '22  Chriat  in  pro- 
mixe'd.  27  J/is  care  over  the  church.  31 
///.s  new  covenant.  35  Th6  stability,  3S 
and  amplitude  of  the  church. 

AT  the  same  time,  saith  the  Lord, 
will  I  be  the  God  of  all  the 
families  of  Israel,  and  they  shall 
be  my  people. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  The  peo- 
ple v'hich  were  left  of  the  sword 
found  grace  in  the  wilderness  ;  even 
Israel,  when  I  went  to  cause  him  to 
rest. 

3  The  Lord  hath  appeared  ^ofold 
unto  me,  saying.  Yea,  I  have  loved 
thee  with  an  everlasting  love : 
therefore  with  lovingkindness  have 
I  drawn  thee. 

4  Again  I  will  build  thee,  and 
thou  slialt  be  built,  O  virgin  of  Is- 
rael :  thou  shalt  again  be  adorned 
with  thy  tabrets,  and  shalt  go  forth 
in  the  dances  of  them  that  make 
merry. 

5  Thou  shalt  yet  plant  vines  upon 
the  mountains  of  Samaria :  the 
planters  shall  plant,  and  shall  '' eat 
them  as  comuK^n  things. 

6  For  there  shall  be  a  day,  t/iaf 
the  watchmen  upon  the  •'mount 
Ephraim  shall  cry.  Arise  ye,  and 
let  us  go  up  to  Zion  unto  the  Lord 
our  God. 

7  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Sing 
with  gladness  for  Jacob,  and  shout 
"'among  the  chief  of  the  nations  : 
publish  ye,  praise  ye,  and  say,  O 


ouD,  save  thy  people,  the  remnant 
of  Israel. 

8  Behold,  I  will  bring  them  from 
the  north  country,  find  gather  them 
from  the  "coasts  of  the  earth,  and 
with  them  the  blind  and  the  lame, 
the  woman  with  child  and  her 
that  travaileth  with  child  to- 
gether :  a  great  company  shall 
return   thither. 

9  They  shall  come  with  weejoing, 
and  with  supplications  will  1  lead 
them  :  I  Avill  cause  them  to  Avalk 
by  the  rivers  of  waters  in  a  straight 
way,  wherein  they  shall  not  stum- 
ble :  for  I  am  a  father  to  Israel,  and 
Ephraim  is  my  firstborn. 

10  51  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
0  ye  nations,  and  declare  it  in  the 
isles  afar  off,  and  say,  He  that  scat- 
tered Israel  will  gather  him,  and 
keep  him,  as  a  shepherd  doth  his 
flock. 


11  For  the  Lord  hath  redeemed 
.Jacob,  and  I'ansomed  him  from  the 
liand  of  him  that  was  stronger  than 
he. 

12  Therefore  they  shall  come 
and  sing  in  the  height  of  Zion,  and 
shall  flow  together  to  the  goodness 
of  the  LoKD,  ''  for  wheat,  and  '^  for 
wine,  and  "^  iov  oil,  and  *for  the 
young  of  the  flock  and  of  the  herd  :  - 
and  their  soul  shall  be  as  a  watered 
garden  ;  and  they  shall  not  sorrow 
any  more  at  all. 

13  Then  shall  the  virgin  rejoice 
in  the  dance,  both  young  men  and 
old  together :  for  I  will  turn  their 
mourning  into  joy,  and  will  comfort 
them,  and  make  them  rejoice  from 
their  sorrow. 

14  And  I  will  satiate  the  soul  of 
the  priests  with  fatness,  and  my 
people  shall  be  satisfied  with  my 
goodness,  saith  the  Lord. 

15  51  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  A 
voice  ^  was  heard  in  Kamah,  lamen- 
tation, «»f(!  bitter  weeping  ;  "  Rah  el 
weeping  for  her  "  children  refused 
to  be  comfoi'ted  for  her  children, 
because  they  ^'^  were  not. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Refrain 
thy  voice  from  weeping,  and  thine 
eyes  from  tears  :  for  thy  work  shall 
be  rewarded,  saith  the  Loud  ;  and 
they  shall  come  again  from  the  land 
of  tne  enemy. 

17  And  there  is  hope  in  thine 
end,  saith  the  Lord,  that  thy  child- 
ren shall  come  again  to  their  own 
border.' 

ism  have  surely  heard  Ephraim 
bemoaning  himself  thus  ;  Thou  hast 
chastised  me,  and  I  was  chastised, 
as  a  bullock  unaccustomed  to  the 
yoJie :  turn  thou  me,  and  I  shall 
be  turned;  for  thou  ar^  the  Lord 
my  God. 

1 9  Su  rel  y  after  that  I  was  tu  r  ned , 
I  repented  ;  and  after  that  1  was 
instructed,  1  smote  upon  ni;/  thigh  : 
I  was  ashamed,  yea,  even  con- 
founded, because  1  did  bear  the 
reproach  of  mj'-  youth. 

20  Is  ]*]phraim  my  dear  son?  is 
he  a  ^''pleasant  child ?  for  '''since  I 
spake  aganist  him,  I  do  earnestly 


remember  him  still:  llu>refore  my 
^■'  bowels  are  troubled  for  him  ;  I 
will  surely  liave  mercy  upon  him, 
saith  the  Lord. 

21  Set  thee  up  waymarks,  make 
thee  "' high  heaps  :  set  thine  heart 
toward  the  highway,  even  the_wav 
inhirh  thou  wentest  :  turn  again,  0 
virgin  of  Israel,  turn  again  to  these 
thy  cities. 

22  51  How  long  wilt  thou  go 
"about,  O  thou  backsliding  daugh- 


'  to  the 

8  to 


w  Rachel 

11  children ; 
she  retuseth 
i''^  are 


13  darling 
1^  ;is  often  iif 
I  speak 

15  lieart 
yearneth 


i**  guide 
posts; 


1'  hither  and 
thither, 


707 


The  neiv  covenant. 


JEREMIAH,  32.      Jeremiah  inqyvisoned  by  Zedekiah. 


ter?  for  the  Lord  hath  created  a 
new  thing  in  the  earth,  A  woman 
shall  compass  a  man. 

23  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel ;  ^  As  yet  they 
shall  use  this  speech  in  the  land  of 
Judah  and  in  the  cities  thereof, 
when  I  shall  bring  again  their  cap- 
tivity ;  The  Lord  bless  thee,  O  ha- 
bitation of  justice,  and  mountain  of 
holiness. 

21  And  there  shall  dwell  in 
Judah  itself,  and  in  all  the  cities 
thereof  together,  husbandmen,  and 
they  that  go  forth  with  flocks. 

25  For  I  have  satiated  the  weary 
soul,  and  I  have  replenished  every 
sorrowful  soul. 

26  Upon  this  I  awaked,  and  be- 
held ;  and  my  sleep  was  SM^eet  unto 
me. 

27  H  Behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  sow 
the  house  of  Israel  and  the  house 
of  Judah  with  the  seed  of  man,  and 
with  the  seed  of  beast. 

28  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  like  as  I  have  watched  over 
them,  to  pluck  up,  and  to  break 
down,  and  to  throw  down,  and  to 
desti'oy,  and  to  afflict ;  so  will  I 
watch  over  them,  to  build,  and  to 
plant,  saith  the  Lord. 

29  In  those  days  they  shall  say 
no  more.  The  fathers  have  eaten 
-  a  sour  grape,  and  the  children's 
teeth  are  set  on  edge. 

30  But  every  one  shall  die  for  his 
own  iniquity:  every  man  that  eat- 
eth  the  "sour  grape,  his  teeth  shall 
be  set  on  edge. 

3 1  51  Tiehold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  I  will  make  a  new 
covenant  with  the  house  of  Israel, 
and  with  the  house  of  Judah  : 

32  Not  according  to  the  cove- 
nant that  I.  made  with  their  fa- 
thers in  the  day  that  I  took  them  by 
the  hand  to  })ring  them  out  of  the 
land  of  Kgypt ;  which  my  covenant 
they  brake,  although  1  was ''an  lius- 
band  unto  them,  saith  the  Lor.D  : 

33  lUit  this  shffi/  lie  i\w,  covenant 
that  I  will  make  witii  th(>  house  of 
^  Israel  :  Aftci-  tliosc  days,  saith  the 


LoHi).   1   will  put  my  law  iu  their 


inward  parts,  and  write  it  in  tluMr 
hearts;  and  will  V)e  tlieii'  (Jod,  and 
they  shall  be  my  peopl(>. 

34  And  they  shall  teach  no  more 
every  man  his  neighbour,  and  every 
man  his  brother,  saying,  Know  the 
Lf)RD:  for  they  shall  all  know  me, 
from  the  least  of  them  unto  the 
greatest  of  them,  saith  the  Lord: 
for  I  will  forgive  their  iniquity,  and 
I  will  remember  their  sin  no  moi-e. 

35  fl  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  which 


giveth  the  sun  for  a  light  by  day, 
and  the  ordinances  of  the  moon 
and  of  the  stars  for  a  light  by 
night,  which  "divideth  the  sea 
when  the  waves  thereof  roar  ;  The 
Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name  : 

36  If  those  ordinances  depart 
from  before  me,  saith  the  Lord, 
then  the  seed  of  Israel  also  shall 
cease  from  being  a  nation  before 
me  for  ever. 

37  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  If 
heaven  above  can  be  measured, 
and  the  foundations  of  the  earth 
searched  out  beneath,  I  will  also 
cast  off  all  the  seed  of  Israel  for  all 
that  they  have  done,  saith  the 
Lord. 

38  ^  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  the  city  shall  be 
built  to  the  Lord  from  the  tower 
of  Hananeel  unto  the  gate  of  the 
corner. 

39  And  the  measuring  line  shall 
yet  go  forth  ''over  against  it  upon 


the  hill  Gareb,  and  shall  ^_compass 
about  to  Goath. 

40  And  the  whole  valley  of  the 
dead  bodies,  and  of  the  ashes,  and 
all  the  fields  unto  the   *  bi-ook  of 


Kidron,  unto  the  corner  (^'  the 
hoi'se  gate  toward  the  east,  sTiall  t>e 
holy  unto  the  Lord  ;  it  shall  not  be 
plucked  up,  nor  thrown  down  any 
more  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  32. 

1  Jeremiah,  being  iniprinoiwd  hy  Zetlekiali 
for  his  -prophevy,  C  huyeih  Ildmnniel'n 
fieJd.  18  Biirncli  must  pret^crrc  the  tri- 
c/ences,  an  tokenx  of  the  jienjilr's  return. 
16  Jeremiah  ill  liis  pniyer  coiiipldiiieth  to 
God.  26  Ooii  eii)iji>-iiicih  tlie  coptirity  for 
their  sins,  80  anil  j>ro7)iiseth  a  {iracions 
return. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jere- 
miah froni  the  Lord  in  the 
tenth  year  of  Zedekiah  king  of 
Judah,  which  wax  the  eighteenth 
year  of  Nebucliadr-ezzai'. 

2  For  then  the  king  of  l>abylon's 
army  besieged  .h-rusalem  :  and  Je- 
i-emiah  the  ijrophet  was  shut  iq)  in 
the  court  of  the  "  prison,  which  ivaa 
in  the  king  of  Judah  s  iiouse. 

3  For  Z(>dekiah  king  of  Judah 
liad  shut  him  u]),  saying,  ^^'here- 
fore  dost  thou  prophesy,  and  say, 
'I'hus  saith  the  i>oRD,  P.ehold,  1 
will  give  this  city  into  the  hand  of 
the  king  of  IJabylon,  and  he  shall 
take  it  : 

4  And  /('(lekiali  king  of  .hulaJi 
shall  not  escajx'  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  ( 'haldeans,  but  shall  surely  be 
(leli\cre(|  into  the  hand  of  the  king 
of  r.abylon,  and  shall  speak  with 
him  mouth  to  mouth,  and  his  eyes 
shall  Ixliold  his  eyes  ; 

08 


5  stirreth  up 


6  straight 
onward  unto 
"  turn 


8  brook 
Kidrou, 


ruard, 


He  huyeth  afield. 


JEREMIAH,  32. 


Ills  prayer  for  enlightenment. 


5  And  he  shall  lead  Zedekiah  to 
Babylon,  and  there  .shall  he  be  un- 
til 1  visit  him,  saith  the  Lord  : 
though  ye  light  with  the  Chal- 
deans, ye  shall  not  prosper. 

6  ^  And  Jeremiah  said,  The  word 
of  the  Lord  came  unto  nie,  saying, 

7  Behold,  Hanameel  the  son  of 
Shallum  thine  uncle  shall  come 
unto  thee,  saying.  Buy  thee  my 
field  that  is  in  Anathoth  :  for  the 
right  of  redemption  is  thine  to  buy 
it. 

8  So  Hanameel  mine  uncle's  son 
came  to  me  in  the  court  of  the 
^  prison  according  to  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  and  said  unto  ine,  Buy 
my  field,  I  pray  thee,  that  is  in  Ana- 
thoth, ^yhlch  is  in  the  country  of 
Benjamin  :  for  the  right  of  inheri- 
tance ?.s  thine,  and  the  redemption 
is  thine;  buy  ?'<  for  thyself.  Then 
I  knew  that  this  was  the  word  of 
the  Lord. 

9  And  I  bought  the  field  of  Ha- 
nameel my  uncle's  son,  that  icas 
in  Anathoth,  and  weighed  him  the 
money,  even  seventeen  shekels  of 
silver. 

10  And  I  subscribed  the  "  evi- 
dence, and  sealed  it,  and  took  wit- 
nesses, and  weighed  him  the  money 
in  the  balances. 

11  So  I  took  the  ^  evidence  of 
the  purchase,  both  that  which  was 
sealed  accordivg  to  the  law  and 
custom,  and  that  which  was  open  : 

12  And  I  gave  the  ''evidence  of 
the  purchase  unto  Baruch  the  son 
of  Neriah,  the  son  of  Maaseiah,  in 
the  sight  of  Hanameel  mine  uncle's 
son,  and  in  the  presence  of  the  wit- 
nesses that  subscribed  the  "  book  of 
the  pux'chase,  before  all  the  Jews 
that  sat  in  the  court  of  the  ^  prison. 

13  1]  And  I  charged  Baruch  be- 
fore  them,  saying, 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel ;  Take  these  •''  evi- 
dences, this  ^  evidence  of  the  pur- 
chase/both  "  which  is  sealed,  and 
this  ^  evidence  which  is  open  ;  and 
put  them  m  an  earthen  vessel,  that 
they  may  continue  many  days. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  ;  Houses 
and  fields  and  vineyards  shall  he 
possessed  again  in  tliis  land. 

16  H  Now  when  I  had  delivered 
the  ■'  evidence  of  the  purcha.se  unto 
Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah,  I  prayed 
unto  the  Lord,  saying, 

17  Ah  Lord  God!  behold,  thou 
liast  made  the  heaven  and  the  earth 
by  thy  great  power  and  stretched 
out  arm,  and  there  is  nothing  too 
hard  for  thee : 


709 


18  Thou  shewest  lovingkindness 
unto  thousands,  and  recompensest 
the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  into  the 
bosom  of  their  children  after  them  : 
the  Great,  the  Mighty  God,  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  is  liis  name, 

19  Great  in  counsel,  and  mighty 
in  work  :  for  thine  eyes  are  open 
upon  all  the  ways  of  the  sons  of 
men :  to  give  every  one  according 
to  his  ways,  and  according  to  the 
fruit  of  his  doings  : 

20  Which  hast  set  signs  and  won- 
ders in  the  land  of  Egypt,  even  unto 
this  day,  and  in  Israel,  and  among 
other  men  ;  and  hast  made  thee  a 
name,  as  at  this  day  ; 

21  And  .hast  brought  forth  thy 
people  Israel  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt  with  signs,  and  with  won- 
dei's,  and  with  a  sti'ong  hand,  and 
with  a  stretched  out  arm,  and  with 
great  terror ; 

22  And  hast  given  them  this  land, 
which  thou  didst  swear  to  their  fa- 
thers to  give  them,  a  land  flowing 
with  milk  and  honey  ; 

23  And  they  came  in,  and  pos- 
sessed it ;  but  they  obeyed  not  thy 
voice,  neither  walked  in  thy  law  ; 
they  have  done  nothing  of  all  that 
thou  commandedst  them  to  do : 
therefore  thou  hast  caused  all  this 
evil  to  come  upon  them  : 

24  Behold  the  mounts,  they  are 
come  unto  the  city  to  take  it ;  and 
the  city  is  given  into  the  hand  of  the 
Chaldeans,  that  fight  against  it,  be- 
cause of  the  sword,  and  of  the  fa- 
mine, and  of  the  pestilence :  and 
what  thou  hast  spoken  is  come  to 
pass  ;  and,  behold,  thou  seest  it. 

25  And  thou  hast  said  unto  me, 
O  Lord  God,  Buy  thee  the  field  for 
money,  and  take  witnesses ;  "^  for 
the  city  is  given  into  the  hand  of 
the  Chaldeans. 

26  H  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  Jere)niah.  saying, 

27  Behold,  I  am  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  all  flesh  :  is  there  any  thing 
too  hard  for  me  1 

28  Therefore  thussaith  the  Lord  ; 
Behold,  I  will  give  this  city  into  the 
hand  or  the  Chaldeans,  and  into  the 
hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon,  and  he  shall  take  it : 

29  And  the  Chaldeans,  that  fight 
against  this  city,  shall  come  and  set 
fire  on  this  city,  and  burn  it  with 
the  hou.ses,  uj)on  whose  roofs  they 
have  offered  incense  unto  ]>aal,  and 
poured  out  di'ink  offerings  unto 
other  gods,  to  provoke  me  to  anger. 

30  For  the  chi](h-(!n  of  Israel  and 
the  children  of  Judah  have  "  only 
done  evil  before  me  from  their 
youth  :  for  the  cliiNh'cn  of  Israel 
have  only  provoked  me  to  anger 


■^  whereas 


8  done  only 
that  which 
was  evil  in 
my  sight 


God  explaineth  his  dealing. 


JEREMIAH,  33.        Pardon  and  restoration  promised. 


with  the  work  of  their  hands,  saith 
the  Loud. 

3 1  For  this  city  hath  been  to  me 
as  a  provocation  of  mine  anger  and 
of  my  fury  from  the  day  that  they 
built  it  even  unto  this  day  ;  that  I 
should  remove  it  from  before  my 
face, 

32  Because  of  all  the  evil  of  the 
children  of  Israel  and  of  the  child- 
ren of  Judah,  which  they  have 
done  to  provoke  me  to  anger,  they, 
their  kings,  their  princes,  their 
priests,  and  their  prophets,  and  the 
men  of  Judah,  and  the  inhabitants 
of  .Jerusalem. 

33  And  they  have  turned  unto  me 
the  back,  and  not  the  face  :  though 
I  taught  them,  rising  up  early  and 
teaching  them,  yet  they  have  not 
hearkened  to  receive  instruction. 

.34  But  they  set  their  abomina- 
tions in  the  house,  which  is  called 
by  my  name,  to  defile  it. 

3.5  And  they  built  the  high  places 
of  Baal,  which  are  in  the  valley  of 
the  son  of  Hinnom,  to  cause  their 
sons  and  their  daughters  to  pass 
through  the  fire  unto  Molech ;  which 
I  commanded  them  not,  neither 
came  it  into  my  mind,  that  they 
should  do  this  abomination,  to 
cause  Judah  to  sin. 

36  %  And  now  therefore  thus 
saith  the  Loud,  the  God  of  Israel, 
concerning  this  city,  whereof  ye 
say.  It  shall  be  delivered  into  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon  by  the 
sword,  and  by  the  famine,  and  by 
the  pestilence ; 

37  Behold,  I  will  gather  them  out 
of  all  countries,  whither  I  have 
driven  them  in  mine  anger,  and  in 
my  fury,  and  in  great  wrath  ;  and 
I  will  Ijring  them  again  unto  this 
place,  and  I  will  cause  them  to 
dwell  safely : 

38  And  they  shall  be  my  people, 
and  I  will  be  their  God  : 

39  And  I  will  give  them  one 
heart,  and  one  way,  that  th(^y  may 
fear  me  for  ever, for  the  good  of  them, 
and  of  their  children  after  them  : 

40  And  I  will  make  an  everlast- 
ing covenant  witli  them,  that  I 
will  not  turn  away  from  them,  to 
do  them  good  ;  l)ut  T  will  put  my 
fear  in  their  hearts,  that  tlu^y  shall 
not  der)art  from  me. 

41  Yea,  I  will  rejoice  over  them 
to  do  them  good,  and  1  will  i)lant 
them  in  this  land  assuredly  with 
my  whole  heart  and  with  my  whoh; 
soul. 

42  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Tjike 
as  I  have  brought  all  this  great 
evil  ui)on  this  p(>ople,  so  will  \ 
bring  upon  them  all  the  good  that 
I  have  promised  them. 


43  And  fields  shall  be  bought  in 
this  land,  whereof  ye  say.  It  is 
desolate  without  man  or  beast ;  it 
is  given  into  the  hand  of  the 
Chaldeans. 

44  Men  shall  buy  fields  for 
money,  and  subscribe  '  evidences, 
and  seal  them,  and  take  witnesses 
in  the  hind  of  Benjamin,  and  in 
the  places  about  Jerusalem,  and  in 
the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the 
cities  of  the  "mountains,  and  in 
the  cities  of  the  •'  valley,  and  in  the 
cities  of  the  ^  south :  for  I  will 
cause  their  captivity  to  return, 
saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  33. 

1  Go(7  promisctli  1i>  llw  lutiiti rity  a  f/ntcious 
letiirii,  0  <i  jdi/fiii  Ktiitr.  VI  (I  .tcttlcd  {inrent- 
mi'til,  15  ('lu'ixf.  Vie  Biatu'h  of  riijMedUx- 
nesx,  17  a  cotituiuance,  of  kingdom,  and 
lifie.sthood,  20  and  a  HtabilUy  of  a  blessed 
seed. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  Jeremiah 
the  second  time,  while  lie  was  yet 
shut  up  in  the  court  of  the  ^  prison, 


saying, 
2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  the  ''maker 


thereof,  the  Lord  that  "^  formed  it, 
to  establish  it;  the  Lord  is  his 
name  ; 

3  Call  unto  me,  and  I  will  an- 
swer thee,  and  shew  thee  great 
and  mighty  things,  which  thou 
knowest  not. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  Israel,  concerning  the 
houses  of  this  city,  and  concerning 
the  houses  of  the  kings  of  Judah, 
which  are  thrown  down  ^b^  the 
mounts,  and  •'  by  the  sword  ; 

5  They  come  to  fight  with  the 
Chaldeans,  but  it  is  to  fill  them 
with  the  dead  bodies  of  men,  whom 
I  have  slain  in  mine  anger  and  in 
my  fury,  and  for  all  whose;  wicked- 
ness I  nave  hid  my  face  from  this 
city. 

6  ]>ehold,  I  will  bi-ing  it  health 
and  cure,  and  I  will  cure  them,  and 
will  reveal  unto  them  tlie  abun- 
dance of  i)eac(>  and  truth. 

7  Anfl  1  will  cause  the  captivity 
of  Judah  and  the  captivity  ()f 
Israel  to  return,  and  will  build 
them,  as  at  the  first. 

S  And  I  will  cleanse  them  from 
all  their  iniquity,  whereby  they 
have  siruKMJ  against  me  ;  and  I  will 
I)ardon  all  theii-  iniquities,  whereby 
they  have  sinned,  and  \yherel>y 
tliey  have  transgressefl  against  me. 

9  H  And  '"it  shall  be  to  me  a 
name  of  joy,  a  praise  and  an  hoiK)ur 
before  all  the  nations  of  the  earth, 
wliicli  shall  heat-  all  the  good  that 
I  do  unto  them:  and  they  shall 
10 


1  the  deeds, 


2  hill 
couutry, 

3  lowland, 
*  South : 


5  guard, 

6  doer 

<■  formeth 


8  to  make  a 
defence 
against 
^  asraiust 


i"  Viis  city 


The  righteous  branch, 


JEREMIAH,  34. 


and  the  sure  covenant. 


fear  and  tremble  for  all  the  good- 
ness and  for  all  the  prosperity  that 
I  procure  unto  it. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Loud  ;  Again 
there  shall  be  heard  in  this  place, 
^  which  ye  say  sha/l  l>e  desolate 
without  man  and  without  beast, 
even  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in 
the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  that  are 
desolate,  without  man,  and  with- 
out inhabitant,  and  without  beast, 

1 1  The  voice  of  joy,  and  the  voice 
of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the  bride- 
groom, and  the  voice  of  the  bride, 
the  voice  of  them  that  shall  say. 
Praise  the  Loud  of  hosts :  for  the 
Loud  is  good  ;  for  his  mercy  en- 
dureth  for  ever :  and  of  them  that 
shall  bring  the  sacrifice  of  praise 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord.  For  I 
will  cause  to  return  the  captivity 
of  the  land,  as  at  the  first,  saitn 
the  Loud. 

1 2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; 
Again  in  this  place,  which  is  deso- 
late without  man  and  without 
beast,  and  in  all  the  cities  thereof, 
shall  be  an  habitation  of  shepherds 
causing  their  flocks  to  lie  down. 

1 3  In  the  cities  of  the  '  moun- 
tains, in  the  cities  of  the  ^  vale. 
and  in  the  cities  of  the  ■* south,  and 
in  the  land  of  Benjamin,  and  in 
the  places  about  Jerusalem,  and 
in  the  cities  of  Judah,  shall  the 
flocks  pass  again  under  the  hands 
of  him  that  telleth  them,  saith  the 
Lord. 

14  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Loud,  that  I  will  perform  that 
good  thing  which  I  have  promised 
unto  the  house  of  Israel  and  to  the 
house  of  Judah. 

15  ^  In  those  days,  and  at  that 
time,  will  I  cause  the  Branch  of 
righteousness  to  grow  up  unto 
David  ;  and  he  shall  execute  judg- 
ment and  righteousness  in  the 
land. 

16  In  those  days  shall  Judah  be 
saved,  and  Jeru.salem  shall  dwell 
safely :  and  this  is  the  name  where- 
with she  shall  be  called,  The  Lord 
our  righteousness. 

1 7  11  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; 
David  shall  never  want  a  man  to 
sit  upon  the  throne  of  the  house 
of  Israel ; 

18  Neither  shall  the  priests  the 
Levites  want  a  man  before  me  to 
ofl^er  burnt  offerings,  and  to  °  kindle 


meat  offerings,  and  to  do  sacrifice 
continually. 

1 9  U  And  the  word  of  the  Loud 
came  unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 

20  Thus  saith  the  Loud  ;  If  Jre 
can  break  my  covenant  of  the 
day,  and  my  covenant  of  the  night. 


^  and  that  there  should  not  be  day 
and  night  in  their  season  ; 

21  Then  may  also  my  covenant 
be  broken  with  David  my  servant, 
that  he  should  not  have  a  son  to 
reign  upon  his  throne ;  and  with 
the  Levites  the  priests,  my  minis- 
ters. 

22  As  the  host  of  heaven  cannot 
be  numbered,  neither  the  sand  of 
the  sea  measured  :  so  will  I  multi- 
ply the  seed  of  David  my  servant, 
and  the  Levites  that  minister  unto 
me. 

23  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Loud  came  to  Jeremiah,  saying, 

24  Considerest  thou  not  what 
this  people  have  spoken,  saying. 
The  two  families  which  the  Loud 
hath  chosen,  he  hath  even  cast 
them  oftl  thus  they  have  despised 
my  people,  that  they  should  be  no 
more  a  nation  before  them. 

25  Thus  saith  the  Loud  ;  If  my 
covenant  he  not  with  day  and 
night,  and  if  I  have  not  appointed 
the  ordinances  of  heaven  and  earth ; 

26  Then  will  I  cast  away  the 
seed  of  Jacob,  and  David  my  ser- 
vant, so  that  I  will  not  take  any 
of  his  seed  to  he  rulers  over  the 
seed  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob  : 
for  I  will  cause  their  captivity  to 
return,  and  have  mercy  on  them. 

CHAPTER  34. 

1  JereiniaJi  prophexieih  the  captivity  of 
Zedekiah  and  the  citi/.  S  The  priitcen  aiid 
the,  •people  liariiiy  d mniis.sed  their  boixtner- 
vaiits,  c<i)itraf>j  to  the  eareiKint  of  Gad, 
reasmime  them.  12  Jeremiah,  for  their 
dinobeclience,  giveth  tliem  and  Zedekiah 
into  the  hartds  of  their  enemies. 

rilHE  word  which  came  unto  Jere- 
JL  miah  from  the  Lord,  when 
Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon, 
and  all  his  army,  and  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  earth  of  his  dominion, 
and  all  the  "'  people,  fought  against 
Jerusalem,  and  against  all  the 
cities  thereof,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Loud,  the  God 
of  Israel;  Go  and  speak  to  Zede- 
kiah king  of  Judah,  and  tell  him, 
Thus  saith  the  LouD;  Behold,  I 
will  give  this  city  into  the  hand  of 
the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall 
burn  it  with  fire: 

3  And  thou  shalt  not  escape  out 
of  his  hand,  but  shalt  surely  be 
taken,  and  delivered  into  his  hand  ; 
and  thine  eyes  shall  behold  the 
eyes  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 
he  shall  speak  with  thee  mouth  to 
mouth,  and  thou  shalt  go  to  Bab- 
ylon. 

4  Yet  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
O  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah;  Thus 
saith  the  LoUD  of  thee,  Thou  shalt 
not  die  by  the  sword  : 


711 


Aprophecij  against  Zedekiah. 


JEREMIAH,  35.     Faith  broken  ivith  Hebrew  servants. 


5  Bat  thou  shalt  die  in  jieace : 
and  with  the  burnings  of  thy  fa- 
thers, the  former  l\;ings  which  were 
before  thee,  so  shall  they  burn 
odours  for  tliee ;  and  thej^  will  la- 
ment thee,  sayinri.  Ah  lord  !  for  I 
have  pronounced  the  word,  saith 
the  LoiiD. 

6  Tlien  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
spake  all  these  words  unto  Zede- 
kiah king  of  Judah  in  Jerusalem, 

7  When  the  king  of  Babylon's 
army  fought  against  Jerusalem, 
and  against  all  the  cities  of  Judah 
that  were  left,  against  Lachish, 
and  against  Azekah  :  for  these  de- 
fenced  cities  remained  of  the  cities 
of  Judah. 

8  H  This  is  the  word  that  came 
unto  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord,  after 
that  the  king  Zedekiah  had  made 
a  covenant  with  all  the  people 
which  inere  at  Jerusalem,  to  pro- 
claim liberty  unto  them ; 

9  That  every  man  should  let  his 
manservant,  and  every  man  his 
maidservant,  being  an  Hebrew  or 
an  Hebrewess,  go  free ;  that  none 
sliould  '  serve  himself  of  them,  to 
wit,  of  a  Jew  his  brother. 

1 0  Now  when  all  the  princes,  and 
all  the  people,  which  had  entered 
into  the  covenant,  heard  that  every 
one  should  let  lus  manservant, 
and  every  one  his  maidservant, 
go  free,  that  none  should  ^  serve 


themselves  of  them  any  more,  then 
they  obeyed,  and  let  them  go. 

11  But  afterward  they  turned, 
and  caused  the  servants  and  the 
handmaids,  whom  they  had  let  go 
free,  to  return,  and  brought  them 
into  subjection  for  servants  and  for 
handmaids. 

12  fl  Therefore  the  woi'd  of  the 
Lord  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the 
Lord,  saying, 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel ;  1  made  a  covenant  with 
your  fathers  in  the  day  that  I 
brought  them  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bond- 
men, saying, 

14  At  the,  end  of  seven  years  let 
ye  go  every  man  liis  brother  an  He- 
brew, which  hath  bin-a  sold  unto 
thee;  and  when  he  hath  sei'ved 
thee  six  yeai'S,  thou  shalt  let  him 
go  ivBG  from  thee  :  but  your  fathers 
hearkened  not  unto  me,  neitlier  in- 
clined their  ear. 

15  And  ye  were  now  turned,  and 
had  done  right  in  my  sight,  in  ))ro- 
claiming  Hberty  every  man  to  his 
iieighlxmr;  and  ye  had  made  a  cove- 
nant before  me  in  the  house  which 
is  called  l)y  my  name  : 

16  Jiut  ye  turned  and  "polluted 
my  name,  and  caused  cvci'y   man 

71 


his  servant,  and  every  man  his 
handmaid,  whom  he  had  set  at  li- 
berty at  their  pleasure,  to  return, 
and  brought  them  into  subjection, 
to  be  unto  you  for  servants  and  for 
handmaids. 

17  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  ;  Ye  have  not  hearkened 
unto  me,  in  proclaiming  libertj^ 
every  one  to  his  brother,  and  every 
man  to  his  neighbour :  behold,  I 
proclaim  a  liberty  for  you,  saith 
the  Loi;d,  to  the  sword,  to  the  pes- 
tilence, and  to  the  famine;  and  I 
will  make  you  to  be  removed  into 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth. 

18  And  I  will  give  the  men  that 
have  transgressed  my  covenant, 
which  have  not  performed  the 
words  of  the  covenant  which  they 
had  made  before  me,  when  they  cut 
the  calf  in  twain,  and  passed  be- 
tween the  parts  thereof, 

1 9  The  princes  of  Judah,  and  the 
princes  of  Jerusalem,  the  eunuchs, 
and  the  priests,  and  all  the  people 
of  the  land,  which  passed  between 
the  parts  of  the  calf ; 

20  I  will  even  give  them  into  the 
hand  of  their  enemies,  and  into  the 
hand  f)f  them  that  seek  their  life  : 
and  their  dead  bodies  shall  be  for 
meat  unto  the  fowls  of  the  heaven, 
and  to  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

21  And  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah 
and  his  princes  will  I  give  into  the 
hand  of  their  enemies,  and  into  the 
hand  of  them  that  seek  their  life, 
and  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Babylon's  army,  which  are  gone  up 
from  .you. 

22  ]-5ehold,  I  will  command,  saith 
the  Lord,  and  cause  them  to  return 
to  this  city  ;  and  they  shall  fight 
against  it,  and  take  it,  and  burn  it 
\vith  fire:  and  I  will  make  the  ci- 
ties of  Judah  a  desolation  without 
an  inhabitant. 

CHAPTER  35. 

1  />//  thfi  ohcdience  of  the  Jie.chabifes,  12  Je- 
rfiiiidh  cfDnlemneth  the  difiol)cdicnce  of  the 
Jeirij.  18  Ood  hlefmeth  the  liechaljiten  for 
their  obedience. 

I'^III*]  word  which  came  unto  Je- 
-  I'emiah  from  the  LoRD  in  the 
days  of  Jt'hoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah 
king  of  Judah,  saying, 

2  (Jo  unto  the  house  of  the  He- 
(■hal)ites,  and  sjx.'ak  unto  them,  and 
bring  tliem  into  the  house  of  the 
LoiM),  into  one  of  the  chambers, 
and  give  them  wiiio  to  drink. 

.3  Then  I  took  Jaa/aTiiah  the  son 
of  .lereniiah,  the  son  of  Habaziniah, 
and  his  l)rethren,  and  all  his  sons, 
and  the  whole  iious(^  cjf  the  Rechab- 
ites  ; 

I  And  I  brought  th(>m  into  the 
house  of  the  Loi;d,  into  the  cham- 


The  obedience  of  the  llecliahites. 


JEREMIAH,  ^Q. 


Disobedience  of  Judah. 


her  of  the  sons  of  Hanan,  the  son 
of  IgdaUah,  a  man  of  God,  \yhich 
irxin  by  the  chamber  of  the  princes, 
wliicli  icas  above  the  chamber  of 
Maaseiah  the  son  of  iShalkun,  the 
keeper  of  the  door  : 

5  And  I  set  before  the  sons  of  the 
house  of  the  Rechabites  pots  full  of 
wine,  and  cups,  and  I  said  unto 
them.  Drink  ye  wine. 

6  But  they  said,  We  will  drink  no 
wine :  for  Jonadab  the  son  of  Re- 
chab  our  father  commanded  us,  say- 
ing, Ye  shall  drink  no  wine,  neither 
ye,  nor  your  sons  for  ever  : 

7  Neither  shall  ye  build  house, 
nor  sow  seed,  nor  plant  vineyard, 
nor  have  any :  but  all  your  days  ye 
shall  dwell  in  tents  ;  that  ye  may 
live  many  d-ciya  in  the  land  ^  where 
ye  be  strangers. 

8  Thus  have  we  obeyed  the  voice 
of  Jonadab  the  son  of  Rechab  our 
father  in  all  that  he  hath  charged 
us,  to  drink  no  wine  all  our  days, 
we,  our  wives,  ovu'  sons,  nor  our 
daughters ; 

9  Nor  to  build  houses  for  us  to 
dwell  in  :  neither  have  we  vineyard, 
nor  field,  nor  seed  : 

10  But  we  have  dwelt  in  tents, 
and  have  obeyed,  and  done  accord- 
ing to  all  that  Jonadab  our  father 
commanded  us. 

11  But  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
came  up  into  the  land,  that  we  said, 
Come,  and  let  us  go  to  Jerusalem 
for  fear  of  the  army  of  the  Chalde- 
ans, and  for  fear  of  the  army  of  the 
Syrians  :  so  we  dwell  at  Jerusalem. 

12  H  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Loud  unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel ;  Go  and  tell  the 
men  of  Judah  and  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem,  Will  ye  not  receive 
instruction  to  hearken  to  my  words'! 
saith  the  Loud. 

14  The  words  of  Jonadab  the  son 
of  Rechab,  that  he  commanded  his 
sons  not  to  drink  wine,  are  per- 
formed ;  for  unto  this  day  tney 
drink  none,  Vjut  obey  their  father's 
commandment :  notwithstanding  1 
have  spoken  unto  you,  rising  early 
and  speaking ;  but  ye  hearkened 
not  unto  me. 

15  1  have  sent  also  unto  you  all 
my  servants  the  prophets,  rising 
up  early  and  sending  them,  saying, 
Return  ye  now  every  man  from  his 
evil  way,  and  amend  your  doings, 
and  go  not  after  other  gods  to  serve 
them,  and  ye  shall  dwell  in  the 
land  which  I  have  given  to  you  and 
to  your  fathers :  but  ye  have  not 
inclined  your  ear,  nor  hearkened 
unto  me. 


16  Because  the  sons  of  Jonadab 
the  son  of  Rechab  have  performed 
the  commandment  of  their  father, 
which  he  commanded  them ;  but 
this  people  hath  not  hearkened  unto 
me : 

17  Therefore  thus  saith  Hhe 
Loud  God  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel ;  Behold,  I  will  bring  upon 
Judah  and  upon  all  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem  all  the  evil  that  1  have 
Ijronounced  against  them  :  because 
1  have  spoken  unto  them,  but  they 
have  not  heard  ;  and  I  have  called 
unto  them,  but  they  have  not  an- 
swered. 

18  ^  And  Jeremiah  said  unto  the 
house  of  the  Rechabites,  Thus  saith 
the  Loud  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Is- 
I'ael ;  Because  ye  have  obej'ed  the 
commandment  of  Jonadab  your  fa- 
ther, and  kept  all  his  precepts,  and 
done  according  unto  all  that  he 
hath  commanded  you  : 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Loud 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Jonadab 
the  son  of  Rechab  shall  not  want  a 
man  to  stand  before  me  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  36. 

1  Jeremiah  ca n^rtli  Btnuch  fo  write  hin 
jirop/ii/c!/,  Ti  a )!(/  jui/i/ic/c/i/  to  read  it.  11 
T/ie.  priiicex,  /in limj  iiitflligeiice.  thereof  hy 
J[<cli(tiah,  (ie.7id  Jelnuli  to  fetch  the  roll, 
Olid  read  it.  19  Thai/  will  Baruch  to  hide 
liiiii.self  and  Jeremiah.  20  The.  king  Je- 
hoiakim.  Jji'Iikj  cciiiticd  thfre^if,  henveih 
jiart  if  it,  and  Uin-n'.tli  the  roll.  27  Jere- 
miah denoiinci/h  liis jndgmeni.  32  BaitCfh 
uriteth  a  new  cojii/. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  f  ou  rth 
year  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of 
Josiali  king  of  Judah,  that  this  word 
came  unto  Jeremiah  from  the  Loud, 
saying, 

2  Take  thee  a  roll  of  a  book,  and 
write  therein  all  the  words  that  I 
have  sijoken  unto  thee  against  Is- 
rael, and  against  Judah,  and  against 
all  the  nations,  from  tliedai/  I  spake 
unto  thee,  from  the  days  of  Josiah, 
even  unto  this  day. 

3  It  may  be  that  the  house  of 
Judah  will  hear  all  the  evil  wliich 
I  pui'pose  to  do  unto  them;  that 
they  may  x-eturn  everj'  man  from 
his  evil  way ;  that  I  niay  forgive 
their  iniquity  and  theii-  sin. 

4  Then  Jeremiah  called  Baruch 
the  son  of  Neriah  :  and  Baruch 
wrote  from  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah 
all  the  words  of  the  Loui),  \\hich 
he  had  si)oken  unto  him,  upon  a 
roll  of  a  book. 

5  And  .Teremiali  comnuinded  Ba- 
ruch, saying,  [  a/n.  "shut  up  :  I  can- 
not go  into  the  liouse  of  the  Lord  : 

G   J'herefore  go  thou,  and  read  in 
tjhe  roll,  which  tliou  hast  written 
fi'om  ray  mouth,  the  words  of  the 
13 


2  the  Lord, 
the  God 


^  resti-ained ; 


Jeremiah's  roll  read  b>j  Baruch,  JEREMIAH,  36. 


a7id  hnrned  by  the  king. 


Lord  in  the  ears  of  the  people  in 
the  Lome's  house  upon  the  fasting 
day  :  and  also  thou  shalt  read  them 
in  the  ears  of  all  Judah  that  come 
out  of  their  cities. 

7  It  may  be  they  will  present 
their  supplication  before  the  Lord, 
and  will  return  every  one  from  his 
evil  way  :  for  great  is  the  anger 
and  the  fury  that  the  Lokd  hath 
l^ronounced  against  this  people. 

8  And  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah 
did  according  to  all  that  Jeremiah 
the  prophet  commanded  him,  read- 
ing in  the  book  the  words  of  the 
Loud  in  the  Lord's  house. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fifth 
year  of  .Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah 
king  of  Judah,  in  the  ninth  month, 
that  they  proclaimed  a  fast  before 
the  Lord  to  all  the  people  in  Jeru- 
salem, and  to  all  the  people  that 
came  from  the  cities  of  Judah  unto 
Jerusalem. 

10  Then  read  Baruch  in  the  book 
the  words  of  Jeremiah  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  in  the  chamber  of 
Gemariah  the  son  of  Shaplian  the 
scribe,  in  the  ^  higher  court,  at  the 
entry  of  the  new  gate  of  the  Lord's 
house,  in  the  ears  of  all  the  people. 

1 1  U  When  Michaiah  the  son  of 
Gemariah,  the  son  of  Shaphan,  had 
heard  out  of  the  book  all  the  words 
of  the  Lord, 

12  Then  he  went  down  into  the 
king's  house,  into  the  scribe's  cham- 
ber :  and,  lo,  all  tlie princes  sat  there, 
even  Elishama  the  scribe,  and  De- 
laiah  the  son  of  Shemaiah,  and 
Ehiathan  the  son  of  Achbor,  and 
Gemariah  the  son  of  tShaphan, 
and  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Hananiah, 
and  all  the  princes. 

13  Then  Michaiah  declared  unto 
them  all  the  words  that  he  had 
heard,  when  Baruch  read  the  book 
in  the  eai's  of  the  people. 

14  Thei'efore  all  the  princes  sent 
Jeliu(H  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  the 
son  of  Slielemiah,  the  son  of  Cushi, 
unto  liaruch,  saying,  Take  in  thine 
liand  th(^  roll  wherein  thou  hast 
read  in  the  ears  of  th(>  people,  and 
come.  So  Baru(;h  the  son  of  Neriah 
took  the  roll  in  his  liand,  and  came 
unto  them. 

l-~;  And  they  said  unto  him.  Sit 
down  now,  and  read  it  in  our  ears. 
So  P>aruch  read  it  in  their  ears. 

Hi  Now  it  canu^  to  i)ass,  when 
they  had  heai'd  all  tlie  words,  th(\v 
"were  ;ifraid   both   one  and   otlier. 


aiid  said  unto  IJaj'ucli,  We  will 
surely  tell  the  king  of  all  these 
wor'ds. 

17  And  they  asked  Baruch,  say- 
ing, Tel!  lis  now.  How  didst  thou 
write  all  these  words  at  his  mouth  ? 


18  Then  Baruch  answered  them, 
He  pronounced  all  these  words  unto 
me  with  his  mouth,  and  I  wrote 
them  with  ink  in  the  book. 

19  Then  said  the  princes  unto 
Baruch,  Go,  hide  thee,  thou  and 
.Jeremiah ;  and  let  no  man  know 
where  ye  be. 

20  51  And  they  went  in  to  the 
king  into  the  court,  but  they  laid 
up  the  roll  in  the  chamber  of  Eli- 
shama the  scribe,  and  told  all  the 
words  in  the  ears  of  the  king. 

21  So  the  king  sent  Jehudi  to 
fetch  the  roll :  and  he  took  it  out 
of  Elishama  the  scribe's  chamber. 
And  .Jehudi  read  it  in  the  ears  of 
the  king,  and  in  the  ears  of  all 
the  princes  which  stood  beside  the 
king. 

22  Now  the  king  sat  in  the  win- 
tei'house  in  the  ninth  month  :  and 
there  was  a  fire  on  the  hearth  burn- 
ing before  him. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  Jehudi  had  read  three  or 
four  leaves,  he  cut  it  with  the  pen- 
knife, and  cast  it  into  the  fire  that 
urns  on  the  hearth,  until  all  the  roll 
was  consumed  in  the  fire  that  was 
on  the  hearth. 

21  Yet  they  were  not  afraid,  nor 
rent  their  garments,  neither  the 
king,  nor  any  of  his  servants  that 
heard  all  these  words. 

25  Nevertheless  Elnathan  and 
Delaiah  and  Gemariah  had  made 
intercession  to  the  king  that  he 
would  not  burn  the  roll :  but  lie 
would  not  hear  them. 

26  But  the  king  commanded  Je- 
rahmeel  the  ''scm  of  Hammelech, 
and  Seraiah  the  son  of  Azriel,  and 
Shelemiah  the  son  of  Abdeel,  to 
take  Baruch  the  scribe  and  Jere- 
miah the  prophet :  but  the  Lorl> 
hid  them. 

27  H  Then  the  word  of  the  Lori) 
came  to  Jeremiah,  after  that  the 
king  had  burned  the  roll,  and 
the  words  which  iWu(;h  wrote  at 
the  mouth  of  Jeremiah,  saying, 

28  Take  thee  again  another  roll, 
and  write  in  it  all  the  formei-  woi-ds 
that  wei-e  in  the  first  roll,  which 
Jehoiakim  the  king  of  Judah  hath 
bullied. 

2!)  And  thou  shalt  say  to  .Tehoia- 
kim  king  of  .ludah,  Thus  saith  the 
LolM);  Thou  hast  bui'ned  this  I'oll, 
saying.  Why  hast  thou  written 
therein,  saying,  'I'he  king  of  J5aby- 
loii  sliall  certainly  comc^  nnd  d(^- 
stroy  this  hiiid,  .mikI  shall  cause  to 
cease  from  theiic<'  m;i,ii  ;i,nd  beast  ? 

30  Therefoi-e  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  Jehoiakim  king  of  .ludah;  He 
shall  have  none  to  sit  upon  the 
throne  of    David  :    and    his    (hsad 


714 


The  roll  is  rewritten. 


JEREMIAH,  37. 


Jeremiah  thrown  into  prison. 


body  shall  be  cast  out  in  the  day  to 
the  heat,  and  in  the  night  to  the 
frost. 

31  And  I  will  punish  him  and  his 
seed  and  his  servants  for  their  ini- 
quity ;  and  I  will  bring  upon  them, 
and  upon  the  inhabitants  of  .Jeru- 
salem, and  upon  the  men  of  Judah, 
all  the  evil  that  I  have  pronounced 
against  them  ;  but  they  hearkened 
not. 

32  H  Then  took  Jeremiah  another 
roll,  and  gave  it  to  Baruch  the 
scribe,  the  son  of  Neriah ;  wlio 
wrote  therein  from  the  mouth  of 
Jeremiah  all  the  words  of  the  book 
which  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah 
had  burned  in  the  fire :  and  there 
were  added  besides  unto  them 
many  like  words. 

CHAPTER  37. 

1  T/ie  EgypHans  liamng  rained  the  mecje  of 
Ike  ('hdldi'miH,  kind  Zedekiah  sendeth  to 
Jercniidh  to  pr'dy  for  the  people.  (1  Jere- 
tnidli  ]ifiijih,'.-,lefli  tlie  C/id/deii ii.s^  cerldin 
reti/rii  (I lid  ric/n/'i/.  11  //*'  i.t  tdken  for  a 
fiii/ifire.  Iiiitteii,  and  put  in  prison.  16 
/fe  d.-^siiref/i  Zedekiah  of  the  captivity.  IS 
liitredtliiij  for  Ms  liberty,  he  ohtaineth 
fioiiie  faroiir. 

AND  king  Zedekiah  the  son  of 
Josiah  reigned  instead  of  Co- 
niah  the  son  of  Jehoiakim,  whom 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
made  king  in  the  land  of  Judah. 

2  But  neither  he,  nor  his  ser- 
vants, nor  the  people  of  the  land, 
did  hearken  unto  the  words  of  the 
LoHi),  which  he  spake  by  the 
prophet  Jeremiah. 

3  And  Zedekiah  the  king  sent 
Jehucal  the  son  of  8helemiah  and 
Zephaniah  the  son  of  Maaseiah  the 
priest  to  the  prophet  Jeremiah,  say- 
ing. Pray  now  unto  the  Loud  our 
God  for  us. 

4  Now  .Jeremiah  came  in  and 
went  out  among  the  people  :  for 
they  had  not  put  him  into  pi-ison. 

5  Then  Phai'aoh's  army  was  come 
forth  out  of  Egypt :  and  when  the 
(Jhaldeans  that  besieged  Jerusalem 
heard  tidings  of  them,  they  de- 
parted from  Jerusalem. 

6  %.  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  the  prophet  Jeremiah, 
saying, 

7  Thus  saith  the  Loi:i>,  the  God 
of  Israel ;  Thus  shall  ye  say  to  the 
king  of  Judah,  that  sent  you  unto 
me  to  enquire  of  me  ;  I>ehold,  Pha- 
raoh's army,  which  is  come  forth 
to  help  you,  shall  return  to  Egypt 
into  their  own  land. 

y  And  the  (Jhaldeans  shall  come 
again,  and  fight  against  this  city, 
and  take  it,  and  burn  it  with 
fire. 

9  Thus  saith  the  Loud  ;  Deceive 
not  yourselves,  saying.  The  Chal- 


deans shall  surely  depart  from  us  : 
for  they  shall  not  depart. 

10  For  though  ye  had  smitten 
the  whole  army  of  the  Chaldeans 
that  fight  against  you,  and  there 
remained  hut  wounded  men  among 
them,  yet  should  they  rise  up  every 
man  in  his  tent,  and  burn  this  city 
with  fire. 

11  U  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  the  army  of  the  Chaldeans 
was  broken  up  from  Jerusalem  for 
fear  of  Pharaoh's  army, 

1 2  Then  Jeremiah  went  forth  out 
of  Jerusalem  to  go  into  the  land 
of  Benjamin,  to  ^separate  himself 
thence  in  the  midst  of  the  people. 

1 3  And  when  he  was  in  the  gate 
of  Benjamin,  a  captain  of  the  ward 
iiKts  there,  whose  name  uws  Irijah, 
the  son  of  Shelemiah,  the  son  of 
Hananiah ;  and  he  took  Jeremiah 
the  prophet,  saying.  Thou  fallest 
away  to  the  Chaldeans. 

14  Then  said  Jeremiah,  It  is 
false  ;  I  fall  not  away  to  the  Chal- 
deans.. But  he  hearkened  not  to 
him  :  so  Irijah  took  Jeremiah,  and 
brought  him  to  the  princes. 

15  Wherefore  the  princes  were 
wroth  with  Jeremiah,  and  smote 
him,  and  put  him  in  prison  in  the 
house  of  .Jonathan  the  scribe  :  for 
they  had  made  that  the  prison. 

16  H  When  Jeremiah  was  entered 
into  the  dungeon,  and  into  the 
"cabins,  and  Jeremiah  had  re- 
mained there  many  days; 

17  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  sent, 
and  took  him  out :  and  the  king 
asked  him  secretly  in  his  house, 
and  said.  Is  there  avy  word  from 
the  Lord  1.  And  Jeremiah  said. 
There  is :  for,  said  he,  thou  shalt 
l)e  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Babylon. 

18  Moreover  Jeremiah  said  unto 
king  Zedekiah,  What  have  I 
ofiended  against  thee,  or  against 
thy  servants,  or  against  this  peo- 
ple, that  ye  have  put  me  in  prison  1 

19  Where  are  now  your  prophets 
which  prophesied  unto  you,  saying. 
The  king  of  Babylon  shall  not 
come  against  you,  nor  against  this 
land  ? 

20  Therefore  hear  now,  I  pray 
thee,  O  my  lord  the  king :  let  my 
supplication,  I  pray  thee,  be  ac- 
cepted before  thee ;  that  thou  cause 
me  not  to  return  to  the  house  of 
•Jonatlian  the  scribe,  lest  I  die 
there. 

21  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  com- 
manded that  they  sliould  commit 
.fei'emiah  into  the  ct)urt  of  the 
•' prison,  and  that  they  should  give 
him  daily  a  ^  piece  of  bread  out  of 


1  reeeive  his 

portion 

there, 


2  cells. 


3  guard, 

4  loaf 


715 


Jeremiah  cast  into  the  dungeon.  JEREMIAH,  38, 


Zedekiah  considteth  him. 


1  guard. 


pit 

kiriLf's 
Suartl : 


cpit; 


the  bakers'  street,  until  all  the 
bread  in  the  city  were  spent.  Thus 
Jeremiah  remained  in  the  court  of 
the  ^  prison. 

CHAPTER  38. 

1  JeremiaJi,  hy  afdlxe  Huriyestion,  in  put  into 
the  (luufii'dii  of'Mitldiiah.  1  Ehed-melech, 
hy  salt,  ijilhlli  li'fii  .some  etilaryt'iiieiit. 
14  Ujiiiii  srri-rt  r<iiij\'rence  he  coumttlleth 
the  king  by  yUldimj  to  navehiii  life.  24  By 
the  king^s  instructions  he  concealeth  the 
con ference  from  the  princes. 

THEN  Shephatiah  the  son  of 
Mattan,  and  Gedaliah  the  son 
of  Pashur,  and  Juciil  the  son  of 
iShelemiah,  and  J^ashur  the  son  of 
Malchiah,  heard  the  words  that 
Jeremiah  had  spoken  unto  all  the 
people,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  He  that 
remaineth  in  this  city  shall  die  by 
the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by 
the  pestilence:  but  he  that  goetti 
forth  to  the  Chalcleans  shall  live  ; 
for  he  shall  have  his  life  for  a  prey, 
and  shall  live. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  This  city 
shall  surely  be  given  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Babylon's  army, 
which  shall  take  it. 

4  Therefore  the  princes  said  unto 
the  king.  We  beseech  thee,  let  this 
man  be  put  to  death :  for  thus  he 
weakeneth  the  hands  of  the  men 
of  war  that  rernain  in  this  city, 
and  the  hands  of  all  the  people,  in 
speaking  such  words  unto  them  : 
for  this  man  seeketh  not  the  wel- 
fare of  this  people,  but  the  hurt. 

5  Then  Zedekiah  tlie  king  said, 
Behold,  he  ?'.s  in  your  ha.nd  :  for  the 
kingv's  not/ie  that  can  do  any  thing 
against  you. 

G  Then  tf)ok  they  Jeremiah,  and 
cast  him  into  the  "dungeon  of  Mal- 
chiah  the  '^soti  of  Hammeiech,  tliat 
iiHia  in   the  court  of  tht;  ^pi-ison: 


and  they  let  down  Jei-emiah  witli 
cords.  And  in  the  dungeon  fliere 
iiKift  no  water,  but  mire :  so  Jere- 
miali  sunk  in  tht;  mire. 

7  II  Now  wlien  l<'l)ed-melech  the 
l">tliiopian,  one  of  the  eunuchs 
which  was  in  tlie  king's  liouse, 
heard  that  they  had  i)ut  J(!remiah 
in  the  "(hmui-oii  :  the  king  thi^n 
sitting  in  thi;  gat(!  of  I'en.jamin; 

8  Ebed-melecli  went  forth  out  of 
the  king's  house,  and  spake  to  the 
king,  saying, 

9  My  loj-fl  the  king,  these  men 
lia\cdone  evil  in  all  that  they  have 
done  to  Jeremiah  th(^  pi'o[)het, 
whom  they  ]iav(!  cast  into  the 
Mungeoii  :  and  he  is  like  to  die  for 
luinger  in  the  jjlace  where  ho  is: 
for  there  is  no  more  bread  in  the 
city. 


10  Then  the  king  commanded 
Ebed-melech  the  Ethiopian,  say- 
ing. Take  from  hence  thirty  men 
with  thee,  and  take  up  Jeremiah 
the  prophet  out  of  the  "dungeon, 
before  he  die. 

1 1  So  Ebed-melech  took  the  men 
with  him,  and  went  into  the  house 
of  the  king  under  the  treasury,  and 
took  thence  old  cast  clouts  and  old 
rotten  rags,  and  let  them  down  l)y 
cords  into  the  "dungeon  to  Jere- 
miah. 

12  And  Ebed-melech  the  Ethio- 
pian said  unto  Jeremiah,  Put  now 
thene  old  cast  clouts  and  rotten  rags 
under  thine  armholes  under  the 
cords.     And  Jeremiah  did  so. 

13  So  they  drew  up  Jeremiah 
with  cords,  and  took  him  up  out  of 
the  '^dungeon  :  and  Jeremiah  re- 
mained in  the  court  of  the  ^  prison. 

14  U  Then  Zedekiah  the  king 
sent,  and  took  Jeremiah  the  pro- 
phet unto  him  into  the  third  entry 
that  M  in  the  house  of  the  Loi:i)  : 
and  the  king  said  unto  Jeremiah, 
I  will  ask  thee  a  thing ;  hide  no- 
thing from  me. 

15  "Then  Jeremiah  said  unto 
Zedekiah,  If  I  declare  it  unto  thee, 
wilt  thou  not  surely  put  me  to 
death'?  and  if  I  give  thee  counsel, 
**  wilt  thou  not   hearken  unto  me? 


16  So  Zedekiah  the  king  sware 
secretly  unto  Jeremiah,  saying,  ^.s 
the  Lord  liveth,  that  made  us  this 
soul,  I  will  not  put  thee  to  death, 
neither  will  I  give  thee  into  tlu; 
hand  of  these  men  that  seek  thy 
life.^ 

17  Then  said  Jeremiah  unto  Ze- 
dekiah, Thus  saith  tlu^  LoiU),  the 
f  jod  of  hosts,  the  (Junl  of  Israel ;  If 
thou  wilt  assuredly  go  forth  unto 
the  king  of  Babyh)n's  princes,  tlien 
thy  soul  shall  live,  and  this  c-ity 
shall  not  be  burned  with  lire;  and 
thou  shalt  live,  and  thine  house  : 

18  l>ut  if  thou  wilt  not  go  forth 
to  the  king  of  P)abylon's  princes, 
then  sliall  this  city  be  giv(>n  into 
the  liand  of  the  Chaldeans,  and 
they  shall  burn  it  with  fire,  ati<l 
thou  slialt  not  escap(;  out  of  their 
hand. 

1!)  And  Zedekiali  the  king  said 
unto  Jeremiah,  I  am  afraid  of  the 
J(nvs  that  aie  falhm  to  the  Chal- 
deans lest  tliey  deliver  me  into 
their  hand.  an<l  they  mock  me. 

20  But  Jei-emiah  said.  They  sluill 
not  flelivcr  thrr.  ( )bey,  I  beseech 
thee,  th(^  voice  of  the  LoUD,  which 
f  speak  unto  thee:  so  it  shall  be 
well  unto  thee,  and  thy  soul  shall 
live. 

21  But  if  tlum  refuse  to  go  forth, 


71G 


Jerusalem  is  taken. 


JEREMIAH,  39. 


Zedekiah  sent  to  Babulou. 


3  a  breach 
was  made  in 

the  city. 


tins  is  the  word  that  the  Lord  hath 
shewed  me  : 

22  And,  behold,  all  the  women 
that  are  left  in  the  king  of  .Judah's 
house  slidll  be  brought  forth  to  the 
king  of  Babylon's  princes,  and 
those  n'oinen  shall  say.  Thy  friends 
have  'set  thee  on,  and  have  pre- 
vailed against  thee  :  thy  feet  are 
sunk  in  the  mire,  and  they  are 
turned  away  back. 

23  So  they  shall  bring  out  all  thy 
wives  and  thy  children  to  the  Chal- 
deans :  and  thou  shalt  not  escape 
out  of  their  hand,  V)ut  shalt  be 
taken  by  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Babylon  :  and  thou  shalt  cause  this 
city  to  be  burned  with  fire. 

24  U  Tlien  said  Zedekiah  unto 
Jeremiah,  Let  no  man  know  of 
these  words,  and  thou  shalt  not 
die. 

25  But  if  the  princes  hear  that  I 
have  talked  with  thee,  and  they 
come  unto  thee,  and  say  unto  thee. 
Declare  unto  us  now  what  thou 
hast  said  unto  the  king,  hide  it  not 
from  us,  and  we  will  not  put  thee 
to  death  ;  also  what  the  king  said 
unto  thee : 

26  Then  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them,  I  presented  my  supplication 
before  the  king,  that  he  would  not 
cause  me  to  return  to  Jonathan's 
house,  to  die  there. 

27  Then  came  all  the  princes 
unto  Jeremiah,  and  asked  him : 
and  he  told  them  according  to  all 
these  words  that  the  king  had  com- 
manded. So  they  left  off  speaking 
with  him  ;  for  the  matter  was  not 
perceived. 

28  So  Jeremiah  abode  in  the 
court  of  the  "  prison  until  the  day 
that  Jerusalem  was  taken :  and 
he  was  there  when  Jerusalem  was 
taken. 

CHAPTER  39. 

1  JcfKKalem  h  taken.  4  Zedekiah  is  made 
hiitid,  and.  lent  to  Bahi/lon.  8  The  city 
ruinated,  9  the  peopie  captirated.  11  ^«- 
hnchadrezzar'n  charge  for  the  good  tt,»oqe 
of  Jeremiah.  15  God''a  promise  to  Ebed- 
m  e/ech. 

IN  the  ninth  year  of  Zedekiah 
king  of  Judah,  in  the  tenth 
month,  came  Nebuchadrezzar  king 
of  Babylon  and  all  his  army  against 
Jerusalem,  and  they  besieged  it. 

2  A)ul  in  the  eleventh  year  of 
Zedekiah,  in  the  fourth  month,  the 
ninth  darj  of  the  month,  ^the  city 
was  broken  up. 

3  And  all  the  pi-inces  of  the 
king  of  I'abylon  came  in,  and  sat 
in  the  middle  gate,  even  Nergal- 
sharezer,  Samgar-nebo,  Sarsechim, 
*  Rab-saris,  Nergal-sharezer,  *  Rab- 


mag,  with  all  the  residue  of  the 
princes  of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

4  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  Zedekiah  the  king  of  Judah 
saw  them,  and  all  the  men  of  war, 
then  they  fled,  and  went  forth  out 
of  the  city  by  night,  by  the  way  of 
the  king's  garden,  by  the  gate  be- 
twixt the  two  walls :  and  he  went 
out  the  way  of  the  plain. 

5  But  the  Chaldeans'  army  pur- 
sued after  them,  and  overto<jk  Zede- 
kiah in  the  plains  of  Jericho  :  and 
when  they  had  taken  him,  they 
brought  him  up  to  Nebuchadnez- 
zar king  of  Babylon  to  Riblah  in 
the  land  of  Hamath,  where  he  gave 
judgment  upon  him. 

6  Then  the  king  of  Babylon  slew 
the  sons  of  Zedekiah  in  Riblah  be- 
fore his  eyes  :  also  the  king  of  Ba- 
bylon slew  all  the  nobles  of  Judah. 

7  Moreover  he  put  out  Zede- 
kiah's  eyes,  and  bound  him  with 
chains,  to  carry  him  to  Babylon. 

8  51  And  the  Chaldeans  burned 
the  king's  house,  and  the  houses  of 
the  people,  with  fire,  and  brake 
down  the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 

9  Then  Nebuzar-adan  the  cap- 
tain of  the  guard  carried  away  cap- 
tive into  Babylon  the  remnant  of 
the  people  that  remained  in  the 
city,  and  ■*  those  that  fell  away,  that 
fell  to  him,  with  the  rest  of  the  peo- 
ple  that  remained. 

10  But  Nebuzar-adan  the  cap- 
tain of  the  guard  left  of  the  poor 
of  the  people,  which  had  nothing, 
in  the  land  of  Judah,  and  gave  them 
vineyards  and  fields  at  the  same 
time. 

11^  Now  Nebuchadi-ezzar  king 
of  Babylon  gave  charge  concerning 
Jeremiah  to  Nebuzar-adan  the  cap- 
tain of  the  guard,  saying, 

12  Take  him,  and  look  well  to 
him,  and  do  him  no  harm  ;  but  do 
unto  him  even  as  he  shall  say  unto 
thee. 

1 3  So  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain 
of  the  guard  sent,  and  Nebushas- 
ban,  Rab-saris,  and  Ner-gal-share- 
zer,  Rab-mag,  and  all  the  king  of 
Babylon's  princes ; 

14  Even  they  sent,  and  took  Je- 
remiah out  of  the  court  of  the 
•''prison,  and  committed  him  unto 
Cedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam  the 
son  of  Shaphan,  that  he  •  should 
carry  him  home :  so  he  dwelt 
among  the  people. 

15  II  Now  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Jeremiah,  while  he  w-as 
shut  up  in  the  court  of  the  "  |)rison. 


Titles  of  officers. 


niie 
deserters 
that  fell 
away 


saying, 

16  Go  and  speak  to  Ebed-melech 
the  Ethiopian,  saying,  'Jlius  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ; 


j;uiird, 


717 


Jeremiah  goeth  to  Gedaliah. 


JEKEMIAH,  40.          Dispersed  Jews  reioair  unto  him. 


Behold,  I  will  bring  my  words  upon 
this  city  for  evil,  and  not  for  good  ; 
and  they  shall  be  accoiiv^lished  in 
that  day  before  thee. 

1 7  But  I  will  deliver  thee  in  that 
day,  saith  the  Lord  :  and  thou 
shalt  not  be  given  into  the  hand  of 
the  men  of  whom  thou  art  afraid. 

18  For  I  will  surely  deliver  thee, 
and  thou  shalt  not  fall  by  the 
sword,  but  thy  life  shall  be  for  a 
prey  unto  thee  :  because  thou  hast 
put  thy  trust  in  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  40. 

1  Jeremiah^  being  set  free  by  Nebuzar-adnn, 
goeth  to  Gedaliah.  7  The  clifipersed  Jews 
repair  unto  him.  13  Johanan  revealing 
Inhmaers  conspirncy  is  not  believed. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jere- 
miah from  the  Loud,  after  that 
Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the 
guard  had  let  him  go  from  Ramah, 
when  he  had  taken  him  being  bound 
in  chains  among  all  that  were  car- 
ried away  captive  of  Jerusalem  and 
Judah,  which  were  carried  away 
captive  unto  Babylon. 

2  And  the  captain  of  the  guard 
took  Jeremiah,  and  said  unto  him. 
The  Lord  thy  God  hath  pronounced 
this  evil  upon  this  place. 

3  Now  the  Lord  hath  brought  it, 
and  done  according  as  he  hath  said  : 
because  ye  have  sinned  against  the 
Lord,  and  have  not  obeyed  his 
voice,  therefore  this  thing  is  come 
upon  you. 

4  And  now,  behold,  I  loose  thee 
this  day  from  the  chains  which 
were  upon  thine  hand.  If  it  seem 
good  unto  thee  to  come  with  me 
into  Babylon,  come  ;  and  I  will  look 
well  unto  thee  :  but  if  it  seem  ill 
unto  thee  to  come  with  me  into  Ba- 
bylon, forbear  :  behold,  all  the  land 
is  before  thee  :  whither  it  seemeth 
good  and  convenient  for  thee  to  go, 
thither  go. 

5  Now  wliile  he  was  not  j^et  gone 
back,  hciidid.  Go  back  also  to  Geda- 
liah the  son  of  Ahikam  the  son  of 
Shaphan,  wliom  tlu;  king  of  Baby- 
lon liath  made  govei-nor  over  the 
cities  of  .ludah,  and  dwtdl  with  him 
among  the  people  :  or  go  whereso- 
ever it  seemeth  convenient  unto 
thee  to  go.  8o  the  captain  of  the 
guard  gave  him  victuals  and  a  ^  re- 
warfl,  and  let  him  go. 

6  Then  went  Jeremiah  unto  Ge- 
daliah the  son  of  Ahikam  to  Miz- 
pah  ;  and  dwelt  with  him  among 
the  joeople  that  were  left  in  tlu^ 
land. 

7  II  Now  when  all  the  captains 
of  the  forces  which  imre,  in  the 
fields,  even  they  and  their  men, 
heard    that    the  king  of  Babylon 


had  made  Gedaliah  the  son  of 
Ahikam  governor  in  the  land,  and 
had  committed  unto  him  men,  and 
women,  and  children,  and  of  tlie 
poor  of  the  land,  of  them  that  were 
not  carried  away  captive  to  Bab- 
ylon ; 

8  Then  they  came  to  Gedaliah 
to  Mizpah,  even  Ishmael  the  son 
of  Nethaniah,  and  Johanan  and 
Jonathan  the  sons  of  Kareah,  and 
Seraiah  the  son  of  Tanhumeth, 
and  the  sons  of  Ephai  the  Neto- 
phathite,  and  Jezaniah  the  son 
of  a  Maachathite,  they  and  their 
men. 

9  And  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam the  son  of  Shaphan  sware 
unto  them  and  to  their  men,  say- 
ing, Fear  not  to  serve  the  Chal- 
deans :  dwell  in  the  land,  and 
serve  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 
it  shall  be  well  with  you. 

10  As  for  me,  behold,  I  will 
dwell  at  Mizpah,  to  serve  the  Chal- 
deans, which  will  come  unto  us : 
but  ye,  gather  ye  wine,  and  sum- 
mer fruits,  and  oil,  and  put  them 
in  your  vessels,  and  dwell  in  your 
cities  that  ye  have  taken. 

11  Likewise  when  all  the  Jews 
that  were  in  Moala,  and  among  the 
Ammonites,  and  in  Edom,  and  that 
v'e)-e  in  all  the  countries,  heard 
that  the  king  of  Babylon  had  left 
a  remnant  of  Judah,  and  that  he 
had  set  over  them  Gedaliah  the 
son  of  Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan  ; 

12  Even  all  the  Jews  returned 
out  of  all  places  whither  they  were 
driven,  and  came  to  the  land  of 
Judah,  to  Gedaliah,  unto  Mizpah, 
and  gathered  wine  and  sunmier 
fruits  very  much. 

13  U  Moreover  Johanan  the  son 
of  Kareah,  and  all  the  captains  of 
the  forces  that  uiere  in  the  fields, 
came  to  Gedaliah  to  Mizpah, 

14  And  said  unto  him,  Dost  thou 
certainly  know  that  ]]aalis  the 
king  of  tlie  Anunonites  hatli  sent 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  to 
slay  thee?  J5ut  (ledaliah  the  son 
of  Ahikam  believed  them  not. 

15  Th(m  .Johanan  the  son  of  Ka- 
reah spake  to  Gedaliah  in  Mizjjah 
secretly,  saying,  Let  me  go,  1  pray 
thee,  and  I  will  slay  Ishmael  the 
son  of  Netluuiiah,  and  no  man 
shall  know  it:  wherefore  shoidd 
he  slay  thee,  th;it  all  tin;  .lews 
which  are  gathered  unto  tluie 
should  be  scattered,  and  the  rem- 
nant in  Judah  perish? 

IG  But  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam said  unto  .lohaiian  the  son  of 
Kareah,  Thou  shalt  not  do  this 
thing :  for  thou  speakest  falsely 
oi  Ishmael. 


718 


Ishmael  slayeth  GedaUah. 


JEREMIAH,  41,  42.       Johanan  recovereth  the  captives. 


CHAPTER  41. 

1  Ishmael,  treacherously  killing  Gednliah 
and  others,  j^urposeth  with  the  resUlne  to 
flee  unto  the  Ammonites.  11  Johanan.  re- 
covereth the  captives,  and  mindeth  to  flee 
into  Egypt. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
seventh  month,  that  Ishmael 
the  son  of  Nethaniah  the  son  of 
Elishama,  of  the  seed  royal,  and 
the  princes  of  the  king,  even  ten 
men  with  him,  came  unto  Gedaliah 
the  son  of  Ahikam  to  Mizpah  ;  and 
there  they  did  eat  bread  together 
in  Mizpah. 

2  Then  arose  Ishmael  the  son 
of  Nethaniah,  and  the  ten  men 
that  were  with  him,  and  smote 
Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam  the 
son  of  Shaphan  with  the  sword,_ 
and  slew  him,  whom  the  king  of 
Babylon  had  made  governor  over 
the  land. 

3  Ishmael  also  slew  all  the  Jews 
that  were  with  him,  even  with  Ge- 
daliah, at  Mizpah,  and  the  Chal- 
deans that  were  found  there,  and 
the  men  of  war. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  the  second 
day  after  he  had  slain  Gedaliah, 
and  no  man  knew  it, 

5  That  there  came  certain  from 
Shechem,  from  8hiloh,  and  from 
Samaria,  even  fourscore  men,  hay- 
ing their  beards  shaven,  and  their 
clothes  rent,  and  having  cut  them- 
selves, with  offerings  and  incense 
in  their  hand,  to  bring  them  to  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  Ishmael  the  son  of  Netha- 
niah went  forth  from  Mizpah  to 
meet  them,  weeping  all  along  as  he 
went :  and  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 
met  them,  he  said  unto  thein.  Come 
to  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam. 

7  And  it  was  so,  when  they  came 
into  the  midst  of  the  city,  that  Ish- 
mael the  son  of  Nethaniah  slew 
them,  and  cast  them  into  the  midst 
of  the  pit,  he,  and  the  men  that 
ivere  with  him. 

8  But  ten  men  were  found  among 
them  that  said  unto  Ishmael,  Slay 
us  not :  for  we  have  treasures  in 
the  field,  of  wheat,  and  of  barley, 
and  of  oil,  and  of  honey.  So  he 
forbare,  and  slew  them  not  among 
their  brethren. 

9  Now  the  pit  wherein  Ishmael 
had  cast  all  the  dead  bodies  of  the 
men,  whom  he  had  slain  because  of 
Gedaliah,  ivas  it  which  Asa  the 
king  had  made  for  fear  of  Baasha 
king  of  Israel :  and  Ishmael  the 
son  of  Nethaniah  filled  it  with  them 
that  were  slain. 

10  Then  Ishmael  carried  away 
captive  all  the  residue  of  the  jjeople 
that  ii<e)-e  in  Mizpah,  even  the  king's 
daughters,  and  all  the  people  that 


remained  in  Mizpah,  whom  Nebu- 
zar-adan  the  captain  of  the  guard 
had  committed  to  Gedaliah  the  son 
of  Ahikam :  and  Ishmael  the  son 
of  Nethaniah  carried  them  away 
captive,  and  departed  to  go  over  to 
the  Ammonites. 

1 1  If  But  when  Johanan  the  son 
of  Kareah,  and  all  the  captains  of 
the  forces  that  were  with  him,  heard 
of  all  the  evil  that  Ishmael  the  son 
of  Nethaniah  had  done, 

12  Then  they  took  all  the  men, 
and  went  to  tight  with  Ishmael  the 
son  of  Nethaniah, and  found  him  by 
the  great  waters  that  are  in  Gibeon. 

13  Now  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  all  the  people  which  were 
with  Ishmael  saw  Johanan  the  son 
of  Kareah,  and  all  the  captains  of 
the  forces  that  were  with  him,  then 
they  were  glad. 

14  So  all  the  people  that  Ishmael 
had  carried  away  captive  from  Miz- 
pah cast  about  ancf  returned,  and 
went  unto  Johanan  the  son  of 
Kareah. 

15  But  Ishmael  the  son  of  Netha- 
niah escaped  from  Johanan  with 
eight  men,  and  went  to  the  Am- 
monites. 

1 6  Then  took  Johanan  the  son  of 
Kareah,  and  all  the  captains  of  the 
forces  that  were  with  him,  all  the 
remnant  of  the  people  whom  he  had 
recovered  from  Ishmael  the  son  of 
Nethaniah,  from  Mizpah,  after  that 
he  had  slain  Gedaliah  the  son  of 
Ahikam,  even  mighty  men  of  war, 
and  the  women,  and  the  children, 
and  the  eunuchs,  whom  he  had 
brought  again  from  Gibeon  : 

1 7  And  they  departed,  and  dwelt 
in  the  habitation  of  Chimham, 
which  is  by  Beth-lehem,  to  go  to 
enter  into  Egypt, 

18  Because  of  the  Chaldeans :  for 
they  were  afraid  of  them,  because 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  had 
slain  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam, 
whom  the  king  of  Babylon  made 
governor  in  the  land. 

CHAPTER  42. 

1  Johanan  desireth  Jeremiah  to  enquire  of 
Gild,  promising   obedience  to  his  uill.     1 

Jeroiiiiili  (insin-ith  him  <if  safet)/  in  Jiiilea, 
V.\  ,111,1  ,l,stfiivti«)i  in.  'Eiiypt.  lit  lie  re- 
jiror,lli  tliiir  li i/jHH'r imj,  in  requiring  of 
the  Lord  that  which  they  meant  not. 

THEN  all  the  captains  of  the 
forces,  and  Johanan  the  son  of 
Kareah,  and  Jezaniah  the  son  of 
Hoshaiah,  and  all  the  people  from 
the  least  even  unto  the  greate.st, 
came  near, 

2  And  said  unto  Jeremiah  the 
prophet,  Let,  we  beseech  thee,  our 
supplication  be  accepted  before 
thee,  and  pray  for  us  unto  the  LoiiD 


719 


Jeremiah  dis.suadeth 


JEREMIAH,  43. 


fro'iii  (joi)iy  lo  Egypt. 


tliy  God,  e.ven  for  all  this  remnant ; 
(for  we  are  left  but  a  few  of  many, 
as  thine  eyes  do  behold  us  :) 

3  That  the  Loun  thy  God  may 
shew  us  the  way  wherein  we  ftiay 
walk,  and  the  thing  that  we  may  do. 

4  Then  Jeremiah  the  projjhet 
said  unto  them,  I  have  heard  w^«; 
behold,  I  will  pray  unto  the  Lord 
your  God  according  to  your  words  ; 
and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  timt  what- 
soever thing  the  Loup  shall  answer 
you,  I  will  declare  it  unto  you  ;  I 
will  keep  nothing  back  from  you. 

5  Then  they  said  to  Jereniiah, 
The  Lord  be  a  true  and  faitliful 
witness  "^  between  us,  if  we  do  not 
even  according  to  all  things  for  the 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  send 
thee  to  us. 

6  Whether  it  he  good,  or  whether 
it  he  evil,  we  will  obey  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  our  God,  to  whom  we 
send  thee ;  that  it  may  be  well 
with  us,  when  we  obej'^  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  our  God. 

7  U  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
ten  days,  that  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  Jeremiah. 

8  Then  called  he  Johanan  the 
son  ©f  Kareah,  and  all  the  cap- 
tains of  the  forces  which  irere  with 
him,  and  all  the  people  from  the 
least  even  to  the  greatest, 

9  And  said  unto  them,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
unto  whom  ye  sent  me  to  present 
your  supplicatioTi  before  him ; 

10  If  ye  will  still  abide  in  this 
land,  then  will  I  build  you,  and 
not  pull  !io}i,  down,  and  I  will  plant 
you,  and  not  pluck  you  up  :  for  I 
repent  me  of  the  evil  that  I  have 
done  unto  you. 

11  lie  not  afraid  of  the  king  of 
Babylon,  of  whom  ye  are  afraid  ; 
be  not  afraid  of  him,  saith  the 
Loui):  foi-  I  awMvithyou  tosave  you, 
and  to  deliver  you  from  his  hand. 

12  And  I  will  shew  mercies  unto 
you,  tliat  he  may  have  mercy  upon 
you,  and  cause  you  to  return  to 
your  own  land. 

13  1[  ikit  if  ye  say,  \\o  will  not 
dwell  in  this  land,  nf^ithcr  obey 
the  vf)ice  of  the  Loud  your  God, 

14  Saying,  Xo ;  but  we  will  go 
into  the  land  of  Kgypt,  where  we 
shall  see  no  war,  nor  hear  the  sound 
of  the  trumi)et,  nor  have  hunger  of 
bi-ead  ;  and  there  will  we  dwell  : 

15  And  now  therefore  hear  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  ye  remnant  of 
Judah  ;  Thus  saith  the  LoitD  of 
hosts,  the  (Jod  of  Israel;  If  ye 
wholly  set  your  faces  to  enter  into 
Lgyi)t,  and  go  to  sojourn  there ; 

16  Then  it  shall  come  to  pass. 
that  the  sword,  which  ye  feared, 

7 


shall  overtake  you  there  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  the  famine, 
v/hereof  ye  were  afraid,  shall  fol- 
low close  after  you  there  in  Egypt ; 
and  there  ye  shall  die. 

17  So  shall  it  be  with  all  the  men 
that  set  tlieir  faces  to  go  into  Egypt 
to  sojourn  there  ;  they  shall  die  by 
the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by 
the  pestilence :  and  none  of  them 
shall  remain  or  escape  from  the 
evil  that  1  will  bring  upon  them. 

18  Eor  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  As  mine 
anger  and  my  fury  hath  Vjeen 
poured  forth  upon  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem;  so  shall  raj  fury  be 
poured  forth  uj3on  you,  when  ye 
shall  enter  into  Egypt :  and  ye  shall 
be  an  execration,  and  an  astonish- 
ment, and  a  curse,  and  a  reproach  ; 
and  ye  shall  see  this  place  no  more. 

19  II  The  Lord  hath  said  con- 
cerning you,  O  ye  remnant  of  Ju- 
dah ;  Go  ye  not  into  Egypt :  know 
certainly  that  I  have  '^admonished 
you  this  day. 

20  For  ye  dissembled  in  your 
hearts,  when  ye  sent  me  unto  the 
Lord  your  God,  saying.  Pray  for 
us  unto  the  Lord  our  God  ;  and 
according  unto  all  that  the  Lord 
our  God  shall  say,  so  declare  unto 
us,  and  we  will  do  it. 

21  And  nou<  I  have  this  day  de- 
clared it  to  you  ;  but  ye  have  not 
obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord  your 
Gocl,  nor  any  tidug  for  the  which 
he  hath  sent  me  unto  you. 

22  Now  therefore  know  certainly 
that  j'e  shall  die  by  the  sword,  by 
the  famine,  and  by  the  pestilence, 
in  the  place  whither  ye  desire  to  go 
and  to  sojourn. 

CHAPTER  43. 

1  John  nan,  (lixcfcil  itiim  Ji'fi-inhih'.i  j/ro- 
ji/irc//,  f(tr>'iii/i  JfrcmUlh  dinl  of/icr.s  info 
h't/i/pt.  S  Jiri'miii/i  //roj)/ii'n/i'f/i  />//  a  /////<• 
t/ii'  cioii/ucst  of  Eijijpt  hij  thf  /l(///j//<iiii(iiix. 

AN  1)  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
Jeremiah  had  made  an  end  of 
speaking  unto  all  the  p(>opleall  tin; 
woi-ds  of  the  Loi:d  tlieir  God,  for 
whicli  theLoiiD  their  God  had  sent 
him  to  tliem,  cvni  all  these  worrls, 

2  Tiii^n  spake  yV/ariidi  th(>  son  of 
lloshaiali,  and  .lohanan  t.h(^  son  of 
Kareah,  and  all  the  proud  men, 
saying  unto  Jeremiah,  Thou  speaJc- 
est  falsely  :  the  Loi.'D  our  God  hath 
not  sent  thee  to  say,  Go  not  into 
Egy))t  to  sojourn  there  : 

3  Rut  Haruch  the  son  of  Neriah 
setteth  tlie(>  on  against  us,  for  ti» 
delivei-  us  into  the  hand  of  the 
Chaldeans,  that  they  might  put  us 
to  death,  and  carry  us  away  caj)- 
tives  into  l^abylon. 

4  So  Johanan  the  .son  of  Kareah, 
20 


-  testified 
a<2iiinst 


He  is  carried  to  Eijupt. 


JEREMIAH,  44.         He  reproveth  the  exiles^  idolatry. 


and  all  the  captains  of  the  forces, 
and  all  the  people,  obej'ed  not  the 
voice  of  the  Loud,  to  dwell  in  the 
land  of  Judah. 

5  But  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah, 
and  all  the  captains  of  the  forces, 
took  all  the  remnant  of  Judah,  that 
were  returned  from  all  '  nations. 
whither  they  had  been  driven,  to 
dwell  in  the  land  of  Judah  ; 

6  E^)en  men,  and  women,  and 
children,  and  the  king's  daughters, 
and  every  person  that  Nebvizar- 
adan  the  captain  of  the  guard  had 
left  with  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam  the  son  of  Shaphan,  and  Jere- 
miah the  prophet,  and  Earuch  the 
son  of  Neriah. 

7  So  they  came  into  the  land  of 
Egypt :  for  they  obeyed  not  the 
voice  of  the  Lonn  :  thus  came  they 
even  to  Tahpanhes. 

8  U  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  Jeremiah  in  Tahpanhes, 
saying, 

9  Take  gre-at  stones  in  thine 
hand,  and  hide  them  in  -  the  clay  in 
the  ''brickkiln,  which  is  at  the  entry 
of  Pharaoh's  house  in  Tahpanhes, 
in  the  sight  of  the  men  of  Judah  ; 

10  And  say  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Loud  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Isi-ael ;  Behold,  I  will  send  and  take 
Nebuchadrezzar  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon, my  servant,  and  Avill  set  his 
throne  upon  these  stones  that  I 
have  hid  ;  and  he  shall  spread  his 
royal  pavilion  o\'er  theni. 

11  And  when  he  cometh,  he  shall 
smite  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  de- 
liver such  as  a/re  for  death  to  death  ; 
and  such  as  are  for  captivity  to 
captivity ;  and  such  as  are  for  the 
sword  to  the  sword. 

1 2  And  I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  the 
houses  of  the  gods  of  Egypt ;  and 
he  shall  burn  them,  and  carry  them 
away  captives  :  and  he  shall  array 
himself  with  the  land  of  Egypt,  as 
a  shepherd  putteth  on  his  garment ; 
and  he  shall  go  forth  from  thence 
in  peace. 

1 3  He  shall  break  also  the 
^  images  of  *  Beth-shemesh,  that  is 
in  the  land  of  Egypt;  and  the 
houses  of  the  gods  of  the  Egyptians 
shall  he  burn  with  fii-e. 

CHAPTER  44. 

1  Jeremiah  expre.Kneih  the,  (TemJaUon  of 
Jwliih  for  their  idolatni.  11  He  projih'e- 
nieth  the  if  (iextriictioii.  irlio  comm  it  idvltarti 
in  Eyiipt.  l.i  The  oliKli.micij  of  the  Jeii-'x. 
20  Jeremiah  thveateneth  them  for  the  fame. 
29,  and  for  a  sig^i  prophexieth  the  destriie- 
t/i.o7i  of  Egijj)t. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah 
concerning  all  the  Jews  whicli 
dwell  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  which 


*  Probably  Heliopolis,  or  Ou. 
46  7 


dwell  at  Migdol,  and  at  Tahpanhes, 
and  at  ''  No))h.  and  in  the  country 
of  Pathros,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Loud  tvf  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel ;  Ye  have  seen  all 
the  evil  that  1  have  brought  upon 
Jerusalem,  and  upon  all  the  cities 
of  Judah ;  and,  behold,  this  day 
they  are  a  desolation,  and  no  man 
dwelleth  therein, 

3  Because  of  their  wickedness 
which  they  have  committed  to  pro- 
voke me  to  anger,  in  that  they 
went  to  burn  incense,  and  to  serve 
other  gods,  whom  they  knew  not, 
neither  they,  ye,  nor  your  fathers. 

4  Howbeit  I  sent  unto  you  all 
my  servants  the  prophets,  rising 
early  and  sending  them,  saying. 
Oh,  do  not  this  abominable  thing 
that  I  hate. 

5  But  they  hearkened  not,  nor 
inclined  their  ear  to  turn  from  their 
wickedness,  to  burn  no  incense 
unto  other  gods. 

6  Wherefore  iny  fury  and  mine 
anger  was  poured  forth,  and  was 
kindled  in  the  cities  of  J  udah  and  in 
the  streets  of  Jerusalem  ;  and  they 
are  wasted  and  desolate,  as  at  this 
day. 

7  Therefore  now  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel ;  Wherefore  commit  ye  this 
great  evil  against  j^our  souls,  to 
cut  off  from  you  man  and  woman, 
child  and  suckling,  out  of  Judah, 
to  leave  you  none  to  remain  ; 

8  In  that  ye  provoke  me  unto 
wrath  with  the  works  of  your 
hands,  burning  incense  unto  other 
gods  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  whither 
ye  be  gone  to  dwell,  that  ye  might 
cut  yourselves  off,  and  that  ye 
might  be  a  cui'se  and  a  reproach 
among  all  the  nations  of  the  earth'? 

9  Have  ye  forgotten  the  wicked- 
ness of  your  fathers,  and  the  wick- 
edness of  the  kings  of  Judah,  and 
the  wickedness  of  theii'  wives,  and 
your  own  wickedness,  and  the 
wickedness  of  your  wives,  which 
they  have  committed  in  the  land  of 
Judah,  and  in  the  streets  of  Jeru- 
salem '] 

10  They  art  not  humbled  even 
unto  this  day,  neither  have  they 
fearefl,  nor  walked  in  my  law,  nor 
in  my  statutes,  that  1  set  before 
you  and  before  your  fathers. 

11  1!  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  oi  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ; 
Behold,  I  will  set  my  face  against 
you  for  evil,  " nnd  to  cut  off  all 
Judah. 

12  And  I  will  take  the  remnant 
of  Judah,  that  have  set  their 
faces  to  go  into  the  land  of  Egyi)t 
to  sojoui-n  there,  and  they  shall  all 

21 


The  peoiile  resist  Jeremiah. 


JEREMIAH,  44. 


The  conquest  of  Eg >/pt  foretold. 


1  husbands? 


be  consumed,  and  fall  in  the  land 
of  Egypt ;  they  shall  even  be  con- 
sumed by  the  sword  and  by  the 
famine :  they  shall  die,  from  the 
least  even  unto  the  greatest,  by 
the  swoi'd  and  by  the  famine  :  and 
they  shall  be  an  execration,  and  an 
astonishment,  and  a  curse,  and  a 
reproach. 

13  For  I  will  punish  them  that 
dwell  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  as  I 
have  punished  Jerusalem,  by  the 
sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by  the 
pestilence : 

14  So  that  none  of  the  remnant 
of  Judah,  which  are  gone  into  the 
land  of  Egypt  to  sojourn  there, 
shall  escape  or  remain,  that  they 
should  return  into  the  land  of  Ju- 
dah, to  the  which  they  have  a  desire 
to  return  to  dwell  there  :  for  none 
shall  return  but  such  as  shall 
escape. 

15  H  Then  all  the  men  which 
knew  that  their  wives  had  burned 
incense  unto  other  gods,  and  all 
the  women  that  stood  by,  a  great 
multitude,  even  all  the  people  that 
dwell  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in 
Pathi'os,  answered  Jeremiah,  say- 
ing, 

•  16  ^s  for  the  word  that  thou 
hast  spoken  unto  us  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord,  we  will  not  hearken 
unto  thee. 

17  But  we  will  certainly  do 
whatsoever  thing  goeth  forth  out 
of  our  own  mouth,  to  burn  incense 
unto  the  queen  of  heaven,  and  to 
pour  out  drink  offerings  unto  her, 
as  we  have  done,  we,  and  our  fa- 
thers, our  kings,  and  our  princes, 
in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the 
streets  of  Jerusalem :  for  then  had 
we  plenty  of  victuals,  and  were 
well,  and  saw  no  evil. 

18  But  since  we  left  off  to  burn 
incense  to  the  queen  of  heaven,  and 
to  pour  out  drink  offerings  unto 
her,  we  have  wanted  all  fhint/x, 
and  have  been  consumed  by  the 
sword  and  by  the  famine. 

19  And  when  we  burned  incense 
to  the  queen  of  heaven,  and  poured 
out  drink  offei-ings  unto  her,  did 
we  make  her  cakes  to  worship  her, 
and  pour  out  drink  offerings  unto 
her,  without  our  '  men  ? 

20  U  Then  Jeremiah  said  unto 
all  the  people,  to  the  men,  and  to 
the  women,  and  to  all  the  peoi)le 
which  had  given  him  that  answer, 
saying, 

21  The  incense  that  ye  burned 
in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in  tlu^ 
streets  of  Jerusakan,  ye,  and  your 
fathers,  your  kings,  and  your 
princes,  and  the  people  of  the 
land,  did  not  the  Lord  remember 


them,   and  came  it    not    into    his 
mind '] 

22  So  that  the  Lord  could  no 
longer  bear,  because  of  the  evil  of 
your  doings,  and  because  of  the 
abominations  which  ye  have  com- 
mitted ;  therefore  is  your  land  a 
desolation,  and  an  astonishment, 
and  a  curse,  without  an  inhabitant, 
as  at  this  day. 

23  Because  5'^e  have  burned  in- 
cense, and  because  ye  have  sinned 
against  the  Lord,  and  have  not 
obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  nor 
walked  in  his  law,  nor  in  his  sta- 
tutes, nor  in  his  testimonies  ;  there- 
fore this  evil  is  happened  unto  you, 
as  at  this  day. 

24  Moreover  Jeremiah  said  unto 
all  the  people,  and  to  all  the  women. 
Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  all  Ju- 
dah that  are  in  the  land  of  Egypt : 

25  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  saying ;  Ye  and 
your  wives  have  both  spoken  with 
your  mouths,  and  fulfilled  with 
your  hand,  saying,  We  will  surely 
perform  our  vows  that  we  have 
vowed,  to  burn  incense  to  the 
queen  of  heaven,  and  to  pour  out 
drink  offerings  unto  her:  ye  will 
surely  accomplish  your  vows,  and 
surely  perform  your  vows. 

26  Therefore  hear  ye  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  all  .ludah  that  dwell 
in  the  land  of  Egypt ;  Behold,  I 
have  sworn  by  my  great  name, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  my  name 
shall  no  more  be  named  in  the 
mouth  of  any  man  of  Judah  in  all 
the  land  of  Egypt,  saying,  "  The 
Lord  God  liveth. 

27  Behold,  I  will  watch  over 
them  for  evil,  and  not  for  good  : 
and  all  the  men  of  Judah  that  are 
in  the  land  of  Egypt  shall  be  con- 
suiiK^d  by  the  sword  and  by  the 
famine,  until  there  be  an  end  of 
them. 

28  Yet  a  small  number  that  es- 
cape the  sword  shall  return  out  of 
tlu;  land  of  l*]gypt  into  the  land 
of  Judah,  and  all  the  remnant  of 
.Judah,  that  are  goiu^  into  the  land 
of  J']gypt  to  sojourn  thei'e,  shall 
know  whose  words  shall  stand, 
mine,  or  theirs. 

29  11  And  this  t^hall  l>e  a  sign 
unto  you,  saith  tlu*  IjORD,  that  I 
will  punish  you  in  this-i)lace,  tliat 
ye  may  know  that  my  words  shall 
surely  stand  against  you  for  evil : 

3()  Thussaith  the  Lord;  P>ehold, 
f  will  give  I'haraoh  liophra  king 
of  l*]gypt  iiito  the  hand  of  his  (ene- 
mies, and  into  the  hand  of  them 
that  seek  his  life;  as  1  gave  Zede- 
kiah  king  of  .ludah  into  the  hand 
of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Baby- 


722 


A  message  to  Baruch. 


JEREMIAH,  45,  46. 


Tlie  overthrotv  of  Egypt. 


Ion,   his  enemy,  and  that  sought 
his  life. 

CHAPTER  45. 

1  Baruch  being  dismayed,  4  Jeremiah  tn- 
structeth  and  comfortelh  him. 

THE  word  that  Jeremiah  the 
prophet  spake  unto  Baruch  the 
son  of  Neriah,  when  he  had  written 
these  words  in  a  book  at  the  mouth 
of  Jeremiah,  in  the  fourth  year  of 
Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king 
of  Judah,  saying, 

2'  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel,  unto  thee,  0  Baruch  ; 

3  Thou  didst  say.  Woe  is  me 
now  !  for  the  Lord  hath  added 
grief  to  my  sorrow  ;  I  ^  fainted  in 


my  sHighing,  and  I  find  no  rest. 

4  II  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto 
him.  The  Lord  saith  thus  ;  Behold, 
that  which  I  have  built  will  I 
break  down,  and  that  which  I  have 
planted  I  will  pluck  up,  even  this 
whole  land. 

5  And  seekest  thou  great  things 
for  thyself  J  seek  them  not :  for,  be- 
hold, I  will  bring  evil  upon  all 
flesh,  saith  the  Lord  :  but  thy  life 
will  I  give  unto  thee  for  a  prey  in 
all  places  whither  thou  goest. 

CHAPTER  46. 

1  Jeremiah  prophesieth  the  overthrow  of 
PharaoWs  army  at  Euphrates,  13  and  the 
conquest  of  Egypt  by  NehHchadvezzitr .  2" 
//('  comforteih  Jacob  in  their  chastisement. 

THE  word  of   the   Lord  which 
came  to  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
against  the  -  Gentiles  ; 

2  Against  Egypt,  against  the 
army  of  Pharaoh-necho  king  of 
Egypt,  which  was  by  the  river  Eu- 
phrates in  Carchemish,  which  Ne- 
buchadrezzar king  of  Babylon 
smote  in  the  fourth  year  of  Jehoi- 
akim the  son  of  Josiah  king  of 
Judah. 

3  Order  ye  the  buckler  and 
shield,   and  draw  near  to  battle. 

4  Harness  the  horses;  and  get  up, 
ye  horsemen,  and  stand  forth  with 
your  helmets ;  furbish  the  spears, 
and  put  on  the  ■'  brigandines. 

5  Wherefore  have  I  seen  them 
dismayed  and  turned  away  back? 
and  their  mighty  ones  are  beaten 
down,  and  are  fled  apace,  and  look 
not  back :  for  ■*  fear  ii<ai^  round 
about,  saith    the    Lord. 


6  Let  not  the  swift  flee  away,  nor 
the  mighty  man  escape  ;  they  shall 
stumble,  and  fall  toward  the  north 
by  the  river  Euphrates. 

7  Who  in  this  that  cometh  up  as 
"a  flood,  whose  waters  "are  moved 
as  the  rivers  1 

iS  Egypt  riseth  up  like  'a  flood 


and  his  waters  "^are  moved  like  the 


rivers ;  and  he  saith,  I  will  go  up, 
and  will  cover  the  earth  ;  I  will  de- 
stroy the  city  and  the  inhabitants 
thereof. 

9  Come  up,  ye  horses  ;  and  rage, 
ye  chariots  ;  and  let  the  mighty 
men  come  forth ;  the  Ethiopians 
and  the  Libyans,  that  handle  the 
shield  ;  and  the  Lydians,  that  han- 
dle and  bend  the  bow. 

10  For  this  is  the  day  of  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts,  a  day  of  vengeance, 
that  he  may  avenge  him  of  his  ad- 
versaries :  and  the  sword  shall  de- 
vour, and  it  shall  be  satiate  and 
made  drunk  with  their  blood  :  for 
the  Lord  God  of  hosts  hath  a  sacri- 
fice in  the  north  country  by  the 
river  Euphrates. 

11  Go  up  into  Gilead,  and  take 
balm,  O  virgin,  the  daughter  of 
Egypt :  in  vain  shalt  thou  use 
many  medicines  ;  for  thou  shalt  not 
be  cured. 

1 2  The  nations  have  heard  of  thy 
shame,  and  thy  cry  hath  filled  the 
^  land  :  for  the  mighty  man  hath 
stumbled  against  the  mighty,  and 
they  are  fallen  both  together. 

13  51  The  word  that  the  Lord 
spake  to  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  how 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
should  come  and  smite  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

14  Declare  ye  in  Egypt,  and  pub- 
lish in  Migdol,  and  piiblish  in  *  Noph 


and  in  Tahpanhes  :  say  ye,  iStand 
fast,  and  prepare  thee ;  for  the 
sword  shall  devour  round  about 
,thee. 

15  Why  are  thy  valiant  men 
swept  away?  they  stood  not,  be- 
cause the  Lord  did  "drive  them. 

16  He  made  many  to  fall,  yea, 
one  fell  upon  another :  and  they 
said.  Arise,  and  let  us  go  again 
to  our  own  people,  and  to  the  land 
of  our  nativity,  fi*om  the  oppress- 
ing sword. 

17  They  did  cry  there,  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt  is  hut  a  noise  ;  '»he 
hath  passed  the  time  appointed. 

18  ^s    I    live,   sajth    the    King, 


whose  name  is  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Surely  as  Tabor  is  among  the 
mountains,  and  as  Carmel  by  the 
sea,  so  shall  he  come. 

19  0  thou  daughter  dwelling  in 
Egypt,  furnish  thyself  to  go  into 
captivity  :  for  ^  Noph  shall  be  waste 
and  desolate  without  an  inhabitant. 

20  Egypt  is  like  a  very  fair  heifer, 
but  destruction  cometh  ;  it  cometh 
out  of  the  north. 

21  Also  her  hired  men  are  in  the 
midst  of  her  like  "  fatted  bullocks  : 
for  they  also  are  turned  back,  and 
are  fled  away  together :   they  did 

723 


earth : 


^  Memphis 


9  thrust 
them  down. 


10  he  hath 
k't  the 
appointed 
time 
pass  by. 


^  Memphis 


11  calves  of 
tlie  Gtall ; 


Israel  comforted. 


JEREMIAH,  47,  48.  Destruction  of  the  Fhilistines. 


1  Her  sound 
is  like  tliat 
of  the 

serpent  as  it 
goetli ; 


2  Anion  of 
No, 


8  and  will  in 
no  wise 
leave  thee 
luipLinislied. 


not  stand,  because  the  day  of  their 
calamity  was  come  upon  them,  and 
the  time  of  their  visitation. 

22  ^  The  voice  thereof  shall  go 
like  a  serpent ;  for  they  shall  march 
with  an  army,  and  come  against 
her  with  axes,  as  hewers  of  wood. 

23  They  shall  cut  down  her  for- 
est, saith  the  Lord,  though  it  can- 
not be  searched  ;  because  they  are 
more  than  the  grasshoppers,  and 
are  innumerable. 

24  The  daughter  of  Egypt  shall 
be  confounded;  she  shall  be  deli- 
vered into  the  hand  of  the  people 
of  the  north. 

25  The  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel,  saith  ;  Behold,  I  will  punish 
•^  the  multitude  of  No.  and  Pharaoh, 
and  Egypt,  with  their  gods,  and 
their  kings  ;  even  Pharaoh,  and  all 
them  that  trust  in  him  : 

26  And  I  will  deliver  them  into 
the  hand  of  those  that  seek  their 
lives,  and  into  the  hand  of  Nebu- 
chadrezzar king  of  Babylon,  and 
into  the  hand  of  his  servants  :  and 
afterward  it  shall  be  inhabited,  as 
in  the  days  of  old,  saith  the  Lord. 

27  II  But  fear  not  thou,  O  my 
servant  Jacob,  and  be  not  dismayed, 
O  Israel  :  for,  behold,  I  will  save 
thee  from  afar  off,  and  thy  seed 
from  the  land  of  their  cayjtivity ; 
and  .Jacob  shall  return,  and  be  in 
rest  and  at  ease,  and  none  shall 
make  him  afraid. 

2<S  Fear  thou  not,  O  Jacob  my 
servant,  saith  the  Loud  :  for  I  am 
with  thee ;  for  I  will  make  a  full 
end  of  all  the  nations  whither  I 
have  driven  thee :  but  I  will  not 
make  a  full  end  of  thee,  but  correct 
thee  in  measure ;  •'  yet  will  I  not 
leave  thee  Avholly  uiii)iinished. 


CHAPTER  47. 

T//e  iJesirvctioti  of  the  Philintiveii. 

rn  liE  word  of  the  Lord  that  came 
X  to  Jer-emiah  the  prophet  against 
the  Philistines,  before  that  Pharaoh 
smote  Cxaza. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Behold, 
waters  rise  up  out  of  the  north,  and 
shall  V)e  an  overfU)wing  Hood,  ajid 
sli;dl  overflow  the  land,  ;ind  all  that 
is  therein  ;  th(>  city,  and  them  that 
dwell  therein:  then  tlie  men  sliall 
cry,  and  all  the  inhaV)itants  of  the 
land  shall  howl. 

•S  At  the  noise  of  the  stamping  of 
the  lioofs  of  his  strong  horacii,  at  the 
rushing  of  liis  chai'iots,  and  at  the 
rumbling  of  his  wlu'els,  the  fathers 
slijill  not,  look  back  to  Mc/r  children 
for  feebleness  of  hands  ; 

4  P.ecause  of  the  day  that  cometh 
to  spoil  all  the  Philistines,  and  to 


cut  off  from  *  Tyrus  and  Zidon  every 
helper  that  remanieth  :  forthe  Lord 
will  spoil  the  Philistines,  the  rem- 
nant of  the  country  of  Caphtor. 

5  Baldness  is  come  upon  Gaza ; 
Ashkelon  is  cut  off  with  the  rem- 
nant of  their  valley  :  how  long  wilt 
thou  cut  thyself  1 

6  O  thou  sword  of  the  Lord,  how 
long  u'ill  it  be  ere  thou  be  quiet  1 
put  up  thyself  into  thy  seaboard, 
rest,  and  be  still. 

7  How  can  it  be  quiet,  seeing  the 
Lord  hatli  given  it  a  charge  against 
Ashkelon,  and  against  the  sea  shore  1 
thei'e  hath  he  appointed  it. 

CHAPTER  48. 

1  The ,jn(l(pnent  nf  Moah,  "ifor  fheir  pridf,  11 
./'(';■  Vieir  sfciirHi/,  \i  for  their  carnal  con- 
fidence, 2li  (HkJ  for  their  contempt  if  (ioit 
and  hix  jieojite.    i~i   The,  restoration  tf'Mouh. 

AGAINST  Moab  thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael ;  Woe  unto  Nebo !  for  it  is 
spoiled  :  Kiriathaim  is  confounded 
and  taken  :  Misgab  is  confounded 
and  dismayed. 

2  There  sli((ll  he  no  more  praise  of 
Moab:  in  Heshbon  they  have  de- 
vised evil  against  it ;  come,  and  let 
us  cut  it  off'  fi'om  In'iiuj  a  nation. 
Also  thou  shalt  be  cut  down,  O 
Madmen ;  the  sword  shall  pursue 
thee. 

3  A  voice  of  crying  sliall  he  from 
Horonaim,  spoiling  and  great  de- 
struction. 

4  Moab  is  destroyed ;  her  little 
ones  have  caused  a  cry  to  be  heard. 

5  ^  For  in  the  going  up  of  Luhith 
continual  weeping  shall  go  up  ;  for 


in  the  going  down  of  Horonaim 
"  the  enemies  have  heard  a  cry  of 
destruction. 

6  Flee,  save  your  liyes,  and  be 
like  the  heath  in  the  wilderness. 

7  II  For  because  thou  hast  trusted 
in  thy  woi-ks  and  in  thy  treasures, 
thou  shalt  also  Ik;  taken  :  and  C-lie- 
mosh  shall  {fo  forth  into  captivity 
ruith  his  priests  and  his  princes 
together. 

8  And  the  spoiler  shall  come 
upon  every  city,  and  no  city  shall 
escape  :  th(>  valley  also  shall  iK-i-isli, 
and  the  plain  shall  In;  destroyed,  as 
the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

9  Give  witim  unto  Moab,  that  it 
may  11(m'  an(l  get  away  :  for  the 
cities  thereof  shall  be;  desolate, 
without  anv  to  flwell  therein. 

10  Cursed  he  he  that  doeth  tlie 
work  of  the  Lord  '^deceitfully,  ami 
cursed  he  he  that  keepeth  ba(;k  his 
sword  from  blood. 

1  1  ^I  Moab  hath  been  nt  ease  from 
his  youth,  and  1h>  hath  s('ttle(l  (H) 
his  lees,  and  hath  not  been  emptied 


724 


Prophecy  against  Moah. 


JEREMIAH,  48. 


Judgment  on  her  pride. 


1  them  that 
puuroff,ancl 
they  shall 
pour  him  off, 


2  they  are 
gone  up  into 


3  by  the 
Anion, 


*  as  often 
as  thou 
speakest  of 
him,  thou 
■Nvagyiest  the 
head. 


from  vessel  to  vessel,  neither  hath 
he  gone  into  captivity :  therefore 
his  taste  remained  in  him,  and  his 
scent  is  not  changed. 

12  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will 
send  unto  him  '"  wanderers,  tliat 
shall  cause  hhn  to  wander,  and 
shall  empty  his  vessels,  and  break 
their  bottles. 

13  And  M(mb  shall  be  ashamed 
of  Chemosh,  as  the  house  of  Israel 
was  ashamed  of  Beth-el  their  con- 
fidence. 

14  ^  How  say  ye,  We  are  mighty 
and  strong  men  for  the  war  1 

1.5  Moab  is  spoiled,  and  "gone 
ujj  out  of  her  cities,  and  his  chosen 
young  men  are  gone  down  to  the 
slaughter,  saith  the  King,  whose 
name  ?'.s-  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

16  The  calamity  of  Moab  is  near 
to  come,  and  his  affliction  hasteth 
fast. 

17  All  j'^e  that  are  about  him, 
bemoan  him  ;  and  all  ye  that  know 
his  name,  say,  How  is  the  strong 
staff  broken,  and  the  beautiful 
rod  ! 

18  Thou  daughter  that  dost  in- 
habit Dibon,  come  down  from  thy 
glory,  and  sit  in  thirst ;  for  the 
spoiler  of  Moab  shall  come  upon 
thee,  and  he  shall  destroy  thy 
strong  holds. 

19  0  inhabitant  of  Aroer,  stand 
by  the  way,  and  espy ;  ask  him 
that  tleeth,  and  her  that  escapeth, 
and  say,  What  is  done  1 

20  Moab  is  confounded  ;  for  it  is 
broken  down  :  howl  and  cry  ;  tell 
ye  it  -''in  Arnon,  that  Moab  is 
spoiled, 

21  And  judgment  is  come  upon 
the  plain  country ;  upon  Holon, 
and  upon  Jahazah,  and  upon  Me- 
phaath, 

22  And  upon  Dibon,  and  upon 
Nebo,  and  upon  Beth-diblathaim, 

23  And  upon  Kiriathaim,  and 
upon  Beth-ganml,  and  upon  Beth- 
meon, 

24  And  upon  Kerioth,  and  upon 
l)Ozrah,  and  upon  all  the  cities  of 
the  land  of  Moab,  far  or  near. 

25  The  liorn  of  Moab  is  cut  off, 
and  his  arm  is  broken,  saith  the 
Lord. 

20  51  Make  ye  him  drunken :  for 
he  magnified  hiiuKcIf  against  the 
Loud:  Moab  also  shall  wallow  in 
his  vomit,  and  he  also  shall  be  in 
derision. 

27  For  was  not  Israel  a  derision 
unto  thee?  was  he  found  among 
thi(!ves  1  for  ^sinee  thou  snakest  of 
him.  thou  ski»)D(vlst  for  joy. 

2.S  ()    ye   that  dwell    in    Moab. 


leave  the  cities,  and  dwell  in  the 
rock,  and  be  like  the  dove  th(tt 
maketh  her  nest  in  the  sides  of  the 
hole's  mouth. 

29  We  have  heard  the  pride  of 
Moab,  (he  is  exceeding  proud)  his 
loftiness,  and  hi.s  arrogancy,  and 
his  pride,  and  the  haughtiness  of 
his  heart. 

30  I  know  his  wrath,  saith  the 
Lord  ;  °but  it  shaJl  not  be  so;  his 


lies  shall  not  so  effect  it. 


31  Thei-efore  will  1  howl  for 
Moab,  and  I  will  cry  out  for  all 
Moab ;  mine  heart  shall  mourn  for 
the  men  of  Kir-heres. 

32  O  vine  of  Hibmah,  I  Avill  weep 
for  thee  with  the  weeping  of  Jazer  : 
thy  "  plants  are  gone  over  the  sea, 
they  reach  even  to  the  sea  of  Jazer  : 
the  spoiler  is  fallen  upon  thy  sum- 
mer fruits  and  upon  thy  vintage. 

33  And  joy  and  gladness  is  taken 
from  the  plentiful  field,  and  from 
the  land  of  Moab ;  and  I  have 
caused  wine  to  fail  from  the  wine- 
presses :  none  shall  tread  Avith 
shouting;  their  shouting  shall  be 
no  shouting. 

34  From  the  cry  of  Heshbon  even 
unto  Elealeh,  and  even  unto  Jahaz, 
have  they  uttered  their  voice,  from 
Zoar  even  unto  Horonaim,  "^  as  an 
heifer  of  three  years  old:  for  the 
waters  also  of  JS'imrim  shall  be  de- 
solate. 

35  Moreover  I  will  cause  to  cease 
in  Moab,  saith  the  Lord,  him  that 
offereth  in  the  high  places,  and  him 
that  burnetii  incense  to  his  gods. 

36  Therefore  mine  heart  shall 
sound  for  ^loab  like  pipes,  and 
mine  heart  shall  sound  like  pipes 
for  the  men  of  Kir-heres  :  because 
the  riches  that  he  hath  gotten  are 
perished. 

37  For  every  head  shall  be  bald, 
and  every  beard  clipped  :  upon  all 
the  hands  shall  be  cuttings,  and 
upon  the  loins  sackcloth. 

38  There  shall  be  lamentation 
generally  upon  all  tlu;  housetops  of 
Moab,  and  in  the  streets  thereof : 
for  I  have  broken  INloal)  like  a  ves- 
sel wherein  is  no  pleasure,  saith  the 
Lord. 

39  They  shall  howl,  saying.  How 
is  it  broken  down  !  how  hath  Moal) 
turned  the  back  with  shame !  so 
shall  Moab  be  a  d{>rision  and  a  dis- 
maying to  all  them  about  liim. 

40  For  thus  saith  the  LoitD  ;  Be- 
hold, he  shall  fiy  as  an  eagle,  a,nd 
shall  spread  hi.s  wings  over  Moab. 

41  Kerioth  is  taken,  and  the 
strong  holds  ar*^  surprised,  and  the 
mighty  men's  liearts  in  Moab  at 
that  day  shall  be  as  the  heart  of  a 
woman  in  her  pangs. 

or 


Judgment  on  Ammon. 


JEREMIAH,  49. 


Desolation  of  Edom. 


42  And  Moab  shall  be  destroyed 
from  being  a  people,  because  he 
hath  magnified /iM/ise^/"  against  the 
Lord. 

43  Fear,  and  the  pit,  and  the 
snare,  shall  he  upon  thee,  O  inhabi- 
tant of  Moab,  saith  the  Lord. 

44  He  that  fleeth  from  the  fear 
shall  fall  into  the  pit ;  and  he  that 
getteth  up  out  of  the  pit  shall  be 
taken  in  the  snare  :  for  I  will  bring 
upon  it,  even  upon  Moab,  the  year 
ot  their  visitation,  saith  the  Lord. 

45  They  that  fled  ^  stood  under 
the  shadow  of  Heshbon  because  of 


tlie  force :    but  a  fire  shall  come 


forth  out  of  Heshbon,  and  a  flame 
from  the  midst  of  Sihon,  and  shall 
devour  the  corner  of  JNIoab,  and 
the  crown  of  the  head  of  the  tumul- 
tuous ones. 

46  Woe  be  unto  thee,  O  Moab ! 
the  people  of  Chemosh  perisheth : 
for  thy  sons  ai-e  taken  captives,  and 
thy  daughters  captives. 

47  51  Yet  will  I  bring  again  the 
captivity  of  Moab  in  the  latter 
days,  saith  the  Lord.  Thus  far  is 
the  judgment  of  Moab. 

CHAPTER  49. 

1  Tlte  jn(l{iment  of  tJie,  Ammonites.  6  Their 
rentoration.  1  The  judgment  of  Eilom,  '2S 
of  Danidscus,  28  of  Kedar,  30  of  Ilazor, 
34  (ind  of  Elam,.  39  The  restoration  of 
Elam. 

pONCERNING  the  Ammonites, 
V_7  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Hath 
Lsrael  no  sons^  hath  he  no  heirl 
why  then  doth  '^  their  king  inherit 
Gad,  and  his  people  dwell  in  his 
cities  % 

2  ^Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will 
cause  an  alarm  of  war  to  be  heard 
in  Rabbah  of  the  Ammonites  ;  and 
it  shall  be  a  desolate  heap,  and  her 
(laughters  shall  be  burned  with  fire : 
tlum  shall  Israeli  ^  be  heir  unto  tliein 


that  were  his  heirs,  saith  the  Lord. 


.i  Howl,  O  Heshbon,  for  Ai  is 
sjjoiled  :  cry,  ye  daughters  of  l»ab- 
l)ah,  gird  you  with  sackcloth  ;  la- 
ment, and  run  to  and  fro  by  the 
li(Hlges  ;  for  •*  their  king  shall  go 
itito  captivity,  a  ml  his  i)i-iests  and 
his  princes  together. 

4  Wherefore  gloriest  thou  in  th(! 
valleys,  thy  flowing  valley,  O  back- 
sliding daughter?  that  trusted  in 
her  treasur(!s,  sai/iny,  Wlio  sliall 
come  unto  me  ? 

5  Behold  I  will  bring  a  fear  u  1)011 
thee,  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts, 
from  all  those  that  \h'  about  thee; 
and  ye  shall  be  driven  out  ev(!ry 
man  right  foith  ;  and  none  shall 
gather  up  him  that  wandereth. 


6  And  afterward  I  will  bring 
again  the  captivity  of  the  children 
of  Ammon,  saith  tne  Lord. 

7  K  Concerning  Edom,  thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts ;  Is  wisdom  no 
more  in  Teman  1  is  counsel  perished 
from  the  prudent  1  is  their  wisdom 
vanished  1 

8  Flee  ye,  turn  back,  dwell  deep, 
O  inhabitants  of  Dedan  ;  for  I  will 
bring  the  calamity  of  Esau  upon 
him,  the  time  that  I  will  visit 
him. 

9  If  grapegatherers  come  to  thee, 
''would  the.v  not  leave  so}ne  glean- 


ing gi-apes  'J  if  thieves  by  night, 
tliey  will  destroy  till  they  have 
enough. 

10  "  But  I  have  made  Esau  bare, 
I  have  uncovered  his  secret  places, 
and  he  shall  not  be  able  to  hide 
himself :  his  seed  is  spoiled,  and 
his  brethren,  and  his  neighbours, 
and  he  is  not. 

1 1  Leave  thy  fatherless  children, 
I  will  preserve  them  alive  ;  and  let 
thy  widows  trust  in  me. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Be- 
hold, they  whose  judgment  tvas  not 
to  drink  of  the  cup  have  assuredly 
drunken  ;  and  art  thou  he  that 
shall  altogether  go  unpunished  1 
thou  shalt  not  go  unpunished,  but 
thou  shalt  surely  drink  of  it. 

1 .3  For  I  have  sworn  by  myself, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  Bozrah  shall 
become  a  desolation,  a  reproach,  a 
waste,  and  a  curse ;  and  all  the 
cities  thereof  shall  be  ]ierpetual 
wastes. 

14  I  have  heard  ^a  rumour  from 
the  Lord,  and  an  ambassador  is 
sent  '*unto  the  heathen,  saying. 
Gather  ye  together,  and  come 
against  her,  and  rise  up  to  the 
battle. 

lb  For,  lo,  T  will  make  thee 
small  among  the  "heaihen.  and 
despis(>d  among  men. 

16  Th.y  terril)leness  hath  de- 
ceived thee,  and  the  pride  of  thine 
heai't,  ()  thou  that  dwellest  in  the 
clefts  of  the  rock,  that  boldest  tlu^ 
height  of  the  hill:  thougli  thou 
shouldest  make  tli.v  ni^st  as  liigh  as 
the  (^agle,  I  will  bi-iiig  thee  down 
from  thence,  saith  t]n\  Lord. 

17  Also  Edom  sliall  be  a  desola- 
tion :  every  one  that  goeth  b.v  it 
slwUl  be  astonished,  and  shall  liiss 
at  all  the  plagues  thereof. 

1  'S  As  in  the  ovei'tln'ow  of  Sodom 
and  Gonioirali  and  tlu^  neighboui' 
cities  theieof,  saith  the  LoRD,  no 
man  shall  al^de  there,  neither 
shall  a  son  of  man  dwell  in  it. 

19  Behold,  li(!  sh.'ill  com*;  up  like 
a  lion  from  the  swelling  of  Jordan 


726 


Destniction  of  Damasais, 


JEREMIAH,  50. 


and  of  Elam. 


'  against  tlie  habitation  of  the 
strong :  but  i  will  suddenly  make 
hiui  run  away  from  her :  and  who 
is  a  chosen  man,  that  I  may  appoint 
over  her '?  for  who  is  like  me '?  and 
who  will  appoint  me  ^  the  time '? 
and  who  is  that  shepherd  that  will 
stand  before  me  ■? 

20  Therefore  hear  the  counsel  of 
the  Lord,  that  he  hath  taken 
against  Edom  ;  and  his  purposes, 
that  he  hath  purposed  against  the 
inhabitants  of  Teman  :  Surely ''  the 
least  of  the  flock  shall  draw  them 


out :    surely  lie  shall  make   then 
habitations  desolate  with  them. 

21  The  earth  is  moved  at  the 
noise  of  their  fall,  at  the  ci'y  the 
noise  thereof  was  heard  in  the  Red 
sea. 

22  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  and 
fly  as  the  eagle,  and  spread  his 
wings  over  Bozrah :  and  at  that 
day  shall  the  heart  of  the  mighty 
men  of  Edom  be  as  the  heart  of  a 
woman  in  her  pangs. 

23  II  Concerning  Damascus.  Ha- 
math  is  confounded,  and  Arpad:  for 
they  have  heard  evil  tidings  :  they 
are  fainthearted  ;  the7-e  is  sorrow 
on  the  sea ;  it  cannot  be  quiet. 

24  Damascus  is  waxed  feeble, 
and  turneth  herself  to  flee,  and  fear 
hath  seized  on  her:  anguish  and 
sorrows  have  taken  her,  as  a  woman 
in  travail. 

25  How  is  the  city  of  praise  not 
Meft,  the  city  of  my  joy  ! 

26  Therefore  her  young  men 
shall  fall  in  her  streets,  and  all  the 
men  of  war  sliall  be  cut  off  in  that 
day,  saith  the  Lord  of  liosts. 

27  And  I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  the 
wall  of  Damascus,  and  it  shall  con- 
sume the  palaces  of  Ben-hadad. 

28  H  Concerning  Kedar,  and  con- 
cerning the  kingdoms  of  Hazor, 
which  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon  shall  smite,  thus  saith  the 
Lord;  Arise  ye,  go  up  to  Kedar, 
and  spoil  the  men  of  the  east. 

29  Their  tents  and  their  flocks 
shall  they  take  away :  they  shall 
take  to  themselves  their  curtains, 
and  all  their  vessels,  and  tlieir 
camels ;  and  they  shall  cry  unto 
them,  ^  Fear  is  on  every  side. 

30  H  Elee,  get  you  far  off,  dwell 
deep,  O  ye  inhabitants  of  Hazor, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  for  Nebuchadrez- 
zar king  of  Babylon  hiith  taken 
counsel  against  you,  and  hath  con- 
ceived a  purpose  against  you. 

31  Arise,  get  you  up  unto  Hhe 
wealthy  nation,  that  dwelleth  wiTIT 
out  care,  saith  the  Lord,  which 
have  neither  gates  nor  bars,  ivhich 
dwell  alone. 


32  And  their  camels  shall  be  a 
booty,  and  the  multitude  of  their 
cattle  a  spoil :  and  I  will  scatter 
into  all  winds  them  that ''  are  in  the 
utmost  corners  ;  and  I  will  bring 
their  calamity  from  all  sides 
thereof,  saith  the  Lord. 

33  And  Hazor  shall  be  a  dwelling 
for  **  dragons,  and  a  desolation  f©r 
ever:  there  shall  no  man  abide 
there,  nor  any  son  of  man  dwell 
in  it. 

34  %  The  word  of  the  Lord  that 
came  to  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
against  Elam  in  the  beginning  of 
the  reign  of  Zedekiah  king  of  Ju- 
dah,  saying, 

35  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
Behold,  I  will  break  the  bow  of 
Elam,  the  chief  of  their  might. 

36  And  upon  Elam  will  I  bring 
the  four  winds  from  the  four  quar- 
ters of  heaven,  and  will  scatter 
them  toward  all  those  winds  ;  and 
there  shall  be  no  nation  whither 
the  outcasts  of  Elam  shall  not 
come. 

37  For  I  will  cause  Elam  to  be 
dismayed  before  their  enemies,  and 
before  them  that  seek  their  life : 
and  I  will  bring  evil  upon  them, 
even  my  fierce  anger,  saith  the 
Lord;  and  I  will  send  the  sword 
after  them,  till  I  have  consumed 
them  : 

38  And  I  will  set  my  throne  in 
Elam,  and  will  destroy  from  thence 
the  king  and  the  princes,  saith  the 
Lord. 

39  U  But  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
the  latter  days,  that  I  will  bring 
again  the  captivity  of  Elam,  saith 
the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  50. 

1,  9,  21,  3.5  The  judgment  of  Babylon.    4,  IT, 
.33  The  redemption  of  Israel. 

THE  word  that  the  Lord  spake 
against  Babylon  and  against 
the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  by  Jere- 
miah the  prophet. 

2  Declare  ye  among  the  nations, 
and  publish,  and  set  up  a  standard  ; 
publish,  and  conceal  not :  say,  Ba- 
bylon is  taken,  Bel  is  confounded, 
Merodach  is  ^  broken  in  pieces  ;  her 
idols  are  confounded,  her  images 
are  '"broken  in  pieces. 

3  P'or  out  of  the  north  there  com- 
eth  up  a  nation  against  her,  which 
shall  make  her  land  desolate,  and 
none  shall  dwell  therein  :  they  .shall 
remove,  they  shall  depart,  both 
man  and  beast. 

4  ^  In  those  days,  and  in  that 
time,  saith  the  Lord,  the  children 
of  Israel  shall  come,  they  and  the 
children  of  Judah  together,  going 


'  have  the 
corners 
of  their  hair 
cut  off ; 


^  jackals, 


9  dismayed ; 
1"  dismayed. 


727 


The  redemption  of  Israel. 


JEREMIAH,  50. 


Babylon  shall  he  overthroivn. 


and   weeping :   they  shall  go,  and 
seek  the  Lord  their  God. 

5  They  shall  ask  the  way  to  Zion 
with  their  faces  thitherward,  say- 
ing, Gome,  and  let  us  join  ourselves 
to  the  Lord  in  a  perpetual  cove- 
nant that  shall  not  be  forgotten. 

6  My  people  hath  been  lost  sheep : 
their  shepherds  liave  caused  them 
to  go  astray,  they  have  turned  them 
away  on  the  mountains  :  they  have 
gone  from  mountain  to  hill,  they 
have  forgotten  their  restingplace. 

7  All  that  found  them  have  de- 
voured them :  and  their  adver- 
saries said,  _We  offend  not,  because 
they  have  sinned  against  the  Lord, 
the  habitation  of  justice,  even  the 
Lord,  the  hope  of  their  fathers. 

8  Remove  out  of  the  midst  of 
Babylon,  and  go  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  the  Ghaldeans,  and  be  as 
the  he  goats  before  the  flocks. 

9  51  For,  lo,  I  Avill  raise  and  cause 
to  come  up  against  Babylon  an 
assembly  of  great  nations  from  the 
north  country :  and  they  shall  set 
themselves  in  array  against  her; 
from  thence  she  shall  he  taken  : 
their  arrows  shall  be  as  of  a  mighty 
expert  man ;  none  shall  return  in 
vain. 

10  And  Ghaldea  shall  be  a  spoil : 
all  that  spoil  her  shall  be  satisfied, 
saith  the  Lord. 

1 1  Because  ye  were  glad,  be- 
cause ye  rejoiced,  O  ye  destroyers 
of  mine  heritage,  because  ye  are 
grown  fat  as  the  heifer  at  grass, 
and  bellow  as  bulls  ; 

12  Your  mother  shall  be  sore 
confounded ;  she  that  bare  you 
shall  be  ashamed  :  behold,  ^  the 
hindermost    of    the    nations    rIkiII 


be  a  wilderness,  a  dry  land,  and  a 
desert. 

13  Because  of  th(5  wrath  of  the 
Lord  it  sliall  not  l)e  inhabited,  but 
it  shall  be  wholly  desolate:  every 
on(!  that  goeth  by  Babylon  shall 
be  astDuished,  and  hiss  at  all  her 
plagues. 

\\  Put  yourselves  in  ari'ay 
against  Habylon  I'ouiid  about  :  all 
ye  that  bend  the;  bow,  shoot  at 
li(;r,  Sparc  no  arrows:  for  she  hath 
sinned  against  the  Loim). 

15  Slnnit  auainst  liei'  round 
about :  she  hatn  '-'-riven  her  liaiid  : 
1  ler  ■'  fotiiidations  ai'e  fallen,  her 
walls  are  thrown  down :  for  it  is 
the  vengeanc(?  of  the  Lord  :  take 
vengeatKH!  ti{)on  hei- ;  as  she  hath 
done,  do  unto  her. 

10  Cut  oil' the  sower  from  l')aby- 
lon,  arifl  him  that  handleth  the 
sickle  in  th(>  time  of  harvest  :  for 
fear  of  the  oppressing  sword  they 


shall  turn  every  one  to  his  people, 
and  they  shall  flee  every  one  to  his 
own  land. 

1 7  U  Israel  is  a  scattered  sheep  ; 
1}he  lions  have  driven  him  away  : 
first  the  king  of  Assyria  hath  de- 
voured him ;  and  last  this  Nebu- 
chadrezzar king  of  Babylon  hath 
broken  his  bones. 

1 8  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Behokl, 
I  will  punish  the  king  of  Babylon 
and  his  land,  as  I  have  punished 
the  king  of  Assyria. 

1 9  And  I  will  bring  Israel  again 
to  his  ^habitation,  and  he  shall 
feed  on  Garmel  and  Bashan,  and 
his  soul  shall  be  satisfied  upon 
^  mount  Ephraim  and  "  Gilead. 

20  In  those  days,  and  in  that 
time,  saith  the  Lord,  the  iniquity 
of  Israel  shall  be  sought  for, 
and  there  shall  be  none ;  aiad  the 
sins  of  Judah,  and  they  shall  not 
be  found  :  for  I  will  pardon  them 
whom  I  ''  reserve. 

21  ^  Go  up  against_  the  land  of 
Merathaim,_  ei!;e;i  against  it,  and 
against  the  inhabitants  of  Pekod  : 
waste  and  *  utterly  destroy  after 
them,  saith  the  Lord,  and  do  ac- 
cording to  all  that  I  have  com- 
manded thee. 

22  A  sound  of  battle  is  in  the 
land,  and  of  great  destruction. 

28  How  is  the  hammer  of  the 
whole  earth  cut  asunder  and 
broken !  how  is  Babylon  become 
a  desolation  among  the  nations ! 

24  I  have  laid  a  snare  for  thee, 
and  thou  art  also  taken,  O  Baby- 
lon, and  thou  wast  not  aware : 
thou  art  found,  and  also  caught, 
because  thf)U  hast  striven  against 
the  Lord. 

25  The  Lord  hath  oi)ened  his  ar- 
moury, and  hath  brought  for-tli  the 
weapons  of  his  in<lignat  ion  :  fortius 
is  the  woi'k  of  the  ivord  God  of 
hosts  in  tlu^  land  of  the  GhaJdeans. 

2G  Gome  against  hei' from  the  ut- 
most border,  open  her  storehouses  : 
cast  her  upas  heai)s,  and  destroy  her 
utterly  :  l(;t  nothing  of  her  l)e  left. 

27  Slay  all  her  Inilloeks;  let  them 
go  (lowji  to  th(>  slaughter  :  woe  unto 
thcMu  !  for  theii-  <hiy  is  come,  the 
tinu;  of  their  visitation. 

28  The  voice  of  them  that  flee* 
and  escape  out  of  the  land  of  i^)a,l)- 
ylon,  to  declare  in  Zion  the  ven- 
geance of  the  liOUI)  otn-  God,  the 
vengeance  of  his  temple. 

29  Gall  together  the  archers 
against  I'abylon  :  all  ye  that  bend 
the.  bow.  cnmp  aga,i!ist  it  round 
about ;    let    none   thereof    escape : 


*  Ileb.  devote. 


pasture, 


^  the  hills  of 
•5  ill  Gilead. 


" leave  as  a 
reiiuiaiit. 


728 


JsfQel  shall  be  delivered, 


JEREMIAH,  51. 


at  id  Babylon  destroyed. 


recompense  her  according  to  lier 
work  ;  according  to  all  that  slie 
liath  done,  do  unto  her :  for  she 
liath  been  proud  against  the  Lord, 
against  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

30  Therefore  shall  her  young  men 
fall  in  the  streets,  and  all  her  men 
of  war  shall  be  cut  oil"  in  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord. 

31  Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  0 
thou  most  proud,  saith  the  Lord 
Gov  of  hosts  :  for  thy  day  is  come, 
the  time  that  I  will  visit  thee. 

32  And  the  most  proud  shall 
stumble  and  fall,  and  none  shall 
raise  him  up:  and  I  will  kindle  a 
fire  in  his  cities,  and  it  shall  devour 
all  round  about  him. 

33  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts ;  The  children  of  Israel  and 
the  children  of  Judah  loere  op- 
pressed together  :  and  all  that  took 
them  captives  held  them  fast ;  they 
refused  to  let  them  go. 

34  Their  Redeemer  is  strong  ;  the 
Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name  :  he  shall 
throughly  plead  their  cause,  that 
he  may  give  rest  to  the  Mand,  and 
disquiet  the  inhabitants  of  Babylon. 

35  H  A  sword  is  upon  the  Chal- 
deans, saith  the  Lord,  and  upon 
the  inhabitants  of  Babylon,  and 
upon  her  princes,  and  upon  her 
wise  7)ien. 

36  A  sword  is  upon  the  liars  ;  and 
they  shall  dote :  a  sword  is  upon 
her  mighty  men  ;  and  they  shall  be 
dismayed. 

37  A  sword  ?*s  upon  their  horses, 
and  upon  their  chai'iots,  and  upon 
all  the  mingled  people  that  are  in 
the  midst  of  her ;  and  they  shall 
become  as  women  :  a  sword  is  upon 
her  treasures ;  and  they  shall  be 
robbed. 

38  A  drought  is  upon  her  waters ; 
and  they  shall  be  dried  up :  for  it  is 
the  land  of  graven  iniages,  and  they 
are  mad  upon  their  idols. 

39  Therefore  the  wild  beasts  of 
the  desert  with  the  '^  wild  beasts 
of  the  islantls  shall  dwell  there,  and 
the  •'  owls  shall  dwell  therein  :  and 
it  shall  be  no  more  inhabited  for 
ever ;  neither  shall  it  be  dwelt  in 
from  generation  to  generation. 

40  As  God  overthrew  Sodom  and 
Gomorrah  and  the  neighbour  cities 
thereof,  saith  the  Lord  ;  so  shall  no 
man  abide  there,  neither-  shall  any 
son  of  man  dwell  tlieirin. 

41  Toehold,  a  people  shall  come 
from  the  north,  and  a  great  nation, 
and  many  kings  shall  be  raised  up 
from  the  •*  coasts  of  tlie  earth. 

42  They  shall  hold  the  l)ow  and 
the  lance:  they  are  cruel,  and  will 
not  shew  mercy :  their  v<Mce  shall 

7 


roar  like  the  sea,  and  they  shall 
ride  upon  horses,  every  one  put  in 
array,  like  a  man  to  the  battle, 
against  thee,  O  daughter  of  Baby- 
lon. 

43  The  king  of  Babylon  hath 
heard  the  repoi-t  of  tiiem,  and  liis 
hands  waxed  feeble :  anguish  took 
hold  of  him,  and  pangs  as  of  a 
woman  in  travail, 

44  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  like 
a  lion  from  the  s\velling  of  Jordan 
unto  °  the  habitation  of  the  strong  : 
but  I  will  make  them  suddenly  run 
away  from  her  :  and  who  is  a  chosen 
man,  that  I  may  api^oint  over  her  1 
for  who  is  like  me  1  and  who  will 
appoint  me  ''the  time*?  and  who  is 
that  shepherd  that  will  stand  be- 
fore me  1 

45  Therefore  hear  ye  the  counsel 
of  the  Lord,  that  he  hath  taken 
against  Babylon  ;  and  his  pvirposes, 
that  he  hath  purposed  against  the 
land  of  the  Chaldeans  :  Surely  ''  the 
least  of  the  flock  shall  draw  them 


out :    surely   he  shall  make    theh' 
habitation  desolate  with  thern. 

46  At  the  noise  of  the  taking  of 
Babylon  the  earth  is  moved,  and 
the  cry  is  heard  among  the  nations. 

CHAPTER  51. 

1  The  xevere  jiidgnieiit  (if  God  arj(tins4  Btt- 
7/)//oii  in  rere7i(/e  of  Imiwh  h')  Jeremiuh 
deliret-eth.  the  book  o/  t/tin  proj>Uecy  to 
Srraiiih,  to  he  east  into  Euphniteit,  in  to- 
ken of  the  perpetual  sinking  of  BdhijUm. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold, 
I  will  raise  up  against  Baby- 
lon, and  against  them  that  dwell 
in  the  midst  of  them  that  rise  up 
against  me,  a  destroying  wind  ; 

2  And  will  send  unto  Babylon 
fanners,  that  shall  fan  her,  and 
shall  empty  her  land :  for  in  the 
day  of  trouble  they  shall  be  against 
her  round  about. 

3  Against  him  tluit  bendeth  let 
the  archer  bend  his  bow,  and 
against  liim  that  lifteth  himself  up 
in  his  "  brigandine :  and  spare  ye 
not  her  young  men  ;  destroy  ye 
utterly  all  her  host. 

4  Thus  the  slain  shall  fall  in  the 
land  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  they  that 
are  thrust  through  in  her  streets. 

5  For  Israel  hath  not  heen  forsa- 
ken, nor  Judah  of  his  God,  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  ;  though  their  land 
was  filled  with  sin  against  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel. 

6  Flee  out  of  the  midst  of  Bab- 
ylon, and  flelivtH'  every  man  his 
"soul :  benotcutoflin  her  iniquity ; 
for  this  is  tlie  titne  of  the  Lord's 
vengeance ;  he  will  render  unto 
her  a  recompence. 


s  the 

permanent 
pastures : 


'  they  shall 
drag  them 
away,  even 
the  little 
ones  of  the 
tioek: 


s  c-oat  of 
mail : 


9  life: 


Judgment  on  Babylon. 


JEREMIAH,  51. 


Her  enemies. 


7  Babylon  hath  been  a  golden  cup 
in  the  Lord's  hand,  that  made  all 
the  earth  drunken :  the  nations 
have  drunken  of  her  wine  ;  there- 
fore the  nations  are  mad. 

8  Babylon  is  suddenly  fallen  and 
destroyed :  howl  for  her ;  take  balm 
for  her  pain,  if  so  be  she  may  be 
healed. 

9  We  would  have  healed  Baby- 
lon, but  she  is  not  healed  :  forsake 
her,  and  let  us  go  every  one  into 
his  own  country  :  for  her  judgment 
reacheth  unto  heaven,  and  is  lifted 
up  even  to  the  skies. 

10  The  Lord  hath  brought  forth 
our  righteousness :  come,  and  let 
us  declare  in  Zion  the  work  of  the 
Lord  our  God. 

1 1  Make  ^  bright  the  arrows  ;  ga- 
ther the  shields :  the  Lord  hath 
-  raised  up  the  spirit  of  the  kings  of 
the  Medes  :  for  his  device  is  against 
Babylon,  to  destroy  it ;  because  it 
is  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord,  the 
vengeance  of  his  temple. 

12  Set  up  the  standard  ^  upon 


the  walls  of  Babylon,  make  the 
watch  strong,  set  up  the  watch- 
men, prepare  the  ambushes:  for 
the  Lord  hath  both  devised  and 
done  that  which  he  spake  against 
the  inhabitants  of  Babylon. 

13  O  thou  that  dwellest  upon 
many  waters,  abundant  in  trea- 
sures, thine  end  is  come,  and  the 
measure  of  thy  '*covetousness. 

14  The  Lord  of  hosts  iiatli  sworn 
by  himself,  saying,  Surely  I  will  fill 
thee  with  men,  as  with  caterpillers  ; 
and  they  shall  lift  up  a  shout 
against   thee. 

15  He  hath  made  the  earth  by 
his  power,  he  hath  established  the 
world  by  his  wisdom,  and  hath 
stretchofl  out  the  heaven  by  his 
understanding. 

16  When  he  uttereth  his  voice, 
there  is  a  multitude  of  waters  in  the 
heavens  ;  and  he  causeth  the  va- 
pours .to  ascend  from  the  ends  of 
th(^  earth  :  he  maketh  liglitnings 
with  rain,  and  hringeth  forth  the 
wind  out  of  liis  treasures. 

17  Ev(;ry  man  is  brutisli  by  Ars 
knowledge ;  every  '' founder  is  con- 
founded by  "the  graven  image  :  for 
his  molten  image  is  falsehood,  and 
there  is  no  breatli  in  tliem. 

18  They  are  vanity,  the  work  of 
errors :  in  the  time  of  their  visita- 
tion they  shall  i)erish. 

19  Tlie  poition  <)f  .lacob  is  not 
like  them  ;  for  he  is  the  former  of 
all  things  :  and  Israel  is  the  ^  rod  of 
his  inheritance  :  the  Lord  of  hosts 
?'.s  his  name. 

20  Thou  art  my  battle  axe  and 


weapons  of  war  :  for  with  thee  will 
I  break  in  pieces  the  nations,  and 
with  thee  will  I  destroy  kingdoms  ; 

21  And  with  thee  will  I  break  in 
pieces  the  horse  and  his  rider  ;  and 
with  thee  will  I  bi-eak  in  pieces  the 
chariot  and  his  rider  ; 

22  With  thee  also  will  I  break  in 
pieces  man  and  woman  ;  and  with 
thee  will  I  break  in  pieces  old  and 
young  ;  and  with  thee  will  I  break 
in  pieces  the  young  man  and  the 
maid  ; 

23  I  will  also  break  in  pieces 
with  thee  the  shepherd  and  his 
flock  ;  and  with  thee  will  I  break  in 
pieces  the  husbandman  and  his 
yoke  of  oxen ;  and  with  thee  will 
I  break  in  pieces  captains  and 
rulers. 

24  And  I  will  render  unto  Bab- 
ylon and  to  all  the  inhabitants  of 
Chaldea  all  their  evil  that  they 
have  done  in  Zion  in  your  sight, 
saith  the  Lord. 

25  Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  O 
destroying  mountain,  saitli  the 
Lord,  which  destroyest  all  the 
earth  :  and  I  will  stretch  out  mine 
hand  upon  thee,  and  roll  thee  down 
from  the  rocks,  and  will  make  thee 
a  burnt  mountain. 

26  And  they  shall  not  take  of 
thee  a  stone  for  a  corner,  not  a 
stone  for  foundations ;  but  thou 
shalt  be  desolate  for  ever,  saith  the 
Lord. 

27  Set  ye  up  a  standard  in  the 
land,  blow  the  trumpet  among  the 
nations,  prepare  the  nationsagainst 
her,  call  together  against  her  the 
kingdoms  of  Ararat,  Minni,  and 
Ashchenaz ;  appoint  a  captain 
against  her  ;  cause  the  horses  to 
come  vip  as  the  rough  caterpillers. 

28  Prepare  against  lun-  the  na- 
tions with  the  kings  of  the  Medes, 
the  captains  thereof,  and  all  tlit^ 
rulers  tlu>reof,  and  all  the  land  of 
his  dominion. 

29  And  the  land  shall  tremble 
and  sorrow:  for  every  ixu'pose  of 
the  LoRDshall  be  performed  against 
Babylon,  to  jnake  the  land  of  l>ab- 
ylon  a  desolation  without  an  in- 
habitant. 

30  The  mighty  m(>n  of  Babylon 
have  forborn  to  fight,  they  have 
remained  in  their  "  holds  :  their 
might  hath  failed  ;  tlu'y  became  as 
women :  they  have  burncMl  her 
dwelHngplaces;  her  bars  are  bro- 
ken. 

31  One  post  shall  run  to  meet 
another,  and  one  messenger  to  meet 
another,  to  shew  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon that  his  city  is  taken  "at  one 
enrl. 

32  And  that 


the    passages  are 


730 


Vengeance  on  Babylon 


JEREMIAH,  51. 


for  cruelty  and  idolatry. 


8  let  not 
*  neither 
fear  ye 


stopped,  and  the  *  reeds  they  have 
burned  with  fire,  and  the  men  of 
war  are  affrighted. 

33  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel;  The 
daughter  of  Babylon  is  like  a 
'  threshingfloor.  it  ts  time  to  thresh 


hei- :  yet  a  little  while,  and  the  tmie 
of  her  harvest  shall  come. 

34  Nebuchadrezzar  the  king  of 
Babylon  hath  devoured  me,  he  hath 
crushed  me,  he  hath  made  me  an 
empty  vessel,  he  hath  swallowed 
me  up  like  a  dragon,  he  hath  filled 
his  belly  with  my  delicates,  he  hath 
cast  me  out. 

35  The  violence  done  to  me  and 
to  my  flesh  be  upon  Babylon,  shall 
the  inhabitant  of  Zion  say ;  and 
my  blood  upon  the  inhabitants  of 
Cnaldea,  shall  Jerusalem  say. 

36  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord;  Behold,  I  will  plead  thy 
cause,  and  take  vengeance  for  thee ; 
and  I  will  dry  up  her  sea,  and 
make  her  springs  dry. 

37  And  Babylon  shall  become 
heaps,  a  dwellingplace  for  "  dra- 
gons, an  astonishment,  and  an 
hissing,  without  an  inhabitant. 

38  They  shall  roar  together  like 
lions :  they  shall  yell  as  lions' 
whelps. 

39  In  their  heat  I  will  make  their 
feasts,  and  I  will  make  them 
drunken,  that  they  may  rejoice, 
and  sleep  a  perpetual  sleep,  and 
not  wake,  saith  the  Lord. 

40  I  will  bring  them  down  like 
lambs  to  the  slaughter,  like  rams 
with  he  goats. 

41  How  is  Sheshach  taken  !  and 
how  is  the  praise  of  the  whole  earth 
surprised  !  how  is  Babylon  become 
an  astonishment  among  the  na- 
tions ! 

42  The  sea  is  come  up  upon  Bab- 
ylon :  she  is  covered  with  tiie  mul- 
titude of  the  waves  thereof. 

43  Her  cities  are  a  desolation,  a 
dry  land,  and  a  wilderness,  a  land 
wherein  no  man  dwelleth,  neither 
doth  (1711/  son  of  man  pass  thereby. 

44  And  I  will  punish  Bel  in 
Babylon,  and  I  will  oring  forth  out 
of  his  mouth  that  which  he  hath 
swallowed  up :  and  the  nations 
shall  not  flow  together  any  more 
unto  him  :  yea,  the  wall  of  Baby- 
lon shall  fall. 

45  My  people,  go  ye  out  of  the 
midst  of  her,  and  deliver  ye  ev(u-y 
man  his  soul  from  the  fierce  anger 
of  the  Lord. 

46  And  'lest  your  heart  faint, 
Siiid  ye  fear  for  the  rumour  that 


mour  shall  both  come  07ie  year,  and 
after  that  in  another  year  shall 
come  a  rumour,  and  violence  in  the 
land,  ruler  against  ruler. 

47  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  that  I  will  do  judgment 
upon  the  graven  images  of  Bab- 
ylon :  and  her  whole  land  shall  be 
confounded,  and  all  her  slain  shall 
fall  in  the  midst  of  her. 

48  Then  the  heaven  and  the 
earth,  and  all  that  is  therein,  shall 
sing  ■"'  for  Babylon  :  for  the  spoilers 
shall  come  unto  her  from  the  north, 
saith  the  Lord. 

49  As  Babylon  hath  caused  the 
slain  of  Israel  to  fall,  so  at  Babylon 
shall  fall  the  slain  of  all  the  earth. 

50  Ye  that  have  escaped  the 
sword,  go  away,  stand  not  still : 
remember  the  LoitD  "  afar  off,  and 
let  Jerusalem  come  into  your  mind. 

51  We  are  confounded,  because 
we  have  heard  reproach :  shame 
hath  covered  our  faces  :  for  stran- 
gers are  come  into  the  sanctuaries 
of  the  Lord's  house. 

52  Wherefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will 
do  judgment  upon  her  graven  im- 
ages :  and  through  all  her  land  the 
wounded  shall  groan. 

53  Though  Babylon  should  mount 
up  to  heaven,  and  though  she 
should  fortify  the  height  of  her 
strength,  yet  from  me  shall  spoilers 
come  unto  her,  saith  the  Lord. 

54  A  sound  of  a  cry  cometh  from 
Babylon,  and  great  destruction 
from  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans : 

55  Because  the  Lord  hath 
spoiled  Babylon,  and  destroyed 
out  of  her  the  great  voice  ;  ^  when 
her  waves  do  roar  like 
waters,  a  noise  of  their 
uttered : 

56  Because  the  spoiler  is  come 
upon  her,  even  upon  Babylon,  and 
her  mighty  men  are  taken,  every 
one  of  their  bows  is  broken :  for 
^the    Lord    God   of    recompences 


great 
voice  is 


shall  be  heard  in  the  land  ;   a  ru 


5  for  joy 
over 


*Heb.  pools. 


shall  surely  requite. 

57  And  I  will  make  drunk  her 
princes,  and  her  wise  men,  her  cap- 
tains, and  her  rulers,  and  her 
mighty  men :  and  they  shall  sleep 
a  perpetual  sleep,  and  not  wake, 
saith  the  King,  whose  name  is  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

58  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
The  broad  walls  of  Babylon  shall 
be  utterly  broken,  and  her  high 
gates  shall  be  burned  with  fire ; 
and  the  people  shall  labour  in  vain, 
and  the  folk  in  the  fire,  and  they 
shall  be  weary. 

59  H  The  word  which  Jeremiah 
I  the  prophet  commanded    Seraiah 

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6  from  afar, 


'^  and  their 


8  the  Lord 
is  a  God  of 
recompen- 
ces, he  shall 


The  roll  sunk  in  the  Euphrates. 


JEREMIAH,  52. 


Jerusalem  is  burned. 


the  son  of  Neriah,  the  son  of  Ma- 
aseiah,  when  he  went  with  Zede- 
kiali  the  king  of  Judah  into  Baby- 
lon in  the  fourth  year  of  his  reign. 
And  thin  8eraiah  ivas '  a  quiet  prince. 

60  80  Jeremiah  wrote  iu  a  book 
all  the  evil  that  should  come  upon 
J^abylon,  even  all  these  woi'ds  tnat 
are  written  against  Bjibylon. 

G 1  And  Jeremiah  said  to  iSeraiah, 
W^ien  thou  comest  to  Babylon,  -^  and 
shalt  see,  and  shalt  read  all  these 
words  ; 

62  ^  Then  shalt  thou  say,  O  Lord, 
thou  hast  spoken  aj^ainst  this  place, 
to  cut  it  off,  tliat  none  shall  remain 
in  it,  neither  man  nor  beast,  but 
that  it  shall  be  desolate  for  ever. 

63  And  it  shall  be,  when  thou 
hast  made  an  end  of  reading  this 
book,  that  thou  shalt  bind  a  stone 
to  it,  and  cast  it  into  the  midst  of 
Euphrates : 

64  And  thou  shalt  say.  Thus 
shall  Babylon  sink,  and  shall  not 
rise  from  the  evil  that  I  will  bring 
upon  her  :  and  they  shall  be  weary. 
Thus  far  ore  the  words  of  Jeremiah. 

CHAPTER  52. 

1  ZedeHah  rebelleth.  4  Jernfialem  is  he- 
nienerl  and  Utken.  8  Zedekiah''s  «ons  killed, 
and  /i/N  (iini  ci/c.^  imt  cii/.  12  Nehuzar- 
adan  Iniriieth  mul  .spoilrlh  the  cih/.  24  //e 
Cdriifth  lui'ity  the.  caj'/irci.  81  Kinl-mero- 
dach  iii/iuinceth  Jehoinch.iii. 

ZEDEKIAH  was  one  and  twenty 
years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign,  and  he  reigned  eleven  years 
in  .lerusalem.  And  his  mother's 
name  was  Hamutal  the  daughter 
of  .Jeremiah  of  Libnah. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  th(!  eyes  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  Jehoiakim  had  done. 

.■5  For  through  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  it  came  to  pass  in  .lei'usalem 
and  .ludah,  till  ho  had  cast  them 
out  from  his  presence,  ^  that  Zede- 
kiah  rebelled  against  tlie  king  of 
Bal)ylon, 

4  il  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
ninth  year  of  his  reign,  in  the  tenth 
month,  in  the  tenth  '/ay  of  the 
month,  th<tt  Nebuchadrezzar  king 
of  rJabylon  came,  he  and  all  his 
army,  against  Jerusalem,  and 
''  pitched  against  it,  and  built  forts 
against  it  round  aliout. 

5  So  the  (;ity  was  besieged  unto 
the  eleventh  year  of  king  Zedekiah. 

6  And  in  the  fourth  month,  in 
Uio  iiinth  (lay  of  the  niontli,  the 
famine  was  sore  in  the  city,  so  th;i.t 
tlinrc  was  no  bread  for  tlie  people 
of  tht5  land. 

7  Then  ''  the  city  was  ])rf>ken  uo. 
and  all  the  nu'ii  of  war  (led,  ;iiid 
went  forth  out  of  the  city  by  night 


by  the  way  of  the  gate  between  the 
two  walls,  which  was  by  the  king's 
garden  ;  (now  the  Chaldeans  were 
by  the  city  round  about :)  and  they 
went  by  the  way  of  the  plain. 

8  ^  But  the  army  of  the  Chal- 
deans pursued  after  the  king,  and 
overtook  Zedekiah  in  the  plains  of 
Jericho  ;  and  all  his  army  was  scat- 
tered from  him. 

9  Then  they  took  the  king,  and 
carried  him  up  unto  the  king  of 
Babylon  to  Riblah  in  the  land  of 
Hamath  ;  where  he  gave  judgment 
upon  him. 

1 0  And  the  king  of  Babylon  slew 
the  sons  of  Zedekiah  before  his 
eyes :  he  slew  also  all  the  princes 
of  Judah  in  Riblah. 

1 1  Then  he  put  out  the  eyes  of 
Zedekiah  ;  ancf  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon bound  him  in  chains,  and  car- 
ried him  to  Babylon,  and  put  him 
in  prison  till  the  day  of  his  fleath. 

12  51  Now  in  the  fifth  month,  in 
the  tenth  (lay  of  the  month,  which 
was  the  nineteenth  year  of  Nebu- 
chadrezzar king  of  Babylon,  came 
Nebuzar-adan,  captain  of  theguard, 
which  *  served  the  king  of  Babylon, 
into  Jerusalem, 

13  And  burned  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  king's  house ;  and 
all  the  houses  of  Jerusalem,  and  all 
the  houses  of  the  great  men,  burned 
he  with  fire : 

14  And  all  the  army  of  the  Chal- 
deans, that  tvere  with  the  captain 
of  the  guard,  brake  down  all  tlu' 
walls  of  Jej'usalem  round  about. 

15  Then  Nebuzar-adan  the  cap- 
tain of  the  guard  carried  away 
captive  certain  of  the  poor  of  th(; 
people,  and  the  residue  of  the 
people  that  remained  in  the  city, 
and  tliose  that  fell  away,  that  fell 
to  the  king  of  IJabylon,  and  the 
rest  of  the  multitude. 

16  But  Nebuzai-adan  the  cap- 
tain of  the  guard  left  certain  of  (h(> 
poor  of  the  land  for  vinedressers 
and  for  husbandmen. 

17  Also  the  i)illars  of  brass  that 
irere  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  bas(!s,  and  the  brasen  sea  that 
was  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  tin' 
Chaldeans  l)rake,  and  carried  all 
the  bi-ass  of  them  to  Babylon. 

18  The  calch-ons  also,  and  the 
sliovels,  and  tlie  snuffers,  and  the 
l)owls,  ;ind  the  spoons,  and  ;ill 
the  vess(!ls  of  brass  wherewith  they 
ministen>d,  took  they  away. 

19  An<l  the  basons,  and  the  fire- 
l)ajis,  and  thf  bowls,  and  the  cal- 
drons, and  the  candlesticks,  and 
the  si)ooiiH,  and  the  cups  ;  th<(t 
which  ivas  of  gold  in  gold,  and  that 


*  Ileb.  stood  ])efore. 


732 


People  and  treasures 


JEREMIAH,  52. 


carried  to  Babylon. 


1  the  one 

2  the  twelve 


which  waR  of  silver  in  silver,  took 
the  captain  of  the  guard  away. 

20  The  two  pillars,  '  one  sea,  and 
-  twelve  brasen  bulls  that  were 
under  the  bases,  which  king  Solo- 
mon had  made  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  :  the  brass  of  all  these  vessels 
was  without  weight. 

21  And  concerning  the  pillars, 
the  height  of  one  pillar  was  eigh- 
teen cubits;  and  a  fillet  of  twelve 
cubits  did  comipass  it;  and  the 
thickness  thereof  was  four  fingers  : 
it  was  hollow. 

22  And  a  •'  chapiter  of  brass  was 
upon  it ;  and  the  height  of  one 
•'chapiter  vms  five  cubits,  with  net- 
work and  pomegranates  upon  the 
■* chapiters  round  about,  all  I'j/brass. 
The  second  pillar  also  and  the 
pomegranates  were  like  unto  these. 

2-3  And  there  were  ninety  and 
six  pomegranates  on  a  side  ;  and 
all  the  pomegranates  upon  the  net- 
work u'ere  an  hundred  round  about. 

24  ^  And  the  captain  of  the 
guard  took  Seraiah  the  chief  priest, 
and  Zephaniah  the  second  priest, 
and  the  three  keepers  of  the  door  : 

25  He  took  also  out  of  the  city 
an  ^eunuch,  which  had  the  charge 
of  the  men  of  war  ;  and  seven  men 
of  them  that  were  near  the  king's 
person,  which  were  found  in  the 
city ;  and  the  principal  scribe  of 
the  host,  who  mustered  the  people 
of  the  land  ;  and  threescore  men  of 
the  people  of  the  land,  that  were 
found  in  the  midst  of  the  city. 

26  8o  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain 
of  "the  guard  took  them,  and 
brought  them  to  the  king  of  Bab- 
ylon to  Riblah. 


27  And  the  king  of  Babylon 
smote  them,  and  put  them  to  death 
in  Riblah  in  the  land  of  Hamath. 
Thus  Judah  was  carried  away  cap- 
tive out  of  his  own  land. 

28  This  is  the  people  whom  Ne- 
buchadrezzar carried  away  captive : 
in  the  seventh  year  three  thousand 
Jews  and  three  and  twenty  : 

29  In  the  eighteenth  year  of  Ne- 
buchadrezzar he  carried  away  cap- 
tive from  Jerusalem  eight  hundred 
thirty  and  two  persons  : 

30  In  the  three  and  twentieth 
year  of  Nebuchadrezzar  Nebuzar- 
adan  the  captain  of  the  guard 
carried  away  captive  of  the  Jews 
seven  hundred  forty  and  five  per- 
sons :  all  the  persons  were  four 
thousand  and  six  hundred. 

31  U  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
seven  and  thirtieth  year  of  the  cap- 
tivity of  Jehoiachin  king  of  Judah, 
in  the  twelfth  month,  in  the  five 
and  twentieth  dai/  of  the  month, 
that  Evil-merodach  king  of  Baby- 
lon in  the  first  year  of  his  reign 
lifted  up  the  head  of  Jehoiachin 
king  of  Judah,  and  brought  him 
forth  out  of  prison, 

32  And  spake  kindly  unto  him, 
and  set  his  throne  above  the  throne 
of  the  kings  that  wei-e  with  him  in 
Babylon, 

33  And  changed  his  prison  gar- 
ments :  and  he  did  continuallj'  eat 
bread  before  him  all  the  days  of 
his  life. 

34  And  for  his  diet,  there  was  a 
continual  "diet  given  him  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  every  day  a  por- 
tion until  the  day  of  his  death,  all 
the  days  of  his  life. 


THE   LAMENTATIONS 

OF    JEREMIAH 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  The  minerahl e  exfaie  nfjefiifntlem  hy  reason 
ofherHiti.  VI  She  (■(iiiij}I(ti)ieth  of  her  grief, 
IS  and  coxfenxeth  God\s  judgment  to  be 
righteous. 

HOW  doth  the  city  sit  solitary, 
tliat  icas  full  of  people  !  Iioiv  is 
she  become  as  a  widow  !  she  titat 
iras  great  among  the  nations,  (ni-d 
princess  among  the  provinces,  hom 
is  she  become  triljutai-y  ! 

2  She  weepeth  sore  in  tlie  night, 
and  her  tears  are  on  lier  cheeks  : 
among  all  her  lovers  she  hatli  none 
to  comfort  her:  all  her  friends  have 
dealt  treacherously  with  her,  they 
are  become  her  enemies. 


3  Judali  is  gone  into  captivity 
because  of  affliction,  and  becausfi 
of  great  servitude:  she  dwelleth 
among  the  heathen,  she  findeth  no 
rest :  all  her  persecutors  overtook 
her  between  the  straits. 

4  The  ways  of  Zion  do  mourn, 
because  none  come  to  the  solemn 
feasts  :  all  her  gates  are  desolate  : 
her  priests  sigh,  her  virgins  are 
afflicted,  ;i,ik1  she  is  in  bitterness. 

5  Her  adversaries  '  arethe  chief. 


her  enemies  prosper  ;  for  the  Jjokd 
hath  afflicted  her  for  the  multitude 
of  her  transgressions  :  her  children 
are  gone  into  captivity  before  the 
enemy. 


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Jerusalem's  grief 


LAMENTATIONS,  2. 


and  confession. 


6  And  from  the  daughter  of  Zion 
all  her  '  beauty  is  departed  :  her 
princes  are  become  like  harts  that 
hnd  no  pasture,  and  they  are  gone 
without  strength  before  the  pur- 
suer. 

7  Jerusalem  remembered  in  the 
days  of  her  affliction  and  of  her 
miseries  all  her  pleasant  things  that 
she  had  in  the  days  of  old,  when 
her  people  fell  into  the  hand  of  the 
enemy,  and  none  did  help  her  :  the 
adversaries  saw  her,  a7id  did  mock 
at  her  "  sabbaths. 

8  Jerusalem  hath  grievously 
sinned  ;  therefore  she  is  ■'  removed  : 
all  that  honoured  her  despise  iier, 
because  they  have  seen  her  naked- 
ness :  yea,  she  sigheth,  and  turneth 
backward. 

9  Her  filthiness  is  in  her  skirts ; 
she  remembereth  not  her  ^]ast  end  ; 
therefore  she  came  down  wonder- 
fully :  she  had  no  comforter.  O 
Lord,  behold  my  affliction  :  for  the 
enem.y  hath  magnilied  hiiaself. 

10  The  adversary  hath  spread 
out  his  hand  upon  all  her  pleasant 
things  :  for  she  hath  seen  that  the 
heathen  entered  into  her  sanctuary, 
whom  thou  didst  command  that 
they  should  not  enter  into  thy  con- 
gregation. 

11  All  her  people  sigh,  they  seek 
Ijread  ;  they  have  given  their  plea- 
sant things  for  ^  meat  to  "relieve  the 
soul :  see,  O  Lord,  and  consider ; 
for  I  am  become  vile. 

\'2  ^  h  it  nothing  to  you,  all  ye 
that  pass  by  ?  behold,  and  see  if 
there  be  any  sorrow  like  unto  my 
sorrow,  which  is  done  unto  me, 
wherewith  the  LoRD_hath  afflicted 
me  in  the  day  of  his  fierce  anger. 

13  From  above  hath  he  sent  fire 
into  my  bones,  and  it  prevaileth 
aga,inst  them  :  he  hath  spi-ead  a 
net  for  iny  feet,  he  hath  turncMl  me 
back  :  he  hath  made  me  desolate 
(Oiil  faint  all  the  day. 

11  The  yoke  of  my  ti'ansgres- 
sions  is  bound  by  his  hand  :  they 
ai-e  wreathed, (^//i'/ come  up  ujjon  my 
neck  :  he  hath  made  my  sti'eiigth 
to  fall,  the  Lord  hath  delivervd  me 
into  t'h.cir  liands,  from  whom  I  am 
not  able  to  rise  up. 

15  The  Lord  hath  "troflden  uii- 


der  foot  all  my  mighty  tiieii,  in  the 
midst  of  me  :  he  hath  called  an 
asscinl>ly  against  me  to  crush  n)y 
young  men  :  the  Lord  hath  trod- 
den the  virgin,  the  daughter  of 
Judali^  a»  in  a  winepres.s. 

16  For  these  fhinpo  I  weep  ;  mine 
eye,  mine  eye  runneth  down  with 
water,  because  the  comforter  that 
should  relieve  my  soul  is  far  from 


me  :  my  children  are  desolate,  be- 
cause the  enemy  prevailed. 

17  Zion  spreadeth  forth  her 
hands,  and  there  is  none  to  comfort 
her:  the  Lord  hath  commanded 
concerning  Jacob,  that  his  adver- 
saries should  he  round  about  him  : 
Jerusalem    is    ''as    a    menstruous 


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woman  among  them. 

18  II  The  Lord  is  righteous  ;  for 
I  have  rebelled  against  his  com- 
mandment :  liear,  1  pray  you,  all 
" people,  and  behold  my  sorrow: 
my  virgins  and  my  young  men  are 
gone  into  captivity. 

19  1  called  for  my  lovers,  />«/ 
they  deceived  me  :  my  priests  and 
mine  elders  gave  up  the  ghost  in 
the  city,  while  they  sought  ^ '  their 
meat  to  relieve  their  souls. 

jJU  Lehold,  U  Lord;  for  I  am\n 
distress  :  "  my  bowels  are  troubled ; 
mine  heart  is  turned  within  me  ; 
for  I  have  grievously  rebelled : 
abroad  the  sword  bereaveth,  at 
home  there  is  as  death. 

21  They  have  heard  that  T  sigh  : 
tJiere  is  none  to  comfort  me  :  all 
mine  enemies  have  heard  of  my 
trouble  ;  they  are  glad  that  thou 
hast  done  if:  thou  wilt  bring  the 
day  that  thou  hast  '-'called,  and 
they  shall  be  like  unto  me. 

22  Let  all  their  wickedness  come 
before  thee  ;  and  do  unto  them,  as 
thou  hast  done  unto  me  for  all  my 
transgressions  :  for  my  sighs  are 
many,  and  my  heart  is  faint. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  Jeremiah  lamenteth  the  micery  of  Jeriiiti- 
lem.     '20  lie  complaineth  thereof  to  God. 

HOW  hath  the  Lord  covered  the 
(laughter  of  Zion  with  a  cloud 
in  his  anger,  and  cast  down  iwnn 
heaven  unto  the  eai'th  the  beaut.\' 
of  Israel,  and  remembered  not  his 
footstool  in  th(>  day  of  his  ang<'r  ! 

2  The  Lord  hath  swallowed  up 
all  the  habitations  of  .lacob,  and 
hath  not  pitied:  he  hath  thrown 
down  in  his  wrath  the  strong  holds 
of  the  daughter  of  Judah  ;  he  halli 
brought  them  down  to  the  gi'f)un(l  : 
he  hath'''  polhifol  tju'  kingdom  and 
the  pi'inces  thereof. 

'.\  He  hath  cut  <^)fF  in  hi»  fierce 
anger  '^all  the  horn  of  Israel  :  he 
hath  drawn  l)ack  his  right  hand 
from  before  the  enemy,  and  he 
burned  against  .lacob  like  a  llam- 
ing  fire,  mhirh  devoureth  round 
about. 

4  He  hath  V)ent  his  bow  like  an 
enemy :  ho  stood  with  his  i-ight 
hand  as  an  adversary,  anrl  slew  ;ill 
tluit  were  pleasant  to  the  eye  in  the 


"  as  an 
uncleau 

thing 


9  ye  peoples, 


1"  them  food 
to  refresli 


11  mine  heart 


1-  pro- 
claimed, 


'•■'  profaned 


every 


Her  afflictions 


LAMENTATIONS,  3. 


are  from  God. 


*  uncovered 


tabernacle  of  the  daughter  of  Zion  : 
he  poured  out  his  fury  Hke  fire. 

5  The  Lord  was  as  an  enemy  :  he 
hath  swallowed  up  Israel,  he  hath 
swallowed  up  all  her  palaces  :  he 
hath  destroyed  his  sti'ong  holds, 
and  hath  increased  in  the  daugh- 
ter of  Judah  mourning  and  lamen- 
tation. 

6  And  he  hath  violently  taken 
away  his  tabernacle,  as  if  it  were  of 
a  garden  :  he  hath  destroyed  his 
'  places  of  the  assembly  :  the  Lord 
hath  caused  the  solemn  feasts  and 
sabbaths  to  be  forgotten  in  Zion, 
and  hath  despised  in  the  indigna- 
tion of  his  anger  the  king  and  the 
priest. 

7  The  Lord  hath  cast  off  his  altar, 
he  hath  abhorred  his  sanctuary,  he 
hath  given  up  into  the  hand  ot  the 
enemy  the  walls  of  her  palaces  ; 
they  have  made  a  noise  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  as  in  the  day  of  a  so- 
lemn feast. 

8  The  Lord  hath  purposed  to  de- 
stroy the  wall  of  the  daughter  of 
Zion  :  he  hath  stretched  out  a  line, 
he  hath  not  withdrawn  his  hand 
from  destroying :  therefore  he  made 
the  rampart  and  the  wall  to  la- 
ment ;  they  languished  together. 

9  Her  gates  are  sunk  into  the 
ground ;  he  hath  destroyed  and 
broken  her  bars  :  her  king  and  her 
princes  are  among  the  Gentiles  : 
the  law  is  no  more ;  her  prophets 
also  find  no  vision  from  the  Lord. 

1 0  The  elders  of  the  daughter  of 
Zion  sit  upon  the  ground,  and  keep 
silence:  they  have  cast  up  dust 
upon  their  heads ;  they  have  girded 
themselves  with  sackcloth :  the 
virgins  of  Jerusalem  hang  down 
their  heads  to  the  ground. 

1 1  Mine  eyes  do  fail  with  tears, 
my  '^  bowels  are  troubled,  my  liver 
is  poured  upon  the  earth,  for  the 
destruction  of  the  daughter  of  my 
people ;  because  the  children  and 
the  sucklings  swoon  in  the  streets 
of  the  city. 

12  They  say  to  their  mothers. 
Where  is  ^  corn  and  wine  1  when 
they  swooned  as  the  wounded  in 
the  streets  of  the  city,  when  their 
soul  was  poured  out  into  their 
mothers'  bosom. 

13  What  thing  shall  I  take  to 
witness  for  thee '?  what  thing  shall 
I  liken  to  thee,  ()  daughter  of  .leru- 
salem  %  what  shall  I  equal  to  thee, 
that  I  may  comfort  thee,  O  vii'gin 
(laughter  of  Zion  %  for  thy  breach  is 
great  like  the  sea:  who  can  heal 
thee'? 

14  Thy  prophets  have  seen  vain 
and   foolish   tniu 
they   have  not    ^ 


gs  for  thee :   and 
'discovered   thine 


iniquity,  to  turn  away  thy  capti- 
vity ;  but  have  seen  for  thee  false 
•'^burdens  and  causes  of  banish- 
ment. 

15  All  that  pass  by  clap  their 
hands  at  thee ;  they  hiss  and  wag 
their  head  at  the  daughter  of  Jeru- 
salem, saying,  Is  this  the  city  that 
men  call  The  perfection  of  beauty, 
The  joy  of  the  whole  earth  "? 

1 6  All  thine  enemies  have  opened 
their  mouth  against  thee :  they 
hiss  and  gnash  the  teeth :  they  say. 
We  have  swallowed  her  up :  cer- 
tainly this  is  the  day  that  we  looked 
for ;  we  have  found,  we  have  seen 
it. 

17  The  Lord  hath  done  that 
which  he  had  devised  ;  he  hath  ful- 
filled his  word  that  he  had  com- 
manded in  the  days  of  old  :  he  hath 
thrown  down,  and  hath  not  pitied  : 
and  he  hath  caused  thine  enemy  to 
rejoice  over  thee,  he  hath  set  up  the 
horn  of  thine  adversaries. 

18  Their  heart  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  O  wall  of  the  daughter  of 
Zion,  let  tears  run  down  like  a 
river  day  and  night :  give  thyself 
no  rest ;  let  not  the  apple  of  thine 
eye  cease. 

1 9  Arise,  cry  out  in  the  night : 
in  the  beginning  of  the  watches 

Eour  out  thine  heart  like  water 
efore  the  face  of  the  Lord  :  lift  up 
thy  hands  toward  him  for  the  life 
of  thy  young  children,  that  faint 
for  hunger  in  the  top  of  every 
street. 

20  H  Behold,  O  Lord,  and  con- 
sider to  whom  thou  hast  done  this. 
tShall  the  women  eat  their  fruit, 
and  children  "  of  a  span  long  1  shall 
the  priest  and  the  prophet  be  slain 
in  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord  1 

21  The  young  and  the  old  lie  on 
the  ground  in  the  streets  :  my  vir- 
gins and  my  young  men  are  fallen 
by  the  sword  ;  thou  hast  slain  them 
in  the  day  of  thine  anger;  thou 
hast  killed,  and  not  pitied. 

22  Thou  hast  called  as  in  a  so- 
lemn day  my  terrors  "  round  about. 
so  that  in  the  day  of  the  Lord's 
anger  none  escaped  nor  I'emained  : 
those  that  I  have  swaddled  and 
brought  up  hath  mine  enemy  con- 
sumed. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  The  fiiithfiil  hi'ictiil  their  cnldinilUK.  22 
B\i  the  iiiervii's  of  (liid  tlicij  nourish  their 
hojie.  :iT  The;/  ilcl^-}ioirleiliie  Cod's  juxt ice . 
.5.')  7'hei/  jirdi/j'or  t/e/irerdnce,  64  and  veil- 
ged Hce  on  their  eneiiiien. 

I  A  M  the   man    tltnt   hath    seen 
affliction    by    the    rod    of     his 
wrath. 

2  He  hath  led  me,  and  brought 
ine  into  darkness,  but  not  into  liglit. 


5  oracles 


6  that  are 
dandled  in 
the  hands  ? 


^  on  every 
side, 


735 


Complaint  of  the  afflicted. 


LAMEKTATIONS,  3. 


Ho2)e  in  God's  mercy. 


1  travail. 


■^  go  fortli : 

^  call  for 
help, 

*  walled  up 


Remember 


«  Let  liiin  sit 
T  keep 

«  laid 


3  Surely  against  me  is  he  turned  ; 
he  turneth  liis  hand  against  me  all 
the  day. 

4  My  Hesh  and  my  skin  hath  he 
made  old ;  he  hath  broken  my 
bones. 

5  He  hath  builded  against  me, 
and  compassed  me  with  gall  and 
'  travel. 

6  He  hath  set  me  in  dark  places, 
as  fkei/  that  he  dead  of  old. 

7  He  hath  hedged  me  about,  that 
I  cannot  '-^get  out :  he  hath  made 
my  chain  heavy. 

8  Also  when  I  cry  and  ''shout, 
he  shutteth  out  my  pi-ayer. 

9  He  hath  ^  inclost.^d  my  ways 
with  hewn  stone,  he  hath  made 
my  paths  crooked. 

10  He  vKis  unto  me  a.s  a  bear 
lying  in  wait,  and  as  a  lion  in  secret 
places. 

11  He  hath  turned  aside  my 
ways,  and  pulled  me  in  pieces : 
he  hath  made  me  desolate. 

12  He  hath  bent  his  bow,  and 
set  me  as  a  mark  for  the  arrow. 

13  He  hath  caused  the  arrows 
of  his  quiver  to  enter  into  my  reins. 

14  I  was  a  derision  to  all  my 
people  ;  awl  their  song  all  the  day. 

15  He  hath  filled  me  with  bitter- 
ness, he  hath  made  me  drunken 
with  wormwood. 

16  He  hath  also  broken  my  teeth 
with  gravel  stones,  he  hath  co- 
vered me  with  ashes. 

17  And  tliou  hast  removed  my 
soul  far  off  from  ijeace :  I  forgat 
prosperity. 

18  And  I  said.  My  strength  and 
my  hope  is  perished  from  the  Lord  : 

19^  HempmV)ering  mine  affliction 
and  my  misery,  the  wormwood 
and  the  gall. 

20  My  soul  hatli  them  still  in  re- 
membrance, and  is  humbled  in  me. 

21  This  I  recall  to  my  mind, 
therefore  have  I  ho])e. 

22  ^\  It  is  of  the  Lord's  mercies 
that  we  are  not  consumed,  because 
his  compassions  fail  not. 

23  7'het/  are  new  c^veiy  morning  : 
great  is  thy  faithfulness. 

24  The  Loud  is  my  portion, 
saith  niy  soul ;  therefore  will  1 
hope  in  nim. 

2.5  Th(!  Lord  is  good  unto  them 
that  wait  foi"  him,  to  the  soul  that 
seeketh  him. 

2()  ft  is  good  that  a  man,  should 
both  liope  and  quietly  wait  for  the 
salvation  of  the  Lord. 

27  ft  is  good  for  a  man  that  he 
boar  the  yoke  in  his  youth. 

28  "licsittfth  aloneand"  kceueth 
silence,  btx-ause  ho  hath 
upon  him. 


borne  // 


29  "  He  putteth  his  mouth  in  the 
dust ;  if  so  be  there  may  be  hope. 

30  ^^  He  giveth  his  cheek  to  him 
that  smiteth  Inm  :  "  he  is  filled  full 
with  reproach. 

31  For  the  Lord  will  not  cast 
off  for  ever : 

32  But  though  he  cause  grief, 
yet  will  he  have  compassion  accord- 
ing to  the  multitude  of  his  mercies. 

33  For  he  doth  not  afflict  will- 
ingly nor  grieve  the  childreii  of  men. 

34  To  crush  under  his  feet  all 
the  prisoners  of  the  earth, 

35  To  turn  aside  the  right  of  a 
man  before  the  face  of  the  most 
High, 

36  To  subvert  a  man  in  his  cause, 
the  Lord  approveth  not. 

37  II  Who  is  he  that  saith,  and  it 
cometh  to  pass,  tvhen  the  Lord 
commandeth  it  noti 

38  Out  of  the  mouth  of  the  most 
High  proceedeth  not  evil  and  good "? 

39  Wherefore  doth  a  living  man 
^'^  complain,  a  man  for  the  punish- 
ment  of  his  sins  1 

40  Let  us  search  and  try  our 
ways,  and  turn  again  to  the  Lord. 

41  Let  us  lift  up  our  heart  with 
our  hands  unto  (iod  in  the  heavens. 

42  We  have  transgressed  and 
have  rebelled:  thou  hast  not  par- 
doned. 

43  Thou  hast  covered  with  anger, 
and  persecuted  u.s :  thou  hast  slain, 
thou  hast  not  pitied. 

44  Thou  hast  covered  thyself 
with  a  cloud,  that  our  prayer  should 
not  pass  through. 

45  Thou  hast  made  us  as  the  off- 
scouring  and  refuse  in  the  midst  of 
the  '^  T)eople. 

46  All  our  enemies  have  opened 
their  mouths  against  us. 

47  Fear  and  a  snare  is  come  upon 
us,  desolation  and  destruction. 

48  Mine  eye  runneth  down  with 
rivei'S  of  water  for  the  destruction 
of  the  (laught(!r  of  my  people. 

49  xMineeye  trickleth  down,  and 
ceaseth  not,  without  any  intermis- 
sion, 

50  Till  the  Lord  look  down,  and 
Ixdiold  from  luiaven. 

51  Mine  eye  affecteth  mine  lieait 
because  of  ail  the  daughters  of  my 
city. 

52  Mine  enemies  chased  me  sore, 
like  a  bird,  without  cause. 

5.3  Tli(\v  ha\(>  cut  off  my  life  in 
the  dungeon,  and  casta  stone  upon 
me. 

54  Waters  flowed  over  mine 
head;  thni  1  said,  I  am  cut  of!'. 

55  1i  I  called  upon  thy  name,  () 
LoiM),  out  of  the  low  dungeon. 

56  Thou   hast  heard   my   voice: 


736 


Misery  of  the  siege. 


LAMENTATIONS,  4. 


The  penalty  of  her  sins. 


hide  not  thine  ear  at  my  breathing, 
at  my  cry. 

57  Tliou  drewest  near  in  the  day 
that  I  called  upon  thee :  thou  saidst. 
Fear  not. 

58  O  Lord,  thou  hast  pleaded 
the  causes  of  my  soul ;  thou  hast 
redeemed  my  life. 

59  O  Lord,  thou  hast  seen  my 
wrong :  judge  thou  my  cause. 

60  Thou  hast  seen  all  their  ven- 
geance and  all  their  imaginations 
against  me. 

61  Thou  hast  heard  their  re- 
proach, O  Loud,  and  all  their  im- 
aginations against  me ; 

62  The  lips  of  those  that  rose  up 
against  me,  and  their  device  against 
me  all  the  day. 

63  Behold  their  sitting  down,  and 
their  rising  up ;  I  am  their  'musick. 

64  ^  Render  unto  them  a  recom- 
pence,  O  Lord,  according  to  the 
work  of  their  hands. 

65  Give  them  sorrow  of  heart, 
thy  curse  unto  them. 

66  Persecute  and  destroy  them 
in  anger  from  under  the  heavens  of 
the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  Zion  heirni/e/h  Iter  pitiful  e0it1e.  13  She 
confeKiieth  he)'  xiiitt.  21  Edom  inthreatened. 
2-i  Zion  i.s  coiiifoHea. 

HOW  is  the  gold  become  dim ! 
how  is  the  most  fine  gold 
changed  !  the  stones  of  the  sanc- 
tuary are  poured  out  in  the  top  of 
every  street. 

2  The  precious  sons  of  Zion,  com- 
parable to  fine  gold,  how  are  they 
esteemed  as  earthen  pitchers,  the 
work  of  the  hands  of  the  potter ! 

3  Even  the  sea  monsters  draw 
out  the  breast,  they  give  suck  to 
their  youn^  ones :  tlie  daughter  of 
my  peoyjle  is  become  cruel,  like  the 
ostriches  in  the  wilderness. 

4  The  tongue  of  the  sucking  child 
cleaveth  to  the  roof  of  his  mouth 
for  thirst:  the  young  children  ask 
bread,  atid  no  man  breaketh  it  unto 
them. 

5  They  that  did  feed  delicately 
are  desolate  in  the  streets:  they 
that  were  brought  up  in  scarlet 
embrace  dunghills. 

6  For  the  punishment  of  the  ini- 
quity of  the  daughter  of  my  people 
is  greater  than  the  ]iunishment  of 
the  sin  of  Sodom,  that  was  over- 
thrown as  in  a  moment,  and  no 
hands  "  stayed  on  her. 

7  Her  iS  azarites  were  purer  than 
snow,  they  were  whiter  than  milk, 
they  were  more  ruddy  in  body  than 
I'libies,  their  polishing  ivas  "  of  saj)- 
phire: 


8  Their  visage  is  blacker  than  a 
coal ;  they  are  not  known  in  the 
streets  :  their  skin  cleaveth  to  their 
bones ;  it  is  withered,  it  is  become 
like  a  stick. 

9  They  that  be  slain  with  the 
swoi'd  are  better  than  they  that  be 
slain  with  hunger :  for  these  pine 
away,  stricken  through  for  want  of 
the  fruits  of  the  field. 

10  The  hands  of  the  pitiful  wo- 
men have  *  sodden  their  own  child- 
ren :  they  were  their  meat  in  the 
destruction  of  the  daughter  of  my 
people. 

1 1  The  Lord  hath  accomplished 
his  fury  ;  he  hath  poured  out  his 
fierce  anger,  and  hath  kindled  a 
fire  in  Zion,  and  it  hath  devoured 
the  foundations  thereof. 

12  The  kings  of  the  earth,  and 
all  the  inhabitants  of  the  world, 
Avould  not  have  believed  that  the 
adversary  and  the  enemy  should 
have  entered  into  the  gates  of 
Jerusalem. 

1 3  U  For  the  sins  of  her  prophets, 
and  the  iniquities  of  her  priests, 
that  have  shed  the  blood  of  the 
just  in  the  midst  of  her, 

14  They  have  wandered  as  blind 
men  in  the  streets,  they  have  pol- 
luted themselves  with  blood,  so 
that  men  could  not  touch  their 
garments. 

L5  They  cried  unto  them.  De- 
part ye  ;  it  is  unclean  ;  depart,  de- 
part, touch  not :  when  they  fled 
away  and  wandered,  they  said 
among  the  heathen,  They  shall  no 
more  sojourn  there. 

16  The  anger  of  the  Lord  hath 
divided  them  ;  he  will  no  more  re- 
gard them  :  they  respected  not  the 
persons  of  the  pi-iests,  they  fa- 
voured not  the  elders. 

17  As  for  us,  our  eyes  as  yet 
■'  failed  for  our  vain  help :  in  our 
watching  we  have  watched  for  a 
nation  tliat  could  not  save  us. 

18  They  hunt  our  steps,  that  we 
cannot  go  in  our  streets  :  our  end 
is  near,  our  days  are  fulfilled ;  for 
our  end  is  come. 

19  Our  persecutors  are  swiftei- 
than  the  eagles  of  the  heaven :  they 
pursued  us  upon  the  mountains, 
they  laid  wait  for  us  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

20  The  breath  of  our  nostiils, 
the  anointed  of  the  Lord,  was 
taken  in  their  pits,  of  whom  we 
said,  Under  his  shadow  we  shall 
live  among  the  heathen. 

21  ^  Rejoice  and  hv,  glad,  O 
daughter  of  Edom,  that  dwellest 
in  the  land  of  (Tz;  the  cup  also 
shall  pass  througli  unto  thee  :  thou 


5  failed  in 
lovkiuy  for 


47 


737 


Captive  Zion 


LAMENTATIONS,  5. 


prayeth  unto  God. 


shalt  be  drunken,  and  shalt  make 
thyself  naked. 

22  H  The  punishment  of  thine 
iniquity  is  accumplislied,  O  daugh- 
ter of  Zion ;  he  will  no  more  carry 
thee  away  into  captivity  :  he  will 
visit  thine  iniquity,  O  daughter  of 
Edom  ;  he  will  discover  thy  sins. 

CHAPTER  5. 

A  pitiful  complaint  of  Zion  in  prayer  itnto 
&od. 

REMEMBER,  O  Lord,  what  is 
come  upon  us :   consider,  and 
behold  our  reproach. 

2  Our  inheritance  is  turned  to 
strangers,  our  houses  to  aliens. 

3  We  are  orphans  and  fatherless, 
our  mothers  are  as  widows. 

4  We  have  drunken  our  water 
for  money  ;  our  wood  is  sold  unto 
us. 

5  Our  necks  are  under  persecu- 
tion :  we  labour,  a7id  have  no  rest. 

6  We  have  given  the  hand  to  the 
Egyptians,^  and _  to  the  Assyrians, 
to  be  satisfied  with  bread. 

7  Our  fathers  have  sinned,  and 
are  not ;  and  we  have  borne  their 
iniquities. 

8  Servants  have  ruled  over  us : 
there  is  none  that  doth  deliver  us 
out  of  their  hand. 

9  We  ^gat  our  bread  with  the 
peril  of  our  lives  because  of  the 
sword  of  the  wilderness. 


10  Our  skin  was  black  like  an 
oven  because  of  the  terrible  fa- 
mine. 

1 1  They  ravished  the  wornen  in 
Zion,  and  the  maids  in  the  cities  of 
Judah. 

12  Princes  are  hanged  up  by 
their  hand  :  the  faces  of  elders 
were  not  honoured. 

1 3  They  took  the  young  men  to 
grind,  ana  the  children  fell  under 
the  wood. 

14  The  elders  have  ceased  from 
the  gate,  the  young  men  from  their 
musick. 

1 5  The  joy  of  our  heart  is  ceased  ; 
our  dance  is  turned  into  mourning. 

16  The  crown  is  fallen  fi^om  our 
head :  woe  unto  us,  that  we  have 
sinned  ! 

1 7  For  this  our  heart  is  faint ;  for 
these  things  our  eyes  are  dim. 

18  Because  of  the  mountain  of 
Zion,  which  is  desolate,  the  foxes 
walk  upon  it. 

19  Thou,  O  Lord,  remainest  for 
ever ;  thy  throne  from  generation 
to  generation. 

20  Wherefore  dost  thou  forget 
us  for  ever,  and  forsake  us  so  long 
time  1 

21  Turn  thou  us  unto  thee,  O 
Lord,  and  we  shall  be  turned  ;  re- 
new our  days  as  of  old. 

22  But  thou  hast  utterly  rejected 
us  ;  thou  art  very  wroth  against  us. 


THE  BOOK  OF  THE   PROPHET 

EZEKIEL 


2  flashing 
contiimally, 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  The  time  of  RsekieVn  jirdiihecij  at  Cheha)'. 
4  Ilia  trinion  <f  four  c/i  c /■!(/>/ in x.  15  (f  the 
four  wheels,  26  and  cf  the  glunj  of  God. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  thir- 
tieth year,  in  the  fourth  tnonth, 
in  the  fifth  day  of  the  mcjnth,  as  1 
was  among  the  captives  l)y  the 
'  river  of  ( 'hcbai',  that  the  heavens 
were  opened,  and  I  saw  visions  of 
God. 

2  In  the  fifth  day  of  the  montli, 
which  vMis  th(!  fifth  yeai'  of  king 
Jehoiachin's  captivity, 

3  The  word  of  the  Lord  came 
expressly  unto  Ezekiel  the  pi-iest, 
the  son  of  Bu/.i,  in  the  land  of  th(! 
Chaldeans  by  the  river  Chebar  ; 
and  tlie  hanrl  of  the  Lord  was  there 
upcm  him. 

4  ^  And  I  looked,  and,  behold,  a 
whirlwind  came  out  of  th*^  noilh,  a 
great  cloud,  and  a  fire  -  infoldintj 
itself,  and  a  brightness  ivas  about 


it,  and  out  of  the  midst  thereof  as 
the  colour  of  amber,  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  fii-e. 

5  Also  out  of  th(;  midst  thereof 
came  the  likeness  of  four  living 
creatures.  And  this  was  their  ap- 
peai-ance  ;  they  had  the  likeness  of 
a  man. 

0  And  every  one  had  four  faces, 
and  every  one  had  four  wings. 

7  And  their  feet  ircre  straight 
feet ;  and  the  sole  of  their  feet  iras 
like  tlu;  sole  of  a  calf's  foot:  iiw\ 
tliey  sparkled  like  the  colour  of 
burnishe(l  brass. 

8  And  they  had  the  hands  of  a 
niiiti  under  theii'  wings  on  their 
four  sides  ;  and  they  four  had  their 
faces  and  tlicir  wings.  _ 

9  Their  wings  mere  joined  one  to 
anotlier ;  they  tuiiied  not  when  they 
went ;  they  wejit  every  one  straight 
forwai'd. 

10  As  for  the  likeness  of  their 


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The  chenihim  and  the  ivheels. 


EZEKIEL,  2. 


Visio7i  of  the  divine  glory. 


faces,  they  four  had  the  face  of  a 
man,  and  the  face  of  a  lion,  on  the 
right  side :  and  they  four  had  the 
face  of  an  ox  on  the  left  side  ;  they 
four  also  had  the  face  of  an  eagle. 

1 1  Thus  2veye  their  faces  :  and 
their  wings  ivere  stretched  upward : 
two  wings  of  every  one  were  joined 
one  to  another,  and  two  covered 
their  bodies. 

12  And  they  went  every  one 
straight  forward  :  whither  the 
spirit  was  to  go,  they  went ;  and 
they  turned  not  when  they  went. 

13  ^  As  for  tlie  likeness  of  the  liv- 


ing  creatures,  theu-a])pearaiice  ivdx 


like  burning  coals  of  tire,  and  like 
the  appearance  of  '^  lamps  :  it  went 
up  and  down  among  the  living  crea- 
tures ;  and  the  fire  was  bright,  and 
out  of  the  fire  went  forth  lightning. 

14  And  the  living  creatures  ran 
and  returned  as  the  appearance  of 
a  flash  of  lightning. 

1 5  51  Now  as  I  beheld  the  living 
creatures,  behold  one  wheel  upon 
the  earth  by  the  living  creatures, 
with  his  four  faces. 

1 6  The  appearance  of  the  wheels 
and  their  work  ivas  like  unto  the 
colour  of  a  beryl :  and  they  four 
had  one  likeness  :  and  their  appear- 
ance and  their  work  was,  as  it  were 
a  wheel  in  the  middle  of  a  wheel. 

17  When  they  went,  they  went 
upon  their  four  sides :  and  they 
turned  not  when  they  went. 

18  As  for  their  ^  rings,  they  wei-e 
so  high  that  they  were  dreadful ; 
and  their  *  rings  were  full  of  eyes 
round  about  them  four. 

1 9  And  when  the  living  creatures 
went,  the  wheels  went  by  them  : 
and  when  the  living  creatures  were 
lifted  up  from  the  earth,  the  wheels 
were  lifted  up. 

20  Whithersoever  the  spirit  was 
to  go,  they  went,  thither  luas  their 
spirit  to  go ;  and  the  wheels  were 
lifted  up  over  against  them:  for 
the  spirit  of  the  living  creature  was 
in  the  wheels. 

21  When  those  went,  these  went ; 
and  when  those  stood,  these  stood  ; 
and  when  those  were  lifted  up  from 
the  earth,  the  wheels  were  lifted 
uij  over  against  them  :  for  the  spirit 
of  the  living  creature  was  in  the 
wheels. 

22  And  the  likeness  of  the  firma- 
ment °  upon  the  heads  of  the  living 
creature  was  as  the  colour  of  the  ter- 
rible crystal,  stretched  forth  over 
their  heads  above. 

23  And  under  the  firmament  ivere 
their  wings  straight,  the  one  toward 
the  other :  every  one  had  two,  which 


Or, 


covered  on  this  side,  and  every  one 
had  two,  which  covered  on  that 
side,  their  bodies. 

24  And  when  they  went,  I  heard 
the  noise  of  their  wings,  like  the 
noise  of  great  waters,  as  the  voice  of 
the  Almighty,  the  voice  of  speech, 
as  the  noise  of  an  host :  when  they 
stood,  they  let  down  their  wings. 

25  And  there  was  a  voice  from 
the  firmament  that  ivas  over  their 
heads,  when  they  stood,  and  had 
let  down  their  wings. 

26  H  And  above  the  firmament 
that  ivas  over  their  heads  tvas  the 
likeness  of  a  throne,  as  the  appear- 
ance of  a  sapphire  stone  :  and  upon 
the  likeness  of  the  throne  was  the 
likeness  as  the  appearance  of  a  man 
above  upon  it. 

27  And  I  saw  as  the  colour  of 
amber,  as  the  appearance  of  fire 
round  about  within  it,  from  the 
appearance  of  his  loins  even  up- 
ward, and  from  the  appearance  of 
his  loins  even  downward,  I  saw  as 
it  were  the  appearance  of  fire,  and 
it  had  brightness  round  about. 

28  As  the  appearance  of  the  bow 
that  is  in  the  cloud  in  the  day  of 
rain,  so  ivas  the  appearance  of  the 
brightness  round  about.  This  was 
the  appearance  of  the  likeness  of 
the  glory  of  the  Lord.  And  when 
I  saw  it,  I  fell  upon  my  face,  and  I 
heard  a  voice  of  one  that  spake. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  EzekieVa  commisxion.    6  His  inniructioii. 
9  The  roll  of  his  heavy  prophecy. 

AND  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  stand  upon  thy  feet,  and 
I  will  speak  unto  thee. 

2  And  the  spirit  entered  into  me 
when  he  spake  unto  me,  and  set 
me  upon  my  feet,  that  I  heard  him 
that  spake  unto  me. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  I  send  thee  to  the  children  of 
Israel,  to  a  rebellious  nation  that 
hath  rebelled  against  me  :  they  and 
their  fathers  have  transgressed 
against  me,  even  unto  this  very  day. 

4  For  they  are  impudent  children 
and  stiff  hear  ted.  I  do  send  thee 
unto  them  ;  and  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God. 

5  And  they,  whether  they  will 
hear,  or  whether  they  will  forbear, 
(for  they  are  a  rebellious  house,)  yet 
shall  know  that  there  hath  been 
a  prophet  among  them. 

6  H  And  thou,  son  of  man,  be  not 
afraid  of  them,  neither  be  afraid  of 
their  words,  though  briers  and 
thorns  he  with  thee,  and  thou  dost 
dwell  among  scorpions :  be  not 
afraid  of  their  words,  nor  be  dis- 
mayed at  tlieir  looks,  though  they 
be  a  rebellious  house. 


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EzekiePs  coyninission. 


EZEKIEL,  3. 


He  eateth  the  roll. 


7  And  thou  slialt  speak  ray  words 
unto  them,  whether  they  will  heyir, 
or  whether  they  will  forbear :  for 
they  are  most  rebellious. 

8  But  thou,  son  of  man,  hear 
what  I  say  unto  thee  ;  Be  not  thou 
rebellious  like  that  rebellious 
house :  open  thy  mouth,  and  eat 
that  I  give  thee. 

9  U  And  when  I  looked,  behold, 
an  hand  ivas  sent  unto  me  ;  and,  lo, 
a  roll  of  a  book  was  therein  ; 

10  And  he  spread  it  before  me; 
and  it  was  written  within  and  with- 
out :  and  thej-e  was  written  therein 
lamentations,  and  mourning,  and 
woe. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Ezehiel  eateth  the  roll.  4  God  encourageih 
him.  15  God  sheiceih  him  the  rule  of 
prophecy.  22  God  nhutteth  and  openeih 
the  prophefs  mouth. 

MOREOVER  he  said  unto  me. 
Son  of  man,  eat  that  thou 
findest ;  eat  this  roll,  and  go  speak 
unto  the  house  of  Israel. 

2  So  I  opened  my  mouth,  and  he 
caused  me  to  eat  that  roll. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  cause  thy  belly  to  eat,  and 
fill  thy  bowels  with  this  roll  that  I 
give  thee.  Then  did  I  eat  /'/ ;  and 
it  was  in  my  mouth  as  honey  for 
sweetness. 

4  H  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  go,  get  thee  unto  the  house  of 
Israel,  and  speak  with  my  words 
unto  them. 

5  For  thou  art  not  sent  to  a  peo- 
ple of  a  strange  speech  and  of  an 
hard  language,  but  to  the  house  of 
Isi'ael ; 

6  Not  to  many  ^  p(;ople  of  a 
strange  speech  and  of  an  hard  lan- 
guage, whose  words  thou  canst  not 
undei'stand.  Surely,  had  1  sent 
thee  to  tliem,  they  would  have 
hearkened  unto  thee. 

7  But  the  house  of  Israel  will  not 
hearken  unto  thee ;  for  they  will 
not  hearken  unto  )ne  :  for  all  the 
liouse  of  Israel  are  impudent  and 
hardhearted. 

8  Behold,  I  have  made  thy  face 
strong  against  their  faces,  andtliy 
forehead  strong  against  tlieir  fore- 
heads. 

9  As  an  adamant  liai'der  than 
flint  have  I  made  thy  foreliead  : 
fear  tliem  not,  Jieither  l)e(Hsmayed 
at  their  looks,  though  they  be  a  re- 
bellious house. 

10  Moreovei'  he  said  unto  me. 
Son  of  man,  all  iny  words  that  I 
shall  speak  unto  thee  receive  in 
thine  heart,  and  hear  with  thine 
ears. 

11  And  go,  get  thee  to  them  of 
the  captivity,  unto  the  children  of 


thy  people,  and  speak  unto  them, 
and  tell  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  whether  they  will  hear,  or 
whether  they  will  forbear. 

12  Then  the  spirit  took  me  up, 
and  I  heard  behind  me  a  voice  of  a 
great  rushing,  saijing.  Blessed  be 
the  glory  of  the  Lord  from  his 
place. 

13  /  heard  also  the  noise  of  the 
wings  of  the  living  creatures  that 
touched  one  another,  and  the  noise 
of  the  wheels  over  against  them, 
and  a  noise  of  a  great  rushing. 

14  So  the  spirit  lifted  me  up,  and 
took  me  away,  and  I  went  in  bitter- 
ness, in  the  heat  of  my  spirit;  but 
the  hand  of  the  Lokd  was  strong 
upon  me. 

15  H  Then  I  came  to  them  of  the 
captivity  at  Tel-abib,  that  dwelt 
by  the  -  river  of  Chebar,  and  I  sat 
where  they  sat,  and  remained  there 
^  astonished  among  them  seven 
days. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  seven  days,  that  the  word  of 
the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

1 7  Son  of  man,  I  liave  made  thee 
a  watchman  unto  the  house  of 
Israel :  therefore  hear  the  word  at 
my  mouth,  and  give  them  warning 
from  me. 

18  When  I  say  unto  the  wicked. 
Thou  shalt  surely  die ;  and  thou 
givest  him  not  warning,  nor  speak- 
est  to  warn  the  wicked  from  his 
wicked  way.  to  save  his  life ;  the 
same  wicked  man  shall  die  in  his 
iniquity  ;  but  his  blood  will  I  re- 
quii'e  iit  thine  hand. 

1 9  Yet  if  thou  warn  the  wicked, 
and  he  turn  not  from  his  wicked- 
ness,' nor  from  his  wicked  way.  he 
shall  die  in  liis  iniquity  ;  but  thou 
hast  delivered  thy  soul. 

20  Again,  When  a  righteous  ?/;«?? 
doth  turn  from  his  righteousness, 
and  commit  iniciuity,  and  I  lay  a 
stumhliiighlock  before  him,  he  shall 
die  :  bt'cause  thou  hast  not  given 
him  warning,  he  shall  die  in  his  sin, 
and  his  righteousness  which  he 
hath  done  shall  not  be  remembered ; 
but  his  blood  will  I  require  at 
thine  hand. 

2 1  Ne\  ertheless  if  thou  warn  tlie 
righteous  iitan,  that  the  righteous 
sin  not,  and  lie  doth  not  sin,  he 
shall  surely  live,  because  he  is 
warned  ;  also  thou  hast  delivered 
tliy  soul. 

22  11  And  tlie  hand  of  tlie  Lonn 
was  there  upon  me  ;  and  he  said 
unto  me,  Ai-ise,  go  forth  into  the 
plain,  and  I  will  there  talk  with 
thee. 

23  Tlien  T  arose,  and  went  foi'th 
into  the  plain:    and,  behold,    the 


^  river 
Cliebar, 
3  astonied 


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The  siege  of  Jerusalem 


EZEKIEL,  4,  5. 


pourtrayed  by  signs. 


glory  of  the  Lord  stood  tliere,  as 
the  glory  wjiich  I  saw  by  the  '  river 
of  Chebar  :  and  I  fell  on  my  taee. 


24:  Then  the  spirit  entered  into 
me,  and  set  me  upon  my  feet,  and 
spake  with  me,  and  said  unto  me. 
Go,  shut  thyself  within  thine  house. 

25  But  thou,  O  son  of  man,  be- 
hold, they  shall  put  bands  upon 
thee,  and  shall  bind  thee  with  them, 
and  thou  shalt  not  go  out  among 
them  : 

26  And  I  will  make  thy  tongue 
cleave  to  the  roof  of  thy  mouth, 
that  thou  shalt  be  dumb,  and  shalt 
not  be  to  them  a  reprover  :  for  they 
are  a  rebellious  house. 

27  But  when  1  speak  with  thee, 
I  will  open  thy  moutli,  and  thou 
shalt  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  He  that  heareth,  let 
him  hear  ;  and  he  that  forbeareth, 
let  him  forbear  :  for  they  are  a 
rebellious  house. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  Tinier  the  type  of  o  filefje  is  xhewed  the 
time  from  the  defetiion  of  Jeroboam  to  the 
'.■iijitu'iiy.  9  By  the  prori>.)on  of  the  »iege, 
i,v  xjicwed  thehardjieasof  thefamuie. 

THOU  also,  son  of  man.  take 
thee  a  tile,  and  lay  it  before 
thee,  and  pourtray  upon  it  the  city, 
evev  Jerusalem  : 

2  And  lay  siege  against  it,  and 
build  a  fort  against  it,  and  '  cast  a 
mount  against  it ;  set  the  camp  also 
against  it,  and  set  battering  rams 
against  it  round  about. 

3  Moreover  take  thou  unto  thee 
an  iron  pan,  and  set  it  for  a  wall  of 
iron  between  thee  and  the  city  : 
and  set  thy  face  ^against  it,  and  it 
shall  be  besieged,  and  thou  shalt 
lay  siege  against  it.  This  shall  he 
a  sign  to  the  house  of  Israel. 

4  Lie  thou  also  upon  thy  left  side, 
and  lay  the  iniquity  of  the  house 
of  Israel  upon  it:  arcordivg  to  the 
numlier  of  the  days  that  thou  shalt 
lie  upon  it  thou  shalt  bear  their 
iniquity. 

5  For  I  have  laid  upon  thee  the 
years  of  their  iniquity,  according 
to  the  number  of  the  days,  three 
hundred  anfl  ninety  days  :  so  shalt 
thou  beai'  the  iniquity  of  tlie  house 
of  Israel. 

6  And  when  thou  hast  accom- 
plished them,  lie  again  on  thy  right 
side,  and  thou  shalt  bear  the  ini- 
quity of  the  house  of  Judah  forty 
days :  I  have  ai^pointed  thee  each 
day  for  a  year. 

7  Therefore  thou  shalt  set  thy 
face  toward  the  siege  of  Jerusalem, 
and  thine  arm  sJiall  he  uncovered, 
and  thou  slialtpnmhesy  against  it. 

8  And,  l)ehold,  1  will  lay  bands 


upon  thee,  and  thou  shalt  not  turn 
thee  from  one  side  to  another,  till 
thou  hast  ended  the  days  of  thy 
siege. 

9  II  Take  thou  also  unto  thee 
wheat,  and  barley,  and  beans,  and 
lentiles,  and  millet,  and  fitches, 
and  put  them  in  one  vessel,  and 
make  thee  bread  thereof,  according 
to  the  numl)er  of  the  days  that 
thou  shalt  lie  upon  thy  side,  three 
hundred  and  ninety  da j's shalt  thou 
eat  thereof. 

10  And  thy  ■*meat  which  thou 
shalt  eat  shall  he  by  weight,  twenty 
shekels  a  day :  from  time  to  time 
shalt  thou  eat  it. 

1 1  Thou  shalt  drink  also  water  by 
measure,  the  sixth  part  of  an  bin  : 
from  time  to  time  shalt  thou  drink. 

12  And  thou  shalt  eat  it  as  bar- 
ley cakes,  and  thou  shalt  bake  it 
with  dung  that  cometh  out  of  man, 
in  their  sight. 

13  And  the  Lord  said.  Even 
thus  shall  the  children  of  Israel 
eat  their  defiled  bread  among  the 
Gentiles,  whither  I  will  drive  them. 

14  Then  said  I,  Ah  Lord  God  ! 
behold,  my  soul  hath  not  been  pol- 
luted :  for  from  my  youth  up  even 
till  now  have  I  not  eaten  of  that 
which  dieth  of  itself,  or  is  torn  in 
pieces  ;  neither  came  there  abomi- 
nable flesh  into  my  mouth. 

15  Then  he  said  unto  me,  Lo,  I 
have  given  thee  cow's  dung  foi' 
man's  dung,  and  thou  shalt  pre- 
pare thy  bread  thei-ewith. 

16  Moreover  he  said  unto  me. 
Son  of  man,  behold,  I  will  break 
the  staff  of  bread  in  Jerusalem  : 
and  they  shall  eat  thread  hy  weight, 
and  with  •''  care :  and  they  shall 
drink  water  bj'  measure,  and  ^  with 
astonishment : 

17  That  they  may  want  bread 
and  water,  and  be  astonied  one 
with  another,  and  "consume  away 
for  tlieir  iniquity. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  Under  the  type  of  hiiir,  5  is  sfieired  the 
jiidiiiiuni  if  Jernsulem  for  their  rebellion, 
VI  by  fniiiine,  /.tcord.  and  dinj>ernion. 

AND  thou,  son  of  man,  take  thee 
a  sharp  '^ knife,  take  thee  a 
barber's  i-n/.or,  and  cause  /t  U>  pass 
upon  tliine  head  and  upon  thy 
beard  :  then  take  thee  balances  to 
weigh,  and  divide  the  hair. 

2  Thou  shalt  burn  with  fire  a 
third  part  in  the  midst  of  the  cit}% 
wlien  the  days  of  the  siege  are  ful- 
filled :  and  thou  shalt  take  a  thii'd 
Ijai'L,  an:i  smite  about  it  with  ''a. 
knife  :  and  a  third  part  thou  shalt 


■ifood 


5  fearful- 

iiess ; 

fi  in  dismay : 


'  pine  away 
in 


•^  sword  ;  as 
a  barber's 
razor  shalt 
thou  take  it 
uuto  thee, 


'■'  the  sword : 


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The  desolation  of  Jerusalem 


EZEKIEL,  6. 


for  her  rebellion  and  idolatry. 


1 1'ebelled 
against  ray 
juflgmeuts 
in  doing 
2  against  ray 

8  rejected 


*  are 
turbulent 


5  satisfy  ray 
fm-y 


scatter  in  the  wind  ;    and    I  will 
draw  out  a  sword  after  them. 

3  Thou  shalt  also  take  thereof  a 
few  in  number,  and  bind  them  in 
thy  skirts. 

4  Then  take  of  them  again,  and 
cast  them  into  the  midst  of  the  fire, 
and  burn  them  in  tlie  ^  fire ;  for 
thereof  shall  a  fire  come  forth  into 
all  the  house  of  Israel. 

5  !lThus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
This  /.s  Jerusalem  :  1  have  set  it  in 
the  midst  of  the  nations  and  coun- 
tries fkat  are  round  about  her. 

6  And    she   hath    ^  changed   my 


judgments  into  wickedness  more 
than  the  nations,  and  -  my  statutes 
more  than  the  countries  that  are 
round  about  her :  for  they  have 
•'  refused  my  judgments  and  my 
statutes,  they  have  not  walked  in 
them. 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Because  ye  ■* multiplied  moi-e 
than  the  nations  that  are  round 
about  you,  and  have  not  walked  in 
my  statutes,  neither  have  kept  my 
judgments,  neither  have  done  ac- 
cording to  the  judgments  of  the 
nations  that  are  round  about  you  ; 

8  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behold,  I,  even  I,  am  against 
thee,  and  will  execute  judgments 
in  the  midst  of  thee  in  the  sight  of 
the  nations. 

9  And  I  will  do  in  thee  that 
which  I  have  not  done,  and  where- 
unto  I  will  not  do  any  more  the 
like,  because  of  all  thine  abomi- 
nations. 

1 0  Therefore  the  fathers  shall  eat 
the  sons  in  the  midst  of  thee,  and 
the  sons  shall  eat  their  fatliers ; 
and  1  will  execute  judgments  in 
thee,  and  the  whole  remnant  of 
thee  will  1  scatter  into  all  the 
winds. 

1 1  Wherefore,  an  T  live,  saith  the 
Lord  God;  Surely,  because  thou 
hast  defiled  my  sanctuary  witli  all 
tli.v  detestable  tilings,  and  with  all 
thin(!  abominations,  therefort^  will 
1  also  diminish  thee;  neithei- shall 
mine  eye  spare,  neither  will  I  ha\e 
any  pity. 

12  II  A  tliird  pai't  of  thee  shall 
die  with  the  pestilence,  and  with 
famine  shall  they  be  consumed  in 
tlu'  midst  of  thee:  and  a  fliird 
pait  shall  fall  by  the  sword  I'ound 
about  thee  ;  and  1  will  scattei-  a 
tliird  i)art  into  all  the  winds,  and 
1  will  draw  out  a  sword  aftei-  tliem. 

13  Thus  shall  mine  anger  be  ac- 
complished, and  T  will  '''c;insc  my 
fui'y  to  rest  upon  thein.  :\\u\  I  will 
be  comfoi'ted  :  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  the  Lord  liave  spoktsn  it  in 


my  zeal,  when  I  have  accomplished 
my  fury  in  them. 

1-1  Moreover  I  will  make  thee 
waste,  and  a  reproach  among  the 
nations  that  are  round  about  thee, 
in  the  sight  of  all  that  pass  by. 

15  8o  it  shall  be  a  reproach  and 
a  taunt,  an  instruction  and  an 
astonishment  unto  the  nations 
that  a)-e  round  about  thee,  when  I 
shall  execute  judgments  in  thee  in 
anger  and  in  fury  and  in  furious 
rebukes.  I  the  Lokd  have  spoken 
it. 

1 6  When  I  shall  send  upon  them 
the  evil  arrows  of  famine,  which 
shall  be  for  their  destruction,  and 
which  I  will  send  to  destroy  you  : 
and  I  will  increase  the  famine  upon 
you,  and  will  break  your  staff'  of 
bread  : 

1 7  So  will  I  send  upon  you  fa- 
mine and  evil  beasts,  and  they  shall 
bei-eave  thee ;  and  pestilence  and 
blood  shall  pass  through  thee  ;  and 
I  will  bring  the  sword  upon  thee. 
I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  The  judgment  of  Tarue}  for  their  idohilrij. 
8  vl  remnarit  nhull  he  blessed.  11  'I'hf 
fdWifal  are  eivhorted  to  lament  their  calu- 

AN  D  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  to- 
ward the  mountains  of  Israel,  and 
prophesy  against  them, 

3  And  say.  Ye  mountains  of 
Israel,  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord 
God  ;  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  to 
the  mountains,  and  to  the  hills,  to 
the  rivers,  and  to  the  valleys  ;  Be- 
hold, I,  even  I,  will  bring  a  sword 
upon  you,  and  I  will  desti'oy  your 
high  places. 

4  And  your  altars  shall  be  deso- 
late, and  your  ''  images  shall  be 
broken  :  and  I  will  east  down  your 
slain  i/ien  b(^for(>  your  idols. 

f)  And  1  will  lay  the  dead  car- 
cases of  the  children  of  Israel  be- 
fore theii'  idols  ;  and  I  will  scatter 
your  bones  round  about  your 
altars. 

(i  In  all  your  dwellingi)l;ices  the 
cities  sIimU  be  laid  waste,  and  tlu' 
high  i)laces  shall  be  desolate  ;  that 
youi'  altars  may  be  laid  wast(»  and 
made  desolate,  and  your  idols  may 
be  broken  and  cease,  and  your"  im- 
ages may  b(^  cut  down,  and  your 
works  jnay  be  abolished. 

7  And  tlie  slain  shall  fall  in  tlie 
midst  of  you,  and  ye  shall  know 
that  1  (i)ii  the  Lokd. 

<S  II  Vet  will  i  leave  a  remnant, 
that  ye  nia.y  hav(>  .tome  that  shall 
escape   tin'   sword  among   the   na- 


6  sun-images 


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A  remnant  shall  escape. 


EZEKIEL,  7. 


Judgment  for  loickedness. 


tions,  when  ye  shall  be  scattered 
through  the  countries. 

9  And  they  that  escape  of  you 
shall  remember  me  among  the  na- 
tions whither  they  shall  be  carried 
captives,  because  1  am  broken  with 
their  whorish  heart,  which  hath 
departed  from  me,  and  with  their 
eyes,  which  ^  go  a  whoring  after 
their  idols :  and  they  shall  loathe 
themselves  for  the  evils  which  they 
have  committed  in  all  their  abomi- 
nations. 

10  And  they  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  LoKi),  and  that  I  have  not 
said  in  vain  that  I  would  do  this 
evil  unto  them. 

1 1  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  Gob  ; 
tSmite  with  thine  hand,  and  stamp 
with  thy  foot,  and  say,  Alas  for  all 
the  evil  abominations  of  the  house 
of  Israel !  for  they  shall  fall  by  the 
sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by  the 
pestilence. 

12  He  that  is  far  off  shall  die  of 
the  pestilence  ;  and  he  that  is  near 
shall  fall  by  the  sword;  and  he 
that  remaineth  and  is  besieged 
shall  die  by  the  famine  :  thus  will 
I  accomplish  my  fury  upon  them. 

13  Then  shall  ye  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  when  their  slain 
men  shall  be  among  their  idols 
round  about  their  altars,  upon 
every  high  hill,  in  all  the  tops  of 
the  mountains,  and  under  every 
green  tree,  and  under  every  thick 
oak,  the  place  where  they  did  offer 
sweet  savour  to  all  their  idols. 

1 4  So  will  I  stretch  out  my  hand 
upon  them,  and  make  the  land 
"desolate,  ye?),  more  rlesolate  than 
the  wildonu'ss  toward  Diblath.  in 
all  their  lial)itations:  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  7. 


5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  An 
evil,  an  only  evil,  behold,  is  come. 

6  An  end  is  come,  the  end  is 
come  :  it  watcheth  for  thee ;  be- 
hold, it  is  come. 

7  ^The  morning  is  come  unto 
thee,  O  thou  that  dwellest  in  the 
land :  the  time  is  come,  the  day 
■*of  trouble  is^  near,    and    not  the 


'^  Thy  doom 


1  The.  final  desolafion.  of  Israel.  10  TJie 
mourtiful  repenfaiici'  (if  Ihem  that  ewapc. 
•20  The  enciiiirs  ,l,tile  th,-  t-aurtnanj  hc- 
cause  of  thi-  hra,lil,s'  ,i/i<iii,/iiafi,iiiK.  23 
Un'ferihe  ti/ji<-  uf  a  elialii  /.s  ulinived  their 
miserable  cajitirity. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of   the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  unto  tlie  land 
of  Israel ;  An  end,  the  end  is  come 
upon  the  four  corners  of  the  land. 

3  Now  v'.s  the  end  come  upon  thee, 
and  1  will  send  mine  anger  upon 
thee,  and  will  judge  thee  according 
to  thy  ways,  and  will  recompense 
upon  thee  all  thine  abominations. 

4  And  mine  eye  shall  not  spare 
thee,  neither  will  I  have  pity :  but 
I  will  I'ecompense  thy  ways  upf)n 
thee,  and  thine  abominations  shall 
be  in  the  miflst  of  thee :  and  ye 
shall  know  that  1  am  the  Lord. 

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sounding  again  of  the  mountams. 

8  Mow  will  1  shortly  pour  out 
my  fury  upon  thee,  and  accomplish 
mine  anger  upon  thee  :  and  I  will 
judge  thee  according  to  thy  ways, 
and  will  recompense  thee  for  all 
thine  abominations. 

9  And  mine  eye  shall  not  spare, 
neither  will  I  have  pity :  I  will 
recompense  thee  according  to  thy 
ways  and  thine  abominations  that 
ai-e  in  the  midst  of  thee;  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
that  smiteth. 

10  Behold  the  day,  behold,  it  is 
come :  ^  the  morning  is  gone  forth  ; 
the  rod  hath  blossomed,  pride  hath 
budded. 

11  Violence  is  risen  up  into  a 
rod  of  wickedness  :  none  of  them 
shall  re7nain,  nor  of  their  rnulti- 
tude,  nor  of  any  of  theirs  :  neither 
shall  there  be  wailing  for  them. 

12  The  time  is  come,  the  day 
draweth  near :  let  not  the  buyer 
rejoice,  nor  the  seller  mourn  :  for 
wrath  is  upon  all  the  multitude 
thereof. 

13  For  the  seller  shall  not  re- 
turn to  that  which  is  sold,  although 
they  were  yet  alive  :  for  the  vision 
is  touching  the  whole  multitude 
thereof,  which  shall  not  return ; 
neither  shall  any  strengthen  him- 
self in  the  iniquity  of  his  life. 

14  They  have  blown  the  trum- 
pet, even  to  make  all  ready ;  but 
none  goeth  to  the  battle  :  for  my 
wrath  is  upon  all  the  multitude 
thereof. 

15  The  sword  is  without,  and 
the  pestilence  and  the  famine 
within  :  he  that  is  in  the  field 
shall  die  with  the  sword  ;  and  he 
that  is  in  the  city,  fainine  and 
pestilence  shall  devour  him. 

16  ^  But  they  that  escape  of 
them  shall  escape,  and  shall  be  on 
the  mountains  like  doves  of  the 
valleys,  all  of  theni  mourning, 
every  one  for  his  iniquity. 

17  All  hands  shall  be  feeble,  and 
all  knees  shall  be  weak  as  water. 

18  They  shall  also  gii'd  tfieniselves 
with  sackcloth,  and  horror  shall 
cover  them ;  and  shame  shall  he 
ui)()ii  all  faces,  and  baldness  upon 
all  their  heads. 

19  They  shall  cast  their  silver  in 
the  streets,  and  their  gold  shall  be 


*  IS  near ;  a 
day  of  tu- 
mult and 
not  q/' joyful 
shouting 
upon 


5  thy  doom 


Visions  of  abominations 


EZEKIEL,  8. 


practised  in  Jerusalem. 


^  reiiKJverl :  their  .silver  and  their 
gold  shall  not  be  able  to  deliver 
them  in  the  day  of  the  wrath  of  the 
Lord  :  they  shall  not  satisfy  their 
souls,  neither  fill  their  bowels  :  be- 
cause it  is  the  stumblingblock  of 
their  iniquity. 

20  ^  As  for  the  beauty  of  his 
ornament,  he  set  it  in  majesty  :  but 
they  made  the  images  of  their 
abominations  and  of  their  detesta- 
ble things  therein  :  therefore  have 
I  '-'set  it  far  from  them. 

21  And  i  will  give  it  into  the 
hands  of  the  strangers  for  a  prey, 
and  to  the  wicked  of  the  earth  for 
a  sy:>oil ;  and  they  shall "  pollute  it. 

22  My  face  Mall  I  turn  also  from 
them,  and  they  shall  "pollute  my 
secret  place  .■  for  the  robbers  shall 
enter  into  it,  and  ^defile  it. 

23  ^  Make  a  chain  :  for  the  land 
is  full  of  bloody  crimes,  and  the 
city  is  full  of  violence. 

24  Wherefore  I  will  bring  the 
worst  of  the  heathen,  and  they 
shall  ))ossess  their  houses  :  I  will 
also  make  the  pomp  of  the  strong 
to  cease ;  and  their  holy  places 
shall  be  '^defiled. 

25  Destruction  cometh ;  and  they 
shall  seek  peace,  and  there  shail  be 
none. 

26  Mischief  shall  come  upon  mis- 
chief, and  rumour  shall  be  upon 
rumour ;  then  shall  they  seek  a 
\^ision  of  the  prophet ;  but  the  law 
shall  perish  from  the  priest,  and 
counsel  from  the  •''ancients. 

27  The  king  shall  mourn,  and 
the  prince  shall  be  clothed  with 
desolation,  and  the  hands  of  the 
p(H)t)l(>  of  the  land  shall  be  troubled : 
1  will  do  unto  them  after  tlieir  way, 
ajid  accoi'ding  to  their  deserts  will 
1  judge  them  ;  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lokd. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  Rzel'iel,  iti  a  rixioit  nf  Oii'7  at  JcrHndh'm, 
5  in  nheii'ed  the  imaf/f  of  jcittovxii,  1  the 
chamhers  of  iinuni'rii,  l:i  ///<'  nionriio-K  for 
Titramus,  15  the  ii-orn/iijtjicfx  toir<ir(lK  the 
Kini.     18  GoiVh  imithfor  Ihi'ir  iilohitri/. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  sixth 
year,  in  the  sixth  vionfh,  in 
the  fifth  (lay  of  the  month,  (ik  1  sat 
in  mine  house,  and  t\\v,  elders  of 
•ludah  .sat  befoi-eme,  that  the  hand 
of  the  Lorfl  God  fell  there  upim  me. 

2  Then  I  beheld,  and  loa  lik(uiess 
as  tlu!  ai)pearance  of  lire  :  fjom  the 
appearance  of  his  loins  even  down- 
wai-d,  lire;  and  from  his  loins  v.wn 
upward,  as  tlie  appearance  of 
brightn(!ss,  as  the;  colour  of  anibcn'. 

.'i  And  he  put  forth  the  form  of 
an  hand,  and  took  me  by  a  lock  of 
njine  head ;  and  the  spirit  lifted 


me  ui)  between  the  earth  and  the 
heaven,^  and  brought  me  in  the  vi- 
sions of  God  to  Jerusalem,  to  the 
door  of  the  inner  gate  that  looketli 
toward  the  north  ;  where  was  the 
seat  of  the  image  of  jealousy,  which 
provoketh  to  jealousy. 

4  And,  behold,  the  glory  of  the 
God  of  Israel  ivas  there,  according 
to  tlie  vision  that  I  saw  in  the 
plain. 

5  U  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Son 
of  man,  lift  up  thine  eyes  now  the 
way  toward  the  north.  So  I  lifted 
up  mine  eyes  the  way  toward  the 
north,  and  behold  northward  at 
the  gate  of  the  altar  this  image  of 
jealousy  in  the  entry. 

G  He  said  furthermore  unto  me. 
Son  of  man,  seest  thou  what  they 
do"?  even,  the  great  abominations 
that  the  house  of  Israel  committeth 
here,  that  I  should  go  far  off'  from 
my  sanctuary "?  but  turn  thee  yet 
again,  and  thou  shalt  see  greater 
abominations. 

7  51  And  he  brought  me  to  the 
door  of  the  court;  and  when  1 
looked,  behold  a  hole  in  the  wall. 

8  Then  said  lie  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  dig  now  in  the  wall :  anrl 
when  I  had  digged  in  the  wall, 
behold  a  door. 

9  And  he  said  unto  me.  Go  in, 
and  behold  the  wicked  abomina- 
tions that  they  do  here. 

10  So  I  went  in  and  saw  ;  and  be- 
hold every  form  of  creeping  things, 
and  abominable  beasts,  and  all  tin; 
idols  of  the  house  of  Israel,  pour- 
trayed  upon  the  wall  round  abt)ut. 

1 1  And  thei-e  stood  before  them 
seventy  men  of  the  "ancients  of  the 
house  of  Israel,  and  in  the  midst  of 
them  stood  .laazaniah  the  son  of 
Shaphan,  with  every  man  his  cen- 
ser in  his  hand ;  and  a  thick  cloud 
of  incense  went  up. 

12  Then  said  h(!  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  hast  thou  seen  what  the  ''an- 
cients of  tlu!  hous(i  of  Israel  do  in 
the  dark,  every  man  in  the  cliam- 
bers  of  his  imagery  *?  for  they  say, 
The  Lord  seeth  us  not;  the  Lord 
hath  forsaken  the  "earth. 

13  II  He  said  also  unto  me.  Turn 
thee  yet  again,  <tn<t  thou  shalt  see 
greater  abominations  that  they  do. 

14  Then  he  bi-ought  me  to  the 
door  of  the  gat(!  of  the  Lord's  house 
which  loan  toward  the  north  ;  and, 
behold,  there  sat  women  weeping 
for  Tiinnnuz. 

15  II  Then  said  \\v  unto  me.  Hast 
thou  se(!n  </m,  ()  son  of  man:  turn 
thee;  yet  again,  and  thou  shalt  s(!e. 
gi-eatcr  abominations  than  theses 

If)  And  he  brought  me  into  the 
inner  court  of  the  Lord's  house, 


<"'  elders 


land. 


744 


The  slaughter  of  the  guilt)/; 


EZEKIEL,  9,  10. 


the  2)e)uteut  are  spared. 


and,  behold,  at  the  door  of  tlic 
temple  of  the  Lord,  between  the 
porch  and  the  altar,  tvere  about  live 
and  twenty  men,  with  tlieir  backs 
toward  the  temple  of  the  Loeb, 
and  theii-  faces  toward  the  east ;  ancl 
they  worshipped  the  sun  toward 
the  east. 

17  IT  Then  he  said  unto  me.  Hast 
thou  seen  this,  O  son  of  man  %  Is  it 
a  light  thing  to  the  liouse  of  Judah 
that  they  commit  the  abominations 
which  they  commit  here  %  for  they 
have  filled  the  land  with  violence, 
and  have  returned  to  provoke  me 
to  anger :  and,  lo,  they  put  the 
branch  to  their  nose. 

18  Therefore  will  I  also  deal  in 
fury :  mine  eye  shall  not  spare, 
neither  will  I  have  pity :  and  though 
they  cry  in  mine  ears  with,  a  loud 
voice,  yet  will  I  not  hear  them. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  A  vision,  wher'ebij  is  sJiewed  the  preserra- 
lion  of  some;  5  and  the  destruction  of  tlie 
rent.    8  6^01^  cannot  be  intreated  for  them. 

HE  cried  also  in  mine  ears  with 
a  loud  voice,  saying,  Cause 
them  that  have  cliarge  over  the 
city  to  draw  near,  even  every  man 
unth  his  destroying  weapon  in  his 
hand. 

2  And,  behold,  six  men  came 
from  the  way  of  the  ^  higher  gate, 
which  lieth  toward  the  north,  and 
every  man  '"'  a  slaughter  weapon  in 
his  hand ;  and  one  man  among  tliem 
wa.s  clothed  with  linen,  with  a 
writer's  inkhorn  by  his  side :  and 
they  went  in,  and  stood  beside  the 
brasen  altar. 

3  And  the  glory  of  the  God  of  Is- 
rael was  gone  up  from  the  cherub, 
whereupon  ^he  was,  to  the  thresh- 
old of  the  house.  And  he  called 
to  the  man  clothed  ^y•ith  linen, which 
had  the  writer's  inkhorn  by  his 
side  ; 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Co  through  the  midst  of  the  city, 
through  the  midst  of  Jerusalem, 
and  set  a  mark  upon  the  foreheads 
of  the  men  that  sigh  and  that  cry 
for  all  the  abominations  that  be 
done  in  the  midst  thereof. 

5  And  to  the  others  he  said  in 
mine  heai-ing.  Go  ye  after  him 
through  the  city,  and  smite  :  let 
not  your  eye  spare,  neither  have 
ye  pity : 

G  tSlay  utterly  old  and  young, 
both  maids,  and  little  children,  aiul 
women :  but  come  not  near  any  man 
upon  whom  u  the  mark  ;  and  begin 
at  my  sanctuary.  Then  they  began 
at  the  •'a.ncient  m(>n  which  lOffe  l)e- 
fore  the  house. 


7  And  lie  said  unto  them.  Defile 
the  house,  and  till  the  courts  with 
the  slain  :  go  ye  forth.  And  they 
went  forth,  and  slew  in  the  city. 

8  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  while 
they  were  slaying  them,  and  I  was 
left,  that  I  fell  upon  my  face,  and 
cried,  and  said,  All  Lord  God  !  wilt 
thou  destroy  all  the  residue  of  Is- 
rael in  thy  pouring  out  of  thy  fury 
upon  Jerusalem'? 

9  Then  said  he  unto  me.  The  ini- 
quity of  the  house  of  Israel  and  Ju- 
dah ?'.s  exceeding  great,  and  the 
land  is  full  of  blood,  and  the  city 
full  of  ■"'  perverseness  :  for  they  say. 
The  Lord  hath  forsaken  tlie "  eartli, 
and  the  Lord  seeth  not. 

10  And  as  for  me  also,  mine  eye 
shall  not  spare,  neither  will  I  have 
pity,  but  I  will  recompense  their 
way  upon  their  head. 

1 1  And,  behold,  the  man  clothed 
with  linen,  which  had  the  inkhorn 
by  his  side,  reported  the  matter, 
saying,  I  have  done  as  thou  hast 
commanded  me. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  The  vision  of  the  coals  of /ire,  to  be  mat- 
tered over  the  cili/.  a  I'he  vi.sion.  of  the 
cherubims. 

THEN  I  looked,  and,  behold,  in 
the  firmament  that  was  aboA  e 
the  head  of  the  ''  cherubinis  there 
appeared  over  them  as  it  were  a 
sapphire  stone,  as  the  appearance 
of  the  likeness  of  a  throne. 

2  And  he  spake  unto  the  man 
clothed  with  linen,  and  said.  Go  in 
between  the  wheels,  even  under  the 
cherub,  and  fill  thine  hand  with 
coals  of  fire  from  between  the 
^  cherubims,  and  scatter  tlcem  over 
the  city.  And  he  went  in  in  my 
sight. 

3  Now  the  ''  cherubims  stood  on 
the  right  side  of  the  house,  when 
the  man  went  in;  and  the  cloud 
filled  the  inner  court. 

4  Then  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
went  up  from  the  cherub,  and  stood 
over  the  threshold  of  the  house ; 
and  the  house  was  filled  with  the 
cloud,  and  the  court  was  full  of  the 
brightness  of  the  Lord's  glory. 

5  And  the  sound  of  the  "cheru- 
bims' wings  was  heard  e'WJt  to  the 
outer  court,  as  the  voice  of  the  Al- 
mighty God  when  he  speaketh. 

G  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
he  had  commanded  the  man  clothed 
with  linen,  saying.  Take  fire  from 
between  the  wheels,  from  between 
the  ^"cherubims  ;  then  he  went  in, 
and  stood  beside  the  wheels. 

7  And  one  cherub  stretched  forth 


745 


The  divine  glory 


EZEKIEL,  11. 


leaveth  the  temple. 


his  hand  from  between  the  ^  cheru- 
bims  unto  the  fire  that  was  between 


tiie  '-'cherubims,  and  took  tliereof, 
and  put  'it  into  the  hands  of  him 
that  was  clothed  with  linen  :  who 
took  it,  and  went  out. 

8  II  And  there  appeared  in  the 
^  cherubims  the  form  of  a  man's 
hand  under  their  wings. 

9  And  when  I  looked,  behold  the 
four  wheels  by  the  "cheruVjims,  one 
wheel  by  one  cherub,  and  another 
wheel  by  another  cherub  :  and  the 
appearance  of  the  wheels  was  as 
the  colour  of  a  beryl  stone. 

10  And  as  for  their  appearances, 
they  four  had  one  likeness,  as  if  a 
wheel  had  been  in  the  midst  of  a 
wheel. 

11  When  they  went,  they  went 
upon  their  four  sides  ;  they  turned 
not  as  they  went,  but  to  the  place 
whither  the  head  looked  they  fol- 
lowed it ;  they  turned  not  as  they 
went. 

12  And  their  whole  body,  and 
their  backs,  and  their  hands,  and 
their  wings,  and  the  wheels,  were 
full  of  eyes  round  about,  even  the 
wheels  that  they  fovxr  had. 

13  As  for  the  wheels,  ''it  was 
cried  unto  them  in  my  hearing,  ^_U 
wheel. 


1 4  And  every  one  had  four  faces  : 
the  first  face  was  the  face  of  a 
cherub,  and  the  second  face  was 
the  face  of  a  man,  and  the  third  the 
face  of  a  lion,  and  the  fourth  the 
face  of  an  eagle. 

15  And  the  ^  cherubims  were 
lifted  up.  This  is  the  living  crea- 
ture that  I  saw  by  the  •'"'river  of 
('hebar. 


IG  And    when    the    ^cherubims 


went,  the  wheels  went  by  them  : 
and  when  the  '  cher-u1)ims  lifted  up 
tlieir  wings  to  mount  up  from  the 
earth,  the  same  wheels  also  turned 
not  from  beside  them. 

17  When  they  stood,  these  stood  ; 
and  when  they  were  lifted  up, 
these  lifted  \x\)  themst^lves  also:  for 
the  spirit  ot  the  living  creature 
^vas  in  them. 

18  Then  tlie  glory  of  tlu^  Lokd 
dei>ai-ted  frcjin  off  th(^  threshold  of 
th(!  house,  and  stood  over  the 
''cherubims. 

19  And  the  ^  cherubims  lifted  up 
their  wings,  and  mounted  u[)  from 
the  earth  in  my  sight:  when  they 
went  out,  the  wheels  also  were 
beside  them,  and  "^  evcri/  one  stood 
at  tJie  door  of  the  east  gate  of  tlu^ 
Lord's  house;  and  the  glory  of  the 
God  of  Israel  was  over  them  above. 


20  This  is  the  living  creature 
that  I  saw  under  the  God  of  Israel 
by  the  ^  river  of  Chebar :  and  I 
knew  that  they  were  the  "  cheru- 
bims. 

21  Every  one  had  four  faces 
apiece,  and  every  one  four  wings  ; 
and  the  likeness  of  the  hands  of  a 
man  was  under  their  wings. 

22  And  '-*  the  likeness  of  their 
faces  w((s  the  same  faces  which  1 


saw  by  the  ^"  river  of  Chebar,  their 
appearances  and  themselves :  they 
went  every  one  straight  forward. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  T/ie  jiresttiHi.Hoii  of  the  privvex.  4  Their 
sin  ,111,/  /ii, /,/,„,„/.  l:!  K-j, /.-,■,/  ,;ni,j,l,lhi- 
iliij,  i,,i,l  .sli,-ir,'ll,.  I,h„  his  inirp„s,'  in  ml  r- 
ill!/  (I  rem/Kiiit,  '2i  an,/  /uniishiiu/  ilie 
iru-ked.  22  The  glory  of  (i,,,!  I,,ireth  the 
citi/.  24  Esekiel  is  retiinie,.l  i,,  the  aiji- 
ticitt/. 

MOUEOVER  the  spirit  lifted  me 
up,  aud_  brought  me  unto  the 
east  gate  of  the  Lord's  house, 
which  looketh  eastward  :  and  be- 
hold at  the  door  of  the  gate  five 
and  twenty  men ;  among  whom  1 
saw  Jaazaniah  the  son  of  Azur, 
and  Pelatiah  the  son  of  Benaiah, 
princes  of  the  people. 

2  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  these  are  the  men  that  devise 
mischief,  and  give  wicked  counsel 
in  this  city: 

3  Which  say,  "  It  is  not  near  :  let 
us  build  houses :  this  city  is  the 
caldron,  and  we  be  the  flesh. 

4  51  Therefore  prophesy  against 
them,  iM'ophesy,  O  son  of  man. 

5  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  fell 
upon  me,  and  said  unto  me,  Speak  ; 
Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Thus  liave 
ye  said,  ()  house  of  Israel:  for  I 
know  the  things  that  come  into 
your  mind,  ever  if  one  o/them. 

6  Ye  have  multiplied  your  slain 
in  this  city,  and  ye  have  filled  the 
streets  th(n'(;of  with  the  slain. 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Your  slain  whom  ye  hav(> 
laid  in  the  midst  of  it,  they  are  the 
(lesh,  and  this  citi/  is  the  cakh'ou  : 
Init  I  will  bring  you  forth  out  of 
tin;  midst  of  it. 

8  \'(\  have  feared  the  sword  ;  and 
I  will  bi-ing  a  sword  upon  you, 
saith  the  Lord  (!oD. 

9  And  1  will  bring  you  out  of  the 
midst  thereof,  and  (k'liver  you  into 
lh(>  hands  of  straiigei-s,  and  will 
execute  judgments  among  you. 

10  Ye  shall  fall  by  the  sword  ;  I 
will  .judge  you  in  the  boiTJer  of 
Israel  ;  and  ye  shall  know  that  I 
(tilt  the  Lord. 

11  This  city  shall  not  be  your 
caldron,    neitlu'i-  shall    ye  be  the 


746 


Presumption  of  the  princes. 


EZEKIEL,  12. 


Ezeldel  returneth  to  the  captives. 


1  and  have 
been  to  them 
a  saiu'tuary 
for  a  little 
while 

2  are 

<^  peoples, 


4  cherubim 


"  were 
beside 


flesh  in  the  midst  thereof  ;  hut  I 
will  judge  you  in  the  border  ot 
Israel : 

12  And  ye  shall  know  that  i  am 
the  Lord  :  for  ye  have  not  walked 
in  my  statutes,  neither  executed 
my  judgments,  but  have  done  after 
the  manners  of  the  heathen  that 
are  round  about  you. 

13  U  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
I  prophesied,  that  Pelatiah  the  son 
of  Benaiah  died.  Then  fell  I  down 
upon  my  face,  and  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  and  said.  Ah  Lord  God  ! 
wilt  thou  make  a  full  end  of  the 
remnant  of  Israel  1 

14  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

15  8on  of  man,  thy  brethren, 
evm  thy  brethren,  the  men  of  thy 
kindred,  and  all  the  house  of  Israel 
wholly,  are  they  unto  whom  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  have  said, 
Get  you  far  from  the  Lord  :  unto 
us  is  this  land  given  in  possession. 

16  Therefore  say.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God;  Although  I  have  cast 
them  far  off  among  the  heathen, 
and  although  I  have  scattered  them 
among  the  countries,  ^  yet  will  I  be 
to  them  as  a  little  sanctuary  in  the 
countries  where  they  "-^  shall  come. 

17  Therefore  say.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  I  will  even  gather  you 
from  the  ''people,  and  assemble  you 
out  of  the  countries  where  ye  have 
been  scattered,  and  I  will  give  you 
the  land  of  Israel. 

18  And  they  shall  come  thither, 
and  they  shall  take  away  all  the 
detestable  things  thereof  and  all 
the  abominations  thereof  from 
thence. 

19  And  I  will  give  them  one 
heart,  and  I  will  put  a  new  spirit 
within  you  ;  and  I  M-ill  take  the 
stony  heart  out  of  their  flesh,  and 
will  give  them  an  heart  of  flesh  : 

20  That  they  may  walk  iii  my 
statutes,  and  keep  mine  ordinan- 
ces, and  do  them:  and  they  shall 
be  my  people,  and  I  will  be  their 
God. 

21  But  as  for  the  in  whose  heart 
walketh  after  the  heart  of  their  de- 
testable things  and  their  ab(7mina- 
tions,  I  will  recompense  their  way 
upon  their  own  heads,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

22  H  Then  did  the  ^  cherubims 
lift  up  their  wings,  and  the  wheels 
^  beside  them  ;  and  the  glory  of  the 
God  of  Israel  van  over  them  above. 

23  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
went  up  from  the  midst  of  the  city, 
and  stood  upon  the  mountain 
which  is  on  the  east  side  of  the 
city. 


24  ^  Afterwards  the  spirit  took 
me  up,  and  brought  me  in  ''_a  vi- 
sion by  the  Spirit  of  God  into  Chal- 
dea,  to  them  of  the  captivity.  So 
the  vision  that  I  had  seen  went  up 
from  me. 

25  Then  I  spake  unto  them  of 
the  captivity  all  the  things  that  the 
Lord  had  shewed  me. 


« the 


CHAPTER  12. 

1  The  fi/pe  of  KzctUPs  removing.  8  Jt 
x/ieici)  the  cajiticitij  of  Zedekiah.  17  Eze- 
kiel'd  tfeiiibUng  nheicetk  the.  Jeios'  desola- 
tion. 21  The  Jeivn''  jiresunvptuous  proverb 
is  reproved.  26  The  spjeediness  of  the 
vision. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  also  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  thou  dwellest  in 
the  midst  of  a  rebellious  house, 
which  have  eyes  to  see,  and  see 
not;  they  have  ears  to  hear,  and 
hear  not :  for  they  are  a  rebellious 
house. 

3  Therefore,  thou  son  of  man, 
prepare  thee  stuff  for  removing,  and 
remove  by  day  in  their  sight ;  and 
thou  shalt  remove  from  thy  place 
to  another  place  in  their  sight :  it 
may  be  they  will  consider,  though 
they  be  a  rebellious  house. 

4  Then  shalt  thou  bring  forth  thy 
stuff  by  day  in  their  sight,  as  stuff 
for  removing :  and  thou  shalt  go 
forth  at  even  in  their  sight,  as  they 
that  go  forth  into  captivity. 

5  Dig  thou  through  the  wall  in 
their  sight,  and  carry  out  thereby. 

6  In  their  sight  shalt  thou  bear 
it  upon  thy  shoulders,  and  carry  it 
fortli  in  the  "'  twilight :  thou  shalt 
cover  thy  face,  that  thou  see  not 
the  ground  :  for  I  have  set  thee  for 
a  sign  unto  the  house  of  Israel. 

7  And  I  did  so  as  I  was  com- 
manded :  I  brouglit  forth  my  stuff 
by  day,  as  stuff  for  captivity,  and 
in  the  even  I  digged  through  the 
wall  with  mine  hand  ;  I  brought  it 
forth  in  the  ^  twilight,  and  I  bare 
it  upon  my  shoulder  in  their  sight. 

8  H  And  in  the  morning  came 
the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  me, 
saying, 

9  Son  of  man,  hath  not  the  house 
of  Israel,  the  rebellious  house,  said 
unto  thee.  What  doest  thou  ? 

10  Say  thou  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  This  "  bui-den 


747 


c(»in'riirfh  the  prince  in  Jei-usalem, 
and  all  the  house  of  Israel  that  are 
among  them. 

1 1  Say,  I  am  your  sign  :  like  as  I 
have  done,  so  shall  it  be  done  unto 
them :  they  shall  remove  and  go 
into  captivity. 

12  And  the  prince  that  v's  among 
them  sliall  bear  upon  his  shoulder 


7  dark 


8  dark, 


9  oracle 


Desolation  cometh  speedily. 


EZEKIEL,  13. 


Reproof  of  hjliuj  prophets. 


in  the  Hwilight,  and  shall  go  f(jrtli : 
they  shall  dig  through  the  wall  to 
carry  out  thereby :  he  shall  cover 
his  face,  that  he  see  not  the  ground 
with  his  eyes. 

1 3  My  net  also  will  I  spread  upon 
him,  and  he  shall  be  taken  in  iny 
snare :  and  I  will  bring  him  to 
Babylon  to  the  land  of  the  Chal- 
deans ;  yet  shall  he  not  see  it, 
though  he  shall  die  there. 

14  And  I  will  scatter  toward 
every  wind  all  that  are  about  him 
to  help  him,  and  all  his  l)ands  ;  and 
I  will  draw  out  the  sword  after 
them. 

15  And  they  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  when  I  shall  scatter 
them  among  the  nations,  and  dis- 
perse them  in  the  countries. 

1 6  But  I  will  leave  a  few  men  of 
them  from  the  sword,  from  the 
famine^  and  from  the  pestilence ; 
that  they  may  declare  all  their 
abominations  among  the  heathen 
whither  they  come  ;  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

17  ^  Moreover  the  \yord  of  the 
Lord  came  to  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  eat  thy  bread 
with  quaking,  and  drink  thy  water 
with  trembling  and  with  "careful- 
ness : 

19  And  say  unto  the  people  of 
the  land.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
•'  of  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem, 
^ (lad  of  the  land  of  Israel;  They 
shall  eat  their  bread  with  careful- 
ness, and  drink  their  water  with 
astonishment,  that  her  land  may 
be  desolate  from  all  that  is  therein, 
because  of  the  violence  of  all  them 
that  dwell  therein. 

20  And  the  cititis  that  are  in- 
haljited  shall  be  laid  waste,  and  the 
land  shall  Ije  desolate  ;  and  ye  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Loud. 

21  ^  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying. 

22  Son  of  man,  what  is  that  pro- 
verb tliat  ye  have  in  the  land  of 
Israel,  saying.  The  clays  are  pro- 
longed, and  every  vision  faileth  ? 

2.3  Tell  them  therefore.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  I  will  make 
this  proverb  to  cease,  and  they  shall 
no  more  use  it  as  a  pi'ONci'b  in  Is- 
ratjl ;  but  say  unto  them.  The  days 
are  at  hand,  and  the  effect  of  every 
vision. 

24  For  there  shall  be  no  more 
any  vain  vision  nor  flattering  divi- 
nation within  the  house  of  Israel. 

25  For  I  am  the  Lord  :  I  will 
speak,  and  the  woi-d  that  T  shall 
speak  shall  come  to  ))ass;  it  shall 
be  no  more  •\i>i'(tlonijc(l :  for  in  your 
days,  O  rebellious  iiouse,  will  I  say 


the  word,  and  will  perform  it,  saith 
the  Lord  GoD. 

26  ^  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  me,  saying, 

27  Son  of  man,  behold,  thsy  of 
the  house  of  Israel  say,  The  vision 
that  he  seeth  ^'s■for  many  daj\s  to 
come,  and  he  prophesieth  of  the 
times  tliat  are  far  off. 

28  Therefore  say  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  :  There 
shall  none  of  my  words  be  ^  ])ro- 
longed    any  more,   but    the  word 


which  I  have  spoken  shall  be  done, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  The  rejji-oiif  cf  h/!n<i prophets,  10  and  their 
iDiUiiipi  i-cii  iiiortcr.  17  Of  prophetesses 
aii(/  their  jiUIoWk. 

AND    the   word   of    the    Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  prophesj^  against 
the  prophets  of  Israel  that  pro- 
phesy, and  say  thou  unto  them  that 
prophesy  out  of  their  own  hearts, 
Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord  • 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Woe 
unto  the  foolish  prophets,  that  fol- 
low their  own  spirit,  and  have  seen 
nothing ! 

4  O  Israel,  thy  prophets  are  like 
the  foxes  in  the  '^  deserts. 

5  Ye  have  not  gone  up  into  the 
'^gaps.  neither  "made  up  the  hedge 
for  the  house  of  Jsrael  to  stand  in 
the  battle  in  the  day  of  the  Lord. 

6  They  have  seen  vanity  and 
lying  divination,  saying.  The  Lord 
saith  :  and  the  Lord  hath  not  sent 
them  :  and  they  have  made  others 
to  hope  that  they  would  confirm 
the  word. 

7  Have  ye  not  seen  a  vain  vision, 
and  have  ye  not  spoken  a  lying 
divination,  whereas  ye  say.  The 
LoiiD  saith  it;  albeit  I  have  not 
siioken  % 

^>  Therefore  thus  saith  the  l^ord 
God  ;  Because  yt^  have  sj)okeii  \a- 
nity,  and  seen  lies,  therefore,  be- 
hold, 1  am  against  you,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

9  And  mine  hand  shall  be  upon 
the  proi)hets  that  see  vanity,  and 
that  divine  lies  :  tliey  shall  not  be 
in  the  assembly  of  my  people,  nei- 
ther shall  tiu'y  be  written  in  the 
'"  writing  of  tJie  house  of  Israel,  lun- 
ther  sliall  tliey  entcM'  into  the  land 
of  Jsra-el  ;  and  ye  shall  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord  God. 

10  II  F>ecause,  even  because  they 
have  sedu(;ed  my  people,  saying. 
Peace;  and  there  teas  no  peace; 
and  one  built  up  a  wall,  and,  lo, 
others  daubed  it  with  ^'  iintciiipered 
iiiortcr  : 


1 1  Say   unto   them   which   daub 


''  deferred 


^  waste 
places. 
f^  breaches, 
s  built  up 
the  wall 


register 


11  wliitc- 
wash : 


748 


Woe  to  false  prophetesses. 


EZEKIEL,  14. 


Idolaters  deceived  by  God. 


it  with  ^  nntompered  mnrter,  that 
it  shall  fall :  there  shall  be  an  over- 
flowing  shower;  and  ye,  O  great 
hailstones,  shall  fall ;  and  a  stormy 
wind  shall  rend  it. 

12  Lo,  when  the  wall  is  fallen, 
shall  it  not  be  said  untoyou,  Where 
?'.s'  the  daubing  wherewith  ye  have 
daubed  it .? 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
GoD;  I  will  even  rend  it  with  a 
stormy  wind  in  my  fiu'y ;  and  there 
shall  be  an  overflowing  shower  in 
mine  anger,  and  great  hailstones 
in  my  fury  to  consume  it. 

14  So  will  I  break  down  the  wall 
that  ye  have  daubed  with  ^  untem- 
pered  morter,  and  bring  it  down  to 


the  ground,  so  that  the  foundation 
thereof  shall  be  discovered,  and  it 
shall  fall,  and  ye  shall  be  consumed 
in  the  midst  thei-eof :  and  ye  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

15  Thus  will  I  accomplish  my 
wrath  upon  the  wall,  and  upon 
them  that  have  daubed  it  with 
'  untompered  morter._  and  will  say 
unto  you,  The  wail  is  no  'more, 
neither  they  that  daubed  it ; 

16  To  wit,  the  prophets  of  Israel 
which  prophesy  concerning  Jeru- 
salem, and  which  see  visions  of 
peace  for  her,  and  the}-e  is  no  peace, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

17  1^[  Likewise,  thou  son  of  man, 
set  thy  face  against  the  daughters 
of  thy  people,  which  prophesy  out 
of  their  own  heart ;  and  prophesy 
thou  against  them, 

18  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Woe  to  the  women  that  sew 
pillows  to  all  armholes,  and  make 
kerchiefs  '"  upon  the  hearl  of  every 
stature  to  hunt  souls !  Will  ye 
hunt  the  souls  of  my  people,  and 
will  yo  save  the  souls  alive  that 
come  unto  you  1 

19  And  will  ye  ^pollute  me 
among  my  people  for  handfuls  of 
barley  and  for  pieces  of  bread,  to 
slay  the  souls  that  should  not  die, 
and  to  save  the  souls  alive  that 
should  not  live,  by  your  lying  to 
my  people  that  hear  your  lies "? 

20  Wherefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God;  Behold,  1  am  against 
your  pillows,  wherewith  yo  therc^ 
hunt  the  souls  to  make  tliem.  fly, 
and  1  will  tear  them  from  your 
arms,  and  will  let  the  souls  go, 
even  the  souls  that  ye  hunt  to  make 
them  fly. 

21  Your  kerchiefs  also  will  T 
tear,  and  deliver  my  people  out 
of  your  hand,  and  they  shall  be  no 
more  in  your  hand  to  be  hunted  ; 
and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 


22  Because  with  lies  ye  have 
made  the  heart  of  the  righteous 
sad,  whom  1  have  not  made  sad ; 
and  strengthened  the  hands  of  the 
wicked,  that  he  should  not  return 
from  his  wicked  way,  by  promising 
him  life : 

23  Therefore  ye  shall  see  no  more 
vanity,  nor  divine  divinations  :  for 
I  will  deliver  my  people  out  of 
your  hand  :  and  ye  shall  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  14. 

1  God  ansivereth  idolaters  according  to  their 
oirii  heart.  6  Thei/  are  exhorted,  to  repent, 
for  fear  of  judgments,  by  means  of  seduced 
projihets.  12  God''s  irrevocable  sentence 
<f  famine,  15  of  noisome  beasts,  17  of  the 
sicord,  19  and  of  pestilence.  22  A  rem- 
nant shall  be  reserved  for  example  of 
others. 

THEN  came  certain  of  the  elders 
of  Israel  unto  me,  and  sat  be- 
fore me. 

2  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

3  Son  of  man,  these  men  have 
set  up  their  idols  in  their  hear-t, 
and  put  the  stumblingblock  of 
their  iniquity  before  their  face : 
should  I  be  enquired  of  at  all  by 
them  ^ 

4  Therefore  speak  unto  them, 
and  say  unto  tliem.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  Every  man  of  the  house 
of  Israel  that  settetli  up  his  idols 
in  his  heart,  and  putteth  the  stum- 
blingblock of  his  iniquity  before 
his  face,  and  cometh  to  the  prophet ; 
I  the  Lord  will  answer  him  that 
cometh  according  to  the  multitude 
of  his  idols ; 

5  That  I  may  take  the  house  of 
Israel  in  their  own  heart,  because 
they  are  all  estranged  from  me 
through  their  idols. 

6  ^  Therefore  say  unto  the  house 
of  Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Repent,  and  turn  ycurselnes  from 
your  idols ;  and  turn  away  your 
faces  from  all  your  abominations. 

7  For  every  one  of  the  house  of 
Israel,  or  of  the  ''stran^cn*  that  so- 
.iourneth  in  Israel,  which  separat- 
eth  himself  from_  me,  and  setteth 
up  his  idols  in  liis  heart,  and  put- 
teth the  stumblingblock  of  his  ini- 
quity before  his  face,  and  cometh 
to  a  prophet  to  enquire  of  him  con- 
cerning me  ;  I  the  Lord  will  answer 
him  Ijy  myself: 

H  And  1  will  set  my  face  against 
that  man,  and  will  make  him  a 
sign  and  a  pi'overb,  and  1  will  cut 
him  off  from  the  midst  of  my  peo- 
1)1(^ ;  and  j'e  shall  know  that  1  am 
the  LoKD. 

U  And  if  the  prophet  be  deceived 
when  he  hath  spoken  a  thing,  I 


749 


RiglUeous  cannot  save  the  ivicl-ed.       EZEKIEL,  15,  16. 


Jerusalem  a  useless  vine. 


the  Lord  have  deceived  tliat  pro- 
phet, and  I  will  stretch  out  my 
hand  upon  him,  and  will  destroy 
him  from  the  midst  of  my  people 
Israel. 

10  And  they  shall  bear  the  pu- 
nishment of  their  iniquity :  the  pu- 
nishment of  the  prophet  shall  be 
even  as  the  punishment  of  him 
that  seeketh  unto  him  ; 

1 1  That  the  house  of  Israel  may 
go  no  more  astray  from  nje,  neither 
be  polluted  any  more  with  all  tlieir 
transgressions  ;  but  that  they  may 
be  my  people,  and  I  may  be  their 
God,  saith  the  Loi'd  God. 

12^  The  word  of  the  Lord  came 
again  to  me,  saying, 

13  Son  of  man,  when  the  land 
sinneth  against  meby  trespassing 
grievously,  ^  then  will  I  stretch  out 
mine  hand  upon  it, '"  and  will  break 


the  staff  of  the  bread  thereof,  '^  aixl 
will  send  famine  upon  it,  and  ''will 
cut  ofi'n'an  and  beast  from  it : 

14  Though  these  three  men, 
Noah,  Daniel,  and  Job,  were  in 
it,  they  should  deliver  but  their 
own  souls  by  their  righteousness, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  ^  If  I  cause  noisome  beasts  to 
pass  through  the  land,  and  they 
spoil  it,  so  that  it  be  desolate,  that 
no  man  may  pass  through  because 
of  the  beasts  : 

1 6  Though  these  three  men  were 
in  it,  as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
they  shall  deliver  neither  sons  nor 
daughters ;  they  only  shall  be  de- 
livered, but  the  land  shall  be  deso- 
late. 

17  H  Or  if  I  briiig  a  sword  upon 
that  land,  and  say.  Sword,  go 
through  the  land  ;  so  that  I  cut  off 
man  and  beast  from  it : 

18  Though  these  three  men  irere 
in  it,  a.s  I  liv(%  saith  tlie  Lord  God, 
they  shall  deliver  neither  sons  nor 
daughters,  but  they  only  shall  be 
(l('liv(!red  themselves. 

19  II  Or  if  I  send  a  pestilence 
into  that  land,  a7id  jjour  out  my 
fury  upon  it  in  blood,  to  cut  off 
from  it  man  and  beast : 

20  Though  Noah,  Daniel,  and 
Job,  u)ere  in  it,  a.s-  1  live,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  £liey  shall  deliver  neither 
son  nor  daugliter  ;  they  sliall  liuU\v- 
Hv(n-  their  own  souls  by  their  right;, 
(!ousness. 

21  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  Gon; 
How  much  more  when  I  send  my 
four  sore  judgments  ujion  Jerusa- 
lem, the  sword,  arul  the  famine,  and 
the  noisome  beast,  and  the  pesti- 
lence, to  cut  off  from  it  man  and 
beast  % 

22  H  Yet,  behold,  therein  shall  be 


left  a  remnant  that  shall  be  brought 
forth,  both  sons  and  daughters  :  be- 
hold, they  shall  come  forth  unto 
you,  and  ye  shall  see  their  way  and 
their  doings  :  and  ye  shall  be  com- 
forted concerning  the  evil  that  I 
have  brought  u]3on  Jerusalem,  even 
concerning  all  that  I  have  brou^'ht 
upon  it. 

23  And  they  shall  comfort  you, 
when  ye  see  their  ways  and  their 
doings  :  and  ye  shall  know  that  I 
have  not  done  without  cause  all 
that  I  have  done  in  it,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1  Bii  Ihe  unfitness  of  the  vine  hranch  for  any 
nork  6  is  shelved  the  rejection  of  Jerusalem. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  what  is  the  vine 
tree  more  than  any  tree,  or  than  a 
branch  which  is  among  the  trees  of 
the  forest  ? 

3  Shall  wood  be  taken  thereof  to 
do  any  work?  or  will  men  take  a 
pin  of  it  to  hang  any  vessel  thereon  1 

4  Behold,  it  is  cast  into  the  fire 
for  fuel ;  the  fire  devoureth  both 
the  ends  of  it,  and  the  midst  of  it 
is  burned.     Is  it  meet  for  a7iy  work  ? 

5  Behold,  when  it  was  whole,  it 
was  meet  for  no  work  :  how  much 
less  shall  it  be  meet  yet  for  any 
work,  when  the  fire  hath  devoured 
it,  and  it  is  burned  1 

6  H  Thei'efore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
Qo\)i,  As  the  vine  tree  among  the 
trees  of  the  forest,  which  I  have 
given  to  the  fire  for  fuel,  so  will  I 
give  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem. 

7  And  I  will  set  my  face  against 
them  ;  they  '''  shall  go  out  from  one 
fire,  and  another  fire  shall  devour 
them  ;  and  ye  shall  know  that  i  am 
the  Lord,  when  I  set  my  face 
against  them. 

8  And  I  will  make  the  land  deso- 
late, because  they  have  committed 
a  trespass,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER.  16. 

1  I'lidir  t/i.c  .liiii  iJiliidc  i>f  a  irretched  infa  vt  /* 
s/ii  /ri(/  Ihe  iKiliinil  slate  of  Jerusalem.  <i 
(iiiil'n  (•.rlranril itiar;/  /ore  loirardN  her.  15 
//('/•  tiiiiiiK/roiis  irhoreilian.  8r)  l/er  i/rier- 
<iiis  jiidyitieiif.  44  //</'  f(i)i,  tiHi/chiiij/  her 
iJKit/ier,  iliid  eivceed iim  her  sisters,  Sndoiii 
and  Samaria,  ca/leth  for  judgments.  0(1 
Merci/  is  jiromised  her  in  the  end. 

AGAIN  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  caus(»  Jerusalem  to 
know  her  abominations, 

3  And  say.  Thus  saitli  the  Lord 
God  unto  Jerusalem;  Thy  ])irth 
and  thy  nativity  in  of  the  land  of 
Canaan  ;  thy  father  ?«a.»!  an  Amor- 
ite,  and  thy  mother  an  Hittite. 


''  have  gone 
forth 


750 


God^s  kindness  to  Jerusalem. 


EZEKIEL,  16. 


Her  unfaithfulness. 


4  And  as  for  thy  nativity,  in  the 
day  thou  wast  born  thy  navel  was 
not  cut,  neither  wast  thou  washed 
in  water  to  '  supple  thee;  thou  wast 
not  salted  at  all,  nor  swaddled  at 
all. 

5  None  eye  pitied  thee,  to  do  any 
of  these  unto  tnee,  to  have  compas- 
sion upon  thee ;  but  thou  wast  cast 
out  in  the  open  field,  "to  the  lothing 


of  thy  i)erson,  in  the  day  tiiat  tliou 


wast  born. 

6  H  And  when  I  passed  by  thee, 
and  saw  thee  "^  polluted  in  thine 
own  blood,  I  said  unto  thee  whe7i 
thou  wast  in  thy  blood,  Live  ;  yea,  I 
said  unto  thee  when  thou  wast  in 
thy  blood.  Live. 

7  I  have  caused  thee  to  multiply 
as  the  bud  of  the  field,  and  thou 
hast  increased  and  waxen  great, 
and  thou  art  come  to  excellent 
ornaments  :  thtj  breasts  are  fa- 
shioned, and  thine  hair  is  grown, 
whereas  thou  wast  naked  and  bare. 

8  Now  when  I  passed  by  thee, 
and  looked  upon  thee,  behold,  thy 
time  ivas  the  time  of  love ;  and  I 
spread  my  skirt  over  thee,  and  co- 
vered thy  nakedness  :  yea,  I  sware 
unto  thee,  and  entered  into  a  co- 
venant with  thee,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  and  thou  becamest  n:iine. 

9  Then  washed  I  thee  with  water ; 
yea,  I  throughlj^  washed  away  thy 
blood  from  thee,  and  I  anointed 
thee  with  oil. 

10  1  clothed  thee  also  with  broi- 
dered  work,  and  shod  thee  with 
•*  badgers'  skin,  and  I  girded  thee 
about  with  fine  linen,  and  I  covered 
thee  with  silk. 

Ill  decked  thee  also  with  orna- 
ments, and  I  put  bracelets  upon 
thy  hands,  and  a  chain  on  thy 
neck. 

1 2  And  I  put  a  jewel  on  thy  fore- 
head, and  earrings  in  thine  ears, 
and  a  beautiful  crown  upon  thine 
head. 

1 3  Thus  wast  thou  decked  with 
gold  and  silver ;  and  thy  raiment 
was  of  fine  linen,  and  silk,  and  bi'oi- 
dered  work  ;  thou  didst  eat  fine 
flour,  and  honey,  and  oil  :  and  thou 
Wcist  exceeding  beautiful,  and  thou 
didst  prosper  into  a  kingdom. 

14  And  thy  renown  went  forth 
among  the  heathen  for  thy  beauty  : 
for  it  u'as  perfect  through  my 
''comeliness,  which  I  had  put  upon 
thee,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  H  But  thou  didst  trust  in 
thine  own  beauty,  and  playedst  the 
harlot  because  of  thy  i-enown,  and 
pouredst  out  thy  fornications  on 
every  one  that  passed  by ;  his  it 

I  was. 


16  And  of  thy  garments  thou 
didst  take,  and  deckedst  tliy  high 
places  with  divers  colours,  and 
playedst  the  harlot  thereupon  :  the 
like  things  shall  not  come,  neither 
shall  it  be  so. 

17  Thou  hast  also  taken  thy  fair 
jewels  of  my  gold  and  of  my  silver, 
which  I  had  given  thee,  and  madest 
to  thyself  images  of  men,  and  didst 
commit  whoredom  with  them, 

18  And  tookest  thy  broidered 
garments,  and  coveredst  them  :  and 
thou  hast  set  mine  oil  and  mine 
incense  before  them. 

19  My  "^  meat  also  w^hich  I  gave 
thee,  fine  fiour,  and  oil,  and  honey, 
wherewith  I  fed  thee,  thou  hast  even 
set  it  before  them  for  a  sweet  sa- 
vour :  and  thus  it  was,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

20  Moreover  thou  hast  taken  thy 
sons  and  thy  daughters,  whom  thou 
hast  borne  unto  me,  and  these  hast 
thou  sacrificed  unto  them  to  be  de- 
voured. /,s  this  of  thy  whoredoms 
a  small  matter, 

2 1  That  thou  hast  slain  my  child- 
ren, and  delivered  them  to  cause 
them  to  pass  through  the  fire  for 
them  1 

22  And  in  all  thine  abominations 
and  thy  whoredoms  thou  hast  not 
remembered  the  days  of  thy  youth, 
when  thou  wast  naked  and  bare, 
and  wast  ^polluted  in  thy  blood. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass  after  all 
thy  wickedness,  (woe,  woe  unto 
thee  !  saith  the  Lord  God  ;) 

24  That  thou  hast  also  built  unto 
thee  an  eminent  place,  and  hast 
made  thee  an  high  place  in  every 
street. 

2.5  Thou  hast  built  thy  high 
place  at  ^every  head  of  the  way, 
and  hast  made  thy  beauty  to  be 
abhorred,  and  hast  opened  tliy  feet 
to  every  one  that  passed  by,  and 
multiplied  thy  whoredoms. 

26  Thou  hast  also  committed  for- 
nication with  the  Egyptians  thy 
neighbours,  great  of  flesh  ;  and  hast 
increased  thy  whoredoms,  to  pro- 
voke me  to  anger. 

27  Behold,  therefore  I  have 
stretched  out  my  hand  over  thee, 
and  have  diminished  thine  ^ordi_- 
nai-y  food,  and  delivered  thee  unto 
tlie  will  of  them  that  hate  thee, 
the  daughters  of  the  Philistines, 
which  are  ashamed  of  thy  lewd 
way. 

28  Thou  hast  played  the  ^  whore 
also  with  the  Assyrians,  because 
thou  wast  unsatiable ;  yea,  thou 
hast  played  the  harlot  with  them, 
and  yet  couldest  not  be  satisfied. 

29  Thou    hast   moreover   multi- 


s  bread 


"'  welteriufi 


''  the  head  of 
every  way, 


*  allowance, 


9  harlot 


751 


Tlie  rejection  of  Jerusalem. 


EZEKIEL,  16. 


She  is  ivorse  than  Sodom. 


plied  thy  foi-nicatiou  ^  in  the  land 


of  C-anaan  unto  Chaldea ;  and  yet 
thou  wast  not  sati.sfied  herewith. 

30  How  weak  i«  thine  heart,  saith 
the  Lord  God,  seeing  thou  doest  all 
these  things,  the  work  of  an  impe- 
rious ^  whorish  woman  ; 

31  In  that  thou  bulkiest  thine 
eminent  place  in  the  head  of  every 
way,  and  makest  thine  high  place 
in  every  stree_t ;  and  hast  not  been 
as  an  harlot,  in  that  thou  scornest 
hire ; 

32  5?<i  as  a  wife  that  committeth 
adulterj^  which  taketh  strangers 
instead  of  her  husband  ! 

33  They  give  gifts  to  all  ^  whores : 
but  thou  givest  thy  gifts  to  all  thy 
lovers,  and  hirest  them,  that  they 
may  come  unto  thee  on  every  side 
for  thy  whoredom. 

34  And  the  contrary  is  in  thee 
from  other  women  in  thy  whore- 
doms, whereas  none  followeth  thee 
to  commit  whoredoms  :  and  in  that 
thou  gi  vest  ■*  a  I'e  ward,  and  no  reward 


IS  given  unto  thee,  therefore  thou 
art  contraiy. 

35  U  Wherefore,  O  harlot,  hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord  : 

36  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Because  thy  filthiness  was  poured 
out,  and  thy  nakedness  discovered 
through  thy  wh<ji-edoms  with  thy 
lovers,  aiul  with  all  the  idols  of  thy 
abominations,  and  by  the  blood  of 
thy  children,  which  thou  didst  give 
unto  them ; 

37  Behold,  therefore  I  will  gather 
all  thy  lovers,  with  whom  thou  hast 
tak(in  pleasure,  and  all  them  that 
thou  hast  loved,  with  all  them  that 
thou  hast  hated  ;  I  will  even  gath(>r 
them  i-ound  about  against  thee,  and 
will  dis<;over  thy  nakedness  unto 
them,  that  they  may  see  all  thy 
nakedness. 

3S  And  I  will  judge  thee,  as  wo- 
men that  break  wedlock  and  shed 
blood  are  judged  ;  and  J  will  °  gi  ve 
tlife  bloofl  JTi    fury  and   jealousy. 

31)  And  1  will  also  give  thee  into 
their  hand,  and  they  shall  throw 
down  thine  eminent  place,  andsh;i,ll 
break  down  thy  high  places  :  they 
shall  sti'ip  thee  also  of  th.y  clothes, 
and  shall  take  thy  fail'  jinvels,  and 
leave  thee  nak<!d  and  bare. 

40  They  shall  also  bring  up  a 
company  against  thee,  and  tliey 
shall  stone  thee  with  stones,  and 
tln-ust  thee  thi'ough  with  theii- 
swords. 

41  An(l  they  shnll  burn  thine 
houses  with  tire,  and  execute  judg- 
ments ui)OTi  thee  in  the  sight  of 
many  women:  and  I  will  cause  the<> 
to  cease  from  playing  the  harlot. 


and  thou  also  shalt  give  no  hire  any 
more. 

42  So  will  I  "^make  my  fury  to- 
ward thee  to  rest,  and  my  jealousy 
shall  depart  from  thee,  and  I  will 
be  quiet,  and  will  be  no  more  angry. 

43  Because  thou  hast  not  remem- 
bered the  days  of  thy  youth,  but 
hast  '^  fretted  me  in  all  these  things: 
behold,  therefore  I  also  will  recom- 
pense thy  way  upon  thine  liead, 
saith  the  Lord  God  :  and  thou  shalt 
not  commit  this  lewdness  above  all 
thine  abominations. 

44  H  Behold,  every  one  that  us- 
eth  proverbs  shall  use  this  proverb 
against  thee,  saying.  As  is  the  mo- 
ther, so  is  her  daughter. 

45  Thou  art  thy  mother's  daugh- 
ter, that  lotheth  her  huslwind  and 
her  children  ;  and  thou  at't  the  sis- 
ter of  thy  sisters,  which  lothed  their 
husbands  and  their  children :  your 
mother  was  an  Hittite,  and  your 
father'  an  Amorite. 

46  And  thine  elder  sister  is  Sa- 
maria, she  and  her  daughters  that 
dwell  at  thy  left  hand  :  and  thy 
younger  sister,  that  dwelleth  at 
thy  right  hand,  is  Sodom  and  her 
daughters. 

47  Yet  hast  thou  not  walked  after 
their  ways,  nor  done  after  their  abo- 
minations :  but,  as  if  that  were  a 
very  little  thing,  thou  wast  cor- 
rupted more  than  they  in  all  thy 
ways. 

48  ^.s- 1  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Sodom  thy  sister  hath  not  done,  she 
nor  her  daughters,  as  thou  hast 
done,  thou  and  thy  daughters. 

49  Behold,  this  was  the  iniquity 
of  thy  sister  Sodom,  pi-ide,  fulness 
of  bread,  and  "abunrlance  of  idle- 
ness was  in  her  and  in  iier  daugh- 
ters,  neither  did  she  strengthen  the 
hand  of  the  poor  and  needy. 

50  And  they  wei-e  haughty,  and 
committed abominiition  before  me: 
thei-efore  1  took  them  away  as  I 
saw  gitod. 

51  Neither  hath  Samaria  com- 
mitted half  of  thy  sins;  but  thou 
hast  multiplied  thuie  abominations 
mor(^  than  they,  and  hast  justilicd 
thy  sisters  in  all  thine  abomina- 
tions which  thou  hast  done. 

52  Thou  also,  which  hast  judged 
th.y  sisters,  l)ear  thine  own  shaine 
for  thy  sins  ihat  thou  hast  com- 
mitted moreaboniinjiblc  than  the.v : 
they  are  more  righteous  than  thou  : 
.vea,  be  thou  confounrled  also,  and 
bear  thy  shame,  in  that  thou  hast 
justified  thy  sisters. 

5.3  When  I  shall  bring  again 
tlieir  (■ai)tivity,  the  cajitivity  of 
Sodom  and  her  daughtei-s,  mikI  the 
capti  vitj'of  Samaria  and  her  daugh- 


6  satisfy  my 
fury  upon 
thee, 


raged 
Lffainst 


f'  prosperous 
ease 


762 


Restoration  ■promised. 


EZEKIEL,  17. 


The  two  eagles  and  a  vine. 


ters,  then  vnll  I  bring  again  the 
captivity  of  thy  captives  in  the 
midst  of  tliem  : 

54:  That  thou  niayest  bear  thine 
own  shame,  and  mayest  be  con- 
founded in  all  that  thou  hast  done, 
in  that  thou  art  a  comfort  unto 
them. 

55  When  thy  sisters,  Sodom  and 
her  daughters,  shall  return  to  their 
former  estate,  and  Samaria  and  lier 
daughters  shall  return  to  their 
foi'mer  estate,  then  thou  and  thy 
daughters  shall  return  to  your 
former  estate. 

56  For  thy  sister  Sodom  was  not 
mentioned  by  thy  mouth  in  the  day 
of  thy  pride, 

57  Before  thy  wickedness  was 
discovei'ed,  as  at  the  time  of  thy 
I'eproach  of  the  daughters  of  Syria, 
and  all  that  are  round  about  her, 
the  daughters  of  the  Philistines, 
which  despise  thee  round  about. 

58  Thou  hast  borne  thy  lewd- 
ness and  thine  abominations,  saith 
the  Lord. 

59  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
I  will  even  deal  with  thee  as  thou 
hast  done,  which  hast  despised  the 
oath  in  breaking  the  covenant. 

60  U  Nevertheless  I  will  remem- 
ber my  covenant  with  thee  in  the 
days  of  thy  youth,  and  I  will  es- 
tablish unto  thee  an  everlasting 
covenant. 

61  Then  thou  shalt  remember 
thy  ways,  and  be  ashamed,  when 
thou  shalt  receive  thy  sisters,  thine 
elder  and  thy  younger  :  and  I  will 
give  them  unto  theo  for  daughters, 
but  not  by  thy  covenant. 

62  And  T  will  establish  my  co- 
venant with  thee;  and  thou  shalt 
know  that  I  am  the  Loud  : 

63  That  tbou  mayest  remember, 
and  be  confounded,  and  never  open 
thy  mouth  any  more  because  of 
thy  shame,  when  I  ^  am  ])acified 
toward  thee  for  all  that  thou  hast 


(ione,  saith  the  Lord  God. 
CHAPTER  17. 

1  Under  the  pardhlc  of  two  eagle.K  and  a  vine. 
11  in  ah  awed  (lod^n  judgment  upon  Jcrii.sn- 
lemfor  reToHina  from  Bdliylon  to  Egi/id. 
22  God  promineih  to  plant  iho  cedar  of  the 
goapel. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lokd  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  f)f  man,  nut  forth  a  riddle, 
and  speak  a  parable  unto  the  house 
of  Israel; 

3  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  a  great  eagle  with  great 
wings,  long-winged,  full  of  fea- 
thers, which  had  divers  colours, 
came  unto  Lebanon,  and  took  the 
highest  branch  of  the  cedar: 


4  He  cropped  off  the  top  of  his 
young  twigs,  and  carried  it  into  a 
land  of  trariick  ;  he  set  it  in  a  city 
of  merchants. 

5  He  took  also  of  the  seed  of  the 
land,  and  planted  it  in  a  fruitful 
tield ;  he  placed  it  by  great  waters, 
and  set  it  as  a  willow  tree. 

6  And  it  grew,  and  became  a 
spreading  vine  of  low  stature, 
whose  brandies  turned  toward 
him,  and  the  roots  thereof  were 
under  him:  so  it  became  a  vine, 
and  brought  foi-th  branches,  and 
shot  forth  sprigs. 

7  There  was  also  another  great 
eagle  with  great  wings  and  many 
feathers:  and,  beliold,  this  vine  did 
bend  her  roots  toward  him,  and 
shot  forth  her  branches  toward 
him,  that  he  might  water  it  by  the 
furrows  of  her  plantation. 

8  It  was  planted  in  a  good  soil 
by  great  waters,  that  it  might 
bring  forth  branches,  and  that  it 
might  bear  fruit,  that  it  might  be 
a  goodly  vine. 

9  Say  thou.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Shall  it  prosper  1  shall  he  not 
pull  up  the  roots  thereof,  and  cut 
off  the  fi'uit  thereof,  that  it  wither? 
-it  shall  wither  in  all  the  leaves  of 


her  spring,  even  without  great 
power  or  many  people  to  pluck  it 
up  by  the  roots  •'  thereof. 

10  Yea,  behold,  Ijeing  planted, 
shall  it  prosper  ?  shall  it  not  utterly 
wither,  when  the  east  wind  touch- 
cth  it?  it  shall  wither  in  the  fur- 
rows where  it  grew. 

11  U  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

12  Say  now  to  the  rebellious 
house,  Know  ye  not  what  these 
things  mean?  tell  tlian.  Behold,  tlie 
king  of  Babylon  is  come  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  hath  taken  the  king 
thereof,  and  the  princes  thereof, 
and  led  them  with  him  to  Babylon ; 

13  And  jiath  taken  of  the  king's 
seed,  and  made  a  covenant  with 
him,  and  hath  taken  an  oath  of 
him  :  he  hath  also  taken  the  mighty 
of  the  land  : 

1 1  That  the  kingdom  might  be 
base,  that  it  might  not  lift  itself 
up,  l>vf  that  by  kee))iiig  of  his  co- 
venant it  might  stand. 

15  But  he  rebelled  against  him 
in  sending  his  ambassadors  into 
Kgyi)t,  that  they  might  give  him 
horses  and  much  people.  Shall  he 
prosper  j  shall  he  escape  that  doeth 
such  thingn  ?  or  shall  he  break  the 
covenant,  and  be  delivered  1 

16  Jx  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
surely  in  tlu^  place  ii'Jio-e  the  king 
diveHetli  that  made  him  king,  whose 
oath  he  despised,   and  whose  co- 


2  that  all  its 
f  lesh  spring- 
ing leaves 
may  wither, 

3  thereof  ? 


48 


753 


Type  of  a  goodly  cedar. 


EZEKIEL,  18. 


The  equity  of  God's  dealings. 


venant  lie  brake,  e?;e»  with  him  in 
the  midst  of  Babylon  he  shall  die. 

17  Neither  shall  Pharaoh  with 
his  mighty  army  and  great  com- 
pany make  for  him  in  the  war,  by 
casting  up  mounts,  and  building- 
forts,  to  cut  off  many  persons  : 

18  Seeing  he  despised  the  oath 
by  breaking  the  covenant,  when, 
lo,  he  had  given  his  hand,  and  hath 
done  all  these  things,  he  shall  not 
escape. 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  ^.s  I  live,  surely  mine  oath 
that  he  hath  despised,  and  my  co- 
venant that  he  hath  broken,  even 
it  will  I  recompense  upon  his  own 
head. 

20  And  I  will  spread  my  net 
upon  him,  and  he  shall  be  taken  in 
my  snare,  and  I  will  bring  him  to 
Babylon,  and  will  plead  with  him 
there  for  his  trespass  that  he  hath 
trespassed  against  me. 

21  And  all  his  fugitives  with  all 
his  bands  shall  fall  by  the  sword, 
and  they  that  remain  shall  be  scat- 
tered toward  all  winds :  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  the  Lord  have 
siDolvPri  t'f 

22  m  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  I 
will  also  take  of  the  highest  branch 
of  the  high  cedar,  and  will  set  it ;  I 
will  crop  off  from  the  top  of  his 
young  twigs  a  tender  one,  and  will 
plant  it  upon  an  high  mountain  and 
eminent : 

23  In  the  mountain  of  the  height 
of  Israel  will  I  plant  it :  and  it  shall 
bring  forth  boughs,  and  bear  fruit, 
and  be  a  goodly  cedar  :  and  under 
it  shall  dwell  all  fowl  of  every 
wing ;  in  the  shadow  of  the 
branches  thereof  shall  they  dwell. 

24  And  all  the  trees  of  the  field 
shall  know  that  I  the  Lord  have 
brought  down  the  high  tree,  have 
exalted  the  low  tree,  have  dried  u]) 
the  green  tree,  and  have  made  the 
dry  tree  to  flourish:  I  the  Lord 
have  spoken  and  have  done  it. 

CHAPTER  18. 

1  (!o<l  reprnreth  the  nn'inst  jiavahle  of  xoiir 
(/ni/iox.  r>  lU^hiir.lh  h.nr  Ik'  <h'<lk'thirifh 
a  jiixi  fctiher :  Id  nilli  u  nickcil  .sen  of  a 
jnsi  f<ilhe/r :  14  tvi///  <i  jiisf  smi  of  n  irh'kcil 
lather:  19  with  a  iiiehed  hki  n  r<  jk  )iti)i(j  : 
•1\  irith  a  juHt  man  reroZ/int/.  '.'.S  //e  de- 
fi  iiileth,  Mh  juHtice,  31  and  eoehorietk  to 
r.  p,  iitdHce. 

rpilE  word  of   the    Lord  came 
X   unto  me  again,  saying, 

2  What  mean  ye,  that  ye  use 
this  proverb  concerning  the  land 
of  Isi-ael,  saying.  The  fathei-s  have 
eaten  soui-  grapes,  and  the  child- 
ren's teeth  are  set  on  edge  1 

3  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
ye  shall  not  have  occasion  any  more 
to  use  this  proverb  in  Israel. 


4  Behold,  all  souls  are  mine ;  as 
the  soul  of  the  father,  so  also  the 
soul  of  the  son  is  mine :  ,the  soul 
that  sinneth,  it  shall  die. 

5  11  But  if  a  man  be  just,  and  do 
that  which  is  lawful  and  right, 

6  And.  hath  not  eaten  upon  the 
mountains,  neither  hath  lifted  up 
his  eyes  to  the  idols  of  the  house 
of  Israel,  neither  hath  defiled  his 
neighbour's  wife,  neither  hath 
come  near  to  a  ^  menstruous  wo- 


man, 

7  And  hath  not  oppressed  any, 
but  hath  restored  to  the  debtor  his 
pledge,  hath  spoiled  none  by  vio- 
lence, hath  given  his  bread  to  the 
hungry,  and  hath  covered  the 
naked  with  a  garment ; 

8  He  that  hath  not  given  forth 
upon  usury,  neither  hath  taken 
any  increase,  that  hath  withdrawn 
his  hand  from  iniquity,  hath  exe- 
cuted true  judgment  between  man 
and  man, 

9  Hath  walked  in  my  statutes, 
and  hath  kept  my  judgments,  to 
deal  truly ;  he  is  just,  he  shall 
surely  live,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

10  U  If  he  beget  a  son  that  is  a 
robber,  a  shedder  of  blood,  and 
that  doeth  the  like  to  any  one  of 
these  things, 

11  And  that  doeth  not  any  of 
tliose  dnties,  but  even  hath  eaten 
upon  the  mountains,  and  defiled 
his  neighbour's  wife, 

1 2  Hath  oppressed  the  poor  and 
needy,  hath  spoiled  by  violence, 
hath  not  restored  the  pledge,  and 
hath  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  the  idols, 
hath  committed  abomination, 

13  Hath  given  forth  upon  usury, 
and  hath  taken  increase :  shall  he 
then  live?  he  shall  not  live:  he 
hath  done  all  these  abominaticms  ; 
he  shall  surely  die  ;  his  blood  shall 
be  upon  him. 

14  H  Now,  lo,  if  ha  beget  a  son, 
that  setsth  all  his  father's  sins 
which  he  hath  done,  and  consider- 
eth,  and  doeth  not  such  like, 

15  1  h(tt  hath  not  eaten  u))on  the 
mountains,  neither  hath  lifted  up 
his  eyes  to  the  idols  of  the  hou.se 
of  Israel,  hath  not  defiled  his 
neighbour's  wife, 

1  G  Neith(M-  hath  opi)i'essed  any, 
hath  not  "  witliholdeii  the  pledge. 
neitlun-  hatii  spoiled  by  vi()lcnc(\ 
hut  hath  given  his  bread  to  the 
hungry,  and  hath  coveivd  the 
naked  with  a  garment, 

17  That  hath  taken  off  his  hand 
from  till'  poor,  tiiat  hath  not  I'e- 
ceived  usury  nor  increase,  hath 
executed  my  judgments,  hath 
walked  in  my  statutes ;    he  shall 


^  woman  in 
her  separa- 
tion. 


-  lakcn 
aiijilit  to 
pledge, 


754 


Fenitence  shall  he  accepted. 


EZEKIEL,  19. 


Israel's  king  a  caged  lion. 


not    die    for    the    iniquity  of   his 
father,  he  .shcill  surely  Hve. 

18  As  for  his  father,  because 
he  cruelly  oppressed,  spoiled  his 
brother  by  violence,  and  did  that 
which  i&  not  good  among  his  peo- 
ple, lo,  even  he  shall  die  in  his 
iniquity. 

19  H  Yet  say  ye,  Why?  doth  not 
the  son  bear  the  iniquity  of  the 
father  1  When  the  son  hath  done 
that  which  is  lawful  and  right, 
and  hath  kept  all  my  statutes,  and 
hath  done  them,  he  shall  surely 
live. 

20  The  soul  thatsinneth,  it  shall 
die.  The  son  shall  not  bear  the 
iniquity  of  the  father,  neither  shall 
the  father  bear  the  iniquity  of  the 
son  :  the  righteousness  of  the  right- 
eous shall  be  upon  him,  and  the 
wickedness  of  the  wicked  shall  be 
upon  him. 

21  But  if  the  wicked  will  turn 
from  all  his  sins  that  he  hath  com- 
mitted, and  keep  all  my  statutes, 
and  do  that  which  is  lawful  and 
right,  he  shall  surely  live,  he  shall 
not  die. 

22  All  his  transgressions  that  he 
hath  committed,  they  shall  not  he 
mentioned  unto  him  :  in  his  right- 
eousness that  he  hath  done  he 
shall  live. 

23  Have  I  any  pleasure  at  all 
that  the  wicked  should  die?  saith 
the  Lord  God  :  and  not  that  he 
should  return  from  his  ways,  and 
live  % 

24  U  But  when  the  righteous 
turneth  away  from  his  righteous- 
ness, and  committeth  iniquity,  avd 
doeth  according  to  all  the  abomi- 
nations that  the  wicked  man  doeth, 
shall  he  live  %  All  his  righteousness 
that  he  hath  done  shall  not  be 
mentioned  :  in  his  trespass  that  he 
hath  trespassed,  and  in  his  sin  that 
he  hath  sinned,  in  them  shall  he 
die. 

25  ^  Yet  ye  say.  The  way  of  the 
Loi'd  is  not  equal.  Hear  now,  O 
house  of  Israel ;  Is  not  my  way 
equal  %  are  not  your  ways  unequal  % 

26  When  a  righteous  man  turn- 
eth away  from  his  righteousness, 
and  committeth  iniquity,  and  dieth 
in  them  ;  for  his  iniquity  that  he 
hath  done  shall  he  die. 

27  Again,  when  the  wicked  man 
turneth  away  from  his  wickedness 
that  he  hath  committed,  and  doeth 
that  which  is  lawful  and  right,  he 
shall  save  his  soul  alive. 

28  Because  he  considereth,  and 
turneth  away  from  all  his  trans- 
gressions that  he  hath  committed, 
he  shall  surely  live,  he  shall  not 
die. 


29  Yet  saith  the  house  of  Israel, 
The  way  of  the  Lord  is  not  equal. 

0  house  of  Israel,  are  not  my  ways 
equal?  are  not  your  ways  unequal? 

30  Therefore  I  will  judge  you,  O 
house  of  Israel,  every  one  accord- 
ing to  his  ways,  saith  the  Lord 
God.  llepent,  and  turn  yourselves 
from  all  your  ti'ansgressions ;  so 
iniquity  shall  not  be  your  ruin. 

31  ^  Cast  away  from  you  all 
your  transgressions,  whereby  ye 
have  transgressed  ;  and  make  you 
a  new  heart  and  a  new  spirit :  for 
why  will  ye  die,  O  house  of  Israel  ? 

32  For  I  have  no  plea-sure  in  the 
death  of  him  that  dieth,  saith  the 
Lord  God  :  wherefore  turn  your- 
selves, and  live  ye. 

CHAPTER  19. 

1  A  lamentation  for  the  iwincen  of  Israel, 
under  the  x>'irahle  of  lions'  whelps  taken  in 
a  pit,  10  and  for  Jerusalem  under  the 
piwable  of  (I  wasted  Tine. 

MOREOVER   take   thou    up  a 
lamentation  for  the  princes 
of  Israel, 

2  And  saj^  What  is  thy  mother? 
A  lioness :  she  lay  down  among 
lions,  she  nourished  her  whelps 
among  young  lions. 

3  And  she  brought  up  one  of  her 
whelps  :  it  became  a  young  lion, 
and  it  learned  to  catch  the  prey  ; 
it  devoured  men. 

4  The  nations  also  heard  of  him ; 
he  was  taken  in  their  pit,  and  they 
brought  him  with  chains  unto  the 
land  of  Egyijt. 

5  Now  when  she  saw  that  she 
had  waited,  and  her  hope  was  lost, 
then  she  took  another  of  her 
whelps,  and  made  him  a  young  lion. 

6  And  he  went  up  and  down 
among  the  lions,  he  became  a 
young  lion,  and  learned  to  catch 
the  prey,  and  devoured  men. 

7  And  he  knew  _  their  desolate 
palaces,  and  he  laid  waste  their 
cities ;  and  the  land  was  desolate, 
and  the  fulness  thereof,  by  the 
noise  of  his  roaring. 

8  Then  the  nations  set  against 
him  on  every  side  from  the  pro- 
vinces, and  spread  their  net  over 
him  :  he  was  taken  in  their  i)it. 

9  And  they  put  him  in  ward  in 
chains,  and  brought  him  to  the 
king  of  Babylon :  they  bi'ought 
him  into  holds,  that  his  voice 
should  no  more  be  heard  upon  the 
mountains  of  Israel. 

10  H  Thy  mother  is  like  a  vine 
in  thy  ^  blood,  planted  by  the 
waters  :  she  was  fruitful  and  full 
of  branches  by  reason  of  many 
waters. 

1 1  And  she  had  strong  rods  for 


1  likeness, 


755 


Israel  a  ruined  vine. 


EZEKIEL,  20. 


GocVs  dealings  ivith  Israel. 


-  Ill  that 
day  I  swai'f! 


the  sceptres  of  them  that  bare  rule, 
and  her  stature  was  exalted  among 
the  thick  branches,  and  she  ap- 
peared in  her  height  with  the 
multitude  of  her  branches. 

12  Butshewasplucked  up  infury, 
she  was  cast  down  to  the  ground, 
and  the  east  wind  dried  up  her  fruit : 
her  strong  rods  were  broken  and 
withered  ;  the  fire  consumed  them. 

13  And  now  she  is  planted  in 
the  wilderness,  in  a  dry  and  thirsty 
ground. 

14  And  fire  is  gone  out  of  a  rod 
of  her  branches,  which  hath  de- 
voured her  fruit,  so  that  she  hath 
no  strong  rod  to  he  a  sceptre  to 
rule.  This  is  a  lamentation,  and 
shall  be  for  a  lamentation. 

CHAPTER  20. 

1  6o(l  refui^eth  to  Jm  congulted  hy  the  elders 
of  Tsrael.  5  He  sheioeth  the  story  of  their 
rebelUons  hi  Ef/ypt,  10  in  the  wiklei-iiens, 
27  and  in  the  land.  83  He  prorniselh  to 
gather  them  hy  the  gospel.  45  Under  the 
name  of  a  forest  he  sheiceth  the  destruction 
(f  Jerusalem. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
seventh  year,  in  the  fifth 
month,  the  tenth  day  of  the  month, 
that  certain  of  the  elders  of  Israel 
came  to  enquire  of  the  Lord,  and 
sat  before  me. 

2  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  me,  saying, 

3  Son  of  man,  speak  unto  the 
elders  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Are  ye 
conie  to  enquire  of  me"?  As  I  live, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  I  will  not  be 
enquired  of  by  you. 

4  Wilt  thou  judge  them,  son  of 
man,  wilt  thou  judge  them?  cause 
tlieni  to  know  the  abominations  of 
their  fathers  : 

5  fl  And  say  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Jn  the  day 
when  I  chose  Israel,  and  '  lifted  up 
mine  hand   unto   the  seed  of  the 


house  of  .Jacob,  and  made  myself 
known  unto  them  in  the  land  of 
Egyi)t,  when  1  'lifted  u|)  mine 
hand  unto  them,  saying,  i  aiu  the 
Loui)  your  (jrod  ; 
G  -  In   the  day   that  T  lifted  up 


)nine  liaiid  unto  liiem,  to  l)ring 
tlicin  forth  of  the  land  of  I'>gyp1 
into  a  land  that  I  liad  espied  for 
them,  flowing  with  milk  aTid  honey, 
which  i.M  the  glory  of  all  lands  : 

7  Then  said  I  unto  them,  Cast 
ye  away  every  man  the  abomina- 
tions of  his  eyes,  and  defil<»  not 
yourselves  with  tlie  idols  of  Egypt: 
I  mil.  the  r.oiii)  your  God. 

H  ]{iit  they  I'ebelled  against  me, 
and  would  not  hearken  unto  mc : 
they  did  not  every  man  cast  away 


the  abominations  of  their  ej^es, 
neitlier  did  they  forsake  the  idols 
of  Egypt :  then  I  said,  I  will  i^our 
out  my  fury  upon  them,  to  accom- 
plish my  anger  against  them  in 
the  midst  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

9  But  I  wrought  for  my  name's 
sake,  that  it  should  not  be  •'  pol- 
luted before  tlie  heathen,  among 
whom  they  vere,  in  whose  sight  I 
made  myself  known  unto  them,  in 
bringing  them  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

1 0  II  Wherefore  I  caused  them  to 
go  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egj^pt, 
and  brought  them  into  the  wilder- 
ness. 

1 1  And  I  gave  them  my  statutes, 
and  shewed  them  my  judgments, 
which  '//■  a  man  do,  he  shall  even 
live  in  them. 

12  Moreover  also  I  gave  them 
my  sabbaths,  to  be  a  sign  between 
me  and  them,  that  they  might 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord  that 
sanctify  them. 

13  But  the  house  of  Israel  re- 
belled against  me  in  the  wilder- 
ness :  they  walked  not  in  my 
statutes,  and  they  ^  despised  my 
judgments,  which  if  a  man  do,  he 
shall  even  live  in  them  :  and  my 
sabbaths  they  greatly  •''polluted  : 
then  I  said,  I  would  pour  out  my 
fury  upon  them  in  the  wilderness, 
to  consume  them. 

14  But  I  wrought  for  my  name's 
sake,  that  it  should  not  be  ''pol- 
luted before  the  heathen,  in  whose 
sigiit  1  brought  them  out. 

15  Yet  also  I  '  lifted  up  my  ha-nd 


unto  them  in  the  v/ildern(^ss,  tliat 
I  would  not  bring  them  into  tiie 
land  which  I  had  given  them, 
flowing  with  milk  and  honey, 
which  in  the  glory  of  all  lands ; 

IG  Because  they  ''dest])ised  my 
judgments,  and  walked  not  in  my 
statutes,  but  ''  polluted  iny  sab- 
baths: for  their  heart  went  after 
tlieii-  idols. 

I  7  Nevertheless  mine  eye  spai'ed 
them  from  destroying  thcMu,  neither 
did  i  make  an  end  of  them  in  the 
wilderness. 

IH   l)Ut  I  said   unto  tln'ir  cliild 
ren  in  the  wildei'iiess,  Walk  yi'  not 
in  the  statutes  of  youi-  f'alhers,  nei- 
ther oliserve  their  judgments,  nor 
defile  yourselves  with  their  idols: 

10  I  nm.  the  Loud  your  (Jod; 
walk  in  my  statutes,  and  keep  my 
judgments,  and  do  tliem  ; 

20  vVnd  liallow  my  sabbaths;  and 
tliey  shall  l)e  a  sign  between  me 
and  yfiu,  that  ye  may  know  that  I 
am.  tne  Loud  your  (jlod. 

21  Notwithstanding    the    child- 


756 


IsQ-aeVs  rebellions. 


EZEKIEL,  20. 


After  chastisement,  restoration. 


ren  rebelled  against  me :  they 
walked  not  in  uiy  statutes,  neither 
kept  my  judgments  to  do  them, 
which  if  a  man  do,  he  shall  even 
live  in  them ;  they  ^  polluted  my 
sabbaths  :  then  I  said,  i  would  pour 
out  my  fury  upon  them,  to  accom- 
plish my  anger  against  them  in  the 
wilderness. 

22  Nevertheless  I  \yithdrew  mine 
hand,  and  wrought  for  my  name's 
sake,  that  it  should  not  be  ^  pol- 
luted in  the  sight  of  the  heathen,  in 
whose  sight  I  brought  them  forth. 

23  I  '-^  lifted  UT)  mine  hand  unto 
them  also  in  the  wilderness,  that 
I  would  scatter  them  among  the 
heathen,  and  disperse  them  through 
the  countries  ; 

24  Because  they  had  not  exe- 
cuted my  judgments,  but  had  ''de- 
spised my  statutes,  and  had  ^])i)l- 
luted  my  sabbaths,  and  their  eyes 
were  after  their  fathers'  idols. 

25  Wherefore  I  gave  them  also 
statutes  that  were  not  good,  and 
judgments  whereby  they  should 
not  live ; 

26  And  I  polluted  them  in  their 
own  gifts,  in  that  they  caused  to 
pass  through  the  fire  all  that  open- 
eth  the  Avomb,  that  1  might  make 
them  desolate,  to  the  end  that  they 
might  know  that  I  a//?  the  LoitD. 

27  H  Therefore,  son  of  man,  speak 
unto  the  house  of  Israel,  and  say 
unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Yet  in  this  your  fathers  have 
blasphemed  me,  in  that  they  have 
committed  a  trespass  against  me. 

28  i^or  when  I  had  brought  them 
into  the  land,  ^  for  the  which  1 
lifted  up  mine  liiind   to  give  it  to 


them,  tlien  tJiey  saw  every  high 
hill,  and  all  the  thick  trees,  and 
they  offered  there  their  sacrifices, 
and  there  they  presented  the  provo- 
cation of  their  offering  :  thei-e  also 
they  made  their  sweet  savour,  and 
poured  out  there  their  drink  offer- 
ings. 

29  Then  I  said  unto  tliem.  What 
is  the  high  place  whereunto  ye  go'^ 
And  the  name  theniof  is  called 
*Bamah  unto  this  day. 

30  Wherefore  say  unto  the  house 
of  Israel,  Thus  saitli  the  Lord  (lOD  ; 
Are  ye  polluted  after  th.e  manner 
of  your  fathers'?  and  commit  ye 
whoi'edom  after  their  abomina- 
tions i 

31  For  when  ye  offer  your  gifts, 
when  ye  make  your  sons  to  pass 
through  the  fire,  ye  pollute;  your- 
selves with  all  your  idols,  evi^n 
unto    this    day :    and    shall    1    be 


enquired  of  by  you,  O  house  of 
Israel  1  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  I  will  not  be  enquired  of  by 
you. 

32  And  that  which  cometh  into 
your  mind  shall  not  be  at  all,  that 
ye  say.  We  will  be  as  the  heathen, 
as  the  families  of  the  countries,  to 
serve  wood  and  stone. 

33  ^  /Is  I  live,  saitli  the  Lord 
Gob,  surely  with  a  mighty  hand, 
and  with  a  stretched  out  arm,  and 
with  fury  poured  out,  will  1  rule 
over  you  : 

34  And  I  will  bring  you  out  from 
the  ^  peo])le,  and  will  gather  you 
out  of  the  countries  wherein  ye 
are  scattered,  with  a  mighty  hand, 
and  with  a  stretched  out  arm,  and 
with  fury  poured  out. 

35  And  I  will  bring  you  into  the 
wilderness  of  the  °  people,  and  there 
will  I  plead  with  you  face  to  face. 

36  Like  as  I  pleaded  with  your 
fathers  in  the  wilderness  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  so  will  I  plead  with  you, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

37  And  I  will  cause  you  to  pass 
under  the  rod,  and  I  will  bring  you 
into  the  bond  of  the  covenant : 

38  And  I  will  jmrge  out  from 
among  you  the  rebels,  and  them 
that  transgress  against  me :  I  will 
bring  them  forth  out  of  the  coun- 
try where  they  sojourn,  and  they 
shall  not  enter  into  the  land  of  Is- 
rael :  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  LoKD. 

39  As  for  you,  O  house  of  Israel, 
thus  saith  the  Lord  Gop ;  Go  ye, 
serve  ye  every  one  his  idols,  *^  and 
hereafter ''f/.'-'o,  if  ye  will  not  hearken 
unto  me:  '  hut  rxilhite  yc^  my  holy 
name  no  more  with  yovu-  gifts,  and 
with  your  idols. 

40  For  in  mine  holy  mountain, 
in  the  mountain  of  the  height  of 
Israel,  saith  the  Lord  God,  there 
shall  all  the  house  of  Israel,  all  of 
them  in  the  land,  serve  me :  there 
will  I  accept  them,  and  there  will 
1  require  your  offerings,  and  the 
firstfruits  of  your  oblations,  with 
all  your  holy  things. 

41  I  will  accept  you  with  your 
sweet  savour,  when  I  bring  you  out 
from  the  people,  and  gather  you 
out  of  the  countries  wherein  ye 
have  been  scattered  ;  and  1  will  be 
sanctified  in  you  before  tludieathen. 

42  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  a?» 
the  Lord,  when  I  shall  bring  you 
into  the  land  of  Israel,  into  the 
country  ''/or  the  which   I  lifted  up 


*  That  is,  High  place. 


5  peoples, 


luiiT'  hand  to  give  it  to  your  fathei's. 


4;')  And  there  .shall  ye  remember 
5'our  ways,  and  all  your  doings, 
wherein  ye  have  been  defiled  ;  and 


4  which  I 

sware  to 
iiive 


757 


God's  iiharpened  sivord 


EZEKIEL,  21. 


against  Jerusalem  and  Amnion. 


1  iiekl  in  the 
South ; 

2  South, 


ye  shall  lothe  yourselves  in  your 
own  sight  for  all  your  evils  that  ye 
have  committed. 

44:  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord,  when  I  have  wrought 
with  you  for  my  name's  sake,  not 
according  to  your  wicked  ways,  nor 
according  to  your  corrupt  doings, 

0  ye  house  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

45  H  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

46  iSon  of  man,  set  thy  face 
toward  the  south,  and  drop  thi/ 
word  toward  the  south,  and  pro- 
phesy against  the  forest  of  the 
'south  field  : 

47  And  say  to  the  forest  of  the 
"  south,  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  ; 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Behold, 

1  will  kindle  a  fire  in  thee,  and  it 
shall  devour  every  green  tree  in 
thee,  and  every  dry  tree  :  the  Ham- 
ing  flame  shall  not  be  quenched, 
and  all  faces  from  the  south  to  the 
north  shall  be  burned  therein. 

48  And  all  flesh  sliall  see  that  I 
the  Lord  have  kindled  it :  it  shall 
not  be  quenched. 

49  Then  said  I,  Ah  Lord  God  ! 
they  say  of  me,  Doth  he  not  sjoeak 
parables  1 

CHAPTER  21. 

1  Esekiel  jn-ophexieth  a(j<iinM  Jerusalem 
with,  a  xign  of  >iiyhin(i.  S  The  nharp  and 
briglU  Kivord,  18  (iffuinst  Jeriisalem,  '25 
against  the  kingdom,  28  and  against  the. 
Ammonites. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  to- 
ward Jei'usalem,and  drop  thy  word 
toward  the  holy  places,  and  jjro- 
phesy  against  the  land  of  Israel, 

3  And  say  to  the  land  of  Israel, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold,  T  aub 
against  thee,  and  will  draw  forth 
my  sword  out  of  his  sheath,  and 
will  cut  oil'  from  thee  the  righteous 
and  the  wicked. 

4  Seeing  then  that  I  will  cut  ofF 
from  the(^  the  right(!ous  and  the 
wick(Kl,  tlu^refore  shall  my  sword 
go  forth  out  of  ids  sheath  against  all 
ilesh  from  lh(^  soutli  to  tlu;  north  : 

5  Tliat  ail  flesh  may  know  that  I 
the  LoKD  have  drawn  f(jrth  my 
sword  out  of  his  sheath  :  it  shall 
not  return  any  mcjre. 

6  iSigh  thcrefoi'e,  thou  son  of 
man,  with  tlu;  breaking  of  ^/<// loins; 
and  with  bitterness  sigh  before 
thiiir  eyes. 

7  And  it  sliall  be,  wlien  they  say 
unto  thee,  Wherefore  sigh(;st  thou  1 
tliat  thou  shalt  answer.  For  the 
tidings;  because  it  conieth  :  and 
every  heart  shall  melt,  and  all 
hands  shall   be  feeble,  and   every 


spirit  shall  faint,  and  all  knees 
shall  be  weak  an  water  :  behold,  it 
Cometh,  and  shall  be  brought  to 
pass,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

8  ^I  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

y  Son  of  man,  prophesy,  and  say, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Say,  A  sword, 
a  sword  is  sharpened,  and  also  fur- 
bished : 

10  It  is  sharpened  to  make  a  sore 
slaughter  ;  it  is  furbished  that  it 
may  glitter  :  should  we  then  make 
mirth  ?  it  contemn^eth  the  rod  of 
n;y  son,  as  every  tree. 

1 1  And  he  hath  given  it  to  be 
furbished,  that  it  may  be  handled  : 
this  sword  is  sharpened,  and  it  is 
furbished,  to  give  it  into  the  hand 
of  the  slayer. 

12  Cry  and  howl,  son  of  man: 
for  it  shall  be  upon  my  people,  it 
.s'Aa//  be  upon  all  the  princes  of 
Israel :  ^  terrors  by  reasf)n  of  the 
sword   shall    be  upon   my  people: 


smite  therefore  upon  thy  thigh. 

13  Because  it  is  a  trial,  and  what 
if  the  sivord  contemn  even  the  rod'? 
it  shall  be  no  mo7^e,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

14  Thou  tlu'refore,  son  of  man, 
prophesy,  and  smite  thine  hands 
together,  and  let  the  sword  be  dou- 
bled the  third  time,  the  sword  of 
the  slain  :  it  is  the  sword  of  the 
great  men  that  are  slain,  which  en- 
tereth  into  their  privy  chambers. 

15  I  have  set  the  point  of  the 
sword  against  all  their  gates,  that 
the.ir  heart  may  faint,  find  their 
ruins  be  multiplied:  ah  !  it  is  made 
bright,  it  is  ^  wrapped  u])  for  the 
slaughter. 

IG  Go  thee  one  way  or  other, 
either  on  the  right  hand,  or  on  the 
left,  whithersoever  thy  face  is  set. 

17  1  will  also  smite  mine  hands 
together,  and  1  will  ■'  cause  my  fui-y 
to  rest  :  I  the  LoRD  liave  said  it. 


18  II  Tlie  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me  again,  saying, 

19  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  ap- 
point th(>e  two  ways,  that  the  sword 
of  tlu!  king  of  Babylon  may  come  : 
both  twain  shall  come  forth  f)ut  of 
oik;  land  :  and  choose  thou  a  iilace, 
choose  it  at  the  head  of  the  way  to 
tlie  city. 

20  Appoint  a  way,  that  the  sword 
may  come  to  ''  l>abba,tli  of  the  Am- 
monites, and  to  .)udah  in  Jerusa- 
lem the  d(!fen(!pd. 

2  I  For  the  king  of  I'abylon  stood 
at  the  riarting  of  tlu;  way,  at  the 
head  or  the  two  ways,  to  use  divi- 
nation :  h(*"  made  ///.vaj-|-ows bright. 
he  consulted  with  images,  lu;  looked 
in  the  liver. 


758 


Babylon  shall  punish  them. 


EZEKIEL,  22. 


Tlie  sins  of  Jerusalem. 


iln 


2  cast  up 


3  be  no  more 


■*  furbished 
to  the 
uttermost, 
that  it  may 
he  as 
lightning : 


6  Cause  it  to 
return  into 
its  sheath. 


22  '  At  his  right  hand  was  the  di- 
vination for  Jerusalem,  to  appoint 
captains,  to  open  the  mouth  in  the 
slaugliter,  to  ht't  up  the  voice  with 
shouting,  to  appoint  battering  rams 
against  the  gates,  to '"  cast  a  mount, 
and  to  build  a  fort. 

23  And  it  shall  be  unto  them  as 
a  false  divination  in  their  sight,  to 
them  that  have  sworn  oaths  :  but 
lie  will  call  to  remembrance  the  ini- 
quity, that  they  maj-  be  taken. 

24  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Because  ye  have  made  your 
iniquity  to  be  remembered,  in  that 
your  transgressions  are  discovered, 
so  that  in  all  your  doings  your  sins 
do  appear  ;  because,  /  say,  that  ye 
are  come  to  remembrance,  ye  shall 
be  taken  with  the  hand. 

25  H  And  thou,  profane  wicked 
prince  of  Israel,  whose  day  is  come, 
when  iniquity  shall  have  an  end, 

26  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Remove  the  diadem,  and  take  off 
the  crown  :  this  shall  ^  not  he  the 
same :  exalt  him  that  is  low,  and 
abase  him  that  is  high. 

27  I  will  overturn,  overturn, 
overturn,  it :  and  it  shall  be  no  'more, 
until  he  come  whose  right  it  is  ;  and 
I  will  give  it  him. 

28  ^  And  thou,  son  of  man,  pro- 
phesy and  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  concerning  the  Ammonites, 
and  concerning  their  reproach ; 
even  say  thou,  The  sword,  the 
sword  is  drawn  :  for  the  slaughter 
it  is  ^fui'bished,  to  consume  he- 
cause  of  the  glittering:: 

29  Whiles  they  see  vanity  unto 
thee,  whiles  they  divine  a  lie  unto 
thee,  to  bring  thee  upon  the  necks 
of  them  that  are  slain,  of  the  wicked, 
whose  day  is  come,  when  their  ini- 
quity shall  have  an  end. 

30  °  Shall  I  cause  it  to  return  into 


his  sheatli  J    1  will  judge  thee  in 


the  place  where  thou  wast  created, 
in  the  land  of  thy  nativity. 

31  And  I  will  pour  out  mine  in- 
dignation upon  tliee,  I  will  blow 
against  thee  in  the  fire  of  my  wrath, 
and  deliver  thee  into  the  hand  of 
brutish  men,  and  skilful  to  destroy. 

32  Thou  shalt  be  for  fuel  to  the 
fire  ;  thy  blood  shall  be  in  the  midst 
of  the  land  ;  thou  shalt  be  no  more 
remembered  :  for  I  the  Lord  have 
spoken  it. 

CHAPTER  22. 

I  A  catalogue  of  miin  in  Jerusalem.  13  God 
uiU  burn  them  an  drosti  in  liis  furnace. 
23  Tlie  general  corrujtiion  if  prophetn, 
prientx,  princes,  and  people. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of   the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying. 


2  Now,  thou  son  of  man,  wilt 
thou  judge,  wilt  thou  judge  the 
bloody  city  %  yea,  thou  shalt "  shew 
her  all  her  abominations. 

6  Then  say  thou.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God,  The  city  sheddeth  blood 
in  the  midst  of  it,  that  her  time 
may  come,  and  maketh  idols  against 
herself  to  defile  herself. 

4  Thou  art  become  guilty  in  thy 
blood  that  thou  hast  shed ;  and 
hast  cleHled  thyself  in  thine  idols 
which  thou  hast  made  ;  and  thou 
hast  caused  thy  days  to  draw  near, 
and  art  come  even  unto  thy  years  : 
therefore  have  I  made  thee  a  re- 
proach unto  the  heathen,  and  a 
mocking  to  all  countries. 

•  5  Those  that  he  near,  and  those 
that  he  far  from  thee,  shall  mock 
thee, ''  ii'hirh  art  infamous  and  much 
vexed. 

6  Behold,  the  i)rinces  of  Israel, 
every  one  were  in  thee  to  their 
power  to  shed  blood. 

7  In  thee  have  they  set  light  by 
father  and  mother  :  in  the  midst:  of 
thee  have  they  dealt  by  oppression 
with  the  stranger :  in  thee  have 
they  vexed  the  fatherless  and  the 
widow. 

8  Thou  hast  despised  mine  holy 
things,  and  hast  profaned  my  sab- 
baths. 

9  In  thee  are  men  tliat  carry 
tales  to  shed  blood  :  and  in  thee  they 
eat  upon  the  mountains :  in  the 
midst  of  thee  they  commit  lewdness. 

10  In  thee  have  they  discovered 
their  fathers'  nakedness :  in  thee 
have  they  humbled  her  that  was 
set  apart  for  pollution. 

11  And  one  hath  committed 
abomination  with  his  neighbour's 
wife  ;  and  another  hath  lewdly  de- 
filed his  daughter  in  law  ;  and  an- 
other in  thee  hath  humbled  his 
sister,  his  father's  daughter. 

1 2  In  thee  have  they  taken  ^ gifts 
to  shed  blood ;  thou  hast  taken 
usury  and  increase,  and  thou  hast 
greedily  gained  of  thy  neighbours 
by  extortion,  and  hast  forgotten 
me,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

13^  Behold,  therefore  I  have 
smitten  mine  hand  at  thy  dishon- 
est gain  which  thou  hast  made,  and 
at  th;^  blood  which  hath  been  in 
the  midst  of  thee. 

14  Can  thine  heart  endure,  or 
can  thine  hands  be  strong,  in  the 
days  that  I  shall  deal  with  thee  % 
I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it,  and 
will  do  it. 

1.5  And  I  will  scatter  thee  among 
the  heathen,  and  disperse  thee  in 
the  countries,  and  will  consume  thy 
filthiness  out  of  thee. 


*^  cause  her 
to  know 


"  thou 
infamous 
one  and  full 
of  tumult. 


8  bribes 


759 


Sins  of  priests,  princes,  and  jyi'ojjJiets.     EZEKIEL,  23. 


Aholah  and  AJiolibah. 


16  And   thou   shalt  Hake  thine 


inlieritance  in  thyself  in  the  sigiit 
ot  tile  heathen,  and  thou  shalt 
know  that  I  ai/i  the  Lord. 

17  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  the  house  of 
Israel  is  to  me  become  dross :  all 
they  are  brass,  and  tin,  and  iron, 
and  lead,  in  the  midst  of  the  fur- 
nace ;  they  are  ev&n  the  dross  of 
silver. 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  liecause  ye  areall  become 
dross,  Vjehold,  therefore  I  will 
gather  you  into  the  midst  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

20  As  they  gather  silver,  and 
brass,  and  iron,  and  lead,  and  tin, 
into  the  midst  of  the  furnace,  to 
blow  the  fire  upon  it,  to  melt  it  ; 
so  will  I  gather  you  in  mine  auger 
and  in  my  fury,  and  I  will  leave 
i/ou  there,  and  melt  you. 

21  Yea,  I  will  gather  you,  and 
blow  upon  you  in  the  fire  of  my 
wrath,  and  ye  shall  be  melted  in 
the  midst  thereof. 

22  As  silver  is  melted  in  the 
midst  of  the  furnace,  so  shall  ye  be 
melted  in  the  midst  thereof ;  and 
ye  shall  know  that  I  the  Lord  have 
lX)ured  out  my  fury  upon  you. 

23  1(  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  vmto  me,  saying, 

.  24  Son  of  man,  say  unto  her. 
Thou  art  the  land  that  is  not 
cleansed,  nor  rained  upon  in  the 
day_of  indignation. 

25  There  is  a  conspiracy  of  her 
prophets  in  the  midst  thereof,  like 
a  roai'ing  lion  ravening  the  prey  ; 
they  have  devcnired  souls ;  they 
have  taken  the  treasure  and  pre- 
cious things ;  they  have  made  her 
many  widows  in  the  midst  thereof. 

2(3  Her  priests  have  violated  my 
law,  and  have  i)i'ofaned  mine  holy 
things:  they  have  put  no  differ- 
(Mico  between  tlie  holy  and  profane, 
neither  have  the.y  shewed  diU'ererice 
b(!tw(H3n  the  unclean  and  the  clean, 
and  have  hid  their  eyi;s  from  my 
sabbaths,  and  1  am  profaned 
among  tliem. 

27  H(!r  princes  in  the  midst 
thei-(;of  are  like  wolves  ravening 
the  pi'ey,  to  slied  blood,  and  to 
destroy  souls,  to  get  dishonest 
gain. 

2S  And  her  prophets  havedaubed 
"tliriii     with     untciniiered     niorh'r. 


seeing  vanity,  and  di\ining  lies 
unto  them,  saying,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  fjoi),  when  the  Lord  hath 
not  spoken. 

29  The  people  of  the  land  have 
used  opi)ression,  and  exercised  I'ob- 
bery,  and  have  vexed  the  poor  and 


needy  :  yea,   they  have  oppi-essed 
the  stranger  wrongfully. 

30  And  1  sought  for  a  man 
among  them,  that  should  "  make 
up  the  hedge,  and  stand  in  the  gap 
before  me  for  the  land,  that  I 
should  not  destroy  it :  but  I  found 
none. 

31  Therefore  have  I  poured  out 
mine  indignation  upon  them ;  I 
have  consumed  them  with  the  fire 
of  my  wrath :  their  own  way  have 
I  recompensed  upon  their  heads, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  23. 

1  The,  whoredamH  <if  AhoUih  and  AJiofihuJi. 
2i!  AholilHili  !s  1,,  }„'  I, I, ((/lie, I  I,,/  li,r  /on-rs. 
3G  Thejiroj^fi,/  r.pnir,  lli  tl,,-  ii,l iiiti  ri,  x  of 
thi'in  both,   45  (I, III  x/i,  ir<  lit  lli.t-i r  JHil ,j ii,,-,ii.'<. 

ri^HE   word  of   the  Lord    came 
jL    again  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  there  were  two 
women,  the  daughters  of  one 
mother : 

3  And  they  committed  whore- 
doms in  Egypt ;  they  committed 
whoredoms  in  their  j^outh  :  there 
were  their  ])reasts  pressed,  and 
there  they  •*  bruised  the  teats  of 
their  virginity. 

4  And  the  names  of  them  ivere 
*  Aholah  the  elder,  and  t  Aholibah 
her  sister :  and  tlK^y  were  mine, 
and  they  bare  sons  and  daughters. 
Thus  vjere  their  names  ;  Samaria  is 
Aholah,  and  Jerusalem  Aholibah. 

5  And  Aholah  played  the  harlot 
when  she  was  mine  ;  and  she  doted 
on  her  lovers,  on  the  Assyrians  he7- 
neighbours, 

6  Whidi  vere  clothed  with  blue, 
captains  and  rulers,  all  of  them  de- 
sii'abk^  young  men,  horsemen  rid- 
ing upon  horses. 

7  Thus  she  committed  her  whore- 
doms with  them,  with  all  them  that 
were  the  chosen  men  of  Assyria, 
and  with  all  on  whom  she  doted  : 
with  all  their  idols  she  defiled  her- 
self. 

8  Neither  left  she  her  whoredoms 
hr()nghtivo\\\  l*'gypt :  forin  heryouth 
they  lay  with  her,  and  they  ^  bruiscc  1 


the   breasts   of  lier  virginit.v,   and 
poured  their  whoredom  upon  her. 

9  Whei-efore  I  havedeUvered  lier 
into  the  hand  of  her  lovers,  into 
the  hand  of  the  Assyrians,  upon 
whom  she  doted. 

10  These  discovered  her  naked- 
ness: they  took  liei-  sons  and  her 
daughters,  and  slew  Inn*  with  the 
sword :  and  she  became  ''  f'anious 
among  women  ;  for  they  had  exe- 
cuted  judgment  upon  her. 


*  That  in,  TFor  tent. 

t  That  in,  My  tout  is  in  iier. 


3  build  uj) 
tlie  wall, 


4  luimlled 
the  bosom 


;i  byword 


760 


Tlieir  lewdness. 


EZEKIEL,  23. 


Their  'pvnishment. 


1 1  And  wlien  her  sister  Aholil^ali 
saw  thlH,  she  was  more  corrupt  in 
her  inordinate  love  than  she,  and 
in  licr  whoredoms  more  than  her 
sister  in  Iter  whoredoms. 

1 2  She  doted  upon  the  Assyrians 
her  neighbours,  captains  and  rulers 
clothed  most  gorgeously,  horsemen 
liding  upon  horses,  all  of  them  de- 
sirable young  men. 

1.3  Then  1  saw  that  she  was  de- 
filed, that  they  took  both  one 
way, 

14  And  that  she  increased  her 
whoredoms:  for  when  she  saw  men 
pourtrayed  upon  the  wall,  the  im- 
ages of  the  Chaldeans  pourtrayed 
with  vermilion, 

1 .5  Girded  with  girdles  upon  their 
loins,   ^  exceeding  in    dyed    attire 


upon  tlieir  heads,  all  of  them  prin- 
ces  to  look  to,  after  the  manner  of 
the  Babylonians  of  Chaldea,  the 
land  of  their  nativity : 

1 G  And  as  soon  as  she  saw  them 
with  her  eyes,  she  doted  upon  them, 
anfl  sent  messengers  unto  them 
into  Chaldea. 

17  And  the  Babylonians  came  to 
her  into  the  bed  of  love,  and  they 
defiled  her  with  their  whoredom, 
and  she  was  polluted  with  them, 
and  her  mind  was  alienated  from 
them. 

1  <S  So  she  discovered  her  whore- 
doms, and  discovered  her  naked- 
ness :  then  my  mind  was  alienated 
from  her,  like  as  my  mind  was 
alienated  from  her  sister. 

19  Yet  she  multiplied  her  whore- 
doms, in  calling  to  remembrance 
the  days  of  her  youth,  wherein  she 
had  played  the  harlot  in  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

20  For  she  doted  upon  their  para- 
mours, whose  flesh  is  ax  the  flesh 
of  asses,  and  whose  issue  is  like 
the  issue  of  horses. 

21  Thus  thou  calledst  to  remem- 
brance the  lewdness  of  thy  youth, 
in  "bruising  thy  teats  by  the 
Egyptians  for  the    ■  ]r,ivfi   of    thy 

youth. 

22  U  Therefore,  OAholibah,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  Gop;  Jiehold,  1  will 
raise  up  thy  lovers  agaijist  thee, 
from  whom  thy  mind  is  alienated, 
and  I  will  bring  them  against  thee 
on  every  side ; 

23  The  Babylonians,  and  all  the 
Chaldeans,  Pekod,  and  Shoa,  and 
Koa,  and  all  the  Assyrians  with 
them :  all  of  them  desirable  young 
men,  captains  and  rulers,  greai 
lords  and  renowned,  all  of  them 
riding  upon  horses. 

21  And  they  shall  come  against 
thee  with  chariots,  wagons,  and 
wheels,  and  with  an  assembly  of 


"•people,  which  shall  set  against 
thee  l)uckler  and  shield  and  helmet 
round  about:  and  I  will  set  judg- 
ment before  them,  and  they  shall 
judge  thee  according  to  their  judg- 
ments. 

2.5  And  I  will  set  my  jealousy 
against  thee,  and  they  shall  deal 
furiously  with  thee :  they  shall 
take  away  thy  nose  and  thine  ears ; 
and  thy  remnant  shall  fall  by  the 
sword:  they  shall  take  thy  sons 
and  thy  daughters;  and  thy  resi- 
due shall  be  devoured  by  the  fii'e. 

26  They  shall  also  strip  thee  out 
of  thy  clothes,  and  take  away  thy 
fair  jewels. 

27  Thus  will  I  make  thy  lewd- 
ness to  cease  from  thee,  and  thy 
whoredom  brought  from  the  land 
of  Egypt :  so  that  thou  shalt  not 
lift  up  thine  eyes  unto  them,  nor 
remember  Egypt  any  more. 

28  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  Gon  ; 
Behold,  I  will  deliver  thee  into  the 
hand  of  them,  whom  thou  hatest, 
into  the  hand  of  them  from  whom 
thy  mind  is  alienated : 

29  Anrl  they  shall  deal  with  thee 
•^hatefully,  and  shall  take  away  all 
thy  laboui',  and  shall  leave  thee 
naked  and  bare:  and  the  naked- 
ness of  thy  whoredoms  shall  be 
discovered,  both  thy  lewdness  and 
thy  whoredoms. 

30  I  will  do  these  things  unto 
thee,  because  thou  hast  "  gone  a 
whoi-ing  after  the  heathen,  and 
because  thou  art  polluted  with 
their  idols. 

31  Thou  hast  walked  inthe  way 
of  thy  sister  ;  therefore  will  I  give 
her  cup  into  thine  hand. 

32  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Thou  shalt  drink  of  thy  sister's 
cup  deep  and  large  :  thou  shalt  be 
laughed  to  scorn  and  had  in  deri- 
sion ;  it  containeth  much. 

33  Thou  shalt  be  filled  with 
drunkenness  and  sorrow,  with  the 
cup  of  astonishment  and  desola- 
tion, with  the  cup  of  thy  sister 
Samaria. 

34  Thou  shalt  even  drink  it  and 
suck  it  out,  and  thou  shalt  '^  break 


^  peoples, 


the  sherds  thereof,  and  ^  pluck  oil 
thine  own  breasts :  for  1  have 
spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord  Gon. 

35  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Because  thou  hast  forgotten 
me,  and  cast  me  behind  thy  back, 
therefore  bear  thou  also  thy  lewd- 
ness and  thy  whoredoms. 

36  II  The  Loiin  said  moreover 
unto  me ;  Son  of  man,  wilt  thou 
judge  Aholah  and  Aholibah  ?  yea, 
declare  unto  them  their  abomina- 
tions ; 


^  ill  hatred, 


•J  played  the 
harlot 


'  .UllilW 

s  tear 


761 


Judgment  on  unfalthfalness. 


EZEKIEL,  24 


Figure  of  the  caldron. 


37  That  they  have  committed 
adultery,  and  blood  is  in  their 
hands,  and  with  their  idols  have 
they  committed  adultery,  and 
have  also  caused  their  sons,  whom 
they  bare  unto  me,  to  pass  for 
them  through  the  fire,  to  devour 
them. 

38  Moreover  this  they  have  done 
unto  me :  they  have  defiled  my 
sanctuary  in  the  same  day,  and 
have  profaned  my  sabbaths. 

39  For  when  they  had  slain 
their  children  to  their  idols,  then 
they  came  the  same  day  into  my 
sanctuary  to  profane  it ;  and,  lo, 
thus  have  they  done  in  the  midst 
of  mine  house. 

40  And  furthermore,  that  ye 
have  sent  for  men  to  come  from 
far,  unto  whom  a  messenger  ivas 
sent ;  and,  lo,  they  came :  for 
whom  thou  didst  wash  thyself, 
paintedst  thy  eyes,  and  deckedst 
thyself  with  ornaments, 

41  And  satest  upon  a  stately 
bed,  and  a  table  prepared  before 
it,  whereupon  thou  hast  set  mine 
incense  and  mine  oil. 

42  And  a  voice  of  a  multitude 
being  at  ease  kms  with  her :  and 
with  the  men  of  the  common  sort 
ivere  brought  Sabeans  from  the 
wilderness,  which  put  bracelets 
upon  their  hands,  and  beautiful 
crowns  upon  their  heads. 

43  Then  said  I  unto  her  that  was 
old  in  adulteries.  Will  they  now 
commit  whoredoms  with  her,  and 
she  ^vith  tfiem^ 

44  Yet  they  went  in  unto  her, 
as  they  go  in  unto  a  woman  that 
playetn  the  harlot :  so  went  they 
in  unto  Aholah  and  unto  Aholibah, 
the  lewd  women. 

45  *\  And  the  righteous  men, 
they  shall  judge  them  after  the 
manner  of  adulteresses,  and  after 
the  maimer  of  women  that  slied 
blood  ;  because  they  are^  adulter- 
esses, and  blood  ?'.s  in  their  hands. 

46  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  (ion  ; 
I  will  bring  up  a  company  upon 
th(;m,  and  will  give  them  to  be 
reinovefl  and  spoiled. 

47  And  the  company  shall  stone 
them  with  stones,  and  dispatch 
them  with  their  swords  ;  they  shall 
slay  their  sons  and  their  dauglitci's, 
and  l)urn  up  their  houses  with  fii'c. 

4H  Thus  will  I  cause  lewdiu^ss 
to  cease  out  of  the  land,  that  all 
women  may  be  taught  not  to  do 
after  yf)ur  lewdness. 

49  And  they  shall  recompense 
your  lewdness  upon  you,  and  y(> 
shall  bear  the  sins  of  your  idols: 
and  .ye  shall  know  that  I  am  tlie 
Lord  God. 


CHAPTER  24. 

1  Uiuhf  till'  jHi lutltji'  of  it  hdilhig  pnt,  ft  is 
iili(ir,<l  i/i,'  irri'rccdhlc  <Ie,sirncii<in  of  Jern- 
SdhiiK  15  111/  tlie  .sign  of  E^ekiel  not  mourn- 
ing for  the,  death  of  his  wife,  19  it  xhewed 
the  calamity  of  the  Je/ws  to  be  beyond  all 
Horrow. 

AGAIN  in  the  ninth  year,  in  the 
tenth  month,  in  the  tenth  day 
of  the  month,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  write  thee  the 
name  of  the  day.  even  of  this  same 
day  :  the  king  of  Babylon  set  him- 
self against  Jerusalem  this  same 
day. 

3  And  utter  a  parable  unto  the 
rebellious  house,  and  say  unto 
them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Set  on  a  pot,  set  it  on,  and  also 
pour  water  into  it : 

4  Gather  the  pieces  thereof  into 
it,  even  every  good  piece^  the  thigh, 
and  the  shoulder ;  fill  it  with  the 
choice  bones. 

5  Take  the  choice  of  the  flock, 
and  ^  burn  also  the  bones  under  it, 
and  make  it  boil  well,  and  let  them 
seethe  the  bones  of  it  therein. 

6  H  Wherefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  Woe  to  the  bloody  city, 
to  the  pot  whose  "  scum  is  therein, 
and  whose  '^  scum  is  not  gone  out 
of  it !  bring  it  out  piece  by  piece ; 
let  no  lot  fall  upon  it. 

7  For  her  blood  is  in  the  midst 
of  her  ;  she  set  it  upon  the  top  of  a 
rock  ;  she  poured  it  not  upon  the 
ground,  to  cover  it  with  dust ; 

8  That  it  might  cause  fury  to 
come  up  to  take  vengeance  ;  I  h;ive 
set  her  blood  upon  the  top  of  a 
rock,  that  it  should  not  be  covered. 

9  Therefore  thus  saitli  the  Lord 
God  ;  Woe  to  the  bloody  city !  I 
will  even  make  the  pile  for  fire 
great. 

10  Heap  on  wood,  kindle  the 
fire,  consume  the  flesh,  and  spice 
it  well,  and  let  the  bones  be  buiMied. 

11  Then  set  it  empt.y  upon  the 
coals  th(M"eof,  that  the  brass  of  it 
may  b(^  hot,  and  ma.y  burn,  and 
that  the  filthiness  of  it  may  be 
molten  in  it,  that  the  "scum  of  it 
may  be  consumed. 

12  She  hatli  wearied  herself  \M'\ih 
lies,  and  her  great  "  scum  went  not 
foi'th  out  of  her  :  her  "scum  sJiall  lie 
in  the  fire. 

13  In  thy  filthiness  ?'.s'  lewdness  : 
becaus(;  I  have  purged  thee,  and 
thou  wast  not  purged,  thou  shalt 
not  be  purged  from  tli.y  filthiiu'ss 
any  moi-e,  till  T  have  ''caused  my 
fury  to  rest  upon  thee. 

14  1  the  Lord  have  spoken  it :  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  and  I  will  do 


heap 


■^  rust 


"  satisfied 
iny  fury 


762 


Death  of  EzekieVs  ivife. 


EZEKIEL,  25. 


it ;  I  will  not  go  back,  neither  will 
1  spare,  neither  will  I  repent ;  ac- 
cording to  thy  ways,  and  according 
to  thy  doings,  shall  they  judge  thee, 
saith  the  Lord  GoD. 

15^  Also  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

16  Son  of  man,  behold,  I  take 
away  from  thee  the  desire  of  thine 
eyes  with  a  stroke:  yet  neither 
Shalt  tln)U  mourn  nor  weep,  neither 
sliall  thy  tears  run  down. 

17  Forbear  to  ci-y,  make  no 
mourning  for  the  dead,  hind  the 
tire  of  thine  head  upon  thee,  and 
put  on  thy  shoes  upon  thy  feet, 
and  cover  not  thy  lips,  and  eat  not 
the  br-ead  of  men. 

18  8o  I  spake  unto  the  people  in 
the  morning  :  and  at  even  my  wife 
died  ;  and  1  did  in  the  morning  as 
I  was  commanded. 

19  U  And  the  people  said  unto 
me,  Wilt  thou  not  tell  us  what 
these  things  a7-e  to  us,  that  thou 
doest  so .? 

20  Then  I  answered  them,  The 
word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 
saying, 

21  Speak  unto  the  house  of  Is- 
rael, llius  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I  will  profane  my  sanc- 
tuary, the  excellency  of  your 
strength,  the  desire  of  your  eyes, 
and  that  which  your  soul  pitieth  ; 
and  your  sons  and  your  daughters 
whom  ye  have  left  shall  fall  by  the 
sword. 

22  And  ye  shall  do  as  I  have 
done  :  ye  shall  not  cover  your  lips, 
nor  eat  the  bread  of  men. 

23  And  your  tires  sltall  he  upon 
jM3ur  heads,  and  your  shoes  upon 
your  feet :  ye  shall  not  mourn  nor 
weep;  but  ye  shall  pine  away  for 
your  iniquities,  and  mourn  one  to- 
ward another. 

24  Thus  Ezekiel  is  unto  you  a 
sign  :  according  to  all  that  he  hath 
done  shall  ye  do:  and  when  this 
Cometh, ye  shall  know  thatlawt  the 
Lord  Goi). 

25  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  shall  it 
not  he  in  the  day  when  1  take  fi'om 
them  their  strength,  the  joy  of 
their  glory,  the  desire  of  their 
eyes,  and  that  whereupon  they  set 
their  minds,  their  sons  and  their 
daughters, 

26  That  he  that  escapeth  in  that 
day  shall  come  unto  thee,  to  cause 
thee  to  hear  it  with  thine  ears'? 

27  In  that  day  shall  thy  mouth 
be  oi)etied  to  him  which  is  escaped, 
and  tliou  shalt  si)eak,  and  be  no 
more  duiiil):  and  thou  shalt  be  a 
sign  unt(^  them  ;  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 


Vengeance  on  Amman  and  Moah. 


CHAPTER  25. 


1  GoiI'k  reiir/eiiiice,  for  their  insolency 
(Kjiihixt  flic  J,  ir.s.  upon  the  Ammonites ;  W 
ajiiiii  Miiiih  mill  Seir;  Vi  upon  Edom,  15 
(//)(/  upon  the  I'liilintineis. 

THE    word    of    the  Lord  came 
again  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face 
against  the  Ammonites,  and  pro- 
phesy against  them  ; 

3  And  say  vuito^  the  Ammonites, 
Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  God  ; 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because 
thou  saidst,  Aha,  against  my  sanc- 
tuary, when  it  was  profaned  ;  and 
against  the  land  of  Israel,  when  it 
was  desolate ;  and  against  the  house 
of  .ludah,  when  they  went  into  cap- 
tivity ; 

4  Behold,  therefore  I  will  deliver 
thee  to  the  men  of  the  east  for  a 
possession,  and  they  shall  set  their 
^  palaces  in  thee,  and  make  their 
dwellings  in  thee  :  they  shall  eat 
thy  fruit,  and  tliey  shall  drink  thy 
milk. 

5  And  I  will  make  Rabbali  a 
stable  for  camels,  and  the  Ammon- 
ites a  couchingplace  for  flocks  :  and 
ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

6  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  Gop ; 
Because  thou  hast  clapped  thine 
hands,  and  stamped  with  the  feet, 
and  rejoiced  in  heart  with  all  thy 
despite  against  the  land  of  Israel ; 

7  Behold,  therefore  I  will  stretch 
out  mine  hand  upon  thee,  and  will 
deliver  thee  for  a  spoil  to  the  hea- 
then ;  and  I  will  cut  thee  off  from 
the  "  i)eop1e,  and  I  will  cause  thee 
to  perish  out  of  the  countries  :  I 
will  destroy  thee ;  and  thou  shalt 
know  that  I  am  the  Loud. 

8  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Because  that  Moab  and  Seir  do  say, 
Behold,  the  house  of  Judah  is  like 
unto  all  the  heathen  ; 

9  Therefore,  behold,  I  will  open 
the  side  of  Moab  from  the  cities, 
from  his  cities  which  are  on  his 
frontiers,  the  glory  of  the  country, 
Beth-jeshimoth,  Baal-meon,  and 
Kiriathaim, 

10  ^Unto   the  men   of    the  east 


with  the  Ammonites,  and  will  give 
them  in  possession,  that  the  Am- 
monites may  not  be  remembered 
among  the  nations. 

1 1  And  I  will  execute  judgments 
upon  Moab ;  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Loud. 

1 2  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Because  that  Edom  hath  dealt 
against  the  house  of  Judah  by  tak- 
ing vengeance,  and  hath  greatly 
offended,  and  revenged  himself 
upon  them  ; 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  1  will  also  stretcli  out  mine 


'■  encamp- 
ments 


-  peoples 


3  Together 
with  the 
children  of 
Amnion, 
unto  the 
children  of 
the  east, 


763 


Vengeance  on  Edam  and  Pkilistia.       EZEKIEL,  26. 


Judgment  upon  Tyre. 


1  with 
perpetual 
hatred  ; 

2  Chereth- 
ites. 


Tyre 


*  gate  of  the 
peoples : 


5  Tyre, 


•5  a  hare 
rock. 


hand  upon  Edona,  and  will  cut  off 
man  and  beast  from  it;  and  I  will 
make  it  desolate  from  Teman  ;  and 
they  of  Dedan  shall  fall  by  the 
sword. 

14  And  I  will  lay  my  vengeance 
upon  Edom  by  the  hand  of  my 
people  Israel :  and  they  shall  do  in 
Edom  according  to  mine  anger  and 
according  to  my  fury;  and  they 
shall  know  my  vengeance,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

15  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Because  the  Philistines  have  dealt 
by  revenge,  and  have  taken  ven- 
geance with^  a  desiHtoful  heart,  to 
destroy  it  '  for  the  old  hatred; 

16  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  Behold,  I  will  stretch  out 
mine  hand  upon  the  Philistines, 
and  I  will  cut  off  the  ''  Cherethims, 


and  destroy  the  remnant  of  the  sea 
coast. 

17  And  I  will  execute  great  ven- 
geance upon  them  with  furious  re- 
bukes; and  they  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  LoitD,  when  I  shall  lay  my 
vengeance  upon  them. 

CHAPTEPx  26. 

1  T)jrufi,for  inaulting  (ttjiiiiist  Jerusa/eyn,  is 
threateMed.  7  The  power  of  Nebacluidrez- 
zar  agaiimt  her.  \o  The  m^oumlng  and 
aHtonMtinent  of  the  neci  at  her  fall. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  ele- 
venth year,  in  the  first  ddij  of 
the  month,  tlud  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  because  that  ^  Ty- 
rus  hath  said  ttgainst  Jerusalem, 
Aha,  she  is  broken  tluit  was  the 
■•  gates  of  the  people:  she  is  turned 
unto  me:  1  siiali  be  replenished, 
now  she  is  laid  waste : 

.'5  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  Behold,  I  a//i  ag;i,inst  thee,  () 
"  Tyrus.  and  will  cause  ■  many  na- 
tions to  come  up  against  thee,  as 
the  sea  causeth  his  waves  to  come 
up. 

4  And  they  shall  destroy  ilie 
walls  of  '"'  Tyrus,  and  l)reak  down 
her  towei-s:  I  will  also  scrap<!  her 
dust  from  hei',  and  mn.ke  lier  ''  like 
tlie  top  of  a  rock. 

o  It  siiaii  l)e  a.  pfarc,  for  the 
sr)r(!ading  of  nets  in  tlu;  midst  of 
the  sea:  for  [  have  spoken  it,  saith 
the  Lord  God  :  and  it  shall  become 
a  spoil  to  the  nations. 

6  And  her  daughters  whicli  an' 
in  the  field  shall  be  slain  by  tlie 
sword;  and  they  shall  know  that  1 
atji  the  [joiji). 

7  'i  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : 
Behold,  I  will  bring  upon  •'  Tyrns 
Nebuchadre/.ziir  king  of  UMbylon. 
a  king  of  kings,  from   the   nortli. 


with  horses,  and  with  chariots,  and 
with  horsemen,  and  companies,  and 
much  people. 

8  He  shall  slay  with  the  sword 
thy  daughters  in  the  field :  and  he 
shall  make  a  fort  against  thee,  and 
'  cast  a  mount  against  thee,  and 
lift  up  the  buckler  against  thee. 

9  And  he  shall  set  engines  of  war 
against  thy  walls,  and  with  his 
axes  he  shall  break  dowii  thy 
towers. 

10  By  reason  of  the  abundance 
of  his  horses  their  dust  shall  cover 
thee:  thy  walls  shall  shake  at  the 
noise  of  the  horsemen,  and  of  the 
wheels,  and  of  the  chariots,  when 
he  shall  enter  into  thy  gates,  as 
men  enter  into  a  city  wherein  is 
made  a  breach. 

1 1  With  the  hoofs  of  his  horses 
shall  he  tread  down  all  thy  streets: 
he  shall  slay  thy  people  by  the 
sword,  and  thy  strong  **  garrisons 
shall  go  down  to  the  ground. 

12  And  they  shall  make  a  spoil 
of  thy  riches,  and  make  a  prey  of 
thy  merchandise:  and  they  shall 
break  down  thy  walls,  and  destroy 
thy  pleasant  houses:  and  they 
shall  lay  thy  stones  and  thy  timber 
and  thy  dust  in  the  midst  of  the 
water. 

13  And  I  will  cause  the  noise  of 
thy  songs  to  cease ;  and  the  sound 
of  thy  harps  shall  be  no  more 
heard. 

14  And  1  will  make  thee  ^  like 
the  top  of  a  rock :  thou  shalt  be  a 
plure  to  spreatl  nets  upon ;  thou 
shalt  be  built  no  more:  for  1  tlie 
LoKD  have  spoken  it,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

1")  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  to 
^"  Tyrns  ;  Shall  not  tiie  isles  shake 
at  tlie  sound  of  thy  fall,  when  the 
wounded  ci'y,  when  the  slaughter 
is  made  in  the  midst  of  thee? 

1  6  'I'hen  all  the  ])r-iiices  of  the  sea 
shall  come  down  from  their  thrones, 
and  lay  away  their  robes,  and  put 
oh'  their  bi-oidered  gjtrments:  they 
shall  clothe  thems<>lves  with  Irem- 
l)ling  ;  they  shall  sit  upon  the 
ground,  and  shall  tremble  at  ew/v/ 
moment,  and  b(>  astonished  at  th(M\ 

17  And  they  shall  take  up  a  la- 
nuMitation  for  thee,  and  say  to  thee. 
How  art  thou  destroyed,  t//at  iP((sf 
inhabited  of  seafaring  men,  the  re 
nowned  city,  which  wast  strong  in 
the  sea,  she  and  h(>r  inhabitants, 
which  cause  theii-  terror  to  he  on  all 
tha,t  haunt  it  ! 

15  Xow  shall  the  isles  tremble  in 
th(!  day  of  thy  fall  ;  yea,  the  isl(>s 
thatrnv  in  the  s(>a  shall  be  "  troubled 
at  thy  departure. 


764 


The  ivealth  of  Tyre. 


EZEKIEL,  27. 


Lamentation  over  her  fall. 


1 9  For  thus  saith  the  LOrd  God  ; 
When  1  .shall  make  thee  a  desolate 
city,  like  the  cities  that  are  not  in- 
habited ;  when  1  shall  bring  up  the 
deep  upon  thee,  and  great  waters 
shall  cover  thee  ; 

20  ^  When  I  shall  bring  thee 
down  with  them  that  descend^  into 
the  pit,  -  with  the  people  of  old 
time,  and  "shall  set  thee  in  the 
low  T)arts  of   the  earth,  in  plax^ 


desolate  of  old,  with  them  that  go 
down  to  the  pit,  that  thou  be  not 
inhabited  ;  and  I  shall  set  glory  in 
the  land  of  the  living ; 

211  will  make  thee  a  terror,  and 
thou  sha/t  he  no  more  :  though  thou 
be  sought  for,  yet  shalt  thou  never 
be  found  again,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHxiPTER  27. 

1   The  rich  xuppUj  of  TijrHH.     26   The  great 
and  unrecortruhte  f(tll  ihnreof. 

THE  word  of   the   Lord   came 
again  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Now,  thou  son  of  man,  take  up 
a  lamentation  for  ^  Tyrus  : 

3  And  say  unto  ^  Tyrus,  O  thou 
that  art  situate  at  the  entry  of  the 
sea,  loJiich  art  a  rnerchant  of  the 
"^people  for  many  isles.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  ;  O  ^  Tyrus,  thou  hast 
said,  I  am  of  perfect  beauty. 

4  Thy  borders  are  in  the  midst  of 
the  seas,  thy  builders  have  per- 
fected thy  beauty. 

5  They  have  made  all  thy  ship 
boards  of  fir  trees  of  Senir :  they 
have  taken  cedars  from  Lebanon 
to  make  masts  for  thee. 

6  Of  the  oaks  of  Bashan  have 
they  made  thine  oars;  ''the  com- 


pany  of  the  Ashurites  have  made 


thy  benches  of  ivoi'y,  Liroaykt  out 
of  the  isles  ot  Chittim. 

7  Fine  linen  with  broidered  work 
from  Egypt  was  "^that  which  thou 
s])rpaf]est  forth  to  l)e  tliy  sail  :  blue 
and  purple  fnnn  the  isles  of  Elishah 
was  "  that  which  covered  thee. 

8  The  inhabitants  of  Zidon  and 
Arvad  were  thy  ^"mariners  :  thy 
wise  men,  O  •''Tyrus,  that  were  in 
thee,  were  thy  pilots. 

9  The  "  ancif-nts  of  Gebal  and  the 
wise  men  tliereof  were  in  thee  thy 
calkers :  all  the  ships  of  the  sea 
\yith  their  mariners  were  in  thee  to 
'-occupy  thy  merchandise. 

1 0  'i'hey  of  Persia  and  of  Lud  aiid 
of  '•■■  I'liut  wei-e  in  thine  army,  thy 
men  of  war  :  they  hanged  the  shield 
and  helmet  in  thee  ;  they  set  forth 
thy  comeliness. 

11  The  men  of  Arvad  with  thine 
army    were  upon  thy  walls  round 


aliout,  and  '"*  the  Gammadims  were 
in  thy  towers  :  they  hanged  their 
shields  upon  thy  walls  round  about ; 
they  have  made  thy  beauty  per- 
fect. 

12  Tarshish  vms  thy  merchant 
by  reason  of  the  multitude  of  all 
kind  of  riches ;  with  silver,  iron, 
tin,  and  lead,  they  traded  '°in  thy 
fairs. 

13  Javan,  Tubal,  and  Meshech, 
they  v<ere  thy  merchants  :  they 
traded  the  persons  of  men  and 
^•essels  of  brass  ^"^  in  thy  market. 

14  They  of  the  house  of  Togar- 
mah  traded  '"  in  thy  fairs  with 
horses  and  ^^  horsemen  and  mules. 

15  The  men  of  Dedan  were  thy 
merchants ;  many  isles  were  the 
'■'merchandise  of  thine  hand  :  they 
brought  thee /or  a  present  horns  of 
ivory  and  ebony. 

16  Syria  ivas  thy  merchant  by 
reason  of  the  multitude  of  the 
wares  of  thy  making  :  they  '•^"  occu- 
]ned  in  thy  fairs  with  emeralds, 
purple,  and  broidered  work,  and 
tine  linen,  and  coral,  and  agate. 

17  Judah,  and  the  land  of  Israel, 
they  were  thy  merchants :  they 
traded  in  thy  market  wheat  of 
Minnith,  and  -'  Fan  nag,  and  honey, 
and  oil,  and  balm. 

18  Damascus  iras  thy  merchant 
in  the  multitude  of  the  wares  of 
thy  making,  for  the  multitude  of 
all  riches  ;  in  the  wine  of  Helbon, 
and  white  wool. 

19  pan  also  and  Javan  going  to 
and  fi'O  '"occu])ied  in  thy  fairs: 
bright  iion,  cassia,  and  calamus, 
were  in  thy  market. 

20  Dedan  vxii^  thy  merchant  in 
precious  -•'  clothes  for  chariots. 

21  Arabia,  and  all  the  i)i'inces  of 
Kedar,  they  -'^occupied  witli  thee  in 
lambs,  and  rams,  and  goats :  in 
these  were  they  thy  merchants. 

22  The  merchants  of  8heba  and 
liaamah,  t\\ej  ii<ere  thy  merchants: 
they  ""occupied  in  thy  fail's  with 
cliief  of  all  si)ices,  and  with  all 
precious  stones,  and  gold. 

23  Haran,  and  Canneh,  and 
Eden,  the  merchants  of  Sheba, 
Asshur,  and  Chilmad,  ivtre  thy 
merchants. 

24  These  7.vere  thy  merchants  in 
-''all  sorts  of  fJiiyris,  in  l)hu'  clothes, 
and  broiderefl  work,  and  in  chests 
of  ricli  apparel,  iiouiul  with  cords, 
and  made  of  cedar,  among  thy  mer- 
chandise. 

2.5  The  ships  of  Tarshish  ^^  did 
sing  of  thee  in  thy  market :  and 


765 


*  Perhaps,  a  kind  of  confection. 


I''  valorous 
men 


15  for  thy 
wares. 


16  for  thy 

niereliaii- 

(lise. 

1!"  f(n-  thy 

wares 

1*5  war- 

liorses 

I'J  mart 


""  traded  for 
thy  wares 


pannag, 


--  traded  for 
thy  wares : 


-3  cloths  for 
riding. 

24  were  the 
luerehaiits 
of  thj'  hand 


-"  trade<l  for 
tliy  wares 


-5  choice 
wares, 


20  were  thy 
(•aravans 
for  thy 
merchan- 
dise: 


Lamentation  over  Tyre. 


EZEKIEL,  28. 


The  x>Tince  of  Tyre. 


wares, 


2  dealers  in 

3  even  with 


Tyre, 


peoples ; 


•*  *  Now 
tlioti  art 


'■>  waters, 
1"  an;  fallen. 


11 


are 


1-  peoples 
hiss 
>■!  art 
l)t;conie 


thou  wast  replenished,  and  made 
very  glorious  in  the  midst  of  the 
seas. 

26  51  Thy  rowers  have  brought 
thee  into  great  waters  :  the  east 
wind  hath  broken  thee  in  the  midst 
of  the  seas. 

27  Thy  riches,  and  thy  ^  fairs, 
thy  merchandise,  thy  mariners, 
and  thy  pilots,  thy  calkers,  and  the 
-occupiers  of  thy  merchandise,  and 
all  thy  men  of  war,  that  are  in  thee, 
■'and  in  all  thy  company  which  is 
in  tlie  midst  of  thee,  shall  fall  into 
the  midst  of  the  seas  in  the  day  of 
thy  ruin. 

28  The  •*  suburbs  shall  shake  at 
the  sound  of  the  cry  of  thy  pilots. 

29  And  all  that  handle  the  oar, 
the  mariners,  and  all  the  pilots  of 
the  sea,  shall  come  down  from  their 
ships,  they  shall  stand  upon  theland ; 

30  And  shall  cause  their  voice  to 
be  heard  ^against  thee,  and  shall 
cry  bitterly,  and  shall  cast  up  dust 
upon  their  heads,  they  shall  wallow 
themselves  in  the  ashes  : 

31  And  they  shall  make  them- 
selves utterly  bald  for  thee,  and 
gird  them  with  sackcloth,  and  they 
shall  weep  for  thee  with  bitterness 
of  heart  and  bitter  wailing. 

32  And  in  their  wailing  they 
shall  take  up  a  lamentation  for 
thee,  and  lament  over  thee,  saying, 
What  city  is  like  "Tyi'us.  like  the 
destroyed  in  the  midst  of  the  sea  1 

33  When  thy  wares  went  forth 
out  of  the  seas,  thou  filledst  many 
'^  people :  thou  didst  enrich  the 
kings  of  the  earth  with  the  multi- 
tude of  thy  riches  and  of  thy  mer- 
chandise. 

34  ^  In  the  time  i/'//ni  thou  shalt 


be  broken  by  the  seas  in  ihr,  depths 
of  the  "waters  thy  merchandise 
and  all  thy  company  in  the  midst 
of  thee  '"shall  fall. 

35  All  the  inhabitants  of  the  isles 
"shall  be  astonished  at  thee,  and 
their  kings  "  shall  be  soi-e  afraid, 
they  "shall  be  troubled  in  thai)' 
countenance. 

_  36  The  merchants  among  the 
'•^  people  shall  hiss  at  thee;;  thou 
'•'sliait  be  a  terror,  and  never  sha/f 
l>i;  any  more. 

CHAPTER  28. 

1  GofPH  ju(/(/}iient  ■iijioii.  the  priiici',  af  'I'l/nts 
/or  hiK  iiacrile(/ioiiti  pride.  11  A  idtnenld- 
tioii  (if  hix  (jredt  iflory  cnrrupteil  hi/  xiii. 
20  The  jurl (line nt  of  Zidoii.  24  The  resto- 
ration  of  Inriiel. 

HE  word    of    the  Lord   came 
again  unto  me,  saying. 


T 


*  Or, 


2  Son  of  man,  say  unto  the  prince 
of  "  Tyrus,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Because  thine  heart  is  lifted 
up,  and  thou  hast  said,  I  am  a  god, 
I  sit  in  the  seat  of  God,  in  the  midst 
of  the  seas  ;  yet  thou  art  "  a  man, 
and  not  God,  though  thou  set  thine 
heart  as  the  heart  of  God  : 

3  Behold,  thou  art  wiser  than 
Daniel ;  there  is  no  secret  that  they 
can  hide  from  thee  : 

4  With  thy  wisdom  and  with 
thine  understanding  thou  hast  got- 
ten thee  riches,  and  hast  gotten 
gold  and  silver  into  thy  treasures  : 

5  By  tliy  great  wisdom  and  by 
thy  traffick  hast  thou  increased 
thy  riches,  and  thine  heart  is  lifted 
up  because  of  thy  riches  : 

6  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Because  thou  hast  set  thine 
heart  as  the  heart  of  God  ; 

7  Behold,  therefore  I  will  bring 
strangers  upon  thee,  the  terrible  of 
the  nations :  and  they  shall  draw 
their  swords  against  the  beauty  of 
thy  wisdom,  and  they  shall  defile 
thy  brightness. 

8  They  shall  bring  thee  down  to 
the  pit,  and  thou  shalt  die  the 
deaths  of  them  that  are  slain  in  the 
midst  of  the  seas. 

9  Wilt  thou  yet  say  before  him 
that  slayeth  thee,  I  am  God'?  but 
thou  ^^ malt  /;e'aman,  and  no  God, 
in  the  hand  of  iiiiii  that  slayeth 
thee. 

10  Thou  shalt  die  the  deaths  of 
the  vmcircumcised  by  the  hand  of 
strangers  :  for  I  have  spoken  it, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

11^  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

12  Son  of  man,  t;ike  up  a  lamen- 
tation upon  the  king  of  "Tyi'us. 
and  say  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  (joi)  ;  Thou  sealest  tip  the 
sum,  full  of  wisdom,  and  perfect  in 
beauty. 

13  Thou  hast  been  in  Ederuthe 
garden  of  God ;  every  precious 
stone  n'ds  thy  covering,  tlu^  sarrlius, 
topaz,  and  the  diamond,  the  beryl, 
the  onyx,  and  the  jasper,  the  sap- 
phire, the  emerald,  and  the  car- 
I)un(-le,  and  gold  :  the  workman- 
shi|)  of  thy  tiibi-ets  and  of  thy  i)ii)rs 
was  jjrejiared  in  thee  in  the  tlay 
that  thou  wast  created. 

14  Thou  art  tlie  anointed  cherub 
that  covei'eth  ;  and  1  have  set  thee 
so:  thou  wastujxin  the  holy  moun- 
tain of  God  ;  thou  hast  walked  up 
and  down  in  the  midst  of  the  stones 
of  fii-e. 

1.5  Thou  y"r?.s7  necfectin  thy  ways 
from  the  day  tliat  thou  wast  cre- 
ated, till  ini(juity  was  found  in 
thee. 


766 


His  pride  and  overthrow. 


EZEKIEL,  29. 


Judgment  on  Egypt. 


16  By  the  multitude  of  thy  mer- 
chandise they  have  filled  the  midst 
of  thee  with  violence,  and  thou 
hast  sinned  :  therefore  *  I  will  cast 
thee  as  profane  out  of  the  moun- 
tain of  God  :  and  I  "  will  destroy 
thee,  O  covering  cherub,  from  the 
midst  of  the  stones  of  fire. 

1 7  Thine  heart  was  lifted  up  be- 
cause of  thy  beauty,  thou  hast  cor- 
rupted thy  wisdom  by  reason  of 
thy  brightness  :  I  will  cast  thee  to 
the  ground,  I  will  lay  thee  before 
kings,  that  they  may  behold  thee. 

18  Thou  hast  defiled  thy  sanctu- 
aries by  the  multitude  of  thine  ini- 
quities, by  the  iniquity  of  thy  traf- 
fick  ;  therefore  will  I  bring  forth  a 
fire  from  the  midst  of  thee,  it  shall 
devour  thee,  and  I  will  bring  thee 
to  ashes  upon  the  earth  in  the  sight 
of  all  them  that  behold  thee. 

1 9  All  they  that  know  thee  among 
the  •'  people  shall  be  astonished  at 
thee:  thou'^shalt  be  a  terror,  and 
never  shalt  thou  be  any  more. 

20  U  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

21  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  against 
Zidon,  and  prophesy  against  it, 

22  And  say,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I  am  against 
thee,  O  Zidon  ;  and  I  will  be  glori- 
fied in  the  midst  of  thee  :  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord, 
when  I  shall  have  executed  judg- 
ments in  her,  and  shall  be  sanctified 
in  her. 

23  For  I  will  send  into  her  pesti- 
lence, and  blood  into  her  streets ; 
and  the  wounded  shall  ®  be  judged 
in  the  midst  of  her  by  the  sword 
upon  her  on  every  side  ;  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

24:  IT  And  there  shall  be  no  more 
a  pricking  brier  unto  the  house  of 
Israel,  nor  any  grieving  thorn  of 
all  tJtat  are  round  about  them,  that 
despised  them ;  and  they  shall 
know  that  lam  the  Lord  God. 

2.5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
When  I  shall  have  gathered  the 
house  of  Israel  from  the  '°  people 
among  whom  they  are  scattei-ed, 
and  shall  be  sanctifiefl  in  them  in 
the  sight  of  the  heathen,  then  shall 
they  dwell  in  their  land  that  I 
have  given  to  my  servant  Jacob. 

26  And  they  shall  dwell  safely 
therein,  and  shall  build  houses, 
and  plant  vineyards  :  yea,  they 
shall  dwell  with  confidence,  when 
I  have  executed  judgments  ui)on 
all  those  that  despised  them  round 
about  them  ;  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  am.  the  Lord  their  God. 


*  Or, 


CHAPTER  29. 

1  The  judgment  of  Pharaoh  for  his  treachery 
to  Israel.  8  The  desolation  of  Egypt.  13 
The  restoration  thereof  after  forty  years. 
17  E<jypt  the  reicard  of  Nebuchadrezzar. 
21  Israel  shall  herestored. 

IN  the  tenth  year,  in  the  tenth 
month,  in  the  twelfth  day  of 
the  month,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  against 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  pro- 
phesy against  him,  and  against  all 
Egypt : 

3  Speak,  and  say,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I  am  against 
thee,  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  the 
great  dragon  that  lieth  in  the 
midst  of  his  rivers,  which  hath 
said,  j\ly  river  is  mine  own,  and 
I  have  made  it  for  myself. 

4  But  I  will  put  hooks  in  thy 
jaws,  and  I  will  cause  the  fish  of 
thy  rivers  to  stick  unto  thy  scales, 
and  I  will  bring  thee  up  out  of  the 
midst  of  thy  rivers,  and  all  the  fish 
of  thy  rivers  shall  stick  unto  thy 
scales. 

5  And  I  will  leave  thee  throum 
into  the  wilderness,  thee  and  all 
the  fish  of  thy  rivers  :  thou  shalt 
fall  upon  the  open  fields ;  thou 
shalt  not  be  brought  together,  nor 
gathered :  I  have  given  thee  for 
meat  to  the  beasts  of  the  field  and 
to  the  fowls  of  the  heaven. 

6  And  all  the  inhabitants  of 
Egypt  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  because  they  have  been  a 
staff  of  reed  to  the  house  of  Israel. 

7  When  they  took  hold  of  thee 
by  'thy  hand,  thou  didst  break, 
and  rend  all  their  shoulder  :  and 
when  they  leaned  upon  thee,  thou 
brakest,  and  madest  all  their  loins 
to  *'be  at  a  stand. 

8  "II  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I  will  bring  a 
sword  upon  thee,  and  cut  off  man 
and  beast  out  of  thee. 

9  And  the  land  of  Egypt  shall 
be  desolate  and  waste ;  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  : 
because  he  hath  said.  The  river  is 
mine,  and  I  have  made  it. 

10  Behold,  therefore  I  a»t  against 
thee,  and  against  thy  rivers,  and  I 
will  make  the  land  of  Egypt  utterly 
waste  and  desolate,  from  "the 
tower  of  Syene  even  unto  tlie 
border  of  Ethioi)ia. 

11  Xo  foot  of  man  shall  pass 
through  it,  noi-  foot  of  beast  shall 
pass  tlirough  it,  neither  shall  it  be 
inhabited  forty  years. 

12  And  1  will  make  the  land  of 
Egypt  desolate  in  the  midst  of  the 


767 


*  Or, 


*  the 


^  *  shake. 


9  INIigdol  to 
Syeue, 


Egypt  given  over 


EZEKIEL,  30. 


to  Nebuchadnezzar. 


countries  that  are  desolate,  and  lier 
cities  among  the  cities  that  are  laid 
waste  shall  oe  desolate  forty  years : 
and  I  will  scatter  the  Egj^ptians 
among  the  nations,  and  will  dis- 
perse them  through  the  countries. 

13  ^  Yet  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  At  the  end  of  forty  years 
will  I  gather  the  Egyptians  from 
the  ^  people  whither  they  were 
scattered : 

14  And  I  will  bring  again  the 
captivity  of  Egypt,  and  will  cause 
tliem  to  return  into  the  land  of 
Pathros,  into  the  land  of  their 
habitation ;  and  they  shall  be  there 
a  base  kingdom. 

15  It  shall  be  the  basest  of  the 
kingdoms  ;  neither  shall  it  exalt 
itself  any  more  above  the  nations  : 
for  I  will  diminish  them,  that  they 
shall  no  more  rule  over  the  nations. 

16  And  it  shall  be  no  more  the 
confidence  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
which  bringeth  tJieir  iniquiby  to 
remembrance,  when  they  shall  look 
after  them  :  bvit  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord  God. 

17  51  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
seven  and  twentieth  year,  in  the 
first  month,  in  the  first  day  of 
the  month,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

18  8on  of  man,  Nebuchadrezzar 
king  of  Babylon  caused  his  army 
to  serve  a  great  service  against 
'^  Tyrus  :  every  head  luas  made  bald, 
and  every  shoulder  teas  ^peeledj 
yet  had  he  no  wages,  nor  his  army, 
for  ^  Tyrus,  for  the  service  that  he 
had  served  against  it :  _ 

1 9  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behold,  I  will  give  the  land  of 
EgyiJt  unto  Nebuchadrezzar  king 
of  Babylon  ;  and  he  shall  take  her 
multitude,  and  take  her  spoil,  and 
take  her  prey  ;  and  it  shall  be  the 
wages  for  his  army. 

20  I  have  given  him  the  land  of 
Jilgypt  for  his  labour  wherewith 
he  .served  against  it,  because  they 
wrought  for  me,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

21  Uln  that  day  will  I  cause  the 
lioiTi  of  the  house  of  Israel  to  ))ud 
forth,  and  I  will  give  tlieti  tlu^ 
opening  of  the  rnouth  in  th(^  midst 
of  them  ;  and  they  shall  know  that 
1  am  the  Loud. 

CHAPTER  30. 

1  The  (lesoliition  of  Efjypt  miil  luv  htlperi). 
211  Till',  orin  of  liabi/lon-  hIiiiII  he  titreuyili.- 
eiH-il  to  hreiik  the  ana  of  KmijA. 

THE  word   of    the   Loud   came 
again  unto  me,  sayiiig, 
^  2  8on  of  man,  propliesy  and  say. 
Thus   saith    the  Lord  God  ;    Howl 
ye.  Woe  worth  the  day  ! 


3  For  the  day  is  near,  even  the 
day  of  the  LoitD  is  near,  a  ''  cloudy 
day :  it  shall  be  the  time  of  the 
heathen. 

4  And  the  sword  shall  come  upon 
Egypt,  and  great  pain  shall  bein 
Ethiopia,  when  the  slain  shall  fall 
in  Egypt,  and  they  shall  take  away 
her  multitude,  and  her  foundations 
shall  be  broken  down. 

5  Ethio])ia,  and  Libya,  and  Ly- 
dia,  and  all  the  mingled  people,  and 
Chub,  and  the  men  of  the  land 
that  is  in  league,  shall  fall  with 
them  by  the  sword. 

6  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  They 
also  that  uphold  Egypt  shall  fall ; 
and  the  pi-ide  of  her  power  shall 
come  down  :   from  "^  the  tower  of 


Syene  shall  they  fall  in  it  by  the 
sword,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

7  And  they  shall  be  desolate  in 
the  midst  of  the  countries  that  are 
desolate,  and  her  cities  shall  be  in 
the  midst  of  the  cities  that  are 
wasted. 

8  And  they  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  when  I  have  set  a 
fire  in  Egypt,  and  when  all  her 
helpers  shall  be  destroyed. 

9  In  that  day  shall  messengers 
go  forth  from  me  in  ships  to  make 
the  careless  Ethiopians  afraid,  and 
great  pain  shall  come  upon  them, 
as  in  the  day  of  Egypt :  for,  lo,  it 
Cometh. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  I 
will  also  make  the  multitude  of 
Egypt  to  cease  by  the  hand  of 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon. 

11  He  and  his  people  with  him, 
the  terrible  of  the  nations,  shall 
be  brought  to  destroy  the  land  : 
and  they  shall  draw  their  swords 
against  Egyijt,  and  fill  the  land 
with  the  slain. 

12  And  I  will  make  the  rivers 
dry,  and  sell  the  land  into  the 
hand  of  the  wicked  :  and  T  will 
m<ak(!  the  land  waste,  and  all  that 
is  therein,  by  the  hand  of  strangers : 
I  the  Lord  have  sj)oken  it. 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  I 
will  also  destroy  the  idols,  and  I 
will  cause  tJieir  images  to  cease  out 
of  "  No])h ;  and  there  shall  be  no 
more  a  pj'ince  of  the  land  of  l^gypt : 
and  I  will  put  a  fear  in  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

14  And  I  will  make  Pathros 
desolate,  and  will  s(>t  fire  in  Zoaii, 
and  will  execute  judgments  in 
No. 

15  And  I  will  pour  my  fury  upon 
^  Sin,  the  strcTigth  of  Egypt;  and 
I  will  cut  off"  the  multitude  of  No. 

IG  And  I  will  set  fire  in  Egyi)t: 
•'  Sill    shall   have  great  pain,    and 


768 


Egypt  is  vxirned  hy 


EZEKIEL,  31. 


the  fate  of  Assyria. 


No    shall    be    I'ent    asunder,    and 
'  Nopli  ><}iall  luive  distresses  daily. 

17  The  young  men  of  ''  Aven  and 
of  Pi-beseth  shall  fall  by  the  sword: 
and  these  cities  shall  go  into  cap- 
tivity. 

1 8  At  Tehaphnehes  also  the  day 
shall  be  darkened,  when  I  shall 
break  there  the  yokes  of  Egypt : 
and  the  pomp  of  her  strength  shall 
cease  in  her :  as  for  her,  a  cloud 
shall  cover  her,  and  her  daughters 
shall  go  into  captivity. 

19  Thus  will  I  execute  judg- 
ments in  Egypt :  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

20  %  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
eleventh  year,  in  the  first  month,  in 
the  seventh  d((i/  of  the  month,  that 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

21  Son  of  man,  I  have  broken 
the  arm  of  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt ; 
and,  lo,  it  shall  not  be  bound  up  to 
be  healed,  to  put  a  "  roller  to  bind 
it,  to  make  it  strong  to  hold  the 
sword. 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behold,  I  am,  against  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt,  and  will  break  his 
arms,  the  strong,  and  that  which 
was  broken ;  and  I  will  cause  the 
sword  to  fall  out  of  his  hand. 

23  And  1  will  scatter  the  Egyp- 
tians among  the  nations,  and  will 
disperse  them  through  the  coun- 
tries. 

24  And  I  will  strengthen  the 
arms  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 
put  my  sword  in  his  hand  :  but  1 
will  break  Pharaoh's  arms,  and  he 
shall  groan  before  him  with  the 
groanings  of  a  deadly  wounded 
mail. 

25  But  I  will  strengthen  the 
arms  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 
the  arms  of  Pharaoh  shall  fall 
down  ;  and  they  shall  know  that  I 
a}n  the  Lord,  when  I  shall  put  my 
sword  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Babylon,  and  he  shall  stretch  it 
out  upon  the  land  of  Egypt. 

_  26  And  I  will  scatter  the  Egyp- 
tians among  the  nations,  and  dis- 
perse them  among  the  countries  ; 
and  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  31. 

1  A  relaiion  vnto  Pharaoh,  3  of  the  gloril  of 
Assyria,  10  and  the  fall  thet'eof  fur  pridv. 
18  The  like  dentruciion  of  Egypt. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
eleventh  year,  in  the  thii'd 
month,  in  the  first  day  of  the 
month,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  speak  unto  Pha- 
raoh  king  of    Egypt,  and   to  his 
49  7 


multitude ;    Whom  art    thou  like 
in  thy  greatness'? 

3  U  Behold,  the  Assyrian  ivas 
a  cedar  in  Lebanon  with  fair 
branches,  and  with  a  shadowing 
shroud,  and  of  an  high  stature ; 
and  his  top  was  among  the  ^  thick 
boughs. 


4  The  waters  made  hirn  great, 
the  deep  set  him  up  on  high  with 
her  rivers  running  round  about  his 
plants,  and  sent  out  her  little  rivers 
unto  all  the  trees  of  the  field. 

-5  Therefore  his  height  was  ex- 
alted above  all  the  trees  of  the 
field,  and  his  boughs  were  multi- 
plied, and  his  branches  became 
long  because  of  the  multitude  of 
waters,  when  he  ^  sh()t  forth. 

6  All  the  fowls  of  heaven  made 
their  nests  in  his  boughs,  and  un- 
der his  branches  did  all  the  beasts 
of  the  field  bring  forth  their  young, 
and  under  his  shadow  dwelt  all 
great  nations. 

7  Thus  was  he  fair  in  his  great- 
ness, in  the  length  of  his  branches  : 
for  his  root  was  by  great  waters. 

8  The  cedars  in  the  garden  of 
God  could  not  hide  him:  the  fir 
trees  were  not  like  his  boughs,  and 
the  chesnut  trees  were  not  like  his 
branches  ;  nor  any  tree  in  the  gar- 
den of  God  was  like  unto  him  in 
his  beauty. 

9  I  have  made  him  fair  by  the 
multitude  of  his  brandies  :  so  that 
all  the  trees  of  Eden,  that  vm-e  in 
the  garden  of  God,  envied  him. 

10  ^  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  Because  thou  hast 
lifted  up  thyself  in  height,  and  he 
hath  shot  up  his  top  among  the 
"  thick  bout^hs,  and  his  heart  is 
lifted  up  in  his  height ; 

11  1  have  therefore  delivered 
him  into  the  hand  of  the  mighty 
one  of  the "  heathen ;  he  shall  surely 
d(^al  with  him  :  1  have  driven  him 
out  for  his  wickedness. 

12  And  strangers,  the  terrible  of 
the  nations,  have  cut  him  oflf",  and 
have  left  him  :  upon  the  mountains 
and  in  all  the  valleys  his  branches 
are  fallen,  and  his  boughs  are 
broken  by  all  the  rivers  of  the 
land  ;  and  all  the  **  people  of  the 
earth  are  gone  down  from  his 
shadow,  and  have  left  him. 

13  Upon  his  ruin  shall  all  the 
fowls  of  the  heaven  remain,  and  all 
the  beasts  of  the  field  shall  be  upon 
his  branches : 

14  To  the  end  that  none  of  all 
the  trees  by  the  waters  exalt  them- 
selves for  their  height,  neither 
shoot    up    their    top    among    the 


4  *  clouds. 


5  shot  tliein 
forth. 


6  *  clouds, 


nations ; 


8  peoples 


*  o>-, 


m 


The  ruin  of  Egypt. 


EZEKIEL,  32. 


Lamentation  for  her. 


^  thick  boughs,  neither  their  trees 
stand  up  in  their  height,  all  that 
drink  water :  for  they  are  all  de- 
livered unto  death,  to  the  nether 
parts  of  the  earth,  in  the  midst  of 
the  children  of  men,  with  them 
that  go  down  to  the  pit. 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  In 
the  day  when  he  went  down  to 
t  the  grave  I  caused  a  mourning : 
I  covered  the  deep  for  him,  and  I 
restrained  the  floods  thereof,  and 
the  great  waters  were  stayed  :  and 
I  caused  Lebanon  to  mourn  for 
him,  and  all  the  trees  of  the  field 
fainted  for  him. 

16  1  made  the  nations  to  shake 
at  the  sound  of  his  fall,  when  I  cast 
him  down  to  I  hell  with  them  that 
descend  into  the  pit :  and  all  the 

^  trees  of  Eden,  the  choice  and  best 
of  Lebanon,  all  that  drink  water, 
"  shall  be  comforted  in  the  nether 
parts  of  the  earth. 

17  They  also  went  down  into 
t  hell  with  him  unto  them  that  he 
slain  with  the  sword ;  and  tltey  that 
were  his  arm,  that  dwelt  under  his 
shadow  in  the  midst  of  the  heathen. 

1 8  H  To  whom  ai't  thou  thus  like 
in  glory  and  in  greatness  among 
the  trees  of  Eden  'I  yet  shalt  thou 
be  brought  down  with  the  trees  of 
Eden  unto  the  nether  parts  of  the 
earth :  thou  shalt  lie  in  the  midst 
of  the  uncircumcised  with  theiii 
tliat  he  slain  by  the  sword.  This  h 
Pharaoh  and  all  his  multitude,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  .32. 

1  A  lamentaiinn  for  the  fctti-fnl  full  of  Eyt/iit. 
11  The  sirnni  ,,f  BaJniluii  shiilldeMroijit. 
17  /;:  xhdil  he  hn,ii,iht  ,l,,,r,i  to  hell,  amonij 
all  the  inieiri'iiiiieixed  inl/iiiiix. 

AND  it  came  to  ]>ass  in  the 
twelfth  year,  in  the  twelfth 
month,  in  the  first  (lay  of  the 
month,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  8on  of  man,  take  up  a  lamenta- 
tion for  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt, 
and  say  unto  him.  Thou  ''art  like  a 
young  lion  of  the  nations,  '  aiid 
thou  art  as  a**  whale_in  the  seas :  and 
thou  earnest  foi-th  with  thy  rivers, 
and  troubledst  the  waters  with  thy 
feet,  and  fouledst  tlieir  rivers. 

3  Thus  saith  tlie  Lord  God  ;  T 
will  tlu!refoi-e,  sprc^ad  out  my  net 
ovei-  thee  witli  the  company  of 
many  ''people;  and  they  shall 
bring  the(;  u))  in  my  net. 

4  Then  will  I  leave  thee  upon  the 
land,  I  will  cast  thee  forth  ui)on 
the  open  field,  and  will  cause  all  tlu; 
fowls  of  the  heaven  to  remain  upon 


*0r, 

illeb.  Sheol. 


thee,  and  I  will  fill   the  beasts  of 
the  whole  earth  with  thee. 

5  And  I  will  lay  thy  flesh  upon 
the  mountains,  and  fill  the  valleys 
with  thy  height. 

6  I  will  also  water  with  thy  blood 
the  land  wherein  thou  swimmest, 
even  to  the  mountains ;  and  the 
rivers  shall  be  full  of  thee. 

7  And  when  I  shall  "put  thee  out, 
I  will  cover  the  heaven,  and  make 
the  stars  thereof  dark  ;  I  will  cover 
the  sun  with  a  cloud,  and  the  moon 
shall  not  give  her  light. 

8  All  the  bright  lights  of  heaven 
will  I  make  dark  over  thee,  and  set 
darkness  upon  thy  land,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

9  I  will  also  vex  the  hearts  of 
many  "^  people,  when  I  shall  bring 
thy  destruction  among  the  nations, 
into  the  countries  which  thou  hast 
not  known. 

10  Yea,  I  will  make  many  '*  peo- 
ple amazed  at  thee,  and  their  kings 
shall  be  horribly  afraid  for  thee, 
when  I  shall  brandish  my  sword 
before  them  ;  and  they  shall  trem- 
ble at  every  moment,  every  man  for 
his  own  life,  in  the  day  of  thy  fall. 

11  51  For  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  The  sword  of  tlie  king  of 
Babylon  shall  come  upon  thee. 

1 2  By  the  swords  of  the  mighty 
will  I  cause  thy  multitude  to  fall, 
the  terrible  of  the  nations,  all  of 
them :  and  they  shall  spoil  the 
pomp  of  Egypt,  and  all  the  mul- 
titude thereof  shall  be  destroyed. 

13  I  will  destroy  also  all  the 
beasts  thereof  from  beside  the  great 
waters ;  neither  shall  the  foot  of 
man  trouble  them  any  more,  nor 
the  hoofs  of  b(^asts  trouble  them. 

14  Then  will  T  make  their  waters 
'"deep,  and  cause  their  rivers  to  run 
like  oil,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  When  1  shall  make  the  land 
of  Egypt  desolate,  and  the  coun- 
try shall  be  destitute  of  that 
whereof  it  was  full,  when  I  shall 
smite  all  them  that  dwell  therein, 
then  shall  they  know  that  1  am  the 
Loi;d. 

1 G  This  is  the  lamentation  where- 
with they  shall  lament  hei- :  the 
daughters  of  the  nations  shall  la- 
ment her  :  they  shall  lament  foi' 
her,  even,  for  Kgyi)t,  and  for  all  her 
multitude,  saith  the  Lord  G«)D. 

17  11  It  cain(^  to  i)ass  also  in  the 
twelfth  year,  in  the  fifteenth  day 
of  the  month,  thttf  tlu;  word  of  the 
Loiii)  came  unto  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  wail  for  the  mul- 
titude of  Egypt,  and  cast  them 
down,  even  her,  and  th(^  daughters 
of  the  famous  nations,   unto   the 


"  extinguish 
thee, 


^  peoples, 


9  peoples 


1"  clear, 


770 


Egy])t  brought  doivn  to  the  pit. 


EZEKIEL, 


The  duty  of  a  ivatchmcm. 


nether  parts  of  the  earth,  with  them 
that  go  down  into  the  pit. 

19  Whom  dost  thou  pass  in 
beauty  1  go  down,  and  be  thou  laid 
witli  the  uncircumcised. 

20  They  shall  fall  in  the  midst 
of  them  that  are  slain  by  the  sword  : 
she  is  delivered  to  the  sword  :  draw 
her  and  all  her  multitudes. 

2 1  The  strong  among  the  mighty 
shall  speak  to  him  out  of  the  midst 
of  *  hell  with  them  that  help  him  : 
they  are  gone  down,  they  lie  uncir- 
cumcised, slain  by  the  sword. 

22  Asshur  is  there  and  all  her 
company :  his  graves  are  about 
him :  all  of  them  slain,  fallen  by 
the  sword : 

23  Whose  graves  are  set  in  the 
^  sides  of  the  pit,  and  her  company 
is  round  about  her  grave  :  all  of 
them  slain,  fallen  by  the  sword,^ 
which  caused  terror  in  the  land  of 
the  living. 

24  There  is  Elam  and  all  her  mul- 
titude round  about  her  grave,  all 
of  them  slain,  fallen  by  the  sword, 
which  ai'e  gone  down  uncircum- 
cised into  the  nether  parts  of  the 
earth,  which  caused  their  terror  in 
the  land  of  the  living ;  yet  have 
they  borne  their  shanie  with  them 
that  go  down  to  the  pit. 

25  They  have  set  her  a  bed  in 
tlie  midst  of  the  slain  with  all  her 
multitude  :  her  graves  are  rouiid 
about  '-^Jnm  :  all  of  them  uncircum- 
cised, slain  by  the  sword  :  though 
their  terror  was  caused  in  the  land 
of  the  living,  yet  have  they  borne 
their  shame  with  them  that  go 
down  to  the  pit :  he  is  put  in  the 
midst  of  them  that  he  slain. 

26  There  ?'.s  Meshech,  Tubal,  and 
all  her  multitude  :  her  graves  are 
round  about  ''himj  all  of  them  un- 
circumcised, slain  by  the  sword, 
though  they  caused  tlieir  terror  in 
the  land  of  the  living. 

27  And  they  shall  not  lie  with 
the  mighty  that  are  fallen  of  the 
uncircumcised,  which  are  gone 
down  to  *  hell  with  their  weapons 
of  war :  and  they  have  laid  their 
swords  under  their  heads,  but  their 
iniquities  shall  be  upon  their  bones, 
tliough  they  ivere  the  terror  of  the 
mighty  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

28"  Yea,  thou  shalt  be  broken  in 
the  midst  of  the  uncircumcised,  and 
shalt  lie  with  them  tJiat  are  slain 
with  the  swoi'd. 

29  There  ?'s  Edom,  her  kings,  and 
all  her  princes,  which  with  their 
might  are  laid  by  tlniii  fliat  irerc 
slain  by  the  sword  :  they  shall  lie 


*  Ileb.  Slieol. 


with  the  uncircumcised,  and  with 
them  that  go  down  to  the  pit. 

30  There  be  the  princes  of  the 
north,  all  of  them,  and  all  theZido- 
nians,  which  are  gone  down  with 
the  slain ;  with  their  terror  they 
are  ashamed  of  their  might ;  and 
they  lie  uncircumcised  with  them 
that  Ije  slain  by  the  sword,  and  bear 
their  shame  with  them  that  go 
down  to  the  pit. 

31  Pharaoh  shall  see  them,  and 
shall  be  comforted  over  all  his  mul- 
titude, even  Pharaoh  and  all  his 
army  slain  by  the  sword,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

32  For  I  have  ''caused  my  terror 
in  the  land  of  the  living :  and  he 
shall  be  laid  in  the  midst  of  the  un- 
circumcised with  them  that  are  slain 
with  the  sword,  even  Pharaoh  and 
all  his  multitude,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

CHAPTER  33. 

1  According  to  the  dxlij  of  a  tratchman,  in 
icdri/iiui    f/ic    jiioji/i'.    7   E~('l,i(l    iK    (iihno- 

IllstU'd  of  llis   ,Illfl/.       Ill     (rllll   >:h.ll,th.tllf  JJIS- 

iice.  or  '/lis  iiii,/s'/,,ii;ifi/.s  1},,'  peiiileiit,  'inttl 
i<iinir<Is  rrn.li.rs.  IT  //,■  iiniiiitiiiinth  his 
jiisfic.  -n  Vi.ni,  11,.'  I,,  irs  ofllw  tah-iiHi  of 
'Jmisolcn  Jw  innpluslrth  thv  ,l,'x,,lati„i,  of 
the  /and.  80  (iod'a  judgment  Ujton  the. 
mockers  of  the  prophets. 

AGAIN  the  woi'd  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  speak  to  the  child- 
ren of  thy  people,  and  say  unto 
them.  When  I  bring  the  sword 
upon  a  land,  if  the  people  of  the 
land  take  a  man  of  their  coasts,  and 
set  him  for  their  watchman  : 

3  If  when  he  seeth  the  sword 
come  upon  the  land,  he  blow  the 
trumpet,  and  warn  the  people  ; 

4  Then  whosoever  heareth  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  and  taketh 
not  warning ;  if  the  sword  come, 
and  take  liim  away,  his  blood  shall 
be  upon  his  own  head. 

.5  He  heard  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet,  and  took  not  warning ; 
his  blood  shall  be  upon  him.  But 
he  that  taketh  warning  shall  de- 
liver his  soul. 

6  P>ut  if  the  watchman  see  the 
sword  come,  and  blow  not  the  trum- 
pet, and  the  people  be  not  warned  ; 
if  the  sword  come,  and  take  any 
person  from  among  tluMn,  he  is  ta- 
ken away  in  his  iniquity ;  but  his 
blood  will  I  require  at  the  watch- 
man's hand. 

7  *\  So  thou,  O  son  of  man,  I 
have  set  thee  a  watchman  unto  the 
house  of  Israel ;  therefore  thou 
shalt  hear  the  word  at  my  mouth, 
and  warn  them  from  me. 

<S  When  I  say  unto  the  wicked,  O 
wicked  man,  thou  shalt  surely  die  ; 
if  thou  dost  not  speak  to  warn  the 


771 


The  equity  of  God's  dealings. 


EZEKIEL,  33. 


Why  Jerusalem  was  smitten. 


wicked  from  liis  way,  that  wicked 
mail  shall  die  iu  his  iniquity  ;  but 
his  blood  will  I  require  at  thine 
hand. 

9  Nevertheless,  if  thou  warn  the 
wicked  of  his  way  to  turn  from  it ; 
if  he  do  not  turn  from  his  way,  he 
shall  die  in  his  iniquity  ;  but  thou 
hast  delivered  thy  soul. 

10  Therefore,  Othou  son  of  man, 
speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel ; 
Thus  ye  speak,  saying,  If  our  trans- 
gressions and  our  sins  he  upon  us, 
and  we  pine  away  in  them,  how 
should  we  then  live"? 

1 1  Say  unto  them,  As  I  live, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  I  have  no 
pleasure  in  the  dtmth  of  the  wicked ; 
but  that  the  wickorl  turn  from  his 
way  and  live :  turn  ye,  turn  ye 
from  your  evil  ways  ;  for  why  will 
ye  die,  O  house  of  Israel  '\ 

12  Therefore,  thou  son  of  man, 
say  unto  the  children  of  tliy  peo- 
ple. The  righteousness  of  the  right- 
eous shall  not  deliver  him  in  the 
day  of  his  transgression :  as  for  the 
wickedness  of  the  wicked,  he  shall 
not  fall  thereby  in  the  day  that  he 
turneth  from  his  wickedness  ;  nei- 
ther shall  the  righteous  be  able  to 
live  for  his  righteousness  in  the  day 
that  he  sinneth. 

13  When  I  shall  say  to  the  right- 
eous, that  he  shall  surely  live  ;  if  he 
trust  to  his  own  righteousness,  and 
commit  iniquity,  all  his  righteous- 
nesses shall  not  be  remembered ; 
but  for  his  iniquity  that  he  hath 
committed,  he  shall  die  for  it. 

14  Again,  when  I  say  unto  the 
wicked,  Thou  shalt  surely  die ;  if 
he  turn  from  his  sin,  and  do  that 
which  is  lawful  and  right; 

l.'^  If  the  wicked  restore  the 
pledge,  give  again  that  he  had 
robbed,  walk  in  the  statutes  of  life, 
without  committing  iniquity;  he 
■        shall 


not 


shall    surely    live,     he 
die. 

16  None  of  his  sins  that  he  hath 
committed    shall    be    ^mentioned 
lim  :  ho  hath  done  that  wiiich 


unto 

is  lawful  and  right ;  he  shall  surely 
live. 

17  II  Yet  the  children  of  thy  peo- 
ple say,  The  way  of  the  Lord  is  not 
equal :  Vjut  as  for  tliem,  their  way 
is  not  equal. 

18  When  the  righteous  turneth 
fi'om  his  righteousness,  and  coin- 
mitteth  iniquity,  he  shall  even  die 
thei'cby. 

10  liut  if  the  wicked  turn  from 
his  wickeflness,  and  do  that  which 
is  lawful  and  right,  he  shall  live 
thereby. 

20  H  Yet  ye  say.  The  way  of  the 
Lord  is  not  equal.     (J  ye  house  of 


Israel,  I  will  judge  you  every  one 
after  his  ways. 

21  If  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
twelfth  year  of  our  captivity,  in 
the  tenth  month,  in  the  fifth  day  of 
the  month,  that  one  that  had  es- 
caped out  of  .J  ei'usalem  came  unto 
me,  saying.  The  city  is  smitten. 

22  Now  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
was  upon  me  in  the  evening,  afore 
he  that  was  escaped  came  ;  and  had 
opened  my  mouth,  until  he  came  to 
me  in  the  morning  ;  and  my  mouth 
was  opened,  and  I  was  no  more 
dumb. 

23  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

21  8on  of  man,  they  that  inhabit 
those  wastes  of  the  land  of  Isr-ael 
speak,  saying,  Abraham  was  one, 
and  he  inherited  the  land  :  but  we 
are  many  ;  the  land  is  given  us  for 
inheritance. 

25  Wherefore  say  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Ye  eat 
with  the  blood,  and  lift  up  your 
eyes  toward  your  idols,  and  shed 
blood :  and  shall  ye  possess  the 
land? 

26  Ye  stand  upon  your  sword, 
ye  work  abomination,  and  ye  defile 
every  one  his  neighbour's  wife  :  and 
shall  j^e  possess  the  land  1 

27  Say  thou  thus  unto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  As  1  live, 
surely  they  that  are  in  the  wastes 
shall  fall  by  the  sword,  and  him 
that  is  in  the  open  field  will  I  give 
to  the  beasts  to  be  devoured,  and 
they  that  be  in  the  forts  and  in  the 
caves  shall  die  of  the  pestilence. 

28  For  I  will  lay  the  land  most 
desolate,  and  the  pomp  of  her 
strength  shall  cease  ;  and  the  moun- 
tains of  Israel  shall  l)e  desolate, 
that  none  shall  ])ass  through. 

29  Then  shall  they  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  when  I  have  laid  the 
land  most  desolate  because  of  all 
their  abominations  which  they  have 
committed. 

.30  If  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  the 
children  of  thy  people  still  ai-e  talk- 
ing '-^against  thee  by  the  walls  and 
in  the  doors  of  the  houses,  and 
speak  one  to  another,  every  one 
to  liis  brother,  saying.  Come,  I 
pray  you,  and  hear  what  is  the 
woi-d  that  Cometh  forth  from  the 
Lord. 

31  And  they  come  unto  thee  as 
the  peoi)le  cometli,  and  they  sit  be- 
fore thee  as  my  p(>o])le,  aiifl  tliey 
heai'  thy  words,  but  they  will  not 
do  them  :  foi-  with  their  mouth  they 
shew  much  Ionc,  t>iit  their  heart 
goeth  aft(!r  their  co\ etDUsness. 

32  And,  lo,  thou  art  unto  them 
as  a  very  lovely  song  of  one  that 


2  of 


772 


Jsj'aeVs  shepherds  reproved. 


EZEKIEL,  34. 


God  cares  for  his  flock. 


hath  a  pleasant  voice,  and  c3n  play 
well  on  an  instrument :  for  they 
hear  thy  words,  but  they  do  them 
not. 

33  And  when  this  cometh  to  pass, 
(lo,  it  will  come,)  then  shall  they 
know  that  a  prophet  hath  been 
among  them. 

CHAPTER  34. 

1  A  reproof  of  llie  sltejilmrOx.  1  Gocf  a  judg- 
ment agdi/mt  the?ti.  11  Jlis  proriilencefor 
hits  flock.     20   The  kinydom  of  Christ. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

2  Hon  of  man,  prophesy  against 
the  shepherds  of  Isi'ael,  prophesy, 
and  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  unto  the  shepherds ; 
Woe  he  to  the  shepherds  of  Israel 
that  do  feed  themselves !  should 
not  the  shepherds  feed  the  flocks  % 

3  Ye  eat  the  fat,  and  ye  clothe 
you  with  the  wool,  ye  kill  them 
that  are  fed :  hut  ye  feed  not  the 
flock. 

4  The  diseased  have  ye  not 
strengthened,  neither  have  ye 
healed  that  which  was  sick,  neither 
have  ye  bound  up  that  vhick  was 
broken,  neither  nave  ye  brought 
again  that  which  was  driven  awaj^ 
neither  have  ye  sought  that  which 
was  lost ;  but  with  force  and  with 
cruelty  have  ye  ruled  them. 

5  And  they  were  scattered,  be- 
cause there  is  no  shepherd  :  and 
they  became  meat  to  all  the  beasts 
of  the  field,  when  they  were  scat- 
tered. 

6  My  sheep  wandered  through 
all  the  mountains,  and  upon  every 
high  hill :  yea,  my  flock  was  scat- 
tered upon  all  the  face  of  the  earth, 
and  none  did  search  or  seek  after 
them. 

7  U  Therefore,  ye  shepherds,  hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord  ; 

(S  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
surely  because  my  flock  became  a 
prey,  and  my  flock  became  meat  to 
every  beast  of  the  field,  because 
there  ivas  no  shepherd,  neither  did 
my  shepherds  search  for  my  flock, 
but  the  shepherds  fed  themselves, 
and  fed  not  my  flock  ; 

9  Therefore,  O  ye  shepherds, 
hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  ; 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I  am.  against  the  shep- 
herds ;  and  I  will  lequire  my  flock 
at  their  hand,  and  cause  them  to 
cease  from  feeding  theflock ;  neither 
shall  the  shepherds  feed  themselves 
any  more;  for  I  will  deliver  my 
Hock  from  their  mouth,  that  the.y 
may  not  be  meat  for  them. 

I  1  11  For  thus  saith  tlie  Lord 
God  ;   Behold,  I,  even  I,  will  both 

7 


search  my  sheep,  and  seek  them 
out. 

1  :^  As  a  shepherd  seeketh  out  his 
flock  in  the  day  that  he  is  among 
his  slieep  that  are  scattered  ;  so 
will  I  seek  out  my  sheep,  and  will 
deliver  them  out  of  all  places  where 
they  have  been  scattered  in  the 
cloudy  and  dark  day. 

13  And  I  will  bring  them  out 
from  the  '  people,  and  gather  them 
from  the  countries,  and  will  bring 
them  to  their  own  land,  and  feed 
them  upon  the  mountains  of  Israel 
by  the  rivers,  and  in  all  the  in- 
habited places  of  the  country. 

14  I  will  feed  them  in  a  good 
pasture,  and  upon  the  high  moun- 
tains of  Israel  shall  their  fold  be : 
there  shall  they  lie  in  a  good  fold, 
and  in  a  fat  pasture  shall  they  feed 
upon  the  mountains  of  Israel. 

15  ^  I  will  feed  my  flock,  and  I 
will  cause  them  to  lie  down,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

16  I  will  seek  that  which  was 
lost,  and  bring  again  that  which 
was  driven  away,  and  will  bind  up 
that  which  was  broken,  and  will 
strengthen  that  which  was  sick  : 
but  I  will  destroy  the  fat  and  tlie 
strong ;  I  will  feed  them  "  with 
judgment. 

17  And  as  for  you,  O  mj'  flock, 
thus  saith  the  Lord  God.;  Behold, 
I  judge  between  cattle  and  cattle, 
between  the  rams  and  the  he 
goats. 

1 8  Seetneth  it  a  small  thing  unto 
you  to  have  eaten  up  the  good  pas- 
ture, but  ye  must  tread  down  with 
your  feet  the  residue  of  your  pas- 
tures"?  and  to  have  drunk  of  the 
^  deep  waters,  but  ye  must  foul  the 
residue  with  your  feetl 

1 9  And  as  for  my  flock,  they  eat 
that  which  ye  have  trodden  with 
your  feet ;  and  they  drink  that 
which  ye  have  fouled  with  your 
feet. 

20  11  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  unto  them;  Behold,  I, 
even  I,  will  judge  between  the  fat 
cattle ''  and  between  the  lean  cattle. 


21  Because  ye  have  thrust  with 
side  and  with  shoulder,  and  pushed 
all  the  diseased  with  youi-  horns, 
till  ye  have  scattered  them  abroad  ; 

22  Therefore  will  1  save  my 
flock,  and  they  shall  no  more  be  a 
prey ;  and  1  will  judge  between 
cattle  and  cattle. 

23  And  I  will  set  up  one  shep- 
herd over  them,  and  he  shall  feed 
them,  even  my  servant  David  ;  he 
shall  feed  tliem,  and  he  shall  be 
their  shepherd. 

24  And  i  the  Lord  will  be  their 
73 


peoj)les, 


'^  I  myself 
will  be  the 
shepherd  of 


3  iu  justice. 


■*  clear 


'■'  aiul  the 
le;m  cuttle. 


Restoration  of  God's  flock. 


EZEKIEL,  35,  36. 


Judgment  on  Edom. 


God,   and    my   servant    David   '_a 
prince  among  them  ;  I  the  Lord 


have  spoken  it. 

25  And  I  will  make  with  them  a 
covenant  of  peace,  and  will  cause 
the  evil  beasts  to  cease  out  of  the 
land  :  and  they  shall  dwell  safely 
in  the  wilderness,  and  sleep  in  the 
woods. 

26  And  I  will  make  them  and 
the  places  round  about  my  hill  a 
blessing ;  and  I  will  cause  the 
shower  to  come  down  in  his  sea- 
son ;  there  shall  be  showers  of 
blessing. 

.27  And  the  tree  of  the  field  shall 
yield  her  fruit,  and  the  earth  shall 
yield  her  increase,  and  they  shall  be 
safe  in  their  land,  and  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord,  when  I  have 
broken  the  bands  of  their  yoke, 
and  delivered  them  out  of  the  hand 
of  those  that  "served  themselves  of 
them. 

28  And  they  shall  no  more  be  a 
prey  to  the  heathen,  neither  shall 
the  beast  of  the  lanfl  devour  them  ; 
but  they  shall  dwell  safely,  and 
none  shall  make  titeiii  afraid. 

29  And  I  will  raise  vip  for  them 
a  ^  plant  of  renown,  and  they  shall 
be  no  more  consumed  Avith  hunger 
in  the  land,  neither  bear  the  shame 
of  the  heathen  any  more. 

30  Thus  shall  they  know  that  I 
the  Lord  their  God  am  with  them, 
and  that  they,  even  the  house  of 
Israel,  are  my  people,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

31  And  ye  my  flock,  the  flock 
of  my  pasture,  are  men,  and  I  am 
your  God,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  35. 

ThejucJoment  of  mount  Seirfur  their  haired 
of  Inrael. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of   the 
LoKi)  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  fac(!  against 
mount  (Seir,  and  prophesy  against 
it, 

3  And  say  unto  it.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God;  Behold,  O  mount 
Seir,  1  am  against  thee,  and  1  will 
stretchout  mine  hand  against  thee, 
and  I  will  make  tiiee  most  desolate. 

4  I  will  lav  thy  cities  waste,  an(l 
thou  shalt  Ije  desolate,  and  thou 
shalt  know  that  I  am  the  Loiid. 

5  Because  thou  luist  had  a  i)er- 
petual  hatred  and  hast  shed  the 
Ijlood  of  the  childi'cn  of  Isi'acl  by 
the  force  of  the  sword  in  tlu^  time 
of  their  calamity,  in  the  time  that 
their  iniquity  lead  an  end  : 

6  Thei'efore,  as  I  live,  saith  the 
Tif)rd  God,  I  will  prcpure  thee  unto 
blood,  and  blood  shall  pursue  thei^: 

77 


'^sith  thou  liast  not  hated   blood, 
even  blood  shall  pursue  thee. 

7  Thus  will  1  make  mount  Seir 
most  desolate,  and  cut  off'  from  it 
him  that  passeth  out  and  him  that 
returneth. 

8  And  I  will  fill  his  mountains 
with  his  slain  inen:  in  thy  hills, 
and  in  tliy  valleys,  and  in  all  thy 
rivers,  shall  they  fall  that  are  slain 
with  the  sword. 

9  I  will  make  thee  perpetual 
desolations,  and  thy  cities  shall 
not  ''I'eturn :  and  ye  shall  know 
that  1  am  the  Lord. 

10  Because  thou  hast  said.  These 
tAvo  nations  and_  these  two  coun- 
tries shall  be  mine,  and  we  will 
possess  it ;  "  whereas  the  Lord  was 
there : 

1 1  Therefore,  a.s  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  I  will  even  do  according 
to  thine  anger,  and  according  to 
thine  envy  which  thou  hast  'used 
out  of  thy  hatred  against  them ; 
and  I  will  make  myself  known 
among  them,  when  I  have  judged 
thee. 

12  And  thou  shalt  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  and  that  I  have  heard 
all  thy  blasphemies  which  thou 
hast  spoken  against  the  mountains 
of  Israel,  saying.  They  are  laid 
desolate,  they  are  given  us  to  con- 
sume. 

13  Tiius  with  _  your  mouth  ye 
have  boasted  against  me,  and  have 
multiplied  your  words  against  me  : 
I  have  heard  thein. 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
When  the  whole  earth  rejoiceth,  I 
will  make  thee  desolate. 

15  As  thou  didst  rejoice  *'at  the 
inheritance  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
because  it  was  desolate,  so  will  I 
do  unto  thee  :  thou  shalt  be  deso- 
late, Omount  Seir,  and  aH'-'bhiiiic;). 


*  siuce 


even  all  of  it :  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  3G. 

1  The  land  of  Israel  ■in  eoinforied,  both  hi/ 
deiilriiction'  of  the  hcatheti,'  who  njiitrftill)/ 
iiKi-i/  it,  S  atid  1/1/  fhe  hlex/tiiit/n  if  (imt  pra- 
1/ii.iei/  milo  it.  10  Israel  irax  reji'cti'd  fir 
their  nin,  21  and  Khali  be  rextored  without 
their  dexert.  25  The  blessiiign  of  ChriuVs 
/iiiii/dom. 

ALSO,  thou  son  of  man,  pro- 
phesy unto  the  mountains  of 
Israel,  and  say,  Yc  mountains  of 
Israel,  hear  th(!  word  of  the  Lord  : 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  (JoO;  ])e- 
cause  tli(!  enemy  hath  said  against 
you.  Aha,  even  the  ancient  high 
places  are  ours  in  ])ossession  : 

3  'i'lierefore  prophesy  and  say. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  G<)l)  ;  P>ecause 
they  have  made  i/ou  desolate,  and 


5  be 
inhabited ; 


though 


shewed 


'•'  J<](loin, 


Israel  is  comforted. 


EZEKIEL,  36. 


Renewal  is  promised. 


swallowed  5'ou  up  on  every  side, 
that  ye  might  be  a  possession  unto 
the  residue  of  the  heathen,  and  ye 
are  taken  up  in  the  lips  of  talkers, 
and  are  an  infamy  of  the  people  : 

4  Therefore,  ye  mountains  of 
Israel,  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord 
God  ;  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  to 
the  mountains,  and  to  the  hills,  to 
the  rivers,  and  to  the  valleys,  to  the 
desolate  wastes,  and  to  the  cities 
that  are  forsaken,  which  became 
a  prey  and  derision  to  the  resi- 
due of  the  heathen  that  are  round 
about ; 

5  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  tSurely  in  the  fire  of  my  jea- 
lousy have  I  spoken  against  the 
residue  of  the  heathen,  and  against 
all '  Idumea,  which  have  appointed 
my  land  '•^into  their  possession  with 
the  joy  of  all  their  heart,  with  de- 
spiteful minds,  to  cast  it  ovit  for  a 
prey. 

6  Prophesy  therefore  concerning 
the  land  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  the 
mountains,  and  to  the  hills,  to  the 
rivers,  and  to  the  valleys,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I  have 
spoken  in  my  jealousy  and  in  my 
fury,  because  ye  have  borne  the 
shame  of  the  heathen  : 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  I  have  ^ lifted  up  mine  hand. 
Surely  the  heathen  that  are  about 
you,  they  shall  bear  their  shame. 

8  ^  But  ye,  O  mountains  of 
Israel,  ye  shall  shoot  forth  your 
branches,  and  yield  your  fruit  to 
my  people  of  Israel ;  for  they  are 
at  hand  to  come. 

9  For,  behold,  I  am  for  you,  and 
I  will  turn  vinto  you,  and  ye  shall 
be  tilled  and  sown : 

10  And  I  will  multiply  men 
upon  you,  all  the  house  of  Israel, 
even  all  of  it :  and  the  cities  shall 
be  inhabited,  and  the  wastes  shall 
be  builded : 

1 1  And  I  will  multiply  upon  you 
man  and  beast ;  and  they  shall  in- 
crease and  l>ring  fruit :  and  I  will 
settle  you  after  your  old  estates, 
and  will  do  better  ttuto  i/oii  than 
at  your  beginnings  :  and  ye  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

12  Yea,  I  will  cause  men  to  walk 
u]X)n  you,  even  my  people  Israel  ; 
and  they  shall  possess  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  be  tneir  inheritance, 
and  thou  shalt  no  more  henceforth 
bereave  them  of  men. 

1 3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Because  they  say  unto  you.  Thou 
land  devourest  up  men,  and  hast 
bereaved  thy  •*  nations  ; 

14  Therefore  thou  shalt  devour 
men  no  more,  neither  bereave  thy 


■'  nations  any  more,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

15  Neither  will  I  cause  7)ien  to 
hear  in  thee  the  shame  of  the 
heathen  any  more,  neither  shalt 
thou  bear  the  reproach  of  the 
**  people  any  more,  neither  shalt 
thou  cause  thy  °  nations  to  fall 
any  moi^e,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

16  II  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

17  Son  of  man,  when  the  house 
of  Israel^  dwelt  in  their  own  land, 
they  defiled  it  by  their  own  way 
and  by  their  doings :  their  way 
was  before  me  as  the  uncleanness 
of  a  "^  removed  woman. 

18  Wherefore  I  poured  my  fury 
upon  them  for  the  blood  that  they 
had  shed  upon  the' land,  and  for 
their  idols  wherewith  they  had 
polluted  it : 

1 9  And  I  scattered  them  among 
the  heathen,  and  they  wei'e  dis- 
persed through  the  countries: 
according  to  their  way  and  ac- 
cording to  their  doings  I  judged 
them. 

20  And  when  they  entered  unto 
the  heathen,  whither  they  went, 
they  profaned  my  holy  name, 
*  when  they  said  to  them.  These 
are  the  people  of  the  Lord,  and 
are  gone  forth  out  of  his  land. 

21  U  But  I  had  pity  for  mine 
holy  name,  which  the  house  of 
Israel  had  profaned  among  the 
heathen,  whither  they  went. 

22  Therefore  say  unto  the  house 
of  Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
I  do  not  tliis  for  your  sakes,  O 
house  of  Israel,  but  for  mine  holy 
name's  sake,  which  ye  have  pro- 
faned among  the  heathen,  whither 
ye  went. 

23  And  I  will  sanctify  my  great 
name,  which  was  profaned  among 
the  heathen,  which  ye  have  pro- 
faned in  the  midst  of  them  ;  and 
the  heathen  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
when  I  shall  be  sanctified  in  you 
before  their  eyes. 

24  For  I  will  take  you  from 
among  the  heathen,  and  gather 
you  out  of  all  countries,  and  will 
bring  you  into  your  own  land. 

25  H  Then  will  I  sprinkle  clean 
water  upon  you,  and  ye  shall  be 
clean  :  from  all  your  filthiness,  and 
from  all  your  idols,  will  I  cleanse 
you. 

26  A  new  heart  also  will  I  give 
you,  and  a  new  sjiirit  will  I  put 
within  you:  and  I  will  takeaway 
the  stony  heart  out  of  your  fiesh, 
and  I  will  give  you  an  heart  of 
tlesh. 


775 


Renewal  of  Israel  promised. 


EZEKIEL,  37. 


The  vision  of  dry  hones. 


27  And  I  will  put  my  spirit 
within  you,  and  cause  you  to  walk 
in  my  statutes,  and  ye  shall  keep 
my  judgments,  and  do  tliein. 

28  And  ye  shall  dwell  in  the  land 
that  I  gave  to  your  fathers  ;  and 

Ke  shall  be  my  people,  and  i  will 
e  your  God. 

29  I  will  also  .save  you  from  all 
your  uncleannesses :  and  I  will 
call  for  the  '  coi'n.  and  will  increase 
it,  and  lay  no  famine  upon  you. 

30  And  I  will  multiply  the  fruit 
of  tlie  tree,  and  the  increase  of  the 
field,  that  ye  sliall  receive  no  more 
reproach  of  famine  among  the 
heathen. 

31  Then  shall  ye  rememlier  your 
own  evil  ways,  and  your  doings 
that  were  not  good,  and  shall  lothe 
yourselves  in  your  own  sight  for 
your  iniquities  and  for  your  abomi- 
nations. 

32  Not  for  your  sakes  do  I  fJds, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  be  it  known 
unto  yovi :  be  ashamed  and  con- 
founded for  your  own  ways,  O 
house  of  Israel. 

33  Thus  saith  the  Lord  Gon ; 
In  the  day  that  I  shall  have 
cleansed  you  from  all  your  iniqui- 
ties I  will  also  cause  you  to  dwell 
in  the  cities,  and  the  wastes  shall 
be  builded. 

34  And  the  desolate  land  shall 
be  tilled,  wdiereas  it  lay  desolate 
in  the  sight  of  all  that  passed  by. 

35  And  they  shall  say.  This  land 
that  was  desolate  is  become  like 
the  garden  of  Eden  ;  and  the  waste 
and  desolate;  and  ruined  citic^s  are 
become  fenced,  and  are  inhabited. 

3G  Then  the  heathen  tliat  are 
left  round  about  you  shall  know 
tliat  I  the  LoKD  "build  the  ruined 
'places,  and  •''ijlant  that  that  was 
desolate :  I  tlieTTTiM)  have  spoken 
it,  and  I  will  do  if. 

37  Thus  saith  tlu;  Lord  God;  I 
will  yet /or  this  be  enquircnl  of  by 
the  house  of  Jsi-ael,  to  do  if  for 
them  ;  I  will  increase  them  with 
men  like  a  flock. 

38  As  the  ■'holy  (lock,  as  the 
flock  of  Jerusalem  in  her  solemn 
feasts  ;  so  shall  tlie  waste  cities  be 
filled  with  flocks  of  men  :  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  a?//,  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  37. 

1  Tifi  tJie  refiiirrection  of  dri/  honcn.  11  flio 
deiiil  hope  <>f  Jxrael  ix  'reri'red.  ir>  Ht/  tlie 
unit  ill  (I  of  t  ICO  utir^x,  18  is  sfievcd  t/i'e  in- 
wrpon/fion  of  iHrael  iuUt  Jiiiluh.  '.'ii  The 
prtnnixen  of  rhrinrx  Idin/doin. 

n'^HE  hand  of  the  Loud  was  uptm 
-L  me,  and  cari-ie<l  me  out  in  the 
si)n'it   of   the    Loiio,   and   .set  me 


down  in  the  midst  of  the  valley 
which  tvas  full  of  bones, 

2  And  caused  me  to  pass  by  them 
round  about :  and,  behold,  there 
icere  very  many  in  the  open  valley  ; 
and,  lo,  theij  were  very  dry, 

3  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  can  these  bones  live"?  And 
I  answered,  O  Lord  God,  thou 
knowest. 

4  Again  he  said  unto  me,  Pro- 
phesy upon  these  bones,  and  say 
unto  them,  O  ye  dry  bones,  hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  unto 
these  bones  ;  Behold,  I  will  cause 
breath  to  enter  into  you,  and  ye 
shall  live : 

6  And  I  will  lay  sinews  upon 
you,  and  will  bi-ing  up  flesh  upon 
you,  and  cover  you  with  skin,  and 
put  breath  in  you,  anfl  ye  shall 
live;  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord. 

7  So  I  prophesied  as  I  was  com- 
manrled  :  and  as  I  prophesied, 
thei'e  was  a  noise,  and  behold  a 
shaking,  and  the  bones  came  to- 
gether, bone  to  his  bone. 

8  And  when  I  beheld,  lo,  the 
sinews  and  the  flesh  came  up  upon 
them,  and  the  skin  covererl  them 
above  :  but  there  loas  no  bi"eath  in 
them. 

9  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Pro- 
phesy unto  the  wind,  prophesy, 
son  of  man,  and  say  to  the  wind, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Come 
from  the  four  winds,  O  breath,  and 
breathe  upon  these  slain,  that  they 
may  live. 

10  So  I  prophesied  as  he  com- 
manded me,  and  the  breath  ctime 
into  them,  and  they  lived,  and 
stood  up  upon  their  feet,  an  ex- 
ceeding gi'eat  army. 

1 1  H  Then  he  said  unto  me,  Son 
of  man,  these  bones  are  the  whole 
house  of  Israel :  behold,  they  say. 
Our  bones  are  dried,  and  our  hojte 
is  lost :  we  are ''  cut  ofl'fc  >v  ( >ur  p;i  I't  s. 

12  Therefoi'e  proi)hesy  and  sjiy 
unto  them,  Tlius  sjiitli  the  Lord 
God;  F)ehold,  Omy  i)eople,  I  will 
ojjen  your  graves,  and  cause  you 
f<>  come  uj)  out  of  yoiu-  graves,  and 
bring  you  into  tlu;  land  of  Israel. 

13  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord,  when  1  have  opened 
your  graves,  ()  my  i)eoi)le,  and 
brought  yon  u))out  of  yourgra^'cs, 

14  And  shall  |)ut  my  spirit  in 
you,  and  ye  shall  Ii\-e,  and  1  shnll 
place  you  in  your  own  land  :  then 
shall  y(;  know  that  I  the  LttRD 
liaAe  spoken  if,  and  performed  it, 
saith  the  Lord. 

15  II  The  word  of  the  Loi;d 
came  again  unto  me,  saying, 


■'•  clciin  cut 
olT. 


776 


Reunion  of  Jndah  and  Israel. 


EZEKIEL,  38. 


Prophecy  concerning  Gog. 


10  Moreover,  thou  son  of  man, 
take  thee  one  stick,  and  write 
upon  it,  For  Judali,  and  for  the 
children  of  Israel  his  companions  : 
then  take  another  stick,  and  write 
uix)n  it,  For  Joseph,  the  stick  of 
Ephraim,  and  for  all  the  house  of 
Israel  his  companions  : 

17  And  join  them  one  to  another 
into  one  stick ;  and  they  shall  be- 
come one  in  thine  hand. 

1 8  11  And  when  the  children  of 
thy  people  shall  speak  vinto  thee, 
saying.  Wilt  thou  not  shew  us 
what  thou  meanest  by  these  1 

19  Say  unto  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  (xOD  ;  Behold,  I  vvill  take 
the  stick  of  Joseph,  which  is  in  the 
hand  of  Ephraim,  and  the  tribes  of 
Isi-ael  his  fellows,  and  will  put 
them  with  him,  even  with  the  stick 
of  Judah,  and  make  them  one 
stick,  and  they  shall  be  one  in 
mine  hand. 

20  II  And  the  sticks  whereon 
thou  writest  shall  be  in  thine  hand 
before  their  eyes. 

21  And  say  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I  will 
take  the  children  of  Israel  from 
among  the  heathen,  whither  they 
be  gone,  and  will  gather  them  on 
every  side,  and  bring  them  into 
their  own  land  : 

22  And  I  will  make  them  one 
nation  in  the  land  upon  the  moun- 
tains of  Israel ;  and  one  king  shall 
be  king  to  them  all :  and  they  shall 
be  no  more  two  nations,  neither 
shall  they  be  divided  into  two 
kingdoms  any  more  at  all : 

23  Neither  shall  they  defile 
themselves  any  more  with  their 
idols,  nor  with  their  detestable 
things,  nor  with  any  of  their  trans- 
gressions :  but  I  will  save  them 
out  of  all  their  dwellingplaces, 
wherein  they  have  sinned,  and  will 
cleanse  them  :  so  shall  they  be  my 
people,  and  I  will  be  their  God. 

24  And  iJavid  my  servant  shall 
lie  king  over  them  ;  and  they  all 
shall  have  one_  shepherd :  they 
shall  also  walk  in  my  judgments, 
and  observe  my  statutes,  and  do 
them. 

25  And  they  shall  dwell  in  the 
land  that  I  have  given  unto  Jacob 
my  servant,  wherein  your  fathers 
have  dwelt ;  and  they  shall  dwell 
therein,  evev  they,  and  their  child- 
ren, and  their  children's  children 
for  ever :  and  my  servant  David 
shall  he  their  pi'ince  for  ever. 

26  Moreover  I  will  make  a  co- 
venant of  peace  with  tlunn ;  it 
shall  be  an  everlasting  covenant 
with  them  :  and  1  will  place  them, 
and  multiply  them,   and  will   set 


my  sanctuary  in  the  midst  of  them 
for  evermore. 

27  ^ly  tabernacle  also  shall  be 
with  them  :  yea,  I  will  be  their 
God,  and  they  shall  be  my  people. 

28  And  the  heathen  shall  know 
that  I  the  Loiti)  do  sanctify  Israel, 
when  my  sanctuary  shall  be  in  the 
midst  of  them  for  evermoi'e. 

CHAPTER  38. 

1   TJie  army,  8  <tn<1  iixiVice  of  Ocg.     14  God'x 
judgment  a/jcnnst  him. 

AND    the    word    of    the    Loud 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face 
against  Gog,  ^  the  land  of  Magog, 
the  ■^  chief  prince  of  Meshech  and 
Tubal,  and  prophesy  against  him. 

3  And  say,  Ihus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behold,  I  am  against  thee, 
O  Gog,  the  -chief  piince  of  Me- 
shech and  Tubal  : 

•i  And  I  will  turn  thee  back,  and 
put  hooks  into  thy  jaws,  and  I  will 
bring  thee  forth,  and  all  thine 
army,  horses  and  horsemen,  all  of 
them   clothed   '' with    all    sorts    of 


armour,  even  a  great  company  vjith 
bucklers  and  shields,  all  of  them 
handling  swords  : 

5  Persia,  Ethiopia,  and  Libya 
with  them ;  all  of  them  with  shield 
and  helmet : 

6  Gomer,  and  all  his  ^  bands ;  the 
house  of  Togarmah  of  the  ''  north 


quarters,  and  all  his  "  bands:   and 
many  ''  people  with  thee. 

7  Be  thou  prepared,  and  prepare 
for  thyself,  thou,  and  all  thy  com- 
pany that  are  assembled  unto 
thee,  and  be  thou  a  guard  unto 
them. 

8  II  After  many  days  thou  shalt 
be  visited :  in  the  latter  years  thou 
shalt  come  into  the  land  that  is 
brought  back  from  the  sword,  and 
is  gathered  out  of  many  ^  people, 
against  the  mountains  of  Israel, 
which  have  been  alwaj's  wast<':  but 
it  is  brought  forth  out  of  the  na- 
tions, and  they  shall  dwell  safely 
all  of  them. 

9  Thou  shalt  ascend  and  come 
like  a  storm,  thou  shalt  lie  like  a 
cloucl  to  cover  the  land,  thou,  and 
all  thy  ^  bands,  and  many  '  peo])le 
M'ith  thee. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  It 
shall  also  come  to  pass,  that  at  the 
.same  time  shall  things  come  into 
thy  mind,  and  thou  slialt  think  an 
evil  thouglit: 

11  And  thou  shalt  say,  I  will  go 
up  to  the  land  of  unwalled  villages; 
1  will  go  to  them  that  are  at  i-<>st, 
that  dwell  safely,  all  of  them  dwell- 


1  of  the  land 
-  prince  of 
Rosh, 
Meshech, 


3  in  full 
armour, 


4  hordes ; 
°  uttermost 
parts  of  the  ■ 
north, 
•'  hordes: 
"  jteoples 


•^  peoples, 
upon 


'•'  hordes, 


777 


Overthroio  of  Gog. 


EZEKIEL,  39. 


Destruction  of  his  hordes. 


ing    without    walls,    and    having 
neither  bars  nor  gates, 

1 2  To  take  a  spoil,  and  to  take  a 
prey ;  to  turn  thine  hand  upon  the 
desolate  places  that  are  now  inha- 
bited, and  upon  the  people  that  are 
gathered  out  of  the  nations,  which 
have  gotten  cattle  and  goods,  that 
dwell  in  the  midst  of  the  land. 

13  Sheba,  and  Dedan,  and  the 
merchants  of  Tai'shish,  with  all  the 
young  lions  thereof,  shall  say  unto 
thee,  Art  thou  come  to  take  a  spoil "? 
hast  thou  gathered  thy  company  to 
take  a  prey'?  to  carry  away  silver 
and  gold,  to  take  away  cattle  and 
goods,  to  take  a  great  spoil"? 

14  11  Tlierefore,  son  of  man, 
prophesy  and  say  unto  Gog,  Thus 
saitli  the  Lord  God;  In  that  day 
when  my  people  of  Israel  d^velleth 
safely,  shalt  tnou  not  know  it  ? 

15  And  thou  shalt  come  from  thy 
place  out  of  the  '  north  parts,  thou, 
and  many  '"  people  with  thee,  all  of 
them  riding  upon  horses,  a  great 
company,  and  a  mighty  army: 

16  And  thou  shalt  come  up 
against  my  people  of  Israel,  as  a 
cloud  to  cover  the  land ;  it  shall  be 
in  the  latter  days,  and  I  will  bring 
thee  against  my  land,  that  the 
heathen  may  know  me,  when  I 
shall  be  sanctified  in  thee,  O  Gog, 
before  their  eyes. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Art 
thou  he  of  whom  I  have  spoken  in 
old  time  by  my  servants  the  pro- 
phets of  Israel,  which  prophesied  in 
those  days  many  years  that  I  would 
bring  thee  against  them  1 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at 
the  same  time  when  Gog  shall  come 
against  the  land  of  Israi;!,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  that  my  fury  shall  come 
up  in  my  face. 

19  For  in  my  jealousy  and  in  the 
fire  of  my  wrath  have  I  spoken, 
tSurely  in  that  day  there  shall  be  a 
great  si  I  ak  ing  in  the  laiid  of  Israel; 

20  So  tluit  the  fishes  of  the  sea, 
and  the  fowls  of_  the  heaven,  and 
the  beasts  (jf  the  field,  and  all  creep- 
ing things  that  creep  upon  the 
earth,  and  all  the  men  that  arc 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth,  shall 
shake  at  my  presence,  and  th(; 
mountains  shall  be  thrown  down, 
and  the  steej)  jjlaccs  sliall  fall,  and 
everj'  wall  sliall  t'aJl  to  the  gi'ound. 

21  And  I  will  call  for  a  sword 
against  him  throughout  all  my 
mountains,  saith  tlie  Lord  (»od  : 
eyery  man's  sword  shall  be  agaiiist 
his  bi'othcr. 

22  And  I  will  i)lead  against  him 
with  pestilence  and  with  blood;  and 
1  will  rain  upon  him,  and  upon  his 
'  bands,  and  upcui  the  many  ■  neople 


that  are  with  him,  an  overflowing 
rain,  and  great  hailstones,  fire,  and 
brimstone. 

23  Thus  will  I  magnify  myself, 
and  sanctify  myself ;  and  I  will  be 
known  in  the  eyes  of  many  nations, 
and  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lokd. 

CHAPTER  39. 

1   Goiri<jwd{/meni  upon  Gog.     8  Ist'oefs  vic- 
tory.    11   (rO(/\'i  burial  in  Hnmon-yog.     IT 

The  fetixt  <if  the  f()ir/.\.  2P.  Ixi'tiel,  humng 
bi'cii'  ji/<lijilei/  /()/■  ttieU'  xiiis,  shall  he  ga- 
thered (igaiii  ivith  eteritiil Juriiar. 

THEREFORE,  thou  son  of  man, 
prophesy  against  Gog,  and  say. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I 
am  against  thee,  O  Gog,  ^  the  chief 
prince  of  Meshech  and  Tubal : 

2  And  I  will  turn  thee ''  back,  and 
leave  but  the  sixth  part  of  thee. 


and  will  cause  thee  to  come  up  from 
the  ^  north  parts,  and  will  bring 
thee  upon  the  mountains  of  Israel : 

3  And  I  will  smite  thy  bow  out 
of  thy  left  hand,  and  will  cause 
thine  arrows  to  fall  out  of  thy  right 
hand. 

4  Thou  shalt  fall  upon  the  moun- 
tains of  Israel,  thou,  and  all  thy 
" bands,  and  the  "people  that  /.s- 
with  thee:  I  will  give  thee  unto 
the  ravenous  biixls  of  every  sort, 
and  to  the  beasts  of  the  field  to  be 
devoured. 

5  Thou  shalt  fall  upon  the  open 
field :  for  I  have  spoken  it,  saith 
the  Loi-d  God. 

6  And  I  will  send  a  fire  on  Ma- 
gog, and  among  them  that  dwell 
'' carelessly  in  the  isles:  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

7  So  will  I  make  my  holy  name 
known  in  the  midst  t>f  my  people 
Israel ;  and  I  will  not  let  them  "])ol- 
lute  my  holy  name  any  more  :  and 
the  heathen  shall  know  that  I  (un 
the  Lord,  the  Holy  One  in  Isiuel. 

8  II  Rehold,  it  " is  come,  and  it  is 
done,  saith  the  Loi'd  G(»i> ;  this  /n 
the  day  whereof  1  ha-s'e  spoken. 

9  And  they  that  dwell  in  tlie 
cities  of  Israel  shall  go  forth,  and 
shall  set  on  fh-e  and  burn  the  wea- 
pons, both  the  shields  and  thebuck- 
lei's.  the  bows  and  the  arrows,  and 
the  handstaves,  and  the  spe;u's,  and 
they  shall  '"Inii-ii  tl»-m  with  fire 
seven  years : 

10  So  that  they  shall  take  no 
wood  out  of  the  Held,  neither  cut, 
down'/////out.  of  the  forests;  f(tr  they 
shall  "  l)ui-ii  till'  wcanoiis  with  lu'e  : 
and  they  shall  spoil  those  that 
si)oil(>(l  them,  and  rol)  thos(>  that 
robbed  them,  saith  the  Lord  God. 


■*  prince  of 
Rosh , 
Meshech, 
5  about,  aiul 
lead  thee  on, 

1  uttermost 
parts  of  the 
north. 


3  hordes, 
•5  peoples 
that  are 


'  securely 
in  the 
coastlands: 


' profane 


'•'  conielh, 
a. id  it  sliall 
be  done, 


1"  make  fires 
of  them 


11  make  fires 
of  the 
weapons : 


778 


Israel  to  he  restored. 


EZEKIEL,  40. 


The  man  ivith  a  measuriny  rod. 


11^  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  i  will  give  unto  Gog 
a  place  there  of  graves  in  Israel, 
the  valley  of  the  passengers  on  the 
east  of  tlie  sea :  and  it  shall  stop 
^  the  no><es  of  the  passengers  :  antl 
there  shall  they  bury  Gog  and  all 
his  multitude :  and  they  shall  call 
it  The  valley  of  *Hamon-gog. 

12  And  seven  months  shall  the 
house  of  Israel  be  burying  of  them, 
that  they  may  cleanse  the  land. 

13  Yea,  all  the  people  of  the  land 
shall  bury  them ;  and  it  shall  be  to 
them  a  I'enown  the  day  tliat  I  shall 
be  glorified,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

14  And  they  shall  sever  out  men 
of  continual  employment,  passing 
through  the  land  to  bury  with 
"the  passengers  those  that  remain 
upon  tlic  face(  'f  the  earth,  to  cleanse 
it :  after  tlie  end  of  seven  months 
shall  they  search. 

15  And  the  passengers  that  pass 
through  the  land,  when  any  seeth 
a  man's  bone,  then  shall  he  set  up 
a  sign  by  it,  till  the  buriers  have 
buried  it  in  the  valley  of  *  Hamon- 
gog. 

1 6  And  also  the  name  of  the  city 
shall  he  t  Hamonah.  Thus  shall 
they  cleanse  the  land. 

17  U  And,  thou  son  of  man,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Speak  unto 
every  feathered  fowl,  and  to  every 
beast  of  the  field.  Assemble  your- 
selves, and  come  ;  gather  yourselves 
on  everyside  to  my  sacrifice  that  I 
do  sacrifice  for  you,  even  a  great 
sacrifice  upon  the  mountains  of 
Israel,  that  ye  may  eat  fiesh,  and 
drink  blood. 

18  Ye  shall  eat  the  flesh  of  the 
mighty,  and  drink  the  blood  of  the 
princes  of  the  earth,  of  rams,  of 
lambs,  and  of  goats,  of  bullocks,  all 
of  them  fatlings  of  Bashan. 

19  And  ye  shall  eat  fat  till  ye  be 
full,  and  drink  blood  till  ye  be 
drunken,  of  my  sacrifice  which  I 
have  sacrificed  for  you. 

20  Thus  ye  shall  be  filled  at  my 
table  with  horses  and  chariots,  with 
mighty  men,  and  with  all  men  of 
war,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

21  And  I  will  set  my  glory  among 
the  heathen,  and  all  the  heathen 
shall  see  my  judgment  that  I  have 
executed,  and  my  hand  that  I  have 
laid  upon  them. 

22  So  the  house  of  Israel  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord  theii- 
God  from  that  day  and  forwaivl. 

23  ^  And  the  heathen  shall  know 
that  the  house  of  Israel  went  into 
captivity  for  their  iniquity  :    be- 


*  Thca  ;.s\  The  nuiltitiide  of  Go.^. 
t  That  is,  The  nuiltitiulc. 


cause  they  trespassed  against  me, 
therefore  hid  I  my  face  from  them, 
and  gave  them  into  the  hand  of 
their  enemies :  so  fell  they  all  by 
the  sword. 

24  According  to  their  unclean- 
ness  and  according  to  their  trans- 
gressions have  I  done  unto  them, 
and  hid  my  face  from  them. 

25  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Now  will  I  bring  again  the 
captivity  of  Jac(jb,  and  have  mercy 
upon  the  whole  house  of  Israel,  and 
will  be  jealous  for  my  holy  name  ; 

26  After  that  they  have  borne 
their  shame,  and  all  their  tres- 
passes whereby  they  have  tres- 
passed against  me,  when  they 
^  dwelt  safely  in  their  land,  and 
none  •*  made  them  afraid. 

27  When  I  have  brought  them 
again  from  the  ''ijeople,  and  ga- 
thered them  out  of  their  enemies' 
lands,  and  am  sanctified  in  them 
in  the  sight  of  many  nations  ; 

28  Then  shall  they  know  that  lam 
the  Loud  their  God,  which  caused 
them  to  be  led  into  captivity  among 
the  heathen  :  but  I  have  gathered 
them  unto  their  own  land,  and 
have  left  none  of  them  any  more 
there. 

29  Neither  will  I  hide  my  face 
any  more  from  them  :  for  I  have 
poured  out  my  spirit  upon  the 
house  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

CHAPTErt  40. 

1  Tfie  time,  maitner,  and  enO  of  the  rifiion. 
G  The  (JeKcription  of  the  east  gate,  20  of  the 
luiHh  gate,  24  of  the  south  gate,  32  (;/'  the 
eavt  gate.  35  and  of  the  north  gate.  3'.l 
Ji^ight  tables.  44  The  chaiiibeiv.  4S  The 
j)orch  of  the  house. 

IN  the  five  and  twentieth  year  of 
our  captivity,  in  the  beginning 
of  the  year,  in  the  tenth  day  of  the 
month,  in  the  fourteenth  year  after 
that  the  city  was  smitten,  in  the 
selfsame  day  the  hand  of  the  Lokd 
was  upon  me,  and  brought  me 
thither. 

2  In  the  visions  of  God  brought 
he  me  into  the  land  of  Israel,  and 
set  me  upon  a  very  high  mountain, 
^  by  which  was  as  the  frame  of  a 
city  on  the  south. 

3  And  he  brought  me  thither, 
and,  behold,  there  tints  a  man,  whose 
appearance  was  like  the  appeai-ance 
of  brass,  with  a  line  of  liax  in  his 
hand,  and  a  measui'ing  reed  ;  and 
he  stood  in  the  gate. 

4  And  the  man  said  unto  me.  Son 
of  man,  behold  with  thine  eyes,  and 
hear  with  thine  ears,  and  set  thine 
heart  upon  all  that  I  shall  shew 
thee  ;  for  to  the  intent  that  I  might 
shew    them    unto    thee    art    thou 


3  shall  dwell 
*  shall  make 

5  peoples, 


upon 


779 


Description  of  the 


EZEKIEL,  40. 


(jates  of  the  temple. 


1  *  of  a  cubit 
aud  an  hand 
breadth 
each : 


brought  hither :    declare  all  that 
thou  seest  to  the  house  of  Israel. 

.5  And  behold  a  wall  on  the  out- 
side of  the  house  round  about,  and 
in  the  man's  hand  a  measuring  reed 
of  six  cubits  long  ^  by  the  cubit  and 
an  hand  breadth  :  so  he  measured 
the  breadth  of  the  building,  one 
reed  ;  and  the  height,  one  reed. 

6  II  Then  came  he  unto  the  gate 
which  looketh  toward  the  east,  and 
went  up  the  stairs  thereof,  and  mea- 
sured the  threshold  of  the  gate, 
which  was  one  reed  broad  ;  and  the 
other  threshold  of  the  gate,  ivhich 
was  one  reed  broad. 

7  And  every  "little  chamber  teas 
one  reed  long,  and  one  reed  broad  ; 
and  between   the  ''little  chambers 


were  five  cubits  ;  and  the  threshold 
of  the  gate  by  the  porch  of  the  gate 
within  was  one  reed. 

8  He  measured  also  the  porch  of 
the  gate  within,  one  reed. 

9  Then  measured  he  the  porch 
of  the  gate,  eight  cubits ;  and  the 
posts  thereof,  two  cubits  ;  and  the 
porch  of  the  gate  taas  '^  inward. 

10  And  the  ^little  chambers  of 
the  gate  eastward  wei-e  three  on 
this  side,  and  three  on  that  side ; 
they  thi-ee  ivere  of  one  measure  : 
and  the  posts  had  one  measure  on 
this  side  and  on  that  side. 

1 1  And  he  measured  the  breadth 
of  the  entry  of  the  gate,  ten  cubits  ; 
and  the  length  of  the  gate,  thir- 
teen cubits. 

12  The  space  also  before  the  *  lit- 
tle chambers  was  one  cubit  on  this 


side,  and  the  space  ivas  one  cubit  on 
that  side  :  and  tlie  ''litth^  chambei-s 


were  six  cuVjits  on  this  side,  and  six 
cubits  on  that  side. 

i;^  He  measured  then  the  gate 
from  the  roof  of  one ''  little  chamber 


to  t\w.  roof  of  another  :  the  bi'cadth 
was_  live  and  t\v(mty  cubits,  door 
against  door. 

14  He  made  also  i)osts  of  three- 
score cul)its,  even  unto  the  post  of 
tlu!  court  round  about  the  gate. 

1.')  And  from  the  face;  of  the  gate 
of  tlu!  entrance  unto  the  face  of  tli(,' 
"'porcli  of  tlic  inner  gat(^  we/-e  fifty 
(;ul)its. 

1(3  And  there  were  "  ii;irrow  win- 
dowH  to  the  '  little  chiiinbers.  ;nid 
to  their  posts  within  tbegati-  I'ouiid 
about,  and  likewise  to  the  aiches  : 
and  winflows  ivere  round  about  in- 
ward :  and  upon  each  post  were 
pahii  trees. 

1  7  Then  })rought  he  me  jnto  the 
'^outward  court,  and,  lo,  the7-e  were 


*0r, 


chambers,  and  a  pavement  made 
for  the  court  round-about:  thirty 
chambers  were  upon  the  pavement. 

18  And  the  pavement  by  the  side 
of  the  gates  "over  against  the  length 
of  the  gates  was  the  lower  pave- 
ment. 

1 9  Then  he  measured  the  breadth 
from  the  forefront  of  the  lower  gate 
unto  the  forefront  of  the  inner 
court  without,  an  hundred  cubits 
eastward  and  northward. 

20  H  And  the  gate  of  the  out- 
wai'd  court  that  looked  toward  the 
north,  he  measured  the  length 
thereof,  and  the  breadth  thereof. 

21  And     the    ''  little    ch;imbers 


thereof  loere  three  on  this  side  and 
three  on  that  side ;  and  the  posts 
thereof  and  the  arches  thereof  were 
aftei'  the  measure  of  the  first  gate  : 
the  length  thereof  ^wi.?  fifty  cubits, 
and  the  breadth  five  and  twenty 
cubits. 

22  And  their  windows,  and  their 
arches,  and  their  palm  trees,  were 
after  the  measure  of  the  gate  that 
looketh  toward  the  east ;  and  they 
went  up  unto  it  by  seven  steps  ; 
and  the  arches  thereof  ivere  before 
them. 

23  And  the  gate  of  the  inner 
court  ivas  over  against  the  gate  to- 
ward the  north,  and  toward  the 
east ;  and  he  measured  from  gate 
to  gate  an  hundred  cubits. 

24  II  After  that  he  brought  me 
toward  the  south,  and  behold  a  gate 
toward  the  south  :  and  he  measured 
the  posts  ther(>of  and  the  arches 
thereof  according  to  these  mea- 
sures. 

2.'5  And  tliere  icere  windows  in  it 
and  in  the  ai'ches  thereof  round 
about,  like  those  windows:  the 
length  was  fifty  cubits,  and  tlie 
bi-eadth  five  and  twenty  cubits. 

26  And  there  were  seven  steps  to 
go  up  to  it,  and  tlie  arches  ther(>of 
were  before  them  :  arid  it  had  iialm 
trees,  one  on  this  side,  and  another 
on  that  side,  upon  the  posts  thereof. 

27  And  the)'e  iva.K  a  gate  in  the 
inner  court  toward  the  south  :  and 
he  measuri'd  from  gate  to  gate  to- 
ward the  south  an  hundi'ed  cubits. 

28  And  he  brought  me  to  tlu^ 
inner  court  by  the  south  gate : 
and  lie  measured  the  south  gate 
accorthng  to  th(>se  measures; 

2i)  And  the  -'little  chniiibers 
th(M'eof,  and  the  jiosts  thereof, 
and  the  arciies  tlu'i-eof  according 
to  these  measures:  and  there  irere 
windows  in  it  and  in  the  arches 
thereof  round  about  :  it  was  fifty 
cubits  long,  and  five  and  twenty 
culiits  broad. 

30  And  the  arches  rounfl  about 


780 


The  eiijht  tables. 


EZEKIEL,  41. 


Tlie  chambers  of  the  temple. 


1  outer 


2  jruar<l 
chambers 


3  And  a 
ehamber 
with  the 
door  thereof 
was  by  the 
posts  at  the 
gates;  there 


ivere  five  and   twenty  cubits  long, 
and  live  cubits  broad. 

31  And  the  arches  thereof  were 
toward  the  '  utter  court ;  and  palm 
trees  were  upon  the  posts  thereof  : 
and  tlie  going  up  to  it  luid  eight 
steps. 

32  ^  And  he  brought  me  into 
the  inner  court  toward  the  east : 
and  he  measured  the  gate  accord- 
ing to  these  measures. 

33  And    the    "  little    chambers 


thereof,  and  the  posts  thereof, 
and  the  arches  thereof,  were  ac- 
cording to  these  measures:  and 
there  were  windows  therein  and  in 
the  arches  thereof  round  about : 
it  was  fifty  cubits  long,  and  five 
and  twenty  cubits  broad. 

34  And  the  arches  thereof  ivere 
toward  the  ^  outw-ard  court ;  and 
palm  trees  were  upon  the  posts 
thereof,  on  this  side,  and  on  tliat 
side :  and  the  going  up  to  it  had 
eight  steps. 

35  H  And  he  brought  me  to  the 
north  gate,  and  measui'ed  it  ac- 
cording to  these  measures  ; 

36  The  "little  chambers  thereof, 
the  posts  thereof,  and  the  arches 
thereof,  and  the  windows  to  it 
round  about :  the  length  was  fifty 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  five  and 
twenty  cubits. 

37  And  the  posts  thereof  were 
toward  the  '  utter  court ;  and  palm 
trees  icere  w\ion  the  i)()sts  thereof, 
on  this  side,  and  on  that  side  :  and 
the  going  up  to  it  had  eight  steps. 

38  ^And  the  chambers  and  tlie 
entries  thereof  }rere   by  tlie  posts 


i)i  the  gates,  where  they  washed 
the  burnt  offering. 

39  ^  And  in  the  porch  of  the 
gate  were  two  tables  on  this  side, 
and  two  tables  on  that  side,  to 
slay  thereon  the  burjit  offering  and 
the  sin  offering  and  the  trespass 
offering. 

40  And  at  the  side  without,  as 
one  goeth  vip  to  the  entry  of  the 
north  gate,  were  two  tables  ;  and 
on  the  other  sirle,  which  tras  at  the 
porch  of  the  gate,  were  two  tables. 

41  Four  tables  irere  on  this  side, 
and  four  tables  on  that  side,  by  the 
side  of  the  gate ;  eight  tables, 
whereupon  they  slew  their  sacri- 
fices. 

42  And  the  four  tables  irere  of 
hewn  stone  for  the  burnt  offering, 
of  a  cubit  and  an  half  long,  and  a 
cul)it  and  an  half  broad,  and  one 
cubit  high  :  whereupon  also  they 
laid  the  instruments  wherewith 
they  slew  the  burnt  offering  and 
the  sacrifice. 

43  And  within  were   hooks,  an 


hand  broad,  fastened  round  about : 
and  upon  the  tables  tvas  the  flesh 
of  the  ottering. 

44  H  And  without  the  inner 
gate  ivere  ^  the  chambers  of  the 
singers  in  the  inner  court,  '  which 
was  at  the  side  of  the  north  gate ; 
and  "  their  prospect  teas  toward 
the  south  :  one  at  the  side  of  the 
east  gate  having  the  prospect  to- 
ward the  north. 

45  And  he  said  unto  me.  This 
cliamber,  whose  prospect  is  toward 
the  south,  is  for  the  priests,  the 
keepers  of  the  charge  of  the  house. 

46  And  the  chamber  whose  pro- 
spect is  toward  the  north  is  iov  the 
priests,  the  keepers  of  the  charge 
of  the  altar :  these  are  the  sons  of 
Zadok  among  the  sons  of  Levi, 
which  come  near  to  the  Lord  to 
minister  unto  him. 

47  Ho  he  measured  the  court, 
an  hundred  cubits  long,  and  an 
hundred  cubits  broad,  foursquare  ; 
and  the  altar  "  tJmt  was  before  the 

house. 

48  ^  And  he  brought  me  to  the 
porch  of  the  house,  and  measured 
each  post  of  the  porch,  five  cubits 
on  this  side,  and  live  cubits  on  that 
side :  and  the  breadth  of  the  gate 
was  three  cubits  on  this  side,  and 
three  cubits  on  that  side. 

49  The  length  of  the  porch  was 
twenty  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
eleven  cubits ;  and  ^ he  lirovglit  me 
by  the  steps  wdtereby  they  went 
up  to  it :  ami  there  were  pillars  by 
the  posts,  one  on  this  side,  and 
another  on  that  side. 

CHAPTER  41. 

Tlie  measures,  parts,  vhamherK,  and  orna- 
ments of  the  temple. 

AFTERWARD  he  brought  me 
to  the  temple,  and  measured 
the  posts,  six  cubits  broad  on  the 
one  side,  and  six  cubits  broad  on 
the  other  side,  xehicli  was  the 
breadth  of  the  tabernacle. 

2  And  the  breadth  of  the  door 
}ras  ten  cubits ;  and  the  sides  of 
the  door  were  five  cubits  on  the  one 
side,  and  five  cubits  on  the  oIIkm- 
side  :  and  he  measured  the  length 
thereof,  forty  cubits :  and  the 
breadth,  twenty  cubits. 

3  Then  went  he  inward,  and 
measured  tlui  post  of  the/loor,  two 
cubits  ;  and  the  door,  six  cubits  ; 
and  the  breadth  of  the  door,  seven 
cubits. 

4  So  lie  measured  the  length 
thereof,  tw(Mity  cubits ;  and  the 
bi'eadth,  twenty  cubits,  before  the 


*0r. 


781 


Measurement  of  the  temple. 


EZEKIEL,  42. 


The  altar. 


temple  :  and  he  said  unto  me,  This 
is  the  most  holy  place. 

5  '  After  he  measured  the  wall  of 
the  house,  six  cubits ;  and  the 
breadth  of  every  side  chamber,  four 
cubits,  round  about  the  house  on 
every  side. 

6  And  the  side  chambers  rvere 
"thi'ee.  one  over  another,  and  thirty 
in  order  ;  and  they  entered  into  the 
wall  which  loos  of  the  house  for 
the  side  chambers  round  about, 
that  they  might  have  hold,  but 
they  had  not  hold  in  the  wall  of 
the  house. 

7  ^And  fhn-e  ivas  an  enlarging, 
and  a  wincHng  ahout  still  upward 


to  the  side  chaml)ers  :  for  the  wind- 
ing about  of  tiie  house  went   stil 


upwarri   round   about    the   house 


therefore  the  breadth  of  the  house 
^  ipgs  tit  ill  upward,  and  so  ^increased 
from,  the    lowest  chamber   to   the 
highest  by  the  midst. 
8  I  saw  also  *'the  height  of  the 


house  round  about :  the  founda- 
tions of  the  side  chambers  ivere  a 
full  reed  of  six  great  cubits. 

9  The  thickness  of  the  wall, 
which  tvas  for  the  side  chamber 
without,  ivas  five  cubits:  and  tliat 
which  ivas  left  "^  was  the  ]jJace  of  the 
side  chambers  tluit  /'v/v  within. 


10   And    between    the  cliambers 


icas  the  wideness  of  twenty  cubits 
round  about  the  liouseon  every  side. 

1 1  And  the  doors  of  the  side 
chambers  were  toward  the  place  that 
loan  left,  one  door  toward  tne  north, 
and  another  door  toward  the  south  : 
and  the  breadth  of  the  place  that 
was  left  vxm  five  cubits  round  about. 

12  Now  the  building  tliat  was 
before  the  separate  place  at  the 
end  toward  the  west  icas  seventy 
cubits  broad  ;  and  the  wall  of  th(^ 
builcHng  vjas  five  cubits  thick  round 
about,  and  the  length  thereof  ninety 
cubits. 

13  8o  he  measuj'ed  the  house,  an 
hunch-ed  cubits  long  ;  and  the  sepa- 
rate place,  and  the  building,  with 
ttie  walls  thereof,  an  hundred 
cubits  long  ; 

U  Also  the  bi-eadth  of  the  face  of 
the  house,  and  of  the  s(>i)arate  places 
toward  the  east,  an  hundi-ed  cubits. 

15  And  he  measured  the  length 
of  the  building  over  against  the 
separate  place  which  icas  behind 
it,  and  tlu;  galleries  thereof  on  th(> 
one  side  and  f»n  tlie  otliei-  side,  an 
hundred  ^(Mil)its.  with  the  inner 
temple,  and  tlie  poi-ches  of  the 
court ; 


*  Or, 


16  The  door  posts,  and  the  "nar- 
row windows,  and  the  galleries 
round  about  on  their  three  stories, 
over  against  the  door,  cieled  with 
wood  round  aliout,  and  from  the 
ground  up  to  the  windows,  and  the 
windows  ivei-e  covered  ; 

1 7  To  that  above  the  door,  even 
unto  the  inner  house,  and  without, 
and  by  all  the  wall  round  about 
within  and  without,  by  measure. 

18  And  it  was  made  with  ^"cheru- 


bimsand  palm  trees,  so  that  a  palm 
tree  was  between  a  chei'ub  and  a 
cherub  ;  and  every  cherub  had  two 
faces ; 

1 9  So  tliat  the  face  of  a  man  was 
toward  the  palm  ti-ee  on  the  one 
side,  and  the  face  of  a  young  lion 
toward  the  palm  tree  on  the  other 
side :  it  teas  made  througli  all  the 
house  round  about. 

20  From  the  ground  unto  above 
the  door  tvere  "'cherubims  and  jialm 
trees  "  made,  and  o»  the  wall  of  the 
temple. 

2 1  The  posts  of  the  temple  ivere 
^'"squared,  and  the  face  of  the  sanc- 


tuary :  tlie  appearance  ^'^  of  t/i>'  one 
as  the  appearance  of  the  ''*  other. 

22  The  altar  ^"  of  wood  was  three 
cubits  high,  and  the  length  thereof 
two  cubits  ;  and  the  corners  there- 
of, and  the  ^^  length  thereof,  and  the 
walls  thereof,  were  of  wood  :  and 
he  said  unto  me.  This  is  the  table 
that  is  before  the  Lord. 

23  And  the  temple  and  the  sanc- 
tuary had  two  doors. 

24  And  the  doors  had  two  leaves 
apiece,  two  turning  leaves ;  two 
leaves  for  the  one  floor,  and  two 
leaves  for  the  other  door. 

25  And  tltere  were  made  on  them, 
on  the  doors  of  the  temple,  "'cliei-u- 
bims  and  palm  trees,  like  as  ictre 
made  ui)on  the  walls;  and  there 
^^  ?^'r;y  tiiickijlanks  ui)on  the  face  of 


782 


the  i)oicli  witiiout. 

2G  And  titere  were  "nari'ow  win- 
dows and  palm  trees  on  tlie  one 
side  and  on  the  other  side,  on  the 
sides  of  '**  till'  porcli  and  u])(tn  the 
side  chambers  of  tli(^  house,  and 
'"tliick  planks. 

CHAPTER  42. 

1  The  chnmhcfx/or-  the  /iricx/.f.  VI  The  vne 
fhiri'iif.  Ill  7'/ic  nu'dxnren  <>/  (he  oiainird 
,-(tiirt'. 

rilHKN  he  brought  me  forth  into 
X  the  -"  utter  coiii't,  the  way  to- 
ward th(^  noi'th  :  and  he  lirought 
me  into  the  chamber  that  w((s  over 
against  the  seiiai'ate  iilace,  and 
wliich  iras  before  the  building  to- 
ward the  north. 
9 


5  closed 


1"  cherubim 


11  made : 
thus  was 

1-  squared ; 

and  as  for 

the  face 

of  the 

sanctuary, 

13  thereof 

was 

i"!  temple. 

1^  was  of 

wood, 

itj  base 


1'  was  a 
threshold  of 
wood  before 


'■^  I  he  porch  : 
thus  were 
1''  the 
thresholds. 


outer 


The  chambers  for  the  priests. 


EZEKIEL,  43. 


Return  of  the  divine  glory. 


1  outer 

2  the  third 
story. 


3  took  away 
from  these 
more  than 
from  the 
lower 
and  the 
middlemost 

■*  uppermost 


^  outer 
Court  hefore 


6  There 

were 

chambers 


meal 


2  Befoi-e  the  length  of  an  hun- 
dred cubits  was  the  north  door, 
and  the  breadth  was  fifty  cubits. 

3  Over  against  the  twenty  cuhits 
which  were  for  the  inner  court,  and 
over  against  the  pavement  which 
was  for  the  ^  utter  court,  was  gal- 
lery against  gallery  in  "three 
stoyies. 


\  And  before  the  chambers  ^vas  a 
walk  of  ten  cubits  breadth  inward, 
a  way  of  one  cubit ;  and  their 
doors  toward  the  north. 

5  Now  the  upper  chambers  were 
shorter  :  for  tlie  galleries  ^  were 
higher  than  these,  than  the  lowi-v. 


and  than   the  middlemost  of   the 
building.  \ 

6  For  they  ?<'ere  in  \hxee  stories,^ 
but  had  not  pillars  as  the  pillars  of 
the  courts  :  therefore  the  *  huihJinci 
was  straitened  more  than  the  low- 
est and  the  middlemost  from  the 
ground. 

7  And  the  wall  that  was  without 
over  against  the  chambers,  toward 
the  "  utter  court  on  the  forei)art  of 
the  chambers,  the  length  thereof 
was  fifty  cubits. 

8  For  the  length  of  the  cham- 
bers that  were  in  the  ^  utter  court 
teas  fifty  cubits :  and,  lo,  before 
the  temple  ivere  an  hundred  cubits. 

9  And  from  under  these  cham- 
bers tvas  the  entry  on  the  east  side, 
a;S  one  goeth  into  them  from  the 
'  utter  court. 

10  "The  chambers  were   in    the 


thickness  of  the  wall  of  the  court 
toward  the  east,  over  against  the 
separate  place,  and  over  against 
the  building. 

1 1  And  the  way  before  them  was 
like  the  appearance  of  the  cham- 
bers which  ivere  toward  the  north, 
as  long  as  they,  and  SiS.  broad  as 
they  :  and  all  their  goings  out  v<ere 
both  according  to  their  fashions, 
and  according  to  their  doors. 

1 2  And  according  to  the  doors  of 
the  chambers  that  were  toward  the 
south  was  a  door  in  the  head  of  the 
way,  even  the  way  directly  before 
the  wall  toward  the  east,  as  one 
entereth  into  them. 

13  H  Then  said  he  unto  me.  The 
north  chambers  and  the  south 
chambers,  which  are  before  the 
separate  place,  they  he  holy  cham- 
bers, where  the  priests  that  ap- 
proach unto  the  Lord  shall  eat  the 
most  holy  things  :  there  shall  they 
lay  the  most  holy  things,  and  the 
'  meat  offering,  and  the  sin  offering, 
and  the  trespass  offering ;  for  the 
place  is  holy. 

1 4  When  the  priests  enter  therein. 


then  shall  they  not  go  out  of  the 
holy  2j/rtce  into  the  ^  utter  court, 
but  there  they  shall  lay  their  gar- 
ments wherein  they  minister ;  for 
they  are  holy;  and  shall  put  on  other 
garments,  and  shall  approach  to 
■^  tliose  thinr/s  which  a)-e  for  the  people. 
1-5  Now  when  he  had  made  an 
end  of  measuring  the  inner  house, 
he  brought  me  forth  toward  the 
gate  whose  prospect  is  toward  the 
east,  and  measured  it  round  about. 

16  He  measured  the  east  side 
with  the  measuring  reed,  five  hun- 
dred reeds,  with  the  measuring 
reed  round  about. 

17  He  measured  the  north  side, 
five  hundred  reeds,  with  the  mea- 
suring reed  round  about. 

18  He  measured  the  south  side, 
five  hundred  reeds,  with  the  mea- 
suring reed. 

1 9  *il  He  turned  about  to  the  west 
side,  and  measured  five  hundred 
reeds  with  the  measuring  reed. 

20  He  measured  it  by  the  four 
sides  :  it  had  a  wall  round  about, 
five  hundred  reeds  long,  and  five 
hundred  broad,  to  make  a  separa- 
tion between  ''the  sanctuary  and 
the  profane  ])lace. 


CHAPTER  43. 

1   The  retuming  of  the  glory  of  God  into  the 

temple.  7  The  fsin  of  Ixfuel  hindered  God's 
preM'tice.  10  The  'pn.phtt  ,;v]n,ii,1],  th,i,i 
to  repentance,  and  nl^s,  rriit'ntn  of  tin-  Inn- 
of  the  hoHxe.  Vi  Tlir  i,i,;isiii\'s.  l^  (ui</ the 
ordinance-'^  of  the  altar. 

AFTERWARD  he  brought  me  to 
the  gate,  even  the  gate  that 
looked  toward  the  east : 

2  And,  behold,  the  glory  of  the 
God  of  Israel  came  from  the  way 
of  the  east :  and  his  voice  7vas  like 
'"  a  noise  of  many  waters  :  and  the 
earth  shined  with  his  glory. 

3  And  it  was  according  to  the 
appearance  of  the  vision  which  I 
saw,  even  according  to  the  vision 
that  I  saw  when  I  came  to  destroy 
the  city  :  and  the  visions  were  like 
the  vision  that  I  saw  by  the  river 
Chebar  :  and  1  fell  upon  my  face. 

4  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
came  into  the  house  by  the  way  of 
the  gate  whose  prospect  is  toward 
the  east. 

.5  So  the  spirit  took  me  up,  and 
brought  me  into  the  innei-  court ; 
and,  behold,  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
filled  the  house. 

6  And  1  heard  "  him  speaking 
unto  me  out  of  the  house  ;  and  '^the 
man  stood  by  me. 

7  H  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  '"  the  i)lace  of  my  throne,  and 
the  place  of  the  soles  of  my  feet, 
where  I  will  dwell  in  the  midst  of 

83 


1  outer 


8  that  which 

l)ertaiueth 

to 


»  that  which 
was  holy 
and  that 
which  was 


1"  the  sound 


11  one 

12  n. 


13  tins  is  the 
place 


The  law  of  the  house. 


EZEKIEL,  44. 


Consecration  of  the  altar. 


tlie  children  of    Israel  'for  ever, 


and  my  holy  name,  shall  tlie  house 


of  Israel  no  more  detile,  neither 
they,  nor  their  kings,  by  their 
whoredom,  nor  by  the  carcases  of 
their  kings  in  their  '^  high  places. 

<S  In  their  setting  of  their  thresh- 
old  by  my  thresholds,  and  their 
post  by  my  posts,  ''and  the  wall 
between  me  and  them,  they  have 
even  defiled  my  holy  name  by  their 
abominations  that  they  have  com- 
mitted :  wherefore  I  have  con- 
sumed them  in  mine  anger. 

9  Now  let  them  put  away  their 
whoredom,  and  the  carcases  of 
their  kings,  far  from  me,  and  I  will 
dwell  in  the  midst  of  them  for  ever. 

10  H  Thou  son  of  man,  shew  the 
house  to  the  house  of  Israel,  that 
they  may  be  ashamed  of  their  ini- 
quities ;  and  let  them  measure  the 
pattern. 

1 1  And  if  they  be  ashamed  of  all 
that  they  have  done,  shew  them 
the  foi'm  of  the  house,  and  the 
fashion  thereof,  and  the  goings  out 
thereof,  and  the  comings  in  thereof, 
and  all  the  forms  thereof,  and  all 
the  ordinances  thereof,  and  all  the 
forms  tliereof,  and  all  the  laws 
thereof  :  and  write  it  in  their  sight, 
that  they  may  keep  the  wliole  form 
thereof,  and  all  the  ordinances 
thereof,  and  do  them. 

12  This*.'?  the.  law  of  the  house; 
Urxm  the  top  of  the  mountain  the 
whole  limit  thereof  round  about 
sh<i/i  he  most  holy.  Behold,  this  j.s- 
the  law  of  the  house. 

1  ."5  %  And  these  are  the  measures 
of  the  altar  ■*  after  the  cubits:  The 
cul)it    h    a    en  hit    and    an     hand 


breadth;  even  the  bottom  ukall  In; 
a  cubit,  and  the  Ijreadth  a  cubit, 
and  tlie  border  thereof  by  the  edge 
thercfjf  round  about  i^liall  he  a  span  : 
and  this  shall  he  the  ^'  higher  place 
of  the  altar. 

14  And  from  the  bottom  upon 
tlu;  ground  einui,  to  the  lower  "  settle 
xhall  he  two  cubits,  and  the  l)readth 
one  cubit;  and  from  the  lesser 
^  set  tie  even  to  the  greater  "  settle 
JaiiThe  four  cubits,  and  the  breaTTtTi 
one  cubit. 

15  So  the  altar  «///»,//  he  four  cu- 
l)its;  and  from  the  "  altar  and  up- 
ward ahnll  he  four  horns. 

IG  And  the  '  altar  akall  he  twelve 
cnhits  long,  twelve"  broad,  square 
in  the  four  **  squares  thereof. 

17  And  the  ''  settle  !<h(dl  he  four- 
teen cithltK  long  and  fourteen  broad 
in  the  four  "  squares  thereof;  and 


Or, 


the  border  about  it  shall  he  half  a 
cubit ;  and  the  bottom  thereof  shall 
he  a  cubit  about;  and  "  his  stairs 
shall  look  toward  the  east. 

liS  ^  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son 
of  man,  thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
These  are  the  ordinances  of  the  altar 
in  the  day  when  they  shall  make  it, 
to  offer  burnt  offei'ings  thereon,  and 
to  sprinkle  blood  thereon. 

19  And  thou  shalt  give  to  the 
priests  the  Levites  that  be  of  the 
seed  of  Zadok,  which  approach 
unto  me,  to  minister  unto  me,  saith 
the  Lord  Gt)i),  a  young  bullock  for 
a  sin  offering. 

20  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the 
blood  thereof,  and  put  it  on  the 
four  horns  of  it,  and  on  the  four 
corners  of  the  ^''  settle,  and  upon  the 
border  round  about:  thus  shalt 
thou  cleanse  and  purge  it. 

21  Thou  shalt  take  the  bullock 
also  of  tlie  sin  offering,  and  ''  he 
shall  burn  it  in  the  appointed  place 
of  the  house,  without  the  sanc- 
tuary. 

22  And  on  the  second  day  thou 
shalt  offer  a  ^"kid  of  the  goats  with- 
out  blemish  for  a  sni  ofiering;  and 
they  shall  cleanse  the  altar,  as  they 
did  cleanse  it  with  the  bullock. 

23  When  thou  hast  made  an  end 
of  cleansing  if,  thou  shalt  offer  a 
young  bullock  without  blemish, 
and  a  ram  out  of  the  flock  without 
blemish. 

24  And  thou  shalt  offer  them  b(>- 
fore  the  Lord,  and  the  priests  shall 
ca.st  salt  ujjon  them,  and  they  siiall 
offer  them  up  for  a  biu'nt  offering 
unto  the  LoiiD. 

2.5  Se\en  days  shalt  thou  prepare 
every  day  a  goat/o9-  a  sin  offering: 
they  shall  also  pre))are  a  young 
bullock,  and  a  ram  out  of  the  tlock, 
without  bhnnish. 

'Id  Seven  days  shall  they  purge 
the  altar  and  purify  it ;  '"'  and  they 
shall  consecrate  themselves. 


27  And  when  tliese  days  are  ex- 
pired, it  shall  be,  that  ui>on  the 
eighth  day,  and  sn  foi-ward,  the 
j)i-iests  shall  make  your  burnt  offer- 
ings upon  the  altai',  and  youi"  peace 
offerings;  and  I  will  accept  you, 
saith  the  Lord  (JoD. 

CHAPTEIl  44. 

1  77ie  fdxt  qote  axsi/infrl  oi>1]i  to  (he  princf. 
4  The  pricntn  rfjrrorcfl  /(»■  /lolluthuj  of  the 
HdrictiKir]/.  'J  lilvtiiterK  iiiiiuijiiiJite  of  the 
priesfH  office.  ^:^  The  s„i,n  of  '/akIoI-  ore 
iifcejitefl  thereto.  17  OrilirxmceH  fur  llie 
firiextx. 

THKN  he  brought  irie  back  the 
way  of  the  "  gate  of  tlu-  out- 
ward sanctuary  which  looketh 
toward  the  east ;  and  it  was  shut. 


9  the  steps 
thereof 


ledge, 


11  it  shall  he 
huint 


12  he  goat 


13  so  shall 

th.'.V 

consecrate 
it. 


'■•  (inter  ga 
ol'  tiie 
sanctuary 


784 


Who  may  enter  the  sanduwij. 


EZEKIEL,  44. 


Ordinances  for  the  priests. 


2  Then  said  the  Loud  unto  me; 
This  gate  shall  be  shut,  it  shall  not 
be  opened,  and  no  man  shall  enter 
in  by  it;  because  the  Loud,  the 
God  of  Israel,  hath  entered  in  by 
it,  therefore  it  shall  be  shut. 

3  It  is  for  the  prince  ;  the  prince, 
he  shall  sit  in  it  to  eat  bread  before 
the  LoKi);  he  shall  enter  by  the 
way  of  the  porch  of  that  gate,  and 
shall  go  out  by  the  way  of  the 
same. 

4  U  Then  brought  he  me  the  way 
of  the  north  gate  before  the  house : 
and  I  looked,  and.  behold,  the  glory 
of  the  LoKi)  tilled  the  house  of  the 
LoKD  :  and  1  fell  upon  my  face. 

5  And  the  Loud  said  unto  me. 
Son  of  man,  mark  well,  and  behold 
with  thine  eyes,  and  hear  with 
thine  ears  all  that  I  say  unto  thee 
concerning  all  tlie  ordinances  of 
the  house  of  the  Lokd,  and  all  the 
laws  thereof  ;  and  mark  well  the 
entering  in  of  the  house,  with  every 
going  forth  of  the  sanctuary. 

6  And  thou  shalt  say  to  the  re- 
bellious, even,  to  the  house  of  Israel, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  O  ye 
house  of  Israel,  let  it  suflice  you  of 
all  your  abominations, 

7  In  that  ye  have  brought  into 
my  sanctuary  strangers,  uncircuui 
cised  in  heart,  and  uncircumcised 
in  flesh,  to  be  in  my  sanctuary,  to 
'  pollute  it,  even  my  house,  when  ye 
offer  my  bread,  the  fat  and  the 
blood,  and  they  have  broken  my 
covenant  because  of  all  your  abomi- 
nations. 

8  And  ye  have  not  kept  the 
charge  of  mine  holy  things  :  but 
ye  have  set  keepers  of  my  charge 
in  my  sanctuary  for  yourselves. 

9  ^  Thus  saith  the  Loi-d  God  ; 
No  stranger,  uncircumcised  in 
heart,  nor  uncircumcised  in  flesh, 
shall  enter  into  my  sanctuary,  of 
any  stranger  that  is  among  the 
chikh'en  of  Israel. 

1 0  And  the  Levites  that  are  gone 
away  far  from  me,  when  Israel 
went  astray,  which  went  astray 
away  from  me  after  their  idols  ; 
they  shall  even  bear  their  iniquity. 

11  Yet  they  shall  bo  ministers 
in  my  sanctuary,  haviny  chai-ge  at 
the  gates  of  the  house,  and  min- 
istering to  thehouse :  they  shall  slay 
the  burnt  offering  and  the  sacrifice 
for  the  people,  and  they  shall  stand 
before  tnem  to  minister  unto  them. 

1 2  Because  they  ministered  unto 
them  before  their  idols,  and  caused 
the  house  of  Isi-ael  to  fall  into  ini- 
quity ;  therefore  have  1  lifted  ujj 
mine  hand  against  them,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  and  they  shall  bear  their 
iniquity, 


1 3  And  they  shall  not  come  near 
unto  me,  to  do  the  office  of  a  priest 
unt(j  me,  nor  to  come  near  to  any 
of  my  holy  things,  -^in  the  most 
holy  place :  but  they  shall 
shame,   and  their 


bear 
abomina- 


their 

tions  which  they  have  committed 

14  liut  I  will  make  them  keepers 
of  the  charge  of  the  house,  for  all 
the  service  thereof,  and  for  all  that 
shall  be  d(.)ne  therein. 

15  II  But  the  priests  the  Levites, 
the  sons  of  Zadok,  that  kept  the 
charge  of  my  sanctuai-y  when  the 
cliildren  of  Israel  went  astray  from 
me,  they  shall  come  near  to  me  to 
minister  unto  me,  and  they  shall 
stand  before  me  to  offer  unto  me 
the  fat  and  the  blood,  saith  the 
Lord  God  : 

16  They  shall  enter  into  my 
sanctuary,  and  they  shall  come 
near  to  my  table,  to  minister  unto 
me,  and  they  shall  keep  my  charge. 

ITU  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  when  they  enter  in  at  the 
gates  of  the  inner  court,  they  shall 
be  clothed  with  linen  garments ; 
and  no  wool  shall  come  upon  them, 
whiles  they  minister  in  the  gates 
of  the  inner  court,  and  within. 

18  They  shall  have  linen  ''bon- 
nets upon  their  heads,  and  shall 
have  linen  breeches  ujjon  their 
loins ;  they  shall  not  gird  them- 
selves with  any  thing  that  causeth 
sweat. 

1 9  And  when  they  go  forth  into 
the  ■*  utter  court,  even  into  the 
^  utter  court  to  the  people,  they 
shall  put  off  their  garments  whei'ein 
they  ministered,  and  lay  them  in 
the  holy  chambers,  and  they  shall 
put  on  other  garments  ;  and  they 
shall  not  sanctify  the  people  with 
their  garments. 

20  Neither  shall  they  shave  their 
heads,  nor  suffer  their  locks  to  grow 
long ;  they  shall  only  "poll  their 
heads. 


2  i  Neither  shall  any  priest  drink 
wine,  when  they  enter  into  the  in- 
ner court. 

22  Neither  shall  they  t;ike  for 
their  wives  a  widow,  nor  her  that 
is  put  aAvay  :  but  they  shall  take 
maidens  of  the  seed  of  the  house  of 
Israel,  or  a  widow  that  had  a  priest 
before. 

23  And  they  shall  teach  my  peo- 
ple the  difference  between  the  holy 
and  "  profane,  and  cause  them  to 
discei-n  between  the  unclean  and 
the  clean. 

24  And  in  controversy  they  shall 
stand  in  judgment ;  am/ they  shall 
judge  it  according  to  my  judg- 
ments :    and  they  shall  keep   my 


-  niito  the 
tilings  tliat 
are  most 
holy: 


3  tires 


4  outer 


■'•  out  off  the 
liair  of  their 
heads. 


c  the 
common, 


¥) 


786 


The  oblations  of  land. 


EZEKIEL,  45. 


Duties  of  the  prince. 


laws  and  my  statutes  in  all  ^  mine 
assemblies  -.  and  they  shall  hallow 


c  It  is  an 
holy  portion 
of  the  land  ; 
it  shall  be 


my  sabbatlis. 

25  And  they  shall  come  at  no 
dead  person  to  defile  themselves : 
but  for  father,  or  for  mother,  or  for 
son,  or  for  daughter,  for  brother, 
or  for  sister  that  hath  had  no  hus- 
band, they  may  defile  themselves. 

26  And  after  he  is  cleansed,  they 
shall  reckon  unto  him  seven  days. 

27  And  in  the  day  that  he  goeth 
into  the  sanctuary,  unto  the  inner 
court,  to  minister  in  the  sanctuary, 
he  shall  offer  his  sin  offering,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

28  And  it  shall  be  unto  them  for 
an  inheritance :  I  am  their  inheri- 
tance :  and  ye  shall  give  them  no 
possession  in  Israel :  I  am  their 
possession. 

29  They  shall  eat  the  ^_meat  offer- 
ing, and  the  sin  offering,  and  the 
trespass  offering  ;  and  every  ''dedi- 
cated  thing  in  Israel  shall  be  theirs. 


30  And  the  first  of  all  the  first- 
fruits  of  all  thill ys,  and  every  obla- 
tion of  all.  of  every  sort  of  your  ob- 
lations, snail  be  the  priest's :  ye 
shall  also  give  unto  the  priest  the 
first  of  your  dough,  that  he  may 
cause  the  blessing  to  rest  in  thine 
house. 

31  The  priests  shall  not  eat  of 
any  thing  that  is  dead  of  itself,  or 
torn,  whether  it  be  fowl  or  beast. 

CHAPTER  45. 

1  The  portion  of  land  for  the  Hanctuary,  6 
for  the  cittj,  7  and  for  the  prince.  9  Ordi- 
nances for  the  prince. 

MOREOVER,  when  ye  shall  di- 
vide by  lot  the  land  foi'  in- 
heritance, ye  shall  offer  an  oblation 
unto  the  Loiti),  an  holy  portion  of 
the  land  :  the  length  sliall  Ix'  the 
length  of  five  and  twenty  tliousand 
reeds,  and  the  breadth  xlixdl  be  ^  ten 
thousand.  This  t^Jiall  tie  holy  in  all 
the  borders  ther(;of  round  about. 

2  Of  this  there  shall  be  for  the 
sanctuary  five  hundred  in  lewjth,, 
with  five  hundred  in  hreadth, 
square  round  about ;  and  fifty  cu- 
bits "round  alvMit  for  the  subnr])s 
thcreoF 


3  And  of  this  measure  shalt  thou 
measure  the  length  of  five  and 
twenty  thousand,  and  the  lii-cadth 
of  ten  thousand  :  anrl  in  it  shall  be 
the  sanctuary  and  the  most  holy 

plare. 

4  ''Tlioholy  porfion  of  the  land 
shall  he  for  the  priests  the  min- 
isters of  the  sanctuary,  which  shall 
come  near  to  minister  unto  the 
Lord  :  and  it  shall  be  a  place   for 


their  houses,  and  an  holy  place  for 
the  sanctuary. 

5  And  the  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand of  length,  and  the  ten  thou- 
sand of  breadth,  shall  also  the  Le- 
vites,  the  ministers  of  the  house, 
have  for  themselves,  for  a  posses- 
sion for '  twenty  chambei-s. 


1  yt 
oft 


possession  ot  the  city  five  thousand 
broad,  and  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand long,  over  against  the  oblation 
of  the  holy  iwrtion  :  it  shall  be  for 
the  whole  house  of  Israel. 

7  H  And  a,  ^^ortion  shall  he  for 
the  prince  on  the  one  side  and  on 
the  other  side  of  the  oblation  of  the 
holy  2^ortion,  and  of  the  possession 
of  the  city,  before  the  oblation  of 
the  holy  jjortion,  and  before  the 
possession  of  the  city,  from  the 
west  side  westward,  and  from 
the  east  side  eastward  :  and  the 
length  shall  he  "^  over  against  one 
of  the  portions,  from  the  west  bor- 
der unto  the  east  border. 

8  In  the  land  shall  be  his  posses- 
sion in  Israel :  and  my  princes  shall 
no  more  oppress  my  people ;  and 
the  rest  of  the  land  shall  they  give 
to  the  house  of  Israel  according  to 
their  tribes. 

9  11  Thus^  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Let  it  suffice  you,  O  princes  of 
Israel :  remove  violence  and  spoil, 
and  execute  judgment  and  justice, 
take  awaj^  your  exactions  from  my 
people,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

10  Ye  shall  have  just  balances, 
and  a  just  ephah,  and  a  just  bath. 

1 1  The  ephah  and  the  bath  shall 
be  of  one  measure,  that  the  bath 
may  contain  the  tenth  part  of  an 
homer,  and  the  ephah  the  tenth 
part  of  an  homer :  the  measure 
thei'eof  shall   be  after  the  homer. 

12  And  the  shekel  .s7<a//  fje 
twenty  gerahs :  twenty  shekels, 
five  and  twenty  shekels,  fifteen 
shekels,  shall  be  your  maneh. 

13  This  is  the  oblation  that  ye 
shall  <)(f(>j-;  the  sixth  i)art  of  an 
ephah  "  of  an  homer  of  wheat,  and 
ye  shall  giv(^  the  sixth  part  of  an 
ephah  ''  of  an  homer  of  barley  : 

14  Concerning  the  ordinaiuu' of 
oil,  the  hath  of  oil,  ye  shalt  oiler  the 
tenth  ])ai't  of  a  bath  out  of  the  coi', 
ii'hich  ix  tin  homei'of  ten  batlis  ;  for 
ten  baths  arc  an  homer  : 

15  And  one  lanil)  out  of  the  flock, 
out  of  two  hundred,  out  of  the  fat 
pastures  of  isi-ael  ;  for  a  meatofl'er- 
ing,  and  for  a  burnt  offering,  and 
for  peace  offerings,  to  make  rec(m- 
ciliation  for  them,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 


»  Or, 


786 


The  prince's  offerings. 


EZEKIEL,  46.  Worshij)  at  the  solemn  feasts. 


16  All  the  people  of  the  land 
shall  ^  give  this  oblation  for  the 
prince  in  Israel. 

17  And  it  shall  be  the  princes 
part  to  give  burnt  offerings,  and 
-  meat  oiTerings,  and  drink  offer- 
ings, in  the  feasts,  and  in  the  new- 
moons,  and  in  the  sabbaths,  in  all 
•'  solemnities  of  the  house  of  Israel : 
he  shall  prepare  the  sin  offering, 
and  the  '■'  meat  offering,  and  the 
burnt  offering,  and  the  peace  offer- 
ings, to  make  reconciliation  for  the 
house  of  Israel. 

ly  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  In 
the  first  month,  in  the  first  dm/  of 
the  month,  thou  shalt  take  a 
young  bullock  without  blemish, 
and  cleanse  the  sanctuary : 

19  And  the  priest  shall  take  of 
the  blood  of  the  sin  offering,  and 
put  //  upon  the  ■*  posts  of  the  house, 
and  upon  the  ft)ur  corners  of  the 
■''  settle  of  the  altar,  and  upon  the 
posts  of  the  gate  of  the  inner 
court. 

20  And  so  thou  shalt  do  ^  the 
seventh  day  of  the  month  for  every 
one  that  erreth,  and  for  him  that  is 
simple  :  so  shall  ye  reconcile  the 
house. 

21  In  the  first  month,  in  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  month,  ye 
shall  have  the  passover,  a  feast  of 
seven  days ;  unleavened  bread 
shall  be  eaten. 

22  And  upon  that  day  shall  the 
prince  prepare  for  himself  and  for 
all  the  peo])le  of  the  land  a  bullock 
for  a  sin  offering. 

23  And  seven  days  of  the  feast 
he  shall  prepare  a  burnt  offering 
to  the  Lord,  seven  bullocks  and 
seven  rams  without  blemish  daily 
the  seven  days ;  and  a  kid  of  the 
goats  daily  for  a  sin  offering. 

24  And  he  shall  prepare  a  "  meat 
offering  of  an  e])hah  for  a  bullock, 
and  an  ephah  for  a  ram,  and  an 
hin  of  oil  for  an  ephah. 

25  In  the  seventh  month,  in  the 
fifteenth  day  of  the  month,  shall 
he  do  the  like  in  the  feast  of  the 
seven  days,  according  to  the  sin 
offering,  according  to  the  burnt 
offering,  and  according  to  the 
-  meat  offering,  and  according  to 
the  oil. 

CHAPTER  46. 

1  Ordinance!^  for  lite  prince  in  M/s  ^l•or)>7l>p, 
9  II  ltd  for  tlie.  people.  16  An  order  for  the 
pHnce''s  inheritance.  19  77(6  courtx  for 
hailing  and  haking. 

THUS  i^aith  the  Lord  God  ;   The 
gate  of  the  inner  court  that 
looketh  toward  the  east  shall  be 


shut  the  six  working  days  ;  but  on 
the  sabbath  it  shall  be  opened,  and 
in  the  day  of  the  new  moon  it  shall 
be  opened. 

2  And  the  prince  shall  enter  by 
the  way  of  the  porch  of  tjiat  gate 
without,  and  shall  stand  by  the 
post  of  the  gate,  and  the  priests 
shall  prepare  his  burnt  offering  and 
his  peace  offerings,  and  he  shall 
worsliip  at  the  threshold  of  the 
gate :  then  he  shall  go  forth  ;  but 
the  gate  shall  not  be  shut  until  the 
evening. 

3  Likewise  the  people  of  the  land 
shall  worship  at  the  door  of  this 
gate  before  theLoiiD  in  the  sabbaths 
and  in  the  new  moons. 

4  And  the  burnt  offering  that  the 
prince  shall  offer  unto  the  Lokd  in 
the  sabbath  day  shall  he  six  lambs 
without  blemish,  and  a  ram  without 
blemish. 

5  And  the  ^  meat  offering  shall  he 
an  ephah  for  a  ram,  and  the  '^  meat 
offering  for  the  lambs  as  he  shall 
be  able  to  give,  and  an  hin  of  oil  to 
an  ephah. 

6  And  in  the  day  of  the  new  moon 
it  shall  he  a  young  bullock  without 
blemish,  and  six  lambs,  and  a  ram  : 
they  shall  be  without  blemish. 

7  And  he  shall  prepare  a  "meat 


Or, 


offering,  an  ephah  for  a  bullock, 
and  an  ephah  for  a  ram,  and  for 
the  lambs  according  as  "^  his  hand 
shall  attain  unto,  and  an  hin  of  oil 
to  an  ephah. 

8  And  when  the  prince  shallenter, 
he  shall  go  in  by  the  way  of  the 
iporch  of  tJiat  gate,  and  he  shall  go 
forth  by  the  way  thereof. 

9  H  But  when  the  people  of  the 
land  shall  come  before  the  Lord  in 
the  solemn  feasts,  he  that  entereth 
in  by  the  way  of  the  north  gate  to 
worship  shall  go  out  by  the  way  of 
the  south  gate  ;  and  he  that  enter- 
eth by  the  way  of  the  south  gate 
shall  go  forth  by  the  way  of  the 
north  gate  :  he  shall  not  return  by 
the  way  of  the  gatt^  whereby  he 
came  in,  but  shall  go  forth  ^  over 
against  it. 

10  And  the  prince  in  the  midst 
of  them,  when  they  go  in,  shall  go 
in  ;  and  when  they  go  forth,  shall 
go  forth. 

11  And  in  the  feasts  and  in  the 
solemnities  the  "  meat  offering  shall 
be  an  ephah  to  a  bullock,  and  an 
ephah  to  a  ram,  and  to  the  lambs 
as  he  is  able  to  give,  and  an  hin  of 
oil  to  an  ephah. 

12  Now  when  the  prince  shall 
prepare  a  voluntary  bui'nt  offering 
or  peace  offerings  ^'oluntarily  unto 
the  Lord,  one  shall  then  open  him 


787 


Tlie  places  fur  hoiUnfj  the  sacrifires.       EZEKIEL,  47. 


The  vision  of  healing  waters. 


■•oil  tlio 
hinder  part  ] 


the  gate  that  looketh  toward  tlie 
east,  and  he  shall  prepare  his  burnt 
oftering  and  his  peace  offerings,  as 
he  did  on  the  sabbath  day  :  then  he 
shall  go  forth  ;  and  after  his  going 
forth  one  shall  shut  the  gate. 

13  Thou  shalt  daily  jorepai'e  a 
burnt  oftering  unto  the  Lokd  of  a 
lamb  of  the  first  year  without  ble- 
mish :  thou  shalt  prepare  it  every 
morning. 

14  And  thou  shalt  prepare  a 
'meat  offering  for  it  every  morn- 
ing, the  sixth  part  of  an  ephah, 
and  the  third  part  of  an  hin  of  oil, 
to  temper  with  the  fine  fiour ;  a 
'  meat  offering  continually  by  a 
perpetual  ordinance  unto  the  Lokd. 

15  Thus  shall  they  prepare  the 
lamb,  and  the  '  meat  offering,  and 
the  oil,  every  morning  for  a  con- 
tinual burnt  offering. 

1 6  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
If  tlie  prince  give  a  gift  unto  any 
of  his  sons,  the  inheritance  thereof 
shall  be  his  sons' ;  it  shall  be  their 
possession  by  inheritance. 

17  But  if  he  give  a  gift  of  his  in- 
heritance to  one  of  his  servants, 
then  it  shall  be  his  to  the  year  of 
liberty  ;  "-^  after  it  shall  return  to 
the  prince  :  but  his  inheritance 
shall  be  his  sons'  for  tliem. 

18  Moreover  the  prince  shall  not 
take  of  the  people's  inheritance  by 
oppression,  to  thrust  them  out  of 
their  possession ;  but  he  shall  give 
his  sons  inheritance  out  of  his  own 
possession:  that  ray  people  be  not 
scattered  every  man  from  his  pos- 
session. 

19  ir'  After  he  brought  me 
through  the  entry,  which  wan  at 
the  side  of  the  gate,  into  the  holy 
chambers  of  the  priests,  which 
looked  toward  tlu;  north  :  and.  be- 
hold, there  uxis  a  place  ''on  the  two 
sides  westward. 

20  Then  said  he  unto  me,  This  is 
tlu!  place  where  the  priests  shall 
boil  the  trespass  offering  and  the 
sin  offering,  where  they  sliall  bake 
the  '  meat  ollcring  ;  that  they  bear 
fhciii:  n(jt  out  into  the  •"'utter  court, 
tf)  sanctify  the  people. 

21  Then  he  brought  me  foi'th 
into  the  *"'  utter  court,  and  caused 
me  to  pass  by  the  four  corners  of 
the  court;  and,  behold,  in  every 
corner  of  the  court  there  ivan  a 
court. 

22  In  the  four  corners  of  the 
court  there  mere  courts  "joined  oi 
forty  cubits  long  and  thii'ty  bi'oad  : 
these  four  '  corners  were  of  one 
measure. 

23  And  there  xoas  a  row  of  build- 


ing round  about  in  them,  round 
about  them  four,  and  it  iras  made 
with  boiling  places  under  the  rows 
round  about. 

24  Then  said  he  unto  me,  These 
are  the  places  of  them  that  boil, 
where  the  ministers  of  the  house 
shall  boil  the  sacrifice  of  the  people. 

CHAPTER  47. 

1  The  riision  of  the  Iwhj  waters.  6  The,  vir- 
tue of  them.  13  The  horders  of  the  land. 
22  The  division  of  it  by  lot. 

AFTERWARD  he  brought  me 
again  unto  the  door  of  the 
house ;  and,  behold,  waters  issued 
out  from  under  the  threshold  of 
the  house  eastward  :  for  the  fore- 
front of  the  house  stood  toward  the 
east,  and  tlie  waters  came  down 
from  under  from  the  right  side  of 
the  house,  at  the  south  side  of  the 
altar. 

2  Then  brought  he  me  out  of  the 
way  of  the  gate  northward,  and 
led  me  about  the  way  without  unto 
the  ''  utter  gate  by  the  way  that 
looketli  etistward ;  and,  behold, 
there  ran  out  waters  on  the  right 
side. 

3  And  when  the  man  that  had 
the  line  in  his  hand  went  forth 
eastward,  he  measured  a  thousand 
cubits,  and  he  brought  me  through 
the  waters  ;  the  watei's  were  to  the 
ancles. 

4  Again  he  measured  a  thou- 
sand, and  brought  me  through  tlie 
waters ;  the  waters  were  to  the 
knees.  Again  he  measured  a  thou- 
sand, and  brought  me  through  ; 
the  waters  were  to  the  loins. 

5  Afterward  he  measured  a  thou- 
sand ;  and  it  was  a  river  that  I 
could  not  pass  over  :  for  the  waters 
were  I'isen,  waters  to  swim  in,  a 
river  that  could  not  Ix;  passed  over. 

6  ^  And  he  said  unto  me,  Hon  of 
man,  hast  thou  seen  this?  Then 
he  brought  me,  and  caused  me  to 
return  to  the  brink  of  the  rivei". 

7  Now  when  I  had  leturned,  be- 
liold,  at  th(^  bank  of  tiie  river 
np-e  vei-y  many  trees  on  the  one 
side  and  on  the  other. 

8  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Thc^se 
wat(^rs  issue  out  toward  the  (>;ist 
country,  and  go  down  into  the  '^  de_ 
sert.  and  go  into  the  sea  :  whir// 
li('i)i(j  brought  forth  into  the  sea, 
the  waters  shall  be  healed. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  tltaf 
every  thing  that  liveth,  which 
moveth,  whith(M-soev(!r  the  rivers 
shall  come,  shall  live:  and  tliei-e 
shall  be  a  very  great  multitude  of 
fish,  b(u;ause  these  waters  shall 
come  thither :    for    they   shall    be 


788 


Borders  of  the  land. 


EZEKIEL,  48. 


Portions  of  the  twelve  tribes. 


by 


2  marshes 


8  fail : 

4  every 
month, 

5  the  waters 
thereof 
issue 

6  food, 

^  healiu£r. 


8  sware 


9  unto  \\\p 
entering 
iu  of  Zedatl ; 
1"  at  the 

11  on  the 
north 
northward 
is 

12  And  the 
east  side, 
between 
Hauran  and 
Damascus 
and  Gilead, 
and  the  land 
of  Israel, 
shall  be  the 
Jordan ; 
from  the 
north 

border  unto 
the  east  sea 
shall  ye 
measure. 

18  Meribah 
in  Kadesh, 
to  the  brook 
o/Ef/ypt, 
unto  the 
great  sea. 

1*  the  south 
boi'der  as 
far  as  over 
against  tlie 
entering  in 
of  Haniath. 


healed  ;  and  every  tiling  shall  live 
whither  the  river  cometh. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  the  fishers  shall  stand  ^  upon 
it  from  En-gedi  even  unto  En- 
eglaim ;  they  shall  be  a  place  to 
spread  forth  nets ;  their  fish  shall 
be  according  to  their  kinds,  as  the 
fish  of  the  great  sea,  exceeding 
many. 

11  But  the  miry  places  thereof 
and  the  '^niarishes  th&reof  shall  not 
be  healed ;  they  shall  be  given  to 
salt. 

12  And  by  the  river  vipon  the 
bank  thereof,  on  this  side  and  on 
that  side,  shall  grow  all  trees  for 
meat,  whose  leaf  shall  not  fade, 
neither  shall  the  fruit  thereof  ^be 
consumed  :  it  shall  bring  forth  new 


fruit  ^according  to  his  months,  be- 
cause ^  their  w^aters  they  issued  out 
of  the  sanctuary :  and  t!ie  fruit 
thereof  shall  be  for  ^  meat,  and  the 
leaf  thereof  for  ''  medicine. 

13  51  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
This  shall  he  the  border,  whereby 
ye  shall  inherit  the  land  according 
to  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel :  Jo- 
seph sludl  have  tvo  portions. 

14  And  ye  shall  inherit  it,  one 
as  well  as  another :  concerning  the 
which  I  ^  lifted  up  mine  hand  to 
give  it  unto  your  fathers  :  and  this 
land  shall  fall  unto  you  for  inheri- 
tance. 

1.5  And  this  sltaU  he  tlie  border 
of  the  land  toward  the  north  side, 
from  the  great  sea,  the  w^ay  of  Heth- 
lon,  ^as  men  go  to  Zedad  ; 

16  Hamath,  Berothali,  8ibraim, 
which  is  between  the  border  of 
Damascus  and  the  border  of  Ha- 
matli ;  Hazar-hatticon,  which  is  by 
the  coast  of  Hauran. 

17  And  tlie  border  from  the  sea 
shall  be  Hazar-enan,  ^"  the  border  of 
Damascus,  and  ^'  the  north  north- 
ward, and  the  border  of  Hamath. 
And  tins  IS  the  north  side. 

18  ^^And  the  east  side  ye  shall 


measure  fr'oni    Hauran,  and   t'r( )m 


Damascus,  and*  from  (iilearl.  and 
from  tlie  laiid  of  Isi'ael  hii  .loi-dan 


from  the  l)ord(n'  unto  the  east  sea. 
And  this  is  the  east  side. 

1 9  And  the  south  side  south  ward, 
from_  Tamar  even  to  the  waters  of 
'■'"strife  w  Kadesh,  the  river  to  the 


great  sea.     And   this   is  tlie  south 
side  southward. 

20  The,  west  side  also  shall  he^  the 
great  sea  from  ^^the  boi-der,  till  a 
man  come  f)vei'   against   Hamath. 


This  is  tlie  west  side. 
21  tSo  shall  ye  divide  this  land 


unto  you  according  to  the  tribes  of 
Israel. 

22  51  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  ye  shall  divide  it  by  lot  for  an 
inheritance  unto  you,  and  to  the 
strangers  that  so,iourn  among  you, 
which  shall  beget  children  among 
you  :  and  they  shall  be  unto  you  as 
born  in  the  country  among  the 
children  of  Israel ;  they  shall  have 
inheritance  with  you  among  the 
tribes  of  Israel. 

2.')  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  Ma< 
in  what  tribe  the  stranger  sojourn- 
eth,  there  shall  ye  give  him  his  in- 
heritance, saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  48. 

1,  23  The  jiortionfi  of  the  ticelre  irities,  S  of  the 
xaiictiifiry,  15  of  the  city  and  mlburtiH,  21 
and  of  Ike  prince.  30  The  dimensions  and 
yatea  of  the  city. 

NOW  these  are  the  names  of  the 
tribes.  From  the  north  end 
'•'to  the  coa.st  of  the  way  of  Hethlon, 
"'as  one  goeth  to  Hamath,  Hazar- 


enan! the     border    of    Damascus 


nortiiward.  to  the  coast  of  Hamatli; 


for  these  are  his  si^es  east  and  west ; 
a  %)oi'tion  for  Dan. 

2  And  by  tlie  border  of  Dan, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  a  portion  for  Asher. 

3  And  by  the  border  of  Asher, 
from  the  east  side  even  unto  the 
west  side,  a  2>ortion  for  Naphtali. 

4  And  by  the  border  of  Naphtali, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  a  jJortion  for  JManasseh. 

b  And  by  the  border  of  Manas- 
seh,  from  the  east  side  unto  the 
west  side,  a  portion  for  Ephraim. 

6  And  by  the  border  of  Ephraim, 
from  the  east  side  even  unto  the 
west  side,  a  portion  for  Reuben. 

7  And  by  the  border  of  Reuben, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  a  poifion  for  Judah. 

8  II  And  by  the  border  of  Judah, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  shall  beth(>  ''offering  w^liich  ye 
shall  offer  of  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand reeds  in  l)readth,  and  in  IcMigt  h 
as  one  of  the  ^^  other  i)arts,  from  t  he 
east  side  unto  tlie  west  side:  and 
the  sanctuary  shall  be  in  the  midst 
of  it. 

9  Tlie  oblation  that  ye  shall  offer 
unto  the  Loud  sh(dl  he  of  five  and 
twenty  thousand  in  length,  and  of 
ten  thousand  in  breadth. 

10  And  for  them,  even  forthe 
pi-iests,  sliall  be  tltis^  holy  oblation  ; 
toward  the  north  five  and  twenty 
thousand  in  len<ft/i,  ii)\(]  toward  the 
west  ten  thousand  in  breadth,  and 
towai'd  the  east  ten  thousand  in 
breadtli,    and    toward    the    south 

89 


15  beside 

16  to  the 
entering  in 
of  Haniath, 
Hazar-enan 
at  the 
border  of 
Damascus, 
northward 
beside 
Hamath ; 


1'  oblation 


1''  l)ortious. 


Portions  of  the  jri'iests. 


EZEKIEL,  48. 


TJie  gates  of  the  city. 


five  and  twenty  thousand  in 
length  :  and  the  sanctuary  of  the 
Lord  sliall  be  in  the  midst  thereuf. 

11  It  shall  be  for  the  priests  that 
are  sanctiiied  of  the  sons  of  Zadok  ; 
which  have  kept  my  charge,  which 
went  not  astray  when  the  children 
of  Israel  went  astray,  as  the  Le- 
vites  went  astray. 

12  ^  And  ^Am  oblation  of  the  land 


that  is  offered  siiall  be  unto  them 


a  thing  most  holy  by  the  border  of 
the  Levites. 

13  And  over  against  the  border 
of  the  priests  the  Levites  shall 
have  five  and  twenty  thousand 
in  length,  and  -ten  thousand  in 
breadth :  all  the  length  shall  be 
five  and  twenty  thousand,  and  the 
breadth  -  ten  thousand. 

14  And  they  shall  not  sell  of  it, 
neither  exchange,  nor  alienate  the 
firstfruits  of  the  land  :  for  it  is  holy 
unto  the  Lord. 

15  H  And  the  five  thousand,  that 
are  left  in  the  breadth  over  against 
the  five  and  twenty  thousand,  shall 
be  ^  a  profane  via  re  for  the  city,  for 
dwelling,  and  for  suburbs  :  and  the 
city  shall  be  in  the  midst  thereof. 

16  And  these  shall  be  the  mea- 
sures thereof ;  the  north  side  four 
thousand  and  five  hundred,  and 
the  south  side  four  thousand  and 
five  hundred,  and  on  the  east  side 
four  thousand  Jind  five  hundred, 
and  the  west  sifle  four  thousand 
and  five  hundred. 

17  And  the  suburbs  of  the  city 
shall  be  towaixl  the  north  two 
hundred  and  fifty,  and  toward  the 
south  two  hundred  and  fifty,  and 
toward  the  east  two  hundred  and 
fifty,  anfl  toward  the  west  two 
hundred  and  fifty. 

1<S  An(l  the  residue  in  length 
over  against  the  oblation  of  the 
holy  jwi-tion  shall  be  ten  thousand 
eastward,  and  ten  thousand  west- 
ward :  and  it  shall  be  oven*  against 
the  oblation  of  the  holy  itortion ; 
and  the  increase  thereof  shall  be  for 
food  unto  th(Mn  that  serve  the  city. 

19  And  they  that  serve  the  city 
shall  serve  it  out  of  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel. 

20  All  the  oblation  shall  be  five; 
and  twenty  thousand  by  five  and 
twenty  thousand  :  ye  shall  ofii'i' 
the  holy  oblation  foursquare,  with 
the  possession  of  the  city. 

21  II  And  the;  residue  shall  be  for 
the  i)rince,  on  tlu;  one  sid(>  and  on 
the  other  of  the  holy  oblation,  aiul 
of  the  possession  of  tin;  city,  ovei' 
agaiiist_  tli<'  fi\'(>  and  twenty  thou- 
sand  of   the   oblation   toward    the 


east  border,  and  westward  over 
against  the  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand toward  the  west  border, 
^  over  against  the  portions  for  the 
prince:  and    it   shall    be   the   holy 


*0r. 


oblation  :  and  the  sanctuary  of  the 
house  shall  be  in  the  midst  thereof. 

22  Moreover  from  the  possession 
of  the  Levites,  and  from  the  pos- 
session of  the  city,  being  in  the 
midst  of  that  which  is  the  prince's, 
between  the  border  of  Judah  and 
the  border  of  Benjamin,  shall  be 
for  the  prince. 

2.3  As  for  the  rest  of  the  tribes, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  Benjamin  shall  have  a  portion. 

24  And  by  the  border  of  Benja- 
min, from  the  east  side  unto  the 
west  side,  Simeon  shall  have  a 
2}ortio7i. 

2.5  And  by  the  border  of  Simeon, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  Issachar  a  jiortio7i. 

26  And  by  the  border  of  Issachar, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  Zebulun  a  ^portion. 

27  And  by  the  border  of  Zebu- 
lun, from  the  east  side  unto  the 
west  side.  Gad  a  portion. 

28  And  by  the  border  of  Gad,  at 
the  south  side  southward,  the  bor- 
der shall  be  even  from  Tamar  unto 
the  waters  of  ^strife  in  Kadesh.  and 
to  the  "^  river  toward  the  great  sea. 

29  This  is  the  land  which  ye  shall 
divide  by  lot  unto  the  tribes  of  Is- 
rael for  inheritance,  and  these  are 
their  portions,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

30  ^[  And  these  are  the  goings 
out  of  the  '^  city  on  the  iiorth  side, 
four  thousand  and  five  hundred 
'^measures. 

31  And  the  gates  of  the  city  shall 
be  after  the  names  of  the  tribes  of 
Israel :  thi'ee  gates  northward  ;  one 
gate  of  Ileuben,  one  gate  of  Judah, 
on(5  gate  of  Levi. 

32  And  at  the  east  side  four  thou- 
sand and  five  hundrt^d  :  and  three 
gates ;  "and  one  gate  of  Joseph,  one 
gate  of  lienjamin,  one  gate  of  Dan. 

33  And  at  the  south  side  four 
thousand  and  five  liundred  '"  mea- 
sures: and  three  gates;  one;  gate  of 
Simeon,  one  gate  of  Issachar,  one 
gate  of  Zebulun. 

34  At  tlu!  west  side  foui-  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred,  with  their 
three  gates;  one  gate  of  (!ad,  one 
gate  of  Ashei',  one  gate  of  Naphtali. 

35  "  //  ic(ts  round  abouteighteen 
thousajid  ^-ineasiircx:  and  the  nanu^ 
of  the  city  fioiii  Itiat  day  shall  be, 
t  The  Lord  is  there. 


t  Heh.  JehovalKshainmiih. 


■*  answer- 
able  unto 
thepdrtioiis, 
it  shall  be 
for  the 
prince :  and 
the  holy  ob- 
lation and 
the  sanc- 
tuary 


s  Merihah  In 
Kadesh 
•<  brook  of 


'  city :  on 
the  north 
siile  four 
8  by  mea- 
sure. 


1"  by  mea- 
sure : 


11  It  .shall  be 

1-  7'('('(ts : 


790 


Daniel  and  his  friends 


DANIEL,  1,  2. 


refuse  the  kiny^s  food. 


THE  BOOK  OF  DANIEL 


of 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  JehotakiriiaeajitiriU/.  ■)  Aahpenaz  tiiketh 
Daniel,  Ihnxtiiidh,  J/is/iiif/.  iniil  Aziirhih. 
S  Thei/  'iefuD.inij  the  kiiKj's  pm-tidii  do  jiros- 
per  with  pulse  and  water.  17  Their  excel- 
lency in  wisdom. 

IN  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of 
Jehoiakini  king  of  Judah  came 
Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon 
unto  Jerusalem,  and  besieged  it. 

2  And  the  Lord  gave  Jehoiakini 
king  of  Judah  into  his  hand,  with 
part  of  the  vessels  of  the  house  of 
God :  which  he  cai-ried  into  the 
land  of  Shinar  to  the  house  of  his 
god ;  and  he  brought  the  vessels 
into  the  treasure  house  of  his  god. 

3  H  And  the  king  spake  unto 
Ashpenaz  the  master  of  his  eu- 
nuchs, that  he  should  bring  certain 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  of  the 
king's  seed,  and  of  the  ^  princes  : 

4  - C-hilflren  in  whom  was  no  ble- 
mish, but  well  favoured,  and  skilful 
in  all  wisdom,  and  cunning  in 
knowledge,  and  understanding 
science,  and  such  as  liad  ability  in 
them  to  stand  in  the  king's  palace, 
and  whom  they  might  teach  the 
learning  and  the  tongue  of  the 
Chaldeans. 

5  And  the  king  appointed  them 
a  daily  provision  of  tlie  king's  meat, 
and  of  the  wine  which  he  drank  : 
so  nourishing  them  three  years, 
that  at  the  end  thereof  they  might 
stand  before  the  king. 

6  Now  among  these  were  of  the 
children  of  Judah,  Daniel,  Ha- 
naniah,  Mishael,  and  Azariah  : 

7  Unto  whom  the  prince  of  the 
eunuchs  gave  names  :  for  he  gave 
unto  Daniel  tlie  name  of  Belte- 
shazzar;  and  to  Hananiah,  of  Sha- 
drach ;  and  to  Mishael,  of  Meshach ; 
and  to  Azariah,  of  Abed-nego. 

8  ^  But  Daniel  purposed  in  his 
heart  that  he  would  not  defile  him- 
self with  the  portion  of  the  king's 
•'meat,  nor  with  the  wine  which  he 
drank  :  therefore  he  requested  of 
the  prince  of  the  eunuchs  that  he 
might  not  defile  himself. 

9  Now  God  had  brought  Daniel 
into  favour  and  tender  love  with 
the  prince  of  the  eunuchs. 

10  And  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs 
said  unto  Daniel,  I  fear  my  lord 
the  king,  who  hath  appointed  your 
'  me;it  and  your  drink:  for  why 
should  he  see  your  faces  worse 
liking  than  the  "children  which 
are  of  your  sort?  then  shall  ye 
mak(;  )ne  endanger  my  head  to  the 


ang. 


11  Then  said  Daniel  to  "  Melzar, 
whom  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs 
had  set  over  Daniel,  Hananiah, 
Mishael,  and  Azariah, 

12  Prove  thy  servants,  I  beseech 
thee,  ten  days ;  and  let  them  give 
us  pulse  to  eat,  and  water  to  drink. 

13  Then  let  our  countenances  be 
looked  upon  before  thee,  and  the 
countenance  of  the  ^children  that 
eat  of  the  portion  of  the  king's 
**  meat :  and  as  thou  seest,  deal  with 
thy  servants. 

14  So  he  consented  to  them  in 
this  matter,  and  proved  them  ten 
days. 

15  And  at  the  end  of  ten  days 
their  countenances  appeared  fairer 
and  fatter  in  flesh  than  all  the 
''children  which  did  eat  the  portion 
of  the  king's  ^  meat. 

IG  Thus  '"Melzar  took  away  the 
portion  of  their  •'  meat,  and  the 
wine  that  they  should  drink  ;  and 
gave  them  pulse. 

1 7  ^  As  for  these  four  "  children, 
God  gave  them  knowledge  and 
skill  in  all  learning  and  wisdom  : 
and  Daniel  had  understanding  in 
all  visions  and  dreams. 

18  Now  at  the  end  of  the  days 
that  the  king  had  said  he  should 
bring  them  in,  then  the  prince  of 
the  eunuchs  brought  them  in  before 
Nebuchadnezzar. 

1 9  And  the  king  communed  with 
them ;  and  among  them  all  was 
found  none  like  Daniel,  Hananiah, 
Mishael,  and  Azariah:  therefore 
stood  they  before  the  king. 

20  And  in  all  matters  of  wisdom 
and  understanding,  that  the  king 
enquired  of  them,  he  found  them 
ten  times  better  than  all  the  magi- 
cians and  '"-^astrologers  that  loere  in 
all  his  realm. 

21  And  Daniel  continued  even 
unto  the  first  year  of  king  Cyrus. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  Nebuchadnezzar,  forgetting  his  dream,  re- 
quireih  it  of  the  Chaldeans,  by  promises 
and  threaten  ivgs.  10  Then  acknowledging 
their  ituihiliti/are  JKilge'l  t<'die.  U  Jhtniel 
iihlainiml  aanie  re.ijiite  lindetli  the  dream. 
lit  lie  hle^wth  (!nd.  24  He  staying  the  de- 
cree in  hronglit  to  the  king.  31  The  dream. 
S))  The  interpretation.  46  DanieVs  ad- 
rancenient. 

AND  in  the  second  year  of  the 
reign  of  Nebuchadnezzar  Ne- 
buchadnezzar    dreamed     dreams, 
wherewith  his  spirit  was  troubled, 
and  his  sleep  brake  from  him. 
2  Then  the  king' commanded  to 


791 


The  kin// s  forgotten  dream. 


DANIEL,  2. 


The  magicians  threatened. 


call  the  magicians,  and  the  ^  astro- 


logers, and  the  sorcerers,  and  the 
Chaldeans,  for  to  shew  the  king 
his  dreams.  So  they  came  and 
stood  before  the  king. 

3  And  the  king  said  unto  them, 
I  have  dreamed  a  dream,  and  nay 
spirit  was  troubled  to  know  the 
dream. 

•i  Then  spake  the  Clialdeans  to 
the  king  in  -  .Syriack.  O  king,  live 
for  ever :  tell  thy  servants  the 
dream,  and  we  will  shew  the  in- 
terpretation. 

5  The  king  answered  and  said  to 
the  Chaldeans,  The  thing  is  gone 
from  me :  if  ye  will  not  make 
known  unto  me  tlie  dream,  with 
the  interpretation  thereof,  ye  shall 
be  cut  in  pieces,  and  your  houses 
shall  be  made  a  dunghill. 

6  But  if  ye  shew  the  dream,  and 
the  interpretation  thereof,  ye  shall 
receive  of  me  gifts  and  rewards  and 
great  honoiu- :  therefore  shew  me 
the  dream,  and  the  interpretation 
thereof. 

7  They  answered  again  and  said. 
Let  the  king  tell  his  servants  the 
di'eam,  and  we  will  shew  the  inter- 
pretation of  it. 

8  The  king  answered  and  said,  I 
know  of  certainty  that  ye  would 
gain  the  time,  because  ye  see  the 
thing  is  gone  from  me. 

9  But  if  ye  will  not  make  known 
unto  me  the  dream,  tJiere  is  but  one 
deci'ee  for  you :  for  ye  have  pre- 
pared lying  and  corrupt  words  to 
siieak  before  me,  till  the  time  be 
changeil  :  tlierefore  tell  me  the 
dream,  and  I  shall  know  that  ye  can 
shew  me  the  interpretation  therexjf. 

10  51  TheChaldeans  answered  be- 
fore the  king,  and  said.  There;  is 
not  a  man  upon  th<;  (^arth  that  can 
shew  the  king's  matter:  tlierefore 
there  ix  no  king,  lord,  noi'  rulei", 
that  aske(l  such  things  at  any  ma- 
gician, or  "asti-ologer.  or  Chaldean. 

.1 1  And  if  is  a  rare  thing  that  the 
king  rec^uireth,  and  there  is  uoik; 
otlier  that  can  shew  it  Ix'fon'  tlie 
king,  except  the  gods,  whose  dwell- 
ing is  not  with  llesh. 

\'2  Fov  this  cause  tlu!  king  was 
angrv  and  vei-y  furious,  and  com- 
manded to  destroy  all  the  wise  men 
of  Bal)yl()n 

1-3  And  the  decree  went  forth 
that  the  wise  m^in  sliould  be  slain  ; 
and  they  sought  Daniel  and  his 
hallows  to  be  slain 

11  If  Then  J)ani<»l  answei'ed  with 
c;ounsel  and  wisdom  to  Arioch  the 
captain  of  tlie  kJTig's  guai-<l,  whicli 
was  gone  forth  to  slay  the  wise  men 
or  Babylon  : 

1 5  He  answered  and  said  to  Aii- 


och  the  king's  captain.  Why  is  the 
decree  so  hasty  from  the  king  1 
Then  Arioch  made  the  thing 
known  to  Daniel. 

1 6  Then  I)aniei  went  in,  and  de- 
sired of  the  king  that  he  would 
give  him  time,  and  that  he  would 
shew  the  king  the  int-erpretation. 

17  Then  Daniel  went  to  his 
house,  and_  made  the  thing  known 
to  Hananiah,  Mishael,  and  Aza- 
I'iah,  his  companions  : 

1 S  That  they  would  desire  mer- 
cies of  the  God  of  heaven  concern- 
iiig  this  secret ;  that  Daniel  and 
his  fellows  should  not  perish  with 
the  rest  of  the  wise  men  of  Babylon. 

1 9  U  Then  was  _  the  secret  re- 
vealetl  unto  Daniel  in  a  night 
vision.  Then  Daniel  blessed  the 
God  of  heaven. 

20  Daniel  answered  and  said. 
Blessed  be  the  name  of  God  for 
ever  and  ever :  for  wisdom  and 
might  are  his  : 

21  And  he  changeth  the  times 
and  the  seasons  :  he  removeth 
kings,  and  setteth  up  ki'ngs :  he 
giveth  wisdom  unto  the  wise,  and 
knowledge  to  them  that  know 
understanding : 

22  He  revealeth  the  deep  and 
secret  things  :  he  knoweth  what  is 
in  the  darkness,  and  the  light 
dwelleth  with  him. 

23  I  thank  thee,  and  praise  thee, 
O  thou  GckI  of  my  fathers,  who 
hast  given  me  wisdom  and  might, 
and  hast  made  known  unto  me  now 
what  we  desired  of  thee  :  for  thou 
hast  1101V  made  known  unto  us  the 
king's  matter. 

24  ^  Therefore  Daniel  went  in 
unto  Arioch,  whom  the  king  had 
ordained  to  destroy  the  wise  mot 
of  Babylon  :  he  w<'nt  and  said  thus 
unto  him;  Destro.y  not  i\\o  wise 
men  of  Babylon:  bring  me  in  b(>- 
fore  the  king,  and  I  will  shew  unto 
the  king  the  int<'ri)i'etation. 

25  Then  Ar-ioch  brought  in  Da- 
niel before  the  king  in  haste,  and 
said  thus  unto  him,  I  have  found  a 
man  C)f  the  ca,])tives  of  -ludali,  that 
will  7nake  known  unto  the  king  the 
inter})r(>tation. 

2()  'i'he  king  answered  ajid  said 
to  Daniel,  whose  name  tras  Bclte- 
sha/zar,  Art  thou  able  to  make 
known  unto  me  the  dream  which  1 
have  seen,  and  tlie  interpretation 
ther(>()f'? 

27  Daniel  answered  in  the  pre- 
sence of  th<'  king,  and  sjiid,  The  se 
cret  which  tin-  king  hath  deMuiiided 
cannot  the  wise  i/irn,  the  '  astrolo- 
gers, the  magicians,  the  sooth- 
say«'rs,  shew  unto  the  king  : 

2(S  But  thei'e  is  a  God  in  heaven 


'  ciicliant- 
(jrs, 


792 


Daniel  lelleth  the  dream,, 


DANIEL,  3. 


and  its  interpretation. 


that  i'(;vealeth  secrets,  and  maketh 
known  to  the  king  Nebuchadnez- 
zar what  shall  be  in  the  latter  days. 
Thy  dream,  and  the  visions  of  thj' 
head  upon  thy  bed,  are  these  ; 

29  As  for  thee,  O  king,  thy 
thoughts  came  into  thy  mind  upon 
thy  bed,  what  should  come  to  pass 
hereafter :  and  h^  that  revealeth 
secrets  maketh  known  to  thee 
what  shall  come  to  jiass. 

30  I>ut  as  for  me,  this  secret  is 
not  revealed  to  me  for  a7iy  wisdom 
that  I  have  more  than  any  living, 
but  ^  for  their  sakes  that  shall  make 


known  the  inter pre'tation  to  the 
king,  and  that  thou  mightest  know 
the  thoughts  of  thy  heart. 

31  H  Thou,  O  king,  sawest,  and 
behold  a  great  image.  This  great 
image,  Avhose  brightness  vas  excel- 
lent, stood  before  thee;  and  the 
form  thereof  was  terrible. 

32  This  image's  head  vxis  of  fine 
gold,  his  breast  and  his  arms  of 
silver,  his  belly  and  his  thighs  of 
brass. 

33  His  legs  of  iron,  his  feet  part 
of  iron  and  part  of  clay. 

34  Thou  sawest  till  that  a  stone 
was  cut  out  without  hands,  which 
smote  the  image  upon  his  feet  that 
were  of  iron  and  clay,  and  brake 
them  to  pieces. 

35  Then  was  the  iron,  the  clay, 
the  brass,  the  silver,  and  the  gold, 
broken  to  pieces  together,  and  be- 
came like  the  chaff  of  the  summer 
threshingfloors ;  and  the  wind 
cai'ried  them  away,  that  no  place 
was  found  for  them :  and  the  stone 
that  smote  the  image  became  a 
great  mountain,  and  filled  the 
whole  earth. 

3G  H  This  is  tlie  dream ;  and  we 
will  tell  the  interpretation  thereof 
before  the  king. 

37  Thou,  O  king,  art  a  king  of 
kings :  for  the  God  of  heaven  hath 
given  thee  a  kingdom,  power,  and 
strength,  and  glory. 

38  And  wiieiesoever  the  children 
of  men  dwell,  the  beasts  of  the  field 
and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  hath 
he  given  into  thine  hand,  and  hatli 
made  thee  ruler  over  them  alL 
Thou  art  this  head  of  gold. 

39  And  after  thee  shall  arise  an- 
other kingdom  inferior  to  thee,  and 
another  third  kingdom  of  brass, 
which  shall  bear  rule  over  all  the 
earth. 

40  And  the  fourth  kingdom  shall 
he  strong  as  inm:  forasmuch  as 
iron  breaketh  in  pieces  and  subdu- 
eth  all  things:  and  as  iron  that 
breaketh  all  tliese,  shall  it  bi'eak  in 
pieces  and  -  bruiso. 


4 1  And  whereas  thou  sawest  the 
feet  and  toes,  part  of  jjotters'  clay, 
and  part  of    iron,   ■'  the  kingdom 


793 


shall  be  divided :  but  there  shall  be 
in  it  of  the  strength  of  the  iron, 
forasmuch  as  thou  sawest  the  iron 
mixed  with  miry  clay. 

42  And  ns  the  toes  of  the  feet 
were  part  of  iron,  and  part  of  clay, 
TO  the  kingdom  shall  be  partly 
strong,  and  partly  broken. 

43  And  whereas  thou  sawest  iron 
mixed  with  miry  clay,  they  shall 
mingle  themselves  with  the  seed  of 
men:  but  they  shall  not  cleave  one 
to  another,  even  as  iron  *  is  not 
mixed  with  clay. 

44  And  in  the  days  of  these  kings 
shall  the  God  of  heaven  set  up  a 
kingdom,  which  shall  never  be  de- 
stroyed :  and  the  kingdom  shall 
not  be  left  to  ^  otlier  people,  hut  it 
shall  break  in  pieces  and  consume 
all  these  kingdoms,  and  it  shall 
stand  for  ever. 

45  Forasmuch  as  thou  sawest 
that  the  stone  was  cut  out  of  the 
mountain  without  hands,  and  that 
it  brake  in  pieces  the  iron,  the 
brass,  the  clay,  the  silver,  and  the 
gold;  the  grea.t  God  hath  made 
known  to  the  king  what  shall  come 
to  pass  hereafter :  and  the  dream  is 
certain,  and  the  interpretation 
thereof  sure. 

.  46  II  Then  the  king  Nebuchad- 
nezzar fell  U])on  his  face,  and  wor- 
shipped Daniel,  and  commanded 
that  they  should  offer  an  oblation 
and  sweet  odours  unto  him. 

47  The  king  answered  unto  Da- 
niel, and  said.  Of  a  truth  it  is, 
that  your  God  ^'s  a  God  of  gods, 
and  a  Lord  of  kings,  and  a  revealer 
of  secrets,  seeing  thou  couldest  re- 
veal this  seci'et. 

48  Then  the  king  made  Daniel  a 
great  man,  and  gave  him  many 
great  gifts,  and  made  him  ruler 
over  the  whole  province  of  Baby- 
lon, and  '''  chief  of  the  governors 
over  all  the  wise  men  of  Babylon. 

49  Then  Daniel  requested  of  the 
king,  and  he  set  Shadrach,  J\Ie- 
shach,  and  Abed-nego,  over  the  af- 
fairs c)f  tlie  province  of  Babylon : 
but  Daniel  sat  in  the  gate  of  the 
king. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Nelmchndnezznr  iTeilicaiefh.  a  ^ohlen  im- 
(iqe  in  Dura.  S  !<hiuh-ach.  Metthtivh,  atul 
Abed-nerio  are.  accused  for  not  vornhip- 
pinij  til,'  hnitcffi.  IS  T'/i'cy,  Jx'inff  fhreai- 
ciieif,  iinifre  a  f/ootf  confexx^ion.  19  Gotl  de- 
li rereth  them  out  of  the  furnace.  26  Kehu- 
chadnnzsar  seeing  t/i'e  miracle  blemeth 
God. 

EBTTCHADNEZZArv  the  king 
made  an  image  of  gold,  whose 


N 


'^  it  shall  be 
a  divided 
kingdom  ; 


^  doth  not 
niinsle 


*>  another 


^  chief 
{Toveruor 


Nehuchadnezza/ s  golden  image. 


DANIEL,  3. 


Tlie  three  refuse  to  worship  it. 


height  tvas  threescore  cubits,  cuui 
the  breadth  thereof  six  cubits  :  he 
set  it  up  in  the  plain  of  Dura,  in 
the  province  of  Babylon. 

2  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king 
sent  to  gather  together  the  princes, 
the  governors,  and  the  captains, 
the  judges,  the  treasurers,  the  coun- 
sellors, the  sheriffs,  and  all  the  rul- 
ers of  the  provinces,  to  come  to  the 
dedication  of  the  image  which  Ne- 
buchadnezzar the  king  had  set  up. 

3  Then  the  princes,  the  govern- 
ors, and  captains,  the  judges,  the 
treasurers,  the  counsellors,  the  she- 
riffs, and  all  the  rulers  of  the  pro- 
vinces, were  gathered  together  unto 
the  dedication  of  the  image  that 
Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  had  set 
up  ;  and  they  stood  before  the  im- 
age that  Nebuchadnezzar  had  set 
up. 

4  Then  an  herald  cried  aloud,  To 
you  it  is  commanded,  O  ^  people, 
nations,  and  languages, 

5  IViat  at  what  time  ye  hear  the 
sound  of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp, 
sackl)ut,  ijsaltery, dulcimer,  and  all 
kinds  of  musick,  ye  fall  down  and 
worship  the  golden  image  that  Ne- 
buchadnezzar the  king  hath  set  up  : 

6  And  whoso  falleth  not  down 
and  worshippeth  shall  the  same 
hour  be  cast  into  the  midst  of  a 
burning  fiery  furnace. 

7  Therefore  at  that  time,  when 
all  the  people  heard  the  sound  of 
the  cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackl)ut, 
psaltery,  and  all  kinds  of  musick, 
all  the  people,  the  nations,  and 
the  languages,  fell  down  and  wor- 
shipped the  golden  image  that  Ne- 
buchadnezzar the  king  had  set  up. 

8  ^  Wherefore  at  that  time  cer- 
tain Chaldeans  came  near,  and 
accused  the  Jews. 

9  They  spake  and  said  to  the 
king  Nebuchadnezzar,  O  king,  live 
for  ever. 

10  Thou,  O  king,  hast  made  a 
decree,  that  evei-y  man  that  shall 
hear  the  sound  of  the  cornet,  flute, 
harp,  sackl)ut,  psaltery,  and  dulci- 
mer, and  all  kinds  of  musick,  shall 
fall  down  and  worship  the  golden 
image  : 

11  And  whoso  falleth  not  down 
and  ^vorshippeth,  f/inf  ho  should  be 
cast  into  tne  midst  of  a  burning 
fier.v  furnace. 

12  There  are  certain  Jews  whom 
thou  hast  set  over  the  affairs  of  tlu^ 
province  of  Babylon,  .Sliadrach, 
Meshach,  and  Alxnl-nego ;  tliese 
men,  O  kiiig,  have  not  regarded 
thee  :  the.v  serve  not  th.v  gods,  nor 
worshi])  the  golden  image  which 
thou  hast  set  u|). 

13  II  Then    Nebucliadnezzar    in 


his  rage  and  fury  commanded  to 
bring  Shadrach,  ]\leshach,  and 
Abed-nego.  Then  they  brought 
these  men  before  the  king. 

14  Nebuchadnezzar  spake  and 
said  unto  them.  Is  it  true,  O  Sha- 
drach, Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  do 
not  ye  serve  my  gods,  nor  worship 
the  golden  image  which  I  have  set 
up"? 

15  Now  if  ye  be  ready  that  at 
what  time  ye  hear  the  sound  of  the 
cornet,  flute,  liarp,  sackbut,  psal- 
tery, and  dulcimer,  and  all  kinds  of 
musick,  ye  fall  down  and  worship 
the  image  which  I  have  made ; 
ivell-'  but  if  ye  worship  not,  ye  shall 
be  cast  the  same  hour  into  the  miclst 
of  a  burning  fiery  furnace  ;  and 
who  is  that  God  that  shall  deliver 
you  out  of  my  hands  1 

16  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
Abed-nego,  answered  and  said  to 
the  king,  O  Nebuchadnezzar,  we 
are  not  careful  to  answer  thee  in 
this  matter. 

17  If  it  be  so,  our  God  whom  we 
serve  is  able  to  deliver  us  from  the 
burning  fiery  furnace,  and  he  will 
deliver  ns  out  of  thine  hand,  O 
king. 

18  But  if  not,  be  it  known  unto 
thee,  O  king,  that  we  will  not 
serve  thy  gods,  nor  worshiij  the 
golden  image  which  thou  hast 
set  up. 

19  ^  Then  was  Nebuchadnezzar 
full  of  fury,  and  the  form  of  his 
visage  was  changed  against  Sha- 
dracli,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego : 
there/are  he  spake,  and  commanded 
that  they  should  heat  the  furnace 
one  seven  times  more  than  it  was 
wont  to  be  heated. 

20  And  he  connnanded  the  most 
mighty  men  that  wen^  in  his  army 
to  bind  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
Ab(Ml-nego,  a7id  to  cast  them  into 
the  burning  fiery  furnace. 

21  Then  these  men  were  bound 
in  their  coats,  their  liosen,  and 
their  -  hats,  and  their  other  gar- 
ments, and  were  cast  into  the 
midst  of  th(;  burning  fiery  furjiace. 

22  Therefore  because  the  king's 
commanflment  was  urg(>nt,  and  the 
furnace  exceeding  hot,  tlie  flame  of 
th(^  fire  slew  those  men  that  took 
up  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abe(l- 
nego. 

23  And  these  thn^e  men,  Sha- 
drach, Mesha(^li,  and  Abed-TK^go, 
f(>ll  down  bound  into  the  midst  of 
the  bui'iiing  fiery  furnace. 

24  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  the 
king  was  astonif^l,  niul  rose  up  in 
liaste,  tnid  spake,  and  saifl  unto  his 
counsellors.  Did  not  we  cast  tliree 
m(>n  bound  into  the  midst  of  the 


-  turbiuis, 


794 


DeUcered  from  the  furnace. 


DANIEL,  4. 


Dream  of  the  tree. 


fire  %   They  answered  and  said  unto 
the  king,  True,  O  king. 

25  He  answered  and  said,  Lo,  1 
see  four  men  loose,  walking  in  the 
midst  of  the  fire,  and  they  have  no 
hurt ;  and  the  form  of  the  fourth 
is  like  ^  the  Son  of  God. 

26  U  Then  JSebuchadnezzar  came 
near  to  the  mouth  of  the  burning 
fiery  furnace,  and  spake,  and  said, 
Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego,  ye  servants  of  the  most  high 
God,  come  forth,  and  come  hither. 
Then  Shadrach,  ]\Ieshach,^  and 
Abed-nego.  came  forth  of  the 
midst  of  tlie  fire. 

27  And  the  princes,  governors, 
and  captains,  and  the  king's  coun- 
sellors, being  gathered  together, 
saw  these  men,  upon  whose  bodies 
the  fire  had  no  power,  nor  was  an 
hair  of  their  head  singed,  neither 
were  their  coats  changed,  nor  the 
smell  of  fire  had  passed  on  them. 

28  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  spake,_ 
and  said,  Blessed  be  the  God  of 
Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego,  who  hath  sent  his  angel, 
and  delivered  his  servants  that 
trusted  in  him,  and  have  changed 
the  king's  word,  and  yielded  their 
bodies,  that  they  might  not  serve 
nor  worship  any  god,  except  their 
own  God. 

29  Therefore  I  make  a  decree, 
That  every  people,  nation,  and 
language,  which  speak  any  thing 
amiss  against  the  God  of  Sha- 
drach, Meshach,  and  Abed-nego, 
shall  be  cut  in  pieces,  and  their 
houses  shall  be  made  a  dunghill : 
because  there  is  no  other  God  that 
can  deliver  after  this  sort. 

30  Then  the  king  promoted  Sha- 
drach, ]\Ieshach,  and  Abed-nego,  in 
the  pi'ovince  of  Babylon. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  NehiivhiKhiczziw  coiifex>«'1h  GoiTsl'ingilnm, 
ivKik-etk  rcldtioti.  ,if  hix  (lri<nii>i,  irliicji  Die 
iiiagiciiuiK  cdulil  imt  interpret,  s  Dmiiel 
heiireth  the  dream.  19  He,  interpretetk  it. 
28  The  Htory  of  the  event. 

I^EBUGHADNEZZAR  the  king, 
l\  unto  all  '"  ])eople,  nations,  and 
languages,  that  dwell  in  all  the 
earth ;  Peace  be  multiplied  unto 
you. 

2  I  thought  it  good  to  shew  tlie 
signs  and  wonders  that  the  high 
God  hath  wrought  t()ward  me. 

3  How  great  are  liis  signs  !  and 
how  mighty  are  his  wonders  !  his 
kingdom  is  an  everlasting  king- 
dom, and  his  dominion  is  from 
generation  to  generation. 

4  H  T  Nebuchadnezzar  was  at 
I'est  in  mine  house,  and  flourishing 
in  my  palace  : 


5  I  saw  a  dream  which  made  me 
afraid,  and  the  thoughts  upon  my 
bed  and  the  visions  of  my  head 
troubled  me. 

6  Therefore  made  I  a  decree  to 
bring  in  all  the  wise  men  of  Baby- 
lon before  me,  that  they  might 
make  known  unto  me  the  interpre- 
tation of  the  dream. 

7  Then  came  in  the  magicians, 
the  ^  astrologers,  the  Chaldeans, 
and  the  soothsayers :  and  I  told 
the  dream  before  them ;  but  they 
did  not  make  known  unto  me  the 
interpretation  thereof. 

8  II  But  at  the  last  Daniel  came  in 
before  me,  whose  name  ^ms  Belte- 
shazzar,  according  to  the  name  of 
my  god,  and  in  whom  is  the  spirit 
of  the  holy  gods  :  and  before  him  I 
told  the  dream,  saying, 

9  O  Belteshazzar,  master  of  the 
magicians,  because  I  know  that  the 
spirit  of  the  holy  gods  is  in  thee, 
and  no  secret  troubleth  thee,  tell 
me  the  visions  of  my  dream  that  I 
have  seen,  and  the  interpretation 
thereof. 

10  Thus  were  the  visions  of  mine 
head  in  my  bed  ;  I  saw,  and  behold 
a  tree  in  the  midst  of  the  earth, 
and  the  height  thereof  was 
great. 

1 1  The  tree  grew,  and  was  strong, 
and  the  height  thereof  reached 
unto  heaven,  and  the  sight  thereof 
to  the  end  of  all  the  earth  : 

12  The  leaves  thereof  ivere  fair, 
and  the  fruit  thereof  much,  and  in 
it  was  ^  meat  for  all :  the  beasts  of 
the  field  had  shadow  under  it,  and 
the  fowls  of  the  heaven  dwelt  in  the 
boughs  thei'eof,  and  all  flesh  was 
fed  of  it. 

13  I  saw  in  the  visions  of  my 
head  upon  my  bed,  and,  behold,  a 
watcher  and  an  holy  one  came 
down  from  heaven ; 

14  He  cried  aloud,  and  said  thus, 
Hew  down  the  tree,  and  cut  off  his 
branches,  shake  off"  his  leaves,  and 
scatter  his  fruit  :  let  the  beasts  get 
away  from  uTider  it,  and  the  fowls 
from  his  liranches : 

15  Nevertheless  leave  the  stump 
of  liis  roots  in  the  earth,  even  with 
a  band  of  iron  and  brass,  in  the 
tender  grass  of  the  field  ;  ;ind  let  it 
be  wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven, 
and  let  his  portion  be  with  the 
beasts  in  the  grass  of  the  earth  : 

1 G  Let  his  heart  b(^  changed  from 
man's,  and  let  a  beast's  heart  be 
gi^en  unto  him;  and  let  seven 
times  i)ass  over  him. 

1 7  This  "  matter  is  by  the  decree 
of  the  watchers,  and  the  fl<Mnand 
by  the  word  of  the  holy  ones :  to 
the    intent  that  the    living    may 


3  enchant- 
er s, 


■1  food 


sentence 


795 


Dream  of  the  tree  interpreted. 


DANIEL,  4. 


Its  fidfilment. 


know  that  the  most  High  ruleth  in 
the  kingdom  of  men,  and  giveth  it 
to  whomsoever  he  will,  and  setteth 
up  over  it  the  ^  basest  of  men. 

18  This  dream  i  king  Nebuchad- 
nezzar have  seen.  Now  thou,  O 
Belteshazzar,  fleclare  the  interpre- 
tation thereof,  forasmuch  as  all  the 
wise  men  of  my  kingdom  are  not 
able  to  make  known  unto  me  the 
interpretation  :  but  thou  art  able  ; 
for  the  spirit  of  the  holy  gods  is  in 
thee. 

19  51  Then  Daniel,  whose  name 
ims  Belteshazzar,  was  astonied  for 
-one  hour,  and  his  thoughts  trou- 
bled him.  The  king  spake,  and  said, 
Belteshazzar,  let  not  the  dream,  or 
the  interpretation  thereof,  trouble 
thee.  Belteshazzar  answered  and 
said.  My  loi-d,  the  dream  be  to  them 
that  hate  thee,  and  the  interpreta- 
tion thereof  to  thine  enemies. 

20  The  tree  that  thou  sawest, 
which  grew,  and  was  strong,  whose 
height  reached  unto  the  heaven, 
and  the  sight  thereof  to  all  the  earth ; 

'1\  Whose  leaves  were  fair,  and 
the  fruit  thereof  much,  and  in  it 
ivas  "meat  for  all;  under  which 
the  beasts  of  the  field  dwelt,  and 
upon  whose  branches  the  fowls  of 
the  heaven  had  their  habitation  : 

22  It  is  thou,  O  king,  that  art 
grown  and_  become  strong  :  for  thy 
greatness  is  grown,  and  reacheth 
unto  heaven,  and  thy  dominion  to 
the  end  of  the  earth. 

2.3  And  whereas  the  king  saw  a 
watcher  ancf  an  holy  one  coming 
down  from  heaven,  and  saying. 
Hew  the  tree  down,  and  destroy 
it ;  yet  leave  the  stump  of  the  i-oots 
thereof  in  the  earth,  even  with  a 
band  of  iron  and  brass,  in  the  ten- 
der grass  of  the  field  ;  and  let  it  be 
wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven,  and  let 
his  portion  he  with  the  beasts  of  the 
field,  till  seven  times  pass  over 
him ; 

24  This  ?'.s  the  interpretation,  C) 
king,  ;ind  tliis  is  the  decree  of  the 
most  High,  which  is  come  upon  my 
lord  the  king : 

25  That  they  shall  drive  thee 
from  m(m,  and  thy  dwelling  sludl 
be  with  the  beasts  of  the  ficlrl,  aiul 
they  shall  make;  thee  to  eat  gi'ass 
as  oxen,  and  tliey  shall  wet  thee 
\vith  the  dew  of  heaven,  and  seven 
times  shall  pass  over  the(;,  till  thou 
know  that  the  most  High  ruleth  in 
the  kingdom  of  men,  and  giveth  it 
to  whomsoever  \w  will. 

2()  And  whereas  they  commanded 
to  leave  the  stump  of  the  ti-ee  i-oots  ; 
thy  kingdom  shall  be  sure  unto  thee, 
after  tliat  thou  shalt  have  known 
that  the  heavens  do  rule. 


27  Wherefore,  O  king,  let  my 
counsel  be  acceptable  unto  thee, 
and  break  off  thy  sins  by  right- 
eousness, and  thine  iniquities  by 
shewing  mercy  to  the  poor  ;  if  it 
may  be  a  lengthening  of  thy  tran- 
quillity. 

28  5!  All  this  came  upon  the  king 
Nebuchadnezzar. 

29  At  the  end  of  twelve  months 
he  walked  in  the  palace  of  the  king- 
dom of  Babylon. 

30  The  king  spake,  and  said.  Is 
not  this  great  Babylon,  that  I  have 
built  for  the  house  of  the  kingdom 
by  the  might  of  my  power,  and  for 
the  honour  of  my  majesty '? 

31  While  the  word  was  in  the 
king's  mouth,  there  fell  a  voice 
from  heaven,  saying,  O  king  Nebu- 
chadnezzar, to  thee  it  is  spoken ; 
The  Icingdom  is  departed  from 
thee. 

32  And  they  shall  drive  thee  from 
men,  and  thy  dwelling  shall  he  with 
the  beasts  of  the  field :  they  shall 
make  thee  to  eat  grass  as  oxen,  and 
seven  times  shall  pass  over  thee, 
until  thou  know  that  the  most 
High  ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of  men, 
and  giveth  it  to  whomsoever  he 
will. 

33  The  same  hour  was  the  thing 
fulfilled  upon  Nebuchadnezzar :  and 
he  was  driven  from  men,  and  did  eat 
grass  as  oxen,  and  his  body  was  wet 
with  the  dew  of  heaven,  till  his  hairs 
were  grown  like  eagles'. /ea^Aers,  and 
his  nails  like  birds'  claws. 

34  And  at  the  end  of  the  days  I 
Nebuchadnezzar  lifted  up  mine  eyes 
unto  heaven,  and  mine  understand- 
ing returned  unto  me,  and  I  blessed 
the  most  High,  and  I  praised  and 
honoured  him  that  liveth  for  ever, 
whose  dominion  is  an  everlasting 
dominion,  and  his  kingdom  ^s  tVom 
generation  to  generation  : 

35  And  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
earth  are  reputed  as  nothing  :  and 
he  doeth  according  to  his  will  in 
the  army  of  heaven,  and  among  the 
inhabitants  of  the  earth  :  and  none 
can  stay  his  hand,  or  say" unto  him, 
What  doest  thou  % 

36  At  the  same  time  my  reason 
returned  unto  me;  and  foi'  the  gloi-y 
of  my  kingdom,  mine  honour  and 
brightness  returned  unto  me;  ajid 
my  counsellors  and  my  lords  sought 
unto  me;  and  1  was  establish(ul  in 
my  kingdom,  and  ex(;ellent  majesty 
was  a«lded  unto  me. 

37  Now  I  Nel)uchadnezzarin"aise 
and  extol  and  honour  the  King  of 
henven,  all  whosci  woi'ks  arc  truth, 
and  liis  ways  jutlgmenf  :  and  those 
that  walk  in  pride  he  is  al)l<'  to 
abase. 


790 


Belshazzar's  feast. 


DANIEL,  5. 


The  loriting  on  the  ivall. 


CHAPTER  5. 

1  Belnliazzar's  impioiix  fettf^t.  5  A  lian<J- 
writin/j,  unknown  Ut  the  magicians,  troii- 
hleth  the  kiny.  10  At  the  conuneiidaiiou  of 
the  qxiem  Daniel  in  hi'ourjht.  IT  He,  re- 
provlncj  the  king  of  pride  and  idolafry, 
25  readeth  and  inter pretetli  the  in'itiiuj. 
30  The  monarchy  in  trannlated  to  the 
Medeti. 

BELSHAZZAR  the  king  made  a 
great  feast  to  a  thousand  of 
his  lords,  and  drank  wine  before 
the  thousand. 

2  Belshazzar,  whiles  he  tasted 
the  wine,  commanded  to  bring  the 
golden  and  silver  vessels  which  his 
father  Nebuchadnezzar  had  taken 
out  of  the  temple  which  was  in 
Jerusalem ;  that  the  king,  and  his 
princes,  his  v/ives,  and  his  concu- 
bines, might  drink  therein. 

3  Then  they  brought  the  golden 
vessels  that  were  taken  out  of  the 
temple  of  the  house  of  God  which 
was  at  Jerusalem;  and  the  king, 
and  his  princes,  his  wives,  and  his 
concubines,  drank  in  them. 

4  They  drank  wine,  and  praised 
the  gods  of  gold,  and  of  silver,  of 
brass,  of  iron,  of  wood,  and  of 
stone. 

5  ^  In  the  same  hour  came  forth 
fingers  of  a  man's  hand,  and  wrote 
over  against  the  candlestick  upon 
the  plaister  of  the  wall  of  the 
king's  palace  :  and  the  king  saw 
the  part  of  the  hand  that  wrote. 

6  Then  the  king's  countenance 
was  changed,  and  his  thoughts 
troul)led  him,  so  that  the  joints  of 
his  loins  were  loosed,  and  his  knees 
smote  one  against  another. 

7  The  king  cried  aloud  to  bring 
in  the  ^  astrologers,  the  Chaldeans, 
and  the  soothsayers.  And  the 
king  spake,  and  said  to  the  wise 
7nen  of  Babylon,  Whosoever  shall 
read  this  writing,  and  shew  me  the 
interpretatif)n  thereof,  shall  be 
clothed  with  '^  scarlet,  and  have  a 
(;haiii  of  gold  about  his  neck,  and 
shall  be  the  third  ruler  in  the 
kingdom. 

8  Then  came  in  all  the  king's 
wise  men :  but  they  could  not  read 
the  wi'iting,  nor  make  known  to 
the  king  the  interj)retation  thereof. 

9  Then  was  king  Belshazzar 
greatly  troubled,  and  his  counte- 
nance was  clianged  in  him,  and  his 
lords  wei'c  astonicd. 

10  ^  A^oio  the  qupen  by  reason 
of  the  words  of  the  king  and  his 
lords  came  into  thel)anquet  house: 
a)i(l  the  queen  spake  and  said,  O 
king,  live  for  ever:  let  not  thy 
thoughts  trouble  thee,  nor  let  thy 
countenance  be  changed  : 

11  Tliere  is  a  inan  in  thy  king- 
dom, in  whom  is  the  spirit  of  tlie 


holy  gods  ;  and  in  the  days  of  thy 
father  light  and  understanding 
and  wisdom,  like  the  wisdom  of 
the  gods,  was  found  in  him  ;  whom 
the  king  Nebuchadnezzar  thy  fa- 
ther, the  king,  /  say,  thy  father, 
made  master  of  the  magicians,  'as- 
trologers,  Chaldeans,    and   sooth- 


sayers ; 

12  Forasmuch  as  an  excellent 
spirit,  and  knowledge,  and  under- 
standing, interpreting  of  dreams, 
and  shewing  of  nairl  sentences,  and 
dissolving  of  doubts,  were  found 
in  the  same  Daniel,  whom  the  king 
named  ]>elteshazzar  :  now  let  Da- 
niel be  called,  and  he  will  shew  the 
interpretation. 

13  Then  was  Daniel  brought  in 
before  the  king.  And  the  king 
spake  and  said  unto  Daniel,  Art 
thou  that  Daniel,  which  art  of  the 
children  of  the  captivity  of  Judah, 
whom  the  king  my  father  brought 
out  of  ^  Jewry  j 

14  I  have  even  heard  of  thee, 
that  the  spirit  of  the  gods  is  in 
thee,  and  that  light  and  under- 
standing and  excellent  wisdom  is 
found  in  thee. 

15  And  now  the  wise  men,  the 
'  astrologers,  have  been  brought  in 
before-me,  that  they  should  read 
this  writing,  and  make  known  unto 
me  the  interpretation  thereof  :  but 
they  could  not  shew  the  interpre- 
tation of  the  thing : 

16  And  I  have  heard  of  thee, 
that  thou  canst  make  interpreta- 
tions, and  dissolve  doubts :  now  if 
thou  canst  read  the  writing,  and 
make  known  to  me  the  interijreta- 
tion  thereof,  thou  shalt  be  clothed 
with  "  scarlet,  and  have  a  chain  of 
gold  about  thy  neck,  and  shalt  be' 
the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom. 

17  U  Then  Daniel  answered  and 
said  befoi'e  the  king.  Let  thy  gifts 
be  to  thyself,  and  give  thy  rewards 
to  another;  yet  I  will  leatl  the 
writing  inito  the  king,  and  make 
known  to  him  the  interpretation. 

18  O  thou  king,  the  most  high 
Cod  gave  Nebuchadnezzar  thy  fa- 
ther a  kingdom,  and  majesty,  and 
glory,  andlionour : 

19  And  for  the  majest.v  that  he 
gave  him,  all  ^  peoiJe.  nations,  and 
languages,  trembled  and  f(>ared  bi"- 
fore  him  :  whom  he  would  he  slew  ; 
and  whom  he  would  he  kept  alive  : 
and  whom  he  would  he  set  up  ;  and 
whom  he  would  he  put  down. 

20  But  when  liis  heart  was  lifted 
up,  and  his  mind  hardened  in  pride, 
he  was  deposed  from  his  kingly 
tlirone,  and  they  took  his  glory 
from  him  : 


leiK'liantei's, 


3  Jiulah  ? 


-  purple, 


peopk'S, 


797 


Daniel  inteijireteth  the  writing. 


DANIEL,  6. 


Plot  ayainst  Daniel. 


21  And  he  was  driven  from  the 
sons  of  men  ;  and  his  heart  was 
made  Hke  the  beasts,  and  his 
dwelhng  was  with  the  wild  asses  : 
they  fed  him  with  grass  like  oxen, 
and  his  body  was  wet  with  the 
dew  of  heaven ;  till  he  knew  that 
the  most  high  God  ruled  in  the 
kingdom  of  men,  and  that  he  ap- 
pointeth  over  it  whomsoever  he 
will. 

22  And  thou  his  son,  O  Eelshaz- 
zar,  hast  not  humbled  thine  heart, 
though  thou  knewest  all  this  ; 

23  But  hast  lifted  up  thyself 
against  the  Lord  of  heaven ;  and 
they  have  brought  the  vessels  of 
his  house  before  thee,  and  thou, 
and  thy  lords,  thy  wives,  and  thy 
concubines,  have  drunk  wine  in 
them ;  and  thou  hast  praised  the 
gods  of  silver,  and  gold,  of  brass, 
iron,  wood,  and  stone,  which  see 
not,  nor  hear,  nor  know :  and  the 
God  in  whose  hand  thy  breath  is, 
and  whose  are  all  thy  ways,  hast 
thou  not  glorified  : 

24  Then  was  the  part  of  the 
hand  sent  from  him ;  and  this 
writing  was  written. 

25  H  And  this  is  the  writing  that 
was  written,  *  MENE,  MENE.TE- 
KEL,  UPHARSIN. 

26  This  is  the  interpretation  of 
the  thing  :  MENE  ;  God  liath  num- 
bered thy  kingdom,  and  finished 
it. 

27  TEKEL ;  Thou  art  weighed 
in  the  balances,  and  art  found 
wanting. 

.28  PERE8;  Thy  kingdom  is  di- 
vided, and  given  to  the  Medes  and 
Persians. 

29  Then  conmianded  Belshazzar, 
and  they  clothed  Daniel  with  ^  scai-- 
let.  and  p?*^  a  chain  of  gold  about 
ms  neck,  and  made  a  proclamation 
concerning  him,  that  he  should  be 
the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom. 

30  ^  In  tliat  night  was  Jjelsliaz- 
zai-  the  king  of  the  Chaldeans  slain. 

31  And  Darius  the  Median  -  took 
the  kingdom,  /jei^ig  about  three- 
score and  two  years  old. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  Daniel  is  made  chief  of  the  presidetitK, 
4  They  aonninring  (Kjaiiist  him.  ohtain.  an 
idolatrouH  decree.  10  Pauiil,  hcchxi'iI  nf 
the  breach  thereof,  in  iuikI  iiit,:  thr  limia' 
den.  IS  DanieliH  mr  CI /.  'H  //is  ,/,/ r,r.'<ii- 
rien  devoured,  25  aiut  God  maynijied  hi/  n 
decree. 

IT  pleased  Darius  to  set  ov(m' 
the  kingdom  an  hundred  and 
twenty  princes,  which  should  be 
over  the  whole  kingdom  ; 


*  That      IK,      Niiiiihercd,     miinbered, 
weighed,  and  divisions. 


2  And  over  these  three  presi- 
dents ;  of  whom  Daniel  toas  first : 
that  the  princes  might  give  ac- 
counts unto  them,  and  the  king 
should  have  no  damage. 

3  Then  this  Daniel  was  pre- 
ferred above  the  presidents  and 
princes,  because  an  excellent  spint 
was  in  him  ;  and  the  king  thought 
to  set  him  over  the  whole  realm. 

4  H  Then  the  presidents  and 
princes  sought  to  find  occasion 
against  Daniel  concerning  the 
kingdom ;  but  they  could  find 
none  occasion  nor  fault ;  foras- 
much as  he  was  faithful,  neither 
was  there  any  error  or  fault  found 
in  him. 

5  Then  said  these  men.  We  shall 
not  find  any  occasion  against  this 
Daniel,  except  we  find  it  against 
him  concerning  the  law  of  his  God. 

6  Then  these  presidents  and 
princes  assembled  together  to  the 
king,  and  said  thus  unto  him, 
King  Darius,  live  for  ever. 

7  All  the  presidents  of  the  king^ 
dom,  the  governors,  and  the 
princes,  the  counsellors,  and  the 
captains,  have  consulted  together 
to  establish  a  royal  statute,  and 
to  make  a  firm  decree,  that  who- 
soever shall  ask  a  petition  of  any 
God  or  man  for  thirty  days,  save 
of  thee,  O  king,  he  shall  be  cast 
into  the  den  of  lions. 

8  Now,  O  king,  establish  the 
decree,  and  sign  the  writing,  that 
it  be  not  changed,  accoixling  to  the 
law  of  the  Medes  and  Persians, 
which  altereth  not. 

9  Wherefore  king  Darius  signed 
the  writing  and  the  decree. 

10  ^  Now  when  Daniel  knew 
that  the  writing  was  signed,  he 
went  into  his  house  ;  and  his  win- 
dows being  open  in  his  chamber 
towai'd  Jerusalem,  he  kneeled  upon 
his  knees  three  times  a  day,  and 
prayed,  and  gave  thanks  before^ 
his  God,  as  he  did  aforetime. 

11  Then  these  men  assembled, 
and  found  Daniel  praying  and 
making  supplication  before  his 
God. 

12  Then  they  came  near,  and 
spake  before  the  king  concerning 
the  king's  decree  ;  Hast  thou  not 
signed  a  decree,  that  every  man 
that  shall  ask  a  iietition  of  atiy 
God  or  man  within  tliirt.v  days, 
save  of  thee,  ()  king,  shall  be  cast 
into  the  den  of  lions'?  The  king 
aiis\v(>r('d  and  said,  'l'h(»  thing  is 
true,  according  to  the  law  of  the 
Medes  and  Persians,  which  altereth 
not. 

13  Then  answered  they  and  said 
before  the  king,  That  I  )aniel,  which 


798 


He  is  delivered  from  the  lions. 


DANIEL,  7. 


DanieVs  vision  of  four  beasts. 


is  of  the  children  of  the  captivity 
of  Judah,  regardeth  not  thee,  0 
king,  nor  the  decree  that  thou 
hast  signed,  but  maketh  his  peti- 
tion three  times  a  day. 

14  Then  the  king,  when  he  heard 
these  words,  was  sore  displeased 
with  himself,  and  set  his  heart  on 
Daniel  to  deliver  him :  and  he 
laboured  till  the  going  down  of 
the  sun  to  deliver  him. 

15  Then  these  men  assembled 
unto  the  king,  and  said  unto  the 
king.  Know,  O  king,  that  the  law 
of  the  Medes  and  Persians  is.  That 
no  decree  nor  statute  which  the 
king  establisheth  may  be  changed. 

16  Then  the  king  commanded, 
and  they  brought  Daniel,  and  cast 
hi/n  into  the  den  of  lions.  JVow  the 
king  spake  and  said  unto  Daniel, 
Thy  God  whom  thou  servest  con- 
tinually, he  will  deliver  thee. 

1 7  And  a  stone  was  brought,  and 
laid  upon  the  mouth  of  the  den  ; 
and  the  king  sealed  it  with  his  own 
signet,  and  with  the  signet  of  his 
lords;  that  the  purpose  might  not 
be  changed  concerning  Daniel. 

18  ^  Then  the  king  went  to  his 
palace,  and  passed  the  night  fast- 
ing :  neither  were  instruments  of 
musick  brought  before  him  :  and 
his  sleep  went  from  him. 

1 9  Then  the  king  arose  very  early 
in  the  morning,  and  went  in  haste 
unto  the  den  of  lions. 

20  And  when  he  came  to  the 
den,  he  ciied  with  a  lamentable 
voice  unto  Daniel :  cmd  the  king 
spake  and  said  to  Daniel,  O 
Daniel,  servant  of  the  living  God, 
is  thy  God,  whom  thou  servest 
continually,  able  to  deliver  thee 
from  the  lions'? 

21  Then  said  Daniel  inito  the 
king,  O  king,  live  for  ever. 

22  My  God  hath  sent  his  angel, 
and  hath  shut  the  lions'  mouths, 
that  they  have  not  hurt  me  :  for- 
asmuch as  before  him  innocency 
was  found  in  me ;  and  also  before 
thee,  O  king,  have  I  done  no  hurt. 

23  Then  was  the  king  exceeding 
glad  for  him,  and  commanded  that 
they  should  take  Daniel  up  out  of 
the  den.  So  Daniel  was  taken  up 
out  of  the  den,  and  no  manner  of 
hurt  was  found  upon  him,  because 
he  believed  in  his  God. 

24  51  And  the  king  commanded, 
and  they  brought  those  men  which 
had  accused  Daniel,  and  they  cast 
the/u  into  the  den  of  lions,  them, 
their  children,  and  their  wives ; 
and  the  lions  had  the  mastery  of 
them,  and  brake  all  their  bones  in 
pieces  or  ever  they  came  at  the 
bottom  of  the  den. 


25  ^  Then  king  Darius  wrote 
unto  all  '  peo])le,  nations,  and  lan- 
guages, that  dwell  in  all  the  earth ; 
Peace  be  multiplied  unto  you. 

26  I  make  a  decree,  That  in 
every  dominion  of  my  kingdom 
men  tremble  and  fear  before  the 
God  of  Daniel :  for  he  is  the  living 
God,  and  stedfast  for  ever,  and  his 
kingdom  that  which  shall  not  be 
destroyed,  and  his  dominion  shall 
be  everi  unto  the  end. 

27  He  delivereth  and  rescueth, 
and  he  worketh  signs  and  wonders 
in  heaven  and  in  earth,  who  hath 
delivered  Daniel  from  the  power  of 
the  lions. 

28  So  this  Daniel  pi'ospered  in 
the  reign  of  Darius,  and  in  the 
reign  of  Cyrus  the  Persian. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  DanieVs  'vision  of  four  beasts.    9  Of  God's 
kingdom.    15  The  interpretation  thereof. 

IN  the  first  year  of  Belshazzar 
king  of  Babylon  Daniel  had  a 
dream  and  visions  of  his  head  upon 
his  bed  :  then  he  wrote  the  dream, 
and  told  the  sum  of  the  matters. 

2  Daniel  spake  and  said,  I  saw  in 
my  vision  by  night,  and,  behold, 
the  four  winds  of  the  heaven  strove 
upon  the  great  sea. 

3  And  four  great  beasts  came  up 
from  the  sea,  diverse  one  from  an- 
other. 

4  The  first  was  like  a  lion,  and 
had  eagle's  wings  :  I  beheld  till  the 
wings  thereof  were  plucked,  and  it 
was  lifted  up  from  the  earth,  and 
made  stand  upon  "the  feet  as  a 
man,  and  a  man's  heart  was  given 
to  it. 

5  And  behold  another  beast,  a 
second,  like  to  a  bear,  and  it  raised 
up  itself  on  one  side,  and  it  had 
thi-ee  ribs  in  the  mouth  of  it  be- 
tween the  teeth  of  it :  and  they 
said  thus  unto  it,  Arise,  devour 
much  flesh. 

6  After  this  I  beheld,  and  lo  an- 
other, like  a  leopard,  which  had 
upon  the  back  of  it  four  wings  of  a 
fowl ;  the  beast  had  also  four  heads ; 
and  dominion  was  given  to  it. 

7  After  this  I  saw  in  the  night 
visions,  and  behold  a  fourth  beast, 
dreadful  and  tei-rible,  and  strong 
exceedingly  ;  and  it  had  great  iron 
teeth :  it  devoured  and  brake  in 
pieces,  and  stamped  the  residue 
with  the  feet  of  it :  and  it  ivas  di- 
verse from  all  the  beasts  that  ivei'e 
before  it ;  and  it  had  ten  horns. 

8  I  considered  the  horns,  and  be- 
hold, there  came  up  among  them 
another  little  horn,  before  whom 
there  were  three  of  the  first  horns 
plucked  up  by  the  roots  :  and,  be- 


peoples, 


2  two 


799 


TJiefour  beasts  exjilained. 


DANIEL,  8. 


Vision  of  GotVs  Idncjdom. 


1  placed, 

2  one  that 
was  ancient 
of  days 


•''  like  unto  a 
sun  of  man 


■*  peoples, 


hold,  in  this  horn  were  eyes  like  the 
eyes  of  man,  and  a  mouth  speaking 
great  things. 

9  ^1 1  beheld  till  the  thrones  were 
^  cast  down,  and  -  tlu;  Ancient  of 
days  did  sit,  whose  garment  was 
white  as  snow,  and  the  hair  of  his 
head  like  the  pure  wool :  his  throne 
ivas  like  the  fiery  flame,  and  his 
wheels  as  burning  fire. 

10  A  fiery  sti-eam  issued  and 
came  forth  from  before  him  :  thou- 
sand thousands  ministered  unto 
him,  and  ten  thousand  times  ten 
thousand  stood  before  him  :  the 
judgment  was  set,  and  the  books 
were  opened. 

Ill  beheld  then  because  of  the 
voice  of  the  great  words  which 
the  horn  spake :  I  beheld  even  till 
the  beast  was  slain,  and  his  body 
destroyed,  and  given  to  the  burning 
flame. 

12  As  concerning  the  rest  of  the 
beasts,  they  had  tht;ir  dominion 
taken  away :  yet  their  lives  were 
prolonged  for  a  season  and  time. 

13  1  saw  in  the  night  visions,  and, 
behold,  one  ^like  tlie  Son  of  man 


came  with  the  clouds  of  heaven, 
and  came  to  the  Ancient  of  dciys, 
and  they  brought  him  near  before 
him. 

1 4  And  there  was  given  him  do- 
minion, and  glory,  and  a  kingdom, 
that  all  •*  people,  nations,  and  lan- 
guages, should  serve  him  :  his  do- 
minion is  an  everlasting  dominion, 
which  shall  not  pass  away,  ^nd  his 
kingdom  that  which  shall  not  be 
destroyed. 

15^1  Daniel  was  grieved  in  my 
spirit  in  the  midst  of  y/i//body,  and 
the  visions  of  my  head  troubled  me. 

16  1  came  near  unto  one  of  them 
that  stood  by,  and  asked  him  tins 
truth  of  all  this.  So  he  told  me, 
and  made  me  know  the  interpreta- 
tion of  the  things. 

17  These  great  beasts,  which  arc 
four,  are  f<»ur  kings,  ivkuk  shall 
arise  out  of  the  earth. 

18  But  the  saints  of  the  most 
High  shall  "take  the  kingdom,  and 
possess  the  kingdom  for  ever,  even 
tor  ever  and  ev(!r. 

19  Then  1  would  know  the  truth 
of  the  fourth  beast,  wliich  was  di- 
verse from  all  theoth(!rs,  exccoding 
dreadful,  whose  teeth  mere  of  ii;on, 
and  his  nails  of  brass;  irhicli  di\- 
voun>d,  brake  in  pieces,  and 
stamped  the  residue  with  his  feet; 

20  And  of  the  ten  horns  that 
were  in  his  head,  and  of  the  other 
which  came  up,  and  before  whom 
three  fell ;  even  of  that  horn  that 
had  eyes,  and  a  mouth  that  spake 


very  great  things,  whose  look  vias 
more  stout  than  his  fellows. 

21  I  beheld,  and  the  same  horn 
made  war  with  the  saints,  and  pre- 
vailed against  them  ; 

22  Until  the  Ancient  of  days 
came,  and  judgment  was  given  to 
the  saints  of  tlie  most  High ;  and 
the  time  came  that  the  saints  pos- 
sessed the  kingdom. 

23  Thus  he  said.  The  fouiih 
beast  shall  be  i)he  fourth  kingdom 
upon  earth,  which  shall  be  diverse 
from  all  kingdoms,  and  shall  devour 
the  whole  earth,  and  shall  tread  it 
down,  and  break  it  in  pieces. 

24  And  the  ten  horns  out  of  this 
kingdom  are  ten  kings  tJuit  shall 
arise  :  and  another  shall  rise  after 
them  ;  and  he  shall  be  diverse  from 
the  first,  and  he  shall  subdue  three 
kings. 

25  And  he  shall  speak  great 
words  against  the  most  High,  and 
shall  wear  out  the  saints  of  the 
most  High,  and  think  to  change 
times  and  laws :  and  they  shall  be 
given  into  his  hand  until  a  time 
and  times  and  "  the  dividing  of 
time. 

26  But  the  judgment  shall  sit, 
and  they  shall  take  away  his  do- 
minion, to  consume  and  to  destroy 
it  unto  the  end. 

27  And  the  kingdom  and  domi- 
nion, and  the  greatness  of  the 
kingdom  under  tlie  whole  heaven, 
shall  be  given  to  the  i)eople  of  the 
saints  of  the  most  High,  whose 
kingdom  is  an  everlasting  king- 
dom, and  all  dominions  shall  serve 
and  obey  him. 

28  Hitherto  is  the  end  ()f  the 
matter.  As  for  me  Daniel,  my 
cogitations  much  troubled  ine,  and 
my  countenance  changed  in  me: 
but  I  kept  the  matter  in  my  heart. 

CHAPTEIl  8. 

1  I><i)iicrn  rixioii  of  the  ram  anil  he  (joat.  IS 
TIk'  tirii  IhiiXKdiid  llirce  hinnlvi'il  diiijK  of 
Mirri/ice.  15  Cahrii'l  cotiifortelk  Daniel, 
mill  iiiterjireteth.  the  rixion. 

IN  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of 
king  l>elsha/,zar  a  vision  ap- 
l)ean'd  unto  me,  even,  unto  m(>  Da- 
niel, after  that  which  appeared  unto 
me  at  the  first. 

2  And  I  saw  in  a  vision  ;  and  it 
came  to  i)ass,  when  I  saw,  that  I 
ivds  at  Shushan  /;/-  the  psilacc^ 
which  is  in  the  province  of  Klam  ; 
a,nd  I  saw  in  a  vision,  and  1  was  by 
the  rivei-  "of  I  'lai. 

3  Then  I  lifter  I  ui)  mine  eyes,  and 
saw,  and.ln'hold,  there  stood  before 
the  river  a  ram  which  had  tn<o 
horns:  and  the  two  horns  were 
high  ;  but  one  w(ts  higher  than  tlie 
other,  and  the  higher  came  up  last. 


800 


Vision  of  a  ram  and  he  goat. 


DANIEL,  9. 


Gabriel  interpreteth  it. 


4  I  saw  the  ram  pusliing  west- 
ward, and  northward,  and  .south- 
ward ;  so  that  no  beasts  might 
stand  before  him,  neither  was  there 
any  that  could  deliver  out  of  his 
hand  ;  but  he  did  according  to  liis 
will,  and  became  great. 

5  And  as  I  was  considering,  be- 
hold, an  he  goat  came  from  the 
west  on  the  face  of  the  whole  earth, 
and  touched  not  the  ground  :  and 
the  g<jat  had  a  notable  horn  be- 
tween his  eyes. 

6  And  he  came  to  the  ram  that 
had  tivo  horns,  which  I  had  seen 
standing  before  the  river,  and  ran 
unto  him  in  the  fury  of  his  power. 

7  And  I  saw  him  come  close  unto 
the  ram,  and  he  was  moved  with 
choler  against  him,  and  smote  the 
i-am,  and  brake  his  two  horns  :  and 
there  was  no  power  in  the  ram  to 
stand  before  him,  but  he  cast  him 
down  to  the  grouiKl,  and  stamped 
upon  him  :  and  there  was  none  that 
could  deliver  the  ram  out  of  his  hand. 

8  Therefore  the  he  goat  waxed 
very  great :  and  when  he  was 
strong,  the  great  horn  was  broken  ; 
and  for  it  came  up  four  notable  ones 
toward  the  four  winds  of  heaven. 

9  And  out  of  one  of  them  came 
forth  a  little  horn,  which  waxed 
exceeding  great,  toward  the  south, 
and  toward  the  east,  and  toward 
the  ^  ])leasant  land. 

10  And  it  waxed  great,  even  to 
the  host  of  heaven ;  and  it  cast 
down  some  of  the  host  and  of  the 
stars  to  the  ground,  and  stamped 
upon  them. 

11  Yea,  -  he  magnified  himaelf 
even  to  the  prince  of  the  host, 
and  ■'  by  him  the  daily  aarrifice  was 
taken  away,  and  the  place  of  his 


sanctuary  was  cast  down. 

12  And  an  host  was  given  ^  h  itii 
against  the  daily  saoitice  by  reason 


if  ti'ansgression,  and  it  cast  down 
the  truth  to  the  ground  ;  and  it 
°  l)ractised,  and  prospered. 

13  M  Then  I  heard  "one   saint 


speaking,  and  another  ''  saint  said 
unto  that  certain  ^  .^ajjif  which 
spake,  How  long  nhall  lie  tlie  vision 
concerning  the  ''  daily  sacrifice,  and 
tlie  transgression  "^of  desolation. 


to  give  both  the  sanctuary  aiul  the 
host  to  be  trodflen  under  foot '? 

14:  And  he  said  untoine,lhitotwo 
thousanfl  and  three  hundred  days; 
then  shall  the  sanctuary  be  el(>aiised. 

15  ^[  And  it  came  to  pass,  wlien 
1,  even  1  Daniel,  had  seen  i\w  vi- 
sion, and  sought  for  the  nuianing, 
then,  Ix^hold,  thei-e  stood  before 
me  as  the  appearance  of  a  man. 


16  And  I  heard  a  man's  voice  be- 
tween the  hanks  of  ^^  lUai,  which 
called,  and  said,  Gabriel,  make  this 
man  to  understand  the  vision. 

17  So  he  came  near  where  I 
stood  :  and  when  he  came,  1  was 
afraid,  and  fell  upon  my  face:  but 
he  said  unto  me,  Understand,  O 
son   of  man  :  for  ^'-  at  the  time  of 


the  end  sJudl  he  the  vision. 

18  iNow  as  he  was  speaking  with 
me,  I  was  in  a  deep  sleep  on  my 
face  toward  the  ground :  but  he 
touched  me,  and  set  me  upright. 

19  And  he  said,  Behold,  I  will 
make  thee  know  what  shall  be  in 
the  last  end  of  the  indignation  : 
for  ^'^  at  the  time  appointed  the 
end  shall  be. 


2U  The  ram  which  thou  sawest 
having  two  "  horns  are  the  kings 
of  j\Iedia  and  Persia. 

21  And  the  rough  goat  is  the 
king  of  Grecia  :  and  the  great  lK>rn 
that  is  between  his  eyes  is  the  first 
king. 

22  Now  that  being  broken, 
■whereas  four  stood  up  for  it,  four 
kingdoms  shall  stand  up  out  of  the 
nation,  but  not  in  his  power. 

23  And  in  tlie  latter  time  of 
their  kingdom,  when  the  transgres- 
sors are  come  to  the  full,  a  king  of 
fierce  countenance,  and  under- 
standing dark  sentences,  shall 
stand  up. 

24  And  his  power  shall  be 
mighty,  but  not  by  his  own 
power  :  and  he  shall  destroy  won- 
derfully, and  shall  prosjier,  and 
^^'  practise,  and  shall  desti'oy  the 
^"mighty  and  the  holy  people. 

25  And  through  his  policy  also 
he  shall  cause  craft  to  prosper  in 
his  hand  ;  and  he  shall  magnify 
himself  in  his  heart,  and  "by  peace 
shall  destroy  many :  he  shall  also 
stand  up  against  the  Prince  of 
princes;  but  he  shall  be  broken 
without  hand. 

2G  And  the  vision  of  the  evening 
and  the  morning  which  was  told  is 
true:  wherefore  shut  thou  up  the 
vision;  for  it  ^'^ shall  he  foi-  many 


days. 

27  And  I  Daniel  fainted,  and  was 
sick  certain  days;  jifterwai'd  1  rose 
up,  and  did  the  king's  business: 
and  1  was  astonislied  at  the  vision, 
but  none  understood  it. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  Ilitniel,  cnnKifJering  the.  iime  of  ihc  ciip- 
iirifi/,  ■\  iiinketh  coii/ffixion  of  .linn,  1(1  <in<] 
prtiijetli  /(»■  f/ie  renf^irdUon  of  ./erimd/i'm.  'id 
(itibrh'l  iiifurmethhivi  of  the  nert'nii/  wt'i'/i-K. 

N  the  first  year  of  Darius  the  scm 
of  Aliasuerus,  of  the  seed  of  the 


I 


11  the  Ulai, 


12  the  vision 
belongeth  to 
the  time  of 
the  end. 


13  it 

beloiigeth  to 

the 

appointed 

time  of  the 

end. 

1'*  horns, 

they  are 


15  do  his 
pleasure, 

16  mighty 
ones 

1'  in  tliPir 
seenrity 


18  holongeth 
to  many 
days  to 
come. 


51 


801 


Daniel's  penitent  prayer. 


DANIEL,  9. 


Gabriel  brings  an  ansioer. 


Medes,  which  was  made  king  over 
the  realm  of  the  Chaldeans  ; 

2  In  the  first  year  of  his  reign  I 
Daniel  understood  by  '  hooks  the 
number  of  the  years,  whereof  the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Jeremiah 
the  prophet,  that  he  wou^ld  accom- 
plish seventy  years  in  the  desola- 
tions of  Jerusalem. 

3  ^  And  I  set  my  face  unto  the 
Lord  God,  to  seek  by  prayer  and 
supplications,  with  fasting,  •  and 
sackcloth,  and  ashes : 

4  And  I  prayed  unto  the  Lord 
my  God,  and  made  my  confession, 
and  said,  O  Lord,  the  great  and 
dreadful  God,  keeping  the  covemint 
and  mercy  to  them  that  love  him, 
and  to  them  that  keep  his  com- 
mandments ; 

5  We  have  sinned,  and  have  com- 
mitted iniquity,  and  have  done 
wickedly,  and  have  rebelled,  even 
by  departing  from  thy  precepts 
and  from  thy  judgments  : 

6  Neither  have  we  hearkened 
unto  thy  servants  the  prophets, 
which  spake  in  thy  name  to  our 
kings,  our  princes,  and  our  fathers, 
and  to  all  the  people  of  the  land. 

7  O  Lord,  righteousness  helongeth 
unto  thee,  but  unto  us  confusion  of 
faces,  as  at  this  day;  to  the  men 
of  Judah,  and  to  the  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem,  and  unto  all  Israel,  that 
are  near,  and  tliat  are  far  off, 
through  all  the  countries  whither 
thou  hast  driven  them,  because  of 
their  trespass  that  they  have  tres- 
passed against  thee. 

8  O  Lord,  to  us  helongeth  confu- 
sion of  face,  to  our  kings,  to  our 
princes,  and  to  our  fathers,  because 
we  have  sinned  against  thee. 

9  To  the  Lord  our  God  belong 
mercies  and  foi'givenesses,  though 
we  have  i-ebelled  against  him  ; 

10  Neither  have  we  obeyed  the 
voice  of  the  Loud  our  (iod,  to  walk 
in  his  laws,  which  he  set  before  us 
by  his  servants  the  pi'ophets. 

11  Yea,  all  Israel  have  trans- 
gi-essed  thy  law,  even  by  depart- 
ing, that  they  might  not  obey  thy 
voice  ;  therefore  the  curse  is  poured 
upon  us,  and  the  oath  that  ?.s'  writ- 
ten in  the  law  of  .Moses  the  servant 
of  God,  because  we  have  sinned 
against  hiin. 

\'l  And  he  liath  confirnied  his 
words,  which  he  si)ake  against  us, 
and  against  our  judges  that  judged 
us,  by  bringing  uixiii  us  a  great 
evil  :  for  under  tJie  whole  heaven 
hath  not  been  done  as  hath  Ijeen 
done  upon  Jerusalem. 

13  As  it  i«  written  in  the  law  of 
Moses,  all  this  evil  is  come  upon  us : 
yet  made  we  not  our  prayer  before; 


the  Lord  our  God,  that  we  might 
turn  from  our  iniquities,  and  under- 
stand thj''  truth. 

14  Therefore  hath  the  Lord 
watched  upon  the  evil,  and  brought 
it  upon  us :  for  the  Lord  our  God 
is  righteous  in  all  his  works  which 
he  doeth  :  for  we  obeyed  not  his 
voice. 

15  And  now,  O  Lord  our  God, 
that  hast  brought  thy  people  forth 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  with  a 
mighty  hand,  and  hast  gotten  thee 
renown,  as  at  this  day ;  we  have 
sinned,  we  have  done  wickedly. 

16  ^  O  Lord,  according  to  all 
thy  righteousness,  I  beseech  thee, 
let  thine  anger  and  thy  fury  be 
turned  away  from  thy  city  Jeru- 
salem, thy  holy  mountain :  because 
for  our  sins,  and  for  the  iniquities 
of  our  fathers,  Jerusalem  and  thy 
people  are  become  a  reproach  to  all 
that  are  about  us. 

17  Now  therefore,  O  our  God, 
hear  the  prayer  of  thy  servant,  and 
his  supplications,  and  cause  thy 
face  to  shine  upon  thy  sanctuary 
that  is  desolate,  for  the  Lord's 
sake. 

18  0  my  God,  incline  thine  ear, 
and  hear  ;  open  thine  eyes,  and  be- 
hold our  desolations,  and  the  city 
which  is  called  by  thy  name  :  for 
we  do  not  present  our  supplica- 
tions before  thee  for  our  righteous- 
nesses, but  for  thy  great  mercies. 

19  O  Loid,  hear;  O  Lord,  for- 
give ;  O  Lord,  hearken  and  do ; 
defer  not,  for  thin(;  own  sake,  O 
my  God  :  for  thy  city  and  thy 
people  ai-e  called  by  thy  name. 

20  U  And  whiles  1  was  speaking, 
and  pi-aying,  and  confessing  my 
sin  and  the  sin  of  my  i)eoi)le  Israel, 
and  i)resenting  my  supi)lication  be- 
fore the  LoKD  my  God  for  the  holy 
mountain  of  my  God  ; 

21  Yea,  whiles  1  was  speaking 
in  pi'ayer,  even  the  man  Gfibriel, 
whom  1  hafl  seen  in  the  vision  at 
the  beginning,  being  (caused  to  fly 
swiftl.y,  touched  me  al)out  the  time 
of  the  evenijig  ol)lation. 

22  Anfl  he  informed  me,  and 
talked  with  me,  aTid  said,  ()  Daniel, 
I  ;i,in  HOW  come  foi'tli  to  give  thee 
skill  and  understanding. 

23  At  the  beginning  of  thy  sup- 
plicjitions  the  coiniuMiidnient  came 
foi'th,  and  I  am  come  to  shew  thee ; 
for  thou  art  greatl.v  beloved  :  there- 
foi'(i  understand  the  matter,  and 
consider  the  vision. 

24  Sevent.y  w(M'ks  are  deter- 
mined ui)on  thy  i)eoi)le  and  ui)on 
thy  holy  city,  to  finish  the  tivins- 
gi-ession.  and  to  make  an  end  of 
sins,  and  to  make  reconciliation  for 


802 


The  sevetity  weeks. 


DANIEL,  10. 


Daniel  cuinjoiied  by  an  angeL 


1  an 

anointed 
one,  a 
prince 


2  the 
anointed 
one 

3  and  there 
shall  be 
none 

belonging 
to  him : 

4  even  until 
the  end 
shall  be 
war ; 

*  and  upon 
the  wing  of 
abomina- 
tions shall 
come  one 
that  maketh 
desolate ; 
and  even 
unto  the 
consumma- 
tion, and 
that 

determined, 
shall  ivrath 
be  poured 
out  upon 
the 

desolator. 
^  even  a 
great 
warfare  : 


iniquity,  and  to  bring  in  everlast- 
ing righteousness,  and  to  seal  up 
the  vision  and  prophecy,  and  to 
anoint  the  most  Holy. 

25  Know  therefore  and  undtu-- 
stand,  that  from  the  going  forth 
of  the  commandment  to  restore 
and  to  build  Jerusalem  unto  ^  the 
Messiah  the  Prince  shall  he  seven 


weeks,  and  threescore  and  t\yo 
weeks :  the  street  shall  be  built 
again,  and  the  w-all,  even  in  trou- 
blous times. 

26  And  after  threescore  and  two 
weeks  shall  '-^Messiah  be  cut  oflF, 
^  but  not  for  himself  :  and  the  peo- 
ple of  the  prince  that  shall  come 
shall  destroy  the  city  and  the 
sanctuary ;  and  the  end  thei'eof 
s}iall  he  with  a  Hood,  and  "^unto  the 
end  of  the  war  desolations  are  de- 


termined. 

27  And  he  shall  confirm  the  cove- 
nant with  many  for  one  week  :  and 
in  the  midst  of  the  week  he  shall 
cause  the  sacrifice  and  the  oblation 
to  cease,  ^and  for  the  oversr)read- 
ing  of  abominations  he  sliall  make 


if  desolate*.  ('\  en  until  the  eonsiim- 


luation.  and  that  (ietermiiied  shall 
be  r)oured  ii|)on  the  desohite. 


CHAPTER  10. 

1  Daniel  havinff  liumhled  hitn.seJf  xeeth  a 
vision.  10  Being  troubled  icith  fear  he  is 
comforted  hy  the  angel. 

IN  the  third  year  of  Cyrus  king 
of  Persia  a  thing  was  revealed 
unto  Daniel,  whose  name  was  called 
Belteshazzar ;  and  the  thing  was 
true,  "  but  the  time  api^ointed  }i'as 
long  :  and  he  understood  the  thing, 
and  had  understanding  of  the 
vision. 

2  In  those  days  I  Daniel  was 
mourning  three  full  weeks. 

3  I  ate  no  pleasant  bread,  neither 
came  flesh  nor  wine  in  my  mouth, 
neither  did  1  anoint  myself  at  all, 
till  three  whole  wrecks  were  ful- 
filled. 

4  And  in  the  four  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  first  month,  as  I  was  by 
the  side  of  the  great  river,  which  is 
Hiddekel  ; 

5  Tlien  I  lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and 
looked,  and  behold  a  certain  man 
clothed  in  linen,  whose  loins  n<ere 
girded  with  fine  gold  of  Uphaz  : 

6  His  body  also  vhis  like  tne  beryl, 
and  his  face  as  the  appearance  of 
lightning,  and  his  eyes  ns  lamr)s  of 
fire,  and  his  arms  and  his  feet  like 
in  colour  to  polished  brass,  and  the 
voice  of  his  words  like  the  voice  of 
a  multitude. 

7  And  I  Daniel  alone  saw  the 


vision  :  for  the  men  that  were  with 
me  sa,w  not  the  vision  ;  but  a  great 
quaking  fell  upon  them,  so  that 
they  fled  to  hide  themselves. 

8  Therefore  I  was  left  alone,  and 
saw  this  great  vision,  and  there 
remainefl  no  strength  in  me :  for 
iny  comeliness  was  turned  in  me 
into  corruption,  and  I  retained  no 
strength. 

9  Yet  heard  I  the  voice  of  his 
words  :  and  when  I  heard  the  voice 
of  his  words,  then  was  I  in  a  deep 
sleep  on  my  face,  and  mj'  face  to- 
ward the  ground. 

10  %  And,  behold,  an  hand 
touched  me,  which  set  me  upon 
my  knees  and  u^ion  the  palms  of 
my  hands. 

11  And  he  said  unto  me,  O  Da- 
niel, a  man  greatly  beloved,  under- 
stand the  words  tliat  1  speak  unto 
thee,  and  stand  upright  :  for  unto 
thee  am  I  now  sent.  And  when  he 
had  spoken  this  word  unto  me,  I 
stood  trembling. 

12  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Fear 
not,  Daniel :  for  from  the  first  day 
that  thou  didst  set  thine  heart  to 
understand,  and  to  chasten  thj'self 
before  thy  God,  thy  words  were 
heard,  and  I  am  come  for  thy  words. 

13  But  the  prince  of  the  king- 
dom of  Persia  withstood  me  one 
and  twenty  days  :  but,  lo,  IMichael, 
one  of  the  chief  princes,  came  to 
help  me ;  and  I  remained  there 
witn  the  kings  of  Persia. 

14  Now  I  am  come  to  make  thee 
understand  what  shall  befall  thy 
people  in  the  latter  days :  for  yet 
the  vision  is  for  many  days. 

15  And  when  he  had  spoken  such 
words  unto  me,  I  set  my  face  to- 
ward the  ground,  and  I  became 
dumb. 

16  And, behold, o??elikethesimili- 
tude  of  the  sons  of  men  touched 
my  lips  :  then  1  oijened  my  mouth, 
and  spake,  and  said  unto  him  thai- 
stood  before  me,  ()  my  lord,  by  the 
vision  my  sorrows  are  turned  upon 
me,  and  I  have  retained  nostrength. 

17  For  how  can  the  servant  of 
this  my  lord  talk  with  this  my 
lord?  for  as  for  me,  straightway 
there  remained  no  strength  in  me, 
neither  is  there  bieath  left  in  me. 

18  Then  there  came  again  and 
touched  \no  (>)ie  like  the  appearance 
of  a  man,  and  he  strengthened  me, 

19  And  said,  O  man  greatly  be- 
loved, fear  not :  ])eace  he  unto  thee, 
be  strong,  yea,  be  strong.  And 
when  he  had  spoken  unto  me,  I  was 
strengthened,  and  said.  Let  my 
lord  speak  ;  for  thou  hast  strength- 
ened me. 

20  Then  said  he,  Knoweet  thou 


803 


Persia  and  Greece. 


DANIEL,  11. 


Kings  of  the  south  a)id  north. 


wherefore  I  come  unto  thee^  and 
now  will  I  return  to  fight  with  the 
prince  of  Persia :  and  when  I  am 
gone  forth,  lo,  the  prince  of  Gx'ecia 
shall  come. 

21  But  I  will  shew  thee  that 
which  is  noted  in  the  scripture  of 
truth  :  and  there  is  none  that  hold- 
eth  with  me  in  these  things,  but 
Michael  your  prince. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  T/ie  overthrow  of  Persia  hy  the  ling  of 
(irecia.  a  Leagues  and  conflicts  betiveeii 
fh"  kings  of  the  south  and  of  the  north. 
'■'M  The  invasion  and  tyranny  of  tite. 
Romans. 

ALSO  I  in  the  first  year  of  Da- 
rius the  Mede,  even  I,  stood  to 
confirm  and  to  strengthen  him. 

2  And  now  will  I  shew  thee  the 
truth.  Behold,  there  shall  stand 
up  yet  three  kings  in  Persia  ;  and 
the  fourth  shall  be  far  richer  than 
they  all :  and  by  his  strength 
through  his  riches  he  shall  stir  up 
all  against  the  realm  of  Grecia. 

3  And  a  mighty  king  shall  stand 
up,  that  shall  rule  with  great  do- 
minion, and  do  according  to  his 
will. 

4  And  when  he  shall  stand  up,  his 
kingdom  shall  be  broken,  and  shall 
be  divided  toward  the  four  winds 
of  heaven  ;  and  not  to  his  posterity, 
nor  according  to  his  dominion  which 
he  ruled  :  for  his  kingdom  shall  be 
plucked  up,  even  for  others  beside 
those. 

5  U  And  the  king  of  the  south 
shall  be  strong,  and  one  of  his 
princes ;  and  he  shall  be  strong- 
above  him,  and  liave  dominion; 
his  dominion  shall  be  a  great  do- 
minion. 

6  And  in  the  end  of  years  they 
shall  join  themselves  together  ;  for 
the  king's  daughter  of  the  south 
shall  come  to  the  king  of  the  north 
to  make  an  agreement :  but  she 
shall  not  retain  the  i)o\ver  of  '  the 
arm ;  neither  shall  lie  stand,  nor 
his  arm :  but  she  sliall  be  given 
up,  and  they  that  bi'ought  her,  and 
he  that  begat  her,  and  he  that 
strengthened  her  in  these  times. 

7  But  out  of  a  l)i'anch  of  her 
roots  shall  one  stand  up  in  his 
^  estate,  wliich  shall  come  •'  with  ;in 
army,  and  shall  enter  into  tlip  for- 
tress of  the  king  of  the  north,  and 
shall  deal  against  them,  and  shall 
prevail : 

8  And  shall  also  carry  captives 
into  Egypt  thr>ir  gods,  with  their 
princes,  and  with  their  j)recions 
vessels  of  silver  and  of  gold  ;  and 
he  shall  continue  more  years  than 
the  king  of  the  north. 


9  ^So  the  king  of  the  south  shall 
come  into  h;is  kingdom,  and   shall 


return  into  his  own  land. 

10  But  his  sons  shall  "be  stirred 
up,  and  shall  assemble  a  multitude 
of  great  ^  forces  :  and  one  shall  cer- 
tainly   come,    and    overflow,    and 


pass  through  :  then  shall  he  return, 
and  ''be  stirred  up,  even  to  his 
fortress. 

1 1  And  the  king  of  the  south 
shall  be  moved  with  choler,  and 
shall  come  forth  and  fight  with 
him,  even  with  the  king  of  the 
north  :  and  he  shall  set  forth  a 
great  multitude ;  but  the  multi- 
tude shall  be  given  into  his  hand. 

12  And  when  he  hath  taken 
away  the  multitude,  his  heart 
shall  be  lifted  up;  and  he  shall 
cast  down  many  ten  thousands :  but 
he  shall  not  be  strengthened  by  it. 

13  For  the  king  of  the  north 
shall  return,  and  shall  set  forth  a 
multitude  greater  than  the  former, 
and  shall  certainly  come  after  cer- 
tain years  with  a  great  army  and 
with  much  riches. 

1-1  And  in  those  times  there 
shall  many  stand  up  against  the 
king  of  the  south:  also  the  '^ rob- 
bers of  thy  people  shall  exalt  them- 
selves to  establish  the  vision  ;  but 
they  shall  fall. 

15  So  the  king  of  the  north 
shall  come,  and  cast  up  a  mount, 
and  take  the  most  fenced  cities  : 
and  the  arms  of  the  south  shall 
not  withstand,  neither  his  chosen 
people,  neither  shall  there  be  any 
strength  to  withstand. 

16  But  he  that  cometh  against 
him  shall  do  according  to  his  own 
will,  and  none  shall  stand  before 
him :  and  he  shall  stand  in  the 
glorious  land,  "which  by  his  hand 
shall  be  consumed. 


17  He  shall  also  set  his  face  to 
enter  with  the  strength  of  his 
whole  kingdom,  and  upright  ones 
with  him  ;  thus  shall  he  do  :  and 
he  shall  give  him  the  daughter  of 
\vom(>n,  "  corrupting  her  :  but  '"she 
shall  not  stand  mi  hix  .•itde,  neither 
be  for  him. 

18  After  this  shall  he  turn  his 
face  unto  the  "  isles,  and  shall  take 


many       

hrhalf    sha 


but  a    prince  foi'  his  o\\  ii 


th( 


oHi'rcd    l)y  him    to  c<'asi' :   without 
his  o\\!i  ri'iiroach   lie  shall  cause  // 


to  tui'ii  u|)oii  liiin. 

I !)  Then  he  shall  turn  his  face 
toward  the  '''fort  of  his  own  land  : 
but  he  shall  stumble  and  fall,  and 
not  be  found. 


*  And  he 
shall  come 
iuto  the 
realm  of  the 
king  of  the 
south, 

5  war, 

6  forces, 
which  shall 
come  on, 


'  children  of 
the  violent 
among 


'^  and  in  his 
liand  shall 
))c  destruc- 
tion. 

9  to  destroy 
it: 

1"  it  .shall 
not  stand, 
11  coast- 
lands, 

1-  l)nt  a  cap- 
tain shall 
cause  llic 
ri'pi'oacli 
utlVivil  l)y 
him  to 
cease ;  yea, 
moreover, 
lie  siiall 
cause  his  re- 
proach to 
turn  upon 
iiim. 
13  fortresses 


804 


Leagues  and  coujiids. 


DANIEL,  11. 


The  sanctuary  profaned. 


20  ^  Then  .slial]   stand  uij  in  liis 
estate  ;i  I'aisef  of  taxes  in  the  iilory 


of  the  kiimdoni :  but  within  few 
days  he  shall  be  destroyed,  neither 
in  anger,  nor  in  battle. 

21  And  in  his  "  estate  shall  stand 
up  a  "  vile  person,  to  whom  they 
^  sliall  n(^t  .ixive  the  honour  of  the 
kingdoii!  :  but  he  shall  come  in 
l)eaceably,  and  obtain  the  kingdom 
by  t^atteries. 

22  And  with  the  arms  of  a  flood 
shall  tlieybe  overflown  from  before 
him,  and  shall  be  broken  ;  yea,  also 
the  prince  of  the  covenant. 

23  And  after  the  league  made 
w  ith  him  he  shall  work  deceitfully : 
for  he  shall  come  up,  and  shall 
become  strong  with  a  small  people. 

24  He  shall  enter  peaceably  even 
upon  the  fattest  places  of  the  ]?ro- 
vmce ;  and  he  shall  do  tJtat  which 
his  fathers  have  not  done,  nor  his 
fathers'  fathers ;  he  shall  scatter 
among  them  the  prey,  and  fepoil, 
and  riches  :  yea,  and  he  shall  fore- 
cast his  devices  against  the  strong 
holds,  even  for  a  time. 

25  And  he  shall  stir  up  his  power 
and  his  courage  against  the  king 
of  the  south  with  a  great  army; 
and  the  king  of  the  south  shall  be 
stirred  up  to  battle  with  a  very 
great  and  might.v  army ;  but  he 
shall  not  stand :  for  they  shall  fore- 
cast devices  against  him. 

26  Yea,  they  that  feed  of  the 
portion  of  his  meat  shall  destroy 
him,  and  his  army  shall  over- 
flow :  and  many  shall  fall  down 
slain. 

27  And  both  these  kings'  hearts 
aludl  be  to  do  mischief,  and  they 
shall  sj)eak  lies  at  one  table  ;  but 
it  shall  not  prosper :  for  yet  the 
end  shall  be  at  the  time  appointed. 

28  Then  shall  he  return  into  his 
land  with  great  riches ;  and  his 
heart  nhall  be.  against  the  holy 
covenant ;  and  he  shall  do  exploiU, 
and  return  to  his  own  land. 

29  At  the  time  appointed  he 
shall  return,  and  come  toward  the 
south  ;  but  it  shall  not  be  "  as  the 
foi'mer.  or  as  the  latter. 

'M)  II  For  the  ships  of  Chittim 
shall  come  against  him  :  therefore 
he  shall  be  grieved,  and  return, 
and  have  indignation  against  the 
lioly  covenant :  so  shall  he  flo  ;  he 
shall  even  return,  and  have  "intelli- 
genee  witli  them  that  forsake  the 


lioly  covenant. 

31  And  arms  shall  stand  on  liis 
part,  and  they  shall  ''  i)()]lute  the 
s;inctii;iry  of  strength,  and  shall 
take  away  the  '^(hi.ily  .'/(rn'tin',  and 


they  shall  "  place  the  abomination 
that  maketh  desolate. 

32  And  such  as  do  wickedly 
against  the  covenant  sliall  he  cor- 
rupt by  flatteries :  but  the  people 
that  do  know  their  God  shall  be 
strong,  and  do  exploits. 

33  And  they  that  understand 
among  the  people  sliall  instruct 
many  :  yet  tliey  shall  fall  by  the 
sv/ord,  and  by  flame,  b.y  captivity, 
and  by  spoil,  many  days. 

34  Now  when  they  shall  fall, 
they  shall  be  holpen  with  a  little 
help :  but  many  shall  cleave  to 
them  with  flatteries. 

35  And  some  of  them  of  under- 
standing shall  fall,  to  try  them, 
and  to  purge,  and  to  make  them 
white,  even  to  the  time  of  the  end  : 
because  it  is  yet  for  a  time  ap- 
pointed. 

36  And  the  king  shall  do  accord- 
ing to  his  will ;  and  he  shall  exalt 
himself,  and  magnify  himself  above 
every  god,  and  shall  speak  marvel- 
lous things  against  the  God  of  gods, 
and  shall  prosper  till  the  indigna- 
tion be  accomplished  :  for  that  that 
is  determined  shall  be  done. 

37  Neither  shall  he  regard  the 
'"  God  of  his  fathers,  nor  the  desire 
of  women,  nor  regard  any  god  :  for 
he  shall  magnify  himself  above  all. 

38  But  in  his  "  estate  shall  he 
honour  the  "  God  of  forces  :  and  a 
god  whom  his  fathers  knew  not 
shall  he  honour  with  gold,  and 
silver,  and  with  precious  stones, 
and  pleasant  things. 

39  ^"  Thus  shall  he  do  in  the  most 
strong  holfis  with  a  strange  god. 


whom   he   sliall    acknowledge   and 
increase  with  glory:   and  he  shall 


cause  them  to  rule  over  many,  and 
shall  divide  the  land  for  gain. 

40  And  at  the  time  of  the  end 
shall  the  king  of  the  south  push  at 
him:  and  the  king  of  the  north 
shall  come  against  him  like  a  wliii4- 
wiiid,  with  chariots,  and  with  horse- 
men, and  with  many  ships  ;  and  he 
shall  enter  into  the  countries,  and 
shall  ovei'flow  and  pass  over. 

41  He  shall  enter  also  into  the 
glorious  land,  and  many  countries 
shall  be  overthrown  :  but  these 
shall  escape  out  of  his  hand,  eimi 
Edom,  and  Moab,  and  the  chief  of 
the  children  of  Amnion. 

42  He  shall  stietch  f()rth  his 
hand  also  upon  the  countries  :  and 
the  land  of  Egypt  shall  not  escape. 

43  But  he  sliall  have  power  over 
the  treasures  of  gold  and  of  silver, 
and  over  all  the  precious  things  or 
Egypt :  and  the  Libyans  anrt  the 
Ethiopians  shall  be  at  his  steps. 


^  set  up 


10  ffods 


-  place 
11  god  of 
fortresses : 


1-  And  he 
shall  deal 
with  the 
strongest 
fortresses 
hy  the  help 
oi'  a  strange 
god : 

whosoever 
acknow- 
ledgeth  hiiu. 
he  will 
increase 
with  glory : 


805 


MichaeV s  help  in  trouble. 


DAKIEL,  12. 


The  time  of  the  end. 


1  the  sea  and 


44  But  tidings  out  of  the  east 
and  out  of  the  north  shall  trouble 
him  :  therefore  he  shall  go  forth 
with  great  fury  to  destroj^  and 
utterly  to  make  away  many. 

45  And  he  shall  plant  the  taber- 
nacles of  his  palace  between  ^  the 
seas  in  the  glorious  holy  mountain; 
yet  he  shall  come  to  his  end,  and 
none  shall  help  him. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  Michael  shall  deliver  Inrael  from,  Ihcir 
trouhles.  5  Daniel  is  informed  of  the. 
times. 

AND  at  that  time  shall  Michael 
stand  up,  the  great  prince 
which  standeth  for  the  children  of 
thy  people :  and  there  shall  be  a 
time  of  trouble,  such  as  never  was 
since  there  was  a  nation  even  to 
that  same  time:  and  at  that  time 
thy  people  shall  be  delivered,  every 
one  that  shall  be  found  written  in 
the  book. 

2  And  many  of  them  that  sleep 
in  the  dust  of  the  earth  shall 
awake,  some  to  everlasting  life, 
and  some  to  shame  and  everlast- 
ing contempt. 

3  And  they  that  be  "  wise  shall 
shine  as  the  brightness  of  the  fir- 
mament ;  and  they  that  turn  many 
to  righteousness  as  the  stars  for 
ever  and  ever. 

4  But  thou,  O  Daniel,  shut  up 
the  words,  and  seal  the  book,  even 
to  the  time  of  the  end  :  many  shall 
run  to  and  fro,  and  knowledge 
shall  be  increased. 

5  %  Then  I  Daniel  looked,  and, 
behold,  there  stood  other  two,  the 


one  on  this  side  of  the  bank  of  the 
river,  and  the  other  on  that  side  of 
the  bank  of  the  river. 

6  And  one  said  to  the  man  clothed 
in  linen,  which  icnK  upon  the  wa- 
ters of  the  river.  How  long  sh(dl  it 
be  to  the  end  of  these  wonders  1 

7  And  I  heard  the  man  clothed 
in  linen,  which  n'os  upon  the  wa- 
ters of  the  river,  when  he  held  up 
his  right  hand  and  his  left  hand 
unto  heaven,  and  sware  by  him 
that  liveth  for  ever  that  it  shall  he 
for  a  time,  times,  and  a  half ;  and 
when  he  shall  have  accomplished 
to  scatter  the  power  of  the  holy 
people,  all  these  things  shall  be 
finished. 

8  And  I  heard,  but  I  understood 
not :  then  said  I,  O  my  Lord,  what 
shall  be  the  end  of  these  things  ? 

9  And  he  said,  Go  thy  way, 
Daniel :  for  the  woi'ds  are  closed  up 
and  sealed  till  the  time  of  the  end. 

10  Many  shall  ''bo  pvu'ified,  and 
made  white,  and  tried  :  but  the 
wicked  shall  do  wickedly :  and 
none  of  the  wicked  shall  under- 
stand ;  but  the  wise  shall  under- 
stand. 

11  And  from  the  time  that  the 
•*  daily  sacrifice  shall  be  taken  away, 
and  the  abomination  that  maketh 
desolate  set  up,  there  shall  be  a  thou- 
sand two  hundred  and  ninety  days. 

1 2  Blessed  is  he  that  waiteth,  and 
Cometh  to  the  thousand  three  hun- 
dred and  five  and  thirty  days. 

13  But  go  thou  thy  way  till  the 
end  be/  for  thou  shalt  rest,  and 
stand  in  thy  lot  at  the  end  of  the 
days. 


IIOSEA 


CHAPTEB  1. 

1  Ifosea,  to  Hhew  God''H  JHd(/ment  for  spir- 
itual lohoredom,  taketh  (iomer,  4  and  hath 
hy  her  Jezreel,  0  Lo-rvhamah,  S  and  Lo- 
ammi.  10  7'he  restoration  of  Judah  and 
Israel. 

rpHK  woi'd  of  the  Lord  that  came 
\-  unto  Hosca,  tlie  son  of  J>eeri, 
in  the  days  of  ITzziah,  Jotham, 
Ahaz,  and,  Hezekiah,  kings  of  Ju- 
dah, and  in  the  days  of  .)er()l)oam 
the  son  of  Joash,  king  of  Israel. 

2  The  beginning  of  the  W(»rd  of 
the  Loiii)  ))y  Hosea.  And  the  Lord 
said  to  Hosea,  TJo,  take  unto  thee 
a  wife  of  whoredoms  and  children  of 
whoredoms:  for  the  land  hath  com- 
mitted great  whoredom,  departing 
from  the  Lord. 

3  .So  he  wont  and  took  Oomer  the 
daughter  of  |)il)laim;  which  ccm- 
ceived,  and  bai-e  him  a  son. 


4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Call  his  name  Jezreel;  for  yet  a 
little  ivitile,  and  1  will  avenge  the 
blood  of  .lezreel  upon  the  house  of 
Jehu,  and  will  cause  to  cease  the 
kingdom  of  tin;  house  of  Israel. 

5  AjkI  it  sliall  come  to  pass  at 
that  day,  that  I  will  break  the  bow 
of  Israel  in  the  valley  of  Jezreel. 

G  If  And  she  conceived  again, 
and  bare  a  danghtei'.  And  (iod  said 
unto  him.  Call  her  name  *  Ijo-riiha- 
mah  :  for  I  will  no  mor(^  have  meiry 
upon  the;  liousc  of  Isi-ai;!;  '  but  1 
will  uttei'ly  hike  ihcm  away. 

7  lUit  1  will  li;i\«'  mercy  uiion 
the  house  of  Jud.-ih,  and  will  sa\-e 
them  l)y  the  Lord  their  Cod,  and 
will  not  save  them  by  bow,  nor  b.y 


*  That  is,  Not  having  obtained  mercy. 


806 


HoseU'S  tvife  and  children. 


HOSEA,  2.         IsraeVs  sentence  and  reco7iciUation. 


sword,  nor  by  battle,  by  horses, 
nor  by  hoi'semen. 

8  U  Now  when  she  had  weaned 
Lo-ruhamah,  she  conceived,  and 
bare  a  son. 

9  Then  said  God,  Call  his  name 
*  Lo-aninii:  for  ye  are  not  my  peo- 
ple, and  I  will  not  be  your  God. 

10  U  Yet  the  number  of  the 
children  of  Israel  shall  be  as  the 
sand  of  the  sea,  which  cannot  be 
measured  nor  numbered;  and  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  tltat  in  the  place 
where  it  was  said  unto  them,  Ye 
are  not  my  people,  there  it  shall  be 
said  unto  them.  Ye  are  the  sons  of 
the  living  God. 

1 1  Then  shall  the  children  of  Ju- 
dah  and  the  children  of  Israel  be 
gathered  together,  and  appoint 
themselves  one  head,  and  they 
shall  come  up  out  of  the  land:  for 
great  shall  be  the  day  of  Jezreel. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  TJie  idolatry  of  the  people.  6  God''s  jurlg- 
menU  iif/aiiid  i/irm.  14  //is  promiiies  of 
feconeiliation  irit/t.  them. 

OAY    ye    unto    your    brethren, 

0  tAmmi;  and  to  your  sisters, 
t  Ru-hamah. 

2  Plciid  with  your  mothei",  plead : 
for  she  is  not  my  wife,  neither  am  I 
her  husband :  let  her  therefore  put 
away  her  whoredoms  out  of  her 
sight,  and  her  adulteries  from  be- 
tween her  breasts ; 

3  Lest  I  strip  her  naked,  and  set 
her  as  in  the  day  that  she  was  born, 
and  make  her  as  a  wilderness,  and 
set  her  like  a  dry  land,  and  slay  her 
with  thirst. 

4  And  I  will  not  have  mercy 
upon  her  children;  for  they  6e  the 
children  of  whoredoms. 

5  For  tlunr  mother  liath  played 
the  harlot :  she  that  conceived  them 
hath  done  shamefully:  for  she  saicl, 

1  will  go  after  my  lovers,  that  give 
me  my  bread  and  my  water,  my 
wool  and  my  flax,  mine  oil  and  my 

6  ^"Therefore,  behold,  T  will 
hedge  up  thy  way  with  tlxirns,  and 
make  a  wall,  that  she  shall  not  fine! 
her  paths. 

7  And  she  shall  follow  after  her 
lovers,  but  she  shall  not  overtake 
them  ;  anrl  she  shall  seek  them,  but 
shall  not  find  them  .-  then  shall  she 
say,  I  will  go  and  n^turn  to  my 
first  husband  ;  for  then  was  it 
better  with  me  than  now. 

8  For  she  did  not  know  tliat  I 
gave  her  ^cnrn,  and  wine,  and  oil. 


*  Tlint  ifi.  Not  my  people. 

t    That  i.t,  My  people. 

t   That  is,  Having  obtained  merey. 


and  multiplied  her  silvei-  and  gold, 
ivhich  they  -  prepared  for  Jjaal. 

9  Therefore  will  I  return,  and 
take  away  my  ^  corn  in  the  time 
thereof,  and  my  wine  in  the  season 
thereof,  and  will  recover  my  wool 
and  my  flax  given  to  cover  her 
nakedness. 

10  And  now  will  I  discover  her 
lewdness  in  the  sight  of  her  lovers, 
and  none  shall  deliver  her  out  of 
mine  hand. 

Ill  will  also  cause  all  her  mirth 
to  cease,  her  feast  days,  her  new 
moons,  and  her  sabbaths,  and  all 
her  solemn  feasts. 

12  And  I  will  destroy  her  vines 
and  her  fig  trees,  whereof  she  hath 
said.  These  are  my  rewards  tliat 
my  lovers  have  given  me:  and  I 
will  make  them  a  foi'est,  and  the 
beasts  of  the  field  shall  eat  them. 

1 3  And  I  will  visit  upon  her  the 
days  of  ^Baalim,  wherein  .she 
burned  incense  to  them,  an(^l  she 
decked  .herself  with  her  earrings 
and  her  jewels,  and  she  went  after 
her  lovers,  and  forgat  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

14  ^  Therefore,  behold,  I  will 
allure  her,  and  bring  her  into  the 
wilderness,  and  speak  comfortably 
unto  hei". 

15  And  I  will  give  her  her  vine- 
yards from  thence,  and  the  valley 
of  §  Achor  for  a  door  of  hope  :  and 
she  shall  "sing  there,  as  in  the  days 
of  her  youtli,  and  as  in  the  day 
when  she  came  up  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

16  And  it  shall  be  at  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord  that  thou  shalt  call 
me  II  Ishi ;  and  shalt  call  me  no 
more  **  Raali. 

17  For  I  will  take  away  the 
names  of  ^Baalim  out  of  her  mouth, 
and  they  shall  no  mcjre  be  remem- 
bered by  their  name. 

18  And  in  that  day  will  I  make 
a  covenant  for  theni  with  the  beasts 
of  the  field,  and  with  the  fowls  of 
heaven,  and  with  the  creeping 
things  of  the  ground  :  and  1  will 
l)reak  the  Ijow  and  the  sword  aufl 
the  battle  out  of  the  '^ earth,  and 
will  make  them  to  lie  down  safely. 

19  And  I  will  betroth  thee  unto 
me  for  ever ;  yea,  1  will  betroth 
thee  unto  me  in  righteousness,  and 
in  judgment,  and  in  lovingkind- 
ness,  and  in  mercnes. 

20  I  will  even  betroth  thee  unto 
me  in  faithfulness  :  and  thou  shalt 
know  the  Lord. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 


§  That  is,  Tronbling.     See  Josh.  vii.  26. 
II  That  ?■,<(,  Mv  hnsband. 
**  That  is,  My  lord. 


''  used 


•*  the  Baalim, 


5  make 
answer 


6  the  Baalim 


land. 


807 


IlosecCs  wife  recovered. 


HOSEA,  3,  4. 


Sins  of 'people  and  priests. 


that  day,  I  will  ^  hear,  saith  the 
Lord,  I  will  -  hear  the  Jieavens,  and 
they  shall  "  hear  the  earth  ; 

22  And  the  earth  shall  -  hear  the 
^  corn,  and  the  wine,  and  the  oil ; 
and  they  shall "  hear  *  Jezreel. 

23  And  I  will  sow  her  unto  me 
in  the  earth  ;  and  I  will  have  mercy 
upon  her  that  had  not  obtained 
mercy  ;  and  I  will  say  to  them  which 
were  not  my  people,  Thou  a7't  my 
people ;  and  they  shall  say,  Thou 
art  my  God. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  By  the  expiation  of  an  adulteress,  4  is 
sheiced  the  desolation  of  Israelbefore  their 
restoration. 

^  rpHEN  said  the  Lord  unto  me, 
-L  Go  yet,  love  a  woman  be- 
loved of  Jier  friend,  yet  an  adulter- 
ess, according  to  the  love  of  the 
Lord  toward  the  children  of  Israel, 
who  look  to  other  gods,  and  love 
•'"'  flagons  of  wine. 

2  8o  i  bouglit  her  to  me  for  fif- 
teen pieces  of  silver,  and  for  an 
homer  of  barley,  and  an  half  homer 
of  barle.v : 

3  And  I  said  unto  her.  Thou  shalt 
abide  for  me  many  days ;  thou  shalt 
not  play  the  harlot,  and  thou 
shalt  not  be  for  another  man :  so 
will  I  also  be  *"  for  thee. 

4  For  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
abide  many  days  without  a  king, 
and  without  a  prince,  and  without 
a  sacrifice,  and  without  ^  an  image. 
and  without  an  ephod,  and  witlLout 
teraphim  : 

5  Afterward  shall  the  children 
of  Israel  return,  and  seek  the  Lord 
their  God,  and  David  their  king  ; 
and  shall  fear  the  Lord  and  his 
goodness  in  the  latter  days. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  God^s  jtiiJdiiioity  (ii/iihist  til/'  sins  of  the 
peoiilc,  l'>  II nil  I,/'  /In'  jirlr.s/s,  !■_'  mil/  ils/ailist 
their  ii/ii/ii/ri/.  i:.  ./ii,/ii/i  /x  ,r/,„rt)'d  to 
take   iniriiiiiij  bij   /.■inii/'n  in/imu/i/. 

HEAR  tlie  word  of  the  Lord, 
y(^  cliildren  of  Isi-ael  :  for  the 
Lord  hath  a  controvei-sy  with  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land,  because 
there  is  no  truth,  nor  merc.y,  nor 
knowledge  of  God  in  the  land. 

2  **Ry  swearing,  and  l.ying,  and 
killing,  and  stealing,  and  commit- 
ting "adultery.  th(\v  break  out, 
and  l)liK)d  toucheth  blood. 

3  Therefore  shall  the  land  mourn, 
and  every  one  that  dwelleth  there- 
in shall_  languish,  with  the  beasts 
of  the  field,  and  with  the  fowls  of 


*  That  is,  Whom  God  soweth. 


heaven ;  yea,  the  fishes  of  the  sea 
also  shall  be  taken  away. 

4  Yet  let  no  man  strive,  nor  re- 
prove another  :  for  thy  people  ewe 
as  they  that  strive  with  the  priest. 

5  Therefore  shalt  thou  '"fall  in 
the  day,  and  the  prophet  also  shall 
'"  fall  with  thee  in  the  night,  and  I 
will  destroy  thy  mother. 

6  II  My  people  are  destroyed  for 
lack  of  knowledge  :  because  thou 
hast  rejected  knowledge,  I  will  also 
reject  thee,  that  thou  shalt  be  no 
priest  to  me  :  seeing  thou  hast  for- 
gotten the  law  of  thy  God,  I  will 
also  forget  th.y  children. 

_  7  As  they  were  increased,  so  they 
sinned  against  me  :  therefore  will  I 
change  their  glory  into  shame. 

8  They  ''  eat  up  the  sin  of  my 
people,  and  they  set  their  heart  on 
their  iniquity. 

9  And  there  shall  be,  like  people, 
like  priest :  and  I  will  punish  them 
for  their  ways,  and  reward  them 
their  doings. 

10  For  they  shall  eat,  and  not 
have  enough  :  they  shall  commit 
whoredom,  and  shall  not  increase  : 
because  they  have  left  off  to  take 
heed  to  the  Lord. 

1 1  Whoredom  and  wine  and  new 
wine  take  awaj^  the  '-'  heart. 

12  ^  My  people  ask  counsel  at 
their  stocks,  and  their  staif  declar- 
eth  unto  them  :  for  the  spirit  of 
whoredoms  hath  caused  them  to 
err,  and  they  have  '''gone  a  whoring 
from  under  their  God. 

13  They  sacrifice  upon  the  tops 
of  the  movintains,  and  burn  incense 
upon  the  hills,  under  oaks  and  po- 
plars and  elms,  because  the  shadow- 
thereof  is  good  :  therefore  your 
daughters  "shall  commit  whore- 
dom, and  yoursijouses  '"'sliall  com- 
mit adultei'y. 

14  1  will  not  pu)iish  your  daugh- 
ters when  they  connnit  whoredom, 
nor  your  spouses  when  they  com- 
mit adultery:  for  themselves  ai-(> 
sejiarated  with  whoi'es,  ;ui(l  they 
sacrifice  with  harlots:  therefore 
the  people  that  doth  not  under- 
stand shall  fall. 

15  If  Though  thou,  Israel,  play 
the  harlot,  yet  let  not  Judnli  oU'eiid  ; 
and  come  not  ye  unto  CJiilgal,  nei- 
ther go  .V(;  up  to  J>eth-aven,  nor 
swear,  ''The  Loiio  liveth. 

IG  Vov  Israel  "'  slidetli  b;ick  ;is  ;i 
barksliduig  lu'ifer  :  now  the  Loud 
will  feed  them  as  a  lamb  in  a  large 


plac( 

17   i'>phraim  v.*; 
let  him  alone. 

IcS  Their    diink 


joined    to   idols 


th 


ey 


i**  stumble 


11  feed  on 


1'-^  under- 
standing. 


13  played  the 
harlot,  <Ic- 
p((rti)i(/ 


!■*  connnit 


IS  As  flic 
ichath  bc- 
liavcd  him- 
self stub- 
bornly  as  a 
stubboiMi 
licifcr : 


808 


Judgment  on  Israel. 


HOSEA,  5-7. 


Response  to  God's  rebuke. 


havo  committed  wlioredom  con- 
tinually :  her  rulers  '  with  shame  do 
love,  Giv'e  ye. 


lU  The  wind  hath  bound  her  uj) 
in  -  her  wings,  and  they  shall  be 
ashamed  because  of  their  sacrifices. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  Gotrs  judgments  agdinut  the,  priests,  f/ie 
jieoj/lt,  and  the  pfineeis  of  iNrael,  for  their 
manifold  sins,  15  until  they  repent. 

HEAR  ye  this,  O  priests ;  and 
hearken,  ye  house  of  Israel ; 
and  give  ye  ear,  O  house  of  the 
king ;  for  judgment  is  toward  you, 
because  ye  have  been  a  snare  on 
Mizpah,  and  a  net  spread  upon 
Tabor. 

2  And  the  revolters  are  profound 
to  make  slaughter,  •'  though  I  Itave 
been  a  rebuker  of  them  all, 

3  I  know  Ephraim,  and  Israel  is 
not  hid  from  me :  for  now,  O 
Ephraim,  thou  committest  whore- 
dom, and  Israel  is  defiled. 

4  They  will  not  frame  their 
doingsto  turn  unto  their  God  :  for 
the  spii'it  of  whoredoms  is  in  the 
midst  of  them,  and  they  have  not 
known  the  Lord. 

5  And  the  pride  of  Israel  doth 
testify  to  his  face :  therefore  shall 
Israel  and  Ephraim  fall  in  their 
iniquity ;  Judali  also  shall  fall  with 
them. 

6  They  shall  go  with  their  flocks 
and  with  their  herds  to  seek  the 
LoiM) ;  but  they  shall  not  find  him: 
he  hath  withdrawn  himself  from 
them. 

7  They  have  dealt  treacherously 
against  the  Loud  :  for  they  have 
Ijegotten  strange  children :  now 
shall  a  month  devour  them  with 
their  ijortions. 

iS  Blow  ye  the  cornet  in  Gibeah, 
and  the  trumpet  in  Ramah  :  cry 
aloud  at  ^  Beth-aven.  after  thee.  () 
Benjamin. 

9  Ei:)hraim  shall  be  desolate  in 
the  day  of  rebuke:  among  the 
tribes  of  Israel  have  I  made  known 
that  which  shall  surely  be. 

10  The  princes  of  Judah  were 
like  them  that  remove  the  ""'  bound  : 


tlwrefore  T  will  i)our  out  my  wrath 
upon  them  like  water. 

1 1  Ejjhraim  is  oi)j)ressed  and. 
''  broken  in  judgment,  because  he 
willingly  walked  after  '''  the  com- 
mandment. 


yi  Therefore  v<ill  I  he  unto  Eph- 
raim as  a  moth,  and  to  the  house 
of  Judah  as  rottenness. 

13  When  Eph/aim  saw  liis  sick- 
ness,  and  Judah   .viii<  his  wound. 


*  Or, 


then  went  Ephraim  to  the  Assy- 
rian, and  sent  to  king  Jareb  :  yet 
could  he  not  heal  you,  nor  cure  you 
of  your  wound. 

14  For  I  irill  he  unto  Ephraim 
as  a  lion,  and  as  a  young  lion  to 
the  house  of  Judah  :  I,  even  I,  will 
tear  and  go  away ;  I  will  take 
away,  and  none  shall  rescue  him. 

15  51  1  will  go  and  return  to  my 
place,  till  they  acknowledge  their 
oftence,  and  seek  my  face  :  in  their 
affliction  they  will  seek  me  '^  early. 


CHAPTER  6. 

1  An  ea'hort<aio))    to  repentunre.     4  A  coin- 
])hiint  of  their  iiutou'drdnesx  (rnd  iniqniti/. 

COME,  and  let  us  return  unto 
the  Lord  :  for  he  hath  torn, 
and  he  will  heal  us ;  he  hath  smit- 
ten, and  he  will  bind  us  up. 

2  After  two  days  will  lie  revive 
us :  in  the  third  day  he  will  raise 
us  up,  and  we  shall  live  in  his 
sight. 

3  Then  ®  shall  we  know,  _^ 
follow  on  to  know  the  Lord: 
going  forth  is  '"  prepared  as 
morning ;  and  lie  shall  come  unto 
us  as  the  rain,  as  the  latter  and 
former  rain  unto  the  earth. 

4  II  O  Ephraim,  what  shall  I  do 
unto  thee  %  O  Judah,  what  shall  I 
do  unto  thee  1  for  your  goodness  is 
as  a  morning  cloud,  and  as  the 
early  dew  it  goeth  away. 

5  Therefore  have  I  hewed  them 
by  the  prophets ;  I  have  slain 
them  by  the  words  of  my  mouth  : 
and  thy  judgments  are  as  the  light 
that  goeth  forth. 

6  For  I  desired  "  mercy,  and  not 
sacrifice ;  and  the  knowledge  of 
God  more  than  burnt  offerings. 

7  But  they  like  ^"  men  have 
transgressed  the  covenant :  there 
have  they  dealt  treacherously 
against  me.  _ 

8  (iilead  is  a  city  of  them  that 
work  inicjuity,  and  is  polluted 
with  blood. 

9  And  as  troops  of  robbers  wait 
for  a  man,  so  the  company  of  priests 
murder  in  the  way  '''by  consent:  for 


10  I  have  seen  an  horrilJe  thing 
in  the  house  of  Israel :  there  is  the 
whoredom  of  Ephraim,  Israel  is 
defiled. 

1 1  Also,  O  Judah,  he  hath  set  an 
harvest  for  tluH',  when  I  '^  returned 
the  caiitivity  of  my  people. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  A    reproof  of  manifold    sins.     11     Ood's 
irrath  against  them'for  their  hi/jiocrisi/. 

WHEX   I   would    have    healed 
Israel,  then  the  iniquity  of 


809 


IsraeVs  iniquity  and  rebellion. 


HOSEA,  8. 


Her  idolatry. 


Ephraim  was  discovered,  and  the 
wickedness  of  Samaria :  for  they 
commit  falsehood ;  and  the  thief 
Cometh  in,  and  the  troop  of  robbers 
spoileth  without. 

2  And  they  consider  not  in  their 
hearts  that  I  remember  all  their 
wickedness  :  now  their  own  doings 
have  beset  them  about ;  they  are 
before  my  face. 

3  They  make  the  king  glad  with 
their  wickedness,  and  the  princes 
with  their  lies. 

4  They  are  all  adulterers,  as  an 
oven  heated  by  the  baker,  who 
ceaseth  '  from  raisi^ig  after  he  hath 
kneaded  the  dough,  until  it  be  lea- 
vened. 

5  In  the  day  of  our  king  the 
princes  have  made  "  him,  sick  with 
^ bottles  of  wine;  he  stretched  out 
his  hand  with  scorners. 

6  For  they  have  made  ready  their 
heart  like  an  oven,  whiles  they  lie 
in  wait :  their  baker  sleepeth  all 
the  night ;  in  the  morning  it  burn- 
etii as  a  flaming  fire. 

7  They  are  all  hot  as  an  oven, 
and  have  devoured  their  judges  ;  all 
their  kings  are  fallen  :  there  is  none 
among  them  that  calleth  unto  rne. 

8  Ephraim,  he  hath  mixed  him- 
self among  the  ^  peoplej  Ephraim 
is  a  cake  not  turned. 

9  Strangers  have  devoured  his 
strength,  and  he  knoweth  it  not : 
yea,  gray  hairs  are  here  and  there 
upon  him,  yet  he  knoweth  not. 

10  And  the  pride  of  Israel  testi- 
fieth  to  his  face :  and  they  do  not 
return  to  the  LoRi)  their  God,  nor 
seek  him  foi-  all  this. 

11  H  Ephraim  also  is  like  a  silly 
dove  without  "  heart :  they  call  to 
Egypt,  they  go  to  Assyria. 

12  When  they  shall  go,  I  will 
spread  my  net  upon  them  ;  I  will 
bring  them  down  as  the  fowls  of 
the  heaven;  I  will  chastis<!  them, 
as  tlnnr  congregation  hath  heard. 

1.3  Woe  unto  them  !  for  they 
have  "  fled  from  me :  destruction 
unto  them  !  because  they  have 
transgressed  against  me  :  though  I 
have  redeemed  them,  yet  they  have 
spoken  lies  against  me. 

14  And  they  have  not  cried  unto 
me  with  their  heart,  when  tliey 
howled  upon  their  beds-,  they  as- 
semble themselves  for  "coi-n  and 
wine,  nnd  they  rebel  against  iiu^ 

IT)  Tliough  I  hav(^  '^Vxmiid  (twl 
strciiglticncd  their  arms,  yet  do 
they  ijnagine  mischief  against 
me. 

IG  They  return,  hut  not  to  tin; 
Miost  High:  they  ai'e  like  a  deceit- 
ful bow  :  tlieir  princes  shall  fall  by 


the  sword  for  the  rage  of  their 
tongue  :  this  shall  be  their  derision 
in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1,  12  Dentruction    is    threatened  for    their 
impiety,  5  and  idolatry. 

^ET  the  trumpet  to  thy  mouth. 
^^  He  sliall  come  as  an  eagle  against 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  because 
they  have  transgressed  my  cove- 
nant, and  trespassed  against  my 
law. 

2  ^Israel  shall  cry  unto  me.  My 


God,  we  know  thee. 


3  Israel  hath  cast  off  tJie  thing 
that  is  good  :  the  enemy  shall  pur- 
sue him. 

4  They  have  set  up  kings,  but 
not  by  me  :  they  have  made  princes, 
and  I  knew  it  not :  of  their  silver 
and  their  gold  have  they  made 
them  idols,  that  they  may  be  cut 
ofl-. 

5  ^  ^°  Thy  calf,  O  Samaria,  hath 
cast  t/iee  ott';  mine  anger  is  kindled 


against  them  :  how  long  will  it  he 
ere  they  attain  to  innocency '? 

6  For  from  Israel  ivas  it  also  :  the 
workman  made  it ;  therefore  it  is 
not  God  :  but  the  calf  of  Samaria 
shall  be  broken  in  pieces. 

7  For  they  have  sown  the  wind, 
and  they  shall  reap  the  whirlwind: 
it  hath  no  stalk :  the  bud  shall 
yield  no  meal :  if  so  be  it  yield,  the 
strangers  shall  swallow  it  up. 

8  Israel  is  swallowed  up :  nf)W 
shall  they  be  among  the  "Gentiles 
as  a  vessel  wherein  is  no  pleasure. 

9  F( )i-  they  ai'egoneui^to  Assyria, 
^■^a  wild  ass  alone  by  himself  :  Eph- 
raim  liatli  hired  lovers. 

1 0  Vea,  though  they  ^'^  have  hired 
among  the  nations,  now  will  1  ga- 
ther  them,  and  they  shall  sorrow  a_ 
little  for  the  burden  of  the  king  of 
princes. 

1 1  Because  Ephraim  hath  made 
many  altars  to  sin,  altars  '^  shall  l)i- 
unto  him  to  sin. 

12  ''M  hav(^  wi'itten  to  him  ilie 
great  tilings  of  my  law.  Inif   tliey 


were  couiittid  as  a  strange  thing 

1.3  They  sacrifice  flesh  for  the 
saci'ifices  of  mine  offerings,  and  eat 
it :  hat  the  Lord  accepteth  them 
not ;  now  will  he  i-emember  their 
inicpiity,  ;ind  visit  their  sins  :  they 
shall  r(!tui'n  to  ]*]gypt. 

14  For  Isi-a(4  hath  forgotten  his 
Maker,  and  l)uildeth  "'teTni)1es : 
and  .ludah  liiith  nudtii)lied  fenced 
citicvs  :  l)ut  1  will  send  a  lii'e  \\\)n\\ 
liis  cities,  and  it  shall  devour  the 
palaces  thereof. 


9  They  shall 
cry  unto  me, 
My  God,  we 
Israel 
know  thee. 


in  He  liath 

cast  off  thy 

calf. 

t)  Saiuaria; 


11  nations 


1'^  like  a 
wild  ass 

la  hire 


n  liave  been 


i'""'  TIionj;li  I 
write  for 
iiini  my  law 
in  U'.w 
thousand 
jirecepls, 
tluiy  are 


"'  i)alaces ; 


810 


Captivity  of  Israel  foretold. 


HOSEA,  9,  10. 


Reproofs  and  threats. 


CHAPTER  9. 

The    dinirefiS   and    eujitivUy    of  larael  for 
til e if  shin  (i)ul   khildtry. 

REJOICE  not,  O  Israel,  for  joy, 
as  other '  people  :  for  thou  hast 
"gone  a  whorina  from  thy  God, 
thou  hast  loved  a  reward  upon 
every  ^  cornfloor. 

2  The  ^  floor  and  the  winepress 
shall  not  feed  them,  and  the  new 
wine  shall  fail  in  her. 

3  They  shall  not  dwell  in  the 
Lord's  land ;  but  Ephraim  shall 
return  to  Egypt,  and  they  shall  eat 
unclean  things  in  Assyria. 

4  They  shall  not  offer  wine  offer- 
ings to  the  Lord,  neither  shall  they 
be  pleasing  unto  him:  their  sacri- 
fices shall  be  unto  them  as  the  bread 
of  mourners  ;  all  that  eat  thereof 
shall  be  polluted  :  for  their  bread 
^foi-  their  soul  shall  not  come  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

5  What  will  ye  do  in  the  solemn 
day,  and  in  the  day  of  the  feast  of 
the  Lord  1 

6  For,  lo,  they  are  gone  because 
of  destruction  :  Egypt  shall  gather 
them  up,  Memphis  shall  bury  them : 
°  the  pleasaiit  yhtreit  for  their  silver. 


nettles  shall  possess  them :  thorns 
sliall  he  in  their  "^  tabernacles. 

7  The  days  of  visitation  are  come, 
the  days  of  recompence  are  come  : 
Israel  shall  know  it:  the  prophet  is 
a  fool,  the  '^  spiritual  man  is  mad, 
for  the  multitufle  of  thine  iniquity, 
and  the  great  "hatred. 

M  The  watchman  of  Ephraim  was 
with  my  God  :  "^  l>)it  the  pi-ophet  ix 
a  sna]-e  of  a  fowlei-  in  all  his  ways, 
and  "hatred  in  tiie  house  of  his 
God. 

9  They  have  deeply  corrupted 
themselves,  as  in  the  days  of  Gibeah  : 
therefore  he  will  remember  their 
iniquity,  he  will  visit  their  sins. 

10  1  found  Israel  like  grapes  in 
the  wilderness  ;  I  saw  your  fathers 
as  the  firstripe  in  the  fig  tree  at 
her  first  time  :  but  they  went  to 
Baal-peor,  and  separated  them- 
selves unto  that  ^^ shame  :  and  their 
abominations 


were    accordnig 


they 


1 1  ^I.s  for  Ephraim,  their  glory 
shall  fly  away  like  a  "bird,  fi'om 
the  birth,  and  fiom  the  womb,  and 


froui  the  coiiceiitidii. 

1"J  Though  tiiey  bring  up  their 
children,  yet  will  I  bereave  them, 
that  there  shall  not  be  a  mail  left: 
yea,  woe  also  to  them  when  I  de- 
part from  them  ! 

13  Ephraim,  '^as  T  s;iw  Tvt'us,  is 
planted  in  a  pleasant  place  :   but 


Ephraim  shall  bring  forth  his  child- 
ren to  the  murderer. 

1 4  Give  them,  O  Lord  :  what 
wilt  thou  give'?  give  them  a  mis- 
carrying womb  and  dry  breasts. 

15  All  their  wickedness  is  in 
Gilgal :  for  there  I  hated  them : 
for  the  wickedness  of  their  doings 
I  will  drive  them  out  of  mine  house, 
I  will  love  them  no  more  :  all  their 
princes  are  revolters. 

16  Ephraim  is  smitten,  their 
root  is  dried  up,  they  shall  bear 
no  fruit :  yea,  though  they  bring 
forth,  yet  will  I  slay  even  the  be- 
loved fruit  of  their  womb. 

1 7  My  God  will  cast  them  away, 
because  they  did  not  hearken  unto 
him :  and  they  shall  be  wanderers 
among  the  nations. 

CHAPTER  10. 

Israel  is  reproved  and  threatened  for  their 
impiety  and  idolatry. 

ISRAEL  is  ^°an  empty  vine,  he 
bringeth  forth  fruit  unto  him- 
self :  according  to  the  multitude  of 
his  fruit  he  hath  ^*'  increased   the 


altars  ;  according  to  the  goodness 
of  his  land  they  have  made  goodly 
^^  images. 

-J  Their  heart  is  divided ;  now 
shall  they  be  found  faulty :  he 
shall  break  down  their  altars, 
he  shall  spoil  their  "images. 

3  For  now  they  shall  say,  We 
have  no  king,  "^because  we  feared 
not  the  Lord  ;  what  then  should  a 
king  do  to  us"? 

4  They  have  spoken  words, 
swearing  falsely  in  making  a  cove- 
nant :  thus  judgment  springeth  up 
as  hemlock  in  the  furrowsof  the  fiekl. 

5  The  inhabitants  of  iSamaiia 
shall  fear  because  of  the  calves  of 
Beth-aven  :  for  the  people  thereof 
shall  mourn  over  it,  and  the  priests 
thereof  tliat  rejoiced  on  it,  for  the 
glory  thereof,  because  it  is  de- 
parted from  it. 

6  It  shall  be  also  carried  unto 
Assyria  for  a  present  to  king 
Jareb :  Epln-aim  shall  receive 
shaine,  and  Israel  shall  be  ashamed 
of  his  own  counsel. 

7  As  for  Samaria,  her  king  is  cut 
off" as  the  foam  upon  the  water. 

8  The  high  ])laces  also  of  Aven, 
the  sin  of  Isi'ael,  sliall  be  destroyed: 
the  thorn  and  th(^  thistle  shall  come 
up  on  their  altars;  and  they  shall 
say  to  the  mountains.  Cover  us; 
and  to  the  hills,   Fall  on  us. 

9  O  Israel,  thou  hast  sinned 
from  the  days  of  Gibeah :  theiv 
they  stood  :  '"  the  ])attle  in  Gibeah 
against    the    cliiiili-en    of    iniipiity 


did  not  overtake  theni. 


15  a  luxuri- 
ant 


16  multiplied 
his 


1^  pillars. 


18  for  we  fear 


10  .shall  not 
the  hattle 
against  the 
children  of 
iniquity 
overtake 
them  in 
Gibeah  ? 


811 


Go(Vs  goodness  to  Israel. 


HOSEA,  11,  12. 


The  story  of  Jacob  recalled. 


10  It  is  in  my  desire  that  I 
should  chastise  them ;  and  tlie 
^  people  shall  be  gathered  against 
them,  when  they  '-^  shall  hind  them- 


selves in  their  two  furrows. 

1 1  And  Ephraim  is  as  an  heifer 
that  is  taught,  and  loveth  to  tread 
out  the  "  co7-n  :  but  I  passed  over 
upon  her  fair  neck  :  I  will  '^  make 
Ephraim  to  ride  ;  Judah  shall  plow, 
a7i.d  Jacob  shall  break  his  clods. 

12  8ow  to  yourselves  in  right- 
eousness, reap  in  mercy  ;  break  up 
your  fallow  ground  :  for  it  is  time 
to  seek  the  Lord,  till  he  come  and 
rain  righteousness  upon  you. 

13  Ye  have  plo\yed  wickedness, 
ye  have  reaped  iniquity  ;  ye  have 
eaten  the  fruit  of  lies :  oecause 
thou  didst  trust  in  thy  way,  in  the 
multitude  of  thy  mighty  men. 

14  Therefore  shall  a  tumult  arise 
among  thy  people,  and  all  thy  for- 
tresse.s  .shall  be  spoiled,  as  >Shalmari 
spoiled  Keth-arbel  in  the  day  of 
battle :  the  mother  was  dashed  in 
pieces  upon  her  children. 

15  So  shall  Beth-el  do  unto  you 
because  of  your  great  wickedness  : 
in  a  morning  shall  the  king  of  Is- 
rael utterly  be  cut  off. 

(^APTEE  11. 

1  The  ingratitude  of  laraul  unto  God  for 
/lis  henefits.  5  His  judgment.  8  Ood^» 
mercy  toward  them. 

WHEN  Israel  was  a  child,  then 
I  loved  him,  and  called  my 
son  out  of  Egypt. 

2  As  they  called  them,  so  they 
went  from  them ;  they  sacrificed 
unto  ''  Baalim,  and  burned  incense 
to  graven  images. 

3  I  taught  Ephraim  also  to  go, 
taking  them  "by  their  ai-ms ;  but 
they  knew  not  tiiat  I  healed 
them. 

4  I  fh'ew  them  with  cords  of  a 
man,  with  l)andsof  love  :  and  I  was 
to  th(>m  as  they  tliat  take  off  the 
yoke  on  tlieir  jaws,  and  I  laid 
'  meat  unto  them. 

.')  II  H(!  shall  not  return  into  the 
Iniid  of  Kgypt,  but  the  Assyrian 
shall  b<!  his  king,  because  they  re- 
fused to  return. 

()  And  the  sword  shall  abide  on 
his  cities,  and  shall  consume  his 
branches,  and  devour  tlicm,  because 
of  theii*  own  couns(>ls. 

7  AikI  my  peopl(>  are  bent  to 
l)acksliding  from  me:  though  they 
called  thi'm  to  the  most  High,  none 
at  all  would  exalt  him. 

8  Hr)w  shall  1  give  thee  up,  Eph- 
raim] hnir  shall  \  deliver  tliee,  Is- 
ra(>n  liow  shall  1  make;  thee  as 
Admah?   hum  sliall    I    set   thee  as 

81 


Zeboim  ?  mine  heart  is  turned 
within  me,  my  '^  I'epentings  are 
kindled  together. 

9  I  will  not  execute  the  fierceness 
of  mine  anger,  I  will  not  return  to 
destroy  Ephraim :  for  I  am  God, 
and  not  man  ;  the  Holj^  One  in  the 
midst  of  thee  :  and  I  will  not  enter 
into  the  city. 

10  They  shall  walk  after  the 
Lord:  he  shall  roar  like  a  lion: 
when  he  shall  roar,  then  the  child- 
ren shall  "  tremble  from  the  west. 

1 1  They  shall "  tremble  as  a  bird 
out  of  Egypt,  and  as  a  dove  out  of 
the  land  of  _  Assyria :  and  1  >vill 
place  them  in  their  houses,  saith 
the  Lord. 

1 2  Ephraim  compasseth  me  about 
with  lies,  and  the  house  of  Israel 
with  deceit :  but  Judah  yet  rul- 
eth  with  God,  and  is  faithful  with 
the  ^"saints. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  A  reproof  of  Ephraim,  Judah,  and  Jacob. 
8  By  former  favours  he  evhorteih  to  re- 
pevt/nice.     7  EphraiirVs  sins  provoke  God. 

EPHRAIM  feedeth  on  wind,  and 
followeth  after  the  east  wind  : 
he  daily  increaseth  lies  and  desola- 
tion ;  and  they  do  make  a  covenant 
with  the  Assyrians,  and  oil  is  car- 
ried into  Egypt. 

2  The  Lord  hath  also  a  contro- 
versy with  Judah,  and  will  punish 
Jacob  according  to  his  ways ;  ac- 
cording to  his  doings  will  he  recom- 
pense him. 

3  II  He  took  liis  brother  by  the 
heel   in   the  womb,   and   "by    his 


strength  he  had  power  with  ( Jod  : 

4  Vea,  he  had  power  ovim-  {\\v 
angel,  and  prevailed:  he  wept,  and 
made  sujjplication  unto  him :  he 
found  him  in  Beth-el,  and  there  ]u> 
spake  with  us  ; 

5  Even  the  ''-'Lord  (!o(1  of  hosts; 
the  Lord  is  his  '"iiiemoriaL 

G  Therefoi'e  turn  thou  to  thy 
(«od  :ke(>p  mercy  and  judgment,  and 
wait  on  thy  (»od  continually. 

7  II  He  is  a  "mei-chaiit.  the  ba- 
lances of  d(^ceit  <trc  in  his  hand  :  he 
loveth  to  ''"'oppress. 

<S  And  I'phraJiu  said,  '"Vet  1  am 
become  rich,  1  have  found  mt?  out 
substance:  in.  all  my  labours  they 
sh.all  find  none  ijiifpiity  in  me  that 
ivere  sin. 

9  '"And  I  that  am  the  LoiJD  thy 
God  from  tlie  land  of  lilgypt  will 
yet  make  thee  to  dwell  in  '"^labei'- 
nacles.  as  in  the  days  of  th(;  solemn 
fe;ist. 

10  I  have  ;ilso  spoken  by  the 
pnjphets,   and    I   ha\o    multiplied 

9 


IsraeVs  ingratitade  and  folly. 


HOSEA,  13,  14. 


^1  call  to  repentance. 


visions,   and  used  similitudes,  by 
the  ministrj^  of  the  prophets. 

11  Is  there  iniquity  in  Gilead"? 
surely  they  are  vanity  :  they  sa- 
crifice bullocks  in  Gilgal ;  yea,  their 
altars  are  as  heaps  in  the  furrows 
of  the  fields. 

12  And  Jacob  fled  into  the  coun- 
try of  Syria,  and  Israel  served  for 
a  wife,  and  for  a  wife  he  kept  sheej). 

13  And  by  a  prophet  the  Lord 
brought  Israel  out  of  Egypt,  and 
by  a  prophet  was  he  preserved. 

14  Ephraim  provoked  him  to 
anger  most  bitterly :  therefore 
shall  he  leave  his  blood  upon  him, 
and  his  reproach  shall  his  Lord 
return  unto  him. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  Ephraivi's  glory,  by  reaxim  of  /do/atr;/, 
vanisheth.  5  God's  anger-  for  their  \ni- 
kindnem.  9  A  promise  of  God's  mercy. 
15  A  judgment  for  rebellion. 

WHEN  Ephraim  ^spake  trem- 
bling, he  exalted  lumself  in 
Israel ;  but  when  he  offended  in 
J3aal,  he  died. 

2  And  now  they  sin  more  and 
more,  and  have  made  them  molten 
images  of  their  silver,  and  idols  ac- 
cording to  their  own  understand- 
ing, all  of  it  the  work  of  the  crafts- 
men :  they  say  of  them.  Let  the 
''  men  that  sacrifice  kiss  the  calves. 

o  Therefore  they  shall  be  as  the 
morning  cloud,  and  as  the  early 
dew  that  passeth  away,  as  the 
chaff  ^Aa^  is  driven  with  the  whii-1- 
wind  out  of  the  floor,  and  as  the 
smoke  out  of  the  chimney. 

4  Yet  I  ai/i  the^  Lord  thy  God 
from  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  thou 
shalt  know  no  god  but  me :  for 
the7-e  is  no  saviour  beside  me. 

5  51  I  did  know  thee  in  the  wil- 
derness, in  the  land  of  great 
drought. 

6  According  to  their  pasture,  so 
were  they  filled  ;  they  were  filled, 
and  their  heart  was  exalted  ;  there- 
fore have  they  forgotten  me. 

7  Therefore  I  will  be  unto  them 
as  a  lion  :  as  a  leopard  by  the  way 
will  I  observe  them  : 

S  I  will  meet  them  as  a  bear  that 
is  bereaved  of  her  ivhel)}s,  and  will 
rend  the  caul  of  their  heart,  and 
there  will  I  devour  them  like  a 
lion :  the  wild  beast  shall  tear 
th(Mn. 

y  5f  O  Israel,  thou  hast  destroyed 
thyself  ;  ^but  in  me  /.t  thine  help. 

10  *  T  will  he  thy  king- :  where  is 
gyvi  ctther  thnt  may  stive  tlicc  in  all 
thy  cities  [  and  tliy  judges  of  wliom 
thou  saidst.  Give  me  a  king  and 
princes  % 


111  gave  thee  a  king  in  mine 
anger,  and  took  him  away  in  my 
wi'ath. 

1 2  The  iniquity  of  Ephraim  is 
bound  up  ;  his  sin  is  ^  hid. 

13  The  sorrows  of  a  travailing 
woman  shall  come  upon  him  :  he  is 
an  unwise  son  ;  for  he  should  not 
stay  long  in  the  place  of  the  break- 
ing forth  of  children. 

14  I  ^vill  ransom  them  from  the 
power  of  *  the  grave  ;  I  will  redeem 
them  from  death  :  O  death,  ^  I  will 
be  thy  plagues  :  O  *  grave,  ''  i  will 
be    thy   destruction  :     repentance 


shall  he  hid  from  mine  eyes. 

15  "^Though  he  be  fruitful 
among  his  brethren,  an  east  wind 
shall  come,  the  wind  of  the  Lord 
shall  come  up  from  the  wilderness, 
and  his  spring  shall  become  dry, 
and  his  fountain  shall  be  dried  up: 
he  shall  spoil  the  treasure  of  all 
pleasant  vessels. 

16  8amaria  shall  ^become  deso- 
late :  for  she  hath  rebelled  against 
her  God  :  they  shall  fall  b.y  the 
sword :  their  infants  shall  be 
dashed  in  pieces,  and  their  women 
with  child  shall  be  ripped  up. 

CHAPTER  14- 

1  Art   ex/iortatioii  to   repentance.    4  A  2»'o- 
niise  of  Odd' s  blessing. 

0  ISRAEL,  return  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God  ;  for  thou  hast  fallen 
by  thine  iniquity. 

2  Take  with  you  words,  and  turn 
to  the  Lord  :  say  unto  him.  Take 
away  all  iniquity,  and  receive  7/.^' 
graciously  ;  so  will  we  render  "*  the 
calves  of  qui-  lips. 

'.i  Asshur  shall  not  save  us;  we 
will  not  ride  upon  horses  :  neither 
will  we  say  any  more  to  the  work 
of  our  hands,  Ve  are  our  gods  :  for 
in  thee  the  fatherless  findeth 
mercy. 

4  IT  I  will  heal  their  backsliding, 
I  will  love  them  freely  :  for  mine 
anger  is  turned  away  fi'om  him. 

5  I  will  be  as  the  dew  unto 
Israel :  he  shall  grow  as  the  lily, 
and  cast  forth  his  roots  as  Leba- 
non. 

6  His  branches  shall  spread,  and 
his  beauty  shall  be  as  the  olive 
tree,  and  his  smell  as  L(^banon. 

7  They  that  dwell  under  his 
shadow  shall  return  ;  they  shall  re- 
vive as  the  '"corn,  and  grow  as  the 
vine:  the  scent  thereof  shall  be  as 
the  wine  of  Lebanon. 

8  Ephraim  .s/<a//  saj/.  What  have 
T  to  do  any  moi'e  with  idols'?  I 
have  "heard  /"'///.  a.nd  observed  him: 


*  Ileb.  Slieul. 


5  laid  np  in 
store. 


6  where  are 
thy  plagues  ? 
''  where  is 
thy 
destruction  ? 


8  bear  her 
guilt ; 


9  as  calves 
i/ie  ojt'eriiu/ 
of  our  lips. 


11  answered, 
and  will 
rcii'ard  him  : 


813 


Devastation  by  locusts. 


HOSEA,  14. 


A  fast  prescribed. 


I  am  like  a  green  fir  tree.     From 
me  is  thy  fruit  found. 

9  Who  is  wise,  and  he  shall  un- 
derstand   these    things .?    prudent, 


and  he  shall  know  them?  for  the 
ways  of  the  Loro  are  right,  and 
the  just  shall  walk  in  them:  but 
the  transgressors  shall  fall  therein. 


JOEL 


CHAPTER  1. 


1  Joel,  declaring  »imdry  pidgments  of  God, 
exhorteth  to  olmerve  them,  8  and  to  mourn. 
14  lie  preacriheth  a  faatfor  complaint. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that  came 
to  Joel  the  son  of  Pethuel. 

2  Hear  this,  ye  old  men,  and  give 
ear,  all  ye  inhabitants  of  the  land. 
Hath  this  been  in  your  days,  or 
even  in  the  days  of  your  fathers'? 

3  Tell  ye  your  children  of  it,  and 
let  your  children  tell  their  cliildren, 
and  their  children  another  genera- 
tion. 

4  That  which  the  palmerworm 
hath  left  hath  the  locust  eaten ;  and 
that  which  the  locust  hath  left  hath 
the  cankerworm  eaten;  and  tlifit 
which  the  cankerworm  liath  left 
hath  the  caterpiller  eaten. 

5  Awake,  ye  drunkards,  and 
weep;  and  howl,  all  ye  drinkers  of 
wine,  because  of  the  new  wine ;  for 
it  is  cut  oft'  from  your  mouth. 

6  For  a  nation  is  come  up  upon 
my  land,  strong,  and  without  num- 
ber, whose  teeth  are  the  teeth  of  a 
lion,  and  he  hath  the  cheek  teeth 
of  a  great  lion. 

7  He  hath  laid  my  vine  waste, 
and  barked  my  fig  tree:  he  hath 
made  it  clean  bare,  and  cast  it 
away ;  the  branches  thereof  are 
made  white. 

8  1[  Lament  like  a  virgin  girded 
witli  sackcloth  for  the  husband  of 
her  youth. 

9  Tlie  '  mf-at  ofFering  and  the 
drink  offering  is  cut  off"  from  the 
house  of  the  Lord;  the  priests, 
the  JjOKd's   ministers,    mourn. 

10  The  field  is  wasted,  the  land 
mourneth  ;  for  the  -'  cor-n  is  wasted : 
the  new  wine  is  dried  up,  the  oil 
languisheth. 

11  ]je  ye  ashamed,  O  ye  hus- 
bandmen ;  howl,  ()  ye  vinearessers, 
for  the  wheat  and  for  the;  barley; 
because  the  harvest  of  the  field  is 
perished. 

\'l  The  vine  is  dried  up,  and  the 
fig  tire  languisheth;  the  pome- 
granate! tree,  the  pahn  tr(H!  also, 
and  the  aijplc  tree,  even  all  th(! 
trees  of  the  field,  arc  withered:  b(;- 
caus(>  joy  is  withered  away  from 
the  sons  of  men. 

13  (jiid  yoursi'lves,  and  lament, 
ye  priests:    howl,  ye   ministers  of 


the  altar:  come,  lie  all  night  in 
sackcloth,  ye  ministers  of  my  God : 
for  the  ^  meat  offering  and  the 
drink  offering  is  withholden  from 
the  house  of  your  God. 

14  H  Sanctify  ye  a  fast,  call  a 
solemn  assembly, gather  the  '^elders 
and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord  your 
God,  and  cry  unto  the  Lord, 

15  Alas  for  the  day  !  for  the  day 
of  the  Lord  is  at  hand,  and  as  a 
destruction  from  the  Almighty 
shall  it  come. 

1 6  Is  not  the  ^  meat  cut  off  before 
our  eyes,  yea,  joy  and  gladness  from 
the  house  of  our  God  '? 

1 7  The  seed  is  rotten  under  their 
clods,  the  garners  are  laid  desolate, 
the  barns  Jire  broken  down ;  for  the 
■^  corn  is  withered. 

18  How  do  the  beasts  groan  !  the 
herds  of  cattle  are  perplexed,  be- 
cause they  have  no  pasture ;  yea, 
the  flocks  of  sheep  are  made  deso- 
late. 

19  O  Loud,  to  thee  will  I  cry: 
for  the  fire  hath  devoured  the  pas- 
tures of  the  wilderness,  and  the 
flame  hath  burned  all  the  trees  of 
the  field. 

20  The  beasts  of  the  field  cry 
also  unto  thee :  for  the  rivers  of 
waters  are  dried  up,  and  the  fir-e 
hjith  devoured  the  pastur'es  of  the 
wilderness. 


CHAPTER  2. 

1  /A'  nhi'irflli  initi)  Zioii  the  lerrihlenex.'i  of 
(,\'i/'s  jiiiliiiiictit.  VI  lie  e.flinrtet/i  to  re- 
jii  iiliiiici'.  \.)  jirencrihel/i  (( fant,  ]S  />r(»niK- 
fili   ((  ///(.s-.v/'//(/  (hereon.      21    I/e  comforteth 


Zinn 


irith  jirenent,  28  itnd  future  bleu 


<ni(;s 


BLOW  ye  the  trumpet  in  Zioii, 
and  sound  an  alarm  in  my 
holy  mountain  :  let  all  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  land  tremble  :  for  the 
day  of  the  Lord  cometh,  for  it  is 
nigli  at  liand  ; 

2  A  day  of  darkness  and  of 
gloominess,  ;i  day  of  clouds  and 
of  thick  dai-kiH'ss,  as  the  '  niorning 
si)read  upon  the  mountains:  a 
great  peoi)le  and  a  strong;  tluM'c 
hath  not  l)een  ever  the  like,  neither 
shall  Ix!  an.v  more  after  it,  even,  to 
the  years  of  many  generations. 

3  A  file  devour(;th  before  them  ; 
and  behind  them  a  flame  burneth  : 


1  meal 


3  old  men 


4  food 


''  dawn 


814 


Call  to  repentance. 


JOEL,  2. 


Promise  of  mercy. 


the  land  is  as  the  gai'den  of  Eden 
before  them,  and  beliind  them  a 
desolate  wilderness ;  yea,  and  no- 
thing shall  escape  them. 

4:  The  appearance  of  them  is  as 
the  appearance  of  horses  ;  and  as 
horsemen,  so  shall  they  run. 

5  Like  the  noise  of  chariots  on 
the  tops  of  mountains  shall  they 
leap,  like  the  noise  of  a  flame  of 
fire  that  devoureth  the  stubble,  as 
a  sti'ong  people  set  in  battle  array. 

6  '  Before  their  face  the  '"  peoi^le 
shall  be  much  pained :  all  faces 
shall  gather  blackness. 

7  They  shall  run  like  mighty 
men ;  they  shall  climb  the  wall 
like  men  of  war  ;  and  they  shall 
march  every  one  on  his  ^vays,  and 
they  shall  not  break  their  ranks  : 

8  Neither  shall  one  thrust  an- 
other ;  they  shall  walk  every  one 
in  his  path  :  and  ^  when  they  fall 
upoii  the  sword,  they  shall  not  l^e 


of  the  Lord,  weep  between  the 
porch  and  the  altar,  and  let  them 
say,  Spare  thy  people,  O  Lord,  and 
give  not  thine  heritage  to  reproach, 
that  the  heathen  should  ^  rule  over 


wounded. 


y  They  shall  run  to  and  fro  in 
the  city ;  they  shall  I'un  upon  the 
wall,  they  shall  climb  up  upon  the 
houses ;  they  shall  enter  in  at 
the  windows  like  a  thief. 

10  The  earth  shall  quake  before 
them  ;  the  heavens  shall  tremble  : 
the  sun  and  the  moon  shall  be 
dark,  and  the  stars  shall  withdraw 
their  shining : 

1 1  And  the  Lord  shall  utter  his 
yoice  before  his  army  :  for  his  camp 
is  very  great :  for  lie  is  strong  that 
executeth  his  word  :  for  the  day  of 
the  Lord  is  great  and  very  terri- 
ble ;  and  who  can  abide  it  1 

12  ^  Therefore  also  now,  saith 
the  Lord,  turn  ye  even  to  me  with 
all  your  heart,  and  with  fasting, 
and  with  weeping,  and  with  mourn- 
ing : 

1 3  And  rend  your  heart,  and  not 

Eour  garments,  and  turn  unto  tlie 
lORD  your  God  :  for  he  is  gracious 
and  merciful,  slow  to  anger,  and  of 
great  kindness,  and  repenteth  him 
of  the  evil. 

1 4  Who  knoweth  *  if  he  will  re- 
turn and  reijent,  and  leave  a  bless- 
ing  behind  him ;  even  a  ^  meat 
offering  and  a  drink  offering  unto 
the  Lord  your  God  1 

15  ^  Blow  the  trumpet  in  Zion, 
sanctify  a  fast,  call  a  solemn  as- 
sembly : 

16  Gather  the  people,  sanctify 
the  congregation,  assemble  the 
"elders,  gather  the  children,  and 
those  that  suck  the  breasts :  let 
the  bridegrf)om  go  forth  of  his 
chamber,  and  the  bride  out  of  her 
closet. 

1 7  Let  the  priests,  the  ministers 


them  :  wherefore  should  they  say 
among  the  **  people.  Where  is  their 
Godi 

18  II  Then  will  the  Lord  be  jea- 
lous for  his  land,  and  pity  his  peo- 
ple. 

19  Yea,  the  Lord  will  answer 
and  say  unto  his  people.  Behold,  I 
will  send  you  **  corn,  and  wine,  and 
oil,  and  ye  shall  be  satisfied  there- 
with :  and  I  will  no  more  make  you 
a  reproach  among  the  heathen  : 

20  But  I  will  remove  far  off  from 
you  the  northern  army,  and  will 
drive  him  into  a  land  barren  and 
desolate,  with  his  face  toward  the 
east  sea,  and  his  hinder  part  to- 
ward the  utmost  sea,  and  his  ^^  stink 


shall  come  up,  and  his  ill  savour 
shall  come  up,  because  he  hath 
done  great  things. 

2 1  U  Fear  not,  O  land  ;  be  glad 
and  rejoice :  for  the  Lord  will  do 
great  things. 

22  Be  not  afraid,  ye  beasts  of  the 
field  :  for  the  pastures  of  the  wil- 
derness do  spring,  for  the  tree  bear- 
eth  her  fruit,  the  fig  tree  and  the 
vine  do  yield  their  strength. 

23  Be  glad  then,  ye  children  of 
Zion,  and  rejoice  in  the  LoitD  j^our 
God :  for  he  hath  given  you  the 
former  i-ain  moderately,  and  he 
will  cause  to  come  down  for  you 
the  rain,  the  former  rain,  and  the 
latter  rain  in  the  first  month. 

24  And  the  floors  shall  be  full  of 
wheat,  and  the  "  fats  shall  overflow 
with  wine  and  oil. 

25  And  I  will  restore  to  you  the 
years  that  the  locust  hath  eaten, 
the  eankerworm,  and  the  catei'pil- 
ler,  and  the  palmerworm,  my  great 
army  which  I  sent  among  you. 

26  And  ye  shall  eat  in  plenty,  and 
be  satisfied,  and  praise  the  name 
of  the  Lord  your  God,  that  hath 
dealt  wondrously  with  you :  and 
my  people  shall  never  be  ashamed. 

27  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
in  the  midst  of  Israel,  and  tliat  I 
(im  the  Lord  your  God,  and  none 
else  :  and  my  people  shall  never  be 
ashamed. 

28  ^  And  it  shall  come  to  pass 
afterward,  that  1  will  jiour  out  my 
spirit  upon  all  llosh  ;  and  your  sons 
and  your  daughters  shall  prophesy, 
your  old  men  shall  dream  dreams, 
your  young  men  shall  see  visions  : 

29  And  also  upon  the  servants 
and  upon  the  handmaids  in  those 
days  will  1  pour  out  my  spirit. 


'  use  a  by- 
word 
ajjiiiiist 
them : 
s  peoples, 


'grain, 


1"  stench 


11  vats 


815 


Judgment  on  her  foes. 


JOEL,  3. 


Jadah  shall  be  delivered. 


30  And  I  will  sliew  wonders  in 
the  heavens  and  in  the  earth,  blood, 
and  tire,  and  pillars  of  smoke. 

31  The  sun  shall  be  turned  into 
darkness,  and  the  moon  into  blood, 
before  the  great  and  the  terrible 
day  of  the  Loud  come. 

32  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  whosoever  shall  call  on  the 
name  of  the  LoiU)  shall  be  deli- 
vered :  for  in  mount  Zioii  and  in 
Jerusalem  shall  be  '  deliverance,  as 
the  Loud  hath  said,  and  "in  the 
remnant  whom  the  Loud  shall  call. 


nations ; 


CHAPTER  3. 

1  GoiVs  judgments agairwt  theenemieiiofMs 
people.  9  God  vnll  ha  known  in  hisjiodg- 
meni.    18  His  Ue><-sing  upon  the  church. 

FOR,  behold,  in  those  days,  and 
in  that  time,  Avhen  I  shall 
bring  again  the  captivity  of  Judah 
and  Jerusalem, 

2  I  will  also  gather  all  nations, 
and  will  bring  them  down  into  the 
valley  of  Jehoshaphat;  and  will 
plead  with  them  there  for  my  peo- 
ple and  for  my  heritage  Israel, 
whom  they  have  scattered  among 
the  nations,  and  parted  my  land. 

3  And  they  have  cast  lots  tor  my 
people ;  and  liave  given  a  boy  for 
an  harlot,  and  sold  a  girl  for  wine, 
that  they  might  drink. 

4  Yea,  and  what  liave  ye  to  do 
with  me,  O  Tyre,  and  Zidon,  and 
all  the  ''coasts  of  Fa.lestine'?  will 
ye  render  me  a  recompence  <  and 
if  ye  recompense  me,  swiftly  and 
speedily  will  1  retui-n  your  recom- 
pence upon  your  own  heatl ; 

5  Because  ye  have  taken  my  sil- 
ver and  my  gold,  and  have  carried 
into  your  temples  my  goodly  plea- 
sant things : 

6  The  cliildren  also  of  Judah  and 
the  children  of  Jerusalem  have  ye 
sold  unto  th(;  Orecians.  that  j^e 
might  remove  them  far  from  their 
border. 

7  Behold,  I  will  raise  them  out 
of  the  place  whith(,'r  ye  liavo  sold 
them,  and  will  i-eturn  your  recom- 
pence uiwn  your  own  head  : 

8  And  T  will  sell  your  sons  ancl 
your  daughters  into  the  liand  of 
the  children  of  Judah,  and  they 
shall  s(>ll  them  to  tlu;  Sabeans,  to  ;i 
people  far  oil':  for  tlie  I.oiti)  hath 
spoken  it. 

9  H  Proclaim  ye  this  among  the 
^  Pen  tiles  ;   Prepare  war,  wake  up 


the  mighty  men,  let  all  the  men  of 
war  draw  near ;  let  them  come 
up  : 

10  Beat  your  plowshares  into 
swords,  and  your  pruninghooks 
into  spears :  let  the  weak  saj%  I 
am  strong. 

1 1  Assemble  yourselves,  and 
come,  all  ye  heathen,  and  gather 
yourselves  together  round  about : 
thither  cause  thy  mighty  ones  to 
come  down,  O  Lord. 

12  Let  the  heathen  be  wakened, 
and  come  up  to  the  valley  of  *  Je- 
hoshaphat :  for  there  will  I  sit  to 
judge  all  the  heathen  round  about. 

13  Put  ye  in  the  sickle,  for  the 
harvest  is  ripe :  come,  get  you 
down  ;  for  the  press  is  full,  the 
•''  fats  overflow ;  for  their  wicked- 
ness ix  great. 

14  Multitudes,  multitudes  in  the 
valley  of  decision :  for  the  day  of 
the  Lord  is  near  in  the  valley  of 
decision. 

15  The  sun  anfl  the  moon  shall 
be  darkened,  and  the  stars  shall 
withdraw  their  shining. 

16  The  Lord  also  shall  roar  out 
of  Zion,  and  utter  his  voice  from 
Jerusalem ;  and  the  heavens  and 
the  earth  shall  shake  :  but  the  Lord 
will  hti  the  "  ho|)e  of  his  people,  and 
the  'strptigth  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

17  So  shall  ye  knoAV  that  I  api 
the  Lord  your  God  dwelling  in 
Zion,  my  holy  mountain :  then 
shall  Jerusalem  b(!  holy,  and  there 
shall  no  strangers  pass  through 
her  any  more. 

18  11  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  th,at  the  mountains  shall 
drop  down  new  wine,  ami  the  hills 
shall  How  with  milk,  aiul  all  the 
rivers  of  .ludali  shall  How  with  wa- 
ters, and  a  fountain  shall  come 
forth  of  the  house  of  tlie  Lord,  and 
shall  water  the  valley  of  "Shittiin. 


19  Kgypt  shall  be  a  d<'sol;itioii 
and  Ivlom  shall  be  a  desolate  wil- 
derness, for  the  \iolencefr.7'f//'-*!/  the 
(children  of  Judah,  because  they 
have  shed  innocent  blood  in  their 
land. 

20  But  Judah  shall  dwell  for 
ever,  and  .l(>rusalem  from  geiUM-a- 
tion  to  generation. 

21  For  1  will  cleanse  their  blood 
that  1  have  not  cleansed  :  for  the 
Lord  dwelleth  in  Zion. 


*  That  Ik,  The  I-oiu>  judp^li. 


816 


God's  judgments  on 


AMOS,  1,  2. 


neighbouring  nations. 


AMOS 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Aiitox  .sheireth  O'ocr.sJKdf/iiKiit  vpon.  Si/ria, 
6  itjioii  tha  Philistines,  9  upon  Tyrns,  11 
upon  Edoiti,  13  upon  Amnion. 

THE  words  of  Amos,  wlio  was 
among  the  herdmen  of  Tekoa, 
which  he  saw  concerning  Israel  in 
the  days  of  Uzziah  king  of  Judah, 
and  in  the  days  of  Jeroboam  the 
son  of  Joash  king  of  Israel,  two 
years  before  the  earthquake. 

2  And  he  said,  The  Lord  will 
roar  from  Zion,  and  utter  his  voice 
from  Jerusalem  ;  and  the  '  habita- 


tions of  the  shepherds  shall  mourn. 


and  the  top  of  Carmel  shall  wither 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Eor 
three  transgressions  of  Damascus, 
and  for  four,  I  will  not  turn  away 
f/ie  j'ti-nds/wient  thereof ;  because 
they  have  threshed  Gilead  with 
threshing  instruments  of  iron  : 

4  But  I  will  send  a  fire  into  the 
house  of  Hazael,  which  shall  de- 
vour the  palaces  of  Ben-hadad. 

5  I  will  break  also  the  bar  of 
Damascus,  and  cut  oif  the  inhabi- 
tant from  the  plain  of  Aven,  and 
him  that  holdetli  the  sceptre  from 
the  house  of  Eden  :  and  the  people 
of  Syria  shall  go  into  captivity 
unto  Kir,  saith  the  Lord. 

6  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For 
three  transgressions  of  Gaza,  and 
for  four,  I  Mnll  not  turn  away  the 
paniahinent  thereof;  because  they 
carried  away  captive  "  the  whole 
captivity,    to  deliver  theni,    up    to 


Edom  : 

7  But  I  will  send  a  fire  on  the 
wall  of  Gaza,  which  shall  devour 
the  palaces  theref)f : 

8  And  I  will  cut  off  the  inhabi- 
tant from  Ashdod,  and  him  that 
holdeth  the  sceptre  from  Ash- 
kelon,  and  I  will  turn  mine  hand 
against  Ekron :  and  the  remnant 
of  the  Philistines  shall  perish, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

9  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For 
three  transgressions  of  ''Tyrns. 
and  for  four,  I  will  not  turn  away 
the  punishment  tliereof ;  because 
they  delivered  up  ^  the  wliole  (;ap- 
tivity  to  Edom,  and  remembered 
not  the  brotherly  covenant: 

10  But  I  will  send  ;i  fire  on  the 
wall  of  "Tyrus.  which  shall  de- 
vour the  palaces  thereof. 


1 1  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For 
thr(>e  transgressions  of  Edom,  and 

for  four,  I  will  not  turn  away  the  i  the  poor  for  a  pair  of  shoes  ; 
52  ^  817 


puniifhment  thereof ;  because  he 
did  pursue  his  brother  with  the 
sword,  and  did  cast  off  all  pity, 
and  his  anger  did  tear  ijerpetually, 
and  he  kept  his  wrath  tor  ever  : 

12  But  I  will  send  a  fire  upon 
Teman,  which  shall  devour  the 
palaces  of  Bozrah. 

13  IT  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  For 
three  transgressions  of  the  child- 
ren of  Ammon,  and  for  fourj  I 
will  not  turn  away  the  punisli- 
ment  thereof;  because  they  have 
ripped  up  the  women  with  child 
of  Gilead,  that  they  might  enlarge 
their  border : 

14  But  I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  the 
wall  of  llabbah,  and  it  sliall  de- 
vour the  palaces  thereof,  with 
shouting  in  the  day  of  battle,  with 
a  tempest  in  the  claj^  of  the  whirl- 
wind : 

15  And  their  king  shall  go  into 
captivity,  he  and  his  princes  to- 
gether, saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1   GocVs  wrath  againntMoah,    4  upon  Jndah. 
6  und  upon,  Jxirtel.    9  God  eomplaineth  of 

th eir  V1I tfiuni-fuln exu. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord;  For 
three  transgressions  of  Moab, 
and  for  four,  I  will  not  turn  away 
the  jnmulnnent  thereof;  because  he 
burned  the  bones  of  the  king  of 
Edom  into  lime  ■ 

2  But  I  will  send  a  fire  upon 
Moab,  ancl  it  shall  devour  the  pa- 
laces of  Kirioth  :  and  Moab  shall 
die  with  tumult,  with  shouting, 
(ind  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet : 

3  And  I  ^yill  cut  off  the  judge 
from  the  midst  thereof,  and  will 
slay  all  the  i)rinces  thereof  with 
him,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  II  Thus  saith  the^  Lord  ;  For 
three  transgressions  of  Judah,  and 
for  four,  I  will  not  turn  away  the 
punishment  tliereof;  because  tliey 
have  despisetl  the  law  of  the  Lord, 
and  have  not  kei)t  his  command- 
ments, and  their  lies  caused  them 
to  err,  after  the  which  their  fathers 
have  walked  : 

5  But  I  will  send  a  fire  upon 
.Tudah,  and  it  shall  devour  the 
palaces  of  J(>rusalem. 

G  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For 
three  transgressions  of  Israel,  and 
for  foui',  I  will  not  turn  away  the 
pnnifthnient  thereof;  because  they 
sold  the  righteous  for  silver,  and 


Judgment  on  Juclah  and  Israel. 


AMOS,  3,  4. 


Oppression  and  idolatry. 


7  That  pant  after  the  dust  of  the 
earth  on  the  head  of  the  poor,  and 
turn  a.side  the  way  of  the  meek  : 
and  a  man  and  his  father  will  go 
in  unto  the  same  maid,  to  profane 
my  lioly  name : 

8  And  they  lay  themselves  down 
upon  clothes  laid  to  pledge  by 
every  altar,  and  they  drink  the 
wine  of  ^  the  condemned  in  the 
house  of  their  god. 

9  ^  Yet  destroyed  I  the  Aniorite 
before  them,  whose  height  was  like 
the  height  of  the  cedars,  and  he 
ivas  strong  as  the  oaks ;  yet  I  de- 
stroyetl  his  fi-uit  from  above,  and 
his  roots  from  beneath. 

10  Also  I  brought  you  up  from 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  led  you 
forty  years  through  the  wilderness, 
to  possess  the  land  of  the  Amorite. 

1 1  And  I  raised  up  of  your  sons 
for  prophets,  and  of  your  young 
men  for  Nazarites.  Is  it  not  even 
thus,  O  ye  children  of  Israel  1  saith 
the  Lord. 

12  But  ye  gave  the  Nazarites 
wine  to  drink ;  and  commanded 
the  prophets,  saying.  Prophesy  not. 

1.3  Behold,  '"'  I  am  pressed  under 
you,  as  a  cart  is  pi'essed  that  is 
full  of  sheaves. 

14  Therefore  the  flight  shall 
perish  from  the  swift,  and  the 
strong  shall  not  strengthen  his 
force,  neither  shall  the  mighty 
deliver  himself : 

15  Neither  shall  he  stand  that 
handleth  the  bow ;  and  he  that  is 
swift  of  foot  shall  not  deliver  him- 
self: neither  shall  he  that  rideth 
the  horse  deliver  himself. 

16  And  he  that  is  courageous 
among  the  mighty  shall  flee  away 
naked  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  The  neeemifi/  of  (iod'n  }i(<lgiiii'iit  aj/i/iiifif. 
Inrael.  9  The  pubUcdtm))  of  it,  vnih.  the 
criiiKen  there.df. 

HEAR  this  word  that  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  against  you,  O 
children  of  Isi-ael,  against  the 
whole  family  which  I  brought  up 
from  the  land  of  Egypt,  saying^ 

'1  You  only  have  1  known  ot  all 
the  families  of  the  earth  :  therefore 
1  will  i)unish  you  for  all  your  ini- 
quities. 

3  Can  two  walk  together,  except 
they  ■'  be  agreed  ? 

4  W'TTI  a  lion  roar  in  the  forest, 
\yhen  he  hath  no  prey  ?  will  a  young 
lion  cry  out  of  his  den,  if  \\i\  have 
taken  nothing? 

5  Can  a  l)ird  fall  in  a  snare  upon 
the  earth,  wlicrc  no  gin  /,s-  for  him? 
shall  one  take  up  a  snare  from  tlie 
earth,  and  have  taken  nothingat  all? 


6  Shall  a  trumpet  be  blown  in 
the  city,  and  the  people  not  be 
afraid  1  shall  ■*  there  be  evil  in  a 
city,  and  the  Lord  iiath  not  done  it  / 

7  Surely  the  Lord  God  will  do 
nothing,  but  he  revealeth  his  secret 
unto  his  servants  the  prophets. 

8  The  lion  hath  roared,  who  will 
not  fear?  the  Lord  God  hath 
spoken,  who  can  but  proj)hesy? 

9  H  Publish  in  the  palaces  at 
Ashdod,  and  in  the  palaces  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  say.  Assemble 
yourselves  upon  the  mountains  of 
Samaria,  and  behold  the  great 
tumidts  in  the  midst  thereof,  and 
the  •''oppressed  in  the  midst  thereof. 

lOTor  they  know  not  to  do 
right,  saith  the  Lord,  who  store 
up  violence  and  robbery  in  their 
palaces. 

1 1  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  An  adversary  tJiere  shall  he 
even  round  about  the  land  ;  and  he 
shall  bring  down  thy  strength  from 
thee,  and  thy  palaces  shall  be 
spoiled. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  As  the 
shepherd  "  taketh  out  of  the  mouth 
of  the  lion  two  legs,  or  a  piece  of 
an  ear ;  so  shall  the  cliildren  of 
Israel  be  "  taken  out  that  **  dwell 


in  Samaria  in  the  corner  of  a  "  pert 
and  '"  in  Damascus  in  a  couch. 

13  Hear  ye,  and  testify  "hi  the 
house  of  Jacob,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
the  God  of  hosts, 

14  That  in  the  day  that  I  shall 
visit  the  transgressions  of  Israel 
upon  him  I  will  also  visit  the  altars 
of  Beth-el  :  and  the  horns  of  the 
altar  shall  be  cut  oflF,  and  fall  to  the 
ground. 

15  And  I  will  smite  the  winter 
house  with  the  summer  house;  and 
the  houses  of  ivory  shall  perish, 
and  the  great  houses  shall  have  an 
end,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  He  ri'pvorclh    InvdcJ  fa)-  opitrcusion,  X  for 
iiloldlrij,  (>  (I  ml  for  their  iiicorrii/ili/iiic.sK. 

HEAR  this  word,  ye  kiiu>  of  Ba- 
shan,  that  are  in  the  mountain 
of  Samai'ia,  which  o|)i)ress  the 
pool-,  whi(;li  crush  the  needy,  which 
say  to  their  '-masters.  Bring,  and 
let  us  driid<:. 

2  The  Lord  GoD  hath  sworn  by 
his  holiness,  that,  lo,  the  days  shall 
come  uj)on  you,  that  he  will  take 
you  away  with  hooks,  and  your 
'•'posterity  with  fishhooks. 

.3  And  ye  shall  go  out  at  tlie 
breaches,  every  '^ i-'nr  at  fhat  mhirh 
U  liefore  her ;  and  ye  sluill  cast 
^"  them  into  tlie  palace,  saith  the 
Lord. 


4  evil  befall 


5  oppres- 
sions 


s  rescueth 

"  rescued 
8  sit 
0  couch, 
1"  on  tlie 
silken 
cusliions  of 
;i  bed. 
11  .liriiiiist 


!•■!  lords, 


18  residue 

i-*  one 
striiif^ht 

I''  away  tlic 
tbin;;s  of  tlie 
palace, 


818 


Former  chastisements  ineffectual. 


AMOS,  5. 


Exhortation  to  reiyentance. 


4  ^  Come  to  Beth-el,  and  trans- 
gress ;  at  Gilgal  multiply  transgres- 
sion ;  and  bring  your  sacrilices  every 
morning,  and  your  tithes  '  after 
three  years  : 


5  And  otter  a  sacrifice  of  thanks- 
giving with  leaven,  and  proclaim 
and  publish  the  free  ofi'erings  :  for 
this  Hketh  you,  O  ye  children  of 
Israel,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

6  H  And  I  also  have  given  you 
cleanness  of  teeth  in  all  your  cities, 
and  want  of  bread  in  all  your 
places  :  yet  have  ye  not  returned 
unt'<j  me,  saith  the  Loed. 

7  And  also  I  have  withholden 
the  rain  from  you,  when  there  wei^e 
yet  thi-ee  months  to  the  harvest : 
and  I  caused  it  to  rain  upon  one 
city,  and  caused  it  not  to  rain  vipon 
another  city  :  one  piece  was  rained 
upon,  and  the  piece  whereupon  it 
rained  not  withered. 

8  So  two  or  three  cities  wandered 
unto  one  city,  to  drink  water  ;  but 
they  were  not  satisfied :  yet  have 
ye  not  returned  unto  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

9  [  have  smitten  you  with  blast- 
ing and  mildew  :  when  your  gar- 
(lens  and  your  vineyards  and  your 
fig  trees  a,nd  your  olive  trees  in- 
creased, the  palmerworm  devoured 
thetn  :  yet  have  ye  not  returned 
unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

10  I  have  sent  among  you  the 
pestilence  after  the  manner  of 
Egypt:  your  young  men  have  I 
slain  with  the  sword,  and  have 
taken  away  your  horses  ;  and  I 
have  made  the  '"  stink  of  your 
camps  to  come  up  unto  j'our  nos- 
trils :  yet  have  ye  not  returned 
unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

11  I  have  overthrown  sotne  of 
you,  as  God  overthrew  Sodom  and 
Gomorrah,  and  ye  were  as  a  fire- 
brand plucked  out  of  the  burning  : 
yet  have  ye  not  returned  unto  me, 
saith  the  Lord. 

12  Therefore  thus  will  I  do  unto 
thee,  O  Israel  :  and  because  I  will 
do  this  unto  thee,  prepare  to  meet 
thy  God,  O  Israel. 

13  For,  lo,  he  that  formeth  the 
mountains,  and  createth  the  wind, 
and  declareth  unto  man  what  ?'.s  his 
thought,  that  maketh  the  morning 
darkness,  and  treadeth  upon  the 
high  places  ()f  the  earth.  The  Lord, 
The  God  of  hosts,  is  his  name. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  A  lamentation  for  Israel.  4  An  esrhorta- 
tion  to  repenta7iee.  21  God  rejecteth  their 
hypocritical  nervice. 

HEAR  ye  this  word  which  I  take 
up  against  you,  ejie??.  a  lamen- 
tation, O  house  of  Israel. 


2  The  virgin  of  Israel  is  fallen ; 
she  shall  no  more  rise  :  she  is  "'  for- 
saken upon  her  land  ;  there  is  none 
to  raise  her  up. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
The  city  that  went  out  hy  a  thou- 
sand shall  ^  leave  an  hundred,  and 
that  which  went  forth  by  an  hun- 
dred shall  ^  leave  ten,  to  the  house 
of  Israel. 

4  *(]  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto 
the  house  of  Israel,  Seek  ye  me,  and 
ye  shall  live  : 

5  But  seek  not  Beth-el,  nor  enter 
into  Gilgal,  and  pass  not  to  Beer- 
sheba :  for  Gilgal  shall  surely  go 
into  captivitj^  and  Beth-el  shall 
come  to  nought. 

6  Seek  the  Lord,  and  ye  shall 
live ;  lest  he  break  out  like  fire  in 
the  house  of  Joseph,  and  devour  it, 
and  there  be  none  to  quench  it  in 
Beth-el. 

7  Ye  who  turn  judgment  to 
wormwood,  and  leave  off  right- 
eousness in  the  earth, 

8  Seek  him  that  maketh  the  seven 
stars  and  Orion,  and  turneth  the 
shadow  of  death  into  the  morning, 
and  maketh  the  day  dark  with 
night :  that  calleth  for  the  waters 
of  the  sea,  and  poureth  them  out 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth:  The 
Lord  is  his  name  : 

9  That  ^  strengtheneth  the 
spoiled  against  the  strong,  so  that 
^the    spoiled    shall    come    against 


the  fortress. 

10  They  hate  him  that  rebuketh 
in  the  gate,  and  they  abhor  him 
that  speaketh  uprightly. 

11  Forasmuch  therefore  as  your 
treading  is  upon  the  poor,  and  ye 
take  from  him  ^  burdens  of  wheat : 
ye  have  built  houses  of  hewn  stone, 
but  ye  shall  not  dwell  in  them  ;  ye 
have  planted  pleasant  vineyards, 
but  ye  shall  not  drink  wine  of  them. 

12  For  I  know  your  manifold 
transgressions  and  your  mighty 
sins:  "they  afflict  the  just,  '° they 
take  a  bribe,  and  '"  they  turn  aside 
the  poor  in  the  gate  from  their  right. 

13  Therefore  the  prudent  shall 
keep  silence  in  that  time  ;  for  it  is 
an  evil  time. 

14  Seek  good,  and  not  evil,  that 
ye  may  live  :  and  so  the  Lord,  the 
Gofl  of  hosts,  shall  be  with  you,  as 
ye  "have  spoken. 

15  Hate  the  evil,  and  love  the 
good,  and  establish  judgment  in 
the  gate :  it  may  be  that  ^''  the  Lord 


God  of  hosts  will  be  gracious  unto 
the  remnant  of  Joseph. 
16  Therefore  the  Lord,  the  God 


819 


Insincere  ivorship  rejected. 


AMOS,  6,  7. 


Luxury  and  desolation. 


of  hosts,  the  Lord,  saith  thus ; 
Wailing  i^haU  be  in  all  streets  ;  and 
they  shall  say  in  all  the  highways, 
Alas  !  alas  !  and  they  shall  call  the 
husbandman  to  mourning,  and  such 
as  are  skilful  of  lamentation  to 
wailing. 

1 7  And  in  all  vineyards  shall  he 
wailing :  for  I  will  pass  through 
'  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  Woe  unto  you  that  desire  the 
day  of  the  Lord  !  to  what  end  is  it 
for  you'?  the  day  of  the  Lord  is 
darkness,  and  not  light. 

19  As  if  a  man  did  flee  from  a 
lion,  and  a  bear  met  him ;  or  went 
into  the  house,  and  leaned  his  hand 
on  the  wall,  and  a  serpent  bit  him. 

20  Slmll  not  the  day  of  the  Loud 
he  darkness,  and  not  light  1  even 
very  dark,  and  no  brightness  in  it  '\ 

2 1  51  I  hate,  I  despise  your  feast 
days,  and  I  will  "not  smell  in  your 
solemn  assemblies. 

22  Though  ye  oifer  me  burnt  of- 
ferings and  your  ^  meat  offerings, 
I  will  not  accept  them:  neither  will 
I  regard  the  peace  offerings  of  your 
fat  l^easts. 

23  Take  thou  away  from  me  the 
noise  of  thy  songs  ;  for  I  will  not 
hear  the  melody  of  thy  viols. 

24  But  let  judgment  run  down 
as  waters,  and  righteousness  as  a 
mighty  stream. 

25  ^  Have  ye  offered  unto  me 
sacrifices  and  otternigs  in  the 
wilderness  forty  years,  O  house  of 
Israel  1 

26  ''  But  ye  have  borne  the  taber- 
nacle  of   your  Moloch    and   Chiun 


your  images,  tlie  star  of  your  god, 
which  ye  made  to  yourselves. 

27  "Therefoi-e  will  1  cause  you 
to  go  into  caiitivity  beyond  Da- 
mascus, saith  the  Lord,  whose 
name  is  The  God  of  hosts. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  7V/C.  irnnfonni'ss  of  Lirdel,  7  xhitU  //f 
jilii/IKcil  iri.fli,  (Ifno/.dtion,  Ti  and  t/ic/i'  iii- 
ciifrHjthlenexn. 

W(  )K  to  thfnn  thnt  <irc  at  ease  in 
Zion,  and  trust  in  the  moun- 
tain of  Samaria,  "  n'liicli,  are  named 


chief  of  the  nations,  to  whom  the 
house  of  Israel  "  came  ! 

2  Pass  ye  untf)  (Jalneh,  and  see ; 
and  from  thence  go  ye  to  Mamath 
the  gf(;at :  then  go  down  to  (Jath 
of  the  Philistines:  he  fheii  better 
than  these  kingdoms?  or  their  l)or- 
der  greater  than  youi-  border"? 

3  Ye  tliat  put  far  a,wa.y  the  evil 
day,  and  cause  the  seat  cii  violence 
to  cfxnc  iHvii' ; 

4  That  li(^  \ipon  beds  of  ivory, 
and  stretch  themselves  upon  their 


couches,  and  eat  the  lambs  out  of 
the  flock,  and  the  calves  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  stall ; 

5  That  "  chant  to  the  sound  of 
the  viol,  and  invent  to  themselves 
instruments  of  musick,  like  David; 

6  That  drink  wine  in  bowls, 
and  anoint  themselves  with  the 
chief  ointments  :  but  they_  are  not 
grieved  for  the  affliction  of  Joseph. 

7  11  Therefore  now  shall  they  go 
captive  with  the  first  that  go  cap- 
tive, and  the  '"  banquet  of  them 
that  stretched  themselves  shall  "  be 
removed. 


8  The  Lord  God  hath  sworn  by^ 
himself,  saith  the  Lord  the  God  of 
hosts,  I  abhor  the  '-  excellency  of 
Jacob,  and  hate  his  palaces  :  there- 
fore will  I  deliver  up  the  city  with 
all  that  is  therein. 

9  And  it  shall  conie  to  pass,  if 
there  remain  ten  men  in  one  house, 
that  they  shall  die. 

10  '"And  a  man's  uncle  shall 
take  him  up,  '^  and  lie  that  burneth 
him,  to  bring  out  the  bones  out  of 
the  house,  and  shall  say  unto  him 
that  is  '^  by  the  sides  of  the  house. 
Is  there  yet  any  with  thee  ?  and  he 
shall  say,  No.  Then  shall  he  say. 
Hold  thy  '"  tongue :  for  we  may 
not  make  mention  of  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

11  For,  behold,  the  Lord  com- 
mandeth,  and  he  will  smite  the 
great  house  with  breaches,  and  the 
little  house  with  clefts. 

12^  (Shall  horses  run  upon  the 
rockl  will  one  plow  tJtere  with 
oxeni  ''for  j^e  have  turned  judg- 
ment into  gall,  and  the  fi-uit  of 
righteousness  into  '^  hemlock  : 

13  Ye  which  rejoice  ni  a  thing  of 
nought,  which  say.  Have  we  not 
taken  to  us  horns  by  our  own 
str(>ngth  1 

14  Put,  behold,  T  will  i-aise  up 
against  you  a  Jiation,  O  house  of 
Israel,  saith  the  Loud  the  God  of 
hosts;  and  they  shall  alfh'ct  you 
from  the  entering  in  of  '"  Heiiiiith 


unto  the  river  of  the  wilderness. 
CHAPTER  7. 

1  riH'  ;iu7(/mpiits  of  the  f/iiixs/iop/ierK,  4  am/ 
(if  the  fire..  Hie  direrUil  hij  the  jinnjci-  of 
Aiiihk'.  7  /)'//  the  iraf/  of  a  pivmlilhie  i.-<  xh/- 
vifieil  the  rejection  of  Ixrael.  Hi  Aiiiasinh 
ciniijitaineth  of  AiiioK.  14  Anion  .\heireth 
hin  calliiuj,  \Ct  iiixl  Ai>ia~!iih'njii(/(/iiieiif. 

irrS  hath  the  Lord  God 
shewed  unto  me;  an<l,  be- 
hold, he  formed  "'  grasshor)pers  in 
the  beginning  of  the  sliooting  up 
of  the  latter  growth  ;  and,  lo,  it 
iiHts  the  latter  growth  after  the 
king's  mowings. 


T 


820 


Amos  accnsed  of  conspiracij. 


AIMOS,  8. 


The  end  is  come  vjJon  Israel. 


2  And  it  came  to  prass,  that  wlien 
they  had  made  an  end  of  eatiiig 
the  grass  of  the  land,  then  I  said, 
0  Lord  God,  forgive,  I  lt)eseech 
thee  :  '  by  whom  shall  Jacob  arise  I 
for  he  ?'.s'  small. 

3  The  Lord  repented  for  this  : 
It  shall  not  be,  saith  the  Lord. 

■i  11  "Tims  hath  the  Lord  God 
shewed  unto  me  :  and,  behold,  the 
Lord  God  called  to  contend  by  lire, 
and  it  devoured  the  great  deep, 
and  'Mid  eat  up  a  ])a.rt. 

5  Then  said  I,  O  Lord  God, 
cease,  I  beseech  thee  :  ^  by  whom 
shall  Jacob  arise"?  for  he  is  small. 

6  The  Lord  repented  for  this  : 
This  also  shall  not  be,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

7  IT  Thus  he  shewed  me :  and, 
behold,  the  Lord  stood  upon  a 
wall  made  by  a  plumbline,  with  a 
plumbline  in  his  hand. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Amos,  what  seest  thou "?  And  1 
said,  A  plumbline.  Then  said  the 
Lord,  Behold,  1  will  set  a  plumb- 
line  in  the  midst  of  my  people 
Israel :  I  will  not  again  pass  by 
them  any  more  : 

9  And  the  high  places  of  Isaac 
shall  be  desolate,  and  the  sanctu- 
aries of  Israel  shall  be  laid  waste  ; 
and  I  will  rise  against  the  house 
of  Jeroboam  with  the  sword. 

10  II  Then  Amaziah  the  priest  of 
Beth-el  sent  to  Jeroboam  king  of 
Isi'ael,  saying,  Amos  hath  con- 
spired against  thee  in  the  midst 
of  the  house  of  Israel :  the  land  is 
not  able  to  bear  all  his  words. 

11  For  thus  Amos  saith,  Jero- 
boam shall  die  by  the  sword,  and 
Israel  shall  surely  be  led  away  cap- 
tive out  of  their  own  land. 

1 2  Also  Amaziah  said  iinto  Amos, 

0  thou  seer,  go,  tlee  thee  away  into 
the  land  of  Judah,  and  there  eat 
bread,  and  proj^hesy  thei'e  : 

13  But  prophesy  not  again  any 
more  at  Beth-el  :  for  it  ix  the  king's 
^chapel,  and  it  ?'.s  the  king's  court. 

14  II  Then  answered  Amos,  and 
said  to  Amaziah,  I  iras  no  i)r<)i)het, 
neither  vas  I  a  prophet's  son  ;  but 

1  was  an  herdman,  and  a  gatherer 
of  sycomore  fruit  : 

IT)  And  the  Lord  took  me  as  T 
followed  the  flock,  and  the  Lord 
said  unto  me,  Go,  prophesy  mito 
my  people  Israel. 

K)  H  N()w  therefore  hear  thou 
the  word  of  the  Lord  :  Thou  sayest. 
l^rophesy  not  against  lsi-ael,  and 
dro])  not  fhyu'orrl  usiiinnt  the  hou fie 
of  isaac. 

17  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  ;  Thy  wife  shall  be  an  harlot 


T 


in  the  city,  and  thy  sons  and  thy 
daughters  shall  fall  by  tlie  sword, 
and  thy  land  shall  be  divided  by 
line ;  and  thou  shalt  die  in  a  pol- 
luted land  :  and  Israel  shall  surely 
go  into  captivity  forth  of  his  land. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  Bi/  a  haiikei  of  sutiimer  fruit  in  shewed  Hie 

jirdpiiiquity  of  ItsraeVn  end.  4  Ox>J>resiiion 

in   reprored.     11  ^1    famine  of  the    ico/'d 

thrmteued. 

HUB    hath    the     Lord     God 
shewed  unto  me:  and  behold 
a  basket  of  summer  fruit. 

2  And  he  said,  Amos,  what  seest 
thou^  And  I  said,  A  l^asket  of 
summer  fruit.  Then  said  the  Lord 
unto  me.  The  end  is  come  upon  my 
people  of  Israel ;  I  will  not  again 
pass  hy  them  any  more. 

3  And  the  songs  of  the  temple 
shall  l)e  howlings  in  that  day,  saith 
the  Lord  God  :  there  shidl  be  many 
dead  bodies  in  every  place ;  they 
shall  cast  them  forth  with  silence. 

4  U  Hear  this,  O  ye  that  swallow 
up  the  needy,  even  to  make  the 
poor  of  the  land  to  fail, 

5  Saying,  When  will  the  new 
moon  be  gone,  that  we  may  sell 
''  coi-n  ?  and  the  sabbath,  that  m'c 
may  set  forth  wheat,  making  the 
epliah  small,  and  the  shekel  great, 
and  falsifying  the  balances  by 
deceit '] 

6  That  we  may  buy  the  poor  for 
silver,  and  the  needy  for  a  iiair  of 
shoes ;  yea,  and  sell  the  refuse  of 
the  wheat  % 

7  The  Lord  hath  sworn  by  the 
excellency  of  Jacob,  Sui'ely  1  will 
never  forget  any  of  their  works. 

8  Shall  not  the  land  tremble  foi- 
this,  and  every  one  mourn  that 
dwelleth  therein  ?  and  it  shall  rise 
up  wholly  as  ''ajjoodj  and  it  shall 
be  ''cast  out  and  (h'owned.  as  l>>l 
the  tidod  of  Egypt. 

y  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  saith  the  Lord  God,  that 
1  will  cause  the  sun  to  go  down  at 
noon,  and  I  will  darken  the  eartli 
in  the  clear  day  : 

10  And  I  will  turn  your  feasts 
into  mourning,  and  all  your  songs 
into  lamentation  ;  and  1  will  biing 
up  sackcloth  ui)on  all  loins,  and 
lialdnc^ss  upon  every  head  ;  and  I 
will  make  it  as  the  mourning  of  an 
only  soil,  and  the  end  tliereof  as  a 
bitter  day. 

11  11  Beliold,  the  da.ys  come, 
saith  the  Lord  GoD,  that  I  will 
s(mk1  a  famine  in  the  land,  not  a 
famine^  of  bi'cad,  nor  a  thirst  foi; 
watei-,  but  of  hearing  the  words  of 
the  Loud : 

12  And  they  shall  wander  from 


-Thus 


'  gram  r 


•jflie  River 
"  troubled 
aud  sink 
again  like 
tlie  River 


821 


Certainty  of  the  desolation. 


AMOS,  9. 


Final  restoration  promised. 


1  As  thy  god, 

2  As  the  way 


3  beside 

*  capitals 

5  thresholds 

6  break 
theiii  in 
pieces  on  the 
head  of  all 
of  tliem  ; 


"  \hi:  Uivcr  ; 
"  sink  uj^ain, 
like  tlie 
Kiver 

'■'  vault  iqioM 


1  tidinjis 


sea  to  sea,  and  from  the  north  even 
to  the  east,  they  shall  run  to  and 
fro  to  seek  the  word  of  the  Loud, 
and  shall  not  find  it. 

13  In  that  day  shall  the  fair  vir- 
gins and  young  men  faint  for  thirst. 

14  They  that  swear  by  the  sin  of 
Samaria,  and  say,  ^  Thy  god.  O  Dan, 
liveth  ;  and  "  The  manner  of  Beer- 
sheba  liveth ;  even  they  shall  fall, 
and  never  rise  up  again. 

CHAPTER   9. 

1    The   cerluinit/   of  llic    demhiti'Di.     11    The 
rextorhifj  of  the  t(thevn<icle  of  Ihirid. 

I  SAW  the  Lord  standing  ■'  upon 
the  altar :  and  he  said,  Smite 
the  •*  lintel  oi  the  door,  that  the 
•'"'  posts  may  shake  :  and  "  cut  them 
in  the  head,  all  of  them  :  and  i 
will  slay  the  last  of  them  with  the 
sword  :  he  that  fleeth  of  them  shall 
not  flee  away,  and  he  that  escapeth 
of  them  shall  not  be  delivered. 

2  Though  they  dig  into  *hell, 
thence  shall  mine  hand  take  them; 
though  they  climb  up  to  heaven, 
thence  will  I  bring  them  down  : 

3  And  though  they  hide  them- 
selves in  the  top  of  Carmel,  1  will 
seai'ch  and  take  them  out  thence  ; 
and  tliough  they  be  hid  from  my 
sight  in  the  bottom  of  the  sea, 
thence  will  L  command  the  serpent, 
and  he  shall  bite  them  : 

4  And  tliough  they  go  into  cap- 
tivity before  their  enemies,  then(;e 
will  I  command  the  sword,  and  it 
shall  slay  them  :  and  I  will  set  mine 
eyes  upon  them  for  evil,  and  not 
for  good. 

5  And  the  Lord  Goo  of  hosts  is 
he  that  toucheth  the  land,  and  it 
shall  melt,  and  all  that  dwell  there- 
in shall  moui-n  :  and  it  shall  rise 
up  wholly  like  'a  Hood  ;  and  shall 
■^  i)e    drowned,   as  In/   the    Hood    of 

Lgypt.. 

G  /;;  is  he  that  buildeth  his  sto- 
ries in  the  heaven,  and  hath 
fijunded  his  "  ti'oo))  in  the  earth  ; 
he  tliat  call<;th  for  the  waters  of  tlie 
.sea,  and  poureth  them  out  upon 


'Hah.  Sheol. 


tlie  face  of  the  earth  :  The  Loud  is 
his  name. 

7  Are  ye  not  as  children  of  the 
Ethiopians  unto  me,  O  children  of 
Israel?  saith  the  Loud.  Have  not 
I  brought  up  Israel  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt?  and  the  Philistines  from 
Caphtor,  and  the  Syrians  from 
Kir? 

8  Behold,  the  eyes  of  the  Lord 
God  rf/y;  upon  the  sinful  kingdom, 
jind  I  will  destroy  it  fi;om  oft"  the 
face  of  the  earth  ;  saving  that  1 
will  not  utterly  destroy  the  house 
of  Jacob,  saith  the  Loud. 

9  Foi',  lo,  I  will  command,  and  I 
will  sift  the  house  of  Israel  among 
all  nations,  like  as  '"  corn  is  sifted  in 
a  sieve,  yet  shall  not  the  least  grain 
fall  upon  the  earth. 

10  All  the  sinners  of  my  people 
shall  die  by  the  sword,  whicli  say. 
The  evil  shall  not  overtake  nor 
prevent  us. 

11  51  In  that  day  will  I  raise  up 
the  tabernacle  oi  David  that  is 
fallen,  and  close  up  the  breaches 
thereof ;  and  I  will  raise  up  his 
ruins,  and  I  will  build  it  as  in  the 
days  of  old  : 

12  That  they  maj'-  possess  the 
i-emnant  of  Edom,  and  of  all  the 
heathen,  "  which  are  called  by  my 
name,  saith  the  Lokd  tliat  tloeth 
this. 

13  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Loud,  that  the  plowman  shall 
o\'(n'take  the  reaper,  and  the 
treader  of  grapes  him  that  soweth 
seed;  and  the  mountains  shall  di'op 
sweet  wine,  and  all  the  hills  shall 
melt. 

14  And  I  will  bring  again  the 
captivity  of  my  peoplt^  of  Isra-el, 
and  they  shall  build  the  waste 
cities,  and  inliabit  tlicin:  and  they 
shall  jtlaiit  vineyards,  and  di'ink 
the  win(^  thereof;  they  shall  also 
mak(^  gardens,  and  eat  the  fruit  of 
tliem. 

15  And  T  will  plant  them  upon 
their  land,  and  tliey  shall  no  more 
lie  ])ulled  up  out  of  their  land 
which  I  have  given  them,  saith  tlu^ 
Loud  thy  God. 


OBADIAII 


1  Th,  ih^triirliov  of  Kilom,  .3  for  their  prhle. 
U)  iiiul  for  their  irrouii  until  Jdcoli.  IT  '/'/'-• 
Kiilrotioii  II ml  rirtori/  of  Jneob. 

TFIK  vision  of  Obadiah.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  (<(»D  c(jncei-n- 
iiig  Mdoiii  :  \\'(!  have  heard  'a,  lai- 
moiir  from  the  Loud,  and  an 
ambassador    is    sent     among    the 


"hcalhcii.  Arise  ye,  and  let  us  rise 
u|)  against  her  in  battle. 

2  IJehold,  1  ha\('  made  thee  small 
among  the  •'  heathen  :  thou  art 
greatly  desjjised. 

3  II  The  pride  of  thine  heart 
hath     deceived     thee,     thou     that 


822 


The  pride  of  Edoni  humbled. 


OBADIAH. 


Israel  shall  be  exalted. 


'  nor  rejoice 


dwellest  in  the  clefts  of  the  roek, 
whose  habitation  is  high ;  that 
saith  ill  his  heart,  Who  shall  bring 
me  down  to  the  ground  1 

4  Tht)ugh  thou  exalt  thyself  as 
the  eagle,  and  though  thou  set  thy 
nest  among  the  stars,  thence  will  I 
bring  thee  down,  saith  the  Lord. 

5  If  thieves  came  to  thee,  if  rob- 
bers by  night,  (how  art  thou  cut 
off!)  would  they  not  '  have  stolen 


till  they  had  enough  1  if  the  grape- 
gatherers  came  to  thee,  would  they 
not  leave  some  grapes  1 

6  How  are  the  things  of  Esau 
searched  out !  hoiv  are  his  hidden 
things  sought  up  ! 

7  All  the  men  of  thy  confederacy 
have  brt)ught  thee  even  to  the  bor- 
der :  the  men  that  were  at  peace 
with  thee  have  deceived  thee,  and 
prevailed  against  thee ;  they  that 
eat  thy  bread  have  laid  a  "  wound 
under  thee  :  there  is  none  under- 
standing in  him.  _ 

8  Shall  I  not  in  that  day,  saith 
the  Lord,  even  destroy  the  wise 
men  out  of  Edom,  and  understand- 
ing out  of  the  mount  of  Esau  1 

9  And  thy  mighty  men,  O  Te- 
man,  shall  be  dismayed,  to  the  end 
that  every  one  of  the  mount  of 
Esau  may  be  cut  off  by  slaughtei-. 

10  II  For  thy  violence  against  thy 
brother  .Jacob  shame  shall  cover 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  cut  off"  for 
ever. 

1 1  In  the  day  that  thou  stoodest 
on  the  other  side,  in  the  day  that 
the  strangers  ^carried  away  cap- 


tive his  forces,  and  foreigners  en- 
tered  into  his  gates,  and  cast  lots 
upon  Jerusalem,  even  thou  tvast  as 
one  of  them. 

1 2  But  ^  thou  shouldest  not  have 
looked  on  the  day  of  thy  brothei' 


in    the    day    ''  that    he    became    a 
stranger  ;  •*  neither  sliouldest  thou 


have  rejoiced  over  the  children  of 


■Judah  in  tlie  day  of  their  destruc- 
tion ;  neither  ''  shouldest  thou  have 
spoken  proudly  in  the  day  of  dis- 
tress. 

1.3  "Thou     shouldest   not    have 
entered  into  the  gate  of  my  people 


in  tlie  day  of  their  calamity  ;   yea. 
■' thou   shouldest  not  have  looked 


on  their  atHietion  in  the  day  of 
their  calamity,  nor  "  have  laid 
h((mls  on  their  substance  in  the 
day  of  their  calamit.y  ; 

1-1  Neither  '"shouldest  thou  have 


stood  in  the  crossway,  to  cut  off 
those  of  his  that  "  did  escape  ;  nei- 
ther '"•^shouldest thou  have  delivered 
up  those  of  liisthat  ^^did  remain  in 
the  day  of  distress. 

15  For  the  day  of  the  Lord  is 
near  upon  all  thc^  '"'heathen  :  as  thou 
hast  done,  it  shall  be  done,  unto 
thee :  thy  "^  reward  shall  return 
upon  thine  own  head. 

16  For  as  ye  have  drunk  upon 
my  holy  mountain,  so  shall  all  the 
'" heathen  drink  continually,  yea, 
they  shall  drink,  and  they  shall 
swallow  down,  and  they  shall  be  as 
though  they  had  not  been. 

17  U  But  upon  mount  Zion  shall 
be '^deliverance,  and  "^ there  shall 


be  holiness  ;  and  the  house  of  Jacob 


shall  possess  their  possessions. 

1 8  And  the  house  of  Jacob  shall 
be  a  fire,  and  the  house  of  Joseph  a 
flame,  and  the  house  of  Esau  for 
stubble,  and  they  shall  kindle  in 
them,  and  devour  them  ;  and  there 
shall  not  be  any  remaining  of  the 
house  of  Esau ;  for  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  it. 

19  And  they  of  the  '"south  shall 
possess  the  mount  of  Esau ;  and 
they  of  the  ""plain  the  Philistines  : 
and  they  shall  possess  the  fields 
of  Ephraim,  ancl  the  fields  of  Sa- 
maria :  and  Benjamin  shall  possess 
Gilead. 

20  And  the  captivity  of  this  host 
of  the  children  of  Israel  shall  possess 
that  of  the  Canaanites,  even  unto 
Zarephath ;  and  the  captivity  of 
Jerusalem,  which  is  in  Sephai'ad, 
shall  possess  the  cities  of  the 
-'  south. 

21  And  saviours  shall  come  up 
on  mount  Zion  to  judge  the  mount 
of  Esau  ;  and  the  kingdom  shall  be 
the  Lord's, 


JONAH 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  JdiKih,  i<entUi  Ninereh,  jUethto  Tavdhiah. 
4  He  in  lieicnti/ed  hi/  ii  fii/i/ieM,  11  ihroien 
into  thf  si'ii,  IT  iinij  xivitllnired  1>ij  a  finh. 

NOW  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  Jonah  the  son  of  Amittai, 
saying, 


2  Arise,  go  to  Nineveh,  that  grejit 
city,  and  cry  against  it ;  for  their 
wickedness  is  come  up  before  me. 

."}  P>ut  Jonah  rose  up  tt)  flee  unto 
Tarshish  from  the  presence  of  the 
Loud,  and  went  down  to  Joi)pa ; 
■      '        "       "  Tar- 


and  he  found  a  ship  going  to  1 


■•  look  not 
thou 

a  lay  ye 
hands 


I'l  stand  thou 


^^  escape ; 
i'-^  deliver 


!■*  nations : 
'^  dealins 


i**  nations 


1'  those  that 
escape, 
18  it  shall  be 
holy ; 


19  South 
-"  lowland 


21  South. 


823 


Disobedience  and  punishment. 


JONAH,  2,  3. 


JonalCs  prayer  and  deliverance. 


shish  :  so  he  paid  tlie  fare  thereof, 
and  went  down  into  it,  to  go  with 
them  unto  Tarshish  from  tlie  pre- 
sence of  the  Lord. 

4  U  But  the  Lord  sent  out  a  great 
wind  into  the  sea,  and  thei'e  was  a 
mighty  tempest  in  the  sea,  so  that 
the  ship  was  like  to  he  broken. 

5  Then  the  mariners  were  afraid, 
and  cried  every  man  unto  his  god, 
and  cast  forth  the  wares  that  were 
in  the  ship  into  the  sea,  to  hghten 
it  of  tliem.  But  Jonah  was  gone 
down  into  the  ^  sides  of  the  sliip  ; 
and  he  lay,  and  was  fast  asleep. 

6  So  the  shipmaster  came  to  him, 
and  said  unto  him,  What  meanest 
thou,  O  sleeper?  arise,  call  upon 
tliy  God,  if  so  be  that  God  will 
think  upon  us,  that  we  perish  not. 

7  And  they  said  every  one  to  his 
fellow,  Come,  and  let  us  cast  lots, 
that  we  inay  know  for  whose  cause 
this  evil  is-  upon  us.  So  they  cast 
lots,  and  the  lot  fell  upon  Jonah. 

8  Then  said  thej^  unto  him.  Tell 
us,  we  pray  thee,  for  whose  cause 
this  evil  is  upon  us  ;  What  is  thine 
occupation  1  and  whence  comest 
thoul  what  is  thy  country?  and 
of  what  people  art  thou  % 

9  And  he  said  unto  tliem,  I  am 
an  Hebrew  ;  and  I  fear  the  Lord, 
tlie  God  of  heaven,  which  hath 
made  the  sea  and  the  dry  land. 

10  Then  were  the  men  exceed- 
ingly afi'aid,  find  said  unto  him, 
-  \\\\y  hast  thou  done  this  j  For 
th(^  men  kiunv  that  he  tied  from  the 
presence  of  the  Lord,  because  he 
had  told  them. 

1 1  Then  said  th(;y  unto  him. 
What  shall  we  do  unto  thee,  that 
the  sea  may  b(^  calm  unto  us *?  for 
the  sea  ■'  wrought,  ■•iiid  was  tem- 
pestuous. 

1  2  And  he  said  unto  them.  Take 
me  up,  and  cast  me  forth  into  the 
sea;  so  shall  the  sea  be  calm  unto 
you :  for  I  know  that  for  my  sake 
this  great  t<;inpost  ?.s'  upon  you. 

1 .'?  Nev(;rtlu>less  the,  juen  rowed 
hai'd  to  •* bring  it  to  the  laml ;  Init 
they  could  not:  tor  the  sea ''wrought, 
and  was  telnp(^st^ous  against  them. 

I  1  Wlicr'cfoi'e  the.v  cried  unto  the 
Loiin,  and  said,  W'e  bese<'(!h  thee, 
( )  LoRi)_,  we  beseech  the(>.  let  us  not 
perish  for  this  man's  life.  Jirul  lay 
not  ui)on  us  innocent  blood:  for 
thou,  ()  Lord,  hast  done  as  it 
phrased  thee. 

15  So  they  tooV  up  Jonah,  and 
cast  him  forth  into  th(^  sea:  and 
the  sea  fcjised  fi'om  her  raging. 

in  'i'li{>ii  the  men  feared  tluJjORD 
exceedingly,  and  ollei-ed  a  saci'ifice 
I  unto  the  L(^>Hr),  and  made  vow.s. 


17  H  Now  the  Lord  had  pre- 
pared a  great  fish  to  swallow  up 
Jonah.  And  Jonah  was  in  the 
belly  of  the  fish  three  days  and 
three  nights. 

CHAPTER   2. 

1   Tlte  prayer  of  Jonah.     10  He  i'k  deUi-ered 
J'roiii  thejinh. 

THEN  Jonah  prayed  unto  the 
Lord  his  God  out  of  the  fish's 
belly, 

'2  And  said,  I  cried  by  reason  of 
mine  afiliction  unto  the  Lord,  and 
he  heard  me ;  out  of  the  belly  of 
*  hell  cried  I,  and  thou  heardest  my 
voice. 

3  For  thou  ^hadst  cast  me  into 
the  deep,  in  the  midst  of  the  seas  ; 
and  the  fioods  compassed  me  about : 
all  thy  billows  and  thy  waves 
passed  over  me. 

4  Then  1  said,  I  am  cast  out  of 
thy  sight ;  yet  I  will  look  again  to- 
ward thy  holy  temple. 

5  The  waters  compassed  me 
about,  even  to  the  soul :  the  de])th 
closed  me  round  abf)ut,  the  weeds 
were  wrapped  about  my  head. 

6  I  went  down  to  the  bottoms  of 
the  mountains  ;  the  earth  with  her 
bars  "  inds  about  me  for  ever :  yet 
hast  thou  brought  up  my  life  from 
"corru|)tion.  O  Lord  my  God. 

7  When  my  soul  fainted  witliin 
me  I  remembered  the  Lord  :  and 
my  prayer  came  in  unto  thee,  into 
thine  holy  temple. 

8  They  that  oliserve  lying  va- 
nities forsakci  their  own  mercy. 

9  But  J  will  sacrifice  unto  thee 
with  the  voice  of  thanksgiving ;  I 
will  pay  that  i\v,\.i  1  have  vowed. 
Salvation  is  of  the  Lord. 

10  II  And  the  Lord  s])ake  unto 
the  fish,  and  it  vomited  out  Jonah 
upon  the  dry  land. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  .lonah,  Kent  (i(iaiii,  jnwafhi-lli  to  thi^  A'htc- 
vHen.  T)  I'juDi  ihfir  rcjii-iaaiici',  10  t.'cd 
fi'jxnielh: 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  Jonah  the  second  time, 
saying, 

2  Arise,  go  unto  Nineveh,  that 
gnvit  city,  and  preach  unto  it  th(> 
pi-eaching  that  I  bid  tlu'e. 

3  So  Jonah  arose,  aiid  w(>nt  unto 
Nineveh,  accoi'ding  to  the  word  of 
the  TiOiM).  Now  Nineveh  was  ai) 
exceeding  great  city  of  three  days' 
joui'ney. 

4  And  Jonah  began  to  enter  into 
the  city  a  day's  journey,  and  he 
ci-ied,atid  said,  ^'et  forty  days,  and 
Nineveli  sliall  be  overthrown. 


*  Ileb.  Sheol. 


824 


Tlie  Ninevites  repent. 


JONAH,  4. 


Tlie  •prophet'^s  complaint. 


1  Moraslitite 


^  ye  peo- 
ples, all  of 
you ; 


5  ^  So  the  people  of  Nineveh  be- 
Heved  God,  and  proclaimed  a  fast, 
and  put  on  -sackcloth,  from  the 
greatest  of  them  even  to  the  least 
of  them. 

6  For  word  came  unto  the  king 
of  Nineveh,  and  he  arose  from  his 
throne,  and  he  laid  his  robe  from 
him,  and  covered  him  with  sack- 
cloth, and  sat  in  ashes. 

7  And  he  caused  it  to  be  pro- 
claimed and  published  through 
Nineveh  by  the  decree  of  the  king 
and  his  nobles,  saying.  Let  neither 
man  nor  beast,  hei'd  nor  Hock, 
taste  any  thing  :  let  them  not  feed, 
nor  drink  water : 

8  But  let  man  and  beast  be 
covered  with  sackcloth,  and  cry 
mightily  unto  God  :  yea,  let  them 
turn  every  one  from  his  evil  \yay, 
and  from  the  violence  that  is  in 
their  hands. 

9  Who  can  tell  if  God  will  turn 
and^  repent,  and  turn  away  from 
his  fierce  anger,  that  we  perish  nof! 

10  U  And  God  saw  their  works, 
that  they  turned  from  their  evil 
way ;  and  God  repented  of  the 
evil,  that  he  had  said  that  he 
would  do  unto  them  ;  and  he  did 
it  not. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  Jonah,  repining  at  God's  mercy,  4  is  re- 
prored  hy  the  type  of  a  gourd. 

BUT  it  displeased  Jonah  exceed- 
ingly, and  he  was  very  angry. 
2  And  he  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  I  pray  thee,  O  Lokd,  was 
not  this  my  saying,  when  I  was 
yet  in  my  country"?  Therefore  I 
fled  before  unto  Tarshish :  for  I 
knew  that  tliou  art  a  gracious  God, 
and  merciful,  slow  to  anger,  and 
of  great  kindness,  and  repentest 
thee  of  the  evil. 


3  Therefore  now,  O  Lord,  take, 
I  beseech  thee,  my  life  from  me ; 
for  it  is  better  for  me  to  die  than 
to  live. 

•4  U  Then  said  the  Lokd,  Doest 
thou  well  to  be  angry  1 

5  8o  Jonah  went  out  of  the  city, 
and  sat  on  the  east  side  of  the  city, 
and  there  made  him  a  booth,  and 
sat  under  it  in  the  shadow,  till  he 
might  see  what  would  become  of 
the  city. 

6  And  the  Lord  God  prepared  a 
gourd,  and  made  it  to  come  up 
over  Jonah,  that  it  might  be  a 
shadow  over  his  head,  to  deliver 
him  from  his  grief.  So  Jonah 
was  exceeding  glad  of  the  gourd. 

7  But  God  prepared  a  worm 
when  the  morning  rose  the  next 
day,  and  it  smote  the  gourd  that 
it  withered. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
sun  did  arise,  that  God  prepared  a 
'  vehement  east  wind  ;  and  the  sun 
beat  upon  the  head  of  Jonah,  that 
he  fainted,  and  wished  in  himself 
to  die,  and  said.  It  is  better  for  me 
to  die  than  to  live. 

9  And  God  said  to  Jonah,  Doest 
thou  well  to  be  angry  for  the  gourd  1 
And  he  said,  I  do  well  to  be  angry, 
even  unto  death. 

10  Then  said  the  Lord,  Thou 
hast  had  pity  on  the  gourd,  for 
the  which  thou  hast  not  laboured, 
neither  madest  it  grow ;  which 
came  up  in  a  night,  and  perished 
in  a  night : 

11  And  should  not  I  "'spare 
Nineveh,  that  great  city,  wherein 
are  more  than  sixscore  thousand 
persons  that  cannot  discern  be- 
tween their  right  hand  and  their 
left  hand  ;  and  also  much  cattle  1 


MICAH 


CHAPTER  L 

1  Micah  shetceth  the  wrath  of  God  a  gain  at 
Jacob  for  idolatry.  10  lie  evhorteth  to 
mourning. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that  came 
to  Micah  the  '  Morasthite  in  the 
days  of  Jotham,  Ahaz,  (tml  Heze- 
kiah,  kings  of  Judah,  wliicli  he  saw 
concerning  Samaria  and  Jerusalem. 

■J  Hear,  "all  ye  peov)]c  :  liearken, 
O  earth,  and  all  that  therein  is  : 
and  let  the  Lord  God  be  witness 
against  you,  the  Lord  from  his  holy 
tem|)le. 

3  For,  behold,  the  Lord  cometh 
forth  out  of  his  place,  and  will 
come  down,  and  tread  upon  the 
high  places  of  the  earth. 


4  And  the  mountains  shall  be 
molten  under  him,  and  the  valleys 
shall  be  cleft,  as  wax  before  the 
fire,  avd  as  the  waters  that  are 
poured  down  a  steep  place. 

5  For  the  ti'ansgression  of  Jacob 
is  all  this,  and  for  the  sins  of  the 
house  of  Israel.  What  is  the  trans- 
gression of  •Jacob'?  is  it  not  Sama- 
ria? and  what  are  the  high  places 
of  Judah  1  are  then  not  Jerusalem? 

G  Therefore  T  will  make  Samaria 
as  an  heap  of  the  \w\c\,an(l  as  plant- 
ings of  a  vineyard  :  and  I  will  pour 
down  the  stones  thereof  into  the 
^'alley,  and  I  will  discover  the 
foundations  ther(H)f. 

7  And    all     the    gra\'(ni    images 


sultry 


-  have 
pity  on 


825 


Judgment  on  Judah  and  Israel. 


MICAH,  2,  3. 


Ojipression  reproved. 


thereof  shall  be  beaten  to  pieces, 
and  all  the  hires  thereof  shall  be 
burned  with  the  fire,  and  all  the 
idols  thereof  will  1  lay  desolate  : 
for  she  gathered  '  i£_  of  the  hire  of 
an  harlot,  and  they  shall  return  to 
the  hire  of  an  harlot. 

8  Therefore  I  will  wail  and  howl, 
I  will  go  stripped  and  naked  :  I 
will  make  a  wailing  like  the  "  dra- 
gons, and  mourning  as  the  *  owls. 

y  J^\)r  her  wound  is  incurable  ; 
for  it  is  come  unto  Judah ;  ■*  he  is 
come  unto  the  gate  of  my  people, 
even  to  .Jerusalem. 

10  ^  Declare  ye  it  not  at  Gath, 
weep  ye  not  at  all :  '  in  the  house 


not  remove  your  necks ;  neither 
shall  ye  go  haughtily :  for  this 
time  is  evil. 

4  *\\  In  that  day  shall  <me  take 
up  a  parable  against  you,  and 
lament  with  a  doleful  lamentation, 
ami  say.  We  be  utterly  spoiled  :  he 
hath  changed  the  portion  of  my 
people  :  how  hath  he  removed  it 
from  me  !  "  turning  away  he  hath 
divided  our  heids. 


9  a  parting 
gift 

1"  dec^eitful 
thing 

11  I  will  yet 
bring  unto 
thee,  O 
in  habitant 
of  Mare- 
shah,  him 
that  shall 
possess 
thee:  the 
glory  of 
Israel  shall 
come  even 
unto  Adul- 
1am. 

1-!  tiie  fliild- 
rcM  of  tliy 
delight; 


of  Aphrah  roll  thyself  in  tiie  dust. 
1 1  Fass   ye  away,    thou  inhabi- 
tant of  Saphir,  having  thy  shame 
naked:   the  inhabitant  of  Zaanan 
''came  not  forth  in  the  mn\n'iiing:of 


Beth-ezel ;  he  shall  reet-ivc  of  you 


his  standing. 

12  ¥ov  the  inhabitant  of  ^laroth 
"waited  carefully  for  good:  but 
evil  ^  came  down  from  the  Lord 
unto  the  gate  of  Jerusalem. 

13  0  thou  inhabitant  of  Lachish, 
bind  the  chariot  to  the  swift  beast: 
she  is  the  beginning  of  the  sin  to 
the  daughter  of  Zion :  for  the  trans- 
gressions of  Israel  were  found  in 
thee. 

14  Therefore  shalt  thou  give 
"  presents  to  Moresheth-gath  :  the 
houses  of  Achzib  shall  be  a  "jie^  to 
the  kings  of  Israel. 

15  "  Yet  will  T  bring  an  heir 
unto   th«^H'.    ()   inhabitant    of    Ma- 


5  I  herefore  thou  shalt  have  none 
that  shall  cast  a  cord  by  lot  in  the 
congregation  of  the  Loed. 

6  Prophesy  ye  not,  say  they  to 
them  that  propliesy  :  they  shall  not 
prophesy  '-*  to  them,  that  they  shall 


not  take  shame. 


reshali  :  he  shall  come  unto  Adul- 


laiii  the  ;j.lory  of  Israel. 

16  Make  thee  bald,  and  rioll  thee 
for  '"  thy  delic.'ite  children  :  enlarge 
thy  baldness  as  the  eagle  ;  for  they 
are  gone  into  captivity  from  thee. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  AfiainHt  np/irfiuii.on.     i  A  htmentaiion.     1 
A  rcprati/  (if  iiiju.ftice  diiil  iiiolatry.     VI  A 

firdiitlnc.  tif  rcsliirimj  ./(ti'iih. 

OE  to  them  that  (Uivise  ini- 
quity, and  woi'k  evil  upfm 
their  beds  !  when  the  morning  is 
light,  they  r)racti3e  it,  bf^cause  it  is 
in  the  ijower  of  their  hand. 

2  And  they  covet  fields,  and  take 
them  by  violenc^e  ;  and  houses,  and 
take  thi'iii  away  :  so  they  oppress  a 
man  and  his  house,  even  a  man  and 
his  heritage. 

3  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord; 
Behold,  against  this  family  do  T 
devise  an  evil,  fi'oni  which  ye  shall 


w 


*  That  is,  A  house  of  duat. 


7  ^1  O  thou  that  art  named_  the 
house  of  Jacob,  is  the  spirit  of  the 
Loud  straitened'?  are  these  his 
doings'?  do  not  my  words_  do  good 
to  him  that  walketh  uprightly'? 

8  Even  of  late  my  people  is  riseit 
up  as  an  enemy  :  ye  pull  oti'  the 
robe  with  the  garment  from  them 
that  pass  by  securely  as  men  averse 
from  war. 

9  The  women  of  my  people  have 
ye  cast  out  from  their  pleasant 
houses ;  from  their  children  have 
ye  taken  away  my  glory  for  ever. 

10  Ari.se  ye,  and  depart ;  for  this 
is  not  your  ^^'  rest :  because  it  is 
polluted,  '"it  shall  destroy  you, 
even  with  a  sore  destruction. 

11  If  a  man  walking  in  "  the 
spirit  and  falsehood  do  lie,  saying, 
I  will  ))rophesy  unto  thee  of  wine 
and  of  strong  drink  ;  he  shall  even 
be  the  prophet  of  this  people. 

12^1  will  surely  assemble,  O 
Jacob,  all  of  thee;  I  will  surely 
gather  t\\(\  remnant  of  Israel  ;  1 
will  ])ut  tliem  together  as  the  she<>p 
of  Pozrah,  as  the  Hock  in  the  midst 
of  their  fold  :  they  shall  make  gi'eat 
noise  by  reason  of  the  viultitiule  of 
men. 

13  The  breaker  is  '"come  up 
before  them  :  they  liave  broken 
'"np.  and  have  passed  through  the 
gate,  and  ;ire  gone  out  by  it:  and 
their  king  '-"shnll  pass  before  them, 
and  the  Loud'''oji  the  head  of  them. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  The  criKltii  of  the  priiicex.  5  The  fiihe- 
hiiixl  <f  the  prophetH.  8  The  seeuriiy  of 
1hf)n  bath. 

AND  I  said.  Hear,  I  pray  you,  O 
heafis  of  Jacob,  and  ye  princes 
of  the  house  of  Israel ;  Is  it  not  for 
you  to  know  judgment? 

2  Who  hate  the  gf>od,  and  love 
the  evil  ;  who  pluck  oil'  their  skin 
from  otr  them,  and  their  tlesh  from 
off  their  bones ; 


13  to  the 
rebellious 
he  divideth 


"  of  these 
things:  their 
reproaches 
never  cease. 


15  resting 
place : 

16  ye  shall  be 
destroyed 

1''  a  spirit  of 
falsehood 


1**  gone 


!'•'  forth 


passed 


••21  at 


826 


Wicked  prophets  denounced. 


MICAH,  4. 


The  exaltation  of  Zion. 


3  Who  also  eat  the  fleshy  of  my 
people,  and  Hay  their  skin  from  off 
them  •  and  they  break  their  bones, 
and  chop  them  in  pieces,  as  for  the 
pot,  and  as  tlesh  within  the  caldron. 

4  Then  shall  they  ci-y  unto  the 
Loiti),  bvit  he  will  not  hear  them  : 
he  will  even  hide  his  face  from 
them  at  that  time,  '  as_  they  have 
behaved  themselves  ill  in  their 
doings. 

5  II  Thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cerning the  prophets  that  make 
my  people  err,  that  bite  with  their 
teeth,  and  cry,  Peace  ;  and  he  that 
putteth  not  into  their  mouths,  they 
even  prepare  war  against  him. 

6  Therefore  night  shall  be  unto 
you,  that  ye  shall  not  have  a 
vision ;  and  it  shall  be  dark  unto 
you,  that  ye  shall  not  divine;  and 
the  sun  shall  go  down  over  the 
prophets,  and  the  day  shall  be 
dark  over  them. 

7  Then  shall  the  seers  be  ashamed , 
and  the  diviners  confounded  :  yea, 
they  shall  all  cover  their  lips ;  for 
there  is  no  answer  of  God. 

8  Vi  But  truly  I  am  full  of  power 
by  the  spirit  of  the  Loud,  and  of 
judgment,  and  of  might,  to  declare 
unto  Jacob  his  transgression,  and 
to  Israel  his  sin. 

9  Hear  this,  I  pray  you,  ye  heads 
of  the  house  of  Jacob,  and  princes 
of  the  house  of  Israel,  that  abhor 
judgment,  and  pervert  all  equity. 

1 0  They  build  up  Zion  with  blood, 
and  Jerusalem  with  iniquity. 

11  The  heads  thereof  judge  for 
reward,  and  the  priests  thereof 
teach  for  hire,  and  the  prophets 
thereof  divine  for  money :  yet  will 
they  lean  upon  the  Lord,  and  say. 
Is  not  the  Lord  among  US'?  none 
evil  can  come  upon  us. 

12  Therefore  shall  Zion  for  your 
sake  be  plowed  as  a  field,  and  Jeru- 
salem shall  liecome  heaps,  and  the 
mountain  of  the  house  as  the  high 
places  of  the  forest. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  77(6  glory,  3  peace,  8  kingdom,  11  and  vic- 
tory of  the  church. 

BLTT  in  the  "last  days  it  shall  come 
to  pass,  that  the  mountain  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord  shall  be  es- 
tablished in  the  top  of  the  moun- 
tains, and  it  shall  be  exalted  above 
the  hills;  and  ^  people  shall  fiow 
unto  it. 

2  And  many  nations  shall  come, 
and  say,  Come,  and  let  us  go  up  to 
the  mountain  of  the  Lord,  and  to 
the  house  of  the  CJod  of  Jacob;  and 
he  will  teach  us  of  his  ways,  and  we 
will  walk  in  his  paths :  for  the  law 


shall  go  forth  of  Zion,  and  the  word 
of  the  Lord  from  Jerusalem. 

3  H  And  he  shall  judge  among 
many  ^  people,  and  ''  rebuke  strong 
nations  afar  off;  and  they  shall 
beat  their  swords  into  plowshares, 
and  their  spears  into  pruning- 
hooks:  nation  shall  not  lift  up  a 
sword  against  nation,  neither  shall 
thej^  learn  war  any  more. 

4  But  they  shall  sit  every  mjin 
under  his  vine  and  under  his  fig 
tree ;  and  none  shall  make  thon 
afraid:  for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts  hath  spoken  it. 

5  For  all "  people  will  walk  every 
one  in  the  name  of  his  god,  and  we 
will  walk  in  the  name  of  the  Lord 
our  God  for  ever  and  ever. 

6  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord, 
will  I  assemble  her  that  halteth, 
and  I  will  gather  her  that  is  driven 
out,  and  her  that  I  have  afflicted ; 

7  And  I  will  make  her  that  halted 
a  remnant,  and  her  that  was  cast 
far  olf  a  strong  nation:  and  the 
Lord  shall  reign  over  them  in 
mount  Zion  from  henceforth,  even 
for  ever. 

8  *\  And  thou,  O  tower  of  the 
flock,  the  strong  hold  of  the  daugh- 
ter of  Zion,  unto  thee  shall  it  come, 
even  the  '  fii-st  dominion ;  the  king- 
dom shall  come  to  the  daughter  of 
Jerusalem. 

9  Now  why  dost  thou  cry  out 
aloud"?  is  there  no  king  in  thee?  is 
thy  counsellor  perished  %  for  pangs 
have  taken  thee  as  a  woman  in 
travail. 

10  Be  in  pain,  and  labour  to 
bring  forth,  O  daughter  of  Zion, 
like  a  woman  in  travail :  for  now 
shalt  thou  go  forth  out  of  the  city, 
and  thou  shalt  dwell  in  the  field, 
and  thou  shalt  go  even  to  Babylon  ; 
there  shalt  thou  be  delivered ;  there 
the  Lord  sliall  redeem  thee  from 
the  hand  of  thine  enemies. 

11  ^  Now  also  many  nations  are 
gathered  against  thee,  that  say.  Let 
her  be  defiled,  and  let  our  eye  look 
upon  Zion. 

12  But  they  know  not  the 
thoughts  of  the  Lord,  neither  un- 
derstand they  his  counsel:  for  he 
shall  gather  them  as  the  sheaves 
into  the  **  floor. 

1 3  Arise  and  thresh,  O  daughter 
of  Zion  :  for  I  will  make  thine  hoi'ii 
iron,  and  I  will  make  thy  hoofs 
brass :  and  thou  shalt  beat  in  pieces 
many  "  peo])le:  and  '"I  will  conse- 
crate their  gain  unto  the  Lord,  and 
their  substance  unto  the  Lord  of 
the  whole  earth. 


*  peoples, 
5  decide 
eoncerniiiE 


6  the  peoples 


former 


*  Or, 


"^  tlireshing- 
floor. 


3  l)eoples : 
in  *  tlion       ' 
sliiilt  devote 


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The  deliverer  from  Bethlehem. 


MICAH,  5,  6. 


Go(Vs  reproach  of  his  people. 


CHAlTEll  5. 

1  The  birth  of  Christ.  4  llin  kiiKjiIom.   8  ///,v 
conquest. 

NOW  gather  thyself  in  troops,  O 
daughter  of  troops  :  he  hath 
laid  siege  against  vis:  they  shall 
smite  the  judge  of  Israel  with  a  rod 
upon  the  cheek. 

2  But  thou.  Eeth-lehem  Ephra- 
tah,  thouijh  thou  be  little  among; 
the  thousands  of  Judah.  yet  out  of 
thee  shall  he  come  forth  unto  me 
tfiat  is  to  be  ruler  in  Isiuel ;  whose 
goings  forth  have  been  from  of  old, 
fi'om  ^  everlasting. 

3  Therefore  will  he  give  them 
up,  until  the  time  that  she  which 
travaileth  hath  brought  forth : 
then  the  remnant  of  his  bi'ethren 
shall  return  unto  the  children  of 
Israel. 

4  51  And  he  shall  stand  and  "  feed 
in  the  strength  of  the  Lord,  in  the 
majesty  of  the  name  of  the  Lord 
his  God  ;  and  they  shall  abide  :  for 
now  shall  he  be  great  unto  the  ends 
of  the  earth. 

5  And  this  vum  shall  be  ■'  the 
peace,  when  the  Assyrian  shall 
come  into  our  land  :  and  when  he 
shall  tread  in  our  palaces,  then 
shall  we  raise  against  him  seven 
shepherds,  and  eight  ^  prinei])al 
m(Mi. 

()  And  tliey  sliall  waste  the  land 
of  Ass.yria  with  the  sword,  and  the 
land  of  Ninu'od  in  the  entrances 
thereof :  thus  shall  he  deliver  tis 
from  the  AssyriaTi,  when  he  cometh 
into  our  land,  and  when  he  treadeth 
within  our  borders. 

7  And  the  I'eiiuiant  of  Jacob  shall 
be  in  the  midst  of  many  ■"  peo|)le  as 
adewfrom  the  LoR?), as  the  showers 
ui)on  the  grass,  that  tarrieth  not  for 
man,  nor  waiteth  for  the  sons  of 
men. 

H  If  And  the  remnant  of  Jacob 
shall  b(;  among  tiie  "  (ientilcs  in 
the  midst  of  many  ■"'  iK'opIc  as  a 
lion  among  the  beasts  of  the  forest, 
as  a  young  Hon  among  the  Hocks 
of  sheep:  wlio,  if  lie  go  tlu'ough, 
botli  treadeth  down,  and  teareth 
in  pieces,  and  none  can  deliver. 

9  Thine  hand  shall  be  lifted  up 
ui)on  thine  adversaries,  and  all 
tliitu',  enemies  sliall  be  cut  off. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that,  day,  saith  the  Loi;i),  that  L 
will  cut  ofl'  thy  horses  out  of  the 
midst  of  thee,  and  1  will  destroy 
tliy  chai'iots  : 

11  And  I  will  cut  off  th(!  cities 
f)f  thy  land,  and  throw  down  all 
thy  strong  holds  : 

1  2  And  I  will  cut  off  witclicrafts 


out  of  thine  hand  ;  and  thou  shalt 
have  no  nioi-e  soothsayers : 

13  Thy  graven  inuiges  also  will 
I  cut  off',  and  thy  standing  images 
out  of  the  midst  of  thee  ;  and  thou 
shalt  no  more  worship  the  work  of 
thine  hands. 

11-  And  1  will  pluck  up  "^  thy 
groves  out  of  the  midst  of  thee : 
so  will  I  destroy  thy  cities. 

15  And  I  will  execute  vengeance 
in  angerand  fury  upon  the  heathen, 
such  as  they  have  not  heard. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  God^s  conirovernj/'far  md-inihie.^f:,  (J  for 
iffuornnce,  10  for  injustice,  1(3  anil  for 
idoUdry. 

HEAR  ye  now  what  the  Lord 
saith ;  Arise,  contend  thou 
before  the  mountains,  and  let  the 
hills  hear  thy  voice. 

2  Hear  ye,  O  mountains,  the 
Lord's  controversy,  and  ye  strong 
foundations  of  the  earth  :  for  the 
Lord  hath  a  controversy  with  his 
l^eople,  and  he  will  plead  with 
Israel. 

3  0  my  people,  what  have  I 
done  unto  thee  1  and  wherein  have 
I  wearied  thee"?  testify  against  me. 

4  For  I  brought  thee  up  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  redeemed 
thee  out  of  the  house  of  ^  servants  : 
and  I  sent  before  thee  iMoses, 
Aaron,  and  Miriam. 

5  O  my  people,  remember  now 
what  Ealak  king  of  Moab  con- 
sulted, and  what  Balaam  the  son 
of  Ijcor  ^  answered  him  from  Shit- 
tim  unto  Oilgal ;  that  ye  may 
know  the  righteousness  of  the 
Lord. 

6  U  Wherewith  shall  T  come  be- 
fore the  Lord,  (iml  bow  myself 
before  the  high  Cod?  shall  I  come 
before  him  with  burnt  offerings, 
with  calves  of  a  year  old? 

7  Will  th(>  Lord  be  pleased  with 
thousands  of  rams,  or  with  ten 
thousands  of  I'ivers  of  oil?  shall 
I  give  my  hrstborn  fur  my  ti'ans- 
gi-ession,  tlu^  fruit  of  my  body  for 
the  sin  of  my  soul  ? 

8  He  hath  shewed  thee,  O  man, 
what  is  good  ;  and  what  doth  the 
Lord  require  of  thee,  but  to  do 
justl.v,  and  to  lov(^  mercy,  and  to 
walk  humbly  Avith  thy  (iod  ? 

9  The  [jOHd's  voice  ci'i(>th  unto 
the  city,  and  the  iihoi.  of  wisdom 
sluiU  see  thy  name:  he;i,i'  ye  the 
rod,  and  who  hath  a|)pointe(l  it. 

10  II  Ai-e  th(M-(>  yet  the  treasures 
of  wickedness  in  tin;  house  of  the 
wicked,  and  the  scant  measuic  tlnit 
is  abominable? 

11  Shall   1  c(>uiii  i/n  III  pure  with 


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General  corruption. 


MICAH,  7. 


GocVs  great  mercy. 


'  But  as  /or 
me, 


the  wicked  balances,  and  with  the 
bag  of  deceitful  weights  1 

1 2  For  the  rich  men  thereof  are 
full  of  violence,  and  the  inhabitants 
thereof  have  spoken  lies,  and  their 
tongue  /*•  deceitful  in  their  mouth. 

13  Therefore  also  will  I  nuike 
thee  sick  in  smiting  thee,  in  making 
thee  desolate  because  of  thy  sins. 

14  Thou  shalt  eat,  but  not  be 
satisfied ;  and  thy  casting  down 
shall  be  in  the  midst  of  thee ;  and 
thou  shalt  take  hold,  but  shalt  not 
deliver ;  and  that  which  thou  deli- 
verest  will  I  give  up  to  the  sword. 

1 5  Thou  shalt  sow,  but  thou  shalt 
not  reap ;  thou  shalt  tread  the 
olives,  but  thou  shalt  not  anoint 
thee  with  oil ;  and  ^  sweet  wine,  but 
shalt  not  drink  -  wine. 

16  H  For  the  statutes  of  Omri 
are  kept,  and  all  the  works  of  the 
house  of  Ahab,  and  ye  walk  in  their 
counsels  ;  that  I  should  make  thee 
a  desolation,  and  the  inhabitants 
thereof  an  hissing :  therefore  ye 
shall  bear  the  reproach  of  my 
people. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  The  cJiiirck,  complaining  of  her  small  num- 
ber, 3  an<l  the  general  corruption,  5 puitefh 
her  conjidence  not  in  man,  hut  in  God. 
S  She  tnnmphethoTerher  enemies,  ii  God 
comfortefhher  hy  promise.^,  16  by  confusion 
of  the  enemies,  18  and  by  his  mercies. 

WOE  is  me !  for  I  am  as  when 
they  have  gathered  the  sum- 
mer fruits,  as  the  grapegleanings 
of  the  vintage :  there  is  no  cluster 
to  eat :  my  soul  desired  the  first- 
ripe  fruit. 

2  The  •'  good  man  is  perished  out 
of  the  earth  :  and  there  is  none  up- 
right among  men  :  they  all  lie  in 
wait  for  bhjod ;  they  hunt  every 
man  his  brother  with  a  net. 

3  ^  ^  That  they  may  do  evil  with 
both  hands  earnestly,  the  prince 
asketh,  and  the  judge  asketh  for  a 
reward;  and  the  great  man,  he 
uttereth  his  mischievous  desire : 
•^so  they  wrap  it  up. 

4-  The  best  of  them  is  as  a  brier  : 
the  most  upright  is  s/uirper  than  a 
thorn  hedge  :  the  day  of  thy  watch- 
men ^avd  thy  visitation  cometh  ; 
now  shall  be  their  perplexity. 

T)  ^1  Trust  .ye  not  in  a  friend,  put 
ye  not  confidence  in  a  guide  :  keep 
the  doors  of  thy  mouth  from  her 
that  lieth  in  thy  bosom. 

()  For  the  son  dishonoureth  the 
father,  the  daughter  risetli  up 
against  her  mother,  the  daughter 
in  law  against  her  mother  in  law  ; 
a  man's  enemies  are  the  men  of  his 
own  house. 

7  '  Therefore  I  will  look  unto  the 


Lord  ;  I  will  wait  for  the  God  of 
my  .salvation :  my  God  will  hear  me. 

8  ^\  Rejoice  not  against  me,  O 
mine  enemy :  when  i  fall,  I  shall 
arise ;  when  I  sit  in  darkness,  the 
Lord  shall  he  a  light  unto  me. 

9  I  will  bear  the  indignation  of 
the  Lord,  because  I  have  sinned 
against  him,  until  he  plead  my 
cause,  and  execute  judgment  for 
me  :  he  will  bring  me  forth  to  the 
Hght,  and  I  shall  behold  his  right- 
eousness. 

10  Then  she  that  is  mine  enemy 
shall  see  it,  and  shame  shall  cover 
her  which  said  unto  me.  Where  is 
the  Lord  thy  God  1  mine  eyes  shall 
behold  her  :  now  shall  she  be  trod- 
den down  as  the  mire  of  the  streets. 

1 1  **  In  the  day  that  thy  walls 


are  to  be  built,  in  that  day  shal 


the  decree  be  far  removed. 

12  In  that  day  also  "he  shall 
come  even  to  thee  from  Assyria, 
and  frovi  the  ^"fortified  cities,  and 
from  "  the  fortress  even  to  the 
''^  river,  and  fi'om  sea  to  sea,  and 
from  mountain  to  mountain. 

13  '^  Notwithstanding  the  land 
shall  be  desolate  because  of  them 
that  dwell  therein,  for  the  fruit  of 
their  doings. 

14  ^  Feed  thy  people  with  thy 
rod,  the  flock  of  thine  heritage, 
which  dwell  solitarily  i^i  the  wood, 
in  the  midst  of  Carmel :  let  them 
feed  in  Bashan  and  Gilead,  as  in 
the  days  of  old. 

15  ^•^  According  to  the  days  of 
thy  coming  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt  will  I  shew  unto  him  mar- 
vellous tilings. 

16  ^  The  nations  shall  see  and 
be  ^^  confounded  at  all  their  might : 
they  shall  lay  their  hand  upon  their 
mouth,  their  ears  shall  be  deaf. 

17  They  shall  lick  the  dust  like 
a  serpent,  they  shall  move  out  of 
their  holes  like  worms  of  the  earth  : 
they  shall  be  afraid  of  the  Lord 
our  God,  and  shall  fear  because  of 
thee. 

18  Who  is  a  God  like  unto  thee, 
that  partloneth  iniquity,  and  pass- 
eth  by  the  transgression  of  the 
remnant  of  his  heritage "?  he  retain- 
eth  not  liis  anger  for  ever,  because 
he  delighteth  in  mercy. 

19  He  will  turn  again,  he  will 
have  compassion  ui)on  us  ;  he  will 
subdue  our  iniquities;  and  thou 
wilt  cast  all  their  sins  into  the 
depths  of  the  sea. 

20  Thou  wilt  perform  the  truth 
to  Jacob,  and  the  mercy  to  Abra- 
ham, which  thou  hast  sworn  unto 
our  fathers  from  the  days  of  old. 


8  A  day  for 
building  thy 
walls!  in 
that  day 
shall  the 
boundary 

9  shall  they 
come 

1"  cities  of 
Esypt, 

11  Egypt 

12  River, 

13  Yet 


"  As  in 


15  ashamed 
of 


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QocVs  goodness  and  severity. 


NAHUM,  1,  2. 


The  overthrow  of  Nineveh. 


NAHUM 


CHAPTER  1. 

The  mcvjeKty  of  God  in  goodness  to  his  peo- 
ple, and  severity  against  hifi  enem/ies. 

rpHE  Mxirrlen  of  Nineveh.     The 

J-    book  of  the  vision  of   Nahum 

the  Elkoshite. 

2  God  is  jealous,  and  the  Lord 
revengeth ;  the  Lord  revengeth, 
and  is  furious  ;  the  Lord  '-^will  talce 


vengeance  on  his  adversaries,  and 
he  reserveth  umith  ior  his  enemies. 

3  The  Lord  is  slow  to  anger,  and 
great  in  power,  and  will  not  at  all 
acquit  the  wicked:  the  Lord  hath 
his  way  in  the  whirlwind  and  in 
the  storm,  and  the  clouds  are  the 
dust  of  liis  feet. 

4  He  rebuketh  the  sea,  and  mak- 
eth  it  dry,  and  drieth  up  all  the 
rivers :  Bashan  languisheth,  and 
Carmel,  and  the  flower  of  Lebanon 
languisheth. 

5  The  mountains  quake  at  him, 
and  the  hills  melt,  and  the  earth 
is  ''burned  at  his  presence,  yea, 
the  world,  and  all  that  dwell 
therein. 

6  Who  can  stand  before  his  in- 
dignation'? and  who  can  abide  in 
the  fierceness  of  his  anger?  his 
fury  is  poured  out  like  fire,  and 
the  rocks  are  thrown  down  by  him. 

7  The  Loi'j)  is  good,  a  strong 
hold  in  the  day  of  trouble  ;  and  he 
knoweth  them  that  trust  in  him. 

8  But  with  an  overrunning  tlood 
he  will  make  an  utter  k^x\([  of  the 
place  thereof,  and  ^darkness  shall 
pursue  his  enemies. 

\)  What  do  ye  imagine  against 
the  Lord?  he  will  make  an  utter 
end  :  alttiction  shall  not  rise  up  the 
second  time. 

10  For  while  they  he  folden  to- 
gctluM"  as  thorns,  and  wliile  they 
are  drunken  as  drunkards,  they 
shall  be  devoured  as  stubble  fully 
dry. 

1 1  There  i.s  one  come  out  of  thee, 
tliat  iiuagineth  evil  against  the 
Loud,  ''a  wicked  counsi'llor. 

12  Thus  sailli  tlic  Ijokii  :  Though 
theij  he.  (juiet,  and  likewise  many, 
yet  thus  sliall  they  be  cut  down, 
when  he  shall  pass  through. 
Though  I  have  afflicted  thee,  I 
will  afllict  thee  no  more. 

l.">  For  now  will  I  break  his  yoke 
from  off  thee,  and  will  burst  tliy 
bonds  in  sunder. 

11  And  tlie  Lord  hath  given  a 
commandment  concerning  thee, 
that  no  more  of  thy  name  be  sown  : 


out  of  the  house  of  thy  gods  will  I 
cut  off  the  graven  image  and  the 
molten  image :  I  will  make  thy 
grave  ;  for  thou  art  vile. 

15  Behold  upon  the  mountains 
the  feet  of  him  that  bringeth  good 
tidings,  that  publisheth  peace  !  O 
Juclah,  keep  thy  solemn  feasts,  per- 
form thy  vows:. for  "the  wicked 


shall  no  more  pass  through  thee ; 
he  is  utterly  cut  off. 

CHAPTER  2. 

The  fenrfnl  ai>d   rictorioiis  armies  of  God 
against  Xi  tier  eh. 

HE  that  dasheth  in  pieces  is 
come  up  before  thy  face  :  keep 
the  '^mnnitioTi,  watch  the  way, 
make  thij  loins  strong,  fortify  thy 
power  mightily. 

2  For  the  Lord  ®  hath  turned 
away  the  excellency  of  Jacob,  as 
the  excellency  of  Lsrael :  for  the 
emptiers  have  emptied  tliem  out, 
and  marred  their  vine  branches. 

3  The  shield  of  his  mighty  men 
is  made  red,  the  valiant  men  are  in 
scarlet :  the  chariots  '■'shall  he  with 


flaming  torches  in  the  day  of  his 
preparation,  and  the  '"fir  trees  shall 
be_ terribly  shaken. 

4  The  chariots  "  shall  rage  in  the 
streets,  they  ''^shall  iustle  one 
against  another  in  the  broad 
ways :  they  '■'  shall  seem  like 
torches,  they  "shall  run  like  the 
li 


htnings. 

5  He  '•'^  shall  recounthis  worthies : 
they '"shall  stumbli^  in  their  ''walk: 
they  '^sluill  make  haste  to  the  wall 
thereof,  ;iiid  the  defence  '"shall  be 
prepared. 

G  The  gates  of  the  rivers '^"shallbo 
opened,  and  the  palace  '"sliall  be 
dissolved. 

7  -'  And  Huzzab  shall  b(>1cd  away 
c«|)fi\t',  she  shall    be   brought 


and  lier  maids  -"- sliall  lead  her  ;i~ 
with  the  voice  of  doves,  talx'ring 
upon  their  breasts. 

8  But  Nineveh  is  of  old  like  a 
pool  of  water :  yet  they  shall  tlee 
away.  Stand,  stand,  shall  they  cry : 
but  none  shall  look  back. 

9  Take  ye  the  spoil  of  silver,  take 
the  spoil  of  gold:  for  there  is  none 
end  of  the  store  and  "'  glory  out  of 


all  the  pleasant  furniture. 

10  She  is  emnty,  and  void,  and 
waste  :  and  the  neart  melteth,  and 


6  the  wicked 
oue 


fortress, 


8  bringeth 
agaiu 


9  flash  with 
steel 


spears  are 


i'  rage 

12  justle 

13  seem 
i*  run 

15  recount- 
eth 

16  stumble 
i'  march ; 
i"*  make 

1'-'  is 
-"  are 


•ii  And  it  is 
decreed  :  she 
is  led  cap- 
tive, she  is 
carried 
aAvay, 
-'-  mourn 


28  glory  of 
all 


830 


Tlie  miserable  ruin 


NAHUM,  3. 


of  Nineveh. 


the  knees  smite  together,  and  much 
pain  /*•  in  all  loins,  and  the  faces  of 
them  all  gather  blackness. 

1 1  Where  is  the  dwelling  of  the 
lions,  and  the  feedingplace  of  the 
young  lions,  where  the  ^  lion,  even 
the  old  lion,  walked,  and  the  lion's 
vyhelp,  and  none  made  them  afraid  ? 

12  The  lion  did  tear  in  pieces 
enough  for  his  whelps,  and 
strangled  for  his  lionesses,  and  filled 
his  ^  holes  with  prey,  and  his  dens 
with  ravin. 

13  Behold,  T  am  against  thee, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  I  will 
burn  her  chariots  in  the  smoke,  and 
the  sword  shall  devour  thy  young 
lions:  and  I  will  cut  oft' thy  prey 
from  the  earth,  and  the  voice  of  thy 
messengers  shall  no  more  be  heard. 

CHAPTER  3. 

The  miserable  ruin  of  Nineveh. 

WOE  to  the  bloody  city  !  it  is 
all  full  of  lies  and  robbery ; 
the  pi-ey  departeth  ^  not ; 

'2  The  noise  of  ■*  ajwiup,  and  the 
noise  of  the  rattling  of  the  wheels, 
and  of  the  pransing  horses,  and  of 
the  jumping  ^  chariots. 

3  The  horseman  "^  lifteth  up  both 
the  bright  sword  and  the  glittering 
spear :  and  there  is  a  multitude  of 
slain,  and  a  great  number  of  car- 
cases ;  and  there  is  none  end  of  their 
corpses ;  they  stumble  uijon  their 
corpses  : 

4  Because  of  the  multitude  of 
the  whoredoms  of  the  wellfavoured 
harlot,  the  mistress  of  witchcrafts, 
that  selleth  nations  through  her 
whoredoms,  and  families  through 
her  witchcrafts. 

5  Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts ;  and  I  will  dis- 
cover thy  skirts  upon  thy  face,  and 
I  will  shew  the  nations  thy  naked- 
ness, and  the  kingdoms  thy  shame. 

6  And  I  will  cast  abominable 
filth  upon  thee,  and  make  thee  vile, 
and  will  set  thee  as  a  gazing- 
stock. 

7  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
all  they  that  look  upon  thee  shall 
flee  from  thee,  and  say,  Nineveh  is 
laid  waste  :  who  will  bemoan  her  'I 
whence  shall  I  seek  comforters  for 
theel 


8  Art  thou  better  than  '^populous 
No,  that  was  situate  among  the 
rivers,  that  had  the  waters  round 
about  it,  whose  ramjjart  ^vas  the 
sea,  and  her  wall  was  ^  f  I'om  the  seal 

9  Ethiopia  and  Egypt  were  her 
strength,  and  it  was  infinite ;  Put 
and  Lubim  were  thy  helpers. 

10  Yet  was  she  carried  away,  she 
went  into  captivity :  her  young 
children  also  were  dashed  in  pieces 
at  the  top  of  all  the  streets  :  and 
they  cast  lots  for  her  honourable 
men,  and  all  her  great  men  were 
bound  in  chains. 

1 1  Thou  also  shalt  be  drunken  : 
thou  shalt  be  hid,  thou  also  shalt 
seek  ^  strength  because  of  the 
enemy. 

1 2  All  thy  strong  holds  shall  he 
lil-e  fig  trees  with  the  firstripe  figs  : 
if  they  be  shaken,  they  shall  even 
fall  into  the  mouth  of  the  eater. 

13  Behold,  thy  people  in  the 
midst  of  thee  are  women  :  the  gates 
of  thy  land  shall  be  set  wide  open 
unto  thine  enemies :  the  fire  shall 
devour  thy  bars. 

14  Draw  thee  waters  for  the 
siege,  fortify  thy  strong  holds  :  go 
into  clay,  and  tread  the  morter, 
make  strong  the  brickkiln. 

15  There  shall  the  fire  devour 
thee  ;  the  sword  shall  cut  thee  off",  it 
shall  eat  thee  up  like  the  canker- 
worm  :  make  thyself  many  as  the 
cankerworm,  make  thyself  many 
as  the  locusts. 

16  Thou  hast  multiplied  thy 
merchants  above  the  stars  of  hea- 
ven :  the  cankerworm  spoileth,  and 
fleeth  away. 

17  Thy  crowned  are  as  tlie  lo- 
custs, and  thy  captains  as  the 
'"  great  grasshoppers,  which  camp 
in  the  hedges  in  the  cold  day,  hut 
when  the  sun  ariseth  they  flee 
away,  and  their  place  is  not  known 
where  they  are. 

18  Thy  shepherds  slumber,  O 
king  of  Assyria :  thy  nobles  shall 
dwell  in  tlie  dust :  thy  people  is 
scattered  upon  the  mountains,  and 
no  man  gatnereth  them. 

19  There  is  no  healing  of  thy 
bruise  ;  thy  wound  is  grievous  :  all 
that  hear  the  "  bruit  of  thee  shall 
clap  the  hands  over  thee  :  for  upon 
whom  hath  not  thy  wickedness 
passed  continually'? 


No-amon, 


8  of 


9  n  stroiu 
hold 


i**  swarms  of 


11  report 


Destruction  by  the  Chaldeans. 


HABAKKUK,  1,  2. 


GoiVs  reply  to  the  prophet. 


HABAKKUK 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Unto  IT<ihiikkuk,  cornjj/diiiiru/  of  the.  in- 
iquil)/  (if  till'  ti/iiit,  fi  in  x/ieircit  tlie  fearful 
mnqliiiiri  hi/  thr  C/iii/i/i'ii/is.  I'i  //,.  ,-iii„- 
ptaiiuth  til, It  rciujiiiiKU  shmil,!  /,<■  ej',  rated 
tiij  tit  Villi  alio  a  re  fiif  irorxe. 

rpHE  ^  burden  which  Habakkuk 
J-   the  prophet  did  see. 

2  O  Lord,  how  long  shall  I  crs'', 
and  thou  wilt  not  hear  !  even  cry 
out  unto  thee  o/ violence,  and  thou 
wilt  not  save ! 

3  ^^'hy  dost  thou  shew  me  ini- 
quity, and  cause  me  to  behold 
"  grievance '?  for  spoiling  and  vio- 
lence are  before  me  :  and  tliere  are 
that  raise  up  strife  and  contention. 

4  Therefore  the  law  is  slacked, 
and  judgment  doth  never  go  forth  : 
for  the  wicked  doth  comjjass  about 
the  i-ighteous ;  therefore  "  wrong 
judgment  proceedeth. 

5  II  Behold  ye  among  the  hea- 
then, and  regard,  and  wonder  mar- 
vellously :  for  ^/  will  woi'k  a  work 
in  your  days,  which  ye  will  not 
believe,  though  it  be  told  you. 

6  For,  lo,  I  raise  up  the  Chalde- 
ans, that  bitter  and  hasty  nation, 
which  shall  march  througli  the 
breadth  of  the  land,  to  possess  the 
dwellingplaces  thrit  are  not  theirs. 

7  They  are  terrible  and  dreadful : 
their  judgment  and  their  dignity 
"shall  proceed  of  themselves. 

<S  Their  horses  also  are  swifter 
than  the  leoj^ards,  and  are  more 
fierce  than  the  evening  wolves  :  and 
their  horsemen  shall  spread  them- 
selves, and  their  horsemen  shall 
coine  f  J'om  far ;  they  shall  fly  as 
the  eagle  that  hastetli  to  eat. 

9  They  shall  come  all  for  vio- 
lence :  their  faces  "  shall  su])  up  an 
the  east  wind,  and  they  sliall  gather 
^  the  captivity  as  the  sand. 

10  And  they  shall  scoff"  «atfhe 
kiiigs.  and  the  v)rinces  shall  be  a 
scDni  unto  them:  tli('ysha,ll  deride 
e\-ery  strong  hold;  for  they  shall 
"  liciip  (lust,  and  take  it. 

1  1  '"  Then  shall  h/'x  mind  chanLre. 
and  he  shall  |)ass  <i\<t.  jiikI  ullcnd. 


n/ipiifiiK/  this  Ins  piiwcr  unto  ins 
god. 

1-!  ^  Art  thou  not  from  everlast- 
ing, ()  JjOHD  my  (iod,  mine  Holy 
One?  we  shall  not  die.  ()  TjOKP, 
tlutu  hastoi'dained  "  tlicni  for  judg- 
ment; aiid,()niight,v(  Jo(i,tliou  liast 
established  "  them  for  correction. 

13  77iou  art  of  i)urei'  eyes  than 


to  behold  evil,  and  canst  not  look 
on  iniquity  :  wherefore  lookest 
thou  upon  them  that  deal  treache- 
rously, rr^rHioldest  thy  ttmgue  when 
the  wicked  devoureth  the  man  that 
is  more  righteous  tiian  he  1 

14  And  makest  men  as  the  fishes 
of  the  sea,  as  the  creeping  things, 
that  have  no  ruler  over  them  1 

15  They  take  up  all  of  them  with 
the  angle,  they  catch  them  in  their 
net,  and  gather  them  in  their  drag  : 
therefore  they  rejoice  and  are  glad. 

16  Therefore  they  sacrifice  unto 
their  net,  and  burn  incense  unto 
their  drag  ;  because  by  them  th(>ir 
portion  is  fat,  and  their  meat 
plenteous. 

17  Shall  they  therefore  empty 
their  net,  and  not  ^'"  spare  continu- 
ally to  slay  the  nations  '^ 


CHAPTER  2. 

1  Vnfo  ITa7>aA'A~iil\  tcditing  for  an  answer,  I'x 
xheived  that  lie  niiixt  iriiit  In/  faith.  .5  The 
jiiililiiii'iif  iijHDi  the  Chiilileini  for  nnnatiii- 
l,leii,s.^,  \)  fr  roritiiiisii.ss,  vS  for  criielti/, 
lb  for  drunkenne-s.s,   is  and  for  idotatri/. 

I  WILL  stand  upon  my  watch, 
and  set  me  upon  the  tower,  and 
will  watch  to  see  what  he  will  say 
imto  me,  and  what  I  shall  answer 
'•'  when  I  am  reproved. 

2  And  the  Loud  answered  me, 
and  said,  Write  the  vision,  and 
make  it  plain  upon  "  tables,  that 
he  may  run  that  read eth  it. 

3  For  the  vision  is  yet  for  ^^  an 
aT)Doiiited  time,  but  at  the  end  it 


shall  speak,  and  not  lie  :  though  it 
tarry,  wait  for  it ;  because  it  will 
surely  come,  it  will  not  tarry. 
4  Be]iold,liis  soul  "''irhirh  is  lifted 


up  is  not  upright  in  Iniii  :  but  the 
just  shall  li^  (^  l)y  his  faith. 

5  U  Yea  alsri,  bi'cause  he  ti-ans- 
gresseth  b.v  Avine,  he  is  a  proud 
man,  neither  keepeth  at  home, 
who  enlargeth  his  desire  as  *liell, 
jind  vs- as  den.th,  and  caTinot  be  sa- 
tisfied, but  gathered  unto  him  all 
nations,  and  heaiieth  unto  him  all 
''people  : 

()  Shall  not  all  these  take  uj)  a 
pnrable  against  him,  and  a  taunt- 
ing ])i-overl)  against  him,  and  say. 
Woe  to  him  that  iiicreaselli  f/iaf 
which  is  not  his  !  how  long?  and  to 
him  that  ladef  li  himself  with  '''thick 
clay  ! 


*/M.Slieol. 


832 


Judgment  on  the  Chaldeans. 


HABAKKUK,  3. 


Ilahakkak'  s  prayer. 


7  Shall  they  not  rise  up  suddenly 
that  shall  bite  thee,  and  awake 
that  shall  vex  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
be  for  booties  unto  them  '\ 

8  Because  thou  hast  spoiled 
many  nations,  all  the  remnant  of 
the  ^  ijeoi^le  shall  spoil  thee  ;  be- 
cause of  men's  blood,  and  fur  the 
violence  of  the  land,  of  the  city, 
and  of  all  that  dwell  therein. 

9  H  Woe  to  him  that  "  coveteth 
an  evil  covetousness  to  his  house, 
that  he  may  set  his  nest  on  high, 
that  he  may  be  delivered  from  the 
power  of  evil ! 

10  Tiiou  hast  consulted  shame 
to  thy  house  by  cutting  off  many 
''people,  and  hast  sinned  against 
thy  soul. 

1 1  For  the  stone  shall  cry  out  of 
the  wall,  and  the  beam  out  of  the 
timber  shall  answer  it. 

12  ^  Woe  to  him  that  buildeth 
a  town  with  blood,  and  stablisheth 
a  city  b.y  iniquity  ! 

13  Behold,  is  it  not  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts  that  the  *  people  shall 
labovu'  in   the   very  lii-e,   and  the 


•^people  shall  weary  themselves  for 
very  vanity '{ 

14  For  the  earth  shall  be  filled 
with  the  knowledge  of  the  glory  of 
the  Lord,  as  the  waters  cover  the 
sea. 

15  ^  Woe  unto  him  that  giveth 
his  neighbour  drink,  that  puttest 
thy  bottle  to  him,  and  makest  hitn 
drunken  also,  that  thou  may  est 
look  on  their  nakedness  ! 

16  Thou  art  filled  with  shame 
for  glory :  drink  thou  also,  and 
®  let  thy  foreskin    be    uncovered  : 


the  cup  of  the  Lord's  right  hand 
shall  be  turned  unto  thee,  and 
"  shameful  spewing  shall  be  on  thy 
glory. 

1 7  For  the  violence  *  of  Lebanon 
shall  cover  thee,  and  tlie  "spoil  of 
beasts.  i°  inhirh.  mnde  them  afraid, 
because  of  men's  blood,  and  for  the 
violence  "of  the  land, ''  of  the  city, 
and  "  of  alTthat  dwell  tlierein. 

18  ^TVVhat  profiteth  the  graven 
image  that  the  maker  thereof  hath 
graven  it;  the  molten  image,  ''and 
a^ teacher  of  lies,  that  the  maker  of 
his  work  trusteth  therein,  to  make 
dumb  idols'? 

19  Woe  unto  him  that  saith  to 
the  wood.  Awake ;  to  the  dumb 
stone,  Arise,  it  shall  teach  !  Behold, 
it  is  laid  oyer  with  gold  and  silyer, 
and  there  is  no  breath  at  all  in  the 
midst  of  it. 

20  But  the  Lord  is  in  his  holy 


temple :  let  all  the  earth  keep  si- 
lence before  him. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Ilahukkuk  in  hia prai/er  treinbleth  at  God's 
majesty.     17   The  conjidence  of  his  faith. 

A  PRAYER   of    Habakkuk    the 
prophet  '^  upon  Shigionoth. 
2  O  Lord,   I  have  heard  'Hhy 
speech,  and  was  afraid  :  O  Lord, 


revive  thy  work  in  the  midst  of 
the  years,  in  the  midst  of  the  years 
'^  make  known  ;  in  wrath  i-emember 
mercy. 

3  God  came  from  Teman,  and 
the  Holy  One  from  mount  Paran. 
Selah.  His  glory  covered  the  hea- 
vens, and  the  earth  was  full  of 
his  praise. 

4  And  his  brightness  was  as  the 
light;  he  had  '"^ horns  romiiic/  out  of 
his  hand :  and  there  was  the  hiding 
of  his  power. 

5  Before  him  went  the  pestilence, 
and  '^^urning  coals  went  forth  at 
his  feet. 

6  He  stood,  and  measured  the 
earth:  he  beheld,  and  drove  asun- 
der the  nations ;  and  the  everlast- 
ing mountains  were  scattered,  the 
perpetual  hills  did  bow:  ^^his  ways 
'i7-e  everlasting:. 


7  1  saw  the  tents  of  Cushan  in 
affliction :  aiul  the  curtains  of  the 
land  of  Midian  did  tremble. 

8  Was  the  Lord  displeased 
against  the  rivers  ]  was  thine  anger 
against  the  rivers '?  was  thy  wrath 
against  the  sea,  that  thou  didst 
ride  upon  thine  horses  and  thy 
chariots  of  salvation"? 

9  Thy  bow  was  made  quite  '"  na- 
ked, nccording  to  the  oaths  of  the 


iv\he>^.  even  thy  word.    tSelali.    Thou 
didst  cleave  the  earth  with  rivers. 

10  The  mountaiiis  saw  thee,  and 
they  trembled :  the  '■■'"  overflowing  of 
the  water  passed  by :  the  deep  vit- 
tered  his  voice,  and  lifted  up  his 
hands  on  high. 

11  The  sun  frwrZ  moon  stood  still 
in  their  habitation:  at  the  light  of 
thine  arrows  -'they  went,  and  at 
the  shining  of  thy  glittering  spear. 

.  12  Thou  didst  march  through 
the  land  in  indignation,  thou  didst 
thresh  the  '"'-^ heathen  in  anger. 

13  Thou  wentest  forth  for  the 
salvation  of  thy  p(H)ple,  even  for 
-'  salvation  with  thine  anointed; 
thou  woundedst  the  head  out  of 
the  house  of  the  wicked,  -^  by  dis- 
covering  the  foundation  unto  the 


Or, 


neck.     Selah. 

U  Thou  didst  -•' striketl____ 
with    his  staves   the  head  of    iiis 


oiijjrii 


13  set  to 
^*  the  report 
of  thee,  aud 
am 


15  make  it 
known : 


16  rays 
coming 
forth  from 


fiery  holts 


1*=  his  goings 
were  as  of 
old. 


19  hare ; 
.sworn  were 
the  chastise- 
ments of 
thy  word. 

2"  tempest  of 
waters 


-1  as  they 
went, 


23  the 

salvation  of 
•■^4  hiyiug 
bare 


-"  pierce 


833 


The  day  of  God's  wrath 


HABAKKUK,  3. 


comhtg  upon  Judali. 


1  warriors : 


2  tread  the 
sea 

3  the  heap 


4  trouble, 
when  it 
Cometh  up 
against  the 
people 
which 
invadeth 
him  in 
troops. 


1  Hezekiah, 


2  Chemarim 


•no 


^  sanctified 


6  over 


^  villages :  they  came  out  as  a 
whirlwind  to  scatter  me :  their  re- 
joicing was  as  to  devour  the  poor 
secretly. 

15  Thou    didst  -  walk    through 


the  sea  with  thine  horses,  ^  through 
the  heap  of  great  waters. 

16  When  I  heard,  my  belly  trem- 
bled ;  my  lips  quivered  at  the  voice : 
rottenness  entered  into  my  bones, 
and  I  trembled  in  myself,  that  I 
might  rest  in  the  day  of  •*  trouble : 
when  he  cometh  up  unto  the  peo- 


ple, he  will  invafle  them  with  his 
troops. 


17  U  Although  the  fig  tree  shall 
not  blossom,  neither  shall  fruit  !>€ 
in  the  vines;  the  labour  of  the 
olive  shall  fail,  and  the  fields  shall 
yield  no  meat;  the  flock  shall  be 
cut  off'  from  the  fold,  and  there  shall 
he  110  herd  in  the  stalls  : 

18  Yet  I  will  rejoice  in  the  Lord, 
I  will  joy  in  the  God  of  my  salva- 
tion. 

1 9  The  Lord  God  is  my  strength, 
and  he  will  make  my  feet  like 
hind's  feet,  and  he  will  make  me  to 
walk  upon  mine  high  places. 
^  To  the  chief  singer  on  my  stringed 
instruments. 


ZEPHANIAH 


CHAPTER    1. 

GocVs  severe  judgment  againut  Judah  for 
divers  sins. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  which 
came  unto  Zephaniah  the  son 
of  Cushi,  the  son  of  Gedaliah,  the 
son  of  Amariah,  the  son  of  ^  Hiz- 
kiah.  in  the  days  of  Josiah  the  son 
of  Amon,  king  of  Judah. 

2  I  will  utterly  consume  all  things 
from  off  the  land,  saith  the  Lord. 

3  I  will  consume  man  and  beast ; 
I  will  consume  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven,  and  the  fishes  of  the  sea, 
and  the  stumblingblocks  with  the 
wicked ;  and  I  will  cut  off' man  from 
off'  the  land,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  I  will  also  stretch  out  mine 
hand  upon  Judah,  and  upon  all  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem ;  and  I 
will  cut  off  the  remnant  of  Baal 
from  this  place,  and  the  n;ime  of 
the  '^  Chemarims  with  the  priests  ; 

5  And  them  that  woi'ship  the 
host  of  heaven  upon  the  housetops; 
and  them  that  worship  anl  that 
swear  •'  by  the  Lord,  and  that 
swear  by  .Malcham  ; 

6  And  them  that  are  turncnl  back 
from  the  Lord;  and  thoselhixt  have 
not  sought  the  Lord,  nor  enquired 
for  him. 

7  Hold  thy  peace  at  the  presence 
of  tlie  Lord  God  :  for  the  day  of  the 
Lord  is  at  hand :  for  the  Loud  hatli 
prepared  a  sacrifice,  he  hath  "*  bid 
his  guests. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  tlie 
day  of  tlie  LoitD's  saciince,  that  1 
will  punish  tlie  princes,  and  the 
king's  childr-en,  and  all  such  as  are 
clotlied  with  strange  apiiarel. 

9  In  the  same  day  also  will  I 
punish  all  those  that  leap  ■'^(vn  the 
threshold,  which  fill  their  masters' 
houses  with  violence  and  deceit. 


10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  that  there 
shall  he  the  noise  of  a  cry  from  the 
fish  gate,  and  an  howling  from  the 
^second,  and  a  great  crashing  from 
the  hills. 

1 1  Howl,  ye  inhabitants  of  ]\Iak- 
tesh,  for  all  the  merchant  people 
are  cut  down ;  all  they  that  bear 
silver  are  cut  off". 

1 2  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at 
that  time,  that  1  will  search  Jeru- 
salem with  candles,  and  punish  the 
men  that  are  settled  on  their  lees  : 
that  say  in  their  heart,  The  Lord 
will  not  do  good,  neither  will  he  do 
evil. 

13  Therefore  their  goods  shall 
become  a  booty,  and  their  houses  a 
desolation :  they  shall  also  build 
houses,  but  not  inhabit  them  ;  and 
they  shall  plant  vineyards,  but  not 
drink  the  wine  thereof. 

1 4  The  great  day  of  the  Lord  is 
near,  it  is  near,  and  hasteth  gr(»atly, 
even  the  voice  of  the  day  of  the 
Lord:  the  mighty  man  shall  cry 
there  bitterly. 

15  That  day  is  a  day  of  wrath,  a 
day  of  trouble  and  distress,  a  day 
of  wastenessand  desolation,  a  day  of 
darkness  and  gloominess,  a  day  of 
clouds  and  thick  darkness, 

K)  A  day  of  the  triiinpet  and 
alarm  against  the  fenced  cities,  and 
against  the  high  towers. 

17  And  1  will  bring  distress  upon 
men,  that  they  shall  walk  like  blind 
men,  becaus(>  they  have  sinned 
against  the  Lord  :  and  tlieii-  l)lood 
shall  be  poured  out  as  (hist,  and 
tlieir  flesh  as  the  dung. 

IS  N(>ither  their  silver  nor  their 
gold  sliJill  be  able  to  deliver  them 
in  th(^  day  of  tlu^  Lord's  wrath  ; 
i)ut  the   wliole   land   shall   be  de- 


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Exhortation  to  repentance. 


ZEPHANIAH,  2,  3. 


Woe  to  the  nations. 


Ian  end, yea 
a  speedy 
end 


voured  by  the  fire  of  his  jealousy: 
for  he  shall  make  '  even  a  speedy 
riddance  of  all  them  that  dwell  m 


the  land. 


CHAPTER  2. 


1  An  exhortation  to  repentance.   4  The  judg- 
ment of  the  Philistines,  8  of  Moah   and 

Ainiaon,  12  of  Ethiopia  and  Anai/ria. 

GATHEE,   yourselves    together, 
yea,    gather    together,  O  na- 
tion '■''  not  desired  : 

2  Before  the  decree  bring  forth, 
hefore  the  day  pass  as  the  chaff, 
before  the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lokd 
come  upon  you,  before  the  day  of 
the  Lord's  anger  come  upon  j'^ou. 

3  Seek  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  meek 
of  the  earth,  which  have  wrought 
his  judgment ;  seek  righteousness, 
seek  meekness:  itmaybeye  shall  be 
hid  in  the  day  of  the  Lord's  anger. 

4  ^  For  Gaza  shall  be  forsaken, 
and  Ashkelon  a  desolation :  they 
shall  drive  out  Ashdod  at  the  noon 
day,  and  Ekron  shall  be  rooted  up. 

5  Woe  unto  the  inhabitants  of 
the  sea  coast,  the  nation  of  the 
Cherethites  !  the  word  of  the  Lord 
?'.s  against  you ;  O  Canaan,  the 
land  of  the  Philistines,  I  will  even 
destroy  thee,  that  there  shall  be 
no  inhabitant. 

6  And  the  sea  coast  shall  be 
•'  dwellings  and  cottages  for  shep- 
herds,  and  folds  for  fiocks. 

7  And  the  coast  shall  be  for  the 
remnant  of  the  house  of  Judah  ; 
they  shall  ^  feed  thereupon  :  in  the 
houses  of  Ashkelon  shall  they  lie 
down  in  the  evening  :  for  the  Lord 
their  God  sliall  visit  them,  and 
^  turn  away  their  captivity. 

8  II  i  have  heard  the  reproach 
of  Moab,  and  the  revilings  of  the 
children  of  Ammon,  whereby  they 
have  reproached  my  people,  and 
magnified  themselves  against  their 
border. 

9  Therefore  as  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord  of  liosts,  the  God  of  Israel, 
Surely  ]\Ioab  shall  be  as  Sodom, 
and  the  children  of  Ammon  as 
Gomorrah,  even  "  the  breeding  of 
nettles,  and  saltpits,  and  a  per- 
petual desolation  :  the  residue  of 
my  people  shall  spoil  them,  and 
the  remnant  of  my  people  shall 
possess  them. 

10  This  shall  they  have  for 
their  pride,  because  they  have  re- 
pi-oached  and  magnified  tliemselves 
against  the  people  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

1 1  The  Lord  )vill  he  t(M'ri]ile  unto 
them  :  for  he  will  famisli  all  tlie 
gods  of  the  earth  ;  and  men  shall 
worship  him,  every  one  from  his 


place,   even   all  the  "'  isles  of    the 
heathen. 

1 2  11  Ye  Ethiopians  also,  ye  shall 
be  slain  by  my  sword. 

13  And  he  will  stretch  out  his 
hand  against  the  north,  and  destroy 
Assyria ;  and  will  make  Nineveh  a 
desolation,  and  dry  like  a  wilder- 
ness. 

14  And  flocks  shall  lie  down  in 
the  midst  of  her,  all  the  beasts  of 
the  nations  :  both  the  cormorant 
and  the  bittern  shall  lodge  in  the 
**  u])per  lintels  of  it ;  their  voice 
shall  sing  in  the  windows  ;  dcvsola- 
tion  sJiall  he  in  the  thresholds  :  for 
he  '■*  shall  uncover  the  cedar  work. 

15  This  IS  the  rejoicing  city  that 
dwelt  carelessly,  that  said  in  her 
heart,  I  am,  and  there  is  none  be- 
side me  :  how  is  she  become  a  deso- 
lation, a  place  for  beasts  to  lie 
down  in  !  every  one  that  passeth 
by  her  shall  hiss,  aiul  wag  his  hand. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  A  sharp  re.pvoof  of  Jerusalem  for  divers 
sins.  S  An  exhortation  to  wait  for  the 
restoration  of  Israel,  14  and  to  rejoice  for 
their  salvation  by  God. 

T\/^OE  to  her  that  is  ^^  filthy  and 
'  '     polluted,  to  the  oppressing 
city  ! 

2  She  obeyed  not  the  voice  ;  she 
received  not  correction ;  she  trusted 
not  in  the  Lord  ;  she  drew  not  near 
to  her  God. 

3  Her  princes  within  her  are 
roaring  lions  ;  her  judges  are  even- 
ing wolves ;  they  gnaw  not  the 
bones  till  the  morrow. 

4  Her  prophets  are  light  and 
treacherous  persons :  her  priests 
have  ^'■^  polluted  the  sanctuary, 
they  have  done  violence  to  the 
law. 

5  ^^  The  just  Lord  is'in  the  midst 


thereof;   he  will    not  do  iniquity 
evei-y  morning  doth  he  bring  his 
judgment  to  light,  he  faileth  not ; 
but  the  unjust  knoweth  no  shame. 

6  I  have  cut  off  the  nations:  then- 
towers  are  desolate  ;  I  made  their 
streets  waste,  that  none  passeth 
by :  their  cities  are  destroyed,  so 
that  there  is  no  man,  that  there  is 
none  inhabitant. 

7  I  said.  Surely  thou  wilt  fear 
me,  thou  wilt  receive  "  instruction  ; 
so  their  dwelling  should  not  be  cut 
off,  '"'  howsoever  T  punished  them  : 
but  they  rose  early,  and  corrupted 
all  their  doings. 

S  If  Therefore  wait  ye  upon  me, 
saith  the  Lord,  until  the  day  that 
I  rise  up  to  the  prey  :  for  my  deter- 
mination is  to  gather  the  nations, 


coastlands 


8  capitals 


9  hath  laid 
bare 


1"  rebellious 


11  leave 
nothing 


'-  profaned 


13  The  Lord 
in  tlie  midst 
of  lier  is 
righteous ; 


K  correc- 
tion ; 

15  accordinfi 

to  all  that  i 

have 

a])pointed 

concerninfj 

Iier: 


835 


Restoration  of  Israel. 


ZEFHAKIAH,  3. 


The  temple  to  he  built. 


that  I  may  assemble  the  kingdoms, 
to  pour  upon  tliem  mine  indigna- 
tion, even  all  my  tierce  anger  :  for 
all  tne  earth  shall  be  devoured  with 
the  fire  of  my  jealousy. 

9  For  then  will  I  turn  to  the 
^  l^eople  a  pure  language,  that  they 
may  all  call  upon  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  to  serve  him  with  one  con- 
sent. 

10  From  beyond  the  rivers  of 
Ethiopia  my  suppliants,  even  the 
daughter  of  my  dispersed,  shall 
bring  mine  offering. 

11  In  that  day  shalt  thou  not  be 
ashamed  for  all  thy  doings,  wjiere- 
in  thou  hast  transgressed  against 
me:  for  then  I  will  take  away  out 
of  the  midst  of  thee  them  that  re- 
joice in  thy  pride,  and  thou  shalt 
no  more  be  haughty  '■^because  of 
my  holy  mountain. 

12  1  will  also  leave  in  the  midst 
of  thee  an  afflicted  and  poor  people, 
and  they  shall  trust  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

13  The  remnant  of  Israel  shall 
not  do  iniquity,  nor  speak  lies  ; 
neither  shall  a  deceitful  tongue  be 
found  in  their  mouth :  for  they 
shall  feed  and  lie  down,  and  none 
shall  make  therii  afraid. 

14  ^  Sing,  ()  daughter  of  Zion  ; 
shout,  O  Israel ;  be  glad  and  rejoice 


with  all  the  heart,  O  daughter  of 
Jerusalem. 

15  The  Lord  hath  taken  away 
thy  judgments,  he  hath  cast  out 
thine  enemy :  the  king  of  Israel,^ 
even  the  Lord,  is  in  the  midst  of 
thee:  thou  shalt  not  see  evil  any 
more. 

16  In  that  day  it  shall  be  said  to 
Jerusalem,  Fear  thou  not :  «wi  to 
Zion,  Let  not  thine  hands  be  slack. 

17  The  Lord  thy  God  in  the 
midst  of  thee  ■?'«  mighty ;  he  will 
save,  he  will  rejoice  over  thee  with 
joy ;  he  will  rest  in  his  love,  he  will 
joy  over  thee  with  singing. 

18  I  will  gather  them  that  are 
sorrowful  for  the  solemn  assembly, 
who  are  of  thee,  to  whom  the  re- 
proach of  it  ivas  a  burden. 

19  Behold,  at  that  time  I  will 
undo  all  that  afflict  thee  :  and  I 
will  save  her  that  halteth,  and 
gather  her  that  was  driven  out  ; 
and  I  will  "get  them  praise  and 
fame    in   every    land    wiiere  they 


have  been  put  to  sliame. 

20  At  that  time  will  I  bring  you 
again,  even  in  the  time  that  I 
gather  you  :  for  I  will  make  you  a 
name  and  a  praise  among  all  ^peo- 
ple of  the  earth,  when  I  ''turn  back 
your  captivity  before  your  eyes, 
saith  the  Lord. 


HAGGAI 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Ifaogai  rtproveth  the  people  for  neglediny 
th«  building  of  the  houge.  7  He  iiiciteth 
them  to  the  tiuilding.  12  lie  promiMeth  Crod'fi 
amitttance  to  them  belii{i forward. 

IN  the  second  year  of  Darius  the 
king,  in  tlie  sixtli  month,  in  the 
first  day  of  tlie  month,  came  the 
word  of  the  Loud  bv  Haggai  the 
prophet  unto  Zeruboabel  the  son 
of  Shealtiel,  governor  of  Judah, 
and  to  Joshua  the  son  of  Josedech, 
the  high  priest,  saying, 

2  Thus  speaketh  trie  Lord  of 
hosts,  saying,  This  people  say.  The 
time  is  not  come,  the  time  that  the 
Lchid's  house  should  be  built. 

3  Then  camcthc  wordof  theLoRD 
by  Haggai  the  ])rophet,  saying, 

4  [s  it  time  for  you,  ()  ye,  to 
dwell  in  your  cielea  houses,  and 
tins  house  lie  waste  % 

5  Now  therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts  ;  Consider  your  ways. 

G  Vc  ]iav(^  sown  much,  and  bring 
in  little;  ye  eat.  Imt  ye  hav(^  not 
enough  ;  ye  drink,  but  ye  are  not 
filled  with  drink  ;  ye  clothe  you, 
but  there  is  none  warm  ;  and  he 


that  earneth  wages  earneth  wages 
to  pat  it  into  a  bag  witli  holes. 

7  *\  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  ;  Consider  your  ways. 

8  Vxo  up  to  tlie  niountain,  and 
bring  wood,  and  build  the  house  ; 
and  1  will  take  pleasure  in  it,  and 
1  will  be  glorified,  saith  the  Lord. 

9  Ye  looked  for  much,  and,  lo,  it 
came  to  little ;  and  when  ye  brought 
it  home,  I  did  blow  upon  it.  Why "? 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  15ecauso 
of  mine  house  thatu-  waste,  and  ye 
run  every  man  unto  his  own  house. 

10  Therefore  the  heaven  over 
you  is  stayed  from  dew  and  the 
earth  is  stayed  from  her  iruit. 

11  And  T  called  for  a  drought 
upon  the  land,  and  uiionthe  moun- 
tains, and  upon  the  'conr,  and 
ui)on  the  new  wine,  and  upon  the 
oil,  ancl  upon  flint  which  thegrouTxl 
bringeth  forth,  and  upf)n  men,  and 
upon  cattle,  ami  upon  all  the  la- 
bour of  the  luirids. 

12  1i  Then  Zerubbabel  the  son  of 
Shealtiel,  and  .loshua  the  son  of 
Josedech,  the  high  prie.st,  with  all 


3  make  til  em 
a  praise  aud 
a  uame, 
whuse 
shame  hath 
been  in  all 
the  earth. 
1  peoples 
^hriuaiiiiain 


1  grain, 


836 


Its  former  glory  excelled. 


HAGGAI,  2. 


Sui  hindereth  the  work. 


the  remnant  of  the  people,  obeyed 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  their  God, 
and  the  words  of  Haggai  the  pro- 
phet, as  the  Lord  tiieir  God  had 
sent  him,  and  the  people  did  fear 
before  the  Lord. 

13  Then  spake  Haggai  the 
Lord's  messenger  in  the  Lord's 
message  unto  the  people,  saying,  I 
am  with  you,  saitn  the  Lord. 

14  And  the  Lord  stirred  up  the 
spirit  of  Zerubbabel  the  son  of  She- 
altiel,  governor  of  Judah,  and  the 
spirit  of  Joshua  the  son  of  Josedech, 
the  high  priest,  and  the  spirit  of 
all  the  remnant  of  the  people  ;  and 
they  came  and  did  work  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  their  God, 

1 5  In  the  four  and  twentieth  day 
of  the  sixth  month,  in  the  second 
year  of  Darius  the  king. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  ire  encouraycih  ihe  people  i<>  the  ipork,  by 
])romiKe  of  yr eater  glory  to  the  second  tern- 
ple  thun  ?('(/.«  in  the  first.  10  In  the  type  of 
holy  things  (tnd  unclean  he  sheiceth  their 
tins  hindered  the  work.  20  God's  promise 
to  Zer^ihhahel. 

IN  the  seventh  month,  in  the  one 
and  twentieth  day  of  the  month, 
came  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  the 
prophet  Haggai,  saying, 

2  Speak  now  to  Zerubbabel  the 
son  of  Shealtiel,  governor  of  Judah, 
and  to  Joshua  the  son  of  Josedech, 
the  high  priest,  and  to  the  residue 
of  the  people,  saying, 

3  Who  is  left  among  you  that 
saw  this  house  in  her  first  glory  1 
and  how  do  ye  see  it  now  *?  is  it_  not 
in  your  eyes  in  comparison  of  it  as 
nothing? 

4  Yet  now  be  strorjg,  O  Zerub- 
babel, saith  the  Lord  ;  and  be 
strong,  O  Joshua,  son  of  Josedech, 
the  high  priest ;  and  be  strong,  all 
ye  people  of  the  land,  saith  the 
Li  »itD,  and  work  :  for  I  am  with  you, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  : 

5  According  to  the  word  that  I 
covenanted  with  you  when  ye  came 
out  of  Egypt,  so  my  spirit  remain- 
eth  among  you  :  fear  ye  not. 

6  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  ;  Yet  once,  it  is  a  little  while, 
and  I  will  shake  the  heavens,and  the 
earth, and  the  sea, and  the  dry /awr/  ; 

7  And  I  will  shake  all  nations, 
and  the  '  desire  of  all  nations  shall 
come :  and  1  will  fill  this  house 
with  glory,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

8  The  silver  is  mine,  and  the  gold 
is  mine,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

9  "The  glory  of  this  latter  house 
shall  be  greater  thaii  of  tlie  formei' 


saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  :  and  in  this 
place  will  I  give  peace,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 
10  U  In  the  four  and  twentieth  c^y 


of  the  ninth  month,  in  the  second 
year  of  Darius, came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  by  Haggai  the  prophet,  say  ing, 

1 1  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; 
Ask  now  the  priests  concerning  the 
law,  saying, 

12  If  one  bear  holy  flesh  in  the 
skirt  of  his  garment,  and  with  his 
skirt  do  touch  bread,  or  pottage, 
or  wine,  or  oil,  or  any  meat,  shall 
it  be  holy"?  And  the  priests  an- 
swered and  said.  No. 

13  Then  said  Haggai,  If  one  that 
is  unclean  by  a  dead  body  touch 
any  of  these,  shall  it  be  unclean  1 
And  the  priests  answered  and  said, 
It  shall  be  unclean. 

14  Theri  answered  Haggai,  and 
said.  So  is  this  people,  and  so  is 
this  nation  before  me,  saith  the 
Lord  ;  and  so  is  every  work  of  their 
hands  ;  and  that  which  they  offer 
there  is  unclean. 

15  And  now,  I  pray  you,  consider 
from  this  day  and  upward,  from 
before  a  stone  was  laid  upon  a 
stone  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord  : 

16  Since  those  days  were,  when 
07ie  came  to  an  heap  of  twenty 
measures,  there  were  but  ten :  when 
one  came  to  the  pi'essfat  for  to 
draw  out  fifty  vesseh  out  of  the 
press,  there  were  Imt  twenty. 

17  1  smote  you  with  blasting  and 
with  mildew  and  with  hail  in  all 
the  labours  of  your  hands  ;  yet  ye 
turned,  not  to  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  Consider  now  from  this  day 
and  upward,  from  the  four  and 
twentieth  day  of  the  ninth  month, 
even  from  the  day  that  the  founda- 
tion of  the  Lord  s  temple  was  laid, 
consider  it. 

19  Is  the  seed  j^et  in  the  barn'? 
yea,  as  yet  the  vine,  and  the  fig 
tree,  and  the  pomegranate,  and  the 
olive  tree,  hath  not  brought  forth  : 
from  this  day  will  I  bless  you. 

20  H  And  again  the  word  of 
the  Lord  came  unto  Haggai  in 
the  four  and  twentieth  day  of  the 
month,  saying, 

2 1  Speak  to  Zerubbabel, governor 
of  Judah,  saying,  I  will  shake  the 
heavens  and  the  earth  ; 

22  And  I  will  overthrow  the 
throne  of  kingdoms,  and  I  will  de- 
stroy the  strength  of  the  kingdoms 
of  the  heathen  ;  and  I  will  ovei-- 
throw  the  chariots,  and  those  that 
ride  in  tliem  ;  and  the  horses  and 
their  riders  shall  comedown,  every 
one  by  the  sword  of  his  brother. 

23  In  that  day,  saith  the  LoitD  of 
hosts,  will  I  take  thee,  O  Zerubba- 
bel, my  servant,  the  son  of  Sheal- 
tiel, saith  the  Lord,  and  will  make 
thee  as  a  signet :  for  I  have  chosen 
thee,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 


837 


Vision  of  horses. 


ZECHAPvIAH,  1, 


Of  horns  and  smiths. 


ZECHARIAH 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Zechariah  etrhorteth  to  repentance.  1  The 
'Vision  of  the  horses.  12  At  the  prayer  of 
the  angel  cowfortuhle  promises  are  ■made 
to  Jerusalein.  V<  The  risinn  of  the  four 
horns,  and  the, four  carjje /iters. 

IN  the  eighth  month,  in  the  second 
year  of  Darius,  came  the  word 
of  the  Lord  unto  Zechariah,  the 
son  of  Berechiah,  the  son  of  ^  Iddo 
the  prophet,  saying, 

2  The  Lord  hath  been  sore  dis- 
pleased with  your  fathers. 

3  Therefore  say  thou  unto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ;  Turn 
ye  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
and  I  will  turn  unto  you,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

4  Be  ye  not  as  your  fathers,  unto 
whom  the  former  prophets  have 
cried,  saying.  Thus  saitli  the  Lord 
of  hosts ;  Turn  ye  now  from  your 
evil  ways,  and  Jroin  your  evil  do- 
ings: but  they  did  not  hear,  nor 
hearken  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

5  Your  fathers,  where  are  they'? 
and  the  prophets,  do  they  live  for 
ever^ 

6  But  my  words  and  my  statutes, 
which  I  commanded  my  servants 
the  prophets,  did  they  not  -  take 
hold  of  your  fathers?  and  they  re- 
turned and  said.  Like  as  the  Lord 
of  hosts  thought  to  do  unto  us,  ac- 
cording to  our  ways,  and  according 
to  our  doings,  so  hath  he  dealt  with 
us. 

7  ^  LTpon  the  four  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  eleventh  month,  which 
v'.s  the  month  Sebat,  in  the  second 
year  of  Darius,  came  the  woi'd  of 
the  Lord  uiit(j  Zechariah,  the  son 
of  Berechiah,  the  son  of  Iddo  the 
prophet,  saying, 

IS  I  saw  by  night,  and  behold  a 
man  riding  ni)Oii  a  red  horse,  and 
lu!  stood  among  th(!  myrtle  trees 
that  7vere  in  the  bottom;  anfl  be- 
hinfl  him  irere  there  •'  red  hors^-s. 
and 


;kled. 


lute. 


i)  Tlu'ii  said  1.  ()  my  lord,  what 
are  these?  And  th(!  angel  that 
talk(>d  with  me  said  unto  me,  I 
will  shew  th(;c  what  these  t>e. 

10  And  the  man  that  stood 
among  the  myi'tle  ti'ees  answered 
and  said,  These  are  the//  whom  the 
Loud  hath  sent  to  walk  to  and  fro 
through  the  eai'tli. 

11  And  they  answered  the  angel 
of  tlie  JjOKD  that  stood  among  tlie 
inyrth^  trees,  and  said.  We  liave 
walked  to  and  fi-o  through  the 
earth,  and,  Ix'hold,  all  the  earth 
sitteth  still,  and  is  at  rest. 


12^  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
answered  and  said,  O  Lord  of  hosts, 
how  long  wilt  thou  not  have  mercy 
on  Jerusalem  and  on  the  cities  of 
Judah,  against  which  thou  hast 
had  indignation  these  threescore 
and  ten  years'? 

13  And  the  Lord  answered  the 
angel  that  talked  with  me  ivith 
good  words  and  comfortable  words. 

14  So  the  angel  that  communed 
with  me  said  unto  me.  Cry  thou, 
saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts ;  I  am  jealous  for  Jerusalem 
and  for  Zion  with  a  great  jealousy. 

1 5  And  I  am  very  sore  displeased 
with  the  heathen  that  are  at  ease: 
for  I  was  but  a  little  displeased, 
and  they  helped  forward  the  afflic- 
tion. 

1 6  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ; 
I  am  returned  to  Jerusalem  with 
mercies:  my  house  shall  be  built  in 
it,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  a 
line  shall  be  stretched  forth  ■*  upon 
Jerusalem. 

17  Cry  ^  yet,  saying.  Thus  saith 
theLoRDof hosts ;  Alycities  through 
prosperity  shall  yet  be  spread 
abroad ;  and  the  Lord  shall  yet 
comfort  Zion,  and  shall  yet  choose 
Jerusalem. 

1 8  U  Then  lifted  I  up  mine  eyes, 
and  saw,  and  behold  four  horns. 

19  And  I  said  unto  the  angel 
that  talked  with  me.  What  be 
these  *?  And  he  answered  me. 
These  are  the  horns  which  have 
scattered  Judah,  Israel,  and  Jeru- 
salem. 

20  And  the  TjOKD  shewed  me 
four  "  car]ient(M's. 

2 1  Then  said  I,  What  come  these 
to  do'!  And  he  si)ake,  saying. 
These  are  the  horns  which  have 
scattered  Judah,  so  that  no  man 
did  lift  up  his  head  :  but  these  ;iri' 
come  to  "  fray  them,  to  cast  out  the 
horns  of  the  f  Jentiles,  which  lifted 
up  their  horn  over  the  land  of 
Judah  to  scatter  it. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  God,  in  the  care  of  Jerusalem,  sendeth  to 
measure  it.  fi  The  redemption  of  Zion. 
10   The  promise  of  (rod's  presence. 

TLIFTl^]])  up  mine  eyes  again, 
and  looked,  and  behold  a  man 
witli  a  measuring  Hue  in  iiis  hand. 
2  Then  said  I,  Whither  goest 
thou  ?  And  ]w  said  unto  me.  To 
measui'e  Jerusalem,  to  see  what  V;.s 
th(»  bi-eadth  ther(M)f,  and  what  is 
the  length  thereof. 


5  yet  again, 


•"'  smiths. 


terrify 


838 


God  will  save  Zion. 


ZECHAEIAH,  3,  4. 


Joshua  accei^ted. 


3  And,  behold,  the  angel  that 
talked  with  me  went  forth,  and 
another  angel  went  out  to  meet 
him, 

4  And  said  unto  him.  Run,  speak 
to  this  young  man,  saying,  Jerusa- 
lem shall  be  inhabited  as  towns 
without  walls  for  the  multitude  of 
men  and  cattle  therein : 

5  For  I,  saith  the  Lord,  will  be 
unto  her  a  wall  of  fire  round  about, 
and  will  be  the  glory  in  the  midst 
of  her. 

6  1  Ho,  ho,  come  forth,  and  flee 
from  the  land  of  the  north,  saith 
the  Lord  :  for  I  have  spread  you 
abroad  as  the  four  winds  of  the 
heaven,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  '  Deliver  thyself,  Q  Zion.  that 


dwellestm^A  the  daughter  of  Baby- 
lon. 

8  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts ;  After  '-'  the  glory  hath  he 
sent  me  unto  the  nations  which 
spoiled  you  :  for  he  that  toucheth 
you  toucheth  the  apple  of  his  eye. 

9  For,  behold,  I  will  shake  mine 
hand  upon  them,  and  they  shall  be 
a  spoil  to  their  servants  :  and  ye 
shall  know  that  the  Lord  of  hosts 
hath  sent  me. 

ion  Sing  and  rejoice,  O  daugh- 
ter of  Zion  :  for,  lo,  I  come,  and  I 
will  dwell  in  the  midst  of  thee, 
saith  the  Lord. 

11  And  many  nations  shall  be 
joined  to  the  Lord  in  that  day, 
and  shall  be  my  people  :  and  I  will 
dwell  in  the  midst  of  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  know  that  the  Lord  of 
hosts  hath  sent  me  unto  thee. 

12  And  the  Lord  shall  inherit 
Judah  his  portion  in  the  holy  land, 
and  shall  choose  Jerusalem  again. 

13  Re  silent,  O  all  flesh,  before 
the  Lord  :  for  he  is  raised  up  out 
of  his  holy  habitation. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Under  the  type  of  Joshua,  the  rentoration 
of  the  church,  8  Chrihi  the  Branch  is  pro- 
mised. 

AND  he  shewed  me  Joshua  the 
high  priest  standing  before 
the  angel  of  the  Lord,  and  Satan 
standing  at  his  right  hand  to  •'  re^ 
sist  him. 


2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
The  Lord  rebuke  thee,  O  Satan  ; 
even  the  Lord  that  hath  chosen 
Jerusalem  rebuke  thee  :  is  not  this 
a  brand  plucked  out  of  the  fire  1 

3  Now  Joshua  was  clothed  with 
filthy  garments,  and  stood  before 
the  angel. 

4  And  he  answered  and  spake 
unto  those  that  stood  before  nim, 
saying.  Take  away  the  filthy  gar- 
ments from  him.     And  unto  him 


he  said.  Behold,  I  have  caused 
thine  iniquity  to  pass  from  thee, 
and  I  will  clothe  thee  with  ^  change 
of  raiment. 


5  And  "I  said.  Let  them  set  a 
fair  mitre  upon  his  head.  So  they 
set  a  fair  mitre  ui)on  his  head,  and 
clothed  him  with  garments.  And 
the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood  by. 

6  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
protested  unto  Joshua,  saying, 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
If  thou  wilt  walk  in  my  ways,  and 
if  thou  wilt  keep_  my  charge,  then 
thou  shalt  also  judge  my  house, 
and  shalt  also  keep  my  courts,  and 
I  will  give  thee  "places  to  walk 
among  these  that  stand  by. 

8  Hear  now,  O  Joshua  the  high 
priest,  thou,  and  thy  fellows  that 
sit  before  thee :  for  they  are  men 
'  wondered  at :  for,  behold,  I  will 
bring  forth  my  servant  the 
BRANCH. 

9  For  behold  the  stone  that  I 
have  ®  laid  before  Joshua;  upon  one 
stone  shall  he  seven  eyes  :  behold,  I 
will  engrave  the  graving  thereof, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  I  will 
remove  the  iniquity  of  that  land  in 
one  day. 

10  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  shall  ye  call  every  man 
his  neighbour  under  the  vine  and 
under  the  fig  tree. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  By  the,  golden  candlestick  is  foreshetced 
the  good  success  of  ZervbbaheVs  founda- 
tion. 11  By  the  two  olive  trees  the  two  an- 
ointed, ones. 

AND  the  angel  that  talked  with 
me  came  again,  and  waked 
me,  as  a  man  that  is  wakened  out 
of  his  sleep, 

2  And  said  unto  me,  What  seest 
thou"?  And  I  said,  I  have  looked, 
and  behold  a  candlestick  all  of 
gold,  with  a  bowl  upon  the  top  of 
it,  and  "  his  seven  lamps  thereon, 
and  seven  pipes  to  the  seven  lamps, 
which  are  upon  the  top  thereof  : 

3  And  two  olive  trees  by  it,  one 
upon  the  right  side  of  the  bowl, 
and  the  other  upon  the  left  side 
thereof. 

4  So  I  answered  and  spake  to 
the  angel  that  talked  with  me,  say- 
ing, what  are  these,  my  lord  1 

5  Then  the  angel  that  talked 
with  me  answered  and  said  unto 
me,  Knowest  thou  not  what  these 
be  ?    And  I  said.  No,  my  lord. 

6  Then  he  answered  and  spake 
unto  me,  saying.  This  is  the  word 
of  the  Lord  unto  Zerubbabel,  say- 
ing. Not  by  might,  nor  by  power. 


*0r, 


4  rich 
apparel. 

5  *  he 


fi  a  place  of 
access 


"which  are 
a  sigu : 


8  set 


9  its 


839 


Promises  to  Zerubbahel. 


ZECHAEIAH,  5,  6. 


Vision  of  chariots. 


1  Zerubba- 
bel,  even 
these  seven, 
which 


2  'l"lieii  iifjaiii 
1  lilted 


■'*  purged  oiil 


but  by  ray  spirit,  saitb  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

7  Who  art  thou,  O  great  moun- 
tain ?  before  Zerubbabel  tkou  shalt 
hcconie  a  plain  :  and  he  shall  bring 
forth  _  the  headstone  thereof  loitk 
shoutings,  cryiny,  Grace,  grace 
unto  it. 

8  ^loreover  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

9  The  liands  of  Zerubbabel  have 
laid  the  foundation  of  this  house ; 
his  hands  shall  also  finish  it ;  and 
thou  shalt  know  that  the  Lord  of 
hosts  hath  sent  me  unto  you. 

10  For  who  hath  despised  the 
day  of  small  things  1  for  they  shall 
rejoice,  and  shall  see  the  plummet 
in  the  hand  of  ^  Zerubbanel  irith 
those  seven  :  they  are  the  eyes  of 
the  Lord,  which  run  to  and  fro 
through  the  whole  earth. 

11  11  Then  answered  I,  and  said 
unto  him.  What  are  these  two  olive 
trees  upon  the  right  side  oi  the 
candlestick  and  upon  the  left  side 
thereof? 

12  And  I  answered  again,  and 
said  unto  him,  What  be  these  two 
olive  branches  Avhich  through  the 
t\yo  golden  pipes  empty  the  golden 
oil  out  of  themselves? 

13  And  he  answered  me  and 
said,  Knowest  thou  not  what  these 
he  ?    And  I  said.  No,  my  lord. 

14  Then  said  he.  These  are  the 
two  anointed  ones,  that  stand  l)y 
the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  lii/  the,  flying  roll  is  shewed  the  curse,  of 
thieves  and  swearers.  5  J}-;/  a  ivoinon 
presxed  in  an  ephafi,  theflnal  ditmnat/on 

•;f   Ihlhijlon. 

■'  rp flKy   r  turned,  and  lifted  up 
J-    niiiK!   eyes,  and  looked,   and 
beliold  a  Hying  roll. 

2  And  he  said  unto  me,  What 
seest  thou  %  And  1  answered,  I  see 
a  flying  roll  ;  the  length  thereof  is 
twent.v  cul)its,  and  the  bi'eadth 
thereof  ten  cubits. 

."■5  TIhmi  said  he  unto  me.  This  is 
the  curse  that  goeth  forth  over  the 
face  of  the  whole  earth  :  for  every 
one  that  stealeth  shall  be  ^cut  oIT 
as  on  this  side  according  to  it ;  and 
every  one  that  sweartsth  shallbe 
■'  cut  off  as  on  that  side  according 
to  it. 

4  I  will  bring  it  forth  saith  the 
Lf)RD  of  hosts,  and  it  shall  enttw 
into  the  house  of  th(^  thief,  and 
into  the  house  of  him  that  sweareth 
falsely  Ijy  my  name  :  and  it  shall 
i-emain  in  the  midst  of  his  house, 
and  shall  consume  it  with  the  tim- 
ber thereof  and  the  stoTUis  thereof. 

5  %  Then  the  angel  that  talked 


with  me  went  forth,  and  said  unto 
me,  Lift  up  now  thine  eyes,  and  see 
what  is  this  that  goeth  forth. 

6  And  I  said,  What  is  it?  And 
he  said,  This  is  an  ephah  that  goeth 
forth.  He  said  moreover.  This  is 
their  ^resemblance  through  all  the 
earth. 

7  And,  beliold,  there  was  lifted 
up  a  talent  of  lead  :  and  this  is  a 
woman  that  sitteth  in  the  midst  of 
the  ephah. 

8  And  he  said,  This  is  wicked- 
ness. And  he  cast  ^jt  into  the 
midst  of  the  ephah  ;  and  he  cast 
the  weight  of  lead  upon  the  mouth 
thereof. 

9  Then  lifted  I  up  mine  eyes, 
and  looked,  and,  behold,  there 
came  out  two  women,  and  the 
winfl  ivas  in  their  wings  ;  "for  they 
had  wings  like  the  wings  of  a  stork : 
and  they  lifted  up  the  ephah  be- 
tween the  earth  and  the  heaven. 

1 0  Then  said  I  to  the  angel  that 
talked  with  me,  Whither  do  these 
bear  the  ephah  ? 

11  And  he  said  unto  me,  To 
build  "it_an  house  in  the  land  of 
8hinar  :  and  it  shall  be  established, 
and  '^set  there  upon  her  own  base. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  The  rision  of  the  fovr  chariots.  9  Ji//  the 
crowns  of  Joshiiit  is  shewed  the  temple  and 
kingdom  of  Cln-ist  the  Branch. 

Nl)  1  turned,  and  lifted  up 
nunc  eyes,  and  looked,  and , 
behold,  there  came  four  chariots 
out  from  between  two  mountains  ; 
and  the  mountains  were  mountains 
of  brass. 

2  In  the  first  chariot  v^'re  red 
horses ;  and  in  the  second  chariot 
black  hf)rses ; 

3  And  in  the  third  chariot  whit<^ 
hoi-ses  ;  and  in  the  fourth  chai'iot 
grisled  and  bay  horses. 

4  Then  I  answered  and  said  unto 
the  angel  that  talked  with  me. 
What  are  these,  my  lord  ? 

5  And  the  angel  answeriid  and 
said  unto_  me,  These  are  the  four 
"spirits  of  the  heavens,  which  go 
foilh  from  standing  before  the 
Lord  of  all  th(>  eai'th. 

f)  The  black  horses  which  are 
thei-ein  go  forth  into  the  noilli 
country  ;  and  the  white  go  forth 
after  them  ;  and  the  grisl(>d  go 
forth  towai'd  the  south  country. 

7  And  the  ha.v  went  forth,  aiifl 
sought  to  go  that  they  might  walk 
to  and  fro  through  the  eai'th  :  and 
hesaiil,  Cet  you  henc(\  walk  to  and 
fro  through  the  eni'th.  So  they 
walked  tf)and  frf)through  theeai'th. 


'A' 


*0r, 


iniquity 


''•  her  down 


'  her 

**  she  shall 
be  set  there 
in  her  own 
place. 


-  Then  again 
I  lifted 


winds 


840 


TJie  Branch, 


ZECHAEIAH,  7,  8. 


Acceptable  fasting. 


8  Then  cried  he  upon  me,  and 
spake  unto  me,  saying,  Behold, 
these  that  go  toward  the  north 
country  have  quieted  my  spirit  in 
tlie  north  country. 

9  ^  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

10  Take  of  them  of  the  captivity, 
even  of  Heldai,  of  Tobijah,  and  of 
Jedaiah,  which  are  come  from  Ba- 
bylon, and  come  thou  the  same  day, 
and  go  into  the  house  of  Josiah  the 
son  of  Zephaniah  ; 

11  Then  take  silver  and  gold, 
and  make  crowns,  and  set  tliem 
upon  the  head  of  Josluia  the  son  of 
Josedech,  the  high  priest ; 

\'l  And  speak  unto  him,  saying, 
Thus  speaketh  the  Loud  of  hosts, 
saying.  Behold  the  man  whose 
name  is  The  BRAXCH ;  and  he 
shall  grow  up  out  of  his  place,  and 
he  shall  build  the  temple  of  the 
Lord  : 

13  Even  he  shall  build  the  tem- 
ple of  the  Lord  ;  and  he  shall  bear 
the  glory,  and  shall  sit  and  rule 
upon  his  throne  ;  and  he  shall  be  a 
priest  upon  his  thi'one :  and  the 
counsel  of  peace  shall  be  between 
them  both. 

14  And  the  crowns  shall  be  to 
Helem,  and  to  Tobijah,  and  to  Je- 
daiah, and  to  Hen  the  son  of  Zepha- 
niah, for  a  memorial  in  the  temple 
of  the  Lord. 

15  And  they  that  are  far  off 
shall  come  and  build  in  the  temple 
of  the  Lord,  and  ye  shall  know 
that  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sent 
me  unto  you.  And  this  shall  come 
to  pass,  if  ye  will  diligently  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  The  captives  enquire  of  fufiiing.  4  ZecJid- 
riah  reproveth  their  fasting.  S  Si)i  the 
cause  of  their  atjjtirity. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
fourth  year  of  king  Darius, 
that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  Zechariah  in  the  fourth  day 
of  the  ninth  month,  even  in 
Chisleu ; 

2  When  they  had  sent  unto  the 
house  of  God  vSherezer  and  Regem- 
melech,  and  their  men,  to  ^  ])i-ay 
before   the  LoRD, 


3  J//'/ to  si)eak  unto  the  priests 
which  ivere  in  the  house  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  and  to  the  projjhets,  say- 
ing, Should  1  weep  in  the  fifth 
month,  separating  myself,  as  1 
have  done  these  so  many  years? 

4  fl  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  unto  me,  saying, 

T)  Speak  unto  all  the  people  of 
the  land,  and  to  the  piiests,  saying. 
When   ye  fasted  and  mourned  in 


the  fifth  and  seventh  month,  even 
those  seventy  years,  did  j^e  at  all 
fast  unto  me,  even  to  mel 

6  And  when  ye  did  eat,  and 
when  j-e  did  drink,  did  not  ye  eat 
for  yourselves,  and  drink  for  your- 
selves f 

7  Should  ye  not  hear  the  words 
which  the  Lord  hath  cried  by  the 
former  prophets,  when  Jerusalem 
was  inhabited  and  in  pi'osperity, 
and  the  cities  thereof  round  about 
her,  when  men  inhabited  the  "^  south 
and  the  ^  plain  1- 

8  ^  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Zechariah,  saying, 

9  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  saying,  Execute  true  judg- 
ment, and  shew  mercy  and  compas- 
sions every  man  to  his  brother  : 

10  And  oppress  not  the  widow, 
nor  the  fatherless,  the  stranger, 
nor  the  poor ;  and  let  none  of  you 
imagine  evil  against  his  brother  in 
your  heart. 

11  But  they  refused  to  hearken, 
and  pulled  away  the  shoulder,  and 
stopped  tlieir  ears,  that  they  should 
not  hear. 

12  Yea,  they  made  their  hearts 
as  an  adamant  stone,  lest  they 
should  hear  the  law,  and  the  words 
which  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sent 
^in  his  spii'it  by  the  former  pi^o- 
phets :  therefore  °  came  a  great 
wrath  from  the  Lord  of  hosts. 


13  Therefore  it  **  is  come  to  pass, 
that  as  he  cried,  and  they  would 
not  hear ;  so  they  cried,  and  I 
would  not  hear,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  : 

14  But  I  scattered  them  with  a 
whirlwind  among  all  the  nations 
whom  they  knew  not.  Thus  the 
land  was  desolate  after  them,  that 
no  man  passed  through  nor  re- 
turned :  for  they  laid  the  i^leasant 
land  desolate. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  There.ttoraiion  of  JervMlem.  9  They  are 
encouraged  to  the  huilding  by  (rod's  favour 
to  them.  16  Good  %vorks  tire  tetjuired  of 
titem.  IS  Joy  and  enlargement  are  pro- 
mi. yet/. 

AGAIN  the  word  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  came  to  me,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; 
I  "was  jealous  for  Zion  with  great 
jealousy,  and  I  "was  jealous  for  her 
with  great  fury. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  T  am  re- 
turned unto  Zion,  and  will  dwell 
in  the  midst  of  Jerusalem  :  and 
Jerusalem  shall  be  called  a  city  of 
truth  ;  and  the  mountain  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  the  holy  mountain. 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
There  shall  yet  old  men  and   old 


2  South 

3  lowland  ? 


4  by 

5  came  there 
great  wrath 

6  came 


841 


Restoration  of  Jerusalem. 


ZECHAEIAH,  9. 


Other  nations  seek  Zion. 


women  dwell  in  the  streets  of  Jeru- 
salem, and  every  man  with  his 
staff  in  his  hand  for  very  age. 

5  And  the  streets  of  the  city 
shall  be  full  of  boys  and  girls  play- 
ing in  the  streets  thereof. 

6  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
If  it  be  marvellous  in  the  eyes  of 
the  remnant  of  this  ijeople  in  these 
days,  should  it  also  be  marvellous 
in  mine  eyes'?  saith  the  Loud  of 
hosts. 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts; 
Behold,  I  will  save  my  people  from 
the  east  country,  and  from  the  west 
country  ; 

8  And  I  will  bring  them,  and 
they  shall  dwell  in  the  midst  of  Je- 
rusalem: and  they  shall  be  my 
people,  and  I  will  be  their  God,  in 
truth  and  in  righteousness. 

9  1[  Thus  saith  the  LoiM)  of  hosts; 
Let  your  hands  be  strong,  ye  that 
hear  in  these  days  these  words  by 
the  mouth  of  the  prophets,  which 
were  in  the  day  thdt  the  foundation 
of  the  house  of  the  Loud  of  hosts 
was  laid,  that  the  temple  might  be 
built. 

10  For  before  these  days  there 
was  no  hire  for  man,  nor  any  hire 
for  beast;  neither  was  there  any 
peace  to  him  that  went  out  or  came 
in  because  of  the  affliction :  for  I 
set  all  men  every  one  against  his 
neighbour. 

11  But  now  I  ivill  not  he  unto  the 
'  residue  of  this  people  as  in  the 
former  days,  saith  the  Loud  of 
hosts. 

1 2  For  the  seed  shall  he  prosper- 
ous; the  vine  shall  give  her  fruit, 
and  the  ground  shall  give  her  in- 
crease, and  the  heavens  shall  give 
their  dew ;  and  1  will  cause  the 
remnant  of  this  people  to  possess 
all  these  thiiajs. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
as  ye  were  a  curse  among  th(^ 
heathen,  O  liouse  of  Judah,  and 
house  of  Israel;  so  will  I  save  you, 
and  ye  shall  b(!  a  blessing:  fear  not, 
Init  let  your  hands  beistrong. 

14  F(jr  thus  saitli  tlie  Loud  of 
hosts;  As  1  thought  to  punish  you, 
when  your  fathers  iJi'ovokcd  me  to 
wrath,  saith  the  Loud  of  hosts,  and 
I  repented  not: 

15  So  again  have  I  thought  in 
these  days  to  do  well  unto  Jerusa- 
lem and  to  the  house  of  Judah: 
fear  ye  not. 

IG  II  These  are  the  things  that 
ye  shall  do;  Speak  ye  every  man 
the  truth  to  his  neighbour ;  executes 
the  judgment  of  truth  and  peace 
in  your  gates: 

17  And  let  non(>  of  you  imagine 
evil    in    your    hearts    against    his 


neighbour ;  and  love  no  false  oath : 
for  all  these  are  things  that  I  hate, 
saith  the  Lord, 

18  T[  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts  came  unto  me,  saying, 

19  Thus  saith  the  Loud  of  hosts; 
The  fast  of  the  fourth  month,  and 
the  fast  of  the  fifth,  and  the  fast  of 
the  seventh,  and  the  fast  of  the 
tenth,  shall  l)e  to  the  house  of  Ju- 
dah joy  and  gladness,  and  cheerful 
feasts ;  therefore  love  "  the  truth 
and  peace. 

20  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
It  shall  yet  co»ie  to  j^ass,  that  there 
shall  come  ^  i^eople.  and  the  inhabi- 
tants of  many  cities: 

21  And  the  inhabitants  of  one 
city  shall  go  to  another,  saying, 
Let  us  go  speedily  to  ■*  pray  before 
the  Lord,  and  to  seek  tne  Lord  of 
hosts :  I  will  go  also. 

22  Yea,  many  '^ people  and  strong 
nations  shall  come  to  seek  the  Lord 
of  hosts  in  Jerusalem,  and  to  *  pray 
before  the  Lord. 


23  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
In  those  days  it  shall  come  to  2)ass, 
that  ten  men  shall  take  hold  out  of 
all  languages  of  the  nations,  even 
shall  take  hold  of  the  skirt  of  him 
that  is  a  Jew,  saying,  We  will  go 
with  you :  for  we  have  heard  that 
God  is  with  you. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  God  fJefeiideth  hi,i  cJiui'ch.  9  Zion  in  ex- 
horted to  rejoice  for  the  coming  of  Chrint, 
and  his  peaceable  kin(/do?n.  12  (rod'x 
pro'iniseti  of  victory  and  defence. 

THE  "  burden  of  the  word  of  the 
Loud  ^  iii_the  land  of  Hadraeh, 
and   Damascus   .^^Itall   he  *^  the   rest 


thereof:  ^  wIkmi  the  eyes  of  man.  as 


of  all  tlu^  trib(>s  (if   Isi'ael,  shall  In 


toward  the  Lqk'D. 

2  And  liamath  also  "'shall  boi-- 
der  thereby;  ^^  Tyrus.  and  Zidon, 
'-though  it  he  very  wise. 

3  And  '-'Tyrns  did  build  herself  a 
strong  hold,  and  heaped  up  silver 
as  the  dust,  and  fine  gold  as  the 
mire  f)f  the  streets. 

4  Behold,  the  Lord  will  cast  her 
out,  and  he  will  smite  her  power  in 
the  sea;  and  she  shall  be  devoured 
with  fire. 

5  Ashkelon  shall  see  it,  and  fear; 
Gaza  also  shall  see  it,  and  be  very 
sorrowful,  and  i'^kron  ;  foi-  her  ex- 
l)ect;iti()n  sluiU  be  ashajiied  ;  and 
the  king  shall  pei-ish  fi-om  Gaza, 
and  Ashkelon  shall  not  be  in- 
habited. 

(■)  And  a  bastard  shall  dwell  in 
Ashdod,  aufl  1  will  cut  off  the  pride 
of  the  I'hilistines. 


-  truth 


3  peoples, 


*  entreat  the 
favour  of 


•  peoples 


s  oracle 
"■  upou 
8  its  resting- 
place  : 
a  for  the 
Loiii)  hath 
an  eye  upon 
nuni  ami 
upon  all  the 
tribes  of 
Israel : 
1"  which 
borilereth 
11  Tyre, 
i"-^  because 
she  is 
1''  Tyre 


842 


Zion's  lowly  king. 


ZECHARIAH,  10. 


God  ^oill  deliver  his  j^ieople. 


7  And  I  will  take  away  his  blood 
out  oi  his  mouth,  and  his  abomina- 
tions from  between  his  teeth  :  but 
he  that  remaineth,  even  he,  shall  be 
for  our  God,  and  he  shall  be  as  a 
governor  in  Judah,  and  Ekron  as  a 
Jebusite. 

8  And  I  will  encamp  about  mine 
house  ^  because  of  the  army,    be- 


cause of  him  that  ijasseth  by,  and 


because    of    him    tliat    returnetii  : 


and  no  oppressor  shall  pass 
through  them  any  more :  for 
now  have  I  seen  with  mine 
eyes. 

9  U  Rejoice  greatly,  O  daughter 
of  Zion ;  shout,  O  daughter  of  Je- 
rusalem :  behold,  thy  King  cometh 
unto  thee  :  he  is  just,  and  having 
salvation ;  lowly,  and  riding  upon 
an  ass,  and  upon  a  colt  the  foal 
of  an  ass. 

10  And  I  will  cut  off  the  chariot 
from  Ephraim,  and  the  horse  from 
Jerusalem,  and  the  battle  bow  shall 
be  cut  off:  and  he  shall  speak 
peace  unto  the  ~  heathen  :  and  his 
dominion  shall  he  from  sea  even  to 
sea,  and  from  the  ■'  river  even  to  the 
ends  of  the  earth. 

11  As  for  thee  also,  by  the  blood 
of  thy  covenant  I  have  sent  forth 
thy  prisoners  out  of  the  pit  where- 
in is  no  water. 

12^^  Turn  you  to  the-  strong 
hold,  ye  prisoners  of  hope:  even  to 
day  do  I  declare  that  I  will  render 
double  unto  thee ; 

13  ®  When  I  have  bent  Judah  for 
me,  ^  filled  the  bow  with  Ephraim, 
and  '  raised  u]3  thy  sons,  O  Zion, 
against  thy  sons,  O  Clreece,  and 
■"^  made  thee  as  the  sword  of  a 
mighty  man. 

14  And  the  Lord  shall  be  seen 
over  them,  and  his  arrow  shall  go 
forth  as  the  lightning :  and  the 
Lord  God  shall  blow  the  trumpet, 
and  shall  go  with  whirlwinds  of 
the  south. 

15  The  LoRi)  of  hosts  shall  de- 
fend them  ;  and  they  shall  devour, 
and  suljihie  ^  with  sling  stones ;  and 
they  shall  drink,  (tnd  make  a  noise 
;is  through  wine  ;  and  they  shall  be 
filled  like  bowls,  aiid  as  tlte  corners 
of  the  altar. 

IG  And  the  Lord  their  God  shall 
save  them  in  that  day  as  the  fiock 
of  his  people :  for  they  shall  lie  as 
the  stones  of  a  crown,  lifted  '"  ui) 
as  an  ensign  upon  his  land. 


17  For  how  great  is  "  his  good- 
ness, and  how  great  is  '-  his  l)eauty ! 
'•'corn  shall  makt  the  young  men 
cheerful,  and  new  wine  the  maids. 


CHAPTER  10. 

1  God  is  to  be  nought  unto,  and  not  idols. 
G  Am  he  'vinited  his  fiodc  for  sin  so  he  will 
save  and  restore  them. 

ASK  ye  of  the  Lord  rain  in  the 
time  of  the  latter  rain ;   '■*  so 
the  Lord  shall  make  bright  clouds. 


and  give  them  showers  of  rain,  to 
every  one  grass  in  the  field. 

2  For  the  idols  have  spoken 
vanity,  and  the  diviners  have  seen 
a  lie,  and  have  told  false  dreams; 
they  comfort  in  vain :  therefore 
they  ^^  went  their  way  as  a  flock, 
they  were  trt)ul)led,    because   the7'e 


^''  was  no  shepherd. 

'6  Mine  anger  was  kindled 
against  the  shepherds,  and  I  pu- 
nished the  "  goats  :  for  the  Lord  of 
hosts  hath  visited  his  flock  the 
house  of  Judah,  and  hath  made 
them  as  his  goodly  horse  in  the 
battle. 

4  Out  of  him  ^*  came  forth  the 
'^  corner,  out  of  him  the  nail,  out 
of  him  the  battle  bow,  out  of  him 
every  -''  oppressor  together. 

5  ^  And  they  shall  be  as  mighty 
men,  which  tread  down  their  ene- 
mies in  the  mire  of  the  streets  in 
the  battle  :  and  they  shall  fight, 
because  the  Lord  is  with  them, 
and_  the  riders  on  horses  shall  be 
confounded." 

6  And  I  will  strengthen  the 
house  of  Judah,  and  I  will  save 
the  house  of  Joseph,  and  1  will 
bring  them  again  to  place  them  ; 
for  I  have  mercy  upon  them  :  and 
they  shall  be  as  though  I  had  not 
cast  them  otF:  for  I  am  the  Lord 
their  God,  and  will  hear  them. 

7  And  they  of  Ephraim  shall  be 
like  a  mighty  man,  and  th^ir  heart 
shall  rejoice  as  through  wine  :  yea, 
their  children  shall  see  V^  and  be 
glad  ;  their  heart  shall  rejoice  in 
the  Lord. 

8  I  will  hiss  for  them,  and  gather 
them  ;  for  I  have  redeemed  them  : 
and  they  shall  increase  as  they 
have  increased. 

9  And  '^^  \  will  sow  them  among 
the  -"  people  :  and  they  shall  re- 
member me  in  tar  countries  ;  and 
they  shall  live  with  tlieir  children, 
and  turn  again. 

10  1  will  bring  them  again  also 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and 
gather  them  out  of  Assyria  ;  and  1 
will  bring  them  into  the  land  of 
(Jilead  and  Lebanon;  and  ])lace 
shall  not  be  found  for  them. 

11  And  he  shall  pass  thi-ough 
the  sea  -■'\vith_  afiliction,  and  sliall 
smite  the  waves  in  the  sea,  and  all 
the  deeps  of  the  river  sliall  dry  up  : 


1*  even  of 
the  Loud 
that  niaketh 
lightniiij;-.s : 
and  he  sliall 
give 


15  go  their 

way  like 

sheep, 

they  are 

troubled, 

ifiis 

1^  he  goats : 


18  shall  come 

19  corner 
stone, 

2"  exactor 


21  though  I 

22  j)eoi>k's, 
they  shall 


23  of 


843 


The  staves  broken. 


ZECHARIAH,  11,  12. 


Tlie  loorthless  shepherd. 


and  the  pride  of  Assyria  shall  be 
brought  down,  and  the  sceptre  of 
Egypt  shall  depart  away. 

12  And  I  will  strengthen  them 
in  the  Lord  ;  and  they  shall  walk 
up  and  down  in  his  name,  saith  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  n. 

1  T?ie  destructuDi  of  JeiuHaUm.  3  The  elect 
being  cared  fur,  the  rent  are  rejected.  10 
The  utaves  of  He  aid  ij  mid  Bandu  broken  hi/ 
the  rejection  of  ( 'hrixt.  15  The  type  and 
curse  of  a  foolish  .shepherd. 

OPEN    thy  doors,    O    Lebanon, 
that  the  fire  may  devour  thy 
cedai's. 

2  Howl,  fir  tree  ;  for  the  cedar  is 
fallen  ;  because  the  *  mighty  are 
spoiled  :  howl,  O  ye  oaks  of  J:)ashan ; 
for  the  '-^forest  of  the  vintage  is 
come  down. 

3  U  Tliere  is  a  voice  of  the  howl- 
ing of  the  shepherds ;  for  their 
glory  is  spoiled:  a  voice  of  the 
roaring  of  young  lions ;  for  the 
pride  of  Jordan  is  sjjoiled. 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  my  God  ; 
Feed  the  flock  of  the  slaughter  ; 

5  Whose  possessors  slay  them, 
and  hold  themselves  not  guilty  : 
and  they  that  sell  them  say, 
Blessed  le  the_  Lord  ;  for  I  am 
rich :  and  their  own  shepherds 
pity  them  not. 

6  For  I  will  no  more  pity  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land,  saith  the 
Lord  :  but,  lo,  I  will  deliver  the  men 
everv  one  into  his  neighbour's 
hand,  and  into  the  hand  of  his 
king :  and  they  shall  smite  the 
land,  and  out  of  their  hand  I  will 
not  deliver  them. 

7  '^And  I  will  feed  the  flock  of 
slaughtei",  e»en  you,  ()  poor  of  the 
flock.  And  I  took  unto  me  two 
staves ;  the  one  1  called  Peauty, 
and  the  other  1  called  Bauds  ;  and 
f  fed  the  flock. 

<S  Three  shepherds  also  [  cut  off" 
in  one  month  ;  and  my  soul  lothofl 
th(im,  and  tlieir  soul  also  abhorred 
me. 

9  Then  said  T,  f  will  not  feed 
you  :  that  that  dieth,  hit  it  die ; 
atul  tliat  that  is  to  Ix;  cut  off',  let 
it  Ije  cutoff";  and  let  the  rest  eat 
every  one  the  flesh  of  another. 

10  H  And  1  t(Jok  my  staff",  even 
Ucauty,  and  cut  it  asunder,  that  I 
iiiiglit  break  my  c(;venant  which  I 
liud  made  with  all  the  ■*  pc!ii)lc. 

I  I  And  it  was  broken  in  tluit 
day  :  and  so  tlu;  i)Oor  of  the  flock 
that  waited  upon  nw  knew  that  it 
ii'ti.';  the  word  of  the  Loi;i). 

12  And  1  said  unto  them,  Tf  ye 
think  good,  give  t/ie  my  '^pi'ic.e:  and 
if  not,  forbeai-.  So  they  weighed 
for  my  "price  thirty  pieces oi  silver. 


13  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Cast  it  ^  unto  the  potter  :  a  goodly 
price  that  i  was  prised  at  of  them. 
And  I  took  thethirty  pieces  of  silver, 
and  cast  them  '^  to  the  potter  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

14  Then  I  cut  asunder  mine 
other  staff",  even  Bands,  that  I 
might  break  the  brotherhood  be- 
tween Judah  and  Israel. 

15  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
me,  Take  unto  thee  yet  the  instru- 
ments of  a  foolish  shepherd. 

1 6  For,  lo,  1  will  raise  up  a  shep- 
herd in  the  land,  vhleh  shall  not 
visit  those  that  be  cut  oft",  neither 
shall  seek  "the  young  one,  nor  heal 
that  that  is  broken,  nor  feed  that 
"Mliatstandeth  still:  but  he  shall 
eat  the  flesh  of  the  fat,  and  tear 
their  "  claws  in  pieces. 

17  Woe  to  the  '-  idol  shepherd 
that  leaveth  the  flock  !  the  sword 
shall  be  upon  his  arm,  and  upon  his 
right  eye :  his  arm  shall  be  clean 
dried  up,  and  his  right  eye  shall  be 
utterly  darkened. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  Jerusalem  a  cup  if  tremhlhig  to  herself,  3 
and  a  bnrdeiisoiue  stone  lo  her  adi^ersa- 
1-ics.  C  The  ■I'ictorioKs  restoring  if  Judali. 
9  The  repentance  of  Jcrusidein. 

THE  "burden  of  the  word  of 
the  Lord  "  for  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord,  which  stretcheth  forth  the 
heavens,  and  layeth  the  founda- 
tion of  the  earth,  and  formeth  the 
spirit  of  man  within  him. 

2  Behold,  I  will  make  Jerusalem 
a  cup  of  treml>ling  unto  all  the 
'•''people  round  about,  when  they 
shall  be  in  the  siege  both  against 
Judah  and  against  Jerusalem. 

3  H  And  in  that  day  will  I  make 
Jerusalem  a  burdensome  stone  for 
all  "'|)(^ople  :  all  that  burden  them- 
selves  with  it  shall  be  "_cut_rn 
pieces,  though  all  the  '"people  of 
the  earth  be  gatliered  together 
against  it. 

4  In  that  day,  saitli  the  Lord,  I 
will  smite  every  horse  with  asto- 
nishment, and  his  rid(;r  with  mad- 
ness :  and  I  will  oi)en  mine  eyes 
upon  the  house  of  Judah,  and  will 
smite  every  horse  of  the  '"people 
with  blindness. 

5  And  the  governors  of  Judah 
shall  say  in  their  heart,  Tlie  inhabi- 
tants of  Jerusalem  shall  be  iny 
strength  in  the  Lord  of  hosts  their 
(iod. 

6  If  In  that  day  will  I  make  the 
governors  of  Judah  like  .an  heartli 
of  fire  among  '**  the  wood,  and  like 


*  Or, 


^  *  into  the 
treasmy : 


8  *  into  the 
treasury 


9  those  that 
be  scat- 
tered, 

10  which  is 
sound : 

11  hoofs 

1-  worthless 


13  oracle 
1^  coucern- 
iny  Israel. 
TIlu.s  saith 


15  peoples 


1"  i)coi)les : 
1''  sore 
wounded, 


1*'  wood, 


844 


Repentance  of  the  people. 


ZECHARIAH,  13,  14. 


The  true  shepherd  smitten. 


a  toi-ch  of  fire  in  a  sheaf  ;  and  they 
.shall  devour  all  the  ^  people  round 
about,  on  the  right  hand  and  on 
the  left :  and  Jerusalem  shall  be 
inhabited  again  in  her  own  place, 
even  in  Jerusalem. 

7  The  Lord  also  shall  save  the 
tents  of  Judah  first,  that  the  glory  of 
the  house  of  David  and  the  glory  of 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  do  not 
magnify  themselves  against  J  udah. 

8  In  that  day  shall  the  Lord  de- 
fend the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ; 
and  he  that  is  feeble  among  them 
at  that  day  shall  be  as  David :  and 
the  house  of  David  shall  be  as  God, 
as  the  angel  of  the  LoitD  before 
them. 

9  H  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  I  will  seek  to  destroy 
all  the  nations  that  come  against 
Jerusalem. 

10  And  I  will  pour  upon  the 
house  of  David,  and  upon  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem,  the  spirit 
of  grace  and  of  supplications  :  and 
they  shall  look  upon  '^me  whom 
they  have  pierced,  and  they  shall 
mourn  for  him,  as  one  mourneth 
for  Ids  only  son,  and  shall  be  in  bit- 
terness for  him,  as  one  that  is  in 
bitterness  for  his  firstborn. 

11  In  that  day  shall  there  be  a 
great  mourning  in  Jerusalem,  as 
the  mourning  of  Hadadrimmon  in 
the  valley  of  Megiddon. 

12  And  the  land  shall  mourn, 
every  family  apart ;  the  family  of 
the  house  of  David  apart,  and 
their  wives  apart;  the  family  of 
the  house  of  Nathan  apart,  and 
their  wives  apart ; 

13  The  family  of  the  house  of 
Levi  apart,  and  their  wives  apart  • 
the  family  of  Shimei  apart,  and 
their  wives  apart ; 

14  All  the  families  that  remain, 
every  family  apart,  and  their  wives 
apart. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  Tlie,  fonnttiin  of  purgntion  for  Jerum- 
lem.  2  fi-om  Ulohttnj,  niul  f<the  -prophecy. 
7  The  death  of  ChrM,  avd  the  trial  of  a 
third  part. 

IN  that  day  there  shall  be  a  foun- 
tain opened  to  the  house  of 
David  and  to  the  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem  for  sin  and  for  unclean- 
ness. 

2  51  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
that  I  will  cut  off  the  names  of  the 
idols  out  of  the  land,  and  they  shall 
no  more  be  remembered  :  and  also  I 
will  cause  the  pi'ophets  and  the  un- 
clean spirit  to  pass  out  of  the  land. 


*  Or, 


3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  tJmt 
when  any  shall  yet  prophesy,  then 
his  father  and  his  mother  that  begat 
him  shall  say  unto  him,  Thou  shalt 
not  live ;  foi-  thou  speakest  lies  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  :  and  his 
father  and  his  mother  that  begat 
him  shall  thrust  him  through  when 
he  prophesieth. 

4  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  prophets  shall  be 
ashamed  every  one  of  his  vision, 
when  he  hath  prof)hesied ;  neither 
shall  they  wear  a  ■'  rough  garment 
to  deceive : 

5  But  he  shall  say,  I  am  no  pro- 
phet, I  am  an  husbandman ;  for 
man  taught  me  to  keep  cattle  from 
my  youth. 

6  And  one  shall  say  unto  him. 
What  are  these  wounds  in  thine 
hands'?  Then  he  shall  answer. 
Those  with  which  I  was  wounded 
in  the  house  of  my  friends. 

7  11  Awake,  O  sword,  against  my 
shepherd,  and  against  the  man  t]iat 
is  my  fellow,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  :  smite  the  shepherd,  and  the 
sheei)  shall  be  scattered  :  and  I  will 
turn  mine  hand  upon  the  little  ones. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
in  all  the  land,  saith  the  Lord,  two 
parts  therein  shall  becutoff  ancZdie ; 
but  the  third  shall  be  left  therein, 

9  And  I  will  bring  the  third  part 
through  the  tire,  and  will  refine 
them  as  silver  is  refined,  and  will 
try  them  as  gold  is  tried :  they 
shall  call  on  my  name,  and  I  will 
hear  them :  I  will  say,  It  is  my 
people:  and  they  shall  say,  The 
Lord  is  my  God. 

CHAPTER  14. 

1  The  destroyers  of  Jerusalem  destroyed. 
4  The  cominy  of  Christ,  and  the  (inire.t 
of  his  kingdom.  12  The  plague  of  Jeru- 
.iaU'.iiVs  enemies.  16  The  remnant  shall 
turn  to  the  Lord,  20  and  their  spoils  shall 
he  holy. 

BEHOLD,  ^  the  day  of  the  Lord 
Cometh,  "^ancT  thy  spoil  shall  be 
divided  in  the  midst  of  thee. 

2  For  I  will  gather  all  nations 
against  Jerusalem  to  battle ;  and 
the  city  shall  be  taken,  and  the 
houses  rifled,  and  the  women 
ravished ;  and  half  of  the  city 
shall  go  forth  into  captivity,  and 
the  residue  of  the  people  shall  not 
be  cut  ofli'from  the  city. 

3  Then  shall  the  Lord  go  forth, 
and  fight  against  those  nations,  as 
when  he  fought  in  the  day  of  battle. 

4  11  And  his  feet  shall  stand  in 
that  day  upon  the  mount  of  Olives, 
which  is  before  .Terusalem  on  the 
east,  and  the  mount  of  Olives 
shall  cleave  in  the  midst  thereof 
toward  the  east  and  toward  the 


3  hairy 
mantle 


4  a 

5  when 


845 


Jerusalem  restored. 


ZECHARIAH,  14. 


GocVs  universal  reign. 


west,  and  there  shall  be  a  very 
great  valley ;  and  half  of  the 
mountain  shall  remove  toward 
the  north,  and  half  of  it  toward 
the  south. 

5  And  ye  shall  flee  to  the  valley 
of  the  mountains ;  for  the  valley 
of  the  mountains  sliall  reach  u.nto 
Azal :  yea,  ye  shall  Hee,  like  as  ye 
tied  from  before  the  earthquake  in 
the  days  of  Uzziah  king  of  Judah  : 
and  the  Lord  my  God  shall  come, 
and  all  the  ^  saints  with  thee. 

6  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  light  shall  not  be 
clear,  nor  dark  : 

7  But  it  shall  be  one  day  which 
shall  be  known  to  the  Lord,  not 
day,  nor  night :  but  it  shall  come 
to  pass,  that  at  evening  time  it 
shall  be  light. 

8  And  it  shall  be  in  that  day, 
that  living  waters  shall  go  out  from 
Jerusalem ;  half  of  them  toward 
the  -  former  sea,  and  half  of  them 
toM^ard  tlie  ^  hinder  sea :  in  summer 
and  in  winter  shall  it  be. 

9  And  the  Lord  shall  be  king 
over  all  the  earth :  in  that  day  shall 
there  be  one  Lord,  and  his  name 
one. 

10  AH  the  land  shall  be  turned  as 
a  plain  from  Geba  to  Rimmon  south 
of  Jerusalem :  anfl  it  shall  be  lifted 
up,  and  "*  inhabitpfl  in  her  place, 
from  Benjamin  s  gate  unto  the 
place  of  the  first  gate,  unto  the 
corner  gate,  and  from  the  tower  of 
Hananeel  unto  the  king's  wine- 
Ijresses. 

1 1  And  merb  shall  dwell  in  it, 
and  there  shall  be  no  moi-e  ''utter 
destruction :    but    Jerusalem  shall 


be  safely  intiabited. 

1 2  ^  And  this  sludl  be  the  plague 
wherewith  the  Lord  will  smite 
all  the  "people  that  liave  fought 
against  Jerusalem ;  Tluiir  tlesh  shall 
consume  away  while  they  stand 
upon  their  feet,  and  their  ey(!s  shall 
(•onsuiiie  away  in  their  "holes,  and 
their  tongue  shall  consume  away 
in  their  mouth. 


13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  tliat  a  gi-eat  tumult  from 
the  LoKij  shall  be  among  them; 
and  they  shall  lay  hold  every  one 
on  the  hand  of  his  neighbour,  and 
his  hand  shall  rise  up  against  the 
hand  of  his  neighbour. 

U  And  Judah  also  shall  fight  at 
Jerusalem  ;  and  the  wealth  of  all 
the  heathen  round  about  shall  be 
gathered  together,  gold,  and  silver, 
and  apparel,  in  great  abundance. 

15  And  so  shall  be  the  plague  of 
the  horse,  of  the  mule,  of  the  camel, 
and  of  the  ass,  and  of  all  the  beasts 
that  shall  be  in  these  tents,  as  this 
plague. 

16  U  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  every  one  that  is  left  of  all  the 
nations  which  came  against  Jeru- 
salem shall  even  go  up  from  year 
to  year  to  worship  the  King,  the 
L()Ri)  of  hosts,  and  to  keep  the  feast 
of  tabernacles. 

17  And  it  shall  be,  that  whoso 
will  not  come  up  of  all  the  families 
of  thee;irth  unto  Jerusalem  to  wor- 
ship the  King,  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
even  upon  them  shall  be  no 
rain. 

1 8  And  if  the  family  of  Egypt  go 
not  up,  and  come  not,  that  have  no 
rain;  there  shall  be  the  plague, 
whei'ewith  the  Lord  will  smite  the 
heathen  that  come  not  up  to  keep 
the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

19  This  shall  be  the  punishment 
of  Egypt,  and  the  punishment  of 
all  nations  that  come  not  up  to 
keep  the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

20  *\  In  that  day  shall  there  be 
upon  the  bells  of  the  horses,  HOLI- 
NESS UNTO  THE  LOKD;  and 
the  pots  in  the  Lord's  house  sliall 
be  like  the  bowls  before  tlu;  altar. 

21  Yea,  evei-y  pot  in  Jei'usalem 
and  in  Judali  shall  ))(>  holiness  unto 
the  Lord  of  hosts:  and  all  they 
that  sacrifice  shall  come  and  take 
of  them,  and  seethe  thei-ein  :  and 
in  tliat  day  there  shall  b(^  no  more 
the  Oariiianite  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 


MALA  cm 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Malachi  c.ompUtineth  of  TxrilerH  niikhnl- 
VfuH.  6  Of  their  irrc/ii/ioiiKiiesn,  12  miil 
/irti/'dtienenti. 

rpHE  '  burden  of  the  word  of 
-L  the  Lord  to  Israel  by  Malachi. 
2  1  have  loved  you,  saith  the 
Lord.  Yet  ye  say,  Wherein  hast 
thou    loved    us?      Was   not    Esau 


846 


Jacob's  brother?  saith  tlie  Lord: 
yet  1  loved  Ja-ci)b, 

'.)  .\nd  I  hated  Ksan,  jukI  laid  his 
niountains  and  liis  heritage  waste 
for  tlie  'dragons  of  the  wildei-ness. 

4  Wher(;as  Edom  saith.  We  are 
•'  iiniioverished.  but  we  will  return 
and  build  tlic  desolate  places;  thus 
saith  the  J^oRD  of  hosts,  They  shall 


■  jiickiiLs 

"^  beaten 
lowu, 


Impiety  of  priests  reprooed. 


MALACHI,  2. 


Tlieir  covenant 


build,  but  I  will  throw  down  ;  and 
they  shall  call  them,  The  border 
of  wickedness,  and.  The  people 
against  whom  the  Lord  hath  in- 
dignation for  ever. 

5  And  your  eyes  shall  see,  and 
ye  shall  say,  The  Lord  '  will  be 
magnified  "  from  the  border  of 
Israel. 

6  ^  A  son  honoureth  his  father, 
and  a  servant  his  master :  if  then 
\be  a.  father,  where  is  mine  honour? 
and  if  I  6e  a  master,  where  is  my 
fear  'I  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  unto 
you,  O  priests,  that  despise  my 
name.  And  ye  say.  Wherein  have 
we  despised  thy  name  ? 

7  Ye  offer  polluted  bread  upon 
mine  altar  ;  and  ye  say.  Wherein 
have  we  polluted  thee  ?  In  that  ye 
say.  The  table  of  the  Lord  is  con- 
temptible. 

8  And  if  ye  offer  the  blind  for 
sacrifice,  is  it  not  evil?  and  if  ye 
offer  the  larne  and  sick,  is  it  not 
evil  %  offer  it  now  unto  thy  go- 
vernor ;  will  he  be  pleased  with 
thee,  or  accept  thy  person  1  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

9  And  now,  I  pray  you,  beseech 
God  that  he  will  be  gracious  unto 
us  :  this  hath  been  by  j^our  means  : 
will  he  *  regard  your  persons "?  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

10  ^  Who  is  there  even  among 
you  that  would  shut  the  doors  for 


itniKiht  'i  neither  do  ye  kindle  fire 
on  mine  altar  tor  nouglrt!  i  have 
no  pleasure  in  you,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  neither  will  I  accept  an 
offering  at  your  hand. 

11  For  from  the  rising  of  the 
sun  even  unto  the  going  down  of 
the  same  my  name  sJiall  tje  great 
among  the  Gentiles  ;  and  in  every 
place  incense  shall  be  offered  unto 
my  name,  and  a  pure  offering  :  for 
my  name  shall  he  great  among  the 
heathen,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

12  1]  But  ye  have  profaned  it,  in 
that  ye  say.  The  table  of  the  Lord 
is  polluted  ;  and  the  fruit  thereof, 
even  his  meat,  is  contemptible. 

13  Ye  said  also,  Behold,  what 
a  weariness  is  it !  and  ye  have 
snuffed  at  it,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts ;  and  ye  brought  tltat  which 
iva.s  torn,  and  tlie  lame,  and  the 
sick  ;  thus  ye  brought  an  offering  : 
should  I  accept  this  of  your  hand  "? 
saith  the  Lord. 

14  But  cursed  be  the  deceiver, 
which  hath  in  his  flock  a  male,  and 
voweth,  and  sacrificeth  unto  the 
Lord  a  ^  corrupt  thing  :  for  I  am  a 
great  King,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
and  my  name  is  dreadful  among 
the  heathen. 


CHAPTER  2. 

1  //e  fth arply  reproveth  the prieHta/or  neglect- 
ing their  covenant,  11  and  the  people  for 
idohitry,  li  for  adultery,  17  and  for  in- 
fdelity. 

AND    now,    O   ye  priests,   this 
commandment  is  for  you. 

2  If  ye  will  not  hear,  and  if  ye 
will  not  lay  it  to  heart,  to  give 
glory  unto  my  name,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  I  will  even  send  a 
curse  upon  you,  and  I  will  curse 
your  blessings  :  yea,  I  have  cursed 
them  already,  because  ye  do  not 
lay  it  to  heart. 

3  Behold,  I  will  ^  corrupt  your 
seed,  and  spread  dung  upon  your 
faces,  even  the  dung  of  your  solemn 
feasts ;  and  one  shall  take  you 
away  with  it. 

4  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  have 
sent  this  commandment  unto  you, 
that  my  covenant  might  be  with 
Levi,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

5  My  covenant  was  with  him  of 
life  and  peace ;  and  I  gave  them 
to  him  ^  for  the  feai-  wherewith  he 


feared   me,  and  was  afraid  before 


my  name. 

6  The  law  of  truth  was  in  his 
mouth,  and  iniquity  was  not  found 
in  his  lips  :  he  walked  with  me  in 
peace  and  equity,  and  did  turn 
many  away  from  iniquity. 

7  For  the  priest's  lips  should 
keep  knowledge,  and  they  should 
seek  the  law  at  his  mouth :  for  he 
is  the  messenger  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

8  But  ye  are  departed  out  of  the 
way ;  ye  have  caused  many  to 
stumble  *  at_the  law ;  ye  have  cor- 
rupted the  covenant  of  Levi,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

9  Therefore  have  I  also  made 
you  contemptible  and  base  before 
all  the  people,  according  as  ye 
have  not  kept  my  ways,  but  have 
■'  been  partial  in  the  law. 

10  Have  we  not  all  one  father"? 
hath  not  one  God  created  us  %  why 
do  we  deal  treacherously  every 
man  against  his  brother,  by  pro- 
faning the  covenant  of  our  fathers "? 

11  U  Judah  hath  dealt  treache- 
rously, and  an  abomination  is  com- 
mitted in  Israel  and  in  Jerusalem  ; 
for  Judah  hath  profaned  the  '"  holi- 
ness of  the  LoKD  which  he  loved, 
and  hath  married  the  daughtei'  of 
a  strange  god. 

12  The  Lord  will  cut  off  the 
man  that  doeth  this,  the  master 
and  the  scholar,  out  of  the  taber- 
nacles of  .lacob,  and  him  that  offer- 
eth  an  offering  unto  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

1 3  And  this  have  ye  done  again, 


8  rebuke 


' that  he 
mijiht  fear, 
and  he 
feared  me, 


9  had  re- 
spect of 
persons 


1"  sanctuary 


847 


Conjuyal  sins  condemned. 


MALACHI,  3. 


Neglect  of  tithes. 


^  covering  the  altar  of  tlie  Lord 
witli  tears,  with  weeping,  and  with 
crying  out,  insomuch  that  he  re- 
gardeth  not  the  offering  any  more, 
or  receiveth  it  with  good  will  at 
your  hand. 

14  IT  Yet  ye  say,  Wherefore'?  Be- 
cause the  Lonn  hath  been  witness 
between  thee  and  the  wife  of  thy 
youth,  against  whom  thou  hast 
dealt  treacherously  :  yet  is  she  thy 
companion,  and  the  wife  of  thy 
covenant. 

1 5  And  did  not  he  make  one  "i 
Yet  had  he  the  residue  of  the  spirit. 
And  wherefore  onel  That  he 
miglit  seek  a  godly  seed.  There- 
fore take  heed  to  your  spirit,  and 
let  none  deal  treacherously  against 
the  wife  of  his  youth. 

16  For  the  Loud,  the  God_  of 
Israel,  saith  that  he  hateth  putting 
■^away:   for  one  covereth  violence 


with  his  garment,  saitii  tlie  Lord 


of  hosts :  therefore  take  lieed  to 
your  spirit,  that  ye  deal  not 
treacherously. 

17  ^  Ye  have  wearied  the  Lord 
with  your  words.  Yet  ye  say, 
Wherein  have  we  wearied  him  ? 
When  ye  say,  Every  one  that  doeth 
evil  is  good  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  he  delighteth  in  tliem  ; 
or,  Where  is  the  God  of  judgment  1 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Of  the  messenger,  majesty,  and  grace  of 
Chrint.  1  Of  the  rebellion,  8  sacrilege, 
18  avd  infideliii/  of  the  people.  IG  The 
promise  of  blesaing  to  them  thatfenr  God. 

BEHOLD,  I  will  send  my  mes- 
senger, and  he  shall  prepare 
the  way  before  me  :  and  the  Lord, 
whom  ye  seek,  shall  suddenly  come 
to  his  temple,  oven  the  messenger 
of  the  covenant,  whom  ye  delight 
in  :  behold,  he  shall  come,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

2  But  who  may  abide  the  day  of 
his  coming?  and  who  shall  stand 
when  he  api_)eareth?  for  he  is  like 
a  refiner's  hre,  and  like  fullers' 
sope : 

.'}  And  he  sliall  sit  as  a  refiner 
a-nd  pui'ifier  of  silver  :  and  he  shall 
purity  tlie  sous  of  Levi,  and  pui'ge 
them  as  gold  and  silver,  that  they 
inay  oiler  unto  the  LoitD  an  offer- 
ing in  righteousness. 

4  Then  shall  the  offering  of 
Juflah  and  .Jerusalem  be  pleasant 
unto  the  Lord,  as  in  the  days  of 
old,  and  as  in  former  years. 

•5  And  I  will  come  near  to  you  to 
judgment:  and  I  will  lie  a  swift 
witness  against  the  sorcerers,  and 
against  the  adultci-ers,  and  against 
false  swearers,  and   against   ihosc 


that  oppress  the  hireling  in  his 
wages,  the  widow,  and  the  father- 
less, and  that  turn  aside  the  stran- 
ger from  his  riyht,  and  fear  not  me, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

6  For  I  am  the  Lord,  I  change 
not ;  therefore  ye  sons  oi  Jacob  are 
not  consumed. 

7  ^I  Even  from  the  days  of  your 
fathers  ye  "  are  gone  away  from 
mine  ordinances,  and  have  not  kept 
them.  Return  unto  me,  and  I  will 
return  unto  you,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts.  But  ye  said.  Wherein  shall 
we  return"? 

8  %  Will  a  man  rob  Godi  Yet 
ye  have  robbed  me.  But  ye  say. 
Wherein  have  we  robbed  thee?  In 
tithes  and  offerings. 

9  Ye  are  cursed  with  a  curse:  for 
ye  have  robbed  me,  even  this  whole 
nation. 

10  Bring  ye  all  the  tithes  into 
the  storehouse,  that  there  may  be 
^  meat  in  mine  house,  and  prove 
me  now  herewith,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  if  I  will  not  open  you  the 
windows  of  heaven,  and  pour  you 
out  a  blessing,  that  there  sliall  not 
he  room  enough  to  receive  it. 

11  And  I  will  rebuke  the  de- 
vourer  for  your  sakes,  and  he  shall 
not  destroy  the  fruits  of  your 
ground ;  neither  shall  your  vine 
cast  her  fi'uit  before  the  time  in  the 
field,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

12  And  all  nations  shall  call 
you  blessed :  for  ye  shall  be  a  de- 
lightsome land,  saith  the  LoRD  of 
hosts. 

13  H  Your  words  have  been  stout 
against  me,  saith  the  Lord.  Yet  ye 
say.  What  have  we  spoken  so  much 
against  thee? 

14  Ye  1  lave said ,  It  is  vain  to  serve 
God :  and  what  p)'()fit  is  it  that  we 
have  kept  his  ordinance,  and  that 
we  have  walkovl  mournfullj^  before 
the  Lord  of  hosts? 

15  And  now  we  call  the  proud 
hai)py ;  yea,  they  that  work  wicked- 
ness are  set  up ;  yea,  they  that  tempt 
God  are  even  deliverefl. 

1  G  II  Then  tli(>y  that  feared  th(» 
Lord  spake  ofteji  one  to  anothei': 
and  the  L<)i;d  hearkened,  and  heai'd 
it,  find  a  book  of  remeinl>raiice  was 
wi'itten  before^  him  for  them  that 
feai'ed  tlii^  Loi;i),  arid  that  thought 
upon  his  name. 

17  And  they  shall  be  mine,  saith 
the  Lord  f)f  hosts,  "  in  that  day 
when  T  make  im  iny  i(n\'els:  and    I 


will  s])ai'(>  them,  as  a  man  sparetli 
his  own  son  that  serveth  him. 

IS  Then  shall  ye  return,  and  dis- 
cern between  the  rightcxnis  and  tlie 
wicked,  Ix'tween  him  that  ser\<'tli 
Ciod  and  him  that  serveth  him  not. 


•^  liave 
turned  aside 


food 


•'■'  in  llic  (lay 
that  1  do 
iiiako,  vre.n 
a  peculiar 
treasure ; 


848 


The  distinction  between 


MALACHI,  4. 


the  righteous  and  the  loicked. 


CHAPTER  4. 

1  God's  .judgment  on  the  wicked,  2  and  his 
blesfiing  071  the  good.  4  He  exhorteth  to  the 
study  of  the  law,  5  and  telleth  of  Elijuh'n 
<'iiii)i)ig  and  offi'Ce. 

FOR,  behold,  the  day  cometh, 
that  shall  burn  as  an  oven ;  and 
all  the  proud,  yea,  and  all  that  do 
wickedly,  shall  be  stubble:  and  the 
day  that  cometh  shall  burn  them 
up,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that  it 
shall  leave  them  neither  root  nor 
branch. 

2  U  But  unto  you  that  fear  my 
name  shall  the  8un  of  righteousness 
arise  with  healing  in  his  wings ;  and 
ye  shall  go  forth,  and  grow  up  as 
calves  of  the  stall. 

3  And  ye  shall  tread  down  the 


wicked;  for  they  shall  be  ashes 
under  the  soles  of  your  feet  in  the 
day  that  I  '  shall  do  this,  saith  the 
LoiM)  of  hosts. 

4  U  Remember  ye  the  law  of 
Moses  my  servant,  which  I  com- 
manded unto  him  in  Horeb  for  all 
Israel,  2vith  the  statutes  and  judg- 
ments. 

5  U  Behold  I  will  send  you  Elijah 
the  prophet  before  the  coming  of 
the  great  and  dreadful  day  of  the 
Lord  : 

6  And  he  shall  turn  the  heart  of 
the  fathers  to  the  children,  and  the 
heart  of  the  children  to  their 
fathers,  lest  I  come  and  smite  the 
earth  with  a  curse. 


1  do  make, 


THE  END  OF  THE  PROPHETS. 


54 


849 


The  great  passover 


kept  by  Jusiah. 


APOCETPHA 


I.  ESDRAS 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  ./osifiK  his  charge  to  the  priests  and  Levites. 
1  A  great  passover  is  kept.  32  His  death  is 
much  lamented.  34  ITis  successors.  53  The 
temple,  city,  and  people  are  destroyed. 
56  The  rest  are  carried,  unto  Babylon. 

AND  ^  Josias  held  the  feast  of 
the  passover  in  Jerusalem 
unto  his  Lord,  and  offered  the 
passover  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
first  month  ; 

2  Having  set  tlie  priests  accord- 
ing to  their  daily  courses,  being 
arrayed  in  '•'long  garments,  in  the 
temple  of  the  Lord. 

3  And  he  spake  unto  the  Levites, 
the  holy  ministers  of  Israel,  that 
thej^  should  hallow  themselves  unto 
the  Lord,  to  set  the  holy  ark  of  the 
Lord  in  the  house  that  king  Solo- 
mon the  son  of  David  had  built : 

4  And  said.  Ye  shall  no  more 
bear  the  ark  upon  your  shoulders  : 
now  therefore  serve  the  Lord  your 
God,  and  minister  unto  his  people 
Israel,  and  prepare  you  after  your 
families  and  kindreds, 

5  According  as  David  the  king 
of  Israel  prescribed,  and  according 
to  the  magnificence  of  Solomon  his 
son  :  and  standing  in  the  temple 
according  to  the  several  dignity 
of  the  families  of  you  the  Le- 
vites, who  minister  in  the  presence 
of  your  brethren  the  children  of 
Israel, 

6  Offer  the  passover  in  order, 
and  make  ready  the  sacrifices  for 
your  brethren,  and  keep  the  pass- 
over  according  to  tlu;  command- 
ment of  tlie  Ijord,  which  was  given 
unto  Moses. 

7  And  unto  the  people  that  •'  was 
found  thei-e  Josias  gave  thirty  thou- 
sand  laml)s  and  kids,  and  thr(^e 
thousand  calves  :  tlif^sc  things  were 
given  of  the  king's  allowance,  ac- 
cording as  he  promised,  to  the  peo- 
ple, to  the  priests,  and  to  the 
Levites. 

H  And  ^  Holkias.  '"'  Zacharias.  and 
^  Syelus,  the  govei-nors  of  the  tem- 


*  So  thrniujhont  this  hook. 
t  In  2  Chron.  xxxv.  8. 


pie,  gave  to  the  priests  for  the  pass- 
over  two  thousand  and  six  hundred 
sheep,  and  three  hundred  calves. 

9  And  "  Jeconias,  and  ^  Samaias, 
and  Nathanael  his  brother,  and  "As- 
sabias,  and  '"  Ochiel,  and  "  Joram, 
captains  over  thousands,  gave  to 
the  Levites  for  the  passover  five 
thousand  sheep,  and  seven  hun- 
dred calves. 

10  And  when  these  things  were 
done,  the  priests  and  Levites,  hay- 
ing the  unleavened  bread,  stood  in 
very  comely  order  according  to  the 
kindreds, 

1 1  And  according  to  the  several 
^"  dignities  of  the  fathers,  before 
the  people,  to  offer  to  the  Lord, 
as  it  is  written  in  the  book  of 
Moses :  and  thus  did  they  in  the 
morning. 

1 2  And  they  roasted  the  passover 
with  fire,  as  appertaineth  :  as  for 
the  sacrifices,  they  '*'  sod  them  in 
brass  pots  and  pans  with  a  good 
savour, 

13  And  set  them  before  all  the 
people :  and  afterward  they  pre- 
pared for  themselves,  and  for  the 
priests  their  brethren,  the  sons  of 
Aaron. 

14  For  the  priests  offered  the  fat 
until  ni^ht :  and  the  jjcvites  pre- 
pared for  themselves,  and  the 
priests  their  brethren,  the  sons  of 
Aaron. 

15  The  holy  singers  also,  the 
sons  of  Asaph,  wen;  in  theii"  ordei', 
according  to  the  appointment  of 
David,  to  wit,  Asapii,  Zacharias, 
and  Jcduthun,  who  was  of  the 
king's  retinue. 

16  Moreover  tlie  porters  were  at 
every  gate;  it  was  not  lawful  for 
any  to  go  from  his  ortlinary  ser- 
vice :  foi-  their  biethren  the  Levites 
preparefl  for  them. 

17  Thus  were  the  things  that  be- 
longed to  the  saci-ifuies  of  the;  Lord 
accomi)hshed  in  that  day,  that  they 
might  hold  the  passover, 

18  Aiifl  offer  sacrifices  upon  the 


t  In  2  (Jhron.  xxxv.  9. 


850 


Josiah  killed  at  Megiddo. 


1.  ESDRAS,  1.      Nebuchadnezzar  spoileth  the  temple. 


altar  of  the  Lord,  accordiiig  to  the 
commandment  of  king  Josias. 

19  So  the  children  of  Israel 
which  were  present  held  the  pass- 
over  at  that  time,  and  the  feast 
of  '  sweet  bread  seven  days. 

20  And  such  a  passover  was  not 
kept  in  Israel  since  the  time  of  the 
prophet  Samuel. 

21  Yea,  all  the  kings  of  Israel 
held  not  such  a  passover  as  Josias, 
and  the  priests,and  the  Levites,and 
the  Jews,  held  with  all  Israel  that 
were  found  dwelling  at  Jerusalem. 

22  In  the  eighteenth  year  of  the 
reign  of  Josias  was  this  passover 
kept. 

23  And  the  works  of  Josias  were 
upright  before  his  Lord  with  an 
heart  full  of  godliness. 

24  As  for  the  things  that  came 
to  pass  in  his  time,  they  were 
written  in  former  times,  concern- 
ing those  that  sinned,  and  did 
wickedly  against  the  Lord  above 
all  people  and  kingdoms,  and  how 
they  grieved  him  exceedingly,  so 
that  the  words  of  the  Lord  rose  up 
against  Israel. 

25  Now  after  all  these  acts  of 
Josias  it  came  to  pass,  that  Pha- 
raoh the  king  of  Egypt  came  to 
raise  war  at  ~  Carchamis  upon  Eu- 
phrates :  and  J  osias  went  out 
against  him. 

26  But  the  king  of  Egypt  sent  to 
him,  saying,  What  have  I  to  do 
with  thee,  O  king  of  "  Judeal 

27  1  am  not  sent  out  from  the 
Lord  God  against  thee ;  for  my 
war  is  upon  Euphrates  :  and  now 
the  Lord  is  with  me,  yea,  the  Lord 
is  with  me  hasting  me  forward  : 
depart  from  me,  and  be  not 
against  the  Lord. 

28  Howbeit  Josias  did  not  turn 
back  his  chariot  from  him,  but  un- 
dertook to  fight  with  him,  not  re- 
garding the  words  of  the  prophet 
^  Jeremy  spoken  by  the  moutn  of 
the  Lord:_ 

29  But  joined  battle  witli  him  in 
the  plain  of  ^Magiddo,  and  the 
princes  came  against  king  Josias. 

30  Then  said  the  king  unto  his 
servants.  Carry  me  away  out  of 
the  battle  ;  for  I  am  very  weak. 
And  immediately  his  servants  took 
him  away  out  of  the  battle. 

31  Then  gat  he  up  upon  his  se- 
cond chariot ;  and  being  brought 
back  to  Jerusalem  died,  and  was 
buried  in  his  father's  sepulchre. 

32  And  in  all  ".Tewry  they 
mourned  for  Josias,  yea,  Jeremy 
the  prophet  lamented  for  Josias, 
and  the  chief  men  with  the  women 


*  So  throughout  this  hook. 


made  lamentation  for  him  unto 
this  day  :  and  this  was  given  out 
for  an  ordinance  to  be  done  con- 
tinually in  all  the  nations  of  Israel. 

33  These  things  ai-e  written  in 
the  book  of  the  stories  of  the  kings 
of  Judah,  and  every  one  of  the  acts 
that  Josias  did,  and  his  glory,  and 
his  understanding  in  the  law  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  things  that  he 
had  done  before,and  the  things  now 
recited,  are  reported  in  the  book 
of  the  kings  of  Israel  and  Judea. 

34  And  the  people  took^Joachaz 


the  sonof  Josias,and  made  him  king 
instead  of  Josias  his  father,  when 
he  was  twenty  and  three  years  old. 

35  And  he  reigned  in  Judea  and 
in  Jerusalem  three  months :  and 
then  the  king  of  Egypt  deposed 
him  from  reigning  in  Jerusalem. 

36  And  he  set  a  tax  upon  the 
land  of  an  hundred  talents  of  silver 
and  one  talent  of  gold. 

37  The  king  of  Egypt  also  made 
king  ^  Joacim  his  brother  king  of 
Judea  and  Jerusalem. 

38  And  he  bound  ^  Joacim  and 
the  nobles :  but"Zaraces  his  brother 
he  apprehended,  and  brought  him 
\  out  of  Egypt. 

39  Five  and  twenty  years  old  was 
^Joacim  when  he  was  made  king  in 
the  land  of  Judea  and  Jerusalem  ; 
and  he  did  evil  before  the  Lord. 

40  Wherefore  against  him  ^Nabu- 
chodonosor  the  king  of  Babylon 
came  up,  and  bound  him  Math  a 
chain  of  brass,  and  carried  him  into 
Babylon. 

41  Nabuchodonosor  also  took  of 
the  holy  vessels  of  the  Lord,  and 
carried  them  away,  and  set  them 
in  his  own  temple  at  Babylon. 

42  But  those  things  that  are  re- 
corded of  him,  and  of  his  unclean- 
ness  and  impiety,  are  written  in 
the  chronicles  of  the  kings. 

43  And  ^Joacim  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead  :  he  was  made  king 
being  eighteen  years  old  ; 

44  And  reigned  but  three  months 
and  ten  days  in  Jerusalem;  and  did 
evil  befoT-e  the  Lord. 

45  So  after  a  year  Nabuchodono- 
sor sent  and  caused  him  to  be 
brought  into  Babylon  with  the 
holy  vessels  of  the  Lord  ; 

46  And  made '"  Zedechias  king  of 
Judea  and  Jerusalem,  when  he  was 
one  and  twenty  years  old  ;  and  he 
reigned  eleven  years  : 

47  And  he  did  evil  also  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  cared  not  for 
the  words  that  were  spoken  unto 


*  So  throughout  this  book. 
t  In  2  C'hron.  xxxvi.  1. 
X  In  2  Vhron.  xxxvi.  4,  to. 


t  Jehoahaz 


8  Jehoiakim 


9  *  Nebu- 
chadnezzar 


w  Zedekiah 


851 


The  captioity  of  the  people. 


I.  ESDRAS,  2. 


Cyrus  alloweih  them  to  return. 


2  even  above 


him  by  the  prophet  Jeremy  from 
the  mouth  of  the  Lord. 

48  And  after  that  king  Nabucho- 
donosor  had  made  him  to  swear  by 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  he  foreswore 
himself,  and  rebelled  ;  and  harden- 
ing his  neck,  and  his  heart,  he  trans- 
gressed the  laws  of  ^  the  Lord  CTod 
of  Israel. 

49  The  governors  also  of  the 
people  and  of  tiie  priests  did  many 
things  against  the  laws,  "and  passed 
all  the  pollutions  of  all  nations,  and 
defiled  the  temple  of  the  Lord, 
which  was  sanctified  in  Jerusalem. 

50  Nevertheless  the  God  of  their 
fathers  sent  by  his  messenger  to  call 
them  back,  because  he  spared  them 
anrl  his  tabernacle  also. 

51  But  they  had  his  messengers 
in  derision  ;  and,  look,  when  the 
Lord  spake  unto  them,  they  made 
a  sport  of  his  prophets : 

52  So  far  forth,  that  he,  being 
wroth  with  his  people  for  their 
great  ungodliness,  commanded  the 
kings  of  the  ^  Chaldees  to  come  up 
against  them ; 

53  Who  slew  their  young  men 
with  the  sword,  yea,  even  within 
the  compass  of  their  holy  temple, 
and  spared  neither  young  man  nor 
maid,  old  man  nor  child,  among 
them  ;  for  he  delivered  all  into  their 
hands. 

54  And  they  took  all  the  holy 
vessels  of  the  Lord,  both  great  and 
small,  with  the  vessels  of  the  ark  of 
God,  and  the  king's  treasures,  and 
carried  them  away  into  Babylon. 

55  As  for  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
they  burnt  it,  and  brake  down  the 
walls  of  Jerusalem,  and  set  fire 
upon  her  towers : 

56  And  as  for  her  glorious  things, 
they  never  ceaged  till  they  had  con- 
sumed and  brought  th(;m  all  to 
nought :  and  the  people  that  were 
not  slain  with  the  sword  he  carried 
unto  Babylon  : 

57  Who  became  servants  to  him 
and  his  children,  till  the  PcM'sians 
reigned,tofulfilthe  worrl  of  the  I^ord 
spoken  by  the  mouth  of  Jeremy  : 

5<S  Until  the  land  had  enjoyed 
her  sabbaths,  the  whole  time  of  her 
fiesolation  shall  she  ^rest.  until  the 
full  term  of  sevcnity  years. 

CHAPTEIl  2. 

1  Cyrus  is  moved  by  (lod  to  huild  the  tem- 
ple., ."5  and  giveth  leave  to  the  Jev's  to  retttrn, 
and  contribute  to  it.  11  //«  deli^rereth 
again  the  vensela  vfideh  h<iil  hemi  talun 
thence.  25  ArtaxerxM furbiddeihtha  .lewx 
til  htiild  any  more. 

IX  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  king  of 
the  Persians,  that  the  wf)rd  of 


•  So  throughout  this  book. 


the  Lord  might  be  accomplished, 
that  he  had  promised  by  the  mouth 
of  Jeremy  ; 

2  The  Lord  ^  raised  up  the  spirit 
of  Cyrus  the  king  of  the  Persians, 
and  he  made  proclamation  through 
all  his  kingdom,  and  also  by  writ- 

3  Saying,  Thus  saith  Cyrus  king 
of  the  Persians  ;  The  Lord  of  Israel, 
the  most  high  Lord,  hath  made  me 
king  of  the  whole  world, 

4  And  commanded  me  to  build 
hira  an  house  at  Jerusalem  in 
Jewry. 

5  If  therefore  there  be  any  of  you 
that  are  of  his  people,  let  the  Lord, 
even  his  Lord,  be  with  him,  and  let 
him  go  up  to  Jerusalem  that  is  in 
Judea,  and  build  the  house  of  the 
Lord  of  Israel :  for  he  is  the  Lord 
that  dwelleth  in  Jerusalem. 

6  Whosoever  tlien  dwell  in  the 
places  about,  let  them  help  him, 
those,  I  say,  that  are  his  neigh- 
boui's,  with  gold,  and  with  silver, 

7  With  gifts,  with  horses,  and 
with  cattle,  and  other  things,  which 
have  been  set  forth  by  vow,  for  the 
temple  of  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem. 

8  U  Then  the  chief  of  the  families 
of  Judea  and  of  the  tribe  of  Benja- 
min stood  up  ;  the  priests  also,  and 
the  Levites,  and  all  they  whose 
mind  the  Lord  had  moved  to  go 
up,  and  to  build  an  house  for  the 
Lord  at  Jerusalem, 

9  And  they  that  dwelt  round 
about  them,  and  helped  them  in  all 
things  with  silver  and  golfl,  with 
hor-ses  and  cattle,  and  with  very 
many  free  gifts  of  a  grejit  number 
whose  minds  were  stirred  up 
thereto. 

10  King  Cyrus  also  brought  forth 
the  holy  vessels,  which  Nabucho- 
donosor  liad  can'ied  away  froni 
Jerusalem,  and  had  set  up  in  his 
tempk^  of  idols. 

11  Now  wlien  Cyrus  king  of  the 
Persians  had  brought  them  foi'th, 
he  delivered  them  to  "  Mitlii'idates 
his  treasurer : 

12  And  by  him  they  were  deli- 
vered to  "Sanal)assar  the  governor 
of  Judea. 

13  And  this  was  the  number  of 
them  ;  A  thousand  golden  cups, 
and  a  thousand  of  silver,  cejisers 
of  silver  twenty  nine,  vials  of  gold 
thii'ty,  and  of  silver  two  thousand 
four  hundred  anfl  ten,  and  a  thou- 
sand other  vessels. 

14  So  all  the  vessels  of  gold  and 
of  silver,  which  were  carried  away, 
were  five  thousand  four  hun(h-ed 
threescore  and  nine. 


t  In  Ezra  i.  S. 


862 


The  rehuilding  hindered. 


I.  ESDRAS,  3. 


TJie  debate  at  Darius^  feast. 


15  These  were  brought  back  by 
'  Saiiabassar,  together  with  them 
of  the  captivity,  from  Babylon  to 
Jerusalem. 

16  But  in  the  time  of  Artaxerxes 
king  of  the  Persians  Belemus,  and 
-Mithridates,  and  "Tabellius.  and 
^Katliumus,      and      Beeitetlmms, 


and  °  Semellius  the  secretary,  with 
others  that  were  "in  commission 


with  them,  dwelHng  in  tSamaria 
and  other  places,  wrote  unto  him 
against  them  that  dwelt  in  Judea 
and  Jerusalem  these  letters  follow- 
ing ; 

17  To  king  Artaxerxes  our  lord, 
Thy  servants,  ''  Rathumus  the 
story-writer,  and  ''iSemollius  the 
scribe,  and  the  rest  of  their  coun- 
cil, and  the  judges  that  are  in 
'^  Celosyria  and  Vhenice. 

18  Be  it  now  known  to  the  lord 
the  king,  that  the  Jews  that  are 
come  up  from  you  to  us,  being 
come  into  Jerusalem,  tliat  rebel- 
lious and  wicked  city,  do  build  the 
marketplaces,  and  repair  the  walls 
of  it,  and  do  lay  the  foundation  of 
the  temple. 

1 9  Now  if  this  city  and  the  walls 
thereof  be  made  up  again,  they  will 
not  only  refuse  to  give  tribute,  but 
also  rebel  against  kings. 

20  And  forasnmch  as  the  things 
pertaining  to  the  temple  are  now 
in  hand,  we  think  it  meet  not  to 
neglect  such  a  matter, 

21  But  to  speak  unto  our  lord 
the  king,  to  the  intent  that,  if  it 
be  thy  pleasure,  it  may  be  sought 
out  in  the  books  of  thy  fathers : 

22  And  thou  shalt  find  in  the 
chronicles  what  is  written  concern- 
ing these  things,  and  shalt  under- 
stand that  that  city  was  rebellious, 
troubling  both  kings  and  cities  : 

23  And  that  the  Jews  were  re- 
bellious, and  raised  always  wars 
therein  ;  for  the  which  cause  even 
tins  city  was  made  desolate. 

24  Wherefore  now  we  do  declare 
unto  thee,  O  lord  the  king,  that 
if  this  city  be  built  again,  and  the 
walls  thereof  set  up  anew,  thou 
shalt  from  henceforth  have  no 
passage  into  Celosyria  and  Phenice. 

25  Then  the  king  wrote  back 
again  to  ^  Rathumus  the  story- 
winter,  to  Beeltethmus  to  ^  Semel- 
hus  the  scribe,  and  to  the  rest  that 


were  ^"  in  commission,  and  dwellers 
i n  Samaria  and  Syria  and ' '  Phenice. 
after  this  manner ; 

20  I  have  read  tlie  epistle  which 
ye  have  sent  unto   me :  therefore 


I  commanded  to  make  diligent 
search,  and  it  hath  been  found 
that  that  city  was  from  the  be- 
ginning ^"  practising;  against  kings  ; 

27  And  the  men  therein  were 
given  to  rebellion  and  war  :  and 
that  mighty  kings  and  fierce  were 
in  Jerusalem,  who  reigned  and  ex- 
acted tributes  in  Celosyria  and 
Phenice. 

28  Now  therefore  I  have  com- 
manded to  hinder  those  men  from 
building  the  city,  and  heed  to  be 
taken  tnat  there  be  no  more  done 
in  it ; 

29  And  that  those  wicked  work- 
ers proceed  no  further  to  the  an- 
noyance of  kings. 

30  Then  king  Artaxerxes  his 
letters    being    read,  "  Rathumus, 


*  So  throughout  this  hook. 


and  •''  Semellius  the  scribe,  and  the 
rest  that  were  "  in  commission  with 
them,  removing  m  haste  toward 
Jerusalem  with  a  troop  of  horse- 
men and  a  multitude  or  people  in 
battle  array,  began  to  hinder  the 
builders  ;  and  the  building  of  the 
temple  in  Jerusalem  ceased  until 
the  second  year  of  the  reign  of 
Darius  king  of  the  Persians. 

CHAPTER  3. 

4  Three  utrive  to  excel  each  other  in  wine 
Kjieec/ies.  9  7' hey  re/e?'  thenifseiven  to  the 
jitiiijineni  of  the  king.  18  TJie  firnt  de- 
'cUtreth  the  strength  of  vine. 

NOW  when  Darius  reigned,  he 
made  a  great  feast  unto  all  his 
subjects,  anci  unto  all  his  house- 
hold, and  unto  all  the  princes  of 
Media  and  Persia, 

2  And  to  all  the  "  governors  and 
captains  and  '''lieutenants  that'were 
under  him,  from  India  unto  Ethio- 
pia, ''''of  an  hundred  twenty  and 
seven  provinces. 

3  And  when  they  had  eaten  and 
drunken,  and  being  satisfied  were 
gone  home,  then  Darius  the  king- 
went  into  his  bedchamber,  and 
slept,  and  soon  after  awaked. 

4  Then  three  young  men,  that 
were  of  the  guard  that  kept  the 
king's  bod j%  spake  one  to  another  ; 

5  Let  every  one  of  us  speak  a 
sentence  :  he  that  shall  overcome, 
and  whose  sentence  shall  seem 
wiser  than  the  others,  unto  him 
shall  the  king  Darius  give  great 
gifts,  and  great  things  in  token  of 
victory  : 

6  As.  to  be  clothed  in  purple,  to 
drink  in  gold,  and  to  sleep  upon 
gold,  ;ind  a  chariot  with  bridles 
of  gold,  and  an  lieadtire  of  hue 
linen,  and  a  chain  about  his  neck  : 

7  And  he  shall  sit  next  to  Darius 
because  of  his  wisdom,  and  shall 
be  called  Darius  his  cousin. 


12  making 
iusurrectiou 


13  Rehuiii, 
5  Shiiiishiii 
the  sci-ilie, 
G  roiniiiis- 
sioiied 


i-t  satraps 
1^  iioveniors 


1*'  in  the 


853 


The  strength  ofioine. 


I.  ESDRAS,  4. 


The  jMwer  of  a  Jciny. 


8  And  then  every  one  wrote  his 
sentence,  sealed  it,  and  laid  it 
under  king  Darius  his  jjillow  ; 

9  And  said  that,  when  the  king 
is  risen,  some  will  give  him  the 
writings  ;  and  of  whose  side  the 
king  and  the  three  princes  of  Persia 
shall  judge  that  his  sentence  is  the 
wisest,  to  him  shall  the  victory  be 
given,  as  was  appointed. 

10  The  first  wrote,  Wine  is  the 
strongest. 

1 1  The  second  wrote.  The  king 
is  strongest. 

12  The  third  wrote.  Women  are 
strongest :  but  above  all  _  things 
Truth  beareth  away  the  victory. 

_  13  II  Now  when  the  king  was 
risen  up,  they  took  their  writings, 
and  delivered  them  unto  him,  and 
so  he  read  them : 

14  And  sending  forth  he  called 
all  the  princes  of  Persia  and  jNIedia, 
and  the  ^  governors,  and  the  cap- 
tains, and  the  "  lieutenants,  and 
the  chief  officers  ; 

15  And  sat  him  down  in  the 
royal  seat  of  judgment ;  and  the 
writings  were  read  before  tliem. 

16  And  he  said.  Call  the  young 
men,  and  they  shall  declare  their 
own  sentences.  So  they  were 
called,  and  came  in. 

17  And  he  said  unto  them.  De- 
clare unto  us  your  mind  concern- 
ing the  writings.  Then  began  the 
first,  who  had  spoken  of  the 
strength  of  wine ; 

18  And  he  said  thus,  ^  O  ye  men, 


how  exceeding  strong  is  wine  !  it 
causeth  all  men  to  err  that  drink 
it: 

19  It  maketh  the  mind  of  the 
king  and  of  the  fatherless  child  to 
be  all  one  ;  of  the  bondman  aufl  of 
the  freeman,  of  the  poor  man  and 
of  the  rich. 

20  It  turneth  also  every  thought 
into  jollity  and  mirth,  so  that  a 
man  remembereth  neither  sorrow 
nor  debt : 

21  And  it  maketh  every  heart 
rich,  so  that  a  man  remember(>th 
neither  king  nor  governor  ;  and  it 
maketh  to  •*  sppak  all  things  by 
talents : 

22  And  when  they  are  in  theii- 
cups,  they  f(>rg(;t  their  love  both 
to  friends  and  brethren,  and  a 
little  after  draw  out  swords  : 

23  Rut  when  they  are  from  the 
wine,  they  remember  not  what 
they  have  done. 

24  "  ()  ye  men,  is  not  witie  the 
strongest,  that  enforceth  to  do 
thus?  And  when  he  had  so 
spoken,  he  held  his  peace. 


CHAPTER  4. 

1  T/ie  .second  dechireth  the  power  of  a  king . 
13  The  third  the  force  of  women,  33  and  of 
truth.  41  The  third  isjudcied  to  he  ii'i.<<e.<<t. 
47  audobtainelh  tetter.^ of  t'/ie  kimj  to  Imild 
Jeru.'talevi.  58  He  jirai.seth  God,<iiid  xlieir- 
eth  his  brethren  what  he  had  done. 

rpHEN  the  second,  that  had 
-L  spoken  of  the  strength  of  the 
king,  began  to  say, 

2  "'  O  ye  men,  do  not  men  excel 
in  strength,  that  bear  rule  over 
sea  and  land,  and  all  things  in 
them  1 

3  But  yet  the  king  is  more 
mighty :  for  he  is  loi*d  of  all 
these  things,  and  hath  dominion 
over  them ;  and  whatsoever  he 
commandeth  them  they  do. 

4  If  he  bid  them  make  war  the 
one  against  the  other,  they  do  it : 
if  he  send  them  out  against  the 
enemies,  they  go,  and  break  down 
mountains,  walls,  and  towers. 

5  They  slay  and  are  slain,  and 
transgress  not  the  king's  com- 
mandment :  if  they  get  the  vic- 
tory, they  br-ing  all  to  the  king, 
as  well  the  spoil,  as  all  things  else. 

6  Likewise  for  those  that  are  no 
soldiers,  and  have  not  to  do  with 
wars,  but  use  husbandry,  when 
they  have  reaped  again  that  which 
they  had  sown,  they  bring  it  to 
the  king,  and  compel  one  another 
to  pay  tribute  unto  the  king. 

7  And  yet  he  is  but  one  man  : 
if  he  command  to  kill,  they  kill ; 
if  he  command  to  spare,  they 
spare ; 

8  If  he  command  to  smite,  they 
smite ;  if  he  command  to  make 
desolate,  they  make  desolate ;  if 
he  command  to  build,  they  build  ; 

9  If  he  command  to  cut  down, 
they  cut  down  ;  if  he  command  to 
plant,  they  plant. 

10  So  all  his  people  and  his 
armies  obey  him  :  furthermoi-e  he 
lieth  down,  he  eateth  and  drink- 
eth,  and  taketh  his  rest: 

1 1  And  these  keep  watch  round 
about  him,  neither  may  any  one 
depart,  and  do  his  own  business, 
neither  disobey  they  him  in  any 
thing. 

12  ^  ()  ye  men,  how  should  not 
the  king  be  mightiest,  when  in 
such  sort  he  is  obej'ed'?  And  lie 
held  his  tongue. 

13  51  ThjMi  the  third,  who  Iwul 
spoken  of  women,  and  of  the 
tr'uth,  (this  was  '"'Zoiobabel)  Ixigan 

to  STXVlk. 

1  i  ■'  ()  ye  nu^n.  it  is  not  the  great 
king,  nor  the  multitude  of  men, 
neither  is  it  wine,  that  excelleth ; 


So  throughoxit  this  book. 


854 


Tlte  force  of  women. 


I.  ESDRAS,  4. 


Truth  excelleth  all. 


who  is  it  then  that  ruleth  them, 
or  hath  the  lordship  over  themi 
are  they  not  women? 

15  Women  have  borne  the  king 
and  all  the  people  that  bear  rule 
by  sea  and  land. 

1 6  Even  of  them  came  they : 
and  they  nourished  them  up 
that  planted  the  vineyards,  from 
whence  the  wine  cometh. 

1 7  Tliese  also  make  garments  for 
men  ;  these  bring  glory  unto  men  ; 
and  without  women  cannot  men  be. 

1 8  Yea,  and  if  men  have  gathered 
together  gold  and  silver,  or  any 
other  goodly  thing,  do  they  not 
love  a  woman  which  is  comely  in 
favour  and  beauty  *? 

19  And  letting  all  those  things 
go,  do  they  not  gape,  and  even 
with  open  mouth  fix  their  eyes 
fast  on  her ;  and  have  not  all 
men  more  desire  unto  her  than 
unto  silver  or  gold,  or  any  goodly 
thing  whatsoever"? 

20  A  man  leaveth  his  own  father 
that  brought  him  up,  and  his  own 
country,  and  cleaveth  unto  his 
wife. 

21  ^  He  sticketh  not  to  spend  his 


life  with  his  wife,  and  remembereth 


neither   father,    nor    mother,    nor 
country. 

22  By  this  also  ye  rnust  know 
that  women  have  dominion  over 
you  :  do  ye  not  labour  and  toil, 
and  give  and  bring  all  to  the 
woman  1 

23  Yea,  a  man  taketh  his  sword, 
and  goeth  his  way  to  rob  and  to 
steal,  to  sail  upon  the  sea  and  upon 
rivers ; 

24  And  looketh  upon  a  lion,  and 
goeth  in  the  darkness ;  and  when 
he  hath  stolen,  spoiled,  and  robbed, 
he  bringeth  it  to  his  love. 

25  Wherefore  a  man  loveth  his 
wife  better  than  father  or  mother. 

26  Yea,  many  there  be  that  have 
run  out  of  their  wits  for  women, 
and  become  servants  for  their 
sakes. 

27  Many  also  have  perished,  have 
erred,  and  sinned,  for  women. 

28  And  now  do  ye  not  believe 
me?  is  not  the  king  gi-eat  in  his 
power  1  do  not  all  regions  fear 
to  touch  him'? 

29  Yet  did  I  see  him  and  Apame 
the  king's  concubine,  the  daughter 
of  the  '"  admirable  Bartacus,  sitting 
at  the  right  hcind  of  the  king, 

30  And  taking  the  crown  from 
the  king's  h(^ad,  and  setting  it 
upon  her  own  head ;  she  also 
struck  the  king  with  her  left  hand. 

31  And  yet  for  all  this  the  king 
gaped  and  gazed  upon  her  witli 
open  mouth  :  if  slie  laughed  upon 

8 


him,  he  laughed  also :  but  if  she 
took  any  displeasure  at  him,  the 
king  was  fain  to  flatter,  that  she 
miglit  be  reconciled  to  him  again. 

32  ^  O  ye  men,  how  can  it  be  but 
women  should  be  strong,  seeing 
they  do  thus"? 

33  Then  the  king  and  the 
princes  looked  one  upon  another: 
so  he  began  to  speak  of  the  truth. 

34  ^  O  ye  men,  are  not  women 
strong?  great  is  the  earth,  high 
is  the  heaven,  swift  is  the  sun 
in  his  course,  for  he  compasseth 
the  heavens  round  about,  and 
fetcheth  his  course  again  to  his 
own  place  in  one  day. 

35  Is  he  not  great  that  maketh 
these  things  1  therefore  great  is  the 
truth,  and  stronger  than  all  things. 

36  All  the  earth  calleth  upon  the 
truth,  and  the  heaven  blesseth  it : 
all  works  shake  and  tremble  at  it, 
and  with  it  is  no  unrighteous  thing. 

37  Wine  is  "*  wicked,  the  king  is 
^wicked,  women  are  *  wicked,  all 
the  children  of  men  are  *  wicked, 
and  ^  such  are  all  their  wicked 
works :  and  there  is  no  truth  in 
tliem ;  in  their  unrighteousness 
also  they  shall  perish. 

38  As  for  the  truth,  it  endureth, 
and  is  always  strong  :  it  liveth  and 
conquereth  for  evermore. 

39  With  her  there  is  no  accept- 
ing of  persons  or  rewards  ;  but  she 
doeth  the  things  that  ar-e  just,  and 
refraineth  from  all  "unjust  and 
wicked  things  ;  and  all  men  'do 
well  like  of  her  works. 

40  Neither  in  her  judgment  is 
any  unrighteousness ;  and  she  is 
the  str'ength,  kingdom,  power,  and 
majesty,  of  all  ages.  Blessed  be  the 
God  of  truth. 

41  And  with  that  he  held  his 
peace.  And  all  the  people  then 
shouted,  and  said.  Great  is  Truth, 
and  mighty  above  all  things. 

42  Then  said  the  king  unto  him. 
Ask  what  thou  wilt  more  than  is 
appointed  in  the  writing,  and  we 
will  give  it  thee,  because  thou  art 
found  wisest;  and  tliou  shalt  sit 
next  me,  and  shalt  be  called  my 
cousin. 

43  Then  said  he  unto  the  king. 
Remember  thy  vow,  which  thou 
hast  vowed  to  build  Jerusalem,  in 
the  day  when  thou  camest  to  thy 
kingdom, 

44  And  to  send  away  all  the 
vessels  that  were  taken  away  out 
of  Jerusalem,  which  Cyrus  set 
apart,  when  he  vowed  to  destroy 
Babylon,  and  to  send  them  again 
thither. 

45  Thou  also  hast  vowed  to  build 


Sirs, 


*  unright- 
eous, 


^  unright- 
eous are  all 
these  their 
works ; 


^  unright- 
eous 

''  have  good 
esteem 


Darius  forwardeth  the 


I.  ESDRAS,  5. 


building  of  the  tetnjyle. 


up  the  temple,  which  the  Edomites 
burned  wlien  Judea  was  made  de- 
solate by  the  Chaldees. 

46  And  now,  O  lord  the  king, 
this  is  that  which  I  require,  and 
which  I  desire  of  thee,  and  this  is 
the  princely  liberality  proceeding 
from  thyself :  I  desire  therefore 
that  thou  make  good  the  vow,  the 
performance  whereof  with  thine 
own  mouth  thou  hast  vowed  to  the 
King  of  heaven. 

47  Then  Darius  the  king  stood 
up,  and  kissed  him,  and  wrote  let- 
ters foi-  him  unto  all  the  treasurers 
and  '  lieutenants  and  captains  and 
"governors,  tliat  they  should  safely 
convey  on  their  way  both  him,  and 
all  those  that  go  up  with  him  to 
build  Jerusalem. 

48  He  wrote  letters  also  unto 
the  ^lieutenants  that  were  in  Ce- 
losyria  and  Jr'henice,  and  unto  tliem 
in  ^Libanus,  that  they  should 
bring  cedar  wood  from  '^  Li  ban  us 
unto  Jerusalem,  and  that  they 
should  build  the  city  with  him. 

49  Moreover  he  wrote  for  all  the 
Jews  that  went  out  of  his  )'ealm  up 
into  Jewry,  concerning  their  free- 
dom, that  no  othcer,  no  "  ruler,  no 
lieutenant,  nor  treasurer,  should 
forcibly  enter  into  their  doors  ; 

50  And  that  all  the  country 
which  they  hold  should  be  free 
without  tribute ;  and  that  the 
Edomites  should  give  over  the  vil- 
lages of  the  Jews  which  tlien  they 
held  : 

51  Yea,  that  there  should  be 
yearly  given  twenty  talents  to  the 
building  of  the  temjjle,  until  the 
time  that  it  were  built ; 

52  And  other  ten  talents  yearly, 
to  maintain  the  burnt  offerings  up- 
on the  altar  every  day,  as  they  had 
a  commandment  to  offer  seventeen : 

5.3  And  that  all  they  that  went 
from  IJabyh^n  to  i)uild  the  city 
should  have  free  liberty,  as  well 
they  as  their  posterity,  and  all  the 
priests  that  went  away. 

54  He  wrote  also  concerning 
"  th(;  charges,  and  the  i)riests' vest- 
ments vvlicrcin  they  minister; 

55  And  likewisi^for  the  ''  chal•ir(^s 


of  the  Levites,  to  l>e  given  tliein 
until  the  day  that  tin;  house  vvcn> 
finished,  and  Jei-usalem  buildedup. 

50  And  he  commanded  tc^  give  to 
all  that  kept  the  city  ^  pensions 
and_  wages. 

57  He  sent  away  also  all  the 
vessels  from  lJa!)ylon,  that  (.'yrus 
had  set  apart;  and  all  that  Cyrus 
had  given  in  commandment,  the 
same  charged  he  alsf)  to  be  done, 
and  sent  unto  Jerusalem. 


58  Now  when  this  young  man 
was  gone  forth,  he  lifted  up  his 
face  to  heaven  toward  Jerusalem, 
and  praised  the  King  of  heaven, 

59  And  said.  From  thee  cometh 
victory,  from  thee  cometh  wisdom, 
and  thine  is  the  glory,  and  I  am 
thy  servant. 

60  Blessed  art  thou,  who  hast 
given  me  wisdom :  for  to  thee  I 
give  thanks,  O  Lord  of  our  fathers. 

61  And  so  he  took  the  letters, 
and  went  out,  and  came  unto  Baby- 
lon, and  told  it  all  his  brethren. 

62  And  they  praised  the  God  of 
their  fathers,  because  he  had  given 
them  freedom  and  liberty 

63  To  go  u]),  and  to  buikl  Jeru- 
salem, and  the  temple  which  is 
called  by  his  name :  and  they 
feasted  with  instruments  of  nmsick 
and  gladness  seven  days. 

CHAPTER  5. 

4  T7ie  vd'ines  and  ininiber  oft/ie  Jeu:i  that  rt>- 
turried  home,.  50  The.  altar  Ik  net  up  in  //is 
ji/ace.  57  The /omu/atiaii  of  i/ie  teniji/e  /.s 
/«/(/.     73   The  wark  in  hindered  fur  a  time. 

AFTER  this  were  the  "principal 
men  of  the  families  chosen  ac- 
cording to  their  tribes,  to  go  up 
with  their  wives  and  sons  and 
daughters,  witli  their  menservants 
and  maidservants,  and  their  cattle. 

2  And  Darius  sent  with  them  a 
thousand  horsemen,  till  they  had 
brought  them  back  to  Jerusalem 
safely,  and  with  musical  [instru- 
ments] tabi'ets  and  flutes. 

3  And  all  their  brethren  played, 
and  he  made  them  go  up  together 
with  them. 

4  And  these  are  the  names  of  the 
men  which  went  up,  according  to 
their  families  among  their  trioes, 
after  their  stweral  heads. 

5  The  priests,  the  sons  of  '"  Phi- 
nees  the  scm  of  Aaron  :  "  Jesns  the 
son  of  Josedec,  the  son  of  '"  tSar;ii;is. 


and  ''Moacim  the  son  of  Zorohabel. 
the  son  of  Salatliiel,  of  the  house 
of  Davifl,  out  of  the  kindred  of 
Phares,  of  the  tril)e  of  Judah  ; 

6  who  spak(^  wise  sentence's  be- 
fore Darius  the  king  of  Persia  in 
the  second  year  of  his  I'eign,  in  the 
month  Nisan,  which  is  the  first 
month. 

7  And  these  are  they  of  Jewry 
that  came  up  from  tlie  captivity, 
where  they  dwelt  as  strangei-s, 
whom  Nabucliodonosor  the  king  of 
l)abyl(»n  liad  carried  away  unto 
I'.ibylon. 

S  And  they  returned  unto  Jeru- 
salem, and  to  the  other  parts  of 
Jewry,  every  man  to  his  own  city. 


*  So  throuf/hout  tlii.'<  hook,      t  Or, 


^  chiefs  of 
the  fathers' 
houses 


w  Pliiuehas 
11  *  Jesliua 
1-  Seraiah, 
1''  t  .Joachim 
tlie  soil  of 
.h)se(l('C,  and 
Zenibhabel 


856 


Tlie  names  of 


I.  ESDRAS,  5. 


those  that  returned. 


who  camo  with  Zorobabel,  with 
Jesus,  ^  Neliemias,  and  Zacharias, 
and  ^  Reesaias.  ^Enenius,  "^  Mardo- 
cheus,     ^  Beelsarus,     **  Asr)hai-asus, 


'  Keelius,     *  Konnus,    and  ^  JJaana, 
their  guides. 

9  The  number  of  them  of  the 
nation,  and  their  governoi-.s,  sons 
of  ^^  Phoros,  two  thousand  an  hun- 
dred seventy  and  two  ;  the  sons  of 
"Saphat,  four  hundred  seventy  and 
two : 

10  The  sons  of  ^"Ares,  seven  hun- 
dred fifty  and  six : 

1 1  The  sons  of  ^^  Phaath  Moab, 
two  thousand  eight  liundred  and 
twelve : 

1 2  The  sons  of  Elam,  a  thousand 
two  hundred  fifty  and  four:  the 
sons  of  '^Zathui.  nine  hundred 
forty  and  five  :  the  sons  of  ^^  Corbe. 
seven  hundred  and  five  :  the  sons  ot 
Bani,  six  hundred  forty  and  eight: 

13  The  sons  of  Bebai,  six  hun- 
dred twenty  and  three :  the  sons  of 
"^  >Sadas,  three  tliousand  two  hun- 
dred twenty  and  two : 

14  The  sons  of  Adonikam,  six 
hundred  sixty  and  seven  :  the  sons 
of  ^^  Bagoi,  two  thousand  sixty  and 
six :  the  sons  of  Adin,  four  hundred 
fifty  and  four : 

1 5  The  sons  of  ^^  Aterezias, ninety 
and  two  :  the  sons  of  Ceilan  and 
Azetas,  threescore  and  seven  :  the 
sons  of  Azuran,  four  hundred 
thirty  and  two : 

16  The  sons  of  ^  Ananias,  an 
Inmdred  and  one :  tlie  sons  of 
Arom,  thirty  two :  and  the  sons 
of  '"  Bassa,  tnree  hundred  twenty 
and  three  :  the  sons  of  Azephurith, 
an  hundred  and  two  : 

17  The  sons  of  '-^'  IMeterus,  three 
thousand  and  five  :  the  sons  of 
'-'  Bethlomon,  an  hundred  twenty 
and  three : 

18  They  of  Netophah,  fifty  and 
five  :  they  of  Anathoth,  an  hun- 
dred fifty  and  eight :  they  of 
"  Bethsamos,  forty  and  two  : 

lijTheyof  •-"4vii-iathiarius,twenty 
and  five  :  they  of  '^('aphira  and 
Beroth.    seven   hundred  foi-ty  and 


three  :  they  of  Hira.  seven  hundivd  : 

20  Tliey of  Chadiasand  Ammidoi, 
four  hundred  twenty  and  two :  they 
of  ^''Ciramaand  '•"'Oalxles.  six  hun- 
dred  twenty  and  one  : 

21  They  of  "  Maoalon,  an  hun- 
dred twenty  aiifl  two :  they  of 
-'^Betob'us,  fifty  and  two  :  the  sons 


*  So  throucjhout  fliis  hook. 

t  In  Ezra  conl  Nehcmiah,  Bigvai. 


of  ^  Nephis.  an  hundred  fifty  and 
six : 

22  The  sons  of  ^°  Calamolalus 
and  Onus,  seven  hundred  twenty 
and  hve :  the  sons  of  ^' Jerechus. 
two  hundred  forty  and  five  : 

23  The  sons  of  '*-  Annaas,  three 
thousand  three  hundred  and  thirty. 

24  The  priests :  the  sons  of 
■'^  Jeddu.  the  son  of  Jesus,  among 
the  sous  of  "^iSanasib.  mne  hun- 
dred seventy  and  two :  the  sons 
of  ''^Meruth.  a  thousand  fifty  and 
two : 

25  The  sons  of  ^  Phassaron,  a 
thousand  forty  and  seven :  the 
sons  of  ^"  Carme.  a  thousand  and 
seventeen. 

26  The  Levites :  the  sons  of  ^^Jes- 
sue,  and  "'^  Cadmiel.  and  Banuas. 
and  8udias,  seventy  and  four. 

27  The  holy  singers  :  the  sons  of 
Asaph,  an  hundred  twenty  and 
eight. 

28  The  ■*"  porters :  the  sons  of 
^^  Salum,  the  sons  of  ■*'-  Jata),  the 
sons  of  Talmon,  the  sons  of  '*■''  Da- 
cobi,  the  sons  of  •"  Teta,  the  sons 
of  "'^  tSanii,  in  all  an  hundred  thirty 
and  nine. 

29  The  servants  of  the  temple  : 
the  sons  of  ""^Esau,  the  sons  of 
"'"  Asipha,  the  sons  of  Tabaoth,  the 
sons  of  *^  Ceras,  the  sons  of  •*"  Sud. 
the  sons  of  *^Phaleas,  the  sons  of 
^^  Labana,  the  sons  of  ''''  Graba, 

30  The  sons  of  ■*•'  Acua,  the  sons 
of  Uta,  the  sons  of  Cetab,  the  sons 
of  ^^  Agaba,  the  sons  of  ''"'  Subai. 
the  sons  of  '^"^  Anan,  the  sons  of 
^  Cathua,  the  sons  of  ''  Oeddur, 

31  The  sons  of  ^'*  Airus,  the  sons 
of  ^^  Daisan,  the  sons  of  ""  Noeba 


the  sons  of  Chaseba,  the  sons  of 
^^  Gazera,  the  sons  of  "■-  Azia.  the 
sons  of  '"Phinees,  the  sons  of  Aza- 
ra,  the  sons  of  ^^  Bastai,  the  sons 
of  "■''  A  Sana,  the  sons  of  ^^  .Aleani. 
the  sons  of  "'^Naphisi,  the  sons  of 
'"^  Acub,  the  sons  of  ""  Acipha.  the 
sons  of  ""  Assur.  the  sons  of  Pha- 
racim,  the  sons  of  "'^  Basal oth, 

32  The  sons  of  "''^  IMeeda,  the  sons 
of  Coutha,  the  sons  of  '^  Gharea, 
the  sons  of  '''*  Gharcus.  the  sons  of 
'"' Aserer,  the  sons  of  '"  Thomoi,  the 
sons  of  '■'  Nasi  til,  the  sons  of  ''^Ati- 
pha. 

33  The  sons  of  the  servants  of 
Solomon  :  the  sons  of  "**  Azaphion. 


XOr, 


-9  Nebo  and 
Magbish, 

30  \  the 
other  Elam 
and  the  sons 
of  Ono, 

31  Jericho, 
*-  Senaah, 

33  Jedaiah, 
the  son  of 
Jeshua, 

34  Eliashib, 

35  Inimer, 

36  Pashur, 
3'  Harim, 

38  Jeshua, 

39  Kadniiel, 
of  the  sons 
of  Hoda- 
viah, 

4"  door- 
keepers : 
«  Shallum, 

42  Ater, 
43Akkub, 
«  Hatita, 

45  Shobai, 

46  Ziha, 

4''  Hasupha, 

48  Keros, 

49  Sia, 
sopadon, 

51  Lebanali, 
5- Ha  gab  ah, 

43  Akkub, 
53  llagab, 
54Shalmai, 

55  Han  an, 

56  Gahar, 
5-Giddel, 
58Reaiah, 
59Rezin, 

60  Nekoda, 

61  Gazzani, 

62  Uzza, 

63  Phaseah, 
64Besai, 

65  Asnah, 

66  Mennim, 
6"  Nophisim, 
68Bakbuk, 
69  Hakuplia, 
■0  Harhnr, 
'iBazhith, 
'2  Mehida, 

■3  Harsha, 
'4  Barkos, 
'5  Sisera, 
'6Thamah, 
"''  Neziah, 
"8  Hatipha. 
"9Sophereth, 


857 


Usurping  ^:>riesfs. 


I.  ESDRAS,  5. 


Tlie  altar  is  set  up. 


the  sons  of  ^  Pharira,  the  sons  of 
'^  Jeeli,  the  sons  of  "  .Lo/on,  the  sons 
of  ''  Isdael,  the  sons  of  "  Sapheth, 
34  The  sons  of  ^  Hagia,  the  sons 
of  ^  Phacareth,    the  sons  of  .Sabi, 


the  sons  of  "  harothie.  the  sons  of 
^  Masias,  the  sons  of  '"  Gar,  the 
sons  of  ^^  Addus,  the  sons  of  iSuba, 
the  sons  of  Apherra,  the  sons  of 
Barodis,  the  sons  of  Sabat,  the  sons 
of  '-  Allom. 

35  AU  the  ministers  of  the  tem- 
ple, and  the  sons  of  the  servants 
of  Solomon,  were  three  hundred 
seventy  and  two. 

36  These  came  up  from  ^^Therme- 
leth  and  ^^  Thelersas,  ^^  Charaatha- 


lar  leading  them,  and  ^''  Aalar  : 

37  Neither  could  they  shew  their 
families,  nor  their  stock,  how  they 
were  of  Israel :  the  sons  of  '^Ladan, 
the  son  of  '^Ban,  the  sons  of  ^''Neco- 


dan,  six  hundred  fifty  and  two. 

38  And  of  the  priests  that 
usurped  the  office  of  the  priest- 
hood, and  were  not  found :  the 
sons  of  '-^Obdia,  the  sons  of  "'Accoz, 
the  sons  of  "  Addus.  who  married 
-"■^  Augia  one  of  the  daughters  of 
"^  Berzelus,  and  was  named  after 
his  name. 

39  And  when  the  description  of 
the  kindred  of  these  men  was 
sought  in  the  register,  and  was  not 
found,  they  were  removed  from  exe- 
cuting the  office  of  the  pi-iesthood  : 

■40  For  unto  them  said  Nehemias 
-^  and  Athaiias.  that  they  should 
ncTt  Be  partakers  of  the  holy 
things,  till  there  arose  ui)  an  high 
priest  '■^'' clothed  with  doctrine  and 
truth. 


41  So  of  Israel,  from  them  of 
twelve  years  old  and  upward, 
they  were  all  '"■'"  in  number  forty 
thousand,  beside  menservants  and 


wonienscrvaiits  t  wo  t  liousaiid  three 


liun(tre<l  and  sixty. 

■i'2  Their  mcmservants  and  hand- 
maids were  seven  thousand  tlnee 
hundred  foi'ty  and  seven  :  the  sing- 
ing men  and  singing  women,  two 
hundred  fort.y  and  five : 

43  Four  hundred  thirty  and  five 
camels,  seven  tlutusand  thirty  and 
six  horses,  two  huiKlrcd  forty  and 
five  mules,  five  thousand  five  hun 
dred  twent.y  and  five  beasts  used 
to  the  yoke. 

44  And  certain  of  the  chief  of 
their  families,  when  they  came  to 
the  temple  of  God  that  is  in  Jeru- 
salem, vowed  to  set  up  the  house 
again  in  his  own  i)lace  according 
to  their  ability. 


45  And  to  give  into  the  holy 
treasury  of  the  works  a  thousand 
pounds  of  gold,  five  thousand  of 
silver,  and  an  hundred  priestly 
vestments. 

46  And  so  dwelt  the  priests  and 
the  Levites  and  the  people  in  Jeru- 
salem, and  in  the  country,  the  sing- 
ers also  and  the  '^  porters  :  and  all 
Israel  in  their  villages. 

47  But  when  the  seventh  month 
was  at  hand,  and  when  the  child- 
ren of  Israel  were  every  man  in  his 
own  place,  they  came  altogether 
with  one  consent  into  the  open 
place  of  the  first  gate  which  is 
toward  the  east. 

48  Then  stood  up  Jesus  the  son 
of  Josedec,  and  his  brethren  the 
priests,  and  Zorobabel  the  son  of 
^  Salathiel,  and  his  brethren,  and 
made  ready  the  altar  of  the  God 
of  Israel, 

49  To  offer  burnt  sacrifices  upon 
it,  according  as  is  expressly  com- 
manded in  the  book  of  j\loses  the 
man  of  God. 

50  And  there  were  gathered  unto 
them  out  of  the  other  nations  of  the 
land,  and  they  erected  the  altar 
upon  his  own  place,  because  all  the 
nations  of  the  land  were  at  enmity 
with  them,  and  oppre-ssed  them  ; 
and  they  offered  saci'ifices  accord- 
ing to  the  time,  and  burnt  offer- 
ings to  the  Lord  both  morning 
and  evening. 

51  Also  they  held  the  feast  of 
taberiuicles,  as  it  is  commanded  in 
the  law,  and  offered  sacrifices  daily, 
as  was  meet : 

52  And  after  that,  the  continual 
oblations,  and  th(»  sacrifice  of  the 
sabbaths,  and  of  the  new  moons, 
and  of  all  holy  feasts. 

53  And  all  they  that  had  made 
any  vow  to  (Jou  began  to  offer 
sacrifices  to  (»od  fi'om  the  first  day 
of  the  seventh  mf)ntli,  although  the 
temple  of  the  Lord  was  not  yet 
built. 

54  And  they  gave  unto  the  ma- 
sons and  carjjenters  money,  meat, 
and  di'ink,  '"'  with  chcci'fulncss. 

55  Unto  them  of  /idon  also  and 
Tyre  they  ■"'  gaxc  carrs.  that  they 
should  bring  cedar  trees  from 
Tiibanus,  which  should  be  l)i'()Ught 
by  floats  to  the  haven  of  "  Joppi*. 
a(;coi'ding  as  it  was  conuiianded 
them  by  Cyrus  king  of  tlie  I'er- 
sia,ns. 

56  And  in  the  second  year  and 
second  month  aftci'  his  coming  to 
the  temi)le  of  Gofl  at  Jerusalem 
began  Zorobal)el  the  son  of  Sala- 
thiel,  and  Jesus  the  son  of  Josedec, 


*  So  throughout  this  book.        t  Or, 


858 


Foundation  of  the  temple  laid. 


I.  ESDRAS,  6. 


Tlie  people  urged  to  build. 


and  their  brethren,  and  the  priests, 
and  the  Levites,  and  all  they  that 
were  come  unto  Jerusalem  out  of 
the  captivity  : 

57  And  they  laid  the  foundation 
of  the  house  of  God  in  the  first  day 
of  the  second  month,  in  the  second 
year  after  they  were  come  to  Jewry 
and  Jerusalem. 

58  And  they  appointed  the  Le- 
vites from  twenty  years  old  over 
the  works  of  the  Lord.  Then  stood 
up  Jesus,  and  his  sons  and  breth- 
ren, and  Cadmiel  his  brother,  and 
the  sons  of  Madiabun,  with  the 
sons  of  ^  Joda  the  son  of  ^  Eliadun, 


with  their  sons  and  brethren,  all 
Levites,  with  one  accord  setters 
forward  of  the  business,  labouring 
to  advance  the  works  in  the  house 
of  God.  So  the  workmen  built  the 
temple  of  the  Lord. 

59  And  the  priests  stood  arrayed 
in  their  vestments  with  musical  in- 
struments and  trumpets  ;  and  the 
Levites  the  sons  of  Asaph  had  cym- 
bals, 

60  Singing  songs  of  thanksgiv- 
ing, and  praising  the  Lord,  ^  accord- 
ing as  David  the  king  of  Israel  had 
ordained. 


unto  him  from  the  days  of  ^  Azbaza- 
reth  the  king  of  the  Assyrians,  who 
brought  us  hither. 

70  Then  Zorobabel  and  Jesus 
and  the  *  chief  of  the  families  of 
Israel  said  unto  them,  It  is  not  for 
us  and  you  to  build  together  an 
house  unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

71  We  ourselves  alone  will  build 
unto  the  Lord  of  Israel,  according 
as  Cyrus  the  king  of  the  Pei'sians 
hath  commanded  us. 

72  But  the  heathen  of  the  land 
lying  heavy  upon  the  inhabitants 
of  Judea,  and  holding  them  **  strait, 
hindered  their  building ; 

73  And  by  their  secret  plots,  and 
popular  persuasions  and  commo- 
tions, they  hindered  the  finishing 
of  the  building  all  the  time  that 
king  Cyrus  lived:  so  they  were 
hindei'ed  from  building  for  the 
space  of  two  years,  until  the  reign 
of  Darius. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  The  prophets  .stir  tip  the  people  to  build  the 
temple.  8  Darius  is  solioited  to  hinder  it ; 
27  hut  he  doth  further  it  by  all  means, 
32  and  threateneth  those  that  shall  hinder 
it. 


61  And  they  sung  with  loud 
voices  songs  to  the  praise  of  the 
Lord,  because  his  mercy  and  glory 
is  for  ever  in  all  Israel. 

62  And  all  the  people  sounded 
trumpets,  and  shouted  with  a  loud 
voice,  singing  songs  of  thanksgiv- 
ing unto  the  Lord  for  the  rearing 
up  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

63  Also  of  the  priests  and  Le- 
vites, and  of  the  ^  chief  of  their 
families,  the  ^  ancients  who  had 
seen  the  former  house  came  to  the 
building  of  this  with  weeping  and 
great  crying. 

64  But  many  with  trumpets  and 
joy  shouted  with  loud  voice, 

65  Insomuch  that  the  trumpets 
might  not  be  heard  for  the  weeping 
of  the  people :  yet  the  multitude 
sounded  marvellously,  so  that  it 
was  heard  afar  off. 

66  Wherefore  when  the  enemies 
of  the  tribe  of  Judah  and  Benjamin 
heard  it,  they  came  to  know  what 
that  noise  of  trumpets  should 
mean. 

67  And  they  perceived  that  they 
that  were  of  the  captivity  did  build 
the  temple  unto  "^the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

68  So  they  went  to  Zorobabel 
and  Jesus,  and  to  the  ^  chief  of  the 
families,  and  said  unto  them.  We 
will  build  together  with  you. 

69  For  we  likewise,  as  ye,  do 
obey  your  Lord,  and  do  sacrifice 

859 


NOW  in  the  second  year  of  the 
reign  of  Darius  '*  Aggeus  and 


'°  Zacharias  the  son  of  ^' 
prophesied 


prophets, 

Jews  in  ^^  Jewry  and  Jerusalem  in 


Addo, 
unto 


the 
the 


the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 


hich  was  upon  them. 


2  Then  stood  up  Zorobabel  the 
son  of  Salathiel,  and  Jesus  the  son 
of  Josedec,  and  began  to  build  the 
house  of  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem, 
the  prophets  of  the  Lord  being 
with  them,  and  helping  them. 

3  At  the  same  time  came  unto 
them  ^^  Sisinnes  the  governor  of 
Syria  and  ^^Fhenice,  with  ^''  Sathra- 
buzanes  and  his  companions,  and 
said  unto  them, 

4  By  whose  appointment  do  ye 
build  this  house  and  this  roof,  and 
perform  all  the  other  things?  and 
who  are  the  workmen  thatperfoi'm 
these  things  1 

5  Nevertheless  the  elders  of  the 
Jews  obtained  favour,  because  the 
Lord  had  visited  the  captivity  : 

6  And  they  were  not  hindered 
from  building,  until  such  time  as 
^''signification  was  given  unto  Da- 
rius  concei'ning  them,  and  an  an- 
swer received. 

7  The  copy  of  the  ^''letters  which 
Sisinnes,  governor  of  Syria  and 
Phenice,  and  Sathrabuzanes,  with 
their  companions,  rulei's  in  Syria 


*  So  throwjhout  this  book. 


'  Esarbad- 
doii 


^  heads 


8  contin- 
ually in 
check. 


9  Haggai 
1"  Zechariah 

11  Iddo, 

12  Judah  and 
Jerusalem ; 
in  the  name 
of  the  Lord, 
the  God  of 
Israel, 
prophesied 
they  unto 
them. 


13  *  Tatnai 
w  Phosnicia, 
15  *  Shethar- 
boznai 


10  communi- 
cation was 
made 

1'  letter 


Enemies  hinder,  hut 


I.  ESDRAS,  6. 


Darius  favoureth  the  work. 


and  Phenice,  wrote  and  sent  unto 
Darius  ;  To  king  Darius,  greeting  : 

8  Let  all  things  be  known  unto 
our  lord  the  king,  that  being  come 
into  the  country  of  Judea,  and  en- 
tered into  the  city  of  Jerusalem,  we 
found  in  the  city  of  Jerusalem  the 
^  ancients  of  the  Jews  that  were  of 
the  captivity 

9  Building  an  house  unto  the 
Lord,  great  and  new,  of  hewn  and 
costly  stones,  and  the  timber  al- 
ready laid  upon  the  walls. 

10  And  those  works  are  done 
with  great  speed,  and  the  work 
goeth  on  prosperously  in  their 
hands,  and'  with  all  glory  and 
diligence  is  it  made. 

11  Then  asked  we  these  elders, 
saying.  By  whose  commandment 
build  ye  this  house,  and  lay  the 
foundations  of  these  works  1 

12  Therefore  to  the  intent  that 
we  might  give  knowledge  unto  thee 
by  writing,  we  demanded  of  them 
who  were  the  chief  doers,  and  we 
required  of  them  the  names  in 
writing  of  their  principal  men. 

13  So  they  gave  us  this  answer. 
We  are  the  servants  of  the  Lord 
which  made  heaven  and  earth. 

1 4  And  as  for  this  house,  it  was 
liuilded  many  years  ago  by  a  king 
of  Israel  great  and  strong,  and  was 
finished. 

15  But  when  our  fathers  pro- 
voked God  unto  wrath,  and  sinned 
against  the  Lord  of  Israel  which  is 
in  heaven,  he  gave  them  over  into 
the  power  of  Nabuchodonosor  king 
of  Babylon,  of  the  Chaldees  ; 

16  Who  pulled  down  the  house, 
and  burned  it,_  and  carried  away 
the  people  captives  unto  Babylon. 

1 7  But  in  the  first  year  that  king 
Cyrus  i-eigned  over  tlie  country  of 
I)abylon  Cyrus  the  king  wrote  to 
build  up  this  lionse. 

1<S  And  the  holy  vessels  of  gold 
and  of  silver,  that  Nabucliodoiiosor 
had  carried  away  out  of  the  house 
at  Jerusalem,  .and  had  set  them  in 
his  own  temple,  those  (Jyrus  the 
king  brought  forth  again  out  of  the 
tompl(!  at  Baljylon,  and  they  were 
delivered  to  Zorobabel  -  and  to  Sa- 
nabassarus  the  ruler, 


ly  With  commandment  that  lie 
sliould  carry  away  the  same  vessels, 
and  put  them  in  the  temple  at  Jeru- 
salem ;  and  that  the  temr)le  of  the 
Lord  should  be  built  in  '' his  plac(\ 

20  Then  the   same  ■*  Sanabnssn 
rus.    being  come  hither,    laid  the 


foundations  of  the  house  of  tlie 
TiOrd  at  Jerusalem  ;  and  from  tliat 
time  to  this  being  still  "a_building, 
it  is  not  yet  fully  ended."" 


2 1  Now  therefore,  if  it  seem  good 
unto  the  king,  let  seai^ch  be  made 
among  the  records  of  king  Cja*us  : 

22  And  if  it  be  found  that  the 
building  of  the  house  of  the  Lord 
at  Jerusalem  hath  been  done  with 
the  consent  of  king  Cyrus,  and  if 
our  lord  the  king  be  so  minded, 
let  him  signify  unto  us  thereof. 

23  Then  commanded  king  Darius 
to  seek  among  the  records  at  Baby- 
lon :  and  so  at  Ecbatana  the  palace, 
which  is  in  the  coiintry  of  Media, 
there  was  found  a  roll  wherein 
these  things  were  recorded. 

24  In  the  first  year  of  the  reign 
of  Cyrus  king  Cyrus  commanded 
that  the  house  of  the  Lord  at  Jeru- 
salem should  be  built  again,  where 
they  do  sacrifice  with  continual 
fire : 

25  Whose  height  shall  be  sixty 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  sixty  cu- 
bits, with  three  rows  of  hewn 
stones,  and  one  row  of  new  wood 
of  that  country  ;  and  the  expences 
thereof  to  be  given  out  of  the 
house  of  king  Cyrus  : 

26  And  that  the  holy  vessels  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  both  of 
gold  and  silver,  that  Nabucho- 
donosor took  out  of  the  house  at 
Jerusalem,  and  brought  to  Baby- 
lon, should  be  restored  to  the  house 
at  Jerusalem,  and  be  set  in  the 
place  where  they  were  before. 

27  And  also  he  commanded  that 
Sisinnes  the  governor  of  Syria  and 
Phenice,  and  Sathrabuzanes,  and 
their  companions,  and  those  which 
were  appointed  rulers  in  Syria  and 
Phenice,  should  be  careful  not  to 
meddle  with  the  place,  but  sufftn- 
Zorobabel,  the  servant  of  the  Lord, 
and  governor  of  Judea,  and  the 
elders  of  the  Jews,  to  build  the 
house  of  the  Loi'd  in  "  that  place. 

28  I  have  commandeu  also  to 
have  it  built  up  whole  again ;  and 
that  they  look  diligently  to  help 
tliose  that  be  of  the  captivity  of 
tlie  Jews,  till  the  house  of  the 
Ijord  be  finished  : 

20  And  out  of  the  tribute  of 
Celosyria  and  Phenice  "a  portion 
carefully  to  be  given  these  men  tor 
the  saci'iHces  of  the  Lord,  f/iaf  ?'.f, 
to  Zor()l)abel  the  governor,  for  bul- 
locks, and  rams,  and  lambs; 

30  And  also  '^eorn.  salt,  wine, 
and  oil,  and  that  continually  every 
year  without  further  (piestion,  ac- 
cording as  the  priests  that  be  in 
Jerusalem  shall  signify  to  be  daily 
spent : 

31  That  offerings  may  be  made 
to  ihe  most  high  Cod  for  the  king 
and  fi>r  his  children,  and  that  they 
may  i)ray  for  their  lives. 


860 


The  temjjle  dedicated. 


I.  ESDRAS,  7,  8. 


Ezra  Cometh  to  Jerusalem. 


32  And  he  commanded  that  who- 
soever should  transgress,  yea,  or 
make  light  of  any  thing,  afore 
spoken  or  written,  out  of  his  own 
house  should  a  tree  be  taken,  and 
he  thereon  be  hanged,  and  all  his 
goods  seized  for  the  king. 

33  The  Lord  therefore,  whose 
name  is  there  called  upon,  utterly 
destroy  every  king  and  nation, 
that  stretcheth  out  his  hand  to 
hinder  or  endamage  that  house 
of  the  Lord  in  Jerusalem. 

34  I  Darius  the  king  have  or- 
dained that  according  unto  these 
things  it  be  done  with  diligence. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  Sisinnes  and  others  help  foriccud  the 
huthliim.  5  The  temple  in  Jin/shed,  and 
dedicated.    10  7'he  paseoveris  kejit. 

rpHEN  Sisinnes  the  governor  of 
JL  Celosyria  and  Phenice,  and 
Sathrabuzanes,  with  their  compa- 
nions, following  the  command- 
ments of  king  Darius, 

2  Did  very  carefully  oversee  the 
holy  works,  assisting  the  ^  ancients 


of  the  Jews  and  "governors  of  the 
temple. 

3  And  so  the  holy  works  pros- 
pered, when  "  iVggeus  and  '^Zacha- 


rias  the  prophets  prophesied. 

4  And  they  finished  these  things 
by  the  commandment  of  ''the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  and  with  the  consent 
of  Cyrus,  Darius,  and  Artaxerxes, 
kings  of  Persia. 

5  And  thus  was  the  holy  house 
finished  in  the  three  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  month  Adar,  in  the  sixth 
year  of  Darius  king  of  the  Persians. 

6  And  the  children  of  Israel,  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  others 
that  wei'e  of  the  captivity,  that 
wore  added  unto  them,  did  accord- 
ing to  the  things  written  in  the 
book  of  Moses. 

7  And  to  the  dedication  of  the 
temple  of  the  Lord  they  offered  an 
hundred  bullocks,  two  hundred 
rams,  four  hundred  lambs  ; 

bi  And  twelve  °  goats  for  the  sin 
of  all  Israel,  according  to  the  num- 
ber of  the  ^  chief  of  the  tribes  of 
Israel. 

9  The  priests  also  and  the  Levites 
stood  arrayed  in  their  vestments, 
according  to  their  kindreds,  in  the 
service  of  ^  th(^  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
according  to  the  txxjk  of  INIoses  : 
and  the  porters  at  every  gate. 

10  And  the  children  of  Israel 
that  were  of  the  captivity  held  the 
passover  the  fourteenth  day  of  tin' 
first  month,  after  that  the  priests 
and  the  Levites  were  sanctified. 


*0r, 


1 1  They  that  were  of  the  capti- 
vit.y  were  "not  all  sanctified  to- 
gether :  but  the  Levites  were  all 
sanctified  together. 

1 2  And  so  they  offered  the  pass- 
over  for  all  of  them  of  the  capti- 
vity, and  for  their  brethren  the 
priests,  and  for  themselves. 

1 3  And  the  children  of  Israel 
that  came  out  of  the  captivity  did 
eat,  even  all  they  that  had  se- 
parated themselves  from  the  abomi- 
nations of  the  people  of  the  land, 
and  sought  the  Lord. 

14  And  they  kept  the  feast  of 
unleavened  bread  seven  days,  mak- 
ing merry  before  the  Lord, 

15  For  that  he  had  turned  the 
counsel  of  the  king  of  Assyria  to- 
ward them,  to  strengthen  their 
hands  in  the  works  of  ''  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel. 

CHAPTEPt  8. 

1  Endras  hrUuieih.  tlie  klncfs  co  mm  I  union  to 
build.  8  Tlie  cojii/  of  it.  2S  He  declareth 
the  names  and  member  of  those  that  came 
with JUm-fdlandhia journey.  71  I/elament- 
eth  Hie  sins  of  his  people,  9G  and  swear eth 
the  priests  to  J)  ut  away  their  strange  wives. 

AND  after  these  things,  when 
Artaxerxes  the  king  of  the 
Persians  reigned,  came  "  Esdras 
the  son  of  ^"  Saraias,  the  son  of 
"  Ezerias.  the  son  of  ^"  Helchiah, 
the  son  of  ^'^Salum, 

2  The  son  of  ^^  Sadduc.  the  son 
of  ^^  Achitob,  the  son  of  ^"  Amarias. 


the  son  of  ''  Ezias,  the  son  of  "*  Me^ 
i-emoth,  the  son  of  ^^  Zaraias,  the 
son  of  ""  Savias,  the  son  of  '"'^  Boccas, 
the  son  of  '"  Abisum.  the  son  of 
"'  Phinees.  the  son  of  Eleazar,  the 
son  of  Aaron  the  chief  priest. 

3  This  Esdras  went  up  from 
Babylon,  as  a  scribe,  being  very 
ready  in  the  law  of  Moses,  that  was 
given  by  the  God  of  Israel. 

4  And  tlie  king  did  him  honour  : 
for  he  found  grace  in  his  sight  in 
all  his  requests. 

5  There  went  up  with  him  also 
certain  of  the  children  of  Israel,  of 
the  priests,  of  the  Levites,  of  the 
holy  singers,  -^jiorters^  and  ''"'minis- 


ters of  the  tenn)le.  unt<i  Jerusalem, 
6  In  the  seventh  year  of  the  reign 
of  Artaxerxes,  in  the  fifth  month, 
this  was  the  king's  seventh  year ; 
for  they  went  from  Babylon  in  the 
first  day  of  the  first  month,  and 
came  to  Jerusalem,  according  to 
the  T>f'osperous  journey  which  the 
fjoi-d  gave  them. 


*  Or, 

t  iS'o  throuyliout  this  hook. 


8  *  sanctified 
together : 
aud 


5  the  Lord, 
the  God 


9  t  Ezra 
1"  Zeraiah, 

11  Azariah, 

12  Hilkiah, 

13  Shalluni, 
"  Zadok, 
15  Ahitiib, 
IS  Amariah, 
1^  Uzziah, 
18  Meraioth, 
1**  Zerahiah, 

20  Uzz), 

21  Bukki, 

22  Abishua, 

23  Phiuehas, 


2-*  door- 
keepers, 
25  temple 
servants, 


861 


Tlie  decree  of  Artaxerxes. 


I.  ESDRAS,  8. 


Ezra's  thanksgiving. 


1  decree, 


2  and  collect 
all  the  gold 
and  silver 
that  in  the 
hind  of 
Babylon  can 
he  found  for 

Seven  the 
gold  and 
silver  fur 


*  find  need 
of 


7  For  Esdras  had  very  great 
skill,  so  that  he  omitted  nothing 
of  the  law  and  commandments  of 
the  Lord,  but  taught  all  Israel  the 
ordinances  and  judgments. 

8  Now  the  copy  of  the  ^  com- 
mission, which  was  written  from 
Artaxerxes  the  king,  and  came  to 
Esdras  the  priest  and  reader  of  the 
law  of  the  Lord,  is  this  that  foUow- 
eth ;  ^ 

9  King  Artaxerxes  unto  Esdras 
the  priest  and  reader  of  the  law  of 
the  Lord  sendeth  greeting  : 

10  Having  determined  to  deal 
graciously,  1  have  given  order,  that 
such  of  the  nation  of  the  Jews,  and 
of  the  priests  and  Levites,  being 
within  our  realm,  as  are  willing 
and  desirous,  should  go  with  thee 
unto  Jerusalem. 

1 1  As  many  therefore  as  have  a 
mind  thereunto,  let  them  depart 
with  thee,  as  it  hath  seemed  good 
both  to  me  and  my  seven  friends 
the  counsellors ; 

1 2  That  they  may  look  unto  the 
affairs  of  Judea  and  Jerusalem, 
agreeably  to  that  which  is  in  the 
law  of  the  Lord  ; 

13  And  carry  the  gifts  unto  the 
Lord  of  Israel  to  Jerusalem,  which 
I  and  my  friends  have  vowed,  "and 
all  tlie  gold  and  silver  that  in  tlu 


country  of  l^jaljylon  can  be  found, 
to  the  Lord  in  Jerusalem, 

14  With  that  also  which  is  given 

of  the  people  for  the  temple  of  the 

Lord    their    God    at    Jerusalem : 

and  that  silvei-  and  tcold  may  be 


collected  for  bullocks,  rams,  and 
lambs,  and  things  thereunto  ap- 
pertaining ; 

15  To  the  end  that  they  may 
ofler  sa(;rifices  unto  the  Lord  ui)on 
the  altar  of  the  Lord  their  God, 
which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

16  And  whatsoever  thou  and  thy 
brcthrciii  will  do  with  the  silver  and 
gold,  that  do,  according  to  the  will 
of  thy  God. 

1 7  And  the  holy  vessels  of  the 
Lord,  which  are  given  tliee  for  tlu^ 
use  of  the  temple  of  thy  (Jod, 
which  is  in  Jei'usalem,  thou  slialt 
set  before  thy  (iod  in  Jerusalem. 

18  And  whatsoevei'  thing  else 
thou  shalt  ■*  i-niiii'inbcr  for  the  use  of 
the  temple  oFThyTTTTd,  thou  shalt 
give  it  out  of  the  king's  treasury. 

19  And  I  king  Artaxerxes  have 
also  connnanded  the  keeper's  of  the 
ticasui-cs  in  Syria  and  I'henicc, 
that  wliatsoever  i*]sdi-as  the  [)riest 
and  the  reader  of  the  law  of  the 
most  high  (:J()d  shall  send  for,  they 
should  giv<>  it  him  with  sjjeed, 

20  To   the  sum   of  an   hundred 


talents  of  silver,  likewise  also  of 
wheat  even  to  an  hundred  ''  cors. 
and  an  hundred  "  pieces  of  wine, 
and  '^  other  things  in  abundance. 

21  Let  all  things  be  performed 
after  the  law  of  God  diligently 
unto  the  most  high  God,  that  v/rath 
come  not  upon  the  kingdom  of  the 
king  and  his  sons. 

22  I  command  you  also,  that  ye 
require  no  tax,  nor  any  otner  "  im- 
position, of  any  of  the  priests,  or 


Levites,  or  holy  singers,  or  "porters. 
or  '"  ministers  of  the  temple,  or  of 
any  that  have  doings  in  this  temple, 
and  that  no  man  have  authority  to 
impose  any  thing  upon  them. 

23  And  thou,  Esdras,  according 
to  the  wisdom  of  God  ordain  judges 
and  ju.stices,  that  they  may  judge 
in  all  Syria  and  Phenice  all  those 
that  know  the  law  of  thy  God ; 
and  those  that  know  it  not  thou 
shalt  teach. 

24  And  whosoever  shall  trans- 
gress the  law  of  thy  God,  and  of 
the  king,  shall  be  punished  dili- 
gently, whether  it  be  by  death,  or 
other  punishment,  by  penalty  of 
money,  or  by  imprisonment. 

25  H  Then  said  Esdras  the  scribe, 
Blessed  be  the  only  "  Lord  God  of 
my  fathers,  who  hath  put  these 
things  into  the  heart  of  the  king, 
to  glorify  his  house  that  is  in  Jeru- 
salem : 

2G  And  hath  honoured  me  in 
the  sight  of  the  king,  and  his 
counselloi's,  and  all  his  friends  and 
nobles. 

27  Therefore  was  I  encouraged 
by  the  help  of  the  Lord  my  God, 
and  gathered  together  men  of  Is- 
rael to  go  up  with  me. 

28  And  these  are  the  chief  accord- 
ing to  their  families  and  several 
dignities,  that  went  up  with  me 
from  Babylon  in  the  reign  of  king 
Artaxerxes : 

29  Of  the  sons  of  ^'^Phinees. 
'•'  (lerson  :  of  the  sons  of  Ithamar, 
'•"(jamacT:  of  the  sons  of  David, 
'''  Lettus    the   son   of   "' S<-cli(Mii;is  : 

;{0  Of  the  sons  of  '^  l'li;irc/..  Za- 
charias ;  and  witli  him  ^were 
counted  an  hundred  and  fifty  men: 

:n  Of  thes(msof  Pahath  Mo;ib, 
"*  I'Haoniiis,  the    s(m    of  '"  Z;\i';iias, 


and  with  him  two  hundi'cd  men  : 
32  ()fth('Sonsof-"ZatlH.(>,"'Sech(> 


Tiias  the  son  of  ".bv.ciiis.  and  witli 
him  three  hnndrcd  men:  of  the 
sons  of  Adin,  ''01)etli  the  son  of 
.bmathan,  and  witli  Inin  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  men : 


*0r, 


862 


His  companions. 


I.  ESDRAS,  8. 


Their  journey . 


1  Jeshiah 

2  Athaliah, 

2  Sheplia- 

tiab, 

■*  Zebadiah 

5  Obadiah 

6  Jehiel, 

'  Bani, 

8  Shelomith 

9  Josiphiah, 

w  Bebai, 

11  Azgad, 

1-  Jobauau 

13  Hakka- 

tan, 

1*  younger 

sons  of 

Adonikam, 

15  Jelel, 

16  Sheraaiab, 
1"  Bigvai, 

18  *  Uthai 
and  Zabbud 
and  Zaecur, 

19  Aliava, 

2"  inspected 


21  Ariel, 

22  Elnathan, 
18  Sbemaiah, 

23  Jarib, 

24  Mesbul- 
1am, 

25  Iddo 


26  Iddo, 


2'  Mabli 
28  Sbere- 
biah, 
2S  Hasba- 
biab, 

3"  with  him 
Jeshaiah  of 
the  sons 
of  Merari, 
with  his 
brethren, 
31  and  the 
principal 
men  had  ap- 
pointed 


33  Of  the  sons  of  Elam,  '  Josias 
son  of  -  Gotholias,  and  with  him 
seventy  men : 

3-1  Of  the  sons  of  ^  Saphatias, 
*  Zaraias  son  of  Michael,  and  with 
liim  threescore  and  ten  men : 

35  Of  thesonsof  Joab,  ^  Abadias 
son  of  "  Jezelus,  and  with  him  two 
hundred  and  twelve  men : 

36  Of  the  sons  of  '  Banid,  «  As- 
salimoth  son  of  '^  Josaphias,  and 
with  him  an  hundred  and  three- 
score  men: 

37  Of  the  sons  of  ^"  Babi,  Zacha- 
rias  son  of  Bebai,  and  with  him 
twenty  and  eight  men: 

38  Of  the  sons  of  "  Astath.  ^"-^  Jo- 
hannes  son  of  ^'^  Acatan,  and  with 
him  an  hundred  and  ten  men : 

39  Of  the  "sons  of  Adonikam 
the  last,  and  these  are  the  names 
of  them,  Eliphalet,  ''  Jeuel.  and 
"^  Samaias,  and  with  them  seventy 
men : 

40  Of  the  sons  of  '^  Bago.  ^^  Uthi 
the  son  of  Istalcurus,  and  with  him 


seventy  men. 

4 1  And  these  I  gathered  together 
to  the  river  called  ^^  Theras,  where 
we  pitched  our  tents  three  days : 
and  then  I ""  surveyed  them. 

42  But  when  i  had  found  there 
none  of  the  priests  and  Levites, 

43  Then  sent  I  unto  Eleazar,  and 
"'  Iduel,  and  Masman, 

44  And  '•"  Alnathan.  and  '"  Ma- 
maias.  and  "^  .loribas.  and  Nathan, 
'•"  Eunatan,  Zacharias,  and  ^"^  Mosol- 
lamon.  principal  men  and  learned. 

45  And  I  bade  them  that  they 
sliould  go  unto  -■''  tSaddeus  the  cap- 
tain, who  was  in  the  place  of  the 
treasury: 

4G  And  commanded  them  that 
they  should  speak  unto  '•^'^Daddeus. 
and  to  his  brethren,  and  to  the  trea- 
surers in  that  place,  to  send  us  such 
men  as  might  execute  the  priests' 
office  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

47  And  by  the  mighty  hand  of 
our  Lord  they  brought  unto  us 
skilful  men  of  the  sons  of  -^  Moli 
the  son  of  Levi,  the  son  of  Isi-ael, 
'-"*  Asebebia.  and  his  sons,  and  his 
bi'ethren,  who  were  eighteen. 

48  And  '-"^  Asebia.  and  -'"Annuus, 


and  Osaias  his  l)i'()tlier,  of  tlic  sons 


of    Chaninineus.    and    their 


were  twenty  men. 

49  And  of  the  servants  of  the 
temple  whom  David  '"  hadorrlained, 
and  the  principal  men  for  the  sei'- 


*0r, 


vice  of  the  Levites,  to  wit,  the  ser- 
vants of  the  temple,  two  hundred 
and  twenty,  the  catalogue  of  whose 
names  were  shewed. 

50  And  there  I  vowed  a  fast 
^-unto  the  young  men  before  our 
Lord,  to  desire  of  him  a  prosperous 
journey  both  for  us  and  them  that 
were  with  us,  for  our  children,  and 
for  the  cattle : 

51  For  I  was  ashamed  to  ask  the 
king  footmen,  and  horsemen,  and 
conduct  for  safeguard  against  our 
adversaries. 

52  For  we  had  said  unto  the  king, 
that  the  power  of  the  Lord  our 
God  should  be  with  them  that 
seek  him,  to  support  them  in  all 
ways. 

53  And  again  we  besought  our 
Lord  as  touching  these  things, 
and  found  him  favourable  unto 
us. 

54  Then  I  separated  twelve  of 
the  chief  of  the  priests,  '^  Esebrias, 
and  '"^^  Assanias.  and  ten  men  of 
their  brethren  with  them  : 

55  And  I  weighed  them  the  gold, 
and  the  silver,  and  the  holy  ves- 
sels of  the  house  of  our  Lord,  which 
the  king,  and  his  council,  and 
the  princes,  and  all  Israel,  had 
given. 

56  And  when  I  had  weighed  it, 
I  delivered  unto  them  six  hun- 
dred and  fifty  talents  of  silver,  and 
silver  vessels  of  an  hundred  ta- 
lents, and  an  hundred  talents  of 
gold, 

57  And  twenty  golden  vessels, 
and  twelve  vessels  of  brass,  even 
of  fine  brass,  glittering  like  gold. 

58  And  I  said  unto  them.  Both 
ye  are  holy  unto  the  Lord,  and  the 
vessels  are  holy,  and  the  gold  and 
the  silver  is  a  vow  unto  the  Lord, 
the  Lord  of  our  fathers. 

59  Watch  ye,  and  keep  them  till 
ye  deliver  them  to  the  chief  of  the 
priests  and  Levites,  and  to  the 
principal  men  of  the  families  of 
Israel,  in  Jerusalem,  into  the  cham- 
bers of  the  house  of  our  God. 

60  So  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites, who  had  received  the  silver 
and  the  gold  and  the  vessels, 
brought  them  unto  Jerusalem,  into 
the  temple  of  the  Loi'd. 

61  And  from  the  river  ^'^  Theras 


we  departed  the  twelfth  day  of  the 
first  month,  and  came  to  Jerusa- 
lem b.y  the  mighty  hand  of  our 
Lord,  which  was  with  us :  and 
from  the  b(>ginning  of  our  .journey 
the  Lord  delivered  us  from  every 
enemy,  and  so  we  came  to  Jerusa- 


Or, 


32  *  at  the 
River 


28  Shere- 
biah, 

29  Hasha- 
biah, 


Ahava 


863 


Ezra  lamenteth 


I.  ESDEAS,  8. 


the  sins  of  the  people. 


1  Merinioth 
the  sou  of 
Uriah  the 
priest. 

2  Phiiiehas, 

3  Jeshua 

*  Noadiah 
the  son  of 
Biunui, 


5  the  Loi-d, 
the  God 


*  Perizzites, 


7  till.  Lord, 

tll((  (i.ld  of 

Israel, 


G2  And  when  we  had  been  there 
three  days,  the  gold  and  silver  that 
was  weighed  was  delivered  in  the 
house  of  our  Lord  on  the  fourth 
day  unto  ^Marinoth  the  priest  the 
son  of  Iri. 

63  And  with  him  was  Eleazar 
the  son  of  '-^  Phinees.  and  with  them 
were  Josabad  the  son  of  ^  Jesu  and 
■*  ]Moeth  the  son  of  Sabl)an,  Levites : 
all  was  delivered  them  by  number 
and  weight. 

G4  And  all  the  weight  of  them 
was  written  up  the  same  hour. 

65  Moreover  they  that  were 
come  out  of  the  captivity  offered 
sacrifice  unto  "the  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  even  twelve  bullocks  for  all 
Israel,  fourscore  and  sixteen  rams, 

G6  Threescore  and  t\yelYe  Iambs, 
goats  for  a  peace  offering,  twelve; 
all  of  them  a  sacrifice  to  the  Lord. 

G7  And  they  delivered  the  king's 
commandments  unto  the  king's 
stewards,  and  to  the  governors  of 
Celosyria  and  Phenice  ;  and  they 
honoured  the  people  and  the  tem- 
ple of  God. 

Q^  Now  when  these  things  were 
done,  the  rulers  came  unto  me,  and 
said, 

G9  The  nation  of  Israel,  the 
nrinces,  the  priests  and  Levites, 
have  not  put  away  from  them  the 
strange  people  of  the  la,nd,  nor  the 
pollutions  of  the  Ge_ntiles,  to  wit, 
of  the  Canaanites,  Hittites,  "Phere- 
sites,  Jebusites,  and  the  Moabites, 
Egyptians,  and  Edomites. 

70  For  both  they  and  their  sons 
have  married  with  their  daughters, 
and  the  holy  seed  is  mixed  with 
the  strange  people  of  the  land  ;  and 
from  the  Ijeginning  of  this  matter 
the  rulers  and  the  great  men  have 
been  partakers  of  this  iniquity. 

71  And  as  soon  as  1  liad  heard 
these  things,  I  rent  my  clothes, 
and  the  holy  gai-ment,  ;i,nd  itulled 
off  the  hair  from  olK  my  head  and 
l)eard,  and  sat  me  down  sad  an<l 
very  heavy. 

72  So  all  they  that  were  tluni 
moved  at  the  word   of  ^th(>    Lord 


God  of  Israel  assembled  unto  me, 
whilst  I  mouriH'd  for  the  inicjuity  : 
but  I  sat  still  full  of  heaviness  un- 
til the  evening  sacrifice. 

To  Then  rising  up  fr-om  tlu^  fast 
with  my  clothes  and  the  I loly  gar- 
ment rent,  and  bowing  my  kjiec^s, 
and  stretching  forth  my  hands 
untfj  the  Lor(L 

74  1  said,  O  Lord.  I  am  con- 
founded and  ashamed  b(!fore  thy 
face  ; 

75  P^or  our  sins  arc  multiplied 


above  our  heads,  and  our,  *  igno- 
rances have  reached  up  unto 
heaven. 

76  For  ever  since  the  time  of  our 
fathers  we  have  heeii  and  are  in 
great  sin,  even  unto  this  day. 

77  And  for  our  sins  and  our 
fathers'  we  with  our  brethren  and 
our  kings  and  our  priests  were 
given  up  unto  the  kings  of  the 
earth,  to  the  sword,  and  to  cap- 
tivity, and  for  a  prey  with  shame, 
unto  this  day. 

78  And  now  in  some  measure 
hath  mercy  been  shewed  unto  us 
from  thee,  O  Lord,  that  there 
should  be  left  us  a  root  and  a, 
name  in  the  place  of  thy  sanctu- 
ary ; 

79  And  to  discover  unto  us  a 
light  in  the  house  of  the  Lor'd  our 
God,  and  to  give  us  food  in  the 
time  of  our  servitude. 

80  Yea,  when  we  were  in  bond- 
age, we  were  not  forsaken  of  our 
Loi'd  ;  but  lie  made  us  gracious  be- 
fore the  kings  of  Persia,  so  that 
they  gave  us  food  ; 

81  Yea,  and  honoured  the  temple 
of  our  Lord,  and  raised  up  the 
desolate  Sion,  "  that  they  have 
given  us  a  sure  abiding  in  Jewry 
and  Jerusalem. 

82  And  now,  O  Lord,  what  shall 
we  say,  having  these  things'?  for 
we  have  transgressed  thy  com- 
manflments,  which  thou  gavest  by 
the  hand  of  thy  servants  the  pro- 
phets, saying, 

83  That  the  land,  Avhich  ye  enter 
into  to  possess  as  an  heritage,  is  a 
land  polluted  with  the  pollutions 
of  the  sti-angers  of  the  hind,  and 
they  have  filled  it  with  their  un- 
cleanness. 

84  Therefore  7iow  shall  ye  not 
join  your  daughters  unto  their 
sons,  neither  shall  ye  take  their 
daughters  unto  your  sons. 

85  Moreover  ye  shall  never  seek 
to  have  peace  with  them,  that  ye 
may  be  strong,  and  eat  the  good 
tluTigs  of  tlu!  land,  and  that  ye 
iniiy  lea\t^  tlu;  inhei'itanc*'  of  the 
land  unto  youi-  children  for  e\er- 
more. 

i^ij  And  all  that  is  befallen  is 
done  unto  us  for  our  wickcfl  works 
and  gi'eat  sins:  for  thou,  O  Loi'd, 
didst  make  '"  oiH_sins  light, 

87  And  didst  Ki\e  unto  us  sueh 
"  a  root :  but,  \\(>  have  turned  hack 
again  to  tr;uisgrcss  thy  law,  and 
to  mingle  ourselves  with  tin;  tin 
cleanness  of  the  nations  of  the 
land. 

88  Miglitest  not  thou  be  angiy 
with   us    to  destroy   us,   till   thou 


864 


Strange  loives 


I.  ESDRAS;  9. 


are  piit  away. 


hadst  left    us  neither  root,   seed, 
nor  name? 

89  O  Lord  of  Israel,  thou  art 
true :  for  we  are  left  a  root  this 
day. 

90  ^Behold,  now  are  we  before 
thee  *in  our  iniquities,  for  we  can- 
not stand  any  longer  by  reason  of 
these  things  before  thee. 

91  And  as  Esdras  in  his  prayer 
made  his  confession,  weeping,  and 
lying  Hat  upon  the  ground  before 
the  temple,  there  gathered  unto 
him  from  Jerusalem  a  very  great 
multitude  of  men  and  women  and 
children  :  for  there  was  great  weep- 
ing among  the  multitude. 

92  Then  ^  Jechonias  the  son  of 
-  Jeelus.  one  of  the  sons  of  Israel, 
called  out,  and  said,  O  Esdras,  we 
have  sinned  against  the  Lord  God, 
we  have  married  strange  women  of 
the  nations  of  the  land,  and  now 
'^  is  all  Israel  aloft. 

93  Let  us  make  an  oath  to  the 
Lord,  that  we  will  put  away  all 
our  wives,  which  we  have  taken  of 
the  heathen,  with  their  children, 

91  Like  as  thou  hast  decreed, 
and  as  many  as  do  obey  the  law 
of  the  Lord. 

95  Arise,  and  put  in  execution  : 
for  to  thee  doth  this  matter  apper- 
tain, and  we  will  be  with  thee  :  do 
valiantly. 

96  8o  Esdras  arose,  and  took  an 
oath  of  the  chief  of  the  priests  and 
Levites  of  all  Israel  to  do  after 
these  things  ;  and  so  they  sware. 

CHAPTER  9. 

3  Endrof!  anxemhleth  all  the  people.  10  The;/ 
promise,  to  put  tiway  the  xlrintge.  icirci^. 
20  The  7uimen  and  numherofthetn  that  did 
.so.  40  The  laiv  of  Moaen  is  read,  and  de- 
dared,  before,  all  the,  people.  49  The'j  weeji, 
and  are  put  in  mind  of  the  feaat  day. 

THEN  Esdras  rising  from  the 
court  of  tlie  temple  went  to 
the  chamber  of  ■*  Joan  an  the  son 
of  "  Eliasib, 

2  And  remained  there,  and  did 
eat  no  ^  meat  nor  drink  water, 
mourning  for  tlie  great  iniquities 
of  the  nudtitude. 

3  And  there  was  a  proclamation 
in  all  Jewry  and  Jerusalem  to  all 
them  that  were  of  the  captivity, 
that  they  should  be  gathered  to- 
gether at  Jerusalem  : 

4  And  that  whosoever  met  not 
there  within  two  or  three  days, 
according  as  the  elders  that  bare 
I'ule  appointed,  their  cattle  should 
be  seized  ''to  the  use  of  the  temple, 
and  himself  cast  out  from  them 
that  were  of  the  captivity. 

5  And  in  three   days  were    all 


they  of  the  tribe  of  Judah  and 
Benjamin  gathered  together  at 
Jerusalem  the  twentieth  day  of 
the  ninth  month. 

6  And  all  the  multitude  sat  trem- 
bling in  the  broad  court  of  the 
temple  because  of  the  present  foul 
weather. 

7  8o  Esdras  arose  up,  and  said 
unto  them.  Ye  have  transgressed 
the  law  in  marrying  strange  wives, 
thereby  to  increase  the  sins  of 
Israel. 

8  And  now  by  confessing  give 
glory  unto  '*the  Lord  God  of  our 
fathers, 

9  And  do  his  will,  and  separate 
yourselves  from  the  heathen  of  the 
land,  and  frcnn  the  strange  women. 

10  Then  cried  the  whole  multi- 
tude, and  said  with  a  loud  voice. 
Like  as  thou  hast  spoken,  so  will 
we  do. 

11  But  forasmuch  as  the  people 
are  many,  and  it  is  foul  weather, 
so  that  we  cannot  stand  without, 
and  this  is  not  a  work  of  a  day  or 
two,  seeing  our  sin  in  these  things 
is  spread  far : 

12  Therefore  let  the  rulers  of  the 
multitude  stay,  and  let  all  them  of 
our  ^  habitations  that  have  strange 
wives  come  at  the  time  appointed, 

13  And  with  them  the  rulers  and 
judges  of  every  place,  till  we  turn 
away  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  from 
us  for  this  matter. 

14  Then  Jonathan  the  son  of 
'"  Azael  and  ^^  Ezechias  the  son  of 
^"Theocanus  accordingly  took  this 
matter  upon  them:  and  "^Mosollani 
and  Levis  and  Sabbatheiis  helped 


them. 

15  And  they  that  were  of  the 
captivity  did  according  to  all  these 
things. 

16  And  Esdras  the  pi-iest  chose 
unto  him  the  principal  men  of  their 
families,  all  by  name :  and  in  the 
first  day  of  the  tenth  month  they 
haX,  together  to  examine  the  matter. 

17  So  their  cause  that  held 
strange  wives  was  brought  to  an 
end  in  the  first  day  of  the  first 
month. 

18  And  of  the  priests  that  were 
come  together,  and  had  strange 
wives,    tht>re  were  found ; 

19  Of  the  sons  of  Jesus  the  son 
of  Josedecand  his  brethren  ;  '^  Mn  t- 
thelas.and  '•'^Eleazar,  and  '"  Joribus, 
and  '".Toadaniis. 

20  And  they  gave  their  hands  to 
])ut  away  their  wives,  and  to  offer 
rams  to  make  ^'^  i-ecoiu-ilement  for 
their  ^'■*  eri"oi"s. 


*  In  Ezra  x.  2,  Sbeclianiah.       f  Or, 

55  866 


t  Or, 


8  the  Lord, 
the  God 


°  villages 


10  Asahel 

11  Jahaziah 
i-i  Tikvah 

13  t  Meshul- 
laia  and 
Shabbethai 
the  Levite 


I''  Maasiab, 

15  Elic'zer, 

16  Jai-ib, 

1'  Gedaliah. 

IS  recdiu'ili- 

atioii 

!'■'  trespasses. 


TJiose  lolio  had  taken  strange  wives.      I.  ESDRAS,  9. 


Tlie  law  is  2niblicly  read. 


^  Immer ; 
■•^  Hanani, 

3  Zebadiah, 

4  Manes, 

s  Sheraaiah, 
6  Jehiel, 
'^  Uzziah. 
*  Pashur; 
9  Elioenai, 
1"  Maasiah, 
11  Ishmael, 
1"^  Jozabad, 
13  Elasah. 
1*  Shiiuei, 

15  Kelaiah, 

16  Kelita, 
"  Petha- 
biah, 

i»  Judah, 

19  Jobaiian. 

20  Eliasbib, 

21  Zactur. 

22  door- 
keepers; 

23  Slialhim, 

24  Telem. 

25  Parosh ; 

26  Ramiab, 
2''  Jeziah, 

28  Makdiiah, 

2'J  Miaiuin, 

3«  Hasha- 

biah, 

31  Beiiaiab. 

82  Ebim ; 

33  Matta- 

iiiab, 

3*  Jereniotb, 

35  Zattu ; 

86  Zabad, 

37  Aziza. 

38  Jebo- 
hanan, 

3'-'  Hanani  ah, 
■i"  Zabbai, 

41  Athlai. 

42  Hani ; 

43  Mesbul- 
lani, 

44  Malhicb, 

45  Adaiah, 

46  Jiislinb, 

47  t  Asah(d, 

48  Jei'emotli. 
«  Adiia, 

5"  Maaseiali, 
51  Cbelal, 
62  Benaiab, 
68  Bezaleel, 

64  Kbmui, 

65  Manasseh, 

66  +  llanan ; 

67  Eliezer, 

68  Lshi jab, 
6'-*  .SbinuMin, 

60  §  Benja- 
min, 
Malliich, 
(tnd  Shema- 
riah. 

61  Hashnm ; 

62  Mattenai, 

63  Matta- 
thab, 

64  Maadai, 
66  Am  ram, 
66  and  Uel, 
6"  II  Pedaiab, 


21  And  of  the  sons  of  ^  Emmer : 
-  Ananias,  and  "  Zabdeus,  and 
■*  Eanes,  and  ^  Sameiii.s,  and  "  Hie- 
reel,  and  '  Azaiias. 

22  And  of  the  sons  of  '^  Phaisnr  ; 
^  Elionas,  ^"  Massias,  "  Isniael,  and 


■  Ociti 


eliis, 


and 


Nathanael,    and        

"  Talsas. 

23  And  of  the  Levites ;  Jozabad, 
and  "  Semis,  and  ^^'  Colius,  who  was 
called  ^''  Cahtas,  and  '''  l^atheus,  and 
^^  Judas,  and  ^"  Jonas. 

24  Of  the  holy  singers ;  ^"  Elea- 
zurus,  -^  Bacchurus. 


25  Of  tlie  "  porters  ;  ^  Sallumus, 
and  -^  Tolbanes. 

26  Of  them  of  Israel,  of  the  sons 
of  -^  Phoros  ;  ""  Hiermas,  and  "'  Ed- 
dias,  and  •■'■'*  JMelchias,  and  '^^  Maelus, 


and    Eleazar,   and    ■'"  Asibias,   and 
"'  Baanias. 

27  Of  the  sons  of  -'^Ela  :  ^'■^  INIat- 
thanias,  Zacharias,  and  "Hierielus, 
and  ^  Hieremoth.  and  *  Aedias. 

28  And  of  the  sons  of  •'"'"'  Zamoth  : 
^  P^liadas,  '■^''  Elishnus,  •"'■*  Othonias, 
^  Jarim()th.  and  ^^abatus,  and 
"^  tSardeus. 

29  Of  the  sons  of  Bebai ;  ^  Johan- 
nes and  '■^^  Ananias,  and  ■*"  Josabad, 
and  ■"  Amatheis. 

30  Of  the  sons  of  '~  Mani :  ''  01a- 
mus,  ^^lamuchns,  "^Mefleus,  •"' Jasu- 

Hieremoth. 


)US, 


J  asae 


T 


3 1  And  of  the  sons  of  Addi ; 
•*»Naathus,  and  ^^  Moosias,  "  La^ 
cunus.  and  ^'"  Naidiis.  and  '''''  Ma- 
tlianias,  and  '^"  Scsthcl,  ^^  lUlnuus. 
and  °"  Maiiasseas. 

32  And  of  the  sons  of  '''"  Annas  : 


"Elionas,  and  •'"''^  Ase;i.s,  and  ""  Mel- 
chias,  and  ''Sabhciis,  and  ""  Simon 
""  (Jhosameus. 

33  And  of  the  sons  of  "'  Asom  : 
'''^  Altaneus,  and  ''•'  Matthias,  and 
^"  1)annaia,  Eliphalat,  and  "'  .Matias- 
ses,  and  ''^  Semei. 

34  And  of  the  son.s  of  •*"  .Maani ; 
Jeremias,     "^  Momdis, 
'*  Juel,  '""  Mabdai,  and 


'"''  Oiuacriis. 

I'ch'as.  and 

"*•  Anos,  **('ai'abasi()n,  and  '-"  iMiasi- 
1)11  s,  and  ""  MaiimitaTiaimiis,  '"  l']lia- 
sis,  *-  BaniTusT  '"^  J<]liaJi,  "  Saiiiis, 
Natlianias ; 


TiTj, 


Selemias, 


TFll 


68  Anaiali, 
70  Jaasai, 


69  Mattaniab,  Mattenai, 
71  Sbel(!miab,        72  Xatlian 


*  In  Ez.  X.  26,  Eliah.  t  InEz.  x.  29,  Sheal. 
X  In  Ezra  x.  :si,  Harim.        §  Or, 
II  In  Ezra  x.  31,  Bcdeiab. 
**  In  Ezra  x.  36,  Meremoth. 


the  sons  of  "'  Ozora ;  '^^Sesis, 
'''  Esril.  ^®  Azaelus,  -*  Samatus, 
''  Zambis, 


b)se|jiius. 
35  And  of  the  sons  of  ™  Ethma ; 

Edes, 


-°  Mazitias.     ^"^  Zabadaias,        

-"  ■)  uel,  ''"  Banaias. 

36  All  these  had  taken  strange 
wives,  and  they  put  them  away 
with  their  children. 

37  And  the  priests  and  Levites, 
and  they  that  were  of  Israel,  dwelt 
in  Jerusalem,  and  in  the  country, 
in  the  first  day  of  the  seventh 
month  :  *'^  so  the  children  of  Israel 
'*■'  wei'e  in  their  **®  habitations. 

38  And  the  whole  multitude 
came  together  with  one  accord 
into  the  broad  place  of  the  **"  holy 
porch  toward  the  east : 

39  And  they  spake  unto  Esdras 
the  priest  and  reader,  that  he 
would  bring  the  law  of  Moses,  that 
was  given  of  ""the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

40  So  Esdi-as  tiie  chief  priest 
brought  the  law  unto  the  whole 
multitude  '^"frcMn  man  to  woman, 
and  to  all  the  priests,  to  hear  the 
law  in  the  first  day  of  the  seventh 
month. 

41  And  he  read  in  the  broad 
(Mjurt  before  the  **''  holy  porch  from 
morning  unto  midday,  before  both 
men  and  women  ;  and  all  the  nml- 
titude  gave  heed  unto  the  law. 

42  And  Esdras  the  priest  and 
reader  of  the  law  stood  up  upon  a 
pulpit  of  wood,  which  was  made 
Jhr  tkiU  purjMjse. 

43  And  there  stood  up  by  him 
""  Mattathias,  ^^ Sammus,  ""Ananias, 

"■'  Kzecias,  ""'Bala- 


•"  Azarias,  "'•Tlrias, 
sanius,  ujjon  the  ri 


ht  hand 


44  And  upon  his  left  hand  stood 
'»  Phaldaiiis.  '■'•'Misaol,  -''  Malchias, 
'•'"  ljotha.snl)iis,  and  "'  Nabarias. 

45  Then  took  l*]sdras  the  book  of 
the  law  before  tlie  nndtitude  :  for 
he  sat  honoiiral)ly  in  the  first  place 
in  the  sight  of  tlicm  all. 

46  And  when  he  oj^ened  the  law, 
the.v  stood  all  straight  up.  So 
Ksdras  blessed  the  Lord  Ood  most 
High,  the  (iod  of  hosts.  Almighty. 

47  And  all  the  people  answered. 
Amen  ;  and  lifting  ui)  their  hands 
the.v  fell  to  the  ground,  and  wor- 
shii)pcd  the   Ivord. 

4(S  Also  Jesus,  '"Anus.  "'^Sarabias, 
"9  Ad  inns,  '""  .lactinusT^"'  Saba  teas. 
'"-An teas, ""  Maianea~aiid  "'('alitas 
"'  A /.arias,  and  '-'.l(iay.abd~  and 
'"•''Ananias.  '"'  IWatas,  the  Levites, 
tauglit-  tlie  law  of  the  Lord,  malv- 
ing  them  withal  to  understand  it. 


tt  In  Neh.  viii.  4,  Anaiah. 


866 


Ezra  is  commanded 


I.  ESDRAS,  9. 


to  reprove  the  people. 


49  Then  spake  ^  Attharates  unto 
Esdras  the  chief  priest  and  i-eader, 
and  to  the  Levites  that  taught  the 
multitude,  even  to  all,  sajang, 

50  This  day  is  holy  unto  the 
Lord ;  (for  they  all  wept  when 
they  heard  the  law  :) 

51  Go  then,  and  eat  the  fat,  and 
drink  the  sweet,  and  send  '~  part  to 
them  that  have  nothing  ; 

52  For  this  day  is  holy  unto  the 
Lord  :  and  be  not  sorrowful ;  for 
the  Lord  will  bring  you  to  honour. 


53  So  the  Levites  published  all 
things  to  the  people,  saying.  This 
day  is  holy  to  the  Lord  ;  be  not 
sorrowful. 

5-1  Then  went  they  their  way 
every  one  to  eat  and  drink,  and 
make  merry,  and  to  give  '  part  to 
tliem  that  had  nothing,  and  to 
make  great  cheer ; 

55  Because  they  understood  the 
words  wherein  they  were  in- 
structed, and  for  which  they  had 
been  assembled. 


II.  ESDRAS 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Esdras  is  coinmunded  to  t-eproTe  the  peo- 
ple. 24  God  tJiredieneth  to  cant  them  off, 
35  and  to  gire  ilteir  houses  to  a  people  of 
more  grace  tlian  they. 

THE  second  book  of  the  prophet 
^  Esdras,  the  son  of  ^  fearaias. 
the  son  of  ^  Azarias.  the  son  of 
^  Helchias.  the  son  of  ^  8adamias, 
the  son  of  ^  Sadoc,  the  son  of 
^  Achitob, 

2  The  son  of  ^  Aehias,  the  son  of 
^  Phinees.  the  son  of  ^"  Heli,  the  son 
of  '^  Amarias,  the  son  ot  ^  Aziei. 
the  son  of  '"  Marimoth.  the  son  of 
"  Arna.  the  son  of  '''  Uzias,  the  son 
of  '■'  Borith,  the  son  of  '"  A  hisei,  the 
son  of  '-*  Phinees.  the  son  of  Eleazar, 

3  The  son  of  Aaron,  of  the  tribe 
of  Levi ;  which  was  captive  in  the 
land  of  the  Medes,  in  the  reign  of 
Artaxerxes  king  of  the  Persians. 

4  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

5  Go  thy  way,  and  shew  my  peo- 
ple their  sinful  deeds,  and  their 
children  their  wickedness  which 
they  have  done  against  me ;  that 
they  may  tell  their  children's  child- 
ren : 

6  Because  the  sins  of  their 
fathers  are  increased  in  them : 
for  they  have  ft)rgotten  me,  and 
have  offered  unto  strange  gods. 

7  Am  not  I  even  he  that  brought 
them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
from  the  house  of  bondage^  but 
they  have  provoked  me  unto 
wrath,  and  despised  my  counsels. 

8  >^  Pull  thou  off  then  the  hair  of 
thy  head,  and  '''cast  all  evil  upon 
them,  for  they  have  not  been  obe- 
dient unto  my  law,  but  it  is  a  re- 
bellious people. 

9  How  long  shall  I  forbear  them, 
unto  whom  1  have  done  so  much 
good? 


*  So  throurjhout  this  book. 


10  ]\rany  kings  have  I  destroyed 
for  their  sakes ;  Pharaoh  with  his 
servants  and  all  his  power  have  I 
smitten  down. 

11  All  the  nations  have  I  de- 
stroyed before  them,  and  in  the 
east  I  have  scattered  the  people  of 
two  provinces,  even  of  ^^  Tyrus  and 
Sidon,  and  have  slain  all  their 
enemies. 

12  Speak  thou  therefore  unto 
them,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 

13  I  led  you  through  the  sea, 
and  ""  in  the  beginning  gave  you  a 
large  and  safe  passage  ;  i  gave  you 
i\loses  for  a  leader,  and  Aaron  for 
a  priest. 

14  1  gave  you  light  in  a  pillar  of 
fire,  and  great  wonders  have  I  done 
among  you  ;  yet  have  ye  forgotten 
me,  saith  the  Lord. 

15  Thus  saith  the  Almighty 
Lord,  The  quails  were  as  a  token 
to  you  ;  I  gave  you  -'  tents  for  your 
safeguard :  nevertheless  ye  mur- 
mured there, 

16  And  triumphed  not  in  my 
name  for  the  destruction  of  your 
enemies,  but  ever  to  this  day  do 
ye  yet  murmur. 

17  Where  are  the  benefits  that 
I  have  done  for  you  ?  when  ye  were 
hungry  and  thirsty  in  the  wilder- 
ness, did  ye  not  cry  unto  me, 

18  Saying,  Why  hast  thou 
brought  us  into  this  wilderness 
to  kill  us?  it  had  been  better  for 
us  to  have  served  tlie  Egyjjtians, 
than  to  die  in  this  wildei'ness. 

19  Then  had  I  pity  upon  your 
mournings,  and  gave  you  manna 
to  eat ;  so  ye  did  eat  angels'  bread. 

20  When  ye  were  thirsty,  did  I 
not  cleave  the  rock,  and  waters 
flowed  out  to  your  fill  1  for  the 
heat  I  covered  you  with  the  leaves 
of  the  trees. 

211  divided  among  you  a  fruit- 


*  So  t/irouijhouf  Ifil.i  book.       t  Or, 


2  portions 


Tyre 


'^^  t  where 
there  was 
no  path  I 
gave 


a  camp 


867 


God  will  cast  off  Israel 


II.  ESDRAS,  2. 


for  their  disobedience. 


ful  land,  I  cast  out  theCanaanites, 
the  '  Pherezites.  and  the  Philis- 
tines, before  you  :  what  shall  I  yet 
do  more  for  you  %  saith  the  Lord. 

22  Thus  saith  the  Almighty 
Lord,  When  j^e  were  in  the  wilder- 
ness, in  the  '^  river  of  the  Amorites. 


being  athirst,  and  blaspheming  my 
name, 

23  1  gave  you  not  fire  for  your 
blasphemies,  but  cast  a  tree  in  the 
water,  and  made  the  river  sweet. 

24  What  shall  I  do  unto  thee,  O 
Jacob "?  thou,  Judah,  wouldest  not 
obey  me :  I  will  turn  me  to  other 
nations,  and  unto  those  will  I  give 
my  name,  that  they  may  keep  my 
statutes. 

25  Seeing  ye  have  forsaken  me, 
I  will  forsake  you  also ;  when  ye 
desire  me  to  be  gracious  unto  you, 
I  shall  have  no  mercy  upon  you. 

26  Whensoever  ye  shall  call  upon 
me,  I  will  not  hear  you  :  for  ye 
have  defiled  your  hands  with  blood, 
and  your  feet  are  swift  to  commit 
•'manslaughter. 

27  Ve  have  not  as  it  were  for- 
saken me,  but  your  own  selves, 
saith  the  Lord. 

28  Thus  saith  the  Almighty 
Lord,  Have  I  not  prayed  you  as 
a  father  his  sons,  as  a  mother  her 
daughters,  and  a  nurse  her  young 
babes, 

29  That  ye  would  be  my  people, 
and  I  should  be  your  God  ;  tnat 
ye  would  be  my  children,  and  I 
should  be  your  father "? 

30  I  gathered  you  together,  as  a 
hen  gathereth  her  chickens  under 
her  wings  :  but  now,  what  shall  I 
do  unto  you  ?  I  will  cast  y(ni  out 
fi'om  m.v  face. 

31  When  ye  offer  unto  me,  I  will 
turn  my  face  from  you  :  for  your 
scjlcmn  feast  days,  your  n(!W  nioons, 
and  your  cii'cumcisions,  have  I 
^forsaken. 

32  i  sent  unto  you  my  servants 
the  prophets,  whom  ye  liave  taken 
and  slain,  and  torn  their  bodies 
in  pieces,  whose  blood  I  will  i-c- 
quire  of  your  hands,  saith  the 
Lord. 

33  Thus  saith  the  Almight.y 
Lord,  Your  liouse  is  desolate,  I 
will  cast  you  out  as  the  wind  (hjth 
stubble. 

3i  And  your  cliildrcn  shall  not 
be  fruitful  ;  for  they  have  despised 
my  c.omniandment,  and  done  the 
thing  that  is  evil  before  me. 

3.0  Your  houses  will  I  give  to  a 
people  that  shall  come  ;  which  not 
havnig  heard  of  me  yet  shall  l)e- 
lieve  me  ;  to  whom  1  have  shewed 
no  signs,  yet  they  shall  do  ''that  1 
have  commanded  them. 


36  They  have  seen  no  prophets, 
yet  they  shall  call  their  sins  to 
remembrance,  and  acknowledge 
them. 

37  I  take  to  witness  the  grace 
of  the  people  to  come,  whose  lit- 
tle ones  rejoice  in  gladness  :  and 
though  th(iy  have  not  seen  me  with 
bodily  eyes,  yet  in  spii'it  they  be- 
lieve the  thing  that  I  say. 

38  And  now,  **  brother^  behold 
what  glory ;  and  see  the  people 
that  come  from  the  east : 

39  Unto  whom  I  will  give  for 
leaders,  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Ja- 
cob, "Oseas,  Amos,  and  ^  Micheas, 
Joel,  "  Abdias.  and  '"  Jonas. 

40  Nalmm,  and  "  Abacuc.  ^"  8o- 
phonias.  '"  Aggeus,  "Zachary,  and 
^"Malachy,  which  is  called  also  ^^  an 
angel  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  God  complain  eth  of  his  people:  10  yet  En- 
drasis  willed  to  cu7iifort  them.  34  Mecdnsf 
they  refaaed,  the  Gentiles  are  called.  4:j 
Eadras  seeih  the  Son,  of  God,  and  those  that 
are  crowned  hy  him. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  I  brought 
this  people  out  of  bondage, 
and  I  gave  them  my  command- 
ments by  my  servants  the  pro- 
phets ;  wliom  they  would  not  hear, 
but  despised  my  counsels. 

2  The  mother  that  bare  thein 
saith  unto  them,  Oo  your  way,  ye 
children  ;  for  I  am  a  widow  and 
forsaken. 

3  I  brought  you  up  with  glad- 
ness ;  but  with  sorrow  and  heavi- 
ness have  I  lost  you  :  for  ye  have 
sinned  before  the  Lord  your  God, 
and  done  tliat  tiling  that  is  evil 
before  him. 

4  IJut  what  shall  I  now  do  unto 
you?  I  am  a  widow  and  forsaken: 
go  your  way,  C)  my  cliildren,  and 
ask  mercy  of  the  Lord. 

5  As  for  me,  O  father,  I  call 
upon  thee  for  a  witness  over  the 
mother  of  these  children,  which 
would  not  keej)  my  covenant. 

0  That  tliou  bring  them  to  con- 
fusion, and  their  mother  to  a  spoil, 
that  there  may  be  no  offspring  of 
them. 

7  l-ict  them  ha  scattered  abroad 
among  th(>  h(vitlien,  let  their  names 
be  j)ut  out  of  the  earth  :  for  tliey 
have  desj)ised  my  (toveiuint. 

8  Woe  be  unto  thec,'"Assnf.  thou 
that  hidest  the  uni'iglitcoiis  in 
thee!  ()  thou  wicked  jteojile,  re- 
membei-  what  1  did  unto  Sodom 
and  (lomoi-rlia ; 

9  Whose  land  lieth  in  clods  of 
pitch  and  heaps  of  ashes :  even  so 


♦Or, 


868 


Hope  of  restoration 


II.  ESDRAS,  2. 


is  held  out. 


also  will  I  do  unto  them  that  hear 
me  not,  saith  tlie  Almighty  Lord. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  Es- 
dras,  Tell  my  people  that  I  will 
give  them  the  kingdom  of  Jeru- 
salem, which  I  would  have  given 
unto  Israel. 

11  Their  glory  also  will  I  take 
unto  me,  and  give  these  the  ever- 
lasting tabernacles,  which  I  had 
prepared  for  them. 

1 2  They  shall  have  the  tree  of  life 
for  an  ointment  of  sweet  savour ; 
they  shall  neither  labour,  nor  be 
weary. 

1 3  ^  Go,  and  ye  shall  receive  : 
pray  for  few  days  unto  you,  that 
they  may  be  shortened  :  the  king- 
dom is  already  prepared  for  you  : 
watch. 

14  Take  heaven  and  earth  to  wit- 
ness ;  for  I  have  broken  the  evil  in 
pieces,  and  created  the  good  :  for  I 
live,  saith  the  Lord. 

15  Mother,  embrace  thy  child- 
ren, and  bring  them  up  '^with  glad- 
ness,  make  their  feet  as  fast  tis  a 


pillai-:  for  I  have  chosen  thee,  saith 
the  Lord. 

16  And  those  that  be  dead  will 
I  raise  up  again  from  their  places, 
and  bring  them  out  of  the  graves  : 
for  I  have  known  my  name  in 
•'  Israel. 

1 7  I'ear  not,  thou  mother  of  the 
children :  for  I  have  chosen  thee, 
saith  the  Lord. 

18  For  thy  help  will  I  send  niy 
servants  ^  Esay  and  '"  Jeremy,  after 
whose  counsel  I  have  sanctihed  and 
prepared  for  thee  twelve  trees  laden 
with  divers  fruits, 

19  And  as  many  fountains  flow- 
ing with  milk  and  honey,  and  se- 
ven mighty  mountains,  whereupon 
there  grow  roses  and  lilies,  whereby 
I  will  till  thy  children  with  joy. 

20  Do  right  to  the  widow,  judge 
for  the  fatherless,  give  to  the  poor, 
defend  the  orphan, clothe  the  naked, 

21  Heal  the  broken  and  the 
weak,  laugh  not  a  lame  man  to 
scorn,  defend  the  maimed,  and  let 
the  blind  man  come  ^  into  the  sight 
of  my  "^  clearness. 

22  Keep  the  old  and  young 
within  thy  walls. 

23  Wheresoever  thou  find(\st  the 
dead,  ^  take  them  and  bury  them, 
and  T  will  give;  thee  the  first  place 
in  my  resurrection. 

24  Abide  still,  O  my  peo])le,  and 
take  thy  rest,  for  thy  quietness 
shall 'come. 

25  Nourish  thy  children,  O  thou 
good  nurse  ;  stablish  their  feet. 


*0r. 


26  As  for  the  servants  whom  I 
have  given  thee,  there  shall  not 
one  of  them  perish  ;  for  I  will  re- 
quire them  from  among  thy  number. 

27  Be  not  ''wearyj  for  when  the 
day  of  trouble  and  '"  heaviness 
cometh,  others  shall  weep  and  be 
sorrowful,  but  thou  shalt  oe  merry 
and  have  abundance. 

28  The  heathen  shall  envy  thee, 
but  they  shall  be  able  to  do  nothing 
against  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

29  My  hands  shall  cover  thee,  so 
that  thy  children  shall  not  see 
t  hell. 

30  Be  joyful,  O  thou  mother, 
with  thy  children  ;  for  I  will  de- 
liver thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

31  Eemember  thy  children  that 
sleep,  for  1  shall  bring  tliem  out  of 
the  "  sides  of  the  earth,  and  shew 
mercy  unto  them  :  for  I  am  merci- 
ful, saith  the  Lord  Almighty. 

32  Embrace  thy  children  until  I 
come  and  shew  mercy  unto  them  : 
for  my  wells  run  over,  and  my 
grace  shall  not  fail. 

33  I  Esdras  received  a  charge  of 
the  Lord  upon  the  mount  ^^Oreb, 
that  I  should  go  unto  Israel ;  but 
when  I  came  unto  them,  they  set 
me  at  nought,  and  ^■'despised  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord. 

34  And  therefore  I  say  unto 
you,0  ye  "  heathen,  that  hear  and 
understand,  look  for  your  ^° Shep- 
herd, he  shall  give  you  evei'lasting 
rest ;  for  he  is  nigh  at  hand,  that 
shall  come  in  the  end  of  the  world. 

35  '*'  Be  ready  to  the  reward  of  the 
kingdom,  for  the  everlasting  light 
shall  shine  upon  you  for  evermore. 

36  Flee  the  shadow  of  this  world, 
receive  the  joyfulness  of  your  glory : 
I  "  testify  my  Saviour  openly. 

37  O  receive  the  gift  that  is  given 
you,  and  be  glad,  giving  thanks 
unto  him  that  hath  called  you  to 
the  heavenly  kingdom. 

38  Arise  up  and  stand,  behold 
the  number  of  those  that  be  sealed 
in  the  feast  of  the  Lord  ; 

39  Which  ^"^are  departed  from 
the  shadow  of  tiie  world,  and  have 
received  glorious  garments  of  the 
Lord. 

40  Take  thy  number,  O  Sion, 
and  "  shut  up  those  of  thine  that 
are  clothed  in  white,  which  have 
fulfilled  the  law  of  the  Lord. 

41  The  number  of  thy  children, 
whom  thou  longedst  for,  is  ful- 
filled :  beseech  tne  power  of  the 
Lord,  that  thy  people,  which  have 
been  called  from  the  beginning, 
may  be  liallowed. 


*0r, 


t  Lat.  Gehenna. 


■*  *  anxious : 
1"  distress 


12  Horeb, 

13  rejected 


1^  nations, 
15  shepherd, 


16  Prepare 
yourselves 
lor  the 
rewards 


1'  call  to 
witness  my 
saviour 


18  withdrew 
themselves 


19  reckon 


869 


Vision  of  the  Son  of  God. 


II.  ESDRAS,  3. 


EzrcCs  2^Tayer  for  Israel. 


42  I  Esdras  saw  upon  the  mount 
Sionagreat  '  people,  whom  I  could 
not  number,  and  they  all  praised 
the  Lord  with  songs. 

43  And  in  the  midst  of  them 
there  was  a  young  man  of  a  high 
stature,  taller  than  all  the  rest,  ai"id 
upon  every  one  of  their  heads  he 
set  crowns,  and  was  more  exalted  ; 
which  I  marvelled  at  greatly. 

44  So  I  asked  the  angel,  and 
said,  Sir,  what  are  these  ^ 

45  He  answered  and  said  unto 
me,  These  be  they  that  have  put 
off  the  mortal  clothing,  and  put  on 
the  immortal,  and  have  confessed 
the  name  of  God :  now  are  they 
crowned,  and  receive  palms. 

46  Then  said  I  unto  the  angel. 
What  young  "  person  is  it  that 
crowneth  them,  and  giveth  them 
palms  in  their  hands'? 

47  So  he  answered  and  said  unto 
me.  It  is  the  Son  of  God,  whom 
they  have  confessed  in  the  world. 
Then  began  I  greatly  to  commend 
them  that  stood  so  ^  stiffly  for  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

48  Then  the  angel  said  unto  me. 
Go  thy  way,  and  tell  my  people 
what  manner  of  things,  and  how 
great  wonders  of  the  Lord  thy  God, 
thou  hast  seen. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Efidras  is  troubled,  13  and  acknowUdgeth 
the  Sinn  of  the  people:  2S  yet  complaineth 
that  the  heathen  were  lordu  over  them,  being 
more  wicked  than  they. 

IN  the  thirtieth  year  after  the 
ruin  of  the  city  ^  I  was  in  Baby- 
lon, and  lay  troublecTiipon  my  bed, 
and  my  thoughts  came  up  over  my 
heart : 

2  For  T  saw  the  desolation  of 
Sion,  and  the  wealth  of  them  that 
dwelt  at  Babylon. 

3  And  my  spirit  was  sore  moved, 
so  that  I  began  to  speak  words  full 
of  fear  to  the  most  High,  and  said, 

4  O  Loi'd,  who  bearest  r'ule,  thou 
spakest  at  the  l)eginning,  when 
thou  didst  •''  plant  the  earth,  and 
that  thyself  alone,  and  command- 
edst  the  ''  people. 

5  And "  ga\'cst  a  body  unto  Adam 
without  soul,  wliich  w;is  the  work- 
manship of  tliin(^  hands,  and  "didst 
breathe  into  him  the  breath  of  life, 
anrl  he  was  made  living  before 
thee. 

G  And  thou  leddest  him  into 
"  i)ar;idise.  which  thy  I'ight  hand 
had  plant(Ml,  before  ever  the  earth 
came  forward. 

7  And  unto  liim  thou  gavest  com- 


mandment to  love  thy  way :  which 
he  transgressed,  and  immediately 
thou  appointedst  death  ^''  in_  him 
and  in  his  generations,  of  whom 
came  nations,  tribes, ''  people,  and 
kindreds,  out  of  number. 

8  And  every  people  walked  after 
their  own  will, and  did  ^'"  wonderful 
things   before  thee,  and  despised 


thy  commandments. 

y  '^  And  again  in  process  of  time 
thou  broughtest  the  flood  upon 
those  that  dwelt  in  the  world,  and 
destroyedst  them. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass  in  every 
of  them,  that  as  death  was  to  Adam, 
so  was  the  flood  to  these. 

1 1  Nevertheless  one  of  them  thou 
leftest,  namely,  Noah  with  his 
household,  of  whom  came  all  right- 
eous men. 

12  And  it  happened,  that  when 
they  that  dwelt  upon  the  earth  be- 
gan to  multiply,  and  had  gotten 
them  many  children,  and  were  a 
great  people,  the.y  began  again  to 
be  more  ungodly  than  the  first. 

1 3  Now  when  they  lived  so  wick- 
edly before  thee,  thou  didst  choose 
thee  a  man  from  among  them, 
whose  name  was  Abraham. 

14  Him  thou  lovedst,  and  unto 
him  only  thou  shewedst  '^  thy  will: 

15  And  madest  an  everlasting 
covenant  with  him,  promising  him 
that  thou  wouldest  never  forsake 
his  seed. 

16  And  unto  him  thou  gavest 
Isaac,  and  unto  Isaac  also  thou 
gavest  Jaco'b  and  Esau.  As  for 
Jacob  thou  didst  choose  him  to 
thee,  and  put  by  Esau:  and  so 
Jacob  became  a  great  multitude. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  thou  leddest  his  seed  out  of 
Egypt,  thou  In-oughtest  them  up  to 
the  mount  Sinai. 

1 8  And  bowing  the  heavens,  th(  )U 
didst  '■''  s(>t  fast  tne  earth,  movedst 
tlie  whole  world,  and  madest  the 
depths  to  tremble,  and  troubledst 
the  men  of  that  age. 

19  And  thy  glory  went  through 
four  gates,  of  iire,  and  of  earth- 
quake, and  of  wind,  ;ind  of  cold; 
that  thou  mightest  give  the  Uiw 
unto  the  seed  of  Jacob,  and  '"  dili- 
gence unto  the  generation  of  Israel. 

20  And  yet  tookest  thou  not 
away  from  them  a  wicked  luvirt, 
that  thy  law  might  bring  forth 
fruit  in  them. 

21  For  th(>  first  Adam  bearing  a 
wicked  heai't  transgressed,  and  was 
overcome;  and  so  be  all  they  that 
are  born  of  him. 


10  for 


11  peoples, 


12  *  exceed- 
ingwickedly 

13  But  then 


1*  *  the  end 
of  the  times 
secretly  by 
iiiiiht: 


*0r, 


870 


*0r, 


I"  tlic  C(.in- 
maiKliiH'iil 


He  complaineth  of  the  heathen. 


II.  ESDRAS,  4.          He  is  reminded  of  Ms  ignorance. 


1  was  in 

2  along  with 
the  root  of 
wickedness ; 


3*  therein  of 
thine  own. 


*  *  signified 
unto  any, 
how  thy 
way  may  he 
compre- 
hended. 


^  ahonnd 


6*  it  he 
found  which 
way  the 
scale 
inclineth. 
^  men  lolio 
may  be 
reckoned  hy 
name  have 
kept  thy 
precepts ; 
hut  nations 
thon  shalt 
not  find. 


22  Thus  infirmity  was  made  per- 
manent ;  and  tiie  law  (also)  '  in  the 
heart  of  the  people  "  with  tlie  ma- 
lignity of  the  root;  so  that  the 
good  departed  away,  and  the  evil 
abode  still. 

23  So  the  times  passed  away,  and 
the  years  were  brought  to  an  end : 
then  didst  thou  raise  thee  up  a  ser- 
vant, called  David: 

24  VVhoni  thou  commandedst  to 
build  a  city  unto  thj'  name,  and 
to  offer  incense  and  oblations  unto 
thee  *  therein.. 

25  \V  hen  this  was  done  many 
years,  then  they  that  inhabited  the 
city  forsook  tliee, 

26  And  in  all  things  did  even  as 
Adam  and  all  his  generations  had 
done :  for  they  also  had  a  wicked 
heart : 

27  And  so  thou  gavest  thy  city 
over  into  the  hands  of  thine  ene- 
mies. 

28  Are  their  deeds  then  any  bet- 
ter tliat  inhabit  Babylon,  that  they 
should  therefore  have  the  domi- 
nion over  Sion  1 

29  For  when  I  came  thither,  and 
had  seen  impieties  without  num- 
ber, then  my  soul  saw  many  evil- 
doers in  this  thirtieth  year,  so  that 
my  heart  failed  me. 

30  For  I  have  seen  how  thou 
sufferest  them  sinning,  and  hast 
spared  wicked  doers  :  and  hast  de- 
stroyed thy  people,  and  hast  pre- 
served thine  enemies,  and  hast  not 
•* signified  it. 

31  I  do  not  I'ememboi-  liow  this 


way  may  ix'  left :  Are  tiiey  then  of 


I>al>ylon  better  than  they  of  >Sion  ? 

32  Or  is  there  any  other  people 
that  knoweth  thee  beside  Israel? 
or  what  generation  hath  so  be- 
lieved thy  covenants  as  Jacob'? 

33  And  yet  their  reward  appear- 
eth  not,  and  their  labour  hatli  no 
fruit :  for  I  have  gone  here  and 
there  through  the  heathen,  and  I 
see  that  they  "  fiow  in  wealth,  and 
think  not  ui)on  thy  command- 
ments. 

34  Weigh  thou  therefore  oui- 
wickedness  now  in  the  balance, 
and  theirs  also  that  dwell  in  the 
worl<l;  and  so  shall  "thy  name  no 
where  be  found  but  in  Israel. 


35  (Jr  when  was  it  that  they 
which  dwell  upon  the  earth  have 
not  sinned  in  tliy  sight?  or  what 
people  have  so  kept  thy  command- 
ments ? 

36  Thou  shalt  find  that  ^  Tsrnel 
by  name  hntli  kept  thy  precepts  : 
but  TKit  the  lieathen. 


*0r, 


CHAPTER  4. 

1  The  angel  declarelfi  the  ignorance  of  End  r  a  if 
in.  Gail's  jiidij, IK  iiIk,  V,i  and  udri'nelh  him 
not  to  11)1  il, II,  nitli  thinr/fi  abore  his  reach. 
23  Neei  ilhth.ss  J:.s,lra.t'asketh  divers  ques- 
tions, and  rccciceth  answers  to  them. 

ND  the  angel  that  was  sent 
unto    me,    whose    name    was 
Uriel,  gave  me  an  answer. 

2  And  said.  Thy  heart  hath 
^gone  too  far  in  this  world,  and 
tliinkest  thou  to  comprehend  the 
way  of  the  most  High  ? 

3  Then  said  I,  Yea,  my  lord. 
And  he  answered  me,  and  said,  I 
am  sent  to  shew  thee  three  ways, 
and  to  set  forth  three  similitudes 
before  thee  : 

4  Whereof  if  thou  canst  declare 
me  one,  I  will  shew  thee  also  the 
way  that  thou  desirest  to  see,  and 
I  shall  shew  thee  from  whence  the 
wicked  heart  cometh. 

5  And  I  said.  Tell  on,  my  lord. 
Then  said  he  unto  me.  Go  thy  way, 
weigh  me  the  weight  of  the  fii-e,  or 
measure  me  the  blast  of  the  wind, 
or  call  me  again  the  day  that  is 
past. 

6  Then  answered  I  and  said, 
What  man  is  able  to  do  that,  that 
thou  shouldest  ask  such  things  of 
me  ? 

7  And  he  said  unto  me,  If  I 
should  ask  thee  how  great  dwell- 
ings are  in  the  midst  of  the  sea,  or 
how  many  springs  are  "in  the  be- 
ginning of  the  deep,  or  how  many 
springs  ai-e  above  the  firmament, 
^"or   which   are  the    outgoings    of 


paradise : 


8  Feradventure  thou  wouldest 
.say  unto  me,  I  never  went  down 
into  the  deep,  nor  as  yet  into  t  hell, 
neither  did  I  ever  climb  up  into 
heaven. 

9  Nevertheless  now  have  I  asked 
thee  but  only  of  the  fire  and  wind, 
and  of  the  day  wherethrough  thou 
hast  passed,  and  of  things  from 
which  thou  canst  not  be  separated, 
and  yet  canst  thou  give  me  no  an- 
swer of  them. 

10  He  said  moreover  unto  me. 
Thine  own  things,  and  such  as  are 
grown  up  with  thee,  canst  thou 
not  know  ; 

1 1  How  should  thy  vessel  then 
be  able  to  comprehend  the  way  of 
the  Highest,  ^^  aiid. the  world  Ix'-ing 
now   outwardly  c()i-rin)t(>(l.   to    wu- 


diM-stand    T\ 


evinciit 
tttT 


coiTiiyttion 
in  iny  sight? 


that 


F2  '-Then  said    I  unto    him.    It 
were  better  that  we  were  not  at 


*  Or, 

t  Lat.  Iiifernum.  (hat  is,  the  ahode  of 
the  dead. 


8  utterly 
failed  thee 
in  regarding 


»  at  the 
source 

10  »  or  which 
are  the 
outgoings  of 
t  hell,  or 
which  are 
the  paths  of 
paradise: 


871 


11  *  and  he 
that  is  al- 
ready worn 
out  with  the 
corrniited 
world  un- 
derstand in- 
corruptiou? 

12  *  And 
when  I 
heard  these 
things  I  fell 
upon  my 
face,  and 
said  unto 
him, 


Ezra's  questions. 


II.  ESDKAS,  4. 


The  angel  answeretli. 


all,  than  that  we  should  Mive  still 
in  wickedness,  and   to  suiter,  and 


not  to  know  wherefore. 

13  He  answered  me,  and  said,  I 
went  into  a  forest  into  a  plain,  and 
the  trees  took  counsel, 

14  And  said.  Come,  let  us  go  and 
make  war  against  the  sea,  that  it 
may  depart  away  before  us,  and 
that  we  may  make  us  more  woods. 

15  The  floods  of  the  sea  also  in 
like  manner  took  counsel,  and  said. 
Come,  let  us  go  up  and  subdue  the 
woods  of  the  plain,  that  there  also 
we  may  make  us  another  country. 

16  The  thought  of  the  wood  was 
in  vain,  for  the  tire  came  and  con- 
sumed it. 

17  The  thought  of  the  floods  of 
the  sea  came  likewise  to  nought, 
for  the  sand  stood  up  and  stopped 
them. 

18  If  thou  wert  judge  now  be- 
twixt these  two,  whom  wouldest 
thou  begin  to  justify?  or  whom 
wouldest  thou  condemn  1 

19  I  answered  and  said.  Verily 
it  is  a  foolish  thought  that  they 
both  have  devised,  iov  the  ground 
is  given  unto  the  wood,  and  the 
sea  also  hath  his  place  to  bear  his 
floods. 

20  Then  answered  he  me,  and 
said.  Thou  hast  given  a  right  judg- 
ment, but  why  judgest  thou  not 
thyself  also  % 

21  For  like  as  the  ground  is 
given  unto  the  wood,  and  the  sea 
to  his  floods :  even  so  they  that 
dwell  upon  the  earth  may  under- 
stand nothing  but  that  which  is 
upon  the  earth  :  and  '"'  he  that 
dwelleth   a))ove   the   lunivens   may 


only  understand  tli<^  tilings  that  are 


above   the  height  of  the  heavens. 

22  Then  answered  1  and  said, 
I  beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  let  me 
have  understanding : 

23  For  it  was  not  my  mind  to 
be  curious  of  the  high  things,  but 
of  such  as  pass  by  us  daily,  namely, 
wherefore  Israel  is  given  up  as  a 
rei)roach  to  the  heathen,  and  for 
what  cause  the  people  whom  thou 
hast  loved  is  given  ovei-  unto  un- 
godly nations,  and  wliy  tlie  law 
of  our  foi-efathers  is  l)rouglit  to 
nought,  and  tlie  wi-itten  covenants 
come  to  none  etl'ect, 

2\  And  we  pass  away  out  of  the 
world  as  grasshoppei-s,  and  our 
life  is  astonishment  and  fear,  and 
we  are  not  worthy  to  obtain  mercy. 

2.")  What  will  lie  then  do  unto 
his  name  wherel)y  W(^  are  called? 
of  these  things  have  I  asked. 


26  Then  answered  he  me,  and 
said,  -'Tlie  more  thou  searchest. 
the  more  thou   shait  marvel  :   for 


tlie    world    hasteth    fast    to    pass 
away, 

27  And  cannot  "*  comprehend  the 
things  tliat  are  promised  to  the 
righteous  in  time  to  come  :  for  this 
world  is  full  of  "unrighteousness 
and  infirmities. 

28  °  But  as  concerning  the  things 
whereof  thou  askest  me,  L  will  tell 


thee:  tor  the  evil  is  sown,  but  the 
'  destruction  thereof  is  not  yet 
come. 

29  If    therefore    that    which    is 
sown  be  not  **  turned  upside  down. 


and  if  the  place  where  the  evil  is 
sown  pass  not  away,  then  cannot 
it  come  that  is  sown  with  good. 

30  For  '■*  the  grain  of  evil  seed 
hath  been  sown  in  the  heart  of 
Adam  from  the  beginning,  and 
how  much  ungodliness  hath  it 
brought  up  unto  this  time  'I  and 
how  much  shall  it  yet  bring  forth 
until  the  time  of  threshing  come  ? 

31  Ponder  now  by  thyself,  how 
great  fruit  of  wickedness  the  grain 
of  evil  seed  hath  brought  forth. 

32  And  when  the  '"  ears  shall  be 
cut  dow^n,  which  are  without  num- 
ber, how  great  a  floor  shall  they 

fiin 

33  Then  I  answered  and  said. 
How,  and  when  shall  these  things 
come  to  pass]  wherefore  are  our 
years  few  and  evil  1 

34  And  he  answered  me,  saying. 
Do  not  thou  hasten  above  the  most 
Highest:  "for  <liy  hast(>  is  in  vain 


to  be  above  him,  for  tliou  hast  much 


exc<nMieu 


Or, 


',^b  Did  not  the  souls  alsc)  of  the 
righteous  ask  cpiestion  of  tliese 
things  in  their  chambers,  saying. 
How  long  ''-sh;i1!  1  ho))c  on  this 
fashion  ? 


when    cometli    the 
floor  of  our  reward  I 


fruit 


of  the     

36  And  unto  these  things  Uriel 
the  archangel  gave  them  answer, 
and  said,  l<>ven  when  the  munber 
"of  seeds  is  lillcd  in  yon  :  for  he 
hath  weighed  the  world  in  the 
balance. 

37  By  measui'c  hath  he  measured 
tlie  times,  and  by  number  hath  he 
number(;d  the  times:  and  he  (loth 
not  move  nor  stir  them,  until  the 
said  measure  be  fulfilled. 

.38  Then  answeicd  I  and  .said,  O 
Lord  tliiit  bearest  rule,  even  we  all 
are  full  of  impiety. 

39  And  for  our  sakes  peradven- 


3  *  If  thou 
Ije  alive, 
tfiou  sbalt 
see,  and  if 
thou  livest 
loiisi',  thou 
Shalt  mar- 
vel; 

4  hear 

5  *  sadness 

6  For  the 
evil, 
whereof 
thou  askest 
me,  is  sown, 
'  *  harvest 

8  *  reaped, 


10  *  ears  of 
the  good 
seed  shall 
he  sown, 


*  Or, 


u  *  thon 

didst  hasten 

lor  thine 

own  s;ik", 

but  he  that 

is  above 

hasfencth 

on  behalf  of 

many. 

1-  *  are  we 

here  ? 

13  threshing- 

tloor 

i-t  *  is  fnl- 
lilledofthem 
that  are  like 
unto  you : 


872 


Ezra's  questions. 


II.  ESDRAS,  5. 


Signs  of  the  times  to  come. 


ture  it  is  that  the  floors  of  the 
righteous  are  not  hlled,  because 
of  the  sins  of  them  tliat  dwell 
upon  the  earth. 

40  So  he  answered  me,  and  said, 
Go  thy  way  to  a  woman  with  child, 
and  ask  of  her  when  she  hath  ful- 
filled her  nine  months,  if  her  womb 
may  keep  the  birth  any  longer 
within  her. 

41  Then  said  I  No,  Lord,  that 
can  she  not.  And  he  said  unto  me, 
In  *  the  grave  the  chambers  of  souls 
are  like  the  womb  of  a  woman  : 

42  For  like  as  a  woman  that 
travaileth  maketh  haste  to  escape 
tlie  '  necessity  of  the  travail :  even 
so  do  these  places  haste  to  deliver 
those  things  that  are  '^committed 
unto  them. 

43  From     the    bc^ginning.    look 


what     thou    desirest    to    see,     it 


shall  be  shewed  thee. 

44  Then  answered  I  and  said.  If 
I  have  found  favour  in  thy  sight, 
and  if  it  be  possible,  and  if  I  be 
meet  therefore, 

45  Shew  me  then  whether  there 
be  more  to  come  than  is  past,  or 
more  past  than  is  to  come. 

46  What  is  past  I  know,  but 
what  is  for  to  come  I  know  not. 

47  And  he  said  unt<-)  me.  Stand 
up  upon  the  right  side,  and  I 
shall  expound  the  similitude  unto 
thee. 

48  So  I  stood,  and  saw,  and,  be- 
hold, an  hot  burning  oven  passed 
by  before  me :  and  it  happened, 
that  when  the  flame  was  gone  by 
I  looked,  and,  behold,  the  smoke 
remtCined  still. 

49  After  this  there  passed  by 
before  me  a  watery  cloud,  and  sent 
down  much  I'ain  with  a  storm  ;  and 
when  the  stormy  rain  was  past,  the 
drops  remained  still. 

50  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Con- 
sider with  thyself;  as  the  rain  is 
more  than  the  drops,  and  as  the 
fire  is  greater  than  the  smoke ; 
but  the  drops  and  the  smoke  re- 
main behind :  so  the  quantity 
which  is  past  did  more  exceed. 

51  Then  I  prayed,  and  said.  May 
I  live,  thinkest  thou,  until  that 
time'?  or  '^  what  shall  happen  in 
those  days'! 

52  He  answered  me,  and  said. 
As  for  the  tokens  whei'cof  th(ju 
askest  me,  I  may  tell  thee  of  them 
in  part :  but  as  touching  thy  life, 
I  am  not  sent  to  shew  thee  ;  for  I 
do  not  know  it. 


CHAPTER  5. 


*  Lat.  Infernum,  that  its,  the  abode  of 
the  de;ul. 
t  Or, 


1  The  siffiis  of  the  times  to  come.  23  lie  a»k- 
eih  ifhy  God,  chooxiny  but  one  people,  did 
Cd.yf  them  off.  30  He  in  taught,  that  God's 
juilgments  are  ■un.se(i7Th>ihle,  4tj  and  that 
God  doeth  iiot  all  at  once. 

NEVERTHELESS  as  concerning 
the  tokens,  behold,  the  days 
shall  come,  that  they  which  dwell 
upon  earth  shall  be  taken  •*in  a 
great  number,  and  the  way  of  truth 
shall  be  hidden,  and  the  land  shall 
be  barren  of  faith. 

2  But  iniquity  shall  be  increased 
above  that  which  now  thou  seest, 
or  that  thou  hast  heai'd  long  ago. 

3  And  the  land,  that  thou  seest 
now  to  have  '''  root,  shalt  thou  see 
wasted  suddenly. 

4  But  if  the  most  High  grant 
thee  to  live,  thou  shalt  see  after  the 
third  "trumpet  that  the  sun  shall 
suddenly  shine  again  in  the  night, 
and  the  moon  ^  thrice  in  the  day  : 

5  And  blood  shall  drop  out  of 
wood,  and  the  stone  shall  give  his 
voice,  and  the  people  shall  be  trou- 
bled : 

6  And  even  he  shall  rule,  whom 
they  look  not  for  that  dwell  upon 
the  earth,  and  the  fowls  shall  take 
their  flight  away  together  : 

7  And  the  Sodomitish  sea  shall 
cast  out  fish,  and  make  a  noise  in 
the  night,  which  many  liave  not 
known  :  but  they  sliall  all  hear  the 
voice  thereof. 

8  There  shall  be  a  confusion  also 
in  many  places,  and  the  fire  shall 
be  oft  sent  out  again,  and  the  wild 
beasts  shall  change  their  places, 
and  ^  menstruous  women  shall 
bring  forth  monsters : 

'  9  And  salt  waters  shall  be  found 
in  the  sweet,  and  all  friends  shall 
destroy  one  another ;  then  shall 
wit  hide  itself,  and  understand- 
ing withdraw  itself  into  his  secret 
chambei', 

10  And  shall  be  sought  of  many, 
and  yet  not  be  tV)und  :  then  shall 
unrighteousness  and  incontinency 
be  multiplied  upon  earth. 

11  One  land  also  shall  ask  an- 
other, and  say,  Is  righteousness 
that  maketh  a  man  righteous  gone 
tln'ough  thee'?  And  it  shall  say, 
No. 

12  At  the  same  time  shall  men 
hope,  but  nothing  obtain :  they 
shall  labour,  but  their  ways  shall 
not  prosper. 

13  To  shew  thee  such  tokens  T 
have  leave  ;  and  if  thou  wilt  pray 
again,  and  weep  as  now,  and  fast 
seven  days,  thou  shalt  hear  yet 
greater  things. 


tOr, 


4  t  with 

great 

amazement, 


rule, 


6  t  kinr/dom 

'  t  ill  tlie 
day : 


8  t  women 


873 


Why  is  the  chosen  people  cast  off  9        II.  ESDRAS,  5.      God's  judgments  are  nnsearchahle. 


14  Then  I  awaked,  and  an  ex- 
treme fearfulness  went  through  all 
my  body,  and  my  mind  was  trou- 
bled, so  that  it  fainted. 

1.5  8o  the  angel  that  was  come  to 
talk  with  me  held  me,  comforted 
me,  and  set  me  up  upon  my  feet. 

16  And  in  the  second  night  it 
came  to  pass,  that  ^  Salathiel  the 
captain  of  the  people  came  unto 
me,  saying,  Where  hast  thou  been "? 
and  why  is  thy  countenance  so 
heavy  1 

1 7  Knowest  thou  not  that  Israel 
is_  committed  unto  thee  in  the  land 
of  their  captivity  ? 

18  Up  then,  and  eat  bread,  and 
forsake  us  not,  as  the  shepherd  that 
leaveth  his  flock  in  the  hands  of 
cruel  wolves. 

1 9  Then  said  I  unto  him.  Go  thy 
ways  from  me,  and  come  not  nigh 
me.  And  he  heard  what  I  said, 
and  went  from  me. 

20  A.nd  so  I  fasted  seven  days, 
mourning  and  weeping,  like  as 
Uriel  the  angel  commanded  me. 

21  And  after  seven  days  so  it 
was,  that  the  thoughts  of  my  heart 
were  very  grievous  unto  me  again, 

22  And  my  soul  recovered  the 
spirit  of  understanding,  and  I  be- 
gan to  talk  with  the  most  High 
again, 

23  And  said,  O  Lord  thatbearest 
rule,  of  every  wood  of  the  earth, 
and  of  all  the  trees  thereof,  thou 
hast  chosen  thee  one  only  vine  : 

24  And  of  all  lands  of  the  whole 
wor4d  thou  hast  chosen  thee  one 
'"'pit :  and  of  all  the  flowers  thereof 
one  lily : 

25  And  of  all  the  depths  of  the 
sea  thou  hast  flUed  thee  one  river  : 
and  (jf  all  builded  cities  thou  hast 
hallowed  Sion  unto  thyself: 

26  And  of  all  the  fowls  that  are 
created  thou  liast  named  thee  one 
dove  :  and  of  all  the  cattle  that  an; 
made  thou  hast  provided  thee  one 
sheep : 

27  And  among  all  the  multitudes 
of  •'  T)eop1e  thou  hast  gotten  thee 
one  people  :  and  unto  this  peojjle, 
whom  thou  lovedst,  thou  gav(;st  a 
law  that  is  api)roved  of  all. 

28  And  now,  O  Lord,  why  hast 
thou  given  this  one  people  over 
unto  many?  ''and  upon  the  one 
root    hast    thou     pi-ci>.'i.i'C(l    ot  1 


and   why    hast  thou  scattered    thy 
only  one  people  among  many? 

29  And  they  whi(!h  did  gainsay 
thy  promises,  "and  ])c1icved  not, 
thy  coviMiants.   haAc  ti-oddeii  them 


*  Or, 


30  If  thou  didst  so  much  hate 
thy  people,  yet  shouldest  thou  pu- 
nish them  with  thine  own  hands. 

3 1  Now  when  1  had  spoken  these 
words,  the  angel  that  came  to  me 
the  night  afore  was  sent  unto 
me, 

32  And  said  unto  me.  Hear  me, 
and  1  will  instruct  thee  ;  hearken 
to  the  thing  that  I  say,  and  I 
shall  tell  thee  more. 

33  And  I  said.  Speak  on,  my 
Lord.  Then  said  he  unto  me. 
Thou  art  sore  troubled  in  mind  for 
Israel's  sake  :  lovest  thou  that  peo- 
ple better  than  he  that  made 
them  1 

34  And  I  said,  No,  Lord  :  but  of 
very  grief  have  I  spoken  :  for  my 
reins  pain  me  every  hour,  while  I 
labour  to  comprehend  the  way  of 
the  most  Hi^h,  and  to  seek  out 
part  of  his  judgment. 

3.5  And  he  said  unto  me,  Thou 
canst  not.  And  I  said.  Wherefore, 
Lord  1  whereunto  was  I  born  then  1 
or  why  was  not  my  mother's  womb 
then  my  grave,  that  I  might  not 
have  seen  the  travail  of  .Jacob,  and 
the  wearisome  toil  of  the  stock  of 
Israel  ? 

36  And  he  said  unto  me,  Num- 
ber me  the  things  that  are  not  yet 
come,  gather  me  together  the 
drops  tliat  are  scattered  abroad, 
make  me  the  flowers  green  again 
that  are  withered, 

37  Open  me  the  "plages  that  are 
closed,  and  bring  me  forth  the 
winds  that  in  them  are  shut  up, 
shew  me  the  image  of  a  voice  :  and 
then  I  will  declare  to  thee_  the 
thing  that  thou  labourest  to  know. 

38  And  I  said,  O  Lord  that 
bearest  rule,  who  may  know  these 
things,  l)ut  he  that  hath  not  his 
dwelling  with  men  'I 

39  As  foi"  me,  I  am  unwise  :  how 
may  1  then  speak  of  these  things 
whereof  thou  askest  me  ? 

40  Tlien  said  he  unto  me.  Like 
as  thou  (!anst  do  none  of  these 
things  that  I  have  spoken  of,  even 
so  canst  thou  not  find  out  my  judg- 
ment, or  "in  the  end  the  love  that 
I  have  i)romis(Hl  unto  my  people. 

41  And  T  said,  r.elu.ld.  ()  Lord, 
yet  art  thou  nigh  unto  them  that 
i)e  reserved  till  the  end  :  and  what 
shall  they  do  that  have  been  b(4'ore 
me,  or  we  that  be  now,  or  they 
that  shall  c'(tm(>  a-ftci' us? 

42  And  he  said  unto  me,  1  will 
liken  my  jutlgment  unto  a  ring; 
like  as  there  is  no  slackness  ()f  the 
last,  even  so  tliei'e  is  no  swiftness 
of  the  first. 


*0r, 


874 


God  doeth  not  all  at  once. 


11.  ESDRAS,  6. 


His  2iui'2yose  is  eternal. 


.  43  So  I  answered  and  said, 
Couldest  thou  not  make  those  that 
have  been  made,  and  be  now,  and 
that  are  for  to  come,  at  once  ;  that 
thou  mightest  shew  thy  judgment 
the  sooner  1 

44  Then  answered  he  me,  and 
said,  The  creature  may  not  haste 
above  the  ^  maker ;  neither  may 
the  world  hold  them  at  once  that 
shall  be  created  therein. 

45  And  I  said,  As  thou  hast  said 
unto  thy  servant,  that  thou,  which 
givest  life  to  all,  -  hast  given  life  at 
once  to  the  creature  that  thou  hast 


created,  and  the 


ci'eature  bare  it : 
o    bear 


oven  so  it  might    now 

them  that  now  he  present  at  once 


4G  And  he  said  unto  me,  Ask  the 
womb  of  a  woman,  and  say  vmto 
her.  If  thou  bringest  forth  child- 
ren, why  dost  thou  it  not  to- 
gether, but  one  after  another'?  pray 
her  therefore  to  bring  forth  ten 
children  at  once. 

47  And  I  said,  She  cannot:  but 
must  do  it  by  distance  of  time. 

4S  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Even 
so  have  I  given  the  womb  of  the 
earth  to  those  that  be  sown  in  it  in 
their  times. 

49  For  like  as  a  young  child  may 
not  bring  "forth  the  things  that 
belong  to  the  aged,  even  so  have 
i  disposed  the  world  which  I 
created. 

50  And  I  asked,  and  said.  Seeing 
thou  hast  now  given  me  the  way,  I 
will  2)roceed  to  speak  before  thee: 
^  for  our  mother,  of  whom  thou 
hast  told   me  that  she  is   young. 


draweth  now  nigh  unto  age. 

51  He  answered  me,  and  said, 
Ask  a  woman  that  beareth  child- 
ren, and  she  shall  tell  thee. 

52  Say  unto  her.  Wherefore  are 
not  they  whom  thou  hast  now 
brouglit  forth  like  those  that  were 
before,  but  less  of  stature? 

53  And  she  sh.all  answer  thee, 
They  that  be  born  in  the  strength 
of  youth  are  of  one  fashion,  and 
they  that  are  l)oi-n  in  the  time  of 
age,  when  the  womb  faileth,  are 
otherwise. 

54  (Consider  thou  therefore  also, 
how  that  ye  are  less  of  stature 
than  those  that  were  before  you. 

55  And  so  are  they  that  come 
after  you  less  than  ye,  '^'is  the  crea- 
tures which  now  becin  to  he  oU" 


and  have  passed  over  the  strength 
of  youth. 

56  Then  said  I,  Lord,  I  beseech 
thee,  if  I  have  found  favour  in  thy 


»  Or, 


sight,  shew  thy  servant  by  whom 
thou  visitest  thy  creature. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  God's  purpose  i.s  eferna!.  S  Thenevttroi'hl 
slutll  follow  this  iiiimecliateli/.  lo  Whiit 
ehallj'dll  out  atthe  last.  31  J/e  is  proDiixed 
wore  knowledge,  3S  and  reckoneth  u}i  the 
works  of  the  creation,  57  and  coinplaineth 
that  theij  have  no  part  in  the  icorld  for 
whom  it  icas  made. 

AND  he  said  unto  me,  In  the  be- 
ginning, when  the  earth  was 
made,  before  the  borders  of  the 
world  ^  stood,  or  ever  the  winds 
blew, 

2  Before  it  thundered  and  light- 
ened, or  ever  the  foundations  of 
paradise  were  laid, 

3  Before  the  fair  flowers  were 
seen,  or  ever  the  ''  moveable  I'owei's 
were  established,  before  the  innu- 
merable  multitude  of  angels  were 
gathered  together,  _ 

4  Or  ever  the  heights  of  the  air 
were  lifted  up,  befoi'e  the  measures 
of  the  firmament  were  named,  or 
ever  the  **  chimne.ys  in  Sion  were 
hot, 

5  And  ere  the  present  years  were 
sought  out,  and  or  ever  the  "  inven- 
tions of  them  that  now  sin  were 
'"  turned,  before  they  were  sealed 
that  have  gathered  faith  for  a 
treasure: 

6  Then  did  I  consider  these 
things,  and  they  all  were  made 
through  me  alone,  and  through 
none  other:  by  me  also  they  shall 
be  ended,  and  by  none  other. 

7  Then  answered  I  and  said. 
What  shall  be  the  parting  asunder 
of  the  times'?  or  when  shall  be  the 
end  of  the  first,  and  the  beginning 
of  it  that  followeth'? 

8  And  he  said  unto  me,  From 
Abraham  unto  Isaac,  '^  when  Jacob 
and  Esau  were  born  of  him,  ^'^  .Ta_; 
cob's  hand    hold    fbst   the   heel    of 


Esau. 

y  lor  Esau  is  the  end  of  the 
world,  and  Jacob  is  the  beginning 
of  it  that  followeth. 

10  '''The  hand  of  man  is  betwixt 
the  heel  and  the  hand:  other  qiios- 


tion.  Ksdras.  ask  tliou  not. 

11  1  answered  then  and  said,  O 
Lord  that  bearest  rule,  if  I  have 
found  favour  in  thy  sight, 

12  1  beseech  thee,  shew  thy  ser- 
vant the  end  of  thy  tokens,  where- 
of thou  shewedst  me  part  the  last 
night. 

13  So  he  answered  and  said  unto 
me,  Stand  up  upon  thy  feet,  and 
hear  a  mighty  sounding  voice. 


875 


*  Or, 


^  were  fixed, 


'  powers 
of  the 
earthquake 


8  *  footstool 
of  Siou  was 
established, 


9  inia^^ 
tions 

1"  turned 
away, 


na- 


il iiiasunich 
as 

1'^  for 
Jacob's 
hauil  licld 
the  heel  of 
Esau  from 
tlie 

beginiiinj;. 
13  *  The 
bcuinniuir 
of  a  Tuaii  is 
his  hand, 
and  the  cud 
of  a  man  is 
his  heel ; 
between  the 
lieel  autl  the 
hand  seek 
thou  nought 
else,  Ezra. 


Tlie  time  of  the  end. 


II.  ESDRAS,  G. 


More  knoioledge  is  promised. 


1  *  And  if 
the  place 
whereou 
thou 

standest  he 
greatly 
moved,  when 
it  speaketh 
he  not  thou 
afraid:  for 
the  word  is 
of  the  end, 
and  the 
foundations 
of  the  earth 
shall 

uuderstand 
that  the 
speech  is  of 
them :  they 
shall 

tremble  and 
be  moved ; 
for  they 
know  that 
their  end 
must  be 
changed. 

2  done  hurt 


3  sealed, 


*  for  three 
seasons 


"  *  my 
6  And  tlicy 
sli:ill  sec  the 
men  that 
iiavi!  hiHMi 
taken  up, 
^  *  another 
heart  shill 
be  given 
them. 


14  '  And  it  shall  he  as  it  were  a 
great  motion  :  hut  the  place  where 


thou  standest  shaU  not  he  moved.' 
15  And  therefore  when  it  si)eaK- 
eth  be  not  afraid  :  tor  the  word  is 


of  the  end,  and  the  foundation  ot 
the  earth  is  understood 


16  And  why  ?  because  tlie  speech 
of  these  things   trembh^th  and  is 


moved  :  for  it  knoweth  tiiat  tlie  end 
of  these  things  must  he  changed. 


17  And  it  liappened,  that  wlien 
I  had  heard  it  1  stood  up  upon  my 
feet,  and  hearkened,  and,  oehold, 
there  was  a  voice  that  spake,  and 
the  sound  of  it  was  like  the  sound 
of  many  waters. 

18  And  it  said.  Behold,  the  days 
come,  that  I  will  begin  to  draw 
nigh,  and  to  visit  them  that  dwell 
upon  the  earth, 

19  And  will  begin  to  make  inqui- 
sition of  them,  what  they  be  that 
have  ^  hurt  unjustly  with  their  un- 
righteousness, and  when  the  afflic- 
tion of  iSion  shall  be  fulfilled  ; 

20  And  when  the  world,  that 
shall  begin  to  vanish  away,  shall 
be  ^  finished,  then  will  I  shew  these 
tokens  :  the  books  shall  be  opened 
before  the  firmament,  and  they 
shall  see  all   together  : 

21  And  the  children  of  a  year 
old  shall  speak  with  tlieir  voices, 
the  women  with  child  shall  bring 
forth  untimely  children  of  three  or 
four  months  old,  and  they  shall 
live,  and  be  raised  up. 

22  And  suddenly  shall  the  sown 
places  appear  unsown,  the  full 
storehouses  shall  suddenly  be 
found  empty : 

23  And  the  trumpet  shall  give 
a  sound,  which  when  every  man 
heareth,  they  shall  be  suddenly 
afraid. 

24  At  that  time  shall  friends 
fight  one  against  another  like  (Hie- 
mies,  and  the  earth  shall  stand  in 
fear  with  those  that(l well  therein, 
the  springs  of  the  fountains  shall 
stand  still,  and  ''in  three  hours 
they  shall  not  run. 

25  \Vho.so(^ver  i-eiuainetli  fi'om 
all  these  that  1  hav(!  told  thee  shall 
escape,  and  .see  my  salvation,  and 
the  end  of  '^our  world. 

26  "  And  the  men  tliat  are  re- 
ceived slia 


see    it, 


I)  lia\('  not 
tasted  death  from  their  birth  :  and 
the  heart  of  tlie  inhabitants  shall 
be  changed,  and  ^  turned  into  ;iii- 
otlier  menning. 

27   For  evil  shall  be  put  out,  and 
deceit  shall  be  quenched. 


•  Or, 


28  A.s  for  faith,  it  shall  flourish, 
corruption  shall  be  overcome,  and 
the  truth,  which  hath  been  so  long 
without  fruit,  shall  be  declared. 

29  And  when  he  talked  with  me, 
behold,  **  1  looked  by  little  and  little 


upon  him  l)eh>re  whom  1  stood. 


30  ^  And    tliese   words 


unto  nie  ;  1  am  come  to  shew  thee 


the  time  of  the  niglit  to  come. 


31  If  thou  wilt  pray  yet  more, 
and  fast  seven  days  again,  I  shall 
tell  thee  greater  things  ^"  by  day 
than  I  have  heard. 


32  For  thy  voice  is  heard  before 
the  most  High :  for  the  Mighty 
hath  seen  thy  righteous  dealing,  he 
hath  seen  also  thy  chastity,  which 
thou  hast  had  ever  since  thy  youth. 

33  And  therefore  hath  he  sent 
me  to  shew  thee  all  these  things, 
and  to  say  unto  thee.  Be  of  good 
comfort,  and  fear  not. 

34  ''  And  hasten    not  with   the 


times  that  are  ])ast,  to  think  vain 


things,  that  thou  mayest  not  lias- 


ten  from  tlie  latter  times. 


35  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
this,  that  I  wept  again,  and  fasted 
seven  days  in  like  manner,  that  I 
might  fulfil  the  three  weeks  which 
he  told  me. 

36  And  in  the  eighth  night  was 
my  heart  vexed  within  me  again, 
and  I  began  to  speak  before  the 
most  High. 

37  For  my  spirit  was  greatly  set 
on  fire,  and  my  soul  was  in  distress. 

38  And  I  said,  O  Lord,  thou 
spakest  from  the  beginning  of  the 
creation,  even  the  first  day,  and 
.saidst  thus  ;  Let  heaven  and  earth 
be  made  ;  and  thy  word  was  a  per-- 
fect  work. 

39  And  then  was  the  ''^spirit,  and 
darkness  and  silence  were  on  every 
side  ;  the  souikI  of  man's  voice  was 
not  yet  formed. 

40  Then  commandedst  thou  a 
fair  light  to  come  forth  of  thy 
treasures,  that  thy  work  might 
api)i'ar. 

41  ITpon  the  second  day  thou 
nuulest  tlie  '''sijirit  of  the  firma- 
ment, and  commandedst  it  to 
I)ai't  asunder,  and  to  make  a 
division  betwi.xt  the  waters,  that 
the  one  ))ai't  might  go  up,  and  the 
other  remain  ben(>ath. 

42  ri)on  the  third  day  thou 
didst  commiiiid  that  the  watei-s 
should  be  gathei-ed  in  the  .seventh 
part  of  the  earth  :  six  iiarts  hast 
thou  dried  up,  and  kejit  them,  to 
the  intent  that  of  these  some  being 


«  Or, 


876 


The  world  made  for  Israel. 


II.  ESDRAS, 


Tlie  ivay  is  narroio. 


'  planted  of  God  and  tilled  might 
serve   thee. 

48  For  as  soon  as  thy  word  went 
forth  the  work  was  made. 

44  For  immediately  there  was 
great  and  innumerable  fruit,  and 
many  and  diverse  pleasures  for 
the  taste,  and  flowers  of  unchange- 
able colour,  and  odours  of  wonder- 
ful smell :  and  this  wa.s  done  the 
third  day. 

45  Upon  the  fourth  day  thou 
commandedst  that  the  sun  should 
shine,  and  the  moon  give  her  light, 
and  the  stars  should  be  in  order  : 

46  And  gavest  them  a  charge 
to  do  service  unto  man,  that  was 
to  be  made. 

47  Upon  the  fifth  day  thou  saidst 
unto  the  seventh  part,  where  the 
waters  were  gathered,  that  it  should 
bring  forth  living  creatures,  fowls 
and  fishes  :  and  so  it  came  to  pass. 

48  For  the  dumb  water  and 
without  life  brought  forth  living 
things  at  the  commandment  of 
God,  that  all  '^  people  might  praise 
thy  wondrous  works. 

49  Then  didst  thou  ordain  two 
living  creatures,  the  one  thou 
calledst  ^  Enoch,  and  the  other 
Leviathan ; 

50  And  didst  separate  the  one 
from  the  other :  for  the  seventh 
part,  namely,  where  the  water  was 
gathered  together,  might  not  hold 
them  both. 

51  Unto  *  Enoch  thou  gavest  one 

Sart,  which  was  dried  up  the  third 
ay,  that  he  should  dwell  in  the 
same  part,  wherein  are  a  thousand 
hills  : 

52  But  unto  Leviathan  thou  gav- 
est the  seventh  part,  naniely ,  the 
moist ;  and  hast  kept  ^  him  to  be 
devoured  of  whom  thou  wilt,  and 
when. 

53  LTpon  the  sixth  day  thou 
gavest  commandment  unto  the 
earth,  that  before  thee  it  should 
bring  forth  beasts,  cattle,  and 
creeping  things  : 

54  And  after  these,  Adam  also, 
whom  thou  madest  lord  of  all  thy 
creatures  :  of  him  come  we  all,  and 
the  people  also  whom  thou  hast 
chosen. 

55  All  this  have  I  apoken  before 
thee,  O  Lord,  because  thou  madest 
the  world  for  our  sakes. 

56  As  for  the  other  '  ])eople, 
which  also  come  of  Adam,  thou 
hast  said  that  they  are  notbing, 
but  be  like  unto  spittle  :  and  hast 
likened  the  abundance  of  them 
unto  a  drop  that  falleth  from  a 
vessel. 


*  Or, 


57  And  now,'  O  Lord,  behold, 
these  ^heathen,  which  have  ever 
been  repute(i  as  nothing,  have  be- 
gun  to  be  lords  over  us,  and  to 
devovn*  us. 

58  But  we  thy  people,  whom 
thou  hast  called  thy  firstborn,  thy 
only  begotten,  and  thy  fervent 
lover,  are  given  into  their  hands. 

59  If  the  world  now  be  made  for 
our  sakes,  why  do  we  not  possess 
"an  inheritance  with  the  world 'J 
how  long  shall  this  endure  'I 

CHAPTER  7. 

4  The  icay  is  narrow.  12  When  it  was  made 
iiarroiv.  28  A/l  shall  die,  and  rise  again. 
38  Cht  i.'tt  shall  sit  in  judgment.  46  God 
hnfh  not  made  paradise  in  vain,  62  and  is 
merciful. 

AND  when  I  had  made  an  end 
of  speaking  these  words,  there 
was  sent  unto  me  the  angel  which 
had  been  sent  unto  me  the  nights 
afore : 

2  And  he  said  unto  me,  Up,  Es- 
dras,  and  hear  the  words  that  I  am 
come  to  tell  thee. 

3  And  I  said, Speak  on, my  '°God. 
Then  said  he  unto  me,  The  sea  is 
set  in  a  wide  place,  that  it  might 
be  deep  and  great. 

4  But  put  the  case  the  entrance 
wer6  narrow,  and  like  a  river ; 

5  Who  then  could  go  into  the  sea 
to  look  upon  it,  and  to  r'ule  it?  if 
he  went  not  through  the  narrow, 
how  could  he  come  into  the  broad  ? 

6  There  is  also  another  thing  ;  A 
city  is  builded,  and  set  upon  a 
broad  field,  and  is  full  of  all  good 
things : 

7  The  entrance  thereof  is  nar- 
row, and  is  set  in  a  dangerous  place 
to  fall,  like  as  if  there  were  a  fire 
on  the  right  hand,  and  on  the  left 
a  deep  water : 

8  And  one  only  path  between 
them  both,  even  between  the  fire 
and  the  water,  so  snuiJl  that  there 
could  but  one  man  go  there  at 
once. 

9  If  this  city  now  were  given 
unto  a  man  for  an  inheritance,  if 
he  never  shall  pass  the  danger  set 
before  it,  how  snail  he  receive  this 
inheritance  ? 

10  And  T  said.  It  is  so,  Lord. 
Then  said  he  unto  me.  Even  so  also 
is  Israel's  portion. 

1 1  Because  for  their  sakes  I  made 
the  world  :  and  when  Adam  trans- 
gressed my  statutes,  then  was  de- 
creed that  now  is  done. 

12  Then  were  the  entrances  of 
this  world  made  narrow,  full  of 
sorrow  and  travail :  they  are  but 


877 


*0r, 


*  *  nations, 
which  are 


9  *  the 
world  for 
our  inheri- 
tance ? 


w  »  Lord. 


Disobedience  bringeth  trouble. 


11.  ESDEAS,  7. 


The  3fessiah  shoM  judge. 


1  brought 
forth  fruit 
of  Immor- 
tality. 

2  enter 
through 


3  tliat 
which 


*  Therefore 

5  but 

6  *  godly 
'  see  not 


*  even  as 
they  came, 
what  they 
should  do  to 
live,  and 
what 


8  *  even  the 
city  coming 
forth,  and 
she  shall  hv. 
seen, 


few  and  evil,   full  of  perils,   and 
very  painful. 

1 3  For  the  entrances  of  the  elder 
world  were  wide  and  sure,  and 
'  brought  immortal  fruit. 

14  If  then  they  that  live  labour 
not  to  '"'  enter  these  strait  and  vain 
things,  they  can  never  receive 
those  that  are  laid  up  for  them. 

15  Now  therefore  why  disquiet- 
est  thou  thyself,  seeing  thou  art 
but  a  corruptible  man'?  and  why 
art  thou  moved,  whereas  thou  art 
but  mortal  1 

16  Why  hast  thou  not  considered 
in  thy  mind  ^Hhis  thing  that  is  to 
come,  rather  than  that  which  is 
present  1 

1 7  Then  answered  I  and  said,  O 
Lord  that  bearest  rule,  thou  hast 
ordained  in  thy  la^y,  that  the  right- 
eous should  inherit  these  things, 
but  that  the  ungodly  should  perish. 

18  •*  Nevertheless  the  righteous 
shall  suffer  strait  things,  and  hope 
for  wide  :  '^  for  they  that  have  done 
"  wickedly  have  suffered  the  strait 
things,  and  yet "  shall  not  see  the 
wide. 

1 9  And  he  said  unto  me,  There  is 
no  judge  above  God,  and  none  that 
hath  understanding  above  the 
Highest. 

20  For  there  be  many  that  pe- 
rish in  this  life,  because  they  de- 
spise the  law  of  God  that  is  set 
before  them. 

21  For  God  hath  given  strait 
commandment    to   such    as  came, 

what  they  should  do  to  live,  even 


as  they  came,  and  what  they  should 
observe  to  avoid  ijunisiuncnt. 

22  Nevertheless  they  were  not 
obedient  unto  him ;  but  spake 
against  him,  and  imagined  vain 
things ; 

23  And  deceived  themselves  by 
their  wicked  deeds  ;  and  said  of  the 
most  High,  that  he  is  not ;  and 
knew  not  his  ways  : 

24  But  his  law  have  they  de- 
spised, and  denied  his  covenants  ; 
in  his  statut(^s  have  they  not  been 
faithful,  and  have  not  perfoi-med 
his  wf)rks. 

25  And  therefore,  Esdras,  for 
the  empty  are  emi)ty  things,  and 
for  the  full  are  th(>  full  things. 

2(\  Behold,  the  time  shall  come, 
that  these  tokens  which  I  have  tohl 
thee  shall  come  to  pass,  and  the 
bi'ide  shall  appear,  ";uid  she  com- 
ing fintli  shall  be  seen.  th;i,t  now  is 
\vith(h-a\vii  from  tlie  cai'th. 

27  And    whosoever   is  delivered 


*0r, 


from  the  aforesaid  evils  shall  see 
my  wonders. 

28  For  my  son  ^"  Jesus  shall  be 
revealed  with  those  that  be  with 
him,  and  they  that  remain  shall  re- 
joice within  four  hundred  years. 

29  After  these  years  shall  my 
son  "Christ  die,  and  all  men  that 
have  life. 

30  And  the  world  shall  be  turned 
into  the  old  silence  seven  days,  like 
as  in  the  "  former  judginents:  so 
that  no  man  shall  remain. 

31  And  after  seven  days  the 
world,  that  yet  awaketh  not,  shall 
be  ra,ised  up,  and  that  shall "  die 
that  is '-  corrupt. 

32  And  the  earth  shall  restore 
those  that  are  asleep  in  her,  and 
so  shall  the  dust  those  that  dwell 
in  silence,  and  the  ^'^  secret  places 
shall  deliver  those  souls  that  were 
committed  unto  them. 

33  And  the  most  High  shall  ap- 
pear upon  the  seat  of  judgment, 
and  "  misery  shall  pass  away,  and 
the  long  suffering  shall  have  an 
end  : 

34  But  judgment  only  shall  re- 
main, truth  shall  stand,  and  faith 
shall  wax  strong  : 

35  And  the  work  shall  follow, 
and  the  reward  shall  be  shewed, 
and  the  good  deeds  shall  be '^of 
foi-ce,  and  wicked  deeds  shall  "'bear 
no  rule. 

t-J<>J  t  And  the  pit  of  torment 
shall  appear,  and  over  against  it 
shall  be  tlie  place  of  rest :  and  the 
furnace  of  t  hell  shall  be  shewed, 
and  over  against  it  the  paradise  of 
delight. 

[-57]  And  then  shall  the  most 
High  say  to  the  nations  that  ai-e 
raised  from  the  dead.  See  ye  and 
understand  whom  ye  have  denied, 
or  whom  ye  have  not  served,  or 
whose  commandments  ye  have 
despised. 

[38]  Look  on  this  side  and  on 
that :  hei'e  is  delight  and  rest,  anfl 
th(M'(^  lire  and  torments.  Thus 
shall  he  speak  unto  them  in  the 
day  of  judgment  : 

!;!!•!  This  is  a  day  that  hath 
neither  sun.  nor  moon,  nor  stars, 

1 1<)|  Neither  cloud,  nor  thunder, 
nor  lightning,  neither  wind,  nor 
water,  noi*  air,  neither  darkness, 
nor  evening,  nor  morning, 

1 11]  Neithei-  sunnner,  nor  spring, 
nor  heat,  nor  winter,  neither  frost, 
nor  cold,  nor  hail,  nor  rain,  nor 
dew. 


t  T/ic  ]i(i.ssaf/e  from  verse  [^56]  fo  verse 
[10.")],  formerly  mlssinr/,  has  been  re- 
stored to  the  text. 

t  Lut.  Gehenna. 


1"  *  the 
Messiah 


11  first  be- 
ginning; 


i'-'  corrupt- 
ible. 


i"*  recesses 
thereof 


mercy 


15  wakeful, 

16  not  sleep. 


878 


The  just  are  few, 


II.  ESDRAS,  7. 


the  tvicked  many. 


[42]  Neither  noon,  nor  night, 
nor  dawn,  neither  shining,  nor 
brightness,  nor  light,  save  only  the 
splendour  of  the  glory  of  the  most 
High,  whereby  all  shall  see  the 
things  that  are  set  before  them  : 

[4oJ  For  it  shall  endure  as  it  were 
a  week  of  years. 

[44]  This  is  my  judgment  and  the 
ordinance  thereof  ;  but  to  thee  only 
have  I  shewed  these  things. 

[45]  And  I  answered,  I  said  even 
then,  O  Lord,  and  I  say  now : 
Blessed  are  they  that  be  now  alive 
and  keep  the  statutes  ordained  of 
thee^. 

[46]  But  as  touching  them  for 
whom  my  prayer  was  made,  what 
shall  I  say  ?  for  who  is  there  of 
them  that  be  alive  that  hath  not 
sinned,  and  who  of  the  sons  of  men 
that  hath  not  transgressed  thy 
covenant  ? 

[47]  And  now  I  see,  that  the  world 
to  cf)me  shall  bring  delight  to  few, 
but  torments  unto  many. 

[48]  For  an  evil  heart  hath 
grown  up  in  us,  which  hath  led  us 
astray  from  these  statutes,  and 
hath  brought  us  into  conniption 
and  into  the  ways  of  death,  hath 
shewed  us  the  paths  of  perdition 
and  removed  us  far  fr'om  life;  and 
that,  not  a  few  only,  but  well  nigh 
all  that  have  been  created. 

[49]  And  he  answered  me,  and 
said.  Hearken  unto  me,  and  I  will 
instruct  thee  ;  and  I  will  admonish 
thee  yet  again  : 

[50]  For  this  cause  the  most 
High  hath  not  made  one  world, 
but  two. 

[51]  For  whereas  thou  hast  said 
that  the  just  are  not  many,  but 
few,  and  the  ungodly  abound,  hear 
the  ansu.'er  thereunto. 

[52]  If  thou  have  choice  stones 
exceeding  few,  wilt  thou  set  for 
thee  over  against  them  according 
to  their  number  things  of  lead  and 
clay  'I 

[53]  And  I  said,  Lord,  how  shall 
this  be? 

[54]  And  he  said  unto  me,  Not 
only  this,  but  ask  the  earth,  and 
she  shall  tell  thee  ;  intreat  her,  and 
she  shall  declare  unto  thee. 

[55]  For  thou  shalt  say  ujito  her. 
Thou  bringest  forth  gold  and  sil- 
ver and  brass,  and  iron  also  and 
lead  and  clay : 

[50]  But  silver  is  more  abundant 
than  gold,  and  brass  than  silver, 
and  iron  than  brass,  lead  than 
iron,  and  clay  than  lead. 

[57]  .Judge  thou  therefore  which 
things  are  precious  and  to  be  de- 
sired, whatso  is  abundant  or  what 
is  rare. 


[58]  And  I  said,  O  Lord  that 
bearest  rule,  that  which  is  plentiful 
is  of  less  worth,  for  that  which  is 
more  rare  is  more  precious. 

[59]  And  he  answered  me,  and 
said.  Weigh  within  thyself  the 
things  that  thou  hast  thought,  for 
he  that  hath  what  is  hard  to  get 
rejoiceth  over  him  that  hath  what 
is  plentiful. 

[601  ,So  also  is  the  judgment 
which  I  have  promised  :  for  I  will 
rejoice  over  the  few  that  shall  be 
saved,  inasmuch  as  these  are  they 
that  have  made  my  glory  now  to 
prevail,  and  of  whom  nij'  name  is 
now  named. 

[61]  And  I  will  not  grieve  over 
the  multitude  of  them  that  joerish  ; 
for  these  are  they  that  ai-e  now  like 
unto  vapour,  and  are  become  as 
flame  and  smoke ;  they  are  set  on 
fire  and  burn  hotly,  and  are 
quenched. 

[62]  And  I  answered  and  said,  O 
thou  earth,  whereof  ore  hast  thou 
brought  ff)rth,  if  the  mind  is  made 
out  of  dust,  like  as  all  other  created 
things? 

[63]  For  it  were  better  that  the 
dust  itself  had  been  unborn,  so  that 
the  mind  luight  not  have  been 
made  therefrom. 

J64]  But  now  the  mind  groweth 
with  us,  and  by  reason  of  this  we 
are  tormented,  because  we  perish 
and  know  it. 

[65]  Let  the  race  of  men  lament 
and  the  Vjeasts  of  the  field  be  glad  ; 
let  all  that  are  born  lament,  but 
let  the  fourfooted  beasts  and  the 
cattle  rejoice. 

[66]  For  it  is  far  better  with  them 
than  with  us  ;  ff)r  they  look  not  for 
judgment,  neither  do  they  know  of 
torments  or  of  salvation  promised 
unto  them  after  death. 

[67]  For  what  doth  it  profit  us, 
that  we  shall  be  preserved  alive, 
but  yet  be  afflicted  with  tor- 
ment ? 

[68]  For  all  that  are  born  are  de- 
filed with  iniquities,  and  are  full  of 
sins  and  laden  with  offences  : 

[69]  And  if  after  death  we  wei-e 
not  to  come  int(^  judgment,  perad- 
venture  it  had  been  better  for  us. 

[70]  And  he  answered  me,  and 
said.  When  the  most  High  made 
the  world,  and  Adam  and  all  them 
that  came  of  him,  he  first  pre- 
pared the  judgment  and  the  things 
that  pertain  unto  the  judgment. 

[71]  And  now  understand  from 
thine  own  words,  for  thou  hast  said 
that  the  mind  groweth  with  us. 

[72]  They  therefore  that  dwell 
upon  the  earth  shall  be  tor- 
mented for  this  reason,  that  having 


879 


Tlie  misery  of  lost  souls. 


II,  ESDRAS,  7. 


The  reivard  of  just  souls. 


understanding  they  ha.ve  wrought 
iniquity,  and  receiving  command- 
ments have  not  kept  them,  and 
having  obtained  a  law  they  dealt 
unfaithfully  with  that  which  they 
received. 

[73]  What  then  will  they  have  to 
say  in  the  judgment,  or  how  will 
they  answer  in  the  last  times  ? 

[74]  For  how  great  a  time  hatli 
the  most  High  been  longsuffering 
with  them  that  inhabit  the  world, 
and  not  for  their  sakes,  but  because 
of  the  times  which  he  hath  fore- 
ordained ! 

[75]  And  I  answered  and  said.  If 
I  have  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  O 
Lord,  shew  this  also  unto  thy  ser- 
vant, whether  after  death,  even 
now  when  every  one  of  us  giveth 
up  his  soul,  we  shall  be  kept  in 
rest  until  those  times  come,  in 
\vhich  thou  shalt  renew  the  crea- 
tion, or  whether  we  shall  be  tor- 
mepted  forthwith. 

[76]  And  he  answered  me,  and 
said,  I  will  shew  thee  this  also; 
but  join  not  thyself  with  them 
that  are  scorners,  nor  number  thy- 
self with  them  that  are  tormented. 

[77]  For  thou  hast  a  treasure  of 
good  works  laid  up  with  the  most 
High,  but  it  shall  not  be  shewed 
thee  until  the  last  times. 

[78]  For_  concerning  death  the 
teaching  is :  When  the  determi- 
nate sentence  hath  gone  forth 
from  the  most  High  that  a  man 
should  die,  as  the  spirit  leaveth 
the  bodjf  to  return  again  to  him 
who  gave  it,  it  adoreth  the  glory 
of  the  most  High  first  of  all. 

[79]  And  if  it  be  one  of  those  that 
have  been  scorners  and  have  not 
kept  the  way  of  the  most  High, 
and  that  have  despised  his  law, 
and  that  hate  them  that  fear  God, 

[80 1  These  spirits  shall  not  enter 
into  habitations,  but  shall  wander 
and  be  in  toi'inents  forthwith,  ever 
grieving  and  sad,  in  seven  ways. 

|81]  The  first  way,  because  they 
have  despised  the  law  of  the  most 
High. 

[82]  The  second  way,  because 
they  cannot  now  make  a  good 
returning  that  they  may  live. 

[83]  The  third  way,  they  shall 
see  the  reward  laid  up  for  them 
that  have  believed  the  covenants 
of  the  most  High. 

[84]  Tlie  fourth  way,  they  shall 
consider  the  torment  laid  up  for 
themselves  in  the  last  days. 

18") I  Tlip  fifth  way,  they  shall  see 
the  dwriling  places  of  the  others 
guai-ded  by  angels,  with  great 
qui(^tness. 

[86]  The    sixth   way,   they   shall 


see  how  forthwith  some  of  them 
shaU  pass  into  torment. 

[87]  The  seventh  way,  which  is 
more  grievous  than  all  the  afore- 
said waj's,  because  they  shall  pine 
away  in  confusion  and  be  con- 
sumed with  shame,  and  shall  be 
withered  up  by  fears,  seeing  the 
glory  of  the  most  High  before 
^vhom  they  have  sinned  whilst 
living,  and  before  whom  they  shall 
be  judged  in  the  last  times. 

[88]  Now  this  is  the  order  of  those 
who  have  kept  the  ways  of  the  most 
High,  when  they  shall  be  separated 
from  the  corruptible  vessel. 

[89]^  In  the  time  that  they  dwelt 
thei'ein  they  painfully  served  the 
most  High,  and  were  in  jeopardy 
every  hour,  that  they  might  keep 
the  law  of  the  lawgiver  perfectly. 

[90]  Wherefore  this  is  the  teach- 
ing concerning  them : 

[91]  First  of  all  they  shall  see 
with  great  joy  the  ^lory  of  him 
who  taketh  them  up,  tor  they  shall 
have  rest  in  seven  orders. 

[92]  The  first  order,  because  they 
have  striven  with  great  labour  to 
overcome  the  evil  thought  which 
was  fashioned  together  with  them, 
that  it  might  not  lead  them  astray 
from  life  into  death. 

[93]  The  second  order,  because 
they  see  the  perplexity  in  which 
the  souls  of  the  ungodly  wander, 
and  the  punishment  that  awaiteth 
them. 

[94]  The  third  order,  they  see  the 
witness  which  lie  that  fashioned 
them  beareth  concerning  them, 
that  while  they  lived  thej'  kept  the 
law    which     was    given    them    in 

tl'USt. 

[95]  The  fourth  order,  they 
understand  the  rest  which,  being 
gathered  in  their  chambers,  they 
now  enjoy  with  great  quii'tness, 
guarded  by  angels,  and  the  glory 
that  awaiteth  them  in  the  last  days. 

[90]  The  fifth  ordei-,  they  rejoice, 
seeiiMj  how  they  have  now  escaped 
from  that  which  is  corruptible,  and 
how  they  shall  inherit  th;i-t  which 
is  to  come,  whih^they  see  moreover 
the  straitness  and  the  i)ainfulness 
from  which  they  h;i\('  b(>en  de- 
liverer], M-nd  the  large  I'ooin  which 
the.v  shall  receixc  with  joy  and  im- 
mortality. 

[97|  The  sixth  oi'der,  when  it  is 
shewed  unto  them  how  their  face 
shall  shine  as  the  sun,  and  how 
they  shall  be  made  like  unto  the 
light  of  the  stars,  being  hencefortli 
incorrui)tible. 

[98]  TIh'  seventh  order,  which  is 
greater  than  all  the  aforesaid  or- 
ders,   because    they    shall    rejoice 


880 


Intercession  unavailing 


11.  ESDRAS,  7. 


at  the  day  of  judgment. 


with  confidence,  and  because  they 
shall  be  bold  without  confusion, 
and  shall  be  glad  without  fear,  for 
they  hasten  to  behold  the  face  ot 
him  whom  in  their  lifetime  they 
served,  and  from  whom  they  shall 
receive  their  reward  in  glory. 

[99]  This  is  the  order  of  the  souls 
of  the  just,  as  from  henceforth  is 
announced  unto  them,  and  afore- 
said are  the  ways  of  torture  which 
they  that  would  not  give  heed  shall 
suffer  from  henceforth. 

[100]  And  I  answered  and  said, 
Shall  time  therefore  be  given  unto 
the  souls  after  they  are  separated 
from  the  bodies,  that  they  may  see 
that  whereof  thou  hast  spoken 
unto  mel  ^       , 

[1011  And  he  said.  Their  freedom 
shall  be  for  seven  days,  that  for 
seven  days  they  may  see  the  things 
whereof  thou  hast  been  told,  and 
afterwards  they  shall  be  gathered 
together  in  their  habitations. 

[102]  And  I  answered  and  said, 
If  I  have  found  favour  in  thy  sight, 
shew  further  unto  me  thy  servant 
whether  in  the  day  of  judgment 
the  just  will  be  able  to  intercede 
for  the  ungodly  or  to  intreat  the 
most  High  for  them, 

[103]  Whether  fathers  for  child- 
ren, or  children  for  parents,  or 
brethren  for  brethren,  or  kinsfolk 
for  their  next  of  kin,  or  friends  for 
them  that  are  most  dear. 

[104]  And  he  answered  me,  and 
said,  Since  thou  hast  found  favour 
in  ray  sight,  I  will  shew  thee  this 
also  :  The  day  of  judgment  is  a  day 
of  decision,  and  displayeth  unto  all 
the  seal  of  truth  ;  even  as  now  a 
father  sendeth  not  his  son,  or  a  son 
his  father,  or  a  master  his  slave,  or 
a  friend  him  that  is  most  dear,  that 
in  his  stead  he  may  be  sick,  or 
sleep,  or  eat,  or  be  healed  : 

[105]  So  never  shall  any  one  pray 
for  another  in  thatday,neither  shall 
one  lay  a  bu  rden  on  another.f  or  then 
shall  all  bear  every  one  his  own 
righteousness  or  unrighteousness. 

36  [106]  Then  said  I,  Abraham 
prayed  first  for  the  Sodomites,  and 
Closes  for  the  fathers  that  sinned 
in  the  wilderness  : 

37  [107]  And  Mpsus  after  him 
for  Israel  in  the  time  ot  Achan  : 

38  [108]  And  Samuel  and  David 
-  for  the  destruction  :  and  Solomon 
for  them  that  should  come  to  the 
sanctuary  : 

39  [109]  And  ^  Helms  for  those 
that  received  rain  ;  and  for  the 
dead,  that  he  might  Vne  : 

•"Ilczekiah  40  [HO]  And  ^  E/echias   for  the 


1  Joshua 


2  on  account 
of 

3  Elijah 


41  [111]  Even  so  now,  seeing 
corruption  is  grown  up,  and  wick- 
edness increased,  and  the  righteous 
have  prayed  for  the  ungodly :  where- 
fore shall  it  not  be  so  °  now  also  T 

42  [112]  He  answered  me,  and 
said.  This  present  life  is  not  the 
end  where  "^  much  glory  doth  abide ; 
therefore  have  'they  prayed  for 
the  weak. 

43  [113]  But  the  day  of  doom 
shall  be  the  end  of  this  time,  and 
the  beginning  of  the  immortality  for 
to  come, wherein  corruption  is  past, 

44  [114]  '^  Intemperance  is  at  an 
end,  infidelity  is  cut  off,  righteous- 
ness is  grown,  and  truth  is  sprung 
up.  , 

45  [115]  Then  shall  no  man  be 
able  to  save  him  that  is  destroyed, 
nor  to  "  oppress  him  that  hath  got- 
ten the  victory. 

46  [110]  I  answered  then  and 
said.  This  is  my  first  and  last  say- 
ing, that  it  had  been  better  not  to 
have  given  the  earth  unto  Adam : 
or  else,  when  it  was  given  hina,  to 
have  restrained  him  from  sinning. 

47  [117]  For  what  profit  is  it  for 
men  now  in  this  present  time  to  live 
in  heaviness,  and  after  death  to 
look  for  punishmenf? 

48  [118]  O  thou  Adam,  what  hast 
thou  done?  for  though  it  was  thou 
that  sinned,  thou  art  not  fallen 
alone,  but  we  all  that  come  of  thee. 

49  [119]  For  what  profit  is  it  unto 
us,  if  there  be  promised  us  an  im- 
mortal time,  whereas  we  have  done 
the  works  that  bring  death  1 

50  [120]  And  that  there  is  pro- 
mised us  an  everlasting  hope, 
whereas  ourselves  being  most 
wicked  are  made  vainl 

51  [121]  And  that  there  are  laid 
up  for  us  dwellings  of  health  and 
safety,  whereas  we  have  lived  wick- 
edly ">. 

52  [122]  And  that  the  glory  of 
the  most  High  is  kept  to  defend 
them  which  have  led  a  '°  wary  life, 
whereas  we  have  walked  in  the 
most  wicked  ways  of  all  'I 

53  [12.3]  And  that  there  should 
be  shewed  a  paradise,  whose  fruit 
endureth  for  ever,  wherein  is  "  se^ 
curity  and  medicine,  since  we  shall 


s  *  then 

6  full 

!"  *  they  that 

were  strons; 


8  Self-indul- 
sence 


9  thrust 
down 


people  in  the  time  of  Sennacherib  : 
and  many  for  many. 

56  881 


not  enter  into  it'i  ,,     ,  . 

54  [124]  (For  we  have  walked  in 
'- unpleasant  places.) 

55  [l".^-'>!  And  that  the  faces  of 
them  which  ha\'e  used  abstinence 
shall  shine abo\e  the  stars,  whereas 
our  faces  shall  be  blacker  than 
darkness  1 

56  [126]  For  while  we  lived  and 


*0r, 


pure 


11  *  abun- 
dance and 
healing, 


i'^  graceless 
ways.) 


Man  is  hidden  to  choose  life. 


II.  ESDRAS,  8. 


Few  out  of  many  saved. 


committed  iniquity,  we  considered 
not  that  we  should  begin  to  suffer 
for  it  after  death. 

57  |1^'^]  Then  answered  he  me, 
and  said.  This  is  the  condition  of 
the  battle,  which  man  that  is  born 
upon  the  earth  shall  tight; 

58  [128]  That,  if  he  be  overcome, 
he  shall  suffer  as  thou  hast  said: 
but  if  he  get  the  victory,  he  shall 
receive  the  thing  that  I  say. 

59  [129]  For  this  is  the  ^  life 
whereof  Moses  spake  unto  the  peo- 
ple while  he  lived,  saying.  Choose 
thee  life,  that  thou  mayest  live. 

,  60  [130]  Nevertheless  they  be- 
lieved not  him,  nor  yet  the  prophets 
after  him,  no  nor  me  which  have 
spoken  unto  them, 

61  [131]  That  there  should  not  be 
such  heaviness  in  their  destruction, 
as  shall  be  joy  over  them  that  are 
I)ersuaded  to  salvation. 

62  [132]  I  answered  then,  and 
said,  I  know,  Lord,  that  the  most 
High  is  called  merciful,  in  that  he 
hath  mercy  upon  them  which  are 
not  yet  come  into  the  world, 

63  [133]  And  upon  those  also  that 
turn  to  his  law  ; 

64  [134]  And  that  he  is  patient, 
and  long  suffereth  those  that  have 
sinned,  as  his  creatures  ; 

65  [135]  And  that  he  is  bountiful, 
for  he  is  ready  to  give  where  it 
needeth ; 

66  [130]  And  that  he  is  of  great 
mercy,  for  he  multiplieth  more  and 
more  mercies  to  them  that  are  pre- 
sent, and  that  are  past,  and  also  to 
them  which  are  to  come. 

67  [137]  For  if  he  shall  not  mul- 
tiply his  mercies,  the  world  would 
not  continue  with  them  that'in- 
hei'it  therein. 

68  [138]  And  «  he  pardoneth  ;  for 
if  ho  did  not  so  of  his  goodness, 
that  they  which  have  committea 
iniquities  might  be  eased  of  them, 
the  ten  thousandth  i)art  of  men 
should  not  remain  living. 

6!)  |13{)|  And  being  judge,  if  he 
shonlfl  not  forgive  them  that  are 
^  cured  with  his  woixl,  and  '  put 
out  the  multitude  of  "  contentions, 

70  [140]  There  should  l)e  very 
few  left  peradventure  in  an  innu- 
merable multitude. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  ^ftnu/  created,  hut  ,feio  HUKCd.  fl  lie  ankcth 
>ih}i  (Jod  destroj/eth.  hin  oion  work-,  -iiS  and 
jiiiiyetii  Gad  to  look  ujion  the  jieoide.  iiliicli 
oiilj/nerre  him.  41  God  onKuereth,  Ihtit  ii!l 
npfd  Cometh  not  to  good.  52  and  that  (tlort/ 
U  prepared  for  him  and  mich  like. 

AND  he  answered   me,  Baying, 
The  most  High  hath  made  this 


Or, 


world  for  many,  but  the  world  to 
come  for  few. 

2  1  will  tell  thee  a  similitude, 
Esdras ;  As  when  thou  askest  the 
earth,  it  shall  say  unto  thee,  that 
it  giveth  much  mould  whereof 
earthen  vessels  are  made,  but  little 
dust  that  gold  cometh  of :  even  so 
is  the  course  of  this  present  world. 

3  There  be  many  created,  but 
few  shall  be  saved. 

4  So  answered  I  and  said,  Swal- 
low then  down,  O  my  soul,  under- 
standing, and  devour  wisdom. 

5  For  thou  "  hast  agreed  to  give 
ear,  and  art  willing  to  propliesy  : 
for  thou  liast  no  longer  space  than 
only  to  live. 

6  **  O  Lord,  if  thou  suffer  not  thy 
servant,  that  we  may  Dray   l)ef()i'( 


thee,  and  thou  give  us  seed    unto 


our    heart,     and     eultui'e     to    our 


understanding,    that     there     may 


come  fruit  of  it:    how   shall    <'ach 


man  live  that  is  c()i-rui)t.  who  Ix-ar- 
eth  the  place  of  a  maul 

7  For  thou  art  alone,  and  we  all 
one  workmanship  of  thine  hands, 
like  as  thou  hast  said. 

8  For  when  the  body  is  fashioned 
now  ill  the  mother's  womb,  and 
thou  gi vest  it  members,  thy  crea- 
tui-e  is  preserved  "  rn  fire  and  water, 
and  nine  months  doth  thy  work- 
manship endure  thy  creature  which 
is  created  in  her. 

9  But  that  which  keepeth  and  is 
kept  shall  both  be  preserved  :  and 
when  the  time  cometh,  the  womb 
preserved  delivereth  up  the  things 
that  grew  in  it. 

10  For  thou  hast  commanded 
out  of  the  parts  of  the  body,  that 
is  to  say,  out  of  the  breasts,  milk 
to  be  given,  which  is  the  fruit  of 
the  breasts, 

11  That  the  thing  which  is  fa- 
shioned may  be  nourished  for  a 
time,  till  thou  disposest  it  ^"  to  thy 
mercy. 

12  Thou  broughtest  it  up  with 
thy  righteousness,  and  nurturedst 
it  in  thy  law,  aiul  "  refonnedst  it 
with  thy  judgment. 

13  And  thou  shalt  mortify  it  as 
thy  creature,  and  (luicken  it  as  thj^ 
work. 

14  If  therefoi'e  thou  shalt  ^'  de- 
stroy him  which  with  so  gri'at 
labour  was  '•'  faslii<iii('(l.  it  is  an 
easy  thing  to  be  (irddincd    hv  1  li\' 


coniinandniiMit ,      that 

tlic 

hiiig 

which    wax    iiuide    niig 

it    be 

pre- 

served. 

"  *  art  come 
hither 
without 
thy  will, 
and  de- 
partest 
when  thou 
wouldest 
not : 

**  *  O  Lord, 
that  art 
over  us, 
suffer  thy 
servant, 
that  we 
may  pray 
before  thee, 
and  give  us 
seed  into 
our  heart, 
and  culture 
to  our 
understand- 
ing, that 
there  may 
come  fruit 
of  it, 
whereby 
every  one 
sliali  live 
tliat  is 
corrupt, 
wlio  beareth 
the  likeness 
of  a  man. 
■•  through 
(jreut  peril 
'«.v  of 


*  Or, 


'1  correct- 
ed st 


1-2  *  lightly 
and 

suddenly 
dcslroy 

13    *     f;i. 

sliioned  by 
1  by  <'iim- 
iiiandmcnt. 
It)  what 
|)nr|iose 
was  he 
made? 


882 


Ezra  lyrayetli  for  Israel, 


II.  ESDRAS,  8. 


ivhom  God  hath  chosen. 


5  *  doings  of 
them  that 
deal 
wickedly, 


15  Now  therefore,  Lord,  I  will 
speak  ;  touching  man  in  general, 
thou  knowest  best ;  but  touching 
thy  '  people,  for  whose  sake  I  am 
sorry  ; 

16  And  for  thine  inheritance, 
for  whose  cause  I  mourn  ;  and  for 
Israel,  for  whom  I  am  heavy  ;  and 
for  Jacob,  for  whose  sake  I  am 
troubled  ; 

17  Therefore  will  I  begin  to 
pray  before  thee  for  myself  and 
for  them  :  for  I  see  the  -  falls  of  us 
that  dwell  in  the  land. 

1 8  But  I  have  heard  the  swift- 
ness of  the  judge  which  is  to  come. 

1 9  Therefore  hear  my  voice,  and 
understand  my  words,  and  I  shall 
speak  before  thee.  This  is  the 
beginning  of  the  words  of  Esdras, 
before  he  was  taken  up :  and  I  said, 

20  O  Lord,  thou  that  dwellest  in 
everlastingness,  which  beholdest 
from  above  things  in  the  heaven 
and  in  the  air ; 

21  Whose  throne  is  inestimable  ; 
whose  glory  may  not  be  compre- 
hended ;  before  whom  the  hosts 
of  angels  stand  with  trembling, 

22  ^  Whose  service  is  conversant 
in  wind  and  fire  ;  whose  word  is 
true,  and  sayings  constant ;  whose 
commandment  is  strong,  and  ordi- 
nance fearful ; 

23  Whose  look  drieth  up  the 
depths,  and  indignation  maketh 
the  mountains  to  melt  away ; 
^  which  the  truth  witnesseth  : 

24  O  hear  the  prayer  of  thy  ser- 
vant, and  give  ear  to  the  petition 
of  thy  creature. 

25  For  while  I  live  I  will  speak, 
and  so  long  as  I  have  understand- 
ing I  will  answer. 

26  O  look  not  upon  the  sins  of 
thy  people  ;  but  on  ■  them  which 
serve  thee  in  truth. 

27  Regard  not  the  '^wicked  in- 
ventions  of  the  heathen,  but  the 


6  have  lived 
ill  ways  that 
brintr  death; 


desire  of  those  that  keep  thy  testi- 
monies in  afflictions. 

28  Think  not  upon  those  that 
have  walked  feigned ly  l)efore  thee  : 
but  remember  them,  which  accord- 
ing to  thy  will  have  known  thy 
fear. 

29  Let  it  not  be  thy  will  to  de- 
stroy them  which  have  lived  like 
beasts  ;  but  to  look  upon  them  that 
have  clearly  taught  thy  law. 

30  Take  thou  no  inrlignation  at 
them  which  are  deemed  worse  than 
beasts  ;  but  love  them  that  always 
put  their  trust  in  thy  righteous- 
ness and  glory. 

31  For  we  and  our  fathers  "do 
languish  of  such  diseases  :  bvit  be- 


cause of  us  sinners  thou  shalt  be 
called  merciful. 

32  For  if  thou  hast  a  desire  to 
have  mercy  upon  us,  thou  shalt 
be  called  merciful,  to  us  namely, 
that  have  no  works  of  righteous- 
ness. 

33  For  the  just,  which  have 
many  good  works  laid  up  with 
thee,  shall  out  of  their  own  deeds 
receive  reward. 

34  For  what  is  man,  that  thou 
shouldest  take  displeasure  at  him  1 
or  what  is  a  corruptible  '  genera 


tion.   that   thou    shouldest    be    so 
(fitter  toward  itl 

35  For  in  truth  there  is  no  man 
among  them  that  be  born,  but  he 
hath  dealt  wickedly;  and  among 
the  faithful  there  is  none  which 
hath  not  done  amiss. 

36  For  in  this,  O  Lord,  thy 
righteousness  and  thy  goodness 
shall  be  declared,  if  thou  be  merci- 
ful unto  them  which  have  -  not  the 
confidence  of  good  works. 


37  Then  answered  he  me,  and 
said.  Some  things  hast  thou  spoken 
aright,  and  according  unto  thy 
words  it  shall  be. 

38  For  indeed  I  will  not  think 
on  the  ^  disposition  of  them  which 
have  sinned  ^"  before  death,"  before 
judgment,  "  before  destruction  : 

39  But  I  will  rejoice  over  the 
^'-^disposition  of  the  righteous,  and 
I  will  remember  also  their  pilgrim- 
age, and  the  salvation,  and  the 
reward,  that  they  shall  have. 

40  Like  as  I  have  spoken  now, 
so  shall  it  come  to  pass. 

41  For  as  the  husbandman  sow- 
eth  much  seed  upon  the  ground, 
and  planteth  many  trees,  and  yet 
^^the  thing  that  is  sown   good   in 


*  Or, 


his  season  cometh  not  u]),  neither 
doth  ail  that  is  planted  take  root : 
even  so  is  it  of  them  that  are  sown 
in  the  world  ;  they  shall  not  all  be 
saved. 

42  I  answered  then  and  said,  If 
I  have  found  grace,  let  me  speak.  ^ 

43  Like  as  the  husbatidman's 
seed  perisheth,  if  it  come  not  iip, 
and  receive  not  thy  I'ain  in  due 
season  ;  or  if  there  come  too  much 
rain,  and  corrupt  it : 

44  Even  so  perisheth  man  also, 
which  is  formed  with  thy  hands, 
and  is  called  thine  own  image,  lie 
cause"  thou  art  like  unto  him,  for 
whose  sake  tliou  iuist  made  all 
things,  '"and  likened  him  unto  the 
husbandman's  seed.        \ 

45  Be  not  wroth  with  us,  bvit 
spare  thy  people,  and  have  mercy 


s  no  founda- 
tion 


9  fashioning 
1"  *  or  their 

11  *  their 

12  framing 


13  not  all 
that  is  sown 
shall  conie 
up  in  his 
season, 


*  Or, 


14*  lie  is 
niaiUi  like 
unto  t/iee, 
15  oven  him 
hast  thou 
made  like 


883 


Promises  to  the  upright. 


TI.  ESDRAS,  9. 


Who  shall  be  saved. 


upon  thine  own  inhei'itance :  for 
thou  art  merciful  unto  thy  crea- 
ture. 

46  Then  answered  he  me,  and 
said,  Things  present  are  for  the 
present,  and  things  to  come  for 
such  as  be  to  come. 

47  For  thou  comest  far  short  that 
thou  shouldest  be  able  to  love  my 
creature  more  than  I :  '■  but  I  have 
ofttinies  drawn  nigh  unto  thee,  and 


unto  it,  but  never  to  the  unright- 


eous^ 

48  "^  In  this  also  thou  art  marvel- 


lous before  the  most  High  : 


49  in  that  thou  hast  humbled 
thyself,  as  it  becoraeth  thee,  and 
hast  not  judged  thyself  worthy  to  be 
much  glorified  among  the  righteous. 

50  For  many  great  miseries  shall 
be  done  to  thena  that  in  the  latter 
time  shall  dwell  in  the  world,  be- 
cause they  have  walked  in  great 
pride. 

51  But  understand  thou  for  thy- 
self, and  seek  out  the  glory  for  such 
as  be  like  thee. 

52  For  unto  you  is  paradise 
opened,  the  tree  of  life  is  planted, 
the  time  to  come  is  prepared,  plen- 
tcousness  is  made  ready,  a  city  is 
builded,  and  rest  is  allowed,  yea, 
perfect  goodness  and  wisdom. 

53  The  root  of  evil  is  sealed  up 
from  you,  weakness  and  "  tlie  moth 
is  hid  from  you,  *and  corruption  is 
He.d  into  hell  to  be  forgotten  : 


54  Sorrows  are  passed,  and  in 
the  end  is  shewed  the  treasure  of 
immortality. 

55  And  therefore  ask  thou  no 
more  questions  concerning  the 
multitude  of  them  that  perish. 

56  For  when  they  had  ^  taken 
liberty,  tliey  despised  the  most 
High,  thought  scorn  of  his  law,  and 
forsook  his  ways. 

57  Moreover  they  have  trodden 
down  his  righteovis, 

58  And  said  in  their  heart,  that 
there  is  no  (jod  ;  yea,  and  that 
knowing  they  must  die. 

59  For  as  the  things  aforesaid 
shall  receive  you,  so  thirst  and  pain 
are  prei^ared  for  them  :  for  it  was 
not  nis  will  that  man  should  come 
to  nought : 

60  But  they  which  be  created 
have  defiled  the  name  of  him  that 
made  them,  and  were  unthankful 
unto  him  which  lu'epared  life  for 
them. 

6 1  And  therefore  is  my  judgment 
now  at  hand. 


*  Or, 

t  Lat.  Infernum,  (hat  is,  the  a])0(le  of 
the  dead. 


H 


62  These  things  have  I  not 
shewed  unto  all  men,  but  unto 
thee,  and  a  few  like  thee.  Then 
answered  I  and  said, 

63  Behold,  O  Lord,  now  hast 
thou  shewed  me  the  multitude  of 
the  wonders,  which  thou  wilt  begin 
to  do  in  the  last  times :  but  at  what 
time,  thou  hast  not  shewed  me. 

CHAPTER  9. 

7  W/io  .ihall  he  sared,  and  irho  not.  19  All 
ilie  ii'orlil  in  time  coi'rnjited  :  22  i/et  God 
i/.'/li  .sor,'  II  fev:.  33  lie  comjiUtiueth  that 
tltii.se  jii'iiHlixcltlch  keep  God's  law  :  3S  and 
seetli  a  woman  lamenting  in  afield. 

E  answered  me  then,  and  said. 
Measure  thou  "  the  time  dili- 
gently in  itself :  and  when  thou 
seest  part  of  the  signs  past,  which 
I  have  told  thee  before, 

2  Then  shalt  thou  understand, 
that  it  is  the  very  same  time, 
wherein  the  Highest  will  begin  to 
visit  the  world  which  he  made. 

3  Therefore  when  there  shall  be 
seen  earthquakes  and  uproars  of 
the  people  in  the  world  : 

4  Then  shalt  thou  well  under- 
stand, that  the  most  High  spake  of 
those  things  from  the  days  that 
were  before  thee,  even  from  the 
beginning. 

5  For  like  as  all  that  is  made  in 
the  worldhath  a  beginning  and  an 
end,  and  "  the  end  is  manifest : 

6  Even  so  the  times  also  of  the 
Highest  have  *  plain  beginnings  in 
wonders  and  powerful  works,  and 
endings  in  effects  and  signs. 

7  And  every  one  that  shall  be 
saved,  and  shall  be  able  to  escape 
by  his  works,  and  by  faith,  where- 
by ye  have  believed, 

8  Shall  be  preserved  from  the 
said  perils,  and  shall  see  my  salva- 
tion in  my  land,  and  within  my 
borders  :  for  I  have  sanctified  them 
for  me  from  the  beginning. 

9  Then  shall  they  be  m  pitiful 
case,  which  now  have  abusetl  my 
ways :  and  they  that  have  cast 
them  away  despitefully  shall  dwell 
in  toi'ments. 

10  Foi'  such  as  in  theii-  life  have 
I'eceived  benefits,  and  have  not 
known  me ; 

11  And  f:he.y  that  liave  lothed 
my  law,  while  they  had  yet  libert.v, 
and,  wlien  as  yet  place  of  re])ent- 
ance  was  open  unto  thcuu,  under- 
stood not,  but  despistn]  it ; 

1 2  The  same  must  know  it  after 
death  by  pain. 

13  And  thei-efore  be  thou  not 
curious  how  the  ungodly  shall  1)0 
punished,  and  when  :  but  enquire 


884 


*0r. 


•J*  diligently 
withiii  thy- 
self: 


i"  *  both  are 
s  manifest 


The  imdtitude  perish. 


II.  ESDRAS,  9. 


Vision  of  a  mourning  woman. 


how  the  righteous  shall  be  saved, 
whose  the  world  is,  and  for  whom 
the  world  is  created. 

14  Then  answered  I  and  said, 

15  I  have  said  before,  and  now 
do  speak,  and  will  speak  it  also 
hereafter,  that  there  be  many  more 
of  them  which  perish,  than  of  them 
which  shall  be  saved  : 

1 6  Like  as  a  wave  is  greater  than 
a  drop. 

17  And  he  answered  me,  saying, 
Like  as  the  field  is,  so  is  also  the 
seed  ;  as  the  flowers  be,  such  are 
the  colours  also  ;  such  as  the  'work- 
man  is,  such  also  is  the  work  ;  and 


as  the  husbandman  is  himself,  so  is 
his  -husbandry  also:  -'for  it  was 
the  time  of  the  world 


18  And  now  when  I  prepared 
the  world,  which  was  not  yet  made, 
even  for  them  to  dwell  in  that  now 
live,  •^  no  man  spake  against  me. 

19  ^  For  then  every  one  obeyed  : 
but    now    the     manners    of    them 


which   are    created   in   this   world 


that  is  made   are   corrnpterl    hy  a 


r)eri)Ptual  seed,  and  by  a  hi  w  which 


is  unsearchable  rid  themselves. 


29  O  Lord,  thou  that  shewest 
thyself  unto  us,  thou  wast  shewed 
unto  our  fathers  in  the  wilderness, 
in  a  place  where  no  man  treadeth, 
in  a  barren  place,  when  they  came 
out  of  Egypt. 

30  And  thou  spakest,  saying. 
Hear  me,  O  Israel ;  and  mark  my 
words,  thou  seed  of  Jacob. 

31  For,  behold,  I  sow  my  law  in 
you,  and  it  shall  "  bring  fruit  in 
you,  and  ye  shall  be  honoured  in  it 
for  ever. 

32  But  our  fathers,  which  re- 
ceived the  law,  kept  it  not,  and 
observed  not  thy  ordinances  :  and 
though  the  fruit  of  thy  law  did 
not  perish,  neither  could  it,  for  it 
was  thine ; 

33  Yet  they  that  received  it  pe- 
rished, because  they  kept  not  the 
thing  that  was  sown  in  them. 

34:  And,  lo,  it  is  a  custom,  when 
the  ground  hath  received  seed,  or 
the  sea  a  ship,  or  any  vessel  meat 
or   drink,    that,    ^"that   being   pe- 


20  kSo  1  considered  "  the  world , 
and,  behold,  ^ there  was  peril  be- 
cause of  the  devices  that  were  come 
into  it. 

21  And  I  saw,  and  ^  spared  it 
greatly,  and  have  kept  me  a  grape 
of  the  cluster,  and  a  plant  "of  a 
great  people. 

22  Let  tKe  multitude  _  perish 
then,  which  was  born  in  vain  ;  and 
let  my  grape  be  kept,  and  my 
plant ;  for  with  great  labour  have 
I  made  it  perfect. 

23  Nevertheless,  if  thou  wilt 
cease  yet  seven  days  more,  (but 
thou  shalt  not  fast  in  them, 

24  But  go  into  a  field  of  flowers, 
where  no  house  is  builded,  and  eat 
only  the  flowers  of  the  field  ;  taste 
no  flesh,  drink  no  wine,  but  eat 
flowers  only  ; ) 

25  And  pray  unto  the  Highest 
continually,  then  will  I  come  and 
talk  with  thee. 

2G  So  I  went  my  way  into  the 
field  which  is  called  Ardath,  like 
as  he  commanded  me  ;  and  there  I 
sat  among  the  flowers,  and  did  eat 
of  the  herbs  of  the  field,  and  the 
'"  meat  of  the  same  satisfied  me. 

27  After  seven  days  I  sat  upon 
the  grass,  and  my  heart  was  vexed 
within  me,  like  as  before  : 

28  And  I  opened  my  mouth,  and 
began  to  talk  before  the  most 
High,  and  said, 


rished  wherein  it  was  sown  or  cast 


into, 

35  That  thing  also  which  was 
sown,  or  cast  thei'ein,  or  received, 
doth  perish,  and  remaineth  not 
'•'with  us  :  but  with  us  it  hath  not 
happened  so. 

36  For  we  that  have  received  the 
law  perish  by  sin,  and  our  heart 
also  which  received  it. 

37  Notwithstanding  the  law  pe- 
risheth  not,  but  remaineth  in  his 
force. 

38  And  when  I  spake  these  things 
in  my  heart,  I  looked  back  with 
mine  eyes,  and  upon  the  right 
side  I  saw  a  woman,  and,  behold, 
she  mourned  and  wept  with  a 
loud  voice,  and  was  much  grieved 
in  heart,  and  her  clothes  were 
rent,  and  she  had  ashes  upon  her 
head. 

39  Then  let  I  my  thoughts  go 
that  I  was  in,  and  turned  me  unto 
her, 

40  And  said  unto  her.  Wherefore 
weepest  thou'?  why  art  thou  so 
grieved  in  thy  mindl 

41  And  she  said  unto  me,  Sir,  let 
me  alone,  that  I  may  bewail  my- 
self, and  add  unto  my  sorrow,  for  I 
am  sore  vexed  in  my  mind,  and 
brought  very  low. 

42  And  I  said  unto  her,  What 
aileth  thee'?  tell  me. 

43  She  said  unto  me,  I  thy  ser- 
vant have  been  barren,  and  had  no 
child,  though  I  had  an  husband 
thirty  years. 

44  And  those  thirty  years  I  did 


*  Or, 


11  bring 
forth 


12  *  ^^hen 


!•''  with  us, 
the 

receptacles 
wherein  it 
was  sown 
or  cast  do 
still  I'einain  : 
but  with  us 


*  Or, 


885 


Ezra  comforteth  the  ^voinan. 


II.  ESDRAS,  10. 


Tlie  sorrows  of  Zion. 


nothing  else  day  and  night,  and 
every  hour,  but  make  my  prayer 
to  the  Highest. 

45  After  thirty  years  God  heard 
me  thine  handmaid,  looked  upon 
my  misery,  considered  my  trouble, 
and  gave  me  a  son  :  and  1  was  very 
glad  of  him,  so  was  my  husband 
also,  and  all  my  neighbours  :  and 
we  gave  great  honour  unto  the 
Almighty. 

46  And  I  nourished  him  with 
great  travail. 

47  So  when  he  grew  up,  and 
came  to  the  time  tiiat  he  should 
have  a  wife,  I  made  a  feast. 

CHAPTER  10. 

I  /Te  comforfefh  the  woman  in  the  field. 
ij  She  ninixhfth  airily,  and  a  citij  appear- 
eth  in  her  p/iwe.  4\)'7'/ie  anyet'declarvth 
these  vinion.s  in  the  field. 

AND  it  so  came  to  pass,  that 
when  my  son  was  entered  into 
his  wedding  chamber,  he  fell  down, 
and  died. 

2  Then  we  all  overthrew  the 
lights,  and  all  my  neighbours  rose 
up  to  comfort  me :  so  I  ^  took  my 
rest  unto  the  second  day  at  night. 

o  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
had  all  left  off  to  comfort  me,  to 
the  end  I  might  be  quiet ;  then  rose 
1  up  by  nigtit,  anfl  Hed,  and  came 
hither  into  this  field,  as  thou  seest. 

4  And  I  do  now  purpose  not  to 
return  into  the  city,  but  here  to 
stay,  and  neither  to  eat  nor  drink, 
but  continually  to  mourn  and  to 
fast  until  I  die. 

5  Then  left  I  the  meditations 
wherein  I  was,  and  spake  to  her 
in  anger,  saying, 

6  Thou  foolish  wf)man  above  all 
other,  seest  thou  not  our  mourning, 
and  what  hapi)enetii  unto  us  ? 

7  How  tliat  Sion  our  mother  is 
full  of  all  heaviiuiss,  and  much 
humbled,  mourning  very  sore?' 

8  And  now,  seeing  we  all  mourn 
and  are  sad,  for  we  are  all  in 
heaviness,  art  thou  grieved  for  one 
son  1 

9  For  ask  the  earth,  and  she 
shall  tell  thee,  that  it  is  she  wliich 
ought  to  mourn  foi'  the  fall  of  so 
many  that  grow  upon  her. 

10  For  out  of  her  came  all  at  the 
first,  and  out  of  her  sliall  all  othei's 
come,  and,  l)eliol(l,  tlu^y  walk  al- 
most all  into  destruction,  and  a 
multitude  of  them  is  utterly  rooted 
out. 

1 1  Who  then  should  make  more 
mourning  than  sh(%  that  hath  lost 
so  great  a  multitude  ;  and  not  thou, 
which  art  sorry  but  for  onel 

12  Rut  if  thou  sayest  unto  me. 
My  lamentation    is    not    like  the 


earth's,  because  I  have  lost  the 
fruit  of  my  womb,  which  I  brought 
forth  with  pains,  and  bare  with 
sorrows  ; 

13  -  Ikit  the  earth  not  ro  :  for  the 


multitude  lu'esent  in  it  according 


to  the  course  of   th(^  earth  is  gone. 


as  it  came 


14  Then  say  I  unto  thee.  Like 
as  thou  hast  brought  forth  with 
labour  ;  even  so  the  earth  also  hath 
given  her  fruit,  namely,  man,  ever 
since  the  beginning  unto  him  that 
made  her. 

15  Now  therefore  keep  thy  sor- 
row to  thyself,  and  bear  with  a  good 
courage  that  which  hath  befallen 
thee. 

16  For  if  tliou  shalt  acknowledge 
the  determination  of  God  to  Ix 
just,  thou  shalt  both  receive  thy 
son  in  time,  and  shalt  be  com 
mended  among  wt)nien. 

17  Go  thy  way  then  into  the 
city  to  thine  husband. 

18  And  she  said  unto  me,  That 
will  I  not  do  :  I  will  not  go  into  tlie 
city,  but  here  will  I  die. 

19  So  I  proceeded  to  speak 
further  unto  her,  and  said, 

20  Do  not  so,  but  be  counselled 
by  me  :  for  how  many  are  the  ad- 
versities of  Sion  1  be  comforted  •''in 
regard  of  the  sorrow  of  Jerusalem. 

21  I'or  thou  seest  that  our  sanc- 
tuary is  laid  waste,  our  altar 
broken  down,  our  temple  de- 
stroyed ; 

22  Gar  psaltery  is  laid  on  the 
ground,  our  song  is  put  to  sileiice, 
our  rejoicing  is  at  an  end,  tlie  light 
of  our  candlestick  is  put  out,  the 
ark  of  our  covenant  is  spoiled,  our 
lioly  tilings  are  (h'iiled,  and  the 
name  that  is  called  ui)on  us  is  al- 
most iirofaned  :  our  •*  children  are 
put  to  shame,  our  priests  ai'e  burnt, 
our  Levites  are  gone  into  cajiti- 
vity,  our  virgins  are  defiled,  and 
our  wives  I'avished  ;  our  righteous 
men  carried  away,  (tui*  little  ones 
destroyed,  our  young  men  ai'e 
brought  inbondag(\  and  our  strong 
men  ai'e  become  weak  ; 

23  And,  which  is  the  gr(<at(^st  of 
all,  the  seal  of  Sion  hath  now  lost 
her  honour;  for  she  is  delivered 
into  the  hands  of  them  that  hate 
us. 

24  And  therefore  shake  off  thy 
great  heaviness,  and  [)ut  away  tlu" 
multitude  of  sori'ows,  that  the 
Mighty  may  lie  merciful  unto  thee 
again,  ;ind  the  Highest  shall  give 
thee  rest  and  ease  from  thy  laboui-. 

25  AtuI  it  came  to  luiss,  while 
I  was  talking  with  h(>r.  behold, 
lier   face    uynm    a    sudden    shined 


886 


Vision  of  a  city. 


II.  ESDRAS,  10.  TJie  angel  ex2Jlcd7ietk  the  visions. 


exceedingly,  and  her  countenance 
'  glistered,  so  that  1  was  afraid  of 
her,  and  mused  what  it  might  be. 

26  And,  behold,  suddenly  she 
made  a  great  cry  very  fearful :  so 
that  the  earth  shook  at  the  noise 
of  the  woman. 

27  And  1  looked,  and,  behold, 
the  woman  appeared  unto  nie  no 
more,  but  there  was  a  city  builded, 
and  a  large  place  shewed  itself 
from  the  foundations :  then  was  I 
afraid,  and  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
and  said, 

28  Where  is  Uriel  the  angel, 
who  came  unto  me  at  the  first!  for 
he  hath  caused  me  to  fall  into 
'"  many  trances,  and  mine  end  is 
turned  into  corruption,  and  my 
prayer  to  rebuke. 

29  And  as  I  was  speaking  these 
words,  behold,  he  came  unto  me, 
and  -looked  upon  me. 

30  And,  lo,  I  lay  as  one  that  had 
been  dead,  and  mine  understanding 
was  taken  from  me  :  and  he  took 
me  by  the  right  hand,  and  com- 
forted me,  and  set  me  upon  my 
feet,  and  said  unto  me, 

31  What  aileth  thee"?  and  why 
art  thou  so  disquieted  1  and  why  is 
thine  understanding  troubled,  and 
the  thoughts  of  thine  heart  1 

32  And  I  said.  Because  thou  hast 
forsaken  me,  and  yet  I  did  accord- 
ing to  thy  words,  and  I  went  into 
the  field,  and,  lo,  I  have  seen,  and 
yet  see,  that  I  am  not  able  to 
express. 

33  And  he  said  unto  me.  Stand 
up  manfully,  and  I  will  advise  thee. 

34  Then  said  I,  Speak  on,  ^my 
lord,  in  me;  only  forsake  me  not. 


lest  1  die  frustrate  of  my  hope 

35  For  I  have  seen  that  I  knew 
not,  and  hear  that  I  do  not  know. 

36  Or  is  my  sense  deceived,  or 
my  soul  in  a  dream  ! 

37  Now  therefore  I  beseech  thee 
that  thou  wilt  shew  thy  servant  of 
this  vision. 

38  He  answered  me  then,  and 
said.  Hear  me,  and  1  shall  inform 
thee,  and  tell  thee  ^wherefore  thou 
art  afraid  :  for  the  Highest  will  i-e- 
veal  many  secret  things  unto  thee. 

39  He  hath  seen  that  thy  way  is 
right :  for  that  thou  sorrowest  con- 
tinually for  thy  people,  and  makest 
great  lamentation  tor  Sion. 

40  This  therefore  is  the  mean- 
ing of  the  vision  which  thou  lately 
sawest : 

41  Thou  sawest  a  woman  mourn- 
ing, and  thou  begannest  to  comfort 
her : 

42  But  now  seest  thou  the  like- 


ness of  the  woman  no  more,  but 
there  appeared  unto  thee  a  city 
builded. 

43  And  whereas  she  told  thee  of 
the  death  of  her  son,  this  is  the 
solution  : 

44  This  woman,  whom  thou  saAv- 
est,  is  iSion  :  and  whereas  she  said 
unto  thee,  even  she  whom  thou 
seest  as  a  city  builded, 

45  Whereas,  /  sd//,  she  said  unto 
thee,  that  she  hath  been  thirty 
years  barren :  those  are  the  ^thirty 


years  wherein  there  was  no  ofi:eriug 
made  in  her. 

46  But  after  ^  thirty  years  Solo- 
mon builded  the  city,  and  offered 
offerings :  and  then  bare  the  bari'en 
a  son. 

47  And  whereas  she  told  thee 
that  she  nourished  him  with  la- 
iDour :  that  was  the  dwelling  in 
Jerusalem. 

48  But  whereas  she  said  unto 
thee.  That  my  son  coming  into  his 
marriage  chamber  ^  happened  to 
have  a  fall,  and  died  :  this  was  the 
destruction  that  came  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

49  And,  behold,  thou  sawest  her 
likeness,  and  because  she  mourned 
for  her  son,  thou  begannest  to 
'  comfort  her  :  and  of  these  things 


which  have  chanced,  these  ai-e  to 


*0r, 


be  opened  unto  thee. 

50  For  now  the  most  High  seeth 
that  thou  art  grieved  unfeignedly, 
and  sufferest  from  thy  whole  heart 
for  her,  so  hath  he  shewed  thee  the 
brightness  of  her  glory,  and  the 
comeliness  of  her  beauty : 

51  And  therefore  I  bade  thee  re- 
main in  the  field  where  no  house 
was  builded : 

52  For  I  knew  that  the  Highest 
would  shew  this  unto  thee. 

53  Therefore  I  commanded  thee 
to  go  into  the  field,  where  no  foun- 
dation of  any  building  was. 

54  For  in  the  place  wherein  the 
Highest  beginneth  to  shew  his  city, 
there  can  no  man's  building  be  able 
to  stand. 

55  And  therefoi-e  fearnot,  let  not 
thine  heart  be  affrighted,  but  go 
thy  way  in,  and  see  the  beauty  and 
greatness  of  the  building,  as  much 
as  thine  eyes  be  able  to  see  : 

56  And  then  shalt  thou  hear  as 
much  as  thine  ears  may  compre- 
hend. 

57  For  thou  art  blessed  above 
many  other,  and  art  '*  called  with 
the  Highest ;  and  so  are  but  few. 

5(S  But  to  morrow  at  night  thou 
shalt  remain  here  ; 
59  And    so    shall    the    Highest 


^  *  three 
thousand 


6  died,  and 
misfortune 
befell  her : 


"■  comfort 
her  for  what 
hath  he- 
fallen  her; 
these  are  the 
things 


*0r. 


8  called  by 
name 


887 


Visio7i  of  an  eagle. 


11.  ESDRAS,  11. 


Its  wings  and  heads. 


shew  thee  visions  of  the  high 
things,  which  the  most  High  will 
do  unto  them  that  dwell  upon 
earth  in  the  last  days.  So  I  slept 
that  night  and  another,  like  as  he 
commanded  me. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  ffe  seeth  in  ?iis  dream  an  ea<jle  coming  out 
of  the  nea,  87  and  a  lion  out  of  a  wood  talk- 
ing to  the  eagle. 

rilHEN  saw  I  a  dream,  and,  he- 
X  hold,  there  came  up  from  the 
sea  an  eagle,  which  had  twelve 
feathered  wings,  and  three  heads. 

2  And  I  saw,  and,  behold,  she 
spi'ead  her  wings  overall  the  earth, 
and  all  the  winds  of  the  air  blew 
on  her,  and  were  gathered  to- 
gether. 

3  And  I  beheld,  and  out  of  her 
^  feathers  there  grew  other  '-'  con- 
ti'ary  feathers  ;  and  they  became 
little  '  feathers  and  small. 

4  But  her  heads  were  at  rest: 
the  head  in  the  midst  was  greater 
than  the  •'  f)ther.  yet  rested  it  with 
the  residue. 

5  Moreover  I  bejield,  and,  lo, 
the  eagle  flew  with  her  ■'feathers. 


and  reigned  upon  earth,  and  over 
them  that  dwelt  therein. 

6  And  I  saw  that  all  things 
under  heaven  were  subject  unto 
her,  and  no  man  spake  against  her, 
no,  not  one  creature  upon  earth. 

7  And  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  the 
eagle  rose  upon  her  talons,  and 
spake  to  her  •'feathei-s.  saying; 

H  Watch  not  all  at  once  :  sleep 
(;very  one  in  his  own  place,  and 
watch  by  course  : 

9  But  let  the  heads  be "  preserved 
for  the  last. 

10  And  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  the 
voice  went  not  out  of  her  heads, 
but  from  the  midst  of  her  body. 

11  And  I  numbered  her  "con- 
trai'y  feathers,  and,  behold,  there 
were  eight  of  them. 

12  And  Hooked,  and,  behold,  on 
th(!  right  side  there  arose  one 
■^  feather,  and  reigned  over  all  the 
earth  ; 

1.3  And  so  it  was,  that  when  it 
reigned,  the  end  of  it  came,  and 
the  place  thereof  api)eared  no 
more:  so  the  next  following  stood 
up,  and  reigned,  and  ''liad  a  gieat 
time  ; 

1 4  And  it  happened,  that  when 
it  reigned,  the  end  f)f  it  came  also, 
like  as  the  first,  so  that  itapjDeared 
no  more. 

15  Then  came  there  a  voice  unto 
it,  and  said, 

IG  Hear    thou  that  hast  borne 


rule  over  the  earth  so  long  :  this  I 
say  unto  thee,  befoi'e  thou  begin- 
nest  to  appear  no  more, 

17  There  shall  none  fifter  thee 
attain  unto  thy  time,  neither  unto 
the  half  theriH>f . 

18  Then  arose  the  third,  and 
reigned  as  the  other  before,  and 
appeared  no  more  also. 

1 9  So  went  it  with  all  the  residue 
one  after  another,  as  that  every 
one  reigned,  and  then  appeared  no 
more. 

20  Then  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  in 
process  of  time  the  ^  feathers  that 
followed  stood  up  upon  the  right 
side,  that  they  might  I'ule  also ; 
and  some  of  them  ruled,  but  with- 
in a  while  they  appeared  no  more  : 

21  For  some  of  them  were  set 
up,  but  ruled  not. 

22  After  this  I  looked,  and,  be- 
hold, the  twelve  '  feathers  appeared 
no  more,  nor  "  the  two  little 
^°  feathers  : 

23  And  there  was  no  more  upon 
the  eagle's  body,  but  three  heads 
that  rested,  and  six  little  wings. 

24  Then  saw  I  also  that  two 
little  ^feathers  divided  themselves 
frtmi  the  six,  and  remained  under 
the  head  that  was  upon  the  right 
side :  for  the  four  continued  in 
their  place. 

25  And  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  "  the 
feathers  that  were  under  the  wing 


thought  to  set  up  themselves,  and 
to  have  the  rule. 

26  And  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  there 
was  one  set  up,  but  shortly  it  ap- 
peared no  more. 

27  And  the  second  was  sooner 
away  than  the  hrst. 

28  And  1  beheld,  and,  lo,  the  two 
that  remained  thought  also  in  them- 
selves to  reign  : 

29  And  wlien  they  so  thought,  be- 
hold, there  awaked  one  of  tht;  heatls 
that  were  at  rest,  namely,  it  that 
was  in  th(>  midst ;  for  that  was 
greater  than  the  two  other  heads. 

30  And  then  I  saw  that  the  two 
other  heads  were  joined  with  it. 

31  And,  behold,  the  head  was 
turned  with  tluun  that  were  with 
it,  and  did  eat  up  the  two  '-'feathers 
under  the  wing  that  would  have 
reigned. 

32  liut  this  head  put  the  ^vhole 
earth  in  fear,  and  bare  rule  in  it 
ovei- all  those  that  dwelt  upon  the 
earth  with  nuich  oj)pirssion  ;  and 
it  had  the  governance  of  the  world 
more  than  all  the  wings  that  had 
been. 

33  And  after  this  T  beheld,  and, 
lo,  the  head  that  was  in  the  midst 


'J  two  of  the 
w  wiiiffs: 


11  these 
under  willies 


1-  under 
winjrs 


888 


A  lion  talhx'th  idth  the  eagle. 


II.  ESDRAS,  12. 


Hie  vision  interpreted. 


suddenly  appeared  no  more,  like  as 
the  wings. 

3-i  But  there  remained  the  two 
heads,  which  also  in  like  sort  ruled 
upon  the  earth,  and  over  those  that 
dwelt  therein. 

35  And  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  the 
head  upon  the  right  side  devoured 
it  that  was  upon  the  left  side. 

36  Then  1  heard  a  voice,  which 
said  unto  me.  Look  before  thee,  and 
consider  the  thing  that  thou  seest. 

37  And  I  beheld,  and  lo  as  it  were 
a  roaring  lion  ^  chased  out  of  the 
wood  :  and  I  saw  that  he  sent  out  a 
man's  voice  unto  the  eagle,  and  said, 

38  Hear  thou,  I  will  talk  with 
thee,  and  the  Highest  shall  say 
unto  thee, 

39  Art  not  thou  it  that  remainest 
of  the  four  beasts,  whom  I  made  to 
reign  in  my  world,  that  the  end  of 
-  their  times  might  come  through 
them  ? 

40  And  the  fourth  came,  and 
overcame  all  the  beasts  that  were 
past,  and  had  power  over  the  world 
with  great  fearf ulness,  and  over  the 
whole  compass  of  the  earth  with 
much  wicked  oppression ;  and  so 
long  time  dwelt  he  upon  the  earth 
with  deceit. 

41  For  the  earth  hast  thou  not 
judged  with  truth. 

42  For  thou  hast  afflicted  the 
meek,  thou  hast  hui-t  the  peaceable, 
thou  hast  loved  liars,  and  destroyed 
the  dwellings  of  them  that  brought 
forth  fruit,  and  hast  cast  down  the 
walls  of  such  as  did  thee  no  harm. 

43  Therefore  is  thy  wrongful 
dealing  corne  up  unto  the  Highest, 
and  thy  pride  unto  the  Mighty. 

44  The  Highest  also  hath  looked 
upon  ''the  proud  times,  and,  be- 
hold, they  are  ended,  and  his 
"*  abominations  are  fulfilled. 

45  Anrl  therefore  appear  no  more, 
thou  eagle,  nor  thy  horrible  wings, 
nor  thy  wicked  ^  feathers,  nor  thy 
malicious  heads,  nor  thy  hurtful 
claws,  nor  all  thy  vain  body  : 

46  That  all  the  earth  may  be  re- 
freshed, and  may  '^  return,  being 
delivered  from  thy  violence,  and 
that  she  may  hope  for  the  judg- 
ment and  mercy  of  him  that  made 
her. 

CHAPTER  12. 

3  77/ e  t'li'jfi',  iiliich  he  ffni',  is  rJenlroyetl .  10 
The  risit>ii  ik  hilevpreted.  .37  He  in  hirl  to 
tcrite  hin  ciKionn,  30  and  to  /ant,  that  he 
mny  nee  more.  40  ffe  doth  comfort  Ihone 
that  tcere  yriered  for  hi»  aliKence. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  whiles  the 
lion  spake  these  words    unto 
the  eagle,  I  saw, 

*0r, 


2  And,  behold,  the  head  that  re 
mained  and  the_  four  wings  appeared 
no  more,  and 
it. 


tlie  two  went  unto 


and  set  themselves  up  to  reign, 
and  their  kingdom  was  small,  and 
full  of  uproar. 

3  And  I  saw,  and,  behold,  they 
appeared  no  more,  and  the  whole 
body  of  the  eagle  was  burnt,  so  that 
the  earth  was  in  great  fear :  then 
awaked  I  out  of  the  trouble  and 
trance  of  my  mind,  and  from  great 
fear,  and  said  unto  my  sjjirit, 

4  Lo,  this  hast  thou  done  unto 
me,  in  that  thou  searchest  out  the 
ways  of  the  Highest. 

5  Lo,  j'et  am  1  weary  in  my  mind, 
and  very  weak  in  my  spirit ;  and 
little  strength  is  there  in  me,  for 
the  great  fear  wherewith  I  was 
aifrignted  this  night. 

6  Therefore  will  I  now  beseech 
the  Highest,  that  he  will  ^comfort 
me  unto  the  end. 

7  And  1  said.  Lord  that  bearest 
rule,  if  I  have  found  grace  before 
thy  sight,  and  if  I  am  justified  with 
thee  before  many  others,  and  if 
my  prayer  indeed  be  come  up  be- 
foi*e  thy  face ; 

8  '"  Comfort  me  then,  and  shew 
me  thy  servant  the  interpretation 
and  plain  "difference  of  this  fear- 
ful vision,  that  thou  mayest  per- 
fectly comfort  my  soul. 

9  For  thou  hast  judged  me 
worthy  to  shew  me  the  last  times. 

10  And  he  said  unto  me.  This  is 
the  interpretation  of  the  vision  : 

1 1  The  eagle,  whom  thou  saw- 
est  come  up  from  the  sea,  is  '"the 
kingdom   which   was  seen   in    the 


vision  of  thy  brother  Daniel. 

12  But  it  was  not  expounded 
unto  him,  therefore  now  1  declare 
it  unto  thee. 

13  Behold,  the  days  will  come, 
that  there  shall  rise  up  a  kingdom 
upon  earth,  and  it  shall  be  feared 
above  all  the  kingdoms  that  were 
before  it. 

14  In  the  same  shall  twelve 
kings  reign,  one  after  another  : 

1 5  Whereof  the  second  shall  be- 
gin to  reign,  and  shall  have  more 
time  than  any  of  the  twelve. 

16  And  this  do  the  twelve  wings 
signify,  which  thou  sawest. 

17  As  for  the  voice  which  thou 
heardest  speak,  and  that  thou 
sawest  not  to  go  out  from  the 
heads,  but  from  the  midst  of  the 
body  thereof,  this  is  the  interpre- 
tation : 

18  That  after  the  time  of  that 
kingdom  there    shall    ari.se   great 

*  Or, 


'  the  two 
wings  which 
8  did 


strengthen 


1"  Strength- 
en 

11  meaning 


12  « the 
fourtli  king- 
dom 


The  successive  kingdoms. 


II.  ESDRAS,  12. 


Ezra  comforteth  the  people. 


i  its 


3  it 


1  its 


*  under 

winss 

5  *  over  unto 


6  his 


"  the 

anointed 

one, 

8  *  kept  unto 

tlie  end  : 


^  *  destroy 


strivings,  and  it  shall  stand  in 
peril  of  falling:  nevertheless  it 
shall  not  then  fall,  but  shall  be 
restored  again  to  '  his  beginning. 

19  And  whereas  thou  sawest  the 
eight  small  under  "  feathers  stick- 
ing to  her  wings,  this  is  the  inter- 
pretation : 

20  That  in  '^him  there  shall  arise 
eight  kings,  whose  times  shall  be 
but  small,  and  their  years  swift. 

21  And  two  of  them  shall  perish, 
the  middle  time  approaching  :  four 
shall  be  kept  until  their  end  begin 
to  approach  :  but  two  shall  be  kept 
unto  the  end. 

22  And  whereas  thou  sawest 
three  heads  resting,  this  is  the 
interpretation : 

23  In  ^his  last  days  shall  the 
most  High  raise  up  three  king- 
doms, and  renew  many  things 
therein,  and  they  shall  have  the 
dominion  of  the  earth, 

24  And  of  those  that  dwell 
therein,  with  much  oppression, 
above  all  those  that  were  before 
them :  therefore  are  they  called 
the  heads  of  the  eagle. 

25  For  these  are  they  that  shall 
accomplish  ^his  wickedness,  and 
that  shall  finish  '  hj^  last  end. 

26  And  whereas  thou  sawest  that 
the  great  heacl  appeared  no  more, 
it  signifieth  that  one  of  th(>m  shall 
die  upon  his  bed,  and  yet  with  pain. 

27  For  the  two  that  remain 
shall  be  slain  with  the  sword. 

28  For  the  sword  of  the  one 
shall  devour  the  other  :  but  at  the 
last  shall  he  fall  through  the  sword 
himself. 

29  And  whereas  thou  sawest 
two    ^feathers    undci'     llie \viiigs 


passing    'over    the    head    that    is 
on  the  right  side  ; 

30  It  signifieth  that  these  are 
they,  whom  the  Highest  hath  kept 
unto  "  their  end  :  this  is  the  small 
kingdom  and  full  of  trouble,  as 
thou  sawest. 

31  And  the  lion,  whom  thou 
sawest  rising  uj)  (nit  of  the  wood, 
and  roaring,  and  speaking  to  the 
eagle,  and  rebuking  her  for  h('r 
unrighteousni^ss  with  all  the  words 
which  thou  hast  heard  ; 

32  This  is  ^  the  anointed,  which 
the  Highest  hath  ""kept  fur  them  and 
for  tlteii-  wickedness  unto  the  end 


liesliall  re|)rove  them,  and  shall  up- 
braid  thein  with  their  cruelty. 

3."')  For  he  shall  set  them  before 
him  ali\o  in  judgment,  find  sliall 
rebuke  them,  and  "  corre<;t  them. 


*  Or, 


34  For  the  rest  of  my  people 
shall  he  deliver  with  mei'cy,  those 
that  have  been  preserved  upon  my 
borders,  and  he  shall  make  them 
joyful  until  the  coming  of  the 
day  of  judgment,  whereof  I  have 
spoken  unto  thee  from  the  begin- 
ning. 

35  This  is  the  dream  that  thou 
sawest,  and  these  are  the  interpre- 
tations. 

36  Thou  only  hast  been  meet  to 
know  this  secret  of  the  Highest. 

37  Therefore  write  all  these 
things  that  thou  hast  seen  in  a 
book,  and  '"  hide  them  : 

38  And  teach  tliem  to  the  wise 
of  the  people,  whose  hearts  thou 
knowest  may  comprehend  and 
keep  these  secrets. 

39  But  wait  thou  here  thyself 
yet  seven  days  more,  that  it  may 
be  shewed  thee,  whatsoever  it 
pleaseth  the  Highest  to  declare 
unto  thee.  And  with  that  he  went 
his  way. 

40  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
all  the  people  saw  that  the  seven 
days  were  past,  and  I  not  come 
again  into  the  city,  they  gathered 
them  all  together,  from  the  least 
unto  the  greatest,  and  came  unto 
me,  and  said, 

41  What  have  we  ofiended  thee? 
and  what  evil  have  we  done  against 
thee,  that  thou  forsakest  us,  and 
sittest  here  in  this  place  % 

42  For  of  all  the  prophets  thou 
only  art  left  us,  as  a  cluster  of  the 
vintage, and  as  a  ''  caiidle  in  a  dark 
place,  and  as  a  haven  ^"or  shi))  pr(^- 
served  from  the  tempest. 

43  An;  not  the  evils  which  are 
come  to  us  sufficient  1 

44  If  thou  shalt  forsake  us,  how 
much  belter  had  it  been  foi-  us,  if 
we  also  had  been  burned  in  the 
midst  of  Sion  1 

45  For  we  are  not  better  than 
they  that  died  there.  And  they 
wept  with  a  loud  voice.  Then  an- 
swered 1  them,  and  said, 

4()  J5e  of  good  comfort,  O  Israel  ; 
and  be  n(jt  heavy,  thou  house  of 
Jacob : 

47  For  the  Highest  hath  you  in 
remembi-ance,  and  the  Mighty  hath 
not  forgotten  you  '''in  temi)fnt  ion. 


48  As  for  me,  1  hav(^  not  forsaken 
you,  neithei"  am  I  depailcd  from 
you  :  l)ut  am  com(>  into  this  place, 
to  pray  foi-  the  desoljition  of  Sion, 
and  that  1  might  seek  mercy  for 
the  low  estate  of  your  sanctuar.y. 

49  And  now  go  your  way  home 
every  man,  and  after  these  days 
will  I  come  unto  you. 


890 


*0r, 


1"  put  them 
in  a  secret 
place : 


lamp 
'*  for  a  ship 


••'  *  for  ever. 


A  man  coming  out  of  the  sea. 


II.  ESDEAS,  13. 


He  gathereth  a  multitude. 


5"  upon  the 
assault  of 


50  So  the  people  went  their  way 
into  the  city,  like  as  I  commanded 
them  : 

51  But  I  remained  still  in  the 
field  seven  days,  as  the  angel  com- 
manded me ;  and  did  eat  only  in 
those  days  of  the  flowers  of  the 
field,  and  had  my  ^  meat  of  the 
herbs. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  Ife  xeeth  in.  hli  dream  a  man  coining  out 
of  the.  sea.  25  The  declaration  of  hi-s 
dream.  54  //<?  is  praised,  and  promised 
to  see  wore. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  seven 
days,  I  dreamed  a  dream  by 
night : 

2  And,  lo,  there  arose  a  wind 
from  the  sea,  that  it  moved  all 
"  the  waves  thereof. 

3  And  1  beheld,  and,  lo,  that 
man  ^  waxed  strong  with  the  thou- 
sands of  heaven :  and  when  he 
turned  his  countenance  to  look,  all 


tlie  things  trembled  that  were  seen 
under  him. 

4  And  whensoever  the  voice  went 
out  of  his  mouth,  all  they  burned 
that  heard  his  voice,  like  as  the 
•*  earth  faileth  when  it  feeleth  the 
fire. 

5  And  after  this  I  beheld,  and, 
lo,  there  was  gathered  together  a 
multitude  of  men,  out  of  number, 
from  the  four  winds  of  the  heaven, 
to  ■'^subdue  the  man  that  came  out 
of  the  sea. 

6  But  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  he  had 
graved  himself  a  great  mountain, 
and  flew  up  upon  it. 

7  But  I  would  have  seen  the  re- 
gion or  place  whereout  the  hill  was 
graven,  and  I  could  not. 

8  And  after  this  I  beheld,  and, 
lo,  all  they  which  were  gathered 
together  to  ^  subdue  him  were  sore 
afraid,  and  yet  durst  fight. 

9  And,  lo,  as  he  saw  the "  violence 
of  the  multitude  that  came,  he 
neither  lifted  up  his  hand,  nor  held 
sword,  nor  any  instrument  of  war  : 

10  But  only  1  saw  that  he  sent 
out  of  his  mouth  as  it  had  been  a 
blast  of  fire,  and  out  of  his  lips  a 
flaming  breath,  and  out  of  his 
tongue  he  cast  out  sparks  and 
tempests. 

1 1  And  they  were  all  mixed  to- 
gether ;  the  blast  of  fire,  the  flam- 
ing breath,  and  the  great  tempest; 
and  fell  ^  with  violence  upon  the 
multitude  which  was  i)i'epared  to 
fight,  and  burned  them  up  every 
one,  so  that  upon  a  sudden  of  an 
innumerable  multitude  nothing 
was  to  be  perceived,  but  only  dust 


and  smell  of  smoke  :  when  1  saw 
this  I  was  afraid. 

12  Afterward  saw  I  the  same 
man  come  down  from  the  moun- 
tain, and  call  unto  him  another 
"peaceable  multitude. 

1 6  And  there  came  much  people 
unto  him,  whereof  some  were  glad, 
some  were  sorry,  some  of  them 
were  bound,  and  othei"  some 
brought  of  them  that  were  offered : 
then  was  I  sick  through  great  fear, 
and  I  awaked,  and  said, 

14  Thou  hast  shewed  thy  servant 
these  wonders  from  the  beginning, 
and  hast  counted  me  worthy  that 
thou  shouldest  receive  my  prayer  : 

15  Shew  me  now  yet  the  inter- 
pretation of  this  dream. 

16  For  as  I  conceive  in  mine  un- 
derstanding, woe  unto  them  that 
shall  be  left  in  those  days !  and 
much  more  woe  unto  them  that  are 
not  '-'left  behind  ! 

1 7  For  they  that  were  not  left 
^^  were  in  heaviness. 

18  JNow  understand  I  the  things 


that  are  laid  up  in  the  latter  d;iys, 
which  shall  hap|)en  unto  them.  anTT 


to  those  that  are  left  behind. 


19  Therefore  are  they  come  into 
great  perils  and  many  necessities, 
like  as  these  dreams  declare. 

20  Yet  is  it  "easier  for  him  that 
is  in  danger 


come  into  these 


8  multitude 
tliat  was 
peaceable. 


things,  than  to  pass  away  as  a 
cloud  out  of  the  woi'ld,  and  not  to 
see  the  things  that  happen  in  the 
last  days.  And  he  answered  unto 
me,  and  said, 

21  The  interpretation  of  the 
vision  shall  I  shew  thee,  and  I 
will  open  unto  thee  the  thing  that 
thou  hast  required. 

22*  Whereas  thou  hast  spoken  of 
them  that  ai^e  left  behind,  this  is 
the  interpretation : 

23  He  that  shall  endure  the  peril 
in  that  time  ^-hath  kept  himself: 
they  that  be  fallen  into  danger  ni'e 
such  as  have  works,  and  faith  to- 
ward  the  Almighty. 

24  Know  this  therefore,  that 
they  which  be  left  behind  are  more 
blessed  than  they  that  be  dead. 

25  This  is  the  meaning  of  the 
vision :  Whereas  thou  sawest  a  man 
coming  up  from  the  midst  of  the 
sea  : 

2G  The  same  is  he  whom  God  the 
Highest  hath  kei)t  a  great  season, 
which  by  his  own  self  shall  deliver 
his  creature:  and  he  shall  order 
theni  that  are  left  behind. 

27  And    whereas    thou    sawest, 


Or, 


9  left! 

w  *  shall  be 
ill  heaviness, 
understand- 
ing the 
things  that 
are  laid  up 
in  the  latter 
days,  but 
not  attain- 
ing unto 
them.     But 
woe  unto 
them  also 
that  are  left, 
for  this 
cause;  for 
they  shall 
see  great 
perils  and 
many 

necessities, 
11  *  better 
for  one  to  be 
in  peril  and 


12  shall  keep 
them  that  be 
fallen  into 
danger ; 
these  are 
such 


*  Or, 


891 


Tlie  dream  interpreted. 


II.  ESDEAS,  13. 


God^s  Son  revealed. 


ibut 

destroyed 

the  assault 

of 

2  make  war 

against 


3  *  there 
shall  con: 
astonish- 
ment on 


^  revealed, 
5  peoples 


®  desiring 


7  *  the 
nations 
which  are 
come  for 
their  wick- 
edness, »"/<//. 
pluf/uen  that 
are  like  unto 
a  tempest ; 


8  mnltitndf 
tiiat  was 
peaceal)l(! 

'■>  Hoshea 

l«  Shalma- 
ncser 

'1  Itoyoml 
the  Uiver, 


that  out  of  his  mouth  there  came 
as  a  blast  of  wind,  and  fire,  and 
storm  ; 

28  And  that  he  held  neither 
sword,  nor  any  instrument  of  Avar, 
'  but  that  the  rushing  in  of  him 
destroyed  the  wiiole  nmltitude  that 
came  to  ■'  subdue  him ;  this  is  the 
interpretation  : 

29  JBehold,  the  days  come,  when 
the  most  High  will  begin  to  deliver 
them  that  are  u])pn  the  earth. 

30  And  '^  he  shall  come  to  the  as- 
tonishment of  them  that  dwell  on 
the  earth. 

31  And  one  shall  undertake  to 
fight  against  another,  one  city 
against  another,  one  place  against 
another,  one  people  against  another, 
and  one  realm  against  another. 

32  And  the  time  shall  be  when 
these  things  shall  come  to  pass,  and 
the  signs  shall  happen  which  I 
shewed  thee  before,  and  then  shall 
my  8on  be  •*  declared,  wliom  thou 
sawest  as  a  man  ascending. 

33  And  when  all  the ''  pef>ple  hear 
his  voice,  every  man  shall  in  their 
own  land  leave  the  battle  they  have 
one  against  another. 

34  And  an  innumerable  multi- 
tude shall  be  gathered  together,  as 
thou  sawest  them,  "willing  to  come, 
and  to  overcome  him  by  fighting. 

35  ]jut  he  shall  stand  upon  the 
top  of  the  mount  Sion. 

36  And  Sion  shall  come,  and  sliall 
be  shewed  to  all  men,  being  pre- 
pared and  builded,  like  as  thou  saw- 
est the  hill  graven  without  hands. 

37  Arid  this  my  8on  shall  rebuke 
the   wicked   inventioiis  of    those 


nations,  wiiich  for  their  wicked  TTh 
arc  fallen  into  the  tenipest; 

3iS  And  shall  lay  before  fhem 
their  evil  thoughts,  and  the  tor- 
ments wherewith  they  shall  begin 
to  be  tormented,  whi(^h  nvv  like 
unto  a  fiame  :  and  he  shall  desti'oy 
theni  Avithout  labour  by  the  law 
which  is  like  unto  fire. 

39  And  whereas  thou  sawest  that 
he  gathered  anotlusr  **  ] peaceable 
multitude  unto  him  ; 

40  Thoseai-e  the  ten  ti'ibes,  which 
wei;e  car'ried  away  prisoncu-s  out  of 
their  own  land  in  th(!  time  of  "  ( )sea 
the  king,  whom  "'  Salniaiiasar  the 
king  of  Assyi-ia  led  away  caj)tive, 
and  he  carried  them  "  over  the 
waters,  atid  so  came  they  into 
another  land. 

41  J)ut  they  took  this  counsel 
among  themselves,  that  they  would 
leave  the  multitude  of  the  heathen. 


*0r, 


and  go  forth  into  a  further  country, 
where  never  mankind  dwelt, 

42  That  they  might  there  keep 
their  statutes,  which  they  never 
kept  in  their  own  land. 

43  And  they  entered  '^  into  Eu- 
phrates by  the  narrow  passages  of 


tlie  river. 


44  For  the  most  High  then  shewed 
signs  for  them,  and  "  held  still  the 
flood,  till  they  were  passed  over. 

45  For  through  that  country 
there  was  a  great  way  to  go,  namely, 
of  a  year  and  a  half  :  and  the  same 
region  is  called  tArsareth. 

46  Then  dwelt  they  there  until 
the  latter  time  ;  and  now  when  they 
shall  begin  to  come, 

47  The  Highest  shall  stay  the 
springs  of  the  '•*  stream  again,  that 
they  may  go  through :  therefore 
sawest  thou  the  '^  multitude  with 
peace. 

48  But  those  that  be  left  behind 
of  thy  people  are  they  that  are 
found  within  my  '"  bordei-s. 

49  Now  when  he  destroyeth  the 
multitude  of  the  nations  that  are 
gathered  together,  he  shall  defend 
his  people  that  remain. 

50  And  then  shall  he  shew  them 
great  wonders. 

5 1  Then  said  I,  O  Lord  that  bear- 
est  rule,  shew  me  this :  Wherefore 
have  I  seen  the  man  coming  up 
from  the  midst  of  the  seal 

52  And  he  said  unto  me.  Like  as 
thou  canst  neither  seek  out  nor 
know  the  things  that  are  in  the 
deep  of  the  sea :  even  so  can  no 
man  upon  earth  see  my  Son,  or 
those  that  be  with  him,  but  in  the 
''  day  time. 

53  This  is  the  interpretaticm  of 
the  dream  wliicli  thou  sawest,  and 
whereby  thou  only  art  here  "^  light- 
ened. 

54  For  thou  hast  forsaken  tliine 
own  way,  and  applied  thy  diligence 
unto  my  law  and  sought  it. 

55  Thy  life  hast  thou  ordered 
in  wisdom,  and  hast  called  under- 
standing thy  mother. 

56  And  therefore  have  T  shewed 
tluH'  the  '"  tri'asui'cs  of  the  Highest : 
after  otluM-  ihi'cc  days  1  will  speak 
other  things  uuto  thee,  and  declare 
unto  thee  mighty  and  wondrous 
things. 

57  Then  went  T  forth  into  the 
field,  giving  ])raise  and  thanks 
greatly  unto  tlu;  most  High  be- 
cause of  his  wonders,  which  he 
did  '-'"  in  time  ; 


t  T/it(t  is,  another    land. 
xxix.  28. 
*  Or, 


See  iJcvt. 


892 


Tlie  world  icaxeth  old. 


II.  ESDEAS,  14. 


Ezra  hiddeyi  to  ivrite  the  laio. 


58  And  because  he  governeth 
the  same,  and  such  things  as  fall 
in  their  seasons :  and  there  I  sat 
three  days. 

CHAPTEK   U. 

1  A  voice  out  of  a  l/iixk  calleth  Esdras,  10  and 
telh'th  him  that  tlie  ■world  wawetk  old.  tl 
lie  dest/'cth,  hecau.se  the  hitr  ua.i  hnrni,  to 
write  all  again,  2i  and  /.v  hid  to  ijet  .swift 
ivfiters.  89  IJe  and  they  ai-e  Jilted  with 
understanding  :  45  hut  he  is  enlarged  not 
to  publish  all  that  is  written. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  upon  the 
third  day,  I  sat  under  an  oak, 
and,  behold,  there  came  a  voice  out 
of  a  busli  over  against  me,  and  said, 
Esdras,  Esdras. 

2  And  I  said.  Here  am  I,  Lord. 
And  I  stood  up  upon  my  feet. 

3  Then  said  lie  untt)  me.  In  the 
bush  I  did  manifestly  reveal  my- 
self unto  Moses,  and  talked  with 
him,  when  my  people  served  in 
Egypt : 

4  And  I  sent  him,  and  led  my 

Keople  out  of  Egypt,  and  brought 
im  up  to  the  mount  of  Sinai, 
where  I  held  him  by  me  a  long 
season, 

5  And  told  him  many  wondrous 
things,  and  shewed  him  the  secrets 
of  the  times,  and  the  end ;  and 
commanded  him,  saying, 

6  These  words  shalt  thou  de- 
clare, and  these  shalt  thou  hide. 

7  And  now  I  say  unto  thee, 

S  That  thou  lay  up  in  thy  heart 
the  signs  that  I  have  shewed,  and 
the  dreams  that  thou  hast  seen, 
and  the  interpretations  which  thou 
hast  heard  : 

9  For  thou  shalt  be  taken  away 
from  all,  and  from  henceforth  thou 
shalt  remain  with  my  Son,  and 
with  such  as  be  like  thee,  until  the 
times  be  ended. 

10  For  the  world  hath  lost  his 
youth,  and  the  times  begin  to  wax 
old. 

1 1  For  the  world  is  divided  into 
twelve  iiarts,  and  the  ten  parts  of 
it  are  gone  already,  and  half  of  a 
tenth  pai't : 

12  And  there  remaineth  that 
which  is  after  the  half  of  the 
tenth  part. 

1 3  Now  therefore  set  thine  house 
in  order,  and  reprove  thy  people, 
comfort  such  of  them  as  be  in 
trouble,  and  now  renounce  cor- 
ruption, 

14  Let  go  from  thee  mortal 
thoughts,  cast  away  the  burdens 
of  man,  put  off  now  the  weak 
nature, 

15  And  set  aside  the  thoughts 
that  are  most  heavy  unto  thee, 
and  haste  thee  to  flee  from  these 
times. 


16  For  yet  greater  evils  than 
those  which  thou  hast  seen  happen 
shall  be  done  hereafter. 

17  For  look  how  much  the  world 
shall  be  weaker  through  age,  so 
much  the  more  shall  evils  increase 
upon  them  that  dwell  therein. 

18  For  the  truth  is  fled  far  away, 
and  ^  leasing  is  liard  at  hand  :  for 
now  hasteth  the  vision  to  come, 
-  which  thou  hast  seen. 

ly  Then  answered  I  before  thee, 
and  said, 

20  Behold,  Lord,  I  will  go.  as 
thou  hast  commanded  me,  and  re- 
prove the  people  which  are  pre- 
sent :  but  they  that  shall  be  born 
afterward,  who  shall  admonish 
them  ?  thus  the  Avorld  is  set  in 
darkness,  and  they  _  that  dwell 
therein  are  without  light. 

21  For  thy  law  is  burnt,  there- 
fore no  man  knoweth  the  things 
that  are  done  of  thee,  or  the  works 
that  shall  begin. 

22  But  if  I  have  found  grace 
before  thee,  send  the  Holy  ''Ghost 


into  me,  and  I  shall  write  all  that 
hath  been  done  in  the  world  since 
the  beginning,  which  were  written 
in  thy  law,  that  men  may  find  thy 
path,  and  that  they  which  '*  will 
live  in  the  latter  days  may  live. 

23  And  he  answered  me,  saying. 
Go  tliy  way,  gather  the  people  to- 
gether, and  say  unto  them,  that 
they  seek  thee  not  for  forty  days. 

24  But  look  thou  prepare  thee 
many  ''  box  trees,  and  take  with 
thee  ^  Sai-ea,  '^ J  )abria,  "  Selemia. 
^  Ecanus,  and  Asiel,  these  five 
which  are  ready  to  write  swiftly ; 

25  And  come  hither,  and  I  shall 
light  a  candle  of  understanding  in 
thine  heart,  which  shall  not  be  put 
out,  till  the  tilings  be  iierformed 
which  thou  shalt  begin  to  write. 

26  And  when  thou  hast  done, 
some  things  shalt  thou  publish, 
and  some  things  shalt  thou  shew- 
secretly  to  the  wise :  to  morrow 
this  liour  shalt  tlwu  begin  to 
write. 

27  Then  went  I  forth,  as  he 
commanded,  and  gathered  all  the 
people  together,  and  said. 

28  Hear  tlu^se  words,  O  Tsi-ael. 

29  Our  fathers  at  the  begin- 
ning were  sti'angers  in  Egypt, 
from  whence  they  were  delivered  : 

30  And  received  the  law  of  life, 
which  they  kept  not,  which  ye  also 
have  transgressed  after  them. 

31  Then  was  the  land,  even  the 
land  of  Sion,  i)arted  among  you  by 
lot :  but  your  fathei's,  and  ye  your- 


893 


*  Or, 


1  falsehood 

9.  *  even 
the  eagle, 
which 


Spirit 


4  would 


5  tahlets, 

6  Seraiah, 
"  Dibri, 

'S  Slu'lciniah, 
'■>  Elkauah, 


The  writing  of  God's  tvord. 


II.  ESDEAS,  15. 


God  avengeth  Ids  people. 


selves,  have  done  unrighteousness, 
and  have  not  kept  the  ways  which 
the  Highest  commanded  you. 

32  And  forasmuch  as  he  is  a 
righteous  judge,  he  took  from  you 
in  time  the  thing  that  he  had  given 
you. 

•33  And  now  are  ye  here,  and 
your  brethi-en  among  you. 

34  Therefore  if  so  be  that  ye  will 
subdue  your  own  understanding, 
and  reform  your  hearts,  ye  shall 
be  kept  alive,  and  after  death  ye 
shall  obtain  mercy. 

3.5  For  after  death  shall  the 
judgment  come,  when  we  shall 
live  again :  and  then  shall  the 
names  of  the  righteous  be  mani- 
fest, and  the  works  of  the  un- 
godly shall  be  declared. 

36  Let  no  man  thei'efore  come 
unto  me  now,  nor  seek  after  me 
these  forty  days. 

37  So  I  took  the  five  men,  as  he 
commanded  me,  and  we  went  into 
the  held,  and  remained  there. 

38  And  the  next  day,  behold,  a 
voice  called  me,  saying,  Esdras, 
open  thy  mouth,  and  drink  that 
I  give  thee  to  drink. 

39  Then  opened  I  my  mouth, 
and,  behold,  he  reached  me  a  full 
cup,  which  was  full  as  it  were  with 
water,  but  the  colour  of  it  was  like 
fire. 

40  And  I  took  it,  and  drank  : 
and  when  I  had  drunk  of  it,  my 
heart  utttired  understanding,  and 
wisflom  grew  in  my  breast,  for  my 
spirit  strengthenecf  my  memory  : 

41  And  my  mouth  yv^as  opened, 
and  shut  no  more. 

42  The  Highest  gave  understand- 
ing unto  the  five  men,  and  they 
wrote  ,  the  wonderful  visions  of 
the  night  that  were  told,  which 
they  knew  not :  and  they  sat  forty 
days,  and  they  wrote  in  the  day, 
and  at  ni^ht  they  ate  bread. 

43  As  for  me,  I  spake  in  the 
day,  and  I  held  not  my  tongue  by 
higlit. 

44  In  forty  days  they  wrote  ^  two 
hundred  and  Four  books. 

4:)  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  foi-ty  days  were  fulfilled,  that 
the  Higli(!st  si)ake,  saying,  The 
first  that  thou  hast  written  ijub- 
lish  oiMMdy,  that  the  worthy  and 
unworthy  may  read  it : 

46  But  keep  the  seventy  last, 
that  thou  mayest  deliver  them 
only  to  such  as  Ije  wise  amo?ig 
the  pcoidc : 

47  Koi-  in  them  is  the  spring  of 
understanfling,  th(>  fountain  of  wis 
dotn,  and  tlio  sti-eain  of  knowledge. 

48  And  I  did  .so. 


Or, 


CHAPTER  15. 

1  ms  prophecy  is  certain.  5  God  icill  take 
vengeance  upon  the  wicked,  I'i  upon 
Egypt.  28  An  hovnhle  viaion.  43  Baby- 
lon and  Ania  are  threatened . 

BEHOLD,  speak  thou  in  the  ears 
of  my  people  the  words  of 
prophecy,  which  I  will  put  in  thy 
mouth,  saith  the  Lord  : 

2  And  cause  them  to  be  written  in 
paper:  for theyarefaithf uland true. 

3  Fear  not  the  imaginations 
against  thee,  let  not  the  incredu- 
lity of  them  trouble  thee,  that 
speak  against  thee. 

4  For  all  the  unfaithful  shall  die 
in  their  unfaithfulness. 

5  Behold,  saith  the  Lord,  I  will 
bring  plagues  upon  the  world  ;  the 
sword,  famine,  death,  and  destruc- 
tion. 

6  For  wickedness  hath  exceed- 
ingly polluted  the  whole  earth,  and 
their  hurtful  works  are  fulfilled. 

7  Therefore  saith  the  Lord, 

8  I  will  hold  my  tongue  no  moi-e 
as  touching  their  wickedness,  which 
they  profanely  commit,  neither 
will  I  sufter  them  in  those  things, 
in  which  they  wickedly  exercise 
themselves:  behold,  the  innocent 
and  righteous  blood  crieth  unto 
me,  and  the  souls  of  the  just  com- 
plain continually. 

9  And  therefore,  saith  the  Lord, 
I  will  surely  avenge  them,  and  re- 
ceive unto  me  all  the  innocent 
blood  from  among  them. 

10  Behold,  my  people  is  led  as  a 
flock  to  the  slaughter :  I  will  not 
suffer  them  now  to  dwell  in  the 
land  of  Egypt : 

1 1  But  I  will  bring  them  with  a 
mighty  hand  and  a  stretched  out 
arm,  and  .smite Egypt  with  plagues, 
as  before,  and  will  destroy  all  the 
land  thereof. 

12  Egypt  shall  mourn,  and  the 
foundation  of  it  shall  be  smitten 
with  the  i)lague  and  i)unishinent 
that  God  sliall  l)ring  upon  it. 

13  They  that  till  tlu^  ground 
shall  moui'ii  :  for  their  seeds  shall 
fail  through  the  blasting  and  hail, 
and  with  a  fearful  constellation. 

14  W()(!  to  the  \vorld  and  them 
that  dwell  therein  ! 

15  For  tlu;  sword  and  th(>ir  de- 
struction draweth  nigh,  and  one 
l)eople  shall  stand  up  to  fight 
against  another,  and  swords  in 
their  hands. 

16  For  thei-e  shall  be  sedition 
among  men,  and  invading  one  an- 
otlicr;   they  shall   not  i-egai'd  their 

ings  nor  ■princrs.  ;ind  t  h<' coinsc 


of  their  act  i(»ns  shall  stand  in  their 


power. 


*0r, 


-  *  prmce.s, 
ill  tlicir 
power. 


894 


A  horrible  vision. 


II.  ESDRAS,  15. 


The  overthroto  of  Babylon. 


17  A  man  shall  desire  to  go  into 
a  city,  and  shall  not  be  able. 

18  For  because  of  their  pride  the 
cities  shall  be  troubled,  the  houses 
shall  be  desti'oyed,  and  men  shall 
be  afraid. 

19  A  man  shall  have  no  pity 
upon  his  neighbour,  but  shall  de- 
stroy their  houses  with  the  sword, 
and  spoil  their  goods,  because  of 
the  lack  of  bread,  and  for  great 
tribulation. 

20  Behold,  saith  God,  I  will  call 
together  all  the  kings  of  the  earth 
to  ^  reverence  me,  which  are  from 
the  rising  of  the  sun,  from  the 
south,  from  the  east,  and  '•^Libanus: 
to  turn  themselves  one  against  an- 
other, and  repay  the  things  that 
they  have  done  to  them. 

21  Like  as  they  do  yet  this  day 
unto  my  chosen,  so  will  I  do  also, 
and  recompense  in  their  bosom. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God ; 

22  My  right  hand  shall  not  spare 
the  sinners,  and  my  sword  shall  not 
cease  over  them  that  shed  innocent 
blood  upon  the  earth. 

23  The  fire  is  gone  forth  from  his 
wrath,  and  hath  consumed  the 
foundations  of  the  earth,  and  the 
sinners,  like  the  straw  that  is  kin- 
dled. 

24  Woe  to  them  that  sin,  and 
keep  not  my  commandments !  saith 
the  Lord. 

25  I  will  not  spare  them :  go 
jj^our     way,     ye     ^children,    from 


the  power,  defile  not  my  sanctuary. 

26  For  the  Lord  kno^veth  all 
them  that  sin  against  him,  and 
therefore  delivereth  he  them  unto 
death  and  destruction. 

27  For  now  are  the  ijlagues  come 
upon  the  whole  earth,  and  ye  shall 
remain  in  them  :  for  God  shall  not 
deliver  you,  because  ye  have  sinned 
against  him. 

28  Behold  an  horrible  vision, 
and  the  appearance  thereof  from 
the  east : 

29  Where  the  nations  of  the  dra- 
gons of  Arabia  shall  come  out  with 
many  chariots,  and  the  multitude 
of  them  shall  Ix;  carried  as  the 
wind  upon  earth,  that  all  tliey 
which  hear  them  may  fear  and 
tremble. 

30  Also  the  Carmanians  raging 
in  wrath  shall  go  forth  as  tlie  wild 
boars  of  the  wood,  and  with  great 
power  shall  they  come,  and  join 
battle  with  them,  and  shall  waste 
a  portion  of  the  land  of  tlu;  As- 
syrians. 

31  And  then  shall  the  dragons 
have  the  upper  hand,  remembei'ing 


*0r, 


their  nature ;  and  if  they  shall 
turn  themselves,  conspiring  toge- 
ther in  great  power  to  persecute 
them, 

32  Then  these  shall  be  troubled, 
and  keep  silence  through  their 
power,  and  shall  flee. 

33  And  from  the  land  of  the 
Assyrians  shall  the  enemy  besiege 
them,  and  consume  some  of  them, 
and  in  their  host  shall  be  fear  and 
dread,  and  strife  among  their  kings. 

34  Behold  clouds  from  the  east 
and  from  the  north  unto  the  south, 
and  they  are  very  horrible  to  look 
upon,  full  of  wrath  and  storm. 

3-5  They  shall  smite  one  upon 
another,  and  they  shall  smite  down 
a  great  multitude  of  stars  upon 
the  earth,  even  their  own  star ; 
^  and  blood  shall  be  fi-om  the  sword 


unto  the  belly. 


36  And  dung  of  men  unto  the 


camel's  hough. 


37  And  there  shall  be  great  fear- 
fulness  and  trembling  upon  earth  : 
and  they  that  see  the  wrath  shall 
be  afraid,  and  trembling  shall  come 
upon  them. 

38  And  then  shall  there  come 
great  storms  from  the  south,  and 
from  the  noi-th,  and  another  part 
from  the  west. 

39  And  strong  winds  shall  arise 
from  the  east,  and  shall  ^  open  it ; 
and  the  cloud  which  he  laised  up 
in  wrath,  and  the  star  "^  stirred  to 
cause    fear   toward   the    east    antl 


west  wind,  shall  be  (Irstioyi'd. 

40  The  great  and  migiity  clouds 
shall  be  lifted  up  full  of  wrath, 
and  the  star,  that  they  may  make 
all  the  earth  afraid,  and  them  that 
dwell  therein  ;  and  they  shall  pour 
out  over  every  high  and  eminent 
place  an  horrible  star, 

41  Fire,  and  hail,  and  flying 
swords,  and  many  waters,  that  all 
fieldsmay be  full, and  all  rivers,witli 
the  abundan(!e  of  gi'eat  waters. 

42  And  they  shall  break  flown 
the  cities  and  walls,  mountains  and 
hills,  trees  of  the  wood,  and  grass 
of  the  meadows,  and  their  '^  corn. 

43  And  they  shall  go  stedfastly 
unto  Babylon,  and  "  make  her 
afi'aid. 


44  They  shall  come  to  her,  and 
besiege  her,  the  star  and  all  wrath 
shall  they  pour  out  upon  her  :  then 
shall  thedustand  smoke  go  upunto 
the  heaven,  und  all  they  that  be 
about  her  shall  bewail  hei'. 

45  And  they  that  remain  under 
her  shall  do  service  unto  them  that 
have  put  her  in  fear. 


*0r, 


*  *  and  blood 
from  the 
sword  shall 
reach  even 
unto  the 
horse's 
belly,  and 
to  the  thigh 
of  man,  and 
the  camel's 
eirth. 


5  shut  it  up, 
even 

6  *  that  was 
to  cause  de- 
struction by 
the  east 
wind  shall 
be  violently 
driven  to- 
ward the 
south  and 
west. 


**  *  destroy 
her. 


895 


Woe  to  Babylon  and  Asia; 


II.  ESDRAS,  16. 


to  Egypt  and  Syria. 


1  *  beauty 

2  of 


3  fornica- 
tion, 


*  play  the 
harlot 


6  *  mighty 
ones  and 
thy  lovers 
thou  shalt 
not  be  able 
to  receive. 


•'  boasting 
" drunken? 

*  counte- 
nance. 
'••  *  a  harlot 


1"  calamity. 


'1  *  niiliappy 
above  all 
shalt  come, 


'•-  hateful 


46  And  thou,  A.sia,  that  art  par- 
taker of  the  ^  hope  of  Bab3'lon,  and 
-  art  the  glory  of  her  person  : 

47  Woe  be  unto  thee,  thou 
wretch,  because  thou  hast  made 
thyself  like  unto  her ;  and  hast 
decked  thy  daughters  in  •'  whore- 
dom, that  they  might  please  and 
glory  in  thy  lovers,  which  have 
always  desired  to  •*  commit  whore- 
dom with  thee ! 

48  Thou  hast  followed  her  that 
is  hated  in  all  her  works  and  in- 
ventions :  therefore  saith  God, 

49  I  will  send  plagues  upon 
thee;  widowhood,  poverty,  famine, 
sword,  and  pestilence,  to  waste  thy 
houses  with  destruction  and  death. 

50  And  the  glory  of  thy  power 
shall  be  dried  up  as  a  flower,  when 
the  heat  shall  arise  that  is  sent  over 
thee. 

51  Thou  shalt  be  weakened  as  a 
poor  woman  with  stripes,  and  as 
one  chastised  with  wounds,  so  that 
the  ^mighty  and  lovei-s  shall  not 
be  able  to  recei\  e  thee. 

52  Would  I  with  jealousy  have 
so  proceeded  against  thee,  saith 
the  Lord, 

53  If  thou  hadst  not  always  slain 
my  chosen,  exalting  the  stroke  of 
thine  hands,  and  "saying  over  their 
dead,  when  thou  wast  ^di'unken, 

54  Set  forth  the  beauty  of  thy 
^countenance '? 

55  The  reward  of  "thy  whoredom 
shall  be  in  thy  bosom,  therefore 
shalt  thou  x-eceive  recom  pence. 

56  Like  as  thou  hast  done  unto 
my  chosen,  saith  the  Lord,  even  so 
shall  God  do  unto  the(;,  and  shall 
deliver  thee  into  ^"mischief. 

57  Thy  children  shall  die  of  hun- 
ger, and  thou  shalt  fall  through  the 
sword  :  thv  cities  shall  be  broken 
down,  ana  all  thine  shall  perish 
with  the  sword  in  the  held. 

5H  They  that  be  in  the  mountains 
shall  di(!  of  liunger,  and  eat  tli(>ir 
own  flesh,  antl  drink  tlunr  own 
blood,  for  vei'y  liunger  of  bread, 
and  thirst  of  water-. 

59  Thou  ^'as  uiihnppy  slialtcoiiie 
through      the     sea,      and     receive 


plagues  again. 

GO  And  in  the  passage  the.y  shall 
rush  on  the  '- idle  cit.y,  and  shall 
destroy  some  jjortion  of  thy  land, 
and  consume  part  <jf  thy  glory,  and 
shall  i-eturn  to  IJabylon  that  was 
destroyed. 

61  And  thou  slialt  Im^  (;ast  down 
by  them  as  stubble,  and  they  shall 
be  unto  thee  as  fire  ; 


*  Or, 


62  And  shall  consume  thee,  and 
thy  cities,  thy  land,  and  thy  moun- 
tains ;  all  thy  woods  and  thy  fruit- 
ful trees  shall  they  burn  up  with 
fire. 

6.3  Thy  children  shall  they  carry 
away  captive,  and,  look,  what  thou 
hast,  they  shall  spoil  it,  and  mar 
the  beauty  of  thy  face. 

CHAPTER  16. 

1  Btthi/ldii  and  dtlter  places  are  ihreatetied 
with  jiliif/m-s  thiit  caiinot  he  avoided,  23  and 
vith  de'xdIitiitiH.  40  The  xervaiitx  »f  the 
Lord  ifiiint  look  for  irotili/ex :  51  a)i>/  not 
hide  their  .v///.«,  74  Out  leave  them,  and  they 
nha/l  Oej  delirered. 

WOE  be  unto  thee,   Babylon, 
and  Asia  !  woe  be  unto  thee, 
Egypt,  and  Syria  ! 

2  Gird  up  yovirselves  with  cloths 
of  sack  and  hair,  bewail  your  child- 
ren, and  be  sorry ;  for  your  de- 
struction is  at  hand. 

3  A  sword  is  sent  upon  you,  and 
who  may  tui'n  it  back  1 

4  A  fire  is  sent  among  you,  and 
who  may  quench  it  1 

5  Plagues  are  sent  unto  you,  and 
what  is  he  that  may  drive  them 
away  1 

6  May  any  man  drive  away  an 
hungry  lion  in  the  wood  1  or  may 
any  one  quench  the  fire  in  stubble, 
when  it  hath  begun  to  burn  1 

7  May  one  turn  again  the  arrow 
that  is  shot  of  a  strong  archer  1 

8  The  mighty  Lord  sendeth  the 
plagues,  and  who  is  he  that  can 
drive  them  away? 

9  A  fire  shall  go  forth  from  his 
wrath,  and  who  is  he  that  may 
quench  if? 

10  He  shall  cast  lightnings,  and 
who  shall  not  fear?  he  shall  thun- 
der, and  who  shall  not  be  afraid  1 

11  The  Lord  shall  threaten,  and 
who  shall  n()t  be  utterly  beaten  to 
powder  at  his  presence  f 

12  The  earth  quaketh,  and  the 
foundati(jns  thereof;  tlie  sea  aris- 
eth  up  with  waves  from  the  dtM')), 
;ind  tlu5  waves  of  it  Jire  trouljled, 
and  t\\v,  fishes  thereof  also,  before; 
tlie  Lord,  and  before  the  glory  of 
his  power  : 

13  For  strong  is  his  right  hand 
that  l)eiideth  tlu^  bow,  his  arrows 
that  he  shooteth  are  sharp,  and 
shall  not  miss,  when  the.y  begin  to 
be  shot  into  tin;  ends  of  the  work!. 

14  Behold,  th(>  plagues  are  sent, 
and  shall  not  return  again,  until 
they  vnun\  upon  the  earth. 

15  The  fire  is  kindled,  and  sliall 
not  be  j)ut  out,  till  it  (;()iisume  the 
foundation  of  the  earth. 

16  Like  as  an  arrow  which  is 
shot  of  a  mighty  archer  returiietli 
not  backwai'd  :  even  so  the  plagues 


896 


Ood''s  terrible  judgments. 


II.  ESDR  AS,  16.        Tlie  separateness  of  God's  people. 


that  shall  be  sent  upon  earth  shall 
not  return  again. 

17  Woe  is  me!  woe  is  me!  who 
will  deliver  me  in  those  days  ? 

18  The  beginning  of  sorrows 
and  great  mournings ;  the  begin- 
ning of  famine  and  great  death ; 
the    beginning    of   wars,   and  the 

Eowers  shall    stand    in    fear ;  the 
eginning  of  ^ evils  !  what  shall  'I 
do  when  these  evils  shall  come  "? 

19  Behold,  famine  and  plague, 
tribulation  and  anguish,  are  sent 
as  scourges  for  amendment. 

20  But  for  all  these  things  they 
shall  not  turn  from  their  wicked- 
ness, nor  be  alway  mindful  of  the 
scourges. 

21  Behold,  victuals  shall  be  so 
•'good  cheap  upon  earth,  that  they 
shall  think  themselves  to  be  in 
good  case,  and  even  then  shall 
evils  grow  upon  earth,  sword, 
famine,  and  great  confusion. 

22  For  many  of  them  that  dwell 
upon  earth  shall  perish  of  famine  ; 
and  the  other,  that  escape  the  hun- 
ger, shall  the  sword  destroy. 

23  And  the  dead  shall  be  cast 
out  as  dung,  and  there  shall  be  no 
man  to  comfort  them :  for  the 
earth  shall  be  wasted,  and  the 
cities  shall  be  cast  down. 

24  There  shall  be  no  man  left  to 
till  the  earth,  and  to  sow  it. 

25  The  trees  shall  give  fruit,  and 
who  shall  gather  them "? 

26  The  grapes  shall  ripen,  and 
who  shall  tread  them  1  for  all 
places  shall  be  desolate  of  men : 

27  So  that  one  man  shall  desire 
to  see  another,  and  to  hear  his 
voice. 

28  For  of  a  city  there  shall  be 
ten  left,  and  two  of  the  field, 
which  shall  hide  themselves  in 
the  thick  groves,  and  in  the  clefts 
of  the  rocks. 

29  As  in  an  orchard  of  olives 
upon  every  tree  there  are  left 
three  or  four  olives  ; 

30  Or  as  when  a  vineyard  is  ga- 
thered, there  are  left  some  clus- 
ters ^  of_  them  that  diligently  seek 
through  the  vineyard  : 

31  Even  so  in  those  days  there 
shall  be  three  or  four  left  by  them 
that  search  their  houses  with  the 
sword. 

32  And  the  earth  shall  ho  laid 
waste,  and  the  fields  thereof  shall 
wax  old,  and  her  ways  and  all  her 
paths  shall  grow  full  of  tliorns, 
because  no  "man  shall  travel  there- 
through. 

33  The  virgins  shall  mourn,  hav- 
ing no   bridegrooms ;    the  women 


*  Or, 


shall  mourn,  having  no  husbands  ; 
their  daughters  shall  mourn,  hav- 
ing no  helpers. 

34  In  the  wars  shall  their  bride- 
grooms be  destroyed,  and  their 
husbands  shall  perish  of  famine. 

35  Hear  now  these  things,  and 
understand  them,  ye  servants  of 
the  Lord. 

36  Behold  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
receive  it :  ^  believe  not  the  gods  of 
whom  the  Lord  spake. 

37  Behold,  the  plagues  draw 
nigh,  and  are  not  slack. 

38  As  when  a  woman  with  child 
in  the  ninth  month  bringeth  forth 
her  son,  within  two  or  three  hours 
of  her  birth  great  pains  compass 
her  womb,  which  pains,  when  the 
child  cometh  forth,  they  slack  not 
a  moment : 

39  Even  so  shall  not  the  plagues 
be  slack  to  come  upon  the  earth, 
and  the  world  shall  mourn,  and 
sorrows  shall  come  upon  it  on 
every  side. 

40  O  my  people,  hear  my  Avord  : 
make  you  ready  to  the  battle,  and 
in  those  evils  be  even  as  pilgrims 
upon  the  earth. 

41  He  that  selleth,  let  him  be  as 
he  that  fleeth  away  :  and  he  that 
buyeth,  as  one  tiiat  will  lose  : 

42  He  that ''  occupieth  merchan- 
dise, as  he  that  hath  no  profit  by 
it :  and  he  tliat  buildeth,  as  he 
that  shall  not  dwell  therein  : 

43  He  that  soweth,  as  if  he 
should  not  reap :  so  also  he  that 
®  planteth  the  vineyard,  as  he  that 
shall  not  gather  the  grapes  : 

44  They  that  marry,  as  they  that 
shall  get  no  children  ;  and  they  that 
mariT^  not,  as  the  widoweivs. 

45  "  And  therefore  they  that  la- 
bour labour  in  vain  : 

46  For  strangers  shall  reap  theii- 
fruits,  and  spoil  their  goods,  over- 
throw their  houses,  and  take  their 
children  captives,  for  in  captivity 
and  famine  shall  they  "get  children. 

47  And  they  that  "  occuT)y  their 
merchandise  with  robbery,  the 
more  they  deck  their  cities,  their 
houses,  their  possessions,  and  their 
own  persons : 

48  The  more  will  I  be  angry  with 
them  for  their  sin,  saith  the  Lord. 

49  ^-  Like  as  a  wlioiv  envieth  a 


right  honest  and  virtiioiis  woman  : 


50  So  shall  righteousness  liate 
iniquity,  when  she  decketh  her- 
self, and  shall  accuse  her  to  Jier 
face,  when  he  cometh  that  shall 
defend  '-'him  that  diligently  search- 
eth  out  evei'y  sin  up(»n  earth. 


*  Or, 


57 


897 


6  *  disbe- 
lieve not 
the  tilings 
whereof 


dealeth  in 


8  pruneth 


3  Inasninch 
as 


w  beget  their 
11  traffick, 
t  rath  ok  to 
become  a 
spoil, 


1-  *  Like  as 
a  right 
honest  and 
virtuous 
woman 
haleth  a 
harlot : 
13  her  and 
diligently 
search 


Sins  must  he  confessed. 


II.  ESDRAS,  16. 


The  faithful  shall  he  delivered. 


.51  And  therefore  be  ye  not  like 
thereunto,  nor  to  the  works  thereof. 

.52  For  yet  a  little,  and  iniquity 
shall  be  taken  away  out  of  the 
earth,  and  righteousness  shall  reign 
among  you. 

5.3  Let  not  the  sinner  say  that 
he  hath  not  sinned  :  for  God  shall 
burn  coals  of  lire  upon  his  head, 
which  saith  before  the  Lord  God 
and  his  glory,  I  have  not  sinned. 

54  Behold,  the  Lord  knoweth  all 
the  works  of  men,  their  imagina- 
tions, their  thoughts,  and  their 
hearts  : 

55  Which  spake  but  the  word, 
Let  the  earth  be  made  ;  and  it  was 
made  :  Let  the  heaven  be  made  ; 
and^  it  was  created. 

56  In  his  word  were  the  stars 
made,  and  he  knoweth  the  number 
of  them. 

57  He  searcheth  the  deep,  and 
the  treasures  thereof;  he  hath 
measured  the  sea,  and  what  it 
containeth. 

5(S  He  hath  shut  the  sea  in  the 
midst  of  the  waters,  and  with  his 
word  hath  he  hanged  the  earth 
upon  the  waters. 

59  He  spreadeth  out  the  heavens 
like  a  vault ;  upon  the  waters  hath 
he  founded  it. 

60  In  the  desert  hath  he  made 
springs  of  water,  and  pools  upon 
the  tops  of  the  mountains,  that  the 
Hoods  might  pour  down  from  the 
high  rocks  to  water  the  earth. 

61  He  made  man,  and  put  his 
heart  in  the  midst  of  the  body,  and 
gave  him  breath,  life,  and  under- 
standing. 

62  Yea,  and  the  Spirit  of  Al- 
mighty God,  which  made  all 
things,  and  searcheth  out  all  liid- 
den  things  in  the  ^  secrets  of  the 
earth, 

6.'3  Surely  he  knoweth  your  in- 
ventions, and  what  ye  think  in 
your  -hearts,  even  tliem  that  sin, 
anfl  would  hide  their  ''sin. 

64  Therefore  '  liath  tTTTLord  ex- 
actly searched  out  all  your  works. 


and  he  will  put  you  all  to  shame, 

65  And  when  your  sins  are 
brought  forth,  ye  shall  be  ashamed 
before    men,   and    your  own    sins 

*0r, 


shall    be    your    accusers    in    that 
day. 

66  What  will  ye  do"?  or  how  will 
ye  hide  your  sins  before  God  and 
his  angels  1 

67  Behold,  God  himself  is  the 
judge,  fear  him :  leave  off  from 
your  sins,  and  forget  your  in- 
iquities, to  meddle  no  more  with 
them  forever  :  so  shall  God  lead 
you  forth,  and  deliver  you  from  all 
trouble. 

68  For,  behold,  the  burning 
wrath  of  a  great  multitude  is 
kindled  over  you,  and  they  shall 
take  away  certain  of  you,  and 
'^feed  you,  being  idle,  with  things 


offered  unto  idols. 


69  And  they  that  consent  unto 
them  shall  be  had  in  derision  and 
in  reproach, and  trodden  under  foot. 

70  For  there  shall  be  in  every 
place,  and  in  the  next  cities,  a 
great  insurrection  upon  those  that 
fear  the  Lord. 

71  They  shall  be  like  mad  men, 
sparing  none,  but  still  spoiling  ana 
destroying  those  that  fear  the 
Lord. 

72  For  they  shall  waste  and  take 
away  their  goods,  and  cast  them 
out  of  their  houses. 

73  Then  shall  they  be  known, 
who  are  my  chosen  ;  and  they  shall 
be  tried  as  the  gold  in  the  fire. 

74  Hear,  O  ye  my  beloved,  saith 
tlie  Lord :  behold,  the  days  of 
trouble  are  at  hand,  but  I  will  de- 
liver you  from  the  same. 

75  Be  ye  not  afraid,  neither 
doubt ;  for  God  is  your  guide, 

76  And  the  guide  of  them  who 
keep  my  commandments  and  pre- 
cepts, saith  the  Lord  God  :  let  not 
your  sins  weigh  you  down,  and  let 
not  your  iniquities  lift  up  them- 
selves. 

77  Woe  be  unto  them  that  are 
b()und  with  their  sins,  and  covered 
with  their  iniquities,  like  as  a  field 
is  "covered  over  with  bushes,  and 
the  path  thereof  covered  with 
thorns,  that  no  man  may  travel 
through ! 

7H  it  is  'left  undressed,  and  is 


cast  into  the  Hi-e  to   be  consumed 


tliei'ewith. 


*0r, 


f'  choked 


"  *  shut  off, 
and  fjiveii 

U])  to  1)C 

coiisumed  of 
tire. 


898 


Tlie  devotion  of  Tohit, 


TOBIT,  1. 


and  his  charity. 


TOBIT 


CHAPTER  1. 


1  Tohithis  stock,  and  tlerotion  hi  hifi  youth. 
9  //is  marriage.  In  dm/  cnji/ir//;/.  13  //is 
jiri'ferment,  16  almx,  iind  rliaiH;/  in  hury- 
iiiy  the  dead  ;  \'i  for  ahick  he  is  aceused. 
and  fleeth;  22  and  after  reiurneth  to 
Nineve. 

THE  book  of  the  words  of  Tobit, 
soil  of  Tobiel,  the  son  of  'Ana- 
niel.  the  son  of  '"  Aduel,  the  son  of 
Gabael,  of  the  seed  of  ^Asael,  of  the 
tribe  of  ■*  Nephthali ; 
2  Who  in  tlie  time  of  ^Enemessar 


king  of  the  Assyrians  was  led  cap- 
tive out  of  Thisbe,  which  is  at  the 
right  hand  of  ''that  city,  which  is 
called  properly  Nephthali  in  Galilee 
above  '  Aser. 

3  I  Tobit  have  walked  all  the 
days  of  niy  life  in  the  way  of  truth 
and  justice,  and  I  did  many  alms- 
deeds  to  my  brethren,  and  my  na- 
tion, who  came  with  me  to  "Nineve, 
into  the  land  of  the  Assyrians. 

4  And  when  I  was  in  mine  own 
country,  in  the  land  of  Israel,  being 
but  young,  all  the  tribe  of  Neph- 
thali my  father  ®feU  from  the 
house  of  Jerusalem,  which  was 
chosen  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Is- 
rael, that  all  the  tribes  should  sa- 
crifice there,^  where  the  temple  of 
the  habitation  of  the  most  High 
\V'as  consecrated  and  built  for  all 
ages. 

5  Now  all  the  tribes  which  to- 
gether I'evolted,  and  the  house  of 
my  father  Nephthali,  sacrificed 
unto  the  heifer  Baal. 

6  But  I  alone  went  often  to  Jeru- 
salem at  the  feasts,  as  it  was  or- 
dained unto  all  the  people  of  Israel 
by  an  everlasting  decree,  having 
the  firstfruits  and  tenths  of  in- 
crease, with  that  which  was  first 
shorn ;  and  them  gave  I  at  the 
altar  to  the  priests  the  '"  children 
of  Aaron. 

7  The  first  tenth  part  of  all  in- 
crease I  gd,ve  to  the  sons  of  Aaron, 
who  ministered  at  Jerusalem  :  an- 
other tenth  part  I  sold  away,  and 
went,  and  spent  it  every  year  at 
Jerusalem : 

8  And  the  third  I  gave  unto  them 
to  wliom  it  was  meet,  as  "  I  )pbora 
my  father's  mother  had  commanded 
me,  because  I  was  left  an  orphan 
by  my  father. 

9  i  urthermore,  when  I  was  come 
to  the  age  of  a  man,  I  married  Anna 


*  So  throughout  this  hook. 


of  mine  own  kindred,  and  of  her  I 
begat  ^"  Tobias. 

10  And  when  we  were  carried 
away  captives  to  Nineve,  all  my 
brethren  and  those  that  were  of  my 
kindred  did  eat  of  the  bread  of  the 
Gentiles. 

11  But  I  kept  myself  from  eat- 
ing; 

12  Because  I  remembered  God 
with  all  my  heart. 

13  And  the  most  High  gave  me 
grace  and  favour  before  '^  Enemes- 


sar,  so  that  I  was  his  purveyor. 

14  And  I  went  into  Media,  and 
left  in  trust  with  Gabael,  the 
brother  of  Gabrias,  at  Rages  a  city 
of  Media  ten  talents  of  silver. 

15  Now  when  ^  Enemessar  was 
dead,  Sennacherib  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead;   whose  ^^ estate  was 


troubled,  that  I  could  not  go  into 
Media. 

1 6  And  in  the  time  of  ®  Enemes- 
sar I  gave  many  alms  to  my  breth- 
ren,  and  gave  my  bread  to  the 
hvingry, 

1 7  And  my  clothes  to  the  naked ; 
and  if  I  saw  any  of  my  nation 
dead,  or  ^'cast^  about  the  walls  of 
Nineve,  I  buried  him. 

18  And  if  the  king  Sennacherib 
had  slain  any,  when  he  was  ^"come, 
and  fled  from  Judea,  I  buried  them 
privily ;  for  in  his  wrath  he  killed 
many ;  but  the  bodies  were  not 
found,  when  they  were  sought  for 
of  the  king. 

19  And  when  one  of  the  Nine- 
vites  went  and  complained  of  me 
to  the  king,  that  I  buried  them, 
and  hid  myself ;  understanding 
that  I  was  sought  for  to  be  put  to 
death,  I  withdrew  myself  for  fear. 

20  Then  all  my  goods  were  forci- 
bly taken  away,  neither  was  there 
any  thing  left  me,  beside  my  wife 
Anna  and  my  son  Tobias. 

21  And  there  passed  not  five  and 
fifty  days,  before  two  of  his  sons 
killed  him,  and  they  fled  into  the 
mountains  of  '"  Arai-ath  ;  and  "*  Sar- 
chedonus  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead :  who  appointed  over  his 
father's  accounts,  and  over  all  his 
affairs,  Achiacharus  my  brother 
Anael's  son. 

22  And  Achiacharus  intreating 
for  me,  I  returned  to  Nineve.  Now 
Achiacharus  was  cupbearer,    and 


*  So  throughout  this  hook. 


1-  *  Tobiah. 


13  Shal- 
maneser, 


5  Shalman- 
eser 

"  highways 
were 


15  cast  forth 


16, 


fleeiiiE 


1' Ararat ; 
18  Esarhad- 
(lou 


899 


Tobit  hecometh  blind. 


TOBIT,  2,  3. 


His  prayer. 


fi  spin  in  the 
women's 
rooms. 
'J  licr  work 


keeper  of  the  signet,  and  steward, 
and  overseer  of  the  accounts  :  and 
'  Sarchedonus  appointed  him  next 
unto  him  :  and  he  was  my  brother's 
son. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  Tohit  leaveih  his  meat  to  bury  the  dead,  10 
and  hecometh  Mind.  11  His  wife  takelh 
in  work  to  get  her  living.  14  Her  husband 
and  the  fall  oiii  about  a  kid. 

NOW  when  I  was  come  home 
again,  and  my  wife  Anna  was 
restored  unto  me,  with  my  son  To- 
bias, in  the  feast  of  Pentecost, 
which  is  the  holy  feast  of  the  seven 
weeks,  there  was  a  good  dinner 
prepared  me,  in  the  which  I  sat 
down  to  eat. 

2  And  when  I  saw  abundance  of 
'"'  meat.  I  said  to  my  son,  Go  and 
bring  what  poor  man  soever  thou 
shalt  find  out  of  our  brethren,  who 
is  mindful  of  the  Lord ;  and,  lo,  I 
tarry  for  thee. 

3  But  he  came  again,  and  said, 
Father,  one  of  our  nation  is 
strangled,  and  is  cast  out  in  the 
marketplace. 

4  Then  before  I  had  tasted  of 
any  '^  meat.  I  started  up,  and  took 
him  up  into  a  room  until  the  going 
down  of  the  sun. 

5  Then  I  returned,  and  washed 
myself,  and  ate  my "  meat  in  heavi- 
ness, 

6  Remembering  that  prophecy 
of  Amos,  as  he  said.  Your  feasts 
shall  be  turned  into  mourning,  and 
all  your  mirth  into  lamentation. 

7  Therefore  I  wept :  and  after 
the  going  down  of  the  sun  I  went 
and  made  a  grave,  and  buried  him. 

8  But  my  neighbours  mocked 
me,  and  said.  This  man  is  not  yet 
afraid  to  l)e  put  to  death  for  this 
matter :  who  tied  away  ;  and  yet, 
lo,  he  burieth  the  dead  again. 

9  The  same  night  also  I  i-eturned 
from  the  burial,  and  slept  l)y  the 
wall  of  my  courtyard,  being  pol- 
luted, and  my  face  was  uncovered: 

10  And  I  knew  not  that  tho-e 
were  sparrows  in  the  wall,  and 
mine  eyes  being  open,  the  spanows 
muted  warrn  dung  into  mine  eyes, 
and  ''a  whiteness  came  in  mine 
eyes;  and  I  went  to  the  physicians, 
but  they  hcOped  me  not :  moreover 
Achiacharus  did  nourish  me,  until 
r  went  into  Elymais. 

1 1  And  my  wife  Anna  did  "  take 
wftnien's  works  to  flo. 

12  And  when  she  had  sent " them 
home  to  the  owneis,  they  paid  her 
wages,  and  gave  her  also  besides  a 
kid. 

1 3  And  when  it  was  in  my  house, 
ami  began  to  cry,  I  said  unto  her. 


From  whence  is  this  kid  1  is  it  not 
stolen  j  render  it  to  the  owners ; 
for  it  is  not  lawful  to  eat  any  thing 
that  is  stolen. 

14  But  she  replied  upon  me.  It 
was  given  for  a  gift  more  than  the 
wages.  Howbeit  I  did  not  believe 
her,  but  bade  her  render  it  to  the 
owners  :  and  I  was  abashed  at  her. 
But  she  replied  upon  me.  Where 
are  thine  alms  ancf  thy  righteous 
deeds'?  behold,  thou  and  all  thy 
works  are  known. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Tobit,  grieved  icith  hii<  vife's  taimln, 
2'rayeth.  11  Sura,  ■>'einoaehtd  liy  her  fa- 
ther's maidn,  prnyeth  aho.  17  An  angel 
in  sent  to  help  them  both. 

THEN  I  being  grieved  did  weep, 
and  in  my  sorrow  prayed,  say- 
ing, 

2  O  Lord,  thou  art  just,  and  all 
thy  works  and  all  thy  ways  are 
mercy  and  truth,  and  tnou  judgest 
truly  and  justly  for  ever. 

3  Rernember  me,  and  look  on 
me,  punish  me  not  for  my  sins  and 
ignorances,  and  the  sins  of  my 
fatliers,  who  have  sinned  before 
thee : 

4  For  they  obeyed  not  thy  com- 
mandments :  wherefore  thou  hast 
delivered  us  for  a  spoil,  and  unto 
captivity,  and  unto  death,  an(J  tor 
a  proverb  of  reproach  to  all  the 
nations  among  whom  we  are  dis- 
persed. 

5  And  now  thy  judgments  are 
many  and  true  :  ^de^l  with  me  ac- 
cording to  my  sins  and  my  fathers' : 
because  we  have  not  kept  thy  coin- 
niandments,  neither  have  walked 
in  truth  before  thee. 

G  Now  therefore  deal  with  me  as 
seemeth  best  unto  thee,  antl  com- 
mand my  spirit  to  Vje  taken  from 
me,  that  I  may  be  dissolved,  and 
become  earth  :  foi-  it  is  profitable 
for  me  to  die  rather  than  to  live, 
l>ecause  I  have  heard  false  re- 
proaches, and  have  much  surrow  : 
coimiiand  therefore  that  I  may 
now  be  delivered  out  of  this  dis- 
tress, and  go  into  the  everlasting 
place :  turn  not  thy  fstce  away 
from  me. 

7  It  came  to  pass  the  same  day, 
that  in  **  Ecbatane  a  city  of  Me(ha 
''S;ira  the  daughter  of  ivaguc;!  was 
a^m  reproached  by  her  father's 
maids ; 

<S  Because  that  she  had  been 
niarried  to  seven  husbands,  whom 
Asniodeus  theevil  spirit  had  kiiied. 
l)efore  they  had  lain  with  her. 
Dost  thou    not   k)iow,   said    they. 


Or,        t  So  throuf/holit  this  book. 


900 


Tlie  prayer  of  Sarah, 


TOBIT,  4. 


TohWs  instruction  to  Tobias. 


that  thou  hast  strangled  thine 
husbands  1  thou  hast  had  ah-eady 
seven  husbands,  neither  wast  thou 
named  after  any  of  them. 

9  Wherefore  dost  thou  beat  us 
for  them '?  if  they  be  dead,  go  thy 
ways  after  them,  let  us  never  see 
of  thee  either  son  or  daughter. 

10  Whezi  she  heard  these  things, 
she  was  vei'y  soiTOwf  ul,  so  that  me 
thought  to  nave  strangled  herself  ; 
and  slie  said,  I  am  the  only  daugh- 
ter of  my  father,  and  if  I  do  this, 
it  shall  be  a  reproach  unto  him, 
and  I  shall  bring  his  old  age  with 
sorrow  unto  the  grave. 

1 1  Then  she  prayed  toward  the 
window,  and  said.  Blessed  art 
thou,  O  Lord  my  God,  and  thine 
holy  and  glorious  name  is  blessed 
and  honourable  .  forever :  let  all 
thy  works  praise  thee  for  ever. 

12  And  now,  O  Lord,  I  set  mine 
eyes  and  my  face  toward  thee, 

1 3  And  say.  Take  me  out  of  the 
earth,  that  I  may  hear  no  more  the 
reproach. 

14  Thou  knowest.  Lord,  that  I 
am  pure  from  all  sin  with  man. 

15  And  that  I  never  polluted 
my  name,  nor  the  name  of  my 
father,  in  the  land  of  my  captivity  : 
I  am  the  only  daughter  of  my 
father,  neither  hath  ne  any  child 
to  be  his  heir,  neither  any  near 
kinsman,  nor  any  son  of  his  alive, 
to  whom  I  may  keep  myself  for  a 
wife :  my  seven  husbands  are  al- 
ready dead ;  and  why  should  I 
live '?  but  if  it  please  not  thee  that 
I  should  die,  command  some  regard 
to  be  had  of  me,  and  pity  taken  of 
me,  that  I  hear  no  more  reproach. 

16  So  the  prayers  of  them  both 
were  heiird  before  the  majesty  of 
the  great  God. 

17  And  Raphael  was  sent  to  heal 
them  both,  that  is,  to  scale  away 
the  ^  whiteness  of  Tobit's  eyes,  and 
to  give  Sara  the  daughter  of 
Raguel  for  a  wife  to  Tobias  the  son 
of  Tobit ;  and  to  bind  Asmodeus 
the  evil  spirit ;  because  she  be- 
longed to  Tobias  by  right  of  in- 
heritance. The  selfsame  time  came 
Tobit  home,  and  entered  into  his 
house,  and  Sara  the  daughter  of 
Raguel  came  down  from  her  upper 
chamber. 

CHAPTER  4. 

3  Tohit  ffiveth  inntriiv.thtiis  to  hin  non  TohiiiH, 
20  and  ielleth  him  of  inoney  left  with  Ga- 
hael  In  Media. 

IN  that  day  Tobit  remember'cd 
the  money  which  he  Iwul  com- 
mitted to  Gabael  in  Rages  of  Me- 
dia, 
2  And  said  with  himself,  I  have 


wished  for  death ;  wherefore  do  I 
not  call  for  my  son  Tobias,  that 
I  may  signify  to  him  of  the  money 
before  I  die  1 

3  And  when  he  had  called  him, 
he  said,  My  son,  when  I  am  dead, 
bury  me ;  and  despise  not  thy 
mother,  but  honour  her  all  the 
days  of  thy  life,  and  do  that  which 
shall  please  her,  and  grieve  her 
not.     • 

4  Remember,  my  son,  that  she 
saw  many  dangers  for  thee,  wJieii 
thou  wast  in  her  womb ;  and  when 
she  is  dead,  bury  her  by  me  in  one 
grave. 

5  My  son,  be  mindful  of  the  Lord 
our  God  all  thy  days,  and  let  not 
thy  will  be  set  to  sin,  or  to  trans- 
gress his  commandments  :  do  up- 
rightly all  thy  life  long,  and  follow 
not  the  ways  of  unrighteousness. 

6  For  if  thou  deal  truly,  thy 
doings  shall  prosperously  succeed 
to  thee,  and  to  all  them  that  live 
justly. 

7  Give  alms  of  thy  substance  ; 
and  when  thou  givest  alms,  let 
not  thine  eye  be  envious,  neither 
turn  thy  face  from  any  poor,  and 
the  face  of  God  shall  not  be  turned 
away  from  thee. 

8  If  thou  hast  abundance,  give 
alms  accordingly :  if  thou  have 
but  a  little,  be  not  afraid  to  give 
according  to  that  little : 

9  For  thou  layest  up  a  good 
treasure  for  thyself  against  the 
day  of  necessity. 

10  Because  that  alms  do  deliver 
from  death,  and  suffereth  not  to 
conie  into  darkness. 

1 1  For  alms  is  a  good  gift  unto 
all  that  give  it  in  the  sight  of  the 
most  High. 

12  Beware  of  all  ''whoredom,  my 
son,  and  chiefly  take  a  wife  of  the 
seed  of  thy  fathers,  and  take  not  a 
strange  woman  to  wife,  which  is 
not  of  thy  father's  tribe :  for  we 
are  the  children  of  the  tprophets, 
^Noe.  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob : 
remember,  my  son,  that  our  fathers 
from  the  beginning,  even  that  they 
all  married  wives  of  their  own  kin- 
dred, and  were  blessed  in  their 
children,  and  their  seed  shall  in- 
herit the  laud. 

13  Now  therefore,  my  son,  love 
thy  brethren,  and  despise  not  in 
thy  heart  thy  l)rethren,  the  sons 
and  daughters  of  thy  people,  in 
not  taking  a  wife  of  them :  for 
in  pride  is  destruction  and  much 
trouble,  and  in  ^  lewdness  is  decay 
and  great  want :  tor  ■*  lewdness  is 
the  mother  of  famine. 

14  Let  not  the  wages  of  any 
man,    which    hath    wrought    for 


2  fornica- 
tion, 


3  Noah, 


^  careless- 
ness 


1)01 


Tobias  seeketh  a  guide. 


TOBIT,  5. 


Raphael  accompanietli  him. 


thee,  tarry  with  thee,  but  give 
him  it  out  of  hand  :  for  if  thou 
serve  God,  he  will  also  repay 
thee :  be  circumspect,  my  son,  in 
all  things  thou  doest,  and  be  wise 
in  all  thy  '  conversation. 

15  Do  that  to  no  man  which 
thou  hatest :  drink  not  wine  to 
make  thee  drunken:  neither  let 
drunkenness  go  with  thee  in  thy 
joui-ney. 

16  Give  of  thy  bread  to  the  hun- 
gry, and  of  thy  garments  to  them 
that  are  naked  ;  and  according  to 
thine  abundance  give  alms  ;  and 
let  not  thine  eye  be  envious,  when 
thou  givest  alms. 

17  Pour  out  thy  bread  on  the 
burial  of  the  .iust,  but  give  nothing 
to  the  wicked. 

18  Ask  counsel  of  all  that  are 
wise,  and  despise  not  any  counsel 
that  is  profitable. 

19  Bless  the  Lord_  thy  God 
alway,  and  desire  of  him  that  thy 
ways  may  be  directed,  and  that  all 
thy  paths  and  counsels  may  pros- 
per :  for  every  nation  hath  not 
counsel ;  but  the  Lord  himself 
giveth  all  good  things,  and  he 
humbleth  whom  he  will,  as  he 
will ;  now  therefore,  my  son,  re- 
member my  conmiandments,  nei- 
ther let  them  be  put  out  of  thy 
mind. 

20  And  now  I  signify  this  to 
thee,  that  I  committed  ten  talents 
to  Gabael  the  son  of  Gabrias  at 
Rages  in  Media. 

21  And  fear  not,  my  son,  that 
we  are  made  poor :  for  thou  hast 
much  wealth,  if  tliou  fear  God, 
and  depart  from  all  sin,  and  do 
that  which  is  pleasing  in  his  sight. 

CHAPTER  5. 

4  Young  Tohian  sc<'k-ctli.  a  qiiide.  iiiUi  Mi'iTin. 
6  The,  aiKji'l  irill  ,1,1  „itli kill).  VI  (Uiil  xdith 
lis  is  his  kiiixiiKi II .  10  'J'uhins  iiiid  t/ie 
angel  (Jepdrl  together.  17  But  his  mothev 
is  grictedfor  her  soil's  departing. 

TOBTAS  then  answered  and  said. 
Father,    I   will  do    all    things 
which  thou  hast  commanded  me  : 

2  But  how  can  I  receive  the 
money,  seeing  I  know  him  not? 

3  Then  he  gave  him  the  hand- 
writing, and  said  unto  him,  8eek 
thee  a  man  whi(;h  may  go  with 
thee,  \vhiles  I  yet  live,  and  I  will 
give  him  wages  :  and  go  and  re- 
ceive the  money. 

4  Therefore  when  lie  went  to 
seek  a  man,  he  found  Raphael  that 
was  an  angel. 

5  But  he  knew  not ;  and  he  said 
unto  him,  Canst  tlion  go  with  me 
to  Riiges?  and  knowest  thou  those 
places  well  \ 

6  To  whom  the  angel  said,  I  will 


go  with  thee,  and  I  know  the  way 
well :  for  I  have  lodged  with  our 
brother  Gabael. 

7  Then  Tobias  said  unto  him, 
Tarry  for  me,  till  I  tell  nly  father. 

8  Then  he  said  unto  him.  Go, 
and  tarry  not.  8o  he  went  in  ana 
said  to  his  father.  Behold,  I  have 
found  one  which  will  go  with  me. 
Then  he  said.  Call  him  unto  me, 
that  I  may  know  of  what  tribe  he 
is,  and  whether  he  be  a  trusty 
man  to  go  with  thee. 

9  So  he  called  him,  and  he  came 
in,  and  they  saluted  one  another. 

10  Then  Tobit  said  unto  him, 
Brother,  shew  me  of  what  tribe 
and  family  thou  art. 

11  To  whom  he  said.  Dost  thou 
seek  for  a  tribe  or  family,  or  an 
hired  man  to  go  with  thy  son  % 
Then  Tobit  said  unto  him,  I  would 
know,  brother,  thy  kindred  and 
name. 

12  Then  he  said,  I  am  "  Azarias, 


the  son  of  ^  Ananias  the  great,  and 
of  thy  brethren. 

13  Then  Tobit  said.  Thou  art 
welcome,  brother ;  be  not  now 
angry  with  me,  because  I  have  en- 
quired to  know  thy  ti'ibe  and  thy 
family  ;  for  thou  art  my  brother, 
of  an  honest  and  good  stock  :  for 
I  ■*  know  Ananias  and  ^  Jonathas. 
sons  of  that  great ''  Samaias.  as  we 
went  _  together  to  Jerusalem  to 
worship,  and  offered  the  firstborn, 
and  the  tenths  of  the  fruits ;  and 
they  were  not  seduced  with  the 
ei-ror  of  our  brethren  :  my  brother, 
thou  art  of  a  good  stock. 

14  But  tell  me,  what  wages  shall 
I  give  thee  %  wilt  thou  a  drachm  a 
day.  and  things  necessary,  as  to 
mine  own  son"? 

15  Yi^a,  moreover,  if  ye  return 
safe,  I  will  add  something  to  thy 
wages. 

16  So  they  were  well  pleased. 
Then  said  he  to  T(jbias,  Prepare 
thyself  for  the  journey,  and  God 
send  you  a  good  journey.  And 
when  his  son  had  prepared  all 
things  for  the  journey,  his  father 
said.  Go  thou  with  this  man,  and 
God,  which  dwelleth  in  heaven, 
prosper  your  journey,  and  the 
angel  of  God  keep  you  comiiany. 
So  they  went  forth  both,  and  the 
young  man's  dog  with  them. 

17  P)Ut  Aiiiiii  his  moMiei-  wept, 
and  said  to  'i'ohit,  Why  hast  thou 
sent  away  our  son  %  is  he  not  the 
staff  of  our  hand,  in  going  in  and 
out  before  us  % 

18  Be  not  greedy  to  add  money 


*  So  throughout  this  book. 
t  Or, 


902 


Hie  angel  biddeth 


TOBIT,  6,  7. 


Tobias  to  marry  Sarah. 


to  money :  but  let  it  be  as  refuse 
in  respect  of  our  child. 

19  For  that  which  the  Lord  hath 
given  us  to  live  with  doth  suffice 
us. 

20  Then  said  Tobit  to  her,  Take 
no  care,  my  sister ;  he  shall  return 
in  safety,  and  thine  eyes  shall  see 
him. 

2 1  For  the  good  angel  will  keep 
him  company,  and  his  journey 
shall  be  prosperous,  and  he  shall 
return  safe. 

22  Then  she  made  an  end  of 
weeping. 

CHAPTER  6. 

4  T/ie  angel  hiddetli  Tobitis  to  take  the  Hrer, 
heart,  and  gall  nut  of  a  Ji!<h,  10  and  to 
marry  Sara  the  daiujhter  of  I'aguel :  Ui 
and  teacheth  how  to  drive  the  wicked  xpiril 
away. 

AND  as  they  went  on  their  jour- 
ney, they  came  in  the  evening 
to  the  river  Tigris,  and  they  lodged 
there. 

2  And  when  the  young  man 
went  down  to  wash  himself,  a  fish 
leaped  out  of  the  river,  and  would 
have  devoured  him. 

3  Then  the  angel  said  unto  him, 
Take  the  fish.  And  the  young  man 
laid  hold  of  the  fish,  and  drew  it  to 
land. 

4  To  whom  the  angel  said.  Open 
the  fish,  and  take  the  heart  and 
the  liver  and  the  gall,  and  put 
them  up  safely. 

5  So  the  young  man  did  as  the 
angel  commanded  him  :  and  when 
they  had  roasted  the  fish,  they  did 
eat  it :  then  they  both  went  on 
their  way,  till  they  drew  near  to 
Ecbatane. 

6  Then  the  young  man  said  to 
the  angel.  Brother  Azarias,  to  what 
use  is  the  heart  and  the  liver  and 
the  gall  of  the  fish '! 

7  And  he  said  unto  him,  Touch- 
ing the  heart  and  the  liver,  if  a 
^  devil  or  an  evil  spirit  trouble  any, 
we  must  make  a  smoke  thereof  be- 
fore the  man  or  the  woman,  and 
the  party  shall  be  no  more  vexed. 

8  As  for  the  gall,  if  /.«  f/ood  to 
anoint  a  man  tliat  hath  -  whiteness 
in  his  eyes,  and  he  shall  be  healed. 

9  And  when  they  were  come  near 
to  Rages, 

10  The  angel  said  to  the  young 
man.  Brother,  to  day  we  shall  lodge 
with  Raguel,  who  is  thy  cousin  ;  he 
also  hath  one  only  daughter,  named 
Sara  ;  I  will  speak  for  her.  that  she 
may  be  given  thee  for-  a  wife. 

1 1  For  to  thee  doth  the  ^  right 
of  her  appertain,  seeing  thou  only 
art  of  her  kindred. 

1 2  And  the  maid  is  fair  and  wise : 
now  therefore  hear  me,  and  I  will 


speak  to  her  father ;  and  when  we 
return  from  Rages  we  will  cele- 
brate the  marriage :  for  I  know 
that  Raguel  cannot  marry  her  to 
another  according  to  the  law  of 
Moses,  but  he  shall  be  guilty  of 
death,  because  the  right  of  inheri- 
tance doth  rather  appertain  to 
thee  than  to  any  other. 

13  Then  the  young  man  an- 
swered the  angel,  I  have  heard, 
brother  Azarias,  that  this  maid 
hath  been  given  to  seven  men,  who 
all  died  in  the  marriage  chamber. 

14  And  now  I  am  the  only  son 
of  my  father,  and  I  am  afraid,  lest, 
if  I  go  in  unto  her,  I  die,  as  the 
"*  other  before  :  for  a  wicked  spirit 
loveth  her,  which  hurteth  no  body, 
but  those  which  come  unto  her : 
wherefore  I  also  fear  lest  I  die,  and 
bring  my  father's  and  my  mother's 
life  because  of  me  to  the  grave  with 
sorrow :  for  they  have  no  other  son 
to  bury  them. 

1 5  Then  the  angel  said  unto  him. 
Dost  thou  not  remember  the  pre- 
cepts which  thy  father  gave  thee, 
that  thou  shouldest  marry  a  wife 
of  thine  own  kindred?  wherefore 
hear  me,  O  my  brother;  for  she 
shall  be  given  thee  to  wife ;  and 
make  thou  no  reckoning  of  the  evil 
spirit ;  for  this  same  night  shall 
she  be  given  thee  in  marriage. 

16  And  when  thou  shalt  come 
into  the  marriage  chamber,  thou 
shalt  take  the  ashes  of  ^  perfume, 
and  shalt  lay  upon  them  some  of 
the  heart  and  liver  of  the  fish,  and 
shalt  make  a  smoke  with  it : 

17  And  the  ^  devil  shall  smell  it, 
and  flee  away,  and  never  come 
again  any  more  :  but  when  thou 
shalt  come  to  her,  rise  up  both  of 
you,  and  pray  to  God  which  is 
merciful,'  who  will  have  pity  on 
you,  and  save  you  :  fear  not,  for 
she  is  appointed  unto  thee  from 
the  beginning  ;  and  thou  shalt  pre- 
serve her,  and  she  shall  go  with 
thee.  Moreover  I  suppose  that 
she  shall  bear  thee  children. 
Now  when  Tobias  had  heard  these 
things,  he  loved  her,  and  his  heart 
was  efiectually  joined  to  her. 

CHAPTER  7. 

11  Raguel  telleth  Tohiai  what  had  happened 
to  hix  daughter  :  12  and  giveth  her  in  mar- 
riage unto  him.  17  She  is  conveyed  to  her 
cha'ni/irr,  and  weepeth.   18  Ilermother  com- 

forteth  her. 

AND  when  they  were  come  to 
Ecbatane,  they  came  to  the 
house  of  Raguel,  and  Sara  met 
them  :  and  after  they  had  saluted 
one  another,  she  brought  them  into 
the  house. 


4  others 


1  demon 


90.3 


Tobias  marrieth  Sarah. 


TOBIT,  8. 


Their  prayer  and  deliverance. 


2  Then  said  Raguel  to  Edna  his 
wife,  How  like  is  this  young  man 
to  Tobit  my  cousin  ! 

3  And  Kaguel  asked  them,  From 
whence  are  ye,  brethren  'i  To  vvliom 
they  said,  We  are  of  tlie  sons  of 
'  Nephthalim.  which  are  captives 
in  JMineve. 

4  Then  he  said  to  them,  Do  ye 
know  Tobit  our  kinsman  1  And 
they  said,  We  know  him.  Then 
said  he.  Is  he  in  good  health  i 

5  And  they  said.  He  is  both  alive, 
and  in  good  health:  and  Tobias 
said,  He  is  my  father. 

6  Then  Kaguel  leaped  up,  and 
kissed  him,  and  wept, 

7  And  blessed  him,  and  said 
unto  liim,  Thou  art  the  son  of  an 
honest  and  good  man.  But  when 
he  had  heard  that  Tobit  was  blind, 
he  was  sorrowful,  and  wept. 

8  And  likewise  Edna  his  wife  and 
Sara  his  daughter  wept.  ISIoreover 
they  entertained  them  cheerfully  ; 
and  after  that  they  had  killed  a 
ram  of  the  flock,  they  set  store  of 
meat  on  the  table.  Then  said  To- 
bias to  Raphael,  Brother  Azarias, 
speak  of  those  things  of  which  thou 
didst  talk  in  the  way,  and  let  this 
business  be  dispatched. 

9  tSo  he  communicated  the  mat- 
ter with  Raguel :  and  Raguel  said 
to  Tobias,  Eat  and  drink,  and 
make  merry  : 

10  For  it  is  meet  that  thou 
shouldest  marry  my  daughter : 
nevertheless  I  will  declare  unto 
thee  the  truth. 

Ill  have  given  my  daughter  in 
marriage  to  seven  men,  who  died 
that  night  they  came  in  unto  her  : 
nevertheless  for  the  present  })e 
merry.  But  Tobias  said,  I  will  eat 
nothing  here,  till  we  agree  an(i 
sweai'  one  to  another. 

12  Raguel  said,  Then  take  her 
fi'oni  henceforth  according  to  the 
iii;i,nnei',  for  thou  art  her  cousin, 
and  slie  is  thine,  and  the  merciful 
(Jod  give  you  good  success  in  all 
things. 

13  Then  he  called  his  daugliter 
Sara,  and  she  came  to  lier  fathei- 
and  he  took  her  by  the  hand,  and 
gave  ht>r  to  be  wif(i  to  Tobias,  say- 
ing, iJehold,  take  her  aftei-  the  law 
of  Moses,  and  lead  her  away  to  thy 
father.     And  he  blt-ssed  them; 

It  And  called  i'^dna  his  wife,  and 
took  paper,  and  did  write  an  in- 
strument o/ro?;f'/?a??/.':,  and  sealed  it. 

IT)  Then  they  began  to  eat. 

IG  After  Raguc^l  called  his  wife 
Edna,  and  said  unto  her.  Sister, 
nreiiai-e  another  chamber,  and 
bring  her  in  thither. 

17  Which  when  she  had  doiu;  as 


he  had  bidden  her,  she  brought  her 
thither  :  and  she  wept,  and  she  re- 
ceived the  tears  of  her  daughter, 
and  said  unto  her, 

1 8  Be  of  good  comfort,  my  daugh- 
ter ;  the  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth 
give  thee  joy  for  this  thy  sorrow  : 
be  of  good  comfort,  my  daughter. 

CHAPTER  8. 

3  Tohidx  (Iriri'fJi  llie  tricked  xpirif  ittraij,  <ik 
he  ndx  t(iiii//tt.  -l  //>'  (iiiti  /lifi  irifi-  i-ine  uji 
tiipfoy.  lit  liaguel  tli(in(j?ii  he -^I'dK  i/c'dd  : 
15  but  Jitiding  him  alive,  praiseth  God, 
19  and  maketh,  a  teed  ding  feast. 

AND  when    they  had    supped, 
they  brought  Tobias  in  unto 
her. 

2  And  as  he  went,  he  remem- 
bered the  words  of  Raphael,  and 
took  the  ashes  of  the  "perfumes. 
and  put  the  heart  and  the  liver  of 
the  fish  thereupon,  and  made  a 
smoke  therewith. 

3  The  which  smell  when  the  evil 
spirit  had  smelled,  he  fled  into  the 
utmost  parts  of  Egypt,  and  the 
angel  bound  him. 

4  And  after  that  they  were  both 
shut  in  together,  Tobias  rose  out  of 
the  l)ed,  and  said.  Sister,  arise,  and 
let  us  pray  that  God  would  have 
pity  on  us. 

.5  Then  began  Tobias  to  say. 
Blessed  art  thou,  ()  (rod  of  our 
fathers,  and  blessed  Ik  thy  holy  and 
glorious  name  for  ever ;  let  the 
heavens  bless  thee,  and  all  thy 
creatures. 

6  Thou  madest  Adam,  and  gavest 
him  Eve  his  wife  for  an  helpei"  and 
stay  :  of  them  came  mankind:  thou 
hast  said.  It  is  not  good  that  man 
should  be  alone;  let  us  make  unto 
him  an  aid  like  unto  himself. 

7  And  now,  O  Lord,  I  take  not 
this  my  sister  for  lust,  but  up- 
rightly :  therefore  mercifully  ordain 
that  we  may  become  agerl  together. 

8  And  she  said  with  him,  Amen. 

9  So  they  slept  both  that  night. 
And  Ragui^l  arose,  and  went  and 
made  a  grave, 

10  Saying,  I  fear  lest  he  also  be 
dead. 

1 1  But  when  Raguel  was  come 
into  his  house, 

12  He  said  unto  his  wife  Edna, 
Send  one  of  the  maids,  and  let  her 
see  whether  he  be  alivt?:  if  he  he 
not,  that  we  may  bury  hiju,  and  no 
man  know  it. 

1.3  So  the  maid  opened  the  door, 
and  went  in,  and  found  them  both 
aslec^p, 

14  And  (;ame  foith.  and  told 
tliem  that   he  was  alive. 

1.'")  Then  Jiagucl  praistjd  Ood, 
and  said,  O  God,  thou  art  worthy 


904 


Raphael  obtalneth  the  money. 


TOr.IT,  9-11.         Raguel  sendeth  Sarah  ivith  Tobias. 


to  be  praised  with  all  pure  and  holy 
praise ;  therefore  let  thy  saints 
praise  thee  with  all  thy  creatures  ; 
and  let  all  thine  angels  and  thine 
elect  praise  thee  for  ever. 

16  Thou  art  to  be  pra,ised,  for 
thou  hast  made  me  joyful ;  and 
that  is  not  come  to  me  which  I  sus- 
pected ;  but  thou  hast  dealt  with 
us  according  to  thy  great  mercy. 

17  Thou  art  to  be  praised,  be- 
cause thou  hast  had  mercy  of  two 
that  were  the  only  begotten  child- 
ren of  their  fathers  :  grant  them 
mercy,  ()  Lord,  and  finish  their 
life  in  health  with  joy  and  mercy. 

18  Then  Raguel  bade  his  ser- 
vants to  fill  tlie  grave. 

19  And  he  kept  the  wedding 
feast  fourteen  days. 

20  For  before  the  days  of  the 
marriage  were  finislied,  Raguel  had 
said  unto  him  by  an  oath,  that  he 
should  not  depart  till  the  fourteen 
days  of  the  marriage  were  expired ; 

21  And  then  he  should  take  the 
half  of  his  goods,  and  go  in  safety 
to  his  father  ;  and  should  have  the 
rest  when  I  and  my  wife  be  dead. 

CHAPTER  9. 

I  ToJiiits  sendeih  the  atxjel  ittito  Gohael  for 
ihe  monei/.  6  The  unfjel  brivgetk  it  and 
(Uihiiel  to  the  weddiiiff. 

THEN    Tobias    called    Raphael, 
and  said  unto  him, 

2  Brother  Azarias,  take  with  thee 
a  servant,  and  two  cainels,  and  go 
to  Rages  of  Media  to  Gabael,  and 
bring  me  the  money,  and  bring 
him  to  the  wedding. 

3  For  Raguel  hatli  sworn  that  I 
shall  not  depart. 

4  But  my  father  counteth  the 
days ;  and  if  I  tarry  long,  he  will 
be  very  sorry. 

5  So  Raphael  went  '  out,  and 
lodged  with  Gabael,  and  gave  him 
the  handwriting :  who  brought 
forth  bags  which  were  sealed  up, 
and  gave  them  to  him. 

6  And  early  in  the  morning  they 
went  forth  both  together,  and  came 
to  the  wedding  :  and  "Tobias  blessed 
his  wife. 


CHAPTER  10. 

1  Tdbif  mill  hix  irife.  loii^  for  their  sor> .  1 
Sheirill  nut  !•!■  vmiiforted  hi/  Iter  hiLsbdiiil. 
10  na<jij(l  si_-)id,dh  Tohian'  <iiid  his  wife 
inrn)f,  irith  half  their  goods,  12  and  blexfi- 
eifi  them. 

NOW  Tobit  his  father  counted 
every  day  :  and  when  the  days 
of  the  journey  were  expired,  and 
they  came  not, 

2  Then  Tobit  said,  Are  they  de- 
tained 1    or  is  Gabael    dead,    and 


*0r. 


there  is  no  man  to  give  him  the 
money  1 

3  Therefore  he  was  very  sorry. 

4  Then  his  wife  said  unto  him. 
My  son  is  dead,  seeing  he  stayeth 
long  ;  and  she  began  to  bewail  him, 
and  said, 

5  JVow  I  care  for  nothing,  my 
son,  since  I  have  let  thee  go,  the 
light  of  mine  eyes. 

6  To  whom  Tobit  said.  Hold  thy 
peace,  take  no  care,  for  he  is  safe. 

7  But  she  said,  Hold  thy  peace, 
and  deceive  me  not ;  my  son  is 
dead.  And  she  went  out  every 
day  into  the  way  which  they  went, 
and  did  eat  no  •'  meat  on  the  day- 
time, and  ceased  not  whole  nights 
to  bewail  her  son  Tobias,  until  the 
fourteen  days  of  the  wedding  were 
expired,  which  Raguel  had  sworn 
that  he  should  spend  there.  Then 
Tobias  said  to  Raguel,  Let  me  go, 
for  my  father  and  my  mother  look 
no  more  to  see  me. 

8  But  his  father  in  law  said  unto 
him.  Tarry  with  me,  and  I  will 
send  to  thy  father,  and  they  shall 
declare  unto  him  how  things  go 
with  thee. 

9  But  Tobias  said,  No ;  but  let 
me  go  to  my  fatlier. 

10  Then  Raguel  arose,  and  gave 
him  Sara  his  wife,  and  half  his 
goods,  servants,  and  cattle,  and 
money : 

11  And  he  blessed  them,  and 
sent  them  away,  saying,  The  God 
of  heaven  give  you  a  prosperous 
journey,  my  children. 

1 2  And  he  said  to  his  daughter. 
Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother 
in  law,  which  are  now  thy  parents, 
that  I  may  hear  good  report  of 
thee.  And  he  kissed  her.  Edn^i 
also  said  to  Tobias,  The  Lord  of 
heaven  restore  thee,  my  dear  bro- 
ther, and  grant  that  I  may  see  thy 
children  of  my  daughter  Sara  be- 
fore I  die,  that  T  may  I'ejoice  before 
the  Lord :  behold,  I  commit  my 
daughter  unto  thee  of  .special 
trust ;  wherefore  do  not  entreat 
her  evil. 

CHAPTER'  11. 

0  Tohiafi'  mother  spieth  her  son  comitig.  10 
His  father  meeteth  him  at  the  door,  avd 
recorercth  his  sipht.  14  He  praiseth  God. 
IT  <tiid.   icelrotiieth  his  daughter  in  lair. 

AFTER  these  things,  Tobias 
went  his  way,  praising  God 
that  he  had  given  him  a  prosper- 
ous journey,  and  blessed  Raguel 
and  Edna  his  wife,  and  went  on 
liis  way  till  they  drew  near  unto 
Nineve. 

2  Then  Raphael  said  to  Tobias, 
Thou  knowest,  brother,  how  thou 
didst  leave  thy  father  : 


3  bread  in 


905 


TobWs  blindness  is  healed. 


TOBIT,  12. 


Raxjhael  declareth  himself. 


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3  Let  us  haste  before  thy  wife, 
and  prepare  the  house. 

4  And  take  in  thine  hand  the 
gall  of  the  fish.  So  they  went 
their  way,  and  the  dog  went  after 
them. 

5  Now  Anna  sat  looking  about 
toward  the  way  for  her  son. 

6  And  when  she  espied  him  com- 
ing, she  said  to  his  father,  Behold, 
thy  son  cometh,  and  the  man  that 
went  with  him. 

7  Then  said  Raphael,  I  know, 
Tobias,  that  thy  father  will  open 
his  eyes. 

8  Therefore  anoint  thou  his  eyes 
with  the  gall,  and  being  pricked 
therewith,  he  shall  rub,  and  the 
'  whiteness  shall  fall  away,  and  he 
shall  see  thee. 

9  Then  Anna  ran  forth,  and  fell 
upon  the  neck  of  her  son,  and  said 
unto  him.  Seeing  I  have  seen  thee, 
my  son,  from  henceforth  I  am  con- 
tent zo  die.     And  they  wept  both. 

10  Tobit  also  went  forth  toward 
the  door,  and  stumbled :  but  his 
son  ran  unto  him, 

1 1  And  took  hold  of  his  father : 
and  he  strake  of  the  gall  on  his 
father's  eyes,  saying,  Be  of  good 
hope,  my  father. 

12  And  when  his  eyes  began  to 
smart,  he  rubbed  them  ; 

1 3  And  the  "  whiteness  pilled 
away  from  the  corners  of  his  eyes  : 
and  when  he  saw  his  son,  he  fell 
upon  his  neck. 

1 4  And  he  wept,  and  said.  Blessed 
art  thou,  O  God,  and  blessed  is  thy 
name  for  ever  ;  and  blessed  are  all 
thine  holy  angels : 

15  For  thou  hast  scourged,  and 
hast  taken  pity  on  me :  for.  behold, 
1  see  my  son  Tobias.  And  his  son 
went  in  rejoicing,  and  told  his 
father  the  great  things  that  had 
liappened  to  him  in  McfHa. 

16  Then  Tobit  went  out  to  meet 
hi.s  daughter  in  law  at  the  gate  of 
Nineve,  rejoicing,  and  praising 
God  :  and  they  whicli  saw  him  go 
mai-velled,  because  he  had  received 
his  sight. 

17  But  Tobit  gave  thanks  before 
tliem,  l)e(;ause  (jod  liad  mcTcy  on 
him.  And  whcTi  lie  caiiH^  near  to 
Sara  his  daughter  in  law,  he  blessed 
liei-,  saying.  Thou  ait  welcome, 
daughter :  ihA  lie  lilessed,  which 
hath  brought  thee  unto  us,  and 
hlenmd  he  thy  fnther  and  tliy 
mother.  And  there  was  joy  among 
Jill  )iis  brethren  which  were  at 
Nineve. 

IM  And  Achiacharus,  and  "  Nas- 
bas  liis  brother's  s<m,  came: 


*  Or, 


19  And  Tobias'  wedding  was 
kept  seven  days  with  great  joy. 

CHAPTER  12. 

5  Tohit  offereth  half  to  the  angel  for  his 
pains.  6  But  he  calleth.  them  both,  aside, 
and  exhorteth  them,  15 and  telleth  themthat 
he  icas  an  angel,  21  and  was  seen  no  more. 

THEN  Tobit  called  his  son  To- 
bias, and  said  unto  him.  My 
son,  see  that  the  man  have  his 
wages,  which  went  with  thee,  and 
thou  must  give  him  more. 

2  And  Tobias  said  unto  him,  O 
father,  it  is  no  harm  to  me  to  give 
him  half  of  those  things  which  I 
have  brought : 

3  For  he  hath  brought  me  again 
to  thee  in  safety,  and  made  whole 
my  wife,  and  brought  me  the 
money,  and  likewise  healed  thee. 

4  Then  the  old  man  said,  It  is 
due  unto  him. 

5  So  he  called  the  angel,  and  he 
said  unto  him.  Take  half  of  all  that 
ye  have  brought,  and  go  away  in 
safety. 

6  Then  he  took  them  both  apart, 
and  said  unto  them.  Bless  God, 
praise  him,  and  magnify  him,  and 
praise  him  for  the  things  which 
he  hath  done  unto  you  in  the  sight 
of  all  that  live.  It  is  good  to  praise 
God,  and  exalt  his  name,  and  '^  ho^ 
nourably  to  shew  forth  the  works 


of  God ;  therefore  be  not  .slack  to 
praise  him. 

7  It  is  good  to  keep  close  the  se- 
cret of  a  king,  but  it  is  honourable 
to  reveal  the  works  of  God.  Do 
that  which  is  good,  and  no  evil 
shall  touch  you. 

8  Prayer  is  good  with  fasting  and 
alms  and  righteousness.  A  little 
with  righteousness  is  better  than 
much  with  unrighteousness.  It  is 
better  to  give  alms  than  to  lay  up 
gold  : 

9  For  alms  doth  deliver  from 
death,  and  shall  purge  away  all  sin. 
Those  that  exercise  ahns  and  right- 
eousness shall  he  filled  with  life  : 

10  But  they  that  sin  are  enemies 
to  their  own  life. 

11  Surely  1  will  keep  close  no- 
thing from  you.  For  I  said.  It  was 
good  to  keep  close  the  secret  of  a 
king,  but  that  it  was  honourable  to 
reveal  the  woi'ks  of  (iod. 

12  Now  therefore,  when  thou 
didst  pray,  and  Sara  thy  daughter 
in  law,  1  did  bring  the;  remembrance 
of  your  prayers  before  the  Holy 
OiH! :  and  when  thou  didst,  bury 
the  dead,  1  was  with  thee  likewise. 

13  And  when  thou  didst  not  de- 
lay to  rise  up,  and  leave  thy  dinner, 
to  go  and  cover  the  dead,  thy  good 
deed  was  not  hid  from  me  :  but  I 
was  with  thee. 


*  with 
honour 


906 


The  angel  dej^artetJi. 


TOBIT,  13,  14. 


Tohifs  thanJisgiving. 


14  And  now  God  hath  sent  me  to 
heal  thee  and  Sara  thy  daughter  in 
law. 

15  I  am  Raphael,  one  of  tlie  seven 
holy  angels,  which  ])i'esent  the 
prayers  of  the  saints,  and  which  go 
in  and  out  before  the  glory  of  the 
Holy  One. 

1 6  Then  they  were  both  troubled, 
and  fell  upon  their  faces  :  for  they 
feared. 

17  But  he  said  unto  them,  Fear 
not,  for  it  shall  go  well  with  you  ; 
praise  God  therefore. 

1 8  For  not  of  any  favour  of  mine, 
but  by  the  will  of  our  God  I  came ; 
wherefore  praise  him  for  ever. 

19  All  these  days  I  did  appear 
unto  you  ;  but  I  did  neither  eat  nor 
drink,  but  ye  did  see  a  vision. 

20  Now  therefore  give  God 
thanks  :  for  I  go  up  to  him  that 
sent  me ;  but_  write  all  things 
which  are  done  in  a  book. 

21  And  when  they  arose,  they 
saw  him  no  more. 

22  Then  they  confessed  the  great 
and  wonderful  works  of  God,  and 
how  the  angel  of  the  Lord  had  ap- 
peared unto  them. 

CHAPTER  13. 

T/ie  thanksgiving    unto    God,  which    Tohit 
wrote. 

THEN  Tobit  wrote  a  prayer  of 
rejoicing,  and  said.  Blessed  be 
God  that  liveth  for  ever,  and 
blessed  be  his  kingdom. 

2  For  he  doth  scourge,  and  hath 
mercy  :  he  leadeth  down  to  *  hell, 
and  bringeth  up  again  :  neither  is 
there  any  that  can  avoid  his  hand. 

3  Confess  him  before  the  Gen- 
tiles, ye  children  of  Israel :  for  he 
hath  scattered  us  among  them. 

4  There  declare  his  greatness, 
and  extol  him  before  all  the  living : 
for  he  is  our  Lord,  and  he  is  '  the 
God  our  Father  for  ever. 

5  A.nd  he  will  scourge  us  for  our 
iniquities,  and  will  have  mercy 
again,  and  will  gather  us  out  of  all 
nations,  among  whom  he  hath 
scattered  us. 

6  If  ye  turn  to  him  with  your 
whole  heart,  and  with  your  whole 
mind,  and  deal  uprightly  before 
him,  then  will  he  turn  unto  you, 
and  will  not  hide  his  face  from 
you.  Therefore  see  what  he  will 
do  with  you,  and  confess  him  with 
.your  whole  mouth,  and  praise  the 
Lord  of  might,  and  extol  the  ever- 
lasting King.  In  the  land  of  my 
captivity  do  I  praise  him,  and  de- 
clare his  might  and  majesty  to  a 


*  Gr.  Hades, 
dead. 


that 


the  abode  of  the 


sinful  nation.  O  ye  sinners,  turn 
and  do  justice  before  him  :  who 
can  tell  if  he  will  accept  you,  and 
have  mercy  on  you  1 

7  I  will  extol  my  God,  and  my 
soul  shall  praise  the  King  of  hea- 
ven, and  shall  rejoice  in  his  great- 
ness. 

8  Let  all  men  speak,  and  let  all 
praise  him  for  his  righteousness. 

9  O  Jerusalem,  the  holy  city,  he 
will  scourge  thee  for  thy  children's 
works,  and  will  have  mercy  again 
on  the  sons  of  the  righteous. 

10  Give  praise  to  the  Lord, /or  Ae 
?'sgood  :  and  praise  the  everlasting 
King,  that  his  tabernacle  may  be 
builded  in  thee  again  with  joy,  and 
let  him  make  joyful  there  in  thee 
those  that  are  captives,  and  love  in 
thee  for  ever  those  that  are  miser- 
able. 

11  Many  nations  shall  come 
from  far  to  the  name  of  the  Lord 
God  with  gifts  in  their  hands,  even 
gifts  to  tlie  King  of_  heaven  ;  all 
generations  shall  praise  thee  with 
great  joy. 

12  Cursed  are  all  they  which 
hate  thee,  and  blessed  shall  all  be 
which  love  thee  for  ever. 

13  Rejoice  and  be  glad  for  the 
children  of  the  just :  for  they  shall 
be  gathered  together,  and  shall 
bless  the  Lord  of  the  just. 

14  0  blessed  are  they  which  love 
thee,  for  they  shall  rejoice  in  thy 
^  peace :  blessed  are  'they  which 
have  been  sorrowful  for  all  thy 
scourges  ;  for  they  shall  rejoice  for 
thee,  when  they  have  seen  all  thy 
glory,  and  shall  be  glad  for  ever. 

15  Let  my  soul  bless  God  the 
great  King. 

16  For  Jerusalem  shall  be  built 
up  with  sapphires,  and  emeralds 
and  precious  stone  :  thy  walls  and 
towers  and  battlements  with  pure 
gold. 

1 7  And  the  streets  of  Jerusalem 
shall  be  paved  with  beryl  and  car- 
buncle and  stones  of  Ophir. 

18  And  all  her  streets  shall  say. 
Alleluia ;  and  they  shall  praise 
him,  saying,  Blessed  be  God,  which 
hath  extolled  it  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  14. 

3  Tdhit  gireth  instructionti  to  his  son,  8  spe- 
ciallij  t(i  /('(ire  A^iiicrc.  11  ffc  mid  his  laife 
(/if,  (Dk/  (ire  /iiirif(/.  I'i  'I'al'iiis  rcinoreth 
to  Ef/i<it(iii('.  14  (///(/  t/icrc  (//(</.  (if/(n-  he 
h(i(/  //('(ird  of  the  destruction  oj'  \inei:e. 

SO  Tobit  made  an  end  of  praising 
God. 
2  And  he  was  eight    and   fifty 
years  old  when  he  lost  his  sight, 
which   was  restored   to  him  after 
eight  years :    and   he  gave    alms. 


2  prosperity: 


907 


TohWs  instructions  to  Ids  son. 


TOBIT,  14. 


Tobias  leaveth  Nineveh. 


iir, 
.'eh, 


and  he  increased  in  the  fear  of  the 
Lord  God,  and  praised  him. 

2  And  when  he  was  very  aged, 
he  called  his  son,  and  the  six  sons 
of  his  son,  and  said  to  him,  My  son, 
take  thy  children ;  for,  behold,  1 
am  aged,  and  am  ready  to  depart 
out  of  this  life. 

4  Go  into  Media,  my  son,  for  I 
surely  believe  those  things  which 
'  Jonas  the  prophet  spake  of  Ni- 
neve,  that  it  shall  be  overthrown  ; 
and  that  for  a  time  peace  shall 
rather  be  in  Media  ;  and  that  our 
brethren  shall  lie  scattered  in  the 
earth  from  that  good  land:  and 
Jerusalem  shall  be  desolate,  and 
the  house  of  God  in  it  shall  be 
burned,  and  shall  be  desolate  for  a 
time ; 

5  And  that  again  God  will  have 
mercy  on  them,  and  bring  them 
again  into  the  land,  where  they 
shall  build  a  teinple,  but  not  like 
to  the  first,  until  the  time  of  that 
age  be  fulfilled  ;  and  afterward 
they  shall  return  from  all  places  of 
then-  captivity,  and  build  up  Jeru- 
salem gloriously,  and  the  house  of 
God  shall  be  built  in  it  for  ever 
with  a  glorious  building,  as  the 
prophets  have  spoken  thereof. 

6  And  all  nations  shall  turn,  and 
fear  the  Lord  God  truly,  and  shall 
bury  their  idols. 

7  So  shall  all  nations  praise  the 
Lord,  and  his  j)eople  shall  confess 
God,  and  the  Lord  shall  exalt  his 
people ;  ancf  all  those  which  love 
the  Lord  God  in  truth  and  justice 
shall  rejoice,  shewing  mercy  to  our 
brethren. 

8  And  now,  my  son,  depslrt  out 
of_  Nineve,  b(>cause  that  those 
things  which  the  prophet  '  Jonas 


spake  shall  surely  come  to  pass. 
9  But  keep  thou  the  law  and  the 


comrnandments,  and  shew  thyself 
merciful  and  just,  that  it  may  go 
well  with  thee. 

10  And  bury  me  decently,  and 
thy  mother  with  me  ;  but  tarry  no 
longer  at  Nineve.  Bemember,  my 
son,  how  '^  Am  an  handled  Achia- 
charus  that  brought  him  up,  how 
out  of  light  he  brought  him  into 
darkness,  and  how  he  rewarded 
him  again  :  yet  Achiacharus  was 
saved,  but  the  other  had  his  re- 
ward :  for  he  went  down  into 
darkness.  ^  Manasses  gave  alms, 
and  escaped  the  snares  of  death 
which  they  had  set  for  him  :  but 
'^  Aman  fell  into  the  snare,  and  pe- 
rished. 

11  Wherefore  now,  my  son,  con- 
sider what  alms  doeth,  and  how 
righteousness  doth  deliver.  When 
he  had  said  these  things,  he  gave 
up  the  ghost  in  the  bed,  being  an 
hundred  and  eight  ahd  fifty  years 
old  ;  and  he  buried  him  honour- 
abl5^ 

12  And  when  Anna  his  mother 
was  dead,  he  buried  her  with  his 
father.  But  Tobias  departed  with 
his  wife  and  children  to  Ecbatane 
to  Baguel  his  father  in  law, 

13  Where  he  became  old  with 
honour,  and  he  buried  his  father 
and  mother  in  law  honourably, 
and  he  inherited  their  substance, 
and  his  father  Tobit's. 

14  And  he  died  at  Ecbatane  in 
Media,  being  an  hundred  and  seven 
and  twenty  years  old. 

16  But  before  he  died  he  heard 
of  the  destruction  of  Nineve, 
which  was  taken  by  '^  Nabucho- 
donosor  and  '' Assuerus  :  anrl  before 
his  death  he  rejoiced  over  Nineve. 


»  Or, 


JUDITH 


CHAPTER  1. 

2  Arphaxad  doth  fortijij  Kclxitane.  t>  Na- 
huchodotioHor  miiieth  irar  iif/dinMl  him, 
7  mill  rriiretk  aid.  VZ  11,  ihri-dtetufh  Ihuxe 
thiii  iioiild  not  aid  /ilm,  ^T>  mid  hitleth 
Aiji/tiiJ'iuf,  10  and  retnrneth  to  N^hn're. 

XN  the  twelftli  year  of  the  reign  of 
'  Nabuclioiloriosor,  who  rcigrKMl 
in  "Nineve.  the  great  city ;  in  the 
days  of  Arphaxad,  which  reigned 
over  the  Medes  in  ■'  Ecbatane. 

2  And  built  in  l\cbataiie  walls 
rouTid  aljout  of  stones  hewn  three 
cubits  l)road  and  six  cubits  long, 
and  made  thf;   height  of  the  wall 


*  So  throitykout  this  book. 


seventy  cubits,  and    the  breadth 
thereof  fifty  cubits  : 

3  And  set  tlie  towers  tliereof 
ujion  the  gates  of  it,  an  hundred 
cubits  tiixjh.  and  t)i((  br(>adtli  thereof 
in  the  foundation  threesconM'ubits: 

4  And  he  made  t\w  gates  tluM'eof, 
even  gates  that  were  raised  to  the 
height  of  sev(^nt.y  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  of  them  was  forty  cubits, 
for  the  going  forth  of  his  mighty 
arnn'es,  and  for  the  setting  in  ai"ray 
of  his  footmen  : 

f)  Kven  in  those  days  king  Nabu- 
chodonosor  made  war  with  king 
Arnhaxad  in  the  great  plain,  which 
is  uie  i)laiii  in  the  l)orders  of  llagau. 


908 


Nebuchadnezzar^ s  conquests. 


JUDITH,  2. 


Hotofernes  Ms  general. 


6  And  there  came  unto  him  all 
they  that  dwelt  in  the  hill  counti-y, 
and  all  that  dwelt  by  Euphrates, 
and  Tigris,  antl  Hydaspes,  and  the 
plain  of  Arioch  the  king  of  the  Ely- 
means,  and  very  many  nations  of 
the  sons  of  Chelod,  assembled 
themselves  to  the  battle. 

7  Then  Nabuchodonosor  king  of 
the  Assyrians  sent  unto  all  that 
dwelt  in  Persia,  and  to  all  that 
dwelt  westward,  and  to  those 
that  dwelt  in  Oilicia,  and  Da- 
mascus, and  '  Li1)anus,  and  '"  Anti- 


libanus,  and  to  all  tliat  dw^elt  upon 
the  sea  coast, 

8  And  to  those  among  the  na- 
tions that  were  of  Carmel,  and 
^Qalaad,  and  the  higher  Galilee, 
and  the  great  plain  of  "*  Esdrelom, 

9  And  to  all  that  were  in  Sama- 
ria and  the  cities  thereof,  and  be- 
yond Jordan  unto  Jerusalem,  and 
Betane,  and  Chellus,  and  °  Kades. 
and  the  river  of  Egypt,  ancl 
''  Taphnes,  and  "  Eamesse,  and  all 
the  land  of  ^  Qesem. 

10  Until  ye  come  beyond  Tanis 
and  Memphis,  and  to  all  the  in- 
habitants of  Egypt,  until  ye  come 
to  the  borders  of  Ethiopia. 

11  But  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  made  light  of  the  command- 
ment of  Nabuchodonosor  king  of 
the  Assyrians,  neither  went  they 
with  him  to  the  battle;  for  they  were 
not  afraid  of  him:  yea,hewas  before 
them  as  one  man,  and  they  sent 
away  his  ambassadors  from  them 
without  effect,  and  with  disgrace. 

12  Therefore  Nabuchodonosor 
was  very  angry  with  all  this  coun- 
try, and  swai-e  by  his  throne  and 
kingdom,  that  he  would  surely  be 
avenged  upon  all  those  coasts  of 
Cilicia,  and  Damascus,  and  Syria, 
and  that  he  would  slay  with  the 
sword  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  of  Moab,  and  the  children  of 
Ammon,  and  all  Judea,  and  all  that 
were  in  Egypt,  till  ye  come  to  the 
borders  of  the  two  seas. 

13  Then  he  mai'ched  in  battle 
array  with  his  power  against  king 
Arphaxafl  in  tlie  seventeenth  year, 
and  he  prevailed  in  his  battle  :  for 
he  overthrew  all  the  ijower  of 
.Vrphaxad,  and  all  his  horsemen, 
and  all  his  chariots, 

14  x\nd  became  lord  of  his  cities, 
and  came  unto  Ecbatane,  anfi  took 
the  towers,  and  spoiled  the  streets 
thereof,  and  turned  the  beauty 
thereof  into  shame. 

1 0  He  took  also  Arphaxad  in  the 
mountains  of  liagau,  and  smote 
him  through  with  his  darts,  and 
destroyed  him  utterly  that  day. 


16  So  he  returned  afterward  to 
Nineve,  lx)th  he  and  all  his  com- 
pany of  sundry  nations,  being  a 
very  great  nmltitude  of  men  of 
war,  and  there  he  took  his  ease, 
and  banqueted,  both  he  and  his 
army,  an  hundred  and  twenty 
days. 

CHAPTER  2. 

4  I/olo/et'nes  is  appointed  getiefat,  11  afid 
chitryed  to  /tpare  nmie  that  will  not  yield. 
\b  lAfi  armtf  (t ltd  provision.    28  The  places 

which  he  icon  and  wanted  as  he  went. 

AND  in  the  eighteenth  year, 
the  two  and  twentieth  day  of 
the  first  month,  there  was  talk  in 
the  house  of  Nabuchodonosor  king 
of  the  Assyrians,  that  he  sliould,  as 
he  said,  avenge  himself  on  all  the 
^  earth. 

2  So  he  called  unto  him  all  his 
officers,  and  all  his  nobles,  and 
communicated  with  them  his 
secret  counsel,  and  concluded  the 
afflicting  of  '"  the  whole  earth  out 
of  his  own  mouth. 

3  Then  they  decreed  to  destroy 
all  flesh,  that  did  not  obey  the 
commandment  of  his  mouth. 

4  And  when  he  had  ended  his 
counsel,  Nabuchodonosor  king  of 
the  Assyrians  called  Holofernes  the 
chief  captain  of  his  army,  which 
was  next  unto  him,  and  said  unto 
him, 

5  Thus  saith  the  great  king,  the 
lord  of  the  whole  earth.  Behold, 
thou  shalt  go  forth  from  my  pre- 
sence, and  take  with  thee  men  that 
trust  in  their  own  strength,  of  foot- 
men an  hundred  and  twenty  thovi- 
sand  ;  and  the  number  of  horses 
with  their  riders  twelve  thousand. 

6  And  thou  shalt  go  against  all 
the  west  country,  because  they 
disobeyed  my  commandment. 

7  And  thou  shalt  declare  unto 
them,  that  they  prepare  for  me 
earth  and  water:  for  I  will  go 
forth  in  my  wrath  against  them, 
and  will  cover  the  whole  face  of 
the  earth  with  the  feet  of  mine 
army,  and  I  will  give  them  for  a 
spoil  unto  them  : 

8  So  that  their  slain  shall  fill 
their  valleys  and  brooks  anfl  the 
river  shall  lie  tilled  with  their  dead, 
till  it  overflow  : 

9  And  1  will  lead  theni  captives 
to  the  utmost  parts  of  all  the 
eai-th. 

10  Thou  thei-pfoi-e  shalt  go 
forth,  and  take  beforehand  for  me 
all  their  "  consts  :  and  if  they  will 
yield  thenis(>U('s  unto  thee,  thou 
shalt  reserve  them  for  me  till  the 
day  of  their  punishment. 

11  But  concei'ning  them  that 
rebel,    let    not    tliine    eye    spare 


9  land. 


10  all  the 
land 


11  border: 


909 


Holof ernes  suhdueth 


JUDITH,  3. 


the  neighbouring  peoi^les. 


them  ;  but  put  them  to  the 
slaughter,  and  spoil  them  where- 
soever thou  goest. 

12  For  as  I  live,  and  by  the 
power  of  my  kingdom,  whatsoever 
I  have  spoken,  that  will  I  do  by 
mine  hand. 

13  And  take  thou  heed  that 
thou  transgress  none  of  the  com- 
mandments of  thy  lord,  but  ac- 
complish them  fully,  as  I  have 
commanded  thee,  and  defer  not  to 
do  them. 

14  Then  Holofernes  went  forth 
from  the  presence  of  his  lord,  and 
called  all  the  governors  and  cap- 
tains, and  the  officer's  of  the  army 
of  '  Assur ; 

15  And  he  mustered  the  chosen 
men  for  the  battle,  as  his  lord 
had  commanded  him,  unto  an  hun- 
dred and  twenty  thousand,  and 
twelve  thousand  archers  on  horse- 
back ; 

16  And  he  ranged  them,  as  a 
great  army  is  ordered  for  the  war. 

17  And  he  took  camels  and  asses 
for  their  -'  carriages,  a  very  great 
number;  and  sheep  and  oxen  and 
goats  without  number  for  their 
provision  : 

18  And  plenty  of  victual  for 
every  man  of  the  army,  and  very 
much  gold  and  silver  out  of  the 
king's  house. 

1 9  Then  he  went  forth  and  all  his 
power  to  go  before  king  Nabucho- 
donosor  in  the  voyage,  and  to  cover 
all  the  face  of  the  earth  westward 
with  their  chariots,  and  horsemen, 
and  their  chosen  footmen. 

20  A  great  number  also  of  sun- 
diy  countries  came  with  them  like 
locusts,  and  like  the  sand  of  the 
earth  :  for-  the  multitude  was  with- 
out number. 

21  And  they  went  forth  of  Ni- 
neve  three  days'  jouriie.y  toward 
the  plain  of  Bectileth,  and  •'  pitched 


from  IJectileth  near  the  mountain 
which  is  at  the  left  hand  of  the 
upper  Cilicia. 

22  Then  he  took  all  his  army, 
his  footmen,  and  horsemen,  and 
chai-iots,  and  went  from  thence 
into  the  hill  country  ; 

2.'}  And  destroyed  ^  Phud  and 
Lud,  and  spoiled  all  the  children 
of  Ilasses,  and  the  children  of  ■'  Is- 
maeb.  which  were  toward  the  ^vT^ 
derness  at  the  south  of  the  land  of 
the  Chellians. 

24  Then  he  went  over  Euphra- 
tes, and  went  through  Mesopota- 
niia,  and  destroyed  all  the  high 
cities  that  wei-e  upon  the  river 
Arbonai,  till  ye  come  to  the  sea. 

25  And  he  took  the  borders  of 


Cilicia,  and  killed  all  that  resisted 
him,  and  came  to  the  borders  of 
Japheth,  which  were  toAvard  the 
south,  over  against  Arabia. 

26  He  compassed  also  all  the 
children  of  *■  Madian,  and  burned 
up  their  "  tabernacles,  and  spoiled 
their  sheepcotes. 

27  Then  he  went  down  into  the 
plain  of  Damascus  in  the  time  of 
wheat  harvest,  and  bur'nt  up  all 
their  fields,  and  destroyed  their 
flocks  and  herds,  also  he  spoiled 
their  cities,  and  utterly  wasted 
their  ^countries,  and  smote  all  their 
young  men  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword. 

28  Therefore  the  fear  and  dread 
of  him  fell  upon  all  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  sea  coasts,  which  were 
in  8idon  and  "Tyrus,  and  them 
that  dwelt  in  "'8ur  and  Ocina. 
and  all  that  dwelt  in  ^^Jemnaan; 
and  they  that  dwelt  in  '"Azotus  and 
A  seal  on  feared  him  greatly. 


CHAPTER  3. 

1  They  of  the  xea  coasts  intreat  for  peace.  1 
Holofernes  is  received  there  :  8  yet  he  de- 
stroyeth  their  gods,  that  they  might  worship 
only  Nahuchodonosor.  9  He  cometh  near 
to  Judea. 

SO  they  sent  ambassadors  unto 
him  to  treat  of  peace,  saying, 

2  Behold,  we  the  servants  of 
Nahuchodonosor  the  great  king  lie 
before  thee  ;  use  us  as  shall  be  good 
in  thy  sight. 

3  Behold,  our  houses,  and  all  our 
places,  and  all  our  fields  of  wheat, 
and  flocks,  and  herds,  and  all  the 
^^  lodges  of  our  tents,  lie  before  thy 
face  ;  use  them  as  it  pleaseth  thee. 

4  Behold,  even  oui-  cities  and  the 
inhabitants  thei-eof  are  thy  ser- 
vants ;  come  and  deal  with  them 
as  seemeth  good  unto  thee. 

5  8o  the  men  came  to  Holo- 
fernes, and  declai'ed  unto  him  after 
this  manner. 

6  Then  came  he  down  toward 
the  sea  coast,  both  he  and  his  army, 
and  set  garrisons  in  the  high  cities, 
find  took  out  of  them  chosen  men 
for  aid. 

7  So   they  and   all   the  countr 
round  about  received   tlunn   wi 
gailands,    with  dances,   and   with 
timbi'els. 

<S  Yet  he  did  cast  down  their 
frontiers,  and  (uit  down  their 
groves  :  for  '^  he  IkmI  deci-eed  to  de- 
stroy all  the  gods  of  ihc  land,  that 
all  nations  should  worshij)  Nabu- 
clioflonosor  only,  and  that  all 
tongues  and  tribes  sliould  call 
upon  him  as  god. 


rv 
ith 


*  Or,       t  Thai  is,  Jabueh  or  Jabneel. 


6  Midian, 
<■  tents, 


*  plains, 


9  Tyre, 

10  *  Dor  and 
At'cho, 

11 1  Jauiiiia; 
12  Aslidod 
and  Ashke- 
lon 


13  sbeepfoldi- 


!■»  *  it  had 
been  jjiveii 
unto  hint. 


910 


The  Jeivs  fortify  the  hills. 


JUDITH,  4,  5. 


They  pray  for  deliverance. 


9  Also  he  came  over  against  Es- 
(Iraelon  near  unto  ^  Judea,  over 
against  tlie  great "  strait  of  Judea. 

10  And  he  "  pitched  between 
Geba  and  Scythopohs,  and  there 
he  tarried  a  whole  month,  that 
he  might  gather  together  all  the 
^  carriages  of  his  army. 

CHAPTER  4. 

2  The  Jews  are  afraid  of  Holofernes,  5  and 
fortify  the  hillii.  (i  They  of  Beth  alia  take 
charge  of  the  passages,  i)  All  Israel  fall 
to  fasting  and  prayer. 

NOW  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
dwelt  in  Judea,  heard  all  that 
Holofernes  the  chief  captain  of 
Nabuchodonosor  king  of  the  Assy- 
rians had  done  to  the  nations,  and 
after  what  manner  he  had  spoiled 
all  their  temples,  and  brought 
them  to  nought. 

2  Therefore  they  were  exceed- 
ingly afi'aid  of  him,  and  were 
troubled  for  Jerusalem,  and  for  the 
temple  of  the  Lord  their  God : 

3  For  they  were  newly  returned 
from  the  captivity,  and  all  the  peo- 
ple of  Judea  were  lately  gathered 
together  :  and  the  vessels,  and  the 
altar,  and  the  house,  were  sanctified 
after  the  profanation. 

4  Therefore  they  sent  into  all  the 
coasts  of  Samaria,  and  the  villages, 
and  to  •' Bethoron,  and  Belmen,  and 
Jericho,  and  to  Choba,  and  Esora, 
and  to  the  valley  of  Salem  : 

5  And  possessed  themselves  be- 
forehand of  all  the  tops  of  the  high 
mountains,  and  fortified  the  vil- 
lages that  were  in  them,  and  laid  up 
victuals  for  the  provision  of  war  : 
for  their  fields  were  of  late  reaped. 

6  Also  Joacim  the  high  priest, 
which  was  in  those  days  in  Jerusa- 
lem, wrote  to  them  that  dwelt  in 
jBethulia,  and  Betomestham,  which 
is  over  against  Esdraelon  toward 
the  open  country,  near  to^  r)othaim. 

7  Charging  them  to  keep  the 
^  passages  of  the  hill  country  :  for 
by  them  there  was  an  entrance  into 
Judea,  and  it  was  easy  to  stop  them 
that  would  come  up,  because  the 
'  passage  was  **  strait,  for  two  men 
at  the  most. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
as  Joacim  the  high  priest  had  com- 
manded them,  with  the  "  ancients 
of  all  the  people  of  Israel,  which 
dwelt  at  Jerusalem. 

9  Then  every  man  of  Israel  cried 
to  God  with  great  fervency,  and 
with  great  '"  veheniency  did  they 
humble  their  souls  : 

10  Both  they,  and  their  wives, 
and  their  children,  and  their  cat- 
tle, and  every  stranger  and   hire- 


ling, and  their  servants  bought 
with  money,  put  sackcloth  upon 
their  loins. 

1 1  Thus  eveiy  man  and  woman, 
and  the  little  children,  and  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem,  fell  before 
the  temple,  and  cast  ashes  upon  their 
heads,  and  spread  out  their  sack- 
cloth before  the  face  of  the  Lord : 
also  they  put  sackcloth  about  the 
altar, 

12  And  cried  to  the  God  of  Israel 
all  with  one  consent  earnestly,  that 
he  would  not  give  their  children 
for  a  prey,  and  their  wives  for  a 
spoil,  and  the  cities  of  their  inheri- 
tance to  destruction,  and  the  sanc- 
tuary to  profanation  and  I'eproach, 
and  for  the  nations  to  rejoice  at. 

13  So  God  heard  their  prayers, 
and  looked  upon  their  afflictions  : 
for  the  people  fasted  many  days  in 
all  Judea  and  Jerusalem  before  the 
sanctuary  of  the  Lord  Almighty. 

14  And  Joacim  the  high  priest, 
and  all  the  priests  that  stood  before 
the  Lord,  and  they  which  ministered 
unto  the  Lord,  had  their  loins  girt 
with  sackcloth, and  ofi'ered  thedaily 
burnt  ofterings,  with  the  vows  and 
free  gifts  of  the  people, 

1 5  And  had  ashes  on  their  mitres, 
and  cried  unto  the  Lord  with  all 
their  power,  that  he  would  look 
upon  all  the  house  of  Israel  gra- 
ciously. 

CHAPTER   5. 

5  Achior  telleih  Ifahfernex  irhat  the  Jeim  are. 
8  and  irhat  their  God  liad  done  for  them  ; 

21  and  adriseih   not  to  meddle   irith  them. 

22  Allthatheard  him  irere  offended  at  him. 

THEN  was  it  declared  to  Holo- 
fernes, the  chief  captain  of  the 
army  of  "  Assur,  that  the  children 
of  Israel  had  prepared  for  war,  and 
had  shut  up  the  "passages  oi  the 
hill  country,  and  had  fortified  all 
the  tops  of  the  high  hills,  and  had 
laid  impediments  in  the  ^"  cham- 
paign countries  : 

2  Wherewith  he  was  very  angry, 
and  called  all  the  princes  of  Aloab, 
and  the  captains  of  Ammon,  and 
all  the  governors  of  the  sea  coast. 

3  And  he  said  unto  them,  Tell 
me  now,  ye  sons  of  ^'''  Chnnaan.  who 
this  people  is,  that  dwelleth  in  the 
hill  country,  and  what  are  the  ci- 
ties that  they  inhabit,  and  wliat  is 
the  multitude  of  their  army,  and 
wherein  is  their  power  and  strength, 
and  what  king  is  set  over  them,  or 
captain  of  their  army  ; 

4  And  why  have  they  determined 
not  to  come  and  meet  me,  more 
than  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  west. 

5  Then  said  Achior,  the  captain 


*  So  throughout  this  book. 


11  *  Assyria, 
^  passes 

12  plains : 


13  *  Canaan, 


911 


Achioi'  ivunieth  Holoferues 


JUDITH,  6. 


not  to  attack  God' s people. 


of  all  the  sons  of  Ammon,  Let  my 
lord  now  hear  a  word  from  the 
mouth  of  thy  servant,  and  I  will 
declare  unto  thee  the  truth  con- 
cerning this  people,  which  dwelieth 
near  thee,  and  inhabiteth  the  hill 
countries :  and  there  shall  no  lie 
come  out  of  the  mouth  of  thy  ser- 
vant. 

6  This  people  are  descended  of 
the  Chaldeans : 

7  And  .they  sojourned  hereto- 
fore in  Mesopotamia,  because  they 
would  not  follow  the  gods  of  their 
fathers,  which  were  in  the  laud  of 
Chaldea. 

8  For  they  left  the  way  of  their 
ancestors,  and  worshipped  the  God 
of  heaven,  the  God  whom  they 
knew  :  so  they  cast  them  out  from 
the  face  of  their  gods,  and  they 
fled  into  Mesopotamia,  and  so- 
journed there  many  days. 

9  Then  their  God  commanded 
them  to  depart  from  the  place 
where  they  sojourned,  and  to  go 
into  the  land  of  Chanaan  :  where 
they  dwelt,  and  were  increased 
with  gold  and  silver,  and  with 
very  much  cattle. 

10  But  when  a  famine  covered 
all  the  land  of  Chanaan,  they  went 
down  into  Egypt,  and  sojourned 
there,  ^  while  they  were  nourished. 


and  became  there  a  great  multi- 
tude, so  that  one  could  not  number 
their  nation. 

1 1  Therefore  the  king  of  Egyjit 
rose  up  against  them,  and  dealt 
subtill.v  with  them,  and  brought 
them  low  with  labouring  in  brick, 
and  made  them  slaves. 

12  Then  they  cried  unto  their 
God,  and  he  smote  all  the  land  of 
Egypt  with  incurable  plagues  : 
so  the  Egyptians  cast  them  out  of 
their  sight. 

13  And  God  drii'd  the  lied  sea 
before  them, 

14  And  brought  them  to  mount 
"Sin. -I,,  and  •'  Cades-  Bar ne.  and  cast 
fortli  all  that  dwell  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

15  .So  they  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
the  Amoritiis,  and  they  destroyed 
b.y  their  strength  all  thein  of 
^  Kseboii.  and  passing  over  Jordan 
they  poss(!ssod  all  the  hill  country. 

16  And  th(!y  cast  forth  before 
them  the  ^  (Mianaanite.  the "  Pherez- 
ite.  the  Jebusite,  and  the  ''Svcherii- 


ite.  and  all  the  '*  ( iergesites,  and 
they  dwelt  in  that  country  many 
days. 

17  And  whilst  they  sinned  not 
before  their  God,  they  prospeied, 
because  the  God  that  hateth  in- 
iquity was  with  them. 


18  But  when  they  departed  from 
the  way  which  he  appointed  them, 
they  were  destroyed  in  many  bat- 
tles very  sore,  and  wei'e  led  cap- 
tives into  a  land  that  was  not 
theirs,  and  the  temple  of  their 
God  was  cast  to  the  ground,  and 
their  cities  were  taken  by  the 
enemies. 

1 9  But  now  are  they  returned  to 
their  God,  and  are  come  up  from 
the  places  where  they  were  scat- 
tered, and  have  possessed  Jerusa- 
lem, where  their  sanctuary  is,  and 
are  seated  in  the  hill  country  ;  for 
it  was  desolate. 

20  Now  therefore,  my  lord  and 
governor,  if  there  be  any  erroi-  in 
this  people,  and  they  sin  against 
their  God,  let  us  consider  that  this 
shall  be  their  ruin,  and  let  us  go 
up,  and  we  shall  overcome  them. 

21  But  if  there  be  no  iniquity  in 
their  nation,  let  my  lord  now  pass 
by,  lest  their  Lord  defend  them, 
and  their  God  be  for  them,  and  we 
become  a  reproach  before  all  the 
world. 

22  And  when  Achior  had  fi- 
nished these  sayings,  ail  the  people 
standing  round  about  the  tent 
murmured,  and  the  chief  men  of 
Holofernes,  and  all  that  dwelt  by 
the  sea  side,  and  in  Moab,  spake 
that  he  should  kill  him. 

23  For,  say  they,  we  will  not  be 
afraid  of  the  face  of  the  child i-en  of 
Israel  :  for,  lo,  it  is  a  people  that 
have  no  strength  nor  power  for  a 
strong  battle. 

21  Now  therefore,  lord  Holo- 
fernes, we  will  go  up,  and  they 
shall  be  a  prey  to  be  devoured  of 
all  thine  army. 

CHAPTER  6. 

S  ]I«lofcnuK  <le>:,,;xHh  God.  1  He,  threat- 
eiittli  Arhinr.  (iiiil  mKdeth  him  (tway.  14 
Till  lU'tliHUii.Hs  ri.c('Ar,ii  <iii.d  hear  hini-.  IS 
'JJii'!/  J'uU  to  prayer,  and  vonvfort  Achior. 

AND  when  the  turnult  of  men 
that  were  about  the  council 
was  ceased,  Holofei'iies  the  chief 
captain  of  the  army  of  Assur  said 
unto  Aehioi'  and  all  the;  Moahites 
before  all  the  company  of  t)ther 
nations, 

2  And  who  art  thou,  Achior,  and 
the  hirelings  of  Ephraim,  that  thou 
hast  prophesied  among  us  as  to 
day,  and  hast  said,  tlifit  we  should 
not  make  war  with  the  neojjle  of 
Isi'ael,  because  their  God  will  de- 
fend them?  a,nd  who  is  God  but 
Nal)U('liodonosor  ? 

3  He  will  send  his  power,  and 
will  destroy  them  from  the  face  of 
the  earth,  and  their  God  shall  not 
deliver  them  :  but  we  his  servants 


912 


Acliior  infonneth  the  Jews. 


JUDITH, 


Holofernes  besiegeth  Bethulia. 


will  destroy  them  as  one  man  ;  for 
they  are  not  able  to  sustain  the 
power  of  our  horses. 

4  For  with  them  we  will  tread 
them  under  foot,  and  their  moun- 
tains shall  be  drunken  with  their 
blood,  and  their  fields  shall  be 
filled  with  their  dead  bodies,  and 
their  footsteps  shall  not  be  able  to 
stand  before  us,  for  they  shall 
utterly  perish,  saith  king  Nabu- 
chodonosor,  lord  of  all  the  earth  : 
for  he  said,  None  of  my  words  shall 
be  in  vain. 

5  And  thou,  Achior,  an  hireling 
of  Ammon,  which  hast  spoken 
these  words  in  the  day  of  thine  in- 
iquity, shalt  see  my  face  no  more 
from  this  day,  until  I  take  ven- 
geance of  this  nation  that  came  out 
of  Egypt. 

6  And  then  shall  the  sword  of 
mine  army,  and  the  multitude  of 
them  that  serve  me,  pass  through 
thy  sides,  _  and  thou  shalt  fall 
among  their  slain,  when  I  return. 

7  Now  therefore  my  servants 
shall  bring  thee  back  into  the  hill 
country,  and  shall  set  thee  in  one 
of  the  cities  of  the  '  passages  : 

8  And  thou  shalt  not  perish,  till 
thou  be  destroyed  with  them. 

9  And  if  thou  persuade  thyself 
in  thy  mind  that  they  shall  not  be 
taken,  let  not  thy  countenance 
fall :  I  have  spoken  it,  and  none  of 
my  words  shall  be  in  vain. 

10  Then  Holofernes  commanded 
his  servants,  that  waited_  in  his 
tent,  to  take  Achior,  and  bring  him 
to  Bethulia,  and  deliver  him  into 
the  hands  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

1 1  So  his  servants  took  him,  and 
brought  him  out  of  the  camp  into 
the  plain,  and  the,y  went  from  the 
midst  of  the  plain  into  the  hill 
country,  and  came  unto  the  foun- 
tains that  were  under  Bethulia. 

12  And  when  the  men  of  the  city 
saw  them,  they  took  up  their 
weapons,  and  went  out  of  the  city 
to  the  top  of  the  hill :  and  every 
man  that  used  a  sling  kept  them 
from  coming  up  by  casting  of 
stones  against  them. 

13  Nevertheless  having  gotten 
privily  under  the  hill,  they  bound 
Achior,  and  cast  him  down,  and  left 
him  at  the  foot  of  the  hill,  and  re- 
turned to  their  lord. 

14  But  the  Israelites  descended 
from  their  cit.y,  and  came  unto 
him,  and  loosed  him,  and  brought 
him  into  Bethulia,  and  pi'esented 
him  to  the  governors  of  the  city  : 

15  Which  were  in  those  days 
'  Ozias   the  son  of  ^  Micha.    of  the 


*  So  throughout  this  book. 
58 


tribe  of  Simeon,  and  ^Chabris  the 
son  of  Oothoniel,  and  ^  (Jharmls 
the  son  of  Melchiel. 


16  And  they  called  together  all 
the  ®  ancients  of  the  city,  and  all 
their  youth  ran  together,  and  their 
women,  to  the  assembly,  and  they 
set  Achior  in  the  midst  of  all  their 
people.  Then  Ozias  asked  him  of 
that  which  was  done. 

1 7  And  he  answered  and  declared 
unto  them  the  words  of  the  council 
of  Holofernes,  and  all  the  words 
that  he  had  spoken  in  the  midst 
of  the  princes  of  Assur,  and  what- 
soever Holofernes  had  spoken 
proudly  against  the  house  of  Israel. 

18  Then  the  people  fell  down 
and  worshipped  God,  and  cried 
vmto  God,  saying, 

19  ^  O  Lorn  God  of  heaven,  be- 
hold their  pride,  and  pity  the  low 
estate  of  our  nation,  and  look  upon 
the  face  of  those  that  are  sanctified 
unto  thee  this  day. 

20  Then  they  comforted  Achior, 
and  praised  him  greatly. 

21  And  Ozias  took  him  out  of 
the  assembly  unto  his  house,  and 
made  a  feast  to  the  elders ;  and 
they  called  on  the  God  of  Israel  all 
that  night  for  help. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  Ilolofernfn  hef<iegeth  Bef/nilia,  1  inut  stop- 
peth  the  vxitar  from  them.  i2  They  faint, 
and  niunnunt'jdinxt  the.  goveriiofn,  30  icho 
'promi.se  to  yield  icithinfire  days. 

THE  next  day  Holofernes  com- 
manded all  his  army,  and  all 
his  people  which  were  come  to  take 
his  part,  that  they  should  remove 
their  camp  ^  against  Bethulia,  to 
take  aforeliand  the  "  ascents  of  the 
hill  country,  and  to  make  war 
against  the  children  of  Israel. 

2  Then  their  strong  men  I'emoved 
their  camps  in  that  day,  and  the 
army  of  the  men  of  war  was  an 
hundred  and  seventy  thousand 
footmen,  and  twelve  thousand 
horsemen,  beside  the  baggage,  and 
other  men  that  were  afoot  among 
them,  a  very  great  multitude. 

3  And  they  camped  in  the  valley 
near  unto  Bethulia,  by  the  foun- 
tain, and  they  spread  themselves 
in  breadth  over  ^"Dothaim  even  to 
Belmaim,  and  in  length  from  Be- 
thulia unto  Cyamon,  which  is  over 
against  "  Esdi-aelom. 

4  Now  the  cliildren  of  Israel, 
when  they  saw  the  multitude  of 
them,  were  greatly  troubled,  and 
said  every  one  to  his  neighbour, 
Now  will  these  men  lick  up  the 
face  of  the  earth  ;  for  neither  the 
high  mountains,  nor  the  valleys, 


4  Chabri  the 
son  of 
Othniel, 
^  Carmi  the 
son  of 
Malchiel. 
s  elders 


!■  O  Lord, 

the  God 


8  toward 

9  passes 


1"  Dothan 
11  Esdraelon. 


913 


Fainting  for  loant  of  ivater, 


JUDITPI,  7. 


the  people  ivould  yield. 


nor  the  hills,  are  able  to  bear  their 
weight. 

5  Then  every  man  took  up  his 
weapons  of  war,  and  when  they 
had  kindled  fires  upon  their  towers, 
they  remained  and  watched  all 
that  night. 

6  But  in  the  second  day  Holo- 
fernes  brought  forth  all  his  hoi'se- 
men  in  the  sight  of  the  children  of 
Israel  which  were  in  Bethulia, 

7  And  viewed  the  ^  passages  up 
to  the  city,  and  came  to  the  foun- 
tains of  their  waters,  and  took 
them,  and  set  garrisons  of  men  of 
war  over  them,  and  he  himself  re- 
moved toward  his  people. 

8  Then  came  unto  him  all  the 
chief  of  the  children  of  Esau,  and 
all  the  governors  of  the  people  of 
Moab,  and  the  captains  of  the  sea 
coast,  and  said, 

9  Let  our  lord  now  hear  a  word, 
that  there  be  not  an  overthrow  in 
thine  army. 

10  For  this  people  of  the  child- 
ren of  Israel  do  not  trust  in  their 
spears,  but  in  the  height  of  the 
mountains  wherein  they  dwell,  be- 
cause it  is  not  easy  to  come  up  to 
the  tops  of  their  mountains. 

1 1  Now  therefore,  my  lord,  fight 
not  against  them  in  battle  arraj^ 
and  there  shall  not  so  much  as  one 
man  of  thy  people  perish. 

12  Remain  in  thy  camp,  and 
keep  all  the  men  of  thine  army, 
and  let  thy  serva,nts  get  into  their 
hands  the  fountain  of  water,  which 
issueth  forth  of  the  foot  of  the 
mountain  : 

1  -3  For  all  the  inhabitants  of  Be- 
thulia  have  their  water  thence  ;  so 
shall  thirst  kill  them,  and  they 
shall  give  up  their  city,  and  we 
and  our-  people  shall  go  up  to  the 
tops  of  the  mountains  that  are 
near,  and  will  camp  upon  them,  to 
watch  that  none  go  out  of  the  city. 

14  8()  they  and  their  wives  and 
their  children  shall  be  consumed 
with  famine,  and  before  the  sword 
come  against  them,  they  shall  be 
overthrown  in  the  streets  where 
they  dwell. 

15  Thus  shalt  thou  render  them 
an  evil  i-eward  ;  because  they  re- 
belled, and  met  not  thy  person 
peaceably. 

1 6  And  these  words  pleased  Ho- 
lofernes  and  all  his  servants,  and 
he  appointed  to  do  as  they  had 
spoken. 

17  So  the  camp  of  the  children 
of  Amnion  depai't(>d,  and  with  them 
five  thousand  of  the  Assyrians,  and 
they  -pitched  in  the  valley,  and 
took  the  waters,  and  the  fountains 


of  the  waters  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

18  Then  the  children  of  Esau 
went  up  with  the  children  of  Am- 
mon,  and  camped  in  the  hill  coun- 
try over  against  '^  Dothaim  :  and 
they  sent  some  of  them  toward  the 
south,  and  toward  the  east,  over 
against  Ekrebel,  which  is  near 
unto  Chusi,  that  is  upon  the  brook 
Mochmur ;  and  the  rest  of  the 
army  of  the  Assyrians  camiped  in 
the  plain,  and  covered  the  tace  of 
the  whole  land  ;  and  their  tents 
and  *  carriages  were  ^  pitched  to 
a  very  great  multitude. 

19  Then  the  children  of  Israel 
cried  unto  the  Lord  their  God,  be- 
cause their  heart  failed,  for  all 
their  enemies  had  comjjassed  them 
round  about,  and  there  was  no 
way  to  escape  out  from  among 
them. 

20  Thus  all  the  company  of  As- 
sur  remained  about  them,  both 
their  footmen,  chariots,  and  horse- 
men, four  and  thirty  days,  so  that 
all  their  vessels  of  water  failed  all 
the  inhabitants  of  Bethulia. 

21  And  the  cisterns  were  emp- 
tied, and  they  had  not  water  to 
drink  their  fill  for  one  day ;  for 
they  gave  them  drink  by  measure. 

22  Therefore  their  young  child- 
ren were  out  of  heart,  and  their 
women  and  young  men  fainted  for 
thirst,  and  fell  down  in  the  streets 
of  the  city,  and  by  the  passages  of 
the  gates,  and  there  was  no  longer 
any  strength  in  them. 

23  Then  all  the  people  assembltMl 
to  Ozias,  and  to  the  chief  of  the 
city,  both  young  men,  and  women, 
andchildi-en,  and  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  and  said  before  all  the 
elders, 

24  God  be  judge  between  us  and 
you  :  for  ye  have  done  us  great  in- 
jury, in  that  ye  have  not  "i-ecinii-ed 
peace  of  the  children  of  Assur. 

2;")  For  now  we  have  no  helper: 
but  CJod  hath  sold  us  into  their 
hands,  that  we  should  be  thrown 
down  before  them  with  thirst  and 
great  destruction. 

2G  Now  thcrefoi-e  call  them  unto 
you,  and  dclixcr  the  whole  city  for 
a  spoil  to  the  pcojile  of  Holofernes, 
and  to  all  Ins  army. 

27  Foi'  it  is  better  for  us  to  be 
made  a  spoil  unto  them,  than  to 
die  for  thirst:  for  we  will  be  his 
servants,  that  our  souls  may  live, 
and  not^  see  the  death  of  our  in- 
faTits  before  our  vycs,  nor  our  wives 
nor  our  children  to  die. 

2'S  \\v  take  to  witness  against 
you  the  heaven  and  the  earth,  and 


3  Dothan ; 


4  baggage 

5  encamped 
upon  it, 


tj  spoken 
Words  of 
peace  with 


914 


Judith  a  godly  widow 


JUDITH,  S. 


pei'snadeth  to  trust  in  God. 


our  God  and  Lord  of  our  fathers, 
which  punisheth  us  according  to 
our  sins  and  the  sins  of  our  fathei's, 
that  he  do  not  according  as  we 
have  said  tliis  day. 

29  Then  there  was  great  weep- 
ing with  one  consent  in  the  midst 
of  the  assembly;  and  they  cried 
unto  the  Lord  God  with  a  loud 
voice. 

30  Then  said  Ozias  to  them. 
Brethren,  be  of  good  courage,  let 
us  yet  endure  five  days,  in  the 
which  space  the  Lord  our  God  may 
turn  his  mercy  toward  vis  ;  for  he 
will  not  forsake  us  utterly. 

31  And  if  these  days  pass,  and 
there  come  no  help  unto  us,  I  will 
do  according  to  your  word. 

32  And  he  dispersed  the  people, 
every  one  to  their  own  charge  ;  and 
they  went  unto  the  walls  and  towers 
of  their  city,  and  sent  the  women 
and  children  into  their  houses : 
and  they  were  '  very  low  brought 
in  the  city. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  T/ifi  fiiaie  and  heharinur  of  Jndiih  a 
iriiloio.  12  Site  hhnneih  the  gorernofs  for 
iJifir  jifdini.si'  1o  yield,  17  tind  adri.seih. 
thtin  to  t)-iixt  it{  (rod.  28  T/iet/  excu-te  their 
jiriiiiii.se.  o2  She  ^jrow/«^?/i  to  do  aome- 
tliiiKj  fur  tliein. 

NOW  at  that  time  Judith  heard 
thereof,  which  was  the  daugh- 
ter of  Merari,  the  son  of  '"  Ox,  the 
son  of  Joseph,  the  son  of  ^  Oziel, 
the  son  of  ^  Elcia,  the  son  of  ''  Ana- 
nias, the  son  of  "Gedeon.  the  son 
of  Kaphaim,  the  son  of  '  Acitho.  the 
son  of  ^Eliu.  the  son  of  Eliab,  the 
son  of  Nathanael,  the  son  of  Sa- 
mael,  the  son  of  "Salasadai.  the  son 
of  Israel. 

2  And  ^"  IVTanasses  was  her  hus- 
band, of  her  tribe  and  kindred, 
who  died  in  the  barley  harvest. 

3  For  as  he  stood  overseeing 
them  that  bound  sheaves  in  the 
field,  the  heat  came  upon  his  head, 
and  he  fell  on  his  bed,  and  died  in 
the  city  of  Bethulia :  and  they 
buried  him  with  his  fathers  in  the 
field  between  "  Dothaim  and  Ba- 
lamo. 

4  So  Judith  was  a  widow  in  her 
house  three  years  and  four  montlis. 

5  And  she  made  her  a  tent  upon 
the  top  of  her  house,  and  put  on 
sackcloth  upon  her  loins,  and  ware 
her  widow's  apparel. 

6  And  she  fasted  all  the  days  of 
her  widowhood,  save  the  eves  of 
the  sabbaths,  and  the  sabbaths, 
and  the  eves  of  the  new  moons,  and 
the  new  moons,  and  the  feasts  and 

I  solemn  days  of  the  house  of  Israel. 


7  She  was  also  of  a  goodly  coun- 
tenance, and  very  beautiful  to  be- 
hold :  and  her  husband  '"  ^1  anasses 


had  left  her  gold,  and  silver,  and 
menservants,  and  maidservants, 
and  cattle,  and  lands ;  and  she  re- 
mained upon  them. 

8  And  there  was  none  that  gave 
her  an  ill  word  ;  for  she  feared  God 
greatly. 

9  Now  when  she  heard  the  evil 
words  of  the  people  against  the 
governor,  that  they  fainted  for 
lack  of  water ;  for  Judith  had 
heard  all  the  words  that  Ozias  had 
spoken  unto  them,  and  that  he 
had  sworn  to  deliver  the  city  unto 
the  Assyrians  after  five  days  ; 

10  Then  she  sent  her  waiting- 
woman,  that  had  the  government 
of  all  things  that  she  had,  to  call 
Ozias  and  ^-('habris  and  Charmis. 
the  ancients  of  the  city. 


1  i  And  tliey  came  unto  her,  and 
she  said  unto  them.  Hear  me  now, 
O  ye  governors  of  the  inhabitants 
of  Bethulia :  for-  your  words  that  ye 
have  spoken  before  the  people  this 
day  are  not  right,  touching  this 
oath  which  ye  made  and  pro- 
nounced between  God  and  you,  and 
have  promised  to  deliver  the  city 
to  our  enemies,  unless  within 
these  days  the  Lord  turn  to  help 
you. 

12  And  now  who  are  ye  that 
have  tempted  God  this  day,  and 
stand  instead  of  God  among  the 
children  of  men'? 

13  And  now  try  the  Lord  Al- 
mighty, but  ye  shall  never  know 
any  thing. 

14  For  ye  cannot  find  the  depth 
of  the  heart  of  man,  neither  can  ye 
perceive  the  things  that  he  think- 
eth  :  then  how  can  ye  search  out 
God,  that  hath  made  all  these 
things,  and  know  his  mind,  or  com- 
prehend his  purpose?  Nay,  my 
brethren,  provoke  not  the  Lord  our 
God  to  anger. 

15  For  if  he  will  not  help  us 
within  these  five  days,  he  liath 
power  to  defend  us  when  he  will, 
even  every  day,  or  to  destroy  us 
before  our  enemies. 

16  Do  not  '''  bind  the  counsels  of 
the  Lord  oui-  (iod  :  for  God  is  not 
as  man,  that  he  may  be  threatened  ; 
neither  is  lie  as  the  son  of  man, 
that  he  should  be  wavering. 

17  Therefore  let  us  wait  for  sal- 
vation "r)f  him,  and  call  upon  him 
to  help  us,  and  he  will  hear  our 
voice,  if  it  please  him. 

18  For  there  arose  none  in  our 
age,  neither  is  there  any  now  in 
these  days,  neither  tribe,  nor   fa- 


1*  Manasseh 


12  Chaln-i 
and  Carnii, 
the  elders 


13  pledge 


1^  from 


915 


Judith  exhorteth  the  riders. 


JUDITH,  9. 


Her  prayer. 


mily,  nor  people,  nor  city,  among 
us,  which  worship  gods  made  with 
hands,  as  hath  been  aforetime. 

19  For  the  which  cause  our  fa- 
thers were  given  to  the  sword,  and 
for  a  spoil,  and  had  a  great  fall 
before  our  enemies. 

20  But  we  know  none  other  god, 
therefore  we  trust  that  he  will  not 
despise  us,  nor  any  of  our  nation. 

2i  For  if  we  be  taken  so,  all 
Judea  shall  lie  waste,  and  our  sanc- 
tuary shall  be  sijoiled  ;  and  he  will 
require  the  profanation  thereof  at 
our  mouth. 

22  And  the  slaughter  of  our 
brethren,  and  the  captivity  of  the 
country,  and  the  desolation  of  our 
inheritance,  will  he  turn  upon  our 
heads  among  the  Gentiles,  where- 
soever we  shall  be  in  bondage ; 
and  we  shall  be  an  offence  and  a 
reproach  to  all  them  that  possess 
us. 

23  For  our  servitude  shall  not 
be  directed  to  favour:  but  the 
Loi'd  our  God  shall  turn  it  to  dis- 
honour. 

24  Now  therefore,  O brethren,  let 
us  shew  an  exami)le  to  our  breth- 
ren, because  their-  hearts  depend 
upon  us,  and  the  sanctuary,  and 
the  house,  and  the  altar,  rest  upon 
us. 

25  Moreover  let  us  give  thanks 
to  the  Lord  our  God,  which  trieth 
us,  even  as  he  did  our  fathers. 

26  Remember  what  things  he 
did  to  Abraham,  and  how  he  tried 
Isaac,  and  what  happened  to  Jacob 
in  Mesopotamia  of  Syria,  when 
he  kept  the  sheep  of  Laban  his 
mother's  brother. 

27  For  he  hath  not  tried  us  in 
the  fire,  as  he  difl  them,  for  the 
examination  of  their  hearts,  nei- 
ther hath  he  taken  vengeance  on 
us  :  but  the  Lord  doth  S('ourge 
them  that  come  near  unto  him, 
to  admonish  them, 

28  Then  said  Ozias  to  her.  All 
that  thou  hast  spok(m  hast  thou 
spoken  with  a  goofl  heai't,  and 
there  is  none  tliat  may  gainsay 
thy  worrls. 

29  For  this  is  not  the  first  day 
wherein  thy  wis{l(jni  is  inanifcstcd  ; 
but  fi'oin  the  l>eginiiing  of  thy 
days  all  the  people  have  known 
thy  understanding,  because  the 
disposition  of  thine  lieart  is  good. 

30  But  tlie  people  were  very 
thirsty,  and  comT)el]ed  us  to  do 
unto  them  as  we  have  spok(>n,  and 
to  bring  an  oath  ui)on  ourselves, 
which  we  will  not  break. 

31  Therefore  now  i)ray  thou  for 
us,  because  thou  art  a  godly  wo- 
man, and  the  Lord  will  send  us 


rain  to  fill  our  cisterns,  and  we 
shall  faint  no  more. 

32  Then  said  Judith  unto  them, 
Hear  me,  and  I  will  do  a  thing, 
which  shall  go  throughout  all  ge- 
nerations to  the  children  of  our 
nation. 

33  Ye  shall  stand  this  night  in 
the  gate,  and  I  will  go  forth  with 
my  waitingwoman  :  and  within  the 
days  that  ye  have  promised  to 
deliver  the  city  to  our  enemies 
the  Lord  will  visit  Israel  by  mine 
hand. 

34  But  enquire  not  ye  of  mine 
act :  for  I  will  not  declare  it  unto 
you,  till  the  things  be  finished  that 
I  do. 

35  Then  said  Ozias  and  the 
princes  unto  her.  Go  in  peace,  and 
the  Lord  God  be  before  thee,  to 
take  vengeance  on  our  enemies. 

36  So  they  returned  from  tlie 
tent,  and  went  to  their  wards. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  Judith,  humhleth  herself,  2  and  prayeih 
(rod  to  pt'oxper  Iter  jjurpoae  ayainst  the 
eiicmiex  of  hitf  xanctudry. 

rpHFN  Judith  fell  upon  her  face, 
X  and  put  ashes  upon  her  head, 
and  uncovered  the  sackcloth  where- 
with she  was  clothed  ;  and  about 
the  time  that  the  incense  of  that 
evening  was  offered  in  Jerusalem 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord  Judith 
cried  with  a  loud  voice,  and  said, 

2  1 0  Lord  God  of  my  father 
Simeon,  to  wiioni  thou  gavest  a 
sword  to  take  vengeance  of  the 
strangers,  who  loosened  the  girdle 
of  a  maid  to  defile  her,  and  dis- 
covered the  thigh  to  her  shame, 
and  polluted  her  virginity  to  her 
reproach  ;  for  thou  saidst,  It  shall 
not  be  so  ;  and  yet  they  did  so  : 

3  Wherefore  thou  gavest  their 
rulers  to  be  slain,  '-'so  that  they 
dyed  their  bed  in  blood,  being 
deceived,  and  smotest  tin;  ser\ants 


with  their  lords,  and  the  lords  upon 
th(nr  thrones  ; 

4  And  hast  given  their  wives  for 
a  prey,  and  tlieii-  daughters  to  be 
captives,  and  all  their  spoils  to  be 
divided  among  thy  deai-  childi-en; 
which  were;  moved  with  thy  zeal, 
and  al)horred  the  pollution  of  theii' 
blood,  and  called  vi|)on  thee  for  aid  : 
O  God,  G  my  God,  hear  me  also  a 
widow. 

5  For  thou  hast  wrought  not 
only  those  things,  but  also  the 
things  whi(;h  fell  out  before,  and 
which  ensued  after ;  thou  hast 
thought  upon  the  things  which 
are  now,  and  which  are  to  come. 


1  O  Lord, 
tlie  God 


-  *  and  their 
l)cd,  which 
was 

ashamed  for 
tlicir  deceit, 
to  he  dyed 
in  blood, 


*  Or, 


916 


She  goeth  forth  to 


JUDITH,  10. 


the  camp  of  the  enemy. 


G  Yea,  what  things  thou  didst 
determine  were  ready  at  hand,  and 
said,  Lo,  we  are  here :  for  all  thy 
ways  are  prepared,  and  thy  judg- 
ments ai'e  in  thy  foreknowledge. 

7  For,  behold,  the  Assyrians  are 
multiplied  in  their  powers ;  they 
are  exalted  with  hoi'se  and  man  ; 
they  glory  in  the  strengtii  of  their 
footmen  ;  they  trust  in  shield,  and 
spear,  and  bow,  and  sling ;  and 
know  not  that  thou  art  the  Lord 
that  breakest  the  battles  :  the  Lord 
is  thy  name. 

8  Throw  down  their  strength  in 
thy  power,  and  bring  down  their 
force  in  thy  wrath :  for  they  have 
purposed  to  defile  thy  sanctuary, 
and  to  pollute  the  tabernacle  where 
thy  glorious  name  resteth,  and  to 
cast  down  with  sword  the  horn  of 
thy  altar. 

9  Behold  their  pride,  and  send 
thy  wrath  upon  their  heads  :  give 
into  mine  hand,  which  am  a  widow, 
the  power  that  I  have  conceived. 

10  Smite  by  the  deceit  of  my 
lips  the  servant  with  the  prince, 
and  the  prince  with  the  servant : 
break  down  their  stateliness  by  the 
hand  of  a  woman. 

11  For  thy  power  standeth  not 
in  multitude,  nor  thy  might  in 
strong  men  :  for  thou  art  a  God  of 
the  afflicted,  an  helper  of  the  op- 
pressed, an  upholder  of  the  weak, 
a  protector  of  the  forlorn,  a  saviour 
of  them  that  are  without  hope. 

12  1  pray  thee,  I  pray  thee,  O 
God  of  my  father,  and  Gorl  of  the 
inheritance  of  Israel,  Lord  of  the 
heavens  and  earth.  Creator  of 
the  waters.  King  of  every  crea- 
ture, hear  thou  my  prayer: 

1 3  And  make  my  speech  and  de- 
ceit to  be  their  wound  and  stripe, 
who  have  purposed  cruel  things 
against  thy  covenant,  and  thy  hal- 
lowed house,  and  against  the  top 
of  Sion,  and  against  the  house  of 
the  possession  of  thy  children. 

14  And  make  every  nation  and 
tribe  to  acknowledge  that  thou  art 
the  God  of  all  power  and  might, 
and  that  there  is  none  other  that 
protecteth  the  people  of  Israel  but 
thou. 

CHAPTER  10. 

3  Jvfllth  doth  net  forth  he,r.ie/f.  10  She  nnd 
her  mttid  go  forth  into  the.' camn.  17  The 
watch  take  and  conduct  her  to  liolofernta. 

NOW  after  that  she  had  ceased 
to  crj^  untfi  the  God  of  I.siael. 
and  had  made  an  end  of  all  these 
words, 

2  She  rose  where  she  had  fallen 
down,  and  called  her  maid,  and 
went  down  into  the  house,  in  tht; 


which  she  abode   in   the  sabbath 
days,  and  in  her  feast  days, 

3  And  pulled  off  the  sackcloth 
which  she  had  on,  and  put  off  the 
garments  of  her  widowhood,  and 
washed  her  body  all  over  with 
water,  and  anointed  herself  with 
precious  ointment,  and  braided  the 
hair  of  her  head,  and  put  on  a  tire 
upon  it,  and  put  on  her  garments 
of  gladness,  wherewith  she  was  clad 
during  the  life  of  '  Manasses  her 
husband. 

4  And  she  took  sandals  upon  her 
feet,  and  put  about  her  her  brace- 
lets, and  her  chains,  and  her  rings, 
and  her  earrings,  and  all  her  orna- 
ments, and  decked  herself  bravely, 
to  allure  the  eyes  of  all  men  that 
should  see  her. 

5  Then  she  gave  her  maid  a  bot- 
tle of  wine,  and  a  cruse  of  oil,  and 
filled  a  bag  with  inarched  "corn. 
and  lumps  of  figs,  and  with  fine 
bread ;  so  she  •'  folded  all  these 
things  together,  and  laid  them 
upon   her. 

6  Thus  they  went  forth  to  the 
gate  of  the  city  of  Bethulia,  and 
found  standing  there  Ozias,  and 
the  ■*  ancients  of  the  city,  ''  Chabris 
and  t'harrais. 


7  And  when  they  saw  her,  that 
her  countenance  was  altered,  and 
her  apparel  was  changed,  they 
wondered  at  her  beauty  very 
greatly,  and  said  unto  her, 

8  The  God,  the  God  of  our  fa- 
thers, give  thee  favour,  and  accom- 
plish thine  enterprizes  to  the  glory 
of  the  childi'en  of  Israel,  and  to 
the  exaltation  of  Jerusalem.  Then 
they  worshipped  God. 

9  And  she  said  unto  them,  Com- 
mand the  gates  of  the  city  to  be 
opened  unto  me,  that  I  may  go 
forth  to  accomplish  the  things 
whereof  ye  have  spoken  with  me. 
So  they  commanded  the  young 
men  to  open  unto  her,  as  she  had 
spoken. 

10  And  when  they  had  done  so, 
Judith  went  out,  she,  and  her  maid 
with  her ;  and  the  men  of  the  city 
looked  after  hei',  until  she  was  gone 
down  the  mountain,  and  till  she 
had  passed  the  valley,  and  could 
see  her  no  more. 

1 1  Thus  they  went  straight  forth 
in  the  valley  :  and  the  first  watch 
of  the  Assyrians  met  her, 

1 2  And  took  her,  and  asked  her. 
Of  what  people  art  thou  %  and 
whence  comest  thou  %  and  whither 
goest  thou  %  And  she  said,  T  am  a 
woman  of  the  Hebrews,  and  am 
fied  from  them  :  for  they  shall  be 
given  you  to  be  consumed  : 


1  Manasseh 


'  gram. 


3  packed 


■*  elders 
5  Chabri 
and  Carmi 


917 


She  is  brought  to  Holofernes, 


JUDITH,  11. 


ivhom  she  deceiveth. 


1 3  And  I  am  coming  before  Ho- 
lofernes the  chief  captain  of  your 
army,  to  declare  words  of  ti'uth  ; 
and  I  will  shew  him  a  way,  whereby 
he  shall  go,  and  win  ail  the  hill 
country,  without  losing  the  body 
or  life  of  any  one  of  his  men. 

1 4  Now  when  the  men  heard  her 
words,  and  beheld  her  counte- 
nance, they  wondered  greatly  at 
her  beauty,  and  said  unto  her,^ 

15  Thou  hast  saved  thy  life,  in 
that  thou  hast  hasted  to  come 
down  to  the  presence  of  our  loi-d  : 
now  therefore  come  to  his  tent, 
and  some  of  us  shall  conduct  thee, 
until  they  have  delivered  thee  to 
his  hands. 

16  And  when  thou  standest  be- 
fore him,  be  not  afraid  in  thine 
heart,  hut  shew  unto  him  accord- 
ing to  thy  word ;  and  he  will  en- 
treat thee  well. 

1 7  Then  they  chose  out  of  them 
an  hundred  men  to  accompany  her 
and  her  maid  ;  and  they  brought 
her  to  the  tent  of  Holofernes. 

18  Then  was  there  a  concourse 
throughout  all  the  camp :  for  her 
coming  was  noised  among  the  tents, 
and  they  came  about  her,  as  she 
stood  without  the  tent  of  Holofer- 
nes, till  they  told  him  of  her. 

19  And  they  wondered  at  her 
beaut.v,  and  admired  the  child- 
ren of  Israel  because  of  her,  and 
every  one  said  to  his  neighbour. 
Who  would  despise  this  people, 
that  have  among  them  such  wo- 
men 1  surely  it  is  not  good  that  one 
man  of  them  be  left,  who  being 
let  go  might  deceive  the  whole 
earth. 

20  And  they  that  lay  near  Holo- 
fernes went  out,  and  all  his  ser- 
vants, and  they  brought  her  into 
the  tent. 

21  Now  Holofernes  rested  upon 
his  bed  under  a  canopy,  which  was 
woven  with  purpk;,  and  gold,  and 
emeralds,  and  precious  stones. 

22  So  they  shewed  him  of  her; 
and  he  came  out  b(!fore  his  tent 
with  silver  lamjis  going  before  him. 

2.'}  And  when  .)u<Hth  was  come 
bc^fore  him  and  his  s(!rvants,  th(\y 
all  marvelled  at  the  beauty  of  her 
countenance :  and  she  f(4l  down 
ui)on  her  face,  and  did  reverence 
unto  him :  and  his  servants  took 
her  up. 

CHAPTER  11. 

3  I/olnf ernes  askefh  Judith  the  caiise  of  Jit>r 
eomiiif/.  6  S7te  teUeth  him  hoio  and'icheii 
ho  m(i\i  prevail.  20  lie  in  much  jdeane<l 
iiith  her  iiUKtlom  ouil  lieaiit;/. 

I'lHEN  said  Holofernes  unto  her, 
-    Woman,  be  of  good   comfort, 
fear  not  in  thine  heart :  for  I  never 


hurt  any  that  was  willing  to  serve 
Nabuchodonosor,  the  king  of  all 
the  earth. 

2  Now  therefore,  if  thy  people 
that  dwelleth  in   the  ^  mountains 


had  not  set  light  by  me,  1  would 
not  have  lifted  up  my  spear  against 
them :  but  they  have  done  these 
things  to  themselves. 

3  But  now  tell  me  wherefore 
thou  art  fled  from  them,  and  art 
come  unto  us :  for  thou  art  come 
for  safeguard  ;  be  of  good  comfort, 
thou  shalt  live  this  night,  and 
hereafter : 

4  For  none  shall  hurt  thee,  but 
entreat  thee  well,  as  they  do  the 
servants  of  king  Nabuchodonosor 
my  lord. 

5  Then  Judith  said  unto  him. 
Receive  the  words  of  thy  servant, 
and  suffer  thine  handmaid  to  speak 
in  thy  presence,  and  I  will  declare 
no  lie  to  my  lord  this  night. 

6  And  if  thou  wilt  follow  the 
words  of  thine  handmaid,  God  will 
bring  the  thing  perfectly  to  pass 
by  thee  ;  and  my  lord  shall  not  fail 
of  his  purposes. 

7  As  Nabuchodonosor  king  of  all 
the  earth  liveth,  and  as  his  power 
liveth,  who  hath  sent  thee  for  the 
upholding  of  every  living  thing  : 
for  not  only  men  shall  serve  him 
by  thee,  but  also  the  beasts  of  the 
field,  and  the  cattle,  and  the  fowls 
of  the  air,  shall  live  by  thy  power 
under  Nabuchodonosor  and  all  his 
house. 

8  For  we  have  heard  of  thy  wis- 
dom and  thy  "  policies,  and  it  is 
reported  in  all  the  earth,  that  thou 
only  art  excellent  in  all  the  king- 
dom, and  mighty  in  knowledge, 
and  wonderful  in  feats  of  war. 

9  Now  as  concerning  the  matter, 
which  Achior  did  speak  in  thy 
council,  we  have  heard  his  words  ; 
for  the  men  of  Ijethulia  saved  him, 
and  he  declared  unto  them  all  that 
he  luul  spoken  unto  thee. 

10  Therefore,  ()  lord  and  go- 
vernor, reject  not  his  word ;  but 
lay  it  up  in  tliine  heart,  for  it  is 
true  :  for  our  nation  shall  not  be 
punislunj,  neither  can  the  sword 
l)i'evail  Mgaiiist  them,  except  they 
sin  against  their  (}od. 

11  And  now,  that  my  lord  be 
not  defeated  and  frustrate  of  his 
purpose,  even  death  is  now  fallen 
upon  them,  ;i,tk1  their  sin  hath 
overtaken  them,  wherewith  they 
will  provoker  their  Cod  to  anger, 
whensoever  tluw  shall  do  that 
which  is  not  fit  to  l)e  done  : 

12  For  their  victuals  fail  them, 
and  iill  their  water  is  scant,  and 
they  have  determined  to  lay  hands 


1  hill 
country 


2  subtle 
devices. 


918 


Judith  feigneth  herself 


JUDITH,  12. 


a  friend  to  Holofernes. 


upon  their  cattle,  and  purposed  to 
consume  all  those  things,  that  God 
hath  forbidden  them  to  eat  by  his 
laws : 

1 3  And  are  resolved  to  spend  the 
firstfruits  of  the  ^  corn,  and  the 
tenths  of  wine  and  oil,  which  they 
had  sanctified,  and  reserved  for 
the  priests  that  serve  in  Jerusalem 
before  the  face  of  our  God  ;  the 
which  things  it  is  not  lawful  for 
any  of  the  people  so  much  as  to 
touch  with  their  hands. 

l-i  For  they  have  sent  some  to 
Jerusalem,  because  they  also  that 
dwell  there  have  done  the  like,  to 
bring  them  a  licence  from  the 
senate. 

15  Now  when  they  shall  bring 
them  word,  they  will  forthwith  do 
it,  and  they  shall  be  given  thee  to 
be  destroyed  the  same  day. 

16  Wherefore  I  thine  handmaid, 
knowing  all  this,  am  fled  from 
their  presence  ;  and  God  hath  sent 
me  to  work  things  with  thee, 
whereat  all  the  earth  shall  be  as- 
tonished, and  whosoever  shall  hear 
it. 

17  For  thy  servant  is  religious, 
and  serveth  the  God  of  heaven  day 
and  night :  now  therefore,  my  lord, 
I  will  remain  with  thee,  and  thy 
servant  will  go  out  by  night  into 
the  valley,  and  I  will  pray  unto 
God,  and  he  will  tell  me  when  they 
have  committed  their  sins  : 

18  And  I  will  come  and  shew  it 
unto  thee  :  then  thou  shalt  go  forth 
with  all  thine  army,  and  there  shall 
be  none  of  them  that  shall  resist 
thee. 

19  And  I  will  lead  thee  through 
the  midst  of  Judea,  until  thou  come 
before  Jerusalem ;  and  I  will  set  thy 
throne  in  the  midst  thereof ;  and 
thou  shalt  drive  them  as  sheep  that 
have  no  shepherd,  and  a  dog  shall 
not  so  much  as  open  his  mouth  at 
thee  :  for  these  things  were  told  me 
according  to  my  foreknowledge, 
and  they  were  declared  unto  me, 
and  I  am  sent  to  tell  thee. 

20  Then  her  words  pleased  Holo- 
fernes and  all  his  servants  ;  and 
they  marvelled  at  her  wisdom,  and 
said, 

21  There  is  not  such  a  woman 
from  one  end  of  the  earth  to  the 
other,  both  for  beauty  of  face,  and 
wisdom  of  words. 

22  Likewise  Holofernes  said  unto 
her,  God  hath  done  well  to  send 
thee  before  the  people,  that 
strength  might  be  in  our  hands, 
and  destruction  upon  them  that 
lightly  regard  my  loi-d. 

2.3  And  now  thou  art  both  beau- 
tiful in  thy  countenance,  and  witty 


in  thy  words  :  surely  if  thou  do  as 
thou  hast  spoken,  thy  God  shall  be 
my  God,  and  thou  shalt  dwell  in 
the  house  of  king  Nabuchodonosor, 
and  shalt  be  renowned  through  the 
whole  earth. 

CHAPTER   12. 

2  Judith  will  not  eat  of  Holofernes''  meat.  1 
She  tarried  three  days  in  the  camp,  and 
every  night  went  fo/-t/i  to  jiraij.  13  Bagoas 
doth  move  her  to  be  iiwmj  u-ith.  Holofernes, 
20  who  for  joy  of  her  company  drank 
much. 

THEN  he  commanded  to  bring 
her  in  where  his  '^  plate  was 
set;  and  bade  that  they  should 
prepare  for  her  of  his  own  •'  meats. 
and  that  she  should  drink  of  his 
own  wine. 

2  And  Judith  said,  I  will  not  eat 
thereof,  lest  there  be  an  offence : 
but  provision  shall  be  made  for  me 
of  the  things  that  I  have  brought. 

3  Then  Holofernes  said  unto  her. 
If  thy  provision  should  fail,  how 
should  we  give  thee  the  like'?  for 
there  be  none  with  us  of  thy  nation. 

4  Then  said  Judith  unto  him.  As 
thy  soul  liveth,  my  lord,  thine  hand- 
maid shall  not  spend  those  things 
that  I  have,  before  the  Lord  work 
by  mine  hand  the  things  that  he 
hath  determined. 

5  Then  the  servants  of  Holofernes 
brought  her  into  the  tent,  and  she 
slept  till  midnight,  and  she  arose 
when  it  was  toward  the  morning 
watch, 

6  And  sent  to  Holofernes,  saying, 
Let  my  lord  now  command  that, 
thine  handmaid  may  go  forth  unto 
prayer. 

7  Then  Holofernes  commanded 
his  guard  that  they  should  not  stay 
her :  thus  she  abode  in  the  camp 
three  days,  and  went  out  in  the 
night  into  the  valley  of  Bethulia, 
and  washed  hei'self  in  a  fountain 
of  water  by  the  camp. 

8  And  when  she  came  out.  she 
besought  ^the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
to  direct  her  way  to  the  raising  up 
of  the  children  of  her  people. 

9  So  she  came  in  clean,  and  re- 
mained in  the  tent,  until  she  did  eat 
her  meat  at  evening. 

10  And  in  the  fourth  day  Holo- 
fernes made  a  feast  to  his  own  ser- 
vants only,  and  called  none  of  the 
officers  to  the  banquet. 

11  Then  said  he  to  Ragoas  the 
eunuch,  who  had  charge  over  all 
that  he  had,  Go  now,  and  persuade 
this  Hebrew  woman  which  is  with 
thee,  that  she  come  unto  us,  and 
eat  and  drink  with  us. 

12  For,  lo,  it  will  be  a  shame  for 
our  person,  if  we  shall  let  such  a 


2  silver 
vessels  were 

3  food, 


*  the  Lord, 
the  God  of 
Israel, 


919 


Judith  at  Holofemes'  feast. 


JUDITH,  13. 


She  cutteth  off  his  head. 


woman  go,  not  having  had  her  com- 
pany ;  for  if  we  draw  her  not  unto 
us,  she  will  laugh  us  to  scorn. 

13  Then  went  Bagoas  from  the 

gresence  of  Holofernes,  and  came  to 
er,  and  he  said,  Let  not  this  fair 
damsel  fear  to  come  to  my  lord,  and 
to  be  honoured  in  his  presence,  and 
drink  wine,  and  be  merry  with  us, 
and  be  made  this  day  as  one  of  the 
daughters  of  the  Assyrians,  which 
serve  in  the  house  of  Nabucho- 
donosor. 

14  Then  said  Judith  unto  hini, 
Who  am  I  now,  that  I  should  gain- 
say my  lord  1  surely  whatsoever 
pleaseth  him  I  will  do  speedily, 
and  it  shall  be  my  joy  unto  the 
day  of  my  death. 

1 5  So  she  arose,  and  decked  her- 
self with  her  apparel  and  all  her 
woman's  attire,  and  her  maid  went 
and  laid  soft  skins  on  the  ground 
for  her  over  against  Holofernes, 
which  she  had  received  of  Bagoas 
for  her  daily  use,  that  she  might 
sit  and  eat  upon  them. 

16  Now  when  Judith  came  in 
and  sat  down,  Holofernes  his  heart 
was  ravished  with  her,  and  his 
mind  was  moved,  and  ne  desired 
greatly  her  company  ;  for  he  waited 
a  time  to  deceive  her,  from  the  day 
that  he  had  seen  her. 

17  Then  said  Holofernes  unto 
her.  Drink  now,  and  be  merry 
witn  us. 

18  8o  Judith  said,  I  will  drink 
now,  my  lord,  because  my  life  is 
magnified  in  me  this  day  more 
than  all  the  days  since  I  was  boi'n. 

1!)  Then  she  took  and'  ate  and 
drank  before  him  what  her  maid 
had  prepared. 

20  And  Holofernes  took  great 
delight  in  her,  and  drank  much 
mor(!  wine  than  he  had  drunk  at 
any  time  in  one  day  since  he  was 
born. 

CHAPTEK  13. 

2  ,rui/it!i  i.s  U-ft  iiJnne  irilh  Ifolofernes  hi  hU 
isitt.  4  Shf  pniiiM,.  (;„(!  lu  (lite  Iwr  siromth. 
8  tilievut  off  hiH  lifud  ivhilf  lie  ylcjit.  Ill  <ni(i 
■fct limed  with  it  to  liMliiUia.  17  'J'lifymiw 
it,  and  commeiLd  her. 

NOW  when  the  evening  was 
come,  his  servants  made  liaste 
to  depart,  and  Bagoas  shut  his  t«nit 
without,  and  dismissefl  the  wait<'rs 
from  tlu!  presence  of  liis  lord  ;  and 
they  went  to  their  beds  :  for  they 
were  all  weary,  because  the  feast 
ha^l  been  long. 

2  And  Judith  was  left  alone  in 
the  tent,  and  Holofernes  lying 
along  upon  his  bed:  for  he  was 
filled  with   wine. 

3  Now  Judith  had  commanded 
her  luaid  to  stand  without  her  l>ed- 


chamber,  and  to  wait  for  her  com- 
ing forth,  as  she  did  daily  :  for  she 
said  she  would  go  for-th  to  her 
prayei-s,  and  she  spake  to  Bagoas 
according  to  the  same  purpose. 

4  So  all  went  forth,  and  none 
was  left  in  the  bedchamber,  neither 
little  nor  great.  Then  .J  udith, 
standing  by  his  bed,  said  in  her 
heart,  '  0  Lord  God  of  all  power, 
look  at  this  present  upon  the  works 
of  mine  hands  for  the  exaltation 
of  Jerusalem. 

5  For  now  is  the  time  to  help 
thine  inlieritance,  and  to  execute 
mine  enterprizes  to  the  destruction 
of  the  enemies  which  are  risen 
against  us. 

6  Then  she  came  to  the  pillar  of 
the  bed,  which  was  at  Holofernes' 
head,  and  took  down  his  '-'  fauchion 
from  thence, 

7  And  approached  to  his  bed, 
and  took  hold  of  the  hair  of  his 
head,  and  said.  Strengthen  me, 
^  0  Lord  (jod  of  Israel,  this   day. 

8  And  she  smote  twice  upon  his 
neck  with  all  her  might,  and  she 
took  away  his  head  from  him, 

9  And  tumbled  his  body  down 
from  the  bed,  and  pulled  down  the 
canopy  from  the  pillars  :  and  ^  anon 


after  she  went  forth,  and  gave  Holo- 
fernes his  head  to  her  maid ; 

10  And  she  put  it  in  her  ■*  bag  of 
meat :  so  they  twain  went  together 
according  to  their  custom  vmto 
prayer  :  and  when  they  passed  tlu; 
camp,  they  compassed  the  valley, 
and  went  up  the  mountain  of 
Bethulia,  and  came  to  the  gates 
thereof. 

11  Then  said  Judith  afar  off  to 
the  watchmen  at  the  gate.  Open, 
open  now  the  gate  :  Cod.  even  our 
God,  is  with  us,  to  shew  his  jjowei- 
yet  in  '"'  Jerusalem,  and  his  *"'  foi'ces 
against  the  enemy,  as  he  hath  e\'en 
done  this  day. 

1 2  Now  when  the  men  of  her  city 
heard  her  voice,  tliey  made  haste 
U)  go  doAvn  to  the  gate  of  their 
city,  and  they  called  the  elders  of 
the  city. 

1 3  And  then  they  ran  all  to- 
gether, both  small  iind  great,  foi' 
it  was  stninge  unto  them  that  she 
was  come :  so  they  oixmuhI  the  gate. 
and  received  them,  and  mad<'  n,  Wvv 
for  a  light,  and  stood  round  about 
them.  . 

14  Then  she  said  to  tluMn  with 
a  loud  voice,  IVais(>,  praise  God. 
prais(i  God,  1  say,  for  he  hath  not 
taken  away  his  mercy  from  the 
house  of  Israel,  but  hath  desti'oyed 
oui-  enemies  Ijy  iriine  hands  tiiis 
night. 


1  O  Lord, 
the  God 


2  sword 


^  provision 
has: 


•''  Israel, 
«  iniirht 


920 


Her  return  to  BethuUa. 


JUDITH,  14. 


Achior  is  circumcised. 


15  80  she  took  the  head  out  of 
the  bag,  and  .shewed  it,  and  said 
unto  them,  Behold  the  head  of 
Holofernes,  the  chief  captain  of 
the  army  of  Assur,  and  behold  tlie 
canopy,  wherein  he  did  lie  in  his 
drunkenness ;  and  the  Lord  hath 
smitten  him  by  the  hand  of  a 
woman. 

16  As  the  Lord  liveth,  who  hath 
kept  me  in  my  way  that  I  went, 
my  countenance  hath  deceived  him 
to  his  destruction,  and  yet  hath  he 
not  committed  sin  with  me,  to  de- 
file and  shame  me. 

1 7  Then  all  the  people  were  won- 
derfully astonished,  and  bowed 
themselves,  and  worshipped  God, 
and  said  with  one  accord.  Blessed  be 
thou,  O  our  God,  which  hast  this 
day  brought  to  nought  the  enemies 
of  thy  people. 

18  Then  said  Ozias  unto  her,  O 
daughter,  blessed  art  thou  of  the 
most  high  God  above  all  the  women 
upon  the  earth;  and  blessed  be 
the  Lord  God,  which  hath  created 
the  heavens  and  the  earth,  which 
hath  directed  thee  to  the  cutting 
off  of  the  head  of  the  chief  of  our 
enemies. 

1 9  For  this  thy  confidence  shall 
not  depart  from  the  heart  of  men, 
which  remember  the  power  of  God 
for  ever. 

20  And  God  turn  these  things  to 
thee  for  a  perpetual  praise,  to  visit 
thee  in  good  things,  because  thou 
hast  not  spared  thy  life  for  the 
afiliction  of  our  nation,  but  hast 
revenged  our  ruin,  walking  a 
straight  way  before  our  God.  And 
all  the  people  said,  So  be  it,  so  be 
it. 

CHAPTER  14. 

8  Achior  heareth  Judith  xhew  ichat  she  had 
done,  and  in  circumcised.  11  The  head  of 
Holofernes  is  hanged  up.  15  I/e  is  found 
dead,  and  much  lamented. 

THEN  said  Judith  unto  them. 
Hear  me  now,  my  brethren, 
and  take  this  head,  and  hang  it 
upon  the  highest  place  of  your 
walls. 

2  And  so  soon  as  the  morning 
shall  appear,  and  the  sun  shall 
come  forth  upon  the  earth,  take  ye 
every  one  his  weapons,  and  go  forth 
every  valiant  man  out  of  the  city, 
and  set  ye  a  captain  over  them,  as 
though  ye  would  go  down  into  the 
field  toward  the  watch  of  the  Assy- 
rians ;  but  go  not  down. 

'?>  Then  they  shall  take  their  ar- 
mour, and  shall  go  into  their  camp, 
and  raise  up  the  captains  of  the 
ai'uiy  of  Assur,  and  they  shall  run 
to  the  tent  of  Holofernes,  but  shall 
not  find  him :   then  fear  shall  fall 


upon    them,    and    they  shall    flee 
before  your  face. 

4  So  ye,  and  all  that  inhabit  ^  the 
coast  of  Israel,  shall  pursue  them, 
and  overthrow  them  as  they  go. 

5  But  before  ye  do  these  things, 
call  me  Achior  the  Ammonite,  that 
he  may  see  and  know  him  that  de- 
spised the  house  of  Israel,  and  that 
sent  him  to  us,  as  it  were  to  his 
death. 

6  Then  they  called  Achior  out  of 
the  house  of  Ozias ;  and  when  he 
was  come,  and  saw  the  head  of 
Holofernes  in  a  man's  hand  in  the 
assembly  of  the  people,  he  fell  down 
on  his  face,  and  his  spirit  failed. 

7  But  when  they  had  recovered 
him,  he  fell  at  Judith's  feet,  and 
reverenced  her,  and  said.  Blessed  art 
thou  in  " all  the  tabernacle  of  Juda, 
and  in  all  nations,  which  hearing 
thy  name  shall  be  astonished. 

8  Now  therefore  tell  me  all  the 
things  that  thou  hast  done  in  these 
days.  Then  Judith  declared  unto 
him  in  the  midst  of  the  people  all 
that  she  had  done,  from  the  day 
that  she  went  forth  until  that  hour 
she  spake  unto  them. 

9  And  when  she  had  left  off 
speaking,  the  people  shouted  with 
a  loud  voice,  and  made  a  joyful 
noise  in  their  city. 

10  And  when  Achior  had  seen 
all  that  the  God  of  Israel  had  done, 
he  believed  in  God  greatly,  and 
circumcised  the  flesh  of  his  fore- 
skin, and  was  joined  unto  the 
house  of  Israel  unto  this  day. 

11  And  as  soon  as  the  morning 
arose,  they  hanged  the  head  of 
Holofernes  upon  the  wall,  and 
every  man  took  his  weapons,  and 
they  went  forth  by  bands  unto  the 
^  straits  of  the  mountain, 

12  But  when  the  Assyrians  saw 
them,  they  sent  to  their  leaders, 
which  came  to  their  captains  and 
tribunes,  and  to  every  one  of  their 
rulers. 

13  So  they  came  to  Holofernes' 
tent,  and  said  to  him  that  had  the 
charge  of  all  his  things.  Waken  now 
our  lord  :  for  the  slaves  have  been 
bold  to  come  down  against  us  to 
battle,  that  they  may  be  uttex'ly 
destroyed. 

14  Then  went  in  Bagoas,  and 
knocked  at  the  door  of  the  tent ; 
for  he  thought  that  he  had  slept 
with  Judith. 

15  But  because  none  answered, 
he  opened  it,  and  went  into  the 
bedchamber,  and  found  him  cast 
upon  the  floor  deud,  and  his  head 
was  taken  from  him. 

16  Therefore    he    cried    with    a 


■^  every 
border 


2  every  tent 
of  Jiidahj 


3  ascents 


921 


The  Assyrians  are  slaughtered. 


JUDITH,  lo,  16. 


Judith  is  honoured. 


loud  voice,  with  weeping,  and 
sighing,  and  a  mighty  ciy,  and 
rent  his  garments. 

17  After  he  went  into  the  tent 
where  Judith  lodged :  and  when 
he  found  her  not,  he  leaped  out  to 
the  people,  and  cried, 

18  These  slaves  have  dealt  trea- 
cherously; one  woman  of  the  He- 
brews hath  brought  shame  upon  the 
house  of  king  Nabuchodonosor :  for, 
behold,  Holofernes  lieth  upon  the 
ground  without  a  head. 

19  When  the  captains  of  the 
Assyrians'  army  heard  these  words, 
they  rent  their  coats,  and  their 
minds  were  wonderfully  troubled, 
and  there  was  a  cry  and  a  very 
great  noise  throughout  the  camp. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1  The  Assyrians  are  chased  and  slain. 
8  The  high  priest  c(nneth  to  see  Judith. 
11  The  stuff  of  Holofernes  is  given  to  Ju- 
dith. 13  The  women  crown  her  with  a 
garland. 

AND  when  they  that  were  in  the 
tents  heard,  they  were  aston- 
ished at  the  thing  that  was  done. 

2  And  fear  and  trembling  fell 
upon  them,  so  that  there  was 
no  man  that  durst  abide  in  the 
sight  of  his  neighbour,  but  rushing 
out  all  together,  they  fled  into 
eyery  way  of  the  plain,  and  of  the 
hill  country. 

3  They  also  that  had  camped  in 
the  ^  mountains  round  about  Beth- 
ulia  fled  away.  Then  the  children 
of  Israel,  every  one  that  was  a  war- 
rior among  them,  rushed  out  upon 
them. 

4  Then  sent  Ozias  to  Betomas- 
them,  and  to  Bebai,  and  Chobai, 
and  Cola,  and  to  all  the  "  coasts  of 
Israel,  such  as  should  tell  the  things 
that  were  done,  and  that  all  should 
rush  forth  upon  their  enemies  to 
destroy  them. 

5  Now  when  the  children  of 
Israel  heard  it,  they  all  fell  upon 
them  with  one  consent,  and  slew 
them  unto  Chobai  :  likewise  also 
they  that  came  fi'om  JerusakMu, 
and  from  all  the  hill  country,  (fur 
men  had  tokl  them  what  things 
were  done  in  the  camp  of  tlieir 
enemies,)  and  they  tliat  wer(!  in 
-'Calaad.  and  in  Galilee,  chased 
tliem  with  a  great  slaughter,  until 
they  were  past  Damascus  and  the 
borders  thereof. 

6  And  the  residue,  that  dwelt  at 
Bethulia,  fell  upon  tins  camp  of 
Assur,  and  spoiled  tluMn,  and  were 
greatly  emiched. 

7  And  the  children  of  Israel  that 
returned  from  the  slaughter  had 
that  which  remained  ;  and  the  vil- 


lages and  the  cities,  that  were  in 
the  '  mountains  and  in  the  plain, 
gat  many  spoils  :  for  the  ^  multitude 
was  very  great. 

8  Then  Joacim  the  high  priest, 
and  the  ^  ancients  of  the  children 
of  Israel  that  dwelt  in  Jerusalem, 
came  to  behold  the  good  things 
that  God  had  shewed  to  Israel,  and 
to  see  Judith,  and  to  salute  her. 

9  And  when  they  came  unto  her, 
they  blessed  her  with  one  accord, 
and  said  unto  her.  Thou  art  the 
exaltation  of  Jerusalem,  thou  art 
the  great  glory  of  Israel,  thou  art 
the  great  rejoicing  of  our  nation  : 

10  Thou  hast  done  all  these 
things  by  thine  hand  :  thou  hast 
done  much  good  to  Israel,  and  God 
is  pleased  therewith :  blessed  be 
thou  of  the  Almighty  Lord  for 
evermore.  And  all  the  people  said, 
So  be  it. 

1 1  And  the  people  spoiled  the 
camp  the  space  of  thirty  days : 
and  they  gave  unto  Judith  Holo^ 
femes  his  tent,  and  all  his  ''plate, 
and  beds,  and  vessels,  and  all  his 
stuff:  and  she  took  it,  and  laid  it 
on  her  mule  ;  and  made  ready  her 
carts,  and  laid  them  thereon. 

1 2  Then  all  the  women  of  Israel 
ran  together  to  see  her,  and  blessed 
her,  and  made  a  dance  among  them 
for  her :  and  she  took  branches  in 
her  hand,  and  gave  also  to  the 
women  that  were  with  her. 

13  And  they  put  a  garland  of 
olive  upon  her  and  her  maid  that 
was  with  her,  and  she  went  before 
all  the  people  in  the  dance,  leading 
all  the  women  :  and  all  the  men  of 
Israel  followed  in  their  armour 
with  garlands,  and  with  songs  in 
their  mouths. 

CHAPTER  16. 

1  The  .sou//  <f  Judith.  19  ,S7(('  dedicateth  the 
stuff  of 'lldtof, 'rues.  23  She  died  at  Hethu- 
Ha  a  wiii<nr  (f  great  honour.  24  All  Is- 
rael dill  lament  her  death. 

THEN  Judith  began  to  sing  this 
thanksgiving  in  all  Israel,  and 
all  the  people  sang  ^  after  her  this 
st)ng  of  praise. 

2  And  Judith  said.  Begin  unto 
my  God  with  timbrels,  sing  unto 
my  Loi'd  with  cymbals :  tune 
unto  him  '*a  new  |)s;i,lm  :  exalt 
him,  and  call  upon  his  name. 

3  Foi-  God  breaketh  the  battles  : 
for  among  the  caini)s  in  the  midst 
of  the  people  he  hatli  delivered  me 
out  of  the  hands  of  them  that  per- 
secuted me. 

t  Assur  came  out  of  the  moun- 
tains fi-om  th(^  north,  he  cam(!  with 
t(!n    tliousands   of    his   army,   the 


922 


The  song  of  Judith. 


JUDITH,  16. 


Tlie  offerincjs  at  Jerusalem. 


1  sword 


2  handmaids 


3  runasates' 


multitude  whereof  stopped  the 
torrents,  and  their  horsemen  have 
covered  the  hills. 

5  He  bragged  that  he  would 
burn  up  my  borders,  and  kill  my 
young  men  with  the  sword,  and 
dash  the  sucking  childi-en  against 
the  ground,  and  make  miiie  infants 
as  a  prey,  and  my  virgins  as  a  spoil. 

6  But  the  Almighty  Lord  hath 
disappointed  them  by  the  hand  of 
a  woman. 

7  For  the  mighty  one  did  not 
fall  by  the  young  men,  neither  did 
the  sons  of  the  Titans  smite  him, 
nor  high  giants  set  upon  him  :  but 
Judith  the  daughter  of  Merari 
weakened  him  with  the  beauty  of 
her  countenance. 

8  For  she  put  off  the  garment  of 
her  widowhood  for  the  exaltation 
of  those  that  were  oppressed  in 
Israel,  and  anointed  her  face  with 
ointment,  and  bound  her  hair  in  a 
tire,  and  took  a  linen  garment  to 
deceive  him. 

9  Her  sandals  ravished  his  eyes, 
her  beauty  took  his  mind  prisoner, 
and  the  ^  fauchion  passed  through 
his  neck. 

10  The  Persians  quaked  at  her 
boldness,  and  the  Medes  were 
daunted  at  her  hardiness. 

1 1  Then  my  afflicted  shouted  for 
joy,  and  my  weak  ones  cried  aloud ; 
but  *  they  were  astonished  :  these 
lifted  up  their  voices,  but  they 
were  overthrown. 

1 2  The  sons  of  '  the  damsels  have 
pierced  them  through,  and  wounded 
them  as  ^  fugitives'  children  :  they 
perished  by  the  battle  of  the  Lord. 

13  1  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new 
song :  O  Lord,  thou  art  great  and 
glorious,  \Yonderful  in  strength, 
and  invincible. 

14  Let  all  creatures  serve  thee: 
for  thou  spakest,  and  they  were 
made,  thou  didst  send  forth  thy 
spirit,  and  it  created  them,  and 
there  is  none  that  can  resist  thy 
voice. 

15  For  the  rnountains  shall  be 
moved  from  their  foundations  with 
the  waters,  the  rocks  shall  melt  as 


*  That  is,  the  Assyrians. 


wax  at  thy  presence  :   yet  thou  art 
merciful  to  them  that  fear  thee. 

1 6  For  all  sacrifice  is  too  little  for 
a  sweet  savour  unto  thee,  and  all 
the  fat  is  not  sufficient  for  thy  burnt 
offering :  but  he  that  feareth  the 
Lord  is  great  at  all  times. 

1 7  Woe  to  tlie  nations  that  rise  up 
against  my  ^  kindred  !  the  Lord  Al- 
mighty will  take  vengeance  of  them 
in  the  day  of  judgment,  in  putting 
fire  and  worms  in  their  flesh  ;  and 
they  shall  feel  them,  and  weep  for 
ever. 

1 8  Now  as  soon  as  they  entered 
into  Jerusalem,  they  worshipped 
the  Lord  ;  and  as  soon  as  the  people 
were  purified,  they  offered  their 
burnt  offerings,  and  their  free  offer- 
ings, and  their  gifts. 

19  Judith  also  dedicated  all  the 
stuffofHolofernes,  which  thepeople 
had  given  her,  and  gave  the  canopy, 
which  she  had  taken  out  of  his  bed- 
chamber, for  a  gift  unto  the  Lord. 

20  So  the  people  continued  feast- 
ing in  Jerusalem  before  the  sanc- 
tuary for  the  space  of  three  months, 
and  Judith  remained  with  them. 

21  After  this  time  every  one  re- 
turned to  his  own  inheritance,  and 
Judith  went  to  Bethulia,  and  re- 
mained in  her  own  possession,  and 
was  in  her  time  honourable  in  all 
the  country. 

22  And  many  desired  her,  but 
none  knew  her  all  the  days  of  her 
life,  after  that  ^  Manasses  her  hus- 
band was  dead,  and  was  gathered 
to  his  people. 

23  But  she  increased  more  and 
more  in  honour,  and  waxed  old  in 
her  husband's  house,  being  an  hun- 
dred and  five  years  old,  and  made 
her  maid  free  ;  so  she  died  in  Bethu- 
lia :  and  they  buried  her  in  the  cave 
of  her  husband  "  Manasses 

24  And  the  house  of  Israel  la- 
mented her  seven  days  :  and  before 
she  died,  she  did  distribute  her 
goods  to  all  them  that  were  nearest 
of  kindred  to  ^  Manasses  her  hus- 
band, and  to  them  that  were  the 
nearest  of  her  kindred. 

25  And  there  was  none  that  made 
the  children  of  Israel  any  more 
afraid  in  the  days  of  Judith,  nor  a 
long  time  after  her  death. 


923 


MordecaVs  dreams : 


ESTHEE,  11,  12. 


Tlie  river  and  the  dragons. 


THE  REST  OF  THE   CHAPTERS   OF 

THE  BOOK  OF  ESTHER 

WHICH  ARE  FOUND  NEITHER  IN  THE  HEBREW,  NOR  IN  THE  CHALDEE 


Part  of  the  Tenth  Chapter  after 
the  Greek. 

5  Mardooheuf!  remevibereih  and  eo'pound- 
eth  his  dream  of  the  river  and  the  two 
dragons. 

THEN   ^  Mardocheii.s   said,   God 
hath  done  these  things. 

5  For  I  remember  a  dream  which 

1  saw  concerning   these  matters, 
and  nothing  thereof  liath  failed. 

6  A  little  fountain  became  a 
river,  and  there  was  light,  and  the 
sun,  and  much  water  :  this  river  is 
Esther,  whom  the  king  married, 
and  made  queen  : 

7  And  the  two  -dragons  are  I 
and  ^  Aman. 

8  AnH  the  nations  were  those 
that  were  assembled  to  destroy  the 
name  of  the  Jews  : 

9  And  my  nation  is  this  Israel, 
which  cried  to  God,  and  were 
saved  :  for  the  Lord  hath  saved  his 
people,  and  the  Lord  hath  deliv- 
ered us  from  all  those  evils,  and 
God  hath  wrought  signs  and  great 
wonders,  which  have  not  been  done 
among  the  *  Gentiles. 

10  Therefore  hath  he  made  two 
lots,  one  for  the  people  of  God,  and 
another  for  all  the  ^  Gentiles. 

11  And  these  two  lots  came  at 
the  hour,  and  time,  and  day  of 
judgment,  before  God  among  all 
nations. 

12  So  God  remembered  his  peo- 
ple, and  justified  his  inheritance. 

1.3  Therefore  those  days  shall  be 
unto  them  in  the  month  Adar,  the 
fourteenth  and  fifteenth  day  of  the 
same  month,  with  an  assembly, 
and  joy,  and  with  gladness  before 
God,  according  to  the  generations 
for  ever  among  his  ^  people. 

CHAPTER   11. 

2  ThenUH-k  and  qnnlity  of  Mnrdocheiix.  0 
He  dre.amelh  of  two  drdgons  com ing forth 
tofiqht,  10  and  of  a  little  fountain,  which 
hecaine  a  great  icatcr. 

TN  the  fourth  year  of  the  reign  of 
"  Ptolemeus  and  ('leopatni,,  l)o- 
sitheus,  who  said  he  was  a  jjricst 
and  Levite,  and  ''  Ptolemeus  his 
son,  l)i'()ught  this  ej)islle  of  ^  I'bu- 
rini.  which  they  said  was  the  same, 
and  that  Lysimachus  the  son  oi 
^  I'tolemeiis.  that  was  in  Jerusalem, 
had  interpreted  it. 

*  So  throughout  this  book.        f  Or, 


2  In  the  second  year  of  the  reign 
of  Artaxerxes  the  great,  in  the 
first  day  of  the  month  ^  Ni.s<m. 
Mardocheus  the  son  of  '"  Jairus. 
the  son  of  "Semei,  the  son  of 
'"  Cisai.  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin, 
had  a  di'eam ; 

3  Who  was  a  Jew,  and  dwelt  in 
the  city  of  "  >Susa.  a  great  man,  be- 
ing a  servitor  in  the  king's  court. 

4  He  Avas  also  one  of  the  cap- 
tives, which  "  Nabuchodonosor  the 
king  of  Babylon  carried  from  J  eru- 
saleni  with  'Mechouias  king  of 
"'Judea;  and  this  was  his  dream  : 

5  Behold  a  noise  of  a  tumult, 
with  thunder,  and  earthquakes, 
and  uproar  in  the  land  : 

G  And,  behold,  two  great  -dra- 
gons came  forth  ready  to  fight,  and 
their  cry  was  great. 

7  And  at  their  cry  all  nations 
were  prepared  to  battle,  that  they 
might  fight  against  the  righteous 
people. 

8  And  lo  a  day  of  darkness  find 
obscurity,  tribulation  and  anguish, 
affliction  and  great  uproar,  upon 
earth. 

9  And  the  whole  righteous  na- 
tion was  troubled,  fearing  their 
own  evils,  and  were  ready  to  pe- 
rish. 

10  Then  they  cried  unto  God, 
and  upon  their  cry,  as  it  were  from 
a  little  fountain,  was  made  a  great 
flood,  even  much  water. 

11  The  light  and  the  sun  rose 
up,  and  the  lowly  were  exaltefl, 
and  devoured  the  glorious. 

12  Now  when  Mardocheus,  who 
had  seen  this  (h-eam,  and  what(iod 
had  determined  to  do,  was  awake, 
he  bare  his  dream  in  mind,  and 
until  night  by  all  means  was  de- 
sirous to  know  it. 

CHAPTER  12. 

2  The  connpirac;/  of  the  two  eunuchu  is  dis- 
corered  hy  MardovhcuK,  h  for  which,  he  is 
entertained  hy  the  king,  and  rewarded. 

NI)  Mardocheus  took  his  rest 
in  the  court  with  '"Gm hatha 
and  '"Thaira,  the  two  '"ciniuclis 
of  th(^  king,  and  kee])ers  of  tlie 
palace. 

2  And  he  heard  tlieir  devices, 
and  searched  out  their  purposes. 


A 


*  So  throuyhout  this  book. 


3  Nisan, 

10  Jair, 

11  Shimei, 

12  Kish, 


13  Shushan, 


14  *  Nebti- 
cliadnezzar 

i^.Iehoia- 

fhin 

16  Judah ; 


2  beasts 


1'  I'.i.ntlian 
i^Tercsh, 
1-'  cliaiiiht'i-- 
laiiis 


924 


The  decree  for  the  Jeii^s'  destruction.       ESTHER-,  13,  14. 


MonlecaVs  prmjer. 


and  learned  that  they  were  about 
to  lay  hands  upon  Artaxerxes  the 
king ;  and  so  he  certified  the  king 
of  them. 

3  Then  the  king  examined  the 
two  'eunuchs,  and  after  that  they 
had  confessed  it,  they  were  stran- 
gled. 

4  And  the  king  made  a  record 
of  these  things,  and  Mardocheus 
also  wrote  thereof. 

5  So  the  king  commanded  Mar- 
docheus to  serve  in  the  court,  and 
for  this  he  rewarded  him. 

6  Howbeit  Aman  the  son  of 
"Amadathus  the  Agagite,  who  was 
in  great  honour  with  the  king^ 
sought  to  molest  Mardocheus  and 
his  people  because  of  the  two 
^  eunuchs  of  the  king. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  The  cd/ii/  of  the  l-hig's  lefferx  to  detstroy 
the.  JeiCK.  S  The  prai/er  q/'  Mardocheus 
for  thent. 

THE  copy  of  the  letters  was 
this :  The  great  king  Arta- 
xerxes writeth  these  things  to  the 
princes  and  governors  that  are 
under  him  from  India  unto  Ethi- 
opia, in  an  hundred  and  seven  and 
twenty  provinces. 

2  After  that  I  became  lord  oyer 
many  nations,  and  had  dominion 
over  the  whole  world,  not  lifted 
up  with  presumption  of  my  au- 
thority, but  can-ying  myself  al- 
way  with  equity  and  mildness,  I 
purposed  to  settle  my  subjects 
continually  in  a  quiet  life,  and 
making  my  kingdom  peaceable, 
and  open  for  passage  to  the  utmost 
^  coasts,  to  renew  peace,  which  is 
desired  of  all  men. 

3  Now  when  I  asked  my  coun- 
selloi's  how  this  might  be  brought 
to  pass,  Aman,  that  excelled  in 
wisdom  among  us,  and  was  ap- 
proved for  his  constant  good  will 
and  stedfast  fidelity,  and  had  the 
honour  of  the  second  place  in  the 
kingdom, 

4  Declared  unto  us,  that  in  all 
nations  throughout  the  world  there 
was  scattered  a  certain  malicious 
people,  that  had  laws  contrary  to 
all  nations,  and  continually  de- 
spised the  commandments  of  kings, 
so  as  the  uniting  of  our  kingdoms, 
honourably  intended  by  us,  canhot 
go  forward. 

5  Seeing  then  we  understand 
that  this  people  alone  is  continu- 
ally in  opposition  unto  all  men, 
differing  in  the  strange  manner  of 
their  laws,  and  evil  affected  to  our 
state,  working  all  the  mischief 
they  can,  that  our  kingdom  may 
not  be  firmly  established  : 


6  Therefore  have  we  comraandetl, 
that  all  they  that  are  signified  in 
writing  unto  you  by  Aman,  who 
is  ordained  over  the  affairs,  and  is 
next  unto  us,  shall  all,  with  their 
wives  and  children,  be  utterly  de- 
stroyed by  the  sword  of  their  ene- 
mies, without  all  mercy  and  pity, 
the  fourteenth  day  of  the  twelfth 
month  Adar  of  this  present  year  : 

7  That  they,  who  of  old  and  now 
also  are  malicious,  may  in  one  day 
with  violence  go  into  the  grave, 
and  so  ever  hereafter  cause  our 
affairs  to  be  well  settled,  and  with- 
out trouble. 

8  Then  Mardocheus  thought 
upon  all  the  works  of  the  Lord, 
and  made  his  prayer  unto  him, 

9  Saying,  O  Lord,  Lord,  the 
King  Almighty :  for  the  whole 
world  is  in  thy  power,  and  if  thou 
hast  appointed  to  save  Israel,  there 
is  no  man  that  can  gainsay  thee  : 

10  For  thou  hast  made  heaven 
and  earth,  and  all  the  wondrous 
things  under  the  heaven. 

11  Thou  art  Lord  of  all  things, 
and  there  is  no  man  that  can  re- 
sist thee,  which  art  the  Loi"d. 

1 2  Thou  knowest  all  things,  and 
thou  knowest.  Lord,  that  it  was 
neither  in  contempt  nor  pride,  nor 
for  any  desire  of  glory,  tnat  I  did 
not  bow  down  to  proud  Aman. 

1 3  For  I  could  have  been  content 
with  good  will  for  the  salvation  of 
Israel  to  kiss  the  soles  of  liis  feet. 

14  But  I  did  this,  that  I  might 
not  prefer  the  glory  of  man  above 
the  glory  of  God  :  neither  will  I 
■'  wor.shi}3  any  but  thee,  O  God, 
neitiier  will  I  do  it  in  pride. 

15  And  now,  O  Lord  God  and 
King,  spare  thy  people :  for  their 
eyes  are  upon  us  to  bring  us  to 
nought;  yea,  they  desire  to  destroy 
the  inheritance,  that  hath  been 
thine  from  the  beginning. 

1 6  Despise  not  tlie  portion,  which 
thou  hast  delivered  out  of  Egj'pt  for 
thine  own  self. 

1 7  Hear  my  pi-ayer,  and  be  mer- 
ciful unto  thine  inheritance :  turn 
our  sorrow  into  joy,  that  we  may 
live,  O  Lord,  and  praise  thy  name  : 
and  destroy  not  the  mouths  of 
them  that  praise  thee,  O  Lord. 

1 8  All  Israel  in  like  manner  cried 
most  earnestly  unto  the  Lord,  be- 
cause their  death  was  before  their 
eyes. 

CHAPTER  14. 

The  j)rayer  of  Queen  Esther  for  hernelf  and 
her  people.. 

QITEKN   Esther   also,   being   in 
fear  of    death,   resorted  unto 
tne  Lord  : 
2  And  laid  away  her  glorious  a])- 


5  bow  down 
to 


925 


Esthe7-^s  prayer 


ESTHER,  15. 


Her  approach  to  the  king. 


parel,  and  put  on  the  garments  of 
anguish  ana  mourning :  and  instead 
of  precious  ointments,  she  covered 
her  head  with  ashes  and  dung,  and 
she  humbled  her  body  greatly,  and 
^  all  the  places  of  her  joy  she  filled 


with  her  torn  hair. 


o  And  slie  prayed  unto'  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  saying,  O  my  Lord, 
thou  only  art  our  King :  help  me, 
desolate  woman,  which  have  no 
helper  but  thee  : 

4  For  my  danger  is  in  mine 
hand. 

5  From  my  youth  up  I  have 
heard  in  the  tribe  of  my  family, 
that  thou,  O  Lord,  tookest  Lsrael 
from  among  all  people,  and  oiu- 
fathers  from  all  their  predecessors, 
for  a  perpetual  inheritance,  and 
thou  hast  performed  whatsoever 
thou  didst  promise  them. 

6  And  now  we  have  sinned  be- 
fore thee :  therefore  hast  thou 
given  us  into  the  hands  of  our 
enemies, 

7  Because  we  worshipped  their 
gods  :  O  Lord,  thou  art  righteous. 

8  Nevertheless  it  satisfieth  them 
not,  that  we  are  in  bitter  captivity  : 
but  they  have  stricken  hands  with 
their  idols, 

9  That  they  will  abolish  the  thing 
that  thou  with  thy  mouth  hast  or- 
dained, and  destroy  thine  inheri- 
tance, and  stop  the  mouth  of  them 
that  praise  thee,  and  quench  the 
glory  of  thy  house,  and  of  thine 
altar, 

10  And  open  the  mouths  of  the 
heathen  to  set  forth  the  praises  of 
the  idols,  and  to  magnify  a  fleshly 
king  for  ever. 

110  Lord,  give  not  thy  sceptre 
unto  them  that  be  nothing,  and  let 
them  not  laugh  at  our  tall ;  but 
turn  their  device  upon  themselves, 
and  make  him  an  example,  that 
hath  begun  this  against  us. 

12  Ilemember,  ()  Lord,  make 
thyself  known  in  time  of  our  afflic- 
tion, and  give  me  boldness,  ()  King 
of  the  •' nations,  and  Lord  of  all 
power. 

13  Give  me  eloquent  speech  in 
my  mouth  before  the  lion  :  turn 
liis  heart  to  hate  him  that  fighteth 
against  us,  that  there  may  be  an 
end  of  him.  and  of  all  that  are  like- 
minded  to  him  : 

14  Hut  deliver  us  with  thine 
liand,  and  help  me  that  am  deso- 
late, and  which  have  no  othcn-  lielp 
but  thee. 

in  Thou  knowest  all  things,  () 
fvord  ;  tliou  knowest  that  I  hati' 
the  glory  of  the  unrighteous,  and 


«  Or, 


abhor  the  bed   of    the  uncircum- 
cised,  and  of  all  the  heathen. 

16  Thou  knowest  my  necessity: 
for  I  abhor  the  sign  of  my  high  es- 
tate, which  is  upon  mine  head  in 
the  days  wherein  I  shew  myself, 
and  that  I  abhor  it  as  •*  a  menstruous 


rag,  and  that  I  wear  it  not  when  i 
am  private  by  myself, 

17  And  that  thine  handmaid 
hath  not  eaten  at  Aman's  table, 
and  that  I  have  not  greatly  es- 
teemed the  king's  feast,  nor  drunk 
the  wine  of  the  drink  offerings. 

18  Neither  had  thine  handmaid 
any  joy  since  the  day  that  I  was 
brought  hither  to  this  present,  but 
in  thee,  ^  O  Lord  God  of  Abraham. 

19  0  thou  mighty  God  above  all, 
hear  the  voice  of  the  forlorn,  and 
deliver  us  out  of  the  hands  of  the 
mischievous,  and  deliver  me  out  of 
my  fear. 

CHAPTER  15. 

6  Esther   cometh    into   the   king's  presence. 

7  I/e  looketh   anf,irily,  and   she  fainteth. 

8  The  king  doth  take  her  up,  and  comfort 
her. 

AND  upon  the  third  day,  when 
she  had  ended  her  prayer,  she 
laid  away  her  mourning  garments, 
and  put  on  her  glorious  apparel. 

2  And  being  gloriously  adorned, 
after  she  had  called  upon  God,  who 
is  the  beholder  and  saviour  of  all 
things,  she  took  two  maids  with 
her : 

3  And  upon  the  one  she  leaned, 
as  carrying  herself  .daintily  ; 

4  And  the  other  followed,  bear- 
ing up  her  train. 

5  And  she  was  ruddy  through 
the  perfection  of  her  beauty,  and 
her  countenance  was  cheerful  and 
very  amiable :  but  her  lieart  was 
in  anguish  for  fear. 

6  Then  having  passed  through 
all  the  doors,  she  stood  before 
the  king,  who  sat  upon  his  royal 
throne,  and  was  clothed  with  all 
his  rob(»s  of  majesty,  all  glittering 
with  gold  and  pr(!cious  stones  ;  and 
he  was  very  dreadful. 

7  Then  lifting  up  his  counte- 
nance that  shone  with  majesty, 
he  looked  very  fiercely  upon  her  : 
and  the  queen  fell  down,  and  was 
pale,  and  fainted,  and  bowed  lier- 
.self  upon  the  liead  of  the  maid  that 
went  b(>fore  her. 

8  Then  God  changed  the  sjjirit 
of  th(>,  king  into  miichiess,  who  in 
a  fear-  leaped  from  his  throne,  niid 
took  her  in  his  ;irms,  till  she  caiiie 
to  her.siilf  again,  and  comforted  \wy 
with  loving  words,  and  said  unto 
her, 

9  Ivsther,  what  is  the  matter?  I 
am  thy  brother,  be  of  good  cheer : 


926 


The  Jchu/s  decree 


ESTHER,  16. 


delivering  the  Jews. 


10  Thou  shalt  not  die,  though 
our  commandment  be  general : 
come  near. 

1 1  And  so  he  held  up  his  golden 
sceptre,  and  laid  it  upon  her  neck, 

12  And  embraced  her,  and  said. 
Speak  unto  me. 

13  Then  said  she  unto  him,  I 
saw  thee,  my  lord,  as  an  angel  of 
God,  and  my  heart  was  troubled 
for  fear  of  thy  majesty. 

14  For  wonderful  art  thou,  lord, 
and  thy  countenance  is  full  of 
grace. 

1 5  And  as  she  was  speaking,  she 
fell  down  for  faintness. 

16  Then  the  king  was  troubled, 
and  all  his  servants  comforted  her. 

CHAPTER  16. 

1  The  letter  of  Artavrerxes,  10  irherein  lie 
taxeth  Aman,  17  und  revoketk  the  decree 
procured  by  Arnan  to  destroy  the  Jeir.i, 
22  nnd  command eth  the  day  of  their  de- 
liverance to  be  kept  holy. 

THE  great  king  Artaxerxes  unto 
the  princes  and  governors  of 
an  hundred  and  seven  and  twenty 
provinces  from  India  unto  Ethi- 
ojjia,  and  unto  all  our  faithful 
subjects,  greeting. 

2  Many,  the  more  often  they  are 
honoured,  with  the  great  bounty 
of  their  gracious  princes,  the  more 
proud  they  are  waxen, 

3  And  endeavour  to  hurt  not  our 
subjects  only,  but  not  being  able  to 
bear  abundance,  do  take  in  hand 
to  practise  also  against  those  that 
do  them  good : 

4  And  take  not  only  thankful- 
ness away  from  among  men,  but 
also  lifted  up  with  the  '  glorious 
words  of  "  lewd  persons,  that  were 
never  good,  they  think  to  escape 
the  justice  of  God,  that  seeth  all 
things,  and  hateth  evil. 

5  Oftentimes  also  fair  speech  of 
those,  that  are  put  in  trust  to  ma- 
nage their  friends'  affairs,  hath 
caused  many  that  are  in  authority 
to  be  partakers  of  innocent  blood, 
and  hath  enwrapped  them  in  reme- 
diless calamities  : 

6  Beguiling  with  the  falsehood 
and  deceit  oi  their  '^lewd  disposi- 
tion the  ^innocency  and  goodness 
of  princes. 

7  Now  ye  may  see  this,  as  we 
have  declared,  not  so  much  by 
ancient  histories,  as  ye  may.  if  ye 
search  what  hath  been  wickedly 
done  of  late  through  the  pestilent 
behaviour  of  them  that  are  un- 
worthily placed  in  authority. 

8  And  we  must  take  care  for  the 
time  to  come,  that  our  kingdom 
may  be  quiet  and  peaceabhi  for  all 
men. 


9  Both  by  changing  our  pur- 
poses, and  always  judging  things 
that  ''ai-e  evident  with  more  ^ equal 
proceeding. 

10  For  Aman,  a  Macedonian,  the 
son  of  ^Amadatha.  being  indeed  a 
stranger  from  the  Persian  blood, 
and  far  distant  from  our  goodness, 
and  as  a  stranger  received  of  us, 

1 1  Had  so  far  forth  obtained  the 
favour  that  we  shew  toward  every 
nation,  as  that  he  was  called  our 
father,  and  was  continually  ho- 
noured of  all  men,  as  the  next 
person  unto  the  king. 

12  But  he,  not  bearing  his  great 
dignity,  went  about  to  deprive  us 
of  our  kingdom  and  life  : 

13  Having  by  manifold  and  cun- 
ning deceits  sought  of  us  the  de- 
struction, as  well  of  Mardocheus, 
who  saved  our  life,  and  continually 
procured  our  good,  as  also  of  blame- 
less Esther,  partaker  of  our  king- 
dom, with  their  whole  nation. 

14  For  by  these  means  he 
thought,  finding  us  destitute  of 
friends,  to  have  translated  the 
kingdom  of  the  Persians  to  the 
Macedonians. 

15  But  we  find  that  the  Jews, 
vyhom  this  wicked  wretch  hath  de- 
livered to  utter  destruction,  are  no 
evildoers,  but  live  by  most  just 
laws : 

1 6  And  that  they  be  children  of 
the  most  high  and  most  mighty 
living  God,  who  hath  ordered  the 
kingdom  both  unto  us  and  to  our 
progenitors  in  the  most  excellent 
manner. 

17  Wherefore  ye  shall  do  well 
not  to  put  in  execution  the  letters 
sent  unto  you  by  Aman  the  son  of 
**  Amadatha. 

iHForne,  that  was  the  worker 
of  these  things,  is  hanged  at  the 
gates  of  ^  Susa  with  all  his  family  : 
God,  who  ruleth  all  things,  speed- 
ily rendering  vengeance  to  him 
according  to  his  deserts. 

19  Therefore  ye  shall  publish  the 
copy  of  this  letter  in  all  places, 
that  the  Jews  may  freely  live  after 
their  own  laws. 

20  And  ye  sliall  aid  them,  that 
even  the  same  day,  being  the  thir- 
teenth day  of  the  twelfth  month 
Adar.  they  may  be  avenged  on 
them,  who  in  the  time  of  their 
affliction  shall  set  upon  them. 

21  For  Almighty  God  hath 
turned  to  joy  unto  them  the  day. 
wherein  the  chosen  people  should 
have  perished. 

22  \e  shall  therefore  among  your 
solemn  feasts  keep  it  an  high  day 
with  all  feasting  : 

23  That  both  now  and  hereafter 


5  come 
under  our 
eyes 

6  equitable 
"  Hamme- 
datha, 


8  Hamme- 
datha. 

3  Shushan 


927 


To  ivhom  wisdom  speaketh. 


ESTHER,  16. 


God  made  not  death. 


1  crooked 

2  brought  to 
tlie  proof, 
putteth  to 
confusion 


^  bi!  put  to 
confusion 


•>  holdetli  all 

tilings 

together 


reproving 


there  may  be  safety  to  ns,  and  the 
well  affected  Persians  ;  but  to  those 
which  do  conspire  against  us  a  me- 
morial of  destruction. 

24  Therefore     every    city     and 
country  whatsoever,   which    shall 


not  do  according  to  these  things, 
shall  be  destroyed  without  mercy 
with  fire  and  sword,  and  shall  be 
made  not  only  unpassablefor  men, 
but  also  most  hateful  to  wild  beasts 
and  '  fowls  forever. 


THE 


WISDOM  OF  SOLOMON 


CHAPTER  1. 

2  To  whom  God  sJieweih  hiriiMelf,  4  aiid  ivis- 
tjom  Jienelf.  6  An  evil  speiik'er  cannot  lie 
hid.  12  We procine  (III r  oini,  destruction  : 
IS  for  God  created  not  death. 

LOVE  righteousness,  ye  that  be 
judges  of  the  earth  :  think  of 
the  Lord  with  a  good  (heart,)  and 
in  simplicity  of  heart  seek  him. 

2  For  he  will  be  found  of  them 
that  tempt  him  not ;  and  sheweth 
himself  unto  such  as  do  not  distrust 
him. 

3  For  'froward  thoughts  separate 
from  God :  and  his  power,  when  it 
is  ""  tried,,  reproveth  the  unwise. 

4  Foi'  into  a  malicious  soul  wis- 
dom shall  not  enter ;  nor  dwell 
in  the  body  that  is  subject  unto 
sin. 

5  For  the  holy  spirit  of  discipline 
will  flee  deceit,  and  remove  irom 
thoughts  that  are  without  under- 
standing, and  will  ^not  abide  when 
unrighteousness  Cometh  in. 

G  For  wisdom  is  a  loving  spirit; 
and  will  not  acquit  a  blasphemer  of 
his  words:  for  God  is  witness  of  his 
reins,  and  a  true  beholder  of  his 
heart,  and  a  hearer  of  his  tongue. 

7  For  the  iSpirit  of  the  Lord  filleth 
the  world:  and  that  which  ^con- 
taineth  all  things  hath  knowledge 
of  the  voice. 

H  Therefore  he  that  speaketh  un- 
i-ighteous  things  cannot  l>e  hid  : 
neither  shall  vengean(;e,  when  it 
punisheth,  pass  by  him. 

9  For  inquisition  shall  ])e  made 
into  the  counsels  of  the  ungodly: 
and  the  sound  of  his  words  shall 
come  unto  tlie  Lord  for  the  "'  mani- 
festation of  liis  wickerl  deeds. 

10  For  the  ear  of  jealousy  hear- 
eth  ail  things:  ,'uid  the  noise  of 
mui-mu?'iiigs  is  not  hid. 

11  'i'hei-efor(^  l)ewMi(M)f  murnuu'- 
ing,  wliich  is  unpro(ital)ie :  and  re- 
frain your  ttmgue  fi'orn  l)ackbiting  : 
for  tliere  is  no  woid  so  secret,  that 
shall  go  for  nought:  and  tlie  mouth 
that  beiieth  slnyetli  the  soul. 

12  Seek  not  (lentil  in  the  eri'or  of 
your  life:  and  pull  not  upon  your- 


selves destruction  with  the  works 
of  your  hands. 

13  For  God  made  not  death: 
neither  hath  he  pleasure  in  the 
destruction  of  the  living. 

14  For  he  created  all  things,  that 
they  might  have  their  being :  and 
"  the  generations  of  the  world  were 
healthful ;  and  there  is  no  poison 
of  destruction  in  them,  nor  "the 
kingdomof  *death  upon  the  earth : 

15  (For  righteousness  is  immor- 
tal:) 

16  But  ungodly  men  witli  their 
works  and  words  called  it  to  them  : 
for  when  thej^  thought  to  have  it 
their  friend,  they  consumed  to 
nought,  and  made  a  covenant  with 
it,  because  they  are  worthy  to  take 
part  with  it. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  The  wicked  think  thi/t  fife  xhort,  5  and  of 
■no  other  after  thix :  6  therefore  they  will 
take  their  pleaiurein  this,  10  ami  conspire 
(Hldinst  the  just.  21  What  that  is  which 
doth  liiind  them. 

FOR  the  vvgodJi/  said,  reasoning 
with  themselves,  but  not  aright. 
Our  life  is  short  and  ''tedious,  and 
in  the  death  ()f  a  man  there  is  no 
rem(;dy :  neither  w\as  there  any 
man  known  to  have  returned  from 
t  the  grave. 

2  Por  we  are  born  "at  all  adven- 
tu re :  and  we  shall  be  heri-after  us 
though  we  had  never  been:  for  the 
bi'eath  in  our  nostrils  is  as  smoke, 
and  "'a  little  si)ark  in  the  moving  of 


our  heart : 

3  Which  being  extinguished,  our 
body  shall  be  turned  into  ashes, 
and  our  spirit  shall  vanish  as  tlu^ 
soft  air, 

4  And  our  name  shall  be  foi'got- 
ten  in  tinu;,  and  no  mail  shall  have 
our  works  in  I'emembranee,  and  our 
lift'  shall  iiass  a,\vay  as  the  traet>  of 
a  cloud,  and  shall  be  dispersed  as  a 


*  Or.  Hades. 

t  Or.  Iliules,  t/iof  is.  tlu!  abode  of  the 
dead. 
t  Or, 


1  birds 


6  all  the 

created 

things 

'  hath 

*  death 

royal 

dominion 


sorrowful, 


■'  i)y  mere 
chalice : 


1"  I  reason  i^ 
a  spark 
kindled  by 
the  beating 


928 


Tlie  counsel  of  the  ungodly.       WISDOM  OF  SOLOMON,  3. 


The  death  of  the  godly. 


5  he  shall  he 
visited  ac- 
cordinji  to 
his  words. 


mist,  that  is  driven  away  with  the 
beams  of  the  sun,  and  overcome 
with  the  heat  thereof. 

5  For  our  time  is  a  very  shadow 
that  passeth  away ;  and  after  our 
end  there  is  no  returning :  for  it 
is  fast  sealed,  so  that  no  man 
cometh  again. 

6  Come  on  therefore,  let  us  enjoy 
the  good  things  that  are  present : 
and  let  us  ^  speedily  use  the  crea- 
tures like  as  in  youth. 

7  Let  us  fill  ourselves  with  costly 
wine  and  ointments ;  and  let  no 
flower  of  the  spring  pass  by  us  : 

8  Let  us  crown  ourselves  with 
rosebuds,  before  they  be  withered  : 

9  Let  none  of  us  go  without  his 
part  of  our  voluptuousness  :  let  us 
leave  tokens  of  our  joyfulness  in 
every  place  :  for  this  is  our  portion, 
and  our  lot  is  this. 

10  Let  us  oppress  the  poor  right- 
eous man,  let  us  not  spare  the 
widow,  nor  reverence  the  ancient 
gray  hairs  of  the  aged. 

11  Let  our  strength  be  the  law 
of  justice  :  for  that  which  is  feeble 
is  found  to  be  nothing  worth. 

12  Therefore  let  us  lie  in  wait 
for  the  righteous  ;  because  he  '^  is 
ncjt  for  our  turn,  and  he  is  clean 
contrary  to  our  doings :  he  up- 
braideth  us  witli  our  ofiending  the 
law,  and  "  objecteth  to  our  infamy 


the  transgressiiigs  of  our  education. 


13  He  professeth  to  have  the 
knowledge  of  God  :  and  he  calleth 
himself  the  child  of  the  Lord. 

14  He  was  made  to  reprove  our 
thoughts. 

15  He  is  grievous  unto  us  even 
to  behold  :  for  his  life  is  not  like 
other  men's,  his  ways  are  of 
another  fashion. 

IG  We  are  esteemed  of  him  as 
counterfeits :  he  abstaineth  from 
our  ways  as  from  filthiness :  he 
pronounceth  the  end  of  the  just  to 
be  blessed,  and  maketh  his  boast 
that  God  is  his  father. 

17  Let  us  see  if  his  words  be 
true :  and  let  us  prove  what  shall 
happen  in  the  end  of  him. 

18  For  if  the  just  man  be  the  son 
of  God,  he  will  lielp  him,  and  deliver 
him  fr'om  the  hand  of  his  enemies. 

1 9  Let  us  examine  him  with  **  de- 
spiteful ness  and  torture,  that  we 
may  know  his  meekness,  and  prove 
his  ijatience. 

20  Let  us  condemn  him  with  a 
shameful  death:  for  '^by  his  own 
saT/ing  he  shall  be  respected. 

2 1  iSuch  things  they  did  iniagine, 
aiid  were  deceived  :  for  their  own 
wickedness  hath  blinded  them. 

22  As  for  the  mysteries  of  God, 


they  knew  them  not :  neither  lioped 
they  for "  the  wages  of  righteous- 
ness, nor  discerned  a  reward  for 
blameless  souls. 

23  For  God  created  man  to  be 
immortal,  and  made  him  to  be  an 
image  of  his  own  ^  eternity. 

24  Nevertheless  through  envy  of 
the  devil  came  death  into  the 
world  :  and  they  that  do  hold  of 
his  side  do  find  it. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  The  god/)/  ci?'e  hapjiy  in  thviv  death,  .5  anO 
in.  their  'troubles:  i((  thi-  vieked  are  not, 
nor  their  ehildreii:  IM  hut  theij  that  are 
2>nre  are  hajipij,  tfnnKj't  tlii'ij  lia re  nochi/d- 
ren  :  1(5  for  the  adulterer  and  hi/tiieed  ahull 
perixh, 

BUT  the  souls  of  the  righteous 
ai^e  in  the  hand  of  God,   and 
there  shall  no  torment  touch  them. 

2  In  the  sight  of  the  unwise 
they  seemed  to  die :  and  their  de- 
parture is  taken  for  misery, 

3  And  their  going  from  us  to  be 
utter  destruction  :  but  they  are  in 
peace. 

4  For  though  they  be  punished 
in  the  sight  of  men,  yet  is  their 
hope  full  of  immortality. 

_  5  And  having  been  a  little  chas- 
tised, they  shall  be  greatly  re- 
warded: for  God  proved  them,  and 
found  them  worthy  for  himself. 

6  As  gold  in  the  furnace  hath  he 
tried  them,  and  received  them  as  a 
burnt  offering. 

7  And  in  the  time  of  their  visi- 
tation they  shall  shine,  and  run 
to  and  fro  like  sparks  among  the 
stubble. 

8  They  shall  judge  the  nations, 
and  havedominionover  the '^people, 
and  their  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever. 


9  They  that  put  their  trust  in 
him  shall  understand  the  truth : 
and   such  as  be  faithful  ''  in   love 


shall  abide  with  him  :  for  grace  and 
mercy  is  to  his  saints,  and  he  hath 
care  for  his  elect. 

10  But  the  ungodly  shall  be  pu- 
nished according  to  their  own  ima- 
ginations, which  have  '"  neglected 
the  righteous,  and  forsaken  the 
Lord. 

11  For  whoso  despiseth  wisdom 
and  nurture,  he  is  miserable,  and 
their  hope  is  vain,  their  labours  un- 
fruitful, and  their  woi-ks  unpro- 
fitable : 

12  Their  wives  are  foolish,  and 
their  childien  wicked: 

13  Their  offspiing  is  cur.sed. 
Wherefore  blessed  is  the  bairen 
that  is  undeliled,  which  hath  not 
known   the  sinful   bed  :   she  shall 


°  wages 
from  holi- 
ness. 


'  *  proiJer 
being. 


i*  peoples, 
and  the 
Lord  shall 
reign  over 
them  for 
ever. 

'•'  shall  abide 
with  him  in 
love : 


w  lishtly  re- 
garded 


*  Or, 


59 


929 


Tlie  reioard  of  chastity. 


WISDOM  OF  SOLOMON,  4, 


The  end  of  the  wicked. 


have    fruit    in    the    visitation    of 
souls. 

14  And  blessed  is  the  eunuch, 
which  with  his  hands  hath  wrought 
no  iniquity,  nor  imagined  wicked 
things  against  God  :  for  unto  him 
shall  be  given  ^  the  special  gift  of 
faith,   and   an   inheritance  in   the 


temple  of  the  Lord  more  acceptable 
to  his  mind. 

15  For  glorious  is  the  fruit  of 
good  labours  :  and  the  root  of  wis- 
dom shall  never  fall  away. 

16  As  for  the  children  of  adul- 
terers, they  shall  not  come  to  their 
perfection,  and  the  seed  of  an  un- 
righteous bed  shall  be  rooted  out. 

1 7  For  though  they  live  long,  yet 
shall  they  be  nothing  regarded : 
and  their  last  age  shall  be  without 
honour. 

18  Or,  if  they  die  quickly,  they 
have  no  hope,  neither  comfort  in 
the  day  of  trial. 

19  For  horrible  is  the  end  of  the 
unrighteous  generation. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  Ths  chaste  man  n/ia/.l  he  crowned.  3  Bax- 
tai'd  slijiH  x/iii/l  )i(>t  tlirive.  6  The;/  nhall 
tvitne88  aijuinnt  their  parents.  1  The  just 
die  youny,  (iiidari'  happy.  19  The  miser- 
able end  of  tlie  iricked. 

BETTER  it  is  to  have  no  child- 
ren, and  to  have  virtue :  for 
the  memorial  thereof  is  immortal : 
because  it  is  "known  with  God,  and 
with  men. 

2  When  it  is  present,  men  take 
example  at  it ;  and  when  it  is  gone, 
they  desire  it :  it  weareth  a  crown, 
and  triumpheth  for  ever,  having 
gotten  the  victory,  striving  for  un- 
defiled  rewards. 

3  But  the  multiplying  brood  of 
the  ungodly  shall  not  thrive,  nor 
take  deep  rooting  from  bastard 
slips,  nor  lay  any  fast  foundjition. 

4  For  though  they  flourish  in 
branches  for  a  time ;  yet  standing 
not  fast,  they  shall  be  shaken  with 
the  wind,  and  tiirough  the  force  of 
winds  they  shall  be  rooted  out. 

5  The  imperfect  branches  shall 
be  broken  off.  their  fruit  unprofit- 
able, not  ripe  to  eat,  yea,  meet  for 
nothing. 

G  For  children  begotten  of  un- 
lawful beds  an;  witiu'sscs  of  wicked- 
ness against  their  parents  in  their 
trial. 

7  But  though  the  righteous  ''be 
nrcvciitcd  with  death,  yet  shall  he 
!)('  ill  rest. 

8  Foi-  honoui'able  age  is  not  tliat 
whicli  standeth  in  length  of  time, 
nf)i'  that  is  measured  by  number  of 
year's. 

\)  l>ut  wisdom  is  tlie  gray  hair 

9; 


unto  men,  and  an  unspotted  life  is 
old  age. 

10  He  pleased  God,  and  was  be- 
loved of  him :  so  that  living  among 
sinners  he  was  translated. 

11  Yea,  speedily  was  he  taken 
away,  lest  that  wickedness  should 
alter  his  understanding,  or  deceit 
beguile  his  soul. 

1 2  For  the  bewitching  of  naught- 
iness doth  obscure  things  that  are 
honest ;  and  the  ^  wandering  of 
concupiscence  doth  undermine  the 
simple  mind. 

13  He,  being  made  perfect  in  a 
short  time,  fulfilled  a  long  time  : 

1 4  For  his  soul  pleased  the  Lord  : 
therefore  hasted  he  to  take  him 
away  from  among  the  wicked. 

15  This  the  people  saw,  and  un- 
derstood it  not,  neither  laid  they 
up  this  in  their  minds.  That  his 
grace  and  mercy  is  with  his  saints, 
and  that  he  hath  respect  unto  his 
chosen. 

16  Thus  the  righteous  that  is 
dead  shall  condemn  the  ungodly 
which  are  living  ;  and  youth  that 
is  soon  perfected  the  many  years 
and  old  age  of  the  unrighteous. 

1 7  For  they  shall  see  the  end  of 
the  wise,  and  shall  not  understand 
what  God  in  his  counsel  hath  de- 
creed of  him,  and  to  what  end  the 
Lord  hath  set  him  in  safety. 

18  They  shall  see  him,  and  de- 
spise him ;  but  God  shall  laugh 
them  to  scorn :  and  they  shall 
hereafter  be  a  °  vile  carcase,  and  a 
reproach  among  the  dead  for  ever- 
more. 

19  For  he  shall  rend  them,  and 
cast  them  down  headlong,  that  they 
shall  be  speechless ;  and  he  shall 
shake  them  from  the  foundation ; 
and  they  shall  be  utterly  laid 
waste,  and  be  in  sorrow  ;  and  their 
memorial  shall  perish. 

20  And  whtni  they  cast  up  th(^ 
accounts  of  their  sins,  they  sliall 
come  with  fear  :  and  their  own  ini- 
quities shall  "convince  them  to 
their  face. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  I'hi'  iricl'cd  Khali  iconder  at  the  godly.  4 
inid  ciDifesH  their  eri'or,  G  ami  the  ramti/ 
(if  tlieir  lires.  15  God  irill  reirard  the 
jiixt,   17  and  war  against  the  wicked. 

THEN  .shall  the  righteous  man 
stand  in  great  Ixilchiess  Ix'forc 
the  face  of  such  as  have  alHicted 
him,  and  made  no  account  of  his 
labours. 

2  When  they  see  it,  they  shall  be 
troubled  with  terril)le  fear,  and 
shall  lie  amazed  at  the  strangeness 
of  his  sahaiion,  so  far  beyond  all 
that  they  looked  for. 
]0 


Vindication  of  the  godly.  WISDOM  OF  SOLOMOK,  6. 


liulers  must  hearken. 


3  And  they  repenting  and  groan- 
ing for  anguish  of  spirit  shall  say 
^  within  themselves,  This  was  he, 
whom  we  had  -sometimes  in  deri- 
sion, and  a  proverb  of  reproach  : 

4  We  fools  accounted  his  life 
madness,  and  his  end  to  be  without 
honour : 

5  How  is  he  numbered  among 
the  children  of  God,  and  his  lot  is 
among  the  saints ! 

6  ^  Therefore  have  we  eiTed  from 
the  way  of  truth,  and  the  light  of 
righteousness  *  hath  not  shined 
unto  us,  and  the  sun  oi  righteous- 
ness  rose  not  upon  us. 

7  We  ®  wearied  ourselves  in  the 
way  of  wickedness  and  destruc- 
tion :  yea,  we  have  gone  through 
deserts,  where  there  lay  no  way : 
but  as  for  the  way  of  the  Lord,  we 
have  not  known  it. 

8  What  hath  pride  profited  us  1 
or  what  good  hath  riches  with  our- 
vaunting  brouglit  us  1 

9  All  those  things  are  passed 
away  like  a  shadow,  and  as  a  post 
that  hasted  by ; 

10  And  as  a  ship  that  passeth 
over  the  waves  of  the  water,  which 
when  it  is  gone  by,  the  trace  thereof 
cannot  be  found,  neither  the  path- 
way of  the  keel  in  the  waves  ; 

11  Or  as  when  a  bird  hath  flown 
thi'ough  the  air,  there  is  no  token 
of  her  way  to  be  found,  but  the 
light  air  being  beaten  with  the 
stroke  of  her  wings,  and  parted 
with  the  violent  noise  and  motion 
of  them,  is  passed  through,  and 
therein  afterwards  no  sign  where 
she  went  is  to  be  found  ; 

1 2  Or  like  as  when  an  arrow  is 
shot  at  a  mark,  it  parteth  the  air, 
which  immediately  cometh  toge- 
ther again,  so  that  a  man  cannot 
know  where  it  went  through  : 

13  Even  so  we  in  like  manner, 
as  soon  as  we  were  born,  ^  began  to 
draw  to  our  end,  and  had  no  sign 


of  virtue  to  shew  ;  but  were  con- 
sumed in  our  own  wickedness. 

14  For  the  hope  of  the  ungodly 
is  like  dust  that  is  blown  away 
with  the  wind ;  like  a  thin  froth 
that  is  driven  away  with  the 
storm ;  like  as  the  smoke  which 
is  dispersed  here  and  there  with 
a  tempest,  and  passeth  away  as 
the  remembrance  of  a  guest  that 
tarrieth  but  a  day. 

15  But  the  righteous  live  for 
evermore ;  their  reward  also  is 
with  the  Lord,  and  the  care  of 
them  is  with  the  most  High. 

16  Therefore  shall  they  receive  a 
glorious  kingdom,  and  a  beautiful 
crown  from  the  Lord's  hand :  for 


with  his  right  hand  shall  he  cover 
them,  and  with  his  arm  shall  he 
protect  them. 

17  He  shall  take  to  him  his  jea- 
lousy for  complete  armour,  and 
make  the  ''creature  his  weapon  for 
^  the  revenge  of  his  enemies. 

18  He  shall  put  on  righteousness 
as  a  breastplate,  and  true  judgment 
instead  of  an  helmet. 

1 9  He  sliall  take  holiness  for  an 
invincible  shield. 

20  His  severe  wrath  shall  he 
sharpen  for  a  sword,  and  the 
world  shall  fight  with  him  against 
the  unwise. 

21  Then  shall  the  right  aiming 
thunderbolts  go  abroad  ;  and  from 
the  clouds,  as  from  a  well  drawn 
bow,  shall  they  fly  to  the  mark. 

22  And  hailstones  full  of  wrath 
shall  be  cast  as  out  of  a  stone  bow, 
and  the  water  of  the  sea  shall  rage 
against  them,  and  the  floods  shall 
cruelly  drown  them. 

23  Yea,  a  mighty  wind  shall 
stand  up  against  them,  and  like 
a  storm  shall  blow  them  away : 
thus  iniquity  shall  lay  waste  the 
whole  earth,  and  ill  dealing  shall 
overthrow  the  thrones  of  the 
mighty. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  Kings  must  gire  ear,  3  They  have  their 
poirer  from  Gad,  5  iclio  ivill  7iot  spare 
them.  12  Windom  is  soon  found.  21 
Princes  must  seek-  for  it:  24,  for  a  wise 
prince. is  the  stay  of  his  people. 

HEAR  therefore,  O  ye  kings,  and 
understand  ;  learn,  ye  tliat  be 
judges  of  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

2  Give  ear,  ye  that  rule  the  peo- 
ple, and  glory  in  the  multitude  of 
nations. 

3  For  power  is  given  you  of  the 
Lord,  and  sovereignty  from  the 
Highest,  who  shall  try  your  works, 
and  search  out  your  counsels. 

4  Because,  being  ministers  of  his 
kingdom,  ye  have  not  judged 
aright,  nor  kept  tlie  law,  nor 
walked  after  the  counsel  of  God  ; 

5  Horribly  and  speedily  shall  he 
come  upon  you  :  for  a  shai-p  judg- 
ment shall  be  to  them  that  be  in 
high  places. 

6  For  mercy  will  soon  pardon  the 
^  meanest:  but  mighty  men  shall  be 
mightily  torme n ted . 

7  For  he  which  is  Lord  over  all 
shall  fear  no  man's  person,  neither 
sliall  he  stand  in  awe  of  any  man's 
greatness:  for  lie  hath  made  the 
small  and  great,  and  careth  for  all 
alike. 

8  But  a  "  sore  trial  shall  come 
upon  tlie  miglity. 

9  Unto  you  therefore,  O  kings, 


"  veugeauce 
on 


9  lowest: 


i«  strict 


931 


Wisdom  is  soon  found.  WISDOM  OF  SOLOMOX,  7.     To  he  preferred  to  all  things. 


do  I  speak,  that  ye  may  learn  wis- 
dom, and  not  fall  away. 

10  For  they  that  keep  holiness 
holily  shall  be  judged  holy:  and 
tliey  that  have  learned  such  things 
shall  find  ^  what  to  answer. 

1 1  Wherefore  set  your  affection 
upon  my  words ;  desire  them,  and 
ye  shall  be  instructed. 

1 2  Wisdom  is  glorious,  and  never 
fadeth  away :  yea,  she  is  easily  seen 
of  them  that  love  her,  and  found  of 
such  as  seek  her. 

13  IShe  "  preventeth  them  that 
desire  her,  in  making  herself  first 
known  unto  them. 

14  Whoso  seeketh  her  early  sliall 
have  no  great  travail :  for  he  shall 
tind  her  sitting  at  his  doors. 

15  To  think  therefore  upon  her 
is  perfection  of  ^  wisdom :  and 
whoso  ^  watcheth  foi-  her  shall 
quickly  be  without  care. 

16  F<K'  she  goeth  about  seeking 
such  as  are  worthy  of  her,  sheweth 
herself  favourably  unto  them  in  the 
ways,  and  meeteth  them  in  every 
thought. 

17  For  the  very  true  beginning 
of  her  is  the  desire  of  discipline ; 
and  the  care  ''of  discipline  is  love  ; 

18  And  love  is  the  keeping  of 
her  laws  ;  and  the  giving  heed  unto 
her  laws  is  the  assurance  of  incor- 
ruption  ; 

19  And  incorruption  maketh  us 
near  unto  God  : 

20  Therefore  the  desire  of  wis- 
dom bringeth  to  a  kingdom. 

21  If  your  deliglit  be  then  in 
thrones  and  sceptres,  O  ye  kings  of 
the  people,  honour  wisdom,  that  ye 
may  reign  for  evermore. 

22  As  for  wisdom,  what  she  is, 
and  how  slie  came  ''iw,  I  will  tell 
you,  and  will  not  hide  mysteries 
from  you:  but  \vill  seek  her  out 
from  the  beginning  of  "her  nativity. 
and  bring  tlie  knowledge  of  lier 
into  light,  and  will  not  pass  over 
the  tr'uth. 

23  Neither  will  I  go  *with  con- 


sunungcnvy  :  for  ^ such  a  in;ui  slial I 
no  felli^wsh i p  with  wisdc )m . 

of  the  wise 


liav( 

24  But  the  multitu 
is  the  welfareof  the  world :  anfl  a  wise 
king  is  the  upholding  of  thei)eople. 

2")  Ilec(>iv(!  therefore  insti'uction 
tlu'ough  my  words,  and  it  shall  do 
you  good. 


CHAPTEll 


1  A//  inen  h<ire  their  hccpuninq  and  cjiii 
tilike.  s  //«  pr^erreil  wiiiitom.  before  nil 
t/ihi(/n  eJHe.  l.")  (inti  {/are  him  ull  tfu-  kiiov- 
/e(/{/c.  which  he  hud.  22  The  j'i'aiiie  of 
iciHclnm. 


I 


M  YSI"'LFalso  am  a  mortal  man. 
like  to  all,  and  the  offsjoi-ing  of 


him  that  was  first   made  of   the 
earth, 

2  And  in  my  mother's  womb  was 
fashioned  to  be  llesh  in  the  time  of 
ten  months,  being  compacted  in 
blood,  of  the  seed  of  man,  and  the 
pleasure  that  came  with  sleep. 

3  And  when  I  was  born,  I  drew 
in  the  common  air,  and  fell  upon 
the  ^"  earth,  which  is  of  like  nature. 


and  the  first  voice  which  1  uttered 
was  crying,  as  all  others  do. 

4  I  was  nursed  in  swaddling 
clothes,  and  that  with  cares. 

5  For  there  is  no  king  that  had 
any  other  beginning  of  birth. 

G  For  all  men  have  one  entrance 
into  life,  and  the  like  going  out. 

7  ^Vherefore  I  prayed,  and  un- 
derstanding was  given  me:  I  called 
upon  God,  and  the  spirit  of  wisdom 
came  to  me. 

8  I  preferred  her  before  sceptres 
and  thrones,  and  esteemed  riches 
nothing  in  comparison  of  her. 

9  Neither  compared  I  unto  her 
any  ^Vprecious  stone,  because  all 
gold  in  respect  of  her  is  as  a  little 
sand,  and  silver  shall  be  counted  as 
clay  before  her. 

10  1  loved  her  above  health  and 
beauty,  and  chose  to  have  her  in- 
stead of  liglit :  for  the  light  that 
Cometh  from  her  never  goeth  out. 

1 1  All  good  things  together  came 
to  me  with  her,  and  innumerable 
riches  in  her  hands. 

12  And  I  rejoiced  in  them  all, 
because  wisdom  goeth  before  them  : 
^'-  and  i  knew  not  that  she  was  the 
mother  of  them. 

13  1  learned  ^''diligently,  and  do 
communicate  her  libei-ally  :  1  do 
not  hide  her  riches. 

14  For  she  is  a  treasure  unto 
men  that  never  faileth  :  which  they 
that  use  become  the  friends  of 
God,  being  commended  for  the 
gifts  that  come  from   learning. 

15  God  '^hath  granted  me  to 
speak  as  T  would,  and  to  conceive 
as  is  meet  for  the  things  that  are 
given  nie :  because  it  is  he  that 
""Icadctli  unto  wisdom,  and  direc-t- 
eth  the  wise. 

10  For  in  liis  hand  are  both  we 
and  oui'  woi'ds ;  all  wisdom  also, 
and  knowledges  of  worknianship. 

17  For  he  hath  given  me  certain 
knowledge  of  the  things  that  are, 
namely,  to  know  how  the  world 
was  made,  and  the  operation  of  the 
elements : 

l'->  Tlu^  beginning,  ending,  and 
midst  of  the  times  :  th(!  alterations 
of  tljc  turning  of  the  nun.,  and  the 
change  of  seasons  : 


*0r, 


1)32 


Tlte  praise  of  wisdom. 


WISDOM  OF  SOLOMON,  8.     All  things  come  with  wisdom. 


19  The  circuits  of  years,  and 
the  positions  of  stars  : 

20  The  natures  of  hying  crea- 
tures, and  the  furies  of  wild  beasts  : 
the  violence  of  winds,  and  the  rea- 
sonings of  men :  the  diversities  of 
plants,  and  the  virtues  of  roots  : 

2 1  And  all  such  things  as  are 
either  secret  or  manifest,  them  I 
know. 

22  For  wisdom,  which  is  tlie 
worker  of  all  things,  taught  me  : 
for  in  her  is  an  understanding 
spirit,  holy,  one  only,  manifold, 
subtil,  '  lively,  clear,  undefiled, 
" plain,  not  sulxject  to  hiu't.  loving 
the  thing  that  is  good,  ''quick, 
which  cannot  be  ■*  letted,  ready  to 
do  good, 

23  Kind  to  man,  stedfast,  sure, 
free  from  care,  having  all  power, 
overseeing  all   things,  and  "going 


through  all  understanding,  pure, 
and  most  subtil,  spirits. 

24  For  wisdoni  is  more  moving 
than  any  motion :  she  ''])asseth 
nnd  goeth  through  all  things  by 
reason  of  her  pureness. 

25  For  she  is  the  breath  of  the 
power  of  God,  and  a  pure  '^influ- 
ence flowing  from  the  glory  of  the 
Almighty  :  therefore  can  no  defiled 
thing  fall  into  her. 

26  For  she  is  ^the  brightness  of 
the  everlasting  light,  the  unspotted 
mirror  of  the  power  of  God,  and 
the  image  of  his  goodness. 

27  And  being  but  one,  she  can 
do  all  things  :  and  remaining  in 
herself,  she  maketh  all  things  new  : 
and  in  all  ages  entering  into  holy 
souls,  she  maketh  them  friends  of 
God,  and  prophets. 

28  For  Gocl  loveth  none  but  him 
that  dwelleth  with  wisdom. 

29  For  she  is  moi-e  beavitiful  than 
the  sun,  and  above  all  the  order  of 
stars :  being  compared  with  the 
light,  she  is  found  before  it. 

30  For  after  this  cometh  night : 
but  vice  shall  not  prevail  against 
wisdom. 

CHAPTER  8. 

2  //>  is  in  /ore  with  iriMloin  :  A  for  he  1h<i1 
hath  it  hath  ereri/  {/oad  thing.'  'l\  It  cttn- 
not  be  had  hut  from  God. 

[Y IS  DOM  reacheth  from  one 
'  '  end  to  another  mightily  :  and 
sweetly  doth  she  order  all  things. 

2  I  loved  her,  and  sought  lier 
out  from  my  youth,  I  desired  to 
make  her  my  spouse,  and  I  was  a 
lover  of  her  beauty. 

3  In  that  she  "  is  conversant  with 
God,  she  magniiietli  her  nobility  : 
yea,  the  Lord  of  all  things  himself 
loved  her. 


4  For  she  is  ^''  privy  to  the  mys- 
teries of  the  knowledge  of  God,  and 


a  lover  of  his  works. 

5  If  riches  be  a  possession  to  be 
desired  in  this  life  ;  what  is  richer 
than  wisdom  that  worketh  all 
things  % 

6  And  if  prudence  work  ;  who  of 
all  that  are  is  a  more  cunning  work- 
man than  she? 

7  And  if  a  man  love  righteous- 
ness, her  labours  are  virtues  :  for 
she  teacheth  temperance  and  pru- 
dence, .iustice  and  fortitude  :  which 
are  such  things,  as  men  can  have 
nothing  more  profitable  in  their 
life. 

8  If  a  man  desire  much  experi- 
ence, she  knoweth  things  of  old, 
and  conjectureth  nriglif  what  is 
to  come  :  she  knoweth  the  subtil- 
ties  of  s!>eeches,  and  can  expound 
dark  sentences:  she foreseeth signs 
and  wonders,  and  the  ^'  events  of 
seasons  and  times. 

9  Therefore  I  purposed  to  take 
her  to  me  to  live  with  me,  knowing 
that  she  would  be  a  counsellor  of 
good  things,  and  a  comfort  in  cares 
and  grief. 

10  For  her  sake  I  shall  have  esti- 
mation among  the  multitude,  and 
honour  with  the  elders,  though  I 
be  young. 

11  I  shall  be  found  of  a  quick 
^^ conceit  in  judgment,  and  shall 
be  admired  in  the  sight  of  great 
men. 

1 2  When  I  hold  my  tongue,  they 
shall  bide  my  leisure,  and  when 
I  speak,  they  shall  give  good  ear 
unto  me  :  if  I  talk  much,  they  shall 
lay  their  hands  upon  their  mouth. 

13  Moreover  by  the  means  of 
her  I  shall  obtain  immortality,  and 
leave  behind  me  an  everlasting 
memorial  to  them  that  come  after 
me. 

14  I  shall  ^^set  the  people  in 
order,  and    the    nations   shall   be 


sub.iect  unto  me. 

15  "  Hot'rible  tyrants  shall  be 
afraid,  wlien  they  do  but  hear  of 
me;  I  shall  be  found  good  among 
the  multitude,  and  valiant  in  war. 

16  After  I  am  come  into  mine 
house,  I  will  repose  myself  with 
her  :  for  her  ""'  conversation  hath 
no  bitterness  ;  and  to  live  with 
lier  hath  no  sorrow,  but  mirth  and 

1 7  Now  when  T  considered  these 
tilings  in  myself,  and  pondered 
them  in  my  heart,  how  that  to  be 
allied  unto  wisdom  is  immortality  ; 

18  And  great  pleasure  it  is  to 
have  her  friendship;  and  in  the 
works    of  her  hands  are    infinite 


1"  initiated 
iuto 


11  issues 


12  under- 
staudiug 


i'**  govern  the 
peoples, 

w  Mighty 
princes 


15  oonipa- 
uionsliip 


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A  prayer  for  wisdom. 


WISDOM  OF  SOLOAIOjS',  9,  10. 


Wisdom' s  ivork  of  old. 


3  goodly 
^  a  good  soul 
fell  to  my 
lot. 


riches  ;  aiid  in  the  exercise  of  con- 
ference with  her,  prudence ;  and 
in  '  talking  with  her,  -a  good  re- 
]3ort :  1  went  about  seeking  how 
to  take  her  to  me. 

19  For  I  was  a  ^  witty  child,  and 
^  had  a  good  synrit. 

20  Yea  rather,  being  good,  I 
came  into  a  body  undehled. 

21  Nevertheless,  when  I  per- 
ceived that  I  could  not  otherwise 
obtain  her,  except  God  gave  her 
me  ;  and  that  was  a  point  of  wis- 
dom also  to  know  whose  gift  she 
was  ;  I  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and 
besought  him,  and  with  my  whole 
heart  I  said, 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  A  proper  unto  Ood  for  his  wisdom,  6 
without  which  the  best  man  is  nothing 
worth,  13  neither  can  he  tell  how  to  please 
God. 

OGOD  of  my  fathers,  and  Lord 
of  mercy,   who  hast  made  all 
things  with  thy  word, 

2  And  ordained  man  through 
thy  wisdom,  that  he  should  have 
dominion  over  the  creatures  which 
thou  hast  made, 

3  And  order  the  world  according 
to  equity  and  righteousness,  and 
execute  judgment  with  an  upright 
heart : 

4  Give  me  wisdom,  that  sitteth 
by  thy  throne ;  and  reject  me  not 
from  among  thy  children  : 

5  For  I  thy  servant  and  son  of 
thine  handmaid  am  a  feeble  per- 
son, and  of  a  sliort  time,  and  •''  too 
young  for  the  understanding  of 
judgment  and  laws. 

6  For  thougli  a  man  be  never  so 
perfect  among  the  children  of  men, 

Ket  if  thy  wisdom  be  not  with  him, 
e  shall  be  notliing  regarded. 

7  Thou  hast  chosen  me  to  be  a 
king  of  thy  people,  and  a  judge  of 
th,y  sons  and  daughters  : 

8  Thou  hast  commanded  me  to 
build  a  temple  upon  thy  holy 
mount,  and  an  altar  in  the  city 
wherein  thou  dwellest,  a  ''resem- 
V)1;tnce  f)f  the  holy  tabernack% 
wlii(;li  thou  hast  prepared  frcmi 
the  beginning. 

9  And  wisdom  "was  with  thee: 
which  know(!th  thy  works,  and 
was  present  when  tliou  madest  the 
world,  and  "  kiunv  wliat  was  ac- 
ceptable in  thy  sight,  and  right  in 
th.y  connnandments. 

10  O  send  her  out  of  tliy  holy 
heavens,  and  from  the  throne  of 
thy  glory,  that  being  jjresent  she 
may  labour  with  me,  that  I  may 
know  what  is  pleasing  unto  thee. 

1 1  For  she  knoweth  and  under- 


standeth  all  things,  and  she  shall 
lead  me  soberly  in  my  doings,  and 
^  preserve  me  in  her  ))Ower. 

12  (So  shall  my  works  be  accept- 
able, and  then  shall  I  judge  thy 
people  righteously,  and  be  worthy 
to  sit  in  my  father's  '"seat. 

13  For  what  man  is  he  that  can 
know  the  counsel  of  God  1  or  who 
can  think  what  the  will  of  the 
Lord  is  1 

14  For  the  thoughts  of  mortal 
men  are  ^'  miserable,  and  our  de- 
vices are  but  uncertain. 

15  For  the  corruptible  body 
presseth  down  the  soul,  and  the 
earthy  tabernacle  weigheth  down 
the  mind  that  museth  u]Don  many 
things. 

1 6  And  hardly  do  we  guess  aright 
at  things  that  are  upon  earth,  and 
with  labour  do  we  find  the  things 
that  are  before  us  :  but  the  things 
that  are  in  heaven  who  hath 
searched  ouf? 

17  And  thy  counsel  who  hath 
known,  except  thou  '" give  wisdom, 
and  "  send  thy  Holy  .Spirit  from 
above  ^ 

18  For  so  the  ways  of  them  which 
lived  on  the  earth  were  reformed, 
and  men  were  taught  the  things 
that  are  pleasing  unto  thee,  and 
were  saved  through  wisdom. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  What  wisdom  did  for  Adam,  4  2^oe,  5 
Abraham,  6  Lot,  and  at/ainst  the  jive 
cities,  l(t  for  Jacob,  18  Joseph,  16  Moses, 
IT  and  tlie  Israelites. 

O  HE  preserved  the  first  formed 
O  father  of  the  world,  that  was 
created  alone,  and  brought  him  out 
of  his  fall, 

2  And  gave  him  power  to  rule 
all  things. 

3  But  when  the  uni-ighteous 
went  away  from  her  in  his  anger, 
he  perished  also  in  the  fury  where- 
with he  murdered  his  brother. 

4  For  whose  cause  tlie  earth  be- 
ing drowned  with  the  Hood,  wisdom 
again  ijreserved  it,  anfl  directed  the 
course  of  the  righteous  in  a  piece 
of  wood  of  small  value. 

5  Moreovei',  the  nations  in  their 
wickefl  cotispiracy  being  con- 
foundcnl,  sh(^  found  out  the  right- 
eous, and  i)reserved  him  blameless 
unto  God,  and  kept  him  strong 
against  his  tender  compassion  to- 
ward his  son. 

()  Wluni  the  ungodly  i)erished, 
she  deli\('red  the  righteous  man. 
who  iled  from  the  fire  which  fell 
down  upon  the  five  cities." 

7  Of  whose  wickedness  even  tf) 
this  day  the  waste  land  that  smok- 


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Her  work  for  the  patriarchs.    WISDOM  OF  SOLOMON,  11.  The  deliverance  of  Israel. 


eth  is  a  testimony,  and  plants  bear- 
ing fruit  that  never  come  to  ripeness: 
and  a  standing  pillar  of  salt  is  a 
monument  of  an  unbelieving  soul. 

8  For  i-egarding  not  wisdom, 
they  gat  not  only  this  hurt,  that 
they  knew  not  the  things  which 
were  good ;  but  also  left  behind 
them  to  the  world  a  memorial  of 
their  foolishness :  so  that  in  the 
things  wherein  they  offended  they 
could  not  so  much  as  be  hid. 

9  But  wisdom  delivered  from 
pain  those  that  attended  upon 
her. 

10  When  the  righteous  fled  from 
his  brother's  wrath,  she  guided  him 
in  right  paths,  sheweof  him  the 
kingdom  of  God.  and  gave  him 
knowledge  of  holy  things,  made 
him  rich  in  his  ^  travels,  and  multi- 
plied the  fruit  of  his  labours. 

1 1  In  the  covetousness  of  such  as 
oppressed  him  she  stood  by  him, 
and  made  him  rich. 

12  She  defended  him  from  his 
enemies,  and  kept  him  safe  from 
those  that  lay  in  wait,  and  in  the 
sore  conflict  she  gave  him  the  vic- 
tory ;  that  he  might  know  that 
godliness  is  stronger  than  all. 

13  When  the  rigliteous  was  sold, 
she  forsook  him  not,  but  delivered 
him  from  sin  :  she  went  down  with 
him  into  the  pit, 

14  And  left  him  not  in  bonds,  till 
she  brought  him  the  sceptre  of  the 
kingdom,  and  power  against  those 
that  oppressed  him  :  as  for  them 
that  had  accused  him,  she  shewed 
them  to  be  liars,  and  gave  him  per- 
petual glory. 

15  She  delivered  the  "  righteous 


people  and  blameless  seed  from  the 
nation  that  oppressed  them. 

16  She  entered  into  the  soul  of 
the  servant  of  the  Lord,  and  with- 
stood dreadful  kings  in  wonders 
and  signs  ; 

17  Rendered  to  the  righteous  a 
reward  of  their  labours,  guided 
them  in  a  marvellous  way,  and  was 
unto  them  for  a  cover  by  day,  and 
a  light  of  stars  in  the  night  season  ; 

18  Brought  them  through  the 
Red  sea,  and  led  them  through 
much  water : 

19  But  she  drowned  their  ene- 
mies,* and  cast  them  up  out  of  the 
bottom  of  the  deep. 

20  Therefore  the  righteous  spoiled 
the  ungodly,  and  praised  thy  holy 
name,  O  Lord,  and  magnified  with 
one  accord  thine  hand,  that  fought 
for  them. 

2 1  For  wisdom  opened  the  mouth 
of  the  dumb,  and  made  the  tongues 
of  ^  them  thatcannots])enk  eloquent- 


CHAPTER  11. 

5  T/ie  Egyjii'ians  tcere  punifihed,  and  the  In- 
raeliten  reserved'  in  the  same  thing.  15 
They  were  2}fc'ffi<^ed  by  the  same  thingn 
\oherein  they  sinned.  17  God  could  have 
destroyed  them  otherwise,  23  but  he  is  mer- 
ciful to  all. 

SHE  prospered  their  works  in  the 
hand  of  the  holy  prophet. 

2  They  went  through  the  wilder- 
ness that  was  not  inhabited,  and 
pitched  tents  in  places  where  there 
lay  no  way. 

3  They  stood  against  their  ene- 
mies, and  were  avenged  of  their 
adversaries. 

4  When  they  were  thirsty,  they 
called  upon  thde,  and  vv^ater  was 
given  them  out  of  the  flinty  rock, 
and  their  thirst  was  quenched  out 
of  the  hard  stone. 

5  For  by  what  things  their  ene- 
mies were  punished,  by  the  same 
they  in  their  need  were  benefited. 

6  For  instead  of  a  fountain  of  a 
perpetual  running  river  troubled 
with  foul  blood, 

7  For  a  manifest  reproof  of  that 
commandment,  whereby  the  in- 
fants were  slain,  thou  gavest  unto 
them  abundance  of  water  by  a 
means  which  they  hoped  not  for  : 

8  Declaring  by  that  thirst  then 
how  thou  hadst  punished  their  ad- 
versaries. 

9  For  when  they  were  tried, 
albeit  but  in  mercy  chastised,  they 
knew  how  the  ungodly  were  judged 
in  wrath  and  tormented,  thirsting 
in  another  manner  .than  the  just. 

10  For  these  thou  didst  admo- 
nish and  try,  as  a  father  :  but  the 
^  other,  as  a  severe  king,  thou  didst 
condemn  and  punish. 

1 1  Whether  they  were  absent  or 
present,  they  were  vexed  alike. 

1 2  For  a  double  grief  came  upon 
them,  and  a  groaning  for  the  re- 
membrance of  things  past. 

1 3  For  when  they  heard  ^  by  their 
own  punishments  the  other  to 


benefited,  they  had  some  "feelinj 


of  the  Lord. 

14  For  whom  they  rejected  with 
scorn,  when  he  was  long  before 
thrown  out  at  the  casting  forth  of 
the  infants,  him  in  the  end,  when 
they  saw  what  came  to  pass,  they 
admired. 

15  But  for  the  foolish  devices  of 
their  wickedness,  wherewith  being 
deceived  they  worshipped  serpents 
void  of  reason,  and  vile  '  beasts, 
thou  didst  send  a  nudtitude  of 
'^unreasonnble  beasts  upon  them 
for  vengeance ; 

16  That  they  might  know,  that 
wherewithal  a  man  sinneth,  by  the 
same  also  shall  he  be  yjunished. 


*  others, 


5  that 
tlironjih 
their  own 
punishnients 
tlie  others 
had  heen 
benefited, 

6  perception 


vermin, 


8  irrational 
creatures 


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Judgmeyit  on  Egypt, 


WISDOM  OF  SOLOMOX,  12. 


and  on  Canaan. 


17  For  tliy  Almighty  hand,  that 
made  the  world  ^  of  matter  without 
form,   wanted  not  means  to  send 


among  them  a  multitude  of  bears, 
or  fierce  lions, 

18  Or  unknown  wild  beasts,  full 
of  rage,  newly  created,  breathing 
out  either  a  fiery  vapour,  or  '^  filthy 
scents  of  scattered  smoke,  or  shoot- 


ing horrible  s])arkles  out  of  their 


eyes : 

19  Whereof  not  only  the  harm 
might  dispatch  tliem  at  once,  but 
also  the  terrible  sight  utterly  de- 
stroy them. 

20  Yea,  and  without  these  might 
they  have  fallen  down  with  one 
blast,  being  •'  persecuted  of  ven- 
geance, and  scattered  abroad 
through  the  breath  of  thy  power : 
but  thou  hast  ordered  all  things  in 
measure  and  number  and  w^eight. 

2 1  For  thou  canst  shew  thy  great 
strength  at  all  times  when  thou 
wilt ;  and  who  may  withstand  the 
power  of  thine  arm  1 

22  For  the  ^vho!e  world  before 
thee  is  as  a  little  grain  of  the 
balance,  yea,  as  a  drop  of  the  morn- 
ing dew  that  falletn  down  upon 
the  earth. 

23  But  thou  hast  mercy  upon 
all ;  for  thou  canst  do  all  things, 
and  ^winkest  at  the  sins  of  men, 
•''  becaiTsc  they  should  amend. 

24  For  thou  lovest  all  the  things 
that  are,  and  abhcjrrest  nothing 
whicli  thou  hast  made  :  for  nevo" 
wouldest  thou  have  marie  any 
thing,  if  thou  hadst  hated  it. 

25  And  how  could  any  thing 
have  endured,  if  it  had  not  been 
thy  will  'I  or  been  preserved,  if  not 
called  by  thee  1 

26  But  thou  sparest  all :  for  they 
are  thine,  O  Lord,  thou  lover  of 
souls. 

CHAPTER  12. 

2  God  did  not  ileUfoi/  tJioxe  of  ('(ininiii  all  al 
onae.  12  JJ li,e  had  done  ko^  nho  cimUl  coh- 
tronlhim  t  19  But  hi/  xpari iiij  them.  h«  tii  iii/hl 
vn.    23  Theywcre  puitinh.ed.tiutJh  Uicif  godK. 

FOR  thine  incorruptible  Spirit 
is  in  all  tilings. 
2  Therefore chastenesttliou  them 
b.y  little  and  little  that  offend,  and 
"  warnest  them  by  putting  them  in 
remembrance    wher-ein    they   Iimvc 


oU'ended.  that  leaving  tluur  wicked- 
ness they  ma.v  belic^ve  on  thee,  O 
Lord. 

3  For  it  was  thy  will  to  destroy 
by  the  hands  of  our  fathei-s  both 
those  old  inhabitants  of  thy  holy 
land, 

4  Whom  thou  hatedsl  for  doing 


*0r, 


most  odious  works  of  witchcrafts, 
and  wicked  sacrifices ; 

5  And  also  those  merciless  mur- 
derers of  children,  and  devourers 
of  man's  flesh,  and  the  feasts  of 
blood, 

6  With  their  priests  out  of  the 
midst  of  their  idolatrous  crew,  and 
the  parents,  that  killed  with  their 
own  hands  souls  destitute  of  help  : 

7  That  the  land,  which  thou  es- 
teemedst  above  all  other,  might 
receive  a  worthy  colony  of  God's 
children. 

8  Nevertheless  even  those  thou 
sparedst  as  men,  and  didst  send 
'^  wasps,  forerunners  of  thine  host, 
to  destroy  them  by  little  and  little. 

9  Not  that  thou  wast  unable  to 
bring  the  ungodly  under  the  hand 
of  the  righteous  in  battle,  or  to 
destroy  them  at  once  with  cruel 
beasts,  or  with  one  rough  word  : 

10  But  executing  thy  judgments 
upon  them  by  little  and  little, 
thou  gavestthem  place  of  repent- 
ance, not  being  ignorant  that  they 
were  a  naughty  generation,  and 
that  their  malice  was  bred  in 
them,   and   that  their  ^cogitation 


would  never  be  changed. 

11  For  it  was  a  cursed  seed  from 
the  beginning ;  neither  didst  thou 
for  fear  of  any  man  give  them  par- 
don for  those  things  wherein  they 
sinned. 

1 2  P'or  who  shall  say.  What  hast 
thou  done"?  or  who  shall  withstand 
thy  judgment  1  or  who  shall  accuse 
thee  for  the  nations  that  perish, 
Avhom  thou  hast  madel  or  who 
shall  come  to  stand  against  thee, 
to  be  revenged  for  the  unrighteous 
men  1 

1 3  For  neither  is  there  any  God 
but  thou  that  careth  for  all,  to 
whom  thou  mightest  shew  that 
thy  judgment  is  not  unright. 

14  Neither  shall  king  or  "  tyrant 
be  able  to  ^"set  his  face  against  t  hee 
for  any  whom  thou  hast  punished. 

15  Forsomuch  then  as  thou  art 
righteous  thyself,  thou  orderest  all 
things  righteously:  thinking  it  not 
agreeabl(»  with  thy  powei"  to  con- 
demn him  that  hath  not  deserved 
to  be  punished. 

ir>  For  Ih.v  power  is  the  begin- 
ning of  I'ighteousness,  and  because 
thou  art  tlie  Lord  of  all,  it  maketh 
thee  to  l>e  gracious  unto  all. 

17  For  when  iikmi  will  n(it  be- 
lieve that  thou  ;irt  of  a  full  power, 
thou  shewest  thy  strength,  ;in(l 
among  them  that  "  know  it  thou 
makest  their  l)o1dness  manifest. 


936 


Or, 


"  *  know  it 
not  tlion 
put  lest  tlioir 
lioldness  to 
coiifiisiuii. 


Ood's  mercy  and  justice. 


WISDOM  OF  SOLOMON,  13.         The  ivorship  of  creatures. 


18  But  thou,  mastering  thy 
power,  judgest  'with  equity,  and 
orderest  us  with  sreat  favour  :  for 
thou  mayest  use  power  when  thou 
wilt. 

1 9  But  by  such  works  hast  thou 
taught  thy  people  that  the  just 
man  should  be  merciful,  and  hast 
made  thy  children  to  be  of  a  good 
-hope  that  thou  givest  repentance 
for  sins. 

1^0  For  if  thou  didst  punish  the 
enemies  of  thy  children,  and  the 
condemned  to  death,  with  such 
deliberation,  giving  them  time  and 
place,  whereby  they  might  be  de- 
livered from  their  malice : 

21  With  how  great  circumspec- 
tion didst  thou  judge  thine  own 
sons,  unto  whose  fathers  thou  hast 
sworn,  and  made  covenants  of  good 
promises  1 

22  Therefore,  whereas  thou  dost 
chasten  us,  thou  scourgest  our 
enemies  a  thousand  times  more, 
to  the  intent  that,  when  we  judge, 
we  should  carefully  think  of  thy 
goodness,  and  when  we  ourselves 
are  judged,  we  should  look  for 
mercy. 

23  Wherefore,  whereas  men  have 
lived  dissolutely  and  unrighteously, 
thou  hast  tormented  them  with 
their  own  abominations. 

24  For  they  went  asti'ay  very 
far  in  the  ways  of  error,  ^ancl  held 


them  for  gods,  which  even  among 


the  beasts  of  their  enemies  were 
despised,  being  deceived,  as  child- 
ren of  no  understanding. 

25  Therefore  unto  them,  as  to 
children  without  the  use  of  reason, 
thou  didst  send  a  judgment  to 
mock  them. 

26  But  they  that  would  not 
he  reformed  by  that  correction, 
^wherein    he    dallied   v.'ith    them 


shall  feel  a  judgment  woi'thy   of 
God. 

27  °  For,   look,  for  Avhat  things 
they    grudged,    wheix    they    were 


punished,  that,  is.  for  tliem  whom 
they   thouglit    to   be   gods:    |now| 


K'ing  ])uiiislied  in  them,  when  they 
saw  it,  tliey  acknowledged  hiiu  to 


he  the  ti'ue  (Uh\.  whom  hefoi-e  they 
denied  to  know;  and  therefore 
came  extreme  "damnation  upon 
them. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  y/zc//  it'f-re-  not  eTciiDcrl  fhat  icm'xhi jtpeO 
(I ny  of  GoiV K  irorkn.  lit  Hut  mokt  wretch erl 
(in-  t/iei/  thai  w<irnhip  the  toorks  of  ineiVs 
h^nnlx.  " 

SURELY  vain  are  all    men    by 
nature,   who   are   ignorant   of 


God,  and  could  not  out  of  tlie 
good  things  that  are  seen  know 
him  that  is  :  neither  by  consider- 
ing the  works  did  they  acknow- 
ledge the  workmaster  ; 

2  But  deemed  either  fire,  or 
wind,  or  the  swift  air,  or  the  cir- 
cle of    the  stars,   or   the  'violent 


water,  or  the  lights  of  heaven,  to 
be  the  gods  which  govern  the 
world. 

3  With  whose  beauty '  if  they 
being  delighted  took  them  to  be 
gods ;  let  them  know  how  much 
better  the  Loi'd  of  tliem  is  :  for  the 
first  author  of  beauty  hath  created 
them. 

4  But  if  they  were  astonished  at 
their  power  and  virtue,  let  them 
understand  by  them,  how  much 
mightier  he  is  that  made  tliem. 

5  For  by  the  greatness  and 
l^eauty  of  the  creatures  proportion- 
ably  the  maker  of  them  is  seen. 

6  But  yet  for  this  they  are  the 
less  to  be  blamed  :  for  they  perad- 
venture  err,  seeking  God,  and  de- 
sirous to  find  him. 

7  For  being  conversant  in  his 
works  they  '*sear(;h  hhii  diligently, 
and  believe  theii-  sight :  because 
the  things  are  beautiful  that  are 
seen. 

8  Howbeit  neither  are  they  to 
be  pardoned. 

9  For  if  they  were  able  to  know 
so  much,  that  they  could  "aim  at 
the  world  ;  how  did  they  not  sooner 


*0r, 


hnd  out  the  Lord  tliereof  ? 

10  But  miserable  are  they,  and 
in  dead  things  is  their  hope,  who 
called  them  gods,  which  are  the 
Avorks  of  men's  hands,  gold  and 
silver,  ^°to  shew  art  in.  nnd  resem- 
blances of  beasts,  or  a  stone  good 
for  nothing,  the  work  of  an  ancient 
hand. 

11  Now  a  carpenter  that  felleth 
timber,  after  he  hath  sawn  down  a 
tree  meet  for  the  purpose,  and 
taken  off  all  tlie  bark  skilfully 
round  about,  and  hath  wrought  it 
handsomely,  and  made  a  vi^ssel 
thereof  fit  for  the  service  of  man's 
life ; 

12  And  after  spending  the  "  re- 
fuse of  his  work  to  dress  his  '-meat, 
hath  filled  himself; 

13  And  taking  the  very  refuse 
'^  among  those  which  sei'ved  to  no 
use,  beuig  a  crooked  piece  of  wood, 
and  full  of  knots,  hath  carvetl  it 
diligently,  when  he  liad  nothing 
else  to  do,  and  formed  it  by  the 
skill  of  his  understanding,  and 
fashioned    it    to    the   image   of    a 


man  ; 
14  Or 


made  it   like   some   vile 


raging 


8  make  dili- 
gent seareh, 
and  they 
yield  them- 
selves up  to 
sight : 


9  explore 
the  course 
of  things ; 


1"  wrought 
with  careful 
art,  and 
likenesses 
of  animals, 


11  chips 

12  food, 


13  thereof 


937 


The  worse  folly  of  idols.  WISDOM  OF  SOLOMON,  14.        The  beyimiing  of  idolatry. 


'  beast,  lajdng  it  over  with  ver- 
milion, and  with  paint  colouring 
it  red,  and  covering  every  spot 
therein  ; 

15  And  when  he  had  made  a 
-  convenient  room  for  it,  set  it  in  a 
wall,  and  made  it  fast  with  iron  : 

16  For  he  provided  for  it  that  it 
might  not  fall,  knowing  that  it 
was  unable  to  help  itself  ;  for  it  is 
an  image,  and  hath  need  of  help  : 

17  Then  maketh  he  prayer  for 
his  goods,  for  his  wife  and  children, 
and  is  not  ashamed  to  speak  to 
that  which  hath  no  life. 

18  For  health  he  calleth  upon 
that  which  is  Aveak :  for  life  prayeth 
to  that  which  is  dead  :  for  aid  hum- 
bly beseecheth  that  which  hath 
least  ■'  means  to  heh) :  and  for  a 
good  journey  he  asketh  of  that 
which  cannot  set  a  foot  forward  : 

1 9  And  for  gaining  and  getting, 
and  for  good  success  of  his  hands, 
asketh  ability  to  do  of  him,  that  is 
most  unable  to  do  anything. 

CHAPTEK  14. 

1  ThoufjJi  men  do  not  pray  1o  their  nJifps,  5 
yet  are  they  nailed  ruth er  hi/  thnn  t/iuii  //// 
their  idols.  8  Idolx  are  accnrx,,!.  mnl  so 
are  the,  makers  of  them.  14  77/ 1-  ht win- 
ning of  idolatry,  '23  and  the  efect.s  thereof. 
30  Ood  will  puni.-ih  them  that  swear  falsely 
by  their  idols. 

AGAIN,  one  preparing  liimself 
to  sail,  and  about  to  pass 
through  the  I'aging  waves,  calleth 
upon  a  piece  of  wood  more  rotten 
than  the  vessel  that  carrieth  him. 

2  For  verily  desire  of  gain  de- 
vised that,  and  the  workman  built 
it  by  his  skill. 

3  But  thy  prf)vidence,  O  Father, 
governeth  it :  for  thou  hast  made 
a  way  in  the  sea,  and  a  safe  path 
in  the  wav(!s  ; 

4  Shewing  that  thou  canst  save 
from  all  danger  :  yea,  though  a 
man  went  to  sea  without  art. 

5  Nevertluiiess  thou  wouldest  not 
that  the  %yorks  of  thy  wisdom 
should  V)e  idle,  and  therefore  do 
men  commit  their  lives  to  a  small 
piece  of  wood,  and  passing  tlic 
rough  sea  in  a  weak  vessel  are 
saved. 

G  For  in  the  old  time  also,  when 
the  proud  giants  perished,  th(^  hojje 
of  the  woi'ld  governed  by  thy  hand 
escaped  in  a  weak  vessel,  and  left 
to  all  ages  a  sciul  of  generation. 

7  K(  ir  blesscM  I  is  the  wood  whereby 
I'ighteousness  <!ometh. 

<^  l')Mt  ^  that  which  is  made  with 
hands  is  cursed,  as  well  it,  as  he 
that  made  it  :  he,  because  he  made 
it;  and  it,  because,  being  corrupti- 
ble, it  was  called  god. 


9  For  the  ungodly  and  his  un- 
godliness are  both  alike  hateful 
unto  God. 

10  For  that  which  is  made  shall 
be  punished  together  witli  him 
that  made  it. 

1 1  Therefore  even  upon  the  idols 
of  the  Gentiles  shall  there  be  a 
visitation :    because   "  in  the  crea- 


tui'e  of  God  they  are  become  an 
aliomination,  and  stumblingblocks 
to  the  souls  of  men,  and  a  snare  to 
the  feet  of  the  unwise. 

12  For  the  devising  of  idols  was 
the  beginning  of  S2nritual  fornica- 
tion, and  the  invention  of  them 
the  corruption  of  life. 

13  For  neither  were  they  from 
the  beginning,  neither  shall  they 
be  for  ever. 

14  For  by  the  vain  glory  of  men 
they  entered  into  the  world,  and 
therefore  shall  they  come  shortly 
to  an  end. 

15  For  a  father  afflicted  with 
untimely  mourning,  when  he  hath 
made  an  image  of  his  child  soon 
taken  away,  now  honoured  him  as 
a  god,  which  was  then  a  dead  man, 
and  delivered  to  those  that  wei'e 
under  him  ceremonies  and  sacri- 
fices. 

16  Thus  in  process  of  time  an 
ungodly  custom  grown  strong  was 
kept  as  a  law,  and  graven  images 
were  worshii^ped  by  the  command- 
ments of  kings. 

17  Whom  men  could  not  honour 
in  presence,  because  they  dwelt 
far  off,  they  took  the  "counterfeit 
of  his  visage  from  far,  and  made 
''  an  ex])ress  image  of  a  king  whom 
they  honoured,  to  the  end  that  by 
this  their  forwardness  they  might 
flatter  him  that  was  absent,  as  if 
he  were  present. 

18  Also  the  ^sintridar  diligence 


of  the  artifi(;er  did  help  to  set  for- 
warfl  the  ignorant  to  more  super- 
stition. 

19  For  he,  peradventurc"  willing 
to  please  one  in  authority,  forccid 
all  his  skill  to  make  the  '"resem- 
blance  of  the  l)(>st  fashion. 


20  And  so  tiie  multitude,  allured 
by  the  gi-ace  of  the  woi-k,  t()ol<,him 
iKJW  for  a  god,  which  a  little  before 
was  but  honoured  as  a  man. 

21  And  this  ^'  was  an  occasion  to 


deceive  the  world  :  for  men,  scr\- 
ing  either  calamity  f)r  tyi'anny, 
did  ascribe  unto  stones  and  stocks 
the  in(;ommnnica,ble  name. 

22  Moreovei' this  was  not  enough 
for  th(Mn,  that  they  erred  in  the 
knf)w'"(lge  of  God  ;  but  wh(>reas 
they  liv(>d  in  the  great  warof  igno- 


5  though 

formed  of 

things 

which 

God  created 


"  likeness 
■^  a  visible 


^  ambition 


•'  desii-ing 

i**  likeness  < 

greater 

Ijeauty. 


11  bocanio  a 
liiddi^n 
danger  to 
life: 


938 


Idolatry  the  cause  of  all  evil.    WISDOM  OF  SOLOMON,  15.      Knowledge  of  the  true  God. 


ranee,  those  so  great  plagues  called 
they  peace. 

'16  For  whilst  they  slew  their 
childien  in  sacrifices,  or  used  secret 
ceremonies,  or  made  revellings  of 
strange  rites ; 

24  They  kept  neither  lives  nor 
marriages  any  longer  undetiled  : 
l)ut  either  one  slew  another '  traiter- 


ously,  or  grieved  him  by  adultery. 

25  So  that  there  reigned  -in  all 
men  without  exception  blood, 
manslaughter,  tliett,  and  dissimu- 
lation, corruption,  unfaithfulness, 
tumults,  perjury, 

2G  Disquieting  of  good  men,  for- 
getfulness  of  good  turns,  deliling 
of  souls,  ■'  changing  of  kind,  disor- 
der in  marriages,  adultery,  and 
shameless  uncleanness. 

27  For  the  worshinping  of  idols 
not  to  be  named  is  the  beginning, 
the  cause,  and  the  end,  of  "'ah  evil. 

28  For  either  they  "^ai-e  mad 
when  they  bo  morrv.  or  prophesy 
lies,  or  live  unjustly,  or  else  lightly 
forswear  themselves. 

29  For  insomuch  as  their  trust 
is  in  idols,  which  have  no  life ; 
though  they  swear  falsely,  yet  they 
look  not  to  be  hurt. 

30  Howbeit  for  both  causes  shall 
they  be  justly  punished  :  both  be- 
cause they  thought  not  well  of 
God,  giving  heed  unto  idols,  and 
also  unjustly  swore  in  deceit,  de- 
spising holiness. 

31  For  it  is  not  the  power  of 
them  by  whom  they  swear  :  but  it 
is  the  just  vengeance  ''of  sinners, 
that  punisheth  always  the  oifence 
of  the  ungodly. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1  We  do  acJcnovledge  the-  true,  God.  1  The 
folly  of  idolmdkers,  14  nnd  of  the  enemies 
of  GoV"  people;  15  becduf^e,  benlden  the 
idols  of  the  Gentiles,  Is  Ihcy  vorshipped 
Tile  heaists. 

BUT  thou,  ''0_God,  art  gracious 
and  true,  longsuflering,  and  in 
mercy  ordering  all  things. 

2  For  '*jf  we  sin,  we  are  thine, 
knowing  thy  power :  but  we  will 
not  sin,  knowing  that  we  are 
counted  thine. 

3  For  to  know  thee  is  perfect 
righteousness:  yea,  to  know  thy 
power  is  the  root  of  immortality. 

4  For  neither  did  the  mischiev- 
ous invention  of  men  deceive  us, 
nor  an  image  spotted  with  divers 
colours,  the  painter's  fruitless  la- 
bour ; 

5  The  sight  whereof  enticeth 
fools  to  lust  after  it,  and  so  they 
desire  the  form  of  a  dead  image, 
that  hath  no  breath. 


6  Both  they  that  make  them, 
they  that  desire  them,  and  they 
that  worship  them,  are  lovers  of 
evil  things,  and  are  worthy  to 
have  such  things  to  trust  upon. 

7  For  the  potter,  tempering  soft 
eai'th,  fa.shioneth  every  vessel  with 
much  labour  for  our  service ;  yea, 
of  the  same  clay  he  niaketh  both 
the  vessels  that  serve  for  clean 
uses,  and  likewise  also  all  such  as 
serve  to  the  contrary  :  but  what  is 
the  use  of  either  sort,  the  potter 
himself  is  the  judge. 

8  And  emijloying  his  labours 
^lewdly,  he  maketh  a  vain  god 
of  the  same  clay,  even  he  which 
a  little  before  was  made  of  earth 
himself,  and  within  a  little  while 
after  returnoth  to  the  same,  out  of 
the  which  ho  was  taken,  when  his 
life  which  was  lent  him  sliall  be 
demanded. 

9  '"Notwithstanding  his  care  is, 
not   that   he   shall    lia\  e  much  la- 


boui-.  nor  that  his  lite  is  short  : 
"^  goldsmiths 


i)iit 


striveth   to 
silversmiths 


excel   goicismitns   and 
and  endeavoureth  to 


do  like  the  \vorkers  in  brass,  and 
counteth  it  his  glory  to  make  coun- 
terfeit things. 

10  His  heart  is  ashes,  his  hope  is 
more  vile  than  earth,  and  his  life 
of  less  value  than  clay  : 

1 1  Forasmuch  as  he  knew  not  his 
Makei",  and  him  that  inspired  into 
him  an  active  soul,  and  breathed  in 
a  living  spirit. 

1 2  But  they  counted  our  life  a 
pastime,  and  our  time  here  a  mar- 
ket for  gain  :  for,  say  they,  "  we 
must  be  getting  every  way.  thougK 


it  be  by  evil  means. 

13  For  this  man,  that  of  earthly 
matter  maketh  l)rittle  vessels  and 
graven  images,  '"  knoweth  himself 
to  offend  above  all  others. 

14  And  all  the  enemies  of  thy 
people,  that  hold  them  in  subjec- 
tion, are  most  foolish,  and  are  more 
miserable  than  very  babes. 

15  For  they  counted  all  the  idols 
of  the  heathen  to  be  gods  :  which 
neither  have  the  use  of  ej'es  to  see, 
nor  noses  to  draw  breath,  nor  ears 
to  hear,  nor  fingers  of  hands  to 
handle  ;  and  as  for  their  feet,  they 
are  slow  to  go. 

16  For  man  made  them,  and  he 
that  borrowed  his  own  sjnrit  fa- 
shioned them  :  '''but  no  man  can 
make  a  god  like  unto  himself. 

17  For  being  mortal,  he  worketh 
a  dead  thing  with  wicked  hands  : 
for  he  himself  is  better  than  the 
things  which  he  worshippeth : 
whereas  he  lived  once,  but  they 
never. 


^  to  an  evil 
end, 


1"  Ilowbeit 
he  hath 
anxious 
care,  not 
lieeanse  bis 
powers  must 
fail,  nor 
hecause  his 
lite  is  short ; 
lint  he 
striveth  to 


11  one  must 
get  gain 
whence  one 
can. 


12  beyond  all 
others 
knoweth 
that  he 
sinneth. 


13  for 


939 


God's  dealing  tvith  Israel,        WISDOM  OF  SOLOMON,  16. 


and  ivith  their  enemies. 


18  Yea,  they  worshipped  those 
beasts  also  that  are  most  liatef  ul : 
for  being  compai'f^d  together,  some 
are  worse  than  others. 

1 9  Neither  are  they  beautiful,  so 
much  as  to  be  desired  Mn  resiject 
of  beasts  :  but  they  went  without 
the  praise  of  God  and  his  blessing. 

CHAPTER  16. 

2  God  gave  strange  meat  to  his  people,  to  fitir 
up  their  appetite,  (iiiil  ri/e  beauts  to  their 
enemies,  to  take  it  from  them,  b  He  stung 
with  his  se>-p(>'ts,  i'2  but  soon  healed  them 
byhisieord  onlij.  17  The  creatures  altered 
their  nature  to' jileasur'B  God^s  people,  and 
to  offend  their  enemies. 

THEREFORE  by  the  like  were 
they  punished  worthily,  and 
by  the  multitude  of  '^  beasts  tor- 
mented. 

2  Instead  of  which  punishment, 
dealing  graciously  witli  thine  own 
people,  thou  preparedst  for  them 
^  meat  of  a  strange  taste,  even  quails 
to^stir  ui^  their  appetite  : 

3  To  the  end  that  °*they.  desir- 
ing  food,  might  for  the  "  ugly  sight 
of    the    lieasts    sent  among    tiiem 


lotlie  even  that,  which  they  must 
needs  desire  ;  but  ''these,  suffering 


penury  for  a  short  space,  miglit  be 
made  partakers  of  a  °  strange  taste. 

4  For  it  was  requisite,  tliat  upon 
*  them  exercising  tyranny  should 
come  penury,  which  they  could 
not  avoid :  but  to  these  it  should 
only  be  shewed  how  their  enemies 
were  tormented. 

5  For  when  the  horrible  fierce- 
ness of  beasts  came  upon  these,  and 
they  perished  with  the  stings  of 
crooked  serpents,  thy  wrath  en- 
dured not  for  ever  : 

6  But  they  were  troubled  for  a 
small  season,  that  they  might  be 
admonished,  having  a  sign  of  sal- 
vation, tojjut  them  in  remembrance 
of  tlie  commandment  of  thy  law. 

7  For  he  that  turned  himself 
toward  it  was  not  saved  by  the 
thing  that  he  saw,  but  by  tliee, 
that  art  the  Saviour  of  all. 

8  And  in  this  thoii  iiiadest  thine 
enemies  confess,  that  it  is  thou  who 
deliverest  from  all  evil : 

9  For  them  the  l)itings  of  "  grass- 
hoppers and  flies  killed,  neither 
was  there  ff)und  any  remedy  for 
their  life  :  for  they  wei-e  worthy  to 
1k!  punished  by  such. 

10  But  thy  sons  not  the  very 
teeth  of  venomous  '"  dragons  oA'er- 
came  :  for  thy  niei-cy"^  was  rvo-  by 
them,  and  healed  them. 

1 1  For  they  were  '-'  pricked,  that 


*  Or.  those. 


they  should  remember  thy  words  ; 
and  were  quickly  saved,  that  not 
falling  into  deep  forgetf ulness,  they 
might  be  continually  mindful  of 
thy  goodness. 

12  For  it  was  neither  herb,  noi' 
mollifying  plaister,  that  restored 
them  to  health  :  but  thy  word,  O 
Lord,  which  healeth  all  things. 

13  For  thou  hast  power  of  life 
and  death :  thou  leadest  to  the 
gates  of  t  hell, and  bringestup  again. 

14  A  man  indeed  killeth  through 
his  malice  :  and  the  spirit,  when  it 
is  gone  forth,  returneth  not ;  nei- 
ther the  soul  received  up  cometh 
again. 

15  But  it  is  not  possible  to  es- 
cape thine  hand. 

1 6  For  the  ungodly,  that  "denied 
to  know  thee,  wei-e  scourged  by  the 
strength  of  thine  arm :  with  strange 
rains,  hails,  and  showers,  were  they 
persecuted,  that  they  could  not 
avoid,  and  through  fire  were  they 
consumed. 

17  For,  which  is  most  to  be  won- 
dered at,  the  fire  had  more  force 
in  the  water,  that  quencheth  all 
things  :  for  the  world  fighteth  for 
the  righteous. 

18  For  some  time  the  flame  was 
mitigated,  that  it  might  not  burn 
up  the '^beasts  that  were  sent  against 
the  ungodly  ;  iDut  themselves  might 
see  and  perceive  that  they  were 
persecuted  with  the  judgment  of 
God. 

1 9  And  at  another  time  it  burn- 
etii even  in  the  midst  of  water 
above  the  power  of  fire,  that  it 
might  destroy  the  fruits  of  an  un- 
just land. 

20  Instead  whereof  thou  feddest 
thine  own  people  with  angels'  food, 
and  didst  send  them  from  heaven 
bread  pi-epared  without  their  la- 
bour, able  to  content  every  man's 
delight,  a  lid  agreeing  to  every  taste. 

21  For  thy  sustenance  declared 
thy  sweetness  unto  thy  children, 
and  serving  to  the  appetite  of  the 
eater,  tempered  itself  to  every 
man's  liking. 

22  ]')Ut  snow  and  ice  endured  the 
fire,  and  meltc^d  not,  thiit  the.y 
might  know  that  fire  bui'iiing  in 
the  hail,  and  sijarkling  in  the  lain, 
did  destroy  the  fruits  of  the  ene- 
mies. 

23  But  this  again  did  even  forget 
his  own  strength,  that  the  right- 
eous might  be  nourished. 

24  For  '•'^^ilii'  creature  that  serv- 
eth  thee,  who  art  the  .Maker,  "'  in- 
creaseth   his  strength    against   tut' 


t  Gr.  Hades,  that  is,  the  abode  of  the 
dead. 


940 


Why  the  Efji/ptians  ivere  WISDOM  OF  SOLOMON,  17. 


pumshed  with  darkness. 


unrighteous  for  their  punishment, 
and  '  ahateth  liis  strength  for  tlie 
benefit  of  such  as  put  their  trust  in 
thee. 

25  Therefore  even  then  was  it 
altered  into  all  fashions,  and  was 
olx'dient  to  thy  grace,  that  nou- 
risheth  all  things,  according  to  the 
desire  of  them  that  had  need  : 

26  That  thy  children,  O  Lord, 
whom  thou  lovest,  might  know, 
that  it  is  not  the  growing  of  fruits 
that  nourisheth  man  :  but  that  it 
is  thy  word,  which  pi;eserveth  them 
that  put  their  trust  in  thee. 

27  For  that  which  was  not  de- 
stroyed of  the  fire,  being  warmed 
with  a  little  sunbeam,  soon  melted 
away : 

28  That  it  might  be  known,  that 
we  must  '■^  prevent  the  sun  to  give 
thee  thanks,  and  at  the  dayspring 
pray  unto  thee. 

29  For  the  hope  of  the  unthank- 
ful shall  melt  away  as  the  winter's 
hoar  frost,  and  shall  run  away  as 
unprofitable  water. 

CHAPTER  17. 

1  H7(//  /he  Ki/i/]>ti(t>ts  were  jtnnifiheil  with 
ilufkuetiis.  4  The  ierrofH  of  that  darkness. 
11   The  ten'om  of  an  ill  connuienoe. 

Ij^OR  great  are  thy  judgments, and 
cannot  be  expressed :  therefore 
■■  uunui'tured  souls  have  eri-ed. 

2  For  when  unrighteous  men 
thought  to  oppress  the  holy  nation  ; 
they  being  shut  up  in  their  houses, 
the  prisoners  of  darkness,  and  fet- 
terea  with  the  bonds  of  a  long 
night,  lay  [there]  exiled  from  the 
eternal  providence. 

3  For  while  they  ■*  supposed  to 
lie  hid  in  their  secret  sins,  they 
were  scattered  under  a  dark  vail  of 
forgetfulness,  being  horribly  asto- 
nished, and  troubled  with  [strange] 
apparitions. 

4  For  neither  might  the  corner 
that  held  them  keep  them  from 
fear  :  but  noises  [as  of  waters]  fall- 
ing down  sounded  about  them,  and 
sad  visions  appearefl  unto  them 
with  heavy  countenances. 

."5  No  power  of  the  fire  might 
give  them  light :  neither  could  the 
bright  flames  of  the  stars  endure 
to  lighten  that  horrible  night. 

6  C)nly  there  appeared  unto  them 
a  fire  kindled  of  itself,  very  dread- 
ful :  for  being  much  terrifi(>d,  they 
thought  the  things  which  they  saw 
to  be  worse  than  the  sight  they 
saw  not. 

7  As  for  the  illusions  of  art  ma- 
gick,  they  were  put  down,  and 
their  vaunting  in  wisdom  was  re- 
proved with  disgrace. 


8  For  they,  that  promised  to 
drive  away  teri-ors  and  troubles 
from  a  sick  soul,  were  sick  them- 
selves of  fear,  worthy  to  be  laughed 
at. 

9  For  though  no  terrible  thing 
did  ^  fear  them  ;  yet  being  scared 
with  "  beasts  that  passed  by,  and 
hissing  of  serpents, 

10  They  died  for  fear,  '  denying 
that  they  saw  the  air,  which  could 
'^of^no  side  be  avoided. 

1 1  For  wickedness,  condemned 
by  her  own  witness,  is  vei-y  timo- 
rous, and  being  pressed  ^  with  con- 
science, always  forecasteth  griev- 
ous things. 

1 2  For  fear  is  nothing  else  bvit  a 
betraying  of  the  succours  which 
reason  otfereth. 

13  And  the  expectation  from 
within,  being  less,  '"  counteth  the 

the    cause 


Ignorance   more 


than 


which  bringeth  the  torment. 

14  But  they  sleeping  the  same 
sleep  that  night,  which  was  "indeed 
intolerable,  and  which  came  upon 
them  out  of  the  bottoms  of  ^'•'inevi- 
table *  hell, 

15  Were  partly  vexed  with  mon- 
strous appai'itions,  and  partly 
fainted,  their  heart  failing  them : 
for  a  sudden  fetu",  and  not  looked 
for,  came  upon  them. 

16  So  then  '''whosoever  there  fell 
down  was  straitly  kept,  shut  up  in 
a  prison  without  iron  bars. 

1 7  For  whether  he  were  husband- 
man, or  shepherd,  or  a  labourer  in 
the  field,  he  was  overtaken,  and 
endured  that  necessity,  which 
could  not  be  avoided  :  for  they 
were  all  bound  with  one  chain  of 
darkness. 

18  Whether  it  were  a  whistling 
wind,  or  a  melodious  noise  of  birds 
among  the  spreading  branches,  or 
a  "  pleas'iiu  fall  of  water  running 
violently, 

1 9  Or  a  terrible  sound  of  stones 
cast  down,  or  a  running  that  could 
not  be  seen  of  '''skipping  l)e;ists.  or 
a  ronring  voice  of  most  savage  wild 


beasts,  or  a  rebounding  eclio  fr» >m 
the  hollow  mountains:  these  things 
made  them  to  swoon  for  fear. 

20  For  the  whole  world  sliined 
with  clear  light,  and  none  wei'e 
hindered  in  their  labour : 

21  Over  them  only  was  spread 
an  heavy  night,  an  image  oi  that 
darkness  which  should  afterward 
receive  them  :  but  yet  were  they 
unto  themselves  more  grievous 
than  the  darkness. 

*  Gr.  Hades,  that  is,  the  underworld. 


5  aff ri-ht 
8  the  creep- 
ingj  of  ver- 
min, 

'  refusing 
even  to  look 
on 
^  on 


by 


1"  maketli  of 
greater 
account  tlie 
ignorance 

11  itself 
powerless 
to  hurt, 

12  jjowerless 


13  every 
num,  who- 
soever it 
might  be, 
sinking 
down  in  his 
place, 


»  fall 


i**  animals 

l)oun(ling 

along,  or  a 

vcice  uf  wild 

beasts 

harshly 

roaring, 


941 


Plagues  on  Egypt 


WISDOM  OF  SOLOMON,  18. 


signs  for  Israel. 


CHAPTER  18. 

4  Why  Egypt  was  punished  with  durkness, 
5  and  with  the  death  of  their  children. 
18  They  the^mselves  saw  the  cause  thereof. 
20  God  also  plagued  his  ottm  people,  iil 
By  tchat  means  that  plague  was  stayed. 

NEVERTHELESS  thy  saints 
had  a  very  great  light,  whose 
voice  they  hearing,  and  not  seeing 
their  shape,  because  they  also  had 
not  suifered  the  same  things,  they 
counted  them  happy. 

2  But  for  that  they  did  not 
hurt  them  now,  of  whom  they  had 
been  wronged  before,  they  thanked 
them,  and  besought  them  pardon 
for  that  they  had  been  enemies. 

3  Instead  whereof  thou  gavest 
them  a  burning  pillar  of  fire,  both 
to  be  a  guide  of  the  unknown 
journey,  and  an  harmless  sun  ^  to 
entertain  them  honourably. 

4  i*or  they  were  worthy  to  be 
deprived  of  light,  and  imprisoned 
in  darkness,  who  had  kept  thy 
sons  shut  up,  by  whom  the  '"  un- 
corrupt  light  of  the  law  was  to 
be  given  unto  the  world. 

5  And  when  they  had  deter- 
mined to  slay  the  babes  of  the 
saints,  one  child  being  cast  forth, 
and  saved,  to  reprove  them,  thou 
tookest  away  the  multitude  of 
their  children,  and  destroyedst 
them  altogether  in  a  mighty 
water. 

6  Of  that  night  were  our  fathers 
^  certified  afore,  that  assuredly 
knowing  unto  what  oaths  they 
had  given  credence,  they  might 
afterwards  be  of  good  cheer. 

7  So  ^of  thy  people  was  •''  ac- 
cepted both  tlie  salvation  of  the 
righteous,  and  destruction  of  the 
enemies. 

8  For  wherewith  thou  didst  pu- 
nish our  adversaries,  by  the  same 
thou  didst  glorify  us,  whom  thou 
liadst  called. 

9  For  the  righteous  children  of 
good  men  did  sacrifice  secretly, 
and  with  on(^  consent  made  a  holy 
law,  tliat  "tliP  saints  slioidd  be  like 


p;i.rtakers    ot    tlie    sniiic    good   and 


evil,  thf   fntliers   7iow  siii<riii<r  ont 


the  songs  ot  ])raise. 

10  But  on  the  other  side  there 
sounded  an  ill  according  (;ry  of  the 
enemies,  and  a  lamentable  noise 
was  carried  abi-oa,d  for  childrf!n 
that  were  bewiiil(>(l. 

1  1  The  master  and  the  servant 
were  punished  after  one  manner  ; 
and  lik(!  as  the  king,  so  suffered 
the  common  pei'son. 

12  So  they  all  together  had  in- 
numerable (lead  with  one  kind  of 
death ;    neither    were    the    living 


sufficient  to  bury  them  :  for  in  one 
moment  the  noblest  offspring  of 
them  was  destroyed. 

13  For  whereas  they  would  not 
believe  any  thing  by  reason  of  the 
enchantments ;  upon  the  destruc- 
tion of  the  firstborn,  they  acknow- 
ledged this  people  to  be  '  the  sons 
of  God. 


l-t  t\n'  while  all  things  were  in 
quiet  silence,  and  that  night  was 
in  the  midst  of  her  swift  course, 

15  Thine  Almighty  word  leaped 
down  from  heaven  out  of  thy 
royal  throne,  as  a  fierce  man  of 
war  into  the  midst  of  ^a  land  of 
destruction. 


16  And  brought  thine  unfeigned 
commandment  as  a  sharp  sword, 
^and  standing  up  filled  all  things 
with  death ;  and  it  touched  the 
heaven,  but  it  stood  upon  the 
earth. 

17  Then  suddenly  visions  of  hor- 
rible dreams  troubled  them  sore, 
and  terrors  came  upon  them  un- 
looked  for. 

18  And  one  thrown  here,  and 
another  there,  half  dead,  shewed 
the  cause  of  his  death. 

19  F()r  the  dreams  that  troubled 
them  did  foreshew  this,  lest  they 
should  perish,  and  not  know  why 
they  were  afflicted. 

20  Yea,  the  tasting  of  death 
touched  the  righteous  also,  and 
there  was  a  destruction  of  the  mul- 
titude in  the  wilderness :  but  the 
wrath  endured  not  long. 

21  For  then  the  blameless  man 
made  haste,  and  stood  forth  to 
defend  them ;  and  bringing  the 
shield  of  his  proper  ministry,  even 
prayer,  and  the  proi)itiation  of  in- 
cense, set  himself  against  the  wrath, 
and  so  brought  tlie  calamity  to  an 
end,  ^"declaring  that  he  was  thy 
servant. 

22  So  he  overcame  the  destroyer, 
not  with  strength  of  body,  nor 
foi'ce  of  ai-ms,  but  "with  ;i  woi-d  sub- 
dued  he  him  that  punished, alleging 
the  oaths  and  covenants  made  with 
the  fathers. 

23  For  when  the  d<\ad  were  now 
fallen  down  by  h(>a,ps  one  upon  an- 
other, standing  between,  he  staye<l 
the  wrath,  and  '-  p;ii-ted  the  way  to 
the  living. 

24  For  in  tlie  '-'long  tr;iriueiit  was 
the  whole  world,  and  iii  tlie  four 
rows  of  the  stones  w;is  the  glory  of 
the  fathers  graven,  and  tli.v  Majest.v 
ui)on  the  diadem  of  his  head. 

2.")  Unto  these  the  destroyer  gave 
yjlace,  and  was  afraid  of  them  :  for 
it  was  enough  that  they  only  tasted 
of  the  wrath. 


942 


The  sin  of  E(j>jpt, 


WISDOM  OF  SOLOMON,  19. 


and  its  punishment. 


CHAPTER  19. 

1  M'hi/  God  shewed  no  mercij  to  the  Kgyp- 
fill  lis,  band  hoic  wonclerfiMyhe  dealt  in'f/i 
h  is  people.  14  The  Egyptians  were  n-orse 
t/iiiii,  the  Sodomites.  18  The  wonder/iU 
agreement  of  the  creatures  to  serve  God's 
people. 

AS  for  the  ungodly,  wrath  came 
upon  them  without  mercy 
unto  the  end  :  for  he  knew  before 
what  they  would  do  ; 

2  How  that  having  given  ^  them 
leave  to  depart,  and  sent  them 
hastily  away,  they  would  repent 
and  i)ursue  them. 

3  For  whilst  they  were  yet 
mourning  and  making  lamentation 
at  the  graves  of  the  dead,  they 
added  another  foolish  device,  and 
pursued  them  as  fugitives,  whom 
they  had  intreated  to  be  gone. 

4  For  the  destiny,  whereof  they 
were  worthy,  drew  them  unto  this 
end,  and  made  them  forget  the 
things  that  had  alrejxdy  happened, 
that  they  might  fulfil  the  punish- 
ment which  was  wanting  to  their 
torments : 

5  And  that  thy  people  might 
pass  a  wonderful  way  :  but  they 
might  find  a  strange  death. 

6  For  the  whole  '~  creature  in  his 


proper  kind  was  fashioned  again 
anew,  serving  the  peculiar  com- 
mandments that  were  given  unto 
them,  that  thy  children. might  be 
kept  without  hurt : 

7  ^  As  nameJi/,  a  cloud  shadowing 
the  camp  ;  and  where  water  stood 
before,  dry  land  appeared  ;  and  out 
of  the  Red  sea  a  way  without  im- 
pediment ;  and  out  of  the  violent 
stream  a  green  field  : 

8  Wherethrough  all  the  peoiole 
went  that  were  defended  with  tliy 
hand ,  seeing  thy  marvellous  strange 
wonders. 

9  For  they  went  at  lai'ge  like 
horses,  and  leaped  like  lambs, 
praising  thee,  O  Lord,  who  hadst 
delivered  them. 

10  For  they  were  yet  mindful  of 
the  things  that  were  done  while 
they  sojourned  in  the  strange  land, 
how  the  ground  brought  forth  ■*  files 
instead  of  cattle,  and  how  the  river 
cast  up  a  multitude  of  frogs  instead 
of  fishes. 

11  But  afterwai'ds  they  saw  a 


new  generation  of  fowls,  when, 
being  led  with  their  appetite,  they 
asked  ^  delicate  meats. 

1 2  For  quails  came  up  unto  them 
from  the  sea  for  their  contentment. 

13  And  punishments  came  upon 
the  sinners  not  without  former 
signs  by  the  force  of  thunders  :  for 
they  suffered  justly  according  to 
their  own  wickedness,  insomuch  as 
they  used  a  more  hard  and  hateful 
behaviour  toward  strangers. 

1 4  For  the  Sodomite,^  did  not  re- 
ceive "^  those,  whom  they  knew  not 
when  they  came:  but  these  brought 
friends  into  bondage,  that  had  well 
deserved  of  them. 

15  And  not  only  so,  but  perad- 
venture  some  respect  shall  be  had 
of  those,  because  they  used  stran- 
gers not  friendly  : 

16  But  these  very  grievously 
afflicted  them,  whom  they  had  re- 
ceived with  feastings,  and  wei'e 
already  made  i^artakers  of  the  same 
laws  with  them. 

1 7  Therefore  even  with  blindness 
were  these  stricken,  as  those  were 
at  the  doors  of  the  righteous  man  : 
when,  being  compassed  about  with 
horrible  great  darkness,  every  one 
sought  the  passage  of  his  own  doors. 

1 8  For  the  elements  were  changed 
in  themselves  by  a  kind  of  harmony, 
like  as  in  a  psaltery  notes  change 
the  name  of  the  tune,  and  yet  are 
always  sounds ;  which  may  well  be 
perceived  by  the  sight  of  the  things 
that  have  been  done. 

19  For  earthly  things  were 
turned  into  watery,  and  the  things, 
that  before  swam  in  the  water,  now 
went  upon  the  ground. 

20  The  fire  had  power  in  the 
water,  forgetting  his  own  virtue: 
and  the  water  forgat  his  own 
quenching  nature. 

21  On  the  other  side,  the  flames 
wasted  not  the  flesh  of  the  corrupt- 
ible living  things,  though  they 
M^alked  therein  ;  neither  melted 
they  the  icy  kind  of  heavenly  'meat. 


that  was  of  nature  apt  to  melt. 

22  For  in  all  things,  O  Lord,  thou 
didst  magnify  thy  peo]:)le,  and  glo- 
rify them,  neither  didst  thou  lightly 
regard  them  :  but  didst  assist  them 
in  every  time  and  place. 


^  luxurious 
daiuties. 


6  the 
strangers 


943 


Introduction  to  the  hook. 


ECCLESIASTIC  US,  1. 


AU  wisdom  is  from  God. 


1  instruction 


THE   WISDOM   OF   JESUS   THE   SOJST   OF 
SIRACH,    OR 

ECCLESIASTICUS 


^•1  Prologue  made  hy  an  uncertain  Author. 

THIS  Jesus  was  the  son  of  Si- 
rach,  and  grandchild  to  Jesus 
of  the  same  name  with  him :  this 
man  therefore  hved  in  the  latter 
times,  after  the  people  had  been 
led  away  captive,  and  called  home 
again,  and  almost  after  all  the 
prophets.  Now  his  grandfather 
Jesus,  as  he  himself  ^yitnesseth. 
was  a  man  of  great  diligence  and 
wisdom  among  the  Hebrews,  who 
did  not  only  gather  the  grave  and 
short  sentences  of  wise  men,  that 
had  been  before  him,  but  himself 
also  uttered  some  of  his  own,  full 
of  much  understanding  and  wis- 
dom. When  as  therefore  the  first 
Jesus  died,  leaving  this  book  almost 
perfected^  Sirachliis  son  receiving 
it  after  hnn  left  it  to  his  o^yn  son 
Jesus,  who,  having  gotten  it  into 
his  hands,  compiled  it  all  orderly 
into  one  volume,  and  called  it  Wis- 
dom, intituling  it  both  by  his  own 
name,  his  father's  name,  and  his 
grandfather's  ;  alluring  the  hearer 
by  the  very  name  of  Wisdom  to 
have  a  greater  love  to  the  study  of 
this  l)Ook.  It  containeth  therefore 
wise  sayings,  dai'k  sentences,  and 
parables,  and  certain  particular 
ancient  godlj''  stories  of  men  that 
pleased  God ;  also  his  prayer  and 
song  ;  moreover,  what  benefits  God 
had  vouchsafed  his  people,  and 
wliat  plagues  he  had  heaped  upon 
their  enemies.  This  Jesus  did 
imitate  Solomon,  and  was  no  less 
famous  for  wisdom  and  learning, 
both  being  inde(>d  a  man  of  great 
learning,  and  so  reputed  also. 

The  Prologue  of  the  W'inc/omof  .]uf-na  the  Sun 
of  Sirach. 

WHKIlI'iAS  many  and  great 
things  have  been  delivered 
unto  usl)y  the  law  and  the  pi'ophets, 
and  by  othc^rs  that  have  followed 
their  steps,  for  the  whicli  things 
Israel  ought  to  l)e  commendcnl  for 
'  Icai-ningand  wisdom;  and  whereof 
not  only  the  i-eaders  must  needs 
bcconic  skilful  tli(Mnselves,  but  also 
they  that  desire  to  learn  be  al)le  to 
pi'ofit  them  which  an;  without, 
both  by  speaking  and  writing  :  my 
gramlfather  Jesus,  when  he  had 
much  given  himself  to  the  reading 


of  the  law,  and  the  prophets,  and 
other  books  of  ovir  fathers,  and  had 
gotten  therein  good  judgment,  was 
drawn  on  also  himself  to  write 
something  pertaining  to  ^  learning 
and  wisdom  ;  to  the  intent  that 
those  which  ai'e  desirous  to  learn, 
and  are  addicted  to  these  things, 
might '"  iJi'ofit  much  more  in  living 
accordi  ng  to  the  law.  VV'heref ore 
let  me  intreat  you  to  read  it  with 
favour  and  attention,  and  to  par- 
don us,  wherein  we  may  seem  to 
come  short  of  some  woixls,  which 
we  have  laboured  to  interpret.  For 
the  same  things  uttered  in  Hebrew, 
and  ti'anslated  into  another  tongue, 
have  not  the  same  foi'ce  in  them  : 
and  not  only  these  things,  but  the 
law  itself,  and  the  iDrophets,  and 
the  rest  of  the  books,  have  no  small 
difference,  when  they  are  spoken  in 
their  own  language.  For  in  the 
eight  and  thirtieth  year  coming 
into  Egypt,  when  Euergetes  was 
king,  and  continuing  there  some 
time,  I  found  a''boolv  of  no  small 


learnin_£ :    therefore  I  thought  it 


most  necessary  for  me  to  bestow 
some  diligence  and  travail  to  *  in- 
terpret ■*it:  using  great  watchful- 
ness and  slvill  in  that  ^  s])ace  to 
bring  the  book  to  an  end,  and  set 
it  forth  for  them  also,  which  in  a 
strange  country  are  willing  to  learn, 
"l)eing  prepared  before  in  manners 
to  live  after  tlie  law. 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  M!  >ri.s(lom  ix  from-  God.  10  He  giveih  It 
ti,  til  nil  tli.it  lore.  hhn.  12  The  fear  of  God 
is  full  if  manij  1ileH!<)n(JH.  2s  To  fear  God 
II  nil  out  h  i/pocriK;/. 

ALL  wisdom  roniefJi    from    the; 
Lord,   and    is   with    him    for 
ever. 

2  Who  ("in  number  the  sand  of 
the  sea,  and  tlie  drops  of  rain,  and 
the  days  of  ctc-rnity  i 

3  Who  can  find  out  the  height  of 
heaven,  and  th(>.  bi'eadth  of  the 
earth,  and  the  deep,  and  wisdom  >. 

4  VVisdom  hath  l)cen  cremated  be- 
foi-eall  things,  aiiil  the  understaixl- 
ing  of  priidcncf  from  cn crlasting. 

5  The  word  of  God  most  high  is 
the  fountain  of  wisdom ;  and  her 


*  Thai  is,  translate  into  Greek. 


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The  fear  of  the  Lord. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  2. 


Endurance  in  trial. 


ways   are    everlasting    command- 
ments. 

6  To  whom  hath  the  root  of  wis- 
dom been  revealed?  or  who  hath 
known  her  ^  wise  counsels  '\ 

7  [Unto  whom  hath  the  know- 
ledge of  wisdom  been  made  mani- 
fest %  and  who  hath  understood  her 
great  experience "?] 

8  There  is  one  wise  and  greatly 
to  be  feared,  the  Lord  sitting  upon 
his  throne. 

9  He  created  her,  and  saw  her, 
and  numbered  her,  and  poured  her 
out  upon  all  his  works. 

10  She  ?'.<;  with  all  flesh  according 
to  his  gift,  and  he  hath  given  her 
to  them  that  love  him. 

1 1  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  honour, 
and  glory,  and  gladness,  and  a 
crown  of  rejoicing. 

12  The  fear  of  the  Lord  maketh 
a  mei'ry  heart,  and  giveth  joy,  and 
gladness,  and  a  long  life. 

13  Whoso  feareth  the  Loi'd,  it 
shall  go  well  with  him  at  the  last, 
and  he  shall  find  favour  in  the  day 
of  his  death. 

14  To  fear  the  Lord  is  the  begin- 
ning of  wisdom  :  and  it  was  created 
with  the  faithful  in  the  womb. 

15  She  hath  built  an  everlasting 
foundation  with  men,  and  she  shall 
continue  with  their  seed. 

1 6  To  fear  the  Lord  is  fulness  of 
wisdom,  and  filleth  men  with  her 
fruits. 

1 7  She  filleth  all  their  house  with 
things  desirable,  and  the  garners 
with  her  increase. 

18  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  a 
crown  of  wisdom,  making  peace 
and  perfect  health  to  flourish  ;  both 
which  are  the  gifts  of  God  :  and  it 
enlarge th  their  rejoicing  that  love 
him. 

19  Wisdom  raineth  down  skill 
and  knowledge  of  understanding, 
and  exalteth  them  to  honour  that 
hold  her  fast. 

20  The  root  of  wisdom  is  to  fear 
the  Lord,  and  the  branches  thereof 
are  long  life. 

21  The  fear  of  the  Lord  driveth 
away  sins  :  and  where  it  is  present, 
it  turneth  away  wrath. 

22  A  furious  man  cannot  be  justi- 
fied ;  for  the  sway  of  his  fury  shall 
be  his  destruction. 

23  A  patient  man  will  bear  for  a 
time,  and  afterward  joy  shall  spring 
up  unto  him. 

2*1  He  will  hide  his  words  for  a 
time,  and  the  li)js  of  many  shall 
declare  his  wisdom. 

25  The  parables  of  knowledge 
are  in  the  treasui-es  of  wisdom  :  but 
godliness  is  an  abomination  to  a 


26  If  thou  desire  wisdom,  keep 
the  commandments,  and  the  Lord 
shall  give  her  -  unto  thee. 

27  For  the  fear  ot  the  Lord  is 
wisdom  and  instruction  :  and  faith 
and  nieekness  are  his  flelight. 

28  ^  Distrust  not  the  fear  of  the 
Lord  when  thou  art  poor :  and 
come  not  unto  him  with  a  double 
heart. 

29  Be  not  an  hypocrite  ^*in  the 
sight  of  men,  and  take  good  heed 
what  thou  speakest. 

30  Exalt  not  thyself,  lest  thou 
fall,  and  bring  dishonour  upon  thy 
soul,  and  so  God  discover  thy 
secrets,  and  cast  thee  down  in  the 
midst  of  the  congregation,  because 
thou  earnest  not  in  truth  to  the 
fear  of  the  Lord,  but  thy  heart  is 
full  of  deceit. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  (tOiVh  fteminig  muni  look  for  trouble,  1  and 
he  jKdieiit,  and  trust  in  him.  12  For  noi 
in  thfia  that  do  n/tt  so.  15  But  they  that 
fear  the  Lord  will  do  so. 

MY  son,  if  thou  come  to  serve  the 
Lord,   prepare    thy    soul  for 
temptation. 

2  Set  thy  heart  aright,  and  con- 
stantly endure,  and  make  not  haste 
in  time  of  trouble. 

3  Cleave  unto  him,  and  depart 
not  away,  that  thou  niayest  be  in- 
creased at  thy  last  end. 

4  Whatsoever  is  brought  upon 
thee  take  cheerfully,  and  be  patient 
when  thou  art  changed  to  a  low 
estate. 

5  For  gold  is  tried  in  the  fire, 
and  accepfjable  men  in  the  furnace 
of  ■''  adversity. 

6  Believe  in  him,  and  he  will 
help  thee ;  order  thy  way  aright, 
and   trust  in   him. 

7  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  wait  for 
his  mercy ;  and  "^go  not  aside,  lest 
ye  fall. 

8  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  believe 
him ;  and  your  reward  shall  not 
fail. 

9  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  hope  for 
good,  and  for  everlasting  joy  and 
mercy. 

10  Look  at  the  generations  of 
old,  and  see;  did  ever  any  trust  in 
the  Loi'd,  and  was  confounded  ?  or 
did  any  abide  in  his  fear,  and  was 
forsaken?  or  whom  did  he  ever  de- 
spise, that  called  upon  him? 

11  For  the  Lord  is  full  of  com- 
passion and  mercy,  longsuflTering, 
and  very  pitiful,  and  forgivetn 
sins,  and  saveth  in  time  of  afflic- 
tion. 

1 2  Woe  be  to  fearful  hearts,  and 


*  Gr.  in  the  mouths. 


2  unto  thee 
freely. 


3  Disobey 


^  after  the 
custom 


5  humilia- 
tion. 


6  turn 


GO 


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The  authority  of  pare)ds. 


ECCLESIASTIC  US,  3.       M>jstenes  revealed  to  the  meek. 


faint  hands,  and  the  sinner  that 
goeth  two  ways  ! 

13  Woe  unto  him  that  is  faint- 
hearted !  for  he  beheveth  not ; 
thei'efore  shall  he  not  be  defended. 

14  Woe  unto  you  that  have  lost 
patience  !  and  what  will  ye  do  when 
the  Lord  shall  visit  you  1 

15  They  that  fear  the  Lord  will 
not  disobey  his  word  ;  and  they  that 
love  him  will  keep  his  ways. 

16  They  that  fear  the  Lord  will 
seek  that  which  is  wellpleasing 
unto  him  ;  and  they  that  love  him 
shall  be  filled  with  the  law. 

1 7  They  that  fear  the  Lord  will 
prepare  their  hearts,  and  humble 
their  souls  in  his  sight, 

18  Saying,  We  will  fall  into  the 
hands  of  the  Lord,  and  not  into  the 
hands  of  men ;  for  as  his  majesty 
is,  so  is  his  mercy. 

CHAPTER  3. 

2  Children  innxt  honour  ami  help  hoth  their 
parents.  21  We  may  not  denire  to  knoio  all 
thingft.  26  The  inuorrigihle  must  needs 
pirish.     30  Alms  ate  reioarded. 

HEAR  me  your  father,  O  child- 
ren, and   do  thereafter,  that 
ye  may  be  safe. 

2  For  the  Lord  hath  given  the 
father  honour  over  the  children, 
and  hath  confirmed  the  authority 
of  the  mother  over  the  sons. 

3  Whoso  honoureth  his  father 
maketh  an  atonement  for  his  sins  : 

4  And  he  that  honoureth  his 
mother  is  as  one  that  layeth  up 
treasure. 

5  Whoso  honoui'eth  his  father 
shall  have  joy  of  his  own  children  ; 
and  ^  when  he  maketh  his  prayer, 
he  shall  be  heard. 

G  He  that  lionoureth  his  father 
shall  have  a  long  life  ;  and  he  that 
is  obedient  unto  the  Lord  shall  be 
a  comfort  to  his  motlier. 

7  He  that  feareth  the  Lord  will 
honour  his  father,  and  will  do  ser- 
vice unto  his  parents,  as  to  his 
masters. 

<S  Honour  thy  father  and  mother 
both  in  word  and  deed,  that  a 
blessing  may  come  upon  tliee  from 
them. 

9  For  the  blessing  of  the  father 
establisheth  the  hous(>sof  children  : 
but  the  curse  of  the  mother  rooteth 
out  foundations. 

10  dory  not  in  the  dishonour  of 
thyfath(;r;  for  thy  father's  disho- 
nour is  no  glory  unto  thee. 

11  Foi'  the  glory  of  a  man  is 
from  the  honour  of  his  father  ;  and 
a  mothci'  in  dishonour  is  a  repi'oach 
to  the  cliiidren. 

1-!  .My  son,  lielp  thy  father  in 
his  age,  and  grieve  him  not  as  long 
as  he  liveth. 


13  And  if  his  understanding  fail, 
have  patience  with  him  ;  and  de- 
spise him  not  when  thou  art  in  thy 
full  strength. 

1 4  For  the  relieving  of  thy  father 
shall  not  be  forgotten  :  and  instead 
of  sins  it  shall  be  added  to  build 
thee  up. 

1 5  In  the  day  of  thine  affliction 
it  shall  be  remembered ;  thy  sins 
also  shall  melt  away,  as  the  ice  in 
the  fair  warm  weather. 

1 6  He  that  f orsaketh  his  father 
is  as  a  blasphemer  ;  and  he  that 
angereth  his  mother  is  cursed  of 
God. 

17  '"  My  son,  go  on  with  thy  busi- 
ness  in  m(H>kness  ;  so  shalt  thou  he 


beloved  of  Inm  that  is  apin'oved. 

18  The  greater  thou  art,  the 
more  hvmible  thyself,  and  thou 
shalt  find  favour  before  the  Lord. 

19  Many  are  in  high  place,  and 
of  renown :  but  mysteries  are  re- 
vealed unto  the  meek. 

20  For  the  power  of  the  Lord  is 
great,  and  he  is  honoured  of  the 
lowly. 

21  Seek  not  out  the  things  that 
are  too  hard  for  thee,  neither  search 
the  things  that  are  above  thy 
strength. 

22  But  what  is  commanded  thee, 
''think   thereupon   with   reverence; 


for  it  is  not  needful  for  thee  f( 


with,  thine  ei/es  the  thmgs  that  are 


in  secret. 

23  Be  not  '^curious  in  unneces- 
sary matters  :  for  more  things  are 


shewed  unto  thee  than  men  under- 
stand. 

24  For  many  are  deceived  by 
their  own  vain  opinion ;  and  ®  an 
evil  suspicion  hath  overthrown 
their  judgment. 

25  Without  eyes  thou  shalt  want 
light:  profess  not  the  knowledge 
therefore  that  thou  liast  not. 

26  A  stu))born  heart  shall  fare 
evil  at  the  last ;  and  he  that  loveth 
danger  shall  perish  therein. 

27  An  obstinate  h(>art  shall  be 
laden  with  sorroNvs;  and  the  wicked 
man  shall  heap  sin  ui)on  sin. 

28  In  the  punishment  of  the 
proud  thei'e  is  no  "  remedy  ;  for 
the  plant  of  wickedness  hath  taken 
root  in  him. 

29  'I'Ik^  heart  of  th(^  prudent  will 
understand  a  i)arable;  Jiiul  an  at- 
tentive ear  is  the  rlesire  of  a  wise 
man. 

30  Water  will  quench  a  flaming 
fire  ;  and  ahns  maketh  an  atone- 
ment for  sins. 


*  Or, 


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Consideration  for  the  poor.  ECCLESIASTICUS,  4,  5.  True  and  false  shame, 

-.       .       .  ,     ,  .-,  .  .,        ,1  1  II-     7T71  .L         iK_         C.^.L        „1,^         ,„;ll         7  *   Tl 


8  *  iurlge 
truly ; 


31  ^  And  lie  that  requitoth  good 
turns    is    mindful    of    that    whicli 


may    come    hereafter:    and    wiien 
he  falleth,  he  shall  find  a  stay. 


CHAPTER  4. 

1  M'e  may  not  dexpiM  the  poor  or  fother- 
leiis,  11  but  seek  .for  wlndoia,  20  itnd.mit 
be  (tshamed  of  some  things,  nor  gainsai/ 
the  truth,  30  nor  he  as  lions  in,  our  house!,. 

MY  son,  defraud  not  the  poor  of 
his  living,  and  make  not  the 
needy  eyes  to  wait  long. 

2  Make  not  an  hungry  soul  sor- 
rowful ;  neither  provoke  a  man  in 
his  distress. 

3  Add  not  more  trouble  to  an 
heart  that  is  vexed  ;  and  defer  not 
to  give  to  him  that  is  in  need. 

4  Reject  not  the  supplication  of 
the  afflicted ;  neither  turn  away 
thy  face  from  a  poor  man. 

-5  Turn  not  away  thine  eye  from 
the  needy,  and  give  him  none  oc- 
casion to  curse  thee : 

6  For  if  he  curse  thee  in  the 
bitterness  of  his  soul,  his  prayer 
shall  be  heard  of  him  that  made 
him. 

7  Get  thyself  the  love  of  the  con- 
gregation, and  bow  thy  head  to  a 
"  great  man. 

iS  Let  it  not  grieve  thee  to  bow 
down  thine  ear  to  the  poor,  and 
•'give  him  a  friendly  answer  with 
meekness. 

9  Deliver  him  that  suffereth 
wrong  from  the  hand  of  the  op- 
pressor ;  and  be  not  fainthearted 
when  thou  sittest  in  judgment. 

10  Be  as  a  father  unto  the  father- 
less, and  instead  of  an  husband  unto 
their  mother :  so  shalt  thou  be  as 
the  son  of  the  most  High,  and  he 
shall  love  thee  more  than  thy 
mother  doth. 

11  Wisdom  •*  exalteth  her  child- 
ren, and  ^  layeth  hold  of  them 
that  seek  her. 

12  He  that  loveth  her  loveth 
life ;  and  they  that  seek  to  her 
early  shall  be  filled  with  joy. 

13  He  that  holdeth  her  fast  shall 
inherit  glory  ;  and  wheresoever  she 
entereth,  the  Lord  will  bless. 

14  They  that  serve  her  shall 
minister  to  the  Holy  One :  and 
them  that  love  her  the  Lord  doth 
love. 

1.5  Whoso  giveth  ear  unto  her 
shall  "judge  the  nations:  and  he 
that  attendeth  unto  Iier  shall 
dwell  securely. 

1 6  If  a  man  commit  himself  unto 
her,  he  shall  inherit  her ;  and  his 
generation  shall  hold  her  in  posses- 
sion. 


17  "For    at    the    first    she    wil 
walk  with  him    by  crooked  ways^ 


and    bring   fear   and    dread    u])on 
him,    and    torment   him   with    her 


discipline,  until  she  may  ti'ust  his 
soul,  and  try  him  by  her  laws. 


18  Then  will  she  return  the 
straight  way  unto  him,  and  com- 
fort him,  and  shew  him  her  secrets. 

19  But  if  he  go  wrong,  she  will 
forsake  him,  and  give  him  over  to 
his  own  ruin. 

20  Observe  the  opportunity,  anrl 
beware  of  evil ;  and  be  not  ashamed 
when  it  concerneth  thy  soul. 

21  For  there  is  a  shame  that 
bringeth  sin  :  and  there  is  a  .shame 
which  is  glory  and  grace. 

22  Accept  no  person  against  thy 
soul,  and  let  not  the  reverence  of 
any  man  cause  thee  to  fall. 

23  And  refrain  not  to  speak, 
when  there  is  occasion  to  do  good, 
and  hide  not  thy  wisdom  in  her 
beauty. 

24  For  by  speech  wisdom  shall 
be  known :  and  learning  by  the 
word  of  the  tongue. 

25  In  no  wise  speak  against  the 
truth  ;  but  be  abashed  of  the  error 
of  thine  ignorance. 

26  Be  not  ashamed  to  *  confess 
thy  sins  ;  and  ^  force  not  the  course 
of  the  river. 

27  Make  not  thyself  an  under- 
ling to  a  foolish  man ;  neither  ac- 
cept the  person  of  the  mighty. 

28  Strive  for  the  truth  unto 
death,  and  the  Lord  shall  fight  for 
thee. 

29  Be  not  hasty  in  thy  tongue, 
and  in  thy  deeds  slack  and  remiss. 

30  Be  not  as  a  lion  in  thy  house, 
nor  frantick  among  thy  servants. 

31  Let  not  thine  hand  be 
stretched  out  to  receive,  and  shut 
when  thou  shouldest  ^"  repay. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  We  must  not  jiresuiue  of  our  wealth  and 
strength,  6  iior  of  the  nierci/  of  God,  to  sin. 
9  We  must  not  ^he  douhletongned,  12  nor 
answer  inthout  knowledge. 

SET    not    thy    heart    upon    thy 
goods ;   and    say   not,    I    have 
enough  for  my  life. 

2  Follow  not  thine  own  niind 
and  thy  strength,  to  walk  in  the 
ways  of  thy  heart : 

3  And  say  not.  Who  shall  con- 
troul  me  for 'my  works'?  for  the 
Lord  will  surely  "  revenge  thy 
pride. 

4  Say  not,  I  have  sinned,  and 
what  harm  hath  happened  unto 
me  ]  for  the  Lord  is  longsuifering, 
he  will  in  no  wise  let  thee  go. 


*  Or, 


Then 
without 
revealing 
lierself  to 
him.  will  she 
walk  with 
him,  and 
will  first 
test  him 
with  her 
trials,  and  if 
his  heart  be 
full  of  her, 


8  *  forsake 
8  strive  not 
against 


*0r, 


11  *  avenge 
the  perse- 
cuted. 


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Tlie  danr/er  of  i>res%imption. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  6. 


Tlie  yoke  of  wisdom. 


1  *  follow 
not  the 
direction  of 
tlie  stream : 


2  *  double- 
toi)i^ued,and 
slander  not 
tliy  neigh- 
bour with 
thy  mouth : 
3*  Harm  not 
any 


^  an  evil 
nain(i  shall 
iniici'it 
slianii; 


6  *  I(!St  it 

devour  thy 
Htrengdi  as 
a  bull: 


5  Concerning  propitiation,  be 
not  without  fear  to  add  sin  unto 
sin  : 

6  And  say  not,  His  mercy  is 
great;  he  will  be  pacitied  for  the 
multitude  of  my  sins  :  for  mercy 
and  wrath  come  from  him,  and  his 
indignation  resteth  upon  sinners. 

7  Make  no  tarrying  to  turn  to 
the  Lord,  and  put  not  off  from  day 
to  day :  for  suddenly  shall  the 
wrath  of  the  Lord  come  forth,  and 
in  thy  security  thou  shalt  be  de- 
stroyed, and  perish  in  the  day  of 
vengeance. 

8  Set  not  thine  heart  upon  goods 
unjustly  gotten  ;  for  they  shall  not 
profit  thee  in  the  flay  of  calamity. 

9  Winnow  not  with  every  wind, 
and  ^  go  not  into  every  way  :  for  so 
doth  the  sinner  that  hath  a  double 
tongue. 

10  Be  stedfast  in  thy  under- 
standing ;  and  let  thy  word  be  the 
same. 

11  Be  swift  to  hear  ;  and  let  thy 
life  be  sincere ;  and  with  patience 
give  answer. 

12  If  thou  hast  understanding, 
answer  thy  neighbour  ;  if  not,  lay 
thy  hand  upon  thy  mouth. 

13  Honour  and  shame  is  in  talk  : 
and  the  tongue  of  man  is  his  fall. 

14  Be  not  '-^called  a  whisperer. 
and  lie  not  in  wait  with  thy  tongue : 


for  a  foul  shame  is  upon  the  thief, 
and  an  evil  ccmdemnation  upon  the 
double  tongue. 

15  '^  Be  not  ignorant  of  any  thing 
in  a  great  matter  or  a  small. 


CHAPTER  6. 

2  T>(>  lint  t':rt(i/  llihie  mm  roiweit,  7  htitmaJce 
(•■hiiice  (if  II  friend.  IS  Setih  ii'isdom.  be- 
iimen.  "^0  It  in  grievoun  to  gome,  28  yet 
tlie  fruits  thereof  are,  pleasant.  35  £e 
rendu  to  hear  irixe  men. 


I 


XSTEAD   of   a   friend   become 
not  an   enemy;   for  •*  [thereby] 


thou    shalt    inherit   ;tn    ill    iiainc. 


shame,  and  I'cpi'oach  :  t'\cii  so  shall 
a  sinner  that  hath  a  double  tongue. 
'2  Extol  not  thys(^lf  in  the  coun- 
sel of  thine  own  heart  ;  ■'  tliat  thy 
soil)  be  not  toi-n  in  pieces  ns  a  bull 


Istra.yiim-  alone.  | 

li  Thou  shalt  eat  up  thy  leaves, 
and  lose  thy  fruit,  and  leave  thy- 
self as  a  dry  tree. 

4  A  wicked  soul  .shall  destroy 
him  that  hath  it,  and  shall  make 
him  to  be  laughefl  to  scorn  of  his 
enemies. 

5  Sweet  languag(^  will  multiply 
friends  :  and  a  fail-speaking  tongue 
will  increase,  kind  greetings. 

6  Jjb  in  peace  with  many  :  never- 


Oi; 


theless  have  but  one  counsellor  of 
a  thousand. 

7  If  thou  wouldest  get  a  friend, 
prove  him  first,  and  be  not  hastj^ 
to  ''  credit  him. 

8  _b'or  some  man  is  a  friend  for 
his  own  occasion,  and  will  not 
abide  in  the  day  of  thy  trouble. 

9  And  there  is  a  friend,  who  be- 
ing turned  to  enmity  and  strife 
will  discover  thy  reproach. 

10  Again,  some  friend  is  a  com- 
panion at  the  table,  and  will  not 
continue  in  the  day  of  thy  afflic- 
tion. 

1 1  But  in  thy  prosperity  he  will 
be  as  thyself,  and  will  be  bold  over 
thy  servants. 

12  If  thou  be  brought  low,  he 
will  be  against  thee,  and  will  hide 
himself  from  thj'^  face. 

13  Separate  thyself  from  thine 
enemies,  and  take  heed  of  thy 
friends. 

14  A  faithful  friend  is  a  strong 
defence :  and  he  that  hath  found 
such  an  one  hath  found  a  treasure. 

15  Nothing  ^  dotlt  countervail  a 
faithful  friend,  and  his  excellency 
is  invaluable. 

16  A  faithful  friend  is  the  medi- 
cine of  life  ;  and  they  that  fear  the 
Lorfl  shall  find  him. 

17  Whoso  feareth  the  Lord  shall 
direct  his  friendship  aright :  for  as 
he  is,  so  shall  his  neighbour  be  also. 

18  My  son,  gather  instruction 
from  thy  youth  up:  so  shalt  thou 
find  wisdom  till  thine  old  age. 

19  Come  unto  her  as  one  that 
ploweth  and  soweth,  and  wait  for 
her  good  fiaiits  :  for  thou  shalt  not 
toil  much  in  labouring  alxnit  her, 
but  thou  shalt  eat  of  her  fruits 
right  soon. 

20  She  "is  A-er.v  imi^leasant  to 
the  unleni'ued  :  he  tiiat  is  without 


understanding    will     not    remain 
with  her. 

21  She  will  lie  upon  him  as  a 
mighty  stone  of  trial ;  and  ]u'  will 
cast  her  from  him  ere  it  be  long. 

22  For  wisdom  is  according  to 
her  name,  and  she  is  not  manif(>st 
unto  many. 

23  (}iv(!  ear,  m.y  son,  i-eceive  my 
advice,  and  refuse  not  my  counsel, 

24  Anfl  i)ut  thy  feet  into  lier 
fetters,  and  thy  neck  into  her 
chain. 

25  Bow  down  thy  shouldei-,  and 
bear  hei',  and  bt»  not  grieved  with 
her  bonds. 

2')  ( 'ome  unto  her  with  thy 
whole  he.'irt,  and  keep  her  ways 
with  all  th.v  power. 

27  Search,    and    seek,   and    she 


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*.0r, 


Against  ambition  and  hjing. 


ECCLEST  AS  riCUS,   i .    Bi^haviour  to  friends  and  family. 


shall  be  made  known  unto  thee : 
and  when  thou  hast  got  hold  of 
her,  let  her  not  go. 

28  For  at  the  last  thou  shalt  find 
her  rest,  and  ^  that  shall  be  turned 
to  thy  joy. 

29  Then  shall  her  fetters  be  a 
strong  defence  for  thee,  and  her 
chains  a  robe  of  glory. 

30  '"  For  there  is  a  crolden  orna- 


ment  upon  her,  and  her  bands  ar'e 
purple  lace. 

3i  Thou  shalt  put  her  on  as  a 
robe  of  honour,  and  shalt  put  her 
about  thee  as  a  crown  of  joy. 

32  My  son,  if  thou  wilt,  thou 
shalt  be  taught :  and  if  thou  wilt 
apply  thy  mind,  thou  shalt  be  pru- 
dent. 

33  If  thou  love  to  hear,  thou 
shalt  receive  understanding  :  and 
if  thou  bow  tliine  ear,  thou  shalt 
be  wise. 

34  Stand  in  the  multitude  of  the 
elders ;  and  cleave  unto  him  that 
is  wise. 

35  Be  willing  to  hear  every 
godly  discourse ;  and  let  not  the 
parables  of  understanding  escape 
thee. 

36  And  if  thou  seest  a  man  of 
understanding,  get  thee  betimes 
unto  him,  and  let  thy  foot  wear 
the  steps  of  his  door. 

37  Let  thy  mind  be  upon  the 
ordinances  of  the  Lord,  and  medi- 
tate continually  in  his  command- 
ments :  he  shall  establish  thine 
heart,  and  give,  thee  wisdom  at 
thine  own  desire. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  We  are  exhorted  from  sin,  4from  amhiiion, 
i<  presumption,  10  and  fa  hit  hi  g  hi  pi-mjer: 
\'2  from  lying  and  backhithiij.  1^  iiml  Imir 
to  efsteem  a  friend :  19  a  ijoihI  irift- :  '^o  a 
xerrant:  22  our  cattle:  28  our  children 
and  parents:  31  the  Lord  and  his  priests  : 
32  t/ie  poor,  and.  those  that  mourn. 

DO  no  evil,  so  shall  no  "  harm 
come  unto  thee. 

2  iJepart  from  the  unjust,  and 
iniquity  shall  turn  away  from  thee. 

3  My  son,  sow  not  upon  the  fur- 
I'ows  of  unrighteousness,  and  thou 
shalt  not  reap  them  sevenfold. 

4  Seek  not  of  the  Lord  preemi- 
nence, neither  of  the  king  the  seat 
of  honour. 

5  Justify  not  thyself  before  the 
Lord  ;  and  boast  not  of  thy  wisdom 
before  the  king. 

6  Seek  not  to  be  judge,  being  not 
able  to  take  away  iniquity  ;  lest  at 
any  time  thou  fear  the  person  of 
the  mighty,  and  lay  a  stumbling- 
block  in  the  way  of  thy  upright- 
ness. 


*0r, 


7  Offend  not  against  the  multi- 
tude of  a  city,  and  then  thou  shalt 
not  cast  thyself  down  among  the 
people. 

8  Bind  not  one  sin  upon  an- 
other ;  for  in  one  thou  shalt  not  be 
unpunished. 

9  Say  not,  God  will  look  upon 
the  multitude  of  my  oblations, 
and  when  I  offer  to  the  most  high 
God,  he  will  accept  it. 

10  Be  not  fainthearted  when 
thou  makest  thy  prayer,  and  neg- 
lect not  to  give  alms. 

11  Laugh  no  man  to  scorn  in  the 
bitterness  of  his  soul :  for  there  is 
one  which  humbleth  and  exalteth. 

12  Devise  not  a  lie  against  thy 
brother  ;  neither  do  the  like  to  thy 
friend. 

13'*  Use  not  to  make  any  manner 
of  lie  :  for  ''  the  custom  thereof  is 
not  good. 


14  Use  not  many  words  in  a 
multitude  of  elders,  and  make  not 
much  babbling  when  thou  prayest. 

15  Hate  not  laborious  work, 
neither  husbandry,  which  the  most 
High  hath  ordained. 

16  Nuniber  not  thyself  among 
the  multitude  of  sinners,  l)ut  re- 
member that  wrath  will  not  tarry 
long. 

17  Humble  thy  soul  greatly: 
for  ''the  vengeance  of  the  u  ngodl  v  is 
fire  and  worms. 

18  ^  Chance  not  a  friend  for  any 


good  by  no  means  ;  neither  a  faith- 
ful brother  for  the  gold  of  Ophir. 

19®  Forego  not  a  wise  and  good 
^  woman  :  for  her  grace  is  above 
gold. 

20  Whereas  thy  servant  worketh 
truly,  entreat  him  not  evil,  nor  the 
hireling^  that  bestoweth  himself 
wholly  for  thee. 

21  Let  thy  soul  love  a  good  ser- 
vant, and  defraud  him  not  of  li- 
berty. 

22  Hast  thou  cattle?  have  an 
eye  to  them :  and  if  they  be  '"for 
thy  profit,  keep  them  with  thee. 

23  Hast  thou  "children?  instruct 
them,  and  '"bow  (lown   their  neck 


from  their  youth. 

24  Hast  thou  daughters?  have  a 
care  of  their  body,  and  ''shew  not 
thyself  "cheerful  toward  them. 

25  ]\Iarry  thy  daughter,  and  so 
shalt  thou  have  performed  a 
weighty  matter  :  but  give  her  to  a 
man  of  understanding. 

26  '•"'  Hast  thou  a.  wife  after  thy 
mind  ?  forsake  her  not :  but  give 
not  '"thyself  ovei'  to  a  light  woman. 


*  Or, 


*  Refuse 
5  *  what 
thou  hopest 
therefrom 
will  uot  give 
thee  joy. 


6  *  that  ou 
v>hich  men 
place  their 
hope  is 
corrujjtion. 
'  *  Exchange 
not  a  friend 
for  gold ; 

^  *  Despise 
9  wife : 


10  *  ti-ug  to 

thee, 

11  sons  ? 

12  *  take  for 
them  wives 
iu 

13  make 

14  too 

familiar 


15  *  Hast 
thou  a  wife? 

16  thy  con- 
fidence to 
one  that  is 
hateful. 


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Alms  and  oblations. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  8,  9. 


Behavionr  inth  ivomen. 


27  Honour  thy  father  with  thy 
whole  heart,  and  forget  not  the 
sorrows  of  thy  mother. 

28  Remember  that  thou  wast 
begotten  of  them  ;  and  how  canst 
thou  recompense  them  the  things 
that  tliey  have  done  for  thee? 

29  Fear  the  Lord  with  all  thy 
soul,  and  reverence  his  priests. 

30  Love  him  that  made  thee 
with  all  thy  strength,  and  forsake 
not  his  ministers. 

31  Fear  the  Lord,  and  honour 
the  priest ;  and  give  him  his  por- 
tion, as  it  is  commanded  thee  ;  the 
firstfruits,  and  the  trespass  offer- 
ing, and  the  gift  of  the  shoulders, 
ana  the  sacriHce  of  sanctification, 
and  the  firstfruits  of  the  holy 
things. 

32  And  stretch  thine  hand  unto 
the  poor,  that  thy  blessing  may  be 
perfected. 

33  A  gift  hath  grace  in  the  sight 
of  every  man  living;  and  for  the 
dead  detain  it  not. 

34  Fail  not  to  be  with  them  that 
weep,  and  mourn  with  them  that 
mourn. 

35  Be  not  slow  to  visit  the  sick  : 
for  that  shall  make  thee  to  be  be- 
loved. 

36  Whatsoever  thou  takest  in 
hand,  remember  the  end,  and  thou 
shalt  never  do  amiss. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  Whom  7ce  inay  not  nirive  icith,  8  nor  de- 
xpise,  10  7i<)r  provoke,  15  nor  have  to  do 
irii/i. 

STRIVE  not  with  a  mighty  man, 
lest  thou  fall  into  his  hands. 

2  Be  not  at  variance  with  a  rich 
man,  lest  he  overweigh  thee  :  for 
gold  hath  destroyed  many,  and 
perverted  the  hearts  of  kings. 

3  Strive  not  with  a  man  that  is 
full  of  tongue,  and  heap  not  wood 
upon  his  fire. 

4  Jest  not  with  a  rude  man,  lest 
thy  ancestors  be  disgraced. 

5  Reproach  not  a  man  that  turn- 
eth  from  sin,  l)ut  remember  that 
we  iivi]  nil  worthy  of  [)uuishinent. 

6  Dishonour  not  a  man  in  his 
old  age :  for  even  some  of  us  wax 
old. 

7  Rejoice  not  over  '  thy  greatest 
enemy  being  dead,  but  remember 
that  we  die  all. 

8  Despise  not  the  discourse  of 
the  wise,  but  acqujiint  thyself  with 
their  proverbs  :  for  of  them  thou 
shalt  learn  instruction,  and  how  to 
'serve  great  men  with  ease. 

9  .Vliss  not  tiie  discourse  of  the 
elders :  for  they  also  learned  of  their 


fathers,  and  of  them  thou  shalt  learn 
undeistanding,  and  to  give  answer 
"as  Tieed  requii-eth. 

10  Kindle  not  the  coals  of  a  sin- 
ner, lest  thou  be  burnt  with  the 
ilame  of  his  fire. 

1 1  Rise  not  up  [in  anger]  at  the 
presence  of  an  •*  injurious  person, 
lest  he  lie  in  wait  to  entrap  thee  in 
thy  words. 

12  Lend  not  unto  him  that  is 
mightier  than  thyself ;  for  if  thou 
lendest  him,  count  it  but  lost. 

13  Be  not  surety  above  thy 
power :  for  if  thou  be  surety,  take 
^  care  to  pay  it. 

14  Uo  not  to  law  with  a  judge; 
for  they  will  judge  for  him  accord- 
ing to  his  honour. 

1 5  Travel  not  by  the  way  with  a 
bold  fellow,  lest  he  ''become  grievous 
unto  thee  :  for  he  will  do  according 
to  his  own  will,  and  thou  shalt 
perish  with  him  through  his  folly. 

1 6  Strive  not  with  an  angry  man, 
and  go  not  witli  iiim  into  a  solitary 

Elace :   for  blood  is  as  nothing  in 
is  sight;    and  where  there  is  no 
help,  he  will  overthrow  thee. 

17  Consult  not  with  a  fool ;  for 
he  cannot  keep  counsel. 

18  Do  no  secret  thing  before  a 
stranger ;  for  thou  knowest  not 
what  he  will  bring  forth. 

1 9  Open  not  thine  heart  to  every 
man,  lest  he  requite  thee  with  a 
shrewd  turn. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  ir*?  are  advised  how  ta  uxe  our  wiriefi. 
3  Wlidt  icoineii  to  avoid.  10  And  not.  to 
chant/e  an  old  friend.  13  Not  to  he  fami- 
liar irith  men  in  authority ,  14  hut  to  Icnow 
our  nei/ihbours,  15  and  to  converse  with 
irise  nieji. 

BE  not  jealous  over  the  wife  of 
thy  bosom,  and  teach  lier  not 
an  evil  lesson  against  thyself. 

2  (jive  not  thy  soul  unto  a,  woman 
to  '^set  her  foot  ui^oti  thy  substance. 


3  **  .Meet  not  with  an  harlot,  lest 
thou  fall  into  iicr  snares. 

4  Use  not  much  the  company  of 
a  woman  that  is  a  "singer,  lest  thou 
be  taken  with  her  attempts. 

5  Gaze  not  on  a  maid,  that  thou 
fall  not  '"by  those  things  that  are 
precious  in  her. 


•Or. 


6  Cive  not  thy  soul  unto  har- 
lots, that  tJiou  lose  not  thine 
inheritance. 

7  Look  not  round  about  thee  in 
the  streets  of  the  city,  neither 
wander  thou  in  the  solitary  places 
thereof. 

8  Turn  away  thine  eye  from  a 
beautiful  woman,  and  lf)ok  not 
upon  another's  beauty:  for  many 
have  been  deceived  by  the  beauty 


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With  ivhom  to  be  friendly. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  10. 


Pride  the  herjinning  of  sin. 


of  a  woman ;  for  herewith  love  is 
kindled  as  a  fire. 

9  Sit  not  at  all  with  another 
man's  wife,  nor  sit  down  with  her 
'  in   tliine  arms,   and    -  spend   not 


thy  money  with  her  at  the  wnie; 
lest  thine  heart  incline  unto  her, 
and  so  through  thy  desii-e  thou  fall 
into  destruction. 

10  Forsake  not  an  old  fi-iend ; 
for  the  new  is  not  comparable  to 
him  :  a  new  friend  is  as  new  wine  ; 
when  it  is  old,  thou  shalt  drink  it 
with  pleasure. 

11  Envy  not  the  glory  of  a  sin- 
ner :  for  thou  knowest  not  what 
shall  be  his  '^  end. 

1 2  Delight  not  in  the  thing  that 
the  ungodly  have  pleasure  in  ;  but 
remember  they  shall  not  go  unpu- 
nished unto  their  grave. 

13  Keep  thee  far  from  the  man 
that  hath  power  to  kill ;  so  shalt 
thou  ^  not  doubt  the  fear  of  death  : 
and  if  thou  come  unto  him,  ■'  make 
no  fault,  lest  he  take  away  thy  lite 
presently :  remember  that  thou  go- 
est  in  the  midst  of  snares,  and  that 
thou  walkest  upon  the  battlements 
of  "  the  city. 

14  As  near  as  thou  canst,  '^  guess 
at  thy  neighbour,  and  consult  with 
the  wise. 

1  o  Let  thy  talk  be  with  the  wise, 
and  all  thy  "communication  in  the 
law  of  the  m(jst  High. 

16  And  let  just  men  eat  and 
drink  with  thee  ;  and  let  thy  glory- 
ing be  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 

17  For  the  hand  of  the  artificer 
the  work  shall  be  commended :  and 
the  wise  ruler  of  the  people  for  his 
speech. 

1 8  A  man  ^  of  an  ill  tongue  is 
dangerous  in  his  city  ;  and  he  that 
is  rash  in  his  talk  shall  be  hated. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  The  commodities  of  a  irixe  ruler.  4  God 
xefMh  him  up.  T  The.  inconveiiiences  of 
ptide,  injuxiice  and  coretoufmens.  14 
n'hiit  /roil'hath  dinn'  in  ihi'  proud.  19  Mlio 
xhalt  he  honoured,  '^'J  and  who  not. 

A  WISE  judge  will  instruct  his 
people ;  and  the  government  of 
a  jjrudent  man  is  well  ordered. 

2  As  the  judge  of  the  people  is 
himself,  so  are  his  officers ;  and 
wliat  manner  of  man  the  ruler  of 
the  city  is,  such  are  all  they  that 
dwell  therein. 

3  x\n  '"unwise  king  destroyetli 
his  people;  l)ut  through  the  pru- 
dence of  them  which  are  in  author- 
ity the  city  shall  be  inhabited. _ 

4  The  "  power  of  the  earth  is  in 
the  hand  of  the  Lord,  and  in  due 


time  he  will  set  over  it  one  that  is 
profitable. 

5  In  the  hand  of  God  is  the 
'-  ])rosperity  of  man :  and  upon  the 
person  of  the  '•''  sci-ibe  shall  he  lay 
his  honour. 

6  Bear  not  hatred  to  thy  neigh- 
bour for  every  wrong ;  and  do  no- 
thing at  all  by  injurious  practices. 

7  Pride  is  hateful  before  God  and 
man  :  and  "by  both  doth  one  com- 
mit iniquity. 

8  Because  of  unrighteous  deal- 
ings, '^  injuries,  and  riches  got  by 
deceit,  the  kingdom  is  '"  translated 
from  one  people  to  another. 

9  "  Why     is    earth     and     ashes 


)roud  J    There  is  not  a  moi'e  wicked 


th 


thing   than   a   covetous   man  :    for 
such  an  one  setteth  his  own  soul  to 


sale  :   because  while   he   iivetli   he 


casteth  away  his  bowels. 

lU  ^'^The  physician  cutteth  off  a 


long  disease  :  and  he  that  is  to  day 
a  king  to  morrow  shall  die. 

11  For  when  a  man  is  dead,  he 
shall  inherit  creeping  things,  beasts, 
and  worms. 

12  The  beginning  of  pride  is 
when  one  departeth  from  God,  and 
his  heart  is  turned  away  from  his 
Maker. 

13  For  ])ride  is  the  beginning  of 
sin,  and  he  that  hath  it  shall  pour 
out  abomination :  and  therefore  the 
Lord  brought  upon  them  strange 
calamities,  and  overthrew  them 
utterly. 

14  The  Lord  hath  cast  down  the 
thrones  of  proud  princes,  and  set 
up  the  meek  in  their  stead. 

1.5  The  Lord  hath  plucked  up 
the  roots  of  the  proud  nations,  and 
planted  the  lowly  in  their  place. 

1 6  The  Lord  overthrew  countries 
of  the  heathen,  and  destroyed  them 
to  the  foundations  of  the  earth. 

1 7  He  took  some  of  them  away, 
and  destroyed  them,  and  hath  made 
their  memorial  to  cease  from  the 
earth. 

18  Pride  was  not  made  for  men, 
nor  furious  anger  for  them  that  are 
born  of  a  woman. 

19  i''They  that  fear  tlie  Lord  ai'e 
they  that 


a  sure  seed,  aiul 


*  Or, 


an  honoural)]e  plant  :  they  tliat  re- 
gard not  tli<'  law  are  a.  (lishorunir~ 


ble  seed  :  th(\v  that  transgress  the 
commandments    are    a   deceival>le 


seed. 

20  Among  brethren  he  that  is 
chief  is  honourable;  so  are  they 
that  fear  the  Lord  in  his  eyes. 


i2*autliority 
13  *  i-uler 


1*  against 

15  deeds  of 
violeuce, 
IS  trans- 
ferred 
1'  *  Why  is 
earth  and 
ashes 
proud  ? 
Because 
while  he 
livetli  he 
casteth 
away 
himself. 
18*  It  is  a 
long  dis- 
ease ;  the 
physician 
cutteth  him; 


*  Or, 


ifl  *  What 
manner  of 
seed  hath 
honour?  tlie 
seed  of  man. 
What 
manner  of 
seed  hatli 
lionour  ? 
they  that 
fear  the 
Lord.   What 
manner  of 
seed  liatli  no 
honour? 
the  seed  of 
man.    What 
manner  of 
seed  hath  no 
lionour? 
they  that 
transgress 
the  com- 
luandments. 


951 


Wisdom  better  than  ivealth. 


ECCLESIASTIC  US,  11.     Against  rashness  and  meddling. 


2 1  *  The  fear  of  the  Lord  goeth 
before  the  obtaining  of  authority  : 
but  roughness  and  pride  is  the  los- 
ing thereof. 

■22  Whether  he  be  rich,  noble,  or 
poor,  their  glory  is  the  fear  of  the 
Lord. 

23  It  is  not  ^  meet  to  despise  the 
poor  man  that  liath  understand- 
ing ;  neither  is  it  "  convenient  to 
magnify  a  sinful  man. 

24  Great  men,  and  judges,  and 
potentates,  shall  be  honcjui-ed  :  yet 
is  there  none  of  them  greater  than 
he  that  feareth  the  Lord. 

25  Unto  the  servant  that  is  wise 
shall  they  that  are  free  do  service  : 
and  he  that  hath  knowledge  will 
not  ^  grudge  when  lie  is  reformed. 

26  lie  not  overwise  in  doing  thy 
business  ;  and  boast  not  thyself  in 
the  time  of  thy  distress. 

27  Better  is  he  that  laboureth, 
and  aboundeth  in  all  things,  than 
he  that  boasteth  himself,  and 
wanteth  bread. 

28  My  son,  glorify  thy  soul  in 
meekness,  and  give  it  honour  ac- 
cording to  the  dignity  thereof. 

29  Who  will  justify  him  that  sin- 
neth  against  his  own  soul '(  and  who 
will  honour  him  that  dishonoureth 
his  own  life"? 

30  The  poor  man  is  honoured  for 
his  skill,  and  the  rich  man  is  ho- 
noured for  his  riches. 

31  He  that  is  honoured  in  po- 
verty, how  much  more  in  riches  1 
and  he  that  is  dishonourable  in 
r-iches,  how  much  more  in  jjoverty  1 

CHAPTER  11. 

4  We  VKiy  iwt  r,(tani  or  net  forth  ourseliiei>,  8 
nor  (iiixwer  rdshhj,  1(1  nor  in ed file  iritli 
many  iiinttem.  14  Wealth  and  all  IhhujH 
else  are  from  God.  24  Brag  not  of  thij 
icealth,  'i'J  )ior  briny  every  man  into  tluj 
hou.se. 

WISDOM  lifteth  up  the  head 
of  him  that  is  of  low  degree, 
and  jnakcth  him  to  sit  among  great 
men. 

2  Commend  not  a  man  f(jr  his 
beauty;  neither  aV)hoi'  a  man  for 
his  outward  ajjpearauce. 

3  The  l)ce  is  little  among  such  as 
fly ;  l)ut  her  fruit  is  the  chief  of 
sweet  things. 

4  Boast  not  of  thy  clothing  and 
raiment,  and  c^xalt  not  thyself  in 
the  day  of  honour:  for  tlie  works 
of  the  Lord  arc;  wond(!rfii],  and  liis 
works  among  men  are  hidden. 

5  Many  kings  have  sat  down 
upon  tlie  ground  ;  and  one  that 
was  never  thought  of  hath  worn 
the  crown. 

6  Many  might.v  nien  have  lieen 


*  Verse  21  is  xmrenthelicul.         t  Or, 


greatly  disgraced  ;  and  the  honour- 
able delivered  into  other  men's 
hands. 

7  Blame  not  before  thou  hast  ex- 
amined the  truth:  understand  hrst, 
and  then  rebuke. 

8  Answer  not  before  thou  hast 
heard  the  cause  :  neither  interrupt 
men  in  the  midst  of  their  talk. 

9  Strive  not  in  a  matter  that 
concerneth  thee  not ;  and  sit  not  in 
judgment  with  sinners. 

lU  '*'  My  son,  meddle  not  with 
many  matters  :  for  if  tiiou  meddle 


much,  thou  slialt  not  be  iiniocent : 
and  if  thou  follow  after,  thou  shalt 


not  obtain,  neither  .shalt  thou  es- 


cape  by  tietnng. 

11  There  is  one  that  laboureth, 
and  taketh  pains,  and  maketh 
haste,  and  is  so  much  the  more 
behind. 

12  Again,  there  is  another  that 
is  slow,  and  hath  need  of  help, 
wanting  ability,  and  full  of  po- 
verty ;  yet  the  eye  of  the  Lord 
looked  upon  him  for  good,  and  set 
him  up  from  his  low  estate, 

13  And  lifted  up  his  head  from 
misery ;  so  that  many  that  saw  it 
marvelled  at  him. 

14  Prosperity  and  adversity,  life 
and  death,  iioverty  and  riches, 
come  of  the  Lord. 

15  Wisdom,  knowledge,  and  un- 
derstanding of  the  law,  are  of  the 
Lord  :  love,  and  the  way  of  good 
works,  are  from  him. 

16  Lrroi'  and  darkness  had  their 
beginning  together  with  sinners  : 
and  evil  shall  wax  old  with  them 
that  glory  therein. 

17  The  gift  of  the  Lord  i-emain- 
eth  with  the  godly,  and  his  favour 
bringeth  prqsperitj'  for  ever. 

18  There  is  that  waxeth  rich  by 
his  warines.s  and  liinching,  and  this 
is  the  portion  of  his  rewarrl : 

19  Wher-eas  he  saith,  I  have 
found  rest,  and  now  will  eat  con- 
tinually of  my  goods ;  and  yet  he 
knoweth  lujt  what  time  shall  come 
upon  him,  and  that  he  must  leave 
those  things  tn  others,  and  die. 

20  I'e  stedfast  in  thy  covenant, 
and  lie  conversant  therein,  and  wax 
old  in  thy  work. 

21  Marvel  not  at  the  works  of 
sinners  ;  but  trust  in  the  Jjord,  and 
abide  in  thy  labour  :  for  it  is  an 
(^asy  thing  in  tlu^  sight  of  tlu^  Lord 
on  the  sudden  to  make  a  poor  man 
rich. 

22  The  blessing  of  the  Lord  is 
in  the  rcnvard  of  the  godly,  and 
^suddenly  he  maketh  his  blessing 
to  flourish. 


952 


tOr, 


4  t  My  son, 
why  wilt 
thou  delight 
ill  thine 
( ippression  ? 
for  he  that 
oi)pressetli 
the  lielple.ss 
shall  not  be 
innocent. 
My  son,  if 
thou  wilt  not 
run,  thou 
shalt  not 
attain ;  and 
if  thou  do 
not  seek, 
thou  shalt 
not  find. 


■'''  in  an  lionr 
that  comet h 
swiftly 


Against  hasty  judgment. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  12,  13. 


Caution  in  help  and  trust. 


23  Say  not,  What  profit  is  there, 
of  my  service?  and  what  good 
things  shall  I  have  hereafter? 

24-  Again,  say  not,  1  have  enough, 
and  possess  many  things,  and  what 
evil  can  come  to  me  hereafter  'I 

25  In  the  day  of  prosperity  there 
is  a  forgetfulness  of  affliction  :  and 
in  the  day  of  affliction  there  is  no 
more  remembrance  of  prosperity. 

26  For  it  is  an  easy  thing  unto 
the  Lord  in  the  day  of  death  to 
reward  a  man  according  to  his 
ways. 

27  The  affliction  of  an  hour  mak- 
eth  a  man  forget  pleasure  :  and  in 
his  '  end  his  deeds  shall  be  disco- 
vered. 

28  Judge  none  blessed  before  his 
death :  for  a  man  shall  be  known 
in  his  children. 

29  Bring  not  every  nian  into 
thine  house  :  for  the  deceitful  man 
hath  many  -  trains. 

30  Like  as  a  •'  iiartridge  taken 
[and  kept]  in  a  cage,  so  is  the  heart 
of  the  proud  ;  and  like  as  a  spy, 
watcheth  he  for  thy  fall : 

31  For  he  lieth  in  wait,  and  turn- 
eth  good  into  evil,  and  in  things 
worthy  praise  will  lay  blame  upon 
thee. 

32  Of  a  spark  of  fire  a  heap  of 
coals  is  kindled  :  and  a  sinful  man 
layeth  wait  for  blood. 

33  Take  heed  of  ^a  mischievous 
man.  for  he  worketh  wickedness ; 


lest  he  bring  upon  thee  a  perpetual 
blot. 

34  Receive  a  stranger  into  thine 
liouse,  and  he  will  '^disturb  thee. 
and  turn  thee  out  of  thine  own. 


CHAPTER  12. 

■1  lie  not  liberal  to  the  undodli/.    10  Trust  not 
iiihie  eiwrni/,  iior  the  ii'h'kcd . 

WHEN  thou  wilt  do  good,  know 
to  whom  thou  doest  it ;  so 
shalt  thou  be  thanked  for  thy  bene- 
fits. 

2  Do  good  to  the  godly  man,  and 
thou  shalt  find  a  recompence  ;  and 
if  not  from  him,  yet  from  the  most 
High. 

3  There  can  no  good  come  to 
him  that  is  always  occupied  in 
evil,  nor  to  him  that  "giveth  no 
alms. 

1  Give  to  the  godly  man,  and 
help  not  a  sinner. 

5  Do  well  unto  him  that  is  lowly, 
but  give  not  to  the  ungodly  :  "hold 
back   thy  bread,  mid   give  it  not 


into  him,  lest  he  overmaster  thee 
thereby :  for  [else]  thou  slialt  re- 
ceive twice  as  much  evil  for  all  the 


*  Or, 


good  thou  shalt  have  done  unto 
him. 

6  For  the  rnost  High  hateth  sin- 
ners, and  will  rei^ay  vengeance 
unto  the  ungodly,  and  keepeth 
them  against  the  mighty  day  of 
their  punishment. 

7  Give  unto  the  good,  and  help 
not  the  sinner. 

8  A  friend  cannot  be  *  known  in 
prosperity :  and  an  enemy  cannot 
be  hidden  in  adversity. 

9  In  the  prosperity  of  a  man 
enemies  will  be  grieved  :  but  in  his 
adversity  even  a  friend  will  depai-t. 

10  Never  trust  thine  enemy.: 
for  like  as  iron  rusteth,  so  is 
his  wickedness. 

11  Though  he  humble  himself, 
and  go  crouching,  yet  take  good 
heed  and  beware  of  him,  and  thou 
shalt  be  unto  him  as  if  thou  hadst 
wiped  a  lookingglass,  and  thou 
shalt  know  that  "  his  rust  hath 
not  been  altogether  wiped  away. 

12  Set  him  not  by  thee,  lest, 
when  he  hath  overthrown  thee, 
he  stand  up  in  thy  place ;  neither 
let  him  sit  at  thy  right  hand,  lest 
he  seek  to  take  thy  seat,  and  thou 
at  the  last  remember  my  words, 
and  be  pricked  thei'ewith. 

13  Who  will  pity  a  charmer  that 
is  bitten  with  a  serpent,  or  any 
such  as  come  nigh  wild  beasts  1 

14  So  one  that  goeth  to  a  sinner, 
and  is  ^-'  defiled  with  him  in  his 
sins,  who  will  pity'? 

1-5  For  a  while  he  will  abide 
with  thee,  but  if  thou  begin  to 
fail,  he  will  not  "  tarry. 

16  An  enemy  speakcth  sweetly 
with  his  lips,  but  in  his  heart  he 
imagineth  how  to  thi'ow  thee  into 
a  pit :  he  will  weep  with  his  eyes, 
but  if  he  find  opportunity,  he  will 
not  be  satisfied  with  blood. 

17  If  adversity  come  upon  thee, 
thou  shalt  find  him  there  first ;  and 
though  he  pretend  to  help  thee,  yet 
shall  he  '' undermine  thee. 

18  He  will  shake  his  head,  and 
clap  his  hands,  and  whisper  much, 
and  change  his  countenance. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  Keep  not  company  irith  the  proiirl,  or  a 
mightier  than  thijKelf.  15  hike  uill  to  like. 
21  The  difference  between  the  rioh  and  ffie 
poor.  25  A  man's  heart  will  cliange  his 
countenance. 

HE  that  touchetli  pitch  shall  be 
d(>filed  therewith  ;  and  he  that 
hath  fellowship  with  a  proud  man 
.shall  be  like  unto  him. 

2  Burden  not  thyself  '''  above  tliy 
powei' wlii](^  thou  livest :  and  have 
no    fellowshii)    with    one    that    is 


fully  tried 


^  the  rust 
thereof 


1"  mingled 


11  hold  fast 
to  thee. 


953 


*0r, 


1-  trip  up 
thy  ht'el. 


13  *  above 
thy  power ; 


The  rich  and  the  poor. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  14. 


Against  niggardliness. 


1  *  So  long 
as  it  profits 
him,  he  will 
thus  deceive 
thee, 


2  low 

3  mirth. 


*  *  Cruel  is 
he  that 
strivitth 
after  lord- 
ship, and 
lie  that 
maketh  a 
conspiracy 
sparcth  not 
the  lives  of 
many. 


mightier  and  richer  than  thyself : 
for  how  agree  the  kettle  and  the 
earthen  pot  together'?  for  if  the 
one  be  smitten  against  the  other, 
it  shall  be  broken. 

3  The  rich  man  hath  done  wrong, 
and  yet  he  threateneth  withal :  the 
poor  is  wronged,  and  he  must  in- 
treat  also. 

4  If  thou  be  for  his  profit,  he 
will  use  thee :  but  if  thou  have 
nothing,  he  will  forsake  thee. 

5  If  thou  have  any  thing,  he  will 
live  with  thee :  yea,  he  will  make 
thee  bare,  and  will  not  be  sorry 
for  it. 

'  6  If  he  have  need  of  thee,  he 
will  deceive  thee,  and  smile  upon 
thee,  and  put  thee  in  hope ;  he 
will  speak  thee  fair,  and  say,  What 
wan  test  thovil 
7  '  And  he  will  shame  thee  by  his 


meats,  until  he  have  (hviAvn   thee 


dry  twice  or  thrice,  and  at  the  last 
he  will  laugh  thee  to  scoi-n  :  after- 
ward, when  he  seeth  thee,  he  will 
forsake  thee,  and  shake  his  head 
at  thee. 

8  Beware  that  thou  be  not  de- 
ceived, and  brought  "down  in  thy 
•\lollity. 

9  If  thou  be  invited  of  a  mighty 
man,  withdraw  thyself,  anci  so 
much  the  more  will  he  invite  thee. 

10  Press  thou  not  upon  him, 
lest  thou  be  put  back ;  stand  not 
far  off,  lest  thou  be  forgotten. 

1 1  Affect  not  to  be  made  equal 
unto  him  in  talk,  and  believe  not 
his  many  words  :  for  with  much 
communication  will  he  tempt  thee, 
and  smiling  upon  thee  will  get  out 
thy  secrets : 

12  •*l>ut  cruelly  he  wmII  lay  up 
thy  w^ords.  and  w^ill  not  s|)ar("  to 
do   thee  hurt,    and   to  put  thee  iii 


13  Observe,  and  take  good  heed, 
for  thou  ^ya]kest  in  peril  of  thy 
overthrowing :  when  thou  hearest 
these  things,  awake  in  thy  sleep. 

14  Love  the  Lord  all  thy  life, 
and  call  upon  him  for  thy  salva- 
tion. 

1  r>  Every  beast  loveth  his  like, 
and  evei'y  man  loveth  his  neighbour. 

Ifi  All  flesh  consorteth  accord- 
ing to  kind,  and  a  man  will  cleave 
to  his  like. 

17  Wliat  fellowship  hath  the 
wolf  with  the  lamb'?  so  the  sinner 
with  the  godly. 

IH  \Vliat  agreement  is  thei-e  be- 
tween the  hyena  and  a  dog?  and 
what  peace  between  the  rich  and 
the  poor '? 


*  Or, 


19  As  the  wild  ass  is  the  lion's 
prey  in  the  wilderness  :  so  the  rich 
eat  up  the  poor. 

20  As  the  proud  hate  humility  : 
so  doth  the  rich  abhor  the  poor. 

2 1  A  rich  nian  beginning  to  fall 
is  held  up  of  his  friends  :  but  a 
poor  man  being  down  is  thrust 
also  away  by  his  friends. 

22  When  a  rich  man  is  fallen,  he 
hath  many  helpers  :  he  speaketh 
things  not  to  be  spoken,  and  yet 
men  justify  him :  the  poor  man 
slipped,  and  yet  they  rebuked  him 
too ;  he  spake  wisely,  and  '^  could 
have  no  place. 


23  When  a  rich  nian  speaketh, 
every  man  holdeth  his  tongue,  and, 
look,  what  he  saith,  they  extol  it 
to  the  clouds  :  but  if  the  poor  man 
speak,  they  say.  What  fellow  is 
this "?  and  if  he  stumble,  they  will 
help  to  overthrow  him. 

24  lliches  are  good  "  unto    him 


that  hath  no  sin,  and  i)overty  is 
evil  in  the  mouth  of  the  ungodly. 

25  The  heart  of  a,  man  changeth 
his  countenance,  whether  it  be  for 
good  or  evil :  and  a  merry  heart 
maketh  a  cheerful  countenance. 

26  A  cheerful  counteriance  is  a 
token  of  a  heart  that  is  in  prosper- 
ity ;  '^and  the  finding  out  of  para- 
bles  is  a,  wearisome   labf)ur  of  the 


CHAPTER  14. 

1  A  good  consaience  maketh  men  ?uipj>>/. 
.5  The  7ii(iri(trd  doeih  good  to  none.  V-i  Bui 
do  thou  good.  20  Men  ai'e  happy  that 
dravy  near  to  wi>idom. 

BLESSED  is  the  man  that  hath 
not  slipped  with  his  mouth, 
and  is  not  pricked  with  "  the  mul- 
titude  of  sins. 


2  J>lessed  is  he  whose  conscience 
hath  not  condemned  him,  and  who 
is  not  fallen  from  his  hope  in  the 
Lord. 

3  Riches  are  not  c(mi(>ly  for  a 
niggard  :  and  \yhat  should  an  en- 
vious man  do  with  money  "? 

4  Me  that  gathereth  by  dc^fraud- 
ing  his  own  soul  gathereth  for 
others,  that  shall  spend  his  goods 
riotously. 

5  He  that  is  evil  to  himself,  to 
whom  will  he  be  goocH  lie  snail 
not  take  pleasure  in  his  goods. 

f)  Thei'e  is  none  worse  than  he 
that  envieth  himself  ;  and  this  is 
a  recompence  of  his  wickedness. 

7  And  if  he  doeth  good,  he  doeth 
it  "unwillingly  ;  and  at  the  last  he 
will  declare  his  wickerlne.ss. 

<S  The  envious  man  hath  a  wicked 


*  Or, 


954 


Seek  after  tvisdom. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  15. 


God  giveth  man  free  choice. 


eye  ;  he  turneth  away  his  face,  and 
despiseth  men. 

9  A  covetous  man's  eye  is  not 
satisfied  with  his  portion  ;  and  the 
iniquity  of  the  wicked  drieth  up 
his  soul.  , 

10  A  wicked  eye  ^envieth   [hi 


bread,  and  he  is  a  niggard  at  his 
table. 

11  My  son,  according  "  to  thy 
abihty  do  good  to  thyself,  and  give 
the  Lord  his  due  offering. 

1 2  Remember  that  death  will  not 
be  long  in  coming,  and  that  the 
covenant  of  *the  grave  is  not 
shewed  unto  thee. 

13  Do  good  unto  thy  friend  be- 
fore thou  die,  and  according  to  thy 
ability  stretch  out  thy  hand  and 
give  to  him. 

14  Defraud  not  thyself  of  ^the 
good  day,  and  let  not  the  '^i^art  of 
a  good  desire  ^  ovei-pass  thee. 

15  Shalt  thou  not  leave  thy  tra- 
vails unto  anotherl  and  thy  labours 
to  be  divided  by  lot  ? 

1 6  Give,  and  take,  and  "  sanctify 
thy  soul  ;  for  there  is  no  seeking  ot 
dainties  in  *  the  grave. 

17  All  flesh  waxeth  old  as  a  gar- 
ment :  for  the  covenant  from  the 
beginning  is.  Thou  shalt  die  the 
death. 

18  As  of  the  green  leaves  on  a 
thick  tree,  some  fall,  and  some 
grow  ;  so  is  the  generation  of  flesh 
and  blood,  one  cometh  to  an  end, 
and  another  is  born. 

1 9  Every  work  rotteth  and  con- 
sumeth  away,  and  the  worker 
thereof  shall  go  withal. 

20  Blessed  is  the  man  that  doth 
meditate  good  things  in  wisdom, 
and  that  reasoneth  of  holy  things 
by  his  understanding. 

21  He  that  considereth  her  w^ays 
in  his  heart  shall  also  have  under- 
standing in  her  secrets. 

22  Go  after  her  as  one  that 
^  traceth,  and  lie  in  wait  in  her 
ways. 

23  He  that  prieth  in  at  her  win- 
dows shall  also  hearken  at  hei" 
doors. 

24  He  that  doth  lodge  near  her 
house  shall  also  fasten  a  "pin  in  her 
walls. 

25  He  shall  pitch  his  tent  nigh 
unto  her,  and  shall  lodge  in  a  lodg- 
ing where  good  things  are. 

26  He  shall  set  his  children  un- 
der her  shelter,  and  shall  lodge 
under  her  branches. 

27  Byherheshallbecoveredfrom 
heat,  and  in  her  glory  shall  he  dwell. 


H 


CHAPTER  15. 

WUdom  emhraceth  those  that  fear  God. 
1  The  nicked  ghall  not  get  her.  11  We  may 
not  chttrge  God  with  our  /(ni/ts  :  H  for  he 
made,  and  left  us  to  our:selt^eH. 

E  that  feareth  the  Lord  will 
do  "  good  :  and  he  that  hath 
the  knowledge  of  the  law  shall 
obtain  her. 

2  And  as  a  mother  shall  she  meet 
him,  and  receive  him  as  a  wife  mar- 
ried ^°of  a  virgin. 

3  Witli  the  bread  of  understand- 
ing shall  she  feed  him,  and  give 
him  the  water  of  wisdom  to  drink. 

4  He  shall  be  stayed  upon  her, 
and  shall  not  be  moved  ;  and  shall 
rely  upon  her,  and  shall  not  be 
confounded. 

5  iShe  shall  exalt  him  above  his 
neighbours,  and  in  the  midst  of 
the  congregation  shall  she  open 
his  mouth. 

6  He  shall  find  joy  and  a  crown 
of  gladness,  and  she  shall  cause 
him  to  inherit  an  everlasting  name. 

7  But  foolish  men  shall  not  attain 
unto  her,  and  sinners  shall  not  see 
her. 

8  For  she  is  far  from  pride,  and 
men  that  are  "  liars  cannot  remem- 
ber her. 

9  Praise  is  not  seemly  in  the 
mouth  of  a  sinner,  for  it  was  not 
sent  him  of  the  Lord. 

10  ^'-^For  praise  shall  be  uttered 
in  wisdom,  and  the  Lord  will  pros- 


*  Gr.  Hades,  tliat  is,  the  abode  of  the  dead, 
t  Or, 


per  it. 

11  8ay  not  thou,  It  is  through 
the  Lord  that  I  fell  away  :  for  thou 
"oughtest  not  to  do  the  things 
that  he  hateth. 

12  Say  not  thou,  He  hath  caused 
me  to  err :  for  he  hath  no  need  of 
the  sinful  man. 

13  The  Lord  hateth  all  abomina- 
tions ;  "and  tliey  that  fear  God 
love  it  not. 


14  He  himself  made  man  from 
the  beginning,  and  left  him  in  the 
hand  of  '"^his  counsel ; 

15  If  thou  wilt,  I'^to  keep  the 
commandments,  and  ^'to  perform 
accei)table  faithfulness. 


16  He  hath  set  fire  and  water  be- 
fore thee  :  stretch  forth  thy  hand 
unto  whether  thou  wilt. 

1 7  Before  man  is  life  and  death  ; 
and  whether  him  liketh  shall  be 
given   him. 

18  For  the  wisdom  of  tlie  Lord 
is  great,  and  he  is  mighty  in  power, 
and  belioldeth  all  things  : 

19  And  his  eyes  are  upon  them 
that  fear  him,  and  he  knoweth 
evei'y  work  of  man. 


this; 


1"  in  her 
virgiuity. 


t  Or, 


11  t  scoffers 


12  t  By  the 
mouth  of 
the  wise 
praise 
should  be 
spoken,  and 
lie  that 
mastereth 
wisdom 
shall  learn 
it. 

13  shalt  not 

I'*  t  neither 
alloweth  he 
it  in  them 
that  fear 
him. 

15  his  own 
10  thou  shalt 
1'  t  shalt 
have  under- 
standing to 
do  his  good 
pleasure. 


955 


A  multitude  not  spared. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  16,  17.        God's  Jcnoidedge  and  might. 


20  He  hath  commanded  no  man 
to  do  wickedly,  neither  hath  he 
given  any  man  licence  to  sin. 

CHAPTER  IG. 

1  It  is  heitm' to  have  none,  than,  many  len-d 
children.  6  The  loicked  are  not  sparc<l  for 
their  number.  V2  Both  the  lorath  and  tlie 
mercy  of  the  Lord  are  great.  17  The 
iclcked  cannot  he  hid.  'M  God's  worku  are 
unnearehable. 

DE8mE*not  a  multitude  of  un- 
IJi'otitable     children,     neither 
delight  in  ungodly  sous. 

2  Though  they  multiply,  rejoice 
not  in  them,  except  the  fear  of  the 
Lord  be  with  them. 

3  Trust  not  thou  in  their  life, 
neither  '  respect  their  multitude  : 
for  one  that  is  just  is  better  than  a 
thousand  ;  and  better  it  is  to  die 
without  children,  than  to  have 
them  that  are  ungodly. 

4  For  liy  one  that  hath  under- 
standing shall  the  city  be  replen- 
ished :  but  the  kindred  of  the 
wicked  shall  speedily  become  deso- 
late. 

5  Many  such  things  have  I  seen 
with  mine  eyes,  and  mine  ear  hath 
heard  -  greater  things  than  these. 

G  In  the  congregation  of  the  un- 
godly shall  a  fire  be  kindled  ;  and  in 
a  rebellious  n  ation  wrath  is  set  on  fire. 

7  He  was  not  pacified  toward  the 
old  giants,  who  fell  away  in  the 
str-engtli  of  their  foolishness. 

8  Neither  spared  he  the  place 
where  Lot  sojourned,  but  abhorred 
them  for  their  pride. 

9  He  pitied  not  the  people  of 
perdition,  who  were  taken  away 
in  their  sins  : 

10  Nor  the  six  hundred  thousand 
footm(ni,  wlio  were  gathered  to- 
gether in  the  hardness  of  their 
hearts. 

11  And  if  there  be  one  stiff- 
neckefl  among  the  people,  it  is 
marvel  if  he  escape  unpunislKHl  : 
for  mercy  and  wrath  are  with  him  ; 
ho  is  mighty  to  forgive;,  and  to 
pour  out  displeasure. 

12  Ah  his  m((rcy  is  great,  so  is 
his  correction  also:  he  judgeth  a 
man  uccorfliug  to  his  works. 

l'-\  The  sinner  shall  not  escai)e 
with  his  spoils:  and  the  patience 
of  th(;  gf)dly  shall  not  Ik;  frustrate. 

14  /'.Make  way  for  every  work  of 
mercy:  tor  (jvery  man  shall  find 
according  to  his  woi'ks. 

15  t  The  Lord  ha,rd(Mied  Pha- 
raoh, that  he  should  not  know  him, 
tliat  his  powei-ful  works  might  be 
known  to  the  world. 

IG  t  His  mercy    is  manifest  to 


*  Or, 

t  TIiPso,  i>pr.sr.<^  (;,5,  IG)  are  omUtnl  hii 
the  best  aulhorllies. 


every  creature  ;  and  he  hath  sepa- 
rated his  light  from  the  darkness 
with  •*an  adamant. 

17  8ay  not  thou,  I  will  hide  my- 
self from  the  Lord  :  shall  any  re- 
member me  from  above  1  I  shall 
not  be  I'emembered  among  so  many 
people  :  for  what  is  my  soul  among 
such  an  infinite  number  of  crea- 
tures "? 

18  Behold,  the  heaven,  and  the 
heaven  of  heavens,  the  deep,  and 
the  earth,  and  all  that  therein  is, 
shall  be  moved  when  he  shall  visit. 

19  The  mountains  also  and 
foundations  of  the  earth  shall  be 
shaken  with  trembling,  when  the 
Lord  looketh  upon  them. 

20  ^  No  heart  can  think  upon 
these  things  worthily  :   and  who  is 


able  to  conceive  his  ways  ^ 


21  It  is  a  tempest  which  no  man 
can  see:   for  tiie  most  part  of  his 


works  are  hid. 

22  Who  can  declare  the  works  of 
his    justice?    or  who    can    endure 


them  '<  i'oi-  his  covenant  is  afar  off", 
and  the  trial  of  all  things  is  in  the 


end. 

2.3  He  that  wanteth  understand- 
ing will  think  upon  "  vain  things  : 
and  a  foolish  man  erring  imagineth 
follies. 

24  jNIy  son,  hearken  unto  me,'  and 
learn  knowledge,  and  mark  my 
words  with  thy  heart. 

25  I  will  shew  forth  doctrine  ''in 
weight,  and  **  declare  his  knowledge 
exactly. 

2G  The  works  of  the  Lord  are 
done  in  judgment  from  the  begin- 
ning :  and  from  the  time  he  made 
them  lie  disposed  the  i)arts  thereof. 

27  He  garnished  his  works  for 
ever,  and  in  his  hand  are  the  '■'  chief 
of  them  unto  all  generations  :  they 
neith(u-  '"In hour,  nf)r  are  weary,  nor 
cease  from  tluur  woi'ks. 

28  N"(>?ie  of  them  hindereth 
another,  and  they  shall  never  dis- 
obey his  word. 

29  After  this  the  Lord  looked 
upon  tlie  earth,  and  filled  it  with 
his  blessings. 

.30  With  nil  manner  of  living 
things  hath  he  covered  the  face 
thereof  ;  and  they  shall  retui'n 
into  it  again. 

CHAPTER  17. 

1  //nir  God  crealed  and  fiirnLihed  man.  14 
Arold  all  .-iin  :  V.)  for  iiod  scth  all  /Jtiii(/n. 
-.")   Turn  to  him  irhllf  thou  liicnt. 

rpHI'i  Lord  created  man  of  the 
1    eai 
again. 


arth,  and  turned  him  into  it 


■•  a  plumb 
line. 


5  *  Moreover 
upon  me  lie 
will  not 
direct  his 
mind  ;  and 
as  for  iny 
ways,  who 
shall 
consider 
them? 
If  I  have 
sinned,  no 
eye  seeth 
me ;  or  if  I 
deceive 
secretly, 
Mho 

knoweth  it? 
As  for  right 
doing,  who 
declareth  it 
to  him,  and 
how  can  I 
hope  that  I 
should  he 
justified  at 
the  last? 
8  such 
'by 

8  declare 
knowledge 
'•'  beginnings 

1"  hunger, 


Or, 


956 


The  laio  of  the  Creator. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  18. 


He  acceptetli  the  penitent. 


2  He  gave  them  ^  few  days,  and  a 
sliort  time,  and  power  also  over  tlie 
Ihings  therein. 

3  He  endued  them  with  strength 
-'  by  themselves,  and  made  them  ac- 
cf)rding  to  his  image, 

4  And  put  the  fear  of  man  upon 
all  flesh,  and  gave  him  dominion 
over  beasts  and  fowls. 

5  [They  received  the  use  of  the 
iive  operations  of  the  Lord,  and  in 
the  sixth  place  he  imparted  them 
understanding,  antl  in  the  seventh 
speech,  an  interpreter  of  the  cogi- 
tations thereof.] 

6  Counsel,  and  a  tongue,  and 
eyes,  ears,  and  a  heart,  gave  he 
them  to  understand. 

7  Withal  he  filled  them  with  the 
knowledge  of  understanding,  and 
shewed  them  good  and  evil. 

8  He  set  his  eye  upon  their  hearts, 
that  he  might  shew  them  the  great- 
ness of  his  works. 

9  He  gave  them  to  glory  in  his 
marvellous  acts  for  ever,  that  they 
might  declare  his  works  with  under- 
standing. 

10  ^  And  the  elect  shall  praise  his 
holy  name. 


11  Beside  this  he  gave  them 
knowledge,  and  the  law  of  life  for 
an  heritage. 

1 2  He  made  an  everlasting  cove- 
nant with  them,  and  shewed  them 
his  judgments. 

1.3  Their  eyes  saw  the  majesty  of 
his  glory,  and  their  ears  heard  his 
glorious  voice. 

14  And  he  said  vmto  them.  Be- 
ware of  all  unrighteousness ;  and 
he  gave  every  man  commandment 
concerning  his  neighbour. 

15  Their  ways  are  ever  before 
him,  and  shall  not  be  hid  from  his 
eyes. 

1 6  t  Every  man  from  his  youth  is 
given  to  evil ;  neither  could  they 
make  to  themselves  fleshy  hearts 
for  stony. 

17  For  in  the  division  of  the  na- 
tions of  the  whole  earth  he  set  a 
ruler  over  every  people  ;  but  Israel 
is  the  Lord's  portion  : 

18  t  Whom,  being  his  fii'stborn, 
he  nourisheth  with  discipline,  and 
giving  him  the  light  of  his  love  doth 
not  forsake  him. 

19  Therefore  all  their  works  are 
as  the  sun  before  him,  and  his  eyes 
are  continually  upon  theii-  ways. 

20  None  of  their  unrighteous 
deeds  are  hid  from  him,  l)ut  all 
their  sins  are  before  the  Lord. 


*0r, 

t  rpr.s'P.s"  IC),  18,  are  omitted  by  the  bent 
authoritiefi. 


21  t  But  the  Lord  being  gra- 
cious, and  knowing  his  workman- 
ship, neither  left  nor  forsook  them, 
but  spared  them. 

22  The  alms  of  a  man  is  as  a  sig- 
net with  him,  and  he  will  keep  the 
^  good  deeds  of  nian  as  "  the  ai^ple 
of  the  eye,  and  give  reT)entance  t(j 


ills  sons  and  daugiiters. 


23  Afterwards  he  will  rise  up 
and  reward  them,  and  render  their 
recompence  upon  their  heads. 

24  But  unto  them  that  repent, 
he  "  granted  them  return,  and 
'comfortefl   those  that  "failed   in 


patience. 

25  Beturn  unto  the  Lord,  and 
forsake  thy  sins,  make  thy  jjrayer 
before  his  face,  and  **  offend  less. 

26  Turn  again  to  the  most  High, 
and  turn  away  from  iniquity  :  for 
he  will  lead  thee  out  of  darkness 
into  the  light  of  health,  and  hate 
thou  abomination  vehemently. 

27  Who  shall  praise  the  most 
High  in  the  grave,  instead  of  them 
which  live  and  give  thanks  1 

28  Thanksgiving  perisheth  from 
the  dead,  as  from  one  that  is  not : 
the  living  and  sound  in  '"heart 
shall  praise  the  Lord. 

29  How  great  is  the  lovingkind- 
ness  of  the  Lord  our  God,  and  his 
compassion  unto  such  as  turn  unto 
him  in  holiness  ! 

30  For  all  things  cannot  be  in 
men,  because  the  son  of  man  is  not 
immortal. 

31  What  is  brighter  than  the 
sun  'I  yet  the  light  thereof  faileth  : 
and  flesh  and  blood  will  imagine 
evil. 

32  §  He  vieweth  the  power  ^of 
the  height  of  heaven  ;  and  all  men 
are  but  earth  and  ashes. 

CHAPTER  18. 

4  God's  irorf^.i  aye  to  he  iri>ii(l('i;i7  <it.  9 
Ma>i'ii  life,  is  short.  11  (ro</  i-t  imrcifnl. 
15  Do  iiot  hlemixh  thy  qooil  ilcctls  irilh  ill 
words.  '2'2  Defer  not  to  lie  jiisi(/lcd.  3(1 
Follow  not  tliy  lusts. 

E  that  liveth  for  ever  created 
all  things  in  "  general. 

2  The 'Lord  only  '"is  righteous. 
II  and  there  is  none  other  but  lie, 

3  II  Who  governeth  the  world 
with  the  palm  of  his  hand,  and  all 
things  obey  his  will :  for  he  is  the 
King  of  all,  by  his  power  dividing 
holy  things  among  them  frcmi 
profane. 


H 


X  Verse  21  is  omitted  by  the  best  author- 

*  Or,  §  That  is,  God. 

II  The  latter  part  of  verse  2,  and  the 
irhole  of  verse  3,  are  omitted  by  the  best 

inithorlties. 


^  bounty 
s  *  the  iipple 
of  the  eye. 


fi  granteth 
''  comforteth 
**  are  losing 


■^  diminish 
tlie  cause  of 
oft'ence. 


10  *  health 


11  common. 

12  shall  be 
justified, 


957 


The  cjrmtness  of  God's  mercy.       ECCLESIASTIC  US,  19. 


Tlie  seductions  of  pJeasiire. 


1  is  it 

possible  to 
search  them 
out. 

2  titiished, 

3  l)Ut 

bogiiineth ; 

4  ill 
jierplexity. 


^  *  few 


^  (lisciplin- 
eth, 


harsh 


'^  liavoacare 
of  tliy 
liealtli 


"  set  free 
therefrom. 
1"  makest  a 
vow. 


4  To  whom  hath  he  given  power 
to  declare  his  works  ?  ancl  who 
shall  find  out  his  noble  acts '? 

5  Who  shall  number  the  strength 
of  his  majesty  1  and  who  shall  also 
tell  out  his  mercies  1 

6  As  for  the  wondrous  works  of 
the  Lord,  there  may  nothing  be 
taken  from  them,  neither  may  any 
thing  be  put  unto  them,  neither 
^can  the  ground  of  them  be  found 
out. 

7  When  a  man  hath  "done,  then 
he  ^  beginneth  :  and  when  he  leav- 
eth  off,  then  he  shall  be  ■* doubtful. 

8  V/hat  is  man,  and  whereto 
serveth  he"?  what  is  his  good,  and 
what  is  his  evil  1 

9  The  number  of  a  man's  days  at 
the  most  are  an  hundred  years. 

10  As  a  drop  of  water  unto  the 
sea,  and  a  gravelstone  in  compari- 
son of  the  sand  :  so  are  a  '^thousand 


years  to  the  days  of  eternity. 

1 1  Therefore  is  God  patient  with 
them,  and  poureth  forth  his  mercy 
upon  them. 

12  He  saw  and  perceived  their 
end  to  be  evil ;  therefore  he  multi- 
plied his  compassion. 

13  The  mercy  of  man  is  toward 
his  neighbour ;  but  the  mercy  of 
the  Lord  is  upon  all  flesh :  he 
reproveth,  and  "nurtureth,  and 
teacheth,  and  bringeth  again,  as 
a  shepherd  his  flock. 

14  He  hath  mercy  on  them  that 
receive  discipline,  and  that  dili- 
gently seek  after  his  judgments. 

15  My  son,  blemish  not  thy  good 
deeds,  neither  use  '^  uncomfoi'table 
words  when  thou  givest  any  thing. 

1 6  Shall  not  the  dew  asswage  the 
heat"?  so  is  a  word  better  than  a 
gift. 

1 7  Lo,  is  not  a  word  better  than 
a  gift  %  but  both  are  with  a  gracious 
man. 

1 8  A  fool  will  upbraid  churlishly, 
and  a  gift  of  the  envious  consumeth 
the  eyes. 

1 9  Learn  before  thou  speak,  and 
■^  use  physick  or  ever  thou  be  sick. 

20  I jefoi-ejudgmentexauiine thy- 
self, and  in  the  day  of  visitation 
thou  shalt  find  mercy. 

21  Humble  thyself  before  thou 
be  sick,  and  in  the  time  of  sins 
shew  repentance. 

22  L(;t  nothing  hinder  thee  to 
pay  tliy  vow  in  due  time,  and  defer 
not  until  death  to  be  "  jiisf  ificd. 

23  I'efore  thou  '"prayest.  prepare 
thyself;  and  be  not  as  one  that 
tempt(>th  the  Lord. 

24  Think  upon  the  wrath  that 


Or, 


shall  be  at  the  end,  and  the  time 
of  vengeance,  when  he  shall  turn 
away  his  face. 

25  When  thou  hast  enough,  re- 
member the  time  of  huiiger :  and 
when  thou  art  rich,  think  upon 
poverty  and  need. 

26  "  From  the  moi'ning  until  the 


evening  the  tnne  is  changed,  and 


all  things  are  '^ soon  (lone  before 
the  Lord. 

27  A  wise  man  will  fear  in  every 
thing,  and  in  i\\e  day  of  sinning  he 
will  beware  of  offence :  but  a  fool 
will  not  observe  time. 

28  Every  man  of  understanding 
knoweth  wisdom,  and  will  give 
praise  unto  him  that  found  her. 

29  They  that  were  of  under- 
standing in  sayings  became  also 
wise  tlicmselves,  and  poured  forth 
"ex(iuisite  ])arables. 

30  Uo  not  after  thy  lusts,  but 
refrain  thyself  from  thine  appe- 
tites. 

31  If  thou  givest  thy  soul  the  de- 
sires that  please  her,  she  will  make 
thee  a  laughingstock  to  thine  ene- 
mies that  malign  thee. 

32  Take  not  pleasure  in  much 
good  cheer,  neither  be  tied  to  the 
expence  thereof. 

33  Be  not  made  a  beggar  by 
banqueting  upon  borrowing,  when 
thou  hast  nothing  in  thy  purse  : 
for  thou  shalt  lie  in  wait  for  thine 
own  life,  and  be  talked  on. 

CHAPTER  19. 

2  Wine  and  icomen  reduce  ivise  men.  7  S<ii/ 
nil/  III!  thou  /learext  17  I'e/irooe  thyfrienil 
irilliiiui  (itKjer.  2'2  There  in  no  leituhnn  in 
aieheilnefin. 

A  LABOURING  man  that  is 
jr\_  given  to  di'unkenness  shall 
not  be  rich  :  and  he  that  "con- 
temneth  small  things  shall  fall  Ijy 
little  and  little. 

2  Wine  and  woni(m  will  make 
men  (jf  understanding  to  fall  away  : 
and  he  that  cleav(!th  to  hailots  will 
become  '''  impudent. 

3  Moths  and  worms  sliall  have 
him  to  heritage,  and  a  '"  bold  man 
shall  be  taken  away. 

4  He  that  is  hasty  to  give  cj-edit 
islightminded  ;  and  he  that  sinneth 
'^sliall  ofletid  airainst  his  own  soul. 


5  Wiioso  takct  li  pleasure  in  wick- 
edness  shall  be  condemned  :  l)ut  li(> 
that  resisteth  i)Iea:SUi'(>s  cnjwneth 
his  life. 

n  He  that  can  rule  his  tongue; 
shall  live  without  strife;  and  lit; 
that  hateth  babbling  shall  have 
less  evil. 

7  ]  lehearse  not  unto  another  tliat 


958 


JVb  ivisdom  in  evil. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  20. 


Of  silence  and  speech. 


which  is  told  unto  thee,  and  thou 
shalt  fare  never  the  worse. 

8  ^  Whether   it  be  to    friend  or 
foe,  talk  not  of  other  men's  lives  ; 


and  if  thou  canst  without  olfence, 
reveal  tliem  not. 


y  For  he  heard  and  observed 
thee,  and  when  time  cometh  he 
will  hate  thee. 

10  If  thou  hast  heard  a  word,  let 
it  die  with  thee  ;  and  be  ^  bold,  it 
will  not  burst  thee. 

11  A  fool  travaileth  with  a  word, 
as  a  woman  in  labour  of  a  child. 

12  As  an  arrow  that  sticketh  in 
a  man's  thigh,  so  is  a  word  within 
a  fool's  ^  belly. 

13  Admonish  a  friend,  it  may  be 
he  hath  not  done  it :  and  if  lie  have 
done  ■*  it,  that  he  do  it  no  more. 

14  Admonish  thy  friend,  it  may 
be  he  hath  not  said  it :  and  if  he 
have,  that  he  speak  it  not  again. 

15  Admonish  a  friend  :  for  many 
times  it  is  a  slander,  and  believe 
not  every  tale. 

16  There  is  one  that  slippeth  in 
his  speech,  but  not  from  his  heart ; 
and  who  is  he  that  hath  not  offended 
with  his  tongue  1 

17  Admonish  thy  neighbour  be- 
fore thou  threaten  him  ;  and  not 
being  angry,  give  place  to  the  law 
of  the  most  High. 

1 8  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the 
first  step  to  be  accepted  [of  him,] 
and  wisdom  obtainetn  his  love. 

19  The  knowledge  of  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  is  the  doc- 
trine of  life:  and  they  that  do 
things  that  please  him  shall  receive 
the  fruit  of  the  tree  of  immortality. 

20  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  all 
wisdom  ;  and  in  all  wisdom  is  the 
performance  of  ^  the  law,  and  the 
knowledge  of  his  omnipotency. 


21   t  if  a  servant  say  to  his  mas- 
ter. T  will  not  do  as  it  pleaseth  thee : 


though  afterward  lie  do  it.  he  aii- 
gereth  him  that  nourishetlii  him! 


2  The  knowledge  of  wickedness 
is  not  wisdom,  neither  at  any  time 
the  counsel  of  sinners  prudence. 

23  There  is  a  wickedness,  and 
the  same  an  abomination ;  and 
there  is  a  fool  wanting  in  wisdom. 

24  He  that  hath  small  under- 
standing, and  feareth  God,  is  better 
than  one  that  hath  much  wisdom, 
and  transgresseth  the  law  of  the 
mos^t  High. 

25  There  is  an  exquisite  subtilty, 
and  the  same  is  unjust ;  and  there 


is  one  that  '^  turneth  aside  to  make 
judgment  aijpear  ;   and  there  is~a 


*  Or, 

t  Fer.se  2J  is  omitted  by  the  best  autlior- 
ities. 


wise  man  that  .justifieth    in  judg- 
ment. 

26  There  is  a  wicked  man  that 
hangeth  down  his  head  sadly  ;  but 
inwardly  he  is  full  of  deceit, 

27  Castingdown  his  countenance, 
and  making  as  if  he  heard  not : 
where  he  is  not  known,  he  will  do 
thee  a  mischief  before  thou  be 
aware. 

28  And  if  for  want  of  power  he 
be  hindered  from  sinning,  yet  when 
he  findeth  opportunity  he  will  do 
evil. 

29  A  man  may  be  known  by  his 
look,  and  one  that  hath  under- 
standing by  his  countenance,  when 
thou  meetest  him. 

30  A  man's  attire,  and  excessive 
laughter,  and  gait,  shew  what  he  is. 

CHAPTER  20. 

1  Of  silence  and  fipeaking.  10  Of  gifts  and 
gain.  18  Of  slipping  hy  the  tongue.  24 
Of  lying.    27  Of  divers  advertisements. 

THERE  is  a  reproof  that  is  not 
'^  comely :     again,    som6    man 
holdeth  his  tongue,  and  he  is  wise. 

2  It  is  much  better  to  reprove, 
than  to  be  angry  secretly :  and  he 
that  confessetli  his  fault  shall  be 
preserved  from  hurt. 

3  How  good  is  it,  when  thou  ai't 
reproved,  to  shew  repentance  !  for 
so  shalt  thou  escape  wilful  sin. 

4  As  is  the  lust  of  an  eunuch  to 
deflower  a  virgin  ;  so  is  he  that  ex- 
ecuteth  judgment  with  violence. 

5  There  is  one  that  keepeth  si- 
lence, and  is  found  wise :  and 
another  by  much  babbling  becom- 
eth  hateful. 

6  Some  man  holdeth  his  tongue, 
because  he  hath  not  to  answer :  and 
some  keepeth  silence,  knowing  his 
time. 

7  A  wise  man  will  hold  his  tongue 
till  he  see  opportunity  :  but  a  bab- 
bler and  a  fool  will  I'egard  no  time. 

8  He  that  useth  many  words 
shall  be  abhorred ;  and  he  that 
taketli  to  himself  authority  therein 
shall  be  hated. 

9  There  is  a  '^sinner  that  hath 
good  success  in  evil  thiiiLTs  :  and 
there  is  a  gain  that  turneth  to  loss. 

10  There  is  a  gift  that  shall  not 
profit  thee ;  and  there  is  a  gift 
whose  i-ecompence  is  double. 

1 1  There  is  an  abasement  be 
cause  of  glory  ;  and  there  is  that 
lifteth  up  his  head  from  a  low 
estate. 

12  There  is  that  buyeth   much 


6  *  pervert- 
etb  favdur 
to  gain  a 
judgiueiit. 


'  season- 
able : 


8  *  prosper- 
ity that  a 
man  tiiuleth 
ill  iiiisfor- 
tuue : 


959 


Or, 


The  evil  of  lying. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  21.        Opiiression  will  undo  the  rich. 


1  payetli  for 
it  again 


^  pleasant- 
ries of  fools 
shall  be 
wasted. 
3  *  when 
thou  hast 
it :  for  he 
looketh 


*  a  hateful 
mau. 


5  A  grace- 
less man  is 
as  a  tale  out 
of  season : 
it  will 


.  <5  *yea,  by  a 
foolish 
couiit(Mian(;e 
he  will  de- 
stroy it. 


for  their 


for  a  little,  and  '  I'epayeth  it  seven- 
fold. 

13  A  wise  man  by  his  words 
niaketh  himself  beloved :  but  the 
"graces    of    fools  sliall   bo   )30ured 


out. 


U  The  gift  of  a  fool  shall  do 
thee  no  good  ^  when  thou  hast  it ; 
neither  yet  of  the  envious  for  his 


necessity :    for    he    looketh  to  re- 


ceive many  things  for  one. 

15  He  giveth  little,  and  up- 
braideth  much ;  he  openetli  his 
mouth  like  a  crier ;  to  day  he 
lendeth,  and  to  morrow  will  he 
ask  it  again  :  sucli  an  one  is  ''to 
be  hated  of  Gt^d  and  man. 

16  The  fool  saitii,  i  have  no 
friends,  I  have  no  thank  for  all 
my  good  deeds,  and  they  that  eat 
my  bread  speak  evil  of  me. 

17  How  oft,  and  of  how  many 
shall  he  be  laughed  to  scorn  !  for 
lie  knoweth  not  aright  what  it  is 
to  have  ;  and  it  is  all  one  unto  him 
as  if  he  had  it  not. 

18  To  slip  uijon  a  pavement  is 
better  than  to  slip  Avith  the  tongue  : 
so  the  fall  of  the  wicked  shall  come 
speedily. 

19  ''  An  unsea.sonable  tale  will 
always  be  in  the  mouth  of  the 
unwise. 

20  A  wise  -sentence  shall  be  re- 
jected when  it  comoth  out  of  a 
fool's  mouth  ;  for  he  will  not  speak 
it  in  due  season. 

21  There  is  that  is  liindered  from 
sinning  through  want :  and  when 
he  taketh  rest,  he  shall  not  be 
troubled. 

22  Tliere  is  that  destroyeth  his 
own  soul  through  bashfulness,  "and 
by  accepting  of  persons  overthrow 


eth  himself. 


23  There  is  that  for  bashful- 
ness proinisoth  to  his  friend,  and 
maketh  him  iiis  enemy  for  nothing. 

24_  A  lie  is  a  foul  blot  in  a  man, 
yet  it  is  continually  in  the  moutli 
of  the  untaught. 

2')  A  tlii(^f  is  better  tlian  a  man 
that  is  accustomed  to  lie  :  but  they 
l)oth  shall  have  destruction  \U) 
!leritag(^ 

2G  The  disposition  of  a  liar  is 
dishonourable,  and  liis  sliame  is 
ever  witli  him. 

27  A  w'ise  man  shall  promote 
himself  to  hovovr  with  his  words  : 
and  he  that  hath  understanding 
will  i)I('!is(»  gT'oat  men. 

2S  f{(.  thattilleth  liis  land  shall 
i?u-i-case  his  lieaj)  :  and  he  lliat 
l)leascth  grea,t  m(^n  shall  get  par- 
don for  iniquity. 


*  Or, 


29  Presents  and  gifts  blind  the 
eyes  of  the  wise,  and  "  stop  up  his 
mouth  that  he  cannot  reprove 


iO  Wisdom  that  is  hid,  and  trea- 
sure that  is  hoarded  up,  what  pro- 
fit is  in  them  both  % 

31  Better  is  he  that  hideth  his 
folly  than  a  man  that  hideth  his 
wisdom. 

32  t  Necessary  patience  in  seek- 
ing the  Loi'd  is  better  than  he  that 
leadeth  his  life  without  a  guide. 

CHAPTER  21. 

^i  Flee  from  sin  an  from  a   nerpent.    4  Ilix 
opjiression  will  undo  the  rich.    9   The  end 

of  the  unjust  .shall  !>enoH{/ht.    12  The  differ- 
ence between  lite  fool  and  the  wise. 

MY  son,  hast  thou  sinned  1  do 
so  no  more,  but  ask  pardon 
for  thy  former  sins. 

2  Flee  from  sin  as  from  the  face 
of  a  serpent :  for  if  thou  comest 
too  near  it,  it  will  bite  thee :  the 
teeth  thereof  are  as  the  teeth  of  a 
lion,  slaying  the  souls  of  men. 

3  All  iniquity  is  as  a  two  edged 
sword,  the  wounds  whereof  cannot 
be  healed. 

4  To  terrify  and  do  wrong  will 
waste  riches :  thus  the  house  of 
proud  men  shall  be  made  desolate. 

5  A  prayer  out  of  a  poor  man's 
mouth  reacheth  to  the  ears  of  God, 
and  his  judgment  cometh  speedily. 

(3  He  that  hateth  to  be  reproved 
is  in  the  way  of  sinners  :  but  he 
that  feareth  the  Lord  will  repent 
from  his  heart. 

7  An  eloquent  man  is  known  far 
and  near ;  but  a  man  of  understand- 
ing knoweth  when  he  slippeth. 

8  He  that  buildeth  his  house 
with  other  men's  money  is  like  one 
that  gathereth  himself  stones  for 
the  tomb  of  his  burial. 

9  The  congregation  of  the  wicked 
is  like  tow  wrapped  together  :  and 
the  end  of  them  is  a  flame  of  fire 
to  destroy  them. 

10  Tlie  way  of  sinncjrs  is  made 
"plain  with  stomas,  l)ut  at  the  end 
thereoFistiie  pit  of  t  lu^l. 

1 1  He  that  keepeth  the  law  of 
the  Lord  getteth  the  under.stand- 
ing  thereof  :  and  th(>  perfection  of 
the  fear  of  the  J^ord  is  wisdom. 

12  He  that'" is  not  wis(^  will  not 
be  taught :  but  there  is  a  "  MJsdoni 
which  multiplieth  bitternt'ss. 

13  The  knowledge  of  a,  wise  man 
shall  abound  like  a  fiood  :  and  his 
counsel  is  like  a  pure  fountain  of 
life. 

14  The  inner  parts  of  a  foorare 


t  Vci'se  :!'!  in  uniittrd  hi/  t/ir  hrs/  (iiithor- 
itiPH. 
X  Gr.  Hades,  llial  is,  the  un.seeu  world. 


960 


Fools  reject  instrnction. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  22. 


TJie  grievOHsness  of  folly. 


like  a  broken  vessel,  and  he  will 
hold  '  no  knowledK«3  as  long  as  lie 
liveth. 


15  If  a  skilful  man  hear  a  wise 
word,  he  will  commend  it,  and  add 
unto  it :  but  as  soon  as  '^  one  of  no 
understanding  heareth  it,  it  clis- 
pleaseth  him,  and  he  casteth  it 
behind  his  back. 

16  The  talking  of  a  fool  is  like  a 
burden  in  the  way  :  but  grace  shall 
be  found  in  the  lips  of  tlie  wise. 

17  They  enquire  at  tlie  mouth  of 
the  wise  man  in  the  congregation, 
and  they  shall  ponder  his  %vords  in 
their  heart. 

18  As  is  a  house  that  is  de- 
stroyed, so  is  wisdom  to  a  fool ; 
and  the  knowledge  of  the  unwise 
is  as  talk  without  sense. 

19  ^  Doctrine  unto  fools  is  as  fet- 
ters on  the  feet,  and  like  manacles 
on  the  right  hand. 

20  A  fool  lifteth  up  his  voice 
with  laughter ;  but  a  wise  man 
doth  scarce  .smile  a  little. 

21^  Learning  is  unto  a  wise  man 
as  an  ornament  of  gold,  and  like  a 
bracelet  upon  his  right  arm. 

22  A  foolish  man's  foot  is  soon 
in  his  [neighbour's]  house :  but  a 
man  of  experience  *  is  ashamed  of 


23  A  fool  will  peep  in  at  the 
door  into  the  houvse  :  but  he  that  is 
well  nurtured  will  stand  without. 

24  It  is  the  rudeness  (^f  a  man  to 
hearken  at  the  door :  but  a  wise 
man  will  be  grieved  with  the  dis- 
grace. 

25  The  lips  of  talkers  will  be 
telling  such  things  as  pertain  not 
unto  them  :  but  the  words  of  such 
as  have  understanding  are  weighed 
in  the  balance. 

26  The  heart  of  fools  is  in  their 
niouth  :  but  the  mouth  of  the  wise 
is  in  their  heart. 

27  When  the  ungodly  curseth 
Satan,  he  curseth  his  own  soul. 

28  A  whisperer  defileth  his  own 
soul,  and  is  hated  wheresoever  he 
Mwelleth. 

CHAPTER  22. 

1  Of  the  slothful  man,  <i  and  a/ooliuli  dauiih- 
ter.  11  Weep  raiher  for  foula,  than  for  Ike 
dead.  13  Meddle  vot  tdiih  them.  10  The 
wixe  7naii'B  heart  will  not  shrink.  20  What 
will  lose  a  friend. 

A  SLOTHFUL  man  is  compared 
to  a  filtliy  stone,  and  every 
one  will  hiss  him  out  to  his  disgrace. 
2  A  slothful  man  is  compared 
to  the  tilth  of  a  dunghill  :  every 
man  that  takes  it  up  will  shake 
his  hand. 


3  An  evilnurtured  son  is  the  dis- 
honour of  his  father  that  begat 
him :  and  a  [foolish]  daughter  is 
born  to  his  loss. 

4  A.  wise  daughter  shall  bring  an 
inheritance  to  her  husband  :  but 
she  that  "liveth  dishonestly  is  her 
father's  heaviness. 

5  She  that  is  bold  dishonoureth 
both  her  father  and  hei*  husband, 
but  they  both  shall  despise  her. 

6  A  tale  out  of  season  [is  as]  mu- 
sick  in  mourning  :  but  stripes  and 
correction  of  wisdom  are  never  out 
of  time. 

7  Whoso  teacheth  a  fool  is  as  one 
that  glueth  a  potsherd  together, 
and  as  he  that  waketh  one  from  a 
sound  sleep. 

8  He  that  telleth  a  tale  to  a  fool 
speaketh  to  one  in  a  slumber  :  when 
he  hath  told  his  tale,  he  will  say, 
'  What  is  the  matter  1 

y  if  children  live  honestly,  and 
have  wherewithal,  they  shall  cover 
the  baseness  of  their  parents. 

10  But  children,  being  haughty, 
through  disdain  and  want  of  nur- 
ture do  stain  the  nobility  of  their 
kindred. 

11  Weep  for  the  dead,  for  he 
hath  lost  the  light :  and  weep  for 
the  fool,  for  he  wanteth  under- 
standing:  make  little  weeping  for 
the  dead,  for  he  is  at  rest :  out  the 
life  of  the  fool  is  worse  than  death. 

12  Seven  days  do  men  mourn  for 
him  that  is  dead  ;  but  for  a  fool  and 
an  ungodly  man  all  the  days  of  his 
life. 

13  Talk  not  much  with  a  fool, 
and  go  not  to  him  that  hath  no 
understanding  :  beware  of  him,  lest 
thou  have  trouble,  and  thou  shalt 
never  be  defiled  ^  with  his  fooleries : 
depart  from  him,  and  thou  shalt 
find  rest,  and  never  be  ^ disquieted 
with  madness. 


14  What  is  heavier  than  lead? 
and  what  is  the  name  thereof,  but 
a  fool  1 

15  Sand,  and  salt,  and  a  mass  of 
iron,  is  easier  to  bear,  than  a  man 
without  understanding. 

16  As  timber  girt  and  bound  to- 
gether in  a  buiUHng  cannot  be 
loosed  with  shaking :  so  the  heart 
that  is  stablished  by  '"advised  coun- 
sel  shall  fear  at  no  time. 

17  A  heart  setthnl  upon  a 
"  thouglit  of  understanding  is  as 
'"afair  pl;iist<'riiig  on  tlie  wall  of  a 


*0r, 


galler.v. 

18  Tales  set  on  an  high  place 
will  never  stand  against  the  wind  : 
so  a  fe^irful  heart  in  the  imagina- 
tion of  a  fool  cannot  stand  against 
any  fear. 


s  bringeth 
sliaine 


AVhatisit? 


8  in  the 
scattering 

•'  wearied 
with  Ins 
luaduess. 


1"  well 
advised 


11  thought- 
ful 

1-  an  orna- 
ment of 
l)laister  on  a 
polishetl 
wall. 


61 


961 


A  prayer  for  discipline. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  23. 


Against  profanity. 


1  feeling. 

2  frighteueth 


3  arrogance, 


■*  bloodshed. 


6  because  of 


•^  Master  of 
my  life, 


1 9  He  that  pricketh  the  eye  will 
make  tears  to  fall :  and  he  that 
pricketh  the  heart  maketh  it  to 
shew  her  '  knowledge. 

20  Whoso  casteth  a  stone  at  the 
birds  '^  f rayeth  them  away  :  and  he 
that  upbraideth  his  friend  breaketh 
friendship. 

21  Though  thou  dre west  a  sword 
at  thy  friend,  yet  despair  not :  for 
there  may  bea  returning  [to  favour.  ] 

22  If  thou  hast  opened  thy  mouth 
against  thy  friend,  fear  riot ;  for 
there  may  be  a  reconciliation  :  ex- 
cept for  upbraiding,  or  ''ijride.  or 
disclosing  of  secrets,  or  a  treache- 
rous wound  :  for  for  these  things 
every  friend  will  depart. 

23  Be  faithful  to  thy  neighbour 
in  his  poverty,  that  thou  niayest 
rejoice  in  his  prosperity :  abide 
stedfast  unto  him  in  the  time  of  his 
trouble,  that  thou  niayest  be  heir 
with  him  in  his  heritage :  for  a 
mean  estate  is  not  always  to  be 
contemned  :  nor  the  rich  that  is 
foolish  to  be  had  in  admiration. 

24  As  the  vapour  and  smoke  of  a 
furnace  goeth  before  the  fire  ;  so 
reviling  before  •*  blood. 

25  I  will  not  be  ashamed  to  de- 
fend a  friend  ;  neither  will  I  hide 
myself  from  him. 

26  And  if  any  evil  happen  unto 
me  ^by  him,  every  one  that  hear- 
eth  it  will  beware  of  him. 

27  Who  shall  set  a  watch  before 
my  mouth,  and  a  seal  of  wisdom 
upon  my  lips,  that  I  fall  not  sud- 
denly by  them,  and  that  my  tongue 
destroy  me  not  ^ 

CHAPTER  23. 

1  A  prayer  for  grace  to  flee  Mn.  9  We  may 
■not  use  sioearina :  14  Init  rememher  our 
parents.  16  Of  three  sorts  of  sin.  28  The 
<iiluUerous  wife  sinnetli  mtDiij  irai/s. 

OLORD,  Father  and  "  Oovernor 
of  all  my  whole  life,  hiave  me 
not  t(j  their  counsels,  and  let  me 
not  fall  by  them. 

2  Wlio  will  set  scourges  over  my 
thoughts,  and  the  disciplin(M)f  wis- 
dom over  miiH!  heart"?  that  *  they 
spai'e  me  not  for  miiu!  ignorances, 
and  t  it  pass  not  by  my  sins  : 

3  Lest  mine  ignorances  increase, 
and  my  sins  abound  to  my  destruc- 
tion, and  I  fall  before!  mine  adver- 
saries, and  mine  (^nemy  i-ejoice  over 
me,  whose  hope;  is  lai-  from  tliy 
mercy. 

4  O  Loi'd,  Father  and  Ood  of  my 
life,  give  me  not  a  nrcnid  look,  but 
tui-n  awjiy  from  tny  servants  al- 
ways a  haughty  mind. 


5  Turn  away  from  me  vain  hopes 
and  concupiscence,  and  thou  shalt 
hold  him  up  that  is  desirous  always 
to  serve  thee. 

6  Let  not  the  greediness  of  the 
belly  nor  lust  of  the  flesh  take  hold 
of  me ;  and  give  not  over  me  thy 
servant  ^  into  an  impudent  mind. 

7  Hear,  O  ye  children,  the  disci- 
pline of  the  mouth :  he  that  keep- 
eth  it  shall  never  be  **  taken  in  his 
lips. 

8  The  sinner  shall  be  "  left  in  liis 
foolishness  :  both  the  '"  evil  speaker 


and  the  proud  shall  fall  thereby, 

9  Accustom  not  thy  mouth  to 
swearing ;  neither  use  thyself  to 
the  naming  of  the  Holy  One. 

10  For  as  a  servant  that  is  con- 
tinually beaten  shall  not  be  with- 
out a  blue  mark :  so  he  that 
sweareth  and  nameth  God  conti- 
nually shall  not  be  ^'  faultless. 

11  A  man  that  useth  much  swear- 
ing  shall  be  filled  with  iniquity, 
and  the  '-^plague  shall  never  depart 
from  his  house:  if  he  shall  offend, 
his  sin  shall  be  upon  him  :  and  if 
he  '''acknowledge  not  his  sin,  he 
maketli  a  double  offence  :  and  if  he 
swear  '^  in  vain,  he  shall  not  be  in- 
nocent, but  his  house  shall  be  full 
of  calamities. 

1 2  There  is  a  ^•''  word  that  is 
clothed  about  with  death :  Gofl 
grant  that  it  be  not  found  in  the 
heritage  of  Jacob ;  for  all  such 
things  shall  be  far  from  the  godly, 
and  they  shall  not  wallow  in  their 
sins. 

13  ^'"' Use  not  thy  mouth  to  '"in- 
temperate swearing,  for  therein  is 


*  That  in,  the  scourges, 
t  That  i.s,  the  discii)liiie. 


the  word  of  sin 

1 4  Remember  thy  father  and  thy 
mother,  when  thou  sittest  among 
great  men.  Be  not  forgetful  before 
them,  and  so  tiiou  by  thy  custom 
become  a  fool,  and  wish  that  thou 
hadst  not  been  born,  and  curse 
the  day  of  thy  nativity. 

15  Tlie  man  that  is  accustomed 
to  '"opDrobi'ious  woi'ds  will  never 
b(>  refoi'iiicd  al  I  the  days  of  his  lif(>. 

1()  'l\vo  soi'ts  of  men  nudtiply 
sin,  and  tlu!  third  will  bring 
wrath  :  a  hot  minfl  is  as  a  burning 
fire,  it  will  never  be  quenched  till 
it  be  consumed  :  a  fornicator  in  the 
ll)ody  of  his  llesh  will  never  cease 
till  he  hath  kindled  ;i  fire. 

17  All  brciul  is  sweet  to  a 
'"  wlioi'cinomjiT.  he  will  not  leave 
oir  till   he  (li<-. 

1<S  A  man  that  breaketh  wed- 
lock, saying  thus  in  his  heart. 
Who  seeth   me?    1  am  compassed 


tor, 


962 


Against  adultery. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  24. 


Wisdom  doth  praise  herself. 


about  with  darkness,  tlie  walls 
cover  me,  and  no  body  seetli  me ; 
what  need  I  to  fear  1  the  most  High 
will  not  remember  my  sins  : 

19  .Such  a  man  only  feareth  the 
eyes  of  men,  and  knoweth  not  that 
the  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  ten  thou- 
sand timeK  brighter  than  the  sun, 
beholding  all  the  ways  of  men,  and 
'  considering  the  most  secret  parts. 


20  He  knew  all  things  ere  ever 
they  were  created  ;  so  also  after 
they  were  perfected  he  looked  upon 
them  all. 

21  This  man  shall  be  punished 
in  the  streets  of  the  city,  and 
where  he  suspecteth  not  he  shall 
be  taken. 

22  Thus  shall  it  go  also  with  the 
wife  that  leaveth  her  husband,  and 
bringeth  in  an  heii'  by  another. 

23  For  first,  she  hath  disobeyed 
the  law  of  the  most  High  ;  and  se- 
condly, she  hath  trespassed  against 
her  own  husband  ;  and  thirdly,  she 
hath  played  the  whore  in  adultery, 
and  -Drought  children  by  another 
man. 

24  She  shall  be  brought  out  into 
the  congregation,  and  inquisition 
shall  be  made  of  her  children. 

25  Her  children  shall  n(jt  take 
root,  and  her  branches  shall  bring 
forth  no  fruit. 

26  She  shall  leave  her  raemor.y  to 
be  cursed,  and  her  reproach  shall 
not  be  blotted  out. 

27  And  they  that  remain  shall 
know  that  there  is  nothing  better 
than  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  and  that 
there  is  nothing  sweeter  than  to 
take  heed  unto  the  commandments 
of  the  Lord. 

28  It  is  great  glory  to  follo\v  the 
Lord,  and  to  be  received  of  him  is 
long  life. 

CHAPTER  24. 

1  Wisdom  doth  pniiife  herself,  xJiew  her  he- 
ijiirtihid,  4  her  direUing,  13  her  glory,  IT 
her  fruit,  26  her  increaiie  and  perfection. 

WISDOM  shall  praise  herself, 
and  shall  glory  in  the  midst 
of  her  people. 

2  In  the  congregation  of  the  most 
High  shall  she  open  hei-  mouth,  and 
•'ti-iumph  before  his  power. 

'.^  I  came  out  of  the  mouth  of  the 
most  High,  and  covered  the  earth 
as  a  ■*  cloud. 

4  I  dwelt  in  high  places,  and  my 
throne  is  in  a  cloudy  pillar. 

5  I  alone  compassed  the  circuit 
of  heaven,  and  walked  in  the  bot- 
tom of  the  deep. 

6  In  the  waves  of  the  sea,  and  in 
all  the  earth,  and  in  evei-y  people 
and  nation,  I  got  a  jjossession. 

7  With  all  these  I  sought  rest : 


and  in  whose  inheritance  shall  I 
abide  % 

S  So  the  Creator  of  all  things 
gave  me  a  commandment,  and  he 
that  made  me  caused  my  tabernacle 
to  rest,  and  said.  Let  thy  dwelling 
be  in  Jacob,  and  thine  inheritance 
in  Israel. 

9  He  created  me  from  the  begin- 
ning before  the  world,  and  I  shall 
never  fail. 

1 0  In  the  holy  tabernacle  I  served 
before  him  ;  and  so  was  I  esta- 
blished in  Sion. 

1 1  Likewise  in  the  beloved  city 
he  gave  me  rest,  and  in  Jerusalem 
was  my  °  power. 

1 2  And  1  took  root  in  an  honour- 
able people,  even  in  the  portion  of 
the  Lord's  inheritance. 

13  1  was  exalted  like  a  cedar  in 
"  Libanus,  and  as  a  cypress  tree 
upon  the  mountains  of  Hermon. 

14  1  was  exalted  like  a  palm  tree 
in  '  En-gaddi,  and  as  a  rose  ijlant  in 
Jericho,  as  a  fair  olive  tree  in  a 
pleasant  field,  and  grew  up  as  a 
plane  tree  by  the  water. 

15  I  gave  a  sweet  smell  like 
cinnamon  and  asjmlathus,  and  I 
yielded  a  pleasant  odour  like  the 
best  myrrh,  as  galbanum,  and  onyx, 
and  sweet  storax,  and  as  the  fume 
of  frankincense  in  the  tabernacle. 

16  As  the  **  turpentine  tree  I 
stretched  out  my  branches,  and 
my  branches  are  the  branches  of 
"honour  and  grace. 

17  As  the  vine  brought  I  forth 
pleasant  savour,  and  my  '°  flowers 
are  the  fruit  of  honour  and  I'iches. 


18  1  am  the  mother  of  fair  love, 
and  fear,  and  knowledge,  and  holy 
hope :  I  therefore,  being  eternal, 
am  given  to  all  my  children  which 
are  named  of  him. 

19  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that  be 
desirous  of  me,  and  fill  yourselves 
with  my  fruits. 

20  For  my  memorial  is  sweeter 
than  honey,  and  mine  inheritance 
than  the  honeycomb. 

2 1  They  that  eat  me  shall  yet  be 
hungry,  and  they  that  drink  me 
shall  yet  be  thirsty. 

22  He  that  obeyeth  me  shall 
never  be  confounded,  and  they 
that  work  by  me  shall  not  do 
amiss. 

23  All  these  things  are  the  book 
of  the  covenant  of  the  most  high 
God,  even  the  law  which  Moses 
commandefl  for  an  heritage  unto 
the  congregations  of  Jacob. 

24  Faint  not  to  be  strong  in  the 
Lord  ;    that  he  may  confirm  you, 


•>  authority. 

6  Lebanon, 
"  En-gedi, 


*0r. 


8  oak 


3  glory 

1"  *  shoots 
are  shoots  of 
glory  and 
excellency. 


963 


What  things  are  heantifnl, 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  25. 


and  ivJiat  hateful. 


2  *  instruc- 
tion to 
stream  fortli 
as  the  river, 

3  Gilion 


cleave  unto  him  :  for  the  Lord  Al- 
mighty is  God  alone,  and  beside 
him  there  is  no  other  Saviour. 

25  He  tilleth  all  things  with  his 
wisdom,  as  ^  Phison  and  as  Tigris 
in  the  time  of  the  new  fruits. 

26  He  maketh  the  understand- 
ing to  abound  like  Euphrates,  and 
as  Jordan  in  the  time  of  the  har- 
vest. 

27  He  maketh  "  the  doctrine  of 
knowledge  appear  as  the  light,  and 
as  ^  Geon  in  the  time  of  vintage. 

28  The  first  man  knew  her  not 
perfectly :  no  more  shall  the  last 
find  her  out. 

29  For  her  thoughts  are  ^  more 
than  the  sea,  and  her  counsels 
•''  profounder  than  the  great  deep. 

30  i  also  came  out  as  a  ^  brook 


from  a  river,  and  as  a  conduit  into 
a  garden. 

311  said,  I  will  water  ray  ^ best 
garden,  and  will  water  abundantly 
my  garden  bed  :  and,  lo,  my  "^  brook 
became  a  river,  and  my  river  be- 
came a  sea. 

32  I  will  yet  make  **  doctrine  to 
shine  as  the  morning,  and  will  send 
forth  her  light  afar  off. 

33  I  will  yet  pour  out  doctrine 
as  prophecy,  and  leave  it  to  all 
ages  for  ever. 

34  Behold  that  I  have  not  la- 
boured for  myself  only,  but  for  all 
them  that  seek  wisdom. 

CHAPTER  25.     . 

1  Wfinf  f?t!ii(/s  are  heautifiU,  ami  vhathitie- 
ftU.  C  What  ix  the  cruHut,  of  iifje.  7  Wlutl. 
ih  infiH  Illlike  men  hajrpy.  13  Nothing  v-orxe 
Ihini  a  irh'ked  woman. 

N  three  things  ^  I  was  beautified, 
anfl  stood  up  beautiful  both  tx^- 
fore  (jiod  and  men:  the  unity  of 
brethren,  the  love  of  neighbours,  a 
man  and  a  wift;  that  agiee  together. 

2  Thre(;,  sorts  of  men  my  soul 
hateth,  and  J  am  greatly  ofiendcd 
at  their  life :  a  i)oor  man  that  is 
))roud,  a  ri(;h  man  that  is  a  liai',  and 
an  old  adultiM'er  that  '"doatcth. 

3  If  thou  hast  gathered  nothing 
in  thy  youth,  how  canst  thoti  find 
any  thing  in  thine  age  ? 

4  ()  how  comely  a  thing  is 
.judgment  for  gray  hairs,  and  for 

ancient  men  to  know  coun.sel  ! 

5  ()  h(jw  comely  is  the  wisdom 
of  old  men,  and  '"-  niid<'i-st;iii(hng 
and  counsel  '"  to  men  of  honour  ! 

G  Miicli  exjx'ncncc  is  the  crown 
of  old  men,  and  the  fear  of  God  is 
their  gloi-y. 

7  There  be  nine  things  whicli  I 


I 


*0r, 


have  judged  in  mine  heart  to  be 
happy,  and  the  tenth  I  will  utter 
with  my  tongue  :  A  man  that  hath 
joy  of  his  children ;  and  he  that 
liveth  to  see  the  fall  of  his  enemy  : 

8  "  Well  is  liim  that  dwelleth 
with  a  wife  of  understanding,  and 
that  hath  not  slipped  with  his 
tongue,  and  that  hath  not  served 
a  man  more  unworthy  than  "'  him- 

selfj 

9  ^^  Well  is  him  that  hath  found 
prudence,  and  he  that  speaketh  in 
the  eai-s  of  them  that  will  hear  : 

10  O  how  great  is  he  that  findeth 
wisdom  !  yet  is  there  none  above 
him  that  feareth  the  Ijord. 

11  '"Rut  the  love  of  the  Lord 
passeth  all  things  for  illumination  : 
he  that  holdeth  it,  whereto  shall 
he  be  likened  1 

12  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the 
beginning  of  his  love:  and  faith 
is  the  beginning  of  cleaving  unto 
him. 

13  [Give  me]  any  plague,  but  the 
plague  of  the  heart :  and  any  wick- 
edness, but  the  wickedness  of  a 
woman : 

14  And  any  affliction,  but  the 
affliction  from  them  that  hate  me  : 
and  any  revenge,  but  the  revenge 
of  enemies. 

15  There  is  no  head  above  the 
head  of  a  serpent ;  and  there  is  no 
wrath  above  tne  wrath  of  an  enemy. 

16  1  had  rather  dwell  with  a  lion 
and  a  dragon,  than  to  keep  house 
with  a  wicked  woman. 

17  The  wickedness  of  a  woman 
changeth  her  face,  and  darkeneth 
her  countenance  like  sackcloth. 

18  Her  husband  shall  sit  among 
his  neighbours  ;  and  wiien  he  hear- 
eth  it  shall  sigh  bitterly. 

19  All  wickedijess  is  but  little  to 
the  wickedness  of  a  woman  :  let  the 
portion  of  a  sinner-  fall  upon  her. 

20  As  the  climbing  u))  a  sandy 
way  is  to  the  feet  of  the  aged,  so  is 
a  wife  full  of  words  toa(iuic^t  man. 

21  IStumbh^  not  at  the  beauty  of 
a  woiiKin,  and  desire  her  not  for 
pk^asure. 

22  A  woman,  if  she  '^maintain 


her  husband,  is  full  of  anger,  impu- 
dence, an<l  much  niproacTi. 

23  A  wicked  woman  abateth  the 
courage,  maketh  iin  li(»avy  coun- 
tenance atid  a  woun<led  hc-irt:  a 
wonia-n  that  will  not  '"comfort,  lici' 
Inisbaiid  in  dist  rcss  maketh  vvc;ik 
hands  ;i-nd  fccMc  kiie<'s. 

21  Of  the  woman  came  the  be- 
giiming  of  sin,  and  through  her  we 
all  die. 


964 


*0r. 


Of  shameless  and 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  26,  27. 


modest  ivomen. 


25  ^  Givo  the  water  no  passage : 
neither  a  wicked  woman  liberty  to 
gad  abroad. 

'26  It'  she  go  not  as  thou  wouldest 
have  her,  cyt  her  ott'  from  thy  flesh, 
*and  give  her  "a  bill  of  divorce, 
and  let  her  go. 

CHAPTER  26. 

1  A  r/nod  wife,  4  <i>id  a  i/noi/  einiKcicnce,  do 
i/liid  men.  0  A  irirk,,!  iriff  is  u  fc/rfiil 
'ihiiHj.  13  Of  goud  ,ind  l„id  irires.'  '.S  (f 
ilttee  thint/fi  thai  are  {/riccoun.  '2'J  J/er- 
cluintu  and  huckniern  are  not  wiiliuut  sin.. 

LESSED  is  the  man  that  hath 
a  virtuous  wife,  for  the  num- 
ber of  his  days  sliall  be  double. 

2  A  virtuous  woman  lejoiceth 
her  husband,  and  he  shall  fulfil  the 
years  of  his  life  in  peace. 

3  A  good  wife  is  a  good  portion, 
which  shall  be  given  in  the  jjortion 
of  them  that  fear  the  Lord. 

4  Whether  a  man  be  rich  or  poor, 
"•if  he  have  a  good  lieart  tf)wai'd  the 


B 


Loi'd.  he  siiall  at  all  times  rejoice 
with  a  cheerful  countenance. 

5  There  be  three  things  that 
mine  heart  feareth  ;  and  for  the 
fourth  I  was  sore  afraid  :  the  slan- 
der of  a  city,  the  gatliering  together 
of  an  unruly  multitude,  and  a  false 
accusation :  all  these  are  worse 
than  death. 

6  But  a  grief  of  heart  and  sorrow 
is  a  woman  that  is  jealous  over  an- 
other woman,  and  a  scourge  of  the 
tongue  which  communicateth  with 
all. 

7  An  evil  wife  is  ^a  yoke  shaken 
to  and  fro  :  he  that  hath  hold  of  her 
is  as  though  he  held  a  scorpion. 

8  "^  A  drunken  woman  and  a  gad- 


der  aljroad  causetii  great  angei',  and 
she  will  not  cover  her  own  shame. 

9  The  whoredom  of  a  woman  may 
be  known  in  her  ''haughty  looks  and 
"^eyelids. 

1 0  If  thy  daughter  be  "shameless. 
keep  lier  in  straitly,  lest  she  abuse 
herself  through  overmuch  liberty. 

1 1  Watch  '"  over  an  impudent 
eye :  and  marvel  not  if  "  she  tres- 
pass against  thee. 

12  (She  will  open  her  mouth,  as 
a  thirsty  traveller  when  he  hath 
found  a  fountain,  and  drink  of  every 
water  near  her :  by  every  hedge  will 
she  sit  down,  and  open  her  quiver 
against  every  arrow. 

1 3  The  grace  of  a  wife  delighteth 
her  husband,  and  her  discretion 
will  fatten  his  bones. 

14  A  silent  and  loving  woman 
is  a  gift  of  the  Lord  ;  and  there  is 


*  The  following  clause  is  omitted  in 
the  best  Greek  manuscripts. 
\0r, 


nothing  so  much  worth  as  a  mind 
well  instructed. 

15  A  ^-  shamefaced  and  faithful 
woman  is  X  a  double  grace,  and  her 
continent  mind  cannot  be  valued. 

16  As  the  sun  when  it  ariseth  in 
the  high  heaven  ;  so  is  the  beauty 
of  a  good  wife  in  the  ordering  of 
her  house. 

17  As  the  clear  light  is  upon  the 
holy  candlestick  ;  so  is  the  beauty 
of  the  face  in  ripe  age. 

18  As  '''tlie  golden  pillars  are 
upon  "the  sockets  of  silver  ;  so  are 
^•^  the  fair  feet  witn  a  constant  heart. 

19  My  son,  keep  the  flower  of 
thine  age  sound  ;  and  give  not  thy 
strength  to  strangers. 

20  When  thou  hast  gotten  a 
fruitful  possession  through  all  the 
field,  sow  it  with  thine  own  seed, 
trusting  in  the  goodness  of  thy 
stock. 

2 1  So  thy  race  which  thou  leav- 
est  shall  be  magnified,  having  the 
confidence  of  their  good  descent. 

22  An  harlot  shall  be  accounted 
as  spittle;  but  a  married  woman  is  a 
tower  againstdeath  toher  husband. 

23  A  wicked  woman  is  given  as 
a  portion  to  a  wicked  man  :  but  a 
godly  woman  is  given  to  him  that 
feareth  the  Lord. 

24  A  dishonest  woman  contem- 
neth  shame  :  but  an  honest  woman 
will  reverence  her  husband. 

25  A  shameless  woman  shall  be 
counted  as  a  dog;  but  she  that  is 
^'"  shamefaced  will  fear  the  Lord. 

26  A  woman  that  honoureth  her 
husband  shall  be  judged  wise  of 
all  •  but  she  that  dishonoureth  him 
in  her  pride  shall  be  counted  un- 
godly of  all. 

27  A  loud  crying  woman  and  a 
scold  shall  be  sought  out  to  drive 
away  the  enemies. 

28  There  be  two  things  that  grieve 
my  heart ;  and  the  third  maketh 
me  angry  :  a  man  of  war  that  suf- 
fereth  poverty  ;  and  men  of  under- 
standing that  are  ^^  not  set  by  :  and 
one  that  returneth  from  righteous- 
ness  to  sin ;  the  Lord  prepareth 
such  an  one  for  the  sword. 

29  A  merchant  shall  hardly  keep 
himself  from  doing  wrcnig  ;  and  an 
huckster  shall  not  be  "  freed  from 


CHAPTER  27. 

1  Of  sins  in  selling  tnul  Jniyinfi.  1  Our 
upecc/i.  irill  (ell  irhitt  is  in  us.'  K!  A  friend 
/.v  li>.\t  1)1/  discoverivij  his  secrets.  25  Jle 
that  diffffethu  pit  shall  fall  into  it. 

IVTANY  have  sinned  for  a  small 
IVX  matter;  and  hethatseekethfor 
abundance  will  turn  his  eyes  away. 


tOr, 


965 


J  Or.  grace  upon  grace. 


12  modest 


13  golden 
pillars 
I''  t  a  base 
15  fair  feet 


12  modest 


IS  founted  as 
refuse; 


of 


acquitted 


Of  betray  mg  secrets. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  28. 


Against  revenge  and  strife. 


1  thought. 


2  *  the 
thought  of 
the  heart  of 
a  man. 


^an  offeuce, 


2  As  a  nail  sticketh  fast  between 
the  joinings  of  the  stones  ;  so  doth 
sin  stick  close  between  buying  and 
selling. 

3  Unless  a  man  hold  himself 
diligently  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord, 
his  house  shall  soon  be  overthrown. 

4  As  when  one  sifteth  with  a 
sieve,  the  refuse  remaineth ;  so  the 
filth  of  man  in  his  '  talk. 

5  The  furnace  proveth  the  pot- 
ter's vessels  ;  so  the  trial  of  man  is 
in  his  reasoning. 

6  The  fruit  declareth  if  the  tree 
have  been  dressed  ;  so  is  the  utter- 
ance of   "  a  conceit  in  the  heai-t  of 


7  Ji^raise  no  man  before  thou 
hearest  him  speak ;  for  this  is  the 
trial  of  men. 

S  If  thou  foUowest  righteous- 
ness, thou  shalt  obtain  her,  and 
put  ner  on,  as  a  glorious  long  robe. 

9  The  birds  will  resort  unto 
their  like ;  so  will  truth  return 
unto  them  that  practise  in  her. 

10  As  the  lion  lieth  in  v,'ait  for 
the  prey  ;  so  sin  for  them  that 
work  iniquity. 

1 1  The  discourse  of  a  godly  man 
is  always  with  wisdom  ;  but  a  fool 
changeth  as  the  moon. 

12  If  thou  be  among  the  indis- 
creet, observe  the  time ;  but  be 
continually  among  men  of  under- 
standing. 

13  The  discourse  of  fools  is  "  irk- 
some, and  their  sport  is  the  wanton- 


ness of  sin. 

14  The  talk  of  him  that  sweareth 
much  maketh  the  hair  stand  up- 
right ;  and  their  brawls  make  one 
stop  his  ears. 

15  The  strife  of  the  proud  is 
bloodshedding,  and  their  revilings 
are  grievous  to  the  ear. 

1 6  Whos(j  discovereth  secrets  los- 
(^th  his  credit ;  and  shall  never  find 
fi-iend  to  his  mind. 

17  Love?  thy  friend,  and  be  faith- 
ful unto  him  :  l)ut  if  thou  b(!wrayest 
his  secrets, follow  no  mor(^  aft(!r  him. 

18  For  as  a  man  hath  destroyed 
his  enemy ;  so  hast  thou  lost  the 
love  of  thy  mnghbour. 

19  As  one  that  lettijth  a  bird  go 
out  of  his  hand,  so  liast  thou  let  thy 
neighbour  go,  and  shalt  not  get  him 
again. 

20  Follow  after  him  no  more,  for 
he  is  too  far  off;  he  is  as  a  roe  es- 
caped out  of  the  snare. 

21  As  ff)r  a  wound,  it  may  be 
bound  up  ;  and  after  reviling  th(>n' 
maybe  reconcilement:  but  he  that 
bewrayeth  stscrets  is  without  hope. 


*  Or, 


22  He  that  winketh  with  the  eyes 
^  worketh  evil :  and  he  that  know- 
eth  him  will  depart  from  him. 

23  When  thou  art  present,  he 
will  speak  sweetly,  and  will  admire 
thy  words  :  l:)ut  at  the  last  he  will 
writhe  his  mouth,  and  "'slander  thy 
sayings. 

24  I  have  hated  many  things, 
but  nothing  like  him  ;  for  the  Lord 
will  hate  him. 

25  Whoso  casteth  a  stone  on  high 
casteth  it  on  his  own  head ;  and  a 
deceitful  stroke  shall  make  wounds. 

26  Whoso  diggeth  a  pit  shall  fall 
therein  :  and  he  that  setteth  a  trap 
shall  be  taken  therein. 

27  He  that  worketh  mischief,  it 
shall  fall  upon  him,  and  he  shall 
not  know  whence  it  cometh. 

28  Mockery  and  reproach  are 
from  the  proud  ;  but  vengeance,  as 
a  lion,  shall  lie  in  wait  for  them. 

29  They  that  rejoice  at  the  fall 
of  the  righteous  shall  be  taken  in 
the  snare  ;  and  anguish  shall  con- 
sume them  before  they  die. 

30  Malice  and  wrath,  even  these 
are  abominations  ;  and  the  sinful 
man  shall  "  have  them  both. 

CHAPTER  28. 

1  AffninM  revenge,  S  quarreUum,  10  (iiifjcr, 
15  and  hackhiting. 

HE  that  revengeth  shall  find  ven- 
geance from  the  Lord,  and  he 
will  surely  keep  his  sins  [in  remem- 
brance.] 

2  Forgive  thy  neighbour  the 
hurt  that  he  hatii  done  unto  thee, 
so  shall  thy  sins  also  be  forgiven 
when  thou  prayest. 

3  One  man  beareth  hatred 
against  another,  and  doth  he  seek 
pardon  from  the  Lord "? 

4  He  sheweth  no  mercy  to  a  man, 
which  is  like  liimself :  and  doth  he 
ask  forgiveness  of  his  own  sins  ? 

5  If  he  that  is  but  llcsli  nourisli 
hatred,  who  will  intreat  for  pardon 
of  his  sins  % 

6  Remember  thy  end,  and  let  en- 
mity cease ;  [remeinber]  con-uption 
and  death,  and  abide  in  the  com- 
miiiidments. 

7  licmember  the  commandments, 
and  l)ear  no  malice  to  thy  neigh- 
l)our:  |i'ememher|  the  covenant  of 
the  Highest.and  wiiikat"itrnoi-n,nce. 

8  Abstain  fi-om  strife,  and  tliou 
shalt  diminish  thy  sins  :  for  a  fui'i- 
ous  man  will  kindle  strife. 

9  A  sinful  man  di.squieteth 
friends,  and  maketh  debate  among 
tluMU  t-liat  be  at  peace. 

10  As  the  matter  of  the  fire  is, 
so  it  burneth  :  and  as  a  man's 
strength  is,  so  is  his  wrath  ;  and 


966 


Against  backbiting. 


ECCLESIASTIC  US,  29. 


Of  lending  and  borrowing. 


according  to  his  riches  his  anger 
riseth  ;  and  the  stronger  they  are 
which  contend,  the  more  they  will 
be  inflamed. 

11  An  hasty  contention  kindleth 
a  fire  :  and  an  hasty  fighting  shed- 
deth  blood. 

12  If  thou  blow  the  spark,  it 
shall  burn  :  if  thou  spit  upon  it,  it 
shall  be  quenched  :  and  both  these 
come  out  of  thy  mouth. 

13  Curse  the  whisperer  and 
doubletongued  :  for  such  have  de- 
stroyed many  that  were  at  peace. 

14  A  backbiting  tongue  hath  dis- 
quieted many,  and  driven  them 
from  nation  to  nation :  strong  cities 
hath  it  pulled  down,  and  over- 
thrown the  houses  of  great  men. 

15  A  backbiting  tongue  hath 
cast  out  virtuous  women,  and  de- 
prived them  of  their  labours. 

16  Whoso  hearkeneth  unto  it 
shall  never  find  rest,  and  never 
dwell  quietly. 

1 7  The  stroke  of  the  whip  maketh 
marks  in  the  flesh  :  but  the  stroke 
of  the  tongue  breaketh  the  bones. 

1 8  Many  have  fallen  by  the  edge 
of  the  sword  :  but  not  so  many  as 
have  fallen  by  the  tongue. 

19  Well  is  he  that  is  defended 
from  it,  and  hath  not  passed 
through  the  venom  thereof ;  who 
hath  not  drawn  the  yoke  thereof, 
nor  hath  been  bound  in  her  bands. 

20  For  the  yoke  thereof  is  a  yoke 
of  iron,  and  the  bands  thereof  are 
bands  of  brass. 

21  The  death  thereof  is  an  evil 
death,*  the  grave  were  better  than  it. 

22  It  shall  not  have  rule  over 
them  that  fear  God,  neither  shall 
they  be  burned  with  the  flame 
thereof. 

23  Such  as  forsake  the  Lord  shall 
fall  into  it ;  and  it  shall  burn  in 
them,  and  not  be  quenched ;  it 
shall  be  sent  upon  them  as  a  lion, 
and  devour  them  as  a  leopard. 

24  Look  that  thou  hedge  thy  pos- 
session about  with  thorns,  and  bind 
up  thy  silver  and  gold  : 

25  And  weigh  thy  words  in  a 
balance,  and  make  a  door  and  bar 
for  thy  mouth. 

26  Beware  thou  '  slide  not  by  it, 
lest  thou  fall  before  him  that  lieth 
in  wait. 

CHAPTER  29. 

1  We  must  nheiii  mercy  and  lend:  4  hut  the 
Vorroicer  munt  not  defraud  the  tender.  9 
Give  alms.  14  A  good  man  will  not  undo 
his  surety.  18  To  he  mirety  atid  underta^-e 
for  others  is  dangerous.  22  It  is  better  to 
lire  at  home  than  to  sojourn. 

E   that  is    merciful    will    lend 
UTito  his  neighbour ;   and  he 


H 


*  Gr.  Hades,  that  is,  the  abode  of  the 
dead. 


that  -  strengtheneth  his  hand  keep- 
eth  the  commandments. 

2  Lend  to  thy  neighbour  in  time 
of  his  need,  and  pay  tliou  thy  neigh- 
bour again  in  due  season. 

3  Keep  thy  woixl,  and  deal  faith- 
fully with  him,  and  thou  shalt 
always  find  the  thing  that  is  ne- 
cessary for  thee. 

4  jNlany,  when  a  thing  was  lent 
them,  reckoned  it  to  be  •' foumk  and 
put  them  to  trouble  that  helped 
them. 

5  Till  he  hath  received,  he  will 
kiss  a  man's  hand ;  and  for  his 
neighbour's  money  he  will  speak 
^submissly:  but  when  he  should 
repay,  he  will  prolong  the  time, 
and  return  words  of  grief,  and 
complain  of  the  ''  time. 

6  If  "  he  prevail,  he  shall  hardly 
i-eceive  the  half,  and  he  will  count 
as  if  he  had  found  it :  if  not,  he 
hath  "deprived  him  of  his  money, 
and  he  hath  gotten  him  an  eneniy 
without  cause :  **  he  payeth  him 
with  cursings  anrTrailings ;  and 
for  honour  he  will  pay  him  dis- 
grace. 

7  Many  therefore  have  refused  to 
lend  for  other  men's  ill  dealing, 
fearing  to  be  defrauded. 

8  Yet  have  thou  patience  with  a 
man  in  poor  estate,  and  delay  not 
to  shew  him  mercy. 

9  Help  the  poor  for  the  com- 
mandment's sake,  and  turn  him 
not  away  because  of  his  poverty. 

10  Lose  thy  money  for  thy 
brother  and  thy  friend,  and  let  it 
not  rust  under  a  stone  to  be  lost. 

11  Lay  ^Uj2  thy  treasure  accord- 
ing to  the  commandments  of  the 
most  High,  and  it  shall  bring  thee 
more  profit  than  gold. 

12  Shut  up  alms  in  thy  store- 
houses :  and  it  shall  deliver  thee 
from  all  affliction. 

13  It  shall  fight  for  thee  against 
thine  enemies  better  than  a  mighty 
shield  and  strong  spear. 

14  An  honest  man  is  surety  for 
his  neighbour  :  but  he  that  ^''  isim- 
V)udent  will  forsake  him. 


15  Forget  not  the  friendship  of 
thy  surety,  for  he  hath  given  his 
life  for  thee. 

16  A  sinner  will  overthrow  the 
good  estate  of  his  surety  : 

1 7  Ajid  he  that  is  of  an  unthank- 
ful mind  will  leave  him  [in  danger] 
that  delivered  him. 

1 8  Suretiship  hath  undone  many 
of  good  estate,  and  sliaken  them  as 
a  wave  of  the  sea :  mighty  men 
hath  it  driven  from  their  houses, 
so  that  they  wandered  among 
strange  nations. 


-  strength- 
eneth him. 
with 


3  a  windfall, 


*  submis- 
sively; 

5  times. 

6  the  lender 


''  been 
deprived 

8  who 


a  out 


1"  Iiath  lost 
shame  will 
fail  him. 


967 


The  correction  of  children. 


ECCLESIASTIC  US,  30,  31.  Health  better  than  zvealth. 


19  ^  A  wicked  man  transgressing 
the  coinniandments  of  tlie  Lord 
shall  tall  into  suretislu])  :    and 


that    imdcrtaketh    and    tollowetli 
other  men's  business  tor  gain  shall 


fall  into  suits. 


'20  Help  thy  neiglibour  according 
to  thy  power,  and  beware  that 
thou  thyself  fall  not  into  the  same. 

21  The  chief  thing  for  life  is 
water,  and  bread,  and  clothing, 
and  an  house  to  cover  -  shame. 

22  IJetter  is  the  life  of  a  poor 
man  in  a  mean  cottage,  than  deli- 
cate fare  in  another  man's  house. 

23  Be  it  little  or  much,  hold  thee 
contented,  that  thou  hear  not  the 
reproach  of  thy  ^  house. 

24  For  it  is  a  miseratile  life  to  go 
from  house  to  house :  for  where 
thou  art  a  *  stranger,  thou  darest 
not  open  thy  mouth. 

25  Thou  shalt  entertain,  and 
feast,  and  have  no  thanks  :  more- 
over thou  shalt  hear  bitter  words  : 

26  Come,  thou  'stranger,  and 
furnish  a  table,  and  feed  me  of  that 
thou  hast  ready. 

27  Give  place,  thou  •*  stranger. 
to  an  honourable  man  ;  my  brother 
cometh  to  be  lodged,  and  1  have 
need  of  mine  house. 

28  These  things  are  grievous  to 
a  man  of  understanding  ;  the  up- 
braifling  of  houseroom,  and  re- 
proaching of  the  lender. 

CHAPTER  30. 

1  It  in  good  1o  correct  our  children,  7  (nid 
■not  to  cocker  them.  14  Ifeatth.  in  hetlci- 
than  ■ircalth.  it  Ifealth  and  life  (ire  nliort- 
ened  bij  grief. 

H\i  that  loveth  his  son  causc^th 
liini  oft  to  feel  the  rod,  that 
he  may  have  joy  oi  him  in  the  end. 

2  He  that  chastiseth  his  son 
shall  have  joy  in  him,  jind  shall  re- 
joice of  him  among  his  acquaint- 
ance. 

3  H('  that  teacheth  his  son 
■'  grieveth  tin'  enemy  :  and  before 
his  friends  \\v.  sli;i,ll  rejoice  oi  him. 

4  Though  his  father  die,  yet  he 
is  as  though  he  were  not  dead  :  for 
lie  hath  left  one  behind  him  that  is 
like  iiiniself. 

5  While  he  lived,  he  saw  and  re- 
joiced in  him  :  and  when  he  died, 
he  was  not  sorrowful. 

0  He  left  beliind  him  an  avenger 
against  liis  eni^mies,  and  one  that 
shall  requite  kindness  to  liis 
frien<ls. 

7  He  that  maketh  too  mucli  of 
his  son  shall  bind  up  his  wounds  ; 


Or, 


and  his  "  bowels  will  be  troubled  at 
every  cry. 

IS  A  horse  not  broken  becometh 
headstrong:  and  a  child  left  to 
himself  will  be  wilful. 

y  ''  CV>eker  thy  child,  and  he  shall 
make  tliee  afiaid  :  play  with  him, 
antl  he  will  bring  thee  to  heaviness. 

10  Laugh  not  with  him,  lest  thou 
have  sorrow  with  him,  and  lest 
thou  gnash  thy  teeth  in  the  end. 

1  i  Give  hiin  no  liberty  in  his 
youth,  and  wiidc  not  at  his  follies. 

12  ]jo\v  down  his  neck  while  he 
is  young,  and  beat  hini  on  the  sides 
while  he  is  a  child,  lest  he  wax 
stubborn,  and  be  disobedient  unto 
thee,  and  so  bring  sorrow  to  thine 
heart. 

13  Chastise  thy  son,  and  liold 
him  to  labour,  lest  his  lewd  be- 
haviour be  an  offence  unto  thee. 

14  Better  is  the  poor,  being 
sound  and  strong  of  constitution, 
than  a  rich  man  that  is  afflicted  in 
his  body. 

15  Health  and  good  estate  of 
body  are  above  all  gold,  and  a 
strong  body  above  infiliite  wealth. 

IG  There  is  no  riches  above  a 
sound  body,  and  no  joy  above  the 
joy  of  the  heart. 

1 7  Death  is  better  than  a  bitter 
life  or  continual  sickness. 

18**  r)elicates  poured  ujDon  a 
mouth  shut  up  are  as  messes  of 
■'meat  set  upon  a  grave. 

19  What  good  doeth  the  offering 
unto  an  idol  'I  for  neither  can  it  eat 
nor  smell :  so  is  he  that  is  perse- 
cuted of  the  liOrd. 

20  He  seeth  with  his  eyes  and 
groanetli,  as  an  eunuch  that  em- 
braceth  a  virgin  and  sigh(>th. 

21  Give  not  over  thy  mind  to 
heaviness,  and  afflict  not  thyself  in 
thine  own  counsel. 

22  The  gladness  of  the  lieai't  is 
the  life;  of  man,  and  the  joyful ness 
of  man  proloiigeth  his  days. 

2'-\  Love  thine  own  soul,  and 
(comfort  thy  lieart,  I'emove  soi'row 
far  from  thee  :  for  sorrow  hath 
killed  many,  and  there  is  no  prolit 
therein. 

24  \i\\\y  and  wrath  shorten  tlie 
life,  and  cai-efulness  bringetli  age 
before  the  time. 

25  A  cheerful  and  good  heart 
will  have  a  care  of  his  " meat  and 
diet. 

CHA1'TJ':U  31. 

1   Of  tJie  (lemre  of  richex.     12  Of  moderntidii 
(iiid  e.vcexK  in  entivg.  or  drinking  wine. 

WAT(  'HI NG  foi-  riclies  c.  )nsu  in- 
eth   tlie   fk'sh,   and    the  rare 
thei-eof  driyetli  away  sleep. 

2  Watching  care  will  not  let  a 


^  heart 


Pamper 


Delicacies 


968 


Tlie  danger  of  riches. 


ECCLESIASTIC  US,  32. 


Against  gluttony. 


man    slumber,   as  a   sore    disease 
breaketh  sleep. 

3  The  rich  hath  great  labour  in 
gathering  riches  together ;  and 
when  he  resteth,  he  is  filled  with 
his  '  delicates. 


4  The  poor  laboureth  in  his  poor 
estate  ;  and  when  he  leaveth  off,  he 
-  is  still  needy. 

5  He  that  loveth  gold  shall  not  be 
justified,  and  he  that  t'olloweth  cor- 
ruption shall  have  enough  thereof. 

6  Gold  hath  been  the  ruin  of 
many,  and  their  destruction  •'■  was 
present. 

7  it  is  a  stumblingblock  unto 
them  that  sacrifice  unto  it,  and 
evei-y  fool  shall  be  taken  there- 
with. 

8  lllessed  is  the  rich  that  is 
found  without  blemish,  and  hath 
not  gone  after  gold. 

9  Who  is  he?  and  we  will  call 
him  blessed  :  for  wonclerful  things 
hath  he  done  among  his  people. 

10  Who  hath  been  tried  thereby, 
and  found  pei^fecf?  then  let  him 
glorj'.  Who  might  offend,  and 
hath  not  offended'?  or  done  evil, 
and  hath  not  done  it? 

1 1  His  goods  shall  be  established, 
and  the  congregation  shall  declare 
his  *  alms. 

12  If  thou  sit  at  a.  bountiful 
table,  be  not  greedy  upon  it,  and 
say  not,  There  is  much  "'  meat 
on  it. 

1  -3  Rememloer  that  a  wicked  eye 
is  an  evil  thing :  and  what  is  cre- 
ated more  wicked  than  an  eye? 
therefore  it  weepeth  upon  every 
occasion. 

14  Stretch  not  thine  hand  whi- 
thersoever it  looketh,  and  thrust 
it  not  with  him  into  the  dish. 

15  Judge  of  thy  iieighbour  by 
thyself :  and  be  discreet  in  evei'y 
point. 

16  Eat,  as  it  becometh  a  man, 
those  things  which  are  set  before 
thee  ;  and  devour  not,  lest  thou  be 
hated. 

17  Leave  off  first  for  manners' 
sake  ;  and  be  not  unsatiable,  lest 
thou  oil'ciid. 

1<S  When  thou  sittest  among 
many,  reach  not  thine  hand  out 
first  of  all. 

19  A  very  little  is  sufficient  for 
a  man  well  "nurtured,  and  he 
'  fetcheth  not  his  wind  short  u])on 
his  bed. 

20  Sound  sleep  eometh  of  mode- 
rate eating:  he  riseth  early,  a)id 
his  wits  ai'(>  with  him  :  but  the 
pain  of  **  watchiiiir.  and  cholei-.  and 


pangs  of   the  belly,   are   with   an 
unsatiable  man. 

21  And  if  thou  hast  been  forced 
to  eat,  arise,  go  "  forth,  vomit,  and 
thou  shalt  have  rest. 

22  ^[y  son,  hear  me,  and  despise 
me  not,  and  at  the  last  thou  shalt 
find  as  [  told  thee  :  in  all  thy*  works 
be  quick,  so  shall  there  no  sickness 
come  unto  thee. 

23  Whoso  is  liberal  of  his  ^"  nieat. 
men  shall  speak  well  of  him  ;  and 
the  report  of  his  "  good  housekeep- 
ing will  be  believed. 

24  But  against  him  that  is  a  nig- 
gard of  his  •'meat  the  whole  city 
shall  murmur  ;  and  the  testimonies 
of  his  niggardness  shall  not  be 
doubted  of. 

25  Shew  not  thy  valiantness  in 
wine ;  for  wine  hath  destroyed 
many. 

26  The  furnace proveth  the  ''-^edge 
by  dipping :  so  doth  wine  '•'  the 
hearts  of   the  proud   by  dnmken- 


*  Or, 


27  Wine  is  as  good  as  life  to  a 
man,  if  it  be  drunk  modei^ately : 
what  life  is  '^then  to  a  man  that  is 
without  wine  ?  for  it  was  made  to 
make  men  glad. 

28  Wine  measurably  drunk  and 
in  season  bringeth  gladness  of  the 
heart,  and  cheerfulness  of  the  mind: 

29  But  \vine  drunken  with  excess 
maketh  bitterness  of  the  mind, 
with  brawling  and  quarrelling. 

30  Drunkenness  increaseth  the 
rage  of  a  fool  till  he  offend :  it  di- 
minisheth  strength,  and  '"maketh 
wounds. 

31  Rebuke  not  thy  neighbour  at 
the  wine,  '"and  despise  him  not  in 
his  mirth  :  give  him  no  despiteful 
words,  and  press  not  upon  him 
'''with  ui-ging  him  [to  drink.  1 

CHAPTER  32. 

1  Of  /lis  dufj/  ihiit  in  r/iicf  or  rndxter  in  a 
fi'diif.  M'Oflhefearof'aod.  \»Ofcouii- 
\eL  20  Of  a  ragged  tnid  a  smooth  way.  2H 
TruM  not  to  any  hut  to  thyself,  and  to  God. 

IF  thou  be  made  the  mastcn-  [of 
a  feast,]  lift  not  thyself  up,  but 
be  among  them  as  one  of  the  rest ; 
take  diKgent  care  for  them,  and  so 
sit  down. 

2  And  when  thou  hast  done  all 
thy  office,  take  thy  place,  that  thou 
mayest  be  men'i'y  with  them,  and 
i-eceive  a  crown  for  thy  well  order- 
ing of  the  feast. 

3  Sijcak,  thou  that  art  the  elder, 
for  it  IxM'onu^th  thee,  but  with 
sound  judgment;  and  hinder  not 
musick. 


fl  forth  in 
the  midst 
thereof, 


^n  food, 

11  exeellency 


5  food 


12  edge  of 
steel 

13  *  jjrove 
hearts  in  the 
qnarrellin^ 
of  the  prom  I. 

14  there 


15  addeth 


i^iieitlierset 
him  at 
nanght 

^'  l)y  asking 
hack  a  debt. 


*  Or, 


969 


Modesty  in  speecli  and  counsel.      ECCLESIASTICUS,  33.      Times  and  seasons  are  of  God. 


4  Pour  not  out  words  whei'e  thei'e 
is  a  musician,  and  shew  not  forth 
wisdom  out  of  time. 

5  A  concert  of  musick  in  a  ban- 
quet of  wine  is  as  a  signet  of  car- 
buncle set  in  gold. 

6  As  a  signet  of  an  emerald  set 
in  a  work  of  gold,  so  is  the  melody 
of  musick  with  pleasant  wine. 

7  Speak,  young  man,  if  there  be 
need  of    thee :  ^  and   yet  scarcely 


when  thou  art  twice  asked. 

8  Let  thy  speech  be  short,  com- 
prehending much  in  few  words  ;  be 
as  one  that  knoweth  and  yet  hold- 
eth  his  tongue. 

9  If  thou  be  among  great  men, 
make  not  thyself  equal  with  tliem  ; 
and  when  '^  ancient  men  are  in 
place,  use  not  many  words. 

10  Before  the  thunder  goeth 
lightning ;  and   betV)re  a  •'  shame- 


faced man  shall  go  favour. 

1 1  Rise  up  betimes,  and  be  not 
the  last ;  but  get  thee  home  with- 
out delay. 

1 2  There  take  thy  pastime,  and 
do  what  thou  wilt :  but  sin  not  by 
proud  speech. 

13  And  for  these  things  bless 
him  that  made  thee,  and  hath 
replenished  thee  with  his  good 
things. 

14  Wh()SO  feareth  the  Lord  will 
receive  liis  discipline ;  and  they 
that  seek  him  early  shall  find 
favour. 

IT)  He  that  seeketh  the  law  shall 
be  filled  therewith  :  but  the  hypo- 
crite will  ^  be  offendefl  thereat. 

1  6  They  that  fear  tlie  J^ord  shall 
find  judgment,  and  sliall  kindle 
justice  as  a  light. 

17  A  sinful  man  will  not  be  re- 
proved, but  findeth  an  *  excuse 
according  to  his  will. 

1  <S  A  man  of  counsel  will  "  becoii- 
sidcrfitc  ;   hut  a  strange  and  pi-oud 


man  is  not  daunted  with  fear,  even 
when  of  himself  he  hath  done  with- 
out (counsel. 

lU  i)o  notiiing  without  '^advice  : 
and  when  thou  hast  "once  done, 
I'cpcnt  not. 


'2U  ( ;<)  not  in  a  way  wherein  thou 
mayest  fall,  and  stumble  not  among 
the  st(mes. 

21  P>(i  not  confident  in  a  "plain 
way. 

22  ^"And  beware  of  tiiim-  own 
cliildrcii. 


'2-'>  I  iicv(!ry  "gof)fl  work  trust  thy 
own  soul  ;  for  this  is  tlic  keeping  of 
th(!  commandments. 


*  Or, 


24    He  that  believeth  'Mn    the 


Lord  taketh  heed  to  the  commanri- 


ment ;  and  he  that  trusteth  in 
shall  fare  never  the  worse. 


him 


CHAPTER  33. 

1  The  safety  of  hiia  that  feareth  the  Lord. 
'2  7' lie  wise  and  the  fuulish.  7  Times  and 
seasons  are  of  God.  10  JUen  are  in  A/.v 
hands  as  clay  in  the  hands  of  the  putter. 
IS  Chiefly  re(jard  thyself.     24  Of  servants. 

THERE  shall  no  evil  hajapenunto 
him  that  feareth  the  Lord  ;  but 
^^  in  temr)tation  even  again  he  will 
deliver  him. 

2  A  wise  man  hateth  not  the  law  ; 
l)ut  he  that  is  an  hypocrite  therein 
is  as  a  ship  in  a  storm. 

3  A  man  of  understanding  trust- 
eth in  the  law  ;  and  the  law  is  faith- 
ful unto  him,  as  an  oracle. 

4  Prepare  what  to  say,  and  so 
thou  shalt  be  heard  :  and  bind  up 
instruction,  and  then  make  answer. 

5  The  heart  of  the  foolish  is  like  a 
cartwheel ;  and  his  thoughts  are 
like  a  rolling  axletree. 

6  A  stallion  horse  is  as  a  mocking 
friend,  he  neigheth  under  every  one 
that  sitteth  upon  him. 

7  Why  doth  one  day  excel  an- 
other, 'Svlien  as  all  the  light  of 
every  day  in  the  year  is  of  the  sun  % 

8  By  the  knowledge  of  the  Loid 
they  were  distinguished  :  and  he 
^'^  altered  seasons  and  feasts. 

9  Some  of  them  hath  he  made 
high  days,  and  hallowed  tliem,  and 
some  of  them  liath  he  made  ordi- 
nary days. 

10  And  all  men  are  from  the 
ground,  and  Adam  was  created  of 
earth. 

11  In  much  knowledge  the  Lord 
hath  '' di\ided  them,  and  made 
their  ways  div(>rse. 

12  Some  of  them  hath  he  blessed 
and  exalt(>d,  and  some  of  them  hath 
he  sanctified,  and  set  near  himself  : 
l)ut  some  of  them  hath  he  cui'sed 
and  brought  low,  and  turned  out  of 
their  places. 

13  As  the  clay  is  in  the  potter's 
hand,  to  fashion  it  at  his  i)leasui'e  : 
so  man  is  in  the  hand  of  him  that 
mad(^  him,  to  I'ender  to  them  as 
liketh  him  b(>st. 

14  (Jood  is  set  "^against  evil,  and 
life  "^against death  :  so  is  the  godly 
'"  atraiiist  the  sinner,  and  the  sinner 
'"  ajjaiiist  t  he  godly. 

10  So  look  ui)on  all  the  works  of 
the  most  High  ;  and  there  ai'e  two 
and  two,  one  "^against  aiiothei'. 

in  1  awaked  iiji  last  of  all,  as  one 
that   '"gatheretli  after   the  grape- 


1-  *  tlie  law 
taketh  heed 
tt)  its 

injunctions; 
13  *  the  Lord 
shall  suffer 
no  loss. 


14  when  he  is 
tried  once 
and  again 


*  Or, 


15  when 


16  set  apart 


1'  distin- 
guished 


'•*  over 
airainst 


'•'  gleaneth 


970 


Tlie  treatment  of  servants. 


EGCLESIASTICUS,  34. 


Of  dreams. 


gatherers  :  by  the  blessing  of  the 
Lord  1  '  ])roHted,  and  tilled  my 
winer)resslikea  gatherer  ot'  grapes. 

17  Consider  that  I  laboured  not 
for  myself  only,  but  for  all  them 
that  seek  learning. 

18  Hear  me,  O  ye  great  men  of 
the  people,  and  hearken  with  your 
ears,  ye  rulers  of  the  congregation. 

1 9  Give  not  thy  son  and  wife,  thy 
brother  and  friend,  ijower  over  thee 
while  thou  livest,  and  give  not  thy 
goods  to  anf)ther :  lest  it  repent 
thee,  and  thou  intreat  for  the  same 
again. 

20  As  long  as  thou  livest  and  hast 
breath  in  thee,  give  not  thyself  over 
to  any. 

21  P"'or  better  it  is  that  thy 
children  shf)ulfl  seek  to  thee,  than 
that  thou  shouldest "  stand  to  their 
coui-tesy. 


3  The  vision  of  dreams   is  ^  the 
resemblance   of  one   thing  to  ati- 


otiier,  even  as  the  likeness  of  a  fac(; 


22  In  all  thy  works  keep  to  thy- 
self the  ])reeminence ;  ^  leave  not  a 
stain  in  thine  honour. 


2o  At  the  time  when  thou  shalt 
end  thy  days,  and  finish  thy  life, 
distribute  thine  inheritance. 

24  Fodder,  a  *  wanfl,  and  bur- 
dens, (ire  for  the  ass  ;  and  bread, 
^correction,  and  work,  for  a  servant. 

25  If  thou  set  thy  servant  to  la- 
bour, thou  shalt  find  rest :  but  if 
thou  let  him  go  idle,  he  shall  seek 
liberty. 

2G  A  yoke  and  a  collar  do  bow 
the  neck  :  so  are  tortures  and  tor- 
ments for  an  evil  servant. 

27  Send  him  to  labour,  that  he 
be  not  idle ;  for  idleness  teacheth 
much  evil. 

28  Set  him  to  work,  as  is  fit  for 
him  :  if  he  be  not  obedient,  put  on 
"fiinre  heavy  fetters. 

'1\)  Jjut  be  not  excessive  toward 
any ;  and  without  discretion  do 
nothing. 

30  If  thou  have  a  servant,  let  him 
be  unto  thee  as  thyself,  because 
thou  hast  bought  him  with  a  price. 

31  If  thou  have  a  servant,  en- 
treat him  as  a  brother  :  foi-  thou 
hast  necfl  of  him,  as  of  thine  own 
soul  :  if  thou  entreat  him  evil,  and 
he  run  from  thee,  which  way  wilt 
thou  go  to  seek  him  1 

CHAPTER  3-t. 

1  OfdreamH.  V-^  The  praineanij  hlenKinrj  of 
them  that  fear  the  Lord.  IS  The  ojfn-iiuj 
of  the  ancient,  <tnd  prayer  of  tlie  poar  iii- 
iKireiil. 

THE  hopes  of  a  man  void  of  un- 
derstaruling  are  vain  and  false  : 
and  dreams  ^lift  nn  fools. 

2  Whoso  ifgardcth  di-eams  is 
like  him  that  ratcheth  ata  shadow, 
and  foUoweth  after  the  wind. 


t( )  a,  tace. 


4  Of  an  unclean  thing  what  can 
be  cleansed  'I  and  from  that  thing 
which  is  false  what  truth  can  come  t. 

5  Divinations,  and  soothsayings, 
and  dreams,  are  vain :  and  the 
heart  fancieth,  as  a  woman's  heart 
in  travail. 

6  If  they  be  not  sent  from  the 
most  High  in  thj^  visitation,  set 
not  thy  heart  upon  them. 

7  For  dreams  have  deceived 
many,  and  they  liave  failed  that 
put  their  trust  in  them. 

8  ''The  law  shall  be  found  perfect 
without   lies:    and   wisdom  is  per- 


fection to  a  faithful  mouth. 

9  A  man  that  '"  hath  travelled 
knoweth  many  things  ;  and  he  that 
hath  nmch  experience  will  declare 
wisdom. 

10  He  that  hath  no  experience 
knoweth  little  :  but  he  that  hath 
travelled  is  full  of  prudence. 

1 1  When  r  travelled,  I  saw  many 
things  ;  and  I  "  understand  more 
than  I  can  express. 

12  1  was  ofttimes  in  danger  of 
death  :  yet  I  was  delivered  because 
of  these  things. 

13  The  si)irit  of  those  that  fe.ar 
the  Lord  shall  live  :  for  their  hope 
is  in  him  that  saveth  them. 

14  Whoso  feareth  the  Lord  shall 
not  fear  nor  be  afraid  ;  for  he  is 
his  hope. 

15  Blessed  is  the  soul  of  him 
that  feareth  the  Lord  :  to  whom 
doth  he  look  1  and  who  is  his 
^"strength  'i 

Itj  I'or  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  are 
upon  them  that  love  him,  he  is 
their  mighty  protection  and  stiong 
stay,  a  defence  fiom  heat,  and  a 
cover  from  the  sun  at  noon,  a  ijre- 
servation  fi-om  stumbling,  and  an 
heljj  from  falling. 

17  He  raiseth  up  the  soul,  and 
lighteneth  the  eyes  :  he  giveth 
'•'  health,  life,  and  blessing. 

18  He  that  sacrificeth  of  a  thing 
wrongfully  gotten,  his  offering  is 
"  I'idicnloiis :  and  the  gifts  of  un- 
just men  ai-e  not  accepted. 

19  The  mf)st  High  is  not  pleased 
with  the  offerings  of  the  wicked  ; 
neither  is  he  pacified  for  sin  by  tlie 
multitude  of  sacrifices. 

20  Whoso  bringeth  an  off'ering 
of  th(!  goods  of  the  poor  doeth  as 
one  that  killeth  the  son  before  his 
father's  eyes. 

21  The   bread   of    the  needy  is 


*  as  tlii.s 
over  aj^ainst 
that;  the 
likeiie.s.s  of  a 
fat-e  over 
against  a 
face. 


'■>  Witliout 
lyiiit;  sliall 
tlie  law  be 
accoiii- 
plished : 
10  *ij.  ^eii 
iii.structed 


11  under- 
stood 


*  Or, 


I'-i.slay? 


13  healiiu 


!■*  a  moi'k- 
ery; 


971 


Sacrifices  pleasing  to  God.  ECCLESIASTICUS,  35,  30.     He  tvill  avenge  the  oppressed. 


1  multiplietli 
offerings : 


2  a  thank 
offering. 


3  righteous 


•"  liberal 


H 


their  life :  he  that  defraiuleth  him 
thereof  is  a  man  of  blootl. 

22  He  that  taketh  away  his 
neighbour's  living  slayeth  him ; 
and  he  that  def  rauaeth  the  labourer 
of  his  hire  is  a  bloodshedder. 

23  When  one  buildeth,  and  an- 
other pulleth  down,  what  profit 
have  they  then  but  labour*? 

24  When  one  prayeth,  and  an- 
other curseth,  whose  voice  will  the 
Lord  hear  1 

25  He  that  washeth  himself  after 
the  touching  of  a  dead  body,  if  he 
touch  it  again,  what  availeth  his 
washing  1 

26  So  is  it  with  a  man  that  fast- 
eth  for  his  sins,  and  goeth  again, 
and  doeth  the  same  :  who  will  hear 
his  prayer '?  or  what  doth  his  hum- 
bling profit  him '! 

CHAPTER  35. 

1  Sacrifices  pleasing  to  God.  14  Thej)rayer 
of  the  fdtherless,  of  the  n-iilow.  and  of  the 
linmlite  in  spirit.     20  Acceptal/le  mercy. 

E  that  keepeth  the  law  ^  bring- 
eth  offerings  enough  :  he  that 
taketh  heed  to  the  connnandment 
offereth  a  peace  offering. 

2  He  that  requiteth  a  good  turn 
offereth  fine  fiour- ;  and  he  that  giv- 
eth  alms  sacrificeth  '"  praise. 

3  To  depart  from  wickedness  is 
a  thing  pleasing  to  the  Lord  ;  and 
to  forsake  unrighteousness  is  a  pro- 
pitiation. 

4  Thou  shalt  not  appear  empty 
befor-e  the  Lord. 

5  For  all  these  things  [are  to  be 
done]  becauseof  thecommandment. 

6  The  offering  of  the  righteous 
maketh  the  altar  fat,  and  the  sweet 
savour  thereof  is  before  the  most 
High. 

7  The  sacrifice  of  a  "just  man 
is  acceptable,  and  the  memorial 
thereof  shall  ne\'er  be  foi'gotten. 

8  Give  the  Lord  liis  hoiioui'  with 
a  ^ good  eye,  and  diminish  not  the 
firstfiuits  of  thine  hands. 

\)  [n  all  thy  gifts  shew  a  cheer- 
ful counten.-iiu'e,  and  dedicate  thy 
tithes  with  gladness. 

10  (jiv(;  unto  th(!  most  FTigh  a.c- 
coi'ding  as  he  hath  eiu'iched  thee; 
and  as  thou  hast  gotten,  give  with 
a  cheerful  eye. 

1 1  For  the  Lord  recompenseth, 
and  will  give  thee  seven  times  as 
much. 

1  2  Do  not  think  to  corruj)t  witli 
gifts  ;  for  such  lie  will  not  receive  : 
;ind  trust  not  to  uni-ighteous  sacri- 
fices ;  for  the  Lord  is  judge,  and 
with  him  is  Jio  respect  of  persons. 

13  He  will  not  accept  any  per- 
son against  a  i)oor  man,  but  will 
hear  the  jjraycr  of  tlic  <)|)pr('ssed. 


1 4  He  will  not  despise  the  suppli- 
cation of  the  fatherless ;  nor  the 
widow,  when  she  poureth  out  her 
complaint. 

15  Do  not  the-  tears  run  down 
the  widow's  cheeks  'I  and  is  not  her 
cry  against  him  that  causeth  them 
to  fall  *? 

16  ^He  that  serveth  the  Lord 
shall  be  accepted  with  favour,  and 


his    prayer  shall    reach   unto   the 
clouds. 

17  The  prayer  of  the  humble 
pierceth  the  clouds  :  and  till  it  come 
nigh,  he  will  not  be  comforted  : 
and  will  not  depart,  till  the  most 
High  shall  behold  to  judge  right- 
eously, and  execute  judgment. 

18  For  the  Lord  will  not  be  slack, 
neither  will  the  Mighty  be  patient 
toward  them,  till  he  have  smitten  in 
sunder  the  loins  of  the  unmerciful, 
and  reijaid  vengeance  to  the  liea- 
then  ;  till  he  have  taken  away  the 
multitudeof  the  "proud,  and  broken 
the  sceptre  of  the  unrighteous  ; 

1 9  Till  he  have  rendered  to  every 
man  according  to  his  deeds,  and  to 
the  works  of  men  according  to  their 
devices;  till  he  have  judged  the 
cause  of  his  people,  and  made  them 
to  rejoice  in  his  mercy. 

20  Mercy  is  seasonable  in  the 
time  of  affliction,  as  clouds  of  rain 
in  the  time  of  drought. 

CHAPTER  36. 

1  A  prayer  for  the  c/iiirch  agtiin.st  the  ene- 
mies tliereof.  IS  ^1  good  heart  and  a  fro- 
irard.     '21   (>f  a  good  tcife. 

HAVE  mercy  upon  us,  O  Lord 
God  of  all,  and  behold  us  : 

2  And  send  thy  fear  upon  all  the 
natioiis  that  seek  not  after  thee. 

3  Lift  u))  thy  hand  against  the 
strange  nations,  and  let  them  see 
thy  power. 

4  iVs  thou  wast  sanctified  in  us 
before  them  :  so  be  thou  magnified 
among  them  before  us. 

5  And  l(>t  them  know  thee,  as  we 
have  known  thee,  that  there  is  no 
God  but  only  thou,  ()  God. 

6  Shew  new  signs,  and  '^mnke 
otlicr  stra.nge  wonders  :  glorify  tliy 
hand  and  tliy  I'ight  arm,  that  they 
may  set  forth  thy  wondrous  woi'ks. 

7  l»ais(>  up  indignation, and  nour 
out  wrath:  take  away  the  adver- 
sary, and  destroy  the  enemy. 

8  Make  the  time  short,  '*  r'emem- 
bei-  the  coNcnant.  and  let  them 
declare  t  liy   wonderful  works. 

!)  Jjct  him  that  escaiK'th  be  con- 
sumed by  the  rage  of  the  fire;  and 
let  them  perish  that  oi)press  tlie 
people. 


*  Or, 


972 


A  prayer  for  Israel. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  37.         Of  true  and  false  counsellors. 


10  Smite  in.  sunder  the  heads  of 
the  rulers  of  the  heatlien,  that  say, 
There  is  none  other  but  we. 

1 1  Gather  all  the  tribes  of  Jacob 
togethei',  and  inherit  thou  them,  as 
from  the  beginning. 

12  0  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  the 
people  that  is  called  by  thy  name, 
and  upon  Israel,  whom  thou  hast 
named  thy  firstborn. 

13  O  be  merciful  unto  Jerusalem, 
thy  holy  city,  the  place  of  thy  rest. 

14  tnl  Sionwith  Hhine  unspeak- 


able oracles,  and  thy  '"  peoijle  with 
thy  glory.  , 

15  Give  testimony  unto  those 
that  thou  hast  possessed  from  the 
beginning,  and  raise  up  prophets 
that  have  been  in  thy  name. 

16  Reward  them  that  wait  for 
thee,  and  let  thy  prophets  be 
^ found  faithful. 

17  O  Lord,  hear  the  prayer  of 
thy  servants,  according  to  the  bless- 
ing of  Aaron  over  thy  people,  that 
all  they  which  dwell  upon  the  earth 
may  know  that  thou  art  the  Lord, 
the  eternal  God. 

1 8  The  belly  devoureth  all  meats, 
yet  is  one  meat  better  than  another. 

19  As  the  palate  tasteth  divers 
kinds  of  ^  venison  :  so  doth  an  heart 
of  understanding  '  false  speeches. 

20  A  "  f roward  heart  causeth 
heaviness  :    but  '  a  man  of  experi- 


ence will  recompense  him. 

2T~Xlvomai7'wTn"TecelTe  ^  every 
man,  yet  is  one  daughter  better 
than  another. 

22  The  beauty  of  a  woman  cheer- 
eth  the  countenance,  and  a  man 
loveth  nothing  better. 

23  If  there  be  kindness,  meek- 
ness, and  comfort,  in  her  tongue, 
then  is  not  her  husband  like  other 
men. 

21  He  that  getteth  a  wife  ^be- 
ginneth  a  possession,  a  help  '"like 
unto  liin7self,  and  a  pillar  of  rest. 

25  VViiere  no  hedge  is,  there  the 
"  possession  is  spoiled :  and  he  that 
hath  no  wife  will  wander  up  and 
down  mourning. 

20  Who  will  trust  '"a  thief  well 
appointed,  tliat  skippeth  from  city 
to  city  ?  so  [who  will  believe]  a  man 
that  hath  no  house,  and  lodgeth 
wheresoever  the  night  taketli  him  1 

CHAPTER  37. 

1  //(>)''  to  know  frieiulH  and  counisellors. 
VI  The  rfixcreiion  and  windom  of  a  {lodly 
man  blesseth  him.     27  Learn  io  rffrain 

thnw  appetite. 

EVERY  friend  saith,  I  am  his 
friend  also :    but  there   is    a 


friend,  which  is  only  a  friend  in 
name. 

2  Is  it  not  a  grief  unto  death, 
when  a  companion  and  friend  is 
turned  to  an  enemy'? 

3  O  wicked  '-'imagination. whence 
camest  thou  in  to  cover  tne  earth 
with  deceit  % 

4  There  is  a  companion,  which 
rejoiceth  in  the  prosperity  of  a 
friend,  but  in  the  time  of  trouble 
will  be  against  him. 

5  There  is  a  companion,  which 
helpeth  his  friend  "for  the  belly. 
and  taketh  up  the  buckler  against 
the  enemy. 

6  Forget  not  thy  friend  in  "^  thy 
mind,  and  be  not  unmindful  of  him 
in  thy  "^  riches. 

7  Every  counsellor  extolleth 
counsel ;  but  there  "  is  some  that 


counselleth  for  himself. 

8  Beware  of  a  counsellor,  and 
know  before  what  need  he  hath  ; 
for  he  will  counsel  foi-  himself  :  lest 
he  cast  the  lot  upon  thee, 

9  And  say  unto  thee.  Thy  way 
is  good :  and  afterward  he  stand  on 
the  other  side,  to  see  what  shall 
befall  thee. 

10  Consult  not  with  one  that 
'^suspecteth  thee:  and  hide  thy 
counsel  from  such  as  envy  thee. 

1 1  Neither  consult  with  a  woman 
touching  her  of  whom  she  is  jea- 
lous ;  neither  with  a  coward  in 
matters  of  war ;  nor  with  a  mer- 
chant concerning  exchange ;  nor 
with  a  buyer  of  selling ;  nor  with 
an  envious  man  of  thankfulness ; 
nor  with  an  unmerciful  man  touch- 
ing kindness  ;  nor  with  the  slothful 
for  any  work  ;  nor  with  an  hireling 
for  a  year  of  finishing  work ;  nor 
with  an  idle  servant  of  much  busi- 
ness :  hearken  not  unto  these  in 
any  matter  of  counsel. 

12  But  be  continually  with  a 
godly  man,  whom  thou  knowest  to 
keep  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord,  whose '"  mind  is  according  to 
thy  -"mind,  and  will  -'  sori-ow  with 
thee,  if  thou  shalt  miscari'y. 

13  And  let  the  counsel  of  thine 
own  heart  stand :  for  there  is  no 
man  more  faithful  unto  thee  than  it. 

14  For  a  man's  "'mind  is  some- 
time wont  to  tell  him  more  than 
seven  watchmen,  that  sit  above  in 
an  high  tower. 

1 5  And  above  all  this  pray  to  the 
most  High,  that  he  will  direct  thy 
way  in  truth. 

16  Let  reason  go  before  every 
enterprize,  and  counsel  before  every 
action. 


*0r, 


13  *  friend, 


^4  *  against 

the 

stranger, 

15  *  tlie 
battle, 

booty. 


16* 


1"  is  that 


18  looketh 
askance  at 


19  soul 

20  soul, 

21  *  eome  to 
thy  aid, 


973 


*0r. 


The  gloi'ij  of  the  wise. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  38. 


Honour  due  to  j^hi/sicians. 


1  *  The  root 
of  anguish 
is  the  heart, 
whence  four 
manner  of 
things  do 
spring  np : 


17  ^  The  cDuntenancp  is  a  sign  of 


eliaiiging  of  tlie  licai-t. 

18  Four  maiiiiei-  of  tilings  ap- 
T)par  :  good  and  evil,  life  and  death : 
but  the  tongue  I'uleth  over  them 
continually. 

1 9  There  is  one  that  is  wise  and 
teacheth  many,  and  yet  is  ^unpro- 
fitable to  himself. 

'20  There  is  one  that  sheweth 
wisdom  in  words,  and  is  hated  :  he 
shall  be  destitute  of  all  food. 

21  For  grace  is  not  given  him 
from  the  Lord  ;  because  he  is  de- 
prived of  all  ^wisdom. 

22  Another  is  wise  to  himself ; 
and  the  fruits  of  understanding 
"*  are  commendable  in  his  mouth. 

23  A  wise  man  instructeth  his 
people ;  and  the  fruits  of  his  under- 
standing fail  not. 

24  A  wise  man  shall  be  filled  with 
blessing ;  and  all  they  that  see  him 
shall  count  him  happy. 

25  The  days  of  tlie  life  of  man 
may  be  numbered  :  but  the  days  of 
Israel  are  innumerable. 

26  A  wise  man  shall  inherit  glory 
among  his  people,  and  his  name 
shall  be  i)erpetual. 

27  My  son,  prove  thy  soul  in  thy 
life,  and  see  what  is  evil  for  it,  and 
give  not  that  unto  it. 

28  For  all  things  are  not  profit- 
able for  all  men,  neither  hath 
every  soul  pleasure  in  every  thing. 

29  Be  not  unsatiable  in  any 
dainty  thing,  nor  too  greedy  upon 
meats : 

30  For  excess  of  meats  bringeth 
sickness,-  and  surfeiting  will  turn 
into  ''  cholfi'. 

31  ]5y  surfeiting  have  many  pe- 
rished ;  l)ut  he  that  taketh  heed 
prolongeth  his  life. 

CHAPTER  38. 

1  Uonour  due  to  tlie.  pJiit>iifian,  and  ic/ii/. 
\i>  I/oin  to  weep  it  ml  niniirii  for  the  detid . 
24  The  icindom  of  the  lenrned  man,  and 
of  the  lat'oiirer  and  artificer :  with  the  n.ic 
of  them  both. 

HONOUR  a  physician  with  the 
honour  du(!  unto  him  for  the 
uses  which  y(^  may  have  of  him  :  for 
the  Fjord  hath  cn^atccl  him. 

2   For   ''of    the  iimst    High    com 
etli   healing,   and   li(^  shall    receive 
'  liDiiour  of  the  king. 

•3  The  skill  of  the  physician  shall 
lift  uj)  his  head  :  and  in  the  sight 
of  great  men  he  shall  be  in  admira- 
tion. 

4  The  Lord  hath  created  medi- 
cines out()f  the  earth  ;  and  he  that 
is  wise  will  not  abhor  them. 


5  Was  not  the  water  made  sweet 
with  wood,  that  the  virtue  thereof 
might  be  known  ? 

6  And  he  hath  given  men  skill, 
that  he  might  be  honoured  in  his 
marvellous  works. 

7  With  such  doth  he  heal  [men,] 
and  taketh  away  their  pains. 

8  Of  such  doth  the  apothecary 
make  a  confection  ;  **  and  of  his 
works  there  is  no  end  :   and  from 


*  Or, 


Inm  IS  i)eace  over  all  the  earth. 

9  My  son,  in  thy  sickness  be  not 
negligent :  but  pray  unto  the  Lord, 
and  he  will  nifike  thee  whole. 

10  Leave  ofi'  from  sin,  and  order 
thine  hands  aright,  and  cleanse  thy 
heart  from  all  wickedness. 

1 1  Give  a  sweet  savour,  and  a 
memorial  of  fine  fiour  ;  and  make  a 
fat  offering,  '^as  not  being. 

12  Then  give  i)lace  to  the  physi- 
cian, for  the  Lord  hath  created 
him  :  let  him  not  go  from  thee,  for 
thou  hast  need  of  him. 

1 3  There  is  a  time  when  in  their 
hands  there  is  good  success. 

1-4  For  they  shall  also  pray  unto 
the  Lord,  that  he  would  prosper 
that,  which  they  give  for  ease  and 
remedy  to  prolong  life. 

15  He  that  sinneth  before  his 
"  Makei-.  1(4,  him  fall  into  the  hand 


of  the  ])livsicia,ii" 


16  i\ly  son,  let  tears  fall  down 
over  the  dead,  and  begin  to  lament, 
as  if  thou  hadst  suffered  great 
harm  thyself ;  and  then  cover  his 
body  according  to"  the  custom. and 
neglect  not  his  burial. 

1 7  Weep  bitterly,  and  make  great 
moan,  and  use  lamentation,  as  he  is 
worthy,  and  that  a  day  or  two,  lest 
thou  be  evil  spoken  of:  and  then 
comfort  thyself  for  thy  heaviness. 

18  For  of  heaviness  conieth 
death,  and  the  heaviness  of  "the 
heart  breaketh  sti-ength. 

19  In  aflliction  also  soi-row  re- 
maineth:  an(l  tlu>  life  of  the  poor  is 
'-  the  curse  of  the  heai't. 

20  'Pake  no  heaviness  to  heai't  : 
drive  it  away,  and  remember  the 
last  end. 

21  Forget '''rt  not,  for  tluM'e  is  no 
"  tuim'ng  again  :  thou  shalt  not  do 
him  good,  but  hurt  thyself. 

22  licmember    '''niv     iudgiiMMii  : 


for  thine  also  shall  be  so  ;  yesterday 
for  me,  anil  to  dav  foi-  thee. 

23  When  the  dead  is  at  rest,  let 
his  rememl)rance  rest ;  and  be  com- 
forted for  him,  when  his  spirit  is 
departed  from  him. 

24  The  wisdom  of  fa  learned 
man    cometh    b.y    opportunity    of 


*  Or, 


t  Gr.  the  scribe. 


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The  place  of  the  uideanied. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  39. 


Description  of  a  wise  man. 


1  the  breed 
of  bulls  ? 


2  artitieer 
aud  master 
workman, 


3  preserve 
exact  like- 
ness, 

*  have  un- 
ceasing care 
5  *  nn- 
wrought 
iron, 


6  *  without 
number  is 
all  his 
handiwork ; 

'■its 

8  finish  the 

glazing ; 


3  men  shall 
not  sojourn 
nor  walk  up 
and  down 
therein  : 

1''  assembly : 


11  *  instruc- 
tion 


leisure :    aud  he  that   hath    little 
business   shall   become  wise. 

25  How  can  he  get  wisdom  that 
holdeth  the  plough,  and  that  glori- 
eth  in  the  gt)ad,  that  driveth  oxen, 
and  is  occupied  in  their  labours, 
and  whose  talk  is  of  ^  bullocks'? 

26  He  giveth  his  mind  to  make 
furrows  ;  aud  is  diligent  to  give  the 
kine  fodder. 

27  8o  every  '^  carijenter  and  work- 
master,  that  laboureth  niglit  and 


day;  and  they  that  cut  and  grave 
seals,  and  are  diligent  to  make 
great  variety,  and  give  themselves 
to  •'counterfeit  imagery,  and  ^  watch 
to  finish  a  work  : 

28  The  smith  also  sitting  by  the 
anvil,  and  considering  the  ^  iron 
work,  the  vapour  of  the  fire  wast- 
eth  his  flesh,  and  he  fighteth  with 
the  heat  of  the  furnace  :  the  noise 
of  the  hammer  and  the  anvil  is  ever 
in  his  ears,  and  his  eyes  look  still 
upon  the  pattern  of  the  thing  that 
he  maketh  ;  he  setteth  his  mind  to 
finish  his  work,  and  watcheth  to 
polish  it  perfectly : 

29  So  doth  the  potter  sitting  at 
his  work,  and  turning  the  wheel 
about  with  his  feet,  who  is  alway 
carefully  set  at  his  work,  aud 
"maketh  all  his  work  by  number  ; 

30  He  fasliioneth  the  clay  with 
his  arm,  and  boweth  down  "^  his 
strength  before  his  feet ;  he  appii- 
eth  himself  to  ^  lead  it  over  :  and  he 
is  diligent  to  make  clean  the  fur- 
nace : 

31  All  these  trust  to  their  hands  : 
and  every  one  is  wise  in  his  work. 

32  Without  these  cannot  a  city 
be  inhabited  :  and  ^thev  shall  not 
dwell  where  they  will,  nor  go  up 


auft  down 


33  They  shall  not  be  sought  for 
in  publick  counsel,  nor  sit  high  in 
the  '"  congregation  :  they  shall  not 
sit  on  the  judges'  seat,  nor  under- 
stand the  sentence  of  judgment : 
they  cannot  declare  "justice  and 
judgment ;  and  they  shall  not  be 
found  where  parables  are  spoken. 

34  But  they  will  maintain  the 
state  of  the  world,  and  [all]  their 
desire  is  in  the  work  of  their  craft. 


CHAPTER  39. 

•fhlii,  thiii  /,v  trii 


1  A  ih'xvripl 

Ati crhnrtiinnii  tn  pnii.- 
w/tic/i  (I /-I'  ijdoi/  til  till-  g. 
that  (ire  eril. 


thereof,  will  seek  out  the  wisdom 
of  all  the  ancient,  and  be  occupied 
in  prophecies. 

2  He  will  keep  the  sayings  of  the 
renowned  men  :  and  where  subtil 
parables  are,  he  will  be  there  also. 

3  He  will  seek  out  the  '-secrets 


mill  cril  taf/wm 


BUT  he  that  giveth  his  mind  to 
the    law   of    the   most    High, 
and  is  occupied  in  the  meditation 


of  grave  sentences,  and  be  conver- 
saut  in  dark  parables. 

4  He  shall  serve  among  great 
men,  and  appear  before  princes  : 
he  will  travel  through  .strange 
countries ;  for  he  hath  tried  the 
good  aud  the  evil  among  men. 

5  He  will  give  his  heart  to  resort 
early  to  the  Lord  that  made  him, 
and  will  pray  before  the  most 
High,  and  will  open  his  mouth  in 
prayer,  and  make  supplication  for 
his  sins. 

6  '''When  the  great  Lord  will,  he 
shall  be  filled  with  the  spirit  of  un- 
derstanding :  he  shall  pour  out  wise 
sentences,  and  give  thanks  unto  the 
Lord  in  his  prayer. 

7  He  shall  direct  his  counsel  and 
knowledge,  and  in  his  secrets  shall 
he  meditate. 

8  He  shall  shew  forth  ^Hhat 
which  he  hath  learned,  aud  shall 
glory  in  the  law  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord. 

9  Many  shall  commend  his  un- 
derstanding ;  and  so  long  as  the 
world  endureth,  it  shall  not  be 
blotted  out ;  his  memorial  shall 
not  depart  away,  and  his  name 
shall  live  from  generation  to  ge- 
neration. 

10  Nations  shall  shew  forth  his 
wisdom,  and  the  congregation  shall 
declare  his  praise. 

11  If  he  '^die.  he  shall  leave  a 
greater  name  timu  a  thousand  :  and 
if  he  "'live,  he  '"shall  increase  it. 

12  Yet  have  I  more  to  say,  which 
I  have  thought  upon ;  for  I  am 
filled  as  the  moon  at  the  full. 

13  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  holy 
children,  and  bud  forth  as  a  rose 
growing  by  the  brook  of  the  Held  : 

14  And  give  ye  a  sweet  savour 
as  frankincense,  and  flourish  as  a 
lily,  send  forth  a  "^ smell,  and  sing 
a  song  of  praise,  bless  the  Lord  in 
all  his  works. 

15  Magnify  his  name,  aud  shew 
forth  his  praise  with  the  songs  of 
your  lips,  and  with  harps,^  and  in 
praising  him  ye  shall  say  after  this 
manner : 

1 6  All  the  works  of  the  Lord  are 
exceeding  good,  and  whatsoever  he 
commandeth  shall  be  accomplisJwd 
in  dvie  season. 

17  And  none  may  say,  '"  What  is 


*Qr, 


*0r, 


19  *  Why 


975 


All  (JoiVs  'Works  are  good. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  40. 


The  toil  and  misenj  of  life. 


tins'?  wherefore  is  that?  for  ^  at 
time  convenient  they  shall  all  Ee 
souj^ht  out :  at  his  commandment 
the  waters  stood  as  an  heap,  and 
at  the  words  of  his  mouth  the  re- 
ceptacles of  waters. 

1 8  At  his  commandment  is  done 
whatsoever  pleaseth  him ;  and  none 
can  '"  hindei',  when  he  will  save. 

19  The  works  of  all  tlesh  are  be- 
fore him,  and  nothing  can  be  hid 
from  his  eyes. 

20  He  seeth  from  everlasting  to 
everlasting ;  and  there  is  nothing 
wonderful  before  him. 

2 1  A  man  need  not  to  say, "  What 
is  this  1  wherefore  is  that  %  for  he 
hath  made  all  things  for  their  uses. 

22  His  blessing  covered  the  dry 
land  as  a  river,  and  watered  it  as 
a  Hood. 

23  As  he  hath  turned  the  waters 
into  saltness  :  so  shall  the  heathen 
inherit  his  wrath. 

24  As  his  ways  are  plain  unto 
the  holy  ;  so  are  they  stumbling- 
blocks  unto  the  wicked. 

25  For  the  good  are  good  things 
create(l  from  the  beginning :  so 
evil  things  for  sinners. 

26  The  pi-incipal  things  for  the 
whole  use  of  mans  life  are  water, 
fire,  iron,  and  salt,  Hour  of  wheat, 
honey,  milk,  and  tlie  blood  of  the 
grape,  and  oil,  and  clothing. 

27  All  these  things  are  for  good 
to  the  godly  :  so  to  the  sinners  they 
are  turned  into  evil. 

28  There  be  spirits  that  are  cre- 
ated for  vengeance,  which  in  their 
fury  lay  on  sore  strokes  ;  in  the 
time  of  destruction  they  pour  out 
th(nr  foi'f;e,  and  apijease  the  wrath 
of  him  that  made  them. 

29  Fire,  and  hail,  and  famine, 
and  death,  all  these  were  created 
for  vengeancf! ; 

30  Teeth  of  wild  beasts,  and 
scoi'pions,  ^  seri)ents.  and  the 
sword,  punishing  the  wicked  to 
destruction. 

31  They  sliall  rejoice  in  his  com- 
niandnient,  and  they  shall  be  ready 
ui)on  earth,  when  need  is;  and 
when  th(nr  time  is  come,  they  shall 
not  transgress  his  word. 

32  Therefore  from  the  beginning 
r  was  i-esolved,  and  thought  upon 
th(!se  things,  and  have  left  them  in 
writing. 

33  All  the  works  of  the  Lord  are 
good  :  and  he  will  give  every  need- 
ful thing  in  due  season. 

34  So  that  a  man  cannot  say, 
This  is  woi'.se  than  that:  for  in  "'time 
tlicy  shall  all  be  well  approved 


*  Or, 


35  And  therefore  praise  ye  the 
Lord  with  the  whole  heart  and 
mouth,  and  bless  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  40. 

1  Mdini  m;.-<fri,'.'<  ill  ,1  iiiitn'Klife.  12  The  re- 
iriiril  i,f  niiriijli-tmiiKiiinn^  ii'nd  the  fruit  (if 
tine  (liiiHinj.  IT  ^1  rirtiiouK  irife  and  iiii 
hdiiestfriend  rejoice  the  hearty  hut  the  fear 
iif  til  e  Lord  is  above  all.    28  A  beff(/ar''s  life 

is  Jultiful. 

;\T   travail   is  created   for 


G^  itE; 


ery  man,  and  an  heavy 
yoke  is  u))on  the  sons  of  Adam, 
from  the  day  that  they  go  out  of 
their  mother's  womb,  till  the  day 
that  they  return  to  the  mother  of 
all  things. 

2  Their  imagination  of  things 
to  come,  and  the  day  of  death, 
[trouble]  their  thoughts,  and 
[cause]  fear  of  heart ; 

3  From  him  that  sitteth  on  a 
throne  of  glory,  unto  him  tliat  is 
humbled  in  earth  and  ashes  ; 

4  From  him  that  weai'eth  purple 
and  a  crown,  unto  hliti  that  is 
clothed  tvith  a  "'linen,  frock. 

5  ^  Wi'ath.    and    envy,    trouble. 


:l    envy, 

and  unquietness,  fear  of  death, 
and  anger,  and  strife,  and  in  the 
time  of  rest  ujjon  his  bed  his 
•'  night  sleep,  do  change  his  ^"  k)io\v- 


G  A  little  or  nothing  is  his  rest, 
and  afterward  he  is  in  his  "  slee)). 
as  in  a  day  of  keeping  watch, 
troubled  in  tlie  vision  of  his  heart, 
as  if  he  were  escaped  out  of  a  l);ittle. 

7  When  all  is  safe,  he  awaketh, 
and  marvelleth  that  the  feai'  was 
nothing. 

8  [Such  things  happen]  vmto  all 
flesh,  both  man  anfi  beast,  and 
^-thnt  is  sevenfold  more  upon  sin- 
ners. 

9  Death,  and  bloodshed,  strife, 
and  sword,  calaiuities,  famine,  tri- 
bulation, and  th(>  scoiu'ge ; 

10  These  things  are  created  for 
the  wicked,  and  '"for  theii'  sakes 
cainc  the  flood. 


II  All  tilings  that  are  of  the 
earth  shall  turn  to  the  earth  again  : 
aTid  that  wliich  is  '''of  the  w;iters 
doth  return  into  the  scji. 


12  All  Itriheiy  and  injustice  shall 
be  blotted  out :  but  true  dealing 
shall  endure  for  ever. 

1  3  The  goods  of  the  unjust  sludl 
be  dried  u])  like  a  river,  and  .shall 
vanish  with  noise,  like  a  gi-eat 
thunder  in  rain. 

14  Wliile  he  openeth  his  liaTid 
'"  he  shall  i-ejoice  :  ^''so  slmll  tr.-ins- 
gi-essors  come  to  nought. 


976 


*Qr, 


Comfort  in  the  fear  of  God.  ECCLESIASTICUS,  42. 


Death  not  to  he  feared. 


15  The  children  of  the  ungodly 
shall  not  bring  forth  many 
branches :  but  are  as  unclean 
roots  upon  a  hard  rock. 

16  The  ^weed  growing  upon 
every  water  and  bank  of  a  river 
shall  be  pulled  up  before  all  grass. 

17  Bountifulness  is  as  a  most 
fruitful  garden,  and  mercifulness 
endureth  for  evei'. 

18  To  labour,  and  to  be  content 
with  that  a  man  hath,  is  a  sweet 
life  :  but  he  that  findeth  a  treasure 
is  above  them  both. 

19  Children  and  the  building  of 
a  city  continue  a  man's  name  :  but 
a  blameless  wife  is  counted  above 
them  both. 

20  Wine  and  musick  rejoice  the 
heart :  but  the  love  of  -  wisdom  is 
above  them  both. 

21  The  pipe  and  the  psaltery 
make  sweet  melody  :  but  ''a  ijlea- 
sant  tongue  is  above  them  both. 

22  Thine  eye  desireth  favour  and 
beauty  :  but  more  than  both  ''corn 
while  it  is  green. 

23  A  friend  and  companion  never 
meet  amiss  :  but  above  both  is  a 
wife  •''with  her  husband. 

24  Brethren  and  help  are  against 
time  of  trouble  :  but  alms  shall  de- 
liver more  than  them  both. 

25  Gold  and  silver  make  the  foot 
stand  sure  :  but  counsel  is  esteemed 
above  them  both. 

26  Riches  and  strength  lift  up 
the  heai't :  but  the  fear  of  the  Lord 
is  above  them  both :  there  is  no 
want  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  and 
it  needeth  not  to  seek  help. 

27  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  "a 
fruitful  garden,  and  covereth  "  him 
above  all  glory. 

28  My  son,  lead  not  a  beggar's 
life  ;  for  better  it  is  to  die  than  to 
beg. 

29  The  life  of  him  that  dependeth 
on  another  man's  tal)le  is  not  to  be 
counted  for  a  life  ;  for  he  polluteth 
himself  with  other  men's  *meat: 


but  a  wise  man  well  nurtvired  will 
beware  thereof. 

30  Begging  is  sweet  in  the  moutli 
of  the  shameless:  but  in  his  belly 
there  shall  burn  a  fire. 

CHAPTER  41. 

1  The  rememhravce  of  death.  .3  Death  is 
iio(  to  be  ftiU'ed.  .5  The  nngodlij  nha!l  he 
accurned.  11  Of  an  e pit  and  a  good  name. 
14  Wixdom  ix  to  tie  uttered.  1(5  Qf  irhui 
things  we  should,  be  ashai/ied. 

O  DEATH,  how  bitter  is  the  re- 
membrance of  thee  to  a  man 
that  liveth  at  rest  in  his  i^osses- 


sions,  unto  the  nian  that  hath  no- 
thing to  vex  him,  and  that  hath 
prosperity  in  all  things  :  yea,  unto 
him  that  is  yet  able  to  receive 
"  meat ! 

2  O  death,  acceptable  is  thy 
sentence  unto  the  needy,  and  unto 
him  whose  strength  faileth,  that  is 
now  in  the  last  age,  and  is  vexed 
with  all  things,  and  to  him_  that 
despaireth,  and  hath  lost  ^"patience! 

3  Fear  not  the  sentence  of  death, 
remember  them  that  have  been  be- 
fore thee,  and  that  come  after  ;  for 
this  is  the  sentence  of  the  Lord 
over  all  Hesli. 

4  And  wdiy  art  thou  against  the 
pleasure  of  the  most  High  1  there 
is  no  inquisition  in  the  grave, 
wliether  thou  have  lived  ten,  or  an 
hundred,  or  a  thousand  years. 

5  The  children  of  sinners  ai'e 
abominable  children,  and  "  they 
that  are  conversant  in  the  dwelling 


of  the  ungodly. 

6  ^'^The    inheritance 


of 


children    shall    perish,    and    their 


posterity  shall    have  a  perpetual 
reproach. 

7  The  children  will  complain  of 
an  ungodly  father,  because  they 
shall  be  reproached  for  his  sake, 

8  Woe  be  unto  you,  ungodly 
men,  which  have  forsaken  the  law 
of  the  most  high  God  !  for  if  ye  in- 
crease, it  shall  be  to  your  destruc- 
tion : 

9  And  if  ye  be  born,  ye  shall  be 
born  to  a  curse :  and  if  ye  die,  a 
curse  shall  be  youi-  portion. 

10  All  that  are  of  the  earth  shall 
turn  to  earth  again  :  so  the  un- 
godly shall  go  from  a  curse  to  de- 
struction. 

1 1  The  mourning  of  men  is  about 
their  bodies  :  but  ^■'  an  ill  name  of 


sinners  shall  be  blotted  out. 


*  Or, 


12  Have  regard  to  thy  name  ; 
for  that  shall  continue  with  thee 
above  a  thousand  great  treasures 
of  gold. 

13  A  good  life  hath  but  few 
days  :  but  a  good  name  endureth 
for  ever. 

14  t  My  childi'en,  keep  discipline 
in  peace :  t  for  wisdom  that  is 
hid,  and  a  treasure  that  is  not 
seen,  what  profit  is  in  them 
bothi 

15  A  man  that  hideth  his  fool- 
ishness is  better  than  a  man  that 
hidetli  his  wisdom. 

16  Therefore  be  "  shamefaced 
according  to  my  word  :  tor  it  is  not 


*  0); 

t  The  clause,  My  child reii  . 
is  wrongly  placed. 


peace, 


9  food ! 


hope ! 


11  *  a  foolish 
progeny  is 

1-2*  From  the 
children  of 
sinners  evil 
custom 
ruleth. 


13  *  a  good 
name  shall 
not  be 
blotted  out. 


w  modest 


62 


977 


Ofivhat  ive  should  be  ashamed.      ECCLESIASTICUS,  42. 


Care  concerning  tvomen. 


good   to    retain    ^  all    shamefaced- 
ness  ;    neither  is  it  altogether  ap- 


proved in  every  thin 


17  -Be  ashamed  of  '~  whoredom 
before  father  and  mother  :  and  of 
a  lie  before  a  prince  and  a  mighty 
man  ; 

18  Of  an  offence  before  a  judge 
and  ruler  ;  of  iniquity  before  a  con- 
gregation and  people ;  of  unjust 
dealing  before  thy  partner  and 
friend  ; 

1 9  And  of  theft  in  regard  of  the 
place  where  thou  sojournest,  and 
^in  regard  of  the  truth  of  Clod  and 


his  co\  enant  :  and  to  lean  with 
thine  elbow  *  upon  the  meat :  and 
of  scorning  to  give  and  take  ; 

20  And  of  silence  before  them 
that  salute  thee  ;  and  to  look  upon 
an  liarlot ; 

21  And  to  turn  away  thy  face 
from  thy  kinsman  ;  or  to  take  away 
a  portion  or  a  gift ;  or  to  gaze  upon 
another  man's  wife  ; 

22  Or  to  be  overbusy  with  his 
maid,  aiifl  come  not  near  her  bed  ; 
or  of  upbraiding  speeches  before 
friends  ;  and  after  thou  hast  given, 
upbraid  not ; 

23  Or  of  °  iterating  and  speak- 
ing again  that  which  thou  hast 
heard  ;  and  of  revealing  of  secrets. 

24  So  shalt  thou  be  truly 
"^shamefacefl.  and  find  favour  be- 
fore all  men. 

CHAPTER  42. 

1  Whereof  ire  nhould  not  be  dshaniei/.  9  Be 
careful  of  thi/  daughter.  12  Beware  of  a 
looman.  15  The  wofkn  and  greatness  of 
God. 

OF    these    things    be    not    thou 
ashamed,  and  accept  '  no  per- 
son t(j  sin  thereby  : 

2  Of  the  law  of  the  most  High, 
and  his  covenant ;  and  of  judgment 
"  to  justify  the  ungodly  ; 

."5  Of  reckoning  with_  thy  partners 
and  '■'  ti'av('llei-s  ;   or  of  '"  the  gift  of 


the  heritage  of  friends  ; 

4  Of  exactness  of  balance  and 
weights  ;  or  of  ' '  getting  ninch  or 
littlr 


5  And  of  merchants' '-  indidrrent 
selling  :  of  much  coi'rection  of  cliild- 


r(Mi  ;  and   to  make  the  siilr  of  ;in 
evil  servant  to  bleed. 


<)  Sui-e  keeping  is  good,  where  an 
evil  wife  is;  and  shut  up,  where 
many  hands  an;. 

7  I)eliver  all  things  in  number 
and  weight ;  and  put  all  in  writing 
that  thou  givest  out,  or  receives  t 
in. 


*0r, 


8  Be  not  ashamed  to  '"inform  the 
unwise  and  foolish,  and  the  extreme 
aged  that  '^  contendeth  with  those 
that  are  young :  thus  shalt  thou  be 
'^  truly  learned,  and  approved  of  all 
men  living. 

9  The  father  waketh  for  the 
daughter,  when  no  man  knoweth  ; 
and  the  care  for  her  taketh  away 
sleep :  when  she  is  young,  lest  she 
pass  away  the  flower  of  her  age ; 
and  being  married,  lest  she  shoulcl 
be  hated  : 

10  In  her  virginity,  lest  she 
should  be  defiled  and  gotten  with 
child  in  her  father's  house ;  and 
having  an  husband,  lest  she  should 
misbehave  herself  ;  and  when  she  is 
married,  lest  she  should  be  barren. 

11  Keep  a  sure  watch  over  a 
'^shameless  daughter,  lest  she  make 
thee  a  laughingstock  to  thine  ene- 
mies, and  a  byword  in  the  city,  and 
a  reproach  among  the  people,  and 
make  thee  ashamed  before  the  mul- 
titude. 

12  Behold  not  every  body's 
beauty,  and  sit  not  in  the  midst  of 
women. 

13  For  from  garments  cometh  a 
moth,  and  from  '"  women  wicked- 


14  Better  is  the  churlishness  of  a 
man  than  a  "^  courteous  woman,  a 
woman,  /  my,  which  '"  bringeth 
shame  and  reproach. 

15  I  will  now  remember  the 
works  of  the  Lord,  and  declare  the 
things  that  I  have  seen  :  -'"  Iti  the 
words  of  the  Lord  are  his  works. 

16  The  sun  that  giveth  light 
looketh  upon  all  things,  and  the 
-*  work  thereof  /.':  full  of  the  glory 


of  the   liOi'd. 

17  I'he  Lord  hath  not  given 
power  to  the  saints  to  declare  all 
his  marvellous  works,  whicOi  the 
Almight.v  Lord  firmly  setthnl,  that 
whatsoever  is  might  oe  established 
for  his  glory. 

1 8  He  "  seeketh  out  the  deep,  and 
the  lieart,  and  '-''considei-eth  their 


crnfty  (hnices:  for  tlic  Lord  know- 
eth  all  that  may  be  known,  and  he 
beholdeth  the  signs  of  the  world. 

19  He  declai;eth  the  things  that 
are  past,  and  for  to  come,  and  re- 
\'ealeth  tlur-'  steiis  of  hidden  things. 

20  No  thought  (>scapeth  him, 
neither  any  word  is  hidden  from 
him. 

21  He  hath  -""'g;!  mi  shed  theexccl- 
lent  works  of  his  wisdom,  and  he  is 
fi'om  everlasting  to  (n'erlasting : 
unto  him   may  nothing  be  added, 


*  Or, 


978 


The  works  of  God 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  43. 


in  heaven  and  earth. 


1  *  and  how 
brilliant  are 
they  to 
behold ! 


2  *  different 
one  from 
another : 


^  *  poureth 
out  warmth; 
it  is  a 
marvellous 
instrument, 


5  *  A  furnace 
when  it  is 
blown 
cause  th 
heat,  but  the 
sun  when  it 
is  sent  forth 
])urneth  the 
mountains ; 

6  *  by  his 
words  he 
giveth 
brilliancy  to 
his  mighty 
ones. 

"  *  The  moon 
also  is 
established 
for  seasons, 

8  an 

everlasting 
sign. 

9  *  and  she 
performeth 
her  ofHce 
in  lier 
changing. 


1"  stand 


neither  can  he  be  diminished,  and 
he  hath  no  need  of  any  counsellor. 

2:^  Oh  how  desirable  are  all  his 
works  !  ^  and  that  a  man  may  see 
even  to  a  spark. 

'23  All  these  things  live  and 
remain  for  ever  for  all  uses,  and 
they  are  all  obedient. 

24  All   things    are   "  double  one 


against  another  :  and  he  hath  made 


nothing  ''imperfect. 

25  One  thing  establisheth  the 
good  of  another  :  and  who  shall  be 
filled  with  beholding  his  glory  1 

CHAPTER  43. 

1  T/ie  word's  of  God  in  heaven,  and  in  earth, 
and  in  the  xea,  are  exceeding  glorious  and 
wonder/'uf.  29  Yet  God  hhnse/f  in  h/.s 
j^ower  and  wisdom  is  above  all. 

THE    pride   of   the  height,   the 
clear  firmament,  the  beauty  of 
heaven,  with  his  glorious  shew  ; 

2  The  sun  when  it  appeareth, 
•*  declaring  at  his  rising  a  mavvel- 


lous  instrument,  the  work  of  the 


most  High  : 

3  At  noon  it  parcheth  the 
country,  and  who  can  abide  the 
burning  heat  thereof? 

4  ^  A  man  blowing  a  furnace  is  in 
works  of  heat,  but  the  sun  burneth 


the  mountains  three  times  more; 
breathing  out  fiery  vapours,  and 
sending  forth  bright  beams,  it 
dimmeth  the  eyes. 

5  Great  is  the  Lord  that  made 
it ;  and  *"  at  his  commandment  it 
runneth  hastily. 


G  ^  He  made    the  moon   also   to 


serve  in  her  season  for  a  declai'a- 


tion  of  times,  and  ^a  sign  of  the 
world. 


7  -b'rom  the  moon  is  the  sign  of 
feasts,  ^ a  light  that  decreaseth  in 
her  perfection. 

8  The  month  is  called  after  her 
name,  increasing  wonderfully  in 
her  changing,  being  an  instrument 
of  the  armies  above,  shining  in  the 
firmament  of  heaven ; 

9  The  beauty  of  heaven,  the 
glory  of  the  stars,  an  ornament 
giving  light  in  the  highest  places 
of  the  Lord. 

10  At  the  commandment  of  the 
Holy  One  they  '"will  stand  in  their 
order,  and  never  faint  in  their 
watches. 

11  Look  upon  the  rainbow,  and 
praise  him  that  made  it ;  very 
beautiful  it  is  in  the  brightness 
thereof. 

12  It  compasseth  the  heaven 
about  with  a  glorious  circle,  and 


*0r, 


the  hands  of  the  most  High  have 
bended  it. 

13  By  his  commandment  he 
maketh  the  snow  to  fall  apace, 
andi  sendeth  swiftly  the  lightnings 
of  his  judgment. 

14  Through  "  this  the  treasures 
are  opened  :  and  clouds  fiy  forth 
as  '-^  fowls. 

1 5  By  his  great  power  lie  maketh 
the  clouds  firm,  and  the  hailstones 
are  broken  small. 

16  At  his  "^  sight  the  mountains 
are  shaken,  and  at  his  will  the 
south  wind  bloweth. 

17  The  noise  of  the  thunder 
maketh  the  earth  to  "  tremble : 
so  doth  the  northern  storm  and 
the  whirlwind  :  as  birds  flying  he 
scattereth  the  snow,  and  the  fall- 
ing down  thereof  is  as  the  lighting 
of  '•''  grasshoppers  : 

1 8  The  eye  marvelleth  at  the 
beauty  of  the  whiteness  thereof, 
and  the  heart  is  astonished  at  the 
raining  of  it. 

19  The  hoarfrost  also  as  salt  he 
poureth  on  the  earth,  and  ^"^  being 


congealed,  it  lieth  on  the  top   of 


sharp  stakes. 

20  When  the  cold  north  wind 
bloweth,  and  the  water  is  con- 
gealed into  ice,  it  abideth  upon 
every  gathering  together  of  water, 
and  clotheth  the  water  as  with  a 
breasti^late. 

21  It  devoureth  the  mountains, 
and  burneth  the  wilderness,  and 
consumeth  the  gi"ass  as  fire. 

22  A  pi  resent  remedy  of  all  is  a 
mist  coming  speedily :  a  dew  coming 
'"  after  heat  refresheth. 

23  By  his  counsel  he  appeaseth 
the  deep,  and  planteth  islands 
therein. 

24  They  that  sail  on  the  sea  tell 
of  the  danger  thereof ;  and  when 
we  hear  it  with  our  ears,  we  marvel 
thereat. 

25  For  therein  be  strange  and 
wondrous  works,  variety  of  all 
kinds  of  beasts  and  whales  created. 

26  '^  By  him  the  end  of  them 
hath  prosperous  success,  and  by 
his  word  all  things  consist. 

27  We  may  speak  much,  and  yet 
come  short :  wherefore  '"  in  sum,  he 
is  all. 

28  How  shall  w^e  be  able  to  mag- 
nify him  1  for  he  is  great  above  all 
his  works. 

29  The  Lord  is  terrible  and  very 
great,  and  mai'vellous  is  his  power. 

30  When  ye  glorify  the  Lord, 
exalt  him  as  miich  as  ye  can  ;  for 
even  yet  will  he  far  exceed :  and 


*  Or, 


11  his  word 
the  treasure 
houses 
1-2  birds. 


'  appearing 


14  be  in 
anguish : 


15  the  locust  : 


16  *  maketh 
it  to  bloom 
with  flowers 
like 
sapphire. 


ir  *  refresh- 
eth the 
withered 
grass. 


18  By  reason 
of  him  his 
M'ork  doth 
prosper, 

13  the  sum 
of  our 
words  is. 


979 


The  praise  of  (jodbj  men. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  44,  45. 


The  patriarchs. 


1  *  godly 

2  *  allotted 
great  glory 
to  them, 
and  they 
were  mighty 
in  power 

3  such  as 
gave 

*  declared 

S  *  Rulers  of 
the  people 
in  their 

insight, 


6  * 


musu- 


according  to 
measure, 
and  set 
forth  pro- 
verhs 
^  *  Men  of 
worth 
furnished 
with  re- 
sources. 


8  *  N(!ver- 
theless  these 
were  godly 
0  *  shall  not 
he 

in*  ,i„,ir 
goodness, 
and  their 
iiilieritancro 
uuto  child- 
ren's child- 
ren. 
11  *  memory 


when  ye  exalt  him,  put  forth  all 
your  strength,  and  be  not  weary ; 
for  ye  can  never  go  far  enough. 

."M  Who  hath  neen  him,  that  he 
might  tell  us  ?  and  who  can  mag- 
nify him  as  he  is  1 

32  There  are  yet  hid  greater 
things  thaii  these  be,  for  Ave  have 
seen  but  a  few  of  his  works. 

33  For  tlie  Lord  hath  made  all 
things ;  and  to  the  godly  hath  he 
given  wisdom. 

CHAPTER  44. 

1  Tlie  praise  of  certain  hohj  men:  16  of 
Eiiocli,  17  Noafi,  19  Abraham,  22  Isaac, 
28  and  Jacob. 

LET  US  now  praise  '  famous  men, 
and  our  fathers  that  begat  us. 
2  The  Lord  hath  -  wrought  great 
glory  by  them  through   his  great 


nx 


power  troin  the  beginning. 

3  Such  as  did  bear  rule  in  their 
kingdoms,  men  I'enowned  for 
their  power,  ^ giving  counsel  by 
their  understanding,  and  ^  declar- 
ing prophecies  : 

4  "'Leaders  of  the  iieopleby  their 
counsels,  and  by  their  knowledge 
of  learning  meet  for  the  people, 
wise  and  eloquent  in  their  instruc- 
tions : 

5  (Such    as  found    out    •'musical 


tunes,  and   recited  verses  in  writ- 


ing : 

(j  "  Ilich  men  furnislied  with  abi- 
lity, living  peaceably  in  their  habi- 
tations : 

7_A11  these  were  honoured  in 
their  generations,  and  were  the 
glory  of  their  times. 

<S  There  be  of  them,  tliat  have 
left  a  name  behind  them,  that 
their  praises  might  be  reported. 

9  And  some  tliere  be,  which  liaA-e 
no  memorial ;  who  are  perished, 
as  though  they  had  never  been ; 
and  are  become  as  though  they 
hafl  never  been  born ;  and  their 
children  after  tluMn. 

10  "  lUit  these  were  ineiriful  men, 
whose  I'ighteoiisness  "hath  not 
been  forgotten. 

11  With  tlieir  seed  shall  con- 
tinually remain   '"a    good    inlicri 


tance,  ;i,nd  their  (;hil(li('ii  aic  wil  liin 


1  lie  ro\cii;iii1  ■ 

1  2  Their  se(;d  standeth  fast,  and 
their  childnui  for  theii-sakes. 

13  Their  "  seed  shall  remain  for 
over,  and  their  glory  shall  not  be 
blotted  out. 

14  Their  bodies  are  buried  in 
peace ;  but  their  name  liveth  for 
evermore. 


*0r, 


15  The  people  will  tell  of  their 
wisdom,  ami  the  congregation  will 
shew  forth  their  praise. 

16  Enoch  pleased  the  Lord,  and 
w'as  translated,  being  an  example 
of  '-  repentance  to  all  generations. 

17  Noah  was  found  perfect  and 
righteous  ;  in  the  time  of  wrath 
he  was  tAken  in  exchange  [for  the 
world  ;]  therefore  was  he  left  as  a 
remnant  unto  the  earth,  when  the 
flood  '''cajue. 

1 8  An  everlasting  covenant  Avas 
made  with  him,  that  all  flesh 
should  perish  no  more  by  the  flood. 

19  Abraham  was  a  great  father 
of  many  ^^  people :  in  glory  was 
there  none  like  unto  him ; 

20  Who  kept  the  law  of  the  most 
High,  and  was  in  covenant  with 
him :  he  established  the  covenant 
in  his  flesh  ;  and  when  he  was 
proved,  he  was  found  faithful. 

21  Therefore  he  assured  him  by 
an  oath,  that  he  would  bless  the 
nations  in  his  seed,  and  that  he 
would  multiply  him  as  the  dust  of 
the  earth,  and  exalt  his  seed  as 
the  stars,  and  cause  them  to  in- 
herit from  sea  to  sea,  and  from 
'Hhe  river  unto  the  utmost  part 
of  the  land. 

22  With  Isaac  did  he  establish 
likewise  [for  Abraham  his  father's 
sake]  the  blessing  of  all  men,  and 
the  covenant, 

23  And  made  it  rest  upon  the 
head  of  .lacob.  He  '"acknowledged 
him  in  his  blessing,  and  gave  him 
an  heritage,  and  divided  his  por- 
tions ;  among  the  twelve  tribes 
did  he  part  them. 

CHAPTER  45. 

1    The  praise  of  Mihtex,    (iofAaroit,    i'i  and 

of  JViinee.n. 

AND  he  brought  out  of  him  a 
'"mei-cifnl  man,  which  found 
favour  in  the  sight  ot  all  llesh,  e\en 
Moses,  beloved  of  God  and  men, 
whose  memoi'i;i-l  is  blessed. 

2  He  madi'  him  like  to  the  glori- 
ous saints,  and  magnified  him,  so 
that  his  enemies  stood  in  fear  of 
him. 

3  P)y  his  woi'ds  he  caused  the 
wonders  to  cease,  and  Ik>  iiui.de 
him  glorious  in  the  sight  of  kings, 
Mild  gave  him  a  comiiiaiidiiient  for 
his  people,  and  she\v(>d  him  part  of 
his  glory. 

4  He  sanctified  him  in  his  faith- 
fulness and  meekness,  and  chose 
him  out  of  all  men. 

5  He  mad(!  him  to  hear  his 
voice,  and  brought  him  into  the 
dark  cloud,  and  gave  him  conmnand- 


*  Or, 


t  That  is,  Euphrates. 


12  «  know- 
ledge 


13  *  ceased. 


!■*  nations : 


15 1  the 
River 


16  *  con- 
firmed hiiu 
in  the 


1'  man  of 

pit'ty, 


980 


Moses,  and  Aaron, 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  46. 


and  Phinehas. 


ments  ^  before  his  face,  even  the 
law  of  life  and  knowledge,  that  he 
might  teach  Jacob "-'  his  covenants, 
and  Israel  his  judgments. 

6  He  exalted  Aaron,  an  holy  man 
like  unto  him,  even  his  brother,  of 
the  tribe  of  Levi. 

7  An  everlasting  covenant  he 
made  with  him,  and  gave  him  the 
priesthood  among  the  people;  he 
beautified  him  with  comely  orna- 
ments, and  clothed  him  with  a  robe 
of  glory. 

8  He  put  upon  him  perfect  glory ; 
and  ^  strengthened  him  with  rich 
ga 


rments,    with    breeches,    with 


ong  robe,  and  tlie  et)hod. 

y  And   he  comjjassed  him   with 
^  pomegranates,    and     with    many 


golden  bells  round  about,  that  as 
he  went  there  might  be  a  sound, 
and  a  noise  made  that  might  be 
heard  in  the  temple,  for  a  memorial 
to  the  children  of  his  people  ; 

10  With  an  holy  garment,  with 
gold,  and  blue  silk,  and  purple, 
the  work  of  the  embroiderer,  with 
a  breastplate  of  judgment,  and 
with  Urim  and  Thummim  ; 

1 1  With  twisted  scarlet,  the  work 
of  the  cunning  workman,  with  pre- 
cious stones  graven  like  seals,  and 
set  in  gold,  the  work  of  the  jewel- 
ler, ^  with  a  writing  engraved  for 
a  memorial,  after  the  number  of  the 
tribes  of  Israel. 

1  2  He  set  a  crown  of  gold  upon 
the  mitre,  wherein  was  engraved 
Holiness,  an  ornament  of  honour,  a 
costly  work,  the  desires  of  the  eyes, 
goodly  and  beautiful. 

13  Before  him  there  were  none 
such,  neither  did  ever  any  stranger 
put  them  on,  but  only  his  children 
and  his  children's  children  per- 
]jetually. 

14  Their  sacrifices  shall  be 
wholly  consumed  every  day  twice 
continually. 

15  Moses  t  consecrated  him,  and 
anointed  him  with  holy  oil :  this 
was  appointed  unto  him  by  an  ever- 
lasting covenant,  and  to  his  seed, 
so  long  as  the  heavens  should  re- 
main, that  they  should  miiiister 
unto  him,  and  execute  the  office  of 
the  pi'iesthood,  and  bless  the  people 
in  his  name. 

16  He  chose  him  out  of  all  men 
living  to  offer  sacrifices  to  the  Lord, 
incense,  and  a  sweet  savour,  for  a 
memorial,  to  make  reconciliation 
for   his   people. 

17  He  gave  unto  him  his  com- 
mandments, and  authority  in  the 
statutes    of    judgments,   that    he 


should  teach  Jacob  the  testimonies, 
and  inform  Israel  in  his  laws. 

18  (Strangers  conspired  together 
against  him,  and  "  maligned  him  in 
the  wilderness,  even  the  men  that 
were  of    Dathan's   and    "  Al)iron's 


side,  and  the  congregation  of  *  Com 
with  fury  and  wrath. 

19  This  the  Lord  saw,  and  it  dis- 
pleased him,  and  in  his  wrathful 
indignation  were  they  consumed  : 
he  did  wonders  upon  them,  to  con- 
sume them  with  the  fiery  fiame. 

20  ^  But  he   made  Aaron    moi'e 


*  Or, 


llch.  tilled  liis  hail. I. 


honoural)le,  and  gave  him  an  iieri- 
tage,  and  divided  unto  him  the 
firstfruits  of  the  increase;  '" espe- 
cially lie  prepared  bread  in  abun- 
dance : 

2 1  For  they  eat  of  the  sacrifices 
of  the  Lord,  which  he  gave  unto 
him  and  his  seed. 

22  Howbeit  in  the  land  of  the 
people  he  had  no  inheritance, 
neither  had  he  any  portion  among 
the  people  :  for  the  Lord  himself  is 
his  portion  and  inheritance. 

23  The  third  in  glory  is  ^'  Phinees 
the  son  of  Eleazar,  because  he  had 
zeal  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  and 
stood  up  with  good  courage  of  heart 
when  the  people  were  turned  '"back, 
and  made  reconciliation  for  Israel. 

21  Therefore  was  there  a  cove- 
nant of  peace  made  with  him,  that 
he  should  be  the  chief  of  the  sanc- 
tuary and  of  his  people,  and  that 
he  and  his  posterity  should  have 
the  dignity  of  the  priesthood  for 
ever : 

25  According  to  the  covenant 
made  with  David  son  of  Jesse,  of 
the  tribe  of  Juda,  that  the  inheri- 
tance of  the  king  should  be  to  his 
posterity  alone  :  so  the  inheritance 
of  Aaron  should  also  be  unto  his 
seed. 

2(j  "God  give  you  wisdom  in 
your  lieart  to  juflge  his  people  m 


righteousness,     that      their      good 


things  be  not  abolislied.  and  that 


th.eir  glory  may  enchnv  for  ever. 


CHAPTER  46. 

■   prai.se  of  Jonhua,   9  of  Caleb,  13    of 
I '(el. 


"  TESl 


ESUS    the 


son 
"tlie 


of    Nave  was 


lant  m  tlie  wars,  and  was 
the  successor  of  Most^s  in  prophe- 
cies, who  according  to  his  name 
was  made  great  for  the  saving  of 
the  elect  of  God,  and  taking  ven- 
geance of  the  enemies  that  rose  up 
against  them,  that  he  might  set 
Israel  in  their  inheritance. 


*0r, 


6  envied 

"  Abiram's 
8  Korah, 


9  He  made 
Aarou  still 
more 

honourable, 
10*  so  that 
he  gave  him 


11  Phinehas 


12  away 
backward, 


13  *  And  now 
bless  ye  the 
Lord,  who 
is  good,  who 
hath 

crowned  you 
with  glory, 
and  given 
you  wisdom 
of  heart ; 
thus  shall 
your  good 
things  be 
not  for- 
gotten, and 
your  glory 
shall  endure 
for  per- 
petual gene- 
rations. 
"Joshua  the 
son  of  Nun 


081 


Joshua,  Caleb,  Samuel. 


ECCLESTASTICUS,  47. 


Nathan  and  David. 


2  How  great  glory  gat  he,  when 
he  did  Hft  up  his  hands,  and 
stretched  out  his  sword  against 
the  cities  ! 

3  '■  Who  before  him  so  stood  to 


it  ?   for  the  Lord  himself    brought 


his  enemies  unto  him. 


4  Did  not  the  sun  -go  back  by 
his  means  1  and  was  not  one  day  as 
long  as  two  ? 

5  He  called  upon  the  most  high 
Lord,  when  the  enemies  pressed 
upon  him  on  every  side;  and  the 
great  Lord  heard  him. 

6  And  with  hailstones  of  mighty 
power  he  made  the  battle  to  fall 
violently  upon  the  nations,  and  in 
the  descent  [of  IJeth-horon]  he  de- 
stroyed them  that  resisted,  that 
^the  nations  might  know  all  their 


strength.  IxH-ausc  he  fouglit  in  the 


siglit  of  tlie  Ijoi'd,  and  he  followed 
the  Mighty  One. 

7  In  the  time  of  IMoses  also  he 
did  a  work  of  ^  mercy,  he  and  Caleb 
the  son  of  ^  Jephunne,  in  that  they 
withstood  the  congregation,  and 
withheld  the  people  from  sin,  and 
appeased  the  wicked  murmuring. 

8  And  of  six  hundred  thousand 
people  on  foot,  they  two  were  pre- 
served to  bring  them  into  the  heri- 
tage, even  unto  the  land  that 
floweth  with   milk  and   honey. 

9  The  Lord  gave  strength  also 
unto  Caleb,  which  remained  with 
liim  unto  his  old  age  :  so  that  he 
entered  upon  the  high  places  of 
the  land,  and  his  seed  obtained  it 
for  an   heritage: 

10  That  all  the  children  of  Israel 
might  see  that  it  is  good  to  "follow 
the  Loi'd. 

11  And  concei'iiing  the  judges, 
every  one  by  name,  whose  heart 
"  went  not  a  whoring.  nord(7)arted 
from  tli(^  Lord,  let  their  memory 
be    blessed. 

12  '^  Let  their  bones  ilourish  out 


of   their    nlacc   and    fetthenaine 


of    them    that   were   lion(Jured    lje 
continued   upon   their  children. 

1  .S  Sanuiel,  the  proi)het  of  the 
fjord,  beloved  of  his  jjord,  esta- 
blish(!d  a  kingdom,  atid  anointed 
[)rinces   over    his    people. 

14  Hy  the  law  of  the  Lord  he 
jiidgcHl  the  congregation,  and  the 
Lord  "li;i,d  respect  unto  .Jacob. 

15  liy  his  faithfulness  h(^  was 
found  a  trui;  i)rophet,  and  by  his 
word  h(!  was  known  to  be  faithful 
in  vision. 

IG  He  called  upon  the  mighty 
Lord,   when  his    enenii<s    i)i-<>ss(>d 


*  Or, 


t  llrh.  siaiid. 


upon  him  on  ev^ery  side,  when  he 
oftered  the  sucking  lamb. . 

17  And  the  Loi'd  thundered  from 
heaven,  and  with  a  great  noise 
made  his  voice  to  be  heard. 

18  And  he  destroyed  the  '"rulers 
of  the  Tyrians.  and  all  the  prnices 
of  the  Fhihstmes. 

1 9  And  before  his  long  sleep  he 
made  protestations  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  and  his  anointed,  I  have 
not  taken  any  man's  goods,  so 
much  as  a  shoe :  and  no  man  did 
accuse  him. 

20  And  after  his  death  he  "  pro- 
phesied, and  shewed  the  king  his 
end,  and  lifted  up  his  voice  from 
the  earth  in  prophecy,  to  ''^  blot 
out  the  wickedness  of  the  people. 

CHAPTER  47. 

1  T/ie  praixe  of  Nathdii,  2  (;/  Darid,  12  of 
Solomon  his  gloi')/,  mid  iiijirinitien.  'i-i  (if 
hifi  end  and  punishment. 

AND  after  him  rose  up  Nathan 
to    prophesy    in  the  time  of 
David. 

2  As  is  the  fat  taken  away  fi-om 
the  peace  offering,  so  was  David 
chosen  out  of  the  C'nildi;en  of  Israel. 

3  He  played  with  lions  as  with 
kids,  and  with  bears  as  with 
lambs. 

4  (Slew  he  not  a  giant,  when  Ik; 
was  yet  but  young?  and  did  he 
not  take  away  re])roach  from  the 
people,  when  he  lif te<I  up  his  hand 
with  the  stone  in  the  sling,  and 
beat  down  the  boasting  of  Goliatli  1 

5  Yov  he  called  upon  the  most 
high  Lord :  and  he  gave  him 
strength  in  his  right  hand  to  slay 
that  mighty  warrior,  and  set  up 
the  horn  of  his  people. 

G  So  the  people  '''hononrcMl  him 


with  ten  thousands,  and  praised 
him  in  the  blessings  of  tht^  Lord,  in 
that  he  gave  him  a  crown  of  gior.v. 

7  For  he  destroyed  the  enemies 
on    every     side,    and     brought  to 
nought  tlie  I^hilistines  his   adver- 
saries, and  bi'ake  their  hoi'n  in  sun 
der  unto  this  day. 

8  In  all  his  works  he  i)raised  the 
Holy  One  most  high  with  words  of 
glory;  with  liis  whole  heart  lie 
sung  songs,  and  loved  him  that 
made  him. 

9  He  set  singfM's  also  b(>fore  the 
altar,  that  by  their  voices  they 
might  make  sweet  melod.y,  and 
(lail.v  sing  praises  in  their  songs. 

10  He  b(>a,utified  their  feasts, 
and  set  in  ordei'  th(>  soienui  times 
"uiilil  the  end,  that  they  might 
praise    his    holy   name,   and   that 


*  ()i\ 


10  *  garri- 
sons of 
the  foe, 


sought, 
1-  sweep 


'•'  *  named 
liini  from 
his 


"  in  perfec- 
tion, 


982 


Solomon,  his  glory  and  Ms  fall.     ECCLESIASTICUS,  48. 


Elijah  and  Elisha. 


the    temple 
'morning. 


might    sound    from 


1 1  TJie  Lord  took  aAvay  his  sins, 
and  exalted  his  horn  for  ever  :  he 
gave  him  '^  a  covenant  of  kings,  and 
a  throne  of  glory  m  Israel. 

12  After  him  rose  up  a  wise  son, 
and  for  his  sake  he  dwelt "  at  large. 

13  8olomf)n  reigned  in  a  peace- 
able time,  and  was  honoured  ;  for 
God  made  all  quiet  round  about 
him,  that  he  might  build  an  house 
in  his  name,  and  prepare  his  sanc- 
tuary for  ever. 

14  How  wise  wast  thou  in  thy 
youth,  and,  ^as  a  flood,  filled  with 
understanding ! 

15  Thy  soul  covered  the  whole 
earth,  and  thou  filledst  it  with 
dark  jjarables. 

16  Th.v  ''name  went  fai-  unto  the 
islands :   and    for    thy  peace  thou 


wast  beloved. 

17  The  countries  marvelled  at 
thee  for  thy  songs,  and  proverbs, 
and  parables,  and  interpretations. 

1 8  By  the  name  of  the  Lord  God, 
which  is  called  the  "Lord  God  of 
Israel,  thou  didst  gather  gold  as  tin, 
and  didst  multiply  silver  as  lead. 

1 9  Thou  didst  bow  thy  loins  unto 
women,  and  by  thy  body  thou  wast 
brought  into  subjection. 

20  Thou  didst  stain  thy  honour, 
and  '^i)ollute  thy  seed :  so  that 
thou  broughtest  wrath  upon  thy 
children,  and  " wast  grieved  for 
thy  folly. 

21  8o  the  kingdom  was  divided, 
and  out  of  Ephraim  ruled  a  rebel- 
lious kingdom. 

22  But  the  Lord  will  never  leave 
off  his  merc.v,  neither  shall  any  of 
his  wf)rk.s  perish,  neither  will  he 
abolish  the  posterity  of  his  elect, 
and  the  seed  of  him  that  loveth 
him  he  will  not  take  away  :  where- 
fore he  gave  a  remnant  unto  Jacob, 
and  out  of  him  a  root  unto  David. 

23  Thus  rested  Solomon  with  his 
fathers,  and  of  his  seed  he  left  be- 
hind him  "Boboam,  even  the  fool- 
ishness of  the  peo])le.  and  one  that 


had  no  undeistanding,  who  turned 
away  the  people  through  his  coun- 
sel. There  was  also  Jeroboam  the 
son  of  Nebat,  who  {-aused  Israel  to 
sin,  and  '"shewed  Ephraim  the  way 
of  sin  : 

21  And  their  sins  were  multi- 
l)lied  exceedingly,  that  they  were 
driven  out  of  the  land. 

25  For  they  sought  out  all  wick- 
edness, till  the  vengeance  came 
upon  them. 


*  Or, 


CHAPTER  48. 

1    The  praise  of  Elian,     Vi  of  Eliseiis,  \1  and 
of  Ezekiax. 

THEN  stood  up  "  Ellas  the  pro- 
phet   as    fire,    and    his    word 
burned  like  a  '-  lamp. 

2  He  brought  a  sore  famine  upon 
them,  and  by  his  zeal  he  '■'dimi- 
nished their  number. 

3  By  the  word  of  the  Lord  he 
shut  up  the  heaven,  and  also  three 
times  brought  down  fire. 

4  O  "Elias.  how  wast  thou  ho- 
noured m  thy  wondrous  deeds ! 
and  who  may  glory  like  unto  thee  ! 

5  Who  didst  raise  up  a  dead  man 
from  death,  and  his  soul  from  t  the 
place  of  the  dead,  by  the  word  of 
the  most  High  : 

6  Who  broughtest  kings  to  de- 
struction, ancl  honourable  men 
from  their  "^  bed  : 

7  Wlio  heardest  the  rebuke  of 
the  Lord  in  Sinai,  and  in  Horeb 
the  judgment  of  vengeance  : 

8  Who  anointedst  '"kings  to 
take  revenge,  and  '"  prophets  to 
succeed  after  him : 

9  Who  wast  taken  up  in  a  whirl- 
wind of  fire,  and  in  a  chariot  of 
fiery  horses : 

10  Who  "*wast  ordained  for  re- 


proofs  in  their  times,  to  ])ac.ify  the 
wrath  of  tlie  Lord  s  judgment,  be- 
fore it  brake  forth  into  fury,  and 
to  turn  the  heart  of  the  '"  father 
unto  the  son,  and   to  restore   the 


tribes  of  Jacob. 

11  Blessed  are  they  that  saw 
thee,  and  slept  in  love ;  for  we 
""shall  surely  live. 

12  "  Elias  it  was,  who  was  co- 
vered with  a. whirlwind:  and  "'  Eli- 
seus  was  filled  with  his  spirit : 
whilst  he  lived,  he  was  not  moved 
ivith  the  presence  of  any  pi'ince, 
neither  could  any  bring  him  into 
subjection. 

1 3  -  No  word  could  overcome 
him  ;  and  after  his  death  his  body 
prophesied. 

14  He  did  wonders  in  his  life, 
and  at  his  death  were  his  works 
marvellous. 

15  For  all  this  the  people  re- 
liented  not,  neither  departed  they 
from  their  sins,  till  they  were 
spoiled  and  carried  out  of  their 
land,  and  were;  scattered  through 
all  the  earth  :  yet  there  remained 
a  small  people,  and  a  ruler  in  the 
house  of  David  : 

16  Of  whom  some  did  tliat  which 
was  pleasing  to  God,  and  some  mul- 
tiplied sins. 


*  Or, 


t  Gr.  Hades. 


11  Elijah 

12  *  furnace. 

13  made 
them  few  in 


Elijah, 


place : 


ifi  *  a  king 
1"  *  a  pro- 
pliet 


18  *  art 
recorded  as 
ready  in 
due  season, 

19  *  fathers 
unto  the 
children, 
and  to  give 
understand- 
ing to 

2"  also  shall 

•^1  Elisha 


2'-  Nothing 
was  too 
hard  for 
him ; 


983 


Hezekiah,  Isaiah,  Josiah. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  49,  50.    Jeremiah,  Ezekiel,  ami  others. 


17  '  Ezekias  fortified  his  city, 
and  brought  in  water  into  the 
midst  thereof  :  lie  digged  the  hard 
rock  with  iron,  and  "made  wells 
for  waters. 

1 8  In  his  time  Sennacherib  cfime 
up,  and  sent  "llabsaces,  and  lifted 
up  his  hand  against  8ion,  and 
boasted  proudly. 

19  Then  trembled  their  hearts 
and  hands,  and  they  were  in  pain, 
as  women  in  travail. 

20  But  they  called  upon  the  Lord 
which  is  merciful,  and  stretched 
out  their  hands  toward  him  :  and 
immediately  the  Holy  One  heard 
them  out  of  heaven,  and  delivered 
them  by  the  ministry  of  ^  l^'sav 

21  He  smote  the  host  of  the  As- 
syrians, and  °his  angel  destroyed 
them. 


22  For  ^  Ezekias  had  done  the 
thing  that  pleased  the  Lord,  and 
was  strong  in  the  ways  of  David 
his  father,  as  ^  Esay  the  prophet, 
who  was  great  and  faithful  in  his 
vision,  had  commanded  him. 

23  In  his  time  the  sun  went  back- 
ward, and  he  lengthened  the  king's 
life. 

24  He  saw  by  '^  an  excellent  spirit 
what  should  come  to  ijass  at  the 
last,  and  he  comforted  them  that 
mourned  in  Sion. 

25  He  shewed  wliat  should  come 
to  pass  for  evei",  and  secret  things 
or  ever  they  came. 

CHAPTER  49. 

1  The  praixe  of  jDniciK,  4  of  Ihirid  diid  Kzf- 
/ciax,  0  of  Jeremi/,  8  of  Ksckiel,  U  Zoro- 
babel,  12  ffemis  the  son  of  ,/oNedee,  1;>  of 
Neetnias,  Enoch,  Sem,  Seih,  and  Adam. 

THE  remembi'nnce  of  ".Tosims  is 
lik(!  '''till*  composition  dl'  the 
perfume  that  is  made  by  the  art  of 
the  '"aQothecai-y :  it  is  sweet  as 
honey  in  all  mouths,  and  as  musick 
at  a  baiupiet  of  wine. 

2  He  iK'haved  himst'lf  upriglitly 
in  the  convin'sion  of  the  i)C()|»l(',  and 
took  away  the  abominations  of 
hiiquity. 

3  He  directed  his  heart  unto  the 
Lord,  and  in  the  time  of  the  ungodly 
he  "established  the  worshii)  of  ( lod. 


4  All,  except  l)a\i(laii(i  '  l'1/.eki.is 
and  '"  Josias.  were  ilefeclive:  for 
they  forsook  the  law  of  the  most 
High,  e(WM  the  kings  of  .luda  faile<l. 

o  Therefore,  he  gave  their  i)ower 
unto  othei's,  and  their  glory  to  a 
stranp'  nation. 

6  4  hey  burnt  the  chosen,  city  of 
llie  sanctuary,  and  m;id(!  the  streets 


desolate,  according  to  the  prophecy 
of  '■'  J  eremiajs. 

7  Fov  they  entreated  him  evil, 
who  nevertheless  was  a  prophet, 
saiictitied  in  his  mother's  womb, 
that  he  might  root  out,  and  '""afflict^ 
and   destroy;    and  that  he  might 


build  up  also,  and  plant. 

8  It  was  Ezekiel  "wiio  saw  the 
glorious  vision,  which  was  shewed 
him  uv)pn  the  chariot  of  the 
'■' cherubims. 

y  ^''  J-'V)!-  he  made  mention  of  the 


enemies  under  t/ic  fiifurc  of  the  rain . 


and  flirected  them  that  went  right. 


10  And  of  the  twelve  prophets 
let  the  memorial  Ix^  blessed,  and  let 
their  bones  flourish  again  out  of 
their  place :  for  they  comforted 
•lacoV),  and  delivered  them  by  as- 
sured hope. 

1 1  How  shall  ^^■c  magnify  "  Zoro- 
Ijabel  ?  e^'en  he  was  as  a  signet  on 
tJie  right  hand : 

12  So  was  ^"  Jesus  the  son  of 
.Tosedec  :  who  in  their  time  builded 


the  house,  and  ^"set  up  an  holy 
temple  to  the  Lord,  wliich  was  pre- 
pared for  everlasting  glory. 

13  And    among    the    elect    was 
""  Neemias,  whose  reiK^wn  is  great. 


who  raised  up  foi'  us  the  walls  that 
were  fallen,  and  sc^t  up  the  gat(*s 
and  the  bars,  and  raised  ui)  our 
ruins  again. 

14  But  upon  the  earth  was  no 
man  created  like  Enoch;  for  he 
was  -'taken  from  the  earth. 

1 5  Neither  was  there  a  man  born 
like  unto  .loseph,  a  gf>vernor  of  his 
brethren,  a  stay  of  the  people, 
'^-  whf)se  bones  were  regarded  of  the 


*  Or, 


Loid. 

1  G  -'•'Sem  and  Seth  were  in  great 
honour  among  men,  and  so  was 
Adam  above  every  living  thing  in 
the  creation. 

CHAPTI':il  50. 

1  Of  Simon  the,  son  of  (hiiax.  22  Tloo-  the 
l>oople  irere.  tdiiijht  to  praUe  Ooi/.  timl 
jiroi/.     2"    The  fonclu.shm. 

SLMON  the  high  priest,  the  .son 
of  Onias,  who  in  his  life  rei>aired 
the  house  again,  and  in  his  days 
fortilied  the  temple  : 

2  And  by  him  was  built  from 
the  foundation  the-'*floub]e  iieight. 
the  hiuli  fortress  of  the  wall  about 


tile  temple  : 

3  In  his  days  tlui  '-"'cistern  to  re^ 
ceiv(>  water,  '-''beinu'  in  conuiass  as 
the  sea.  was  covciimI  \\\\\\  plates  of 


*  Or, 


984 


Simon  the  hiijh  in-iest. 


ECCLESIASTICUS,  51. 


Tlie  solemn  worship. 


4  He  took  care  of  '  the  teiiu'^c 
that  it  should  not  fall,  and  forti- 


tied  the  city  against  besieging : 

5  How  "  was  he  honcnireu  in  the 
midst  of  the  people  in  his  coining 
out  of  the  sanctuary  ! 

6  He  was  as  the  morning  star  in 
the  midst  of  a  cloud,  and  as  the 
moon  at  the  full : 

7  As  the  sun  shining  upon  the 
temi)le  of  the  most  High,  ;uid  as 
the  rainbow  giving  light  in  the 
bright  clouds  : 

8  And  as  the  flower  of  roses  in 
the  spring  of  the  year,  as  lilies  by 
the  rivei's  of  waters,  and  as  the 
branches  of  the  frankincense  tree 
in  the  time  of  summer : 

9  As  fire  and  incense  in  the 
censer,  and  as  a  vessel  of  beaten 
gold  set  with  all  manner  of  precious 
stones : 

10  And  as  a  fair  olive  tree  bud- 
ding foi-th  fruit,  and  as  a  cypress 
tree  which  groweth  up  to  the 
clouds. 

11  When  he  put  on  the  robe  of 
honour,  and  was  clothed  with  the 
perfection  of  glory,  when  he  went 
up  to  the  holy  altar,  he  made  ■'  the 
garment  of  holinc^ss  honourable 


12  When  he  took  the  portions 
out  of  the  priests'  hands,  he  him- 
self stood  by  the  _  hearth  of  the 
altar,  compassed  with  his  brethren 
round  about,  "*  as  a  young  cedar  in 
Libaims  ;  and  as  palm  trees  com- 
passed they  him  round  about. 

13  So  were  all  the  sons  of  _Aaron_ 
in  their  glory,  and  the  oblations  of 
the  Loi'd  in  their  hands,  before  all 
the  congregation  of  Israel. 

14  And  finishing  the  service  at 
the  altar,  that  he  might  adorn  the 
offering  of  the  most  high  Al- 
mighty, 

15  He  stretched  out  his  hand  to 
tlie  cujj,  and  poured  of  the  Ijhjod 
of  the  grape,  he  poured  out  at  the 
foot  of  the  altar  a  sweetsmelling 
savour  unto  the  most  high  King 
of  all. 

16  Then  shouted  the  sons  of 
Aaron,  and  sounded  the  °  silvci- 
trumT)ets,  and  made  a  great  noise 
to  Ix!  heard,  for  a  remembrance 
before  the  most  High. 

17  Then  all  the  ijeoplc  together 
hasted,  and  fell  down  to  the  earth 
upon  their  faces  to  worship  their 
Ijord  God  Almighty,  the  most 
High. 

I  iS  The  singers  also  sang  praises 
with  their  voices,  with  great  va- 
riet.v  of  sf)unds  was  there  made 
sw(-et  melodj'. 


19  And  the  people  besouglit  the 
Lord,  the  most  High,  by  prayer 
before  him  that  is  merciful,  till  the 
solemnity  of  the  Lord  was  ended, 
and  they  had  finished  his  service. 

iJO  Then  he  went  down,  and 
lifted  up  his  hands  ovei"  the  whole 
congregation  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  to  give  the  blessing  of  the 
Lord  with  his  lips,  and  to  "  i-ejoice 


*  Or, 


m  Ins  name. 

21  And  they  bowed  themselves 
down  to  woi'ship  the  second  time, 
that  thej^  might  receive  a  blessing 
from  the  most  High. 

22  Now  therefore  bless  ye -the 
God  of  all,  which  only  doeth  won- 
drous things  every  where,  which 
exalteth  our  days  from  the  womb, 
and  dealeth  with  us  according  to 
his  mercy. 

23  He  grant  us  joyfulness  of 
heart,  and  that  peace  may  be  in 
our  days  in  Israel  for  ever : 

24  Tliat  he  would  confirm  his 
mercy  with  us,  and  deliver  us  at 
his  time  ! 

25  There  be  two  manner  of  na- 
tions which  my  heart  abhori'eth, 
and  the  third   is  no  nation  : 

26  Tliey  that  sit  upon  the 
mountain  of  Samaria,  and  they 
that  dwell  among  the  Philistines, 
and  that  foolish  people  that  dwell 
in  "'  Sichem. 

27  **  Jesus  the  son  of  Sirach  of  Je- 
rusalem  ^  hath  written  in  this  book 
the  instruction  of  understanding 
and  knowledge,  "who  out  of  his 
heart  poured  forth  wisdom. 

28  IJlessed  is  he  thatshall  be  exer- 
cised in  these  things  ;  and  he  that 
layeth  them  up  in  his  heart  shall 
become  wise. 

29  For  if  he  do  them,  he  shall  be 
strong  to  all  things  :  for  the  light 
of  the  Lord  leadeth  him,  who  giveth 
wisdom  to  the  godly.  Blessed  be 
the  Lcjrd  for  ever.     Amen,  Amen. 

CHAPTER  51. 

A  Prai/cr  of  Jesus  the  son  of  Siriich. 

T  WILL  thank  thee,  O  Lord  and 
i  King,  and  i)raise  thee,  O  God  my 
Saviour  :  i  do  give  praise  unto  thy 
name  : 

2  For  thou  art  my  defender  and 
helper,  and  hast  preserved  niy  body 
from  destruction,  anfl  from  the 
snare  of  the  slaiidei'ous  tongue,  and 
from  the  lli)s  that  forge  lies,  and 
hast  been  mine  helper  against  mine 
adversaries : 

3  And  hast  delivere<l  me,  accord- 
ing to  the  multitude  of  thy  mercies 
and  greatness  of  thy  name,  from  the 
teetii  of  them  that  were  ready  to 

I  devour  me,  and  out  of  the  hands  of 


'  glory 


"  Shecliein. 
8  1,  Jesus, 
'■>  have 

1"  being  on 
whu 


985 


A  prayer  of  the  son  of  Si radi.      ECCLESIASTICUS,  51. 


Final  exliortation. 


such  as  sought  after  my  life,  and 
from  the  manifold  afflictions  which 
I  had  ; 

4  From  the  choking  of  fire  on 
every  side,  and  from  the  midst  of 
the  fire  which  I  kindled  not ; 

5  Fi'ora  the  depth  of  the  belly  of 
^  hell,  from  an  unclean  tongue,  and 
from  lying  words. 

6  By  an  accusation  to  the  king 
from  an  unrighteous  tongue  my 
soul  drew  near  even  unto  death, 
my  life  was  near  to  -  the  hell  be- 
neath. 

7  They  compassed  me  on  every 
side,  and  there  was  no  man  to  help_ 
me :  I  looked  for  the  succour  of 
men,  but  there  was  none. 

8  Then  thought  I  upon  thy 
mercy,  O  Lord,  and  upon  thy  acts 
of  old,  how  thou  deliverest  such  as 
wait  for  thee,  and  savest  them  out 
of  the  hands  of  the  enemies. 

9  Then  lifted  I  up  my  supplica- 
tion from  the  earth,  and  prayed  for 
deliverance  from  death. 

10  I  called  upon  the  Lord,  the 
Father  of  my  Lord,  that  he  would 
not  leave  me  in  the  days  of  my 
trouble,  and  in  the  time  of  the 
proud,  when  there  was  no  help. 

1 1  Iwill  praise  thy  name  continu- 
ally, and  will  sing  praise  with 
thanksgiving  ;  and  so  my  prayer 
was  heard  : 

1 2  For  thou  savedst  me  from  de- 
struction, and  deliveredst  me  from 
the  evil  time  :  therefore  will  I  give 
thanks,  and  pi-aise  thee,  and  bless 
thy  name,  O  Lord. 

1 3  When  I  was  yet  young,  or  ever 
I  went  abroad,  I  desired  wisdom 
openly  in  my  prayer. 

14  I  prayed  for  her  before  the 
temple,  anrl  will  seek  her  out  even 
to  the  end. 

1 5  Even  from  ^  the  flower  till  '^  the 
grape  was  i-ipe  h;itTi  my  lieai't  d(v 
lighted  in  her :   my  foot  went  the 


*  Or.  Hades,  that  is,  the  abode  of  the 
I  lead. 


right    way,    from    my    youth    u]3 
sought  I  after  lier. 

16  1  bowed  down  mine  ear  a 
little,  and  received  her,  and  gat 
much  learning. 

17  I  profited  therein,  therefore 
will  I  ascribe  the  glory  unto  him 
that  giveth  me  wisdom. 

18  For  I  pui'posed  to  do  after 
her,  and  earnestly  I  followed  that 
which  is  good ;  so  shall  I  not  be 
confounded. 

19  My  soul  hath  wrestled  with 
her,  and  in  my  doings  I  was  exact : 
I  stretched  forth  my  hands  to  the 
heaven  above,  and  bewailed  my 
ignorances  of  her. 

20  I  directed  my  soul  unto  her, 
and  I  found  her  in  pureness  :  I  have 
had  my  heart  joinefl  with  her  from 
the  beginning,  therefore  shall  I  not 
be  forsaken. 

21  My  heart  was  troubled  in 
seeking  her  :  therefore  have  I 
gotten  a  good  possession. 

22  The  Lord  hath  given  me  a 
tongue  for  my  reward,  and  I  will 
praise  him  therewith. 

23  Draw  near  unto  me,  ye  un- 
learned, and  ^  dwell  in  the  house 
of  •''  learning. 

24  Wherefore  are  ye  slow,  and 
what  say  ye  of  these  things,  seeing 
your  souls  are  very  thirsty  'I 

25  I  opened  my  mouth,  and  said, 
Buy  her  for  yourselves  without 
money. 

26  Put  your  neck  under  the  yoke, 
and  let  your  soul  receive  instruc- 
tion :  she  is  hard  at  hand  to  find. 

27  Behold  with  your  eyes,  how 
that  I  have  had  but  little  labour, 
and  have  gotten  unto  me  much  rest. 

28  ^  Oet  learning  with  a  great 
sum  of  money,  and  get  much  gold 
by  her. 

29  Let  your  soul  rejoice  in  his 
mercy,  and  be  not  ashamed  of  his 
pi-aise. 

30  Work    your    work    ''betimes. 


and  in  his  time  he  will  give  you 
your  reward. 


BARUCH 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  BarucJi'  wrote  a  bixik  hi  lidhylon.  5  The 
Jewn  there  irejit  tit  the  reiitJi)i(/  of  it.  "t 
Theij  Henil  tuoiiei/  and  the  l/ook  to  the 
/trethreii  at  Jeruxiilem. 

AN  J)  these  are  the  words  of  the 
book,   which  Jiaiuch  th(!  son 
of   '  Nci'ias.    th(^   son   of   -  Maasias. 


th(!  son  of  •'  Sedccias,  the  son  of 
•*  A  sad  i  as.  the  son  of  ''  Clii-lcias. 
vviote  in  Babylon, 


2  In  the  fifth  year,  and  in  the 
seventh  day  of  tlie  month,  what 
time  as  the  Chaldeans  took  Jeru- 
salcMn,  and  burnt  it  with  lire. 

3  And  Bai'uch  (Hd  read  th(^ 
words  of  this  l)ook  in  th(^  heai-ing 
of  ".Jechom'as  the  son  of  ".loachim 


king  of  "Jiida,,  and  in  the  ears  of 


*  So  tliraiujliDiU  tliifi  book. 


986 


Baruch's  book  read  at  Babylon, 


BARUCH,  2. 


and  sent  to  Jerusalem. 


all  the  people  that  came  to  hear 
the  book, 

4  And  in  the  hearing  of  the 
nobles,  and  of  the  king's  sons,  and 
in  the  hearing  of  the  elders,  and 
of  all  the  people,  from  the  lowest 
unto  the  highest,  even  of  all  them 
that  dwelt  at  Babylon  by  the  river 
Sud. 

5  Whereupon  they  wept,  fasted, 
and  prayed  before  the  Lord. 

G  They  made  also  a  collection  of 
money  according  to  every  man's 
power : 

7  And  they  sent  it  to  Jerusalem 
unto  Joachim  the  high  ijriest,  the 
son  of  ^  Chelcias,   son  of  '^  Salom, 


and  to  the  priests,  and  to  all  the 
people  which  were  found  with  him 
at  Jerusalem, 

8  At  the  same  time  when  he  re- 
ceived the  vessels  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  that  were  carried  out 
of  the  temple,  to  return  them  into 
the  land  of  Juda,  the  tenth  day 
of  the  month  Sivan,  namely,  silver 
vessels,  which  ^  8ede.cias  the  son 
of  •*  Josias  king  of  Juda  had  made, 

9  After  that  ^  Nabuchodonosor 
king  of  Babylon  had  carried  away 
**  Jechonias,  and  the  princes,  and 
the  captives,  and  the  mighty  men, 
and  the  people  of  the  land,  from 
Jerusalem,  and  brought  them  unto 
Babylon. 

10  And  they  said.  Behold,  we 
have  sent  you  money  to  buy  you 
burnt  offerings,  and  sin  offer- 
ings, and  incense,  and  prepare  ye 
'^  manna,  and  offer  upon  the  altar 
of  the  Lord  our  God  ; 

1 1  And  pray  for  the  life  of  Na- 
buchodonosor king  of  Babylon, 
and  for  the  life  of  ^  Balthasar  his 
son,  that  their  days  may  be  upon 
earth  as  the  days  of  heaven  : 

12  And  the  Lord  will  give  us 
strength,  and  lighten  our  eyes, 
and  we  shall  live  under  the  shadow 
of  Nabuchodonosor  king  of  Baby- 
lon, and  under  the  shadow  of 
^  Balthasar  his  son,  and  we  shall 
serve  them  many  days,  and  find 
favour  in  their  sight. 

13  Pray  for  us  also  unto  the  Lord 
our  God,  for  we  have  sinned  against 
the  Lord  our  God  ;  and  unto  this 
day  the  fury  of  the  Lord  and  his 
wrath  is  not  turned  from  us. 

14  And  ye  shall  read  this  book 
which  we  have  sent  unto  you,  to 
make  confession  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  upon  the  feasts  and  solemn 
days. 

15  And  ye  shall  say.  To  the  Lord 
our  God   helongeth    righteousness, 


*  So  throughout  this  hook. 


but  unto  us  the  confusion  of  faces, 
as  it  is  come  to  ^jas.s-  this  day,  unto 
them  of  Juda,  and  to  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Jerusalem, 

16  And  to  our  kings,  and  to  our 
princes,  and  to  our  priests,  and  to 
our  prophets,  and  to  our  fathers  : 

1 7  For  we  have  sinned  before  the 
Lord, 

18  And  disobeyed  him,  and  have 
not  hearkened  unto  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  our  God,  to  walk  in  the  com- 
mandments that  he  gave  us  openly : 

19  Since  the  day  that  the  Lord 
brought  our  forefathers  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  unto  this  present 
day,  we  have  been  disobedient  unto 
the  Lord  our  God,  and  we  have  been 
negligent  in  not  hearing  his  voice. 

20  Wherefore  the  evils  cleaved 
unto  us,  and  the  curse,  which  the 
Lord  appointed  by  Moses  his  ser- 
vant at  the  time  that  he  brought 
our  fathers  out  of  the  laiid  of  Egypt, 
to  give  us  a  land  that  floweth  with 
milk  and  honey,  like  as  it  is  to  see 
this  day. 

21  Nevertheless  we  have  not 
hearkened  unto  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  our  God,  according  unto  all 
the  words  of  the  prophets,  whom 
he  sent  unto  us  : 

22  But  every  man  followed  the 
imagination  of  his  own  wicked 
heart,  to  serve  strange  gods,  and  to 
do  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  our 
God. 

CHAPTER  2. 

The prai/er  and  covfemion  which  the  Jeicn  at 
Batrylon  made,  and  seiit  in  that  book,  unto 
the  hrethren  in  Jerusalem. 

THEREFORE  the  Lord  hath 
made  good  his  word,  which  he 
pronounced  against  us,  and  against 
our  judges  that  judged  Israel,  and 
against  our  kings,  and  against  our 
princes,  and  against  the  men  of 
Israel  and   Juda, 

2  To  bring  upon  us  great  plagues, 
such  as  never  happened  under  the 
whole  heaven,  as  it  came  to  pass  in 
Jerusalem,  according  to  the  things 
that  were  wi'itten  in  the  law  of 
Moses  ; 

3  That  a  man  should  eat  the  flesh 
of  his  own  son,  and  the  flesh  of  his 
own  daughter. 

4  Moreover  he  hath  delivered 
them  to  be  in  subjection  to  all  the 
kingdoms  that  are  round  about  us, 
to  be  as  a  reproach  and  desolation 
among  all  the  people  round  about, 
where  the  Lord  hath  scattered 
them. 

5  Thus  we  were  cast  down,  and 
not  exalted,  because  we  have  sinned 
against  the  Lord  our  God,  and  have 
not  been  obedient  unto  his  voice. 

6  To  the  Lord  our  God  a2>i>ertain- 


987 


Tlte  prayer  and  confesHion 


BAEUCH,  2. 


of  the  captloe  Jews. 


eth  rightefmsness  :  but  unto  us  and 
to  our  fathers  open  shame,  as  aj)- 
peareth  this  day. 

7  Fo)-  all  these  plagues  are  come 
upon  us,  which  the  Lord  hath  pro- 
nounced against  us. 

8  Yet  have  we  not  prayed  before 
the  Lord,  that  we  might  turn  every 
one  from  the  imaginations  of  his 
wicked  heart. 

9  Wherefore  the  Lord  watched 
over  us  for  evil,  and  the  Lord  hath 
brought  it  upon  us :  for  the  Lord  is 
righteous  in  all  his  works  which  he 
hath  commanded  us. 

10  Yet  we  have  not  hearkened 
unto  his  voice,  to  walk  in  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord,  that  he 
hath  set  before  us. 

11  And  now,  ^  O  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  that  hast  brought  thy  people 
out  of  the  land  of  Eg.vpt  with  a 
mighty  hand,  and  high  arm,  and 
with  signs,  and  with  wonders,  and 
with  great  power,  and  hast  gotten 
thyself  a  name,  as  avpeareth  this 
day: 

12  O  Lord  our  God,  we  have 
sinned,  we  have  done  ungodly,  we 
have  dealt  unrighteously  in  all 
thine  ordinances. 

1 3  Let  thv  wrath  turn  from  us  : 
for  we  are  but  a  few  left  among 
the  heathen,  where  thou  hast  scat- 
tered us. 

14  Hear  our  prayers,  O  Lord, 
and  our  petitions,  and  deliver  us 
for  thine  own  sake,  and  give  us 
favour  in  the  sight  of  them  which 
have  led  us  away: 

15  That  all  the  earth  may  know 
that  thou  art  the  Lorxl  our  God, 
because  *  Israel  and  his  posterity 
is  called  by  thy  name. 

16  O  Lord,  look  down  from  thine 
holy  house,  and  consider  us  :  bow 
down  thine  ear,  ()  Lord,  to  hear  us. 

17  Ojx'u  tliine  eyes,  and  behold  ; 
for  the  dead  that  are  in  tlie  graves, 
whose  souls  are  taken  fi'om  their 
bodies,  will  give  unto  the  Lord 
neither  praise  nor  righteousness : 

IH  But  the  soul  that  is  greatly 
vexed,  which  goeth  stooping  and 
feeble,  and  the  eyes  that  fail,  and 
the  hungry  soul,  will  give  thee 
l)raise  and  I'ighteousness,  ()  Lord. 

19  Therefore  we  do  not  make  our 
hinnble  suijplication  before  thee,  O 
Lord  our  God,  for  the  righteousness 
of  our  fathers,  and  of  our  kings. 

'JO  Foi'  thou  hast  sent  f)Ut  thy 
wrath  and  indignation  upon  us, 
as  thou  hast  spoken  by  thy  ser- 
vants the  proi)hets.  saying, 

21  Tims    saith    the;    Lord,    Bow 


*  dr.  tliy  nfiiiK'  is  callcil  upon   Isriicl 
iuul  his  i)o.sterit,y. 


down  your  shoulders  to  serve  the 
king  of  Babylon  :  so  shall  ye  remain 
in  the  land  that  I  gave  unto  your 
fathers. 

22  But  if  ye  will  not  hear  the 
voice  of  the  Loi-d,  to  serve  the  king 
of  Babylon, 

23  I  will  cause  to  cease  out  of  the 
cities  of  Juda,  and  from  without 
Jerusalem,  the  voice  of  mirth,  and 
the  voice  of  joy,  the  voice  of  the 
bridegroom,  and  the  voice  of  the 
bride  :  and  the  whole  land  shall  be 
desolate  of  inhabitants. 

24  But  we  would  not  hearken 
unto  thy  voice,  to  serve  the  king  of 
Babylon :  therefore  hast  thou  made 
good  the  words  that  thou  spakest 
by  thy  servants  the  prophets, 
namely,  that  the  bones  of  our 
kings,  and  the  bones  of  our  fa- 
thers, should  be  taken  out  of  their 
places. 

25  And,  lo,  they  are  cast  out  to 
the  heat  of  the  day,  and  to  the 
frost  of  the  night,  and  they  died 
in  great  miseries  by  famine,  by 
sword,  and  by  pestilence. 

26  And  the  house  t  which  is 
called  by  thy  name  hast  thou  laid 
waste,  as  it  ix  to  he  kccu  this  day, 
for  the  wickedness  of  the  house  of 
Israel  and  the  house  of  .)  uda. 

27  O  Lord  our  God,  thou  hast 
dealt  with  us  after  all  thy  good- 
ness, and  according  to  all  that  great 
mercy  of  thine, 

28  As  thou  spakest  by  thy  ser- 
vant Moses  in  the  day  when  thou 
didst  command  him  to  write  thy 
law  before  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying, 

29  If  ye  will  not  hear  my  voice, 
surely  this  vcn-y  great  nmltitude 
sliall  be  turned  into  a  amaWnuinljev 
among  the  nations,  where  I  will 
scatter  them. 

30  For  I  knew  that  they  would 
not  hear  me,  because  it  is  a  stiti- 
necked  ]jeople :  but  in  th(!  land  of 
their  -caj)livTties  they  shall  •' r(^- 
member  tiiemselves, 

31  And  shall  know  that  1  am  the 
Lord  their  God  :  for  I  will  give  them 
an  heai't,  and  ears  to  hear  : 

32  And  tliey  sliall  praise  me  in 
the  land  of  their  captivity,  and 
think  upon  my  nanui, 

33  And  return  froni  their  stiff 
neck,  and  from  their  wicked  deeds  : 
for  th(\v  shall  r'emembei'  the  way  of 
their  fathers,  which  siniied  l)etore 
the  Lord. 

34  And  I  will  bring  them  again 
into  the  land  which  1  ^)l•omised  with 
an  oath  unto  their  fathers,  Abra- 
ham,  Isaac,  and   Jacol>,  and  they 


t  Gr.  upon  which  thy  name  is  called. 


-  captivity 
•'  come  to 
theni.selves. 


988 


The  prayer  of  Israel, 


BARUCH, 


the  people  of  the  cocenant. 


shall  be  lords  of  it :  and  I  will  in- 
crease them,  and  they  shall  not  be 
diminished. 

35  And  I  will  make  an  everlast- 
ing covenant  with  them  to  be  their 
God,  and  they  shall  be  my  people  : 
and  I  will  no  more  drive  my  people 
of  Israel  out  of  the  land  that  I  have 
given  them. 

CHAPTER  3. 

3  The  rent  of  their  prayer  eiiui  confexfiion 
cotitctined  in  that  l>in>h\  irhich  Bitr>nh 
writ,  and  sent  to  Jernaulem.  80  Wi/idmit 
icax  aheiced  ,first  to  Jacob,  and  wan  Keen 
iipon  the  eartli. 

OLORD  Almighty,  ^God  of  Is- 
rael, the  soul  in  anguish,  the 
troubled  spirit,  crieth  unto  thee. 

2  Hear,  O  Loi'd,  and  have  mercy  ; 
for  thou  art  merciful :  and  have 
pity  upon  us,  because  we  have 
sinned  before  thee. 

3  For  thou  endurest  forever,  and 
we  perish  utterly. 

4  O  Lord  Almighty,  thou  God  of 
Israel,  hear  now  the  prayers  of  the 
dead  Israelites,  and  of  their  child- 
ren, which  have  sinned  before 
thee,  and  not  hearkened  vinto  the 
voice  of  thee  their  God  :  for  the 
which  cause  these  plagues  cleave 
unto  us. 

5  Remember  not  the  iniquities 
of  our  forefathers  :  but  think  upon 
thy  power  and  thy  name  now  at 
this  time. 

6  For  thou  art  the  Lord  our 
God,  and  thee,  O  Lord,  will  we 
praise. 

7  And  for  this  cause  thou  hast 
put  thy  fear  in  our  hearts,  to  the 
intent  that  we  should  call  upon  thy 
name,  and  praise  thee  in  our  cap- 
tivity :  for  we  have  called  to  mind 
all  the  iniquity  of  our  forefathers, 
that  sinned  befoi-e  thee. 

8  Behold,  we  are  yet  this  day  in 
our  captivity,  where  thou  hast  scat- 
tered us,  for  a  reproach  and  a  curse, 
and  to  be  subject  to  payments,  ac- 
cording to  all  the  iniquities  of  our 
fathers,  which  departed  from  the 
Lord  our  God. 

9  Hear,  Israel,  the  command- 
ments of  life :  give  ear  to  under- 
stand wisd<jm. 

10  How  happeneth  it,  Israel, 
that  thou  art  in  thine  enemies' 
land,  that  thou  art  waxen  old  in  a 
strange  countr.y,  that  thou  art  de- 
tiled  with  the  (lead, 

11  That  thou  art  counted  with 
them  that  go  down  into  *the  grave"? 

1 2  Thou  hast  forsaken  the  foun- 
tain of  wisdom. 


*  Gr.  Hades,  that  i-t,  tlie  abode  of  tli 
dead. 


13  For  if  thou  liadst  walked  in 
the  way  of  God,  thou  shouldest 
have  dwelled  in  peace  for  ever. 

14  Learn  where  is  wisdom,  where 
is  strength,  where  is  understand- 
ing ;  that  thou  mayest  know  also 
where  is  length  of  days,  and  life, 
where  is  the  light  of  the  eyes,  and 
peace. 

1 5  Who  hath  found  outher  place  1 
or  who  hath  come  into  her  "  trea- 


16  Where  are  the  princes  of  the 
heathen  become,  and  such  as  ruled 
the  beasts  upon  the  earth  ; 

17  They  that  had  their  pastime 
with  the  fowls  of  the  air,  and  they 
that  hoarded  up  silver  and  gold, 
wherein  men  trust,  and  made  no 
end  of  their  getting  1 

18  For  they  that  wrought  in  sil- 
ver, and  were  so  careful,  and  whose 
works  are  unsearchable, 

19  They  ai'e  vanished  and  gone 
down  to  the  grave,  and  others  are 
come  up  in  their  steads. 

20  Young  men  have  seen  light, 
and  dwelt  upon  the  earth  :  but  the 
way  of  knowledge  have  they  not 
known, 

21  Nor  understood  the  paths 
thereof,  nor  laid  hold  of  it :  their 
children  were  far  off  from  that 
way, 

22  It  hath  not  been  heard  of  in 
■"'  Chanaan,  neither  hath  it  been 
seen  in  •*  Theman. 

23  The  ^  Agarenes  that  seek  wis- 
dom uijon  earth,  the  merchants  of 
" Meran  and  of  '^Theman,  the  authors 
of  fables,  and  searchers  out  of  un- 
derstanding ;  none  of  these  have 
known  the  way  of  wisdom,  or  re- 
member her  paths. 

24  O  Israel,  howgreatis  the  house 
of  God  !  and  how  large  is  the  place 
of  his  possession ! 

25  Great,  and  hath  none  end  ; 
high,  and  unmeasurable. 

26  There  were  the  giants  famous 
fi-om  the  beginning,  that  were  of  so 
great  stature,  and  so  expei't  in  war. 

27  Those  did  not  the  Lord 
choose,  neither  gave  he  the  way  of 
knowledge  unto  them  : 

28  But  they  were  destroyed,  be- 
cause they  had  no  wisdom,  and  pe- 
rished through  their  own  foolish- 
ness. 

29  Who  hath  gone  up  into  hea- 
ven, and  t;iken  her,  and  brought 
her  down  from  the  clouds'? 

30  Who  hath  gone  ovei-  the  sea. 
and  found  hei-,  and  will  bring  hei* 
for  j)ure  gold  1 

31  No  man  knoweth  her  way, 
nor  thinketh  of  her  path. 


t  Or, 


2  treasuries  ? 


'  Canaan, 
Teman. 
'  Hagarenes 

■  t  Midian 
Teman, 


989 


The  captives  are  exhorted 


BARUCH,  4. 


to  patience  and  hope. 


1  calleth  it. 


2  *  she  shew 
herself 


8  demons, 


32  But  he  that  knoweth  all 
things  knoweth  her,  and  hath 
found  hec  out  with  his  understand- 
ing :  he  that  prepai^ed  the  earth 
for  evermore  hath  filled  it  with 
fourfooted  beasts  : 

33  He  that  sendeth  forth  light, 
and  it  goeth,  ^  calleth  it  again,  and 
it  obeyeth  him  with  fear. 

34  The  stars  shined  in  their 
watches,  and  rejoiced :  when  he 
calleth  them,  thev  say,  Here  we 
be ;  and  so  with  cheerfulness  they 
shewed  light  unto  him  that  made 
them. 

35  This  is  our  God,  and  there 
shall  none  other  be  accounted  of  in 
comparison  of  him. 

36  He  hath  found  out  all  the  way 
of  knowledge,  and  hath  given  it 
unto  Jacob  his  servant,  and  to  Is- 
rael his  beloved. 

37  Afterward  did  -  he  shew  him- 
self upon  earth,  and  conversed 
with  men. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  The  hook  of  commandments  is  that  wisdom 
which  was  commended  in  the  former 
chapter.  25  The  Jews  are  moved  to  pa- 
tience, and  to  hope  for  the  deliverance. 

THIS  is  the  })Ook  of  the  com- 
mandments of  God,  and  the 
law  that  endureth  for  ever :  all 
they  that  keep  it  shall  come  to  life  ; 
but  such  as  leave  it  shall  die. 

2  Turn  thee,  O  Jacob,  and  take 
hold  of  it  :  walk  in  the  presence  of 
the  light  thereof,  that  thou  mayest 
be  illuminated. 

3  Give  not  thine  honour  to  an- 
other, nor  the  things  that  are 
profitable  unto  thee  to  a 'strange 
nation. 

4  O  Israel,  happy  are  we :  for 
things  that  are  pleasing  to  God  are 
made  known  unto  us. 

5  Be  of  good  cheer,  my  people, 
the  memorial  of  Israel. 

6  Ye  were  sold  to  the  nations, 
not  for  I  your]  destruction:  but  be- 
cause ye  moved  God  to  wrath,  ye 
were  delivered  unto  the  enemies. 

7  For  ye  provoked  him  that 
made  you  by  sacrificing  unto 
•'devils,  and  not  to  God. 

8  Ye  liave  forgotten  the  (everlast- 
ing God,  that  brought  .vou  up  ;  and 
ye  have  gi'ieved  Jerusalem,  that 
nursed  you. 

9  For  when  she  saw  the  wrath 
of  God  coming  upon  you,  she  said, 
Hearken,  O  ye  tliat  dwell  about 
Sion  :  God  hath  Ijrought  ujxm  me 
great  Tnonrning ; 

10  For  I  saw  the  cai)tivity  of  my 
sons  and  daughters,  which  the 
Everlasting  bi-ought  ujjon  them. 


*  That  is,  knowledge. 


1 1  With  joy  did  I  nourish  them  ; 
but  sent  them  away  with  weeping 
and  mourning. 

12  Let  no  man  rejoice  over  me, 
a  widow,  and  forsaken  of  many, 
who  for  the  sins  of  my  children  am 
left  desolate ;  because  they  de- 
parted from  the  law  of  God. 

13  They  knew  not  his  statutes, 
nor  walked  in  the  ways  of  his 
commandments,  nor  trod  in  the 
paths  of  discipline  in  his  right- 
eousness. 

14  Let  them  that  dwell  about 
Sion  come,  and  remember  ye  the 
captivity  of  my  sons  and  daugh- 
ters, which  the  Everlasting  hath 
brought  upon  them. 

15  For  he  hath  brought  a  nation 
upon  them  from  far,  a  shameless 
nation,  and  of  a  strange  language, 
who  neither  reverenced  old  man, 
nor  pitied  child. 

16  These  have  carried  away  the 
dear  beloved  children  of  the  widow, 
and  left  her  that  was  alone  desolate 
without  daughters. 

1 7  But  what  can  I  help  you  1 

18  For  he  that  brought  these 
plagues  upon  you  will  deliver  you 
from  the  hands  of  your  enemies. 

19  Go  your  way,  O  my  children, 
go  your  way :  for  I  am  left  deso- 
late. 

20  I  have  put  off  the  clothing  of 
^  peace,  and  put  upon  me  the  sack- 
cloth  of  my  prayer  :  I  will  cry  unto 
the  Everlasting  ''in  my  days. 

21  Be  of  good  cheer,  O  my  child- 
ren, cry  unto  the  Lord,  and  he 
shall  deliver  you  from  the  power 
and  hand  of  the  enemies. 

22  For  my  hope  is  in  the  Ever- 
lasting, that  he  will  save  you  ;  and 
joy  is  come  unto  me  from  the  Hol.y 
One,  because  of  the  mercy  which 
shall  soon  come  unto  you  from  the 
Everlasting  our  Saviour. 

23  For  I  sent  you  out  with 
mourning  and  weeping  :  but  God 
will  give  you  to  me  again  with  joy 
and  gladness  for  ever. 

24  Like  as  now  the  neighbours 
of  Sion  have  seen  .your  captivit.v: 
so  shall  they  see  shortly  your  sal- 
vation fi'om  our  (Jod,  which  shall 
come  upon  you  with  great  glory, 
and  brightness  of  tlie  Kverlasting. 

25  My  children,  sufler  i)atientl,v 
the  wrath  that  is  (;ome  upon  you 
from  (lod  :  for  thine  enemy  hath 
l»ersecii(('d  lliee;  but  shortly  thou 
shiilt  see  his  desti'nction,  and  shalt 
tr(>ad  u])on  his  ne(;k. 

2()  jMy  delicate  ones  have  gone 
rough  ways,  and  were  taken  away 
as  a  tlock  cauglit  of  tin;  en(uni(^s. 

27  IJe  of  good  comfort,  ()  my 
(children,  and  cry  unt()  God  :  for  ye 


'  prosperity, 
■all 


990 


Jerusalem  shall  he  restored. 


BARUCH,  5,  6. 


JeremialCs  letter. 


shall  be  remembered  of  him  that 
brought  these  things  upon  you. 

28  For  as  it  was  your  mind  to 
go  astray  from  God :  so,  being  re- 
turned, seek  him  ten  times  more. 

29  For  he  that  hath  brought 
these  plagues  upon  you  shall  bring 
you  everlasting  joy  again  with 
your  salvation. 

30  Take  a  good  heart,  O  Jerusa- 
lem :  for  he  that  gave  thee  that 
name  will  comfort  thee. 

31  Miserable  are  they  that 
afflicted  thee,  and  rejoiced  at  thy 
fall. 

32  Miserable  are  the  cities  which 
thy  children  served  :  miserable  is 
she  that  received  thy  .sons. 

33  For  as  she  rejoiced  at  thy 
ruin,  and  was  glad  of  thy  fall :  so 
shall  she  be  grieved  for  her  own 
desolation. 

34  For  I  will  take  away  the  re- 
joicing of  her  great  multitude,  and 
her  pride  shall  be  turned  into 
mourning. 

35  For  fire  shall  come  upon  her 
from  the  Everlasting,  long  to  en- 
dure ;  and  she  shall  be  inhabited 
of  ^  devils  for  a  great  time. 

36  O  Jerusalem,  look  about  thee 
toward  the  east,  and  behold  the 
joy  that  Cometh  unto  thee  from 
God. 

37  Lo,  thy  sons  come,  whom  thou 
sentest  away,  they  come  gathered 
together  from  the  east  to  the  west 
by  the  word  of  the  Holy  One,  re- 
joicing in  the  glory  of  God. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  JeruMle.m  is  moved  to  rejoice,  5  and  to 
hehold  their  return  out  of  captivity  with 
{/lory. 

PUT  off,  O  Jerusalem,  the  gar- 
ment of  thy  mourning  and 
affliction,  and  put  on  the  comeli- 
ness of  the  glory  that  cometh  from 
God  for  ever. 

2  Cast  about  thee  -  a  double  gar- 
ment  of  the  righteousness  which 


cometh  from  God  ;  and  set  a  dia- 
dem on  thine  head  of  the  glory  of 
the  Everlasting. 

3  For  God  will  shew  thy  bright- 
ness unto  every  country  under 
heaven. 

4  For  thy  name  shall  be  called 
of  God  for  ever  The  peace  of  right- 
eousness, and  The  glory  of  God's 
worsliip. 

5  Arise,  O  Jerusalem,  and  stand 
t)n  high,  and  look  about  toward  the 
east,  and  behold  thy  children  ga- 
thered from  the  west  unto  the  east 
by  the  word  of  the  Holy  One,  re- 
joicing in  the  rem(;mbi'ance  of  God. 

6  For  they  dei)arted  from  thee 
on  foot,  and  were  led  away  of  their 


enemies :  but  God  bringeth  them 
unto  thee  exalted  with  glory,  as 
children  of  the  kingdom. 

7  For  God  hath  appointed  that 
every  high  hill,  and  banks  of  long 
continuance,  should  be  cast  down, 
and  valleys  tilled  up,  to  make  even 
the  ground,  that  Israel  may  go 
safely  in  the  glory  of  God. 

8  Moreover  even  the  woods  and 
every  sweetsmelling  tree  shall  over- 
shadow Israel  by  the  command- 
ment of  God. 

9  For  God  shall  lead  Israel  with 
joy  in  the  light  of  his  glory  with 
the  mei-cy  and  righteousness  that 
cometh  from  him. 

THE  EPISTLE  OF  JEREMY. 
CHAPTER  6. 

1  Tlie  caune  of  the  captirity  is  their  sin.  8 
The  place  whereto  they  were  caiTied  is 
Bdhfilon  ;  the  vanity  of  whose  idols  and 
idolatry  are  set  forth  at  large  in  this 
chapter. 

A  copy  of  an  epistle,  which  ^  .Teremy  sent  unto 
them  which  were  to  be  led  cuptives  into 
Babylon  by  the  king  of  the  Babylonians,  to 
certify  them,  as  it  was  commanded  him  of 
God. 

BECAUSE  of  the  sins  which  ye 
have  committed  before  God,  ye 
shall  be  led  away  captives  into 
Babylon  by  Nabuchodonosor  king 
of  the  Babylonians. 

3  So  when  ye  be  come  unto 
Babylon,  ye  shall  remain  there 
many  years,  and  for  a  long  season, 
namely,  seven  generations :  and 
after  that  I  will  bring  you  away 
peaceably  from  thence. 

4  Now  shall  ye  see  in  Babylon 
gods  of  silver,  and  of  gold,  and  of 
wood,  borne  upon  shoulders,  which 
cause  the  nations  to  fear. 

5  Beware  therefore  that  ye  in  no 
wise  be  like  to  strangers,  neither  be 
ye  afraid  of  them,  when  ye  see  the 
multitude  before  them  and  behind 
them,  worshipping  them. 

6  But  say  ye  in  your  hearts,  O 
Lord,  we  must  worship  thee. 

7  For  mine  angel  is  with  you, 
and  I  myself  caring  for  your  .souls. 

8  As  for  their  tongue,  it  is  po- 
lished by  the  workmen,  and  they 
themselves  ar'e  gilded  and  laid  over 
with  silver  ;  yet  are  they  but  false, 
and  cannot  speak. 

9  And  taking  gold,  as  it  were  for 
a  virgin  that  loveth  ''to  go  gay,  they 
make  crowns  for  the  lieads  of  their 
gods. 

10  Sometimes  also  the  priests 
convey  fi'om  their  gods  gold  and 
silver,  and  bestow  it  upon  them- 
selves. 

1 1  Yea,  they  will  give  thereof 
to  the  common  °  harlots,  and  deck 
them  as  men  with  garments,  [being] 


'  Jeremiah 


*  adorn- 
meut, 


5  harlots  ; 
and  they 
deck 


991 


Jeremiah's  letter 


BAEUCH,  6. 


to  the  captives. 


gods  of  silver,  and  gods  of  gold,  and 
wood. 

12  Yet  cannot  these  gods  save 
themselves  from  rust  and  hioths, 
though  they  be  covered  with 
purple  raiment. 

13  ^  They  wipe  their  faces  be- 
cause ot  the  dust  of  the  temple, 
when  there  is  much  upon  them. 

14  And  he  that  cannot  put  to 
death  one  that  offendeth  him  hold- 
eth  a  sceptre,  as  though  he  were  a 
judge  of  the  country. 

1 5  He  hath  also  in  his  right  hand 
a  dagger  and  an  axe:  Ijut  cannot 
deliver  himself  from  war  and 
thieves. 

16  Whereby  they  are  known  not 
to  be  gods :  therefore  fear  them  not. 

1 7  For  like  as  a  vessel  that  a  man 
useth  is  nothing  worth  when  it  is 
broken;  even  so  it  is  with  their 
gods :  when  they  be  set  up  in  the 
temple,  their  eyes  be  full  of  dust 
through  the  feet  of  them  that  come 
in. 

18  And  as  the  doors  are  made 
sure  on  every  side  upon  him  that 
offendeth  the  king,  as  being  com- 
mitted to  suffer  death  :  even  so  the 
priests  make  fast  their  temples 
with  doors,  with  locks,  and  bars, 
lest  their  gods  be  spoiled  with  rob- 
bers. 

19  They  light  them  candles,  yea, 
more  than  for  themselves,  whereof 
they  cannot  see  one. 

20  They  are  as  one  of  the  beams 
of  the  temple,  yet  they  say  their 
hearts  are  gnawed  upon  by  things 
creeping  out  of  the  earth ;  ami 
when  they  eat  them  and  their 
clothes,  they  feel  it  not. 

21  Their  faces  are  blacked 
through  the  smoko  that  cometh 
out  of  the  temple. 

22  Upon  theii'  bodies  and  heads 
sit  bats,  swallows,  jirid  birds,  and 
the  cats  also. 

23  By  this  ye  may  know  that 
tliey  are  no  gods :  therefore  fear 
them  not. 

24  Notwithstanding  the  gold 
that  is  about  tluMU  to  make  them 
beautiful,  except '"  thry  wipe  off  the 
I'ust  tluiy  will  not  shine  :  for 
neither  when  they  were  molten 
did_th(^y  feel  it. 

25  The  things  wherein  there  is 
no  breath  are  bought  for  a  most 
high  price. 

2G  They  are  borne  upon  shoul- 
ders, having  no  feet,  whereby  they 
declare  unto  men  that  they  be  no- 
thing woi'th. 

27  They  also  tliat  serve  them  are 
ashamed  :  for  if  tliey  fall  to  tlie 
ground  at  any  time,  they  cannot 
rise npagainof  themselves :  neither. 


if  one  set  them  upright,  can  they 
move  of  themselves :  neither,  if 
they  be  bowed  down,  can  they 
make  themselves  straight  :  but 
tliey  set  gifts  before  them,  as  unto 
dead  men. 

28  As  for  the  things  that  are 
sacrificed  unto  them,  their  priests 
sell  and  "  abuse :  in  like  manner 
their  wives  lay  up  part  thereof  in 
salt ;  but  unto  the  poor  and  impo- 
tent they  give  nothing  of  it. 

29  ^  Menstruous  women  and  wo- 
men in  childbed  eat  their  sacri- 
fices :  by  these  things  ye  may  know 
that  they  are  no  gods  :  fear  them 
not. 

30  For  how  can  they  be  called 
gods  1  because  women  set  meat  be- 
fore the  gods  of  silver,  gold,  and 
wood 

31  And  the  priests  sit  in  their 
temples,  having  their  clothes  rent, 
and  their  heads  and  beards  shaven, 
and  nothing  upon  their  heads. 

32  They  roar  and  cry  before  tlieir 
gods,  as  men  do  at  the  feast  when 
one  is  dead. 

33  The  priests  also  take  off "  their 
garments,  and  clothe  their  wives 
and  children. 

34  Whether  it  be  evil  that  one 


doeth  unto  them,  or  good,  they  are 
not  able  to  recompense  it :  they  can 
neither  set  up  a  king,  nor  put  him 
down. 

35  In  like  manner,  they  can 
neither  give  riches  nor  money : 
though  a  man  make  a  vow  unto 
them,  and  keep  it  not,  they  will 
not  require  it. 

3(5  They  can  save  no  man  from 
death,  neither  deliver  the  weak 
from  the  mighty. 

37  The.y  cannot  restore  a  blind 
man  to  his  sight,  nor  help  any  man 
in  his  distress. 

38  'Fhoy  can  shew  no  mercy  to 
the  widow,  nor  do  good  to  the 
fathei-less. 

39  Their  gods  of  wood,  and  which 
are  overlaid  with  gold  and  silver, 
ar(^  like  the  stones  that  be  hewn  out. 
of  tlur  mountain  :  fJiey  that  worshii) 
them  shall  Ih"  confounded. 

40  How  should  a  man  then  think 
and  say  that  they  ai'e  gods,  wlirn 
even  the  Chaldeans  themselves  dis^ 
lionoin-  them '? 

41  Who  if  they  shall  seeonedumb 
that  cainiot  spc;d<,  th(>y  bring  him, 
and  intrcat  I'.(>1  1h;i,t  he  may  six-jik, 
as  though  he  were  able  to  undei-- 
stand. 

42  Yet  they  cannot  understand 
this  themselves,  and  leave  them  : 
for  they  have  no  knowledge. 

43  The  women  also  with  coi-ds 
about  them,  sitting  in  the  ways, 

992 


The  vanity  of  idols, 


BARUCH,  6. 


and  their  loorshippers. 


burn  bran  for  perfume  :  but  if  any 
of  them,  drawn  by  some  that  pass- 
eth  by,  lie  with  him,  she  reproach- 
eth  her  fellow,  that  she  was  not 
thought  as  worthy  as  herself,  nor 
her  cord  broken. 

44  Whatsoever  is  done  among 
them  is  false  :  how  may  it  then  be 
thought  or  said  that  they  are  gods  1 

45  Tliey  are  made  of  carpenters 
and  goldsmiths  :  they  can  be  no- 
thing else  than  the  workmen  will 
have  them  to  be. 

46  And  they  themselves  that 
made  them  can  never  continue 
long  ;  how  should  then  the  things 
that  are  made  of  them  be  gods  I 

47  For  they  left  lies  and  re- 
proaches to  them  that  come  after. 

48  For  when  there  cometh  any 
war  or  plague  upon  them,  the 
priests  consult  with  themselves, 
where  they  may  be  hidden  with 
them. 

49  How  then  cannot  men  per- 
ceive that  they  be  no  gods,  which 
can  neither  save  themselves  from 
war,  nor  from  plague? 

50  For  seeing  they  be  but  of 
wood,  and  overlaid  with  silver  and 
gold,  it  shall  be  known  hereafter 
that  they  are  false : 

51  And  it  shall  manifestly  ap- 
pear to  all  nations  and  kings  that 
they  are  no  gods,  but  the  works  of 
men's  hands,  and  that  there  is  no 
work  of  (jrod  in  them. 

52  Who  then  may  not  know  that 
they  ai-e  no  gods  % 

53  For  neither  can  they  set  up  a 
king  in  the  land,  nor  give  rain  unto 
men. 

54  Neither  can  they  judge  their 
own  cause,  nor  redress  a  wrong, 
being  unable :  for  they  are  as 
crows  between  heaven  and  earth. 

55  Whereupon  when  lire  falleth 
upf)n  the  house  of  gods  of  wood,  or 
laid  over  with  gold  or  silver,  their 
priests  will  flee  away,  and  escape ; 
but  they  themselves  shall  be 
burned  asunder  like  beams. 

56  Moreover  they  cannot  with- 
stand any  king  or  enemies;  how 
can  it  then  t)e  thought  or  said  that 
they  be  gods  % 

57  Neither  are  those  gods  of 
wood,  and  laid  over  with  silver  or 
gold,  able  to  escape  either  from 
thieves  or  robbers. 

58  Whose  gold,  and  silver,  and 
garments  wherewith  they  are 
clothed,  they  that  are  strong  do 
take,  and  go  away  withal :  neither 
are  they  able  to  help  themselves. 


59  Therefore  it  is  better  to  be  a 
king  that  sheweth  his  power,  or 
else  a  profitable  vessel  in  an  house, 
which  the  owner  shall  have  use  of, 
than  such  false  gods  ;  or  to  be  a 
door  in  an  house,  to  keep  such 
things  safe  as  be  therein,  thaii 
such  false  gods ;  or  a  pillar  of 
wood  in  a  palace,  than  such  false 
gods. 

60  For  sun,  moon,  and  stars, 
being  bright,  and  sent  to  do  their 
offices,  are  obedient. 

61  In  like  manner  the  lightning 
when  it  breaketh  forth  is  easy  to 
be  seen ;  and  after  the  same  man- 
ner the  wind  bloweth  in  every 
country. 

62  And  when  God  commandeth 
the  clouds  to  go  over  the  whole 
world,  they  do  as  they  are  bidden. 

63  And  the  fire  sent  from  above 
to  consume  hills  and  woods  doeth 
as  it  is  commanded  :  but  these  are 
like  unto  them  neither  in  shew  nor 
pov/er. 

64  Wherefore  it  is  neither  to  be 
supposed  nor  said  that  they  are 
gods,  seeing  they  are  able  neither 
to  judge  causes,  nor  to  do  good 
unto  men. 

65  Knowing  thei-efore  that  they 
are  no  gods,  fear  them  not. 

66  For  they  can  neither  curse  nor 
bless  kings : 

67  Neither  can  they  show  signs 
in  the  heavens  among  the  heathen, 
nor  shine  as  the  sun,  nor  give  light 
as  the  moon. 

68  The  beasts  are  better  than 
they :  for  they  can  get  under  a 
covert,  and  help  themselves. 

69  It  is  tlien  oy  no  means  mani- 
fest vmto  us  that  they  are  gods  : 
therefore  fear  them  not. 

70  For  as  a  scarecrow  in  a  '  gar- 
den of  cucm libers  keepeth  notliing  : 
so  are  tlieir  gods  of  wood,  and  laid 
over  with  silver  and  gold. 

71  And  likewise  their  gods  of 
wood,  and  laid  over  with  silver 
and  gold,  are  like  to  a  white  thor'n 
in  an  orchard,  that  every  bird  sit- 
teth  upon  ;  as  also  to  a  dead  body, 
that  is  cast  into  the  dark. 

72  And  ye  shall  know  them  to  be 
no  gods  by  the  bright  ])urple  that 
rotteth  upon  them  :  a-n(t  they  them- 
selves afterward  shall  be  ~'  eaten. 
and  shall  be  a  reproach  iji  the 
country. 

73  Better  therefore  is  the  just 
man  that  hath  none  idols :  for  he 
shall  be  far  from  reproach. 


1  trarden 


2  consumed, 


63 


993 


The  prayer  of  Azariah 


THE  SONG  OF 


in  the  furnace. 


"  there  are 
come  shame 


THE   SONG   OF  THE 

THREE  HOLY  CHILDREN, 

which  followeth  hi  the  third  chapter  of  Daniel  after  this  place,  — fell  doivn 
hound  into  the  midst  of  the  burning  fiery  furnace.  —  Verse  23.  That  which 
followetli  is  not  in  the  Hebrew,  to  wit,  And  they  ivalked — uuto  these  words, 
Then  Nebuchadnezzar  —  Verse  24. 


2  Aearias  his  prayer  and  confesnion  in  the 
flame,  24  wherewith  the  Chaldeans  about 
the  oven  were  consumed,  hut  tlie  three  child- 
ren within  it  were  not  hurt.  28  The  song 
of  the  three  child^'en  in  the  oven. 

AND  they  walked  in  the  midst 
of  the  fire,  praising  God,  and 
blessing  the  Lord. 

2  Then  '  Azarias  stood  up,  and 
prayed  on  this  manner  ;  and  open- 
ing his  mouth  in  the  midst  of  the 
fire  said, 

3  Blessed  art  thou,  ^O  Lord  God 
of  our  fathers  :  thy  name  is  worthy 
to  be  praised  and  glorified  for  ever- 
more : 

4  For  thou  art  righteous  in  all 
the  things  that  thou  hast  done  to 
us  :  yea,  true  are  all  thy  works,  thy 
ways  are  right,  and  all  thy  judg- 
ments truth. 

5  In  all  the  things  that  thou  hast 
brought  upon  us,  and  upon  the  holy 
city  of  our  fathers,  even  Jerusalem, 
thou  hast  executed  true  judgment : 
for  according  to  truth  and  judg- 
ment didst  thou  bring  all  these 
things  upon  us  because  of  our  sins. 

6  For  we  have  sinned  and  com- 
mitted iniquity,  departing  from 
thee. 

7  In  all  things  have  we  tres- 
passed, and  not  obeyed  thy  com- 
mandments, nor  kept  them,  neither 
done  as  thou  hast  commanded  us, 
that  it  might  go  well  with  us. 

(S  Wherefore  all  that  thou  hast 
brought  upon  us,  and  evei-y  tiling 
that  thou  hast  df)ne  to  us,  thou  hast 
done  in  true  judgment. 

9  And  thou  didst  deliver  us  into 
the  hands  of  lawless  enemies,  most 
hateful  forsakers  of  (lOil,  and  to  an 
unjust  king,  and  the  most  wicked 
in  all  the  woild. 

10  And  now  we  cannot  open  our 
mouths,  •'  we  ai-e  become  a,  shame 
and  reproach  to  thy  scivants,  and 
t(j  them  that  worship  tlu!e. 

1 1  Vet  deliver  us  not  up  wholly, 
for  thy  name's  sake,  neither  disan- 
nul tlioii  thy  (covenant: 

\'l  And  caiisci  not  tliy  mercy  to 
<le|)art  from  us,  for  thy  beloved 
Aluaham's  sake,  for  thy  s(\rvant 
Isaac's  .sakl^  and  for  thy  holy 
Israel's  .sake ; 


13  To  whom  thou  hast  spoken 
and  promised,  that  thou  wouldest 
multiply  their  seed  as  the  stars  of 
heaven,  and  as  the  sand  that  lieth 
upon  the  seashore. 

14  For  we,  O  Lord,  are  become 
less  than  any  nation,  and  be  kept 
under  this  day  in  all  the  world  be- 
cause of  our  sins. 

15  Neither  is  there  at  this  time 
prince,  or  prophet,  or  leader,  or 
burnt  offering,  or  sacrifice,  or  obla- 
tion, or  incense,  or  ])lace  to  sacrifice 
before  thee,  and  to  find  mercy. 

16  Nevertheless  in  a  contrite 
heart  and  an  humble  spirit  let  us 
be  accepted. 

17  Like  as  in  the  burnt  offerings 
of  rams  and  bullocks,  and  like  as  in 
ten  thousands  of  fat  lambs  :  so  let 
our  sacrifice  be  in  thy  sight  this 
day,  and  grant  that  we  may  wholly 
go  after  thee  :  for  they  shall  not  be 
confounded  that  put  their  trust  in 
thee. 

1 8  And  now  we  follow  thee  with 
all  our  heart,  we  fear  thee,  and  seek 
thy  face. 

19  Put  us  not  to  shame  :  but  deal 
with  us  after  thy  lovingkindness, 
and  according  to  the  multitude  of 
thy  mercies. 

20  Deliver  us  also  according  to 
thy  marvellous  works,  and  give 
glory  to  thy  name,  O  Lord:  and 
let  all  them  that  do  thy  servants 
hurt  be  ashamed  ; 

21  And  let  them  be  confounded 
in  all  their  ])ower  and  might,  and 
let  their  strength  be  l)i'oken; 

22  And  let  tliem  know  that  thou 
art  Lord,  the  only  (Jod,  aiid  glori- 
ous over  the  wholes  world. 

23  And  the  king's  servants,  that 
put  them  in,  ceased  not  to  make 
the  ^oven  hot  with  rosin,  pitch, 
tow,  and  small  wood; 

24  So  tliat  the  flame  streamed 
forth  above  the  furnace  forty  and 
nin(^  culuts. 

2r)  And  it  itassinl  thr()Ugh,  and 
buiTied  those  Chaldeans  it  found 
about  the  furnace. 

26  Hut  the  angel  of  {\\v.  Lord 
came  flown  into  the  'oven  together 
with  'Azarias  and  his  fellows,  and 


^  furiiacft 


1  A/ariah 


904 


Hijmn  of  praise 


THE  THREE  CHILDEEN^. 


for  GocVs  deliverance. 


smote  the  flame  of  the  fire  out  of 
the  ^  oven ; 

27  And  made  the  midst  of  the 
furnace  as  it  had  been  a  moist 
whistling  wind,  so  that  the  fire 
touched  them  not  at  all,  neither 
hurt  nor  troubled  them. 

28  Then  the  three,  as  out  of 
one  mouth,  praised,  glorified,  and 
blessed,  God  in  the  furnace,  say- 
ing, 

29  Blessed  art  thou, "  O  Lord  God 
of  our  fathers :  and  to  be  praised 
and  exalted  above  all  for  ever. 

30  And  blessed  is  thy  glorious 
and  holy  name :  and  to  be  praised 
and  exalted  above  all  for  ever. 

31  Blessed  art  thou  in  the  tem- 
ple of  thine  holy  glory:  and  to  be 
praised  and  glorified  above  all  for 
ever. 

32  Blessed  art  thou  that  behold- 
est  the  depths,  and  sittest  upon  the 
•''  cherui)ims  :  and  to  be  praised  and 
exalted  above  all  for  ever. 

33  Blessed  art  thovi  on  the  glori- 
ous throne  of  thy  kingdom  :  and  to 
be  praised  and  glorified  above  all 
for  ever. 

34  Blessed  art  thou  in  the  firma- 
ment of  heaven  :  and  above  all  to 
be  praised  and  glorified  for  ever. 

35  O  all  ye  works  of  the  Lord, 
bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise  and  exalt 
him  above  all  for  ever. 

36  O  ye  heavens,  bless  ye  the 
Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him  above 
all  for  ever. 

37  O  ye  angels  of  the  Lord,  bless 
ye  the  Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him 
above  all  for  ever. 

38  O  all  ye  waters  that  be  above 
the  heaven,  bless  ye  the  Lord : 
praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for 
ever. 

39  O  all  ye  powers  of  the  Lord, 
bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise  and  exalt 
him  above  all  for  ever. 

40  O  ye  sun  and  moon,  bless  ye 
the  Lord :  praise  and  exalt  him 
above  all  for  ever. 

41  O  ye  stars  of  heaven,  bless  ye 
the  Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him 
above  all  for  ever. 

42  0  every  shower  and  dew,  bless 
ye  the  Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him 
above  all  for  ever. 

43  O  all  ye  winds,  bless  ye  the 
Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him  above 
all  for  ever. 

44  O  ye  fire  and  heat,  bless  ye 
the  Lord :  praise  and  exalt  him 
above  all  for  ever. 

45  O  ye  winter  and  summer, 
bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise  and  ex- 
alt him  above  all  for  ever. 

4G  O  ye  dews  and  storms  of  snow, 
bless  ye  the  Lord :  praise  and  exalt 
him  auove  all  for  ever. 


47  O  ye  nights  and  days,  bless  ye 
the  Lord :  praise  and  exalt  him 
above  all  for  ever. 

48  O  ye  light  and  darkness, 
bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise  and  exalt 
him  above  all  for  ever. 

49  O  ye  ice  and  cold,  bless  ye 
the  Lord :  ijraise  and  exalt  him 
above  all  for  ever. 

50  O  ye  frost  and  snow,  bless  ye 
the  Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him 
above  all  for  ever. 

51  O  ye  lightnings  and  clouds, 
bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise  and  ex- 
alt him  above  all  for  ever. 

52  O  let  the  earth  bless  the 
Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him  above 
all  for  ever. 

53  O  3'^e  mountains  and  •*  little 
hills,  bless  ye  the  Lord :  praise 
and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

54  O  all  ye  things  that  grow  on 
the  earth,  bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise 
and  exalt  him  aoove  all  for  ever. 

55  O  ye  fountains,  bless  ye  the 
Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him  above 
all  for  ever. 

56  O  ye  seas  and  rivers,  bless  ye 
the  Lord :  praise  and  exalt  him 
above  all  for  ever. 

57  O  ye  whales,  and  all  that 
move  in  the  waters,  bless  ye  the 
Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him  above 
all  for  ever. 

58  O  all  ye  fowls  of  the  air, 
bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise  and  ex- 
alt him  above  all  for  ever. 

59  O  all  ye  beasts  and  cattle, 
bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise  and  ex- 
alt him  above  all  for  ever. 

60  O  ye  children  of  men,  bless 
ye  the  Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him 
above  all  for  ever. 

61  O  Israel,  bless  ye  the  Lord: 
praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for 
ever. 

62  O  ye  priests  of  the  Lord, 
bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise  and  ex- 
alt him  above  all  for  ever. 

63  O  ye  servants  of  the  Lord, 
bless  ye  the  Lord :  praise  and  ex- 
alt him  above  all  for  ever. 

64  O  ye  spirits  and  souls  of  the 
righteous,  bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise 
and  exalt  him  above  all  for 
ever. 

65  O  ye  holy  and  humble  men 
of  heart,  bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise 
and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

66  O  '^Ananias,  Azarias.  and  Mi- 
sael.  bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise  and 
exalt  him  above  all  for  ever:  for 
he  hath  delivered  us  from  °*he1l. 
and  sa^•<>d  us  from  the  hand  of 
death,  aiifl  delivered  us  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  furnace  and  burning 


*  Gr.  Hades,  that  is,  the  abode  of  the  dead. 


4  hills. 


5  Hananiah, 
Azariah, 
and  Mishael, 

'>  the  gi-ave, 


995 


Two  wicked  elders 


SONG  OF  THE  THREE  CHILDREN,    lay  in  imit  for  Susanna. 


flame :  even  out  of  the  midst  of 
the  fire  hath  he  delivered  us. 

67  O  give  thanlcs  unto  the  Lord, 
because  he  is  gracious :  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


G8  O  all  ye  that  worship  the 
Lord,  bless  the  God  of  gods,  praise 
him,  and  give  him  thanks  :  for  his 
mercy  euclu7-eth  for  ever. 


THE 

HISTORY  OF  SUSANNA 

SET  APART  FROM  THE  BEGINNING  OF  DANIEL,  ISECAUSE  IT  IS  NOT 
IN  THE  HEBREAV,   AS  NEITHER  THE  NARRATION   OF 
BEL  AND   THE  DRAGON. 


16  Tiro  jiidi/en  hiile  t/ii>i/is,/rnK  in.  t/ic  garden- 
of  Siindiuiit  (ii  Ikipi'.  Ilii'ir  jihiiHure  of  her: 
'i><,irhlch  irheii  llicij  lunihl  iml  ohtidii.  the)/ 
accune  <tnil  conxe  lier  to  lie  coiu/ennied/or 
adultery;  4(1  hat  Daniel  e\enm.ineth  the 
matter  aijuin,  ami  Jitideth  the  tiro  judges 
fatxe. 

THERE  dwelt  a  man  in  Babylon, 
called  Joacim  : 

2  And  he  took  a  wife,  whose 
name  was  Susanna,  the  daughter 
of  '  Chclcias.  a  very  fair  woman, 
and  one  that  feared  the  Lord. 

3  Her  parents  also  were  right- 
eous, and  taught  their  daughter 
according  to  the  law  of  Moses. 

4  Now  Joacim  was  a  great  rich 
man,  and  had  a  fair  garden  joining 
unto  his  house :  and  to  him  re- 
sorted the  Jews;  because;  he  was 
more  honourable  than  all  othiu's. 

5  The  saine  year  were  appuinted 
two  of  the  '■  ancients  of  the  people 
to  be  judge's]  such  as  the  Loi-d 
spake  of,  that  wickedness  came 
from  Baljylon  from  ancient  judges, 
wlio  seemed  to  govern  the  people. 

G  These  k(!i)t  much  at  Joaeim's 
house  :  and  all  that  had  any  suits 
ill  law  came  unto  them. 

7  Now  when  th(>  iKM)ple  departed 
away  at  noon,  Susanna  went  into 
her  husband's  garden  to  walk. 

8  And  the  two  elders  saw  her  go- 
ing in  every  day,  and  walking;  so 
that  their  lust  was  inflamed  to- 
ward  ll(M-. 

•.)  And  they  perverted  tlieir  own 
mind,  and  turned  avvay  tlieir  eyes, 
that  they  might  not  look  unto 
heaven,  nor  remember  just  judg- 
ments. 

10  And  alb(>it  they  l)oth  were 
wounded  with  her  lov(>,  yet  durst 
not  oiu!  slu;w  another  his  grief. 

1  1  F<)r  tlx'y  were  ashamed  to  de- 
clare th(^ir  lust,  that  tliey  desired 
to  have  to  clo  with  her. 

12  Yet  they  watched  diligently 
from  day  to  day  to  see  her. 

1 W  And  the  f)n<!  said  to  the  other, 
fjct  us  now  go  home:  for  it  is  din- 
ner time. 


14  So  when  they  were  gone  out, 
they  parted  the  one  from  the 
other,  and  turning  back  again  they 
canu;  to  the  same  place  ;  and  after 
that  they  had  asked  one  another 
the  cause,  they  acknowledged  tlieir 
lust :  then  appointed  they  a  time 
both  together,  when  they  might 
find  her  alone. 

15  And  it  fell  out,  as  they 
watched  a  fit  time,  she  went  in  as 
before  with  two  maids  only,  and 
she  was  desirous  to  wash  herself  in 
the  garden  :  for  it  was  hot. 

16  And  there  was  no  body  there 
save  the  two  elders,  that  had  hid 
thems(!lves,  and  watched  her. 

17  Then  she  said  to  her  maids. 
Bring   me  oil  and  "'washing  balls. 


and  shut  the  garden  doors,  that  1 
may  wash  nu\ 

18  And  they  did  as  she  bade 
them,  and  shut  the  garden  doors, 
and  went  out  th(^niselves  at  ^yiriyy 
doors  to  fetch  the  things  that  she 
had  connnanded  them  :  but  they 
saw  not  the  eldei's,  because  they 
were  hid. 

19  Now  when  the  maids  were 
goiK^  forth,  th(>  two  elders  rose  up, 
and  rail  unto  lici',  saying, 

20  Behold,  the  garden  doors  are 
shut,  that  no  man  can  see  us.  and 
we  are  in  love  with  the(>  ;  there- 
fore consent  unto  us,  and  lie  with 
us. 

21  If  thou  wilt  not,  we  will  bear 
witness  against  thee,  that  a.  young 
man  was  with  thee:  and  tlicrct'oro 
thou  didst  seiul  away  thy  maids 
fi'oin  thee. 

22  Then  Susanna  sighed,  and 
said,  I  am  straitened  on  ('very 
sid(! :  for  if  I  do  this  thing,  it  is 
death  unto  me:  Miid  if  I  do  it  not, 
I  cannot  escape  your  hands. 

2.'^  It  is  l)ettei'  for  me  to  fall  into 
your  hands,  and  not  do  it,  than  to 
sin  in  the  sight  of  the  Ijord. 

24  With  tliat  Susarnia cried  with 
a  loud  voice:  aiul  tlie  two  elders 
cried  out  against  her. 


996 


Their  false  accusation. 


HISTORY  OF  SUSANKA.     Daniel  convicteth  them  of  lies. 


25  Then  ran  the  one,  and  opened 
the  garden  door. 

26  kSo  when  the  servants  of  the 
house  heard  the  cry  in  the  garden, 
they  rushed  in  at  a  '  privy  door,  to 
see  wliat  was  done  unto  her. 

27  But  when  the  elders  liad  de- 
clared their  matter,  the  servants 
were  greatly  ashamed :  for  there 
was  never  such  a  report  made  of 
Susaiuia. 

2cS  And  it  came  to  pass  the 
next  day,  when  the  people  were 
assembled  to  her  husband  Joacim,^ 
the  two  elders  came  also  full  of 
mischievous  imagination  against 
Susanna  to  put  her  to  death; 

29  And  said  before  the  peoijle, 
Send  for  Susanna,  the  daugnter  of 
-  (Jhelcias,  Joacim's  wife.  And  so 
they  sent. 

30  So  she  came  with  her  father 
and  mother,  her  children,  and  all 
her  kindred. 

31  Now  Susanna  was  a  very 
delicate  woman,  and  beauteous  to 
behold. 

32  And  these  wicked  men  com- 
manded to  uncover  her  face,  (for 
she  was  covered)  that  thej^  might 
be  filled  with  her  beauty. 

33  Therefore  her  friends  and  all 
that  saw  her  wept. 

34  Then  the  two  elders  stood  up 
in  the  midst  of  the  people,  and  laid 
theii'  hands  upon  her  head. 

35  And  she  weeping  looked  up 
toward  heaven :  for  her  heart 
trusted  in  the  Lord. 

36  And  the  elders  said.  As  we 
walked  in  the  garden  alone,  this 
woman  came  in  with  two  maids, 
and  shut  the  garden  doors,  and 
sent  the  maitls  away. 

37  Then  a  young  man,  who 
there  was  hid,  came  unto  her, 
and  lay  with  her. 

38  Then  we  that  stood  in  a 
corner  of  the  garden,  seeing  this 
wickedness,  ran  unto  them. 

39  And  when  we  saw  them  to- 
gether, the  man  we  could  not 
hold :  for  he  was  stronger  than 
we,  and  opened  the  door,  and 
leaped  out. 

40  l)ut  having  taken  this  woman, 
we  asked  wlio  the  young  man  was, 
but  she  would  n()t  tell  us :  tluise 
things  do  we  testify. 

41  Tluui  the  assembly  believed 
them,  as  those  that  were  the 
elders  aTid  judges  of  the  people: 
so  they  condenmed  her  to  dcnith. 

42  Then  Susanna  cried  out  with 
a  loud  voice,  and  said,  ()  everlasting 
God,  that  knowest  the  secrets,  and 
knf)west  all  things  before  they  be  : 

43  Thou  knowest  that  tliey  have 
borne  false  witness  against  me,  and. 


behold,  I  must  die  ;  whereas  I  never 
did  such  things  as  these  men  have 
maliciously  invented  against  me. 

44  And  the  Lord  heard  her  voice. 

45  Therefore  when  she  was  led 
to  be  put  to  death,  the  Lord 
raised  up  the  holy  spirit  of  a 
young  youth,  whose  name  was 
Daniel  : 

46  Who  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
I  am  clear  from  the  blood  of  this 
woman. 

47  Then  all  the  people  turned 
them  toward  him,  and  said,  What 
mean  these  words  that  thou  hast 
spoken  1 

48  So  he  standing  in  the  midst 
of  them  said.  Are  ye  such  fools,  ye 
sons  of  Israel,  that  without  exami- 
nation or  knowledge  of  the  truth 
ye  have  condemned  a  daughter  of 
Israel  1 

49  Return  again  to  the  place  of 
judgment:  for  they  have  borne 
false  witness  against  her. 

50  Wherefore  all  the  people 
turned  again  in  haste,  and  the 
elders  said  unto  him,  Come,  sit 
down  among  us,  and  shew  it  us, 
seeing  God  liath  given  thee  the 
honour  of  an   elder. 

51  Then  said  Daniel  unto  them, 
Put  these  two  aside  one  far  from 
another,  and  I  will  examine  them. 

52  So  when  they  were  put 
asunder  one  from  another,  he  called 
one  of  them,  and  said  unto  him,  O 
thou  that  art  waxen  old  in  wicked- 
ness, now  thy  sins  which  thou  hast 
committed  aforetime  are  come  to 
light : 

53  For  thou  hast  pronounced 
false  judgment,  and  hast  con- 
demned the  innocent,  and  hast  let 
the  guilty  go  free  ;  allxnt  the  Lord 
saith,  The  innocent  and  righteous 
shalt  thou  not  slay. 

54  Now  then,  if  thou  hast  seen 
her,  tell  me,  Under  what  tree  saw- 
est  thou  them  companying  to- 
gether"? Who  answered,  Under  a 
mastiek  tree. 

55  And  ])aniel  said,  Very  well; 
thou  hast  lied  against  thine  own 
head  ;  for  even  now  the  angel  of 
God  hath  received  the  sentence  of 
God  to  cut  thee  in  two. 

56  So  he  put  him  aside,  and  com- 
manded to  l)ring  the  other,  and  said 
unto  him,  O  thou  seed  of  "('lianaan, 
and  not  of  •*  J uda,  beauty  hath  de- 
ceived  thee,  and  lust  hath  perverted 
thine  heart. 

57  Thus  have  ye  dealt  with  the 
daughters  of  Israel,  and  they  for 
fear  conipanied  with  you  :  but  the 
daughter  of  "'.I  uda  would  not  abide 
your  wickedness. 

58  Now  therefore  tell  me,  Lender 


^  Canaan, 
4  Jmlah, 


5  Judah 


997 


Tlie  elders  slain. 


HISTORY  OF  SUSAXIs^A. 


Daniel  honoured. 


what  tree  didst  thou  take  them 
companying  together?  Who  an- 
swered, Under  an  holm  tree. 

59  Then  said  Daniel  unto  him, 
Well ;  thou  hast  also  lied  against 
thine  own  head  :  for  the  angel  of 
God  waiteth  with  the  sword  to  cut 
theein  two,  that  he  may  desti'oy  you. 

60  With  that  all  the  assembly 
cried  out  with  a  loud  voice,  and 
praised  God,  who  saveth  them  that 
trust  in  him. 

61  And  they  arose  against  the 
two  elders,  for  Daniel  had  con- 
victed them  of  false  witness  by 
their  own  mouth: 


62  And  according  to  the  law  of 
Closes  they  did  unto  them  in  such 
sort  as  they  maliciously  intended 
to  do  to  their  neighbour  :  and  they 
put  them  to  death.  Thus  the  inno- 
cent blood  was  saved  the  same 
day. 

63  Therefore  ^  Chelcias  and  his 
wife  praised  God  for  their  daughter 
Susanna,  with  Joacim  her  husband, 
and  all  the  kindred,  because  there 
was  "no  dishonesty  found  in  her. 

64  From  that  day  forth  was 
Daniel  had  in  great  reputation  in 
the  sight  of  the  people. 


THE  HISTORY  OF  THE  DESTRUCTION  OF 

BEL  AND  THE  DRAGON, 

CUT  OFF  FROM  THE  END  OF  DANIEL. 


19  The  fraud  of  Bern  priextx  !x  iT  is,-n,en  <l  Inj 
Daniel.  '1~  and  the  dra(jov  slain,  nhieh 
was  icor.shipjted.  o-i  Daniel  i.s  j>r<.^i /-red 
in  the  lion-i'  den.  42  The  king  doth  ac- 
k.nowled(ie  the  God  of  Daniel,  and  casteth 
his  enemies  into  the  same  den. 

AND  king  Ast.yages  was  ga- 
thered to  his  fathers,  and  (Jy- 
rus  of  Persia  received  his  king- 
dom. 

2  And  Daniel  ^  conversed  with 
the  king,  and  was  honoured  above 
all  his  friends. 

3  Now  the  Babylonians  had  an 
idol,  called  Bel,  and  there  were 
spent  upon  him  every  day  twelve 
great  measures  of  fine  flour,  and 
forty  sheep,  and  six  v(\ssels  of  wine. 

4  And  the  king  worshipped  it, 
and  went  daily  to  adore  it:  but 
Daniel  w^orsliippcd  liis  own  God. 
And  the  king  said  unto  liiin.  Why 
dost  not  thou  worship  Bel  1 

5  Who  answered  and  said,  Be- 
cause I  may  not  worship  idols 
made  with  hands,  buf  the  living 
God,  who  hath  (treated  the  heaven 
and  the  eai-th,  and  hath  sove- 
reignty over  all  flesh. 

6  Then  said  the  king  unto  him, 
Thinkest  thou  not  tha,t  Bel  is  a 
living  god  ;  sin-st  thou  not  how 
much  he  eateth  and  drinketh  every 
day? 

7  Then  Daniel  smiled,  and  said, 
O  king,  be  not  deceived  :  for  this 
is  but  clay  within,  and  bi-ass  with- 
out, and  did  never  eat  or  drink 
any  thing. 

8  So  the  king  was  wroth,  and 
call(»d  for  his  priests,  and  said  unto 
them.  If  ye  tell  me  not  wlio  this  is 
that  deyoureth  these  expences,  ye 
shall  die. 


9  But  if  ye  can  certify  me  that 
Bel  devoureth  them,  then  Daniel 
shall  die  :  for  he  hath  spoken  blas- 
phemy against  Bel.  And  Daniel 
said  unto  the  king.  Let  it  be  ac- 
cording to  thy  word. 

10  Now  the  priests  of  Bel  were 
threescore  and  ten,  beside  their 
wives  and  children.  And  the  king 
went  with  Daniel  into  the  temple 
of  Bel. 

11  So  Bel's  priests  said,  Lo,  we 
go  out:  but  thou,  O  king,  set  on 
the  meat,  and  make  ready  the 
wine,  and  shut  the  door  fast,  and 
seal  it  with  thine  own  signet ; 

12  And  to  morrow  when  thou 
comost  in,  if  thou  iindest  not  that 
Bel  hath  eaten  up  all,  we  will  sufler 
death :  or  else  Daniel,  that  speak- 
eth  falsely  against  us. 

13  And  they  little  regarded  it: 
for  under  the  table  they  had  made 
a  "-^ privy  entrance,  whereby  they 
entered  in  continually,  and  con- 
sumed those  things. 

14  So  when  tluw  were  gone 
forth,  the  king  s(>t  meats  before 
Bel.  Now  Daniel  had  commanded 
his  servants  to  bring  asln^s,  and 
those  they  strewed  thi-oughoiit  all 
the  temple  in  the  presence  of  the 
king  alone  :  tluMi  went  they  out, 
and  shut  the  door,  and  scaled  it 
with  the  king's  signet,  and  so  de- 
parted. 

1  f)  Now  in  the  night  came  the 
priests  with  their  wives  and  child- 
ren, as  they  were  wont  to  do,  and 
did  eat  aiid  di'ink  u])  nil. 

16  In  the  morning  betime  the 
king  arose,  and  Daniel  with  him. 

17  And  the  king  said,   Daniel, 


998 


He  slayeth  the  serpent. 


BEL  AND  THE  DEAGON. 


Delivered  from  lions. 


are  the  seals  whole  1  And  he  said, 
Yea,  O  king,  they  be  whole. 

18  And  as  soon  as  he  had  opened 
the  door,  the  king  looked  upon  the 
table,  and  cried  with  a  loud  voice. 
Great  art  thou,  O  Bel,  and  with 
thee  is  no  deceit  at  all. 

19  Then  laughed  Daniel,  and 
held  the  king  that  he  should  not 
go  in,  and  said.  Behold  now  the 
pavement,  and  mark  well  whose 
footsteps  are  these. 

20  And  the  king  said,  I  see  the 
footsteps  of  men,  women,  and  child- 
ren.   And  then  the  king  was  angry, 

2 1  And  took  the  priests  with  their 
wivesand children,  whoshewed  him 
the  ^  privy  doors,  where  they  came 
in,  and  consumed  such  things  as 
were  upon  the  table. 

22  Therefore  the  king  slew  them, 
and  delivered  Bel  into  Daniel's 
power,  who  destroyed  him  and  his 
temple. 

23  And  in  that  same  place  thei^e 
was  a  great  '^  dragon,  which  they  of 
Babylon  worshipped. 

24  And  the  king  said  unto  Daniel, 
Wilt  thou  also  say  that  this  is  of 
brass  1  lo,  he  liveth,  he  eateth  and 
drinketh  ;  thou  canst  not  say  that 
he  is  no  living  god  :  therefore  wor- 
ship him. 

25  Then  said  Daniel  unto  the 
king,  I  will  worship  the  Lord  my 
God  :  for  he  is  the  living  God. 

26  But  give  me  leave,  O  king, 
and  I  shall  slay  this  dragon  with- 
out sword  or  staff.  The  king  said, 
I  give  thee  leave. 

27  Then  Daniel  took  pitch,  and 
fat,  and  hair,  and  did  seethe  them 
together,  and  made  lumps  thereof  ; 
this  he  put  in  the  dragon's  mouth, 
and  so  the  dragon  burst  in  sunder  : 
and  Daniel  said,  Lo,  these  are  the 
gods  ye  worship. 

28  When  they  of  Babylon  heard 
that,  they  took  great  indignation, 
and  conspired  against  the  king, 
saying.  The  king  is  become  a  Jew, 
and  he  hath  destroyed  Bel,  he  hath 
slain  the  "  dragon,  and  put  the 
priests  to  death. 

29  So  they  came  to  the  king,  and 
said.  Deliver  us  Daniel,  or  else  we 
will  destroy  thee  and  thine  house. 

30  Now  when  the  king  saw  that 


they  pressed  him  sore,  being  con- 
strained, he  delivered  Daniel  unto 
them  : 

31  Who  cast  him  into  the  lions' 
den  :  where  he  was  six  days. 

32  And  in  the  den  there  were 
seven  lions,  and  they  had  given 
them  every  day  two  carcases,  and 
two  sheep  :  whicli  then  were  not 
given  to  them,  to  the  intent  they 
might  devour  Daniel. 

33  Now  there  was  in  ^  Jewry  a 
prophet,  called  ■*  Habbacuc,  who 
had  made  pottage,  and  had  broken 
bread  in  a  bowl,  and  was  going  into 
the  field,  for  to  bring  it  to  the 
reapers. 

34  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  ^  Habbacuc.  Go,  carry 
the  dinner  that  thou  hast  into 
Babylon  unto  Daniel,  who  is  in 
the  lions'  den. 

35  And  ^  Habbacuc  said,  Lord,  I 
never  saw  Babylon ;  neither  do  I 
know  where  the  den  is. 

36  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
took  him  by  the  crown,  and  bare 
him  by  the  hair  of  his  head,  and 
•*  through    the   vehemency    of    his 


spirit  set  liim  in  Babylon  over  the 
den. 

37  And  ^  Habbacuc  cried,  saying, 
O  Daniel,  Daniel,  take  the  dinner 
which  God  hath  sent  thee. 

38  And  Daniel  said.  Thou  hast 
I'emembered  me,  O  God  :  neither 
hast  thou  forsaken  them  that  seek 
thee  and  love  thee. 

39  So  Daniel  arose,  and  did  eat : 
and  the  angel  of  the  Lord  set "  Hab- 
bacuc in  his  own  place  again  im- 
med  lately. 

40  Ui)on  the  seventh  day  the 
king  went  to  bewail  Daniel :  and 
when  he  came  to  the  den,  he  looked 
in,  and,  behold,  Daniel  was  sitting. 

41  Then  cried  the  king  with  a 
loud  voice,  saying.  Great  art  thou, 
"  O  Loi'd  God  of  Daniel,  and  there 
is  none  other  beside  thee. 

42  And  he  drew  him  out,  and 
cast  those  that  were  the  cause  of 
his  destruction  into  the  den  :  and 
they  were  devoured  in  a  moment 
before  his  face. 


*  Or, 


3  Judali 
*  Habak- 
kuk, 


5  Habak- 
kuk 


6  *  set  him 


'  O  Lord, 
the  God 


999 


Confession  of  sin, 


PRAYEPv  OF  MANASSES. 


and  plea  for  mercy. 


THE 


PRAYER   OF   MANASSES 

KING    OF    JUDAH, 

WHEN   HE   WAS   HOLDEN   CAPTIVE   IN   BABYLON". 


OLORD,  Almighty  God  of  our 
fathers,  Abraiiam,  Isaac,  and 
Jacob,  and  of  their  righteous  seed  ; 
who  hast  made  heaven  and  earth, 
with  all  the  ornament  thereof  ;  who 
hast  bound  the  sea  by  the  word  of 
thy  commandment ;  who  hast  shut 
up  the  deep,  and  sealed  it  by  thy 
teirible  and  glorious  name  ;  whom 
all  men  fear,  and  tremble  before  thy 
power  ;  for  the  majesty  of  thy  glory 
cannot  be  borne,  and  thine  angry 
threatening  toward  sinners  is  "im- 
Ijortable  :  but  thy  merciful  promise 


is  umneasurable  and  unsearchable  ; 
for  thou  art  the  most  high  Lord,  of 
great  compassion,  longsuft'ering, 
very  merciful,  and  repentest  of  the 
evils  of  men.  Thou,  O  Lord,  accord- 
ing to  thy  great  goodness  hast 
promised  repentance  and  forgive- 
ness to  them  that  have  sinned 
against  thee  :  and  of  thine  infinite 
mercies  hast  appointed  repentance 
unto  sinners,  that  they  may  be 
saved.  Thou  therefore,  _0  Lord, 
that  art  the  God  of  the  just,  hast 
not  appointed  repentance  to  the 
just,  as  to  Abraiiam,  and  Isaac,  and 
•Jacob,  which  have  not  sinned 
against  thee ;  but  thou  hast  ap- 
pointed repentance  unto  me  that 
am  a  sinner  :  for  I  have  sinned 
above  the  number  of  the  sands  of 


the  sea.  My  transgressions,  O  Lord, 
are  multiplied  :  my  transgressions 
are  multiplied,  and  I  am  not  worthy 
to  behold  and  see  the  height  of 
heaven  for  the  multitude  of  mine 
iniquities.  I  am  bowed  down  with 
many  iron  bands,  that  I  cannot  lift 
up  mine  head,  neither  have  any  re- 
lease :  for  I  have  provoked  thy 
wrath,  and  done  evil  before  thee  : 
I  did  not  thy  will,  neither  kept  I 
thy  commandments  :  I  have  set  uj) 
abominations,  and  have  multiplied 
offences.  Now  therefore  I  bow  the 
knee  of  mine  heart,  beseeching  thee 
of  grace.  I  have  sinned,  O  Loi'd,  I 
have  sinried,  and  I  acknowledge 
mine  iniquities  :  wherefore,  I 
humbly  beseech  thee,  forgive  me, 
O  Lord,  forgive  me,  and  destroy  me 
not  with  mine  iniquities.  Be  not 
angry  with  me  forever,  by  reserving 
evil  for  me ;  neither  condemn  me 
into  the  lower  parts  of  the  earth. 
For  thou  art  the  God,  even  the  God 
of  them  that  repent ;  and  in  me  thou 
wilt  shew  all  thy  goodness  :  for  thou 
wilt  save  me,  that  am  unwoi'tliy, 
according  to  thy  great  mercy. 
Therefore  I  will  jjraise  thee  for 
ever  all  the  days  of  my  life  :  for  all 
the  powers  of  the  heavens  do  i)i'ais(» 
thee,  and  thine  is  the  glory  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen. 


THE   FIRST   BOOK   OF  THE 

MACCABEES 


CHAPTER  1. 

14  AntiochuK  {/ore  leane  to  wi  npiliefanhionx 
of  the  (ieniili's  hi  .liTiisdIi'in.  'I'i  (nKlH/ioili'd 
■it,  iiikI  th,  Irmi'lc  ill  il.in  dinl  .v<7  iipthi  n  in 
the  <(lHu,n,nlti,,,l  nfllcxnlatiiill.  I'.:!  ,ni<l  s/rir 
tliiixe  Hull  did.  <-i re iniici.se  (In-ir  ,-hildrcii. 

AND  it  happened,  after  that 
Alexandei-  xon  of  I'hilip,  the 
.\hic('donian,  who  came  out  of  tlu; 
land  of  '  ( 'hettiiiii.  iiad  smitten  Da- 
rius king  of  the  I'ersiansand  M(»d(>s, 
that  he  I'cigned  in  his  stead,  the 
first  over  (bcece, 

2  And  matle  many  wars,  and  won 


many  strong  holds,  and  slew  the 
kings  of  the  earth, 

3  And  w(Mit  thi'ough  to  the  ends 
of  th(^  eai'th,  and  took  snojls  of 
many  nations,  insomnrh  tliat  the 
earth  was  quiet  l)efor(>  him  ;  where 
upon  lie  was  e.xalted,  and  his  h(>art 
was  lift(Ml  UJ). 

4  And  he  gathered  a  mighty 
strong  liost,  and  rnled  uw.v  coun- 
tries, and  nations,  and  kings,  who 
b(!came  tributaiies  unto  him. 

.')  And  after  these  things  lie  fell 


1000 


Antiochus  taJceth  Jerusalem, 


I.  MACCABEES,  1. 


and  profaneth  the  temple. 


sick,  and  perceived  that  he  slioiild 
die. 

6  Wherefore  he  called  his  ser- 
vants, such  as  were  honourable, 
and  had  been  brouyht  ujj  with  hiin 
from  his  youth,  and  parted  his  king- 
dom among  them,  while  he  was  yet 
alive. 

7  So  Alexander  reigned  twelve 
years,  and  then  died. 

(S  And  his  servants  bare  rule 
every  one  in  his  place. 

9  And  after  his  death  they  all 
put  crowns  upon  thei/ixe/ nes ;  so  did 
their  sons  after  them  many  years  : 
and  evils  were  multiplied  in  the 
earth. 

10  And  thex^e  came  out  of  them 
a  wicked  I'oot,  Antiochus  surnamed 
Epiphanes,  son  of  Antiochus  the 
king,  who  had  been  an  hostage  at 
Rome,  and  he  reigned  in  the  hun- 
dred and  thirty  and  seventh  year 
of  the  kingdom  of  the  Greeks. 

11  In  those  days  went  there  out 
of  Israel  wicked  men,  who  per- 
suaded many,  saying,  Let  us  go 
and  make  a  covenant  with  the 
heathen  that  are  round  about  us : 
for  since  we  departed  from  them 
we  have  had  much  sorrow. 

12  So  this  device  pleased  them 
well. 

13  Then  certain  of  the  people 
were  so  forward  herein,  that  they 
went  to  the  king,  who  gave  them 
licence  to  do  after  the  ordinances 
of  the  heathen  : 

14  Whereupcm  they  built  a  place 
of  exercise  at  .Jerusalem  according 
to  the  customs  of  the  heathen  : 

15  And  made  themselves  uncir- 
cumcised,  and  forsook  the  holy 
covenant,  and  joined  themselves 
to  the  heathen,  and  were  sold  to 
do  mischief. 

16  Now  when  the  kingdom  was 
established  before  Antiochus,  he 
thought  to  reign  over  Egypt,  that 
he  might  have  the  dominion  of  two 
realms. 

17  Wherefore  he  entered  into 
Egypt  with  a  great  multitude, 
with  chariots,  and  elephants,  and 
horsemen,  and  a  great  navy, 

1 8  And  made  war  against '  Ptole- 
mee  king  of  Egyjjt :  but  Ptolemee 
was  afraid  of  him,  and  fled ;  and 
many  were  wounded  to  death. 

1 9  Thus  they  g(  )t  the  strong  cities 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  he  took 
the  spoils  thei'eof. 

'20  And  after  that  Antiochus  had 
smitten  Egypt,  he  returned  again 
in  the  hundred  forty  and  third  year, 
and  went  up  against  Israel  and 
Jerusalem  with  a  great  multitude. 


*  So  throughout  this  book. 


21  And  entered  -proudly  into 
the  sanctuary,  and  took  away  the 
golden  altar,  and  the  candlestick 
of  light,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof, 

22  And  the  table  of  the  shew- 
bread,  and  the  pouring  vessels,  and 
the  ^  vials,  and  the  censers  of  gold, 
and  the  veil,  and  the  crowns,  and 
the  golden  ornaments  that  were 
*  before  the  temple,  all  which  he 
pulled  off. 

2.3  He  took  also  the  silver  and 
the  gold,  and  the  precious  vessels  : 
also  he  took  the  hidden  treasures 
which  he  found. 

24  And  when  he  had  taken  all 
away,  he  went  into  his  own  land, 
having  made  a  great  massacre,  and 
spoken  very  ''proudly. 

2-5  Therefore  there  was  great 
mourning  in  Israel,  in  every  place 
where  they  were ; 

26  So  that  the  princes  and  elders 
mourned,  the  virgins  and  young 
men  were  made  feeble,  and  the 
beauty  of  women  was  changed. 

27  Every  bridegroom  took  up 
lamentation,  and  she  that  sat  in 
the  marriage  chamber  was  in  hea- 
viness. 

28  The  land  also  was  moved  for 
the  inhabitants  thereof,  and  all 
the  house  of  Jacob  was  covered 
with  confusion. 

29  And  after  two  years  fully  ex- 
pired the  king  sent  his  chief  col- 
lector of  tribute  unto  the  cities  of 
"  Juda,  who  came  unto  Jerusalem 
with  a  great  multitude, 

30  And  spake  peaceable  words 
unto  them,  but  all  was  deceit :  for 
when  they  had  given  him  credence, 
he  fell  suddenly  upon  the  city,  and 
smote  it  very  sore,  and  destroyed 
much  people  of  Israel. 

31  And  when  he  had  taken  the 
spoils  of  the  city,  he  set  it  on  fire, 
and  pulled  down  the  houses  and 
walls  thereof  on  every  side. 

32  But  the  women  and  children 
took  they  captive,  and  possessed 
the  cattle. 

33  Then  builded  they  the  city  of 
David  with  a  great  and  strong 
wall,  and  with  mighty  towers,  and 
made  it  a  strong  hold  for  them. 

34  And  they  put  therein  a  sinful 
nation,  wicked  men,  and  fortified 
themselves  therein. 

35  They  stored  it  also  with  ar- 
mour and  victuals,  and  when  they 
had  gathered  together  the  spoils  of 
Jerusalem,  they  laid  them  up  there, 
and  so  they  became  a  sore  snare  : 

36  For  it  was  a  place  to  lie  in 
wait  against  the  sanctuary,  and  an 
evil  adversary  to  Israel. 


■^  presump- 
tuously 


3  bowls, 


*  on  the 
walls  of 


5  presump- 
tuously. 


*  So  throughout  this  book. 


6  *  Judah, 


1001 


Idolatry  set  iqj. 


I.  MACCABEES,  2. 


Circumcision  forbidden. 


37  Thus  they  shed  innocent 
blood  on  every  side  of  the  sanctu- 
ary, and  defiled  it : 

38  Insomuch  that  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Jerusalem  tied  because  of 
them :  whereupon  the  city  was  made 
an  habitation  of  strangers,  and  be- 
came strange  to  those  that  were 
born  in  her  ;  and  her  own  children 
left  her. 

39  Her  sanctuary  was  laid  waste 
like  a  wilderness,  her  feasts  were 
turned  into  mourning,  her  sab- 
baths into  reproach,  her  honour 
into  contempt. 

40  As  had  been  her  glory,  so  was 
her  dishonour  increased,and  her  ex- 
cellency was  turned  into  mourning. 

41  Moreover  king  Antiochus 
wrote  to  his  whole  kingdom,  that 
all  should  be  one  people, 

42  And  everyone  should  ^ leave 
his  laws  :  so  all  the  heathen  agreed 
according  to  the  commandment  of 
the  king. 

43  Yea,  many  also  of  the  Israel- 
ites consented  to  his  religion,  and 
sacrificed  unto  idols,  and  profaned 
the  sabbath. 

44  For  the  king  had  sent  letters 
by  messengers  unto  Jerusalem  and 
the  cities  of  Jutia,  that  they  should 
follow  "the  strange  lawsof  the  land, 

45  And  forbid  l)urnt  offerings, 
and  sacrifice,  and  drink  offerings, 
in  the  temple;  and  that  they 
should  profane  the  sabbaths  and 
festival  days : 

46  And  pollute  the  sanctuary 
and  holy  peoi)le : 

47  )Set  up  altars,  and  "  groves. 
and  chapels  of  idols,  and  sacrifice 
swine's  fiesh,  and  unclean  beasts  : 

48  That  they  should  also  leave 
their  children  uncircumciscid,  and 
make  their  souls  abominable  with 
all  manner  of  uncleanness  and  pro- 
fanation : 

49  To  the  end  they  might  forget 
the  law,  and  change  all  the  ordi- 
nances. 

50  And  whosoever  would  not  do 
according  to  the  conunandment  of 
the  king,  he  ttaid,  he  should  die. 

51  In  the  s(!lfsame  manner  wrote 
he  to  his  whole  kingdom,  and 
appointed  overseers  over  all  tlie 
people,  commanding  the  cities  of 
Juda  to  sacrifice,  city  by  city. 

52  Then  many  of  the  peoi)le  were 
gath(!red  unto  them,  to  wit,  every 
(nie  that  forsook  the  law  ;  and  so 
they  connnitted  evils  in  the  land; 

53  And  di'ove  the  Israelites  into 
secret  places,  even  wheresoever 
they  could  Hee  foi-  succour. 

54  Now  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
month   *  Casleu,    in    the    hundred 


forty  and  fifth  year,  they  set  up 
the  abomination  of  desolation  upon 
the  altar,  and  builded  idol  altars 
throughout  the  cities  of  Juda  on 
every  side  ; 

55  And  burnt  incenseat  the  doors 
of  their  houses,  and  in  the  streets. 

56  And  when  they  had  rent  in 
pieces  the  books  of  the  law  which 
they  found,  they  burnt  them  with 
fire. 

57  And  wheresoever  was  found 
with  anythebookof  the  ^testament. 
or  if  any  consented  to  the  law,  the 
king's  commandment  was,  that  they 
should  put  him  to  death. 

58  Thus  did  they  by  their  author- 
ity unto  the  Israelites  every  month, 
to  as  many  as  were  found  in  the 
cities. 

59  Now  the  five  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  month  they  did  sacrifice 
upon  the  idol  altar,  which  was  upon 
the  altar  of  God. 

60  At  which  time  according  to  the 
commandment  they  ]3ut  to  death 
certain  women,  that  had  caused 
their  children  to  be  circumcised. 

61  And  they  hanged  the  infants 
about  their  necks,  and  rifled  their 
houses,  and  slew  them  that  had 
circumcised  them. 

62  Howbeit  many  in  Israel  were 
fully  resolved  and  confirmed  in 
themselves  not  to  eat  any  unclean 
thing. 

63  Wherefore  they  chose  rather 
to  die,  that  they  might  not  be 
defiled  with  meats,  and  that  they 
might  not  profane  the  holy  cove- 
nant :  so  then  they  died. 

64  And  there  was  very  great 
wrath  upt)n  Israel. 

CHAPTER  2. 

6  Mattathias  lamenteth  the  c<ine  of  Jernita- 
lem.    24  He  Hlayeth  a  Jew  thdt  (Hit  siicrijice 

1o  iilols  in  lih  jircneiict',  rivil  the  I'hiff'n  nieti- 
xi')i(/i-r  (iho.  'M  Jlc  mill  hin  lire  axsitileil 
upmi  the  Kiilihiitli,  (inil  iiidlce  no  resintiince. 
50  J/e  dielh,  and  inxtracteth  hin  sons; 
06  and  inaketh  their  brother  Judas  Mac- 
cdheuis  general. 

IN  those  days  arose  "Mattathias 
thewn  of  John,  tlie  Koinyi  Simeon, 
a  priest  of  the  sons  of  Joarib,  from 
Jerusalem,  and  dwelt  in  Modin. 

2  And  he  had  five  sons,  " Joan- 
nan.  called  "(  Widths  : 

3  Simon,  called  Thassi  : 

4  Judas,  who  was  called  Macca- 
beus : 

5  I^leazar,  called  Avaran :  and 
Jonatiian,  whose  surname  was 
Aijphus. 

6  And  when  he  saw  the  blasnhe- 
mies  that  wen;  committed  in  Juda 
and  Jerusalem, 

7  He  said,  Woe  is  me  !  wherefore 


So  throur/hont  this  book. 


5  covenant, 


«  *  Matta- 
tliiah 


7. John, 
SGaddis: 


1002 


Mattatliias  resisteth, 


I.  MACCABEES,  2. 


and  shujeth  an  idolator. 


was  I  born  to  see  this  misery  of  my 
people,  and  of  the  holy  city,  aiul 
to  dwell  there,  when  it  was  deli- 
vered into  the  hand  of  the  enemy, 
and  tlie  sanctuary  into  the  hand  of 
strangers  'I 

(S  Her  temple  is  become  as  a  man 
without  glory. 

9  Her  glorious  vessels  are  carried 
away  into  captivity,  her  infants  are 
slain  in  the  streets,  her  young  men 
with  the  sword  of  the  enemy. 

10  What  nation  hath  not  had  a 
part  in  her  kingdom,  and  gotten  of 
her  spoils  % 

1 1  All  her  ornaments  are  taken 
away ;  of  a  free  woman  she  is  be- 
come a  bondslave. 

12  And,  behold,  our  sanctuary, 
even  our  beauty  and  our  glory,  is 
laid  waste,  and  the  Gentiles  have 
profaned  it. 

13  To  what  end  therefore  shall 
we  live  any  longer  1 

14  Then  Mattatliias  and  his  sons 
rent  their  clothes,  and  put  on  sack- 
cloth, and  mourned  very  sore. 

1 5  In  the  mean  while  the  king's 
officers,  such  as  compelled  the  peo- 
ple to  revolt,  came  into  the  city 
Modin,  to  make  them  sacrifice. 

IG  And  when  many  of  Israel 
came  unto  them,  Mattathias  also 
and  his  sons  came  together. 

17  Then  answered  the  king's 
officers,  and  said  to  Mattatliias 
on  this  wise,  Thou  art  a  ruler,  and 
an  honourable  and  great  man  in 
this  city,  and  strengthened  with 
sons  and  brethren  : 

18  Now  therefore  come  thou 
first,  and  fulfil  the  king's  com- 
mandment, like  as  all  the  heathen 
have  done,  yea,  and  the  men  of 
Juda  also,  and  such  as  remain  at 
Jerusalem:  so  shalt  thou  and  thy 
house  be  in  the  number  of  the 
king's  friends,  and  thou  and  thy 
children  shall  be  honoured  with 
silver  and  gold,  and  many  rewards. 

19  Then  Mattatliias  answered 
and  spake  with  a  loud  voice, 
Though  all  the  nations  that  are 
under  the  king's  dominion  obey 
him,  ai id  fall  away  every  one  from 
the  religion  of  their  fathers,  and 
give  consent  to  his  commandments  : 

20  Yet  will  I  and  my  sons  and 
my  brethren  walk  in  the  covenant 
of  our  fathers. 

21  Ood  forbid  that  we  should 
forsake  the  law  and  theorcHnances. 

22  We  will  not  hearken  to  the 
king's  words,  to  go  from  our  reli- 
gion, either  on  the  right  hand,  or 
the  left. 

23  Now  when  he  had  left  speak- 
ing these  words,  ther<^  came  one 
of  the  Jews  in  the  sight  of  all  to 


sacrifice  on  tlie  altar  which  was  at 
Modin,  according  to  the  king's 
commandment. 

2-1:  Which  thing  when  Mattatliias 
saw,  he  was  inflamed  with  zeal, 
and  his  reins  trembled,  neither 
could  he  forbear  to  shew  his  anger 
according  to  judgment :  wherefore 
he  ran,  and  slew  him  upon  the  altar. 

25  Also  the  king's  commissioner, 
who  compelled  men  to  sacrifice,  he 
killed  at  that  time,  and  the  altar 
he  pulled  down. 

26  Thus  dealt  he  zealously  for 
the  law  of  God,  like  as  '  Phinees  did 
unto  '"  Zambri  the  son  of  •'  Salom. 

27  And  Mattatliias  cried  through  - 
out  the  city  with  a  loud  voice,  say- 
ing, Whosoever  is  zealous  of  the 
law,  and  maintaineth  the  covenant, 
let  him  follow  me. 

28  So  he  and  his  sons  fled  into 
the  mountains,  and  left  all  that 
ever  they  had  in  the  city. 

29  Then  many  that  sought  after 
justice  and  judgment  went  down 
into  the  wilderness,  to  dwell  there  : 

30  Both  they,  and  their  children, 
and  their  wives,  and  their  cattle ; 
because  afflictions  increased  sore 
upon  them. 

31  Now  when  it  was  told  the 
king's  servants,  and  the  host  that 
was  at  Jerusalem,  in  the  city  of 
David,  that  certain  men,  who  had 
broken  the  king's  commandment, 
were  gone  down  into  the  secret 
places  in  the  wilderness, 

32  They  ijursued  after  them  a 
great  number,  and  having  over- 
taken them,  they  camped  against 
them,  and  made  war  against  them 
on  the  sabbath  day. 

33  And  they  said  unto  them. 
Let  that  which  ye  have  done 
hitherto  suffice  ;  come  forth,  and 
do  according  to  the  commandment 
of  the  king,  and  ye  shall  live. 

34  But  they  said.  We  will  not 
come  forth,  neithej-  will  we  do  the 
king's  commandment,  to  profane 
the  sabbath  day. 

35  So  then  they  gave  them  the 
battle  with  all  speed. 

36  Howbeit  they  answered  them 
not,  neither  cast  they  a  stone  at 
them,  nor  stopped  the  places  where 
they  lay  hid ; 

37  But  said.  Let  us  die  all  in  our 
innocency  :  heaven  and  earth  shall 
testify  for  us,  that  ye  put  us  to 
death  wrongfully. 

38  So  they  rose  un  against  them 
in  battle  on  the  sal)bath,  and  they 
slew  tlu'in,  with  theii'  wives  and 
children,  and  their  cattle,  to  the 
number  of  a  thousand  people. 


1  *  Phinehas 

2  Zimri 

3  Salu. 


*  So  throughout  this  hook. 


1003 


Mattathias  instructeth 


I.  MACCABEES,  3. 


his  S07is  before  his  death. 


39  Now  when  Mattathias  and 
his  friends  understood  hereof,  they 
mourned  for  them  right  sore. 

40  And  one  of  them  said  to 
another,  If  we  all  do  as  our  bre- 
thren have  done,  and  fight  not 
for  our  lives  and  laws  against  the 
heathen,  they  will  now  quickly 
root  us  out  of  the  earth. 

41  At  that,  time  therefore  they 
decreed,  saying.  Whosoever  shall 
come  to  make  battle  with  us  on 
the  sabbath  day,  we  will  fight 
against  him ;  neither  will  we  die 
all,  as  our  brethren  that  were  mur- 
dered in  the  secret  places. 

42  Then  came  there  unto  him  a 
company  of  '  Assideans,  who  were 
mighty  men  of  Israel,  even  all  such 
as  were  voluntarily  devoted  unto 
the  law. 

43  Also  all  they  that  fled  for  per- 
secution joined  themselves  unto 
them,  and  were  a  stay  unto  them. 

44  So  they  joined  their  forces, 
and  smote  sinful  men  in  their 
anger,  and  t  wicked  men  in  their 
wrath :  but  the  rest  fled  to  the 
heathen  for  succour. 

45  Then  Mattathias  and  his 
friends  went  round  about  and 
pulled  down  the  altars  : 

46  And  what  chikh^en  soever 
they  found  within  the  coast  of 
Israel  uncircuincised,  those  they 
circumcised  '"  valiantly. 

47  They  pursued  also  after  the 
proud  men,  and  the  work  pros- 
pered in  their  hand. 

48  So  they  recovered  the  law  out 
of  the  hand  of  tlie  Gentiles,  and 
out  of  the  hand  of  kings,  neither 
suffered  they  the  sinner  to  triumph. 

49  Now  when  the  time  drew  neai- 
that  Mattathias  should  die,  he  said 
unto  his  sons.  Now  hath  pride  and 
rebuke  gotten  strength,  and  the 
time  of  destruction,  and  the  wrath 
of  indignation  : 

50  Now  th<M'efore,  my  sons,  be  ye 
zealous  for  the  law,  an<l  give  your 
lives  for  the  covenant  of  your 
fathers. 

51  Call  to  remembrance  what 
acts  our  fatlusrs  did  in  their  time  ; 
so  shall  ye  receive  great  honour 
and  an  everlasting  name. 

52  Was  not  Abraham  found 
faithful  in  tem))tation,  and  it  was 
imputed  unto  him  for  righteous- 
ness 1 

53  Josei)]i  in  the  time  of  his  dis- 
tress kept  the  commandment,  and 
was  made;  k)rd  of  Egypt. 

54  I'hinees  our  father  in  being 
zealous   and   fervent  obtained  th(; 


*  So  thrMif/Jioiit  this  book. 
t  Or.  lawless,  that  i.i,  apostates  from 
the  law. 


covenant  of  an  evei'lasting  priest- 
hood. 

55  ^  Jesus  for  fulfilling  the  word 
was  made  a  judge  in  Israel. 

56  Caleb  for  bearing  witness  be- 
fore the  congregation  received  the 
heritage  of  the  land. 

57  David  for  being  merciful  pos- 
sessed the  throne  of  an  everlasting 
kingdom. 

58  •*  Elias  for  being  zealous  and 
fervent  for  the  law  was  taken  ui) 
into  heaven. 

59  *  Ananias,    Azarias,  and    Mi- 


sael  by  believing  were  saved  out 
of  the  flanie. 

60  Daniel  for  his  innocency  was 
delivered  from  the  mouth  of  lions. 

61  And  thus  consider  ye 
throughout  all  ages,  that  none 
that  put  their  trust  in  him  shall 
be  overcome. 

62  Fear  not  then  the  words  of  a 
sinful  man :  for  his  glory  shall  be 
dung  and  worms. 

63  To  day  he  shall  be  lifted  up, 
and  to  morrow  he  shall  not  be 
found,  because  he  is  returned  into 
his  dust,  and  his  thought  is  come 
to  nothing. 

64  Wherefore,  ye  my  sons,  be 
valiant,  and  shew  yourselves  men 
in  the  behalf  of  the  law  ;  for  by  it 
shall  ye  obtain  glory. 

65  And,  behold,  I  know  that 
your  brother  Simon  is  a  man  of 
counsel,  give  ear  unto  him  alway  : 
he  shall  be  a  fathei'  unto  you. 

66  As  for  Judas  Maccabeus,  he 
hath  been  mighty  and  strong,  even 
from  his  youth  up  :  let  him  be  your 
captain,  and  fight  the  battle  of  the 
people. 

67  Take  also  unto  you  all  those 
that  observe  the  la\s%  and  avenge 
ye  the  wi-ong  of  your  ])eople. 

6f>  Recompense  fully  the  hea- 
then, and  take  heed  to  the  com- 
mandments of  the  law. 

69  So  lie  bl('ss(>(l  them,  and  was 
gathered  to  his  fathers. 

70  And  he  died  in  the  hundi'cd 
forty  ;nid  sixth  year,  and  his  sons 
buried  him  in  the  sepulchres  of  his 
fathers  at  Modin,  and  all  Israel 
made  great  lamentation  for  him. 

CHAl'TEll  3. 

1  T/if  nthitir  <ni<l /(line  <if  Jiitliiii  AfacciihetiK. 
10  Ifi'  orerthroirfth  thi'  forcix  (if  Sdinaiid 
(iiid  Sj/rin.  i~  AnIUirhns  Ht'udcth  it  {treat 
paver  iKjiiinHihhn.  44  //<;  niul  his  full  to 
fiixliiKi  (mil  priii/er,  r>s  itiiil  are  I'tieoii- 
'riniiiL 

rnUh'.N  his  son  Judas,  ('ailed 
X  Maccabeus,  rose  up  in  his 
stead. 


*  So  throughout  this  book. 


1004 


Judas  leadeth  the  faithful. 


I.  MACCABEES,  3. 


His  valour  and  fame. 


2  And  all  his  brethren  helped 
him,  and  so  did  all  they  that  held 
with  his  father,  and  they  fought 
with  cheerfulness  the  battle  of 
Israel. 

3  So  he  gat  his  people  great 
honour,  and  put  on  a  breastplate  as 
a  giant,  ancf  girt  his  warlike  har- 
ness about  him,  and  he  made  bat- 
tles, protecting  the  host  with  his 
sword. 

4  In  his  acts  he  was  like  a  lion, 
and  like  a  lion's  whelp  roaring  for 
'lis  prey. 

5  For  he  pursued  the  *  wicked, 
and  sought  tliem  out,  and  burnt  up 
those  that  vexed  his  people. 

6  Wherefore  the  *  wicked  shi-unk 
for  fear  of  him,  and  all  the  workers 
of  iniquity  were  troubled,  because 
salvation  prospered  in  his  hand. 

7  He  grieved  also  many  kings, 
and  made  Jacob  glad  with  his  acts, 
and  his  memorial  is  blessed  for 
ever. 

8  Moreover  he  went  through  the 
cities  of  Juda,  destroying  the  un- 
godly out  of  them,  and  turning 
away  wrath  from  Israel: 

9  So  that  he  was  renowned  unto 
the  utmost  part  of  the  earth,  and 
he  '  received  unto  him  such  as  were 
ready  to  perish. 

10  Then  Apollonius  gathered  the 
Gentiles  together,  and  a  great  host 
out  of  Samaria,  to  fight  against 
Israel. 

1 1  Which  thing  when  Judas  per- 
ceived, he  went  forth  to  meet  him, 
and  so  he  smote  him,  and  slew  him : 
many  also  fell  down  slain,  but  the 
rest  fled. 

12  Wherefore  Judas  took  their 
spoils,  and  Apollonius'  sword  also, 
and  therewith  he  fought  all  his  life 
long. 

1 3  Now  when  Seron,  a  prince  of 
the  army  of  Syria,  heard  say  that 
Judas  had  gathered  unto  him  a 
raultitvide  and  company  of  the 
faithful  to  go  out  with  him  to  war; 

li  He  said,  I  will  get  me  a  name 
and  honour  in  the  kingdom ;  for  I 
will  go  fight  with  Judas  and  them 
that  are  with  him,  who  despise  the 
king's  commandment. 

15  So  he  made  him  ready  to  go 
up,  and  there  went  with  him  a 
mighty  host  of  the  ungodly  to  help 
liim,  and  to  he  avenged  of  the  child- 
ren of  Israel. 

16  And  when  he  came  near  to 
the  going  up  of  Bethhoron,  Judas 
went  forth  to  meet  him  with  a 
small  company : 

1 7  Who,  when  they  saw  the  host 
coming  to   meet  them,  said   unto 


*  Gr.  lawless,  thai  is,  apostates  from 
the  law. 


Judas,  How  shall  w- e  be  able,  being 
so  few,  to  fight  against  so  great  a 
multitude  and  so  sti'ong,  seeing  w^e 
are  ready  to  faint  with  fasting  all 
this  day  i 

18  Unto  whom  Judas  answered, 
It  is  no  hard  matter  for  many  to  be 
shut  up  in  the  hands  of  a  few;  and 
with  the  God  of  heR,y en  it  is  all  one, 
to  deliver  with  a  great  multitude, 
or  a  small  company  : 

19  For  the  victory  of  battle 
standeth  not  in  the  multitude  of 
an  host ;  but  strength  cometh 
from  heaven. 

20  They  come  against  us  in  much 
pride  and  iniquity  to  destroy  us, 
and  our  wives  and  children,  and  to 
spoil  us  : 

2 1  But  we  fight  for  our  lives  and 
our  laws. 

22  Wherefore  the  Lord  himself 
will  overthrow  them  before  our 
face  :  and  as  for  you,  be  ye  not 
afraid  of  them. 

23  Now  as  soon  as  he  had  left  off 
speaking,  he  leapt  suddenly  upon 
them,  and  so  Seron  and  his  host 
was  overthrown  before  him. 

24  And  they  pursued  them  from 
the  going  down  of  Bethhoron  unto 
the  plain,  where  were  slain  about 
eight  hundred  men  of  them ;  and 
the  residue  fled  into  the  land  of 
the  Philistines. 

25  Then  began  the  fear  of  Judas 
and  his  brethren,  and  an  exceeding 
great  dread,  to  fall  upon  the  na- 
tions  round  about  them  : 

26  Insomuch  as  his  fame  came 
unto  the  king,  and  all  nations 
talked  of  the  battles  of  Judas. 

27  Now  when  king  Antiochus 
heard  these  things,  he  was  full  of 
indignation :  wherefore  he  sent 
and  gathered  together  all  the 
forces  of  his  realm,  even  a  very 
strong  army. 

28  He  opened  also  his  ti'easure, 
and  gave  his  soldiers  pay  for  a 
year,  commanding  them  to  be 
ready  whensoever  he  should  need 
them. 

29  Nevertheless,  when  he  saw 
that  the  money  of  his  treasures 
failed,  and  that  the  tributes  m  the 
country  were  small,  because  of  the 
dissens'ion  and  plague,  which  he 
had  brought  upon  the  land  in  tak- 
ing away  the  laws  which  had  been 
of  old  time ; 

30  He  feared  that  he  should  not 
be  able  to  bear  the  charges  any 
longer,  nor  to  have  such  gifts  to 
give  so  liberally  as  he  did  before  : 
for  he  liad  abounded  above  the 
kings  that  were  before  him. 

31  Whei'efor-e,  being  greatly  per- 
plexed in  his  mind,  he  determined 


1005 


AnUocJiHS  sendeth  cm  army. 


I.  MACCABEES,  o.  The  fast  and  pmi/er  of  Judas. 


1  encamped 

2  *  fetters, 

3  forces 


to  go  into  Persia,  there  to  take  the 
tributes  of  the  countries,  and  to 
gather  much  money. 

32  So  he  left  Lysias,  a  nobleman, 
and  one  of  the  blood  royal,  to  over- 
see the  affairs  of  the  king  from  the 
river  Euphrates  unto  the  borders 
of  Egypt : 

33  And  to  bring  up  his  son  Anti- 
ochus,  until  he  came  again. 

34  Moreover  he  delivered  unto 
him  the  half  of  his  forces,  and  the 
elephants,  and  gave  him  charge  of 
all  things  that  he  would  have  done, 
as  also  concerning  them  that  dwelt 
in  Juda  and  Jerusalem: 

35  To  wit,  that  he  should  send 
an  army  against  them,  to  destroy 
and  root  out  the  strengtli  of  Israel, 
and  the  remnant  of  Jerusalem,  and 
to  take  away  their  memorial  from 
that  place ; 

36  And  that  he  should  place 
strangers  in  all  their  quarters,  and 
divide  tlieir  land  by  lot. 

37  So  the  king  took  the  half  of 
the  forces  that  remained,  and  de- 
parted from  Antioch,  his  royal 
city,  the  hundred  forty  and  se- 
venth year ;  and  having  passed  the 
river  Euphrates,  he  went  through 
the  high  countries. 

38  Then  Lysias  chose  Ptolemee 
the  son  of  Dorymenes,  and  Nica- 
nor,  and  Gorgias,  mighty  men  of 
the  king's  friends : 

39  And  with  them  he  sent  forty 
thousand  footmen,  and  seven  thou- 
sand horsemen,  to  go  into  the  land 
of  Juda,  and  to  destroy  it,  as  the 
king  commanded. 

40  So  they  went  forth  with  all 
theii"  power,  and  came  and  ^  pitched 
by  Emniaus  in  the  plain  country. 

41  And  the  merchants  of  the 
country,  hearing  the  fame  of  them, 
took  silver  and  gold  very  much, 
with  'servants,  and  came  into  the 
camp  to  buy  tlie  children  of  Israel 
for  slaves  :  •'  a  power  also  of  Syria 
and  of  the  land  of  the  Philistines 
joined  themselves  unto  them. 

42  Now  when  Judas  and  his 
V)i'ethren  saw  that  miseries  were 
multiijlied,  and  that  the  forces  i\u\ 
(nicanip  themselves  in  their  bor- 
ders; foi'  they  knew  1k)W  tlu^  king 
had  given  conniiandment  to  destroy 
the  people,  and  utterly  abolish 
them  ; 

43  They  said  f)ne  to  another.  Let 
us  restorer  the  decayed  estate  of  oin- 
p(!01)]e,  and  let  us  fight  for  our 
people  and  the  sanctuary. 

44  Then  was  the  congregation 
gathered  together,  that  they  nn'ght 
be  ready  for  battle,  and  that  they 


*0r, 


might   pray,  and  ask  mercy  and 
compassion. 

45  Now  Jerusalem  lay  void  as  a 
wilderness,  there  was  none  of  her 
children  that  went  in  or  out :  the 
sanctuary  also  was  trodden  down, 
and  aliens  kept  the  strong  hold  ; 
the  heathen  had  their  habitation  in 
that  place  ;  and  joy  was  taken  from 
Jacob,  and  the  pipe  with  the  harp 
ceased. 

46  Wherefore  the  Israelites  as- 
sembled themselves  together,  and 
came  to  ■*  Masqjha,  over  against 
Jerusalem  ;  for  in  °  Maspha  was  the 
place  where  they  prayed  aforetime 
in  Israel. 

47  Then  they  fasted  that  day, 
and  put  on  sackcloth,  and  cast 
ashes  upon  their  heads,  and  rent 
their  clothes, 

48  And  laid  open  the  book  of  the 
law,    "  whei-ein    the    heathen    had 


sought  to  ])aint  the  likeness  of  their 


49  They  brought  also  the  priests' 
garments,  and  the  firstfruits,  and 
the  tithes  :  and  the  Nazarites  they 
stirred  up,  who  had  accomplished 
their  days. 

50  Then  cried  they  with  a  loufl 
voice  toward  heaven,  saying.  What 
shall  we  do  with  these,  and  whither 
shall  we  carry  them  away  T. 

51  For  thy  sanctuai-y  is  trodden 
down  and  i^rofaned,  and  thy  priests 
are  in  heaviness,  and  brought  low. 

52  And,  lo,  the  heathen  are  as- 
sembled together  against  us  to  de- 
stroy us  :  what  things  they  imagine 
against  us,  thou  knowest. 

53  How  shall  we  be  able  to  stand 
against  them,  except  thou,  0  God, 
be  our  help  1 

54  Then  sou  nded  they  with  trum- 
pets, and  cried  with  a  loud  voice. 

55  And  after  this  Judas  ordained 
captains  ov(;r  the  people,  even  cap- 
tains over  thousands,  and  over  hun- 
(h'eds.and  over  fifties,  and  ovei'  tens. 

50  i)ut  as  for  sucli  as  wer(^  build- 
ing houses,  f)r  had  betrothed  wives, 
oi-  wei'e  planting  vincwards,  or  were 
fearful,  tliose  he  ccmnnanded  that 
they  should  return,  every  man  to 
his  own  house,  according  to  tlie  law. 

57  So  the  camp  reruoxcd,  ;nid 
))itched  upon  the  south  side  of  Km- 
maus. 

5(S  And  Judas  said.  Arm  your- 
selves, and  be  valiant  men,  anrl  s(>(^ 
that  ye  be  in  readiness  against  the 
moi'iiing,  tliat  ye  may  fight  with 
these  iiiitions,  that  are  assein !)!(>< I 
togethei-  Mgainst  us  to  destroy  us 
and  oui-  sanctuary : 

59  For  it  is  better  for  us  to  die 


*0r. 


lOOG 


Judas  defeateth  Gorgias, 


I.  MACCABEES,  4. 


and  spoiletli  his  camp. 


in  battle,  than  to  behold  the  ca- 
lamities of  our  people  and  our 
sanctuary. 

60  Nevertheless,  as  the  will  of 
God  is  in  heaven,  so  let  him  do. 

CHAPTER  4. 

6  Judits  rlefeaielh  the  plot,  U  and  forcex  of 
Oorgiax^'l'i  (mil  xjioi/eth  their  ieiifx,  34  tnut 
o'nerthfoireth  Z,y.sui.v.  45  lie  pulleth  i/oirn 
the  a/tar  which  the  heathen  had  profiined, 
and  setteth  itp  aneto :  60an«f  inaketha  wall 
about  Sion. 

THEN  took  Gorgias  five  thou- 
sand footmen,  and  a  thousand 
of  the  best  horsemen,  and  removed 
out  of  the  camp  by  night ; 

2  To  the  end  he  might  rush  in 
upon  the  camp  of  the  Jews,  and 
smite  them  suddenly.  And  the  men 
of  the  foi^tress  were  his  guides. 

3  Now  when  Judas  heai'd  thereof, 
he  himself  removed,  and  the  valiant 
men  with  him,  that  he  niight  smite 
the  king's  army  which  was  at 
Emmaus, 

4  While  as  yet  the  forces  were 
dispersed  from  the  camp. 

5  In  the  mean  season  came  Gor- 
gias by  night  into  the  camp  of 
Judas :  and  when  he  found  no 
man  there,  he  sought  them  in  the 
mountains :  for  said  he,  These  fel- 
lows flee  from  us. 

6  But  as  soon  as  it  was  day, 
Judas  shewed  himself  in  the  plain 
with  three  thousand  men,  who 
nevertheless  had  neither  armour 
nor  swords  to  their  minds. 

7  And  they  saw  the  camp  of  the 
heathen,  that  it  was  strong  and 
well  'harnessed,  and  compassed 
round  about  with  horsemen  ;  and 
these  were  expei't  "  of  war. 

8  Then  said  Judas  to  the  men 
that  were  with  him.  Fear  ye  not 
their  multitude,  neither  be  ye 
afraid  of  their  assault. 

9  Remember  how  our  fathers 
were  delivered  in  the  Red  sea, 
when  Pharaoh  pursued  them  with 
an  army. 

1 0  Now  therefore  let  us  cry  unto 
heaven,  if  peradventure  the  Lord 
will  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  re- 
member the  covenant  of  our  fathers, 
and  destroy  this  host  before  our 
face  this  day  : 

1 1  That  so  all  the  heathen  may 
know  that  there  is  one  who  deli- 
vereth  and  saveth  Israel. 

12  Then  the  strangers  lifted  up 
their  eyes,  and  saw  them  coming 
over  against  them. 

13  Wherefore  they  went  out  of 
the  camp  to  battle  ;  but  they  that 
were  with  Judas  sounded  their 
trumpets. 

14  So  they    joined    battle,   and 


the  heathen  being  discomfited  fled 
into  the  plain. 

15  Howbeit  all  the  hindmost  of 
them  were  slain  with  the  sword : 
for  they  pursued  them  unto  Ga- 
zera,  and  unto  the  plains  of  •'  Idu- 
mea,  and  *  Azotus,  and  "'  Jamnia,  so 
that  there  were  slain  of  them  upon 
a  three  thousand  men. 

16  This  done,  Judas  returned 
again  with  his  host  from  pursuing 
them, 

17  And  said  to  the  people,  Be 
not  greedy  of  the  spoils,  inasmuch 
as  thei-e  is  a  battle  before  us, 

18  And  Gorgias  and  his  host  are 
here  by  us  in  the  mountain :  but 
stand  ye  now  against  our  enemies, 
and  overcome  them,  and  after  this 
ye  may  boldly  take  the  spoils. 

19  As  Judas  was  yet  speaking 
these  words,  there  appeared  a  part 
of  them  looking  out  of  the  moun- 
tain : 

20  Who  when  they  perceived 
that  the  Jews  had  put  their  host 
to  flight,  and  were  burning  the 
tents ;  for  the  smoke  that  was 
seen  declared  what  was  done : 

21  When  therefore  they  per- 
ceived these  things,  they  were  sore 
afraid,  and  seeing  also  the  host  of 
Judas  in  the  plain  ready  to  fight, 

22  They  fled  every  one  into  the 
land  of  "strangers. 

23  Then  J  udas  returned  to  spoil 
the  tents,  where  they  got  much 
gold,  and  silver,  and  blue  silk,  and 
purple  of  the  sea,  and  great  riches. 

24  After  this  they  went  home, 
and  sung  a  song  of  thanksgiving, 
and  praised  the  Lord  in  heaven  : 
because  it  is  good,  because  his 
mercy  end^iveth  for  ever. 

25  Thus  Israel  had  a  great  deli- 
verance that  day. 

26  Now  all  the  strangers  that 
had  escaped  came  and  told  Lysias 
what  haa  happened  : 

27  Who,  wlien  he  heard  thereof, 
was  confounded  and  discouraged, 
because  neither  such  things  as  he 
would  were  done  unto  Isx'ael,  nor 
such  things  as  the  king  commanded 
him  were  come  to  pass. 

28  The  next  year  therefore  fol- 
lowing Lysias  gathered  together 
threescore  thousand  choice  men  of 
foot,  and  five  thousand  horsemen, 
that  he  might  subdue  them. 

29  So  they  came  into  Iduraea, 
and  pitched  theii-  tents  at  '  Beth- 


sura,  and  Judas  met  them  with  ten 


thousand  men. 

30  And  when  he  saw  that 
mighty  army,  he  pi'ayed  and  said. 
Blessed  art  thou,  O  Saviour  of  Is- 


*  Or,       t  So  throughout  this  book. 


8  *  Judea, 
■*  Aslidod, 
5  t  Jabueh, 


6  the 
Philistines. 


t  Beth-sur, 


1007 


Tlie  sanctuary  cleansed. 


I.  MACCA15EES,  4. 


The  feast  of  dedication. 


rael,  who  didst  quell  the  violence 
of  the  mighty  man  by  the  hand  of 
thy  servant  David,  and  gavest  the 
host  of  strangers  into  the  hands  of 
Jonathan  the  son  of  Haul,  and  his 
armour  bearer  ; 

31  tShut  up  this  army  in  the 
hand  of  thy  people  Israel,  and  let 
them  be  confounded  in  their  power 
and  horsemen  : 

32  Make  them  to  be  of  no  cou- 
rage, and  cause  the  boldness  of  their 
strength  to  fall  away,  and  let  them 
quake  at  their  destruction  : 

33  Cast  them  down  with  the 
sword  of  them  that  love  thee,  and 
let  all  those  that  know  thy  name 
praise  thee  wuth  thanksgiving. 

34  8o  they  joined  battle  ;  and 
there  were  slain  of  the  host  of 
Lysias  about  five  thousand  men, 
even  before  them  were  they  slain. 

35  Now  when  Lysias  saw  his 
army  put  to  ilight,  and  the  manli- 
ness of  Judas'  soldiers,  and  how 
they  were  ready  either  to  live  or 
die  valiantly,  he  went  ^  into  Antio 


chia.  and  gathei-ed  together  a  com- 


pany of  strangers,  and  having 
made  his  army  greater  than  it  was, 
he  purposed  to  come  again  into 
J  udea. 

36  Then  said  Judas  and  his  bre- 
thren, Behold,  our  enemies  are  dis- 
comfited :  let  us  go  up  to  cleanse 
and  dedicate  the  sanctuary. 

37  Upon  this  all  the  host  assem- 
bled themselves  together,  and  went 
up  into  mount  8ion. 

38  And  when  they  saw  the  sanc- 
tuary desolate,  and  the  altar  pro- 
fanerl,  and  the  gates  burned  up, 
and  shrubs  growing  in  the  courts 
as  in  a  forest,  or  in  one  of  the 
mountains,  yea,  and  the  priests' 
chambers  pulled  flown  ; 

39  They  rent  their  clothes,  and 
made  great  lamentation,  and  cast 
ashes  upon  their  hf^ads, 

40  And  fell  down  ilat  to  the 
ground  upon  their  faces,  and  blew 
ail  alarm  with  the  trumpets,  and 
cried  towarrl  lieaven. 

41  Then  Judas  ai)pointed  cer- 
tain men  to  fight  against  those 
that  were  in  the  fortress,  until  he 
Jiad  cleaiisefl  the  sanctuary. 

\'l  >So  he  ch(»se  priests  of  blame- 
less conversation,  such  as  had  j)l('a- 
sure  in  the  law  : 

43  Who  cleansed  the  sanctuary, 
and  bare  out  the  defiled  stones 
into  an  unclean  i)lace. 

44  And  when  ;is  they  c;onsulted 
what  to  do  with  tlie  altar  of  burnt 
ofl'erings,  wliich  was  ])rofane(l  ; 

45  Tliey  thought  it  best  to  pull 
it  down,  lest  it  should  be  a  re- 
prf)ach  to  them,  because  the  hea- 1 


then    had    defiled    it :     wherefore 
they  pulled  it  dt)\vn, 

46  And  laid  up  the  stones  in  the 
mountain  of  the  temple  in  a  con- 
venient place,  until  thei^e  should 
come  a  pi'ophet  to  shew  what 
should  be  done  with  them. 

47  Then  they  took  whole  stones 
according  to  the  law,  and  built  a 
new  altar  according  to  the  former  ; 

48  And  -  made  up  the  sanctuary, 
and  the  things  that  were  within 
the  temple,  and  hallowed  the 
courts. 

49  They  made  also  new  holy  ves- 
sels, and  into  the  temple  they 
brought  the  candlestick,  and  the 
altar  of  burnt  offerings,  and  of  in- 
cense, and  the  table. 

50  And  upon  the  altar  they 
burned  incense,  and  the  lamps  that 
were  upon  the  candlestick  they 
lighted,  that  they  might  give  light 
in  the  temple. 

51  Furthermore  they  set  the 
loaves  upon  the  table^  and  spread 
out  the  veils,  and  finished  all  the 
works  which  they  had  begun  to 
make. 

5 2  Now  on  the  five  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  ninth  month,  which  ?'.s' 
railed  tlie  month  "'CasleUj  in  the 
hundred  forty  and  eighth  year,  they 
rose  up  betimes  in  the  morning, 

53  And  offered  sacrifice  accord- 
ing to  the  law  upon  the  new  altar 
of  ournt  offerings,  which  they  Iiad 
made. 

54  Look,  at  what  time  and  what 
day  the  heathen  had  profaned  it, 
e^■en  in  that  was  it  dedicated  with 
songs,  and  "*  citherns,  and  harps, 
and  cymbals. 

55  Then  all  the  people  fell  upon 
their  faces,  worshipping  aiul  prais- 
ing the  Ood  of  heaven,  who  harl 
given  them  gf)od  success. 

56  And  so  they  kept  the  dedica- 
ti()n  of  the  altar  eight  days,  and 
offered  burnt  offerings  with  glad- 
ness, and  sacrificed  the  sacrifice 
of  deliverance  and  praise. 

57  They  decked  also  the  fore- 
fr<mt  of  the  temple  with  crowns 
of  gold,  and  with  shields;  and  llie 
gates  aiifl  the  chambers  they  re- 
n(nved,  and  hanged  doors  upon 
them. 

58  Thus  Avas  there  very  great 
gladness  among  the  people,  for 
that  the  reproach  of  the  heathen 
was  ])ut  away. 

59  Moreovei'  Judas  and  his  bre- 
thren with  the  whole  coiigrcgatiDn 
of  Israf'l  oi'daincd,  that  the  days 
of  th(!  dedication  of  the  altar 
should  be  kept  in  their  season 
from  yeai'  to  year  liy  the  space  of 
eight  days,  from  the  five  and  twen- 


2  built 


3  Cliisleu, 


lutes, 


1008 


Judas  smiteth  the  nations. 


I.  MACCABEES,  5. 


Simon  sent  to  Galilee. 


tieth  day  of  the  month  ^  Casleu, 
with  mirtli  and  gladness. 

60  At  that  time  also  they  builded 
up  the  mount  Nion  with  high  walls 
and  strong  towers  round  about,  lest 
the  Gentiles  should  come  and  tread 
it  down,  as  they  had  done  before. 

6 1  And  they  set  there  a  garrison 
to  keep  it,  aiid  fortified  Bethsura 
to  preserve  it ;  that  the  people 
might  have  a  defence  against  Idu- 
mea. 

CHAPTER  5. 

3  Judafi  .imiteth  the  children-  nf  K,snu,  Bean, 
and  Amnion.  17  Simon  is  .icnt  info  (r'd- 
lilee.  25  Theetrploits  of  Judan  in  (roland. 
61  He  dest/royeth  Ephron,  for  denyino  him 
to  pass  through  it.  56  Divers,  that  in  Jih 
das^  absence  icotiM  fight  with  their  ene- 
mies, are  slain. 

NOW  when  the  nations  round 
about  heard  that  the  altar  was 
built,  and  the_  sanctuary  renewed 
as  before,  it  displeased  them  very 
much. 

2  Wherefore  they  _  thought  to 
destroy  the  generation  of  Jacob 
that  was  among  them,  and  there- 
upon they  began  to  slay  and  de- 
stroy the  people. 

3  Then  Judas  fought  against  the 
children  of  Esau  in  Idumea  at 
"  Arabattine,  because  they  besieged 
Israel:  and  he  gave  them  a  great 
overthrow,  and  abated  their  cou- 
rage, and  took  their  spoils. 

4  Also  he  remembered  the  injury 
of  the  children  of  Bean,  who  had 
been  a  snare  and  an  offence  unto 
the  people,  in  that  they  lay  in 
wait  for  them  in  the  ways. 

5  He  shut  them  up  therefore  in 
the  towers,  and  encamped  against 
them,  and  destroyed  them  utterly, 
and  burned  the  towers  of  that 
jdace  with  fire,  and  all  that  were 
therein. 

6  Afterward  he  passed  over  to 
the  children  of  Amnion,  where  he 
found  a  mighty  power,  and  much 
people,  with  Timotheus  their  cap- 
tain. 

7  So  he  fought  many  battles 
with  them,  till  at  length  they  were 
discomfited  before  him ;  and  he 
smote  them. 

S  And  when  he  had  taken ''  Jazar, 
with  the  towns  belonging  thereto, 
he  returned  into  Judea. 

9  Then  the  heathen  that  were 
^at  "  Cialaad  assembled  themselves 
together  against  the  Israelites  that 
were  in  their  quarters,  to  destroy 
them  ;  but  they  fled  to  the  fortress 
of  Dathema, 

10  Anfl  sent  letters  unto  Judas 
and  his  lirethren.  The  heathen  that 


*  So  throiiffhoiit  thus  book. 


are  round  about  us  are  assembled 
together  against  us  to  destroy  us  : 

11  And  they  are  preparing  to 
come  and  take  the  fortress  where- 
unto  we  are  fled,  Timotheus  being 
captain  of  their  host. 

12  Come  now  therefore,  and  de- 
liver us  from  their  hands,  for  many 
of  us  are  slain  : 

13  Yea,  all  our  brethren  that 
were  in  the  places  of  "  Tobie  are 
put  to  death:  their  wives  and 
their  children  also  they  have  cai'- 
i"ied  away  captives,  andlx)rne  away 
tlieir  stuff;  and  they  have  destroyed 
there  about  a  thousand  men. 

14  While  the  letters  were  yet 
reading,  behold,  there  came  otner 
messengers  from  Galilee  with  their 
clothes  rent,  who  reported  on  this 
wise, 

15  And  said,  They  of  Ptolemais, 
and  of  "  Tyrus,  and  Sidon,  and  all 
Galilee  of  the  Gentiles,  are  assem- 
bled together  against  us  to  con- 
sume us. 

16  Now  when  Judas  and  the 
people  heard  these  words,  _  there 
assembled  a  great  congregation  to- 
gether, to  consult  what  they  should 
do  for  their  brethren,  that  were  in 
trouljle,  and  assaulted  of  them. 

17  Then  said  Judas  unto  Sim(m 
his  brother.  Choose  thee  out  men, 
and  go  and  deliver  thy  brethren 
that  are  in  Galilee,  for  I  and  Jona- 
than my  brother  will  go  into  the 
country  of  Galaad. 

18  So  he  left  Joseph  the  son  of 
^  Zacharias,  and  Azarias,  captains 
of  the  people,  with  the  remnant  of 
the  host  in  Judea  to  keep  it. 

19  Unto  whom  he  gave  com- 
mandment, saying,  Take  ye  the 
charge  of  this  people,  and  see 
that  ye  make  not  war  against  the 
heathen  until  the  time  that  we 
come  again. 

20  Now  unto  Simon  were  given 
three  thousand  men  to  go  into  Gali- 
lee, and  unto  Judas  eight  thousand 
men  for  the  country  of  Galaad. 

2 1  Then  went  Simon  into  Galilee, 
where  he  fought  many  battles  with 
the  heathen,  so  that  the  heathen 
were  discomfited  by  him. 

22  And  he  pur-sued  them  unto 
the  gate  of  Ptolemais ;  and  there 
were  slain  of  the  heathen  about 
three  thousand  men,  whose  spoils 
he  took. 

23  And  those  that  were  in  Gali- 
lee, and  in  Arbattis,  with  their 
wives  and  their  children,  and  all 
that  they  had,  took  he  away  iinth 
him,  and  lirought  them  into  Judea 
with  great  joy. 


64 


1009 


*  So  throughout  this  book. 


6Tob 


Tyre, 


'^  *  Zecha- 
riiih,  and 
Azariah, 


Judas  in  Gileud. 


I.  JNIACCABEES,  5. 


His  exploits. 


24  Judas  Maccabeus  also  and  his 
brother  Jonathan  went  over  Jordan, 
and  travelled  three  days'  journey  in 
the  wilderness, 

25  Where  they  met  with  the  Na- 
bathites,  who  came  unto  them  in  a 
peaceable  manner,  and  told  them 
every  thing  that  had  happened  to 
their  brethren  in  the  land  of  Ga- 
laad  : 

26  And  how  that  many  of  them 
were  shut  uj)  in  ^  Bosora,  and  Bosor, 
and  Alema,  -  Casr)hor.  "*  Maked,  and 
^  Car n  aim ;  all  these  cities  are  strong 
and  great : 

27  And  that  they  were  shut  up 
in  the  rest  of  the  cities  of  the  coun- 
try of  Galaad,  and  that  against  to 
morrow  they  had  ap]3ointed  to  bring 
their  host  against  the  forts,  and  to 
take  them,  and  to  destroy  them  all 
in  one  day. 

28  Hereupon  Judas  and  his  host 
turned  sudclenly  by  the  way  of  the 
wilderness  unto  ^  Bosora ;  and  when 
he  had  won  the  city,  he  slew  all  the 
males  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
and  took  all  their  spoils,  and  burned 
the  city  with  fire. 

29  From  whence  he  removed  by 
night,  and  went  till  he  came  to  the 
fortress. 

30  And  betimes  in  the  morning 
they  looked  up,  and,  behold,  there 
was  an  innumerable  people  bear- 
ing ladders  and  other  engines  of 
war,  to  take  the  forti'ess  :  for  they 
"assaulted  them. 

31  VV  lien  Judas  therefore  saw 
that  the  battle  was  begun,  and  that 
the  cry  of  the  city  went  up  to 
heaven,  with  trumpets,  and  a  great 
sound, 

32  He  said  unto  his  host.  Fight 
this  day  for  your  bretlu'en. 

33  8o  he  went  forth  behind  them 
in  three  coini)anies,  who  sounded 
their  trumpets,  and  cried  with 
prayer. 

34  Then  the  host  of  Timotheus, 
knowing  that  it  was  Maccabeus, 
tied  from  liim  :  wherefore  he  smote 
them  with  a  gi'(>at  slaugliter ;  so 
tliat  there  wen^  killed  of  th(;m  that 
day  al)out  eight  thousand  men. 

35  Tliisdone,  Judas  turned  aside 
tf)  '  ]\btsi)ha  ;  and  after  he  liad  as- 
saultefl  it,  lie  took  it,  and  slew  all 
the  males  therein,  and  received  the 
spoils  thereof,  and  burnt  it  with  fii-e. 

36  From  thence  went  he,  and 
took  Casph<m,  ,Maged,  Bosor,  and 
th(^  other  cities  of  the  country  of 
Cialaad. 

37  After  these  things  gathered 
Timotheus  another  host,  and  en- 


*  So  throughout  this  book. 


camped  against  Raphon  beyond  the 
brook. 

38  So  Judas  sent  men  to  espy  the 
host,  who  brought  him  word,  say- 
ing. All  the  heathen  that  be  round 
about  us  are  assembled  unto  them, 
even  a  vei'y  great  host. 

39  He  hath  also  hired  the  Ara- 
bians to  help  them,  and  they  have 

E itched  their  tents  beyond  the 
rook,  ready  to  come  and  fight 
against  thee.  Upon  this  Judas 
went  to  meet  them. 

40  Then  Timotheus  said  unto  the 
captains  of  his  host.  When  Judas 
and  his  host  come  near  the  brook, 
if  he  pass  over  first  unto  us,  we  shall 
not  be  able  to  withstand  him  ;  for 
he  will  mightily  prevail  against  us  : 

41  But  if  he  be  afraid,  and  camp 
beyond  the  I'iver,  we  shall  go  over 
unto  him,  and  prevail  against  him. 

42  Now  when  Judas  came  near 
the  brook,  he  caused  the  scribes  of 
the  people  to  remain  by  the  brook  : 
unto  whom  he  gave  commandment, 
saying.  Suffer  no  man  to  remain  in 
the  camp,  but  let  all  come  to  the 
battle. 

43  So  he  went  first  over  unto 
them,  and  all  the  people  after  him  : 
then  all  the  heathen,  oeing  discom- 
fited before  him,  cast  away  their 
weapons,  and  fied  unto  the  temple 
that  was  at  Carnaim. 

44  But  they  took  the  city,  and 
burned  the  teinijle  with  all  that 
were  therein.  Tims  was  Carnaim 
subdued,  neither  could  they  stand 
any  longer  before  Judas. 

45  Then  Judas  gathered  together 
all  the  Israelites  that  were  in  the 
country  of  Galaad,  from  the  least 
unto  the  greatest,  even  their  wives, 
and  their  children,  and  their  stuff, 
a  very  great  host,  to  the  end  they 
might  come  into  the  land  of  Judea. 

46  Now  when  they  came  unto 
Ephron,  (this  was  a  great  city  in 
the  way  as  they  should  go,  very 
well  fortified)  they  could  not  turn 
from  it,  either  on  the  right  hand 
or  the  left,  but  must  needs  ])ass 
through  the  midst  of  it. 

47  Then  they  of  the  city  shut 
them  out,  and  stopjied  up  tlu;  gates 
with  stones. 

48  Whereupon  Judas  sent  unto 
them  in  peaceable  manner,  saying, 
Let  us  pass  through  your  land  to  go 
into  our  own  country,  and  none 
shall  flo  you  any  hurt ;  we  will  onlj' 
pass  through  on  foot:  howbeit  they 
would  not  ojx'ii  unto  him. 

49  W'liei-efore  .ludas  commanded 
a  proclamation  to  be  made  tlifougli- 
out  the  host,  that  evei-y  miin  should 
pitch  his  tent  in  the  place  where  he 
was. 


1010 


Defeat  of  the  disobedient. 


I.  MACCABEES,  6. 


TJie  death  of  Antiochiis. 


50  So  the  soldiers  ^  pitched,  and 
assaulted  the  city  all  that  day  and 
all  that  night,  till  at  the  length  tlie 
city  was  delivered  into  his  hands  : 

51  Who  then  slew  all  the  males 
with  the  edge  of  tlie  sword,  and 
rased  the  city,  and  took  tlie  spoils 
thereof,  and  passed  through  the 
city  over  them  that  were  slain. 

52  After  this  went  they  over  Jor- 
dan into  the  great  plain  before 
-  ])ethsan. 

53  And  Judas  gatliered  together 
those  that  came  behind,  and  ex- 
horted the  people  all  the  way 
through,  till  they  came  into  the 
land  of  Judea. 

54  So  they  went  up  to  mount 
Sion  with  joy  and  gladness,  where 
they  offered  burnt  offerings,  be- 
cause not  one  of  them  were  slain 
until  they  had  returned  in  peace. 

55  Now  what  time  as  Judas  and 
Jonathan  were  in  the  land  of  Ga- 
laad,  and  Simon  his  brother  in 
Galilee  before  Ptolemais, 

56  Joseph  the  son  of  Zacharias, 
and  Azarias,  captains  of  the  gar- 
risons, heard  of  the  valiant  acts 
and  warlike  deeds  which  they  had 
done. 

57  Wherefore  they  said,  Let  us 
also  get  us  a  name,  and  go  fight 
against  the  heathen  that  are  round 
about  us. 

58  So  when  they  had  given 
charge  unto  the  garrison  that  was 
with  them,  they  went  toward 
Jamnia. 

59  Then  came  Gorgias  and  his 
men  out  of  the  city  to  fight  against 
them. 

60  And  so  it  was,  that  Joseph 
and  Azarias  were  put  to  fiight,  and 
pursued  unto  the  borders  of  Judea  : 
and  there  were  slain  that  day  of 
the  people  of  Israel  about  two  thou- 
sand men. 

6 1  Thus  was  there  a  great  over- 
throw among  the  children  of  Israel, 
because  they  were  not  obedient 
unto  Judas  and  his  brethren,  but 
thought  to  do  some  valiant  act. 

6 "J  Moreover  these  men  came  not 
of  the  seed  of  those,  by  whose  hand 
deliverance  vyas  given  unto  Israel. 

63  Howbeit  the  man  Judas  and 
his  brethren  were  greatly  renowned 
in  the  sight  of  all  Israel,  and  of  all 
the  heathen,  wheresoever  their 
name  was  heard  of ; 

64  Insomuch  as  the  people  assem- 
bled unto  them  with  joyful  accla- 
mations. 

65  Afterward  went  Judas  forth 
with  his  brethren,  and  fought 
against  the  chihh'en  of  Esau  in  the 
land  towai'd  the  south,  where  he 
smote     Hebron,    and    the     towns 


thereof,  and  pulled  down  the  for- 
tress of  it,  and  burned  the  towers 
thereof  round  alx)ut. 

G6  From  tlicnce  he  removed  to 
go  into  the  land  of  the  Philistines, 
and  passed  through  Samaria. 

67  At  that  time  certain  priests, 
desirous  to  shew  their  valour,  were 
slain  in  Imttle,  for  that  they  went 
out  to  fight  unadvisedly. 

68  So  Judas   turned  to  ^  Azotus 


in  the  land  of  the  Philistines,  and 
when  he  had  pulled  down  their 
altars,  and  burned  their  carved 
images  with  fire,  and  spoiled  their 
cities,  he  returned  into  the  land  of 
Judea. 

CHAPTER  6. 

S  Aiitiochus  (lieili,  12  and  confesseth  ihat  he 
ix  j'lttijiU'tl  for  Ike  irro»(/  done  to  fleriiso- 
h'lH.  'ill  Jik/iin  heaiedeih  tho.-ie  in  the  ion-er 
lit  .lernxuletn.  2s  They  proenre  Aniioehiix 
the  iionn.ger  to  come  into  •Jmleit.  .51  lie 
liesiegeth,  Sion,  60  and  niaketh  jieitce  n'ith 
Jxriiet ;  62  yet  overthroiceth.  the  xrntl  of 
Sion. 

ABOUT  that  time  king  Anticv 
.  chus  travelling  through  the 
high  countries  heard  say,  that 
■*  Elymais  in  the  country  of  Pei-sia 
^vas  a  city  greatly  renowned  for 
riches,  silver,  and  gold  ; 

2  And  that  there  was  in  it  a 
very  rich  temple,  wherein  were 
coverings  of  gold,  "  and  breast- 
plates, and  shields,  which  Alexan- 
der, son  of  Philip,  the  Macedonian 
king,  who  reigned  first  among  the 
•^  Grecians,  had  left  there. 

3  Wherefore  he  came  and  sought 
to  take  the  city,  and  to  spoil  it ; 
but  he  was  not  able,  because  they 
of  the  city,  having  had  warning 
thereof, 

4  Eose  up  against  him  in  battle  : 
so  he  fled,  and  departed  thence 
with  great  heaviness,  and  returned 
to  Babylon. 

5  ]\Ioreover  there  came  one  who 
brought  him  tidings  into  Persia, 
that  the  armies,  which  went 
against  the  land  of  Judea,  were  put 
to  flight : 

6  And  that  Lysias,  who  went 
forth  first  with  a  great  power,  was 
driven  away  of  the  Jews  ;  and  that 
they  were  made  strong  by  the 
armour,  and  power,  and  stoi'e  of 
spoils,  which  they  had  gott(m  of  the 
armies,  whom  they  had  destroyed  : 

7  Also  that  they  had  pulled 
down  the  abomination,  which  he 
had  set  up  upon  th(^  altar  in  Jeru- 
salem, and  that  they  had  compassed 
about  the  sanctuary  with  high 
walls,  as  before,  and  his  city  Beth- 
sura. 

8  Now  when  the  king  heard 
these  words,  he  was  astonished 
and  sore    moved :    whereupon    he 


3  Ashdod 


•*  ill  Elymais 


5  both 


6  Greeks, 


1011 


Antiochus  Eupator 


I.  MACCABEES,  6. 


succeedetli  his  father. 


laid  him  down  uipon  his  bed,  and 
fell  sick  for  grief,  because  it  had 
not  befallen  him"  as  he  looked  for. 

9  And  there  he  continued  many 
days :  for  his  grief  was  ever  more 
aiid  more,  and  he  made  account 
that  he  should  die. 

10  Wherefore  he  called  for  all 
his  friends,  and  said  unto  them, 
The  sleep  is  gone  from  mine  eyes, 
and  my  heart  faileth  for  very  care. 

11  And  I  thought  with  rnyself, 
Into  what  tribulation  am  I  come, 
and  liow  great  a  flood  of  misery  is 
it,  wherein  now  I  am  !  for  I  was 
bountiful  and  beloved  in  my 
power. 

1 2  But  now  I  remember  the  evils 
that  I  did  at  Jerusalem,  and  that  I 
took  all  the  vessels  of  gold  and 
silver  that  were  therein,  and  sent 
to  destroy  the  inhabitants  of  Judea 
without  a  cause. 

13  1  perceive  therefore  that  for 
this  cause  these  troubles  are  come 
upon  me,  and,  behold,  I  perish 
through  great  grief  in  a  strange 
land. 

1 4  Then  called  he  for  Philip,  one 
of  his  friends,  whom  he  made  rulec 
over  all  his  realm, 

15  And  gave  him  the  crown,  and 
his  robe,  and  his  signet,  to  the  end 
he  should  bring  up  his  son  Antio- 
chus, and  nourish  him  up  for  the 
kingdom. 

1 6  8o  king  Antiochus  died  thei^e 
in  the  hundred  forty  and  ninth 
year. 

17  Now  when  Lysias  knew  that 
the  king  was  dead,  he  set  up  Antio- 
chus his  son,  whom  he  had  brought 
up  being  young,  to  reign  in  his 
stead,  and  his  name  lu;  called 
Eupator. 

1<S  About  this  time  they  that 
were  in  the  '  tower  shut  up  the 
Israelites  round  about  the  sanctu- 
ary, and  sought  always  their 
hurt,  and  the  strengthening  of  the 
heathen. 

19  \Vh(!refore  Judas,  purposing 
to  destroy  them,  called  all  the 
pecjple  togeth(!r  t(j  besiege;  them. 

20  Ho  tliey  came  together,  and 
besiegfjd  them  in  the  hundred  and 
fiftieth  year,  and  he  made  -  mounts 
for  shot   against   thcni.  ami    otliKr 


engines. 


2 1  Howbeit  certain  of  them  that 
were  besieged  got  forth,  unto  whom 
some  ungodly  men  of  Isiael  joined 
themselves : 

22  And  they  went  unto  the 
king,  and  saifl.  How  long  will  it 
be  ere  thou  execute  judgment,  and 
avenge  our  Ijrethrenl 

23  We  have  been  willing  to  serve 


thy  father,  and  to  do  as  he  would 
have  us,  and  to  obey  his  command- 
ments; 

24  For  which  cause  they  of  our 
nation  besiege  the  "'  tower,  and  are 
alienated  from  us :  moreover  as 
many  of  us  as  they  coukl  light  on 
they  slew,  and  spoiled  our  inheri- 
tance. 

25  Neither  have  they  stretched 
out  their  hand  against  us  only,  but 
also  against  all  their  borders. 

26  And,  behold,  this  day  are 
they  besieging  the  ^  tower  at  Jeru- 
salem, to  take  it :  the  sanctuary 
also  and  Bethsura  have  they  forti- 
fied. 

27  Wherefore  if  thou  dost  not 
prevent  them  quickly,  they  will 
do  greater  things  than  these, 
neither  shalt  thou  be  able  to  rule 
them. 

28  Now  when  the  king  heard 
this,  he  was  angry,  and  gathered 
together  all  his  friends,  and  the 
captains  of  his  army,  and  those 
that  had  charge  of  tlie  hoi'se. 

29  There  came  also  unto  him 
from  other  kingdoms,  and  from 
*  isles  of  the  sea,  bands  of  hired 
soldiers. 

30  So  that  the 'number  of  his 
army  was  an  hundred  thousand 
footmen,  and  twenty  thousand 
horsemen,  and  two  and  thirty  ele- 
phants exercised  in  battle. 

31  These  went  through  Idumea, 
and  ^  pitched  against  1  >ethsura, 
which  they  assaulted  many  days, 
making  engines  of  wai' ;  but  they 
of  Bethanrd  came  out,  and  burned 
them  with  fire,  and  fought  va- 
liantly. 

32  Upon  this  Judas  removed 
from  tiie  ■'  tower,  and  pitched  in 
"  Bathzachai'ias.  over  against  the 
kings  camp. 

33  Then  the  king  rising  very 
early  marche*!  fiercely  with  his 
host  toward  ''  r);ith/a<-ha,rin,s,  wjiei'e 
his  armies  m;i.d('  tlinn  rea,(ly  to  bat- 
tle,  and  sounded  the  truniju'ts. 

34  And  to  the  end  they  might 
provoke;  the  (>lephunts  to  tifiht,  they 
shewfid  them  the  blood  of  grapes 
and  nuill)erries. 

35  Moreover  they  divided  the 
beasts  among  the  armies,  and  for 
every  elephant  they  a)>i)<)inte<l  a 
thousjiiid  men,  armed  with  coats  of 
mail,  and  witli  helmets  of  brass  on 
their  heafis;  and  Ixvside  this,  for 
evfiry  beast  were  "ordained  five 
hundred  hors(>men  of  the  best. 

3()  These  wei'e  i-eady  at  every  oc- 
casion :  wheresoever  the  beast  was, 
and  whithersoever  the  beast  went, 


3  citadel, 


1  citadel 


■*  coasts 


encamped 


■^  citadel, 
«  Beth- 
zechariab, 


appointed 


1012 


Elephants  used  in  battle. 


I.  MACCABEES,  6. 


Sion  besieged. 


they  went  also,  neither  departed 
they  from  him. 

37  And  upon  the  beasts  were 
there  strong  towers  of  wood,  which 
covered  every  one  of  them,  and 
were  girt  fast  unto  thein  with  de- 
vices :  there  were  also  upon  every 
one  two  and  thirty  strong  men, 
that  fought  upon  them,  beside  the 
Indian  that  ruled  him. 

38  As  for  the  renniant  of  the 
horsemen,  they  set  them  on  this 
side  and  that  side  at  the  two  parts 
of  the  host,  'giving  them  signs 
what  to  do,  and   being  harnessed 


nniidst  the  ranks, 
the 


3U  .\ow  when  the  sun  shone 
upon  the  shields  of  gold  and  brass, 
the  mountains  glistered  therewith, 
and  shined  like  lamps  of  fire. 

40  So  part  of  the  king's  army 
being  spread  upon  the  high  moun- 
tains, and  part  on  the  valleys  below, 
theymarchedonsafelyand  in  order. 

41  Wherefore  all  that  heard  the 
noise  of  their  multitude,  and  the 
marching  of  the  company,  and  the 
rattling  of  the  "  harness,  were 
moved :  for  the  army  was  very 
great  and  mighty. 

42  Then  Judas  and  his  host  drew 
near,  and  entered  into  battle,  and 
tliere  were  slain  of  the  king's  army 
six  hundred  men. 

43  H  Eleazar  also,  surnavied  ^  Sa- 
varan,  perceiving  that  one  of  the 


beasts,  armed  with  royal  harness, 
was  higher  than  all  the  rest,  and 
supposing  that  the  king  was  upon 
him, 

44  Put  himself  in  jeopardy,  to 
the  end  he  might  deliver  his  peo- 
ple, and  get  him  a  perpetual  name  : 

45  Wherefore  he  ran  upon  hi7n 
courageously  thi'ough  the  midst  of 
the  battle,  slaying  on  the  right 
hand  and  on  the  left,  so  that  they 
were  divided  from  him  on  both 
sides. 

46  Which  done,  he  crept  under 
the  elephant,  and  thiiist  him  under, 
and  slew  him  :  whereupon  the  ele- 
lihant  fell  down  upon  him,  and 
there  he  died. 

47  Howbeit  the  reM,  of  the  Jews 
seeing  the  strength  of  the  king, 
and  the  violence  of  his  forces, 
turned  away  from  them. 

4<S  ^  Then  the  king's  army  went 
up  to  Jerusalem  to  meet  them,  and 
the  king  pitched  his  tents  against 
Judea,  and  against  mount  8ion. 

41)  But  with  them  that  were  in 
Jtethsura  he  made  peace  :  for  they 
came  out  of  the  city,  because  they 
liad  no  victuals  there  to  endure  the 
siege,  it  l)eing  a  year  of  rest  to  the 
land. 


50  So  the  king  took  Bethsura, 
and  set  a  garrison  there  to  keep  it. 

51  As  for  the  sanctuary,  he  be- 
sieged it  many  days :  and  set  there 
■*  artillery  with  engines  and  instru- 
ments to  cast  tire  and  stones,  and 
pieces  to  cast  darts  and  slings. 

52  Whereupon  they  also  made 
engines  against  their  engines,  and 
''held  them  battle  a  long  season. 

53  Yet  at  the  last,  their  vessels 
being  without  victuals,  (for  that  it 
was  the  seventh  year,  and  they  in 
Judea,  that  were  delivered  fi-om 
the  Gentiles,  had  eaten  up  the 
residue  of  the  store  ;) 

54  Thei-e  were  but  a  few  left  in 
the  sanctuary,  because  the  famine 
did  so  prevail  against  them,  that 
they  were  fain  to  disperse  them- 
selves, every  man  to  his  own  place. 

55  At  that  time  Lysias  heard 
say,  that  Pliilip,  whom  Antiochus 
the  king,  whiles  he  lived,  had  ap- 
pointed to  bring  up  his  son  Anti- 
ochus, that  he  might  be  king, 

56  Was  returned  out  of  Persia 
and  Media,  and  the  king's  host  also 
that  went  with  him,  and  that  he 
sought  to  take  unto  him  the  ruling 
of  the  affairs. 

57  Wherefore  he  went  in  all 
haste,  and  said  to  the  king  and  the 
captains  of  the  host  and  the  com- 
pany. We  decay  daily,  and  our 
victuals  are  but  small,  and  the 
place  we  lay  siege  unto  is  strong, 
and  the  affairs  of  the  kingdom  lie 
upon  us  : 

58  Now  therefore  let  us  be  friends 
with  these  men,  and  make  peace 
with  them,  and  with  all  their  na- 
tion ; 

59  And  covenant  with  them,  that 
they  shall  live  after  their  laws,  as 
they  did  before  :  for  they  are  thei'e- 
fore  displeased,  and  have  done  all 
these  thii]gs,  because  we  abolislied 
their  laws. 

60  So  the  king  and  the  princes 
were  content :  wherefore  he  sent 
unto  them  to  make  peace ;  and 
they  accepted  thereof. 

61  Also  the  king  and  the  princes 
made  an  oath  unto  them  :  where- 
upon they  Avent  out  of  the  strong 
hold. 

62  Then  the  king  entered  into 
mount  Sion  ;  but  when  he  saw  the 
strength  of  the  i)lace,  he  brake  his 
oath  that  he  had  made,  and  gave 
commandment  to  pull  down  the 
wall  round  about. 

63  Afterwai'd  departed  he  in  all 
haste,  and  returned  unto  ^Anti- 
ochia.  wh(>re  he  found  Philip  to  be 
master  of  the  city :  so  he  fought 
against  him,  and  took  the  city  by 
force. 


*  shootincf 
towers  with 
engines  of 
war 


6  Antiocli, 


1013 


Alcimus  made  high  priest 


I.  MACCABEES,  7. 


Inj  (he  enemy. 


CHAPTER  7. 

1  Aniiochus  is  slain,  and  Demetfius  reignelh 
in  his  stead.  5  Alcimus  icould  be  hiijh 
priest,  and  complaincth  of  Judas  to  the' 
hiiKj.  IG  lie  slaijellt  f/>rer.snire  Asxii/eaiis. 
■Ui  Xica nor  ix  stain,  and  tlie  I: i nil's  forces 
are  defeated  by  Judas.  4'J  Tlie  day  of  tliis 
victory  is  kept  lioty  ecery  year. 

IN  the  hundred  and  one  and  fifti- 
eth year  Demetrius  the  son  of 
tSeleucus  departed  from  Home,  and 
came  up  with  a  few  men  unto  a  city 
of  the  sea  coast,  and  reigned  there. 

2  And  as  he  entered  into  the  pa- 
lace of  his  ancestors,  so  it  was,  that 
his  forces  had  taken  Antioclius  and 
Lysias,  to  bring  them  unto  him. 

3  wherefore,  when  he  knew  it, 
he  said,  Let  me  not  see  their  faces. 

4  So  his  host  slew  them.  Now 
when  Demetrius  was  set  upon  the 
throne  of  his  kingdom, 

5  There  came  unto  him  all  the 
*  wicked  and  ungodly  men  of  Israel, 
having  Alcimus,  who  was  desirous 
to  be  high  priest,  for  their  captain : 

6  And  they  accused  the  people 
to  the  king,  saying,  Judas  and  his 
brethren  have  slain  all  thj^  friends, 
and  driven  us  out  of  our  own  land. 

7  Now  therefore  send  some  man 
whom  thou  trustest,  and  let  him 
go  and  see  what  havock  he  hath 
made  among  us,  and  in  the  king's 
land,  and  let  him  punish  them  with 
all  them  that  aid  them. 

<S  Then  the  king  chose  Bacchides, 
a  friend  of  the  king,  who  ruled  be- 
yond the  ^  flood,  and  was  a  great 
man  in  the  kingdom,  and  faithful 
to  the  king. 

9  And  him  he  sent  with  that 
wicked  Alcimus,  whom  he  made 
high  priest,  and  commanded 
that  he  should  take  vengeance  of 
the  children  of  Israel. 

10  (So  they  departecl,  and  came 
with  a  great  power-  into  the  land 
of  Judea,  where  they  sent  nicsscn- 
gei's  to  Judas  antl  his  brethren 
with  iKiaceable  w^ords  d(;ceitfully. 

1 1  But  they  gave  no  heed  to 
their  woi-ds ;  for  they  saw  that 
th(\y  wei-e  come  with  a  great  power. 

12  Then  did  then^  assemble  unto 
Alcimus  and  Bacchides  a  company 
of  scribes,  to  require  justice. 

13  Now  tlui  Assidcians  were  the 
first  among  tin;  ('hildren  of  Israeli 
that  sought  pcaci'  of  thciu  : 

11  For  said  they,  ()ii('  that  is  a 
priest  of  th(;  seed  of  i\aron  is  come 
with  this  ai'iny,  and  he  will  do  us 
no  wrong. 

BO  So  he  spak(!  unto  them  peace- 
ably, and  swareunto  them,  .saying. 


*  Gr.  lawless,  that  in,  apostates  from 
the  law. 
t  Tliat  i.'i,  l']ui)lirat(3s. 


We  will  pi-ocure  the  harm  neither 
of  j'ou  nor  your  friends. 

16  Whereupon  they  believed 
him  :  how  belt  he  took  of  them 
threescore  men,  and  slew  them  in 
one  day,  according  to  the  words 
which  "he  wrote, 

17  The  flesh  of  thy  saints  liave 
they  cast  out,  and  their  blood  have 
they  shed  round  about  Jerusalem, 
and  there  was  none  to  bury  them. 

18  Wherefore  the  fear  and  dread 
of  them  fell  uiion  all  the  people, 
who  said.  There  is  neither  truth 
nor  righteousness  in  them ;  for 
they  have  broken  the  covenant 
and  oath  that  they  made. 

19  After  this  removed  Bacchides 
from  Jerusalem,  and  pitched  his 
tents  in  Bezeth,  where  he  sent 
and  took  many  of  the  men  that 
had  forsaken  him,  and  certain  of 
the  people  also,  and  when  he  had 
slain  them,  he  cast  tliem  into  the 
great  \)\t. 

20  Then  committed  he  the  coun- 
try to  Alcimus,  and  left  with  him 
a  power  to  aid  him  :  so  Bacchides 
went  to  the  king. 

21  But  Alcimus  contended  for 
the  high  ])riesthood. 

22  And  unto  him  resor'ted  all 
such  as  troubled  the  people,  who,_ 
after  they  had  gotten  the  land  of 
Juda  into  their  power,  did  much 
hurt  in  Israel. 

23  Now  when  Judas  saw  all  the 
mischief  that  Alcimus  and  his  com- 
pany had  done  among  the  Israel- 
ites, even  above  the  heathen, 

24  He  went  out  into  all  the 
•'  coasts  of  Judea  round  about,  and 
took  vengeance  of  them  that  had  re- 
volted from  him,  so  that  they  durst 
no  more  go  forth  into  the  country. 

25  On  the  other  side,  when  Al- 
cimus saw  that  Judas  and  his  com- 
pany had  gotten  the  upper  hand, 
and  knew  that  he  was  not  able  to 
abide  their  force,  he  went  again  to 
the  king,  and  said  all  the  worst  of 
them  that  h(^  could. 

2G  Then  the  king  .sent  Nicanor, 
one  of  his  honourabk*  princes,  a 
man  that  \yavv,  deadly  hat(^  unto 
Israel,  with  commanthnent  to  de 
stroy  the  ])eople. 

27  So  Nicanor  came  to  J(>rusa- 
lein  with  a  gi-eat  force  ;  and  sent 
unto  Judas  and  liis  brethi'en  de- 
ceitfully with  friendly  words,  .say- 
iiif^, 

2(S  Let  there  be  no  battle  be- 
twecni  me  ajid  you  ;  i  will  c(nne 
with  a  few  men,  that  I  may  see 
you  in  i)ea(;e. 

29  H((  (^am(!  therefore  to  Judas, 
anfl  they  saluted  one;  another 
peaceably.      llowbeit  the   enemies 


2  the 
psalmist 


3  borders 


1014 


Judas  defeateth  Nlcanor. 


I.  MACCABEES,  8. 


A  solemn  feast. 


were  prepared  to  take  away  Judas 
by  violence. 

30  Which  thing  after  it  was 
known  to  Judas,  to  wit,  tliat  he 
came  unto  hini  with  deceit,  he  was 
sore  afraid  of  him,  and  would  see 
his  face  no  more. 

31  Nicanor  also,  when  he  saw 
that  his  counsel  was  discovered, 
went  out  to  fight  against  Judas 
beside  Capharsalama : 

32  Where  there  were  slain  of  Ni- 
canor's  side  about  five  thousand 
men,  and  the  rest  fied  into  the  city 
of  David. 

83  After  this  went  Nicanor  up 
to  mount  Sion,  and  there  came  out 
of  the  sanctuary  certain  of  the 
priests  and  certain  of  the  elders  of 
the  people, to  salute  him  peaceably, 
and  to  shew  him  the  burnt  sacri- 
fice that  was  offered  for  the  king. 

34  But  he  mocked  them,  and 
laughed  at  them,  and  abused  them 
shamefully,  and  spake  proudly, 

35  And  sware  in  his  wrath,  say- 
ing, Unless  Judas  and  his  host  be 
now  delivered  into  my  hands,  if 
ever  I  come  again  in  safety,  I  will 
burn  up  this  house  :  and  with  that 
he  went  out  in  a  great  rage. 

36  Then  the  priests  entered  in, 
and  stood  before  the  altar  and  the 
temple,  weeping,  and  saying, 

37  Thou,  0  Lord,  didst  choose 
this  house  to  be  called  by  thy 
name,  and  to  be  a  house  of  prayer 
and  petition  for  thy  people  : 

38  Be  avenged  of  this  man  and 
his  host,  and  let  them  fall  by  the 
sword :  remember  their  blasphe- 
mies, and  sufter  them  not  to  con- 
tinue any  longer. 

39  So  Nicanor  went  out  of  Jeru- 
salem, and  pitched  his  tents  in 
Bethhoron,  where  an  host  out  of 
Syria  met  him. 

40  But  Jutlas  pitched  in  Adasa 
with  three  thousand  men,  and  there 
he  prayed,  saying, 

410  Lord,  when  they  that  were 
sent  from  the  king  of  the  Assyrians 
blasphemed,  thine  angel  went  out, 
and  smote  an  hundred  fourscore 
and  five  thousand  of  them. 

42  Even  so  destroy  thcni  tliis  host 
before  us  this  day,  that  the  i-est  may 
know  that  he  hath  spoken  blasphe- 
mously against  thy  sanctuary,  and 
judge  thou  him  according  to  his 
wickedness. 

43  So  the  thirteenth  day  of  the 
month  Adar  the  hosts  joined  battle : 
l)ut  Nicanor's  host  was  discomfited, 
and  he  himself  was  first  slain  in  the 
battle. 

44  Now  when  Nicanor's  host  saw 
that  he  was  slain,  they  cast  away 
their  weai)ons,  and  fled. 


45  Then  they  pursued  after  them 
a  day's  journey,  from  Adasa  unto 
(Jazera,  sounding  an  alarm  after 
them  with  their  trumpets. 

46  Whereupon  they  came  forth 
out  of  all  the  towns  of  Judea  round 
about,  and  closed  them  in  ;  so  that 
they,  turning  back  upon  them  that 
pursued  them,  were  all  slain  with 
the  sword,  and  not  one  of  them  was 
left. 

47  Afterwards  they  took  the 
spoils,  and  the  prey,  and  smote 
off  Nicanor's  head,  and  his  right 
hand,  which  he  stretched  out  so 
pi'oudly,  and  brought  them  away, 
and  hanged  them  up  toward  Jeru- 
salem. 

48  For  this  cause  the  people  re- 
joiced greatly,  and  they  kept  that 
day  a  day  of  gi'eat  gladness. 

49  Moreover  they  ordained  to 
keep  yearly  this  day,  being  the 
thirteenth  of  Adar. 

50  Thus  the  land  of  Juda  was  in 
rest  a  little  while. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  ,Tu(Jitt<  ift  informed  of  the  power  a»il  policij 
of  lite  Hoiiitni^,  '2(1  tiiitl  vui/i'ef/i  a  leu(jue 
irith  them.     'J-t    The  <irticle><  of  that  ledtjite. 

NOW  Judas  had  heard  of  the 
fame  of  the  Komans,  that  they 
were  mighty  and  valiant  men,  and 
such  as  would  lovingly  accept  all 
that  joined  themselves  unto  them, 
and  make  a  league  of  '  amity  with 
all  that  came  unto  them  ; 

2  And  that  they  were  men  of 
great  valour.  It  was  told  him  also 
of  their  wars  and  noble  acts  which 
they  had  done  among  the  Gala- 
tians,  and  how  they  had  conquered 
them,  and  brought  them  under  tri- 
bute ; 

3  And  what  they  had  done  in  the 
country  of  Spain,  for  the  winning 
of  the  mines  of  the  silver  and  gold 
which  is  there ; 

4  And  that  by  their  policy  and 
patience  they  had  conquered  all  the 
place,  though  it  were  very  far  from 
them  ;  and  the  kings  also  that  came 
against  them  from  the  uttermost 
part  of  the  earth,  till  they  had  dis- 
comfited them,  and  given  them  a 
great  overthrow,  so  that  the  rest 
did  give  them  tribute  every  year  : 

5  Beside  this,  how  they  had  dis- 
comfited in  battle  Philip,  and  Per- 
seus, king  of  the  '"*Citims.  with 
others  that  lifted  up  themselves 
against  them,  and  had  overcome 
them  : 

6  How  also  Antiochus  the  great 
king  of  Asia,  that  came  against 
them  in  battle,  having  an  hundred 


1  friendship 


-  Chittini, 


*  That  is,  Macedonians. 


1015 


Judas  maketh  a  league 


I.  MACCABEES,  8. 


^v'dh  the  Romans. 


1  they  of 
Greece 


'frieud.sliii 


3  friendsliip 


4  Greeks 


and  twenty  elephants,  with  horse- 
men, and  chariots,  and  a  very  great 
army,  was  discomfited  by  them  ; 

7  And  how  they  took  him  ahve, 
and  covenanted  that  he  and  such 
as  reigned  after  him  should  pay  a 
great  tribute,  and  give  hostages, 
and  that  which  was  agreed  upon, 

8  And  the  country  of  India,  and 
Media,  and  Lydia,  and  of  the  good- 
liest countries,  which  they  took  of 
him,  and  gave  to  king  Eumenes  : 

9  Moreover  how  '  the  Grecians 
had  determined  to  come  and  de- 
stroy  them  ; 

10  And  that  they,  having  know- 
ledge thereof,  sent  against  them  a 
certain  captain,  and  fighting  with 
them  slew  many  of  them,  and  car- 
ried away  captives  tlieir  wives  and 
their  children,  and  s^ioiled  them, 
and  took  possession  ot  their  lands, 
and  pulled  down  their  strong 
holds,  and  brought  them  to  be  their 
servants  unto  this  day  : 

\\  It  was  told  him  besides,  how 
they  destroyed  and  brought  under 
their  dominion  all  otlier  kingdoms 
and  isles  that  at  any  time  resisted 
them  ; 

12  But  with  their  friends  and 
such  as  relied  upon  them  they  kept 
-amity  :  and  that  they  had  con- 
quered kingdoms  both  far  and  nigli, 
insomuch  as  all  that  heard  of  their 
name  were  afraid  of  them : 

1 3  Also  that,  whom  they  would 
help  to  a  kingdom,  those  reign ; 
and  whom  again  they  would,  they 
displace:  finally,  that  they  were 
greatly  exalted : 

1 4  Yet  for  all  this  none  of  them 
wore  a  crown,  or  was  clothed  in 
purple,  to  be  magnified  thereby : 

15  Moreover  how  they  had  made 
for  themselves  a  senate  house, 
wherein  three  hundnnl  and  twenty 
men  sat  in  coumnl  daily,  consulting 
alway  for  the  yjcople,  to  the  end 
they  might  be  well  ordered  : 

16  And  that  they  committed 
their  government  to  one  man  every 
year,  who  rulerl  over  all  their  coun- 
ti-y,  and  that  all  were  obedient  to 
that  one,  and  that  there  was  neither 
envy  nor  enmlation  among  them. 

17  in  consideration  of  these 
things,  Judas  chose  Eup(^lemus  the 
son  of  .John,  tke  son  of  Acc(js,  and 
Jason  th(5  son  of  Eleazar,  anrl  sent 
them  to  Home,  to  make  a  league 
of  -'amity  and  confederacy  Avith 
them, 

18  Awl  to  intreat  them  that  fhcy 
would  take  the  yoke  from  them- 
for  they  saw  that  tlu;  kingdom  (ji 
the  ^Orecians  did  oppress  Israel 
witli  servitude. 


19  They  went  therefore  to  Rome, 
which  was  a  very  great  journey, 
and  came  into  the  senate,  where 
they  spake  and  said, 

20  Judas  Maccabeus  with  his 
brethren,  and  the  people  of  the 
Jews,  have  sent  us  unto  you,  to 
make  a  confederacy  and  peace 
with  you,  and  that  we  might  be 
registered  your  confederates  and 
friends. 

21  8o  that  matter  pleased  the 
Romans  well. 

22  And  this  is  the  copy  of  the 
epistle  which  the  senate  wrote  back 
again  ''  in  tables  of  brass,  and  sent 
to  Jerusalem,  tliat  there  they  might 
have  by  them  a  memorial  of  peace 
and  confederacj^ : 

23  Good  success  be  to  the  Ro- 
mans, and  to  the  people  of  the  Jews, 
by  sea  and  by  land  for  ever :  the 
sword  also  and  enemy  be  far  from 
them. 

24  If  there  come  first  any  war 
upon  the  Romans  or  any  of  th(nr 
confederates  throughout  all  their 
dominion, 

25  The  people  of  the  Jews  shall 
help  them,  as  the  time  shall  be  ap- 
pointed, with  all  their  heart : 

26  Neither  shall  they  give  any 
thing  unto  them  that  make  wai- 
upon  them,  or  aid  them  with  vic- 
tuals, weapons,  money,  or  ships, 
as  it  hath  seemed  good  unto  the 
Romans  ;  but  they  shall  keep  their 
covenants  withovit  taking  any 
thing  therefore. 

27  In  the  same  manner  also,  if 
war  come  first  upon  the  nation  of 
the  Jews,  the  Romans  shall  help 
them  with  all  their  heart,  accord- 
ing as  the  time  shall  be  appointed 
th(^m  : 

28  Neitlier  shall  victuals  be  given 
to  them  that  take  part  against 
them,  or  weapons,  <^)r  money,  or 
ships,  as  it  hath  seemed  good  to 
the  Roinans  ;  but  they  shall  keei) 
their  covenants,  and  that  without 
deceit. 

29  According  to  these  articles 
did  the  Romans  make  a  covenant 
with  the  people  of  tlu;  Jcnvs. 

30  H<.)\vbeit  if  Iu>i-eaftei'  the  one 
party  or  the  other  shall  thiid<  meet 
to  add  or  diminish  any  thing,  thev 
may  do  it  at  tlieir  j)leasur(^s,  anti 
whatsoevc^r  they  shall  add  or  take 
away  shall  be  ratified. 

31  And  as  touching  the  evils 
that  Demetrius  doeth  to  the  Jews, 
we  liave  written  unto  him,  saying, 
Whei'efoi'e  hast  tliou  made  thy 
yok(^  heavy  upon  our  friends  and 
confederates  the  Jews'? 

32  If  therefore  they  c<mii)lain 
any  more  against  thee,  we  will  do 


lOK) 


Jtidas  slain  I'yi  battle. 


I.  MACCABEES,  9. 


Great  affliction  in  Israel. 


them  justice,  and  fight  with  thee 
by  sea  and  by  land. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  Ah'iinus  and  Bacc/iiilcfi  come  again  irWi 
iieir  forces  into  Jwlna.  7  The,  army  of 
JuddH  flee  from  him,  17  and  he  in  ulain. 
olt  Jonathan  in  in  his  }>lace,  40  awrf  re- 
vengi'ih  hix  hrother  John's  (jnarre!.  55  Al- 
cini'iK  is  pl(i(/iie(/.  and  dieth.  70  Bacchides 
ntahetli  peace  with  Jonathan. 

FURTHERMORE  when  Deme- 
trius heard  that  Nicanor  and 
his  host  were  slain  in  battle,  he 
sent  Bacchides  and  Alcimus  into 
the  land  of  Judea  the  second  time, 
and  with  them  the  chief  strength 
of  his  host : 

2  Who  went  forth  by  the  way 
that  leadeth  to  '  Gal  gala,  and 
pitched  their  tents  before  Masa- 
loth,  which  is  in  Arbela,  and  after 
they  had  won  it,  they  slew  much 
people. 

3  Also  the  first  month  of  the 
hundred  fifty  and  second  year 
they  encamped  before  Jerusalem  : 

4  From  whence  they  removed, 
and  went  to  Berea,  with  twenty 
thousand  footmen  and  two  thou- 
sand horsemen. 

5  Now  Judas  had  pitched  his 
tents  at  Eleasa,  and  three  thou- 
sand chosen  men  with  him  : 

6  Who  seeing  the  multitude  of 
the  other  army  to  be  so  great  were 
sore  afraid ;  whereupon  many 
conveyed  themselves  out  of  the 
host,  insomuch  as  there  abode  of 
them  no  more  but  eight  hundred 
men. 

7  When  Judas  therefore  saw 
that  his  host  slipt  away,  and  that 
the  battle  pressed  u]>on  him,  he 
was  sore  troubled  in  mind,  and 
much  distressed,  for  that  he  had 
no  time  to  gather  them  together. 

8  Neverthele.ss  unto  them  that 
remained  he  said.  Let  us  arise  and 
go  up  against  our  enemies,  if  per- 
aclventure  we  may  be  able  to  fight 
with  them. 

9  But  they  "  dehorted  him,  say- 
ing. We  shall  never  be  able  :  let  us 
now  rather  save  our  lives,  and 
hereafter  we  will  return  with  our 
brethren,  and  fight  against  them  : 
for  we  are  but  few. 

10  Then  Judas  said,  God  forbid 
that  I  should  do  this  thing,  and 
flee  away  from  them  :  if  our  time 
be  come,  let  us  die  manfully  for 
our  brethren,  and  let  us  not  stain 
our  honour. 

11  With  that  the  host  of  Bac- 
vliideR  removed  out  of  their  tents, 
and  stood  over  against  them,  their 
horsemen  being  divided  into  two 
troops,  and  their  slingers  and 
archers  going  before  the  host,  and 


they  that  marched  in  the  foreward 
were  all  mighty  men. 

12  As  for  Bacchides,  he  was  in 
the  right  wing :  so  the  host  drew 
near  on  the  two  parts,  and  sounded 
their  trumpets. 

1 3  They  also  of  Judas'  side,  even 
they  sounded  their  trumpets  also, 
so  that  the  earth  shook  at  the 
noise  of  the  armies,  and  the  battle 
continued  from  morning  till  night. 

14  Now  when  Judas  perceived 
that  Bacchides  and  the  strength  of 
his  army  were  on  the  I'ight  side, 
he  took  with  him  all  the  hardy 
men, 

15  Who  discomfited  the  right 
wing,  and  pursued  them  unto  the 
mount  Azotus. 

16  But  when  they  of  the  left 
wing  saw  that  they  of  the  right 
wing  were  discomfited,  they  fol- 
lowed upon  Judas  and  those  that 
were  with  him  hard  at  the  heels 
from  behind : 

17  Whereupon  there  was  a  sore 
battle,  insomuch  as  many  were  slain 
on  both  parts. 

18  Judas  also  was  killed,  and  the 
remnant  fied. 

19  Then  Jonathan  and  Simon 
took  J  udas  their  brother,  and  buried 
him  in  the  sepulchre  of  his  fathers 
in  Modin. 

20  Moreover  they  bewailed  him, 
and  all  Israel  made  great  lamenta- 
tion for  him,  and  mourned  many 
days,  saying, 

2 1  How  is  the  valiant  man  fallen, 
that  delivered  Israel ! 

22  As  for  the  other  things  con- 
cerning Judas  and  his  wars,  and 
the  noble  acts  which  he  did,  and 
his  greatness,  they  are  not  written  : 
for  they  were  very  many. 

23  H  Now  after  the  death  of  Ju- 
das the  *  wicked  began  to  put  forth 
their  heads  in  all  the  ^  coasts  of 
Israel,  and  there  arose  up  all  such 
as  wrought  iniquity. 

24  In  those  days  also  was  there 
a  very  great  famine,  by  reason 
whereof  the  country  revolted,  and 
went  with  them. 

25  Then  Bacchides  chose  the 
wicked  men,  and  made  them  lords 
of  the  coimtry. 

26  And  th^  made  enquiry  and 
search  for  Jiidas'  friends,  and 
brought  them  unto  Bacchides,  who 
took  vengeance  of  them,  and  used 
them  despitefuUy. 

27  So  was  there  a  great  affliction 
in  Israel,  the  like  whereof  was  not 
since  the  time  that  a  prophet  was 
not  seen  among  them. 

28  For     this    ca\ise    all    Judas' 


*  Gr.  lawless,  that  is,  apostates  from 
the  law. 


3  borders 


1017 


Jonathan  avengeth  his  brother.  I.  MACCABEES,  9. 


Alcimus  dieth  in  torment. 


friends   came    together,   and    said 
unto  Jonathan, 

29  Since  thj'  brother  Judas  died, 
we  have  no  rnan  Hke  him  to  go  forth 
against  our  enemies,  and  Bacchides, 
and  against  them  of  our  nation  that 
are  adversaries  to  us. 

30  Now  therefore  we  laave  chosen 
thee  this  day  to  be  our  prince  and 
captain  in  his  stead,  that  thou  may- 
est  fight  our  battles. 

31  Upon  this  Jonathan  took  the 
governance  upon  him  at  that  time, 
and  rose  up  instead  of  his  brother 
Judas. 

32  But  when  Bacchides  gat 
knowledge  thereof,  he  sought  for 
to  slay  him. 

33  Then  Jonathan,  and  Simon 
his  brother,  and  all  that  were  with 
him,  perceiving  that,  Hed  into  the 
wilderness  of  ^  I'hecoe,  and  pitched 
their  tents  by  the  water  of  the  pool 
Asphar. 

34  Which  when  Bacchides  under- 
stood, he  came  near  to  Jordan  with 
all  his  host  upon  the  sabbath 
day. 

35  Now  Jonathan  had  sent  his 
brother  John,  a  cai)tain  of  the  peo- 
ple, to  pray  his  friends  the  Na- 
bathites,  that  they  might  leave 
with  them  their  '"  carriage,  which 
was  much. 

36  But  the  children  of  Jambri 
came  out  of  Medaba,  and  took  John, 
and  all  that  he  had,  and  went  their 
way  with  it. 

37  After  this  came  word  to  Jona- 
than and  Simon  his  brother,  that 
the  children  of  Jambri  made  a  great 
marriage,  and  were  bringing  the 
bride  from  Nadabatha  with  a  great 
train,  as  being  the  daughter  of  one 
of  the  great  princes  of  Chanaan. 

38  Therefore  they  remembered 
John  their  brother,  and  went  up, 
and  hid  themselves  under  the  covert 
of  the  mountain : 

39  Where  they  lifted  up  their 
eyes,  and  looked,  and,  Ix^hold,  there 
was  much  ado  and  great  ''carriage : 
and  th(!  bridegroom  came  forth,  and 
his  fri(;nds  and  brethren,  to  meet 
them  with  drums,  and  instruments 
of  musi(;k,  and  many  weapons. 

40  Then  Jonathan  and  they  tliat 
were  with  him  rose  up  against  them 
from  the  place  where  they  lay  in 
ambush,  and  made  a  slaughter  of 
them  in  such  sort,  as  many  f(^ll 
down  dead,  and  the  remnant  fled 
into  the  mountain,  and  they  took 
all  their  spoils.  ^ 

4 1  Tims  was  the  marriage  turned 
into  mourning,  and  the  noiso  of 
their  melody  into  lamentation. 

42  So  when  they  had  avenged 
fully  the  blood  of  their  brother-, 


they  turned  again  to  the  marsh  of 
Jordan. 

43  Now  when  Bacchides  heard 
hereof,  he  came  on  the  sabbath  day 
unto  the  banks  of  Jordan  with  a 
great  power. 

44  Then  Jonathan  said  to  his 
company,  Let  us  go  up  now  and 
fight  for  our  lives,  for  it  standeth 
not  with  us  to  day,  as  in  time  past : 

45  For,  behold,  the  battle  is  be- 
fore us  and  behind  us,  a;nd  the 
water  of  Jordan  on  this  side  and 
that  side,  the  marsh  likewise  and 
wood,  neither  is  there  place  for  us 
to  turn  aside. 

46  Wherefore  cry  ye  now  unto 
heaven,  that  ye  may  be  delivered 
from  the  hand  of  your  enemies. 

47  With  that  they  joined  battle, 
and  Jonathan  stretched  forth  his 
hand  to  smite  Bacchides,  but  he 
turned  back  from  him. 

48  Then  Jonathan  and  they  that 
were  with  him  leapt  into  Jordan, 
and  swam  over  unto  the  farther 
bank :  howbeit  the  other  passed 
not  over  Jordan  unto  them. 

49  So  there  were  slain  of  Bac- 
chides' side  that  day  about  a  thou- 
sand men. 

50  Afterward  returned  Bacchides 
to  Jerusalem,  and  repaired  the 
strong  cities  in  Judea;  the  fort  in 
Jericho,  and  Emmaus,  and  Beth- 
horon,  and  Bethel,  and  ^  Thamna- 
tha,  Pharathoni,  and  Taphon,  these 
did.  he  strengthen  with  high  walls, 
with  gates,  and  with  bars. 

5 1  And  in  them  he  set  a  garrison, 
that  they  might  work  malice  upon 
Israel. 

52  He  fortified  also  the  city  Beth- 
sura,  and  Gazara,  and  the  °  tower, 
and  put  forces  in  them,  and  pro- 
vision  of  victuals. 

53  Besides,  he  took  the  chief 
men's  sons  in  the  country  for  hos- 
tages, and  put  them  into  tiie 
"tower  at  Jerusalem  to  be  kept. 

54  Moreover  in  the  hundrefl 
fifty  and  third  year,  in  the  second 
month,  Alcinnis  coimnanded  that 
the  wall  of  the  inner  court  of  the 
sanctuary  should  Im^  pulled  down; 
he  pulled  down  also  the  works  of 
the  proi)hets. 

55  And  as  he  began  to  pull  down, 
even  at  that  time  was  Alcinms 
plagued,  and  his  enterjjrizes  hin- 
der(>d  :  for  his  mouth  was  stopped, 
and  he  was  taken  with  a  palsy,  so 
tliat  he  could  no  moi'e  speak  any 
thing,  nor  give  ordtu'  concerning 
his  house. 

56  So  Alcimus  died  at  that  time 
with  gi'eat  torinent. 

57  Now  when  Bacchides  saw 
that   Alcimus   was    dead,    he   re- 


1018 


Jonathan  restoreth  peace. 


I.  MACCABEES,  10. 


The  ajwstates  x>ut  down. 


turned  to  the  king :  whereupon 
the  land  of  Judea  was  in  rest  two 
years. 

58  Then  all  the  *  ungodly  men 
held  a  council,  saying,  Behold, 
Jonathan  and  his  company  are 
at  ease,  and  dwell  without  care : 
now  therefore  we  will  bring  Bac- 
chides  hither,  who  shall  take  them 
all  in  one  night. 

59  So  they  went  and  consulted 
with  him. 

60  Then  removed  he,  and  came 
with  a  great  host,  and  sent  letters 
privily  to  his  adherents  in  Judea, 
that  they  should  take  .Jonathan 
and  those  that  were  with  him : 
howbeit  they  could  not,  because 
their  counsel  was  known  unto 
them. 

61  Wherefore  they  took  of  the 
men  of  the  country,  that  were 
authors  of  that  mischief,  about 
fifty  persons,  and  slew  them. 

62  Afterward  Jonathan,  and  Si- 
mon, and  they  that  were  with  him, 
got  them  away  to  Bethbasi,  which 
is  in  the  wilderness,  and  they  re- 
paired the  decays  thereof,  and 
made  it  strong. 

63  Which  thing  when  Bacchides 
knew,  he  gathered  together  all  his 
host,  and  sent  word  to  them  that 
were  of  Judea. 

64  Then  went  he  and  laid  siege 
against  Bethbasi ;  and  they  fought 
against  it  a  long  season,  and  made 
engines  of  war. 

65  But  Jonathan  left  his  brother 
Simon  in  the  city,  and  went  forth 
himself  into  the  country,  and  with 
a  certain  number  went  lie  forth. 

66  And  he  smote  Odonarkes  and 
his  brethren,  and  the  children  of 
Phasiron  in  their  tent. 

67  And  when  he  began  to  smite 
them,  and  came  up  with  his  forces, 
Simon  and  his  company  went  out  of 
the  city,  and  burned  up  the  engines 
of  war, 

68  And  fought  against  Bacchides, 
who  was  discomfited  by  them,  and 
they  afflicted  him  sore :  for  his 
counsel  and  ^  travail  was  in  vain. 

69  Wherefore  he  was  very  wroth 
at  the  *  wicked  men  that  gave  him 
counsel  to  come  into  the  country, 
insomuch  as  he  slew  many  of  them, 
and  purposed  to  return  into  his  own 
country. 

70  Whereof  when  Jonathan  had 
knowledge,  he  sent  ambassadors 
unto  him,  to  the  end  he  should 
make  peace  with  him,  and  deliver 
them  the  prisoners. 

7 1  Which  thing  he  accepted,  and 


*  Gr.  lawless,  that  is,  apostates  from 
the  law. 


did  according  to  his  demands,  and 
sware  unto  him  that  he  would  never 
do  him  harm  all  the  days  of  his  life. 

72  When  therefore  he  had  re- 
stored unto  him  the  prisoners  that 
he  had  taken  aforetime  out  of  the 
land  of  Judea,  he  returned  and 
went  his  way  into  his  own  land, 
neither  came  he  any  more  into 
their  borders. 

73  Thus  the  sword  ceased  fi'om 
Israel :  but  Jonathan  dwelt  at 
"  iMachmas.  and  began  to  govern 
the  people ;  and  he  destroyed  the 
ungodly  men  out  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  Demetrriifi  mitTceth  hirffe  offerx  to  hare  peace 
with  Jonatlidu.  25  Hix  htlers  to  the  Jeirs. 
47  Jonathan  nuikcth  peace  irith  A/eu-auc/er, 
50  who  killeth  Demclrhia.  5S  and  mcirr/et/i 
the  dauglifef  of  Ptoloiieits.  62  Jonathmi  is 
sent  for  hi/  h  iin.  and  m  uch  honoured.  To  and 
prevaileth  against  the  forces  of  Demeti'iits 
the  younger,  84  and  burneih  the  temple  of 
Dagon. 

IN  the  hundred  and  sixtieth  year 
^ Alexander,  the  s^nn   of  Antio- 


chus  iiiirnamed  Epiphanes,  went  up 
and  took  Ptolemais  :  for  the  people 
had  received  him,  by  means  whereof 
he  reigned  there. 

2  Now  when  king  Demetrius 
heard  thereof,  he  gathered  to- 
gether an  exceeding  great  host, 
and  went  forth  against  him  to 
fight. 

3  Moreover  Demetrius  sent  let- 
ters unto  Jonathan  with  loving 
words,  so  as  he  magnified  him. 

4  For  said  he.  Let  us  first  make 
peace  with  him,  before  he  join  with 
Alexander  against  us  : 

5  Else  he  will  remember  all  the 
evils  that  we  have  done  against 
him,  and  against  his  brethren  and 
his  people. 

6  Wherefore  he  gave  him  au- 
thority to  gather  together  an  host, 
and  to  provide  weapons,  that  he 
might  aid  him  in  battle  :  he  com- 
manded also  that  the  hostages  that 
were  in  the  "•  towei-  should  be  de- 
livered him. 

7  Then  came  Jonathan  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  read  the  letters  in  the 
audience  of  all  the  people,  and  of 
them  that  were  in  the  ^  tower  : 

8  Who  were  sore  afraid,  when 
they  heard  that  the  king  had  given 
him  authority  to  gather  together 
an  host. 

9  Whereupon  they  of  the  •*  tower 
delivered  their  hostages  unto  Jona- 
than,  and  he  delivered  them  unto 
their  |)arents. 

10  This  done,  Jonathan  settled 
himself  in  Jerusalem,  and  began  to 
build  and  repair  the  city. 

1 1  And  he  commanded  the  work- 


2  Michmash, 


3  Alexander 
F-piplianes, 
the  son  of 
Antiochus, 


*  citadel 


6  citadel : 


1019 


Jonathan  made  high  jiriest. 


I.  MACCABEES,  10. 


He  rejecteth  Demetrius. 


men  to  build  the  walls  and  the 
mount  Sion  round  about  with 
square  stones  for  fortitication  ;  and 
tliey  did  so. 

1 2  Then  the  strangers,  that  were 
in  the  fortresses  which  Bacchides 
had  built,  fled  away  ; 

1-3  Insomuch  as  every  man  left 
his  place,  and  went  into  his  own 
country. 

14  Only  at  Bethsura  certain  of 
those  that  had  forsaken  the  law 
and  the  commandments  remained 
still :  for  it  was  their  place  of  re- 
fuge. 

15  Now  when  king  Alexander 
had  heard  what  promises  Deme- 
trius had  sent  unto  .Jonathan : 
when  also  it  was  told  liim  of  the 
battles  and  noble  acts  which  he 
and  his  brethren  had  done,  and  of 
the  pains  that  they  had  endured, 

16  He  said.  Shall  we  find  such 
another  man  ?  now  therefore  we 
will  make  him  our  friend  and  con- 
federate. 

17  Upon  this  he  wrote  a  letter, 
and  sent  it  unto  him,  according  to 
these  words,  saying, 

18  King  Alexander  to  his  bro- 
ther .Jonathan  sendeth  greeting : 

19  We  have  heard  of  thee,  that 
thou  art  a  man  of  great  power,  and 
meet  to  be  our  friend. 

20  Wherefore  now  this  day  we 
ordain  thee  to  be  the  high  priest  of 
thy  nation,  and  to  be  called  the 
king's  friend  ;  (and  therewithal  he 
sent  him  a  purple  robe  and  a  crown 
of  gold  :)  and  reqidre  fhm  to  take 
our  part,  and  keep  friendship  with 
us. 

21  So  in  the  seventh  month,  of 
the  hundi'ed  and  sixtieth  year,  at 
the  feast  of  the  tabernacles,  Jona- 
than i)ut  on  th(^  holy  robe,  and 
gathered  together  forces,  and  pro- 
vided much  armour. 

22  Whereof  when  Demetrius 
heard,  he  was  very  sorry,  and  said, 

2."{  What  have  we  done,  that  Al- 
exander hath  '  T)rovcnted  us  in 
making  -amity  witli  the  .lews  to 
sti-engthen  hnnself? 

24  I  also  will  write  unto  them 
words  of  (>ncoui-agement,  and 
jn-()iibixe  thoih  dignities  and  gifts, 
that  1  may  have  their  aid. 

2.5  He  sent  unto  them  then^fore 
to  this  effect:  King  Demetrius 
unto  the  people  of  the  .Jews  send- 
eth greeting  : 

26  Where-as  ye  have  kept  cove- 
nants with  us,  and  continued  in 
our  irierulship.  not  joining  your- 
selves with  our  enemies,  we  have 
heard  liercof,  and  an;  glad. 

27  Whenrfore  now  continue  ye 
still  to  be  faithful  unto  us,  and  we 


will  well  recomi^ense  you  for  the 
things  ye  do  in  our  behalf, 

28  And  will  grant  you  many  im- 
munities, and  give  you  rewards. 

29  And  now  do  I  free  you,  and 
for  your  sake  I  release  all  the  .Jews, 
from  tributes,  and  from  the  cus- 
toms of  salt,  and  from  crown  taxes, 

30  And  from  that  which  apper- 
taineth  unto  me  to  receive  for  the 
thii-d  part  of  the  seed,  and  the  half 
of  the  fruit  of  the  trees,  I  release 
it  from  this  day  forth,  so  that  they 
shall  not  be  taken  of  the  land  of 
•Judea,  nor  of  the  three  govern- 
ments which  are  added  thereunto 
out  of  the  country  of  Samaria  and 
Galilee,  from  this  day  forth  for 
evermore. 

31  Let  -Jerusalem  also  be  holy 
and  free,  with  the  borders  thereof, 
both  from  tenths  and  tributes. 

32  And  as  for  the  '  tower  which 
is  at  Jerusalem,  I  yield  up  my  au- 
thority over  it,  and  give  it  to  the 
high  priest,  that  he  may  set  in  it 
such  men  as  he  shall  choose  to 
keep  it. 

33  Moreover  I  freely  set  at 
liberty  every  one  of  the  Jews,  that 
were  carried  captives  out  of  the 
la,nd  of  Judea  into  any  part  of  my 
kingdom,  and  /  will  that  all  my 
oflice.rs  remit  the  tributes  even  of 
their  cattle. 

34  Furthermore  /  will  that  all 
the  feasts,  and  sabbaths,  and  new 
moons,  and  solemn  days,  and  the 
three  days  before  the  feast,  and 
the  three  days  after  the  feast,  shall 
be  all  days  of  immunity  and  free- 
dom for  all  the  Jews  in  my  realm. 

35  Also  no  man  shall  have  au- 
thority to  meddle  with  them,  or  to 
molest  any  of  them  in  any  mattfM-. 

36  /  iMl  further,  that  there  b(^ 
enrolled  among  the  king's  forces 
about  thirty  thousand  men  of  the 
Jews,  unto  whom  pay  shall  be 
given,  as  l)(!longeth  to  all  tlie  king's 
forces. 

37  And  of  them  mme  sliall  be 
lilaced  in  the  king's  strong  holds,  of 
whom  also  Romp.  shall  be  set  over 
the  alDiii's  of  tlu;  kingdom,  which 
are  of  trust :  and  I  nnll  that  tlieir 
overseers  ;i,nd  governors  be  of  them- 
selves, and  that  they  live  after  their 
own  laws,  even  as  the  king  hath 
conunaiidcd  in  the  land  of  .ludtvi. 

o^  And  concerning  tlu;  thn>e  go- 
veriniieiits  tha,tare  added  to  .luuea 
from  the  (-ounti-y  of  Samaria,  let 
them  be  joined  with  Judea,  that 
they  may  be  reckoned  to  be  under 
one,  nor  bound  to  obey  otlier  au- 
thority than  th(^  high  pri(>st's. 

39  As  for  Ptoleniais,  and  the  land 
pertaining  tliereto,  I  give  it  as  a 


3  citadel 


1020 


Treaty  made  ivith  Alexander, 


I.  MACCABEES,  10. 


ivho  marrieth  Cleopatra. 


free  gift  to  the  sanctuary  at  Jeru- 
salem for  the  necessary  expences  of 
the  sanctuary. 

40  Moreover  I  give  everj^  year  fif- 
teen thousand  shekels  of  silver  out 
of  the  king's  accounts  from  the 
places  appertaining. 

4 1  And  all  theoverplus,  which  the 
officers  payed  not  in  as  in  former 
time,  from  henceforth  shall  be  given 
toward  the  works  of  the  temple. 

42  And  beside  this,  the  five  thou- 
sand shekels  of  silverj  which  they 
took  from  the  uses  ot  the  temple 
out  of  the  accounts  year  by  year, 
even  those  things  shall  be  released, 
because  they  appertain  to  the 
priests  that  minister. 

43  And  whosoever  they  be  that 
flee  unto  the  temple  at  Jerusalem, 
or  be  within  the  liberties  thereof, 
being  indebted  unto  the  king,  or 
for  any  other  matter,  let  them  be 
at  liberty,  and  all  that  they  have 
in  my  realm. 

44  For  the  building  also  and  re- 
pairing of  the  works  of  the  sanctu- 
ary expences  shall  be  given  of  the 
king's  accounts. 

45  Yea,andforthebuildingof  the 
walls  of  Jerusalem,  and  the  fortify- 
ing thereof  round  about,  expences 
shall  be  given  out  of  the  king's  ac- 
counts, as  also  for  the  building  of 
the  walls  in  Judea. 

46  Now  when  Jonathan  and  the 
people  heard  these  words,  they  ^a.\e 
no  credit  unto  them,  nor  received 
them,  because  they  remembered  the 
great  evil  that  he  had  done  in  Is- 
rael ;  for  he  had  aflElicted  them  very 
sore. 

47  But  with  Alexander  they  were 
well  pleased,  because  he  was  the 
first  that  entreated  of  true  peacte 
with  them,  and  they  were  confed- 
ei'ate  with  him  always. 

48  Then  gathered  king  Alexan- 
der great  forces,  and  camped  over 
against  Demetrius. 

49  And  after  the  two  kings  had 
joined  battle,  Demetrius'  host  fled  : 
but  Alexander  followed  after  him, 
and  prevailed  against  them. 

.50  And  he  continued  the  battle 
vei-y  sore  until  the  sun  went  down : 
anfl  that  day  was  Demetrius  slain. 

51  Afterward  Alexander  sent 
ambassadors  to  Ptolemee  king  of 
Egypt  with  a  message  to  this 
eflect : 

5  2  Forasmu  c  h  as  I  am  come  agai  n 
to  my  realm,  and  am  set  in  the 
throne  of  my  progenitors,  and  have 
gotten  the  dominion,  and  over- 
thrown Demetrius,  and  recovered 
our  country ; 

53  For  after  I  had  joined  battle 
with  him,  both  he  and  his  host  was 


discomfited  by  us,  so  that  we  sit  in 
the  throne  of  his  kingdom  : 

54  Now  therefore  let  us  make  a 
league  of  '  amity  together,  and  give 
me  now  thy  daughter  to  wife  :  and 
I  will  be  thy  son  in  law,  and  will 
give  both  thee  a^nd  her  gifts  accord- 
ing to  thy  dignity. 

55  Then  Ptolemee  the  king  gave 
answer,  saying,  Happy  be  the  day 
wherein  thou  didst  return  into  the 
land  of  thy  fathers,  and  satest  in 
the  throne  of  their  kingdom. 

56  And  now  will  I  do  to  thee,  as 
thou  hast  written  :  meet  me  there- 
fore at  Ptolemais,  that  we  may  see 
one  another ;  for  I  will  marry  my 
daugliter  to  thee  according  to  thy 
desire. 

57  So  Ptolemee  went  out  of 
Egypt  with  his  daughter  (.leopa- 
tra,  and  they  came  unto  Ptolemais 
in  the  hundred  threescore  and 
second  year : 

58  Where  king  Alexander  meet- 
ing him,  he  gave  unto  him  his 
daugliter  Cleopatra,  and  celebrated 
her  marriage  at^  Ptolemais  with 
great  glory,  as  *  the  manner  of 
kings  is. 

59  Now  king  Alexander  had 
written  unto  -Jonathan,  that  he 
should  come  and  meet  him. 

60  Who  thereupon  went  honour- 
ably to  Ptolemais,  where  he  met 
the  two  kings,  and  gave  them  and 
their  friends  silver  and  gold,  and 
many  presents,  and  found  favour 
in  their  sight. 

6 1  At  that  time  certain  pestilent 
fellows  of  Israel,  men  of  a  wicked 
life,  assembled  tljemselves  against 
him,  to  accuse  him  :  but  the  king 
would  not  hear  tliem. 

62  Yea  more  than  that,  the  king 
commanded  to  take  off  his  gar- 
ments, and  clothe  him  in  purple: 
and  they  did  so. 

63  Also  he  made  him  sit  by  him- 
self, and  said  unto  his  princes.  Go 
with  him  into  the  midst  of  the 
city,  and  make  proclamation,  that 
no  man  complain  against  him  of 
any  matter,  and  that  no  man 
trouble  him  for  any  manner  of 
cause. 

64  Now  when  his  accusers  saw 
that  he  was  honoured  according 
to  tlu^  proclamation,  and  clothed 
in  purple,  they  fied  all  away. 

65  So  the  king  honoured  him, 
and  wi-ote  him  among  his  chief 
friends,  and  made  him  a  -  duke, 
an d  partaker  of  his  dominion. 


66  Afterward  J  onathan  re- 
turned to  Jerusalem  with  peace 
and  gladness. 

67  Furthermore  in  the  hundred 


friendship 


-  c-aptain, 
and 

"governor  of 
a  province. 


1021 


Jonathan's  victories 


I.  MACCABEES,  11. 


and  honour. 


threescore  and  fifth  j^ear  came  De- 
metrius son  of  Demetrius  out  of 
Ci'ete  into  the  land  of  his  fathers  : 

68  Wliereof  when  kiiig  Alexan- 
der heard  tell,  he  was  right  sorry, 
and  returned  into  Antioch. 

69  Then  Demetrius  made  Apol- 
lonius  the  governor  of  ^  Celosyria 


his  general,  who  gathered  together 
a  great  host,  and  camped  in  Jamnia, 
and  sent  unto  Jonathan  the  high 
priest,  saying, 

70  Thou  alone  liftest  up  thyself 
against  us,  and  I  am  laughed  to 
scorn  for  thy  sake,  and  re- 
proached :  and  why  dost  thou 
vaunt  thy  power  against  us  in 
the  mountains  1 

71  Now  therefore,  if  thou  trust- 
est  in  thine  own  strength,  come 
down  to  us  into  the  plain  field, 
and  there  let  us  try  the  matter 
together  :  for  with  me  is  the  power 
of  the  cities. 

72  Ask  and  learn  who  I  am,  and 
the  rest  that  take  our  part,  and 
they  shall  tell  thee  that  tliy  foot 
is  not  able  to  stand  before  our 
face ;  for  thy  fathers  have  been 
twice  put  to  flight  in  their  own 
land. 

73  Whei'efqre  now  thou  shalt  not 
be  able  to  abide  the  horsemen  and 
so  great  a  power  in  the  plain,  where 
is  neither  stone  nor  flint,  nor  place 
to  flee  unto. 

7-i  So  when  Jonathan  heard 
these  words  of  Apollonius,  he  was 
moved  in  his  mind,  and  choosing 
ten  thousand  men  he  went  out 
of  Jerusalem,  where  Simon  his 
brother  met  him  for  to  help  him. 

75  And  he  pitched  his  tents 
against "  Joppe :  but  they  of  Joppe 
shut  him  out  of  the  city,  because 
Apollonius  had  a  garrison  there. 

76  Then  Jonathan  laid  siege 
unto  it :  whereui_)on  they  of  the 
city  let  him  in  tor  fear :  and  so 
Jonathan  won  Joppe. 

77  Whereof  when  Apollonius 
heard,  he  took  three  thousand 
hoi-semen,  with  a  gn^at  host  o/' 
footmen,  and  went  to  "  A/.otiis  ;is 
one  that  journeyed,  aiul  tJici'c- 
withal  drew  him  forth  into  tlie 
plain,  because  he  had  a  great  num- 
ber of  horsemen,  in  whom  he  j)ut 
his  trust. 

7H  '¥\u^n.T()V(it]i(in  followed  after 
liim  to  •*  A/.ot  us.  where  tlu;  armi(>s 
joined  battle. 

1\)  Xow  Ai)ollonius  had  left  a 
thousand  horsemen  in  a-mbush. 

<S0  And  Jonatliaji  knew  that 
there  was  an  ainbushment  behind 


*  So  throughout  this  book. 


him ;  for  they  had  compassed  in 
his  host,  and  cast  darts  at  the  peo- 
ple, from  morning  till  evening. 

8 1  But  the  people  stood  still,  as 
Jonathan  had  commanded  them : 
and  so  the  enemies'  horses  were 
tired. 

82  Then  brought  Simon  forth  his 
host,  and  set  them  against  the  foot- 
men, (for  the  horsemen  were  spent,) 
who  were  discomfited  by  him,  and 
fled. 

83  The  horsemen  also,  being  scat- 
tered in  the  field,  fled  to  •'Azotus, 
and  went  into  Beth-dagon,  their 
idol's  temple,  for  safety. 

8i  But  Jonathan  set  fire  on 
^  Azotus.  and  the  cities  round  about 
it,  and  took  their  spoils ;  and  the 
temple  of  Dagon,  with  them  that 
were  fled  into  it,  he  burned  with 
fir-e. 

85  Thus  there  were  burned  and 
slain  with  the  sword  well  nigh 
eight  thousand  men. 

86  And  from  thence  Jonathan 
removed  his  host,  and  camped 
against  "  Ascalon,  where  the  men 
of  the  city  came  forth,  and  met 
him  with  great  pomp. 

87  After  this  returned  Jonathan 
and  his  host  unto  Jerusalem,  hav- 
ing many  spoils. 

88  Now  when  king  Alexander 
heard  these  things,  he  honoured 
Jonathan  yet  mor-e, 

89  And  sent  him  a  buckle  of 
gold,  as  the  use  is  to  be  given  to 
such  as  are  of  the  king's  blood  :  he 
gave  him  also  "^  Accaron  with  the 
borders  thereof  in  possession. 

CHAPTER  11. 

12  PiolemenH  takclh  (tiraij  liia  (hnightfrfrom 
Alexdndef,  dinl  cn/rrctlt  iijioii  kin  kiiiii- 
iloDi.  IT  Ah:v<tii<hr  IK  x/ai/i,  <u«l  I'tufe- 
iiicii.s  (I i<-f!i  iritlii.ii.  tliree  days.  '20  Jonatlmn 
hi-sScgi-lli  the  Unoer  at  Jerusalem.  '2()  'I'hc 
.hirx  (111(1  !((•  (tremiich  hovoured  hy  Dcikc- 
tciK.f,  -is  ir/ii>  ?',v  rescued  hy  the  Jeii's  fr(i)ii 
/lis  iiirii  Kii/i/i-rtx  ill  A II finch.  57  Aii(i:ichi/.\ 
til,'  i/oiniiji-r  lidiKniretli.  Joixif/ian.  01  //in 
i'rj//(>iifi  in.  direrN  j/iacen. 

AND  the  king  of  Egypt  gathered 
together  a  great  host,  lik(^  tlu^ 
sand  that  lieth  upon  the  sea  shore, 
and  niaiiy  sliips,  and  went  al)out 
tlirough  deceit  to  get  Alexander's 
kingdom,  and  join  it  to  his  own. 

2  VVhereuiKm  he  took  his  joui'iiey 
into  Syi-ia  in  peaceable  manner,  so 
as  they  of  the  cities  oju'iied  unto 
him,  and  met  him  :  for  king  Alex- 
ander had  conunanded  them  so  to 
do,  because  he  was  his  father  in 
law. 

3  Now  as  Ptolemee  entered  into 
the  cities,  he  set  in  every  one  of 
tliem  a  gai-rison  of  sohhers  to 
keep  it. 


1022 


Ptolemy  defeateth  Alexander. 


I.  MACCABEES,  11. 


Both  these  kings  die. 


4  And  when  he  came  near  to 
'  AzotuSj  they  shewed  him  the  tem- 
ple of  Dagon  that  was  burnt,  and 
'•^Azotiis  and  the  suburbs  thereof 
that  were  destroyed,  and  the  bodies 
that  were  cast  abroad  and  them 
that  he  had  burnt  in  the  battle ; 
for  they  had  made  heaps  of  them 
by  the  way  where  he  should  pass. 

5  Also  they  told  the  king  what- 
soever Jonathan  had  done,  to  the 
intent  he  might  blame  him  :  but 
the  king  held  his  peace. 

6  Then  Jonathan  met  the  king 
with  great  pomp  at  Joppe,  where 
they  saluted  one  another,  and 
lodged. 

7  Afterward  Jonathan,  when  he 
had  gone  with  the  king  to  the 
river  called  Eleutherus,  returned 
again  to  Jerusalem. 

8  King  Ptolemee  therefore,  hav- 
ing gotten  the  dominion  of  the 
cities  by  the  sea  unto  Seleucia 
upon  the  sea  coast,  imagined 
wicked  counsels  against  Alex- 
ander. 

9  Whereupon  he  sent  ambassa- 
dors unto  king  Demetrius,  saying. 
Come,  let  us  make  a  league  betwixt 
us,  and  I  will  give  thee  my  daugh- 
ter whom  Alexander  hath,  and 
thou  shalt  reign  in  thy  father's 
kingdom : 

10  For  I  repent  that  I  gave  my 
daughter  unto  him,  for  he  sought 
to  slay  me. 

1 1  Thus  did  he  slander  him,  be- 
cause he  was  desirous  of  his  king- 
dom. 

1 2  Wherefore  he  took  his  daugh- 
ter from  him,  and  gave  her  to  De- 
metrius, and  forsook  Alexander, 
so  that  their  hatred  was  openly 
known. 

13  Then  Ptolemee  entered  into 
Antioch,  where  he  set  two  crowns 
upon  his  head,  the  crown  of  Asia, 
and  of  Egypt. 

14  In  the  mean  season  was  king 
Alexander  in  Cilicia,  because  those 
that  dwelt  in  those  parts  had  re- 
volted from  him. 

15  But  when  Alexander  heard 
of  this,  he  came  to  war  against 
him  :  whereupon  king  Ptolemee 
brought  forth  his  host,  and  met 
him  with  a  mighty  power,  and  put 
him  to  flight. 

16  So  Alexander  fled  into  Ara- 
l)ia,  there  to  be  defended ;  but 
king  Ptolemee  was  exalted: 

1 7  For  Zabdiel  the  Arabian  took 
off  Alexander's  head,  and  sent  it 
unto  Ptolemee. 

18  King  Ptolemee  also  died  the 
third  day  after,  and  they  that 
were  in  the  strong  holds  were 
slain  one  of  another. 


19  By  this  means  Demetrius 
reigned  in  the  hundred  threescore 
and  seventh  year. 

20  At  the  same  time  Jonathan 
gathered  together  them  that  were 
in  Judea,  to  take  the  ^  tower  that 
was  in  Jerusalem  :  and  he  made 
many  engines  of  war  against  it^ 

21  Then  certain  ungodly  per- 
sons, who  hated  their  own  people, 
went  unto  the  kiiig,  and  told  him 
that  Jonathan  besieged  the  '*  tower. 

22  Whereof  when  he  heard,  he 
was  angry,  and  immediately  re- 
moving, he  came  to  Ptolemais,  and 
wrote  unto  Jonathan,  that  he 
should  not  lay  siege  to  the  ®  tower, 
but  come  and  speak  with  him  at 
Ptolemais  in  great  haste. 

23  Nevertheless  Jonathan,  when 
he  heard  this,  commanded  to  be- 
siege it  still :  and  he  chose  certain 
of  the  elders  of  Israel  and  the 
priests,  and  put  himself  in  peril ; 

24  And  took  silver  and  gold, 
and  raiment,  and  divers  presents 
besides,  and  went  to  Ptolemais 
unto  the  king,  where  he  found 
favour  in  his  sight. 

25  And  though  certain*  ungodly 
men  of  the  people  had  made  com- 
plaints against  him, 

26  Yet  the  king  entreated  him 
as  his  predecessors  had  done 
before,  and  promoted  him  in  the 
sight  of  all  his  friends, 

27  And  confirmed  him  in  the 
high  priesthood,  and  in  all  the 
honours  that  he  had  before,  and 
gave  him  preeminence  among  his 
chief  friends. 

28  Then  Jonathan  desired  the 
king,  that  he  would  make  Judea 
free  from  tribute,  as  also  the  three 
governments,  with  the  country  of 
Samaria ;  and  he  promised  him 
three  hundred  talents. 

29  So  the  king  consented,  and 
wrote  letters  unto  Jonathan  of  all 
these  things  after  this  manner  : 

30  King  Demetrius  unto  his 
brother  Jonathan,  and  unto  the 
nation  of  the  Jews,  sendeth  greet- 
ing: 

3 1  We  send  you  here  a  copy  of 
the  letter  which  we  did  write  unto 
our  cousin  Lasthenes  concerning 
you,  that  ye  might  see  it. 

32  King  Demetrius  unto  his 
father  Lasthenes  sendeth  greeting : 

33  We  are  determined  to  do 
good  to  the  jjeople  of  the  Jews, 
who  are  our  friends,  and  keep  co- 
venants with  us,  because  of  their 
good  will  toward  us. 

34  Wherefore  we  have  ratified 


*  Gr.  lawless,  that  is,  apostates  from 
the  law. 


3  citadel 


4  citadel. 


s  citadel, 


1023 


Demetrius  dissembleth 


I.  MACCABEES,  11. 


ivith  Jonathan. 


1  Ephraim 
2Lod 
3  Rama- 
thaim, 


*  coastlands 


5  Malcne  {or 
Mulfhus) 


*j  pressed 


7  citadel 


unto  them  the  borders  of  Judea, 
with  the  three  governments  of 
'  A])herema  and  -  Lydda  and  ^  Ra- 
mathem.     that    are    added    unto 


Judea  from  the  country  of  Sama- 
ria, and  all  things  appertaining 
unto  them,  for  all  such  as  do  sacri- 
fice in  Jerusalem,  instead  of  the 
payments  which  the  king  received 
of  them  yearly  aforetime  out  of  the 
fruits  of  the  earth  and  of  trees. 

35  And  as  for  other  things  that 
belong  unto  us,  of  the  tithes  and 
customs  pertaining  unto  us,  as  also 
the  saltpits,  and  the  crown  taxes, 
which  are  due  unto  us,  we  dis- 
charge them  of  them  all  for  their 
relief. 

36  And  nothing  hereof  shall  be 
revoked  from  this  time  forth  for  ever. 

37  Now  therefore  see  that  thou 
make  a  copy  of  these  things,  and 
let  it  be  delivered  unto  Jonathan, 
and  set  upon  the  holy  mount  in  a 
conspicuous  place. 

38  After  this,  when  king  Deme- 
trius saw  that  the  land  was  quiet 
before  him,  and  that  no  resistance 
was  made  against  him,  he  sent 
away  all  his  forces,  every  one  to 
his  own  place,  except  certain  bands 
of  strangers,  whom  lie  had  gathered 
from  the  *  isles  of  the  heathen: 
wherefore  all  the  forces  of  his 
fathers  hated  him. 

39  Moreover  there  was  one  Try- 
phon,  that  had  been  of  Alexander's 
part  afore,  who,  seeing  that  all  the 
host  murmured  against  Demetrius, 
went  to  ^  Simalcue  the  Arabian, 
that  brought  up  Antiochus  the 
young  son  of  Alexander, 

40  And  "lay  sore  upon  him  to 
deliver  him  tkis  younii  Aufiorhnx, 
that  he  might  reign  in  his  father's 
stead  :  he  told  him  therefoi-(!  all 
that  Demetrius  had  done,  and  how 
his  men  of  war  were  at  enmity  with 
him,  and  there  he' remained  a  long 
season. 

41  In  the  mean  time;  Jonathan 
sent  unto  king  Demetrius,  that  he 
would  cast  those  of  the  ''  tower  out 
of  J(n'usalem,  aiid  those  also  in  the 
fortresses  :  for  they  fought  against 
Israel. 

42  So  Demetrius  sent  unto  Jona- 
than, saying,  I  will  not  only  do  this 
for  thee  aiid  thy  pe()])]e,  Vnit  I  will 
greatly  honour  th(ie  and  thy  nation, 
if  opportunity  serve. 

43  Now  therefore  thou  slialt  do 
well,  if  thou  .send  me  men  to  help 
me;  for  all  my  forces  are  gone 
from  me. 

44  Upon  this  Jonathan  sent  him 
three  tliousaiid  strong  men  unto 
Antioch  :  and  when  they  came  to 


the  king,  the  king  was  very  glad 
of  their  coming. 

4.5  Howbeit  they  that  were  of 
the  city  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether into  the  midst  of  the  city, 
to  the  number  of  an  hundred  and 
twenty  thousand  men,  and  would 
have  slain  the  king. 

46  Wherefore  the  king  fled  into 
the  court,  but  they  of  the  city  kept 
the  passages  of  the  city,  and  began 
to  fight. 

47  Then  the  king  called  to  the 
Jews  for  help,  who  came  unto  him 
all  at  once,  and  dispersing  them- 
selves through  the  city  slew  that 
day  in  the  city  to  the  number  of 
an  hundred  thousand. 

48  Also  they  set  fire  on  the  city, 
and  gat  many  spoils  that  day,  and 
delivered  the  king. 

49  So  when  they  of  the  city  saw 
that  the  Jews  had  got  the  city  as 
they  would,  their  courage  was 
abated  :  wherefore  they  made  sup- 
plication to  the  king,  and  cried, 
saying, 

50  Grant  us  peace,  and  let  the 
.lews  cease  from  assaulting  us  and 
the  city. 

51  With  that  they  cast  away 
their  weapons,  and  made  peace ; 
and  the  Jews  were  honoured  in 
the  sight  of  the  king,  and  in  the 
sight  of  all  that  were  in  his  realm  ; 
and  they  returned  to  Jerusalem, 
having  great  spoils. 

52  So  king  Demetrius  sat  on  the 
throne  of  his  kingdom,  and  the 
land  was  quiet  before  him. 

53  Nevertheless  he  dissembled 
in  all  that  ever  he  spake,  and 
estranged  himself  from  Jonathan, 
neither  rewarded  he  him  according 
to  the  benefits  which  he  had  re- 
ceived of  him,  but  troubled  him 
very  sore. 

54  After  this  returned  Tryphon, 
and  with  him  the  young  child  An- 
tiochus, who  reignetl,  and  was 
crowned. 

55  Then  thei;e  gatlieied  unto  him 
all  the  men  of  war,  whom  Deme- 
trius had  put  away,  and  they 
fought  against  Demeti'ius,  who 
turned  his  back  and  fied. 

56  Moreover  Tryphon  took  the 
elephants,  and  won  Antio(;h. 

57  At  that  time  young  Antiochus 
wrote  unlo  Jonatlian,  saying,  1 
confirm  thee  in  the  high  i)riestliood, 
and  ;ii)point  thee  ruler  over  the 
four  governments,  and  to  be  one  of 
tli(^  king's  tVienfls. 

5S  Uijon  this  he  sent  hini  gold(Mi 
vessels  to  be  served  in,  and  gaxc 
him  hvive.  to  drink  in  gold,  and  to 
be  clothed  in  purple,  and  to  wear  a 
golden  buckki. 


1024 


The  yointger  Antiochus 


I.  MACCABEES,  12. 


lionouretli  Jonathan. 


59  His  brother  Simon  al.so  he 
made  captain  from  the  place  called 
The  ladder  of  '  Tyrus  unto  the  bor- 
ders of  Egypt. 

60  Then  Jonathan  went  forth, 
and  passed  through  the  cities  be- 
yond the  water,  and  all  the  forces 
of  Syria  gathered  themselves  unto 
him  iov  to  help  him  :  and  when  he 
came  to  -^  Ascalon,  they  of  the  city 
met  him  honourably. 

61  From  whence  he  went  to 
Gaza,  but  they  of  Gaza  shut  him 
out ;  wherefore  he  laid  siege  unto 
it,  and  burned  the  suburbs  thereof 
with  tire,  and  spoiled  them. 

62  After \vard,  when  tliey  of  Gaza 
made  supplication  unto  Jonathan, 
he  made  peace  with  them,  and  took 
the  sons  of  their  chief  men  for  hos- 
tages, and  sent  them  to  Jerusalem, 
and  passed  through  the  country 
unto  Damascus. 

63  Now  when  Jonathan  heard 
that  Demetrius'  princes  were  come 
^  ^  Cades,  which  is  in  Galilee,  with 
a  great  power,  ]jurposing  to  re- 
move him  out  of  the  country, 

61  He  went  to  meet  them,  and 
left  Simon  his  brother  in  the  coun- 
try. 

65  Then  Simon  encamped  against 
Bethsura,  and  fought  against  it  a 
long  season,  and  shut  it  ujj : 

66  But  they  desired  to  have  peace 
with  him,  which  he  gi'jinted  them, 
and  then  put  them  out  from  thence, 
and  took  the  city,  and  set  a  garri- 
son in  it. 

67  As  for  Jonathan  and  his  host, 
they  *  pitched  at  the  water  of  "Gen- 
nesar,  from  whence  betimes  in  the 


morning  they  gat  them  to  the  plain 
of  *■  Nasor. 

6S  And,  behold,  the  host  of  stran- 
gers met  them  in  the  plain,  who, 
having  laid  men  in  ambush  for  him 
in  the  mountains,  came  themselves 
over  against  him. 

69  So  when  they  that  lay  in  am- 
bush rose  out  of  their  places,  and 
joined  battle,  all  that  were  of  Jona- 
than's side  tied ; 

70  Insomuch  as  there  was  not 
one  of  them  left, except  ''Mattathias 
the  son  of  Absalom,  and  Judas  tlie 
son  of  Calphi,  the  captains  of  the 
host. 

71  Then  Jonathan  rent  his 
clothes,  and  cast  earth  upon  his 
head,  and  prayed. 

72  Afterwards  turning  again  to 
battle,  he  put  them  to  tlight,  and 
so  the.v  ran  away. 

73  Now  when  his  own  men  that 
were  fled  saw  this,  they  turned 
again  unto  him,  and  with  him  jnir- 
sued  them  to  "  Cades,   even  unto 


their  own  tents,  and  there  they 
camped. 

71  So  there  were  slain  of  the 
heathen  that  day  about  three  thou- 
sand men  :  but  Jonathan  returned 
to  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  Jonathan  reneweth  /im  hague  ttith  the  Ro- 
man,'^ and  Laced eriioiiiann.  28  The  forces 
of  Vein  drills,  Ihhiktny  to  xurprlne  Jona- 
ihitn^jiii'  a  no  11  for  fear.  35  Jonathan  for- 
tijictli  lite  coKtIex  hi  Jnden,  48  and  huliui 
lip  by  thefraud  of  Tryjihon  ni  I'tolemii'in. 

"VTOW  when  Jonathan  saw  that 
xM  the  time  served  him,  he  chose 
certain  men,  and  sent  them  to 
Rome,  foi'  to  cf)nfirm  and  renew 
the  friendship  that  they  had  with 
them. 

2  He  sent  letters  also  to  the  Lace- 
demonians, and  to  other  places,  for 
the  same  purpose. 

3  So  they  went  unto  Rome,  and 
entei-ed  into  the  senate,  and  said, 
Jonathan  the  high  priest,  and  the 
people  of  the  Jews,  sent  us  unto 
you,  to  the  end  ye  should  renew 
the  friendship,  which  ye  had  with 
them,  and  league,  as  in  former 
time. 

4  Upon  this  tlce  Romans  gave 
them  letters  unto  the  governors  of 
every  place,  that  they  should  bring 
them  into  the  land  of  Judea  peace- 
ably. 

5  And  this  is  the  copy  of  the  let- 
ters which  Jonathan  wrote  to  the 
Lacedemonians : 

6  Jonathan  the  high  priest,  and 
the  elders  of  the  nation,  and  the 
priests,  and  the  other  people  of  the 
Jews,  unto  the  Lacedemonians  their 
brethren  send  greeting  : 

7  There  were  letters  sent  in  times 
])ast  unto  Onias  the  high  priest 
from  *  Darius,  who  reigned  then 
among  you,  to  signify  that  ye  are 
our  brethren,  as  the  copy  here  un- 
derwritten doth  specify. 

8  At  which  time  Onias  entreated 
the  ambassador  that  was  sent  ho- 
nourably, and  received  th(^  lettei-s, 
wherein  declaration  was  made  of 
the  league  and  friendship. 

9  Therefore  we  also,  albeit  we 
need  none  of  these  things,  for  that 
we  have  the  holy  books  of  scripture 
in  our  hands  to  coinfoi't  us, 

10  Have  nevertheless  attempted 
to  send  unto  you  foi-  the  renewing 
of  brotherhood  and  friendshii),  lest 
we  should  become  strangers  unto 
you  altogether  :  for  there  is  a  long 
time  passed  since  ye  seiit  unto  us. 

1 1  We  theivfoi'e  at  all  times  with- 
out ceasing,  Ijoth  in  our  feasts,  and 
other  convenient  days,  do  reineni- 


*  That  is,  Areus,  as  in  verse  20. 


m 


1025 


Treaty  with  Lacedemonians. 


I.  MACCABEES,  12. 


Jonathan  fortifieth  Judea. 


friendship 


2  *  Areus 
sent  to 
Onias. 


*  Hauiath : 


ber  j^ou  in  the  sacrifices  which  we 
offer,  and  in  our  prayers,  as  reason 
is,  and  as  it  becometh  us  to  think 
upon  our  brethren  : 

1 2  And  we  are  right  glad  of  your 
honour. 

13  As  for  ourselves,  we  have  had 
great  troubles  and  wars  on  every 
side,  forsomuch  as  the  kings  that 
are  round  about  us  have  fought 
against  us. 

14  Howbeit  we  would  not  be 
troublesome  unto  you,  nor  to  others 
of  our  confederates  and  friends,  in 
these  wars : 

1 5  For  we  have  help  from  heaven 
that  succoureth  us,  so  as  we  are  de- 
livered from  our  enemies,  and  our 
enemies  are  brought  under  foot. 

16  For  this  cause  we  chose  Nu- 
menius  the  son  of  Antiochus,  and 
Antipater  the  son  of  Jason,  and  sent 
them  unto  the  Romans,  to  renew 
the  '  amity  that  we  had  with  them, 
and  the  former  league. 

17  We  commanded  them  also  to 
go  unto  you,  and  to  salute  you,  and 
to  deliver  you  our  letters  concern- 
ing the  renewing  of  our  brother- 
hood. 

18  Wherefore  now  ye  shall  do 
well  to  give  us  an  answer  thereto. 

19  And  this  is  the  copy  of  the 
letters  which  ^  Oniares  sent. 

20  Areus  king  of  the  Lacede- 
monians  to  Onias  the  high  priest, 
greeting: 

21  It  is  found  in  writing,  that 
the  Lacedemonians  and  Jews  ai'e 
brethren,  and  that  they  are  of  the 
stock  of  Abraham : 

22  Now  therefore,  since  this  is 
come  to  our  knowledge,^  ye  shall  do 
well  to  write  unto  us  of  your  pros- 
perity. 

23  We  do  wi'ite  back  again  to 
you,  that  your  cattle  and  goods  are 
ours,  and  ours  are  yours.  We  do 
command  therefore  our  ainhdssa- 
(hrs  to  make  report  unto  you  on 
this  wise. 

24  Now  when  Jonathan  heard 
that  Demetrius'  princes  were  come 
to  fight  against  him  with  a  greater 
host  than  afoi-e, 

25  He  removed  fi-om  Jei'usalem, 
and  met  them  in  tlu;  land  of  "A  ma- 
th is  :  for  he  gave  them  no  respite 
to  eiitin-  his  country. 

26  He  sent  spies  also  unto  their 
tents,  who  came  again,  and  told 
him  that  they  were  ap]iointefl  to 
com(!  upon  them  in  the  night 
season. 

27  Wherefore  so  soon  as  the  suti 
was  down,  Jonathan  commanded 
his  men  to  watch,  and  to  be  in 


*  Or, 


arms,  that  all  the  night  long  they 
might  be  ready  to  fight :  also  he 
sent  forth  ■*  centinels_  round  about 
the  host. 

28  But  when  the  adversaries 
heard  that  Jonathan  and  his  men 
were  ready  for  battle,  they  feared, 
and  trembled  in  their  hearts,  and 
they  kindled  fires  in  their  ^  camp. 

29  Howbeit  Jonathan  and  his 
company  knew  it  not  till  the 
morning :  for  they  saw  the  lights 
burning. 

30  Then  Jonathan  pursued  after 
them,  but  overtook  them  not :  for 
they  were  gone  over  the  river  Eleu- 
therus. 

31  Wherefore  Jonathan  turned 
to  the  Arabians,  who  were  called 
Zabadeans,  and  smote  them,  and 
took  their  spoils. 

32  And  removing  thence,  he 
came  to  Damascus,  and  so  passed 
through  all  the  country. 

33  Simon  also  went  forth,  and 
passed  through  the  country  unto 
"  Ascalon,  and  the  '^  holds  there  ad- 
joining, from  whence  he  turned 
aside  to  Joppe,  and  won  it. 

34  For  he  had  heard  that  they 
would  deliver  the  **  hold  unto  them 
that  took  Demetrius'  part ;  where- 
fore he  set  a  garrison  there  to 
keep  it. 

35  After  this  came  Jonathan 
home  again,  and  calling  the  elders 
of  the  people  together,  he  con- 
sulted with  them  about  building 
strong  holds  in  Judea, 

36  And  making  the  walls  of  Je- 
rusalem higher,  and  raising  a  great 
^  mount  between  the  '"  tower  and 
the  city,  for  to  separate  it  from 
the  city,  that  so  it  might  be  alone, 
that  men  might  neither  sell  nor 
buy  in  it. 

37  TTpon  this  they  came  together 
to  build  up  the  city,  foiusmuch  as 
part  of  the  wall  toward  the  brook 
on  th(;  east  sid(^  was  fallen  down, 
and  they  re])aired  that  which  was 
called  Caphenatha. 

38  Simon  also  "  set  ui>  Adida  in 
Sephela.  and  made  it  strong  with 
gates  and  bars. 

39  N()\y  Tryphon  went  about  to 
get  the  kingdom  of  Asia,  and  to  kill 
Antio(;hus  tlie  king,  tliat  ho  might 
set  the  crown  upon  his  own  head. 

40  Howbeit  he  was  afraid  tiiat 
Jonathan  would  not  suH'cr  him, 
and  that  he  would  figlit  ngainst 
him  ;  wliereforc  he  sought  a  way 
how  to  take  Jonathan,  that  h(! 
might  kill  him.  So  he  removed, 
and  came  to  '"Hethsan. 


1026 


*  Or, 


Jonathan  taken  hy  treachery. 


I.  MACCABEES,  13. 


Simon  succeedeth  Mm. 


41  Then  Jonathan  went  out  to 
meet  him  with  forty  thousand  men 
chosen  for  the  battle,  and  came  to 
'  Bethsan. 

42  Now  when  Tryphon  saw  that 
Jonathan  came  with  so  great  a 
foi'ce,  he  durst  not  stretch  his  hand 
against  him  ; 

43  But  received  him  honourably, 
and  commended  him  unto  all  his 
friends,  and  gave  him  gifts,  and 
commanded  his  men  of  war  to  be 
as  obedient  unto  him,  as  to  him- 
self. 

44  Unto  Jonathan  also  he  said, 
Why  hast  thou  put  all  this  people 
to  so  great  trouble,  seeing  there  is 
no  war  betwixt  us  1 

45  Therefore  send  them  now 
home  again,  and  choose  a  few  men 
to  wait  on  thee,  and  come  thou 
with  me  to  Ptolemais,  for  I  will 
give  it  thee,  and  the  rest  of  the 
strong  holds  and  forces,  and  all 
that  have  any  charge  :  as  for  me, 
I  will  return  and  depart :  for  this 
is  the  cause  of  my  coming. 

46  8o  Jonathan  believing  him 
did  as  he  bade  him,  and  sent  away 
his  host,  who  went  into  the  land 
of  Judea. 

47  And  with  himself  he  retained 
but  three  thousand  men,  of  whoni 
he  '^  sent  two  thousand  into  Gali- 
lee, and  one  thousand  went  with 
him. 

48  Now  as  soon  as  Jonathan  en- 
tered into  Ptolemais,  they  of  Ptole- 
mais shut  the  gates,  and  took  him, 
and  all  them  that  came  with  him 
they  slew  with  the  sword. 

49  Then  sent  Tryphon  an  host  of 
footmen  and  horsemen  into  Gali- 
lee, and  into  the  great  plain,  to 
destroy  all  Jonathan's  company. 

50  But  when  they  knew  that 
Jonathan  and  they  that  were  with 
him  were  taken  and  slain,  they 
encouraged  one  another,  and 
went  close  together,  prepared  to 
fight. 

51  They  therefore  that  followed 
upon  them,  perceiving  that  they 
were  ready  to  fight  for  their  lives, 
turned  back  again. 

52  Whereupon  they  all  came  into 
the  land  of  Judea  peaceably,  and 
there  they  bewailed  Jonathan,  and 
them  that  were  with  him,  and  they 
were  sore  afraid ;  wherefore  all 
Israel  made  great  lamentation. 

53  Then  all  the  heathen  that 
were  rt)und  about  them  sought  to 
destroy  them  :  for  said  they,  They 
have  no  captain,  nor  any  to 
help  them  :  now  therefore  let  us 
make  war  upon  them,  and  take 
away  their  memorial  from  among 


CHAPTER  13. 

8  Simon  is  made  captain  in  his  brother  Jona- 
than's room.  19  Tryphon  getteth  tiro  of 
Jonathan's  sons  into  his  hands,  and  slayeth 
their  father.  27  The  tomb  of  Jonathan.  36 
Hinion  is  favoured  by  Demetrius,  40  and 
winneth  Gaza,  and  the  to'wer  at  Jerusalem. 

NOW  when  )Simon  heard  that 
Tryphon  had  gathered  to- 
gether a  great  host  to  invade  the 
land  of  Judea,  and  destroy  it, 

2  And  saw  that  the  people  was 
in  great  trembling  and  fear,  he 
went  up  to  Jerusalem,  and  ga- 
thered the  people  together, 

3  And  gave  them  exhortation, 
saying.  Ye  yourselves  know  what 
gi'eat  things  I,  and  my  brethren, 
and  my  father's  house,  have  done 
for  the  laws  and  the  sanctuary,  the 
battles  also  and  troubles  which  we 
have  seen, 

4  By  reason  whereof  all  my  bre- 
thren are  slain  for  Israel's  sake, 
and  I  am  left  alone. 

5  Now  therefore  be  it  far  from 
me,  that  I  should  spare  mine  own 
life  in  any  time  of  trouble :  for  I 
am  no  better  than  my  brethren. 

6  Doubtless  I  will  avenge  my 
nation,  and  the  sanctuary,  and  our 
wives,  and  our  children  :  for  all  the 
heathen  are  gathered  to  destroy  us 
of  very  malice. 

7  Now  as  soon  as  the  people 
heard  these  words,  their  spirit 
revived. 

8  And  they  answered  with  a  loud 
voice,  saying.  Thou  shalt  be  our 
leader  instead  of  Judas  and  Jona- 
than thy  brother. 

9  Fight  thou  our  battles,  and 
whatsoever  thou  commandest  us, 
that  will  we  do. 

10  So  then  he  gathered  together 
all  the  men  of  wai-,  and  made  haste 
to  finish  the  walls  of  Jerusalem, 
and  he  fortified  it  round  about. 

1 1  Also  he  sent  Jonathan  the  son 
of  Absalom,  and  with  him  a  great 
^  power,  to  Joppe  :  who  casting  out 
them  that  were  therein  remained 
there  in  it. 

12  So  Tryphon  removed  from 
Ptolemais  with  a  great  ■'power  to 
invade  the  land  of  Judea,  and 
Jonathan  was  with  him  in  ward. 

13  P>ut  Simon  jjitched  his  tents 
at  •'' Adida,  over  against  the  plain. 

14  Now  when  Tryphon  knew 
that  Simon  was  risen  up  instead 
of  his  brother  Jonathan,  and  meant 
to  join  battle  with  him,  he  sent 
messengers  unto  him,  saying, 

15  Whereas  we  have  Jonathan 
thy  brother  in  hold,  it  is  for  money 
that  he  is  owing  unto  the  king's 
treasure,  concerning  the  business 
that  was  committed  unto  him. 


3  host, 


*  host 


5  Hadid, 


1027 


Sepulchre  of  Jonathan. 


I.  MACCABEES,  13. 


Peace  with  Demetrius. 


IG  Wherefore  now  send  an  hun- 
dred talents  of  silver,  and  two  of 
his  sons  for  hostages,  that  when 
he  is  at  liberty  he  may  not  revolt 
from  us,  and  we  will  let  him  go. 

17  Hereupon  Simon,  albeit  he 
perceived  that  they  spake  deceit- 
fully unto  him,  yet  sent  he  the 
money  and  the  children,  lest  per- 
adventure  he  should  procure  to 
himself  great  hatred  of  the  people: 

18  Who  might  have  said,  Be- 
cause I  sent  him  not  the  money  and 
the  children,  therefore  is  Jonathan 
dead. 

19  So  he  sent  them  the  children 
and  the  hundred  talents  :  howbeit 
Tryphim  dissembled,  neither  would 
he  let  Jonathan  go. 

20  And  after  this  came  Tryphon 
to  invade  the  land,  and  destroy  it, 
going  round  about  by  the  way 
that  leadeth  unto  Adora :  but  Si- 
mon and  his  host  marched  against 
him  in  every  place,  wheresoever  he 
went. 

21  Now  they  that  were  in  the 
^  tower  sent  messengers,  unto  Try- 
phon,  to  the  end  that  he  should 
hasten  his  coming  unto  them  by  the 
wilderness,  and  send  theto  victuals. 

22  Wherefore  Tryphon  made 
ready  all  his  horsemen  to  come  that 
night :  but  there  fell  a  very  great 
snow,  by  reason  whereof  he  came 
not.  So  he  departed,  and  came  into 
the  country  of  Galaad. 

23  And  when  he  came  near  to 
Bascama,  he  slew  Jonathan,  who 
was  buried  there. 

24  Afterward  Tryphon  returned 
and  went  into  his  own  land. 

25  Then  sent  Simon,  and  took 
the  bones  of  Jonathan  his  brother, 
and  buried  them  in  Modin,  the  city 
of  his  fathers. 

26  And  all  Israel  made  great 
lamentation  for  him,  and  bewailed 
him  many  days. 

27  Simon  also  built  a  monument 
upon  the  sepulchre  of  his  father 
and  his  brethren,  and  raised  it  aloft 
to  the  .sight,  with  hewn  stone  be- 
hind and  before. 

28  Moreover  ho  set  up  seven 
pyramids,  one  against  another,  for 
his  father,  and  his  mother,  and  his 
four  brethren. 

29  And  in  these  he  made  cun- 
ning devices,  about  the  which  lie 
set  great  pillars,  and  upon  the 
^iillars  he  made  all  their  armour 
tor  a  p(»rpetual  memory,  and  l>y 
the  armour  ships  carved,  that  they 
might  be  seen  of  all  that  sail  on  the 


30  This  is  the  sepuhjhre  which 
he  mad<!  at  Modin,  and  it  standeth 
yet  unto  tliis  day. 


31  Now  Tryphon  dealt  deceit- 
fully with  the  young  king  Antio- 
chus,  and  slew  him. 

32  And  he  reigned  in  his  stead, 
and  crowned  himself  king  of  Asia, 
and  brought  a  great  calamity  upon 
the  land. 

33  Then  Simon  built  up  the 
strong  holds  in  Judea,  and  fenced 
them  about  with  high  towers,  and 
great  walls,  and  gates,  and  bars, 
and  laid  up  victuals  therein. 

34  Moreover  Simon  chose  men, 
and  sent  to  king  Demetrius,  to  the 
end  he  should  give  the  land  an 
immunity,  because  all  that  Try- 
phon did  was  to  spoil. 

35  Unto  whom  king  Demetrius 
answered  and  wrote  after  this 
manner : 

36  King  Demetrius  unto  Simon 
the  high  priest,  and  friend  of  kings, 
as  also  unto  the  elders  and  nation 
of  the  Jews,  sendeth  greeting  : 

37  The  golden  crown,  and  the 
scarlet  robe,  which  ye  sent  unto 
us,  we  have  received :  and  we  are 
ready  to  make  a  stedfast  peace  with 
you,  yea,  and  to  write  unto  our 
officers,  to  confirm  the  immunities 
which  we  have  granted. 

38  Andwhatsoever  covenants  we 
have  made  with  you  shall  stand ; 
and  the  strong  holds,  which  ye 
have  builded,  shall  be  your  own. 

39  As  for  any  oversight  or  fault 
committed  unto  this  day,  we  for- 
give it,  and  the  crown  tax  also, 
which  ye  owe  us  :  and  if  there  were 
any  other  tribute  paid  in  Jerusalem, 
it  shall  no  more  be  paid. 

40  And  look  who  are  meet  among 
you  to  be  in  our  court,  let  them  be 
enrolled,  and  let  there  be  peace 
betwixt  us. 

41  Thus  the  yoke  of  the  heathen 
was  taken  away  from  Israel  in  the 
hundred  and  seventieth  year. 

42  Then  the  people  of  Israel  be- 
gan to  writ(!  in  their  instruments 
and  contracts.  In  tlie  first  year  of 
Simon  the  high  priest,  the  governor 
and  leader  of  the  Jews. 

43  In  those  days  Simon  camped 
against  "  Cla/.a,  and  besieged  it 
round  about;  he  made  also  an  en- 
gine of  war,  and  set  it  by  the  city, 
and  battered  a  certain  tower,  and 
took  it. 

44  And  they  that  were  in  the 
engiiu^  leaj)ed  into  the  city  ;  where- 
ui)on  there  was  a  great  uproar  in 
the  city. 

45  Insomuch  as  the  people  of  the 
city  rent  theii'  cJotlK's,  and  climbed 
upon  the  walls  with  their  wives 
and    childi'en,   and    cried   with    a 


*0r, 


-  *  (liiziira. 


1028 


Citadel  at  Jerusalem  taken. 


I.  MACCABEES,  14. 


Simon's  2y>'osperous  rule. 


loud  voice,   beseeching    Simon   to 
grant   them  peace. 

4:6  And  they  said,  Deal  not  with 
us  according  to  our  wickedness, 
but  according  to  thy  mercy. 

47  So  Simon  was  appeased  to- 
ward them,  and  fought  no  more 
against  them,  but  put  them  out  of 
the  city,  and  cleansed  the  houses 
wherein  the  idols  were,  and  so  en- 
tered into  it  with  songs  and  thanks- 
giving. 

48  Yea,  he  put  all  uncleanness 
out  of  it,  and  placed  such  men 
there  as  would  keep  the  law,  and 
made  it  stronger  than  it  was  be- 
fore, and  built  therein  a  dwelling 
place  for  himself. 

49  They  also  of  the  '  tower  in 
Jerusalem   were    kept    so  "strait. 


that  they  could  neither  come  forth, 
nor  go  into  the  country,  nor  buy, 
nor  sell :  wherefore  they  were  in 
great  distress  for  want  of  victuals, 
and  a  great  number  of  them  pe- 
rished through  famine. 

50  Then  cried  they  to  Simon, 
beseeching  him  to  be  at  one  with 
them :  which  thing  he  granted 
them  ;  and  when  he  had  put  them 
out  from  thence,  he  cleansed  the 
^  tower  from  pollutions  : 

5 1  And  entered  into  it  the  three 
and  twentieth  day  of  the  second 
month,  in  the  hunth'ed  seventy  and 
first  year,  witli  thanksgiving,  and 
branches  of  palm  trees,  and  with 
harps,  and  cymbals,  and  with  viols, 
and  hymns,  and  songs :  because 
there  was  destroyed  a  great  enemy 
out  of  Israel. 

52  He  ordained  also  that  that 
day  should  be  kept  every  year 
with  gladness.  Moreover  the  hill 
of  the  temple  that  was  by  the 
'  tower  he  made  stronger  than  it 
was,  and  there  he  dwelt  himself 
with  his  company. 

53  And  when  Simon  saw  that 
John  his  son  was  a  valiant  man, 
he  made  him  captain  of  all  the 
hosts  ;  and  he  dwelt  in  Gazara. 

CHAPTER  14. 

3  Demetrius  in  ta^eii  hi/  fhelcinq  of  Perfiia. 
4  The  goorl  dceilx  <:f  'Sitiuni  lo'lii'^  coKntrif. 
IS  Tlie  lMce(lei,io)ii<(ii.'<  ,ni<I  /,;,„:<ni.s  t'-i'- 
nt'ir  (heir  /edf/ue  iiit/i  liiia.  'iCi  A  inemarinl 
of  hin  acin  is  set  up  in  /Siou. 

NOW  in  the  hundred  threescore 
and  twelfth  year  king  Deme- 
trius gathered  his  forces  together, 
and  went  into  Media,  to  got  him 
lielp  to  fight  against  Ti-yphon. 

2  But  when  Arsaces,  the  king  of 
Persia  and  Media,  heard  tliat  1  )eme- 
trius  was  entered  witliin  his  bor- 
ders, he  serit  one  of  his  princes  to 
take  him  alive : 


3  Who  went  and  smote  the  host 
of  Demeti'ius,  and  took  him,  and 
Ijrought  him  to  Arsaces,  by  whom 
he  was  put  in  ward. 

4  As  tor  the  land  of  Judea,  that 
was  quiet  all  the  days  of  Simf»n ; 
for  he  sought  the  good  of  his  nation 
in  such  wise,  as  that  evermore  his 
authority  and  honour  pleased  them 
well. 

5  And  as  he  was  honourable  in 
all  his  acts,  so  in  this,  that  he  took 
Joppe  for  an  haven,  and  made  an 
entrance  ■'  to  the  isles  of  the  sea, 

6  And  enlarged  the  bounds  of 
his  nation,  and  recovered  the  coun- 
try, 

7  And  gathered  together  a  gi-eat 
number  of  captives,  and  had  the 
dominion  of  Gazara,  and  Bethsura, 
and  the  ^  tower,  out  of  the  which 
he  took  all  uncleanness,  neither 
was  there  any  that  resisted  him. 

8  Then  did  they  till  their  ground 
in  peace,  and  the  eartli  gave  her- 
increase,  and  the  trees  of  the  field 
their  fruit. 

9  The  ''  ancient  men  sat  all  in 
the  streets,  _  communing  together 
of  good  things,  and  the  young 
men  put  on  glorious  and  warlike 
apparel. 

10  He  provided  victuals  for  the 
cities,  and  set  in  them  all  manner 
of  munition,  so  that  his  honourable 
name  was  i-enowned  unto  the  end 
of  the  world. 

1 1  He  made_  peace  in  the  land, 
and  Israel  rejoiced  with  great  joy  : 

12  For  every  man  sat  under  his 
vine  and  his  fig  tree,  and  there 
was  none  to  ^  fray  them  : 

13  Neither  was  there  any  left  in 
the  land  to  fight  against  them :  yea, 
the  kings  themselves  were  over- 
thrown in  those  days. 

14  Moreover  he  strengthened  all 
those  of  his  people  that  were 
brought  low  :  the  law  he  searched 
out;  and  every  contemner  of  the  law 
and  wicked  person  he  took  away. 

15  He  beautified  the  sanctuary, 
and  multiplied  the  vessels  of  the 
temple. 

16  Now  when  it  was  heard  at" 
Rome,  and  as  far  as  Sparta,  that 
Jonathan  was  dead,  they  -  were 
very  sorry. 

1 7  But  as  soon  as  they  heard 
that  his  brother  Simon  was  made 
high  priest  in  his  stead,  and  ruled 
the  country,  and  the  cities 
therein  : 

18  They  wrote  unto  him  ''in 
tables  of  brass,  to  renew  the  frienTT 
ship  and  league  whicli   they  had 


^  *  for  the 
ships 


■4  citadel, 


*0r. 


Sold 


6  make 

them 

afraid: 


on  tahlets 


1029 


Leagues  reneived  toith 


I.  MACCABEES,  14. 


Romans  and  Macedonians. 


made  with    Judas   and  Jonathan 
his  brethren : 

1 9  Which  writings  were  read  be- 
fore the  congregation  at  Jei'usalem. 

20  And  this  is  the  copy  of  the  let- 
ters that  the  Lacedemonians  sent ; 
The  rulers  of  the  Lacedemonians, 
with  the  city,  unto  Simon  the  high 
priest,  and  the  elders,  and  priests, 
and  residue  of  the  people  of  the 
Jews,  our  brethren,  send  greeting : 

21  The  ambassadors  that  were 
sent  unto  our  people  certified  us 
of  your  glory  and  nonour :  where- 
fore we  were  glad  of  their  coming, 

22  And  did  register  the  things 
that  they  spake  in  the  ^  council  of 
the  people  in  this  manner  ;  JN  ume- 
nius  son  of  Antiochus,  and  Anti- 
pater  so??,  of  Jason,  the  Jews'  ambas- 
sadors, came  unto  us  to  renew  the 
friendship  they  had  with  us. 

23  And  it  pleased  the  people  to 
entertain  the  men  honourably,  and 
to  put  the  copy  of  their  ambassage 
in  publick  records,  to  the  end  the 
people  of  the  Lacedemonians  might 
have  a  memorial  thereof  :  further- 
more we  have  writteii  a  copy 
hereof  unto  Simon  the  high  priest. 

24  After  this  Simon  sent  Nume- 
nius  to  Rome  with  a  great  shield 
of  gold  of  a  thousand  pound  weight, 
to  confirm  the  league  with  them. 

25  Whereof  when  the  people 
heard,  they  said,  What  thanks  shall 
we  give  to  Simon  and  his  sons  ? 

26  For  he  and  his  brethren  and 
the  house  of  his  father  have  esta- 
blished Israel,  and  chased  away  in 
fight  their  enemies  from  them,  and 
confirmed  their  liberty. 

27  So  then  they  wrote  it  "^  m 
tables  of  brass,  which  they  set 
upon  pillars  in  mount  Sion  :  and 
this  is  the  copy  of  the  writing ; 
The  eighteenth  day  of  tJie  month 
Elul,  in  the  hundred  threescore 
and  twelfth  year,  being  the  third 
year  of  Simon  the  high  priest, 

2(S  ''At  Siiramel  in  the  great  con- 
gregation  of  the  pi'iests,  ixnd  peo- 
l)le,  and  rulers  of  the  nation,  and 
elders  of  th(!  country,  were  these 
•things  notified  unto  us. 

29  Forasmuch  as  oftentim(»s 
tliere.liave  been  wars  in  the  coun- 
try, wh(!r(nn  for  the  maintenance 
of  their  sanctuary,  and  the  law, 
Simon  tlie  son  of  Mattathias,  of 
the  posterity  of  ^  Jarib,  together 
with  his  brethren,  put  themselves 
in  jeopardy,  and  resisting  the 
enemies  of  their  nation  did  their 
nation  great  honour : 

30  (For  after  that  Jonathan, 
having    gathered    his  nation    to- 


*  Or, 


gether,  and  been  their  liigh  priest, 
was  added  to  his  people, 

31  Their  enemies  purposed  to 
invade  their  country,  that  they 
might  destroy  it,  and  lay  hands  on 
the  sanctuary : 

32  At  which  time  Sirnon  rose 
up,  and  fought  for  his  nation,  and 
spent  much  of  his  own  substance, 
and  armed  the  valiant  men  of  his 
nation,  and  gave  them  wages, 

33  And  fortified  the  cities  of 
Judea,  together  with  Bethsura, 
that  lieth  upon  the  borders  of  Ju- 
dea, whei'e  the  armour  of  the  en- 
emies had  been  before ;  but  he  set 
a  garrison  of  Jews  there  : 

34  Moreover  he  fortified  Joppe, 
which  lieth  upon  the  sea,  and 
Gazara,  that  bordereth  upon 
^  Azotus.  where  the  enemies  had 
dwelt  before  :  but  he  placed  Jews 
there,  and  furnished  them  with  all 
things  convenient  for  the  repara- 
tion thereof.) 

35  The  people  therefore,  seeing 
the  acts  of  Simon,  and  unto  what 
glory  he  thought  to  bring  his  na- 
tion, made  hinr  their  governor  and 
chief  priest,  because  he  had  done 
all  these  things,  and  for  the  justice 
and  faith  which  he  kept  to  his  na- 
tion, and  for  that  he  sought  by  all 
means  to  exalt  his  people. 

3G  For  in  his  time  things  pros- 
pered in  his  hands,  so  that  the 
heathen  were  taken  out  of  their 
country,  and  they  also  that  were 
in  the  city  of  David  in  Jerusalem, 
who  had  made  themselves  a "  tower. 
out  of  which  they  issued,  and  pol- 
luted  all  about  the  sanctuary,  and 
did  much  hurt  in  the  holy  place  : 

37  ikit  he  placed  Jews  therein, 
and  fortified  it  for  the  safety  of  the 
country  and  the  city,  and  raised 
up  the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 

38  King  Demetrius  also  con- 
firmed him  in  the  high  priesthood 
according  to  those  things, 

39  And  made  him  one  of  his 
friends,  and  honoured  him  with 
great  honour. 

40  For  he  had  heard  say,  that 
the  Romans  had  called  tlu^  Jews 
their  friends  and  conf(Mlerates  and 
brethren  ;  and  that  they  had  en- 
tei'tained  thc^  ambassadors  of  Si- 
mon honourably; 

4 1  Also  that  the  Jews  and  priests 
were  well  ])leased  that  Simon 
should  l)e  their  go\'('rnor  and  high 
priest  for  ever,  until  thei'(!  should 
arise  a  faithful  i)rophet ; 

42  Moreover  that  he  should  be 
their  captain,  and  should  take 
chai'ge  of  the  sanctuary,  to  set  th(>m 
over  their  works,  and  over  the  conn- 
try,  and  over  the  armour,  and  over 


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Letters  from  Rome 


I.  MACCABEES,  15. 


favouring  the  Jews. 


the  fortresses,  that,  I  say,  he  should 
take  charge  of  the  sanctuary ; 

43  Beside  this,  that  he  should 
be  obeyed  of  every  man,  and  that 
all  the  writings  in  the  country 
should  be  made  in  his  name,  and 
that  he  should  be  clothed  in  pur- 
ple, and  wear  gold  : 

44  Also  that  it  should  be  lawful 
for  none  of  the  people  or  priests  to 
break  any  of  these  things,  or  to 
gainsay  his  words,  or  to  gather  an 
assembly  in  the  country  without 
him,  or  to  be  clothed  in  purple,  or 
wear  a  buckle  of  gold  : 

45  And  whosoever  should  do 
otherwise,  or  break  any  of  these 
things,  he  should  be  punished. 

46  Thus  it  liked  all  the  people  to 
deal  with  8imon,  and  to  do  as  hath 
been  said. 

47  Then  Simon  accepted  hereof, 
and  was  well  pleased  to  be  high 
priest,  and  captain  and  governor 
of  the  Jews  and  priests,  and  to  de- 
fend them  all. 

48  So  they  commanded  that  this 
writing  sliould  be  put  ^  in  tables  of 
brass,  and  that  they  should  be  set 
up  within  the  compass  of  the 
sanctuary  in  a  conspicuous  place ; 

49  Also  that  the  copies  thereof 
should  be  laid  up  in  the  treasury, 
to  the  end  that  Simon  and  his  sons 
might  have  them. 


CHAPTER  15. 


,uah 


4  Antiochiis  cleMreth  leat'e  to  jhikk  fli 
Judea,  and  granteth  gredt  /khihii/w  f<i  Si- 
mnn  and  the  Jews.  Ifi  T/ie  L'iuiikhk  inite 
to  divers  kings  ami  iKifioti^  In  f,i rnur  tlie, 
JeiL's.  27  Antiochiis  qmi m/l.-tli  iriili.  Si- 
mon, 38  and  sendelk  some  to  uniioy  Judea. 

MOREOVER  Antiqchus  son  of 
Demetrius  the  king  sent  let- 
ters from  the  '^  isles  of  the  sea  unto 
Simon  the  priest  and  prince  of  the 
Jews,  and  to  all  the  people  ; 

2  The  contents  whereof  were 
these:  King  Antiochus  to  Simon 
the  high  priest  and  prince  of  his 
nation,  and  to  the  people  of  the 
Jews,  greeting : 

3  Forasmuch  as  certain  pestilent 
men  have  usurped  the  kingdom  of 
our  fathers,  and  my  purpose  is  to 
challenge  it  again,  that  I  may  re- 
store it  to  the  old  estate,  and  to  that 
end  liave  gathered  a  multitude  of 
foreign  soldiers  together,  and  pre- 
pared ships  of  war ; 

4  My  meaning  also  being  to  go 
through  the  country,  that  I  may 
be  avenged  of  them  that  have  de- 
stroyed it,  and  made  many  cities 
in  the  kingdom  desolate : 

5  Now  therefore  I  confirm  unto 
thee  all  the  oblations  which  the 
kings  before  me  granted  thee,  and 


whatsoever     gifts     besides     they 
granted. 

6  I  give  thee  leave  also  to  coin 
money  for  thy  country  with  thine 
own  stamp. 

7  And  as  concerning  Jerusalem 
and  the  sanctuary,  let  them  be 
free  ;  and  all  the  armour  that  thou 
hast  made,  and  fortresses  that  thou 
hast  built,  and  keepest  in  thine 
hands,  let  them  remain  unto  thee. 

8  And  if  any  thing  be,  or  shall 
be,  owing  to  the  king,  let  it  be  for- 
given thee  from  this  time  forth  for 
evermore. 

9  Furthermore,  when  we  have 
obtained  our  kingdom,  we  will 
honour  thee,  and  thy  nation,  and 
thy  temple,  with  great  honour,  so 
that  your  honour  shall  be  known 
throughout  the  world. 

10  In  the  hundred  threescore 
and  fourteenth  year  went  Antio- 
chus into  the  land  of  his  fathers : 
at  which  time  all  the  forces  came 
together  unto  him,  so  that  few  were 
left  with  Tryphon. 

11  Wherefore  being  loursued  by 
king  Antiochus,  he  fled  unto  '^Dora. 
which  lieth  by  the  sea  side  : 

1 2  For  he  saw  that  troubles  came 
upon  him  all  at  once,  and  that  his 
forces  had  forsaken  him. 

13  Then  camped  Antiochus 
against  ^  Dora,  having  with  him 
an  hundred  and  twenty  thousand 
men  of  war,  and  eight  thousand 
horsemen. 

14  And  when  he  had  compassed 
the  city  round  about,  and  joined 
ships  close  to  the  town  on  the  sea 
side,  he  vexed  the  city  by  land  and 
by  sea,  neither  suffered  he  anj^  to 
go  out  or  in. 

1 5  In  the  mean  season  came  Nu- 
menius  and  his  company  from 
Rome,  having  letters  to  the  kings 
and  countries  ;  wherein  were  writ- 
ten these  things  : 

16  Lucius,  consul  of  the  Romans 
unto  king  Ptolemee,  greeting  : 

17  The  Jews'  ambassadors,  our 
frieiids  and  confederates,  came 
unto  us  to  renew  the  old  fiiend- 
ship  and  league,  being  sent  from 
Simon  the  high  priest,  and  from 
the  people  of  the  Jews : 

18  And  they  brought  a  shield  of 
gold  of  a  thousand  •* pound. 

1 9  We  thought  it  good  therefore 
to  write  unto  the  kings  and  coun- 
tries, that  they  should  do  them  no 
harm,  nor  fight  against  them,  their 
cities,  or  countries,  nor  yet  aid 
their  enemies  against  them. 

20  It  seemed  also  good  to  us  to 
receive  the  shield  of  them. 

21  If  therefore  there  be  any  pes- 
tilent fellows,  that  have  fled  from 


3  Dor, 


^  pound 
weight. 


1031 


Antlochns  quarrelletli 


I.  ]\rAC(:ABEES,  16. 


ivith  Simon. 


1  Delos, 

2  Myndos, 

°  Rhodes, 


4  Dor 

s  engines 
war, 


of 


''  oitiidel 


their  country  unto  you,  deliver 
them  unto  8imon  tlie  high  priest, 
tliat  he  may  punish  them  accord- 
ing to  their  own  law. 

22  The  same  things  wrote  he 
likewise  unto  Demetrius  the  king, 
and  Attains,  to  Ariarathes,  and 
Arsaces, 

23  And  to  all  the  countries,  and 
to  Sampsames,  and  the  Lacedemo- 
nians, and  to  ^  I  )elus.  and  ^Myndus. 
and  8icyon,  and  Caria,  and  (Samos, 
and  Pamphylia,  and  Lycia,  and 
Halicarnassus,  and  ^Khodus,  and 
Fhaselis,  and  Cos,  and  SuTe,  and 
Aradus,  and  Gortyna,  and  Cnidus, 
and  Cyprus,  and  Cyrene. 

24  And  the  copy  hereof  they 
wrote  to  Simon  the  high  priest. 

25  So  Antiochus  the  king  camped 
against  "^Dora  the  second  day,  as- 
saulting it  contiimally,  and  making 
•'engines,  by  which  means  he  shut 
up  1  ryplion,  that  he  could  neither 
go  out  nor  in. 

26  At  tliat  time  Simon  sent  him 
two  thousand  chosen  men  to  aid 
him ;  silver  also,  and  gold,  and 
much  armour. 

27  Nevertheless  he  would  not  re- 
ceive them,  liut  brake  all  the  cove- 
nants which  he  had  made  with  him 
afore,  and  became  strange  unto 
him. 

2(S  Furthermore  lie  sent  unto 
him  Athenobius,  one  of  his  friends, 
to  commune  with  him,  and  say, 
Ye  witlihold  Joppe  and  Gazara, 
with  the  ^  tow^er  that  is  in  Jerusa- 
lem, which  are  cities  of  my  i-ealm. 

29  The  borders  thereof  ye  have 
wasted,  and  done  great  hurt  in  the 
land,  and  got  the  dominion  of  many 
places  within  my  kingdom. 

30  Now  therefore  deliver  tlu" 
cities  which  ye  have  taken,  and 
the  tributes  of  tlie  places,  whereof 
ye  have  gotten  dominion  without 
the  borders  of  Judea  : 

31  Or  else  give  me  for  them  five 
hundred  talents  of  silver  ;  and  for 
the  harm  that  ye  have  done,  and 
the  tribut(is  (jf  the  cities,  other  five 
hundred  talents :  if  not,  we  will 
coiue  and  fight  against  you. 

32  So  Athenobius  the  king's 
friend  came  to  Jerusalem  :  and 
wlien  h(^  saw  the  glf)r.y  of  Simon, 
and  the  (Mipboai'd  of  gold  and  silver 
plate,  and  his  grcsjit  attendance,  he 
was  astonishc^d,  and  told  him  th(> 
king's  m(!ssage. 

33  Then  answered  Simon,  and 
said  unto  him.  We  have  neither 
taken  other  men's  land,  nor  lioldeTi 
th;it  which  Jippei-taincth  to  others, 
but  the  inheritance  of  our  fathej-s, 
which  our  enemies  had  wrongfully 
in  possession  a  certain  time. 


34  Wherefore  we,  having  oppor- 
tunity, hold  the  inheritance  of  our 
fathers. 

35  And  whereas  thou  demandest 
Joppe  and  Gazara,  albeit  tliey  did 
great  harm  untjj  the  people  in  our 
country,  yet  will  we  give  an  Inm- 
dred  talents  for  them.  Hereunto 
Athenobius  answered  him  not  a 
word  ; 

36  But  returned  in  a  rage  to  the 
king,  and  made  report  unto  him  of 
these  speeches,  and  of  the  glory  of 
Simon,  and  of  all  that  he  had  seen  : 
whereupon  the  king  was  exceeding 
wroth. 

37  In  the  mean  time  fled  Try- 
phon  by  ship  unto  Orthosias. 

38  Then  the  king  made  Cende- 
beus  captain  of  the  sea  coast,  and 
gave  him  an  host  of  footmen  and 
horsemen, 

39  And  commanded  him  to  re- 
move his  host  toward  Judea :  also 
he  commanded  him  to  build  up 
'^Cedron,  and  to  fortify  the  gates, 
ami  to  war  fxgainst  the  people  ;  but 
as  for  the  king  hi/nself,  he  pui'sued 
Tryphon. 

40  SoCendebeuscame  to  Jamnia, 
and  began  to  provoke  the  people, 
and  to  invade  Judea,  and  to  take 
the  people  prisoners,  and  slay 
them. 

41  And  when  he  had  built  up 
"Cedrom  he  set  horsemen  there, 
and  an  host  of  footmen,  to  the  end 
that  issuing  out  they  might  make 
outroads  upon  the  ways  of  Judea, 
as  the  king  had  commanded  him. 

CHAPTER  16. 

3  Jiulas  and  John  prerail  afiainxi  theforceft 
Si'itthi/  A niiocli.ux.  1 1  The  ctipttihi  af  Jericho 

hii  il.'th  SiiiKin  (iixl  firo  of  his  .sy.»'v  ////,.  his 
,;isll,\  ,11, il  fl,,i;'  tr,;ichi-r,iusl,i  iii„ i;l,'i;th 
lh,-ii,.  l'.»  ,l,,hn  is  .i,ii(ghl  f„r,  'A'  ,(ii,l  i.scj,- 
I'/h,  (1)1,/  killeth  thonethit't  sought  for  liiin. 

ri^HKN  came  up  John  from  Ga- 
JL  zara,  and  told  Simon  his  father 
what  ('endebeus  had  (hme. 

2  Wherefoi'e  Simon  called  his 
two  (Odest  sons,  Judas  and  John, 
and  said  unto  them,  I,  and  my 
brethren,  and  my  father's  house, 
have  ever  from  our  youth  unto  this 
day  fought  against  the  enemies 
of  Israel ;  and  things  have  pros- 
pered so  well  in  our  hands,  that 
we  have  delivered  Israel  often- 
times. 

3  r.ut  now  I  am  old,  and  ye,  by 
6'or/'.s  mercy,  are  of  a  suthcient  age  : 
1)(.'  ye  instead  of  me  ajid  my  l^i-otlier. 
and  go  and  fight  for  our  nation, 
and  the  hel))  frf)m  heaxcn  be  with 
you. 

4  So  he  chose  out  of  the  country 


*0r, 


1032 


Simon  and  his  sons 


I.  MACCABEES,  IG. 


.s/am  by  treacliprif. 


twenty  thousand  men  of  war  witli 
hoi-semen,  wlio  went  out  against 
Cendebeus,  and  rested  that  nigiit 
at  Modin. 

5  And  when  as  they  I'ose  in  the 
morning,  and  went  into  the  plain, 
behold,  a  mighty  great  host  both 
of  footmen  and  horsemen  came 
against  them  :  howbeit  there  was 
a  water  brook  betwixt  them. 

G  So  he  and  his  people  ^  pitched 
over  against  them:  and  when  lie 
saw  that  the  people  were  afraid  to 
go  over  the  water  brook,  he  went 
first  over  himself,  and  then  the 
men  seeing  him  passed  through 
after  him. 

7  That  done,  he  divided  his  men, 
and  set  the  horsemen  in  the  midst 
of  the  footmen  :  for  the  enemies' 
horsemen  were  very  many. 

S  Then  sounded  they  with  tlie 
holy  trumpets  :  whereupon  Cende- 
beus and  his  host  wei'e  put  to 
tligh.t,  so  that  many  of  them  were 
slain,  and  the  remnant  gat  them 
to  the  strong  hold. 

9  At  that  time  was  Judas  John's 
brother  wounded  ;  but  John  still 
followed  after  them,  until  he  came 
to  '"' Cedron.  which  CemleOeus  had 
built. 

10  So  they  fled  even  unto  the 
towers  in  the  fields  of  "  Azotus  : 
wherefore  he  burned  it  with  tire  : 
so  that  there  were  slain  of  them 
about  two  thousand  men.  After- 
wai-d  he  returned  into  the  land  of 
Juilea  in  peace. 

1 1  Aloreover  in  the  plain  of  Jeri- 
cho was  ■'Ptolemeus  the  son  of 
Abubus  made  captani,  and  he  had 
abundance  of  silver  and  gold  : 

12  For  he  was  the  high  priest's 
son  in  law. 

13  Wherefoi-e  his  heart  being 
lifted  up,  he  thought  to  get  the 
country  to  himself,  and  thereupon 
consulted  deceitfully  against  Simon 
and.  his  sons  to  destroy  them. 

14  Now  Simon  was  visiting  the 
cities  that  were  in  the  country,  and 
taking  care  for  the  good  oixlering 


*  Or, 


of  them  ;  at  which  time  lie  came 
down  himself  to  Jericho  with  his 
sons,  Mattathias  and  Judas,  in  the 
huncU'ed  threescoi-e  and  seven- 
teenth year,  in  the  eleventh 
month,  called  ''  Sabat : 

15  Where  the  so7i  of  Abubus  re- 
ceiving them  deceitfully  into  a 
little  "hold,  called  "^  Docus.  which 
he  had  WUt ,  made  them  a  great 
banquet :  howbeit  he  had  hid  men 
there. 

16  So  when  Simon  and  his  sons 
had  drunk  largely,  Ptolemee  and 
his  mtui  rose  up,  and  took  theii' 
weapons,  and  came  upon  Simon 
into  the  banqueting  place,  and 
slew  liim,  and  his  two  sons,  and 
certain  of  his  servants. 

17  In  which  doing  he  committed 
a  great  treachery,  and  recom- 
pensed evil  for  good. 

18  Then  Ptolemee  wrote  these 
things,  and  sent  to  the  king,  that 
he  should  send  him  an  host  to  aid 
him,  and  he  would  deliver  him  the 
country  and  cities. 

19  He  sent  others  also  to  Gazai'a 
to  kill  Jolm  :  and  unto  the  ti'ibunes 
he  sent  letters  to  come  unto  him. 
that  he  might  give  them  silver, 
and  gold,  and  rewards. 

20  And  others  he  sent  to  take 
Jerusalem,  and  the  mountain  of 
the  temple. 

21  Now  one  had  run  afore  to  Ga- 
zara,  and  told  John  that  his  fa- 
ther and  brethren  were  slain,  and, 
(juoth  he,  Ftoleviee  hath  sent  to  slay 
thee  also. 

22  Hereof  when  he  lieard,  lie  was 
sore  ast(mished  :  so  he  laid  hands 
on  them  that  were  come  to  destroy 
him,  and  slew  them  ;  for  he  knew 
that  they  sought  to  make  him 
awaJ^ 

23  As  concerning  the  rest  of  the 
acts  of  John,  and  his  wars,  and 
worthy  deeds  which  he  did,  and 
the  building  of  the  walls  which  he 
made,  and  his  doings, 

24  P)ehold,  these  are  written  in 
the  chronicles  of  his  priesthood, 
from  the  time  he  was  made  high 
priest  after  his  father. 


'•>  Sebat : 


*»  fortress, 
7Dok, 


1033 


The  Jews  delivered 


11.  MACCABEES,  1. 


by  Antiochns'  death. 


THE   SECOND   BOOK   OF  THE 

MACCABEES 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  A  lefter  of  the  Jews  from  Jerusalem  to  them 
of  JSgypi,  to  thank  God  for  the  death  of 
Antiochuts.  19  Of  the  fire  that  uhis  hid  in 
th e  pit.     ii4  Th e  prayer  of  Neemiats. 

rnHE  brethren,  the  Jews  that  be 
X  at  Jerusalem  and  in  the  land 
of  Judea,  wish  unto  the  brethren, 
the  Jews  that  are  throughout 
Egypt,  health  and  peace  : 

2  God  be  gracious  unto  you,  and 
remember  his  covenant  that  he 
made  with  Abraham,  Isaac,  and 
Jacob,  his  faithful  servants  ; 

3  And  give  you  all  an  heart  to 
serve  him,  and  to  do  his  will,  with 
a  good  courage  and  a  willing  mind  ; 

4  And  open  your  hearts  in  his 
law  and  commandments,  and  send 
you  peace, 

5  And  hear  your  prayers,  and  be 
at  one  with  yovi,  and  never  forsake 
you  in  time  of  trouble. 

6  And  now  we  be  here  praying 
for  you. 

7  What  time  as  Demetrius 
reigned,  in  the  hundred  thi^eescore 
and  ninth  year,  we  the  Jews  wrote 
unto  you  in  the  extremity  of  trou- 
ble that  came  upon  us  in  those 
years,  from  the  time  that  Jason 
and  his  company  I'evolted  from  the 
holy  land  and  kingdom, 

8  And  burned  the  porch,  and 
shed  innocent  blood :  then  we 
prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and  were 
heard  ;  we  offered  also  sacrifices 
and  fine  Hour,  and  liglited  the 
lamps,  and  set  forth  the  ^  loaves. 

9  And  now  see  that  ye  keep  the 
feast  of  tabernacles  in  the  month 
'-(';i,sleu. 

lU  In  tlu!  huiuh'ed  fourscore  and 
eighth  year,  the  people  that  were 
at  Jerusal(!m  and  in  -ludea,  and 
th(!  coun(;il,  and  Judas,  sent  gi'cet- 
ing  and  healtli  unto  Aristobulus, 
king  •'  Ptolemens'  master,  who  was 
of  tlie  stock  of  the  anointed  priests, 
and  to  the  Jews  that  were  in 
Egypt : 

11  Insomuc^h  as  CJod  hath  de- 
livered us  from  great  perils,  w(> 
thank  him  highly,  ;is  having  l)een 
in  battle  ;igaiiist  a  king. 

\'l  For  he  cast  them  out  that 
fought  witliin  the  holy  city. 

10  For  when  the  leader  was 
come  into  Persia,   and   the  army 


*  That  is,  Antiochu.s. 


with  him  that  seemed  invincible, 
they  were  slain  in  the  temple  of 
Nanea  by  the  deceit  of  Nanea's 
priests. 

14  For  Antiochus,  as  though  he 
would  marry  her,  came  into  the 
place,  and  his  friends  that  were 
with  him,  to  receive  money  in 
name  of  a  dowry. 

15  Which  when  the  priests  of 
Nanea  had  set  forth,  and  he  was 
entered  with  a  small  company  into 
the  compass  of  the  temple,  they 
shut  the  temple  as  soon  as  Antio- 
chus was  come  in  : 

IG  And  opening  ^  a  ]:>rivy  door  of 
the   roof,  they  threw  "stones  like 


thunderbolts,  and  struck  down  the 


^captain,  hewed  them  in  pieces, 
smote  off  their  heads,  and  cast 
them  to  those  that  were  without. 

17  Blessed  be  our  God  in  all 
things,  who  hath  delivered  up  the 
ungodly. 

1 8  Therefore  whereas  we  are  now 
purposed  to  keep  the  purification 
of  the  temple  upon  the  five  and 
twentieth  day  of  themo)it.k  '^Casleu, 
we  thought  it  necessary  to  certify 
you  thereof,  that  ye  also  might 
keep  it,  as  the  feast  of  the  taber- 
nacles, and  of  the  fire,  which  was 
given  us  when  ^  Neemias  offered  sa- 
crifice, after  that  he  had  builded 
the  temple  and  the  altar. 

1 9  For  when  our  fathf^rs  were  led 
into  Persia,  the  priests  that  were 
then  devout  took  the  fire  of  the 
altar  privily,  and  hid  it  in  an  hol- 
low jilace  of  a  pit  without  watei-, 
where  they  kept  it  sure,  so  that  tlie 
place  was  unknown  to  all  men. 

20  Now  after  many  years,  when 
it  pleased  God,  Neemias,  being  sent 
from  the  king  of  J'ei-sia,  did  send  of 
the  posterity  of  those  ])riests  that 
had  hid  it  to  the  lii'e  :  but  when 
tlu-y  tokl  us  they  found  no  fire,  but 
thick  water; 

21  Then  commanded  he  them  to 
draw  it  up,  arul  to  bring  it;  and 
when  the  saci'ificcs  were  laid  on, 
Neemias  connnaiidcd  the  i)iM(>sts  to 
sprinkle  tlie  wood  and  llie  things 
laid  thereupon  with  the  water. 

22  When  this  done,  and  the 
time  came  that  tlu^  sun  shone, 
which  afore  was  hid  in  the  cloud, 


So  throufj/ivut  this  book. 


1034 


The  hidden  fire. 


II.  MACCABEES,  2. 


Jeremiah  hid  the  ark. 


there  was  a  great  fire  kindled,  so 
that  every  man  marvelled. 

23  And  the  priests  made  a  prayer 
whilst  the  sacrifice  was  consuming, 
/  say,  both  the  priests,  and  all  the 
rest,  Jonathan  beginning,  and  the 
rest  answering  thereunto,  as  Ne- 
emias  did. 

24  And  the  prayer  was  after  this 
manner;  O  Lord, Lord  God, Creator 
of  all  things,  who  art  fearful  and 
strong, and  righteous  and  merciful, 
and  the  only  and  gracious  King, 

25  The  only  giver  of  all  things, 
the  only  just,  almighty,  and  ever- 
lasting, thou  that  deliverest  Israel 
from  all  trouble,  and  didst  choose 
the  fathers,  and  sanctify  them  : 

26  Receive  the  sacrifice  for  thy 
whole  people  Israel,  and  preserve 
thine  own  portion,  and  sanctify  it. 

27  ^Gather  those  together  that 


are  scattered  from  us,  deliver  them 
that  serve  among  the  heathen,  look 
upon  them  that  are  despised  and 
abhorred,  and  let  the  heatnen  know 
that  thou  art  our  God. 

28  Punish  them  that  oppress  us, 
and  with  pride  do  us  wrong.  _ 

29  Plant  thy  people  again  in  thy 
holy  place,  as  Moses  hath  spoken. 

30  And  the  priests  sung  psalms 
of  thanksgiving. 

31  Now  when  the  sacrifice  was 
consumed,  Neemias  commanded 
the  water  that  was  left  to  be  poured 
on  the  great  stones. 

32  When  this  was  done,  there 
was  kindled  a  flame :  but  it  was 
consumed  by  the  light  that  shined 
from  the  altar. 

33  So  when  this  matter  was 
known,  it  was  told  the  king  of 
Persia,  that  in  the  place,  where  the 
priests  that  were  led  away  had  hid 
the  fire,  there  appeared  water,  and 
that  Neemias  had  purified  the  sa- 
crifices therewith. 

34  Then  the  king,  inclosing  the 
place,  made  it  holy,  after  he  had 
tried  the  matter. 

35  And  the  king  took  many  gifts, 
and  bestowed  thereof  on  those 
whom  he  would  gratify. 

36  And  Neemias  called  this  thing 
'  Naphthar.  which  is  as  much  as  to 
say,  a  cleansing :  but  many  men 
call  it  ^  Nephi. 

CHAPTER  2. 

WJiat  Jeremj/  the  prop/iet  did.  5  ITbic  Iw 
hid  the,  tahernacle,  the  ark,  and  the  altar. 
l.S  What  Neemiax  and  Judas  icrate.  20 
What  JaKoii  trrott-  in  pre  lioaA's :  25  ami 
how  thane  were  abridged  hi/ the  author  of 
til  in  hooh. 


■*  *  Jeremiah 


manded  them  that  were  carried 
away  to  take  of  the  fire,  as  it  hath 
been  signified  : 

2  And  how  that  the  prophet, 
having  given  them  the  law,  charged 
them  not  to  forget  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord,  and  that  they 
should  not  err  in  their  minds,  when 
they  see  images  of  silver  and  gold, 
with  their  ornaments. 

3  And  with  other  such  speeches 
exhorted  he  them,  that  the  law 
should  not  depart  from  their 
hearts. 

4  It  was  also  contained  in  the 
same  writing,  that  the  prophet,  be- 
ing warned  of  God,  commanded 
the  tabernacle  and  the  ark  to  go 
with  him,  as  he  went  forth  into  the 
mountain,  where  Moses  climbed  up, 
and  saw  the  heritage  of  God. 

5  And  when  Jeremy  came  thither, 
he  found  an  hollow  cave,  wherem 
he  laid  the  tabernacle,  and  the  ark, 
and  the  altar  of  incense,  and  so 
^  stopped  the  door. 

6  And  some  of  those  that  fol- 
lowed him  came  to  mark  the  way, 
but  they  could  not  find  it. 

7  Which  when  J  eremy  perceived, 
he  blamed  them,  saying.  As  for  that 
place,  it  shall  be  unknown  until  the 
time  that  God  gather  his  people 
again  together,  and  receive  them 
unto  mercy. 

8  Then  shall  the  Lord  shew  them 
these  things,  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  shall  appear,  and  the  cloud 
also,  as  it  was  shewed  under  Moses, 
and  as  when  Solomon  ^  desired  that 
the  place  might  be  '  honourably 
sanctified. 

9  It  was  also  declared,  that  he 
being  wise  offered  the  sacrifice  of 
dedication,  and  of  the  finishing  of 
the  temple. 

10  And  as  when  Moses  prayed 
unto  the  Lord,  the  fire  came  down 
from  heaven,  and  consumed  the 
sacrifices  :  even  so  prayed  Solomon 
also,  and  the  fire  came  down  from 
heaven,  and  consumed  the  burnt 
offerings. 

1 1  And  Moses  said,  Because  the 
sin  offering  was  not  to  be  eaten,  it 
was  consumed. 

1 2  So  Solomon  kept  those  eight 
days. 

13  The  same  things  also  were  re- 
ported in  the  writings  and  "  com- 
mentaries of  Neemias  ;  and  how  he 
founding  a  library  gathered  to; 
aether  the  acts  of   the  kings,  aiu 


I 


T  is  also  found  in  the  records, 
that  •*  Jeremy  the  prophet  com- 


Ho  throughout  this  book. 


the  proi)hets,  and  of  David,  and 
tlie  (M)istles  of  the  kings  concern- 
ing the  holy  gifts. 

14  In  like  manner  also  Judas  ga- 
thered together  all  those  ''  thin  us 

1035 


5  closed  up 


6  besought 
'  fully 


L'hronicles 


wiitiiiirs 


Jason^s  loritings  abridged. 


II.  MACCxVBEES,  3. 


Onias  the  high  priest. 


that  were  lost  by  reason  of  the  war 
we  had,  and  they  remain  with  us. 

15  Wherefore  if  ye  have  need 
thereof,  send  some  to  fetch  them 
unto  you. 

16  Whereas  we  then  are  about  to 
celebrate  the  purification,  we  have 
wi'itten  unto  you,  and  ye  shall  do 
well,  if  ye  keep  the  same  days. 

1 7  We  hope  also,  tliat  the  God, 
that  delivered  all  his  pef)ple,  and 
gave  them  all  an  heritage,  and  the 
kingdom,  and  the  priesthood,  and 
the  sanctuary, 

18  As  he  promised  in  the  law, 
will  shortly  have  mercy  upon  \is, 
and  gather  vis  together  out  of  every 
land  under  heaven  into  the  holy 
place  :  for  he  hath  delivered  us  out 
of  great  troubles,  and  hath  purified 
the  place. 

19  Now  as  concerning  Judas 
Maccabeus,  and  his  brethren,  and 
the  purification  of  the  great  temple, 
and  the  dedication  of  the  altar, 

20  And  the  wars  against  Anti- 
ochus  Epiphanes,  and  Eupator  his 
son, 

21  And  the  manifest  signs  that 
came  from  heaven  unt(j  those  that 
behaved  themselves  manfully  to 
their  honour  for  Judaism  :  so  that, 
being  but  a  few,  they  overcame  the 
whole  country,  and  chased  barba- 
rous multitudes, 

22  And  recovei'ed  again  the  tem- 
ple renowned  all  the  world  over, 
and  freed  the  city,  and  upheld  the 
laws  which  '  were  going  down,  the 
Lord  being  gracious  unto  them  with 
all  favour : 

23  All  these  ihinf/x,  I  say,  being 
declared  b.y  Jason  of  Cyrene  in  five 
books,  we  will  assay  to  abridge  in 
one  volume. 

24  For  considering  the  '•^infinite 
number,  and  the  difiiculty  which 
they  find  that  desire  to  look  into 
the  narrations  of  the  story,  for  the 
variety  of  tlie  matter, 

25  We  hay{;  been  careful,  that 
tliey  that  will  rciad  may  have  d(>- 
light,  and  that  they  that  are  desi- 
rous to  •'coimiiit  to  memory  might 
have  eas(!,  and  tliat  all  into  whose 
hands  it  conu's  might  have  profit. 

2()  Th(!ref()re  to  us,  that  htxve 
tak<Mi  upon  us  this  painful  labour 
of  abridging,  it  was  not  easy,  but 
a  matter  of  sw(Vit  and  w;i,tching  ; 

27  l*A'en  as  it  is  no  easi^  unto  him 
that  preparcth  a  ban(]U('t,and  secik- 
eth  tiK^  betielit  of  others  :  yet  for 
the  '  [)le;i.suring  of  many  we  will 
undertake  gladly  this  gi-eat  pains  ; 

28  f.eavijig  to  the  author  th(! 
exact  handling  of  every  particular, 
and  labouring  to  follow  the  rules  of 
an  abridgement. 


29  For  as  the  master  builder  of 
a  new  house  nmst  care  for  the  whole 
building  ;  but  he  that  undertaketh 
to  set  it  out,  and  paint  it,  must 
seek  out  fit  things  for  the  adorning 
thereof :  even  so  I  think  it  is  with 
us. 

30  To  stand  upon  every  point, 
and  go  over  things  at  large,  and 
to  be  curious  in  particulars,  be- 
longeth  to  the  first  author  or  the 
story  : 

31  But  to  use  brevity,  and  avoid 
much  labouring  of  the  work,  is  to 
be  granted  to  him  that  will  'make 
an  abridgement. 


32  Here  then  will  we  begin  the 
"  story :  only  adding  thus  much  to 
that  which  hath  been  said,  that  it 
is  a  foolish  thing  to  make  a  long- 
prologue,  and  to  be  short  in  the 
-^^Qt'.v  itself. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Of  the.  honcnir  done  to  the  temple  hy  the 
lilngn  of  the,  Gmilile.'i.  4  Simon  uiiereth 
iihdf  fri'iixii/WK  (ire  ill  Hie  temple.  1  IIi-Uo- 
ilornx  ix  xeiif  to  take  thinn  iiirai/.  24  He  it 
utriiih-eu  of  God,  and  healed  at  the  prayer 
of  Onian. 

NOW  when  the  holy  city  was 
inhabited  with  all  peace,  and 
the  laws  were  kept  very  well,  be- 
cause of  the  godliness  of  Onias  the 
high  priest,  and  his  hatred  of 
wickedness, 

2  It  came  to  pass  that  even  the 
kings  themselves  did  honour  the 
place,  and  magnify  the  temple  with 
their  best  gifts ; 

3  Insomuch  that  Seleucus  king 
of  Asia  of  his  own  revenues  bare 
all  the  costs  belonging  to  the  ser- 
vice of  the  sacrifices. 

4  But  one  Simon  of  the  tribe  of 
Benjamin,  who  was  made  governor 
of  the  temple,  fell  out  with  the  high 
priest  about  disoi-der  in  the  city. 

5  And  when  he  could  not  over- 
come Onias,  he  gat  him  to  Apol- 
hmiu.s  the  son  of  '*  Thraseas,  who 
then  was  governor  of  ^(ielT)syria 
and   l^henice. 


G  And  told  him  tliat  the  ti'easui'y 
in  Jerusalem  was  full  of  '"infinite 
sums  of  money,  so  that  tlie  nudti- 
tud(^  of  theii'  riches,  which  did  not 
l)ertain  to  the  nccotint  of  the  saxrri- 
fices,  was  innuni('i'al)I(>,  and  that  it 
was  possible  to  Ijring  all  into  the 
king's  hand. 

7  Now  when  ApoUonius  came  t() 
tlic  king,  and  had  sh(>w(>d  him  of 
tlKMUoiicy  wiicreof  hr^  was  told,  the 
king  chose  out  Heliodoriis  his  t  I'ea- 
surer,  and  sent  him  with  a  com- 
mandment to  l)ring  him  theforesaid 
mone.y. 


*  So  throughout  this  book. 


1036 


Ileliodorus  selziny  treasure 


II.  MACCABEES,  3. 


is  smitten  by  a  msion. 


8  So  forthwith  Heliodorus  took 
his  journey,  under  a  colour  of  visit- 
ing the  cities  of  Celosyria  and  Phe- 
nice,  but  indeed  to  fultil  the  king's 
purpose. 

9  And  when  he  was  come  to  Je- 
rusalem, and  had  been  courteously 
received  of  the  high  priest  of  the 
city,  he  told  him  what  intelligence 
was  given  of  the  money,  and  de- 
clared wherefore  he  came,  and  asked 
if  these  things  were  so  indeed. 

10  Then  the  high  priest  told  him 
that  there  was  such  money  laid  up 
for  the  relief  of  widows  and  father- 
less children  : 

1 1  And  that  some  of  it  belonged 
to  Hircanus  son  of  ^  Tobias,  a  man 
of  great  dignity,  and  not  as  that 
wicked  Simon  had  misinformed : 
the  sum  whereof  in  all  was  four 
hundred  talents  of  silver,  and  two 
hundred  of  gold : 

12  And  that  it  was  altogether 
impossible  that  such  wrongs  should 
be  done  unto  them,  that  had  com- 
mitted it  to  the  holiness  of  the 
place,  and  to  the  majesty  and 
inviolable  sanctity  of  the  temple, 
honoured  over  all  the  world. 

13  But  Heliodorus,  because  of 
the  king's  commandment  given 
him,  said.  Tliat  in  any  wise  it 
must  be  brought  into  the  king's 
treasury. 

14  So  at  the  day  which  he  ap- 
pointed he  entered  in  to  order  this 
matter :  wherefore  there  was  no 
small "  agony  throughout  the  whole 
city. 

15  But  the  priests,  prostrating 
themselves  before  the  altar  in 
their  i)riests'  vestments,  called 
unto  heaven  upon  him  that  made 
a  law  concerning  things  given  to 
be  kept,  that  they  should  safely  be 
preserved  for  such  as  had  com- 
mitted them  to  be  kept. 

16  Then  whoso  had  looked  the 
high  priest  in  the  face,  it  would 
have  wounded  his  heart :  for  his 
countenance  and  the  changing  of 
his  colour  declared  the  '^hiward 
agony  of  his  mind. 

17  For  the  man  was  so  compassed 
with  fear  and  horror  of  the  body, 
that  it  was  manifest  to  them  that 
looked  upon  him,  what  sorrow  he 
had  now  in  his  heart. 

18  Others  ran  flocking  out  of 
their  houses  ^  to  the  general  sup- 
plication, because  the  i^lace  was 
like  to  come  into  contemi)t. 

19  And  the  women,  girt  with 
sackcloth  under  their  breasts, 
abounded  in  the  streets,  .-ind  the 
virgins  that  were  kept  in  ran, 
some  to  the  gates,  and  some  to  the 


walls,  and  others  looked  out  of  the 
windows. 

20  And  all,  holding  their  hands 
toward  heaven,  made  supplication. 

21  Then  it  would  have  pitied  a 
man  to  see  the  falling  down  of  the 
multitude  of  all  sorts,  and  the  fear 
of  the  high  priest,  being  in  such 
•*  an  agony. 

22  They  then  called  upon  the 
Almighty  Lord  to  keep  the  things 
committed  of  trust  safe  and  sure 
for  those  that  had  committed  them. 

23  Nevertheless  Heliodorus  exe- 
cuted that  which  was  decreed. 

24  Now  as  he  was  there  present 
himself  with  his  guard  about  the 
treasury,  the  Lord  of  spirits,  and 
the  Prince  of  all  power,  caused  a 
great  apparition,  so  that  all  that 
presumed  to  come  in  with  him  were 
astonished  at  the  power  of  God, 
and  fainted,  and  were  sore  afraid. 

25  For  there  appeared  unto  them 
an  horse  with  a  terrible  rider  upon 
him,  and  adorned  with  a  very  fair 
covering,  and  he  ran  fiercely,  and 
smote  at  Heliodorus  with  his  fore- 
feet, and  it  seemed  that  he  that 
sat  upon  the  horse  had  complete 
°  harness  of  gold. 

26  Moreover  two  other  young 
men  appeared  before  him,  notable 
in  strength,  excellent  in  beauty, 
and  comely  in  apparel,  who  stood 
by  him  on  either  side,  and  scourged 
him  continuallj^  and  gave  him 
many  sore  stripes. 

27  And  Heliodorus  fell  suddenly 
unto  the  ground,  and  was  com- 
Ijassed  with  great  darkness :  but 
they  that  were  with  him  took 
him  up,  and  put  him  into  a  litter. 

28  Thus  him,  that  lately  came 
with  a  great  train  and  with  all 
his  guard  into  the  said  treasury, 
they  carried  out,  being  unable  to 
help  himself  with  his  weapons : 
and  manifestly  they  acknowledged 
the  power  of  God  : 

29  For  he  by  the  hand  of  God 
was  cast  down,  and  lay  speechless 
without  all  hope  of  life. 

30  But  they  praised  the  Lord, 
that  had  miraculously  honoured 
his  own  place  :  for  the  temple, 
which  a  little  afore  was  full  of  fvnv 
and  trouble,  when  the  Almighty 
Lord  appeared,  was  filled  with  joy 
and  gladness. 

31  Then  straightways  certain  of 
Heliodorus'  friends  praj'ed  Onias, 
that  he  would  call  upon  the  most 
High  to  grant  him  his  life,  who 
lay  ready  to  give  up  the  ghost. 

32  So  the  high  priest,  suspect- 
ing lest  the  king  should  miscon- 
ceive that  some  treacliery  had 
been  done  to  Heliodorus   by  the 


1037 


The  high  priest  intercedeth. 


II.  MACCABEES,  I, 


Heathen  CKstoms  brought  in. 


Jews,   offered    a   sacrifice    for  the 
health  of  the  man. 

33  Now  as  the  high  priest  was 
making  an  atonement,  the  same 
young  men  in  the  same  clothing 
appeared  and  stood  beside  Helio- 
dorus,  saying,  Give  Oriias  the  high 
priest  great  thanks,  insomuch  as 
for  his  sake  the  Lord  hath  granted 
thee  life : 

34  And  seeing  that  thou  hast 
been  scourged  from  heaven,  declare 
unto  all  men  the  mighty  power  of 
God.  And  when  they  had  spoken 
these  woi'ds,  they  appeared  no 
more. 

35  So  Heliodorus,  after  he  had 
offered  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord, 
and  made  great  vows  unto  him 
that  had  saved  his  life,  and  saluted 
Onias,  returned  with  his  host  to 
the  king. 

36  Then  testified  he  to  all  men 
the  works  of  the  great  God,  which 
he  had  seen  with  his  eyes. 

37  And  when  the  king  asked 
Heliodorus,  who  might  be  a  fit 
man  to  be  sent  yet  once  again  to 
Jerusalem,  he  said, 

38  If  thou  hast  any  enemy  or 
traitor,  send  him  thither,  and  thou 
shalt  receive  him  well  scourged,  if 
he  escape  with  his  life  :  for  in  that 
place,  no  doubt,  there  is  an  especial 
power  of  God. 

39  For  he  that  dwelleth  in 
heaven  hath  his  eye  on  that  place, 
and  defendeth  it ;  and  he  beateth 
and  destroyeth  them  that  come  to 
hurt  it. 

40  And  the  things  concerning 
Heliodorus,  and  the  keeping  of  the 
treasury,  fell  out  on  this  sort. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  Simon  ffhivilerelh  Otihis:.  1  .hmoii,  7/i/  oor- 
ruptimi  ///«■  kiiKi.  ,,ht,iiii,th  th,'  (ilfice  'of  the 
high  jiriist.  -.'t  M.ihI.ihs  q,ll,'l'l,  the'Kaine 
from  , his,, II  till  III,  lik,'  ,;,rriipli,,ii.  ;U  An- 
drotiiciis  Iniilin-i'iisl  II  III  iirih  rrlli  Ollidx. 
36  7'/ii'  k-iii<i  hiiiKj  iiif.irii,,',!  Ill,  r,-of,  viiiix- 
eth  Aiul/-onicii..s  (u  be  put  to  ,l,,ilk.  ';«)  The 
wickedness  of  Lysimachus,  by  the,  inntiga- 
tion  of  Menelaus. 

THIS  Simon  now,  of  whom  we 
spake  afore,  having  been  a  be- 
wrayer  of  the  money,  and  of  his 
country,  slandered  Onias,  as  if  he 
had  terrified  Heliodorus,  and  been 
the  worker  of  these  evils. 

2  Thus  was  he  bold  to  call  him  a 
traitoi',  that  had  deserved  well  of 
the  city,  and  ^  tendered  his  own 
nation,  and  was  so  zealous  of  the 
laws. 

3  But  when  their  hatred  went  so 
far,  that  b.v  one  of  Simon's  faction 
murders  were  conunitted, 

4  Onias  seeing  the  danger  of  this 
contention,  and  that  Apollonius,  as 

10 


being  the  governor  of  Celosyria  and 
Pheriice,  did  rage,  and  increase  Si- 
mon's malice, 

5  He  went  to  the  king,  not  to  be 
an  accuser  of  his  countrymen,  but 
seeking  the  good  of  all,-  both  pub- 
lick  and  private : 

6  For  he  saw  that  it  was  impos- 
sible that  the  state  should  continue 
quiet,  and  Simon  leave  his  folly, 
unless  the  king  did  look  thereunto. 

7  But  after  the  death  of  Seleu- 
cus,  when  Antiochus,  called  Epipha- 
nes,  took  the  kingdom,  Jason  the 
brother  of  Onias  laboured  under- 
hand to  be  high  priest, 

8  Promising  unto  the  king  by  in- 
tercession three  hundred  and  three- 
score talents  of  _  silver,  ancl  of 
another  revenue  eighty  talents : 

_  9  Beside  this,  he  promised  to  as- 
sign an  hundred  and  fiftjMiiore,  if 
he  might  have  licence  to  set  him 
up  a  place  for  exei-cise,  and  for  the 
training  up  of  youth  in  the  fa- 
shions of  the  heathen,  and  to  '^  write 
therii  of  Jerusalem  by  the  name  of 
Antiochians. 

10  Which  when  the  king  had 
granted,  and  he  had  gotten  into 
his  hand  the  rule,  he  forthwith 
^bnouglrt  his  own  nation  to  the 
Greekish  fashion. 

11  And  the  royal  privileges 
granted  of  special  favour  to  the 
Jews  by  the  means  of  John  the 
father  of  Eupolemus,  who  went 
ambassador  to  Rome  for  *  amity 
and  aid,  he  took  away ;  and  put- 
ting  down  the  governments  which 
were  according  to  the  law,  he 
brought  up  new  customs  against 
the  law  : 

12  For  he  built  gladly  °a  place 
of  exercise  under  the  "  tower  itself, 
and  brought  the  chief  young  men 
under  his  subjection,  and  made 
them  wear  "^  a  hat. 

13  Now  such  was  the  height  of 
Greek  fashions,  and  increase  of 
heathenish  manners,  through  the 
exceeding  i)rofaneness  of  Jason, 
that  ungodly  wretch,  and  no  high 
priest  ; 

14  That  the  priests  had  no  cou- 
rage to  serve  any  more  at  the  altar, 
l)ut  des]3ising  the  tem])le,  and  m>g- 
lecting  the  sacrifices,  iKistencd  to 
be  partakers  of  ^tlie  uiil;i,\vful  ;il 

ot   exei'cise. 


tl 


le  place 


"attcr  tlie  game  of  Discus  called 
them  forth  ; 

1 5  Not  setting  by  the  honoui-s  of 
their  fathers,  but  liking  the  gk)i\v 
of  tlie  '''Grecians  best  of  all. 

IG  F)y  reason  whereof  soi-e  cala- 
mity caine  upon  tlicm:  foi-  they 
had  them  to  be  their  enemies  and 
38 


Jason  and  Meuelaus. 


II.  MACCABEES,  4. 


Onias  is  murdered. 


1  *  Tyre, 

2  vile 


3  galleys. 
■*  *  Ptolemy 

5  *  Joppa, 


6  *  Phceni- 
cia. 


)ffii'o ; 


avengers,  Avhose  custom  they  fol- 
lowed so  earnestly,  and  unto  whom 
they  desired  to  be  like  in  all 
things. 

1 7  For  it  is  not  a  light  thing  to 
do  wickedly  against  the  laws  of 
God  :  but  the  time  following  shall 
declare  these  things. 

18  Xow  when  the  game  that  was 
used  every  fifth  year  was  kept  at 
^  Tyrus,  the  king  being  present, 

1  'J  This  "  ungracious  Jason  sent 
special  messengers  from  Jerusalem, 
who  were  Antiochians,  to  carry 
three  hundred  drachms  of  silver 
to  the  sacrifice  of  Hercules,  which 
even  the  bearers  thereof  thought 
fit  not  to  bestow  upon  the  sacrifice, 
because  it  was  not  convenient,  but 
to  be  reserved  for  other  charges. 

20  This  money  then,  in  regard 
of  the  sender,  was  appointed  to 
Hercules'  sacrifice  ;  but  because  of 
the  bearers  thereof,  it  \vas  em- 
ployed to  the  making  of  "  gallies. 

21  Now  when  Apollonius  tlie  .so?? 
of  Menestheus  was  sent  into  Egypt 
for  the  coronation  of  king  "*  FtoJe- 
meun  Philometor.  Antiochus,  under- 
standing  him  not  to  be  well  affected 
to  his  affairs,  provided  for  his  own 
safety :  whereupon  he  came  to 
'^  Jopijc,  and  from  thence  to  Jeru- 
salem : 

22  Where  he  w^as  honourably  re- 
ceived of  Jason,  and  of  the  city, 
and  was  brought  in  with  torch 
light,  and  with  great  shoutings  : 
and  so  afterward  went  with  his 
host  unto  ''  Phenice. 

23  Three  years  afterward  Jason 
sent  Menelaus,  the  aforesaid  Si- 
mon's brother,  to  bear  the  money 
unto  the  king,  and  to  put  him  in 
mind  of  certain  necessary  matters. 

2-4  But  he  being  brought  to  the 
presence  of  the  king,  when  he  ha,d 
magnified  him  for  the  glorious 
appearance  of  his  power,  got  the 
priesthood  to  himself,  offering 
more  than  Jason  by  three  hundred 
talents  of  silver. 

25  So  he  came  with  the  king's 
mandate,  bringing  nothing  worthy 
the  high  priesthood,  but  having 
the  fury  of  a  cruel  tyrant,  and  the 
rage  of  a  savage  beast. 

26  Then  Jason,  who  had  under- 
mined his  own  brother,  being  un- 
dermined by  another,  was  com- 
l)elled  to  flee  into  the  country  of 
the  Ammonites. 

27  So  ^lenelaus  got  the  ^princi- 
pality: but  as  for  the  money  that 


ruler  of  the  castle 


he  had  promised  unto  the  king,  he 
took   no  good   order  for  it,  albeit 


Sostratus  the     

required  it : 

28  For  unto  him  appertained  the 
gathering  of  the  customs.  Where- 
fore they  were  both  called  before 
the  king. 

29  Now  J\lenelaus  left  his  brother 
Lysimachus  in  his  stead  in  the 
priesthood ;  and  Sostratus  left 
Crates,  who  was  governor  of  the 
Cyprians. 

30  While  those  things  were  in 
doing,  they  of  Tarsus  and  Mallos 
made  insurrection,  because  they 
were  given  to  the  king's  concu- 
bine, called  Antiochis. 

31  Then  came  the  king  in  all 
haste  to  appease  matters,  leaving 
Andronicus,  a  man  in  authority, 
for  his  deputy. 

32  Now  Menelaus,  supposing 
that  he  had  gotten  a  convenient 
time,  stole  certain  vessels  of  gold 
out  of  the  temple,  and  gave  some 
of  them  to  Andronicus,  and  some 
he  sold  into  Tyrus  and  the  cities 
round  about. 

33  Which  when  Onias  knew  of  a 
surety,  he  reproved  him,  and  with- 
drew himself  into  a  sanctuary  at 
Daphne,  that  lieth  by  '^Antiochia. 


*  So  throughout  (his  book. 


34  Wherefore  Menelaus,  taking 
Andronicus  apart,  prayed  him  to 
get  Onias  into  his  hands ;  who 
being  persuaded  thereunto,  and 
coming  to  Onias  in  deceit,  gave 
him  his  right  hand  with  oaths; 
and  though  he  were  suspected  by 
him,  yet  persuaded  he  him  to  come 
forth  of  the  sanctuary:  whom 
forthwith  he  ^°shut  up  without 
regard  of  justice. 

35  For  the  which  cause  not  only 
the  Jews,  but  many  also  of  other 
nations,  took  great  indignation, 
and  were  much  grieved  for  the 
unjust  murder  of  the  man. 

36  And  when  the  king  was  come 
again  from  the  places  about  Cilicia, 
the  Jews  that  were  in  the  city,  and 
certain  of  the  Greeks  that  abhorred 
the  fact  also,  complained  because 
Onias  was  slain  without  cause. 

37  Therefore  Antiochus  was 
heartily  sorry,  and  moved  to  pity, 
and  wept,  because  of  the  sober  and 
modest  behaviour  of  him  that  was 
dead. 

38  And  beingkindled  with  anger, 
forthwith  he  took  away  Andronicus 
his  purple,  and  rent  ott'his  clothes, 
and  leading  him  through  the  whole 
city  unto  that  very  place,  wliere 
he  had  connnitted  impiety  against 
Onias,  there  slew  he  the  cursed 
murderer.  Thus  the  Lord  rewarded 


*  So  throu'ihoiit  thin  book. 
t  Of, 


1039 


Sacrileye  of  Lysimaclius. 


II.  MACCABEES,  5. 


The  end  ofitidted  Jason. 


him  his  punishment,  as  he  hud  de- 
served. 

39  Now  when  many  sacrileges 
had  been  committed  in  the  city  by 
Lysimachus  with  the  consent  of 
Menelaus,  and  the  ^  bruit  thereof 
was  spread  abroad,  the  multitude 
gathered  themselves  together 
against  Lysimachus,  many  vessels 
of  gold  being  already  carried 
away. 

40  Whereupon  the  common  peo- 
ple rising,  and  being  filled  with 
rage,  Lysimachus  armed  about 
three  thousand  men,  and  began 
first  to  offer  violence ;  one  Aura- 
nus  being  the  leader,  a  man  far 
gone  in  years,  and  no  less  in 
folly. 

41  They  then  seeing  the  attempt 
of  Lysimachus,  someof  them  caught 
stones,  some  clubs,  others  taking 
handfuls  of  dust,  that  was  next  at 
hand,  cast  them  all  together  upon 
Lysimachus,  and  those  that  set 
upon  them. 

42  Thus  many  of  them  they 
wounded,  and  some  the.y  struck  to 
the  ground,  and  all  of  them  they 
forced  to  flee :  but  as  for  the 
-  churchrobber  himself,  him  they 
kilk^d  beside  the  treasury. 

43  Of  these  matters  therefore 
there  was  an  accusation  laid  against 
Menelaus. 

44  Now  when  the  king  came  to 
Tyrus,  three  men  that  were  sent 
from  the  ^  senate  pleaded  the  cause 
before  him  : 

45  But  Menelaus,  being  now  con- 
victed, promised  Ptolemee  the  son 
of  Dorymenes  to  give  him  much 
money,  if  he  would  pacify  the  king 
toward  him. 

46  Whereupon  Ptolemee  taking 
the  king  aside  into  a  certain  gal- 
lery, as  it  were  to  take  the  aii", 
brought  him  to  be  of  another  mind  : 

47  Lisomuch  that  he  discharged 
Menelaus  from  the  accusations,  whf) 
notwithstanding  was  cause  of  all 
the  mischief  :  and  those  poor  men, 
who,  if  they  had  told  their  cause, 
yea,  before  the  Scythians,  should 
have  been  judged  innocent,  them 
he  condemned   to  death. 

4iS  llius  they  that  followed  the 
matter  for  the  city,  and  for  the 
peoi>le,  and  for  the;  holy  vessels, 
did  soon  suffer  unjust  punishment. 

49  Wlierefon-even  tliey  of  Tyrus. 
moved  with  hati'ed  of  that  wicked 
deed,  caused  tliem  to  be  honour- 
al)ly  buried. 

50  Aufl  so  through  the  covetous- 
ness  of  th(!m  that  were  of  powei- 
Menelaus  r(!mained  still  in  autlior- 
ity,  increasing  in  jnalice,  and  being 
a  great  traitor  to  the  citizens. 


CHAPTER  5. 

2  Of  the  siffns  and  tokerm  men  in  Jerumtem. 
0  (Jf  the  end  and  loic/cedneufi  of  Janon. 
11  The  pursuit  of  Antiochus  agaiuKt  the 
Jeivs.  15  7'he  spoiling  of  the  temple.  27 
3Iacoahmi8  fieeth  into  the  wilderne>i8. 

ABOUT  the  same  time  Antiochus 
prepared    his    second   voyage 
into  Egypt : 

2  And  then  it  happened,  that 
through  all  the  city,  for  the  space 
almost  of  forty  days,  there  were 
seen  horsemen  running  in  the  air, 
in  cloth  of  gold,  and  armed  with 
lances,  like  a  band  of  soldiers, 

3  And  troops  of  horsemen  in 
array,  encountering  and  running 
one  against  another,  with  shaking 
of  shields,  and  multitude  of  *  pikes, 
and  drawing  of  swords,  and  casting 
of  darts,  and  glittering  of  golden 
ornaments,  and  ^harness  of  all  soi'ts. 

4  Wherefore  every  man  prayed 
that  that  apparition  might  turn  to 
good. 

5  Now  when  there  was  gone 
forth  a  false  rumour,  as  though 
Antiochus  had  been  dead,  Jason 
took  at  the  least  a  thousand  men, 
and  suddenly  made  an  assault  upon 
the  city ;  and  they  that  were  upon 
the  walls  being  put  back,  and  the 
city  at  length  taken,  Menelaus  fled 
into  the  "castle : 

6  But  Jason  slew  his  own  citizens 
without  mercy,  notconsideringthat 
to  '  get  the  day  of  them  of  his  own 
nation  would  be  a  most  unhappy 
day  for  him;  but  thinking  they 
had  been  his  enemies,  and  not  his 
countrymen,  whom  he  conquered. 

7  Howbeit  for  all  this  he  ob 
tained  not  the  **  principality. 
at  the  last  re_ceived  slianie  for 
reward  of  his  treason,  and 
again  into  the  country  of 
Ammonites. 

8  "In  the  end  therefore  h( 


but 
the 
fled 
the 


had 


an  unhappy  return,  being  accuser 
before  Aretas  tne  king  of  the  Ai'a 


accused 
ng  ot  the  Ai'a- 
bians,  fleeing  from  city  to  (;ity, 
pursued  of  all  men,  hated  as  a  for- 
saker  of  the  laws,  and  being  had 
in  abomination  as  an  open  enemy 
of  his  ccnxntry  and  countrymen,  he 
was  cast  out  into  Kgypt. 

9  Thus  he  tliat  h;ul  di'iyen  many 
out  of  their  country  perished  in  a 
strange  land,  retiring  to  thi'  Lace- 
(lenionians,  and  thinking  flij'.re  to 
find  succour  by  reason  of  his  kin- 
dred : 

10  And  he  that  liad  cast  out 
many  unburied  had  none  to  mourn 
for  hiin,  nor  any  '"solemn  funerals 
at  all,  nor  sepulchre  wTFF 
fathers. 


Tis 


*0r, 


spears. 


"  citadel; 


"  win  the 
day  over 


office, 


'J  *  At  the 
last  there- 
fore lie  met 
with  a  mis- 
erable cud, 


1"  funeral 


1040 


Antiochus  taketh  Jerusalem. 


II.  MACCABEES,  G. 


The  temple  defiled. 


2  thinkiup 


1 1  Now  when  tliis  that  was  done 
came  to  the  king's  ear,  he  thought 
that  Judea  had  revolted:  where- 
vipon  removing  out  of  Egypt  in  a 
furious  mind,  he  took  the  city  by 
force  of  arms, 

12  And  commanded  his  men  of 
war  not  to  spare  such  as  they  met, 
and  to  slay  such  as  went  up  upon 
the  houses. 

13  Thus  there  was  killing  of 
young  and  old,  making  away  of 
men,  women,  and  children,  slaying 
of  virgins  and  infants. 

14:  And  there  were  destroyed 
within  the  space  of  three  whole 
days  fourscore  thousand,  whereof 
forty  thousand  were  slain  in  the 
conflict ;  and  no  fewer  sold  than 
slain. 

1 .5  Yet  was  he  not  content  with 
this,  but  presumed  to  go  into  the 
most  holy  temple  of  all  the  world  ; 
Menelaus,  that  traitor  to  the  laws, 
and  to  his  own  country,  being  his 
guide  : 

16  And  taking  the  holy  vessels 
with  polluted  hands,  and  with  pro- 
fane hands  pulling  down  the  things 
that  were  dedicated  by  other  kings 
to  the  augmentation  and  glory  and 
honour  of  the  place,  he  gave  them 
away. 

17  And  so  haughty  was  An- 
tiochus in  mind,  that  he  considered 
not  that  the  Lord  was  angry  for  a 
while  for  the  sins  of  them  that 
dwelt  in  the  city,  and  therefore  his 
eye  was  not  upon  the  place. 

18  For  had  they  not  been  ^  for- 
merly wrapped  in  many  sins,  this 
man,  as  soon  as  he  had  come,  had 
forthwith  been  scourged,  and  put 
back  from  his  presumption,  as  He- 
liodorus  was,  whom  iSeleucus  the 
king  sent  to  view  the  treasury. 

19  Nevertheless  God  did  not 
choose  the  people  for  the  place's 
sake,  but  the  place  for  the  people's 
sake. 

20  And  therefore  the  place  it- 
self, that  was  partaker  with  them 
of  the  adversity  that  happened  to 
the  nation,  did  afterward  com- 
municate in  the  benefits  sent  from 
the  Lord  :  and  as  it  was  forsaken 
in  the  wrath  of  the  Almighty,  so 
again,  the  great  Lord  being  recon- 
ciled, it  was  set  up  with  all  glory. 

21  So  when  Antiochus  had  car- 
ried out  of  the  temple  a  thousand 
and  eight  hundred  talents,  he  de- 
parted in  till  haste  unto  Antiochia, 
"  weening  in  his  pride  to  make  the 
land  navigable,  and  the  sea  pass- 
able by  foot :  such  was  the  haughti- 
ness of  his  mind. 

22  And  he  left  governors  to  vex 
the  nation  :  at  Jerusalem,  Thilip, 

66 


"for  his  pountry  a  Phrygian,  and 
for  manners  more  barbarous  than 
lie  that  set  him  there  ; 

23  And  at  ^  Garizim,  Androni- 
cus ;  and  besides,  xMenelaus,  who 
worse  than  all  the  rest  bare  an 
heavy  hand  o\ev  the  citizens,  hav- 
ing a  malicious  mind  against  hi.s 
countrymen  the  Jews. 

24  He  sent  also  that  detestable 
ringleader  Apollonius  with  an 
army  of  two  and  twenty  thousand, 
commanding  him  to  slay  all  those 
that  were  ''in  their  best  age,  and 
to  sell  the  women  and  the  younger 
sort. 

2-5  Who  coming  to  Jerusalem, 
and  pretending  peace,  did  forbear 
till  tlie  holy  day  of  the  sabbath, 
when  taking  the  Jews  keeping 
holy  day,  he  commanded  his  men 
to  arm  themselves. 

26  And  so  he  slew  all  them  that 
were  gone  to  the  celebrating  of 
the  sa))bath,  and  running  through 
the  city  with  weapons  slew  great 
multitudes. 

27  But  Judas  Maccabeus  with 
nine  others,  or  thereabout,  with- 
drew himself  into  the  wilderness, 
and  lived  in  the  mountains  after 
the  manner  of  beasts,  with  his 
company,  who  fed  on  herbs  con- 
tinually, lest  they  should  be  par- 
takers of  the  pollution. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  The  Jewi^  are  compelled  to  lenve  the  laio  of 
God.  4  The  temple  is  dejiled.  8  Cruelty 
upon  the  people  and  the  women.  12  An  ex- 
horlationto  hear  affliction,  by  the  example 
of  the  valiant  cotiraffe  of  £leasarus,  cruelly 
tortured, 

NOT  long  after  this  the  king 
sent  an  old  man  of  Athens  to 
compel  the  Jews  to  depart  from 
the  laws  of  their  fathers,  and  not 
to  live  after  the  laws  of  God  : 

2  And  to  pollute  also  the  temple 
in  Jerusalem,  and  to  call  it  the 
temple  of  Jupiter  Olympius  ;  and 
that  in  •*  Garizim.  of  Jupiter  the 
Defender  of  strangers,  ^  as  they  did 
desire  that  dwelt  in  the  place 


3  by  race 


4  Gerizim, 


'  mischief 
TEe 


to 


3  The  coming  in  of  this 
was    sore    and     grievous 
people : 

4  For  the  temple  was  filled  with 
riot  and  revelling  by  the  Gentiles, 
who  dallied  with  harlots,  and  had 
to  do  with  women  within  the  cir- 
cuit of  the  holy  places,  and  besides 
that  brought  in  things  that  were 
not  lawful. 

5  The  altar  also  was  filled  with 
profane  things,  which  the  law  for- 
biddeth. 

6  Neither  was  it  lawful  for  a 
man  to  keep  sabbath  days  or  an- 

1041 


Persecution  of  the  Jews. 


II.  MACCABEES,  6. 


Eleazai 


1  betrayed 

2  scrupled  to 
defend 


3  Lest,  wlien 
our  sins  are 
come  to 
their  heifjht, 
■*  on 


noble 


cient  feasts,  or  to  profess  himself 
at  all  to  be  a  Jew. 

7  And  in  the  day  of  the  king's 
birth  every  month  they  were 
bi-ought  by  bitter  constraint  to 
eat  of  the  sacrifices  ;  and  when  the 
feast  of  Bacchus  was  kept,  the 
Jews  were  compelled  to  go  in  pro- 
cession to  Bacchus,  carrying  ivy. 

8  Moreover  there  went  _  out  a 
decree  to  the  neighbour  cities  of 
the  heathen,  by  the  suggestion  of 
Ptolemee,  against  the  Jews,  that 
they  should  observe  the  same  fa- 
shions, and  be  ijartakers  of  their 
sacrifices : 

9  And  whoso  would  not  conform 
themselves  to  the  manners  of  the 
Gentiles  should  be  put  to  death. 
Then  might  a  man  have  seen  the 
present  misery. 

10  For  there  were  two  women 
b)'ought,  who  had  circumcised  their 
children ;  whom  when  they  had 
openly  led  round  about  the  city, 
the  babes  hanging  at  their  breasts, 
they  cast  them  down  headlong 
from  the  wall. 

1 1  And  others,  that  had  run  to- 
gether into  caves  near  by,  to  keep 
the  sabbath  day  secretly,  being 
'  discovered  to  Philip,  were  all 
burnt  together,  because  they  -made 
a  conscience  to  help  themselves  for 
the  honour  of  the  most  sacred  day. 

12  Now  I  beseech  those  that 
read  this  book,  that  they  be  not 
discouraged  for  these  calamities, 
but  that  they  judge  those  punish- 
ments not  to  be  for  destruction, 
but  for  a  chastening  of  our  nation. 

1 3  For  it  is  a  token  of  his  great 
goodness,  when  wicked  doers  are 
not  suffered  any  long  time,  but 
forthwith  punished. 

1 4  F(  )r  not  as  with  other  nations, 
whom  the  I-iord  patiently  forbear- 
eth  to  punish,  till  they  be  come  to 
the  fulness  of  their  sins,  so  dealeth 
he  with  us, 

15  •'  T-iest  that,  being  come  to  the 
heighrTjf  sill,  aftorwarfls  he  should 
take  vengeance  ^_of  us. 

16  And  therefore  he  never  with- 
draweth  his  mercy  fi'om  us  :  and 
though  he  punish  with  adversity, 
yet  (loth  he  never  forsake  his  peo- 
ple. 

1 7  But  let  this  that  we  have  spo- 
ken be  for  a  warning  unto  us. 
Anrl  nf)w  will  we  couk;  to  the  de- 
claring of  the  matter  in  few  words. 

18  Eleazar,  one  oi  the  principal 
scriljes,  an  aged  man,  and  of  a 
"  we11favf)ured  countenance,  was 
constrained  to  open  his  mouth, 
and  to  eat  swint^'s  flesh. 

19  But   he,   choosing  rather   to 


die  gloriously,  than  to  live  stained 
with  such  an  abomination,  spit  it 
forth,  and  came  of  his  own  accord 
to  the  torment, 

20  As  it  behoved  them  to  come, 
that  are  resolute  to  stand  out 
against  such  things,  as  are  not 
lawful  "for  love  of  life  to  be  tasted. 

21  But  they  that  had  the  charge 
of  that  wicked  feast,  for  the  old 
acquaintance  they  had  with  the 
man,  taking  him  aside,  besought 
him  to  bring  flesh  of  his  own  pro- 
vision, such  as  was  lawful  for  him 
to  use,  and  make  as  if  he  did  eat  of 
the  flesh  taken  from  the  sacrifice 
commanded  by  the  king  ; 

22  That  in  so  doing  he  might  be 
delivered  from  death,  and  for  the 
old  friendship  with  them  find 
favour. 

23  But  he  began  to  consider  dis- 
creetly, and  as  became  his  age,  and 
the  excellency  of  his  ancient  years, 
and  the  honour  of  his  gray  head, 
whereunto  he  was  come,  and  his 
"  most  honest  education  from  a 
child,  or  I'atlier  the  holy  law  made 
and  given  by  God  :  therefore  he 
answered  accordingly,  **  and  willed 
them  straightways  to  send  him  to 
*  the  grave. 

24  For  it  becometh  not  our  age, 
said  he,  in  any  wise  to  dissemble, 
whereby  many  young  persons 
might  think  that  Eleazar,  being 
fourscore  years  old  and  ten,  were 
now  gone  to  a  strange  religion ; 

25  And  so  they  through  mine 
hypocrisy,  and  desire  to  live  a 
little  time  and  a  moment  longer, 
should  be  deceived  by  me,  and  I 
get  a  stain  to  mine  old  age,  and 
make  it  abominable. 

26  For  though  for  the  present 
time  I  should  be  delivered  from 
the  punishment  of  men :  yet 
should  1  not  escape  the  hand  of  the 
Almighty,  neither  alive,  nor  dead. 

27  Wherefore  .no^v,  manfully 
°  changing  this  life,  I  will  shew 
myself  such  an  one  as  mine  age 
requii-eth, 

28  And  leave  a  notable  exampl(> 
to  such  as  be  young  to  die  willingly 
and  courageously  for  th(>  '"lioTioui-a- 
ble  and  holy  laws.  And  when  he 
had  said  tliesc^  words,  immediately 
he  went  to  the  torment  : 

29  They  that  led  him  changing 
the  good  will  they  l)are  him  a  lit- 
tle before  into  hati'ed,  because  the 
foresaid  siieeches  i)i-oceeded,  as 
they  thought,  f roin  ' '  a__desperate 
mind. 


*  Gr.  Hades,  that  is,  the  abode  of  (h. 
dead. 


1042 


Seven  brethren  martyrs 


II.  MACCABEES,  7. 


loith  their  mother. 


30  But  when  he  was  '  ready  to 
die  with  stripes,  he  groaned,  and 
said.  It  is  manifest  unto  the  Lord, 
that  hath  the  holy  knowledge,  that 
whereas  I  might  have  been  deli- 
vered from  death,  I  noiv  endure 
sore  pains  in  body  by  being 
beaten :  but  in  soul  am  well  con- 
tent to  suffer  these  things,  because 
I  fear  him. 

31  And  thus  this  man  died,  leav- 
ing his  death  for  an  example  of  a 
noole  courage,  and  a  memorial  of 
virtue,  not  only  unto  young  men, 
but  unto  all  his  nation. 

CHAPTER  7. 

TTie  constaitcy  and  cruel  death  of  seven  hre- 
ihren  and  their  mother  in  one  day,  becauxe 
they  would  not  eat  swine's  Jlenh  at  the  king's 
commandment. 

IT  came  to  pass  also,  that  seven 
brethren  with  their  mother  were 
taken,  and  compelled  by  the  king 
against  the  law  to  taste  swine's 
flesh,  and  were  _  tormented  with 
scourges  and  whips. 

2  But  one  of  them  that  spake 
first  said  thus,  What  wouldest  thou 
ask  or  learn  of  us  1  we  are  ready  to 
die,  rather  than  to  transgress  the 
laws  of  our  fathers. 

3  Then  the  king,  being  in  a  rage, 
commanded  pans  and  caldrons  to 
be  made  hot : 

4  Which  forthwith  being  heated, 
he  commanded  to  cut  out  the 
tongue  of  him  that  spake  first, 
and  "  to  cut  off  the  utmost  parts 


of  his   body,   the  rest  of  his  bre- 
thren  and  his  mother  looking  on. 

5  Now  when  he  was  thus  maimed 
in  all  his  members,  he  commanded 
him  being  yet  alive  to  be  brought 
to  the  fire,  and  to  be  fried  in  the 
pan  :  and  as  the  vapour  of  the  pan 
was  ^for  a  good  space  dispersed, 
they  ^exhorted  one  another  with 
the  mother  to  die  manfully,  saying 
thus, 

6  The  Lord  God  looketh  upon 
us,  and  in  truth  ^  hath  comfort  in 
us,  as  ]\Ioses  in  _  his  song,  which 
witnessed  to  their  faces,  declared, 
saying,  And  he  shall  be  **  comforted 
in  his  servants. 

7  So  when  the  first  was  dead 
after  this  manner,  they  brought 
the  second  to  make  him  a  mocking 
stock  :  and  when  they  had  pulled 
off  the  skin  of  his  head  with  the 
hair,  they  asked  him.  Wilt  thou 
eat,  before  thou  be  punished 
throughout  every  member  of  thy 
body? 

8  But  he  answered  in  his  own 
language,   and  said,  No.     Where- 


fore he  also  received  the  next 
torment  in  order,  as  the  former 
did. 

9  And  when  he  was  at  the  last 
gasp,  he  said,  ""  Thou  like  a  fury 
takest  us  out  of  this  present  life, 
but  the  King  of  the  woi-ld  shall 
raise  us  up,  who  have  died  for  his 
laws,  unto  **  everlasting  life. 

10  After  him  was  the  third  made 
a  mocking  stock :  and  when  he 
was  required,  he  put  out  his 
tongue,  and  that  right  soon,  hold- 
ing forth  his  hands  manfully, 

11  And  said  courageously. 
These  I  had  from  heaven  ;  and  for 
his  "  laws  I  despise  them  ;  and  from 
him  1  hope  to  receive  them  again. 

12  Insomuch  that  the  king,  and 
they  that  were  with  him,  mar- 
velled at  the  young  man's  courage, 
for  that  he  nothing  regarded  the 
pains. 

1 3  Now  when  this  man  was  dead 
also,  they  tormented  and  mangled 
the  fourth  in  like  manner. 

14  So  when  he  was  ready  to  die 
he  said  thus,  It  is  good,  being  put 
to  death  by  men,  to  look  for  hope 
from  God  to  be  raised  up  again  by 
him :  as  for  thee,  thou  shalt  have 
no  resurrection  to  life. 

15  Afterward  they  brovight  the 
fifth  also,  and  mangled  him. 

16  Then  looked  he  unto  the  king, 
and  said,  ^^  Thou  hast  power  over 
men,  '^  thou  art  corruptible,  thou 
doest  what  thou  wilt ;  yet  think 
not  that  our  nation  is  forsaken  of 
God ; 

1 7  But  abide  a  while,  and  behold 
his  great  power,  how  he  will  tor- 
ment thee  and  thy  seed. 

18  After  him  also  they  brought 
the  sixth,  who  being  ready  to  die 
said,  Be  not  deceived  without 
cause:  for  we  suffer  these  things 
for  _  ourselves,  having  sinned 
against  our  God  :  therefore  mar- 
vellous things  are  done  nnto  «.s. 

19  But  think  not  thou,  that 
takest  in  hand  to  strive  against 
God,  that  thou  shalt  escape  unpu- 
nished. 

20  But  the  mother  was  marvel- 
lous above  all,  and  worthy  of  ho- 
nourable memory :  for  when  she 
saw  her  seven  sons  slain  within 
the  space  of  one  day,  she  bare 
it  with  a  good  courage,  because 
of  the  hope  that  she  had  in  the 
Lord. 

21  Yea,  she  exhorted  every  one 
of  them  in  her  own  language,  filled 
with  '"  courageous  spii'its  ;  and  stir- 
ring up  her  womanish  thoughts 
with  a  manly  '•'stomach,  she  said 
unto  them, 


■  Thou, 
miscreant, 


^  eternal 
renewal  of 


9  laws'  sake 


1"  Because 
thou  hast 
11  though 
thou  art 


1'-  a  noble 
temper ; 
13  spirit, 


1043 


Tortures  and  martyrdom. 


II.  MACCABEES,  8. 


Judas  gathereth  a  host. 


22  I  cannot  tell  how  ye  came 
into  my  womb  ;  for  I  neither  gave 
you  breath  nor  life,  neither  was  it 
I  that  formed  the  members  of 
every  one  of  you  ; 

23  But  doubtless  the  Creator  of 
the  world,  who  formed  the  ^  gene- 
ration  of  man,  and  found  out  the 


l)ou'inning  of  ail  things,  will  also  of 
his  own  mercy  give  you  l^reath  and 
life  again,  as  ye  now  regard  not 
your  own  selves  for  his  laws' 
sake. 

24  Now  Antiochus,  thinking 
himself  despised,  and  suspecting  it 
to  be  a  reproachful  speech,  whilst 
the  youngest  was  yet  alive,  did  not 
only  exhort  him  by  words,  but 
also  assured  him  ^vith  oaths,  that 
he  would  make  him  both  a  rich 
and  a  happy  man,  if  he  would  turn 
fi-om  the  laws  of  his  fathers ;  and 
that  also  he  would  take  him  for 
his  friend,  and  trust  him  with 
affairs. 

25  But  when  the  young  man 
would  in  no  case  hearken  unto  him, 
the  king  called  his  mother,  and 
exhorted  her  that  she  would  coun- 
sel the  young  man  to  save  his  life. 

26  And  when  he  had  exhorted 
her  with  many  words,  she  promised 
him  that  she  would  counsel  her 
son. 

27  But  she  ^bowing  herself  to- 
ward him,  laughing  the  cruel 
tyrant  to  scorn,  spake  in  ^  her 
country  language  on  this  manner  ; 
O  my  son,  have  pity  upon  me  that 
bare  thee  nine  months  in  my 
womb,  and  gave  thee  suck  three 
years,  and  nourished  thee,  and 
brought  thee  uj)  unto  tliis  age,  and 
endured  the  troubles  of  education. 

28  I  beseech  thee,  my  son,  look 
upon  the  heaven  and  the  earth, 
and  all  that  is  therein,  and  con- 
sider that  God  made  them  of 
things  that  were  not ;  and  so  was 
mankind  made  likewise. 

29  Fear  not  this  tormentor,  but, 
^  being  woi-thy  of  thy  brethren, 
tak(!  thy  death,  that  I  may  receive 
thee  again  in  mercy  with  thy 
brethren. 

30  Whiles  she  was  yet  speaking 
these  words,  the  young  man  said, 
Whoin  wait  ye  for?  I  will  not  obey 
the  king's  commandment :  but  I 
will  obey  the  commandment  of  the 
law  that  was  given  unto  our  fa- 
thers by  IMoses. 

31  And  thou,  that  hast  been 
the  author  of  all  mischief  against 
the  Kebrews,  shalt  not  escape  the 
hands  of  God. 

32  For  wc  suffer  because  of  our 
sins : 


33  And  though  the  living  Lord 
be  angry  with  us  a  little  while  for 
our  chastening  and  correction,  yet 
shall  he  be  at  one  again  with  his 
servants. 

34  But  thou,  O  godless  man,  and 
of  all  other  most  wicked,  be  not 
lifted  up  without  a  cause,  nor 
puflfed  up  with  uncertain  hopes, 
lifting  up  thy  hand  against  the  ser- 
vants of  God  : 

35  For  thou  hast  not  yet  escaped 
the  judgment  of  Almighty  God, 
who  seeth  all  things. 

36  For  our  brethren,  who  now 
have  suffered  a  short  pain,  are  dead 
under  God's  covenant  of  everlast- 
ing life  :  but  thou,  through  the 
judgment  of  God,  shalt  receive 
just  punishment  for  thy  pride. 

37  But  I,  as  my  brethren,  offer 
up  my  body  and  life  for  the  laws  of 
our  fathers,  beseeching  God  that  he 
would  speedily  be  merciful  unto 
our  nation  ;  and  that  thou  by  tor- 
ments and  plagues  mayest  confess, 
that  he  alone  is  God  ; 

38  And  that  in  me  and  my  bre- 
thren the  wrath  of  the  Almighty, 
which  is  justly  brought  upon  all 
our  nation,  may  cease. 

39  Then  the  king,  being  in  a 
rage,  handled  him  worse  than  all 
the  rest,  and  took  it  grievously 
that  he  was  mocked. 

40  So  this  man  died  undefiled, 
and  put  his  whole  trust  in  the 
Lord. 

41  Last  of  all  after  the  sons  the 
mother  died. 

42  Let  this  be  enough  now  to 
have  spoken  concerning  the  idola- 
trous feasts,  and  the  extreme  tor- 
tures. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  JtifUiK  i,vifherc1}i  an  hdKf.  0  Nicannr  in  Kent 
(Kjdhist  /ihii  :  trho  jii-ennviitli  fa  nxilcc  mucli 
iiKini'i/  of  liiK  jirinoiiei'i.  10  Jmhtfi  encait- 
rinicl'li  hiH  men,  <ni<l  jiutie.th  A'lciinnr  to 
JUijI'l.  'J-^  mill  iliriilctli  tilt'.  Npoih.  30  Other 
iiii ml,  v  ,/;■,  ,i!sn  ii,  fciiUil .  35  and  Nicanor 

Jlnth  irilh  ilriif  lo  Jnlioch. 

rpHEN  Judas  ]\Iaccabeus,  and 
J-  they  that  were  with  him,  went 
privily  into  the  towns,  and  called 
their  kinsfolks  together,  and  took 
unto  them  all  such  as  continued  in 
tlie  Jews'  I'eligion,  and  assembled 
about  six  thousand  men. 

2  And  tliey  called  upon  the  Lord, 
that  he  would  look  upon  the  jx-uph^ 
tliat  was  trodden  down  of  all  ;  and 
also  pity  tlie  temjile  profaned  of 
ungodly  men ; 

3  And  that  lie  Avould  have  com- 
passion upon  the  city,  sore  defaced, 
nnd  ready  to  be  made  ev(ni  with 
the  grfjund ;  and  hear  the  bl(X)d 
that  cried  unto  liini. 


1044 


Nicanor  opposing  him 


II.  MACCABEES,  8. 


is  defeated. 


4  And  remember  the  wicked 
slaughter  of  harmless  infants,  and 
the  blasphemies  committed  against 
his  name  ;  and  that  he  would  shew 
his  hatred  against  the  wicked. 

5  Now  when  Maccabeus  had  his 
company  about  him,  he  could  not 
be  withstood  by  the  heathen :  for 
the  wrath  of  the  Lord  was  turned 
into  mercy. 

6  Therefore  he  came  at  una- 
wares, and  burnt  up  towns  and 
cities,  and  got  into  his  hands  the 
most  ^  commodious  places,  and  over- 
came and  put  to  liight  no  small 
number  of  his  enemies. 

7  But  specially  took  he  advan- 
tage of  the  night  for  such  "  privy 
attempts,  insomuch  that  the  '^  bruit 
of  his  **  liTanliness  was  spread  every 
where. 

8  So  when  Philip_  saw  that  this 
man  ''  increased  by  little  and  little, 
and  that  things  prospered  with  him 
still  more  and  more,  he  wrote  unto 
Ptolemeus,  the  governor  of  Celo- 
syria  and  Phenice,  to  yield  more 
aid  to  the  king's  affairs. 

9  Then  forthwith  choosing  Nica- 
nor the  son  of  Patroclus,  one  of  his 
special  friends,  he  sent  him  with 
no  fewer  than  twenty  thousand  of 
all  nations  under  him,  to  root 
out  the  whole  generation  of  the 
Jews;  and  with  him  he  joined 
also  Gorgias  a  captain,  who  in 
matters  of  war  had  great  experi- 
ence, 

10  So  Nicanor  undertook  to 
make  so  much  money  ''of  the  cap- 
tive Jews,  as  should  defray  the 
tribute  of  two  thousand  talents, 
which  the  king  was  to  pay  to  the 
Romans. 

1 1  Wherefore  immediately  he 
sent  to  the  cities  upon  the  sea 
coast,  proclaiming  a  sale  of  the 
captive  Jews,  and  promising  that 
they  should  have  fourscore  and  ten 
bodies  for  one  talent,  not  expect- 
ing the  vengeance  that  was  to 
follow  upon  him  from  the  Al- 
mighty Glod. 

12  Now  when  word  was  brought 
unto  Judas  of  Nicanor's  coming, 
and  he  had_  imparted  unto  those 
that  were  with  him  that  the  army 
was  at  hand, 

13  They  that  were  fearful,  and 
distrusted  the  justice  of  God,  11(^1, 
and  conveyed  themselves  away. 

14  Others  sold  all  that  they  had 
left,  and  vvitlial  besought  the  Lord 
to  deliver  ''  them,  being  sold  by  the 
wicked  Nicanor  before  they  met 
together : 

15  And  if  not  for  their  own  sakes, 
yet  for  the  covenants  he  had  made 


with  their  fathers,  and  for  his  holy 
and  glorious  name's  sake,  by  which 
they  were  called. 

16  So  Maccabeus  called  his  men 
together  unto  the  number  of  six 
thousand,  and  exhorted  them  not 
to  be  stricken  with  terror  of  the 
enemy,  nor  to  fear  the  great  mul- 
titude of  the  heathen,  who  came 
wrongfully  against  them  ;  but  to 
fight  manfully, 

1 7  And  to  set  before  their  ej'es 
the  injury  that  they  had  unjustly 
done  to  the  holy  place,  and  the 
cruel  handling  of  the  city,  whereof 
they  made  a  mockery,  and  also 
the  taking  away  of  the  govern- 
ment of  their  forefathers : 

18  For  they,  said  he,  trust  in 
their  weapons  and  boldness ;  but 
our  conficfence  is  in  the  Almighty 
God,  who  at  a  beck  can  cast  down 
both  them  that  come  against  us, 
and  also  all  the  world. 

19  Moreover  he  recounted  unto 
them  what  helps  their  forefathers 
had  found,  and  how  they  were  de- 
livered, when  under  Sennacherib 
an  hundred  fourscore  and  five  thou- 
sand perished. 

20  And  he  told  f:hem  of  the  bat- 
tle that  they  had  in  Babylon  with 
the  Galatians,  hpw  they  came  but 
eight  thousand  in  all  to  the  busi- 
ness, with  four  thousand  Macedo- 
nians, and  that  the  Macedonians 
being  perplexed,  the  eight  thou- 
sand destroyed  an  hundred  and 
twenty  thousand  because  of  the 
help  that  they  had  from  heaven, 
and  so  received  a  great  booty. 

21  Thus  when  he  had  made  them 
bold  with  these  words,  and  ready 
to  die  for  the  laws  and  the  country, 
he  divided  his  army  into  four 
parts ;  .  .  . 

22  And  joined  with  himself  his 
own  brethren,  leaders  of  each  band, 
to  wit,  Simon,  and  Joseph,  and  Jona- 
than, giving  each  one  fifteen  hun- 
dred men. 

23  Also  he  ap%)ointed  ^  Eleazar  to 
read  the  holy  book  :  and  when  he 


had  gi\en   them   this   watchworcT 
The  help  of  (iod  ;  himself  leading 


the    first    band,    he  joined    battle 
with  Nicanor. 

24  And  by  the  help  of  the  Al- 
mighty they  slew  above  nine  thou- 
sand of  their  enemies,  and  wounded 
and  maimed  the  most  part  of  Ni- 
canor's host,  and  so  j)ut  all  to 
flight ; 

25  And  took  "  their  money  that 
came  to  buy  them,  and  pursued 
them  fai- :  but  lacking  time  they 
returned  : 

2G  For  it  was  the  day  before  the 


s  Eleazar. 
And  when 
he  had  read 
the  holy 
hook, and 
had  niven 
them  this 
watehword. 
The  help  of 
(Tod,  himself 
leadiuir 


9  the  money 
of  those  that 
had  come 


1045 


God  jlglitetk  for  the  Jews. 


II.  MACCABEES,  9. 


Ayitiochus  smitten. 


sabbath,  and  therefore  they  would 
no  longer  pursue  them. 

27  So  when  they  had  gathered 
'  their  armour  together,  and  spoiled 


their  enemies,  they  occupied  them- 
selves about  the  sabbath,  yielding 
exceeding  praise  and  thanks  to  the 
Lord,  who  had  preserved  them  unto 
that  day,  which  was  the  beginning 
of  mercy  distilling  upon  them. 

28  And  after  the  sabbath,  when 
they  had  given  part  of  the  spoils 
to  the  maimed,  and  the  widows, 
and  orphans,  the  residue  they  di- 
vided among  themselves  and  their 
servants. 

29  When  this  was  done,  and  they 
had  made  a  common  supplication, 
they  besought  the  merciful  Lord  to 
be  reconciled  with  his  servants  for 
ever. 

30  Moreover  of  those  that  were 
with  Timotheus  and  Bacchides, 
who  fought  against  them,  they 
slew  above  twenty  thousand,  and 
very  easily  got  high  and  strong 
holds,  and  divided  among  them- 
selves many  sjjoils  more,  and  made 
the  maimed,  orphans,  widows,  yea, 
and  the  aged  also,  equal  in  spoils 
with  themselves. 

31  And  when  they  had  gathered 
their  armour  together,  they  laid 
them  up  all  carefully  in  '•^convenient 
places,  and  the  remnant  of  the 
spoils  they  brought  to  Jerusalem. 

32  They  slew  also  Philarches, 
that  wicked  person,  who  was  with 
Timotheus,  and  had  annoyed  the 
Jews  many  ways. 

33  Furthermore  at  such  time  as 
they  kept  the  feast  for  the  victory 
in  their  counti-y  they  burnt  Callis- 
thenes,  that  had  set  fire  upon  the 
holy  gates,  who  had  fled  into  a 
little  house  ;  and  so  he  received  a 
reward  meet  for  his  wickedness. 

34  As  for  that  •'  most  ungracious 
Nicanor,  who  had  brought  a  tliou- 
sand  merchants  tf)  buy  the  Jews, 

35  He  was  through  the  help  of 
the  Lord  brought  down  by  them, 
(jf  whom  he  made  least  account ; 
and  putting  off  his  glorious  ap- 
parel, and  •* discharging  his  (;om- 
pany,  he  came  like  a  fugitive 
'servant  through  the;  midland  unto 
Antiocli,  having  very  great  dis- 
honoui',  for  that  his  host  was  de- 
stroyed. 

36  Thus  he,  that  took  upon  him 
to  make  good  to  the  Romans  theii- 
tribute  by  means  of  the  captives 
in  Jerusalem,  told  ahi'oad,  that  tlu^ 
Jews  had  (!od  io  fight  foi-  them, 
and  therefore  tliey  could  not  \n' 
liurt,  because  they  followed  the 
laws  that  he  gave  them. 

10 


CHAPTER  9. 

1  Antioohus  is  chased  from  PefsepoHs.  5  Ife 
is  stricken  with  a  sore  disease,  i4  (md 
prorniseth  to  become  a  Jew.  28  He  dieth 
m/scriibh/. 

ABOLTT  that  time  came  Antio- 
chus    with    dishonour  out  of 
the  country  of  Persia. 

2  For  he  had  entered  the  city 
called  Persepolis,  and  went  about 
to  rob  the  temple,  and  to  hold 
the  city ;  whereupon  the  multitude 
running  to  defend  themselves  with 
their  weapons  put  them  to  flight ; 
and  so  it  happened,  that  Antiochus 
being  put  to  flight  of  the  inhabi- 
tants returned  with  shame. 

3  Now  when  he  came  to  ^  Ecba- 


tane,  news  was  brought  him  what 
had  happened  unto  Nicanor  and 
Timotheus. 

4  Then  swelling  with  anger,  he 
thought  to  avenge  upon  the  Jews 
the  disgrace  done  unto  him  by 
those  that  made  him  flee.  Thei-e- 
fore  commanded  he  his  chariotman 
to  drive  without  ceasing,  and  to 
dispatch  the  journey,  the  judgment 
of  God  now  following  him.  For  he 
had  spoken  proudly  in  this  sort. 
That  he  would  come  to  Jerusalem, 
and  make  it  a  common  burying- 
place  of  the  Jews. 

5  But  the  Lord  Almighty,  the 
God  of  Israel,  smote  him  with  an 
incurable  and  invisible  plague  :  for 
as  soon  as  he  had  spoken  these 
words,  a  pain  of  the  Dowels  that 
was  remediless  came  upon  him, 
and  sore  torments  of  the  inner 
parts ; 

6  And  that  most  justly :  for  he 
had  tormented  other  men's  bowels 
with  many  and  strange  torments. 

7  Howbeit  he  nothing  at  all 
ceased  from  his  ''  bragging,  but 
still  was  filled  with  pride,  l)reath- 
ing  out  fire  in  his  rage  against  the 
Jews,  and  commanding  to  haste 
the  journey :  but  it  came  to  pass 
that  he  fell  down  from  his  chariot, 
"^  cari'icd  violently ;  so  that  having 
a  s()r(^  fall,  all  the  members  of  his 
body  were  "much  ])ained. 

8  And  thus  lu;  that  a  little  afore 
thought  he  might  command  the 
waves  of  the  sea,  (so  proud  was  he 
beytmd  the  condition  of  man)  and 
weigh  the  high  mountains  in  a 
Ixilance,  was  now  cast  on  the 
ground,  and  cari-ied  in  an  horse- 
litter,  shewing  foi-th  unto  all  the 
manifest  powei-  of  (Jod. 

!)  S(»  that  the  woi-ms  rose  up  out 
of  the  body  of  this  wicked  man,  and 
whiles  he  lived  in  sorrow  and  i)ain, 
his  flesh  fell  away,  ajid  tlu^liithiness 
of  his  smell  was  '"noisome  to  all  his 
army. 


'^  Ecbataiia, 


'  rude 
insolence, 


^3  as  it  ruslicd 
alonj;; 

'••  greatly 
wrenched. 


'"  loatlisoine 


His  miserable  end. 


II.  MACCABEES,  10. 


Hie  temple  cleansed. 


10  And  the  man,  thcat  thought  a 
little  afore  he  could  reach  to  the 
stars  of  heaven,  no  man  could  en- 
dure to  carry  for  his  intolerable 
'  stink. 

1 1  Here  therefore,  being  plagued, 
he  began  to  leave  off  his  great  pride, 
and  to  come  to  the  knowledge  of 
himself  by  the  scourge  of  God,  his 
pain  increasing  every  moment. 

12  And  when  he  himself  could 
not  abide  his  own  smell,  he  said 
these  words.  It  is  meet  to  be  subject 
unto  God,  and  that  a  man  that  is 
mortal  shoulcl  not  proudly  think 
of  himself,  as  if  he  were  God. 

13  This  ^wicked  person  vowed 
also  unto  the  Lord,  who  now  no 
more  would  have  mercy  upon  him, 
saying  thus, 

14  That  the  holy  city  (to  the 
which  he  was  going  in  haste,  to  lay 
it  even  with  the  gi'ound,  and  to 
make  it  a  common  buryingplace,) 
he  would  •'  set  at  liberty : 

15  And  as  touching  the  Jews, 
whom  he  had  .judged  not  worthy  so 
much  as  to  be  buried,  but  to  be  cast 
out  with  their  children  to  be  de- 
voured of  the  fowls  and  wild  beasts, 
he  would  make  them  all  equals  to 
the  citizens  of  Athens  : 

16  And  the  holy  temple,  which 
before  he  had  spoiled,  he  would 
garnish  with  goodly  gifts,  and  re- 
store all  the  holy  vessels  with  many 
more,  and  out  of  his  own  revenue 
defray  the  charges  belonging  to  the 
sacrifices : 

17  Yea,  and  that  also  he  would 
become  a  Jew  himself,  and  go 
through  all  the  world  that  was  in- 
habited, and  declare  the  power  of 
God. 

18  But  for  all  this  his  pains 
would  not  cease  :  for  the  just  judg- 
ment of  God  wfis  come  upon  him  : 
therefore  despairing  of  his  health, 
he  wrote  unto  the  Jews  the  letter 
underwritten,  ^containing  the  form 
of  a  supplication,  after  thismanner : 

19  Antiochus,king  andgovernor, 
to  the  good  Jews  his  citizens  wish- 
eth  much  joy,  health,  and  jjrosper- 
ity  : 

20  If  ye  and  your  children  fare 
well,  and  your  affairs  be  to  your 
contentment,  I  give  very  great 
thanks  to  God,  having  my  hope  in 
heaven. 

21  As  for  me,  I  was  weak,  or 
else  I  would  have  remembered 
kindly  your  honour  and  good  will. 
Returning  out  of  Persia,  and  being 
taken  with  a  grievous  disease,  I 
thought  it  necessary  to  care  for  the 
common  safety  of  all : 

22  Not  distrusting  mine  health. 


but  having  great  hope  to  escape 
this  sickness. 

23  But  considering  that  even  my 
father,  at  what  time  he  led  an  army 
into  the  high  countries,  aijpointed 
a  successor, 

24  To  the  end  that,  if  any  thing 
fell  out  contrary  to  expectation,  or 
if  any  tidings  were  brought  that 
were  grievous,  they  of  the  land, 
knowing  to  whom  the  state  was 
left,  might  not  be  troubled  : 

25  Again,  considering  how  that 
the  princes  that  are  borderers  and 
neignbours  unto  my  kingdom  wait 
for  opportunities,  and  expect  what 
shall  be  the  event,  I  have  appointed 
my  son  Antiochus  king,  whom  I 
often  committed  and  commended 
unto  many  of  you,  when  I  went  up 
into  the  ^  high  provinces  ;  to  whom 
I  have  written  as  followeth  : 

26  Thei'efore  I  pray  and  request 
you  to  remember  the  benefits  that 
I  have  done  unto  you  generally, 
and  in  special,  and  that  every  man 
will  be  still  faithful  to  me  and  my 
son. 

27  For  I  am  persuaded  that  he 
understanding  my  mind  will  fa- 
voui^ably  and  graciously  yield  to 
your  desires. 

28  Thus  the  murderer  and  blas- 
phemer having  suffered  most  griev- 
ously, as  he  "  entreated  other  men, 
so  died  he  a  miserable  death  in  a 
strange  country  in  the  mountains. 

29  And  Philip,  '^  that  was  brought 
vip  with  him,  carried  away  his  body, 
who  also  fearing  the  son  of  Antio- 
chus went  into  Egypt  to  Ptolemeus 
Philometor. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  Judas  recovereth  the  city,  and  purifieth 
the  temple.  14  Gorgias  vea-eth  the  jeus. 
16  Jttdd.s  iviinwih  their  hoJdn.  20  Tliiw- 
iUi'UK  (ind  Ilia  men  itre  diufdiiijited.  85 
Giisdrii   i.s  taken,  and    Ti?n<itheiin  >i/<iin. 

NOW   Maccabeus  and  his  com- 
pany, the  Lord  guiding  them, 
recovered  the  temple  and  the  city  : 

2  But  the  altars  which  the 
heathen  had  built  in  the  open 
street,  and  also  the  chapels,  they 
pulled  down. 

3  And  havingcleansed  the  temple 
they  made  another  altar,  and  strik- 
ing stones  they  took  fire  out  of 
them,  and  offered  a  saciifice  after 
two  years,  and  set  forth  incense, 
and  lights,  and  shewbread. 

4  When  that  was  done,  they  fell 
flat  down,  and  besought  the  Lord 
that  they  might  come  no  more  into 
such  troubles;  but  if  they  sinned 
any  more  agayist  him,  that  he 
himself  would  chasten  them  with 
mercy,  and   that   they  might  not 


5  upper 


^  dealt  with 


^  his  foster 
brother, 


1047 


Ads  of  Eupator. 


II.  MACCABEES,  10, 


Victories  of  Judas. 


be  delivered  unto  the  blasphemous 
and  barbarous  nations. 

5  Now  upon  the  same  day  that 
the  strangers  profaned  the  temple, 
on  the  very  same  day  it  was  cleansed 
again,  even  the  five  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  same  month,  which  is 
^  Casleu. 

6  And  they  kept  eight  days  with 
gladness,  as  in  the  feast  of  the 
tabernacles,  remembering  that  not 
long  afore  they  had  held  the  feast 
of  the  tabernacles,  when  as  they 
wandered  in  the  mountains  and 
dens  like  beasts. 

7  Therefore  they  bare  branches, 
and  fair  boughs,  and  palms  also, 
and  sang  ])salms  vnito  him  that 
had  given  them  good  success  in 
cleansing  his  place. 

8  They  ordained  also  by  a  com- 
mon statute  and  decree,  That  every 
year  those  days  should  be  kept  of 
the  whole  nation  of  the  Jews. 

9  And  this  was  the  end  of  Anti- 
ochus,  called  Epiphanes. 

10  Now  will  we  declare  the  acts 
of  Antiochus  Eupator,  who  was  the 
son  of  this  wicked  man,  gathering 
briefly  the  calamities  of  the  wars. 

11  "So  when  he  was  come  to  the 
crown,  he  set  one  Lysias  over  the 
affaii's  of  his  realm,  and  ajrpointed 
him.  chief  governor  of  Celosyria  and 
Phenice. 

1 2  For  Ptolemeus,  that  was  called 
Macron,  choosing  rather  to  do  jus- 
tice unto  the  Jews  for  the  wrong 
that  had  been  done  unto  them, 
endeavoured  to  continue  peace 
with  them. 

13  Whereupon  being  accused  of 
flie  kiiiii'i^  friends  before  Eupatoi', 
and  calletl  traitor  at  every  word, 
because  he  had  left  Cyprus,  that 
Phihmietor  had  committed  unto 
him,  and  departed  to  Antiochus 
Epiphanes,  anfl  seeing  that  he  was 
in  no  honourable  plac(>,  ho  was  so 
discouraged,  that  lie  poisoned  him- 
self and  died. 

14  But  wheji  fJorgias  was  go- 
vernor of  the  '^  holds,  he  hired  sol- 
diers, and  nourished  war  ccmtiini- 
ally  with  th('  Jews  : 

15  And  thennvithal  the  Idunuv 
ans,  having  gotten  into  their  hands 
the  most  *  coiiiinodioiis  liolds,  kept 


the  .T(^ws  Dcciinii'd.  uiid  receiving 
those  that  wcne  (janished  from 
•Jerusalem,  they  went  aliout  to 
"  nourish   w;i,r. 

IT)  Then  tTi(\v  that  were  with 
Maccabeus  iiuule  supplication,  and 
besought  Ood  thiit  he  would  l)e 
their  helper  ;  and  so  they  ran  with 
vi(»leiH'(^  upon  th(>  strong  holds  of 
the  Idumeans, 


1 7  And  assaulting  them  strongly, 
they  won  the  ^  hokis,  and  kept  off 
all  that  fought  upon  the  wall,  and 
slew  all  that  fell  into  their  hands, 
and  killed  no  fewer  than  twenty 
thousand. 

18  And  because  certain,  who 
wei-e  no  less  than  nine  thousand, 
were  fled  together  into  two  Aery 
strong  castles,  having  all  manner 
of  things  convenient  to  sustain  the 
siege, 

1 9  Maccabeus  left  Simon  and  Jo- 
seph, and  Zaccheus  also,  and  them 
that  were  with  him,  who  were 
enough  to  besiege  them,  and  de- 
parted himself  unto  those  places 
which  more  needed  his  help. 

20  Now  they  that  were  with  Si- 
mon, being  led  with  covetousness, 
were  persuaded  for  money  through 
certain  of  those  that  were  in  the 
castle,  and  took  seventy  thousand 
drachms,  and  let  some  of  them  es- 
cape. 

21  But  when  it  was  told  ^facca- 
beus  what  was  done,  he  called  the 
''governors  of  the  people  together, 
anfl  accused^  those  men,  that  they 
had  sold  their  brethren  for  money, 
and  set  their  enemies  free  to  fight 
against  them. 

22  So  he  slew  those  that  were 
found  traitors,  and  immediately 
took  the  two  castles. 

23  And  having  good  success  with 
his  weapons  in  all  things  he  took  in 
hand,  he  slew  in  the  two  '  holds 
more  than  twenty  thousand. 

24  Now  Timotheus,  whom  the 
Jews  had  overcome  before,  when 
he  had  gathered  a  great  multitude 
of  foreign  forces,  and  horses  out  of 
Asia  not  a  few,  cami;  as  though  lie 
would  take  ^.lewry  by  force  of  arms. 

25  But  when  lie  dr(>w  near,  they 
that  were  with  Maccabeus  turned 
themselves  to  pray  unto  diod,  and 
sprinkknl  earth  upon  their  heads, 
and  girded  their  loins  with  sack- 
cloth, 

2(5  And  fell  down  at  the  foot  of 
the  altar,  and  besought  Jiim  to  be 
merciful  to  tliem,  and  to  be  an 
enemy  to  tlieii'  enennes,  and  an  ad- 
versary to  tixur  adversaries,  as  the 
law  declaretli. 

27  So  after  the  prayer  tliey  took 
their  weapons,  and  went  on  fui'tlier 
from  thecnty  :  and  when  tliey  (h'ew 
near  to  their  enemies,  they  "ke|)l 
by  themselves. 

2S  Now  tli(»  sun  being  newly 
risen,  tlu\v  joined  "'both  together: 


the  oju^  part  having  together  wit  li 
theii'  vii'tue  tlii^ir  refuge  also  unto 
the  Lord  foi- a  pledge  of  their  ku(!- 
c(vs.s  and   victory :    tlie  other  side 


1048 


Help  from  heaven. 


II.  MACCABEES,  11. 


Lysias  driven  back. 


making  their  rage  leader  of  their 
battle. 

29  But  when  the  battle  waxed 
strong,  there  appeared  unto  the 
enemies  from  heaven  hve  comely 
men  upon  horses,  with  bridles  of 
gold,  and  two  of  them  led  the 
Jews, 

30  And  took  Maccabeus  betwixt 
them,  and  covered  him  on  every 
side  with  their  weapons,  and  kept 
him  .safe,  but  shot  arrows  and  light- 
nings against  the  enemies  :  so  that 
i^eing  ccmfounded  with  blindness, 
and  '  full  of  trouble,  they  were 
killed. 

3 1  And  there  were  slain  of  foot- 
men twenty  thousand  and  five 
hundred,  and  six  hundred  horse- 
men. 

32  As  for  Timotheus  himself,  he 
fled  into  a  very  strong  hold,  called 
Gazara,  where  Chereas  was  go- 
vernor. 

33  But  they  that  were  with  Mac- 
cabeus laid  siege  against  the  fort- 
ress courageously  four  days. 

34  And  they  that  were  within, 
trusting  to  the  strength  of  the 
place,  blasphemed  exceedingly,  and 
uttered  wicked  words. 

35  Nevertheless  upon  the  fifth 
day  early  twenty  young  men  of 
Maccabeus'  company,  inflamed  with 
anger  because  of  the  blasphemies, 
assaulted  the  wall  "manly,  and  with 
a  fierce  courage  killed  all  that  they 
met  withal. 

36  Others  likewise  ascending 
after  them,  whiles  they  were  busied 
with  them  that  were  within,  burnt 
the  towers,  and  kindling  fires  burnt 
the  blasphemers  alive  ;  and  others 
broke  open  the  gates,  and,  having 
received  in  the  rest  of  the  army, 
took  the  city, 

37  And  killed  Tiniotheus,  that 
was  hid  in  a  certain  pit,  and  Chereas 
his  brother,  with  Apollophanes. 

38  When  this  was  done,  they 
praised  the  Lord  with  psalms  and 
thanksgiving,  who  had  done,  so 
great  things  for  Israel,  and  given 
them  the  victory. 

CHAPTER  11. 

3  Lysias,  thinkinfi  1o  get  Jerusalem,  8  is  pvf 
to  flight.  16  The,  letters  of  Lysias  to  the 
Jex's:  22  of  the  king  unto  Lysias,  27  arid  to 
tlie  Jews  :  'Ai  of  the  liomans  to  the  Jews. 

NOT  long  after  this,  Lysias  the 
king's  •' prote(;tor  and  cousin. 
who  also  managed  the  affairs,  took 
sore  flispleasure  for  the  things  that 
were  done. 

2  And  when  he  had  gathered 
about  foui-  score  thousand  with 
all  the  hf)rsemen,  he  came  agsiinst 
the   -Jews,   thinking   to   make  the 


city  an  habitation  of  the  *  Gen- 
tiles, 

3  And  to  make  a  gain  of  the 
temple,  as  of  the  other  •*  chapels  of 
the  heathen,  and  to  set  the  high 
priesthood  to  sale  every  year : 

■1  Not  at  all  considering  the 
power  of  God,  but  puffed  up  with 
his  ten  thousands  of  footmen,  and 
his  thousands  of  horsemen,  and 
his  fourscore  elephants. 

5  So  he  came  to  Judea,  and  drew 
near  to  I5ethsura,  which  was  a 
strong  town,  but  distant  from  Je- 
rusalem about  five  furlongs,  aud 
he  laid  sore  siege  unto- it. 

6  Now  when  they  that  were 
with  Maccabeus  heard  that  he 
besieged  the  '  holds,  they  and  all 
the  people  with  lamentation  and 
tears  besought  the  Lord  that  he 
would  send  a  good  angel  to  deliver 
Israel. 

7  Then  Maccabeus  himself  first 
of  all  took  weapons,  exhorting  the 
"  other  that  they  would  jeopard 
themselves  together  with  him  to 
help  their  brethren  :  so  they  went 
forth  together  with  a  willing  mind. 

8  And  as  they  were  at  Jerusa- 
lem, there  appeared  before  them  on 
liorseback  one  in  white  clothing, 
^shaking  his  armour  of  gold. 

9  Then  they  praised  the  merciful 
God  all  together,  and  took  heart, 
insomuch  that  they_  were  ready 
not  only  to  fight  with  men,  but 
with  most  cruel  beasts,  and  to 
pierce  through  walls  of  iron. 

10  Thus  they  marched  forward 
in  **  their  armour,  having  an  helper 
from  heaven :  for  the  Lord  was 
merciful  unto  them. 

1 1  And  ^  giving  a  cliarge  upon 
their  enemies  like  lions,  they  slew 
eleven  thou.sand  footman,  and  six- 
teen hundred  horsemen,  and  put 
all  the  other  to  flight. 

12  Many  of  them  also  being 
wounded  escaped  "  naked  ;  and 
Lysias  himself  fled  away  shame- 
fully, and  so  escaped. 

1 3  Who,  as  he  was  a  man  of  un- 
derstanding,^^ ra;Sting  with  himself 
what  loss  he  had  had,  and  consid- 
ering that  the  Hebrews  could  not 
be  overcome,  because  the  Almighty 
God  helped  them,  he  sent  unto 
them, 

1 4  And  persuaded  them  to 
'"agree  to  all  reasonable  conditions, 
and  jyromiml  that  he  would  per- 
suarlo  the  king  that  he  must  needs 
be  a  friend  unto  them. 

15  Then  Maccabeus  consented 
to  all   that    Lysias  desired,  being 


*  Gr.  Greeks. 


^  shrines 


5  strong 
holds, 


6  others 


'  hrandish- 
ing  we.apons 


8  hattle 
array, 


^  makinf 


1"  without 
their  arms ; 


11  weighing 


12  make 
])eace  on 
all  just 


1049 


Letters  to  the  Jews, 


11.  MACCABEES,  12. 


covenanting  peace. 


1  Absalom, 

2  writiuif 
appended, 


3  to  my  own 
messengers, 


*  pledges  of 
peace, 


careful  of  the  common  good  ;  and 
whatsoever  Maccabeus  wrote  unto 
Lysias  concerning  the  Jews,  the 
king  granted  it. 

1 6  For  there  were  letters  written 
unto  the  Jews  from  Lysias  to  this 
eiTect :  Lysias  unto  the  people  of 
the  Jews  sendeth  greeting : 

1 7  John  and  ^  Absalon,  who 
were  sent  from  you,  deli  verged  me 
the  "  petition  subscribed,  and 
made  request  for  the  perfoi'mance 
of  the  contents  thereof. 

18  Therefore  what  things  soever 
were  meet  to  be  reported  to  the 
king,  I  have  declared  them,  and  he 
hath  granted  as  much  as  might 
be. 

19  If  then  ye  will  keep  your- 
selves loyal  to  the  state,  hereafter 
also  will  I  endeavour  to  be  a  means 
of  your  good. 

20  But  of  the  particulars  I  have 
given  order  both  to  these,  and  ■'  the 
other  that  came  from  me,  to  com- 
mune  with  you. 

21  Fare  ye  well.  The  hundred 
and  eight  and  fortieth  year,  the 
four  ancl  twentieth  day  of  the 
month  Dioscorinthius. 

22  Now  the  king's  letter  con- 
tained these  words  :  King  Antio- 
chus  unto  his  brother  Lysias  send- 
eth greeting  : 

2.3  (Since  our  fathei-  is  translated 
unto  the  gods,  our  will  is,  that  they 
that  are  in  our  realm  live  quietly, 
that  every  one  may  attend  upon  his 
own  affairs. 

24  We  understand  also  that  the 
.Jews  would  not  consent  to  our 
father,  for  to  be  brfjught  unto  the 
custom  of  the  *_Gen tiles,  but  had 
rather  keep  their  own  manner  oi 
living :  f()r  the  which  cause  tlu>y 
require  of  us,  that  we  should  suHer 
them  to  live  after  their  own  laws. 

25  Wherefore  our  mind  is,  that 
this  nation  shall  be  in  rest,  and  we 
have  d(»terminefl  to  re.'itore  them 
their  temple,  that  they  may  live 
according  to  the  customs  of  their 
forefathers. 

26  Thou  shalt  do  well  therefore 
to  send  unto  them,  and  grant  th(»m 
^  peace,  that  when  they  are  cei'tilied 
of  our  mind,  they  may  be  of  good 
comfort,  and  ever  go  cheerfully 
about  theii-  own  affaii's. 

27  And  the  letter  of  the  king 
unto  the  nation  of  the  Jtnvs  was 
after  this  manner  :  King  Antiochus 
seiultth,  gi'cctiiig  unto  the  council, 
and  the  rest  of  tin;  .lews  : 

2H  If  ye  fare  well,  we  have  oui' 
desire  ;  we  are  also  in  good  luvilth. 


*  Gr.  Greeks. 


29  Menelaus  declared  unto  us, 
that  your  desire  was  to  return 
home,  and  to  follow  your-  own  bus- 
iness : 

30  Wherefore  they  that  will 
depart  shall  have  safe  conduct  till 
the  thirtieth  day  of  Xanthicus  with 
security. 

31  And  the  Jews  shall  use  their 
own  kind  of  meats  and  laws,  as  be- 
fore ;  and  none  of  them  any  man- 
ner of  ways  shall  be  molested  for 
things  ignorantly  done. 

32  I  have  sent  also  Menelaus, 
that  he  may  comfort  you. 

33  Fare  ye  well.  In  the  hundred 
forty  and  eighth  year,  and  the  fif- 
teenth day  of  the  month  Xanthicus. 

34  The  Romans  also  sent  unto 
them  a  letter  containing  these 
words  :  Quintus  Memmius  and  Ti- 
tus Manlius,  ambassadors  of  the 
Romans,  send  greeting  unto  the 
people  of  the  Jews. 

35  Whatsoever  Lysias  the  king's 
■'  cousin  hath  granted,  therewith  we 
also  are  well  pleased. 

36  But  touching  such  things  as 
he  judged  to  be  referred  to  the 
king,  after  ye  have  advised  thereof, 
send  one  forthwith,  that  we  may 
declare  as  it  is  convenient  for  you  : 
for  we  are  now  going  to  Antioch. 

37  Therefore  send  some  with 
speed,  that  we  may  know  what  is 
your  mind. 

38  Farewell.  This  hundi'ed  and 
eight  and  fortieth  year,  the  fif- 
teenth day  of  the  month  Xanthicus. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  The  l-irifi't!  lieiiienantH  rer  Ihe  Jeion.  3 
Thi'ij  <if  ,/op}>c  (/roirii  firo  Inniilred  ,fe.ii)x. 
C>  ,/iii/iifi  IK  tireii(/e(l  ujkiii.  them.  11  /fe 
mdku'ili,  peace  irith  the  Ar<ihi<tiis,  ICi  <itid 
liikeih  i'tispis.  22  Timotlieuii^  armies over- 
ihrown. 

WHEN  these  covenants  were 
made,  Lysias  went  unto  the 
king,  and  the  Jews  "  were  about 
theii'  husbandry. 

2  Ikit  of  the  governors  of  several 
l)laces,  Timotheus,  and  Apollonius 
the  son  of  Genneus,  also  Hierony- 
mus,  and  Demoiihon,  and  Ijeside 
them  Nicanor  the  governor  of  C'y- 
l)i'us,  would  not  suffer  them  to  be 
(piiet,  and  live  in  peace. 

3  Th(!  men  of  Jojjpe  also  did  such 
an  ungodly  deed  :  they  i)rayed  the 
.Jews  that  dwelt  among  them  to  go 
with  theii'  wives  and  chikh'en  into 
the  boats  which  they  had  prepared, 
as  though  they  had  meant  them  no 
hurt. 

4  Who  accepted  of  it  according 
to  th(^  common  flecree  of  the  city, 
as  being  desii-ous  to  live  in  peace, 
and  suspecting  nothing  :  l)ut  when 
th(!y  were  gone  forth  into  the  deep, 


1050 


Treacherous  drowning 


II.  MACCABEES,  12. 


of  Jews  avenged. 


they  drowned  no  less  than  two  hun- 
dred of  them. 

5  When  Judas  heard  of  this  cru- 
elty done  unto  his  countrymen,  he 
commanded  those  that  were  with 
him  to  imike  them  ready. 

6  And  calling  upon  God  the 
righteous  Judge,  he  came  against 
those  murderers  of  his  brethren, 
and  burnt  the  haven  by  night,  and 
set  the  boats  on  fire,  and  those  that 
fled  thither  he  slew. 

7  And  when  the  town  was  ^  shut 
he  went  backward,   as  if  he 


up 


would  return  to  root  out  all  them 
of  the  city  of  Joppe. 

8  But  when  he  heard  that  the 
Jamnites  were  minded  to  do  in  like 
manner  unto  the  Jews  that  dwelt 
among  them, 

9  He  came  upon  the  Jamnites 
also  by  night,  and  set  fii-e  on  the 
haven  and  the  navy,  so  that  the 
light  of  the  fire  was  seen  at  Je- 
rusalem two  hundred  and  forty 
furlongs  off. 

10  Now  when  they  were  gone 
from  thence  nine  furlongs  in  their 
journey  toward  Timotheus,  no 
fewer  than  five  thousand  men  on 
foot  and  five  hundred  horsemen  of 
the  Arabians  set  upon  him. 

1 1  Whereupon  there  was  a  very 
sore  battle  ;  but  Judas'  side  by  the 
help  of  God  got  the  victory ;  so 
that  the  "  Nomad es  of  Arabia,  be- 
ing overcome,  besought  Judas  for 
peace,  promising  both  to  give  him 
cattle,  and  to  ^pleasure  him  other- 
wise. 

12  Then  Judas,  thinking  indeed 
that  they  would  be  profitable  in 
many  things,  granted  them  peace  : 
whereupon  '*they  shook  hands,  and 
so_they  departed  to  their  tents. 

13  He  went  also  about  to  make 
a  bridge  ^_to  a  certain  strong  city, 
which  was  fenced  about  with  walls, 
and  inhabited  by  people  of  divers 
countries  ;  and  the  name  of  it  was 
Caspis. 

14  But  they  that  were  within  it 
put  such  trust  in  the  strength 
of  the  walls  and  provision  of 
victuals,  that  they  lieliaved  them- 
selves rudely  toward  them  that 
were  with  Judas,  railing  and  blas- 
pheming, and  uttering  such  words 
as  were  not  to  be  spoken. 

15  Wherefore  Judas  with  his 
company,  calling  upon  the  great 
Lord  of  the  world,  who  without 
any  rams  or  engines  of  war  did 
cast  down  Jericho  in  the  time  of 
Joshua,  gave  a  fierce  assault  against 
the  walls, 

16  And  took  the  city  by  the  will 
of    God,    and    made    unspeakable^ 

10 


slaughters,  insomuch  that  a  lake 
two  furlongs  broad  near  adjoining 
thereunto,  being  filled  full,  was 
seen  running  with  blood. 

17  Then  departed  they  from 
thence  seven  huntlred  and  fifty 
furlongs,  and  came  to  "  Characa 
unto  the  Jews  that  are  called 
^Tubieni. 

18  But  as  for  Timotheus,  they 
found  him  not  in  **  the  places :  for 
before  he  had  dispatched  any  thing, 
he  departed  from  thence,  having 
left  a  very  strong  garrison  in  a 
certain  "hold. 

19  How  belt  Dositheus  and  Sosi- 
pater,  who  were  of  Maccabeus'  cap- 
tains, went  forth,  and  slew  those 
that  Timotheus  had  left  in  the 
fortress,  above  ten  thousand  men. 

20  And  Maccabeus  ranged  his 
army  by  bands,  and  set  ^"  them  over 
the  bands,  and  went  against  Timo- 
theus, who  had  about  him  an  hun- 
dred and  twenty  thousand  men  of 
foot,  and  two  thousand  and  five 
hundred  horsemen. 

21  Now  when  Timotheus  had 
knowledge  of  Judas'  coming,  he 
sent  the  women  and  children  and 
the  other  baggage  unto  a  fortress 
called  "  Carnion  :  for  the  town  was 
hard  to  besiege,  and  '"-^uneasy  to 
come  unto, by  reason  of  the  ^''  strait- 
ness  of  all  the  '^  places. 

22  But  when  J  udas  his  first  band 
came  in  sight,  the  enemies,  being 
smitten  with  fear  and  terror 
through  the  "'  appearing  of  him 
that  seeth  all  things,  fled  amain, 
one  running  this  way,  another 
tliat  way,  so  as  that  they  were 
often  hurt  of  their  own  men,  and 
wounded  with  the  points  of  their 
own  swords. 

23  Judas  also  was  very  earnest 
in  pursuing  them,  killing  those 
wicked  wretches,  oi  whom  he  slew 
about  thirty  thousand  men. 

24  Moreover  Timotheus  himself 
fell  into  the  hands  of  Dositheus 
and  Sosipater,  whom  he  besought 
with  much  craft  to  let  him  go  with 
his  life,  because  he  '"had  many  of 
the  Jews'  parents,  and  the  brethren 
of  some  of  them,  who,  if  they  put 
him  to  death,  should  not  be  re- 
garded. 

25  So  when  he  had  assured  them 
with  many  words  that  he  would 
restore  them  without  hurt,  accord- 
ing to  the  agreement,  they  let  him 
go  for  the  saving  of  their  brethren. 

20  Then  Maccabeus  marched 
forth  to  '"Carnion.  and  to  the  tem- 
l)le  of  Atargatis,  and  there  he  slew 
five  and  twenty  thousand  persons. 
51 


6  Cliarax 


"  men  of 
Tob. 

^  tliose 


9  fortress. 


I*'  these  two 


11  Ciirn.aim: 

12  diffifUlt 

13  narrow- 
ness 

14  ap- 
proaches. 

15  manifesta- 
tion 


18  had  hi.  his 
poiver 


Carnaim, 


Judas  defeateth  Gorgias. 


II.  MACCABEES,  13. 


Prai/s  for  the  dead. 


27  And  after  he  had  put  to  flight 
and  destroyed  them.  Judas  removed 
the  host  toward  Ephron,  a  strong 
city,  wherein  Lysias  abode,  and  a 
great  multitude  of  divers  nations, 
and  tlie  strong  young  men  kept  the 
walls,  and  defended  them  mightily : 
wherein  also  was  great  provision  of 
engines  and  darts. 

28  But  when  Judas  and  his  com- 
pany had  called  upon  Almighty 
God,  who  with  his  power  breaketh 
the  strength  of  his  enemies,  they 
won  the  city,  and  slew  twenty  and 
five  thousand  of  them  that  were 
within. 

29  From  thence  they  departed 
to  tScythopolis,  which  lieth  six 
hundred  furlongs  from  Jerusalem. 

30  But  when  the  Jews  that  dwelt 
there  had  testifiedthat  the  .Scytho- 
politans  dealt  lovingly  with  them, 
and  entreated  them  kindly  in  the 
time  of  their  adversity  ; 

31  They  gave  them  thanks,  de- 
siring them  to  be  friendly  still  unto 
them :  and  so  they  came  to  Jeru- 
salem, the  feast  of  the  weeks  ap- 
proaching. 

32  And  after  the  feai^t,  called 
Pentecost,  they  went  forth  against 
Gorgias  the  governor  of  Idumea, 

33  Who  came  out  with  three 
thousand  men  of  foot  and  four 
hundred  horsemen. 

34  And  it  happened  that  in  their 
fighting  together  a  few  of  the  Jews 
were  slain. 

35  At  which  time  Dositheus,  one 
of  Bacenor's  company,  who  was  on 
horseback,  and  a  strong  man,  ^  was 
still  upon  Gorgias,  and  taking  hold 


of  his  (;()at  drew  him  by  force  ;  and 
when  he  would  have  taken  tliat 
cursed  man  alive,  a  horseman  of 
Thracia  coming  upon  him  '^  smote 
off  his  shoulder,  so  that  Gorgias 
tied  unto  Marisa. 

30  Now  when  they  that  were 
with  Gorgias  had  fought  long,  and 
were  w(>ary,  Judfis  called  upon  the 
Lord,  that  he  would  shew  liiinself 
to  be  their  helper  and  leader  of  the 
battle. 

37  And  with  that  he  began  in 
his  own  language,  and  sung  jisahns 
with  a  loud  voice,  and  rushing  una- 
wares upon  Gorgias'  men,  he  put 
them  to  Hight. 

38  So  ,)udas  gathered  In's  liost, 
and  came  into  the  city  of  •'  ( )d()ll;iiii. 


And  when  the  seventh  day  (^aiiK;, 
tliey  purified  themselves,  as  th»^ 
(;ustom  was,  and  kept  the  sabbath 
in  the  same  place. 

30  And  upon  the  day  following, 
as  the  use  liad  been,  Judas  and  his 
company    came    to    take    up    the 

B) 


bodies  of  them  that  were  slain,  and 
to  bury  them  with  their  kinsmen 
in  their  fathers'  graves. 

40  Now  under  the  coats  of  every 
one  that  was  slain  they  found 
things  consecrated  to  the  idols  of 
the  Jamnites,  which  is  forbidden 
the  Jews  by  the  law.  Then  every 
man  saw  that  this  was  the  cause 
wherefore  they  were  slain. 

41  All  men  therefore  praising 
the  Lord,  the  righteous  Judge, 
who  •*had  opened  the  things  that 
^  were  hid, 

42  Betook  themselve.s  unto 
prayer,  and  besought  him  that 
the  sin  committed  might  wholly 
be  put  out  of  remembrance.  Be- 
sides, that  noble  Judas  exhorted 
the  people  to  keep  themselves  from 
sin,  forsomuch  as  they  saw  before 
their  eyes  the  things  that  came  to 
pass  for  the  sins  of  those  that  were 
slain. 

43  And  when  he  had  made  a 
gathering  throughout  the  company 
to  the  sum  of  two  thousand  drachms 
of  silver,  he  sent  it  to  Jerusalem  to 
offer  a  sin  offering,  doing  therein 
very  well  and  '''  honestly,  in  that  he 
was  mindful  of  the  resurrection. 

44  For  if  he  had  not  hoped  that 
they  that  were  slain  should  have 
risen  again,  it  had  been  superfluous 
and  vain  to  pray  for  the  dead. 

45  And  also  in  that  he  perceived 
that  there  was  great  favour  laid  up 
for  those  that  died  godly,  it  was 
an  hol.y  and  good  thought.  Where- 
upon he  made  a  reconciliation  for 
the  dead,  that  they  might  be  "de- 
livered from  sin. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  Kapaiur  itivadcth  Jmlea.  \T)  Judas  hy 
niyhi  Kluye.ih  many.  IS  Enjintor'n  pur- 
pni^fi  is  defeated.  23  ITe  maketh  peace 
with  Jvdas. 

IN  the  hundred  forty  and  ninth 
year  it  was  told  Judas,  that 
Antiochus  Eupator  was  coming 
with  a  great  power  into  Judea, 

2  And  with  nim  Lysias  his  'pnv 
tector,  and  ruler  of  his  aflan-s, 
having  either  of  them  a  ** Grecian 
])()wci'  of  footmen,  an  hundred  and 


ten  thousand,  and  horsemen  five 
thousand  and  three  hundred,  and 
elei)hants  two  and  twenty.  a,nd 
three  hundred  chariots  armed  with 


3  Meiielaus  also  .j()in(Hl  himsiOf 
witli  them,  and  with  gre.it  dissimu- 
lation encouraged  Antiochus,  not 
for  the  safeguard  of  th(^  country, 
but  l)(>caus<>  lie  thought  to  have 
been    made   governor. 

4  l»ut  the  King  of  kings  moved 


Menelaus  horribly  slain. 


II.  MACCABEES,  14. 


Eupator  maketh  peace. 


Antiochus'  mind  against  this 
wicked  wi-etch,  and  Lysias  in- 
formed the  king  that  this  man  was 
the  cause  of  all  mischief,  so  that  the 
king  commanded  to  bring  him  unto 
Berea,  and  to  put  him  to  death, 
as  the  manner  is  in  that  place. 

5  Now  there  was  in  that  place  a 
tower  of  fifty  cubits  high,  full  of 
ashes,  and  it  had  a  ^  round  instru- 
ment, which  on  every  side  "  hanged 
down  into  the  ashes. 

6  And  whosoever  was  condemned 
of  sacrilege,  or  had  committed  any 
other  grievous  crime,  there  did  all 
men  thrust  him  unto  death. 

7  Such  a  death  it  happened  that 
wicked  man  to  die,  not  having  so 
much  as  burial  in  the  earth ;  and 
that  most  justly: 

8  For  inasmuch  as  he  had  com- 
mitted many  sins  about  the  altar, 
whose  fire  and  ashes  were  holy,  he 
received  his  death  in  ashes. 

9  Now  the  king  came  with  a  bar- 
barous and  haughty  mind  to  do  far 
worse  to  the  Jews,  than  had  been 
done  in  his  father's  time. 

10  Which  things  when  Judas 
perceived,  he  commanded  the  mul- 
titude to  call  upon  the  Lord  night 
and  day,  that  it  ever  at  any  other 
time,  he  would  now  also  help  them, 
being  at  the  point  to  be  put  from 
their  law,  from  their  country,  and 
from  the  holy  temple : 

1 1  And  that  he  would  not  suffer 
the  people,  that  had  even  now  been 
but  a  little  refreshed,  to  be  in  sub- 
jection to  the  blasphemous  nations. 

12  So  when  they  had  all  done 
this  together,  and  besought  the 
merciful  Lord  with  weeping  and 
fasting,  and  lying  flat  upon  the 
ground  three  days  '^  long.  Judas, 
having  exhorted  them,  commanded 
they  should  be  in  a  readiness. 

13  And  Judas,  bein^  apart  with 
the  elders,  determined,  before  the 
king's  host  should  enter  into  Judea, 
and  get  the  city,  to  go  forth  and 
try  the  matter  in  fight  by  the  help 
of  the  Lord. 

14  So  when  he  had  committed 
all  to  the  Creator  of  the  world, 
and  exhorted  his  soldiers  to  fight 
manfully,  even  unto  death,  for  the 
laws,  the  temple,  the  city,  the 
country,  and  tne  commonwealth, 
he  camped  by  Mod  in : 

15  And  having  given  the  watch- 
word to  them  that  were  about  him. 
Victory  is  of  God  ;  with  the  most 
valiant  and  choice  young  men  he 
went  ^  into  the  king's  tent  by  night, 
and  slew  in  the  camp  about  four 
thousand  men,  and  the  chiefest  of 
the  elephants,  with  all  that  were 
upon  him. 


16  And  at  last  they  filled  the 
camp  with  fear  and  tumult,  and 
departed  with  good  success. 

17  This  was  done  in  the  break 
of  the  day,  because  the  protection 
of  the  Lord  did  help  him. 

18  Now  when  the  king  had  taken 
a  taste  of  the  ^manliness  of  the 
Jews,  he  went  about  to  take  the 
"  holds  by  policy. 

19  And  marched  toward  Beth- 
sura,  which  was  a  strong  hold  of 
the  Jews  :  but  he  was  put  to  flight, 
failed,  and  lost  of  his  men  : 

20  For  Judas  had  conveyed  unto 
them  that  were  in  it  such  things 
as  were  necessary. 

21  But  Rhodqcus,  who  was  in 
the  Jews'  host,  disclosed  the  secrets 
to  the  enemies ;  therefore  he  was 
sought  out,  and  when  the,y  had 
gotten  him,  they  put  him  in  prison. 

22  The  king  treated  with  them 
in  Bethsura  the  second  time,  gave 
his  hand,  took  theirs,  departed, 
fought  with  Judas,  was  overcome ; 

23  Heard  that  Philip,  who  was 
left  over  the  affairs  in  Antioch, 
was "  desperately  bent,  confounded, 
intreateci  the  Jews,  submitted  him- 
self,  and  sware  to  all  "^ equal  con- 
ditions, agreed  with  them,  and 
offered  sacrifice,  honoured  the  tem- 
l)le,  and  dealt  kindly  with  the 
place, 

24  And  ^accepted  well  of  Macca- 
beus, made  him  principal  governor 
from  Ftolemais  unto  the  Gerrhe- 
nians ; 

25  Came  to  Ftolemais :  the  peo- 
ple there  Avere  ^''  grieved  for  the 
covenants :  for  they  '^stoi'meflT 
because    they   would    make    their 


covenants  void  : 

26  Lysias  \yent  up  to  the  judg- 
ment seat,  said  as  much  as  could 
be  in  defence  of  the  cause,  per- 
suaded, pacified,  made  them  well 
affected,  returned  to  Antioch. 
Thus  it  went  touching  the  king's 
coming  and  departing. 

CH  AFTER  14. 

0  Alciinux  (iccufteth  Jiidan.  18  Nicanor 
maku'tli  peace  with  Judas.  89  lie  neek-cth 
to  tii/i'e  flosis.  4G  who,  to  escape  his  haiu/.f, 
kilteth  himself. 

AFTER  three  years  was  Judas 
informed,  that  Demetrius  the 
i<()n.  of  Seleucus,  having  entered  by 
the  ha\en  of  Tripolis  with  a  great 
'"jiower  and  navy, 

2  Had  taken  the  counti'y,  and 
killed  Aiitiochus,  and  Lysias  his 
'■'  protector. 

3  Now  one  Alcimus,  who  liad 
been  high  priest,  and   had  defiled 


5  exceeding 
bolduess 

"  strong 
holds  by 
stratagem. 


'  grown 
desperate, 
was  con- 
founded, 
**  just 


9  graciously 
received 


1"  displeased 
at  the 
treaty ; 
11  were  ex- 
ceeding 
indignant, 
and  would 
make  the 
agreements 
void: 


1-  host 


'■'  guardian. 


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Alcimxis  slandereth  Judas. 


II.  MACCABEES,  14. 


Nicanor  and  Judas  friends. 


himself  wilfully  ^hi_  the  times  of 
their  mingling  tvith  the  Gentiles, 
seeing  that  by  no  means  he  could 
save  himself,  nor  have  any  more 
access  to  the  holy  altar, 

4  Came  to  king  Demetrius  in  the 
hundred  and  one  and  fiftieth  year, 
presenting  unto  him  a  crown  of 
gold,  and  a  ijalm,  and  also  of  the 
boughs  which  were  used  solemnly 
in  the  temple :  -  and  so  that  day 
he  held  his  peace. 

5  Howbeit,  having  gotten  oppor- 
tunity to  further  his  foolish  enter- 
prize  and  being  called  into  counsel 
by  Demetrius,  and  asked  how  the 
Jews  stood  affected,  and  what  they 
intended,  he  answered  thereunto  : 

6  Those  of  the  Jews  that  be 
called  "  Assideans,  whose  captain 
is  Judas  Maccabeus,  ^  nourish  war, 
and  are  seditious,  and  will  not  let 
the  realm  be  in  peace. 

7  Therefore  I,  being  deprived  of 
mine  ancestors'  honour,  I  mean 
the  high  priesthood,  am  now  come 
hither : 

8  First,  verily  for  the  unfeigned 
care  I  have  of  things  pertaining  to 
the  king ;  and  secondly,  even  for 
that  I  intend  the  good  of  mine 
own  countrymen  :  for  all  our  na- 
tion is  in  no  small  misery  through 
the  unadvised  dealing  of  them 
aforesaid. 

9  Wherefoi'e,  O  king,  seeing  thou 
knowest  all  these  things,  be  care- 
ful for  the  country,  and  our  nation, 
which  is  pressed  on  every  side, 
according  to  the  clemency  that 
thou  readily  shewest  unto  all. 

10  For  as  long  as  Judas  liveth, 
it  is  not  possible  that  the  state 
should  be  quiet. 

1 1  This  was  no  sooner  spoken 
of  him,  but  others  of  the  king's 
friends,  being  maliciously  set 
against  Judas,  did  more  incense 
Demetrius. 

12  And  forthwith  calling  Nica- 
nor, who  had  been  master  or  the  (el- 
ephants, and  making  him  governor 
over  Judea,  he  s(!nt  him  foi'th, 

13  Commanding  him  to  slay 
Judas,  and  to  scatter  them  that 
wer(!  with  him,  and  to  make  Alci- 
mus  high  priest  of  the  great  temple. 

14  Then  the  heath(!n,  that  liad 
fl(!d  out  of  Jud(!a  from  Judas, 
came  to  Nicanor  by  flocks,  think- 
ing the  harm  and  calamities  of  the 
J(>ws  to  be  their  welfare;. 

1.5  Now  when  the  Jew.s  heard 
of  Nicanor's  coming,  and  that  the 
heathen  were  up  against  tiicm, 
they  cast  earth  upon  tluiii-  heads, 
and  made  supplication  to  him  that 
had  established  his  people  for  ever. 


and  who  always  helpeth  his  portion 
with  manifestation  of  his  presence. 

16  So  at  the  commandment  of 
the  captain  they  removed  straight- 
ways  from  thence,  and  came  near 
unto  them  at  the  town  of  Dessau. 

17  Now  Simon,  Judas'  brother, 
had  joined  battle  with  Nicanor 
but    was    somewhat    ''discomfited 


through  the  sudden  **  silence  of  his 
enemies. 

IS  Nevertheless  Nicanor,  hear- 
ing of  the  manliness  of  them  that 
were  with  Judas,  and  the  coura- 
geousness  that  they  had  Ho  fight 
for  their  country,  durst  not  try 
the  matter  by  the  sword. 

1 9  Wherefore  he  sent  Posidonius, 
and  Theodotus,  and  Mattathias,  to 
make  peace. 

20  So  when  they  had  taken  long 
advisement  thereupon,  and  the 
captain  had  made  the  multitude 
acquainted  therewith,  and  it  ap- 
peared that  they  were  all  of  one 
mind,  they  consented  to  the  *  cove- 
nants. 


2 1  And  appointed  a  day  to  meet 
in  together  oy  themselves :  and 
^  when   the  day  came,  and   stools 


were  set  for  either  of  them. 

22  Juda."  placed  armed  men 
ready  in  convenient  places,  lest 
some  treachery  should  be  suddenly 
practised  by  the  enemies  :  so  they 
made  a  peaceable  conference. 

23  Now  Nicanor '"abode  in  Jeru- 
salem, and  did  no  hurt,  but  sent 
away  the  people  that  came  flocking 
unto  him. 

24  And  he  would  not  willingly 
have  Judas  out  of  his  sight :  iov  he 
loved  the  man  from  his  heart. 

25  He  prayed  him  also  to  take  a 
wife,  and  to  beget  children  :  so  he 
married,  was  quiet,and  "  took  part 
of  this  life. 


26  l^ut  Alcimus,  perceiving  the 
love  that  was  betwixt  them,  and 
considering  the  covenants  that 
w(;re  made,  came  to  Demetrius,  and 
told  him  that  Nicanor  was  not  well 
affected  toward  the  state  ;  for  that 
he  had  oi-dained  .ludas,  a  traitoi'  to 
his  realm,  to  be  the  king's  successor. 

27  Then  the  king  being  in  a  rage, 
and  provoked  with  the  accusations 
of  themostwick(!(l  man,wi-ot(;to  Ni- 
cajior,  signifying  that  he  was  much 
displeased  with  tlK'''"coven;uits,aiid 
commanding  him  that  Ik;  should 
send  Maccabeus  iirisoner  in  all 
liaste  unto  Antioch. 

2H  When  this  cam<;  to  NicaTioi-'s 
healing,  Ik;  was  much  confounded 
in  himself,  and  took  it  gri(»vousIy 
that  he  should  aiake  void  the  arti- 


1054 


blasphemy. 


II.  MACCABEES,  15. 


Razis  killeth  himself. 


cles  which  were  agreed  upon,  the 
man  Ijeing  in  no  fault. 

29  But  oecause  there  was  no  deal- 
ing against  the  king,  he  watched 
his  time  to  accomplish  this  thing 
by  ^  policy. 

30  Notwithstanding,  when  Mac- 
cabeus saw  that  Nicanor  began  to 
be  churlish  unto  him,  and  that  he 
entreated  him  more  roughly  than 
he  was  wont,  perceiving  that  such 
sour  behaviour  came  not  of  good,^ 
he  gathered  togetlier  not  a  few  of 
his  men,  and  withdrew  himself 
from  Nicanor. 

31  But  the  other^  knowing  that 
he  was  notably  '"  prevented  by 
Judas'  ^  policy,  came  into  the  great 
and  holy  temple,  and  cornmanded 
the  priests,  that  were  offering  their 
usual  sacrifices,  to  deliver  him  the 
man. 

32  And  when  they  sware  that 
they  could  not  tell  where  the  man 
was  whom  he  sought, 

33  He  stretched  out  his  right 
hand  toward  the  temple,  and  made 
an  oath  in  this  manner  :  If  ye  will 
not  deliver  me  Judas  as  a  pri- 
soner, I  will  lay  this  temple  of  uod 
even  with  the  ground,  and  I  will 
break  down  the  altar,  and  erect  a 
notable  temple  unto  Bacchus. 

34  After  these  words  hedeparted. 
Then  the  priests  lifted  up  their 
hands  toward  heaven,  and  besought 
him  that  was  ever  a  defender  of 
their  nation,  saying  in  this  man- 
ner ; 

35  Thou,  O  Loixl  of  all  things, 
who  hast  need  of  nothing,  Avast 
pleased  that  the  temple  of  thine 
habitation  should  be  among  us  : 

36  Therefore  now,  O  holy  Lord  of 
all  holiness,  keep  this  house  ever  un- 
defiled,  which  lately  was  cleansed, 
and  stop  every  unrighteous  mouth. 

37  Now  was  there  accused  unto 
Nicanor  one  Razis,  one  of  the  elders 
of  Jerusalem,  a  lover  of  his  country- 
men, and  a  man  of  very  good  re- 
port, who  for  his  kindness  was 
called  a  father  of  the  Jews. 

38  For  in  the  former  times,  when 
they  mingled  not  themselves  with 
the  Gentiles,  he  had  been  accused 
of  Judaism,  and  did  boldly  jeopard 
his  body  and  life  with  all  vehemency 
for  the  religion  of  the  Jews. 

39  So  Nicanor,  willing  to  declare 
the  hate  that  he  bare  unto  the  Jews, 
sent  above  five  hundred  men  of  war 
to  take  him : 

40  For  he  thought  by  taking 
him  to  do  the  Jews  much  hurt. 

41  Now  when  the  multitude 
would  have  taken  the  towei',  and 
violently  brokeii  into  the  outei- 
door,  and  bade  that  fire  should  be 


brought  to  burn  it,  he  being  ready 
to  be  taken  on  every  side  fell  upon 
his  sword  ;  _  • 

42  Choosing  rather  to  die  man- 
fully, than  to  come  into  the  hands 
of  the  wicked,  to  be  abused  other- 
wise than  beseemed  his  noble  birth : 

43  Butmissinghis  stroke  through 
haste,  the  multitude  also  rushing 
within  the  doors,  he  ran  boldly  up 
to  the  wall,  and  cast  himself  down 
manfully  among  the  thickest  of 
them. 

44  But  they  quickly  giving  back, 
and  a  space  being  made,  ne  fell 
down  into  the  midst  of  the  void 
place. 

45  Nevertheless,  while  there  was 
yet  breath  within  him,  being  in- 
flamed with  anger,  he  rose  up ;  and 
though  his  blood  gushed  out  like 
spouts  of  water,  and  his  wounds 
were  grievous,  yet  he  ran  through 
the  midst  of  the  throng ;  and  stand- 
ing upon  a  steep  rock, 

46  When  as  his  blood  was  now 
quite  gone,  he  plucked  out  his 
bowels,  and  taking  them  in  both 
his  hands,  he  cast  them  upon  the 
throng,  and  calling  upon  the  Lord 
of  life  and  spirit  to  restore  him 
those  again,  he  thus  died. 

CHAPTER  15. 

5  Kicanor^s  hlatipUeniy.  8  Judas  encouraff- 
eth  his  men  hy  his  dfenm.  28  Nicanor  is 
slain. 

BUT  Nicanor,  hearing  that  Judas 
and  his  company  were  in  the 
strong  places  about  Samaria,  re- 
solved without  any  danger  to  set 
upon  them  on  the  sabbath  day. 

2  Nevertheless  the  Jews  that 
were  compelled  to  go  with  him 
said,  O  destroy  not  so  cruelly  and 
barbarously,  but  give  honour  to 
that  day,  which  he,  that  seeth  all 
things,  hath  honoured  with  holi- 
ness above  otJier  days. 

3  Then  the  '^  most  ungracious 
wretch  demanded,  if  there  were  a 
Mighty  one  in  heaven,  that  had 
commanded  the  sabbath  day  to  be 
kept. 

4  And  when  they  said.  There  is  in 
heaven  a  living  Lord,  and  mighty, 
who  commanded  the  seventh  day 
to  be  kept : 

5  Then  said  the  other,  And  I  also 
am  miglity  upon  earth,  and  I  com- 
mand to  take  ai'ms,  and  to  do  the 
king's  business.  Yet  lie  ''obtained 
not  to  have  his  wicked  will  done. 

6  So  Nicanor  in  exceeding  inlde 
and  haughtiness  detei'mined  to  set 
up  a  i)ublirk  monument  of  his  vic- 
toi'y  over  Judas  and  them  that  were 
with  him. 

7  But  Maccabeus  had  ever  sure 


*  wicked 


5  prevailed 


1055 


Judas  relateth  a  dream. 


II.  MACCABEES,  15. 


His  prayer  and  victory. 


confidence   that    the    Lord  would 
help  him : 

8  Whei'efore  he  exhorted  his  peo- 
ple not  to  fear  the  coming  of  the 
heathen  against  them,  but  to  re- 
member the  help  which  in  former 
times  they  had  received  froni  hea- 
ven, and  now  to  expect  the  victory 
and  aid,  which  should  come  unto 
them  from  the  Almighty. 

9  And  so  comforting  them  out  of 
the  law  and  the  prophets,  and 
withal  putting  them  in  mind  of 
the  battles  that  they  won  afore,  he 
made  them  more  cheerful. 

10  And  when  he  had  stirred  up 
their  minds,  he  gave  them  their 
charge,  shewing  them  therewithal 
the  falsehood  of  the  heathen,  and 
the  breach  of  oaths. 

1 1  Thus  he  armed  every  one  of 
them,  not  so  much  with  defence  of 
shields  and  spears,  as  with  com- 
fortable and  good  words :  and  be- 
side that,  he  told  them  a  dream 
worthy  to  be  believed,  as  if  it  had 
been  so  indeed,  which  did  not  a 
little  rejoice  them. 

12  And  this  was  his  vision  :  That 
Onias,  who  had  been  high  priest,  a 
virtuous  and  a  good  man,  reverend 
in  ^  conversation,  gentle  in  "  condi- 
tion, well  spoken  also,  and  exer- 
cised from  a  child  in  all  points  of 
virtue,  holding  up  his  hands  prayed 
for  the  whole  Dody  of  the  Jews. 

13  This  done,  in  like  manner 
there  appeared  n  man  with  gray 
hairs,  ana  exceeding  glorious,  who 
was  of  a  •  wonderful  and  excellent 
majesty. 

14  Then  Onias  answered,  saying. 
This  is  a  l<jver  of  the  brethren,  who 
prayeth  much  for  the  peoi)le,  and 
for  the  holy  city,  to  loit,  Jeremias 
the  prophet  of  God. 

15  Whereupon  Jeremias  holding 
forth  his  right  hand  gave  to  Judas 
a  sword  of  gold,  and  in  giving  it 
spake  thus, 

'  IG  Take  this  holy  sword,  a  gift 
from  (jiod,  with  the  wliich  thou 
shalt  wound  the  adversaries. 

17  Thus  being  well  comforted  by 
the  words  of  .Judas,  which  were 
very  good,  and  able  to  stir  them 
up  to  valoui',  and  to  encourage  the 
hearts  of  the  young  men,  they  de- 
terniinfMl  not  to  pitch  camp,  but 
coui-ageously  to  set  ui)on  tluMU,  and 
manfully  to  try  the  niatt(!r  l)y  con- 
flict, because  the  city  and  the 
sanctuary  and  the  temple  were  in 
danger. 

IcS  For  the  care  that  they  took 
for  their  wives,  and  theii-  children, 
their  brethren,  and  kinsfolks,  was 
in  least  account  with  them  :    but 


the  greatest  and  principal  fear  was 
for  the  holy  temple. 

1 9  Also  they  that  were  in  the 
city  ^  took  not  the  least  care,  being 
troubled  for  the  conflict  abroad. 

20  And  now,  when  as  all  looked 
what  should  be  the  •*  trial,  and  the 
enemies  were  already  come  near, 
and  the  army  was  set  in  array,  and 
the  *  beasts  conveniently  placed, 
and  the  hoi'semen  set ''  in  wings, 

21  Maccabeus  seeing  the  coming 
of  the  multitude,  and  the  divers 
preparations  of  armour,  and  the 
fierceness  of  the  *  beasts,  stretched 
out  his  hands  toward  heaven,  and 
called  upon  the  Lord  that  worketh 
wonders,  knowing  that  victory 
Cometh  not  by  arms,  but  even  as  it 
seemeth  good  to  him,  he  giveth  it 
to  such  as  are  worthy  : 

2  2  Therefore  in  his  prayer  he  said 
after  this  manner ;  O  Lord,  thou 
didst  send  thine  angel  in  the  time 
of  "  Ezekias  king  of  ^  Judea,  and 
didst  slay  in  the  host  of  fSennache- 
rib  an  hundred  fourscore  and  five 
thousand : 

2-3  Wherefore  now  also,  O  Lord 
of  heaven,  send  a  good  angel  before 
us  for  a  fear  and  dread  unto  them  ; 

24  And  through  the  might  of 
thine  arm  let  tnose  be  stricken 
with  terror,  that  come  against  thy 
holy  people  to  blaspheme.  And  he 
ended  thus. 

25  Then  Nicanor  and  they  that 
were  with  him  came  forward  with 
trumpets  and  songs. 

26  But  Judas  and  his  company 
encountered  the  enemies  with  in- 
vocation and  prayer. 

27  (So  that  fighting  with  their 
hands,  and  praying  unto  God  with 
their  hearts,  they  slew  no  less  than 
thirty  and  five  thousand  men:  for 
through  the  ''  appearance  of  God 
they  were  greatly  cheered. 

28  Now  when  the  battle  was 
done,  returning  again  with  joy, 
tliey  knew  that  Nicanor  lay  dead 
in  his  "  hai'ness. 

29  Then  tliey  made  a  great  shout 
and  a  noise,  ])raising  the  Almighty 
in  their  own  languag(!. 

30  And  ./iidfiK.  who  was  ever  the 
chief  defender  of  tlu!  citizens  both 
in  body  and  mind,  and  who  con- 
tinued his  love  toward  liis  i;(»untry- 
men  ail  his  life,  commanded  to 
sti'ike  ofi'  Nicanor's  head,  and  his 
hand  with  bis  shoulder,  and  bring 
them  to  Jerusalem. 

31  So  when  he  was  there,  and 
had  called  them  of  his  nalion  to- 
gethei',  and  set  the  piiests   before 


*  That  is,  elephants. 


t  Or, 


^  were  in  no 
light  dis- 
tress, 

^  issue, 


5  on  the 
flanks, 


OHezekiah 
''  Judah, 


8 1  protcc.t- 
iiiff  care 


105f) 


Nicanor  beheaded. 


II.  MACCABEES,  15. 


Tlie  city  delivered. 


the  altar,  he  sent  for  them  that 
were  of  the  ^  tower, 

32  And  shewed  them  vile  Nica- 
nor's  head,  and  the  hand  of  that 
blasphemer,  which  with  proud 
brags  he  had  stretched  out  against 
the  holy  temple  of  the  Almighty. 

33  And  when  he  had  cut  out  the 
tongue  of  that  vingodly  Nicanor,  he 
commanded  that  they  should  give 
it  by  pieces  unto  the  '"  fowls,  and 
hang  up  the  reward  of  his  madness 
before  the  temple. 

34  So  every  man  praised  toward 
the  heaven  the  glorious  Lord,  say- 
ing. Blessed  be  he  that  hath  kept 
his  own  place  undefiled. 

35  He  hanged  also  Nicanor's  head 
upon  the  ^  tower,  an  evident  and 
manifest  sign  unto  all  of  the  help 
of  the  Lord. 

36  And  they  ordained  all  with  a 


common  decree  in  no  case  to  let 
that  day  pass  without  solemnity, 
but  to  celeorate  the  thirteenth  day 
of  the  twelfth  month,  which  in  the 
Syrian  tongue  is  called  Adar,  the 
day  before  ^  Mardocheus'  day. 

37  Thus  went  it  with  Nicanor : 
and  from  that  time  forth  the  He- 
brews had  the  city  in  their  power. 
And  here  will  I  make  an  end. 

38  And  if  /  have  f/o/ie  well,  and 
as  is  fitting  the  ■*  story,  it  is  that 
which  I  desired:  but  if  slenderly 
and  meanly,  it  is  that  which  I  could 
attain  unto. 

39  For  as  it  is  hurtful  to  drink 
wine  or  water  alone ;  and  as  wine 
mingled  with  water  is  pleasant, 
and  delighteth  the  taste  :  even  so 
speech  finely  framed  delighteth  the 
ears  of  them  that  read  the  story. 
And  here  shall  be  an  end. 


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cai's 


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Genealogy  of  Jesus  Christ. 


His  birth. 


THE   GOSPEL  ACCORDmG   TO 

St.  MATTHEW 


1  Judah 

2  Perez 

3  Zerah 

*  Tamav ; 
s  Hezron ; 
6  Hezron 
''  Ram; 

8  Ram 

9  Nahshon ; 
l«  Nahshon 

11  Boaz 

12  Rahal) ; 

13  Uriah ; 

14  Reho- 
boam ; 

15  Rehol)oam 
I'J  Abijah ; 

1"  Aliijah 
18  Jehosha- 
phat ; 

1'*  Jehosha- 
phat 

20  Uzziah ; 

21  Uzziah 

22  Jothani ; 

23  Jotham 

24  Ahaz ; 

25  Ahaz 

26  Hezekiah ; 
2"  Hezekiah 

28  Manas- 
seh ; 

29  Manasseh 
3"  Josiah ; 

31  .Tosiali 
■^-  .Teconiah 

33  Shealt  iel ; 

34  Shealtiel 

35  Zprnbba- 
bel ; 

36  Zernbba- 
bel 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  The  genealogy  of  Christ  from  Abraham  to 
Joaeph.  18  He  wis  conceited  by  the  Ilohj 
OhoKf,(nid  harii  (f  the  Vir(jiii  Mary  irheii 
she  vdK  tapoiiwd  t<i  Jaxe.p/i.  19  7'/ie  angel 
satisjitth  the  iiiixdeftniiiij  thinigldx  of  Jo- 
seph, andinterpreteth  the  names  of  Christ. 

rPHE  book  of  the  generation  of 
X  Jesus  Christ,  the  son  of  David, 
the  son  of  Abraham. 

2  Abraham  begat  Isaac ;  and 
Isaac  begat  Jacob ;  and  Jacob  be- 
gat ^  Judas  and  his  brethren  ; 

3  And  ^  Judas  begat  -  Pliares  and 
^  Zara  of    ^Thamar  ;    and  '"  J'hares 

Esroni  begat 


begat  ''  Esrom  :  and    

^  Aram : 

4  And  *  Aram  begat  Aminadab ; 
and    Aminadab    begat   ^Naasson; 


and  ^"  Naasson  begat  Sahnon  ; 

5  And  (Salmon  begat  "  Booz  of 
^'•^  Rachab  ;  and  "  Booz  begat  Obed 
of  Rutii ;  and  Obed  begat  Jesse  ; 

6  And  Jesse  begat  David  the 
king ;  and  David  the  king  begat 
Solomon  of  her  tJiat  had  been  the 
wife  of  '^  Urias  ; 

7  And  Solomon  begat  "Roboam  : 
and  ^'Roboam  begat  ^"  Abia ;  and 
"  Abia  begat  Asa  ; 

■S  And  Asa  begat  ^^  Josaphat ; 
and  '"  Josaphat  begat  Joram ;  and 
Joram  begat  -"  Ozias  ; 

9  And  -'  Ozias  begat  ^^  Joatham  ; 
and  "^Joatham  begat  -'' Achazj  and 
"'_Achaz  begat ""  Ezekias  ; 

1 0  And  '-'  Ezekias  begat  ^  Man  as- 
ses :  and  ^'''Manasses  begat  Amon  ; 
and  Amon  begat  •"'  Josias  ; 

1 1  And  ^^  Jofiias  begat •''Jpchonias 
and  his  brethren,  about  the  time 
they  were  cai-ried  away  to  Babylon : 

12  And  after  they  were  brought 
to  Bab.ylon,  ^- Jechonias  begat 
'■■"  Salatln'el :  and  •"*  Sahithiel  begat 
'■'"'  Zorolmbel  : 

[  -H  And  •'"/(  )!■(  >])abel  begat Abiud ; 
and  Abiud  b'tjgat  Eliakim ;  and 
l^^liakim  begat  Azor ; 


14  And  Azor  begat  Sadoc ;  and 
Sadoc  begat  Achim ;  and  Achim 
begat  Eliud ; 

1 5  And  Eliud  begat  Eleazar ;  and 
Eleazar  begat  Matthan  ;  and  Mat- 
than  begat  Jacob ; 

16  And  Jacob  begat  Joseph  the 
husband  of  Mary,  of  whom  was 
born  Jesus,  who  is  called  Christ. 

17  So  all  the  generations  from 
Abi'aham  to  David  are  fourteen 
generatioris  ;  and  from  David  until 
the  carrying  away  into  Babylon 
are  fourteen  generations  ;  and  from 
the  carrying  away  into  Babylon 
unto  ^^ Christ  are  fourteen  genera- 
tions. 

18  U  Now  the  birth  of  Jesus 
Christ  was  on  this  wise :  When  as 
his  mother  Mary  was  "^^espoused  to 
Joseph,  before  they  came  together, 
she  was  found  with  child  of  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

19  Then  Joseph  her  husband, 
being  a  just  man,  and  not  willing 
to  niake  her  a  publick  example,  was 
minded  to  put  her  away  privily. 

20  But  while  he  thought  on  these 
things,  behold,  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  appeai'ed  unto  him  in  a 
dream,  saying,  Joseph,  thou  son 
of  David,  fear  not  to  take  unto 
thee  Mary  thy  wife :  for  that  which 
is  conceived  in  her  is  of  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

2 1  And  she  shall  bring  forth  a 
son^  and  thou  shalt  call  his  name 
JESUS  :  for  he  shall  save  his  peo- 
ple from  their  sins. 

22  Now  all  this  was  done,  that  it 
might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken 
•'W  the  Lord  ■*"  by  the  prophet,  say- 
ing, 

23  Behold,  a  virgin  shall  be  with 
child,  and  sliall  luring  forth  a  son, 
and  they  shall  call  his  name  Em- 
manuel, which  being  interpreted 
is,  God  with  us. 

24  Then  Joseph  being  raised 
from  sleep  did  as  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  ht\(\  bidden  him,  and  took 
unto  him  liis  wife : 


3?  the  Christ 


38  betrothed 


39   l,y 

■»«  tliroiierh 


Visit  of  the  Magi. 


St.  MATTHEW,  2,  3. 


Flight  into  Egt/jd. 


25  And  knew  her  not  till  she  had 
brought  forth  her  firstborn  sou : 
and  he  called  his  name  JE8US. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  The  wise  men  out  of  the  east  are  directed  to 
Chrint  by  a  star.  11  They  worship  him, 
and  offer  their  presents.  14  Joseph  fleeth 
into  Egypt,  with  Jesus  and  Ms  mother. 
16  Herod  slayeth  the  child ren :  20  Jumsetf 
diet!).,  23  ('/wist  is  hrotight  back,  again 
into  Galilee  to  Nazareth. 

"VTOW  when  Jesus  was  born  in 
iS  Bethlehem  of  Judtea  in  the 
days  of  Herod  the  king,  Behold, 
there  came  ^  wise  men  from  the 
east  to  Jerusalem, 

2  Saying,  Where  is  he  that  is 
born  King  of  the  Jews'?  for  we 
have  seen  his  star  in  the  east,  and 
are  come  to  worship  him. 

3  When  Herod  the  king  had 
heard  <//e.se  things^,  he  was  troubled, 
and  all  Jerusalem  with  him. 

4  And  when  he  had  gathered  all 
the  chief  priests  and  scribes  of  the 
people  together,  he  demanded  of 
them  where  Christ  should  be  born. 

5  And  they  said  unto  him,  In 
Bethlehem  of  Judfea  :  for  thus  it  is 
written  by  the  prophet, 

6  And  thou  Bethlehem,  in  the 
lanfl  of  Juda,  art  not  the  least 
among  the  princes  of  Juda  :  for 
out  of  thee  shall  come  a  Governor, 
that  shall  rule  my  people  Israel. 

7  Then  Herod,  when  he  had  pri- 
vily called  the  '~  wise  men,  enquired 
of  them  diligently  what  time  the 
star  appeared. 

8  And  he  sent  them  to  Bethle- 
hem, and  said.  Go  and  search  dili- 
gently for  the  young  child  ;  and 
when  ye  have  found  kim,  bring  me 
word  again,  that  I  may  come  and 
worship  him  also. 

9  When  they  had  heard  the  king, 
they  departed ;  and,  lo,  the  star, 
wliich  they  saw  in  the  east,  went 
before  them,  till  it  came  and  stood 
over  whei-e  the  young  child  was. 

10  When  they  saw  the  star,  they 
rejoiced  with  exceeding  great  joy. 

I  1  II  And  when  they  were  come 
into  the  house,  they  saw  the;  young 
child  with  Mary  his  mother,  and 
fell  down,  and  worshipped  him  : 
and  when  they  had  opened  their 
treasures,  they  presented  unto  him 
gifts ;  gold,  and  frankincense,  and 
myrrh. 

12  And  being  warned  of  God  in 
adreain  t  liat  tliey  should  not  return 
to  Herod,  tli(!y  denarted  into  their 
own  country  another  way. 

13  And  when  they  were  departed, 
l)eliold,  the  angel  of  th(^  Lord  ap- 
ixvireth  U)  Joseph  in  a  di'eam,  say- 
ing. Arise,  and  take  the  young 
(;liil(l  and  liis  mothei',  and  Hee  int<j 


Egypt,  and  be  thou  there  until  T 
bring  thee  word :  for  Herod  will 
seek  the  youngchild  to  destroy  him. 

14  When  he  arose,  he  took  the 
young  child  and  his  mother  hy 
night,  and  departed  into  Egypt : 

1 5  And  was  there  until  the  death 
of  Herod  :  that  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  ^  of  the  Lord  ^  hw_ 
the  prophet,  saying,  Out  of  Egypt 
have  I  called  my  son. 

16  ^  Then  Herod,  when  he  saw 
that  he  was  mocked  of  the  '^  wise 
men,  v/as  exceeding  wroth,  and 
sent  forth,  and  slew  all  the  ''  child- 
ren that  were  in  Bethlehem,  and 
in  all  the  "coasts  thereof,  from  two 
years  old  and  under,  according  to 
the  time  which  he  had  diligentlj' 
enquired  of  the  "'  wise  men. 

1 7  Then  was  fulfilled  that  which 
was  spoken  by  ®  Jeremy  the  prophet, 
saying, 

18  In  Rama  was  there  a  voice 
heard,  lamentation,  and  weeping, 
and  great  mourning,  Rachel  weep- 
ing for  her  children,  and  would 
not  be  comforted,  because  they  are 
not. 

19  U  But  when  Herod  was  dead, 
behold,  an  angel  of  the  Lord  ap- 
peareth  in  a  dream  to  Joseph  in 
Egypt, 

20  tSaying,  Arise,  and  take  the 
young  child  and  his  mother,  and 
go  into  the  land  of  Israel :  for  they 
are  dead  which  sought  the  young 
child's  life. 

21  And  he  arose,  and  took  the 
young  child  and  his  mother,  and 
came  into  the  land  of  Israel. 

22  But  when  he  heard  that  Ar- 
chelaus  did  reign  in  Jud;ea  in  the 
room  of  his  father  Herod,  he  was 
afraid     to    go   thither :    "'  notwith- 


standing, being  warned  of  Ciod  in 
a  dream,  he  turned  aside  into  the 
parts  of  Galilee : 

23  And  he  came  and  dwelt  in  a 
city  called  Nazareth  :  that  it  might 
be  fulfilled  which  was  si)oken  by 
the  prophets.  He  shall  be  called  a 
Nazarene. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  John  prencheth :  his  offlce :  life,  and  bap- 
tism. 7  lie  reprehend eth  the  Pharisees,  13 
inidlxi/itizeth  Christ  in  Jordan. 

TN  those    days    came    John    the 
Baptist,   preaching  in  the  wil- 
derness of  .luda-a, 

2  And  saying.  Repent  .ye:  for 
the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand. 

3  For  this  is  he  that  was  si)oken 
of  by  the  prophet  '"  I'sn.ias.  saying. 
The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the 
wilderness,  Prepai'e*  ye  the  way  of 
the  Lord,  make  his  i)aths  straight , 


John^s  preaching  and  baptism.  St.  MATTHEW,  4. 


Tlie  temptation  of  Christ. 


4  And  the  same  John  had  his 
I'aiinent  of  camel's  hair,  and  a 
leathern  girdle  about  his  loins ; 
and  his '  meat  was  locusts  and  wild 
honey. 

5  Then  went  out  to  him  Jerusa- 
lem, and  all  Judpea,  and  all  the 
region  I'ound  about  Jordan, 

6  And  were  baptized  of  him  in 
Jordan,  confessing  their  sins. 

7  ^  But  when  he  saw  many  of 
the  Pharisees  and  Sadducees  come 
to  his  baptism,  he  said  unto  them, 

0  "  generation  of  vipers,  who  hath 
warned  you  to  flee  from  the  wrath 
to  come '( 

8  Bring  forth  therefore  fruits 
meet  for  repentance : 

9  And  think  not  to  say  within 
yourselves.  We  have  Abraham  to 
our  father :  for  I  say  unto  you, 
that  God  is  able  of  these  stones  to 
raise  up  chikh'en  unto  Abraham. 

1 0  And  now  also'  the  axe  is  laid 
unto  the  root  of  the  trees :  there- 
fore every  tree  which  bringeth  not 
forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and 
cast  into  the  fire. 

Ill  indeed  baptize  you  with 
water  unto  repentance  :  but  he 
that  cometh  after  me  is  mightier 
than  I,  whose  shoes  I  am  not 
worthy  to  bear  :  he  shall  baptize 
you  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  with 
fire : 

12  Whose  fan  is  in  his  hand,  and 
he  will  throughly  purge  his  ''floor. 
and  gather  his  wheat  into  the  gar- 
ner ;  but  he  will  burn  up  the 
chaff  with  unquenchable  fire. 

13  II  Then  cometh  Jesus  from 
Galilee  to  Jordan  unto  John,  to  be 
baptized  of  him. 

H  But  John  ^  forbad  him,  say- 
ing, 1  have  need  to  be  baptized  of 
thee,  and  comest  thou  to  me  ? 

15  And  Jesus  answering  said 
unto  him.  Suffer  it  to  be  so  now  :  for 
thus  it  becometh  us  to  fulfil  all 
righteousness.  Then  he  suffered  him. 

IG  And  Jesus,  when  he  was  bap- 
tized, went  up  straightway  '  mrtof 
the  water :  and,  lo,  the  heavens 
were  opened  unto  him,  and  he  saw 
the  Spirit  of  God  descending  "  like 
a  dove,  and  lighting  upon  him  : 

17  And  lo  a  voice  from  heaven, 
saying.  This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in 
whom  I  am  well  pleased. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  ChviH  faxteth,  cnifi  in  temjiterl.  11  The  av- 
gelH  minister  iivto  him.  lo  ire  (JiceUelh  ill 
Capernaum,  17  be(iinneth  to  preach,  IS 
calleth  Peter,  and  Andrew,  21  James,  and 
John.  23  and  healeth  all  the  dixeaned. 

THEN  was  Jesus  lefl   up  of  the 
spirit   into   the  wilderness   to 
be  tempted  of  the  devil. 


2  And  when  he  had  fasted  forty 
days  and  forty  nights,  he  was  af- 
terward an  hungred. 

3  And  when  the  tempter  came  to 
him,  he  said.  If  thou  be  the  Son  of 
God,  command  that  these  stones  be 
made  bread. 

4  But  he  answered  and  said.  It  is 
written,  Man  shall  not  live  by  bread 
alone,  but  by  every  word  that  pro- 
ceedeth  out  of  the  mouth  of  God. 

5  Then  the  devil  taketh  him  up 
into  the  holy  city,  and  setteth  him 
on  "  a  pinnacle  of  the  temple, 

6  And  saith  unto  him.  If  thou  he 
the  Son  of  God,  cast  thyself  down  : 
for  it  is  written.  He  shall  give  his 
angels  charge  concerning  thee  :  and 
in  their  hands  they  shall  bear  thee 
up,  lest  "at  any  time  thou  dash  thy 
foot  against  a  stone. 

7  Jesus  said  unto  him.  It  is  writ- 
ten again.  Thou  shalt  not  tempt  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

8  Again,  the  devil  taketh  him  up 
into  an  exceeding  high  mountain, 
and  sheweth  him  all  the  kingdoms 
of  the  world,  and  the  glory  of  them  ; 

9  And  saith  unto  him.  All  these 
things  will  I  give  thee,  if  thou  wilt 
fall  down  and  worship  me. 

10  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  him, 
Get  thee  hence,  Satan  :  for  it  is 
written.  Thou  shalt  worship  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  him  only  shalt 
thou  serve. 

1 1  Then  the  devil  leaveth  him, 
and,  behold,  angels  came  and 
ministered  unto  him. 

1 2  H  Now  when  Jesus  had  heard 
that  John  was  cast  into  prison,  he 
departed  into  Galilee ; 

13  And  leaving  Nazareth,  he 
came  and  dwelt  in  Capernaum, 
which  is  upon  the  sea  coast,  in  the 
borders  of  ^Zabulon  and  Nephtha- 


14  That  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  by  "*  Esaias  the 
prophet,  saying, 

1 5  The  land  of ''  Zabulon,  and  the 
land  of  '"Nephthalim,  Oj/  the  way 
of  the  sea,  beyond  Jordan,  Galilee 
of  the  Gentiles  ; 

1 6  The  people  which  sat  in  dark- 
ness saw  great  light ;  and  to  them 
which  sat  in  the  region  and  shadow 
of  death  light  is  sprung  up. 

17  II  From  that  time  Jesus  began 
to  preac'h,  aiul  to  say,  llei)ent:  for 
the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand. 

1<S  II  And  Jesus,  walking  by  the 
sea  of  Galilee,  saw  two  brethren, 
Simon  called  Peter,  and  Andrew 
his  brother,  casting  a  net  into  the 
sea  :  for  they  wvro  fisliers. 

1!)  And  he  sMith  unto  them,  Fol- 
low me,  and  1  will  make  you  fishers 
of  men. 


the  wing 


haply 


9  Zebulon 

and 

Naphthali: 

w  Isaiah 

11  Zebulon, 

12  Naph- 
tliali, 


Call  of  first  disciples. 


St.  MATTHEW,  5. 


Sermon  on  the  mount. 


20  And  they  straightway  left 
their  nets,  and  followed  him. 

21  And  going  on  from  thence,  he 
saw  other  two  brethren,  James  the 
.soMofZebedee,  and  John  his  brother, 
in  a '  ship  with  Zebedee  their  father, 
mending  their  nets  ;  and  he  called 
them. 

22  And  they  immediately  left  the 
'  ship  and  their  father,  and  followed 
him. 

23  ^  And  Jesus  went  about  all 
Galilee,  teaching  in  their  syna- 
gogues, and  preaching  the  gospel 
of  the  kingdom,  and  healing  all 
manner  of  sickness  and  all  manner 
of  disease  among  the  people. 

24  And  his  fame  went  through- 
out all  Syria :  and  they  brought 
unto  him  all  sick  people  that  were 
taken  with  divers  diseases  and  tor- 
ments, and  those  which  were  pos- 
sessed with  "devils,  and  those  which 
were  ^lunatick.  and  those  that  had 
the  palsy  ;  and  he  healed  them. 

25  And  there  followed  him  great 
multitudes  of  people  from  Galilee, 
and  from.  Decapolis,  and  from  Jeru- 
salem, and  from  Judaia,  and  from 
beyond  Jordan. 

CHAPTEE  5. 

1  Christ  heqinneth  his  sermon  in.  the  mount: 
S  declaring  %oho  are  Messed.  13  who  are 
the  salt  of  the  earth,  14  the  light  of  the  world, 
the  city  on  an  hill,  15  the  candle:  17  that 
he  cameto  fnljil  the  Imr.  21  What  it  is  to 
kill,  27  to  rifiniiH  lul iilter;/,  .S3  to  swear: 
38  exhorteth  to  viifi-r  irrong,  44  to  loeeeren 
our  enemies,  48  and  to  labour  after  per- 
fectness. 

AND  seeing  the  multitudes,  he 
went  up  into  a  mountain  :  and 
when  he  was  set,  his  disciples  came 
unto  him  : 

2  And  he  opened  his  mouth,  and 
taught  them,  saying, 

3  Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit : 
for  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

4  Blessed  rtre  they  that  mourn  : 
for  they  shall  be  comforted. 

5  Blessed  are  the  meek  :  for  they 
shall  inherit  the  earth. 

6  Jjlessed  are  thej'  ^yhich  do  hun- 
ger and  thirst  after  righteousness  : 
for  they  shall  be  filled. 

7  Blessed  are  the  merciful  :  for 
they  shall  (obtain  mercy. 

8  Blessed  are  the  pui'e  in  heai't : 
for  they  shall  see  God. 

9  l>l('ssed  are  the  peacemakers  : 
for  they  shall  be  called  'llKM'hiJdroi 
of  God. 

10  Blessed  are  they   Mhich    are 

ftersecuted  for  righteousness'  sake: 
or  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

1 1  Blessed  an^  ye,  wlien  men 
shall  i-evile  you,  and  i)ersecute  yon, 
and  shall  .say  all  manner  of  evil 
against  you  falsely,  for  my  sake. 


12  Rejoice,  and  be  exceeding 
glad  :  for  great  is  your  reward  in 
heaven :  for  so  persecuted  they  the 
prophets  which  were  before  you. 

13^  Ye  are  the  salt  of  the  earth : 
but  if  the  salt  have  lost  his  .savour, 
wherewith  shall  it  be  salted "?  it  is 
thenceforth  good  for  nothing,  but 
to  be  cast  out,  and  to  be  trodden 
under  foot  of  men. 

14  Ye  are  the  light  of  the  world. 
A  city  that  is  set  on  an  hill  cannot 
be  hid. 

15  Neither  do  men  light  a 
^  candle,  and  put  it  under  a  bushel, 
but  on  a  " candlestick  :  and  it  giv- 
eth  light  unto  all  that  are  in  the 
house^ 

16"  Let  your  light  so  shine  be- 
fore men,  that  they  may  see  your 
good  works,  and  glorify  your  Father 
which  is  in  heaven. 

17  ^1  Think  not  that  I  am  come 
to  destroy  the  law,  or  the  prophets : 
I  am  not  come  to  destroj%  but  to 
fulfil. 

18  For  verily  I  say  unto  you. 
Till  heaven  and  earth  pass,  one  jot 
or  one  tittle  shall  in  no  wise  pass 
from  the  law,  till  all  be  fulfilled. 

19  Whosoever  therefore  shall 
break  one  of  these  least  command- 
ments, and  shall  teach  men  so,  he 
shall  be  called  the  least  in  the  king- 
dom of  heaven  :  but  whosoever  shall 
do  and  teach  them,  the  same  shall 
be  called  great  in  the  kingdom  of 
heaven. 

20  For  I  say  unto  you.  That  ex- 
cept your  righteousness  shall  exceed 
the  righteousness  of  the  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  ye  shall  in  no  case  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

21  ^  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was 
said  '^_by  them  of  old  time.  Thou 
shalt  not  kill ;  and  whosoever  shall 
kill  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judg- 
ment : 

22  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  who- 
soever is  angry  with  his  brother 
without  a  cause  shall  be  in  danger 
of  the  judgment :  and  whosoever 
shall  say  to  his  brother,  *Baca, 
shall  b(i  in  danger  of  the  council : 
but  whoso(n'er  shall  s;i.y,  t 'lliou 
fool, shall  be  in  danger  of  t  hell  fh-e. 

23  Therefoi'e  if  thou  bring  thy 
gift  to  the  altar,  and  thei'e  remem- 
bei-est  that  thy  brother  hath  ought 
against  thee ; 

24  liCave  thei'e  thy  gift  before 
the  altar,  and  go  tliy  way  ;  first  be 
reconciled  to  thy  brother,  and  then 
come  and  offer  thy  gift. 


*  An  cxprcsnion.  of  contempt. 
t  Moreh,  a  Hebrew  expression  of  con- 
demnation. 
t  Gr.  Gehenna  of  lire. 


5  lamp, 

6  stand ; 


"  Even  so  let 
your  light 


8  to 


Fulfilment  of  the  laiv. 


St.  MATTHEW,  6. 


Of  almsgiving. 


25  Agree  with  thine  adverscary 
quickly,  whiles  thou  art  in  the  way 
with  him  ;  lest  at  any  time  tlie  ad- 
versary deliver  thee  to  the  judge, 
and  the  judge  deliver  thee  to  the 
officer,  and  thou  be  cast  into  prison. 

26  Verily  1  say  unto  thee,  Thou 
shalt  by  no  means  come  out  thence, 
till  thou  hast  paid  the  uttermost 
farthing. 

27  ^  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was 
said  'by, them  of  old  time,  Thou 
shalt  not  commit  adultery  : 

28  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  who- 
soever looketh  on  a  woman  to  lust 
after  her  hath  committed  adultery 
with  her  already  in  liis  heart. 

29  And  if  thy  right  eye  -  ohend 
thee,  pluck  it  out,  and  cast  it  from 
thee :  for  it  is  profitable  for  thee 
that  one  of  thy  meml:)ers  should 
perish,  and  not  that  thy  whole 
iDody  should  be  cast  into  *  hell. 

30  And  if  thy  right  hand  -offend 
thee,  cut  it  off,  and  cast  it  from 
thee:  for  it  is  profitable  for  thee 
that  one  of  thy  members  should 
perish,  and  not  that  thy  whole 
body  should  be  cast  into  *  hell. 

31  It  hath  been  said,  Whosoever 
shall  put  away  his  wife,  let  him 
give  her  a  writing  of  divorcement : 

32  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  who- 
soever shall  put  away  his  wife, 
saving  for  the  cause  of  fornication, 
causeth  her  to  commit  adultery  : 
and  whosoever  shall  marry  her  that 
is  divorced  cominitteth  adultery. 

33  'fl  Again,  ye  have  heard  that 
it  hath  been  said  '  by  them  of  old 
time.  Thou  shalt  not  forswear  thy- 
self, but  shalt  perform  unto  the 
Lord  thine  oaths : 

34  But  I  say  unto  you.  Swear 
not  at  all ;  neither  by  heaven  ;  for 
it  is  God's  throne  : 

35  Nor  by  the  earth  ;  for  it  is  his 
footstool :  neither  by  Jerusalem  ; 
for  it  is  the  city  of  the  great  King. 

36  Neither  shalt  thou  swear  by 
thy  head,  because  thou  canst  not 
make  one  hair  white  or  black. 

37  But  let  your  communication 
be.  Yea,  yea  ;  Nay,  nay  :  for  what- 
soever is  more  than  these  cometh 
of  evil. 

38  H  Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath 
been  said.  An  eye  for  an  eye,  and 
a  tooth  for  a  tooth  : 

39  But  I  say  unto  you,  That 
ye  resist  not  evil :  but  w'hosoever 
shall  smite  thee  on  thy  right  cheek, 
turn  to  him  the  other  also. 

40  And  if  any  man  will  sue  thee 
at  the  law,  and  take  away  thy  coat, 
let  him  have  thy  cloke  also. 

41  And  whosoever  shall  compel 


thee  to   go  a    mile,  go  with  him 
twain. 

42  Give  to  him  thatasketh  thee, 
and  from  him  that  would  borrow 
of  thee  turn  not  thou  away. 

43  11  \e  have  heard  that  it  hath 
been  said,  Thou  shalt  love  thy 
neighbour,  and  hate  thine  enemy. 

44  Ijut  I  say  unto  you,  Love 
your  enemies,  bless  tnem  that 
curse  you,  do  good  to  them  that 
hate  you,  and  pray  for  them  which 
despitefully  use  you,  and  perse- 
cute you  ; 

45  That  ye  may  be  ^  the  children 


3  sous 


of  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven  : 
for  he  maketh  his  sun  to  rise  on 
the  evil  and  on  the  good,  and  send- 
eth  rain  on  the  just  and  on  the 
unjust. 

46  For  if  ye  love  them  which 
love  you,  what  reward  have  ye? 
do  not  even  the  t  publicans  the 
same  1 

47  And  if  ye  salute  your  bre- 
thren only,  wliat  do  ye  more  than 
ot]ier»  ?  do  not  even  the  t  publi- 
cans so  1 

48  Be  ye  therefore  perfect,  even 
as  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven 
is  perfect. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  rhrist  coiiihivelh  his  sermon  in  the  mount, 
Kj^iiil.'iiKi  vf  alms,  5  prayer,  14  forgi.fhig 
our  lii-tl'hri'ii,  id  fasti'  (/,  19  whereoiir  trea- 
sure, is  to  tie  laid  tip,  24  of  serving  God,  and 
mnm,mon:  2.5  eahorteth  not  to  l>e  careful 
for  vorldly  things:  33  hut  to  seek  God's 
kingdom. 

TAKE  heed  that  ye  do  not  your 
■*alms  before  men,  to  be  seen 
of  them  :  otherwise  ye  have  no  re- 
w^ard  of  your  Father  which  is  in 
heaven. 

2  Therefore  when  thou  doest 
thine  alms,  do  not  sound  a  trumpet 
before  thee,  as  the  hypocrites  do 
in  the  synagogues  and  in  the 
streets,  that  tliey  may  have  glory 
of  men.  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
They  have  their  reward. 

3  But  when  thou  doest  alms,  let 
not  thy  left  hand  know  what  thy 
right  hand  doeth : 

4  That  thine  alms  may  be  m 
secret:  and  thy  Father  which 
seeth  in  secret  himself  shall  ^  m- 
ward  thee  openly. 

5  II  And  when  thou  prayest, 
thou  shalt  not  be  as  the  hyijocrites 
are  :  for  they  love  to  pray  standing 
in  the  synagogues  and  in  the  cor- 
ners of  the  sti-eets,  that  they  may 
be  seen  of  men.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  They  have  tlieir  reward. 


*  Gr.  Gehenna. 


4  t  right- 
eousness 


•^  recom- 
pense thee. 


t  That  is,  collectors  or  renters  of  Ro- 
man taxes. 
tOr, 


Ofjirayer  and  fasthig. 


St.  MATTHEW,  7. 


Of  trust  in  God. 


6  But  thou,  when  thou  prayest, 
enter  into  thy  closet,  and  when 
thou  hast  shut  thy  door,  pray  to 
thy  Father  which  is  in  secret ;  and 
thy  Father  which  seeth  in  secret 
shall  ^  I'eward  thee  openly. 

7  But  when  ye  pray,  use  not  vain 
repetitions,  as  the  heathen  do :  for 
they  think  that  they  shall  be  heard 
for  their  much  speaking. 

8  Be  not  ye  therefore  like  unto 
them :  for  your  Father  knoweth 
what  things  ye  have  need  of,  be- 
foi'e  ye  ask  him. 

9  After  this  manner  therefore 
pray  ye  :  Our  Father  which  art  in 
heaven,  Hallowed  be  thy  name. 

10  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will 
be  done  in  earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven. 

11  Give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread. 

12  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as 
we  forgive  our  debtors. 

13  And  lead  us  not  into  tempta- 
tion, but  deliver  us  from  '-^evil :  For 
thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the 
power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever. 
Amen. 

14  For  if  ye  forgive  men  their 
trespasses,  your  heavenly  Father 
will  also  forgive  you : 

15  But  if  ye  forgive  not  men 
their  trespasses,  neither  will  your 
Father  forgive  your  trespasses. 

16  ^  Moreover  when  ye  fast,  be 
not,  as  the  hypocrites,  of  a  sad 
countenance :  tor  they  disfigure 
their  faces,  that  they  may  appear 
unto  men  to  fast.  Verily  I  sa.y 
unto  you.  They  have  their  reward. 

17  But  thou,  when  thou  fastest, 
anoint  thine  head,  and  wash  thy 
face ; 

18  That  thou  appear  not  unto 
men  to  fast,  but  unto  thy  Father 
which  is  in  secret :  and  thy  Fatlier, 
which  seeth  in  secret,  shall  ^  reward 


thee  openly. 

19  II  Lay  not  up  for  yourselves 
treasures  upon  earth,  where  moth 
and  rust  doth  corrupt,  and  whei'e 
thieves  break  through  and  steal : 

20  But  lay  up  for  yourselves 
treasures  in  heaven,  where  neither 
moth  nor  rust  doth  corrupt,  and 
where  thieves  do  not  break  tnrough 
nor  steal  : 

21  For  where  your  treasure  is, 
there  will  your  lieart  be  also. 

22  The  "Hglit  of  the  body  is  the 
eye :  if  therefore  tliine  eye  be 
single,  thy  whole  body  shall  be  full 
of  light. 

23  But  if  thine  eye  be  evil,  thy 
whole  l)()dy  shall  be  full  of  dark- 
ness. If  therefore  the  light  that  is 
in  tliee  Ix;  dai'kness,  how  great  is 
that  darkness! 


24  U  No  man  can  serve  two  mas- 
ters :  for  either  he  will  hate  the 
one,  and  love  the  other  ;  or  else  he 
will  hold  to  the  one,  and  despise 
the  other.  Ye  cannot  serve  God 
and  mammon. 

25  Therefore  I  say  unto  you, 
^Take  no  thought  for  your  life, 
what  ye  shall  eat,  or  what  ye 
shall  drink  ;  nor  yet  for  your  body, 
what  ye  shall  put  on.  Is  not  the 
life  more  than  ^  meat,  and  the  body 
than  raiment  1 

26  Behold  the  fowls  of  the  air  : 
for  they  sow  not,  neither  do  they 
reap,  nor  gather  into  barns ;  yet 
your  heavenly  Father  feedeth  them. 
Are  ye  not  much  better  than  they  'i 

27  Which  of  you  by  "  taking 
tliought  can  add  one  cubit  unto 
^his  stature'? 

28  And  why  ®  take  ye  thought 
for  raiment?  Consider  tlie  lilies 
of  the  field,  how  they  grow ;  they 
toil  not,  neither  do  they  spin  : 

29  And  yet  I  say  unto  you,  That 
even  Solomon  in  all  his  glory  was 
not  arrayed  like  one  of  these. 

30  Wherefore,  if  God  so  clothe 
the  grass  of  the  field,  which  to  day 
is,  and  to  morrow  is  cast  into  the 
oven,  shall  he  not  much  more  clothe 
you,  O  ye  of  little  faith'? 

31  Therefore  ®take  no  thought. 


saying.  What  shall  we  eat?  or, 
What  shall  we  drink '?  or.  Where- 
withal  shall  we  be  clothed  1 

32  (For  after  all  these  things  do 
the  Gentiles  seek :)  for  your  hea- 
venly Father  knoweth  that  ye  have 
need  of  all  these  things. 

33  But  seek  ye  first  the  kingdom 
of  God,  and  his  righteousness  ;  and 
all  these,  things  shall  be  added  unto 
you. 

34  ^"Take  therefore  no  thought 
for  the  morrow  :  foi-  tlie  morrow 
shall  take  thought  for  the  things 
of  itself.  Sufiicient  unto  the  day 
is  the  evil  thereof. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  Christ  ending  /lin  ner7n(>7i  in  the.  mount, 
reproreth  runh  judgment,  O  furhiddeth  to 
cant  holy  things  to  dogs,  1  exhurteth  to 
jirai/er,  13  to  enter  in  at  the  strait  gale, 
1.')  to  beii\fre  of  false  prophets,  21  not  to 
1)6  hearers,  hut  doers  of  the  word  :  24  like 
houses  builded  on  a  rock,  26  and  not  on 
the  sand. 

TUDGE  not,  that  ye  be  not 
p)    judged. 

2  For  with  what  judgment  ye 
judge,  ye  shall  be  judged  :  and  with 
what  measure  ye  mete,  it  shall  be 
nu^asured  to  you  again. 

3  And  why  beholdest  thou  the 
mote  tliat  is  in  thy  ])rother's  eye, 
but  considerest  not  the  beam  that 
is  in  thine  own  eye? 


4  Be  not 
auxious 


5  food, 


6  being 
anxious 

^  the  mea- 
sure of  his 
life? 
^  are  ye 
anxious 


^  be  not 
anxious, 


If  F.e  not 
tlierefore 
anxious 


8 


Tlie  narroio  ivay. 


St.  MATTHEW,  8. 


Hearing  and  doing. 


4  Or  how  wilt  thou  say  to  tliy 
brother,  Let  me  pull  out  the  mote 
out  of  thine  eye ;  and,  behold,  a 
beam  is  in  thine  own  eye '? 

5  Thou  hypocrite,  first  cast  out 
tlie  beam  out  of  thine  own  eye  ;  and 
then  shalt  thou  see  clearly  to  cast 
out  the  mote  out  of  thy  brother's 
eye. 

6  ^  Give  not  that  which  is  holy 
unto  the  dogs,  neither  cast  ye  your 
pearls  before  swine,  lest  they  tram- 
ple them  under  their  feet,  and  turn 
again  and  rend  you. 

7  ^  Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given 
you  ;  seek,  and  ye  shall  find  ;  knock, 
and  it  shall  be  opened  unto  you  : 

8  For  every  one  that  asketh  re- 
ceiveth  ;  and  he  that  seeketh  find- 
eth  ;  and  to  him  that  knocketh  it 
shall  be  opened. 

9  Or  what  man  is  there  of  you, 
whom  if  his  son  ask  bread,  will  he 
give  him  a  stone  1 

10  Or  if  he  ask  a  fish,  will  he 
give  him  a  serpent "? 

11  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know 
how  to  give  good  gifts  unto  your 
children,  how  much  more  shall 
your  Father  which  is  in  heaven 
give  good  things  to  them  that  ask 
him '? 

12  Therefore  all  things  whatso- 
ever ye  would  that  men  should  do 
to  you,  do  ye  even  so  to  them  :  for 
this  is  the  law  and  the  prophets. 

13  H  Enter  ye  in  at  the  strait 
gate :  for  wide  is  the  gate,  and 
broad  is  the  way,  that  leadeth  to 
destruction,  and  many  there  be 
which  go  in  thereat : 

14  Because  strait  is  the  gate, 
and  narrow  is  the  way,  which  lead- 
eth unto  life,  and  few  there  be  that 
find  it. 

15  H  Beware  of  false  prophets, 
which  come  to  you  in  sheep's 
clothing,  but  inwardly  they  are 
ravening  wolves. 

16  Ye  shall  know  them  by  their 
fruits.  Do  men  gather  grapes  of 
thorns,  or  figs  of  thistles'? 

1 7  Even  so  every  good  tree  bring- 
eth  forth  good  fruit ;  but  a  corrupt 
tree  bringeth  forth  evil  fruit. 

18  A  good  tree  cannot  bring 
forth  evil  fruit,  neither  can  a  cor- 
rupt tree  bring  forth  good  fruit. 

1 9  Every  tree  that  bringeth  not 
forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and 
cast  into  the  fire. 

20  Wherefore  by  their  fruits  ye 
shall  know  them. 

21  H  Not  every  one  that  saith 
unto  me,  Lord,  Lord,  shall  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  heaven  ;  but  he 
that  doeth  the  will  oi  my  Father 
which  is  in  heaven. 

22  Many  will  say  to  me  in  that 


day,  Lord,  Lord,  have  we  not 
prophesied  in  thy  name"?  and  in 
thy  name  have  cast  out  ^  devils  1 


1  demons  ? 


and  in  thy  name  done  many  won 
derf ul  works  1 

23  And  then  will  I  profess  unto 
them,  I  never  knew  you  :  depart 
from  me,  ye  that  work  iniquity. 

24  U  Therefore  whosoever  hear- 
eth  these  sayings  of  mine,  and 
doeth  them,  1  will  liken  him  unto 
a  wise  man,  which  built  his  house 
upon  a  rock: 

25  And  the  rain  descended,  and 
the  floods  came,  and  the  winds 
blew,  and  beat  upon  that  house ; 
and  it  fell  not :  for  it  was  founded 
vipon  a  rock. 

26  And  every  one  that  heareth 
these  sayings  of  mine,  and  doeth 
them  not,  shall  be  likened  unto  a 
foolish  man,  which  built  his  house 
upon  the  sand  : 

27  And  the  rain  descended,  and 
the  floods  came,  and  the  winds 
blew,  and  beat  upon  that  house ; 
and  it  fell :  and  great  was  the  fall 
of  it. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Jesus  had  ended  these  sayings, 
the  people  were  astonished  at  his 
'"  doctrine : 

29  For  he  taught  them  as  07ie 
having  authority,  and  not  as  the 
scribes. 

CHAPTER  8. 

2  Clirist  cJean/teih  the,  leper,  .5  henleth  the 
eentiir/mrti  fierraiit,  14  Peter\-i  nuither  in 
/(/i(\\(')  (iiitl  iiiani/  other  fli-seased  :  is  xheir- 
efh  hiiwhe  into  he  followed :  28  utilleth  the 
tempest  on  the  sea,  28  driveth  the  i/eri/sont 
of  two  men  possessed,  31  anil  unfferetli 
them    to  go  into  the  swine. 

WHEN  he  was  come  down  from 
the  mountain,   great  multi- 
tudes followed  him. 

2  And,  behold,  there  came  a 
leper  and  worshipped  him,  saying. 
Lord,  if  thou  wilt,  thou  canst  make 
me  clean. 

3  And  Jesus  put  forth  his  hand, 
and  touched  him,  saying,  I  will  ; 
be  thou  clean.  And  immediately 
his  leprosy  was  cleansed. 

4  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him, 
See  thou  tell  no  man  ;  but  go  thy 
way,  shew  thyself  to  the  priest, 
and  offer  the  gift  that  Moses 
commanded,  for  a  testimony  unto 
them. 

5  II  And  when  Jesus  was  entered 
into  Capernaum,  there  came  vinto 
him  a  centurion,  beseeching  liim, 

6  And  saying,  Lord,  my  sei'vant 
lieth  at  home  sick  of  the  palsy, 
grievously  tormented. 

7  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I 
will  come  and  heal  him. 

8  'i'he    centurion  answered  and 


'^  teaching 


9 


Divers  works  of  mercy, 


St.  MATTHEW,  0. 


and  ofpotoer. 


said,  Lord,  I  am  not  worthy  that 
thou  shouldest  come  under  my 
roof :  but  speak  tlie  word  only, 
and  my  servant  shall  be  healed. 

9  For  I  am  a  man  under  au- 
thority, having  soldiers  undei-  me  : 
and  I  say  to  this  mnn.  Go,  and  he 
goeth ;  and  to  another,  Come,  and 
he  cometh ;  and  to  my  servant, 
Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it. 

10  When  Jesus  heard  it,  he  mar- 
velled, and  said  to  them  that 
followed,  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
I  have  not  found  so  great  faith, 
no,  not  in  Israel. 

1 1  And  I  say  unto  you,  That 
many  shall  come  from  the  east  and 
west,  and  shall  sit  down  with 
^Vbraham,  and  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  in 
the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

1 2  But  the  children  of  the  king- 
dom, shall  be  cast  out  into  outer 
darkness :  there  shall  be  weeping 
and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

1 3  And  Jesus  said  unto  the  cen- 
turion, Go  thy  way  ;  and  as  thou 
hast  believed,  so  be  it  done  unto 
thee.  And  his  servant  was  healed 
in  the  selfsame  hour. 

14  fl  And  when  Jesus  was  come 
into  Peter's  house,  he  saw  his  wife's 
m<rther  laid,  and  sick  of  a  fever. 

15  And  he  touched  her  hand, 
and  the  fever  left  her :  and  she 
arose,  and  ministered  unto  them. 

16  ^  When  the  even  was  come, 
they  brought  unto  him  many  that 
were  possessed  with  -devils  :  and  he 
cast  out  the  spirits  with  his  word, 
and  healed  all  that  were  sick  : 

17  That  it  might  be  fulfiripd 
which  was  spoken  by  "  Esaias  the 
piopliet,  saying,  Himself  took  our 
infirmities,  and  bare  owr  sicknesses. 

IS  11  Now  when  Jesus  saw  great 
multitudes  about  him,  he  gave 
commandment  to  depart  unto  the 
othei-  side. 

19  And  a  certain  scribe  canie, 
and  said  unto  him.  Master,  I  will  fol- 
low the(^  whithersoever  thou  goest. 

20  And  J(!sussaith  unto  him,  'I'he 
fox(;s  have  holes,  and  the  birds  of 
the  ii'iv  //(tve  nests;  but  the  Son  of 
man  hatli  not  where  to  lay  A/s- 
liead. 

21  And  another  of  his  disci|i1os 
said  unto  him,  Ijord,  suH'er  me  first 
to  go  and  l)ury  my  father. 

22  J>ut  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Fol- 
low me;  and  let  the  dead  bury  their 
(load. 

2."^  H  Anrl  when  he  was  entered 
into  a  •'  ship,  his  disciples  followed 
hirn. 

21  And,  behold,  there  arose  a 
gr(;at  tempest  in  the  sea.,  insomuch 
that  till'  •'  shin  was  covered  with  the 
waves  :  but  he  was  asleep. 


25  And  his  disciples  came  to  him, 
and  awoke  him,  saying.  Lord,  save 
us :  we  perish. 

26  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Why 
are  ye  fearful,  O  ye  of  little  faith  1 
Then  he  arose,  and  rebuked  the 
winds  and  the  sea ;  and  there  was 
a  great  calm. 

27  But  the  men  marvelled,  say- 
ing. What  manner  of  man  is  this, 
that  even  the  winds  and  the  sea 
obey  him  ! 

2S  51  And  when  he  was  come  to 
the  other  side  into  the  country  of 
the  Gergesenes,  there  met  him  two 
possessed  with  ^  devils,  coming  out 
of  the  tombs,  exceeding  fierce,  so 
that  no  man  might  pass  by  that 
way. 

29  And,  behold,  they  cried  out, 
saying.  What  have  we  to  do  with 
thee,  Jesus,  thou  Son  of  God  1  art 
thou  come  hither  to  torment  us  be- 
fore the  time  1 

30  And  there  was  a  good  way  off 
from  them  an  herd  of  many  swine 
feeding. 

31  So  the  ^  devils  besought  him, 
saying.  If  thou  cast  us  out,  suffer 
us  to  go  away  into  the  herd  of 
swine. 

32  And  he  said  unto  them.  Go. 
And  when  they  were  come  out,  they 
went  into  the  herd  of  swine  :  and, 
behold,  the  whole  herd  of  swine  ran 
violently  down  a  steep  place  into 
the  sea,  and  perished  in  the  waters. 

33  And  they  that  kept  them  tied, 
and  went  their  ways  into  the  citJ^ 
and  told  every  thing,  and  what 
was  befallen  to  the  possessed  of 
the  '^  devils. 

34  And,  behold,  the  whole  city 
came  out  to  meet  Jesus  :  and  when 
they  saw  him,  they  besought  hint 
that  he  would  depart  out  of  their 
coasts. 

CHAPTER  9. 

2  Chrixt  curinf)  one  Kiel-  of  the  jxihi/,  9  eafl- 
eth  Maitheu)  from  the  receijit  of  ciint.om,  10 
cdli'lh  ii'ith  jiiihlic(in.<i  ari(l  siiiin'rs,  14  i/f- 
fnidclh  hh  (Ihciplisfor  not  fiKiiii//,  20  <•»•/•- 
'cth  the  hfoinlij  i.sxiie,  2;i  niixeth  from  deiilh 
Jdi.riin'  dauilhter,  27  giretk  xii/ht  to  tiro 
tilinil  men,  ;W  litnleth  a  ilinnli  nitiii  jion- 
sesxeil  (f  (I  tieril,  'M  (tiid  hath  eonijiiission 
of  the  Diiiltititde. 

AN  D  he  entered  into  a  •'  ship,  and 
[)asscd  over,  and  came  into  liis 
own  cit.v. 

2  And,  behold,  they  brought  to 
him  a  man  sick  of  the  palsy,  lying 
on  a  bed  :  and  Jesus  seeing  f  heir 
faith  said  unti  >  the  sick  of  the  ()alsy ; 
Son,  be  of  good  cheer;  thy  sins  be 
forgiven  thee. 

3  And,  behold,  certain  of  the 
scribes  said  within  themselves.  This 
iiKiii  bl;ispheni(>th. 

1   .\nd      Jesus     knowing      their 


10 


Matthew  is  called. 


St.  MATTHEW,  9. 


The  ruler's  davyhter  raised. 


5  wine- 
skiii.s : 

6  skins 
''  wine- 
skins, 


thiul 


thoughts    said,    Wherefore 
ye  evil  in   your  hearts^ 

5  For  whether  is  easier,  to  say, 
7'Ai/  sins  be  forgiven  tiiee ;  or  to 
say,  Arise,  and  walk  1 

6  But  that  ye  may  know  that  the 
S(jn  of  man  hath  '■  power  on  eartli 
to  forgive  sins,  (then  saith  he  to  the 
sick  of  the  palsy,)  Arise,  take  up 
tliy  bed,  and  go  unto  thine  house. 

7  And  he  arose,  and  departed  to 
his  house. 

8  But  when  the  multitudes  saw 
it,  they  marvelled,  and  glorified 
God,  which  had  given  such  '■  power 
unto  men. 

9  ^  And  as  Jesus  passed  forth 
from  thence,  he  saw  a  man,  named 
Matthew,  sitting  at  the  -  receipt  of 

saith 
he 


custom 


_:  and  he 
me.      And 


unto  him, 
arose,   and 


Follow 
followed  him 

10  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  as 
Jesus  sat  at  meat  in  the  house,  be- 
hold, many  *  publicans  and  sinners 
came  and  sat  down  with  him  and 
his  disciples. 

1 1  And  when  the  Pharisees  saw 
it,  they  said  unto  his  disciples.  Why 
eateth  your  i\Iaster  with  *  publi- 
cans and  sinners'? 

12  But  when  Jesus  heard  that, 
he  said  unto  them.  They  that  be 
whole  need  not  a  physician,  but 
they  that  are  sick. 

1 3  But  go  ye  and  learn  what  that 
meaneth,  I  •'  will  have  mercy,  and 
not  sacrifice  :  for  i  am  not  come  to 
call  the  righteous,  but  sinners  to 
repentance. 

14  IT  Then  came  to  him  the  disci- 
ples of  John,  saying.  Why  do  we 
and  the  Pharisees  fast  oft,  but  thy 
clisci]3les  fast  not  1 

15  And  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Can  the  ^children  of  the  bride- 
chamber  moui-ii,  as  long  as  the 
bridegroom  is  with  them '?  but  the 
days  will  come,  when  the  l^ride- 
groom  sliall  be  taken  from  them, 
and  then  shall  they  fast. 

1 6  No  man  putteth  a  piece  of  new 
cloth  unto  an  old  garment,  for  that 
wliich  is  put  in  to  fill  it  up  taketh 
from  the  garment,  and  the  rent  is 
made  worse. 

17  Neither  do  men  put  new  wine 
into  old  ■''!)( ittles  :  else  the  "bottles 


saying.  My  daughter  is  even  now 
dead  :  but  come  and  lay  thy  hand 
upon  her,  and  she  shall  live. 

1  y  And  J  esus  arose,  and  followed 
him,  and  so  did  his  disciples. 

20  If  And,  beliold,  a  woman, 
which  was  diseased  with  an  issue 
of  blood  twelve  years,  came  behind 
hi?ii,  and  touched  the  hem  of  his 
garment : 

2 1  For  she  said  within  herself.  If 
I  may  but  touch  his  garment,  I 
shall  be  whole. 

22  But  Jesus  turned  him  about, 
and  when  he  saw  her,  he  said, 
iJaughtei',  be  of  good  comfort ;  thy 
faith  hath  made  thee  whole.  And 
the  woman  was  made  whole  from 
that  hour. 

23  And  when  Jesus  came  into  the 
ruler's  house,  and  saw  the  minstrels 
and  the  people  making  a  noise, 

24  He  said  unto  them,  Give 
place :  for  the  maid  is  not  dead, 
but  sleepeth.  And  they  laughed 
him  to  scorn. 

25  But  when  the  people  were  put 
forth,  he  went  in,  and  took  her  by 
the  hand,  and  the  maid  arose. 

26  And  the  fame  hereof  went 
abroad  into  all  that  land. 

27  ^  And  when  Jesus  departed 
thence,  two  blind  men  followed 
him,  crying,  and  saying,  JVioii  son 
of  David,  have  mercy  on  us. 

28  And  when  he  was  come  into 
the  house,  the  blind  men  came  to 
him  :  and  Jesus  saith  unto  them. 
Believe  ye  that  I  am  able  to  do 
this'?  They  said  unto  him.  Yea, 
Lord. 

29  Then  touched  he  their  eyes, 
saying.  According  to  your  faith  be 
it  unto  you. 

30  And  their  eyes  were  opened  ; 
and  Jesus  '^strartly  charged  them, 
saying,  8ee  that  no  man  know  it. 

31  But  they,  when  they  were  de- 
parted, spread  abroad  his  fame  in 
all  that  country. 

32  •]  As  they  went  out.  behold, 
they  brought  to  him  a  dumb  man 
possessefl  with  a  "devil. 

33  And  when  the  "Mi'vil  wascast 
the  dumb  spake  :  and  the  mul- 


break,  ajid  the  wine  runneth  out, 
and  the  ''  Ixittles  perish  :  but  they 
put  new  wine  into  new  "bottles, 
and  both  are  preserved. 

18  ^  While  he  spake  these  things 
unto  them,  behold,  there  came  a 
certain  ruler,  and  worshipped  him. 


out. 


It 


He 

the 


Hee  note  on  ch.  v.  46. 


titudes  maivelled,  saymg, 
never  so  seen  in  Israel. 

34  But  the  Pharisees  said 
casteth  out  "devils  through 
prince  of  the  '- devils. 

3")  And  Jesus  went  about  all  the 
cities  and  villages,  teaching  in  their 
synagogues,  and  preaching  the  gos- 
pel of  the  kingdom,  and  healing 
every  sickness  and  every  disease 
among  the  people. 

36  11  But  when  he  saw  the  multi- 
tudes, he  was  moved  with  compas- 


*  strictly 


^  (lemon. 
1"  demon 


11  demons 
1-  demons. 


11 


The  twelve  apostles. 


St.  MATTHEW,  10. 


Their  charge. 


mm  on  them,  because  they  fainted, 
and  were  scattered  abroad,  as  sheep 
having  no  shepherd. 

37  Then  saith  he  unto  his  disci- 
ples, The  harvest  truly  is  plenteous, 
but  the  labourers  are  few  ; 

.38  Pray  ye  therefore  the  Lord  of 
the  harvest,  that  he  will  send  forth 
labourers  into  his  harvest. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  Christ  sendeth  out  Jiis  tioelve  apostles,  en- 
ahlina  them  iritli  poirer  to  do  inii-dcles, 
5  givelh  flii-in  Ih.'ir  clnlnic  leiirh ,-tl,  Ihcnx, 
\<0  comfort,  th  11,, in  ,,,j,ii,i:<t  j,,  r:~,,oi  I  ions  : 
40  atid  ji/-om/.^i'th  It  hh'Kfihuj  to  those  llutt 
receive  them. 

AND  when  he  had  called  unto 
him  his  twelve  disciples,  he 
gave  them  ^  power  agai^af  unclean 
spirits,  to  cast  them  out,  and  to 
heal  all  manner  of  sickness  and  all 
manner  of  disease. 

2  Now  the  names  of  the  twelve 
apostles  are  these ;  The  first,  Simon, 
who  is  called  Peter,  and  Andrew  his 
brother  ;  James  the  son  of  Zebedee, 
and  -John  his  brother  ; 

3  Philip,  and  Bartholomew  ;  Tho- 
mas, and  Matthew  the  publican  ; 
.lames  the  son  of  Alph;eus,  and 
Lebbj*?us,  whose  surname  was  Thad- 
d;eus  ; 

4  Simon  the  "^  Canaanite.  and  Ju- 
das Iscariot,  who  also  betrayed  him. 

5  These  twelve  Jesus  sent  forth, 
and  commanded  them,  saying.  Go 
not  into  the  way  of  the  Gentiles, 
and  into  any  city  of  the  Samaritans 
enter  ye  not : 

6  But  go  rather  to  the  lost  sheep 
of  the  house  of  Israel. 

7  And  as  ye  go,  preach,  saying. 
The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand. 

8  Heal  the  sick,  cleanse  the 
lepers,  raise  the  dead,  cast  out 
-'dovils :  freely  ye  have  received, 
freely  give. 

9  Provide  neither  gold,  nor  silver, 
nor  brass  in  your  purses, 

10  Nor  ^  scrip  for  your  journey, 
neitliei'  two  coats,  neither  shoes, 
■'  nor  yet  staves  :  for  the  workman 
is  worthy  of  liis  ''  meat. 

1 1  And  into  whatsoever  city  or 
town  ye  shall  enter,  enquire  who 
in  it  is  woi-thy ;  and  there  abide 
till  ye  go  thence. 

\'l  And  when  ye  come  into  an 
house,  salut(!  it. 

13  And  if  the  house  be  wortliy, 
let  your  jjeace  come  upon  it:  but 
if  it  be  not  worthy,  let  your  jx'ace 
retui'n  to  .you. 

14  And  whosoever  shall  not  re- 
(;eivc  you,  Jior  hear  your  woi'ds, 
wlien  ye  dcpai't  out  of  that  house 
or  city,  shake  off  the  dust  of  your 
feet. 


15  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  It  shall 
be  more  tolerable  for  the  land  of 
Sodom  and  Gomorrha  in  the  day 
of  judgment,  than  for  that  city. 

16  i I  Behold,  I  send  you  forth  as 
sheep  in  the  midst  of  wolves:  be 
ye  therefore  wise  as  serpents,  and 
harmless  as  doves. 

17  But  beware  of  men  :  for  they 
will  deliver  you  up  to  the  councils, 
and  they  will  scourge  you  in  their 
synagogues ; 

18  And  ye  shall  be  brought  be- 
fore governors  and  kings  for  my 
sake,  for  a  testimony  "against  them 
and  the  Gentiles. 

19  But  when  they  deliver  you 
up,  ^take  no  thought  how  or  what 
ye  shall  speak  :  for  it  shall  be  given 
you  in  that  same  hour  what  ye  shall 
speak. 

20  For  it  is  not  ye  that  speak, 
but  the  Spirit  of  your  Father  which 
speaketh  in  you. 

2 1  And  the  brother  shall  deliver 
up  the  brother  to  death,  and  the 
father  the  child  :  and  the  children 
shall  rise  up  against  their  parents, 
and  cause  tliem  to  be  put  to  death. 

22  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all 
men  for  my  name's  sake :  but  he 
that  endureth  to  the  end  shall  be 
saved. 

23  But  when  they  persecute  you 
in  this  city,  flee  ye  into  another : 
for  verily  I  say  unto  you.  Ye  shall 
not  have  gone  over  the  cities  of 
Israel,  till  the  Son  of  man  be 
come. 

24  The  disciple  is  not  above  his 
master,  nor  the  servant  above  his 
lord. 

25  It  is  enough  for  the  diseijile 
that  he  be  as  his  master,  and  the 
servant  as  his  lord.  If  they  have 
called  the  master  of  the  house  Be- 
elzebub, how  nuich  more  sliall  they 
call  them  of  his  household  ? 

26  Fear  them  not  therefore  :  for 
there  is  nothing  covered,  that  shall 
not  be  revealed ;  and  hid,  tliat 
shall  not  be  known. 

27  What  I  tell  you  in  darkness, 
that  speak  ye  in  light:  and  what 
ye  hear  in  the  ear,  th.at  "jrreach  ye 
upon  the  housetops. 

28  And  fear  not  them  which  kill 
the  body,  but  are  not  able  to  Icill 
tliesoul :  but  rather  fear  him  which 
is  able  to  desti'oy  both  soul  and 
body  in  *hell. 

29  Are  not  two  spai-rows  sold 
for  a  farthing!  and  one  of  them 
shall  not  fall  on  the  grounil  with- 
out your  Father. 

30  l^)Ut  the  v(>ry  hairs  of  your 
luvid  ai'c  all  numbered. 


*  Gr.  Gehenna. 


to 


8  be  not 
anxious 


proclaim 


12 


Perseciitiuii  and  its  reward. 


St.  MATTHEW,  11. 


The  enquiry  of  John. 


31  Fear  ye  not  therefore,  ye  are 
of  more  value  than  manj^  sparrows. 

32  Whosoever  therefoi'e  shall 
confess  me  before  men,   hirii  will 

1  confess   also  before  my   Father 
which  is  in  heaven. 

33  But  whosoever  shall  deny  me 
before  men,  him  will  I  also  deny 
before  my  Father  which  is  in 
heaven. 

34  Think  not  that  I  am  come  to 
send  peace  on  earth :  1  came  not 
to  send  peace,  but  a  sword. 

35  For  I  am  come  to  set  a  man 
at  variance  against  his  father,  and 
the  daughter  against  her  mother, 
and  the  daughter  in  law  against 
her  mother  in  law. 

36  And  a  man's  foes  shall  be  they 
of  his  own  household. 

37  He  that  loveth  father  or 
mother  more  than  me  is  not  worthy 
of  me :  and  he  that  loveth  son  or 
daughter  more  than  me  is  not 
worthy  of  me. 

38  And  he  that  taketh  not  his 
cross,  and  foUoweth  after  me,  is 
not  worthy  of  me. 

39  He  that  findeth  his  life  shall 
lose  it :  and  he  tliat  loseth  his  life 
for  my  sake  shall  find  it. 

40  ^  He  that  receiveth  you  re- 
ceiveth  me,  and  he  that  receiveth 
me  receiveth  him  that  sent  me. 

41  He  that  receiveth  a  prophet 
in  the  name  of  a  prophet  shall  re- 
ceive a  prophet's  reward;  and  he 
that  receiveth  a  righteous  man  in 
the  name  of  a  righteous  man  shall 
receive  a  righteous  man's  reward. 

42  And  whosoever  shall  give  to 
drink  unto  one  of  these  little  ones 
a  cup  of  cold  v'dter  only  in  the 
name  of  a  disciple,  verily  I  say 
unto  you,  he  shall  in  no  wise  lose 
his  reward. 

CHAPTER  11. 

2  John  seiidef/i  /lis  dhsciples  to  Ohrifif.  T 
Chris<V><  lextiminni  cuvi'i'Di'niij  John.  IS 
Tlie.opininv  I'f  1h',  i„-„i,l.  .  },n1h  ,u,i,r,')-,ii  ,i<j 
John  <uiil  t7,ris/.  '><)  C/iri.s/  „ jihni i:l ,11, 
the  until iinkf Illness  anil  niirc pi  ntiun'i-  of 
Chordzin,  Bethtniiilit,  iiiiil  Cn jnrniunn  : 
25  (inil  i>r(nsin{i  his  Fiitluf's  iiisiloin  in 
revealiny  the,  gonpel  to  tiie  simple,  2S  he 
calleth  to  him  all  such  as  feel  the  Inirden 
of  their  sins. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus 
had  made  an  end  of  command- 
ing his  twelve  disciples,  he  de- 
parted thence  to  teach  and  to 
preach  in  their  cities. 

2  Now  when  John  had  heard  in 
the  prison  the  works  of  '  ('hrist. 
he  sent  two  of  his  discii)les, 

3  And  said  unto  him.  Art  thou 
he  that  should  come,  or  do  we  look 
for  another  ? 

4  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them.   Go  and   shew  John    again 


those  things  which  ye  do  hear  and 
see  : 

5  The  blind  receive  their  sight, 
and  the  lame  walk,  the  lepers  are 
cleansed,  and  the  deaf  hear,  the 
dead  are  I'aisetl  up,  and  the  poor 
have  '"  the  gospel  preached  to  them. 

6  And  blessed  is  he,  whosoever 
shall  not  be  offended  in  me. 

7  H  And  as  they  departed,  Jesus 
began  to  say  unto  the  multitudes 
concerning  John,  What  went  ye 
out  into  the  wilderness  to  see*?  A 
reed  shaken  with  the  wind  1 

8  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to 
see?  A  man  clothed  in  soft  rai- 
ment? behold,  they  that  wear  soft 
clothing  are  in  kings'  houses. 

9  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to 
see?  A  prophet?  yea,  I  say  unto 
you,  and  more  than  a  prophet. 

10  For  this  is  he,  of  whom  it  is 
written.  Behold,  I  send  my  mes- 
senger before  thy  face,  which  shall 
prepare  thy  way  before  thee. 

1 1  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Among 
them  that  are  born  of  women  there 
hath  not  risen  a  greater  than  John 
the  Baptist :  notwithstanding  he 
that  is  ^  least  in  the  kingdom  of 
heaven  is  greater  than  he. 

12  And  from  the  days  of  John 
the  Baptist  until  now  the  kingdom 
of  heaven  suffereth  violence,  and 
the  violent  take  it  by  force. 

13  For  all  the  prophets  and  the 
law  prophesied  until  John. 

14  And  if  ye  will  receive  it,  this 
is  ^  Elias.  which  was  foi-  to  come. 

15  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear, 
let  him  hear. 

16  51  But  whereunto  shall  I  liken 
this  generation  ?  It  is  like  unto 
children  sitting  in  the  ^  markets, 
and  calling  vinto  their  fellows, 

17  And  saying.  We  have  piped 
unto  you,  ana  ye  have  not  danced  ; 
we  have  "mourned  unto  you,  and 
ye  have  not  lamented. 

18  For  John  came  neither  eating 
nor  drinking,  and  they  say,  He 
hath  a  "devil. 

1 9  The  Son  of  man  came  eating 
and  drinking,  and  they  say,  Be- 
hold a  man  gluttonous,  and  a  wine- 
bibber,  a  friend  of  *  publicans  and 
sinners.  But  wisdom  is  justified 
"^of  her  children. 

20  ^  Then  began  he  to  upbraid 
the  cities  wherein  most  of  his 
mighty  works  were  done,  because 
they  repented  not : 

21  Woe  unto  thee,  Ohorazin  ! 
woe  unto  thee,  Bethsaida !  for  if 
the  mighty  works,  which  were  done 
in  you,  had  been  done  in  Tyre  and 


2  good 
tidiugs 


3  but  little 


Elijah, 


5  market- 
places. 


6  wailed 


demon. 


*  See  note  on  ch.  v.  46. 


by 


13 


Chrlst''s  gracious  invitation. 


St.  MATTHEW,  12. 


Controversy  about  the  sabbath. 


Sidon,  they  would   have  repented 
long  ago  in  sackcloth  and  ashes. 

22  But  I  say  unto  you,  It  shall 
be  more  tolerable  for  Tyre  and 
Sidon  at  the  day  of  judgment,  than 
for  you. 

23  And  thou,  Capernaum,  which 
art  exalted  unto  heaven,  shalt  be 
brouglit  down  to  *hell:  for  if  the 
might.y  works,  which  have  been 
done  in  thee,  had  been  done  in 
Sodom,  it  would  have  I'emained 
until  this  day. 

24  P5ut  I  say  unto  you.  That  it 
shall  be  more  tolerable  for  the 
land  of  Sodom  in  the  day  of  judg- 
ment, than  for  thee. 

25  H  At  that  time  Jesus  an- 
swered and  said,  I  thank  thee,  O 
Father,  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth, 
because  thou  hast  hid  these  things 
from  the  wise  and  ^  prudent,  and 
hast  I'evealed  them  unto  babes. 

26  Even  so,  Fatlier :  for  so  it 
seemed  good  in  thy  sight. 

27  All  things  are  delivered  unto 
me  of  my  Father  :  and  no  "  man 
knoweth  the  Son,  but  the  Father  ; 
neither  '''  knoweth  any  m-cin  the 
Father,  save  the  Son,  and  he  to 
whomsoever  the  Son  will  reveal 
him. 

28  ^  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that 
labour  and  are  heavy  laden,  and  I 
will  give  you  rest. 

29  Take  my  yoke  upon  you,  and 
learn  of  me  ;  for  I  am  meek  and 
lowly  in  heart:  and  ye  shall  find 
rest  unto  your  souls. 

30  For  my  yoke  is  easy,  and  my 
burden  is  light. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  Christ  rejiroreih  Ihe  h/itKhien/t  of  the  Plidfi- 
sees  concerning  the  hredch  of  the  Habbath^ 
'A  hij  ncn'ptui'ex,  9  !/>/  reanon,  IS  and  hij 
(t  miracle.  22  lie  healeth  the  man  ponxeHned 
that  was  blind  and  dnml).  81  lilasphenii/ 
affitinist  the  Holy  (Ihokt  Khali  nerer  be  for- 
given. 36  Accoiiiil  shall  be  ■niatle  of  idle 
viords.  3S  He  rebuketh  the  unfaithful,  irho 
seek  after  a  nign :  49  and  nheweth  'irho  in 
kin  brother,  sister,  and  mother. 

AT  that  time  Jesus  went  on 
the  sabbath  day  through  tlie 
'corn  :  and  his  disciples  were  an 
luingred,  and  began  to  pluck  the 
■"' ears  of  coiti.  and  to  cat. 

2  l>ut  when  the  Pharisees  saw  i'^, 
they  said  unto  him,  l^ehold,  thy 
disciples  do  that  which  is  not  law- 
ful to  do  upon  the  sabbath  day. 

3  But  he  said  unto  them.  Have 
.ye  not  read  what  David  did,  when 
he  was  an  hungred,  and  they  that 
were  with  him  ; 

4  How  he  entered  into  the  house 


*  Hades. 


of  God,  and  did  eat  the  shewbread, 
which  was  not  lawful  for  him  to 
eat,  neither  for  them  which  were 
with  him,  but  only  for  the  priests'? 

5  Or  have  ye  not  read  in  the  law, 
how  that  on  the  sabbath  days  the 
priests  in  the  temple  profane  tlie 
sabbath,  and  are  blameless  1 

6  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  in 
this  place  is  one  greater  than  the 
temple. 

7  But  if  ye  had  known  what  thii^ 
meaneth,  1  •*  will  have  mercy,  and 
not  sacrifice,  ye  would  not  have 
condemned  the  guiltless. 

8  Foi'  the  Son  of  man  is  Lord 
even  of  the  sabbath  day. 

9  And  when  he  was  departed 
thence,  he  went  into  their  syna- 
gogue : 

10  ^  And,  behold,  there  was  a 
man  which  had  his  hand  withered. 
And  they  asked  him,  saying.  Is  it 
lawful  to  heal  on  the  sabbath  days  1 
that  they  might  accuse  him. 

1 1  And  he  said  unto  them.  What 
man  shall  there  be  among  you,  that 
shall  have  one  sheep,  and  if  it  fall 
into  a  pit  on  the  sabbath  day,  will 
he  not  lay  hold  on  it,  and  lift  it  out  ? 

12  How  much  then  is  a  man 
better  than  a  sheeyj  ?  Wherefore  it 
is  lawful  to  do  well  on  the  sabbath 
days. 

13  Then  saith  he  to  the  man, 
Stretch  forth  thine  hand.  And  he 
stretched  it  forth  ;  and  it  was  re- 
stored whole,  like  as  the  other. 

14  U  Then  the  Pharisees  went 
out,  and  held  a  council  against  him, 
how  they  might  destroy  him. 

15  But  when  Jesus  knew  it,  he 
witlidi-ew  liimself  from  thence : 
and  great  multitudes  followed  him, 
and  he  healed  them  all ; 

16  And  charged  them  that  they 
should  not  make  him  known  : 

17  That  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  by  '  Esaias  the 
prophet,  saying, 

18  Behold  my  servant,  whom  I 
have  chosen  ;  my  beloved,  in  whom 
m,y  soul  is  well  ])leased  :  1  will  v)ut 
my  si)irit  upon  him,  and  he  shall 
shew  judgment  to  the  Gentiles. 

19  He  shall  not  strive,  nor  cry  ; 
neither  shall  any  man  hear  his  voice 
in  the  streets. 

20  A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not 
break,  and  smoking  flax  shall  he 
not(]uench,  till  he  send  forth  judg- 
ment unto  victf)ry. 

21  And  in  his  name  shall  the 
Gentiles  trust. 

22  11  Then  was  brought  unto  him 
one  poss(»ssed  with  ;i,  ^  devil,  blind, 
and(hinib:  and  he  healed  him,  in- 
soiimcli  tli.'iti  the  blind  and  dumb 
both  spake  and  saw. 


14 


Blasphemy  against  the  Sjw-it.  St.  MATTHEW,  13. 


Seeking  for  sigyis. 


1  demons, 

2  demons. 


3  demons 


*  age, 

^  that  which 

is  to  come. 


6  offspring 


23  And  all  the  pe'^ople  were 
amazed,  and  said,  Is  not  this  the 
son  of  David  1 

24  But  when  the  Pharisees  heard 
it,  they  said.  This  felloic  doth  not 
cast  out '  devils,  but  by  Beelzebub 
the  prince  of  the  -  devils. 

25  And  Jesus  knew  their 
thoughts,  and  said  unto  them, 
Every  kingdom  divided  against 
itself  is  brought  to  desolation  ;  and 
every  city  or  house  divided  against 
itself  shall  not  stand  : 

26  And  if  Satan  cast  out  Satan, 
he  is  divided  against  himself ;  how 
shall  then  his  kingdom  stand  1 

27  And  if  I  by  Beelzebub  cast 
out  ^devils,  by  whom  do  your  child- 
ren cast  thern^  out  1  therefore  they 
shall  be  your  judges. 

28  But  if  I  cast  out  ^  devils  by  the 
Spirit  of  God,  then  the  kingdom  of 
God  is  come  unto  you. 

29  Or  else  how  can  one  enter  into 
a  strong  man's  house,  and  spoil  liis 
goods,  except  he  first  bind  the 
strong  man  f  and  then  he  will  spoil 
his  house. 

30  He  that  is  not  with  me  is 
against  me  ;  and  he  that  gathereth 
not  with  me  scattereth  abroad. 

31  ^  Wherefore  I  say  unto  you, 
All  manner  of  sin  and  blasphemy 
shall  be  forgiven  unto  men:  but  the 
blasphemy  against  the  IIoli/  Ghost 
shall  not  be  forgiven  unto  men. 

32  And  whosoever  speaketh  a 
word  against  the  Son  of  man,  it 
shall  be  forgiven  him  :  but  who- 
soever speaketh  against  the  Holy 
Ghost,  it  shall  not  be  forgiven  him, 
neither  in  this  ''world,  neither  in 
•^  the  world  to  come. 

33  Either  make  the  tree  good, 
and  his  fruit  good  ;  or  else  make 
the  tree  corrupt,  and  his  fruit  cor- 
rupt :  for  the  tree  is  known  by  his 
fruit. 

34  O  '^  generation  of  vipers,  how 
can  ye,  being  evil,  speak  good 
things'?  for  out  of  the  abundance 
of  the  heart  the  mouth  speaketh. 

35  A  good  man  out  of  the  good 
treasure  of  the  heart  bringeth  forth 
good  things  :  and  an  evil  man  out 
of  the  evil  treasui'e  bringeth  forth 
evil  things. 

36  But  I  say  unto  you.  That 
every  idle  word  that  men  shall 
speak,  they  shall  give  account 
thereof  in  the  day  of  judgment. 

37  For  by  thy  woi-ds  thou  shalt 
be  justified,  and  by  tliy  words  thf»u 
sha.lt  be  condemned. 

38  H  Then  certain  of  the  scribes 
and  of  the  Pharisees  answered,  say- 
ing. Master,  we  would  see  a  sign 
from  thee. 


39  But  he  answered  and  said 
unto  them.  An  evil  and  adulterous 
generation  seeketh  after  a  sign  ; 
and  there  shall  no  sign  be  given  to 
it,  but  the  sign  of  the  prophet 
^ Jonas : 

40  Eor  as  *  Jonas  was  three  days 
and  three  nights  in  the  ^  whale's 
belly :  so  shall  the  Son  of  man  be 
three  days  and  three  nights  in  the 
heart  of  the  earth. 

41  The  men  of  Nineveh  shall  rise 
in  judgment  with  this  generation, 
and  shall  condemn  it :  because  they 
repented  at  the  preaching  of  ^"Jonas; 
and,  behold,  a  greater  than  "  J  onas 
is  here. 

42  The  queen  of  the  south  shall 
rise  up  in  the  judgment  with  this 
generation,  and  shall  condemn  it : 
K)r  she  came  from  the  uttermost 
parts  of  the  earth  to  hear  the  wis- 
dom of  Solomon ;  and,  behold,  a 
greater  than  Solomon  is  here. 

43  When  the  unclean  spirit  is 
gone  ovit  of  a  man,  he  walketh 
through  dry  places,  seeking  rest, 
and  findeth  none. 

44  Then  he  saith,  I  will  return 
into  my  house  from  whence  I  came 
out ;  and  when  he  is  come,  he  find- 
eth ?'(!  empty,  swept,  and  garnished. 

45  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh 
with  himself  seven  other  spirits 
more  wicked  than  himself,  and 
they  enter  in  and  dwell  there  :  and 
the  last  ■itate  of  that  man  is  worse 
than  the  first.  Even  so  shall  it  be 
also  unto  this  wicked  generation. 

46  H  While  he  yet  talked  to  the 
people,  behold,  his  mother  and  his 
brethren  stood  without,  desiring 
to  speak  with  him. 

47  Then  one  said  unto  him,  Be- 
hold, thy  mother  and  thy  brethren 
stand  without,  desiring  to  speak 
with  thee. 

48  But  he  answered  and  said 
unto  him  that  told  him,  Who  is  my 
mother  (  and  who  are  my  brethren  1 

49  And  he  stretched  forth  his 
hand  toward  his  disciples,  and  said. 
Behold  iny  mother  and  my  bre- 
tliren  ! 

50  For  whosoever  shall  do  the 
will  of  my  Father  which  is  in  hea- 
ven, the  same  is  my  brother,  and 
sister,  and  mother. 

CHAPTER  13. 

3  77te  parahle  of  the  xntoer  and  iJie  need: 
18  the  expaxition  of  it.  24  T/ie  parahle  of 
the  tarex,  31  ({f  the  mtistard  seed,  33  of  the 
leiiceii,  44  of  the  hidden  treasure.  45  of  the 
pearl,  47  of  the  drairiief  eaxt  iido  the  xea : 
r)3  and  hoiv  Chriat  in  cimtemned  of  kin  oirn 
roiintryinen. 

THE  same  day  went  Jesus  out 
of  the  house,  and  sat  by  the 
sea  side. 


''  Jon  all : 
s  Jonah 
«  helly  of 
the  sea- 
mouster ; 


1"  Jonah ; 


15 


Parable  of  the  sower. 


St.  MATTHEW,  13. 


Of  the  tares. 


^  tiirnajiiiin, 


2  And  yreat  multitudes  were  ga- 
thered together  unto  him,  so  that 


lie  went  into  a  '  ship,  and  sat  ;  and 

the  w 

shore. 


the  whole  mult 


snip,  a 
itucle  s 


tood  on  the 


3  And  he  spake  many  things  unto 
them  in  paraoles,  saying,  Behold,  a 
sower  went  forth  to  sow  ; 

4  And  when  he  sowed,  some  seeds 
fell  by  the  way  side,  and  the  fowls 
came  and  devoured  them  up  : 

5  Some  fell  upon  stony  places, 
where  they  had  not  much  earth  : 
and  forthwith  they  sprung  up,  be- 
cause they  had  no  deepness  of 
earth  : 

6  And  when  the  sun  was  up,  they 
were  scorched  ;  and  becavise  they 
had  no  root,  they  withered  away. 

7  And  some  fell  among  thorns ; 
and  the  thorns  sprung  up,  and 
choked   them  : 

8  But  other  fell  into  good  ground, 
and  brought  forth  fruit,  some  an 
hundredfold,  some  sixtyfold,  some 
thirtyfold. 

9  Who  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him 
hear. 

10  And  the  disciples  came,  and 
said  unto  him.  Why  speakest  thou 
unto  them  in  parables  ? 

11  He  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Because  it  is  given  unto  you 
to  know  the  mysteries  of  the  king- 
dom of  heaven,  but  to  them  it  is 
not  given. 

12  For  whosoever  hath,  to  him 
shall  be  given,  and  he  shall  have 
more  abundance :  but  whosoever 
hath  not,  from  him  shall  be  taken 
away  even  that  he  hath. 

13  Therefore  speak  I  to  them  in 
parables  :  because  they  seeing  see 
not ;  and  hearing  they  hear  not, 
neither  do  they  understand. 

14  And  in  them  is  fulfilled  the 
prophecy  of  '^  Esaias,  which  saith. 
By  hearing  ye  shall  liear,  and  shall 
not  understand  ;  and  seeing  ye 
shall  see,  and   shall  not  perceive : 

15  For  this  people's  heart  is 
waxed  gross,  and  their  ears  are 
dull  of  hearing,  and  their  eyes 
they  have  closed  ;  lest  •'  at  ;iiiy  time 
they  should  see  with  fhe/f{'yrs,  and 
hear  with  their  ears,  and  should 
undin-stand  with  their  heart,  and 
should  ^  1)(^  converted,  and  I  should 
heal  them. 

16  But  blessed  are  your  eyes,  for 
they  see :  and  your  ears,  for  they 
hear. 

17  For  verily  I  say  unto  you. 
That  many  prophets  and  i-ighteous 
)/)e)i.  have  desired  to  see  fhouc  thimjx 
which  ye  see,  and  ha\'e  not  seen 
thetii;  and  to  hear  thoxe  t/iini/s  which 
ye  hear,  and  have  not  heard  them. 


IS  ^  Hear  ye  therefore  the  pa- 
rable of  the  sower. 

19  When  anj^  one  heareth  the 
word  of  the  kingdom,  and  vinder- 
standeth  it  not,  then  cometh  the 
wicked  one,  and  catcheth  away  that 
which  was  sown  in  his  heart.  This 
is  he  which  received  seed  by  the 
way  side. 

20  But  he  that  received  the  seed 
into  stony  places,  the  same  is  he 
that  heareth  the  word,  and  anon 
with  joy  receiveth  it ; 

21  Yet  hath  he  not  root  in  him- 
self, but  dureth  for  a  while :  for-' 
when  tribulation  or  persecution 
ariseth  because  of  the  word,  ''  by 
and  by  he  is  offended. 


22  He  also  that  received  seed 
among  the  thorns  is  he  that  hear- 
eth the  word  ;  and  the  care  of  this 
world,  and  the  deceitfulness  of 
riches,  clK)ke  the  word,  and  he  be- 
cometh  unfruitful. 

23  But  he  that  received  seed  into 
the  good  ground  is  he  that  heareth 
the  word,  and  understandeth  it ; 
which  also  heareth  fruit,  and  bring- 
eth  forth,  some  an  hundredfold, 
some  sixty,  some  thirty. 

24  U  Another  parable  put  he 
forth  unto  them,  saying.  The  king- 
dom of  heaven  is  likened  unto  a 
man  which  sowed  good  seed  in  his 
field  : 

25  But whilemenslept, hisenemy 
came  and  sowed  tares  among  the 
wheat,  and  went  his  way. 

26  But  when  the  blade  was  sprung 
up,  and  brought  forth  fruit,  then 
appeared  the  tares  also. 

27  So  the  servants  of  the  house- 
holder came  and  said  unto  him. 
Sir,  didst  not  thou  sow  good  seed 
in  thy  field  %  from  whence  then 
hath  it.  tares'? 

2S  He  said  unto  them.  An  enemy 
hath  done  this.  The  servants  said 
unto  him.  Wilt  thou  then  that  we 
-go  aiifl  gather  them  up  % 

29  liut  he  said.  Nay ;  lest  while 
ye  gather  up  the  tares,  ye  root  up 
also  the  wJieat  with  them. 

30  Let  both  grow  together  until 
the  harvest  :  and  in  the  time  of 
harvest  1  will  say  to  the  rea]H'i-s, 
Gather  ye  t()g(>ther  first  the  tares, 
and  bind  tluun  in  bundles  to  burn 
them  :  but  gather  the  wheat  into 
my  barn. 

31  11  Another  ])ai;able  put  he 
forth  unto  them,  sjiying,  The  king- 
dom of  heav(Mi  is  like  to  a  grain  of 
mustard  seed,  which  a  man  took, 
and  sowed  in  his  field  : 

32  Which  indeed  is  the  least  of  all 
s(!eds  :  but  when  it  is  grown,  it  is 
the  greatest  among  herbs,  and  be- 
cometh  a  tree,  so  tluit  the  birds  of 


16 


Other  parables  of  the  kingdom.         St.  MATTHEW,  14 


Jesus  rejected  at  Nazareth. 


the   air   come    and  lodge    in    tlie 
branches  thereof. 

33  ^  Another  parable  spake  he 
unto  them  ;  The  kingdom  of  hea- 
ven is  like  unto  leaven,  which  a 
woman  took,  and  hid  in  three 
measures  of  meal,  till  the  whole 
was  leavened. 

34  All  these  things  spake  Jesus 
unto  the  multitude  in  parables  ; 
and  without  a  parable  spake  he 
not  unto  them  : 

35  That  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  by  the  prophet, 
saying,  I  will  open  my  mouth  in 
parables  ;  I  will  utter  things  which 
have  been  kept  secret  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world. 

36  Then  Jesus  sent  the  multitude 
away,  and  went  into  the  house  : 
and  his  disciples  came  unto  him, 
saying.  Declare  unto  us  the  pa- 
rable of  the  tares  of  the  field. 

37  He  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  He  that  soweth  the  good 
seed  is  the  Son  of  man ; 

38  The  field  is  the  world  ;  the 
good  seed  are  the  children  of  the 
kingdom ;  but  the  tares  are  the 
children  of  the  wicked  one; 

39  The  enemy  that  sowed  them 
is  the  devil ;  the  harvest  is  the  end 
of  the  world ;  and  the  reapers  are 
the  angels. 

40  As  therefore  the  tares  are 
gathered  and  burned  in  the  fire ; 
so  shall  it  be  in  the  end  of  this 
world. 

41  The  Son  of  man  shall  send 
forth  his  angels,  and  they  shall 
gather  out  of  his  kingdom  all 
things  that  ^  offend,  and  them 
which  do  iniquity ; 

42  And  shall  cast  them  into  ^  a 
furnace  of  fire  :  there  shall  be  wail- 
ing and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

43  Then  shall  the  righteous  shine 
forth  as  the  sun  in  the  kingdom  of 
their  Father.  Who  hath  ears  to 
hear,  let  him  hear. 

44  H  Again,  the  kingdom  of 
heaven  is  like  unto  treasure  hid  in 
a  field  ;  the  which  when  a  man 
hath  found,  he  hideth,  and  for  joy 
thei-eof  goeth  and  selleth  all  that 
he  hath,  and  buyeth  that  field. 

45  H  Again,  the  kingdom  of  hea- 
ven is  like  unto  a  merchant  man, 
seeking  goodl.v  pearls  : 

46  Who,  when  he  had  found 
one  pearl  of  great  price,  went  and 
sold  all  that  he  had,  and  bought 
it. 

47  ^  Again,  the  kingdom  of 
heaven  is  like  unto  a  net,  that  was 
cast  into  the  sea,  and  gathered  of 
every  kind  : 

48  Which,  when  it  was  full, 
they  drew  to  shore,  and  sat  down. 


and  gathered  the  good  into  vessels, 
but  cast  the  bad  away. 

49  So  shall  it  be  at  the  end  of 
the  world  :  the  angels  shall  come 
forth,  and  sever  the  wicked  from 
among  the  just, 

50  And  shall  cast  them  into  the 
furnace  of  lire  :  there  shall  be  wail- 
ing and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

51  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Have 
ye  understood  all  these  things'? 
They  say  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord. 

52  Then  said  he  unto  them, 
Therefore  every  scribe  lohick  is 
instructed  unto  the  kingdom  0|f 
heaven  is  like  unto  a  man  that  is 
an  householder,  which  bringeth 
forth  out  of  his  treasure  things 
new  and  old. 

53  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  Jesus  had  finished  these 
parables,  he  departed  thence. 

54  And  v/hen  he  was  come  into 
his  own  country,  he  taught  them 
in  their  synagogue,  insomuch  that 
they  were  astonished,  and  said. 
Whence  hath  this  man  this  wis- 
dom, and  these  mighty  works'? 

55  Is  not  thi.s  the  carpenter's 
son'?  is  not  his  mother  called 
]\lary'?  and  his  brethren,  James, 
and  Joses,  and  Simon,  and  Judas'? 

56  And  his  sisters,  are  they  not 
all  with  US'?  Whence  then  hath 
this  man  all  these  things'? 

57  And  they  were  offended  in 
him.  But  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
A  prophet  is  not  without  honour, 
save  in  his  own  country,  and  in 
his  own  house. 

58  And  he  did  not  many  mighty 
woi'ks  there  because  of  their  un- 
belief. 

CHAPTER  14. 

1  Ilerod'.'i  opinion  of  Christ.  3  Wherefoye 
John  Bapli.si  iras  beheaded.  13  Jesu.s  de- 
piifteVh  into  a  de.-<ert  place:  15  where  he 
feedeth  fire  thousand  nifii  irith  fire  /oares 
and  tico  fi'uhes  :  '2'-'  /n  iralkith  on  the  sea  to 
his  disciples:  34  a nd  Jand incj  at  (ie)niesa- 
rei,  healeth  the  .iick  liy  the  touch  of  the  hem 
of  his  garment. 

AT  that  time  Herod  the  tetrarch 
heard  of  the  fame  of  Jesus, 

2  And  said  unto  his  servants, 
This  is  John  the  Baptist ;  he  is 
risen  from  the  dead ;  and  there- 
fore mighty  works  do  shew  forth 
themselves  in  him. 

3  H  For  Herod  had  laid  hold  on 
John,  and  bound  him,  and  put  him 
in  i)rison  for  Herodias'  sake,  his 
bi'other  Philip's  wife. 

4  For  John  said  unto  him.  It  is 
not  lawful  for  thee  to  have  her. 

5  And  Mheii  he  would  have  put 
him  to  death,  he  feared  the  nuilti- 
tude,  because  they  counted  him  as 
a  prophet. 

6  But   when    Herod's    birthday 


17 


John  Baptist  beheaded. 


St.  MATTHEW,  15. 


Jesus  u-alks  on  the  water. 


was  kept,  the  daughter  of  Hero- 
dias  danced  before  them,  and 
pleased  Herod. 

7  Whereupon  he  promised  with 
an  oath  to  give  her  whatsoever  she 
would  ask. 

8  And  she,  being  before  in- 
structed of  her  mother,  said.  Give 
me  here  John  Baptist's  head  in  a 
'  charger. 

y  And  the  king  was  sorry  :  never- 
theless for  the  oath's  sake,  and  them 
which  sat  with  him  at  meat,  he 
commanded  it  to  be  given  her. 

10  And  he  sent,  and  beheaded 
John  in  the  prison. 

1 1  And  his  head  was  brought  in  a 
-  charger,  and  given  to  the  damsel : 
and  she  lM'f)ught  it  to  her  mother. 

12  And  his  disciples  came,  and 
tof)k  up  the  body,  and  buried  it, 
and  went  and  told  Jesus. 

13  U  When  Jesus  heard  of  if,  he 
departed  thence  by  ship  into  a 
desei-t  place  apart :  and  when  the 
people  had  heard  thereof,  they 
followed  him  on  foot  out  of  the 
cities. 

14  And  Jesus  went  forth,  and 
saw  a  great  multitude,  and  was 
moved  with  compassion  toward 
them,  and  he  healed  their  sick. 

15  ^f  And  when  it  was  evening, 
his  disciples  came  to  him,  saying. 
This  is  a  desert  place,  and  the 
time  is  now  past;  send  the  multi- 
tude away,  that  they  may  go  into 
the  villages,  and  buy  themselves 
victuals. 

16  But  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
They  need  not  depart ;  give  ye 
them  to  eat. 

17  And  they  say  unto  him.  We 
lia\(;  here  but  five  loaves,  and  two 
fishes. 

18  He  said,  Bring  them  hither 
to  me. 

1 9  And  he  commanded  tlie  multi- 
tude to  sit  down  on  tlu;  grass,  and 
took  the  five  loaves,  and  the  two 
lislics,  anfl  looking  up  to  heaven, 
Ik;  l)less(!d,  and  brake,  and  gave 
tlu!  loaves  to  his  disciples,  and  the 
disciples  to  the  multitude. 

l'O  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were 
filled  :  and  they  took  u])  of  the  frag- 
ments that  remained  twelve  baskets 
full. 

2 1  And  they  that  had  eaten  wei-e 
about  live  thousand  men,  beside 
women  and  children. 

22  ff  And  straightway  Jesus  con- 
strained his  disciples  to  get  into  a 
"sliip.  and  to  go  before  liim  unto 
the  other  side,  while  he  sent  the 
multitudes  away. 

2.)  Ami  when  he  had  sent  the 
multitudes  awaj%  he  went  up  into 
a  mountain    apart  to  pray :    and 


when  the  evening  was   come,   he 
was  there  alone. 

24  But  the  ''ship  was  now  in  the 
midst  of  the  sea,  tossed  with  waves : 
for  the  wind  was  contrary. 

25  And  in  the  fourth  watch  of 
the  night  Jesus  went  unto  them, 
walking  on  the  sea. 

26  And  when  the  disciples  saw 
him  walking  on  the  sea,  they  were 
troubled,  saying,  It  is  a  spirit ;  and 
they  cried  out  for  fear. 

27  But  straightway  Jesus  spake 
unto  them,  saying.  Be  of  good 
cheer ;  it  is  I ;  be  not  afraid. 

28  And  Peter  answered  him  and 
said.  Lord,  if  it  be  thou,  bid  me 
come  unto  thee  on  the  water. 

29  And  he  said,  Come.  And 
when  Peter  was  come  down  out  of 
the  ^ ship,  he  walked  on  the  water, 
to  go  to  Jesus. 

30  But  when  he  saw  the  wind 
boisterous,  he  was  afraid  ;  and  be- 
ginning to  sink,  he  cried,  saying, 
Loi'd,  save  me. 

31  And  immediately  Jesus 
stretched  forth  his  hand,  and 
caught  him,  and  said  unto  him, 
O  thou  of  little  faith,  wherefore 
didst  thou  doubt '? 

32  And  when  they  were  come 
into  the  •'ship,  the  wind  ceased. 

33  Then  they  that  were  in  the 
^ship  came  and  worshipped  liim, 
saying,  Of  a  truth  thou  art  the 
Son  of  God. 

34  ^  And  when  they  were  gone 
over,  they  came  into  the  land  of 
Gennesarot. 

35  And  when  the  men  of  that 
place  had  knowledge  of  him,  they 
sent  out  into  all  that  country  round 
about,  and  brought  unto  him  all 
that  were  diseased  ; 

36  And  besought  him  that  they 
might  only  touch  the  hem  of  his 
gai-ment :  and  as  many  as  touched 
were  made  perfectly  whole. 

CHAPTEB  15. 

:!  Christ  reproretli.  the  licrihes  (tiifj  PharixefK 
far  trcninfjrexsinf/  O'od'n  coniiniindmniis 
lliroiKjh  their  own  traditioiix :  11  fi'(i</h,l/i 
hiiir  that  ir/iich  noeih  into  tin-  inoiith  ilalh 
not  dorih' a  man.  21  He  healelh  the  ddiii/li- 
ter  <>f  the  ■noDKin  of  Ciinnan,  80  (duI  olhir 
ijreiit  multitudex :  :i'i  and  iciih  Htrtn  /odi-fK 
(I  n  d  (( fe  w  little  Jinh  ex  feedeth  fo  u  r  thv  una  n  iJ 
men,  Omide  uomen  and  chi/dren. 

THRN"  came  to  Jesus  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  which  were  of  Jeru- 
salem, saj^ing, 

2  Why  do  thy  disciples  ti-ans 
gress  the  tradition  of  the  elders? 
for  they  wash  not  their  hands  wjien 
they  eat  bread. 

3  But  he  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Why  do  ye  also  transgress 


18 


Concent  imj  defilement. 


St.  MATTHEW,  15. 


The  CanaanitisJi  woman. 


the  commandment  of  God  ^  by  your 
tradition  1 

4  For  God  commanded,  saying, 
Honour  thy  fatlier  and  mother : 
and.  He  that  curseth  father  or 
mother,  let  him  die  the  death. 

5  But  ye  say,  Whosoever  shall 
say  to  his  father  or  his  mother,  ■^_/£ 
is  a  gift,  by  whatsoever  thou  might- 


est  be  ijrotited  by  me  : 

6  And  honour  not  his  father  or 
his  mothei',  he  shall  be  free.  Thus 
have  ye  made  the  commandment  of 
God  of  none  effect '  b^^  your  tradi- 
tion. 

7  Ye  hypocrites,  well  did  ^Esaias 
prophesy  of  you,  saying, 

8  This  people  draweth  nigh  unto 
me  with  their  mouth,  and  honour- 
eth  me  with  tlieir  lips  ;  but  their 
heart  is  far  from  me. 

9  But  in  vain  they  do  worship 
me,  teaching  for  doctrines  the  com- 
mandments of  men. 

10  H  And  he  called  the  multi- 
tude, and  said  unto  them.  Hear, 
and  understand  : 

1 1  Not  that  which  goeth  into  the 
mouth  defileth  a  man ;  but  that 
which  Cometh  out  of  the  mouth, 
this  defileth  a  man. 

12  Then  came  his  disciples,  and 
said  unto  him,  Knowest  tnou  that 
the  Pharisees  were  offended,  after 
they  heard  this  saying  1 

13  But  he  answered  and  said, 
Every  plant,  which  my  heavenly 
Father  hath  not  planted,  shall  be 
rooted  up. 

14  Let  them  alone :  they  be 
blind  leaders  of  the  bliiid.  And 
if  the  blind  lead  the  Ijlind,  both 
shall  fall  into  the  ditch. 

15  Then  answered  Peter  and 
said  unto  him,  Declare  unto  us 
this  parable. 

16  And  .Jesus  said.  Are  ye  also 
yet  without  understanding'? 

17  Do  not  ye  yet  understand, 
that  whatsoever  entereth  in  at  the 
mouth  goeth  into  the  belly,  and  is 
cast  out  into  the  draughts 

18  But  those  things  wliich  pro- 
ceed out  of  the  mouth  come  forth 
from  the  heart ;  and  they  defile 
the  man. 

19  For  out  of  the  heart  proceed 
evil  thoughts,  nuuxlei's,  adulteries, 
fornications,  thefts,  false  witness, 
^blasphemies: 

20  These  are  the  things  which 
defile  a  man  :  but  to  eat  with  un- 
washen  hands  defileth  not  a  man. 

21  U  Then  Jesus  went  thence, 
and  dejjarted  into  the  "coasts  oi 
Tyre  and  Sidon. 

22  And,  behold,  a  woman  of  Ca- 


naan came  out  of  "  the  same  coasts. 
and  cried  unto  him,  saying,  Have 
mercy  on  me,  O  Lord,  thou  son  of 
David  ;  my  daughter  is  grievously 
vexed  with  a  ^  devil. 

23  But  he  answered  her  not  a 
word.  And  his  disciples  came  and 
besought  him,  saying.  Send  her 
away ;  for  she  crieth  after  us. 

24  But  he  answered  and  said,  I 
am  not  sent  but  unto  the  lost 
sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel. 

25  Then  came  she  and  wor- 
shipped him,  saying,  Lord,  help 
me. 

26  But  he  answered  and  said.  It 
is  not  meet  to  take  the  children's 
bread,  and  to  cast  it  to  dogs. 

27  And  she  said,  Truth,  Lord  : 
yet  the  dogs  eat  of  the  crumbs 
which  fall  from  their  masters' 
table. 

28  Then  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  her,  O  woman,  great  is  thy 
faith  :  be  it  unto  thee  even  as  thou 
wilt.  And  her  daughter  was  made 
whole  from  that  very  hour. 

29  And  Jesus  departed  fi-om 
thence,  and  came  nigh  unto  the 
sea  of  Galilee  ;  and  went  up  into  a 
mountain,  and  sat  down  there. 

30  And  great  multitudes  came 
unto  him,  having  with  them  tliose 
that  ni&re  lame,  blind,  dumb, 
maimed,  and  many  others,  and 
cast  them  down  at  Jesus'  feet ; 
and  he  healed  them : 

31  Insomuch  that  the  multitude 
wondered,  when  they  saw  the  dmnb 
to  si)eak,  the  maimed  to  be  whole, 
the  lame  to  walk,  and  the  blind  to 
see  :  and  they  glorified  the  God  of 
Israel. 

32  ^  Then  Jesus  called  his  disci- 
ples unto  him,  and  said,  I  have  com- 
passion on  the  multitude,  because 
they  continue  with  me  now  three 
days,  and  have  nothing  to  eat :  and 
I  will  not  send  them  away  fasting, 
lest  they  faint  in  the  way. 

33  And  his  disciples  say  unto 
him,  Whence  should  we  have  so 
much  bread  in  the  wilderness,  as 
to  fill  so  great  a  multitude? 

34  And  Jesus  saith  unto  th(!m. 
How  many  loaves  have  ye  1  And 
they  said.  Seven,  and  a  few  little 
fishes. 

35  And  heconmnanded  the  multi- 
tude to  sit  down  on  the  ground. 

3()  And  he  took  the  seven  loaves 
and  the  fishes,  and  gave  thanks, 
and  brake  t/iein,  and  gave  to  his 
disciples,  and  the  disciples  to  the 
multitude. 

37  And  they  did  all  eat,  and 
were  filled  :  and  tliey  took  up  of 
the  broken  incat  that  was  left  seven 
baskets  full. 


19 


A  sign  from  heaven  asked. 


St.  MATTHEW,  16. 


Peter'' s  confession  of  Christ. 


38  And  they  that  did  eat  were 
four  thousand  men,  beside  women 
and  children. 

39  And  he  sent  away  the  multi- 
tude, and  took  ship,  and  came  into 
the  coasts  of  Magclala. 

CHAPTER  16. 

1  Tlie  Pharineen  7-e(piir6  <i  »ign.  6  JemiH 
warneth,  his  dUci/den  of  the  leaven  of  the 
Phariseeft  (tn<l  Siidihtceen.  13  Tlie  people's 
iipitiion  (f  ('hi'>s.t,  u;  inul  Peter'^H  confession 
of  him.  "  21  Je.-iiiK  faresheweth  his  death, 
'is  repropi/i{/  I'eler  for  ihs.iinn/iiK/  him 
from  it:  24  aiul  u<'l,ii<inish,th  tliose  that 
u'ill  follow   him,    to  lieor   the  vrots. 

THE  Pharisees  also  with  the  Sad- 
ducees  came,  and  tempting  de- 
sired him  that  he  would  shew  them 
a  sign  from  heaven. 

2  He  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  When  it  is  evening,  ye  say. 
It  will  be  fair  weather  :  for  the  sky 
is  red. 

3  And  in  the  morning,  It  will  he 
foul  weather  to  day  :  for  the  sky  is 
red  and  lowring.  0  ye  hypocrites, 
ye  can  discern  the  face  of  the  sky  ; 
but  can  ye  not  discern  the  signs  of 
the  times  % 

4  A  wicked  and  adulterous  ge- 
neration seeketh  after  a  sign  ;  and 
there  shall  no  sign  be  given  unto 
it,  but  the  sign  of  the  prophet 
'  Jonas.  And  he  left  them,  and  de- 
parted. 

5  And  when  his  disciples  were 
come  to  the  other  side,  they  had 
forgotten  to  take  bread. 

6  H  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Take  heed  and  beware  of  the 
leaven  of  the  Pharisees  and  of 
the  Sadducees. 

7  And  they  reasoned  among 
themselves,  saying,  It  u  because 
we  have  taken  no  bread. 

8  Which  when  Jesus  perceived, 
he  said  unto  them,  ()  ye  of  little 
faith,  why  reason  ye  among  your- 
selves, because  ye  hav(!  brought  no 
bread  1 

9  Do  ye  not  y(it  understand, 
neither  remember  tlus  five  loaves  of 
the  five  thousand,  and  how  many 
baskets  ye  took  up '? 

10  Neither  the  seven  loaves  of 
the  four  thousand,  and  how  many 
baskets  ye  took  up? 

11  How  is  it  that  ye  do  not 
understand  that  i  spake  it  not 
to  you  (;oncei'iiing  bread,  that  ye 
shouUl  beware  of  the  leaven  of  the 
Pharisees  and  of  the;  Sadduceesi 

1 2  Then  und(;rstood  they  how 
that  lu!  ba(l(^  thou  not  beware  of 
th(^  leaven  of  bread,  but  of  the 
doctiine  of  the  Pharisees  and  of 
the  Sadducces. 

13  11  When  Jesus  came  into  the 
coasts  of  Ca'sarea  Philippi,  he  asked 


his  disci))les,  saying,  Whom  do  men 
Say  that  1  the  fSon  of  man  am  1 

14  And  they  said,  tSome  say  that 
thou  art  John  the  Baptist  :  some, 
-Eli as  ;  and  others,  •' Jeremias.  or 
one  of  the  prophets. 

15  He  saith  unto  them.  But 
whom  say  ye  that  I  am? 

16  And  Simon  Peter  answered 
and  said.  Thou  art  the  Christ,  the 
Son  of  the  living  God. 

17  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  him.  Blessed  art  thou,  Simon 
Bar-jona  :  for  flesh  and  blood  hath 
not  revealed  it  unto  thee,  but  my 
Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

18  And  1  say  also  unto  thee.  That 
thou  art  Peter,  and  upon  this  rock 
I  will  build  my  church  ;  and  the 
gates  of  *  hell  shall  not  prevail 
against  it. 

19  And  I  will  give  unto  thee  the 
keys  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven  : 
and  whatsoever  thou  shalt  bind 
on  earth  shall  be  bound  in  heaven  : 
and  whatsoever  thou  shalt  loose  on 
earth  shall  be  loosed  in  heaven. 

20  Then  charged  he  his  disciples 
that  they  should  tell  no  man  that 
he  was  Jesus  the  Christ. 

21  H  Ei'om  that  time  forth  began 
Jesus  to  shew  unto  his  disciples, 
how  that  he  must  go  untt)  Jerusa- 
lem, and  suffer  many  things  of  the 
elders  and  chief  i)riests  and  scribes, 
and  be  killed,  and  be  raised  again 
the  third  day. 

22  Then  Peter  took  him,  and  be- 
gan to  rebuke  him,  saying.  Be  it 
far  from  thee,  Lord  :  this  shall  not 
be  unto  thee. 

23  But  he  turned,  and  said  unto 
Peter,  Get  thee  behind  me,  Satan  : 
thou  art  '^an  offence  unto  me:  for 
thou  "'savou rest  not  the  things  that 
be  of  God,  but  those  that  be  of  men. 

24  II  Then  said  Jesus  unto  his 
disciples,  If  any  man  "will  come 
after  me,  let  him  deny  himself,  and 
take  up  his  cross,  and  follow  me. 

25  For  whosoever  "  will  save  his 
life  shall  lose  it:  and  whosoever 
'  ^^'J^  1*>^^  ^^^^  lift!  for  my  sake  shall 
find  it. 

26  For  what  is  a  man  profited,  if 
he  shall  gain  the  whole  world,  and 
"  lose  his  own  soul  ?  or  what  shall  :i 
man  give  in  (wchaiige  foi'  his  ''soulj 


2  Elijah ; 

3  Jeremiah, 


27  For  the  Son  of  man  shall  come 
in  the  glory  of  his  Fatliei-  with  his 
angels;  and  tli<'n  he  shall  I'eward 
every  man  accoi'ding  to  his  woi  ks. 

28  Verily  J  say  unto  you,  Tliere 
be  some  stiinding  liei'c,  whicli  shall 
not  taslc  of  dcjilli,  till  iliey  sec  the 
Son  of  man  coming  in  his  kingdom. 


«  Hades. 


^  a  stiuii- 
l)lin.iihl()ck 
•''  niindest 

6  would 


shall 


>*  forfeit  his 

life? 

'••life? 


20 


Jesus  is  transfigured. 


St.  MATTHEW,  17,  18. 


Tlie  epileptic  hoy  cured. 


CHAPTER  17. 

1  The  irunKjiiju ration  of  Chrht.  14  He  heul- 
eth  the  huioticlc,  '12  foreteUeth  his  own  piix- 
sioii,  24  and  puyeth  tribute. 

AND  after  six  days  Jesus  taketh 
Peter,  James,  and  John  liis 
brother,  and  bringeth  them  up  into 
an  high  mountain  apart, 

2  And  was  transfigured  before 
them  :  and  his  face  did  shine  as  the 
sun,  and  his  raiment  was  white  as 
the  Hght. 

3  And,  behold,  there  appeared 
unto  them  Moses  and  ^  Elias  talk- 
ing with  him. 

4  Then  answered  Peter,  and  said 
unto  Jesus,  Lord,  it  is  good  for  us 
to  be  here  :  if  thou  wilt,  let  us  make 
here    three  "tabernacles;   one  for 


thee,  and  one  for 
for  ^EHas. 


Moses,  and  one 


5  While  he  yet  spake,  behold,  a 
bright  cloud  overshadowed  them  : 
and  behold  a  vt)ice  out  of  the  cloud, 
which  said.  This  is  ray  beloved  Son, 
in  whom  I  am  well  pleased ;  hear 
ye  him. 

6  And  when  the  disciples  heard 
it,  they  fell  on  their  face,  and  were 
sore  afraid. 

7  And  Jesus  came  and  touched 
them,  and  said,  Arise,  and  be  not 
afraid. 

8  And  when  they  had  lifted  up 
their  eyes,  they  saw  no  man,  save 
Jesus  only. 

9  And  as  they  came  down  from 
the  mountain,  Jesus  charged  them, 
saying.  Tell  the  vision  to  no  man, 
until  the  Son  of  man  be  risen  again 
from  the  dead. 

10  And  his  disciples  asked  him, 
saying,  \Vhy  then  say  the  scribes 
that  ^  Elias  must  first  come  ^ 

1 1  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  '  1^1  ias  truly  shall  first 
come,  and  restore  all  things. 

12  But  I  say  unto  you.  That 
'  Elias  is  come  already,  and  they 
knew  him  not,  but  have  done  unto 
him  whatsoever  they  listed.  Like- 
wise shall  also  the  Son  of  man  suf- 
fer of  them. 

1 3  Then  the  disciples  understood 
that  he  spake  unto  them  of  John 
the  Paiitist. 

1-t  H  And  when  they  were  come 
to  the  multitude,  there  came  to 
h\n\  &  certain  man,  kneeling  down 
to  him,  and  saying, 

15  Lord,  have  mercy  on  my  son  : 
for  he  is  ^lunatick.  and  soi-e  vexed  : 
for  ofttimes  he  falleth  into  the  fire, 
and  oft  into  tlie  water. 

16  And  I  brought  him  to  thy  dis- 
ciples, and  they  could  not  cure  him. 

1 7  Then  Jesus  answered  and  said, 
Ofaithless  and  perverse  generation, 


how  long  shall  I  be  with  you '?  how 
long  shall  I  suffer  you  1  bring  him 
hither  to  me. 

1 8  And  Jesus  rebuked  the 
•'  devil ;  and  he  departed  out  of 
him :  and  the  child  was  cured  from 
that  very  hour. 

19  'J'hen  came  the  disciples  to 
Jesus  apart,  and  said.  Why  could 
not  we  cast  him  out"? 

20  And  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Because  of  your  unbelief :  for  verily 
I  say  unto  you.  If  ye  have  faith  as 
a  grain  of  mustard  seed,  ye  shall 
say  unto  this  mountain.  Remove 
hence  to  yonder  place  ;  and  it  shall 
remove ;  and  nothing  shall  be  im- 
possible unto  j'ou. 

21  Howbeit  this  kind  goeth  not 
out  but  by  prayer  and  fasting. 

22  51  And  while  they  abode  in 
Galilee,  Jesus  said  unto  them.  The 
Son  of  man  shall  be  betrayed  into 
the  hands  of  men  : 

23  And  they  shall  kill  him,  and 
the  third  day  he  shall  be  raised 
again.  And  they  were  exceeding 
sorry. 

24  ^  And  when  they  were  come 
to  Capernaum,  they  that  received 
tribute  money  came  to  Peter,  and 
said.  Doth  not  j^our  master  pay 
tribute  % 

25  He  saith.  Yes.  And  when  he 
was  come  into  the  house,  Jesus 
"prevented  him,  saying.  What 
thinkest  thou,^  Simon?  of  whom 
do  the  kings  of  the  earth  take  cus- 
tom or  tribute  %  of  their  own  child- 
ren, or  of  strangers'? 

26  Peter  saith  unto  liim.  Of 
strangers.  Jesus  saith  unto  him. 
Then  are  the  children  free. 

27  Notwithstanding,  lest  we 
should  '^  often d  them,  go  thou  to 
the  sea,  and  cast  an  hook,  and  take 
up  the  fish  that  first  cometh  up ; 
and  when  thou  hast  opened  his 
mouth,  thou  shalt  find  a  piece  of 
money :  that  take,  and  give  unto 
them  for  me  and  thee. 

CHAPTER  18. 

1  i'lirist  -irariicth  Jiis  (liscijilen  to  he  Ititmhie 
iiinl  liiiriiilcss  :  T  1,,  ,in,i,l  nffeiices,  <iiid  not 
t«  ilrsiiixc  the  little  niivs  :  \UU<icheth  how  ire 
(ire  to  deal  iriih  our  Itretliren.  jrheii  they 
offend  us:  '21  and  hoir  oft  to /orgire  them  : 
28  ii'h  ich  he  setteth  forth,  lnj  a  paratile  of  the 
kind,  '''"'  took  account  of  hix  serrantd, 
Si  a  ml  punished  him,  who  shewed  no  mercy 
to  hix fellow. 

AT  the  same  time  came  the  dis- 
ciples unto  Jesus,  saying.  Who 
is  the  greatest  in  the  kingdom  of 
heaven  1 

2  And  Jesus  called  a  little  child 
unto  him,  and  set  him  in  the  midst 
of  them, 

3  And  said,   Verily  I  say  unto 


5  demon ; 


6  spake  first 
to 


'  cause  them 
to  stumble, 


21 


Of  stumblmgblocks. 


St.  MATTHEW,  18. 


Of  forgiveness. 


1 turu, 


2  cause  to 
stumble 


*>  occasions 
of  stum- 
bling ! 
^  the  occa- 
sions 

^  occasion 
fi  cause  tliee 
to  stumble, 


^  the  eternal 


you,  Except  ye  ^  be  converted,  and 
become  as  little  children,  ye  shall 
not  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
heaven. 

4  Whosoever  therefore  shall  hum- 
ble himself  as  this  little  child,  the 
same  is  greatest  in  the  kingdom  of 
heaven. 

5  And  whoso  shall  receive  one 
such  little  child  in  my  name  re- 
ceiveth  me. 

6  But  whoso  shall  "  offend  one  of 
these  little  ones  which  belie\'e  in 
me,  it  were  better  for  him  that  a 
millstone  were  hanged  about  his 
neck,  and  that  he  were  drowned  in 
the  depth  of  the  sea. 

7  51  Woe  unto  the  world  because 
of  ^offences  !  for  it  must  needs  be 

*  offences  come ;   but  woe  to 
whom  the  ^offence 


that 
that 


by 


man 
Cometh ! 

8  Wherefore  if  ths'  hand  or  thy 
foot  "offend  thee,  cut  them  oft",  and 
cast  them  from  thee :  it  is  better 
for  thee  to  enter  into  life  halt  or 
maimed,  rather  than  having  two 
hands  or  two  feet  to  be  cast  into 
'^everlaf^tin'JT  fire. 

9  And  if  thine  eye  ^offend  thee, 
pluck  it  out,  and  cast  it  from  thee  : 
it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  into 
life  with  one  eye,  rather  than  haying 
two  eyes  to  be  cast  into  *hell  fire. 

10  Take  heed  that  ye  despise 
not  one  of  these  little  ones ;  for  I 
say  unto  you,  That  in  heaven  their 
angels  do  always  behold  the  face  of 
my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

1 1  For  the  Son  of  man  is  come 
to  save  that  which  was  lost. 

12  How  think  ye?  if  a  man  have 
an  liundred  sheep,  and  one  of  them 
be  g(me  astray,  doth  he  not  leave 
the  ninety  and  nine,  and  g(jeth  into 
the  mountains,  and  seeketh  that 
which  is  gone  astray  'i! 

13  And  if  so  be  that  he  find  it, 
verily  I  say  unto  y<ni,  lie  rejoiceth 
more  of  that  sJteep,  than  of  the 
nin(;ty  and  nine  which  went  not 
astray. 

It  I'^ven  so  it  is  not  the  will  of 
your  Father  which  is  in  heaven, 
that  one  of  these  little  ones  should 
perish. 

15^  Moreover  if  thy  brothei' 
shall  trespass  against  thee,  go  and 
tell  liim  his  fault  ljetw<'eii  thee  and 
him  aloii(>:  if  he  shall  hear  thee, 
thou  hast  f^ained  thy  l)i'()ther. 

IG  Ijut  if  he  will  not  hear  thee, 
tlirn  take  with  thee  one  or  two 
more,  that  in  the  mouth  of  two  or 
three  witnesses  every  word  may  be 
established. 


*  Gr.  Gehenna  of  iiie. 


17  And  if  he  shall  neglect  to 
hear  them,  tell  it  unto  the  church  : 
but  if  he  neglect  to  hear  the 
church,  let  him  be  unto  thee  as  an 
heathen  man  and  *  a  publican. 

18  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  What- 
soever ye  shall  bind  on  earth  shall 
be  bound  in  heaven  :  and  whatso- 
ever ye  shall  loose  on  earth  shall 
be  loosed  in  heaven. 

19  Again  I  say  unto  you,  That 
if  two  of  you  shall  agree  on  earth 
as  touching  any  thing  that  they 
shall  ask,  it  shall  be  done  for  them 
of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

20  For  where  two  or  three  are 
gathered  together  in  my  name, 
there  am  I  in  the  midst  of  them. 

21  U  Then  came  Peter  to  him, 
and  said,  Lord,  hovv  oft  shall  my 
brother  sin  against  me,  and  I  for- 
give him  1  till  seven  times  1 

22  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  say 
not  unto  thee,  Until  seven  times: 
but.  Until  seventy  times  seven. 

23  51  Therefore  is  the  kingdom 
of  heaven  likened  unto  a  certain 
king,  which  would  take  account 
of  his  servants. 

24  And  when  he  had  begun  to 
reckon,  one  was  brought  unto  him, 
which  owed  him  ten  thousand  ta- 
lents. 

25  But  forasmuch  as  he  had  not 
to  pay,  his  lord  commanded  him  to 
he  sold,  and  his  wife,  and  children, 
and  all  that  he  had,  and  payment 
to  be  made. 

26  The  servant  therefore  fell 
down,  and  worshipped  him,  say- 
ing. Lord,  have  patience  with  me, 
and  I  will  i)ay  thee  all. 

27  Then  the  lord  of  that  servant 
was  moved  with  compassion,  and 
loosed  him, and  forgaveliimthedebt. 

28  But  the  same  seiwant  went 
out,  and  found  one  of  his  fellow- 
servants,  which  owed  him  an  hun- 
dred pence  :  and  he  laid  hands  on 
liim,  and  took  Itini  ))y  the  throat, 
saying,  l^iy  me  that  thou  owest. 

29  And  his  fellowservant  tell 
down  at  his  feet,  and  besought 
him,  saying,  Have  })atience  with 
me,  and  I  will  pay  thec^  all. 

30  And  \ut  would  not :  but  went 
;ind  cast  him  into  prison,  till  he 
should  pay  the  debt. 

31  So  when  his  fellowservants 
saw  what  was  (lon(>,  they  were 
vei'.y  sorry,  and  came  and  told  unto 
their  lord  all  that  was  done. 

32  Then  his  lord,  aftei-  that  he 
had  called  him.  said  unto  him,  O 
thou  wicked  servant,  I  forgave 
thee  all  that  debt,  because  thou 
"dcsiredst  me : 


*  Sea  note  on  ch.  v.  40. 


22 


St.  MATTHEW,  19. 


Counsels  of  perfection. 


33  Shouldest  not  thou  also  have 
had  compassion  on  thy  fellowser- 
vant,  even  as  I  had  pity  on  thee  ? 

34  And  his  lord  was  wroth,  and 
deHvered  hiui  to  the  tormentoi's, 
till  he  should  pay  all  that  was  due 
unto  him. 

35  So  likewise  shall  my  heavenly 
Father  do  also  unto  you,  if  ye  from 
your  hearts  forgive  not  every  one 
his  brother  their  trespasses. 

CHAPTER  19. 

2  Chrint  healeth  the  sick :  8  anntoereth  the 
Pharisees  concerning  diiwrcement :  10 
shetceth  when  marriage  is  necessary :  13 
receiveth  little  children  :  16  insfrncfefh  the 
young  man  how  to  attain  eternal  life.  20 
and  hoiD  to  he  perfect :  2o  telleth  his  disci- 
ples how  hard  it  is  for  a  rich  man  to  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  God,  27  and  prom iseth 
reward  to  those  that  forsake  any  thing  to 
follow  him. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
Jesus  had  finished  these  say- 
ings, he  departed  from  Galilee, 
and  came  into  the  coasts  of  Judpea 
beyond  Jordan  ; 

2  And  great  multitudes  followed 
him ;  and  he  healed  them  there. 

3  ^  The  Pharisees  also  came  unto 
him,  tempting  him,  and  saying 
unto  him,  Is  it  lawful  foi-  a  man  to 
put  away  his  wife  for  every  cause  1 

4  And  he  answered  and  said 
unto  them.  Have  ye  not  read,  that 
he  which  made  them  at  the  be- 
ginning made  them  male  and  fe- 
male, 

5  And  said,  For  this  cause  shall 
a  man  leave  father  and  mother, 
and  shall  cleave  to  his  wife  :  and 
they  twain  shall  be  one  flesh'? 

6  Wherefore  they  are  no  more 
twain,  but  one  flesh.  What  there- 
fore God  hath  joined  together,  let 
not  man  put  asunder. 

7  They  say  unto  him.  Why  did 
Moses  then  command  to  give  a 
writing  of  divorcement,  and  to  put 
her  away  % 

8  He  saith  unto  them,  Moses  be- 
cause of  the  hardness  of  your  hearts 
suffered  you  to  put  away  your 
wives  :  but  from  the  beginning  it 
was  not  so. 

9  And  I  say  unto  you.  Whosoever 
shall  put  away  his  wife,  ^  except  it 
/>p  for  fornication,  and  shall  marry 


)ther,  committeth  adultery  :  and 


whoso  marrieth   her  which   is  ])ut 


away  doth  commit  adultery. 

10  II  His  disciples  say  unto  him. 
If  the  case  of  the  man  be  so  with 
his  wife,  it  is  not  good  to  mai'ry. 

11  But  he  said  unto  them.  All 
vien  cannot  receive  this  saying, 
save  they  to  whom  it  is  given. 


*  Or, 


12  For  there  are  some  eunuchs, 
which  were  so  born  from  tJieir 
mother's  womb  :  and  there  are 
some  eunuchs,  which  were  made 
eunuchs  of  men  :  and  there  be 
eunuchs,  which  have  made  them- 
selves eunuchs  for  the  kingdom  of 
heaven's  sake.  He  that  is  able  to 
receive  it,  let  him  receive  it. 

13  II  Then  were  there  brought 
unto  him  little  children,  that  he 
should  put  his  hands  on  them,  and 
pray :  and  the  disciples  rebuked 
them. 

14  But  Jesus  said.  Suffer  little 
children,  and  forbid  them  not,  to 
come  unto  me  :  for  -of  such  is  the 
kingdom  of  heaven. 

15  And  he  laid  his  hands  on 
them,  and  departed  thence. 

16  51  And,  behold,  one  came  and 
said  unto  him,  Good  Master,  what 
good  thing  shall  I  do,  that  I  may 
have  eternal  life  1 

17  And  he  said  unto  him,  ^  Why 
callest  thou  me  good?  tJiere  is  none 


good  but  one,  that  is,  God  :    but  if 


thou  *  wilt  enter  into  life,  keep  the 
commandments. 

18  He  saith  unto  him,  W^hich? 
Jesus  said,  Thou  shalt  do  no  mur- 
der. Thou  shalt  not  commit  adul- 
tery. Thou  shalt  not  steal,  Thou 
shalt  not  bear  false  witness, 

19  Honour  thy  father  and  tliy 
mother :  and.  Thou  shalt  love  thy 
neighbour  as  th.yself. 

20  The  young  man  saith  unto 
him.  All  these  things  have  I  kept 
from  my  youth  up  :  what  lack  I 
yet? 

21  Jesus  said  unto  him.  If  thou 
•^  wilt  be  perfect,  go  and  sell  that 
thou  hast,  and  give  to  the  poor,  and 
thou  shalt  have  treasure  in  heaven  : 
and  come  and  follow  me. 

22  But  when  the  young  man 
heard  that  saying,  he  went  away 
sorrowful :  for  he  had  great  posses- 
sions. 

23  ^  Then  said  Jesus  unto  his 
disciples.  Verily  I  say  unto  you. 
That  a  rich  man  shall  hardl.y  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

24  And  again  I  say  unto  you.  It 
is  easier  for  a  camel  to  go  through 
the  eye  of  a  needle,  tlian  for  a  rich 
man  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
God. 

25  Wlien  liis  disciples  heard  it, 
they  were  exceedingly  amazed,  say- 
ing, Who  then  can  he  saved  1 

26  But  Jesus  beheld  them,  and 
said  unto  them.  With  men  tliis  is 
impossible  ;  but  with  God  all  things 
are  possible. 

27  H  Then  answered  Peter  and 


*  Or. 


'^  to  such 
belongeth 


3  *  Why 
askest  thou 
nie  concern- 
ing that 
which  is 
good  ?    One 
there  is  who 
is  good : 

4  wouldest 


23 


The  labourers  in  the  vineyard.  St.  MATTHEW,  20. 


Request  for  high  places. 


said  unto  him,  Behold,  we  have 
forsaken  all,  and  followed  thee; 
what  shall  we  have  therefore? 

28  And  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Verily  I  say  unto  5'ou,  That  ye 
which  have  followed  me,  in  the  re- 
generation when  the  Son  of  man 
shall  sit  in  the  throne  of  his  glory, 
yealso  shall  situpon  t\yelve  thrones, 
judging  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel. 

29  And  every  one  that  hath  for- 
saken houses,  or  brethren,  orsisters, 
or  father,  or  mother,  or  wife,  or 
children,  or  lands,  for  my  name's 
sake,  shall  receive  an  hundredfold, 
and  shall  inherit  ^  everlasting  life. 

80  But  many  thnt  are  hrst  shall 
be  last ;  and  the  last  shall  be  first. 

CHAPTER  20. 

1  Chrint,  by  the  similitude  of  the  labourers  in 
the  vineyard,  xheiceth  that  God  is  debtor 
unto  no  man  :  17  foretelleth  his  passion  :  20 
by  nnsicering  the  mother  of  Zebedee''s  child- 
ren, teacheth.  his  disciples  to  be  loirly :  30 
and  gieeth  two  blind  men  their  sight. 

FOR  the  kingdom  of  heayen  is 
like  unto  a  man  tJiat  ix  an  house- 
holder, which  went  out  early  in  the 
morning  to  hire  labourers  into  his 
vineyard. 

2  And  when  he  had  agreed  with 
the  labourers  for  a  penny  a  day,  he 
sent  them  into  his  vineyard. 

3  And  he  went  out  about  the 
third  hour,  and  saw  otliers  stand- 
ing idle  in  the  marketplace, 

4  And  said  unto  them;  Go  ye 
also  iiito  the  vineyard,  and  whatso- 
ever is  right  I  will  give  you.  And 
they  went  their  way. 

5  Again  he  went  out  about  the 
sixth  and  ninth  hour,  and  did  like- 
wise. 

6  And  about  the  eleventh  hour 
he  went  out,  and  found  others 
standing  idle,  and  saith  unto  them, 
Why  stand  ye  here  all  the  day 
idle? 

7  They  say  unto  him,  Because  no 
man  hatn  hired  us.  He  saith  unto 
theui,  do  ye  also  into  tlu;  vineyjird  ; 
and  whatsoever  is  right,  that  shall 
ye  receive. 

8  So  when  even  was  come,  the 
lord  of  the  vineyard  saith  unto  his 
steward.  Call  tlie  labourers,  and 
give  them  their  hii'o,  beginning 
from  tlu!  last  unto  the;  first. 

9  Aiifl  when  they  cnine  that  ?'rre 
Atrer/ about  tlie  eleventh  hour,  they 
received  every  man  a  ixrnny. 

10  l)ut  when  the  first  canK!,  they 
supposed  that  they  should  have  re- 
ceived moi'e  ;  and  they  likewise  re- 
ceived ev(>ry  man  ;i  iK'nny. 

11  And  when  they  had  received 
if,  they  niurnnircd  against  the 
"''  gooflmnn  of  the  house, 

12  Saying,      These      last      have 


wrought  liiit  one  hour,  and  thou 
hast  made  them  equal  unto  us, 
which  have  borne  the  burden  and 
heat  of  the  day. 

1 3  But  he  answered  one  of  them, 
and  said.  Friend,  1  do  thee  no 
wrong :  didst  not  thou  agree  with 
me  for  a  penny? 

14  Take  that  thine  ?'.<!,  and  go  thy 
way  :  I  will  give  unto  this  last,  even 
as  unto  thee. 

15  Is  it  not  lawful  for  me  to  do 
what  I  will  with  mine  own?  Is 
thine  eye  evil,  because  I  am  good? 

16  So  the  last  shall  be  first,  and 
the  first  last :  for  many  be  called, 
but  few  chosen. 

17  ^  And  Jesus  going  up  to  Je- 
rusalem took  the  twelve  disciples 
apart  in  the  way,  and  said  uiito 
them, 

18  Behold,  we  go  up  to  Jerusa- 
lem ;  and  the  Son  of  man  shall  be 
betrayed  unto  the  chief  priests  and 
unto  the  scribes,  and  they  shall 
condemn  him  to  death, 

19  And  shall  deliver  him  to  the 
Gentiles  to  mock,  and  to  scourge, 
and  to  crucify  him  :  and  the  third 
day  he  shall  rise  again. 

20  ^  Then  came  to  him  the 
mother  of  Zebedee's  children  with 
hei;  sons,  worshipping  him,_  and  de- 
siring a  certain  thing  of  him. 

21  And  he  said  unto  her.  What 
wilt  thou?  She  saith  unto  him. 
Grant  that  these  my  two  sons  maj' 
sit,  the  one  on  thy  right  hand,  and 
the  other  on  the  left,  in  thy  king- 
dom. 

22  But  Jesus  answered  and  said, 
Ye  know  not  what  ye  ask.  Are  ye 
able  to  drink  of  the  cup  that  I 
shall  drink  of,  and  to  be  baptized 
with  the  baptism  that  I  am  baptized 
with  ?  They  say  unto  him,  We  are 
able. 

23  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Ye 
shall  drink  indeed  of  my  cup,  and 
be  baptized  with  the  baptism  that 
I  am  baptized  with  :  but  to  sit  on 
my  right  hand,  and  on  iny  left,  is 
not  mine  to  give,  but  it  shall  he 
given  to  them  for  whom  it  is  pre- 
pared of  my  Father. 

21  And  when  the  ten  heard  it, 
they  were  moved  with  indignation 
{(gainst  the  two  brethren. 

2-5  J)ut  Jesus  called  them  iivto 
him,  and  said,  ^'e  know  that  the 
l)rinces  of  the  Gentiles  ''exd'cise 
dominion  over  them,  aiirl  they  that 
are  great  exercise  authority  upon 
them. 

2(5  But  it  shall  not  be  so  among 
you  :  but  whosoevei'  '  will  be  great 
among  you,  let  hini  be  your  minis 
ter  ; 


•■5  lord  it 


■'  would 


24 


The  entry  into  Jerusalem. 


St.  MATTHEW,  21. 


The  barren  fig  tree. 


27  And  whosoever  ^  will  be  chief 
among  you,  let  him  be  your  ser- 
vant : 

28  Even  as  the  Son  of  man  came 
not  to  be  ministered  unto,  but  to 
minister,  and  to  give  his  life  a 
ransom  for  many. 

29  And  as  they  departed  from 
Jericho,  a  great  multitude  followed 
him. 

30  ^  And,  behold,  two  blind  men 
sitting  by  the  way  side,  when  they 
heard  that  Jesus  passed  by,  cried 
out,  saying,  Have  mercy  on  us,  O 
Lord,  thou  son  of  David. 

31  And  the  multitude  rebuked 
them,  because  they  should  hold 
their  peace :  but  they  cried  the 
more,  saying.  Have  mei'cy  on  us, 

0  Lord,  thmi,  son  of  David. 

32  And  Jesus  stood  still,  and 
called  them,  and  said.  What  will 
ye  that  I  shall  do  unto  you  % 

33  They  say  unto  him.  Lord, 
that  our  eyes  may  be  opened. 

34  So  Jesus  had  compassion  on 
them,  and  touched  their  eyes  :  and 
immediately  their  eyes  received 
sight,  and  they  followed  him. 

CHAPTER  21. 

1  ChriHt  rideth  into  Jerusalem  upon  an  ana, 
12  (Irireth  the  huyei'n  and  se/lern  out  of  the 
temple,  17  curseth  the  Jig  tree,  23  putteth  to 
silence  the  priests  mu/  riders,  28  and  re- 
huketh  them  hy  the  similitude  of  the  tiro 
sons,  33  and  the  husba/id/)ie7i,  who  slew 
such  as  were  sent  xinto  them. 

AND  when  they  drew  nigh  unto 
Jerusalem,  and  were  come  to 
Bethphage,  unto  the  mount  of 
Olives,  then  sent  Jesus  two  dis- 
ciples, 

2  Saying  unto  them.  Go  into 
the  village  over  against  you,  and 
straightway  ye  shall  find  an  ass 
tied,  and  a  colt  with  her :  loose 
them,  and  bring  them  unto  me. 

3  And  if  any  mxvn  say  ought  unto 
you,  ye  shall  say,  The  Lord  hath 
need  of  them  ;  and  straightway  he 
will  send  them. 

4  All  this  was  done,  that  it  might 
be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by 
the  prophet,  saying, 

5  Tell  ye  the^  daughter  of  Sion, 
Behold,  thy  King  cometh  unto 
thee,  meek,  and  sitting  upon  an 
ass,  and  a  colt  the  foal  of  an  ass. 

6  And  the  disciples  went,  and 
did  as  Jesus  commanded  them, 

7  And  brought  the  ass,  and  the 
colt,  and  put  on  them  their  clothes, 
and  they  set  1dm  ther(^on. 

8  And  a  very  great  multitude 
spread  their  garments  in  the  way  ; 
others  cut  down  branches  from  the 
trees,  and  strawed  thevi  in  the  way. 

9  And  the  multitudes  that  went 
before,  and   that  followed,  cried, 


saying,  Hosanna  to  the  son  of 
David:  Blessed  is  he  that  cometh 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ;  Hosanna 
in  the  highest. 

10  And  when  he  was  come  into 
Jerusalem,  all  the  city  was  moved, 
saying.  Who  is  this "? 

1 1  And  the  multitude  said.  This 
is  Jesus  the  prophet  of  Nazareth  of 
GJalilee. 

12  II  And  Jesus  went  into  the 
temple  of  God,  and  cast  out  all 
them  that  sold  and  bought  in  the 
temple,  and  overthrew  the  tables 
of  the  moneychangers,  and  the 
seats  of  them  that  sold  doves, 

13  And  said  unto  them.  It  is 
written.  My  house  shall  be  called 
the  house  of  prayer ;  but  ye  have 
made  it  a  den  of  "thieves. 

14  And  the  blind  and  the  lame 
came  to  him  in  the  temple  ;  and  he 
healed  them. 

15  And  when  the  chief  priests 
and  scribes  saw  the  wonderful 
things  that  he  did,  and  the  children 
crying  in  the  temple,  and  saying, 
Hosanna  to  the  son  of  David  ;  they 
were  sore  displeased, 

16  And  said  unto  him,  Hearest 
thou  what  these  say"?  And  Jesus 
saith  unto  them.  Yea ;  have  ye 
never  read.  Out  of  the  mouth  of 
babes  and  sucklings  thou  hast  per- 
fected praise  % 

\1  %  And  he  left  them,  and  went 
out  of  the  city  into  Bethany ;  and 
he  lodged  there. 

18  Now  in  the  morning  as  he  re- 
turned into  the  city,  he  hungered. 

1 9  And  when  he  saw  a  fig  tree  in 
the  way,  he  came  to  it,  and  found 
nothing  thereon,  but  leaves  only, 
and  said  unto  it.  Let  no  fruit  grow 
on  thee  henceforward  for  ever. 
And  "presently  the  fig  tree  withered 
away. 

20  And  when  the  disciples  saw 
it,  they  marvelled,  saying.  How 
soon  is  the  fig  tree  withered  away  ! 

2 1  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  If  ye 
have  faith,  and  doubt  not,  ye  shall 
not  only  do  this  which  is  done  to  the 
fig  tree,  but  also  if  ye  shall  say 
unto  this  mountain.  Be  thou  re- 
moved, and  be  thou  cast  into  the 
sea  ;  it  shall  be  done. 

22  And  all  things,  whatsoever  ye 
shall  ask  in  prayer,  believing,  ye 
shall  receive. 

23  ^  And  when  he  was  come  into 
the  temple,  the  chief  priests  and 
the  elders  of  the  people  came  unto 
him  as  he  was  teaching,  and  said. 
By  what  authority  doest  thou  these 
things?  and  who  gave  thee  this 
authority  1 

24  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 


2  robbers. 


'^  immedi- 
ately 


25 


The  wicked  Jmsbandmen. 


St.  MATTHEW,  22. 


The  ma  n'iage  feast. 


unto  them,  I  also  will  ask  you  one 
thing,  which  if  ye  tell  me,  I  in  like 
wise  will  tell  you  by  what  authority 
I  do  these  things. 

25  The  baptism  of  John,  whence 
was  it 't.  from  heaven,  or  of  men  'I 
And  they  reasoned  with  themselves, 
saying,  If  we  shall  say,  From  hea- 
ven ;  he  will  say  unto  us,  Whj^  did 
ye  not  then  believe  him  1 

26  But  if  we  shall  say.  Of  men ; 
we  fear  the  people ;  for  all  hold 
John  as  a  prophet. 

27  And  they  answere<l  Jesus,  and 
said.  We  cannot  tell.  And  he  said 
unto  them,  Neither  tell  I  you  by 
what  authority  I  do  these  things. 

28  H  But  what  think  ye  ?  A  cer- 
tain man  had  two  sons ;  and  he 
came  to  the  first,  and  said,  Son,  go 
work  to  day  in  my  vineyard. 

29  He  answered  and  said,  I  will 
not :  but  afterward  he  repented, 
and  went. 

30  And  he  came  to  the  second, 
and  said  likewise.  And  he  an- 
swered and  said,  I  go,  sir :  and  went 
not. 

31  Whether  of  them  twain  did 
the  will  of  his  father?  They  say 
unto  him.  The  first.  Jesus  saith 
unto  them.  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
That  the  *pubHcansand  the  harlots 
go  into  the  kingdom  of  God  before 
you. 

32  For  John  came  unto  you  in 
the  way  of  righteousness,  and  5'^e 
believed  him  not:  but  the  *  publi- 
cans and  the  harlots  l^lievcd  him  : 
and  ye,  when  ye  had  seen  if,  i-e- 
pented  not  afterward,  that  ye 
might  believe  him. 

33  U  Hear  another  parable : 
There  was  a  certain  householder, 
whicli  planted  a  vineyard,  and 
hedged  it  round  about,  and  digged 
a  wiii(;pr(>ss  in  it,  and  built  a  tower, 
and  let  it  out  to  husbandmen,  and 
went  into  a  far  country  : 

34  And  when  the  time  of  the 
fruit  drew  near,  he  sent  his  ser- 
vants to  the  huslmndmen,  that  they 
might  receive  the  fruits  of  it. 

3.T  And  tli(^  husbandmen  took  his 
servants,  and  beat  one,  and  killed 
anf)ther,  and  stoned  another. 

30  Again,  he  sent  other  servants 
more  than  the  first :  and  they  did 
unto  them  likewise. 

37  Hut  last  of  all  he  sent  unto 
them  his  son,  saying,  1'hey  will  re- 
Ncrence  my  son. 

3H  |')ut  when  the  husbandmen 
saw  the  son,  they  sjiid  MUioiig  them- 
selves. This  is  the  heir  ;  come,  let 
us  kill  him,  and  let  us  seize  on  his 
inheritance. 


*  See  note  on  ch.  v.  40. 


39  And  they  caught  him,  and 
cast  him  out  of  the  vineyai'd,  and 
slew  111  III. 

40  VV^hen  the  lord  therefore  of 
the  vineyard  cometh,  what  will  he 
do  unto  those  husbandmen  1 

41  They  say  unto  him.  He  will 
miserably  destroy  those  wicked 
men,  and  will  let  out  his  vineyard 
unto  other  husbandmen,  which 
shall  render  him  the  fruits  in  their 
seasons. 

42  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Did 
ye  never  read  in  the  scriptures, 
The  stone  which  the  builders  re- 
jected, the  same  is  become  the  head 
of  the  corner :  this  is  the  Lord's 
doing,  and  it  is  marvellous  in  our 
eyes '{ 

43  Therefore  say  I  unto  you, 
The  kingdom  of  God  shall  be  taken 
from  you,  and  given  to  a  nation 
bringing  forth  the  fruits  thereof. 

44  And  whosoever  shall  fall  on 
this  stone  shall  be  broken  :  but  on 
whomsoever  it  shall  fall,  it  will 
grind  him  to  powder. 

45  And  when  the  chief  priests 
and  Pharisees  had  heard  his  para- 
bles, they  perceived  that  he  spake 
of  them. 

40  But  when  they  sought  to  lay 
hands  on  him,  they  feared  the  mul- 
titude, because  they  took  him  for  a 
prophet. 

CHAPTER  22. 

\  The.  piirdhU  of  the  iiidrrliifft'  of  the  khiffs 
Kon.  i)  The  ro'catwi)  of  the  (iehiilts.  l'>  Th,- 
piiiiinhiiicnt  of  him  Diot  leotitcd  the  tied 
<l  i  ml  (lortnint.  15  Trlhnte  oiuiht  to  l>e  jiii  iil 
to  Cvsiir.  'I.;  Chi  tut  eoiifittdk  th,-  Soildii- 
ce,s  for  the  i-txii rreclioii  :  :14  o ii.sir,-rr//i  thr 
linrijc)-,  irhich  is  tin'  frxt  mid  tjreot  eo„i- 
■nKniilmemt :  41  and  poseth  the  I'harinee.s 
itboiit  the  Messias. 

AND  Jesus  answered  and  spake 
unto  them  again  by  paral^les, 
and  said, 

2  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like 
unto  a  certain  king,  which  made  a 
^  marriage  for  his  son, 

3  And  sent  forth  his  servants  to 
call  them  that  were  bidden  to  the 
wedding :  and  they  would  not 
come. 

4  Again,  he  sent  forth  other  ser- 
vants, saying.  Tell  them  which  are 
bidden.  Behold,  I  have  prepared 
my  dinner:  my  oxen  and  nii/  fat- 
lings  are  killed,  and  all  tilings  arc 
ready  :  come  unto  the  marriage. 

5  l)Ut  th(>y  made  light  of  if,  and 
went  theii"  ways,  oiu"  to  his  farm, 
another  to  his  merchandise: 

0  y\nd  th(M-('mnant  took  his  sei' 
^ants,  and  entieated  thciii.  spite- 
fully, and  sl(!W  them. 

7  But  when  the  king  heard 
thej^eof,  he  was  wroth  :  and  he  sent 
forth    his  armies,   and    destroyed 


26 


Tribute  to  Ccesar. 


St.  MATTHEW,  22.         Ifarriage  and  the  resurrection. 


those  murderers,  and   burned  up 
their  city. 

8  Then  saith  lie  to  his  servants, 
The  wedding  is  ready,  but  they 
which  were  bidden  were  not 
worthy. 

9  Go  ye  therefore  into  the  high- 
ways, and  as  many  as  ye  shall  find, 
bid  to  the  marriage. 

10  So  those  servants  went  out 
into  the  highways,  and  gathered 
together  all  as  many  as  they 
found,  both  bad  and  good :  and 
the  wedding  was  furnished  with 
guests. 

1 1  H  And  when  the  king  came  in 
to  see  the  guests,  he  saw  there  a 
man  which  had  not  on  a  wedding 

.garment : 

12  And  he  saith  unto  him. 
Friend,  how  camest  thou  in  hither 
not  having  a  wedding  garment "? 
And  he  was  speechless. 

13  Then  said  the  king  to  the 
servants.  Bind  him  hand  and  foot, 
and  take  him  away,  and  cast  him 
into  outer  darkness  ;  there  shall  be 
weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

14  For  many  are  called,  but  few 
are  chosen. 

15  ^  Then  went  the  Pharisees, 
and  took  counsel  how  they  might 
entangle  him  in  his  talk. 

16  And  they  sent  out  unto  him 
their  disciples  with  the  Herodians, 
saying,  Master,  we  know  that  thou 
art  true,  and  teachest  the  way  of 
God  in  truth,  neither  carest  thou 
for  any  man:  for  thou  regardest 
not  the  person  of  men. 

1 7  Tell  us  therefore,  What  think- 
est  thou  "?  Is  it  lawful  to  give  tri- 
bute unto  Cjesar,  or  nof? 

18  But  Jesus  perceived  their 
wickedness,  and  said,  Why  tempt 
ye  me,  ye  hypocrites'? 

19  Shew  me  the  tribute  money. 
And  they  brought  unto  him  a 
penny. 

20  And  he  saith  unto  them. 
Whose  is  this  image  and  superscrip- 
tion 1 

21  They  say  unto  him,  Csesar's. 
Then  saith  he  unto  them,  Render 
therefore  unto  Caesar  the  things 
which  are  Civsar's  ;  and  imto  God 
the  things  that  are  God's. 

22  When  they  had  heard  these 
words,  they  marvelled,  and  left 
him,  and  went  their  way. 

23  51  The  same  day  came  to  him 
the  Sadducees,  which  say  that  there 
is  no  resurrection,  and  asked  him, 

24  Saying,  Master,  Moses  said. 
If  a  man  die,  having  no  children, 
his  brother  shall  marry  his  wife, 
and  raise  up  seed  unto  his  bro- 
ther. 

25  Now  there  were  with  us  seven 


brethren  :  and  the  first,  when  he 
had  married  a  wife,  deceased,  and, 
having  no  issue,  left  his  wife  unto 
his  brother : 

26  Likewise  the  second  also,  and 
the  third,  unto  the  seventh. 

27  And  last  of  all  the  woman 
died  also. 

28  Therefore  in  the  resurrection 
whose  wife  shall  she  be  of  the 
seven "?  for  they  all  had  her. 

29  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Ye  do  err,  not  knowing  the 
scriptures,  nor  the  power  of 
God. 

30  For  in  the  resurrection  they 
neither  marry,  nor  are  given  in 
marriage,  but  are  as  the  angels  of 
God  in  heaven. 

31  But  as  touching  the  resurrec- 
tion of  the  dead,  have  ye  not  read 
that  which  was  spoken  unto  you 
by  God,  saying, 

32  I  am  the  God  of  Abraham, 
and  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God 
of  Jacob  %  God  is  not  the  God  of 
the  dead,  but  of  the  living. 

33  And  when  the  multitude 
heard  this,  they  were  astonished 
at  his  doctrine. 

34  H  But  when  the  Pharisees  had 
heard  that  he  had  put  the  Saddu- 
cees to  silence,  they  were  gathered 
together. 

35  Then  one  of  them,  which  was 
a  lawyer,  'asked  him  a  question, 
tempting  him,  and  saying, 

36  jNIaster,  which  is  the  great 
commandment  in  the  law? 

37  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Thou 
shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with 
all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul, 
and  with  ail  thy  mind. 

38  This  is  the  first  and  great 
commandment. 

39  And  the  second  is  like  unto 
it,  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour 
as  thyself. 

40  On  these  two  commandments 
hang  all  the  law  and  the  prophets. 

41  U  While  the  Pharisees  were 
gathered  together,  Jesus  asked 
them, 

42  Saying,  What  think  ye  of 
^ Christ  1  whose  son  is  he"?  They 
say  unto  him,  The  son  of  David. 

43  He  saith  unto  them.  How 
then  doth  David  in  spirit  call  him 
Lord,  saying, 

44  The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord, 
Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand,  till 
I  make  thine  enemies  thy  foot- 
stool "? 

45  If  David  then  call  him  Lord, 
how  is  he  his  son  1 

46  And  no  man  was  able  to  an- 
swer him  a  word,  neither  durst 
any  man  from  that  day  forth  ask 
him  any  more  questions. 


1  the  Christ? 


27 


Woes  denounced  on 


St.  MATTHEW,  23. 


the  scribes  and  Pharisees. 


8  condemna- 
tiou. 


CHAPTER  23. 

1  (Virist  adtnoninheth  the  people  tv  follow  the 
good  doctrine,  not  the  evil  eJ-Uiinjilex,  of  the 
scribes  and  I'/idrixeeK.  5  //is  diaciples 
must  beu'itre  <f  t/ifir  anibition.  \'i  lie  de- 
nounceih,  eight  woes  a<j(iiiiNt  their  hypocrisy 
and  blindness:  34  and  prophesietk  of  the 
destruction  of  Jerusalem. 

THEM  spake  Jesus  to  the  multi- 
tude, and  to  his  disciples, 

2  Saying,  The  scribes  and  the 
Pharisees  sit  in  ^Nloses'  seat ;   ■ 

3  All  therefore  whatsoever  they 
bid  you  observe,  that  observe  and 
do ;  but  do  not  ye  after  their 
works  :  for  they  say,  and  do   not. 

4  For  they  bind  lieavy  burdens 
and  grievous  to  be  borne,  and  lay 
them  on  men's  shoulders  ;  but  they 
themaelves  will  not  move  them  with 
one  of  their  fingers. 

5  But  all  their  works  they  do 
for  to  be  seen  of  men :  they  make 
broad  their  phylactei'ies,  and  en- 
large the  borders  of  their  garments, 

6  And  love  the '  u]i]jermost  rooms 
at  feasts,  and  the  chief  seats  in  the 
synagogues, 

7  And  greetings  in  the  markets, 
and  to  be  called  of  men,  Rabbi, 
Rabbi. 

8  But  be  not  ye  _  called  Rabbi : 
for  one  is  your  '^  Master,  even 
Christ ;  and  all  ye  ai*e  brethren. 

9  And  call  no  tiuin  your  father 
upon  the  earth  :  for  one  is  your 
Father,  which  is  in  heaven. 

10  Neither  be  ye  called  masters: 
for  one  is  your  Master,  even  Christ. 

11  But  he  that  is  greatest  among 
you  shall  be  your  servant. 

12  And  whosoever  shall  exalt 
himself  shall  l)e  abased  ;  and  he 
that  sliall  humble  himself  shall  be 
exalted. 

13  ^  But  woe  unto  you,  scribes 
and  Phai'isees,  liypocrites  !  for  ye 
shut  up  the  kingdom  of  heaven 
against  men:  for  ye  neither  go  in 
yourselves,  neither  suffer  ye  them 
that  are  entei'ing  to  go  in. 

14  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites  !  for  ye  de- 
vour widows'  houses,  and  for  a  pre- 
tence make  long  j)i-ayer  :  therefon^ 
ye  shall  receive  the  greater  •'  dam- 
nation, i— — 

15  VVoe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye  com- 
pass sea  and  land  to  make  one  pro- 
selyte, and  when  he  Is  made,  ye 
make  him  twofold  more  the  child 
of  *  hell  tlian  yourselves. 

16  Woe  unto  you,  ye  blind 
guides,  which  say,  Whosoever  shall 
swear  oy  the  temple,  it  is  nothing  ; 
but  whosoever  shall  swear  by  the 
gold  of  the  temple,  he  is  "*  a  dentor  ! 


*  Gr.  Gehenna. 


17  Ye  fools  and  blind  :  for  whe- 
ther is  greater,  the  gold,  or  the  tem- 
ple that  sanctifieth  the  gold  l 

18  And,  Whosoever  shall  swear 
by  the  altar,  it  is  nothing  ;  but 
whosoever  sweareth  by  the  gift 
that  is  upon  it,  he  is  °  guilty. 

19  Ye  fools  and  blind  :  for  whe- 
ther  is  greater,  the  gift,  or  the  altar 
that  sanctifieth  the  gift? 

20  Whoso  therefore  shall  swear 
by  the  altar,  sweareth  by  it,  and 
by  all  things  thereon. 

21  And  whoso  shall  swear  by 
the  temple,  sweareth  by  it,  and  by 
him  that  dwelleth  therein. 

22  And  he  that  shall  swear  by 
heaven,  sweareth  by  the  throne  of 
God,  and  by  him  that  sitteth' 
thereon. 

23  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites !  for  ye  pay 
tithe  of  mint  and  anise  and  cum- 
min, and  have  omitted  the  weight- 
ier matters  of  the  law,  jvidgment, 
mercy,  and  faith :  these  ought  ye 
to  have  done,  and  not  to  leave  the 
other  undone. 

24  Ye  blind  guides,  which  strain 
"at  a  gnat,  and  swallow  a  camel. 

25  _Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites  !  for  ye  make 
clean  the  outside  of  the  cup  and  of 
the  platter,  but  within  they  are 
full  of  extortion  and  excess. 

20  Thou  blind  Pharisee,  cleanse 
first  that  irhich  is  within  the  cup 
and  platter,  that  the  outside  of 
them  may  be  clean  also. 

27  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites  !  for  ye  are 
like  unto  whited  sepulchres,  which 
indeed  appear  beautiful  outward, 
but  are  within  full  of  dead  f)i,en's 
bones,  and  of  all  uncleanness. 

28  Ev(m  so  ye  also  outwardly 
appear  rigliteous  unto  men,  but 
within  ye  are  full  of  hypocrisy  and 
iniquity. 

29  Woo  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocr-ites !  because  ye 
build  the  tomlw  of  the  prophets, 
and  garnish  the  sepulchres  of  the 
righteous, 

30  And  say.  If  we  had  been  in 
the  days  <xf  our  fathers,  we  would 
not  have  IxH'ii  partakers  with  them 
in  the  blood  of  tlie  prophets. 

31  Wherefore  ye  be  witnesses 
unto  yourselves,  that  ye  are  the 
cliildreii  of  them  whicli  killed  the 
pi'oplH^ts. 

32  Fill  ye  up  then  the  measure 
of  your  fathers. 

33  Ke  sei'pents,  ye  ^generation 
of  vipers,  how  can  ye  escape  tlie 
'^(Innmalion  of  *  helH 


*  Gr.  Gehenna. 


28 


Destruction  of  the  temple  foretold.    St.  MATTHEW,  24. 


Signs  of  Christ's  coming. 


34  U  Wherefore,  behold,  I  send 
unto  you  prophets,  and  wise  men, 
and  scribes  :  and  some  of  them  ye 
shall  kill  and  crucify  ;  and  some  of 
them  shall  ye  scourge  in  your  syna- 
gogues, and  persecute  them  from 
city  to  city  : 

35  That  upon  you  may  come  all 
the  righteous  blood  shed  upon  the 
earth,  from  the  blood  of  righteous 
Abel  unto  the  blood  of  ^  Zacharias 
son  of  ^  Barachias,  whom  ye  slew 
between  the  Hemple  and  the  altar. 

36  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  All 
these  things  shall  come  upon  this 
generation. 

37  O  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  thou 
that  killest  the  prophets,  and  ston- 
est  them  which  are  sent  unto  thee, 
how  often  would  I  have  gathered 
thy  children  together,  even  as  a 
hen  gathei'eth  her  chickens  under 
her  wings,  and  ye  would  not ! 

38  Behold,  your  house  is  left  unto 
you  desolate. 

39  For  I  say  unto  you.  Ye  shall 
not  see  me  henceforth,  till  ye  shall 
say.  Blessed  is  he  that  cometh  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  24. 

1  ChriHiforetMeih  the,  He  air  miction  of  the  tem- 
ple:  3  'What  and  flaw  greiif  cdhimHies  fthri/l 
be  before  it:  29  t/ie  .\i(/iiN  if  liix  cutiihuj  to 
judgment.  36  And  hfcai/se  that  da;/  and 
hour  is  unkiioimi,  42  we  ought  to  watch  like 
good  xerra7its,  expecting  every  moment  our 
maxter^s  comi7ig. 

AND  Jesus  went  out,  and  de- 
parted from  the  temple :  and 
his  disciples  came  to  him  for  to  shew 
him  the  Duildings  of  the  temple. 

2  And  Jesus  said  unto  them.  See 
ye  not  all  these  things  1  verily  I  say 
unto  you.  There  shall  not  be  left 
here  one  stone  upon  another,  that 
shall  not  be  thrown  down. 

3  ^  And  as  he  sat  upon  the  mount 
of  Olives,  the  disciples  came  unto 
him  privately,  saying.  Tell  us, 
when  shall  these  things  be"?  and 
what  shall  he  the  sign  of  thy  com- 
ing, and  of  the  end  of  the  world  % 

4  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them.  Take  heed  that  no  man 
deceive  you. 

5  For  many  shall  come  in  my 
name,  saying,  I  am  ■*  Christ :  and 
shall  deceive  many. 

6  And  ye  shall  hear  of  wars  and 
rumours  of  wars  :  see  that  ye  be  not 
troubled :  for  all  these  things  must 
come  to  pass,  but  the  end  is  not  yet. 

7  For  nation  shall  rise  against 
nation,  and  kingdom  against  king- 
dom :  and  there  shall  be  famines, 
and  pestilences,  and  earthquakes, 
in  divers  places. 

8  All  these  are  the  beginning  of 


9  Then  shall  they  deliver  you  up 
to  be  afflicted,  and  shall  kill  you  : 
and  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  nations 
for  my  name's  sake. 

10  And  then  shall  many  be 
oftended,  and  shall  betray  one  an- 
other, and  shall  hate  one  another. 

1 1  And  many  false  prophets  shall 
rise,  and  shall  deceive  many. 

12  And  because  iniquity  shall 
abound,  the  love  of  °  many  shall 
wax  cold. 

1 3  But  he  that  shall  endure  unto 
the  end,  the  same  shall  be  saved. 

14  And  this  gospel  of  the  king- 
dom shall  be  preached  in  all  the 
world  for  a  witness  unto  all  na- 
tions ;  and  then  shall  the  end  come. 

1 5  When  ye  therefore  shall  see  the 
abomination  of  desolation,  spoken 
of  by  Daniel  the  prophet,  stand  in 
the  holy  place,  (whoso  readeth,  let 
him  understand :) 

16  Then  let  them  which  be  in 
Judaea  flee  into  the  mountains : 

1 7  Let  him  which  is  on  the  house- 
top not  come  down  to  take  any 
thing  out  of  his  house :    _ 

18  Neither  let  him  which  is  in 
the  field  return  back  to  take  his 
clothes. 

19  And  woe  unto  them  that  are 
with  child,  and  to  them  that  give 
suck  in  those  days  ! 

20  But  pray  ye  that  your  flight 
be  not  in  the  winter,  neither  on 
the  sabbath  day : 

21  For  then  shall  be  great  tribu- 
lation, such  as  was  not  since  the 
beginning  of  the  world  to  this  time, 
no,  nor  ever  shall  be. 

22  And  except  those  days  should 
be  shortened,  tnere  should  no  flesh 
be  saved :  but  for  the  elect's  sake 
those  days  shall  be  shortened. 

23  Then  if  any  man  shall  say 
unto  you,  Lo,  here  is  '^  Christ,  or 
there  ;  believe  it  not. 

24  For  there  shall  arise  false 
Christs,  and  false  prophets,  and 
shall  shew  great  signs  and  won- 
ders ;  insomuch  that,  if  it  were  pos- 
sible, they  shall  deceive  the  very 
elect. 

25  Behold,  I  have  told  you  be- 
fore. 

26  Wherefore  if  they  shall  say 
unto  j^ou.  Behold,  he  is  in  the 
desert ;  go  not  forth  :  behold,  he  is 
in  the  secret  chambers ;  believe  it 
not. 

27  For  as  the  lightning  cometh 
out  of  the  east,  and  shineth  even 
unto  the  west ;  so  sliall  also  the 
coming  of  the  Son  of  man  be. 

28  For  wheresoever  the  carcase 
is,  there  will  the  ''eagles  be  ga- 
thered together. 

29  H  Innnediately after  the  tribu- 


5  the  many 


c  the  Christ, 


vultures 


29 


Chrisfs  unexpected  coming. 


St.  MATTHEW,  25. 


The  ten  virgins. 


lation  of  those  days  shall  the  sun 
be  darkened,  and  the  moon  shall 
not  give  her  light,  and  the  stars 
shall  fall  from  heaven,  and  the 
powers  of  the  heavens  shall  be 
shaken : 

30  And  then  shall  appear  the 
sign  of  the  Son  of  man  in  heaven  : 
and  then  shall  all  the  tribes  of  the 
earth  mourn,  and  they  shall  see  the 
Son  of  man  coming  in  the  clouds 
of  heaven  with  power  and  great 
glory. 

31  And  he  shall  send  his  angels 
with  a  great  sound  of  a  trumpet, 
and  they  shall  gather  together  his 
elect  from  the  four  winds,  from  one 
end  of  heaven  to  the  other. 

32  Now  learn  a  parable  of  the 
fig  tree  ;  When  ^  his  branch  is  '^  ^et 
tender,  and  putteth  forth  leaves, 
ye  know  that  summer  is  nigh  : 

33  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall 
see  all  these  things,  know  that  it  is 
near,  even  at  the  doors. 

34  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  This 
generation  shall  not  pass,  till  all 
these  things  be  fulfilled. 

35  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass 
away,  but  my  words  shall  not  pass 
away. 

36  U  But  of  that  day  and  hour 
knoweth  no  man,  no,  not  the  angels 
of  heiiven,  but  my  Father  only. 

37  But  as  the  days  of  "  Noe  were, 
so  shall  also  the  coming  of  the  Son 
of  man  be. 

38  For  as  in  the  days  that  were 
before  the  flood  they  were  eating 
and  drinking,  marrying  and  giving 
in  marriage,  until  the  day  that 
•'Noe  entered  into  the  ark, 

39  And  knew  not  until  the  flood 
came,  and  took  them  all  away;  so 
shall  also  the  coming  of  the  S(jn  of 
man  be. 

40  Then  shall  two  be  in  the  field  ; 
the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the 
other  left. 

41  Two  v'omen  .thall  he  grinding 
at  th(!  mill ;  the  one  shall  be  taken, 
and  the  other  left. 

42  ^I  Watch  therefore:  for  ye 
know  not  what  hour  your  Lord 
(loth  come. 

43  But  know  this,  that  if  the 
^  good  man  of  the  house  had  known 
in  what  watch  the  thief  would 
come,  he  would  have  watched,  and 
would  not  have  suffered  his  house 
to  be  broken  up. 

44  Thercifore  be  ye  also  ready : 
for  in  such  an  hour  as  ye  think  not 
the  Son  of  man  comctli. 

45  Who  then  is  a  faithful  and 
wise  servant,  whom  his  litnl  liath 
mjide  rnler  over  his  household,  to 
give  them  ''  meat  in  due  season  ? 


46  Blessed  is  that  servant,  whom 
his  lord  when  he  cometh  shall  find 
so  doing. 

47  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  That 
he  shall  make  him  ruler  over  all  his 
goods. 

48  But  and  if  that  evil  servant 
shall  say  in  his  heart,  My  lord  de- 
layeth  his  coming ; 

49  And  shall  begin  to  smite  his 
fellowservants,  and  to  eat  and 
drink  with  the  drunken ; 

50  The  lord  of  that  servant  shall 
come  in  a  day  when  he  looketh  not 
for  him,  and  in  an  hour  that  he  is 
not  aware  of, 

51  And  shall  ^  cut  him  as^^nder, 
and  appoint  liini  his  portion  with 
the  hypocrites  :  there  shall  be 
weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

CHAPTER  25. 

1  The  parnhle.  of  i/ie  ten  rh't/in.'i,  14  ayul  of 
i/ietdlentx.  31  Ai.so  the  desoiption  of  the 
lant  jiid(jnie)it. 

THEN  shall  the  kingdom  of 
heaven  be  likened  unto  ten 
virgins,  which  took  their  lamps, 
and  went  forth  to  meet  the  bride- 
groom. 

2  And  five  of  them  were  wise, 
and  five  n^ere  foolish. 

3  They  that  were  foolish  took 
their  lamps,  and  took  no  oil  with 
them :  _ 

4  But  the  wise  took  oil  in  their 
vessels  Avith  their  lamps. 

5  While  the  bridegroom  tarried, 
they  all  slumbered  and  slept. 

6  And  at  midnight  there  was  a 
cry  made.  Behold,  the  bridegroom 
cometh  ;  go  ye  out  to  meet  him. 

7  Then  all  those  virgins  arose, 
and  trimmed  their  lamps. 

8  And  the  foolish  said  unto  the 
wise.  Give  us  of  your  oil ;  for  our 
lamijs  are  '  gone  out. 

9  But  the  wise;  answered,  saying, 
Not  so;  lest  there  be  not  enough 
for  us  and  you :  but  go  ye  rather 
to  them  that  sell,  and  buy  for  your- 
selves. 

10  And  while  they  went  to  buy, 
the  bridegroom  came  ;  and  they 
that  were  ready  went  in  with  him 
to  the  **  mnri'iiige  :  and  the  door  was 
shut. 

1 1  Afterward  came  also  the  other 
virgins,  saying,  Lord,  Lord,  open 
to  us. 

1 2  But  he  answered  and  said, 
V(!rily  I  say  unto  you,  I  know  you 
not. 

1 3  Watch  therefore,  for  ye  know 
neither  the  day  nor  the  hour 
wherein  the  Son  of  man  cometh. 

1  1  •]  For  f/ie  ki)i(///oni  of  heaven 
i.n  as  a  man  travelling  into  a  far 
country,  who  called   his  own  ser- 


30 


Parable  of  tlie  talents. 


St.  MATTHEW,  25. 


The  sheep  and  the  goats. 


vants,  and  delivered  unto  them  his 
goods. 

15  And  unto  one  he  gave  hve 
talents,  to  another  two,  and  to 
another  one  ;  to  every  man  accord- 
ing to  his  several  ability ;  and 
straightway  took  his  journey. 

16  Then  he  that  had  received  the 
five  talents  went  and  traded  with 
the  same,  and  made  them  other  five 
talents. 

17  And  likewise  he  that  had  re- 
ceived two,  he  also  gained  other  two. 

18  But  he  that  had  received  one 
went  and  digged  in  the  earth,  and 
hid  his  lord's  money. 

1 9  After  a  long  time  the  lord  of 
those  servants  cometh,  and  reckon- 
eth  with  them. 

20  And  so  he  that  had  received 
five  talents  came  and  1  n-ought  other 
five  talents,  saying,^  Lord,  thou  de- 
liveredst  unto  me  five  talents  :  be- 
hold, I  have  gained  beside  them 
five  talents  more. 

21  His  lord  said  unto  him,  Well 
done,  thou  good  and  faithful  ser- 
vant :  thou  hast  been  faithful  over 
a  few  things  I  will  make  thee  ruler 
over  many  tilings  :  enter  thou  into 
the  joy  of  thy  lord. 

22  He  also  that  had  received  two 
talents  came  and  said,  Loi-d,  thou 
deliveredst  unto  me  two  talents : 
behold,  I  have  gained  two  other 
talents  beside  them. 

23  His  lord  said  unto  him.  Well 
done,  good  and  faithful  servant; 
thou  hast  been  faithful  over  a  few 
things,  I  will  make  thee  ruler  over 
many  things :  enter  thou  into  the 
joy  of  thy  lord. 

24  Then  he  which  had  received 
the  one  talent  came  and  said,  Lord, 
I  knew  thee  that  thou  art  an  hard 
man,  reaping  where  thou  hast  not 
sown,  and  gathering  where  thou 
hast  not  strawed : 

25  And  I  was  afraid,  and  went 
and  hid  thy  talent  in  the  earth : 
lo,  there  thou  hast  that  is  thine. 

26  His  lord  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  I'hoa  wicked  and  sloth- 
ful servant,  thou  knewest  that  I 
reap  where  I  sowed  not,  and  gather 
where  I  have  not  strawed  : 

27  Thou  oughtest  therefore  to 
have  put  my  money  to  the  ^  ex- 
changers, and  then  at  my  coming 
L  should  have  received  mine  own 
with  "usury. 

28  Ta ke  therefore  the  talent  from 
him,  and  give  it  unto  him  which 
hath  ten  talents. 

29  For  unto  every  one  that  hath 
sliall  be  given,  and  he  shall  have 
abundance :  but  from  him  that 
hath  not  shall  be  taken  away  even 
that  which  he  hath. 


30  And  cast  ye  the  unprofitable 
servant  into  •'outer  darkness  :  there 
shall  be  weeping  and  gnashing  of 
teeth. 

31  ^  When  the  Son  of  man  shall 
come  in  his  glory,  and  all  the  holy 
angels  with  him,  then  shall  he  sit 
upon  the  throne  of  his  glory : 

32  And  before  him  shall  be  ga- 
thered all  '^nations  :  and  he  shall 
separate  them  one  from  another, 
as  a  shepherd  divideth  his  sheep 
from  the  goats : 

33  And  he  shall  set  the  sheep  on 
his  right  hand,  but  the  goats  on 
the  left. 

34  Then  shall  the  King  say  unto 
them  on  his  right  hand.  Come,  ye 
blessed  of  my  Father,  inherit  the 
kingdom  preijared  for  you  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world  : 

35  For  I  was  an  hungred,  and  ye 
gave  me  meat :  I  was  thirsty,  and 
ye  gave  me  drink :  I  was  a  stranger, 
and  ye  took  me  in  : 

36  Naked,  and  ye  clothed  me:  I 
was  sick,  and  ye  visited  me  :  I  was 
in  prisf)n,  and  ye  came  unto  me. 

37  Then  shall  the  righteous  an- 
swer him,  saying,  Lord,  when  saw 
we  thee  an  hungred,  and  fed  thee  ? 
or  thirsty,  and  gave  thee  di-ink  1 

38  When  saw  we  thee  a  stranger, 
and  took  thee  in  1  or  naked,  and 
clothed  thee  ? 

39  Or  when  saw  we  thee  sick,  or 
in  prison,  and  came  unto  thee  'I 

40  And  the  King  shall  answer 
and  say  unto  them,  A^erily  I  say 
unto  you.  Inasmuch  as  ye  have 
done  it  unto  one  of  the  least  of 
these  my  brethren,  ye  have  done  it 
unto  me. 

41  Then  shall  he  eay  also  unto 
them  on  the  left  hand,  Depart  from 
me,    ye    cursed,    into  ''everlasting 


3  the  outer 


4  the 
nations : 


fire,  prepared  for  the  devil  and  his 
angels : 

42  For  I  was  an  hungred,  and 
ye  gave  me  no  meat :  I  was  thirsty, 
and  ye  gave  me  no  drink  : 

43  I  was  a  str-anger,  and  ye  took 
me  not  in  :  naked,  and  yc  clothed 
me  not :  sick,  and  in  prison,  and  ye 
visited  me  not. 

44  Then  shall  they  also  answer 
him,  saying.  Lord,  when  saw  we 
thee  an  hungred,  or  athirst,  or  a 
stranger,  or  naked,  or  sick,  or  in 
prison,  and  did  not  minister  unto 
thee"? 

45  Then  shall  he  answer  them, 
saying.  Verily  1  say  unto  you.  In- 
asmuch as  ye  did  it  not  to  one  of 
the  least  of  these,  ye  did  it  not  to 
me. 

46  And  these  shall  go  away  into 
"everlasting  punishment :  but  the 
rigliteous  into  life  eternal. 


5  the  etei'Tial 


6  eternal 


69 


31 


Jesus  anointed  for  his  burial. 


St.  MATTHEW,  2G. 


The  last  passover. 


1  during 
feiist, 


the 


3  w(,'i<;li(!i 
iiiitu  hill 


CHAPTER  26. 

1  The  rulers  conspire  against  Christ.  6  The 
woman  anointeth  Ms  head.  14  Judas  sell- 
eth  him.  17  Christ  eotctli  the  jKissDccr : 
26  instituteth  his  holy  ■'<i//ij},-/- :  M  j>/yii/i'/h 
in  the  garden  :  47  and  be/ni;  ln/nn/ei/  icifk 
a  kiss,  57  i*  carried  to  Caiaphas,  09  and 
denied  of  Peter. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus 
had  finished  all  these  sayings, 
he  said  unto  his  disciples, 

2  Ye  know  that  after  two  days 
is  the  feast  of  the  passover,  and  the 
Son  of  man  is  betrayed  to  be  cru- 
cified. 

3  Then  assembled  toge;ther  the 
chief  priests,  and  the  scribes,  and 
the  elders  of  the  people,  unto  the 
l)alace  of  the  high  priest,  who  was 
called  Caiaphas, 

4  And  consulted  that  they  might 
take  Jesus  by  subtilty,  and  kill 
him, 

5  But  they  said.   Not  '  on    the 


feast  day,  lest  there  be  an  uproar 


among  the  people. 

6  *fl  Now  when  Jesus  was  in 
Bethany,  in  the  house  of  Simon 
the  leper, 

7  There  came  unto  him  a  woman 
having  an  alabaster  "  box  of  very 
precious  ointment,  and  poured  it 
on  his  head,  as  he  sat  at  meat. 

8  But  when  his  disciples  saw  ?'(5, 
they  had  indignation,  saying.  To 
what  purpose  is  this  waste's 

9  For  this  ointment  might  have 
been  sold  for  much,  and  given  to 
the  poor. 

10  When  Jesus  understood  it,  he 
said  unto  them.  Why  trouble  ye 
the  woman  %  for  she  hath  wrought 
a  good  work  upon  me. 

1 1  For  ye  have  the  poor  always 
with  you ;  but  me  ye  have  not 
always. 

12  For  in  that  slu;  hatli  ])oured 
this  ointment  on  my  bcxl.y,  she  did 
it  for  my  burial. 

13  Verily  1  say  unto  you,  Wliere- 
soever  this  gospel  shall  be  preached 
in  the  whole  world,  there  swiall  also 
this,  that  this  woman  hath  done, 
be  told  for  a  memorial  of  h(>r. 

14  1]  Then  one  of  the  twelve, 
called  Judas  Lscariot,  went  unto 
the  chief  ijriests, 

15  And  said  taito  them,  What  will 
ye  give  me,  and  1  will  deliver  him 
unto  you  1  And  they  ■'  covenanted 
with  hi  in  for  thirty  pieces  of  silver. 

IG  And  from  that  time  he  sought 
opportunity  to  betray  him. 

17  U  Now  the  first  day  of  the 
feast  of  unleavened  bread  th(;  dis- 
ciples came  to  Jesus,  saying  unto 
him,  Where  wilt  tlK)U  that  we  i)re- 
l)are  foi'  thee  to  eat  the  i)assover '! 

1<S  And  he  said,  Go  into  the  city 


to  such  a  man,  and  say  unto  him. 
The  Master  saith,  I\Iy  time  is  at 
hand  ;  I  will  keep  the  passover  at 
thy  house  with  my  disciples. 

19  And  the  disciples  did  as  Jesus 
had  appointed  them ;  and  they 
made  ready  the  passover. 

20  Now  when  the  even  was  come, 
he  sat  down  with  the  twelve. 

21  And  as  they  did  eat,  he  said. 
Verily  I  say  unto  you,  that  one  of 
you  shall  betray  me. 

22  And  thev  were  exceeding  sor- 
rowful, and  began  every  one  of 
them  to  say  unto  him,  Lord,  is  \t\1 

23  And  lie  answered  and  said.  He 
that  dippeth  Ids  hand  with  me  in 
the  dish,  the  same  shall  betray  me. 

24  The  Son  of  man  goeth  as  it  is 
written  of  him  :  but  woe  unto  that 
man  by  whom  the  Son  of  man  is 
betrayed  !  it  had  been  good  for  that 
man  if  he  had  not  been  born. 

25  Then  Judas,  which  betrayed 
him,  answered  and  said,  Master,  is 
it  I '?  He  said  unto  him.  Thou  hast 
said. 

26  U  And  as  they  were  eating, 
Jesus  took  bread,  and  blessed  it, 
and  brake  it,  and  gave  it  to  the  dis- 
ciples, and  said.  Take,  eat ;  this  is 
my  body. 

27  And  he  took  the  cup,  and  gave 
thanks,  and  gave  it  to  them,  saying, 
Drink  ye  all  of  it ; 

28  For  this  is  my  blood  of  the 
new  *  testament,  which  is  shed  for 
many  for  the  remission  of  sins. 

29  But  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not 
drink  hencefoi-th  of  this  fruit  of  the 
vine,  until  that  flay  when  1  drink 
it  new  with  j^ou  in  my  Father's 
kingdom. 

30  And  when  they  had  sung  an 
liynm,  they  went  out  into  the 
mount  of  Olives. 

31  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  them. 
All  ye  sliaJI  be  oflended  because  of 
me  this  night:  for  it  is  writto;n,  I 
will  smite  the  shepherd,  and  the 
sheep  of  the  Hock  shall  l)e  scattered 
abroad. 

32  But  after  I  am  risen  again,  I 
will  go  before  you  into  (Jalilee. 

33  Peter  answei'ed  and  said  unto 
him.  Though  all  ))ie)i  shall  be  of- 
fended bec'uise  of  thee,  yet  will  I 
nev(>r  be  oU'ended. 

34  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Verily  1 
say  unto  thee.  That  this  night, 
before  the  cock  crow,  thou  shalt 
deny  me  thrice. 

35  I'eter  said  unto  him.  Though 
I  shouUl  die  with  thee,  yet  will  I 
not  deny  thee.  Likewise  also  said 
Jill  the  disciples. 

36  II  Then  cometh  Jesus  with 
them  unto  a  place  called  Gethse- 
mane,  and  saith  unto  the  disciples, 


32 


Jesus'  prayer  in  the  garden. 


St.  MATTHEW,  26. 


Jesus  before  the  conned. 


Sit  ye  here,  while  I  go  and  pray 
yonder. 

37  And  he  took  with  him  Peter 
and  the  two  sons  of  Zebedee,  and 
began  to  be  sorrowful  and  very 
heavy. 

38  Then  saith  he  unto  them,  My 
soul  is  exceeding  sorrowful,  even 
unto  death :  tarry  ye  here,  and 
watch  with  me. 

39  And  he  went  a  little  farther, 
and  fell  on  his  face,  and  prayed, 
saying,  O  my  Father,  if  it  be  pos- 
sible, let  this  cup  pass  from  me : 
nevertheless  not  as  I  will,  but  as 
thou  wilt. 

40  And  he  cometh  unto  the  dis- 
ciples, and  findeth  them  asleep,  and 
saith  unto  Peter,  What,  could  ye 
not  watch  with  me  one  hourl 

41_  Watch  and  pray,  that  ye  enter 
not  into  temptation  :  the  spirit  in- 
deed is  willing,  but  the  flesh  is 
weak. 

42  He  went  away  again  the  se- 
cond time,  and  prayed,  saying,  O 
my  Father,  if  this  cup  may  not 
pass  away  from  me,  except  1  drink 
it,  thy  will  be  done. 

43  And  he  came  and  found  them 
asleep  again :  for  their  eyes  were 
heavy. 

44  And  he  left  them,  and  went 
away  again,  and  prayed  the  third 
time,  saying  the  same  words. 

45  Then  cometh  he  to  his  disci- 
ples, and  saith  unto  them.  Sleep 
on  now,  and  take  your  rest :  behold, 
the  hour  is  at  hand,  and  the  Son  of 
man  is  betrayed  into  the  hands  of 
sinners. 

46  Rise,  let  us  be  going :  behold, 
he  is  at  hand  that  doth  betray  me. 

47  H  And  while  he  yet  spake,  lo, 
Judas,  one  of  the  twelve,  came,  and 
with  him  a  great  multitude  with 
swords  and  staves,  from  the  chief 
priests  and  elders  of  the  people. 

48  Now  he  that  betrayed  him 
gave  them  a  sign,  saying,  Whom- 
soever I  shall  kiss,  that  same  is  he: 
hold  him  fast. 

49  And  forthwith  he  came  to 
Jesus,  and  said,  Hail,  master ;  and 
kissed  him. 

50  And  Jesus  said  unto  him. 
Friend,  wherefore  art  thou  come? 
Then  came  they,  and  laid  liands  on 
Jesus,  and  took  him. 

51  And,  behold,  one  of  them 
which  were  with  Jesus  stretclied 
out  Ins  hand,  and  drew  his  sword, 
and  struck  a  servant  oi  the  higli 
priest's,  and  smote;  off  his  ear. 

52  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him, 
Put  up  again  thy  sword  into  his 
place  :  for  all  tliey  that  take  the 
sword  shall  i)erish  with  the  sword. 

53  Thinkest  thou  that  V  cannot 


now  pray  to  my  Father,  and  he 
shall '  presently  give  me  more  than 
twelve  legions  of  angels'? 

54  But  how  then  shall  the  scrip- 
tures be  fulfilled,  that  thus  it  must 
be-? 

55  In  that  same  hour  said  Jesus 
to  the  multitudes.  Are  ye  come  out 
as  against  a  -  thief  with  swords  and 
staves  for  to  take  mel  I  sat  daily 
with  you  teaching  in  the  temple, 
and  ye  laid  no  hold  on  me. 

56  But  all  this  was  done,  that 
the  scriptures  of  the  prophets 
might  be  fulfilled.  Then  all  the 
disciples  forsook  him,  and  fled. 

57  ^  And  they  that  had  laid  hold 
on  Jesus  led  him  away  to  Caiaphas 
the  high  priest,  where  the  scribes 
and  the  elders  were  assembled. 

58  But  Peter  followed  him  afar 
off  unto  the  high  priest's  palace, 
and  went  in,  and  sat  with  the  ser- 
vants, to  see  the  end. 

59  Now  the  chief  priests,  and 
elders,  and  all  the  council,  sought 
false  witness  against  Jesus,  to  put 
him  to  death  ; 

60  But  found  none  :  yea,  though 
many  false  witnesses  came,  yet 
found  they  none.  At  the  last 
came  two  false  witnesses, 

61  And  said.  This  fellow  said,  I 
am  able  to  destroy  the  temple  of 
God,  and  to  build  it  in  three  days. 

62  And  the  high  priest  arose, 
and  said  unto  him,  Answerest  thou 
nothing  %  what  is  it  which  these 
witness  against  thee"? 

63  But  Jesus  held  his  peace. 
And  the  high  priest  answered 
and  said  unto  him,  I  adjure  thee 
by  the  living  God,  that  thou  tell 
us  whether  thou  be  the  Christ,  the 
Son  of  God. 

64  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Thou 
hast  said  :  nevertheless  I  say  unto 
you.  Hereafter  shall  ye  see  the  Son 
of  man  sitting  on  the  right  hand  of 
power,  and  coming  in  the  clouds  of 
heaven. 

65  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his 
clothes,  saying.  He  hath  spoken 
blasphemy ;  what  further  need 
have  we  of  witnesses]  behold,  now 
ye  have  heard  his  blasphemy. 

66  What  think  ye?  They  an- 
swered and  said.  He  is  guilty  of 
death. 

67  Then  did  tliey  spit  in  his  face, 
and  buffeted  liiiii  ;  and  others  smote 
A/;/i  with  •'  tjie  pMlms  of  their  hands. 


68  Saying,  rroi)liesy  unto  us,  thou 
Christ,  Who  is  lu;  that  smote  thee  '\ 

69  ^I  Now  Peter  sat  withovit  in 
the  ^  palace :  and  a  damsel  came 
unto  him,  saying,  Thou  also  wast 
with  Jesus  of  (Jalilee. 


2  robber 


•^  rods. 


■•  court : 


33 


Peter  and  Judas. 


St.  MATTHEW,  27. 


Jesus  before  Pilate. 


70  But  he  denied  before  them 
all,  saying,  I  know  not  what  thou 
sayest. 

71  And  when  he  was  gone  out 
into  the  porch,  another  maid  saw 
him,  and  said  unto  them  that  were 
there,  This  fellow  was  also  with 
Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

72  And  again  he  denied  with  an 
oath,  I  do  not  know  the  man. 

73  And  after  a  while  came  unto 
him  they  that  stood  by,  and  said 
to  Peter,  Surely  thou  also  art  ove 
of  them  ;  for  thy  speech  bewrayeth 
thee. 

74  Then  began  he  to  curse  and 
to  swear,  S'tytn(f,  I  know  not  the 
man.  And  immediately  the  cock 
crew. 

75  And  Peter  remembered  the 
\vord  of  Jesus,  which  said  unto 
him.  Before  the  cock  crow,  thou 
shalt  deny  me  thrice.  And  he 
went  out,  and  wept  bitterly. 

CHAPTER  27. 

I  Christ  is  (It-Urered  baiuid  fi>  I'Unte.  3  Judas 
lianffeth  kiiitsc/f.  V.)  T'i/iitc,  ndinoiiislicd  of 
his  icife.  'li  irti.theth  his  hands:  26  and 
looseth  Barabbas.  29  Christ  is  oroirned 
with  thorns,  34  crucified,  40  reviled,  50 
dieth,  and  is  huriell :  66  Ms  sepulchre 
is  sealed,  and  watched. 

WHEN  the  morning  was  come, 
all  the  chief  priests  and  elders 
of  the  people  took  counsel  against 
Jesus  to  put  him  to  death  : 

2  And  when  they  had  bound 
him,  they  led  him  away,  and  de- 
Hvered  him  to  J^ontius  Pilate  the 
governor. 

3  ^  Then  Judas,  which  had  be- 
trayed liim,  when  he  saw  that  he 
was  condemned,  repented  himself, 
and  brought  again  tlie  thirty  pieces 
of  silver  to  the  chief  priests  and 
elders, 

4  Saying,  I  have  sinned  in  that 
I  have  beti-ayed  the  innocent  blood. 
And  they  said,  What  is  that  to  usl 
see  thou  to  that. 

.^  And  he  cast  down  the  i)ie(H>sof 
silver  in  the  temple,  and  depai'Led, 
and  went  and  hanged  himself. 

6  And  the  chief  ])iMests  took  tlie 
silver  pieces,  and  said.  It  is  not 
lawful  for  to  put  thc^m  into  tlie 
treasury,  because  it  is  the  price 
of  blood. 

7  And  they  took  counsel,  and 
l)(>u"ht  with  them  the  potter's 
tield,  to  bury  strangers  in. 

^  ^  8  \yiieref<)rethat(i<-ld  was  caller], 
The  field  of  hlood,  utito-this  dav. 

9  Then  was  fulfilled  that  which 
was  spoken  by  '  .b-reiiiy  the  pro- 
j)h(>t,  saying,  And  they  tixtk  the 
thirty  pieces  of  silver,  the  p]'ie(>  of 
him  that  was  -  \  iiliieil.  whoiii  they 
of  thechildre.n  of  Israel  did  '  v;i,lue  ; 


1 0  And  gave  them  for  the  potter's 
field,  as  the  Lord  ai)pointed  me. 

11  And  Jesus  stood  before  the 
governor  :  and  the  governor  asked 
him,  saying.  Art  thou  the  King  of 
the  Jewsl  And  Jesus  said  unto 
him.  Thou  saj^est. 

1 2  And  when  he  was  accused  of 
the  chief  priests  and  elders,  he 
answered  nothing. 

13  Then  said  Pilate  unto  him, 
Hearest  thou  not  how  many  things 
they  witness  against  thee  f 

1 4  And  he  answered  him  to  never 
a  word  ;  insomuch  that  the  go- 
vernor marvelled  greatly. 

15  Now  at  that  feast  the  go- 
vernor was  wont  to  i-elease  unto 
the  people  a  prisoner,  whom  they 
would. 

16  And  they  had  then  a  notable 
prisoner,  called  Barabbas. 

17  Therefore  when  they  Avere 
gathered  together,  Pilate  said  unto 
them.  Whom  will  ye  that  I  I'elease 
unto  you  1  Barabbas,  or  Jesus 
which  is  called  Christ? 

18  For  he  knew  that  for  envy 
they  had  delivered  him. 

19  H  When  he  was  set  down  on 
the  judgment  seat,  his  wife  sent 
unto  him,  saying,  Have_  thou  no- 
thing to  do  with  that  just  man : 
for  I  have  suffered  many  things 
this  day  in  a  dream  because  of  him. 

20  But  the  chief  priests  and  eld- 
ers persuaded  the  multitude  that 
they  should  ask  Barabbas,  and  de- 
stroy Jesus. 

21  The  governor  answered  and 
said  unto  tliem.  Whether  of  the 
twain  will  ye  that  1  I'elease  unto 
you  1    They  said,  Baiubbas. 

22  Pilate  saitli  unto  them,  What 
shall  1  do  then  with  Jesus  which 
is  called  Clu'ist'?  7V/e//all  say  unto 
him.  Let  him  be  crucified. 

23  And  the  governor  said.  Why, 
what  evil  hath  he  donel  l>ut  tliey 
cried  out  tlie  more,  saying.  Let 
him  be  crucified. 

24  11  When  Pilate  saw  that  he 
could  prevail  nothing,  but  that 
rather  a  tumult  was  made,  he  Utok 
water,  and  washed  liia  haiuls  be- 
fore the  multitude,,  .saying,  I  am 
innocent  of  the  blood  of  this  just 
person  :  see  ye  to  it. 

25  Then  answered  all  the  peo- 
ple, and  said,  His  blood  he  on  us, 
and  on  our  children. 

20  II  Then  released  he  Barabl)as 
unto  them  :  and  when  he  had 
scourged  Jesus,  he  delivered  him 
to  1)(>  crucified. 

27  Then  the  soldiers  of  (he  go- 
vernor took  Jesns  into  the  'conniion 
IkiII.  and  gathered  unto  him  flii^ 
whole  hand  of  Koldierx. 


;m 


Mockery  and  crucifixion. 


St.  MATTHEW,  27. 


Tlie  death  of  Jesus. 


28  And  they  stripped  him,  and 
put  on  him  a  scarlet  rohe. 

29  ^  And  when  they  had  platted 
a  crown  of  thorns,  they  put  v>  upon 
his  head,  and  a  I'eed  in  his  right 
liand  :  and  they  bowed  the  knee 
before  him,  ancf  mocked  him,  say- 
ing, Hail,  King  of  the  Jews  ! 

30  And  they  spit  upon  him,  and 
took  the  reed,  and  smote  him  on 
the  head. 

31  And  after  that  they  had 
mocked  him,  they  took  the  robe 
off  from  him,  and  put  his  own  rai- 
ment on  him,  and  led  him  away 
to  crucify  him. 

32  And  as  they  came  out,  they 
found  a  man  of  Cyi'ene,  Simon  by 
name  :  him  they  compelled  to  bear 
his  cross. 

33  And  when  they  were  come 
unto  a  place  called  Golgotha,  that 
is  to  say,  a  place  of  a  skull, 

34  U  They  gave  him  vinegar  to 
drink  mingled  with  gall:  and  when 
lie  had  tasted  thereof,  he  would  not 
drink. 

3.5  And  they  crucified  him,  and 
parted  his  garments,  casting  lots : 
that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which 
was  spoken  by  the  prophet.  They 
parted  my  garments  among  them, 
and  upon  my  vesture  did  they  cast 
lots. 

36  And  sitting  down  they 
watched  him  there ; 

37  And  set  up  over  hishead  his  ac- 
cusation written,  THIS  IS  JESUS 
THE  KING  OF  THE  JEWS, 

38  Then  were  there  two  '  thieves 


crucified  with  him,  one  on  the  right 
hand,  and  another  on  the  left. 

39  H  And  they  that  passed  by 
reviled  him,  wagging  their  heads, 

40  And  saying,  Thou  that  de- 
stroyest  the  temple,  and  buildest 
it  in  three  days,  save  thyself.  If 
tliou  be  the  Son  of  God,  come  down 
from  the  cross. 

4 1  Likewise  also  the  chief  priests 
mocking  him,  with  the  scribes  and 
elders,  said, 

42  He  saved  others  ;  himself  he 
cannot  save.  If  he  be  the  King  of 
Israel,  let  him  now  come  down  from 
the  cross,  and  we  will  believe  him. 

43  He  trusted  in  God ;  let  him 
deliver  him  now,  if  he  will  have 
him  :  for  he  said,  I  am  the  Son  of 
God. 

44  The  ^  thieves  also,  which  were 
crucified  with  him,  cast  the  same 
in  his  teeth. 

45  Now  from  the  sixth  hour 
there  was  darkness  over  all  the 
land  unto  the  ninth  hour. 

46  And  about  the  ninth  hour 
Jesus  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  say- 
ing,  Eli,   Eli,   lama    sabachthani ! 


that  is  to  say.  My  God,  my  God, 
why  hast  thou  forsaken  me^ 

47  Some  of  them  that  stood 
there,  when  they  hea.i-d  that,  said, 
This  man  calleth  for  "  Elias. 

48  And  straightway  one  of  them 
ran,  and  took  a  spunge,  and  filled 
it  with  vinegar,  and  put  it  on  a 
reed,  and  gave  him  to  drink. 

49  The  rest  said.  Let  be,  let  us 
see  whether  "Elias  will  come  to 
save  him. 

50  H  Jesus,  when  he  had  cried 
again  with  a  loud  voice,  yielded  up 
•*  the  ghost. 

51  And,  behold,  the  veil  of  the 
temple  was  rent  in  twain  from  the 
top  to  the  bottom ;  and  the  earth 
did  quake,  and  the  rocks  rent ; 

52  And  the  graves  were  opened; 
and  many  bodies  of  the  saints 
which  slept  arose, 

53  And  came  out  of  the  graves 
after  his  resurrection,  and  went 
into  the  holy  city,  and  appeared 
unto  many. 

54  Now  when  the  centurion,  and 
they  that  were  with  him,  watching 
Jesus,  saw  the  earthquake,  and 
those  things  that  \vere  done,  they 
feared  greatly,  saying.  Truly  this 
was  the  Son  of  God. 

55  And  many  women  were  there 
beholding  afar  ofi^,  which  followed 
Jesus  from  Galilee,  ministering 
unto  him: 

56  Among  which  was  jSIary  Mag- 
dalene, and  i\Iary  the  mother  of 
James  and  Joses,  and  the  mother 
of  Zebedee's  children. 

57  When  the  even  was  come, 
there  came  a  rich  man  of  Arima- 
th.'ea,  named  Joseph,  who  also  him- 
self was  Jesus'  disciple : 

58  He  went  to  Pilate,  and  begged 
the  body  of  Jesus.  Then  Pilate 
commanded  the  body  to  be  deli- 
vered. 

59  And  when  Joseph  had  taken 
the  body,  he  wrapped  it  in  a  clean 
linen  cloth, 

60  And  laid  it  in  liis  own  new 
tomb,  which  he  had  hewn  out  in 
the  rock :  and  he  rolled  a  great 
stone  to  the  door  of  the  sepulchre, 
and  departed. 

61  And  there  was  Mary  Magda- 
lene, and  the  other  Mary,  sitting 
over  against  the  sepulchre. 

62  H  Now  tlie  next  flay,  that  fol- 
lowed the  day  of  the  i)reparation, 
the  chief  priests  and  Pharisees 
came  tf)gether  unto  Pilate, 

63  Saying,  Sir,  we  rtMiiember  that 
that  deceiver  said,  while  he  was  yet 
alive.  After  three  days  1  will  rise 
again. 

61  Command  therefore  that  the 
sepulchre  be  made  sure  until  the 


-  Elijah. 


Elijah 


■*  his  spirit. 


35 


The  resurrection  of  Jesus. 


St.  MATTHEW,  28. 


His  charge  to  the  cliscijiles. 


third  day,  lest  his  disciples  come 
by  night,  and  steal  him  away,  and 
say  unto  the  people.  He  is  risen 
f  I'om  the  dead :  so  the  last  error 
shall  be  worse  than  the  first. 

65  Pilate  said  unto  them,  Ye 
have  a  watch  :  go  your  way,  make 
it  as  sure  as  ye  can. 

66  So  they  went,  and  made  the 
sepulchre  sure,  sealing  tlie  stone, 
and  setting  a  watch. 

CHAPTEK  28. 

1  Christ's  resurrection,  ik  <li clurcd  iii/  an  <in- 
yel  to  the  loomen.  9  //c  lii m^n  if  iii'iir,ir<ih 
unto  them.  11  The  high  /<//--.vAs-  <jire  the 
soldiers  money  to  say  thttt  he  icas  stolen 
out  of  his  sepulchre.  \G  Christ  apjieareth 
to  his  disciples,  19  diid  sendeth  them  to 
Iniptize  and  teach  all  nations. 

IN"  the  end  of  the  sabbath,  as  it 
began  to  dawn  toward  the  first 
(hi}/  of  the  week,  came  Mary  Mag- 
dalene and  the  other  Mary  to  see 
the  sepulchre. 

2  And,  behold,  there  was  a  great 
earthquake :  for  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  descended  from  heaven,  and 
came  and  rolled  back  the  stone 
from  the  door,  and  sat  upon  it. 

3  His  countenance  was  like 
lightning,  and  his  raiment  white 
as  snow  : 

4  And  for  fear  of  him  the  keep- 
ers did  shake,  and  became  as  dead 
men. 

5  And  the  angel  answered  and 
said  unto  the  women.  Fear  not  ye  : 
for  I  know  that  ye  seek  Jesus, 
which  was  crucified. 

6  He  is  not  here  :  for  he  is  risen, 
as  he  said.  Come,  see  the  place 
where  the  Lord  lay. 

7  And  go  quickly,  and  tell  his 
disciples  that  he  is  i-isen  from  the 
dead  ;  and,  behold,  he  g(jeth  before 
you  int(j  Galilee  ;  there  shall  ye  see 
him  :  lo,  1  have  told  you. 

8  And  they  depai'ted  quickly 
from  the  sepulchre  with  fear  and 


great  joy ;  and  did  run  to  bring 
his  disciples  word. 

9^11  And  as  they  went  to  tell  his 
disciples,  behold,  Jesus  met  them, 
saying,  All  hail.  And  they  came 
and  held  him  by  the  feet,  and  wor- 
shipped him. 

10  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them, 
Be  not  afraid  :  go  tell  my  brethren 
that  they  go  into  Galilee,  and  there 
shall  they  see  me. 

11  51  Now  when  they  were  go- 
ing, behold,  some  of  the  watch  came 
into  the  city,  and  shewed  uiito  the 
chief  priests  all  the  things  that 
were  done. 

12  And  when  they  were  assem- 
bled with  the  elders,  and  had  taken 
counsel,  they  gave  large  money 
unto  the  soldiers, 

13  (Saying,  Say  ye,  His  disciples 
came  by  night,  and  stole  him  airay 
while  we  slept. 

14  And  if  this  come  to  the  go- 
vernor's ears,  we  will  persuade  him, 
and  secure  you. 

15  So  they  took  the  money,  and 
did  as  they  were  taught :  and  this 
saying  is  commonly  reported 
among  the  Jews  until  this  day. 

16  IT  Then  the  eleven  disciples 
went  away  into  Galilee,  ^  into  a 


mountain     where    Jesus    had    ap- 
pointed them. 

17  And  when  they  saw  him, 
they  worshipped  him :  but  some 
doubted. 

18  And  Jesus  came  and  spake 
unto  them,  saying,  All  "  powei-  is 
given  unto  me  in  heaven  and  in 
earth. 

1 9  51  Go  ye  therefore,  and  ^  teach 
all  nations,  baptizing  them  ^  '\\\  the 
name  of  the  Father,  and  ot  the 
Son,  anfl  of  the  Holy  Ghost : 

20  Teaching  them  to  ol:)serve  all 
things  whatsoever  I  have  com- 
manded you  :  and,  lo,  1  am  with 
you  alway,  even  unto  the  end  of  the 
world.     Amen. 


THE   GOSPEL  ACOOEDING   TO 

St.  mark 


CHAPTEK  1. 

1  The  office  of  John  the  liajiiist.  9  Jesus  is 
haptieed.  12  tempted.  U  he  preacheth :  16 
calleth  Peter,  Andreir.  Janits  and  John: 
•23  healeth  one  that  hail  a  dciil,  '>'.)  Petci'x 
mother  in  Inw.^'l  nianii  dtHeaxed  j/ersonn, 
11   tiiii/  cleanseth  the  leper. 

^PIIM  beginning  of  the  gospel  of 
1     .Icsus  ( "Iii-ist,  the  Son  of  God  ; 
2  As  it  is  writ  t  I'll  in  tlie  iiropliets, 
Behold,  1  send  my  mess(!nger  Ijefore 


thy  face,  which  shall  prepare  thy 
way  before  thee. 

3  The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the_ 
wildeiness.  Prepare  ye  the  way  of 
the  Lorfi,  mak(;  his  paths  straight. 

4  John  did  bjiptize  in  tlie  wilder- 
ness, and  |)reach  the  bai)tism  of  re- 
pentance; '  for  tlic  remission  of  sins. 

5  And  there  wi'iit  out  unto  liim 
all  the  land  of  Juda'a,  and  they  of 


1  unto  the 


authority 


■■'  luiiko  dis- 
ciples of  all 
the  nations, 
4  into 


'  unto 


36 


Jesus'  bajytism  and  temptation. 


St.  mark,  1. 


Jesus  casteth  out  evil  s^iirits. 


Jerusalem,  and  were  all  baptized  of 
him  in  the  river  of  Jordan,  confess- 
ing their  sins. 

6  And  John  was  clothed  with 
camel's  hair,  and  with  a  girdle  of  a 
skin  about  his  loins  ;  and  he  did  eat 
locusts  and  wild  honey  ; 

7  And  preached,  saying,  There 
Cometh  one  mightier  than  I  after 
me,  the  latchet  of  whose  shoes  I  am 
not  worthy  to  stoop  down  and  un- 
loose. 

8  I  indeed  have  baptized  you 
with  water :  but  he  shall  baptize 
you  with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  that  Jesus  came  from  Naza- 
reth of  Galilee,  and  was  baptized 
of  John  in  Jordan. 

10  And  straightway  coming  up 
out  of  the  water,  he  saw  the  hea- 
vens opened,  and  the  Spirit  like  a 
dove  descending  upon  him  : 

1 1  And  there  came  a  voice  from 
heaven,  saying.  Thou  art  my  be- 
loved Son,  in  whom  I  am  well 
pleased. 

12  And  immediately  the  Spirit 
driveth  him  into  the  wilderness. 

13  And  he  was  there  in  the  wil- 
derness forty  days,  tempted  of  Sa- 
tan ;  and  was  with  the  wild  beasts  ; 
and  the  angels  ministered  unto 
him. 

14  Now  after  that  John  was  put 
in  prison,  Jesus  came  into  Galilee, 
preaching  the  gospel  of  the  king- 
dom of  God, 

15  And  saying.  The  time  is  ful- 
filled, and  the  kingdom  of  God  is 
at  hand :  repent  ye,  and  believe 
the  gospel. 

1 6.  Now  as  he  walked  by  the  sea 
of  Galilee,  he  saw  Simon  and  An- 
drew his  brother  casting  a  net  into 
the  sea  :  for  they  were  fishers. 

17  And  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Come  ye  after  me,  and  I  will  make 
you  to  become  fishers  of  men. 

1 8  And  straightway  they  forsook 
their  nets,  and  followed  him. 

1 9  And  when  he  had  gone  a  little 
farther  thence,  he  saw  James  the  son 
of  Zebedee,  and  John  his  brother, 
who  also  were  in  the  ^  ship  mend- 
ing their  nets. 

'20  And  sti-aightway  he  called 
them  :  and  they  left  their  father- 
Zebedee  in  the  ^  ship  with  the  hired 
servants,  and  went  after  him. 

21  And  they  went  into  Caper- 
naum ;  and  straightway  on  the 
sabbath  day  he  entered  into  the 
synagogue,  and  taught. 

22  And  they  were  astonished  at 
his  doctrine :  for  he  taught  them 
as  one  that  had  authority,  and  not 
as  the  sci'ibes. 

23  And  there  was  in  their  syna- 


gogue a  man  with  an  unclean  spirit ; 
and  he  cried  out, 

24  Saying,  Let  us  alone ;  what 
have  we  to  do  with  thee,  thou  Je- 
sus of  Nazareth  1  art  thou  come  to 
destroy  us  1  I  know  thee  who  thou 
art,  the  Holy  One  of  God. 

25  And  Jesus  rebuked  him,  say- 
ing. Hold  thy  peace,  and  come  out 
of  him. 

26  And  when  the  unclean  spirit 
had  "torn  him,  and  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  he  came  out  of  him. 

27  And  they  were  all  amazed, 
insomuch  that  they  questioned 
among  themselves,  saying,  What 
thing  is  this  1  what  new  doctrine  is 
this  1  for  with  authority  command- 
eth  he  even  the  unclean  spirits,  and 
they  do  obey  him. 

28  And  immediately  his  fame 
spread  abroad  throughout  all  the 
region  round  about  Galilee. 

29  And  forthwith,  when  they 
were  come  out  of  the  synagogue, 
they  entered  into  the  house  of 
Simon  and  Andrew,  with  James 
and  John. 

30  J^ut  Simon's  wife's  mother  lay 
sick  of  a  fever,  and  "  anon  they  tell 
him  of  her. 

3 1  And  he  came  and  took  her  by 
the  hand,  and  lifted  her  up;  and 
immediately  the  fever  left  her,  and 
she  ministered  unto  them. 

32  And  at  even,  when  the  sun 
did  set,  they  brougnt  unto  him  all 
that  were  diseased,  and  them  that 
were  possessed  with  ■*  devils. 

33  And  all  the  city  was  gathered 
together  at  the  door. 

34  And  he  healed  many  that 
were  sick  of  divers  diseases,  and 
cast  out  many  ^  devils  :  and  suffered 
not  the  *^  devils  to  speak,  because 
they  knew  him. 

35  And  in  the  morning,  rising 
up  a  great  while  before  day,  he 
went  out,  and  departed  into  a  sol- 
itary place,  and  there  praj^ed. 

36  And  Simon  and  they  that 
were  with  him  followed  after  him. 

37  And  when  they  had  found 
him,  they  said  unto  him,  All  men 
seek  for  thee. 

38  And  he  said  unto  them.  Let 
us  go  into  the  next  towns,  that  I 
may  preach  there  also :  for  there- 
fore came  I  forth. 

39  And  he  pieached  in  their 
synagogues  throughout  all  Galilee, 
and  cast  out  '^devils. 

40  And  there  came  a  leper  to 
him,  beseeching  him,  and  kneeling 
down  to  him,  and  saying  unto  him. 
If  thou  wilt,  thou  canst  make  me 
clean. 

41  And  Jesus,  moved  with  com- 


2  convulsed 


3  straight- 
way 


4  demons. 


5  demons ; 
fi  demons 


37 


Foryiveness  and  healinrj. 


St.  mark,  2. 


Levi's  call  and  feast. 


passion,  put  forth  hit^  hand,  and 
touched  him,  anrl  saitli  unto  him, 
I  will ;  be  thou  clean. 

42  And  as  soon  as  he  had  spoken, 
immediately  the  leprosy  departed 
from  him,  anfl  he  was  cleansed. 

43  And  he  straitly  charged  him, 
and  forthwith  sent  him  away; 

44  And  saith  unto  him,  See  thou 
say  nothing  to  any  man  :  but  go 
thy  way,  shew  thyself  to  the  priest, 
and  offer  for  thy  cleansing  those 
things  which  Moses  commanded, 
for  a  testimony  unto  them. 

45  But  he  went  out,  and  began 
to  publish  it  much,  and  to  blaze 
abroad  the  matter,  insomuch  that 
Jesus  could  no  more  openly  enter 
into  the  city,  but  was  without  in 
desert  places :  and  they  came  to 
him  from  every  quarter. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1   Chnxf    7teale/h    one    nick    of    the   pahy, 

14  calleth  Mutthe.w  from  the  receipt  of  cnn- 
fom,  15  eateth  with  puhl lea nn  and  sinners, 

15  excuseth  his  disciples  for  not  fastiny, 
28  and  for  plucking  the  ears  of  corn  on  the 
sahbatii  daij. 

AND  again  he  entered  into  Ca- 
pernaum after  i<ome  days  ;  and 
it  was  noised  that  he  was  in  the 
house. 

2  And  straightway  many  were 
gathered  together,  insomuch  that 
there  was  no  room  to  receive  tlieiii, 
no,  not  so  much  as  about  the  door: 
and  he  preached  the  word  unto 
them. 

3  And  they  come  unto  him, 
bringing  one  sick  of  the  palsy, 
which  was  borne  of  four. 

4  And  when  they  could  not 
come  nigh  unto  liim  for  the  ])ress, 
they  uncovered  the  roof  where  he 
was  :  and  when  the.y  ha.d  broken  ?'(" 
up,  the.y  let  down  the  bed  wherein 
the  sick  of  the  palsy  lay. 

5  When  Jesus  saw  their  faith,  he 
said  unto  the  sick  of  tlie  palsy.  Son, 
tliy  sins  be  forgivoi  thee. 

()  IJut  there  were  certain  of  the 
scribes  sitting  there,  and  reasoning 
in  their  hearts, 

7  Why  doth  thmman  thus  speak 
blasphemies?  who  can  forgive  sins 
but  God  only? 

8  And  immediately  when  Jesus 
perceived  in  his  spirit  that  they  so 
reasoned  within  themselves,  he;  said 
unto  them,  Why  nuison  ye  these 
things  in  your  heai'ts? 

*.)  Whether  is  it  easit^r  to  say  to 
the  sick  of  the  palsy.  Thy  sins  Vje 
forgiven  thee  ;  or  to  say,  Arise, 
and  take  u))  thy  bed,  and  walk? 

10  Hut  that  .vc  niay  know  that 
the  Son  of  man  hath  '  i)ower  on 
earth  to  foigive  sins,  (he  saiti)  to 
the  sick  of  tiie  r)alsy,) 


11  I  say  unto  thee,  Arise,  and 
take  up  tli.y  bed,  and  go  thy  way 
into  thine  house. 

12  And  immediately  he  arose, 
took  uj)  the  bed,  and  went  forth 
before  them  all ;  insomuch  that 
they  were  all  amazed,  and  glorified 
God,  saying.  We  never  saw  it  on 
this  fashion. 

13  And  he  went  forth  again  by 
the  sea  side  ;  and  all  the  multitude 
resorted  unto  him,  and  he  taught 
them. 

14  And  as  he  passed  by,  he  saw 
Levi  the  .fo/?,  of  AlpliJt'us  sitting  at 
the  ~  recei|)t  oi  custom,  and  said 
unto  him.  Follow  me.  And  he 
arose  and  followed  him. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as 
Jesus  sat  at  meat  in  his  house,  many 
*  publicans  and  sinners  sat  also  to- 
gether with  Jesvis  and  his  disciples  : 
for  there  were  many,  and  they  fol- 
lowed him. 

16  And  when  the  .scribes  and 
Pharisees  saw  him  eat  with  *  publi- 
cans and  sinners,  they  said  unto  his 
disciples,  How  is  it  that  he  eateth 
and  drinketh  with  *  publicans  and 
sinners  ? 

1 7  When  Jesus  heard  it,  he  saith 
unto  them,  Tliey.  that  are  whole 
have  no  need  of  the  physician,  but 
they  that  are  sick  :  I  came  not  to 
call  the  righteous,  but  sinners  to 
repentance. 

1 8  And  the  disciples  of  John  and 
of  the  Pharisees  ■*  used  to  fast :  and 
they  come  and  say  unto  him,  Why 
do  the  disciples  of  John  and  of  the 
Pharisees  fast,  but  thy  disciples 
fast  not? 

19  And  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Can  the  ^chiUh-cn  of  the  bride- 
chamber  fast,  \\hile  the  bridegroom 
is  with  them  ?  as  long  as  they  have 
the  bridegroom  with  them,  they 
cannot  fast. 

20  Put  the  days  will  come,  when 
the  bridegroom  sliall  betaken  away 
from  them,  and  tlien  shall  they  fast 
in  those  daj's. 

21  No  man  also  seweth  a  piece  of 
new  cloth  on  an  old  garment :  else 
the  new  piece  thai  filled  it  up 
taketh  away  fiom  the  old,  and  the 
rent  is  made  wor-s(^ 

22  And  ii()mani)utteth  new  wine 
into  old  ''  bottlers  :  els<!  the  new  wine 
doth  burst  the  ''  bottles,  and  the 
wine  is  spill(Ml,  and  tiie  'bottles 
will  be  marred  :  hut  new  wine  must 
be  put  into  \w.\\  ^  hoi  tlrs. 

23  And  it  canie  to  pass,  that  he 
went  through   (lie  "corn  fields  on 


*  Tlial  is,  collectors  or  renters  of  Ro- 
man taxea. 


-  place  of 
toll, 


•>  were 
iastiiiff 


■*  sons 


''  wnio- 
skiiis : 
'"'  skins, 
"■  skins 

**  wine- 
skins. 


38 


Tlte  sabbath  day^ 


St.  mark,  3. 


Choice  of  the  tivelve. 


the  sabbath  day  ;  and  his  disciples 
Ijegan,  as  they  went,  to  pluck  the 
^  ear's  of  corn. 

24  And  the  Pharisees  said  unto 
him,  Behold,  why  do  they  on  the 
sabbath  day  that  which  is  not  law- 
ful? 

25  And  he  said  unto  them.  Have 
ye  never  read  what  David  did, 
when  he  had  need,  and  was  an 
hungrefl,  he,  and  they  that  were 
with  him? 

26  How  he  went  into  the  house 
of  God  in  the  days  of  Abiathar  the 
high  priest,  and  did  eat  the  shew- 
l)read,  which  is  not  lawful  to  eat 
but  for  the  priests,  and  gtive  also 
to  them  which  were  with  him  ? 

27  And  he  said  unto  them.  The 
sabbath  was  made  for  man,  and 
not  man  for  the  sabbath  : 

28  Therefore  the  Son  of  man  is 
Lord  also  of  the  sabbath. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  ChrUt  lieah'lh  the'  irUhered  hand,  10  and 
many  (itlier  inlirmiViefi :  11  rehuketh  the 
wiclean  KpiriU :  Vi  chooxeth  hin  twelve 
upoMen:  '22  eonvliicclh  the  hlasphemy  of 
castina  out  derilx  hi/  Beetzeliuh  :  31  and 
itheweth  who  are  hix  brother,  sister,  and 
mother. 

AND  he  entered  again  into  the 
synagogue;  and  therewas  a 
man  there  which  had  a  withered 
hand. 

2  And  they  watched  him ,  whether 
he  would  heal  him  on  the  sabbath 
day  ;  that  they  might  accuse  him. 

3  And  he  saiih  unto  the  man 
which  had  the  withered  hand. 
Stand  forth. 

4  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Is  it 
lawful  to  do  good  on  the  sabbath 
days,  or  to  do  evil  1  to  save  life,  or 
to  kill  'I    But  they  held  their  peace. 

.■5  And  when  he  had  looked  round 
about  on  them  with  anger,  being 
grieved  for  the  hardness  of  their 
hearts,  he  saith  unto  the  man. 
Stretch  forth  thine  hand.  And  he 
stretched  it  out :  and  his  hand  was 
restored  whole  as  the  other. 

6  And  .the  Pharisees  went  forth, 
and  straightway  took  couiisel  with 
the  Herodians  against  him,  how 
they  might  destroy  him. 

7  But  Jesus  withdrew  himself 
with  his  disciples  to  the  sea  :  and  a 
great  multitude  from  Galilee  fol- 
lowed him,  and  fi'om  Jud;ea, 

8  And  from  Jerusalem,  and  from 
Idum;ea,  ixmXfroia  beyond  Jordan; 
and  they  about  Tyre  and  Sidon,  a 
great  multitude,  when  they  had 
heard  what  great  things  he  did, 
came  unto  him. 

1)  And  he  spake  to  his  disciples, 
that  a  small  -shii)  should  wait  on 


him  because  of  the  multitude,  lest 
they  should  throng  him. 

10  For  he  had  healed  many  ;  in- 
somuch that  they  pressed  upon  him 
for  to  touch  him,  as  many  as  had 
plagues. 

11  And  unclean  spirits,  when 
they  saw  him,  fell  down  before 
him,  and  cried,  saying,  Thou  art 
the  Son  of  God. 

1 2  And  he  straitly  charged  them 
that  they  should  not  make  him 
known. 

1 3  And  he  goeth  up  into  a  moun- 
tain, and  calleth  unto  him  whom  he 
would  :  and  they  came  unto  him. 

14  And  he  ordained  twelve,  that 
they  should  be  with  him,  and  that 
he  might  send  them  forth  to 
preach, 

15  And  to  have  ''power  to  heal 
sicknesses,  and  to  cast  out  •* devils: 

16  And  Simon  he  surnamed 
Peter ; 

17  And  James  the  non  of  Zebe- 
dee,  and  John  the  brother  of  James ; 
and  he  surnamed  them  Boanei-ges, 
which  is.  The  sons  of  thunder  : 

18  And  Andrew,  and  Philip,  and 
Bartholomew,  and  Matthew,  and 
Thomas,  and  James  the  son  of  Al- 
phjeus,  and  Thaddfeus,  and  Simon 
the  ''  Canaanite, 

19  And  Judas  Iscariot,  which 
also  betrayed  him  :  and  they  went 
into  an  house. 

20  And  the  multitude  cometh  to- 
gether again,  so  that  they  could 
not  so  much  as  eat  bread. 

21  And  when  his  friends  heard 
of  it,  they  went  out  to  lay  hold  on 
him :  for  they  said,  He  is  beside 
himself. 

22  ^  And  the  scribes  which  came 
dow  n  from  Jerusalem  said.  He  hath 
Beelzebub,  and  by  the  prince  of 
the  "devils  casteth  he  out  "devils. 

23  And  he  called  them  unto  him, 
and  said  unto  them  in  parables, 
How  can  Satan  cast  out  Satan "? 

24  And  if  a  kingdom  be  divided 
against  itself,  that  kingdom  cannot 
stand. 

25  And  if  a  house  be  divided 
against  itself,  that  house  cannot 
stand. 

26  And  if  Satan  rise  up  against 
himself,  and  be  divided,  he  cannot 
stand,  but  hath  an  end. 

27  No  man  can  enter  into  a 
strong  man's  house,  and  spoil  his 
goods,  excej^t  he  will  fii'st  bind  the 
strong  man  ;  and  then  he  will  spoil 
his  house. 

2S  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  All  sins 
shall  be  forgiven  unto  the  sons  of 
men,  and  blasijhemies  wherewith 
soever  they  shall  blaspheme  : 


3  authority 
*  demons  : . 


5  Zealot, 


''  (lemons 
''  demous. 


39 


Clirisfs  mothe<-  and  brethren. 


St.  mark,  4. 


Parable  of  the  soiver. 


29  But  he  that  shall  blaspheme 
against  the  Holy  Ghost  hath  never 
forgiveness,  but  is  ^  in  danger  of 
eternal  damnation  : 


3U  Because  they  said.  He  hath 
an  unclean  spirit. 

31  H  There  came  then  his  bre- 
thren and  his  mother,  and,  stand- 
ing without,  sent  unto  him,  calling 
him. 

32  And  the  multitude  sat  about 
him,  and  they  said  unto  him.  Be- 
hold, thy  mother  and  thy  brethren 
without  seek  for  thee. 

33  And  he  answered  them,  say- 
ing. Who  is  my  mother,  or  my 
brethren  1 

34  And  he  looked  round  about 
on  them  which  sat  about  him,  and 
said,  liehold  my  motlier  and  my 
brethren ! 

35  For  whosoever  shall  do  the 
will  of  God,  the  same  is  my  bro- 
ther, and  my  sister,  and  mother. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  JTie,  jutralile  of  the  .wwer,  14  and  the  mean- 
ing thereof.  21  We  iiiu.st  communicate  the 
light  of  on?-  /rnoir/ei/ge  to  others.  26  7'he 
purah/e  <f  llie  .s,',-il  orawing  seoretly,  80 
and  of  //(,■  ;,/  Nstorii  .-^cd.    35  Christ  stilleth 

the  teiiijiest  nil  tin:  sea. 

AND  he  began  again  to  teach  by 
the  sea  side:  and  there  was 
gathered  unto  him  a  great  multi- 
tude, so  that  he  entered  into  a 
-  shi]),  and  sat  in  the  sea ;  and  the 
whole  multitude  was  by  the  sea  on 
the  land. 

2  And  he  taught  them  many 
things  by  parables,  and  said  unto 
them  in  his  •'  doctrine, 

3  Hearken  ;  Behold,  there  went 
out  a  sower  to  sow : 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 
sower! ,  some  fell  bv  Ww,  way  side, 
and  tlie  fowls  of  the  air  came  and 
devoured  it  uj). 

5  And  some  fell  on  stony  ground, 
where  it  had  not  much  earth  ;  and 
immediately  it  sj)rang  up,  because 
it  had  no  depth  of  ear'th  : 

6  But  when  the  sun  was  up,  it 
was  scoi'ched  ;  and  bcH^ause  it  had 
no  r(K)t,  it  witheivd  away. 

7  And  some  fell  ainong  thorns, 
and  the  thoi-ns  gi-ew  uj),  aiul 
choked  it,  and  it  yielded  no  fruit. 

(S  And  other  f<»ll  on  good  ground, 
and  (lid  yield  fruit  that  sprang  up 
;i,iid  inci'eased  ;  and  brouglit  forth, 
some  tliirty,  and  some  sixty,  aiul 
some  an  hundred. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them.  He 
that  hath  earstoheai-,  let  him  hear. 

10  And  when  he  was  alone,  they 
that  were  about  him  with  the 
twelve  asked  of  him  the  parable. 


*  Or, 


11  And  he  said  unto  them.  Unto 
you  it  is  given  to  know  the  mystery 
of  the  kingdom  of  God  :  but  unto 
them  that  are  without,  all  these 
things^  are  done  in  parables  : 

12  That  seeing  tney  may  see, 
and  not  perceive ;  and  hearing 
they  may  hear,  and  not  under- 
stand ;    lest   *  at    any    time    they 


should  be  converted,  and  their  sins 


should  be  forgiven  them. 

13  And  he  said  unto  tliem,  Know 
ye  not  this  parable  %  and  how  then 
will  ye  know  all  parables  % 

14  11  The  sower  soweth  the  word. 

15  And  these  are  they  by  the 
way  side,  where  the  word  is  sown  ; 
but  when  they  have  heard,  Satan 
Cometh  immediately,  and  taketh 
away  the  word  that  was  sown  in 
their  hearts. 

16  And  these  are  they  likewise 
which  are  sown  on  stony  ground  ; 
who,  when  they  have  heard  the  word, 
imn^ediately  receive  it  with  gladness; 

17  And  have  no  root  in  them- 
selves, and  so  endure  but  for  a 
time :  afterward,  when  affliction 
or  persecution  ariseth  for  the 
word's  sake,  immediately  they 
''are  offended. 

1 8  And  these  are  they  which  are 
sown  among  thorns ;  such  as  hear 
the  word, 

19  And  the  cares  of  this  world, 
anfl  the  deceitf ulness  of  riches,  and 
the  lusts  of  other  things  entering 
in,  choke  the  woi'd,  and  it  becometh 
unfruitful. 

20  And  these  ai^e  they  which  are 
sown  on  good  ground  ;  such  as  hear 
the  word,  and  receive  it,  and  bring 
forth  fruit,  some  thirtyfold,  some 
sixty,  and  some  an  hundred. 

21  U  And  he  said  unto  them.  Is  a 
"candle  brought  to  be  put  under  a 
busliel,  or  under  a  bed  %  and  not  to 
be  st^t  on  a  '  candlestick  % 

22  For  there  is  nothing  liid, 
^ which    shall    not   lie    manifested: 


neithei'  was  ;uiy  tinng  kept  st 
l)Ut  that  it  should  coiih       ' 


ci-et. 


)a(l. 
hear. 


23  If  any  man  have  ears  to 
let  him  hear. 

24  And  he  said  unto  them.  Take 
heed  what  ye  heai- :  with  what 
m(>asure  ye  mete,  it  shall  be  mea- 
sured to  you:  and  unto  you  that 
hear  shall  iiioi-e  b(^  gi\-en. 

25  For  he  that  hath,  to  him  shall 
be  given:  and  he  that  hath  not, 
from  him  shall  b(>  taken  even  tliat 
wliicli  he  hath. 

20  II  .And  he  said,  So  is  the  king- 
dom of  God,  as  if  a  man  should  cast 
seed  into  the  ground  ; 


•  Or, 


4  haply 
they  should 
turu  again, 


5  stumhle. 


'^  lamp 

" stand  ? 

**  *  save  that 
it  slioiild  1)0 
inaiiifested  ; 
neither  was 
any  thing 
made  secret, 
l)iit  that  it 
slioiild  eome 
to  litrht. 


40 


Tlie  tempest  stilled. 


St.  mark,  5. 


The  evil  spirits  at  Gadara. 


27  And  should  sleep,  and  rise 
night  and  day,  and  the  seed  should 
spring  and  grow  up,  he  knoweth 
not  how. 

28  For  the  earth  bringeth  forth 
fruit  of  herself  ;  first  the  blade,  then 
the  ear,  after  that  the  full  corn  in 
the  ear. 

29  But  when  the  fruit  is  ^  brought 
foi-th.  immediately  he  putteth  in 
the  sickle,  because  the  harvest  is 
come. 

30  ^  And  he  said,  Whereunto 
shall  we  liken  the  kingdom  of  God  1 
or  with  what  comparison  shall  we 
compare  itj 

31  It  is  like  a  grain  of  mustard 
seed,  which,  when  it  is  sown  in  the 
earth,  is  less  than  all  the  seeds  that 
be  in  the  earth  : 

32  But  when  it  is  sown,  it  grow- 
eth  up,  and  becometh  greater  than 
all  herbs,  and  shooteth  out  great 
branches  ;  so  that  the  fowls  of  the  air 
maj'  lodge  under  the  shadow  of  it. 

33  And  with  many  such  parables 
spake  he  the  word  unto  tliem,  as 
they  were  able  to  hear  it. 

34  But  without  a  parable  spake 
he  not  unto  them  :  anfl  when  thej' 
were  alone,  he  expounded  all  things 
to  his  disciples. 

35  And  the  same  day,  when  the 
even  was  come,  he  saith  unto  them. 
Let  us  pass  over  unto  the  other  side. 

36  And  when  they  had  seiit  away 
the  multitude,  they  took  him  even 
as  he  was  in  the  "ship.  And 
there  were  also  with  him  other 
little  ^  ships. 

37  And  there  arose  a  great  storm 
of  wind,  and  the  waves  beat  into 
the  "'ship,  so  that  it  was  now^  full. 

38  And  he  was  in  the  hinder  part 
of  the  ^  ship,  asleep  on  a  pillow  : 
and  they  awake  him,  and  say  unto 
him,  Master,  carest  thou  not  that 
we  perish "? 

39  And  he  arose,  and  rebuked  the 
wind,  and  said  unto  the  sea.  Peace, 
be  still.  And  the  wind  ceased,  and 
there  was  a  great  calm. 

40  And  he  said  unto  them.  Why 
are  ye  so  fearful  1  how  is  it  that  ye 
have  no  faith  *? 

41  And  they  feared  exceedingly, 
and  said  one  to  another,  What  man- 
ner of  man  is  this,  that  even  the 
wind  and  the  sea  obey  him'? 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  ( 'hrint  delirerivij  f/if  poiise»sed  of  the  leglnn 
of  devi/s,  13  t/tei/  enter  into  the  sivine. 
'25  He  healeth  the  iroynan  of  the  bloody 
issue,  35  and  raiseth  from  ileath  Jairm 
bin  daughter. 

AND  they  came  over  unto  the 
other  side  of  the  sea,  into  the 
country  of  the  Gadarenes. 


2  And  when  he  was  come  out  of 
the  "ship,  immediately  there  met 
him  out  of  the  tombs  a  man  with 
an  unclean  spirit, 

3  Who  had  Iris  dwelling  among 
the  tombs  ;  and  no  man  could  bind 
him,  no,  not  with  chains  : 

4  Because  that  he  had  been  often 
bound  \yith  fetters  and  chains,  and 
the  chains  had  been  plucked  asun- 
der by  him,  and  the  fetters  broken 
in  pieces:  neither  could  any  man 
tame  him. 

5  And  always,  night  and  day,  he 
was  in  the  mountains,  and  in  the 
tombs,  crying,  and  cutting  himself 
with  stones. 

6  But  when  he  saw  Jesus  afar 
off,  he  ran  and  worshipped  him, 

7  And  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
and  said,  What  have  I  to  do  with 
thee,  Jesus,  tJiou  8on  of  the  most 
high  Godl  I  adjure  thee  by  God, 
that  thou  torment  me  not. 

8  For  he  said  unto  him.  Come 
out  of  the  man,  thoK  unclean  spirit. 

9  And  he  asked  him.  What  is 
thy  name  %  And  he  answered,  say- 
ing, ^Iy  name  is  Legion  :  for  we 
are  many. 

10  And  he  besought  him  much 
that  he  would  not  send  them  away 
out  of  the  country. 

1 1  Now  there  "was  there  nigh 
unto  the  mountains  a  great  herd 
of  swine  feeding. 

12  And  all  the  ''devils  besought 
him,  saying,  Send  us  into  the 
swine,  that  we  may  enter  into 
them. 

13  And  forthwith  Jesus  gave 
them  leave.  And  the  unclean 
spirits  went  out,  and  entered  into 
the  swine  :  and  the  herd  ran  vio- 
lently down  a  steep  place  into  the 
sea,  (they  were  about  twt)  thou- 
sand ;)  and  were  choked  in  the  sea. 

14  And  they  that  fed  the  swine 
fled,  and  told  it  in  the  city,  and  in 
the  country.  And  they  went  out 
to  see  what  it  was  that  was  done. 

15  And  they  come  to  Jesus,  and 
see  him  that  was  possessed  with 
''the  devil,  and  had  the  legion, 
sitting,  and  clothed,  and  in  his 
right  mind  :  and  they  were  afraid. 

16  And  they  that  saw  it  told 
them  how  it  befell  to  him  that  was 
possessed  with  "the  devil,  and  also 
concerning  the  swine. 

17  And  they  beganto  pray  him 
to  depart  out  of  their  "  consts. 

18  And  when  he  was  come  into 
the  ^shij),  he  that  had  been  pos- 
sessed  with  ^the  de\il  prajj^ed  liim 
that  he  miglit  be  witli  him. 

19  Howbeit  Jesus  sufl'ored  him 
not,  but  saith  unto  him,  Go  home 


41 


A  bloody  issue  healed. 


St.  mark,  6. 


Jairus'  daughter  raised. 


1  in  the  boat 


to  thy  friends,  and  tell  them  how 
great  things  the  Lord  hath  done 
For  thee,  and  hath  had  compassion 
on  thee. 

20  And  he  departed,  and  began 
to  publish  in  Decapolis  how  great 
things  Jesus  had  done  for  him : 
and  all  meii  did  marvel. 

21  And  when  Jesus  was  passed 
over  again  '  b.y  ship  unto  the  other 
side,  much  people  gathered  unto 
him :  and  he  was  nigh  unto  the 
sea. 

22  And,  behold,  there  cometh 
one  of  the  rulers  of  the  synagogue, 
Jairus  by  name  ;  and  when  he  saw 
him,  he  fell  at  his  feet,  _ 

23  And  besought  him  greatl5^ 
saying,  My  little  daughter  lieth  at 
the  point  of  death  :  /  pray  thee, 
come  and  lay  thy  hands  on  her, 
that  she  may  be  healed ;  and  she 
shall  live. 

24  And  Jesus  went  with  him  ; 
and  much  people  followed  him, 
and  thronged  him. 

25  And  a  certain  woman,  which 
had  an  issue  of  blood  twelve  years, 

26  And  had  suffered  many  things 
of  many  physicians,  and  had  spent 
all  that  she  had,  and  was  nothing 
bettered,  but  rather  grew  worse, 

27  When  she  had  heard  of  Jesus, 
came  in  tlie  press  behind,  and 
touched  his  garment. 

28  For  she  said.  If  I  may  touch 
but  his  clothes,  I  shall  be  whole. 

29  And  straightway  the  foun- 
tain of  her  blood  was  dried  up  ; 
and  she  felt  in  her  body  that  she 
was  healed  of  that  phigue. 

30  And  Jesus,  innnediately  know- 
ing in  himself  that  virtue  had  gone 
out  of  him,  turned  him  about  in 
the  press,  and  said.  Who  touched 
my  clothes'? 

31  And  his  disciples  said  unto 
him.  Thou  seest  the  multitude 
thronging  thee,  and  sayest  thou. 
Who  touched  me  1 

32  And  he  looked  round  about 
to  see  her  that  had  done  this  thing. 

33  But  the  woman  fearing  and 
trembling,  knowing  what  was  d(me 
in  her,  came  and  fell  down  before 
him,  and  told  him  all  tlie  truth. 

34  And  he  said  unto  her.  Daugh- 
ter, th.y  faith  hath  made  th(>e 
whole ;  go  in  peace,  and  be  wlK)le 
of  thy  plague. 

35  While  he  yet  spake,  there 
came  from  the  ruler  of  tlie  syna- 
gogue's honse  certain  which  said. 
Thy  daughter  is  flead  :  why  ti'on- 
blest  thou  the  Master  any  further? 

30  As  soon  as  Jesus  heard  the 
word  that  was  si)(>keii,  he  saitli 
unto  the  ruler  of  tlie  synagogue. 
Be  not  afraid,  only  believe. 


37  And  he  suffered  no  man  to 
follow  him,  save  Peter,  and  James, 
and  John  the  brother  of  James. 

38  And  he  cometh  t(j  the  house 
of  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue,  and 
seeth  the  tumult,  and  them  that 
wept  and  wailed  greatly. 

39  And  when  he  was  come  in, 
he  saith  unto  them.  Why  make  ye 
this  ado,  and  weeii '?  the  damsel  is 
not  dead,  but  sleepeth. 

40  And  they  laughed  him  to 
scorn.  But  when  he  had  put  them 
all  out,  he  taketli  the  father  and 
the  mother  of  the  damsel,  and 
them  that  were  with  him,  and  en- 
tereth  in  where  the  damsel  was 
lying. 

41  And  he  took  the  damsel  by 
the  hand,  and  said  unto  her,  Ta- 
litha  cumi ;  which  is,  being  inter- 
preted, Damsel,  I  say  unto  thee, 
arise. 

42  And  straightway  the  damsel 
arose,  and  walked  ;  for  she  was  of 
the  aye  of  twelve  years:  And  they 
were  astonished  with  a  great  as- 
tonishment. 

43  And  he  charged  them  straitly 
that  no  man  should  know  it ;  and 
commanded  that  something  should 
be  given  her  to  eat. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  Christ  in  conieiinif'd  iif'/i/s  (■(diiiI i-i/men.  7 
Jleqiretli  Ihe  ln-ilre  jioirir  on  r  inic/ed/i 
spirits.  14  l>ir,rs  ,ipi„i,,i,s  of  Christ.  -JT 
John  Baptist  is  li,h,  ml,,!.  'Jil  and  buried. 
30  The  apostles  rctiiiii  from  iireiiching.  3-1 
The  miracle.  qf\p're  loares  <iiid  tico  'fishes. 
4S  Christ  rcalketii  on  the  sea  :  ^i  and  heal- 
eth.  all  that  touch  him. 

AND  he  went  out  from  thence, 
and  came  into  his  own  coun- 
try ;  and  his  disciples  follow  him. 

2  And  when  tlie  sabbath  day 
was  come,  he  l)egan  to  teach  in  the 
synagogue  :  and  many  hearing  h  iiii 
were  astonished,  saying.  From 
whence  hath  this  man  these 
things'?  and  what  wisdom  is  this 
which  is  given  unto  him,  that  even 
such  miglity  works  are  wrought  by 
his  hands? 

3  Is  not  this  the  carpenter,  the 
son  of  ^lary,  the  brotlier  of  James, 
and  Joses,  and  of  -  Juda,  and  Si- 
mon? and  are  not  his  sisters  here 
with  us  ?  And  they  were  offended 
at  him. 

4  l)ut  Jesus  said  unto  them,  A 
j)r()j)h('t  is  not  without  honour,  but 
ill  his  own  country,  and  among  liis 
own  kin,  an<i  in  his  own  liouse. 

5  And  he  could  there  do  no 
mighty  work,  save  that  he  laid  his 
hands  ujion  a  few  sick  folk,  and 
hea,led  the  in. 

0  And  \\v  marvelled  because  of 
their  unbelief.  And  he  went  round 
about  the  villages,  teaching. 


42 


The  tivelve  sent  forth. 


St.  mark,  6. 


John  Baptist  beheaded. 


I  ^  And  he  called  unto  him  the 
twelve,  and  began  to  send  them 
forth  by  two  and  two  ;  and  gave 
them  '  power  over  unclean  spirits  ; 

8  And  commanded  them  that 
they  should  take  nothing  for  their 
.journey,  save  a  staff  only ;  no 
'"  scrip,  no  bread,  no  money  in  their 
purse: 

9  But  he  shod  with  sandals ; 
and  not  put  on  two  coats. 

10  And  he  said  unto  them.  In 
what  place  soever  ye  enter  into  an 
house,  there  abide  till  ye  depart 
from  that  place. 

I I  And  whosoever  shall  not  re- 
ceive you,  nor  hear  you,  when  ye 
depart  thence,  shake  off  the  dust 
under  your  feet  for  a  testimony 
•'  against  them.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you.  It  shall  be  more  t(_)lerable  for 
8odom  and  Gomorrha  in  the  day 
of  judgment,  than  for  that  city. 

12  And  they  went  out,  and 
preached  that  men  should  repent. 

13  And  they  cast  out  many 
•*  devils,  and  anointed  with  oil 
many  that  were  sick,  and  healed 
them. 

14  And  king  Herod  heard  of 
him.;  (for  his  name  was  spread 
abroad  :)  and  he  said.  That  John 
the  .Baptist  was  risen  from  the 
dead,  and  therefore  mighty  works 
do  shew  forth  themselves  in  him. 

15  Others  said,  That  it  is  ^  Elias. 
And  others  said,  That  it  is  a  pro- 
phet, or  as  one  of  the  prophets. 

1 6  But  when  Herod  heard  thereof, 
he  said.  It  is  John,  whom  I  be- 
headed :  he  is  risen  from  the  dead. 

17  For  Herod  himself  had  sent 
forth  and  laid  hold  upon  John,  and 
bound  him  in  prison  for  Herodias' 
sake,  his  brother  Philip's  wife  :  for 
he  had  married  her. 

18  For  John  had  said  unto 
Herod,  It  is  not  lawful  for  thee 
to  have  thy  brother's  wife. 

19  Therefore  Herodias  had  a 
quarrel  against  him,  and  would 
have  killed  him ;  but  she  could 
not : 

20  For  Herod  feared  John,  know- 
ing that  lie  was  a  just  man  and  an 
holy,  and  *^  observed  him  ;  and  when 
he  heard  him,  he  '^did  many  things, 
and  heard  him  gladly. 

21  And  when  a  convenient  day 
was  come,  that  Herod  on  his  liirth- 
day  made  a  supper  to  his  lords, 
high  captains,  and  chief  '^eMates  of 
Galilee ; 

22  And  when  the  daughter  of 
the  said  Herodias  came  in,  and 
danced,   and    pleased    Herod   and 


*0r, 


them  that  sat  with  him,  the  king 
said  vnito  the  damsel.  Ask  of  me 
whatsoever  thou  wilt,  and  I  will 
give  it  thee. 

23  And  he  sware  unto  her.  What- 
soever thou  shalt  ask  of  me,  1  will 
give  it  thee,  unto  the  half  of  my 
kingdom. 

24  And  she  went  forth,  and  said 
unto  her  mother,  What  shall  I  ask  'I 
And  she  said,  The  head  of  John  the 
Baptist. 

25  And  she  came  in  straightway 
with  haste  unto  the  king,  and  askecl, 
saying,  I  will  that  thou  give  me 
^  by  and  by  in  a  charger  the  head 
of  J  ohn  the  Baptist. 

26  And  the  king  was  exceeding 
sorry  ;  yet  for  his  oath's  sake,  and 
for  their  sakes  which  sat  with  him, 
he  would  not  reject  her. 

27  And  immediately  the  king 
sent  an  executioner,  and  com- 
manded his  head  to  be  brought : 
and  he  went  and  beheaded  him  in 
the  prison, 

28  And  brought  his  head  in  a 
^°  charger,  and  gave  it  to  the  dam- 
sel :  and  the  damsel  gave  it  to  her 
mother. 

29  And  when  his  disciples  heard 
of  it,  they  caine  and  took  up  his 
corpse,  and  laid  it  in  a  tomb. 

30  And  the  apostles  gathered 
themselves  together  unto  Jesus, 
and  told  him  all  things,  both  what 
they  had  done,  and  what  they  had 
taught. 

31  And  he  said  unto  them,  Come 
ye  yourselves  apart  into  a  desert 
place,  and  rest  awhile  :  for  there 
were  many  coming  and  going,  and 
they  had  no  leisure  so  much  as  to 
eat. 

32  And  they  departed  into  a 
desert  place  by  "  ship  privately. 

33  And  the  people  saw  them  de- 
parting, and  many  knew  him,  and 
ran  afoot  thither  out  of  all  cities, 
and  outwent  them,  and  came  to- 
gether unto  him. 

34  And  Jesus,  when  he  came  out, 
saw  much  people,  and  was  moved 
with  compassion  toward  them,  be- 
cause they  were  as  sheep  not  hav- 
ing a  shepherd  :  and  he  began  to 
teach  them  many  things. 

35  And  when  the  day  wa,s  now 
far  spent,  his  discii)les  came  unto 
him,  and  said.  This  is  a  desert 
place,  and  now  the  time  is  far 
passed : 

36  (Send  them  away,  that  they 
may  go  into  the  country  round 
about,  and  into  the  villages,  and 
buy  themselves  bread :  for  they 
have  nothing  to  eat. 

37  He  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Give  ye  them  to  eat.    And 


48 


Five  thousand  are  fed. 


St.  mark,  7. 


Concerning  defilement. 


they  say  unto  him,  Shall  Ave  go 
and  buy  two  hundred  pennyworth 
of  bread,  and  give  them  to  eat  '\ 

38  He  saith  unto  them,  How 
many  loaves  have  ye?  go  and  see. 
And  when  they  knew,  they  say. 
Five,  and  two  tishes. 

39  And  he  commanded  them  to 
make  all  sit  down  by  companies 
upon  the  green  grass. 

40  And  they  sat  down  in  ranks, 
by  hundreds,  and  by  fifties. 

41  And  when  he  had  taken  the 
five  loaves  and  the  two  fisjies,  he 
looked  up  to  heaven,  and  blessed, 
and  brake  the  loaves,  and  gave 
them  to  his  disciples  to  set  before 
them ;  and  the  two  fishes  divided 
he  among  them  all. 

42  And  they  did  all  eat,  and 
were  filled. 

43  And  they  took  ui)  twelve  bas- 
kets full  of  the  fragments,  and  of 
the  fishes. 

44  And  they  that  did  eat  of  the 
loaves  were  about  five  thousand 
men. 

45  And  straightway  he  con- 
strained his  disciples  to  get  into 
the  ^  ship,  and  to  go  to  the  other 
side  before  unto  Bethsaida,  while 
he  sent  away  the  people. 

46  And  when  he  had  sent  them 
away,  he  departed  into  a  mountain 
to  pray. 

47  And  when  even  was  come, 
the  "  ship  was  in  the  midst  of  the 
sea,  and  he  alone  on  the  land. 

48  And  he  saw  them  toiling  in 
rowing  ;  for  the  wind  was  contrary 
unto  them  :  and  about  the  fourth 
watch  of  the  night  he  cometh  unto 
them,  walking  upon  the  sea,  and 
would  have  passed  by  them. 

49  But  when  they  saw  him  walk- 
ing upon  the  sea,  they  supposed 
it  had  been  a  spii-it,  and  cried  out : 

50  For  tliey  all  saw  him,  and 
Avere  troubled.  And  immediately 
he  talked  with  them,  and  saith 
unto  them,  lie  of  good  cheer  :  it  is 
I ;  be  not  afraid. 

51  And  he  went  up  unto  them 
into  the  •'  shiy)  :  and  the  wind 
ceased :  and  tlu^y  were  sore  amazed 
in  themselves  beyond  measure,  and 
wonflered. 

52  For  they  considered  not  the 
miracle  of  the  loaves :  for  their 
heart  was  hardened. 

53  And  when  they  had  passed 
over,  they  (;ame  into  tlie  land  of 
Gennesan^t,  and  di-ew  to  the  shore. 

54  And  wIkmi  they  were  come 
out  of  the  '  shi)).  straightway  they 
knew  him, 

5.5  And  ran  through  that  whole 
region  round  Jibont.  and  l)egan  to 
carry  about    in    beds    those    that 


were  sick,    where  they  heard   he 
was. 

56  And  whithei'soever  he  en- 
tered, into  villages,  or  cities,  or 
country,  they  laid  the  sick  in  the 
streets,  and  besought  him  that  they 
might  touch  if  it  were  but  the  bor- 
der of  his  garment :  and  as  many 
as  touched  him  were  made  whole. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  The.  PhdriseeK  find  fault  iit  the  discip/ex 
fiif  eating  with,  umraxheti  hands.  S  Thei/ 
bre<tk  tlie,  coinmandment  of  God  by  the  tra- 
d/t/oiis  of  men.  14  Meat  defi/eth  not  the 
man.  24  Ife  hectleth  the  Syrophenician 
u-dinan's  daughter  of  an  iinclean  tipirit, 
31  anil  one  that  was  deaf,  and  tstammered 
in  his  speech. 

THEN  came  together  unto  him 
the  Pharisees,  and  certain  of 
the  scribes,  which  came  from  Jeru- 
salem. 

2  And  when  they  saw  some  of 
his  disciples  eat  bread  with  defiled, 
that  is  to  say,  with  unwashen, 
hands,  they  found  fault. 

3  For  the  Pharisees,  and  all  the 
Jews,  except  they  wash  their  hands 
^oft,  eat  not,  holding  the  ti'adition 
of  the  elders. 

4  And  when  they  come  from  the 
^  market,  except  they  wash,  they 
eat  not.  And  many  other  things 
there  be,  which  they  have  received 
to  hold,  as  the  washing  of  cups, 
and  pots,  brasen  vessels,  and  of 
"  tables. 

5  Then  tlie  Pharisees  and  scribes 
asked  him.  Why  walk  not  tliy  dis- 
ciples accoi'ding  to  the  tradition  of 
the  elders,  but  eat  bread  with  un- 
washen hands  1 

6  He  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Well  hath  "  Esaias  prophe- 
sied of  you  hypocrites,  as  it  iswrit- 
teUj  This  people  honoureth  me  with 
their  lips,  but  their  heart  is  far 
from  me. 

7  Howbeit  in  vain  do  they  wor- 
ship me,  teaching /or  doctrines  the 
commandments  of  men. 

8  For  laying  aside  the  coiinnand- 
ment  of  God,  ye  hold  the  tradition 
of  men,  as  the  washing  of  pots  and 
cups :  and  many  other  such  like 
things  ye  do. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them.  Full 
well  ye  reject  the  commandment  of 
God,  that  ye  may  keep  your  own 
tradition. 

10  For  Moses  said.  Honour  thy 
fathoi'and  thy  niothei':  and,  Whoso 
curs(>th  father  or  mother,  let  him 
di(^  the  death  : 

1  1  l'>ut  ye  say.  If  a  man  shall  say 
to  his  father  or  mother,  "*  ffis_(Vty-^ 
ban.  tli;it  is  to  sny,  m  gift.  l)y  w  liat- 


socxcr  I  Ikmi  iniglitcsl  !)(' )ii-()lilcil  by 
me  :  hi  .^Imll  he  fire. 


44 


The  Syroplienician  ivoman. 


St.  mark,  8. 


A  deaf  man  healed. 


i*the 
draujiht? 
This  he  said, 
making  all 
meats  clean. 


2  railing, 


3  demon 


1 2  And  ye  suffer  him  no  more  to 
do  ought  for  his  father  or  his  mo- 
ther ; 

13  flaking  the  word  of  God  of 
none  effect  through  your  tradition, 
which  ye  have  dehvered :  and  many 
such  hke  things  do  ye. 

14  ^  And  when  he  had  called  all 
tlie  people  unto  hint,  he  said  unto 
them,  Hearken  unto  me  every  one 
of  you,  and  understand  : 

1 5  There  is  nothing  from  without 
a  nian,  that  entering  into  him  can 
defile  him  :  but  the  things  which 
come  out  of  him,  those  are  they 
that  defile  the  man. 

1 6  If  any  man  have  ears  to  hear, 
let  him  hear. 

1 7  And  when  he  was  entered  into 
the  house  from  the  people,  his  dis- 
ciples asked  him  concerning  the 
parable. 

18  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Are 
ye  so  without  understanding  also'? 
Do  ye  not  perceive,  that  whatsoever 
thing  fi'om  without  entereth  into 
the  man,  it  cannot  defile  him ; 

19  Because  it  entereth  not  into 
his  heart,  but  into  the  belly,  and 
goeth  out  into  ^  the  draught,  purg 
ing  all  meats'? 


'10  And  he  said.  That  which  com- 
eth  out  of  the  man,  that  defileth 
the  man. 

21  For  from  within,  out  of  the 
heart  of  men,  proceed  evil  thoughts, 
adulteries,  fornications,  miu'ders, 

22  Thefts,  covetousness,  wicked- 
ness, deceit,  lasciviousness,  an  evil 
eye,  "blasphemy, pride,  foolishness: 

23  All  these  evil  things  come 
from  within,  and  defile  the  man. 

24  II  And  from  thence  he  arose, 
and  went  into  the  borders  of  Tyre 
and  Sidon,  and  entered  into  an 
house,  and  would  have  no  man 
know  it :  but  he  could  not  be  hid. 

25  For  a  ('<-i-tain  woman,  whose 
young  daughter  had  an  unclean 
spirit,  heard  of  him,  and  came  and 
fell  at  his  feet : 

26  Tlie  woman  was  a  Greek,  a 
SyropheJiician  by  nation  ;  and  she 
besought  him  that  he  wouKl  cast 
forth  tlie  •'  devil  out  of  her  daughter. 

27  But  Jesus  said  unto  her.  Let 
the  children  hrst  be  filled  :  ff)r  it  is 
not  meet  to  take  the  children's 
bi'ead,  and  to  cast  it  unto  the  dogs. 

28  And  she  answerer!  and  said 
unto  him,  Yes,  Lord  :  yet  the  dogs 
under  the  table  eat  of  the  children's 
crumbs. 

29  And  he  said  unto  her.  For  this 
saying  go  thy  way;  the  ''devil  is 
gone  out  of  thy  daughter. 


*  Or, 


30  And  when  she  was  come  to  her 
house,  she  found  the  ^devU  gone 
out,  and  her  daughter  laid  upon 
the  bed. 

31  *ff  And  again,  departing  from 
the  ^  coasts  of  Tyre  and  8idon,  he 
came  unto  the  sea  of  Galilee, 
through  the  midst  of  the  *  coasts 
of  Decapolis. 

32  And  they  bring  unto  him  one 
that  was  deaf,  and  had  an  impedi- 
ment in  his  speech  ;  and  they  be- 
seech him  to  put  his  hand  upon  him. 

33  And  he  took  him  aside  from 
the  multitude,  and  put  his  fingers 
into  his  ears,  and  he  spit,  and 
touched  his  tongue  ; 

34  And  looking  up  to  heaven,  he 
sighed,  and  saith  unto  him,  Eph- 
phatha,  that  is.  Be  opened. _ 

35  And  straightway  his  ears 
were  opened,  and  the  string  of  his 
tongue  was  loosed,  and  he  spake 
plain. 

36  And  he  charged  them  that 
they  should  tell  no  man  :  but  the 
more  he  charged  them,  so  much  the 
more  a  great  deal  they  published  it ; 

37  And  were  beyond  measure  as- 
tonished, saying.  He  hath  done  all 
things  well :  he  maketh  both  the 
deaf  to  hear,  and  the  dumb  to 
speak. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  C/ii'ist  /'eedeth  the  jieojile  inh-aruhruKly : 
10  lujii.scfli  U)  ijlrc  (I  xifin  in  tht'  Pliurhees : 
14  a(//iii)Hif</ii'hi  hin  (liwijiles  to  beware  of 
the  tedi-fii  of  the,  I'hdiisec.s.  and  of  the 
leart)!  cf  Il.-nn!  :  -l-i  ,ih-,fh  <i  hliini  man 
hix  shjht:  2T  iickiiinrl,,l,<if!i  ili,i1  lie  is  the 
Cliriat,  who  s/nai/i/  unff'e)-  and  rise  <ii/ai»  : 
84  and  exhorteth  to  patiniicein  persecution 
for  the  jjro/ession  (if  the  gospel. 

IN  those  days  the  multitude  being 
very  great,  and  having  notliiiig 
to  eat,  Jesus  called  his  disciples 
unto  him,  and  saith  unto  them, 

2  I  have  compassion  on  the  mul- 
titude, because  they  have  now  been 
with  me  three  days,  and  have  no- 
thing to  eat  : 

3  And  if  I  send  them  away  fast- 
ing to  their  own  houses,  they  will 
faint  by  the  way  :  for  divers  of 
them  came  from  far. 

4  And  his  discii)les  answered 
him,  From  whence  can  a  man  sa- 
tisfy these  men  with  bread  here  in 
the  wilderness'? 

5  And  he  asked  them,  How  many 
loaves  have  ye'?  And  they  said. 
Seven. 

6  And  lie  commanded  the  people 
to  sit  flown  t)n  the  gi'ound  :  and  he 
took  the  seven  loaves,  and  gave 
thanks,  and  brake,  and  gave  to 
his  disciples  to  set  before  thei/i  ; 
and  they  did  set  them  before  the 
people. 

7  And    they   had    a   few    small 


^  demon 


4  borders 


.45 


A  blind  mem  healed. 


St.  mark,  9. 


Peter  dissuadeth  from  suffering. 


fishes  :  and  he  blessed,  and  com- 
manded to  set  them  also  before 
them. 

8  So  they  did  eat,  and  were 
filled  :  and  thej^  took  up  of  the 
broken  meat  that  was  left  seven 
baskets. 

9  And  they  that  had  eaten  were 
about  four  thousand  :  and  he  sent 
them  away. 

10^  And  straightway  he  entered 
into  a  ^  ship  with  his  disciples,  and 
came  into  tlie  parts  of  Dalmanutha. 

1 1  And  the  Pharisees  came  forth, 
and  began  to  question  with  him, 
seeking  of  him  a  sign  from  heaven, 
tempting  him. 

12  And  he  sighed  deeply  in  his 
spirit,  and  saith.  Why  doth  this 
generation  seek  after  a  sign  1  verily 
1  say  unto  you,  There  shall  no  sign 
be  given  unto  this  generation. 

13  And  he  left  them,  and  enter- 
ing into  the  '  ship  again  departed 
to  the  other  side. 

1-1  U  Now  the  disciples  had  for- 
gotten to  take  bread,  neither  had 
they  in  the  '  ship  with  them  more 
than  one  loat. 

1 5  And  he  charged  them,  saying, 
Take  heed,  beware  of  the  leaven  of 
the  Pharisees,  and  of  the  leaven  of 
Herod. 

16  And  they  reasoned  among 
themselves,  saying.  It  is  because 
we  have  no  bread. 

17  And  when  Jesus  knew  it,  he 
saith  unto  them.  Why  reason  ye, 
because  ye  have  no  bread  1  perceive 
ye  not  yet,  neither  understand  1 
have  ye  your  heart  yet  hardened  "i 

18  Having  eyes,  see  ye  not?  and 
having  ears,  hear  ye  not?  and  do 
ye  not  remember'? 

1 9  When  I  brake  the  five  loaves 
among  five  thousand,  how  many 
baskets  full  of  fragments  took  ye 
up?    They  say  unto  liim.  Twelve. 

20  And  when  th(!  seven  among 
four  thousand,  how  many  baskets 
full  of  fragments  took  ye  up  ?  And 
they  said.  Seven. 

21  And  he  said  ui)to  them.  How 
is  it  that  ye  do  not  understand  ? 

22  II  And  lie  comcth  to  Peth- 
saida  ;  and  they  bring  a  blind  man 
unto  him,  and  besought  him  to 
touch   him. 

23  And  he  took  the  blind  man 
by  the  hand,  and  led  him  out  of 
the  town;  and  when  he  had  spit  on 
his  eyes,  and  put  his  hands  upon 
him,  lie  asked  him  if  lie  saw  ought. 

24  And  he  looked  up,  and  said, 
I  see  men  as  trees,  walking. 

25  After  that  he  jiut  his  hands 
again  upon  his  eyes,  and  made  him 
look  up  :  and  h(>  was  restored,  anrl 
saw  every  man  clearly. 

46 


26  And  he  sent  him  away  to  his 
house,  saying.  Neither  go  into  the 
town,  nor  tell  it  to  any  in  the 
town. 

27  ^  And  Jesus  went  out,  and 
his  disciples,  into  the  towns  of 
C^esarea  Philippi  :  and  by  the  way 
he  asked  his  disciples,  saying  unto 
them.  Whom  do  men  say  that  I 
am? 

28  And  they  answered,  John  the 
Baptist :  but  some  say,  -  Elias  ;  and 
others.  One  of  the  prophets. 

29  And  he  saith  unto  them.  But 
whom  say  ye  that  I  am?  And 
Peter  answereth  and  saith  unto 
him,  Thou  art  the  Christ. 

30  And  he  charged  them  that 
they  should  tell  no  man  of  him. 

31  And  he  l^egan  to  teach  them, 
that  the  Son  of  man  must  suft'er 
many  things,  and  be  rejected  "of 
the  elders,  and  of  the  chief  priests, 
and  scribes,  and  be  killed,  and 
after  three  days  i-ise  again. 

32  And  he  spake  that  saying 
openly.  And  Peter  took  him,  and 
began  to  rebuke  him. 

33  But  when  he  had  turned 
about  and  looked  on  his  disciples, 
he  rebuked  Peter,  saying,  Get  thee 
behind  me,  Satan  :  for  thou  ■'  sa- 
vourest  not  the  things  that  be  of 
God,  but  the  things  that  be  of 
men. 

34  ^  And  when  he  had  called  the 
people  U7ito  him  with  his  disciples 
also,  he  said  unto  them.  Whosoever 
^  will  come  after  me,  let  him  deny 
himself,  and  take  up  his  cross,  and 
follow  me. 

35  For  Avhosoever  ''  will  save  his 
life  shall  lose  it ;  but  whosoever 
shall  lose  his  life  for  my  sake  and 
the  gospel's,  the  same  shall  save  it. 

36  For  what  shall  it  ]irofit  a 
man,  if  he  shall  gain  th(^  whole 
world,  and  Mose  liis  own  "soul? 

37  Or  what  siiall  a  man  give  in 
exchange  for  his  "  soul  ? 

38  Whosoever  therefore  shall  b(> 
ashamed  t)f  me  and  of  my  words  in 
this  adulterous  and  sinful  geiuM-a- 
tion  ;  of  him  also  shall  the  Son  of 
man  be  asluiined,  when  he  cometh 
in  the  glory  of  his  Fathei-  witli  the 
holy  angels. 

CHAPTER  9. 

2  JemiK  is  IranKfaured.  11  Ife  instivcUth 
Mh  discipleH  converging  the,  coming  of 
Eliait :  14  canteth  forth  a  dumb  (tvd  deaf 
sjiirit:  '.W  foretelleth  liU  detifli  and  resur- 
rection :  3S  ea-tiiirtitli  liU  discijdes  to  tin- 
militij:  .38  hiildnifj  tin  in  not  to  proliihit 
Kiic/i,  as  he  vol  a^iainst  tliern,  nor  to  gire 
offence  to  anij  of  I  lie  fnitliftU. 

AND  he  said  unto  them.  Verily 
I  say  unto  you.  That  there  be 


2  Elijah; 


3  raiudest 


••  would 


5  forfeit 
«  life  ? 


Jesus  is  transfigured. 


St.  MAKK,  9. 


His  passion  foretold. 


some  of  tliom  that  stand  liere, 
which  shall  not  taste  of  death,  till 
they  have  seen  the  kingdom  of  God 
come  with  power. 

2  Vi  And  after  six  days  Jesus 
taketli  until  him  Peter,  and  James, 
and  John,  and  leadeth  them  up 
into  an  high  mountain  apart  by 
themselves :  and  he  was  ti'ans- 
figured  before  them. 

3  And  his  raiment  became  shin- 
ing, exceeding  white  as  snow ;  so 
as  no  fuller  on  earth  can  white 
them. 

4  And  there  appeared  unto  them 
'  Elias  with  ]\Ioses  :  and  they  were 
talking  with  Jesus. 

5  And  Peter  answered  and  said 
to  Jesus,  Master,  it  is  good  for  us 
to  be  here :  and  let  us  make  three 
"  tabernacles  :  one  for  thee,  and  one 
for  iMoses,  and  one  for  '''  Elias. 

6  For  he  ^  wist  not  what  to  say  ; 
for  they  were  sore  afraid. 

7  And  there  was  a  cloud  that 
overshadowed  them  :  and  a  voice 
came  out  of  the  cloud,  saying.  This 
is  my  beloved  Son  :  hear  him. 

8  And  suddenly,  when  they  had 
looked  round  about,  they  saw  no 
man  any  more,  save  Jesus  only 
with  themselves. 

9  And  as  they  came  down  from 
the  mountain,  he  charged  them 
that  they  should  tell  no  man  what 
things  they  had  seen,  till  the  Son 
of  man  were  risen  from  the  dead. 

10  And  they  kept  that  saying 
with  themselves,  questioning  one 
with  another  what  the  rising  from 
tlie  dead  should  mean. 

1 1  %  And  theyasked  him,  saying, 
Why  say  the  scribes  that  ^  Elias 
must  first  come  % 

12  And  he  answered  and  told 
them,  ^  Elias  verily  cometh  first, 
and  restoreth  all  things  ;  and  how 
it  is  written  of  the  Son  of  man,  that 
he  must  suffer  many  things,  and  be 
set  at  novight. 

13  But  I  say  unto  you,  that 
^  Elias  is  indeed  come,  and  they 
have  done  unto  him  whatsoever 
they  listed,  as  it  is  written  of  him. 

14  ^  And  when  he  came  to  liia 
disciples,  he  saw  a  great  multitude 
about  them,  and  the  scribes  ques- 
tioning with  them. 

15  And  straightway  all  the  peo- 
ple, when  tliey  beheld  him,  were 
greatly  amazed,  and  running  to 
iiim  saluted  him. 

16  And  he  asked  the  scribes. 
What  question  ye  with  them  % 

17  And  one  of  the  multitude  an- 
swered and  said,  Master,  I  have 
brought  unto  thee  my  son,  which 
hath  a  dumb  spirit ; 


70 


47 


18  And  wheresoever  he  taketh 
him,  he  "teareth  him  :  and  he  foam- 
eth,  and  gnasheth  with  his  teeth, 
and  pineth  away  :  and  I  spake  to 
thy  disciples  that  they  should  cast 
him  out ;  and  they  could  not. 

19  He  answereth  him,  and  saith, 

0  faithless  generation,  how  long 
shall  I  be  with  you  %  how  long  shall 

1  suffer  you  %  bring  him  unto  me. 

20  And  they  brought  him  unto 
him:  and  when  he  saw  him, 
straightway  the  spirit  ^ tare  him; 
and  he  fell  on  the  ground,  and  wal- 
lowed foaming. 

21  And  he  asked  his  father.  How 
long  is  it  ago  since  this  came  unto 
him  %    And  he  said.  Of  a  child. 

22  And  ofttinies  it  hath  cast  him 
into  the  fire,  and  into  the  waters, 
to  destroy  him  :  but  if  thou  canst 
do  any  thing,  have  compassion  on 
us,  and  help  us. 

23  Jesus  said  unto  him.  If  thou 
canst  believe,  all  things  are  possible 
to  him  that  believeth. 

24  And  straightway  the  father 
of  the  child  cried  out,  and  said  with 
tears.  Lord,  I  believe ;  help  thou 
mine  unbelief. 

25  When  Jesus  saw  that  the  peo- 
ple came  running  together,  he  re- 
buked the  foul  spirit,  saying  unto 
him,  Tiixm  dumb  and  deaf  spirit,  I 
charge  thee,  come  out  of  him,  and 
enter  no  more  into  him. 

26  And  thesjiirit  cried,  and  "rent 
him  sore,  and  came  out  of  him  :  and 
he  was  as  one  dead  ;  insomuch  that 
many  said.  He  is  dead. 

27  But  Jesus  took  him  by  the 
hand,  and  lifted  him  up ;  and  he 
arose. 

28  And  when  he  was  come  into 
the  house,  his  disciples  asked  him 
privately.  Why  could  not  we  cast 
him  out  1 

29  And  he  said  unto  them.  This 
kind  can  come  forth  by  nothing, 
but  by  prayer  and  fasting. 

30  II  And  they  departed  thence, 
and  passed  thrt)ugh  (jalilee ;  antl 
he  would  not  that  any  man  should 
know  it. 

31  For  he  taught  his  disciples, 
and  said  unto  them.  The  Son  of 
man  is  delivered  into  the  hands  of 
men,  and  they  shall  kill  him  ;  and 
after  that  he  is  killed,  he  shall  rise 
the  third  day. 

32  But  they  understood  not  that 
saying,  and  were  afraid  to  ask  him. 

33  II  And  lie  came  to  Caper- 
naum :  and  l)(>ing  in  the  house  he 
asked  them,  What  was  it  that  ye 
disputed  among  yourselves  by  tne 
way  ? 

34  But  they  held  their  peace: 
for  by  the  way  they  had  disputed 


5  dasheth 
him  down : 


•^  convulsed 


Haraillty  and  self-sacrijice. 


St.  MAKK,  10. 


Of  divorce. 


among  themselves,  who  sliould  he 
the  greatest. 

35  And  he  sat  down,  and  called 
the  twelve,  and  saith  unto  them.  If 
any  man  desire  to  be  first,  the  aaine 
shall  be  last  of  all,  and  servant  of 
all. 

36  And  he  took  a  child,  and  set 
him  in  the  midst  of  them :  and 
when  he  had  taken  him  in  his  arms, 
he  said  unto  them, 

37  Whosoever  shall  receive  one 
of  such  children  in  my  name,  re- 
ceiveth  me :  and  whosoever  shall 
receive  me,  receiveth  not  me,  but 
liim  that  sent  me. 

38  II  And  John  answered  him, 
saying,  Master,  we  saw  one  casting 
out  '  devils  in  thy  name,  and  he 
followetli  not  us  :  and  we  forbad 
hijn,  because  he  followetli  not  us. 

39  But  Jesus  said.  Forbid  him 
not  :  for  there  is  no  man  which 
shall  do  a  miracle  in  my  name, 
tliat  can  lightly  speak  evil  of  me. 

40  For  he  that  is  not  against  us 
is  on  our  part. 

41  For  whosoever  shall  give  you 
a  cup  of  water  to  drink  in  my 
iiame,  because  ye  belong  to  Christ, 
verily  I  say  unto  you,  he  shall  not 
lose  his  reward. 

42  And  whosoever  shall  "  offend 
one  of  these  little  ones  that  be h eve 
in  me,  it  is  better  for  him  that  a 
millstone  were  hanged  about  his 
neck,  and  he  were  cast  into  the 
sea. 

43  And  if  thy  hand  -'offend  thee. 
cut  it  off:  it  is  better  fuv  tliee  to 
enter  into  life  maimed,  than  hav- 
ing two  hands  to  go  into  *  hell, 
into  the  fire  that  never  shall  be 
quenched : 

44  Where  their  worm  dieth  not, 
and  the  fire  is  not  quenched. 

45  And  if  thy  foot  ''ofiend  thee. 
cut  it  off:  it  is  better  toi-  lliee 
to  enter  halt  into  life,  than  liav- 
ing  two  feet  to  be  cast  into  *  liell, 
into  the  fire  that  never  sliall  be 
quenched : 

4()  Where  their  worm  dietli  not, 
and  the  fire  is  not  quenched. 

47  And  if  thine  ey(!  •'ofi'ciid  thee. 


l)hick  it  out:  it  is  hetter  for  thee 
to  enter  into  t!i(^  kingdom  of  Clod 
with  one  eye,  than  having  two  eyes 
to  be  cast  into  t  liell  fire  : 

4iS  Wh<'re  their  worm  dieth  not, 
and  the  fire  is  nf»t  quenched. 

49  For  every  one  sliall  be  salted 
witli  file,  anfl  every  sacrifice  shall 
be  salted  with  salt. 

50  Salt  IK  good  :  but  if  the  salt 
have  lost  his  .saltness,  wherewith 


*  Gr.  f4elu;Tiii!i. 

t  Gr.  (jreheiiiiii  of  (ire. 


will  ye  season  if?  Have  salt  in 
yourselves,  and  have  peace  one 
with  another. 

CHAPTER  10. 

2  CJirisf  (lii^pntfth  iv-ith  t?ie  Pharisees  louch- 
iiiij  (I i rni-f,  iiiriit :  13  blesseth  the  cliU<h'en 
thtit  iiif  hnniijhl  unto  him,:  17  refioh-cth  a 
rli-li.  man  how  he  may  tnJierit  lifi'  I'ni  ■ 
hix/hif/:  ^'iielleth  hin  dixci  i'l<  s  of'ihi'  ihui- 
(jcr  <if  ficlies :  28  pro}nist//i  nnurdu  tu 
them'  that  fin-Kdle  a  ii  i/  tliiii,/  Im  llw  <iox^ 
pel:'i-l.  fi,r.  till,  III  ln^'<l,,illi  ,111,1  ,, -sill  , ■,',■- 
tion  :  :i.";  Iu,l,l,//li  I/,,-  In;,  ,i ii,l,ili,,,i^  .^ii;/,,rs 
to  think  ruther  of  Hiifi'eviiiri  ivitli  him  :  4(1 
and  /-esioreth  to  Jjartimcuus  hi,^  >si(jht. 

AND  he  arose  from  thence,  and 
Cometh  into  the  •* coasts  of  Ju- 
dtea  by  the  farther  side  of  Jordan  : 
and  the  people  resort  unto  him 
again  ;  and,  as  he  was  wont,  he 
taught  them  again. 

2  H  And  the  Pharisees  _  came  to 
him,  and  asked  him.  Is  it  lawful 
for  a  man  to  put  away  Ids  wife  'i 
tempting  him. 

3  And  he  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  What  did  Moses  command 
you  % 

4  And  they  said,  Moses  suffered 
to  write  a  bill  of  divorcement,  and 
to  put  ]ier  away. 

5  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them.  For  the  hardness  of  your 
heart  he  wrote  you  this  precept. 

6  But  from  the  beginning  of  the 
creation  God  made  them  male  and 
female. 

7  For  this  cause  shall  a  man 
leave  his  father  and  mother,  and 
cleave  to  his  wife ; 

8  And  they  twain  shall  be  one 
flesh  :  so  then  the.y  are  no  more 
twain,  but  one  flesh. 

9  AVhat  therefore  God  hath 
joined  together,  let  not  man  put 
asunder. 

10  And  in  the  house  his  disciples 
asked  him  again  of  the  same  mat- 
ter. 

1 1  And  lie  saith  unto  tlieiii, 
Wliosoever  shall  put  away  his  wife, 
and  marry  another,  committeth 
adultery  against  her. 

12  And  if  a  woman  sliall  put 
away  her  husband,  aiul  be  mari'ied 
to  another,  she  committeth  adul- 
tery. 

13  H  And  they  brouglit  young 
children  to  him,  that  he  should 
touch  tlieni  :  and  lim  disciples  \\\- 
l)uked  those  that  brought  thein. 

11  ]^>ut  when  Jesus  .saw  it,  he 
was  much  dis))leased,  and  said 
unto  them,  vSuller  the  little  child 
r(>n  to  come  unto  me,  and  forbid 
them  not :  for  "of  such  is  the  king- 
dom of  God. 

15  V(;rily  I  say  unto  .you,  Who- 
soever shall  not  receive  the  king- 


48 


Tlte  danger  of  riches. 


St.  mark,  K). 


The  petition  of  James  and  John. 


dom  of  God  as  a  little  child,  ho 
.shall  laot  enter  therein. 

16  And  he  took  them  up  in  his 
arms,  put  his  hands  upon  them, 
ancJ  lilessed  them. 

17  ^  And  when  he  was  gone 
forth  into  the  way,  there  came  one 
running,  and  kneeled  to  him,  and 
asked  him.  Good  Master,  what 
shall  I  do  that  I  may  inherit  eter- 
nal life? 

18  And  Jesus  said  unto  him. 
Why  callest  thou  me  good  1  there 
is  none  good  but  one,  tJiat  is,  God. 

19  Thou  knowest  the  command- 
ments. Do  not  commit  adultery, 
Do  not  kill.  Do  not  steal.  Do  not 
bear  false  witness,  Defraud  not. 
Honour  thy  father  and  mother. 

20  And  he  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  Master,  all  these  have  I 
observed  from  my  youth. 

21  Then  Jesus  beholding  him 
loved  him,  and  said  unto  him.  One 
thing  thou  lackest :  go  thy  way, 
sell  whatsoever  thou  hast,  and  give 
to  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt  have 
treasure  in  heaven  :  and  come, 
take  up  the  cross,  and  follow  me. 

22  And  he  was  sad  at  that  say- 
ing, and  went  away  grieved  :  for 
he  had  great  possessions. 

23  ^  And  Jesus  looked  round 
about,  and  saith  unto  his  disciples, 
How  hardly  shall  they  that  have 
riches  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
God! 

24  And  the  disciples  were  asto- 
nished at  his  words.  But  Jesus 
answereth  again,  and  saith  unto 
them.  Children,  how  hard  is  it  for 
them  that  trust  in  riches  to  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  God  ! 

25  It  is  easier  for  a  camel  to  go 
through  the  eye  of  a  needle,  than 
for  a  i-ich  man  to  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

26  And  they  were  astonished  out 
of  measure,  saying  among  them- 
selves, Who  then  can  be  saved? 

27  And  Jesus  looking  upon  them 
saith.  With  men  it  is  impossible, 
but  not  with  God  :  for  with  God 
all  things  are  possible. 

28  ^  Then  Peter  began  to  say 
unto  him,  Lo,  we  have  left  all,  and 
have  followed  thee. 

^  29  And  Jesus  answered  and  said. 
Verily  I  say  unto  you,  There  is 
no  man  that  hath  left  house,  oi- 
brethren,  or  sisters,  or  father,  or 
mother,  or  wife,  or  children,  or 
lands,  for  my  sake,  and  the  gospel's, 
30  But  he  shall  receive  an  hun- 
dredfold now  in  this  time,  houses, 
and  brethren,  and  sisters,  and 
mothers,  and  children,  and  lands, 
with  persecutions  ;  and  in  the 
woj'ld  to  come  eternal  life. 


31  But  many  that  are  first  shall 
be  last ;  and  the  last  first. 

32  H  And  they  were  in  the  way 
going  uij  to  Jerusalem  ;  and  Jesus 
went  before  them  :  and  they  were 
amazed ;  and  as  they  followed, 
they  were  afraid.  And  he  took 
again  the  twelve,  and  began  to  tell 
them  what  things  should  happen 
unto  him, 

33  Saying,  Behold,  we  go  up  to 
Jerusalem ;  and  the  Son  of  man 
shall  be  delivered  unto  the  chief 
priests,  aTid  unto  the  scribes  ;  and 
they  shall  condemn  him  to  death, 
and  shall  deliver  him  to  the  Gen- 
tiles : 

34  And  they  shall  mock  him, 
and  shall  scourge  him,  and  shall 
spit  upon  him,  and  shall  kill  him  : 
and  the  third  day  he  shall  rise 
again. 

35  ^  And  James  and  John,  the 
sons  of  Zebedee,  come  unto  him, 
saying.  Master,  we  would  that 
thou  shouldest  do  for  us  whatso- 
ever we  shall  desire. 

36  And  he  said  unto  them.  What 
would  ye  that  I  should  do  for  you  ? 

37  They  said  unto  him.  Grant 
unto  us  that  we  may  sit,  one  on 
thy  right  hand,  and  the  other  on 
thy  left  hand,  in  thy  glory. 

38  But  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Ye 
know  not  what  ye  ask :  can  ye 
drink  of  the  cup  that  I  drink  of? 
and  be  baptized  with  the  baptism 
that  I  am  baptized  with  ? 

39  And  they  said  unto  him.  We 
can.  And  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Ye  shall  indeed  drink  of  the  cup 
that  I  drink  of ;  and  with  the  bap- 
tism that  I  am  baptized  withal 
shall  ye  be  baptized  : 

40  But  to  sit  on  my  right  hand 
and  on  my  left  hand  is  not  mine  to 
give  ;  but  it  shall  be  given  to  them 
for  whom  it  is  prepared. 

41  And  when  tlie  ten  heard  it, 
they  began  to  be  much  displeased 
with  James  and  John. 

42  But  Jesus  called  them  to  him, 
and  saith  unto  them.  Ye  know  that 
they  which  are  accounted  to  rule 
over  the  Gentiles  '  exercise  lord- 
ship over  them  ;  and  their  great 
ones  exercise  authority  upon  them. 

43  But  so  shall  it  not  De  among 
you  :  but  whosoever  -  will  be  great 
among  you,  shall  be  your  minister  : 

44  And  whosoever  of  you  -  will 
be  the  chiefest,  shall  be  servant  of 
all.^ 

45  For  even  the  Son  of  man 
caine  not  to  be  ministered  unto, 
but  to  minister,  and  to  give  his 
life  a  ransom  for  many. 

46  ^  And  they  came  to  Jericho  : 
and    as   he  went   out    of    Jericho 


1  lord  it 


-  would 


49 


The  entry  into  Jerusalem. 


St.  mark,  11. 


Tlie  barrerijiy  tree. 


with  his  disciples  and  a  great  num- 
ber of  ijeople,  blind  Bartinutus,  the 
son  of  Tima?us,  sat  by  the  highway 
side  begging. 

47  And  when  he  heard  that  it 
was  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  he  began 
to  cry  out,  and  say,  Jesus,  thou  son 
of  David,  have  mercy  on  me. 

48  And  many  charged  him  that 
he  should  h(jld  his  peace :  but  he 
cried  the  more  a  great  deal.  Thou 
son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  me. 

49  And  Jesus  stood  still,  and 
commanded  him  to  be  calTed.  And 
they  call  the  blind  man,  saying 
unto  him,  Be  of  good  comfort,  rise  ; 
he  calleth  thee. 

50  And  he,  casting  away  his  gar- 
ment, rose,  and  came  to  Jesus. 

.  51  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  him.  What  wilt  thou  that  I 
should  do  unto  thee'?  The  blind 
man  said  unto  him.  Lord,  that  I 
might  receive  my  sight. 

52  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Go 
thy  way  ;  thy  faith  hath  made  thee 
whole.  .And  immediately  he  re- 
ceived his  sight,  and  followed  Jesus 
in  the  way. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  Chrlut  fidfith  tritli  triumph  info  Jcrm^dlem  : 
12  cursdh  lln-  friiillrss  l,'<(f,/  /,v,<  ;  15  jnifq- 
eth  t/ic  tciiiiilr:  211  ,.rhorhtk  hix  rliscijt/e.f 
to  xte(//<iK/ii<'ss  iif/itilli,  Kiul  1ofor{i(i-(i  Iheir 
enemien :  27  ami  defend eili,  iJia  /nir/uliiev.1 
of  his  actions,  by  the  witnese  of  John,  toho 
was  a  man  sent  of  God. 

AND  when  they  came  nigh  'to 
Jerusalem,  unto  Bethphage 
and  Bethany,  at  the  mount  of 
Olives,  he  sendeth  forth  two  of  his 
disciples, 

2  And  saith  unto  them,  Go  your 
way  into  the  village  over  against 
you  :  and  as  sf)on  as  ye  be  entered 
into  it,  ye  shall  find  a  colt  tied, 
whereon  never  man  sat ;  loose  him, 
and  bring  him,. 

3  And  if  any  man  say  unto  j^ou, 
Why  do  ye  this  %  say  ye  that  the 
Lord  hath  no(Hl  f )f  him ;  and  straight- 
way he  will  send  him  liitlicr. 

4  And  they  went  their  way,  and 
found  the  colt  tiefl  by  the  dooi; 
without  in  a  place  where  two  ways 
met;  and  they  loose  him. 

5  And  certain  of  them  that  stood 
there  saifl  unto  them.  What  do  ye, 
loosing  the  colt  % 

6  Anfl  they  said  unto  them  even 
as  Jesus  had  commanded  :  and  they 
let  them  go. 

7  And  the.v  brought  the  colt  to 
Jesus,  and  cast  their  garments  on 
him  ;  and  he  sat  upon  him. 

8  And  many  spread  thciir  gar 
ments  in  lln^  way:  and  others  cut 
down  bian(;li('s  off  the  trees,  and 
strawed  tlitni  in  the  way. 


9  And  they  that  went  before, 
and  they  that  followed,  cried,  say- 
ing, Hosanna  ;  Blessed  is  he  that 
Cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 

10  Blessed  he  the  kingdom  of  our 
father  David,  that  cometh  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  :  Hosanna  in  the 
highest. 

1 1  And  Jesus  entered  into  Jeru- 
salem, and  into  the  temple :  and 
when  he  had  looked  round  about 
upon  all  things,  and  now  the  even- 
tide was  come,  he  went  out  unto 
Bethany  with  the  twelve. 

12  ^  And  on  the  morrow,  when 
they  were  come  from  Bethany,  he 
was  hungry : 

13  And  seeing  a  fig  tree  afar  off 
having  leaves,  he  came,  if  haply 
he  might  find  any  thing  thereon : 
and  when  he  came  to  it,  he  found 
nothing  but  leaves  ;  for  the  time 
of  figs  was  not  yet. 

14  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  it.  No  man  eat  fruit  of  thee 
hereafter  for  ever.  And  his  disci- 
ples heard  it. 

15^  And  they  come  to  J  erusa- 
lem  :  and  Jesus  went  into  the  tem- 
ple, and  began  to  cast  out  them 
that  sold  and  bought  in  the  temple, 
and  overthrew  tne  tables  of  the 
moneychangers,  and  the  seats  of 
them  that  sold  doves ; 

16  And  would  not  suffer  that 
any  man  should  carry  any  vessel 
througli  the  temple. 

17  And  he  taught,  saying  unto 
them,  Is  it  not  written.  My  house 
shall  be  '  called  of  all  nations  the 
house  of  prayer  J  but  ye  have  made 
it  a  den  of  "  thieves. 

18  And  the  scribes  and  chief 
priests  heard  it,  and  sought  how 
they  might  destroy  him  :  for  they 
feared  him,  because  all  the  peoi)le 
was  astonished  at  his  doctrine. 

19  And  when  even  was  come,  he 
went  out  of  the  city. 

20  II  And  in  the  morning,  as  they 
passed  l)y,  they  saw  the  fig  tree 
dried  up  from  the  I'oots. 

21  And  I'eter  calling  to  remem- 
brance saitii  unto  him.  Master, 
b(;hold,  the  fig  ti'ee  which  thou 
cui-sedst  is  withered  away. 

22  And  Jesus  answering  saith 
unto  them.    Have  faith  in  (4od. 

23  For  v(M'ily  1  say  unto  you. 
That  whosoever  shall  say  unto  this 
mountain,  l!(>  thou  removed,  and 
b(*  thou  cast  into  tlie  sea  ;  and  shall 
not  doubt  in  his  heart,  but  sliall 
b(^li(^ve  that  those  things  whicli  he 
saith  shall  come  to  j)ass  ;  he  shall 
have  wha,tsoev{!r  h(^  saith. 

24  Therefore  I  say  unto  you. 
What  things  soever  ye  desire,  when 


60 


Conditions  of  prayer. 


St.  mark,  12. 


Parable  of  the  husbandmen. 


ye  pray,   believe  that    ye  receive 
them,  and  ye  shall  have  them. 

25  And  when  ye  stand  praying, 
forgive,  if  ye  have  ought  against 
any  :  that  your  Father  also  which 
is  in  heaven  may  forgive  you  your 
trespasses. 

26  But  if  ye  do  not  forgive, 
neither  will  your  Father  which  is 
in  heaven  forgive  your  trespasses. 

27  ^  And  they  come  again  to 
Jerusalem  :  and  as  he  was  walking 
in  the  temple,  there  come  to  him 
the  chief  priests,  and  the  scribes, 
and  the  elders, 

28  And  say  unto  him,  By  what 
authorit.y  doest  thou  these  things  ? 
and  who  gave  thee  this  authority 
to  do  these  things  1 

29  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  thern,  I  will  also  ask  of  you 
one  question,  and  answer  me,  and 
I  will  tell  you  by  what  authority 
I  do  these  things. 

30  The  baptism  of  John,  was  it 
from  heaven,  or  of  men  %  answer 
me. 

3 1  And  they  reasoned  with  them- 
selves, saying.  If  we  shall  say.  From 
heaven  ;  he  will  say,  Why  then  did 
ye  not  believe  him? 

32  But  if  we  shall  say.  Of  men  ; 
they  feared  the  people  :  for  all  men 
counted  John,  that  he  was  a  prophet 
indeed. 

33  And  they  answered  and  said 
unto  Jesus,  We  cannot  tell.  And 
Jesus  answering  saith  unto  them, 
Neither  do  I  tell  you  by  what  au- 
thority I  do  these  things. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  In  a  parable  of  the  rinetjunl  Iff  on1  In  un- 
thanhfnl  liuxJunuUnen,  i'lirist  faiufi'lleth 
the  r'eprohatloii  of  the  Jcir.s.  uiiil  tlie  call- 
ing of  the  (rentiles.  13  I/e  avokleth  the 
snare  of  the  Pharisees  and  Herodians 
about  paying  tribute  to  Cmsar :  18  con- 
vinceth  the  erior  of  the  Sadducees,  who 
denied  the  resurrection  :  28  resolveth  the 
scribe,  who  questioned  of  the  first  com- 
mandment:  85  1-efuteih  the  opinion,  that 
the  scribes  held  of  Ch/ist:  :>  /lii/i/ini/  the 
pteople  to  beware  of  their  (imhUidii  <ind 
hypocrisy :  41  and  cotnineiuleth  the  poor 
widow  for  her  two  mites,  above  all. 

AND  he  began  to  speak  unto 
them  by  parables.  A  certain 
man  planted  a  vineyard,  and  set 
an  hedge  about  it,  and  digged  a 
2}lace  for  the  '  winefat,  and  built  a 
tower,  and  let  it  out  to  husband- 
men, and  went  into  a  far  country. 

2  And  at  the  season  he  sent  to 
the  husbandmen  a  servant,  that  he 
might  receive  from  the  husband- 
men of  the  fruit  of  the  vine- 
yard. 

3  And  they  caught  him,  and  beat 
him,  and  sent  hini  away  empty. 

1  And  again  he  sent  unto  them 


another  servant ;  and  at  him  they 
cast  stones,  and  wounded  him  in 
the  head,  and  sent  him  away 
shamefully  handled. 

5  And  again  he  sent  another ; 
and  him  they  killed,  and  many 
others ;  beating  some,  and  killing 
some. 

6  Having  yet  thei'efore  one  son, 
his  wellbeloved,  he  sent  him  also 
last  unto  them,  saying.  They  will 
reverence  my  son. 

7  But  those  husbandmen  said 
among  themselves,  This  is  the  heir  ; 
come,  let  us  kill  him,  and  the  in- 
heritance shall  be  ours. 

8  And  they  took  him,  and  killed 
him,  and  cast  him  out  of  the  vine- 
yard. 

9  What  shall  therefore  the  lord 
of  the  vineyard  do^  he  will  come 
and  destroy  the  husbandmen,  and 
will  give  the  vineyard  unto 
others. 

10  And  have  ye  not  read  this 
scriptui-e ;  The  stone  which  the 
builders  rejected  is  become  the 
head  of  the  corner : 

1 1  This  was  the  Lord's  doing, 
and  it  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes'? 

1 2  And  they  sought  to  lay  nold 
on  him,  but  feared  the  people  :  for 
they  knew  that  he  had  spoken  the 
parable  against  them  :  and  they 
left  him,  and  went  their  way. 

13  ^  And  they  send  unto  him 
certain  of  the  Pharisees  and  of  the 
Herodians,  to  catch  him  in  his 
words. 

14  And  when  they  were  come, 
they  say  unto  him,  Master,  we 
know  that  thou  art  true,  and  carest 
for  no  man  :  for  thou  regardest  not 
the  person  of  men,  but  teachest 
the  way  of  God  in  truth  :  Is  it  law- 
ful to  give  tribute  to  Csesar,  or 
not? 

15  Shall  we  give,  or  shall  we  not 
give  1  But  he,  knowing  their  hypo- 
crisy, said  unto  them.  Why  tempt 
ye  me?  bring  me  a  penny,  that  I 
may  see  it. 

16  And  they  brought  it.  And 
he  saith  unto  them.  Whose  is  this 
image  and  superscription?  And 
they  said  unto  him,  Caesar's. 

17  And  Jesus  answering  said 
unto  them.  Render  to  Ctesar  the 
things  that  are  Ctesar's,  and  to 
God  the  things  that  are  God's. 
And  they  marvelled  at  him. 

18  H  Then  come  unto  him  the 
Sadducees,  which  say  there  is  no 
resurrection  ;  and  they  asked  him, 
saying, 

19  Master,  Moses  wrote  unto  us, 
If  a  man's  brother  die,  and  leave 
hi.^  wife  behind  him,  and  leave  no 
children,  that  his   brother  should 


51 


The  great  commandment. 


St.  mark,  i; 


The  tvidow's  mites. 


take  his  wife,  and  raise  up  seed 
unto  his  brother. 

20  Now  there  were  seven  bre- 
thren :  and  the  first  took  a  wife, 
and  dying  left  no  seed. 

21  And  the  second  took  her,  and 
died,  neither  left  he  any  seed  :  and 
the  third  likewise. 

22  And  the  seven  had  her,  and 
left  no  seed  :  last  of  all  the  woman 
died  also. 

23  In  the  resurrection  therefore, 
when  they  shall  rise,  whose  wife 
shall  she  be  of  them  ?  for  the  seven 
had  her  to  wife. 

21  And  Jesus  answering  said 
unto  them,  Do  ye  not  ^  tlierefore 
err,  because  ye  know  not  the 
scriptures,  neither  the  power  of 
God  1 

25  For  when  they  shall  rise  from 
the  dead,  they  neither  marry,  nor 
are  given  in  marriage ;  but  are  as 
the  angels  which  are  in  heaven. 

26  And  as  touching  the  dead, 
that  they  rise_:  have  ye  not  read 
in  the  book  of  Moses,  how  in  the 
bush  God  spake  unto  him,  saying, 
I  am  the  God  of  Abraham,  and 
the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of 
Jacob  1 

27  He  is  not  the  God  of  the 
dead,  but  the  God  of  the  living : 
ye  therefore  do  greatly  err. 

28  H  And  one  of  the  scribes 
came,  and  having  heard  them 
reasoning  together,  and  perceiving 
that  he  had  answered  them  well, 
asked  him.  Which  is  the  first  com- 
mandment of  all  1 

29  And  Jesus  answered  him,  The 
first  of  all  the  commandments  ?'.s 
Hear,  O  Israel ;  The  Lord  our  God 
is  one  Lord  : 

30  And  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord 
thy  God  with  all  thy  heart, 
and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with 
all  thy  mind,_  and  with  all  thy 
strength :  this  is  the  first  com- 
mandment. 

31  And  tlie  second  /.s  like,  vconelij 
this,  Tliou  shalt  love  tliy  neighbour 
as  thyself.  Tliere  is  none  other 
commandment  greater  thiiri  these. 

32  And  the  scribe  said  unto  him, 
Well,  ^Master,  th()u  hast  said  the 
truth  :  for  there  is  one  CJorl ;  and 
there  is  none  other  but  he  : 

33  And  to  love  liim  witli  all  tlie 
heart,  and  with  all  the  understand- 
ing, and  with  all  the  soul,  and  with 
all  the  strength,  and_  to  love  his 
neighbour  as  himself,  is  more  than 
all  whole  burnt  ofleringsand  sacri- 
fices. 

34  And  when  Jesus  saw  that  he 
answei-ed  discreetly,  he  said  unto 
him.  Thou  art  not  far  from  the 
kingdom  of   God.     And  no  man 


after  that  durst  ask  him  any  ques- 
tion. 

35  U  And  Jesus  answered  and 
said,  while  he  taught  in  the  temple. 
How  say  the  scribes  that "  Christ  is 
the  son  of  David  % 

36  For  David  himself  said  by  the 
Holy  Ghost,  The  Lord  said  to  my 
Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand, 
till  I  make  thine  enemies  thy  foot- 
stool. 

37  David  therefore  himself  call- 
eth  him  Lord  ;  and  whence  is  he 
then  his  son  1  And  the  common 
people  heard  him  gladly. 

38  fl  And  he  said  unto  them  in 
his  doctrine.  Beware  of  the  scribes, 
which  love  to  go  in  long  clothing, 
and  lave  salutations  in  the  market- 
places, 

39  And  the  chief  seats  in  the 
synagogues,  and  the  ''uppermost 
rooms  at  feasts  : 

40  Which  devour  widows'  houses, 
and  for  a  pretence  make  long 
prayers  :  these  shall  receive  greater 
^  damnation. 

41  II  And  Jesus  sat  over  against 
the  treasury,  and  beheld  how  the 
people  cast  money  into  the  trea- 
sury :  and  many  that  were  rich 
cast  in  much. 

42  And  there  came  a  certain  poor 
widow,  and  she  threw  in  two  mites, 
which  make  a  farthing. 

43  And  he  called  nnto  him  his 
disciples,  and  saith  unto  them. 
Verily  I  say  unto  you.  That  this 
poor  widow  hath  cast  more  in, 
than  all  they  which  have  cast 
into  the  treasury  : 

44  For  all  thei/  did  cast  in  of  their 
'"'abundance :  but  she  of  her  want 
did  cast  in  all  that  she  had,  even 
all  her  living. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  Clifht  fnrftclleth  1h(  rlexti'iicfion  of  tlie 
1<  iiipic:  0  Hie  pcvKecntioiix  for  Hie  (fospe/ : 
1(1  fliat  t/ie  (jospel,  vivsf  he  preached  to  all 
iiii/ioiix:  14  f/uit  j/reut  calitmitiex  xliall 
hiippoi  to  the  ,len'!^:  '24  (i»d  the  nuiinicr 
of  liix  comiiif!  to  jnilpment :  'VI  tlie  hour 
irhi're<f  hciim  Iciioii'ii  to  none,  every  mini  in 
to  iriitrh  mill  ]irin/,  that  we  he  not  found 
iiitprorhlid ,  trheii  he  Cometh  to  each  one 
piirticulorhj  by  death. 

AND  as  he  went  put  of  the 
temple,  one  of  his  disciples 
saith  unto  him,  Master,  .see  wTiat 
manner  of  stones  and  what  build- 
ings are  liere ! 

2  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto 
him,  Seest  thou  these  great  build- 
ings? there  shall  not  be  left  one 
stone  ui)on  another,  that  shall  not 
be  thrown  down. 

3  And  as  he  sat  upon  the  mount 
of  Olives  over  against  the  temple, 


2  the  Christ 


3  chief places 


*  condemna- 
tiou. 


"  super- 
fluity; 


52 


Signs  of  Christ's  coming. 


St.  mark,  13. 


T7ie  day  xinknoion. 


Peter  and   James  and    John   and 
Andrew  asked  him  privately, 

•i  Tell  us,  when  shall  these  things 
be  ]  and  what  shall  be  the  sign  wiien 
all  these  things  shall  be  fulfilled  l 

5  And  Jesus  answering  them  be- 
gan to  say.  Take  heed  lest  any  man 
deceive  you : 

6  For  many  shall  come  in  my 
name,  saying,  I  am  Christ;  and 
shall  deceive  many. 

7  And  when  ye  shall  hear  of  wars 
and  rumours  of  wai's,  be  ye  not 
troubled:  for  such  things  must 
needs  be ;  but  the  end  shall  not  be 
yet. 

8  For  nation  shall  rise  against 
nation,  and  kingdom  against  king- 
dom :  and  there  shall  be  earth- 
quakes in  divers  places,  and  there 
shall  be  famines  and  troubles :  these 
are  the  beginnings  of  sorrows. 

9  ^  But  take  heed  to  yourselves  : 
for  they  shall  deliver  you  up  to 
councils  ;  and  in  the  synagogues  ye 
shall  be  beaten  :  and  ye  shall  he 
brcHight  before  rulers  and  kings  for 
ray  sake,  for  a  testimony  ^  against 
them. 


10  And  the  gospel  must  first',  be 
published  "among  all  nations. 

11  But  when  they  shall  lead  you, 
and  deliver  you  up,  ^  take  no  thought 
beforehand 
neither   do 


what  ye  shall  speak, 
-  -_  ye  premeditate:  but 
whatsoever  shall  be  given  you  in 
that  hour,  that  speak  ye  :  for  it  is 
not  ye  that  speak,  but  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

1 2  Now  the  brother  shall  betray 
the  brother  to  death,  and  the  father 
the  son  ;  and  children  shall  rise  up 
against  their  parents,  and  shall 
cause  them  to  be  put  to  death. 

13  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all 
■men  for  my  name's  sake  :  but  he 
that  shall  endure  unto  the  end,  the 
same  shall  be  saved. 

1 4  II  But  when  ye  shall  see  the 
abomination  of  desolation,  spoken 
of  by  Daniel  the  prophet,  standing 
where  it  ought  not,  (let  him  that 
readeth  understand,)  then  let  them 
that  be  in  Judiea  fiee  to  the  moun- 
tains : 

15  And  let  him  that  is  on  the 
housetop  not  go  down  into  tlie 
house,  neither  enter  therein,  to  take 
any  thing  out  of  his  house  : 

16  And  let  him  that  is  in  the 
field  not  turn  back  again  for  to 
take  up  his  garment. 

L7  But  woe  to  them  thatai'e  with 
child,  and  to  them  tliat  give  suck- 
in  those  days  ! 

18  And  pray  ye  that  your  flight 
be  not  in  tne  winter. 

1!)  For  in  those  days  shall  be 
attliction,  such  as  was  not  from  the 


begnming  of  the  creation  which 
God  created  unto  this  time,  neither 
shall  be. 

20  And  except  that  the  Lord 
had  shortened  tnose  days,  no  flesh 
should  be  saved  :  but  for  the  elect's 
sake,  whom  he  hath  chosen,  he 
hath  shortened  the  days. 

2 1  And  then  if  any  man  shall  say 
to  you,  Lo,  here  is  ''Christ:  or,  lo, 
he  is  there  ;  believe  him  not : 

22  For  false  Christs  and  false 
prophets  shall  rise,  and  shall  shew 
signs  and  wonders,  to  seduce,  ii  it 
ivere  possible,  even  the  elect. 

23  But  take  ye  heed  :  behold,  I 
have  foretold  you  all  things. 

24  ^  But  in  those  days,  after  that 
tribulation,  the  sun  shall  be  dark- 
ened, and  the  moon  shall  not  give 
her  light, 

25  And  the  stars  of  heaven  shall 
fall,  and  the  powers  that  are  in 
heaven  shall  be  shaken. 

^  26  And  tlien  shall  they  see  the 
Son  of  man  coming  in  the  clouds 
with  great  power  and  glory. 

27  And  then  shall  he  send  his 
angels,  and  shall  gather  together 
his  elect  from  the  four  winds,  from 
the  uttermost  part  of  the  earth 
to  the  uttermost  part  of  heaven. 

28  Now  learn  a  parable  of  the 
fig  tree ;  When  her  bi-anch  is  ^  yet 
tender,  and  putteth  forth  leaves, 
ye  know  that  summer  is  near : 

29  So  ye  in  like  manner,  when 
ye  shall  see  these  things  come  to 
pass,  know  that  it  is  nigh,  even  at 
the  doors. 

30  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  that 
this  generation  shall  not  pass,  till 
all  these  things  be  done. 

31  Heaven  and  earth  shall  i^ass 
away  :  but  my  words  shall  not  pass 
away. 

32  U  But  of  that  day  and  that 
hour  knoweth  no  man,  no,  not  the 
angels  which  are  in  heaven,  neither 
the  Son,  but  the  Father. 

33  Take  ye  heed,  watch  and 
pray  :  for  ye  know  not  when  the 
time  is. 

34  For  the  Son  of  man  is  as  a  man 
taking  a  far  journey,  who  left  his 
house,  and  gave  authority  io  his  ser- 
vants, and  to  evei-y  man  his  work, 
and  commanded  the  porter  to 
watch. 

35  Watch  ye  therefore  :  for  ye 
know  not  when  the  master  of  the 
house  Cometh,  at  even,  or  at  mid- 
night, or  at  the  cockcrowing,  or 
in  the  morning : 

36  Lest  coming  suddenly  he  find 
.you  sleei)ing. 

37  And  what  I  say  unto  you  1 
say  unto  all,  Watch. 


).3 


^  the  Christ ; 


^  now 
become 


Jesus  anointed  at  Bethany. 


St.  mark,  14. 


The  last  siqyper. 


1  during 
feast, 


2  cruse 


the 


CHAPTER  14. 


1  A  conspiracy  ugaimt  CUrlHt.  3  Preclon» 
ointment  in^ poured  an  /lis  heail  hy  <i  wo- 
man. 10  Jii<!,i.s  sr/fe/h  /lis  M,i.st,'r  for 
money.  VI  C/nist  /,i ins,_-lf  j),r,'t,-n,'t/i.  /nno 
he  nhall  be  betrayed  of  one  of /lis  ilis,; p/es  : 
22  after  the  paxwter  prepared  .a  m/  eaten, 
insiituteth  hix  8iipp>er :  26  deeliirel/i  afore- 
hand  the  JligM  of  aU  his  disriples,  and 
Peter's  deiiial.  43  Jndus  l,,trii  ijeth  him 
with  a  kiss.  46  lie  is  ajijtre/teuded  in  the 
garden,  5&  falsely  accivaed,  and  impiously 
condemned  of  the  Jews'  council :  65  sliame- 
fully  abused  by  t/iem:  66  and  thrice  de- 
nied if  Peter. 

AFTER  two  days  was  the  feast  of 
the  passover,  and  of  unlea- 
vened bread  :  and  the  chief  priests 
and  the  sci'ibes  sought  how  they 
might  take  him  by  craft,  and  put 
him  to  death. 

5  But    they  said,   Not   ^on  the 


feast  dan,  lest  there  be  an  uproar 


of  the  people. 

3  H  And  being  in  Bethany  in  the 
house  of  Simon  the  leper,  as  he  sat 
at  meat,  there  came  a  woman  hav- 
ing an  alabaster  -  box  of  ointment 
of  spikenard  very  precious ;  and 
she  brake  the  ^box.  and  poured  it 
on  his  head. 

4  And  there  were  some  that  had 
indignation  within  themselves,  and 
said.  Why  was  this  waste  of  the 
ointment  made  1 

5  For  it  might  have  been  sold 
for  more  than  three  hundred  pence, 
and  have  been  given  to  the  poor. 
And  they  murmured  against  her. 

6  And  Jesus  said.  Let  her  alone  ; 
why  trouble  ye  herl  she  hath 
wrought  a  good  work  on  me. 

7  For  ye  have  the  poor  with  you 
always,  and  whensoever  ye  will  ye 
may  do  tliem  good :  but  me  ye 
liave  not  always. 

S  She  hath  done  what  she  could  : 
she  is  come  aforehand  to  anoint  my 
body  to  the  burying. 

9  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Where- 
soever this  gospel  shall  be  preached 
throughout  the  whole. world,  this 
also  that  she  hath  dfjne  shall  be 
si)oken  of  for  a  memorial  of  her. 

10  11  And  Judas  Iscai-iot,  one  of 
the  twelve,  went  unto  the  chief 
priests,  to  betray  him  unto  tluun. 

11  And  when  they  heard  it,  tliey 
were  glad,  and  promised  to  give 
him  money.  And  he  sought  how 
lie  might  ccmveniently  betray 
him. 

12  U  And  the  first  day  of  un- 
leavened bread,  when  they  killed 
the  passover,  his  disciph^s  said  unto 
him.  Where  wilt  thou  that  we  go 
and  i)repare  that  thou  mayest  eat 
the  passover  1 

1.3  And  he  sendeth  forth  two  of 
his  disciples,  and  saitli  unto  them. 
'  Oo  ye  into  tliecity,  ajid  there  shall 


meet  you  a  man  bearing  a  pitcher 
of  water  :  follow  him. 

14  And  wheresoever  he  shall  go 
in,  say  ye  to  the  "good man  of  the 
hou-se,  The  Master  saith,  Where  is 
the  guestchamber,  where  I  shall 
eat  the  passover  with  my  disciples'? 

15  And  he  will  shew  you  a  large 
upper  room  furnished  arul  pre- 
pared :  there  make  ready  for  us. 

16  And  his  disciples  went  forth. 
and  came  into  the  city,  and  found 
as  he  had  said  unto  them  :  and  they 
made  ready  the  passover. 

1 7  And  in  the  evening  he  cometh 
with  the  twelve. 

1 8  And  as  they  sat  and  did  eat, 
Jesus  said.  Verily  1  say  unto  you. 
One  of  you  which  eateth  with  me 
shall  betray  me. 

19  And  they  began  to  be  sorrow- 
ful, and  to  say  unto  him  one  by 
one,  /.s  it  1 1  and  another  .mid,  Is  it 

20  And  he  answered  and  said 
unto  them.  It  ?>  one  of  the  twelve, 
that  dippeth  with  me  in  the  dish. 

21  The  Son  of  man  indeed  goeth, 
as  it  is  written  of  him  :  but  woe  to 
that  man  by  whom  the  Son  of  man 
is  betrayed  !  good  were  it  for  that 
man  if  he  had  never  been  born. 

22  U  And  as  they  did  eat,  Jesus 
took  bread,  and  blessed,  and  l^ralce 
it,  and  gave  to  them,  and  said, 
Take,  eat :  this  is  my  body. 

23  And  he  took  the  cup,  and 
when  he  had  given  thanks,  he 
gave  it  to  them :  and  they  all 
drank  of  it.  . 

24  And  he  said  unto  them,  This 
is  my  blood  of  the  new  ■*  testament, 
which  is  shed  for  many. 

25  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  I  will 
(h-ink  no  more  of  the  fruit  of  tlu^ 
vine,  until  that  day  that  I  drink  it 
new  in  the  kingdom  of  God. 

20  II  And  when  they  had  sung 
an  hymn,  they  went  out  into  the 
mount  of  Olives. 

27  And  Jesus  saith  unto  them. 
All  ye  shall  be  oiFended  because  of 
me  this  night:  for  it  is  written,  1 
will  smite  the  shepherd,  and  tlie 
sheep  shall  be  scattered. 

2.S  But  after  that  [  am  risen,  1 
will  go  before  you  into  (ialilee. 

29  l*>ut  Peter  said  unto  him.  Al- 
though all  shall  be  oflended,  yet 
ii'i/f  not  I. 

30  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him. 
Verily  1  say  unto  tliee,  IMiat  tins 
day,  rvni  in  this  night,  before  the 
cock  crow  twice,  thou  shalt  diMiy 
me  thrice. 

31  l>ut  he  spake  the  more  \-elie 
mently,  If  T  should  die  with  thee, 
I  will  not  deny  thee  in  any  wise. 
Likewise  also  said  they  all. 

.1 


3  master 


The  agomj  and  betrayal. 


St.  ]\lAPvK,  14. 


Jesus  before  the  council. 


"  robber, 


32  And  they  came  to  a  place 
which  was  named  Gethsemane  : 
and  he  saith  to  his  disciples,  fciit  ye 
here,  while  1  shall  pray.  . 

33  And  he  taketh  with  hnn 
Peter  and  James  and  John,  and 
began  to  be  scjre  amazed,  and  to  be 
very  heavy; 

34  And  saith  unto  them,  My 
soul  is  exceeding  sorrowful  unto 
death :  tarry  ye  here,  and  watch. 

35  And  he  went  forward  a  little, 
and  fell  on  the  ground,  and  prayed 
that,  if  it  were  possible,  the  hour 
might  pass  from  him. 

36  And  he  said,  Abba,  Father, 
all  things  are  possible  unto  thee ; 
take  away  this  cup  from  me  :  never- 
theless not  what  I  will,  but  what 
thou  Malt. 

37  And  he  cometh,  and  hndeth 
them  sleeping,  and  saith  unto  Pe- 
ter, Simon,  sleepest  thou?  could- 
est  not  thou  watch  one  hour  1 

38  Watch  ye  and  pray,  lest  ye 
enter  into  temptation.  The  spirit 
truly  is  ready,  but  the  flesh  is 
weak. 

39  And  again  he  went  away, 
and  prayed,  and  spake  the  same 
words. 

40  And  when  he  returned,  lie 
found  them  asleep  again,  (for  their 
eyes  were  heavy,)  neither  ^  wist 
they  what  to  answer  him. 

41  And  he  cometh  the  third 
time,  and  saith  unto  them.  Sleep 
on  now,  and  take  your  rest:  it  is 
enough,  the  hour  is  come  ;  behold, 
the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  into 
tlie  hands  of  sinners. 

42  Rise  up,  let  us  go ;  lo,  he  that 
betrayeth  nie  is  at  hand. 

43  H  And  immediately,  while  he 
yet  spake,  cometh  Judas,  one  of 
the  twelve,  and  with  him  a  great 
multitude  with  swords  and  staves, 
from  the  chief  priests  and  the 
scribes  and  the  elders. 

44  And  he  that  betrayed  him 
had  given  them  a  token,  saying. 
Whomsoever  I  shall  kiss,  that 
same  is  he;  take  him,  and  lead 
him  away  safely. 

45  And  as  soon  as  he  was  come, 
he  goeth  straightway  to  him,  and 
saitn.  Master,  master ;  and  kissed 
him. 

46  H  And  they  laid  their  hands 
on  him,  and  took  him. 

47  And  one  of  them  that  stood 
by  drew  a  sword,  and  smote  a  ser- 
vjint  of  the  high  priest,  and  cut  off 
his  ear. 

4H  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  thorn.  Are  "ye  come  out,  as 
against  a  -  thief,  with  swords  and 
vifh  staves  to  take  me? 

49  I  was  daily  with  you  in  the 


temple  teaching,  and  ye  took  me 
not:  but  the  scriptures  must  be 
fulfilled. 

50  And  they  all  forsook  him,  and 
fled. 

51  And  there  fcjllowed  him  a  cer- 
tain young  man,  having  a  linen 
cloth  cast  about  his  naked  hody ; 
and  the  young  men  laid  hold  on 
him  : 

52  And  he  left  the  linen  cloth, 
and  fled  from  them  naked. 

53  ^  And  they  led  Jesus  away  to 
the  high  priest :  and  with  him  were 
assembled  all  the  chief  priests  and 
the  elders  and  the  scribes. 

54  And  Peter  followed  him  afar 
off,  even  into  the  palace  of  the  high 
priest:  and  he  sat  Avith  the  ser- 
vants, and  warmed  himself  at  the 
fire. 

55  And  the  chief  priests  and  all 
the  council  sought  for  witness 
against  Jesus  to  put  him  to  death  ; 
and  found  none. 

56  For  many  bare  false  witness 
against  him,  but  their  witness 
agreed  not  together. 

57  And  there  arose  certain,  and 
bare  false  witness  against  him,  say- 
ing, 

58  We  heard  him  say,  I  will  de- 
stroy this  temple  that  is  made  with 
hands,  and  within  three  days  I  will 
build  another  made  without  hands. 

59  But  neither  so  did  their  wit- 
ness agree  together. 

60  And  the  high  priest  stood  up 
in  the  midst,  and  asked  Jesus,  say- 
ing, Answerest  thou  nothing  1  what 
is  it  which  these  witness  against 
thee? 

61  P)ut  he  held  his  peace,  and 
answered  nothing.  Again  the  high 
priest  asked  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  Art  thou  the  Christ,  the  Son 
of  the  Blessed? 

62  And  Jesus  said,  lam  :  and  ye 
shall  see  the  Son  of  man  sitting  on 
the  right  hand  of  power,  and  com- 
ing in  the  clouds  of  heaven. 

63  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his 
clothes,  and  saith,  What  need  we 
any  further  witnesses  ? 

64  Ye  have  heard  theblasnhemy : 
what  think  ye?  And  they  all 
condemned  him  to  be  guilty  of 
death. 

65  And  some  began  to  spit  on 
him,  and  to  cover  his  face,  and  to 
buffet  him,  and  to  say  unto  him, 
Proi)hesy  :   and  the  ^servants  ditl 


strike  him  with  the  palms  of  their 
hands. 

66  H  And  as  Peter  was  beneath 
in  the  ■*  palace,  there  cometh  one  of 
the  maids  of  tlie  high  priest : 

67  And  when  she  saw  Peter 
warming  himself,  she  looked  upon 


3  officers 


^  court. 


Peter's  denial. 


St.  MAKK,  15. 


Jesus  mocked  and  crucified. 


him,  and  said,  And  thou  also  wast 
with  .Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

68  But  he  denied,  saying,  I  know 
not,  neither  understand  I  what  thou 
sayest.  And  he  went  out  into  the 
porch  ;  and  the  cock  crew. 

69  And  a  maid  saw  him  again, 
and  l^egan  to  say  to  them  that 
stood  by.  This  is  one  of  them. 

70  And  he  denied  it  again.  And 
a  httle  after,  they  that  stood  by  said 
again  to  Peter,  Surely  thou  art  one 
of  them :  for  thou  art  a  Galilsean, 
anfl  thy  speech  agreeth  thereto. 

71  But  he  began  to  curse  and  to 
swear,  saying,  I  know  not  this  man 
of  whom  ye  speak. 

72  And  the  second  time  the  cock 
crew.  And  Peter  called  to  mind 
the  word  that  Jesus  said  unto  him. 
Before  the  cock  crow  twice,  thou 
shalt  deny  me  thrice.  And  when 
he  thought  thereon,  he  wept. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1  Je/ms  brought  hound,  and  acciused  be/ore, 
Pilate.  15  Ujwn  the,  clamour  of  the  com- 
mon people,  the  murderer  Barabbas  in 
loosed,  and  ,/ikii.s  deli  re  red  uji  fn  be  crufi- 
fied.  17  He  i>.ero,rind  „}1h  th,,r,is,  i;»  .^pit 
on,wndmiieheil  :  -.M  fninl.Ui  in  lienri  m/  hix 
cross:  2T  hamjeil,  h\l,r,,„  t,ro  thieres:  2i» 
HUfferethtlie  U-i um plii uq  rejiriiaeln'K  ( if  the 
Jews:  39  but  e<ni/essed  biitlie  <;  lit u riiili  to 
he  the  Son  of  God :  i?>  and  /.s'  /loiiourabli/ 
buried  by  Joseph. 

AND  straightvyay  in  the  morning 
the  chief  priests  held  a  consul- 
tation with  the  elders  and  scribes 
and  the  whole  council,  and  bound 
Jesus,  and  carried  him  away,  and 
delivered  him  to  Pilate. 

2  And  Pilate  asked  him.  Art 
thou  the  King  of  the  Jews  ?  and  lie 
answering  said  unto  him,  Thou 
sayest  it. 

3  And  the  chief  priests  accused 
him  of  many  things  :  but  he  an- 
swei'ed  nothing. 

4  And  Pilate  asked  him  again, 
saying,  Answerest  thou  nothing'? 
behold  how  many  things  they  wit- 
m^ss  against  thee. 

5  But  Jesus  yet  answered  no 
thing;  so  that  I'ilate  marvelled. 

6  Now  at  that  feast  he  released 
unto  them  one  prisoner,  whomso- 
ever they  desired. 

7  And  there  was  one  named  Bar- 
abbas  which  lay  bound  with  tlieni 
that  had  made  insurrection  with 
him,  who"  h;ul  (•oinmitted  murder 
in  the  iiisurr'e(;tioii. 

<S  And  the  multitucle  crying 
aloud  began  to  desire  Iiini  to  do  as 
he  ha<l  ever  done  unto  them. 

9  P>ut  i^ilate  answered  them, 
saying,  Will  ye  that  f  release  unto 
you  th(^  King  of  the  Jews? 

10  Kor  he  knew  that  the  chief 
priests  had  delivered  him  for  envy. 


1 1  But  the  chief  priests  moved 
the  people,  that  he  should  rather 
release  Barabbas  unto  them. 

1 2  And  Pilate  answered  and  said 
again  unto  them.  What  will  ye  then 
that  I  shall  do  unto  him  whom  ye 
call  the  King  of  the  Jews  ? 

1 3  And  they  cried  out  again. 
Crucify  him 

14  Then  Pilate  said  unto  them, 
Why,  what  evil  hath  he  done  %  And 
they  cried  out  the  more  exceed- 
ingly, Crucify  him. 

15  ^  And  so  Pilate,  willing  to 
content  the  people,  released  Barab- 
bas unto  them,  and  delivered  Je- 
sus, when  he  had  scourged  him,  to 
be  crucified. 

16  And  the  soldiers  led  him 
away  into  the  hall,  called  Pra^to- 
rium ;  and  they  call  together  the 
whole  band. 

17  And  they  clothed  him  with 
purple,  and  platted  a  crown  of 
thorns,  and  put  it  about  his  head, 

18  And  began  to  salute  him. 
Hail,  King  of  the  Jews  ! 

19  And  they  smote  him  on  the 
head  with  a  reed,  and  did  spit  upon 
him,  and  bowing  their  knees  woi'- 
shipped  him. 

20  And  when  they  had  mocked 
him,  they  took  off  the  purple  from 
him,  and  put  his  own  clothes 
on  him,  and  led  him  out  to  crucify 
him. 

21  And  they  compel  one  Simon 
a  Cyrenijin,  who  passed  by,  com- 
ing out  of  the  country,  the  father 
of  Alexander  and  Kufus,  to  bear 
his  cross. 

22  And  they  bring  him  unto  the 
place  Golgotha,  which  is,  being  in- 
ter]ireted.  The  place  of  a  skull. 

23  Aiid  they  gave  him  to  drink 
wine  mingled  with  myrrh  :  but  he 
received  it  not. 

24  And  when  they  had  crucified 
him,  they  parted  his  gai'inents, 
casting  lots  upon  them,  wliat  every 
man  should  take. 

25  And  it  was  th(^  third  lioui', 
and  tli(;y  crucified  him. 

26  And  the  suix'i'scription  of  his 
accusaticm  was  wi'ittcn  ovtn',  THI*] 
KING  OF  THE  JEWS. 

27  And  with  him  they  crucify 
two  ^  tliicncs:  the  one  on  his  right 
hand,  and  the  other  on  his  left. 

28  And  tht^  sci'ipture  w;is  ful- 
filled, which  saith,  And  \u'  was 
numbered  with  the  ti'a-iisgressors. 

29  And  they  that  passed  by 
railed  on  him,  wagging  their 
heads,  and  saying.  Ah,  thou  that 
destroyest  the  teriii)le,  and  buildest 
it  in  thi'ee  days, 

30  Save  thyself,  and  come  down 
from  the  cross. 


50 


Jesus'  death  and  burial. 


St.  mark,  16. 


His  resujTection. 


3 1  Likewise  also  the  chief  priests 
mocking  said  among  themselves 
with  the  scribes,  He  savTcl  others  ; 
himself  he  cannot  save. 

32  Let  ^  Christ  the  King  of  Is- 
rael descend  now  from  the  cross, 
tliat  we  may  see  and  believe.  And 
they  that  were  crucified  with  him 
reviled  him. 

33  And  when  the  sixth  hour  was 
come,  there  was  darkness  over  the 
whole  land  until  the  ninth  hour. 

34  And  at  the  ninth  hour  Jesus 
cried  with  a  loud  voice,  saying, 
Eloi,  Eloi,  lama  sabachthani'?  which 
is,  being  interpreted.  My  God,  my 
God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken  me  1 

35  And  some  of  them  that  stood 
by,  when  they  heard  it,  said,  Be- 
hold, he  calletn  "Elias. 

36  And  one  ran  and  filled  a 
spunge  full  of  vinegar,  and  pvit  it 
on  a  reed,  and  gave  him  to  drink, 
saying.  Let  alone ;  let  us  see  whether 
•'  Elias  will  come  to  take  him  down. 

37  And  Jesus  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  and  gave  up  the  ghost. 

38  And  _  the  veil  of  the  temple 
was  rent  in  twain  from  the  top  to 
the  bottom. 

39  U  And  when  the  centurion, 
which  stood  over  against  him,  saw 
that  he  so  cried  out,  and  gave  up 
the  ghost,  he  said,  Truly  this  man 
was  the  Son  of  God. 

40  There  were  ajso  women  look- 
ing on  afar  off:  among  whom  was 
Mary  Magdalene,  and  Mary  the 
mother  of  James  the  less  and  of 
Joses,  and  Salome; 

41  (Who  also,  when  he  was  in 
Galilee,  followed  him,  and  minis- 
tei'ed  unto  him  ;)  and  many  other 
women  which  came  up  with  him 
unto  Jerusalem. 

42  ^  And  now  when  the  even 
was  come,  because  it  was  the  prepa- 
ration, that  is,  the  day  before  the 
sabbath, 

43  Joseph  of  Arimath;ea,  an 
honourable  ^counsellor,  which  also 
waited  for  tiie  kingdom  of  God, 
came,  and  went  in  boldly  unto 
Pilate,  and  craved  the  body  of 
Jesus. 

44  And  Pilate  marvelled  if  he 
were  already  dead ;  and  calling 
inito  him  the  centurion,  he  asked 
him  whether  he  had  been  any  while 
dead. 

45  And  when  he  knew  it  of  the 
centurion,  he  gave  the  body  to 
Josei^h. 

46  And  he  bought  fine  linen, 
and  took  him  down,  and  \vrapi)ed 
him  in  the  linen,  and  laid  liim  in  a 
sepulchre  which  was  hewn  out  of 
a  rock,  and  rolled  a  stone  unto  the 
door  of  the  sepulchre. 


47  And  Mary  INLagdalene  and 
Mary  the  mother  of  Joses  beheld 
where  he  was  laid. 

CHAPTER  16. 

1  ^4?!.  angel  declareth  the  resurrection  of 
Christ  to  three  icoinen.  9  Christ  himseff 
(ijijiedi'cth  til  Mury  Mdgdalene :  12  to  two 
iloimi  iiilo  the  couKin/ :  i-l  then  to  the  apos- 
tles, '15  v-hom  lie  seiideth  forth  to  preach 
the  (jospiel :  19  and  asceiideth  itito  tieareii. 

AND  when  the  sabbath  was  past, 
Mary  Magdalene,  and  Mary 
the  mother  of  James,  and  Salome, 
had  bought  sweet  spices,  that  they 
might  come  and  anoint  him. 

2  And  very  early  in  the  morning 
the  first  dai/  of  the  week,  they  came 
unto  the  sepulchre  at  the  rising  of 
the  sun. 

3  And  they  said  among  them- 
selves. Who  shall  roll  us  away  the 
stone  from  the  door  of  the  se- 
pulchred 

4  And  when  they  looked,  they 
saw  that  the  stone  was  rolled  away : 
for  it  was  very  great. 

5  And  entering  into  the  se- 
pulchre, they  saw  a  young  man  sit- 
ting on  the  right  side,  clothed  in  a 
long  white  garment ;  and  they  were 
affrighted. 

6  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Be 
not  affrighted  :  ye  seek  Jesus  of 
Nazareth,  which  was  crucified  :  he 
is  risen  ;  he  is  not  here  :  behold  the 
place  where  they  laid  him. 

7  P>ut  go  your  way,  tell  his  disci- 
ples and  I^eter  that  he  goeth  before 
you  into  Galilee  :  there  shall  ye  see 
him,  as  he  said  unto  you. 

8  And  they  went  out  quickly, 
and  fled  from  the  sepulchre ;  for 
they  trembled  and  were  amazed  : 
neither  said  they  any  thing  to  any 
man ;  for  they  were  afraid. 

9  ^  Now  when  Jesus  was  risen 
early  the  first  day  of  the  week,  he 
appeared  first  to  Mary  Magdalene, 
out  of  whom  he  had  cast  seven 
^  devils. 

iU  ^l»r?  she  went  and  told  them 
that  had  been  with  him,  as  they 
mourned  and  wept. 

11  And  they,  when  they  had 
heard  that  he  was  alive,  and  had 
been  seen  of  her,  believed  not. 

12  ^  After  that  he  appeared  in 
another  form  unto  two  of  them,  as 
they  walked,  and  went  into  the 
country. 

13  And  they  went  and  told  it 
unto  the  residue  :  neither  believed 
they  them. 

14  U  Afterward  he  appeared 
unto  the  eleven  as  they  sat  at 
meat,  and  upbraided  them  with 
their  iinlnOief  and  hardness  of 
heart,  because  they   believed    not 


5  tlemons. 


57 


Christ^s  charge  to  the  discij^les. 


St.  mark,  16. 


His  ascension  into  heaven. 


1  disbe- 
lieveth 

2  con- 
demned. 

3  demons ; 


1  draw  up  a 

narrative 

concerning 

those 

matters 

■which  liave 

been 

fulfilled 

among  us, 


2  traced  the 
course  of 
all  things 
accurately 
from  the 
first, 


3  sanctuary 


them   which  had    seen   him  after 
he  was  risen. 

15  And  he  said  nnto  them,  Go 
ye  into  all  the  world,  and  preach 
the  gospel  to  every  creature. 

1 6  He  that  believeth  and  is  bap- 
tized shall  ))e  saved ;  but  he  that 
Mjelieveth   not  shall  be  "damned. 


17  And  tiiese  signs  shall  follow 
them  that  believe ;  In  my  name 
shall  they  cast  out  ''devils ;  they 
shall  speak  with  new  tongues ; 

18  They  shall  take  up  serpents; 


and  if  they  drink  any  deadly  thing, 
it  shall  not  hurt  them  ;  they  shall 
lay  hands  on  the  sick,  and  they 
shall  recover. 

1 9  H  So  then  after  the  Lord  had 
spoken  unto  them,  he  was  received 
up  into  heaven,  and  sat  on  the 
right  hand  of  God. 

20  And  they  went  forth,  and 
preached  every  where,  the  Lord 
working  with  ^Ae?»,  and  confirming 
the  word  with  signs  following. 
Amen. 


THE   GOSPEL  ACCORDING  TO 

St.  LUKE 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  The  preface  of  Luke  to  hix  irlmle  goxpel. 
5  The  conception  of  John  th<  Buji/inf,  'M 
and  of  Cfirist.  39  'The,  prophecij  ,f  IClim- 
heth,  and  of  Mary,  concer/ihiij  (Virifit.  57 
The  natiritj/  and  circiimrisiDii  of  John. 
67  The  pro]>hec>/  of  Zacharian,  both  of 
Christ,  76  and  of  John. 

lORASMUCH    as    many    have 
taken    in  hand   to  ^  set  forth 


F 


in    oi'der  a    declaration    of    those 


thnigs  which   are  most  surely  be- 
lieved auKJUg  us, 

2  Even  as  they  delivered  them 
unto  us,  which  from  the  beginning 
were  eyewitnesses,  and  ministers 
of  the  word ; 

3  It  seemed  good  to  me  also,  hav- 
ing "  had  perfect  understanding  of 
all   things  from   the  very  first,  to 


write    unto    thee    in    order,   most 
excellent  Theophilus, 

4  That  thou  miglitest  know  the 
certainty  of  those  things,  wherein 
thou  hast  been  instructed. 

5  H  rnHEREwasinthedaysof 

X  Herod,  the  king  of  Ju- 
daea, a  certain  priest  named  Zacha- 
I'ias,  of  the  cours(»  of  Abia  :  and  his 
wife  ?/ja«  of  tiie  daughters  of  Aaron, 
and  her  name  vxu  Elisabeth. 

6  And  they  were  both  righteous 
before  God,  walking  in  all  the  com- 
mandments and  ordinances  of  the 
Lord  blameless. 

7  And  the.v  had  no  child,  be- 
cause that  Elisabeth  was  barren, 
and  tlit^y  both  were  now  W(!ll 
stricken  in  yeai's. 

8  And  it  came  to  jiass,  that  wliih" 
he  executed  the  i)ri(,'st's  ollice  be- 
fore God  in  th(M)r(l('i'  of  liis  course;, 

9  According  to  the  custom  of  the 
priest's  ollice,  his  lot  was  to  bui-ii 
incense  when  he  went  into  tlie 
•'  temi)le  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  the  whole  multitude  of 


the  people  were  praying  without 
at  the  time  of  incense. 

1 1  And  there  appeared  unto  him 
an  angel  of  the  Lord  standing  on  tlie 
right  side  of  the  altar  of  incense. 

1 2  And  when  Zacharias  saw  him, 
he  was  troubled,  and  fear  fell  upon 
him. 

13  But  the  angel  said  unto  him. 
Fear  not,  Zacharias  :  for  thy  prayer 
is  heard  ;  and  thy  wife  Elisabeth 
shall  bear  thee  a  son,  and  thou 
shalt  call  his  name  John. 

14  And  thou  shalt  have  joy  and 
gladness ;  and  many  shall  rejoice 
at  his  birth. 

_  15  For  he  shall  be  great  in  the 
sight  of  the  Ixn'd,  and  shall  drink 
neither  wine  nor  strong  drink ;  and 
he  shall  be  filled  with  the  Holy 
Ghost,  even  from  his  mother's 
womb. 

16  And  many  of  the  children  of 
Israel  shall  he  turn  to  the  Lord 
their  God. 

17  And  he  shall  go  before  him  in 
the  spirit  and  power  of  •*  Elias.  to 
turn  the  hearts  of  the  fathers  to 
the  children,  and  the  disobedient 
to  the  wisdom  of  the  just ;  to  make 
ready  a  people  prepared  for  the 
Lord. 

1 8  And  Zacharias  said  unto  the 
angel,  AVhereliy  shall  I  know  this? 
for  I  am  ;in  old  man,  and  my  wife 
well  strickcMi  in  years. 

19  And  the  angel  answering  said 
unto  him,  I  am  Gabriel,  that  stand 
in  th(!  i)resence  of  (liod  ;  and  am 
sent  to  speak  unto  thee,  and  to 
sh(!W  thee  these  ghid  tidings. 

20  And,  behold,  thou  shalt  b.> 
dumb,  and  not  al)le  to  speak,  until 
the  (la.v  that  tiicse  things  shall  be 
IK'rfornicd,  l)ecaiise  thou  believest 
not  my  woids,  which  shall  be  ful- 
(illed  in  their  season. 


58 


The  annunciation  to  Mary. 


St.  LUKE,  1. 


Her  hymn  of  inxtise. 


21  And  the  people  waited  for 
Zachaiias,  and  niarvelled  that  he 
tarried  so  long  in  the  Heinple. 

22  And  when  he  came  out,  lie 
could  not  speak  unto  them  :  and 
they  perceived  that  he  had  seen  a 
vision  in  the  "temple  :  for  he  beck- 
oned unto  them,  and  remained 
speechless. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as 
soon  as  the  days  of  his  ministration 
were  accomplished,  he  departed  to 
his  own  house. 

24  And  after  those  days  his  wife 
f^Hsabeth  conceived,  and  hid  her- 
self five  months,  saying, 

25  Thus  hath  the  Lord  dealt 
with  me  in  the  days  wherein  he 
looked  on  me,  to  take  away  my  re- 
proach among  men. 

26  And  in  the  sixth  month  the 
angel  Gabriel  was  sent  from  God 
unto  a  city  of  Galilee,  named  Naza- 
reth, 

27  To  a  vii'gin  "espoused  to  a 
man  whose  name  was  Joseph,  of 
the  house  of  David ;  and  the  vir- 
gin's name  was  Mary. 

28  And  the  angel  came  in  unto 
her,  and  said.  Hail,  thou  that  art 
^highly  favoured,  the  Lord  is  with 
thee :  blessed  art  thou  among 
women. 

29  And  when  she  saw  him,  she 
was  ti'oubled  at  his  saying,  and 
cast  in  her  inind  what  manner  of 
salutation  this  shovild  be. 

30  And  the  angel  said  unto  her, 
Fear  not,  Mary :  for  thou  hast 
found  favour  with  God. 

31  And,  behold,  thou  shalt  con- 
ceive in  thy  womb,  and  bring  forth 
a  son,  and  shalt  call  his  name 
JESUS. 

32  He  shall  be  great,  and  shall 
be  called  the  Son  of  the  Highest : 
and  the  Lord  God  shall  give  unto 
him  the  thi'one  of  his  father  David : 

33  And  he  shall  reign  over  the 
house  of  Jacob  for  ever  ;  and  of  his 
kingdom  there  shall  be  no  end. 

34  Then  said  Mary- unto  the  an- 
gel. How  shall  tliis  be,  seeing  I 
know  not  a  man"? 

35  And  the  ang(4  answered  and 
said  unto  her.  The  Holy  Ghost  shall 
come  iipon  thee,  and  the  p<jwer  of 
the  Highest  shall  overshadow  tlu>e : 
therefore  also  that  holy  thing 
which  shall  be  born  of  thee  shall 
be  called  the  Son  of  God. 

36  And,     behold,     thy    ''cousin 


Elisabeth,  she  hath  also  conceived 
a  son  in  her  old  age:  and  this  is 
the  sixth  month  with  her,  who  was 
called  barren. 

37  For  with  God  nothing  .shall 
be  impossible. 


38  And  Mary  said.  Behold  the 
handmaid  of  the  Lord  ;  be  it  unto 
me  according  to  thy  word.  And 
the  angel  departed  from  her. 

39  And  Mary  aro.se  in  those  days, 
and  went  into  the  hill  country  with 
haste,  into  a  city  of  "  Juda  ; 

40  And  entered  into  the  house  of 
Zacharias,  and  saluted  Elisabeth. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  Elisabeth  heard  the  saluta- 
tion of  Mar.y,  the  babe  leaped  in 
her  womb  ;  and  Elisabeth  was  filled 
with  the  Holy  Ghost: 

42  And  she  spake  out  with  a  loud 
voice,  and  said.  Blessed  «i'^  thou 
among  women,  and  blessed  is  the 
fruit  of  thy  womb. 

43  And  whence  is  this  to  me, 
that  the  mother  of  my  Lord  should 
come  to  me  1 

44  For,  lo,  as  soon  as  the  voice 
of  thy  salutation  sounded  in  mine 
ears,  the  babe  leaped  in  my  womb 
for  joy. 

_  45  And  blessed  is  she  that  be- 
lieved :  for  there  shall  be  a  per- 
formance of  those  things  which 
were  told  her  from  the  Lord. 

46  And  Mary  said,  My  soul  doth 
magnify  the  Lord, 

47  And  my  spirit  hath  rejoiced 
in  God  my  Saviour. 

48  For  he  hath  regarded  the  low 
estate  of  his  handmaiden  :  for,  be- 
hold,, from  henceforth  all  genera- 
tions shall  call  me  blessed. 

49  For  he  that  is  mighty  hath 
done  to  me  great  things  ;  and  holy 
is  his  name. 

50  And  his  mercy  is  on  _  them 
that  fear  him  from  generation  to 
generation. 

51  He  hath  shewed  strength  with 
his  arm ;  he  hath  scattei-ed  the 
proud  in  the  imagination  of  their 
hearts. 

52  He  hath  put  down  the  mighty 
from  tlitir  ''  seats,  and  exalted  them 
of  low  degree. 

53  Hehathfilled  the  hungry  with 
good  things  ;  and  the  rich  he  hath 
sent  empty  away. 

54  He  hath  holpen  his  servant  Ls- 
rael,  in  remembrance  of  his  mercy  ; 

55  As  he  spake  to  our  fathers,  to 
Abraham,  and  to  his  seed  foi-  ever. 

56  And  Mary  abode  with  her 
about  three  months,  and  I'eturned 
to  her  own  house. 

57  Now  Elisabeth's  full  time 
came  that  she  should  be  delivered  ; 
and  she  brought  forth  a  son. 

58  And  her  neighliours  and  her 
** cousins  heard  how  the  Lord  had 
she wenl  great  mercy  upon  her  ;  and 
they  rejoiced  with  her. 

59  And  it  came  to  ])ass,  that  on 
the  eighth  day  they  came  to  cir- 


^  Jiidah : 


«  kinsfolk 


59 


Prophecy  of  Zacharias. 


St.  LUKE,  2. 


The  birth  of  Jesus. 


cumcise  the  child  ;  and  they  ^  called 
him  Zacharias,  after  the  name  of 
his  father. 

60  And  his  mother  answered  and 
said,  Not  so;  but  he  shall  be  called 
John. 

6 1  And  they  said  unto  her,  There 
is  none  of  thy  kindred  that  is  called 
by  this  name. 

62  And  they  made  signs  to  his 
father,  how  he  would  have  him 
called. 

63  And  he  asked  for  a  writing 
-  table,  and  wrote,  saying.  His  name 
is  John.     And  they  marvelled  all. 

64  And  his  mouth  was  opened 
immediately,  and  his  tongue /ooserf, 
and  he  spake,  and  praised  God. 

65  And  fear  came  on  all  that 
dwelt  round  about  them  :  and  all 
these  sayings  were  noised  abroad 
throughout  all  the  hill  country  of 
Judfea. 

66  And  all  they  that  heard  the?)i 
laid  them  up  in  their  hearts,  saying, 
What  manner  of  child  shall  this 
be  !  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was 
with  him. 

67  And  his  father  Zacharias  was 
filled  with  the.  Holy  Ghost,  and 
prophesied,  saying, 

68  Blessed  be  Hhe  Lord  God  of 
Israel ;  for  he  hath  visited  and 
redeemed  his  people, 

69  And  hath  raised  up  an  horn 
of  salvation  for  us  in  the  house  of 
his  servant  David  ; 

70  As  he  spake  by  the  mouth 
of  his  holy  prophets,  which  have 
been  since  the  world  began  : 

71  That  we  should  lie  saved  from 
our  enemies,  and  from  the  hand  of 
all  that  hate  us  ; 

72  To  perfor-m  the  mercy  p>'o- 
mised  to  our  fathers,  and  to  remem- 
ber his  holy  covenant ; 

73  The  oath  which  he  sware  to 
our  father  Aliraham, 

74  That  he  would  grant  unto  us, 
that  we  being  delivered  out  of  the 
hand  of  our  enemies  might  serve 
him  vvitlK)ut  fear, 

75  in  holiness  and  i-ighteousne>ss 
before  him,  all  the  days  of  our  life. 

76  And  thou,  cliild,  shalt  be 
called  the  proj)h('t  (»!'  the  Highest: 
foi'  thou  shalt  go  before  the  face  of 
the  Lord  to  preiiare  his  ways; 

77  To  give  knowledge  of  salva- 
tion unto  his  i)e(;ple  by  the  remis- 
sion of  their  sins, 

7H  Tlu'ough  the  tender  mercy  of 
our  God  ;  \vhei'el)y  th(^  dayspring 
from  on  high  hath  visited  us, 

79  To  give  light  to  tiiem  that  sit 
in  darkness  and  /«  the  shadow  of 
death,  to  guid(!  our  feet  into  the 
way  of  peace. 


80  And  the  child  grew,  and 
waxed  strong  in  spirit,  and  was  in 
the  deserts  till  the  day  of  his  shew- 
ing unto  Israel. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  AvffUdtUK  iaa-etk  all  the  Roman  empire. 
6  The  ndtimti/  of  Clirixt.  S  One  angel  re- 
Inteth  it  to  tlw  s/n-jilienls  :  1:',  nianij  ximj 
praixen  to  Gild  fur  il,  '_']  Clirint  is  ci rcutn- 
cixeil.  '22  3/(iri/  jnu'/fled.  'I-^  ,'</iii<ini  and 
Anna  jirophesi)  of  ( 'hrist :  40  irho  increas- 
eth  in  irixilofn.  4(i  ijiiexl ioneth  in  the  temple 
vith  the  iloctora,  51  and  is  obedient  to  hits 
pa/'eiitx. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  that  there  went  out  a 
deci'ee  from  Ctesar  Augustus,  that 
all  the  world  should  be  ^ taxed. 

2  {^And  this  taxing  was  first 
made  when  C-yrenius  was  governor 
of  Syria. ) 

3  And  all    went    to  ®be  taxed. 


every  one  into  his  own  city. 

4  And  Joseph  also  went  up  from 
Galilee,  out  of  the  city  of  Nazareth, 
into  Judtea,  unto  the  city  of  David, 
which  is  called  Bethlehem;  (be- 
cause he  was  of  the  house  and  line- 
age of  David  :) 

5  To  "be  taxed  with   ISIary   his 


espoused    wife,    being  great   with 
child. 

6  And  so  it  was,  that,  while  they 
were  there,  the  days  were  accom- 
plished that  she  should  be  deli- 
vered. 

7  And  she  brought  forth  her 
firstborn  son,  and  wrapped  him  in 
swaddling  clothes,  and  laid  him  in 
a  manger ;  because  there  was  no 
room  for  them  in  the  inn. 

8  And  there  were  in  the  same 
country  shepherds  abiding  in  the 
fiekl,  keeping  watch  over  tlieir 
flock  by  night. 

9  And,  lo,  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
came  upon  them,  and  the  glory  of 
the  [jord  shone  round  about  them  : 
and  they  wer(>  sore  afi'aid. 

10  And  the  angel  said  unto  them. 
Fear  not :  for,  behold,  I  bring  you 
good  tidings  of  gi'eat  joy,  which 
shall  be  to  all  '^peoi)le. 

1 1  For  unto  you  is  born  this  day 
in  the  city  of  David  a.  Saviour, 
which  is  ('hrist  the   Lord. 

12  And  this  s/m/l  Ar  a  sign  unto 
you;  ^'esh;l,ll  fhidthelxibewiapiied 
in  swaddling  clothes,  lying  in  a 
manger. 

1.3  And  suddenly  there  was  with 
the  angel  a  multitude  of  the  hea- 
venly host  pi'aising  (Jod,  and  say- 
ing, 

14  (Jlory  to  God  in  the  highest, 
and  on  (virth  '■'  pe;ic<'.  giiod  will  lo^ 
warfl  men. 


»  Or, 


*  enrolled. 
^  *  This  was 
the  first 
enrolment 
made  when 
Quirinius 
6  enrol 
themselves 


'  enrol  . 
himself 
with  Mary 
who  was 
betrothed  to 
him. 


'^  the  people. 


'  *  l)eace 
amon<;  men 
in  whom  he 
is  well 
jtleased . 


60 


His  circumcision,  and 


St.  LUKE,  2. 


presentation  in  the  temple. 


15  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the 
angels  were  gone  away  from  them 
into  heaven,  the  shepherds  said 
one  to  another.  Let  us  now  go  eyen 
unto  Bethlehem,  and  see  this  thing 
which  is  come  to  pass,  which  the 
Lord  hath  made  known  unto  us. 

16  And  they  came  with  haste, 
and  found  Mary,  and  Joseph,  and 
the  babe  lying  in  a  manger. 

17  And  when  they  had  seen  it, 
they  made  known  abroad  the  say- 
ing which  was  told  them  concern- 
ing this  child. 

18  And  all  they  that  heard  it 
wondered  at  those  things  whicli 
were  told  them  by  the  shepherds. 

19  But  Mary  kept  all  _  these 
things,  and  pondered  tlieni  in  her 
heart. 

20  And  the  shepherds  retu.rned, 
glorifying  and  praising  God  for  all 
the  things  that  they  had  heard 
and  seen,  as  it  was  told  unto 
them. 

2 1  And  when  eight  days  were 
accomplished  for  the  circumcising 
of  the  child,  his  name  was  called 
JE8US,  which  was  so  named  of 
the  angel  before  he  was  conceived 
in  the  womb. 

22  And  when  the  days  of  her 
purification  according  to  the  law 
of  Moses  were  accomplished,  they 
l)rought  him  to  Jerusalem,  to  pre- 
sent liiin  to  the  Lord  ; 

23  (As  it  is  written  in  the  law  of 
the  Lord,  Every  male  that  0]jen- 
eth  the  womb  shall  be  called  holy 
to  the  Lord  ;)  • 

2-1  And  to  offer  a  sacrifice  accord- 
ing to  that  which  is  said  in  the 
law  of  the  Lord,  A  pair  of  turtle- 
doves, or  two  young  pigeons. 

25  And,  behold,  there  was  a 
man  in  Jerusalem,  whose  name 
inu  Simeon  ;  and  the  same  man 
iiHti^  just  and  devout,  waiting  for 
the  corisolation  of  Israel :  and  the 
Holy  Ghost  was  vipon  him. 

26  And  it  was  revealed  unto 
him  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  that  he 
should  not  see  death,  before  he 
had  seen  the  Lord's  Christ. 

27  And  he  came  by  the  Spirit 
into  the  temple :  and  when  the 
parents  brought  in  tin;  child  Jesus, 
to  do  for  him  after  the  custom  of 
the  law, 

28  Then  took  he  him  up  in  his 
arms,  and  blessed  God,  and  said, 

29  Lord,  now  lettest  thou  thy 
servant  deimrt  in  peace,  according 
to  tliy  word  : 

30  For  mine  eyes  have  seen  thy 
salvation, 

.31   Which    thou    hast    prepared 
before  the  face  of  all  ])e()))le ; 
32  A  light  to  lighten  the  Gen- 


tiles, and  the  glory  of  thy  people 
Israel. 

33  And  Joseph  and  his  mother 
marvelled  at  those  things  which 
were  sijoken  of  him. 

34  And  Simeon  blessed  them, 
and  said  unto  i\Iary  his  mother. 
Behold,  this  diild  is  set  for  ^  the 
fall  and  I'ising  again  of   many  in 


Israel ;  and  for  a  sign  which  shall 
be  spoken  against ; 

35  (Yea,  a  sword  shall  pierce 
through  thy  own  soul  also,)  that 
the  thoughts  of  many  hearts  may 
be  revealed. 

36  And  there  was  one  Anna,  a 
prophetess,  the  daughter  of  Pha- 
nuel,  of  the  tribe  of  ^  Aser :  she 
was  of  a  great  age,  and  had  lived 
with  an  husband  seven  years  from 
her  virginity ; 

37  And  she  was  a  widow  of 
about  fourscore  and  four  years, 
which  departed  not  from  the 
temple,  but  served  God  with  fast- 
ings and  prayers  night  and  day. 

38  And  she  coming  in  that  in- 
stant gave  thanks  likewise  unto 
the  Lord,  and  spake  of  him  to  all 
them  that  looked  for  redemption 
in  Jerusalem. 

39  And  when  they  had  per- 
formed all  things  according  to  the 
law  of  the  Lord,  they  returned 
into  Galilee,  to  their  own  city 
Nazareth. 

40  And  the  child  grew,  and 
waxed  strong  in  spirit,  filled  with 
wisdom  :  and  the  grace  of  God  was 
upon  him. 

4 1  Now  his  parents  went  to  Je- 
rusalem every  year  at  the  feast  of 
the  passover. 

42  And  when  he  was  twelve 
years  old,  they  went  up  to  Jerusa- 
lem after  the  custom  of  the  feast. 

43  And  when  they  had  fulfilled 
the  days,  as  they  I'eturned,  the 
child  Jesus  tarried  behind  in  Jeru- 
salem ;  and  Joseph  and  his  mother 
knew  not  of  it. 

44  But  they,  supposing  him  to 
have  been  in  the  company,  went  a 
day's  journey ;  and  they  sought 
him  among  their  kinsfolk  and 
acquaintance. 

45  And  when  they  found  hira 
not,  they  turned  back  again  to 
Jervisalem,  seeking  him. 

46  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  after 
three  days  they  found  him  in  the 
temple,  sitting  in  the  midst  of  the 
doctors,  both  hearing  them,  and 
asking  them  ()uestions. 

47  And  all  that  heard  him  were 
astonished  at  his  understanding 
anfl  answers. 

48  And  when  tliey  saw  him,  they 
were  amazed  :  and  his  mother  said 


1  the  falling 
and  the 


2  Asher : 


61 


The  2)reaching  of  John. 


St.  LUKE,  3. 


His  baptism  of  Jesus. 


unto  him,  Son,  why  hast  thou  thus 
dealt  with  usl  behold,  thy  father 
and  I  have  sought  thee  sorrowing. 
49  And  he  said  unto  them,  How 
is  it  that  ye  sought  me  1  wist  ye  not 
that  I  must  be  '  about  my  Father's 
business  ? 


50  And  tliey  understood  not  the 
saying  which  he  spake  unto  them. 

51  And  he  went  down  with  them, 
and  came  to  Nazareth,  and  was 
subject  unto  them  :  but  his  mother 
kept  all  these  sayings  in  her  heart. 

52  And  Jesus  increased  in  wis- 
dom and  stature,  and  in  favour 
with  God  and  man. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Thepreaehivg  andhaptiKiii  iif  JdIiu  :  15  Mfi 
testimony  of  Christ.  'M  llirml  hnjirisoneth 
John.  21  Christ  hajilixni.  iwtiiidh  testi- 
mony from  heaven.  2',j  J'he  a(/e,  midgene- 
ulogy  of  Christ  from  Joseph  upieards. 

IVrOW  in  the  fifteenth  year  of  the 
i-^  reign  of  Tiberius  C;esar,  Pon- 
tius Pilate  being  governor  of  Ju- 
daea, and  Herod  being  tetrarch  of 
Galilee,  and  his  brother  Philip  te- 
trarch of  Itui'jiea  and  of  the  region 
of  Trachonitis,  and  Lysanias  the 
tetrarch  of  Abilene, 

2  Annas  and  Caiaphas  being  the 
high  priests,  the  word  of  God  came 
unto  .John  the  son  of  Zacharias  in 
the  wilderness. 

3  And  he  came  into  all  the  coun- 
try about  Jordan,  preaching  the 
baptism  of  repentance  '"  for  the  re- 
mission of  sins ; 

4  As  it  is  written  in  the  book  of 
the  words  of  ^  Esaias  the  prophet, 
saying,  The  voice  of  one  crying  in 
th(;  wilderness.  Prepare  ye  the 
way  of  the  Lord,  make  his  paths 
straight. 

5  Every  valley  shall  be  filled,  and 
every  mountain  and  hill  shall  be 
brought  low  ;  and  the  crooked  shall 
be  made  straight,  and  the  rough 
ways  i^haU  fn'  \\v,u\v,  smooth  ; 

G  And  all  ilesh  shall  see  the  sal- 
vation of  (jlod. 

7  Then  said  he  to  the  multitude 
that  came  forth  to  be  baptizcxJ  of 
him,  ()  ^generation  of  vipers,  who 
hatli  war-Tied  you  to  flee  from  the 
wrath  to  come '? 

iS  luring  ff)rth  therefore  fruits 
wor'thy  of  I'epeiitance,  and  begin 
not  to  say  within  youi'selves,  \\'(^ 
have  Abraham  to  our  father :  for 
I  say  unto  you,  That  (Jod  is  able 
of  these  stories  to  raise  up  children 
unto  :\bi-aham. 

!)  And  now  also  the  .-ixe  is  laid 
unto  the  rf)ot  of  the  ti'e(>s:  evcn-y 
tree  therefore  which  bringeth  not 
forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and 
cast  into  the  fire. 


10  And  the  people  asked  him, 
saying,  What  shall  we  do  then*? 

1 1  He  answereth  and  saith  unto 
them.  He  that  hath  two  coats,  let 
him  impart  to  him  that  hath  none  ; 
and  he  that  hath  ^  meat,  let  him  do 
likewise. 

1 2  Then  came  also  *  publicans  to 
be  baptized,  and  said  unto  him. 
Master,  what  shall  we  do'l 

13  And  he  said  unto  them,  Exact 
no  more  than  that  which  is  ap- 
pointed you. 

14  And  the  soldiers  likewise  de- 
manded of  him,  saying.  And  what 
shall  we  do?  And  he  said  unto 
them.  Do  violence  to  no  man,  nei- 
ther accuse  any  falsely ;  and  be 
content  with  your  wages. 

15  And  as  the  people  were  in  ex- 
pectation, and  all  men  mused  in 
their  hearts  of  John,  whether  he 
were  the  Christ,  or  not ; 

16  John  answered,  saying  unto 
them  all,  1  indeed  baptize  you  with 
water ;  but  one  mightier  than  I 
Cometh,  the  latchet  of  whose  shoes 
I  am  not  worthy  to  unlo(jse  :  he 
shall  baptize  you  with  the  Holy 
Ghost  and  with  fire  : 

17  Whose  fan  is  in  his  hand,  and 
he  will  throughly  purge  his  '' Hoor, 
and  will  gather  the  wheat  into 
his  garner ;  but  the  chaff  he  will 
burn  with  fire  unquenchable. 

18  And   '^  many  other  things   in 


his  exhortation   preaciied  he  unto 


the  ijeople. 

19  15ut  Herod  the  tetrarch,  being 
reproved  by  him  for  Herodias  his 
brother  Philip's  wife,  and  for  all 
the  evils  which  Herod  had  done, 

20  Added  yet  this  above  all,  that 
he  shut  up  -lohn  in  prison. 

21  Now  when  all  tlie  people  were 
baptized,  it  came  to  pass,  that  Je- 
sus also  being  baptized,  and  pray- 
ing, the  heaven  was  opened, 

22  And  the  Holy  Ghost  de- 
scended in  a  bodily  '^ shape  like  a 
dove  up(m  him,  and  a  xoice  came 
from  heaven,  which  said,  Thou  ai't 
my  beloved  Son  ;  in  thee  1  am  well 
pleased. 

23  An(]  .Jesus  "himself  bega.n  to 
be_about  thirty  ycai's  of  age,  hcing 
(as  was  sui)|»os('(l)  the  son  of  Joseph, 
which  was  tin'  xoii  of  lleli, 

21  Whicii  was  ihrxovoi  Matthat, 
which  was  th,e  kov  of  Ltn-i,  which 
was  the  xon  f>f  Melchi,  which  wa,s 
the  aon  of  '"  -laniia,.  which  was  the 
mn  of  Jos(>|)h, 

25  Wliicli  was  the  s^nn  of  Matta- 
thias,  which  was  tJie  son  of  Amos, 


*  TliiU  is,  collectors  or  renters  of  Ro- 
man taxes. 


62 


Christ^ s  genealogy. 


St.  LUKE,  4. 


His  fast  and  temptation. 


which  was  the  son  of  '  Na,um,  which 
was  the  son  of  Esli,  which  was  the 
son  of  -  Nagge, 

26  Which  was  the  son  of  Maath, 
whicli  was  the  son  of  Mattathias, 
which  was  the  son  of  ^  Semei,  which 
was  the  son  of  Joseph,  which  was 
the  son  of  Juda, 

27  Which  was  the  son  of ''  Joanna. 
which  was  the  son  of  Rhesa,  which 
was  the  son  of  ^  Zorobabel,  which 
was  the  son  of  ^  Salathiel,  wliich  was 
the  s(jn  of  Neri, 

28  Which  was  t}i.e  son  of  Melchi, 
which  was  the  soji  of  Ad(H,  which 
was  the  son  of  Ct»sani,  which  was 
the  sou  of  ^  Ehnoflam.  wliich  was 
the  son  of  Er, 

29  Which  was  the  .sow  of  .Jose, 
which  was  the  son  of  Ehezer,  whicla 
was  the  son  of  Jorini,  which  was 
the  son  of  Matthat,  which  was  the 
son  of  Levi, 

30  Which  was  the  son  of  Simeon, 
which  was  the  son  of  Juda,  which 
was  the  son  of  Joseph,  which  was 
the  son  of  Jonan,  which  was  the  son 
of  Ehakim, 

31  Which  was  the  son  of  Melea, 
which  was  tJie  son  of  Menan,  which 
was  the  son  of  Mattatha,  which  was 
the  .^on  of  Nathan,  which  was  the 
son  of  David, 

32  Which  was  the  son  of  Jesse, 
which  was  the  son  of  Obefl,  which 
was  tJie  son  of  ^  Booz,  which  was 
the  son  of  Sahiion,  which  was  the 
son  of  *  Naasson, 

33  Which  was  the  son  of  Amina- 
dab,  which  was  the  son  of  Aram, 
which  was  the  son  of  '"Esrom. 
which  was  the  son  of  ^'  Pliares. 
which  was  the  son  of  ^- Juda. 

34  Which  was  the  son  of  Jacob, 
which  was  the  son  of  Isaac,  which 
was  the  son  of  Abraham,  which  was 
the  son  of  ''^Thaiu.  which  was  the 
son.  of  "  Nachor, 


35  Whicli  was  tlie  son  of  ^^Saruch, 
which  was  the  son  of  ^"  llagau.  which 
was  the  son  of  ''''  Phalec,  which  was 
tJie  son  of  "^Heber,  which  was  tlte 
son  of  ^^  Sala, 

30  Whicli  was  the  son  of  Cainan, 
which  was  tlie  son  of  Arphaxad, 
which  was  the  son  of  '-°Sem,  which 
was  the  son  of  "'  Noe,  wliich  was 
the  son  of  Lamech, 

37  Which  was  the  son  of  ^  Mathu- 
sala,  which  was  the  son  of  Enoch, 
which  was  tlie  -ton  of  Jared,  which 
was  the  son  of  "•'■  Ahilcleel,  which  was 
the  son  of  Cainan, 


38  Which  was  tlie  son  of  Enos, 
v/hich  was  the  son  of  Seth,  which 
was  the  son  of  Adam,  which  was 
the  son  of  God. 

CHAPTER  4. 

t  The  temptatiiin  and  fuKthuj  of  Chrint.  13 
He  ovefcoineth  the  deril :  14  heginneth-  to 
preach.  IG  Thepeople  of  Isdzarethadmire 
his  gracious  wordn.  88  He  cureth  one 
poxxenfied  of  <i  derif  38  Peter's  mother  in 


Unr.  4(1 

Old  d 

!rrr.'<<,/h( 

r  Kick  jiersonv.     41 

Tin-  d,  r 

7.S   </,■ 

kiinirledi 

('    ('hrist,   aiid  are 

repiii  !■,_'< 

for 

t.     48  lie 

p  red  ch  eth  th  >  -on  gh 

the  citiets 

AND   Jesus    being-   full    of  the 
a 


full 
oly    Ghost     returned    from 
Jordan,  and  was  led  by  the  Spirit 
into  the  wilderness, 

2  Being  forty  days  tempted  of 
the  devil.  Ana  in  those  days  he 
did  eat  nothing :  and  when  they 
were  ended,  he  afterward  hun- 
gered. 

3  And  the  devil  said  unto  him. 
If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  com- 
mand this  stone  that  it  be  made 
bread. 

4  And  Jesus  answered  him,  say- 
ing. It  is  written.  That  man  shall 
not  live  by  bread  alone,  but  by 
every  word  of  God. 

5  And  the  devil,  taking  him  up 
into  an  high  mountain,  shewed 
unto  him  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 
world  in  a  moment  of  time. 

6  And  the  devil  said  unto  him. 
All  this  power  will  I  give  thee,  and 
the  glory  of  them  :  for  that  is  de- 
livered unto  me ;  and  to  whomso- 
ever I  will  I  give  it. 

7  If  thou  therefore  wilt  worship 
me,  all  shall  be  thine. 

8  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  him.  Get  thee  behind  me,  Sa- 
tan :  for  it  is  written.  Thou  shalt 
worship  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
him  only  shalt  thou  serve. 

9  And  he  brought  him  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  set  him  on  -""  a  pinnacle 


of  the  temple,  and  said  unto  him. 
If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  cast 
thyself  down  from  hence  : 

10  For  it  is  written,  He  shall 
give  his  angels  charge  over  thee,  to 
keep  thee  : 

11  And  in  their  liands  they 
shall  bear  thee  up, lest  -^  at  any  time 


*0r, 


thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 

12  And  Jesus  answering  said 
unto  him.  It  is  said.  Thou  shalt  not 
tempt  the  Lord  thy  God. 

13  And  wlien  the  devil  had 
""ended  all  the  temptation,  he  de- 
parted  fiom  hun  for  a  season. 

14  11  And  Jesus  returned  in  the 
power  of  the  Spirit  into  Galilee : 
and  there  went  out  a  fame  of 
him  thi'ougli  all  the  region  round 
about. 


'-'^  the  wing 


25  haply 


-6  coniiileted 
every 


71 


Jesus  rejected  at  Nazareth. 


St.  LUKE,  4. 


Miracles  at  Caperna%im. 


1  roll 

2  Isaiah. 

3  roll, 


■*  good 
tidings 


3  roll, 

5  attendant. 


Elijah, 


1  Elijah 
sent,  ))ut 
only  unto 
Zarephath, 

8  Elisha 
'■'  hut  only 


1.5  And  he  taught  in  their  syna- 
gogues, being  glorified  of  all. 

16  ^  And  he  came  to  Nazareth, 
where  he  had  been  brought  up : 
and,  as  his  custom  was,  he  went 
into  the  synagogue  on  the  sab- 
bath day,  and  stood  up  for  to 
read. 

17  And  there  was  delivered  unto 
him  the  ^  book  of  the  prophet 
"  Esaias.  And  when  he  had  opened 
the  ^  book,  he  found  the  place 
where  it  was  written, 

18  The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  is  upon 
me,  because  he  hath  anointed  me 
to  preach  ^  the  gospel  to  the  poor  ; 
he  hath  sent  me  to  heal  the  broken- 
hearted, to  preach  deliverance  to 
the  captives,  and  recovering  of 
sight  to  the  blind,  to  set  at  liberty 
them  that  are  bruised, 

1 9  To  preach  the  acceptable  year 
of  the  Lord. 

20  And  he  closed  the  ^book.  and 
he  gave  it  again  to  the  "  minister. 
and  sat  down.  And  the  eyes  of  all 
them  that  were  in  the  synagogue 
were  fastened  on  him. 

21  And  he  began  to  say  unto 
them.  This  day  is  this  scripture 
fultilled  in  your  ears. 

22  And  all  bare  him  witness,  and 
wondered  at  the  gracious  words 
which  proceeded  out  of  his  mouth. 
And  they  said.  Is  not  this  Joseph's 
son  ] 

23  And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye 
will  surely  say  unto  me  this  pro- 
verb, Physician,  heal  thyself : 
whatsoever  we  have  heard  done  in 
Capernaum,  do  also  here  in  thy 
country. 

24  And  he  said.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you.  No  prophet  is  accepted  in  his 
own  country. 

25  But  I  tell  you  of  a  truth, 
many  wi(lo\vs  were  in  Israel  in  the 
days  of  ''  l^^lias.  when  the  heaven 
was  shut  up  t\\v(\e,  years  and  six 
months,  when  gi'eat  famine  was 
throughout  all  tlie  land  ; 

26  l>ut  unto  none  of  them  was 
"  Elias  sent,  save  unto  Sar<'i)t!i.  a 
city  of  .Sidon,  unto  a  woman  tini f 
tuaii  a  widow. 

27  And  many  lenei's  wer(^  in 
Israel  in  the  time  or  "  Eli  sens  the 
l)roi)liet;  and  none  oi  them  was 
cleansed,  "  saving  Naaman  the 
Syrian. 

28  And  all  they  in  the  synagogue, 
when  they  heard  these  things,  weic 
filled  with  wrath, 

29  And  rose  uj),  and  tlii'ust  him 
out  of -the  (Mty,  and  led  liim  unto 
the  brow  of  the  hill  whereon  their 


city  was   built,   that   they  might 
cast  him  down  headlong. 

30  But  he  passing  through  the 
midst  of  them  went  his  way, 

31  And  came  down  to  Caper- 
naum, a  city  of  Galilee,  and  taught 
them  on  the  sabbath  '"  days. 

32  And  they  were  astonished  at 
his  ^'  doctrine  :  for  his  word  was 
with  ^~  power. 

33  H  And  in  the  synagogue  there 
was  a  man,  which  had  a  spirit  of 
an  unclean  '■'  devil,  and  cried  out 
with  a  loud  voice, 

34  Saying,  Let  us  alone ;  what 
have  we  to  do  with  thee,  thou 
Jesus  of  Nazareth^  art  thou  come 
to  destroy  us^  I  know  thee  who 
thou  art ;  the  Holy  One  of  God. 

35  And  Jesus  rebuked  him,  say- 
ing. Hold  thy  peace,  and  come  out 
of  him.  And  when  the  '^  devil  had 
thrown  him  in  the  midst,  he  came 
out  of  him,  and  hurt  him  not. 

36  And  they  were  all  amazed, 
and  spake  among  themselves,  say- 
ing. What  a  word  is  this  !  for  with 
authority  and  power  he  com- 
mandeth  the  unclean  spirits,  and 
they  come  out. 

37  And  the  fame  of  him  went 
out  into  every  place  of  the  country 
round  about. 

38  ^  And  he  arose  out  of  the 
synagogue,  and  entered  into  Si- 
mon's house.  And  Simon's  wife's 
mother  was  taken  with  a  great 
fever ;  and  they  besought  him  for 
her. 

39  And  he  stood  over  her,  and 
rebuked  the  fever ;  and  it  left 
her :  and  immediately  she  arose 
and  ministered  unto  them. 

40  II  Now  when  the  sun  was 
setting,  all  they  that  had  any 
sick  with  divers  diseases  bi'ought 
them  unto  him  ;  and  he  laid  liis 
hands  on  every  one  of  them,  and 
healed  them. 

41  And  '•' devils  also  came  out 
of  many,  crying  out,  and  saying. 
Thou  art  Christ  the  Son  of  God. 
And  he  rebuking  fhi'iii  suffered 
them  not  to  speak  :  for  they  knew 
that  he  was  "'Christ. 

42  And  when  it  was  day,  he 
departed  and  went  into  a  desert 
l)lace  :  and  the  ])(>()j)le  sought  him, 
and  came  unto  him,  and  stayed 
him,  that  he  should  not  depart 
from  them. 

43  And  he  said  unto  thern,  I 
nuist  preach  '"  the  kingdom  of  God 
to  other  cities  also:  foi'  thei'efore 
am   1  sent. 

44  And  he  preaclied  in  the  syna- 
gogues of  (jalile(\ 


64 


Call  of  disciples. 


St.  LUKE,  5. 


Christ  forgioetli  sins. 


CHAPTER  5. 


1  Christ  tedcheih  the  j^eopJe  out  of  Peter' li 
n/u'ji :  4  ill  a  iiiiraculous  tctkiiny  of  Jishes, 
nhirireth  hoio  he  will  make  him  and  his 
■jxirtiierK  Jishem  of -men:  12  cleunseth  the 
leper:  \i'>' prai/etll  in.  the  wilderness:  IS 
heiili-th  one  si'ek  of  the  palsy:  27  eitlleth 
Miitlheip  the  pnhlicun  :  2!)  eateth  with  sin- 
ners, lis  heiiiij  the  phi/sieian  of  souls :  34 
foretelletli  the  fiistimjs  luiil  ii0ictions  <f 
the  ajiostles  after  his  aseeiision  :  lUiiind 
likeneth  fainiheiirted  and  weak,  disciples 
to  old  bottles  and  worn  garnientti. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as 
the  peoplei  pressed  vipon  him 
to  hear  the  woi'cl  of  God,  he  stood 
by  the  lake  of  Gennesaret, 

2  And  saw  two  '  ships  standing 
by  the  lake :  but  the  fishermen 
were  gone  out  of  them,  and  were 
washing  their  nets. 

3  And  he  entered  into  one  of 
the  '"  ships,  which  was  Simon's, 
and  prayed  him  that  he  would 
thrust  out  a  little  from  the  land. 
And  he  sat  down,  and  taught  the 
people  out  of  the  ^  ship. 

4  Now  when  he  had  left  speak- 
ing, he  said  unto  Simon,  Launch 
out  into  the  deep,  and  let  down 
your  nets  for  a  draught. 

5  And  Simon  answering  said 
unto  him.  Master,  we  have  toiled 
all  the  night,  and  have  taken  no- 
thing :  nevertheless  at  thy  word  I 
will  let  down  the  net. 

6  And  when  they  had  this  done, 
they  inclosed  a  great  multitude  of 
fishes  :  and  their  net  *  brake. 

7  And  they  beckoned  unto  their 
partners,  which  were  in  the  other 
°  ship,  that  they  should  come  and 
help  them.  And  they  came,  and 
filled  both  the  -  ships,  so  that  they 
began  to  sink. 

8  When  Simon  Peter  saw  it,  he 
fell  down  at  Jesus'  knees,  saying, 
Depai't  from  me ;  for  I  am  a  sinful 
man,  O  Lord. 

9  For  he  was  astonished,  and  all 
that  were  with  him,  at  the  draught 
of  the  fishes  which  they  had  taken  : 

10  And  so  uuiii  also  James,  and 
John,  the  sons  of  Zebedee,  whicli 
were  partners  with  Simon.  And 
Jesus  said  unto  Simon,  Fear  not ; 
from  henceforth  thou  shalt  catch 
men. 

1 1  And  when  they  had  brought 
their  '  ships  to  land,  they  forsook 
all,  and  followefl  iiim. 

12  U  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
he  was  in  a  certain  city,  behold  a 
man  full  of  leprosy:  who  seeing 
Jesus  fell  on  liiit  face,  and  besought 
him,  saying,  Lord,  if  thou  wilt, 
thou  canst  make  nu»  clean. 

13  And  he  put  ff)rth  A/.s  hand, 
and  touched   him,  saying,  I  will : 


be  thou  clean.     And  immediately 
the  leprosy  departed  from  him. 

14  And  he  charged  him  to  tell 
no  man  :  but  go,  and  shew  thyself 
to  the  priest,  and  offer  for  thy 
cleansing,  according  as  Moses  com- 
manded, for  a  testimony  unto 
them. 

15  But  so  much  the  more  went 
there  a  fame  abroad  of  him  :  and 
great  multitudes  came  together  to 
hear,  and  to  be  healed  by  him  of 
their  infirmities. 

16  H  And  he  withdrew  himself 
into  the  wilderness,  and  prayed. 

1 7  And  it  came  to  pass  on  a  cer- 
tain day,  as  he  was  teaching,  that 
there  were  Pharisees  and  doctors 
of  the  law  sitting  by,  which  were 
come  out  of  every  town  of  Galilee, 
and  Judiea,  and  Jerusalem :  and 
the  power  of  the  Lord  was  present 
to  heal  them. 

18  ^  And,  behold,  men  brought 
in  a  bed  a  man  which  was  taken 
with  a  palsy :  and  they  sought 
means  to  bring  him  in,  and  to  lay 
him  before  him. 

19  And  when  they  could  not 
find  by  what  imy  they  might  bring 
him  in  because  of  the  multitude, 
they  went  upon  the  housetop,  and 
let  him  down  through  the  tiling 
with  Ills  couch  into  the  midst  be- 
fore Jesus. 

20  And  when  he  saw  their  faith, 
he  said  unto  him,  Man,  thy  sins 
are  forgiven  thee. 

2 1  And  the  scribes  and  the  Phari- 
sees began  to  reason,  saying.  Who 
is  this  which  speaketh  blasphe- 
mies'? Who  can  forgive  sins,  but 
God  alone'? 

22  Lut  when  Jesus  perceived 
their  thoughts,  he  answering  said 
unto  them.  What  reason  ye  in  your 
hearts  1 

23  Whether  is  easier,  to  say.  Thy 
sins  be  forgiven  thee ;  or  to  say, 
Rise  up  and  walk"? 

24  But  that  ye  may  know  that 
the  Son  of  man  hath  "^  power  upon 
earth  to  foi-give  sins,  (he  said  unto 
the  sick  of  the  palsy,)  I  say  unto 
thee,  Ai'ise,  and  take  up  thy  couch, 
and  go  into  thine  house. 

25  And  innnediately  he  rose  up 
liefore  them,  and  took  up  that 
whereon  he  lay,  and  departed  to 
his  own  house,  glorifying  God. 

26  And  they  were  all  amazed, 
and  they  glorified  God,  and  were 
filled  with  fear,  saying.  We  have 
seen  str;inge  things  to  day. 

27  II  And  after  these  things  he 
went  forth,  and  saw  *a  publican, 


6  authority 


*  See  note  on  ch.  Hi.  12. 


65 


Question  about  fasting. 


St.  LUKE,  6. 


The  twelve  apostles 


1  place  of 
toll: 


2  sons 


8  else  he  will 
reud  the 
new,  and 
also  tlie 
piet^e  from 
the  new  will 
not  atfi'ce 
with  the;  old. 
*  wine- 
.skiiis ; 
s  skins, 
6  skins 


'  t  a  sab- 
batli, 

8  grain 


named  Levi,  sitting  at  the  'receipt 
of  custdm :  and  he  said  unto  Juin, 
i^'oUow  nie. 

28  And  he  left  all,  rose  up,  and 
followed  him. 

29  And  Levi  made  him  a  great 
feast  in  his  own  house  :  and  there 
was  a  great  company  of  *  publicans 
and  of  others  that  sat  down  with 
them. 

30  Rut  their  scribes  and  Phari- 
sees murmured  against  his  disci- 
ples, saying.  Why  do  ye  eat  and 
drink  with  *  publicans  and  sin- 
ners 1 

31  And  Jesus  answering  said 
unto  them,  They  that  are  whole 
need  not  a  physician ;  but  they 
that  are  sick. 

32  I  came  not  to  call  the  right- 
eous, but  sinners  to  repentance. 

33  ^  And  they  said  unto  him. 
Why  do  the  disciples  of  John  fast 
often,  and  make  prayers,  and  like- 
wise the  disciples  of  the  Pharisees  ; 
but  thine  eat  and  drink "? 

34  And  he  said  unto  them,  Can 
ye  make  the  -children  of  the  bi-ide- 
chamber  fast,  while  tlie  bridegroom 
is  with  them  1 

35  But  the  days  will  come,  when 
the  bridegroom  shall  be  taken  away 
from  them,  and  then  shall  they  fast 
in  those  days. 

3G  11  And  he  spake  also  a  parable 
unto  them  ;  N(j  man  putteth  a  piece 
of  a  new  garment  upon  an  ola  ;  •'_if 
otherwise,  then  both  the  new  mak- 


etli  a  rent,  and  the  piece  that  was 
taken  out  of   the  new  as/rfpth  not 


with  tlie  olfl. 


37  And  no  man  putteth  new  wine 
into  old  ^ bottles:  else  the  new  wine 
will  burst  the  "  bottles,  and  be 
spilled,  and  the"  bottles  shall  perish. 

3(S  Put  new  wine  must  be  put 
into  new  ''bottles:  and  both  are  pre- 
served. 

39  No  man  also  having  drunk 
old  iviw  straightway  desireth  new  : 
foi-  he  saith,  The  old  is  better. 

CHAPTER  G. 

1  ChHnt  reprnrteth  Ihe  I'lidriKCfH'  hlhidvcm^ 
(ihotit  the  ohverratioii  of  the  Huhlxith,  In/ 
Keripiure,  reiinon,  diid  mlrncle:  Vi  rhoo'-!- 
eth  Itcelre  itpoMlfX :  11  heii/cth  the.  ilix- 
eased  :  20  preitvheth  to  his  ilincipleshefore 
tlie  people  (if  lile,Hsi>i(f.i  dm/  citrneH  :  27  '/inir 
v-e  mn/ft  lore  oar  enemies  :  46  diid  join  llw 
obedience  of  good  loorkx  to  the  hedriiui  of 
the  word  :  text  in.  the  eril  day  of  teinptdtioi, 
lee  fall  like  dii  houxe  l/iii/t  iipon  the  fdtv  of 
the  edrth,  withont  dny  fownddiioii. 

AND  it  came  to  r)ass  on   '^tlie 
second  sMl)l)ath  aftci'  tlie  lirsl. 
that  he   went  through   the  \-orn 


*  (See  note  on  ch.  Hi.  12. 


lOr, 


fields  ;  and  his  disciples  plucked 
the  '-'  ears  of  corn,  and  did  eat,  rub- 
bing them  in  their  hands. 

2  And  certain  of  the  Pharisees 
said  unto  them,  Why  do  ye  that 
which  is  not  lawful  to  do  on  the 
sabbath  days'? 

3  And  Jesus  answering  them 
said.  Have  ye  not  read  so  much  as 
this,  what  David  did,  when  himself 
was  an  hungred,  and  they  which 
were  with  him  ; 

4  How  he  went  into  the  house  of 
God,  and  did  take  and  eat  the  shew- 
l)read,  and  gave  also  to  them  that 
were  with  him  ;  which  it  is  not  law- 
ful to  eat  but  for  the  priests  alone  1 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  That 
the  Son  of  man  is  Lord  also  of  the 
sabbath. 

G  And  it  came  to  pass  also  on  an- 
other sabbatli,  that  he  entered  into 
the  synagogue  and  taught :  and 
there  was  a  man  whose  right  hand 
was  withered. 

7  And  the  scribes  and  Pharisees 
watched  him,  whether  he  would 
heal  on  the  sabbath  day  ;  that  they 
might  find  an  accusation  against 
him. 

8  Put  he  knew  their  thoughts, 
and  said  to  the  man  which  had  the 
withered  hand.  Rise  up,  and  stand 
forth  in  the  midst.  And  he  arose 
and  stood  forth. 

9  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them,  T 
will  ask  you  one  thing  ;  Is  it  lawful 
on  the  sabbath  days  to  do  good,  or 
to  do  evil?  to  save  life,  or  to  destroy 
it  ? 

10  And  looking  round  about 
upon  them  all,  he  said  unto  the 
man.  Stretch  forth  thy  hand.  And 
he  did  so  :  and  his  hand  was  re- 
stored whole  as  the  other. 

11  And  they  were  filled  with 
madness;  and  communed  one  with 
another  what  they  might  do  to 
Jesus. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  that  he  went  out  into  a 
mouritain  to  pray,  and  continued 
all  night  in  prayer  to  (Jod. 

13  11  7\nd  when  it  was  day,  he 
called  unto  him,  his  disciples:  and 
of  them  he  chose  twelve,  whom 
also  he  named  ajiostles: 

14  SinioM,  (whom  he  also  nji.nied 
Peter,)  and  Andrew  his  l)rotlier, 
James  and  John,  Philip  and  I'.ar- 
tholomew, 

15  Matthew  and  Thomas.  James 
tlie  .<(>v  of  Alph;eus,  and  Simon 
call(>d  '"Zelotes 

IG  And  .)  ndas  tlie  hrother  of 
•lames,  and  .ludas  Iscariot,  which 
also  was  the  traito?-. 

17  II  And  he  ca,m<'  down  with 
them,  and  stood  "  in  the  plain,  and 


ee 


II  on 
I  place. 


Blessings  and  icoes. 


St.  LUKE,  6. 


Sermon  on  the  plain. 


the  company  of  his  disciples,  and  a 
great  multitude  of  people  out  of 
allJuda^a  and  .Jerusalem,  and  from 
the  sea  coast  of  Tyre  and  ISidon, 
which  came  to  iiear  him,  and  to  be 
iiealed  of  their  diseases  ; 

18  And  they  that  were  vexed 
with  unclean  spirits :  and  tliey 
were   liealed. 

19  And  the  whole  multitude 
sought  to  touch  him :  for  there 
went  virtue  out  of  him,  and  liealed 
them  all. 

20  U  And  he  lifted  up  his"  eyes 
on  his  disciples,  and  said.  Blessed 
he  ye  poor :  for  yours  is  the  king- 
dom of  GJod. 

21  Blessed  are  ye  that  hunger 
now :  for  ye  shall  be  filled.  Blessed 
(ire  ye  that  weei)  ziow  :  for  ye  shall 
laugh. 

22  Blessed  are  ye,  when  men 
shall  hate  you,  and  when  they 
shall  separate  you  from  their  com- 
jxiny,  and  shall  reproach  you,  and 
cast  out  your  name  as  evil,  for  the 
Son  of  man's  sake. 

23  Rejoice  ye  in  that  day,  and 
leap  for  joy  :  for,  behold,  your  re- 
ward is  great  in  heaven  :  for  in  the 
like  maimer  did  their  fathers  unto 
the  prophets. 

2-1:  But  woe  unto  you  that  are 
rich !  for  ye  have  received  your 
consolation. 

25  Woe  unto  you  that  are  full ! 
for  ye  shall  hunger.  Woe  unto  you 
that  laugh  now !  for  ye  shall  mourn 
and  weep. 

20  Woe  unto  you,  when  all  men 
shall  speak  well  of  you  !  for  so  did 
their  fathers  to  the  false  prophets. 

27  II  But  I  say  unto  you  which 
hear,  Love  your  enemies,  do  good 
to  them  which  hate  you, 

28  Bless  them  that  curse  you, 
and  pray  for  them  which  despite- 
fuUy  use  you. 

29  And  unto  him  that  smiteth 
thee  on  the  one  cheek  offer  also  the 
othei' ;  and  hini  that  taketh  away 
thy  cloke  forbid  not  to  take  thy  coat 
also. 

30  Give  to  every  man  that  ask- 
eth  of  thee  •  and  of  him  that  tak- 
eth away  thy  goods  ask  them  not 
again. 

31  And  as  ye  would  that  men 
should  do  to  you,  do  ye  also  to 
them  likewise. 

32  For  if  ye  love  tliem  which 
love  .you,  what  thank  have  ye  ?  for 
sinners  also  love  those  that  love 
them. 

33  And  if  ye  do  good  to  them 
which  do  good  to  you,  wliat  thank 
have  ye?  for  sinners  also  do  even 
the  sam(\ 

34  And  if   ye  lend   to   them   of 


whom  ye  hope  to  receive,  what 
thank  have  ye?  for  sinners  also 
lend  to  sinners,  to  recei\  e  as  much 
again. 

35  But  love  ye  your  enemies,  and 
do  good,  and  lend,  hoping  for  no- 
thing again ;  and  your  reward 
shall  be  great,  and  ye  shall  be  the 
children  of  the  Highest :  for  he  is 
kind  unto  the  unthankful  and  to 
the  evil. 

36  Be  .ye  therefore  merciful,  as 
your  Father  also  is  merciful. 

37  Judge  not,  and  ye  shall  not 
be  judged  :  condemn  not,  and  ye 
shall  not  be  condemned :  forgive, 
and  ye  shall  be  forgiven: 

38  Give,  and  it  shall  be  given 
unto  you  ;  good  measure,  pressed 
down,  and  shaken  together,  anrl 
running  over,  shall  men  give  into 
your  bosom.  For  with  the  same 
measure  that  ye  mete  withal  it 
shall  be  measured  to  you  again. 

39  And  he  spake  a  parable  unto 
them.  Can  the  blind  lead  the 
blind  ?  shall  they  not  both  fall  into 
the  ditch? 

40  The  disciple  is  not  above  his 
master  :  but  every  one  that  is  per- 
fect shall  be  as  his  master. 

41  And  why  beholdest  -thou  the 
mote  that  is  in  thy  brother's  eye, 
but  perceivest  not  the  beam  that 
is  in  thine  own  eye? 

42  Either  how  canst  thou  say  to 
thy  brother.  Brother,  let  me  pull 
out  the  mote  that  is  in  thine  eye, 
when  thou  thyself  beholdest  not 
the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye  ? 
Thou  hypocrite,  cast  out  first  the 
beam  out  of  thine  own  eye,  and 
then  shalt  thou  see  clearly  to  pull 
out  the  mote  that  is  in  thy  Jorother's 
eye. 

43  For  a  good  tree  bringeth  not 
forth  cori'upt  fruit ;  neither  doth  a 
corrupt  tree  bring  forth  good  fruit. 

44  For  every  tree  is  known  by 
his  own  fruit.  For  of  thorns  men 
do  not  gather  figs,  nor  of  a  bramble 
bush  gather  they  grapes. 

45  A  good  man  out  of  the  good 
treasure  of  his  heart  bringeth  forth 
that  which  is  good  ;  and  an  evil 
man  out  of  the  evil  treasure  of  his 
heart  bringeth  forth  that  which  is 
evil  :  for  of  the  abundance  of  the 
heart  his  mouth  speaketh. 

46  *\  And  why  call  ye  me,Lord, 
Lord,  and  do  not  the  things  which 
I  say  ? 

47  Whosoever  cometh  to  me,  and 
heareth  my  sayings,  and  (ioeth 
them,  1  will  shew  j^ou  to  whom  he 
is  like  : 

4S  He  is  ]ik(^  a  man  which  built 
an  house,  and  digged  deep,  and 
laid  the  foundation  on  a  rock  :  and 


67 


T7te  centurio)i' s  servant. 


St.  LUKE,  7. 


Tlie  ividow  of  JSfain^s  son. 


when  the  flood  arose,  the  sti'eam 
beat  vehemently  upon  that  house, 
and  could  not  shake  it :  foi*  it  was 
founded  upon  a  rock. 

49  But  he  that  heareth,  and  do- 
eth  not,  is  like  a  man  that  without 
a  foundation  built  an  house  upon 
the  earth ;  against  which  the  stream 
did  beat  vehemently,  and  immedi- 
ately it  fell ;  and  the  ruin  of  that 
house  was  great. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  Oh  fist  find  eth  a  greater  faith  in  the  centu- 
ri(in  a  (Jeniile.  than  in  am/  of  the  Jews  : 
1(1  heahtli  liiKserraiit  he'iiui  ,iliK,'„t :  Wraia- 
ethfr,:ni  ,1,-atl,  tin  iri, /,,„••.■<  .-.,,„  at  Kain  : 
19  aiisircreth  J(ihi(\s  iik'.ski'ikjc/'s  with  the 
declaration  of  hia  miracles  :  24  testifieth  to 
the  people  what  opinion  he  held  of  John  : 
30  inreiiiheih  against  the  Jeios,  who  irith 
neither  1lie  innimerx  (f  John  nor  of  Jesus 
could  he  in, II  :  Mil  and  sheweth  by  occasion 
ofMarij  MiKjilaleiie,  how  he  is  a  friend  to 
sinnern.  not  to  maintain  them  in  sins,  but 
to  fonjire  iheiii  their  sins,  upon  their  faith 
and  repentance. 

NOW  when  he  had  ended  all  his 
sa.yings  in  the  audience  of  the 
people,  he  entered  into  Capernaum. 

2  And  a  certain  centurion's  ser- 
vant, who  was  dear  unto  him,  was 
sick,  and  ready  to  die. 

3  And  when  he  heard  of  Jesus, 
he  sent  iinto  him  the  elders  of  the 
Jews,  beseeching  him  that  he  would 
come  and  heal  his  servant. 

4  And  when  they  came  to  Jesus, 
they  besought  him  instantly,  say- 
ing. That  he  was  worthy  for  whom 
he  should  do  this  : 

5  For  he  loveth  our  nation,  and 
he  hath  built  us  a  synagogue. 

6  Then  Jesus  went  with  them. 
And  when  he  was  now  not  far  from 
the  house,  the  centurion  sent 
friends  to  him,  saying  unto  him, 
Lord,  trouble  not  thyself  :  for  I  am 
not  worthy  that  thou  shouldest 
enter  under  my  roof : 

7  Wherefore  neither  thought  I 
myself  worthy  to  come  unto  thee  : 
l)ut  say  in  a  word,  and  my  servant 
sliall  be  healed. 

H  For  I  also  am  a  man  set  under 
authority,  having  under  me  sol- 
di<'rs,  and  I  say  unto  one.  Go,  and 
lie  goeth  ;  and  to  another,  Come, 
and  he  coineth  ;  and  to  my  servant. 
Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it. 

y  When  Jesus  heard  these  things, 
he  marvelled  at  him,  and  turned 
him  al)out,  and  said  unto  the  peo- 
l)lc  that  followed  him,  1  say  unto 
.you,  1  have  not  found  so  gi'cat 
faith,  no,  not  in  Israel. 

1 0  And  they  that  were  sent,  re- 
turning to  the  house,  found  the 
servant  whole  tliat  had  been  sick. 

1 1  11  And  it  cann;  to  pass  the  day 
after,   that    he   went  into    a  city 


called  Nain ;  and  many  of  his  dis- 
ciples went  with  him,  and  much 
people. 

\'l  Now  when  he  came  nigh  to 
the  gate  of  the  city,  behold,  there 
was  a  dead  man  carried  out,  the 
only  son  of  his  mother,  and  she 
was  a  widow  :  and  much  people  of 
the  city  was  with  her. 

1 3  And  when  the  Lord  saw  her, 
he  had  compassion  on  her,  and  said 
unto  her.  Weep  not. 

14  And  he  came  and  touched  the 
bier  :  and  they  that  bare  him.  stood 
still.  And  he  said.  Young  man,  I 
say  unto  thee,  Arise. 

1 5  And  he  that  was  dead  sat  up, 
and  began  to  speak.  And  he  de- 
livered him  to  his  mother. 

1 6  And  there  came  a  fear  on  all : 
and  they  glorified  God,  saying. 
That  a  great  prophet  is  risen  up 
among  us ;  and.  That  God  hath 
visited  his  people. 

17  And  this  rumour  of  him  went 
forth  throughout  all  Judiea,  and 
throughout  all  the  region  round 
about. 

18  And  the  disciples  of  John 
shewed  him  of  all  these  things. 

19  H  And  John  calling  rvnto  him 
two  of  his  disciples  sent  them  to 
Jesus,  saying.  Art  thou  he  that 
should  come'?  or  look  we  for 
another? 

20  When  the  men  were  come 
unto  him,  they  said,  John  Baptist 
hath  sent  us  unto  thee,  saying. 
Art  thou  he  that  should  come  1  or 
look  we  for  another  1 

21  And  in  that  same  hour  he 
cured  many  of  their  infirmities 
and  plagues,  and  of  evil  spirits  ; 
and  unto  many  tliat  ivere  blind  he 
gave  sight. 

22  Then  Jesus  answering  said 
unto  them.  Go  your  way,  and  tell 
John  what  things  ye  nave  seen 
and  heard  ;  how  that  the  blind  see, 
the  lame  walk,  the  lepers  are 
cleansed,  the  deaf  hear,  the  dead 
are  liaised,  to  the  i)oor  '  the  ijospel  is 
preached. 

23  And  blessed  is  }ie,  whosoever 
shall  not  be  otl'ended  in  me. 

24  ^  And  when  the  messengers 
of  .John  were  departed,  he  began  to 
speak  unto  the  people  concerning 
.lohn,  ^Vhat  went  ye  out  into  the 
wildei'iiess  for  to  see?  A  reed 
shaken   with   the   wind? 

25  P)ut  what  went  ye  out  for  to 
see?  A  m;in  clothed  in  soft  rai- 
m(Mit?  Px'hold,  they  which  are 
gorg(>ously  apparelled,  and  live 
delicately,   are  in   kings'  courts. 

2()  J^>ut  what  went  ye  out  for  to 
see?  A  ])i-oi)het?  Vea,  1  say  unto 
you,  and  much  more  than  a  proi)lu't.  I 


68 


Tlie  mission  of  John  Baptist. 


St.  LUKE,  8. 


The  penitent  luoman  forgiven. 


27  This  is  he,  of  whom  it  is  writ- 
ten, Behold,  I  send  my  messenger 
before  thy  face,  which  shall  pre- 
pare thy  way  before  thee. 

28  For  I  say  unto  you,  Among 
those  that  are  born  of  women  there 
is  not  a  greater  ])rophet  than  John 
the  Baptist :  but  he  that  is  '  least 
in  the  kingdom  of  God  is  greater 
than  he. 

29  And  all  the  people  that  heard 
him,  and  the  *  publicans,  justified 
God,  being  baptized  with  the  bap- 
tism of  John. 

30  But  the  Pharisees  and  lawyers 
rejected  the  counsel  of  God  against 
themselves,  being  not  baptized  of 
him. 

31  ^  And  the  Lord  said,  Where- 
unto  then  shall  I  liken  the  men  of 
this  generation  1  and  to  what  are 
they  like  1 

32  They  are  like  unto  children 
sitting  in  the  marketplace,  and 
calling  one  to  another,  and  saying. 
We  have  piped  unto  you,  and  ye 
have  not  danced ;  we  have  "mourned 
to  you,  and  ye  have  not  wept. 

33  For  John  the  Baptist  came 
neither  eating  bread  nor  drinking 
wine  ;  and  ye  say.  He  hath  a "  devil. 

34  The  Son  of  man  is  come  eating 
and  drinking ;  and  ye  say,  Behold 
a  gluttonous  man,  and  a  wine- 
bibber,  a  friend  of  *  publicans  and 
sinners ! 

35  But  wisdom  is  justified  of  all 
her  children. 

36  ^  And  one  of  the  Pharisees 
desired  him  that  he  would  eat 
with  him.  And  he  went  into  the 
Pharisee's  house,  and  sat  down  to 
meat. 

37  And,  behold,  a  woman  in  the 
city,  which  was  a  sinner,  when  she 
knew  that  Jesus  sat  at  meat  in  the 
Pharisee's  house,  brought  an  ala- 
baster •*box  of  ointment, 

38  And  stood  at  his  feet  behind 
him  weeping,  and  began  to  wash 
his  feet  with  tears,  and  did  wipe 
fhct/i  with  the  hairs  of  her  head, 
and  kissed  his  feet,  and  anointed 
them  with  the  ointment. 

39  Now  when  the  Pharisee  which 
had  bidden  him  saw  it,  he  spake 
within  himself,  saying.  This  man, 
if  he  were  a  prophet,  would  have 
known  who  and  what  manner  of 
woman  this  is  that  toucheth  him : 
for  she  is  a  sinner. 

40  And  Jesus  answering  said 
unto  him,  Simon,  I  have  somewhat 
to  say  unto  thee.  And  he  saith, 
]\Iaster,  say  on. 

41  There  was  a  certain  creditor 
which  had   two  debtors  :   the  one 


*  See  note  on  ch.  Hi.  12. 


owed  five  hundred  pence,  and  the 
other  fifty. 

42  And  when  they  had  nothing 
to  pay,  he  frankly  forgave  them 
both.  Tell  me  therefore,  which  of 
them  will  love  him  most^ 

43  Simon  answered  and  said,  I 
suppose  tliat  he,  to  whom  he  for- 
gave most.  And  he  said  unto  him. 
Thou  hast  rightly  judged. 

44  And  he  turned  to  the  woman, 
and  said  unto  Simon,  Seest  thou 
this  woman  1  I  entered  into  thine 
house,  thou  gavest  me  no  water 
for  my  feet :  but  she  hath  washed 
my  feet  with  tears,  and  wiped  them 
with  the  hairs  of  her  head. 

45  Thou  gfxvest  me  no  kiss  :  but 
this  woman  since  the  time  I  came 
in  hath  not  ceased  to  kiss  my  feet. 

46  My  head  with  oil  thou  didst 
not  anoint :  but  this  woman  hath 
anointed  my  feet  with  ointment. 

47  Wherefore  I  say  unto  thee, 
Her  sins,  which  are  many,  are  for- 
given ;  for  she  loved  much  :  but  to 
whom  little  is  forgiven,  the  same 
loveth  little. 

48  And  he  said  unto  her.  Thy 
sins  are  forgiven. 

49  And  they  that  sat  at  meat 
with  him  began  to  say  within 
themselves.  Who  is  this  that  for- 
giveth  sins  also? 

50  And  he  said  to  the  woman. 
Thy  faith  hath  saved  thee ;  go  in 
peace. 

CHAPTER  8. 

3  Women  mlnlslcr  unto  Clirisf  of  tlicir  xiih^ 
xtance.  4  C/irisf.  iiff,v  h,:  lui,!  jin  <i,-h,',! 
from  place  to  phi,;  .  'ott,  ,i,l,,l  iritl,  /,is  ,ij„i.s- 
t/es.  j,r(i/ioinn/,t/,  i/i,  j„ii;il,l.  of  flw  .soirei; 
IG  ,/;/-/  nr'f/n'  ,;ii,,ll,-  :  I'l  il ,  ,'l,i r,  th  irliiKire 
hh  „n,//,',,:  iiinl  l>i;Hn;ii  :  '-'■.'  r,t'iik;-th.  the 
wiiolx:  'JCi  ct.'./,  f/i  t/ir  lajion  of  ilevilx  oat 
of  the  iniin  hiti'  tli,'  //./■</  of  Hwiiie  :  37  is  re- 

jeeteil  of  the  (;,i:l,i i;  ue's :  43  heiileth  the 
voman  of  her  hhnul ij  i.sKue,  49  and  raiaeih 

from  death  Jairus'  daughter. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  afterward, 
that  he  went  throughout  every 
city  and  village,  preaching  and 
shewing  the  glad  tidings  of  the 
kingdom  of  God :  and  the  twelve 
tve)'e  with  him, 

2  And  certain  women,  which  had 
been  healed  of  evil  spirits  and  in- 
firmities, Mary  called  Magdalene, 
out  of  whom  went  seven  ^  devils. 

3  And  Joanna  the  wife  of  Chuza 
Herod's  steward,  and  Susanna,  and 
many  others,  which  ministered 
unto  him  of  their  substance. 

4  II  And  when  much  people  were 
gatlnu'ed  togetli(>r,  and  were  come 
to  him  out  of  every  citj\  he  spake 
by  a  parable : 

5  A  sower  went  out  to  sow  his 
seed  :  and  as  he  sowed,  some  fell 
by  the  way  side ;  and  it  was  trod- 


^  demons, 


69 


Parable  of  the  sower. 


St.  LUKE,  8. 


The  demoniac  at  Gadara. 


den  down,  and  the  fowls  of  the  air 
devoured  it. 

6  And  some  fell  upon  a  rock  ; 
and  as  soon  as  it  was  sprung  up,  it 
withered  away,  because  it  lacked 
moisture. 

7  And  some  fell  among  thorns ; 
and  the  thorns  sprang  up  with  it, 
and  choked  it. 

8  And  other  fell  on  good  ground, 
and  spi'ang  up,  and  bare  fi'uit  an 
hundredfold.  And  when  he  had 
said  these  things,  he  cried.  He  that 
hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

9  And  his  disciples  asked  him, 
saying,  What  might  this  parable  be  1 

10  And  he  said.  Unto  you  it  is 
given  to  know  the  mysteries  of  the 
kingdom  of  God  :  but  to  others  in 
parables ;  that  seeing  they  might 
not  see,  and  hearing  they  might 
not  understand. 

1 1  Now  the  parable  is  this  :  The 
seed  is  the  word  of  God. 

12  Those  by  the  way  side  are 
they  that  hear ;  then  cometh  the 
devil,  and  taketh  away  the  woi'd 
out  of  their  heai^ts,  lest  they  should 
believe  and  be  saved. 

13  They  on  the  rock  are  they, 
which,  when  they  hear,  receive  the 
word  with  joy  ;  and  these  have  no 
root,  whicli  for  a  while  believe,  and 
in  time  of  temptation  fall  away. 

14  And  that  which  fell  among 
thorns  are  they,  which,  when  they 
have  heai'd,  go  forth,  and  are  choked 
with  cares  and  riches  and  pleasures 
of  this  life,  and  bring  no  fruit  to 
perfection. 

15  But  that  on  the  good  ground 
are  they,  which  in  an  honest  and 
good  heart,  having  heard  the  woi'd, 
keep  it,  and  bring  forth  fruit  with 
patience. 

U)  ^  Xo  man,  when  he  hath 
lighted  a  'candle,  covereth  it  with 
a  vessel,  oi-  putteth  //  under  a  bed  ; 
but  setteth   it  on  a  '-candlesti<;k. 


that  they  which  enter  in  may  see 
the  light. 

17  For  nothing  is  secret,  tliat 
shall  not  be  made  nianitVst;  nei- 
ther a»!/  thiiift  liid,  that  shall  not 
be  known  and  come  abroad. 

I H  'i'ake  heed  therefore  liow  ye 
hear:  for  whosoever  hath,  to  him 
sliall  be  given  ;  and  whosoever  hath 
not,  from  him  shall  be  taken  even 
that  whicli  he  seemeth  to  have. 

19  H  Then  came  to  him  hix  mo- 
ther and  his  iiiethren,  and  could 
not  come  at  him  for  th(>  i)ress. 

■JO  An<l  it  was  told  him  hi/  rcrtaiv 
which  said,  Th.v  moth(>r  and  thy 
brethren  stand  without,  desiring 
to  see  thee. 

'1\  Atid  he  answered  and  said 
unto   them,   My  mother   and   my 


bretliren  are  these  which  hear  the 
word  of  God,  and  do  it. 

22  ^1  Now  it  came  to  pass  on  a 
certain  day,  that  he  went  into  a 
^  ^iH  '^^'ith  his  disciples :  and  lie 
said  unto  them.  Let  us  go  over 
unto  the  other  side  of  the  lake. 
And  they  launched  forth. 

23  But  as  they  sailed  he  fell 
asleep :  and  there  came  down  a 
storm  of  wind  on  the  lake ;  and 
they  were  "'hlled  ivith  water,  and 
were  in  jeopardy. 

24  And  they  came  to  him,  and 
awoke  him,  saying.  Master,  mas- 
ter, we  perish.  Then  he  arose,  and 
rebuked  the  wind  and  the  raging 
of  the  water  :  and  they  ceased,  and 
there  was  a  calm. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them.  Where 
is  j'our  faith "i  And  they  beingaf raid 
wondered,  saying  one  to  another. 
What  manner  of  man  is  this  !  for 
lie  commandeth  even  the  winds  and 
water,  and  they  obey  him. 

26  II  And  they  arrived  at  the 
country  of  the  Gadarenes,  which 
is  over  against  Galilee. 

27  And  when  he  went  forth  to 
land,  there  met  him  out  of  the  city 
a  certain  man,  which  liad  ^devils 
long  time,  and  ware  no  clothes, 
neither  abode  in  any  house,  but  in 
the  tombs. 

28  When  he  saw  Jesus,  he  cried 
out,  and  fell  down  before  him,  and 
with  a  loud  voice  said.  What  have 
I  to  do  with  thee,  Jesus,  thou  8on 
of  God  most  high  1  I  beseech  thee, 
torment  me  not. 

29  (For  he  had  commanded  the 
unclean  spirit  to  come  out  of  the 
man.  For  oftentimes  it  had  caught 
him  :  and  he  was  kept  bound  with 
chains  and  in  f(»tters  ;  and  he  brake 
the  bands,  and  was  driven  of  the 
"  devil  into  the  wiklerness.) 

30  And  Jesus  asked  him,  saying, 
What  is  thy  namel  And  he  sai(I, 
Legion :  because  many  '''devils  were 
entered  into  him. 

31  And  the.v  besought  him  that 
he  would  not  command  them  to  go 
out  into  the  "deep. 

32  And  there  was  tliei'e  an  herd 
of  many  swine  f(>e(lingon  the  moun- 
tain :  and  they  besought  him  that 
he  would  suffer  them  to  n\ivv  into 
them.     And  he  sulTei'ed  them. 

33  Then  went  the  •'"'<le\  ils  out 
of  the  ma)i,  and  entered  into  the 
swine:  iind  the  herd  ivin  viol(Mitl.y 
down  a  steep  i)lat-e  into  the  lake, 
and  wei'e  choked. 

34  When  they  that  fed  tliPin  saw 
what  was  done,  the.v  lied,  ami  went 
and  told  it  in  the  city  and  in  the 
t;ountry. 


70 


An  isstte  of  blood  cured. 


St.  LUKE,  9. 


Jairus'  daughter  raised. 


35  Then  they  went  out  to  see 
what  was  done  ;  and  came  to  Jesus, 
and  found  the  man,  out  of  whom 
the  '  devils  were  departed,  sitting 
at  the  feet  of  Jesus,  clothed,  and 
in  liis  right  mind  :  and  thej^  were 
afraid. 

36  They  also  which  saw  it  told 
them  by  what  means  he  that  was 
possessed  of  the  ^  devils  was  healed. 

37  ^  Then  the  whole  multitude 
of  tlie  country  of  the  Gadarenes 
round  about  besought  him  to  de- 
part from  them ;  for  they  were 
taken  with  great  fear :  and  he 
went  up  into  the  '-^  ship,  and  re- 
turned back  again. 

38  Now  the  man  out  of  whom 
the  'devils  wei-e  departed  besought 
him  tiiat  he  might  be  with  him  :  but 
Jesus  sent  him  away,  saying, 

39  Return  to  thine  own  house, 
and  shew  how  great  things  God 
hath  done  unto  thee.  And  he 
went  his  way,  and  pubHshed 
througliout  the  whole  citj^  how 
great  things  Jesus  had  done  unto 
him. 

40  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  Jesus  was  returned,  the  peo- 
ple gladly  received  him :  for  they 
were  all  waiting  for  him. 

41  51  And,  liehold,  there  came  a 
man  named  Jairus,  and  he  v/as  a 
ruler  of  the  synagogue :  and  he 
fell  down  at  Jesus'  feet,  and  be- 
sought him  that  he  would  come 
into  his  house : 

42  For  he  had  one  onlj'^  daughter, 
about  twelve  years  of  age,  and  she 
lay  a  dying.  But  as  he  went  the 
people  thronged  him. 

43  ^  And  a  woman  having  an 
issue  of  bloofl  twehe  years,  whicli 
had  spent  all  her  living  upon  phy- 
sicians, neither  could  l)e  healed  of 
any, 

44  Came  behind  hh»,  and 
touched  the  border  of  his  gar- 
ment :  and  innnediately  her  issue 
of  blood  stanched. 

45  And  Jesus  said,  Wlio  touched 
me"?  When  all  denied,  Peter  an(l 
th(;y  tliat  were  with  him  said. 
Master,  the  multitude  throng  th(;e 
and  i)ress  thee,  and  sayest  thou, 
Who  touched  me^ 

46  And  Jesus  said,  Somebody 
hath  touched  me :  for  T  perceive 
that  virtue  is  gone  out  of  me. 

47  And  when  the  woman  saw 
that  she  was  not  hid,  she  came 
trembling,  and  falling  down  before 
him,  she  declared  unto  him  befoi'e 
all  the  peonle  for  what  cause  she 
had  touched  liim,  and  hnw  s])e  was 
healed  innnediately. 

48  And  he  said  unto  her,  Daugh- 


ter, be  of  good  comfort :  thy  faith 
hath  made  thee  whole ;  go  in 
peace. 

49  H  While  he  yet  spake,  there 
Cometh  one  from  the  ruler  of  the 
synagogue's  house,  saying  to  him, 
Thy  daughter  is  dead  ;  ti'ouble  not 
the  Master. 

50  But  when  Jesus  heard  it,  he 
answered  him,  saying.  Fear  not : 
believe  only,  and  she  shall  be  made 
whole. 

51  And  when  he  came  into  the 
house,  he  suffered  no  man  to  go  in, 
save  Peter,  and  James,  and  John, 
and  tlie  father  and  the  mother  of 
the  maiden. 

52  And  all  wept,  and  bewailed 
her  :  but  he  said.  Weep  not ;  she  is 
not  dead,  but  sleepeth. 

53  And  they  laughed  him  to 
scorn,  knowing  that  she  was  dead. 

54  And  he  put  them  all  out,  and 
took  her  by  the  hand,  and  called, 
saying,  !Maid,  arise. 

55  And  her  spirit  came  again, 
and  she  arose  straightway :  and 
he  commanded  to  give  her  ''meat. 

56  And  her  parents  were  asto- 
nished :  but  he  charged  them  that 
they  should  tell  no  man  what  was 
done. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  Chrifit  Simxcleth  his  apostles  to  work  mira- 
c/es,  and  to  jneavh.  7  Ilerod  d  esired  to  see 
i'hrisf.  17  Christ  feedeth  firr  1h,,iis(nid  : 
IS  cttijiiiretli  irliiit  ojiiiiioii  llic  iiurUI  hiiil 
(if  lit  in:  foretelleth  his  passion:  2o  ;;/■«- 
piiseth  to  nil  tlie  pattern  of  his  patience. 
ilS  The  trajisfiiinrntion.  3T  lie  healeth  the 
litnatick:  4a  again  forewarneih  his  dis- 
ci jile.s  of  his  passion:  46  commentteth 
hujniliti/ :  51  hiddeth  them  to  shew  'mild- 
ness toicards  all,  irithoi/t  desire  ofrereiifle. 
57  Divers  would  foUoiv  him,  biit  iipjon  con- 
ditions. 

THEN  he  called  his  twelve  dis- 
ciples together,  and  gave  them 
power  and  authority  over  all  ^devils. 
and  to  cure  diseases. 

2  And  he  sent  them  to  preach  the 
kingdom  of  God,  and  to  heal  the 
sick. 

3  And  he  said  unto  them.  Take 
nothing  for  yonr  joui'ney,  neither 
""'staves,  nor  sci-i)),  neither  bread, 
neither  inoney  ;  neither  have  two 
coats  apiece. 

4  And  whatsoever  house  ye  enter 
into,  there  abide,  and  thence  de 
part. 

5  And  whosoever  will  not  receive 
you,  when  ye  go  out  of  that  city, 
shake  off  the  very  dust  from  your 
feet  foi'  a  testimony  against  them. 

6  And  they  departed,  and  went 
through  the  ''  towns,  preaching  the 
"g()spel,  and  healing  every  where. 

7  II  Now  Herod  the  tetrarch 
heard  of  all  that  was  done  l)y  him  : 
and  he  was  pei-plexed,  because  that 


3  to  eat. 


■*  demons, 


^  staff, 
nor  wallet, 


•J  villages, 
"  jjjood 
tidings, 


71 


Five  tliousand  are  fed. 


St.  LUKE,  9. 


Jesus  is  transfignred . 


it  was  said  of  some,  that  John  was 
risen  fi-om  the  dead  ; 

8  And  of  some,  that  '  Elias  had 
appeared  ;  and  of  others,  that  one 
of  the  old  prophets  was  risen  again. 

9  And  Herod  said,  John  have  I 
beheaded  :  but  who  is  this,  of  whom 
I  hear  such  things'?  And  he  de- 
sired to  see  him. 

10  ^  And  the  apostles,  when 
they  were  returned,  told  him  all 
that  they  had  done.  And  he  took 
them,  and  went  aside  privatelj^ 
into  a  desert  place  belonging  to 
the  city  called  Bethsaida. 

11  And  the  people,  when  they 
knew  it,  followed  him  :  and  he  re- 
ceived them,  and  spake  unto  them 
of  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  healed 
them  that  had  need  of  healing. 

12  And  when  the  day  began  to 
wear  away,  then  came  the  twelve, 
and  said  unto  him,  tSend  the  multi- 
tude away,  that  they  may  go  into 
the  "  towns  and  country  round 
about,  and  lodge,  and  get  victuals : 
for  we  are  here  in  a  desert  place. 

13  But  he  said  unto  them.  Give 
ye  them  to  eat.  And  they  said, 
We  have  no  more  but  five  loaves 
and  two  fishes ;  except  we  should 
go  and  buy  ''meat  for  all  this  people. 

1 4  For  they  were  about  five  thou  - 
sand  men.  And  he  said  to  his  dis- 
ciples. Make  them  sitdown  bj^ fifties 
in  a  company. 

15  And  they  did  so,  and  made 
them  all  sit  down. 

1 6  Then  he  took  the  five  loaves 
and  the  two  fishes,  and  looking  up 
to  heaven,  he  blessed  them,  and 
brake,  and  gave  to  the  disciples  to 
set  before  the  multitude. 

17  And  they  did  eat,  and  were  all 
filled  :  and  there  was  taken  up  of 
fragments  that  remainixl  to  them 
twelve  baskets. 

18  II  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 
was  alone  praying,  his  disciples 
were  with  him  :  and  he  asked  them, 
saying.  Whom  say  the  people  that 
\  ami 

1  i)  They  answering  said.  John 
the  l>ai)tist;  but  some  .sv///,  '^  Eli  as  : 
and  others  w/y,  that  one  of  the  old 
pi'o])h(^ts  is  risen  again. 

20  He  said  unto  them.  But  whom 
say  ye  that  1  am '?  Petei-  answering 
said,  The  Christ  of  God. 

2 1  And  he  sti'aitly  charged  them, 
and  commaTided  them  to  tell  no 
man   that  tiling ; 

22  Saying,  The  Son  of  man  must 
sufipr  many  things,  and  be  rejecterl 
of  the  I'ldcrs  and  chic^f  jiricsts  and 
sci'ilx's,  and  be  slain,  and  be  I'aiscd 
the  tliird  day. 

23  1[  And  he  said  to  tkeiii.  all.  If 


any  man  °  will  come  after  me,  let 
him  deny  himself,  and  take  up  his 
cross  daily,  and  follow  me. 

2-i  For  whosoever  °  will  save  his 
life  shall  lose  it :  but  whosoever 
"will  lose  his  life  for  my  sake,  the 
same  shall  save  it. 

25  For  what  is  a  man  advan- 
taged, if  he  gain  the  whole  world, 
and  lose  himself,  or  be  cast  away  1 

26  For  whosoever  shall  be 
ashamed  of  me  and  of  my  words, 
of  him  shall  the  Son  of  man  be 
ashamed,  when  he  shall  come  in 
his  own  glory,  and  in  his  Father's, 
and  of  the  holy  angels. 

27  But  I  tell  you  of  a  truth, 
there  be  some  standing  here,  which 
shall  not  taste  of  death,  till  they 
see  the  kingdom  of  God. 

28  II  And  it  came  to  pass  about 
an  eight  days  after  these  sayings, 
he  took  Peter  and  John  and  James, 
and  went  up  into  a  mountain  to 
pray. 

29  And  as  he  prayed,  the  fashion 
of  his  countenance  was  altered, 
and  his  raiment  was  white  and 
glistering. 

30  And,  behold,  there  talked 
with  him  two  men,  which  were 
Moses  and  '  Elias  : 

31  Who  appeared  in  glory,  and 
spake  of  his  decease  which  he 
should  accomplish  at  Jerusalem. 

32  But  Peter  and  they  that  were 
with  him  were  heavy  with  sleep  : 
and  when  they  were  awake,  they 
saw  his  glory,  and  the  two  men 
that  stood  with  him. 

33  And  it  canie  to  pass,  as  they 
departed  from  him,  Peter  said  unto 
Jesus,  Master,  it  is  good  for  us  to 
be  here :  and  let  us  make  three 
'^  tabernacles  :  one  for  thee,  and  one 
for  Moses,  and  one  for  ^  Elias  :  not 
knowing  what  lie  said. 

34  While  he  thus  spake,  there 
came  a  cloud,  and  overshadowed 
th(^m :  and  they  feared  as  they 
entered  into  the  cloud. 

35  And  there  came  a  voice  out 
of  the  cloud,  saying.  This  is  my 
lieloved  Son  :  hear  him. 

30  And  when  the  voice  was  past, 
Jesus  was  found  alone.  And  they 
kept  if  close,  and  told  no  man  in 
those  days  any  of  those  things 
which  they  had  seen. 

37  If  And  it  came  to  pass,  tha,t 
on  the  next  day,  when  they  were 
come  down  fi-oin  the  "  hill,  much 
peoi)le  met  him. 

38  And,  behold,  a  m;vn  of  the 
(•f)mi)a.ny  cried  ont,  saying.  Master, 
I  l)eseecli  thee,  look  ii])on  my  son  : 
for  he  is  mine  only  child. 

•V.)  And,  1(»,  a  spii-it  taketh   him,' 


72 


Treatment  of  different  disciples. 


St.  LUKE,  10. 


TJie  seventy  sent  forth. 


and  he  sudilenly  crietli  out;  and 
it  '  teareth  him  that  lie  foanieth 
again,  and  hruisiuy  him  harxlly 
tlepartetli  from  him. 

■iO  And  I  besought  thy  disciples 
to  cast  him  out ;  and  they  could 
not. 

41  And  .Jesus  answering  said,  0 
faithless  and  perverse  generation, 
how  long  shall  I  be  with  you,  and 
suffer  you  \     Bring  thy  son  hither. 

4:^  And  as  he  was  yet  a  coming, 
the  "devil  threw  him  down,  and 
•'  tare  Idin.  And  Jesus  rebuked  the 
unclean  spirit,  and  healed  the  child, 
and  delivered  him  again  to  his 
father. 

43  IT  And  they  were  all  amazed 
at  the  mighty  power  of  God.  I'ut 
wliile  they  wondered  evei-y  one  at 
all  things  which  Jesus  did,  he  said 
unto  his  disciples, 

44  Let  these  sayings  sink  down 
into  your  ears  :  for  the  8on  of  man 
shall  be  delivered  into  the  hands  of 
jnen. 

45  But  they  understood  not  this 
saying,  and  it  was  hid  from  them, 
that  they  perceived  it  not :  and 
they  fearecf  to  ask  him  of  that 
saying. 

46  ^  Then  there  arose  a  reason- 
ing among  them,  which  of  them 
should  be  greatest. 

47  And  .Jesus,  perceiving  the 
thought  of  their  heart,  took  a 
child,  and  set  him  by  him, 

48  And  said  unto  them.  Whoso- 
ever shall  receive  this  child  in  my 
name  receiveth  me  :  and  whosoever 
shall  receive  me  receiveth  him  that 
sent  me  :  for  he  that  is  least  among 
you  all,  the  same  shall  be  great. 

49  H  And  John  answered  and 
said.  Master,  we  saw  one  casting 
out  •'devils  in  thy  name;  and  we 
forbad  him,  because  he  folioweth 
not  with  us. 

50  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  For- 
bid _  Itiin  not :  for  he  that  is  not 
against  us  is  for  us. 

5 1  51  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  time  was  come  that  he  should 
be  received  up,  he  stedfastly  set 
his  face  to  go  to  Jerusalem, 

52  And  sent  messengers  before 
his  face:  and  they  went,  and  en- 
tered into  a  village  of  the  (Samari- 
tans, to  make  ready  for  him. 

53  And  they  did  not  receive  him, 
because  his  face  was  as  though  he 
would  go  to  .Jerusalem. 

54  And  when  his  disciples  James 
and  John  saw  this,  they  said,  Loi'd, 
wilt  thou  that  we  conunand  tire  to 
come  down  from  heaven,  and  con- 
sume them,  even  as  "  Klias  did  ? 

55  But  he  turned,  and  rebuked 


them,  and  said.  Ye  knowiiot  what 
manner  of  spirit  ye  are  of. 

56  For  the  Son  of  man  is  not 
come  to  destroy  men's  lives,  but  to 
save  them.  And  they  went  to  an- 
other village. 

57  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
as  they  went  in  the  way,  a  certain 
man  said  unto  him,  Lord.  1  will  fol- 
low thee  whithersoever  thou  goest. 

58  And  Jesus  said  unto  him. 
Foxes  have  holes,  and  birds  of  the 
air  have  nests  ;  but  the  Son  of  man 
hath  not  where  to  lay  his  head. 

59  And  he  said  unto  another. 
Follow  me.  But  he  said.  Lord,  suf- 
fer me  lirst  to  go  and  bury  my 
father. 

60  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Let  the 
dead  bury  their  dead  :  but  go  thou 
and  preach  the  kingdom  of  God. 

61  And  another  also  said.  Lord, 
I  will  follow  thee  ;  but  let  me  fii'st 
go  bid  them  farewell,  which  are  at 
home  at  my  house. 

62  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  No 
man,  having  put  his  hand  to  the 
plough,  and  looking  back,  is  fit  for 
the  kingdom  of  God. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  Christ  sendeth.  out  at  once  seventy  disciples 
to  irork    iiiirdc/es,  diid  to   preac/i  :  17   cd- 

iiioidxlii'lli  ttifOt  111  tie  InimJile.  <nid  irheffiii 
to  rrjiilr,.-  -Ji  tlniiihitli  Ills  Father  for  /lis 
gnii-i' :  'l'-\  'inmiiiiriitli  tlic  liiiji]ii/  istdti'  nf' 
his  church  :  •-'">  imchitli  tin'  lauinr  li.iii 
to  attain  eteriml  life,  unit  in  taki  ,  irri/inn- 
for  his  neiglitiiinr  Hint  ncriti'tli  his  iiu-rcij  : 
41  repreliendetli  Martlia,  and  coiinnendeth 
Mar;/  tier  sister. 

AFTER  these  things  the  Lord 
appointed  "other  seventy  also, 
and  sent  them  two  and  two  before 
his  face  into  every  city  and  place, 
whither  he  himself  would  come. 

2  Therefore  said  he  unto  them, 
The  harvest  truly  is  great,  but  the 
labourers  are  few  :  pray  ye  there- 
fore the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  that 
he  would  send  forth  labourers  into 
his  harvest. 

3  Go  your  ways  :  behold,  I  send 
you  forth  as  lambs  among  wolves. 

4  Carry  neither  purse,  nor 
'scrip,  nor  shoes:  and  salute  no 
man  by  the  way. 

5  And  into  whatsoever  house  ye 
enter,  first  say,  Peace  be  to  this 
house. 

6  And  if  the  son  of  peace  be  there, 
your  peace  shall  rest  upon  it :  if 
not,  it  shall  turn  to  you  again. 

7  And  in  the  same  house  remain, 
eating  and  drinking  such  things 
as  they  give :  for  the  labourei'  is 
worthy  of  his  hire.  Go  not  from 
house  to  house. 

8  Aiifl  into  whatsoever  city  ye 
enter,  and  they  receive^  you,  eat 
such  things  as  arc  set  before  you  ; 


^  seventy 
others, 


wallet, 


73 


Return  of  the  seventy. 


St.  LUKE,  10. 


The  good  Samaritan. 


9  And  heal  the  sick  that  are 
therein,  and  say  unto  them,  The 
kingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh  unto 
you. 

10  But  into  whatsoever  city  ye 
enter,  and  they  receive  you  not,  go 
your  ways  out  into  the  streets  of 
the  same,  and  say, 

11  Even  the  very  dust  of  your 
city,  which  cleaveth  on  us,  we  do 
wipe  off  against  you :  notwith- 
standing be  ye  sure  of  this,  that 
the  kingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh 
unto  you. 

12  But  I  say  unto  you,  that  it 
shall  be  more  tolerable  in  that  day 
for  Sodom,  than  for  that  city. 

13  Woe  unto  thee,  Chorazin ! 
woe  unto  thee,  Bethsaida !  for  if 
the  might,v  works  had  been  done  in 
Tyre  and  Sidon,  which  have  been 
done  in  you,  they  had  a  great  while 
ago  repented,  sitting  in  sackcloth 
and  ashes. 

14  But  it  shall  be  more  tolerable 
for  Tyre  and  Sidon  at  the  judg- 
ment, than  for  you. 

15  And  thou,  Capernaum,  which 
art  exalted  to  heaven,  shalt  be 
thrust  down  to  *  hell. 

1 6  He  that  heareth  you  heareth 
me  ;  and  he  that  despiseth  you  de- 
spiseth  me  ;  and  he  that  despiseth 
me  despiseth  him  that  sent  me. 

17  U  And  the  seventy  returned 
again  with  joy,  saying.  Lord,  even 
the  ^  devils  are  subject  unto  us 
through  thy  name. 

18  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  be- 
held Satan  as  lightning  fall  from 
heaven. 

1 9  Behold,  I  give  unto  you  power 
to  tread  on  serpents  and  scorpions, 
andoverall  the  power  of  the  enemy : 
and  nothing  shall  by  any  means 
hurt  you. 

20  Notwithstanding  in  this  re- 
joice not,  that  the  sjjirits  are  sub- 
iect  unto  you;  but  rather  rejoice, 
because  your  names  are  written  in 
heaven. 

21  11  In  that  houi-  Jesus  rejoiced 
in  spirit,  and  said,  I  thank  thee,  O 
Father,  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth, 
that  thou  hast  hid  those  things 
from  the  wise;  and  -'  i)ni(lciit.  and 
hast  revealed  them  unto  babes : 
even  so,  Father;  for  so  it  seemed 
good  in  thy  sight. 

22  All  things  ai'e  d(^livered  tome 
of  my  Father  :  and  no  •'  inn n  know- 
etli  who  the  Son  is,  but  the  Fnther  ; 
and  who  the  Fathei'is,  ])ut  tlie  Son, 
and  he  to  whom  the  Son  will  reveal 
him. 

23  fl  And  he  turned  him  unto  /m 
disciples,  and  said  privately,  Bles.sed 


*  Hades. 


are  the  eyes  which  see  the  things 
that  ye  see : 

24  For  I  tell  you,  that  many  pro- 
phets and  kings  have  desired  to  see 
those  things  which  ye  see,  and  have 
not  seen  them;  and  to  hear  those 
things  which  ye  hear,  and  have  not 
heard  them. 

25  ^  And,  behold,  a  certain  law- 
yer stood  up,  and  tempted  him, 
saying,  Master,  what  shall  I  do  to 
inherit  eternal  life'? 

26  He  said  unto  him.  What  is 
written  in  the  law  %  how  readest 
thou  % 

27  And  he  answering  said,  Thou 
shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with 
all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul, 
and  with  all  thy  strength,  and  with 
all  thy  mind  ;  and  thy  neighbour  as 
thyself. 

28  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thou 
hast  answered  right :  this  do,  and 
thou  shalt  live. 

29  But  he,  ^  willing  to  justify 
himself,  said  unto  Jesus,  And  who 
is  my  neighbour'? 

30  And  Jesus  answering  said,  A 
certain  man  went  down  from  Jeru- 
salem to  Jericho,  and  fell  among 
^  thieves,  which  stripped  him  of  his 
raiment,  and  wounded  him,  and 
departed,  leaving  him  half  dead. 

31  And  by  chance  there  came 
down  a  certain  priest  that  way : 
and  when  he  saw  him,  he  passed  by 
on  the  other  side. 

32  And  likewise  a  Levite,  when 
he  was  at  the  place,  came  and  looked 
on  him,  and  passed  by  on  the  other 
side. 

33  But  a  certain  Samaritan,  as 
he  journeyed,  came  where  he  was  : 
and  when  he  saw  him,  he  had  com- 
passion on  him, 

34  And  went  to  him,  and  bound 
up  his  wounds,  pouring  in  oil  and 
wine,  and  set  him  on  his  own  beast, 
and  brought  him  to  an  inn,  and 
took  care  of  him. 

35  And  on  the  morrow  when  he 
departed,  he  took  out  two  pence, 
and  gave  them  to  tlie  host,  and  said 
unto  him.  Take  care  of  him  ;  and 
whatsoever  tliou  spendest  more, 
when  I  come  again,  1  will  repay 
thee. 

.36  Which  now  of  these  three, 
thinkcst  tliou,  was  neighbour  unto 
him  tliat  fell  among  the  "  thieves  ? 

37  And  Ik;  said,  Fie  that  shewed 
mercy  (tji  him.  Then  said  Jesus 
unto  liim.  Go,  and  do  thou  like- 
wise. 

38  11  Now  it  came  to  pass,  as 
they  went,  that  Ik;  entered  into  a 
certain  village:  ajid  a  certain  wo- 
nian  named  Martha  received  him 
into  lier  house. 


*  desiring 


5  robbers, 


1)bers? 


74 


Mary  and  Maiilia. 


St.  LUKE,  11. 


Ofxyrayer. 


39  And  she  had  a  sister  called 
Mary,  which  also  sat  at  Jesus'  feet, 
and  heard  his  word. 

40  But  Martha  was  ^  cumbered 


about  much  serving,  and  came  to 
him,  and  said.  Lord,  dost  thou  hot 
care  that  my  sister  hath  left  me  to 
serve  alone  \  bid  her  therefore  that 
she  help  me. 

4 1  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  her,  Martha,  INlartha,  thou 
art  careful  and  troubled  about 
many  things  : 

42  But  one  thing  is  needful :  and 
Mary  hath  chosen  that  good  part, 
which  shall  not  be  taken  away 
from  her. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  Christ  teacJheth  to  pray,  and  that  instantly : 
11  nssurinf/  thai  God  so  will  r/ive  tis  (lood 
t/iini/ft.  14  I/e,  casting  Old  a  diimh  ilcril, 
nhiiketh  the  hlasphemous  Pha risces :  2S 
(I ml  nheioeth  who  are  blessed  :  2'.>  jire<ic/n'th 
ti>  tlie  people,  37  a>id  reprehendeth  the  ont- 
iiiti'd  shetc  of  holiness  in  the  Pharisees, 
I'cribes,  and  lawyers. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as 
he  was  praying  in  a  certain 
place,  when  he  ceased,  one  of  his 
disciples  said  unto  him.  Lord, 
teach  us  to  pray,  as  John  also 
taught  his  disciples. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them.  When 
ye  pray,  say.  Our  Father  which 
art  in  heaven.  Hallowed  be  thy 
name.  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy 
will  be  done,  as  in  heaven,  so  in 
earth. 

3  Give  us  day  by  day  our  daily 
bread. 

4  And  forgive  ua  our  sins ;  for 
we  also  forgive  every  one  that  is 
indebted  to  us.  And  lead  us  not 
into  temptation ;  but  deliver  us 
from  "  evil. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  Wliich 
of  you  shall  have  a  friend,  and 
shall  go  unto  him  at  midnight, 
and  say  unto  him.  Friend,  lend  me 
three  loaves ; 

6  For  a  friend  of  mine  in  his 
journey  is  come  to  me,  and  1  have 
iKjthing  to  set  before  him  ? 

7  And  h(!  from  within  shall 
answer  and  say.  Trouble  me  not : 
the  door  is  now  shut,  and  my  child- 
rtMi  are  with  me  in  bed  ;  1  cannot 
rise  and  give  thee. 

H  I  say  unto  you.  Though  he 
will  not  rise  and  give  him,  because 
he  is  his  friend,  yet  because  of  his 
importunity  he  will  rise  and  give 
him  as  many  as  he  needeth. 

D  And  1  say  unto  you.  Ask,  and 
it  shall  Ije  given  you  ;  seek,  and  ye 
shall  find  ;  knock,  and  it  shall  be 
opened  unto  you. 

10  For  every  one  that  asketh  re- 
ceiveth ;  and  he  that  seeketh  iind- 


eth  ;  and  to  him  that  knocketh  it 
shall  be  opened. 

11  If  a  son  shall  ask  bread  of 
any  of  you  that  is  a  father,  will  he 
give  him  a  stone  %  or  if  he  ask  a  fish, 
will  he  for  a  fish  give  him  a  ser- 
pent 1 

1 2  Or  if  he  shall  ask  an  egg,  will 
he  offer  him  a  scorpion  1 

13  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know 
how  to  give  good  gifts  unto  your 
children  :  how  much  more  shall 
your  heavenly  Father  give  the 
Holy  Spirit  to  them  that  ask  him  1 

14  H  And  he  was  casting  out  a 
^  devil,  and  it  was  dumb.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  when  the  *  devil  was 
gone  out,  the  ^  dumb  spake ;  and 
the  people  wondered. 

15  But  some  of  them  said.  He 
casteth  out ''  devils  through  Beelze- 
bub the  chief  of  the  '  devils. 

16  And  others,  tempting  him, 
sought  of  him  a  sign  from  heaven. 

17  But  he,  knowing  their 
thoughts,  said  unto  them.  Every 
kingdom  divided  against  itself  is 
brought  to  desolation ;  and  a  house 
divided  against  a  house  falletli. 

18  If  Satan  also  be  divided 
against  himself,  how  shall  his  king- 
dom standi  because  ye  say  that  I 
cast  out ''  devils  through  Beelzebub. 

19  And  if  1  by  Beelzebub  cast 
out  "^  devils,  by  whom  do  your  sons 
cast  them  out?  therefore  shall  they 
be  your  judges. 

20  But  if  I  with  the  finger  of 
God  cast  out "  devils,  no  doubt  the 
kingdom  of  God  is  come  upon  you. 

21  When  a  strong  man  armed 
keepeth  his  palace,  his  goods  are 
in  peace : 

22  But  when  a  stronger  than  he 
shall  come  upon  him,  and  overcome 
him,  he  taketh  from  him  all  his 
armour  wherein  he  trusted,  and 
divideth  his  spoils. 

23  He  that  is  not  with  me  is 
against  me  :  and  he  that  gathereth 
not  with  me  scattereth. 

24  When  the  unclean  spirit  is 
gone  out  of  a  man,  he  walketh 
through  dry  places,  seeking  rest ; 
and  finding  none,  he  saith,  I  will 
retuiii  unto  my  house  whence  I 
came?  out. 

25  Anfl  when  he  conieth,  he 
findeth  it  swei3t  and  garnished. 

26  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh  to 
him  seven  other  spirits  more  wicked 
than  himself;  and  they  enter  in, 
and  dwell  there  :  and  the  last  Ktrite 
of  that  man  is  worse  than  the  first. 

27  11  And  it  came  to  pass,  as 
he  spake  these  things,  a  certain 
woman  of  the  company  lifted  up 
her    voice,    and    said    unto    him, 


3  demon, 
*  demon 
°  dumb  man 


^  demons 
"  demons. 


8  demons, 


75 


The  si(jn  of  Jonah. 


St.  LUKE,  12. 


Hypocrisy  clenouncecL 


Blessed  is  the  worn!)  th?.,t  bare 
thee,  and  the  paps  which  thou  hast 
sucked. 

28  But  he  said,  Yea  rather, 
blessed  are  they  that  hear  the 
word  of  God,  and  keep  it. 

29  IT  And  when  the  people  were 
gathered  thick  together,  he  began 
to  say.  This  is  an  evil  generation  : 
they  seek  a  sign ;  and  there  shall 
no  sign  be  given  it,  but  the  sign  of 
'  Jonas  the  prophet. 

30  For  as  '  Jonas  was  a  sign  unto 
the  Ninevites,  so  shall  also  the  Son 
of  man  be  to  this  generation. 

31  The  queen  of  the  sovith  shall 
rise  up^  in  the  judgment  with  the 
men  of  this  generation,  and  con- 
demn them  :  for  she  came  from  the 
utmost  parts  of  the  earth  to  hear 
the  wisdom  of  Solomon;  and,  be- 
hold, a  greater  than  Solomon  is 
here. 

32  The  men  of  ^  Nineve  shall 
rise  up  in  the  judgment  with  this 
generation,  and  shall  condemn  it : 
for  they  i-epented  at  the  preaching 
of  ^  Jonas :  and,  behold,  a  greater 
than  '-  Jonas  is  here. 

33  No  man,  when  he  hath  lighted 
a  *  candle,  putteth  it  in  a  secret 
place,  neither  under  a  bushel,  but 
on  a  ^  candlestick,  that  they  which 
come  in  may  see  the  light. 

34  The  "  light  of  the  body  is  the 
eye :  therefore  when  thine  eye  is 
single,  thy  whole  body  also  is  full 
of  light ;  but  when  thi)i.e  eye  is  evil, 
thy  body  also  is  full  of  darkness. 

35  Take  heed  tlierefore  that  the 
light  which  is  in  thee  be  not  dark- 
ness. 

36  If  thy  whole  body  therefore 
fje  full  of  light,  having  no  i)art 
daik,  the  whole  shall  be  full  of 
light,  as  when  the  bright  shining 
of  a  ^  candle  doth  give  thee  light. 

37  11  And  as  he  spake,  a  cei'tain 
Pharisee  besought  him  to  dine  with 
him  :  and  he  went  in,  and  sat  down 
to  meat. 

3(S  And  when  the  Pharisee  saw 
//,  he  marvelled  that  he  had  not 
fii'st  washed  Ix-forc!  dinner. 

39  And  the  Lord  said  unto  liini, 
Now  do  ye  Pharisees  make;  clean 
the  outside  of  the  cup  and  the 
platter;  but  your  inward  i)art  is 
full  of  "  i-;i\'ciiiiiLr  and  wickedness. 

40  Ve  fools,  (hd  not  he  tluit  made 
that  which  is  without  make  that 
which  is  within  also? 

41  But  rather  give  alms  of  such 
things  as  ye  have  ;  and,  behold,  all 
things  are  clean  unto  you. 

42  But  woe  unto  you,  Pharisees  ! 
for  ye  tithe  mint  and  rue  and  all 
manner  of  herbs,   and    pass    over 


judgment  and  the  love  of  God : 
these  ought  ye  to  have  done,  and 
not  to  leave  the  other  undone. 

43  Woe  unto  you,  Pharisees  !  for 
ye  love  the  uppermost  seats  in  the 
synagogues,  and  greetings  in  the 
"markets. 

44  VVoe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites !  for  ye  are 
as  graves  which  appear  not,  and 
the  men  that  walk  over  t/ion  are 
not  aware  of  them. 

45  H  Then  answered  one  of  the 
lawyers,  and  said  unto  him,  Mas- 
ter, thus  saying  thou  reproachest 
us  also. 

46  And  he  said,  Woe  unto  you 
also,  !/e  lawyers  !  for  ye  lade  men 
with  burdens  grievous  to  be  borne, 
and  ye  yourselves  touch  not  the 
burdens  with  one  of  your  fingers. 

47  Woe  unto  you !  for  ye  build 
the  sepulchres  of  the  prophets,  and 
your  fathers  killed  them. 

48  Truly  ye  bear  witness  that  ye 
"  allow  the  deeds  of  your  fathers : 
for  they  indeed  killed  them,  and  ye 
build  their  sepulchres. 

49  Therefore  also  said  the  wis- 
dom of  God,  I  will  send  them  pro- 
phets and  apostles,  and  some  of  them 
they  shall  slay  and  persecute  : 

50  That  the  blood  of  all  the  pro- 
lihets,  which  was  shed  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world,  may  be 
required  of  this  generation ; 

51  From  the  blood  of  Abel  unto 
the  blood  of  ^"  Zachai-ias. which  pe- 
rished between  the  altar  and  the 
"  temi^le  :  verily  I  say  unto  you.  It 
shall  be  required  of  this  generation. 

52  Woe  unto  you,  lawyers !  for 
ye  have  taken  away  the  key  of 
knowledge :  ye  entered  not  in  your- 
selves, and  them  that  were  entering 
in  ye  hindered. 

53  And  as  he  said  these  things 
unto  them,  the  scribes  and  the 
Pharisees  began  to  urge  h/'/n.  vehe- 
mently, and  to  provoke  him  to 
speak  of  many  tilings: 

54  Laying  wait  foi-  him,  and  seek- 
ing to  catch  something  out  of  his 
mouth,  that  they  might  accuse  him. 

CHAPTER  12. 

I  Clirinl  iifi'uvhdli  1(1  liix  (lixciplen  to  itmid 
In/liDcrixi/.  (Dill  f('it)fi(hicHx  in  piib/in/u'it!/ 
Iiis  ildctriiit' :  V-i  trdfiict/i  the  peo/ih'  to  hi- 
irarc  of  coretoiisncKx,  hi/  tliii  ixirtlJtle  of  the 
rii'li  mini  iiiiii  net  up  j/ri'iitcr  iiiinix.  '2'2  IIV 
in  list  not  he,  orer  core  fill  of  earthlij  f/iimjK, 
'■'A  //lit  Keek  the  kiiiailmn  of  Gofl,  8;i  (///v 
ii/iiis,  3Ct  he  reaili/  ot  a  knock  to  open  to  our 
I.oriJ  'irhennoeiiei'  he  conietli..  41  ClniKt's 
iiiiiiiHterH  are  to  xee  to  their  rhiirge,  41)  mid 
look  for  persecution,.  54  The  people  nnixf 
take  thin  time  of  (/nice,  58  hecaune  it  in  a 
feiirfid  tliinrj  to  die  nuthoiit  recoil cilidtion. 

N  the  mean  time,  when  thei-e  were 
gathered  together  an  innumera- 


I 


76 


Whom  we  should  fear. 


St.  LUKE,  12. 


Warning  against  covetousness. 


ble  multitude  of  people,  insoinuch 
that  the.v  trode  one  upon  another, 
he  began  to  say  unto  his  disciples 
first  of  all,  Beware  ye  of  the  leaven 
of  the  Pharisees,  which  is  hypo- 
crisy. 

2  For  there  is  nothing  covered, 
that  shall  not  be  revealed  ;  neither 
hid,  that  shall  not  be  known. 

3  Therefore  whatsoever  ye  have 
spoken  in  darkness  shall  be  heard  in 
the  light ;  and  that  which  ye  have 
spoken  in  the  ear  in  closets  shall  be 
proclaimed  upon  the  housetops. 

-1  And  I  say  unto  you  my  friends, 
Be  not  afraid  of  them  that  kill  the 
body,  and  after  that  have  no  more 
that  they  can  do. 

5  But  I  will  forewarn  you  whom 
ye  shall  fear :  Fear  him,  which  after 
he  hath  killed  hath  power  to  cast 
irito  hell ;  yea,  I  say  unto  you,  Fear 
him. 

6  Are  not  five  sparrows  sold  for 
two  farthings,  and  not  one  of  them 
is  forgotten  before  (jod  1 

7  But  even  the  very  hairs  of  your 
head  are  all  numbered.  Fear  not 
therefore :  ye  are  of  more  value  than 
many  sparrows. 

8  Also  I  say  unto  you,  Whosoever 
shall  confess  me  before  men,  him 
shall  the  Son  of  man  also  confess 
before  the  angels  of  God  : 

9  But  he  that  denieth  me  before 
men  shall  be  denied  before  the  an- 
gels of  God. 

10  And  whosoever  shall  speak  a 
word  against  the  Son  of  man,  it 
shall  be  forgiven  him :  but  unto 
him  that  blasphemeth  against  the 
Holy  Ghost  it  shall  not  be  for- 
given. 

1 1  And  when  they  bring  you 
unto  the  synagogues,  and  nnto  ma- 
gistrates, and  powers,  '  take  ye  no 
thought  how  or  what  thing  ye  shall 
answer,  or  what  ye  shall  say: 

1 2  For  the  Holy  Ghost  shall  teach 
you  in  the  same  hour  what  ye  ought 
to  say. 

13  51  And  one  of  the  company 
said  unto  him.  Master,  speak  to 
my  brother,  that  he  divide  the 
inheritance  with  me. 

14  And  he  said  unto  him,  Man, 
who  made  me  a  judge  or  a  divider 
over  you  1 

15  And  he  said  unto  them.  Take 
heed,  and  beware  of  covetousness  : 
for  a  man's  life  consisteth  not  in 
the  abundance  of  the  things  whicli 
he  possesseth. 

16  And  he  spake  a  parable  unto 
them,  saying.  The  ground  of  a 
certain  rich  man  brought  forth 
plentifully : 

17  And  he  thought  within  him- 
self, saying,  What  shall  1  do,  be- 


cause I  have  no   room  where   to 
bestow  my  fruits'? 

IS  And  he  said,  This  will  I  do: 
I  will  pull  tlown  my  barns,  and 
build  greater  ;  and  there  will  I 
bestow  all  my  fruits  and  my 
goods. 

19  And  I  will  say  to  my  soul, 
Soul,  thou  hast  much  goods  laid  up 
for  many  years ;  take  thine  ease, 
eat,  drink,  and  be  merry. 

20  But  God  said  unto  him,  7'hou 
fool,  this  night  thy  soul  shall  be 
required  of  thee  :  then  whose  shall 
those  things  be,  which  thou  hast 
provided  1 

2 1  So  is  he  that  layeth  up  trea- 
sure for  himself,  and  is  not  rich 
toward  God. 

22  H  And  he  said  unto  his  disci- 
ples. Therefore  I  say  unto  you, 
-Take  no  thought  for  your  life, 
what  ye  shall  eat ;  neither  for  the 
body,  what  ye  shall  put  on. 

23  The  life  is  more  than  ^  meat, 
and  the  body  is  more  than  raiment. 

24  Consider  the  ravens  :  for  they 
neither  sow  norreap  ;  whichneither 
have  storehouse  nor  barn  ;  and  God 
feedeth  them  :  how  much  more  are 
ye  better  than  the  fowls  1 

25  And  which  of  you  ^  with  tak- 
ing thought  can  add  to  ^  his  stature 
one  cubit  ? 

26  If  ye  then  be  not  able  to  do 
that  thing  which  is  least,  why 
"  take  ye  tliought  for  the  rest  1 

27  Consider  the  lilies  how  they 
grow  :  they  toil  not,  they  spin  not ; 
and  yet  I  say  unto  you,  that  Solo- 
mon in  all  his  glory  was  not  arrayed 
like  one  of  these. 

28  If  then  God  so  clothe  the 
grass,  which  is  to  day  in  the  field, 
and  to  morrow  is  cast  into  the 
oven  ;  how  much  more  icill  he  clothe 
you,  O  ye  of  little  faith  1 

29  And  seek  not  ye  what  ye  shall 
eat,  or  what  ye  shall  drink,  neither 
be  ye  of  doubtful  mind. 

30  For  all  these  things  do  the 
nations  of  the  world  seek  after : 
and  your  Father  knoweth  that  ye 
have  need  of  these  things. 

3 1  H  But  rather  seek  ye  the  king- 
dom of  God  ;  and  all  these  things 
shall  be  added  unto  you. 

32  Fear  not,  little  flock  ;  for  it  is 
your  Father's  good  pleasure  to  give 
you  the  kingdom. 

33  Sell  that  ye  have,  and  give 
alms;  provide  yovn'selves  ^ bags 
which  wax  not  f)ld,  a  treasure  in 
the  heavens  that  faileth  not,  where 
no  thief  approacheth,  neither  moth 
corrupteth. 

34  For  where  your  treasure  is, 
there  will  your  heart  be  also. 


2  Be  uot 
auxious 

3  food. 


■*  by  being 
auxious 

5  the 

measure  of 
his  lite 

6  are  ye 
anxious 


purses 


77 


Many  orfeiu  strij^es. 


St.  LUKE,  13. 


Christ  causeth  division. 


35  Let  your  loinsbe girded  about, 
and  yonr  '' li.uhts  burning  ; 

36  And  ye  yourselves  like  unto 
men  that  wait  for  their  lord,  when 
he  will  return  from  the  wedding ; 
that  when  lie  cometh  and  knock- 
eth,  they  may  open  unto  him  im- 
mediately. 

37  Blessed  are  those  servants, 
whom  the  lord  when  he  cometh 
shall  find  watching :  verily  I  say 
unto  you,  that  he  shall  gird  himself, 
and  make  them  to  sit  down  to  meat, 
and  will  come  forth  and  serve  them. 

38  And  if  he  shall  come  in  the 
second  watch,  or  come  in  the  third 
watch,  and  find  them  so,  blessed  are 
those  servants. 

39  And  this  know,  that  if  the 
-  good  man  of  the  house  had  Jiiiown 
what  hour  the  thief  would  come, 
he  would  have  watched,  and  not 
have  suffered  his  house  to  be  broken 
through. 

40  Be  ye  therefore  ready  also: 
for  the  Son  of  man  cometh  at  an 
hour  when  ye  think  not. 

41  ^  Then  Peter  said  unto  him, 
Lord,  speakest  thou  this  parable 
unto  us,  or  even  to  all  1 

42  And  the  Lord  said.  Who  then 
is  that  faithful  and  Avise  steward, 
whom  his  lord  shall  make  ruler 
o\er  his  household,  to  give  them 
fhei')-  portion  of  ^meat  in  due 
season  1 

43  Blessed  is  that  servant,  whom, 
his  lord  when  he  cometh  shall  find. 
so  doing. 

44  Of  a  truth  I  say  unto  you, 
that  he  will  make  him  ruler  over 
all  that  he  hatli. 

45  But  and  if  that  servant  say 
in  his  heart.  My  lord  delayeth  his 
coming ;  and  shall  begin  to  beat 
the  menservants  and  maidens, 
and  to  eat  and  drink,  and  to 
be  drunken ; 

46  The  lord  of  that  servant  will 
come  in  a  day  when  he  look(;tli  not 
for  him,  and  at  an  hour  when  he 
is  not  aware,  and  will  ''cut  him 
in   sunder,  and    will   appoint  him 


his  portion  with  the  ^  uulx-lifvcrs. 


47  And  that  servant,  which  knew 
his  lord's  will,  and  preparcjd  not 
hviiiself,  neither  did  according  to 
his  will,  sliall  be  beaten  with 
many  stripes. 

48  Jiut  he  that  knew  not,  and 
did  commit  things  worthy  of 
stripes,  shall  be  beaten  with,  few 
stripes.  For  unto  whouisoever 
much  is  given,  of  him  shall  be 
much  rciQuired  :  and  to  whom  men 
have  committed  much,  of  him  they 
will  ask  the  more. 

49  ^  I  am  come  to  send  fire  on 


the  earth  ;  and  what  will  I,  if  it 
be  already  kindled? 

50  But  I  have  a  baptism  to  be 
baptized  with ;  and  how  am  I 
straitened  till  it  be  accomplished  ! 

51  Suppose  ye  that  I  am  come 
to  give  peace  on  earth  ]  I  tell  you. 
Nay  ;  but  rather  division  : 

52  For  from  henceforth  tliei^e 
sliall  be  five  in  one  house  divided, 
three  against  two,  and  two  against 
three. 

5.3  The  father  shall  be  divided 
against  the  son,  and  the  son  against 
the  father  ;  the  mother  against  the 
daughter,  and  the  daughter  against 
tlie  mother;  the  mother  in  law 
against  her  daughter  in  law,  and 
the  daughter  in  law  against  her 
mother  in  law. 

54  II  And  he  said  also  to  the 
people.  When  ye  see  a  cloud  rise 
out  of  the  west,  straightway  ye 
say,  Thc^re  cometh  a  shower ;  and 
so  it  is. 

55  And  when  ye  see  the  south 
wind  blow,  ye  say.  There  will  be 
heat ;  and  it  cometh  to  pass. 

56  Ye  hypocrites,  ye  can  "  dis- 
cern the  face  of  the  sky  and  of 
the  earth  ;  but  how  is  it  that  ye 
do  not  ^ discern  this  time? 

57  Yea,  and  why  even  of  your- 
selves judge  ye  not  what  is  right? 

58  ^  When  thou  goest  with  thine 
adversary  to  the  magistrate,  as  thou 
art  in  the  way,  give  diligence  that 
thou  inayest  be  delivered  from  him ; 
lest  he  hale  thee  to  the  judge,  and 
the  judge  deliver  thee  to  the  otfi- 
cer,  and  the  officer  cast  thee  into 
prison. 

59  I  tell  thee,  thou  shalt  not  de- 
part thence,  till  thou  hast  paid  the 
very  last  mite. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  C/iri-'^f  ])feiivh(th  rcpenfdnce  vj)o)>  fhi> 
'piniixlDni'iil  of  the  GaUlmdnx,  and  ot/i.erx. 
li  'J'/ie  /ruiUexs  fig  tree,  may  not  stand. 
11  He  healeth  the  crooked,  woman:  IS 
xheireth  the  poti^erfnl  \rorklim  of  the  vord 
■in  the  heartu  of  liifs  chosen,  hij  the  jnnuilde 
of  the  (irohi  of  m  II  xta  rd  need,  mid  of  leiieen  : 
24  exiiortetli.  to  enter  in  at  the  .strait  ijiite, 
.".1  oiiil  reproreth  Jlerod  and  Jermsa/ein.. 

rpilERE  were  present  at  that 
J-  season  sc)me  tliat  told  him  of 
the  Galilicans,  whose  blood  Pilat(^ 
had  mingled  with  their  sacrifices. 

2  And  Jesus  answering  .said  unto 
them,  Suppose  ye  that  these  (lali- 
heans  were  siimers  above  all  the 
( JalilM'ans,  because  they  sufi'ered 
such  tilings? 

3  I  tell  you.  Nay:  but.  except 
,ve  rejient,  ye  shall  all  likewise 
perish. 

.  4  Or  those  eighteen,  upon  whom 
the  tower  in  Siloam  fell,  and  slew 


78 


Healing  on  the  sctbbath. 


St.  LUKE,  13. 


The  mustard  seed  and  leaven. 


them,  think  ye  that  they  w^ere  sin- 
ners above  all  men  that  dwelt  in 
Jerusalem  1 

5  I  tell  you,  Nay :  but,  except  ye 
repent,  ye  sliall  all  likewise  perish. 

6  ^  He  spake  also  this  parable ; 
A  certain  tiKin  had  a  i\g  tree  planted 
in  his  vineyard  ;  and  he  came  and 
sought  fruit  thereon,  and  found 
none. 

7  Then  said  he  unto  the  dresser 
of  his  vineyard,  Behold,  these  three 
years  I  come  seeking  fruit  on  this 
tig  tree,  and  find  none :  cut  it  down ; 
why  cumbereth  it  the  ground  1 

8  And  he  answering  said  unto 
him,  Lord,  let  it  alone  this  year 
also,  till  I  shall  dig  about  it,  and 
dung  it: 

9  And  if  it  bear  fruit,  well :  and 
if  not,  then  after  that  thou  shalt 
cut  it  down. 

10  And  he  was  teaching  in  one 
of  the  synagogues  on  the  sabbath. 

11  H  And,  behold,  there  was  a 
woman  which  had  a  spirit  of  in- 
firmit.y  eighteen  years,  and  was 
bowed  together,  and  could  in  no 
wise  lift  up  herself. 

12  And  when  Jesus  saw  her,  he 
called  her  to  him,  and  saicl  unto  her. 
Woman,  thou  art  loosed  fi'om  thine 
infirmity. 

1 3  And  he  laid  his  hands  on  her  : 
and  immediately  she  was  made 
straight,  and  glorified  God. 

14  And  the  ruler  of  the  syna- 
gogue answered  with  indignation, 
because  that  Jesus  had  healed  on 
the  sabbath  day,  and  said  unto  the 
people.  There  are  six  days  in  which 
men  ought  to  work  :  in  them  there- 
fore come  and  be  healed,  and  not 
on  the  sabbath  day. 

15  The  Lord  then  answered  him, 
and  said,  77iou  hypocrite,  doth  not 
each  one  of  you  on  the  sabbath 
loose  his  ox  or  his  ass  from  the 
stall,  and  lead  him  away  to  water- 
ing"? 

16  And  ought  not  this  woman, 
being  a  daughter  of  Abraham, 
whom  Satan  hath  bound,  lo,  these 
eighteen  yeai's,  be  loosed  from  this 
bond  on  the  sabbath  day"? 

17  And  when  he  had  said  these 
things,  all  his  adversaries  were 
ashamed  :  and  all  the  people  re- 
joiced for  all  the  glorious  things 
that  were  done  by  him. 

18  U  Then  said  he,  Unto  what  is 
the  kingdom  of  God  like  ?  and 
whereunto  shall  T  resemble  it  1 

19  It  is  like  a  grain  of  nmstard 
seed,  which  a  man  took,  and  cast 
into  his  garden  ;  and  it  grew,  and 
waxed  a  great  tree ;  and  the  fowls 
of  the  air  lodged  in  the  branches  of 
it. 


20  And  again  he  said,  Whereunto 
shall  1  liken  the  kingdom  of  God"? 

21  It  is  like  leaven,  which  a  wo- 
man took  and  hid  in  three  measures 
of  meal,  till  the  whole  was  leavened. 

22  And  he  went  through  the 
cities  and  villages,  teaching,  and 
journeying  toward  Jerusalem. 

23  Then  said  one  unto  him.  Lord, 
are  there  few  that  be  saved  1  And 
he  said  unto  them, 

2-1  ^  Strive  to  enter  in  at  the 
strait  gate  :  for  many,  I  say  unto 
you,  will  seek  to  enter  in,  and  shall 
not  be  able. 

25  When  once  the  master  of  the 
house  is  risen  up,  and  hath  shut  to 
the  door,  and  ye  begin  to  stand 
without,  and  to  knock  at  the  door, 
saying.  Lord,  Lord,  open  unto  us ; 
and  he  sliall  answer  and  say  unto 
you,  I  know  you  not  whence  ye  are : 

26  Then  shall  ye  begin  to  say, 
We  have  t^aten  and  drunk  in  thy 
presence,  and  thou  hast  taught  in 
our  streets. 

27  But  he  shall  say,  I  tell  you,  I 
know  you  not  whence  ye  are ;  depart 
from  me,  all  ye  workers  of  iniquity. 

28  There  shall  be  weeping  and 
gnashing  of  teeth,  when  ye  shall 
see  Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and  Jacob, 
and  all  tlie  prophets,  in  the  king- 
dom of  God,  and  you  yourselves 
thrust  out. 

29  And  they  shall  comer  fi-om  the 
east,  and  fro7n  the  west,  and  from 
the  north,  and  from  the  south,  and 
shall  sit  down  in  .the  kingdom  of 
God. 

30  And,  behold,  there  are  last 
which  shall  be  first,  and  there  are 
first  which  shall  be  last. 

31  ^  The  same  day  there  came 
certain  of  the  Pharisees,  saying 
unto  him.  Get  thee  out,  and  depart 
hence  :  for  Herod  will  kill  thee. 

32  And  he  said  unto  them.  Go 
ye,  and  tell  that  fox,  Behold,  I  cast 
out  ^  devils,  and  I  do  cures  to  clay 
and  to  morrow,  and  the  third  day  I 
shall  be  perfected. 

33  Nevertheless  I  must  walk  to 
day,  and  to  morrow,  and  the  day 
following :  for  it  cannot  be  that  a 
prophet  perish  out  of  Jerusalem. 

34  O  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem, 
which  killest  the  prophets,  and 
stonest  them  that  are  sent  unto 
thee ;  how  often  would  I  have  ga- 
thered thy  children  together,  as  a 
hen  doth  gather  her  brood  under 
her  wings,  and  ye  would  not! 

35  Behold,  your  house  is  left  unto 
you  desolate  :  and  verily  I  say  unto 
you.  Ye  shall  not  see  me,  until  the 
time  come  when  ye  shall  say.  Blessed 
is  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 


1  demons, 


72 


T9 


Christ  teacheth  humiliti/. 


St.  LUKE,  14. 


We  onust  count  the  cost. 


CHAPTER  14. 

2  Christ  healeth  the  droi^sy  on  the.  sabbath:  1 
teaaheth  humility :  12  to, feast  the  poor:  15 
iituler  the  parable  of  the  great  supper, 
sheweth    how    WorhVij    mhnhil     111:11.     iiiio 

contemn  the  word  of  (itui .  .shull  hr  shut  ant 
of  heaven.  25  Thu.se  ir/io  irill  be  hi»  <ii.-.e/- 
ples,  to  tiear  their  cross  innst  make  tlnir 
uccourts  af or  eh  a  ml,  Uxt  n-ith,  .sliame  thuj 
revolt.from  him  afterward ,  34  and-  heeotue 
altogether  unprofitable,  like  salt  that  hath 
lost  his  savour. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  went 
into  the  house  of  one  of  the 
chief  Pharisees  to  eat  bread  on  the 
sabbath  day ,  that  they  watched  him. 

2  And,  behold,  therewas  a  cer- 
tain man  before  him  which  had  the 
dropsy. 

3  And  Jesus  answering  spake 
unto  the  lawyers  and  Pharisees, 
saving.  Is  it  lawful  to  heal  on  the 
sabbath  day  % 

4  And  they  held  their  peace. 
And  he  took  him,  and  healed  him, 
and  let  him  go  ; 

5  And  answered  them,  saying. 
Which  of  you  shall  have  an  ass  or 
an  ox  fallen  into  a  pit,  and  will  not 
straightway  pull  him  out  on  the 
sabbath  day? 

6  And  they  could  not  answer  him 
again  to  these  things. 

7  H  And  he  put  forth  a  parable 
to  those  which  were  bidden,  when 
he  marked  how  they  chose  out  the 
chief  '  rooms  ;  saying  unto  them, 

8  When  thou  art  bidden  of  any 
man  to  a  "  wedding,  sit  not  down  in 
the  highest "  room  :  lest  a  moi-e  ho- 
nourable man  than  thou  be  bidden 
of  him  ; 

9  And  he  that  bade  thee  and  him 
come  and  say  to  thee.  Give  this 
man  place ;  and  thou  begin  with 
shame  to  take  the  lowest  ^  room. 

10  But  when  thou  art  bidden,  go 
and  sit  down  in  the  lowest  ''  room  : 


that  when  he  that  bade  thee  Com- 
eth, he  may  say  unto  thee.  Friend, 
go  up  higher  :  then  shalt  thou  have 
worship  in  the  presence  of  them 
that  sit  at  meat  with  thee. 

1 1  For-  whos(jever  exalteth  him- 
s(>lf  shall  be  abased  ;  and  he  that 
humbleth  himself  shall  he;  exalted. 

12  II  Then  said  he  also  to  liim 
tliat  bade  him.  When  thou  makest 
a  (Hnner  or  a  suppei',  call  not  thy 
friends,  nor  thy  brethi'en,  neithiir 
thy  kinsmen,  nor  thi/  i-ich  neigh- 
bours; lest  they  also  bid  thee  again, 
and  a  recomprnce  be  mad(^  thee. 

1.3  Put  when  thou  makest  a  feast, 
call  the  poor,  the  maimed,  the  lame, 
the  blind : 

14  And  thou  shalt  be  blessed  ; 
for  they  cannot  recompense  thee : 
for  thou  shalt  be  recompensed  at 
the  resunection  of  the  ju.st. 


1 5  H  And  when  one  of  them  that 
sat  at  meat  with  him  heard  these 
things,  he  said  unto  him.  Blessed  is 
he  that  shall  eat  bread  in  the  king- 
dom of  God. 

1 6  Then  said  he  unto  him,  A  cer- 
tain man  made  a  great  supper,  and 
bade  many  : 

17  And  sent  his  servant  at  sup- 
per time  to  say  to  them  that  were 
bidden.  Come ;  for  all  things  are 
now  ready. 

18  And  they  all  with  one  consent 
began  to  make  excuse.  The  first  said 
unto  him,  I  have  bought  a  piece  of 
ground,  and  I  must  needs  go  and 
see  it :  I  pray  thee  have  me  excused. 

19  And  another  said,  I  have 
bought  five  yoke  of  oxen,  and  I  go 
to  prove  them :  I  pray  thee  have 
me  excused. 

20  And  another  said,  I  have  mar- 
ried a  wife,  and  therefore  I  cannot 
come. 

21  So  that  servant  came,  and 
shewed  his  lord  these  things.  Then 
the  master  of  the  house  being  angry 
said  to  his  servant,  Go  out  quickly 
into  the  streets  and  lanes  of  the 
city,  and  bring  in  hither  the  poor, 
and  the  maimed,  and  the  halt,  and 
the  blind. 

22  And  the  servant  said.  Lord,  it 
is  done  as  thou  hast  commanded, 
and  yet  there  is  room. 

23  And  the  lord  said  unto  the  ser- 
vant, Go  out  into  the  highways  and 
hedges,  and  compel  them  to  come 
in,  that  my  house  may  be  filled. 

24  For  I  say  unto  you.  That  none 
of  those  men  which  were  bidden 
shall  taste  of  my  supper. 

25  H  And  there  went  great  mul- 
titudes with  him  :  and  he  turned, 
and  said  unto  them, 

26  If  any  man  come  to  me,  and 
hate  not  his  father,  and  mother, 
and  wife,  and  childn^n,  and  bre- 
thren, and  sisters,  yea,  and  his  own 
life  also,  he  cannot  be  my  disciple. 

27  And  whosoever  doth  not  bear 
his  cross,  and  come  after  me,  can- 
not be  my  (Hscii)le. 

28  For  which  of  you,  intending 
to  build  a  tower,  sitt(>th  not  down 
first,and  counU'th  thecost,  whether 
he  have  smtticicnt  to  finish  it  ? 

29  Lest  hai)ly,  aft(>r  ho  hath  laid 
tlu^  foundation,  anfl  is  not  able  to 
finish  it,  all  that  behold  it  begin  to 
mock  him, 

30  Saying,  This  man  began  to 
build,  and  was  not  able  to  finish. 

31  Or  what  king,  going  to  make 
war  against  anothci'  king,  sitteth 
not  down  first,  and  consultcth 
whether  he  be  able  with  ten  thou- 
sand to  nieet  him  that  cometh 
against  him  with  twenty  thousand  f 


80 


The  lost  aheep  and  coin. 


St.  LUKE,  15. 


The  prodhjal  son. 


32  Or  else,  while  the  other  is  yet 
a  great  way  off",  he  sendeth  an  am- 
bassage,  and  desireth  conditions  of 
peace. 

33  So  likewise,  whosoever  he  be 
of  you  that  forsaketh  not  all  that 
he  hath,  he  cannot  be  my  disciple. 

3-t  If  Salt#/.s"  good  :  but  if  the  salt 
have  lost  his  savour,  wherewith 
shall  it  be  seasoned  l 

35  It  is  neither  fit  for  the  land, 
nor  j'et  for  the  dunghill ;  hut  men 
cast  it  out.  He  that  hath  ears  to 
hear,  let  him  hear. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1    The  parahle  of  the   lost  sheep:    8   of  the 
piece  ofsi/rer:  11  of  tite  jimd igal  soti. 

rpHEN  drew  near  unto  him  all 
X  the  *  publicans  and  sinners  for 
to  hear  him. 

2  And  the  Pharisees  and  scribes 
murmured,  saying.  This  man  re- 
ceiveth  sinners,  and  eateth  with 
them. 

3  ^  And  he  spake  this  parable 
unto  them,  saying, 

\  What  man  of  you,  having  an 
hundred  sheep,  if  he  lose  one  of 
them,  doth  not  leave  the  ninety 
and  nine  in  the  wilderness,  and  go 
after  that  which  is  lost,  until  he 
find  iti 

5  And  when  he  hath  found  it,  lie 
layeth  it  on  his  shoulders,  rejoicing. 

6  And  when  he  cqmeth  home,  he 
calleth  together  his  friends  and 
neighbours,  saying  unto  them,  Ke- 
joice  with  me  ;  for  I  have  found  my 
sheep  which  was  lost. 

7  I  say  unto  you,  that  likewise 
joy  shall  be  in  heaven  over  one  sin- 
ner that  repenteth,  more  than  over 
ninety  and  nine  just  persons,  which 
need  no  repentance. 

8  H  Either  what  woman  having 
ten  pieces  of  silver,  if  she  lose  one 
piece,  doth  not  light  a  ^  candle,  and 
sweep  the  house,  and  seek  dili- 
gently till  she  find  it  ? 

9  And  when  she  hath  found  it, 
she  calleth  her  friends  and  her 
neighbours  together,  saying.  Re- 
joice with  me ;  for  I  have  found 
the  piece  which  I  had  lost. 

10  Likewise,  I  say  unto  you, 
there  is  joy  in  the  presence  of  the 
angels  of  God  over  one  sinner  that 
repenteth. 

11^  And  he  said,  A  certain  man 
had  two  sons  : 

12  And  the  younger  of  them  said 
to  his  father,  Father,  give  me  the 
portion  of  goods  that  falleth  tome. 
And  he  divided  unto  them  his 
living. 

1 3  And  not  many  days  after  the 
younger  son  gathered  all  together. 


*  See  note  on  ch.  Hi.  12. 


and  took  his  journey  into  a  far 
country,  and  there  wasted  his  sub- 
stance with  riotous  living. 

14  And  when  he  had  spent  all, 
there  arose  a  mighty  famine  in  that 
land  ;  and  he  began  to  be  in  want. 

15  And  he  went  and  joined  him- 
self to  a  citizen  of  that  country ; 
and  he  sent  him  into  his  fields  to 
feed  swine. 

1 6  And  he  would  fain  have  filled 
his  belly  with  the  husks  that  the 
swine  did  eat :  and  no  man  gave 
unto  him. 

1 7  And  when  he  came  to  himself, 
he  said.  How  many  hired  servants 
of  my  fathei''s  have  bread  enough 
and  to  spare,  and  I  perish  with 
hunger ! 

18  I  will  arise  and  go  to  my  fa- 
ther, and  will  say  unto  him.  Father, 
I  have  sinned  against  heaven,  and 
before  thee, 

1 9  And  am  no  more  worthy  to  be 
called  thy  son  :  make  me  as  one  of 
thy  hired  servants. 

20  And  he  arose,  and  came  to  his 
father.  But  when  he  was  yet  a 
great  way  off,  his  father  saw  him, 
and  had  compassion,  and  ran,  and 
fell  on  his  neck,  and  kissed  him. 

21  And  the  son  said  unto  him, 
Father,  I  have  sinned  against 
heaven,  and  in  thy  sight,  and  am 
no  more  worthy  to  be  called  thy 
son. 

22  But  the  father  said  to  his 
servants.  Bring  forth  the  best  robe, 
and  put  it  on  him  ;  and  put  a  ring 
on  his  hand,  and  shoes  on  his  feet : 

23  And  bring  hither  the  fatted 
calf,  and  kill  it ;  and  let  us  eat,  and 
be  merry  : 

24  For  this  my  son  was  dead,  and 
is  alive  again ;  he  was  lost,  and  is 
found.  And  they  began  to  be 
merry. 

25  Now  his  elder  son  was  in  the 
field  :  and  as  he  came  and  drew 
nigh  to  the  house,  he  heard  musick 
and  dancing. 

26  And  he  called  one  of  the  ser- 
vants, and  asked  what  these  things 
meant. 

27  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thy 
brother  is  come  ;  and  thy  father 
hath  killed  the  fatted  calf,  because^ 
he  hath  received  him  safe  and 
sound. 

28  Andhe  was  angry,  and  would 
not  go  in  :^herefore  came  his  father 
out  and  intreated  him. 

29  And  he  answering  said  to  his 
father,  Lo,  these  many  years  do  I 
serve  thee,  neither  transgressed  I 
at  any  time  thy  commandment : 
and  yet  thou  never  gavest  me  a  kid, 
that  I  might  make  merry  with  my 
friends : 


81 


The  unjust  steward. 


St.  LUKE,  IG. 


The  rich  man  and  Lazarus. 


30  But  as  soon  as  this  thy  son 
was  come,  which  hath  devoured 
thy  Hving  with  harlots,  thou  hast 
killed  for  him  the  fatted  calf. 

31  And  he  said  unto  him.  Son, 
thou  art  ever  with  me,  and  all  that 
I  have  is  thine. 

3:2  It  was  meet  that  we  should 
make  merry,  and  be  glad  :  for  this 
thy  brother  was  dead,  and  is  alive 
again  ;  and  was  lost,  and  is  found. 

CHAPTER  16. 

1  The  parable  of  the  unjust  steicard.  14 
C/iriat  reproveih  the  hypocrixy  of  the  covet- 
ous Pharisees.  19  The  rich  glutton,  and 
Lazarus  the  heygar. 

AND  he  said  also  unto  his  disci- 
ples. There  was  a  cei'tain  rich 
man,  which  had  a  steward  ;  and  the 
same  was  accused  unto  him  that  he 
had  wasted  his  goods. 

2  And  he  called  him,  and  said 
unto  him,  How  is  it  that  1  hear 
this  of  thee  ?  give  an  account  of  thy 
stewardship;  for  thovi  mayest  be 
no  longer  steward. 

3  Then  the  steward  said  within 
himself.  What  shall  I  do?  for  mj^ 
lord  taketh  away  from  me  the 
stewardship  :  '  I  cannot  dig  :  to 
beg   I  am  ashamed. 

4  I  am  resoh'ed  what  to  do,  that, 
when  I  am  put  out  of  the  stewai'd- 
ship,  they  may  receive  me  into 
their  houses. 

5  So  he  called  every  one  of  his 
lord's  debtors  unto  him,  and  said 
unto  the  first.  How  much  owest 
thou  unto  my  lord  "? 

6  And  he  said.  An  hundred  mea- 
sures of  oil.  And  he  said  untf)  him, 
Take  thy  bill,  and  sit  down  quickly, 
and  write  fifty. 

7  Then  said  he  to  another,  And 
how  much  owest  thou '?  And  he 
said.  An  hundred  measures  of 
wh(\at.  And  he  said  unto  him. 
Take  thy  bill,  and  write  fourscoi-e. 

8  And  -  the  lord  commendef  I  the 
unjust  steward,  because  he  had 
done  wisely:  for  the  children  of 
this  world  are  •'in  their  generation 
wiser  than  the  children  of  light. 

9  And  1  say  unto  you.  Make  to 
your.seh^es  fi-iends  ^of  the  mammon 
of  unrighteousness  ;"tliat,  when  '''  ye 
fail,  they  may  receive  you  into 
''everlasting  habitations. 

10  He  that  is  faithful  in  tha,t 
which  is  least  is  faithful  also  in 
much  :  an(l  lie.  that  is  mijust  in  the 
least  is  unjust  also  in  much. 

11  If  therefore  ye  have  not  been 
faithful  in  the  uin-ighteous  mam- 
mon, who  will  commit  to  your  trust 
the  true  riches  ? 


*  Or, 


1 2  And  if  ye  have  not  been  faith- 
ful in  that  which  is  another  man's, 
who  shall  give  you  that  which  is 
your  own  1 

13  ^  No  servant  can_  serve  two 
masters  :  for  either  he  will  hate  the 
one,  and  love  the  other  ;  or  else  he 
will  hold  to  the  one,  and  despise 
the  other.  Ye  cannot  serve  God 
and  mammon. 

14  And  the  Pharisees  also,  who 
were  covetous,  heard  all  these 
things  :  and  they  derided  him. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye 
are  they  which  justify  yourselves 
before  men ;  but  God  knoweth 
your  hearts :  for  that  which  is 
highly  esteemed  among  men  is 
abomination  in  the  sight  of  God. 

16  The  law  and  the  prophets 
tvere  until  John  :  since  that  time 
the  kingdom  of  God  is  preached, 
and  every  man  presseth  into  it. 

17  And  it  is  easier  for  heaven 
and  earth  to  pass,  than  one  tittle 
of  the  law  to  fail. 

18  Whosoever  putteth  away  his 
wife,  and  marrieth  another,  com- 
mitteth  adultery :  and  whosoever 
marrieth  her  that  is  put  away  from 
her  husband  committeth  adultery. 

19  ^  There  was  a  certain  rich 
man,  which  was  clothed  in  purple 
and  fine  linen,  and  fared  sumptu- 
ously every  day : 

20  And  there  was  a  certain  beg- 
gar named  Lazarus,  which  was  laid 
at  his  gate,  full  of  sores, 

21  And  desiring  to  be  fed  with 
the  crumbs  which  fell  from  the 
rich  man's  table:  moreover  the 
dogs  came  and  licked  his  sores. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  the 
beggar  died,  and  was  carried  by 
the  angels  into  Abraham's  bosom  : 
the  rich  man  also  died,  and  was 
buried ; 

23  And  in  t  hell  he  lift  up  his 
eyes,  being  in  torments,  and  seeth 
Abraham  afar  off,  and  Lazarus  in 
his  bosom. 

24  And  he  cried  and  said.  Father 
Abraham,  hav(>  mercy  on  me,  and 
send  Lazarus,  that  he  may  dip  the 
tip  of  his  finger  in  watei-,  and  cool 
my  tongue  ;  for  1  am  tormented  in 
this  f1am(\ 

2.")  jiut  A])!'aham  said,  Son,  I'e- 
member  that  thou  in  thy  lifetime 
r(>ceivedst  thy  good  things,  and 
likewise  Lazarus  evil  things:  but 
now  he  is  comforted,  and  thou  art 
tormented. 

26  And  besid(>  all  this,  between 
us  and  you  there  is  a  gr<>at  gulf 
fixed  :  so  that  they  which  would 
pass  from   hence  to    you  cannot : 


t  Hades. 


82 


Occasions  of  stumbling. 


St.  LUKE,  17. 


Ten  lepers  cleansed. 


^  occasions 
of  stumbling 


^  cause  one 
of  these 
little  ones  to 
stumble. 


neither  can  they  pass  to  us,  that 
would  come  from  thence. 

27  Then  he  said,  I  pray  thee 
therefore,  father,  that  thou  would- 
est  send  him  to  my  father's  house  : 

28  For  I  have  five  brethren ; 
that  he  may  testify  unto  them,  lest 
they  also  come  into  this  place  of 
torment. 

29  Abraham  saith  unto  him, 
They  have  ]\Ioses  and  the  pro- 
phets ;  let  them  hear  them. 

30  And  he  said.  Nay,  father 
Abraham :  but  if  one  went  unto 
them  from  the  dead,  they  will 
repent. 

31  And  he  said  unto  him.  If  they 
hear  not  Moses  and  the  prophets, 
neither  will  they  be  persuaded, 
though  one  rose  from  the  dead. 

CHAPTER  17. 

1  Christ  teacheth  io  avoid  occttmons  of  offence. 
.3  One  to  forgide  another.  6  The  power  of 
faith.  1  Hoio  we  are  bound  to  God.,  and 
not  he  to  us.  11  He  healeth  ten  lejjers.  "-I'l 
Of  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  the  coming  of 
the  Son  of  man. 

THEN  said  he  unto  the  disci- 
ples. It  is  impossible  but  that 
'  offences  will  come  :  but  woe  unto 
him,  through  whom  they  come  ! 

2  It  were  better  for  him  that  a 
millstone  were  hanged  about  his 
neck,  and  he  cast  into  the  sea,  than 
that  he  should  '^  offend  one  of  these 
little  ones, 


3  II  Take  heed  to  yourselves  :  If 
thy  brother  trespass  against  thee, 
rebuke  him  ;  and  if  he  repent,  for- 
give him. 

4  And  if  he  trespass  against  thee 
seven  times  in  a  day,  and  seven 
times  in  a  day  turn  again  to  thee, 
saying,  I  repent ;  thou  shalt  for- 
give him. 

5  And  the  apostles  said  unto  tlie 
Lord,  Increase  rrur  faith. 

6  And  the  Lord  said,  If  ye  had 
faith  as  a  grain  of  mustard  seed, 
ye  might  say  unto  this  sycamine 
tree.  Be  thou  plucked  up  by  the 
root,  and  be  thou  planted  in  the 
sea;  and  it  should  obey  you. 

7  But  which  of  you,  having  a 
servant  plowing  or  feeding  cattle, 
v/ill  say  unto  him  by  and  by,  when 
he  is  come  from  the  field,  Go  and 
sit  down  to  meat  1 

8  And  will  not  rather  say  unto 
him,  Make  reafly  wherewith  I  may 
sup,  and  girfl  thyself,  and  serve 
me,  till  I  have  eaten  and  drunken  : 
and  afterward  thou  shalt  eat  and 
drink  1 

9  Doth  he  tliank  that  servant 
because  he  did  the  things  that 
were  commanded  him  1  I  trow 
not. 


10  80  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall 
have  done  all  those  things  which 
are  commanded  you,  say.  We  are 
unprofitable  servants  :  we  have 
done  that  which  was  our  dutj' 
to  do. 

1 1  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 
went  to  Jerusalem,  that  he  passed 
through  the  midst  of  Samaria  and 
Galilee. 

1 2  And  as  he  entered  into  a  cer- 
tain village,  there  met  him  ten 
men  that  were  lepers,  which  stood 
afar  off : 

13  And  they  lifted  up  their 
voices,  and  said,  Jesus,  Master, 
have  mercy  on  us. 

14:  And  when  he  saw  them,  he 
said  unto  them,  Go  shew  your- 
selves unto  the  priests.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  that,  as  they  went, 
they  were  cleansed. 

15  And  one  of  them,  when  he 
saw  that  he  was  healed,  turned 
back,  and  with  a  loud  voice  glori- 
fied God, 

16  And  fell  down  on  his  face 
at  his  feet,  giving  him  thanks  : 
and  he  was  a  Samaritan. 

17  And  Jesus  answering  said. 
Were  there  not  ten  cleansed  1  but 
where  a)'e  the  nine  1 

18  ^  There  are  not  found  that  re- 
turned to  give  glory  to  C_»od,  save 


this  stranger. 


1 9  And  he  said  unto  him.  Arise, 
go  thy  way :  thy  faith  hath  made 
thee  whole. 

20  51  And  when  he  was  demanded 
of  the  Pharisees,  when  the  king- 
dom of  God  should  come,  he 
answered  them  and  said.  The 
kingdom  of  God  cometh  not  with 
observation  : 

21  Neither  shall  they  say,  Lo 
here  !  or,  lo  there  !  for,  behold,  the 
kingdom  of  God  is  ■*  within  yovi. 

22  And  he  said  unto  the  disci- 
ples,  The  days  will  come,  when  ye 
shall  desire  to  see  one  of  the  days 
of  the  Son  of  man,  and  ye  shall 
not  see  it. 

23  And  thej''  shall  say  to  you. 
See  here ;  or,  see  there :  go  not 
after  them,  nor  follow  them. 

24  For  as  the  lightning,  that 
lighteneth  out  of  the  one  ])art 
under  heaven,  shineth  unto  the 
other  part  under  heaven  ;  so  shall 
also  the  Son  of  man  be  in  his  day. 

25  I'ut  first  must  lie  suffer  many 
things,  and  be  rejected  of  this 
generation. 

2()  And  as  it  was  in  the  days  of 
•''  Noe,  so  shall  it  be  also  in  the  days 
of  the  Son  of  man. 

27  They  did  eat,  they  drank, 
they    married    wives,    they    were 


3  Were  there 
none  found 
that  re- 
turned to 
give  glory 
to  God,  save 
this 
stranger  ? 


4  in  the 
midst  of 
you. 


6  Noah, 


83 


The  importunate  lokloio. 


St.  LUKE,  18. 


The  Pharisee  and  publican. 


given  in  marriage,  until  the  day 
that  '  Noe  entered  into  the  ark, 
and  the  flood  came,  and  destroyed 
them  all. 

28  Likewise  also  as  it  was  in  the 
days  of  Lot ;  tliey  did  eat,  they 
drank,  they  bought,  they  sold, 
they  planted,  they  builded ; 

29  But  the  same  day  that  Lot 
went  out  of  8odom  it  rained  fire 
and  brimstone  from  heaven,  and 
destroyed  them  all. 

30  Even  thus  shall  it  be  in  the 
day  when  the  Son  of  man  is  re- 
vealed. 

31  In  that  day,  he  which  shall 
be  upon  the  housetop,  and  his  stuif 
in  the  house,  let  him  not  come 
down  to  take  it  away  :  and  he  that 
is  in  the  field,  let  him  likewise  not 
return  back. 

32  Remember  Lot's  wife. 

33  Whosoever  shall  seek  to  save 
his  life  shall  lose  it ;  and  whosoever 
shall  lose  his  life  shall  preser-ve  it. 

3+  I  tell  you,  in  that  night  there 
shall  be  two  'tnen  in  one  bed ;  the 
one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other 
shall  be  left. 

35  Two  woman  shall  be  grinding 
together ;  the  one  shall  be  taken, 
and  the  other  left. 

36  Two  men,  shall  be  in  the  field  ; 
the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the 
other  left. 

37  And  they  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  Wliere,  Lord  %  Ajid  he 
said  unto  them,  Wheresoever  the 
body  ?'.s,  thither  will  the  '^  eairles  Vje 
gathered  together. 

CHAPTER  18. 

3  Of  the  imiHirtnnaU  vyUloio.  9  Of  the  Pha- 
rist'c  mid  thf  'iiublic.an.  15  ChihJt'en 
hraiiglit.  1i>  Christ.  IS  A  ruler  that  vjoiild 
follo'ir  Chrht,  liiit  in  Mndered  hy  his  riehet. 
'is  The  reward  of  them  that  leave  all  for 
hiHsake.  ;il  lie  foreshetceth  hiH  death,  o.j 
and  rentoreth  a,  bliml  man  to  hin  sight. 

AND  he  spake  a  parable  unto 
tliem  to  this  end,  that  men 
ought  always  to  pray,  and  not  to 
faint; 

2  Saying,  There  was  in  a  city  a 
judge,  whicli  feared  not  God,  nei- 
tlier  regarcU^l  man  : 

3  And  there  was  a  widow  in  that 
city  ;  and  slie  came  unto  him,  say- 
ing, ''ANengcnH'of  mine  adversary. 

4  And  lie  would  not  for  a  while  : 
but  afterwai'd  li(^  said  within  him- 
self, 'J'hougli  I  fear  not  God,  nor 
regard  man  ; 

T)  Vet  because  this  widow  trou- 
bleth  me,  1  will  •*  avenge  her,  lest 
by  her  continual  coming  she 
^  weary  me. 

()  And  tlie  Tjord  said.  Hear  what 
the  unjust  judge  saith. 


7  And  shall  not  God  "  avenge 
his  own  el(;ct,  which  cry  day  and 
niglit  unto  him,  though  he  bear 
long  with  them '? 

8  I  tell  you  that  he  will  ^  avenge 
them  speedily.  Nevertheless  when 
the  Son  of  man  cometh,  shall  he 
find  faith  on  the  earth  1 

9  And  he  spaki^  this  parable  unto 
certain  which  trusted  in  themselves 
that  they  were  righteous,  and  de- 
spised others : 

10  Two  men  went  up  into  the 
temple  to  pray  ;  the  one  a  Phari- 
see, and  tiie  other  *  a  i)ublican. 

1 1  The  Pharisee  stood  and  prayed 
thus  with  himself,  God,  1  thank 
thee,  that  I  am  not  as  other  men 
are,  extortioners,  unjust,  adulter- 
ers, or  even  as  this  *  publican. 

12  1  fast  twice  in  the  week,  I 
give  tithes  of  all  that  I  ^  possess. 

13  And  the  *  publican,  standing 
afar  off,  would  not  lift  up  so  much 
as  liis  eyes  unto  heaven,  out  smote 
upon  his  breast,  saying,  God  be 
merciful  to  me  a  sinner. 

14  I  tell  you,  this  man  went  down 
to  his  house  justified  rather  than 
the  other  :  for  every  one  that  ex- 
alteth  himself  shall  be  abased  ;  and 
he  that  humbleth  himself  shall  be 
exalted. 

15  And  they  brought  unto  him 
also  infants,  that  he  would  touch 
them  :  but  when  Aw  disciples  saw 
it,  they  reljuked  them. 

16  But  Jesus  called  them  unto 
him,  and  said,  Sufl:er  little  children 
to  come  unto  me,  and  forbid  them 
not :  for  ''  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of 
God. 

17  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Who- 
soever shall  not  receive  the  kingdom 
of  God  as  a  little  child  shall  in  no 
wise  enter  therein. 

18  Andacertaiiwulerasked  liim, 
saying.  Good  Master,  what  shall  1 
do  to  inherit  eternal  litY'/? 

19  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Why 
callest  thou  me  good!  none /s  good, 
sav(^  one,  that  in,  (iod. 

20  Thou  knowest  the  command- 
ments. Do  not  commit  adultery. 
Do  not  kill.  Do  not  steal.  Do  not 
bear  false;  witness.  Honour  thy 
fatlier  and  tliy  mother. 

21  And  he  said.  All  these  have  I 
kept  from  my  youth  up. 

22  Now  wlien  Jesus  heard  these 
things,  he  said  unto  him.  Vet  lack- 
est  thou  one  thing:  sell  all  that 
thou  hast,  and  distril)ute  unto  the 
poor,  and  thou  slialt  \\;\\v  treasure 
in  heaven  :  and  come,  follow  me. 

23  And  wluui  he  heai-d  this,  he 


*  See  note  on  ch.  Hi.  12. 


6  do  his  own 
elect  justice, 


''  do  them 
justice 


set. 


"  to  such 
beldutieth 


84 


Leaving  all  to  follow  Christ. 


St.  LUKE,  19. 


Zacchceus  the  imblican. 


was  very  sorrowful :    for   he   was 
very  rich. 

24  And  when  Jesus  saw  that  he 
was  very  sorrowful,  he  said,  How 
hardly  shall  they  that  have  riches 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God  ! 

25  For  it  is  easier  for  a  camel  to 
go  through  a  needle's  eye,  than 
for  a  rich  man  to  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

26  And  they  that  heard  it  said. 
Who  then  can  be  saved? 

27  And  he  said.  The  things  which 
are  impossible  with  men  are  possi- 
ble with  God. 

28  Then  Peter  said,  Lo,  we  have 
left  all,  and  followed  thee. 

29  And  he  said  unto  them.  Verily 
I  say  unto  you,  Thei'e  is  no  man 
that  hath  left  house,  or  pai'ents,  or 
brethren,  or  wife,  or  childi'en,  for 
the  kingdom  of  God's  sake, 

30  Wlio  shall  not  receive  mani- 
fold more  in  this  present  time,  and 
in  the  world  to  come  life  ^over- 
lasting. 

ol  II  Then  he  took  imto  li.im  the 
twelve,  and  said  unto  them.  Behold, 
we  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  and  all 
things  that  are  written  by  the 
prophets  concerning  the  Son  of 
man  shall  be  accomplished. 

32  For  he  shall  be  delivered 
unto  the  Gentiles,  and  shall  be 
mocked,  and  spitefully  entreated, 
and  spitted  on  : 

33  And  they  shall  scourge  him, 
and  put  him  to  death :  and  the 
third  day  he  shall  rise  again. 

34  And  they  understood  none 
of  these  things  :  and  this  saying 
was  hid  from  them,  neither  knew 
they  the  things  which  were  spoken. 

35  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as 
he  was  come  nigh  unto  Jericho,  a 
certain  blind  man  sat  by  the  way 
side  begging : 

36  And  hearing  the  multitude 
pass  by,  he  asked  what  it  meant. 

37  And  tliey  told  him,  that  Jesus 
of  Nazareth  passeth  by. 

38  And  he  cried,  saying,  Jesus, 
thou  son  of  David,  have  mercy  on 
me. 

39  And  they  which  went  before 
rebuked  him,  that  he  should  hold 
liis  peace  :  but  he  cried  so  much 
the  more,  Titou  son  of  David,  have 
mercy  on  me. 

40  And  Jesus  stood,  and  com- 
manded him  to  be  brought  unto 
him  :  and  when  he  was  come  near, 
he  asked  him, 

4 1  Saying,  What  wilt  thou  that  T 
shall  do  unto  thee?  And  he  said. 
Lord,  that  I  may  receive  my  sight. 

42  And  Jesus  said  unto  him, 
Receive  thy  sight :  thy  faith  liath 
■^  saved  thee. 


A 


43  And  immediately  he  received 
his  sight,  and  followed  him,  glori- 
fying God  :  and  all  the  people,  when 
they  saw  it,  gave  praise  unto  God. 

CHAPTER  19. 

1  Of  Zacchceus  a  publican.  11  Theten  pieces 
of  move}/.  28  ChriHt  rid etk  into  Jerusalem 
icitli  fi-iiuDjih  :  41  weepeth  orer  it :  45  drir- 
eth  Hie  hiii/i-rs  and  sellers  out  of  the  temple  : 
47  (eachinij  daily  in  it.  The  rulers  would, 
have  destroyed  him,  hut  for  fear  of  the 
people. 

ND  Jes^.s  entered  and  ^  passed 
through  Jericho. 

2  And,  behold,  there  vms^  a  man 
nanied  Zacch;eus,  which  was  the 
chief  among  the  *  publicans,  and 
he  was  rich. 

3  Andhesoughttosee  Jesus  who 
he  was ;  and  could  not  for  the  press, 
because  he  was  little  of  stature. 

4  And  he  ran  before,  and  climbed 
up  into  a  sycomore  tree  to  see  him  : 
for  he  was  to  pass  that  ivay. 

5  And  when  Jesus  came  to  the 
place,  he  looked  up,  and  saw  him, 
and  said  unto  him,  Zacchjeus,  make 
haste,  and  come  down  ;  for  to  day  I 
must  abide  at  thy  house. 

6  And  he  made  haste,  and  came 
down,  and  received  him  joyfully. 

7  And  when  they  saw  it,  they  all 
murmured,  saying,  That  he  was 
gone  to  be  guest  with  a  man  that 
is  a  sinner. 

8  And  Zacchaeus  stood,  and  said 
unto  the  Lord  ;  Behold,  Lord,  the 
half  of  my  goods  I  give  to  the  poor  ; 
and  if  I  have  •*  taken  any  thing  from 
any  man  by  false  accusation,  i  i-e- 
st(ire  lum  fourfold. 

9  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  This 
day  is  salvation  come  to  this  house, 
forsomuch  as  he  also  is  a  son  of 
Abraham. 

10  For  the  Son  of  man  is  come  to 
seek  and  to  save  that  which  was 
lost. 

11  And  as  they  heard  these 
things,  he  added  and  spake  a  pa- 
rable, because  he  was  nigh  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  because  they  thought 
that  the  kingdom  of  God  should 
immediately  appear. 

12  He  said  therefore,  A  certain 
nobleman  went  into  a  far  country 
to  receive  for  himself  a  kingdom, 
and  to  return. 

13  And   he  called   ''his  ten   ser- 


vants,   and    delivered     tliem    ten 


pounds,  and  said  unto  them,  "^Oc- 
cupy till  I  come. 

14  But_  his  citizens  hated  him, 
and  sent  '  a  message  after  him,  say- 
ing, We  will  not  have  this  man  to 
reign  over  us. 


*  See  note  on  ch.  Hi.  12. 


was  pass- 


*  wroiigfully 
exacted 
au2;lit  of  any 
man, 


5  ten  ser- 
vants of  his, 

6  Trade  ye 
herewith 


'  an  ambas- 
sagre 


85 


Parable  of  the  2)onnds. 


St.  LUKE,  19. 


The  entry  into  Jerusalem. 


15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  he  was  retui-ned,  having  re- 
ceived the  kingdom,  then  he  com- 
manded these  servants  to  be  called 
unto  him,  to  whom  he  liad  given 
the  money,  that  he  might  know 
how  much  every  man  had  gained 
by  trading. 

16  Then  came  the  first,  saying. 
Lord,  thy  pound  hath  gained  ten 
pounds. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him.  Well, 
thou  good  servant :  because  thou 
hast  been  faithful  in  a  very  little, 
have  thou  authority  over  ten  cities. 

18  And  the  second  came,  saying. 
Lord,  thy  pound  hath  gained  five 
pounds. 

1 9  And  he  said  likewise  to  him, 
Be  thou  also  over  five  cities. 

20  And  another  came,  saying. 
Lord,  behold,  liere  is  thy  pound, 
which  I  have  kept  laid  up  in  a 
napkin : 

21  P"'or  I  feared  thee,  because 
thou  art  an  austere  man :  thou 
takest  up  that  thou  layedst  not 
down,  and  reapest  that  thou  didst 
not  sow. 

22  And  he  saith  unto  him.  Out 
of  thine  own  mouth  will  I  judge 
thee,  thou  wicked  servant.  Thou 
knewest  that  I  was  an  austere  man, 
taking  up  that  I  laid  not  down,  and 
reaping  that  I  did  not  sow  : 

23  Wherefore  then  gavest  not 
thou  my  money  into  the  bank,  that 
at  my  coming  I  might  have  re- 
quired mine  own  with  '  usury? 

24  And  he  said  unto  them  tliat 
stood  by.  Take  from  him  tlie 
ijound,  and  give  it  to  him  that 
hath  ten   pounds. 

25  (And  they  said  unto  ^him, 
Lord,    he;  hath   ten   pounds.) 

26  For  I  say  unto  you,  That 
unto  every  one  which  hath  shall 
be  given  ;  and  from  liim  that  hath 
not,  even  that  he  hath  shall  l)e 
taken  away  from   him. 

27  liut those  mineenemies,which 
would  not  that  1  should  reign  over 
them,  l)ring  hithei-,  and  slay  thc//i 
l^efore  me. 

2(S  If  And  when  he  had  thus  spo- 
ken, lie  went  before,  ascending  up 
to  .[(^rusalem. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  In; 
was  come  nigh  to  l>ethpnag(!  and 
Jjethany,  at  the  mount  called  the 
iiiount  of  Olives,  he  sent  two  of  his 
disciples, 

.■}()  Saying,  Oo  ye  into  the  village 
over  against  yon:  in  th(^  which  at 
your  entering  ye  shall  find  a  colt 
tied,  whereon  yet  never  man  sat: 
loose  him,  and  bring  him  hither. 

31  And  if  any  man  ask  you.  Why 
do  ye  h)o.se  hiia  '   thus  sliall  ye  say 


unto  him.  Because  the  Lord  hath 
need  of  him. 

32  And  they  that  were  sent  went 
their  way,  and  found  even  as  he 
had  said  unto  them. 

33  And  as  they  were  loosing  the 
colt,  the  owners  thereof  said  unto 
them.  Why  loose  ye  the  colt  ? 

34  And  they  said.  The  Lord 
hath   need  of  him. 

35  Anfl  they  brought  him  to 
Jesus  :  and  they  cast  their  gar- 
ments upon  the  colt,  and  they  set 
Jesus  thereon. 

36  And  as  he  went,  they  spread 
their  clothes  in  the  way. 

37  And  when  he  was  come  nigh, 
even  now  at  the  descent  of  the 
mount  of  Olives,  the  whole  multi- 
tude of  the  disci]iles  began  to  re- 
joice and  praise  God  with  a  loud 
voice  for  all  the  mighty  works  that 
they  had  seen ; 

38  Saying,  Blessed  he  the  King 
that  Cometh  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  :  peace  in  heaven,  and  glory 
in  the  highest. 

39  And  some  of  the  Pharisees 
from  among  the  multitude  said 
unto  him,  Master-,  rebuke  tliy 
disciples. 

40  And  he  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  I  tell  you  that,  if  these 
should  hold  their  peace,  the  stones 
would  immediately  cry  out. 

41  U  And  when  he  was  come 
near,  he  beheld  the  city,  and  wept 
over  it, 

42  Saying,  If  thou  hadst  known, 
even  thou,  at  least  in  this  thy  day, 
the  things  ivhicli  helong  unto  thy 
peace  !  but  now  they  are  hid  frcjm 
thine  eyes. 

43  For  the  days  shall  come  upon 
thee,  that  thine  enemies  shall "  cast 
a  trencli  about  thee,  and  compass 
thee  round,  and  keep  thee  in  on 
every  side, 

44  And  shall  lay  thee  even  with 
the  ground,  and  thy  children 
within  thee  ;  and  they  shall  not 
leave  in  thee  one  stone  upon 
another;  because  thou  knewest 
not  th(^  time  of  thy  visitation. 

45  And  he  went  into  the  temple, 
and  bfigan  to  cast  out  them  that 
sold  therein,  and  them  that 
bought ; 

46  Saying  unto  them,  It  is  writ- 
ten. My  house  is  the  house  of 
prayci- :  but  ye  have  made  it  a  den 
of  •' tliicvcs 

47  And  lie  taught  daily  in  the 
temple.  P>nt  tlu^  chief  ])i'iests  and 
the  sci'ibes  and  the  chief  of  the 
I»et»i)le  souglit  to  destroy  him, 

4H  And  could  not  find  what  they 
might  do  :  for  all  the  people  were 
very  attentive  to  hear  him. 


-  cast  up  a 
hank 


•'  robber.s. 


86 


Parable  of  the  viuei/ard. 


St.  LUKE,  20. 


Christ  tested  by  questions. 


CHAPTER  20. 

1  CJirist  arniicheth  his  a iiilioyHi/  hi/  a  qiien- 
1i„ii  (if  .h,h)i'Hh<ipiixm.  '.I  77'.'  inirahhof 
ilw  r/'nei/dfil.  lit  Of  ijiri luj  tri/m/e  fa  ('<c- 
H(ir.  27  He  conviiiceth  the  Sadduceex  ihiit 
denied  the  resurrection.  41  IIoic  Christ 
is  the  Kon  of  David.  4.5  He  irarneth  his 
disciples  to  beicare  of  the  scribes. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  on 
one  of  those  days,  as  lie  taught 
the  people  in  the  temple,  and 
preached  the  gospel,  the  chief 
priests  and  the  scribes  came  upon 
J/im  with  the  elders, 

2  And  spake  unto  him,  saying. 
Tell  us,  by  what  authority  doest 
thou  these  things'?  or  wh(>  is  he 
that  gave  thee  this  authority"? 

3  And  he  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  I  will  also  ask  you  one 
thing  ;  and  answer  me  : 

4  The  baptism  of  John,  was  it 
from  heaven,  or  of  men^ 

5  And  they  reasoned  with  them- 
selves, saying.  If  we  shall  say. 
From  heaven ;  he  will  say,  Wliy 
then  lielieved  ye  him  not"? 

6  P)ut  and  if  we  say.  Of  men ;  all 
the  people  will  stone  us:  for  they 
be  persuaded  that  John  was  a 
prophet. 

7  And  they  answered,  that  they 
could  not  tell  whence  it  ivas. 

8  And  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Neither  tell  I  you  by  what  author- 
ity I  do  these  things. 

9  Then  began  he  to  speak  to  the 
people  this  parable  ;  A  certain  man 
planted  a  vineyard,  and  let  it  forth 
to  husbandmen,  and  went  into  a 
far  country  for  a  long  time. 

10  And  at  the  season  he  sent  a 
servant  to  the  husbandmen,  that 
they  should  give  him  of  the  fruit 
of  tne  vineyard  :  but  the  husbantl- 
men  beat  him,  and  sent  him  away 
empty. 

1 1  And  again  he  sent  another 
servant :  and  they  beat  him  also 
and  entreated  him  shamefullj^  and 
sent  him  away  empty. 

12  And  again  he  sent  a  third: 
and  they  wounded  him  also,  and 
cast  him  out. 

13  Then  said  the  lord  of  the 
vineyard.  What  shall  I  do "?  I  will 
send  my  beloved  son :  it  may  be 
they  will  reverence  him  when  they 
see  him. 

14  Rut  when  the  husbandmen 
saw  him,  they  reasoned  among 
themselves,  saying.  This  is  the 
heir:  come,  let  us  kill  him,  that 
the  inheritance  may  be  ours. 

15  So  they  cast  him  out  of  the 
vineyard,  and  killed  hii/t.  What 
therefoT'e  shall  the  lord  of  the  vine- 
yard do  unto  them'? 

16  He  shall  come  and  destroy 
these  husbandmen,  and  shall  give 


the  vineyard  to  others.    And  when 
they  heard  it,  they  said,*God  forbid. 

17  And  he  beheld  them,  and 
said.  What  is  this  then  that  is 
written,  'i'he  stone  which  the  build- 
ers rejected,  the  same  is  become 
the  head  of  the  corner  *? 

18  Whosoever  shall  fall  upcm 
that  stone  shall  be  broken  ;  but  on 
whomsoever  it  shall  fall,  it  will 
grind  him  to  powder. 

19  1[  And  the  chief  priests  and 
the  scribes  the  same  hour  sought 
to  lay  hands  on  him ;  and  they 
feared  the  people:  for  they  per- 
ceived that  he  had  spoken  this  pa- 
rable against  them. 

20  And  they  watched  him,  and 
sent  forth  spies,  which  should 
feign  themselves  just  men,  that 
they  might  take  hold  of  his  words, 
that  so  they  might  deliver  him 
unto  the  power  and  authority  of 
the  governor. 

21  And  they  asked  him,  saying. 
Master,  we  know  that  thou  sayest 
and  teachest  rightly,  neither  ac- 
ceptest  thou  the  person  of  any, 
but  teachest  the  way  of  God  truly : 

22  Is  it  lawful  for  us  to  give 
tribute  unto  Csesar,  or  nol 

23  But  he  perceived  their  crafti- 
ness, and  said  unto  them,  Why 
tempt  ye  me"? 

24  Shew  me  a  penny.  Whose 
image  and  superscription  hath  it  % 
They  answered  and  said,  Caesar's. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ren- 
der therefore  unto  Ca?sar  the 
things  which  be  Cjysar's,  and  unto 
God  the  things  which  be  God's. 

26  And  they  could  not  take  hold 
of  his  words  before  the  people : 
and  they  marvelled  at  his  answer, 
and  held  their  peace. 

27  H  Then  came  to  him  certain 
of  the  Sadducees,  which  deny  that 
there  is  any  resurrection  ;  and  they 
asked  him, 

28  Saying,  Master,  !Moses  wrote 
unto  us.  If  any  man's  brother  die, 
having  a  wife,  and  he  die  without 
children,  that  his  brother  should 
take  his  wife,  and  raise  up  seed 
unto  his  brother. 

29  There  were  therefore  seven 
brethren :  and  the  first  took  a 
wife,   and  died  without  children. 

30  And  the  second  took  her  to 
wife,  and  he  died  childless. 

31  And  the  third  took  her;  and 
in  like  manner  the  seven  also  :  and 
they  left  no  children,  and  died. 

32  Last  of  all  the  woman  died  also. 

33  Therefore  in  the  resurrection 
whose  wife  of  them  is  she"?  for 
seven  had  her  to  wife. 


*  Gr.  Be  it  not  so. 


87 


Christ  is  DavicVs  son  and  Lord. 


St.  LUKE,  21. 


The  widow'' s  mites. 


34  And  Jesus  answering  said 
unto  them,  The  children  of  this 
world  marry,  and  are  given  in 
marriage  : 

35  But  they  which  shall  be  ac- 
counted •  worthy  to  obtain  that 
world,  and  the  resurrection  from' 
the  dead,  neither  marry,  nor  are 
given  in  marriage : 

36  Neither  can  they  die  any 
more  :  for  they  are  equal  unto  the 
angels ;  and  are  the  children  of 
God,  being  the  children  of  the 
resurrection. 

37  Now  that  the  dead  are  raised, 
even  Moses  shewed  '  at  the  bush. 


when  he  calleth  the  Lord  the  God 
of  Abraham,  and  the  God  of  Isaac, 
and  the  God  of  Jacob. 

38  For  he  is  not  a  God  of  the 
dead,  but  of  the  living  :  for  all  live 
unto  him. 

39  H  Then  certain  of  the  scribes 
answering  said.  Master,  thou  hast 
well  said. 

40  And  after  that  they  durst  not 
ask  him  any  question  at  all. 

41  And  he  said  unto  them,  How 
say  they  that  -Christ  is  David's 
son  1 

42  And  David  himself  saith  in 
the  book  of  Psalms,  The  Lord  said 
unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my  right 
hand, 

43  Till  I  make  thine  enemies  thy 
footstool. 

44  David  therefore  calleth  him 
Lord,  how  is  he  then  his  son  1 

45  II  Then  in  the  audience  of  all 
the  people  he  said  unto  his  dis- 
ciples, 

46  Beware  of  the  scribes,  which 
desire  to  walk  in  long  robes,  and 
love  greetings  in  the  ■'  markets,  and 
the  highest  seats  in  the  synagogues, 
and  the  chief  ^  rooms  at  feasts  ; 

47  Which  devour  widows'  houses, 
and  for  a  shew  make  long  prayers  : 
the  same  shall  receive  greater  'Vlam- 
nation. 


CHAPTER  21. 

1  ChriM  cotntnendeth  the  poor  uidoic.  T>  Ife 
foretdXeth  the,  dentriictioa  of  the  temple, 
and  of  the  city  JeruHdlem  :'  S.'i  the  nigiiK 
also  which  nhdll  be  before  the  last  ilaij. 
34  He  exhorteth  them  to  be  watchful. 

AND  he  looked  up,  and  saw  the 
rich   men   casting  their  gifts 
into  the  treasury. 

2  And  he  saw  also  a  (-(M'tain  poor 
widow  casting  in  tliither  two  mites. 

3  And  he  said.  Of  a  tiuth  1  say 
unto  you,  that  this  poor  widow 
hath   cast  in  more  than  they  m,11  : 

4  For  all  these  liave  of  their 
"abnndiince  cast  in  unto  the  ojl'er- 
iugs  of  ( Jod  :  but  she  of  her  penury 


hath  cast  in  all  the  living  that  she 
had. 

5  ^  And  as  some  spake  of  the 
temple,  how  it  was  adorned  with 
goodl.v  stones  and  gifts,  he  said, 

6  As  for  these  things  which  ye 
behold,  the  days  will  come,  in  the 
which  there  shall  not  be  left  one 
stone  upon  another,  that  shall  not 
be  thrown  down. 

7  And  they  asked  him,  saying. 
Master,  but  when  shall  these  things 
be?  and  what  sign  will  there  he  when 
these  things  shall  come  to  pass  % 

8  And  he  said.  Take  heed  that 
ye  be  not  deceived  :  for  many  shall 
come  in  my  name,  saying,  I  am 
Christ;  and  the  time  draweth 
near:  go  ye  not  therefore  after 
them. 

9  But  when  ye  shall  hear  of  wars 
and  commotions,  be  not  terrified  : 
for  these  things  must  first  come  to 
pass ;  but  the  end  is  not ''  by  and  b.v. 

10  Then  said  he  unto  them,  Na- 
tion  shall  rise  against  nation,  and 
kingdom  against  kingdom  : 

1 1  And  great  earthquakes  shall 
be  in  divers  places,  and  famines, 
and  pestilences  ;  and  fearful  sights 
and  great  signs  shall  there  be  from 
heaven. 

12  But  before  all  these,  they 
shall  lay  their  hands  on  you,  and 
persecute  you,  delivering  you  up  to 
the  synagogues,  and  into  prisons, 
being  brought  before  kings  and 
rulers  for  m.y   name's  sake. 

1 3  And  it  shall  turn  to  you  for  a 
testimony. 

14  Settle  it  therefore  in  your 
hearts,  not  to  meditate  before  what 
ye  shall  answer : 

15  For  I  will  give  you  a  mouth 
and  wisdom,  which  all  your  adver- 
saries shall  not  be  able  to  gainsay 
nor  resist. 

16  And  ye  shall  be  betrayed  both 
by  pai-eiits,  and  brethren,  and  kins- 
folks, and  fr'iends ;  and  some  of 
you  shall  they  cause  to  be  put  to 
death. 

17  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all 
men  for  my  name's  sake. 

18  But  there  shall  not  an  hair  of 
your  head  perish. 

19  In  your  '^pntience  possess  ye 
your  souls. 

20  And  when  ye  shall  see  Jeru- 
sahnn  comi);issed  with  armies,  then 
know  that  the  desolation  thereof  is 
nigh. 

21  Then  let  them  which  are  in 
Judiea  fiee  to  the  mountains;  and 
let  them  which  are  in  the  midst  of 
it  depart  out ;  and  let  not  them 
that  are  in  the  countries  entt^r- 
th(M(nnto. 

22  For  these  be  the  days  of  ven- 


88 


/Signs  of  Christ^ s  coming. 


St.  LUKE,  22. 


Treachery  of  Judas. 


geauce,  that  all  things  which  are 
written  may  be  fulfilled. 

23  But  woe  unto  them  that  are 
with  child,  and  to  them  that  give 
suck,  in  those  days  !  for  th(;re  shall 
be  great  distress  in  the  land,  and 
wrath  upon  this  people. 

24  And  they  shall  fall  by  the 
edge  of  the  swoi'd,  and  shall  be  led 
away  captive  into  all  nations  :  and 
Jerusalem  shall  be  trodden  down 
of  the  Gentiles,  until  the  times  of 
the  Gentiles  be  fulfilled. 

25  H  And  there  shall  be  signs  in 
the  sun,  and  in  the  moon,  and  in 
the  stars  ;  and  upon  the  earth  dis- 
tress of  nations,  with  perplexity ; 
the  sea  and  the  waves  roaring  ; 

26  Men's  hearts  failing  them  for 
fear,  and  for  looking  after  those 
things  which  are  coming  on  the 
eartii :  for  the  powers  of  heaven 
shall  be  shaken. 

27  And  then  shall  they  see  the 
Son  of  man  coming  in  a  cloud  with 
power  and  great  glory. 

28  And  when  these  things  begin 
to  come  to  pass,  then  look  up,  and 
lift  up  your  heads;  for  your  re- 
demption draweth  nigh. 

29  And  he  spake  to  them  a  para- 
ble ;  Behold  the  fig  tree,  and  all 
the  trees ; 

30  When  they  now  shoot  forth, 
ye  see  and  know  of  your  own 
selves  that  summer  is  now  nigh  at 
hand. 

31  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  see 
these  things  come  to  pass,  know  ye 
that  the  kingdom  of  God  is  nigh  at 
hand. 

32  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  This 
generation  shall  not  pass  away,  till 
all  be  fulfilled. 

33  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass 
away  :  but  my  words  shall  not  pass 
away. 

34  U  And  take  heed  to  your- 
selves, lest  at  any  time  your  hearts 
be  overchai-ged  with  surfeiting, 
and  drunkenness,  and  cares  of  this 
life,  and  so  that  day  come  upon  you 
unawares. 

35  For  as  a  snare  shall  it  come 
on  all  them  that  dwell  on  the  face 
of  the  whole  earth. 

36  Watch  ye  therefore,  and  pray 
always,  that  ye  may  be  accounted 
worthy  to  escape  all  these  things 
that  shall  come  to  pass,  and  to 
stand  before  the  Son  of  man. 

37  And  in  the  daytime  he  was 
teaching  in  the  temple;  and  at 
night  he  went  out,  and  abode  in 
the  mount  that  is  called  the  mount 
of  Olives. 

38  And  all  i^e  people  came  early 
in  the  morning  to  him  in  the  tem- 
ple, for  to  hear  him. 


CHAPTER  22. 

t   The  JncHcoiifipireagtiindt  Christ.    Z  Satan 
j>fejiaretlh    Judas  to    betray  him.      7   The 

iipoxt/es  prepare  the  passorer.  19  ChrUt 
hixliliifet/i  hix  liohixnpix'r.  'jl  cnrvrtlti  fore- 
tell, tl,  (iflhe  tntitiir,  -.'4  <hhnrl,1h  lli,  rest  of 
his  i/jiosllt's  friiiii  (DiiliHiini,  81  assurelh 
■  /',/,  r  his  fa'illi  shoul.l  not  fail :  34  and  vet 
he  shuithi  ,1,  nil  III, I,  Ihriee.  39  He  prayeth 
ill  Ihe  III, milt,  <(),,!  sirciil.'lh  hlood,  4T  i»  lie- 
tr,iih',l  II  nil  ,1  kiss  :  r.ii  h,'  h,,il,-1h  Malehiis' 
e,ti\  r4  //.'  is  tliri,-r  ,l,iii,,l  ,,/  Peter,  (« 
.^hiiinefiillij  abased,  tlO  and  eiiii/esseth  him- 
self to  be  the  Son  of  God. 

NOW  the   feast   of   unleavened 
bread    drew    nigh,    which    is 
called  the  Passover. 

2  And  the  chief  priests  and 
scribes  sought  how  th(^y  might 
kill  him  ;  for  they  feared  the  peo- 
ple. 

3  H  Then  entered  Satan  into  Ju- 
das surnamed  Iscariot,  being  of  the 
number  of  the  twelve. 

4  And  he  went  his  way,  and  com- 
muned Avith  the  chief  priests  and 
captains,  how  he  might  oeti'ay  him 
unto  them. 

5  And  they  were  glad,  and  cove- 
nanted to  give  him  money. 

6  i\.nd  he  promised,  and  sought 
opportunity  to  betray  him  unto 
them  in  the  absence  of  the  multi- 
tude. 

7  V[  Then  came  the  day  of  un- 
leavened bread,  when  the  passover 
must  be  killed. 

8  And  he  sent  Peter  and  John, 
saying,  Go  and  prepai'e  us  the  pass- 
over,  that  we  may  eat. 

9  And  they  said  unto  him.  Where 
wilt  thou  that  we  prepare  ^ 

10  And  he  said  unto  them.  Be- 
hold, when  ye  are  entered  into  the 
city,  there  shall  a  man  meet  you, 
bearing  a  pitcher  of  water  ;  follow 
him  into  the  house  where  he  en- 
tereth  in. 

11  And  ye  shall  say  unto  the 
'  good  man  of  the  house.  The  Master 
saitli  unto  thee.  Where  is  the  guest- 
chamber,  where  I  shall  eat  the  pass- 
over  with  my  disciples  1 

1 2  And  he  shall  shew  you  a  large 
upper  room  furnished  :  there  make 
ready. 

13  And  they  went,  and  found  as 
he  had  said  unto  them  :  and  thej' 
made  ready  the  passover. 

14  And  when  the  hour  was  come, 
he  sat  down,  and  the  twelve  apos- 
tles with  him. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them,  With 
desire  I  have  desired  to  eat  this 
passover  with  you  before  I  suffer  : 

16  For  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not 
any  more  eat  thereof,  until  it  be 
fulfilled  in  the  kingdom  of  God. 

17  And  he  took  the  cup,  and 
gave  thanks,  and  said,  Take  this, 
and  divide  it  among  yourselves  : 


1  master 


89 


Tlieiast  supper. 


St.  LUKE,  22. 


Christ'' s  agony  and  prayer. 


18  For  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not 
drink  of  the  fruit  of  the  vine,  until 
the  kingdom  of  (Jod  shall  come. 

19  H  And  he  took  bread,  and 
gave  tlianks,  and  brake  it,  and 
gave  unto  them,  saying,  This  is  my_ 
body  which  is  given  for  you  :  this' 
do  in  remembrance  of  me. 

'20  Likewise  also  the  cup  after 
suijper,  saying.  This  cup  is  the  new 
'  testament  in  my  blood,  which  is 
shed  for  you. 

21  II  But,  behold,  the  hand  of 
him  that  betrayeth  me  is  with  me 
on  tlie  table. 

22  And  truly  the  8on  of  man 
goeth,  as  it  was  determined  :  but 
woe  unto  that  man  by  whom  he  is 
betrayed  ! 

23  And  they  began  to  enquire 
among  themselves,  which  of  them 
it  was  that  should  do  this  thing. 

24  U  And  there  was  also  a  strife 
among  them,  which  of  them  should 
be  accounted  the  greatest. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them.  The 
kings  of  the  Gentiles  exercise  lord- 
ship over  them  ;  and  they  that  ex- 
ercise authority  upon  them  are 
called  benefactors. 

26  But  ye  shall  not  he  so  :  but  he 
that  is  gi'eatest  among  you,  let  him 
be  as  the  younger ;  and  he  that  is 
chief,  as  he  that  doth  sei've. 

27  For  whether  is  greater,  he 
that  sitteth  at  meat,  or  he  that 
serveth  *?  /,s  not  he  that  sitteth  at 
meaf?  but  I  am  among  you  as  he 
that  serveth. 

28  Ye  are  they  which  have  con- 
tinued with  me  in  my  tempta- 
tions. 

29  And  I  appoint  unto  you  a 
kingdom,  as  my  Father  hath  ap- 
pointed unto  me ; 

30  Tliat  ye  may  eat  and  drink  at 
my  table  in  my  kingdom,  and  sit 
on  thnmes  judging  the  twelve 
tribes  of  Israel. 

31  H  And  the  Lord  said,  Simon. 
(Simon,  behold,  Satan  hath  'desired 
to  lume  you,  that  he  may  sift  you  as 
wheat : 

32  But  I  have  prayed  for  thee, 
that  thy  faith  fail  not :  and  ■'when 


tlion  ai't  converted,  strengllien  tliy 
l)r(!thn!n 

33  And  lie  said  unto  him,  i^ord, 
1  am  ready  to  go  witli  thee,  both 
into  i)rison,  and  to  death. 

31  And  he  said,  I  tell  thee,  Peter, 
the  co(rk  Khali  not  crow  this  day, 
biifon^diat  thou  slialt  thrice  deny 
thai,  thou  knowest  me. 

•  lO  And  he  said  unto  them,  When 
I  sent  you  without  i)urse,and^scri|). 
and  shoes,  lack(Ml  .ve  any  thing '. 
And  they  said,  Nothing. 


36  Then  said  he  unto  them.  But 
now,  he  that  hath  a  purse,  let  him 
take  it,  and  likewise  Ids  ^ scrip  :  and 
he  that  *'hath  no  sword, let  him  sell 


his  garment,  and  buy  one. 

37  For  i  say  unto  you,  that  this 
that  is  written  must  yet  be  accom- 
plished in  me,  And  he  was  reckoned 
among  the  transgressors :  for  the 
things  concerning  me  have  "an 
end. 

38  And  they  said.  Lord,  behold, 
here  are  two  swords.  And  he  said 
unto  th(nn.  It  is  enough. 

39  II  And  he  came  out,  and  went, 
as  he  was  wont,  to  the  mount  t)f 
Olives ;  and  his  disciples  also  fol- 
lowed him. 

40  And  when  he  was  at  the  place, 
he  said  unto  them.  Pray  that  ye 
enter  not  into  temptation. 

41  And  he  was  withdrawn  from 
them  about  a  stone's  cast,  and 
kneeled  down,  and  prayed, 

42  Saying,  Father,  if  thou  be 
willing,  remove  this  cup  from  me  : 
nevertheless  not  my  will,  but  thine, 
be  done. 

43  And  there  appeared  an  angel 
unto  him  from  heaven,  strengthen- 
ing him. 

44  And  being  in  an  agony  he 
pi'ayed  more  earnestly:  and  his 
sweat  was  as  it  were  great  drops 
of  blood  falling  down  to  the 
ground. 

45  And  when  he  rose  up  from 
prayer,  and  was  come  to  his  disci- 
ples, he  found  them  sleeping  for 
sori'ow, 

46  And  said  unto  them,  Why 
sleep  ye  ?  rise  and  jiray,  lest  ye  en- 
ter into  temi)tation. 

47  II  And  while  he  yet  spake,  be- 
hold a  multitude,  and  he  that  was 
called  .ludas,  one  of  the  twelve, 
went  before  them,  and  drew  near 
unto  Jesus  to  kiss  him. 

18  But  .Tesus  said  unto  him,  Ju- 
das, betrayest  thou  tlie  Son  of  man 
with  a  kiss? 

49  When  they  which  were  about 
Iiim  saw  what  would  follow,  they 
said  unto  him.  Lord,  shall  we  smite 
with  tlH>  sword  ? 

50  ^  And  one  of  tliem  smote  tlie 
servant  of  tli(^.  high  priest,  and  cut 
oil' his  right  ear. 

5 1  And  Jesus  ajiswered  and  said. 
SulTer  yi;  thus  far.  And  he  touched 
his  ear.  and  iiealed  him. 

52  Tlum  Jesus  said  unto  tlie 
chief  pi-iests,  and  captains  of  the 
ti-mplc,  and  the  cldeis,  which  were 
come  to  him,  P>e  ye  come  out.  as 
against  a  ^  I  hief.  witli  swords  and 
staves  ? 

53  When   1   was  daily  witJi   you 


5  wallet : 

6  hath  none, 
let  him  sell 
his  garment 
and  buy  a 
sAVord. 


90 


Peter's  denial. 


St.  LUKE,  23. 


J^sns  mocked  by  Herod. 


in  the  temple,  ye  stretched  forth 
jio  hands  against  me  :  but  this  is 
your  hour,  and  the  power  of  dark- 
ness. 

54  ^  Then  took  they  him,  and 
led  him,  and  brought  him  into  the 
high  priest's  house.  And  Peter  fol- 
lowed afar  oti'. 

55  And  when  they  had  kindled 
a  fire  in  the  midst  of  the  ^  hall,  and 
were  set  down  together,  Peter  sat 
down  among  them. 

56  But  a  certain  maid  Ix^held 
him  as  he  sat  by  the  fire,  and  etir- 
nestly  looked  upon  him,  and  said, 
This  man  was  also  with  him. 

57  And  he  denied  him,  saying. 
Woman,  I  know  him  not. 

5(S  And  after  a  little  while  an- 
other saw  him,  and  said.  Thou  art 
also  of  them.  And  Peter  said, 
Man,  I  am  not. 

59  And  about  the  space  of  one 
hour  after  another  confidently 
affirmed,  saying,  Of  a  truth  this 
fellov  also  was  with  him  :  for  he 
is  a  Galila?an. 

60  And  Peter  said,  Man,  I  know 
not  what  thou  sayest.  And  im- 
mediately, while  he  yet  spake,  the 
cock  crew. 

61  And  the  Lord  turned,  and 
looked  upon  Peter.  And  Peter  re- 
membered the  word  of  the  Lord, 
how  he  had  said  unto  him.  Before 
the  cock  crow,  thou  shalt  deny  me 
thrice. 

62  And  Peter  went  out,  and 
wept  bitterly. 

63  51  And  the  men  that  held 
Jesus  mocked  him,  and  smote 
him. 

64  And  when  they  had  blind- 
folded him,  they  struck  him  on  the 
face,  and  asked  him,  saying,  Pro- 
phesy, who  is  it  that  smote  thee'? 

65  And  many  other  things  "blas- 
phemously spake  tliey  against  him. 


66  II  And  as  soon  as  it  was  day, 
the  elders  of  the  people  and  the 
chief  priests  and  the  scribes  came 
together,  and  led  him  into  their 
council,  saying, 

67  Art  thou  the  Christ  1  tell  us. 
And  he  said  ujito  them.  If  I  tell 
you,  ye  will  not  believe  : 

68  And  if  I  also  ask  you,  ye  will 
not  answer  me,  nor  let  me  go. 

69  Hereafter  shall  the  Son  of 
man  sit  on  the  right  hand  of  the 
pt)\ver  of  fjlod. 

70  Then  said  they  all,  Ai-t  thou 
then  the  Soil  of  God  'l  And  he  said 
unto  them,  Ye  say  that  i  am. 

71  And  they  said.  What  need 
we  any  further  witness?  for  we 
ourselves  have  heard  of  liis  own 
mouth. 


CHAPTER  23. 

1  Jesus  is  Hceutted  he/ore  Pilate,  and  sent  to 
Ilerud.  S  Herod  mocketh  him.  12  Herod 
(I III!  Pi/iiii-  lire  made  friends.  13  Burah- 
liiis  /.v  ili'.si rill  <if  Vie  jieaple,  and  is  loaned 
111/  Piliiti',  mill  Jexux  iti  yiren  to  he  ci'uci- 
jied.  '27  lie  lelleth  the  iiomen,  that  lament 
him,  the  destruction  ofJernxnhm  :  34  pra;/- 
ethfnr  his  enemies.  39  Tiro  evildoers  are 
crucified  tcith  him.  40  His  death.  50  His 
burial. 

AND    the    whole    multitude   of 
them  arose,  and  led  him  unto 
Pilate. 

2  And  they  began  to  accuse  him, 
saying,  We  found  this  fellow  per- 
verting the  nation,  and  forbidding 
to  give  tribute  to  Cfesar,  saying 
that  he  himself  is  Christ  a  King. 

3  And  Pilate  asked  him,  saying. 
Art  thou  the  King  of  the  Jews'? 
And  he  answered  him  and  said, 
Thou  sayest  it. 

4  Then  said  Pilate  to  the  chief 
priests  and  to  the  people,  I  find  no 
fault  in  this  man. 

5  iVnd  they  were  the  more  fierce, 
saying,  He  stirreth  up  the  people, 
teaching  throughout  all  Jewry, 
beginning  from  Galilee  to  this 
place. 

6  Wlien  Pilate  heard  of  Galilee, 
he  asked  whether  the  man  were  a 
Galihean. 

7  And  as  soon  as  he  knew  that 
he  belonged  unto  Herod's  jurisdic- 
tion, he  sent  him  to  Herod,  who 
himself  also  was  at  Jerusalem  at 
that  time. 

8  51  And  when  Herod  saw  Jesus, 
he  was  exceeding  glad  :  for  he  was 
desirous  to  see  him  of  a  long  season, 
because  he  had  heard  many  things 
of  him  ;  and  he  hoped  to  have 
seen  some  miracle  done  by  him. 

9  Then  he  questioned  with  him 
in  many  words ;  but  he  answered 
him  nothing. 

10  And  the  chief  priests  and 
scribes  stood  and  vehementlj'  ac- 
cused him. 

11  And  Herod  with  his  men  of 
war  set  him  at  nought,  and  mocked 
him,  and  arrayed  him  in  a  gorgeous 
robe,  and  sent  him  again  to  Pilate. 

12  51  And  the  same  day  Pilate 
and  Herod  were  made  friends  to- 
gether :  for  before  they  were  at 
enmity  between  themselves. 

13  51  And  Pilate,  when  he  had 
called  together  the  chi(>f  priests 
and  the  rulers  and  the  people, 

14  Said  unto  them,  Ye  have 
V)rought  this  man  unto  me,  as  one 
that  i)erverteth  the  i)eople:  and, 
behold,  1,  having  examined  him 
before  you,  have  found  no  fault  in 
this  man  touching  those  things 
whereof  ye  accuse  him  : 

15  No,  nor  yet  Herod  :  fori  sent 


91 


Jesus  condemned  to  d6alh. 


St.  LUKE,  23. 


He  is  crucified. 


you     to    him ;    and,     lo,     nothing 
worthy  of  death  'is  done  unto  him. 

16  1  will  therefore  chastise  him, 
and  release  him. 

17  (For  of  necessity  he  must  re- 
lease one  unto  them  at  the  feast.) 

18  And  they  cried  out  all  at  once, 
saying.  Away  with  this  man,  and 
release  unto  us  Barabbas  : 

19  (Who  for  a  certain  ^  sedition 


made  in  the  city,  and  for  murder, 
was  cast  into  prison.) 

20  Pilate  therefore,  -'' willing  to 
release  Jesus,  spake  again  to  tliem. 

21  But  they  cried,  saying,  Cru- 
cify him,  crucify  him. 

22  And  he  said  unto  them  the 
third  time,  VV^hy,  what  evil  hath  he 
donel  I  have  found  no  cause  of 
death  in  him  :  I  will  therefore  chas- 
tise him,  and  let  him  go. 

23  And  they  were  instant  \yith 
loud  voices,  requiring  that  he  might 
be  crucified.  And  the  voices  of 
them  and  of  the  chief  priests  pre- 
vailed. 

24  And  Pilate  gave  sentence  that 
it  should  be  as  they  required. 

25  And  he  released  unto  them 
him  that  for  '  sedition  and  murder 
was  cast  into  prison,  whom  they 
had  desired ;  but  he  delivered  Jesus 
to  their  will. 

26  And  as  they  led  him  away, 
they  laid  hold  upon  one  Simon,  a 
Cyrenian,  coming  out  of  the  coun- 
try, and  on  him  they  laid  the 
cross,  that  he  might  bear  it  after 
Jesus. 

27  II  And  there  followed  him  a 
great  company  of  people,  and  of 
women,  which  also  bewailed  and 
lamented  him. 

28  But  Jesus  turning  unto  them 
said.  Daughters  of  Jei-usalem,  weep 
not  for  me,  but  weep  for  yourselves, 
and  for  your  children. 

29  For,  behold,  the  days  are  com- 
ing, in  the  which  they  shall  say. 
Blessed  are  the  barren,  and  the 
woml)s  that  never  bare,  and  the 
paps  which  never  gave  suck. 

.30  Then  shall  they  begin  to  say 
to  th(^  mountains,  Fall  on  us;  and 
to  the  hillsj  (V)V(n' us. 

31  For  if  they  do  these  tilings  in 
a  green  tree,  wliat  shall  be  done  in 
the  dry  1 

32  And  there  were  also  two 
other,  malefactors,  led  with  him  to 
b(i  put  to  deatli. 

33  And  when  they  wei'c  conie  to 
the  place,  which  is  called  '( 'alvary. 
then*  they  crucified  him,  and  the 
malefactors,  one  on  the  I'ight  hand, 
and  the  othei'  on  the  left. 

3 1  II  Then  said  .f esus.  Father, 
forgive  them  ;  for  they  know  not 


what  they  do.     And  they  parted 
his  raiment,  and  cast  lots. 

35  And  the  people  stood  behold- 
ing. And  the  rulers  also  with  them 
derided  him.,  saying.  He  saved 
others ;  let  him  save  himself,  if  he 
be  '^(-hn'st.  the  chosen  of  God. 

36  And  the  soldiers  also  mocked 
him,  coming  to  him,  and  ofi"ering 
him  vinegar, 

37  And  saying.  If  thou  be  the 
king  of  the  Jews,  save  thyself. 

38  And  a  superscription  also  was 
written  over  him  in  letters  of 
Greek,  and  Latin,  and  Hebrew, 
THIS  IS  THE  KING  OF  THE 
JEWS. 

39  H  And  one  of  the  malefactors 
which  were  hanged  railed  on  him, 
saying.  If  thou  be ' Christ,  save  thy- 
self and  us. 

40  But  the  other  answering  re- 
buked him,  saying.  Dost  not  thou 
fear  God,  seeing  thou  art  in  the 
same  condemnation  1 

41  And  we  indeed  justly  ;  for  we 
receive  the  due  reward  of  our  deeds : 
but  this  man  hath  done  nothing 
amiss. 

42  And  he  said  unto  Jesus,  Lord, 
remember  rne  when  thou  comest 
8  into  thy  kingdom. 

43  And  Jesus  said  unto  him. 
Verily  I  say  unto  thee.  To  day 
shalt  thou  be  with  me  in  paradise. 

44  And  it  was  about  the  sixth 
hour,  and  thei-e  was  a  darkness 
over  all  the  'earth  until  the  ninth 
hour. 

45  And  the  sun  was  darkened, 
and  the  veil  of  the  temple  was  rent 
in  the  midst. 

46  H  And  when  Jesus  had  cried 
with  a  loud  voice,  he  said,  Father, 
into  thy  hands  I  connnend  my 
sjiirit :  and  having  said  thus,  he 
gave  up  the  ghost. 

47  Now  when  the  centurion  saw 
what  was  done,  he  glorified  God, 
saying,  ('ertainly  this  was  a  right- 
eous man. 

48  And  all  the  ])eople  that  came 
together  to  that  sight,  b(4iolding 
the  things  which  were  done,  smote 
tlieii'  breasts,  and  retui'ned. 

49  And  all  his  acquaintance,  and 
the  women  tliat  followed  him  fv'oiii 
Galilee,  stood  afar  ofi',  beholding 
thes(^  things. 

50  ^  And,  behold,  there  van  a  man 
named  Joseph,  a  "founsf^llov :  xml 
he  iraK  a  good  man,  and  a  just: 

51  (T1h>  same  had  not  consented 
to  the  counsel  and  dovd  of  them  ;) 
he  H'/tK  of  Ai'imathiea,  a  city  of  the 
.Tews:  who  also  himself  waited  for 
the  kingdom  of  God. 


*0r, 


5  the  Christ, 


land 


^  couiicnior, 


92 


Angels  declare  him  risen. 


St.  LUKE,  24. 


His  apijearance  at  Emmous. 


52  This  onan  went  unto  Pilate, 
and  begged  the  body  of  Jesus. 

53  And  he  took  it  down,  and 
wrapped  it  in  linen,  and  laid  it  in 
a  sepulchre  that  was  hewn  in  stone, 
wherein  never  man  before  was  laid. 

54  And  that  day  was  the  prepa- 
ration, and  the  sabbath  drew  on. 

55  And  the  women  also,  which 
came  with  him  from  Galilee,  fol- 
lowed after,  and  beheld  the  se- 
pulchre, and  how  his  body  was  laid. 

56  And  they  returned,  and  pre- 
pared spices  and  ointments ;  and 
rested  the  sabbath  day  according 
to  the  commandment. 

CHAPTER  24. 

1  Christ's  resurreciion  in  declared  hy  two 
angels  to  the  women  that  come  to  the  se- 
pulchre. 9  TJiese  report  it  to  others.  13 
Christ  himself  ojijietireth  to  the  two  disci- 
ples that  ii:ent  to  Em^nans  :  3(5  afterwards 
he  appeareth  to  the  aj)o.-<tle.'<.  and  /•eprorc/h 
their  inif'elief:  47  (lirtih  them  a  charije  : 
49  promi.seih  the  Iloli/  Oliost:  51  and  so 
ascendeth  into  heaven. 

NOW  upon  the  first  day  of  the 
week,  very  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, they  came  unto  the  sei)ulchre, 
bringing  the  spices  which  they  had 
prepared,  and  certain  others  with 
them. 

2  And  they  found  the  stone 
rolled  away  from    the  sepulchre. 

3  And  they  entered  in,  and  found 
not  the  body  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
were  much  perplexed  thereabout, 
behold,  two  men  stood  by  them  in 
shining  garments : 

5  And  as  they  were  afraid,  and 
bowed  down  their  faces  to  the 
earth,  they  said  unto  them.  Why 
seek  ye  the  living  among  the  dead"? 

6  He  is  not  here,  but  is  risen : 
remember  how  he  spake  unto  you 
when  he  was  yet  in  Galilee, 

7  Saying,  The  Son  of  man  must 
be  delivered  into  the  hands  of 
sinful  men,  and  be  crucified,  and 
the  third  day  rise  again. 

8  And  they  remembered  his 
words, 

9  And  returned  from  the  sepul- 
chre, and  told  all  these  things  unto 
the  eleven,  and  to  all  the  rest. 

10  It  was  JNIary  Magdalene,  and 
Joanna,  and  Mai'y  the  mother  of 
James,  and  other  n'omen  that  it>ere 
with  them,  which  told  these  things 
unto  the  apostles. 

1 1  And  their  words  seemed  to 
them  as  idle  tales,  and  they  be- 
lieved them  not. 

12  Then  arose  Peter,  and  ran 
unto  the  sepulchre  ;  and  stooping 
down,  he  beheld  the  linen  clothes 
laid  by  themselves,  and  departed, 
wondering  in  himself  at  that  which 
was  come  to  pass. 


13  U  And,  behold,  two  of  them 
went  that  same  day  to  a  village 
called  Emmaus,  which  was  from 
Jerusalem  about  threescore  fur- 
longs. 

14  And  they  talked  together  of 
all  these  things  which  had  hap- 
pened. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
while  they  conmiuned  together  ami 
reasoned,  Jesus  himself  drew  near, 
and  went  with  them. 

16  But  their  eyes  were  holden 
that  they  should  not  know  him. 

17  And  he  said  unto  them.  What 
manner  of  communications  are 
these  that  ye  have  one  to  another, 
as  ye  walk,  and  are  sad  1 

18  And  the  one  of  them,  whose 
name  was  Cleopas,  answering  said 
unto  him,  ^  Art  thovi  only  a  stranger 
in  Jerusalem,  and  hast  not  known 


or 


the  things  which  are  come  to  pass 
there  in  these  days  1 

19  And  he  said  unto  them.  What 
things'?  And  they  said  unto  him. 
Concerning  Jesus  of  Nazareth, 
which  was  a  prophet  mighty  in 
deed  and  woi*d  before  God  and  all 
the  people : 

20  And  how  the  chief  priests 
and  our  rulers  delivered  him  to  be 
condemned  to  death,  and  have  cru- 
cified him. 

21  But  we  trusted  that  it  had 
been  he  which  should  have  re- 
deemed Israel :  anfl  beside  all  this, 
to  day  is  the  third  day  since  these 
things  were  done. 

22  Yea,  and  certain  women  also 
of  our  company  made  us  asto- 
nished, which  were  early  at  the  se- 
pulchre ; 

23  And  when  they  found  not  his 
body,  they  came,  siiying,  that  they 
had  also  seen  a  vision  of  angels, 
-  which  said  that  he  was  alive. 

24  And  certain  of  them  which 
were  with  us  went  to  the  sepul- 
chre, and  found  it  even  so  as  the 
women  had  said  :  but  him  they 
saw  not. 

25  Then  he  said  unto  them,  O 
fools,  anfl  slow  of  lieart  to  believe 
all  that  the  prophets  have  spoken  : 

26  Ought  not  "'Christ  to  have 
suffered  these  things,  and  to  enter 
into  his  glory  1 

27  And  beginning  at  Moses  and 
all  the  prophets,  he  expounded 
unto  them  in  all  the  scriptures  the 
things  concerning  himself. 

28  And  they  drew  nigh  unto  the 
village,  whither  they  went:  and 
he  made  as  though  he  would  have 
gone  further. 

29  But  they  constrained  him, 
saying.  Abide  with  us  :  for  it  is  to- 
ward evening,  and  the  day  is  far 


1  Dost  thou 
aloue 
sojourn  in 
Jerusalem, 
and  not 
know 


2  who 


3  the  Christ 


Jesus  appeareth  to  disciples.  St.  LUKE,  24.  He  ascendefh  into  heaven. 


spent.     And  lie  went  in  to  tarry 
with  them. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  sat 
at  meat  with  them,  he  took  bread, 
and  blessed  it,  and  brake,  and  gave 
to  them. 

31  And  their  eyes  were  .opened, 
and  they  knew  him ;  and  he  va- 
nished out  of  their  sight. 

32  And  they  said  one  to  another, 
Did  not  our  heart  burn  within  us, 
while  he  talked  witli  us  by  the 
way,  and  while  he  opened  to  us 
the  scriptures'? 

33  And  they  rose  up  the  same 
hour,_  anfl  returned  to  Jerusalem, 
and  found  the  eleven  gathered  to- 
gether, and  them  that  were  with 
them, 

34  Saying,  Tlie  Lord  is  risen  in- 
deed, and  hath  appeared  to  Simon. 

35  And  they  told  what  things 
loere  done  in  the  way,  and  how  he 
was  known  of  them  in  breaking  of 
bread. 

36  ^  And  as  they  thus  spake, 
Jesus  himself  stood  in  the  midst  of 
them,  and  saith  unto  them,  Peace 
he  unto  you. 

37  ]jut  they  were  terrified  and 
affrighted,  and  supposed  that  they 
had  seen  a  spirit. 

38  And  he  said  unto  them.  Why 
are  ye  troubled  %  and  why  do 
thoughts  arise  in  your  hearts? 

39  Behold  my  hands  and  my 
feet,  that  it  is  I  myself :  handle 
me,  and  see ;  for  a  spirit  hath  not 
flesh  and  bones,  as  ye  see  me  have. 

40  And  when  he  had  thus  spo- 
ken, he  shewefl  them  Ai.s  hands 
and  his  feet. 

41  And  while  they' yet  believed 
not  for  joy,  and  wondered,  he  said 


unto   them,    Have    ye    here    any 
'  meat '? 

42  And  they  gave  him  a  piece  of 
a  broiled  fish,  and  of  an  honey- 
comb. 

43  And  he  took  it,  and  did  eat 
before  them. 

44  And  he  said  unto  them.  These 
are  the  word.s  which  1  spake  unto 
you,  while  I  was  yet  with  you,  that 
all  things  must  be  fulfilled,  which 
were  written  in  the  law  of  Moses, 
and  in  the  prophets,  and  in  the 
psalms,  concerning  me. 

45  Then  opened  he  their  under- 
standing, that  they  might  under- 
stand the  scriptures, 

46  And  said  unto  them.  Thus  it 
is  written,  and  thus  it  behoved 
•^  Christ  to  suffer,  and  to  rise  from 
the  dead  the  third  day : 

47_  And  that  repentance  and  re- 
mission of  sins  should  be  preached 
in  his  name  among  all  nations,  be- 
ginning at  Jerusalem. 

48  And  ye  are  witnesses  of  these 
things. 

49  ^  And,  behold,  I  send  the 
promise  of  my  Father  upon  j'ou  : 
but  tarry  ye  in  the  city  of  Jerusa- 
lem, until  ye  be  endued  with  power 
from  on  high. 

50  ^  And  he  led  them  out  as  far 
as  to  Bethany,  and  he  lifted  up  his 
hands,  and  blessed  them. 

51  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  he 
blessed  them,  he  was  jjarted  from 
them,  and  carried  up  into  heaven. 

52  And  they  worshipped  him, 
and  returned  to  Jerusalem  with 
great  joy : 

53  And  were  continually  in  the 
temple,  praising  and  blessing  God. 
Amen. 


1  tiling 
eat? 


-  the  Christ 


THE   GOSPEL  ACCORDIlvrG  TO 

St.  JOI-IN 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  TliP,  iUiiiiiti/.  h  iiiiitniitii,  inid  afflff  <if  Jcxiis 
( 'hrixt.  l.">  The.  trxlhiu'ini/  of  John.  '  :jO  The 
oillhiij  (if  Andrew,  I'eter,  <i-c. 

IN  the  beginning  was  the  Wordj 
and  th(^  Wortl  was  with  God,  and 
the  Word  was  God. 

2  The  same  was  in  the  beginning 
with  God. 

3  All  things  were  made  '  b^him  ; 
and  without  him  was  not  '-'any 
tiling  iiiaili'  tlwit  was  iiindc. 

4  111  Inin  was  lite  ;  and  l\\v  life 
was  tlic  light  of  men . 

5  And  the  light  shineth  in  dark- 


ness ;  and  the  darkness  '  com  pre  - 
bended   it   not. 


6  51  There  was  a  man  sent  from 
God,  whose  name  f'dx  John. 

7  The  same  came  for  a  witiuvss, 
to  bear  witness  of  the  Light,  that 
all  ///rM  through  him  iniglit  believe. 

8  Ht;  was  not  that  l^ight,  but  7/<f(s 
Keiif  to  bear  witness  of  that  Light. 

9  That  was  th(^  true  Jjight,  which 
lighteth  ^ every  man  that  cometli 
into  tho  woild. 

10  lie  was  in  the  woi'ld,  and  the 
world  was  made  '  by  him,  and  th(> 
world  knew  him  not. 


94 


John  Baptist'' s  tvitness. 


St.  JOHN,  1. 


Disciples  introduced  to  Jesus. 


11  He  came  unto  his  own,  and 
his  own  received  him  not. 

12  But  as  many  as  received  him, 
to  them  gave  he  ^  powef  to  become 
the  sons  of  God,  even  to  them  that 
beheve  on  his  name  : 

13  Wliichwereborn,  not  of  blood, 
noi'  of  the  will  of  the  tlesh,  nor  of 
the  will  of  man,  but  of  God. 

1 4  And  the  Word  was  made  flesh, 
and  dwelt  among  us,  (and  we  be- 
held his  glory,  the  glory  as  of  the 
only  begotten  of  the  Father,)  full 
of   grace  and  truth. 

15  If  John  bare  witness  of  him, 
and  cried,  saying.  This  was  he  of 
whom  I  spake,  He  that  cometh 
after  me  is  preferred  before  me  : 
foi"  he   was   before  me. 

}6  And  of  his  fulness  have  all 
we  received,  and  grace  for  grace. 

17  For  the  law  was  given  "by 
Moses,  fjut  grace  and  truth  came 
"  by  Jesus  Christ. 

1 8  No  man  hath  seen  God  at  any 
time ;  ^  the  only  begotten  Son, 
which  is  in  the  bosom  of  the  Fa- 
ther,  he  hath  declared  hi//i. 

19  U  And  this  is  the  "'record  of 
John,  when  the  Jews  sent  priests 
and  Levites  from  Jerusalem  to  ask 
him.  Who  art  thou'? 

20  And  he  confessed,  and  denied 
not :  but  confessed,  I  am  not  the 
Christ. 

21  And  they  artked  him,  What 
theni  Art  thou  ^EliasJ  And  he 
saith,  I  am  not.  Art  thou  that 
prophet  1     And  he  answered,  No. 

22  Then  said  they  unto  him. 
Who  art  th(ju  1  that  we  may  give 
an  answer  to  them  that  sent  us. 
What  sayest  thou  of  thyself  1 

23  He  said,  I  am,  the  voice  of  one 
crying  in  the  wilderness,  Make 
straight  the  way  of  the  Lord,  as 
said  the  prophet ''  Esaias. 

24  And  they  which  were  sent 
were  of  the  Pharisees. 

25  And  they  asked  him,  and  said 
unto  him,  Why  baptizest  thou  then, 
if  thou  be  not  "that  Christ,    nor 


Elias,  neither  that  prophet? 

26  John  answered  them,  saying, 
I  baptize  with  water  :  but  there 
standeth  one  among  you,  whom 
ye  know  not ; 

27  He  it  is,  who  coming  after  me 
is  preferred  before  me,  whose  shoe's 
latchet  I  am  not  worthy  to  un- 
loose. 

28  These  things  were  done  in 
Bethabara  beyond  Jordan,  where 
John  was  l)aptizing. 

29  II  The  next  day  Jolm  seeth 
Jesus  coming  unto  him,  and  saith. 


*0i; 


Behold   the  Lamb  of   God,  which 
'^  taketh  away  the  sin  of  the  world. 

30  Tliis  IS  he  of  whom  I  said, 
After  me  cometh  a  man  which  is 
preferred  before  me :  for  he  was 
before  me. 

31  And  I  knew  him  not:  but 
that  he  should  be  made  manifest 
to  Israel,  thei'efore  am  I  come  bap- 
tizing with  water. 

32  And  John  bare  record,  saying, 
I  saw  the  Spirit  descending  from 
heaven  like  a  dove,  and  it  abode 
upon  him. 

33  And  I  knew  him  not :  but  he 
that  sent  me  to  baptize  with  water, 
the  same  said  unto  me,  I  pon  whom 
thou  shalt  see  the  Spirit  descending, 
and  reinaining  on  him,  the  same  is 
he  which  baptizeth  with  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

34  And  I  saw,  and  bare  record 
that  this  is  the  Son  of  God. 

35  ^  Again  the  next  day  after 
John  stood,  and  two  of  his  dis- 
ciples ; 

36  And  looking  upon  Jesus  as 
he  walked,  he  saith.  Behold  the 
Lamb  of  God  ! 

37  And  the  two  disciples  heard 
him  speak,  and  they  followed 
Jesus. 

38  Then  Jesus  turned,  and  saw 
them  following,  and  saith  unto 
them.  What  seek  ye?  They  said 
unto  him,  Eabbi,  (which  is  to  say, 
being  interpreted.  Master,)  where 
dwellest  thou  1 

39  He  saith  vnito  tliem,  Come 
and  see.  They  came  and  saw 
where  he  dwelt,  and  abode  with 
him  that  day  :  for  it  was  about  the 
tenth  hour. 

40  One  of  the  two  which  heard 
John  speak,  and  followed  him,  was 
Andrew,  Simon  Peter's  brother. 

41  He  first  findeth  his  own  bro- 
ther Simon,  and  saith  unto  him. 
We  have  found  the  ^  Messias, 
v/hich  is,  being  interpreted,  the 
Christ. 

42  And  he  brought  him  to  Jesus. 
And  when  Jesus  beheld  him,  he 
said.  Thou  art  Simon  the  son  of 
Jona  :  thou  shalt  be  called  Cephas, 
which  is  by  interpi'etation,  A  stone. 

43  f\  The  day  following  Jesus 
would  go  forth  into  Galilee,  and 
findeth  Philip,  and  saith  unto  him, 
Follow  me. 

44  Now  Philip  was  of  Bethsaida, 
the  city  of  Andrew  and  Petei'. 

45  Philip  findeth  Nathanael,  and 
saith  unto  liim,  We  have  found 
him,  of  whom  Moses  in  the  law, 
and  the  pi"0]jhets,  did  write,  Jesus 
of  Nazareth,  the  son  of  Josejjh. 

46  And  Nathanael  saifl  unt(  •  liim. 
Can  there  any  good  thing  come  out 


8  bearetli 


'•>  Messiah, 


73 


95 


The  marriage  at  Cana. 


St.  JOHN,  2,  3. 


Jesus  deanseth  the  tempi e. 


of    Nazareth  1     Philip  saith  unto 
him,  Come  and  see. 

47  Jesus  saw  Nathanael  coming 
to  him,  and  saith  of  him.  Behold  an 
Israelite  indeed,  in  whom  is  noguile! 

48  Nathanael  saith  unto  him, 
Whence  knowest  thou  me  1_  Jesus 
answered  and  said  unto  him,  Be- 
fore that  Philip  called  thee,  when 
thou  wast  under  the  fig  ti'ee,  1  saw 
thee. 

49  Nathanael  answered  and  saith 
unto  him,  Eabbi,  thou  art  the  Son 
of  God  ;  thou  art  the  King  of  Israel. 

50  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  Because  I  said  unto  thee,  I 
saw  thee  under  the  fig  tree,  be- 
lieyest  thou  1  thou  shalt  see  greater 
things  than  these. 

51  And  he  saith  unto  him.  Verily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Hereafter 
ye  shall  see  heaven  open,  and  the 
angels  of  God  ascending  and  de- 
scending upon  the  Son  of  man. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  Chrifit  tnriiefh  initer  into  iriitfi,  12  <lepart- 
eth  iiitii  ( 'iiiirrnii  ti iji,  (lull  ill  Jc/'iisd/cm, 
14  w/u'/v  /,f  jiiinirtli  IJu-  f,inj,Ie  (if  hii,/ei:s 
and  ffel/em.  lit  J/t\f'(>reif //,■///  h  l.-i  deaVi  and 
renurrectlon.  '£i  Slant/  he/iercd  becaiixe  of 
hifi  miracles,  but  hewould  not  truat  himficlf 
with  them. 

AND  the  third  day  there  was  a 
marriage  in  Cana  of  Galilee ; 
and  the  mother  of  Jesus  was  there : 

2  And  both  Jesus  was  called,  and 
his  disciples,  to  the  mai-riage. 

3  And  when  '  tliey  wanted  wine, 
the  mother  of  Jesus  saith  unto  him. 
They  have  no  wine. 

4  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Woman, 
what  have  I  to  do  with  thee  1  mine 
hour  is  not  yet  come. 

5  His  motlier  saith  unto  the  ser- 
vants, Whatsoever  he  saith  unto 
you,  do  it. 

6  And  there  were  set  there  six 
waterpots  of  stone,  after  the  man- 
ner ot  the  purifying  of  the  Jews, 
containing  two  or  three  firkins 
ai)iece. 

7  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Fill  the 
waterpots  with  water.  And  they 
filled  them  up  to  the  brim. 

8  And  he  saitli  unto  them.  Draw 
out  now,  and  bear  unto  the  go- 
vernor of  the  feast.  And  they 
bar(;  it. 

9  When  the  ruler  of  the  feast  had 
tast(Hl  tlie  water  tliat  was  m.-ide 
wine,  and  knew  not  whence  it  w;i,s  : 
(but  the  servants  whicli  drew  the 
water  knew;)  the  govei-nor  of  the 
feast  culleil  the  bi-iflegrooin, 

10  And  saith  unto  him,  J^'very 
man  at  the  beginning  dotli  set 
foi'th  good  wine;  and  when  men 
hav{!  well  driiid<,  then  that  which 
is  woi-se :  fmt  thou  hast  kept  the 
good  wine  until  now. 


11  This  beginning  of  ^  miracles 
did  Jesus  in  Cana  of  Galilee,  and 
manifested  forth  his  glory ;  and 
his  disciples  believed  on  him. 

12^  After  this  he  went  down  to 
Capernaum,  he,  and  his  motlier, 
and  his  brethren,  and  his  disciples  : 
and  they  continued  there  not  many 
days. 

1 3  II  And  the  Jews'  passover  was 
at  hand,  and  Jesus  went  up  to 
Jerusalem, 

14  And  found  in  the  temple 
those  that  sold  oxen  and  sheep 
and  doves,  and  the  changers  of 
money  sitting : 

15  And  when  he  had  made  a 
scourge  of  small  cords,  he  drove 
them  all  out  of  the  temple,  and  the 
sheep,  and  the  oxen ;  and  poured 
out  the  changers'  money,  and  over- 
threw the  tables  ; 

1 6  And  said  unto  them  that  sold 
doves,  Take  these  things  hence ; 
make  not  my  Father's  house  an 
house  of  merchandise. 

17  And  his  disciples  remembered 
that  it  was  written,  The  zeal  of 
thine  house  hath  eaten  me  up. 

18  U  Then  answered  the  Jews 
and  said  unto  him.  What  sign 
shewest  thou  unto  us,  seeing  that 
thou  doest  these  things'? 

19  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Destroy  this  temple,  and  in 
three  days  I  will  raise  it  up. 

20  Then  said  the  Jews,  Forty 
and  six  years  was  this  temple  in 
building,  and  wilt  thou  rear  it  up 
in  three  days  1 

21  But  he  spake  of  the  temple  of 
his  body. 

22  When  therefore  he  was  "risen 
from  the  dead,  his  disciples  remem- 
bered that  he  had  said  this  unto 
them  ;  and  they  believed  the  scrip- 
ture, and  the  word  which  Jesus  had 
said. 

23  H  Now  when  he  was  in  Jeru- 
salem at  the  passover,  "'in  the  feast 
da  I/,  many  believed  in  his  name, 
when  they  saw  the  ■*  miracles  which 
lie  did. 

24  But  Jesusdid  not  commit  him- 
self unto  them,  because  he  knew 
all  men, 

25  And  needed  not  that  any 
should  testify  of  man  :  for  he  knew 
what  was  in  man. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  rhfint  teachfth  Xicodew iik  the  necensitii  of 
trijenertitiiin.  14  Of  faith  in  hin  death. 
IC)  7'he  great  lore  of  iiod  tuirants  the  irorltl. 
IS  ('undenmation  for  iinlielief.  '.':i  Thetiap- 
lixiti.  iritnenx,  and  doctrine  of  Joint,  con- 
cffiii  11(1  Ch)int. 

Til  VAIVj  was  a  man  of  the  Phari- 
sees, named  Nicodemus,  a  ruler 
of  the  Jews : 


2  his  sisrns 


3  during  the 
feast, 

■*  signs 


96 


Discourse  ivitlt  Nicodemiis. 


St.  JOHN,  3. 


The  friend  of  the  hridegroom. 


2  The  same  came  to  Jesus  by 
night,  and  said  unto  him,  Rabbi,  we 
know  that  thou  art  a  teacher  come 
from  God  :  for  no  man  can  do  these 
'  miracles  that  thou  doest,  except 
God  be  with  him. 

3  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee. 
Except  "a  man  be  born  again,  he 
cannot  see  the  kingdom  of  God. 

4  Nicodemus  saith  unto  him. 
How  can  a  man  be  born  when  he 
i.s  old?  can  he  enter  the  second 
time  into  his  mother's  womb,  and 
be  bornl 

5  Jesus  answered,  Verily,  verily, 
I  say  unto  thee.  Except  ^  a  man  be 
born  of  water  and  '*'of  the  iSpirit, 
he  cannot  enter  into  the  kingdom 
of  God. 

6  That  which  is  born  of  the  flesh 
is  flesh  ;  and  that  which  is  born  of 
the  Spirit  is  spirit. 

7  Marvel  not  that  I  said  unto 
thee.  Ye  must  be  born  ^  again. 

8  The  wind  bloweth  where  it  iist- 
eth,  and  thou  hearest  the  sound 
thereof,  but  canst  not  tell  whence 
it  Cometh,  and  whither  it  goeth  : 
so  is  every  one  that  is  born  of  the 
Si^irit. 

9  Nicodemus  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  How  can  these  things  be  ? 

1 0  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Art  thou  a  master  of  Israel, 
and  knowest  not  these  things'? 

1 1  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee. 
We  speak  that  we  do  know,  and 
testify  that  we  have  seen ;  and  ye 
receive  not  our  witness. 

12  If  I  have  told  you  earthly 
things,  and  ye  believe  not,  how 
shall  ye  believe,  if  I  tell  you  of 
heavenly  things'? 

13  And  no  man  hath  ascended 
up  to  heaven,  but  he  that  came 
down  from  heaven,  even  the  Son 
of  man  which  is  in  heaven. 

14  51  And  as  Moses  lifted  up  the 
serpent  in  the  wilderness,  even  so 
must  the  Son  of  man  he  lifted 
up: 

15  That  whosoever  believeth  in 
him  should  not  perish,  but  have 
eternal  life. 

16  H  For  (jiod  so  loved  the  world, 
that  he  gave  his  only  begotten  Son, 
that  whosoever  believeth  in  him 
should  not  perish,  but  have  "ever- 
lasting life. 

1 7  For  God  sent  not  his  Son  into 
the  world  to  condemn  the  woi'ld  ; 
but  that  the  world  through  him 
might  be  saved. 

IcS  ^  He  that  believeth  on  him 
is  not  condenmed  :  but  he  that  be- 
lieveth not  is  condemned  already, 
because  he  hath  not  believed  in  the 


name  of  the  only  begotten  Son  of 
God. 

1 9  And  this  is  the  condemnation, 
that  light  is  come  into  the  world, 
and  men  loved  darkness  rather  than 
light,  because  their  deeds  were  evil. 

20  For   every  one    that    '^doeth 


evil  hateth  the  light,  neither  com- 
eth  to  the  light,  lest  his  deeds 
should  be  reproved. 

21  But  he  that  doeth  truth  com- 
eth  to  the  light,  that  his  deeds  may 
be  made  manifest,  that  they  are 
wrought  in  God. 

22  ^  After  these  things  came 
Jesus  and  his  disciples  into  the 
land  of  Jud;^a ;  and  there  he  tar- 
ried with  them,  and  baptized. 

23  ^  And  John  also  was  baptiz- 
ing in  ^]non  near  to  Salim,  because 
there  was  much  water  there :  and 
they  came,  and  were  baptized. 

24  For  John  was  not  yet  cast 
into  prison. 

25  ^  Then  there  arose  a  ques- 
tion between  some  of  John's  disci- 
ples and  the  Jews  about  purifying. 

26  And  they  came  unto  John, 
and  said  unto  him,  Rabbi,  he  that 
was  with  thee  beyond  Jordan,  to 
whom  thou  barest  witness,  behold, 
the  same  baptizeth,  and  all  men 
come  to  him. 

27  John  answered  and  said,  A 
man  can  receive  nothing,  except  it 
be  given  him  from  heaven. 

28  Ye  yourselves  bear  me  wit- 
ness, that  I  said,  I  am  not  the 
Christ,  but  that  I  am  sent  before 
him. 

29  He  that  hath  the  bride  is  the 
bridegroom  :  but  the  friend  of  the 
bridegroom,  which  standeth  and 
heareth  him,  rejoiceth  gi-eatly  be- 
cause of  the  bridegroom's  voice : 
this  my  joy  therefore  is  fulfilled. 

30  He  must  increase,  but  I  imist 
decrease. 

31  He  that"  Cometh  from  above  is 
above  all :  he  that  is  of  the  ear-th  is 
earthly,  and  speaketh  of  the  earth  : 
he  that  cometh  from  heaven  is 
above  all. 

32  And  what  he  hath  seen  and 
heard,  that  he  testifieth  ;  and  no 
man  receiveth  his  testimony. 

33  He  that  hath  received  his  tes- 
timony hath  set  to  his  seal  that 
God  is  true. 

34  For  he  wh(mi  God  hath  sent 
speaketh  the  woi'ds  of  (Jod  :  for 
God  giveth  not  the  Spirit  by  mea- 
siii'e  unto  him. 

35  The  Father  loveth  the  Son, 
and  liath  given  all  things  into  his 
hand. 

30  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son 
Iiath  "everlasting  life  :  and  he  that 


97 


Tlie  woman  of  Samaria. 


St.  JOHN,  4. 


True  icorship. 


'  helieveth  not  the  Son  sliall  not 
•see  life ;  but  the  wrath  of  God 
abideth  on  him. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  Christ  ialketh  with  a  woman  of  Samaria, 
and  revealeth  himself  unto  her.  '27  /Ji.s 
disciples  marvel.  31  lie  declareth  to  them 
his  seal  to  God''s  glory.  3'J  Many  Suimi- 
ritans  believe  on  him.  43  He  depui'teth 
info  Galilee,  and  healeth  the  ruler's  son 
that  lay  sick  at  Cajiefnuum. 

WHEN  therefore  the  Lord 
knew  how  the  Pharisees  had 
heard  that  Jesus  made  and  bap- 
tized more  disciples  than  John, 

2  (Though  Jesus  himself  baptized 
not,  but  his  disciples,) 

3  He  left  Juds^a,  and  departed 
again  into  Galilee. 

4  And  he  must  needs  go  through 
Samaria. 

5  Then  cometh  lie  to  a  city  of 
Samaria,  which  is  called  Sychar, 
near  to  the  parcel  of  ground  that 
Jacob  gave  to  his  son  Joseph. 

6  Now  Jacob's  well  was  there. 
Jesus  therefore,  being  wearied  with 
his  journey,  sat  thus  on  the  Avell : 
and  it  was  about  the  sixth  hour. 

7  There  cometh  a  woman  of  Sa- 
maria to  draw  water  :  Jesus  saith 
unto  her.  Give  me  to  drink. 

8  (For  his  disciples  were  gone 
away  unto  the  city  to  buy  "  meat. ) 

9  Then  saith  the  woman  of  Sa- 
maria unto  him.  How  is  it  that 
thou,  being  a  Jew,  askest  drink  of 
me,  which  am  a  woman  of  Samaria  1 
for  the  Je^ys  have  no  dealings  with 
the  Samaritans. 

10  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
her.  If  thou  knewest  the  gift  of 
God,  and  who  it  is  that  saith  t(j 
thee.  Give  me  to  drink ;  thou 
wouldest  have  asked  of  him,  find 
he  would  have  given  thee  living 
water. 

11  The  woman  saith  unto  him, 
Sir,  thou  hast  nothing  to  draw 
with,  and  the  well  is  deep :  from 
whence  then  hast  thou  that  living 
water  ? 

12  Art  thou  greater  than  our 
father  Jacob,  whicli  gave  us  tlie 
well,  and  drank  thei'eof  himself, 
and  his  children,  and   his  cattle'? 

13  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
her.  Whosoever  drinketh  of  tliis 
water  shall  thirst  again : 

14  Put  whosoever  drinketh  <if 
the  water  that  \  shall  give  him 
shall  never  thirst ;  but  the  watei- 
that  I  shall  give  him  shall  be  in 
him  a  well  of  water  springing  uj) 
into  ''evei-lasting  life. 

15  The  woman  saith  unto  him. 
Sir,  give  me  this  wati^r,  that  I 
thirst  not,  neither  come  hither  to 
draw. 


1 6  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Go,  call 
thy  husband,  and  come  hither. 

17  The  woman  answered  and 
said,  I  have  no  husljand.  Jesus 
said  unto  her.  Thou  hast  well  said, 
I  have  no  husband : 

18  For  thou  hast  had  five  hus- 
bands ;  and  he  whom  thou  now 
hast  is  not  thy  husband :  in  that 
saidst  thou  truly. 

19  The  woman  saith  unto  him, 
Sir,  I  perceive  that  thou  art  a 
prophet. 

20  Our  fathers  worshipped  in 
this  mountain;  and  ye  say,  that 
in  Jerusalem  is  the  place  where 
men  ought  to  Avorship. 

21  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Woman, 
believe  me,  tlie  hour  cometh,  when 
ye  shall  neither  in  this  mountain, 
nor  yet  at  Jerusalem,  worship  the 
Father. 

22  Ye  worship  ye  know  not 
what :  we  know  what  we  wor- 
ship :  for  salvation  is  of  the  Jews. 

23  But  the  hour  cometh,  and 
now  is,  when  the  true  worshippers 
shall  worship  the  Father  in  spirit 
and  ■*  in  truth  :  for  the  Father  seek- 
eth  such  to  worship  him. 

24  God  is  ^a  Spirit:  and  they 
that  _  worship  him  nuist  worship 
him  in  spirit  and  ''in  truth. 

25  The  woman  saith  unto  him, 
I  know  that  ''Messias  cometh, 
which  is  called  Christ :  when  he 
is  come,  he  will  tell  us  all  things. 

26  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  I  that 
speak  unto  thee  am  he. 

27  ^  And  upon  this  came  his  dis- 
ciples, and  marvelled  that  he  talked 
with  '^  the  woman  :  yet  no  man  said. 
What  seekest  thou  1  or,  Why  talk- 
est  thou  with  her  ? 

28  The  woman  then  left  her 
waterpot,  and  went  her  way  into 
the  city,  and  saitli  to  the  men, 

29  Come,  se(;  a  man,  which  told 
me  all  things  that  ever  I  did:  "js 
not  this  the  Christ'? 

30  Then  they  -went  out  of  the 
city,  and  came  unto  him. 

31  If  In  the  mean  wliile  liis  dis- 
ciples prayed  liim,  saying,  Master, 
eat. 

32  Put  he  said  unto  them,  I  have 
meat  to  eat  that  ye  know  not  of. 

33  Thei'efor(^  said  the  disciiiles 
(me  to  another.  Hath  any  man 
brouglit  him  oin/hf  to  eatl 

34  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  My 
meat  is  to  do  the  will  of  hini 
that  sent  me,  and  to  finish  his 
woi'k. 

35  Say  not  ye,  There  are  yet 
four  months,  and  thi^n  cometh  liar- 
vest  1  behold,  I  say  unto  you.  Lift 
up    your  eyes,  and    look    on    the 


•>  truth : 
5  spirit : 
0  truth. 
'  Messiah 


c;ui  this  be 


98 


A  nobleman  s  son  healed. 


St.  JOHN,  5. 


Cure  at  Bethesda. 


fields ;  for  they  are  white  ah"eady 
to  harvest. 

36  And  he  that  reapeth  receiveth 
wages,  and  gathereth  fruit  unto 
life  eternal :  that  both  he  that 
soweth  and  he  that  reapeth  may 
rejoice  together. 

37  And  herein  is  that  saying 
true,  One  soweth,  and  another 
reapeth. 

38  I  sent  5^ou  to  reap  that 
whereon  ye  bestowed  no  labour : 
other  men  laboured,  and  ye  are 
entered  into  their  labours. 

39  H  And  many  of  the  Samari- 
tans of  that  city  Ijelieved  on  him 
for  the  saying  of  the  woman,  which 
testified,  He  told  me  all  that  ever  I 
did. 

40  So  when  the  Samaritans  wei^e 
come  unto  him,  they  besought 
him  that  he  would  tarry  with 
them :  and  he  abode  there  two 
days. 

41  And  many  more  believed  be- 
cause of  his  own  word  ; 

42  And  said  unto  the  woman, 
Now  we  believe,  not  because  of  thy 
saying  :  for  we  have  heard  him  our- 
selves, and  know  that  this  is  indeed 
the  Christ,  the  Saviour  of  the 
world. 

43  U  Now  after  two  days  he  de- 
parted thence,  and  went  into  Gali- 
lee. 

44  For  Jesus  himself  testified, 
that  a  prophet  hath  no  honour  in 
his  own  country. 

4.5  Then  when  he  was  come  into 
Galilee,  the  Galila^ans  received 
him,  having  seen  all  the  things 
that  he  did  at  Jerusalem  at  the 
feast :  for  they  also  went  unto  the 
feast. 

46  So  Jesus  came  again  into  Cana 
of  Galilee,  where  he  made  the  water 
wine.  And  there  was  a  certain 
nobleman,  whose  son  was  sick  at 
Cavjernaum. 

47  When  he  heard  that  Jesus  was 
come  out  of  .ludfva  into  Galilee,  he 
went  unto  him,  and  besought  him 
that  he  would  come  down,  and  heal 
his  son  :  for  he  was  at  the  point  of 
death. 

^  48  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him. 
Except  ye  see  signs  and  wonders, 
ye  will  not  believe. 

49  The  nobleman  saith  unto 
him,  Sir,  come  down  ere  my  child 
die. 

50  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Go  thy 
way ;  thy  son  liveth.  And  the  man 
believed  the  word  that  -Tesus  had 
spoken  unto  him,  and  he  went  his 
way. 

51  And  as  he  was  now  going 
down,  his  servants  met  him,  and 
told  him,  saying,  Thy  son  liveth. 


52  Then  enquired  he  of  them  the 
hour  when  he  began  to  amend. 
And  they  said  unto  him.  Yesterday 
at  the  seventh  hour  the  fever  left 
him. 

53  So  the  father  knew  that  it 
was  at  the  same  hour,  in  the  which 
Jesus  said  unto  him,  Thy  son  liveth : 
and  himself  believed,  and  his  whole 
house. 

54  This  is  again  the  second  ^  mira- 
cle that  Jesus  did,  when  he  was 
come  out  of  Judfea  into  Galilee. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  Jesus  on  the  sahlinlh  lUuj  oureth  Mm  that 
icaa  (JiHeciKed  eight  and  thirty  t/earn.  10 
The  Jeu:t  thtreforeca  ril.  (nut persecute  hh» 
for  it.  IT  Ue  aiiKirereih  fop  himse/f,  and 
rcpropcth  them,  shewiiij/  by  the  ieaitiiiony 
of  his  leather,  32  of  John,,  36  of  his  works, 
39  and  of  the  scriptures,  loho  he  is. 

AFTER  this  there  was  a  feast  of 
the  Jews  ;  and  Jesus  went  up 
to  Jerusalem. 

2  Now  there  is  at  Jerusalem  by 
the  sheep  "  market  a  pool,  which  is 
called  in  the  Hebrew  tongue  Be- 
thesda, having  five  porches. 

3  In  these  lay  a  great  multitude 
of  impotent  folk,  of  blind,  halt, 
withered,  waiting  for  the  moving 
of  the  water. 

4  For  an  angel  went  down  at  a 
certain  season  into  the  pool,  and 
troubled  the  water :  whosoever  then 
first  after  the  troubling  of  tlie  water 
stepped  in  was  made  whole  of  what- 
soever disease  he  had. 

5  And  a  certain  man  was  there, 
vsrhich  had  an  infirmity  thirty  and 
eight  years. 

6  When  Jesus  saw  him  lie,  and 
knew  that  he  had  been  now  a  long 
time  in  that  case,  he  saith  unto  him. 
Wilt  thou  be  made  whole  1 

7  The  impotent  man  answered 
him,  Sir,  I  have  no  man,  when  the 
water  is  troubled,  to  put  me  into 
the  pool :  but  while  I  am  coming, 
anotner  steppeth  down  before 
me. 

8  .Jesus  saith  vmto  him,  Rise,  take 
up  thy  bed,  and  walk. 

9  And  immediately  the  man  was 
made  whole,  and  took  up  his  bed, 
and  walked  :  and  on  the  same  day 
was  the  sabbath. 

10  11  The  Jews  therefore  said 
unto  him  that  was  cured.  It  is  the 
sabbath  day  :  it  is  not  lawful  for 
thee  to  carry  thi/  bed. 

1 1  He  answered  them.  He  that 
made  me  whole,  tlie  same  said 
unto  me.  Take  up  thy  bed,  and 
walk. 

12  Then  asked  they  him,  W^hat 
man  is  that  wliich  said  unto  thee. 
Take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk  ? 


'^  fjate 


99 


Controversy  tvith  the  Jeics. 


St.  JOHN,  5. 


Witness  to  Christ. 


1 3  And  he  that  was  healed  ^  wist 
not  who  it  was  :  for  Jesus  had  con- 
veyed himself  away,  a  multitude 
being  in  that  place. 

14  Afterward  Jesus  findeth  him 
in  the  temple,  and  said  unto  him. 
Behold,  thou  art  made  whole :  sin 
no  more,  lest  a  worse  thing  come 
unto  thee. 

15  The  man  departed,  and  told 
the  Jews  that  it  was  Jesus,  which 
had  made  him  whole. 

16  And  therefore  did  the  Jews 
persecute  Jesus,  and  sought  to  slay 
him,  because  he  had  done  these 
things  on  the  sabbath  day. 

17  ^  But  Jesus  answered  them. 
My  Father  worketh  -^  hitherto,  and 
I  work. 

18  Thei'efore  the  Jews  sought 
the  more  to  kill  him,  because  he 
not  only  had  broken  the  sabbath, 
but  said  also  that  God  was  his 
Father,  making  himself  equal  with 
God. 

19  Then  answered  Jesus  and 
said  unto  them,  Verily,  vei'ily,  I 
say  unto  you,  The  Son  can  do  no- 
thing of  himself,  but  what  he  seeth 
the  Father  do  :  for  what  things 
soever  he  doeth,  these  also  doeth 
the  Son  likewise. 

20  For  the  Father  loveth  the 
Son,  and  sheweth  him  all  things 
that  himself  doeth :  and  he  will 
shew  him  greater  works  than 
these,  that  ye  may  marvel. 

21  For  as  the  Father  raiseth  up 
the  dead,  and  quickeneth  them; 
even  so  the  Son  quickeneth  whom 
he  will. 

22  For  the  Father  judgeth  no 
man,  but  hath  committed  alFjudg- 
ment  unto  the  Son  : 

23  That  all  men  should  honour 
tlie  Son,  even  as  they  honour  tlie 
Father.  He  that  honoui'(!th  not 
the  Son  honouretli  not  the  Father 
which  hath  sent  him. 

24  Vei;ily,  v(!rily,  1  say  unto  you, 
He  that  heareth  my  word,  and  l)e- 
lieveth  on  him  that  sent  me,  hath 
•'everlasting  life,  and  shall  not 
come  into  condemnation  ;  but  is 
passed  from  death  unto  life. 

25  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you. 
The  hour  is  coming,  and  now  is, 
when  the  flead  shall  hear  the  voi(;e 
of  tl)e  Son  of  God  :  and  the.y  that 
hear  shall  live. 

26  For' as  the  Father  hath  life  in 
himself  ;  so  hath  he  given  to  the 
Son  to  have  life  in  himself ; 

27  And  hath  given  him  author- 
ity to  (execute  judgment  also,  be- 
cause he  is  the  Son  of  man. 

28  Marvt^l  not  at  this  :  for  the 
hour  is  coming,  in  the  which  all 


that  are  in  the  graves  shall  hear 
his  voice, 

29  And  shall  come  forth;  they 
that  have  done  good,  unto  the  re- 
surrection of  life  ;  and  they  that 
have  *  done  evil,  unto  the  I'esur- 
rection  of  "  damnation. 

30  I  can  of  mine  own  self  do  no- 
thing :  as  I  hear,  I  judge  :  and  my 
judgment  is  just ;  because  I  seek 
not  mine  own  will,  but  the  will  of 
the  Father  which  hath  sent  me. 

31  If  I  bear  witness  of  myself, 
my  witness  is  not  true. 

32  II  There  is  another  that  bear- 
eth  witness  of  me ;  and  I  know 
that  the  witness  which  he  witness- 
eth  of  me  is  true. 

33  Ye  sent  unto  John,  and  he 
bare  witness  unto  the  truth. 

34  But  I  receive  not  testimony 
from  man  :  but  these  things  I  say, 
that  ye  might  be  saved. 

35  He    was    "^a  burning  and    a 


shining  light :  and  ye  were  willing 


for  a  season  to  rejoice  in  his  light. 

36  U  But  I  have  greater  witness 
than  that  of  John :  for  the  w^orks 
which  the  Father  hath  given  me 
to  finish,  the  same  works  that  I  do, 
bear  witness  of  me,  that  the  Father 
hath  sent  me. 

37  And  the  Father  himself, 
which  hath  sent  me,  hath  borne 
witness  of  me.  Ye  have  neither 
heard  his  voice  at  any  time,  nor 
seen  his  shape. 

38  And  ye  have  not  his  word 
abiding  in  you  :  for  whom  he  hath 
sent,  him  ye  believe  not. 

39  H  "  Seai'ch  the  scriptures  ;  for 
in  them  ye  think  ye  have  eternal 
life  :  and  they  are  they  which  tes- 
tify of  me. 

40  And  ye  will  not  come  to  me, 
that  ye  might  have  life. 

41  I  receive  not  honour  from 
men. 

42  But  I  know  you,  that  ye  have 
not  the  love  of  God  in  .you. 

4.'5  1  am  come  in  my  Father's 
name,  and  ye  receive  me  not:  if 
another  shall  come  in  his  own 
name,  him  ye  will  receive. 

44  How  can  ye  believe,  which 
receive  honour  one  of  another,  and 
seek  not  the  honour  that  rometh, 
from  God  only? 

45  Do  not  think  that  I  will  ac- 
cus(?  you  to  the  Father  :  there  is 
one  that  accuse th  you,  even  Moses, 
in  whom  ye  trust. 

4()  For  had  ye  believed  Moses,  ye 
would  have  believed  me:  for  he 
wr'ote  of  me. 

47  liut  if  ye  believe  not  his  writ- 
ings, how  sliall  ye  believe  my 
words  ? 


^  practised 
5  j  udgmeni. 


^  the  lamp 
that 

l)urneth  and 
shiiieth : 


Ye  search 


100 


Jesus  feedeth  a  mnltitude. 


St.  JOHN,  6. 


Hefuseth  to  be  made  king. 


CHAPTER  6. 

1  Christ  feeileih  tire  thoHK(nii1  men  wHhJtre 
loavexancl  iiro  /inheti.  15  Thereupon  the 
pentileirould  haeemadehlin  kiii{).  1(1  But 
iri//i'lniu/'ntj  hi/iiself,  he  walked  on  the 
sen  to  h  is  (liwij>ies  :  26  reptoveth  the  people 
rtori-i/ii/  lifter  him,  and  all  theJieMy  heor- 
(i-N  of  iiix' iriird  :  S'l  deolareth  himnelf  to  he 
the  bread  of  life  to  believem.  66  JJant/dix- 
eiplex  depart  from  him.  68  Feter  con- 
fenseih  him.    70  Judas  is  a  devil. 

AFTER  these  things  Jesus  went 
over  the  sea  of  Galilee,  which 
IS  tkt  sea  of  Tiberias. 

2  And  a  gi-eat  multitude  followed 
Mm,  because  they  saw  his  miracles 
which  he  did  on  them  that  were 
diseased. 

3  And  Jesus  went  up  into  a 
mountain,  and  there  he  sat  with 
his  disciples. 

4  And  the  passover,  a  feast  of 
the  Jews,  was  nigh. 

5  H  When  Jesus  then  lifted  up 
his  eyes,  and  saw  a  great  company 
come  unto  him,  he  saith  unto  Philip, 
Whence  shall  we  buy  bread,  that 
these  may  eaf? 

6  And  this  he  said  to  prove  him  : 
for  he  himself  knew  what  he  would 
do. 

7  Philip  answered  him,  Two  hun- 
dred pennyworth  of  bread  is  not 
sufficient  for  them,  that  every  one 
of  them  may  take  a  little. 

8  One  of  his  disciples,  Andrew, 
Simon  Peter's  brother,  saith  unto 
him, 

9  There  is  a  lad  here,  which  hath 
five  barley  loaves,  and  two  small 
fishes  :  but  what  are  they  among  so 
many? 

10  And  Jesus  said.  Make  the  men 
sit  down.  Now  there  was  much 
grass  in  the  place.  So  the  men  sat 
down,  in  number  about  five  thou- 
sand. 

1 1  And  Jesus  took  the  loaves ; 
and  when  he  had  given  thanks,  he 
distributed  to  the  disciples,  and 
tlie  disciples  to  them  that  were  set 
down  ;  and  likewise  of  the  fishes  as 
much  as  they  would. 

1 2  When  they  were  filled,  he  said 
unto  his  disciples.  Gather  up  the 
fragments  that  remain,  that  no- 
thing be  lost. 

1 3  Therefore  they  gathered  fhe»i 
together,  and  filled  twelve  baskets 
with  the  fragments  of  the  five  bar- 
ley loaves,  which  remained  over 
and  above  unto  them  that  had 
eaten. 

14  Then  those  men,  when  they 
had  seen  tlu^  '  nnraclc  that  Jesus 
did,  said,  This  is  of  a  truth  that 
prophet  that  should  come  into  the 
world. 

15  U  When  Jesus  therefore  per- 
ceived that  they  would  come  and 


take  him  by  force,  to  make  him  a 
king,  he  departed  again  into  a 
mountain  himself  alone. 

1 6  And  when  even  was  now  come, 
his  disciples  went  down  unto  the 
sea, 

17  And  entered  into  a  -  ship,  and 
went  over  the  sea  toward  Caper- 
naum. And  it  was  now  dark,  and 
Jesus  was  not  come  to  them. 

18  And  the  sea  arose  by  reason 
of  a  great  wind  that  blew. 

19  So  when  they  had  rowed 
about  five  and  twenty  or  thirty 
furlongs,  they  see  Jesus  walking 
on  the  sea,  and  drawing  nigh  unto 
the  •'  ship  :  and  they  were  afraid. 

20  ikit  he  saith  unto  them,  It  is 
I ;  be  not  afraid. 

21  Then  they  willingly  received 
him  into  the  ''  ship :  and  imme- 
diately the  ^  slii))  was  at  the  land 
whither  they  went. 

22  ^  The  day  following,  when 
the  people  which  stood  on  the  other 
side  of  the  sea  saw  that  there  was 
none  other  boat  there,  save  that 
one  whereinto  his  disciples  were 
entei^ed,  and  that  Jesus  went  not 
with  his  disciples  into  the  boat,  but 
that  his  disciples  were  gone  away 
alone ; 

23  (Howbeit  there  came  other 
boats  from  Tiberias  nigh  unto  the 
place  where  they  did  eat  bread, 
after  that  the  Lord  had  given 
thanks :) 

24  When  the  people  therefore 
saw  that  Jesus  was  not  there, 
neither  his  disciples,  they  also  took 
^shipping,  and  came  to  Capernaum, 
seeking  for  Jesus. 

25  And  when  they  had  found  him 
on  the  other  side  of  the  sea,  they 
.said  unto  him.  Rabbi,  when  cam- 
est  thou  hither  1 

26  Jesusanswered  them  and  said. 
Verily,  verily,  1  say  unto  you.  Ye 
seek  me,  not  because  ye  saw  the 
''miracles,  but  because  ye  did  eat 
of  the  loaves,  and  were  filled. 

27  Labour  not  for  the  '^  meat 
which  perisheth,  but  for  that  '  meat 
which  endureth  unto  **  everlasting 
life,  which  the  Son  of  man  shall 
give  unto  you  :  for  him  hath  God 
the  Fathei-  sealed. 

28  Then  said  they  unto  him. 
What  shall  we  do,  that  we  might 
work  the  works  of  (Jod'? 

29  Jesusanswered  and  said  unto 
them,  This  is  the  woi'k  of  God,  that 
ye  believe  on  him  whom  he  hath 
sent. 

30  They  said  therefore  unto  him, 
W'hat  sign  shewest  thou  then,  that 
we  may  see,  and  believe  thee  1  what 
dost  thou  work  1 


2  boat. 


3  boat : 


■*  boat 


5  boats. 


°  signs, 
"  food 
*  eternal 


101 


Discourse  at  Caperncmm. 


St.  JOHN,  6. 


The  true  hread  from  heaven. 


31  Our  fathers  did  eat  manna  in 
the  desert ;  as  it  is  written,  He  gave 
them  bread  from  heaven  to  eat. 

32  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
Moses  gave  you  not  that  bread 
from  heaven  ;  but  my  Father  giv- 
eth  you  the  true  bread  from  heaven. 

33  For  the  bread  of  God  is  ^  he 
which  Cometh  down  from  heaven, 
and  giveth  life  unto  the  world. 

3-4  Then  said  they  unto  him, 
Lord,  evermore  give  us  this  bread. 

35  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  I 
am  the  bread  of  life  :  he  that  com- 
eth  to  me  shall  never  hunger  ;  and 
he  that  believeth  on  me  shall  never 
thirst. 

36  But  I  said  unto  you.  That  ye 
also  have  seen  me.  and  believe  not. 

37  All  that  the  Father  giveth  me 
shall  come  to  me ;  and  nim  that 
cometh  to  me  I  will  in  no  wise  cast 
out. 

38  For  I  came  down  from  heaven, 
not  to  do  mine  own  will,  but  the 
will  of  him  that  sent  me. 

39  And  this  is  the  Father's  will 
which  hath  sent  me,  that  of  all 
which  he  hath  given  me  I  should 
lose  nothing,  but  should  raise  it  up 
again  at  the  last  day. 

40  And  this  is  the  will  of  him 
that  sent  me,  that  every  one  whicli 
seeth  the  Son,  and  believeth  on 
him,  may  have  ^  everlasting  life : 
and  I  will  raise  him  up  at  the  last 
day. 

41  The  Jews  then  murmured  at 
him,  because  he  said,  I  am  the  bread 
which  came  down  from  heaven. 

42  And  they  said,  Is  not  this 
Jesus,  the  son  of  Joseph,  whose 
father  and  mother  we  know  1  how 
is  it  then  that  he  saith,  I  came 
down  from  heaven  1 

4.3  Jesus  therefore  answered  and 
said  unto  them,  Murmur  not  among 
yourselves. 

44  No  man'  can  come  to  me,  ex- 
cept the  Father  which  hath  sent 
ine  draw  him  :  and  1  will  raise  him 
up  at  the  last  day. 

4.5  It  is  written  in  the  prophets, 
And  they  shall  be  all  taught  of 
Ood.  Every  man  therefore  that 
hath  heard,  and  hath  learned  of 
the  Father,  cometli  unto  me. 

46  Not  that  any  man  hath  seen 
the  Father,  save  he  which  is  of 
(lod,  he  hath  seen  the  Fathei'. 

47  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you. 
Re  that  Ijelieveth  on  me  hath  -evei-- 
lasting  life. 

4cS   I  am  that  bread  of  life. 

49  Your  fatliers  did  (nit  manna 
in  th(!  wilderness,  and  ai"(^  dead. 

50  This  is  the  bread  which  com- 


eth down  from  heaven,  that  a  man 
may  eat  thereof,  and  not  die. 

511  am  the  living  bread  which 
came  down  from  heaven :  if  any 
man  eat  of  this  bread,  he  shall  live 
for  ever  :  and  the  bread  that  I  will 
give  is  my  flesh,  which  I  will  give 
for  the  life  of  the  world. 

52  The  Jews  therefore  strove 
among  themselves,  saying,  How 
can  this  man  give  us  his  flesh  to 
eat"? 

53  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  j-ou.  Ex- 
cept ye  eat  the  flesh  of  the  Son  of 
man,  and  drink  his  blood,  ye  have 
no  life  in  you. 

54  Whoso  eateth  my  flesh,  and 
drinketh  my  blood,  hath  eternal 
life  ;  and  I  will  raise  him  up  at  the 
last  day. 

55  For  my  flesh  is  meat  indeed, 
and  my  blood  is  drink  indeed. 

56  He  that  eateth  my  flesh,  and 
drinketh  my  blood,  dwelleth  in  me, 
and  I  in  him. 

57  As  the  living  Father  hath 
sent  me,  and  I  live  by  the  Father  : 
so  he  that  eateth  me,  even  he  shall 
live  by  me. 

58  This  is  that  bread  which  came 
down  from  heaven :  not  as  your 
fathers  did  eat  manna,  and  are 
dead  :  he  that  eateth  of  this  bread 
shall  live  for  ever. 

59  These  things  said  he  in  the 
synagogue,  as  he  taught  in  Caper- 
naum. 

60  ]Many  therefore  of  his  disci- 
ples, when  they  had  heard  thh, 
said,  This  is  an  hard  saying ;  who 
can  hear  if? 

61  When  .Tesus  knew  in  himself 
that  his  disciples  murmured  at  it, 
he  said  unto  them,  iJoth  this  •'oft'end 
you*? 

62  What  and  if  ye  shall  see  the 
Son  of  man  ascend  up  where  he 
was  before  1 

63  It  is  the  spirit  tliat  quicken- 
eth ;  the  flesh  proflteth  nothing  : 
the  words  that  1  speak  unto  you, 
tJuiij  are  spii'it,  and  they  are  life. 

64  Rut  tliei'e  are  some  of  you 
that  beli(^ve  not.  For  Jesus  knew 
fi'om  the  beginning  who  they  were 
that  believed  not,  and  who  should 
betray  him. 

65  And  he  said,  '^Pherefore  said  I 
unto  you,  that  no  man  c;vn  com(> 
unto  me,  excei)t  it  were  given  uiiti) 
him  of  my  Father. 

66  11  Fi-om  that  ^//«e  many  of  his 
dis(;iples  went  back,  and  walked 
no  more  with  him. 

67  TluMi  said  .lesus  unto  the 
twelve,  \\\\\  ye  also  go  away '? 

6(S  'I'hen  Simon  Fetei"  answerefl 
him,  Lord,  to  whom  shall  we  go? 


3  cause  you 
to  stiiniblc? 


102 


The  feast  of  tabernacles. 


St.  JOHN,  7. 


Jesus  teacheth  in  the  temple. 


thou  hast  the  words  of  eternal  life. 
69  And  we  believe  and  are  sure 
that  thou  art  ^  that  Christ,  the  Hon 
of  tlie  living  God. 


70  Jesus  answered  them,  '^ Have 
not  I  chosen  you  twelve,  and  one 
of  you  is  a  devil  % 

71  He  spake  of  Judas  Iscariot 
the  mn  of  Simon  :  for  he  it  was 
that  should  betray  him,  being  one 
of  the  twelve. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  Jeana  reprorelh  the  ambition,  and  ioldneas 
of  h  in  kiiiHineii :  10  goeth  up  from  Oalilee 
to  the  feaat  of  tdbernac/en :  14  teaehefh.  in 
the  temple.  40  Direr.s  opiinona  of  him 
among  the  people.  45  The  Pharisees  are 
an(iry  that  their  officers  took  him,  not,  and 
chide  ■ivith  Kicodemws  for  taking  his  part. 

AFTER  these  things  Jesus 
walked  in  Galilee :  for  he 
would  not  walk  in  ■'  Jewry,  because 
the  Jews  sought  to  kill  him. 

2  Now  the  Jews'  feast  of  taber- 
nacles was  at  hand. 

3  His  brethren  therefore  said 
unto  him,  Depart  hence,  and  go 
into  Juda-a,  that  thy  disciples  also 
may  see  the  works  that  thpu  doest. 

4  For  there  is  no  man  that  doeth 
any  thing  in  secret,  and  he  himself 
seeketh  to  be  known  openly.  If 
thou  do  these  things,  shew  thyself 
to  the  world. 

5  For  neither  did  his  brethren 
believe  in  him. 

6  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
My  time  is  not  yet  come  :  but  your 
time  is  alway  ready. 

7  The  world  cannot  hate  you  ; 
but  me  it  hateth,  because  I  testify 
of  it,  that  the  works  thereof  are 
evil. 

8  Go  ye  up  unto  this  feast :  I  go 
not  up  yet  unto  this  feast ;  for  my 
time  is  not  yet  full  come. 

9  When  he  had  said  these  words 
unto  them,  he  abode  still  in  Galilee. 

10  U  P3ut  when  his  brethren  were 
gone  up,  then  wont  he  also  vip  unto 
the  feast,  not  •* openly,  but  as  it 
were  in  secret. 

1 1  Then  the  Jews  sought  him  at 
the  feast,  and  said.  Where  is  he  1 

1  '2  And  there  was  much  murmur- 
ing among  the  people  concerning 
him  :  for  some  said.  He  is  a  good 
man  :  others  said.  Nay  ;  but  he  de- 
ceiveth  the  people. 

1 3  How  beit  no  man  spake  openly 
of  him  for  fear  of  the  Jews. 

14  ^  Now  about  the  midst  of  the 
feast  Jesus  went  up  into  the  tem- 
ple, and  taught. 

15  And  the  Jews  marvelled,  say- 
ing, How  knoweth  this  man  letters, 
having  never  learned  1 


*  Or, 


16  Jesus  answered  them,  and 
said,  My  "  doctrine  is  not  mine,  but 
his  that  sent  me. 

17  If  any  man  ''will  do  his  will, 
he  shall  know  of  the  ''doctrine, 
whether  it  be  of  God,  or  whethtr  1 
speak  '^ai  myself. 

18  He  tliat  speaketh  ®of  himself 
seeketh  his  own  glory  :  but  he  that 
seeketh  his  glory  that  sent  him, 
the  same  is  true,  and  no  unright- 
eousness is  in  him. 

19  Did  not  Moses  give  you  the 
law,  and  yet  none  of  you  keepeth 
the  law  1  Why  go  j'e  about  to  kill 
me "? 

20  The  people  answered  and  said, 
Thou  hast  a  '''devil :  who goeth about 
to  kill  thee  % 

2 1  J  esus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  I  have  done  one  work,  and 
ye  all  marvel. 

22  jNIqses  therefore  gave  unto  you 
circumcision  ;  (not  because  it  is  of 
Moses,  but  of  the  fathers  ;)  and  ye 
on  the  sabbath  day  circumcise  a 
man. 

23  If  a  man  on  the  sabbath  day 
receive  circumcision,  that  the  law 
of  iMoses  should  not  be  broken ; 
are  ye  angry  at  me,  because  1  have 
made  a  man  every  whit  whole  on 
the  sabbath  day  % 

24  Judge  not  according  to  the 
appearance,  but  judge  righteous 
judgment. 

25  Then  said  some  of  them  of 
Jerusalem,  Is  not  this  he,  whom 
they  seek  to  kilH 

26  But,  lo,  he  speaketh  boldly, 
and  they  say  nothing  unto  him. 
'"Do  the  rulers  know  indeed  that 
this  is  the  \'ery  Christ  % 

27  Howbeit  we  know  this  man 
whence  he  is :  but  when  Christ 
Cometh,  no  man  knoweth  whence 
he  is. 

28  Then  cried  Jesus  in  the  tem- 
ple as  he  taught,  saying,  Ye  both 
knov/  me,  and  ye  know  whence  I 
am  :  and  I  am  not  come  of  myself, 
but  he  that  sent  me  is  true,  whom 
j'e  know  not. 

29  Ikit  I  know  him  :  for  I  am 
from  him,  and  he  hath  sent  me. 

30  Then  they  sought  to  take 
him :  but  no  man  laid  hands  on  him, 
because  his  hour  was  not  yet  come. 

31  And  many  of  the  people  be- 
lieved on  him,  and  said,  \V'hen 
Christ  cometh,  will  he  do  more 
miracles  than  these  which  this  man 
hath  done  1 

32  H  The  Pharisees  heard  that 
the  people  murmured  such  things 
concerning  him;  and  the  Pharisees 
and  the  chief  priests  sent  officers  to 
take  him. 


5  teaching 

6  willeth  to 
do 

''  teaching, 
8  from 


^  demon : 


1"  Can  it  be 
tliat  the 
rulers  in- 
deed know 


103 


The 'promise  of  living  water.  St.  JOHN,  8. 


Tlie  light  of  the  world. 


2  see  that 
out  of 
Galilee 


33  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them, 
Yet  a  Httle  while  am  I  with  you, 
and  then  I  go  unto  liim  that  sent 
me. 

34  Ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall 
not  find  me :  and  where  I  am, 
thither  ye  cannot  come. 

35  Then  said  the  Jews  among 
themselves,  Whithei^  will  he  go. 
that  we  shall  not  find  him?  will 
he  go  unto  the  ^  dispersed  among 
the  Gentiles,  and  teach  the  Gten- 
tiles? 

36  What  manner  of  saying  is  this 
that  he  said.  Ye  shall  seek  me,  and 
shall  not  find  me :  and  where  I  am, 
thither  ye  cannot  come  1 

37  In  the  last  day,  that  great 
day  of  the  feast,  Jesus  stood  and 
cried,  saying.  If  any  man  thirst, 
let  him  come  unto  me,  and  drink. 

38  He  that  believeth  on  me,  as 
the  scripture  hath  said,  out  of  his 
belly  shall  flow  rivers  of  living 
water. 

39  (But  this  spake  he  of  the 
Spirit,  which  they  that  believe  on 
him  should  receive  :  for  the  Holy 
Ghost  was  not  yet  given;  because 
that  Jesus  was  not  yet  glorified.) 

40  II  jSIany  of  the  people  there- 
fore, when  they  heard  this  saying, 
said.  Of  a  truth  this  is  the  Prophet. 

41  Others  said.  This  is  the  Christ. 
But  some  said.  Shall  Christ  come 
out  of  Galilee'? 

42  Hath  not  the  scripture  said. 
That  Christ  cometh  of  the  seed  of 
David,  and  out  of  the  town  of 
Bethlehem,  where  David  was? 

43  So  there  was  a  division  among 
the  people  because  of  him. 

44  And  some  of  them  would  have 
taken  him  ;  but  no  man  laid  hands 
on  him. 

45  ^  Then  came  the  officers  to 
the  chief  priests  and  Pharisees ; 
and  they  said  unto  them.  Why 
have  ye  not  brought  him? 

46  The  officers  answered.  Never 
man  spake  like  this  man. 

47  Then  answered  them  the  Pha- 
risees, Are  ye  also  deceived  ? 

48  Have  any  of  the  rulers  or  of 
the  Pharisees  believed  on  him  ? 

49  Ijut  this  people  who  knoweth 
not  the  law  are  cursfnl. 

50  Nicodemus  saith  unto  them, 
(he  that  came  to  Jesus  by  night, 
being  one  of  them,) 

51  Doth  our  law  judge  any  man, 
before  it  hear  him,  and  know  what 
h(Mloeth  ? 

52  They  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Art  thou  also  of  Galilee? 
Search,  and  -look  :  for  out  of 
Galilee  ariseth  no  prophet. 

53  And  every  man  went  unto  his 
own  house. 


CHAPTER  8. 


]  Christ  ilrlir,  lU'lIi  the  iroimni  f,ik,'n  in  dihil- 
tery.  VI  II,  /,rr,i,'ii,lh  himsrlf  the  li.jhl  oT 
the  u'orl,/,  (ituj  jiistiji.-ih  hi.s  ,l,,rtri iw  :  :>; 
ansirerath  the  Jewn  that  boasted  oj  Ahva- 
hdin,  59  and  convey eth  himse/f  from  their 
cruelty. 

JESUS  went  unto  the  mount  of 
Olives. 

2  And  early  in  the  morning  he 
came  again  into  the  temple,  and 
all  the  ])eople  came  unto  him  ;  and 
he  sat  down,  and  taught  them. 

3  And  the  scribes  and  Phai-isees 
brouglit  unto  him  a  woman  taken 
in  adultery ;  and  when  they  had 
set  her  in  the  midst, 

4  They  say  unto  him.  Master, 
this  woman  was  taken  in  adul- 
tery, in  the  very  act. 

5  Now  Moses  in  the  law  com- 
manded us,  that  such  should  be 
stoned  :  but  what  sayest  thou  ? 

6  This  they  said,  tempting  him, 
that  they  might  have  to  accuse 
him.  But  Jesus  stooped  down, 
and  with  his  finger  wrote  on  the 
ground,  as  though  he  heard  them 
not. 

7  So  when  they  continued  asking 
him,  he  lifted  up  himself,  and  said 
unto  them.  He  that  is  without  sin 
among  you,  let  him  first  cast  a  stone 
at  her. 

8  And  again  he  stooped  down, 
and  wrote  on  the  ground. 

9  And  they  which  heard  it,  being 
convicted  by  their  own  conscience, 
went  out  one  by  one,  beginning  at 
the  eldest,  even  unto  the  last :  and 
Jesus  was  left  alone,  and  the  woman 
standing  in  the  midst. 

10  When  Jesus  had  lifted  up 
himself,  and  saw  none  but  the 
woman,  he  said  unto  her.  Woman, 
where  are  those  thine  accusers? 
hath  no  man  condemned  thee? 

1 1  She  said,  No  man.  Lord.  And 
Jesus  said  unto  her,  Neither  do  1 
condemn  thee :  go,  and  sin  no 
more. 

12  H  Then  spake  Jesus  again 
unto  them,  saying,  I  am  the  light 
of  the  world  :  he  that  followeth  me 
shall  not  walk  in  darkness,  but 
sliall  have  th(>  light  of  life. 

13  The  Pharisees  therefore  .said 
unto  him,  Thou  bearest  r(»cord  of 
thyself  ;   thy  record  is  not  true. 

14  J{>sus  answer-ed  and  said  unto 
them,  'i'liough  1  bear  recoi-d  of  my- 
self, yet  my  record  is  true:  for  I 
know  whence  1  came,  and  whither 
1  go;  but  ye  cannot  tell  whence  i 
come,  and  whither  I  go. 

15  Ye  judge  aft(>r  the  (lesli  ;  I 
judge  no  man. 

16  And  yet  if  I  judg(%  my  judg- 
ment is  true  :  for  1  an>  not  alone, 
but  I  and  the  Father  that  sent  me. 


104 


True  freedom. 


St.  JOHN",  8. 


Moral  sonshq). 


17  It  is  also  written  in  your  la\v, 
that  the  testimony  of  two  men  is 
true. 

18  1  am  one  that  bear  witness  of 
myself,  and  the  Father  that  sent 
me  beareth  witness  of  me. 

19  Then  said  they  unto  him, 
Where  is  thy  Fatlier'?  Jesus  an- 
swered. Ye  neither  know  me,  nor 
my  Father :  if  ye  had  known  me, 
ye  should  have  known  my  Father 
also. 

20  These  words  spake  Jesus  in 
the  treasury,  as  he  taught  in  the 
temple  :  and  no  man  laid  hands  on 
him  ;  for  his  hour  was  not  yet  come. 

21  Then  said  Jesus  again  unto 
them,  I  go  my  way,  and  ye  shall 
seek  me,  and  shall  die  in  your  sins  : 
whither  I  go,  ye  cannot  come. 

22  Then  said  the  Jews,  Will  he 
kill  himself?  because  he  saith. 
Whither  I  go,  ye  cannot  come. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye 
are  from  beneath ;  I  am  from 
above  :  ye  are  of  this  world  ;  I  am 
not  of  this  world. 

24  I  said  therefore  unto  s^ou, 
that  ye  shall  die  in  your  sins  :  for 
if  ye  believe  not  that  I  am  he,  ye 
shall  die  in  your  sins. 

25  Then  said  they  unto  him. 
Who  art  thou "?  And  Jesus  saith 
unto  them.  Even  the  same  that  I 
saifl  unto  you  from  the  beginning. 

2G  I  have  many  things  to  say 
and  to  judge  of  you :  Ijut  he  that 
sent  me  is  true  ;  and  I  speak  to 
the  world  those  things  which  I 
have  heard  of  him. 

27  They  understood  not  that  he 
spake  to  tiiem  of  the  Fatlier. 

28  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them, 
When  ye  have  lifted  up  the  Son 
of  man,  then  shall  ye  know  that  I 
am  he,  and  that  I  do  nothing  of 
myself ;  but  as  my  Father  hath 
taught  me,  I  speak  these  things. 

29  And  he  that  sent  me  is  with 
me  :  the  Father  hath  not  left  me 
alone  ;  for  I  do  always  those  things 
that  please  him. 

30  As  he  spake  these  words, 
many  believed  on  him. 

31  Then  said  Jesus  to  those  Jews 
which  believed  on  him.  If  ye  con- 
tinue in  my  word,  then  are  ye  my 
disciples  indeed  ; 

32  And  ye  shall  know  the  truth, 
and  the  truth  shall  make  you  free. 

33  ^  They  answered  him,  We  be 
Abraham's  seed,  and  were  never 
in  bondage  to  any  man  :  how  say- 
est  thou.  Ye  shall    be   made  free? 

34  Jesus  answered  them.  Verily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you.  Whosoever 
committeth  sin   is  the  servant  of 


30  And  tlie  servant  abideth  not 


in  the  house  for  ever  :  hut  the  Son 
abideth  ever. 

36  If  the  Son  therefore  shall 
make  you  free,  ye  shall  be  free 
indeed. 

37  1  know  that  ye  are  Abraham's 
seed ;  but  ye  seek  to  kill  me,  because 
my  word  hath  no  place  in  you. 

38  I  speak  that  which  I  have 
seen  with  my  Father :  and  ye  do 
that  which  ye  have  ^  seen  with 
your  father. 

39  They  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Abraham  is  our  father.  Jesus 
saith  unto  them,  If  ye  were  Abra- 
ham's children,  ye  would  do  the 
works  of  Abraham. 

40  But  now  ye  seek  to  kill  me,  a 
man  that  hath  told  you  the  truth, 
v/hich  I  have  heaid  of  God  :  this 
did  not  Abraham. 

41  Ye  do  the  deeds  of  your  fa- 
ther. Then  said  they  to  him.  We 
be  not  born  of  fornication ;  we 
have  one  Father,   even  God. 

42  Jesus  said  unto  them.  If  God 
were  your  Father,  ye  would  love 
me  :  for  I  proceeded  forth  and 
came  from  God  ;  neither  came  I  of 
myself,  but  he  sent  me. 

43  Why  do  ye  not  understand 
my  speech  1  even  because  ye  cannot 
hear  my  word. 

4-1  Ye  are  of  your  father  the 
devil,  and  the  lusts  of  your  father 
"  ye  will  do.  He  was  a  murderer 
from  the  beginning,  and  abode  not 
in  the  ti'uth,  because  there  is  no 
truth  in  him.  When  he  speaketh 
a  lie,  he  speaketh  of  his  own  :  foi' 
he  is  a  liar,  and  the  father  of  it. 

45  And  because  I  tell  yuti  the 
truth,  ye  believe  me  not. 

4G  Which  of  you  convinceth  me 
of  sin  ?  And  if  I  sa3'  the  truth, 
why  do  ye  not  believe  me '? 

47  He  that  is  of  God  heareth 
God's  words :  ye  therefore  hear 
fhei/i>  not,  because  ye  are  not  of 
God. 

48  Then  answered  the  Jews,  aiid 
said  unto  him.  Say  we  not  well 
that  thou  art  a  Samaritan,  and 
hast  a  ^ devil  *? 

49  Jesus  answered,  I  have  not  a 
'' devil  :  but  I  honour  my  Father, 
and  ye  do  dishonour  me. 

50  And  I  seek  not  mine  own 
gloi-y :  there  is  one  that  seeketh 
and  judgeth. 

51  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
If  a  man  keep  my  saying,  he  shall 
never  see  death. 

52  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him, 
Now  we  know  that  thou  hast  a 
"devil.     Abraham  is  dead,  and  the 


0'-, 


1  *  heard 
from 


2  it  is  your 
will  tu  do. 


3  demon' 

4  demou ; 


5  demon. 


105 


Christ  before  Abraham. 


St.  JOHN,  9. 


The  blind  man  healed. 


prophets ;  and 
man  keep  my 
never  taste  of 


thou  sayest,  If  a 
saying,  he  shall 
death. 
53  Art  thou  greater  than  our 
father  Abraham,  which  is  dead  1 
and  the  prophets  are  dead  :  whom 
raakest  thou  thyself '? 

5-i  Jesus  answered,  If  I  honour 
myself,  my  honour  is  nothing  :  it  is 
my  Father  that  honovireth  me ;  of 
whom  ye  say,  that  he  is  your  God  : 

55  Yet  ye  have  not  known  him  ; 
but  I  know  him  :  and  if  I  should 
say,  I  know  him  not,  I  shall  be  a 
liar  like  unto  you :  but  I  know 
him,  and  keep  his  saying. 

56  Your  father  Abraham  rejoiced 
to  see  my  day  :  and  he  saw  it,  and 
was  glad. 

57  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him, 
Thou  art  not  yet  fifty  yeai-s  old, 
and  hast  thou  seen  Abraham  ? 

58  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Verily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  yovi.  Before 
Abraham  ^  was,  I  am. 

59  Then  took  they  up  stones  to 
cast  at  him  :  but  Jesus  hid  himself, 
and  went  out  of  the  temple,  going- 
through  the  midst  of  them,  and 
so  passed  by. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  The  man  that  was  horri  Hind  restored  to 
sight.  8  He  is  brought  to  the,  Pharisees. 
13  They  are  offended  at  it,  and  excommu- 
nicate him:  35  b^it  he  is  reeeired  of  Jesu.i, 
and  eonfesseth  him.  39  Who  they  are 
%i:hom  Christ  enUghteneth. 

AND  as  Je.<t?/.s  passed  by,  he  saw 
a  man  which  was  blind  from 
hi?,  birth. 

2  And  his  disciples  asked  him, 
saying.  Master,  who  did  sin,  this 
man,  or  his  parents,  that  he  was 
born  blind  % 

3  Jesus  answered.  Neither  hath 
this  man  sinned,  nor  his  parents : 
but  that  the  works  of  God  should 
be  made  manifest  in  him. 

4  I  must  work  the  woi'ks  of  him 
that  sent  me,  while  it  is  day  :  tlie 
night  Cometh,  when  no  man  can 
work. 

5  As  long  as  I  am  in  the  world,  I 
am  the  light  of  the  world. 

6  When  he  had  thus  spoken,  he 
spat  on  the  ground,  and  mad(;  clay 
of  the  spittle,  and  he  anointed  the 
eyes  of  tno  blind  man  with  the  clay, 

7  And  said  unto  him,  Go,  wash 
in  the  pool  of  Siloani  (which  is  by 
intei'pretation,  Sent).  He  went  his 
way  therefore,  and  washed,  and 
came  seeing. 

8  IT  The  neighboui's  therefore, 
and  they  which  before  had  seen 
him  that  he  was  blind,  said.  Is  not 
this  he  that  sfit  and  begged'? 

9  Some  said,  This  is  he  :  others 


said.  He  is  like  him  :  imt  he  said,  I 
am  he. 

10  Therefore  said  they  unto  him, 
How  were  thine  eyes  opened  % 

1 1  He  answered  and  said,  A  man 
that  is  called  Jesus  made  clay,  and 
anointed  mine  eyes,  and  said  unto 
me.  Go  to  the  pool  of  Siloam,  and 
wash  :  and  I  went  and  washed,  and 
I  received  sight. 

12  Then  said  they  unto  him. 
Where  is  he  %    He  said,  I  know  not. 

13^  They  brought  to  the  Phari- 
sees him  that  afoi-etime  was  blind. 

14  And  it  was  the  sabbath  day 
when  Jesus  made  the  clay,  and 
opened  his  eyes. 

15  Then  again  the  Pharisees  also 
asked  him  how  he  had  received  his 
sight.  He  said  unto  them.  He  put 
clay  upon  mine  eyes,  and  I  washed, 
and  do  see. 

16  Therefore  said  some  of  the 
Pharisees,  This  man  is  not  of  God, 
because  he  keepeth  not  the  sabbath 
day.  Others  said.  How  can  a  man 
that  is  a  sinner  do  such  miracles ! 
And  there  was  a  division  among 
them. 

1 7  They  say  unto  the  blind  man 
again.  What  say  est  thou  of  him,* 
"that  he  hath  opened  thine  eyes'? 
He  said.  He  is  a  prophet. 

18  But  the  Jews  did  not  believe 
concerning  him,  that  he  had  been 
blind,  and  received  his  sight,  until 
they  called  the  parents  of  him  that 
had  received  his  sight. 

19  And  they  asked  them,  saying, 
Is  this  your  son,  who  ye  say  was 
born  blind  %  how  then  doth  he  no^v 
see'? 

20  His  parents  answered  them 
and  said,  AVe  know  that  this  is  our 
son,  and  that  he  was  born  blind  : 

21  But  by  what  means  he  now 
seeth,  Ave  know  not ;  or  who  hath 
opened  his  eyes,  we  know  not :  he 
is  of  age  ;  ask  him  :  he  shall  speak 
for  himself. 

22  l^hesezrarf^s  spake  his  parents, 
because  they  feared  the  Jews  :  for 
the  Jews  had  agreed  already,  that 
if  any  man  did  confess  that  he  was 
Christ,  he  should  be  put  out  of  the 
synagogue. 

23  Therefore  said  his  parents,  He 
is  of  age  ;  ask  him. 

24  Th(m  agaiii  called  they  the 
man  that  was  blind,  and  said  unto 
him,  Ciive  God  the  praise  :  we  know 
that  this  man  is  a,  sinner. 

25  lie  answered  and  sai<l.  Whe- 
ther he  be  a  sinner  or  no,  I  know 
not:  oiu^  thing  1  know,  that, 
wh(M"ea,s  \  was  l)lind,  now  1  see. 

26  Then  said  they  to  him  again. 
What  did  he  to  thee'?  ho sv  opened 
he  thine  eyes'? 


lOG 


spiritual  hi indness. 


St.  JOHN,  10. 


The  good  sliepherd. 


27  He  answered  them,  I  ha.\e 
told  you  already,  and  ye  did  not 
hear :  wlierefore  would  ye  hear  <V 
again  ?  will  ye  also  be  his  disciples  1 

28  Then  they  reviled  him,  and 
said,  Thou  art  his  disciijle  ;  but  we 
are  Moses'  disciples. 

29  We  know  that  God  spake  unto 
Moses:  as  for  this  fellow,  we  know 
not  from  whence  he  is. 

30  The  man  answered  and  said 
unto  them.  Why  herein  is  a  mar- 
vellous thing,  that  .ye  know  not 
from  whence  he  is,  and  yet  he  hath 
opened  mine  eyes. 

3 1  Now  we  know  that  God  hear- 
eth  not  sinners  :  but  if  any  man  be 
a  worshipper  of  God,  and  doeth  his 
will,  him  he  heareth. 

32  Since  the  world  began  was  it 
not  heard  that  any  man  opened  the 
eyes  of  one  that  was  born  blind. 

33  If  this  man  were  not  of  God, 
he  could  do  nothing. 

34:  They  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  Thou  wast  altogether  born  in 
sins,  and  dost  thou  teach  us  1  And 
they  cast  him  out. 

35  Jesus  heard  that  they  had 
cast  hina  out ;  and  when  he  had 
found  him,  he  said  unto  him.  Dost 
thou  believe  on  '  the  Son  of  God  1 

36  He  answered  and  said.  Who  is 
he.  Lord,  that  I  might  believe  on 
himj 

37  And  Jesus  said  unto  him. 
Thou  hast  both  seen  him,  and  it  is 
he  that  talketh  with  thee. 

38  And  he  said,  Lord,  I  believe. 
And  he  worshipped  him. 

39  51  And  Jesus  said.  For  judg- 
ment I  am  come  into  this  world, 
that  they  which  see  not  might  see  ; 
and  that  they  which  see  might  be 
made  blind. 

40  And  some  of  the  Phainsees 
which  were  with  him  heard  these 
words,  and  said  unto  him,  Are  we 
blind  also  1 

41  Jesus  said  unto  them,  If  ye 
were  blind,  ye  should  have  no  sin  : 
but  now  ye  say.  We  see  ;  therefore 
your  sin  remaineth. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  (Virixt  is  the  door,  and  the  good  .shepherd. 
10  Divers  opinioiin  of  him.  24  Ife  jiroveih 
by  his  ii'orks  iliat  he  is  Chrisi  the  Son  of 
God :  89  escapei/i  the  Jews,  40  a7id  ■went 
fiiiain  beyond  Jordan,  where  many  be- 
lieved on  him. 

VERILY,  verily,  I  say  unto  you. 
He  that  entereth  not  by  the 
door  into  the  sheepfold.  but  climb- 
eth  up  some  other  way,  the  same 
is  a  thief  and  a  robber. 

2  But  he  that  entereth  in  by  the 
door  is  the  shepherd  of  the  sheep. 


*  Or, 


3  To  liim  the  porter  openeth ; 
and  the  sheep  hear  his  voice :  and 
he  calleth  his  own  sheep  by  name, 
and  leadeth  them  out. 

4  And  when  he  putteth  forth  his 
own  sheep,  he  goeth  before  them, 
and  the  sheep  follow  him  :  for  they 
know  his  voice. 

5  And  a  stranger  will  they  not 
follow,  but  will  flee  from  him  :  for 
they  know  not  the  voice  of 
strangers. 

6  Tliis  parable  spake  Jesus  unto 
them :  but  they  understood  not 
what  things  they  were  which  he 
spake  unto  them. 

7  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them 
again.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
you,  I  am  the  door  of  the  sheep. 

8  All  that  ever  came  before  me 
are  thieves  and  robbers  :  but  the 
sheep  did  not  hear  them. 

9  1  am  the  door :  by  me  if  any 
man  enter  in,  he  shall  be  saved,  and 
shall  go  in  and  out,  and  find  pasture. 

10  The  thief  cometh  not,  but  for 
to  steal,  and  to  kill,  and  to  destroy : 
I  am  come  that  they  might  have 
life,  and  that  they  might  have  it 
nioie  abundantly. 

Ill  am  the  good  shepherd  :  the 
good  shepherd  giveth  his  life  for 
the  sheep. 

12  But  he  that  is  an  hireling, 
and  not '"  the  shepherd,  whose  own 
the  sheep  are  not,  seeth  the  wolf 
coming,  and  leaveth  the  sheep,  and 
fleeth :  and  the  wolf  catcheth  them, 
and  scattereth  the  sheep. 

1 3  The  hireling  fleeth,  because  he 
is  an  hireling,  and  careth  not  for 
the  sheep. 

14  1  am  the  good  shepherd,  and 
know  my  sheejJ,  and  ^  am  known  of 


15  As  the  Father  knoweth  me. 
even  so  know  1  the  Father:  and  1 
lay  down  my  life  for  the  sheex:>. 

1 6  And  other  sheep  I  have,  which 
are  not  of  this  fold  :  them  also  I 
must  bring,  and  they  shall  hear  my 
voice;  and  thei"e  shall  be  one  •*  fold, 
fl?i/7  one  shepherd. 

17  Therefore  doth  my  Father 
love  me,  because  I  lay  down  my 
life,  that  I  might  take  it  again. 

18  No  ^  man  taketh  it  from  me, 
but  I  lay  it  down  of  myself.  I  have 
power  to  lay  it  down,  and  I  have 
power  to  take  it  again.  This  com- 
mandment have  I  received  of  my 
Father. 

19  II  There  was  a  division  thei-e- 
fore  again  among  the  Jews  for 
these  sayings. 

20  And  many  of  them  said,  He 
hath  a  "devil,  and  is  mad ;  why 
hear  j^e  him  % 


3  am  known 
of  mine, 
even  as  the 
Father 
knoweth 
me,  and  I 
know  the 
Father : 

4  flock, 


6  demon, 


107 


Jesus  accused  of  bh(S2)hemi/. 


St.  JOHN,  11. 


The  family  at  Bethany. 


21  Others  said,  Th(\se  are  not 
the  words  of  him  that  hath  a 
'  devil.  Can  a  '^  devil  open  the 
eyes  of  the  blind  1 

22  U  iVnd  it  was  at  Jerusalem 
the  feast  of  the  dedication,  and  it 
was  winter. 

23  And  Jesus  walked  in  the  tem- 
ple in  Solomon's  porch. 

21  Then  came  the  Jews  round 
about  him,  and  said  unto  him, 
How  long  dost  thou  ''make  us  to 
doubt  1    If  thou  be  the  Christ,  teli 


us  plainly. 

25  Jesus  answered  them,  I  told 
you,  and  ye  believed  not :  the 
works  that  I  do  in  my  Father's 
name,  they  bear  witness  of  ma 

26  But  ye  believe  not,  because 
ye  are  not  of  my  sheep,  as  1  said 
unto  you. 

27  My  sheep  hear  my  voice,  and 
I  know  them,  and  they  follow  me  : 

28  And  I  give  unto  them  eternal 
life  ;  and  they  shall  never  perish, 
•* neither  shall  any  ipnii  pluck  them 
out  of  my  liand. 

29  My  Father,  which  gave  them 
me,  is  greater  than  all ;  and  no 
•''  ma  n  is  able  to  pluck  them  out  of 
my  lather's  hand. 

30  I  and  my  Father  are  one. 

31  Then  the  Jews  took  vip  stones 
again  to  stone  him. 

32  Jesus  answered  them.  Many 
good  works  have  1  shewed  you 
from  my  Father ;  for  which  of 
those  works  do  ye  stone  me  1 

33  The  Jews  answered  him,  say- 
ing, For  a  good  work  we  stone  thee 
not ;  but  for  blasphemy  ;  and  be- 
cause that  thou,  being  a  man,  mak- 
est  thyself  God. 

31  Jesus  answered  them.  Is  it 
not  written  in  your  law,  I  said, 
Ye  are  gods  'I 

35  If  he  called  them  gods,  unto 
whom  the  word  of  God  came,  and 
the  scripture  cannot  be  broken  ; 

36  Say  ye  of  him,  whom  the 
Father  hath  "sanctified,  and  s<Mit 
into  the  woild,  I'hou  Ijlaspliemest ; 
because  I  said, I  am  tlu^  Son  of  God  '( 

37  If  1  do  not  the  works  of  my 
Father,  believe  me  not. 

38  But  if  I  do,  though  ye  believe 
not  me,  believe  the  woil<:s  :  that  ye 
may  know,  and  '  belic\o  that  the 
Father  /.s  in  me,  and  i  in  liiiii. 

39  Therefore  they  sought  again 
to  take  him  :  but  he  escaped  out  of 
their  hand, 

10  And  went  away  again  be.vond 
Joi-(lan  into  the  place  where  Jolin 
at  first  baptized ;  and  there  he 
abode. 


*  Or, 


11  And  many  resorted  unto  him, 
and  said,  John  did  no  miracle  :  but 
all  things  that  John  spake  of  this 
man  were  true. 

12  And  many  believed  on  him 
there, 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  (''hrJKl  raimili  Tjixrirn^.  four  flat/x  huried. 
4.-)  ,M,ii,,i  J,  ir.s  l„  Vn  r,  .  -IT  77^'  /i'i<j/i  /,r>,.s/.s 
(I ml  I'ha ri!<i  <  .\  ijiithn-  ii  ciiinici'l  <(<j<untit 
Chria.  49  ('itid'pkd-'i  propJieiiietii.  'b4  Je- 
xiis  hid  himself.  55  At  the  passover  they 
oiquire,  after  him,  and  lay  tcait  for  Mm. 

NOW  a  certain  man  was  sick, 
named  Lazarus,  of  Bethany, 
the  town  of  Mary  and  her  sister 
Martha. 

2  (It  was  that  INIary  which 
anointed  the  Loi-d  with  ointment, 
and  wiped  his  feet  with  her  hair, 
whose  brother  Lazarus  was  sick.) 

3  Therefore  his  sisters  sent  unto 
him,  saying.  Lord,  behold,  he  whom 
thou  lovest  is  sick. 

1  When  Jesus  heard  that,  he 
said.  This  sickness  is  not  unto 
death,  but  for  the  glory  of  God, 
that  the  Son  of  God  might  be 
glorified  thereby. 

5  Now  Jesus  loved  Martha,  and 
her  sister,  and  Lazarus. 

6  When  he  had  heard  therefore 
that  he  was  sick,  he  abode  two 
days  still  in  the  same  place  where 
he  was. 

7  Then  after  that  saith  he  to 
his  disciples,  Let  us  go  into  Juclfea 
again. 

8  His  disciples  say  unto  him. 
Master,  the  Jews  of  late  sought  to 
stone  thee  ;  and  goest  thou  thither 


again 


9  Jesus  answered.  Are  there  not 
twelve  hours  in  the  day"?  If  any 
man  walk  in  the  day,  he  stumbleth 
not,  because  he  seeth  the  light  of 
this  world. 

10  But  if  a  man  walk  in  the 
night,  he  stumbleth,  because  there 
is  no  liglit  in  him. 

1 1  These  things  said  he :  and 
aftei'  that  he  saith  unto  them.  Our 
friend  Lazarus  sleepeth  ;  but  I  go, 
that  I  may  awake  him  out  of  sleep. 

12  Then  said  his  (Hsciples,  Lord, 
if  lie  sleep,  he  shall  do  well. 

13  Howbeit  Jesus  sj)ake  of  his 
death  :  but  they  thought  that  lie 
had  spoken  of  taking  of  rest  in 
sleep. 

11  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them 
plainly,  Lazarus  is  dead. 

15  And  I  am  glad  for  your  sakes 
that  1  was  not  there,  to  the  intent 
ye  may  b(^liev(» ;  nevertheless  let 
us  go  unto  him. 

16  Then  said  Thomas,  which  is 
called  *J)idyinus,  unto  his  fellow- 


That  is,  Twin. 


108 


Ztuzuvus  raised  from  death. 


St.  JOHN,  11. 


The  counsel  of  Caiaphas. 


disciples,  Let  us  also  go,  that  we 
may  die  with  liim. 

17  Then  when  Jesus  came,  he 
found  that  he  had  lain  in  the  grave 
four  days  already. 

18  Now  Bethany  was  nigh  unto 
Jerusalem,  about  fifteen  furlongs 
off: 

19  And  many  of  the  Jews  came 
to  Martha  and  Mary,  to  comfort 
them  concerning  their  brother. 

20  Then  Martha,  as  soon  as  she 
heard  that  Jesus  was  coming,  went 
and  met  him  :  but  Mary  sat  still  in 
the  house. 

21  Then  said  Martha  unto  Jesus, 
Lorfl,  if  thou  hadst  been  here,  my 
brother  had  not  died. 

22  But  I  know,  that  even  now, 
whatsoever  thou  wilt  ask  of  God, 
God  will  give  it  thee. 

23  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Thy 
brother  shall  rise  again. 

24  Marthasaithunto  him,  I  know 
that  he  shall  rise  again  in  the  resur- 
rection at  the  last  day. 

25  Jesus  said  unto  her,  I  am  the 
resurrection,  and  the  life  :,  he  that 
believeth  in  me,  though  he  ^  were 
dead,  yet  shall  he  live  : 

26  And  whosoever  liveth  and  be- 
lieveth in  me  shall  never  die.  Be- 
lievest  thou  this  1 

27  She  saith  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord : 
I  believe  that  thou  art  the  Christ, 
the  Son  of  God,  which  should  come 
into  the  world. 

28  And  when  she  had  so  said,  she 
went  her  way,  and  called  Mary  her 
sister  secretly,  saying.  The  Master 
is  come,  and  calleth  for  thee. 

29  As  soon  as  she  heard  that,  she 
arose  quickly,  and  came  unto  him. 

30  Now  Jesus  was  not  yet  come 
into  the  town,  but  was  in  that  place 
where  Martha  met  him. 

31  The  Jews  then  which  were 
with  her  in  the  house,  and  com- 
forted her,  when  they  saw  Mary, 
that  she  rose  up  hastily  and  went 
out,  followed  her,  saying.  She  goeth 
unto  the  grave  to  weep  there. 

32  Then  when  Mary  was  come 
where  Jesus  was,  and  saw  him,  she 
fell  down  at  his  feet,  saying  unto 
him.  Lord,  if  thou  hadst  been  here, 
my  brother  had  not  died. 

33  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  her 
weeping,  and  the  Jews  also  weeping 
which  came  with  her,  he  groaned 
in  the  spirit,  and  was  troubled, 

31  And  said,  Where  have  ye  laid 
him*?  They  said  unto  him.  Lord, 
come  and  see. 

35  Jesus  wept. 

36  Then  said  the  Jews,  Behold 
lu>w  he  loved  him  ! 

37  And  some  of  them  said,  Could 
not  this  man,   which  opened  the 


eyes  of  the  blind,  have  caused  that 
even  this  man  should  not  have 
died? 

38  Jesus  therefore  again  groan- 
ing in  himself  cometh  to  the  grave. 
It  was  a  cave,  and  a  stone  lay 
upon  it. 

39  Jesus  said,  Take  ;^e  away  the 
stone.  Martha,  the  sister  of  him 
that  was  dead,  saith  unto  him, 
Lord,  by  this  time  he  stinketh ;  for 
he  hath  been  dead,  four  days, 

40  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Said  I 
not  unto  thee,  that,  if  thou  would- 
est  believe,  thou  shouldest  see  the 
glory  of  God  1 

41  Then  they  took  away  the 
Htone  fro tj I,  the  nhtce  where  the  dead 
was  laid.  And  Jesus  lifted  up  hi>i 
eyes,  f^nd  said,  Father,  I  thank 
thee  that  thou  ~li;i,st  heard  me, 

42  And  I  knew  that  thou  hearest 
me  always :  but  because  of  the 
people  which  stand  by  I  said  it, 
that  they  may  believe  that  thou 
hast  sent  me, 

43  And  when  lie  thus  had  spoken, 
he  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  Lazarus, 
come  forth. 

44  And  he  that  was  dead  came 
forth,  bound  hand  and  foot  with 
graveclothes :  and  his  face  was 
bound  about  with  a  napkin.  Jesus 
saith  unto  them.  Loose  him,  and 
let  him  go. 

45  Then  many  of  the  Jews  which 
came  to  Mary,  and  had  seen  the 
things  which  Jesus  did,  believed  on 
him. 

46  But  some  of  them  went  their 
ways  to  the  Pharisees,  and  told 
them  what  things  Jesus  had  done. 

47  fl  Then  gatliered  the  chief 
priests  and  the  Pharisees  a  council, 
and  said.  What  do  we  '\  for  this  man 
doeth  many  miracles. 

48  If  we  let  him  thus  alone,  all 
men  will  believe  on  him  :  and  the 
Romans  shall  come  and  take  away 
both  our  place  and  nation. 

49  And  one  of  them,  named  Caia- 
phas,  being  the  high  priest  that 
same  year,  said  unto  them,  Ye  know 
nothing  at  all, 

50  Nor  consider  that  it  is  expe- 
dient for  us,  that  one  man  should 
die  for  the  people,  and  that  the 
whole  nation  peri.sh  not. 

51  And  this  spake  he  not  of  him- 
self :  but  being  high  priest  that 
year,  he  iirophesied  that  Jesus 
should  die  for  that  nation  ; 

52  And  not  for  that  nation  only, 
but  that  also  he  should  gather  to- 
gjether  in  one  the  chiklren  of  God 
tliat  were  s(;attei'ed  abroad. 

53  Then  from  that  day  forth  they 
took  counsel  together  for  to  put 
him  to  death. 


109 


The  feast  at  Bethany. 


St.  JOHN,  12. 


Jesus  ivelcomed  to  Jerusalem. 


54  Jesus  therefore  walked  no 
more  ooenly  among  the  Jews  ;  but 
went  thence  unto  a  country  near  to 
the  wilderness,  into  a  city  called 
Ephraim,  and  there  continued  with 
his  disciples. 

55  U  And  the  Jews' passover  was 
nigh  at  hand  :  and  many  went  out 
of  the  country  up  to  Jerusalem  be- 
fore the  passover,  to  purify  them- 
selves. 

56  Then  sought  they  for  Jesus, 
and  spake  among  themselves,  as 
they  stood  in  the  temple.  What 
think  ye,  that  he  will  not  come  to 
the  feasts 

57  Now  both  the  chief  priests 
and  the  Pharisees  had  given  a  com- 
mandment, that,  if  any  man  knew 
where  he  were,  he  should  shew  it, 
that  they  might  take  him. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  Jesud  excusetit  Jfari/  annintuig  his  feet.  9 
The  people  flock  to  see  Lazarus.  10  The 
high  priests  eunsiilt  to  kill  him.  12  Chrii-t 
rideth  into  Jerusalem.  20  GreeJcs  desire 
to  see  Jesus.  23  //.-  f,,f,i,-l]rth  his  death. 
37  The  Jews  are  ill  iii'iiill  ij  hli  ml,  il  :  42  yet 
many  chief  ruler n  /«7/t /c,  //.■'/  (Id  not  con- 
fess  hiun:  44  therefore  Jesus  calleth  ear- 
nestly for  confession  of  faith. 

THEN  Jesus  six  days  before  the 
passover  came  to  Bethany, 
where  Lazarus  was  which  had  been 
dead,  whom  he  raised  from  the 
dead. 

2  There  they  made  him  a  supper  ; 
and  Martha  served  :  but  Lazarus 
was  one  of  them  that  sat  at  the 
table  with  him. 

3  Then  took  Mary  a  pound  of 
ointment  of  spikenard,  very  costly, 
and  anointed  the  feet  of  Jesus,  ana 
wiped  his  feet  with  her  hair :  and 
the  house  was  filled  with  the  odour 
of  the  ointment. 

4  Then  saith  one  of  his  disciples, 
.Tudas  Iscariot,  Simon's  son,  which 
sliould  betray  him, 

5  Why  was  not  this  ointment 
sold  for  three  hundred  pence,  and 
given  to  the  i)oor  1 

G  This  he  said,  not  that  he  cared 
for  tlu;  poor  ;  hut  becausf!  he  was  a 
thief,  and  had  the  bag,  and  '  bai-e 
wliat  was  put  therein. 

7  Th(!n  said  Jesus,  Let  her  alone: 
against  the  day  of  my  burying  hath 
she  kept  this. 

8  For  the  poor  always  ye  hav(' 
with  you ;  but  me  ye  have  not 
always. 

9  Much  people  of  the  Jews  there- 
fore knew  that  he  was  there  :  and 
th(\v  ("ime  not  for  Jesus'  sake  only, 
hut  that  they  might  see  Lazarus 
also,  whom  he  had  raised  from  tlie 
dead. 

10  H  But  the  chief  priests  con- 


sulted that  they  might  put  Lazarus 
also  to  death ; 

1 1  Because  that  by  i^eason  of  him 
many  of  the  Jews  went  away,  and 
believed  on  Jesus. 

12  5!  On  the  next  day  much  peo- 
ple that  were  come  to  the  feast, 
when  they  heai"d  that  Jesus  was 
coming  to  Jerusalem, 

13  Took  branches  of  palm  trees, 
and  went  forth  to  meet  him,  and 
cried,    Hosanna :    "  Blessed    h    the 


King  of  Israel  that  conieth  in  tlie 


name  of  the  Loiil. 


14  And  J  esus,  when  he  had  found 
a  young  ass,  sat  thereon ;  as  it  is 
written, 

15  Fear  not,  daughter  of  Sion : 
behold,  thy  King  cometh,  sitting  on 
an  ass's  colt. 

1 6  These  things  understood  not 
his  disciples  at  the  first :  but  when 
Jesus  was  glorified,  then  remem- 
bered they  that  these  things  were 
written  of  him,  and  that  they  had 
done  these  things  unto  him. 

1 7  The  people  therefore  that  was 
with  him  when  he  called  Lazarus 
out  of  his  grave,  and  raised  him 
from  the  dead,  bare  record. 

18  For  this  cause  the  people  also 
met  him,  for  that  they  heard  that 
he  had  done  this  miracle. 

19  The  Pharisees  therefore  said 
among  themselves.  Perceive  ye  how 
ye  prevail  nothing  1  behold,  the 
world  is  gone  after  him. 

20  ^  And  there  were  certain 
Greeks  among  them  that  came  up 
to  worship  at  the  feast : 

21  The  same  came  therefore  to 
Philip,  which  was  of  Bethsaida  of 
Galilee,  and  desired  him,  saying. 
Sir,  we  would  see  Jesus. 

22  Philip  cometh  and  telleth  An- 
drew :  and  again  Andrew  and  Philip 
tell  Jesus. 

23  ^  And  Jesus  answered  them, 
saying.  The  hour  is  come,  that  the 
Son  of  man  should  be  glorilicd. 

21  Verily,  vei-ily,  I  say  unto  you. 
Except  a  ''corn  of  wheat  fall  into 
the  ground  and  (He,  it  abidetli 
{done :  but  if  it  die,  it  bringeth 
foi'th   mucli   fruit. 

25  He  that  loveth  his  life  shall 
lose  it;  and  h(>  that  Iiat(>th  his  life 
in  this  woi'ld  shall  keep  it  unto  life 
eternal. 

20  if  any  nian  serve  me,  let  him 
follow  me;  and  where  ]  am,  there 
shall  also  my  servant  be :  if  any 
man  serve  me,  him  will  /////  Father 
ho!i()ur. 

27  Now  is  my  soul  troubled  ;  and 
what  shall  1  say?  Father,  save  nie 
from  this  lioui':  but  for  this  cause 
came  I  unto  this  hour. 


■^  Blessed  is 
he  that 
cometh  in 
the  name  of 
the  Lord, 
even  the 
King  of 
Israel. 


110 


Attitude  of  the  rulers. 


St.  JOHN,  13.  Jesus  toasheth  the  disciples^  feet. 


28  Father,  glorify  thy  name. 
Then  came  there  a  voice  from  hea- 
ven, saying,  I  have  both  glorified  it, 
and  will  glorify  it  again. 

29  The  people  therefore,  that 
stood  by,  and  heard  it,  said  that  it 
thundered  :  others  said,  An  angel 
spake  to  him. 

30  Jesus  answered  and  said,  This 
voice  came  not  because  of  me,  but 
for  your  sakes. 

31  Now  is  the  judgment  of  this 
world  :  now  shall  the  prince  of  this 
world  be  cast  out. 

32  And  I,  if  I  be  lifted  up  from 
the  earth,  will  draw  all  vien  unto 
me. 

33  This  he  said,  signifying  what 
death  he  should  die. 

34  The  people  answered  him.  We 
liave  heard  out  of  the  law  that 
'  Christ  abideth  for  ever  :  and  how 
sayest  thou.  The  8on  of  man  must 
be  lifted  up?  who  is  this  Son  of 
man  1 

35  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Yet  a  little  wliile  is  the  light  with 
you.  Walk  while  ye  have  the 
light,  lest  darkness  come  upon  you  : 
for  he  that  walketh  in  darkness 
knoweth  not  whither  he  goeth. 

36  While  ye  have  "  light,  believe 
in  the  light,  that  ye  may  ^be  the 
children  of  light.  These  things 
spake  J  esus,  and  departed,  and  did 
hide  himself  from  them. 

37  H  But  though  he  had  done  so 
many  ■*  miracles  before  them,  yet 
they  believed  not  on  him  : 

38  That  the  saying  of  ^  Esaias 
the  prophet  might  be  fulhlled, 
which  he  spake,  Lord,  who  hath 
believed  our  report  ?  and  to  whom 
hath  the  arm  of  the  Lord  been 
revealed  ? 

39  Therefore  they  could  not  be- 
lieve, because  that  ^  Esaias  said 
again, 

40  He  hath  blinded  their  eyes, 
and  hardened  their  heart ;  that 
they  should  not  see  with  their 
eyes,  nor  understand  with  their 
heart,  and  be  converted,  and  I 
should   heal   them. 

41  These    things    said    ''Esaias, 


when  he  saw  his  glory,  and  spake 
of  him. 

42  H  Nevertheless  among  the 
chief  rulers  also  many  believed 
on  him  ;  but  because  of  the  Phari- 
sees they  did  not  confess  him,  lest 
they  should  be  put  out  of  the  syna- 
gogue : 

43  For  they  loved  the  praise  of 
men  more  than  the  pi'aise  of  God. 

44  II  Jesus  cried  and  said.  He 
that  believetli  on  me,  believeth  not 
on  me,  but  on  him  that  sent  me. 


45  And  he  that  seeth  me  seeth 
him  that  sent  me. 

46  1  am  come  a  light  into  the 
world,  that  whosoever  believeth  on 
me  should  riot  abide  in  darkness. 

47  And  if  any  man  hear  my 
words,  and  believe  not,  I  judge  him 
not :  for  I  came  not  to  judge  the 
world,  but  to  save  the  world. 

48  He  that  rejecteth  me,  and  re- 
ceiveth  not  my  words,  hath  one 
that  judgeth  him  :  the  word  that 
I  have  spoken,  the  same  shall  judge 
him  in  the  last  day. 

49  For  I  have  not  spoken  of  my- 
self ;  but  the  Father  which  sent 
me,  he  gave  me  a  commandment, 
what  I  should  say,  and  what  1 
should  speak. 

50  And  I  know  that  his  com- 
mandment is  life  "everlasting: 
whatsoevei-  I  speak  therefore,  even 
as  the  Father  said  unto  me,  so  I 
speak. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  Jesus  icasheth  the  disciples\feet :  exliorteth 
lliem  ti)  hniiiilHi/  and  c/uir////.  IS  I/e  fore- 
tellcih,  (ind  </ ixforeret/i  to  Jtilnr  by  a  token, 
that  Jndas  shoii/d  betray  liim  :  31  com- 
mandeth  them  to  love  one  (mother,  36 
and  foreioarneth  Peter  of  his  denial. 

NOW  before  the  feast  of  the  pass- 
over,  when  Jesus  knew  that  his 
hour  was  come  that  he  should  de- 
part out  of  this  world  unto  the 
Father,  having  loved  his  own  which 
were  in  the  world,  he  loved  them 
^unto  the  end. 

2  And  "supper  being  ended,  the 
devil  having  now  put  into  the  heart 
of  Judas  Lscariot,  Simon's  soil,  to 
betray  him  ; 

3  Jesus  knowing  that  the  Father 
had  given  all  things  into  his  hands, 
and  that  he  was  come  from  God, 
and  went  to  God  ; 

4  He  riseth  from  supper,  and 
laid  aside  his  garments  ;  and  took 
a  towel,  and  girded  himself. 

5  After  that  he  poureth  water 
into  a  bason,  and  began  to  wash 
the  disciples'  feet,  and  to  wipe  them^ 
with  the  towel  wherewith  ne  was 
girded. 

6  Then  cometh  he  to  Simon 
Peter  :  and  Peter  saith  unto  him. 
Lord,  dost  thou  wash  my  feet? 

7  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  What  I  do  thou  knowest  not 
now ;  but  thou  shalt  know  here- 
after. 

8  Peter  saith  unto  liim.  Thou 
shalt  never  wash  my  feet.  Jesus 
answered  him,  H  I  wash  thee  not, 
thou  hast  no  part  with  me. 

9  Simon  Peter  saith  unto  him. 
Lord,  not  my  feet  only,  but  also 
mij  hands  and  my  head. 

10  Jesus  saith  to  him.  He  that 


eternal 


s  to  the 
uttermost. 
^  during 
supper, 


74 


111 


Tlie  traitor  declared. 


St.  JOHN,  14. 


The  new  commandment. 


is  ^  washed  needeth  not  save  to 
wash  his  feet,  but  is  clean  every 
wliit :  and  ye  are  clean,  but  not  all. 

1 1  For  he  knew  who  should  be- 
tray him ;  therefore  said  he,  Ye 
are  not  all  clean. 

12  So  after  he  had  washed  their 
feet,  and  had  taken  his  garments, 
and  was  set  down  again,  he  said 
unto  them,  Know  ye  what  I  have 
done  to  you  1 

13  Ye  call  me  Master  and  Loi'd  : 
and  ye  say  well ;  for  ,9o  I  am. 

14  If  I  then,  your  Lord  and  Mas- 
ter, have  washed  your  feet ;  ye 
also  ought  to  wash  one  another's 
feet. 

15  For  I  have  given  you  an  ex- 
ample, that  ye  should  do  as  I  have 
done  to  you. 

IG  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
The  servant  is  not  greater  than  his 
lord ;  neither  he  that  is  sent  greater 
than  he  that  sent  him. 

17  If  ye  know  these  things, 
happy  are  ye  if  ye  do  them. 

18  ^  I  speak  not  of  you  all  :  I 
know  whom  I  "  have  chosen  :  but 
that  the  scripture  may  be  fultilled, 
He  that  eateth  bread  with  me 
hath  lifted  up  his  heel  against  me. 

1 9  Now  I  tell  you  before  it  come, 
that,  when  it  is  come  to  pass,  ye 
may  believe  that  I  am  he. 

20  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
you,  He  that  receiveth  whomso- 
ever I  send  receiveth  me  ;  and  he 
that  receiveth  me  receiveth  him 
that  sent  me. 

21  When  Jesus  had  thus  said, 
he  was  troubled  in  spirit,  and  testi- 
fied, and  said.  Verily,  veril.y,  I  say 
unto  you,  that  one  of  you  shall  be- 
tray me. 

22  Then  the  disciples  looked  one 
on  another,  doubting  of  whom  he 
spake. 

23  Now  there  wjis  leaning  on 
Jesus'  bosom  one  of  his  disciples, 
wliom  Jesus  loved. 

21  Simon  Peter  therefore  beck- 
oned to  him,  that  he  should  ask 
who  it  should  be  of  whom  he  snake. 

2-5  He  then  lying  on  Jesus' 
breast  saith  uuU>  him,  Loi'd,  who 
is  it j 

2G  .lesus  answered,  He  it  is,  to 
whom  I  shall  give  a  sop,  when  I 
htive  dipped  it.  And  when  he  had 
dipped  the  sop,  he  gave;  //.  to  Judas 
Iscariot,  the  sun.  of  Simon. 

27  And  after  the  sop  Satan 
entered  into  him.  Then  said  Jesus 
unto  him,  'J'hat  thou  doest,  do 
quickly. 

28  Now  no  man  at  the  table 
knew  for  what  intent  he  spake  tins 
unto  him. 

29  For  some  of  them  thought,  be- 


cause Judas  had  the  bag,  that  Jesus 
had  saitl  unto  him,  Buy  those  things 
that  we  have  need  of  against  the 
feast ;  or,  that  he  should  give  some- 
thing to  the  poor. 

30  He  then  having  received  the 
sop  went  immediately  out :  and  it 
was  night. 

31  ^  Therefore,  when  he  was 
gone  out,  Jesus  said.  Now  is  the 
Son  of  man  glorified,  and  God  is 
glorified  in  him. 

32  If  God  be  glorified  in  hiin, 
God  shall  also  glorify  him  in  him- 
self, and  shall  straightway  glorify 
him. 

33  Little  children,  yet  a  little 
while  I  am  with  you.  Ye  shall 
seek  me :  and  as  I  said  unto  the 
Jews,  Whither  I  go,  ye  cannot 
come ;  so  now  I  say  to  you, 

34  A  new  connnandment  I  give 
unto  you.  That  ye  love  one  an- 
other ;  as  I  have  loved  you,  that  ye 
also  love  one  another. 

35  By  this  shall  all  men  know 
that  ye  are  my  disciples,  if  ye  have 
love  one  to  another. 

36  U  Simon  Peter  said  unto  him, 
Lord,  whither  goest  thou  1  Jesus 
answered  him.  Whither  I  go,  thou 
canst  not  follow  me  now  ;  but  thou 
shalt  follow  me  afterwards. 

37  Peter  said  unto  him,  Lord, 
why  cannot  I  follow  thee  now  1  I 
will  lay  down  my  life  for  thy  sake. 

38  Jesus  answered  him,  Wilt 
thou  lay  down  thy  life  for  my 
sake"?  Verily,  verily,  I  say  vmto 
thee.  The  cock  shall  not  crow,  till 
thou  hast  denied  me  thrice. 

CHAPTER  14. 

1  Chriftt  camforteth  /lis  i/i.tcip/ei^  iciih  the 
hope  of  htitreti :  fi  jnoffXHeth  hlmwlf  the 
icdij,  tlic  iriitli,  inn!  the  life,  (iiiil  one  tnitU 
the  Fattier:  1^5  ((Ksiiretli.  their  prdi/erx  in 
li.is  inline  to  he  ej/'ec/iiat :  15  rei/iienteth  tore 
ami  ohedience,  16  promiseth  i/ie  //<;/// 
(ihoxt  the  Comforter,  27  and  leavetlt,  hin 
peiire  icit/i,  tliein. 

LET  not  your  heart  be  troubled  : 
•'  ye  believe  in  God,  believe  also 
in  me. 

2  In  my  Father's  house  are  many 
mansions  :  if  it  were  not  so,  I  would 
have  told  you.  I  go  to  prepare  a 
l)lace  for  you.' 

3  And  if  I  go  and  prepare  a  place 
for  you,  1  will  come  n-gain,  and  re- 
ceive you  unto  myself  ;  that  where 
1  am,  tlicfc  ye  may  Ix;  also. 

4  And  ■*  wliitlii'i'  I  go  ye  know, 
and  tli(^  way  yt'  know. 


5  'I'liomas  sail  li  unto  him.  Lord, 
we  know  not  whither  thou  goest; 
and  how  can  we  know  the  way  ( 

6  .lesus  saith  unto  him,  I  am  the 


*0r, 


■5  believe 


*  Mil i the r 

now  the 

■iiy. 


112 


Jesus  comforteth  the  disciples. 


St.  JOH:^^,  15. 


The  j)wmise  of  the  S2nrit. 


4  *  ye  -will 
keep 


5  Advocate 
{or  Helper), 


c  orphans : 


way,  the  truth,  and  the  life :  no 
man  couieth  unto  the  Father,  but 
'  by  me. 

7  If  ye  had  known  me,  ye "  should 
have  known  my  Father  also  :  and 
from  henceforth  ye  know  him,  and 
have  seen  him. 

8  Philip  saith  unto  him,  Lord, 
shew  us  the  Father,  and  itsufficeth 
us. 

9  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Have  i 
been  so  long  time  with  you,  and 
yet  hast  thou  not  known  me, 
Philip  1  he  that  hath  seen  me  hath 
seen  the  Father ;  and  how  sayest 
thou  then.  Shew  us  the  Father  *? 

10  Believest  thou  not  that  I  am 
in  the  Father,  and  the  Father  in 
rael  the  words  that  I  speak  unto 
you  I  speak  not  ^of_  myself:  but 
the  Father  that  dwelleth  in  me, 
he  doeth  the  works. 

11  Believe  me  that  I  am  in  the 
Father,  and  the  Father  in  me  :  or 
else  believe  me  for  the  very  works' 
sake. 

1 2  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
He  that  believeth  on  me,  the  works 
that  I  do  shall  he  do  also;  anrl 
greater  nvrks  than  these  shall  he 
do  ;  because  I  go  unto  my  Father. 

13  And  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask 
in  my  name,  that  will  I  do,  that 
the  Father  may  be  glorified  in  the 
Son. 

14  If  ye  shall  ask  any  thing  in 
my  name,  I  will  do  it. 

15  H  If  ye  love  me,  ^  keep  my 
commandments. 

16  And  I  will  pray  the  Father, 
and  he  shall  give  you  another 
°  Comforter,  that  he  may  abide 
with  you  for  ever ; 

1 7  Even  the  Spirit  of  truth ; 
whom  the  world  cannot  receive, 
because  it  seeth  him  not.  neither 
knoweth  him  :  but  ye  know  him  ; 
for  he  dwelleth  with  you,  and  shall 
be  in  you. 

18  1  will  not  leave  you  "  comfort- 
less :  I  will  come  to  you. 

ly  Yet  a  little  while,  and  the 
world  seeth  me  no  more  ;  but  ye  see 
me  :  because  I  live,  ye  shall  live  also. 

20  At  that  day  ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  in  my  Father,  and  ye  in 
me,  and  I  in  you. 

21  He  that  hath  my  command- 
ments, and  keepeth  them,  he  it  is 
that  loveth  me  :  and  he  that  loveth 
me  shall  be  loved  of  my_  Father, 
and  i  will  love  him,  and  wnll  mani- 
fest myself  to  him. 

22  Judas,  saith  unto  him, '  not 
Iscariot,  Lord,  how  is  it  that  thou 


wilt  manifest  thyst^lf  unto  us,  and 
not  unto  the  world  1 

23  .lesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  If  a  man  love  me,  he  will  keep 
my  words  :  and  my  Father  will  love 
liim,  and  we  will  come  unto  him, 
and  make  our  abode  with  him. 

24  He  that  loveth  me  not  keep- 
eth not  my  sajdngs  :  and  the  word 
which  ye  hear  is  not  mine,  but  the 
Father's  which  sent  me. 

25  These  things  have  I  spoken 
unto  you,  being  yet  present  with 


you. 
26  But  the 


'  Comforter,  ivhich  is 


*0r, 


the  Holy  Ghost,  whom  the  Father 
will  send  in  my  name,  he  shall 
teach  you  all  things,  and  bring  all 
things  to  your  remembrance,  what- 
soever I  have  said  unto  you. 

27  Peace  I  leave  with  you,  my 
peace  I  give  unto  you :  not  as  the 
world  giveth,  give  I  unto  you.  Let 
not  your  heart  be  troubled,  neither 
let  it  be  afraid. 

28  Ye  have  heard  how  I  said 
unto  you,  I  go  away,  and  come 
again  unto  you.  If  ye  loved  me, 
ye  would  rejoice,  because  I  said,  I 
go  unto  the  Father  :  for  mj^  Father 
is  greater  than  I. 

29  And  now  I  have  told  you 
before  it  come  to  pass,  that,  when 
it  is  come  to  pass,  ye  might  believe. 

30  Hereafter  I  will  not  talk 
much  with  you :  for  the  prince 
of  this  world  cometh,  and  hath 
nothing  in  me. 

31  But  that  the  world  may  know 
that  I  love  the  Father  ;  and  as  the 
Father  gave  me  commandment, 
even  so  I  do.  Arise,  let  us  go 
hence. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1  Tlie  consolation  and  mutual  lore  between 
Christ  and  his  members,  under  the  jxirab/e 
of  the  vine.  18  A  comfort  in  the  Itntred  and 
persecution  of  the  world.  26  The  office  of 
the  Ilohj  Ghost,  and  of  the  apostles. 

I  AM  the  true  vine,  and  my  Father 
is  the  husbandman. 

2  Every  branch  in  me  that  bear- 
eth  not  fruit  he  taketh  away  :  and 
every  liranch  that  beareth  fruit,  he 
'pur'geth  it,  that  it  may  bring  forth 
more  fruit. 

3  Now  ye  are  clean  through  the 
word  which  I  have  spoken  unto 
you. 

4  Abide  in  me,  and  I  in  you. 
As  the  branch  cannot  bear  truit 
of  itself,  except  it  abide  in  the 
vine ;  no  raoie  can  ye,  except  ye 
abide  in  me. 

5  I  am  the  vine,  ye  are  the 
branches :  He  that  abideth  in  me, 
and  I  in  him,  the  same  bringeth 
forth  much  fruit:  for  ^  without 
me  ye  can  do  nothing. 


5  Advocate 
(or  Helper), 


cleanseth 


113 


The  true  vine. 


St.  JOHN,  16. 


Tlie  tvork  of  the  Spirit. 


6  If  a  man  abide  not  in  me,  he 
is  cast  forth  as  a  branch,  and  is 
withered ;  and  men  gather  tliem, 
and  cast  them  into  the  fire,  and 
they  are  burned. 

7  If  ye  abide  in  me,  and  my 
words  abide  in  you,  ye  shall  ask 
what  ye  will,  and  it  shall  be  done 
unto  you. 

8  Herein  is  my  Father  glorified, 
that  ye  bear  much  fruit ;  so  shall 
ye  be  my  disciples. 

9  As  the  Father  hath  loved  me, 
so  have  I  loved  you  :  continue  ye 
in  my  love. 

10  If  ye  keep  _my  command- 
ments, ye  shall  abide  in  my  love ; 
even  as  I  have  kept  my  Father's 
commandments,  and  abide  in  his 
love. 

11  These  things  have  I  spoken 
unto  you,  that  my  joy  might  re- 
main in  you,  and  that  your  joy 
might  be  full. 

12  This  is  my  commandment, 
That  ye  love  one  another,  as  I 
have  loved  you. 

13  Greater  love  hath  no  man 
than  this,  tliat  a  man  lay  down 
his  life  for  his  friends. 

14  Ye  are  my  friends,  if  ye  do 
whatsoever  I  command  you. 

15  Henceforth  I  call  you  not 
servants ;  for  the  servant  know- 
eth  not  what  his  lord  doeth  :  but 
I  have  called  you  friends ;  for 
all  tilings  that  I  have  heard  of 
my  Father  I  have  made  known 
unto  you. 

16  Ye  have  not  chosen  me,  but 
I  have  chosen  you,  and  '  ordained 
you.  that  ye  should  go  and  bring 
forth  fruit,  and  that  your  fruit 
should  remain :  that  whatsoever 
ye  shall  ask  of  the  Father  in  my 
name,  he  may  give  it  you. 

17  These  things  I  command  you, 
that  ye  '^  love  one  another. 

18  If  the_  world  hate  you,  ye 
know  that  it  hated  me  before  it 
hated  you. 

19  If  ye  were  of  the  world,  the 
world  would  love  his  own  :  but  be- 
cause ye  are  not  of  the  world,  but 
I  have  chosen  you  out  of  the  world, 
therefore  the  world  hateth  you. 

20  Remember  the  word  that  1 
said  unto  you.  The  servant  is  not 
greater  than  his  lord.  If  they 
nave  persecuted  me,  they  will 
also  persecute  you  ;  if  th(;y  hav(^ 
kept  my  saying,  they  will  keep 
yours  also. 

21  But  all  these  things  will  they 
do  unto  you  for  my  name's  sake, 
because  they  know  not  him  that 
S(mt  me. 

22  If  I  had  not  come  and  spoken 
unto  them,  they  had  not  had  sin  : 


but  now  they  have  no  ■''  cloke  for 
their  sin. 

23  He  that  hateth  me  hateth  my 
Father  also. 

24  If  I  had  not  done  among  them 
the  works  which  none  other  mian 
did,  they  had  not  had  sin  :  but 
now  have  they  both  seen  and  hated 
both  me  and  my  Father. 

25  But  this  cometh  to  'paitu,  that 
the  word  might  be  fulfilled  that  is 
written  in  their  law,  They  hated 
me  without  a  cause. 

26  But  when  the  ■*  Comforter  is 
conie,  whom  I  will  send  unto  j^ou 
from  the  Father,  even  the  Spirit  of 
truth,  which  proceedeth  from  the 
Father,  he  shall  testif  j^  of  me  : 

27  And  ye  also  shall  bear  wit- 
ness, because  ye  have  been  with 
me  from  the  beginning. 

CHAPTER  16. 

t  '  lirixt  comfortelh  his  disciples  against  tri- 
linhition  h'y  the  promise  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 

and  hij  h/'-s  ri-.siifrei-tidii  mid  iisfiti-sin)!  :  '£^ 
a-ssuretli^  ilivir  juunifrK  iiiiide  in  /lis  name 
to  he  in'reptald,'  U,  )ii.s  Juit/u/-.  ;«  J'eace  in 
Ch/-ist,  and  in  tli6  world  affliction. 

THESE    things  have    I    spoken 
unto  you,  that  ye  should  not 
be  "offended. 

2  They  shall  put  j^ou  out  of  the 
synagogues  :  yea,  the  time  cometh, 
that  wnosoevei'  killeth  you  will 
think  that  he  ''  doeth  God  service. 

3  And  these  things  will  they  do 
unto  you,  because  they  have  not 
known  the  Father,  nor  me. 

4  But  these  things  have  I  told 
you,  that  when  the  time  shall 
come,  5'e  may  remember  that  I 
told  yovi  of  them.  And  these 
things  I  said  not  unto  you  at  the 
beginning,  because  I  was  with  you. 

5  But  now  I  go  my  way  to  him 
that  sent  me  ;  and  none  of  you  ask- 
eth  me,  Whither  goest  thou? 

6  But  because  I  have  said  these 
things  unto  you,  sorrow  hath  filled 
your  heai't. 

7  Nevertheless  1  tell  you  the 
truth  ;  It  is  expedient  foi-  you  tliat 
1  go  away  :  for  if  1  go  not  away, 
th(!  ■'  ( !omfortei-  will  not  come  unto 
you  ;  but  if  I  depart,  I  will  send 
hiiM  unto  you. 

8  And  when  he  is  come,  he  will 
"  reprove  the  world  of  sin,  and  of 
righteousness,  and  of  judgment : 

9  Of  sin,  because  they  l)elieve 
not  on  me ; 

10  Of  lighteousness,  because  I 
go  to  my  lather,  and  ye  "see  me 
no  more ; 

1 1  Of  judgment,  because  the 
prince  of  this  world  is  judged. 

12  I  have  yet  many   things  to 


*  Advocate 
(or  Helper) 


^  made  to 
stumble. 


fi  offereth 
service  unto 
God. 


bcliold 


114 


Prayer  in  Christ's  name. 


St.  JOHN,  17. 


Peace  amid  tribulation. 


say  unto  j^ou,  but  ye  cannot  bear 
them  now. 

13  Howbeit  when  he,  the  Spirit 
of  truth,  is  come,  he  will  guide  you 
into  all  ^  truth  :  for  he  shall  not 
speak  -of  iumself  ;  but  whatsoever 
he  shall  hear,  tiiat  *hall  he  speak  : 
and  he  will  shew  you  things  to 
come. 

14  He  shall  glorify  me:  for  he 
shall  receive  of  mine,  and  shall 
shew  it  unto  you. 

15  All  things  that  the  Father 
hath  are  mine :  therefore  said  1, 
that  he  shall  take  of  mine,  and 
shall  shew  it  unto  you. 

16  A  little  while,  aiid  ye  shall 
not  ^  see  me :  and  again,  a  little 
while,  and  ye  shall  see  me,  because 
I  go  to  the  Father. 

17  Then  said  some  of  his  disci- 
ples among  themselves,  What  is 
this  that  he  saith  unto  us,  A  little 
while,  and  ye  shall  not  ^  see  me : 
and  again,  a  little  while,  and  ye- 
shall  see  me  :  and.  Because  I  go  to 
tlie  Father  1 

18  They  said  therefore,  What  is 
this  that  he  saith,  A  little  while  % 
we  cannot  tell  what  he  saith. 

19  Now  Jesus  knew  that  they 
were  desirous  to  ask  him,  and  said 
unto  them.  Do  ye  enquire  among 
yourselves  of  that  I  said,  A  little 
while,  and  ye  shall  not  ''  spe  me  : 
and  again,  a  little  while,  and  ye 
shall  see  me  1 

20  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
That  ye  shall  weep  and  lament,  but 
the  world  shall  rejoice :  and  ye  shall 
be  sorrowful,  but  your  sorrow  shall 
be  turned  into  joy. 

21  A  woman  when  she  is  in  tra- 
vail hath  sorrow,  because  her  hour 
is  come :  but  as  soon  as  she  is  de- 
livered of  the  child,  she  remember- 
eth  no  more  the  anguish,  for  joy 
that  a  man  is  born  into  the  world. 

22  And  ye  now  therefore  have 
sorrow:  but  I  will  see  you  again, 
and  your  heart  shall  rejoice,  and 
your  joy  no  man  taketh  from  you. 

23  And  in  that  day  ye  shall  ask 
me  *  nothing.  Verily,  verily,  I  say 
unto  you.  Whatsoever  ye  shall  ask 
the  Father  in  my  name,  he  will  give 
it  you. 

24  Hitherto  have  ye  asked  no- 
thing in  iny  name :  ask,  and  ye 
shall  receive,  that  your  joy  may 
be  full. 

25  These  things  have  I  spoken 
unto  you  in  °  T)roverbs  :  but  the 
time  Cometh,  wlien  I  shall  no  more 
speak  unto  you  in  "proverbs  but  I 
sliall  shew  you  plainly  of  the  Fa- 
thei-. 

2G  At  that  day  ye  shall  ask  in  my 


name  :  and  I  say  not  unto  you,  that 
I  will  *  pi'ay  the  Father  for  you  : 

27  For  the  Father  himself  loveth 
you,  because  ye  have  loved  me,  and 
have  believed  that  I  came  out  from 
God. 

28  I  came  forth  from  the  Father, 
and  am  come  into  the  world :  again, 
I  leave  the  world,  and  go  to  the 
Father. 

29  His  disciples  said  unto  him, 
Lo,  now  speakest  thou  plainly,  and 
speakest  no  ''  proverb. 

30  Now  are  we  sure  that  thou 
knowest  all  things,  and  needest 
not  that  any  man  should  ask  thee  : 
by  this  we  believe  that  thou  camest 
forth  from  God. 

31  Jesus  answered  them.  Do  ye 
noAv  believe  1 

32  Behold,  the  hour  cometh,  yea, 
is  now  come,  that  ye  shall  be  scat- 
tered, every  man  to  his  own,  and 
shall  leave  me  alone  :  and  yet  I  am 
not  alone,  because  the  Fatlier  is 
with  me. 

33  These  things  I  have  spoken 
unto  you,  that  in  me  ye  might 
have  peace.  In  the  world  ye  shall 
have  tribulation:  but  be  of  good 
cheer ;  I  have  overcome  the  world. 

CHAPTER  17. 

1  Chrixt  prayeth  to  hix  Faihe,r  to  gloHfy  him, 
G  to  2->>'ei<erre  /iif<  iijiastles,  11  in  unity,  17 
<tii(l  truth,  'iit  to  (jlorify  them,  and  all  other 
hel  levers  iritli  hi  in  in  heaven. 

THESE  words  spake  Jesus,  and 
lifted  up  his  eyes  to  heaven, 
and  said.  Father,  the  hour  is  come; 
glorify  thy  Son,  that  thy  Son  also 
may  glorify  thee : 

2  As  thou  hast  given  him  ^  power 
over  all  flesh,  that  he  should  give 
eternal  life  to  as  many  as  thou  hast 
given  him. 

3  And  this  is  life  eternal,  that 
they  might  know  thee  the  only 
true  God,  and  Jesus  Christ,  whom 
thou  hast  sent. 

4  I  have  glorified  thee  on  the 
earth :  I  have  finished  the  work 
which  thou  gavest  me  to  do. 

5  And  now,  O  Father,  glorify 
thou  me  with  thine  own  self  with 
the  glory  which  I  had  with  thee 
before  the  world  was. 

6  I  have  manifested  thy  name 
unto  the  men  which  thou  gavest 
me  out  of  the  world :  thine  they 
wei'e,  and  thou  gavest  them  me ; 
and  they  have  kept  thy  word. 

7  Now  they  have  known  that  all 
things  whatsoever  thou  hast  given 
me  are  of  thee. 

8  For  I  have  given  unto  them  the 
words  which  thou  gavest  me ;  and 
they  have  received  t/ic/ti,  and  ha\  e 
known  surely  that  I  came  out  from 


*  (??■.  make  request  of. 


115 


Jesus'  'prayer  for  his  discijyles. 


St.  JOHN,  18. 


He  is  betrayed  and  taken. 


thee,  and  they  have  beheved  that 
thou  didst  send  me. 

9  I  pray  for  them  :  I  pray  not  for 
the  world,  but  for  them  which  thou 
hast  given  me  ;  for  they  are  thine. 

10  And  all  mine  are  thine,  and 
thine  are  mine  ;  and  I  am  glorified 
in  them. 

1 1  And  now  I  am  no  more  in  the 
world,  but  these  are  in  the  world, 
and  I  come  to  thee.  Holy  Father, 
'  keei)    through    thine   own    name 


those  whom  thou    hast  given  me. 


that  they_  may  be  one,  as  we  ari\ 

12  While  I  was  with  them  in  the 
world,  ^I  kept  them  in  thy  name  : 
those  that  thou  gavest  me  i  have 


kept,  and  none  of  them  is  lost, 
but  the  son  of  ijerdition  ;  that  the 
scripture  might  be  fulfilled. 

1 3  And  now  come  I  to  thee  ;  and 
these  things  I  speak  in  the  world, 
that  they  might  have  my  joy  ful- 
filled in  themselves. 

14  1  have  given  them  thy  word  ; 
and  the  world  hath  hated  them, 
because  they  are  not  of  the  world, 
even  as  I  am  not  of  the  world. 

15  1  pray  not  that  thou  shouldest 
take  them  out  of  the  world,  but  that 
tliou  shouldest  keep  them  from  the 
•'evil. 

IG  They  are  not  of  the  world, 
even  as  I  am  not  of  the  world. 

17  '*  Sanctify  them  through  thy 
truth  :   thy  word  is  truth. 

1 8  As  thou  hast  sent  me  into  the 
world,  even  so  have  I  also  sent  them 
into  the  world. 

1 9  And  for  their  sakes  I  ®  sanctify 


myself,   that  they  also  might    be 
sanctified  "thr-ough  the  ti'utli. 

20  Neither  pi-ay  1  for  these  alon(\ 
but  ftjr  them  also  which  shall  be- 
lieve on  me  through  their  worrl  ; 

21  That  they  all  may  be  one  ;  as 
thou.  Father,  art  in  me,  and  1  in 
tliee,  that  they  also  may  be  one  in 
us :  that  the  world  may  believe  that 
thou  hast  sent  m(^ 

22  And  the  glory  wliich  thou 
gavest  me  I  have  given  them  ;  that 
they  may  be  one,  even  as  we  are 
one : 

23  T  in  them,  and  thou  in  me,  that 
they  may  be  ^m;ulc  perfect  in  oiu' : 
and  that  the  world  may  know  that 
thou  hast  sent  me,  and  hast  loved 
them,  as  thou  hast  loved  me. 

21-  Father,  I  will  that  they  also, 
whom  thou  hast  given  m<!,  be  witli 
me  where  1  am  ;  th;i.t  they  may  be- 
hold my  glory,  which  thou  luist 
given  me  :  for  tlioii  lovedst  me  l)e- 
fore  the  foundation  of  the  world. 

25  O  righteous  Father,  the  world 


hath  not  known  thee  :  but  I  have 
known  thee,  and  these  have  known 
that  thou  hast  sent  me. 

26  And  I  have  declared  unto 
them  thy  name,  and  will  declare 
it :  that  the  love  whei'ewith  thou 
hast  loved  me  i»ay  be  in  them,  and 
I  in  them. 

CHAPTER  18. 

1  JtuJfis  hetrayeth  Jefti-s.  G  The  offlcem faV 
to  ilie  ground.  W  I'eter  ninitiih  <ijf'  j/a/- 
chiix'  ear,  12  Jexxs  in  iul'oi.iDnl  led  iniio 
Aiiiui.s  mid  I'liid idiilK.  1,5  I'liir'n  deltiill. 
r.)  Je.siis  i'.iuiiiiiinil  hi  fore  <  'ilid/diiix.  'IS  His 
urruiginiieut  he/ore  ' I'iliite.  Jir,  llix  kiiiy- 
dom.  40  The  Jeirn  unk  Barabba.s  to  lie  let 
loose. 

WHEN  Jesus  had  spoken  these 
words,  he  went  forth  with  his 
disciples  over  the  brook  "Cedron. 


*  Or, 


where  was  a  garden,  into  the  which 
he  entered,  and  his  disciples. 

2  And  Judas  also,  which  betrayed 
him,  knew  the  place  :  for  Jesus  oft- 
times  i-esorted  thither  with  his  dis- 
ciples. 

3  Judas  then,  having  received  a 
band  o/  men  and  officers  from  the 
chief  priests  and  Pharisees,  cometh 
thither  with  lanterns  and  torches 
and  weapons. 

4  Jesus  therefore,  knowing  all 
things  that  should  come  upon  him, 
went  forth,  and  said  unto  them, 
Whom  seek  je'l 

5  They  answered  him,  Jesus  of 
Nazareth.  Jesus  saith  unto  them, 
I  am  he.  And  Judas  also,  which 
betrayed  him,  stood  with  them. 

6  As  soon  then  as  he  had  said 
unto  them,  I  am  he,  they  went  back- 
ward, and  fell  to  the  ground. 

7  Then  asked  he  them  again. 
Whom  seek  yel  And  they  said, 
Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

8  Jesus  answ(;red,  1  have  told 
you  that  I  am  Iw :  if  therefore  .ye 
seek  me,  let  these  go  their  way  : 

9  Tliat  the  saying  might  be  ful- 
filled, which  he  spake.  Of  them 
which  thou  gavest  me  have  1  lost 
none. 

10  Then  Simon  Peter  having  a 
sword  drew  it,  and  smote  the  high 
priest's  servant,  and  cut  ofl"  his 
right  ear.  The  servant's  name 
was  Malchus. 

1 1  Then  said  Jesus  unto  Pet(M\ 
Put  up  thy  sword  into  the  sheatli  : 
the  cuj)  which  my  Father  h;ith 
given  me,  shall   1  not  drink  it? 

12  Then  the  band  and  the  cap- 
tain ami  (tfiiceis  of  the  Jews  took 
Jesus,  and  bound  hiin, 

13  And  led  him  away  to  Annas 
first ;  for  lie  was  father  in  law  to 
Caiaphas,  which  was  the  liigh 
priest  that  same  year. 

14  Now  Caiaplias  was  \w,  which 


116 


Jesus  examined  before  Cakqihas, 


St.  JOHN,  19. 


and  accused  before  Pilate. 


gave  counsel  to  the  Jews,  that  it 
was  expedient  that  one  man  should 
die  for  the  people. 

1 5  H  And  Simon  Peter  followed 
Jesus,  and  so  did  another  disciple  : 
that  disciple  was  known  unto  the 
high  priest,  and  went  in  with  Jesus 
into  the  palace  of  the  high  priest. 

16  But  Peter  stood  at  the  door 
without.  Then  went  out  that 
other  disciple,  which  was  known 
unto  the  high  priest,  and  spake 
unto  her  that  kept  the  door,  and 
brought  in  Peter. 

17  Then  saith  the  damsel  that 
kept  the  door  unto  Peter,  Art  not 
thou  also  one  of  this  man's  disci- 
ples'?   He  saith,  I  am  not. 

18  And  the  servants  and  officers 
stood  there,  who  had  made  a  fire 
of  coals  ;  for  it  was  cold  :  and  they 
warmed  themselves :  and  Peter 
stood  with  them,  and  warmed  him- 
self. 

1 9  U  The  high  priest  then  asked 
Jesus  of  his  disciples,  and  of  his 
doctrine. 

20  Jesus  answered  him,  I  spake 
openly  to  the  world  ;  I  ever  taught 
in  the  synagogue,  and  in  the  tem- 
ple, whither  the  Jews  always  re- 
sort ;  and  in  secret  have  I  said 
nothing. 

21  Why  askest  thou  me?  ask 
them  which  heard  me,  what  I  have 
said  unto  them  :  behold,  they  know 
what  1  said. 

22  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken, 
one  of  the  officers  which  stood  by 
struck  Jesus  with  the  palm  of  his 
hand,  saying,  Answerest  thou  the 
high  priest  so"? 

23  Jesus  answered  him,  If  I  have 
spoken  evil,  bear  witness  of  the 
evil :  but  if  well,  why  smitest  thou 
me? 

24  Now  Annas  '  had  sent  him 
bound  unto  Caiaphas  the  high 
priest. 

25  And  Simon  Peter  stood  and 
warmed  himself.  They  said  there- 
fore unto  him,  Art  not  thou  also 
one  of  his  disciples  ?  He  denied  it, 
and  said,  I  am  not. 

26  One  of  the  servants  of  the 
high  priest,  being  his  kinsman 
whose  ear  Peter  cut  off,  saith.  Did 
n(jt  I  see  thee  in  the  garden  with 
him  ? 

27  Peter  then  denied  again  :  and 
immediately  the  cock  crew. 

28  ^  Then  led  they  Jesus  from 
Caiaphas  unto  "the  hall  of  iiidg 
ment :  and  it  was  early  ;  and  they 


themselves  went  not  into  •'  tlie 
judgment  hall,  lest  they  should 
be  defii(!d ;  but  that  they  might 
eat  the  passover. 


29  Pilate  then  went  out  unto 
them,  and  said,  What  accusation 
luring  ye  against  this  man  1 

30  They  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  If  he  were  not  a  malefactor, 
we  would  not  have  delivered  him 
up  unto  thee. 

31  Then  said  Pilate  unto  them. 
Take  5'e  him,  and  judge  him  accord- 
ing to  your  law.  The  Jews  there- 
fore said  unto  him,  It  is  not  lawful 
for  us  to  put  any  man  to  death  : 

32  That  the  saying  of  Jesus 
might  be  fulfilled,  which  he  spake, 
signifying  what  death  he  should 
die. 

33  Then  Pilate  entered  into  the 
judgment  hall  again,  and  called 
Jesus,  and  said  vinto  him,  Art  thou 
the  King  of  the  Jews  1 

31  Jesus  answered  him,  Saj^est 
thou  this  thing  of  thyself,  or  did 
others  tell  it  tliee  of  me? 

35  Pilate  answered.  Am  I  a  Jew  1 
Thine  own  nation  and  the  chief 
priests  have  delivered  thee  unto 
me  :  what  hast  thou  done  1  _ 

36  .Jesus  answered.  My  kingdom 
is  not  of  this  world  :  if  my  king- 
dom were  of  this  world,  then  would 
my  servants  fight,  that  1  should 
not  be  delivered  to  the  .Jews  :  but 
now  is  my  kingdom  not  from  hence. 

37  Pilate  therefore  said  unto 
him.  Art  thou  a  king  then?  Jesus 
answered.  Thou  sayest  that  I  am 
a  king.  To  this  end  was  I  born, 
and  for  this  cause  came  I  into  the 
w^orld,  that  I  should  bear  witness 
unto  the  truth.  Every  one  that  is 
of  the  truth  heareth  ray  voice. 

38  Pilate  saith  unto  him.  What 
is  truth  ?  And  when  he  had  said 
this,  he  went  out  again  unto  the 
Jews,  and  saith  unto  them,  I  find 
in  him  no  ■*  fault,  at  all. 

39  But  ye  have  a  custom,  that  I 
should  release  unto  you  one  at  the 
passover  :  will  ye  therefore  that  I 
release  unto  you  tlie  King  of  the 
Jews  ? 

40  Then  cried  they  all  again, 
saying.  Not  this  man,  but  Barab- 
bas.     Now  Barabbas  was  a  robber. 

CHAPTER  19. 

1  ChriHi  if!  xco urged,  crowned  rciih  thorns, 
and  heaien.  4  Pilate  in  dcKiroux  to  release 
him.  lint  being  orercoine  irith  tlte  ovtrdije 
(if  the  Ji-iix,  he  (li'li reiiil  him  to  he  criiei- 
Jied.  'J:i  Tlieij  <'(ixt  /oIk  for  hi.i  (/(irmeiitK. 
L't)  Hi'  eiimmeiuletli  tiis  nmtlii  r  tii  ,lohn.  '2^ 
Iteilieth.  'M  His  xide  ix  pierced.  3S  I/e  is 
hiiried  III/  Joxeiilt  inid  Xicodemiis. 

THEN  Pilate  tlierefore  took  Je- 
sus, and  scourged  him. 
2  And    the    soldiers    platted    a 
crown  of  thorns,  and  put  it  on  liis 
head,  and  they  put  on  him  a  pvu-- 
l)le  robe, 


117 


Pilate  umvilUngly  condemns  Jesus.        St.  JOHX,  19. 


Jesus  on  the  cross. 


3  And  said,  Hail,  King  of  the 
.Jews !  and  they  smote  him  with 
their  hands. 

4  Pilate  therefore  went  forth 
again,  and  saith  unto  them,  Be- 
hold, I  bring  him  forth  to  j'ou,  that 
ye  may  know  that  I  find  no  ^  fault 
in  him. 

5  Then  came  Jesus  forth,  wear- 
ing the  crown  of  thorns,  and  the 
purple  robe.  And  Pilate  saith  unto 
them,  Behold  the  man  ! 

6  When  the  chief  priests  there- 
fore and  officers  saw  him,  they 
cried  out,  saying.  Crucify  him, 
crucify  him..  ]^ilate  saith  unto 
them,  Take  ye  him,  and  crucify 
him;  for  I  find  no  ^ fault  in  him. 

7  The  Jews  answered  him,  We 
have  a  law,  and  by  our  law  he 
ought  to  die,  because  he  made  him- 
self the  Son  of  God. 

8  H  When  Pilate  therefore  heard 
that  saying,  he  was  the  more  afraid ; 

9  And  went  again  into  the  judg- 
ment hall,  and  saith  unto  Jesus, 
Whence  art  thou  1  But  Jesus  gave 
him  no  answer. 

10  Then  saith  Pilate  unto  him, 
Speakest  thou  not  unto  me"?  know- 
est  thou  not  that  I  have  power  to 
crucify  thee,  and  have  power  to 
release  thee  ■? 

1 1  Jesus  answered,  Thou  could- 
est  have  no  power  at  all  against 
me,  except  it  were  given  thee  from 
above  :  therefoi^e  he  that  delivered 
me  unto  thee  hath  the  greater  sin. 

1 2  And  from  thenceforth  Pilate 
sought  to  release  him  :  but  the 
Jews  cried  out,  saying.  If  thou  let 
this  man  go,  thou  art  not  Caesar's 
friend  :  whosoever  maketh  himself 
a  king  speaketh  against  C;tsar. 

13  ^[  VVhen  Pilate  therefore  heard 
that  saying,  he  brought  Jesus  forth, 
and  sat  down  in  the  judgment  seat 
in  a  place  that  is  called  the  PaAO- 
ment,  l)ut  in  the  Hebrew,  Gabljatha. 

14  And  it  was  the  preparation  of 
the  passover,  and  about  the  sixth 
hour:  and  he  saith  unto  the  Jews, 
Behold  your  King  ! 

15  But  they  cried  out,  Away 
with  him,  away  with  him,  crucify 
him.  Pilate  saith  unto  them,  Shall 
I  crucify  your  Kingl  'J'lie  chief 
priests  answered,  We  have  no  king 
but  ( 'a'sar. 

IG  Then  delivered  he  him  there- 
fore unto  tliem  to  be  crucified. 
And  they  took  Jesus,  and  led  hivi 
away. 

1 7  And  he  bearing  his  cross  went 
forth  intoM,  place  cahed  the  place  oi 
a  skull,  which  is  called  in  the  He- 
brew Golgotha  : 

1 H  Where  they  crucified  him,  and 


two  other  with  him,  on  either  side 
one,  and  Jesus  in  the  midst. 

19  il  And  Pilate  wrote  a  title, 
and  put  it  on  the  cross.  And  the 
writing  was,  JESUS  OF  NAZA- 
RETH THE  KING  OF  THE 
JEWS.  . 

20  This  title  then  read  many  of 
the  Jews  :  for  the  place  where  Jesus 
was  crucified  was  nigh  to  the  city  : 
and  it  was  written  in  Hebrew,  arid 
Greek,  and  Latin. 

2 1  Then  said  the  chief  priests  of 
the  Jews  to  Pilate,  Write  not,  The 
King  of  the  Jews  ;  but  that  he  said, 
I  am  King  of  the  Jews. 

22  Pilate  answered.  What  I  have 
written  I  have  written. 

23  %  Then  the  soldiers,  when 
they  had  crucified  Jesus,  took  his 
garments,  and  made  four  parts,  to 
every  soldier  a  part ;  and  also  his 
coat :  now  the  coat  was  without 
seam,  woven  from  the  top  through- 
out. 

24  They  said  therefore  among 
themselves,  Let  us  not  rend  it,  but 
cast  lots  for  it,  whose  it  shall  be: 
that  the  scripture  might  be  ful- 
filled, which  saith.  They  parted  my 
raiment  among  them,  and  for  mj' 
vesture  they  did  cast  lots.  These 
things  therefore  the  soldiers  did. 

25  U  Now  there  stood  by  the 
cross  of  Jesus  his  mother,  and  his 
mother's  sister,  Mary  the  wife  of 
Cleophas,  and  Mary  Magdalene. 

26  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  his 
mother,  and  the  disciple  standing 
by,  whom  he  loved,  he  saith  unto 
his  mother,  Woman,  behold  thy 
son ! 

27  Then  saith  he  to  the  disciple. 
Behold  thy  mother!  And  from 
that  hour  that  disciple  took  her 
unto  his  own  Jioine. 

28  U  After  this,  Jesus  knowing 
that  all  things  were  now  accom- 
plished, that  the  scrii)ture  might 
be  fulfilled,  saith,  I  thirst. 

29  Now  there  was  set  a  vessel 
full  of  vinegar:  and  they  filled  a 
sijungc!  witli  vin(^gar,  and  put  it 
upon  hyssop,  and  put  it  to  his 
mouth. 

30  When  Jesus  therefore  had 
i-eceived  the  vinegar,  he  said.  It  is 
finished  :  and  he  bowed  his  head, 
and  gave  up  -  the  ghost. 

31  The  J(!ws  therefore,  because 
it  was  the  ))rei)aiation.  that  the 
bodies  should  iiol  I'emain  upon  the 
cross  on  tlie  saijl)a.th  day,  (for  that 
sabbath  day  was  an  high  day,) 
besought  Pilate  that  their  legs 
might  be  broken,  and  that  they 
might  be  taken  away. 

32  Then  came  the  soldiers,  and 
brake  the  legs  of  the  first,  and  of 


118 


His  death  and  hurial. 


St.  JOHN,  20. 


He  apjjeareth  to  Mary 


the  other  which  was  crucified  with 
him. 

33  But  when  they  came  to  Jesus, 
and  saw  that  he  was  dead  ah^eady, 
they  brake  not  his  legs  : 

34  But  one  of  the  soldiers  with 
a  spear  pierced  his  side,  and  forth- 
with came  there  out  blood  and 
water. 

<^  35  And  he  that  saw  it  bare 
record,  and  his  record  is  true  :  and 
he  knoweth  that  he  saith  true,  that 
ye  might  believe. 

36  For  these  things  were  done, 
that  the  scripture  should  be  ful- 
filled, A  bone  of  him  shall  not  be 
bi'oken. 

37  And  again  another  scripture 
saith.  They  shall  look  on  him  whom 
they  pierced. 

38  ^  And  after  this  Joseph  of  Ari- 
mathjea,  being  a  disciple  of  Jesus, 
but  secretly  for  fear  of  the  Jews, 
besought  Pilate  that  he  might  take 
away  the  body  of  Jesus  :  and  Pilate 
gave  him  leave.  He  came  there- 
fore, and  took  the  body  of  Jesus. 

39  And  there  came  also  Nicode- 
mus,  which  at  the  first  came  to 
Jesus  by  night,  and  brought  a  mix- 
ture of  myrrh  and  aloes,  about  an 
hundred  pound  tveiyht. 

40  Then  took  they  the  body  of 
.Jesus,  and  wound  it  in  linen  clothes 
with  the  spices,  as  the  manner  of 
the  .Jews  is  to  bury. 

41  Now  in  the  place  where  he 
was  crucified  there  was  a  garden ; 
and  in  the  garden  a  new  sepulcln'e, 
wherein  was  never  man  yet  laid. 

42  There  laid  they  Jesus  there- 
fore because  of  the  Jews'  prepara- 
tion day ;  for  the  sepulcnre  was 
nigh  at  hand. 

CHAPTER  20. 

1  Mary  coraeth  to  the  sepulchre:  3  so  do 
Peter  uiiU  John,  iynoraiit  of  the  resurrea- 
tion.    11  Jesits  appeareth  to  3Iary  uragdn- 

■  lene,  19  and  to  his  dinciples.  24  TJie 
incredulity,  an<L  confession  of  Thontas. 
oU   The  scripture  is  sufficient  to  salvation. 

rpHE  first  day  of  the  week  cometh 
A-  Mary  Magdalene  early,  when 
it  was  yet  dark,  unto  the  seiDulchre, 
and  seeth  the  stone  taken  away 
from  the  sepulchre. 

2  Tlien  she  runneth,  and  cometh 
to  Simon  Peter,  and  to  the  other 
disciple,  whom  Jesus  loved,  and 
saith  unto  them,  They  have  taken 
away  the  Lord  out  of  the  sepulchre, 
and  we  know  not  where  they  have 
laid  him. 

3  Peter  therefore  went  forth,  and 
that  other  disciple,  and  came  to  the 
sepulchre. 

4  So  they  ran  both  together : 
and  the  other  disciple  did  outrun 


Peter,  and  came  first  to  the  sepul- 
chre. 

5  And  he  stooping  down,  and 
looking  in,  saw  the  linen  clothes 
lying  ;  yet  went  he  not  in. 

6  Then  cometh  Simon  Peter  fol- 
lowing him,  and  went  into  the 
sepulchre,  and  seeth  the  linen 
clothes  lie, 

7  And  the  napkin,  that  was 
about  his  head,  not  lying  with  the 
linen  clothes,  but  wrapped  together 
in  a  place  by  itself. 

8  Then  went  in  also  that  other 
disciple,  which  came  first  to  the  se- 
pulchre, and  he  saw,  and  believed. 

9  For  as  yet  they  knew  not  the 
scripture,  that  he  must  rise  again 
from  the  dead. 

10  Then  the  disciples  went  away 
again  unto  their  own  home. 

11  U  But  Mary  stood  without  at 
the  sepulchre  weeping  :  and  as  she 
wept,  she  stooped  down,  and  looked 
into  the  sepulchre, 

1 2  And  seeth  two  angels  in  white 
sitting,  the  one  at  the  head,  and 
the  other  at  the  feet,  where  the 
body  of  Jesus  had  lain. 

13  And  they  say  unto  her,  Wo- 
man, why  weepest  thou  1  She 
saith  unto  them.  Because  they 
have  taken  away  my  Lord,  and  1 
know  not  where  they  have  laid 
him. 

14  And  when  she  had  thus  said, 
she  turned  herself  back,  and  saw 
Jesus  standing,  and  knew  not  that 
it  was  Jesus. 

15  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Woman, 
why  weepest  thou  %  whom  seekest 
thou  %  She,  supposing  him  to  be 
the  gardener,  saith  unto  him.  Sir, 
if  thou  have  borne  him  hence,  tell 
me  where  thou  hast  laid  him,  and 
I  will  take  him  away. 

16  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Mary. 
She  turned  herself,  and  saith  unto 
him,  Rabboni ;  which  is  to  say, 
Master. 

17  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  ^  Touch 
me  not :  for  I  am  not  yet  ascended 
to  my  Father :  but  go  to  my  bre- 
thren, and  say  unto  them,  I  ascend 
unto  my  Father,  and  your  Father  ; 
and  to  my  God,  and  your  God. 

18  Mary  iMagdalene  came  and 
told  the  disciples  that  she  had  seen 
the  Lord,  and  that  he  had  spoken 
these  things  unto  her. 

19  fl  Then  the  same  day  at  even- 
ing, being  the  first  day  of  the  week, 
when  the  doors  were  shut  where 
the  discii)]es  were  assembled  for 
feai'  of  the  Jews,  came  Jesus  and 
stood  in  the  midst,  and  s^iith  unto 
them,  Peace  lie  unto  you. 

20  And  wlien  he  had  so  said,  he 
shewed  unto  them  his  hands  and 


119 


Jesus  appeareth  to  Thomas, 


St.  JOHN,  21. 


and  at  the  sea  side. 


his  side.     Then  were  the  disciples 
glad,  when  they  saw  the  Lord. 

21  Then  said  Jesus  to  them 
again,  Peace  he  unto  you  :  as  v/i// 
Father  hath  sent  me,  even  so  send 
I  you. 

22  And  when  he  had  said  this, 
he  breathed  on  them,  and  saith 
unto  them,  Receive  ye  the  Holy 
Ghost : 

23  Whose  soever  sins  ye  remit, 
they  are  remitted  unto  them  ;  and 
whose  soever  sins  ye  retain,  they 
are  i^etained. 

24  H  But  Thomas,  one  of  the 
twelve,  called  Didymus,  was  not 
with  them  when  Jesus  came. 

25  The  other  disciples  therefore 
said  unto  him.  We  have  seen  the 
Lord.  But  he  said  unto  them.  Ex- 
cept I  shall  see  in  his  hands  the 
print  of  the  nails,  and  put  my  fin- 
ger into  the  print  of  the  nails,  and 
thrust  my  hand  into  his  side,  1 
will  not  believe. 

26  ^  And  after  eight  days  again 
his  disciples  were  within,  and 
Thomas  with  them :  then  came 
Jesus, _  the  doors  being  shut,  and 
stood  in  the  midst,  and  said.  Peace 
he  unto  you. 

27  Then  saith  he  to  Thomas, 
Reach  hither  thy  finger,  and  be- 
hold my  hands ;  and  reach  hither 
thy  hand,  and  thrust  it  into  my 
side :  and  be  not  faithless,  but  be- 
lieving. 

28  And  Thomas  answered  and 
said  unto  him,  My  Lord  and  my 
God. 

29  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Thomas, 
because  thou  hast  seen  me,  thou 
hast  believed :  blessed  are  they  that 
have  not  seen,  and  yet  have  be- 
lieved. 

30  *\  And  many  other  signs  truly 
did  Jesus  in  the  presence  of  his  dis- 
ciples, which  are  not  written  in 
this  book  : 

31  But  these  are  written,  that  ye 
might  l)elieve  that  Jesus  is  the 
(-hrist,  the  Son  of  God  ;  and  that 
beHeving  ye  might  have  life 
through  his  name. 

CHAPTER  21. 

1  Chfid  (ipjtcarhiy  in/aui  to  hiti  clinfi/>/<x 
inis k)i(iii»i  iif  tht'in  hi/  tlic  g>-e(it  drtni(j!it  of 
fixhek.  12  /'[<>  ilhiilli  irith.  them:  15  i-ii'r- 
ni'xlhi  riittniuiuilelh.  I'ctei-  to  feci  hix  lanihs 
,IU(I  she,p  :  \y~/oiu1,llilh.  him  ofhix  dcoth  : 
'2'i  rihiilri'.fh  his  ciirid.siti/  toiirhiiKJ  John. 
'>->    The  conclusion. 

AFTER     these     things      Jesus 
sliewed  himself  again    to  the 
disciples    at   tli(^  sea   of    Tilx-rijbs; 
and   on   this  wise  shewed  lu;  him- 
self. 
2  There   were    together   Simon 


Peter,  and  Thomas  called  Didymus, 
and  Nathanael  of  Gana  in  Galilee, 
and  the^  sons  of  Zebedee,  and  two 
other  of  his  disciples. 

3  Simon  Peter  saith  unto  them,  I 
go  a  fishing.  They  say  unto  him. 
We  also  go  with  thee.  They  went 
forth,  and  entered  into  a  'ship  im- 
mediately ;  £ind  that  night  they 
caught  nothing. 

4  But  "  when  the  morning  was 
noAv  come,  Jesus  stood  on  theshore : 
but  the  disciples  knew  not  that  it 
was  Jesus. 

5  Then  Jesus  saith  unto  them, 
Children,    have     ye    ^  any     meat  1 


They  answered  him,  No. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them,  Cast 
the  net  on  the  right  side  of  the 
*  shi)^,  and  ye  shall  find.  They  cast 
therefore,  and  now  they  were  not 
able  to  draw  it  for  the  multitude 
of  fishes. 

7  Therefore  that  disciple  whom 
Jesus  loved  saith  unto  Peter,  It  is 
the  Lord.  Now  when  Simon  Peter 
heard  that  it  was  the  Lord,  he  girt 
his  fisher's  coat  unto  him,  (for-  he 
was  naked,)  and  did  cast  himself 
into  the  sea. 

S  And  the  other  disciples  came 
in  a  little  "ship  :  (for  they  were  not 
far  from  land,  but  as  it  wei'e  two 
hundred  cubits,)  dragging  the  net 
with  fishes. 

9  As  soon  then  as  they  were  come 
to  land,  they  saw  a  fire  of  coals 
there^  and  fish  laid  thereon,  and 
bread. 

10  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Bring 
of  the  fish  which  ye  have  now 
caught. 

1 1  Simon  Peter  went  up,  and 
drew  the  net  to  land  full  of  great 
fishes,  an  hundred  anfl  fifty  and 
three :  and  for  all  there  were  so 
manj^  yet  was  not  tlie  net  broken. 

12  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Come 
anil  dine.  And  none  of  the  disci- 
V)les  durst  ask  him,  Wlio  art  thou  t 
knowing  that  it  was  the  Jjord. 

13  Jesus  then  cometh,  and  tak- 
eth  bread,  ami  giv(>th  them,  and 
fish  likciwise. 

II  This  is  now  the  thii-d  time 
tliat  Jesus  shewed  himself  to  his 
disciples,  after  that  he  was  risen 
from  tht!  dead. 

IT)  II  So  when  they  had  (lined, 
Jesus  s;iith  to  Simon  Fetei',  Simon, 
S071  of  Jonas,  lovest  thou  me  more 
than  these?  He  saith  unto  him, 
Vea,  Lord  ;  thou  k  no  west  that  1 
love  thee.  He  saith  unto  him, 
Vvi'd  my  lambs. 


*  Or, 


2  *  when  day 
was  now 
breaking, 


3  ausht  to 
eat? 


•>  boat, 


120 


Charge  to  Peter. 


St.  JOHN,  21. 


His  curiosity  rebuked. 


1 6  He  saitli  to  him  again  tlie 
second  time,  8imon,  sun  of  Jonas, 
lovest  thou  me"?  He  saith  unto 
him.  Yea,  Lord  ;  thou  knowest  tliat 
I  love  thee.  He  saith  unto  him, 
^  Feed  my  sheep. 

17  He  saith  unto  him  the  third 
time,  Simon,  son  of  Jonas,  lovest 
thou  me  1  Peter  was  grieved  |)e- 
cause  he  said  unto  him  the  third 
time,  Lovest  thou  mel  And  he 
said  unto  him.  Lord,  thou  knowest 
all  things ;  thou  knowest  that  I 
love  thee.  Jesus  saith  unto  him. 
Feed  my  sheep. 

18  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
thee,  When  thou  wast  young,  thou 
girdedst  thyself,  and  walkedst 
whither  thou  wouldest :  but  when 
thou  shalt  be  old,  thou  shalt  stretch 
forth  thy  hands,  and  another  shall 
gird  thee,  and  carry  thee  whither 
thou  wouldest  not. 

19  This  spake  he,  signifying  by 
what  death  lie  should  glorify  God. 
And  when  he  had  spoken  this,  he 
saith  unto  him.  Follow  me. 


20  Then  Peter,  turning  about, 
seeth  the  disciple  whom  Jesus  loved 
following  ;  which  also  leaned  on  his 
breast  at  '^  supper,  and  said,  Lord, 
which  is  he  that  betrayeth  thee  1 

21  Peter  seeing  him  saith  to  Je- 
sus. Lord,  and  what  shall  this  man 
do? 

22  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  If  I 
will  that  he  tarry  till  I  come,  what 
is  that  to  thee  'i  follow  thou  me. 

23  Then  went  this  saying  abroad 
among  the  brethren,  that  that  dis- 
ciple should  not  die :  yet  Jesus 
said  not  unto  him.  He  shall  not 
die  ;  but.  If  I  will  that  he  tarry  till 
I  come,  what  is  that  to  thee*? 

24  This  is  the  disciple  which  tes- 
tifieth  of  these  things,  and  wrote 
these  things :  and  we  know  that 
his  testimony  is  true. 

25  And  there  are  also  many  other 
things  which  Jesus  did,  the  which, 
if  they  should  be  written  every 
one.  I  suppose  that  even  the  world 
itself  could  not  contain  the  books 
that  should  be  written.     Amen. 


THE 


ACTS  OF  THE  APOSTLES 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Christ,  jyrejKiriug  h  is  <ij>oxf/i's  In  the  hehohj- 
iny  of  his  (ixcriisinii.  ijulln  r,ili  th,'\ii  iiK/c- 
ther  into  flic  uiniiiit  'olinl.  coin iiKdnl'i-tk 
them  to  eo-'iicci  in  Jcru:^iilciii  llic  kcikHikj 
down  of  the  II,,!  1/  (jh, ,.•<).  iiri'i,iis,tl,  ,ift,'r 
few  days  to  ■•<,  „,/  it :  h,j  rirtnc  ,,],,  r, ,,/ ilic,/ 
should  be  witnes.ses  untu  him,  (reii  to  the 
utmost  parts  of  the  earth.  9  lifter  his 
ascension  they  are  warned  by  ttco  any  els 
to  depart,  and  to  set  their  ininds  upon  his 
second'  coming.  12  Thoj  nc,',,/;! i ikjIij  re- 
turn, and,,  giving  thein.s,  I,-,  s  1,,  pria/er. 
choose  Matthias  apostle  in  the  place  of 
Judas. 

THE  former  treatise  have  I  made, 
O  Theophilus,  of  all  that  Jesus 
began  both  to  do  and  teach, 

2  Until  the  day  in  which  he  Avas 
taken  up,  after  that  he  througli  the 
Holy  Ghost  had  given  command- 
n^ehts  unto  the  apostles  whom  he 
had  chosen  : 

3  To  whom  also  he  shewed  him- 
self alive  after  his  passion  by  many 
infallible  proofs,  being  seen  of  them 
forty  days,  and  speaking  of  the 
things  pertaining  to  the  kingdom 
of  God : 

4  And,  being  assembled  together 
with  the?)},  commanded  them  that 
they  should  not  depart  from  Jeru- 
salem, but  wait  for  the  promise  of 
the  Father,  which,  ■'<aith  he,  ye  have 
heard  of  me. 

5  For  John  truly  baptized  with 

1 


water ;  but  ye  shall  be  baptized 
with  the  Holy  Ghost  not  many 
days  hence. 

6  When  they  therefore  were  come 
together,  they  asked  of  him,  say- 
ing. Lord,  wilt  thou  at  this  time  i-e- 
store  again  the  kingdom  to  Israel  1 

7  And  he  said  unto  them.  It  is 
not  for  you  to  know  the  times  or 
the  seasons,  which  the  Father  hath 
'put  in  his  own  power. 

8  But  ye  shall  receive  power, 
after  that  the  Holy  Ghost  is  come 
upon  you :  and  ye  shall  be  witnesses 
unto  me  both  in  Jerusalem,  and  in 
all  Judaea,  and  in  Samaria,  ancl  unto 
the  uttermost  part  of  the  earth. 

9  And  when  he  had  spoken  these 
things,  while  they  beheld,  he  was 
taken  vip  :  and  a  cloud  received  him 
out  of  their  sight. 

10  And  while  they  looked  sted- 
fastly  toward  heaven  as  he  went 
up,  behold,  two  men  stood  by  them 
in  white  apparel ; 

11  Which  also  said,  Ye  men  of 
Galilee,  why  stand  ye  gazing  up 
into  heaven  1  this  same  Jesus, 
which  is  taken  up  from  you  into 
heaven,  shall  so  come  in  like  man- 
ner as  ye  hav(!  seen  him  go  into 
lieaveTi. 

12  Then  returned  they  unto  Je- 
21 


2  the  supper, 


1  appointed 
by  his  own 
authority. 


The  choice  of  Matthias. 


THE  ACTS,  2. 


The  Holy  Sjnrit  is  given. 


rusalem  from  the  mount  called 
Olivet,  wliich  is  from  Jerusalem  a 
sabbath  day's  journey. 

13  And  when  they  were  come 
in,  they  went  up  into  'an  upper 
room,  where  abode  both  Peter,  and 
James,  and  John,  and  Andrew, 
Philip,  and  Thomas,  Bartholomew, 
and  Matthew,  James  the  son  of 
Alpha^us,  and  Simon  '■^Zelotes.  and 
Judas  the  brother  of  James. 

14  These  all  continued  with  one 
accord  in  prayer  and  supplication, 
with  the  women,  and  Mary  the 
mother  of  Jesus,  and  with  his 
brethren. 

15  ^  And  in  those  days  Peter 
stood  up  in  the  midst  of  the  dis- 
ciples, and  said,  (the  number  of 
•'names  together  were  about  an 
hundred  and  twenty, ) 

16^  Men  and  brethren,  this  scrip- 
ture must  needs  have  been  fulfilled, 
which  the  Holy  Ghost  by  the  mouth 
of  David  spake  before  concerning 
Judas,  which  was  guide  to  them 
that  took  Jesus. 

17  For  he  was  numbered  with 
us,  and  had  obtained  part  of  this 
ministry. 

18  Now  this  man  purchased  a 
field  with  the  reward  of  iniquity ; 
and  falling  headlong,  he  burst 
asunder  in  the  midst,  and  all  his 
bowels  gushed  out. 

19  And  it  was  known  unto  all 
the  dwellers  at  Jerusalem ;  inso- 
much as  that  field  is  called  in  then- 
proper  tongue,  Aceldama,  that  is 
to  say,  The  field  of  blood. 

20  For  it  is  written  in  the  book 
of  Psalms,  Let  his  habitation  be 
desolate,  and  let  no  man  dwell 
therein  :  and  his  ■'' bishoprick  let 
another  take. 

2 1  Wherefore  of  these  men  which 
have  companied  witli  us  all  the 
time  that  the  Lord  Jesus  went  in 
and  out  among  us, 

22  Beginning  from  the  baptism 
of  John,  unto  tliat  same  day  that 
he  was  taken  up  from  us,  nuist 
one  "be  f)rdaine(l  to  ])e  a  witness 
with  us  of  Ins  resurrection. 

23  And  they  a])r)ointed  two, 
Joseph  called  J5arsal)as,  wlio  was 
surnamed  Justus,  and  Matthias. 

24  And  they  prayed,  and  said. 
Thou,  Lord,  which  knowest  the 
hearts  of  all  mm,  shew  wheth(>r  of 
these  two  thou  hast  cliosc^n, 

25  That  he  may  takf^  part  ()f 
this  ministry  and  apostleshij), 
from  which  Judas  by  transgres- 
sion fell,  that  he  might  go  to  his 
own  place. 

26  And  they  gave  forth  their 
lots;  and  the  lot  fell  upon   Mat- 


thias ;  and  he  was  numbered  with 
the  eleven  apostles. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  The  apoHtleit,  iilhd  with  the  Holy  Ghoitt, 
(till!  fipeakina  divers  /<i)i(/n.(i(r<'ii.  are  ad- 
mired by  Home,  tind  derided  by  others. 
14  Whom  Peter  disjirari ntj.  (i/id  sheirimj 
that  the  apostles  sjnike  by  the  poaer  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  tliid  Jesus  was  risen  Jrom  the 
dead,  (isrimlcl  iido  heaven,  hod  poured 
down  the  iaiine  Iloty  Ghost,  enid  icos  the 
Messias,  <t  tnan  ktion.n  to  them  to  be  ap- 
proved of  God  by  his  mirao/es,  wonders, 
and  signs,  and  not  criicip'ed  irithout  his 
determinate  counsel  and  .foreknoxrJedge : 
37  he  tiajMzeth  a  great  number  that  irere 
cotireried.  41  Who  afterwards  devoutly 
and  eIi(irH<ihl ij  cinirerse  together:  the 
iijjDs/li's  u-orkiiii.i  111(1111/  miracles,  and  God 
daily  increasing  Iiis  ehuroli'. 

AND  when  the  day  of  Pentecost 
was  fully  come,  they  were  all 
with  one  accord  in  one  place. 

2  And  suddenly  there  came  a 
sound  from  heaven  as  of  a  rushing 
mighty  wind,  and  it  filled  all  the 
house  where  they  were  sitting. 

3  And  there  appeared  unto  them 
'^cloven  tongues  like  as  of  fire,  and 
it  sat  upon  each  of  them.^ 

4  And  they  were  all  filled  with 
the  Holy  Ghost,  and  began  to 
speak  with  other  tongues,  as  the 
Spirit  gave  them  utterance.  _ 

5  And  there  were  dwelling  at 
Jerusalem  Jews,  devout  men,  out 
of  every  nation  under  heaven. 

6  Now  when  **  this  was  noised 
abroad,  the  multitude  came  to- 
gether, and  were  confounded,  be- 
cause that  every  man  heard  them 
speak  in  his  own  language. 

7  And  they  were  all  amazed  and 
marvelled,  saying  one  to  another. 
Behold,  are  not  all  these  which 
speak  Galikeans'? 

8  And  how  hear  we  every  man 
in  our  own  tongue,  wherein  we 
were  born"? 

9  Parthians,  and  Medes,  and 
Elamites,  and  the  dwellers  in 
Mesopotamia,  and  in  Juda-a,  and 
Cappadocia,  in  Poutus,  and  Asia, 

10  Phrygia,  and  Pamphyli;i,  in 
Egypt,  and  in  the  parts  of  Libya 
about  Cyrene,  and  strangers  of 
Home,  "Jews  and  proselytes, 

11  Crctes  and  Ai'abians,  we  do 
hear  them  sjx'ak  in  our  tongues 
the  wonderful  works  of  God. 

12  And  tliey  w(>re  all  amazed, 
and  were  in  doubt,  saying  one  to 
another,  What  me;in(>th  this? 

13  Others  inocking  said,  These 
men  are  ftdl  of  new  wine. 

14  II  I'lit  I'ctt'r,  standing  up  with 
the  (ileven,  lifted  up  liis  v(_)ice,  and 
saifl  unto  tliein,  ^'e  men  of  Judiea, 
and  all  ye  that  dwell  at  Jerusa- 
lem, l)e  tins  known  unto  you,  and 
hearken  to  my  words  : 

122 


''  tongues 
distributing 
themselves, 
like  as  of 
fire, 


s  this  sound 
was  heard, 


•'  both  Jews 


Peter's  sermon. 


THE  ACTS,  2. 


Three  thousand  are  baptized. 


15  For  these  are  not  drunken,  as 
ye  suppose,  seeing  it  is  but  the 
third  hour  of  the  day. 

16  But  this  is  that  which  was 
spoken  by  the  prophet  Joel ; 

17  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
the  last  days,  saith  God,  I  will 
pour  out  of  my  Spirit  upon  all 
flesh :  and  your  sons  and  your 
daughters  shall  prcjphesy,  and 
your  young  men  shall  see  visions, 
and  your  old  men  shall  dream 
dreams  : 

18  And  on  my  servants  and  on 
my  handmaidens  I  will  pour  out 
in  those  days  of  my  Spirit ;  and 
they  shall  prophesy  : 

19  And  I  will  shew  wonders  in 
heaven  above,  and  signs  in  the 
earth  beneath  ;  blood,  and  fire,  and 
vapour  of  smoke : 

20  The  sun  shall  be  turned  into 
darkness,  and  the  moon  into  blood, 
before  that  great  and  notable  day 
of  the  Lord  come  : 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  whosoever  shall  call  on  the 
name  of  the  Lord  shall  be  saved. 

22  Ye  men  of  Israel,  hear  these 
words ;  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  a  man 
approved  of  God  among  you  by 
miracles  and  wonders  and  signs, 
which  God  did  by  him  in  the 
midst  of  you,  as  ye  yovu'selves  also 
know : 

23  Him,  being  delivered  by  the 
determinate  counsel  and  foi-eknow- 
ledge  of  God,  ye  have  taken,  and 
by  wicked  hands  have  crucified 
and  slain  : 

24  Whom  God  hath  raised  up, 
having  loosed  the  pains  of  death  : 
because  it  was  not  possible  that 
he  should  be  holden  of  it. 

25  For  David  speaketh  concern- 
ing him,  I  foresaw  the  Lord  always 
before  my  face,  for  he  is  on  my 
right  hand,  that  I  should  not  be 
moved  : 

26  Therefore  did  my  heart  re- 
joice, and  my  tongue  was  glad  ; 
moreover  also  my  flesh  shall  rest 
in  hope : 

27  Because  thou  wilt  not  leave 
my  soul  in  *hell,  neither  wilt  thou 
suffer  thine  Holy  One  to  see  cor- 
ruption. 

2<S  Thou  hast  made  known  to  me 
the  ways  of  life ;  thou  shalt  make 
me  full  of  joy  with  thy  counte- 
nance. 

29  '  ]\ren  and  bretliren,  let  me 
freely  speak  unto  you  of  the  patri- 
arcli  David,  that  he  is  both  dead 
and  buried,  and  his  sepulcln-e  is 
with  u.s  unto  this  day. 


*  Hades. 


30  Ther'efore  being  a  prophet, 
and  knowing  that  God  had  sworn 
with  an  oath  to  him,  that  of  the 
fruit  of  his  loins,  according  to  the 
flesh,  he  would  raise  up  •■'  Christ  to 
sit  on  his  throne  ; 

31  He  seeing  this  before  spake 
of  the  resurrection  of  '^  Christ,  that 
his  soul  was  not  left  in  *  hell,  neither 
his  flesh  did  see  corruption. 

32  This  Jesus  hath  God  raised 
up,  whereof  we  all  are  witnesses. 

33  Therefore  being  by  the  right 
hand  of  God  exalted,  and  having 
received  of  the  Father  the  promise 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  he  hath  shed 
forth  this,  which  s'^e  now  see  and 
hear. 

34  For  David  is  not  ascended 
into  the  heavens :  but  he  saith 
himself.  The  Lord  saifl  unto  my 
Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand, 

35  Until  I  make  thy  foes  thy 
footstool. 

36  Therefore  let  all  the  house  of 
Israel  know  assuredly,  that  God 
hath  made  that  same  Jesus,  whom 
ye  liave  crucified,  both  Loid  and 
Christ. 

37  ^  Now  when  they  heard  this, 
they  were  pricked  in  their  heart, 
and  said  unto  Peter  and  to  the 
rest  of  the  apostles,  ^  ^len  and  bre- 
threTi,  what  shall  we  do  'i 


38  Then  Peter  said  unto  them. 
Repent,  and  be  baptized  every  f)ne 
of  you  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Chi-ist 
for  the  remission  of  sins,  and  ye 
shall  receive  the  gift  of  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

39  For  the  promise  is  unto  you, 
and  to  your  children,  and  to  all 
that  are  afar  off",  even  as  many  as 
the  Lord  our  God  shall  call. 

40  And  with  many  other  words 
did  he  testify  and  exliort,  saying, 
Save  yourselves  from  this  '*unto- 
ward  generation. 

41  IT  Then  they  that  gladly  re- 
ceived his  word  wei-e  baptized  : 
and  the  same  day  there  were  added 
unto  thetii  about  three  thousand 
souls. 

42  And  they  continued  sted- 
fastly  in   the    apostles'    °  doctrine 


and  fellowship,  and  in  "breaking 
of  biead,  and  in  '  T)rayers. 

43  And  fear  came  upon  every 
soul  :  and  many  wondei's  and  signs 
were  done  by  the  apostles. 

44  And  all  that  believed  were  to- 
gethei-,  and  had  all  things  common  ; 

45  And  sold  their  possessions 
and  goods,  and  ])arted  them  to 
all  men,  as  every  man  had  need. 

46  And  they,   continuing  daily 


the  Christ 


3  tlie  Christ, 


*  Hades. 


1  Brethren, 


*  crooked 


5  teaching 
«  the 
breaking 
'  the 
prayers. 


123 


A  lame  man  healed. 


THE  ACTS,  3. 


Peter's  speech  at  the  temple. 


with  one  accord  in  the  temple, 
and  breaking  bread  *  from  liouse 
to  liouse,  did  eat  their  "  meat  with 


gladness  and  singleness  of  heart, 

47  Praising  God,  and  having  fa- 
vour with  all  the  people.  And  the 
Lord  added  to  the  church  daily 
^  sucli  as  shoulfl  be  saved. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Ptter  preacliing  to  Ihe  people  ihnt  came  to 
see  (I  hnne  imtu  rrsto/'ii/  t<>  hlx  fecf,  I'i  jiro- 
feHnelh  til,'  car,'  not  tulmr,'  l„','i,  irrmujjil  Inj 
his  or  Ji>liii\-<  iiirii  iHiiirr.  Ill-  li,iliii,-xK,  /lilt 
hy  Goit,  mill  III.-:  Son  ./.  ,v/(x.  ,11, i/  lliriiiiiih 
faith  ill  /lis  ,1,1111,: :  v.  ,ii//iii/  npr, /,,!,, 'ill,/ 
them  f,ir  ,-r,i,-iJ,/ii,ii  ,/,.s//.v.  ]T  »'/,/,■/,  /„■- 
cause  tlieij  did  it  t/innnj/,  iijiHininoe,  and 
that  thereby  were  fn/p/i,,/  (;,>,/'■<  determi- 
nate counsel,  and  the  Ki-rijii,ires :  19  he 
exhort,t/i  t/iein  Inj  repentance  and  faith  to 
seek  ri'iiiisxi,!),  , if  their  sins,  and  saltation 
in  the  siime  Jeaus. 

IVTOW  Peter  and  John  went  up 
±y  together  into  the  temple  at 
the  hour  of  prayer,  being  the  ninth 
hotir. 

2  And  a  certain  man  lame  from 
his  mother's  womb  was  carried, 
whom  they  laid  daily  at  the  gate 
of  the  temple  which  is  called  Beau- 
tiful, to  ask  alms  of  them  that  en- 
tered into  the  temple ; 

3  Who  seeing  Peter  and  John 
about  to  go  into  the  temple  asked 
an  alms. 

4  And  Peter,  fastening  his  eyes 
upon  him  with  John,  said,  Look 
on  us. 

5  And  he  gave  heed  unto  them, 
expecting  to  receive  something  of 
them. 

6  Then  Peter  said.  Silver  and 
gold  have  I  none ;  but  such  as  I 
have  give  I  thee :  In  the  name  of 
Jesus  Christ  of  Nazareth  rise  up 
and  walk. 

7  7\nd  he  took  him  })y  the  right 
hand,  and  lifted  }iim  up  :  and  im- 
mediately his  feet  and  ancle  bones 
received  strength. 

8  And  he  leaping  up  stood,  and 
walked,  and  entered  with  them 
into  the  temp](%  walking,  and 
leaping,  and  praising  Cod. 

9  And  all  the  peoph^  saw  him 
walking  and  pi-aising  God  : 

10  And  they  knew  that  it  was 
he  which  sat  for  alms  at  the  Peau- 
tiful  gat(;  of  the  temi)le  :  and  they 
were  tilled  with  wotidcr  and  amaze- 
ment at  that  which  liad  hapiH;ned 
unto  hiin. 

1 1  And  as  the  lame  man  which 
was  healed  held  Pet(ir  and  John, 
all  the  people  i"in  tog(^ther  unto 
them  in  the  porch  that  is  called 
Solomon's,  greatly  wond(U'ing. 

12  II  And  when  Pctei-  saw  it,  lie 
answered  unto  the  ix-oplc,  ^'e  men 
of  Israel,  why  marvel  ye  Jit  this'? 


or  why  look  ye  so  earnestly  on  us, 
as  though  by  our  own  power  or 
holiness  we  had  made  this  man  to 
walk  1 

1 3  The  God  of  Abraham,  and  of 
Isaac,  and  of  Jacob,  the  God  of 
our  fathers,  hath  glorified  his  ■*  Son 
Jesus  ;  whom  ye  delivered  up,  and 
denied  him  in  the  presence  of 
Pilate,  when  he  was  determined  to 
let  him  go. 

14  But  ye  denied  the  Holy  One 
and  the  Just,  and  desired  a  mur- 
derer to  be  granted  unto  you  ; 

1 5  And  killed  the  ^  Prince  of  life, 
whom  God  hath  raised  from  the 
dead  ;  whereof  we  are  witnesses. 

16  And  his  name  through  faith 
in  his  name  hath  made  this  man 
strong,  whom  ye  see  a^nd  know  : 
yea,  tlie  faith  which  is  by  him 
hatn  given  him  this  perfect  sound- 
ness in  the  presence  of  you  all. 

1 7  And  now,  brethren,  I  ^  wot 
that  through  ignorance  ye  did  it, 
as  did  also  your  rulers. 

18  But  those  things,  which  God 
before  lifxd  shewed  by  the  mouth 
of  all  his  prophets,  that  Christ 
should  suffer,  he  liath  so  fulfilled. 

19  ^  Repent  ye  therefore,  and 
^  be  converted,  that  your  sins  may 
be  blotted  out,  '^  when  the  times  of 


refreshing    shall     ctonie    from    the 


presence  of  the  Lord ; 

20  ''And    he    shall    send    Jesus 
C-hrist.  which  before  was  preached 


unto  you : 

21  Whom  the  heaven  must  re- 
ceive viiitil  the  times  of  restitution 
of  all  things,  which  God  liatli  spo- 
ken by  the  mouth  of  all  his  holy 
prophets  since  the  world  began. 

22  Por  Moses  truly  said  unto  the 
fathers,  A  prophet  shall  the  Lord 
your  God  raise  up  unto  you  of  your 
brethreri,  like  unto  me ;  him  shall 
ye  hear  in  all  things  whatsoever  he 
shall  say  unto  you. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
tlidt  every  soul,  which  will  not  licnr 
that  ])ropliet,  shall  be  destroyed 
from  among  the  people. 

24  Yea,  and  all  the  prophets 
from  Samuel  and  those  that  follow 
after,  as  many  as  liaA'e  spoken, 
have  likewise  foretold  of  these 
days. 

25  Ye  are  the  cliildren  of  the 
prophets,  and  of  the  covenniit 
which  God  made  with  our  fathers, 
saying  unto  Abi'aham,  And  in  thy 
seefl  sIkiII  all  the  kindreds  of  the 
eai'th  be  blessed.^ 

20  Unto  you  first  God,  having 
raised  up  his  'Son  Jesus,  sent  him 


*  Or, 


124 


Peter  and  John  arrested. 


THE  ACTS,  4. 


Their  ansiver  to  the  council. 


to  bless  you,  in  turning  away  every 
one  of  you  from  his  iniquities. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  The  rulem  of  Ihe  Je/r.-:  affeniled  with  Pe- 
ter^s  .sermon.,  4  {ihninjii  //Kiii.saiid.s  of  the 
people  were  eon  rerttd  tJidt /letird  tkeword,) 
imprison  him  and  John.  5  After',  upon 
ea-(iinination  Peter  holdly  aTouahing  the 
lame  man,  to  be  healed  hy  the  name  of 
JesiiK,  and  that  hy  the  same  JeHUH  only  ire 
tmist  be  eternally  xii red.  13  they  eounnaitd 
him  and  John  in  jireach  no  more  in  that 
vame,  adding  also  ihreateuiiii.i,  'i.'j  irhere- 
upon  the  church  feet  li.  to  prayer.  ;:11  And 
God.  by  rnovinfi  the  place  n'liere  they  irere 
(iHsembled,  te-stifed  that  he  heai-d  their 
prayer:  coufrmiinj  the  church  with  the 
{lift  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  -with  viutual 
love  and  charity. 

AND  as  they  spake  unto  the 
people,  the  priests,  and  the 
captain  of  the  temple,  and  the  Sad- 
ducees,  came  upon  them, 

2  Being  grieved  that  they  taught 
the  people,  and  preached  ^  through 
Jesus  the  resurrection  from  the 
dead. 

3  And  they  laid  hands  on  them, 
and  put  tker/i.  in  hold  unto  the  next 
day :  for  it  was  now  eventide. 

4  Howbeit  many  of  them  which 
heard  the  word  believed ;  and  the 
number  of  the  men  was  about  five 
thousand. 

5  H  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  their  rulers,  and 
elders,  and  scribes, 

6  And  Annas  the  high  priest,  and 
Caiaphas,  and  John,  and  Alexan- 
der, and  as  many  as  were  of  the 
kindred  of  the  high  priest,  were 
gathered  together  at  Jerusalem. 

7  And  when  they  had  set  them 
in  the  midst,  they  asked.  By  what 
power,  or  by  what  name,  have  ye 
done  this"? 

8  Then  Peter,  filled  with  the  Holy 
Ghost,  said  unto  them.  Ye  rulers  of 
the  people,  and  elders  of  Israel, 

9  If  we  this  day  be  examined  of 
the  good  deed  done  to  the  impotent 
man,  by  what  means  he  is  made 
v/hole ; 

10  Be  it  known  unto  you  all,  and 
to  all  the  people  of  Israel,  that  by 
the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Naza- 
reth, whom  ye  crucified,  whom  God 
raised  from  the  dead,  even  by  him 
doth  this  man  stand  here  before 
you  whole. 

1 1  This  is  the  stone  which  was  set 
at  nought  of  you  builders,  which  is 
become  the  liead  of  the  corner. 

12  Neither  is  there  salvation  in 
any  other  :  for  there  is  none  other 
name  under  heaven  given  among 
men,  whereby  we  must  be  saved. 

13  ^  Now  when  they  saw  the 
boldness  of  Peter  and  John,  and 
perceived  that  tliey  were  unlearned 


and  ignorant  men,  they  marvelled  ; 
and  they  took  knowledge  of  them, 
that  they  had  been  with  Jesus. 

1 4  And  beholding  the  man  which 
was  healed  standing  with  them, 
they  could  say  nothing  against  it. 

15  But  when  they  had  com- 
manded them  to  go  aside  out  of 
the  council,  they  conferred  among 
themselves, 

16  Saying,  What  shall  we  do  to 
these  men  1  for  that  indeed  a  nota- 
ble miracle  hath  been  done  by  them 
is  manifest  to  all  them  that  dwell 
in  Jerusalem  ;  and  we  cannot  deny 
it. 

1 7  But  that  it  spread  no  further 
among  the  people,  let  us  straitly 
thi-eaten  them,  that  they  speak 
henceforth  to  no  man  in  this 
name. 

18  And  they  called  them,  and 
commanded  them  not  to  speak  at 
all  nor  teach  in  the  name  of  Jesus. 

19  But  Peter  and  John  answered 
and  said  unto  them.  Whether  it  be 
right  in  the  sight  of  God  to  hearken 
unto  you  more  than  unto  God,  judge 
ye. 

20  For  we  cannot  but  speak  the 
things  which  we  have  seen  and 
heard. 

21  So  when  they  had  further 
threatened  them,  they  let  them  go, 
finding-  nothing  how  they  might 
punish  them,  because  of  the  peo- 
ple:  for  all  men  glorified  God  for 
that  which  was  done. 

22  For  the  man  was  above  forty 
years  old,  on  whom  this  miracle  of 
healing  was  shewed. 

23  1]  And  being  let  go,  they  went 
to  their  own  company,  and  reported 
all  that  the  chief  priests  and  elders 
had  said  unto  them. 

24  And  when,  they  heard  that, 
they  lifted  up  their  voice  to  God 
with  one  accord,  and  said.  Lord, 
thou  a)'t  God,  which  hast  made 
heaven,  and  earth,  and  the  sea, 
and  all  that  in  them  is : 

25  Who  by  the  mouth  of  thy  ser- 
vant David  hast  said,  Why  did  the 
heathen  rage,  and  the  '-^  people  ima- 
gine vain  things  1 

26  The  kings  of  the  earth  stood 
up,  and  the  rulers  were  gathered 
together  against  the  Loi-il,  and 
against  his  ^Christ. 

27  For  of  a  truth  against  thy 
holy  ^ child  Jesus,  whom  thou  hast 
anointed,  both  Herod,  and  Pontius 
Pilate,  with  the  Gentiles,  and  the 
peoi)le  of  Israel,  were  gathered  to- 
gether, 

2S  Foi-  to  do  wliatsoever  thy 
hand  and  thy  ctmnsel  determined 
before  to  be  done. 


2  peoples 


3  Anointed. 


4  Servant 


125 


Disciples  had  all  things  common.  THE  ACTS,  6. 


Ananias  and  Sajjphira. 


29  And  now,  Lord,  behold  their 
threatenings  :  and  grant  unto  tliy 
servants,  that  with  all  boldness 
they  may  speak  thy  word, 

30  By  stretching  forth  thine 
hand  to  heal ;  and  that  signs  and 
wonders  may  be  done  by  the  name 
of  thy  holy  ^  child  Jesus. 

31  ^  And  when  they  had  prayed, 
the  jjlace  was  shaken  where  they 
were  assembled  together  ;  and  they 
were  all  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost, 
and  they  spake  the  word  of  God 
with  boldness. 

32  And  the  multitude  of  them 
tliat  believed  were  of  one  heart 
and  of  one  soul :  neither  said  any 
of  them  that  ought  of  the  things 
which  he  possessed  was  his  own  ; 
but  they  had  all  things  common. 

33  And  with  great  power  gave 
the  apostles  witness  of  the  resur- 
rection of  the  Lord  Jesus :  and 
great  grace  was  upon  them  all. 

34  Neither  was  there  any  among 
them  that  lacked  :  for  as  many  as 
were  possessors  of  lands  or  houses 
sold  them,  and  brought  the  prices 
of  the  things  that  were  sold, 

35  And  laid  them  down  at  the 
apostles'  feet :  and  distribution  was 
made  unto  every  man  according  as 
he  had  need. 

36  And  Joses,  who  by  the  apos- 
tles was  surnamed  Barnabas,  (which 
is,  being  interpreted.  The  son  of 
-  consolation.)  a  Levite,  and  of  the 
country  of  Cyprus, 

37  Having  land,  sold  it,  and 
brought  the  money,  and  laid  it 
at  the  apostles'  feet. 

CHAPTER   5. 

1  After  that  Ananias  and  fiapphira  his  ir/fe 
for  (lifir  Iniparriiti/  at  I'eti'r'n  rebuke.-  had 
'falU'ii  dnin,  ilrad,  \'>  and  that  the.  rext  of 
the  ajHixlliK  liiiil  ivriiiniht  inami  niiraclcx, 
14  to  Ihc  hirrrii.s,'  of  the  faith:  17  ///,-  ajios^ 
tten  are,  a(iai  II  iiii/irisoned,  lit  Imt  didi  nriil 
1)1/  an  anijid  Oiddiinj  tliein  to  pn-aidi  opmli/ 
to  all :  21  ivhen,  after  their  teaching aceord- 
iiiijli/  ill  tlie  temple,  2!)  and  tiefore  ihe  coim- 
cit,  ;\'\  they  are  in.  danger  to  he  killed, 
through  the  advice  of  (/amaliel,  a  greiif 
councilor  among  the  Jews,  they  be  kept 
alive.,  40  and  are  but  beaten:  for  n-hivh, 
thi'i/  glitrifij  God ,  and,  cease  no  day  from 
pi'eaching. 

1)UT  a  certain  man  named  Ana- 
y  nias,  with  Sapphira  his  wif(>, 
sold  a  possession, 

2  And  kept  back  part  of  the 
price,  his  wife  also  oeing:  i)rivy 
to  it,  and  brought  a  certain  part, 
and  laid  it  at  the  apostles'  feet. 

3  l»ut  I'eter  said,  Ananias,  MJiy 
liatli  Satan  filled  tliiiw  heart  to  lie 
to  the  Holy  (iliost,  and  to  keep 
back  piirt  of  tlie  i)rice  of  the  land  'I 

4  Whiles  it  remained,  was  it  not 


thine  own?  and  after  it  was  sold, 
was  it  not  in  thine  own  power  1 
why  hast  thou  conceived  this  thing 
in  thine  heart  ?  thou  hast  not  lied 
unto  men,  but  unto  God. 

5  And  Ananias  hearing  these 
words  fell  down,  and  gave  up  the 
ghost :  and  great  fear  came  on  all 
them  that  heard  these  things. 

6  And  the  young  men  arose, 
wound  him  up,  and  carried  hint 
out,  and  buried  him. 

7  And  it  was  about  the  space  of 
three  hours  after,  when  his  wife, 
not  knowing  what  was  done,  came 
in. 

8  And  Peter  answered  unto  her. 
Tell  me  whether  ye  sold  the  land 
for  so  much  ]  And  she  said,  Yea, 
for  so  much. 

9  Then  Peter  said  unto  her. 
How  is  it  that  ye  have  agreed 
together  to  tempt  the  Spirit  of 
the  Lord  '?  behold,  the  feet  of  them 
which  have  buried  thy  husband 
are  at  the  door,  and  shall  carry 
thee  out. 

10  Then  fell  she  down  straight- 
way at  his  feet,  and  yielded  up  the 
ghost :  and  the  youiig  men  came 
in,  and  found  her  dead,  and,  car'ry- 
ing  her  forth,  buried  her  by  her 
husband. 

11  And  great  fear  came  upon  all 
the  church,  and  upon  as  many  as 
heard  these  things. 

12  U  And  by  the  hands  of  the 
apostles  were  many  signs  and 
wonders  wrought  among  the  peo- 
ple ;  (and  they  were  all  with  one 
accord  in  Solomon's  porch. 

13  And  of  the  rest  durst  no 
man  join  himself  to  them :  but 
the  people  magnified  them. 

14  And  believers  were  the  more 
added  to  the  Lord,  multitudes  both 
of  men  and  women.) 

15  Lisomuch  tliat  they  brought 
forth  the  sick  into  the  streets,  and 
laid  them  on  l)e(ls  and  couches,  that 
at  tlie  k;ast  the  shadow  of  Petei' 
passing  by  might  overshadow  some 
of  them. 

16  "^rhere  cjinio  also  a  multitude 
out  of  the  cities  round  about  unto 
Jerusalem,  bringing  sick  folks,  and 
them  which  were  vexed  with  uii- 
cl(>an  spirits :  and  they  were  healed 
every  one. 

17  II  Then  the  high  priest  I'ose 
ui),a,nd  all  they  that  were  with  him, 
(which  is  the  sect  of  the  Sadducees,) 
jind  were  filled  with  indignation. 

IS  And  laid  their  ha-nds  on  the 
apostles,  and  put  them  in  tlie  com- 
mon i)risoii. 

19  I'.ut  the  ang<>l  of  the  Loi-d  l)y 
night  o|)eiied  th(>  pi-ison  doors,  and 
lirought  them  forth,  and  said. 


126 


The  ajpostles  again  imprisoned. 


THE  ACTS,  6. 


GamalieVs  counsel. 


20  Go,  stand  and  speak  in  the 
temple  to  the  people  all  the  words 
of  this  life. 

21  And  when  they  heard  that, 
they  entered  into  the  temple  early 
in  the  morning,  and  taught.  Hut 
the  high  priest  came,  and  they  that 
were  with  him,  and  called  the  coun- 
cil together,  and  all  the  senate  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  sent  to 
the  prison  to  have  them  brought. 

22  But  when  the  officers  came, 
and  found  them  not  in  the  prison, 
they  returned,  and  told, 

23  Saying,  The  prison  truly 
found  we  shut  with  all  safety,  and 
the  keepers  standing  without  be- 
fore the  doors :  but  when  we  had 
oijened,  we  found  no  man  within. 

24  Now  when  the  high  priest 
and  the  captain  of  the  temple  and 
thechief  priests  heard  these  things, 
they  doubted  of  them  whereunto 
this  would  grow. 

25  Then  came  one  and  told  them, 
saying,  Behold,  the  men  whom  ye 
put  in  prison  ai^e  standing  in  the 
temple,  and  teaching  the  people. 

26  Then  went  the  captain  with 
the  officers,  and  brought  them  with- 
out violence :  for  they  feared  the 
people,  lest  they  should  have  been 
stoned. 

27  And  when  they  had  brought 
them,  they  set  them  before  the 
council :  and  the  high  priest  asked 
them, 

28  Saying,  Did  not  we  straitly 
command  you  that  ye  should  not 
teach  in  this  name?  and,  behold, 
ye  have  filled  Jerusalem  with  your 
doctrine,  and  intend  to  bring  this 
man's  blood  upon  us. 

29  H  Then  Peter  and  the  other 
apostles  answered  and  said.  We 
ought  to  obey  God  rather  than  men. 

30  The  God  of  our  fathers  raised 
up  Jesus,  whom  ye  slew  and  hanged 
on  a  tree. 

31  Him  hath  God  exalted  with 
his  right  hand  to  he  a  Prince  and  a 
Saviour,  for  to  give  repentance  to 
Israel,  and  forgiveness  of  sins. 

32  And  we  are  his  witnesses  of 
these  things  ;  and  .so  is  also_  the 
Holy  Ghost,  whom  God  hath  given 
to  them  that  obey  him. 

33  ^  When  they  heard  that,  they 
were  cut  to  the  heart,  and  took 
counsel  to  slay  them. 

34  Then  stof)d  there  up  one  in 
the  council,  a  Pharisee,  nam(Hl  Ga- 
maliel, a  doctor  of  the  law,  had  in 
reputation  among  all  the  people, 
and  commanded  to  put  the  ai)0stles 
forth  a  little  space  ; 

35  And  said  unto  them.  Ye  men 
of  Israel,  take  heed  to  youi-selves 

75  1 


what  ye  intend  to  do  as  touching 
these  men. 

36  For  before  these  days  rose  up 
Theudas,  boasting  himself  to  be 
somebody ;  to  whom  a  niunber  of 
men,  aljout  four  hundred,  joined 
themselves :  wlio  was  slain ;  and 
all,  as  many  as  obeyed  him,  were 
scattered,  and  brought  to  nought. 

37  After  this  man  rose  up  Judas 
of  Galilee  in  the  days  of  the  ^taxing. 


and  drew  away  much  people  after 
him:  healso  perished;  and  all, eve/i  as 
many  as  obeyed  him,  weredispersed. 

38  And  now  1  say  unto  j'ou,  Re- 
frain from  these  men,  and  let  them 
alone:  for  if  this  counsel  or  this  work 
be  of  men,  it  will  come  to  nought : 

39  But  if  it  be  of  God,  ye  cannot 
overthrow  it ;  lest  haply  ye  be 
found  even  to  fight  against  God. 

40  And  to  him  they  agreed  :  and 
when  they  had  called  the  apostles, 
and  beaten  tlieni,  they  commanded 
that  they  should  not  speak  in  the 
name  of  Jesus,  and  let  them  go. 

41  ^  And  they  departed  from 
the  presence  of  the  council,  rejoic- 
ing that  they  were  counted  worthy 
to  suffer  shame  for  his  name. 

42  And  daily  in  the  temple,  and 
-  in  every  house,  they  ceased  not  to 
teach  and  preach  Jesus  ^  Christ. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  77(€  apoMes,  desifous  to  hame  the  jwor  re- 
garded  for  their  hodily  svstejiance,  as  also 
cave  fid  theimtelven  io  distpense  the  word  of 
tiod,  iho  food  of  the  soul,  8  appoint  the 
ofjice  of  deacon.fhip  to  seven  chosen  men. 
5  Of  nhoDi  Sieiiht-n,  a  man  full  of  faith, 
and  of  the  IIolij  (Ihost,  is  one.  12  Who  is 
iiiken  of  those,  ■irhom  he  confounded  in 
di.sjniiin(i,  13  and  after  falsely  accused  of 
hla^phemii  against  the  law  and  the  temp/e. 

AND  in  those  days,  when  the 
number  of  the  disciples  was 
multi))lied,  there  arose  a  murmur- 
ing of  the  '^  Grecians  against  the 
Hebrews,  because  their  widows 
were  neglected  in  the  daily  minis- 
tration. 

2  Then  the  twelve  called  the 
multitude  of  the  disciples  Kiito 
them,  and  said.  It  is  not  reason  that 
we  should  leave  the  word  of  God, 
and  serve  tables. 

3  Wherefore,  brethren,  look  ye 
out  among  you  seven  men  of  honest 
report,  full  of  the  Holy  Ghost  and 
wisdom,  wliom  we  may  appoint 
over  this  business. 

4  But  we  will  give  ourselves  con- 
tinually to  prayer,  and  to  the 
ministry  of  the  word. 

5  H  And  the  saying  pleased  the 
whole  multitude  :  and  they  chose 
Stei)hen,  a  man  full  of  faith  and 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  Philip,  and 
Prochorus,   and  Nicanor,  and   Ti- 


1  enrolment, 


2  at  home, 
^  as  the 
Christ, 


*  Grecian 
Jews 


Appointment  of  the  seven. 


THE  ACTS,  7. 


Stephen^ s  speech. 


mon,  and  Parmenas,  and  Nicolas  a 
proselyte  of  Antioch : 

6  Whom  they  set  before  the 
apostles:  and  when  they  had 
prayed,  they  laid  their  hands  on 
them. 

7  And  the  word  of  God  increased ; 
and  the  number  of  the  disciples  mul- 
tiplied in  Jerusalem  greatly  ;  and  a 
great  company  of  the  jjriests  were 
obedient  to  the  faith. 

8  And  Stephen,  full  of  faith  and 
power,  did  great  wonders  and  mira- 
cles among  the  people. 

9  ^  Then  there  arose  certain  of 
the  synagogue,  which  is  called  the 
synagogue  of  the  '  Libertines,  and 
Cyrenians,  and  Alexandrians,  and 
of  them  of  Cilicia  and  of  Asia,  dis- 
puting with  Stephen. 

10  And  they  were  not  able  to  re- 
sist the  wisdom  and  the  spirit  by 
which  he  spake. 

11  Then  they  suborned  men, 
which  said,  We  have  heard  him 
speak  blasphemous  words  against 
Moses,  and  against  God. 

1 2  And  they  stirred  up  the  peo- 
ple, and  the  elders,  and  the  scrioes, 
and  came  upon  him,  and  caught 
him,  and  brought  Idm  to  the  coun- 
cil, 

13  And  set  up  false  witnesses, 
which  said.  This  man  ceaseth  not  to 
speak  blasphemous  words  against 
this  holy  place,  and  the  law  : 

14  For  we  have  heard  him  say, 
that  this  Jesus  of  Nazareth  shall 
destroy  this  place,  and  shall  change 
the  customs  which  Moses  delivered 
us. 

15  And  all  that  sat  in  the  coun- 
cil, looking  stedfastly  on  him,  saw 
his  face  as  it  had  been  the  face  of 
an  angel. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  Stephen,  permitted  to  atixirer  to  tlie  ticciiMi- 
Uon  of  blaxplieiiuj,  '1  Kheweth  that  Ahta- 
ham  fcornhiji/ieil'  Goil  ri(ihthj,  <tnd  hoin 
God  choxe  the  t'iitliei-n  'i\\  lie/ore  Monea  mix 
born,  (in<t  ttefore  tlii>  tdhcrintfle  <tn<l  tein/ile 
were  built:  'A1  thut  ,)/(/.sc.s-  hiuoself  iritne^xid 
of  Chrint:  44  aiKt  thitt  all  oiiinnnl  <;-re- 
inoniex  irere  ordtiincd  iiccordnm  to  the 
hecirenly  puttern.  to  loxt  Indfoi-  a  time:  .')1 
reprehend  1)1(1  their  reliell ion ,  iDid  miirder- 
inu  ('I'  I'lirinljhe  .hist  (hie,  irli.nii  llie  nni- 
phetx  lontiihl  xhoiild  eniiie  into  lli,  in.rlil. 
54  Whiri-iiiJini  they  .stone  him  /,,  d,,i//i,  irho 
cum  III  end  eih  liix  Houl  to  Jexilx,  <inU  humldi/ 
priii/ftli  for  them. 

rilHEN  said  the  high  priest,  Are 
i    these  things  so? 

2  And  he  said,  -  Men   brcthi-on 
and  fathers,  hearken  ;  'I'lic  (  hxI  of 
glory    appeared    unto   our    fatlicr 
AbrahaTU,  when  he  was  in  Mesopo- 
tamia, l)efore  h<?  dwelt  in  ■'  Cliarraii. 

3  And  said  unto  him,  (jlet  thee 
out  of  thy  country,  and  from  thy 


kindred,  and  come  into   the  land 
which  I  shall  shew  thee. 

4  Then  came  he  out  of  the  land 
of  the  Chaldajans,  and  dwelt  in 
^  Char  ran  :  and  from  thence,  when 
his  father  was  dead,  he  removed 
him  into  this  land,  wherein  ye  now 
dwell. 

5  And  he  gave  him  none  inheri- 
tance in  it,  no,  not  so  much  as  to 
set  his  foot  on  :  yet  he  promised 
that  he  would  give  it  to  him  for 
a  possession,  and  to  his  seed  after 
him,  when  as  yet  he  had  no  child. 

6  And  God  spake  on  this  wise, 
That  his  seed  should  sojourn  in  a 
strange  land  ;  and  that  they  should 
bring  them  into  bondage,  and  en- 
treat them  evil  four  hundred  years. 

7  And  the  nation  to  whom  they 
shall  be  in  bondage  will  I  judge, 
said  God  :  and  after  that  shall  they 
come  forth,  and  serve  me  in  this 
place. 

8  And  he  gave  him  the  covenant 
of  circumcision  :  and  so  Abraham 
begat  Isaac,  and  circumcised  him 
the  eighth  day ;  and  Isaac  begat 
Jacob  ;  and  Jacob  begat  the  twelve 
patriarchs. 

9  And  the  patriarchs,  moved 
with  envy,  sold  Joseph  into  Egypt : 
but  God  was  with  him, 

10  And  delivered  him  out  of  all 
his  afflictions,  and  gave  him  favour 
and  wisdom  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt ;  and  he  made  him 
governor  over  Egypt  and  all  his 
house. 

1 1  Now  there  came  a  dearth 
over  all  the  land  of  Egytit  and 
®  C'hanaan,  and  great  affliction : 
ami  our  fathers  found  no  sus- 
tenance. 

12  But  when  Jacob  heard  that 
there  was  ''corn  in  Egypt,  he  sent 
out  our  fathers  lirst. 

13  And  at  the  second  time  Jo- 
sejih  was  made  known  to  his  bre- 
thren ;  and  Joseph's  kindred  was 
made  known  unto  Pharaoh. 

14  Then  sent  Joseph,  and  called 
his  father  Jacol)  to  1dm,  and  all 
his  kindrcnl,  threescore  and  fifteen 
souls. 

15  So  Jacob  went  down  into 
l^^-gyi)t,  and  died,  he,  and  our 
fatliei's, 

1(1  And  were  carried  over  into 
"  Syeliein.  and  laid  in  the  sepulchre 
that  Al)raliJim  bought  foi-  a  sum  of 
money  of  the  sons  of  '^  I'jninor  lli< 
father  of  S,\-cliein. 

I  7  lint  when  t  he  time  of  the  ])ro- 
niise  drew  nigh,  which  God  had 
sworn  to  Ahraliani,  the  peojjle  grew 
and  multiplied  in  l"]gyi)t, 

J.S  Till  another  king  arose,  which 
knew  not  Joseph. 


128 


Stepheii's  defence,  and 


THE  ACTS,  7. 


arraignment  of  the  Jews 


19  The  same  dealt  subtilly  with 
our  kindred,  and  evil  entreated  our 
fathers,  so  that  they  cast  out  their 
young  children,  to  the  end  they 
might  not  live. 

20  In  which  time  Moses  was 
born,  and  was  exceeding  fair,  and 
nourished  up  in  his  father's  house 
three  months  : 

21  And  when  he  Avas  cast  out, 
Pharaoh's  daughter  took  him  up, 
and  nourished  him  for  her  own 
son. 

22  And  Moses  was  learned  in  all 
the  wisdom  of  the  Egyptians,  and 
was  mighty  in  words  and  in 
deeds. 

23  And  when  he  was  full  forty 
years  old,  it  came  into  his  heart  to 
visit  his  brethren  the  children  of 
Israel. 

24  And  seeing  one  of  them  suffer 
wrong,  he  defended  liim,  and 
avenged  him  that  was  oppressed, 
and  smote  the  Egyptian  : 

25  For  he  supposerl  his  brethren 
would  have  understood  how  that 
God  by  his  hand  would  deliver 
them  :  but  they  understood  not. 

26  And  the  next  day  he  shewed 
himself  unto  them  as  they  strove, 
and  would  have  set  them  at  one 
again,  saying.  Sirs,  ye  are  bre- 
thren ;  why  do  ye  wrong  one  to 
another  % 

27  But  he  that  did  his  neighbour 
wi'ong  thrust  him  away,  saying, 
Who  made  thee  a  ruler  and  a  judge 
over  us  % 

28  Wilt  thou  kill  me,  as  thou  did- 
dest  the  Egyptian  yesterday  % 

29  Thenfled  Mosesat  this  saying, 
and  was  a  stranger  in  the  land  of 
'  Madian,  where  he  begat  two 
sons. 

30  And  when  forty  years  were 
expired,  there  appeared  to  him  in 
the  wilderness  of  mount  "  Sina  an 
angel  of  the  Lord  in  a  flame  of  fire 
in  a  bush. 

31  When  Moses  saw  it,  he  won- 
dered at  the  sight :  and  as  he  drew 
near  to  behold  it,  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  hiin, 

32  >Sai/i)ic/,  I  am  the  God  of  thy 
fathers,  the  God  of  Abraham,  and 
the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of 
Jacob.  Then  Moses  trembled,  and 
durst  not  behold. 

33  Then  said  the  Lord  to  him. 
Put  off  thy  shoes  from  thy  feet :  for 
the  place  where  thou  standest  is 
holy  ground. 

34  I  have  seen,  I  have  seen  the 
affliction  of  my  people  which  is 
in  Eg.ypt,  and  I  have  heard  theii' 
groaning,  and  am  come  down  to 
deliver  them.  And  now  come,  I 
will  send  thee  into  Egypt. 


35  This  Moses  whom  they  re- 
fused, saying,  Who  made  thee  a 
ruler  and  a  judge?  the  same  did 
God  send  to  be  a  ruler  and  a  de- 
liverer by  the  hand  of  the  angel 
which  appeared  to  him  in  the  bush. 

36  He  brought  them  out,  after 
that  he  had  shewed  wonders  and 
signs  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  in 
the  Red  sea,  and  in  the  wilderness 
forty  years. 

37  ^  This  is  that  Moses,  which 
said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  A 
prophet  shall  the  Lord  yovir  God 
raise  up  unto  you  of  your  brethren, 
like  unto  me  ;  him  shall  ye  hear. 

38  This  is  he,  that  was  in  the 
church  in  the  wilderness  with 
the  angel  which  spake  to  him  in 
the  mount  •'  Sina,  and  with  our 
fathers :  who  received  the  lively 
oracles  to  give  unto  us : 

39  To  whom  our  fathers  would 
not  obey,  but  thrust  him  from  them, 
and  in  their  hearts  turned  back 
again  into  Egypt, 

40  Saying  unto  Aaron,  Make  us 
gods  to  go  before  us  :  for  as  for  this 
Moses,  which  brought  us  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  we  *  wot  not  what 
is  become  of  him. 

41  And  they  made  a  calf  in  those 
days,  and  offered  sacrifice  unto  the 
idol,  and  rejoiced  in  the  works  of 
their  own  hands. 

42  Then  God  turned,  and  gave 
them  up  to  worship  the  host  of 
heaven  ;  as  it  is  written  in  the  book 
of  the  prophets,  O  ye  house  of 
Israel,  have  ye  offered  to  me  slain 
beasts  and  sacrifices  bii  the  space  of 
forty  years  in  the  wilderness] 

43  Yea,  ye  took  up  the  tabernacle 
of  Moloch,  and  the  star  of  your  god 
Reinphan,  figures  which  ye  made  to 
worship  them  :  and  I  will  carry  you 
away  beyond  Babylon. 

44  Our  fathers  had  the  tabernacle 
of  "  witness  in  the  wilderness,  as  he 
had  appointed,  speaking  unto  Mo- 
ses, that  he  should  make  it  accord- 
ing to  the  fashion  that  he  had 
seen. 

45  Which  also  our  fathers  that 
came  after  brought  in  with  "Jesus 
into  the  possession  of  the "  C!  en  tiles, 
whom  C!()d  drave  out  before  the 
face  of  our  fathers,  unto  the  days 
of  David  ; 

46  Who  found  favour  before  God, 
and  desired  to  find  a  tabernacle  for 
the  (lod  of  Jacob. 

47  But  Solomon  built  him  an 
house. 

48  Howbeit  the  most  High  dwell- 
ethnotin  temples  made  with  hands; 
as  saith  the  prophet, 

49  Heaven   is   my    throne,   and 


^  Sinai, 


*  know 


5  the 
testimony 


6  .loshiia 
"  nations, 


129 


Stephen  is  stoned. 


THE  ACTS,  8.        Apostles  confivra  PhUip^s  disciples. 


earth  is  my  footstool :  what  house 
will  ye  build  me  ?  saith  the  Lord : 
or  what  is  the  place  of  my  rest  '\ 

50  Hath  not  my  hand  made  all 
these  things  1 

51  ^  Ye  stiflFnecked  and  uncir- 
cumcised  in  heart  and  ears,  ye  do 
always  resist  the  Holy  Ghost :  as 
your  fathers  did,  so  do  ye. 

52  Which  of  the  prophets  have 
not  your  fathers  persecuted  1  and 
they  have  slain  them  which  shewed 
before  of  the  coming  of  the  Just 
One;  of  whom  ye  have  been  now 
the  beti'ayers  and  murderers  : 

53  Who  have  received  the  law 
by  the  disposition  of  angels,  and 
have  not  kept  it. 

54  ^  When  they  heard  these 
things,  they  were  cut  to  the  heart, 
and  they  gnashed  on  him  with 
their  teeth. 

55  But  he,  being  full  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  looked  up  stedfastly  into 
heaven,  and  saw  the  glory  of  God, 
and  Jesus  standing  on  the  right 
hand  of  God, 

56  And  said.  Behold,  I  see  the 
heavens  opened,  and  the  Son  of 
man  standing  on  the  right  hand  of 
God. 

57  Then  they  cried  out  with  a 
loud  voice,  and  stopped  their  ears, 
and  ran  upon  him  with  one  ac- 
cord, 

68  And  cast  him  out  of  the  city, 
and  stoned  him :  and  the  witnesses 
laid  down  their  clothes  at  a  young 
man's  feet,  whose  name  was  Haul. 

59  And  they  stoned  Stephen, 
calling  upon  G'od,  and  saying,  Lord 
Jesus,  receive  my  spirit. 

GO  And  he  kneeled  down,  and 
cried  with  a  loud  voice.  Lord,  lay 
not  this  sin  to  their  charge.  And 
when  he  had  said  this,  he  fell 
asleep. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  h'l/  occaxion  of  the,  persecution  in  Jcru- 
sdhiii.,  the  church  being  j>l,a)ite,d  in  S(niui- 
rin,  fi  hif  J'liitiji  tlie  denenn.  who  preached ^ 
iI'kJ  inifiiclen,  ami  tiiijttized  rnnni/,  <iiimh(i 
the  ri'xt  Simon  the  Korverer,  (t  i/rent  Wfl iicer 
of  the  penple:  U  Peter, ni<l  John  come  to 
conjirm  on, I  ent,i,;Je  tl,e  ,-l,  „  ,;-h  :  irhert-,  tnj 
iiroijer  ,in<l  ■impoxilinti  ,,f' Im ikIk  fprinfj  tfie 
II, ill/  tlhoKt.  is  vliiii  Simtoi  ivonld  hare 
lioiight  the  flic  i„i,r,-r  ,,/  them,  20  I'eler 
shin-plji  ri piiiriiuj  his  hi/pocrrHlJ,  aiid  en- 
retoiixnexK,  ii n,l  e.ehorlin,/  him  to  repent- 
once,  foj/ether  vitk  John  preochiiin  the 
irord  of  the  Lord,  t-etnrn  to  Jeriixolem. 
'2(1  lint  the  iingel  sendeth  I'hilip  to  te,i,-h. 
iinil  liiiptize  the  Klliiojridn  eniinch. 

AN  J)  Saul  was  consenting  xnito 
his  death.  And  at  that  time 
tliere  was  a  great  i)ersecuti<)n 
against  the  church  whicli  was  at 
Jerusalem  ;  and  they  were  all  scat- 
tered abroad  tlnoughout  the  re- 
gions of  .1  ufUea  and  Samaria,  except 
the  apostles. 


2  And  devout  men  carried  Ste- 
phen to  his  burial,  and  made  great 
lamentation  over  him. 

3  As  for  Saul,  he  made  havock 
of  the  church,  entering  into  every 
house,  and  haling  men  and  women 
committed  them  to  prison. 

4  Therefore  they  that  were  scat- 
tered abi'oad  went  every  where 
preaching  the  word. 

5  Then  Philip  went  down  to  the 
city  of  Samaria,  and  i^reached 
Christ  unto   them. 

6  And  the  people  with  one  ac- 
cord gave  heed  unto  those  things 
which  Philip  sjiake,  hearing  and 
seeing  the  miracles  which  he  did. 

7  For  unclean  s]3irits,  crj'ing 
with  loud  voice,  came  out  of  many 
that  wei^e  possessed  with  them:  and 
many  taken  with  palsies,  and  that 
were  lame,  were  healed. 

8  And  there  was  great  joy  in  that 
city. 

9  But  there  was  a  certain  man, 
called  Simon,  which  beforetime  in 
the  same  city  used  sorcery,  and 
^  bewitched  the  people  of  Samaria, 
giving  out  that  himself  was  some 
great  one : 

10  To  whom  they  all  gave  heed, 
from  the  least  to  the  greatest,  say- 
ing. This  man  is  the  great  power 
of  God. 

11  And  to  him  they  had  regard, 
because  that  of  long  time  he  had 
^  bewitched  them  witli  soi'ceries. 

1 2  |}ut  when  they  believed  Philip 
preaching  the  things  concerning 
the  kingdom  of  God,  and  the  name 
of  Jesus  Christ,  they  were  baptized, 
both  men  and  women. 

13  Then  Simon  himself  believed 
also :  and  when  he  was  baptized, 
lie  continued  with  I'hilip,  and 
-  wondei-ed.  beholding  the  miracles 
and  signs  which  were  done. 

14  Now  when  tlu^  apostles  which 
were  at  Jerusalem  heafd  that  Sa- 
maria had  recei\'ed  the  woid  of 
(iod,  they  sent  unto  them  Peter 
and  John : 

15  Who,  when  tlu^y  wei'e  come 
down,  i)rayed  foi-  them,  that  they 
might  !-eceive  Ihe  Holy  ({host: 

1<)  ( Koi-  as  yet  h(>  was  fallen  upon 
non(»  of  them  :  only  they  were  Imj)- 
tized  ''in  the  name  of  the  Lord 
.Jesus.) 

1 7  Then  laid  they  their  hands  on 
tliem,  and  they  received  the  Holy 
(jhost. 

18  And  when  Simon  saw  tli.it 
through  hiyingon  of  (he  ai)ostles' 
hands  thr  Holy  Ghost  was  given, 
lie  oi1ei(>d  them  money, 

19  Saying,  (rive  me  also  this 
power,  that  on  wli(jms«xner  I  lay 


1  amazed 


^  was 
amazed. 


«  into 


130 


Simon  the  sorcerer. 


THE  ACTS,  9. 


The  Ethiopian  eunuch. 


hands,  he  may  receive  the  Holy 
( iho.st. 

20  But  Peter  said  unto  him,  Thy 
money  perish  with  thee,  because 
thou  hast  thought  that  the  gift 
of  God  may  be  purchased  witli 
money. 

'1\  Thou  hast  neither  part  nor 
lot  in  this  matter  :  for  thy  heart  is 
not  right  in  the  sight  of  (k)d. 

22  Repent  therefore  of  this  tliy 
wickedness,  and  pray  God,  if  per- 
haps the  thought  of  thine  heart 
may  be  forgiven  thee. 

23  For  I  perceive  that  thou  art 
in  the  gall  of  bitterness,  and  in  the 
bond  of  iniquity. 

24  Then  answered  Simon,  and 
said,  Pray  ye  to  the  Lord  for  me, 
that  none  of  these  things  which  ye 
have  spoken  come  upon  me. 

25  And  they,  when  they  had  tes- 
tified and  preached  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  returned  to  Jerusalem,  and 
preached  the  gospel  in  many  vil- 
lages of  the  Samai'itans. 

26  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
spake  unto  Philip,  saying,  Arise, 
and  go  toward  the  south  unto  the 
way  that  goeth  down  from  Jerusa- 
lem unto  Gaza,  which  is  desert. 

27  And  he  arose  and  went :  and, 
behold,  a  man  of  Ethiopia,  an  eu- 
nuch of  great  authorit.y  under 
Gandace  queen  of  the  Ethiopians, 
who  had  the  charge  of  all  her  trea- 
sure, and  had  come  to  Jerusalem 
for  to  worship, 

28  Was  returning,  and  sitting  in 
his  chariot  read '  Esaias  the  prophet. 

29  Then  the  Spirit  said  unto 
Philip,  Go  near,  and  join  thyself  to 
this  chariot. 

30  And  Philip  ran  thither  to  him, 
and  heard  him  read  the  propliet 
"  Ivsaias.  and  said,  Understandest 
thou  what  thou  readest  1 

31  And  he  said.  How  can  1,  ex- 
cept some  man  should  guide  me? 
And  he  desired  Philip  that  he  would 
come  up  and  sit  with  him. 

32  The  place  of  the  scripture 
which  he  read  was  this.  He  was  led 
as  a  sheep  to  the  slaughter;  an(l 
like  a  lamb  dumb  before  his  shearer, 
so  opened  he  not  his  mouth  : 

33  In  his  humiliaticm  his  judg- 
ment was  taken  away :  and  who 
sliall  declare  his  generation  1  for 
his  life  is  taken  from  the  earth. 

3-t  And  the  eunuch  answered 
Philip,  and  said,  I  pray  thee,  of 
wh(»m  speaketh  the  prophet  this? 
of  himself,  or  of  some  other  man  ? 

35  Then  Philipopened  hismouth, 
and  Ixigan  at  the  same  sci'ipture, 
and  preached  unto  him  Jesus. 

.36  And  as  they  went  on  tJwir 
way,   they   came    unto    a   certain 


water :  and  the  eunuch  said.  See, 
lieve  is  water ;  what  doth  hinder 
me  _to  be  bajjtized  ? 

37  xVnd  Philip  said,  If  thou  be- 
lievest  with  all  thine  heart,  thou 
mayest.  And  he  answered  and  said, 
I  believe  that  Jesus  Christ  is  the 
Son  of  God. 

38  xVnd  he  commanded  the  cha- 
riot to  stand  still :  and  they  went 
down  botli  into  the  water,  both 
Philip  and  the  eunuch;  and  he 
baptized  him. 

39  And  when  they  were  come  up 
out  of  the  water,  the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord  caught  away  Philip,  that  the 
eunuch  saw  him  no  more  :  and  he 
went  on  his  way  rejoicing. 

40  But  Philip,  was  found  at  Azo- 
tus :  and  ijassing  through  he 
preached  in  all  the  cities,  till  he 
came  to  Ca;sarea. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  Saul,  {loirig  icnciirds  Damascns,  4  in 
utrir/.U'ii  tioini  to  Ihc  eaith.  111  i.s  c<ilh>il 
111  t/ic  iipti.'it/exfiip,  IS  and  in  Ixijitize/I  hy 
Aiutnids.  •JO  lie  jireaoheih  Chriat  hoklli/. 
28  Tlif  Ji'irs  1(11/  u(ii.t  to  kill  him  :  29  .so  ilo 
the  (Tferiii>ix,hiit  he  eKcapethhoth.  31  The 
church  h(t >'/»(/  rent,  Peter  healeth  ^-Kneitu 
of  the  pdlt,//,  aC  (Old  restoreth  Tnhitha  to 
life. 

AND  Saul,  yet  breathing  out 
threatenings  and  slaughter 
against  the  disciples  of  the  Lord, 
went  unto  the  high  priest, 

2  And  desired  of  him  letters  to 
Damascus  to  the  synagogues,  that 
if  he  found  any  of  ^  this  wa.v, 
whetlier  they  were  men  or  women, 
he  might  bring  them  bound  unto 
Jerusalem. 

3  And  as  he  journeyed,  he  came 
near  Damascus :  and  suddenly 
there  shined  round  about  him  a 
light  from  heaven  : 

4  And  he  fell  to  the  earth,  and 
heard  a  voice  saying  unto  him, 
Saul,  Saul,  why  persecutest  thou 
me  % 

5  And  he  said,  Who  art  thou. 
Lord  %  And  tlie  Lord  said,  1  am 
Jesus  whom  thou  persecutest :  it  is 
hard  for  thee  to  kick  against  the 
•*  pi-icks. 

6  And  he  trembling  and  asto- 
nished said.  Lord,  what  wilt  thou 
have  me  to  do?  And  the  Lord  .sruV/ 
unto  him,  Arise,  and  go  into  the 
city,  and  it  shall  be  told  thee  what 
thou  must  do. 

7  And  the  men  which  journeyed 
with  him  stood  speechless,  hearing 
a  voice,  but  seeing  no  man. 

S  And  Saul  arose  from  the  earth  ; 
and  when  his  eyes  were  opened,  he 
saw  no  man  :  but  they  led  him  by 
the  hand,  and  brought  hint  into 
Damascus, 


••  coads. 


131 


SauVs  conversion  and  baptism. 


THE  ACTS,  9. 


Peter  raiseth  Tabitha. 


9  And  he  was  three  days  witliout 
.sifj:lit,  and  neither  did  eat  nor  drink. 

10  U  And  there  was  a  certain 
disciple  at  Damascus,  named  Ana- 
nias ;  and  to  him  said  the  L(jrd  in 
a  vision,  Ananias.  And  he  said, 
Behold,  I  am  here.  Lord. 

1 1  And  the  Lord  i^aid  unto  him, 
Arise,  and  go  into  the  street  which 
is  called  8ti-aight,  and  enquire  in 
the  house  of  Judas  for  one  called 
8aul,  of  Tarsus :  for,  behold,  he 
prayeth, 

12  And  hath  seen  in  a  vision  a 
man  named  Ananias  coming  in, 
and  putting  A/.s  hand  on  him,  that 
he  might  receive  his  sight. 

13  Tfien  Ananias  answered, 
Loixl,  1  have  heard  by  many  of 
this  man,  how  much  evil  he  hath 
done  to  thy  saints  at  Jerusalem  : 

14  And  here  he  hath  authority 
from  the  chief  priests  to  bind  all 
that  call  on  thy  name. 

15  But  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Go  thy  way  :  for  he  is  a  chosen 
vessel  unto  me,  to  bear  my  name 
before  the  Gentiles,  and  kings,  and 
the  children  of  Israel : 

1 6  For  I  will  shew  him  how  great 
things  he  must  suffer  for  my  name's 
sake. 

17  And  Ananias  went  his  way, 
and  entered  into  the  house ;  and 
putting  his  hands  on  him  said, 
Bi'other  Saul,  the  Lord,  even  Jesus, 
that  appeared  unto  thee  in  the  way 
as  thou  camest,  hath  sent  me,  that 
thou  mightest  receive  thy  sight, 
and  be  filled  witli  the  Holy  Ghcjst. 

18  And  immediately  there  fell 
frf)m  his  eyes  as  it  had  been  scales  : 
and  he  received  siglit  forthwith, 
and  arose,  and  was  l)aj)tized. 

19  And  when  he  had  I'eceived 
'  meat,  he  was  strengthened.  Then 
was  Maul  certain  days  with  the  dis- 
ciples which  were  at  Damascus. 

20  And  straightway  he  preached 
Christ  in  the  synagogu(;s,  that  he 
is  the  Son  of  fiod. 

21  l>ut  all  that  heard  liim  were 
amazed,  and  said  ;  Is  not  this  he 
that  d(!str()yed  them  which  called 
on  this  nam(!  in  Jerusalem,  and 
came  hither  for  that  intent,  that 
he  might  bring  them  bound  unto 
the  chief  i)i-iests? 

22  I'lit  Saul  increased  the  more 
in  strength,  and  confounderl  tlie 
J(!ws  which  dw(^lt  at  Damascus, 
proving  that  this  is  vei-y  Cln-ist. 

23  II  And  after  that  many  days 
were  fulfilled,  the  Jews  took  coun- 
sel to  kill  him  : 

24  But  their  laying  await  was 
known  of  Saul.  And  they  watched 
th(;  gatesday  and  night  to  kill  him. 

25  Then  the  disciijles  took  liim 


by  night,  and  let  him  down  by  the 
wall  in  a  basket. 

26  And  when  Saul  was  come  to 
Jerusalem,  he  assayed  to  join  him- 
self to  th(i  disciples  :  but  they  were 
all  afraid  of  hiin,  and  believed  not 
that  he  was  a  disciple. 

27  J^>ut  Barnabas  took  him,  and 
brought  1dm  to  the  apostles,  and 
d(;clared  unto  them  how  he  had 
seen  the  Lord  in  the  way,  anfl  that 
he  had  spoken  to  him,  and  liow  he 
had  preached  boldly  at  Damascus 
in  the  name  of  Jesus. 

28  And  he  was  with  them  com- 
ing in  and  going  out  at  Jerusalem. 

29  And  he  spake  boldly  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  dis- 
puted against  tlie  '~  Grecians  :  but 
they  went  about  to  slay  him. 

30  Which  when  the  brethren 
knew,  they  brought  him  down  to 
Cicsarea,  and  sent  him  forth  to 
Tarsus. 

31  Then  had  the  ''churches  rest 
throughout  all  Juda'a  and  Galilee 
and  Samaria,  and  ■*  wei'e  t  edified  ; 
and  walking  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  the  comfort  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  ^  were  multiplied. 

32  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Pe- 
ter passed  throughout  all  qiiurters, 
he  came  down  also  to  the  saints 
which  dwelt  at  Lydda. 

33  And  there  he  found  a  cei'tain 
man  named  vF^neas,  which  had  kept 
his  bed  eight  years,  and  was  sick 
of  the  palsy. 

34  And  Peter  said  unto  him, 
yEneas,  Jesus  Christ  maketh  thee 
whole :  arise,  and  make  thy  bed. 
And  he  arose  innnediately. 

35  And  all  tliat  dwelt  at  Lydda 
and  ■"' Saron  saw  him,  and  turned  to 
the  Lord. 

30  11  Now  there  was  at  JoT)pa  a 
certain  disciph;  named  Tabitha, 
which  by  interi)retation  is  called 
Dorcas:  this  w(»nKin  was  full  of 
good  works  and  almsdee<ls  wliich 
she  did. 

37  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  that  she  was  sick,  and  diefl  : 
whom  when  th(\y  had  washed,  they 
laid  her  in  an  u|»i)er  chamber. 

38  And  foi'asmuch  as  Lydda  was 
nigh  to  Jo))|)a,  and  the  (lisc,ii)les 
had  heai'd  tlia-t  I'eter  was  th(M-<', 
they  s(»nt  unto  him  two  men,  desir- 
ing him  that  he  would  not  delay 
to  come  to  th(>m. 

39  Then  l\^ter  arose  and  went 
with  them.  When  he  was  come, 
they  brought  him  into  the  upper 
chambei" :  and  all  the  widf)ws  stood 
by  him  weeping,  and  shewing  the 


*0r, 


t  Gr.  builded  up. 


2  Grecian 
Jews: 


"^  *  fhurch 
^  was 


5  Sharon 


132 


Cornelius' s  vision. 


THE  ACTS,  10. 


and  Peter's. 


coats  and  ganneuts  which  Dorcas 
made,  while  she  was  with  them. 

40  But  I'eter  put  them  all  forth, 
and  kneeled  down,  and  prayed  ; 
and  turning  hii/i,  to  the  body  said, 
Tabitha,  arise.  And  she  opened 
her  eyes  :  and  when  she  saw  Peter, 
she  sat  up. 

4 1  And  he  gave  her  his  hand,  and 
lifted  her  up,  and  when  he  had 
called  the  saints  and  widows,  i)re- 
sented  her  alive. 

42  And  it  was  known  through- 
out all  Joppa  ;  and  many  believed 
in  the  Lord. 

43  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he 
tarried  many  days  in  Joppa  with 
one  Simon  a  tanner. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  CornelUis,  a  flerout  m<ni,  b  being  cinn- 
munded  hy  an  any  el,  send  eth  for  Peter: 
11  toho  by  a  vision  15,  20  ix  taught  not  to 
desjnse  the  Gentileti.  34  As  he  preaclietli. 
Chrint  to  Cornelius  and  his  company,  44 
the  Holy  Ghost  falleth  on  them,  48  and  they 
are  baptized. 

n^lHERE  was  a  certain  man  in 
J-  C{esarea_  called  Cornelius,  a 
centurion  of  the  band  called  the 
Italian  hand, 

2  A  devout  man,  and  one  that 
feared  God  with  all  his  house, 
which  gave  much  alms  to  the  peo- 
ple, and  prayed  to  God  alway. 

3  He  saw  in  a  vision  ^evidently 
about  the  ninth  hour  of  the  day  an 
angel  of  God  coming  in  to  him,  and 
saying  unto  him,  Cornelius. 

4  And  when  he  looked  on  him, 
he  was  afraid,  and  said.  What  is  it, 
Lordi  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thy 
pi'ayers  and  thine  alms  are  come 
up  for  a  memorial  before  God. 

•5  And  now  send  men  to  Joppa, 
and  call  for  one  Simon,  whose  sur- 
name is  Peter : 

6  He  lodgeth  with  one  Simon  a 
tanner,  whose  house  is  by  the  sea 
side  :  he  shall  tell  thee  what  thou 
oughtest  to  do. 

7  And  when  the  angel  which 
spake  unto  Cornelius  was  de- 
narted,  he  called  two  of  his  house- 
hold servants,  and  a  devout  soldier 
of  them  that  waited  on  him  con- 
tinually ; 

8  And  when  he  had  declared  all 
these  things  unto  them,  he  sent 
them  to  Joppa. 

9  *\  On  the  morrow,  as  they  went 
on  their  journey,  and  drew  nigh 
unto  the  city,  Peter  w(^nt  up  upon 
the  housetop  to  pray  about  the 
sixth  hour  : 

10  And  he  became  very  hungry, 
and  would  liave  eaten  :  but  while 
t}H\v  made  ready,  he  fell  into  a 
tivmce, 

1 1  And  saw  heaven  opened,  and 


a  certain  vessel  descending  unto 
him,  as  it  had  been  a  great  sheet 
knit  at  the  four  corners,  and  let 
down  to  the  earth  : 

12  Wherein  were  all  manner  of 
fourfooted  be.asts  of  the  earth,  and 
wild  beasts,  and  creeping  things, 
and  fowls  of  the  air. 

13  And  there  came  a  voice  to 
him,  llise,  Peter  ;  kill,  and  eat. 

14  Put  Peter  said.  Not  so,  Lord  ; 
for  I  have  never  eaten  any  thing 
that  is  common  or  unclean. 

1.5  And  the  voice  sixike  unto  him 
again  the  second  time,  What  God 
hath  cleansed,  that  call  not  thou 
common. 

16  This  was  done  thrice:  and 
the  vessel  was  received  up  again 
into  heaven. 

17  Now  while  Peter  doubted  in 
himself  what  this  vision  which  he 
had  seen  should  mean,  behold,  the 
men  which  were  sent  from  Corne- 
lius had  made  enquiry  for  Simon's 
house,  and  stood  before  the  gate, 

1 8  Andcalled,  and  asked  whether 
Simon,  which  was  surnamed  Peter, 
were  lodged  there. 

19  ^  While  Peter  thought  on  the 
vision,  the  Spirit  said  unto  him, 
Behold,  three  men  seek  thee. 

20  Arise  therefore,  and  get  thee 
down,  and  go  with  them,  doubting 
nothing  :  for  I  have  sent  them. 

21  Then  Peter  went  down  to  tlie 
men  which  were  sent  unto  him 
from  Cornelius ;  and  said,  Behokl, 
I  am  he  whom  ye  seek  :  what  is 
the  cause  wher-efore  ye  are  come  1 

22  And  they  said,  Cornelius  the 
centurion,  a  just  man,  and  one  that 
feareth  God,  and  of  good  report 
among  all  the  nation  of  the  Jews, 
was  warned  fr'om  God  by  an  holy 
angel  to  send^  for  thee  into  his 
house,  and  to  .hear  words  of  thee. 

23  Then  called  he  them  in,  and 
lodged  them.  And  on  the  morrow 
Peter  went  away  with  them,  and 
certain  brethren  from  Joppa  ac- 
companied him. 

24  And  the  morrow  after  they 
entered  into  Ca\sarea.  And  Cor- 
nelius waited  for  them,  and  had 
called  together  his  kinsmen  and 
neai-  friends. 

2-5  And  as  Peter  was  coming  in, 
Cornelius  met  him,  and  fell  down 
at  his  feet,  and  woi\shii)i)ed  luin. 

26  But  Peter  took  him  up,  say- 
ing. Stand  up  ;  1  myself  also  am  a 
man. 

27  And  as  he  talked  with  liim, 
he  went  in,  and  found  many  that 
were  com(>  together. 

28  And  lie  said  unto  them.  Ye 
know  how  that  it  is  mu  unlawful 
thing  for  a  man  that  is  a  Jew  to 


133 


Feler  baptizeth  Cornelius. 


THE  ACTS,  11. 


He  defendeth  his  conduct. 


keep  company,  or  come  unto  one 
of  another  nation  ;  Ijut  God  hath 
shewed  me  that  I  should  not  call 
any  man  common  or  unclean. 

29  Therefore  came  I  unto  yon 
without  gainsaying,  as  soon  as  I 
was  sent  for :  1  ask  therefore  for 
what  intent  ye  have  sent  for  me? 

30  And  Cornelius  said.  Four 
days  ago  I  was  fasting  until  this 
hour ;  and  at  the  ninth  hour  I 
prayed  in  my  house,  and,  behold, 
a  man  stood  before  me  in  bright 
clothing, 

31  And  said,  Cornelius,  thy 
prayer  is  heard,  and  thine  alms 
are  had  in  remembrance  in  the 
sight  of  God. 

32  8end  therefore  to  Joppa,  and 
call  hither  Simon,  whose  surname 
is  Peter  ;  he  is  lodged  in  the  house 
of  one  Simon  a  tanner  by  the  sea 
side :  who,  when  he  cometh,  shall 
speak  unto  thee. 

33  Immediately  therefore  I  sent 
to  thee ;  and  thou  hast  well  done 
that  thou  art  come.  Now  there- 
fore are  we  all  here  jiresent  before 
God,  to  hear  all  things  that  are 
commanded  thee  of  God. 

34  51  Then  Peter  opened  his 
mouth,  and  said.  Of  a  truth  I  per- 
ceive that  God  is  no  respecter  of 
persons : 

3.5  But  in  every  nation  he  that 
feareth  him,  and  worketh  right- 
eousness, is  accepted  with  him. 

36  The  word  which  God  sent 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  preach- 
ing peace  by  Jesus  Christ:  (he  is 
Ijord  of  all :) 

37  That  word,  /  .<ta>/,  ye  know, 
which  was  ])ublished  throughout 
all  Jud;t^a,  and  began  from  Galilee, 
after  the  baptism  which  John 
preached ; 

38  How  God  anointed  Jesus  of 
Xazareth  with  the  Ht)ly  Ghost  and 
witli  power :  who  went  al)out  doing 
good,  and  healing  all  that  were:  op- 
|)ressed  of  the  devil ;  for  God  was 
with  him. 

3U  And  we  are  witnesses  f)f  all 
things  which  he  did  both  in  the 
land  of  the  Jews,  and  in  Jerusalem  ; 
whom  they  slew  and  hanged  on  a 
tree  : 

40  Him  God  i-aised  up  the  third 
day,  an<l  shewed  him  openly; 

41  Not  to  all  the  people,  but 
unto  witnesses  chostm  befoi'e  of 
(}<)d,  even,  to  us,  who  did  eat  and 
drink  with  him  after  he  ros(^  f rom 
tlie  dead. 

42  And  h(i  commanded  us  to 
preach  unto  tlie  peojjle,  and  to  tes- 
tify that  it  is  he  wiiich  was  or- 
dained of  (Jod  to  Oe  the  Judge  of 
quick  and  tlead. 


43  To  him  give  all  the  prophets 
witness,  that  through  his  name 
whosoever  believeth  in  .  him  shall 
receive  remission  of  sins. 

44  II  While  Peter  yet  spake  these 
words,  the  Holy  Ghost  fell  on  all 
them  which  heard  the  word. 

45  And  they  of  the  circumcision 
which  believed  were  astonished,  as 
many  as  came  with  Peter,  because 
that  on  the  Gentiles  also  was 
poured  out  the  gift  of  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

46  For  they  heard  them  speak 
with  tongues,  and  magnify  God. 
Then  answered  Peter, 

47  Can  any  man  forbid  water, 
tliat  these  should  not  be  baptized, 
which  have  received  the  Holy  Ghost 
as  well  as  we  1 

48  And  he  commanded  them  to 
be  baptized  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord.  Then  prayed  they  him  to 
tarry  certain  days. 

CHAPTER   11. 

1  Peter,  heing  accused  .for  going  in  to  the 
Gentile/t,  5  inakeih  his  defe/nce,  18  lohich  is 
acc(>})ii'd.  19  The  gospel  heing  spread  into 
J'/iiiiifi',  (I lid  Ci/priis,  (iiid  Aiitiofh.  lliir- 
H(ll,o.-<  is  .s,  id  t,i',;,iifiriii  tlntii.  'iC.  Tliiilis- 
cijiles  there  are  f  rut  culled  Chrisiians.  'iT 
Tliei/  send  relief  to  the  brethren  in  Jttdcea 
in  time  of  famine. 

AND  the  apostles  and  brethren 
that  were  in  Judiea  heard  that 
the  Gentiles  had  also  received  the 
word  of  God. 

2  And  when  Peter  was  come  up 
to  Jerusalem,  they  that  were  of  the 
circumcision  contended  with  him, 

3  Saying,  Thou  wentest  in  to 
men  uncircuincised,  and  didst  eat 
with  them. 

4  But  Peter  rehearsed  the  matter 
from  the  beginning,  and  expounded 
it  by  order  unto  them,  saying, 

.5  I  was  in  the  city  of  Joppa  pray- 
ing :  and  in  a  ti'ance  I  saw  a  vision, 
A  certain  vessel  descend,  as  it  had 
been  a  great  sheet,  let  down  fiom 
heaven  by  four  corners;  and  it 
came  even  to  me  : 

6  Upon  the  which  when  I  had 
fastened  mine  eyes,  I  considered, 
and  saw  fourfooted  beasts  of  the 
earth,  and  wild  beasts,  and  creep- 
ing things,  and  fowls  of  the  air._ 

7  And  1  heaid  a  voice  saying 
unto  me,  Arise,  Peter;  slay  and 
eat. 

8  But  T  said,  Not  sf),  Lord  :  for 
nothing  common  or  uiicl(;an  hath  at 
any  time  enteicul  into  my  mouth. 

9  P.ut  the  voice  answt^red  me 
again  fiom  heaven,  AV'hat  God  hath 
cleansed, /Aa<  call  not  thou  connnoii. 

10  And  this  was  dom;  three 
times:  and  all  were  drawn  up 
again  into  heaven. 

11  And,     behold,     innnediately 


134 


Barnabas  sent  to  Antioch. 


THE  ACTS,  12. 


Herod  beheads  James. 


there  were  tliree  men  already  come 
unto  the  house  where  1  was,  sent 
fi'om  Cjesarea  unto  me. 

12  And  the  ^  spirit  bade  me  go 
with  them,  -iKjtlung  doubting. 
Moreover  these  six  brethren  ac- 
companied  me,  and  we  entered 
into  the  man's  house  : 

13  And  he  shewed  us  how  he  had 
seen  an  angel  in  his  house,  which 
stood  and  said  unto  hi  in,  Send  men 
to  Joppa,  and  call  for  Simon,  whose 
surname  is  Peter ; 

li  Who  shall  tell  thee  words, 
whereby  thou  and  all  thy  house 
shall  be  saved. 

15  And  as  I  began  to  speak,  the 
Holy  Ghost  fell  on  them,  as  on  us 
at  the  beginning. 

16  Then  remembered  I  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  how  that  he  said,  John 
indeed  baptized  with  water;  but  ye 
shall  be  baptized  with  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

17  Forasmuch  then  as  God  gave 
them  the  like  gift  as  he  did  unto 
us,  who  believed  on  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ ;  what  was  I,  that  I  could 
withstand  God'? 

18  When  they  heard  these  things, 
they  held  their  peace,  and  glorified 
God,  saying,  Then  hath  God  also 
to  the  Gentiles  granted  repentance 
unto  life. 

1 9  51  Now  they  which  were  scat- 
tered abroad  upon  the  persecution 
that  arose  about  Stephen  travelled 
as  far  as  •'  Phenice.  and  Cyprus,  and 
Antioch,  preaching  the  word  to 
none  but  unto  the  Jews  only. 

20  And  some  of  them  were  men 
of  Cyprus  and  Cyrene,  which,  when 
they  were  come  to  Antioch,  spake 
unto  the  ''Grecians,  preaching  the 
Lord  Jesus. 

2 1  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was 
with  them :  and  a  great  number  be- 
lieved, and  turned  unto  the  Lord. 

22  II  Then  tidings  of  these  things 
came  unto  the  ears  of  the  church 
which  was  in  Jerusalem  :  and  they 
sent  forth  Parnabas,  that  he  should 
go  as  far  as  Antioch. 

23  Who,  when  he  came,  and  had 
seen  the  grace  of  God,  was  glad, 
and  exhorted  them  all,  that  with 
purpf)se  of  heart  they  would  cleave 
unto  the  Lord. 

24  For  he  was  a  good  man,  and 
full  of  the  Holy  Ghost  and  of  faith  : 
and  much  people  was  added  unto 
the  Lord. 

2.5  Then  departed  Barnabas  to 
Tarsus,  for  to  seek  Saul  : 

26  And  when  he  had  found  him, 
he  brought  him  unto  Antioch.  Ana 
it  came  to  pass,  that  a  whole  year 


*0r, 


they  assembled  themselves  with  the 
church,  and  taught  much  peoiJe. 
And  the  disciples  were  called  Christ- 
ians first  in  Antioch. 

27  ^  And  in  these  days  came  pro- 
phetsfrom  Jerusalem  unto  Antioch. 

28  And  there  stood  up  one  of 
them  named  Agabus,  and  signified 
by  the  '  spirit  that  there  should  l)e 
great  dearth  throughout  all  the 
world :  which  came  to  pass  in  the 
days  of  Claudius  C;esar. 

29  Then  the  disciples,  every  man 
according  to  his  ability,  determined 
to  send  relief  unto  the  brethren 
which  dwelt  in  Judiiea : 

30  Which  also  they  did,  and  sent 
it  to  the  elders  by  the  hands  of 
Barnabas  and  Saul. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  Khitf  Herod  xxrfi'cuti'tli  ilw  ChrisVi<tnft, 
kilhtli  Jaiitet!.  and  itii ini-^iinelh  I'eter ; 
ivhiim  (III  anyid  de/ii-rrct/i  iijioii  the  pi'iii/ern 
of  the  elnireh.  20  Jii  /ii's  jiri'de  iiikhiij  to 
iiiriinelj  the  honour  due  to  God.  he  U xlriekeii 
Irijiui  11  aijel,  iind  d ieth  111 inernhl !i .  U  After 
his  death,  the  word  of  God  proxiiervth. 

NOW  about  that  time  Herod  tlie 
king  stretched  forth  his^  hands 
to  vex  certain  of  the  church. 

2  And  he  killed  James  the  bro- 
ther of  John  with  the  sword. 

3  And  because  he  saw  it  pleased 
the  Jews,  he  proceeded  further  to 
take  Peter  also.  (Then  were  the 
days  of  unleavened  bread.) 

4  And  when  he  had  ap]:)rehended 
him,  he  put  iiim  in  prison,  and  de- 
Hvered  him  to  four  quaternions  of 
soldiers  to  keep  him  ;  _  intending 
after  ®  Easter  to  bring  him  forth  to 
the  people. 

5  Peter  therefore  was  kept  in 
prison  :  but  prayer  was  made  with- 
out ceasing  of  the  church  unto 
God  for  him. 

6  And  when  Herod  would  have 
brought  him  forth,  the  same  night 
Peter  was  sleeping  between  two 
soldiers,  bound  with  two  chains : 
and  the  keepers  before  the  door 
kept  the  prison. 

7  And,  behold,  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  came  w\io\\  him,  and  a  light 
shined  in  the  ''  prison  :  and  lie 
smote  Peter  on  the  side,  and  raised 
him  up,,  saying,  Arise  ui)  quickly. 
And  his  chains  fell  oil'  from  his 
hands. 

8  And  the  angel  said  unto  him, 
Gird  thyself,  and  bind  on  thy  san- 
dals. And  so  he  did.  Andhesaith 
unto  him.  Cast  thy  garment  about 
th(?e,  and  follow  me. 

9  And  he  went  out,  and  followed 
him  ;  and  '  wist  not  that  it  was 
true  which  was  done  by  tlie  angel ; 
but  thought  lie  saw  a  vision. 


Spirit 


*  the  Pass- 
over 


knew 


135 


Peter  delivered  from  prison. 


THE  ACTS,  13.     Paid  and  Barnabas  sent  to  Gentiles. 


1 0  When  they  were  past  the  first 
and  the  second  ^  warcf,  they  came 
unto  the  iron  gate  that  leadeth 
unto  the  city ;  which  opened  to 
them  of  his  own  accord  :  and  they 
went  out,  and  passed  un  through 
one  street ;  aiid  forthwith  the 
angel  departed  from  him. 

11  And  when  Peter  was  come  to 
himself,  he  said.  Now  I  know  of  a 
surety,  that  the  Lord  hath  sent  his 
angel,  and  hath  delivered  me  out 
of  the  hand  of  Herod,  and  f)vm  all 
the  expectation  of  the  people  of  the 
Jews. 

1 2  And  when  he  had  considered 
the  thing,  he  came  to  the  house  of 
Mary  the  mother  of  John,  whose 
surname  was  Mark  ;  where  many 
were  gathered  together  praying. 

13  And  as  Peter  knocked  at  the 
door  of  the  gate,  a  damsel  came  to 
liearken,  named  Rhoda. 

14  And  when  she  knew  Peter's 
voice,  she  opened  not  the  gate  for 
gladness,  but  ran  in,  and  told  how 
Peter  stood  before  the  gate. 

15  And  they  said  unto  her.  Thou 
art  mad.  But  she  constantly  af- 
firmed that  it  was  even  so.  Then 
said  they,  It  is  his  angel. 

16  But  Peter  continued  knock- 
ing :  and  when  they  had  opened 
the  duor,  and  saw  him,  they  were 
astonished. 

17  But  he,  beckoning  urito  them 
with  the  hand  to  hold  their  peace, 
declared  unto  them  how  the  Lord 
had  brought  him  out  of  the  prison. 
And  he  said.  Go  shew  these  things 
unto  James,  and  to  the  brethren. 
And  he  departed,  and  went  into 
anotlier  place. 

is  Now  as  soon  as  it  was  day, 
there  was  no  small  stir  among  the 
soldiers,  what  was  become  of  Peter. 

19  And  when  Herod  had  sought 
for  him,  and  found  him  not,  he 
(examined  the  keepers,  and  (;om- 
manded  that  they  shoukl  be  put 
t(j  death.  And  he  went  down  fi-om 
Jud'.ea  to  C;esarea,  and  t/inr  abode. 

20  11  And  Herod  was  highly  dis- 
pleased with  them  of  Tyre  and 
Sidon  :  but  they  came  with  one 
accord  to  him,  and,  having  made; 
Blastus  the  king's  chambci'lain 
thejr friend, desired  peace;  becausi; 
their  country  was  nourished  by  the 
king's  country. 

21  And  upon  a  set  day  Herod, 
arrayed  in  royal  apparel,  sat  U])on 
his  throne,  and  made  an  oration 
unto  them. 

22  And  the  people  gave  a  shout. 
sayinu.  It  is  the  voice  of  a  god,  and 
not  of  a  man. 

2.3  And  iminodiatcly  the  angel 
of  the  Lord  smoti^  him,  because  lie 


gave  not  God  the  glory  :  and  he 
was  eaten  of  worms,  and  gave  up 
the  ghost. 

24  IT  But  the  word  of  God  grew 
and  multiplied. 

25  And  Barnabas  and  Saul  i-e- 
turned  from  Jerusalem,  when  they 
had  fulfilled  their  "  ministry,  and 
took  with  them  John,  whose  sur- 
name was  Mark. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  Paul  and  Barnaban  are  chosen  to  go  to  the 
(rent ilex.  7  Of  Sergius  Paitlus,  and  Ely- 
ma.s  f/ie  .ytircerer.  14  Paul  prcachelh  at 
Autiin-h.  iltatJenusis  Chrittt.  4-i  77ie  Ceii- 
iile.t  heliffe:  45  hut  the  Jeux  <ialii.'<ay  and 
l/la.spheine:  46  tvheretipon  they  turn  to  the 
Gentiles.  4S  As  many  as  were  ordained 
to  life  believed. 

NOW  there  were  in  the  church 
that  was  at  Antioch  certain 
prophets  and  teachers ;  as  Barna- 
Das,  and  Simeon  that  was  called 
Niger,  and  Lucius  of  Cyrene,  and 
Manaen,  •'  which  had  been  brought 
up  with  Herod  the  tetrarch,  and 
Saul. 

2  As  they  ministered  to  the 
Lord,  and  fasted,  the  Holy  Ghost 
said.  Separate  me  Barnabas  and 
Saul  for  the  work  whereunto  I 
have  called  them. 

3  And  when  they  had  fasted 
and  prayed,  and  laid  their  hands 
on  them,  they  sent  them  away. 

4  11  So  they,  being  sent  forth 
by  the  Holy  Ghost,  departed  unto 
Seleucia ;  and  from  thence  they 
sailed  to  Cyprus. 

5  And  when  they  were  at  Sala- 
mis,  they  preached  the  v/ord  of 
God  in  the  synagogues  of  the 
Jews  :  and  they  had  also  John  "*  to 
their  minister. 

G  And  wiien  they  had  gone 
through  the  isle  unto  Paphos,  they 
found  a  certain  sorcerer,  a  false 
proxjhet,  a  Jew,  whose  name  icas 
Bar-jesus  : 

7  Which  was  with  the  '"'deputy 


of  the  country,  Sergius  PriuUis,  a 
prudent  man  ;  who  called  for  Bar- 
nabas and  Saul,  and  desired  to 
hear  the  word  of  (iod. 

8  But  ]*'lyinas  the  sorcerer  (for 
so  is  his  n;ime  by  interpretation) 
withstood  them,  seeking  to  turn 
away  the  "  dei)ntv  from  the  faith. 

y  Then  Saul,  (who  also  i.s  called 
Paul,)  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost, 
set  his  eves  on  him, 

10  And  sai<l,  O  full  of  all  subtilty 
and  all  miscliief,  tliou  child  of  the 
devil,  thou  enemy  of  all  righteous- 
ness, wilt  thou  notecase  to  pervert 
the  right  ways  of  the  Lord"? 

1  1  And  now,  behold,  tlu^  hand 
of  tlie  Lord  is  upon  thee,  and  thou 


-  raiuistra- 
tion. 


3  the  foster- 
bi'other  of 
Herod 


*  as  their 
attendant. 


^  proconsul 


136 


Elymas  and  Sergius  Paulus. 


THE  ACTS,  13. 


Paul  2ireacheth  at  Antioch. 


shalt  be  blind,  not  seeing  the  sun 
for  a  season.  And  immediately 
there  fell  on  him  a  mist  and  a 
darkness ;  and  he  went  about 
seeking  some  to  lead  him  by  the 
hand. 

1 2  Then  the  ^  deputy,  when  he 
saw  what  was  done,  believed,  being 
astoiaished  at  the  doctrine  of  the 
Lord. 

13  Now  when  Paul  and  his  com- 
pany loosed  from  Paphos,  they 
came  to  Perga  in  Pamphylia :  and 
•John  departing  from  them  re- 
turned to  .Jerusalem. 

14  U  Put  when  they  departed 
from  Perga,  they  came  to  Antioch 
in  Pisidia,  and  went  into  the  syna- 
gogue on  the  sabbath  day,  and  sat 
down. 

15  And  after  the  reading  of  the 
law  and  the  prophets  the  rulers 
of  the  synagogue  sent  unto  thein,_ 
saying,  '"  Yf  men  and  brethren,  if 
ye  have  any  word  of  exhortation 
for  the  people,  say  on. 

16  Then  Paul  stood  up,  and 
beckoning  with  his  hand  said, 
Men  of  Israel,  and  ye  that  fear 
(jlod,  give  audience. 

17  The  God  of  this  people  of 
Israel  chose  our  fathers,  and  ex- 
alted the  people  when  they  dwelt 
as  strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  with  an  high  arm  brought  he 
them  out  of  it. 

18  And  about  the  time  of  forty 
years  ^  suffered   \\i^  their  manners 


in  the  wilderness. 

19  And_  when  he  had  destroyed 
seven  nations  in  the  land  of  •*  Cha- 
naan,  he  divided  their  land  to  them 
by  lot. 

20  And  after  that  he  gave  unto 
them  judges  about  the  space  of 
four  hundred  and  fifty  years,  until 
Samuel  the  prophet. 

21  And  afterward  they  desired 
a  king :  and  Clod  gave  unto  them 
Saul  the  sf)n  of  ''  C'is.  a  man  of  the 
tribe  of  Benjamin,  by  the  space  of 
forty  years. 

22  And  when  he  had  removed 
him,  he  raised  up  unto  them  David 
to  he  their  king ;  to  whom  also  he 
^ave  testimony,  and  said,  I  have 
found  David  the  son  of  Jesse,  a 
man  after  mine  own  heart,  which 
shall  fulfil  all  my  will. 

23  Of  this  rnan's  seed  hath  God 
according  to  //?'.s  promise  raised  unto 
Israel  a  Saviour,  Jesus  : 

24  When  John  had  first  preached 
before  his  coming  the  baptism  of 
repentance  to  all  the  people  of 
Israel. 


25  And  as  John  fulfilled  his 
course,  he  said.  Whom  think  ye 
that  I  am  ?  I  am  not  he.  But,  be- 
hold, there  cometh  one  after  me, 
whose  shoes  of  his  feet  I  am  not 
worthy  to  loose. 

26  "  Men  and  brothi-en,  children 
of  the  stock  of  Abraham,  and  who- 
soever among  you  feareth  God,  to 
you  is  the  word  of  this  salvation 
sent. 

27  For  they  that  dwell  at  Jerusa- 
lem, and  their  rulers,  because  they 
knew  hiin  not,  nor  yet  the  voices  of 
the  prophets  which  ar-e  read  every 
sabbath  day,  they  have  fulfilled 
them  in  condemning  him. 

28  And  though  they  found  no 
cause  of  death  -in  him,  yet  desired 
they  Pilate  that  he  should  be  slain. 

29  And  when  they  had  fulfilled 
all  that  was  written  of  him,  they 
took  him  down  from  the  tree,  and 
laid  hitii  in  a  sepulchre. 

30  But  God  raised  him  from  the 
dead  : 

31  And  he  was  seen  many  days 
of  them  which  came  up  witn  him 
from  Galilee  to  Jerusalem,  who  are 
his  witnesses  unto  the  people. 

.32  And  we  declare  unto  you  glad 
tidings,  how  that  the^ promise  which 
was  made  unto  the  fathers, 

33  God  hath  fulfilled  the  same 
unto  us  their  children,  in  that  he 
hath  raised  up  Jesus  again  :  as  it  is 
also  written  in  the  second  psalm. 
Thou  art  my  Son,  this  day  nave  I 
begotten  thee. 

34  And  as  concerning  that  he 
raised  him  up  from  the  dead,  voir 
no  more  to  return  to  corruption,  he 
said  on  this  wise,  I  will  give  you  the 
sure  mercies  of  David. 

35  Wherefore  he  saith  also  in  an- 
other psalm.  Thou  slialt  not  suffer 
thine  Holy  One  to  see  corruj^tion. 

36  For  David,  after  he  had 
''served  his  own  genenrtion  by  the 


will  of  (iod.  fell  on  sleep,  and  was 


*  Or, 


laid  unto  his  fathers,  and  saw  cor- 
ruption : 

37  But  he,  whom  God  raised 
again,  saw  no  corruption. 

38  il  Be  it  known  unto  you 
therefore,  ^men  a 7x1  brethren,  that 
through  this  man  is  preached  unto 
you  the  forgiveness  of  sins  : 

39  And  by  him  all  that  believe 
are  justified  from  all  things,  from 
which  ye  could  not  be  justified  by 
the  law  of  Moses. 

40  Beware  therefore,  lest  that 
come  upon  you,  which  is  spoken 
of  in  the  i^rophets ; 

41  Behold,  ye  despisers,  and 
wonder,  and  perish  :  for  I  work  a 
work  in  your  days,  a  work  which 


137 


We  turn  to  the  Gentiles. 


THE  ACTS,  14. 


The  apostles  at  Lystra. 


ye  shall  in  no  wise  believe,  though 
a  man  declare  it  unto  you. 

42  And  when  the  Jews  were  g9ne 
out  of  the  synagogue,  the  Gentiles 
besought  that  these  words  might 
be  preached  to  them  the  next  sab- 
bath. 

43  Now  when  the  congregation 
was  broken  up,  many  of  the  Jews 
and  ^  religious  proselytes  followed 
Paul  and  Barnabas  :  who,  speaking 
to  them,  persuaded  them  to  con- 
tinue in  the  grace  of  God. 

44  *\  And  the  next  sabbath  day 
came  almost  the  whole  city  together 
to  hear  the  word  of  God. 

45  But  when  the  Jews  saw  the 
multitudes,  they  were  filled  with 
envy,  and  spake  against  those 
things  which  were  spoken  by  Paul, 
contradicting  and  '^  blaspheming. 

46  Then  Paul  and  Barnabas 
waxed  bold,  and  said,  It  was  ne- 
cessary that  the  word  of  God  should 
first  have  been  spoken  to  you  :  but 
seeing  ye  pilt  it  from  you,  and  judge 
yourselves  unworthy  of  *  everlast- 
ing life,  lo,  we  turn  to  the  Gentiles. 

47  For  so  hath  the  Lord  com- 
manded us,  saying,  I  have  set  thee 
to  be  a  light  of  the  Gentiles,  that 
thou  shouldest  be  for  salvation 
unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

48  And  when  the  Gentiles  heard 
this,  they  were  glad,  and  glorified 
the  word  of  the  Lord  :  and  as  many 
as  were  ordained  to  eternal  life  be- 
Heved. 

49  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  was 
published  throughout  all  the  re- 
gion. 

50  But  the  Jews  stirred  up  the 
devout  and  honourable  women,  and 
the  chief  men  of  the  city,  and 
raised  persecution  against  Paul 
and  Barnabas,  and  expelled  them 
out  of  their  •*  coasts. 

51  But  they  shook  off  the  dust  of 
their  feet  against  them,  and  came 
unto  Iconium. 

52  And  the  disciiJes  were  filled 
with  joy,  and  with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

CHAPTER  14. 

1  Paul  and  BiirnahdM  are  pcrxeruted  from 
Icnnium.  8  At  Li/xtni  I'itnl  hi'dh'th  a  rri/>- 
pie,  trhereiipDn  tlici/  are  n-puti-il  its  (/rx/s. 
19  Pun!  ;,s  .^f, ,„,',/.  '  L'l    T/i r ,/  /ui.s.s  f/iroiif/h 

fliri-rsrlnlrrh,.-^.  cm,  li  r  n<  i  n  n  ill ,    ,lisci},l(s  ill 

faith  ,i,hI  iKifi,  „.',  .  J'-,  /.',  t,ir,ii„,i  to  Aiitl- 
och,  theij  report  irlmt  lioil  IkuI  i/oiie  U'ilh 
them. 

AND  it  came  to  i)ass  in  Iconium, 
tliat  tliey  went  both  togethei' 
into  th<!  synagogiHi  of  the  .lews, 
and  so  si)ake,  that  a  great  multi- 
tude both  of  the  Jews  and  also  of 
the  Greeks  believed. 
2  But     the     unbelieving     Jews 


stirred  up  the  Gentiles,  and  made 
their  minds  evil  affected  against 
the  brethren. 

3  Long  time  therefore  abode 
they  speaking  boldly  in  the  Lord, 
which  gave  testimony  unto  the 
word  of  his  grace,  and  granted 
signs  and  wonders  to  be  done  by 
their  hands. 

4  But  the  multitude  of  the  city 
was  divided :  and  part  held  with  the 
Jews,  and  part  with  the  apostles. 

5  And  when  there  was  an  assault 
made  both  of  the  Gentiles,  and  also 
of  the  Jews  with  their  rulers,  to 
use  tkem  despitefully,  and  to  stone 
them, 

6  They  were  ware  of  it,  and  fled 
unto  Lystra  and  Derbe,  cities  of 
Lycaonia,  and  unto  the  region  that 
lieth  round  about : 

7  And  there  they  preached  the 
gospel. 

8  11  And  there  sat  a  certain  man 
at  Lystra,  impotent  in  his  feet,  be- 
ing a  cripple  from  his  mother's 
womb,  who  never  had  walked : 

9  The  same  heard  Paul  speak : 
who  stedfastly  beholding  him,  and 
perceiving  that  he  had  faith  to  be 
healed, 

10  Said  with  a  loud  voice.  Stand 
upright  on  thy  feet.  And  he  leaped 
and  walked. 

1 1  And  when  the  people  saw 
what  Paul  had  done,  they  lifted 
up  their  voices,  saying  in  the  speech 
of  Lycaonia,  The  gods  are  come 
down  to  us  in  the  likeness  of  men. 

12  And  they  called  Barnabas, 
.lupiter ;  and  Paul,  Mercurius,  be- 
cause he  was  the  chief  speaker. 

13  Then  the  priest  of  Jupi- 
ter, •''which  was  before  their  city, 
brought  oxen  and  garlands  unto 
the  gates,  and  would  have  done 
sacrifice  with  the  people. 

14  Which  when  the  apostles, 
Barnabas  and  Paul,  heard  of,  they 
rent  their  clotlies,  and  I'an  in 
among  the  people,  ci-ying  out, 

15  And  saying,  Sii-s,  wny  do  ye 
these  things?  VVe  also  are  men 
of  like  "pMssioiis  with  you,  and 
"l)r(';icli  unto  v'hi  that  ye  should 
turn  from  these  '"  \  iinitics  unto  the 
living  God,  whicli  macK'  heaven, 
and  earth,  and  the  sea,  and  all 
things  that  are  therein  : 

IG  Who  in  times  i)a,st  suffered  all 
nations  to  walk  in  their  own  ways. 

17  Nevei'tli(>l('ss  he  left  not  liini- 
self  without  witness,  in  that  he  did 
good,  and  gave  us  i-ain  from  llea^■en, 
and  fruitful  seasons,  lilling  our 
heai'ts  with  food  and  gladness. 

IS  And  with  these  sayings  scarce 
restrained   they   the    people,    that 


138 


Pmd  stoned  at  Lystra. 


THE  ACTS,  15. 


Council  at  Jerusalem. 


they  had  not  done  sacrifice  unto 
them. 

19^  And  there  came  thither  cer- 
tain Jews  from  Antioch  and  Ico- 
nium,  who  jjersuaded  the  people, 
and,  having  stoned  Paul,  drew  him 
out  of  the  city,  supposing  he  had 
been  dead. 

'20  Howbeit,  as  the  disciples  stood 
round  about  him,  he  rose  up,  and 
came  into  the  city:  and  the  next 
day  he  departed  with  15arnabas  to 
JJerbe. 

21  And  when  they  had  preached 
the  gospel  to  that  city,  and  had 
'  taught  many,  they  returned  again 
to  Lystra,  and  to  Iconium,  and 
Antioch, 

22  Confirming  the  souls  of  the 
disciples,  and  exhorting  them  to 
continue  in  the  faith,  and  that  v/e 
must  through  much  tribulation 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 

23  And  when  they  had  ordained 
them  elders  in  every  church,  and 
had  prayed  with  fasting,  they  com- 
mended them  to  the  Lord,  on  whom 
they  believed. 

24  And  after  they  had  passed 
throughout  Pisidia,  they  came  to 
Pampnylia. 

25  And  when  they  had  preached 
the  word  in  Perga,  they  went  down 
into  Attalia : 

26  And  thence  sailed  to  Antioch, 
from  whence  they  had  been  recom- 
mended to  the  grace  of  God  for  the 
woi^k  which  they  fulfilled. 

27  And  when  the.y  were  come,  anrl 
had  gathered  the  church  together 
they  rehearsed  all  that  God  had 
done  with  them,  and  how  he  had 
opened  the  door  of  faith  unto  the 
Gentiles. 

28  And  there  they  abode  long 
time  with  the  disciples. 

CHAPTER  L5. 

1  Great  cUsftcnxio))  arh^eth  touching  cirojuD- 
cixion.  6  The.  apOHtles  iunisull  ahoiit  it, 
2'i  and  »end  their  (leteruii ii,iti,,ii  Jnf  l,'tt,-iK 
til  the  churches.  'Mi  Pa  id-  <tii,t  Du'rimlmx, 
tliinlcing  to  visit  the  brethren  together,  fall 
at  strife,  and  depart  anunder. 

AND  certain  men  which  came 
down  from  Judit-a  taught  the 
brethren,  and  said.  Except  ye  be 
circumcised  after  the  manner  of 
Moses,  ye  cannot  be  saved. 

2  When  tlu!ref(.re  Paul  and  Bar- 
nabas had  no  small  dissension  and 
disputation  with  them,  they  deter- 
mined that  Paul  and  Parnabas,  and 
certain  other  of  them,  should  go  u)) 
to  Jerusalem  unto  the  apostles  and 
elders  about  this  question. 

3  And  being  brought  on  their 
way  by  the  church,  they  passed 
through  '-'I'lieniceaiul  Samaria,  de- 
claring the  conversion  of  the  Gen- 


]39 


tiles  :   and  they  caused  great  joy 
unto  all  the  brethren. 

4  And  when  they  were  come  to 
Jerusalem,  they  were  received  of 
the  church,  and  of  the  apostles  and 
elders,  and  thev  declared  all  things 
that  God  had  done  with  them. 

5  But  there  rose  up  certain  of  the 
sectof  the  Pharisees  which  believed, 
saying.  That  it  was  needful  to  cir- 
cumcise them,  and  to  command 
tke})i  to  keep  the  law  of  Moses. 

6  %  And  the  apostles  and  elders 
came  together  for  to  consider  of  this 
matter. 

7  And  when  there  had  been  much 
disputing,  Peter  rose  up,  and  said 
unto  them,  ^Men  and,  brethren,  ye 
know  how  that  a  good  while  ago 
God  made  choice  among  us,  that 
the  Gentiles  by  my  mouth  should 
hear  the  word  of  the  gospel,  and 
believe. 

8  And  God,  which  knoweth  the 
hearts,  bare  them  witness,  giving 
them  the  Holy  Ghost,  even  as  he 
did  unto  us ; 

9  And  "*  put  no  difference  between 
us  and  them,  purifying  their  hearts 
by  faith. 

10  Now  therefore  why  tempt  ye 
God,  to  put  a  yoke  upon  the  neck 
of  the  disciples,  which  neither  our 
fathers  nor  we  were  able  to  bear '] 

11  But  we  believe  that  through 
the  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
we  sliall  be  saved,  even  as  they. 

12  U  Then  all  the  multitude  kept 
silence,  and  gave  audience  to  Bar- 
nabas and  Paul,  declaring  what 
miracles  and  wonders  God  had 
wrought  among  the  Gentiles  by 
them. 

13  ^  And  after  they  had  held 
their  peace,  James  answered,  say- 
ing, ^Men  a)ul  brethren,  hearken 
unto  me : 

14  Simeon  hath  declared  how 
God  at  the  first  did  visit  the  Gen- 
tiles, to  take  out  of  them  a  people 
for  his  name. 

15  And  to  this  a^ree  the  words 
of  tiie  prophets  ;  as  it  is  written, 

IG  After  this  1  will  return,  and 
will  })uild  again  the  tabernacle  of 
David,  which  is  fallen  down  ;  and 
I  will  build  again  the  ruins  thereof, 
and  1  will  set  it  up  : 

1 7  That  the  residue  of  men  might 
seek  after  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
Gentiltvs,  upon  whom  my  name  is 
called,  saith  the  Lord,  who  doeth 
all  these  things. 

18  Known  unto  God  are  all  his 
works  from  the  beginning  of  the 
wo)-ld. 

19  Wherefore  my  sentence  is, 
that  we  trouble  not  them,  which 


3  Brethren, 


4  made  no 
distinction 


Decree  concerning  circumcision. 


THE  ACTS,  16. 


Paul  and  Barnabas  disagree. 


from    among    the    Gentiles    ^  are 
turned  to  God  : 


'20  J^ut  that  we  write  unto  them, 
that  they  abstain  from  pollutions 
of  idols,  and  fro/n  fornication,  antl 
from  things  strangled,  and  from 
blood. 

2 1  For  Moses  of  old  time  hath  in 
every  city  them  that  preach  him, 
being  read  in  the  synagogues  every 
sabbath  day. 

22  Then  pleased  it  the  apostles 
and  elders,  with  the  whole  church, 
to  send  cnosen  men  of  their  own 
company  to  Antioch  with  Paul  and 
Barnabas ;  nameli/,  J \\da.s  surnamed 
Barsabas,  and  Silas,  chief  men 
among  the  brethren : 

23  And  they  wrote  letters  hy 
them  after  this  manner  ;  The  apos- 
tles and  ^  elders  and  bretliren  send 
greeting  unto  the  bretln-en  which 
are  of  the  Gentiles  in  Antioch  and 
Syria  and  Cilicia : 

24  Forasmuch  as  we  have  heard, 
that  certain  which  went  out  from 
us  have  troubled  you  with  words, 
subverting  your  souls,  saying.  Ye 
must  be  cii'cumcised,  and  keep  the 
law :  to  whom  we  gave  no  s^ich 
commandment : 

2-5  It  seemed  good  unto  us, 
■'  being  assembled  with  one  accord, 
to  senfl  chosen  men  unto  you  with 
our  beloved  Barnabas  and  Paul, 

26  j\Ien  that  have  hazaixled  their 
lives  for  the  name  of  our  Lord 
.Jesus  Christ. 

27  yVe  have  sent  therefore  Judas 
and  Silas,  who  shall  also  tell  ijou 
the  same  things  by  mouth. 

28  For  it  seemed  good  to  the 
Holy  Ghost,  and  to  us,  to  lay  upon 
you  no  greater  burden  than  these 
necessary  things ; 

29  "J'hat  ye  abstain  from  meats 
offered  to  idols,  and  from  blood, 
and  from  things  strangled,  and 
from  fornicatif)n  :  from  which  if  yt; 
keep  yourselves,  ye  shall  do  well. 
Fare  ye  well. 

30  So  when  they  were  dismissed, 
they  came  to  Aiiiioch  :  and  when 
they  had  gathered  the  niuHitude 
together,  they  delivered  the  epis- 
tle: 

31  Which  when  they  had  read, 
they  rejoiced  for  the  •^consohitioii. 

32  And  .Judas  and  Silas,  being 
prophets  also  themselves,  ex- 
nf)rted  the  brethren  with  many 
words,  and  confirmefl  fltcm. 

33  And  ;i,fter  they  had  tarried 
there  a  sjiace,  tluiy  were  l(;t  go  in 
peace  from  the  brethren  unto  the 
apostles. 


*0r, 


34  Notwithstanding  it  pleased 
Silas  to  abide  there  still. 

3-5  Paul  also  and  Barnabas  con- 
tinued in  Antioch,  teaching  and 
preaching  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
with  many  others  also. 

36  11  And  some  days  after  Paul 
said  unto  Barnabas,  Let  us  go 
again  jind  visit  our  brethren  in 
every  city  where  we  have  preached 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  see  how 
they  do. 

37  And  Barnabas  determined  to 
take  with  them  John,  whose  sur- 
name was  ]\Iark. 

38  But  I^aul  thought  not  good  to 
take  him  with  them,  who  departed 
from  them  from  Pamphylia,  and 
went  not  with  them  to  the  work. 

39  And  the  contention  was  so 
sharp  between  them,  that  they 
departed  asunder  one  from  the 
other  :  and  so  Barnabas  took  ^lark, 
and  sailed  unto  Cyprus  ; 

40  And  Paul  chose  Silas,  and 
departed,  being  reconnnended  by 
the  brethren  unto  the  grace  of 
God. 

41  And  he  went  through  Sy- 
ria and  Cilicia,  confirming  the 
churches. 

CHAPTER  16. 

1  Paul  luiKing  circumcined  Timothy,  1  and 
being  called  hyihe  Spifitfrom  one  country 
to  anotli,e7\  14  coiircrteth  Lydia,  16  c(i.\tttli 
out  a  .yjlrit  of  d i ri nation.  19  For  irhivh 
cdUKi'  he  and  Si/ox  arc  u/lipped  and  im- 
prixDiii'il .  '2(5  The pri/ion  doors  are  opened. 
;'. I  'I'll  I-  'iiiilor  is  converted,  37  and  they 
or,-  ,l,lnrred. 

rpHEN  came  he  to  Derbe  and 
JL  Lystra  :  and,  behold,  a  certain 
disciple  was  there,  named  ''Timo- 
theus.  the  son  of  a  certain  wt)inan, 
which  was  a  Jewess,  and  believed  ; 
but  his  father  was  a  Greek  : 

2  Which  was  well  reported  of  by 
the  brethren  that  were  at  Lystra 
and  Iconium. 

3  Him  would  Paul  hav<>  to  go 
forth  with  him  ;  and  took  and  cir- 
cunicised  hirn  because  of  the  Jews 
which  were  in  those  quartei's  :  for 
tliey  knew  all  that  his  father  was 
a  Greek. 

4  And  as  they  w(>nt  through  the 
cities,  they  (ieli\(M'e(l  them  the  <!(>- 
ci-ees  for  to  keep,  that  were  oi"- 
(hiined  of  the  a))ostles  aiul  elders 
which  were  at  .lerusalem. 

.')  And  so  were  the  churches  esta- 
blishefl  in  the  faith,  and  increased 
ill  nuinl)er  daily. 

6  Now  when  they  had  gone 
throughout  I'hrygiaand  the  i-egion 
of  ( iiihitin,  and  were  forbidden  of 
the  Holy  (Jhost  to  preach  the  word 
in  Asia, 

7  After  they  were  come  to  Mysia, 


140 


Paul  crosseth  to  Europe. 


THE  ACTS,  16. 


The  prison  at  Philippi. 


they  assayed  to  go  into  Bithynia  : 
but  the  Spirit  sulfered  them  not. 

8  And  they  passing  by  Mj^sia 
came  down  to  Troas. 

9  And  a  vision  appeared  to 
Paul  in  the  night ;  There  stood  a 
man  of  Macedonia,  and  prayed  him, 
saying.  Come  over  into  Macedonia, 
and  help  us. 

10  And  after  he  had  seen  the 
vision,  immediately  we  endea- 
voured to  go  into  Macedonia,  as- 
suredly gathering  that  the  Lord 
had  called  us  for  to  preach  the 
gospel  unto  them. 

1 1  Therefore  loosing  from  Troas, 
we  came  with  a  straight  course  to 
Samothracia,  and  the  next  day  to 
Neapolis ; 

1 2  And  from  thence  to  Philippi, 
M-hich  is  the  '  chief  city  of  that 
part  of  Macedonia,  and  a  colony  : 
and  we  were  in  that  city  abiding 
certain  days. 

13  And  on  the  sabbath  we  went 
out  of  the  city  by  a  river  side, 
where  prayer  was  wont  to  be 
made ;  and  we  sat  down,  and 
spake  unto  the  women  which  re- 
sorted thither. 

\\  %  And  a  certain  woman 
named  Lydia,  a  seller  of  puiple, 
of  the  city  of  Thyatira,  which  w-or- 
shipped  God,  heard  us:  whose 
heart  the  Lord  opened,  that  she  at- 
tended unto  the  things  which  were 
spoken  of  Paul. 

15  And  when  she  was  baptized, 
and  her  household,  she  besought 
u»,  saying,  If  ye  have  judged  me 
to  be  faithful  to  the  Lord,  come 
into  my  house,  and  abide  there. 
x4.nd  she  constrained  us. 

1 G  U  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  we 
-w^ent  to  prayer,  a  certain  damsel 
possessed  with  a  spirit  of  divination 
met  us,  which  brought  her  masters 
much  gain  by  soothsaying  : 

17  The  same  followed  Paul  and 
us,  and  cried,  saying,  These  men 
are  the  servants  of  the  most  high 
God,  which  shew  unto  us  the  way 
of  salvation. 

18  And  this  did  she  many  days. 
But  Paul,  being  grieved,  turned 
and  sjiid  to  the  spirit,  I  command 
thee  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ 
to  come  out  of  her.  And  he  came 
out  the  same  hour. 

1 9  %  And  when  her  masters  saw 
that  the  hope  of  their  gains  was 
gone,  they  caught  Paul  and  Silas, 
and  drew  them  into  the  market- 
place unto  the  rulers, 

20  And  brouglit  them  to  the  ma- 
gistrates, saying.  These  men,  being 
Jews,  do  exceedingly  trouble  our 
city, 

21  And  teach  customs,  which  are 


not  lawful  for  us  to  receive,  neither 
to  observe,  being  llomans. 

22  And  the  multitude  rose  up 
together  against  them :  and  the 
magistrates  rent  off  their  clothes, 
and  commanded  to  beat  them. 

23  And  when  they  had  laid  many 
stripes  upon  them,  they  cast  them 
into  prison,  charging  the  jailor  to 
keep  them  safely : 

24  Who,  having  received  such  a 
charge,  thrust  them  into  the  inner 
prison,  and  made  their  feet  fast  in 
the  stocks. 

25  U  And  at  midnight  Paul  and 
Silas  prayed,  and  sang  praises  unto 
God :  and  the  prisoners  heard  them. 

26  And  suddenly  there  was  a 
great  earthquake,  so  that  the 
foundations  of  the  prison  were 
shaken :  and  immediately  all  the 
doors  were  opened,  and  every  one's 
bands  were  loosed. 

27  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison 
awaking  out  of  his  sleep,  and  seeing 
the  prison  doors  open,  he  drew  out 
his  sword,  and  would  have  killed 
himself,  supposing  that  the  pri- 
soners had  been  fled. 

28  But  Paul  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  saying.  Do  thyself  no  harm  : 
for  we  are  all  here. 

29  Then  he  called  for  a  light, 
and  sprang  in,  and  came  trembling, 
and  fell  down  before  Paul  and  Silas, 

30  And  brought  them  out,  and 
said.  Sirs,  what  must  I  do  to  be 
saved  % 

31  And  they  said.  Believe  on  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  thou  shalt 
be  saved,  and  thy  house. 

32  And  they  spake  unto  him  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  and  to  all  that 
were  in  his  house. 

33  And  he  took  them  the  same 
hour  of  the  night,  and  washed 
their  stripes  ;  and  was  baptized,  he 
and  all  his,  straightway. 

34  And  when  he  had  brought 
them  into  his  house,  he  set  •'  meat 
before  them,  and  rejoiced,  believ- 
ing in  God  with  all  his  house. 

35  And  when  it  was  day,  the 
magistrates  sent  the  serjeants, 
saying.    Let  those  men  go. 

36  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison 
told  this  saying  to  Paul,  The  ma- 
gistrates have  sent  to  let  you  go : 
now  therefore  depai-t,  and  go  in 
peace. 

37  But  Paul  said  unto  them, 
They  have  beaten  us  openly  un- 
condenmed,  being  Romans,  and 
have  cast  ?<.s  ijito  prison  :  and  now 
do  they  thrust  us  out  privily  ?  nay 
verily  ;  but  let  them  come'  theni- 
selves  and  fetch  us  out. 

38  And  the  serjeants  told  these 
words  unto  the  magistrates :   and 


3  food 


141 


Paid  (tt  77tesmJojr(ca, 


THE  ACT8,  17, 


and  Berea. 


tlicy  feared,  wlicii  tliey  lieanl  that 
they  were  KoiiiaiLs. 

39  And  they  came  and  besought 
them,  and  brought  them  out,  and 
desired  them  to  depart  out  of  the 
city. 

40  And  they  went  out  of  the 
prison,  and  entered  into  the  hom^e 
of  Lydia  :  and  when  tliey  had  seen 
the  brethren,  they  comforted  them, 
and  departed. 

CHAPTER  17. 

1  Pind  preacheih  at  T/u'xk(i!(>)u'c(i.,  4  where 
xome  believe,  and  oi/iern  perxecute,  him. 
10  I/e  is  sent  to  Berea,  and  jjreacheth 
there.  13  Being  persecuted  at  Thessalo- 
nica,  15  he  conieth  to  Athens,  and  dispateth, 
and  preacheth  the  liring  God  to  them 
unknown,  34  ^^^■hereh^J  many  are  converted 
imto  ChtHst. 

NOW  when  they  had  passed 
through  Amphipolis  and  Apol- 
lonia,  they  came  to  Thessalqnica, 
where  was  a  synagogue  of  the 
Jews : 

2  And  Pauh  as  his  manner  was, 
went  in  unto  tliem,  and  three  sab- 
Imth  days  reasoned  with  them  out 
of  the  scriptures, 

3  Opening  and  alleging,  that 
'  Christ  must  needs  liave  suffered, 
and  risen  again  from  the  dead  ; 
and  that  this  Jesus,  whom  I  preach 
unto  you,  is  "  C-hrist. 

4  And  some  of  them  believed, 
and  consorted  with  Paul  and  Silas  ; 
and  of  the  devout  Greeks  a  great 
multitude,  and  of  the  chief  women 
not  a  few. 

5  *n  But  the  Jews  which  believed 
not,  moved  with  envy,  took  unto 
them  certain  •'  lewd  fellows  of  the 
baser  sort,  and  gathered  a  com- 
pany, and  set  all  the  cit.y  on  an 
uproar,  and  assaulted  the  house  of 
Jason,  and  souglit  to  bring  them 
out  to  the  people. 

6  And  when  they  found  them 
not,  they  drew  Jason  and  certain 
brethren  unto  the  rulers  of  the  city, 
ci'ying,  These  that  have  turned  the 
world  upside  down  are  come  hither 
also ; 

7  Whom  Jason  hath  received  : 
and  these  all  do  contrary  to  the 
decrees  of  C;esar,  saying  that  there 
is  another  king,  o7ie  Jesus. 

8  And  they  trouliled  the  people 
and  the  rulers  of  the  city,  when 
they  heard  these  things. 

9  And  when  they  had  taken  se- 
curity of  ^  Jason,  anfl  of  tlie  otlier. 


they  let  them  go. 

10  11  And  the  brethren  innnedi- 
ately  sent  away  Paul  and  Silas  by 
night  unto  Berea:  who  coming 
thither  went  into  the  synagogue  of 
the  Jews. 


1 1  These  were  more  noble  than 
those  in  Tliessalonica,  in  that  they 
received  the  word  with  all  readi- 
ness of  mind,  and  searched  the 
scriptures  daily,  whether  those 
things  were  so. 

12  Therefore  many  of  them  be- 
lieved ;  also  of  honourable  women 
which  were  Greeks,  and  of  men, 
not  a  few. 

1 3  But  when  the  Jews  of  Thessa- 
lonica  had  knowledge  that  the 
word  of  God  was  preached  of  Paul 
at  Berea,  they  came  thither  also, 
and  stirred  up  the  people. 

14  And  then  immediately  the 
brethren  sent  away  Paul  to  go  ®  as 
it  were  to  the  sea :  but  Silas  and 
"  Timotheus  abode  there  still. 

15  And  they  that  conducted  Paul 
brought  him  unto  Athens  :  and  re- 
ceiving a  commandment  unto  Silas 
and  "Timotheus  for  to  come  to  him 
with  all  speed,  they  departed. 

16  H  Now  while  Paul  waited  for 
them  at  Athens,  his  spirit  was 
stirred  in  him,  when  he  saw  the 
city  '  v/holly  given  to  idolatry. 

17  Therefore  disputed  he  in  the 
s.ynagogue  with  the  Jews,  and  with 
the  devout  persons,  and  in  the 
market  daily  with  them  that  met 
with  him. 

18  Then  certain  philosophers  of 
the  Epicureans,  and  of  the  Stoicks, 
encountered  him.  And  some  said. 
What  will  this  babbler  sayl  other 
some,  He  seemeth  to  be  a  setter 
forth  of  strange  gods :  because  he 
preached  unto  them  Jesus,  and  the 
resurrection. 

19  And  they  took  him,  and 
brought  him  unto  ^Areo])agus,  say- 
ing. May  we  know  what  this  new 
doctrine,  whereof  thou  speakest,  is ? 

20  For  thou  bringest  certain 
strange  things  to  our  ears :  we 
would  know  therefore  what  these 
things  mean. 

21  (For  all  the  Athenians  and 
strangers  which  were  there  spent 
their  time  in  nothing  else,  but 
either  to  tell,  or  to  heai'  some  iiew 
thing.) 

22  H  Then  Paul  stood  in  the 
midst  of  "Mill's'  hill,  and  said,  Ve 
men  of  Athens,  I  jterceive  that  in 
all  things  ye  are  '"  too  supei'stitious. 

23  For  as  I  passed  by,  and  he 
held  "  your  dtn^otions.  I  found  an 
altfir  witli  tins  inscrii)tion,  TO 
THK  UNKNOWN  GOD.  Whom 
therefore  ye  ignoivantly  worship, 
him  declare   I   unto  you. 

24  Gf)d  thiit  made  the  world  and 
all  things  tlierein,  seeing  that  he  is 
Lord  of  h(>av(;n  and  eaith,  dwelleth 
not  in  temples  made  with  hands ; 


5  as  far  as 

6  Timothy 


"  full  of 
idols. 


8  theAreo- 
pagus, 


^  tiui  court 
of  tlu!  Areo- 
pa.niis, 

Kious. 

11  tlieobjci'ls 

of  yoiu- wor- 

sliip, 


142 


He  preacheth  at  Athens. 


THE  ACTS,  18. 


Paul  at  Corinth. 


with 


25  Neither  is  ^  worshi 

men's  hands,  as  though  he  needed 
any  thing,  seeing  he  giveth  to  all 
life,  and  breath,  and  all  things  ; 

26  And  hath  made  of  one  blood 
all  nations  of  men  for  to  dwell  on 
all  the  face  of  the  earth,  and  hath 
determined  -  the  times  before  ap- 
pointed,  and  the  bounds  of  then- 


habitation ; 

27  That  they  should  seek  the 
Lord,  if  hai^ly  they  might  feel 
after  him,  and  find  him,  though  he 
be  not  far  from  every  one  of  us  : 

28  For  in  him  we  live,  and  move, 
and  have  our  being  ;  as  certain  also 
of  your  own  poets  have  said,  For 
we  are  also  his  offspring. 

29  Forasmuch  then  as  we  are  the 
offspring  of  God,  we  ought  not  to 
think  that  the  Godhead  is  like  unto 
gold,  or  silver,  or  stone,  graven  hy 
art  and  man's  device. 

30  And  the  times  of  this  igno- 
rance God  "'  winked  at ;  but  now 
commandeth  all  men  every  where 
to  repent : 

31  Because  he  hath  appointed  a 
day,  in  the  which  he  will  judge  the 
world  in  righteousness  by  that  man 
whom  he  hath  ordained  ;  v)hereof  he 
hath  given  assurance  unto  all  men, 
in  that  he  hath  raised  him  from  the 
dead. 

32  IT  And  when  they  heard  of 
the  resurrection  of  the  dead,  sonie 
mocked:  and  others  said,  We  will 
hear  thee  again  of  this  tiiatter. 

33  So  Paul  departed  from  among 
them. 

34  Howbeit  certain  men  clave 
unto  him,  and  believed  :  among  the 
which  ?/,'«.s  Dionysius  the  Areopa- 
gite,  and  a  woman  named  Damaris, 
and  others  with  them. 

CHAPTER  18. 

•3  Paul  lahouretli  vith  h  is  Jutnds,  and  preach- 
eth at  rin-liith  l<>  tlic  Oi'iitih'f,.  9  The  Lord 
encoii  niij,  ih  liiiii  ill  (I  lixiiiii.  12  He  in  <ic- 
ciisfil  Ill/ill'-  iiiilliii  ill,-  (li'imty,  but  is  dis- 
minfud.'  Is  Afti'Diitrilf:  iKissiiid  friDi)  city 
to  city  he  sinnnjihinieih  tin'  ilisriiilrs.  24 
ApoUoft,  bei  111,1  iiiori'  jierfccll!/  i nslriift.^il  In/ 
Ji/iii/a  anil  '/'riscilla,  2S  pi-cucheth  Christ 
irifh  great  ifficaci/. 

AFTER  these   things   Paul  de- 
parted from  Athens,  and  came 
to  Corinth ; 

2  And  found  a  certain  Jew 
named  Aquila,  born  in  Pontus, 
lately  come  from  Italy,  with  his 
wife  Priscilla ;  (because  that  Clau- 
dius had  commanded  all  Jews  to 
depart  from  Rome :)  and  came  unto 
them. 

3  And  because  ho  was  of  the 
same  craft,  he  abode  with  them. 


*  Or, 


76 


and  wrought :   for  by  their  occu- 
pation they  were  tentmakers. 

•i  And  he  reasoned  in  the  syna- 
gogue every  sabbath,  and  per- 
suaded the  Jews  and  the  Greeks. 

5  And  when  Silas  and  •*  Timo- 
theus  were  come  from  ]\lacedonia, 
Paul  was  pressed  in  the  spirit,  and 
testified  to  the  Jews  that  Jesus  was 
•5  Christ 

6  And  when  they  opposed  them- 
selves, and  ''  blasphemed,  he  shook 
his  raiment,  and  said  unto  them. 
Your  blood  6eupon  your  own  heads ; 
I  am  clean  :  from  henceforth  I  will 
go  unto  the  Gentiles. 

7  i\  And  he  departed  thence,  and 
entered  into  a  certain  man's  house, 
named  Justus,  one  that  worshipped 
God,  whose  house  joined  hard  to  the 
synagogue. 

8  And  Crispus,  the  chief  ruler  of 
the  synagogue,  believed  on  the  Lord 
with  all  his  house  ;  and  many  of  the 
Corinthians  hearing  believed,  and 
were  baptized. 

9  Then  spake  the  Lord  to  Paul  in 
the  night  by  a  vision,  Be  not  afraid, 
but  speak,  and  hold  not  thy  peace : 

10  For  I  am  with  thee,  and  no 
man  shall  set  on  thee  to  hurt  thee  : 
for  I  have  much  people  in  this  city. 

1 1  And  he  continued  there  a  year 
and  six  months,  teaching  the  word 
of  God  among  them. 

12  ^f  And  when  Gallio  was  the 
'deputy  of  Achaia,  the  Jews  made 
insurrection  with  oneaccord  against 
Paul,  and  brought  him  to  the  judg- 
ment seat, 

13  Saying,  This  fellow  persuad- 
eth  men  to  worship  God  contrary 
to  the  law. 

1 4  And  when  Paul  was  now  about 
to  open  his  mouth,  Gallio  said  unto 
the  Jews,  If  it  were  a  matter  of 
wrong  or  wicked  ^lewdness,  O  jyc 
Jews,  reason  would  that  i  should 
bear  with  you  : 

15  But  if  it  be  a  question  of 
words  and  names,  and  of  your  law, 
look  ye  to  it ;  for  I  will  be  no  judge 
of  such  matters. 

1 6  And  he  drave  them  from  the 
judgment  seat. 

17  Then  all  the  Greeks  took  Sos- 
thenes,  the  chief  ruler  of  the  syna- 
gogue, and  beat  him  before  the 
judgment  seat.  And  Gallio  cared 
for  none  of  those  things. 

18  H  And  Paul  after  //*?>  tarried 
there  yet  a  good  wliile,  and  then 
took  his  leave  of  the  brethren,  and 
sailed  thence  into  Syria,  and  with 
him  Priscilla  and  Aquila ;  having 
shorn  his  head  in  Cenchrea  :  for  he 
had  a  vow. 

I      19  And  he  came  to  Ephesus,  and 

143 


^  Timothy 


5  the  Christ. 


6  railed, 


THE  ACTS,  19. 


Joluis  disciples  at  Ephesus. 


left  them  there  :  but  he  himself  en- 
tered into  the  synagogue,  and  rea- 
soned with  the  Jews. 

20  When  they  desired  him  t(j 
tarry  longer  time  with  them,  he 
consented  not ; 

21  But  bade  them  farewell,  say- 
ing, I  must  by  all  means  keep  this 
feast  that  cometh  in  Jerusalem: 
but  I  will  return  again  iinto  you, 
if  God  will.  And  he  sailed  from 
Ephesus. 

22  And  when  he  had  landed  at 
Cpesarea,  and  gone  up,  and  saluted 
the  church,  he  went  down  to 
Antioch. 

23  And  after  he  had  spent  some 
time  there,  he  departed,  and  went 
over  all  the  country  of  Galatia  and 
Phrygia  in  order,  strengthening  all 
the  disciples. 

24  U  And  a  certain  Jew  named 
Apollos,  born  at  Ale_xandria,  an 
eloquent  man,  and  mighty  in  the 
scriptures,  came  to  Ephesus. 

25  This  man  was  instructed  in 
the  way  of  the  Lord  ;  and  being- 
fervent  in  the  spirit,  he  spake  and 
taught  diligently  the  things  of  the 
Lord,  knowing  only  the  baptism  of 
John. 

26  And  he  began  to  speak  boldly 
in  the  synagogue :  whom  when 
Aquila  and  Priscilla  had  heard, 
they  took  him  unto  thon,  and  ex- 
pounded unto  him  the  way  of  God 
more  perfectly. 

27  And  when  he  was  disposed  to 
pass  into  Achaia,  the  brethren 
wrote,  exhorting  the  disciples  to 
receive  him :  who,  when  he  was 
come,  helped  them  much  which  had 
believed  through  grace : 

28  For  he  mightily  convinced  the 
Jews,  (Old,  that  publickly,  shewing 
by  the  scriptures  that  Jesus  was 
■('hi-is;t. 

CHAPTER  19. 

6  The  Holy  Ghoxt  ix  given  hy  PauVs  handx. 
9  The  Jews  blanpheiiie  his  doctrine,  which 
in  confirmed  hy  miracleK.  Vi  The  Jeirinh 
exorcistK  16  are  beaten  hi/  tJie  devil,  lit 
i^onjurinff  boohs  are  hurfit.  24  Demetrius, 
for-  love  of  gain,  raiseth  an  uproar  against 
I'aal,  85  which  is  apx)eaHed  by  the  town- 
clerk. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that,  while 
Apollos  was  at  (Jorintli,  I'aul 
luiving  passed  through  tlie  upper 
'-'coasts  came  to  Ephesus  :  and  find- 
ing certain  disciples, 

2  He  said  unto  thoin,  ^  Have  ye 
received  the  Hf>lv  Ghost  since   ye 


believed  {  And  they  said  ui i to 
him,  ^  \W  li;ive  not  so  innrh  as 
heard  whctlici'  there   Ix'  any   Holy 


Ghost: 


3  And  he  said  unto  them,  "  T^nto 


what  then  were  ye  baptized  %    And 
they  said,  ■'  Unto  John's  baptism. 

4  Then  said  Paul,  John  verily 
baptized  with  the  baptism  of  re- 
pentance, saying  unto  the  people, 
that  they  should  believe  on  him 
which  should  come  after  him,  that 
is,  on  Christ  Jesus. 

5  When  they  heard  this,  they 
were  baptized  ''  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus. 

6  And  when  Paul  had  laid  Av'.s 
hands  upon  them,  the  Holy  Ghost 
came  on  them ;  and  they  spake 
with  tongues,  and  prophesiecl. 

7  And  all  the  men  were  about 
twelve. 

8  And  he  went  into  the  syn- 
agogue, and  spake  boldly  for  the 
space  of  three  months,  disputing 
and  persuading  the  things  concern- 
ing the  kingdom  of  God. 

9  But  when  divers  were  har- 
dened, and  believed  not,  but  spake 
evil  of  "'  that  way  before  the  multi- 
tude, he  departed  from  them,  and 
separated  tiie  disciples,  disputing 
daily  in  the  school  of  one  Tyrannus. 

10  And  this  continued  by  the 
space  of  two  years ;  so  that  all  they 
which  dwelt  in  Asia  heard  the  word 
of  the  Lord  Jesus,  both  Jews  and 
Greeks. 

11  And  God  wrought  special 
miracles  by  the  hands  of  Paul : 

12  So  that  from  his  body  were 
brought  unto  the  sick  handker- 
chiefs or  aprons  and  the  diseases 
departed  from  them,  and  the  evil 
spirits  went  out  of  them. 

13  U  Then  certain  of  the  vaga- 
bond Jews,  exoi^cists,  took  upon 
them  to  call  over  them  which  had 
evil  spirits  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus,  saying.  We  adjure  you  by 
Jesus  whom  Paul  pi^eacheth. 

14  And  there  were  seven  sons  of 
one  Sceva,  a  Jew,  and  *  chief  of  th(^ 
priests,  which  did  so. 

1-5  And  the  evil  spirit  answered 
and  said,  Jesus  1  know,  and  Paul 
1  know;  but  who  are  ye"? 

16  And  the  man  in  whom  the 
evil  spirit  was  leaped  on  them,  and 
overcame  them,  and  prevailed 
against  them,  so  that  they  fled  out 
of  that  house  nakefl  and  wounded. 

17  And  this  was  known  to  all 
tlie  Jews  and  Greeks  also  dwelling 
at  I^'phesus  :  and  fear  fell  on  them 
all,  and  tli(>  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
was  inagnilied. 

1  H  And  many  that  believed  came, 
and  confessed,  and  sh(>w(>d  their 
deeds. 

19  Many  of  tliein  also  whidi  used 
"curious  arts  brouglit  their  books 
together,  and  burned  them  befoi-e 


'''  Iiito 


6  into 


the  Way 


**  .a  chief 
priest, 


magical 


144 


Demetrius  raiseth  an  uproar 


THE  ACTS,  20. 


against  Paul  at  Ephesus. 


all  men:  and  they  covmted  the 
price  of  them,  and  found  ;i  fifty 
thousand  j/j/Vcc'.s  of  silver. 

20  So  mightily  grew  the  word  of 
'  ( Tod  and  prevailed. 

21  U  After  these  things  were 
ended,  Paul  purposed  in  the  spirit, 
when  he  had  passed  through  Mace- 
donia and  Acliaia,  to  go  to  Jerusa- 
lem, saying,  After  1  have  been 
there,  I  must  also  see  Rome. 

22  So  he  sent  into  Macedonia 
two  of  them  that  ministered  unto 
him,  "Timotheusand  Erastus  ;  but 
he  himself  stayed  in  Asia  for  a 
season. 

23  And  the  same  time  there  arose 
no  small  stir  about  '^  that  way. 

2-1:  For  a  certain  jnan  named  De- 
metrius, a  silversmith,  which  made 
silver  shrines  ^for  Diana,  brought 
no  small  gain  unto  the  craftsmen; 

2-5  Whom  he  called  together  with 
the  workmen  of  like  occupation, 
and  said.  Sirs,  ye  know  that  by 
this  craft  we  have  our  wealth. 

26  Moreover  ye  see  and  hear, 
that  not  alone  at  Ephesus,  but 
almost  throughout  all  Asia,  this 
Paul  hath  persuaded  and  turned 
away  much  people,  saying  that 
they  be  no  gods,  which  are  made 
with  hands : 

27  So  that  not  only  this  our  craft 
is  in  danger  to  be  set  at  nought ; 
but  also  that  the  temple  of  the 
great  goddess  Diana  should  be 
despised,  and  her  magnificence 
should  be  destroyed,  whom  all  Asia 
and  the  world  worshippeth. 

28  And  when  they  heard  these 
sayings,  they  were  full  of  wratli, 
and  cried  out,  saying.  Great  is 
Diana  of  the  Ephesians. 

29  And  the  whole  city  was  filled 
with  confusion :  and  having  caught 
Gaius  and  Aristarchus,  men  of 
jNlacedonia,  Paul's  companions  in 
travel,  they  rushed  with  one  ac- 
cord into  the  theatre. 

30  And  when  Paul  would  have 
entered  in  unto  the  people,  the  dis- 
ciples suffered  him  not. 

31  And  certain  of  the  ^  chief  of 
Asia,  which  were  his  friends,  sent 
unto  him,  desiring  him  that  he 
would  not  adventure  himself  into 
the  theatre. 

32  Some  therefore  cried  one 
thing,  and  some  another :  for  the 
assembly  was  confused ;  anrl  the 
more  part  knew  not  wherefore 
they  were  come  together. 

33  And  they  drew  Alexander  out 
of  the  multitude,  the  Jews  putting 
him  forward.  And  Alexander  beck- 
oned with   the   hand,   and   would 


»  Or, 


have  made  his  defence  unto   the 
people. 

34  But  when  they  knew  that  he 
was  a  Jew,  all  with  one  voice  about 
the  space  of  two  hours  cried  out. 
Great  is  Diana  of  the  Ephesians. 

35  And  when  the  townclerk  had 
appeased  the  people,  he  said.  Ye 
men  of  Ephesus,  what  man  is 
there  that  knoweth  not  how  that 
the  city  of  the  Ephesians  is  "^  a  woi-- 
shiijper  of  the  great  goddess  Diana, 
and  of  the  image  which  fell  down 
from  Jupiter? 

36  Seeing  then  that  these  things 
cannot  be  spoken  against,  ye  ought 
to  be  quiet,  and  to  do  nothing- 
rash  ly. 

37  For  ye  have  brought  hither 
these  men,  which  are  neither  rob- 
bers of  ^churches,  nor  yet  blas- 
phemers of  your  goddess. 

38  Wherefore  if  Demetrius,  and 
the  craftsmen  which  are  with  him, 
have  a  matter  against  any  man, 
*  the  law  is  open,  and  there  are 
'^deputies :  let  them  implead  one 
another. 

39  But  if  ye  enquire  any  thing 
concerning  other  mattei-s,  it  shall 
be  determined  in  ^"a  lawful  as- 
sembly. 

40  For  we  ai-e  in  danger  to  be 
called  in  question  for  this  day's  up- 
roar, there  being  no  cause  whereby 
we  may  give  an  account  of  this 
concourse. 

41  And  when  he  had  thus  spo- 
ken, he  dismissed  the  assembly. 

CHAPTER  20. 

1  I'litil  goclhto  Macedoniif.  ~  Tfr  cclehrafith 
til,'  I.un!\s  s>/j,j„'>\  <tn<l  jir,  ,icli,  tli.  II  Knti/- 
rliHfi  liiiriiK/  fillh'll  (liiirii  ihilil.  ID  /,v  i;li.si,l 
to  life.  IT  ' Af  Mihiiuii  h,  mil,  II,  )!,,■  ,  1,1,  ,■■■< 
tcacther,  ielUth  th,,,,  iiii.it  .^li,,ll  l,,f,ill  I,, 
him.si'lf,i?,  ciiiiriiHUH,  (,(„!\s  ^Tl,irk  l,,tli,'iii, 
29  u-anieth  tlicm  of  /ahr  ttdc/iei's,  3'^  co/ii- 
■tiiendeth  them  to  God,  36  ■prayeth  with 
them,  and  goeth  his  iray. 

AND  after  the  uproar  was 
ceased,  Paul  called  unto  him 
the  disciples,  and  embraced  them, 
and  departed  for  to  go  into  Mace- 
donia. 

2  And  when  he  had  gone  over 
those  parts,  and  had  given  them 
much  exhortation,  he  came  into 
Greece, 

3  And  there  abode  three  months. 
And  when  the  Jews  laid  wait  for 
him,  as  he  was  about  to  sail 
into  Syria,  he  purposed  to  return 
through  ]\[acedonia. 

4  And  tliere  accompanied  him 
into  Asia  Sopater  of  Berea  :  and  of 
the  Thessalonians,  Aristarchus  and 
Secundus;  and  Gaius  of  Derbe, 
and  "Timotheus ;  and  of  Asia, 
Tychicus  and  Trophimus. 


^  temple- 
keeper 


ten)i)les 


*^  the  courts 
are  oi)en, 
^  pi'ocou- 
suls : 


1"  the 
regular 


11  Timothy; 


145 


Eutyclms  raised  from  death. 


THE  ACTS,  20. 


Paul's  charge  to  the  presbyters. 


5  These  going  before  tai-ried  for 
us  at  Troas. 

6  And  we  sailed  away  from 
Philippi  after  the  days  of  un- 
leavened bread,  and  came  unto 
them  to  Troas  in  five  days ;  whei'e 
we  abode  seven  days. 

7  And  upon  the  first  day  of  the 
week,  when  the  disciples  came 
together  to  break  bread,  Paul 
preached  unto  them,  ready  to  de- 
part on  the  morrow ;  and  con- 
tinued his  speech  until  midnight. 

8  And  there  were  many  lights  in 
the  upper  chamber,  where  they 
were  gathered  together. 

9  And  there  sat  in  a  window  a 
certain  young  man  named  Euty- 
chus,  being  fallen  into  a  deep 
sleep :  and  as  Paul  was  long 
preaching,  he  sunk  down  with 
sleep,  and  fell  down  from  the 
third  loft,  and  was  taken  vip  dead. 

10  And  Paul  went  down,  and 
fell  on  him,  and  embracing  1dm 
said,  Trouble  not  yourselves;  for 
his  life  is  in  him. 

1 1  When  he  tliei-efoi'e  was  come 
up  again,  and  had  broken  ^  bread, 
and  eaten,  and  talked  a  long  while, 
even  till  break  of  day,  so  he  de- 
parted. 

12  And  they  brought  the  young 
man  alive,  and  were  not  a  little 
comforted. 

13^  And  we  went  before  to  ship, 
and  sailed  unto  Assos,  there  intend- 
ing to  take  in  Paul :  for  so  had  he 
appointed,  minding  himself  to  go 
"  afoot. 

1 4  And  when  he  met  with  us  at 
Assos,  we  took  him  in,  and  came  to 
Mitylene. 

15  And  we  sailed  thence,  and 
came  the  next  daij  over  against 
Chios ;  and  the  next  dan  we  arrived 
at  Samos,  and  tarried  at  Trogyl- 
lium  ;  and  the  next  day  we  came 
to  Miletus. 

16  For  Paul  had  determined  to 
sail  by  Ephiisus,  because  he  would 
not  spend  the  time  in  Asia  :  for  he 
hasted,  if  it  were  possible  foi-  him, 
to  lie  at  Jerusalem  tlie  day  of  Pen- 
tecost. 

17  If  And  from  Miletus  he  sent 
to  Ephesus,  alid  called  the  •' eldrrs 
of  the  church. 

18  And  when  they  were  come  to 
him,  he  said  unto  tnem,  Ye  know, 
from  the  first  day  tliat  1  came  into 
Asia,  after  what  mannei'  T  have 
bf'cn  with  yon  at  all  sovisons, 

!'.)  Sci'ving  tlie  Tiord  with  all  hu- 
mility of  mind,  ;iTid  with  many 
tears,  and  •*  temi)i.'itioiis,  which  he- 
fell  me  by  the  lying  iu  wait  of  the 
Jews : 

20  And  how  I  kept  back  nothing 


that  was  profitable  unto  you,  but 
have  she^yed  you,  and  have  taught 
you  publickly,  and  from  house  to 
house, 

21  Testifying  both  to  the  Jews, 
and  also  to  the  Greeks,  repentance 
toward  God,  and  faith  toward  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

22  And  now,  behold,  I  go  bound 
in  the  spirit  unto  Jerusalem,  not 
knowing  the  things  that  shall  be- 
fall me  there : 

23  8ave  that  the  Holy  Ghost 
witiiesseth  in  every  city,  saying 
that  bonds  and  afflictions  abide 
me. 

24  But  none  of  these  things  move 
me,  neither  count  I  my  life  dear 
unto  myself,  so  that  I  might  finish 
my  coui'se  with  joy,  ancl  the  minis- 
try, which  I  have  received  of  the 
Lord  Jesus,  to  testify  the  gospel  of 
the  grace  of  God. 

25  And  now,  behold,  I  know  that 
ye  all,  among  whom  I  have  gone 
preaching  the  kingdom  of  God, 
shall  see  my  face  no  more. 

26  Wherefore  I  take  you  to 
record  this  day,  that  I  am  iDure 
from  the  blood  of  all  rnen. 

27  For  I  have  not  shunned  to 
declare  unto  you  all  the  counsel  of 
God. 

28  ^  Take  heed  therefore  unto 
yourselves,  and  to  all  the  flock, 
over  the  which  the  Holy  Ghost 
hath  made  you  ■'  overseers,  to  feed 
the  church  of  God,  which  he  hath 
purchased  with  his  own  blood. 

29  For  I  know  this,  that  after 
my  departing  shall  grievous  wolves 
enter  in  among  you,  not  sparing 
the  flock. 

30  Also  of  your  own  selves  shall 
men  arise,  speaking  perverse 
things,  to  draw  away  disciples 
after  thein. 

31  Therefore  watch,  and  remem- 
ber, that  by  the  space  of  three 
years  I  ceased  not  to  warn  evei'y 
one  night  and  day  with  tears. 

32  And  now,  brethren,  I  com- 
mend you  to  God,  and  to  the  word 
of  his  grace,  which  is  able  to  build 
you  up,  and  to  give  you  an  inheri- 
tance among  all  them  which  are 
sanctified. 

3.3  I  liave  coveted  no  man's  sil- 
ver, or  gold,  or  aiiyniicl. 

34  Yea,  ye youiselves  know,  that 
these  hands  have  ministered  unto 
my  necessities,  anfl  to  them  that 
were  with  me. 

3.5  "  I  Imvesliewpd  yon  all  thiiigs. 
how  that  so  lalxmring  ye  ought  to 
supi)ort  the  wc;i,k.  and  to  rcmcMuber 
the  words  of  the  Lord  .Jesus,  hf)w 
he  said.  It  is  more  blessed  to  give 
than  to  receive. 


146 


PhiUx>  and  his  daughters. 


THE  ACTS,  21. 


Paul  reacheih  Jerusalem. 


36  51  And  when  he  had  thus  spo- 
ken, he  kneeled  down,  and  prayed 
with  them  all. 

37  And  they  all  wept  sore,  and 
fell  on  Paul's  neck,  and  kissed  him, 

38  Sorrowing  most  of  all  for  the 
words  which  he  spake,  that  they 
should  see  his  face  no  more.  And 
they  accompanied  him  unto  the 
ship. 

CHAPTER  21. 

1  Paul  v-ill  not  hy  any  means  he  dissuaded 
from  going  to  Jerusalem.  9  Philip's 
daughters  projiheiesses.  17  Paul  comefh 
to  Jerusalem :  27  where  he  is  apprehended, 
and  in  great  danger,  31  hut  hy  the  chief 
captain  is  rescued,  and  permitted  to  speak 
to  the  people. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  after 
we  wei'e  gotten  from  them, 
and  had  launched,  we  came  with  a 
straight  course  unto  ^  Coos,  and 
the  day  following  unto  Rhodes,  and 
from  thence  unto  Patara : 

2  And  finding  a  ship  sailing  over 
unto  Phenicia,  we  went  aboard, 
and  set  forth. 

3  Now  when  we  had  "  discovered 


Cyprus,  we  left  it  on  the  left  hand, 
and  sailed  into  Syria,  and  landed 
at  Tyre  :  for  there  the  ship  was  to 
unlade  her  burden. 

4  And  finding  disciples,  we 
tarried  tliere  seven  days :  who 
said  to  Paul  through  the  Spirit, 
that  he  should  not  go  up  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

.5  And  when  we  had  accom- 
plished those  days,  we  departed 
and  went  our  way  ;  and  they  all 
brought  us  on  our  way,  with  wives 
and  children,  till  we  were  out  of  the 
city  :  and  we  kneeled  down  on  the 
shore,  and  prayed. 

6  And  when  we  had  taken  our 
leave  one  of  another,  we  took  ship ; 
and  they  returned  home  again. 

7  And  when  we  had  finished  our 
course  from  Tyre,  we  came  to  Pto- 
lemais,  and  saluted  the  brethren, 
and  abode  with  them  one  day. 

8  And  the  next  day  we  that  were 
of  Paul's  company  departed,  and 
came  unto  C!;esarea :  and  we  en- 
tci'cd  into  the  house  of  Philip  tlie 
evangelist,  which  was  one  of  the 
seven  ;   and  abode  with  him. 

9  And  the  same  man  had  four 
daughters,  virgins,  which  did  ])ro- 
phesy. 

10  And  as  we  tarried  iJiere  many 
days,  there  came  down  from  .Tudiea 
a  certain  prophet,  named  Agabus. 

11  And  when  he  was  cf)me  unto 
us,  he  took  Paul's  girdle,  and  bound 
his  own  hands  and  feet,  and  said. 
Thus  saith  the  Holy  Chost.  So  shall 
the  Jews  at  .Terusalem  bind  the 
man  that  owneth  this  girdle,  and 


shall  deliver  him  into  the  hands  of 
the  Centiles. 

12  And  when  we  heard  these 
things,  both  we,  and  they  of  that 
place,  besought  him  not  to  go  up 
to  Jerusalem. 

13  Then  Paul  answered.  What 
mean  ye  to  weep  and  to  break  mine 
heart?  for  I  am  ready  not  to  be 
bound  only,  but  also  to  die  at  Je- 
rusalem for  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus. 

14  And  when  he  would  not  be 
persuaded,  we  ceased,  saying,  The 
will  of  the  Lord  be  done. 

15  And  after  those  days  we  took 
up  our  ■'  carria-ges,  and  went  up  to 
Jerusalem. 

16  There  went  with  us  also  cer- 
tain of  the  disciples  of  Ca-sarea, 
and  ijrought  with  them  one  INInason 
of  Cyprus,  an  ^old  disciple,  with 
whom  we  should  lodge. 

17  And  when  we  were  come  to 
.Jerusalem,  the  brethren  received 
us  gladly. 

18  And  the  day  following  Paul 
went  in  with  us  unto  James  ;  and 
all  the  elders  wer-e  pi-esent. 

19  And  when  he  had  saluted 
them,  he  ®  decl ared  particu  1  arl y 
what  things  God  had  wrought 
among  the  Gentiles  by  his  min- 
istry. 

20  And  when  they  heard  it,  they 
glorified  the  Lord,  and  said  unto 
him.  Thou  seest,  brother,  how 
many  thousands  of  Jews  there  are 
which  believe ;  and  they  are  all 
zealous  of  the  law : 

21  And  they  are  informed  of 
thee,  that  thou  teachest  all  the 
Jews  which  are  among  the  Gen- 
tiles to  forsake  Moses,  saying  that 
they  ought  not  to  circumcise  their 
children,  neither  to  walk  after  the 
customs. 

22  "What  is  it  therefore  %  the  mul- 
titude must  needs  come  together : 
for  they  will  hear  that  thou  art 
come. 

23  Do  therefore  this  that  we  say 
to  thee  :  We  have  four  men  which 
have  a  vow  on  them  ; 

24  Them  take,  and  pui-ify  thyself 
with  them,  and  be  at  charges  "  with 
them,  that  they  may  shave  th^ir 
heads:  and  all  may  know  that 
those  things  whiM-eof  they  were 
informed  concerning  thee,  are  no- 
thing; but  that  thou  thyself  also 
walkest  orderly,  and  keepest  the 
law. 

2-")  As  touching  the  Gentiles 
which  believe,  we  have  written 
and  concluded  that  they  observe 
no  such  thing,  save  only  that  they 
\s.Qv\)  themselves  fi-om  ihiniiA  of- 
fered to  idols,  and  from  blood,  and 


147 


Uproar  in  Jerusalem. 


THE  ACTS,  22. 


Paul's  speech  to  the  people. 


from  ^  strangled,  and  from  fornica- 
ti(jn. 

26  Then  Paul  took  the  men,  and 
the  next  day  purifying  himself 
with  them  entered  into  the  tem- 
ple, to  signify  the  accomplishment 
of  the  days  of  puritication,  until 
that  an  offering  should  be  offered 
for  every  one  of  them. 

27  And  when  the  seven  days 
were  almost  ended,  the  Jews  which 
were  of  Asia,  when  they  saw  him 
in  the  temple,  stirred  up  all  the 
people,  and  laid  hands  on  him, 

28  Crying  out,  Men  of  Israel, 
help :  This  is  the  man,  that  teach- 
eth  all  7neH  every  where  against 
the  people,  and  the  law,  and  this 
place  :  and  further  brought  Greeks 
also  into  the  temple,  and  hath  pol- 
luted this  holy  place. 

29  (For  they  had  seen  before 
with  him  in  the  city  Trophimus  an 
Ephesian,  whom  they  supposed 
that  Paul  had  brought  into  the 
temple.) 

30  And  all  the  city  was  moved, 
and  the  people  ran  together :  and 
they  took  Paul,  and  drew  him  out 
of  the  temple :  and  forthwith  the 
doors  were  shut. 

31  And  as  they  went  about  to 
kill  him,  tidings  came  unto  the 
chief  captain  of  the  band,  that  all 
Jerusalem  was  in  an  uproar. 

32  Who  immediately  took  sol- 
diers and  centurions,  and  ran 
down  unto  them  :  and  when  they 
saw  the  chief  captain  and  the  sol- 
diers, they  left  beating  of  Paul. 

33  Then  the  chief  captain  came 
near,  and  took  him,  and  com- 
manded hii/i  to  be  bound  with  two 
chains  ;  and  dc>manded  who  he  was, 
and  wiiat  lie  had  dcme. 

34  And  some  cried  one  thing, 
some  anotlier,  among  the  multi- 
tude: and  when  he  could  not  know 
the  certainty  for  the  tumult,  he 
commanded  him  to  be  carried  into 
the  castl(^ 

35  And  when  he  came  upon  tlu^ 
stairs,  so  it  was,  that  he  was  bonie_ 
of  the  soldiei's  for  the  violence  of 
the  people. 

3G  For  the  multitude  of  the  peo- 
ple followed  after,  crying,  Away 
with  him. 

37  And  as  Paul  was  to  be  led 
into  the  castle,  he  said  unto  the 
chief  captain.  May  I  speak  unto 
thee  1  W  ho  said,  Canst  thou  speak 
Greek  ? 

38  Art  not  thou  that  Egyptian, 
which  before  these  days  madest  an 
uproar,  and  leddest  out  into  the 
wilderness  four  thousand  men  that 
were  murderers? 

39  But  Paul  said,  I  am  a  man 


which  am  a  Jew  of  Tarsus,  a.  city  in 
Cilicia,  a  citizen  of  no  mean  city  : 
and,  I  beseech  thee,  suffer  me  to 
speak  unto  the  people. 

40  And  when  he  had  given  him 
licence,  Paul  stood  on  the  stairs, 
and  beckoned  with  the  hand  unto 
the  people.  And  when  there  was 
made  a  great  silence,  he  spake 
unto  them  in  the  Hebrew  tongue, 
saying, 

CHAPTER  22. 

1  Paul  flecUireth  at  large,  7io70  he.  wan  cov- 
reried  to  the  faith,  17  and  called  to  hix 
ajiontleiihip.  22  At  the  very  mentioning  of 
the  (ieiitflex,  the  people  evclaim  on  him. 
24  I/e  Khovld  have  heen  scourged,  25  hnt 
claiming  the  privilege  of  a  Roman,  he 
eKcapeth. 

-  1\/rEN.   brethren,   and    fathers. 
-l-'-L  hear  j'e  my  defence  which  1 
mahe  now  unto  you. 

2  (And  when  they  heard  that  he 
spake  in  the  Hebrew  tongue  to 
them,  they  kept  the  more  silence  : 
and  he  saith,) 

3  I  am  verily  a  man  which  cmn  a 
Jew,  born  in  Tarsus,  a  cit]i  in  Cili- 
cia, yet  brought  up  in  this  city  at 
the  feet  of  Gamaliel,  aittd  taught 
according  to  the  '^ perfect  manner 
of  the  law  of  the  fatiiers,  and  was 
zealous  toward  God,  as  ye  all  are 
this  day. 

4  And  I  persecuted  this  way 
unto  the  death,  binding  and  deli- 
vering into  prisons  both  men  and 
women. 

5  As  also  the  high  priest  doth 
bear  me  witness,  and  all  the  estate 
of  the  elders  :  from  whom  also  I 
received,  letters  unto  the  brethren, 
and  went  to  Damascus,  to  bring 
them  which  were  there  bound  unto 
Jerusalem,  for  to  be  punished. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  I 
made  my  journey,  and  was  come 
nigh  unto  Damascus  about  noon, 
suddenly  there  shone  from  heaven 
a  great  hght  round  about  me. 

7  And  I  fell  unto  the  ground, 
;ind  heard  a  voice  saying  unto  me, 
Saul,  Saul,  why  persecutest  thou 
me'? 

8  And  I  answered.  Who  art  thou. 
Lord  %  And  he  said  unto  me,  I  am 
Jesus  of  Nazareth,  whom  thou  per- 
secutest. 

9  And  they  that  were  with  me 
saw  indeed  th(>  light,  and  were 
afraid  ;  but  they  heard  not  tli(> 
voice  of  him  that  spake  to  me. 

10  And  1  said.  What  shall  T  do. 
Lord?  And  the  Lorrl  said  unto 
me.  Arise,  and  go  into  Damascus  ; 
and  tliere  it  shall  lie  told  thee  of 
all  things  which  are  appointed  for 
thee  to  do. 

11  And  when  I  could  not  sec  for 


-  Brethren 
aud  fathers, 


'^  strict 


148 


He  claims  his  citizenship. 


THE  ACTS,  23. 


Defence  before  the  council. 


the  glory  of  that  light,  being  led 
by  the  hand  of  them  that  were 
with  me,  I  came  into  Damascus. 

12  And  one  Ananias,  a  devout 
man  according  to  the  law,  having 
a  good  report  of  all  the  Jews  which 
dwelt  there, 

13  Came  unto  me,  and  stood, 
and  said  unto  me.  Brother  iSaul, 
receive  thy  sight.  And  the  same 
hour  I  looked  up  upon  him. 

14  And  he  said.  The  God  of  our 
fathers  hath  chosen  thee,  that  thou 
shouldest  know  his  will,  and  see 
that  Just  One,  and  shouldest  hear 
the  voice  of  his  mouth. 

1.5  For  thou  shalt  be  his  witness 
unto  all  men  of  what  thou  hast 
seen  and  heard. 

1 6  And  now  why  tarriest  thou  ? 
arise,  and  be  baptized,  and  wash 
away  thy  sins,  calling  on  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  I  was  come  again  to  Jerusa- 
lem, even  while  I  prayed  in  the 
temple,  I  was  in  a  trance ; 

18  And  saw  him  saying  unto 
me.  Make  haste,  and  get  thee 
quickly  out  of  Jerusalem  :  for  they 
will  not  receive  thy  testimony  con- 
cerning me. 

19  And  1  said,  Lord,  they  know 
that  I  imprisoned  and  beat  in  every 
synagogue  them  that  believed  on 
thee : 

20  And  when  the  blood  of  thy 
martyr  Stephen  was  shed,  1  also 
was  standing  by,  and  consenting 
unto  his  death,  and  kept  the  rai- 
ment of  them  that  slew  nim. 

21  And  he  said  unto  me,  Depart : 
for  I  will  send  thee  far  hence  unto 
the  Gentiles. 

22  And  they  gave  him  audience 
unto  this  word,  and  the7i  lifted  vip 
their  voices,  and  said,  Away  with 
such  a  fellovj  from  the  earth  :  for 
it  is  not  fit  that  he  should  live. 

23  And  as  they  cried  out,  and 
cast  off  their  clothes,  and  threw 
dust  into  the  air, 

24  The  chief  captain  commanded 
him  to  be  brought  into  the  castle, 
and  bade  that  he  should  be  ex- 
amined by  scourging ;  that  he 
might  know  wherefore  they  cried 
so  against  him. 

25  And  as  they  bound  him  with 
thongs,  Paul  said  unto  the  centu- 
rion that  stood  by.  Is  it  lawful  for 
you  to  scourge  a  man  that  is  a 
Roman,   and  uncondemned  1 

26  When  the  centurion  heard 
thitt,  he  went  and  told  the  chief  cap- 
tain, saying.  Take  liced  what  thou 
doest :  for  this  man  is  a  Roman. 

27  Then  the  chief  captain  came. 


and  said  unto  him.   Tell  me,   art 
thou  a  Roman  1    He  said,  Yea. 

28  And  the  chief  captain  an- 
swered, With  a  great  sum  obtained 
I  this  ^  freedom.  And  Paul  said. 
But  I  was  '^free  born. 


29  Then  straightway  they  de- 
parted from  him  which  should 
have  examined  him  :  and  the  chief 
captain  also  was  afraid,  after  he 
knew  that  he  was  a  Roman,  and 
because  he  had  bound  him. 

30  On  the  morrow,  because  he 
would  have  known  the  certainty 
wherefoi^e  he  was  accused  of  the 
Jews,  he  loosed  him  from  his 
bands,  and  commanded  the  chief 
priests  and  all  their  council  to  ap- 
pear, and  brought  Paul  down,  and 
set  him  before  them. 

CHAPTER  23. 

1  Ak  Paul  pteadeth  his  cause,  2  Ananias 
coii>))iaiulei/i  t/iem  to  smite  him.  1  Dis- 
sension among  his  accusers.  11  God  en- 
coutageth  him.  14  The  Jews'  laying  loaii 
for  Paul  '2(1  is  declared  unto  the  chief 
ciijjfain.  27  IJe  sendeth  him  to  Felix  the 
governor. 

AND  Paul,  earnestly  beholding 
the  council,   said,  ■^  Men  and 
brethren,  I  have  lived  in  all  good 


conscience  before   God  until  this 
day. 

2  And  the  high  priest  Ananias 
commanded  them  that  stood  by 
him  to  smite  him  on  the  mouth. 

3  Then  said  Paul  unto  him,  God 
shall  smite  thee,  thoit  whited  wall : 
for  sittest  thou  to  judge  me  after 
the  law,  and  commandest  me  to  be 
smitten  contrary  to  the  law  % 

4  And  they  that  stood  by  said, 
Revilest  thou  God's  high  priest '? 

5  Then  said  Paul,  I  *  wist  not, 
brethren,  that  he  was  the  high 
priest :  for  it  is  written.  Thou 
shalt  not  speak  evil  of  the  ruler 
of  thy  people. 

6  But  when  Paul  perceived  that 
the  one  part  were  Sadducees,  and 
the  other  Pharisees,  he  cried  out 
in  the  council,  ^  Men  and  brethren, 
I  am  a  Pharisee,  the  son  of  a  Phari- 
see :  of  the  hope  and  resurrection 
of  the  dead  1  am  called  in  question. 

7  And  when  he  had  so  said, 
there  arose  a  dissension  between 
the  Pharisees  and  the  Sadducees : 
and  the  multitude  was  divided. 

8  For  the  Sadducees  say  that 
there  is  no  resurrection,  neither 
angel,  nor  spirit :  but  the  Phari- 
sees confess  ooth. 

9  And  there  arose  a  great  cry : 
and  the  scribes  that  tvere  of  the 
Phjirisees'  part  aro.se,  and  strove, 
saying,  We  find  no  evil  in  this 
man  :   but  if  a  spirit  or  an  angel 


1  citizenship. 
^  a  Roman 
born. 


3  Brethren, 


*  knew 


149 


Plot  to  hill  Paul. 


THE  ACTS,  24. 


He  is  sent  to  Gaisarea. 


hatli    spoken  to   him,   let  us  not 
fight  against  God. 

10  And  when  there  arose  a  great 
dissension,  the  chief  captain,  fear- 
ing lest  Paul  should  have  been 
pulled  in  pieces  of  them,  com- 
manded the  soldiers  to^  go  down, 
and  to  take  him  by  force  from 
among  them,  and  to  bring  kirn  into 
the  castle. 

11  And  the  night  following  the 
Lord  stood  by  him,  and  said.  Be 
of  good  cheer,  Paul :  for  as  thou 
hast  testified  of  me  in  Jerusalem, 
so  must  thou  bear  witness  also  at 
Home. 

12  And  when  it  was  day,  certain 
of  the  Jews  banded  together,  and 
bound  themselves  under  a  curse, 
saying  that  they  would  neither  eat 
nor  drink  till  they  had  killed  Paul. 

13  And  they  were  more  than 
forty  which  had  made  this  con- 
spiracy. 

14  And  they  came  to  the  chief 
priests  and  elders,  and  said.  We 
have  bound  ourselves  under  a 
great  curse,  that  we  will  eat  no- 
thing until  we  have  slain  Paul. 

15  Now  therefore  ye  with  the 
council  signify  to  the  chief  cap- 
tain that  he  bring  him  down  unto 
you  to  morrow,  as  though  ye  would 
enquire  something  more  perfectly 
concerning  him  :  and  we,  or  ever 
he  come  near,  are  ready  to  kill 
him. 

1 G  And  when  Paul's  sister's  son 
heard  of  their  lying  in  wait,  he 
went  and  entered  into  the  castle, 
and  told  J^aul. 

17  Then  Paul  called  one  of  the 
centurions  unto  him,  and  said, 
liring  this  young  man  unto  the 
cliief  captain  :  for  he  hath  a  cer- 
tain thing  to  tell  him. 

18  So  he  took  him,  and  brought 
//////  to  th(^  chief  captain,  and  said, 
Paul  the  prisoner  called  ine  unto 
lilin,  and  prayed  mc  to  bring  this 
young  man  unto  thee,  who  hath 
something  to  say  unto  thee. 

19  Then  the  chief  captain  took 
him  by  the  hand,  and  went  v<lfli 
//^//(,  aside  privately,  and  asked  him, 
VVliat  is  that  thou  hast  to  tell  me? 

HO  And  he  said,  The;  Jews  have 
iigi'i-ed  to  desii'e  thee  that  thou 
wouldest  bringdown  Paul  to  mor- 
row into  the  council,  as  though 
they  would  enquire  somewhat  of 
him  more  perfectly. 

21  P)ut  do  not  thou  yield  unto 
them:  for  there  lie  in  wait  for  him 
of  them  i)ioi-e  than  forty  men. 
which  liav(;  l)<)und  themselves  with 
an  oath,  that  they  will  neither  eat 
nor   drink    till  they    have    killed 


him :    and    now    are    they   ready, 
looking  for  a  promise  from  thee. 

22  So  the  chief  captain  then  let 
the  young  man  depart,  and  charged 
him.  See  thou  tell  no  man  that  thou 
hast  shewed  these  things  to  me. 

23  And  he  called  unto  him  two 
centurions,  saying.  Make  ready  two 
hundred  soldiers  to  go  to  Ca;sarea, 
and  horsemen  threescore  and  ten, 
and  spearmen  two  hundred,  at  the 
third  hour  of  the  night ; 

24  And  provide  them-  beasts,  that 
they  may  set  Paul  on,  and  bring 
him  safe  unto  Felix  the  governor. 

25  And  he  wrote  a  letter  after 
this  manner : 

26  Claudius  Lysias  unto  the 
most  excellent  governor  Felix  seiul- 
eth  greeting. 

27  This  man  was  taken  of  the 
Jews,  and  should  have  been  killed 
of  them  :  then  came  I  with  '  an 
army,  and  rescued  him,  having  un- 
derstood that  he  was  a  Roman. 

28  And  when  I  would  liave 
known  the  cause  wherefore  they 
accused  him,  1  brought  him  forth 
into  their  council : 

29  Whom  I  perceived  to  be  ac- 
cused of  questions  of  their  law,  but 
to  have  nothing"  laid  to  his  charge 
worthy  of  death  or  of  bonds. 

30  And  when  it  was  told  me 
how  that  the  Jews  laid  wait  for 
the  man,  I  sent  straightway  to 
thee,  and  gave  commandment  to 
his  accusers  also  to  say  before  thee 
what  they  had  against  him.  Fare- 
well. 

31  Then  the  soldiers,  as  it  was 
commanded  them,  took  Paul,  and 
brought  iii'm  by  night  to  Antipatris. 

32  On  the  morrow  they  left  the 
horsemen  to  go  with  him,  and  re- 
turned to  the  castle  : 

33  Who,  when  they  came  to 
Ca^sarea,  and  delivered  the  epistle 
to  the  governor,  presented  Paul 
also   before  liim. 

34  And  when  the  governor  had 
read  the  letter,  he  asked  of  what 
pi'ovince  lie  was.  And  w'lien  he 
und(M'stood  that  he  ii<<is  of  Cilicia; 

35  J  will  hear  thee,  said  ho,  when 
tliine  accusei's  are  also  come.  And 
he  c(mimanded  liiin  to  be  kept  in 
Herod's  'jiKlgmcnt  hall. 

CHAPTER  24. 

1  Paul  hp.ing  nccimed  by  TertuUttH  the  orator, 
II)  (niKU)ereih  for  hix  life  ami  doi-trine. 
'>\  He.  pre<ieh'<tli,  (Virint  to  the  (joriTtivr 
mid  liininfe.  'Lfi  TIte  riorernor  Itopfth  fi'r 
a  hrilic.  Init  in  vain.  27  At  lant,  gohm  out 
of  /lis  c;/A'c<',  /ill  learetli.  Paid  in  prison. 

AND  after  five  days  Ananias  the 
high  priest  descended  with  the 
elders,  and  -with  a  certain  orator 


1  the 
suldiors, 


-  palace. 


160 


PauVs  defence  before 


THE  ACTS,  25. 


Felix  the  (jovernor. 


namefl  Tertulliis,  who  informed  the 
governor  against  Paul. 

2  And  when  he  was  called  forth, 
Tertullus  began  to  accuse  him,  say- 
ing, Seeing  that  by  thee  we  enjoy 
great  quietness,  and  that  very 
worthy  deeds  are  done  unto  this 
nation  by  thy  providence, 

3  We  accept  it  always,  and  in  all 
places,  most  noble  Felix,  with  all 
thankfulness. 

4  Notwithstanding,  that  I  be  not 
further  tedious  unto  thee,  I  pray 
thee  that  thou  wouldest  hear  us  of 
thy  clemency  a  few  words. 

5  For  we  have  found  this  man  a 
pestilent  felloir,  and  a  mover  of  se- 
dition among  all  the  Jews  through- 
out the  world,  and  a  ringleader  of 
the  sect  of  the  Nazarenes  : 

6  Who  also  hath  gone  about  to 
profane  the  temple  :  whom  we  took, 
and  would  have  judged  according 
to  our  law. 

7  F>ut  the  chief  captain  Lysias 
came  upon  us,  and  with  great  vio- 
lence took  him  away  out  of  our 
hands, 

8  Commanding  his  accusers  to 
come  unto  thee :  by  examining  of 
whom  thyself  mayest  take  know- 
ledge of  all  these  things,  whereof 
we  accuse  him. 

9  And  the  Jews  also  assented, 
saying  that  these  things  were  so. 

10  Then  Paul,  after  that  the  go- 
vernor had  beckoned  unto  him  to 
speak,  answered.  Forasmuch  as  I 
know  that  thou  hast  been  of  many 
years  a  judge  unto  this  nation,  I 
do  the  more  cheerfully  answer  for 
myself : 

1 1  Because  that  thou  mayest  un- 
derstand, that  there  are  yet  but 
twelve  days  since  I  went  up  to  Je- 
rusalem for  to  worship. 

12  And  they  neither  found  nie 
in  the  temple  disputing  with  any 
man,  neither  raising  up  the  peojjle, 
neither  in  the  synagogues,  nor  in 
the  city : 

13  Neither  can  they  prove  the 
things  whereof  they  now  accuse  me. 

14  But  this  I  confess  unto  thee, 
that  after  '  the  way  which  they 
call  -  heresy,  so  worsiiip  I  the  God 
of  my  fathers,  believing  all  things 
which  are  written  in  the  law  and 
in  the  prophets  : 

15  And  have  hope  toward  Cod, 
which  they  themselves  also  allow, 
that  there  shall  b(!  a  resuriv(-tioii 
of  the  dead,  both  of  the  just  and 
unjust. 

1 G  And  herein  do  I  exercise  my- 
self, to  have  always  a  conscience 
void  of  offence  toward  God,  and 
Unvard  men. 

17  Now  after  many  years  I  came 

15 


to  bring  alms  to  my  nation,  and 
offerings. 

18  Whereupon  certain  Jews  from 
Asia  found  me  purified  in  the  tem- 
ple, neither  with  multitude,  nor 
with  tumult. 

19  Who  ought  to  have  been  here 
before  thee,  and  object,  if  they  had 
ought  against  me. 

20  Or  else  let  these  same  here 
say,  if  they  have  found  any  evil 
doing  in  me,  while  I  stood  before 
the  council, 

21  Except  it  be  for  this  one 
voice,  that  I  cried  standing  among 
them.  Touching  the  resurrection 
of  the  dead  I  am  called  in  question 
by  you  this  day. 

22  And  when  Felix  heard  these 
things,  haying  more  perfect  know- 
ledge of  "'tJiat  way,  he  deferred 
them,  and  said.  When  Lysias  the 
chief  captain  shall  come  down,  I 
will  ^  know  the  uttermost  of  your 
matter. 

23  And  he  commanded  a  centu- 
rion to  keep  Paul,  and  to  let  him 
have  liberty,  and  that  he  should 
forbid  none  of  his  acquaintance  to 
minister  or  come  unto  him. 

24  And  after  certain  days,  when 
Felix  came  with  his  wife  Drusilla, 
which  was  a  Jewess,  he  sent  for 
Paul,  and  heard  him  concerning 
the  faith  in  Christ. 

25  And  as  he  reasoned  of  right- 
eousness, ^  temperance,  and  judg- 
ment to  come,  Felix  trembled,  and 
answered,  Go  thy  way  for  this 
time  ;  when  I  have  a  convenient 
season,  I  will  call  for  thee. 

2G  He  hoped  also  that  money 
should  have  been  given  him  of 
Paul,  that  he  might  loose  him  : 
wherefore  he  sent  for  him  the 
oftener,  and  communed  with  him. 

27  But  after  two  years  Porcius 
Festus  came  into  Felix'  room  :  and 
Felix,  ^  willing  to  shew  the  Jews  a 
pleasure,  left  i^aul  bound. 


CHAPTER  25. 

2  T/ic  Jew.i  acciis,'  />,nin„'f,>re  Fei^iiis:.  S  fie 
ansici-reili  for  himself,  11  and  ojijiciilcth 
iiiifo  ('(t'sdi-.  14  A/ti'ftrttrilK  FexliiK  (i/Kix'lh 
/lix  iiKil/fr  to  kiiitj  Aijrijipit.  23  anil  he.  Ik 
hromiliA  forth..  '.'5  Festnn  cleat-etli  him  to 
hare  (lone  nothitiff  icorthi/  of  death. 

NOW  when  Festus  was  come  into 
the  province,  after  three  days 
he  ascended  from  C;>3sarea  to  Je- 
rusalem. 

2  Then  the  high  jjriest  and  the 
chief  of  the  Jews  informed  him 
against  Paul,  and  besought  him, 

3  vVnd  desired  favour  against 
him,  that  he  would  send  for  liim 
to  J(!rusa!em,  laying  wait  in  tlie 
way  to  kill  him. 

4  l>ut  Festus  answered,  that 
1 


the  Way, 


^  determine 


s  self- 
c'outrol, 


0  desiring  to 
sain  favour 
witli  the 
Jews, 


Paul  cqjpeals  to  Caesar. 


THE  ACTS,  26. 


Festas'  report  to  Agrippa. 


l;ire(.f 
])o\vtn' 


2  *  not  more 
than  eight 
or  ten  days, 


3  desiring  to 
gain  favour 
Avith  the 
Jews, 


Paul  should  be  kept  at  Csesarea, 
and  that  he  himself  would  depart 
shortly  thither. 

5  Let  them  therefore,  said  he, 
which  ^  amon^  you  are  able,  go 
down  with  me,  and  accuse  this 
man,  if  there  be  any  wickedness  in 
him. 

6  Andwhen  he  had  tarried  among 
them  "more  than  ten  days,  he  went 
down  unto  Cjesarea  ;  and  the  next 
day  sitting  on  the  judgment  seat 
commanded  Paul  to  be  brought. 

7  And  when  he  was  come,  the 
Jews  Avhich  came  down  from  Je- 
rusalem stood  round  about,  and 
laid  many  and  grievous  complaints 
against  Paul,  which  they  could  not 
prove. 

8  While  he  answered  for  himself. 
Neither  against  the  law  of  the  Jews, 
neither  against  the  temple,  nor  yet 
against  Cajsar,  have  I  offended  any 
thing  at  all. 

9  But  Festus,  ^willing  to  do  the 
■Tews  a  pleasure,  answered  Paul, 
and  said.  Wilt  thou  go  up  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  there  be  judged  of  these 
things  before  me  1 

10  Then  said  Paul,  I  stand  at 
Caesar's  judgment  scat,  where  I 
ought  to  be  judged  :  to  the  Jews 
have  I  done  no  wrong,  as  thou  very 
well  knowest. 

11  For  if  I  be  an  offender,  or 
have  committed  any  thing  worthy 
of  death,  I  refuse  not  to  die  :  but- 
if  there  be  none  of  these  things 
whereof  these  accuse  me,  no  man 
may  deliver  me  unto  them.  I 
appeal  unto  C;esar. 

1 2  Then  Festus,  when  he  had  con- 
ferred with  the  council,  answered, 
Hast  thou  appealed  unto  Caesar  1 
unto  (J;esar  shalt  thou  go. 

13  And  after  certain  days  king 
Agrippa  and  Bernice  came  unto 
Ciesarea  to  salut(!  F(>stus. 

]  4  And  when  theyhad  been  there 
many  days,  Festus  fleclared  Paul's 
cause  unto  the  king,  saying.  There 
is  a  certain  man  left  in  bonds  by 
Felix  : 

15  About  whom,  when  I  was  at 
Jeu'usalem,  the  (thief  pi'iestsand  the 
elders  of  the  Jews  informed  me, 
desiring  to  Iinve  judgment  against 
him. 

16  To  whom  1  answered,  Tt  is  not 
the  manner  of  tlie  Poinans  todcli- 
\'(!i' any  man  to  di(^  befoi'e  that  he 
which  is  accused  hav(!  the  accuscis 
face  to  face,  and  have  licence  to 
answer  for  himself  concerning  the 
crime  laid  against  him. 

17  Therefore,  when  they  were 
come  hither,  without  any  delay  on 


the  morrow  I  sat  on  the  judgment 
seat,  and  commanded  the  man  to 
be  brought  forth. 

18  Against  whom  when  the  ac- 
cusers stood  up,  they  brought  none 
accusation  of  such  things  as  I  sup- 
posed : 

19  But  had  certain  questions 
against  him  of  their  own  ^  super- 


Or, 


stition.  and  of  one  Jesus,  which 
was  dead,  whom  Paul  affirmed  to 
be  alive. 

20  And  because  I  °  doubted  of 
such  manner  of  questions.  I  asked 
him  whether  he  would  go  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  there  be  judged  of  these 
matters. 

21  But  when  Paul  had  appealed 
to  be  reserved  unto  the  hearing  of 
"Augustus,  I  commanded  him  to 
be  kept  till  I  might  send  him  to 
Cfesar. 

22  Then  Agrippa  said  imto  Fes- 
tus, I  would  also  hear  the  man  my- 
self. To  mori'ow,  said  he,  thou  shalt 
hear  him. 

23  And  on  the  morrow,  when 
Agrippa  was  come,  and  Bernice, 
with  great  pomjj,  and  was  entered 
into  tiie  place  ot  hearing,  with  the 
chief  captains,  and  principal  men 
of  the  city,  at  Festus'  command- 
ment Paul  was  brought  forth, 

24  And  Festus  said,  King 
Agrippa,  and  all  men  which  ai-e 
here  present  with  us,  ye  see  this 
man,  about  whom  all  the  multitude 
of  the  Jews  have  "dealt  with  me. 
both  at  Jei'usalem,  and  also  here, 
crying  that  he  ought  not  to  live 
any  longer. 

25  But  when  I  found  that  he  had 
committed  nothing  worthy  of  death, 
and  that  he  himself  hath  appealed 
to  "Augustus,  1  have  determined 
to  send  him, 

26  Of  whom  T  have  no  certain 
thing  to  write  untomy  lord.  Where- 
fore 1  have  brought  him  forth  before 
you,  and  si)ecially  before  thee,  () 
king  Agr'ippa,  that,  after  examina- 
tion had,  1  might  have  somewhat 
to  wi'ite. 

27  For  it  seemeth  to  me  unrea- 
sonable to  send  a  i)risoner,  and  not 
withal  to  signify  the  crimes  hiiil 
against  him. 


CHAPTER  26. 

2  Paul,  in.  (he pfene7>c<'  of  Aj/rijipa,  devlii n  tli 
hiH  life,  from  hix  childhood ,  12  titi<l  hi'ir 
iiiiriictdovxh/  he  nuts  coiirerfed.  iitiil  tutllcil 
to  hix  itjioxlleshiii.  24  /''c.tfii.t  c/idri/et/i  liini 
to  he  mad,  leherennio  he  mtxireretli  iiio- 
des//;/.  2H  A(/rij>/><i  ix  ithiioxt  perxuaded 
to  he  II  Chfixthin.  31  The  whole  comjmny 
priDHDiiiee  him  iiinoeent. 

rpHKN  Agripi)a  said  unto  Paul, 
JL    T" 


Thou  art  permitted  to  speak  for 


*  religion, 


5  was  doubt- 
ful how  to 
enquire 
hereof, 


6  the 
emperor, 


'  made  suit 
to  me, 


152 


PauVs  defence 


THE  ACTS,  26. 


before  Acjrij)pa. 


thyself.  Then  Paul  stretched  forth 
the  hand,  and  answered  for  him- 
self: 

2  I  think  myself  happy,  king 
Agrippa,  because  I  shall  answer  for 
myself  this  day  before  thee  touch- 
ing all  the  things  whereof  I  am 
accused  of  the  Jews : 

3  Especially  because  I  l-nov>  thee 
to  be  expert  in  all  customs  and 
questions  which  are  among  the 
Jews:  wherefore  I  beseech  thee  to 
hear  me  patiently. 

4  My  manner  of  life^  from  my 
youth,  which  was  at  the  first  among 
mine'  own  nation  at  Jei'usalem, 
know  all  the  Jews ; 

5  Which  knew  me  from  the  be- 
ginning, if  they  would  testify,  that 
after  the  most  straitest  sect  of  our 
religion  I  lived  a  Pharisee. 

6  And  now  I  stand  and  am 
judged  for  the  hope  of  the  pro- 
mise made  of  God  unto  our  fathers : 

7  Unto  which  jn'omise  our  twelve 
tribes,  instantly  serving  God  day 
and  night,  hope  to  come.  For 
which  hope's  sake,  king  Agrippa, 
1  am  accused  of  the  Jews. 

8  Why  should  it  be  thought  a 
thing  incredible  with  you,  that  God 
should  raise  the  dead  1 

9  I  verily  thought  with  myself, 
that  I  ought  to  do  many  things 
contrary  to  the  name  of  Jesus  of 
Nazareth. 

10  Which  thing  I  also  did  in  Je- 
rusalem :  and  many  of  the  saints 
did  I  shut  up  in  prison,  having 
received  authority  from  the  chief 
priests ;  and  when  they  were  put 
to  death,  I  gave  my  voice  against 
them. 

11  And  I  punished  them  oft  in 
every  synagogue,  and  compelled 
them  to  blaspheme ;  and  being  ex- 
ceedingly mad  against  them,  I 
persecuted  them  even  unto  strange 
cities. 

1 2  Whereupon  as  I  went  to  Da- 
mascus with  authorit.y  and  com- 
mission from  the  chief  priests, 

1 3  At  midday,  O  king,  I  saw  in 
the  way  a  light  from  heaven,  above 
the  brightness  of  the  sun,  shining 
round  about  me  and  them  which 
journeyed  with  me. 

1 4  And  when  we  were  all  fallen 
to  the  earth,  I  heard  a  voice  speak- 
ing unto  me,  and  saying  in  the 
Hebrew  tongue,  Saul,  Saul,  why 
persecutest  thou  me"?  it  is  hard  for 
thee  to  kick  against  the  ^  pi-icks. 

15  And  I  said,  Who  art  thou, 
Lordi  And  he  said,  I  am  Jesus 
whom  thou  persecutest. 

16  P>ut  rise,  and  stand  upon  thy 
feet :  for  I  have  appeared  unto  thee 
for  this  purpose;  to  make  thee  a 


minister  and  a  witness  both  of  these 
things  which  thou  hast  seen,  and 
of  those  things  in  the  which  I  will 
appear  unto  thee ; 

1 7  Delivering  thee  from  the  peo- 
ple, and  from  the  Gentiles,  unto 
whom  now  I  send  thee, 

18  To  open  their  eyes,  and  to 
turn  them,  from  darkness  to  light, 
and  from  the  power  of  Satan  unto 
God,  that  they  may  receive  forgive- 
ness of  sins,  and  inheritance  among 
them  which  are  sanctified  by  faith 
that  is  in  me. 

19  Whereupon,  O  king  Agrippa, 
I  was  not  disobedient  unto  the  hea- 
venly vision  : 

.  20  But  shewed  first  unto  them  of 
Damascus,  and  at  Jerusalem,  and 
throughout  all  the  coasts  of  Judaea, 
and  then  to  the  Gentiles,  that  they 
should  repent  and  turn  to  God,  and 
do  works  meet  for  repentance. 

21  For  these  causes  the  Jews 
caught  me  in  the  temple,  and  went 
about  to  kill  me. 

22  Having  therefore  obtained 
help  of  God,  I  continue  unto  this 
day,  witnessing  both  to  small  and 
great,  saying  none  other  things 
than  those  which  the  prophets  and 
Moses  did  say  should  come  : 

23  That  "  Christ  should  suffer, 
and  that  he  should  be  the  first  that 
should  rise  from  the  dead,  and 
should  shew  light  unto  the  people, 
and  to  the  Gentiles. 

24  And  as  he  thus  spake  for  him- 
self, Festus  said  with  a  loud  voice, 
Paul,  thou  art  beside  thyself;  much 
learning  doth  make  thee  mad. 

25  But  he  said,  I  am  not  mad, 
most  noble  Festus ;  but  speak  forth 
the  words  of  truth  and  soberness. 

26  For  the  king  knoweth  of  these 
things,  before  whom  also  I  speak 
freely :  for  I  am  persuaded  that 
none  of  these  things  are  hidden 
from  him  ;  for  this  thing  was  not 
done  in  a  corner. 

27  King  Agrippa,  believest  thou 
the  prophets'?  I  know  that  thou 
believest. 

28  Then  Agrippa  said  unto  Paul, 
'  Almost  thou  persuadest  me  to  be  a 


Christian 

29  And  Paul  said,  I  would  to 
God,  that  ^not  only  thou,  but  also 
all  that  hear  me  this  day,  were  both 


almost,   and    altogether  such   as  1 
am,  except  these  bonds. 

30  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken, 
the  king  rose  up.  and  the  governor, 
and  Bernice,  and  they  that  sat  with 
them  : 

31  And  when  they  were  gone 
aside,  they  talked  between  them- 
selves,   saying,    This    man    doeth 

53 


2  the  Christ 


3  Witli  hut 
little,  per- 
suasion 
tliou  would- 
est  fain 
make  me  a 
■*  Avhcthcr 
witli  little  or 
with  mueh, 
not  thou 
only,  hut 
also  all  that 
hear  me  this 
flay,  miijht 
heeome 


Paul  sent  to  Rome. 


THE  ACTS,  27, 


Dangers  of  the  voyage. 


nothing    worthy    of    death    or    of 
bonds. 

3:^  Then  said  Agrippa  unto  Fes- 
tus,  This  man  might  have  been  set 
at  liberty,  if  he  had  not  appealed 
unto  Caisar. 

CHAPTER  27. 

1  Paul  Hhipping  toward  liomc,  10  foretelleth 
of  the  ddiiger  of  the  voyuye,  11  but  is  not 
fn'lieved.  14  Tlicy  are.  to.\sed  to  and  fro 
ipi'th.  tempest,  41  and  suffer  shipwreck,  ■22, 
JS4,  44  yet  all  come  safe  to  land. 

AND  when  it  was  determined 
that  we  should  sail  into  Italy, 
they  delivered  Paul  and  certain 
other  prisoners  unto  one  named 
.Julius,  a  centurion  of  Augustus' 
band. 

2  And  entering  into  a  ship  of 
Adramyttium,  we  launched,  mean- 
ing to  sail  by  the  coasts  of  Asia  ; 
one  Aristarchus,  a  Macedonian  of 
Thessalonica,  being  with  us. 

3  And  the  next  rlaij  we  touched 
at  Sidon.  And  Julius  ^courteously 
entreated  Paul,  and  gave  Uino  li- 
Ijei'ty  to  go  unto  his  friends  to  re- 
fresli  himself. 

4  And  when  we  had  launched 
from  thence,  we  sailed  "  under  Cy- 
pi'us,  because  the  winds  were  con- 
trary. 

5  And  when  we  had  sailed  over 
the  sea  of  Cilicia  and  Pamphylia, 
we  came  to  Myra,  a  city  of  Lycia. 

6  And  there  the  centurion  found 
a  ship  of  Alexandria  sailing  into 
Italy;  and  he  put  us  therein. 

7  And  when  we  had  sailed  slowly 
many  days,  and  •'  sea  rce  were  come 
over  against  Cnidus,  the  wind  not 
suffering  us,  we  sailed  '^  under  C  'rete, 
over  against  Salnione ; 

8  And,  ''hardly  passing  it,  came 
unto  a  place  which  is  called  The 
fair  havens  ;  nigh  whereunto  was 
the  city  of  Lasea. 

9  Now  when  much  time  was 
si)ent,  and  when  sailing  was  nf)W 
dangerous,  because?  the  fast  was 
now  already  past,  Paul  admo- 
nished tkem, 

10  And  said  unto  thein,  Sii's,  1 
perceive  that  this  voyage  will  be 
with  hurt  and  mucli  daniage,  not 
only  of  the  lading  and  ship,  but 
also  of  our  lives. 

11  Nevertheless  tlie  centui-ion 
beli(;ved  the  niastcM*  and  the;  owner 
of  tlie  ship,  more  than  tlu)se  things 
which  were  si)oken  l)y  1'aul. 

1 2  And  becausf!  the  haven  was 
not  commodious  to  winter  in,  the 
moi'c  part  advised  to  depart  thence 
also,  if  Ijy  any  means  the.y  might 
attain  to  Phenict%  avtl  ihcrc  to 
winter;  vhi  -h  /.fan  haven  of  Ciete, 


^and  lieth  towai-d  the  south  west 
and  north  west. 


13  And  wlien  the  south  wind 
blew  softly,  supposing  that  they 
had  obtained  their  purpose,  loosing 
thence,  they  sailed  close  by  Crete. 

14  But  not  long  after  there 
'^  arose  against  it  a  tempestuous 
wind,  called  Eurocl ydon. 

15  And  when  the  ship  was 
caught,,  and  could  not  bear  up  into 
the  wind,  we  let  her  drive. 

16  And  running '"'  under  a  certain 
island  which  is  called  Clauda,  we 
had  much  work  to  "  come  by  the 
boat : 

1 7  Which  when  they  had  taken 
up,  they  used  helps,  undergirding 
the  ship ;  and,  fearing  lest  they 
should  " fall  into  the  quicksands. 
strake  sail,  and  so  were  driven. 

18  And  we  being  exceedingly 
tossed  with  a  tempest,  the  next 
dan  they  lightened  the  ship  ; 

19  And  the  third  day  we  cast 
out  with  our  own  hands  the  tack- 
ling of  the  ship. 

20  And  when  neither  sun  nor 
stars  in  many  days  appeared,  and 
no  small  tempest  lay  on  us,  all 
hope  that  we  should  be  saved  was 
then  taken  away. 

21  Put  after  long  abstinence 
Paul  stood  forth  in  the  midst  of 
them,  and  said,  8irs,  ye  should 
have  hearkened  unto  me,  and  not 
have  loosed  from  Crete,  and  to 
have  gained  this  harm  and  loss. 

22  And  now  I  exhort  you  to  be 
of  good  cheer :  for  there  shall  be 
no  loss  of  any  man's  life  among 
you,  but  of  the  ship. 

23  For  there  stood  by  me  this 
night  the  angel  of  God,  whose  I 
am,  and  whom  I  serve, 

24  Sa.ving,  Fear  not,  Paul  ;  thou 
must  be  brought  before  Ca'sar : 
and,  lo,  iiod  liath  given  thee  all 
them  that  sail  with  thee. 

25  Wherefore,  sirs,  be  of  good 
cheer:  for  I  believe  God,  that  it 
shall  be  even  as  it  was  told  me. 

26  Howbeit  Ave  must  be  cast 
upon  a  certain   island. 

27  ]>ut  wh(>n  the  fourteenth 
night  was  come,  as  we  were  fh-iven 
u])  anfl  down  in**  Adria.  a])ont  mid- 
night th(>  sliii)HHTi  TlT'emed  that 
thc.y  di'ew   tuvir  to  some  country  ; 

2(S  And  sounded,  and  found  it 
twenty  fathoms  :  and  when  they 
had  gone  a  little  further,  they 
sounded  again,  and  found  it  tif- 
teeii  tatlioms. 

29  'I'hen  feai-ing  lest  we  should 
ha\(*  fallen  upon  rocks,  thej'^  cast 
four-  ancliors  out  of  the  stern,  and 
wished  for  the  day. 


154 


Saved  from  the  sfiiptvrecJc. 


THE  A.CTS,  28. 


Entertained  at  Melita. 


30  And  as  the  slupmen  were 
about  to  iiee  out  of  the  ship,  when 
they  had  let  down  the  boat  into 
the  sea,  under  colour  as  though 
they  would  have  cast  anchors  out 
of  the  foreship, 

31  Paul  said  to  the  centurion 
and  to  the  soldiers.  Except  these 
abide  in  the  ship,  ye  cannot  be 
saved. 

32  Then  the  soldiers  cut  off  the 
ropes  of  the  boat,  and  let  her  fall 
off. 

33  And  while  the  day  was  com- 
ing on,  Paul  besought  tht-m  all  to 
take  ^  meat,  saying.  This  day  is  the 
fourteenth  day  that  ye  have  tar- 
ried and  continued  fasting,  having 
taken  nothing. 

34  Wherefore  I  pray  you  to  take 
mine  '^  meat :  for  this  is  for  yoiu' 
health  :  for  there  shall  not  an  hair 
fall  from  the  head  of  any  of  you. 

35  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken, 
he  took  bread,  and  gave  thanks  to 
God  in  presence  of  them  all :  and 
when  he  had  broken  it,  he  began 
to  eat. 

36  Then  were  they  all  of  good 
cheer,  and  they  also  took  some 
''  meat. 

37  And  we  were  in  all  in  the 
ship  two  hundred  threescore  and 
sixteen  souls. 

38  And  when  they  had  eaten 
enough,  they  lightened  the  ship, 
and  cast  out  the  wheat  into  the 
sea. 

39  And  when  it  was  day,  they 
knew  not  the  land  :  but  they  dis- 
covered a  certain  ^  creek   with    a 


shore,    into   the  which   tliey  wei'c 


minded,    if    it    were    yiossible,    to 


thrust  in  the  slTi)) 

4U  And  when  they  had  ®  taken 
up    the  anchoi-s.    they  eommitterl 


tlicinsciven  unto  the  sea,  and  loosed 
the  rudder  bands,  and  hoised  up 
the  "mainsail  to  the  wind,  and 
made   towai'd   shore. 

4 1  And  falling  into  a  place  where 
two  seas  met,  they  ran  the  ship 
aground ;  and  the  forepart  stuck 
fast,  and  remained  unmoveable, 
but  the  hinder  i)art  was  broken 
with  the  violence  of  the  waves. 

42  And  the  soldiers'  counsel  was 
to  kill  tile  prisoners,  lest  any  of 
them  should  swim  (nit,  and  escape. 

43  But  the  centurion,  '  wn'lling 
to  save  Paul,  kept  them  from  their 
purpose:  and  commanded  that 
they  whicli  could  swim  should  cast 
thcmf^elves  first  into  the  sea,  and  get 
to  land  : 

44  And  the  rest,  some  on  boards, 
and  some  on  broken  piercn  of  the 


ship.     And  so  it  came  to  pass,  that 
they  escaped  all  safe  to  land. 

CHAPTER  28. 

1  Pnul  (ifter  hin  shipu'recfr  is  kindly  enter- 
fa  tnedHf  the  harbarians.  5  The  riper  on 
hiii  haul/  hiirteth  hitn  not.  8  I/e  heale/h 
iiiaiit/  dir-eaxen  in  the  island.  11  They  Ov- 
jiart  toirari/s  Home.  17  Jle  declitreth  to 
the  .leirx  the  caiine  of  his  coining.  24  Afiei' 
lux  jireachiny  some  were  persu-aded.  and 
■•<o))ie  he/iered  not.  SO  Yet  he  preacheth 
there  tuH>  ye<irs. 

AND  when  ®  they  were  escaped, 
tlien    ■'^  they    knew    that    the 
island  was  called  Melita. 

2  And  the  barbarous  people 
shewed  us  no  little  kindness:  for 
they  kindled  a  fire,  and  received 
us  eveiy  one,  because  of  the  present 
rain,  and  because  of  the  cold. 

3  And  when  Paul  had  gathered 
a  bundle  of  sticks,  and  laid  them  on 
tiie  fire,  there  came  a  vijier  out  of 
the  heat,  and  fastened  on  his  hand. 

4  And  when  the  Imrbarians  saw 
the  venomous  beast  hang  on  his 
hand,  they  said  among  themselves. 
No  doubt  this  man  is  a  mui'derer, 
whom,  though  he  hath  escaped  the 
sea,  yet  "'  vengeance  sufferetli  not 
to  live. 

5  And  he  shook  off  the  beast  into 
the  fire,  and  felt  no  harm. 

6  Howbeit  they  looked  when  he 
should  have  swollen,  or  fallen  down 
dead  suddenly  :  but  after  they  had 
looked  a  great  while,  and  saw  no 
harm  come  to  him,  they  changed 
their  minds,  and  said  that  he  was 
a  god. 

7  In  the  same  quarters  were  pos- 
sessions of  the  chief  man  of  the 
island,  whose  name  was  Publius ; 
who  received  us,  and  lodged  us 
three  days  courteously. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  the 
father  of  ]\iblius  laj^  sick  of  a  fever 
and  of  "'  a  bloody  flux  :  to  whom 
Paul  enteretl  in,  auti  pi'ayed,  and 
laid  his  hands  on  him,  and  healed 
him. 

9  Bo  when  this  was  done,  others 
also,  which  had  diseases  in  the 
island,  came,  and  were  healed  : 

10  Who  also  honoured  us  with 
many  honours ;  and  when  we  de- 
parted, they  laded  ns  with  such 
things  as  were  necessary. 

11  And  after  three  niontlis  we 
departed  in  a  ship  of  Alexandria, 
which  had  wintere<l  in  tlu^  isle, 
whose  sign  was'H'astor  ;ind  i^)llux. 


12  And  landing  at  Syracuse,  we 
tarried  there  three  days. 

13  And  from  thence  we  ^^  fetched 


a  comiviss.  and  came  to  Rhegiuni : 
and  after  one  day  the  south  wind 


^  .Justice 


*  Or, 


1"  dysen- 
tery : 


11  The  Twin 
Brolliers. 


1'^  made  a 
circuit, 


Paul  reacheth  Rome. 


THE  ACTS,  28. 


Testifieth  to  the  Jews. 


blew,  and  we  came  the  next  day  to 
Puteoli : 

14  Where  we  found  brethren, 
and  were  desired  to  tarry  with 
them  seven  days  :  and  so  we  went 
toward  Kome. 

15  And  from  thence,  when  the 
brethren  heard  of  us,  they  came  to 
meet  us  as  far  as  Appii  forum,  and 
The  three  taverns  :  whom  when 
Paul  saw,  he  thanked  God,  and 
took  courage. 

16  And  when  we  came  to  Rome, 
the  centurion  delivered  the  prison- 
ers to  the  captain  of  the  guard : 
but  Paul  was  suffered  to  dwell  by 
himself  with  a  soldier  that  kept 
him. 

1 7  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  after 
three  days  Paul  called  the  chief  of 
the  Jews  together  :  and  when  they 
were  come  together,  he  said  unto 
them,  ^  Men  and  brethren,  though 
I  have  committed  nothing  against 
the  people,  or  customs  of  our  fa- 
thers, yet  was  I  delivered  prisoner 
from  .Jerusalem  into  the  hands  of 
the  Ptomans. 

1 8  Who,  when  they  had  examined 
me,  would  have  let  me  go,  because 
there  was  no  cause  of  death  in  me. 

19  But  when  the  Jews  spake 
against  it,  I  was  constrained  to 
appeal  unto  Ctesar  ;  not  that  I  had 
ought  to  accuse  my  nation  of. 

20  For  this  cause  therefore  have 
I  called  for  you,  to  see  yoa,  and  to 
speak  with  you :  because  that  for 
the  hope  of  Israel  I  am  bound  with 
this  chain. 

21  And  they  said  unto  him.  We 
neither  received  letters  out  of  Ju- 
dsea  concerning  thee,  neither  any 
of  the  brethren  that  came  shewed 
or  spake  any  harm  of  thee. 

22  But  we  desire  to  hear  of  thee 
what  thou  thinkest :   for  as  con- 


cerning this  sect,  we  know  that 
every  where  it  is  spoken  against. 

23  And  when  they  had  appointed 
him  a  day,  there  came  many  to  him 
into  his  lodging ;  to  whom  he  ex- 
pounded and  testified  the  kingdom 
of  God,  persuadingthem concerning 
Jesus,  both  out  of  the  law  of  Moses, 
and  out  of  the  prophets,  from  morn- 
ing till  evening. 

2-1  And  some  believed  the  things 
\yhich  were  spoken,  and  some  be- 
lieved not. 

25  And  when  they  agreed  not 
among  themselves,  they  departed, 
after  that  Paul  had  spoken  one 
word.  Well  spake  the  Holy  Ghost 
by  "^  Esaias  the  prophet  unto  our 
fathers, 

26  Saying,  Go  unto  this  people, 
and  say.  Hearing  ye  shall  hear,  and 
shall  not  understand  ;  and  seeing 
ye  shall  see,  and  not  perceive : 

27  For  the  heart  of  this  people 
is  waxed  gross,  and  their  ears  are 
dull  of  hearing,  and  their  eyes  have 
they  closed  ;  lest  they  should  see 
with  their  eyes,  and  hear  with  their 
ears  and  understand  with  their 
heart,  and   should  ^  be  converted. 


and  I  should  heal  them. 

28  Be  it  known  therefore  unto 
you,  that  the  salvation  of  God  is 
sent  unto  the  Gentiles,  and  that 
they   will  hear  it. 

29  And  when  he  had  said  these 
woi'ds,  tlie  Jews  departed,  and 
had  great  reasoning  among  them- 
selves. 

30  And  Paul  dwelt  two  whole 
j^ears  in  his  own  hired  house,  and 
received  all  that  came  in  unto  him, 

31  Preaching  the  kingdom  of 
God,  and  teaching  those  things 
which  concern  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  with  all  confidence,  no 
man  forbidding  him. 


THE   EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE 


ROMANS 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Paul  comnieiiilefh  hh  fnlliuri  ti>  the  Ro- 
manit,  9  titid  /tin  (/enire  to  coine  tti  thvin. 
16  What  his  gonpel  in,  and  the  r'nihtmnK- 
nesft  which  it  nheweih.  18  <lo(t  in  au{i>  ij 
tfith  all  manner  of  tdti.  21  What  were  the 
Minn  of  the  (Jeniiles. 

PAUL,  a  servant  of  Jesus  Christ, 
called   to  tic  an   apostle,    s('])a- 
rated  unto  the  gosjx'l  of  (Jod, 
2  (Which  he  had  j)romised  afoi'e 


by  his  prophets  in  the  holy  scrip- 
tures,) 

3    (y\)ncerning     his     Son    Jesus 
(yhrist  our  Lord,  which  was  'made 


of  the  seed  of  David  according  to 
the  flesh  ; 

4  And  declared  to  lie.  the  Son  of 
rjod  with  power,  ac('()rding  to  the 
spirit  of  holiness,  by  the  resur- 
n!ction  from  the  dead : 


2  Isaiah 


3  turn  again, 


1  born 


156 


Tlie  gospel  needed  by  cdl. 


ROMANS,  2. 


Sins  of  the  Gentiles. 


5  By  whom  we  have  received 
grace  and  apostleship,  for  obedi- 
ence to  the  faith  among  all  nations, 
for  his  name  : 

6  Among  whom  are  ye  also  the 
called  of  Jesus  Christ : 

7  To  all  that  be  in  Rome,  beloved 
of  God,  called  to  be  saints :  Grace 
to  you  and  peace  from  God  our 
Father,  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

8  First,  I  thank  my  God  through 
Jesus  Christ  for  you  all,  that  your 
faith  is  spoken  of  throughout  the 
whole  world. 

9  For  God  is  my  witness,  whom 
I  serve  with  my  spirit  in  the  gospel 
of  his  Son,  that  without  ceasing  I 
make  mention  of  you  alwaj's  in  my 
prayers ; 

10  Making  request,  if  by  any 
means  now  at  length  I  might  have 
a  prosperous  journey  by  the  will  of 
God  to  come  unto  you. 

1 1  For  I  long  to  see  you,  that  I 
may  impart  unto  you  some  spirit- 
ual gift,  to  the  end  ye  may  be  esta- 
blished ; 

12  That  is,  that  I  may  be  com- 
forted together  with  you  by  the 
mutual  faith  both  of  you  and  me. 

13  Now  I  would  not  have  you 
ignorant,  brethren,  that  oftentimes 
I  purposed  to  come  unto  you,  (but 
was  let  hitherto,)  that  I  might 
have  some  fruit  among  you  also, 
even  as  among  other  Gentiles. 

14  I  am  debtor  both  to  the 
Greeks,  and  to  the  Barbarians  ; 
both  to  the  wise,  and  to  the  un- 
wise. 

15  So,  as  much  as  in  me  is,  I  am 
ready  to  preach  the  gospel  to  you 
that  are  at  Rome  also. 

16  For  I  am  not  ashamed  of  the 
gospel  of  Christ :  for  it  is  the  power 
of  God  unto  salvation  to  every  one 
that  believeth  ;  to  the  Jew  first, 
and  also  to  the  Greek. 

17  For  therein  is  the  righteous- 
ness of  God  revealed  from  faith  to 
faith  :  as  it  is  written,  The  -  just 
shall  live  by  faith. 

18  For  the  wrath  of  God  is  re- 
vealed from  heaven  against  all  un- 
godliness anfl  unrighteousness  of 
men,  who  "hold  the  truth  in  un- 
righteousness ; 

19  Because  that  which  may  be 
known  of  God  is  manifest  in  them  ; 
for  God  hath  shewed  it  unto  them. 

20  For  the  invisil)]e  things  of 
him  *  from  the  CT-eati(m  of  the 
world  are  clearly  seen,  being  under- 
stood by  the  things  that  ai-e  made, 
e,ven  his  eternal  power  and  God- 
head ;  so  that  they  are  without  ex- 
cuse : 

2 1  Because  that,  when  they  knew 
God,  they  glorified  him  not  as  God, 


neither  were  thankful ;  but  became 
vain  in  their  ^  imaginations,  and 
their  foolish  heart  was  darkened. 

22  Professing  themselves  to  be 
wise,  they  became  fools, 

23  And  changed  the  glory  of  the 
uncorruptible  God  into  an  image 
made  like  to  corruptible  man,  and 
to  birds,  and  fourfooted  beasts, 
and  creeping  things. 

24  Wherefore  God  also  gave 
them  up  to  uncleanness  through 
the  lusts  of  their  own  hearts,  to 
dishonour  their  own  bodies  be- 
tween themselves : 

25  Who  ^  changed  the  truth  of 
God  ^Jnto  a  lie,  and  worshipped 
and  served  the  creature  ^  more  than 
the  Creator,  who  is  blessed  for  ever. 
Amen. 

26  For  this  cause  God  gave  them 
up  unto  vile  affections :  for  even 
their  women  did  change  the  natu- 
ral use  into  that  which  is  against 
nature : 

27  And  likewise  also  the  men, 
leaving  the  natural  use  of  the 
woman,  burned  in  their  lust  one 
toward  another ;  men  with  men 
working  that  which  is  unseemly, 
and  receiving  in  themselves  that 
recompence  of  their  error  which 
was  meet. 

28  And  even  as  they  did  not  like 
to  retain  God  in  their  knowledge, 
God  gave  them  o-\er  to  a  reprobate 
mind,  to  do  those  things  which  are 
not  ®  convenient ; 

29  iieing  filled  with  all  unright- 
eousness, fornication,  wickedness, 
covetousness,  maliciousness ;  full 
of  envy,  murdei',  '"  debate,  deceit, 
malignity  ;  whisperers, 

30  Backbiters,  haters  of  God, 
"despiteful,  proud,  boasters,  in- 
ventors of  evil  things,  disobedient 
to  parents, 

3 1  Without  understanding,  cove- 
nantbreakers,  without  natural  af- 
fection, implacable,  unmerciful : 

32  Who  knowing  the  judgment 
of  God,  that  they  which  ^"commit 
such  things  are  worthy  of  death, 
not  only  do  the  same,  but  ^''  have 
pleasui-e  in  them  that  do  them. 


CHAPTER  2. 

1  They  that  sin.  though  they  condemn  it  in 
otherx,  cannot  eorcnxe  themnelrex,  6  and 
711  Kfh  ?eftK  exrape  the  pir/i/»ie»f  of  God. 
0  irhether  they  f>e  Jeu\t  or  (r'etiti/es.  14  The 
detitiJen  cannot  encdjie.  17  nor  i/et  the  Jeira, 
'.Ti  ii'hdiii  their  cirriniicixiiDi  ahull  )iot  jirofit, 
if  they  keep  ti<il  the  lair. 

THKIIKFOBK  thou  art  "inex- 
cusable. O  man,  whosoever  thou 
art  that  judgest :  for  wherein  thou 
judgest  another,  thou  condemnest 


s  reasonings, 


®  exchanged 
"  for 
8  rather 


0  fitting ; 


10  strife, 


11  insolent, 


12  practise 

13  also  con- 
sent witli 
tlieni  that 
practise 
them. 


1^  without 
excuse, 


157 


God^s  imjMrtial  judgment. 


EOMANS,  3. 


TJie  Jeivs'  prerogative. 


thyself;     for    thou    that    judgest 
^  doest  the  same  things. 

'A  But  we  are  sure  that  the  judg- 
ment of  God  is  according  to  truth 
against  them  which  '^commit  such 
things. 

3  And  thinkest  thou  this,  O  man, 
that  judgest  them  which  "do  such 
things,  and  doest  the  same,  that 
thou  shalt  escape  the  judgment  of 
God? 

4  Or  despisest  thou  the  riches  of 
his  goodness  and  forbearance  and 
longsufFering ;  not  knowing  that 
the  goodness  of  God  leadeth  thee 
to  repentance  1 

5  But  after  thy  hardness  and 
impenitent  heart  treasurest  up 
unto  thyself  wrath  against  the 
day  of  wrath  and  revelation  of  the 
righteous  judgment  of  God  ; 

6  Who  will  render  to  every  man 
according  to  his  deeds  : 

7  To  them  who  by  patient  con- 
tinuance in  well  doing  seek  for 
glory  and  honour  antl  immortality, 
eternal  life : 

8  But  unto  them  that  are  con- 
tentious, and  do  not  obey  the  truth, 
iDut  obey  unrighteousness,  indigna- 
tion a,nd  wrath, 

9  Tribulation  and  anguish,  upon 
every  soul  of  man  that  ^  doeth  evil, 
of  the  Jew  first,  and  also  of  the 
Gentile ; 

10  But  glory,  honour,  and  peace, 
to  every  man  that  worketh  good,  to 
the  Jew  first,  and  also  to  the  Gen- 
tile : 

1 1  For  there  is  no  respect  of  per- 
sons with  God. 

12  For  as  many  as  have  sinned 
without  law  shall  also  perish  with- 
out law  :  and  as  many  as  have 
sinned  •*  in  the  law  shall  be  judged 
''  by  tlie  law  : 

13  (For  not  the  hearers  of  the 
law  a?'e  **  just  before  God,  but  the 
dcjcrs  .of  the  law  shall  be  ^  justi- 
ticd. 

14  For  when  the  Gentiles,  which 
have  not  the  law,  do  by  nature  the 
things  contained  in  the  law,  these, 
liaving  not  the  law,  are  a  law  unto 
themselves  : 

1 5  Which  shew  the  work  of  the 
law  written  in  their  licarts,  their 
conscience;  also  bearing  witness, 
and  tlicir  thoughts  the  mean  while 
accusing  or  else  excusing  one  an- 
other ;) 

1 6  In  the  day  when  God  shall 
judge  the  secrets  of  men  by  Jesus 
Christ  ac("ording  to  my  gospel. 

17  15elK)lfl,  thou  art  called  a  Jew, 
and  restest  in  the  law,  and  makest 
thy  boast  of  God, 

18  And    knowest   his  will,   and 


^approvest  the  things  that  are 
more  excellent,  beuig  instructed 
out  of   the  law ; 

19  And  art  confident  that  thou 
thyself  art  a  guide  of  the  blind,  a 
light  of  them  which  are  in  dai'k- 
ness, 

20  An  instructor  of  the  foolish,  a 
teacher  of  babes,  which  hast  the 
form  of  knowledge  and  of  the  truth 
in  the  law. 

21  Thou  therefore  which  teach- 
est  another,  teachest  thou  not  thy- 
self? thou  that  preachest  a  man 
should  not  steal,  dost  thou  steal  1 

22  Thou  that  sayest  a  man  should 
notcommitadultery,  dost  thou  com- 
mit adultery  %  thou  that  abhorrest 
idols,  dost  thou  connnit  sacrilege  1 

23  Thou  that  makest  thy  boast 
of  the  law,  through  breaking  the 
law  dishonourest  thou  God'l 

24  For  the  name  of  God  is  blas- 
phemed among  the  Gentiles  thnnigh 
you,  as  it  is  written. 

25  For  circumcision  verily  pro- 
fiteth,  if  thou  keep  the  law  :  but  if 
thou  be  a  breaker  of  the  law,  thy 
circumcision  is  made  uncircumci- 
sion. 

26  Therefore  if  the  uncircumci- 
sion  keep  the  righteousness  of  the 
law,  shall  not  his  uncircumcision 
be  counted  for  circumcision'? 

27  And  shall  not  uncircumcision 
which  is  by  nature,  if  it  fulfil  the 
law,  judge  thee,  who  ''by  the  letter 
and  circumcision  dost  transgress 
the  law  1 

28  For  he  is  not  a  Jew,  which  is 
one  outwardly  ;  nexthiiv  is  that  cir- 
cumcision, which  is  outward  in  the 
flesh : 

29  But  he  is  a  Jew,  which  is  one 
inwardly;  and  circumcision  is  that 
of  the  heart,  in  the  spirit,  and  not 
in  the  letter ;  whose;  i)raise  is  not 
of  men,  but  of  God. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  The  ,h'ir>C  pveraridtrre :  %  irhich  t)ici/linrc 
vol  loaf. :  0  li<nil,',  il  tk>'  hlir  (•(iiirhicfili  them 
(i/soii/shi  :  W  Ihcreforevo^rtexh  in  jHntiJicd 
hi/  tlie  l(tw,  28  hut  uU,  without  dij}'erence., 
li If  faith  only:  81  and  yet  the  late  is  not 
fihdiished. 

WHAT  advantage  then  hath  the 
Jew?  or  what  profit  is  there 
of  circumcision? 

2  INfuch  everyway:  chiefly,  be- 
cause that '"  unto  them  were  com- 
mittefl   th(>  oi-u-lcs  of  (Jod. 

3  For  what  if  some  did  not  b(>- 
lieve?  shall  their  milx-lief  make 
the  "  faith  of  f!od  without  eflect? 

4  *(j!od  forbid  :  yea.  let  Go<]  be 
true,  but  every  man  a  liar  ;  as  it  is 


8  triest  the 
things  that 
differ, 


•  Gr.  Bo  it  not  so. 


9  with 


'"  they  wen 
iiil  rusted 
with 

'1  riiiMiful- 

IICS.S 


158 


The  need  of  the  Jeios. 


ROMANS,  4. 


Abraham  justijied  by  faith. 


written.  That  thou  mightest  l)e  jus- 
tified ill  thy  sayings,  and  mightest 
overcome  when  thou  art  judged. 

5  But  it'  our  unrighteousness 
commend  the  righteousness  of 
God,  what  shall  we  say'?  Is  God 
unrighteous  who  taketh  ven- 
geance ?    (I  speak  as  a  man) 

6  *  God  foi'bid  :  for  then  how 
shall  God  judge  the  world  1 

7  For  if  the  truth  of  God  hath 
more  abounded  through  my  lie 
unto  his  glory  ;  why  yet  am  1  also 
judged  as  a  sinner  1 

8  And  '  not  ratlter,  (as  we  be 
slanderously  reported,  and  as  some 
affirm  that  we  say,)  Let  us  do  evil, 
tliat  good  may  come ']  whose  ''  dam- 
nation is  just. 

y  What  then'?  are  we  ^ better 
tlinn  they  ?  No,  in  no  wise  :  for  we 
have  before  ^pi'oved  both  Jews  and 
Gentiles. that  they  are  all  under  sin; 

10  As  it  is  written.  There  is  none 
righteous,  no,  not  one  : 

1 1  There  is  none  that  under- 
standeth,  there  is  none  that  seek- 
eth  after  God. 

12  They  are  all  gone  out  of  the 
way,  they  are  together  bec(jme  un- 
profitable ;  there  is  none  that  doeth 
good,  no,  not  one. 

13  Their  throat  is  an  open  sepul- 
chre ;  with  their  tongues  they  have 
used  deceit ;  the  poison  of  asps  is 
under  their  lips  : 

14  Whose  mouth  is  full  of  curs- 
ing and  bitterness : 

15  Their  feet  are  swift  to  shed 
blood  : 

16  Destruction  and  misery  are 
in  their  ways  : 

17  And  the  way  of  peace  have 
they  not  known  : 

18  There  is  no  fear  of  God  be- 
fore their  eyes. 

19  Now  we  know  that  what 
things  soever  the  law  saith,  it  saith 
to  them  who  are  vinder  the  law  : 
that  every  mouth  may  be  stopped, 
and  all  the  woi-ld  may  ^  become 
guilty  befoi-e  God. 


20  Therefore  by  the  deeds  of  the 
law  there  shall  no  ilesh  be  "justi- 


fied in  his  sight:  for  by  the  law 
ix  the  knowledge  of  sin. 

2 1  But  now  the  righteousness  of 
God  without  the  law  is  manifested, 
being  witnessed  by  the  law  and 
the  prophets  ; 

22  Even  the  I'ighteousiiessof  God 
"^ vjhich  is  by  faith  of  Jesus  Christ 
unto  all  and  upon  all  them  that  be- 
lieve :  for  there  is  no  difi'erence  : 

23  For  all  have  sinned,  and 
'*  come  short  of  the  glory  of  God  ; 

24  Being  justified  freel.v  by  his 


*  (r'r.  Be  it  not  so. 


grace  through  the  redemption  that 
is  in  Christ  Jesus  : 

25  Whom  God  hath  set  forth  to 
he  a  propitiation  ^  through  faith  in 
his  blood,  to  declare  his  rigliteous- 
ness  ^"  for  the  remission  of  sins  that 


are  past,  through  the  forbearance 
of  God  ; 

26  To  declare,  I  say,  at  this  time 
his  righteousness :  that  he  might 
be  just,  and  the  justifier  of  him 
which  t  believeth  in  Jesus. 

27  Where  «'s  boasting  then "?  It  is 
excluded.  By  what  law '?  of  works  ? 
Nay  :  but  by  the  law  of  faith. 

28  Therefore  we  conclude  that 
a  man  is  justified  by  faith  "  without 
the  deeds  of  the  law. 

29  Is  he  the  God  of  the  Jews 
only  1  is  he  not  also  of  the  Gen- 
tiles 1    Yes,  of  the  Gentiles  also  : 

30  Seeing  it  is  one  God,  which 
shall  justify  the  circunicision  by 
faith,  and  ''-^uncircumcision  through 
faith. 


3 1  Do  we  then  make  void  ^^  the 
law  through  "  faith  ?  *God  for- 
bicT:   yea,  we  establish  ^°  the  law. 


CHAPTER  4. 

1  Ahfa/ddn's  f(u't/i  V'(l.s  iiDjitiied  to  /lim  for 
i-i///ifi'(iiisii,'s.v,  1(1  fiefore  he  ivas  cimiin- 
c/kii/.  1:i  IJ//  faitk  (mil/  he  and  his  .seed 
/•eccirei/  the  jiriiiiiixe,.  10  Ab)'uh<ini  is  Ike 
father  of  all  that  beliece.  24  Our  faith 
also  shall  ha  itnputtd  to  vs  for  riyhteous- 
ness. 

WHAT  shall  we  say  then  that 
"'Abraham     our    father,    as 
pertaining  to  the  fiesh,  hath  found  J 

2  For  if  Abiaham  were  justified 
by  works,  he  hath  whereof  to  glory  ; 
but  not  before  God. 

3  For  what  saith  the  scripture"? 
Abraham  believed  God,  and  it  was 
counted  unto  him  for  righteous- 
ness. 

4  Now  to  him  that  worketh  is 
the  reward  not  reckoned  of  grace, 
but  of  debt. 

5  But  to  him  that  worketh  not, 
but  believeth  on  him  that  justifieth 
the  ungodly,  his  faith  is  counted 
for  righteousness. 

6  Even  as  David  also  describeth 
the  blessedness  of  the  man,  unto 
whom  God  ^"  im])iitetli  rigliteous- 
ness  "^  witliout  works, 

7  Saying,  J>lesse<]  are  the.Y  whose 
iniquities  are  forgiven,  and  whose 
sins  are  covered. 

8  Blessed  is  the  man  to  whom 
the  Lord  will  not  '''impute  sin. 

9  Cometh  this  blessenness  then 
upon  the  circumcision  onli/,  or  upon 
the    uncircumcision   also  1    foi*  we 


t  Gr.  is  of  faith.    *  Gr.  Be  it  not  so. 


'■>  through 
laith,  by  his 
bluud, 

1"  because  of 
the  passing 
over  of  tlie 
sins  done 
aforetime, 


11  apart  from 


12  the  uncir- 
cumcision 
througli  the 
faith. 

13  law 

li  the  faith  ? 
i'^  law. 


it^  Abraliam, 
our  fatlier 
according  to 
the  tiesh, 


1'  reckoneth 
1^  apart 
frt)m 


19  reckon 


77 


159 


Tlte  sign  of  circumcision. 


ROMANS, 


Reconciliation  through  Christ. 


say  that  faith    was    reckoned    to 
Abraham  for  righteousness. 

10  How  was  it  then  reckoned'? 
when  he  was  in  circumcision,  or  in 
uncircumcision  \  Not  in  circumci- 
sion, but  in  uncircumcision. 

11  And  he  received  the  sign  of 
circumcision,  a  seal  of  the  righteous- 
ness of  the  faith  which  he  had  yet 
being  uncircumcised :  that  he!might 
be  the  father  of  all  them  that  be- 
lieve, though  they  be  not  circum- 
cised ;  that  righteousness  might  be 
'  imputed  unto  them  also  : 

1 2  And  the  father  of  circurncision 
to  them  who  are  not  of  the  circum- 
cision only,  but  who  also  walk  in 
the  steps  of  that  faith  of  our  father 
Abraham,  which  he  had  being  yet 
uncircumcised. 

13  For  the  promise,  that  he 
should  be  the  heir  of  the  world, 
was  not  to  Abraham,  or  to  his  seed, 
through  the  law,  but  through  the 
righteousness  of  faith. 

14  For  if  they  which  are  of  the 
law  be  heirs,  faith  is  made  void, 
and  the  promise  made  of  none 
effect : 

15  Because  the  law  worketh 
wrath  :  for  where  no  law  is,  there  is 
no  transgression. 

1 6  Therefore  it  is  of  faith,  that  it 
■)ni(/ht  be  by  grace ;  to  the  end  the 
promise  might  be  sure  to  all_  the 
seed  ;  not  to  that  only  which  is  of 
the  law,  but  to  that  also  which  is 
of  the  faith  of  Abraham  ;  who  is 
the  father  of  us  all, 

17  (As  it  is  written,  I  have  made 
thee  a  father  of  many  nations,)  be- 
fore him  whom  he  believed,  even 
God,  who  quickeneth  the  dead,  and 
calleth  those  things  which  be  not 
as  though  they  were. 

18  Wlio  against  hope  believed  in 
hope,  that  he  might  bec(jme  the 
father  of  many  nations,  accoi-ding 
t(j  that  which  was  spoken,  So  shall 
thy  seed  be. 

19  And  being  not  weak  in  faith, 
he  considered  not  his  own  body 
now  dead,  when  he  was  about  an 
hundred  years  old,  neither  yet  the 
dcadiiess  of  Sarali's  womb  : 

20  He  staggered  not  at  the  pi-o- 
mise  of  God  througli  unbelief  ;  but 
-  was  strong  in  faith,  giving  glory 
to  God  ; 

21  And  being  fully  persuaded 
that,  what  he  had  ])romised,  he  was 
al)le  also  to  pei'form. 

22  And  therefon;  itwas 'imputed 
to  him  foi-  righteousness. 

23  Now  it  was  not  written  for 
his  sake  alone,  that  it  was  '  iiiiimti'il 
to  him  ; 

2-4  But  for  us  also,  to  whom  it 


shall  be  "  imputed,  if  we  believe  on 
him  that  raised  up  Jesus  our  Lord 
from  the  dead  ; 

25  Who  was  delivered  for  our 
offences,  and  was  raised  again  for 
our  justification. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  Being  justified  by  faith,  we  have  peace  with 
God,  2  and  joy  in  our  hope,  8  that  aitfi  tve 
were  reconci/i  d  hi/  liix  hhiod,  irhcii  ire  Here 
enemies,  111  "'  kIciII  min-li  iiinrc  In-  .siir,'i( 
being  recoticilid .  I'J  As  .sin  mtd  deittli  vninc 
by  Adam,  17  so  much  more  t'igliteousne-sti 
and  life  by  Jesus  Christ.  20  Where  sin 
abounded,  grace  did  superabound. 

THEREFORE  being  justified  by 
faith,  we  have  peace  with  God 
through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ : 

2  By  whom  also  we  have  access 
by  faith  into  this  grace  wherein  we 
stand,  and  rejoice  in  hope  of  the 
glory  of  God. 

3  And  not  only  so,  but  we  glory 
in  tribulations  also  :  knowing  that 
tribulation  worketh  ^patience : 

4  And  "ijatience.  exjjerience ;  and 
experience,  hope : 

5  And  hope  maketh  not  ashamed  ; 
because  the  love  of  God  is  shed 
abroad  in  our  hearts  by  the  Holy 
Ghost  which  "^i^s  given  unto  us. 

6  For  when  we  were  yet  without 
strength,  in  due  time  Christ  died 
for  the  ungodly. 

7  For  scarcely  for  a  righteous 
man  will  one  die  :  yet  perad venture 
for  a  good  man  some  would  even 
dai*e  to  die. 

8  But  God  commendeth  his  love 
toward  us,  in  that,  while  we  were 
yet  sinner-s,  Christ  died  for  us. 

9  Much  more  then,  being  now 
justified  by  his  blood,  we  shall  be 
saved  from  wrath  through  him. 

10  For  if,  when  we  were  ene- 
mies, we  were  reconciled  to  God 
by  the  death  of  his  Son,  much 
more,  being  reconciled,  we  shall 
be  saved  'by  his  life. 

11  And  not  only  so,  but  we  also 
joy  in  God  through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Chi'ist,  by  whom  we  have  now  re- 
ceived the  "atonement. 

12  Whei'efor(^  as  l>y  one  man  sin 
entei-ed  into  the  world,  and  death 
by  sin  ;  and  so  d(>atti  ])assed  upon 
ail  men,  for  that  all  ha\  e  sinned  : 

13  (For  until  the  law  sin  was  in 
the  woi-ld  :  but  sin  is  not  imputed 
when  there  is  no  law. 

14  Nevertheless  death  reigned 
from  Adam  to  Moses,  even  over 
them  that  had  not  sinned  after  the 
similitude  of  Adam's  transgression, 
who  is  the  figure  of  him  that  was 
to  come. 

15  But   not  as   the  "olT'ence.    so 


IGO 


Adam  cuul  Christ. 


EOMANS,   6. 


Christians  have  died  to  si^i. 


1  For  if  by 
the  trespass 
of  the  one 
the  many 
died,  much 
more  did 
the  grace 
of  God,  and 
the  gift  by 
the  grace 
of  the  one 
man,  Jesus 
Christ, 
abound 
unto  the 
many. 

2  trespasses 

3  by  the 
one  man's 
trespass 
death 
reigned 
through 
the  one ; 

*  through 
the  one, 

*  Therefore 
as  through 
one  trespass 
the  judg- 
ment came 
unto  all 
men  to 
condemna- 
tion ;  even 
so  through 
one  act  of 
righteous- 
ness the  free 
(/{ft  came 
unto  all 
men  to 
justification 
of  life. 

6  For  as 
through  the 
one  man's 
disobedi- 
ence the 
many  were 
made  sin- 
ners, even 
so  tlirough 
the  obedi- 
ence of  the 
one  shall 
the  many 
be  made 
righteous. 

7  came  in 
beside, 

*  trespass 
5  in 

i»  tlirough 
11  died 
i''^  were 


18  united 
with  him 


also    is    the    free    gift.      ^  For    if 


through   the  offence  of  one  many 
be  dead,  much  more  the  grace  of 


God,  and  the  gift  by  grace,  whu-k 
is  by  one  man.  Jesus  Christ,  liath 


abounded  unto  many. 


16  And  not  as  it  was  by  one  that 
sinned,  so  is  the  gift :  for  the  judg- 
ment -ivas  by  one  to  condemna- 
tion, but  the  free  gift  is  of  many 
"  offences  unto  justihcation. 

17  For  if  "  by  one  man's  offence 
death  reigned  by  one  ;  mucii  more 


they  which  receive  abundance  of 
grace  and  of  the  gift  of  righteous- 
ness shall  reign  in  life  ^  by  one. 
Jesus  Christ.) 

18  ^Therefore  as  by  the  offence 


of  one  judgment  came  upon  all  men 


to  conflemnation  :   even  so  by  the 
rightt'ousness   of  one  the  free  gift 


came  ujjon  all  men  unto  justihca- 
tion  of   life. 


1  y  "  For  as   by  one  man's  diso- 


bedience  many  were  marte  sinners. 


so   by  the  obechence  of  one  shall 


many  be  made  rigliteous. 

20  Moreover  the  law   ^  entered. 


that  the  *  offence  might  abound. 
But  where  sin  abounded,  grace  did 
much  more  abound  : 

21  That  as  sin  hath  reigned 
^  unto  death,  even  so  might  grace 
reign  through  righteousness  unto 
eternal  life  ^"^by  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  We  may  not  live  in  sin,  'i  for  we  are  dead 
unto  it  3  o*  apjjeareth  hy  our  baptism. 
12  Let  not  si7i  reiyri  any  more,  18  because 
ice  hare  yielded  our.ielres  to  t/ie  service  <f 
rig/iteousness,  23  and  for  that  death  is  the 
wages  of  sin. 

WHAT     shall    we    say    then? 
Shall   we    continue    in    sin, 
that  grace  may  abound  % 

2  *  God  forbid.  How  shall  we, 
that  "  are  dead  to  sin,  live  any 
longer  thei^ein? 

3  Know  ye  not,  that  so  many 
of  us  as  were  baptized  into  Jesus 
Christ  were  baptized  into  his 
death  1 

4  Therefore  we  ^"are  buried  with 
him  by  baptism  intocleath  :  that 
like  as  Christ  was  raised  up  from 
the  dead  by  the  glory  of  the  Fathei-, 
even  so  we  also  s^iould  walk  in  new- 
ness of  life. 

5  For  if  we  have  been  "  plantefl 
together  in  the  likeness  of  his 
death,  we  shall  be  also  in  the  like- 
ness of  Jiis  i'esurrectif)n  : 


*  Or.  Be  it  not  so. 


6  Knowing  this,  that  our  old 
man  "  is  crucified  with  him,  that 
the  body  of  sin  might  be  destroyed, 
that  henceforth  we  should  not  serve 
sin. 

7  For  he  that  is  dead  is  freed 
from  sin. 

8  Now  if  we  be  dead  with  Christ, 
we  believe  that  we  shall  also  live 
with  him  : 

9  Knowing  that  Christ  being 
raised  from  the  dead  dieth  no 
more;  death  hath  no  more  do- 
minion over  him. 

10  For  in  that  he  died,  he  died 
unto  sin  '^  once  :  but  in  that  he 
liveth,  he  liveth  unto  God. 

1.1  Likewise  reckon  ye  also  your- 
selves to  be  dead  indeed  unto  sin, 
but  alive  unto  God  ^"^  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord. 

1 2  Let  not  sin  therefore  reign  in 
your  mortal  body,  that  ye  should 
obey  it  in  the  lusts  thereof. 

13  Neither  yield  ye  your  mem- 
bers as  instruments  of  unrighteous- 
ness unto  sin  :  but  yield  yourselves 
unto  God,  as  those  that  are  alive 
from  the  dead,  and  your  members 
as  instruments  of  righteousness 
unto  God. 

14  For  sin  shall  not  have  do- 
minion over  you  :  for  ye  are  not 
under  "the  law,  but  under  grace. 

1 5  What  then  1  shall  we  sin,  be- 
cause we  are  not  under  "  the  law. 


but  under  grace  1  *  God  forbid. 

16  Know  ye  not,  that  to  whom 
ye  yield  yourselves  servants  to 
obey,  his  servants  ye  are  to  whom 
ye  obey ;  whether  of  sin  unto 
death,  or  of  obedience  unto  right- 
eousness 1 

17  But   God    be   thanked,   that 
ye  were  the  servants  of  sin,  but 


ye  have  obeyed  from  the  heart  thcvt 
form  of  floctrine  which    was    de^ 


livered  you. 

18  Being  then  made  free  from 
sin,  ye  became  the  servants  of 
righteousness. 

19  1  speak  after  the  manner  of 
men  because  of  the  infirmity  of 
your  flesh  :  for  as  ye  have  yielded 
your  members  servants  to  unclean- 
ness  and  to  iniquity  unto  iniquity; 
even  so  now  yield  your  members 
servants  to  righteousness  unto 
'"holiness. 

20  For  when  ye  were  the  servants 
of  sin,  ye  were  fi-ee  from  righteous- 
jiess. 

21  Wliat  fruit  had  ye  then  in 
those  things  whereof  ye  are  now 
ashamecl  %  for  the  end  of  those 
things  ?'.s'  death. 

22  But  now  being  made  free 
from  sin,  and  become  servants  to 


1*  was 


15  once  for 
all: 


1'  law, 


18  whereas 
ye  were  the 
servants  of 
sin,  ye 
became 
obedient 
from  the 
heart  to 
that  form 
of  teaching 
whereunto 
ye  were 
delivered. 


13  sanetifica- 
tion. 


161 


TIls  place  of  the  law. 


KOMANS,  1,  8. 


The  inward  conjlict. 


God,  ye  have  your  fruit  unto 
^  holiness,  and  the  end  '^  everlasting 
life. 

23  For  the  wages  of  sin  is  death  ; 
Ixit  the  gift  of  God  is.  eternal  life 
^  tlirough  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  N'o  lata  hath  y>ower  ocer  a  man  longer 
than  he,  liveth.  4  But  we  are  dead  to  the 
law.  7  Yet  in  not  the  law  nin,  Vi  but  hohj, 
yufit,  good,  16  as  J  acknowledge,  who  am 
grieved  because  I  cannot  keep  it. 

KNOW  ye  not,  brethren,  (for  I 
speak  to  them  that  know  tlie 
law,)  how  tliat  the  Ifiw  hath  do- 
minion over  a  man  as  long  as  he 
liveth  ? 

2  For  the  woman  which  hath  an 
husband  is  bound  by  the  law  to 
her  husband  so  long  as  he  liveth  ; 
but  if  the  husband  be  dead,  she  is 
loosed  from  the  law  of  her  husljand. 

3  8o  then  if,  while  her  husband 
liveth,  she  he  married  to  another 
man,  she  shall  be  called  an  adul- 
teress :  but  if  her  husband  be  dead, 
she  is  free  from  that  law ;  so  that 
she  is  no  adultei-ess,  though  she  be 
married  to  another  man. 

4  Wherefore,  my  brethren,  ye 
also  are  become  dead  to  the  law  by 
the  body  of  Christ ;  that  ye  should 
be  married  to  another,  even  to  him 
who  is  raised  from  the  dead,  that  we 
should  bring  forth  fruit  unto  God. 

5  For  when  we  were  in  the  flesh, 
the  *  motions  of  sins,  which  were 
by  the  law,  did  work  in  our  mem- 
bers to  bring  forth  fruit  unto  death. 

G  But  now  wo  are  delivered  from 
the  law,  ■*  that  being  dea<l  wherein 
we  were  held  ;  that  we  sliould  serve 
in  newness  of  si)irit,  and  not  in  the 
oldness  of  the  letter. 

7  What  shall  we  say  then"?  Is 
the  law  sin  1  tGod_ forbid.  Nay,  I 
had  not  known  sin,  but  b.v  the 
law :  for  I  had  not  known  ''  lust. 
except  the  law  had  said,  Thou 
shalt  not  covet. 

8  But  sin,  taking  occasion  by 
the  commandment,  wrought  in  me 
all  manner  of  ''  concupiscence.  For 
^  without  the  law  sin  ivas  dead. 

'.}  For  1  was  alive  '  without  tlie 
law  once  :  but  when  tlu^  comniaiid- 
mont  came,  sin  revived,  and  I  died. 

10  And  thecommandijient,  wliich 
imiK  ordained  to  life,  I  found  to  be 
unto  death. 

11  For  sin,  taking  occasion  by 
the  coiiHnandment,  deceived  me, 
and  liy  it  slew  me. 

12  Wherefore   the  law  is  holy. 


*  Gr.  passions. 
X  Gr.  Be  it  not  so. 


t  0;-, 


and  the  conmiandment  holy,  and 
just,  and  good. 

13  Was  tlien  that  which  is  good 
made  death  unto  me"?  t  God  for- 
bid. But  sin,  that  it  might  ap- 
pear sin,  working  death  in  me 
by  that  which  is  good  ;  that  sin 
by  the  commandment  might  be- 
come exceeding  sinful. 

14  For  we  know  that  the  law  is 
spiritual :  but  I  am  carnal,  sold 
under  sin. 

15  For  that  which  I  do  I  §  allow 
not:  for  what  1  would,  that  ^do  1 
not ;  but  what  T  hate,  that  do  1. 

16  If  then  I  do  that  which  I 
would  not,  1  consent  unto  the  law 
that  it  is  good. 

17  Now  then  it  is  no  more  I  that 
do  it,  but  sin  that  dwelleth  in  me. 

18  For  1  know  that  in  me  (that 
is,  in  my  flesii,)  dwelleth  no  good 
thing :  for  to  will  is  present  with 
nie  ;  but  Jioin  to  perform  that  which 
is  good  I  find  not. 

19  For  the  good  that  I  would  I 
do  not :  but  the  evil  which  I  would 
not,  that  I  "  da 

20  Now  if  i  do  that  I  Avould  not, 
it  is  no  ipore  1  that  do  it,  but  sin 
that  dwelleth  in  me. 

211  find  then  a  law,  that,  when 
I  would  do  good,  evil  is  present 
with  me. 

22  For  I  delight  in  the  law  of 
God  after  the  inward  man : 

23  But  I  see  another  law  in  m,y 
members,  warring  against  the  law 
of  my  mind,  and  bringing  me  into 
captivity  to  the  law  of  sin  which  is 
in  my  members. 

24  O  wretched  man  that  I  am ! 
who  shall  deliver  me  from  ^"  the 
bod.v  of  this  death  1 

25  1  thank  (»od  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.  So  then  with 
the  mind  I  n)yself  serve  the  law 
of  God  ;  but  with  the  flesh  the  law 
of  sin. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  The;/  that  are  in  Chrint,  and  lire  acconl- 
in/;  to  the  Spirit,  aie  free  frimi  cimiitinna- 
tioti.  .'),  l;i  What  harm  Cometh  <if  the  Jlei/i, 
C,  l-i  anil  triiat  good  of  the  Sjiirit:  17  and 
ii-hat  of  being  (yod\s  child.  111  whose  glori- 
iHiK  delirerance  all  things  long  for,  21)  ivan 
beforehand  decreed  from  (Jod.  38  What 
can  serer  unfruni  hit  loreT 

yU/E/i/tJ  is  therefore  now  no  con- 
-*  demiiatiou  to  them  which  five 
in  Christ  Jesus,  who  walk  not  after 
tlie  flesh,  but  after  the  Spirit. 

2  For  the  law  of  the  Sj)iritof  life 
in  Clirist  Jesus  hath  made  me  free 
from  the  law  of  sin  and  death. 

3  For  what  the  law  could  not  <lo, 
in  that  it  w;is  weak  through  the 
flesh,  God  sending  his  own  Son  in 


162 


I  Gr.  Be  it  uot  so. 


§  Gr.  know. 


Tlie  Spirit  of  adoption. 


EOMANS,  8. 


Pledge  of  Jitial  glory. 


the  likeness  of  sinful  flesh,  and  for 
sin,  condemned  sin  in  the  flesh  : 

4  That  the  '  righteousness  of  the 
law  might  be  fultilled  m  us,  who 
walk  not  after  the  flesh,  but  after 
the  Spirit. 

5  For  they  that  are  after  the 
flesh  do  mind  the  tilings  of  the 
ilcsh  ;  but  they  that  are  after  the 
iSi)irit  the  things  of  the  Spirit. 

6  For  to  be  carnally  minded 
is  death ;  but  to  be  spiritually 
minded  U  life  and  peace. 

7  Because  the  carnal  mind  is  en- 
mit.y  against  God :  for  it  is  not 
subject  to  the  law  of  God,  neither 
indeed  can  be. 

8  So  then  they  that  are  in  the 
flesh  cannot  please  God. 

9  But  ye  are  not  in  the  flesh, 
but  in  the  Spirit,  if  so  be  that  tlu; 
Spirit  of  God  dwell  in  you.  Now 
if  any  man  have  not  the  Spirit  of 
Christ,  he  is  none  of  his. 

10  And  if  Christ  l>e  in  you,  the 
body  is  dead  because  of  sin  ;  but 
the  Spirit  is  life  because  of  right- 
eousness. 

1 1  But  if  the  Spirit  of  him  that 
i-aised  up  Jesus  from  the  dead 
dwell  in  you,  lie  that  raised  up 
Christ  from  the  dead  shall  also 
quicken  your  mortal  bodies  by 
his  Spirit  that  dwelleth  in  you. 

12  Therefore,  brethren,  we  are 
debtors,  not  to  the  flesh,  to  live 
after  the  flesh. 

13  For  if  ye  live  after  the  flesh, 
ye  shall  die  :  but  if  ye  through  the 
Spirit  do  mortify  the  deeds  of  the 
body,  ye  shall  live. 

14  For  as  many  as  are  led  b.y  the 
Spirit  of  God,  they  are  the  sons  of 
God. 

1 5  For  ye  ^  have  not  rc^ceived  the 
sjjiritof  bondage  again  to  tear;  but 
ye  "'have  received  the  Spirit  of  adop- 
tion, whereby  we  cry,  Abba, Fathei". 

1 6  The  Spirit  ■*  itself  beareth  wit- 
ness with  our  spirit,  that  we  are 
the  children  of  God  : 

17  And  if  children,  then  heirs; 
lieirs  of  God,  and  joint  heirs  with 
Christ ;  if  so  be  that  we  sufl'ei'  witli 
hivi.,  that  we  may  be  also  glorified 
together. 

18  For  I  reckon  that  the  suffer- 
ings of  this  present  time  are  not 
worthy  to  in',  rom.pared  with  the 
gloi-y  which  shall  be  revealed  in  us. 

19  For  the  (>arnest  expectation 
of  the  ''ci'catiirc  waiteth  for  the 
manifestation  of  the  sous  of  God. 

20  For  the  " crc;itui-e  \v;is  m;ule 
subject  to  vanity,  not  willingly, 
but  by  reason  of  him  who  '^hath 
subjected   the  siitjn'  in  Ik >))('. 


11    Hecanse     the   crcatuic     itself 


also  shall  be  delivei'ed  from  the 
bondage  of  corruption  into  the 
^  glorious  liberty  of  the  children  of 
God. 

22  For  we  know  that  the  whole 
creation  groaneth  and  travaileth 
in  pain  together  until  now. 

23  And  not  only  they,  but  our- 
selves also,  which  have  the  first- 
fruits  of  the  Spirit,  even  we  our- 
selves groan  within  ourselves, 
waiting  for  the  adoption,  to  wit, 
the  redemption  of  our  body. 

24  For  we  are  saved  by  hope : 
but  hope  that  is  seen  is  not  hope  : 
for  what  a  man  seeth,  why  doth  he 
j^et  hope  for  % 

25  But  if  we  hope  for  that  we 
see  not,  then  do  we  with  patience 
wait  for  it. 

2(3  Likewise  the  Spirit  also  help- 
eth  our  infirmities  :  for  we  know 
not  what  we  should  pray  for  as  we 
ought :  but  the  Spirit  ^  itself  ma- 
keth  intercession  for  us  with  groan- 
ings  which  cannot  be  uttei'ed. 

27  And  he  that  searcheth  the 
hearts  knoweth  what  is  the  mind 
of  the  Spirit,  ''  because  he  maketh 
intercession  for  the  saints  accord- 
ing to  the  v'ill  o/God. 

28  And  we  know  that  all  things 
work  together  for  good  to  them 
that  love  God,  to  them  who  are 
the  called  according  to  his  pur- 
pose. 

29  For  whom  he  did  foreknow, 
he  also  did  predestinate  to  lie  con- 
formed to  the  image  of  his  Son, 
that  he  might  be  the  firstl)orn 
among  many  brethren. 

30  Moreover  whom  he  did  pre- 
destinate, them  h(^  also  called  :  and 
\vhom  he  called,  them  he  also  jus- 
tified :  and  whom  he  justified,  them 
he  also  glorified. 

31  What  shall  _  we  then  say  to 
these  things'?  If  God  Ije  for  us, 
who  can  he  against  us? 

32  He  that  s])ared  not  his  own 
Son,  but  deliv<;red  him  up  for  us 
all,  how  shall  h(>  not  with  him  also 
freely  give  us  cill  things'? 

33  Who  shall  lay  any  thing  to 
the  charge  of  (iod's  eU^ct?  It  is 
God  that  justifieth. 

34  Who  is  he  that  condemneth  1 
It  is  (-hrist  that  died,  .yea  rather, 
that  is  risen  again,  who  is  even 
at  the  right  hand  of  God,  who  also 
maketh  intercession  for  us. 

35  Who  shaJl  separate  us  from 
the  love  of  Christt  shall  tribula- 
tion, or  distress,  or  persecution,  or 
faiiiine,  or  nakedness,  or  peril,  or 
sword  'I 

3()  As  it  is  written.  For  thy  sake 
we  are  killed  all  the  day  long  ;  we 


8  liberty  of 
the  glory 


■^  himself 


that 


163 


PmiVs  sorroio  for  Israel. 


EOMANS,  9. 


GocVs  choice  of  Israel. 


are  accounted  as  sheep  for  the 
slaughter. 

37  Nay,  in  all  these  things  wc 
are  more  than  conquerors  through 
him  that  loved  us. 

38  For  I  am  persuaded,  that 
neither  death,  nor  life,  nor  angels, 
nor  principalities,  nor  powers,  nor 
things  present,  nor  things  to  come, 

39  Nor  height,  nor  depth,  nor 
any  other  creature,  shall  be  able  to 
sepai-ate  us  from  tlie  love  of  God, 
which  is  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  Paulia  norry  for  the  Jeios.  T  All  the  seed 
of  Ahrahnm  were  not  the  children  of  the 
promise.  IS  God  hath  mci-ci/  ii/>i},i  irjnini 
hewUl.  21  Thepoiter  iiiiiii,l'o  nill,  l,;.-<rUiij 
whuthelist.  25  The  cullhni ,,/ tin  (,,  ntthK 
and  I'ejecting  of  the  Jeics  irerejoretold.  32 
The  cause  ^ohy  so  few  Jews  embraced  the 
rujhteousness  of  faith. 

T  SAY  the  truth  in  Christ,  I. lie 
J-  not,  my  conscience  also  bearing 
me  witness  in  the  Holy  Ghost, 

2  That  I  have  great  heaviness 
and  continual  sorrow  in  my  heart. 

3  For  I  could  wish  that  myself 
were  ^  accursed  from  Christ  for  my 
brethren,  my  kinsmen  according  to 
the  flesh  : 

4  Who  are  Isi^aelites  ;  to  whom 
pertaineth  the  adoption,  and  the 
glory,  and  the  covenants,  and  the 
giving  of  the  law,  and  the  service 
of  God,  and  the  promises ; 

5  Whose  ai'e  the  fathers,  and  of 
whom  as  concerning  the  flesh  Christ 
came,  who  is  over  all,  God  blessed 
for  ever.    Amen. 

6  Not  as  though  the  word  of  God 
hath  taken  none  effect.  For  they 
are  not  all  Israel,  which  are  of 
Israel : 

7  Neither,  because  they  are  the 
seed  of  Abraham,  are  then  all  child- 
ren :  but.  In  Isaac  shall  thy  seed  be 
called. 

8  That  is,  They  wliich  are  the 
cliildren  of  the  flesh,  these  are  not 
the  chiiflren  of  God  :  hut  the  child- 
ren f)f  the  promise  are  counted  for 
the  seed. 

9  For  this  Ik  the  word  of  i)roinise, 
At  this  time  will  I  come,  and  Sarah 
shall  have  a  son. 

10  And  not  only  ^A/.f ;  but  when 
li,eh(>cca  also  had  conceived  by  one, 
even  b.v  our  father  Isaac  ; 

1 1  (F(>r  file  cliihlrcii  being  not  yet 
born,  lUiither  having  dout^  any  good 
or  evil,  tiiat  the  purpose  of  ( Jod  ac- 
cording to  (^lection  111 iglit  stand,  not 
of  works,  but  of  him  that  callcth  ;) 

12  it  was  said  unto  hei'.  The  elder 
shall  s(n've  the  younger. 

13  As  it  is  written,  Jacob  have  I 
loved,  but  I'^sau  have  \  hated. 

U  What  sliall  we  say  then?     /.s 


there   unrighteousness   with   God  1 
*God  forbid. 

15  For  he  saith  to  Moses,  I  will 
have  mercy  on  whom  I  will  have 
mercy,  and  I  will  have  compassion 
on  whom  I  will  have  compassion. 

1 6  So  then  it  is_  not  of  him  that 
willeth,  nor  of  him  that  runneth, 
but  of  God  that  sheweth  mercy. 

17  For  the  scripture  saith  unto 
Pharaoh,  Even  for  this  same  pur- 
pose have  I  raised  thee  up,  that  I 
might  shew  my  power  in  thee,  and 
that  my  name  might  be  declared 
throughout  all  the  earth. 

18  Therefore  hath  he  mercy  on 
whom  he  will  have  mercy,  and  whom 
he  will  he  hardeneth. 

1 9  Thou  wilt  say  then  unto  me, 
Why  doth  he  yet  find  fault?  For 
who  hath  resisted  his  will  1 

20  Nay  but,  O  man,  who  art  thou 
that  repliest  against  God  i  Shall 
the  thing  formed  say  to  him  that 
formed  it,  Why  hast  thou  made  me 
thus  ? 

21  Hath  not  the  potter  power 
over  the  clay,  of  the  same  lump  to 
make  one  vessel  unto  honour,  and 
another  unto  dishonour? 

22  What  if  God,  willing  to  shew 
Ills  wrath,  and  to  make  his  power 
known,  endured  with  much  long- 
suffering  the  vessels  of  wrath  fitted 
to  destruction  : 

23  And  that  he  might  make 
known  the  riches  of  his  glory  on 
the  vessels  of  mercy,  which  he  had 
afore  prepared  unto  glory, 

24  Even  us,  whom  he  hath  called, 
not  of  the  Jews  only,  but  also  of  the 
Gentiles  ? 

25  As  he  saith  also  in  ^  Qsee,  I 
will  call  them  my  people,  which 
were  not  my  people ;  and  her  be- 
loved, which  was  not  beloved. 

26  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  tJuit 
in  the  place  whcM'e  it  was  said  unto 
them.  Ye  are  not  m.y  people  ;  there 
shall  they  be  called  the  cliildren  of 
the  living  (Jod. 

27  ■' Iv^aias  also  crieth  concern- 
ing Isi-acl,  'lliough  the  number  of 
the  children  of  Israel  be  as  the 
sand  of  the  sea,  a  remnant  shall 
be  saved : 

28  ^  For  he  will  finish  the  work. 


and  cut  it  short    in   n^liteousiics 


because  ;i  short  work  will  the  Loi'd 


make  upon  the  eartli. 

29  And  as  •'  Fsalas  said  before, 
l'A'cei)t  tlu»  Lord  of  Sabaoth  had 
left  us  a  seed,  we  had  been  as 
•'  Sodoma,,  and  been  made  like  unto 
( Joniorrha. 

30  What    shall    we    say    then? 


*  Gr.  Be  it  not  so. 


tOr, 


2  Hosea, 


^  Isaiah 


■•  t  For  tlic 
I, (.1(1  will 
execute  Ilis 

\VI11-(1    lljloll 

the  earth, 
tiiiishiiijj  it 
and  cutting 
it  short. 

C  Sodom, 


164 


Christ  the  end  of  the  law. 


KOMANS,  10,  11. 


Call  of  the  Gentiles  foretold. 


1  Because 

2  Jesus  ((.s 
Lord, 


That  the  Gentiles,  which  followed 
not  after  righteousness,  have  at- 
tained to  righteousness,  even  the 
righteousness  which  is  of  faith. 

31  But  Israel,  which  followed 
after  the  law  of  righteousness, 
hath  not  attained  to  the  law  of 
righteousness. 

32  Wherefore'?  Because  they 
nought  it  not  by  faith,  but  as  it 
were  by  the  works  of  the  law.  For 
they  stumbled  at  that  stumbling- 
stone  ; 

33  As  it  is  written,  Behold,  I  lay 
in  Sion  a  stumblingstone  and  rock 
of  offence  :  and  whosoever  believ- 
eth  on  him  shall  not  be  ashamed. 

CHAPTER  10. 

5  The  scripture  sheweth  the  difference  be- 
twixt the  ri(/hteous7iess  of  the  law,  and  this 
of  faith,  11  and  that  all,  both  Jew  and 
Gentile,  that  believe,  shall  not  be  con- 
founded, 18  and  that  the  Gentiles  shall 
receive  the  word  and  believe.  19  Israel 
was  not  ignorant  of  these  things. 

BRETHREN,  my  heart's  desire 
and  prayer  to  God  for  Israel 
is,  that  they  might  be  saved. 

2  For  I  bear  them  record  that 
they  have  a  zeal  of  God,  but  not 
according  to  knowledge. 

3  For  they  being  ignorant  of 
God's  righteousness,  and  going 
about  to  establish  their  own  right- 
eousness, have  not  submitted  them- 
selves unto  the  righteousness  of 
God. 

4  For  Christ  is  the  end  of  the 
law  for  righteousness  to  every  one 
that  belie veth. 

5  For  Closes  describeth  the  right- 
eousness which  is  of  the  law.  That 
the  man  which  doeth  those  things 
shall  live  by  them. 

6  But  the  righteousness  which 
is  of  faith  speaketh  on  this  wise. 
Say  not  in  thine  heart,  Who_  shall 
ascend  into  heaven  1  (that  is,  to 
bring  Christ  down  from  ahove :) 

7  Or,  Who  shall  descend  into  the 
deepl  (that  is,  to  bring  up  Christ 
again  from  the  dead.) 

8  But  what  saith  it  1  The  word 
is  nigh  thee,  even  in  thy  mouth, 
and  in  thy  heart :  that  is,  the  word 
of  faith,  which  we  preach  ; 

9  ^  That  if  tliou  shalt  confess 
with  thy  mouth  "  the  Lord  .Jesus. 
and  shalt  believe  in  thine  heai-t 
that  (jO(\  hath  raised  him  from  the 
dead,  thou  shalt  be  saved. 

10  For  with  the  heart  man  be- 
lieveth  unto  rigliteousness ;  and 
with  the  mouth  confession  is  made 
unto  salvation. 

1 1  For  the  scripture  saith,  Who- 
soever belie  veth  on  him  shall  not 
be  ashamed. 

12  For  there  is  no  difference  be- 


tween the  Jew  and  the  Greek  :  for 
the  same  Lord  over  all  is  rich  unto 
all  that  call  upon  him. 

1 3  For  whosoever  shall  call  upon 
the  name  of  the  Lord  shall  be  saved. 

14  How  then  shall  they  call  on 
him  in  whom  they  have  not  be- 
lieved %  and  how  shall  they  believe 
in  him  of  whom  they  have  not 
heard?  and  how  shall  they  hear 
without  a  preacher? 

15  And  how  shall  they  preach, 
except  they  be  sent  1  as  it  is  writ- 
ten, How  beautiful  are  the  feet 
of  them  that  preach  the  gospel  of 
peace,  and  bring  glad  tidings  of 
good  things  ! 

1 6  But  they  have  not  all  obeyed 
the  gospel.  For  ■''  Esaias  saith, Lox'd, 
who  hath  believed  our  report  1 

1 7  tSo  then  faith  cometh  by  hear- 
ing, and  hearing  by  the  word  of  God. 

18  But  I  say,  Have  they  not 
heard  ^  Yes  verily,  their  sound 
went  into  all  the  earth,  and  their 
words  unto  the  ends  of  the  world. 

19  But  I  say.  Did  not  Isi'ael 
know"?  First  Moses  saith,  I  will 
provoke  you  to  jealousy  by  them 
that  are  no  people,  and  by  a  foolish 
nation  I  will  anger  you. 

20  But  ^  Esaias  is  very  bold,  and 
saith,  I  was  found  of  them  that 
sought  me  not ;  I  was  made  mani- 
fest unto  them  that  asked  not  after 
me. 

21  But  to  Israel  he  saith,  All  day 
long  I  have  stretched  forth  my 
hands  unto  a  disobedient  and  gain- 
saying people. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  Godliathnotcastoff  all  Israel.  1  Some  were 
elected,  though  the  rest  ivere  hardened. 
16  Tliereishopeof  their  conversion.  \H  The 
Gentiles  may  not  insult  ujion  them  :  26  for 
there  is  a  jjromise  of  their  .salvation.  33 
God's  judgments  are  unsearchable. 

I  SAY  then,  Hath  God  cast  away 
his  people"?  *  God  forbid.  For 
I  also  am  an  Israelite,  of  the  seed 
of  Abraham,  of  the  tribe  of  Benja- 
min. 

2  God  hath  not  cast  away  his 
people  which  he  foreknew.  Wot 
ye  not  what  the  scripture  saith  of 
■^Elias_?  how  he  maketh  interces- 
sion  to  God  against  Israel,  saying, 

3  Lord,  they  have  killed  thy 
prophets,  and  digged  down  thine 
altars ;  and  I  am  left  alone,  and 
they  seek  my  life. 

4  lUit  what  saith  the  answer  of 
God  unto  him?  I  have  reserved 
to  myself  seven  thousand  men, 
who  ha\e  not  bowed  the  knee  to 
the  image  of  Baal. 


3  Isaiah 


*  Gr.  Be  it  not  so. 


166 


IsraeVs  rejection  not  final. 


ROMANS,  12. 


God's  judgments  unsearchable. 


5  Even  so  then  at  this  present 
time  also  there  is  a  remnant  accord- 
ing to  the  election  of  grace. 

6  And  if  by  grace,  then  is  it  no 
more  of  works :  other \yise  grace  is  no 
more  grace.  -But  if  it  he  of  works, 
then  is  it  no  more  grace  :  otherwise 
work  is  no  more  work. 

7  What  then  ?  Israel  hath  not 
obtained  that  which  he  seeketh 
for ;  but  the  election  hath  obtained 
it,  and  the  rest  were  ^  blinded 

8  (According  as  it  is  written,^ 
God  hath  given  them  the  spirit  of 
slumber,  eyes  that  they  should  not 
see,  and  ears  that  they  should  not 
hear  ;)  unto  this  day. 

9  And  David  saith.  Let  their 
table  be  made  a  snare,  and  a  trap, 
and  a  stumblingblock,  and  a  re- 
compence  unto  them  : 

10  Let  their  eyes  be  darkened, 
that  they  may  not  see,  and  bow 
down  their  back  alway. 

Ill  say  then.  Have  they  stum- 
bled that  they  should  falU  *God 
forbid:  but  nt^Aer  through  their  fall 
salvation  is  come  unto  the  Gentiles, 
for  to  provoke  them  to  jealousy. 

1 2  Now  if  the  fall  of  them  he  the 
riches  of  the  world,  and  '•^the  di- 
minishing of  them  the  riches  of  the 
Gentiles ;  how  much  more  their 
fulness  1 

1 3  For  I  speak  to  you  Gentiles, 
inasmuch  as  I  am  the  apostle  of  the 
Gentiles,  I  magnify  mine  office  : 

14  If  by  any  means  I  niay  pro- 
voke to  emulation  theinwJiickare  my 
flesh,  and  might  save  some  of  them. 

15  For  if  the  casting  away  of 
them  he  the  reconciling  of  the 
world,  what  shall  the  receiving  of 
them  he,  but  life  from  the  dead  % 

16  For  if  the  firstfruit  he  holy, 
the  lump  is  also  hohj :  and  if  the 
root  he  holy,  so  are  the  branches. 

17  And  if  some  of  the  branches 
be  broken  off,  and  thou,  being  a 
wild  olive  tree,  wert  •'  graffed  in 
among  them,  and  with  them  par- 
takest  of  the  root  and  fatness  of 
the  olive  tree ; 

18  Boast  not  against  the  branch- 
es. But  if  thou  boast,  thou  bearest 
not  the  root,  but  the  r(jot  thee. 

19  Thou  wilt  say  then,  The 
branches  were  l)roken  off,  that  I 
might  be  ''graffed   in. 

20  Well  ;  because  of  unbelief 
they  were  broken  off,  and  thou 
staiidest  by  faith.  Be  not  high- 
ininded,  but  fear : 

21  For  if  God  spared  not  the 
natural  V)ranches,  trdre  heed  lest  he 
also  si)are  nf)t  tlu^e. 

22  Behold  therefore  tlu^  goodness 


*  Gr.  Be  it  not  so. 


and  severity  of  God :  on  them 
which  fell,  severity ;  but  toward 
thee,  goodness,  if  thou  continue  in 
his  goodness :  otherwise  thou  also 
shalt  be  cut  off'. 

23  And  they  also,  if  they  abide 
not  still  in  unbelief,  shall  be '^graffed 
in :  for  God  is  able  to  ^  graff  tliem  in 
again. 

24  For  if  thou  wert  cut  out  of 
the  olive  tree  which  is  wild  by 
nature,  and  wert  ''graffed  contrary 
to  nature  into  a  good  olive  tree : 
how  much  more  shall  these,  which 
be  the  natural  hranches,  be  ''graffed 
into  their  own  olive  tree"? 

25  For  I  would  not,  brethren, 
that  ye  should  be  ignorant  of  this 
mystery,  lest  ye  should  be  wise  in 
your  own  conceits ;  that  ^'  blindness 
in  part  is  happened  to  Israel,  until  the 
fulness  of  the  Gentiles  be  come  in. 

26  And  so  all  Israel  shall  be 
saved  :  as  it  is  written,  There  shall 
come  out  of  Sion  the  Deliverer, 
and  shall  turn  away  ungodliness 
fi'om  Jacob : 

27  For  this  is  my  covenant  unto 
them,  when  I  shall  take  away  their 
sins. 

28  As  concerning  the  gospel,  they 
are  enemies  for  your  sakes  :  but  as 
toviching  the  election,  the]/  are  be- 
loved for  the  fathers'  sakes. 

29  For  the  gifts  and  calling  of 
God  are  "without  repentance. 

30  For  as  ye  in  times  past  have  not 
'  believed  God, yet  have  now  obtain- 
ed mercy  through  their  **  unbelief  : 

31  Even  so  have  these  also  now 
®  not  believed,  that  through  your 
mercy  they  also  may  obtain  mercy. 

32  For  God  hath  '"concluded 
them  all  in  inibelicf.  that  lie  might 
have  mercy  upon  all. 

33  O  the  dei)th  of  the  riches  both 
of  the  wisdom  and  knowledge  of 
God  !  how  unsearchable  are  his 
judgments,  and  his  ways  past 
"  finding  out! 

34  4\)i'  who  hath  known  the  mind 
of  the  Lord  1  or  who  hath  been  his 
counsellor  1 

35  Or  who  hath  first  given  to 
him,  and  it  shall  be  recompensed 
unto  him  again? 

36  For  of  him,  and  through  him, 
and  to  him,  ayr  all  things:  to  whom 
he  glory  for  ever.     Amen. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  (lod'n  inorch'K  iiiuhI  7)iore  tiit  In  jilidxe  <i<<i1 . 
W  Xo  711(111  must  ihitik-  loo  irc/l  of  himsi'lf,  C. 
hill  (itti-nil  crcfij  out'  on  tliiit  cillliim  iiiii-iuiii 
lie  ix  jihiccd.  !•  Ijore,  anil  inanij  other 
iliiliex.  lire  reijiiireil  of  iin.  19  Revenge  in 
Hjieridlhi  forhiilileii. 

BI':SEi:('H  you  therefore, breth- 
ren, by  th(!  mei'cies  of  God,  that 


I 


3  grafted 

4  graft 


5  hardenina 


6  not  re- 
pented of. 
"  obeyed 
8  disobe- 
dience : 
'J  been  diso- 
bedient, 

1"  shut  tlUMIl 

all  up  to- 
jjether  unto 
(lisobedi- 
euce, 


11  tracing 


166 


Dicers  exhortat ions. 


ROMANS,  13. 


Love  the  fulfill ing  of  the  law. 


ye  present  your  bodies  a  living 
sacrifice,  holy,  acceptable  unto 
Ood,  which  i'.s  your  reasonable  ser- 
vice. 

2  And  be  not  conformed  to  this 
world :  but  be  ye  transformed  by 
the  renewing  of  your  mind,  that  ye 
may  prove  what  is  that  good,  and 
acceptable,  and  perfect,  will  of 
God. 

3  For  I  say,  through  the  grace 
given  unto  me,  to  every  man  that 
is  among  you,  not  to  think  of  him- 
sf^lf  more  highly  than  he  ought  to 
think ;  but  to  think  soberly,  accord- 
ing as  God  hath  dealt  to  every  man 
the  measure  of  faith. 

4  For  as  we  have  many  member-s 
in  one  body,  and  all  members  have 
nt)t  the  same  office : 

b  So  we,  being  many,  are  one 
body  in  Christ,  and  every  one  mem- 
bers one  of  another. 

6  Having  then  gifts  differing  ac- 
cording to  the  grace  that  is  given  to 
us,  whether  prophecy,  let  tis  pro- 
phesy according  to  the  proportion 
of  '  faith  : 

7  Or  ministry,  let  vs  wait  on  our 
ministering :  or  he  that  teacheth, 
on  teaching ; 

8  Or  he  that  exhorteth,  on  ex- 
hortation :  he  that  giveth,  let  him 
do  it  with  simplicity ;  he  that  rul- 
eth,  with  diligence ;  he  that  shew- 
eth  mercy,  with  cheerfulness. 

9  Let  love  be  without  dissimula- 
tion. Abhor  that  which  is  evil ; 
cleave  to  that  which  is  good. 

10  i/e  kindly  atfectioned  one  to 
another  with  brotherly  love ;  in 
honour  preferring  one  another ; 

11  Not  slothful  in  business  ;  fer- 
vent in  spirit ;  serving  the  Lord  ; 

12  Rejoicing  in  hope;  patient 
in  tribulation;  continuing  instant 
in  prayer ; 

1 3  Distributing  to  the  necessity 
of  saints  ;   given  to  hospitality. 

14  Bless  them  which  persecute 
you_:   bless,  and  curse  not. 

15  Rejoice  with  them  that  do 
rejoice,  and  weep  with  them  that 
weep. 

16  7?e  f)f  the  same  mind  one 
toward  antjther.  Mind  not  high 
things,  but  -  condescend  to  men  of 
Idw   estate.     Be  not  wise  in  your 


own  (•onceits. 

17  Recompense  to  no  man  evil 
for  evil.     ^  l*mvidethiugs   hoiu'st: 


in  the  sight  of  all  men. 

IH  If  it  lie  possible,  as  much  as 
lieth  in  you,  live  peaceably  with  all 
men. 

19  Dearly  beloved,  avenge  not 
yourselves,  but  rather  give  place 
unto    wi-ath :    for    it    is    written, 

IG 


Vengeance  is.  mine ;  I  will  repay, 
saith  the  Lord. 

20  Therefore  if  thine  enemy  hun- 
ger, feed  him ;  if  he  thirst,  give 
him  drink :  for  in  so  doing  thou 
shalt  heap  coals  of  fire  on  his  head. 

21  Be  not  overcome  of  evil,  but 
overcome  evil  with  good. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  Snhjection,  and  many  other  duties,  we  owe 
ill  the  magistrates.  8  Lore  ix  the  fulfllling 
of  the  law.  11  Gluttoiti/  <nid  drunJicnnesfi, 
(Did  the  works  of  darkness^  are  out  of  season 
in  the  time  of  the  (jospel. 

LET  evers'-  soul  be  subject  unto 
the  higher  powers.  For  there 
is  no  power  but  of  God  :  the  powers 
that  be  are  ordained  of  God. 

2  Whosoever  therefore  resisteth 
the  power,  resisteth  the  ordinance 
of  God  :  and  they  that  resist  shall 
receive  to  themselves  ''damnation. 

3  For  rulers  are  not  a  terror  to 
good  works,  but  to  the  evil.  Wilt 
thou  then  not  be  afraid  of  the 
povv'er^  do  that  which  is  good,  and 
thou  shalt  have  praise  of  the  same  : 

4  For  he  is  the  minister  of  God 
to  thee  for  good.  But  if  thou  do 
that  which  is  evil,  be  afraid  ;  for 
he  beareth  not  the  sword  in  vain  : 
for  he  is  the  minister  of  God,  ^a 
revenger  to  execute  wrath  upon 
hiin  that  doeth  evil. 

5  Wherefore  ye  must  needs  be 
subject,  not  only  for  wrath,  but 
also  for  conscience  sake. 

6  For  for  this  cause  pay  ye  tri- 
bute also  :  for  they  are  God's  min- 
isters, attending  continually  upon 
this  very  thing. 

7  Render  therefore  to  all  theii- 
dues  :  tribute  to  whom  tribute  is 
due  ;  custom  to  whom  custom ;  fear 
to  whom  fear ;  honour  to  whom 
honour. 

8  Owe  no  man  any  thing,  but  to 
love  one  another  :  for  he  that  loveth 
"  another  hath  fulfilled  the  law. 

9  For  this.  Thou  slialt  not  com- 
mit adultery.  Thou  shalt  not  kill. 
Thou  shalt  not  steal,  Thou  shalt 
not  bear  false  ^vitness,  Thou  shalt 
not  covet ;  and  if  the)r  lie  any  other 
commandment,  it  is  '  })rit'tly  com- 
l)reh('ii(led  in  this  saying,  namely. 
Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as 
thyself. 

10  Love  wfu'keth  no  ill  to  his 
nciglihuur:  therefore  love  is  the 
fulfilling  of  the  law. 

11  And  that,  knowing  the  time, 
that  now  it  is  high  time  to  awake 
out  of  sleeji :  for  now  is  our  salva, 
tion  nearer  than  wlum  we  '"*  l)('li<'\M-d. 

12  The  night  is  far  spent,  tlie 
day  is  at  hand  :  let  us  therefore 


*  judgment. 


5  an  aven- 


"  his  neigh- 
hour 


junimed  up 


'ifr.st  be- 
lieved. 


Uncharitable  judgments. 


ROMANS,  14,  15. 


Self -denial  for  others''  sake. 


cast  off  the  works  of  darkness,  and 
let  us  put  on  the  armour  of  light. 

1  ;3  Let  us  walk  ^  honestly,  as  in 
the  day ;  not  in  "''rioting  and 
drunkenness,  not  in  chambering 
and  wantonness,  not  in  strife  and 
envying. 

\l  But  put  ye  on  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  and  make  not  provision  for 
the  flesh,  to  fulfil  the  lusts  thereof. 

CHAPTER  14. 

3  Men  may  not  conti-imi  imr  eojidemn  one 
the  otfierfor  ihini/x  ind  ijl'ii'i'iit :  13  hut  lake 
heed  tluit  they  gin'  nc  nffmire  in  them:  15 
/(;/•  that  the  upustle  pvocetli  unlawful  by 
many  /•<?««*/(*. 

HIM  that  is  weak  in  the  faith 
receive  ye,  but  not  to  ^  doubt- 
ful disi)utations. 

2  For  one  believeth  that  he  may 
eat  all  things :  another,  who  is 
weak,  eateth  herbs. 

3  Let  not  him  that  eateth  despise 
him  that  eateth  not ;  and  let  not 
liim  which  eateth  not  judge  him. 
that  eateth  :  for  God  hath  received 
him. 

4  Who  art  thou  that  judgest  an- 
other man's  servant  1  to  his  own 
master  he  standeth  or  falleth.  Yea, 
he  shall  be  holden  up :  for  God  is 
able  to  make  hiin  stand. 

5  One  man  esteemeth  one  day 
above  another  :  another  esteemeth 
every  day  alike.  Let  every  man  be 
fully  ''persuaded  in  his  own  mind. 

6  He  that  regardeth  the  day,  re- 
gardeth  it  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  he 
that  regardeth  not  the  day,  to  the 
Lord  he  doth  not  regard  it.  He 
that  eateth,  eateth  to  the  Lord,  for 
he  giveth  God  thanks  ;  and  he  that 
eateth  not,  to  the  Lord  he  eateth 
not,  and  giveth  God  thanks. 

7  For  none  of  us  liveth  to  himself, 
and  no  man  dieth  to  himself. 

8  For  whether  we  live,  we  live 
unto  the  Lord  ;  and  whether  we  die, 
we  die  unto  the  Lord  :  whether  we 
live  therefore,  or  die,  we  are  the 
Lord's. 

\)  F(jr  to  this  end  Christ  both 
died,  and  ''rose,  and  revivcfl,  that 
he  might  be  Lord  botli  of  tlie  dead 
and  living. 

10  Jjut  why  dost  thou  judges  thy 
brother!  or  why  dost  tlnni  set  at 
nought  thy  brother?  for  we  shall 
all  stand  befon;  the  judgment  seat 
of  "  Christ. 

1 1  For  it  is  written,  Ai^  I  liv(\ 
saith  the  Lord,  every  knee  shall 
bow  to  me,  and  every  tongue  shall 
confess  to  God. 

12  So  then  every  one  of  us  sliall 
give  account  of  himself  to  God. 


*  Or, 


13  Let  us  not  therefore  judge 
one  another  any  more  :  but  judge 
this  rather,  that  no  man  put  a 
stumblingblock  or  an  occasion  to 
fall  in  Ilia  brother's  way. 

14  1  know,  and  am  persuaded  by 
the  Lord  Jesus,  that  there  /.s  nothing 
unclean  of  itself :  but  to  him  that 
esteemeth  any  thing  to  be  unclean, 
to  him  it  is  unclean. 

15  But  if  thy  brother  be  grieved 
with  tJty  meat,  now  walkest  thou 
not  charitably.  Destroy  not  him 
with  thy  meat,  for  whom  Christ 
died. 

16  Let  not  then  your  good  be 
evil  spoken  of : 

17  For  the  kingdom  of  God  is 
not  meat  and  drink  ;  but  righteous- 
ness, and  peace,  and  joy  in  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

18  For  he  that  in  these  things 
serveth  Christ  is  acceptable  to  God, 
and  approved  of  men. 

19  Let  us  therefore  follow  after 
the  things  which  make  for  peace, 
and  things  wherewith  one  may  ed- 
ify another. 

20  For  meat  destroy  not  the 
work  of  God.  All  things  indeed 
are  "'  pure :  but  it  is  evil  for  that 
man  who  eateth  with  offence. 

21/^  is  good  neither  to  eat  Hesh, 
nor  to  di'ink  wine,  nor  any  thing 
whereby  thy  brother  stumbleth,  or 
is  offended,  or  is  made  weak. 

22  Hast  thou  faith?  have  it  to 
thyself  before  God.  Happy  is  he 
that  condemneth  not  himself  in 
that  thing  which  he  alloweth. 

23  And  he  that  doubteth  is 
'^damned  if  he  eat,  because  Ae  eat- 
eth. not  of  faith  :  for  whatsoever  is 
not  of  faith  is  sin. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1  The  ftronr/ muHt  7/ear  loith  t/ieweak.  2  We 
■)nay  nat  jdedfie  ourxelveH,  S  for  Chrint  did 
nut  mi,  7  butreceire  one  the  other,  as  (^hrixt 
did  us  (til,  8  both  Jeu.s  <)  au<l  (/entiles. 
15  Paul  evcHKeth  hia  writinij,  I's  an<l  /*/«- 
rnineth  to  see  thein,  30  and  requenteth  their 
prayers. 

WE  then  that  are  strong  ouglit 
to  Ix'ar  thf!  infirmities  of  tlu^ 
weak,  and  not  to  please  ourseh'es. 

2  Let  every  one  of  us  please  //  is 
neighbour  for  his  good  to  edifica- 
tion. 

3  For  ("'fCMi  Christ  pleased  not 
himself;  but.  as  it  is  written,  The 
i'ei)roaches  of  them  that  reproached 
thee  fell  on  me. 

4  l'\)i'  whatsoever  things  were 
wi-jtten  afoietime  were  written  for 
our  learning,  tliat  we  through  pa- 
tience and  comfort  of  the  scri))- 
tures  might  have  hope. 

5  Now  the  God  of  patience  and 


168 


Jew  and  Gentile  one  in  Christ. 


ROMANS,  16. 


The  apostle' s  plans. 


consolation  grant  you  to  be  like- 
minded  one  toward  another  accord- 
ing to  Christ  Jesus  : 

6  That  ye  may  with  one  mind 
and  one  mouth  glorify  God,  even 
the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

7  Wherefoi-e  receive  ye  one  an- 
other, as  Christ  also  received  us  to 
the  glory  of  God. 

8  Now  I  say  that  Jesus  Christ 
was  a  minister  of  the  circumcision 
for  the  truth  of  God,  to  confirm 
the  promises  made  unto  the  fa- 
thers : 

9  And  that  the  Gentiles  might 
glorify  God  iov  his  mercy  ;  as  it  is 
written.  For  this  cause  I  will  ^  con- 
fess to  thee  among  the  Gentiles, 
and  sing  unto  thy  name. 

10  And  again  he  saith,  Rejoice, 
ye  Gentiles,  with  his  peonle. 

11  And  again.  Praise  the  Lord, 
all  ye  Gentiles  ;  and  laud  him,  all 
ye '"  people. 

12  And  again,  ^  Esaias  saith, 
There  shall  be  a  root  of  J  esse,  and 
he  that  shall  rise  to  reign  over  the 
Gentiles  ;  in  him  shall  the  Gentiles 
trust. 

1 3  Now  the  God  of  hope  fill  you 
with  all  joy  and  peace  in  i)elieving, 
that  ye  may  abound  in  hope, 
through  the  power  of  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

14  And  I  myself  also  am  per- 
suaded of  you,  my  brethren,  that 
ye  also  are  full  of  goodness,  filled 
with  all  knowledge,  able  also  to 
admonish  one  another. 

1 5  Nevertheless,  brethren,  I  have 
written  the  more  boldly  unto  you 
in  some  sort,  as  putting  you  in 
mind,  because  of  the  grace  that  is 
given  to  me  of  Gofl, 

1 6  That  I  should  be  the  minister 
of  Jesus  Chi'ist  to  the  Gentiles, 
*  ministering  tlie  gospel  of  God, 
that  the  ofi'ering  up  of  the  Gentiles 
might  be  acceptable,  being  sancti- 
fied by  the  Holy  Ghost. 

17  I  have  therefore  whereof  I 
may  glory  through  Jesus  Christ  in 
those  things  which  pertain  to  God. 

18  For  I  will  not  dare  to  speak 
of  any  of  those  things  which  Christ 
hath  not  wrought  by  me,  to  make 
the  Gentiles  obedient,  by  word  and 
deed, 

19  Through  mighty  signs  and 
wonders,  by  the  power  of  the  Sjjirit 
of  (iod;  so  that  from  Jerusalem, 
and  round  about  unto  Hlyricum,  1 
liave  fully  i)reached  the  gospel  of 
Christ. 

•JO  Yea,  sohavelstrived  to  preach 
the  gospel,  not  where  Christ  was 


*  Gr.  ministering  in  saci'itice. 


named,   lest  I  should  build  upon 
another  man's  foundation  : 

21  But  as  it  is  written.  To  whom 
he  was  not  spoken  of,  they  shall 
see  :  and  they  that  have  not  heard 
shall  understand. 

22  For  which  cause  also  I  have 
been  much  hindered  from  coming 
to  you. 

23  But  now  having  no  more  place 
in  these  parts,  and  naving  a  great 
desire  these  many  yeai's  to  come 
unto  you ; 

24  Whensoever  I  take  my  jour- 
ney into  Spain,  I  will  come  to. you  : 
for  I  trust  to  see  you  in  my  journey, 
and  to  be  brought  on  my  way  thi- 
therward by  you,  if  first  I  be  some- 
what filled  with  your  company. 

25  But  now  I  go  unto  Jerusalem 
to  minister  unto  the  saints. 

26  For  it  hath  pleased  them  of 
Macedonia  and  Acliaia  to  make  a 
certain  contribution  for  the  poor 
saints  which  are  at  Jerusalem. 

27  It  hath  ijleased  them  verily ; 
and  their  debtors  they  are.  For  if 
the  Gentiles  have  been  made  par- 
takers of  their  spiritual  things, 
their  duty  is  also  to  minister  unto 
them  in  carnal  things. 

28  When  therefore  I  have  per- 
formed this,  and  have  sealed  to 
them  this  fruit,  I  will  come  by  you 
into  Spain. 

29  And  I  am  sure  that,  when  1 
come  unto  you,  I  shall  come  in  the 
fulness  of  the  blessing  of  the  gospel 
of  Christ. 

30  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren, 
for  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ's  sake, 
and  for  the  love  of  the  Spirit,  that 
ye  strive  together  with  me  in  your 
prayers  to  God  for  me  ; 

31  That  I  may  be  delivered  from 
them  that  ■*  do  not  believe  in  Judtea ; 
and  that  my  service  which  /  have 
for  Jerusalem  may  be  accepted  of 
the  saints ; 

32  That  I  may  come  unto  you 
with  joy  by  the  will  of  God,  and 
may  with  you  be  refreshed. 

33  Now  the  God  of  peace  be  with 
you  all.    Amen. 

CHAPTER   16. 

3  I'd  til  u'ilh'th  the  hretJiren  to  {/reet  many, 
17  (Uid  inlrineth  ikem  to  ttike  lieed  of  those 
v'liicli.  ciinse  dinaensioii  anil  offeticex,  21 
and  after  xiindri/  salnlations  eiideth  with 
praixe  and  thaiikx  to  God. 

T  COMMEND  unto  you  Phebe 
L  our  sister,  which  is  a  "'servant 
of  the  chui'ch  which  is  at  Cenchrea : 
2  Tliat  ye  receive  her  in  the 
Lord,  as  becometh  saints,  and  that 
ye  assist  her  in  whatsoever  business 
she  hath  need  of  you  :  for  she  hath 
been  a  succourer  of  many,  and  of 
mj'self  also. 


*  are  dis- 
obedient 


6  deaconess 


169 


Divers  salutations. 


EOMANS,  16. 


Divisions  to  he  avoided. 


3  Greet  Pi'iscilla  and  Aquila  my 
helpers  in  Christ  Jesus  : 

4  Who  have  for  my  Kfe  laid  down 
their  own  necks  :  unto  whom  not 
only  I  give  thanks,  but  also  all  the 
churches  of  the  Gentiles. 

5  Likewise  greet  the  church  that 
is  in  their  house.  Salute  my  well- 
beloved  Epaenetus,  who  is  the  first- 
fruits  of  ^  Achaia  unto  Christ. 

6  Greet  Mary,  who  bestowed 
much  labour  on  us. 

7  (Salute  Andronicus  and  '  .Tunia. 
my  kinsmen,  and  my  fellow  pri- 
soners, who  are  of  note  among  the 
apostles,  who  also  were  in  CUirist 
bi'fore  me. 

8  Greet  Amplias  my  beloved  in 
the  Lord. 

9  Salute  ^  Urbane,  our  helper  in 
Christ,  and  Stachys  my  beloved. 

10  Salute  Apelles  approved  in 
Christ.  Salute  them  which  are  of 
Aristobulus'  household. 

1 1  Salute  Herodion  my  kinsman. 
Greet  them  that  be  of  the  houKehold 
of  Narcissus,  which  are  in  the 
Lorfl. 

12  Salute  Tryphena  and  Try- 
phosa,  who  labour  in  the  Lord. 
Salute  the  beloved  Persis,  which 
laboured  much  in  the  Lord. 

13  Salute  Rufus  chosen  in  the 
Lord,  and  his  mother  and  mine. 

14  Salute  Asyncritus,  Phlegon, 
Hermas,  Patrobas,  Hermes,  and 
the  brethren  which  are  with  them. 

L5  Salute  Philologus,  and  .Julia, 
Nereus,  and  his  sister,  and  Oljan- 
pas,  and  all  the  saints  which  are 
with  them. 

16  Salute  one  another  with  an 
holy  kiss.  The  churches  of  Christ 
salute  you. 

17  Now  I  beseech  you,  bretliren, 
mark  them  which  cause  divisions 


*  Or, 


and  ^  offences  contrary  to  the  ''  doc- 
trine which  ye  have  learned ; 
and  avoid   them. 

18  For  they  that  are  such  serve 
not  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  but 
their  own  belly ;  and  by  good 
words  and  fair  si^eeches  deceive 
the  hearts  of  the  simple. 

19  For  your  obedience  is  come 
abroad  unto  all  men.  I  am  glad 
therefore  on  your  behalf :  but  yet 
I  would  have  you  wise  unto  that 
which  is  good,  and  simple  concern- 
ing evil. 

20  And  the  God  of  peace  shall 
bruise  Satan  under  your  feet 
shortly.  The  grace  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  be  with  you.    Amen. 

21  "  Timotheus  my  workfellow, 
and  Lucius,  and  Jason,  and  Sosi- 
pater,  my  kinsmen,  salute  you. 

22  I  Tertius,  who  wrote  this 
epistle,  salute  you  in  the  Lord. 

23  Gaius  mine  host,  and  of  the 
whole  church,  saluteth  you.  Eras- 
tus  the  chamberlain  of  the  city 
saluteth  you,  and  Quartus  a  bro- 
ther. 

2-1  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  be  with  you  all.     Amen. 

25  Now  to  him  that  is  of  power 
to  stablish  you  according  to  my 
gospel,  and  the  preaching  of  Jesus 
Christ,  according  to  the  revelation 
of  the  mystery,  which  was  kept 
secret  since  the  world  began, 

26  But  now  is  made  manifest, 
and  by  the  scriptui-es  of  the  pro- 
phets, according  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  everlasting  God,  made 
known  to  all  nations  for  the  obedi- 
ence of  faith  : 

27  To  God  only  wise,  be  glory 
through  Jesus  Christ  for  ever. 
Amen. 

1  Written  to  the  Romans  from  ^c'nrinthiis. 


^  occasions 
of  stumbling 
5  teacliing 


<tnd  tient  by  PLebe  "  servant  of  the  churoli 
at  Cenchrea. 


THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

CORINTIIIANS 


CHAPTER  L 

After  kin  uniiituiion  and  thanksgirinrj,  10  he 
evhoiteth  them  to  unit)/,  and  12  reprofeth 
their  ilinseuKir/nn.  is  (Jod  dentroi/et/i.  the 
uindmn  of  the  icise,  '21  /ii/  the  /notislineHs 
of  iireachinn,  and  2(5  calletli  not  the  iii\e, 
»ii(/hii/,  and  noble,  Ijut  '27,  '2S,  the  foolish, 
ireiilc,  and  men.  of  no  account. 

I)ArL,  called  to  be  an  apostle  of 
.Icsus  Chi'ist  through  the  will 
of  God   aiifl  Sosthenes  oar  brother, 
2  Unto  the  church  of  (lod  which 
is  at    Corinth,    to  them   that   are 


sanctified  in  Christ  .lesus,  called 
to  be  saints,  with  all  that  in  every 
l)]ace  call  ujjon  the  name  of  Jesus 
Christ  our  Jjord,  both  theirs  and 
ours : 

3  Grace  tie  unto  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  FatluM',  and  from 
the  Loi'd  .h'sus  Christ. 

4  I  th;mk  my  (iod  always  on 
your  1)ehalf,  foi-  the  grace  of  (iod 
which  is  given  you  '  by  Jesus  (yhrist ; 

5  Tliat    in    every  thing    ye  are 
70 


Timothy 


'  Corintli, 
8  deaconess 


Exhortation  to  unifi/. 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  2. 


True  and  false  wisdom. 


8  tlirou£;h  its 
wisdom 

9  through 
w  the 

*  preaching 


enriched  ^  by  him,  in  all  utterance, 
and  in  all  knowledge  ; 

6  Even  as  the  testimony  of  Christ 
was  confirmed  in  you  : 

7  8o  that  ye  come  behind  in  no 
gift;  waiting  for  the  -  coming  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ : 

8  Who  shall  also  confirm  you 
unto  the  end,  that  ye  inay  l>e  blame- 
less in  the  day  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

9  God  is  faithful,  by  whom  ye 
were  called  unto  the  fellowship  of 
his  Son  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

10  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren, 
by  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  that  ye  all  speak  the  same 
thing,  and  that  there  be  no  divi- 
sions among  you ;  but  that  ye  be 
perfectly  joined  together  in  the 
same  mind  and  in  the  same  judg- 
ment. 

11  For  it  hath  been  declared 
unto  me  of  you,  my  brethren,  by 
them  which  are  of  the  h<)use_  of 
Chloe,  that  there  are  contentions 
among  you. 

12  Now  this  I  '^say,  that  everyone 
of  you  saith,  I  am  oi  Paul  ;  and  I 
of  Aiiollos ;  and  I  of  Cephas ;  and 
I  of  Christ. 

13  Is  Christ  divided'?  was  Paul 
crucified  for  you  %  or  were  ye  baj)- 
tized  ■*  in  the  name  of  Paul  % 

14  1  thank  God  that  I  baptized 
none  of  you,  but  Crispus  and  Gaius  ; 

L5  Lest  any  should  say  that  I 
had  baptized  ''in_  mine  own  name. 

1 6  And  I  baptized  also  the  house- 
hold of  Stephanas :  besides,  I  know 
not  whether  I  baptized  any  other. 

17  For  Christ  sent  me  not  to 
baptize,  but  to  preach  the  gospel  : 
not  with  wisdom  of  words,  lest  the 
cross  of  Christ  should  be  made  of 
none  effect. 

18  For  the  ''preaching  of  '  the 
cross  is  to  them  that  "  ))erish  fool- 
ishness ;  but  unto  us  which  are 
''  saved  it  is  the  power  of  God. 

ID  For  it  is  written,  I  will  de- 
stroy thp  wisdom  of  the  wise,  and 
will  bring  to  nothing  the  under- 
standing of  the  prudent. 

20  Where  is  the  wise?  where  is 
the  scribe?  where  is  the  disputer 
of  this  world  j  hath  not  God  made 
foolish  the  wisdom  of  this  world  1 

21  For  aftei'  that  in  the  wisdom 
of  God  the  world  '^by  wisdom  knew 
not  God,  it  pleased  (jlod  "by  the 
foolishness  of  '"  *  preaching  to  save 
them  that  believe. 

22  For  the  Jews  require  a  sign, 
and  the  Greeks  seek  after  wisdom  : 


23  But  we  preach  Christ  cru- 
cified, unto  the  Jews  a  stum- 
blingblock,  and  unto  the  Greeks 
foolishness ; 

24  But  unto  them  which  are 
called,  both  Jews  and  Greeks, 
Christ  the  power  of  God,  and  the 
wisdom  of  God. 

25  Because  the  foolishness  of  God 
is  wiser  than  men  ;  and  the  weak- 
ness of  God  is  stronger  than  men. 

26  For  ye  see  your  calling,  bre- 
thren, how  that  not  many  wise  men 
after  the  flesh,  not  many  mighty, 
not  many  noble,  are  called: 

27  But  God  hath  cliosen  the  fool- 
ish things  of  the  world  to  confound 
the  wise  ;  and  God  hath  chosen  the 
weak  things  of  the  world  to  con- 
found the  things  which  are  mighty ; 

28  And  base  things  of  the  world, 
and  things  which  are  despised,  hath 
God  chosen,  yea,  and  things  which 
are  not,  to  bring  to  nought  things 
that  are  : 

29  That  no  flesh  should  glory  in 
his  presence. 

30  But  of  him  are  ye  in  Christ 
Jesus,  who  of  God  is  made  unto 
us  wisdom,  and  righteousness,  and 
sanctification,  and  redemption : 

31  That,  according  as  it  is  writ- 
ten. He  that  glorieth,  let  him  glory 
in  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  2. 

He  declareih  that  Ms  jrreaching,  1  though  it 
bring  not  exceJIency  of  x/ieech,  or  of  4  hu- 
inun  wixfJoni  :  yet  coiixir^titli  in  the  4,  h 
poa-er  of  God:  and  no/dr  ,  .lu-.lU-lh  6  the 
iiixdom  of  this  world,  and  !i  /unnun  xense, 
as  that  li  the  vaiural  man  cannot  under- 
stand it. 

AND  I,  brethren,  when  I  came  to 
you,  came  not  with  excellency 
of  speech  or  of  wisdom,  declaring 
unto  you  the  testimony  of  God. 

2  For  I  determined  not  to  know" 
any  thing  among  you,  save  Jesus 
Christ,  and  him  crucified.  _ 

3  And  I  was  with  you  in  weak- 
ness, and  in  fear,  and  in  much  trem- 
bling. 

4  And  my  speech  and  niy 
*  preaching  was  not  with  enticing 
words  of  man's  wisdom,  but  in 
demonstration  of  the  Spirit  and 
of  power :  » 

5  That  your  faith  should  not 
stand  in  the  wisdom  of  men,  but 
in  the  power  of  God. 

6  Howbeit  we  speak  wisdom 
among  them  that  are  perfect :  yet 
not  the  wisdom  of  this  world,  nor 
of  the  princes  of  this  world,  that 
come  to  nought : 

7  But  we  speak  the  wisdom  of 
God  in  a  mystei-y,  even  the  hidden 


*  Gr.  thing  preached. 


*  Gr.  thing  preached. 


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The  teaching  of  the  Spirit. 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  3. 


Against  strife  and  division. 


wisdom,  which  God  ordained  before 
the  world  unto  our  glory  : 

8  Which  none  of  the  princes  of 
this  world  knew :  for  nad  they 
known  it,  they  would  not  have 
crucified  the  Lord  of  glory. 

9  But  as  it  is  written,  Eye  hath 
not  seen,  nor  ear  heard,  neither 
have  entered  into  the  heart  of 
man,  the  things  which  God  hath 
prepared  for  them  that  love  him. 

10  But  God  hath  revealed  them 
unto  us  by  his  Spirit :  for  the  Spirit 
searcheth  all  things,  yea,  the  deep 
things  of  God. 

11  For  what  man  knoweth  the 
things  of  a  man,  save  the  spirit  of 
man  which  is  in  him  1  even  so  the 
things  of  God  knoweth  no  man,  but 
the  Spirit  of  God. 

12  Now  we  Miave  received,  not 
the  spirit  of  the  world,  but  the 
spirit  which  is  of  God  ;  that  we 
might  know  the  things  that  are 
freely  given  to  us  of  God. 

1 3  Which  things  also  we  speak, 
not  in  the  words  which  man's  wis- 
dom teacheth,  but  which  the  Holy 
Ghost  teacheth  ;  comparing  spirit- 
ual things  with  spiritual. 

1 4  But  the  natural  man  receiveth 
not  the  things  of  the  Spirit  of  God  : 
for  they  are  foolishness  unto  him  : 
neither  can  he  know  them.,  because 
they  are  spiritually  discerned. 

15  But  he  that  is  spiritual  "  judg- 
eth  all  things,  yet  he  himself  is 
•'  .judged  of  no  man. 

16  t\)X'  who  hath  known  the 
niind  of  the  Lord,  that  he  may 
instruct  him  *?  But  we  have  the 
mind  of  Christ. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Milk  is ^t  for  clnldren.  3  Strife  and  divi- 
sion, (traiimpiifn  nf  (I  -floKhJ}!  mind.  7  Ife 
that  i,hniti-th.,t, 111  In  'thut  nati'i-eth,  is  no- 
fhitm.  !»  Till  nihii^firs  II, ;■  (ioiFx  felloir- 
workmen..  11  CIu'ikI  tlie  mil ij  foundation. 
16  Men  the,  temples  of  God,  ichich  17  miint 
he  kept  holy.  19  The  wisdom  of  this  world 
is  foolishness  with  God . 

AND  T,  brethren,  could  not 
speak  unto  you  as  unto  spirit- 
ual, l)ut  as  unto  carnal,  even  as 
unto  baV)es  in  Christ. 

2  liiave  fed  you  with  milk,  and 
not  with  meat :  for  hitheito  ye 
were  not  able  to  hear  it,  neither 
yet  now  are  ye  able. 

3  For  .ye  are  yet  carnal  :  for 
whereas  tliere  /.s  among  you  envy- 
ing, and  strife,  and  divisions,  are 
ye  not  carnal,  and  walk  as  men  % 

4  For  while  one  saith,  I  am  of 
Paul ;  and  another,  I  'om  of  ApoUos ; 
are  ye  not  carnal  ; 

5  Who  then  is  Paul,  and  who  ?'.<t 
Apollos,  but  ministers  by  whom  ye 


believed,  even  as  the  Lord  gave  to 
every  man  % 

6  I  have  planted,  Apollos  wa- 
tered ;    but  God  gave  the  increase. 

7  So  then  neither  is  he  that 
planteth  any  thing,  neither  he  that 
watereth  ;  but  God  that  giveth  the 
increase. 

8  Now  he  that  planteth  and  he 
that  watereth  ai'e  one :  and  every 
man  shall  receive  his  own  reward 
according  to  his  own  labour. 

9  For  we  are  labourers  together 
with  God  :  ye  are  God's  husbandry, 
ye  are  God's  building. 

10  According  to  the  grace  of 
God  which  is  given  unto  me,  as  a 
wise  masterbuilder,  I  have  laid  the 
foundation,  and  another  buildeth 
thereon.  But  let  every  man  take 
heed  how  he  buildeth  there- 
upon. 

1 1  For  other  foundation  can  no 
man  lay  than  that  is  laid,  which  is 
Jesus  Christ. 

12  Now  if  any  man  build  upon 
this  foundation  gold,  silver,  pre- 
cious stones,  wood,  hay,  stubble ; 

13  Every  man's  work  shall  be 
made  manifest:  for  the  day  shall 
declare  it,  because  it  shall  be  re- 
vealed by  fire ;  and  the  fire  shall 
try  every  man's  work  of  what  sort 
it  is. 

14  If  any  man's  work  abide 
which  he  hath  built  thereupon,  he 
shall  receive  a  reward. 

15  If  any  man's  work  shall  be 
burned,  he  shall  suffer  loss :  but 
he  himself  shall  be  saved ;  yet  so 
as  by  fire. 

16  Know  ye  not  that  ye  are  the 
temple  of  God,  and  that  the  Spirit 
of  God  dwelleth  in  you  % 

17  If  any  man  defile  the  temple 
of  God,  him  shall  God  destroy  ;  for 
the, temple  of  God  is  holy,  Avhich 
temple  ye  are. 

18  Let  no  man  deceive  himself. 
If  any  man  among  you  •*  sccmeth 
to  be  wise  in  this  world,  let  him 
become  a  fool,  that  he  may  ''  be 
wise. 

19  For  the  wisdom  of  this  woi-ld 
is  foolishness  with  God.  For  it 
is  writt(m,  He  taketh  the  wise  in 
their  own  craftiness. 

20  And  again.  The  Lord  knoweth 
th(^ ''  thoughts  of  the  wise,  that  they 
are  vain. 

21  Therefore  let  no  man  glory 
in  men.     Foi'  all  things  arc  yours  ; 

22  Whether  J'aul,  or  Apollos,  or 
Cephas,  or  tlie  world,  or  life,  or 
death,  or  things  present,  or  things 
to  come  ;  all  are  yours  ; 

23  And  ye  are  Christ's ;  and 
Christ  i»  God's. 


■>  tliiiiketh 
that  he  is 


rcasoiiuiirs 


172 


The  apostles'  ministry. 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  4,  5. 


Discijiline  of  the  church. 


CHAPTER  4. 

1  /u  what  account  the  minhiers  ought  to  be 
had.  1  We  have  nolhUuj  which  we  have 
not  received.  9  The  apoMes  upectaclea  to 
the  worJd,  angels,  and  meti,  13  the  filth  ami 
offscouring  of  the  icor/d :  15  yet  our  fa- 
ther.'i  in  <  hri.\t,  16  ivhom  ice  ought  to  follinr. 

LET  a  man  so  account  of  us,  as 
of  the  ministers  of  Christ,  and 
stewards  of  the  mysteries  of  God. 

'2  Moi^eover  it  is  required  in  stew- 
ards, that  a  man  be  found  faithful. 

3  But  with  me  it  is  a  very  small 
thing  that  I  should  be  judged  of 
you,  or  of  man's  judgment :  yea,  I 
judge  not  mine  own  self. 

4  For  I  know  nothing  ^  by  my- 
self ;  yet  am  I  not  hereby  justified  : 
but  he  that  judgeth  me  is  the  Lord. 

5  Therefore  judge  nothing  before 
the  time,  until  the  Lord  come,  who 
both  will  bring  to  light  the  hidden 
things  of  darkness,  and  will  make 
manifest  the  counsels  of  the  hearts  : 
and  then  shall  -'every  man  have 


praise  of  God. 

6  And  these  things,  brethren,  I 
have  in  a  figure  transferred  to  my- 
self and  to  Apollos  for  your  sakes  ; 
that  ye  might  learn  in  us  not  to 
^  think  of  men  above  that  which  is 


written,   that  no  one  of    you    be 


putted  up  for  one  against  another. 

7  For  who  maketli  thee  to  difffer 
from  another  ?  and  what  hast  thou 
that  thou  didst  not  receive  ?  now  if 
thou  didst  receive  it.  why  dost  thou 
glory,  as  if  thou  haast  not  received 
it? 

8  Now  ye  are  full,  now  ye  are 
rich,  ye  nave  reigned  as  kings 
without  us:  and  I  would  to  God 
ye  did  reign,  that  we  also  might 
reign  with   you. 

9  For  I  think  that  God  hath  set 
forth  us  the  apostles  last,  as  it 
were  appointed  to  death  :  for  we 
are  made  a  spectacle  unto  the 
world,  and  to  angels,  and  to  men. 

1 0  VVe  are  fools  for  Christ's  sake, 
but  ye  are  wise  in  Christ ;  we  are 
weak,  but  ye  are  strong  ;  ye  are 
honourable,  Vjut  we  are  despised. 

1 1  Even  unto  this  present  hour 
we  both  hunger,  and  thirst,  and 
are  naked,  and  are  buffeted,  and 
have  no  certain  dwellingplace  ; 

12  And  labour,  working  with 
our  own  hands :  being  reviled,  we 
bless ;  being  persecuted,  we  suffer 
it: 

13  Being  defamed,  we  intreat : 
we  are  made  as  the  filth  of  the 
world,  07x1  are  the  offscouring  of 
all  things  unto  this  day. 

14  I  write  not  these  things  to 
shame  you,  but  as  my  beloved  sons 
I  warn  yoii. 


*  Or, 


15  For  though  ye  have  ten  thou- 
sand instructors  in  Christ,  yet  have 
ye  not  niany  fathers:  for  in  Christ 
Jesus  1  ^have  begotten  you  through 
the  gospel. 

16  Wherefore  I  beseech  you,  be 
ye  '"'followers  of  me. 

17  For  this  cause  have  I  sent 
unto  you  •"  Timotheus,  who  is  my 
beloved  son,  and  faithful  in  the 
Lord,  who  shall  bring  you  into 
remembrance  of  my  ways  which 
be  in  Christ,  as  I  teach  every  where 
in  every  church. 

18  Now  some  are  puffed  up,  as 
though  I  would  not  come  to  you. 

1 9  But  I  will  come  to  you  shortly, 
if  the  Lord  will,  and  will  know,  not 
the  speech  of  them  which  are  puff'ed 
up,  but  the  power. 

20  For  the  kingdom  of  God  is 
not  in  word,  but  in  power. 

21  What  will  ye'?  shall  I  come 
unto  you  with  a  rod,  or  in  love, 
and  in  the  spirit  of  meekness  1 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  The  incestuous  person  6  is  cause  rather 
of  shame  unto  them,  than  of  rejoicing. 
7  The  old  leaven  is  to  he  purged  out.  10 
Heinous  offenders  are  to  he  shunned  and 
avoided. 

IT  is  '^reported  commonly  that 
there  is  fornication  among  you, 
and  such  fornication  as  is  not  so 
much  as  named  among  the  Gentiles, 
that  one  should  have  his  father's 
wife. 

2  And  ye  are  puffed  up,  and 
have  not  rather  mourned,  that  he 
that  hath  done  this  deed  might  be 
taken  away  from  among  you. 

3  For  I  verily,  as  absent  in  body, 
but  present  in  spirit,  have  judged 
already,  as  though  I  were  present, 
concerning  him  that  hath  so  done 
this  deed, 

4  In  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  when  ye  are  gathered  to- 
gether, and  my  spirit,  with  the 
power  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

5  To  deliver  such  an  one  unto 
Satan  for  the  destruction  of  the 
flesh,  that  the  si)irit  may  be  saved 
in  the  day  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

6  Your  glorying  is  not  good. 
Know  ye  not  that  a  little  leaven 
leaveneth  the  whole  lump? 

7  Purge  out  therefore  the  old 
leaven,  that  ye  may  be  a  new  lump, 
as  ye  are  unleavened.  For  even 
Christ  our  passover  is  sacrificed 
for  us : 

8  Therefore  let  us  keep  the  feast, 
not  with  old  leaven,  neither  with 
the  leaven  of  malice  and  wicked- 
ness ;  but  with  the  unleavened 
bread  of  sincerity  and  truth. 


4  begat 

5  imitators 
o  Timothy, 


'  actually 
reported 


173 


Afjninst  litigation, 


I.  CORmXHIANS,  6,  7. 


((nd  iiitptiritij. 


9  I  wrote  unto  you  in  jin  epistle 
not  to  company  with  fornicatoi's  : 

10  Yet  not  altogether  with  the 
fornicators  of  this  workl,  or  with 
the  covetous,  or  extortio'ners,  or 
with  id(jlaters;  for  then  must  ye 
needs  go  out  of  the  world. 

11  But  now  I  have  written  unto 
you  not  to  keep  company,  if  any 
man  that  is  called  a  brother  be  a 
fornicator,  or  covetous,  or  an  idola- 
ter, or  a  railer,  or  a  drunkard,  or 
an  extortioner ;  with  such  an  one 
no  not  to  eat. 

1 2  For  what  have  I  to  do  to 
judge  them  also  that  are  without? 
do  not  ye  judge  them  that  are 
within  % 

13  But  them  that  are  without 
God  judgeth.  Therefore  put  away 
from  among  yourselves  that  wicked 
person. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  The  Corinth  ill  IIS  nniKt  not  i-ex  their  hre- 
tlireti,  in  iifiin.i  i"  I'no  'icith,  them:  (>  espe- 
ciiilly  nii(i,'r  iiifiili-ls.  9  The  unriiihteouA 
nhdlt  iKif  iiitiiiif  the  kiiuiiloiri  of  (iod.  15 
Our  Ih„II,x  an  the  iiu-mherx  of  Christ,  19 
and  ti-nijilis  of  the  IIolij  (ihont.  16,  17  They 
inuat  itot  therefore  be  defiled. 

DARE  any  of  you,  having  a  mat- 
ter against  ^  anotlier,  go  to  law 
before  the  unjust,  and  not  before 
the  saints'? 

2  Do  ye  not  know  that  the  saints 
shall  judge  the  \vorld  %  and  if  the 
world  shall  be  judged  by  you,  are 
ye  unworthy  to  judge  the  smallest 
matters  % 

3  Know  ye  not  that  we  shall 
judge  angels'?  how  much  more 
things  that  pertain  tf)  this  life? 

4  1  f  then  ye  have  '^  judgments  of 
things  pertaining  to  this  life,  ''set 
them   to  judge  wlio  nre   least  es- 


teemed   in  tht'  cluirch. 

5  1  s|)eak  to  your  shame.  Is  it 
so,  that  tli(n-e  is  not  a  wise  man 
among  you  _?  no,  not  one  that  shall 
be  able  to  judge  between  his  bre- 
thi-en? 

6  15ut  ])rother  goeth  to  law  with 
bi'otlier,  and  that  before  the  un- 
believers. 

7  Now  therefore  there  is  utterly 
a  fault  among  you,  because  ye  go 
to  law  one  with  another.  Why  do 
ye  not  rather  take  wrong?  why  do 
.ye  not  rather  xujfer  youmclveK  fi>  \)v. 
defrauded? 

8  N;i,y,  ye  do  wrong,  and  de 
fraud,  and  that  your  br(>threii. 

9  Know  ye  not  that  the  unriglit- 
eous  shall  not  inherit  the  kingdom 
of  (jlorl  ?  lie  not  deceived  :  neither 
fornicators,  nor  iflolaters,  nor  adul- 
terers, nor  eff(nninate,  nor  abusers 
of  themselves  with  *  miiiikind. 

10  Nor    thieves,    nor    covetous. 


nor  drunkards,  nor  revilers,  nor 
extoi-tioners,  shall  inherit  the  king- 
dom of (Jod. 

1 1  And  such  were  some  of  you  : 
but  ye  °  are  washed,  but  ye  •'  are 
sanctified,  but  ye  ®  are  justified  m 
the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  and 
by  the  Spirit  of  our  Ood. 

12  All  things  are  lawful  unto 
me,  but  all  things  ai-e  not  expedi- 
ent :  all  things  are  lawful  for  me, 
but  I  will  not  be  brought  under 
the  power  of  any. 

13  Meats  for  the  belly,  and  the 
belly  for  meats  :  but  God  shall  de- 
stroy both  it  and  them.  Nf)w  the 
body  is  not  for  fornication,  but  for 
the  Lord ;  and  the  Lord  for  the 
body. 

14  And  God  hath  both  raised  up 
the  Lord,  and  Avill  also  raise  up  us 
by  his  own  power. 

15  Know  ye  not  that  your  bo- 
dies are  the  members  of  Christ? 
shall  I  then  take  the  members  of 
Christ,  and  make  them  the  members 
of  an  liarlot  ?    *  God  forbid. 

16  What?  know  ye  not  that  he 
which  is  joined  to  an  harlot  is  one 
body?  '' for  two,  saith  he,  shall  'be 
one  flesh. 

17  But  he  that  is  joined  unto  the 
Lord  is  one  spirit. 

18  Flee  fornication.  Every  sin 
that  a  man  doeth  is  without  the 
body ;  l)ut  he  that  committeth 
fornication  sinneth  against  his  own 
body. 

1 9  What  ?  know  ye  not  that  your 
body  is  the  temple  of  the  Holy 
Ghost  ii'hirh  is  in  you,  which  ye  have 
of  God,  and  ye  are  not  yoiu'  own  ? 

20  For  ye  ^are  bought  with  a 
price :  therefore  glorify  God  in 
j'our  body,  and  in  your  spirit, 
which  are  God's. 

CHAPTER  7. 

2  //(!  Ireiilelti  of  tiinrrioge,  4  xhewinr/  it  to  he 
(I  reiiNi/i/  Of/diiis/  foriiieiition  :  10  (DkI  tluit 
the  lioiol  thereof  o'liijht  not  litihtlif  to  he  tli.'i- 
noli'ed.  18,  2li  Krery  ■mini  111  lint  tie  eoiitenf 
iiit.Ii.  hlH  vocation.  2.5  Virdinitii  ieli,r:fire 
to  lie  embraced.  35  yind  for  vhut  /c  ./<.  ris 
ire  iniiy  either  marry,  or  atistiiin  jrom 
iiiarryinr/. 

NOW  concerning  the  tilings 
whereof  ye  wrote  unto  me  :  It 
is  good  for  a  man  not  to  touch  a 
woman. 

2  Nevertheless,  toavnii/  fornica 
tion,  let  every  man  have  his  own 
wif(\  and  let  every  woman  have  her 
own  husbanfl. 

3  Jict  the  liusband  render  unto 
the  wife  '^diie  benevolence :  and 
likewise  also  the  wife  unto  the 
husband. 


*  Gr.  Be  it  not  so. 


174 


Christian  marriarje, 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  7. 


and  virginity. 


4  The  wife  hath  not  power  'of 
her  own  body,  but  the  hu.sban(*n 
and  Hkewise  also  the  husband  hath 
not  power  'of  his  own  body,  but 
the  wife. 

5  Defraud  ye  not  one  the  other, 
except  It  t>e  with  consent  for  a  time, 
that  ye  may  give  yourselves  to 
fasting  and  -  prayer  :  and  come  to- 
gether again,  that  ISatan  tempt 
you  not  for  your  incontinency. 

6  But  I  speak  this  by  permission, 
and  not  of  commandment. 

7  For  I  would  that  all  men  were 
even  as  I  myself.  But  every  man 
hath  liis  proper  gift  of  God,  one 
after  this  manner,  and  another 
after  that. 

8  I  say  therefore  to  the  unmar- 
ried and  widovys.  It  is  good  for 
them  if  they  abide  even  as  I. 

9  But  if  they  cannot  contain,  let 
them  marry  :  for  it  is  better  to 
marry  than  to  burn. 

10  And  unto  the  married  I  com- 
mand, yet  not  I,  but  the  Lord,  Let 
not  the  wife  depart  from  Iter  hus- 
band : 

1 1  But  and  if  she  depart,  let  her 
remain  unmarried,  or  be  reconciled 
to  lier  husband  :  and  let  not  the 
husband  "put  away  his  wife. 

12  But  to  the  rest  speak  I,  not 
the  Lord  :  If  any  brother  hath  a 
wife  that  belie veth  not,  and  she  be 
pleased  to  dwell  with  him,  let  him 
not  ^  put  her  away. 

13  And  the  woman  which  hath 
an  husband  that  believeth  not,  and 
if  he  be  pleased  to  dwell  with  her, 
let  her  not  leave  him. 

1-4  For  the  unbelieving  husband 
is  sanctified  by  the  wife,  and  the 
unbelieving  wife  is  sanctified  by 
the  husband  :  else  were  your  child- 
ren unclean ;  but  now  are  they  holy. 

15  But  if  the  unbelieving  depart, 
let  him  depart.  A  brother  or  a 
sister  is  not  under  bondage  in  such 
cases:  but  God  hath  called  us  to 
peace. 

16  For  Avhat  knowest  thou,  O 
wife,  whether  thou  shalt  save  thi/ 
husband?  or  how  knowest  thou,  O 
man,  whether  thou  shalt  save  thi/ 
wife? 

17  But  as  God  hath  distributed 
to  every  man,  as  the  Lord  hath 
called  every  one,  so  let  him  walk. 
And  so  ordain  I  in  all  churches. 

18  Is  any  man  called  being  cir- 
cumcised? let  him  not  become  un- 
circumcised.  Is  any  called  in 
uncircumcision'?  let  him  not  be 
circumcised. 

19  Circumcision  is  nothing,  and 
uncircumcision  is  nothing,  but  the 
keeping  of  the  commandments  of 
God. 


20  Let  every  man  abide  in  the 
same  calHng  wherein  he  was  called. 

21  Art  thou  called  tjeinr/  a  ^  ser- 
vant? care  not  for  it :  but  if  thou 

made 


be 


free,     use     it 


mayest 
rather. 

22  For  he  that  is  called  in  the 
Lord,  being  a  "  servant,  is  the  Lord's 
"  freeman :  likewise  also  he  that  is 
called,  being  free,  is  Christ's  *  ser- 
vant. 

23  Ye  ^are  bought  with  a  price  ; 
'°  be  not  ye  the  servants  of  men. 

24  Bretlu'en,  let  every  man, 
wherein  he  is  called,  therein  abide 
with  God. 

25  Now  concerning  virgins  I 
have  no  commandment  of  the 
Lord  :  yet  I  give  my  judgment, 
as  one  that  hath  obtained  mercy 
of  the  Lord  to  be  faithful. 

26  I  suppose  therefoi'e  that  this 
is  good  for  the  present  distress,  / 
sai/,  that  it  is  good  for  a  man  so 
to  be. 

27  Art  thou  bound  unto  a  wife? 
seek  not  to  be  loosed.  Art  thou 
loosed  from  a  wife?  seek  not  a 
wife. 

28  But  and  if  thou  rnarry,  thou 
hast  not  sinned ;  and  if  a  virgin 
marry,  she  hath  not  sinned.  Never- 
theless such  shall  have  trouble  in 
the  flesh  :  ''  but  I  spare  .you. 

29  But  this  I  say,  brethren,  the 
time  is  short :  it  remaineth,  that 
both  they  that  have  wives  be  as 
though  they  had  none ; 

30  And  they  that  weep,  as 
though  they  wept  not ;  ana  they 
that  rejoice,  as  though  they  re- 
joiced not ;  and  they  that  buy, 
as  though  they  possessed  not ; 

31  And  they  that  use  this  world, 
as  not  '-abusing  // .-  for  the  fashion 
of  this  world  passeth  away. 

32  But  I  would  have  you '-'with- 
out carefulness.  He  that  is  un- 
married  careth  for  the  things  that 
belong  to  the  Lord,  how  he  may 
please  the  Lord  :     _ 

33  But  he  that  is  married  car- 
eth for  the  things  that  are  of 
the  world,  how  he  maj'  please  his 
wife. 

34  There  is  difference  also  be- 
tween a  wif{>  and  a  virgin.  The 
unmarried  woman  careth  for  the 
things  of  the  Lord,  that  she  may 
be  holy  both  in  body  and  in  spirit : 
but  she  that  is  mari'ied  careth  for 
the  things  f)f  the  world,  how  she 
may  please  ho-  husband. 

35  And  this  1  speak  for  your 
own  profit ;  not  that  I  may  (tast 
a  '"•  snare  upon  you,  but  for  that 
wliich  is  comely,  and  that  ye  may 


5  bond- 
servant ? 


f  bond- 
servant, 
^  freedman : 

8  bond- 
servant. 

9  were 

w  become 
not  bond- 
servants 


11  and  I 
would  spare 
you. 


12  using  it  to 
the  full : 

18  free  from 
cares. 


i-*  constraint 


78 


175 


Meats  offered  to  idols. 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  8,  9. 


Christian  freedom. 


attend  upon  the  Lord  without  dis- 
traction. 

36  But  if  any  man  think  that  he 
behaveth  himself  uncomely  toward 
his  ^  virgin,  if  she  pass  the  flower 
of  her  age,  and  need  so  require,  let 
him  do  what  he  will,  he  sinneth 
not :  let  them  marry. 

37  Nevertheless  he  tliat  standeth 
stedfast  in  his  heart,  having  no  ne- 
cessity, but  hath  power  over  his 
own  will,  and  hath  so  decreed  in  his 
heart  that  he  will  keep  his  '  vir- 
gin, doeth  well. 

38  So  then  he  that  giveth  her  in 
marriage  doeth  well  ;  but  lie  tliat 
giveth  her  not  in  marriage  doeth 
better. 

39  The  wife  is  bound  by  the  law 
as  long  as  her  husband  liveth  ;  but 
if  her  husband  be  dead,  she  is  at 
liberty  to  be  married  to  whom  she 
will ;  only  in  the  Lord. 

40  But  she  is  happier  if  she  so 
abide,  after  my  judgment :  and  I 
think  also  that  I  have  the  Spirit 
of  God. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  To  ahstain  from  meats  offered  to  idols. 
S,  9  We  must  not  abuse  our  Christian 
liberty,  to  the  ofence  of  our  brethren  : 
11  but  must  bridle  our'  knowledge  with 
charity. 

NOW  as  touching  things  offered 
unto  idols,  we  know  that  we 
all  have  knowledge.  Knowledge 
puffeth  up,  but    -charity  ediheth. 

2  And  if  any  man  think  that  he 
knoweth  any  thing,  he  knoweth 
nothing  yet  as  he  ought  to  know. 

3  But  if  any  man  love  God,  the 
same  is  known  of  him. 

4  As  concerning  therefore  the 
eating  of  tliose  things  that  are  of- 
fered in  sacritice  unto  idols,  we 
know  that  an  idol  is  nothing  in  the 
world,  and  that  there  is  none  other 
God  but  one. 

5  For  though  there  be  that  are 
called  gods,  whether  in  heaven  or 
in  earth,  (as  tluire  be  gods  many, 
and  lords  many,) 

6  But  to  us  fJiere  is  hut  one  God, 
the  Father,  of  whom  <vre  all  things, 
and  wc  ■''in  him ;  and  one  Lord  .Jesus 
Christ,  by  wliom  <tre  all  things,  and 
we  by  him. 

7  Howbeit  there  is  not  in  every 
man  that  knowledge:  for  some 
with  conscience  of  th(\  idol  unto 
this  hour  eat  it  as  a  thing  off(!red 
unto  an  idol;  ;i.nd  their  conscience 
V^eing  weak  is  defiled. 

8  But  ■*  meat  commendeth  us  not 
to  God  :  for  neither,  if  we  eat,  are 
we  the  better ;  neither,  if  we  eat 
not,  are  we  the  worse. 

9  But    take    heed    lest    by   any 


means  this  liberty  of  yours  become 
a  stumblingblock  to  them  that  are 
weak. 

10  For  if  any  man  see  thee  which 
hast  knowledge  sit  at  meat  in  the 
idol's  temple,  shall  not  the  con- 
science of  him  which  is  weak  be 
emboldened  to  eat  those  things 
which  are  offered  to  idols ; 

1 1  And  through  thy  knowledge 
shall  the  weak  brother  perish,  for 
whom  Chi'ist  died  ? 

12  But  when  ye  sin  so  against 
the  brethren,  and  wound  their 
weak  conscience,  ye  sin  against 
Christ. 

13  Wherefore,  if  meat  make  my 
brother  to  ^  offend,  I  will  eat  no 
flesh  while  the  world  standeth,  lest 
I  make  my  brother  to  "  offend. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  He  sheweth  his  liberiy,  7  and  thai  the 
minister  oui/ht  to  lire  by  the  r/osj/el :  15  yet 
that  hhiixilf  hiith  nf  hix  oin,  ,u;-i.nl  aU- 
s1((ineil.  l-^  f,i  h,  .ifh.r  ,7/r/r;/,  <//-/,'  unto 
them.  '1-i  III-  iitt'viisl r,-  iniin  <nnj.  in  nnitt.rx 
indifferent.  '24  Our  life  is  like  unto  a 
race. 

AM  I  not  an  apostle  1  am  I  not 
free?  have  I  not  seen  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord  'I  are  not  ye  my 
work  in  the  Lord '! 

2  If  I  be  not  an  apostle  unto 
others,  yet  doubtless  I  am  to  you  : 
for  the  seal  of  mine  apostleship  are 
ye  in  the  Lord. 

3  Mine  answer  to  them  that  do 
examine  me  is  this, 

4  Have  we  '  not  power  to  eat  and 
to  drink  1 

5  Have  we  "  not  i^ower  to  lead 
about  ^  a  sister,  a  wife,  as  well  as 
other  apostles,  anfl  as  the  brethren 
of  the  Lord,  and  Cephas  1 

6  Or  I  only  and  Barnabas,  have 
not  we  ^  ])ower  to  forbear  working  1 

7  Who  goeth  a  warfare  any  time 
at  his  own  charges?  who  planteth 
a  vineyard,  and  eatetli  not  of  the 
fruit  thereof?  or  who  feedcth  a 
flock,  and  eateth  not  of  the  milk 
of  the  flock  ? 

8  Say  I  these  things  "'  as  a  man  ? 
or  saitli  not  the  law  the  same  also  '( 

9  For  it  is  written  in  tli(>  law  of 
Moses,  Thou  slialt  not  muzzle  the 
mouth  of  the  ox  that  treadeth  out 
the  corn.  Doth  (Jod  take  care  for 
oxen  ? 

10  Or  saitli  he  it  altogether  for 
our  sakes  ?  For-  oui'  sakes,  no  doubt, 
this  is  written  :  that  he  thai  iilow- 
eth  should  ])low  ill  hope;  and  that 
"  he  that  tlircslictli  in  lio|)c  slioiild 


be  iiartakrrof  his  liopeT 

n  if  wc  have  sown  unto  you 
spiritual  things,  is  it  a  great  tiling 
it  we  shall  reap  your  carnal  things  1 


176 


The  ajwstle's  example. 


I.  C01UNTHIAN8,  10. 


J^ecessity  oj  self-denial. 


1  right 

2  right 


3  steward- 
ship 


■•  so  as  not 
to  use  to  the 
full  my 
right 
5  brought 
myself 
under  bond- 
age to  all, 


6  law 


'^  in  the 
games 


1 2  If  others  be  partakers  of  this 
'  power  over  you,  are  not  we  rather  1 
Nevertheless  we  have  not  used  this 
-  power :  but  suffer  all  things,  lest 
we  should  hinder  the  gospel  of 
Christ. 

13  Do  ye  not  know  that  they 
which  minister  about  holy  things 
live  of  the  things  of  the  temple? 
and  they  which  wait  at  the  altar 
are  partakers  with  the  altar  '? 

1 4  Even  so  hath  the  Lord  or- 
dained that  they  which  preach  the 
gospel  should  live  of  the  gospel. 

1 5  But  I  have  used  none  of  these 
things :  neither  have  I  written 
these  things,  that  it  should  be  so 
done  unto  me  :  for  it  were  better 
for  me  to  die,  than  that  any  man 
should  make  my  glorying  void. 

16  For  though  I  preach  the 
gospel,  I  have  nothing  to  glory  of  : 
for  necessity  is  laid  upon  me  ;  yea, 
woe  is  unto  me,  if  I  preach  not  the 
gospel ! 

1 7  For  if  I  do  this  thing  will- 
ingly, I  have  a  reward :  but  if 
against  my  will,  a  ''  dispensation 
of  the  gosjiel  is  committed  unto  me. 

18  What  is  my  reward  then? 
Verily  that,  when  I  preach  the  gos- 
pel, I  may  make  the  gospel  of 
Christ  without  charge,  •*  that  I 
abuse  not  my  power  in  the  gospel. 

19  For  though  i  be  free  from  all 
7nen,  yet  have  I  °  made  myself  ser- 
vant unto  all,  that  I  might  gain  the 


more. 

20  And  unto  the  Jews  I  became 
as  a  Jew,  that  1  might  gain  the 
Jews;  to  them  that  are  under  the 
law,  as  under  the  law,  that  I  might 
gain  them  that  are  under  the  law  ; 

21  To  them  that  are  without 
law,  as  without  law,  (being  not 
without  law  to  God,  but  under 
''  the  law  to  Christ,)  that  I  might 
gain  them  that  .are  without  law. 

22  To  the  weak  became  I  as 
weak,  that  I  might  gain  the  weak : 
I  am  made  all  things  to  all  men, 
that  I  might  by  all  means  save 
some. 

23  And  this  I  do  for  the  gospel's 
sake,  that  I  might  be  partaker 
thereof  with  yon. 

24  Know  ye  not  that  they  which 
run  in  a  race  run  all,  but  one  re- 
ceiveth  the  prize  1  So  run,  that  ye 
may  obtain. 

25  And  every  man  that  striveth 
"  for  the  mastery  is  temperate  in  all 
things.  Now  they  do  it  to  obtain 
a  corruptible  crown ;  but  we  an 
incorruptible. 

26  1  therefore  so  run,  not  as  un- 
certainly ;  so  fight  I,  not  as  one 
that  beateth  the  air  : 


27  But  I  keep  under  my  body, 
and  bring  it  into  subjection  :  lest 
that  by  any  means,  when  I  have 
preached  to  others,  1  myself  should 
be  a  castaway. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  The  nacrdDieiits  of  the  Jeics  6  are  tyjyes  of 
ours,  7  and  their  punish?uent»,  11  c.r- 
amplesfor  v,8.  14  We  mutit  fly  from  idol- 
atry. 21  We  must  not  make  the  Lord'a 
table  the  table  of  devils:  24  and  in  tilings 
indifferent  we  must  have  regard  of  our 
brethren. 

MOREOVER,  brethren,  I  would 
not  that  ye  should  be  igno- 
rant, how  that  all  our  fathers  w^ere 
under  the  cloud,  and  all  passed 
through  the  sea ; 

2  And  were  all  baptized  unto 
Moses  in  the  cloud  and  in  the  sea; 

3  And  did  all  eat  the  same  spirit- 
ual ^  meat ; 

4  And  did  all  drink  the  same  spi- 
ritual drink :  for  they  drank  of 
that  spiritual  Rock  that  followed 
them  :  and  that  Rock  was  Christ. 

5  But  with  many  of  them  God 
was  not  well  pleased  :  for  they 
were  overthrown  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

6  Now  these  things  were  ®our 
examples,  to  the  intent  we  should 
not  lust  after  evil  things,  as  they 
also  lusted. 

7  Neither  be  ye  idolaters,  as  were 
some  of  them  ;  as  it  is  written.  The 
people  sat  down  to  eat  and  drink, 
and  rose  up  to  play. 

8  Neither  let  us  conniiit  fornica- 
tion, as  some  of  them  committed, 
and  fell  in  one  day  three  and 
twenty  thousand. 

9  Neither  let  us  tempt  Christ, 
as  some  of  them  also  tempted,  and 
were  destroyed  of  serpents. 

10  Neither  murmur  ye,  as  some 
of  them  also  murmured,  and  were 
destroyed  of  the  destro3fer. 

11  Nowall  these  things  happened 
unto  them  ^°  for  en  samples  :  and 
they  are  written  for  our  admoni- 
tion, upon  whom  the  ends  of  the 
world  are  come. 

12  Wherefore  let  him  that  think- 
eth  he  standeth  take  heed  lest  he 
fall. 

13  There  hath  no  temptation 
taken  you  but  such  as  "  is  common 
to  man  :  but  God  is  faithful,  wlio 


will  not  suffer  you  to  be  tempted 
above  that  ye  are  able ;  but  will 
with  the  temptation  also  make  a 
way  to  escape,  that  ye  may  be  able 
to  bear  it. 

1 1  Wherefore,  my  dearly  be- 
loved, flee  from  idolatry. 

15  1  speak  as  to  wise  men  ;  judge 
ye  what  I  say. 


*  food ; 


3  figures  of 
us, 


1"  by  way  of 
figure : 


11  man  can 
bear : 


177 


Heathen  ivorshijj. 


1.  CORINTHIANS,  11. 


Women  to  be  veiled. 


1 6  Tlie  cup  of  blessing  wliich  we 
bless,  is  it  not  '  the  communion  of 
the  blood  of  Christ  i    Tiie  ^  bread 


which  we  break,  is  it  not  ^  the  com- 


munion of  the  body  of  Christ .' 

17  For  we  being  many  are  one 
•■  bread,  and  one  body :  for  we  are 
all  partakel^s  of  that  one  ^  bread. 

18  Behold  Israel  after  the  Hesh  : 
are  not  they  which  eat  of  the  sa- 
crifices partakers  of  the  altar '? 

19  What  say  I  then?  that  the 
idol  is  any  thing,  or  that  which  is 
offered  in  sacrifice  to  idols  is  any 
thing"? 

20  But  /  saj/,  that  the  things 
which  the  Gentiles  sacrifice,  they 
sacrifice  to  '  devils,  and  not  to  God : 
and  I  would  not  that  ye  should 
have  fellowship  with  "devils. 

21  Ye  cannot  drink  the  cup  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  cup  of  'devils 


ye  cannot  be  partakers  of  the 
Lord's  table,  and  of  the  table  of 
"  devils. 

22  Do  we  pi'ovoke  the  Lord  to 
jealousy  1  are  we  stronger  than 
he? 

23  All  things  are  lawful  for  me, 
but  all  things  are  not  expedient: 
all  things  are  lawful  for  me,  but  all 
things  edify  not. 

24  Let  no  man  seek  his  own,  but 
every  man  *  another's  vmiUh. 

25  Whatsoever  is  sold  in  the 
shambles,  that  eat,  asking  no  ques- 
tion for  conscience  sake : 

26  For  the  earth  is  the  Lord's, 
and  the  fulness  thereof. 

27  If  any  of  them  that  believe 
not  bid  you  to  a  feast,  and  ye* be 
flisposed  to  go ;  whatsoever  is  set 
before  you,  eat,  asking  no  question 
for  conscience  sake. 

28  But  if  any  man  say  unto  you. 
This  is  offered  in  sacrifice  unto 
idols,  oat  not  for  his  sake  that 
shewed  it,  and  for  conscience  sake: 
for  the  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  tlie 
fulness  thereof : 

29  Conscience,  I  say,  not  thine 
own,  but  of  the  other :  for  why  is 
my  libei-ty  judged  of  another  man's 
conscience  \ 

'M)  For  if  I  °  by  grace  be  a  par- 
taker, why  am  1  evil  spoken  of  for 
that  for  which  I  give  thanks  ? 

31  Whether  therefore  ye  eat,  or 
drink,  or  whatsf)ever  yo  do,  do  all 
to  the  glory  of  Ciod. 

32  Give  '"  nom^  offence,  neither 
to  the  Jews,  nor  to  the  Gentiles, 
nor   to   the   chui(;h   of   God: 

.33  Even  as  I  please  all  inev  in  all 
things,  not  se>eking  mine  own  i))'ofit, 
but  the  ?)?'o//7  of  many,  that  they 
may  be  saved. 


CHAPTER   11. 


1  II. 

hi 


,j,fi,retli  the 
4   ///,  //•  I,,.' I 


hi'rai 


'x<  hi  Jiiili/  ft!^siem- 
iviih  Iht'ir  IniKln 
cor,  rid,  <i  ml  li  iio'iik  ii  irilli  thri  i- In  ,i<l -s  illi- 
<'or,-r<-(/.,  17  (Hid  li, nil's,  ,i,-ii,  nilh/  their 
riii'etiiujH  were  nol  f,>r  llic  In  It,  r  hut  for  the 
iror.se,  aaiX  nitmely  i ii  profii iiimj  iritli  their 
own  feaxtn  the  LoreV k  sMpper .  23  Lastly, 
he  calleth  them  to  the  first  insUiution  thereof. 

BE  ye  "  followers  of  me,  even  as 
1  also  am  of  Christ. 

2  Now  I  praise  you,  brethren, 
that  ye  remember  me  in  all  things, 
and  ^'  keep  the  ordinances,  as  I  de- 
livered  them  to  you. 

3  But  I  would  have  you  kno\v, 
that  the  head  of  every  man  is 
Christ ;  and  the  head  of  the  woman 
is  the  man  ;  and  the  head  of  Christ 
is  God. 

4  Every  man  praying  or  prophe- 
sying, having  his  head  covered,  dis- 
honoureth  his  head. 

5  But  every  woman  that  prayeth 
or  prophesieth  with  her  head  un- 
covered dishonoureth  her  head  :  for 
that  is  even  all  one  as  if  she  were 
shaven. 

6  For  if  the  woman  be  not  co- 
vered, let  her  also  be  shorn  :  but  if 
it  be  a  shame  for  a  woman  to  be 
shorn  or  shaven,  let  her  be  covered. 

7  For  a  man  indeed  ought  not  to 
cover  his  head,  forasmuch  as  he  is 
the  image  and  glory  of  God :  but 
the  woman  is  the  glory  of  the  man. 

8  For  the  man  is  not  of  the 
woman ;  but  the  woman  of  the 
man. 

9  Neither  was  the  man  created 
for  the  woman ;  but  the  woman 
for  the  man. 

10  For  this  cause  ought  the 
woman  to  have  ^"  power  on  her 
head  because  of  the  angels. 

11  Nevertheless  neither  is  the 
man  without  th(;  woman,  neither 
the  woman  without  the  man,  in  the 
Lord. 

12  For  as  the  woman  is  of  the 
man,  even  so  is  the  man  also  by 
the  woman  ;  but  all  things  of  God. 

13  Judge  in  yourselves:  is  it 
'^  comely  that  a  woman  pray  unto 
(jiod  uncovered? 

14  Doth  not  even  nature  itself 
teach  yf)u,  that,  if  a  man  have  long 
hair,  it  is  a  shame  unto  him? 

15  But  if  a  woman  have  long 
hair,  it  is  a  gloi-y  to  her :  for  her 
liair  is  given  her  for  a  covering. 

U)  Hut  if  any  man  seem  to  be 
contentious,  we  have  no  such  cus- 
tom, neitlier  the  churches  of  God. 

17  Now  in  this  tliat  I  declare 
n,nt()  yoii,  I  praise  j/on  not,  that 
ye  come  togethei-not  for  the  better, 
but  for  th(!  worse. 

18  For  first  of  all,  when  ye  come 
together  in  the  church,  I  hear  that 


178 


Of  the  LorcVs  supper. 


I.  COPvINTHIANS,  12. 


Of  spintual  gifts. 


there  be  divisions  among  you  ;  and 
I  pai'tly  believe  it. 

19  For  there  must  be  also 
^  heresies  among  you,  that  they 
which  are  approved  may  be  made 
manifest  among  you. 

'20  When  ye  come  together  there- 
fore into  one  place,  tJds  is  not  to 
eat  the  Lord's  supper. 

21  For  in  "  eating  every  one  tak- 
eth  before  other  his  own  supper : 
and  one  is  hungry,  and  another 
is  drunken. 

22  Whaf?  have  ye  not  houses 
to  eat  and  to  drink  in  %  or  despise 
ye  the  church  of  God,  and  shame 
them  that  have  not^  Whjit  shall 
I  say  to  you"?  shall  I  praise  you 
in  this  1    I  praise  yon  not. 

23  For  I  ''have  received  of  the 
Lord  that  which  also  1  deliverefl 
unto  you,  That  the  Lord  Jesus  the 
{fame  night  in  which  he  was  be- 
ti'ayed  took  bread  : 

2-4  And  when  he  had  given 
thanks,  he  brake,  it,  and  said, 
Take,  eat :  this  is  my  body,  which 
is  broken  for  you  :  this  do  ''in  re- 
membrance  of  me. 


2;>  After  -the  same  manner  also 
he  took  the  cup,  \yhen  he  had 
supped,  saying,  This  cup  is  the 
new  "  testament  in  my  blood  :  this 
do  ye,  as  oft  as  ye  drink  it,  ^in 
remembrance  of  me. 

2G  For  as  often  as  ye  eat  this 
bread,  and  drink  this  cup,  ye  do 
shew  the  Lord's  death  till  he  come. 

27  Wherefore  whosoever  shall 
eat  this  bread,  and  drink  this  cup 
of  the  Lord,  ^  unw^orthily,  shall  be 
guilty  of  the  body  and  blood  of  the 
Lord. 

28  But  let  a  man  examine  him- 
self, and  so  let  him  eat  of  that 
bread,  and  drink  of  tluit  cup. 

29  For  he  that  eateth  and  drink- 
eth  "  unworthily,  eateth  and  drink- 
eth  ''damnation  to  himself,  not 
discerning  the  l^ord's  body. 

.30  For  this  cause  many  are  weak 
and  sickly  among  you,  and  many 
sleep. 

.31  For  if  we  would  judge  our- 
selves, we  should  not  be  judged. 

32  But  when  we  are  judged,  we 
aT'(;  chastened  of  the  Lord,  that  we 
shovdd  not  be  condemned  with  the 
world. 

33  Wherefore,  my  brethren,  wlien 
ye  come  together  to  eat,  tarry  one 
for  another. 

34  And  if  any  man  hunger,  let 
him  eat  at  home  ;  that  ye  come  not 
together  unto'^coTideinnntiun.  Aiul 
tlie  rest  will  I  set  in  order  wlien  I 
come. 


CHAPTER  12. 

1  SjiiriiiKil  gifts  i  are  diverfi,  7  yet  all  to 
■propt  irithdl.  8  And  to  Vint  end  are 
dioerxc/i/  bestowed:  12  that  by  the  like 
jirniKiitiDii,  lilt  the  meiaberH  of  a  nai'ifiil 
liiiil ij  I,  11(1  all  to  the  10  inutuul  decencij,  '22 
Kcrr /'<■<',  (ind  Id  succour  of  the  same  body; 
'2T  so  ire  should,  do  one  for  (mother,  to  make 
up  the  mystical  body  (if  Christ. 

NOW  concerning  spiritual  gifts, 
brethren,  I    would    not  have 
you  ignorant. 

2  Ye  know  that  ye  were  Gentiles, 
carried  away  unto  these  dumb  idols, 
even  as  ye  were  led. 

3  Wherefore  I  give  you  to  under- 
stand, that  no  man  speaking  by  the 
Spirit  of  God  "calleth  Jesus  ac- 
cursed :  and  tha  t  no  man  can  ^"  say 


that  Jesus  is  the  Lord,  but  by  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

4  Now  there  are  diversities  of 
gifts,  but  the  same  Spirit. 

5  And  there  are  differences  of  ad- 
ministrations, but  the  same  Lord. 

6  And  there  are  diversities  of 
operations,  but  it  is  the  same  God 
which  worketh  all  in  all. 

7  But  the  manifestation  of  the 
Spirit  is  given  to  every  man  to 
profit  withal. 

8  For  to  one  is  given  by  the 
Spirit  the  word  of  wisdom  ;  to  an- 
other the  word  of  knowledge  by 
the  same  Spirit ; 

9  To  another  faith  by  the  same 
Spirit ;  to  another  the  gifts  of  heal- 
ing by  the  same  Spirit ; 

To  To  another  the  working  of 
miracles  ;  to  another  proi)hecy  ;  to 
another  discei'ning  of  spirits;  to 
another  divers  kinds  of  tongues ; 
to  another  the  interpretation  of 
tongues : 

1 1  But  all  these  worketh  that  one 
and  the  selfsame  Spirit,  dividing  to 
every  man  severally  as  he  will. 

12  For  as  the  body  is  one,  and 
hath  many  members,  and  all  the 
members  of  that  one  body,  being- 
many,  are  one  body:  so  also  is 
Christ. 

1 3  For  by  one  Spirit "  are  we  all 
baptized  into  one  body,  whether  ice 
he  Jews  or  Gentiles,  whether  we  he 
bond  or  free  ;  and  "  have  been  all 
made  to  drink  ^- into  one  Spirit. 

14  For  the  bodj^  is  not  one  mem- 
ber, but  many. 

1-5  If  the  foot  shall  say.  Because 
I  am  nf)t  the  hand,  [  am  not  of  the 
body;  is  it  therefore  not  of  the 
Iwdy? 

10  And  if  the  ear  shall  say.  Be- 
cause 1  am  not  the  ej^e,  I  am  not  of 
the  body;  is  it  therefore  not  of  the 
body? 

1 7  If  the  whole  body  vere  an  eye, 
wliere  were  the  hearing?     If  the 


Ssaith, 
Jesus  is 
unathenia : 
1"  say,  Jesus 
is  Lord, 


12  of 


179 


One  body  loith  many  members.  I.  CORINTHIANS,  13,  14. 


The  excellence  of  love. 


whole  ?fere  hearing,  where  were  the 
smelling  1 

18  But  now  hath  God  set  the 
members  every  one  of  them  in  the 
body,  as  it  hath  pleased  him. 

1 9  And  if  thej^  were  all  one  mem- 
ber, where  were  the  bodyl 

20  But  now  are  they  many  mem- 
bers, yet  but  one  body. 

21  And  the  eye  cannot  say  unto 
the  hand,  I  have  no  need  of  thee  : 
nor  again  the  head  to  the  feet,  I 
have  no  need  of  you. 

22  Nay,  much  more  those  mem- 
bers of  the  body,  which  seem  to  be 
more  feeble,  are  necessary : 

23  And  those  members  of  the 
body,  which  we  think  to  be  less 
honourable,  upon  these  we  bestow 
more  abundant  honour;  and  our 
uncomely  jxTr^s  have  more  abun- 
dant comeliness. 

24  For  our  comely  parts  have  no 
need :  but  God  hath  tempered  the 
body  together,  having  given  more 
abu  ndant  honour  to  that  par<  which 
lacked : 

25  That  there  should  be  no 
'  schism  in  the  body ;  but  that  the 
members  should  have  the  same  care 
one  for  another. 

26  And  whether  one  member  suf- 
fer, all  the  members  suffer  with  it ; 
or  one  member  be  honoured,  all  the 
members  rejoice  with  it. 

27  Now  ye  are  the  body  of  Christ, 
and  ^members  in  particular. 

28  And  God  hath  set  some  in  the 
clmrch,  first  apostles,  secondarily 
prophets,  thirdly  teachers,  after 
that  miracles,  then  gifts  of  heal- 
ings, helps,  governments,  diversi- 
ties of  tongues. 

29  Are  a\\  apostles'?  are  all  pro- 
phets 1  are  all  teachers  1  are  all 
workers  of  miracles'? 

30  Have  all  the  gifts  of  healing'? 
do  all  speak  with  tongues'?  do  all 
ijiterpi'ef? 

31  I'jut  •'  covet  earnestly  the  best 
gifts:  and  yet  sliew  I  inito  you  a 
more  excellent  way. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  All  (liftH,  2,  3  ho^r  exeellent  soever,  are 
tiiilliing  iportli  irithout  chdritj/.  4  Tlie 
///■ih'kch  ihfX'df,  mid  13  ]itekttio7i.  heforc 
lid/ie  (iiid  fdith. 

THOUGH  I  speak  witli  the 
tongues  of  men  and  of  angels, 
and  have  not  ''chaHtv,  I  am  Ik'- 
(jome  as  sounding  brass,  or  a 
''tinkling  cymbal. 

2  And  tliougli  I  have  the  (jlft  of 
prophecy,  and  understand  all  mys- 
teries, and  all  knowledge  ;  anrl 
though  J  liave  all  faith,  so  that  1 
could  remove  mountains,  and  liav(! 
not  •'cliaiity,  I  am  nothing. 


3  And  though  I  bestow  all  m.y 
goods  to  feed  the  jjoor,  and  though 
I  give  my  body  to  be  burned,  and 
have  not  ^  charity,  it  profiteth  me 
nothing. 

4  ^  Charity  sufFereth  long,  ami  is 
kind  ;  ^  charity  envieth  not ;  "  cha- 
rity vaunteth  not  itself,  is  not 
putted  up, 

5  Doth  not  behave  itself  un- 
seemly, seeketh  not  her  own,  is 
not  easily  jjrovoked,  thinketh  no 
evil ; 

6  Rejoiceth  not  in  iniquity,  but 
rejoiceth  **  in  the  truth  ; 

7  BearetlT  all  things,  believeth 
all  things,  hopeth  all  things,  en- 
dureth  all  things. 

8  •*  Charity  never  faileth  :  but 
whether  the)-e  be  prophecies,  they 
shall  fail ;  whether  there  be  tongues, 
they  shall  cease ;  whether  there  be 
knowledge,  it  shall  vanish  away. 

9  For  we  know  in  part,  and  we 
prophesy  in  part. 

10  But  when  that  which  is  per- 
fect is  come,  then  that  which  is  in 
Ijart  shall  be  done  away. 

11  When  I  was  a  child,  I  spake 
as  a  child,  I  understood  as  a  child, 
I  thought  as  a  child  :  but  when  I 
became  a  man,  I  put  away  childish 
things. 

12  For  now  we  see  ^through  a 


glass,  darkly;  but  then  face  to 
face :  now  I  know  in  part ;  but 
then  shall  I  know  even  as  also  I 
am  known. 

13  And  now  abideth  faith,  hope, 
^charity,  these  three  ;  but  the 
greatest  of  these  is  ^^  charity. 

CHAPTER  14. 

1  rrophecy  is  commended,  2,  8,  4  and  pre- 
ferred before  speaking  with  tongnes,  6  hy 
a  coi/ipariiion  drawn  from  municul  iiintru- 
nwnts.  \'i  liiilli  mast  he  referred  U>  t>dijic<i- 
tion,  'I'i  (IS  to  their  true  and  proper  end. 
2t)  The  true  vse  of  each  is  taught,  2"  and 
the  abuse  taxed.  34  Women  are  forbidden 
to  speak  in  the  church. 

FOLLOW  after  ^  charity,  and  de- 
sire spiritual  <rifts,   but  ratlier 
that  ye  may  prophesy. 

2  For  he  that  speaketh  in  an  un- 
known tongue  s])(^aketh  not  unto 
men,  but  unto  (iod  :  for  no  man 
understandeth  liiin  ;  howbeit  in  the 
si)irit  he  six'aketh  mysteries. 

3  But  he  that  proi)hesieth  speak- 
eth unto  m(!n  ^o edification,  and  ex- 
hoi'tation,  and  comfoi't. 

4  He  that  speaketh  in  an  iin- 
/■/(o»w  tongue  edilieth  himself;  but 
1h}  that  prophesitith  edifieth  the 
church. 

5  I  would  that  ye  all  spake  with 
tongues,  but  ratlier  that  ye  pro- 


•*  love, 

s  Love 
"  love 


with 


•'  in  a 
mirror, 


10  love. 


180 


Of  prophecy,  and 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  14. 


sjieaking  ivith  tongues. 


3  Ijiibes, 


phesied :  for  gi'eater  is  he  that  pro- 
phesieth  than  he  that  speaketh 
with  tongues,  except  he  interpret, 
that  the  church  may  receive  edify- 
ing. 

6  Now,  brethren,  if  I  come  unto 
j^ou  speaking  witli  tongues,  what 
shall  I  profit  you,  except  I  shall 
speak  to  you  either  ^  by  revelation. 
or  by  knowledge,  or  l)V  pr()|)liesy- 


ing.  oi-  by  doctrine 


7  And  even  things^  without  life 
giving  sound,  whether  pipe  or 
harp,  except  they  give  a  distinction 
in  the  sounds,  how  shall  it  be 
known  what  is  piped  or  harped? 

8  For  if  the  trumpet  give  an  un- 
certain sound,  who  shall  prepare 
himself  to  the  battle? 

9  8o  likewise  ye,  except  ye  utter 
by  the  tongue  wf)rds  easy  to  be  un- 
derstood, how  shall  it  be  known 
what  is  spoken  1  for  ye  shall  speak 
into  the  air. 

10  There  are,  it  may  be,  so  many 
kinds  of  voices  in  the  world,  and 
none  of  them  is  without  significa- 
tion. 

11  Therefore  if  I  know  not  the 
meaning  of  the  voice,  I  shall  be 
unto  him  that  speaketh  a  barba- 
rian, and  he  that  speaketh  shall  he 
a  barbarian  unto  me. 

12  Even  so  ye,  forasmuch  as  ye 
are  zealous  of  spiritual  gifts,  seek 
that  ye  may  excel  to  the  edifying 
of  the  church. 

1 3  Wherefore  let  him  that  speak- 
eth in  an  iinknown  tongue  pray 
that  he  may  interpret. 

14  For  if  I  pray  in  an  vvlcnovni 
tongue,  my  spirit  prayeth,  but  my 
understanding  is  unfruitful. 

15  What  is  it  then?  I  will  pray 
with  the  spirit,  and  I  will  pray 
\vith  the  undei'standing  also :  I  will 
sing  with  the  spirit,  and  I  will 
sing  with  the  understanding  also. 

16  Else  when  thou  shalt  bless 
with  the  spirit,  how  shall  he  that 
"occupieth  the  rooiii  of  the  un- 
learned say  Amen  at  thy  giving  of 
thanks,  seeing  he  understandeth 
not  what  thou  sayest? 

17  For  thou  verily  givest  thanks 
well,  but  the  other  is  not  edified. 

18  1  thank  my  (Jod,  I  speak  with 
tongues  more  than  ye  all : 

19  Yet  in  the  church  T  had  I'ather 
speak  five  words  with  my  uiuler- 
standing,  tliat  h]i  in]i  voice  I  might 
teach  others  also",  tlian  ten  thou- 
sand words  in  jui  nnkvonni  tongue. 

20  Brethren,  be  not  children  in 
unflerstanding :  howbeit  in  malice 
be  ye  ''children,  but  in  understand- 
ing be  men. 

21  In  the  law  it  is  written,  AVith 


tnen  of  other  tongues  and  other 
lips  will  I  speak  unto  this  people  ; 
and  yet  for  all  that  will  they  not 
hear  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

22  Wherefore  tongues  are  for  a 
sign,  not  to  them  that  believe,  but 
to  them  that  believe  not :  but  pro- 

Ehesying  servefh  not  for  them  that 
elieve  not,  but  for   them  which 
believe. 

23  If  therefore  the  whole  church 
be  come  together  into  one  place, 
and  all  speak  with  tongues,  and 
there  come  in  those  that  are  ^un- 
learned, or  unbelievers,  will  they 
not  say  that  ye  are  mad"? 

24  But  if  all  prophesy,  and  there 
come  in  one  that  believeth  not,  or 
one  ^  unlearned,  he  is  convinced  of 
all,  he  is  judged  of  all : 

25  And  thus  are  the  secrets  of 
his  heart  made  manifest ;  and  so 
falling  down  on  his  face  he  will 
worship  God,  and  report  that  God 
is  in  you  of  a  truth. 

26  How  is  it  then,  brethren  1 
when  ye  come  together,  every  one 
of  you  hath  a  psalm,  hath  a  doc- 
trine, hath  a  tongue,  hath  a  revela- 
tion, hath  an  interpretation.  Let 
all  things  be  done  unto  edifying. 

27  If  any  man  speak  in  an  un- 
hiomi  tongue,  let  it  he  by  two,  or 
at  the  most  hy  three,  and  that  by 
course  ;  and  let  one  interpret. 

28  But  if  there  be  no  interpreter, 
let  him  keep  silence  in  the  church  : 
and  let  him  speak  to  himself,  and 
to  God. 

29  Let  the  prophets  speak  two 
or  three,  and  let  the  °  other  judge. 

30  If  any  thing  be  revealed  to 
another  that  sitteth  by,  let  the 
first  hold  his  peace. 

31  For  ye  may  all  prophesy  one 
by  one,  that  all  may  learn,  and  all 
may  be  comforted. 

32  And  the  si)irits  of  the  pro- 
phets are  subject  to.  the  prophets. 

33  For  God  is  not  t]te  author  of 
confusion,  but  of  peace,  as  in  all 
churches  of  the  saints. 

34  Let  your  women  keep  silence 
in  the  churches  :  for  it  is  not  per- 
mitted unto  them  to  speak ;  but 
they  are  coinmanded  to  be  under 
obedience,  as  also  saith  the  law. 

35  And  if  they  will  learn  any 
thing,  let  them  ask  their  husbands 
at  home:  for  it  is  a  shame  for 
women  to  speak  in  the  church. 

36  What?  came  the  word  of 
God  out  from  you  ?  or  came  it  unto 
you  only? 

37  If  any  man  think  liimself  to 
be  a  pro])het,  or  si)i ritual,  let  him 
acknowledge  that  the  things  tluit 
I  write  unto  you  are  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord. 


4  without 
gifts, 


5  others 


181 


Christ's  resurrection 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  15. 


the  pledge  of  ours. 


38  But  if  any  man  be  ignorant, 
let  him  be  ignorant. 

39  Wherefore,  brethren,  ^  covet 
to  pi'ophesy,  and  forbid  not  to 
speak  with  tongues. 

40  Let  all  things  be  done  de- 
cently and  in  order. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1  By  ChrisVs  revui  ri<:tinn,  VI  he  proreth  the 
iiecessitj/  of  our  i-i  ■siuric/imi^  agaiiixt  all 
such  as  deny  the  /■i-Kin-n-cf/mr  of  the  hody. 
21  The  frtiit.  So  and.  mdiuier  there(f.  b\ 
and  of  the  ohaiiging  of  them,  that  shall  he 
found  alive  at  the  last  day. 

MOREOVER,  brethren,  I  de- 
clare unto  you  the  gospel 
which  I  preached  unto  you,  which 
also  ye  "have  received,  and  wherein 
ye  stand  ; 

2  By  which  also  ye  are  saved,  if 
ye  keep  in  memory  what  I  preached 
unto  you,  unless  ye  ''  have  believed 
in  vain. 

3  For  I  delivered  unto  you  first 
of  all  that  which  I  also  received, 
how  that  Christ  died  for  our  sins 
according  to  the  scriptures  ; 

4  And  that  he  was  buried,  and 
that  he  rose  again  the  third  day 
accoi'ding  to  the  scriptures: 

5  And  that  he  was  seen  of 
Cephas,  then  of  the  twelve : 

6  After  that,  he  was  seen  of 
above  five  hundred  brethren  at 
once ;  of  whom  the  greater  part 
remain  unto  this  present,  but  some 
are  fallen  asleep. 

7  After  that,  he  was  seen  of 
James ;  then  of  all  the  apostles. 

8  And  last  of  all  he  was  seen  of 
me  also,  as  of  one  born  out  of  due 
time. 

9  For  I  am  the  least  of  the  apos- 
tles, that  am  not  meet  to  be  called 
ah  apostle,  b(>cause  I  persecuted 
the  church  of  Ood. 

10  J^ut  by  the  grace  of  God  I  am 
what  1  am  :  and  his  grace  which 
u'ciH  hestov)e(l  upon  me  was  not  in 
vain;  but  1  lalx>ured  more  abun- 
dantly than  they  all  :  yet  not  I, 
but  tlie  grace  of  God  whicli  was 
with  mc;. 

1 1  'J'h(!refore  whether  it  were  I 
or  tluw,  so  we  preach,  and  so  ye 
believed. 

\'l  Now  if  (Christ  be  preaclied 
that  he  rose  from  the  dead,  how 
say  some  among  you  that  then;  is 
no  resurrection  of  the  flead  ? 

13  Hut  if  there  be  no  resurrec- 
tion of  the  dead,  then  is  Christ  not 
risen  : 

14  And  if  Christ  be  not  risen, 
then  ix  our  preaching  vain,  and 
your  faith  w  also  vain. 

15  Yea,  ;ind  we  are  found  false 
witnesses  of  G(id  ;  because  we  have 


testified  of  God  that  he  raised  up 
Christ :  whom  he  raised  not  up,  if 
so  be  that  the  dead  rise  not. 

1 6  For  if  the  dead  rise  not,  then 
is  not  Christ  raised  : 

17  And  if  Christ  be  not  raised, 
your  faith  la  vain ;  ye  are  yet  in 
your  sins. 

18  Then  they  also  which  are  fall- 
en asleep  in  Christ  are  perished. 

19  If  in  this  life  only  we  have 
hope  in  Christ,  we  are  of  all  men 
most  miserable. 

20  liut  now  is  Christ  risen  from 
the  dead,  and  become  tlie  firstf  ruits 
of  them  that  ^  slept. 

21  For  since  by  man  came  death, 
by  man  came  also  the  resurrection 
of  the  dead. 

22  For  as  in  Adam  all  die,  even 
so  in  Christ  shall  all  be  made  alive. 

23  But  ^  every  man  in  his  own 
order  :  Christ  the  firstfruits;  after- 
ward they  that  are  Christ's  at  his 
coming. 

24  Then  cometh  the  end,  when 
he  shall  have  delivered  up  the 
kingdom  to  God,  even  the  Father  ; 
when  he  shall  have  put  down  all 
rule  and  all  authority  and  power. 

25  For  he  must  reign,  till  he 
hath  put  all  enemies  under  his 
feet. 

26  The  last  enemy  tltat  shall  be 
destroyed  is  death. 

27  For  he  hath  put  all  things 
under  his  feet.  But  when  he  saith 
all  things  are  put  under  him,  it  is 
manifest  that  he  is  excepted,  which 
did  put  all  things  under  him. 

28  And  when  all  things  shall  be 
subdued  unto  him,  then  shall  the 
Son  also  himself  be  subject  unto 
him  that  put  all  things  under  him, 
that  God  may  be  all  in  all. 

29  Else  wliat  shall  they  do  whi(;h 
are  baptized  for  the  dead,  if  the 
dead  rise  not  at  all?  why  are  they 
then  baijtized  for  the  dead '? 

30  And  why  stand  we  in  jeo- 
pardy every  hour  *? 

31  I  protest  by  your  rejoicing 
which  1  have  in  Christ  Jesus  our 
Lord,  1  die  daily. 

32  If  after  the  manner  of  men  I 
"have  fouglit  with  beasts  at  Fphe- 

what  a(l\aTitageth    it   me.   if 
•isc  not  i   let  us  eat  and 


sus, 
th(>  d(" 


drink  :  foi-  to  morrow  we  die. 

3.3  I>e  not  deceived  :  evil  '''com- 
numicatioiis corrui)t  good  manners. 

34  iVwake  to  right(V)nsness,  and 
sin  not  ;  for  some  have  not  the 
knowledge  of  (Jod  :  1  .spivik  this  to 
your  slianie. 

35  But  some  man  will  say.  How 
ai'c  the  drad  raised  up?  and  with 
■'  what  l)«>dy  do  they  come  ( 


*  are  asleep. 


5  each 


t'  fought 
'!  what  ad- 
vaiitajictli  it 
me?     11' I  hi- 
(lead  ai'(!  not 
raised,  let 
lis  eat  and 
drink, 
**  coinpa- 
niaiisliips 


'■'  wliat  ni;ni- 
iier  of  Im)(I\ 


182 


The  resurrection  body. 


I.  CORINTHIAXS,  16. 


Offerings  for  poor  brethren. 


1  a  hare 
grain, 


2  pleased 
<*  a  body  of 
its  own. 


^  life-jriviiiE 


6  *  of  hea- 
ven. 


6  tell 


36  Thou  fool,  that  which  thou 
sowest  is  not  quickened,  except  it 
die : 

37  And  that  which  thou  sowest, 
thou  sowest  not  that  body  that 
shall  be,  but  ^  bare  grain,  it  may 
chance  of  wheat,  or  ot  some  other 
gra  in : 

38  But  God  giveth  it  a  body  as  it 
-hath  pleased  him,  and  to  every 
seed  ''his  own  body. 

39  All  tlesh  is  not  the  same  flesh  : 
but  there  is  one  kind  of  flesh  of 
men,  another  flesh  of  beasts,  an- 
other of  fishes,  and  another  of 
birds. 

40  There  are  also  celestial  bodies, 
and  bodies  terrestrial :  but  the 
glory  of  the  celestial  is  one,  and 
the  glory  of  the  terrestrial  is  an- 
other. 

41  There  is  one  glory  of  the  sun, 
and  another  glory  ot  the  moon, 
and  another  glory  of  the  stars  :  for 
07ie  star  differeth  from  another  star 
in  glory. 

42  So  also  is  the  resurrection  of 
the  dead.  It  is  sown  in  corruption ; 
it  is  raised  in  incorruption  : 

43  It  is  sown  in  dishonour  ;  it  is 
raised  in  glory  :  it  is  sown  in  weak- 
ness ;  it  is  raised  in  power  : 

44  It  is  sown  a  natural  body;  it 
is  raised  a  spiritvial  body.  Thei-e 
is  a  natural  body,  and  there  is  a 
spiritual  body. 

4.5  And  so  it  is  written.  The  first 
man  Adam  was  made  a  living  soul ; 
the  last  Adam  was  made  a  ''quicken- 
ing  spirit. 

46  Howbeit  that  was  not  first 
which  is  spiritual,  but  that  which 
is  natural ;  and  afterward  that 
which  is  spiritual. 

47  The  first  man  is  of  the  earth, 
earthy :  the  second  man  is  ^  the 
Lord  from  heaven. 

48  As  is  the  earthy,  such  are  they 
also  that  are  earthj^ :  and  as  is  the 
heavenly,  such  are  they  also  that 
are  heavenly. 

49  And  as  we  have  borne  the 
image  of  the  earthy,  we  shall  also 
bear  the  image  of  the  heavenly. 

50  Now  this  I  say,  brethren,  that 
flesh  and  blood  cannot  inherit  the 
kingdom  of  God  ;  neither  doth  cor- 
ruption inherit  incorruption. 

51  Behold,  T  "  shew  you  a  mys- 
tery ;  We  shall  not  all  sleep,  but 
we  shall  all  be  changed, 

52  In  a  moment,  in  the  twin- 
kling of  an  eye,  at  the  last  trump  : 
for  the  trumpet  shall  sound,  and 
the  dead  shall  be  raised  incorrupti- 
ble, and  we  shall  be  changed. 


*0r, 


53  For  this  corruptible  must  put 
on  incorruption,  and  this  mortal 
must  put  on  immortality. 

54  So  when  this  corruptible  shall 
have  put  on  incorruption,  and  this 
mortal  shall  have  put  on  immortal- 
ity, then  shall  be  brought  to  pass 
the  saying  that  is  written.  Death 
is  swallowed  up  in  victory. 

55  O  deatli,  where  is  thy  sting? 

0  t  grave,  where  is  thy  victory? 

56  The  sting  of  death  is  sin  ;  and 
the  strength  of  sin  is  the  law. 

57  But  thanks  be  to  God,  which 
giveth  us  the  victory  through  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

58  Therefore,  my  beloved  bre- 
thren, be  ye  stedfast,  unmoveable, 
always  abounding  in  the  work  of 
the  Lord,  forasmuch  as  ye  know 
that  your  labour  is  not  in  vain  in 
the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  16. 

1  /fe  exhorteth  them  to  relieve  the  wnrit  of  the 
brethren  at  Jerusalem.  10  Commendeth 
Timothy,  1-3  and  after  friendly  admoni- 
tionn,  10  shutteth  iij)  hia  epistle  'icith  dicerfi 
salutations. 

NOW  concerning  the  collection 
for  the  saints,  as  I  have  given 
order  to  the  churches  of  Galatia, 
even  so  do  ye. 

2  LTpon  the  first  day  of  the  week 
let  every  one  of  you  lay  by  him  in 
store,  as  God.  hath  prospered  him, 
that  there  be  no  "  gatherings  when 
I  come. 

3  And  when  I  come,  whomsoever 
ye  shall  apj^rove  by  yonr  letters, 
them  will  1  send  to  bring  your 
*  liberality  unto  Jerusalem. 

4  And  if  it  be  meet  that  I  go 
also,   they  shall  go  with  me. 

5  Now  I  will  come  unto  you, 
when  I  shall  pass  through  Macedo- 
nia :  for  I  do  pass  through  Mace- 
donia. 

6  And  it  may  be  that  I  will  abide, 
yea,  and  winter  with  you,  that  ye 
may  bring  me  on  my  journey  whi- 
thersoever 1  go. 

7  For  I  will  not  see  you  now  by 
the  way ;  but  I  trust  to  tarry  a 
while  with  you,  if  the  Lord  per- 
mit. 

8  But  I  will  tarry  at  Ephesus 
until   Pentecost. 

9  For  a  great  door  and  eiFectual 
is  opened  unto  me,  and  there  are 
many  adversaries. 

1 0  Now  if  "•'  Tinn^theus  come,  see 
that  he  may  be  with  you  without 
fear :  for  he  worketh  the  work  of 
the  Lord,  as  I  also  do. 

11  Let  no  man  therefore  despise 
him  :  but  conduct  him  forth  in 
peace,  that  he  may  come  unto  me  : 


t  Hades. 


183 


Farewell  directions, 


I.  CORINTHIANS,  16. 


and  salutations. 


1  it  was  not 
at  all  God's 
will  that  he 
should  come 
now; 


for  I  look  for  him  with  the  bre- 
thren. 

1 2  As  touching  our  brother  Apol- 
los,  I  greatly  desired  him  to  come 
unto  you  with  the  brethren  :  but 
^  liis  will  was  not  at  all  to  come  at 


this  time  :  but  he  will  come  wlien 


he  shall  have  convenient  tmie. 

13  Watch  ye,  stand  fast  in  the 
faith,  quit  you  like  men,  be  strong. 

14  Let  all  your  things  be  done 
'•^  with  charity. 

15  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  (ye 
know  the  house  of  Stephanas,  that 
it  is  the  firstfruits  of  Achaia,  and 
that  they  have  addicted  themselves 
to  the  ministry  of  the  saints,) 

16  That  ye  submit  yourselves 
unto  such,  and  to  every  one  that 
helpeth  with  ^ls,  and  laboureth. 

iV  1  am  glad  of  the  coming  of 
Stephanas  and  Fortunatus  and 
Achaicus  :  for  that  which  was  lack- 
ing on  your  part  they  have  sup- 
plied. 


18  For  they  have  refreshed  my 
spirit  and  yours :  therefore  ac- 
knowledge ye  them  that  ai-e  such. 

19  The  churches  of  Asia  salute 
you.  Aquila  and  Pi-iscilla  salute 
you  much  in  the  Lord,  with  the 
chui'ch  that  is  in  their  house. 

20  All  the  brethren  greet  you. 
Greet  ye  one  another  with  an  holy 
kiss. 

21  The  salutation  of  me  Paul 
with  mine  own  hand. 

22  If  any  man  love  not  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  let  him  be  ^Anathema 
Maran-atha. 


'23  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  be  with  you. 

24  My  love  be  with  you  all  in 
Christ  Jesus.     Amen. 

*i  The  first  epiMe  to  the  Corinthians  was 
written  from  Philipjii  by  Stephana.s,  and 
Fortunatus,  and  Achaicus,  and  *  Tiino- 
theiis. 


*  That  is,  Our  Lord  cometh. 


THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  OE  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

CORINTHIANS 


CHAPTER  1. 

.3  The  apostle  encourageth  them  against 
troHhles,  hy  the  comforts  (tnd  deliverances 
ir/iich  (iod  hud  giren  him,  as  in  nil  his 
(iffl/cfioiiS,  8  so  paiticiilurly  in  his  late 
diinyer  in  Asia.  12  And  calling  hoth  his 
oivn  conscience  and  theirs  to  witness  of 
his  sincere  manner  of  preaching  the  im- 
mntaUe  truth  of  the  gospel,  15  he  evcnseth 
his  not  coming  to  them,  as  proceeding  not 
(if  lightness,  hut  (f  his  lenity  toicurds  thetn. 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ 
by  the  will  of  God,  and  Timo- 
thy our  brother,  unto  the  churcli 
of  God  which  is  at  Corinth,  with 
all  the  saints  which  are  in  all 
Achaia  : 

2  Grace  be  to  you  and  peace  from 
God  our  Father,  and/ro/?i  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

3  jjlessed  be  God,  even  the  Father 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Chi'ist,  the  Fath(!r 
of  mercies,  and  the  (Jod  of  all  com- 
fort ; 

•1  Who  comforteth  us  in  all  our 
tribulati(m,  that  we  may  be  able 
to  comfort  thciii  which  are  in  any 
troul)le,  by  the  comfort  wlierewitli 
we  ourselves  are  comforted  of  (Uh\. 

5  For  as  the  su (Tilings  of  Christ 
ai)()und  in  us,  so  our  consolation 
also  aboundeth  by  (Hirist. 

(5  And  whether  w(!  be  afflicted, 
it  in  for  your  consolation  and  sal- 
vation, which  is  '  eH'cctauil  in  tlie 
("luhiring  of  tlie  sainc  sull't'i'iiigs 
wiiich  we  also  sull'er:    or  whi'thei' 


we  be  comforted,  it  is  for  your  con- 
solation and  salvation. 

7  And  our  hope  of  jmu  {.s-  stefl- 
fast,  knowing,  that  as  ye  are  par- 
takers of  the  sufferings,  so  sh((}/  ye 
be  also  of  the  consolation. 

8  For  we  would  not,  brethren, 
have  you  ignorant  of  our  trouble 
which  came  to  us  in  Asia,  that  we 
were  pressed  out  of  measure,  above 
strength,  insomuch  that  we  de- 
spaired even  of  life  : 

9  P)ut  we  had  the  sentence  of 
death  in  ourselves,  tliat  we  should 
not  trust  in  ourselves,  but  in  God 
which  I'aiseth  the  dead  : 

10  Who  delivered  us  from  so 
great  a  death,  and  doth  deliver: 
in  whom  we  trust  that  he  will  yet 
deliver  iis; 

1 1  Yo  also  helping  together  by 
l)rayer  for  us,  that  for  the  gift  bc- 
stoxv'l  upon  us  by  the  means  of 
many  persons  thanks  may  be  given 
by  many  on  our  behalf. 

12  For  our  rejoicing  is  this,  the 
testimony  of  our  conscience,  that 
in  simj)licity  and  godly  sincerity, 
not  with  fleshly  wisdom,  but  l)y 
th(!  grace  of  God,  we  '■^havrh; 


our  conversation  in  the  world,  and 
more  al)undantly  to  you-ward. 

1.')  For  we  wi-ite  none  other 
things  unto  you,  than  what  ye 
read  or  acknowledge;  and  I  trust 


184 


The  apostle  notficMe. 


II.  CORINTHIANS,  2,  3. 


TJie  penitent  restored. 


Timothy, 


2  anointed 

3  also  sealed 

4  gave 


ye  shall  acknowledge  even  to  the 
end  ; 

1 4  As  also  ye  have  acknowledged 
us  in  part,  that  we  are  your  rejoic- 
ing, even  as  ye  also  are  ours  in  the 
day  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

1 5  And  in  this  confidence  I  was 
minded  to  come  unto  you  before, 
that  ye  might  have  a  second  bene- 
fit; 

1 6  And  to  pass  by  you  into  Mace- 
donia, and  to  come  again  out  of 
Macedonia  unto  you,  and  of  you 
to  be  brought  on  my  way  toward 
Judfea. 

17  When  I  therefore  was  thus 
minded,  did  I  use  lightness?  or  the 
things  that  I  purpose,  do  I  pur- 
pose according  to  the  flesh,  tliat 
with  me  there  should  be  yea  yea, 
and  nay  nay'? 

18  But  as  God  is  true,  our  word 
toward  you  was  not  yea  and  nay. 

19  For  the  Son  of  God,  Jesus 
Christ,  who  was  preached  among 
you  by  us,  even  by  me  and  Silvanus 
and  ^  Timotheus,  was  not  yea  and 
nay,  but  in  him  was  yea. 

20  For  all  the  promises  of  God  in 
him  are  yea,  and  in  him  Amen, 
unto  the  glory  of  God  by  us. 

21  Now  he  which  stablisheth  us 
with  you  in  Christ,  and  "  hath 
anointed  us,   is  God ; 

22  Who  '^  hath  also  sealed  us,  and 
*  given  the  earnest  of  the  Spirit  in 
our  hearts. 

23  Moreover  I  call  God  for  a  re- 
cord upon  my  soul,  that  to  spare  you 
I  came  not  as  yet  unto  Corinth. 

2-1  Not  for  that  we  have  do- 
minion over  your  faith,  but  are 
helpei-s  of  your  joy :  for  by  faith 
ye  stand. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  Ihiring  nheiced  th".  reiiKon  irln/  Jic  came 
not  to  them,  6  he  reqiiirilli  Ihcm  tn  f<ir<ji re 
and  to  comfort  ihut  e.viuim m nn'n'itti-il  jur- 
8on,  10  even  da  Jilni.'^clf  a/sn  iipuii  Jiis  true 
repentance  had  f(>rijiren  him,  12  dec/itr- 
in{/  withal  why  he  dejiarled  fnim  Troan  to 
Macedonia.  14  and  the  hap/ii/  .siiccens  wJdch 
God  (/are  to  ?ii>i  j/reaching  in  alt  places. 

BUT  I  determined  tliis  with  my- 
self,  that  I  would   not    come 
again  to   you  in  heaviness. 

2  For  if  I  make  you  sorry,  who 
is  he  then  that  maketh  me  glad, 
but  the  same  which  is  made  sorry 
by  mel 

3  And  I  wrote  this  same  unto 
you,  lest,  when  I  came,  I  should 
have  sorrow  from  them  of  whom  1 
ought  to  rejoice  ;  having  confidence 
in  you  all,  that  my  joy  is  t/ie  Joi/  of 
you  all. 

i  For  out  of  much  affliction  and 
anguish  of  heart  I  wrote  unto  you 
with  many  tears ;  not  that  ye  should 


be  grieved,  but  that  ye  might  know 
the  love  which  I  have  more  abun- 
dantly unto  you. 

5  But  if  any  have  caused  grief, 
''he  hath  not  grieved  me,  but  in 
part :  tiiat  1  may  not  ovei'charge 
you  all. 

6  Sutiicient  to  such  a  man  is  this 
punishment,  which  was  inflicted  of 
''many. 

7  So  that  contrariwise  ye  ought 
rather  to  forgive  him,  and  comfort 
hint,  lest  perhaps  such  a  one  should 
be  swallowed  up  with  overmuch 
sorrow. 

8  Wherefore  I  beseech  you  that 
ye  would  confirm  your  love  toward 
him. 

9  For  to  this  end  also  did  I  write, 
that  I  might  know  the  proof  of 
you,  whether  ye  be  obedient  in  all 
things. 

10  To  whom  ye  forgive  any 
thing,  I  forgive  also :  for  if  I  for- 
gave any  thing,  to  whom  I  forgave 
it,  for  your  sakes  forgave  I  it  in 
the  person  of  Christ ; 

1 1  Lest  Satan  should  get  an  ad- 
vantage of  us  :  for  we  are  not  igno- 
rant of  his  devices. 

1 2  Furthermore,  when  I  came  to 
Troas  to  preach  Christ's  gospel,  and 
a  door  was  opened  unto  me  of  the 
Lord, 

13  1  had  no  rest  in  my  spirit,  be- 
cause I  found  not  Titus  my  bro- 
ther :  but  taking  my  leave  of  them, 
I  went  from  thence  into  JMacedonia. 

14  Now  thanks  be  unto  God, 
which  always  "causeth   us  to  tri- 


umph in  Christ,  and  maketh  mani- 
fest the  savour  of  his  knowledge 
by  us  in  every  place. 

15  For  we  a-re  unto  God  a  sweet 
savour  of  C^hi'ist,  in  them  that  are 
*  saved,  and  in  them  that "  perish  : 

16  To  the  one  ice  are  the  savour 
of  death  unto  death;  and  to  the 
other  the  savour  of  life  unto  life. 
And  who  is  sufticient  for  these 
things  1 

1 7  For  we  are  not  as  many,  which 
corrui)t  the  word  of  God  :  but  as  of 
sincerity,  but  as  of  God,  in  the 
sight  of  God  speak  we  in  Christ. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Ta'kI  their  falxe  teacherx  should  charge  him 
irit/i  rai iK/tori/.  lie  .ilieireth  the  faith  and 
f/rarrs  nf  tlie  Corintliiann  to  be  a  HUjficieni 
comi„,',nl,iti<ni  of  h i.'<  mi ni-ytri/.  G  IFhere- 
ii/)iin  I  nti-riii'/  a  i-mn j'lirixon  between  tite 
'miiiislrrs  ,,r  'tin-  lair  and  of  the  gospel,  12 
lie  j, no-ill,  that  his  ministry  is  so  far  the 
mnrr  i.rcllent,  as  the  yospel  of  life  and 
li/i,  I  til  is  moi-e  glorious  than  the  laic  of 
coiid,  lunation. 

T^O  we  begin  again  to  commend 
1  '  ourselves  1  or  need  we,  as  some 
others,  epistles  of  commendation  to 


5  he  liath 
caused  grief, 
not  to  nie, 
but  in  part 
(that  I  press 
not  too 
heavily)  to 
you  <all. 
fi  the  many 


"  leadeth  us 
in  triumph 


8  being 
saved, 

9  are  perish- 
ing: 


185 


The  old  ministry  and  the  new.        II.  CORINTHIANS,  4. 


Treasure  in  earthen  vessels. 


1  sufficient 
as  iiiiiiisteis 
^coveuant; 


3  passiuc 
away: 


*  passeth 
away 


"  was  pnss- 
iu'j;  away: 


2  covenant; 


«  tho 


"  witli  nn- 
veileil  lace 
I'eflectinjj  a 
a  mirror 
^  Mic  Lonl 
tlie  S])irit. 


5'^ou,    or    letters  of    commendation 
from   you  1  _ 

2  Ve  areour  epistle  written  in  our 
hearts,  known  and  read  of  all  men  : 

3  Forasmuch  as  ye  are  manifestly 
declared  to  be  the  epistle  of  Christ 
ministered  by  us,  written  not  with 
ink,  but  with  the  Spirit  of  the  liv- 
ing God  ;  not  in  tables  of  stone,  but 
in  fleshy  tables  of  the  heart. 

4  And  such  trust  have  we 
through    Christ    to    God-wai'd : 

5  Not  that  we  are  sufficient  of  our- 
selves to  think  any  thing  as  of  our- 
selves ;  butoursutliciencyis'of  God; 

6  Who  also  hath  made  us  '  able 
ministers  of  the  new  -  testament ; 
not  of  the  letter,  but  of  the  spirit : 
for  the  letter  killeth,  but  the  spirit 
giveth  life. 

7  But  if  the  ministration  of 
death,  written  and  engraven  in 
stones,  was  glorious,  so  that  the 
children  of  Israel  could  not  sted- 
fastly  behold  the  face  of  Moses  for 
the  glory  of  his  countenance ; 
which  (jlury  was  ^  to  be  done  away  : 

8  How  shall  not  the  ministration 
of  the  spirit  be  rather  glorious  1 

9  For  if  the  ministration  of  con- 
demnation Ije  glory,  much  more 
doth  the  ministration  of  righteous- 
ness exceed  in  glory. 

10  For  even  that  which  was 
made  glorious  had  no  glory  in  this 
respect,  by  reason  of  the  glory  that 
excelleth. 

1 1  For  if  that  which  •*is  done 
away  7oas  glorious,  much  more 
that  which  remainetli  is  glorious. 

12  Seeing  then  that  we  have 
sucli  hope,  we  use  great  plainness 
of  speech  : 

1.')  And  not  as  Moses,  v'hirh  put 
a  vail  over  his  face,  that  the  child- 
ren of  Israel  could  not  stedfastly 
look  to  the  (!nd  of  that  which 
''  is  alxiljsliod  : 

14  J5ut  their  minds  were  blinded : 
for  until  this  day  reinaineth  the 
same  vail  untaken  away  in  the 
reading    of    the    old    -  testainctit ; 


which  vail  is  doiui  away  in  Christ. 

lo  |)ut  ev(in  unto  this  day,  when 
Moses  is  read,  the  vail  is  upon  their 
heart. 

10  Nevertheles.s  when  it  shall 
turn  to  the  Lord,  the  vail  shall 
l)e  taken  awav. 

17  Now  the  Lord  is  "that  Spirit : 
and  wliere  tlie  Sjjirit  of  tiie  Lord 
in,  there  ix  lilxn'ty. 

IS  Iklt  Ave  all,  '^with  ripen  f;ice 
belif>1(liii(r  ns  in  a  irLiss  the  glory  of 
tlie  Lord,  are  changed  into  the 
same  linage  from  glory   to  glory, 


even  as  by  **  the  .Spirit  of  the  Lord. 


CHAPTER  4. 

1  //('  ilichircfli  hoii'  he  hath  usctJ  all  f<inceriti/ 
ai<(l  faitli/td  diligence,  in.  preuchimj  the 
ijnsju'l,  T  uxd  ho'w  ike  iniublen  itnd  pcri.e- 
ctitioiis  which  he  daily  endured  Jor  the 
name  did  redound  to  the  praise  of  O'od's 
jxtirer,  12  to  the  benefit  of  tlie  church,  16 
and  to  the  apoMe^a  own  eternal  glory. 

THERI]FORE    seeing  we   have 
this  ministry,  as  we  have  re- 
ceived mercj^  we  faint  not ; 

2  But  have  renounced  the  hidden 
things  of  dishonesty,  not  walking 
in  craftiness,  nor  handling  the 
word  of  God  deceitfully  ;  but  by 
manifestation  of  the  truth  com- 
mending ourselves  to  every  man's 
conscience  in  the  sight  of  God. 

3  But  if  our  gospel  be  "hifl,  it  is 
'"hid  to  them  that  arc  "  lost  : 

4  in  whom  the  god  of  this  world 
hath  blinded  the  minds  of  them 
which  believe  not,  lest  the  light  of 
the  glorious  gospel  of  Christ,  who 
is  the  image  of  God,  shoukl  shine 
unto  them. 

5  For  we  preach  not  ourselves, 
but  Christ  Jesus  the  Lord ;  and 
ourselves  your  servants  for  Jesus' 
sake. 

6  For  God,  who  commanded  the 
light  to  shine  out  of  darkness,  hath 
shined  in  our  hearts,  to  {}ive  the 
light  of  the  knowledge  of  the  glory 
of  God  in  the  face  of  Jesus  Christ. 

7  But  we  have  this  treasure  in 
earthen  vessels,  that  the  excellency 
of  the  power  may  be  of  God,  and 
not  of  us. 

8  We  a r^i  troubled  on  every  side, 
yet  not  distressed  ;  tee  are  per- 
plexed, but  not  in  des])air  ; 

9  Persecuted,  but  not  forsaken  ; 
cast  down,  but  not  desti'oyed  ; 

10  Always  beai'ing  about  in  the 
body  the  dying  of  the  I^ord  Jesus, 
that  the  life  also  of  Jesus  might  be 
mad(!  manifest  in  our  body. 

11  For  we  which  live  are  alway 
delivered  unto  death  for  Jesus' 
sake,  that  the  life  also  of  _  Jesus 
might  be  made  manifest  in  our 
mortal  flesh. 

12  So  then  d(>ath  worketh  in  us, 
but  life  in  you. 

13  We  having  the  same  spirit  of 
faith,  according  as  it  is  written,  1 
believed,  and  tlun-efoi-e  have  1  spo- 
ken ;  we  also  believe,  and  tiierefore 
speak :  _ 

1  4  Knowing  that  he  which  raised 
up  the  Lord  Jesus  shall  raise  up  us 
also  by  Jesus,  and  shall  present  us 
with  you. 

1.')  For  all  things  are  for  your 
sakes,  that  the  a,bundant  grace 
might  through  the  t  hanksgixing  of 
many  redound  to  t  lie  gloi'y  of  God. 

1 0  lM)r  which  cause  we  faint  not ; 
but  though  our  outward  man  pe- 


9  veiled, 
w  veiled 
11  perishing : 


186 


We  icalk  b)/  faith. 


II.  COEINTHIAiSrS,  5,  G.    The  ministry  of  reconfiliation. 


rish,  yet  the  inward  mcai  is  renewed 
day  by  day. 

17  For  our  light  affliction,  which 
is  but  for  a  moment,  worketh  for 
us  a  far  more  exceeding  and  eternal 
weight  of  glory ; 

18  While  we  look  not  at  the 
things  which  are  seen,  but  at  the 
things  which  are  not  seen :  for 
the  things  which  are  seen  air  tem- 
poral ;  but  the  things  which  ai-e  not 
seen  are  eternal. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  That  in  his  (tnKiu'ed  hope  of  immortd! 
(llofij,  !•  mid  ill  exjiectiiiicc  iff  it,  inn/  iif  tlw 
(lenei-itl  juilfinieitt,  lin  lutioiii-etli  to  h\i'ii  ii 
good  coii.scii'iice.  12  not  that  he  iniiij  lierein 
boast  of  hiinse/f,  14  lint  a.s  one  iltiit,  lair- 
ing receit'ed  life  from  i'hiivi,  emliaroiiretlt 
to  lire  as  a  new  creature  to  Chi-ixt  only,  IS 
and  hy  his  ■ministry  of  reconciliation  to 
reconcile  others  also  in  Christ  to  God. 

FOR  we  know  that  if  our  earthly 
house  of  this  tabernacle  were 
dissolved,  we  have  a  building  of 
God,  an  house  not  made  with 
hands,  eternal  in  the  heavens. 

2  For  in  this  we  groan,  earnestly 
desiring  to  be  clothed  upon  with 
our  house  which  is  from  heaven : 

3  If  so  be  that  being  clothed  we 
shall  not  be  found  naked. 

4  For  we  that  are  in  this  taber- 
nacle do  groan,  being  burdened : 
not  for  that  we  would  be  un- 
clothed, but  clothed  upon,  that 
mortality  might  be  swallowed  up 
of  life. 

5  Now  he  that  hath  wrought  us 
for  the  selfsame  thing  is  God,  who 
also  ^  hath  given  unto  us  the  ear- 
nest of  the  Spirit. 

6  Therefore  lue  are  always  confi- 
dent, knowing  that,  whilst  we  are 
at  home  in  the  body,  we  are  absent 
from  the  Lord : 

7  (For  we  walk  by  faith,  not  by 
sight :) 

■S  We  are  confident,  /  say,  and 
willing  rather  to  be  absent  from 
the  body,  and  to  be  present  with 
the  Lord. 

9  Wherefore  we  labou  r ,  that,  whe- 
ther present  or  absent,  we  may  be 
accepted  of  him. 

10  For  we  mu.st  all  "  appear  be- 
fore the  judgment  seat  of  Christ ; 
that  every  one  may  receive  the 
things  done  in  his  body,  according 
to  that  he  hath  done,  whether  it  be 
good  or  bad. 

1 1  Knowing  therefore  the  terror 
of  the  Lord,  we  persuade  men  ;  but 
we  are  made  manifest  unto  God  ; 
and  I  trust  also  are  made  manifest 
in  your  consciences. 

12  For  we  commend  not  our- 
selves again  unto  you,  but  gi\e you 
occasion  to  gloi-y  on  our  behalf, 
that  ye    may   have   somewhat  to 


answer  them   which  glory   in  ap- 
pearance, and  not  in  heart. 

13  For  whether  we  be  beside 
ourselves,  it  is  to  God  :  or  whether 
we  be  sober,  it  is  for  your  cause. 

14  For  the  love  of  Christ  con- 
straineth  us  ;  because  we  thus 
judge,  that  if  one  died  for  all,  then 
^  were  all  dead  : 

15  And  that  he  died  for  all,  that 
they  which  live  should  not  hence- 
forth live  unto  themselves,  but 
unto  him  which  died  for  them,  and 
rose  again. 

16  Wherefore  henceforth  know 
we  no  man  after  the  fiesh  :  yea, 
though  we  have  known  Christ  after 
the  fiesh,  yet  now  henceforth  know 
we  him  ^  no  moi'e. 

17  Therefore  if  any  man  be  in 
Christ,  he  is  a  new  ^  ci'eature :  old 
things  are  passed  away ;  behold, 
all  things  are  become  new. 

18  And  all  things  are  of  God, 
who  hath  reconciled  us  to  himself 
by  Jesus  Christ,  and  hath  given  to 
us  the  ministry  of  reconciliation  ; 

19  To  wit,  that  God  was  "^in 
Christ,  reconciling  the  world  unto 
himself,  not  '^  imputing  their  tres- 
pa,sses  unto  them ;  and  hath  com- 
mitted unto  us  the  word  of  recon- 
ciliation. 

20  Now  then  we  are  ambassa- 
dors for  Christ,^  as  though  God  did 
beseech  you  by  us  :  we  pray  you  in 
Christ's  stead,  be  ye  reconciled  to 
God. 

2 1  For  he  hath  made  him  to  be 
sin  for  us,  who  knew^  no  sin  ;  that 
we  might  be  made  the  righteous- 
ness of  God  in  him. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  That  he  hath  approved  himself  a  faithful 
liiiniste.r  if  Chrinf,  both  by  his  ewhoi'la- 
tiims,  y  and  by  iiitcjrity  of  life,  4  and  by 
patient  end iirimj  all  kinds  of  afflidion 
and  disgraces  for  the  f/osjiel.  10  Of  irhich 
he  xjieakelh  the  mure  huldly  amongst  them, 
because  his  heart  is  ojien  to  them,  18  and 
he  e.rpecteth  the  like  affection  from  them 
again,  14  eicJiorting  to  fiee  the  society  and 
jHill  lit  ions  of  idolaters,  as  being  themselves 
ti'iiiph's  of  the  living  (Jod. 

WE  then,  as  workers  together 
i(<itli  him,  beseech  you  also 
that  ye  receive  not  the  grace  of 
God  in  vain. 

2  (For  he  saith,  I  have  heard 
thee  in  a  time  accepted,  and  in  the 
day  of  salvation  have  I  succoured 
thee :  behold,  now  is  the  accepted 
time ;  behold,  now  is  the  day  of 
sal  vation . ) 

3  Giving  no  ''^offpiice  in  any  thing, 
that  the  ministry  be  not  blamed  : 

4  But  in  all  things  ''a])v>r(>viiig 
ourselves  as  the  ministers  of  (iod, 
in  much  patience,  in  afflictions,  in 
necessities,  in  distresses, 


2  all  died ; 


*  so  no  more. 
5  creation : 


6  in  Christ 
reconciling 

''  reckoninsr 


0  occasion  ol 
stumbliiii,'- 

"  coniniend- 
iuii 


187 


The  cqjostle's  ministry. 


II.  CORINTHIANS,  7. 


The  fruits  of  godly  sorrow. 


5  In  stripes,  in  imprisonments, 
in  tumults,  in  labours,  in  watch- 
ings,  in  fastings  ; 

6  By  pui'eness,  by  knowledge, 
by  longsufFering  by  kindness,  by 
the  Holy  Ghost,  by  Jove  unfeigned, 

7  By  the  word  of  truth,  by  the 
power  of  God,  by  the  armour  of 
righteousness  on  the  right  hand 
and  on  the  left, 

8  By  honour  and  dishonour,  by 
evil  report  and  good  report :  as  de- 
ceivers, and  yet  true ; 

9  As  unknown,  and  yet  v/ell 
known ;  as  dying,  and,  behold,  we 
live  ;  as  chastened,  and  not  killed  ; 

10  As  sorrowful,  yet  Jilway  re- 
joicing ;  as  poor,  yet  making  many 
rich  ;  as  having  nothing,  and  yet 
possessing  all  things. 

110  ye  Corinthians,  our  mouth 
is  open  unto  you,  our  heart  is 
enlarged. 

12  Ye  are  not  straitened  in  us, 
but  ye  are  straitened  in  your  own 
'  bowels. 

13  Now  for  a  recompence  in  -the 
same.  (I  speak  as  unto   my  child 


ren, )  be  ye  also  enlarged 

14  Be  ye  not  unequally  yoked  to- 
gether with  unbelievers  :  for  what 
fellowship  hath  righteousness  with 
unrighteousness  ?  and  what  com- 
munion hath  light  with  darkness^ 

1 5  And  what  concord  hath  Christ 
with  Belial  1  or  what  part  hath  he 
that  believeth  with  an  ^  infidel  % 

1 G  And  what  agreement  hath  the 
temple  of  God  with  idols  1  for  ye 
are  the  temple  of  the  living  God ; 
as  God  hath  said,  I  will  dwell  in 
them,  and  walk  in  them;  and  I 
will  be  their  God,  and  they  shall  be 
my  peojjle. 

17  Wherefore  come  out  from 
among  them,  and  be  ye  separate, 
saith  the  Lord, and  touch  not  the  un- 
clean tJdnu ;  and  I  will  receive  you, 

1<S  And  will  1)(^  a  i^'ather  unto 
you,  and  ye  shall  be  my  sons  and 
daughters,  saith  the  Lord  Al- 
mighty. 

CHAPTER  7 


1  Ife  proceedeth  ill  ea-hotfiiiii  Ihcin  lopuriti/ 
of  !'/<'-,  2  tind  to  hear  hhii' like  itfccthni  lix 
he.  iloth  to  them.  3  Whcfcaf /c.s'f  he  i/iii/hf, 
neein  to  (liiiiht,  he  iterlareth  iiliat  cdiiiiutt 
he  took  ill  hix  uJlictioiiK,  bij  the  repavt 
whivh  TitiiH  i/iir'e  of  their  (jodlij  sorroir, 
ii'hivh  his  foriiitr  epixf/e  hint  ir'rom/hf  in 
them,  13  inid  <>/  their  lorini/kiiiilneL  and 
ohediencetoiii'irilx  Titus,  iiiixireriihle  to  hix 
former  lioiistiiign  of  them. 

HAVING  therefore  these  pro- 
mises, d(;ai'ly  beloved,  let  us 
cleanse  ourselves  from  all  filthiness 
of  the  flesh  and  spirit,  ix-rfecting 
holiness  in  tlu;  fear  of  (Jod. 

'2  lii^ceive  us;  we  have  wronged 
no  man,  w(!  have  corrui)ted  no 
man,  we  have  defrauded  no  man. 


3  I  speak  not  tfdi^  to  condemn 
you :  for  I  have  said  before,  that 
ye  are  in  our  hearts  to  die  and  live 
with  you. 

4  Great  is  my  boldness  of  speech 
toward  you,  great  is  my  glorying 
of  you  :  I  am  filled  with  comfort, 
I  am  exceeding  joyful  in  all  our 
tribulation. 

5  For,  when  we  were  come  into 
Macedonia,  our  llesh  had  no  rest, 
but  we  were  troubled  on  every 
side  ;  without  were  fightings,  within 
were  fears. 

6  Nevertheless  God,  that  com- 
forteth  ^  those  that  are  cast  down, 
comforted  us  by  the  coming  of  Titus; 

7  And  not  by  his  coming  only, 
but  by  the  consolation  wherewith 
he  was  comforted  in  you,  when  he 
told  us  your  earnest  desire,  your 
mourning,  your  fervent  mind 
toward  me ;  so  that  I  rejoiced  the 
more. 

8  For  though  I  made  you  sorry 
with  a  letter,  I  do  not  °  repent. 
though  I  did  "  repent :  for  1  per- 
ceive that  the  same  epistle  hath 
made  you  sorry,  though  it  were  but 
for  a  season. 

9  Now  I  rejoice,  not  that  ye  were 
made  sorry,  but  that  ye  sorrowed 
to  repentance :  for  ye  were  made 
sorry  after  a  godly  manner,  that 
ye  might  receive  damage  by  us  in 
nothing. 

1 0  For  godly  sori'ow  worketh  re- 
pentance to  salvation  "^  not  to  be 
repented  of  :  but  the  sorrow  of  the 
world  worketh  death. 

1 1  For  behold  this  selfsame 
thing,  that  ye  sorrowed  after  a 
godly  sort,  what  carefulness  it 
wrought  in  you,  yea,  what  clearing 
of  yourselves,  yea,  what  indigna- 
tion, yeaf  what  fear,  yea,  what  vehe- 
ment desire,  yea,  what  zeal,  yea, 
wluit  revenge  L  In  all  things  ve 
have  approved  yourselves  to  be 
clear  in  this  matter. 

12  Wherefore,  tliou^h  I  wrt)te 
unto  you,  I  did  it  not  for  his  cause 
that  had  done  the  wi'ong,  iioi'  for 
his  cause  that  suii'ered  wrong,  but 
that  our  care  for  you  in  the  sight  of 
God  might  a])p('ar  unto  you. 

13  Therefore  we  were  comforted 
in  your  comfoi-t :  yea,  and  exceed- 
ingly the  nioi'e  joyed  w(>  for  the 
jo.y  of  Titus,  because  his  sjjirit  was 
refreshed  l)y  you  all. 

14  For  if  I  ha\'e  boasted  any 
tiling  to  him  of  you,  I  am  not 
ashamed ;  but  as  we  spake  all 
tilings  to  you  in  truth,  even  so 
our  boasting,  wliicli  /  made  before 
Titus,  is  found  a  truth. 

15  And  his  inward  attt'ction  is 
more  abundant  toward  you,  whilst 


^  the  lowly. 


5  regret  it, 
''  regret  It : 


'  which 
bringeth  uo 
regret : 


188 


Exhortation  to  liberal 


II.  CORINTHIANS,  8,  9.    contributions  for  x)oor  brethren. 


M 


he  remembereth  the  obedience  of 
you  all,  how  Avith  fear  and  trem- 
bling ye  received  him. 

16  1  rejoice  therefore  that  I  have 
confidence  in  you  in  all  things. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  He  nUrreth  them  up  to  u  liberal  cdiiirihn- 
tion  fur  the  poor  namts  at  Jernndh'Di,  Inj 
the  example  of  the  Macedomann.  7  hij  i-inn- 
menddtion  of  their  former  fonrdn/ite.ts, 
9  III/ the  exitiiijile  of  ('/irint.  14  and  hi/  the 
spiritual  profit  that  xliall  redonud  to  ihem- 
nelees  tln-rebii  :  10  L-oiimundi iig  to  them  the 
inteiiritii  and  irilli n<j nes.s  if  TUun,  and 
those  ii/lier  hr,  threii.  »/'"  iijioii  hix  requent, 
ejdioiiiilicn.  and  eoiinn,  lalaiioii,  irere piir- 
jioKeli/  come  to  them  for  thi.s  biisiiieisii. 

OREOVER,  brethren,  we  '  do 
you  to  wit  of  the  grace  of 
God  bestowed  on  the  churches  of 
Macedonia ; 

2  How  that  in  a  great  trial  of 
affliction  the  abundance  of  their  joy 
and  their  deep  poverty  abounded 
unto  the  riches  of  their  liberality. 

3  For  "  to  their  power,  I  bear 
record,  yea,  and  beyond  their  power 
they  were  willing  of  themselves  ; 

4  Praying  us  with  much  en- 
treaty that  we  would  receive  the 
gift,  and  tahe  njMu  us  the  fellowship 
of  the  ministering  to  the  saints. 

5  And  this  they  did,  not  as  we 
hoped,  but  first  gave  their  own 
selves  to  the  Lord,  and  unto  us 
by  the  will  of  God. 

6  Insomuch  that  we  desired  Ti- 
tus, that  as  he  had  begun,  so  he 
would  also  finish  in  you  the  same 
grace  also. 

7  Therefore,  as  ye  abound  in 
every  thing,  in  faith,  and  utter- 
ance, and  kno\yledge,  and  in  all 
diligence,  and  in  your  love  to  us, 
see  that  ye  abound  in  this  grace  also. 

8  I  speak  not  by  commandment, 
but  *by  occasion   of  the  forward- 


ness  of  others.  aTid   to  prove  the 


sincerity  ot  your  love. 

9  For  ye  know  the  grace  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that,  though  he 
was  rich,  yet  for  your  sakes  he  be- 
came poor,  that  ye  through  his 
poverty  might  be  rich. 

10  And  hei'ein  I  give  my  advice  : 
for  this  is  expedient  for  you,  ■'who 
liave  begun  l)eforf'.  not  only  to  do. 


hut  also  to  be  forward  a  veai'  ago. 


1 1  Now  therefore  perform  the 
doing  of  it ;  that  as  thei'e  was  a 
readiness  to  will,  so  ther-e  may  t>e  a 
performance  also  out  of  that  which 
ye  have. 

12  For  if  there  be  first  a  willing 
mind,  it  is  accepted  according  to 
that  a  man  hath,  and  not  according 
to  that  he  hath  not. 

13  For  ////ea?/ not  that  other  men 
be  eased,  and  ye  burdened  : 


14-  But  by  an  equality,  that  now 
at  this  time  your  abundance  may 
be  a  supply  for  their  want,  that 
their  abundance  also  may  be  a  sup- 
ply for  your  want :  that  there  may 
be  equalitj' : 

15  As  it  is  written.  He  that  had 
gathered  much  had  nothing  over ; 
and  he  that  liad  gathered  little  had 
no  lack. 

16  Hut  thanks  he  to  God,  which 
put  the  same  earnest  care  into  the 
heart  of  Titus  for  you. 

17  For  indeed  he  accepted  the 
exhortation  ;  but  being  more  for- 
ward, of  his  own  accord  he  went 
unto  you. 

18  And  we  have  sent  with  him 
the  brother,  ■''  whose  praise  is  \w  the 
gospel  throughout  all  the  churches: 


19  And  not  that  only,  but  who 
was  also  chosen  of  the  churches  to 
travel  with  us  with  this  grace, 
which  is  administered  by  us  to  the 
glory  of  the  same  Lord,  and  "  deda- 
7-ation  o/'  your  ready  mind  : 

20  Avoiding  this,  that  no  man 
should  blame  us  in  this  abundance 
which  is  administered  by  us  : 

21  Providing  for  "  honest  things, 
not  only  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
but  also  in  the  sight  of  men. 

22  And  we  have  sent  with  them 
our  brother,  whom  we  have  often- 
times proved  diligent  in  many 
things,  but  now  much  more  dili- 
gent, upon  the  great  confidence 
which  ^  I  have  in  you. 

23  Whether  any  do  enquire  of 
Titus,  he  is  my  partner  and  fellow- 
helper  concerning  you  :  or  our  bre- 
thren he  enquired  of,  they  are  the 
t  messengers  of  the  churches,  and 
the  glory  of  Christ. 

24  Wherefore  shew  ye  to  them, 
and  before  the  churches,  the  proof 
of  your  love,  and  of  our  boasting  on 
your  behalf. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  /A'  virldet/i  the  reasnn  ichi/,  though  hekneir 
their  fio-nurdness,  //,7  //,•  'sent  Titus  and  his 
bnihren  h,  fnrelia  nd .  (i  And  he  proceedeth 
in  stirrinij  them  up  to  a  biiuntirul  alms,  as 
heiiKj  bid  'a  kind  of  soiriug  of  seed.  1(1  irhich 
shall  rdiirn  a  great  increase  to  them,  l:i 
and  occasion  a  great  sacrijice  of  thanks- 
girinij   unto   Hod. 

FOR  as  touching  the  ministering 
to  the  saints,  it  is  superfluous 
for  me  to  write  to  you  : 

2  For  I  know  the  forwardness  of 
your  minfl,  foi-  wliich  1  boast  of  you 
to  them  of  .Macedonia,  that  Achaia 
was  I'cady  a  year  ago ;  and  your 
zeal  liath  "provoked  very  many. 

3  Yet  have  I  sent  the  brethren, 
lest  our  l)oasting  of  you  should  be 


5  whose 
praise  in  tlie 
gospel  is 
spread 
tlu-ougli  all 
tlie 

churches; 
^*  to  sheiv 
our 


"things  hon- 
ourahle, 


8  he  hath 


*  Or, 


t  Gr.  axjostles. 


«  stirred  up 


189 


Almsgiving  recommended. 


II.  CORINTHIANS,  10. 


The  cqjostle's  opponents. 


1  your  afore- 
promised 
bounty, 

2  extortiou. 


3  proviiifj  of 
i/iiit  tjy  this 
iiiiiiistratiori 

••  the  liher- 
ality  (jf  your 
loiitribution 


in  vain  in  this  behalf ;  that,  as  I 
said,  ye  may  be  I'oady : 

4  Lest  haply  if  they  of  Macedo- 
nia come  with  me,  and  find  you  un- 
prepared, we  (that  we  say  not,  ye) 
should  be  ashamed  in  this  same 
confident  boasting. 

5  Therefore  I  thought  it  neces- 
sary to  exhort  the  brethren,  that 
they  would  go  before  unto  you,  and 
make  ujj  beforehand  ^  your  bounty, 
whereof  ye  had  notice  before,  that 
the  same  might  be  ready,  as  a  mat- 
ter of  bounty,  and  not  as  of  ^  co- 
vetousness. 


G  But  this  I  sap,  He  which  soweth 
sparingly  shall  reap  also  sparingly; 
and  he  which  soweth  bountifully 
shall  reap  also  bountifully. 

7  Every  rnan  according  as  he  pur- 
poseth  in  liis  lieart,  .to  let  him  yive  ; 
not  grudgingly,  or  of  necessity : 
for  God  loveth  a  cheerful  giver. 

8  And  God  U  al)le  to  make  all 
grace  abound  toward  you  ;  that  ye, 
always  having  all  sufficiency  in  all 
things,  may  aTx)und  to  every  good 
work  : 

9  (As  it  is  written.  He  hath  dis- 
persed abroad  ;  he  hath  given  to 
the  poor :  his  righteousness  re- 
maineth  for  ever. 

10  Now  he  that  ministereth  seed 
to  the  sower  both  minister  bread 
for  your  food,  and  multiply  your 
seed  sown,  and  increase  the  fruits 
of  your  righteousness ;) 

1 1  Being  enriched  in  every  thing 
to  all  bountifulness,  which  causeth 
through  us  thanksgiving  to  God. 

1 2  For  the  administration  of  this 
service  not  only  supplieth  the  want 
of  the  saints,  but  is  abundant  also 
by  many  thanksgivings  unto  God  ; 

1 .3  Whiles  by  the  •'  exiu'riment  of 
this  ministration  tliey  glorify  God 
for  your  professed  subjection  unto 
the  gospel  of  Christ,  and  for  ^  iiokv 
lil>era]  distribution  unto  them,  and 
unto  all  men ; 

14  And  l)y  their  prayer  for  you, 
which  long  aftei"  you  for  the  ex- 
ceeding grace  of  (J(k1  in  you. _ 

15  Thanks  he  unto  Gcxl  for  his 
unspeakable  gift. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  As/ohist  the  /(line  itiKmtJt'x,  irhn  tl ix/frdceil 
the  wcdkneitK  of  hiii  //rrnori  (linl  hod ili/  jire- 
xenee,  he  netteth,  out,  the  xjiiriliuit  inl'jhl  </  ml 
authitvlty,  with  irliich  he  Ix  (triin-il  iif/ahixf 
fill  ndrernari/  poirefx.  7  iiMXiiriii(l  thetii 
tlirU  at  his  ctimiim  he  mil  lie  found  iih 
miyhty  in  word,  nx  he  ix  iimr  in,  u'l-iliiii/ 
heiuy  absent,  12  (ini!  irilhal.  td.rhiy  tliem 
for  reaching  out  themselvex  hei/ond  their 
compass,  atul  rauntiim  themxelvex  into 
other  nteii^x  kibours. 

OW  I  I'aul  myself  beseech  you 
by  the  meekness  and  gentle- 


N 


ness  of  Christ,  wlio  in  presence  am 
''  base  among  you,  but  being  absent 
am  bold  toward  you  : 

2  But  I  beseech  you,  that  I  may 
not  be  bold  when  I  am  pi-esent  witli 
that  confidence,  wherewith  I  think 
to  be  bold  against  some,  which 
think  of  us  as  if  we  walked  accord- 
ing to  the  flesh. 

3  For  though  we  walk  in  the 
flesh,  we  do  not  war  after  the 
flesh  :^ 

4  (For  the  weapons  of  our  war- 
fai'e  ai'e  not  ''(■;< rnal,  hut  mighty 
through  God  to  tiie  pulling  down 
of  strong  holds  ;) 

5  Casting  down  ^imaginations, 
and  every  high  thing  that  exalteth 
itself  against  the  knowledge  of 
God,  and  bringing  into  captivity 
every  thought  to  the  obedience  of 
Christ; 

6  And  ^having  in  a  readiness  to 
revenge  aTI  disobedience,  when 
your  obedience  is  fulfilled. 

7  Do  ye  look  on  things  after  the 
outward  appearance  1  If  any  man 
trust  to  himself  that  he  is  Christ's, 
let  him  of  himself  think  this  again, 
that,  as  he  is  Christ's,  even  so  m-e 
we  Christ's. 

8  For  though  I  should  boast 
somewhat  more  of  our  authorif;y, 
which  the  Lord  hath  given  us  for 
edification,  and  not  for  your  de- 
struction, I  should  not  be  ashamed  : 

9  That  I  may  not  seem  as  if  I 
would  terrify  you  by  letters. 

10  For  Ids  letters,  say  they,  are 
weighty  and  powerful  ;  but  his 
bodily  presence  ?'.s'  weak,  and  his 
speech  contemptible. 

11  Let  such  an  one  think  this, 
that,  such  as  we  are  in  word  by 
letters  when  we  are  absent,  such 
H'ill  v)e  he  also  in  deed  when  we  are 
present. 

12  For  we  dare  not  make  our- 
selves of  the  number,  or  compare 
ourselves  with  some  that  coimnend 
themselves :  but  they  measuring 
themselves  by  themselves,  and  com- 
paring themselves  among  them- 
selves, ai'e  not  wise. 

1.3  jiut  we  will  not  boast  of 
things  '•' witliout  our  measure,  but 
a(;cording  to  fiie  measure  of  the 
'"rule  which  God  "  hatli  (hsti-ibuted 


to  us.  ;i  me;isur<'  to  reach  even  unto 


you. 

14  Foi'  we  streti-h  jiot  ourselves 
'-  beyond  our  measure.  ;is  though  we 
readied  not  unto  you  :  for  we  are 
c^^ineas  far  as  to  you  also  in  preach- 
iiuj  the  gospel  of  Christ : 

li")  Not  boastingof  things  '"  willi- 
out  f>ar  nieasuns  that 
men  s  labours 


is,  of  other 
but  having   hoi)e. 


190 


PauVs  defence. 


II.  CORINTHIANS,  11. 


His  labours  and  sufferings. 


province 


2  but  indeed 
ye  do 


3  toward 


*  a  different 

5  did  not 
receive, 

6  did  not 
accept, 


"  for 
nouii'ht? 


when  your  faith  is  increased,  that 
we  shall  be  enlarged  by  you  accord- 
ing to  our  rule  abundantly, 

16  To  preach  the  gospel  in  the 
regions  beyond  you,  and  not  to 
boast  in  another  man's  ^  line  of 
things  made  ready  to  our  hand. 

1 7  But  he  that  glorieth,  let  him 
glory  in  the  Lord. 

18  For  not  he  that  commendeth 
himself  is  appi'oved,  but  whom  the 
Lord  commendeth. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  Out  of  his  jealousy  orer  Ihe  Cormiliianx, 
inho  seemed  to  make  more  account  of  the 
false  apostles  than  of  him,  he  eiitereth  into 
a  forced  commendation  of  himself,  5  of  his 
equality  irith  the  chief  apostles,  1  of  his 
preaching  the  gospel  to  them  freely,  and 
iciihout  any  their  charge,  18  shewing  that 
he  was  not  inferior  to  those  deceitful  irork- 
ers  in  any  legal  prerogati re,  'i'A  and  in  Ihe 
service  of  Christ,  and  in  till  kind  tf  suffer- 
ings for  his  rninistry,far  superior. 

WOULD  to  God  ye  could  bear 
with  me  a  little  in  7ny  folly  : 
-  and  indeed  bear  with  me. 

2  For  1  am  jealous  over  you  with 
godly  jealousy :  for  I  have  espoused 
you  to  one  husband,  that  1  may 
present  you  as  a  chaste  virgin  to 
Christ. 

3  But  I  fear,  lest  by  any  means, 
as  the  serpent  beguiled  Eve  through 
his  subtilty,  so  your  minds  should 
be  corrupted  from  the  simplicity 
that  is  ^in  Christ. 

4  For  if~he  that  cometh  preach- 
eth  another  Jesus,  whom  we  have 
not  preached,  or  if  ye  receive  ^an- 
other spirit,  which  ye  ®  have  not 
received,  or  *  another  gospel,  which 
ye  "have  not  accepted,  ye  might 
well    bear   with   hiut. 

5  For  1  supi)ose  I  was  not  a  whit 
behind  the  very  chiefest  apostles. 

6  But  though  /  he  rude  in  speech, 
yet  not  in  knowledge ;  but  we 
have  been  throughly  made  mani- 
fest among  you  iii  all  things. 

7  Have  I  comniitted  an  offence 
in  abasing  myself  that  ye  might 
be  exalted,  because  I  have  preached 
to  you  the  gospel  of  God  "  freely? 

(S  I  rol)bed  other  churches,  taking 
wag(>s  of  fheiii,  to  do  you  service. 

y  And  when  1  was  present  with 
you,  and  wanted,  I  was  chargeable 
to  no  man  :  for  tliat  which  was 
lacking  to  me  the  brethren  which 
came  from  Macedonia  supplied  : 
and  in  all  fhiiu/H  I  have  kept  my- 
self fi'om  being  burdensome  unto 
you,  and  xo  will  I  keep  mi/i^e/f. 

10  As  the  truth  of  Christ  is  iji 
me,  no  man  shall  stop  me  of  this 
boasting  in  the  regions  of  Achaia. 

1 1  Wherefore?  because  1  love  you 
not?    God  knoweth. 


1 2  But  what  I  do,  that  I  will  do, 
that  I  may  cut  off  occasion  from 
them  which  desire  occasion  ;  that 
wherein  they  glory,  they  may  be 
found   even  as  we. 

1 3  For  such  are  false  apostles,  de- 
ceitful workers,  transforming  them- 
selves into  *  the  ai)Ostles  of  Christ. 

14  And  no  marvel ;  for  "  .Satan 
himself    is    transformed    into   an 


angel  of  li^ht. 

15  Therefore  it  is  no  great  thing 
if  his  ministers  also  be  transformed 
as  the  ministers  of  righteousness ; 
whose  end  shall  be  according  to 
their  works. 

16  1  say  again.  Let  no  man  think 
me  a  fool ;  if  otherwise,  yet  as  a 
fool  receive  me,  that  I  may  boast 
myself  a  little. 

17  That  which  I  speak,  I  speak 
it  not  after  the  Lord,  but  as  it 
were  foolishly,  in  this  confidence 
of  boasting. 

18  Seeing  that  many  glory  after 
the  flesh,  I  will  glorj^  also. 

19  For  ye  suffer  fools  gladly, 
seeing  ye  yourselves  are  wise. 

20  For  ye  sutler,  if  a  man  bring 
you  into  bondage,  if  a  man  devour 
yoii,  if  ii  man  take  of  yon,  if  a  man 
exalt  himself,  if  a  man  smite  you 
on  the  face. 

21  1  speak  as  concerning  re- 
proach, as  though  we  had  been 
weak.  Howbeit  whereinsoever  any 
is  bold,  (I  speak  foolishly,)  I  am 
bold  also. 

22  Are  they  Hebrews?  so  am  I. 
Are  they  Israelites  ?  so  om  I.  Are 
they  the  seed  of  Abraham  1  so  am  I. 

23  Are  they  ministers  of  Christ? 
(I  speak  as  a  fool)  I  am  more;  in 
labours  more  abundant,  in  stripes 
abov(^  measure,  in  ])risons  more 
frequent,  in  deaths  oft. 

24  Of  the  Jews  five  times  received 
1  forty  stnpes  save  one. 

25  Thrice  was  I  beaten  with  rods, 
once  was  1  stoned,  thrice  I  sufferer! 
shipwreck,  a  night  and  a  day  1 
have  been  in  the  deep ; 

26  In  journeyings  often,  in  perils 
of  waters,  in  ijerils  of  robbers,  iji 
l)erils  by  mine  own  countrymen,  in 
perils  by  the  heathen,  in  perils  in 
the  city,  in  perils  in  the  wilder- 
ness, in  perils  in  the  sea,  in  perils 
among  false  l:)rethren  ; 

27  In  weariness  and  painfulness, 
in  watchings  often,  in  nunger  and 
thirst,  in  fastings  often,  in  cold 
and  nakedness. 

28  P>e.sidc^"  those  tilings  that  are 
williout.  that  which  "  cometh  upon 


79 


in(>    daily,  ^'Hhe    care    of    all    the 

chuix'hes. 

•   29  Who  is  weak,  and  I  am  not 


8  apostles 
y  even 

Satan  trans- 
formeth 
himself 


10  the  things 
wliicli  I 
omit, 

11  presselh 
1-  anxiety 
for 


191 


The  apostle^s  revelations. 


II.  CORINTHIANS,  12,  13. 


His  purposes. 


weak  1  who  is  ^offended,  and  I  burn 
not?  ^     .„ 

30  If  I  must  needs  glory,  I  will 
glory  of  the  things  which  concern 
mine  infirmities. 

31  The  God  and  Father  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  which  is  blessed 
for  evermore,knoweththat  I  lie  not. 

32  In  Damascus  the  governor 
under  Aretas  the  king  kept  the 
city  of  the  Damascenes  with  a  gar- 
rison, desirous  to  apprehend  me  : 

33  And  through  a  window  in  a 
basket  was  I  let  down  by  the  wall, 
and  escaped  his  hands. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  For  commending  of  hifi  upofdleHhip,  though 
he,  might  glory  of  his  wonderful  revelations, 
9  yet  he  rather  chooneth  to  glory  of  hin 
infirmities,  H  hbtining  them  for  forcing 
him-  to  thix  nun  hnasting.  14  lie promiseth 
to  come  to  thi-m  nijiiin:  but  yet  altogether 
in  the  ajf'ectinn  of  a  father,  '20  although 
hefeareth  he  shall  to  his  grief  find  many 
offenders,  and  piihlick  disorders  there. 

IT  is  not  expedient  for  me  doubt- 
less to  glory.     I   will  come  to 
visions  and  revelations  of  the  Lord. 

2  I  knew  a  man  in  Christ  above 
fourteen  years  ago,  (whether  in  the 
body,  I  cannot  tell ;  or  whether  out 
of  the  body,  I  cannot  tell :  God 
knoweth;)  such  an  one  caught  up 
to  the  third  heaven. 

3  And  I  knew  such  a  man, 
(whether  in  the  body,  or  out  of  the 
body,  I  cannot  tell :  God  knoweth  ;) 

4  How  that  he  was  caught  up 
into  paradise,  and  heard  unspeak- 
able words,  wliich  it  is  not  '^  lawful 
for  a  man  to  utter. 

5  Of  such  an  one  will  I  glory : 
yet  of  myself  I  will  not  glory,  but 
in  mine  infirmities. 

6  For  though  I  would  desire  to 
glory,  I  shall  not  be  a  fool ;  for  I 
will  say  the  truth  :  but  noir  1  for- 
bear, lest  any  man  should  think  of 
me  above  that  which  he  seeth  me 
to  he,  or  thnt  lu;  heareth  of  me. 

7  And  lest  1  should  be  exalted 
aljove  measure  tln-ough  the  abun- 
dance of  the  revelations,  there  was 
given  to  me  a  thorn  in  the  flesh, 
the  messenger  of  Satan  to  buffet 
me,  lest  1  should  be  exalted  above 
measure. 

H  For  this  thing  I  besought  the 
Lord  thrice,  that  it  might  depart 
from  me. 

9  And  he  said  unto  me,  My 
grace  is  sutlicient  for  thee  :  for  my 
strengtli  is  made  ix'i'feet  in  weak- 
ness. .Most  gladly  tluM-efore  will  1 
rather  glory  in  my  infirmities,  that 
the  power  of  Christ  may  rest  upon 
me. 

10  Thereforf!  T  tak(^  pleasure  in 
infirmiti(!s,  in  rcijroac^hes,  in  neces- 
sities, in  persecutions,  in  distresses 


for  Christ's  sake :  for  when  I  am 
weak,  then  am  I  strong. 

11  I  am  become  a  fool  in  glory- 
ing ;  ye  have  compelled  me  :  for  I 
ought  to  have  been  commended  of 
you  :  for  in  nothing  am  I  behind 
the  very  chiefest  apostles,  though 
I  be  nothing. 

12  Truly  the  signs  of  an  apostle 
were  wrought  among  you  in  all  pa- 
tience, in  signs,  and  wonders,  and 
mighty  deeds. 

13  For  what  is  it  wherein  ye 
were  inferior  to  other  churches, 
except  it  he  that  I  myself  was 
not  burdensome  to  you  %  forgive 
me  this  wrong. 

14  Behold,  the  third  time  I  am 
ready  to  come  to  you  ;  and  I  will 
not  be  burdensome  to  you  :  for  1 
seek  not  yours,  but  you  :  for  the 
children  ought  not  to  lay  up  for 
the  parents,  but  the  parents  for 
the  children. 

1 5  And  I  will  very  gladly  spend 
and  be  spent  for  you  ;  ^  though  the 
more  abundantly  I   love  you,  the 


less  1  be  loved. 

16  But  be  it  so,  I  did  not  burden 
you  :  nevertheless,  being  crafty,  I 
caught  you  with  guile. 

17  Did  I  make  a  gain  of  you 
by  any  of  them  whom  I  sent  unto 
you  % 

18  1  desired  Titus,  and  with  him 
I  sent  a  brother.  Did  Titus  make 
a  gain  of  you  %  walked  we  not  in 
the  same  spirit '?  walked  ive  not  in 
the  same  steps'? 

19  Again,  think  5'e  that  we  ex- 
cuse ourselves  unto  you  1  we  speak 
before  God  in  ( 'hrist :  but  we  do 
all  things,  dearly  beloved,  for  your 
edifying. 

20  For  I  fear,  lest,  when  I  come, 
I  shall  not  find  you  such  as  I  would, 
and  tliat  I  shall  be  found  unto  you 
such  as  ye  would  not :  lest  the)-e  he 
debates,  envyings,  ^vraths,  strifes, 
backbitings,  whisperings,  swellings, 
tumults  : 

21  And  lest,  when  I  come  again, 
my  God  will  humble  me  among 
you,  and  that  I  shall  bewail  many 
which  liave  sinned  already,  and 
have  not  I'epented  of  the  un- 
cleanness  and  fornication  and 
lasciviousness  which  they  have 
committed. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  Ife  thretileneth  serei'ity.  and  the  potner  of 
his  ajiostlesh!/)  against  ohstinatc  sinnern. 
!'>  And  (III rising  them  to  a  trial  <f  their 
failh,  7  and  to  a  reformation  <f  their  sins 
before  his  coming,  11  he  concliiileth  his 
ejilstle  irith  a  general  ejiiortation  and 
a  /irayer. 

THIS    /.s-   the    third    tiiiie    T    am 
coming  to  you.     In  the  mouth 


3  if  I  love 
you  more 
abundantly, 
am  I  loved 
the  less? 


192 


Admonitions. 


II.  CORINTHIANS,  13. 


Benediction. 


shall 


of    two   or    three   witnesses 
every  word  be  established. 

2  I  told  you  before,  and  foretell 
you,  as  if  I  were  pi'esent,  the  se- 
cond time  ;  and  being  absent  now 
I  write  to  them  which  heretofore 
have  sinned,  and  to  all  other,  that, 
if  I  come  again,  I  will  riOt  spare  : 

3  (Since  ye  seek  a  proof  of  Christ 
speaking  in  me,  which  to  you-ward 
is  not  weak,  but  is  mighty  in  you. 

4  For  though  he  was  crucified 
through  weakness,  yet  he  liveth 
by  the  power  of  God.  For  we 
also  are  weak  in  him,  but  we 
shall  live  with  him  by  the  power 
of  God  toward  you. 

5  Examine  yourselves,  whether 
ye  be  in  the  faith ;  prove  your 
own  selves.  Know  ye  not  your 
own  selves,  how  that  Jesus  Christ 
is  in  you,  except  j^e  be  reprobates'? 

6  But  I  trust  that  ye  shall  know 
that  we  are  not  reprouates. 

7  Now  I  pray  to  God  that  ye  do 
no  evil ;  not  that  we  sliould  appear 
approved,  but  that  ye  should  do 


that  which  is  '  honest,  though  we 
be  as  reprobates. 

8  For  we  can  do  nothing  against 
the  truth,  but  for  the  trutli. 

9  For  we  are  glad,  wlien  we  are 
weak,  and  ye  are  strong :  and  this 
also  we  wisli,  eveti  your  perfection. 

10  Therefore  I  write  these  things 
being  absent,  lest  being  present 
1  should  use  sharpness,  according 
to  the  power  whicli  the  Lord  hath 
given  me  to  edification,  and  not  to 
destruction. 

11  Finally,  brethren,  farewell. 
Be  perfect,  be  of  good  comfort, 
be  of  one  mind,  live  in  peace ; 
and  the  God  of  love  and  peace 
shall  be  with  you. 

12  Greet  one  another  with  an 
holy  kiss. 

13  All  the  saints  salute  you. 

14  The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  and  the  love  of  God,  and 
the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
he  with  you  all.     Amen. 

ll  The  second  epinUe  to  the  Corinthians  was 
written  from  Philippi,  a  city  of  Mace- 
donia, by  Titus  and  -  Lucas. 


THE  EPISTLE  OP  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

GALATIANS 


CHAPTER  1. 

6  lie  xconrlerelh  ihut  they  have,  no  xoon  left 
him  (1)1(1  the  {/ox/jcl,  s  (/;((/  (iccursctlitlKi.-ie 
that  prcdch  anij  (ither  gospel  than  he  did . 
11  He  /earned  the  r/oxpef  not  of  mev,  l/iit  of 
God :  14  (ind  aheweth  what  he,  was  before 
his  calling,  IT  and  ichat  he  did  presently 
after  it. 

PAL^L,  an  apostle,  (not  of  men, 
neither  by  man,  but  by  Jesus 
Christ,  and  G(xl  tlie  Father,  who 
raised  him  from  the  dead  ;) 

2  And  all  the  brethren  which  are 
with  me,  unto  the  churches  of  Ga- 
latia  : 

3  Grace  he  to  you  and  peace  from 
God  the  Father,  and  fnjiii  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ, 

4  Who  gave  himself  for  our  sins, 
that  he  might  deliver  us  from  this 
present  evil  world,  according  to 
the  will  of  God  and  our  Father  : 

5  To  whom  he  glory  for  ever  and 
ever.     Amen. 

6  I  marvel  tliat  ye  are  so  soon 
removed  from  him  that  called  you 
into  the  grace  of  Christ  unto 
'  anothei-  gospel  : 

7  Which  is  not  another ;  but 
there  be  some  that  trouble  you, 
and  would  pervert  the  gospel  of 
Christ. 

H  But  though  we,  or  an  angel 
from    heaven,    preach    any    other 


gospel  unto  you  than  that  which 
we  have  preached  unto  you,  let 
him  be  '^accursed. 

9  As  we  said  before,  so  say  I  now 
again.  If  any  man  preach  any  other 
gospel  unto  you  than  that  ye  have 
received,  let  him  be  "•'accursed. 

10  For  do  I  now  persuade  men, 
or  God  ?  or  do  I  seek  to  please 
men  ?  for  if  I  yet  pleased  men,  I 
should  not  be  the  servant  of  Christ. 

1 1  F)ut  I  certify  you,  brethren, 
that  the  gosjjel  wliich  was  preached 
of  me  is  not  after  man. 

12  For  I  neither  received  it  of 
man,  neither  was  I  taught  /^,  but 
by  the  revelation  of  Jesus  Christ. 

1.3  For  ye  have  heard  of  my 
^conversation  in  time  past  in  the 
Jews'  religion,  how  that  beyond 
measure  i  persecuted  the  church 
of  God,  and  wasted  it : 

14  And  *  profited  in  the  Jews' 
religion  abo\  o  niiiiiy  my  equals  in 
mine  own  nation,  being  more  ex- 
ceedingly zealous  of  the  traditions 
of  my  fathers. 

li)  But  when  it  phrased  God, 
who  separated  me  '"'  from  my  mo- 
ther's womb,  and  called  me  by  his 
grace, 

16  To  reveal  his  Son  in  me,  that 
r  might    preach  hiin    among    the 


1  honour- 
able, 


2  Luke. 


2  anathema. 


3  jnanner  of 
life 


■*  advanced 


6  even  from 


193 


PmiVs  apostolic  antliority. 


GALATIANS,  2. 


He  ivithstaudeth  Peter. 


1  Geutiles ; 


2  but  only 


3  laid  before 
them 


■*  not  even 


6  were 
reputed 


•!  were  of  re 
l>iitc 


'  heathen  ;  immediately  I  conferred 
not  with  tiesh  and  blood  : 

17  Neither  went  1  up  to  Jerusa- 
lem to  them  which  were  apostles 
before  me  ;  but  1  went  into  Arabia, 
and  returned  again  unto  Damas- 
cus. 

18  Then  after  three  years  I  went 
up  to  Jerusalem  to  see  Peter,  and 
abode  with  him  fifteen  days. 

1 9  But  other  of  the  apostles  saw 
I  none,  "  save  James  the  Lord's 
brother. 

20  Now  the  things  which  I  write 
unto  you,  behold,  before  God,  I  lie 
not. 

21  Afterwards  I  came  into  the 
regions  of  Syria  and  C'ilicia ; 

22  And  was  unknown  by  face 
unto  the  churches  of  Judsea  which 
were  in  Christ : 

23  But  they  had  heard  only. 
That  he  which  persecuted  us  in 
times  past  now  preacheth  the  faith 
which  once  he  destroyed. 

24  And  they  glorified  God  in  me. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  He  slieweth  tchen  he  tcent  up  again  to 
Jeruftdlein,  and  for  ii)h(ii  purpone  :  3  and 
that  Ti,tu>i  ini.s'iiiit  circiniivised :  11  and 
that  he  rexi'^t,,!  I',l,r.  <ni,l  tnhl  him  the 
reason,  14  irhi/ he  mid  ulln'r,  h,ing  Jews, 
do  helieri'  in  t'lirist  In  ht  justified  by  faith, 
and  niit  hi/  imrh-s :  iid  d'lid  that  they  live 
not  in  sill,  ir/iii  lire  so  jiisti fied. 

rpHEN  fourteeri  years  after  I 
JL  went  up  again  to  Jerusalem 
with  Barnabas,  and  took  Titus 
with  me  also. 

2  And  I  went  up  by  revelation, 
and  ^communicated  unto  them 
that  gospel  which  I  jjreach  iimong 
tlie  Gentiles,  but  privately  to  them 
which  were  of  reputation,  lest  by 
any  means  I  should  run,  or  had 
run,  in  vain. 

3  But  *  neither  Titus,  who  was 
with  me,  being  a  Gn^ek,  was  com- 
pelled to  be  circumcised  : 

4  And  that  because  of  false  bre- 
thren unawai'es  brought  in,  who 
came  in  privily  to  spy  out  our  li- 
berty which  we  have  in  Christ 
Jesus,  that  they  might  bring  us 
int(j  bondage : 

5  To  vvhom  we  gave  place  by 
subjection,  no,  not  for  an  hour ; 
that  the  truth  of  the  gospel  might 
continue  with  you. 

6  jjut  of  thuse  who  "  seemed  to  be 
somewhat,  (whatsoever  they  were, 
it  mak(;th  no  matter  tome:  God  ac- 
cepteth  no  man's  person  :)  for  they 
who  "seemed  to  lie  i^<>i)t('\r}i(it  in  con- 
fei'encc  add(>d  notliiiig  to  me  : 

7  But  contrai'iwise,  when  they 
saw  that  tlie  gospel  of  the  uncii'- 
cumcision  was  committed  unto  me, 


as  the   goi^pel  of  the  circumcision 
2vas  unto  Peter  ; 

8  (For  he  that  wrought  effectu- 
ally in  Peter  to  the  apostleship  of 
the  circumcision,  the  same  was 
mighty  in  me  toward  the  Gentiles  :) 

9  And  when  James,  Cephas,  and 
John,  who  seemed  to  be  pillars, 
perceived  the  grace  that  was  given 
unto  me,  they  gave  to  me  and  Bar- 
nabas the  right  hands  of  fellow- 
ship ;  that  we  should  go  unto  the 
"heathen,  and  they  unto  the  cir- 
cumcision. 

10  Only  they  would  that  we 
sliould  remember  the  poor ;  the 
same  which  I  also  was  forward  to 
do. 

11  But  when  Peter  was  come  to 
Antioch,  I  withstood  him  to  the 
face,  because  he  was  to  be  blamed. 

1 2  For  before  tha  t  certain  came 
from  James,  he  did  eat  with  the 
Gentiles :  but  when  they  were 
come,  he  withdrew  and  separated 
himself,  fearing  them  which  were 
of  the  circumcision. 

13  AndtheotherJewsdissembled 
likewise  with  him  ;  insomuch  that 
Barnabas  also  was  carried  away 
with  their  dissimulation. 

14  But  when  I  saw  that  they 
walked  not  uprightly  according  to 
the  truth  of  the  gosi)eI,  I  said  unto 
Peter  before  thuni  all.  If  thou,  be- 
ing a  Jew,  livest  after  the  manner 
of  Gentiles,  and  not  as  do  the  Jews, 
why  compellest  thou  the  Gentiles 
to  live  as  do  the  Jews  % 

15  We  who  are  Jews  by  nature, 
and  not  sinners  of  the  Gentiles, 

16  "  Knowing  that  a  man  is  not 
justified  "  Ixv  the  works  <^f  the  law, 
but  by  the  faith  of  Jesus  Christ, 
even  we  have  believed  in  Jesus 
Christ,  that  we  might  be  justified 
by  the  faith  of  Christ,  and  not  by 
the  works  of  the  law  :  for  by  the 
works  of  the  law  shall  no  flesh  be 
justified. 

17  Vfii  if,  while  we  seek  to  be 
justified  '"by  Christ,  we  ourselves 
also  are  found  sinners,  v'.s-  therefore 
Christ  the  minister  of  sin's  *  God 
forbid.  _  -- 

1 8  For  if  I  build  again  the  tilings 
which  1  destroyed,  1  mak(^  myself 
a  transgressor. 

19  Koi-  1  through  the  law  am 
dead  to  the  law,  that  1  might  live 
unto  God. 

20  1  am  crucified  with  Christ : 
neverth(>less  1  live;  yet  not  1,  but 
Christ  livetli  in  me  :  and  the  life 
which  r  now  live  in  the  flesh  i  live 
by  the  faith  of  tlu^  Son  of  (Jod,  who 
loved  me,  and  gave  himself  for  me. 


*  Gr.  Be  it  not  so. 


Gentiles, 


8  Yet  know- 
ing 

'•'  by  works 
of  law, 


194 


Contrast  betiveen 


GALATIANS,  3,  4. 


the  law  and  faith. 


21  I  do  not  frusti'ate  the  grace 
of  God  :  for  if  righteousness  coiue 
by  the  law,  then  Christ  ^  is  dead  in 


CHAPTER  3. 

1  //e  asketh  \chat  moved  Hum  to  leave  the 
faith,  and  hang  ujion.  the  law?  (i  Theij 
that  believe  are  juxtifiecl.  9  and  blessed 
with  Abfaham.  10  And  this  he  sheweth  by 
many  reanona. 

0  FOOLISH  Galatians,  who  hath 
bewitched  you,  that  ye  sliould 
not  obey  the  truth,  before  whose  eyes 
Jesus  Christ  hath  been  ^evidently 
set  forth,  crucified  among  you  ( 


'1  This  only  would  i  learn  of  you, 
Received  ye  the  Spirit  by  the 
works  of  the  law,  or  by  the  hearing 
of  faiths 

3  Are  ye  so  foolish'?  having  be- 
gun in  the  Spirit,  are  ye  now 
made  perfect  '^  by  the  flesh  'I 

4  Have  ye  suffered  so  many 
things  in  vain?  if  it  be  yet  in  vain. 

5  He  therefore  that  ministereth 
to  you  the  Spirit,  and  worketh 
miracles  among  you,  (Joetli  lie  it  by 
the  works  of  the  law,  or  by  the 
hearing  of  faith  1 

6  Even  as  Abraham  believed 
God,  and  it  was  accounted  to  him 
for  righteousness. 

7  Know  ye  therefore  that  they 
which  are  of  faith,  the  same  are 
the  children  of  Abiuham. 

8  And  the  scripture,  foreseeing 
that  God  would  justify  the  heathen 
through  faith,  preached  before  the 
gospel  unto  Abraham,  saying.  In 
thee  shall  all  nations  be  blessed. 

9  So  then  they  which  be  of  faith 
are  blessed  with  faithful  Abraham. 

10  For  as  many  as  are  of  the 
works  of  the  law  are  under  the 
curse :  for  it  is  written,  Cursed 
I'.s'  every  one  that  continueth  not  in 
all  things  which  are  written  in  the 
book  of  the  law  to  do  them. 

11  But  that  UvO  man  is  justified 
by  the  law  in  tlie  sight  of  God, 
it  is  evident:  for.  The  '^just  shall 
live  by  faith. 

12  And  the  law  is  not  of  faith  : 
but,  The  man  that  doeth  them  shall 
live  in  them. 

13  l!hrist  hath  redeemed  us  from 
the  curse  of  the  law,  being  made  a 
curse  for  us :  for  it  is  written. 
Cursed  is  every  one  that  hangeth 
on  a  tree : 

14  That  the  blessing  of  Abra- 
ham might  come  on  the  Gentiles 
through  Jesus  CJhrist ;  that  we 
miglit  receive  the  promise  of  the 
Spirit  through  faith. 

15  l>rethren,  I  speak  after  the 
manner  of  men  ;  Though  if  lie  but 
a  man's  covenant,  yet  if  it  t>e  con- 


*0r, 


firmed,   no    man    disannuUeth,  or 

addeth  thereto. 

1 6  Now  to  Abraham  and  his  seed 
were  the  promises  made.  He  saith 
not.  And  to  seeds,  as  of  many  ;  but 
as  of  one.  And  to  thy  seed,  which 
is  Christ.  - 

17  And  this  I  say,  tJiat  the  cove- 
nant, that  was  confii'med  before  of 
God  in  Christ,  the  law,  which  was 
four  hundred  and  thirty  years  after, 
cannot  disannul,  that  it  should 
make  the  promise  of  none  effect. 

18  For  if  the  inheritance  he  of 
the  \iiw,it  is  no  more  of  promise :  but 
God  gave  it  to  Abraham  byproniise. 

19  Wherefore  then  servetk  the 
law  1  It  was  added  because  of 
transgressions,  till  the  seed  should 
come  to  whom  the  promise  was 
made;  and  it  icas  ordained  ''  l)v 
angels  in  the  hand  of  a  mediator. 

20  Now  a  mediator  is  not  a 
mediator  of  one,  but  Gofl  is  one. 

21  Is  the  law  then  against  the 
promises  of  God"?  t  God  forbid  :  for 
if  there  had  been  a  law  given  which 
could  have  given  life,  verily  right- 
eousness should  have  been  by  the 
law. 

22  But  the  scripture  hath  con- 
cluded all  under  sin,  that  the  pro- 
mise by  faith  of  Jesus  Christ  might 
be  given  to  them  that  believe. 

23  But  before  "faith  came,  we 
were  kept  under  the  law,  shut  up 
unto  the  faith  which  should  after- 
wards be  revealed. 

24  Wherefore  the  law  was  our 
'^schoolmaster  to  brine/  us  unto 
Christ,  that  we  might  be  justified 
by  faith. 

25  But  after  that  faith  is  come, 
we  are  no  longer  under  a  "school- 
master. 

26  For  ye  are  all  "the  chihh-en 
of  God  by  faith  in  Christ  Jesus. 

27  For  as  many  of  you  as  '"have 
been   baptized  into  Christ  "  have 


put  on  Christ. 

28  There  is  neither  Jew  noi- 
Greek.there  is  neithei' bond  nor  free, 
there  is  neither  male  nor  female  : 
for  ye  are  all  one  in  Christ  Jesus. 

29  And  if  ye  l>e  ( 'hrist's,  then  are 
ye  Abraham's  seed,  and  heirs  ac- 
cording to  the  promise. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  We  trere  wnder  the  hvir  till  (Virist  came,  ax 
the  heir  in  under  hix  i/iiardian  till  he  be  of 
aye.  .')  But  Chrixt  freed  ns  from  the  lair  : 
7  therefore  ire  are  xercanix  no  longer  to  it. 
14  lie  rememhereih  their  good  icill  to  7iim. 
and  hix  to  them,  '22  and  sheweVi  that  ice 
are  tits  sons  of  Abraham  by  Uiefreeieoman . 

OW  I  say.  That  the  heir,  as  long 
as  he  is  a  child,  differeth  no- 

t  <rr.  T>e  ic  not  so. 


N 


through 


<5  the  faith 


>*  tutor. 


^"  were 
11  did 


196 


The  service  of  slaves 


GALATIANS,  5. 


and  of  adopted  sons. 


1  guardians 

and 

stewards 


2  rudiments 


3  born 


4  sent  fortli 


5  were  in 
bondage 


6  rudiments, 


'  because  of 
an  infirmity 


8  seek 


9  songlit 


thing  from  a  servant,  though  he  be 
lord  of  all ; 
2  But  is  under  '  tutors  and  go- 


vernors  until  the  time  appointed 
of  the  father. 

3  Even  so  we,  when  we  were 
children,  were  in  bondage  under 
the  "elements  of  the  world: 

4  But  when  the  fulness  of  the 
time  was  come,  God  sent  forth  his 
Son,  "  made  of  a  woman,  ^rnade 
under  the  law, 

5  To  redeem  them  that  were  un- 
der the  law,  that  we  might  x'eceive 
the  adoption  of  sons. 

6  And  because  ye  are  sons,  God 
^  hath  sent  forth  the  Spirit  of  his 
Son  into  your  hearts,  crying,  Abba, 
Father. 

7  Wherefore  thou  art  no  more  a 
servant,  but  a  son  ;  and  if  a  son, 
then  an  heir  of  God  through  Chi'ist. 

8  Howbeit  then,  when  ye  knew 
not  God,  ye  ^  did  service  unto  them 
which  by  nature  are  no  gods. 

9  But  now,  after  that  j^e  have 
known  God,  or  rather  are  known  of 
(jod,  how  turn  ye  again  to  the  weak 
and  beggarly  ''elements,  where- 
unto  ye  desire  again  to  be  in 
bondage  1 

10  Ye  observe  days,  and  months, 
and  times,  and  years. 

Ill  am  afraid  of  you,  lost  I  have 
bestowed  upon  you  labour  in  vain. 

12  Brethren,  I  beseech  you,  be 
as  I  am ;  for  I  am  as  ye  are :  ye 
have  not  injured  me  at  all. 

13  Ye  know  how  ''  through  in- 
firmity of  the  flesh  I  preached  the 


gospel  unto  you  at  the  first. 

14  And  my  temptation  which 
was  in  my  flesh  ye  despised  not,  nor 
rejected  ;  but  received  me  as  an 
angel  of  God,  even  as  Christ  Jesus. 

1 5  Where  is  then  the  blessedness 
ye  spake  of?  for  I  bear  you  record, 
that,  if  it  had  been  i)ossible,  ye 
would  have  plucked  out  your  own 
eyes,  and  have  given  them  to  me. 

16  Am  I  therefore  become  your 
enemy,  because  I  tell  .you  tlu^  truth  ? 

17  They  zealously  "Mffect  you, 
hut  not  well  ;  yea,  they  would  ex- 
clude you,  that  ye  might  "  afi'ect 
them. 

1 S  liut  it  it  good  to  ho.  zealously 
" affected  always  in  a  good  thita/, 
and  not  only  when  1  am  jjresent 
with  you. 

19  My  little  children,  of  whojn 
1  travail  in  birth  again  until  Christ 
be  formed  in  you, 

20  r  desire  to  be  present  with 
you  now,  and  to  change  my  \'oice  ; 
for  I  stand  in  doul)t  of  you. 

21  Tell  me,  ye  that  desire  to  be 


under  the  law,  do  ye  not  hear  the 
lawl 

22  For  it  is  written,  that  Abra- 
ham had  two  sons,  the  one  by  a 
bondmaid,  the  other  by  a  free 
woman. 

23  But  he  who  "teas  of  the  bond- 
woman was  born  after  the  flesh  ; 
but  he  of  the  freewoman  ivas  by 
promise. 

24  Which  things  are  an  allegory  : 
for  these  are  the  two  covenants ;  the 
one  from  the  mount  Sinai,  which 
^"genderetli  to  bondage,  which  is 
"  Agar. 

25  lor  this  '"Agar  is  mount  Sinai 
in  Arabia,  and  answereth  to  '''Jeru- 
salem which  now  is,'^and  is  in  bond- 
age with  her  children. 

26  But  "Jerusalem  which  is 
above  is  free,  which  is  the  mother 
of  us  all. 

27  For  it  is  written,  Rejoice, 
thou  barren  that  bearest  not ;  break 
forth  and  cry,  thou  that  travailest 
not :  for  the  desolate  hath  many 
more  children  than  she  which  hath 
an  husband. 

28  Now  we,  brethren,  as  Isaac 
was,  are  the  children  of  promise. 

29  But  as  then  he  that  was  born 
after  the  flesh  persecuted  him  that 
ivas  horn  after  the  Spirit,  even  so 
it  is  now. 

30  Nevertheless  what  saith  the 
scripture"?  Cast  out  the  bond- 
woman and  her  son  :  for  the  son  of 
the  bondwoman  shall  not  be  heir 
with  the  son  of  the  freewoman. 

31  So  then,  brethren,  we  are  not 
children  of  the  bondwoman,  but  of 
the  free. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  JTe  inoreth  them  to  stavd  in  their  liberty, 
3  and  not  to  ohxei're  circumcision  :  13  htd 
ritthcf  lore,  irhii-h  is  the  niiiii  of  the  loir. 
j'J  I/e  revlconelh  up  the  irorka  ofthejfesh, 
i'l  (111(1  the  //■(lift:  of  the  Spirit,  'J5  diid  e'.r- 
hdfteth  to  icalk.  in.  the  Spirit. 

STAND  fast  therefore  in  the  li- 
berty wherewith  Christ  hath 
made  us  free,  and  he  not  entangled 
again  with  the  yoke  of  bondage. 

2  Behold,  I  Paul  say  unto  you, 
that  if  ye  be  circumcised,  Christ 
shall  profit  you  nothing. 

3  Foi'  1  testify  again  to  every 
man  that  is  circumcised,  that  he  is 
a  debtor  to  do  the  whole  law. 

4  Christ  is  l^ecome  of  no  effect 
unto  you,  whosoever  of  you  arc 
justified  by  th(!  law  ;  ye  are  fallen 
from  gra(!e. 

5  For  we  through  the  Spirit  wait 
for  tlie  hope  of  righteousness  by 
faith.^ 

6  For  in  Jesus  Christ  neither  cir- 
cumcision availeth  any  thing,  nor 


1"  heareth 
cliildren 
11  Hagar. 
1-  Hagar 
13  tbe  Jeru- 
salem 
i**for  slie 


*0r. 


196 


Tlie  fruit  of  the  Spirit. 


GALATIANS,  6. 


Glorying  in  the  cross. 


uncircumcision ;   but  faith    which 
worketh  by  love. 

7  Ye  did  run  well ;  who  did  hin- 
der you  that  ye  should  not  obey 
the  truth? 

8  This  persuasion  cometh  not  of 
him  that  calleth  you. 

9  A  little  leaven  leaveneth  the 
whole  lump. 

10  I  have  confidence  in  you 
through  the  Lord,  that  ye  will  be 
none  otherwise  minded :  but  he 
that  troubleth  you  shall  bear  his 
judgment,  whosoever  he  be. 

11  And  I,  brethren,  if  I  yet  preach 
circumcision,  why  do  I  yet  suffer 
persecution?  then  is  the  ^  offence 
of  the  cross  "ceased. 

12  I  would  they  were  even  cut 
off  which  trouble  you. 

13  For,  brethi-en,  ye  have  been 
called  unto  liberty  ;  only  iise  not 
liberty  for  an  occasion  to  the  flesh, 
but  by  love  serve  one  another. 

14  For  all  the  law  is  fulfilled  in 
one  word,  even  in  this  ;  Thou  shalt 
love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 

15  But  if  ye  bite  and  devour  one 
another,  take  lieed  that  ye  be  not 
consumed  one  of  another. 

16  17iis  I  say  then,  Walk  in  the 
Spirit,  and  ye  shall  not  fulfil  the 
lust  of  the  flesh. 

17  For  the  flesh  lusteth  against 
the  Spirit,  and  the  Spirit  against 
the  flesh  :  and  these  are  contrary 
the  one  to  the  other :  so  that  ye 
cannot  do  the  things  that  ye 
would. 

18  But  if  ye  be  led  of  the  Spirit, 
ye  are  not  under  the  law. 

1 9  Now  t-lie  works  of  the  flesh  are 
manifest,  which  are  these;  Adul- 
tery, fornication,  uncleanness,  las- 
civiousness, 

20  Idolatry,  ^  witchcraft,  hati'ed, 
variance,  emulations,  wrath,  strife, 
seditions,  '*  heresies, 

21  Envyings,  murders,  drunken- 
ness, revellings,  and  such  like :  of 
the  which  I  tell  you  before,  as  I 
have  also  told  t/om  in  time  past, 
that  they  which  '' do_  such  things 
shall  not  inherit  the  kingdom  of 
(lod. 

22  But  the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is 
love,  joy,  peace,  longsuffering,  gen- 
tleness, goodness,  "faith. 

23  Meekness,  '  temperance  : 
against  such  there  is  no  law. 

24  And  tliey  that  are  Christ's 
have  crucified  the  flesh  with  **  the 
affections  and  lusts. 


25  If  we  live  in  the  Spirit,  let 
us  also  walk  in  the  Spirit. 

26  Let  us  not  be  desirous  of  vain 
glory,  provoking  one  another,  en- 
vying one  another. 


CHAPTER  6. 

1  ITe  mnvelh  them  to  deal  niildl;/  toith  a 
hrotlier  tint  hath  slipped,  2  and  to  bear 
one  another's  burden  :  6  to  be  liberal  to 
their  teachers,  9  and  not  wearj/  of  irell 
doing.  12  He  shetveth  what  they  intend 
that  preach  cireumcinion.  14  Ife  yhirieth 
in  nothing,  save  in  the  cross  of  Christ. 

BRETHREN,  if  a  man  be  over- 
taken in  a  fault,  ye  which  are 
spiritual,  restore  such  an  one  in 
the  spirit  of  meekness ;  consider- 
ing thyself,  lest  thou  also  be 
tempted. 

2  Bear  ye  one  another's  burdens, 
and  so  fulfil  the  law  of  Christ. 

3  For  if  a  man  think  himself  to 
be  something,  when  he  is  nothing, 
he  deceiveth  himself. 

4  But  let  every  man  prove  his 
own  work,  and  then  shall  he  have 
rejoicing  in  himself  alone,  and  not 
in  another. 

5  For  every  man  shall  bear  his 
own  burden. 

6  Let  him  that  is  taught  in  the 
word  communicate  unto  him  that 
teacheth  in  all  good  things. 

7  Be  not  deceived ;  God  is  not 
mocked :  for  whatsoever  a  man 
soweth,  that  shall  he  also  reap. 

8  For  he  that  soweth  to  his  flesh 
shall  of  the  flesh  reap  corrujition ; 
but  he  that  soweth  to  the  Spirit 
shall  of  the  Spirit  reap  life  ^  ever- 
lasting. 


9  And  let  us  not  be  weary  in 
well  doing  :  for  in  due  season  we 
shall  reap,  if  we  faint  not. 

10  As  we  have  therefore  oppor- 
tunity, let  us  do  good  unto  all  men, 
especially  unto  them  who  are  of 
the  household  of  '"  faith. 

1 1  Ye  see  "  how  large  a  letter  I 
have  written  unto  you  with  mine 
own  hand. 

12  As  many  as  desire  to  make 
a  fair  shew  in  the  flesh,  they  con- 
strain you  to  be  circumci.sed  ;  only 
lest  they  should  suffer  persecution 
for  the  cross  of  Christ. 

1 3  For  neither  they  themselves 
who  ai'e  circumcised  keep  the  law  ; 
but  desire  to  have  you  circumci.sed, 
that  they  may  glory  in  your  flesh. 

14  But  God  forbid  that  I  should 
glory,  save  in  the  cross  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ, ''  by  whom  the  world 
is  crucified  unto  me,  and  I  unto 
the  world. 

15  For  in  Christ  Jesus  neither 
circumcision  availeth  any  thing, 
nor  uncircumcision,  but  a  new 
'•'ci'eature. 

16  And  as  many  as  walk  accoi'd- 
ing  to  this  rule,  peace  l>e  on  them, 
and  mercy,  and  upon  the  Israel  of 
God. 

17  From  henceforth  let  no  man 


197 


Oar  adoption  in  Christ. 


GALATIAKS,  6. 


1  bear 
branded  on 


1  *  which  be 
freely  he- 
stowed  on  us 


2  liini : 

3  sum  lip 


*•  were  made 
a  heritaiic, 


trouble  me :    for    I  ^  hear  in    my 

body  the  marks  of  the  Lord  .)  esus. 

18  Brethren,   the   grace    of    our 


Lord    Jesus    Clirist 
spirit.     Amen. 

1  Unto  the  Galatians  written  from  Rome 


The  dmrch  his  body, 
be  with   your 


THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

EPHESIANS 


CHAPTER  L 

1  After  themlutation,  3  andthanksrjiinngfor 
the  JSphesianfi,  4  he  treaiath  of  our  election, 
6  and  adoption  by  grace,  11  which  is  the 
true  and  proper  fountain  of  man's  salva- 
tion. 18  And  ti'ecanne  the  height  of  this 
nii/steri/  cannot  Citsilij  he  attained  unto,  16 
he  prayeth  tluit  they  may  come  Is  to  the  fall 
knowledge  and  2U  posse^^ion  thereof  in 
Ch  rist. 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ 
by  the  will  of  God,  to  the  saints 
which  are  at  Ephesus,  and  to  the 
faithful  in  Christ  Jesus  : 

2  Grace  be  to  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  Father,  and  from 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  Blessed  he  the  God  and  Father 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  hath 
blessed  us  with  all  spiritual  bless- 
ings in  heavenly  p/aces  in  Christ : 

4  According  as  he  hath  chosen 
us  in  him  before  the  foundation  of 
the  world,  that  we  should  be  holy 
and  without  blame  before  him  in 
love : 

5  Having  predestinated  us  unto 
the  adoption  of  children  by  Jesus 
Christ  to  himself,  according  to  the 
good  pleasure  of  his  will, 

6  To  the  praise  of  the  glory  of 
his  grace,  *  wherein  he  hnth  made 
us  accei^ted  in  the  beloved. 

7  In  whom  we  have  redemption 
through  his  blood,  t!ie  foi'giveness 
of  sins  according  to  the  riches  of 
his  grace ; 

(S  Wherein  he  hath  abounded  to- 
ward us  in  all  wisdom  and  pru- 
dence ; 

9  Having  made  known  unto  us 
the  mystery  of  his  will,  acconhng 
to  his  good  pleasure  which  lie  hath 
purijosed  in  -liimself : 

1 0  That  in  tTiedlspensatiqn  of  the 
fulness  of  times  he  might  ''giithcr 
togelhor  in  one  all  things  in  Ciu'ist, 
!)()(, Ii  wlucli  arc  in  heaven,  and 
which  are  on  earth  ;  even  in  him  : 

11  In  whom  also  we  ^  1im.vc  ob- 
tnined  an  inheritance.  Ix'ing  i)re- 
(Icsl  inatefl  aceorthng  to  the  i)ur])ose 
of  hifn  who  woi-keth  all  tilings  after 
the  counsel  of  his  own  will : 

\'2  That  we    should    be    to    the 


*  Or, 


praise    of    liis    glory,    who    first 
trusted  in  Christ. 

1 3  In  whom  ye  also  trusted,  after 
that  ye  heard  the  word  of  truth,  the 
gospel  of  your  salvation  :  in  whom 
also  after  that  ye  believed,  ye  Avere 
sealed  with  that  holy  Spirit  of  pro- 
mise, 

14  Which  is  the  earnest  of  our 
inheritance  until  the  redemption 
of  ^  the  purchased  possession,  unto 
the  praise  of  his  glory. 

1 5  Wherefore  I  also,  after  I  heard 
of  your  faith  in  the  Lord  Jesus,  and 
love  unto  all  the  saints, 

16  Cease  not  to  give  thanks  for 
you,  making  mention  of  you  in  my 
prayers ; 

17  That,  the  God  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  the  Father  of  glorj% 
may  give  unto  you  the  spirit  of 
wisdom  and  revelation  in  the  know- 
ledge of  him  : 

18  The  eyes  of  your  understand- 
ing being  enlightened ;  that  ye  may 
know  what  is  the  hope  of  his  call- 
ing, and  what  the  riches  of  the  glory 
of  his  inheritance  in  the  saints, 

1 9  And  what  is  the  exceeding 
greatness  of  his  power  to  us-ward 
who  believe,  according  to  the  work- 
ing of  his  mighty  power, 

20  Which  he  wrought  in  Christ, 
when  he  raised  him  from  the  dead, 
and  set  him  at  his  own  right  hand 
in  the  heavenly  p/aces, 

21  Far  above  all  principality, 
and  power,  and  mignt,  and  do- 
minion, and  every  name  that  is 
named,  not  only  in  this  world,  but 
also  in  that  which  is  to  come : 

22  And  hath  put  nW  t/t/iii/i;  under 
his  feet,  and  gave  him  fo  tic  th(! 
head  over  all  tliiiuja  to  the  church, 

23  Which  is  his  body,  the  fulness 
of  him  that  filleth  all  m  all. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  By  comparing  what  'we  nere  hy^  nature, 
ic'ith  ii-hat  ve  are  ri  by  grace  :  10  he  decl/ir- 
cfh,  thfit  wv  fire  made  for  good  irar/rs; 
and  l-">  being  brought  near  liij  I'hrisl. 
Khonld  not  line  as  11  (f entiles,  and  \'i 
fareigners  in  time  past,  but  as  Ifl  citizens 
'  irith  the  naints.  and  the  fa  mil  y  of  Ood. 

N I )  you  hath  he  quickened,  who 
were   dead    in  trespasses  aiui 


A 


sins ; 


198 


Jew  and  Gentile 


EPHESIANS,  3. 


made  one  in  Christ. 


2  Wherein  in  time  past  ye  walked 
according  to  the  course  of  this 
world,  according  to  the  prince  of 
the  power  of  the  air,  the  spirit  that 
now  worketh  in  the  children  of 
disobedience : 

3  Among  whom  also  we  all  '  had 
our  conversation  in  times  past  in 


the  lusts  of  our  Hesh,  fulhlhng  the 
desires  of  the  flesh  and  of  the  mind ; 
and  were  by  nature  the  children  of 
wiuth,  even  as  others. 

i  But  God,  who  is  rich  in  mercy, 
for  his  great  love  wherewith  he 
loved  us, 

5  Even  when  we  were  dead  in 
sins,  hath  quickened  us  together 
with  Christ,  (by  grace  ye  are 
saved  ;) 

6  And  hath  raised  us  up  together, 
and  made  tis  sit  together  in  hea- 
venly places  in  Christ  Jesus  : 

7  That  in  the  ages  to  come  he 
might  shew  the  exceeding  riches  of 
his  grace  in  Itis  kindness  toward  us 
through  Christ  Jesus. 

8  For  by  grace  are  ye  saved 
through  faith ;  and  that  not  of 
yourselves  :  it  is  the  gift  of  God  : 

9  Not  of  works,  lest  any  man 
should  boast. 

10  For  we  are  his  workmanship, 
created  in  Christ  Jesus  unto  good 
works,  which  God  hath  before  "'  or- 
dained  that  we  should  walk  in  them. 


1 1  Wherefore  remember,  that  ye 
heing  in  time  past  Gentiles  in  the 
flesh,  who  are  called  Uncircum- 
cision  by  that  which  is  called  the 
Circumcision  in  the  flesh  made  by 
hands ; 

12  That  at  that  time  ye  were 
'''  without  Christ,  being  aliens  from 
the  commonwealth  of  Israel,  and 
strangers  from  the  covenants  of 
promise,  having  no  hope,  and  with- 
out God  in  the  world  : 

13  But  now  in  Christ  Jesus  ye 
who  •*  sometimes  were  far  off  are 
made  nigh  by  the  blood  of  Christ. 

14  For  he  is  our  peace,  who  hath 
made  both  one,  and  hath  broken 
down  the  middle  wall  of  partition 
between  us; 

15  Haying  abolished  in  his  flesh 
the  enmity,  even  the  law  of  com- 
mandments contained  in  ordi- 
nances;  for  to  make  in  himself 
of  twain  one  new  inan,  so  making 
I}eace ; 

16  And  that  he  might  reconcile 
both  unto  God  in  one  body  by  the 
cross,  having  slain  the  eimiity 
thereby : 

17  And  came  and  preached  peace 
to  you  whicli  were  afar  ofl',  and  to 
them  that  were  nigh. 

18  For    through    him    we    both 


have  access  by  one  Spirit  unto  the 
Fathei'. 

19  Now  therefore  ye  are  no  more 
strangers  and  foreigners,  but  fel- 
lowcitizens  with  the  saints,  and  of 
the  household  of  God  ; 

20  And  are  built  upon  the  foun- 
dation of  the  apostles  and  prophets, 
Jesus  Christ  himself  being  the  chief 
corner  stone  ,• 

21  In  whom  all  the  building  fitly 
framed  together  groweth  unto  an 
holy  temple  in  the  Lord  : 

22  In  whom  ye  also  are  builded 
together  for  an  habitation  of  God 
tln'ough  the  Spirit. 

CHAPTER  3. 

5  The  hidden  mystery,  6  tliat  the  Gentileit 
xhoul.d  he  savec/,,  3  was  made  known  1<> 
rani  by  revelation  :  8  and  to  him  was  that 
grace  given,  that  9  he  should  jjreach  it. 
lo  He  desireth  tliein  not  to  fit! id  for  his 
tribulation,  14  and  prayeth  19  that  they 
may  jierceire  the  greek  love  of  Christ 
toii:ard  them. 

FOR  this  cause  I  Paul,  the  pri- 
soner of  Jesus  Christ  for  you 
Gentiles, 

2  If  ye  have  heard  of  the  Mis- 
jjensation  of  the  grace  of  God 
which   is  given  me  to  you -ward : 

3  How  that  by  revelation  he 
made  known  unto  me  the  mj^stery ; 
(as  I  wrote  afore  in  few  words, 

4  Whereby,  when  ye  read,  ye 
may  understand  my  knowledge  in 
the  mystery  of  Christ) 

5  Which  in  other  ages  was  not 
madeknown  unto  the  sons  of  men, 
as  it  is  now  revealed  unto  his  holy 
apostles  and  prophets  by  the 
Spirit ; 

6  That  the  Gentiles  should  be 
fellowheirs,  and  of  the  same  body, 
and  partakers  of  his  promise  in 
Christ  by  the  gospel : 

7  Whereof  I  was  made  a  minis- 
ter, according  to  the  gift  of  the 
grace  of  God  given  unto  me  by  the 
effectual  working  of  his  power. 

8  Unto  me,  who  am  less  than 
the  least  of  all  saints,  is  this  grace 
given,  that  I  should  preach  among 
the  Gentiles  the  unsearchable 
riches  of  Christ ; 

9  And  to  make  all  onen  see  what 
is  the  "  fellowship  of  the  mystery, 
which  from  the  beginning  of  the 
world  hath  been  hid  in  (iod,  who 
created  all  tilings  by  Jesus  Christ : 

10  To  the  intent  that  now  unto 
the  principalities  and  powers  in 
heavenly  p/ares  migjit  be  known 
"b\'^  the  church  tlie  manifold  wis- 
dom of  God, 

1 1  According  to  the  eternal  pur- 
pose which  lie  lau'posed  in  Christ 
Jesus  our  J^ord  : 


*  Or, 


s  steward- 
ship 


fi  *  dispeusa- 
tioli 


through 


199 


The  nnity  of  the  cJmrcli. 


EPHESIAXS,  4. 


Exhortation  to  holiness. 


12  In  whom  we  have  boldness 
and  access  with  confidence  'by  the 
faith  of  him. 

13  Wherefore  I  desire  that  ye 
faint  not  at  my  tribidations  for 
you,  which  is  your  glory. 

14  For  this  cause  1  bow  my 
knees  unto  the  Father  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ, 

1 5  Of  whom  ^  the  whole  *  family 
in  heaven  and  earth  is  named, 

16  That  he  would  grant  you,  ac- 
cording to  the  riches  of  his  glory, 
to  be  strengthened  with  might  by 
his  Spii'it  in  the  inner  man  ; 

17  That  Christ  may  dwell  in 
your  hearts  by  faith  ;  that  ye, 
being  rooted  and  grounded  in  love, 

18  May  be  able  to  comprehend 
with  all  saints  what  is  the  breadth, 
and  length,  and  depth,  and  height ; 

19  And  to  know  the  love  of 
Christ,  which  passeth  knowledge, 
that  ye  might  be  filled  with  all  the 
fulness  of  God. 

20  Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to 
do  exceeding  abundantly  above  all 
that  we  ask  or  think,  according  to 
the  power  that  worketh  in  us, 

21  Unto  him  he  glory  in  the 
church  by  Christ  Jesus  tln-oughout 
all  ages,  world  without  end.    Amen. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  lie  exhorfeth  to  ■uni/i/.  7  <iiir/  dechirelh  Uiat 
Gad  therefore  till- if li  dir,/.-:  11  ijifts  mdo 
men,  that  hix  t-tnnrh  miiild  he  V.\  rdirii-d, 
and  \i\  iirdini  up  in  Clirisl.  H  lie  enlleth 
themfriiui  ill,-  hnpnrilii  <d'  'lie  (''■  n'ilis.  24 
to  X)Ut  oil  the  new  luiiii,  20  to  eti.si  off  lyiiiij, 
and  29  corrupt  comiiiuniauiioii. 

T  THEREFORE,  the  prisoner  of 
X  the  Lord,  beseech  you  that  ye 
walk  worthy  of  the  vocation  where- 
with ye  are  called, 

2  With  all  lowliness  and  meek- 
ness, with  longsxiffering,  forbear- 
ing one  another  in  love ; 

3  Endeavouring  to  keep  the  unity 
of  the  Spirit  in  the  bond  of  peace. 

4  17ie7-e  is  one  body,  and  one 
Spirit,  even  as  ye  are  called  in  one 
hope  of  your  calling  ; 

5  One  Lord,  one  faith,  one  bap- 
tism, 

6  One  God  and  Father  of  all, 
who  is  above  all,  and  through  all, 
and  in  -  you  all. 

7  liut  unto  every  one  of  us  is 
given  grace  according  to  the  mea- 
sure of  the  gift  of  Christ. 

8  Wherefore  he  saith,  When  he 
ascended  up  on  high,  he  led  caj)- 
tivity  captive,  and  gave  gifts  unto 
men. 

9  (Now  that  he  ascended,  what 
is  it  but  that  he  also  descended 


*  Gr.  fatherhood. 


tOr, 


first  into  the  lower  parts  of  the 
earth  1 

10  He  that  descended  is  the  same 
also  that  ascended  up  far  above  all 
heavens,  that  he  might  fill  all 
things.) 

1 1  And  he  gave  some,  apostles ; 
and  some,  prophets ;  and  some, 
evangelists  ;  and  some,  pastors  and 
teachers ; 

12  For  the  perfecting  of  the 
saints,  for  the  work  of  the  minis- 
try, for  the  ^  edifying  of  the  body 
of  Christ : 

13  Till  we  all  come  ■*in_the  unity 
of  the  faith,  and  of  the  knowledge 
of  the  Son  of  God,  unto  a  ^  perfect 
man,  unto  the  measure  of  the  sta- 
ture of  the  fulness  of  Christ : 

1 4  That  we  henceforth  be  no  more 
children,  tossed  to  and  fro,  and 
carried  about  with  every  wind  of 
doctrine,  by  the  sleight  of  men,  and 
cunning  craftiness,  whereby  they 
lie  in  wait  to  deceive  ; 

15  But  speaking  the  truth  in 
love,  may  grow  up  into  him  in  all 
things,  which  is  the  head,  even 
Christ : 

16  From  whom  the  whole  body 
fitly  joined  together  and  compacted 
by  that  which  every  joint  suppli- 
eth,  according  to  *^the  effectual 
working  in  the  measure  of  every 


part,  maketh  increase  of  the  body 
unto  the  ^  edifying  of  itself  in  love. 

1 7  This  1  say  therefore,  and  tes- 
tify in  the  Lord,  that  ye  henceforth 
walk  not  as  other  Gentiles  walk,  in 
the  vanity  of  their  mind, 

18  Having  the  understanding 
darkened,  being  alienated  from  the 
life  of  God  through  the  ignorance 
that  is  in  them,  because  of  the 
'  blindness  of  their  heart : 

19  Who  being  past  feeling  have 
given  themselves  over  unto  lasci- 
viousness,  to  work  all  uricleanness 
with  greediness. 

20  But  ye  have  not  so  learned 
Christ ; 

21  If  so  be  that  ye  have  heard 
him,  and  liave  been  taught  by 
him,  as  the  truth  is  in  Jesus  : 

22  That  ye  put  oH'  ccmcerning 
^tlie  f()i-iner  coiivei'sation  the  old 
man,  which  ''js  corrupt  according 
to  the  deceitful  lusts  ; 

23  And  be  leiiewed  in  the  spirit 
of  your  mind  ; 

24  And  that  ye  put  on  the  new 
uiiui,  which  after  God  is  created  in 
rigiitcousiiess  and  true  holiness. 

25  Wherefore  putting  away  ly- 
ing, sjK'ak  every  man  truth  with 
his  iu'ighl)our :  for  we  are  meni- 
l)ers  one  of  another. 

26  Be  ye  angry,  and  sin  not :  let 


200 


Uncharitableness  and  vndeanness.      EPHESIAiSTS,   5. 


Duties  of  Jmsbands  and  xvives. 


not  the  sun  go  down  upon  your 
wrath  : 

27  Neithergive  place  to  thedevil. 

28  Let  him  that  stole  steal  no 
more :  but  rather  let  him  labour, 
working  with  his  hands  the  thing 
which  is  good,  that  he  may  have  to 
give  to  him  that  needeth. 

29  Let  no  corrupt  ^  communica- 


tion proceed  out  of  your  mouth, 
but  that  which  is  good  -to  the  use 
of  edifying,  that  it  may  minister 
grace  unto  the  hearers. 

30  And  grieve  not  the  holy  Spirit 
of  God,  ^  whereby  ye  are  sealed 
unto  the  day  of  redemption. 

3 1  Let  all  bitterness,  and  wrath, 
and  anger,  and  clamour,  and  evil 
speaking,  be  put  away  from  you, 
with  all  malice  : 

32  And  be  ye  kind  one  to  an- 
other, tendei'hearted,  forgiving  one 
another,  even  as  God  for  Christ's 
sake  hath  forgiven  you. 

CHAPTER  5. 

2  After  fjenernl  e.rhoi'iaiionx.  1o  lore,  8  to  fly 
forniiuition,  4  ond  all  uiich<ininn>t,  7  not  to 
converxe  irit/i  the  tru-lcd.  MUa  tr,ilk  wa7-ily. 
and  to  J/e  \sfllhd  v:Uh  rhe  Sjiirif,  22  he  de- 
sccndcth  to  the  paiticaUtr  duties,  howwires 
ought  to  oheij  their  hii.sl/audu,  lb  and  hns- 
liandx  oKglit  to  lore  t/ieir  Hires,  32  even  <is 
Christ  doth  his  chvrch. 

BE    ye    therefore    "*  followers  of 
God,  as  dear  children  ; 

2  And  walk  in  love,  as  Christ 
also  hath  loved  us,  and  hath  given 
himself  for  us  an  offering  and  a  sa- 
crifice to  God  for  a  sweet  smelling 
savour. 

3  But  fornication,  and  all  un- 
cleanness,  or  covetousness,  let  it 
not  be  °  once  named  among  you,  as 
becometh  saints ; 

4  Neither  filthiness,  nor  foolish 
talking,  nor  jesting,  which  are  not 
•^  convenient:  but  rather  giving  of 
thanks. 

5  For  this  ye  know,  that  no 
'  whoremoTiger,  nor  unclean  per- 
son, nor  covetous  man,  who  is  an 
idolater,  hath  any  inheritance  in 
the  kingdom  of  Christ  and  of  God. 

0  Let  no  man  deceive  you  with 
\'aifi  words  :  for  because  of  these 
things  Cometh  the  wrath  of  God 
upon  the  children  of  disobedience. 

7  Be  not  ye  therefore  partakers 
witli  them. 

8  For  ye  were  *  sometimes  dark- 
ness, but  now  are  i/e  liglit  in  tlie 
Lord  :  walk  as  cliildren  of  light : 

9  (For  the  fruit  of  the  "S;)irit  is 
in  all  goodness  and  righteousness 
and  truth ;) 


10  Proving  what  is  acceptable 
unto  the  Loi'd. 

1 1  And  have  no  fellowship  with 
the  unfruitful  works  of  darkness, 
but  rather  reprove  them. 

12  For  it  is  a  shame  even  to 
speak  of  those  things  which  are 
done  of  them  in  secret. 

13  But  all  things^" that  are  re- 
proved are  made  manifest  by  the 


liglit :  for  whatsoever  "  doth  make 
manifest  is  light. 


14  Wherefore  he  saith.  Awake 
thou  that  sleepest,  and  arise  fi'om 
the  dead,  and  Christ  shall  give 
thee  light. 

15  See  then  that  ye  walk  cir- 
cumspectly, not  as  fools,  but  as 
wise. 

16  t  Redeeming  the  ^''  time,  be- 
cause the  days  are  evil. 

17  Wlieiefore  be  ye  not  unwise, 
but  understanding  what  the  will 
of  the  Lord  is. 

18  And  be  not  drunk  with  wine, 
wherein  is  excess ;  but  be  filled 
with  the  Spirit ; 

19  Speaking  ^^  to  youi^selves  in 
psalms  and  hymns  and  spiritual 
songs,  singing  and  making  melody 
in  your  heart  to  the  Lord  ; 

20  Giving  thanks  always  for  all 
things  unto  '^God  and  the  Father  in 
the  name  of  oui-  Lord  J  esus  Christ ; 

21  Submitting  yourselves  one  to 
another  in  the  fear  of  God. 

22  Wives,  submit  yourselves 
unto  your  own  husbands,  as  unto 
the  Lord. 

23  For  the  husband  is  the  head 
of  the  wife,  even  as  Christ  is  the 
head  of  the  church :  &,nd  he  is  the 
saviour  of  the  body. 

24  Therefore  as  the  church  is 
subject  unto  Christ,  so  let  the 
wives  be  to  their  own  husbands  in 
every  thing. 

25  Husbands,  love  your  wives, 
even  as  Christ  also  loved  the 
church,  and  gave  himself  for  it ; 

26  That  he  might  ^^  sanctify  and 
cleanse    it    with    the    washing   of 


*  Or, 


water  l)y  the  word, 

27  That  he  might  present  it  to 
himself  a  glorious  chui'ch,  not 
having  spot,  or  wrinkle,  or  any 
such  thing ;  but  that  it  should  be 
holy  and  without  blemish. 

28  So  ought  nu>n  to  love  their 
wives  as  their  osvn  bodies.  He 
that  loveth  his  wife  loveth  him- 
self. 

29  For  no  man  ever  yet  hated 
his  own  tlesh  ;  but  nourisheth  and 
cherisheth  it,  even  as  the  Lord  the 
church : 


t  Gr.  buying  up. 


201 


Domestic  relationships. 


EPHESIANS,  G. 


TJie  spirit^ial  armour. 


1  *  he  who  is 
l)oth  their 
Master  and 
yours 


30  For  we  are  members  of  his 
body,  of  his  flesh,  and  of  his  bones. 

31  For  this  cause  shall  a  man 
leave  his  father  and  mother,  and 
shall  be  joined  unto  his  wife,  and 
they  two  shall  be  one  flesh. 

32  This  is  a  great  mystery :  but 
I  speak  concerning  Christ  and  the 
church. 

33  Nevertheless  let  every  one  of 
you  in  particular  so  love  his  wife 
even  as  himself  ;  and  the  wife  see 
that  she  reverence  her  husband. 

CHAPTER  G. 

1  TJie  (7  nil/  of  children  toicarils  flieir  parents, 
5  of  servants  iini:<ii'<lK  llwlr  iiKtfiterH.  lo 
Oiirlife  in  a  wdijarc,  I'J  imt  oiili/  again.st 
fleishand  blood,  but  (iIkh  Kjiiriinal  enemies. 
l3  The.  complete  armour  of  a  ChriMitDi, 
18  and  how  it  ought  to  he  used.  21  Tyohi- 
cus  is  commended. 

CHILDREN,  obey  your  parents 
in  the  Lord :  for  this  is  right. 

2  Honour  thy  father  and  mo- 
ther ;  which  is  the  first  command- 
ment with  promise ; 

3  That  it  may  be  well  with  thee, 
and  thou  mayest  live  long  on  the 
earth. 

4  And,  ye  fathers,  provoke  not 
your  children  to  wrath  :  but  bring 
thern  up  in  the  nurture  and  ad- 
monition of  the  Lord. 

5  Servants,  be  obedient  to  them 
that  ai'e  your  masters  according  to 
the  flesh,  witli  fear  and  trembling, 
in  singleness  of  your  heart,  as  unto 
Christ ; 

6  Not  with  eyeservice,  as  men- 
pi  easers  ;  but  as  the  servants  of 
Christ,  doing  the  will  of  God  from 
the  heart ;       " 

7  With  good  will  doing  service, 
as  to  the  Lord,  and  not  to  men  : 

8  Knowing  that  whats(jever  good 
thing  any  man  doeth,  tlie  same 
shall  he  receive  (jf  the  Lord,  whe- 
ther he  he  bond  or  free. 

9  And,  ye  masters,  do  the  same 
things  unto  them,  forbearing 
threatening:  knowing  that  '  your 
Master  also  is  in  heaven  ;  neither 


is  there  respect  of    persons  with 
him. 

10  Finally,     my    brethren,     be 


*  Or, 


strong  in  the  Lord,   and    in    the 
power  of    his  might. 

11  Put  on  the  whole  armour  of 
God,  that  ye  may  be  able  to  stand 
against  the  wiles  of  the  devil. 

12  For  we  wrestle  not  against 
flesh  and  blood,  but  against  -  prin- 
cipalities, against  ^  powers,  against 
the  rulers  of  the  darkness  of  this 
world,  against  •*  spiritual  wicked- 
ness in  high  y/ares. 

13  Wherefore  take  unto  you  the 
whole  armour  of  God,  that  ye  may 
be  able  to  withstand  in  the  evil 
day,  and  having  done  all,  to  stand. 

14  Stand  therefore,  having  ''your 
loins  girt  about  with  truth,  and 
having  "  on_  the  breastplate  of 
righteousness ; 

1 5  And  ''  your  feet  shod  with  tlie 
preparation  of  the  gospel  of  peace  ; 

16**  Above  all,  taking  the  shield 
of  faith,  wherewith  ye  shall  be 
able  to  quench  all  the  fiery  darts 
of  the  "wicked. 

17  And  take  the  helmet  of  sal- 
vation, and  the  sword  of  the  Spirit, 
which  is  the  word  of  God  : 

1 8  Praying  always  with  all  prayer 
and  supplication  in  the  Spirit,  and 
watching  thereunto  with  all  perse- 
verance and  supplication  for  all 
saints ; 

19  And  for  me,  that  utterance 
may  be  given  unto  me,  that  I  may 
open  my  mouth  boldly,  to  make 
known  the  inystery  of  the  gospel, 

20  For  which  I  am  an  ambassa- 
dor in  bonds  :  that  therein  I  may 
speak  boldly,  as  I  ought  to  speak. 

21  But  that  ye  also  may  know 
my  affairs,  an.d  how  I  do,  Tyehicus, 
a  beloved  brother  and  faithful 
minister  in  the  Lord,  shall  make 
known  to  you  all  things: 

22  Vv'hoin  I  have  sent  unto  you 
for  the  same  purpose,  that  ye  might 
know  our'  affairs,  and  that  he  might 
comfort  your  hearts. 

23  Peace  />e  to  the  brethren,  and 
love  with  faith,  from  God  the  Father 
and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

24  Grace  he  with  all  them  that 
1()V(^  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  in  sin- 
cerity.    Amen. 

1  Writli'ii  IVorii  Koine  unto  the  ICjiliesiaiis  by 
Tycliicus. 


2  the  princi- 
palities, 

3  tlie  powers, 

4  the 
spiritual 
hosts  of 
wickedness 
in  the 
heavenly 
places. 

5  girded 
your  loins 

^  put  on 

"  having 
shod  your 
feet 
8  Withal 

'='  evil  07ie. 


202 


Thanksgiving  and  prayer. 


PHILIPPIANS,  1. 


Tlte  apostle''s  experience. 


Timothy, 


2  with  me  of 
grace. 


3  tender 
mercies 


4  prove  the 
tilings  that 
differ ; 
6  unto 


THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

PHILIPPIANS 


CHAPTER  1. 

8  TTe  tdiUfieth  his  thankfulness  to  God,  and 
his  love  toward  them,  for  the  fruits  of  their 
faith,  and  fellowship  in  his  sufferings,  9 
daily  praying  to  him  for  their  increase  in 
grace:  12  he  sheifeth  wliai  good  the  fiiilh 
of  Christ  had  rece/red  by  his  troubles  at 
Rome,  21  anil  hmr  reitdy  he  is  to  glorify 
Christ  either  !iy  h  is  life  or  death,  2T  etehorl- 
ing  them-  to  unity,  '^6  and  to  fortitude  in 
persecution. 

PAUL  and  ^  Timotheiis,  the  ser- 
vants of  Jesus  Christ,  to  all  the 
saints  in  Christ  Jesus  which  are 
at  Philippi,  with  the  bishops  and 
deacons : 

2  Grace  be  unto  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  Father,  and  from  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  I  thank  my  God  upon  every 
remembrance  of  you, 

■i  Always  in  every  prayer  of 
mine  for  you  all  making  request 
with  joy, 

5  For  your  fellowship  in  the 
gospel  from  the  first  day  until 
now ; 

6  Being  confident  of  this  very 
thing,  that  he  which  hath  begun 
a  good  work  in  you  will  perform  it 
until  the  day  of  Jesus  Christ : 

7  Even  as  it  is  meet  for  me  to 
think  this  of  you  all,  because  I 
have  you  in  my  heart ;  inasmuch 
as  both  in  my  bonds,  and  in  the 
defence  and  confirmation  of  the 
gospel,  ye  all  are  partakers  ^of  my 
grace. 

8  For  God  is  my  record,  how 
greatly  I  long  after  you  all  in  the 
•'  bowels  of  Jesus  Christ. 

9  And  this  I  pray,  that  your  love 
may  abound  yet  more  and  more  in 
knowledge  and  in  all  judgment  ; 

1 0  That  ye  may  *  approve  things 
that  are  excellent ;  that  ye  may  be 
sincere  and  without  offence  ^  tiU 
the  day  of  Christ ; 

11  Being  filled  with  the  fruits 
of  righteousness,  which  are  by 
Jesus  Christ,  unto  the  glory  and 
praise  of  God. 

12  But  I  would  ye  should  under- 
stand, brethren,  that  the  things 
v'hich  ha2'>pened  unto  me  have  fallen 
out  rather  unto  the  fui'therance  of 
the  gospel ; 

13  So  that  my  bonds  in  Christ 
are  manifest  in  all  the  palace,  and 
in  all  other  places ; 

14  And  many  of  the  brethren  in 


the  Lord,  waxing  confident  by  my 
bonds,  are  much  more  bold  to  speak 
the  word  without  fear. 

15  Some  indeed  preach  Christ 
even  of  envy  and  strife  ;  and  some 
also  of  good  will  : 

16  The  one  preach  Christ  of 
contention,  not  sincerely,  suppos- 
ing to  add  affliction  to  my  bonds  : 

17  But  the  other  of  love,  know- 
ing that  I  am  set  for  the  defence  of 
the  gospel. 

IS  What  then?  notwithstanding, 
every  way,  whether  in  pretence,  or 
in  truth,  Christ  is  preached  ;  and 
I  therein  do  rejoice,  yea,  and  will 
rejoice. 

19  For  I  know  that  this  shall 
turn  to  my  salvation  through  your 
prayer,  and  the  supply  of  the 
Spirit  of  Jesus  Christ, 

20  According  to  my  earnest  ex- 
pectation and  my  hope,  that  in 
nothing  I  shall  be  ashamed,  but 
that  with  all  boldness,  as  always, 
so  now  also  Christ  shall  be  magni- 
fied in  my  body,  whether  it  be 
by  life,  or  by  death. 

21  For  to  me  to  live  is  Christ, 
and  to  die  is  gain. 

22  But  if  I  live  in  the  flesh,  this 
is  the  fruit  of  my  labour  :  yet  what 
1  shall  choose  I  ^  wot  not. 

23  For  I  am  in  a  strait  betwixt 
two,  having  a  desire  to  depart,  and 
to  be  with  Christ ;  which  is  far 
better  : 

2-1  Nevertheless  to  abide  in  the 
flesh  is  more  needful  for  you. 

25  And  having  this  confidence, 
I  know  that  I  shall  abide  and  con- 
tinue with  you  all  for  j'our  further- 
ance and  joy  "  of  faith  : 

26  That  youi-  rejoicing  may  be 
more  abundant  in  Jesus  Christ  for 
me  by  my  coming  to  you  again. 

27  Onlj'  let   your  "convei'sation 


be  as  it  becometh  the  gospel  of 
Christ :  that  whether  I  come  and 
see  you,  or  else  be  absent,  I  may 
hear  of  your  affairs,  that  ye  stand 
fast  in  one  spii'it,  with  one  mind 
striving  together  for  the  faith  of 
the  gospel  ; 

28  And  in  nothing  terrified  by 
your  adversaries  :  which  is  to  them 
an  evident  token  f)f  perdition,  but 
to  you  of  salvation,  and  that  of 
God. 

29  For  unto  you  it  is  given  in 


6  know 


'  in  the 
faith ; 


s  manner  of 
life 


203 


ChrifiVs  example  of  humiUtj/.  .        PHILIPPIANS,  2,  3. 


Timothy  and  E2)a2^hrodilus. 


the  behalf  of  Clirist,  not  only  to 
iDelieve  on  him,  but  also  to  suffer 
for  his  sake ; 

30  Having  the  same  conflict 
which  ye  saw  in  me,  and  now  hear 
to  he  in  me. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  //c  e^'horfefh  flion  fn  iiitU)/.  iiiuj  to  all  hnm- 
hlenCfiniif  iiihiil,  hi/  til,'  cvdiiijih'  of  < 'lirisf'n 
humiUti/  and  cral/a/imi  :  1'2  to  a  careful 
jiroceedhu/  in  tin:  n-aij  of  sal  rat  inn,  that 
ihei/  tie  ax  'liiiht.s  to  the  I'lie'k,  ,1  ,r,a-hl.  16  and 
niinforts  tn  him  their  ajm.stle,  irho  is  notv 
read!/  to  be  offereel  up  to  God.  19  He 
hopeth  to  aend  Timnthi/  to  them,  whom  he 
greatly  commendeth,  25  ««  Epaphroditiis 
alfio,  v)hoiii  he  jiresenfli/  nendefh  to  them. 

IF  there  he  therefore  any  consola- 
tion in  Christ,  if  any  comfort  of 
love,  if  any  fellowship  of  the  Spirit, 
if  any  ^  bowels  and  mei'cies, 

2  Fulfil  ye  my  joy,  that  ye  be 
likeminded,  having  the  same  love, 
being  of  one  accord,  of  one  mind. 

3  Let  nothing  he  done  through 
strife  or  vainglory ;  but  in  lowli- 
ness of  mind  let  each  esteem  other 
better  than  themselves. 

4  Look  not  every  man  -on  his 
own  things,  but  every  man  also 
-  on  the  things  of  others. 

5  Let  this  mind  be  in  you,  which 
was  also  in  Christ  Jesus  : 

6  Who,  ^ being  in  the  form  of 
Cod,  thought  it  not  "*  robbery  to 
be  equal  with  God : 

7  But  ®made  himself  of  no  refu- 


tation^ and  took  upon  him  tiie 
form  of  a  servant,  and  was  made 
in  the  likeness  of  men  : 

8  And  being  found  in  fashion  as 
a  man,  he  humbled  liimself,  and 
became  obedient  unto  death,  even 
the  death  of  the  cross. 

9  Wherefore  God  also  hath 
highly  exalted  him,  and  given 
him  ''a^name  which  is  above  every 
name  : 

10  That  ''at  the  name  of  Jesus 
every  knee  "sITould  bow,  of  thivu^ 
in  heaven,  and  thiii(ji<  in  earth, 
and  thill  UK  under  tin;  earth; 

1 1  Aiul  th,at  every  tongue  should 
confess  that  Jesus  Christ  y.s  Lord, 
to  the  gloi-y  of  God  the  Father. 

12  \\'h(!refore,  my  bchn'cd,  as  ye 
have  always  obeyed,  not  as  in  my 
presence  only,  but  now  iiiucli  moi-e 
in  my  abs(!nce,  woi-k  out  your  own 
salvation  with  fear  and  ti'eml)ling. 

13  For  it  is  God  which  worketh 
in  you  both  to  will  and  to  do  of  Au- 
good  pleasure. 

1+  ])o  all  things  without  mur- 
murings  and  disputings  : 

1 5  'I'hat  ye  may  be  blameless 
and  harmless,  the  sons  of  God, 
without  "i-ebuke.  in  the  midst  of 
a  crooked    and    iiei'verse  "  nation. 


among  whom  ye  shine  as  lights  in 
the  world  ; 

_  16  Holding  iov\\\  the  word  of 
life  ;  that  I  may  rejoice  in  the  day 
of  Christ,  that  I  have  not  run  in 
vain,  neither  laboured  in  vain. 

17  Yea,  and  if  I  be  offered  upon 
the  sacrifice  and  service  of  your 
faith,  1  joy,  and  rejoice  with  you 
all. 

18  For  the  same  cause  also  do 
ye  joy,  and  rejoice  with  me. 

1 9  But  I  trust  in  the  Lord  Jesus 
to  send  '"Timotheus  shortly  unto 
you,  that  1  also  may  be  of  good 
comfort,  when  I  know  your  state. 

20  For  1  have  no  man  like- 
minded,  who  will  naturally  care 
for  your  state. 

21  For  all  seek  their  own,  not  the 
things  which  are  Jesus  Christ's. 

22  But  ye  know  the  proof  of  him, 
that,  as  a  son  with  the  father,  he 
hath  served  with  me  in  the  gospel. 

23  Him  therefore  I  hope  to  send 
presently,  so  soon  as  I  shall  see  how 
it  will  go  with  me. 

24  But  I  trust  in  the  Lord  that 
I  also  myself  shall  come  shortly. 

25  Yet  1  supposed  it  necessary 
to  send  to  you  Epaphroditus,  my 
brother,  and  companion  in  labour, 
and  fellowsoldier,  but  your  *  mes- 
senger, and  he  that  ministered  to 
my  wants. 

26  For  he  longed  after  you  all, 
and  was  full  of  heaviness,  because 
that  ye  had  heard  that  he  had  been 
sick. 

27  For  indeed  he  was  sick  nigh 
unto  death :  but  God  had  mercy 
on  him ;  and  not  on  him  only,  but 
on  me  also,  lest  I  should  have  sor- 
row upon  sorrow. 

28  I  sent  him  therefore  the  more 
carefully,  that,  when  ye  see  him 
again,  ye  may  rejoice,  and  that  I 
may  be  the  less  sorrowful. 

29  Receive  him  therefore  in  the 
Lord  with  all  gladness;  and  hold 
such  in  re[)utation  : 

30  liecause  for  the  work  of  Christ 
he  was  nigii  unto  death,  not  regard- 
ing his  life,  t(j  supply  your  lack  of 
service  toward  me. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  He  irarrieth  them  to  beware  of  the  false 
tt'iichern  of  the  cireiiineiKion,  4  sheninij 
Unit  hiiiiKelf  hath  greater  catixe^  than  theij 
to  triiKt  ill  the  liiihteousiiess  of  the  lair: 
~i  irhifh  notirithxta/ulinff  he  coiinteth  a.i 
dung  and  Iokk,  to  gain  Chrixt  and  hi.\ 
righteou.HneKH,  12  therein  och-noirledging 
hin  ou;n  irn/)erfecti,on.  1!)  lie  eirhorteth 
them  to  lie  thnx  minded,  17  and  to  imi- 
tate him,  IS  and  to  decline  tlie  irai/n  of 
carnal   I'hrixtianx. 

ij^lXALLY,  my  brethren,  rejoice 
'    in  the  Lord.    To  write  the  same 


*  Gr.  apostle. 


204 


Paid  gave  up  all  for  Christ. 


PHILIITIAKS,  4. 


Enemies  of  the  cross. 


things  to  you,  to  me  indeed  is  not 
grievous,  but  for  you  it  is  safe. 

2  Beware  of  dogs,  beware  of  evil 
workers,  beware  of  the  concision. 

3  For  we  are  the  circumcision, 
which  worship  God  in  the  spirit, 
and  rejoice  in  Christ  Jesus,  and 
have  no  confidence  in  the  flesh. 

4  Though  I  might  also  have  con- 
fidence in  the  flesh.  If  any  other 
man  thinketh  that  he  hath  whei'eof 
he  might  trust  in  the  flesh,  I  more  : 

5  Circumcised  the  eighth  day, 
of  the  stock  of  Israel,  of  the  tribe 
of  Benjamin,  an  Hebrew  of  the 
Hebrews ;  as  touching  the  law,  a 
Pharisee ; 

6  Concerning  zeal,  persecuting 
the  church ;  touching  the  right- 
eousness which  is  in  the  law, 
blameless. 

7  But  what  things  were  gain  to 
me,  those  I  counted  loss  for  Christ. 

8  Yea  doubtless,  and  I  count  all 
things  hut  loss  for  the  excellency  of 
the  knowledge  of  Christ  Jesus  my 
Lord  :  for  whom  I  have  suffered 
the  loss  of  all  things,  and  do  count 
them  /jut  '  dung,  that  I  may  win 
Chi'ist, 

9  And  be  found  in  him,  not  hav- 
ing mine  own  righteousness,  which 
is  of  the  law,  but  that  which  is 
through  -  the  faith  of  Christ,  the 
righteousness  which  is  of  God  by 
faith  : 

10  That  I  may  know  him,  and 
the  power  of  his  resurrection,  and 
the  fellowship  of  his  sufferings, 
being  made  conformable  unto  his 
death ; 

1 1  If  by  any  means  I  might  at- 
tain unto  the  resurrection  of  the 
dead. 

12  Not  as  though  I  had  already 
attained,  either  were  already  i^er- 
fect :  but  I  follow  after,  if  tliat 
I  may  ^aijprehend  that  for  wjiicji 
also  I  am  api)rehended  of  Christ 
J  esus. 

13  Brethren,  I  count  not  myself 
^  to  have  apprehended  :  but  this  one 
thing  /  do,  forgetting  those  things 
which  are  behind,  and  reaching 
forth  unto  those  things  which  are 
before, 

14  I  press  toward  the  mark  for 
the  prize  of  the  ''high  calling  of 
God  in  Christ  Jesus. 

15  Let  us  therefore,  as  many  as 
be  perfect,  be  tlius  minded :  and 
if  in  any  thing  ye  be  otherwise 
minded,  God  shall  reveal  even  this 
unto  you. 

16  Nevertheless,  whereto  we 
have  already  attained,  let  us  walk 
by  the  same  rule,  let  us  mind  the 
same  thing. 


17  Brethren,  be  ''followers  to- 
gether of  me,  and  mark  them  which 
walk  so  as  ye  have  us  for  an  en- 
sample. 

18  (For  many  walk,  of  whom  I 
have  told  you  often,  and  now  tell 
you  even  weeping,  that  they  are  the 
enemies  of  the  cross  of  Christ : 

19  Whose  end  is  destruction, 
whose  God  is  their  belly,  and  whose 
glory  is  in  their  shame,  who  mind 
earthly  things.) 

20  For  our  ^  conversation  is  in 
heaven  ;  from  whence  also  we  look 
for  the  Saviour,  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ : 

21  Who  shall  change  ^our  vile 
body,  that  it  may  be  fashioned  like 
vnito  "  his  glorious  body,  according 
to  the  working  whereby  he  is  able 
even  to  subdue  all  things  unto  him- 
self. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  From  particular  aihnonUions  4  he  pro- 
ceedeth  to  general  etvhoriuthms,  10  shelving 
hdir  lie  njnii'i  il  at  Iheir  libeiuility  iaiiuirds 
him  h/iinj  in  ]i>-isiin,  not  si>  iiiiich  for  the 
,siqijiii/<)f  his  own  nyints,  as  for  the  grace 
of  (rod  in  them.  19  And  so  he  concludeth 
with  prayer  and  salutations. 

THEREFORE,  my  brethren 
dearly  beloved  and  longed 
for,  my  joy  and  crown,  so  stand 
fast  in  the  Lord,  my  dearly  be- 
loved. 

2  I  beseech  ^"Euodias.  and  be- 
seech Syntyche,  that  they  be  of  the 
same  mind  in  the  Lord. 

3  And  I  entreat  thee  also,  true 
yokefellow,    help   "  those     women 


fi  imitators 


which    laboured  with  me    in    the 


gospel,  with  Clement  also,  and  vnth 
other  my  fellowlabourers,  whose 
names  are  in  the  book  of  life. 

4  Rejoice  in  the  ,Lord  alway : 
and  again  I  say.  Rejoice. 

5  Letyour^'-moderation  be  known 
unto  all  men.    The  Lord  is  at  hand. 

6  '■*  Be  careful  for  nothing:  but  in 
every  thing  by  prayer  and  suppli- 
cation with  thanksgiving  let  your 
requests  be  made  known  unto  God. 

7  And  the  peace  of  God,  which 
passeth  all  understanding,  shall 
keep  your  hearts  and  minds 
through  Clu'ist  Jesus. 

8  Finally,  brethren,  whatsoever 
things  are  true,  whatsoever  things 
are  '^  honest,  whatsoever  things  are 
just,  wliatsoever  things  are  pure, 
whatsoever  things  are  lovely,  what- 
soever things  ftre  of  good  report ;  if 
tlierc  he  any  virtue,  anfl  if  tliere  he 
any  piuise,  think  on  these  things. 

9  Those  things,  which  ye  have 
both  learned,  and  received,  and 
heard,  and  seen  in  me,  do:  and  the 
Gt)d  of  peace  shall  be  with  you. 


'  citizenship 


s  the  body 
of  our  humi- 
liation, 
9  the  body 
of  his  glory, 


1"  Euodia, 


11  these 
women,  for 
they 


12  forbear- 
ance 

13  In  nothing 
be  anxious : 


i<  lionour- 
able, 


205 


Paul  conunendeth 


THILirPIANS,  4. 


their  care  for  him. 


2  Because  of 


10  But  T  rejoiced  in  the  Lord 
greatly,  that  now  at  the  last  your 
care  of  me  hath  flourished  again  ; 
wherein  ye  were  also  careful,  but 
ye  lacked  opportunity. 

11  Not  that  I  speak  in  respect 
of  want :  for  I  have  learned,  in 
whatsoever  state  I  am,  tliereivith  to 
be  content. 

12  1  know  both  how  to  be  abased, 
and  I  know  how  to  abound  :  every 
where  and  in  all  things  I  am  in- 
structed both  to  he  full  and  to  be 
hungry,  both  to  abound  and  to  suf- 
fer need. 

13  1  can  do  all  things  '  through 


Christ  which  strengtheneth  me. 

14  Notwithstanding  ye  have  well 
done,  that  ye  '-^did  communicnte 
with  my  affliction. 

15  Now  ye  Philippians  know 
also,  that  in  the  beginning  of  the 
gospel,  when  I  departed  from  Mace- 
donia, no  church  communicated 
with  iiie  as  concerning  giving  and 
receiving,  but  ye  only. 


16  For  even  in  Tjiessalonica  ye 
sent  once  and  again  unto  my  ne- 
cessity. 

1 7  Not  because  I  desire  a  gift : 
but  I  desire  fruit  that  may  abound 
to  your  account. 

18  But  I  have  all,  and  abound: 
I  am  full,  having  received  of  Epa- 
phroditus  the  things  which  were 
sent  from  you,  an  odour  of  a  sweet 
smell,  a  sacrifice  acceptable,  well- 
Ijleasing  to  God. 

19  But  my  God  shall  supply  all 
your  need  according  to  his  riches 
in  glory  by  Christ  Jesus. 

20  Now  unto  God  and  our  Father 
he  glory  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

21  Salute  every  saint  in  Christ 
.Jesus.  The  brethren  which  are 
with  me  greet  you. 

22  All  the  saints  salute  you, 
chiefly  they  that  are  of  Cresar's 
household. 

2.3  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  (>e  with  you  all.     Amen. 

^  It   was   wi-itten   to   tlio   Philippians    from 
Homo  by  Epaphroditus. 


THE  EPISTLE  OP  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

COLOSSIANS 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  After  ealHidfUm  he  thanketh  God  for  their 
filith,  7  cotifiiiiiith  the  (hictrhie,  of  F.'pa- 
■]ihra>i.  0  jirinfeU)  fnrtJn-r  for  ihi'iv  hiffcnxe 
in  grace.  \i  de^nihrtli'  tln^  tin.-  Christ. 
'21  ern'oiiriiiietli  lliem  1o  r,ci  h-f  J,  xiik  ( 'lirint, 
rnnl  cnmmevdetli  hits  owti,  initiintry. 

PALTL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ 
by  the  will  of  God,  and  '  Timo- 
thous  our  brother, 

2  To  the  saints  and  faithful 
brethren  in  Christ  which  are  at 
Colosse :  Grace  he  unto  you,  and 
peace,  from  God  our  Father  and 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  \\c  give  thanks  to  God  and  the 
Fathei-  of  our  Lord  Jesus  (Jhrist, 
praying  always  for  you, 

4  Since  we  heard  of  your  faith  in 
Christ  .fesus,  and  of  the  love  vjhich 
yc  linve  to  all  the  saints, 

.5  -For  the  hope  which  is  laid  up 
for  you  in  lu'aven,  whereof  y(^  hoard 
before  in  the  word  of  the  truth  (jf 
the  gosjiel ;  _ 

6  Which  is  come  UTito  you,  as  it 
if  in  all  the  wf)rld  ;  anrl  bi-iTigetli 
forth  fruit,  as  it  doth  also  in  you, 
since  the  day  ye  heard  of  it,  and 
knew  the  grace  of  fJod  in  truth: 

7  As  ye  also  learned  of  Epa_pliivis 
our  dear  fellowservant,  whc»  is  '' f< )r 
you  a  faithful  minister  of  Clirist ; 


*  Or, 


8  Who  also  declared  unto  us  your 
love  in  the  Spirit. 

9  For  this  cause  we  also,  since 
the  day  we  heard  it,  do  not  cease 
to  pray  for  you,  and  to  desire  that 
ye  might  be  filled  with  the  know- 
ledge of  his  will  in  all  wistlom  and 
spiritual  understanding ; 

10  That  ye  might  walk  worthy 
of  tlie  Lord  unto  all  pleasing,  being 
fruitful  in  every  good  woi'k,  and  in- 
creasing in  the  knowledge  of  God  ; 

11  Strengthened  with  all  might, 
according  to  his  glorious  ])owez', 
uiito  all  patience  and  longsulfering 
with  joyfulness ; 

12  (jiving  th;i,nks  unto  the 
Father,  which  hath  made  us  meet 
to  be  iiartakers  of  tlie  inheritance 
of  the  saints  in  light : 

13  Who  hath  delivered  us  from 
the  i)ower  of  darkness,  and  hath 
translated  us  into  the  kingdom  of 
his  dear  Son  : 

14  In  wlu)in  we  have  redemption 
througli  his  blood,  even  the  forgive- 
ness of  sins : 

15  Who  is  the  image  of  the  in- 
visible (Jod,  the  firstborn  of  ^every 
creature  : 

I  ()  For  "'l)y  him  were  all  things 
crejtted,  that  are  in  heaven,  and 
that  are  in  earth,  visible  and  in- 
visible,   whether   they  be    thrones, 


•»  all 
creation ; 


206 


The  preeminence  of  Christ. 


COLOSSIANS,  2. 


The  true  circumcision. 


4  amonf;  ;ill 
s  the  fulness 


or  dominions,  or  principalities,  or 
powers :  all  things  were  created  '  by 
him,  and  for  him  : 

17  And  he  is  before  all  things, 
and  "by  him  all  things  ''consist. 

18  And  he  is  the  head  of  the 
body,  the  church  :  who  is  the  be- 
ginning, the  hrstborn  from  the 
dead;  that  ^in  all  things  he  might 
have  the  preeminence. 

19  For  it  pleased  the  Father  that 
in  him  should  all  '"^fulness  dwell ; 

20  And,  having  made  peace 
through  the  blood  of  his  cross,  by 
him  to  reconcile  all  things  unto 
himself ;  by  hiin,  /  say,  whether 
they  he  things  in  earth,  or  things 
in  heaven. 

21  And  you,  that  were  sometime 
alienated  and  enemies  in  your  mind 
by  wicked  works,  yet  now  hatli  he 
reconciled 

22  In  the  body  of  his  flesh 
through  death,  to  present  you 
holy  and  ixnblameable  and  unre- 
proveable  in  his  sight : 

23  If  ye  continue  in  the  faith 
grounded  and  settled,  and  lie  not 
moved  away  from  the  hope  of  the 
gospel,  which  ye  have  heard,  and 
which  was  preached  to  every  crea- 
ture which  is  under  heaven ; 
whereof  I  Paul  am  made  a  mi- 
nister ; 

24  Who  now  rejoice  in  my  suffer- 
ings for  you,  and  fill  up  that  which 
is  behind  of  the  afflictions  of  Christ 
in  my  flesh  for  his  body's  sake, 
which  is  the  church  : 

25  Whereof  I  am  made  a  mini- 
ster, according  to  the  **  dispensation 
of  God  which  is  given  to  me  for 
you,  '  to  f ul fil  the  word  of  God  ; 

26  Even  the  mystery  which  hath 
been  hid  from  ages  and  from  gene- 
rations, but  now  is  made  manifest 
to  his  saints : 

27  To  whom  God  would  make 
known  what  is  the  riches  of  the 
glory  of  this  myster.y  among  the 
Gentiles ;  which  is  Christ  in  you, 
the  hope  of  glory  : 

28  Whom  we  preach,  warning 
every  man,  and  teaching  every 
man  in  all  wisdom ;  that  we  may 
present  ever.y  man  perfect  in 
Christ  Jesus  : 

29  \Vhereunto  I  also  labour, 
striving  according  to  his  working, 
which  worketh  in  me  mightily. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  //('  xWI  exhnrtefh  them  to  he  coiufrnii  in 
Vlifist,  8  to  lieirare  of  phi/onop/i;/,  and 
rain  tradiUonit,  IS  ioorxhip/iiii.{/  of  (trigeln. 
-0  and  legal  ceremoii let,  •which  are  ended 
in  t'hrint. 

lOR  T  would  that  ye  knew  *  what 
great  conflict   1   luive  for  you. 


F 


and  for  them  at  Laodicea,  eindfnr 
as  many  as  have  not  seen  my  face 
in  the  flesh  ; 

2  That  their  hearts  might  be 
comforted,  being  knit  together  in 
love,  and  unto  all  riches  of  the  full 
assurance  of  understanding,  to  the 
acknowledgment  of  the  mystery  of 
God,  ^and  of  the  Father,  and  of 
Christ : 

3  in  whom  are  hid  all  the  ti-ea- 
sures  of  wisdom  and  knowledge. 

4  And  this  I  say,  lest  any  man 
should  beguile  you  with  enticing 
words. 

5  For  though  I  be  absent  in  the 
flesh,  yet  am  I  with  you  in  the 
spirit,  joying  and  beholding  your 
order,  and  the  stedfastness  of  your 
faith  in  Christ. 

6  As  ye  have  therefore  received 
Christ  Jesus  the  Lord,  so  walk  ye 
in  him : 

7  Rooted  and  built  up  in  him, 
and  stablished  in  the  faith,  as  ye 
have  been  taught,  abounding 
therein  with  thanksgiving. 

8  Beware  lest  '"any  man  spoil 
you  through  philosophy  and  vain 
deceit,  after  the  tradition  of  men, 
after  the  rudiments  of  the  world, 
and  not  after  Christ. 

9  For  in  him  clwelleth  all  the  ful- 
ness of  the  Godhead  bodily. 

10  And  ye  are  complete  in  him, 
which  is  the  head  of  all  principality 
and  power :  ' 

1 1  In  whom  also  ye  "  are  circum- 
cised with  the  circumcision  made 
without  hands,  in  putting  off  the 
body  of  the  sins  of  the  flesh  by  the 
circumcision  of  Christ : 

12  Buried  with  him  in  baptism, 
wherein  also  ye  ^-are  I'isen  with  hi?n 

through  the  faith  of  the  operation 


of  God,  who  hath  raised  him  from 
the  dead. 

13  And  you,  being  dead  in  your 
sins  and  the  uncircumcision  of 
your  flesh,  hath  he  quickened  to- 
gether with  him,  having  forgiven 
you  all  trespasses ; 

14  IJlotting  out  the  handwriting 
of  ordinances  that  was  against  us, 
which  was  contrary  to  us,  and  took 
it  out  of  the  way,  nailing  it  to  his 
cross  ; 

15  Avd  having  ".spoiled  princi- 
palities and  powers,  he  made  a 
shew  of  them  openly,  triumphing 
over  them  in  it. 

16  Let  no  man  therefore  judge 
you  in  meat,  or  in  drink,  or  in 
respect  of  an  holyday,  or  of  the 
new  moon,  or  ot  the  sabbath 
days  : 


*0r, 


80 


207 


Christians  risen  with  Christ. 


COLOSSI  AN  S,  3,  4. 


Divers  exhortations. 


1  severity  to 
the  body ; 
but  are 
not  of 
any  value 
against  the 
indulgence 
of  the  flesh. 


2  mind 


3  desire, 


*  railing, 
6  speaking 


1 7  Which  are  a  shadow  of  things 
to  come  ;  but  the  body  is  of  Christ. 

18  Let  no  man  beguile  you  of 
your  leward  in  a  voluntary  hu- 
mility and  worshipping  of  angels, 
intruding  into  those  things  which 
he  hath  not  seen,  vainly  puifed  up 
by  his  fleshly  mind, 

19  And  not  holding  the  Head, 
from  which  all  the  body  by  joints 
and  bands  having  nourishment 
ministered,  and  knit  together,  in- 
creaseth  with  the  increase  of  God. 

20  Wherefore  if  ye  be  dead  with 
Christ  from  the  rudiments  of  the 
world,  why,  as  though  living  in 
the  world,  are  ye  subject  to  ordi- 
nances, 

21  (Touch  not ;  taste  not ;  handle 
not ; 

22  Which  all  are  to  perisli  with 
the  using;)  after  the  command- 
ments and  doctrines  of  men  1 

23  Which  things  have  indeed  a 
shew  of  wisdom  in  will  worship, 
and  humility,  and  ^  neglecting  of 
the  body :  not  in  any  honour  to 
the  satisfying  of  the  flesh. 


CHAPTER  3. 

1  //e  nhi'irif/i  irlii'i-c  ire  ■■i/iiiii/d  seek  Ohriat. 
5  lie  r.Hn.iiifh  lo  iiiorfi Hiutliun,  10  to  put 
off  the  old  iiKiii,  (Uul  ill  put  on  Chrittt.  12 
exhorting  to  charity,  hiimilitif,  and  other 
several  duties. 

IF  ye  then  be  risen  with  Christ, 
seek  tho.se  things  which  ai-e 
above,  where  Christ  sitteth  on  the 
right  hand  of  God. 

2  Set  your  "  affection  on  things 
above,  not  on  things  on  the  earth. 

3  For  ye  are  dead,  and  your  life 
is  hid  with  Christ  in  God. 

4  When  Christ,  vjho  is  our  life, 
shall  appear,  then  shall  ye  also 
appear  with  him  in  glory. 

5  Mortify  therefore  your  mem- 
bers which  are  upon  the  earth ; 
fornication,  uncleanness,  inordi- 
nate affection,  evil  •'  concupiscence. 
and  covetousness,  which  is  idola- 
try:  ^ 

6  For  which  things'  sake  the 
wrath  of  God  cometh  on  the  child- 
I'cn  of  dis()l)e(Hence : 

7  In  the  which  ye  also  walked 
some  time,  when  ye  lived  in  tliem. 

8  But  now  ye  also  put  off  all 
these  ;  anger,  wrath,  malice,  'bias- 
])licmv.  filtliy  •'comnniTiiciiiion  out 
of  your  mouth. 

9  Lie  not  f)ne  to  anf)ther',  seeing 
that  ye  have  put  off  the  old  man 
with  his  deeds ; 

10  And  have  put  on  the  new 
man,  which  is  renewed  in  know- 
ledge after  the  image  of  him  that 
created  him : 

1 1  Where  there  is  neither  Greek 


nor  Jew,  circumcision  nor  uncir- 
cumcision.  Barbarian,  Scythian, 
bond  nor  free :  but  Christ  is  all, 
and  in  all. 

1 2  Put  on  therefore,  as  the  elect 
of  God,  holy  and  beloved,  "^  bowels 
of  mercies,  kindness,  humbleness 
of  mind,  meekness,  longsuffering ; 

13  Forbearing  one  another,  and 
forgiving  one  another,  if  any  man 
have  a  '  quarrel  against  any  :  even 
as  Christ  forgave  you,  so  also  do  ye. 

14  And  above  all  these  things 
put  on  **  charity,  which  is  the  bond 
of  perfectness. 

1 5  And  let  the  peace  of  ^  God 
rule  in  your  hearts,  to  the  which 
also  ye  are  called  in  one  body ; 
and  be  ye  thankful. 

1 6  Let  the  word  of  Christ  dwell 
in  you  richly  in  all  wisdom  ;  teach- 
ing and  admonishing  one  another 
in  psalms  and  hymns  and  spiritual 
songs,  singing  with  grace  in  your 
hearts  to  the  Lord. 

17  And  whatsoever  ye  do  in 
word  or  deed,  do  all  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord  Jesus,  giving  thanks 
to  "'  God  and  the  Father  by  him. 

1 8  Wives,  submit  j^ourselyesunto 
your  own  husbands,  as  it  is  fit  in 
the  Lord. 

19  Husbands,  love  yo^ir  wives, 
and  be  not  bitter  against  them. 

20  Children,  obey  your  parents 
in  all  things :  for  this  is  well  pleas- 
ing unto  the  Lord. 

21  Fathers,  provoke  not  your 
children  to  anger,  lest  they  be  dis- 
couraged. 

22  Servants,  obey  in  all  things 
your  masters  according  to  the 
flesh ;  not  with  eyeservice,  as  men- 
pleasers ;  but  in  singleness  of  heart, 
tearing  God : 

23  And  whatsoever  ye  do,  do  it 
heartily,  as  to  the  Lord,  and  not 
unto  men  ; 

24  Knowing  that  of  tlie  Lord  ye 
shall  receive  the  reward  of  the  in- 
heritance: for  ye  serve  the  Lord 
Christ. 

25  But  he  that  doeth  ^yrong  shall 
receivefor  the  wrong  which  he  hath 
done:  and  tliere  is  no  resi)ect  of 
persons. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  Ife  en'horti'th  thetii  to  he  ferreni  in  prai/er. 
.0  to  iralk  irine/if  toirard  them  that  are  not 
yet  conie  to  the  true  Icnoirleilge  of  ChriKt. 
10  //e  milnteth  them,  and  irinheth  them  all 
proxjierity. 

MASTf^JvS,  give  unto  your  ser- 
vants tliat  which  is  just  and 
('(|ual  ;  knowing  that  ye  also  have 
a  Master  in  heaven. 


*  Or, 


208 


Bidding  to  ])raiicr. 


COLOSSIANS,  4. 


Salutations. 


2  Continue  in  pi'ayer,  and  watch 
in  the  same  with  thanksgiving  ; 

3  Withal  praying  also  for  us,  that 
God  would  open  unto  us  a  door  <jf 
utterance,  to  sjjeak  the  mystery  of 
Christ,  forwhich  1  am  also  in  bonds : 

4  That  I  may  make  it  manifest, 
as  I  ought  to  speak. 

5  Walk  in  wisdom  toward  them 
that  are  without,  *  redeeming  the 
'  time. 

(3  Let  your  speech  he  alway  with 
grace,  seasoned  with  salt,  that  ye 
may  know  how  ye  ought  to  answer 
every  man. 

7  All  my  state  shall  Tychicus  de- 
clare unto  you,  ii>ho  is  a  beloved 
brother,  and  a  faithful  minister 
and  fellowservant  in  the  Lord: 

8  W^hom  I  have  sent  unto  you  for 
the  same  purpose,  that  he  might 
know  your  estate,  and  comfort  your 
hearts ; 

9  With  Onesimus.  a  faithful  and 
beloved  brother,  who  is  one  of  j^ou. 
They  shall  make  known  unto  you 
all  things  which  are  done  here. 

10  Aristarchusmyfellowprisoner 
saluteth  you,  and '~  5larcus,  ^  sister's 
son  to  Barnabas,  (touching  whom 
ye  received  commandments :  if  he 
come  unto  you,  receive  him  ;) 


*  Gr.  buying  up. 


1 1  And  Jesus,  which  is  called 
Justus,  who  are  of  the  circumci- 
sion. These  only  ewe  mi/  fellow- 
workers  unto  the  kingdom  of  God, 
which  have  been  a  comfort  unto 
me. 

12  Epaphras,  who  is  one  of  you, 
a  servant  of  Christ,  saluteth  you, 
always  labouring  fervently  for  you 
in  piaj'ers,  that  ye  may  stand  per- 
fect and  complete  in  all  the  will  of 
God. 

13  For  I  bear  him  record,  that 
he  hath  a  great  zeal  for  you,  and 
them  that  are  in  Laodicea,  and  them 
in  Hierapolis. 

14  Luke,  the  beloved  phs^sician, 
and  Deraas,  greet  you. 

1 5  Salute  the  brethren  which  are 
in  Laodicea,  aiid  N japphas,  and  the 
church  which  is  in  his  house. 

16  And  when  this  epistle  is  read 
among  you,  cause  that  it  be  read 
also  in  the  church '  of  the  Laodi- 
ceans ;  and  that  ye  likewise  read 
the  e2nst/e  from  Laodicea. 

17  And  say  to  Archipj)us,  Take 
heed  to  the  ministry  which  thou 
hast  received  in  the  Lord,  that 
thou  fulfil  it. 

18  The  salutation  by  the  hand 
of  me  Paul.  Remember  my  bonds. 
Grace  be  with  you.     Amen. 

1  Written  from  Rome  to  the  Colossians  by 
Tychicus  aud  Onesimus. 


THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  OE  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

THESSALONIANS 


CHAPTER  L 

1  The  Theasaloninna are  fpren  In  unrlerKltnul 
hofhhoir  munlfiil  ,<f1lii')„  Siiiii/  I'liiil  irds  <ii 
all  thnex  ill  tliin)ks;jirtii(j,  dm/  jinii/cr:  .t 
and  also  hnw  icell  he  wan  perxuadeil  of  tlie- 
truth  and  sinoerity  of  their  faith,  and  con- 
version to  God. 

PAUL,  and  Silvanus,  and  ^  Tinio- 
theus,  unto  the  church  of  the 
Thessalonians  which  is  in  God  the 
Father  and  in  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ :  Grace  be  unto  you,  and 
peace,  from  God  our  Father,  and 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

2  We  give  thanks  to  God  always 
for  you  all,  making  mention  of  you 
in  our  prayers  ; 

3  Remembering  without  ceasing 
your  work  of  faith,  and  labour  of 
love,  and  patience  of  hopt^  in  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  in  the  sight  of 
God  and  our  Father  ; 

4  Knowing,  brethren  beloved, 
your  election  of  God. 

5  For  our  gospel  came  not  unto 
you  in  word  only,  but  also  in  ]iower. 


and  in  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  in 
much  assurance  ;  as  ye  know  what 
manner  of  men  we  were  among 
you  for  your  sake. 

6  And  ye  became  "  followers  of 
us,  and  of  the  Lord,  having  received 
the  word  in  much  affliction,  witli 
joy  of  the  Holy  Ghost : 

7  So  that  ye  were  ensamples  to 
all  that  believe  in  ^Macedonia  and 
Achaia. 

8  For  from  you  sounded  out  the 
word  of  the  Lord  not  only  in  Mace- 
donia and  Achaia,  but  also  in  every 
place  yovu'  faith  to  God-ward  is 
spread  abroad  ;  so  that  we  need 
not  to  speak  any  tiling. 

9  For  they  themselves  shew  of 
us  what  manner  of  entering  in  we 
had  unto  you,  and  how  ye  turned 
to  God  from  idols  to  serve  the  liv- 
ing and  true  God  ; 

10  And  to  wait  for  his  Son  from 
heaven,  whom  he  raised  from  the 
dead,  even  Jesus,  which  •'delivered 
us  from  the  wrath  to  come. 


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Pcmrs  ministry  among  them.     I.  THESSALONIANS,  2,  3.  Oiyposition  of  the  Jews. 


CHAPTER  2. 

1  In  what  manner  the  gospel  tons  drought  and 
preached  to  the  Thennaloniann,  and  in  what 
sort  a/so  t/ieif  received  it.  18  A  reason  w 
rendend  hoili.  irhij  Sill  at  Paul  was  so  long 
absent  Jr.'iii  thciii,  ttiid  also  why  he  was  so 
desirous  to  see  them. 

FOR  yourselves,  brethren,  know 
our  entrance  in  unto  you,  that 
it  was  not  in  vain  : 

2  But  even  after  that  we  had 
suifered  beff)re,  and  were  shame- 
fully entreated,  as  ye  know,  at 
Philippi,  we  were  bold  in  our  (iod 
to  speak  unto  you  the  gospel  of 
God  with  much  contention. 

3  For  our  exhortation  was  not  of 
deceit,  nor  of  uncleanness,  nor  in 
guile : 

4  But  as  we  were  ^  allowed  of 
God  to  be  put  in  trust  with  the 
gospel,  even  so  we  speak  ;  not  as 
pleasing  men,  but  God,  which  tri- 
eth  our  hearts. 

5  For  neither  at  any  time  used 
we  flattering  words,  as  ye  know, 
nor  a  cloke  of  covetousness  ;  God  is 
witness  : 

6  Nor  of  men  sought  we  glory, 
neither  of  you,  nor  yet  of  otliers, 
when  we  might  have  -  been  burden- 
some, as  the  apostles  of  Christ. 

7  But  we  were  gentle  among  you, 
even  as  a  nurse  cherisheth  her 
children  : 

8  So  being  affectionately  desir- 
ous of  you,   we   were  ■'willin.fi;   to 


have  imparted  unto  you,  not  the 
gospel  of  God  only,  but  also  our 
own  souls,  because  ye  were  dear 
unto  us. 

9  For  ye  remember,  brethren, 
our  labour  and  travail :  for  labour- 
ing night  and  day,  because  we 
would  not  be  chargeable  unto  any 
of  you,  we  preached  unto  you  the 
gospel  of  God. 

10  Ye  are  witnesses,  and  God 
also,  how  holily  and  justly  and  un- 
blameably  we  behaycxl  ourselves 
among  you  that  b(^ii(n'e : 

11  As  ye  know  how  we  exhorted 
and  comforted  and_  charged  every 
one  of  you,  as  a  father  doth  his 
children, 

12  .That  ye  would  walk  worthy 
of  God,  who  hath  called  you  unto 
his  kingdoin  and  glory. 

13  For  this  cause  also  thank  wc 
God  without  ceasing,  because,  when 
ye  received  the  wor(]  of  CUn]  which 
ye  heard  of  us,  ye  receivefl  if  not  as 
the  word  of  men,  but  as  it  is  in 
truth,  the  word  of  (iod,  which  ef- 
fectually worketh  also  in  you  that 
believe. 

14  For  ye,  brethren,  became  fol- 
lowers of  tnc  churches  of  God  which 
in  Judiea  are  in  Christ  Jesus :  for 


ye  also  have  suffered  like  things  of 
your  own  countrymen,  even  as  they 
have  of  the  Jews  : 

15  Who  both  killed  the  Lord 
Jesus,  and  their  own  prophets,  and 
have  persecuted  us ;  and  they  please 
not  God,  and  are  contrary  to  all 
men  : 

16  Forbidding  us  to  speak  to  the 
Gentiles  that  they  might  be  saved, 
to  fill  up  their  sins  alway  :  ^  for 
the  wrath  is  come  upon  them  to 
the  uttermost. 

1 7  But  we,  brethren,  being  taken 
from  you  for  a  short  time  in  pre- 
sence, not  in  heart,  endeavoured 
the  more  abundantly  to  see  your 
face  with  great  desire. 

18  Wherefore  we  would  have 
come  unto  you,  even  I  Paul,  once 
and  again  ;  but  Satan  hindered  us. 

19  For  what  ?'.s  our  hope,  or  joy, 
or  crown  of  rejoicing'?  J.re  not 
even  ye  in  the  presence  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  at  his  coming! 

20  For  ye  are  our  glory  and  joy. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Saint  Paul  teKtilieth  his  great  love  to  the 
Thessaliiniann,  jnuilij  htj  sending  Timothy 
vnto  tlicin  to  sti-iinjihen  and  comfort  them: 
partly  by  rejoii-i n,j  in  their  veil  doing: 
1(1  and  partly  l>y  ]>}■(! yinij  for  them,  and 
desiring  a  safe  coining  unto  them. 

WHEREFORE  when  we  could 
no  longer  forbear,  we  thought 
it  good  to  be  left  at  Athens  alone  ; 
2  And  sent  ®  Tiinotheus.  our  bro- 
ther, and  ''minister  of  God,  and  our 
fellowlabourer    in    the    gospel    of 


Christ,   to  establish    you,   and   to 
comfort  you  concerning  your  faith  : 

3  That  no  man  should  be  moved 
by  these  alflictions  :  for  yourselves 
know  that  we  are  appointed  there- 
unto. 

4  For  verily,  when  we  were  with 
you,  we  told  you  before  that  we 
should  sutt'er  tribulation;  even  as 
it  came  to  pass,  and  ye  know. 

5  For  this  cause,  when  I  could 
no  longer  forbear,  I  sent  to  know 
your  faith,  lest  by  some  means  the 
tempter  have  temi)ted  you,  and 
oui-   laboui'   ho  in  vaim 

6  But  now  when  "Timotheus 
came  from  you  unto  uis  and 
brought  us  good  tidings  of  your 
faith  and  '^chnrity.  and  that  ye 
have  good  I'euu'iubrance  of  us  al- 
ways, desiring  greatly  to  see  us, 
as  w(!  also  to  see  you  : 

7  Thcref<jre,  brethrcMi,  we  were 
conifort(Ml  ()\('r  you  in  all  our  afflic- 
tion and  distress  by  your  faith  : 

8  p'or  now  we  live,  if  ye  stand 
fast  in  the  Lord. 


*  Or, 


•>  but 


5  Timothy, 
s  *  God's 
minister 
in  the  gospel 


Tiiiiolliy 


**  love, 


210 


Exhortation  to  chastitij. 


I.  THESSALONIANS,  4,  5. 


Christ^s  second  comhig. 


1  wrong 

2  the 

3  an  avenger 
in  all  these 
things, 


9  For  what  th.ank.s  can  we  ren- 
der to  God  again  for  you,  for  all 
the  joy  wherewith  we  joy  for  your 
sakes  before  our  God; 

10  Night  and  day  praying  ex- 
ceedingly that  we  inig-lit  see  your 
face,  and  might  perfect  that  which 
is  lacking  in  your  faith  1 

11  Now  God  himself  and  our 
Father,  and  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
direct  our  way  unto  you. 

12  And  the  Lord  make  you  to 
increase  and  abound  in  love  one 
toward  another,  and  toward  all 
men,  even  as  we  do  toward  you  : 

13  To  the  end  he  may  stablish 
your  hearts  unblameable  in  holi- 
ness before  God,  even  our  Father, 
at  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  with  all  his  saints. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  He  exhorteth  them  to  go  on  forward  in  all 

manner  of  ijodliness,  0  to  live  holily  and 
jtfuilj/,  9  to  hire  one  another,  11  and  quietly 
to  follow  their  oirn  bnxine.sx  :  18  and,  lafst  of 
ail  to  sorroic  iiuK/erateli/  for  the  dead.  15 
And  u7ito  this  hint  exhortation  is  annexed 
a  brief  description  of  the  resurt'ection, 
a7id  second  coming  of  Christ  to  judgment. 

FURTHERMORE  then  we  be- 
seech you,  brethren,  and  exhort 
yon  by  the  Lord  Jesus,  that  as  ye 
have  received  of  us  how  ye  ought 
to  walk  and  to  please  God,  so  ye 
would  abound  more  and  more. 

2  For  ye  know  what  command- 
ments we  gave  you  by  the  Lord 
Jesus. 

3  For  this  is  the  will  of  God, 
even  your  sanctification,  _  that  ye 
should  abstain  from  fornication  : 

4  That  e\'ery  one  of  you  should 
know  how  to  possess  his  vessel  in 
sanctification  and  honour ; 

5  Not  in  the  lust  of  concupis- 
cence, even  as  the  Gentiles  which 
know  not  God  : 

6  That  no  man  go  beyond  and 
'  defraud  his  brother  in  '■^aiu/  mat- 
ter :  because  that  the  Lord  is  "'  the 
avenger  of    all   such,   as  we    also 


have  forewarned  you  and  testified. 

7  For  God  hath  not  called  us  unto 
uncleanness,  but  unto  holiness. 

8  He  therefore  that  clespiseth, 
despise th  not  man,  but  God,  who 
hath  also  given  unto  us  his  holy 
Spirit. 

9  But  as  touching  brotherly  love 
ye  need  not  that  1  write  unto  you  : 
for  ye  yourselves  are  taught  of  God 
to  love  one  another. 

10  And  indeed  ye  do  it  toward 
all  the  brethren  which  ai'e  in  all 
Macedonia :  but  we  beseech  you, 
brethren,  that  ye  increase  more 
and  more  ; 

1 1  And  that  ye  study  to  be  qu  iet. 
and  to  do  your  own  business,  ana 


to  work  with  j'our  own  hands,  as 
vve  commanded  you  ; 

12  That  j'e  may  walk  •*  honestly 
toward  them  that  are  without,  and 
that  ye  may  have  lack  of  nothing. 

13  But  I  would  not  have  you  to 
be  ignorant,  brethren,  concerning 
them  which  are  asleep,  that  ye  sor- 
row not,  even  as  others  which  have 
no  hope. 

14  For  if  we  believe  that  Jesus 
died  and  rose  again,  even  so  them 
also  which  sleep  in  Jesus  will  God 
bring  with  him. 

15  For  this  we  say  unto  you  by 
the  word  of_  the  Lord,  that  we 
which  are  alive  and  remain  unto 
the  coming  of  the  Lord  shall  not 
''  prevent  them  which  are  asleep. 

16  4  or  the  Lord  himself  shall 
descend  from  heaven  with  a  shout, 
with  the  voice  of  the  archangel, 
and  with  the  trump  of  God  :  and 
the  dead  in  Christ  shall  rise  first : 

1 7  Then  we  which  are  alive  and 
remain  shall  be  caught  up  together 
with  them  in  the  clouds,  to  meet 
the  Lord  in  the  air :  and  so  shall 
we  ever  be  with  the  Lord. 

18  Wherefore  "  comfort  one  an- 
other with  these  words. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  Ife  2^'>'oceedeth  in  the  former  description  of 
ChrisVs  coming  to  judgment,  16  and  giveih 
diners  precepts,  28  and  so  concludeth  the 
epistle. 

BUT  of  the  times  and  the  sea- 
sons, brethren,  ye  have  no  need 
that  1  wi'ite  unto  you. 

2  For  yourselves  know  perfectly 
that  the  day  of  the  Lord  so  cometh 
as  a  thief  in  the  night. 

3  For  when  they  shall  say,  Peace 
and  safety ;  then  sudden  destruc- 
tion Cometh  upon  them,  as  travail 
upon  a  woman  with  child ;  and 
they  shall  not  escape. 

4  But  ye,  brethren,  are  not  in 
darkness,  that  that  day  should 
overtake  you  as  a  thief. 

5  Ye  are  all  the  children  of  light, 
and  the  children  of  the  day :  we 
are  not  of  the  night,  nor  of  dark- 
ness. 

6  Therefore  let  us  not  sleep,  as 
do  others  ;  but  let  us  watch  and  be 
sober. 

7  F'or  they  that  sleep  sleep  in  the 
night ;  and  they  that  be  clrunken 
are  di'unken  in  the  night. 

8  But  let  us,  wiio  are  of  the  day, 
be  sober,  putting  on  the  breastplate 
of  faith  and  love ;  and  for  an  hel- 
met, the  hope  of  salvation. 

9  For  God  hath  not  appointed 
us  to  wrath,  but  to  obtain  salva- 
tion by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

10  Who  died  for  us,  that,  wliether 


*  becom- 
ingly 


■'  precede 


fi  exhort 


211 


Exhortation  to  clergy 


I.  THESSALONIANS,  5. 


and  jieo'ple. 


we  wake  or  sleep,  we  should  live 
together  with  him. 
11  Wherefore     ^comfort     your- 


selves together,  and  edify  one  an- 


other, even  as  also  ye  do. 

12  And  we  beseech  you,  breth- 
ren, to  know  them  which  labour 
among  you,  and  are  over  you  in 
the  Lord,  and  admonish  you  ; 

13  And  to  esteem  them  very 
highly  in  love  for  their  work's 
sake.  And  be  at  peace  among 
yourselves. 

14  Now  we  exhort  you,  breth- 
ren, warn  them  that  are  unruly, 
comfort  the  "feebleminded,  sup- 
port the  weak,  be  patient  toward 
all  men. 

15  See  that  none  render  evil  for 
evil  unto  any  man ;  but  ever  follow 
that  which  is  good,  both  among 
yourselves,  and  to  all  men. 

16  Rejoice  evermore. 

17  Pray  without  ceasing. 

18  In  every  thing  give  thanks  : 


for  this  is  the  will  of  God  in  Christ 
Jesus  concerning  you. 

19  Quench  not  the  Spirit. 

20  Despise  not  prophesyings. 

21  Prove  all  things;  hold  fast 
that  which  is  good. 

22  Abstain  from  ''all  aijpearance 
of  evil. 

23  And  the  very  God  of  peace 
sanctify  you  wholly ;  and  /  pj'a?/ 
God  your  '^wliole  snii-it  and  soul 
and  body  be  "'  ijrc^served  blameless 


unto  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

24  Faithful  is  he  that  calleth 
you,  who  also  will  do  it. 

2-5  Brethren,  pray  for  us. 

26  Greet  all  the  bretlu-en  with 
an  holy  kiss. 

27  I  charge  you  by  the  Lord 
that  this  epistle  be  read  unto  all 
the  holy  brethren. 

28  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  be  with  you.     Amen. 

1  The  first  epinUe  unto  the  Thessalonians 
was  written  from  Athens. 


THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  OF  PAOL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

THESSALONIANS 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Saint  Paul  certifieth  them  of  the,  good  opi- 
niomohich  he  had  of  their  fititli ,  lore,  ami 
patience:  11  aiKlf'lirrririf'hiilusifli  </irirs 
reasons  for  the  eoinjnrti  mj  of  tlnin  in  />(/■- 
secution,  ichereof  tlie.  eliiefei^t  is  taken  from 
the  righteous  judgment  of  God. 

PAUL,  and  Silvanus,  and  ^  Timo- 
theus,  unto  the  church  of  the 
Thessalonians  in  God  our  Father 
and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ : 

2  Grace  unto  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

3  We  are  bound  to  thank  God  al- 
ways for  you,  l)r(^threii,  as  it  is  meet, 
because  tliat  your  f;iith  groweth  ex- 
ceedingly, and  the  "charity  of  every 
one  of  you  all  towaid  each  other 
aboundeth  ; 

4  So  that  we  ourselves  gloi'y  in 
you  in  the  churclu^s  of  God  for 
your  patience  and  faith  in  all  your 
persecutions  and  tribulations  that 
ye  endure : 

5  Which  is  a  manifest  token  f)f 
the  righteous  judgment  of  God, 
that  .ve  may  V)e  counted  worthy  of 
the  kingdom  oi  God,  for  which  ye 
also  sumn- :  .     .  . 

6  Seeing  it  is  a  righteous  tiling 
with  God  to  reconiiH'usi!  tribula- 
tion to  them  that  trouV)le  you  ; 

7  And  to  you  who  nvc  troubled 
rest  with  us,  when  the  fjord  Jesus 
sliall  bf^  revealed  from  heaven  with 
his  mighty  angels. 


8  In  flaming  fire  taking  ven- 
geance on  them  that  know  not 
God,  and  that  obey  not  the  gospel 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ: 

9  Who  shall  be  punislied  with 
everlasting  destruction  from  the 
presence  of  the  Lord,  and  from  the 
glory  of  his  power  ; 

10  When  he  shall  come  to  be 
glorified  in  his  saints,  and  to  be 
admired  in  all  them  that  believe 
(.because  our  testimony  among  you 
was  believed)  in  tiiat  day. 

11  Wherefore  also  we  pray  al- 
ways for  you,  that  our  God  would 
count  you  worthy  of  tJtis  calling, 
and  fulfil  all  the  good  i)leasure  of 
his  goodness,  and  the  work  of  faith 
with  i)ower  : 

1 2  'I'hat  the  name  of  our  Loril 
Jesus  Christ  may  be  glorified  in 
you,  and  ye  in  him,  according  to 
tlu!  grace  of  our  God  and  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  //,'  nillelh  them  to  conti n lie  sted f<(st  in  the 
truth  reeeire<l,  8  sheirelh  that  there  .shall 
lie  It  departure  from  the  faith.  '.)  and  a 
iliM-orerij  of  aniiehi'ist.  hifore  the  daij  <f 
the  Lord  come,  ITi  And  thereupon-  re peat- 
eth.  his  former  exhortation,  and  prai/eth 
for  them,. 

NOW  we  b(;s(H'c1i  you,  bi-ethren, 
■''l)y  the  coming  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  CTii'ist.  and  ^  Ay/our  gatlieiing 
together  unto  him, 


3  every  form 


^  spirit 
5  preserved 
entire,  with- 
out blame 


«u 


lucliinp; 
iririillicr- 


212 


Apostasy  before  Christ  cometli.   II.  THESSALONIANS,  3. 


Against  idleness. 


2  That  ye  be  not  soon  shaken  in 
mind,  or  be  troubled,  neither  by 
spirit,  nor  by  word,  nor  by  letter 
as  from  us,  as  that  the  day  of 
Christ  is  at  hand. 

3  Let  no  man  deceive  you  by  any 
means  :  for  that  day  shall  not  come, 
except  there  come  ^  ci  falling  away 
first,  and  that  man  of  sin  be  re- 
vealed, the  son  of  perdition  ; 

4  who  opposeth  and  exalteth 
himself  above  all  that  is  called 
God,  or  that  is  worshipped  ;  so  that 
he  as  God  sitteth  in  the  temple 
of  God,  -shewing  himself  that  he 
is  God. 


5  Remember  ye  not,  that,  when 
I  was  yet  with  you,  I  told  you 
these  things'? 

6  And  now  ye  know  what  ^  with- 
lioldeth  that  he  might  be  revealed 


m  Ins  time. 


7  For  the  mystery  of  •*  iniquity 
doth  already  work  :  ''  only  he  who 
now  letteth   vill  let,  until  he   be 


taken  out  of  the  way. 
8  And  then  shall  Hhat  Wicked 


be  revealed,  whom  the  Lord  shall 
consume  with  the  ''^spirit  of  his 
mouth,  and  shall  destroy  with  the 
brightness  of  his  coming  : 

9  Even  hivi,  whose  coming  is 
after  the  working  of  Satan  with 
all  power  and  signs  and  lying 
wonders, 

10  And  with  all  deceivableness 
of  unrighteousness  in  them  that 
perish ;  because  they  received  not 
the  love  of  the  truth,  that  they 
might  be  saved. 

1 1  And  for  this  cause  God  shall 
send  them  strong  delusion,  that 
they  should  believe  a  lie  : 

12  That  they  all  might  be 
'^  damned  who  believed  not  the 
truth,  but  had  pleasure  in  un- 
righteousness. 

13  But  we  are  bound  to  give 
thanks  alway  to  God  for  you,  breth- 
ren beloved  of  the  Lord,  because 
God  hath  from  the  beginning 
chosen  you  to  salvation  through 
sanctification  of  the  .Spirit  and  be- 
lief of  the  truth  : 

14  Whereunto  he  called  you  by 
our  gospel,  to  the  obtaining  of  the 
glory  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

15  Therefore,  brethren,  stand 
fast,  and  hold  the  traditions  which 
ye  have  been  taught,  whether  by 
word,  or  our  epistle. 

16  Now  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
himself,  and  God,  even  our  Fatlun-, 
which  hath  loved  us,  and  liath 
given  ^(.i<  everlasting  consolation 
and  good  hope  through  grace, 

17  Comfort     your  .  hearts,    and 


stablish   you  in  every  good  word 
and  work. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  I/e  craveth  their  prayers  for  himself,  3 
tedifeth  iphat  confidence  he  hath  in  them. 
5  riKil-iih  requeKt'to  God  in  their  behalf, 
(!  ifiritli  Hum.  dvverH  j)receptx.  esjiec/a////  to 
tihtiii  iilleiiess,  and  ill  compauij,  Ui  and 
lufit  (f  all  concludeih  with  prayer  and 
sulutatio7i. 

FINALLY,  brethren,  pray  for 
us,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
may  have  free  course,  and  be  glori- 
fied, even  as  it  is  with  you  : 

2  And  that  we  may  be  delivered 
from  unreasonable  and  wicked 
men:   for  all  men  have -not  faith. 

3  But  the  Lord  is  faithful,  who 
shall  stablish  you,  and  keep  you 
from  " evil. 

4  And  we  have  confidence  in 
the  Lord  touching  you,  that  ye 
both  do  and  will  do  the  things 
which  we  command  you. 

5  And  the  Lord  direct  your 
hearts  into  the  loye  of  God,  and 
into  the  patient  waiting  for  Christ. 

6  Now  we  command  you,  breth- 
ren, in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Je- 
sus Christ,  that  ye  withdraw  your- 
selves from  every  brother  that 
walketh  disorderly,  and  not  after 
the  tradition  which  he  received  of 
us. 

7  For  yourselves  know  how  ye 
ought  to  follow  us  :  for  we  behaved 
not  ourselves  disorderly  among 
you  ; 

8  Neither  did  we  eat  any  man's 
bread  for  nought ;  but  wrought 
with  labour  and  travail  night  and 
day,  that  we  might  not  be  charge- 
able to  any  of  you  : 

9  Not  because  we  have  not 
"  power,  but  to  make  ourselves  an 
ensample  unto  you  to  follow  us. 

10  For  even  when  we  were  with 
you,  this  we  commanded  you,  that 
if  any  would  not  work,  neither 
should  he  eat. 

1 1  For  we  hear  that  there  are 
some  which  walk  among  you  dis- 
orderly, working  not  at  all,  but 
are  busybodies. 

12  Now  them  that  are  such  we 
command  and  exhort  by  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  that  with  quietness 
they  work,  and  eat  their  own 
bread. 

13  But  ye,  brethren,  be  not 
weary  in  well  doing. 

14  And  if  any  man  obey  not  our 
word  by  this  epistle,  note  that 
man,  and  have  no  company  with 
him.  that  he  may  be  ashamed. 

15  Yet  count  him  not  as  an 
enemy,  but  admonish  him  as  a 
brother. 

IG  Now  the  Lord  of  peace  liim- 


9  the  evil 
one. 


10  the  right, 


213 


Right  use  of  the  law. 


II.  THESSALONIANS,  3. 


PauVs  call  to  the  ministry. 


11  teachiiii. 


self  give  you  peace  always  by  all 
means.     The  Lord  be  with  you  all. 
17  The  salutation  of   Paul  with 
mine  own  hand,  which  is  the  token 
in  every  epistle  :  so  I  write. 


18  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  be  with  you  all.     Amen. 


^  The   second   epistle  to  the  Thessa'.oiiiaiis 
was  written  from  Athens. 


THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO 

TIMOTHY 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Timothy  is  put  in  m  ind  of  the.  charge  n-hich 
Wils  gitJen  unto  h/iii  hi/  I'liul  itt  hi^i  ijaiiiy  to 
Macedonia.  5  O/tlic  viijht  t(ne  ami  end  of 
the  /aic.  ll  0/  .•iaint  PauPs  calhiifj  to  he 
an  apostle,  20  and  of  Hymenmus  and  Alex- 
ander. 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  C-hrist 
'  by  the  commandment  of  God 
our  Saviour,  and  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
which  is  our  hope  ; 

2  Unto  Timothy,  my  own  son  in 
the  faith :  Grace,  mercy,  and  peace, 
from  God  '^our  Father  and  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord. 

3  As  I  besought  thee  to  abide 
still  at  Ephesus,  when  I  went  into 
Macedonia,  that  thou  mightest 
charge  some  that  they  teach  no 
other  doctrine, 

4  Neither  give  heed  to  fables  and 
endless  genealogies  which  minister 
questions,  rather  than  ^ godly  edi- 
fying which  is  in  faith  :  '*  so  do. 

5  ^  Now  the  end  of  the  "  com- 
mandment    is    '^  charity  out    of    a 


pure    heart,    and    of  a  good   con- 
science, and  of  faith  unfeigned  : 

6  From  which  scjme  having 
swerved  have  turned  aside  unto 
vain  ** jangling; 

7  Desiring  to  be  teachers  of  the 
law ;  understanfliiig  neither  what 
they  say,  nor  whereof  they  affirm. 

8  But  we  know  that  the  law  is 
good,  if  a  man  use  it  lawfully  ; 

9  Knowing  this,  that  the  law  is 
not  made  for  a  righteous  man,  but 
for  the  lawless  and  <lisol)edient,  for 
the  ungodly  and  foi"  sinners,  for 
unlioly  and  profane,  for  murdei'ers 
of  fathers  and  murderers  of  mo- 
thers, for  manslayers, 

1 0  For "  whoremongers,  for  tlien i 
tliiit  defile  themselves  witli  '"man- 
kind, for  menstealers,  for  liars,  for 
I)('ijured  pei'sons.  and  if  there  be 
any  otlier  tiling  that  is  contrary  to 
sound  "doctrine  : 

11  According  to  the  glorious  gos- 
pel  of  the  blessed  God,  which  was 
committed  to  my  trust. 

['2  And  I  thank  Christ  Jesus  our 


Lord,  who  hath  enabled  me,  for  that 
he  counted  ine  faithful,  putting  me 
into  the  ministry ; 

1 3  Who  was  before  a  blasphemer, 
and  a  persecutor,  and  injurious :  but 
I  obtained  mercy,  because  I  did  it 
ignorantly  in  unbelief. 

14  And  the  grace  of  our  Lord  was 
exceeding  abundant  with  faith  and 
love  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

1 5  This  is  a  faithful  saying,  and 
worthy  of  all  acceptation,  that 
Christ  Jesus  came  into  the  world 
to  save  sinners ;  of  whom  I  am 
chief. 

16  Howbeit  for  this  cause  I  ob- 
tained mercy,  that  in  me  ''^fii'st 
Jesus  Christ  might  shew  forth  all 
longsuffering,  for  a  pattern  to  them 
which  should  hereafter  believe  on 
him  to  life  '•'  everlasting. 

17  Now  unto  the  King  eternal, 
immortal,  invisible,  the  '"•  only  wise 


*0r, 


God,  be  honour  and  glory  for  ever 
and  ever.    Amen. 

18  This  charge  I  commit  unto 
thee,  son  Timothy,  accordiuj^  to  the 
prophecies  which  -went  before  on 
thee,  that  thou  by  them  mightest 
war  '^  a  good  warfare  ; 

19  Holding  faith,  and  a  good  con- 
science ;  which  sonie  having  put 
away  concerning  faith  have  made 
shipwreck : 

20  Of  whom  is  Hymenseus  and 
Alexander  ;  whom  I  have  delivered 
unto  Satan,  that  they  may  learn 
not  to  blaspheme. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  That  it  is  meet  to  pray  and  r/ire  thavk-s 
for  all  me/n,  and  the.  reason  why.  it  //("'■ 
'iioineii    Kh<'iil(l    he   attired.      Vi    They  are 

II, 't  i„'riiiitl,-d  to  teach.  1.0  They  .shall  he 
siinil,  nnhrillixla  liiliiiU  the  ti-stiinoiiies  of 
(ii.irii  iirath.,  ill  childh/rth,  if  they  con- 
tinue in  faith. 

T  EXHORT  therefore,  that,  first 
1  of  all,  supplications,  prayers, 
intercessions,  and  giving  of  thanks, 
be  made  foi'  all  men  ; 

2  Foi-  kiTigs,  and  /or  all  that  are 
in  authority;  tluit  we  may  lead  a 
quiet  and  peaceable  life  in  all  god- 
liness and  honesty. 


*  Or, 


214 


Concerning  public  prayer. 


I.  TIMOTHY, 


Qualifications  for  the  ministry. 


i"  one  newly 
come  to  the 
faith , 


3  For  this  ?'.<?  good  and  acceptaljle 
in  the  sight  of  God  our  Saviour  ; 

4  Who  '  will  liave  all  men  to  be 
saved,  and  to  come  unto  the  know- 
ledge of  the  truth. 

5  For  there  is  one  God,  and  one 
mediator  between  God  and  men, 
the  man  Christ  Jesus; 

6  Who  gave  himself  a  ransom  for 
all,  to  be  testified  in  due  time. 

7  Whereunto  I  "am  ordained  a 
*  preacher,  and  an  apostle,  (i  speak 
the  truth  in  Christ,  aw/  lie  not;)  a 
teacher  of  the  Gentiles  in  faith  and 
verity. 

8  I  will  therefore  that  men  pi-ay 
every  where,  lifting  up  holy  hands, 
without  wrath  and  ^  doubting^ 

9  In  like  manner  also,  that  wo- 
men adorn  themselves  in  modest 
apparel,  with  •*  shamefacedness  and 
sobriety ;  not  with  ''  hroided  hair, 
or  gold,  or  pearls,  or  costly  array  ; 

10  But  (which  becometh  women 
professing  godliness)  with  good 
works. 

11  Let  the  woman  learn  in  "^si- 
lence with  all  subjection. 

12  But  I  suft'er  not  a  woman  to 
teach,  nor  to  usurp  authority  over 
the  man,  but  to  be  in  "  silence. 

13  For  Adam  was  first  formed, 
then  Eve. 

14  And  Adam  was  not  deceived, 
but  the  woman  being  deceived  was 
in  the  transgression. 

15  Notwithstanding  she  shall  be 
saved  *  in  childbearing,  if  they  con- 
tinue in  faith  and  "charity  and 
holiness  with  sobriety. 

CHAPTER  3. 

2  Ilnip  hishopfi,  and  deaconx,  and  their 
wivea  chou/d  he  qnalifled.,  14  nnd.  to  what 
end  Saint  Paid  wrote  to  Timothy  of  thexe 
thingx.  15  Of  the  church,  and  the  blesxed, 
truth  thei'ein  taufjht  and  profexsed. 

ri"^HIS  is  a  true  saying.  If  a  man 
X  desire  the  office  of  a  oishop,  he 
desireth  a  good  work. 

2  A  bishop  then  must  be  blame- 
less, the  husband  of  one  wife,  vigi- 
lant, sober,  of  good  behaviour, 
given  to  hospitality,  apt  to  teach; 

3  Not  given  to  wine,  no  striker, 
not  greedy  of  filthy  lucre  ;  but  pa- 
tient, not  a  brawler,  not  covetous  ; 

4  One  that  ruleth  well  his  own 
house,  having  his  children  in  sub- 
jection with  all  gravity ; 

5  (For  if  a  man  know  not  how  to 
rule  his  own  house,  how  shall  he 
take  care  of  the  church  of  God?) 

6  Not  '"a,  novice,  lest  being  lifted 
ui)  with  pride  he  fall  into  the  con- 
flenmation  of  the  devil. 


*  Gr.  herald. 


7  Moreover  he  must  have  a  good 
report  of  them  which  are  without ; 
lest  he  fall  into  reproach  and  the 
snare  of  the  devil. 

8  Likewise  must  the  deacons  be 
grave,  not  doubletongued,  not 
^iven  to  much  wine,  not  gi'eedy  of 
filthy  lucre ; 

9  Holding  the  mystery  of  the 
faith  in  a  pure  conscience. 

10  And  let  these  also  first  be 
proved ;  then  let  them  use  the 
office  of  a  deacon,  being  found 
blameless.  •  _        _ 

1 1  Even  so  must  their  wives  he 
grave,  not  slanderers,  sober,  faith- 
ful in  all  things. 

12  Let  the  deacons  be  the  hus- 
bands of  one  wife,  ruling  their 
children  and  their  own  houses  well. 

13  For  they  that  have  used  the 
office  of  a  deacon  well  purchase  to 
themselves  a  good  degree,  and  great 
boldness  in  the  faith  which  is  in 
Christ  Jesus. 

14  These  things  write  I  unto 
thee,  hoping  to  come  unto  thee 
shortly : 

15  But  if  I  tarry  long,  that  thou 
mayest  know  how  thou  oughtest  to 
behave  thyself  in  the  house  of  Gpd, 
which  is  the  church  of  the  living 
God,  the  pillar  and  ground  of  the 
truth. 

16  And  withoutcontroversy great 
is  the  mystery  of  godliness  :  "  God 
was  manifest  in  the  flesh,  justified 
in  the  ^'"^ .Spirit,  seen  of  angels, 
T>reached '^unto  tlie  Gentiles,  be- 
lieved on  in  the  world,  received  up 
into  glory. 

CHAPTER  4. 

I  HeforeieHeth  that  in  the  latter  timex  there 
xhall  tie  a  departure  from  the  faith.  <i 
Anil  to  the  end  that  Tiniothy  itri<jht  not  fail 
in  doin{l  hix  dutij,  he  /'nrnisheth  him  n:ith 
direrx  jireceptis  l/elonginy  thereto. 

NOW  the  Spirit  speaketh  ex- 
pressly, that  in  the  latter 
times  some  shall  depart  from  the 
faith,  giving  heed  to  seducing 
spirits,  and      doctrines  of  devils: 

2  Speaking  lies  in  hypocrisy ; 
having  their  conscience  seared 
with  a  hot  iron ; 

3  Forbidding  to  marry,  nnd  com- 
ma vdiv<i  to  abstain  from  meats, 
which  God  hath  created  to  be  re- 
ceived with  thanksgiving  of  them 
which  believe  and  know  the  truth. 

4  For  every  creature  of  (lod  (x 
good,  and  nothing  to  be  refused,  if 
it  be  received  with  thanksgiving: 

5  Vov  it  is  sanctified  by  the  word 
of  God  and  prayer. 

G  If  thou  put  the  brethren  in  re- 


11  *  He  who 
was  mani- 
fested 

12  spirit, 

13  among  tho 
nations, 


*  Or, 


1^  teachings 
of  (lemons, 
tlironsh  the 
hypocrisy  of 
men  that 
speak  lies ; 


215 


Timothy's  mitdstnj  and  rale. 


I.  TIMOTHY,  5. 


Concerning  widows. 


merabrance  of  these  things,  thou 
shalt  be  a  good  minister  of  Jesus 
C'lirist,  nourislied  up  in  the  wimls 
of  'faith  and  of  ?j:oo(1  doctrine. 
whenMinto  thou   liast  ;iM;unc(l. 


7  J>ut  refuse  profane  and  old 
wives"  fables,  and  exercise  thyself 
rather  unto  godliness. 

iS  For  bodily  exercise  -'  i)roliteth 
little :  but   godliness   is   protitable 


unto  all  things,  having  proinise  of 
the  life  that  now  is,  and  of  that 
which  is  to  come. 

9  This  is  a  faithful  saying  and 
worthy  of  all  acceptation. 

10  -tor  therefore  we  both  labour 
and  suffer  reproach,  because  we 
trust  in  the  living  (Jod,  wlio  is  the 
Saviour  of  all  men,  specially  of 
those  that  believe. 

1 1  These  things  command  and 
teach. 

12  Let  no  man  despise  thy 
.youth  ;  but  be  thou  an  example  of 
the  believers,  in  word,  in  -'conver- 
sation, in  ■*  charity,  in  spirit,  in 
faith,  in  puT'ity. 

13  Till  I  come,  give  attendance 
to  reading,  to  exhortation,  to  °  doc- 
trine. 

1 1  Neglect  not  the  gift  that  is  in 
thee,  which  was  giAcn  th(M^  by  pro- 
phe(!y,  with  the  laying  on  of  the 
hands  of  the  presbytery. 

15  Meditate  upon  these  things; 
give  thyself  wholl.y  to  them ;  that 
thy   "profiting  may  appear  to  all. 

IG  TiiUe  heed  unto  thyself,  and 
unto  "  the  doctrine  :  continue  in 
them  :  for  in  doing  this  thou  shalt 
both  save  thyself,  and  them  that 
hear  thee. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  RtileH  to  he  ohKerrerl  in  reproring.  .S  Of 
■irii/oirs.  IT  Of  elders.  23  A  precept  for 
Timiithi/H  heitlth.  24  Some  men'n  Kins  {/<> 
before  unto  jiulgme/ii,  and  some  meti's  do 
folloir  offer'. 

pKIUJKE  not  an  elder,  but  in- 
l\j  tr(!at  hi)/i  as  a  father  ;  (ind  the 
younger  men  as  brethren  ; 

2  The  elder  women  as  mothers; 
the  younger  as  sisters,  with  all 
purity. 

3  H()nour  widows  that  are  wi- 
dows indeed. 

1  i»ut  if  any  widow  have  child- 
vv.n  or  ''  ne|)liews,  let  them  learn 
first  to  shTvwpiety  at  home,  a.nd  to 
iHMiuite  theii'  jtarents  :  for  that  is 
good  and  acceptabh;  before^  (lod. 

5  Now  she  that  is  a  widow  in- 
deed, and  desolate,  trusteth  in  Hod, 
and  continueth  in  suj)plications 
and  prayers  night  and  (la.y. 

6  Jiut  she  that  liveth  in  pleasui-e 
is  dead  while  she  liveth. 


7  And  these  things  give  in 
charge,  that  they  may  be  blame- 
less. 

)S  Ikit  if  any  provide  not  for  his 
own,  and  specially  for  those  of  his 
own  house,  he  hath  denied  the 
faith,  and  is  worse  than  an  "in- 
Hdel. 

i)  '"  L(^t  not  a,  widow"  be  taken  into 
the  TiumlxM'  under  threescore  years 


old,  having  been  the  wife  of  one 
man, 

10  Well  reported  of  for  good 
works ;  if  she  havebroughtup  child- 
ren, if  she  have  lodged  strangei's,  if 
she  have  washed  the  saints'  feet,  if 
sh(>  have  relieved  the  afflicted,  if  she 
ha  VI'  diligently  followed  every  good 
work. 

1 1  l)ut  the  younger  widows  re- 
fuse :  for  when  they  liave  begun  to 
wax  wanton  against  Christ,  they 
will  mari'.y  ; 

12  Having  "  danmation,  because 
they  have  cast  off'  their  hrst  faith. 

13  Aiul  withal  they  learn  to  /><■ 
idle,  wandering  about  from  house 
to  house;  and  not  only  idle,  but 
tatt  lers  also  and  busybodies,  speak- 
ing things  which  they  ought  not. 

Ill  will  therefore  that  the 
younger  women  marry,  bear  child- 
ren, guide  the  house,  give  none 
occasion  to  the  adversary  to  speak 
reproachfull,y. 

1 5  For  some  are  already  turned 
aside  after  Satan. 

Hi  If  any  man  or  woman  that 
believeth  have  widows,  let  them 
relieve  them,  and  let  not  the  church 
Inu-harged  ;  that  it  may  relieve  them 
that  are  widows  indeed. 

1  7  Let  the  elders  that  rule  well  be 
counted  worthy  of  double  honour, 
es])eciall.v  they  who  labour  in  the 
word  and  doctrine. 

IM  For  the  scrii)ture  saith.  Thou 
shalt  not  nuizzle  the  ox  that  tread- 
eth  out  the  corn.  And,  The  labourer 
^,s  worthy  of  his  i-eward. 

19  Against  an  eldei-  I'eceive  not 
an  a(;cusation,  ''-'  but  I x 'fore  two  or 
three  witnesses. 

20  Them  that  siji  rebuke  before 
all,  that  others  also  ma.v  fear. 

21  1  charge  fhrc  before  (lod,  and 
the  Lord  .lesus  ( 'hrist,  and  the  elect 
angels,  that  thou  observe  these 
things  without  preferring  one  be- 
fore aiu)ther,  doing  nothing  by 
partial  it,v. 

22  La.v  hands  "'suddenly  on  no 
man,  neither  be  pactaker  of  other 
men's  sins:    keep  th.vself  i)ure. 

23  r)rink  no  longer  water,  but 
use  a  little  wine  for  thy  stomach's 

I  sake  and  thine  often  iniirniititvs. 


216 


Against  covetousness. 


I.  TIMOTHY,  C. 


Charge  to  Timothy. 


24  Some  men's  sins  are  '  OL)on_he- 
fornhand,  goingVjeforetxj  jud^itii-nt ; 
and  siinie  t/ieit  they  follow  after. 

25  Likewise  also  the  good  wf^ks 
of  some  are  ^ manifest  Ijcforehand  : 
and  they  that  are  otlierwise  cannot 
be  hid. 

CHAITER  6. 

1  Of  the  duty  of  Herrantn.  .3  Nut  to  hare  fel- 
lotcHhip  with  newfangled  teachers.  6  (j(i<l- 
lineHH  in  great  gain,  10  and  lore  of  inoney 
the  root  of  all  ecil.  11  What  TirnotUy  in  to 
fly,  and  ichat  to  folio  a-,  17  awl  irhereof  tij 
adrnoninh  the  rich.  20  To  keep  the  piirity 
of  true  doctrine,  and  to  avoid  profane  jan- 
gling^. 

LET  as  many  servants  as  are 
under  tlie  yoke  count  their  own 
masters  worthy  of  all  honour,  that 
the  name  of  God  and  Ida  doctrine 
Vje  not  blasphemed. 

2  And  they  that  have  believing 
masters,  let  them  not  despise  them, 
Vxicause  they  are  brethren ;  Vjut 
rather  "do   thi'in    service,    because 


they  are  f;tithtiil  and  beloved,  par- 


takers of  tlie  benelit.    I'hese  things 
teach  and  exhort. 

3  If  any  man  teach  otherwise, 
and  consent  not  to  wholesome 
words,  eiteii  the  words  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  and  to  the  doctrine 
which  is  according  to  godliness ; 

4  He  is '' proud,  knowing  nothing, 
but  doting  about  questions  and 
strifes  of  words,  whereof  cometh 
envy,  strife,  railings,  evil  surmis- 
ings, 

5  Perverse  disputings  of  men  of 
corrupt  minds,  and  destitute  of  the 
truth,  supposing  that  ^gain  is  gfxl- 
liness :  from  such  withdraw  thj'- 
self. 

6  But  godliness  with  content- 
ment is  great  gain. 

7  For  we  Vjrought  nothing  into 
thin  world,  awl  it  in  certain  we  can 
carry  nothing  out. 

8  And  having  food  and  raiment 
let  us  be  therewith  content. 

9  But  they  that « will  be  rich  fall 
into  temjjtation  and  a  snare,  and 
into  many  fo<^^jlish  and  hurtful  lusts, 
which  drown  men  in  destruction 
and  perdition. 

10  For  the  love  of  money  is  'the 
root  of  all  evil  :  which  while  some 


coveted  after,  they  have  errt'd  from 
the  faith,  and  pierced  themselves 
through  with  many  sorrows. 

11  But  thou,  ()  man  of  fJod,  flee 
these  things ;  and  follow  after 
iighteousn(;ss,  godliness,  faith, 
love,  patience,  meekness. 

1 2  Fight  the  go<jd  fight  of  ''faith 


lay  hold  on " eternal  life,  whereunto 
thou  "'art  also  called,  and  " hast 
professed  a  good  profession  before 
many  witnesses. 

13  1  give  thee  charge  in  the  sight 
of  God,  who  quickeneth  all  things, 
and  before  Christ  Jesus,  who  Vjefore 
Pontius  Pilate  witnessed  '''a  good 
confession  ; 

14  That  thou  keep  thin  com- 
mandment without  spot,  unrebuke- 
able.  until  the  appearing  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ: 

15  Which  in  his  times  he  shall 
shew,  wlto  if,  the  blessed  and  «jnly 
Potentate,  the  King  of  kings,  and 
Lord  of  lords ; 

16  Who  only  hath  immortality, 
dwelling  in  the  light  which  no  man 
can  approach  unto  ;  whom  no  man 
hath  seen,  nor  can  see :  to  whom 
he  honour  and  power  everlasting. 
Amen. 

17  Charge  them  that  are  rich  in 
this  world,  that  they  be  not  high- 
minded,  nor  trust  in  uncertain 
riches,  but  in  the  living  God,  who 
giveth  us  richly  all  things  to  en- 
joy; 

18  That  they  do  good,  that  they 
be  rich  in  good  works,  ready  to  dis- 
tribute, '"willing  to  communicate : 

19  Laying  up  in  store  for  them- 
selves  a  good  foundation  against 
the  time  to  come,  that  they  may 
lay  hold  on  "eternal  life. 

20  O  Timothy,  ''keep  that  which 
is  committed  to  thy  trust,  avoid in{^ 
profane  awl  vain  babblings,  and 
oppositions  of  '"science  falsely  so 
called  : 

21  Which  some  professing  have 
erred  concerning  the  faith.  Grace 
he  with  thee.     Amen. 

^  The  first  to  Timothy  was  written  from 
Laodicea.  wliich  is  the  chiefest  city  of 
Phrvgia  i'acatiana. 


*  Or, 


8  the  faith, 
''  the  eternal 
''»  *  wast 
11  didst  con- 
fess the  good 
confession 


12  the 


13  ready  to 
sympathize ; 


14  *  the  life 
which  is  life 
indeed. 

15  guard 
i^knowledge 
which  is 


217 


The  spirit  of  power 


II.   TIMOTHY,  1,  2. 


and  of  a  sound  mind. 


1  irave  us  not 


2  suffer 

liardship 

with 


3  saved 


THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  OE  PAOL  THE  APOSTLE  TO 

TIMOTHY 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Paul's  love  to  Timothy,  and  the  unfeigned 
faith  which  wan  in  Timothy  himnelf,  hin 
'mother,  and  grandmother.  6  lie  is  ex- 
htirtcd  to  fstlr  up  the  gift  of  Ood  which  wax 
in  him,  8  to  be  ntedfad.  an4  patient  in  pev- 
Hecution,  13  and  in  pn-sixt  hi  Ihe  fortu  mid 
truth  of  that  dorf  rill,-  nhirh  In-  liiul  InlriiM 
of  him.  15  Phygilhis  and  Ilei'inoiioii's, 
andcuch  like,  are  noted,  and  Oneisijihofus 
is  highly  commended. 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ 
by  the  will  of  God,  according 
to  the  pi'omise  of  life  which  is  in 
Christ  Jesus, 

2  To  Timothy,  my  dearly  beloved 
son :  Grace,  mercy,  and  peace, 
from  God  the  Father  and  Christ 
Jesus  our  Lord. 

3  I  thank  God,  whom  I  serve 
from  my  forefathers  with  pure 
conscience,  that  without  ceasing  I 
have  remembrance  of  thee  in  my 
prayers  night  and  day ; 

4  Gi^eatly  desiring  to  see  thee, 
being  mindful  of  thy  tears,  that  I 
may  be  filled  with  joy  ; 

5  When  I  call  to  remernbrance 
the  unfeigned  faith  that  is  in  thee, 
which  dwelt  first  in  thy  grandmo- 
ther Lois,  and  thy  mother  Eunice  ; 
and  I  am  persuaded  that  in  thee 
also. 

6  Wherefore  I  put  thee  in  remem- 
brance that  thou  stir  up  the  gift  of 
God,  which  is  in  thee  by  the  put- 
ting on  of  my  hands. 

7  For  God  ^  hatli  not  given   us 


the  spirit  of  fear;    but  of  power, 
and  of  love,  and  of  a  sound  mind. 

8  Be  not  thou  therefore  ashamed 
of  the  testimony  of  our  Lord,  nor 
of  me  his  prisoner:  but  '''be  thou 
|);irtaker  of  the  afflictions  of  the 
gosoel  according  to  the  power  of 
God  ; 

9  Who  ^  liatli  saved  us,  and  called 
vi^  with  an  holy  calling,  not  fic- 
cording  to  our  works,  but  accord- 
ing to  his  own  ])uri)ose  and  grace, 
which  was  givc^n  us  in  Christ  Jesus 
before  the  woidd  began, 

10  But  is  now  luadc  manifest  by 
the  appearing  of  our  Sa\ioiir  .b'sus 
Christ,  who  hath  abolished  death, 
iiud  hath  brought  life  and  im- 
mortality to  light  through  the 
gospel  :  _ 

1 1  ^V  hereunto  T  am  appointed  a 
*l)i'eacher,  and  an  apostle,  and  a, 
t(!acher  of  the  Gentiles. 


*  Gr.  herald. 


12  For  the  which  cause  I  also 
suffer  these  things  :  nevertheless  I 
am  not  ashamed :  for  I  know 
whom  I  have  believed,  and  am 
persuaded  that  he  is  able  to  keep 
that    which    "*  I     have    committed 


unto  him  against  that  day. 

15  Hold  fast  the  form  of  sound 
words,  which  thou  hast  heard  of 
me,  in  faith  and  love  which  is  in 
Christ  Jesus. 

14  That  good  thing  which  was 
committed  unto  thee  ''  keep  by  the 
Holy  Ghost  which  dwelleth  in  us. 

15  This  thou  knowest,  that  all 
they  which  are  in  Asia  be  turned 
away  from  me ;  of  whom  are 
Phygellus  and  Hermogenes. 

16  The  Lord  give  mercy  unto 
the  house  of  Onesiphoi'us  ;  for  he 
oft  refreshed  me,  and  was  not 
ashamed  of  my  chain  : 

17  But,  when  he  was  in  Rome, 
he  sought  me  out  very  diligently, 
and  found  m,e. 

IH  The  Lord  grant  unto  him 
that  he  maj^  find  mercy  of  the  Lord 
in  that  day :  and  in  how  many 
things  he  ministered  unto  me  at 
Ephesus,  thou  knowest  very  well. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  He  is  exhorted  again  to  constancy  and 
perwverance,  and  to  do  the  duty  of  afaiilt- 

fiil  sterrant  of  the  Lord  in  dividing  the 
irord  itriglit,  atid  .staying  pi'ofane  and 
vain  hahbhiiiix.  17  Of  Ili/inenwiin  mid 
rhitetm.  ID  'Tlie  foundation  of  the  Lord 
is  sure.  22  J/e  is  taught  whereof  to  he- 
ware,  and  what  to  fo'lloir  after,  and.  in 
irhat  sort  ihe  servant  of  the  t.ord  ought  to 
hill  lire  himself. 

THOU  therefore,  my  son,  be 
strong  in  the  grace  that  is  in 
Christ  Jesus. 

2  And  the  things  that  thou  hast 
heard  of  me  among  maiiy  witnesses, 
tlu^  same  commit  thou  to  faithful 
men,  who  shall  be  able  to  teach 
others  also. 

'.^  Thou  therefoi-(>,  endure  hard- 
iK'ss,  as  a  good  soldier  of  .lesus 
Chi'ist. 

4  No  man  that  warreth  en- 
tangleth  himself  with  {he  affairs  ()f 
////.s'  lif(v,  that  he  may  please  him 
who  hath  chosen  him  to  be  a 
soldier. 

f)  And  if  a  man  also  "strive  for 
mastei'ies.  yrf  is  he  not  crowned, 
exceiit  he  strive  lawfully. 

G  The  husbandman  (hat  labour- 


4  he  hath 
committed 
luito  me 


' guard 


'"•  coulciid  in 
th<'  };ames, 


218 


Unjyrqfitable  discussioris. 


II.    TIMOTHY,  3. 


Enemies  of  the  truth. 


1  the  first  to 
partake 


2  Remember 
Jesus  Christ, 
risen  from 
the  dead,  of 
the  seed  of 
David, 


eth  must  be  '  first  partaker  of  the 
fruits. 

7  Consider  what  I  say ;  and  the 
Lord  give  thee  understanding  in 
all  things. 

8  -  Kemember  that  Jesus  Christ 


of  the  seed  of    iMvid  was  raised 


from    tlie   dead    according    to  my 


gospel : 

9  Wherein  I  suffer  trouble,  as  an 
evil  doer,  even  unto  bonds  ;  but  the 
word  of  God  is  not  bound. 

10  Therefore  I  endure  all  things 
for  the  elect's  sakes,  that  they  may 
also  obtain  the  salvation  which  is 
in  Christ  Jesus  with  eternal  glory. 

11/^  is  a  faithful  saying  :  For  if 
we  be  dead  with  him,  we  shall  also 
live  with  him  : 

12  If  we  suffer,  we  shall  also 
reign  with  him  :  if  we  deny  him,  he 
also  will  deny  vis  ; 

13  If  we  ^believe  not,  yet  he 
abideth  faithful :  he  cannot  deny 
himself. 

14  Of  these  things  put  them  in 
remembrance,  charging  them  before 
the  Lord  that  they  strive  not  about 
words  to  no  profit,  but  to  the  sub- 
verting of  the  hearers. 

15  (Study  to  shew  thyself  ap- 
proved unto  Gofl,  a  workman  that 
needeth  not  to  be  ashamed,  rightly 
dividing  the  word  of  truth. 

16  But  shun  profane  and  vain 
babblings:  for  they  will  increase 
unto  more  ungodliness. 

17  And  their  word  will  eat  as 
doth  a  canker :  of  whom  is  Hyme- 
nseus  and  Philetus ; 

18  Who  concerning  the  truth 
have  erred,  saying  that  the  resur- 
rection is  past  ah-eady  ;  and  over- 
throw the  faith  of  some. 

19  Nevertheless  the  foundation 
of  God  standeth  sure,  having  this 
seal,  The  Lord  knoweth  them  that 
are  his.  And,  Let  every  one  that 
nameth  the  name  of  Christ  depart 
from  iniquity. 

20  But  in  a  great  house  there 
are  not  only  vessels  of  gold  and  of 
silver,  but  also  of  w(jod  and  of 
earth  ;  and  some  to  honour,  and 
some  to  dishonour. 

21  If  a  man  therefore  purge  him- 
self from  these,  he  shall  be  a  vessel 
unto  honour,  sanctified,  and  meet 
for  the  master's  use,  mul  prepared 
unto  every  good  work. 

22  Flee  also  youthful  lusts :  but 
follow  righteousness,  faith,  ^  cha- 
rity, peace,  with  them  that  call 
on  the  Lord  out  of  a  pure  heart. 

23  But  foolish  and  unlearn(>d 
questions  avoid,  knowing  that 
tney  do  gender  strifes. 

24  And  the  servant  of  the  Lord 


must    not  sti'ive ;    but    be    gentle 
unto  all  men,  apt  to  teach,  patient, 

25  In  meekness  instructing 
those  that  oppose  tliemselves ;  if 
God  peracl venture  will  give  them 
repentance  to  the  acknowledging 
of  the  truth  ; 

26  And  that  they  may  recover 
themselves  out  of  the  snare  of  the 
devil,  ^  *  who  are  taken  captive  by 
him  at  his  will. 


CHAPTER  3. 

1  I/e  ail reriif^eth    him  of  the    limen  in  come. 

(i  lie.vrihetli  the  ,  luiiiies  of  1lie  truth,  1(1 
p,;il„iii,iil,th  initii  liiiii  hi.s  <,,r„  v,,;(llljile, 
1(1  <t)iil  emiiineiKletli.  Hie  liiilij  .seriptid-ex. 

THI8  know  also,  that  in  the  last 
days  perilous  times  shall  come. 

2  For  men  shall  be  lovers  of 
their  own  selves,  covetous,  boast- 
ers, proud, ''  blasphemei's.  disobedi- 
ent  to  parents,  unthankful,  unholy, 

3  Without  natural  affection, 
trucebreakers,  false  accusers,  in- 
continent, fierce,  despisers  of  those 
that  are  good, 

4  Traitors,  heady,  ^highminded, 
lovers  of  pleasures  more  than  lovers 
of  God  ;  _ 

5  Having  a  form  of  godliness, 
but  denying  the  power  thereof : 
from  such  turn  away. 

6  For  of  this  sort  are  they  which 
creep  into  houses,  and  lead  captive 
silly  women  laden  with  sins,  led 
away  with  divers  lusts, 

7  Ever  learning,  and  never  able 
to  come  to  the  knowledge  of  the 
truth. 

8  Now  as  Jannes  and  Jambres 
withstood  Moses,  so  do  these  also 
resist  the  truth  :  men  of  corrupt 
minds,  reprobate  concerning  the 
faith. 

9  But  they  shall  proceed  no  fur- 
ther :  for  their  folly  shall  be  mani- 
fest unto  ajl  men,  as  theirs  also  was. 

10  But  thou  hast  fully  known 
my  *  doctrine,  manner  of  life,  pur- 
pose, faith,  longsuffering,  ''charity, 
]^atience. 

1 1  Persecutions, afflictions,  which 
came  unto  me  at  Antioch,  at  Ico- 
nium,  at  Lystra ;  what  persecu- 
tions I  endured  :  but  out  of  them 
all  the  Lord  delivered  me. 

12  Yea,  and  all  that  ^"  will  live 
godly  in  Christ  Jesus  shall  suffer 
persecution. 

13  But  evil  men  and  "seducers 


shall  wax  wors(;  and  worse,  deceiv- 
ing, and  being  deceived. 

14  But    continue    thou    in    the 


*  Gr.  hy  liim,  unto  the  will  of  hiui. 
In  the  Greek  the  two  pronouns  are  differ- 
ent. 


5  having 
been  taken 
captive  by 
the  Lord's 
servant 
unto  tlie 
will  of  God. 


s  railers, 


puffed  up, 


8  teaching, 

9  love, 
sted  fast- 
ness, 


10  would 


impostors 


219 


The  holy  scriptures. 


II.  TIMOTHY,  4. 


Paul  expecteth  his  death. 


things  which  thou  hast  learned 
and  hast  been  assured  of,  knowing 
of  wlioni  thou  hast  learned  them; 

15  And  that  from  a  child  thou 
hast  known  the  holy  scriptures, 
which  are  able  to  make  thee  wise 
unto  salvation  through  faith  which 
is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

16  ^All  scripture  ?■•';  given  by  in- 
spiration of  (jod^nd  iii  protital)le 


for  doctrine,  tor  repi'oof,  for  cor 
rection,  for  instruction  in  right- 
eousness : 

17  That  the  man  of  God  may 
be  " perfect,  throughly  furnished 
unto  all  good  works. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  m  exhorieth  him  to  do  hU  flvlt/  with  all 
care  and  diligence,  6  cirtijitlh  liim  of  the 
nearness  of  his  deatli,  'J  uilhlh  him  to 
come  speedily  unto  hnii,  mnl  fo  bring 
Marctis  with  him.,  and  certain  otlicr  tilings 
ic/iich  he  wrote  for,  14  niirndh  Itim  to  he- 
ware  of  Alexander  tlie  smith.  10  informelh 
him  what  had  hefallen  hhn  at  his  first  an- 
svierinfj,  19  and' soon  after  he  concludeth. 

I  CHARGE  thee  therefore  before 
God,  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
who  shall  judge  the  quick  and  the 
dead  ^at  his  appearing  and  his 
kingdom  ; 

2  Preach  the  word  ;  be  instant 
in  season,  out  of  season  ;  reprove, 
rebuke,  exhort  with  all  longsuffer- 
ing  and  ^doctrine. 

3  For  the  time  will  come  when 
they  will  not  endure  sound  °  doc- 
trine ;  but  after  their  own  lusts 
shall  they  heap  to  themselves 
teachers,  having  itcViing  ears  ; 

4  And  they  shall  turn  away  their 
ears  from  the  truth,  and  shall  be 
turned  unto  fables. 

5  But "  watch  thou  in  all  things, 
endure  afflictions,  do  the  work  of 
an  evangelist,  ''  make  full  proof  of 
thy  ministry. 

6  For  J  am  **  now  ready  to  be  of- 
fered, and  the  time  of  my  departure 


is  at  hand. 

7  1  have  fought  "_a  good  fight,  I 
have  finished  '■* /nji  course,  1  have 
kept  the  faith  : 

H  Hencefortli  there  is  laid  up  for 
me  "a  crown  (»f  righteousness, 
which  the  LoitI,  the  righteous 
judge,  sliall  give  me  at  that  day  : 

*  Or, 


and  not  to  me  only,  but  unto  all 
thein  also  that  love  his  appearing. 

9  Do  thy  diligence  to  come 
shortly  unto  me  : 

10  For  Demas  hath  forsaken  me, 
having  loved  this  present  world, 
and  is  departed  untoThessalonica  ; 
Crescens  to  Galatia,  Titus  unto 
Dalmatia. 

1 1  Only  Luke  is  with  me.  Take 
]\Iark,  and  bring  him  with  thee  : 
for  he  is  profitable  to  me  for  the 
ministry. 

1 2  And  Tychicus  have  I  sent  to 
Ephesus. 

13  The  cloke  that  I  left  at  Troas 
with  Carpus,  when  thou  comest, 
bring  with  thee,  and  the  books,  but 
especially  the  parchments. 

14  Alexander  the  coppei'smith 
did  me  much  evil :  the  Lord  '"  re- 
ward him  according  to  his  works  : 

1 5  Of  whom  be  thou  ware  also ; 
for  he  hath  greatly  withstood  our 
words. 

1 6  At  my  first  "  answer  no  man 
stood  with  me,  but  all  men  forsook 
me  :  /  2nru/  God  that  it  may  not  be 
laid  to  their  charge. 

17  Notwithstanding  the  Lord 
stood  with  me,  and  strengthened 
me  ;   that  by  me   the  ^'-preaching 


might  be  fully  known,  and  tliat  all 
the  Gentiles  niight_  hear :  and  I 
was  delivered  out  of  the  mouth  of 
the  lion. 

18  And  the  Lord  shall  deliver  me 
from  every  evil  ^vork,  and  will  pre- 
serve me  unto  his  heavenly  king- 
dom :  to  whom  6e  glory  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen. 

19  8alute  Prisca  and  Aquila,  and 
the  household  of  Onesiphorus. 

20  Erastus  abode  at  Corinth  : 
but  Trophimus  have  1  left  at  ^'^  Mile- 
turn  sick. 

21  Do  thy  diligence  to  come  be- 
fore winter.  l<Aibulus  greeteth 
thee,  and  Pudens,  and  Linus,  and 
Claudia,  and  mII  the  brethren. 

22  The  Lord  Jesus  ('hrist  1>e  with 
thy  spirit.  Grace  6e  with  you. 
Amen. 

*i  The  second  epistle  unto  "Tiinotlioiia.  nr- 
rlainpd  the  first  bishop  of  l\w  churdi  of 
the  Kphesiaiis,  was  written  from  lioine. 
when  Paul  was  brouffht  before  Nero  the 
second  time. 


*  Or, 


220 


Titus'  mission  in  Crete. 


TITUS,  1,  2. 


Directions  for  different  classes. 


3  good , 

4  self-con- 
trolled ; 

5  word 
which  is 
according  to 
the  teach- 


c  Cretans 
"  idle 
gluttons. 


THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  TO 


TITUS 


CHAPTER  1. 


1  For  ichat  end  Titun  ica-s  left  in  Crete.  6 
How  they  that  ate  to  he  chosen  ministers 
ought  to  be  qualijied.  11  The  mouthn  of 
evil  teachers  to  he  stopped  :  12  and  tchat 
manner  of  men  they  he. 

PAUL,  a  servant  of  God,  and  an 
apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  accord- 
ing to  the  faith  of  God's  elect,  and 
the  acknowledging  of  the  truth 
which  is  after  godliness  ; 

2  In  hope  of  eternal  life^  which 
God,  that  cannot  lie,  promised  be- 
fore the  world  began ; 

3  But  hath  in  due  times  mani- 
fested his  word  ^  through  preach- 
ing, which  is  committed  unto  me 
according  to  the  commandment  of 
God  our  Saviour ; 

4  To  Titus,  mine  own  son  after 
the  common  faith :  Grace,  mercy, 
<x7w7  peace,  from  God  the  Father  and 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  our  Saviour. 

5  For  this  cause  left  I  thee  in 
Crete,  that  thou  shouldest  set  in 
order  the  things  that  are  wanting, 
and  ordain  elders  in  every  city,  as 
I  '^  had  appointed  thee  : 

G  If  any  be  blameless,  the  hus- 
band of  one  wife,  having  faithful 
children  not  accused  of  riot  or 
unruly. 

7  For  a  bishop  must  be  blameless, 
as  the  steward  of  God ;  not  self- 
willed,  not  soon  angry,  not  given 
to  wine,  no  striker,  not  given  to 
tilthy  lucre ; 

8  But  a  lover  of  hospitality,  a 
lover  of  ^  good  men,  sober,  just, 
holy,   ■^temperate; 

9  Holding  fast  the  faithful ''  word 
as  he  hath  been  taught,  that  he 
may  be  able  by  sound  doctrine 
both  t9  exhort  and  to  convince 
the  gainsayers. 

10  For  there  are  many  unruly 
and  vain  talkers_  and  deceivers, 
specially  they  of  the  circumci- 
sion : 

11  Whose  mouths  must  be 
stopped,  who  subvei-t  whole  houses, 
teaching  things  wliich  they  ought 
not,  for  filthy  lucre's  sake. 

12  One  of  themselves,  even  a 
pi-ophet  of  their  own,  said,  The 
'  Cretians    are    alway    liars,    evil 

slow  ])ellies. 

Where- 
that 


beasts,  "'  sk 

13  This  witniiss  is  true, 
fore    rebuke    them    shai'oly, 
they  may  be  sound  in  tne  faith  ; 


B 


14  Not  giving  heed  to  Jewish  fa- 
bles, and  commandments  of  men, 
that  turn  from  the  truth. 

15  Unto  the  pure  all  things  are 
jjure  :  but  unto  them  that  are  de- 
filed and  unbelieving  is  nothing 
pure ;  but  even  their  mind  and 
conscience  is  defiled. 

16  They  profess  that  they  know 
God  ;  but  in  works  they  deny  him, 
being  abominable,  and  disobedi- 
ent, and  unto  every  good  work 
reprobate. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  Directions  gieen  vnto  Titus  Jioth  for  his 
doctrine  and  life.  9  Of  the  duty  of  ser- 
vants, and  in  general  of  all  Christians. 

UT  speak  thou  the  things  which 
become  sound  ^  doctrine  : 

2  That  the  aged  men  be  sober, 
grave,  temperate,  sound  in  faith,  in 
"  charity,  in  patience. 

o  'ihe  aged  women  likewise,  that 
then  be  in  behaviour  as  becometh 
holiness,  not  false  accusers,  not 
given  to  much  wine,  teachers  of 
good  things ; 

4  That  they  may  teach  the  young 
women  to  be  sober,  to  love  their 
husbands,  to  love  their  children, 

5  To  be  discreet,  chaste,  keepers 
at  home,  good,  obedient  to  their 
own  husbands,  that  the  word  of 
God  be  not  blasphemed. 

6  Young  men  likewise  exhort  to 
be  sober  minded. 

7  In  all  things  shewing  thyself  a 
pattern  of  good  works  :  in  doctrine 
shewing  uncorruptness,  gravity, 
sincerity, 

8  Sound  speech,  that  cannot  be 
condemned  ;  that  he  that  is  of  the 
contrary  part  may  be  ashamed, 
having  no  evil  thing  to  say  of  you. 

9  Ex/iort  servants  to  be  obedient 
unto  their  own  masters,  atid  to 
please ///(;«)  well  in  all  things;  not 
answering  again  ; 

10  Not  purloining,  but  shewing 
all  good  fidelity  ;  that  they  may 
adorn  the  doctrine  of  God  our  Sa- 
viour in  all  things. 

11  For  the  grace  of  God  '°  that 
bi-inseth  salvation  liatli  appeared 


to  all  nuMi. 

12  Teaching  us  that,  denying 
ungodliness  and  worldl.y  lusts,  we 
should  live  soberly,  righteously, 
and  godly,  in  this  present  world ; 


8  teaching: 


9  love. 


10  hath  ap- 
peared, 
bringing 
salvation  to 
all  men, 


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Our  redemption  and  renetval. 


TITUS,  3. 


TJie  factious  condemned. 


1 3  Looking  for  that  blessed  hope, 
and  the  glorious  appearing  of  '  the 
great  God  and  our  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ ; 

14  Who  gave  himself  for  us,  that 
he  might  redeem  us  frorn  all  ini- 
quity, and  purify  unto  himself  ^a 
peculiar  peo))le.  zealous  of  good 
works. 

15  These  things  speak,  and  ex- 
hort, and  rebuke  with  all  authority. 
Let  no  man  despise  thee. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Titus  ix  yet  farthe)'  (UrecUd  hi/  Paul,  both 
(Mrnceniiiiij  tlw  tliinfjs  )ic  xltiiidd  teach,  and 
not  tciirh]  Id  //(■  ix  irillcd  aim  to  reject 
ohstiiKite  lieretirks :  12  ichich  done,  he  ap- 
pointeth  him  both  time  and  place,  wherein 
he  xhould  come  unto  him,  and  so  concludeth. 

PUT  them  in  mind  to  be  subject 
to  •'  principalities  and  powers. 
to  obey  magistrates,  to  be  ready 
to  every  good  work, 

2  To  speak  evil  of  no  man,  to  be 
no  brawlers,  hut  gentle,  shewing 
all  meekness  unto  all  men. 

3  For  we  ourselves  also  were 
"'sometimes foolish,  disobedient,  de- 
ceived, serving  divers  lusts  and 
pleasures,  living  in  malice  and 
envy,  hateful,  and  hating  one 
another. 

4  But  after  that  the  kindness 
and  love  of  God  our  Saviour  to- 
ward man  appeared, 

5  Not  by  works  of  righteousness 
which  we  have  done,  but  accord- 
ing to  his  mercy  he  saved  us,  by 
the  washing  of  regeneration,  and 
renewing  of  the  Holy  Ghost ; 

6  Which  he  shed    on  us    abun- 


dantly  through  Jesus   Christ  our 
Saviour  ; 

7  That  being  justified  by  his 
grace,  we  should  be  made  heirs 
according  to  the  hope  of  eternal 
life. 

8  Tliis  is  a  faithful  saying,  and 
these  things  I  will  that  thou  affirm 
constantly,  that  they  which  have 
believed  in  God  might  be  careful 
to  maintain  good  works.  These 
things  are  good  and  profitable 
unto  men. 

9  But  avoid  foolish  questions, 
and  genealogies,  and  contentions, 
and  strivings  about  the  law  ;  for 
they  are  unprofitable  and  vain. 

10  A  man  that  is  ''an   here  tick 


after  the  first  and  second  admoni- 
tion reject ; 

1 1  Knowing  that  he  that  is  such 
is  subverted,  and  sinneth,  being 
condemned  of  himself. 

12  When  I  shall  send  Artemas 
unto  thee,  or  Tychicus,  be  diligent 
to  come  unto  me  to  Nicopolis  :  for 
I  have  determined  there  to  winter. 

13''  Bring  Zenas  the  lawyer  and 
Apollos  on  their  journey  dili- 
gently, that  nothing  be  wanting 
unto  them. 

14  And  let  ours  also  learn  to 
■^  maintain  g<;)od  works  for  neces- 
sary uses,  that  they  be  not  un- 
fruitful. 

15  All  that  are  with  me  salute 
thee.  Greet  them  that  love  us  in 
the  faith.  Grace  be  with  you  all. 
Amen. 

1  It  was  writton  to  Titus,  ordained  the  first 
bishop  of  the  church  of  the  Cretians,  from 
Nicopolis  of  Macedonia. 


THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  TO 

PHILEMON 


4  //e  rejoiceth  to  hear  of  the  faith  and  love 
of  Philemon,  9  whom  he  dexireth  to  forgive 
luH  serrant  Onenimuii,  and  lovinyly  to  re- 
ceirf  him  again.. 

PAUL,  a  pi-isoner  of  Jesus  Christ, 
and  Timothy  our  brother,  unto 
Pliilomon  our  dearly  beloved,  and 
fellowlal)ourer, 

2  And  to  onr  beloved  Appliia, 
and  Archijjpus  our  fellowsoldier, 
and  to  the  church  in  thy  house: 

3  Grace  to  you,  and  peace,  from 
God  our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

4  I  thank  my  God,  making  men- 
tion of  tliee  always  in  my  prayers, 

5  Heai'iiig  of  tliy  love  and  faith, 
which  tliou  hast  toward  the  Lord 
Jesus,  and  toward  all  saints; 

6  That  the  '  comiiiniiic;ition  of 
thy  faith  may  become  etiectual  by 


the  acknowledging  of  every  good 
thing  which  is  in  you  in  C^hrist 
Jesus. 

7  For  we  have  great  joy  and 
consolation  in  thy  love,  because 
the  ^  bowels  oi  the  saints  are  I'e- 
freslied  b.y  thee,  brother. 

H  Wherefoi-c,  tliough  1  might  be 
much  bold  in  Christ  to  enjoin  thee 
that  which  is  ■'convenient, 

9  Yet  for  lov(!'s  sake  1  i-ather  be- 
seech thee,  being  such  an  one  as 
Paul  the  aged,  and  now  also  a 
prisoner  of  Jesus  Christ. 

10  T  bese(H-h  thee  iov  my  son 
Onesiinus,  whom  1  have  begotten 
in  ni.v  bonds  : 

11  Whicli  ill  time  past  was  to 
thee  unprofitable,  but  now  profit- 
able to  thee  and  to  me : 


222 


Forgiveness  asked 


PHILEMON. 


for  Onesimus. 


12  Whom   I  have  ^  sent  again  : 


thou    therefore   receive   him,    tliat 


is.  mine  own  bowels  : 

13  Wliom  1  would  have  retained 
with  me,  that  in  thy  stead  he  might 
have  ministered  unto  me  in  the 
bonds  of  the  gospel : 

1-1  But  without  thy  mind  would  I 
do  nothing  ;  that  thy  beneht  should 
not  be  as  it  were  of  necessity,  but 
willingly. 

15  For  perhaps  he  therefore  de- 
parted for  a  season,  that  thou 
should est  receive  him  for  ever ; 

16  Not  now  as  a  servant,  but 
alx)ve  a  servant,  a  brother  be- 
loved, specially  to  me,  but  how 
much  more  unto  thee,  both  in 
the  Hesh,  and  in  the  Lord? 

1 7  If'  thou  count  me  therefore  a 
partner,  receive  him  as  myself. 

IS  If  he  hath  wronged  thee,  or 
oweth  thee  ought,  put  that  on  mine 
account ; 

19  I  Paul  have  written  it  with 


mine  own  hand,  I  will  reimy  it: 
albeit  I  do  not  say  to  thee  how 
thou  owest  unto  me  even  thine 
own  self  besides, 

20  Yea,  brother,  let  me  have  joy 
of  thee  in  the  Lord  :  refresh  my 
"  bowels  in  the  Lord. 

21  Having  confidence  in  thy 
obedience  I  wrote  unto  thee, 
knowing  that  thou  wilt  also  do 
more  than  I  say. 

22  Ijut  withal  prepare  me  also  a 
lodging :  for  I  trust  that  through 
your  prayers  I  shall  be  given  unto 
you. 

23  There  salute  thee  Epaphras, 
my  fellowprisoner  in  Christ 
Jesus ; 

24  "'Marcus,  Aristarchus,  Demas, 
'  Lucas,  my  fellowlabourers. 

25  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  be  with  your  spirit.     Amen. 

t  Written  from  Eouie  to  Philemon,  by  Onesi- 
mus a  servant. 


heart 


3  Mark, 
i  Luke, 


THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

HEBREWS 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  ChviM  in  these  last  iimen  cominr/ln  usiffom 
the  Father,  4  is  preferred  iibove  the  anyeh, 
both  in  person  and  office. 

GOD,  who  '  at  sundry  times  and 
in  divers  manners  spake  in 
time  past  unto  the  fathers  by  the 
prophets, 

2  Hath  in  these  last  days  spoken 
unto  us  by  hi»  Son,  whom  he  hath 
appointed  heir  of  all  things,  by 
whom  also  he  made  the  worlds  ; 

3  Who  being  the  '^  brightness  of 
liis  glory,  and  the  express  image  of 
his  •'  |)erson,  and  upholding  all 
things  by  the  word  of  his  power, 
when  he  had  by  himself  purged 
our  sins,  sat  down  on  the  right 
hand  of  the  Majesty  on  high ; 

4  Being  made  so  much  better 
than  the  angels,  as  he  hath  by  in- 
heritance obtained  a  more  excellent 
name  than  they. 

5  For  unto  which  of  the  angels 
said  he  at  anv  time.  Thou  art  my 
Son,  this  day  have  I  begotten  thee '? 
And  again,  I  will  be  to  him  a 
Father,  and  he  shall  be  to  me  a 
Sonl 

6  And  again,  when  he  bringeth 
in  the  firstbegotten  into  the  world, 
he  saith,  And  let  all  the  angels  of 
God  worship  him. 

7  And  ot  the  angels  he  saith, 
Who  maketh  his  angels  •'sr)irits. 
and  his  ministers  a  flame  of  fire. 


8  But  ''  unto  the  Son  Tie  saith, 
Thy  throne,  O  God,  is  for  ever  and 
ever  :  a  sceptre  of  righteousness  is 
the  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom. 

9  Thou  hast  loved  I'ighteousness, 
and  hated  iniquity  ;  therefore  God, 
even  thy  God,  hath  anointed  thee 
with  the  oil  of  gladness  above  thy 
fellows. 

10  And,  Thou,  Lord,  in  the  be- 
ginning hast  laid  the  foundation 
of  the  earth  ;  and  the  heavens  are 
the  works  of  thine  hands  : 

11  They  shall  perish;  but  thou 
remainest ;  and  tney  all  shall  wax 
old  as  doth  a  garment ; 

12  And  as  a  vesture  shalt  thou 
fold  them  up,  and  they  shall  be 
clianged :  but  thou  art  the  same, 
and  thy  years  shall  not  fail. 

13  But  °to  which  of  the  angels 
said  he  at  any  time,  Sit  on  my 
right  hand,  until  I  make  thine  ene- 
mies thy  footstool "? 

14  Are  they  not  all  ministering 
spirits,  sent  forth  to  '' minister  for 
them  who  shall  be  heirs  of  salva- 
tion ] 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  We  ou(iM  to  he  obedient  to  Ohrist  Jemis,  5 
and  that  becdiiHe  he,  fouchnafed  to  take 
our  nature  upon,  him,  14  as  it  teas  neces- 

siiri/. 

mHEREFORE  we  ought  to  give 
X  the  more  earnest  heed  to  the 
things  which  we  have  heard,  lest 


5  of 


''  do  service 


81 


223 


Christ  higher  than  the  angels.  HEBREWS,  3. 


Snxterior  to  3Ioses. 


proved 


2  angels, 
be(;ause  of 
the  suffer- 
ing of  death 
crowned 


3  author 


*  cougrega- 
tiou 


6  l)ring  to 
nought 


at  any  time  we  should    let  them 
slip. 

2  For  if  the  word  spoken  by 
angels  ^  was  stedfast,  and  every 
transgression  and  disobedience  re- 
ceived a  just  recompence  of  reward ; 

3  How  shall  we  escape,  if  we 
neglect  so  great  salvation  ;  which 
at  the  first  began  to  be  spoken  by 
the  Lord,  and  was  confirmed  unto 
us  by  them  that  heard  hitn  ; 

4  God  also  bearing  thejn  witness, 
both  with  signs  and  wonders,  and 
with  divers  miracles,  and  gifts  of 
the  Holy  Ghost,  according  to  his 
own  wiin 

5  For  unto  the  angels  hath  he 
not  put  in  subjection  the  world  to 
come,  whereof  we  speak. 

6  But  one  in  a  certain  place  testi- 
fied, saying.  What  is  man,  that 
thou  art  mindful  of  him  1  or  the 
son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest 
himi 

7  Thou  madest  him  a  little  lower 
than  the  angels ;  thou  crownedst 
him  with  glory  and  honour,  and 
didst  set  him  over  the  works  of 
thy  hands : 

8  Thou  hast  put  all  things  in  sub- 
jection under  his  feet.  For  in  that 
he  put  all  in  subjection  under  him, 
he  left  nothing  that  is  not  put  un- 
der him.  But  now  we  see  not  yet 
all  things  put  under  him. 

9  But  we  see  Jesus,  who  was  made 
a  little  lower  than  the  '•^angels  for 
the  suffering  of  death,  crowned  with 


glory  and  honour ;  tliat  he  by  the 
grace  of  God  should  taste  death  for 
every  man. 

10  For  it  became  him,  for  whom 
are  all  things,  and  by  whom  are  all 
things,  in  bringing  many  sons  unto 
glory,  to  make  the  ^  captain  of  their 
salvation  perfect  through  suffer- 
ings. 

1 1  For  both  he  that  sanctifieth 
and  theywho  are  sanctified  are  all 
of  one :  for  wliich  cause  he  is  not 
ashamed  to  call  them  bi'othren, 

12  Saying,  I  will  declare  thy 
name  unto  my  bretlu'en,  in  the 
midst  of  the  ''church  will  I  sing 
praise  unto  thee. 

1 3  And  again,  I  will  put  my  trust 
in  hirn.  And  again.  Behold  T  and 
the  children  which  God  hath  given 
me. 

14  Forasmuch  then  as  the  cOiild- 
ren  are  partakers  of  flesh  and  1)1()(kI, 
he  also  himself  lik<;wise  took  part 
of  the  same  ;  that  through  death  lie 
might  "'destroy  liiiu  that  had  the 
jKjwer  of  death,  tliat  is,  the  devil  ; 

15  And(l<'liver them wlio through 
fear  of  death  wei-e  all  their  lifetime 
subject  to  bondage. 


16  For  verily  ^  he  took  not  on  him 
the  nature  o/' angels  ;  but  he  took  on 
hiiii  the  seed  of  Abraham. 

1 7  Wherefore  in  all  things  it  be- 
hoved him  to  be  made  like  unto  his 
brethren,  that  he  might  be  a  mer- 
ciful and  faithful  high  priest  in 
things  pertaiiiing  to  God,  to  make 
reconciliation  for  the  sins  of  the 
people. 

18  For  in  that  he  himself  hath 
suffered  being  tempted,  he  is  able 
to  succour  them  that  are  tempted. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  Christ  in  mor'c  irorthy  than  Moses,  1  there- 
fore 'if  we  belieoe  not  in  him,  lue  shall  he 
more  worthy  punishment  than  hardhearted 
Israel. 

WHEREFORE,^  holy  brethren, 
partakers  of  the  heavenly 
calling,  consider  the  Apostle  and 
High  rriest  of  our  "'  profession, 
Christ  Jesus ; 

2  Who  was  faithful  to  him  that 
appointed  him,  as  also  Moses  tvas 
faithful  in  all  *his  house. 

3  For  this  man  was  counted 
worthy  of  more  glory  than  Moses, 
*  inasmuch  as  he  who  hath  builded 
the  house  hath  more  honour  than 
the  house. 

4  For  every  house  is  builded  by 
some  ^  man ;  but  he  that  built  all 
things  is  God. 

5  And  Moses  verily  was  faithful 
in  all  *his  house,  as  a  servant,  for 
a  testimony  of  those  things  which 
were  to  be  spoken  after  ; 

6  But  Christ  as  a  son  over  ^°  his 
own  house  ;  whose  house  are  we,  if 
we  hold  fast  the  confidence  and  the 
rejoicing  of  the  hope  firm  unto  the 
end. 

7  Wherefore  (as  the  Holy  Ghost 
saith.  To  day  if  ye  will  hear  his 
voice, 

8  Harden  not  your  hearts,  as  in 
the  provocation,  in  the  day  of  temp- 
tation in  the  wilderness  : 

9  When  your  fathers  tempted 
me,  proved  me,  and  saw  my  works 
forty  years. 

10  Wherefore  I  was  grieved  with 
that  generation,  and  said.  They  do 
alway  err  in  their  heart ;  and  they 
have  not  known  my  ways. 

1 1  So  I  sware  in  my  wrath,  They 
shall  not  enter  into  my  rest.) 

12  Take_  heed,  brethren,  lest 
there  be  in  any  of  you  an  evil 
heart  of  unbelief,  in  departing 
from  the  li\iiig  God. 

1  3  But  exhort  one  another  daily, 
while  it  is  called  To  day  ;  lest  any 
of  you  be  hardened  through  tliede- 
ceitfulness  of  sin. 


*  That  is,  God's. 


^  not  of  an- 
gels doth  he 
take  hold, 
but  he  tak- 
eth  hold  of 


'  confession, 


8  by  so 
much 


one; 


10  *  iiis 


224 


Danger  of  disobedience. 


HEBREWS,  4,  5. 


Christ  our  high  priest. 


1  For  who, 
when  they 
heard,  did 
provoke  ? 
nay,  did  not 
all  they  that 
came  out  of 
Egypt  by 
Moses  ? 
And 


2  were  dis- 
obedient? 


3  were  good 
tidings 


*  they  shall 
not 


5  They  shall 
not 


6  the  good 
tidings  were 
before 
preached 
<■  disobedi- 
ence : 


8  Joshua 


9  sabbath 
rest 


1-t  For  we  are  made  partakers  of 
Christ,  if  we  hold  the  uegiiiiiing  of 
our  confidence  stedfast  unto  the 
end ;         .      .    .        . 

15  While  it  is  said,  To  day  if  ye 
will  hear  his  voice,  harden  not  your 
hearts,  as  in  the  provocation. 

16  ^  For  some,  when  they  had 
heard,  did   i)rovoke :    howbeit  not 


all   that  came  out    of    Fj;yi>t    by 
Moses. 

17  But  with  whom  was  he  grieved 
forty  years  1  was  it  not  with  them 
that  had  sinned,  whose  carcases 
fell  in  the  wilderness  1 

18  And  to  whom  sware  he  that 
they  should  not  enterinto  his  rest, 
but  to  them  that  -  believed  not? 

19  So  we  see  that  they  ccmld  not 
enter  in  because  of  unbelief. 

CHAPTER  4. 

]  The  rest  of  Christians  is  attained  hi/ faith. 
12  The  power  of  God's  word.  14  By  our 
high  priest  Jesus  the  Son  of  God,  subject 
to  injirniities,  hut  not  sin,  16  ive  must  and 
may  go  boldly  to  the  throne  of  grace. 

LET  us  therefore  fear,  lest,  a  pro- 
mise being  left  us  of  entering 
into  his  rest,  any  of  you  should 
seem  to  come  short  of  it. 

2  For  unto  us  ''was  the  gospel 
preached,  as  well  as  vmto  them : 
but  the  word  preached  did  not 
profit  them,  not  being  mixed  with 
faith  in  them  that  heard  it. 

3  For  we  which  have  believed  do 
enter  into  rest,  as  he  said,  As  I 
have  sworn  in  my  wrath,  ''if  they 
shall  enter  into  my  rest :  although 
the  works  were  finished  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world. 

4  For  he  spake  in  a  certain  place 
of  the  seventh  day  on  this  wise, 
And  God  did  rest  tne  seventh  day 
from  all  his  works. 

5  And  in  this  ^>^ace  again,  ^If 
they  shall  enter  into  my  rest. 

6  Seeing  therefore  it  remaineth 
that  some  must  enter  therein,  and 
they  to  whom  "  it  was  first  preached 
entered  not  in  because  of  ^unbe- 
lief: ~ 

7  Again,  he  limiteth  a  certain 
day,  saying  in  David,  To  day,  after 
so  long  a  time  ;  as  it  is  said.  To  day 
if  ye  will  hear  his  voice,  harden 
not  your  hearts. 

8  For  if  ^  Jesus  had  given  them 
rest,  then  would  he  not  afterward 
have  spoken  of  another  day. 

9  There  remaineth  therefore  a 
"  rest  to  the  peoi)le  of  God. 

10  For  he  that  is  entered  into 
his  rest,  he  also  hath  ceased  from 
his  own  works,  as  God  did  f  I'om  his. 

11  Let    us  labour    therefore    to 


enter  into  that  rest,  lest  any  man 
fall  after  the  same  example  of  ^"  un- 
belief. 


ll!  For  the  word  of  God  is 
"quick,  and  powerful,  and  sharper 
tlian  any  two-edged  sword,  pierc- 
ing even  to  the  dividing  asunder 
of  soul  and  spirit,  and  of  the  joints 
and  marrow,  and  is  '-a  discerner 
of  the  thoughts  and  intents  of  the 
heart. 

13  Neither  is  there  any  creature 
that  is  not  manifest  in  his  sight : 
but  all  things  are  naked  and  opened 
unto  the  eyes  of  him  with  whom 
we  have  to  do. 

14  Seeing  then  that  we  have  a 
great  high  priest,  that  is  passed 
into  the  heavens,  Jesus  the  Son  of 
God,  let  us  hold  fast  our  '^  pro- 
fession. 


15  For  we  have  not  an  high 
priest  which  cannot  be  touched 
wdth  the  feeling  of  our  infirmities  ; 
but  was  in  all  points  tempted  like 
as  we  are,  yet  without  sin. 

16  Let  us  therefore  come  boldly 
unto  the  throne  of  grace,  that  we 
may  obtain  mercy,  and  find  grace 
to  help  in  time  of  need. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  The  authority  and  honour  of  our  Saviour's 
priesthood.  11  Negligence  in  the  Jcnoic- 
ledge  thereof  is  repirored. 

FOR  every  high  priest  taken 
from  among  men  is  ordained 
for  men  in  things  pertaining  to 
God,  that  he  may  oner  both  gifts 
and  sacrifices  for  sins : 

2  Who  can  have  compassion  on 
the  ignorant,  and  "on  them  that 
are  out  of  the  way;  tor  that  he 
himself  also  is  compassed  with  in- 
firmity. 

3  And  by  reason  hereof  he  ought, 
as  for  the  people,  so  also  for  him- 
self, to  offer  for  sins. 

4  And  no  man  taketh  this  honour 
unto  himself,  but  he  that  is  called 
of  God,  as  nns  Aaron. 

5  So  also  Christ  glorified  not 
himself  to  be  made  an  high  priest ; 
but  he  that  said  unto  him,  Thou 
art  my  Son,  to  day  have  I  begotten 
thee. 

6  As  he  saith  also  in  another 
place,  Thou  art  a  priest  for  ever 
after  the  order  of  Alelchisedec. 

7  Who  in  the  days  of  his  flesh, 
when  he  had  oft'ercHl  uji  prayers  and 
supplications  with  strong  crying 
and  tears  unto  him  that  was  able 
to  save  him  from  death,  and  was 
heard  '"in  that  he  feared  ; 

8  Though  lie  were  a  Son,  yet 
learned  he  obedience  by  the  things 
which  he  suflered ; 


1"  disobedi- 
ence. 

11  living. 


1"^  quick  to 
discern  the 
thoughts 


13  confes- 
sion. 


15  for  his 
godly  fear; 


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Warning  against  apostasy. 


HEBKEWS,  6, 


Melchisedec's  jjriesthood, 


9  And  being  made  perfect,  he 
became  the  author  of  eternal  sal- 
vation unto  all  them  that  obey 
him ; 

10  Called  of  God  an  high  priest 
after  the  order  of  Melchisedec. 

11  Of  whom  we  have  many 
things  to  say,  and  hard  to  be  ut- 
tered, seeing  ye  are  dull  of  hear- 
ing. 

12  For  when  ^for  the  time  ye 
ought  to  be  teachers,  ye  have  need 
that  one  teach  you  again  which  he 
the  first  principles  of  the  oracles  of 
God  ;  and  are  become  such  as  have 
need  of  milk,  and  not  of  "  strong 


meat. 

1 3  For  every  one  that  useth  milk 
is  ^  unskilful  in  the  word  of  right- 
eousness :  for  he  is  a  babe. 

14  But  •'strong  meat  belongeth 
to  "Hhem  that  are  of  full  age,  even 
those  who  by  reason  of  vise  have 
their  senses  exercised  to  discern 
both  good  and  evil. 

CHAPTER  6. 

1  He  evhorteth  not  to  fall  Tjuck  from  the  faith, 
11  hut  to  be  utedfdst,  12  diligent,  and  pa- 
tient to  wait  upon  God,  13  because  God  is 

most  sure  in  his  promise, 

THEREFORE  leaving  the  « prin- 
ciples of  the  doctrine  of  Christ, 
let  us  '  go_on  unto  perfection  ;  not 
laying  again  the  foundation  of  re- 
pentance from  dead  works,  and  of 
laith  toward  God, 

2  Of  the  doctrine  of  baptisms, 
and  of  laying  on  of  hands,  and  of 
resurrection  of  the  dead,  and  of 
eternal  judgment. 

3  And  this  will  we  do,  if  God 
permit. 

4  For  it  is  impossible  for  those 
who  were  once  enlightened,  and 
have  tasted  of  the  heavenly  gift, 
and  were  made  partakers  of  the 
Holy  Ghost, 

5  And  have  tasted  the  good  word 
of  God,  and  the  powers  pf  the  woi'ld 
to  come, 

6  If  they  .shall  fall  away,  to  re- 
new them  again  vinto  repentance  ; 
seeing  they  crucify  to  themselves 
the  Son  of  God  afresh,  and  i)ut  hivi 
to  an  open  shame. 

7  For  the  earth  which  drinkoth 
in  the  rain  that  conieth  oft  upon  it, 
and  bringeth  f()rth  herbs  meet  for 
them  by  whom  it  is  di-essed,  receiv- 
eth  blessing  from  God  : 

8  But  that  which  beareth  thorns 
and  })riers  is  rejected,  and  is  nigli 
unto  cursing ;  whose  end  is  to  )k^ 
burned. 

9  But,  beloved,  wo  are  persuaded 
better  things  of  you,  and  things 


that  accompany  salvation,  though 
we  thus  speak. 

10  For  God  is  not  unrighteous  to 
forget  your  work  and  labour  of 
lov&,  which  ye  have  shewed  toward 
his  name,  in  that  ye  have  minis- 
tered to  the  saints,  and  do  minis- 
ter. 

1 1  And  we  desii'e  that  every  one 
of  you  do  shew  the  same  diligence 
to  the  full  assurance  of  hope  unto 
the  end  : 

12  That  ye  be  not  slothful,  but 
*followers_  of  them  who  thi'ough 
faith  and  patience  inherit  the  pro- 
mises. 

1 3  For  when  God  made  promise 
to  Abraham,  because  he  could 
s\year  by  no  greater,  he  sware  by 
himself, 

14  Saying,  Surely  blessing  I 
will  bless  thee,  and  multiplying  1 
will  multiply  thee. 

15  And  so,  after  he  had  patiently 
endured,  he  obtained  the  promise. 

16  For  men  verily  swear  by  the 
greater  :  and  an  oath  for  confirma- 
tion is  to  them  an  end  of  all  strife. 

17  Wherein  God,  ^willing  more 
abundantly  to  shew  unto  the  heirs 
of  '"  i)romise  the  immutability  of 
his  counsel,  confirmed  it  by  an 
oath : 

IS  That  by  two  immutable 
things,  in  which  it  was  impossible 
for  God  to  lie,  we  might  have  a 
strong  consolation,  who  have  tied 
for  refuge  to  lay  hold  upon  the 
hope  set  before  us : 

19  Which  hojje  we  have  as  an 
anchor  of  the  soul,  both  sure  and 
stedfast,  and  which  entereth  into 
that  within  the  veil ; 

20  Whither  the  forerunner  is  for 
us  entered,  even  Jesus,  made  an 
high  priest  for  ever  after  the  order 
of  Melchisedec. 

CHAPTER  7. 

1  Christ  Jemis  is  a  priest  after  the  order  of 
Melchisedec,  11  and  so,  far  more  excellent 
than  the  priests  of  Aaron's  order. 

FOR  this  Melchisedec,  king  of 
Salem,  priest  of  the  most  liigli 
(j!od,  who  met  Abraham  r(>turuing 
from  the  slaughter  of  the  kings, 
and  blessed  him  ; 

2  To  whom  also  Abraham  gave 
a  tenth  part  of  all ;  fii'st  being  by 
int(!ri)retation  King  of  righteous- 
ness, and  after  that  als()  King  of 
Salem,  which  is.   King  of  peace; 

.3  Without  father,  without  ino- 
ther,  without  "  descent,  having 
iKnther  beginning  of  days,  nor  end 
of  life  ;  but  made;  like  unto  tlie  Son 
of  God ;  abidcth  a  priest  continu- 
ally. 

4  Now  consider  how  great  this 


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superior  to  Aaron's. 


HEBEEWS,  8. 


Eternal  priestliood  of  Christ. 


man  was,  unto  whom  even  the  pa- 
triarch Abraham  gave  the  tenth 
of  the  spoils. 

5  And  veinly  they  that  are  of 
the  sons  of  Levi,  who  receive  the 
otiice  of  the  priesthood,  have  a 
commandment  to  take  tithes  of 
the  people  according  to  the  law, 
that  is,  of  their  brethren,  though 
they  come  out  of  the  loins  of  Abra- 
ham : 

6  But  he  whose  ^  descent  is  not 
counted  from  them  received  tithes 
of  Abraham,  and  blessed  him  that 
had  the  promises. 

7  And  without  all  contradiction 
the  less  is  blessed  of  the  better. 

8  And  here  men  that  die  receive 
tithes  ;  but  there  he  receiveth  them, 
of  whom  it  is  witnessed  that  he 
liveth. 

9  And  as  I  may  so  say,  Levi  also, 
who  receiveth  tithes,  payed  tithes 
in  Abraham. 

10  For  he  was  yet  in  the  loins  of 
his  father,  when  Melchisedec  met 
him. 

11  If  therefore  perfection  w^ere 
by  the  Levitical  priesthood,  (for 
under  it  the  people  received  the 
law,)  what  further  need  wai^  there 
that  another  priest  should  rise 
after  the  order  of  iMelchisedec,  and 
not  be  ^  called  after  the  order  of 
Aaron  1 

12  For  the  priesthood  being 
changed,  there  is  made  of  neces- 
sity a  change  also  of  the  law. 

13  For  he  of  whom  these  things 
are  spoken  pertaineth  to  another 
tribe,  of  which  no  man  gave  at- 
tendance at  the  altar. 

1-t  For  it  is  evident  that  our 
Lord  sprang  out  of  ^  Juda ;  of 
which  tribe  Moses  spake  nothing 
concerning  priesthood. 

15  And  it  is  yet  far  more  evi- 
dent :  for  that  after  the  simili- 
tude of  j\Ielchisedec  there  ariseth 
another  priest, 

16  Who  is  made,  not  after  the 
law  of  a  carnal  commandment,  bvit 
after  the  power  of  an  endless  life. 

17  For  '*he  testifieth.  Thou  art  a 
priest  for  ever  after  the  order  of 
Melchisedec. 

18  For  there  is  verily  a  disan- 
nulling of  the  commandment 
going  nefore  for  the  weakness  and 
unprofitableness  '^  thereof. 

19  For    the    law  nuulo  nothing 


perfect?  but  tlie  Ijriiiging  in  of 


better  hope  did;  by  the  which  we 
draw  nigh  unto  God. 

"20  And  inasmuch  as  not  without 
an  oath  he  was  made  priest.  ,• 


21  (For  those  priests  were  made 
without  an  oath  ;  but  this  with  an 
oath  by  him  that  .said  unto  him. 
The  Lord  sware  and  will  not  repent, 
Thou  art  a  priest  for  ever  after  the 
order  of  Melchisedec :) 

22  By  so  much  was  Jesus  made  a 
surety  of  a  better  "testament. 

23  And  they  truly  were  many 
priests,  because  they  were  not  sur- 
fered  to  continue  by  reason  of  death : 

24  But  this  mav,  because  he  con- 
tinueth  ever,  hath  ''an  unchange- 
able priesthood 


*  Or, 


25  Wherefore  he  is  able  also  to 
save  them  to  the  uttermost  that 
come  unto  God  by  him,  seeing  he 
ever  liveth  to  make  intercession  for 
them. 

26  For  such  an  high  priest  be- 
came us,  who  is  holy,  "Miarmless,  un- 
defiled,  separate  fi'oni  sinners,  and 
made  higher  than  the  heavens  ; 

27  Who  needeth  not  daily,  as 
those  high  priests,  to  offer  up  sacri- 
fice, first  for  his  own  sins,  and  then 
for  the  people's  :  for  this  he  did 
"once,  when  he  offered  up  himself. 

28  iFor  the  law  maketh  men  high 
priests  which  have  infirmity  ;  but 
the  word  of  the  oath,  which  was 
since  the  law,  maketh  the  Son,  who 
is  ^"  consecrated  for  evermore. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  Bi/  the  eternal  priesthood  of  Christ  the  Le- 
vitical priesthood  of  Anro7i  is  abolished . 
7  And  the,  temporal  covenant  with  the 
fathers,  hrj  the  eternal  covenant  of  the 
gospel. 

IVTOW  of  the  things  which  we 
i-l  have  spoken  this  is  the  "  sum  : 
We  have  such -an  high  priest,  who 
is  set  on  the  right  hand  ot  the  throne 
of  the  Majesty  in  the  heavens  ; 

2  A  minister  of  the  sanctuary, 
and  of  the  true  tabernacle,  which 
the  Lord  pitched,  and  not  man. 

3  For  every  high  priest  is  or- 
dained to  offer  gifts  and  sacrifices  : 
wherefore  it  is  of  necessity  that  this 
man  have  somewhat  also  to  offer. 

4  For  if  he  were  on  earth,  he 
should  not  be  a  priest,  seeing  that 
there  are  priests  that  offer  gifts 
according  to  the  law  : 

5  Who  '-serve  unto  the  example 
and  shadow  of  heavenly  things,  as 
Moses  was  admonished  of  God  when 
lie  was  about  to  make  the  taberna- 
cle :  for,  See,  saith  he,  tJiat  thou 
make  all  things  according  to  the 
pattern  shewed  to  thee  in  the 
mount. 

6  But  now  hath  he  obtained  a 
more  (excellent  ministry,  by  how 
much  also  lie  is  the  mediator  of  a 
better"  covenant,  whicli  was  esta- 
blished upon  better  promises. 


6  coveuaut. 


''  a  priest- 
hood which 
passeth  not 
from  one 
to  another. 


8  guileless, 


•^  once 
lor  all, 


perfected 


11  chief 
point: 


12  serve  that 
ichich  is 
a  copy  and 
shadow 


227 


r 


Tlie  new  covenant. 


HEBREWS,  9. 


The  law  figurative. 


7  For  if  that  first  covenant  had 
been  faultless,  then  should  no  place 
have  been  sought  for  the  second. 

8  For  finding  fault  with  them,  he 
saitli,  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  when  I  will  make  ti  new 
covenant  with  the  house  of  Israel 
and  with  the  house  of  Judah  : 

9  Not  according  to  the  covenant 
that  I  made  with  their  fathers  in 
the  day  when  I  took  them  by  the 
hand  to  lead  them  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt ;  because  they  continued 
not  in  my  covenant,  and  I  regarded 
them  not,  saith  the  Lord. 

10  For  this  is  the  covenant  that 
I  will  make  with  the  house  of  Israel 
after  those  days,  saith  the  Lord  ;  I 
will  put  my  laws  into  their  mind, 
and  write  them  in  their  hearts :  and 
I  will  be  to  them  a  God,  and  they 
shall  be  to  me  a  people  : 

1 1  And  they  shall  not  teach  every 
man  his  neighbour,  and  every  man 
his  brother,  saying.  Know  the  Lord : 
for  all  shall  know  me,  from  the  least 
to  the  greatest. 

1 2  For  I  will  be  merciful  to  their 
unrighteousness,  and  their  sins  and 
their  iniquities  will  I  remember  no 
more. 

13  In  that  he  saith,  A  new  cove- 
nant, he  hath  made  the  first  old. 
Now  that  which  decayeth  and  wax- 
eth  old  is  ready  to  vanish  away. 

CHAPTER  9. 

1  The  (leRcHption,  of  the  ritex  and  Jiloocly 
sacrifices  <\f  the  laic,  11  far  inferior  to  the 
dignitij  aiiil  perfection,  of  the  blood  and 
fiacrijice  of  Christ. 

THEN  verily  the  first  covenant 
had  also  ordinances  of  divine 
service,  and  a  ^  woi-l d  1  y  sanctuary. 

2  For  there  was  a  tabernacle 
made ;  the  first,  wherein  was  the 
candlesticik,  and  the  table,  aiid 
the  shewbread;  which  is  called  the 
"  sanctuary. 

3  And  after  the  second  veil,  the 
tabernacle  which  is  called  the 
■'Holiest  of  all: 

4  Which  had  the  golden  ^  censer, 


for  himself,  and  for  the  errors  of 
the  people : 

8  The  Holy  Ghost  this  signify- 
ing, that  the  way  into  the  ^  holiest 


and  the  ark  of  the  covenant  over- 
laid i"ound  about  with  gold,  wherein 
H)as  the  golden  pot  that  had  manna, 
and  Aaron's  rod  that  budded,  and 
the  tables  of  the  covenant ; 

5  And  over  it  the  ''  cherubims  of 
glory  shadowing  the  mercyscat ; 
of  which  we  cannot  now  speak  par- 
ticularly. 

6  Now  when  these  things  were 
thus  ordained,  the  priests  wejit 
always  into  the  first  tabernacle, 
accomplishing  the  service  of  God. 

7  Ikit  into  the  second  it^ent  the 
high  priest  alone  once  every  year, 
not  without  blood,  which  he  offered 


of  all  wa.s  not  yet  made  manifest, 
while  as  the  first  tabernacle  was 
yet  standing : 

9  Which  was  a  figure  for  the 
time  then  present,  in  which  were 
oti'ered  both  gifts  and  sacrifices, 
that  could  not  make  him  that  did 
the  service  perfect,  as  pertaining 
to  the  conscience ; 

10  Wliirh  stood  only  in  rneats 
and  drinks,  and  divers  washings, 
and  carnal  ordinances,  imposed  on 
tliem  until  the  time  of  reformation. 

11  But  Christ  being  come  an 
high  priest  of  good  things  to  come, 
by  a  greater  and  more  perfect 
tabernacle,  not  made  with  liands, 
that  is  to  say,  not  of  this  building  ; 

1 2  Neither  by  the  blood  of  goats 
and  calves,  but  by  his  own  blood 
he  entered  in  ''once  into  the  holy 
place,  having  obtained  eternal  re- 
demption for  us. 

13  For  if  the  blood  of  bulls  and 
of  goats,  and  the  ashes  of  an  heifer 
sprinkling  the  unclean,  sanctifieth 
to  the  purifying  of  the  flesh  : 

14  How  much  more  shall  the 
blood  of  Christ,  who  through  the 
eternal  Spirit  offered  himself  with- 
out spot  to  God,  purge  your  con- 
science from  dead  works  to  serve 
the  living  God"? 

15  And  for  this  cause  ho  is  the 
mediator  of  the  new  ^  testament, 


that  by  means  of  death,  for  the  re- 
demption of  the  transgressions  that 
were  under  the  first  *  testament. 
they  which  are  called  niight  receive 
the  promise  of  eternal  irdieritance. 
IG  For  where  a  testament  is, 
there  nmst  also  of  necessity  be  the 
death  of  the  testator. 

17  For  a  testament  is  of  force 
after  men  are  dead  :  otherwise  it  is 
of  no  strength  at  all  while  the  tes- 
tator liveth. 

18  Whei-eupon  neither  the  first 
^  frsft(»>ent  was  dedicated  without 
blood. 

19  For  when  Moses  had  spoken 
every  precept  to  all  the  people  ac- 
cording to  the  law,  he  took  the 
l)lood  of  calves  and  of  goats  with 
%\'ater,  and  scarh^t  wool,  and  liys- 
sop,  and  sprinkled  both  the  book, 
and  all  the  peoiile, 

20  Saying,  This  is  the  blood  of 
the  '"tes'tiinient  which  God  hath  en- 
joined  unto  you. 

21  Moreover  he  sprinkled  witli 
blood  both  the  tab(>rnacle,  and  all 
the  vessels  of  the  ministry. 

22  And  almost  all  things  are  by 


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Christ's  pleading. 


HEBREWS,  10. 


His  perfect  sacrifice. 


the  law  purged  with  blood ;  and 
without  sliedding  of  blood  is  no  re- 
mission. 

12)  It  ivas^  therefore  necessai;y 
that  the  ^  patterns  of  things  in 
the  heavens  should  be  purified 
with  these ;  but  the  heavenly 
things  themselves  with  better  sa- 
crifices than  these. 

24  For  Christ  is  not  entered  into 
the  holy  places  made  with  hands, 
v^hich  are  the  figures  of  the  true ; 
but  into  heaven  itself,  now  to  ap- 
pear in  the  presence  of  God  for  us  : 

25  Nor  yet  that  he  should  offer 
himself  often,  as  the  high  priest 
entereth  into  the  holy  place  every 
year  with  blood  of  others ; 

26  For  then  must  he  often  have 
suffered  since  the  foundation  of  the 
world  :  but  now  once  in  the  end  of 
the  world  hath  he  appeared  to  put 
away  sin  by  the  sacrifice  of  himself. 

27  And  as  it  is  appointed  unto 
men  once  to  die,  but  after  this  the 
judgment : 

28  So  Christ  was  once  offered  to 
bear  the  sins  of  many ;  and  unto 
them  that  look  for  him  shall  he  ap- 
pear the  second  time  without  sin 
unto  salvation. 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  Tlteweaknei^ii  of  the  laic  sacrifices.  10  JTie 
sacrifice  of  Christ's  body  once  offered,  14 
for  ever  hath  taken  away  sins.  19  An  ex- 
hortation to  hold  font  the  faith,  with  j^d-- 
tience  and  thanksgiving. 

FOR  the  law  having  a  shadow  of 
good  things  to  come,  aw^  not 
the  very  image  of  the  things,  can 
never  with  those  sacrifices  which 
they  offered  year  by  year  continu- 
ally make  the  comers  thereunto 
perfect. 

2  For  then  would  they  not  have 
ceased  to  be  offered  1  because  that 
the  worshippers  once  purged  should 
have  had  no  more  conscience  of  sins. 

3  But  in  those  sacrifices  there  is  a 
remembrance  again  made  of  sins 
every  year. 

4  For  if  is  not  possible  that  the 
blood  of  Dulls  and  of  goats  should 
take  away  sins. 

5  Wherefore  when  he  cometh 
into  the  world,  he  saith.  Sacrifice 
and  offering  thou  wouldest  not,  but 
a  body  hast  thou  prepared  me  : 

6  In  burnt  offerings  and  sacrifices 
for  sin  thou  hast  had  no  pleasure. 

7  Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  come  (in  the 
volume  of  the  book  it  is  written  of 
me,)  to  do  thy  will,  O  God. 

8  Above  when  he  said.  Sacrifice 
and  offering  and  burnt  offerings 
and  ofierinr/  for  sin  thou  wou]d(\st 
not,  neither  hadst  pleasure  therein  ; 
which  are  offered  by  the  law  ; 


9  Then  said  he,  Lo,  I  come  to  do 
thy  will,  O  God.  He  taketh  away 
the  first,  that  he  may  establish  the 
second. 

10  By  the  which  will  we  are 
sanctified  through  the  offering  of 
the  body  of  Jesus  Christ  once  for 
all. 

11  And  every  priest  standeth 
daily  ministering  and  offering  of- 
tentimes the  same  sacrifices,  which 
can  never  take  away  sins  : 

12  But  this  man,  after  he  had 
offered  one  sacrifice  for  sins  for 
ever,  sat  down  on  the  right  hand 
of  God  ; 

13  From  henceforth  expecting 
till  his  enemies  be  made  his  foot- 
stool. 

14  For  by  one  offering  he  hath 
perfected  for  ever  them  that  are 
sanctified. 

15  Whereof  the  Holy  Ghost  also 
is  a  witness  to  us  :  for  after  that  he 
had  said  before, 

16  This  is  the  covenant  that  I 
will  make  with  them  after  those 
days,  saith  the  Lord,  I  will  put  my 
laws  into  their  hearts,  and  in  their 
minds  will  I  write  them  \ 

17"  And  their  sins  and  iniquities 
will  I  remember  no  more. 

18  Now  where  remission  of  these 
is,  there  is  no  more  offering  for  sin. 

19  Having  therefore,  brethren, 
boldness  to  enter  into  the  *  holiest 
by  the  blood  of  Jesus, 

20  By  a  new  and  living  way, 
which  he  hath  consecrated  for  us, 
through  the  veil,  that  is  to  say,  his 
flesh ; 

21  And  having  an  high  priest 
over  the  house  of  God  ; 

22  Let  us  draw  near  with  a  true 
heart  in  full  assurance  of  faith, 
having  our  hearts  sprinkled  from 
an  evil  conscience,  and  our  bodies 
washed  with  pure  water. 

23  Let  us  hold  fast  the  •*  prof es- 
sion  of  owr  faith  without  wavering; 


(for  he  is  faitliful  that  promised  ;) 

24  And  let  us  consider  one 
another  to  provoke  unto  love  and 
to  good  works  : 

25  Not  forsaking  the  assembling 
of  ourselves  together,  as  the  man- 
ner of  some  is ;  but  exhorting  one 
another:  and  so  much  the  more, 
as  ye  see  the  day  approaching. 

2()  For  if  we  sin  wilfully  after 
that  we  have  received  the  know- 
ledge of  the  truth,  there  remaineth 
no  more  sacrifice  for  sins, 

27  But  a  certain  fearful  looking 
for  of  judgment  and  fiery  indigna- 
tion, which  shall  devour  the  adver- 


2  Then  saith 
he,  And 
their  sius 


3  holy  place 


«  Or, 


4  *  confes- 
sion of  our 
hope 


229 


Necessity  of  faith. 


HEBREWS,  11. 


Examples  uf  faith. 


1  a  common 


2  enlight- 
ened, 

3  conflict  of 
sufferings ; 


^  *  them 
tliat  were  in 


5  stedfast- 
ness, 


rhteous 


he 


»  assurance 
^  conviction 


28  He  that  despised  j\Io.ses'  law 
died  witliout  mercy  under  two  or 
tiiree  witnesses  : 

29  Of  how  much  sorer  punish- 
ment, suppose  ye,  shall  he  be 
thought  worthy,  who  hath  trodden 
under  foot  the  8on  of  (iod,  and 
hath  counted  the  blood  of  the  cove- 
nant, wherewith  he  was  sanctified, 
'an  unholy  thing,  and  hath  done 
despite  unto  the  Spirit  of  griice  1 

30  For  we  know  him  that  hath 
said.  Vengeance  helongetii  unto  me, 
I  will  recompense,  saith  the  Lord. 
And  again.  The  Lord  shall  judge 
his  people. 

31  It  is  a  fearful  thing  to  fall 
into  the  hands  of  the  living  God. 

32  But  call  to  remembrance  the 
former  days,  in  which,  after  ye 
wer'e  "illuminated,  ye  endured  a 
great  "tight  of  attiictions : 

33  Partly,  whilst  ye  were  made 
a  gazingstock  both  by  reproaches 
and  afflictions;  and  partly,  whilst 
ye  became  companions  of  them 
that  were  so  used. 

34  For  ye  had  compassion  of  ■*  me 
in  my  bonds,  and  took  joyfully  the 
spoiling  of  your  goods,  knowing  in 
yourselves  that  ye  have  in  heaven 
a  better  and  an  enduring  sub- 
stance. 

35  Cast  not  away  therefore  your 
confidence,  which  hath  great  re- 
compence  of  reward. 

36  For  ye  have  need  of ''  patience, 
that,  after  ye  have  done  the  will  of 
God,  ye  might  receive  the  promise. 

37  For  yet  a  little  while,  and  he 
that  shall  come  will  come,  and  will 
not  tai'ry. 

38  Now  the  "just  shall  live  by 
faith  :  but  if  ''any  man  draw  back, 
my  soul  shall  have  no  pleasure  in 
him. 

31)  But  we  are  not  of  them  who 
draw  back  unto  perdition  ;  but  of 
them  that  believe  to  the  saving  of 
tlie  soul. 

CHAPTEll   11. 

1  ]\7i(i/  fiiilh  ix.  6  Without  ftilth.  71^6  cannot 
pleane  (Iml .  7  Tlie  irofthij  fi-nits  thereof 
in  thefatherH  <\f  old  time. 

NOW  faith  is  the  '^substance  of 
things    hoped    for]    FTic    Vvi- 
dence.  of  things  not  seen. 

2  For  by  it  the  elders  obtaiiuMl 
a  good  r(!i)ort. 

3  Through  faith  we  understand 
that  the  worlds  w(!re  framed  by 
the  word  of  God,  so  that  things 
wliich  are  seen  were  not  jnadc;  of 
things  which  do  ajipear. 

4  By  faith  Abel  offered  unto  God 


Or, 


a  more  excellent  sacrifice  than 
Cain,  by  which  he  obtained  wit- 
ness that  he  was  righteous,  God 
testifying  of  his  gifts  :  and  by  it 
he  being  dead  yet  speaketh. 

5  By  faith  Enoch  was  translated 
that  he  should  not  see  death  ;  and 
was  not  found,  because  God  had 
translated  him :  for  Ijefore  his 
translation  he  had  this  testinaony, 
that  he  pleased  God. 

G  But  without  faith  it  is  impos- 
sible to  please  him:  for  he  that 
cometh  to  God  must  believe  that 
he  is,  and  that  he  is  a  rewarder  of 
them  that  diligently  seek  him. 

7  By  faith  Noah,  being  warned 
of  God  of  things  not  seen  as  yet, 
moved  with  fear,  prepared  an  ark 
to  the  saving  of  his  house  ;  by  the 
which  he  condemned  the  world, 
and  became  heir  of  the  righteous- 
ness which  is  by  faith. 

8  By  faith  Abraham,  when  he 
was  called  to  go  out  into  a  place 
which  he  should  after  receive  for 
an  inheritance,  obeyed  ;  and  he 
went  out,  not  knowing  whither  he 
went. 

9  By  faith  he  sojourned  in  the 
land  of  ijromise,  as  in  a  strange 
country,  dwelling  in  ^"tabernacles 
v/ith  Isaac  and  Jacob,  the  heirs 
with  hinj  of  the  same  promise  : 

10  For  he  looked  for  "a_  city 
which  hath  ^"foundations,  whose 
builder  and  maker  is  God. 

1 1  Through  faith  also  Sara  her- 
self received  strength  to  conceive 
seed,  and- was  delivered  of  a  child 
when  she  was  past  age,  because  she 
judged  him  faithful  who  had  pro- 
mised. 

1 2  Therefore  sprang  there  even 
of  one,  and  him  as  good  as  dead,  .<t(i 
mann  as  the  stars  of  the  sky  in 
inultitude,  and  as  the  sand  which 
is  by  the  sea  shore  innumerable. 

13  These  all  died  in  faith,  not 
having  received  the  promisees,  but 
having  seen  them  ;if;ir  oil',  a-nd 
were  pcsrsuaded  of  tliciii,  and  em- 
braced thein,  and  conf(>ssed  tliat 
they  were  strangers  and  i)ilgrims 
on  the  earth. 

1 4  For  they  that  say  such  things 
de(;lare  yilaiidy  that  they  seek  a 
'■'rountry. 

lo  And  truly,  if  they  had  been 
mindful  of  tliat  coim  t  riiivinwwhonQ.o 
they  came  out,  tliey  nn'ght  ha\'e 
had  opportunity  tc)  have  i-eturned. 

IG  I  Jut  now  they  desire  a  better 
rovntri/,  that  is,  an  heavenly  : 
wlun-efore  God  is  not  ashamed  to 
V)e  called  theii'  God  :  for  he  liatli 
prepar(vl  for  them  a  (;ity. 

17  Jiy  faith  Abraham,  wlieii  he 


230 


Examples  of  faith. 


HEBREWS,  12. 


The  place  of  chastenhtg. 


was  tried,  offered  up  Isaac  :  and  he 
that  had  received  the  promises 
offered  up  his  only  begotten  son, 

1 8  Of  wliom  it  was  said,  That  in 
Isaac  shall  thy  seed  be  called  : 

1 9  Accounting  that  God  tvas  able 
to  raise  him  up,  even  from  the  dead ; 
from  whence  also  he  received  him 
in  a  figure. 

20  By  faith  Isaac  blessed  Jacob 
and  Esau  concerning  things  to  come. 

21  By  faith  Jacob,  when  he  was 
a  dying,  blessed  both  the  sons  of 
Joseph ;  and  worshipped,  leaning 
upon  the  top  of  his  staff'. 

22  By  faith  Joseph,  when  he 
died,  made  mention  of  the  depart- 
ing of  the  children  of  Israel ;  and 
gave  commandment  concerning  his 
bones. 

23  By  faith  Moses,  when  he  was 
born,  was  hid  three  months  of  his 
parents,  because  they  saw  he  was  a 
^  l)ro])pr  child  ;  and  they  were  not 
afraid  of  the  king's  commandment. 

24:  By  faith  Moses,  when  he  was 
come  to  years,  refused  to  be  called 
the  son  of  Pharaoh's  daughter ; 

25  Choosing  rather  to  siiiier 
affliction  with  the  people  of  God, 
than  to  enjoy  the  pleasures  of  sin 
for  a  season  ; 

26  Esteeming  the  reproach  of 
Christ  greater  riches  than  the 
treasures  in  Egypt :  for  he  had  re- 
spect unto  the  recompence  of  the 
reward. 

27_  By  faith  he  forsook  Egypt, 
not  fearing  the  wrath  (jf  the  king  : 
for  he  endured,  as  seeing  him  who 
is  invisible. 

28  Through  faith  he  kept  the 
passover,  and  the  sprinkling  of 
blood,  lest  he  that  destroyed  the 
firstboi'n  should  touch  them. 

29  By  faith  the/ passed  through 
the  Red  sea  as  by  dry  land :  which 
the  Egyptians  assaying  to  do  were 
drowned. 

30  By  faith  the  walls  of  Jericho 
fell  down,  after  they  were  com- 
passed about  seven  days. 

.  31  By  faith  the  harlot  Rahab  pe- 
rished not  with  them  that  "believed 
not,  when  she  had  received  the 
si)ies  with  peace. 

32  And  what  shall  I  more  say? 
for  the  time  would  fail  me  to  tell  of 
'  ( iedeon.  and  of  I'arak,  and  of 
Samson,  and  of  •*  Jephthae  ;  of  Da- 
vid als(j,  and  Samuel,  and  of  the 
prophets : 

33  Who  through  faith  subdued 
kingdoms,  wrought  righteousness, 
ol)l;iin('(i  i)roiiiises,  stopped  the 
mouths  of  lions, 

34  (^)nenc!i(>il  the  violence  of  fire, 
escaped  tlie  edge  of  the  sworcl,  out 

28 


of  weakness  were  made  strong, 
waxed  valiant  in  fight,  turned  to 
flight  the  armies  of  the  aliens. 

35  Women  received  their  dead 
raised  to  life  again :  and  others 
were  tortured,  not  accepting  de- 
liverance ;  that  they  might  obtain 
a  better  resurrection : 

36  And  others  had  trial  of  cruel 
mockings  and  scourgings,  yea, 
moreover  of  bonds  and  imprison- 
ment : 

37  They  were  stoned,  they  were 
sa\yn  asunder,  were  tempted,  were 
slain  with  the  sword  :  they  wan- 
dered about  in  sheepskins  and  goat- 
skins; being  destitute,  afflicted, 
tormented ; 

38  (Of  whom  the  world  was  not 
worthy  :)  they  wandered  in  deserts, 
and  in  mountains,  and  in  dens  and 
caves  of  the  earth. 

39  And  these  all,  having  ob- 
tained a  good  report  through 
faith,   receivecl   not    the  promise : 

40  God  having  provided  some 
better  thing  for  us,  that  they  with- 
out us  should  not  be  made  perfect. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  An  ('.i-hnrlidion  to  co/hstdiif  faith,  patience, 
anil  i/n,i'/,'/i,-.i.t.  2'i  A  commendation  of  the 
■heir  ti. stain,  iit  above  the  old. 

Tl^HEREFORE  ^seeing  we  also 

^  '     are  compassed  about  with  so 

great  a  cloud  of  witnesses,  let  us 


lay  aside  every  weight,  and  the  sin 
whicli  doth  so  easily  beset  us,  and 
let  us  run  with  patience  the  race 
that  is  set  before  us, 

2  Looking  unto  .1  esus  the "  author 
and  finisher  of  oitr  faith ;  who  for 


the  joy  that  was  set  before  him 
endured  the  cross,  despising  the 
shame,  and  is  set  down  at  the 
right^  hand  of  the  throne  of  God. 

3  For  consi(hn-  him  that  en- 
dured such  contradiction  of  sinners 
against  himself,  lest  j'e  be  wearied 
and  faint  in  your  minds. 

4  Ye  have  not  yet  resisted  unto 
blood,  striving  against  sin. 

5  And  ye  h.ive  forgotten  the  ex- 
hortation which  siieaketh  unto  you 
as  unto  children,  ]\Iy  son,  desjiise 
not  thou  the  chastening  of  the 
Loi'd,  nor  faint  when  thou  art  re- 
buked of  him  : 

6  For  whom  tlie  Lord  loveth  he 
chasteneth,  and  scourgetli  every 
son   wliom  he  receivetli. 

7  If  ye  endure  chastening,  God 
dealeth  with  you  as  with  sons  ;  for 
what  son  is  he  wliom  the  father 
chasteneth  not? 

8  15ut  if  ye  be  without  chastise- 
inent.  whereof  all  ai'e  partakers, 
th(!n  are  ye  bastards,  aiid  not  sons. 

9  Furtliermore  we  have  had  fa- 
1 


s  let  us  also, 
seeing  we 
are  com- 
passed 
about  with 
so  great  a 
cloud  of  wit- 
nesses, lay 
aside 
6  captain 
and  per- 
fecter 


Tlie  old  covenant  and  the  neiv. 


HEBREWS,  13. 


Divers  admonitions. 


thers  of  our  flesh  which  corrected 
».s,  and  we  gave  tliem  reverence  : 
shall  we  not  much  rather  be  in 
subjection  unto  the  Father  of 
spirits,  and  live  1 

10  For  they  verily  for  a  few 
days  chastened  us  ^  a,fter  their  own 
pleasure ;  but  he  for  uur  profit, 
that  ice  might  be  partakers  of  his 
holiness. 

11  Now  no  chastening  for  the 
present  seemeth  to  be  joyous,  but 
grievous  :  nevertheless  afterward 
it  yieldeth  the  peaceable  fruit  of 
righteousness  unto  them  which  are 
exercised  thereby. 

12  Wherefore  lift  up  the  hands 
which  hang  down,  and  the  feeble 
knees ; 

1 3  And  make  straight  paths  for 
your  feet,  lest  that  which  is  lame 
be  turned  out  of  the  way  ;  but  let 
it  rather  be  healed. 

14  Follow  peace  with  all  men, 
and  holiness,  without  which  no 
man  shall  see  the  Lord : 

15  Looking  diligently  lest  any 
man  ^  fail  of  the  grace  of  God  ;  lest 
any  root  of  bitterness  springing  up 
trouble  you,  and  thereby  many  be 
defiled ; 

16  Lest  there  he  any  fornicator, 
or  profane  person,  as  Esau,  who 
for  one  morsel  of  meat  sold  his 
birthright. 

17  For  ye  know  how  that  after- 
ward, when  he  ^  would  have  in- 
herited the  blessing,  he  was  re- 
jected  :  for  he  found  no  *  i^lace  of 
rei)entance.  though  he  sought  it 
carefully  with  tears. 

18  For  ye  are  not  come  unto  the 
mount  that  might  be  touched,  and 
that  burned  with  fire,  nf)r  unto 
blackness,  and  darkness,  and  tem- 
pest, 

19  And  the  sound  of  a  tnnnpet, 
and  the  voice  of  words  ;  which  voire 
they  that  heard  intreated  that  '^tjie 
word  should  not  l)e  s|)oken  to  them 


any  more  : 

20  (For  they  could  not  endure 
tliat  which  was  commanded,  And 
if  so  much  as  a  beast  touch  the 
mountain,  it  sh<all  l)e  stoned,  or 
thi-ust  through  with  a  dart : 

21  And  so  terrible  was  the  sight, 
thdt  Moses  said,  I  exceedingly  fear 
and  quake  :) 

22  But  ye  are  come  unto  mount 
8ion,  and  unto  the  city  of  the  liv- 
ing (Jod,  the  heavenly  .lei'usalem, 
and  to  an  innumerable  company 
of  angels, 

23  To  the  general  assembly  and 
church  f)f  the  firstborn,  which  an^ 
"  writtc)!  in  heaven,  and  to  Cod  the 


Judge  of  all,  and  to  the  spirits  of 
just  men  made  perfect, 

24  And  to  Jesus  the  mediator  of 
the  new  covenant,  and  to  the  blood 
of  sprinkling,  that  speaketh  better 
things  than  tkat  of  Abel. 

25  See  that  ye  refuse  not  him 
that  speaketh.  For  if  tliey  escaped 
not  who  refused  him  that  spake  on 
earth,  much  more  shall  not  we  es- 
ca2)e,  if  we  turn  away  from  him  that 
speaketh  from  heaven : 

26  Whose  voice  then  shook_  the 
earth  :  but  now  he  hath  promised, 
saying.  Yet  once  more  I  shake  not 
the  earth  only,  but  also  heaven. 

27  And  this  word.  Yet  once  more, 
signifieth  the  removing  of  those 
things  that  are  shaken,  as  of  things 
that  are  made,  that  those  things 
which  cannot  be  shaken  may  re- 
main. 

28  Wherefore  we  receiving  a 
kingdom  which  cannot  be  moved, 
let  us  have  grace,  whereby  we  may 
serve  God  acceptably  with  reve- 
rence and  godly  fear  : 

29  For  our  God  is  a  consuming 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  Divers  admonitions,  as  to  charity,  4  to 
honest  life,  5  to  avoid  covetous/iess,  7  to 
■i-er/iird  (iod\'i  preachers,  9  to  take  heed-  of 
Ktratuje  ddcfrities,  10  to  confess  Christ,  K! 
t(i  ijiri'  (lints,  17  to  ohey  governors,  18  to 
X>rayfor  the  aj'ostle.     20   77(6  conclusion. 

LET  brotherly  love  continue. 
2  Be  not  forgetful  to  enter- 
tain strangers :   for  thereby  some 
have  entertained  angels  unawares. 

3  Remember  them  that  are  in 
bonds,  as  bound  with  them  ;  and 
them  which  suffer  adversity,  as 
being  yourselves  also  in  the 
body. 

4  '  Marriage  is  honourable  in  all. 
and  the  bed  undt'filed  :  but  ''whore- 


mongers and  adulterers  God  will 


judge. 

5  •'  Lei  :?/o7/r  coiu'ersation  he  with- 
out covetousness  ;  and  be  cont(^nt 
with  such  things  as  ye  have :  for 
he  hath  said,  L  will  never  leave 
thee,  nor  forsake  thee. 

G  So  that  we  may  boldly  say.  The 
Lord  is  my  heli)er,  ;ind  1  will  not 
fear  what  man  shall  do  unto  irie. 

7  Uemembei-  them  whi(;h  ^"  have 
the  rule  over  you,  who  have  si)oken 
ujito  you  the  word  of  (Jod  :  whose 
faith  follow,  considering  the  "  end 
of  their  coinersntioii  : 

S  .lesus  ( 'hrist  '-  tlu^sMnie  yester- 
day,  and  to  d;iy,  and  t'oi-  (n(>r. 

9  lie  not  cai'Hefl  about  with  di- 
vers and  strang(>  '•'doctrines.  For 
it  is  a  good  thing  that  the  heart  b(^ 
established  with  grace ;   not  with 


■  Lot 

marriage  he 
liad  in 
honour 
ainoiis  all, 
and  let  the 
hed  b<' 
unih'tilcd : 
s  fornicators 
'■*  15e  ye  free 
fi'oni 


1"  liad 


11  issue  of 
their  life. 

'2/.S  tliesanie 


13  teachings. 


232 


The  Christian  altar. 


HEBREWS,  13. 


Benediction. 


meats,  which  have  not  profited  them 
that  have  been  occupied  therein. 

10  We  have  an  altar,  whereof 
they  have  no  right  to  eat  which 
serve  the  tabernacle. 

1 1  For  the  bodies  of  those  beasts, 
whose  blood  is  brought  into  the 
sanctuary  by  the  high  priest  for 
sin,  are  burned  without  tne  camp. 

12  Wherefore  .Jesus  also,  that  he 
might  sanctify  the  people  with  his 
own  blood,  suft'eredwithout  the  gate. 

1 3  Let  us  go  forth  therefore  unto 
him  without  the  camp,  bearing  his 
reproach. 

14-  For  here  have  we  no  continu- 
ing city,  but  we  seek  ^  one  to  come. 

15  By  him  therefore  let  us  offer 
the  sacrifice  of  praise  to  God  con- 
tinually, that  is,  the  fruit  of  our 
lips  giving  thanks  to  his  name. 

16  But  to  do  good  and  to  com- 
municate forget  not :  for  with  such 
sacrifices  God  is  well  pleased. 

1 7  Obey  them  that  have  the  rule 
over  you,  and  submit  yourselves : 
for  they  watch  for  your  souls,  as 
they  .that  must  give  account,  that 
they  may  do  it  with  joy,  and  not 
with  grief  :  for  that  is  unprofitable 
for  you. 


18  Praj'^  for  us :  for  we  trust  we 
have  a  good  conscience,  '"  in  all 
things  willing  to  live  honestly. 


19  But  I  beseech  yow  the  rather 
to  do  this,  that  I  may  be  restored 
to  you  the  sooner. 

20  Now  the  God  of  peace,  that 
brought  again  from  the  dead  our 
Lord  Jesus,  that  great  Shepherd 
of  the  sheep,  through  the  blood  of 
the  everlasting  covenant, 

21  ]\Iake  you  perfect  in  every 
good  work  to  do  nis  will,  working 
in  you  that  which  is  wellpleasing 
in  his  sight,  through  .Jesus  Christ  ; 
to  whom  be  glory  for  ever  and 
ever.    Amen. 

22  And  I  beseech  you,  brethren, 
suffer  the  word  of  exhortation  :  for 
I  have  written  a  letter  unto  you  in 
few  words. 

23  Know  ye  that  our  brother 
Timothy  is  set  at  liberty ;  with 
whom,  if  he  come  shortly,  I  will 
see  you. 

24  Salute  all  them  that  have  the 
rule  over  you,  and  all  the  saints. 
They  of  Italy  salute  you. 

2.5  Grace  be  with  you  all.     Amen. 

IT  Written   to   the   Hebrews   from   Italy    by 
Timothy. 


THE  GENEKAL  EPISTLE  OF 


JAMES 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  We  are  to  rejoice  niiilev  the  o'osh,  5  to  ask 
patience  of  '(i<»l,  I:;  diid  in  our  trials  not 
to  impute  oitr  ircitkiieKH,  or  Kins,  unto  him, 
19  hut  rather  to  tiearken.  to  the  xoord,  to 
meditate  in  it,  and,  to  do  thereafter.  20 
Otherwise  men  may  seem,  hut  uerer  he 
truly  religious. 

JAIMES,  a  servant  of  God  and  of 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  to  the 
twelve  tribes  which  are  ^  scattered 
abroad,  greeting. 

2  My  brethren,  count  it  all  joy 
when  ye  fall  into  divers  '^  tempta- 
tions  : 


3  Knowing  tliis,  that  the  trying 
of  your  faith  worketh  ^patience. 

4  But  let  •*  ))at  ience  have  Tier 
perfect  work,  that  ye  may  be  per- 
fect and  entire,  wanting  nothing. 

5  If  any  of  you  lack  wisdom,  let 
him  ask  of  God,  that  giveth  to 
all  nien  liberally,  and  upbraideth 
not ;  and  it  shall  be  given  him. 

6  But  let  him  ask  in  faith, 
nothing  wavei'ing.  For  he  that 
wavereth  is  like  a  wave  of  the 
sea  di'iven  with  the  wind  and 
tossed. 


7  For  let  not  that  man  think 
that  he  shall  receive  any  thing 
of  the ''  Lord. 

8  A  double  minded  man  is  un- 


stable  in  all  his  ways. 

9  Let  the  brother  of  low  degree 
rejoice  in  that  he  is  exalted  : 

10  But  the  rich,  in  that  he  is 
made  low :  because  as  the  flower 
of  the  grass  he  shall  pass  away. 

_  1 1  For  the  sun  is  no  sooner 
risen  with  a  burning  heat,  but  it 
withereth  the  grass,  and  the  flower 
thereof  falleth,  and  the  grace  of 
the  fasliion  of  it  perisheth  :  so  also 
shall  the  rich  man  fade  away  in 
his  ways. 

12  Blessed  is  the  man  that  en- 
dureth  temptation :  for  when  he 
"is  tried,  he  shall  receive  the  crown 
of  life,  which  the  Lord  hath  pro- 
mised to  them  that  love  him. 

13  Let  no  man  say  when  he  is 
tempted,  I  am  tempted  of  God  :  for 
God  cannot  l)e  tempted  with  evil, 
neither  tempteth  he  any  man  : 

11  But  evei-y  man  is  tempted, 
when  he  is  drawn  away  of  his 
own  lust,  and  enticed. 


2  desirinjar  to 
live  hoiioiu- 
ai)ly  ill  all 
tliiiiii.s. 


5  Lord ; 
A  double 
niiuded 
man,  un- 
stable 


^  hath  been 
approved, 


233 


Hearing  tvithout  doing. 


JAMES,  2. 


Faith  loithout  works. 


15  Then  when  hist  hath  con- 
ceived, it  bringeth  forth  sin  :  and 
sin,  when  it  is  ^  finished,  bringeth 
forth  death. 

16  Do  not  err,  my  beloved  bre- 
thren. 

17  Every  good  '^  gift  and  every 
perfect  gift  is  from  above,  and 
Cometh  down  from  the  Father  of 
hghts,  with  whom  is  no  variable- 
ness, neither  shadow  ^of  turning. 

18  Of  his  own  will  begat  he  us 
with  the  word  of  truth,  that  we 
should  be  a  kind  of  firstfruits  of 
his  creatures. 

19  Wherefore,  my  beloved  bre- 
thren, let  every  man  be  swift 
to  hear,  slow  to  speak,  slow  to 
wrath  : 

20  For  the  wrath  of  man  work- 
eth  not  the  righteousness  of  God. 

21  Wherefore  lay  apart  all  filthi- 
ness  and  ^superfluity  of  naughti- 
ness, and  receive  with  meekness 
the  engrafted  word,  which  is  able 
to  save  your  souls. 

22  But  be  ye  doers  of  the  word, 
and  notl  hearers  only,  deceiving 
your  own  selves. 

23  For  if  any  be  a  hearer  of  the 
word,  and  not  a  doer,  he  is  like 
unto  a  man  beholding  his  natural 
face  in  a  glass  : 

24  For  he  beholdeth  himself, 
and  goeth  his  way,  and  straight- 
way forgetteth  what  manner  of 
man  he  was. 

25  But  whoso  looketh  into  the 
perfect  law  of  liberty,  and  con- 
tinueth  therein,  he  being  not  a 
forgetful  hearer,  but  a  doer  of  the 
work,  this  man  shall  be  blessed  in 
his  ''deed. 

26  If  any  man  among  you  "  seem 
to  be  religious,  and  bridleth  not 
his  tongue,  but  deceiveth  liis  own 
heart,  this  man's  religion  ?'.s  vain. 

27  Pure  religion  and  uiidefiled 
before '  (jod  and  the  l^'ather  is  this, 
To  visit  th(!  fatherless  and  widcjws 
in  their  affliction,  and  to  keep  him- 
self unspotted  from  the  world. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  //  ix  not  cmreedhle  to  Chri-slidn  profenHion 
to  re.gard  tlie  I'ich,  unit  to  denpixe  ike  poo)' 
hrethren  :  18  rather  ire  are  to  t>e  loiriiig, 
find  mereifiU:  14  and  nut  to  hodst  of  f<iitli, 
ivliore  710  icieedn  are,  17  which  in  hut  a  dt'dd 
faith,  19  Hie  faith  of  deriln,  '21  not  <f  Alira- 
hnm,  25  and  Rah<th. 

MY  brethren,  have  not  the  faitli 
of  our  Jjord  Jesus  ('hrist,  the 
Lord  of  glory,  with  respect  of  per- 
sons. 

2  For  if  there  come  unto  your 
t  assembly  a  man  with  a  gold  ring, 


*  Or,  t  Or.  synagogue. 


in  goodly  apparel,  and  there  come 
ill  also  a  poor  man  in  vile  raiment ; 

3  And  ye  have  respect  to  him 
that  weareth  the  gay  clothing, 
and  say  unto  him,  iSit  thou  here 
in  a  good  place ;  and  say  to  the 
poor.  Stand  thou  there,  or  sit 
here  under  my  footstool : 

4  Are  ye  not  then  partial  in 
yourselves,  and  are  become  judges 
**  of  evil  thoughts  % 

5  Hearken,  my  beloved  brethren, 
Flath  not  God  chosen  the  poor  of 
this  world  "rich  in  faith,  and  heirs 
of  the  kingdom  which  he  hath 
promised  to  them  that  love  him? 

6  But  ye  have  despised  the 
poor.  Do  not  rich  men  oppress 
you,  and  draw  you  before  the 
judgment  seats'? 

7  Do  not  they  blaspheme  that 
worthy  name  by  the  which  ye  are 
called  1. 

8  If  ye  fulfil  the  royal  law  ac- 
cording to  the  scripture.  Thou 
shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thy- 
self, ye  do  well : 

9  But  if  ye  have  respect  to  per- 
sons, ye  commit  sin,  and  ar5  con- 
vinced of  the  law  as  transgres- 
sors. 

10  For  whosoever  shall  keep  the 
whole  law,  and  yet  offend  in  one 
2Joi7it,\\Q  is  guilty  of  all. 

1 1  For  he  that  said.  Do  not  com- 
mit adultery,  said  also,  Do  not  kill. 
Now  if  thou  commit  no  adultery, 
yet  if  thou  kill,  thou  art  become 
a  transgressor  of  the  law. 

12  So  speak  ye,  and  so  do,  as 
they  that  shall  be  judged  by  the 
law  of  liberty. 

13  For  he  shall  have  judgment 
without  mercy,  that  hath  shewed 
no  mercy;  and  mercy  rejoiceth 
against  judgment. 

14  What  doth  it  profit,  my  brc^- 
thi-en,  though  a  man  say  he  hath 
faith,  and  ha^■e  not  works'?  can 
faith  save  him? 

1 5  If  a  brotluM-  or  sister  be  naked, 
and  destitute  of  dail,y  food, 

16  And  one  of  you  say  unto 
tlK>ni,  Depai't  in  peace,  be  ye 
warmed  and  filled  ;  notwithstand 
iiig  ye  give  them  not  those  things 
which  are  needful  to  the  body; 
what  dotii  it  profit '? 

17  Even  so  faith,  if  it  hath  not 
works,  is  dead,  being  alone. 

IS  Yea,  a  man  may  say,  Tliou 
hast  faitli,  and  1  have  works  :  shew 
IMC  thy  faith  '"  without  thy  woi'ks, 
and  I  will  shew  thee  my  faith  by 
my  works. 

19  Thou  beli(^vest  that  there  is 
one  fiod :  thou  doest  well  :  the 
"  devils  also  believe,  and  tremble;. 

20  But  wilt  thou  know,  ()  vain 


234 


Rale  of  the  tongue. 


JAMES, 


Against  strife  and  envy. 


ai^art  from 


man,  that  faith  '  withovit  works  is 
dead^ 

2 1  Was  not  Abraham  our  father 
justified  by  works,  when  he  had 
offered  Isaac  his  son  upon  the 
altar  (^ 

22  Seest  thou  how  faith  wi-ought 
Avith  his  works,  and  by  works  was 
faith  made  perfect '? 

23  And  the  scripture  was  ful- 
filled which  saith,  Abraham  be- 
lieved God,  and  it  was  ^  imputed 
unto  him  for  righteousness!  and 
he  was  called  the  Friend  of  God. 

24  Ye  see  then  how  that  by 
works  a  man  is  justified,  and  not 
by  faith  only. 

25  LikcAvise  also  was  not  Rahab 
the  harlot  justified  by  works,  when 
she  had  received  the  messengers, 
and  had  sent  the7)i  out  another 
way? 

26  For  as  the  body  ^  without  the 
spirit  is  dead,  so  faith  ^  without 
works  is  dead  also. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  We  are  not  rusJdt/  or  arrogantly  to  reprove 
others:  5  hut  rather  to  bridle  the  tongue,  a 
little  member,  but  a  powerful  insirument 
of  much  good,  and  great  harm.  13  TJtey 
who  be  truly  wise  be  mild,  and  peaceable, 
without  envying,  and  strife. 

MY  brethren,  be  not  many  ^  mas- 
ters, knowing  that  we  sliall 
receive  the  *  greater  condemna- 
tion. 

2  For  in  many  things  we  ''  offend 
all.  If  any  man  ''offend  not  in 
word,  the  same  is  a  perfect  man, 
find  able  also  to  bridle  the  whole 
body. 

3  Behold,  we  put  bits  in  the 
horses'  mouths,  that  they  may 
obey  us ;  and  we  turn  about  their 
whole  body. 

4  Behold  also  the  ships,  which 
though  they  he  so  great,  and  <ire 
driven  of  fierce  winds,  yet  are  they 
turned  about  with  a  very  small 
helm,  whithersoever  the  ^governor 
listeth. 

5  Even  so  the  tongue  is  a  little 
member,  anfl  bf)asteth  great  things. 
Behold,  how  '^  gr(>at  a  matter  a  little 
fire  kindleth  ! 

6  And  the  tongue  is  a  fire,  a 
world  of  iniquity  :  so  is  the  tongue 
among'  our  members,  that  it  de- 
fileth  the  whole  body,  and  setteth 
on  fire  the  course  or  nature;  and 
it  is  set  on  fire  of  *  hell. 

7  For  every  kind  of  beasts,  and 
of  lairds,  and  of  serpents,  and  of 
things  in  the  sea,  is  tamed,  and 
hath  been  tamed  of  mankind  : 


*  Gr.  Gehenna. 


8  But  the  tongue  can  no  man 
tame ;  it  is  an  unruly  evil,  full  of 
deadly  i)oison. 

9  Tlierewith  bless  we  God,  even 
the  Father ;  and  therewith  curse 
we  men,  which  are  made  after  the 
similitude  of  God. 

10  Out  of  the  same  mouth  pro- 
ceedeth  blessing  and  cursing.  My 
brethren,  these  things  ought  not 
so  to  be. 

1 1  Doth  a  fountain  send  forth 
at  the  same  place  sweet  water  and 
bitter "? 

1 2  Can  the  fig  tree,  my  brethren, 
bear  olive  berries'?  either  a  vine, 
figs  1  so  can  no  fountain  both  yield 
salt  water  and  fresh. 

1 3  Who  is  a  wise  man  and  endued 
with  knowledge  among  youl  let 
him  shew  out  of  "  a  good  conversa- 
tion his  works  with  meekness  of 
wisdom. 

14  But  if  ye  have  bitter  envying 
and  strife  in  your  hearts,  glory 
not,  and  lie  not  against  the  truth. 

15  This  wisdom  descendeth  not 
from  above,  but  is  earthly,  ^°  sen- 
sual, devilish. 

16  For  where  envying  and  strife 
is,  there  is  confusion  and  every  evil 
work. 

17  But  the  wisdom  that  is  from 
above  is  first  pure,  then  peaceable, 
gentle,  a)nl  easy  to  be  intreated, 
full  of  mercy  and  good  fruits,  with- 
out partiality,  and  without  hj^po- 
crisy. 

1 8  And  the  fruit  of  righteousness 
is  sown  in  peace  of  them  that  make 
peace. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  We  are  to  strive  against  cooetousness,  4  in- 
temperance,  5  jjride,  11  detraction,  and 
rash  judgment  of  others:  18  and  not  to  he 
(■(iiip'dfiit  in  the  good  success  of  world/if 
huxiiif.ss,  hut  mindful  erer  of  the  unnr- 
iithdij  (if  this  life,  to  commit  ourselves  am/ 
all  our' affair  s'to  God's  providence. 

FROM  whence  come  wars  and 
fightings  among  you  1  come  they 
not  hence,  even  of  your  lusts  tliat 
war  in  your  members'? 

2  Ye  lust,  and  have  not :  ye  kill, 
and  desire  to  have,  and  cannot  ob- 
tain :  ye  fight  and  war,  yet  ye  have 
not,  because  ye  ask  not. 

3  Ye  ask,  and  receive  not,  be- 
cause ye  ask  amiss,  that  ye  may 
consume  it  upon  your  lusts. 

4  Ye  adulterers  and  adulteresses, 
know  ye  not  that  the  friendship  of 
the  world  is  enmity  with  God  ? 
whosoever  thei'efore  will  be  a 
friend  of  the  world  is  the  enemy 
of  God. 

5  Do  ye  think  that  the  scripture 


^  Ills  good 
life 


1''  animal, 


235 


The  rich  are  ivarned. 


JAMES,  5. 


Patience  under  trial. 


1  speaketh 
in  vain  ? 
Doth  the 
spirit  which 
he  made  to 
dwell  in  us 
long  unto 
envying? 


^saith    in    A^ain,    The    spirit    that 
dwelleth  in  us  lusteth  to  envy  < 


(j  Jjut  he  givetii  more  grace. 
Wherefore  he  saith,  God  resisteth 
the  proud,  but  giveth  grace  unto 
the  humble. 

7  Submit  yourselves  therefore  to 
God.  Resist  the  devil,  and  he  will 
flee  from  you. 

8  Draw  nigh  to  God,  and  he  will 
draw  nigh  to  you.  Cleanse  yoiir 
hands,  ye  sinners  ;  and  purify  yoior 
hearts,  ye  double  minded. 

9  Be  afflicted,  and  mourn,  and 
weep  :  let  your  laughter  be  turned 
to  mourning,  and  your  joy  to  hea- 
viness. 

10  Humble  yourselves  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  Hft 
you  up. 

1 1  Speak  not  evil  one  of  another, 
brethren.  He  that  speaketh  evil 
of  his  brother,  and  judgeth  his 
brother,  speaketh  evil  of  the  law, 
and  judgeth  the  law  :  but  if  thou 
judge  the  law,  thou  art  not  a  doer 
of  the  law,  but  a  judge. 

1 2  There  is  one  lawgiver,  who  is 
able  to  save  and  to  destroy :  who 
art  thou  that  judgest  another  1 

13  '~Go  to  now,  ye  that  say,  To 
day  or  to  morrow  we  will  go  into 
such  a  city,  and  continue  there  a 
year,  and  buy  and  sell,  and  get 
gain  : 

14  Whereas  ye  know  not  Avhat 
shall  be  on  the  morrow.  ^  For  what 
is  your  life"?  It  is  even  a  vapour, 
that  appeareth  for  a  little  time, 
and  then  vanisheth  away. 

15  For  that  ye  ovr)ht  to  say.  If 
the  Lord  will,  we  shall  live,  and  do 
this,  or  that. 

16  But  now  ye  rejoice  in  your 
boastings :  all  such  rejoicing  is  evil. 

17  Therefore  to  him  that  know- 
eth  to  do  good,  and  doeth  it  not,  to 
him  it  is  sin. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  Wiilced  ridi  men  are  to  fear  GotVn  ren- 
(iKinc.e.  7  We  ought  to  be  patient  in 
alflictiona,  after  the  example  of  the  pro- 
phets, and  Job  :  12  to  forbear  Hwea ring.  18 
to  pray  in  adTerxity,  to  sing  in  pvoHperit\i : 
16  to  acknowledge  vnUualli/  our  ttereral 
fanits,  to  pray  one  for  another,  19  and  to 
reduce  a  straying  brother  to  the  truth. 

-  r^  O  to  now,  ye  rich  men,  weep 
y^  and   howl   for  .your  miseries 
that  shall  come  upon  you. 

2  Your  riclies  are  cori'uptcd,  and 
your  garments  are  motheaten. 

3  ^'our  gold  and  silvei-  is  ^can- 
kei-ed  ;  and  the  rust  of  them  shall 
be  a  witness  against  you,  and  shall 
eat  your  fl(^sh  as  it  were  fire.     \'e 


have  heaped  treasure  together  for 
the  last  days. 

4  Behold,  the  hire  of  the  labour- 
ers who  have  reaped  down  your 
fields,  which  is  of  you  kept  back 
by  fraud,  crieth :  and  the  cries  of 
them  which  have  reaped  are  en- 
tered into  the  ears  of  the  Lord  of 
sabaoth. 

5  Ye  have  lived  in  pleasure  on 
the  earth,  and  been  wanton  ;  ye 
have  nourished  your  hearts,  as  in  a 
day  of  slaughter. 

6  Ye  have  condemned  and  killed 
the  just ;  and  he  doth  not  resist 
you. 

7  Be  patient  therefore,  brethren, 
unto  the  coming  of  the  Lord.  Be- 
hold, the  husbandman  waiteth  for 
the  precious  fruit  of  the  earth,  and 
hath  long  patience  for  it,  until  he 
receive  the  early  and  latter  rain. 

8  Be  ye  also  patient ;  stablish 
your  hearts  :  for  the  coming  of  the 
Lord  draweth  nigh. 

9  ^  Grudge  not  one  against  an- 
other, brethren,  lest  ye  be  "  con- 
demned :  behold,  the  judge  stand- 
eth  before  the  door. 

10  Take,  my  brethren,  the  pro- 
phets, who  have  spoken  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  for  an  example  of  suf- 
fering affliction,  and  of  patience. 

11  Behold,  we  count  them  happy 
which  endure.  Ye  have  heard  of 
the "  patience  of  Job,  and  have  seen 
the  end  of  the  Lord  ;  that  tlie  Lord 
is  very  pitiful,  and  of  tender  mercy. 

12  But  above  all  things,  my  bre- 
thren, swear  not,  neither  by  hea- 
ven, neither  by  the  earth,  neither 
by  any  other  oath  :  but  let  your 
yea  be  yea ;  and  your  nay,  nay ; 
lest  ye  fall  "into  condemnation. 

13  Is  any  among  you  afflicted'? 
let  him  pray.  Is  any  merry  1  let 
him  sing  psalms. 

1 4  Is  any  sick  among  you  ?  let 
him  call  tor  the  elders  of  the 
church  ;  and  let  them  pray  over 
him,  anointing  him  with  oil  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  : 

15  And  the  i)ray(>r  of  faith  shall 
save  tlie  sick,  and  the  Lord  shall 
raise  him  up  ;  and  if  he  have  com- 
mitted sins,  they  shall  be  forgiven 
him. 

IG  Confess  yonr  faults  one  to  an- 
other, and  prayoneforanother,  th<i,t 
ye  may  b(>  healed.  "The  f^H'cctual 
fervent  ))ray(M-  of  a  riuhlcous  man 


availeth  much. 


I  (       hhas  was  a  man  "  suljject  to 
like    passions    as    we   are,    and    he 


l)i-ayed  earnestly  that  it  might  not 


*0r, 


236 


*  Or, 


5  Murmur 

6  judged: 


' endurance 


8  *  under 
judgment. 


«  Tlie  snp- 
plication  of 
;i  righteous 
man  aviiil- 
cth  much  in 
its  working. 
1"  Elijah 
11  of  like  na- 
ture with  us, 


The  2wii:er  of  prayer. 


JAMES,  5. 


Redemption  from  sin. 


rain  :  and  it  rained  not  on  the  earth 
by  the  space  of  three  years  and  six 
months. 

18  And  he  prayed  again,  and  the 
heaven  gave  rain,  and  the  earth 
brought  forth  her  fruit. 

19  Brethren,   if  any  of  you   do 


err  from  the  truth,  and  one  con- 
vert him  ; 

20  J^et  him  know,  that  lie  which 
converteth  the  sinner  from  the 
error  of  his  way  shall  save  a  soul 
from  death,  and  shall '  hidt^a  multi- 
tude of  sins. 


THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  GENERAL  OF 

PETER 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Hf  lileaseth  Goil  for  Mk  VKtnifold  Hpirifnal 
ili(tcef):  10  shewing  that  the  nuivaiion  in 
Chri'it  is  no  news,  hut  d  thing  propheaiei/ 
of  old  :  13  and  exhortetli  them  accordingli/ 
to  a  godly  conversation,  forasmuch  as  they 
are  now  born  anew  by  the  vjord  of  God. 

PETER,    an    apostle    of    Jesus 
Christ,  to  the  ^  strangers  scat- 
tered throughout  l^ontus,  Galatia, 


Cappadocia,  Asia,  and  Bith.ynia, 

2  Elect  according  to  the  fore- 
knowledge of  God  the  Father, 
through  sanctification  of  the  Spi- 
rit, unto  obedience  and  sprinkling 
of  the  blood  of  Jesus  Christ :  Grace 
unto  you,  and  peace,  be  multi- 
plied. 

3  Blessed  he  the  God  and  Fatlier 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  which 
according  to  his  abundant  mercy 
hath  begotten  us  again  unto  a 
lively  hope  by  the  resurrection  of 
Jesus  Chi'ist  from  the  dead, 

4  To  an  inheritance  incorrupti- 
ble, and  undefiled,  and  that  fadeth 
not  away,  reserved  in  hea\en  for 
you, 

5  Who  are  kept  by  the  power  of 
God  through  faith  unto  salvation 
ready  to  be  revealed  in  the  last 
time. 

6  Wherein  ye  greatly  rejoice, 
though  now  for  a  season,  if  need 
be,  ye  are  in  heaviness  through 
manifold  "temptations : 

7  That  the  ''  trial  of  your  faith, 
being  much  more  precious  than  of 
gold  that  periishetn,  though  it  be 
^  tried  with  iire,  might  be  found 
unt(j  jjraise  and  honour  and 
glory  at  the  appearing  of  Jesus 
Christ : 

8  Whom  having  not  seen,  ye 
love ;  in  whom,  thougli  now  ye  see 
hini  not,  yet  believing,  ye  rejoice 
with  joy  unspeakable  and  full  of 
glory :      _    _ 

9  Receiving  the  end  of  yourfaith, 
even  the  salvation  of  //r>»/  souls. 

10  Of  which  salvation  the  pro- 
pliets  have  eiuiuired  and  sinirched 
diligently,  who  prophesied  of  the 
gi'ace  tluit  ifliordd  conte  unto  you  : 


11  Searching  what,  or  what 
manner  of  time  tlie  Spirit  of  Christ 
which  was  in  them  did  signify, 
when  it  testilied  beforehand  the 
suiierings  of  Christ,  and  the  glory 
that  should  follow. 

12  Ihito  whom  it  was  revealed, 
that  not  unto  themselves,  but  unto 
us  they  did  minister  the  things, 
which  are  now  reported  unto  you 
bj^  them  that  have  preached  the 
gospel  unto  you  with  the  Holy 
Ghost  sent  down  from  heaven ; 
which  things  the  angels  desire  to 
look  into. 

13  Wherefore  gird  up  the  loins 
of  your  mind,  be  sober,  and  ^  hope 
to  the  end  for  the  grace  that  is  to 
be  brought  unto  you  at  the  revela- 
tion of  Jesus  Christ ; 

14  As  obedient  children,  not 
fashioning  yourselves  according 
to  the  former  lusts  in  your  igno- 
rance : 

15  But  as  he  which  hath  called 
you  is  holj^  so  be  j-e  holy  in  all 
manner  of  ^  convei'sation  ; 

IG'  Because  it  is  written.  Be  ye 
holy ;  for  I  am  holy. 

1 7  And  if  ye  call  on  "  the  Father. 
who  without  respect  of  persons 
judgeth  according  to  every  man's 
work,  pass  the  time  of  your  sojourn- 
ing liere  in  fear  : 

18  Forasmuch  as  ye  know  that 
ye  were  not  redeemed  with  cor- 
ruptible things,  ai<  silver  and  gold, 
from  your  vain  '^conversation  re- 
reived  by  tradition  from  your 
fatlun-s  ; 

10  But  with  the  precious  blood 
of  Christ,  as  of  a  lamb  without 
blemish  and  without  si)ot : 

20  Who  verily  was  foreoirlained 
before  the  foundation  of  the  world, 
but  was  manifest  in  th(>se  last  times 
for  you, 

21  Who  by  him  do  believe  in 
(lod,  that  raised  him  up  from  the 
dead,  and  gave  him  gloiy ;  that 
your  faith  and  hope  might  be  in 
God. 


5  set  your 
hope  per- 
fectly on 


•>  living; 


"  him  as 
Father, 


8  niannei 
life 


of 


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Christ  the  foundation  stone. 


I.  PETER,  2. 


His  examj^le  of  patience. 


22  Seeing  ye  have  purified  your 
souls  in  obeying  the  truth  through 
the  Spirit  unto  unfeigned  love  of 
the  brethren,  see  that  ye  love  one 
another  with  a  pure  heart  fer- 
vently : 

23  Being  born  again,  not  of  cor- 
ruptible seed,  but  of  incorruptible, 
by  the  word  of  God,  which  liveth 
and  abideth  for  ever. 

24  For  all  flesh  is  as  grass,  and 
all  the  glory  of  man  as  the  flower 
of  grass.  The  grass  withereth,  and 
the  flower  thereof  falleth  away  : 

25  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  en- 
dureth  for  ever.  And  this  is  the 
word  ^  which  by  the  gospel  is 
preached  unto  you. 

CHAPTER  2. 

1  He  dehorteth,  them  from  the  hreacli  of  cha- 
rity :  4  xliewiiu)  that  Chrint  is  the  fouiu/a- 
tion  irhei'c'ij/oii  theij  are  huilt.  11  He 
beseeeheth  them,  atno  to  ahstainfromjlesltl!/ 
lusts,  13  to  be  obedient  In  magistrates,  IS 
and  tencheth  serritnts  lion:  to  obey  their 
masters,  20  patient///  si/jf)  ri)ii/for  'well  do- 
ituj,  after  the  example  of  Christ. 

WHEREFORE  laying  aside  all 
malice,  and  all  guile,  and  hy- 
pocrisies, and  envies,  and  all  evil 
speakings, 

2  As  newborn  babes,  desire  the 
sincere  milk  of  the  word,  that  ye 
may  grow  thereby  : 

3  If  so  be  ye  have  tasted  that  the 
Lord  is  gracious. 

4  To  whom  coming,  as  unto  a 
living  stone,  disallowed  indeed  of 
men,  but  chosen  of  God,  and  pre- 
cious, 

5  Ye  also,  as  "lively  stones,  ai'e 
built  up  a  spiritual  house,  an  holy 
priesthood,  to  offer  up  sjjiritual 
sacrifices,  acceptable  to  God  by 
Jesus  Christ. 

6  Wherefore  also  it  is  contained 
in  the  scripture.  Behold,  I  lay  in 
Sion  a  chief  corner  stone,  elect, 
l)recious  :  and  he  that  believeth  on 
him  shall  not  be  confounded. 

7  Unto  you  therefore  whicli  be- 
lieve he  is  precious  :  but  unto  them 
which  be  disobedient,  the  stone 
which  tlie  builders  disallowed,  the 
same  is  made  the  head  of  the 
corner, 

(S  And  a  stone  of  stumbling,  and 
a  rock  of  offence,  even  to  tltem 
which  stumble  at  tlu;  word,  being 
disobedient :  whereunto  also  they 
were  appointed. 

0  But  ye  are  a  chosen  •''  genern - 
tioii.  a  I'oyal  priesthood,  an  liol.v 
nation,  ^a  peculiar-  people:  tliat 
ye  should  stiew  forth  the  i)raises 
of  him  who  hath  called  you  out 
of  darkness  into  his  marvellous 
light : 


1 0  Which  in  time  past  were  not 
a  people,  but  are  now  the  people 
of  God  :  which  had  not  obtained 
mercy,  but  now  have  obtained 
mercy. 

1 1  Dearly  beloved,  I  beseech  you 
as  ^  strangers  and  pilgrims,  abstain 
froin  fleshly  lusts,  which  war 
against  the  soul ; 

12  Having    your    ''conversation 


honest  among  the  Gentiles :  that, 
whereas  they  speak  against  you 
as  evildoers,  they  may  by  your 
good  works,  which  they  shall  be- 
hold, glorify  God  in  the  day  of 
visitation. 

13  Submit  yourselves  to  every 
ordinance  of  rnan  for  the  Lord's 
sake :  whether  it  be  to  the  king, 
as  supreme ; 

14  Or  unto  governors,  as  unto 
them  that  are  sent  by  him  for  the 
punishment  of  evildoers,  and  for 
the  praise  of  them  that  do  well. 

15  For  so  is  the  will  of  God, 
that  with  well  doing  ye  may  put 
to  silence  the  ignorance  of  foolish 
men  : 

16  As  free,  and  not  using  your 
liberty  for  a  cloke  of  ^malicious- 


ness, but  as  the  servants  of  God. 

17  Honour  all  men.  Love  the 
brotherhood.  Fear-  God.  Honour 
the  king. 

18  Servants,  he  subject  to  your 
masters  with  all  fear  ;  not  only  to 
the  good  and  gentle,  but  also  to 
the  fro  ward. 

19  For  this  ?'s  thankworthy,  if  a 
man  for  conscience  towai'd  (Jod 
endure  grief,  suffering  wrongfully. 

20  For  what  glory  is  it,  if,  when 
ye  be  buffeted  for  3''our  faults,  ye 
shall  take  it  patiently  %^  but  if, 
when  ye  do  well,  and  suffer  for  it, 
ye  take  it  patiently,  this  is  accept- 
able with  God. 

21  For  even  hereunto  were  ye 
called  :  becavise  Christ  alscj  suffered 
for  us,  leaving  us  sxn  example,  that 
ye  should  follow  his  steps  : 

22  Who  did  no  sin,  neither  was 
guile  found  in  his  mouth  : 

23  Who,  when  he  was  reviled, 
reviled  not  again ;  when  hi\  suf- 
fered, he  threatened  not ;  but  com- 
mitted himself  io  him  that  judgeth 
I'ighteously  : 

24  Wlio  his  own  self  bare  our 
sins  in  his  own  bod.v  on  the  tree, 
that  we,  "being  dead  to  sins,  should 
live  unto  righteousness:  l)y  whose 
stripes  ye  were  liealed. 

25  For  ye  were  as  sheep  going 
astray  ;  but  are  now  returned  unto 
the  Sliepherd  and  Bishop  of  your 
souls. 


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Husbands  and  wives. 


I.  PETEE,  3,  4. 


Christian  haptis^n. 


1  behaviour 


2  put  in  fear 
by  any 

terror. 


3  would 


*  turn  away 

from 

5  pursue 


CHAPTER  3. 

1  /Te  teacheth  the  duty  of  solves  and  husba^ids 
to  each  other,  8  exhorting  all  men  to  unity 
and  love.  14  and  to  suffer  persecution. 
19  He  dficlareth  also  the  ienejits  of  Christ 
toward  the  old  loorld. 

LIKEWISE,  ye  wives,  he  in  sub- 
jection to  your  own  husbands  ; 
that,  if  any  obey  not  the  word, 
tliey  also  may  without  the  word 
be  won  by  the  '  conversation  of  the 
wives ; 

2  While  they  behold  your  chaste 
'  conversation  coupled  with  fear. 

5  Whose  adorning  let  it  not  be 
that  outward  adorning  of  plaiting 
the  hair,  and  of  wearing  of  gold, 
or  of  putting  on  of  apparel ; 

■4  But  let_  it  be  the  hidden  man  of 
the  heart,  in  that  which  is  not  cor- 
ruptible, even  the  ornament  of  a 
meek  and  quiet  spirit,  which  is  in 
the  sight  of  God  of  great  price. 

5  For  after  this  manner  in  the 
old  time  the  holy  women  also,  who 
trusted  in  God,  adorned  them- 
selves, being  in  subjection  unto 
their  own  husbands : 

G  Even  as  8ara  obeyed  Abraham, 
calling  him  lord  :  whose  daughters 
ye  are,  as  long  as  ye  do  well,  and 
are  not  ^afraid   with   any  amaze- 


ment. 

7  Likewise,  ye  husbands,  dwell 
with  them  according  to  knowledge, 
giving  honour  vinto  the  wife,  as 
unto  the  weaker  vessel,  and  as 
being  heirs  together  of  the  grace 
of  life ;  that  your  prayers  be  not 
hindered. 

8  Finally,  he  ye  all  of  one  mind, 
having  compassion  one  of  another, 
love  as  brethren,  he  pitiful,  he  cour- 
teous : 

9  Not  rendering  evil  for  evil,  or 
railing  for  railing  :  but  contrari- 
wise blessing ;  knowing  that  ye 
are  thereunto  called,  that  ye  should 
inherit  a  blessing. 

1 0  For  he  that  ■'  will  love  life,  and 
see  good  days,  let~Tnm  refrain  his 
tongue  from  evil,  and  his  lips  that 
they  speak  no  guile  : 

1 1  Let  him  ■*  eschew  evil,  and  do 
good  ;  let  him  seek  peace,  and  ^  en- 
sue it. 

12  For  the  eyes  of  the  Lorrl  are 
over  the  righteous,  and  his  ears  a /-e 
oiJen  unto  their  prayers  :  but  the 
face  of  the  Lord  is  against  them 
that  do  evil. 

13  And  who  ?'.s  he  that  will  harm 
you,  if  ye  be  followers  of  that  which 
is  good  ? 

14  ])Ut  and  if  ye  suffer  for  right- 
eousness' sake,  haj)py  are  ye:  and 
be  not  af  i-aid  of  their  terror,  neitlier 
be  troubled ; 


15  But  "^sanctify  the  Lord  God 
in  youi' hearts:  and  be  ready  always 
to  iiive  an  answer  to  every  man 
that  asketh  you  a  reason  of  the 
hope  that  is  in  you  with  meekness 
and  fear  : 

1 6  Having  a  good  conscience ; 
that,  whereas  they  speak  evil  of 
you,  as  of  evildoers,  they  may  be 
ashamed  that  falsely  accuse  your 
good  '  conversation  in  Christ. 

1 7  For  it  IS  better,  if  the  will  of 
God  be  so,  that  ye  suffer  for  well 
doing,  than  for  evil  doing. 

18  For  Christ  also  hath  once  suf- 
fered for  sins,  the  just  for  the  un- 
just, that  he  might  bring  us  to 
God,  being  put  to  death  in  the 
tlesh,  but  quickened  ** by  the  Spirit: 

19  "By  which  also  he  went  and 
preached  unto  the  spirits  in  prison ; 

20  Which  sometime  were  dis- 
obedient, when  once  the  longsuf- 
fering  of  God  waited  in  the  days 
of  Noah,  while  the  ai'k  was  a  pre- 
pai'ing,  wherein  few,  that  is,  eight 
souls  were  saved  by  water. 

21  The  like  figure  whereunto 
e!'e%  baptism  doth  also  now  save 
us  (not  the  putting  away  of  the 
filth  of  the  flesh,  but  the  '"  answer 
of  a  good  conscience  toward  God,) 
by  the  resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ: 

22  Who  is  gone  into  heaven,  and 
is  on  the  right  hand  of  God  ;  angels 
and  authorities  and  powers  being 
made  subject  unto  him. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  //('  fxhortcfh  them  to  cease  from  sin  liy  the 
example  of  Christ,  and  the  cunsideralinii 
of  the  (jetieral  end  that  now  apjiroachet/i  : 
1'2  and  oomforteth  them  against  persecu- 
tion. 

FORASMUCH  then  as  Christ 
hath  suffered  for  us  in  the  flesh, 
arm  yovirselves  likewise  with  the 
vsame  mind  :  for  he  that  hath  suf- 
fered in  the  flesh  hath  ceased  from 
sin ; 

2  That  he  no  longer  should  live 
the  rest  of  his  time  in  the  flesh  to 
the  lusts  of  men,  but  to  the  will  of 
God. 

3  For  the  time  past  of  our  life 
may  suffice  us  to  have  wrought  the 
will  of  the  Gentiles,  when  we  walked 
in  lasciviousness,  lusts,  excess  of 
wine,  revellings,  banquetings,  and 
abominable  idolatries: 

4  Wherein  they  think  it  strange 
that  ye  run  not  with  fhejti  to  the 
same  excess  of  riot,  speaking  evil 
of  yoti  : 

5  Who  shall  give  account  to  him 
that  is  ready  to  judge  the  quick 
and  the  dead. 


*  Or, 


6  *  sanctify 
in  your 
liearts 
Christ  as 
Lortl : 


'manner  of 
life 


8  in  the 
spirit ; 
win 


1"  appeal 


82 


239 


Sharincj  Christ's  sufferings. 


I.  PETEE,  5. 


Pastoral  charge. 


6  For  for  this  cause  was  the 
gospel  preached  also  to  them  that 
are  dead,  that  they  might  be 
judged  according  to  men  in  the 
flesh,  but  live  according  to  God  in 
the  spirit. 

7  But  the  end  of  all  things  is 
at  hand :  be  ye  therefore  sober, 
and  watch  unto  prayer. 

8  And  above  ail  things  have  fer- 
vent ^  charity  among  yourselves  : 
for  ^  chai-ity  shall  cover  the  multi- 
tude of  sins. 

9  Use  hospitality  one  to  another 
without  grudging. 

10  As  every  man  hath  received 
the  gift,  even  .so  minister  the  same 
one  to  another,  as  good  stevi^ards 
of  the  manifold  grace  of  God. 

11  If  any  man  speak,  let  Idm 
s,peak  as  the  oracles  of  God  ;  if  any 
man  minister,  let  him  do  it  as  of 
the  ability  which  God  giveth  :  that 
God  in  all  things  may  be  glorified 
through  Jesus  Christ,  to  v/hom  be 
praise  and  dominion  for  ever  and 
ever.     Amen. 

12  Beloved,  think  it  not  strange 
concerning  the  fiery  trial  which  is 
to  try  you,  as  though  some  strange 
thing  happened  unto  you  : 

13  But  rejoice,  inasmuch  as  ye 
are  partakers  of  Christ's  sufferings  ; 
that,  when  his  glory  shall  be  re- 
vealed, ye  may  be  glad  also  with 
exceeding  joy. 

14  If  ye  be  reproached  for  the 
name  of  Christ,  happy  are  ye;  for 
the  spirit  of  glory  and  of  God  rest- 
eth  upon  you  :  on  their  i)art  he 
is  evil  spoken  of,  but  on  your  part 
he  is  glorified. 

15  But  let  none  of  you  suffer 
as  a  murderer,  or  a.s  a  thief,  or  a.s- 
an  evildoer,  or  as  a  busybody  in 
othei-  men's  matters. 

16  Yet  if  any  man  suffer  as  a 
Christian,  let  him  not  be  ashamed  ; 
but  let  him  glorify  God  on  this 
behalf.^ 

17  For  the  time  is  come  that 
judgment  must  begin  at  the  house 
of  (Jf)(l  :  ami  if  it  th'st  lie-in  at  us, 
what  shall  the  end  he  of  them  that 
obey  not  the  gospel  of  God  1 

18  And  if  the  righteous  scarcely 
be  saved,  wluM'e  shall  the  ungodly 
aT\d  the  sinner  ai)pear? 

19  Wherefore  let  (liem  that  suf- 
fer according  to  the  will  of  (!od 
commit  the  keeping  of  their  souls 
to  hi  III  in  well  doing,  as  unto  a 
faithful  Creator. 


CHAPTER  5. 

1  TTe  exhorieth  the  elders  to  feed  their  flocks, 
5  ilie  younrjei'  to  obey.  8  and  all  to  be  sober, 
U'litc/i/ul,  and  constant  in  the  faith:  9  to 
rex/st  the  cruel  adversary  the  devil. 

THE  elders  which  are  among  you 
I  exhort,  who  am  also  an  elder, 
and  a  witness  of  the  sufferings  of 
Christ,  and  also  a  partaker  of  the 
glory  1:hat  shall  be  revealed  : 

2  -  Feed  the  flock  of  God  which 
is  among  you,  taking  the  oversight 
thereof,  not  by  consti'aint,  but  will- 
ingly ;  not  for  filthy  lucre,  but  of  a 
ready  rnind  ; 

3  Neither  as  ''being  h^i'ds  over 
^TorZ'.s  heritage,  but  being  ensamples 
to  tiie  flock. 

4  And  when  the  chief  Sheplierd 
shall  appear,  ye  shall  receive  ^a 
crown  of  glory  that  fadeth  not 
away. 

5  Likewise,  ye  younger,  submit 
yourselves  unto  the  elder.  Yea, 
all  of  you  be  subject  one  to  aiiother, 
and  be  clothed  with  humility  :  for 
God  resisteth  the  proud,  and  giveth 
grace  to  the  humble. 

6  Humble  yourselves  therefore 
under  the  mighty  hand  of  God, 
that  he  may  exalt  you  in  due  time  : 

7  Casting  all  your  ''care  upon 
him  ;  for  he  careth  for  you. 

8  Be  sober,  be  vigilant;  because 
youi;  adversary  the  devil,  as  a 
roaring  lion,  walketh  about,  seek- 
ing whom  he  may  devour  : 

9  Whom  resist  stedfast  in  the 
faith,  knowing  that  the  same  af- 
flictions are  accomplished  in  your 
brethren  that  are  in  the  world. 

10  But  the  God  of  all  grace,  who 
hath  (tailed  us  unto  his  eternal 
glory  by  Christ  -Jesus,  after  that 
ye  have  suffered  a  while,  ''  make 
you  perfect,  stablish,  strengthen, 
settle  you._ 

1 1  To  him  he  glory  and  dominion 
for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

1 2  By  Sil  vanus,  a  faithful  brother 
unto  you,  as  1  suiipose,  1  have  writ- 
ten bi'ielly.  exhorting,  and  testify- 
ing that  this  is  the  true  grace  of 
God  wher(>in  yo  stand. 

1 3  The  church  tlmt  is  at  Babylon, 
elected  together  with  yov,  saluteth 
you  ;  and  so  dotli  "  Marcus  my  son. 

14  Greet  ye  one  another  with  a 
kiss  of  charity.  Peace  he  with  you 
all  that  are  in  Christ  Jesus.    Amen. 


*  Or, 


2  Tend 


3  lording  it 
over  the 
charge 
allotted 

to  you, 

4  the 


5  anxiety 


G  *  shall 
himself  jier- 
lect, 


Mark 


240 


Growth  in  grace. 


II.  PETER,  1,  2. 


Testimony  to  Christ. 


1  our  God 

and  Saviour 


2  *  by  his 
own 


8  Yea, and 
for  this  very 
cause  add- 
ing on  your 
part  all  dili- 
gence, in 
your  faith 
supply 
Mn 

5  And  in 
knowledge 
self-control ; 
and  in   self- 
control  sted- 
fastness ; 
and  in  sted- 
fastness 
godliness ; 

6  And  in 
godliness 
love  of  the 
brethren ; 
and  in  love 
of  the  bre- 
thren love. 


^  eternal 


THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  GEKEEAL  OF 

PETER 


CHAPTER  1. 

1  Confirming  them  in  hope  of  the  increase 
of  Go(i''s  gracen,  5  he  exhorteih  them,  by 
faith,  and  good  trofka,  to  make  their  calling 
sure:  12  u-hcreof  he  in  carefxU  to  remember 
them,  knoifinij  that  his  death  is  at  hand: 
16  anil  iriirinih  them  to  be  i_'<iiixt<nd  in  the 
faith  if  (  'hri.-^l,  who  is  the  true  S,:ii  ,,f  God, 
by  th(  f'i/<  iri/i/e/is  of  the  apostles  Inholding 
his  majesty,  and  by  the  testimony  of  the 
Father,  and  the  j^rophets. 

SIMON  Peter,  a  servant  and  an 
apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  to  them 
that  have  obtained  like  precious 
faith  with  us  through  the  right- 
eousness of  '  God  and  our  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ : 

2  Grace  and  peace  be  multiplied 
unto  you  through  the  knowledge 
of  God,  and  of  Jesus  our  Lord, 

3  According  as  his  divine  power 
hath  given  unto  us  all  things  that 
qjertain  unto  life  and  godliness, 
through  the  knowledge  of  him  that 
hath  called  us  "to  glory  and  virtue  : 

4  Whereby  are  given  unto  us  ex- 
ceeding great  and  precious  pro- 
mises :  that  by  these  ye  might  be 
partakers  of  the  divine  nature, 
haying  escaped  the  corruption  that 
is  in  the  world  through  lust. 

5  "And  beside  this,  giving  all 
diligence,  add  to  youi-  faith  virtue ; 
and  ^  to  virtue  knowledge  : 

6  ^And  to  knowledge  tempe- 
rance :  and  to  tempt^rance  patience ; 


and  to  ]>atience  godliness  : 

7  "And    to    godliness    hrotherl y 


kindness  :  and  to  brotherly  kind- 


ness  charity. 

8  For  if  these  things  be  in  you, 
and  abound,  they  make  you  that  ye 
shall  neither  be  barren  nor  unfruit- 
ful in  the  knowledge  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

9  But  he  that  lacketh  these 
things  is  blind,  and  cannot  see 
afar  off,  and  hath  forgotten  that 
he  was  purged  from  his  old  sins. 

10  Wherefore  the  rather,  bre- 
thren, give  diligence  to  make  your 
calling  and  election  sure  :  for  if  ye 
do  these  things,  ye  shall  never  fall : 

11  For  so  an  entrance  shall  be 
ministered  unto  you  abundantly 
into  the  ^everlasting  kingdom  of 
our  Lord  and  .Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 

12  Wherefore  I  will  not  be  ne- 
gligent to  put  you  always  in  re- 
mem  bi-ance  of  these  things,  though 


*  Or, 


ye  know  them,  and  be  established 
in  the  ^  present  truth. 

13  Yea,  I  think  it  meet,  as  long 
as  I  am  in  this  tabernacle,  to  stir 
you  up  by  putting  you  in  remem- 
brance; 

14  Knowing  that  shortly  I  must 
put  off  this  my  tabernacle,  even  as 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  hath  shewed 
me. 

15  Moreover  I  will  endeavour 
that  ye  may  be  able  after  my  de- 
cease to  have  these  things  always 
in  remembrance. 

16  For  we  have  not  followed 
cunningly  devised  fables,  when  we 
made  known  unto  you  the  power 
and  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  but  were  eyewitnesses  of 
his  majesty. 

1 7  For  he  received  from  God  the 
Father  honour  and  glory,  when 
there  came  such  a  voice  to  him 
from  the  excellent  glor}\  This  is' 
my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am 
well  pleased. 

18  And  this  voice  which  came 
from  heaven  we  heard,  Avhen  we 
were  with  him  in  the  holy  mount. 

19  AVe  have  also  a  more  sure 
word  of  prophecy ;  whereunto  ye 
do  well  that  ye  take  heed,  as  unto 
a  light  that  shineth  in  a  dark 
place,  until  the  day  dawn,  and  the 
day  star  arise  in  your  hearts  : 

20  Knowing  this  first,  that  no 
prophecy  of  the  scripture  is  of  any 
private  interpretation. 

21  For  ^the  prophecy  came  not 
in  old  time  by  the  will  of  man :  but 
'"  holy  men  of  God  spake  asthei/veir 
moved  by  the  Holy  Ghost. 


CHAPTER  2. 

1  UeforeteUeth  them  of  false  teachers,  shew- 
ing the  inijiiely  and  jiiniishiiient  both  of 
them  and  their  folloirers  :  1  from  which  the 
godly  shall  be  delirered,  as  Lot  was  out  of' 
Sodom:  111  and  more  fully  describeth  the 
manners  of  those  p)'<f<ine  lind  bl</sphenioiis 
seducers,  whereby  they  may  be  the  better 
known,  and  uroided. 


BUT  there  were  false  prophets 
also  among  the  people,  even  as 
there  shall  be  false  teachers  among 
you,  who  privily  shall  bring  in 
"  damnable  heresies,  even  denying 
the  Lord  that  bought  them,  and 
bring  upon  themselves  swift  de- 
struction. 


*0r. 


241 


GocVs  judgments  of  old. 


II.  PETER,  3. 


Boyidage  to  sin. 


1  *  lascivi- 
ous 


2  destruction 


pits 


^  witli  seven 
otliers, 


•^  lascivious 
life 


G  lawless 


'•  unright- 
eous 


8  rail  at 


'■>  railing  in 
niatlers 
whereof 
they  are 
ignorant, 
shall  ill  Uicir 
destroying 
surely  be 
destroyed, 
Suffering 
wrong  as  the 
hire  of 
wrong- 
doing, 


2  And  many  shall  follow  their 
'  pernicious  ways  ;  by  reason  of 
whom  the  way  of  truth  shall  be 
evil  spoken  of. 

3  And  through  covetousness  shall 
they  with  feigned  words  make  mer- 
chandise of  you  :  whose  judgment 
now  of  a  long  time  lingereth  not, 
and  their  "  damnation  slumbereth 
not. 

4  For  if  God  spared  not  the 
angels  that  sinned,  but  cast  them 
down  to  hell,  and  delivered  them 
into  ■'  chains  of  darkness,  to  be  re- 
served unto  judgment ; 

5  And  spared  not  the  old  world, 
but  saved  Noah  ■*  the  eighth  perfion, 
a  preacher  of  righteousness,  bring- 
ing in  the  flood  upon  the  world  of 
the  ungodly ; 

6  And  turning  the  cities  of 
Sodom  and  GomoiTha  into  ashes 
condemned  them  with  an  over- 
throw, making  them  an  ensample 
unto  those  that  after  should  live 
ungodly ; 

7  And  delivered  just  Lot,  vexed 
with  the  ^  filthy  conversation  of 
the  wicked : 

8  (For  that  I'ighteous  man  dwell- 
ing among  them,  in  seeing  and 
hearing,  vexed  his  righteous  soul 
from  daj^  to  day  with  their  ''unlaw- 
ful  deeds ;) 

y  The  Lord  knoweth  how  to  de- 
liver the  godly  out  of  temptations, 
and  to  reserve  the  '^  unjust  unto 
the  day  of  judgment  to  be  pu- 
nished : 

10  But  chiefly  them  that  walk 
after  the  flesh  in  the  lust  of  ini- 
cleanness,  and  despise  government. 
Presumptuous  are  they,  selfwillefl. 
they  are  not  afraid  to  ^  speak  evil 
of  dignities. 

11  Whereas  angels,  which  are 
greater  in  power  and  might,  bring 
not  railing  accusation  against  them 
before  the  Lord. 

12  But  these,  as  natural  brute 
Ix'asts,  made  to  be  taken  and  de- 
stroyed, "  speak  evil  of  the  tilings 
that    they    mulcrst.'iiHl     not  :    anTl 


shall    utterly    [icrisli    in    tlii-ii-  uwii 
coi'ru|)tif)n ; 

13   yVnil  sliiill  receive  the  reward 
of   uni'iglitcousuoss,   c/,s    they   that 


count  it  pleasure  to  riot  in  the  day 
time.  Spots  thei/  are  and  blemishes, 
sporting  themselves  with  their  own 
deceivings  while  thoy  feast  with 
you; 

14  Having  eyes  full  of  adultery, 
and  that  cannot  cease  from  sin  ; 
beguiling  unstable  souls  :  an  heai't 


Or, 


they  have  exercised  with  covetous 
practices  ;  cursed  children  : 

1 5  Which  have  forsaken  the  right 
way,  and  are  gone  astray,  following 
the  way  of  Balaam  tJie  so/iof  ^"Boso)\ 
who  loved  the  wages  of  unrighteous- 
ness ; 

16  But  was  rebuked  for  his  in- 
iquity :  the  dumb  ass  speaking  with 
man's  voice  forbad  the  madness  of 
the  prophet. 

1 7  These  are  wellswithout water, 
clouds  that  are  carried  with  a  tem- 
pest ;  to  whom  the "  mist  of  dark- 
ness is  reserved  for  ever. 

18  For  when  they  speak  great 
swelling  words  of  vanity,  they 
allure  through  the  lusts  of  the 
flesh,  tliroucjh  vmch  wantonness, 
those  that  were  ^'"  clean  escaped 
from  them  who  live  in  error. 

19  While  they  promise  them  li- 
berty, they  themselves  are  the  ser- 
vants of  corruption :  for  of  whom 
a  man  is  overcome,  of  the  same  is 
he  brought  in  bondage. 

20  For  if  after  they  nave  escaped 
the  pollutions  of  the  world  through 
the  _  knowledge  of  the  Lord  and 
Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  the j^ are  again 
entangled  therein,  and  overcome, 
the  latter  end  is  worse  with  them 
than  the  beginning. 

21  For  it  had  been  better  for 
them  not  to  have  known  the  way 
of  righteousness,  than,  after  they 
have  known  it,  to  turn  from  the 
holy  commandment  delivered  unto 
them. 

22  But  it  is  happened  unto  them 
according  to  the  true  proverb.  The 
dog  is  turned  to  his  own  vomit 
again  ;  and  the  sow  that  was  washed 
to  her  wallowing  in  the  mire. 

CHAPTER  3. 

1  III'  (isKiirtf/i  Ihi  in  <if  the  cerUtinlyofdiviHt's 
(■Hilling  111  jiidgiiu'iit,  iif/iiiiinf  /hiise  Ki'onii'is 
niiii  ilisjiiiti-  iKjiihist  it:  s  waiiiind  Uw 
il'>'l!;i,  /'»'  ific  loK.I  jxitience  of  (!od.  to 
liiixtcn  their  ri'iienfintce.  10  Ife,' de/terilielh 
<i/ko  the  iiiiiiiiier  hoir  the  irorhl  fihirll  lie 
ilistn.ii,,! :  II  cvliin-liiin  them,  from  the 
i.r/,ir/.i/ioii  thereof,  to  nil  holiiie-s-i  of  life  : 
\:<  mill  Ill/dill,  to  iliiiile  the  piitienee  of  (iml 
to  teiiil,  to  tlieir  Hdlriition,  <i.s  /'mil  icrote  to 
Iheiii  in  his  e.jiistlen. 

rpHIS  second  epistle,  beloved,  T 
JL  now  write  unto  you  ;  in  tiof// 
which  I  stir  up  your  pure  minds 
by  way  of  remembrance : 

2  That  ye  may  be  mindful  of  the 
words  which  wei'e  spoken  befoi'e  by 
the  holy  [irophets,  and  of  the  com- 
mandment'''of   us   the  jipostles  of 


tlie   Lord  ;iii(l  Sa\  i()Ul^ : 

.">  Knowing  this  (irst,  that  tliere 
shiiJlcome  in  the  last  days  scoflers, 
walking  after  their  own  lusts. 


242 


*0r, 


Tlie  certainty  and  suddenness 


II.  PETEE,  3. 


of  ChrisVs  second  coming. 


1  wilfully 
forget,  that 
there  were 
heavens 
from  of  old, 
and  an  earth 
compacted 
out  of  water 
and  amidst 
water,  by 
the  word 
of  God ; 


4  And  saying.  Where  is  the  pro- 
mise of  his  coming  1  for  since  the 
fathers  fell  asleep,  all  things  con- 
tinue as  they  were  irom.  the  begin- 
ning of  the  creation. 

5  For  this  they  ^  willingly  are 
ignorant  of,  that  by  the  word  of 


God  the  ilea^^ens  were  of  old,  and 
the  earth  standuig  out  of  the  water 


in  the  water 


6  Whereby  the  world  tliat  then 
was,  being  overflowed  with  water, 
perished  : 

7  But  the  heavens  and  the  earth, 
which  are  now,  by  the  same  word 
are  kept  in  store,  reserved  unto  fire 
against  the  day  of  judgment  and 
perfUtion  of  ungodly  men. 

8  But,  beloved,  be  not  ignorant 
of  this  one  thing,  that  one  day  is 
with  the  Lord  as  a  thousand  years, 
and  a  thousand  years  as  one 
day. 

1)  The  Lord  is  not  slack  concern- 
ing his  promise,  as  some  men  count 
slackness ;  but  is  longsuff'ering  to 
US-ward,  not  willing  thatan5^should 
perish,  but  that  all  should  come  to. 
repentance. 

10  But  the  day  of  the  Lord  will 
come  as  a  thief  in  the  night ;  in  the 
which  the  heavens  shall  pass  away 
with  a  great  noise,  and  the  elements 
shall  melt  with  fervent  heat,  the 
earth  also  and  the  works  that  are 
therein  shall  be  burned  up. 

11  Seeing  then  that  all  these 
things    shall    be    dissolved,    what 


manner  of  persons  ought  ye  to  be 
in  all  holy  -'conversation  and  god- 
liness, 

12  Lookingfor  and  -'hasting  unto 
the  coming  of  the  day  of  God, 
wherein  the  heavens  being  on  fire 
shall  be  dissolved,  and  the  elements 
shall  melt  with  fervent  heat  1 

1 3  Nevertheless  we,  according  to 
his  promise,  look  for  new  heavens 
and  a  new  earth,  wherein  dwelleth 
righteousness. 

14:  Wherefore,  beloved,  seeing 
that  ye  look  for  such  things,  be 
diligent  that  ye  may  be  found  of 
him  in  peace,  without  spot,  and 
blameless. 

15  And  account  that  the  long- 
suffering  of  our  Lord  is  salvation  ; 
even  as  our  beloved  brother  Paul 
also  according  to  the  wisdom  given 
unto  him  hath  written  unto  you  ; 

16  As  also  in  all  his  epistles, 
speaking  in  them  of  these  things ; 
in  which  are  some  things  hard  to 
be  understood,  which  they  that  are 
unlearned  and  unstable  wrest,  as 
thei/  do  also  the  other  scriptures, 
unto  their  own  destruction. 

1 7  Ye  therefore,  beloved,  seeing 
ye  know  tiiese  things  before,  beware 
lest  ye  also,  being  led  away  with 
the  error  of  the  wicked,  fall  from 
your  own  stedfastness. 

18  But  grow  in  grace,  and  in  the 
knowledge  of  our  Lord  and  8aviour 
Jesus  Christ.  To  him  he  glory  both 
now  and  for  ever.     Amen. 


THE  FIEST  EPISTLE  GEE-EEAL  OF 


JOHN 


CHAPTER  1. 


1  He  deMcriheth  the  persmi  of  fhrint,  in  whom 
ipe  have  etenutl  life^  hy  a  comni union  irHh 
God:  5  to  irliicli  ire  iniiKt  ndjaiit  /la// iiesn 
of  life,  to  tc^tifi/  Vu-  truth  of  tlmt  ,,,ir  cnni- 
mnnion  din/  jinfesnioii  of'fi/t/i,  us  <(ls<i  to 
tiNxure  UH  of  the  forgiveneiiv  of  our  sinn  by 
Chfiat'ii  death. 

THAT  which  was  from  the  begin- 
ning,  which  we  have  heard, 
which  we  have  seen  with  our  eyes, 
which  we  have  looked  upon,  and 
our  hands  have  handled,  of  the 
Word  of  life; 

2  (For  the  life  was  manifested, 
and  we  have  seen  it,  and  bear  wit- 
ness, and  shew  unto  you  that  eter- 
nal life,  which  was  with  the  P'ather, 
and  was  manifested  unto  us  ;) 

3  That  which  we  have  seen  and 
heard  declare  we  unto  you,  that  ye 
also  may  have  fellowship  with  us  : 
and  truly  our  fellowship  is  with 
the  Father,  and  with  his  h)on  Jesus 
Christ. 


4  And  these  things  write  we  unto 
you,  that  your  .jo.\-  may  be  full. 

5  This  then  is  the  message  which 
we  have  heard  of  him,  and  declare 
unto  you,  that  God  is  light,  and  in 
hiin  is  no  darkness  at  all. 

6  If  we  say  that  we  have  fellow- 
ship with  him,  and  walk  in  dark- 
ness, we  lie,  and  do  not  the  truth  : 

7  But  if  we  M^alk  in  the  light,  as 
he  is  in  the  light,  we  have  fellow- 
slnp  one  with  another,  and  the 
blood  of  Jesus  Christ  his  Son 
cleanseth  us  from  all  sin. 

8  If  ^ve  say  that  we  have;  no  sin, 
we  deceive  ourselves,  and  the  truth 
is  not  in  us. 

9  If  we  confess  our  sins,  he  is 
faithful  and  iust  to  forgive  us  our 
sins,  and  to  cleanse  us  from  all  un- 
righteousness. 

10  If  we  say  tliat  we  have  not 
sinned,  we  make  him  a  liar,  and 
his  word  is  not  in  us. 


243 


Walking  in  the  light. 


I.  JOHN,  2. 


TJie  teaching  of  the  Sjnrit. 


1  you  that  ye 
may  not  sin, 


CHAPTER  2. 

1  lie  comforieth  them  <i(/ainsi  the  si>is  of  in- 
Jirinity.  3  Jiightly  to  ktiow  God  is  to  keep 
his  commandments,  9  to  love  our  brethren, 
15  and  not  to  love  the  world.  18  We  must 
beware  of  seducers :  20  from  ichose  deceits 
the  godly  are  safe,  preserved,  by  perse- 
verance in  faith,  and  holiness  of  life. 

MY  little  children,  these  things 
write  I  unto  ^  you,  that  ye  sin 
not.  And  if  any  man  sin,  we  have 
an  advocate  with  the  Father,  Jesus 
Christ  the  righteous : 

2  And  he  is  the  propitiation  for 
our  sins  :  and  not  for  ours  only,  but 
also  for  the  sins  of  the  whole  world. 

3  And  hereby  we  do  know  that 
we  know  him,  if  we  keep  his  com- 
mandments. 

4  He  that  saith,  I  know  him,  and 
keepeth  not  his  commandments,  is 
a  liar,  and  the  truth  is  not  in  him. 

5  But  whoso  keepeth  his  word, 
in  him  verily  is  the  love  of  God 
perfected :  hereby  know  we  that 
we  are  in  him. 

6  He  that  saith  he  abideth  in  him 
ought  himself  also  so  to  walk,  even 
as  he  walked. 

7  Brethren,  I  write  no  new  com- 
mandment unto  you,  but  an  old 
commandment  which  ye  had  from 
the  beginning.  The  old  command- 
ment is  the  word  which  ye  have 
heard  from  the  beginning. 

8  Again,  a  new  commandment  I 
write  unto  you,  which  thing  is  true 
in  him  and  in  you  :  because  the 
darkness  is  '"  past,  and  the  true 
light  now  shineth. 

9  He  that  saith  he  is  in  the  light, 
and  hateth  his  brother,  is  in  dark- 
ness even  until  now. 

10  He  that  loveth  his  brother 
abideth  in  the  light,  and  there  is 
none  occasion  of  stumbling  in  him. 

1 1  But  he  that  hateth  his  brother 
is  in  darkness,  and  walketh  in 
darkness,  and  know(>th  not  whither 
he  goeth,  because  that  darkness 
hath  blinded  his  eyes. 

12  1  write  unto  you,  little  child- 
ren, because  your  sins  are  forgiven 
you  for  his  name's  sake. 

13  1  wr'ite  unto  you,  fathers,  be- 
cause ye  have  Icnown  him  tjutt  is 
from  tlie  beginning.  I  write;  unto 
you,  young  men,  because  y(!  have 
(nercome  the  wicked  one.  I  •'  write 
unto  you,  little  children,  because 
ye  have  known  the  i'^ather. 

14  I  have  written  unto  you, 
fathers,  because  ye  have;  known 
him  tliat  is  from  the  })eginniiig.  I 
have  written  unto  you,  young  niciij 
because  ye  are  strong,  and  thi;  word 
of  God  abideth  in  you,  and  ye  liave 
overcome  the  wicked  one. 


*0r, 


15  Love  not  the  world,  neither 
the  things  that  are  in  the  world. 
If  any  man  love  the  world,  the  love 
of  the  Father  is  not  in  him. 

16  For  all  that  is  in  the  world, 
the  lust  of  the  tlesh,  and  the  lust  of 
the  eyes,  and  the  pride  of  life,  is 
not  of  the  Father,  but  is  of  the 
world. 

1 7  And  the  world  passeth  away, 
and  the  lust  thereof :  but  he  that 
doeth  the  will  of  God  abideth  for 
ever. 

18  Little  children,  it  is  the  last 
time :  and  as  ye  have  heard  that 
antichrist  shall  come,  even  now  are 
there  many  antichrists ;  whereby 
we  know  that  it  is  the  last  time. 

19  They  went  out  from  us,  but 
they  were  not  of  us ;  for  if  they 
had  been  of  us,  they  would  no  doubt 
have  continued  with  us  :  but  they 
went  otit,  that  they  might  be  made 
manifest  that  they  were  not  all  of 
us. 

20  But  ye  have  an  *  unction  from 
the  Holy  One,  and  ye  know  all 
things. 

21  I  have  not  written  unto  you 
because  ye  know  not  the  truth,  but 
because  ye  know  it,  and  that  no  lie 
is  of  the  truth. 

22  Who  is  a  liar  but  he  that 
denieth  that  Jesus  is  the  Christ  ■? 
He  is  antichrist,  that  denieth  the 
Father  and  tlie  8on. 

23  Whosoever  denieth  the  Son, 
the  same  hath  not  the  Father:  [hut] 
he  that  acknowledgeth  the  Son  hath 
the  Father  also. 

24  Let  that  therefore  abide  in 
you,  which  ye  have  heard  from  the 
beginning.  If  that  which  ye  have 
heard  from  the  beginning  shall  re- 
main in  you,  ye  also  shall  continue 
in  the  8on,  and  in  the  Father. 

25  And  this  is  the  promise  that 
he  hath  promised  us,  even  eternal 
life. 

26  These  things  have  I  written 
unto  you  concerning  them  that  se- 
duce you. 

27  But  the  anointing  which  ye 
have  received  of  him  abideth  in 
you,  and  ye  need  not  that  any 
mail  teach  you  :  but  as  the  same 
anointing  teacheth  you  of  all 
things,  and  is  truth,  and  is  no  lie, 
and  even  as  it  hath  taught  you,  ye 
shall  al)i(Ie  in  him. 

2M  And  now,  little  children, 
al)i(l(i  in  him  ;  that,  when  he  shall 
ap))('ar,  we  may  ha\'e  confidence, 
and  not  be  ashamed  befoi'e  him  at 
his  coming. 

29  If  ye  know  that  lie  is  right- 
eous, y(;  know  that  ev(My  one  that 
doeth  righteousness  is  born  of 
him. 


244 


God's  children  and  the  devil's. 


I.  JOHN,  3,  4.        The  test  of  true  and  fcdse  teachers. 


CHAPTER  3. 

1  Ife  deoUrreth  the  miiyiildr  love  of  God  to- 
toaids  us,  ill  making  us  his  sons :  3  w7i<> 
therefore  ought  obediently  to  keep  his  com- 
mandments, 11  as  also  brotherly  to  love  one 
another. 

BEHOLD,  what  manner  of  love 
the  Father  hath  bestowed  upon 
us,  that  we  should  be  called  ^  the 
sons  of  God  :   therefore  the  world 


knoweth  us  not,  because  it  knew 
him  not. 

2  Beloved,  now  are  we  '-'the  sons 
of  God,  and  it  doth  not  yet  appear 
what  we  shall  be :  but  we  know 
that,  when  he  shall  appear,  we 
shall  be  like  him  ;  for  we  shall  see 
him  as  he  is. 

3  And  every  man  that  hath  this 
hope  "'in  him  puritieth  himself,  even 
as  he  is  pure. 

4  Whosoever  committeth  sin 
*  transgresseth  also  the  law :  for  sin 
is  "the  transgression  of  the  law. 

5  And  ye  know  that  he  was  mani- 
fested to  take  away  our  sins ;  and 
in  him  is  no  sin. 

6  Whosoever  abideth  in  him  sin- 
neth  not :  whosoever  sinneth  hath 
not  seen  him,  neither  known  him. 

7  Little  children,  let  no  man  de- 
ceive you :  he  that  doeth  right- 
eousness is  righteous,  even  as  he  is 
righteous. 

8  He  that  committeth  sin  is  of 
the  devil ;  for  the  devil  sinneth 
from  the  beginning.  For  this  pur- 
pose the  Son  of  God  was  mani- 
fested, that  he  might  destroy  the 
works  of  the  devil. 

9  Whosoever  is  born  of  God  doth 
not  commit  sin  ;  for  his  seed  re- 
maineth  in  hini :  and  he  cannot 
sin,  because  he  is  born  of  God. 

10  In  this  the  children  of  God 
are  manifest,  and  the  children  of 
the  devil :  whosoever  doeth  not 
righteousness  is  not  of  God,  nei- 
ther he  that  loveth  not  his  brother. 

11  For  this  is  the  message  that 
ye  heard  from  the  beginning,  that 
we  should  love  one  another. 

12  Not  as  Cain,  rvlio  was  of  that 
wicked  one,  and  slew  his  brother. 
And  wherefore  slew  he  him  %  Be- 
cause his  own  works  were  evil,  and 
his  brother's  righteous. 

13  ]\Iarvel  not,  my  brethren,  if 
the  world  hate  you. 

1 4  We  know  that  we  have  passed 
from  death  unto  life,  because  we 
love  the  bj'ethren.  He  that  loveth 
not  hia  brother  abideth  in  death. 

15  Whosoever  hateth  his  brother 
is  a  murderer :  and  ye  knf)w  that 
no  murderer  hath  eternal  life  abid- 
ing in  him. 


*  Or, 


1 6  Hereby  perceive  we  "the  love 
of  God,  because  he  laid  down  his 


life  for  us  :  and  we  ought  to  lay 
down  our  lives  for  the  brethren. 

17  But  whoso  hath  this  world's 
good,  and  seetli  his  brother  have 
need,  and  shutteth  up  his  "  bowels 
of  compa.'ifdon  from  him,  how  dwell- 


eth  the  love  of  God  in  him  1 

18  My  little  children,  let  us  not 
love  in  word,  neither  in  tongue ; 
but  in  deed  and  in  truth. 

19  And  hereby  we  know  that  we 
are  of  the  truth,  and  shall  assure 
our  hearts  before  '^him. 

20  For  if  our  heart  condemn  us, 
God  is^reater  than  our  heart,  and 
knoweth  all  things. 

2 1  Beloved,  if  our  heart  condemn 
us  not,  then  have  we  confidence  to- 
ward God. 

22  And  whatsoever  we  ask,  we 
receive  of  him,  because  we  keep 
his  commandments,  and  do  those 
things  that  are  pleasing  in  his 
sight. 

23  And  this  is  his  command- 
ment, That  we  should  believe  on 
the  name  of  his  Son  Jesus  Christ, 
and  love  one  another,  as  he  gave  us 
commandment. 

24  And  he  that  keepeth  his  com- 
mandments dwelleth  in  him,  and 
he  in  him.  And  hereby  we  know 
that  he  abideth  in  us,  by  the  Spirit 
which  he  '*  hath  given  us. 

CHAPTER  4. 

1  Ife  icarnet/i.  them  not  to  believe  all  teachers, 
who  boast  of  the  Spirit,  but  to  try  them  by 
the  rules  cf  the  catholick  faith  :  7  and  by 
many  reasons  esehorteth,  to  brothet'ly  love. 

BELOVED,  believe  not  ever  j^  spi- 
rit, but  try  the  spirits  whether 
they  are  of  God :  because  many 
false  prophets  are  gone  out  into 
the  world. 

2  Hereby  know  ye  the  Spirit  of 
God  :  Every  spirit  that  confesseth 
that  Jesus  Christ  is  come  in  the 
flesh  is  of  God  : 

3  And  every  spirit  that  confess- 
eth not  that  Jesus  Christ  is  come 
in  the  flesh  is  not  of  God  :  and  this 
is  that  spirit  of  antichrist,  whereof 
ye  have  lieard  that  it  should  come  ; 
and  even  now  already  is  it  in  the 
world. 

4  Ye  are  of  God,  little  children, 
anfl  have  overcome  them  :  because 
greater  is  he  that  is  in  you,  than 
he  that  is  in  the  world. 

5  They  are  of  tlie  world  :  there- 
fore speak  they  of  the  world,  and 
the  world  heareth  them. 

6  We  are  of  (iod  :  he  that  know- 
eth God  heareth  us  ;  he  that  is  not 
of   God  heareth  not  us.     Hereby 


6  love, 


'compassion 


8  him, 
whereinso- 
ever our 
heart  con- 
demn us ; 
hecause  (Jod 
is  greater 


gave 


245 


GocVs  love  and  onrs. 


I.  JOHN,  5. 


Threefold  tvitness  to  Christ. 


know  we  the  spirit  of  truth,  and 
the  spirit  of  error. 

7  Beloved,  let  us  love  one  an- 
other :  for  love  is  of  God ;  and  every 
one  that  loveth  is  born  of  God,  and 
knoweth  God. 

8  He  that  loveth  not  knoweth 
not  God ;  for  God  is  love. 

9  In  this  was  manifested  the  love 
of  God  toward  us,  because  that 
God  sent  his  only  begotten  Son 
into  the  world,  that  we  might  live 
through  him. 

10  Herein  is  love,  not  that  we 
loved  God,  but  that  he  loved  us, 
and  sent  his  Son  to  he  the  propitia- 
tion for  our  sins. 

11  Beloved,  if  God  so  loved  us, 
we  ought  also  to  love  one  another. 

12  No  man  hath  seen  God  at  any 
time.  If  we  love  one  another,  God 
dwelleth  in  vis,  and  his  love  is  per- 
fected in  us. 

13  Hereby  know  we  that  we  dwell 
in  him,  and  he  in  us,  because  he 
hath  given  us  of  his  Spirit. 

14  And  we  have  seen  and  do  tes- 
tify that  the  Father  sent  the  Son 
to  be  the  Saviour  of  the  world. 

15  Whosoever  shall  confess  that 
Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God,  God  dwell- 
eth in  him,  and  he  in  God. 

16  And  we  have  known  and  be- 
lieved the  love  that  God  hath  to 
us.  God  is  love  ;  and  he  that  dwell- 
eth in  love  dwelletii  in  God,  and 
God  in  him. 

1 7  Hei-ein  is  our  love  made  per- 
fect, that  we  may  have  boldness  in 
the  day  of  judgment :  because  as 
he  is,  so  are  we  in  thisworld. 

IH  There  is  no  fear  in  love ;  but 
perfect  love  casteth  out  fear :  be- 
cause fear  hath  torment.  He  that 
fear-eth  is  not  made  perfect  in  love. 

1 9  ^  We  love  him,  liecause  he  first 
loved  us. 

20  If  a  man  say,  I  love  God,  and 
liateth  his  brother,  he  is  a  liar  :  for 
lie  that  loveth  not  his  brother 
whom  he  hath  seen,  how  can  he 
love  (i(xl  whom  he  hath  not  seen  ? 

21  And  this  coHunaiidnient  iiave 
we  from  him.  That  he;  who  loveth 
God  love  his  brother  also. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  //<>.  ih<it  h,i-,-lli  Cdd  lareth  hin  children,  avd 
kfcjii'lli  li  is  ,niiniiiind  m('.)itH  :  '.\ichichto  the 
/(tilli/iil  (ire  liijlii,  (tnd  nat  (/rieroim.  !i 
Jemin  is  the  Son-  of  tjod,  able  io  nave  uk,  14 
and  to  hear  our  prityerH,  which  we  iiiake. 
for  (jiirxelveK,  and  for  othum. 

W] [()S0EV]^:R  lK^li(!veth  that 
Jesus  is  the  Ghrist  is  born  of 
God  :  and  every  on<^  that  lovtith 
him  that  begat  lovetli  him  also  that 
is  begotten  of  him. 


*0r, 


2  By  this  we  know  that  we  love 
the  children  of  God,  when  we  love 
God,  and  keep  his  command- 
ments. 

3  For  this  is  the  love  of  God, 
that  we  keep  his  commandments  : 
and  his  commandments  are  not 
grievous. 

4  For  whatsoever  is  born  of  God 
overcometh  the  world :  and  this 
is  the  victory  that  overcometh  the 
woi'ld,  even  our  faith. 

5  Who  is  he  that  overcometh  the 
world,  but  he  that  believeth  that 
Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God*? 

6  This  is  he  that  came  by  water 
and  blood,  even  Jesus  Christ ;  not 
by  water  only,  but  by  water  and 
blood.  And  it  is  the  Spirit  that 
beareth  witness,  because  the  Spirit 
is  truth. 

7  "  For  there  are  three  that  bear 


record  in  heaven,  the  Father,  tlie 


Word,  and  the  Holy  Ghost :    and 
these  three  are  one. 

8  And  there  are  three  tliat  bear 
wi tness  in  eai'th.   the  sT)irit,  and 


the    wate)'.   and    the    bidod  :    and 
these  thrcH'  agree  in  one. 


9  If  we  I'cceive  the  witness  of 
men,  the  Avitness  of  God  is  greater  : 
for  this  is  the  witness  of  God  which 
he  hath  ^  testified  of  his  Son. 

10  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son 
of  God  hath  the  witness  in  him- 
self :  he  that  believeth  not  God 
hath  made  him  a  liar ;  because  he 
believeth  not  the  ^  I'ecord  that  God 
^gave  of  his  Son. 


11  And  this  is  the  "record,  that 
God  hath  given  to  us  etei-nal  life, 
and  this  life  is  in  his  Son. 
_  12  He  that  hath  the  Son  hath 
life  ;  and  he  that  hath  not  the  Son 
of  God  hath  not  life. 

13  These  things  liave  I  written 
unto  you  tliat  b(>lieve  on  tlie  name 


of  the  Son  of  ( iod  :    tiiat  ye 


know  that  ye  have  eternal  life,  ami 


tiiat  ye  may  hfTTeve  on  the  n.iinc 
of  tlie  Son  of  (iod. 

II  And  this  is  the  confi<lenc(> 
that  we  have  in  him,  that,  if  w(! 
as]\  any  thing  according  to  his 
will,  he  heareth  us  : 

15  And  if  we  know  that  he  hear 
us,  whatsoever  we  ask,  we  know 
that  we  have  the  petitions  that  we 
desii-ed  of  him. 

IG  If  an.y  inan  see  his  brother 
sin  a  sin  dutirJi  i'k  not  unto  death, 
he  shall  ask,  and  lie  shall  giv(!  him 
lif(^  for  tluMU  that  sin  not  uiiId 
death.  Thei'e  is  a  sin  unto  death  : 
I  do  not  say  that  he  shall  pray 
for  it. 


2  For  there 
are  three 
that  l)ear 
witness,  the 
Spirit,  and 
the  water, 
and  the 
blood :  and 
the  three 
agree  in 
one. 


3  borne 


■*  witness 
5  hath  borne 
fi  witness, 


"  nrito  you, 
tliat  ye.  may 
kiHiw  tliat 
ye  have 
eternal  life, 
I'rcii  unto 
you  that 
believe  on 
the  name  of 
the  Son  of 
God. 


Walking  in  truth 


I.,  II.,  III.  JOHK 


of  life  ami  faith. 


2  pray  tliat 
in  ull  things 


17  All  unrighteousness  is  sin: 
and  there  is  a  sin  not  unto  death. 

18  We  know  that  whosoever  is 
}x)rn  of  God  sinneth  not ;  hut  he 
tliat  ^i^  begotten  of  God  keepeth 
'"'himself,  and  ''that  wicked  one 
toucheth  him  not. 

19  xind  we  know  that  we  are  of 


*  Or, 


God,  and  the  whole  world  iieth  in 
•'wickedness. 

20  And  we  know  that  the  Son  of 
God  is  come,  and  hath  given  us  an 
understanding,  that  we  may  know 
him  that  is  true,  and  we  are  in  him 
that  is  true,  even  in  his  Son  Jesus 
Christ.  This  is  the  true  God,  and 
eternal  life. 

21  Little  children,  keep  your- 
selves from  idols.     Amen. 


THE   SE0OH"D   EPISTLE   OF 


JOHN 


1  ITe  evhorfelh  a  veriit'in  hnnourahle  matron, 
irith  Ik  !■  <'li ilil )■<■  ii .  /ii  /Hfseeei'e  in  Chriniiav 
lori'  mill  hili,  f.  ^  lest  lliey  lose  the  reuun-d 
of  their  Joiiiier  jn'o/c-iKion  :  10  and  to  hare 
nothing  to  do  ivith  ihone  xeducem  that  bring 
not  the  true  doctrine  of  Christ  Jesus. 

THE  elder  unto  the  elect  lady 
and  her  children,  whom  I  love 
in  ^  the  ti'uth  ;  and  not  I  only,  but 
also  all  they  that  have  known  the 
truth  ; 

2  For  the  truth's  sake,  which 
dwelleth  in  us,  and  shall  be  with 
us  for  ever. 

3  Grace  be  Avith  you,  mercy,  and 
peace,  from  God  the  Father,  and 
from  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the 
Son  of  the  Father,  in  truth  and  love. 

■4  I  rejoiced  greatly  that  I  found 
of  thy  children  walking  in  truth, 
as  we  have  received  a  command- 
ment from  the  Father. 

5  And  now  I  beseech  thee,  lady, 
not  as  though  I  wrote  a  new  com- 
mandment unto  thee,  but  that 
which  we  had  from  the  beginning, 
that  we  love  one  another. 

G  And  this  is  love,  that  we  walk 
after  his  commandments.  This  is 
the  commandment.  That,  as  ye 
have  heard  from  the  beginning,  ye 
should  walk  in  it. 


7  For  many  deceivers  are  en- 
tered into  the  world,  who  confess 
not  that  Jesus  Christ  is  come  in 
the  flesh.  This  is  -a  deceiver  and 
^an  antichrist. 

8  Look  to  yourselves,  that  ^  we 
lose  not  those  things  which  we 
have  wrought,  but  that  ^we  re- 
ceive a  full  rewai'd. 

9  Whosoever  ''transgresseth,  and 
abideth  not  in  the  doctrine  of 
Christ,  hath  not  God.  He  that 
abideth  in  the  doctrine  of  Christ, 
he  hath  both  the  Father  and  the 
Son. 

10  If  there  come  any  unto  y9u, 
and  bring  not  this  doctrine,  receive 
him  not  into  your  house,  neither 
bid  him  God  speed  : 

1 1  For  he  that  biddeth  him  God 
speed  is  partaker  of  his  evil  deed.s. 

1 2  Having  many  things  to  write 
unto  j^ou,  I  would  not  vmte  with 
paper  and  ink  :  but  I  trust  to  come 
unto  you,  and  speak  face  to  face, 
that  our  joy  may  be  full. 

13  The  children  of  thy  elect  sis- 
ter greet  thee.    Amen. 


*  Or, 


THE   THIED   EPISTLE   OF 


JOHN 


ffe  commendeth  Gainit  for  his  pieti/,  5  and 
hiiKjiitiilifj/  '  to  true  jireachers :  0  com- 
jiliii iiiiii/  of  the  unkind  dealing  of  amtri- 
tioiiti  />iiilrt'plies  on.  the  contrary  side,  11 
ifi/iosi'  ri-'il  ,  .1-11  III j>le  is  not  to  be  followed  : 
12  nnil  iji !••  Ih  .-^iit'cial  testimony  to  the  good 
rel^ort  if  Utiatlrius. 

THE  elder  unto  the  wellbeloved 
Gains,   whom  I  love   in  ^  the 
truth. 

2   iUOoved,     I     "v 


abo 


all 


things  th;i,t   thou    iiiayest   i)r()spe 


and  be  in  health,  even  as  thy  soul 
prospereth. 

3  For  I  rejoiced  greatly,  wlien 
the  brethren  came_  and  testified  of 
the  truth  that  is  in  thee,  even  as 
thou  walkest  in  the  truth. 

4  I  have  no  greatei'  joy  than  to 
hear  that  mychildren  walk  in  •'truth. 

5  Beloved,  tliou  doest  faithfully 
whatsoever  thou  doest  to  the  bre- 
thren, and  to  strangers ; 


4  the  evil 
one. 


2  the 


ye 


■J  *  goeth 
ouward, 


8  tlie  truth. 


Ul 


Fellowhelpers  to  the  trutli, 


III.  JOHN. 


and  Idnderers  thereof. 


1  love 


1  *  called, 
I)eloved  in 
God  the 
Father,  and 
kept  for 
Jesus 
Christ : 


2  once  for 
all 

3  of  old  sot 
ft)rlh  unto 


*  *  our  only 
Master  and 
Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 
6*  know  all 
things  once 
for  all, 


6  Which  have  borne  witness  of 
thy  ^  charity  before  the  church : 
whom  if  thou  bring  forward  on 
their  journey  after  a  godly  sort, 
thou  shalt  do  well : 

7  Because  that  for  his  name's 
sake  they  went  forth,  taking  no- 
thing of  the  Gentiles. 

8  We  therefore  ought  to  receive 
such,  that  we  might  be  fellow- 
helpers  to  the  truth. 

9  I  wrote  unto  the  church :  but 
Diotrephes,  who  loveth  to  have  the 
preeminence  among  them,  receiveth 
us  not. 

10  Wherefore,  if  I  come,  I  will 
remember  his  deeds  which  he 
doeth,  prating  against  us  with  ma- 
licious words :  and  not  content 
therewith,  neither  doth  he  himself 


receive  the  brethren,  and  forbid- 
deth  them  that  would,  and  casteth 
thei)i  out  of  the  church. 

11  Jieloved,  'follow  not  that 
which  is  evil,  but  tiiat  which  is 
good.  He  that  doeth  good  is  of 
God  :  but  he  that  doeth  evil  hath 
not  seen  God. 

12  Demetrius  hath  good  report 
of  all  men,  and  of  the  truth  itself : 
yea,  and  we  also  bear  record;  and 
ye  know  that  our  record  is  true. 

1.3  I  had  many  things  to  write, 
but  I  will  not  with  ink  and  pen 
write  unto  thee  : 

14  But  I  trust  I  shall  shortly 
see  thee,  aiid  we  shall  speak  face 
to  face.  Peace  he  to  thee.  Oui' 
friends  salute  thee.  Greet  the 
friends  by  name. 


THE   GEKERAL  EPISTLE   OF 


JUDE 


Ife  exhorieth  them  to  he  constant  in  the  pro- 
fession of  the  faith.  4  False  teachers  are 
crept  in  in  seduce  them:  for  ichose  dam- 
nable doc/fhir  inn/  manners  horrible  pu- 
nishment i.\  jir,  Jill n-d  :  20  vjhereas  the 
godly,  by  the  ansixtuiice  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 
and  prayers  to  God,  may  persevere,  and 
grow  in  grace,  and  keep  themselves,  and 
recover  others  out  of  the  snares  of  those  de- 
ceivers. 

JU'DE,    the    servant    of    Jesus 
Christ,  and  brother  of  James, 
to  them  that  are  ^  sanctified  by  God 


the  Father,  and  preserverl  in  Jesus 


(Jhrist,  and  called 


2  Mercy  unto  you,  and  peace, 
and  love,  be  multiplied. 

3  Beloved,  when  I  gave  all  dili- 
gence to  write  unto  you  of  the 
common  salvation,  it  was  needful 
for  me  to  write  unto  you,  and  ex- 
hort you  that  ye  should  earnestly 
contend  for  the  faith  which  was 
"  once  delivered  unto  the  saints. 

4  For  there  are  certain  men 
crept  in  unawares,  who  were  •'  b(>- 
fore  of  old  ordained  to  this  con- 
demnation,  ungodly  men,  turning 
the  grace  of  our  God  into  lascivious- 
ness,  and  denying  •'the  only  Lord 
God,  and  our  Lord  .lesus  ( 'lii-ist. 


T)  1  will  therefore  i)ut  you  in 
remembrance,  though  ye  "  once 
knew  this,  how  that  the  Lord, 
having  saved  the  i)eopl{>  out  of 
th(!  land  of  Egypt,  afterward  de- 
stroycfl  them  that  believed  not. 

6  And  the  angels  which  k('i)t  not 
their  first    estate,    but    left    their 


Or, 


own  habitation,  he  hath  reserved 
in  everlasting  chains  under  dark- 
ness unto  the  judgment  of  the 
great  day. 

7  Even  as  Sodom  and  Gomorrha, 
and  the  cities  ^out  them  in  like 
manner,  giving  themselves  over 
to  fornication,  and  fjoing  after 
strange  flesh  ,^  are  set  forth  for  an 
example,  suffering  the.  "  vengeance 
of  eternal  fire. 

8  Likewise  also  these  fiWiy 
dreamers  defile  the  flesh,  despise 
dominion,  and  "speak  evil  of  dig- 
nities. 

9  Yet  Michael  the  archangel, 
when  contending  with  the  devil 
he  disputed  about  the  body  of 
Moses,  durst  Jiot  bring  against  him 
a  railing  accusation,  but  said,  The 
Lord  rebuke  thee. 

10  But  these  "^  speak  evil  of  those 
things  which  they  know  not :  but 
what  they  know  naturally,  as  brute 
beasts,  in  those  things  they  corrupt 
themselves. 

11  Woe  unto  them!  f(5r  they 
have  gone  in  the  way  of  Cain,  and 
I'an  gi'eedily  after  the  error  of  Ba- 
laam for  reward,  and  perished  in 
tlie  gainsa,ying  of  "  C 'ore. 

1 2  These  are "  spofsin  your  feasts 
of  charity,  when  they  f(>ast  with 
you,  '"ti'cdiii^  thcinsrlxcs  withimt 
fcnr:  clouds  llnii  kvc  without  watci 


earned  about  of  winds;  trees  whos(! 
fruit  \vithei'(!th,  without  fi'uit,  twice 
dead,  ])lucked  uj)  by  the  roots  ; 
13  Ilaging    waves    of    the   sea, 


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Wanmig  of  God's  j^ulcjmeids 


JUDE. 


Life  built  on  faith. 


foaming  out  their  own  shame ; 
wandering  stars,  to  whom  is  re- 
served the  blackness  of  darkness 
for  ever. 

14  And  Enoch  also,  the  seventh 
from  Adam,  prophesied  of  these, 
saying,  Behold,  the  Lord  cometli 
with  ten  thousands  of  his  saints, 

15  To  execute  judgment  upon 
all,  and  to  ^  convince  all  that  are 
ungodly  among  them  of  all  their 
ungodly  deeds  which  they  have  un- 
godly committed,  and  of  all  their 
hard  S2Jeeches  which  ungodly  sin- 
ners have  spoken  against  him. 

16  These  are  murmurers,  com- 
plainers,  walking  after  their  own 
lusts ;  and  their  mouth  speaketh 
great  swelling  words,  having "'  men's 
persons  in  admiration  because  of 
advantage. 

17  But,  beloved,  remember  ye 
the  words  which  were  spoken  be- 
fore ^of  the  apostles  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ ; 

18  How  that  they  told  you  there 
should  be  mockers  in  the  last  time, 


who  should  walk  after  their  own 
ungodly  lusts. 
1 9  These  be  they  who  ■*  separate 


themselves,  ^  sensual,   having    not 
the  (Spirit. 

20  But  ye,  beloved,  building  up 
yourselves  on  your  most  holy  faith, 
praying  in  the  Holy  Ghost, 

21  Keep  yourselves-  in  the  love 
of  God,  looking  for  the  mercy  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  unto  eternal  life. 

22  And  of  some  have  compas- 
sion, "making  a  difference: 

23  And  others  save  with  fear, 
pulling  them  out  of  the  fire  ;  hating 
even  the  garment  spotted  by  the 
flesh. 

24  Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to 
keep  you  from  falling,  and  to  pre- 
sent you  faultless  before  the  pre- 
sence of  his  glory  with  exceeding 
joy, 

25  To  the  only  wise  God  our  Sa- 
viour, be  glory  and  majesty,  do- 
minion and  power,  both  now  and 
ever.    Amen. 


*  Or, 


THE    REVELATION 

OF  St.  JOHN   THE  DIVHSTE 


CHAPTER  1. 

4  J0A71  writeth  ?iis  revelation  to  the  seven 
churches  of  Asia,  signified  by  the  seven 
golden  candlesticks.  7  The  coming  of 
Christ.  14  His  glorious  power  and  ma- 
jesty. 

THE  Revelation  of  Jesus  Christ, 
which  God  gave  unto  him,  to 
shew  unto  his  servants  things 
which  must  shortly  come  to  pass  ; 
and  he  sent  and  signified  it  by  his 
angel  unto  his  servant  John  : 

2  Who  bare  ^  record  of  the  word  of 
God,  and  of  the  testimony  of  Jesus 
Christ,  and  of  all  things  that  he 
saw. 

3  Blessed  is  he  that  readeth,  and 
they  that  hear  the  words  of  this 
prophecy,  and  keep  those  things 
Avhich  are  written  therein  :  for  the 
time  is  at  hand. 

4  TOHN  to  the  seven  churches 
^J    which  are  in  Asia :  Grace 

he  unto  you,  and  peace,  from  him 
which  is,  and  which  was,  and  which 
is  to  come ;  and  from  the  seven 
Spirits  which  are  before  his 
throne ; 

5  And  from  Jesus  Christ,  v'ho  is 
the  faithful  witness,  and  the  first 
begotten  of  the  dearl,  and  the 
prince  of  the  kings  of  the  earth. 


Unto    him    that    ^ loved    us.    and 
washed  us  from  our  sins  in  his  own 


blood, 
6  And  hath  made  us  ^  kings  and 


priests  unto  God  and  his  Father ; 
to  him  be  glory  and  dominion  for 
ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

7  Behold,  he  cometh  with  clouds  : 
and  every  eye  shall  see  him,  and 
they  also  which  pierced  him  :  and 
all  kindreds  of  the  earth  shall  wail 
because  of  him.    Even  so.  Amen. 

8  I  am  Alpha  and  Omega,  the 
beginning  and  the  ending,  saith  the 
Lord,  which  is,  and  which  was,  and 
which  is  to  come,  the  Almighty. 

9  I  John,  who  also  am  your 
brother,  and  companion  in  tribula- 
tion, and  in  the  kingdom  and  ^pa- 
tience of  Jesus  Christ,  was  in  the 
isle  that  is  called  Patmos,  for  the 
word  of  God,  and  for  the  testimony 
of  Jesus  Christ. 

10  I  was  in  the  Spirit  on  the 
Lord's  day,  and  heard  behind  me 
a  great  voice,  as  of  a  trumpet, 

1 1  Saying,  I  am  Alpha  and 
Omega,  the  first  and  the  last :  and. 
What  thou  seest,  write  in  a  book. 


*0r, 


^  *  make 
separations, 
5  animal, 


6  *  who  are 
in  doubt ; 


2  *  loveth 
us,  and 
loosed 

^*  to  be  a 
kingdom,  to 
be  priests 


4  stedfast- 
ness 


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Vision  of  our  Lord. 


EEVELATION,  2. 


His  messages. 


and  send  it  unto  the  seven  churches 
which  are  in  Asia  ;  unto  Ephesus, 
and  unto  Smyrna,  and  unto  Per- 
gamos,  and  unto  Thyatira,  and 
unto  8ardis,and  unto  Pniladelpliia, 
and  unto  Laodicea. 

1 2  And  I  turned  to  see  the  voice 
that  spake  with  me.  And  being 
turned,  I  saw  seven  golden  candle- 
sticks ; 

13  And  in  the  midst  of  the  seven 
candlesticks  one  like  unto  ^  the  Son 


of  mail,  clothed  with  a  garment 
down  to  the  foot,  and  girt  about 
the  paps  with  a  golden  girdle. 

14  His  head  and  his  hairs  ivere 
white  like  wool,  as  white  as  snow ; 
and  his  eyes  were  as  a  flame  of  fire  ; 

15  And  his  feet  like  unto  fine 
brass,  as  if  they  burned  in  a  fur- 
nace ;  and  his  voice  as  the  sound  of 
many  waters. 

16  And  he  had  in  his  right  hand 
seven  stars  :  and  out  of  his  mouth 
went  a  sharp  two-edged  sword  : 
and  his  countenance  ivas.  as  the 
sun  shineth  in  his  strength. 

17  And  when  I  saw  him,  I  fell  at 
his  feet  as  dead.  And  he  laid  his 
right  hand  upon  me,  saying  unto 
me,  Fear  not ;  I  am  the  first  and 
the  last : 

18  I  am  he  that  liveth,  and  was 
dead ;  and,  behold,  I  am  alive  for 
evermore.  Amen ;  and  have  the 
keys  of  *  hell  and  of  death. 

19  Write  the  things  which  thou 
hast  seen,  and  the  things  which 
are,  and  tlie  things  which  shall  be 
hereafter ; 

20  The  mystery  of  the  seven 
stars  which  thou  sawest  in  my 
right  hand,  and  the  seven  golden 
candlesticks.  TJie  seven  stars  are 
the  angels  of  the  seven  chui'ches  : 
and  the  seven  candlesticks  which 
thou  sawest  are  the  seven  churches. 

CHAPTER  2. 

What  in  comitKutilfil  to  Iia  written  to  the. 
angeln,  that  ia,  the  viUUiiterx  of  lli.e  ch  urchen 
of  1  EphenUH,  S  JSmynut,  12  PffynmnK,  Is 
Thydtirii  :  (iiul  irlmt  in  coimnaniU-il,  or 
found  irtrtitiitf/  in  them. 

UNTO  the  angel  of  the  church 
'of  1^'phesus  write ;  These 
things  saith  he  that  holdeth  the 
seven  stars  in  liis  right  hand,  who 
walketh  in  the  midst  of  the  s(;ven 
golden  candlesticks ; 

2  I  know  thy  works,  and  tliy 
laVxnir,  and  thy  -'pationce.  and  liow 
thou  canst  not  \)v;iv  Miein  whicli 
are  evil  :  and  thou  hast  tried  them 
which  say  they  are  apostles,  and 
are  not,  and  hast  found  them  liars  : 


*  Hades. 


3  And  hast  borne,  and  hast  ^pa- 
tience,  and    for    my  name's   sake 
laboured, 


names 
and     hast 


not 


hast 
fainted 
4  Nevertheless  I  have  ^ mmen'hat 


against  thee,  ®  because  thou  hast 
left  thy  first  love. 

5  Remember  therefore  from 
whence  thou  art  fallen,  and  re- 
pent, and  do  the  first  w^orks ;  or 
else  I  will  come  unto  thee  quickly, 
and  will  remove  thy  candlestick 
out  of  his  place,  except  thou  re- 
pent. 

6  But  this  thou  hast,  that  thou 
hatest  the  deeds  of  the  Nicolai- 
tanes,  which  I  also  hate. 

7  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the 
churches  ;  To  him  that  overcometh 
will  I  give  to  eat  of  the  tree  of  life, 
which  is  in  the  midst  of  the  para- 
dise of  God. 

8  And  unto  the  angel  of  the 
church  in  Smyrna  write ;  These 
things  saith  the  first  and  the  last, 
which  was  dead,  and  is  alive  : 

9  I  know  thy  works,  and  tribu- 
lation, and  poverty,  (but  thou  art 
rich)  and  /  kiioic  the  °  blasphemy 


of  them  which  say  they  are  J  ews, 
and  are  not,  but  are  the  synagogue 
of  Satan. 

10  Fear  none  of  those  things 
which  thou  shalt  suffer :  behold, 
the  devil  shall  cast  some  of  you 
into  prison,  that  ye  may  be  tried  ; 
and  ye  shall  have  tribulation  ten 
days  :  be  thou  faithful  unto  death, 
and  I  will  give  thee  ^a  crown  of 
life. 

11  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the 
churches:  He  that  overcometh  sliall 
not  be  hurt  of  the  second  death. 

1 2  And  to  the  angel  of  the  ch  urch 
in  Pergamos  write ;  These  things 
saith  he  which  hath  the  sharp 
sword   with   two  edges; 

1 3  I  know  thy  works,  and  where 
thou  dw(^llest,  even  where  Satan's 
**soiit  v's'.-  and  thou  boldest  fast  my 
name,  and  "hast  not  denied  my 
faith,  even  in  those  days  wherein 
Antipas  ?''(7.s  my  faithful  martyr, 
who  was  slain  among  you,  where 
Satan  dwelleth. 

14  I>ut  I  have  a  f(^w  things 
against  thee,  because  thou  hast 
there  them  that  hold  the  doctrine 
of  Malaani,  who  taiiglit  '"  Pa  lac  to 
cast  a  stumblinghlock  before  the 
children  of  Israel,  to  eat  things 
sacrificed  unto  idols,  and  to  com- 
mit fornication. 

I !')  So  hast  thou  also  tlien)  that 
hold  the  '' doetrine  of  the  Nicolai- 
iaries,  which  thing  I  hate. 


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Messages  sent  to 


EEVELATIOJ^,  3. 


iJie  seven  chiirches. 


16  Repent;  or  else  I  will  come 
unto  thee  quickly,  and  will  tight 
against  them  with  the  sword  of 
my  mouth. 

17  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto 
the  churches ;  To  him  that  over- 
cometh  will  I  give  to  eat  of  the 
hidden  manna,  and  will  give  him 
a  white  stone,  and  in  the  stone  a 
neAV  name  written,  whicli  no  ^  man 
knoweth  saving  he  that  receiveth 
it. 

18  And  unto  the  angel  of  the 
church  in  Thyatira  write ;  These 
things  saith  the  >Son  of  God,  who 
hath  his  eyes  like  unto  a  flame  of 
fire,  and  his  feet  are  like  fine  brass  ; 

19  1  know  thy  works,  and  '~  cha- 
rity, and  service,  and  faith,  and  thy 
■' patience^  and  thy  works  ;  and  the 
last  tv  be  more  than  the  first. 

20  Notwithstanding  I  have  ^a 
few  things  against  thee,  °  because 
thou  sufferest  "^that  woman  Jeze- 
bel, which  calleth  herself  a  pro- 
phetess, to  teach  and  to  seduce  my 
servants  to  commit  fornication, 
and  to  eat  things  sacrificed  unto 
idols. 

21  And  I  gave  her  space  to  re- 
pent of  her  fornication;  and  she 
repented  not. 

22  Behold,  I  will  cast  her  into  a 
bed,  and  them  that  commit  adul- 
tery with  her  into  great  tribula- 
tion, except  they  repent  of  their 
deeds. 

23  And  I  will  kill  her  children 
with  death  ;  and  all  the  churches 
shall  know  that  I  am  he  which 
searcheth  the  reins  and  hearts : 
and  I  will  give  unto  every  one  of 
you  according  to  your  works. 

24  But  unto  you  I  say,  and  unto 
the  rest  in  Thyatira,  as  many  as 
have  not  this  ''  doctrine,  and  which 
have  not  known  the  depths  of  Sa- 
tan, as  they  speak  ;  I  will  put  upon 
you  none  (jther  burden. 

25  Jiut  that  which  ye  have 
already  hold  fast  till  1  come. 

26  And  he  that  overcometh,  and 
keepeth  my  works  unto  the  end,  to 
him  will  I  give  power  over  the  na- 
tions : 

27  And  lie  shall  rule  them  with 
a  rod  of  inm ;  as  the  vessels  of  a 
potter  shall  they  be  broken  to 
shivers :  even  as  I  received  of  my 
Father. 

28  And  I  will  give  him  the  morn- 
ing star. 

29  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the 
churches. 


*  Or, 


CHAPTER  3. 

'J  The  angel  of  Hm  church  of  SarJis  in  re- 
jmiced,  3  en'hwted  to  repent,  and  thren- 
tmii'il  if  he  do  not  repent.  8  The  anr/tl  uf 
the  church  of  PhUadetpliia  10  in  upp'roreil 
for  hix  diUijenre  and  pfitience.  15  The 
angel  of  L(todifrii  ri-lmked,  for  heinff  nei- 
ther hot  nor  cnhl ,  r.)  n ml  uil'inoninhed  to  he 
more  sealou-s.  -m  Chrht  niandeth  at  the 
door  and  knocketh. 

AND  unto  the  _  angel  of  the 
chutx'h  in  Sardis  write  ;  These 
things  saith  he  that  hath  the  seven 
Spirits  of  God,  and  the  seven  stars  ; 
I  know  thy  works,  that  thou  hast  a 
name  that  thou  livest,  and  art  dead. 

2  Be  watchful,  and  strengthen 
the  things  which  remain,  that  are 
ready  to  die  :  for  I  have  not  found 
thy  works  perfect  before  God. 

3  Remember  therefore  how  thou 
hast  received  and  heard,  and  hold 
fast,  and  repent.  If  therefore  thou 
shalt  not  watch,  I  will  come  on  thee 
as  a  thief,  and  thou  shalt  not  know 
what  hour  I  will  come  upon  thee. 

4  Thou  hast  a  few  names  even  in 
Sardis  which  have  not  defiled  their 
garments;  and  theyshall  walk  with 
me  in  white  :  for  they  are  worthy. 

5  He  that  overcometh,  the  same 
shall  be  clothed  in  white  raiment ; 
and  I  will  not  blot  out  his  name 
out  of  the  book  of  life,  but  I  will 
confess  his  name  before  my  Father, 
and  before  his  angels. 

6  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the 
churches. 

7  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church 
in  Philadelphia  write  ;  These  things 
saith  he  that  is  holy,  he  that  is  true, 
he  that  hath  the  key  of  David,  he 
that  openeth,  and  ^  no  man  shut- 
teth ;  and  shutteth,  and  "no  man 
openeth ; 

8  I  know  thy  works  :  behold,  I 
have  set  before  thee  an  open  door, 
and  ^  no  man  can  shut  it :  for  thou 
hast  a  little  strength,  and  hast  kept 
my  word,  and  hast  not  denied  my 
name. 

9  Behold,  I  will  make  them  of  the 
synagogue  of  Satan,  Avhich  say  they 
are  Jews,  and  are  not,  but  do  lie ; 
behold,  I  will  make  tliem  to  come 
and  worshii>  before  thy  feet,  and 
to  know  that  I  have  loved  thee. 

10  Because  thou  hast  kept  the 
word  of  my  patience,  I  also  will 
keep  thee  from  the  hour  of  tempta- 
tion, which  shall  come  upon  all  the 
world,  to  try  them  that  dwell  upon 
the  earth. 

11  Behold,  I  come  quickly :  hold 
that  fast  which  thou  nast,  that  no 
"man  take  thy  crown. 

12  Him  that  overcometh  will  I 
make  a  pillar  in  the  '"temple  of  my 
God,  and  he  shall  go  no  more  out : 


"■  none 


■'  one 

1"  sanctuary 


251 


The  throne  in  heaven. 


REVELATION,  4,  5. 


Worship  of  the  thrice  holy. 


and  I  will  write  upon  him  the  name 
of  my  God,  and  the  name  of  the  city 
of  my  God,  ivhich  is  new  Jerusalem, 
which  Cometh  down  out  of  heaven 
from  my  God  :  and  I  will  ivrite  upon 
him  my  new  name. 

13  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the 
churches. 

14  And  unto  the  angel  of  the 
church  ^  of  the  Laodiceans  write  ; 
These  things  saith  the  Amen,  the 
faithful  and  true  witness,  the  be- 
ginning of  the  creation  of  God  ; 

15  I  know  thy  works,  that  thou 
art  neither  cold  nor  hot :  I  would 
thou  wert  cold  or  hot. 

1 6  So  then  because  thou  art  luke- 
warm, and  neither  cold  nor  hot,  I 
will  spue  thee  out  of  my  mouth. 

1 7  Because  thou  sayest,  lam  rich, 
and  increased  with  goods,  and  have 
need  of  nothing  ;  and  knowest  not 
that  thou  art  wretched,  and  miser- 
able, and  poor,  and  blind,  and 
naked : 

18  I  counsel  thee  to  buy  of  me 
gold  tried  in  the  fire,  that  thou 
mayest  be  rich  ;  and  white  raiment, 
that  thou  mayest  be  clothed,  and 
that  the  shame  of  thy  nakedness  do 
not  appear ;  and  anoint  thine  eyes 
with  eyesalve,  that  thou  mayest  see. 

19  As  many  as  I  love,  I  rebuke 
and  chasten  :  be  zealous  therefore, 
and  repent. 

20  Behold,  I  stand  at  the  door, 
and  knock :  if  any  man  hear  my 
voice,  and  open  the  door,  I  will 
come  in  to  him,  and  will  sup  witli 
him,  and  he  with  me. 

21  To  him  that  overcometh  will 

1  grant  to  sit  with  me  in  my  throne, 
even  as  I  also  overcame,  and  am  set 
down  with  my  Father  in  his  throne. 

22  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the 
churches. 

CHAPTER  4. 

2  John  seetti  the  throne  of  God  in  he<iren. 
4  The  four  and  liciitii  ihlers.  0  The 
four  beauts  fall  of  .//( ,s  i„f,ire  and  liehind. 
10  The  elders  la ij  ihnrn  their  crowns,  and 
worship  him  that  sat  on  the  throne. 

AFTER  this  I  looked,  and,  be- 
hold, a  door  was  opened  in 
heaven :  and  the  first  voice  which 
1  heard  was  as  it  were  of  a  truinpet 
talkiriff  witli  me  ;  which  said,  ('oiih; 
up  hither,  and  I  will  shew  thee 
things  which  must  be  hereafter. 

2  And  immediately  [  was  in  the 
spii-it  :  and,  behold,  a  throne  was 
set  in  heaven,  and  one  sat  on  the 
throne. 

3  And  he  that  sat  was  to  look 
upon  like  a  jasper  and  a  sardine 


*0r, 


stone :  and  there  was  a  rainbow 
round  about  the  throne,  in  sight 
like  unto  an  emerald. 

4  And  round  about  the  throne 
were  four  and  twenty  ^  seats :  and 
upon  the  *  seats  I  saw  four  and 
twenty  elders  sitting,  clothed  in 
white  raiment ;  and  they  had  on 
their  heads  crowns  of  gold. 

5  And  out  of  the  throne  pro- 
ceeded lightnings  and  thunderings 
and  voices :  and  there  loere  seven 
lamps  of  fire  burning  before  the 
throne,  which  are  the  seven  Spirits 
of  God. 

6  And  before  the  throne  there 
was  a  "^sea  of  glass  like  unto  crys- 
tal :  and  in  the  midst  of  the  throne, 
and  round  about  the  throne,  were 
four  °  beasts  full  of  eyes  before  and 
behincT 

7  And  the  first  ®  beast  was  like  a 
lion,  and  the  second  **  beast  like  a 
calf,  and  the  third  "beast  had  a  face 
as  a  man,  and  the  fourth  ^  beast  loas 
like  a  flying  eagle. 

8  And  the  four  ^  beasts  had  each 
of  them  six  wings  about  A/»i  ,•  and 
they  were  full  of  eyes  within  :  and 
they  rest  not  day  and  night,  say- 
ing. Holy,  holy,  holy,  Lord  God 
Almighty,  which  was,  and  is,  and 
is  to  come. 

9  And  when  those  ^  beasts  give 
glory  and  honour  and  thanks  to 
him  that  sat  on  the  throne,  who 
liveth  for  ever  and  ever, 

10  The  four  and  twenty  elders 
fall  down  before  him  that  sat  on 
the  throne,  and  worship  him  that 
liveth  for  ever  and  ever,  and  cast 
their  crowns  before  the  thx'one, 
saying, 

11  Thou  art  worthy,  O  Lord,  to 
receive  glory  and  honour  and 
power :  for  thou  hast  created  all 
things,  and  for  thy  pleasure  they 
^  are  and  were  created. 

CHAPTER  5. 

1  The  hook  sealed  ivith  seven  seals  :  9  ivhich 
onlij  the  Lamb  that  teas  slain  in  irorthi/  to 
open.  12  Tlierefore  the  ehhrs  jiniine  him. 
!t  anil  confess  that  he  redeemed  them  with 
his  blood. 

AND  I  saw  in  the  right  hand  of 
him  that  sat  on  the  throm^ 
a  book  written  within  and  on 
the  backside,  sealed  with  seven 
seals. 

2  And  I  saw  a  strong  angel  pro- 
claiming with  a  loud  voice.  Who  is 
worth.v  to  oi)en  th(^  book,  and  to 
loose  th(!  seals  thereof? 

3  And  no  ^  nmn  in  heaven,  nor  in 
earth,  neither  under  the  earth,  was 


262 


Or, 


The  victorious  Lamb. 


REVELATION,  6. 


Opening  of  the  seals. 


able  to  open   the  book,  neither  to 
look  thereon. 

4  And  I  wept  much,  because  no 
'  man  was  found  worthy  to  open 
and  to  read  the  book,  neither  to 
look  thereon. 

5  And  one  of  the  elders  saith 
unto  me,  Weep  not :  behold,  the 
Lion  of  the  tribe  of  "Juda,  the  Root 
of  David,  hath  prevailed  to  open 
the  book,  and  to  loose  the  seven 
seals  thereof. 

6  And  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  in  the 
midst  of  the  throne  and  of  the  four 
•'  beasts,  and  in  the  midst  of  the 
elders,  stood  a  Lamb  as  it  had  been 
slain,  having  seven  horns  and  seven 
eyes,  which  are  the  seven  Spirits 
of  God  sent  forth  into  all  the 
earth. 

7  And  he  came  and  took  the 
book  out  of  the  right  hand  of  him 
that  sat  upon  the  throne. 

8  And  when  he  had  taken  the 
book,  the  four  ■* beasts  and  '"'four 
and  twenty  elders  fell  down  before 
the  Lamb,  having  every  one  of 
them  harps,  and  golden  **  vials  full 


of  odours,  which  are  the  prayers  of 
saints. 

9  And  they  sung  a  new  song, 
saying.  Thou  art  worthy  to  take 
the  book,  and  to  open  the  seals 
thereof  :  for  thou  wast  slain,  and 
"  hast  redeemed  us  to  God  by  thy 
blood  out  of  every  kindred,  and 
tongue,  and  people,  and  nation ; 

10  And  '^  hast  made  us  unto  our 
God  "kings  and  priests :  and  we 
shall  reign  on  the  earth. 

11  And  I  beheld,  and  I  heard 
the  voice  of  many  angels  round 
about  the  throne  and  the  **  beasts 
and  the  elders  :  and  the  number  of 
them  was  ten  thousand  times  ten 
thousand,  and  thousands  of  thou- 
sands ; 

12  Saying  with  a  loud  voice, 
Worthy  is  the  Lamb  that  was  slain 
to  receive  power,  and  riches,  and 
wisdom,  and  strength,  and  honour, 
and  glory,  and  blessing. 

13  And  every  creature  which  is 
in  heaven,  and  on  the  earth,  and 
under  the  earth,  and  such  as  are  in 
the  sea,  and  all  that  are  in  them, 
heard  I  saying,  Blessing,  and  ho- 
nour, and  glory,  and  power,  he 
unto  him  that  sitteth  upon  the 
throne,  and  unto  the  Lamb  for 
ever  and  ever. 

14  And  the  four  "'beasts_  said, 
Amen.  And  the  four  and  twenty 
elders  fell(lown  and  worshipped 
him  that  liveth  for  ever  and  ever. 


*  Or, 


CHAPTER  6. 

1  The  opening  of  the  seals  in  order,  and 
ichdt  foUoiced  thereupon.,  contuininy  d 
prophecy  to  the  end  of  the  world. 

AND  I  saw  when  the  Lamb 
opened  one  of  the  seals,  and 
I  heard,  as  it  were  ^"  the  noise  of 
thunder,  one  of  the  four  *  beasts 
saying,  '^  ( -ome  and  see. 

2  And  1  saw,  and  behold  a  white 
horse  :  and  he  that  sat  on  him  had 
a  bow ;  and  a  crown  was  given 
unto  him  :  and  he  went  forth  con- 
quering, and  to  conquer. 

3  And  when  he  had  opened  the 
second  seal,  I  heai-d  the  second 
'""  beast  say,  "  Come  and  see. 

4  And  there  went  out  another 
horse  that  vxxs  red  :  and  voiver  was 
given  to  him  that  sat  tliereon  to 
take  peace  from  the  earth,  and 
that  they  should  kill  one  another  : 
and  there  was  given  unto  him  a 
great  sword. 

5  And  when  he  had  opened  the 
third  seal, I  heard  the  third  ^- beast 
say,  "  ( ^ome  and  see.  And  I  beheld, 
and  lo  a  black  liorse ;  and  he  that 
sat  on  him  had  a  pair  of  balances 
in  his  hand. 

6  And  I  heard  a  voice  in  the 
midst  of  the  four  ''beasts  say,  A 
measure  of  wheat  for  a  penny, 
and  three  measures  of  barley  for 
a  penny  ;  and  see  thou  hurt  not  the 
oil  and  the  wine. 

7  And  when  he  had  opened  the 
fourth  seal,  I  heard  the  voice  of 
the  fourth  ^"  beast  say,  "  Comeand 


see. 

(S  And  I  looked,  and  behold  a 
pale  horse :  and  his  name  that 
sat  on  him  was  Death,  and  t  Hell 
followed  with  him.  And  power 
was  given  unto  them  over  the 
fourth  part  of  the  earth,  to  kill 
with  sword,  and  with  hunger,  and 
with  ^^' death,  and  with  the  beasts  of 
the  earth. 

9  And  when  he  had  opened  the 
fifth  seal,  I  saw  under  the  altar  the 
souls  of  them  that  were  slain  for 
the  word  of  God,  and  for  the  testi- 
mony which  they  held  : 

10  And  they  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  saying,  How  long,  O  Lord, 
holy  and  true,  dost  thou  not  judge 
and  avenge  oui'  l:)lood  on  them  that 
dwell  on  the  earth  % 

11  And  wliite  robes  were  given 
unto  every  one  of  them ;  and  it 
was  said  unto  them,  that  they 
should  rest  yet  for  a  little  sea- 
son, until  their  fellovvservants 
also    and     their     brethren,     that 


253 


*  Or, 


t  Hades. 


1"  a  voice 
^  living  crea- 
tures 
11  *  Come. 


12  living 
creature 


13  pestilence 


The  servants  of  God  sealed. 


EEVELATION,  7,  8.      The  multitude  before  the  throne. 


should    be    killed    as    they    v.'ere, 
should  be  fuliilled. 

12  And  I  beheld  when  he  had 
opened  the  sixth  seal,  and,  lo, 
there  was  a  great  earthquake  ; 
and  the  sun  became  black  as 
sackcloth  of  hair,  and  the  moon 
became  as  blood  ; 

13  And  the  stars  of  heaven  fell 
unto  the  earth,  even  as  a  lig  tree 
casteth  her  ^  untimely  figs,  when 
she  is  shaken  of  a  mighty  wind. 

14  And  the  heaven  departed  as 
a  scroll  when  it  is  rolled  together  ; 
and  every  mountain  and  island 
were  moved  out  of  their  places. 

15  And  the  kings  of  the  earth, 
and  the  gi*eat  men,  and  the  rich 
men,  and  the  chief  captains,  and 
the  mighty  men,  and  every  bond- 
man, and  every  free  man,  hid  them- 
selves in  the  dens  and  in  the  rocks 
of  the  mountains  ; 

IG  And  said  to  the  mountains 
and  rocks.  Fall  on  us,  and  hide  us 
from  the  face  of  him  that  sitteth 
on  the  throne,  and  from  the  wrath 
of  the  Lamb : 

1 7  For  the  great  day  of  his  wrath 
is  come ;  and  who  shall  be  able  to 
stand  ? 

CHAPTER  7. 

3  An  an{/el  sealeth  the  neriuintu  of  God  in 
their  foreheads.  4  The  number  of  them 
ihnt  were  sealed  :  of  the  trihes  of  Israel  a 
certain  number.     0   Of  altoiher  nations  an. 

innu)n,r<ihl,  ,,i  nJtiliiih' .  ,rh!rh  ^hiinl  I,, 'fore 
the  throne,  <'ht,l  in  n-hi/e  rohe^,  ami  jxdnis 
in  their  hands.  1-i  Their  rohes  were 
washed  in.  the  blood  of  the  Lamb. 

AND  after  these  things  I  saw 
four  angels  standing  on  the 
four  corners  of  the  earth,  holding 
the  four  winds  of  the  eai'th,  that 
the  wind  should  not  blow  on  the 
earth,  nor  on  the  sea,  nor  on  any 
tree. 

2  And  I  saw  another  angel  as- 
cending from  the  east,  having  the 
seal  of  the  living  God :  and  he 
cried  with  a  loud  voice  to  the  four 
angels,  to  whom  it  was  given  to 
liurt  the  earth  and  the  sea, 

'.i  Haying,  Hui-t  not  the  earth, 
neither  the  sea,  nor  the  trees,  till 
we  have  sealed  the  servants  of  ovn- 
God  in  their  foreheads. 

4  And  I  heard  th(;  number  of 
them  which  wen;  S(;aled  :  mnl  there 
iitere  s(>aled  an  huiuh-c^fl  and  forty 
(indiimr  thousand  of  all  the  tribes 
of  the  children  of  isi-ael. 

5  Of  the  tribe  of  "Juda  ii<ere 
sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the 
tribe  of  Reuben  were  sealed  twelve 
thousand.  Of  the  tril)e  of  Gad 
iDere  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

6  Of  the  tril)e  of  •' Aser  u^ere 
Roal(>d  twelve  thousancl.  Of  the 
tribe  of    ■*  Nepthaliin    were    sealed 


twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of 
^Manasses  luere  sealed  twelve  thou- 
sand. 

7  Of  the  tribe  of  Simeon  tvere 
sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the 
tribe  of  Levi  were  sealed  twelve 
thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Issachar 
ivere  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

8  Of  the  tribe  of  ''Zabulon  were 
sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the 
tribe  of  Joseph  ivere  sealed  twelve 
thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Benja- 
min  ivere  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

9  After  this  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  a 
great  multitude,^  which  no  man 
could  number,  of  all  nations,  and 
kindreds,  and  people,  and  tongues, 
stood  before  the  thi'one,  and  be- 
fore the  Lamb,  clothed  with  white 
robes,  and  palms  in  their  hands  ; 

10  And  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
saying.  Salvation  to  our  God  which 
sitteth  upon  the  throne,  and  unto 
the  Lamb. 

11  And  all  the  angels  stood 
round  about  the  throne,  and  abentt 
the  elders  and  the  four "  beasts,  and 
fell  before  the  throne  on  their  faces, 
and  worshipped  God, 

1 2  Saying,  Amen  :  Blessing,  and 
glory,  and  wisdom,  and  thanksgiv- 
ing, and  honour,  and  power,  and 
might,  be  unto  our  God  for  ever 
and   ever.     Amen. 

13  And  one  of  the  elders  an- 
swered, sa.ying  unto  me.  What  are 
these  which  are  arrayed  in  white 
robes'?  and  whence  came  they? 

14  And  I  said  unto  him.  Sir, 
thou  knowest.  And  he  said  to  me,_ 
These  are  they  which  came  out  of 
great  tribulation,  and  have  washed 
their  robes,  and  made  them  white 
in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb. 

15  Therefore  are  they  before  the 
throne  of  God,  and  serve  him  flay 
and  night  in  his  temple:  and  ht^ 
that  sitteth  on  the  throne  shall 
dwell  among  thiMU. 

16  The.v  shall  hunger  no  more, 
neither  thirst  any  more;  neithei- 
shall  th(;  sun  light  on  them,  nor 
any  heat. 

17  Foi-  the  Lamb  wliich  is  in  the 
midst  of  the  throne  shall  ^jviM 
them,  and  shall  lead  them  unto 
■'  lixing  f()iinta,iiis  of  watei's  :  anfl 
(iod  shall  \\'\\)v  away  all  tears  from 
their  eyes. 

CHAPTER  8. 

1  At  the  opening  of  the  serenih  seal.  2  seven 
anfiels  had  sereii  triiw/iets  (liren  them,  fi 
Four  of  them  sound  their  trnm/iets,  ami 
yreal  playues  follow.  :$  Another  an{/el 
j/iitteth  incense'to  the pnojers  of  the  saints 
on.  the  (/olden  altar. 

AN!)  when  h(>  had  opened  the 
.  seventh    seal,    there    was    si- 


254 


Hie  seven  trumpets. 


REVELATION,  9. 


Tlie  angel  of  the  abyss. 


lence  in  heaven  about  the  space  of 
half  an  hour. 

2  And  I  saw  the  seven  angels 
which  stood  before  God ;  and  to 
them  were  given  seven  trumpets. 

3  And  another  angel  came  and 
stood  at  the  altar,  having  a  golden 
censer ;  and  there  was  given  unto 
him  much  incense,  that  he  should 
^  offer  it  with  the  prayers  of  all 
saints  upon  the  golden  altar  which 
was  before  the  throne. 

4  And  the  smoke  of  the  incense, 
which  came  with  the  prayers  of  the 
saints,  ascended  up  before  God  out 
of  the  angel's  hand. 

5  And  the  angel  took  the  censer, 
and  filled  it  with  fire  of  the  altar, 
and  cast  it  into  the  earth  :  and 
there  were  voices,  and  thunderings, 
and  hghtnings,  and  an  earthquake. 

6  And  the  seven  angels  which 
had  the  seven  trumpets  prepared 
themselves  to  sound. 

7  The  first  angel  sounded,  and 
there  followed  hail  and  fire  min- 
gled with  blood,  and  they  were 
cast  upon  the  earth  :  and  the 
third  part  of  trees  was  burnt  up, 
and  all  green  grass  was  burnt  up. 

8  And  the  second  angel  sounded, 
and  as  it  were  a  great  mountain 
burning  with  fire  was  cast  into  the 
sea  :  and  the  third  part  of  the  sea 
became  blood  ; 

9  And  the  third  part  of  the  crea- 
tures which  were  in  the  sea,  and 
had  life,  died ;  and  the  third  part 
of  the  ships  were  destroyed. 

10  And  the  third  angel  sounded, 
and  there  fell  a  great  star  from 
heaven,  burning  as  it  were  a  lamp, 
and  it  fell  upon  the  third  part  of 
the  rivers,  and  upon  the  fountains 
of  waters ; 

1 1  And  the  name  of  the  star  is 
called  Wormwood  :  and  the  third 
part  of  the  waters  became  worm- 
wood ;  and  many  men  died  of  the 
waters,  because  they  were  made 
bitter. 

12  And  the  fourth  an  gel  sounded, 
and  the  third  i)art  of  the  sun  was 
smitten,  and  the  third  part  of  the 
moon,  and  the  third  part  of  the 
stars  ;  so  as  the  third  part  of  them 
was  darkened,  and  the  day  shone 
not  for  a  third  part  of  it,  and  the 
night  likewise. 

13  And  I  beheld,  and  heard  an 
-angel  flying  through  the  midst 
of  heaven,  saying  with  a  loud 
voice.  Woe,  woe,  woe,  to  the  inha- 
biters  of  tlie  earth  by  reason  of 
the  other  voices  of  the  trumpet 
of  the  three  angels,  which  are  yet 
to  sound ! 


*  Or, 


CHAPTER  9. 

1  At  the  Hounding  of  the  Jifth  angel,  a  sfiir 
falleih  from  heaven,  to  ichom  is  given  the 
key  of  the  bottomless  pit.  2  He  openetli  the 
jiit,  and  there  come  forth  locusts  like  scor- 
pions. 12  The  first  woe  past.  13  The 
sixth  trumjjet  soimdeth.  14  Four  angels 
are  let  loose,  that  were  hound. 

AND  the  fifth  angel  sounded, 
and  I  saw  a  star  fall  from 
heaven  unto  the  earth  :  and  to  him 
was  given  the  key  of  the  ^  bottom- 
less pit, 


2  And  he  opened  the  ■*  bottomless 
pit :  and  there  arose  a  smoke  out 
of  the  pit,  as  the  smoke  of  a  great 
furnace ;  and  the  sun  and  the  air 
were  darkened  by  reason  of  the 
smoke  of  the  pit. 

3  And  there  came  out  of  the 
smoke  locusts  upon  the  earth  :  and 
unto  them  was  given  power,  as 
the  scorpions  of  the  earth  have 
power. 

4  And  it  was  commanded  them 
that  they  should  not  hurt  the  grass 
of  the  earth,  neither  any  green 
thing,  neither  any  tree ;  but  only 
those  men  which  have  not  the  seal 
of  God  in  their  foreheads. 

5  And  to  them  it  was  given  that 
they  should  not  kill  them,  but 
that  they  should  be  tormented  five 
months  :  and  their  torment  was  as 
the  torment  of  a  scorpion,  when  he 
striketh  a  man. 

6  And  in  those  days  shall  men 
seek  death,  and  shall  not  find  it ; 
and  shall  desire  to  die,  and  death 
shall  flee  from  them. 

7  And  the  shapes  of  the  locusts 
wey^e  like  unto  horses  prepared  unto 
battle  ;  and  on  their  heads  ivere  as 
it  were  crowns  like  gold,  and  their 
faces  ivere  as  the  faces  of  men. 

8  And  they  had  hair  as  the  hair 
of  women,^  and  their  teeth  were  as 
the  teeth  of  lions. 

9  And  they  had  breastplates,  as 
it  were  breastplates  of  iron ;  and 
the  sound  of  tlieir  wings  was  as  the 
sound  of  chariots  of  many  horses 
running  to  battle. 

10  And  they  had  tails  like  unto 
scorpions,  and  there  were  stings 
in  their  tails  :  and  their  power  was 
to  hurt  men  five  months. 

1 1  And  they  had  a  king  over 
them,  which  is  tlie  angel  of  the 
^  bottomless  pit,  whose  name  in  the 
Hebrew  tongue  is  Abaddon,  but  in 
the  Greek  tongue  hath  his  name 
t  Apollyon. 

12  One  woe  is  past ;  a?id,  behold, 
there  come  two  woes  more  here- 
after. 

13  And  the  sixth  angel  sounded. 


t  That  is,  Destroyer. 


3  pit  of  the 
abyss. 

4  pit  of  the 
abyss; 


abyss, 


83 


255 


PJayues  bring  no  repentance.         EEVELATION,  10,  11.          The  angel  ivith  the  little  book. 


and  I  heard  a  voice  from  the  four 
horns  of  the  golden  altar  which  is 
before  God, 

14  Saying  to  the  sixth  angel 
which  had  the  trumpet,  Loose  the 
four  angels  which  are  bound  '  in_  the 
great  river  Euphrates. 

15  And  the  four  angels  were 
loosed,  which  were  prepared  for  an 
hour,  and  a  day,  and  a  month,  and  a 
year,  for  to  slay  the  third  part  of  men. 

IG  And  the  number  of  the  army 
of  the  horsemen  were  two  hundred 
thousand  thousand :  and  I  heard 
the  number  of  them. 

17  And  thus  I  saw  the  horses  in 
the  vision,  and  them  that  sat  on 
them,  having  breastplates  of  fire, 
and  of  jacinth,  and  brimstone  :  and 
the  heads  of  the  horses  irere  as  the 
heads  of  lions ;  and  out  of  their 
mouths  issued  fire  and  smoke  and 
brimstone. 

1 8  By  these  three  was  the  third 
part  of  men  killed,  by  the  fire,  and 
by  the  smoke,  and  by  tlie  brimstone, 
which  issued  out  of  their  mouths. 

19  For  their  power  is  in  their 
mouth,  and  in  their  tails  :  for  their 
tails  7vere  like  unto  serpents,  and 
had  heads,  and  with  them  they  do 
hurt. 

20  And  the  rest  of  the  men  which 
were  not  killed  by  these  ijlagues 
yet  repented  not  of  the  works  of 
their  hands,  that  they  should  not 
worship  '^  devils,  and  idols  of  gold, 
and  silver,  and  brass,  and  stone, 
and  of  wood  :  whicli  neither  can 
see,  nor  hear,  nor  walk : 

2 1  Neither  repented  they  of  their 
murders,  nor  of  their  sorceries,  nor 
of  their  fornication,  nor  of  tlieir 
thefts, 

CHAPTER  10. 

1  A  rni(/M>/  fifrona  (uu/e!  uppfurefh  trith  <t 

hook  (ipen   in  his    lnllnl.      (1    //<■    Kir,ul rctli    bl/ 

him  that  lir.tl,  /,.,•  ,■>■,  r,  llml  tli,  r,  si,, ill  he 
no  more  fimt.  '.i  .fn/iii  is  vuintiKi mUd  to 
take  (t)i(l  eat  the  book. 

AND  I  saw  another  mighty  angel 
come  down  from  lieaven, 
clothed  with  a  cloud:  and  a  rain- 
bow nnu  upon  his  head,  and  his 
face  ?wf,s'  as  it  were  the  sun,  and 
his  fe(!t  as  pillars  of  fire  : 

2  And  lie  liad  in  his  hand  a  little 
book  open:  and  he  set  his  i-ight 
foot  upon  the  sea,  and  ///.s-  left  foot 
on  the  earth, 

3  And  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  as 
7vhen  n  lion  roarotli  :  ;i,iid  wlicii  he 
had  ci'ied,  seven  thunders  uttered 
their  voices. 

4  And  wlum  the  seven  thunders 
had  \ittered  their  voices,  I  was 
about  to  write  :  and  I  heard  a  voice 
from  heaven  saying  unto  me,  Seal 
up   those  things  which   the  seven 


thunders  uttered,  and  write  them 
not. 

5  And  the  angel  which  I  saw 
stand  upon  the  sea  and  upon  the 
earth  lifted  up  his  hand  to  heaven, 

6  And  sware  by  him  that  liveth 
for  ever  and  ever,  who  created 
heaven,  and  the  things  that  therein 
are,  and  the  earth,  and  the  things 
that  therein  ai'e,  and  the  sea,  and 
the  things  which  are  tlierein,  that 
there  should  be  "time  no  longer  : 

7  But  in  the  days  of  the  voice  of 
the  seventh  angel,  when  he  shall 
begin  to  sound,  the  mystery  of 
God  should  be  finished,  ^  as  he  hath 


declared  to  his  servants  the  pro- 
phets. 

8  And  the  voice  which  I  heard 
from  heaven  spake  unto  me  again, 
and  said.  Go  cmd  take  the  little 
book  which  is  open  in  the  hand  of 
the  angel  which  standeth  vipon  the 
sea  and  upon  the  earth. 

9  And  I  went  unto  the  angel, 
and  said  unto  him.  Give  me  the 
little  book.  And  he  said  unto  me. 
Take  it,  and  eat  it  up  ;  and  it  shall 
make  thy  belly  bitter,  but  it  shall 
be  in  thy  mouth  sweet  as  honey. 

10  And  I  took  the  little  book  out 
of  the  angel's  hand,  and  ate  it  up ; 
and  it  was  in  my  mouth  sweet  as 
honey :  and  as  soon  as  I  had  eaten 
it,  my  belly  was  bitter. 

11  And  he  said  unto  me,  Thou 
must  prophesy  again  before  many 
peoples,  and  nations,  and  tongues, 
and  kings. 

CHAPTER  11. 

3  The  tiro  ii'ifiK'Kscf)  propheKtj.  6  They  have 
jiiiircr  to  shut  liiiiren,  thtU  it  ruiu  not.  7 
77/1'  bnisf  shiill  pijht  uiidiiist  them,  and  kill 
them,     s    Tliei/'ti'e   ini/'Urieil ,    11   <lll(i  it/ter 

■  three  iliii/s  iiiid  <i  h<ll/  I'ise  asi<li)i.  14  7'he 
.<iee<itid  iroe  ispiiist.  15  The  necenlh  truiiqiet 
Houndeth. 

AND  there  was  given  me  a  reed 
like  unto  a  rod:  and  the  angel 
stood,  saying,  Ris(%  aiifl  measure 
the  "'temple  ()f  God,  and  the  altar, 
and  them  that  worshij)  therein. 

2  15ut  the  court  whi(;h  is  without 
the  ''temple  leave  out,  and  measure 
it  not ;  for  it  is  given  unto  the 
Gentiles  :  and  the  holy  city  shall 
they  ti-ead  und(>r  foot  forty  nnd 
two  months. 

3  And  1  will  give  pover  unto  my 
two  witnesses,  and  th(>y  shall  i)ro- 
I)hesj' a  tlionsand  tw(»  hundred  a/w/ 
threescore  days,  clothed  in  sack- 
cloth. 

4  These  ai"e  the  two  olive  trees, 
and  the  two  candlesticks  standing 
before  the  ''God  of  the  earth. 


*  Or, 


256 


The  two  icitnesses. 


KEVELATION,  12. 


The  woman  and  her  child. 


5  And  if  any  man  ^  will  hurt 
them,  fire  proceedeth  out  of  tlieir 
mouth,  and  devoureth  their  ene- 
mies :  and  if  any  man  '  will  hurt 
them,  he  must  in  this  manner  be 
killed. 

6  These  have  power  to  shut  hea- 
ven, that  it  rain  not  in  the  days  of 
their  prophecy :  and  have  power 
over  waters  to  turn  them  to  blood, 
and  to  smite  the  earth  with  all 
plagues,  as  often  as  thej'^  will. 

7  And  when  they  shall  have  fi- 
nished their  testimony,  the  beast 
that  ascendeth  out  of  the  "  bottom- 


less  pit  shall  make  war  against 
them,  and  shall  overcome  them, 
and  kill  them. 

8  And  their  dead  bodies  shall  lie 
in  the  street  of  the  great  city, 
which  spiritually  is  called  Sodom 
and  Egypt,  where  also  our  Lord 
was  crucified. 

9  And  they  of  the  people  and 
kindrefls  and  tongues  and  nations 
shall  see  their  dead  bodies  three 
days  and  an  half,  and  shall  not 
suffer  their  dead  bodies  to  be  put 
in  gra\^es. 

10  And  they  that  dwell  upon 
the  earth  shall  rejoice  over  them, 
and  make  merry,  and  shall  seaid 
gifts  one  to  another  ;  because  these 
two  prophets  tormented  them  that 
dwelt  on  the  earth. 

11  And  after  three  days  and  an 
half  the  Spirit  of  life  from  God 
entered  into  them,  and  they  stood 
upon  their  feet ;  and  great  fear 
fell  upon  them  which  saw  them. 

12  And  they  heard  a  great  voice 
from  heaven  saying  unto  them, 
Come  up  hither.  And  they  as- 
cended up  to  heaven  in  a  cloud ; 
and  their  enemies  beheld  them. 

13  And  the  same  hour  was  there 
a  great  earthquake,  and  the  tenth 
part  of  the  city  fell,  and  in  tlie 
eai'thquake  were  slain  of  men  seven 
thousand  :  and  the  remnant  were 
affrighted,  and  gave  glory  to  the 
God  of  heaven. 

14  The  second  woe  is  past ;  and, 
behold,  the  third  woe  cometh 
quickly. 

15  And  the  seventh  angel 
sounded;  and  there  were  great 
voices  in  heaven,  saying,  ^  The 
kingdoms  of  this  world  are  become 


f.Ue  /t-i)i(/do/)>s  of  ouv  Lord,  and  of 
his  Christ ;  and  he  shall  I'eign  for 
ever  and  ever. 

16  And  the  four  and  twenty 
elders,  which  sat  before  God  on 
their  ^  seats,  fell  upon  their  faces, 
and  worshipped  God, 


*0r, 


1 7  Saying,  We  give  thee  thanks, 

0  Lord  God  Almighty,  which  art, 
and  wast,  and  art  to  come  ;  because 
thou  hast  taken  to  thee  thy  great 
power,  and  hast  reigned. 

18  And  the  nations  were  angry, 
and  thy  wrath  is  come,  and  the 
time  of  the  dead,  that  they  should 
be  judged,  and  that  thou  shouldest 
give  reward  unto  thj^  servants  the 
prophets,  and  to  the  saints,  and 
them  that  fear  thy  name,  small 
and  great ;  and  shouldest  destroy 
them  which  destroy  the  earth. 

1 9  And  the  "'  temple  of  God  was 
opened  in  heaven,  and  there  was 
seen  in  his  ^  temple  the  ark  of  his 
"  testament :  and  there  were  light- 
nings, and  voices,  and  thunderings, 
and  an  earthquake,  and  great  hail. 

CHAPTER  12. 

1  A  iromrni  chilJnil  irith  fhe  xiin  truraiUtli . 
4  Theqreat  rn1  ,Uii,i'>,i  siaiHlrth  1,,-fnre  }itr. 
reudy'io  ihr,>Ufhfr  rliiiil  :  li  nhi-n  .s/w  )r,is 
delicer,'il  .she  jl,:,i}i.  hit,,  the  iri/denu-.w. 
T  Midute!  and  hiss  angels  Jight  with  the 
dfityon,  mid  jifei'itil.  13  The  dragon  be- 
ing cast  doicii  into  the  earth,  perseeuteth 
the  u-orniiii. 

AND  there  appeared  a  great 
'  wonder_in  heaven  ;  a  woman 
clothed  with  the  sun,  and  the  moon 
under  her  feet,  and  upon  her  head 
a  crown  of  twelve  stars  : 

2  And  she  being  with  child  cried, 
travailing  in  birth,  and  pained  to 
be  delivered. 

3  And  there  appeai'ed  another 
"  wonder  in  heaven ;  and  behold  a 
great  red  dragon,  having  seven 
heads  and  ten  horns,  and  seven 
'^crowns  upon  his  heads. 

4  And  his  tail  drew  the  third 
part  of  the  stars  of  heaven,  and 
cHd  cast  them  to  the  earth :  and 
the  dragon  stood  before  the  woman 
which  was  ready  to  be  deli\ered, 
for  to  devour  her  child  as  soon  as  it 
was  born. 

5  And  she  brought  forth  a  man 
child,  who  was  to  rule  all  nations 
with  a  rod  of  iron  :  and  her  child 
was  caught  up  unto  God,  and  to  his 
throne. 

6  And  the  woman  fled  into  the 
wilderness,  where  she  hath  a  place 
prepared  of  God,  that  they  should 
feed  her  there  a  thousand  two  hun- 
dred ami  tlireescore  days. 

7  And  there  was  war  in  heaven  : 
Michael  and  his  angels  fought 
against  the  dragon ;  and  the  dragon 
fought  and  his  angels, 

8  And  prevailed  not ;  neither 
was  their  place  found  any  more  in 
heaven. 

9  And  the  gi-eat  dragon  was  cast 
out,  that  old  serpent,  called  the 
Devil,  and  Satan,  which  deceiveth 


5  sanctuary 


•^  covenant : 


sign 


fliadems 


257 


The  dragon  cast  down. 


REVELATION,  13. 


Tlie  two  beasts. 


the  whole  world :  he  was  cast  out 
into  the  earth,  and  his  angels  were 
cast  out  with  him. 

10  And  1  heard  a  loud  voice 
saying  in  heaven,  Now  is  come  sal- 
vation, and  strength,  and  the  king- 
dom of  our  God,  and  the  '  power 
of  his  Christ :  for  the  accuser  of 
our  brethren  is  cast  down,  which 
accused  them  before  our  God  day 
and  night. 

1 1  And  they  overcame  him  by 
the  blood  of  the  Lamb,  and  by  the 
word  of  their  testimony  ;  and  they 
loved  not  their  lives  unto  the  death. 

12  Therefore  rejoice,  ye  heavens, 
and  ye  that  dwell  in  them.  Woe 
to  the  inhabiters  of  the  earth  and 
of  the  sea !  for  the  devil  is  come 
down  unto  you,  having  great  wrath, 
because  he  knoweth  that  he  hath 
but  a  short  time. 

13  And  when  the  dragon  saw 
that  he  was  cast  unto  the  earth, 
he  persecuted  the  woman  which 
brought  forth  the  man  child. 

14  And  to  the  woman  were  given 
two  wings  of  a  great  eagle,  that  she 
might  fly  into  the  wilderness,  into 
her  place,  where  she  is  nourished 
for  a  time,  and  times,  and  half  a 
time,  from  the  face  of  the  serpent. 

15  And  the  serpent  cast  out  of 
his  mouth  water  as  a  flood  after 
the  woman,  that  he  might  cause 
her  to  be  carried  away  of  the  flood. 

16  And  the  earth  helped  the 
woman,  and  the  earth  opened  her 
mouth,  and  swallowed  up  the  flood 
which  the  dragon  cast  out  of  his 
mouth. 

1 7  And  the  dragon  was  wroth 
with  the  woman,  and  went  to  make 
war  with  the  remnant  of  her  seed, 
which  keexj  the  commandments  of 
God,  and  "  have  the  testimony  of 
Jesus  Christ. 

CHAPTER  13. 

1  A  beast  Hm/h  out  of  the,  sea  roith  seven 
heads  and  ten  horns,  to  ivhom  the  dragon 
yiveth  his  power.  11  Another  heast  cmnetli 
up  out  of  the  earth:  14  causeth  an  rm(tge 
to  he  made  of  the  former  heast,  \T)  and, 
that  in  en  should  worship  it,  16  and  receive 
his  mark. 

NT)  T  stood  u|)()n  the  sand  of 


x\.  ti. 


e  sea,  and  saw  a  hcasl  rise 


up  out  of  the  sea,  liaving  seven 
heads  and  ten  horns,  and  upon  liis 
horns  ten  •*  crowns,  and  ujjon  his 
heads  ^'  the  name  of  blasphemy. 

2  And  tlu'  beast  wliicli  1  saw  was 
like  unto  a  leopard,  and  liis  feet 
were  as  the  feet  of  a  bear,  and  bis 
mouth  as  the  mouth  of  a  lif)n  :  and 
the  flragcm  gave  liim  his  [)o\ver,  and 
his  "seat,  and  great  autliority. 


•*0r, 


3  And  I  saw  one  of  his  heads  as 
it  were  wounded  to  death  ;  and  his 
deadly  wound  was  healed  :  and  all 
the  world  wondered  after  the  beast. 

4  And  they  worshipped  the 
dragon  which  gave  '  power  unto 
the  beast :  and  they  worshipped 
the  beast,  saying.  Who  is  like 
unto  the  beast "?  who  is  able  to 
make  war  with  him  % 

5  And  there  was  given  unto  him 
a  mouth  speaking  great  things  and 
blasphemies  ;  and  **  power  was 
given  unto  him  to  continue  forty 
and  two  months. 

6  And  he  opened  his  mouth  in 
blasphemy  against  God,  to  blas- 
pheme his  name,  and  his  taberna- 
cle, and  them  that  dwell  in  heaven. 

7  And  it  was  given  unto  him  to 
make  war  with  the  saints,  and  to 
overcome  them :  and  *  ]jower  was 
given  him  over  all  kindreds,  and 
tongues,  and  nations. 

8  And  all  that  dwell  upon  the 
earth  shall  worship  him,  whose 
names  are  not  written  in  the  book 
of  life  of  the  Lamb  slain  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world. 

9  If  any  man  have  an  ear,  let 
him  hear. 

1 0  He  that  leadeth  into  captivity 
shall  go  into  captivity :  he  that 
killeth  with  the  sword  must  be 
killed  with  the  sword.  Here  is  the 
"patience  and  the  faith  of  the  saints. 

1 1  And  I  beheld  another  beast 
coming  up  out  of  the  earth  ;  and 
he  had  two  hoi-ns  like  a  lamb,  and 
he  spake  as  a  dragon. 

12  And  he  exerciseth  all  the 
*j2ower  of  the  first  beast  before 
him,  and  causeth  the  earth  and 
tliem  wliich  dwell  therein  to  wor- 
sliip  the  first  beast,  whose  deadly 
wound  was  healed. 

13  And  he  doeth  great  ^"wonders, 
so  that  he  maketh  fire  come  clown 
from  heaven  on  the  eai'th  in  the 
sight  of  men, 

1 4  And  deceiveth  them  that  dwell 
on  the  earth  by  the  iiieanK  of  those 
miracles  wliich  he  had  power  to  do 
in  the  sight  of  the  beast ;  saying 
to  them  that  dwell  on  the  earth, 
that  they  should  make  an  image  to 
the  beast,  whicli  had  the  wound 
by  a  sword,  and  did  live. 

15  And  he  had  jiower  to  give  life 
unto  the  image  of  the  beast,  that 
th(>  image  of  the  l)east  should  both 
sjM'ak,  and  cause  that  as  many  as 
would  not  worship  the  image  of 
the  beast  should  be  killed. 

1 0  And  lie  causeth  all,  both  small 
and  gi'eat,  rich  and  poor,  free  and 
bf)nd,  to  receive  a  mark  in  theii- 
right  hand,  or  in  their  foreheads  : 


^  his 
authority 


8  authority 


«sted  fast- 
ness 


signs, 


268 


Tlie  Lamb  and  his  followers.         REVELATION,  14,  15. 


Tlie  harvest  of  the  eaHlf^t. 


17  And  that  no  man  might  buy 
or  sell,  save  he  that  had  the  mark, 
or  the  name  of  the  beast,  or  the 
number  of  his  name. 

18  Here  is  wisdom.  Let  him 
that  hath  understanding  count 
the  number  of  the  beast :  for  it  is 
the  number  of  a  man ;  and  his 
number  is  Six  hundred  threescore 
and  six. 

CHAPTER  14. 

1  Tlie  Lanib  standing  on  mount  Sion  with 
his  company.  6  An  angel  jireacheth  the 
gospel.  8  The  fall  of  Bahylon.  15  The 
harvest  of  the  world.,  and  piMing  in.  of  the 
sickle.  20  The  vintage  and  winepress  of 
the  wrath  of  God. 

AND  I  looked,  and,  lo,  ^  a  Lamb 
stood  on  the  mount  Sion,  and 
with  him  an  hundred  forty  and 
four  thousand,  having  '•^his  Father's 
name  written  in  their  foreheads. 

2  And  I  heard  a  voice  from 
heaven,  as  the  voice  of  many 
waters,  and  as  the  voice  of  a  great 
thunder  :  and  I  heard  the  voice  of 
harpers  harping  with  their  harps  : 

3  And  they  sung  as  it  were  a  new 
song  before  the  throne,  and  before 
the  four  ■^  beasts,  and  the  elders  : 
and  no  man  could  learn  that  song 
but  the  hundred  and  forty  and  four 
thousand,  which  were  redeemed 
from  the  earth. 

4  These  are  they  which  were  not 
defiled  with  women ;  for  they  ai"e 
virgins.  These  are  they  which 
follow  the  Lamb  whithersoever  he 
goeth.  These  were  redeemed  from 
among  men,  helng  the  firstfruits 
unto  God  and  to  the  Lamb. 

5  And  in  their  mouth  was  found 
no  guile :  ^for  they  are  without 
fault  before  the  throne  of  (tocI. 


6  And  1  saw  another  angel  fiy  in 
the  midst  of  heaven,  having  ''  the 
everlasting  gospel  to  preach  unto 
them  that  dwell  on  the  earth,  and 
to  every  nation,  and  kindred,  and 
tongue,  and  people, 

7  Saying  with  a  loud  voice,  Fear 
God,  and  give  glory  to  him ;  for 
the  hour  of  his  judgment  is  come  : 
and  worship  him  that  made  heaven, 
and  earth,  and  the  sea,  and  the 
fountains  of  waters. 

8  And  there  followed  another 
angel,  saying,  Piabylon  is  fallen,  is 
fallen,  that  great  city,  because  she 
made  all  nations  drink  of  the  wine 
of  the  wrath  of  her  fornication. 

9  And  the  third  angt>l  followed 
them,  saying  with  a  loud  voice.  If 
any  man  worship  the  beast  and  his 
image,  and  receive  his  mark  in  his 
forehead,  or  in  his  hand, 


*  Or, 


10  The  same  shall  drink  of  the 
wine  of  the  wrath  of  God,  which 
is  poured  out  without  mixture  into 
the  cup  of  his  indignation  ;  and  he 
shall  be  tormented  with  fire  and 
brimstone  in  the  presence  of  the 
holy  angels,  and  in  the  presence  of 
the  Lamb : 

11  And  the  smoke  of  their  tor- 
ment ascendeth  up  for  ever  and 
ever :  and  they  have  no  rest  day 
nor  night,  who  worship  the  beast 
and  his  image,  and  whosoever  re- 
ceiveth  the  mark  of  his  name. 

12  Here  is  the  ''patience  of  the 
saints  :  here  are  they  that  keep  the 
commandments  of  God,  and  the 
faith  of  Jesus. 

1 3  And  I  heard  a  voice  from  hea- 
ven saying  unto  me.  Write,  Blessed 
are  the  dead  which  die  in  the  Lord 
from  henceforth :  Yea,  saith  the 
Spirit,  that  they  may  rest  from 
their  labours ;  and  their  works  do 
follow  them. 

14  And  I  looked,  and  behold  a 
white  cloud,  and  upon  the  cloud 
one  sat  like  unto  "^  the  Son  of  man, 
having  on  his  head  a  golden  crown, 
and  in  his  hand  a  sharp  sickle. 

1-5  And  another  angel  came  out 
of  the  ^  temple,  crying  with  a  loud 
voice  to  him  that  sat  on  the  cloud. 
Thrust  in  thy  sickle,  and  reap  :  for 
the  time  is  come  for  thee  to  reap  ; 
for  the  harvest  of  the  earth  is  ripe. 

16  And  he  that  sat  on  the  cloud 
thrust  in  his  sickle  on  the  earth ; 
and  the  earth  was  reaped. 

17  And  another  angel  came  out 
of  the  "  temple  which  is  in  heaven, 
he  also  having  a  sharp  sickle. 

1 8  And  another  angel  came  out 
from  the  altar,  which  had  power 
over  fire ;  and  cried  with  a  loud 
cry  to  hini  that  had  the  sharp 
sickle,  saying.  Thrust  in  thy  sharp 
sickle,  and  gather  the  clusters  of 
the  vine  of  the  earth ;  for  her 
grapes  are  fully  ripe. 

19  And  the  angel  thrust  in  his 
sickle  into  the  eai'th,  and  gathered 
the  vine  of  the  earth,  and  cast  it 
into  the  great  winepress  of  the 
wrath  of  God. 

20  And  the  winepress  was  trod- 
den without  the  cit5^  and  blood 
came  out  of  the  winepress,  even 
unto  the  horse  bridles,  by  the  space 
of  a  thousand  and  six  hundred 
furlongs. 

CHAPTER  15. 

1  Tlie  seven  avgels  >rith  the  se  ren  last  plagues. 
3  TIte  song  <f  them  that  overcome  the 
heast.  7  'lite  setenvials  full  of  the  tcrath 
of  God. 

ND    I    saw   another    sign    in 
heaven,  great  and  marvellous, 


A 


6  stedfast- 
uess 


'  a  son  of 
man, 


^  sanctuary, 


^  sanctuary 


259 


Tlie  song  of  those  lolio  overcome.      REVELATIOIS",  16. 


The  seven  last  j^lagues. 


seven  angels  having  the  seven  last 
plagues ;  for  in  them  is  filled  up 
the  wrath  of  God. 

2  And  I  saw  as  it  were  a  ^  sea  of 
glass  mingled  with  fire :  and  them 
that  had  gotten  the  victory  over 
the  beast,  and  over  his  image,  and 
over  his  mark,  and  over  the  number 
of  his  name,  stand  on  the  "^sea  of 


glass,  having  the  harps  of  God. 

o  And  they  sing  the  song  of  Moses 
the  servant  of  God,  and  the  song 
of  the  Lamb,  saying.  Great  and 
marvellous  twe  thy  works,  Lord  God 
Almighty ;  just  and  true  are  thy 
ways,  thou  King  of  ^  saints. 

4  Who  shall  not  fear  thee,  O  Lord, 
and  glorify  thy  name  1  for  thou  onlj' 
art  holy  :  for  all  nations  shall  come 
and  worship  before  thee;  for  thy 
judgments  arB  made  manifest. 

5  And  after  that  I  looked,  and, 
behold,  the  ^temple  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  testimony  in  heaven 
was  opened : 

6  And  the  seven  angels  came  out 
of  the  "  temple,  having  the  seven 
plagues,  clotlied  in  pure  and  white 
linen,  and  having  their  breasts 
girded  with  golden  girdles. 

7  And  one  of  the  four  ''  beasts 
gave  unto  the  seven  angels  seven 
golden  "^  vials  full  of  the  wrath  of 
God,  who  liveth  for  ever  and  ever. 

8  And  the  •'temple  was  filled  with 
smoke  from  the  glory  of  God,  and 
from  his  power ;  and  no  man  was 
able  to  enter  into  the  °  temple,  till 
the  seven  plagues  of  the  seven 
angels  were  fulfilled. 

CHAPTER  16. 

2  T/ie  angels  pour  out  their  ruils  full  of 
wrath.  6  TU.6  pluyues  that  follow  there- 
upon. \^  CliriA Cometh  aK  a  thief.  Blenaed 
are  they  that  iratcli. 

AND  I  heard  a  great  voice  out  of 
the ''  templesaying  to  the  seven 
angels.  Go  your  ways,  and  pour  out 
the  '  vials  of  the  wrath  of  God  upon 
the  earth. 

2  And  the  first  went,  and  poured 
out  his  "vial  upon  the  earth ;  and 
there  fell  a  noisome  and  grievous 
soi-e  upon  tluj  men  which  had  the 
mark  of  the  beast,  and  upon  them 
which  woi-shii)i)ed  his  image. 

3  And  the  second  angel  poured 
out  his  "  vial  upon  tlu;  sea;  and  it 
Ix^came  as  tln^  blood  of  a  (\vm\  iit<i7i : 
and  every  living  soul  died  in  the 
sea. 

4  And  the  third  angel  poured  out 
his  "  vial  upon  the  rivers  and  foun- 
tains  of  waters ;  and  thc^'  became 
blood. 


*0r, 


5  And  I  heard  the  angel  of  the 
waters  say,  Thou  art  righteous,  O 
Lord,  which  art,  and  wast,  and  shalt 
be,  because  thou  hast  judged  thus. 

6  For  they  have  shed  the  blood 
of  saints  and  prophets,  and  thou 
hast  given  them  olood  to  drink ; 
for  they  are  worthy. 

7  And  1  heard  another  out  of 
the  altar  say.  Even  so.  Lord  God 
Almighty,  true  and  righteous  are 
thy  judgments. 

8  And  the  fourth  angel  poured 
out  his  *_vial  upon  the  sun ;  and 
power  was  given  unto  him  to  scorch 
men  with  fire. 

9  And  men  were  scorched  with 
great  heat,  and  blasphemed  the 
name  of  God,  which  hath  power 
over  these  plagues :  and  they  re- 
pented not  to  give  him  glory. 

10  And  the  fifth  angel  poured 
out  his  '^  vial  upon  the  '^seat  of  the 
beast ;  and  his  kingdom  was  full 
of  darkness ;  and  they  gnawed  their 
tongues  for  pain, 

1 1  And  blasphemed  the  God  of 
heaven  because  of  their  pains  and 
their  sores,  and  repented  not  of 
their  deeds. 

12  And  the  sixth  angel  poured 
out  his  ^vial  upon  the  great  river 
Euphrates  ;  and  the  water  thereof 
was  dried  up,  that  the  way  of  the 
kings  of  the  east  might  be  prepared. 

13  And  I  saw  three  unclean  spi- 
rits like  frogs  come  out  of  tne 
mouth  of  the  dragon,  and  out  of 
the  mouth  of  the  beast,  and  out 
of  the  mouth  of  the  false  prophet. 

14  For  they  are  the  spirits  of 
'"devils,  working  "  mira(;les,  ivhidt 
go  fortli  unto  the  kings  of  the  earth 
and  of  the  whole  world,  to  gather 
them  to  the  battle  of  that  great  day 
of  God  Almighty. 

15  Behold,  I  come  as  a  thief. 
Blessed  ?'.s"  he  that  watcheth,  and 
keepeth  his  garments,  lest  he  walk 
nakcnl   anfl  they  see  bis  shame. 

IG  And  '-he  gathered  them  to- 
gether into  a  place  called  in  the 
Hebrew  tongue  Ai'mageddon. 

17  And  the  seventh  angel  poured 
out  his  "vial  into  the  air  ;  and  there 
came  a  great  voice  out  of  the  •*  tem- 
))!('  of  heaven,  from  the  throne,  say- 
ing, It  is  done. 

18  And  there  were  voices,  and 
thunders,  and  lightnings ;  and 
th(!re  was  a  great  earthquake, 
such  as  was  not  since  men  were 
ujjon  the  earth,  so  mighty  an  earth- 
(lUJike,  and  so  gi'(!at. 

1'.)  And  tlu^  great  city  was  di- 
vided into  three  p;irts,  and  the 
cities  of  the  nations  fell :  ajid  great 


260 


Tlte  woman  in  pinyle 


REVELATION,  17,  18. 


seated  on  the  beast. 


Babylon  came  in  remembrance  be- 
fore God,  to  ^ive  unto  her  the  cup 
of  the  wine  of  the  fierceness  of  his 
wrath. 

20  And  every  island  fled  away, 
and  the  mountains  were  not  found. 

21  And  there  fell  upon  men  a 
great  hail  out  of  heaven,  everi/  stone 
about  the  weight  of  a  talent :  and 
men  blasphemed  God  because  of  the 
plague  of  the  hail ;  for  the  plague 
thereof  was  exceeding  great. 

CHAPTER  17. 

3,  4  Awomaji  arrayed  in  purple  and  icarlet, 
with  a  golden  cup  in  her  hand,  nitteth  upon 
the  beast,  5  tohich  is  great  Babylon,  the 
mother  of  (ill  (ihotnhutiions.  9  The  inter- 
pretation of  the  Keren  heads,  12  and  the 
tenliorns.  10  The  punishment  of  the  whore. 
14  The  victory  of  tlie  Lamb. 

AND  there  came  one  of  the  seven 
angels  which  had  the  seven 
'  vials,  and  talked  with  me,  saying 
unto  me.  Come  hither  ;  I  will  shew 
unto  thee  the  judgment  of  the  great 
'■^  whore  that  sitteth  upon  many 
waters: 

2  With  whom  the  kings  of  the 
eai-th  have  committed  fornication, 
and  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth 
have  been  made  drunk  with  the 
wine  of  her  fornication. 

3  So  he  carried  me  away  in  the 
spirit  into  the  wilderness  :  and  I 
saw  a  woman  sit  uj)on  a  scarlet 
coloured  beast,  full  of  names  of 
blasphemy,  having  seven  heads 
and  ten  horns. 

4  And  the  woman  was  arrayed 
in  purple  and  scarlet  colour,  and 
decked  with  gold  and  precious 
stones  and  pearls,  having  a  golden 
cup  in  her  hand  full  of  abomina- 
tions and  filthiness  of  her  fornica- 
tion : 

5  And  upon  her  forehead  was 
a  name  written,  MYSTERY,  BA- 
BYLON THE  GREAT,  THE 
MOTHER  OF  HARLOTS  AND 
ABOMINATIONS  OF  THE 
EARTH. 

6  And  I  saw  the  woman  drunken 
with  the  blood  of  the  saints,  and 
with  the  blood  of  the  martyr's  of 
.lesus  :  and  when  I  saw  her,  I  won- 
dered with  great  •' admiration. 

7  And  the  angel  said  unto  me, 
Wherefore  didst  thou  marvel  ?  1 
will  tell  thee  the  mystery  of  the 
woman,  and  of  the  beast  that  car- 
rieth  her,  which  hath  the  seven 
heads  and  ten  horns. 

8  The  beast  that  thou  sawest  was. 
and  is  not ;  and  shall  ascend  out  of 
tlie^  bottondess  pit,  and  go  into  per- 
dition  :  and  they  that  dwell  on  the 
earth  shall  wonder,  whose  names 
were  not  written  in  the  book  of  life 


from  the  foundation  of  the  world, 
when  they  behold  the  beast  that 
was,  and  is  not,  and  •''  yet  is. 

9  And  hei'e  is  the  mind  which 
hath  wisdom.  The  seven  heads  are 
seven  mountains,  on  which  the  wo- 
man sitteth. 

10  And  there  are  seven  kings: 
five  are  fallen,  and  one  is,  and  the 
other  is  not  yet  come ;  and  when 
he  cometh,  he  must  continue  a  short 
space. 

1 1  And  the  beast  that  was,  and  is 
not,  even  he  is  the  eighth,  and  is  of 
the  seven,  and  goeth  into  perdi- 
tion. 

12  And  the  ten  horns  which  thou 
sawest  are  ten  kings,  which  have 
received  no  kingdom  as  yet ;  but 
receive  "  power  as  kings  one  hour 
with  the  beast. 

13  These  have  one  mind,  and 
shall  give  their  power  and 
^  strength  unto  the  beast. 

1 1  These  shall  make  war  with  the 
Lamb,  and  the  Lamb  shall  over- 
come them  :  for  he  is  Lord  of  lords, 
and  King  of  kings  :  and  they  that 
are  with  him  are  called,  and  chosen, 
and  faithful. 

15  And  he  saith  unto  me.  The 
waters  which  thou  sawest,  where 
the  -  whore  sitteth,  are  peoples, 
and  multitudes,  and  nations,  and 
tongues. 

1 6  And  the  ten  horns  which  thou 
sawest  upon  the  beast,  these  shall 
hate  the  ''  whore,  and  shall  make 
her  desolate  and  naked,  and  shall 
eat  her  flesh, and  burn  her  with  fire, 

17  For  God  hath  put  in  their 
hearts  to  fulfil  his  will,  and  to 
agree,  and  give  their  kingdom 
unto  the  beast,  until  the  words  of 
God  shall  be  fulfilled. 

18  And  the  woman  which  thou 
sawest  is  that  great  city,  which 
reigneth  over  the  kings  of  the 
earth. 

CHAPTER  18. 

2  Babylon,  is  fallen.  4  The  people  of  God 
coiiviiianded  to  depart  out  of  her.  9  The 
kings  of  the  earth,  11  with  the  merchants 
and  mariners,  lament  over  her.  20  The 
saints  rejoice  for  the  judgments  of  God 
upon  her. 

AND  after  these  things  I  saw 
another  angel  come  down  from 
heaven, havinggreat power:  and  the 
earth  was  lightened  with  his  glory. 
2  And  he  cried  mightily  with'a 
strong  voice,  saying,  Babylon  the 
great  is  fallen,  is  fallen,  and  is  be- 
come the  habitation  of  "  devils,  and 
the  hold  of  every  foul  spirit,  and  a 
cage  of  every  unclean  and  hateful 
bird. 


5  *  shall 
come. 


'J  aulhority 


-  harlot 


harlot, 


^  demons, 


261 


*0r, 


Lamentation  over  Babylon. 


REVELATION,  19. 


God  is  jyi'aised. 


3  For  all  nations  have  drunk  of 
the  wine  of  the  wrath  of  her  forni- 
cation, and  the  kings  of  the  earth 
have  committed  fornication  with 
her,  and  the  merchants  of  the  earth 
are  waxed  rich  through  the  abun- 
dance of  her  ^  delicacies. 

4  And  I  heard  another  voice 
from  heaven,  saying.  Come  out  of 
her,  my  people,  that  ye  be  not  par- 
takers of  her  sins,  and  that  ye  re- 
ceive not  of  her  plagues. 

5  For  her  sins  have  reached  unto 
heaven,  and  God  hath  remembered 
her  iniquities. 

6  -  Ilewar-d  her  even  as  she  re- 


warded you,  and  double  unto  her 
double  according  to  her  works  :  in 
the  cup  which  she  hath  filled  fill  to 
her  double. 

7  How  much  she  hath  glorified 
herself,  and  lived  ^deliciously,  so 
much  torment  and  sorrow  give  her  : 
for  she  saith  in  her  heart,  I  sit  a 
queen,  and  am  no  widow,  and  shall 
see  no  sorrow. 

8  Therefore  shall  her  plagues 
come  in  one  day,  death,  and 
mourning,  and  famine ;  and  she 
shall  be  utterly  burned  with  fire : 
for  strong  is  the  Lord  God  who 
judgeth  her. 

9  And  the  kings  of  the  earth, 
who  have  committed  fornication 
and  lived  ■*deHciously  with  her, 
shall  bewail  her,  and  lament  for 
her,  when  they  shall  see  the  smoke 
of  her  burning, 

10  Standing  afar  off  for  the  fear 
of  her  torment,  saying,  Alas,  alas 
that  great  city  Babylon,  tluit 
mighty  city  !  for  in  one  hour  is 
thy  judgment  come. 

11  And  the  merchants  of  the 
earth  shall  weep  and  mourn  over 
her  ;  for  no  man  buyeth  their  mer- 
chandise any  more : 

12  The  merchandise  of  gold,  and 
silver,  and  precious  stones,  and  of 
pearls,  and  fine  linen,  and  i)urple, 
and  silk,  and  scarlet,  and  all  thyine 
wo(jd,  and  all  manncn*  vessels  of 
ivory,  and  all  nianiuu-  vessels  of 
most  precious  wood,  and  of  brass, 
and  iron,  and  marble, 

13  And  cinnamon,  and  odours, 
and  ointments,  and  frankincense, 
and  wine,  and  oil,  and  fine 
tiour,  and  wheat,  and  beasts, 
and  sheep,  and  horses,  and  chari- 
ots, and  slaves,  and  souls  of  men. 

14  And  the  fruits  that  thy  soul 
lusted  after  are  departed  from 
thee,  and  all  things  which  wer(? 
dainty  and  goodly  ai'e  dej)arte(l 
froin  tliee,  and  thou  shalt  find 
tJH^m  no  more  at  all. 

15  Themerchantsof  thesethings, 


which  were  made  rich  by  her,  shall 
stand  afar  off  for  the  fear  of  her 
torment,  weeping  and  wailing, 

16  And  saying,  Alas,  alas  that 
great  city,  that  was  clothed  in  fine 
linen,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
decked  with  gold,  and  precious 
stones,  and  pearls ! 

17  For  in  one  hour  so  great 
riches  is  come  to  nought.  And 
every  shipmaster,  and  all  the  com- 
pany in  ships,  and  sailors,  and  as 
many  as  trade  by  sea,  stood  afar 
off, 

18  And  cried  when  they  saw  the 
smoke  of  her  burning,  saying. 
What  city  is  like  unto  this  great 
city  ! 

19  And  they  cast  dust  on  their 
heads,  and  cried,  weeping  and 
wailing,  saying,  Alas,  alas  that 
great  city,  wherein  were  made  rich 
all  that  had  ships  in  the  sea  by 
reason  of  her  costliness  !  for  in  one 
hour  is  she  made  desolate. 

20  Re.ioice  over  her,  thou  heaven, 
and  '  i/e  holy  aT^ostles  and  prophets : 
for  God  hath  avenged  you  on  her. 

21  And  a  mighty  angel  took  up 
a  stone  like  a  great  millstone,  and 
cast  it  into  the  sea,  saying.  Thus 
with  violence  shall  that  great  cit.y 
Babylon  be  thrown  down,  and  shall 
be  found  no  more  at  all. 

22  And  the  voice  of  harpers,  and 
musicians,  and  of  pipers,  and  trum- 
peters, shall  be  heard  no  more  at 
all  in  thee;,  and  no  craftsman,  of 
whatsoever  craft  he  be,  shall  be 
found  any  more  in  thee  ;  and  the 
sound  of  a  millstone  shall  be  heard 
no  more  at  all  in  thee; 

23  And  the  light  of  a  candle 
shall  shine  no  more  at  all  in  thee  ; 
and  the  voice  of  the  bridegroom 
and  of  the  bride  shall  be  heard  no 
more  at  all  in  thee  :  for  thy  mer- 
chants were  the  great  men  of  the 
earth  ;  for  by  thy  sorceries  were 
all  nations  deceived. 

24  And  in  her  was  found  the 
blood  of  prophets,  and  of  saints, 
and  of  all  that  were  slain  upon  the 
earth. 

CHAPTER  19. 

1  God  is  praised  in  heaven  for  ,pid ding  the 
great  vihore,  and  ai>e7i(/iii(/  the  hlood  of  hin 
Kiihi/n.  7  The  ijiarriai/e  <f  the  L<iml>.  10 
The  (iiniel  irill  not  he  ir<irx)ii jiped.  17  The 
fiiir/x  e<illed  to  the  (jreat  xliumhter. 

AND  after  these  things  T  heard 
a  great  voice  of  much  jx'ople 
in  heaven,  saying.  Alleluia;  Salva- 
tion, and  glory,  and  honour,  and 
power,  unto  the  Ijord  our  God  : 

2  For  true  and  righteous  (uc  his 
judgments:  for  he  hath  judged  the 


*  Or, 


262 


The  Conqueror. 


EEVELATION,  20. 


Satan  is  bound. 


great  ^  whore,  which  did  corrupt 
the  earth  with  her  fornication,  and 
hath  avenged  the  blood  of  his  ser- 
vants at  her  hand. 

3  And  again  they  said,  Alleluia. 
And  her  smoke  rose  up  for  ever 
and  ever. 

4  And  the  four  and  twenty  elders 
and  the  four  '^  beasts  fell  down  and 
worshipped  God  that  sat  on  the 
throne,  saying,  Amen;  Alleluia. 

5  And  a  voice  came  out  of  the 
throne,  saying.  Praise  our  God,  all 
ye  his  servants,  and  ye  that  fear 
him,  both  small  and  great. 

6  And  I  heard  as  it  were  the 
voice  of  a  great  multitude,  and  as 
the  voice  of  many  waters,  and  as 
the  voice  of  mighty  thunderings, 
saying,  Alleluia  :  for  the  Lord  God 
omnipotent  reigneth. 

7  Let  us  be  glad  and  rejoice,  and 
give  honour  to  him  :  for  the  mar- 
riage of  the  Lamb  is  come,  and  his 
wife  hath  made  herself  ready. 

8  And  to  her  was  granted  that 
she  should  be  arrayed  in  fine  linen, 
clean  and  white  :  for  the  fine  linen 
is  the  righteousness  of  saints. 

9  And  he  saith  unto  me,  Write, 
Blessed  are  they  which  are  called 
unto  the  marriage  supper  of  the 
Lamb.  And  he  saith  unto  me, 
These  are  the  true  sayings  of  God. 

10  And  I  fell  at  his  feet  to  wor- 
ship him.  And  he  said  unto  me, 
See  thou  do  it  not:  I  am  ^ thy  f el- 
lowservant.   and  of   thy  brethren 


that  liave  the  testimony  of  Jesus 
worship  God  :  for  the  testimony  of 
Jesus  is  the  spirit  of  prophecy. 

11  And  I  saw  heaven  opened, 
and  behold  a  white  horse  ;  and  he 
that  sat  upon  him  ivas  called  Faith- 
ful and  True,  and  in  righteousness 
he  doth  judge  and  make  war. 

12  His  eyes  were  as  a  flame  of 
fire,  and  on  his  head  were  many 
^  crowns  ;  and  he  had  a  name  writ- 
ten,  that  no  ^  man  knew,  but  he 
himself.- 

13  And  he  was  clothed  with  a 
vesture  "dipped  in  blood  :  and  his 
name  is  called  The  Word  of  God. 

14  And  the  armies  which  were 
in  heaven  followed  him  upon  white 
horses,  clothed  in  fine  linen,  white 
and  clean. 

1 5  And  out  of  his  mouth  goeth  a 
sharp  sword,  that  with  it  he  should 
smite  the  nations :  and  he  shall 
rule  them  with  a  rod  of  iron  :  and 
he  treadeth  the  winepress  of  the 
fierceness  and  wrath  of  Almighty 
God. 

16  And  he  hath  on  his  vesture 
and  on  his  thigh  a  name  written, 


KING  OF  KINGS,  AND  LORD 
OF  LORDS. 

1 7  And  I  saw  an  angel  standing 
in  the  .sun ;  and  he  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  saying  to  all  the  '  fowls 
that  fly  in  the  midst  of  heaven. 
Come  and  gather  yourselves  to- 
gether unto  the  ^supper  of  the 
great  God : 

18  That  ye  may  eat  the  flesh  of 
kings,  and  the  flesh  of  captains 
and  the  flesh  of  mighty  men,  and 
the  flesh  of  horses,  and  of  them 
that  sit  on  them,  and  the  flesh  of 
all  men,  both  free  and  bond,  both 
small  and  great. 

19  And  I  saw  the  beast,  and  the 
kings  of  the  earth,  and  their  armies, 
gathered  together  to  make  war 
against  him  that  sat  on  the  horse, 
and  against  his  army. 

20  And  the  beast  was  taken,  and 
with  him  the  false  prophet  that 
wrought  ^  miracles  before  him,  with 
which  he  deceived  them  that  had 
received  the  mark  of  the  beast,  and 
them  that  worshipped  his  image. 
These  both  were  cast  alive  into  a 
lake  of  fire  burning  with  brimstone. 

21  And  the  remnant  were  slain 
with  the  sword  of  _  him  that  sat 
upon  the  horse,  which  sword  pro- 
ceeded out  of  his  mouth  :  and  all 
the  '^  fowls  were  filled  with  their 
flesh. 

CHAPTER  20. 

2  Satan  'bound  for  a  thousand  years.  6  The 
Jimt  resurrection^:  they  hlen»ed  that  have 
part  tlierein.  1  Satan  let  loose  a{/ain. 
8  Oo(/  and 3[agog.  10  Tlie  devil  cast  into 
tlie.  lake  of  fire  and  hrimstone.  12  The 
last  and  general  resui'rection . 

AND  I  saw  an  angel  come  down 
from  heaven,  having  the  key 
of  the  "^bottomless  pit  and  a  great 
chain  in  his  hand. 

2  And  he  laid  hold  on  the  dra- 
gon, that  old  serpent,  which  is  the 
Devil,  and  Satan,  and  bound  him 
a  thousand  years, 

3  And  cast  him  into  the  "bottom- 


less  pit,  and  '"shut  him  up,  and  set 
a  seal   u]^on  him,  that  he  should 


*  Or, 


leceive  the  nations  no  more,  till 
the  thousand  years  should  be  ful- 
filled :  and  after  that  he  must  be 
loosed  a  little  season. 

4  And  I  saw  thrones,  and  they 
sat  upon  them,  and  judgment  was 
given  unto  them  :  and  /  savj  the 
souls  of  them  that  were  beheaded 
for  the  witness  of  Jesus,  and  for 
the  word  of  God,  and  '•'  which  had 
not  worshipped  the  beast,  neither 
his  image,  neither  had  receivefl  his 
mark   upon  their  foreheads,  or  in 


^  birds 


8  *  great  sup- 
per of  God ; 


9  the  signs 


abyss 


11  abyss, 

12  *  sllllt  it, 

aud  sealed 
it  over  him, 


13  such  as 


*0r, 


263 


The  throne  of  judgment. 


EEVELATION,  21. 


All  things  mcide  neiu. 


their  hands;  and  they  lived  and 
reigned  with  Christ  a  thousand 
years. 

5  But  the  rest  of  the  dead  lived 
not  again  until  the  thousand  years 
were  finished.  This  is  the  first 
resurrection. 

6  Blessed  and  holy  is  he  that 
hath  part  in  the  first  resurrection  : 
on  such  the  second  death  hath  no 
power,  but  they  shall  be  priests  of 
God  and  of  Christ,  and  shall  reign 
with  him  a  thousand  years. 

7  And  when  the  thousand  years 
are  expired,  Satan  shall  be  loosed 
out  of  his  prison, 

8  And  shall  go  out  to  deceive  the 
nations  which  are  in  the  four  quar- 
ters of  the  earth,  Gog  and  Alagog, 
to  gather  them  together  to  battle  : 
the  number  of  whom  is  as  the  sand 
of  the  sea. 

if  And  they  went  up  on  the 
breadth  of  the  earth,  and  com- 
passed the  camp  of  the  saints 
about,  and  the  beloved  city  :  and 
fire  came  down  from  God  out  of 
heaven,  and  devoured  them. 

10  And  the  devil  that  deceived 
them  was  cast  into  the  lake  of  fire 
and  brimstone,  where  the  beast  and 
the  false  prophet  are,  and  ^  shall  Ije 
tormented  day  and  night  for  ever 
and  ever. 

11  And  I  saw  a  great  wliite 
throne,  and  him  that  sat  on  it, 
from  whose  face  the  earth  and  the 
heaven  fled  away ;  and  there  was 
found  no  place  for  them. 

1 2  And  I  saw  the  dead,  small  and 
great,  stand  before  God  ;  and  the 
books  were  opened  :  and  another 
book  was  opened,  which  is  the  hook 
of  life :  and  the  dead  were  judged 
out  of  those  tilings  which  were 
written  in  the  books,  according  to 
thvAr  works. 

1 3  And  the  sea  gave  up  the  dead 
which  were  in  it ;  and  death  and 
*hell  delivered  up  the  dead  which 
were  in  them :  and  they  were 
judged  every  man  according  to 
their  woi-ks. 

14  And  death  and  *]iell  were 
cast  into  the  lake  of  fire.  This  is 
the  second  deatli. 

15  Anfl  whosoever  was  not  found 
written  in  the  book  of  life  was  cast 
into  the  lake  of  fire. 

CHAPTER  21. 

1  A  ?)<??»  heaven  mid  a  vein  enrfh.  10  T/w 
hedvenli)  Jerunrilem ,  nrith  a.  fall,  descrifi- 
tion  thereof.  23  She  iieedetk  v<>  nun,  the 
qUirij  of  (rod  in  her  li(/ht.  24  The  K-in(/n  (f 
the  eiirth  l>ri>i(/  their  riches  unto  her. 

ND  I  saw  a  new  heaven  ajid  a 
new  earth  :   for  the  first  hea- 


A 


*  Hades. 


ven  and  the  first  earth  were  passed 
away  ;  and  there  was  no  more  sea. 

2  And  I  John  saw  the  holy  city, 
new  Jerusalem,  coming  down  from 
God  out  of  heaven,  prepared  as  a 
bride  adorned  for  her  husband. 

3  And  I  heai'd  a  great  voice  out  of 
heaven  saying.  Behold,  the  taber- 
nacle of  God  is  with  men,  and  he  will 
dwell  with  them,  and  they  shall  be 
his  people,  and  God  himself  shall 
be  with  them,  and  be  their  God. 

4  And  God  shall  wipe  away  all 
tears  from  their  eyes ;  and  there 
shall  be  no  more  death,  neither 
sorrow,  nor  crying,  neither  shall 
there  ue  any  more  pain :  for  the 
former  things  are  passed  away. 

5  And  he  that  sat  upon  the 
throne  said.  Behold,  I  make  all 
things  new.  And  he  said  unto  me. 
Write :  for  these  words  are  true 
and  faithful. 

6  And  he  said  unto  me,  '^It  is 
done.  I  am  Alpha  and  Omega,  the 
beginning  and  the  end.  I  will 
give  unto  him  that  is  athirst  of  the 
fountain  of  the  water  of  life  freely. 

7  He  that  overcometh  shall  in- 
herit ^all  things  ;  and  I  will  be  his 
God,  and  he  shall  be  my  son. 

8  But  the  fearful,  and  unbeliev- 
ing, and  the  abominable,  and  mur- 
derers, and  •*  whoremongers,  and 
sorcerers,  and  idolaters,  and  all  li- 
ars, shall  have  their  part  in  the  lake 
which  burnetii  with  fire  and  brim- 
stone :  which  is  the  second  death. 

9  And  there  came  unto  me  one  of 
the  seven  angels  which  had  the 
seven  °  vials  full  of  the  seven  last 
plagues,  and  talked  Avith  me,  say- 
ing. Come  hither,  I  will  shew  thee 
the  bride,  the  Lamb's  wife. 

10  And  he  carried  me  away  in 
the  spirit  to  a  great  and  high  moun- 
tain, and  shewed  me  that  great 
city,  the  holy  Jerusalem,  descend- 
ing out  of  heaven  from  (Jod, 

11  Having  the  glory  of  God: 
and  her  light  was  like  unto  a  stone 
most  precious,  even  like  a  jasper 
stone,  clear  as  ci-ystal  ; 

12  And  liiul  a  wall  great  and 
high,  a/inl  had  twelve  gates,  and  at 
the  gates  twelve  angels,  and  names 
written  thei-eon,  which  are  the 
vaines  of  the  twelve  tribes  of  the 
children  of  Israel : 

13  On  the  east  three  gates;  o)i 
the  north  thre(>  gat(;s  ;  on  the  south 
three  gates  ;  and  on  the  west  thrcn; 
gates. 

14  And  the  wwdl  of  the  city  had 
twelve  foundntions,  and  in  theni 
the  names  of  the  twelve  apostles  of 
the  Lamb. 


tOr, 


^  t  They  arc 
come  to 
pass. 


^  t  these 


4  forni- 
cators, 


5  bowls 


264 


Tlie  heavenly  Jerusalem. 


REVELATIO^^  22. 


Who  may  enter  thereinto. 


15  And  he  that  talked  with  me 
had  a  golden  reed  to  measure  the 
city,  and  the  gates  thereof,  and 
the  wall  thereof. 

16  And  the  city  lieth  foursquare, 
and  the  length  is  as  large  as  the 
breadth  :  and  he  measured  the  city 
with  the  reed,  twelve  thousand  fur- 
longs. The  length  and  the  breadth 
and  the  height  of  it  are  equal. 

17  And  he  measured  the  wall 
thereof,  an  hundred  and  forty  and 
four  cubits,  according  to  the  mea- 
sure of  a  man,  that  is,  of  the  angel. 

18  And  the  building  of  the  wall 
of  it  was  of  jasper  :  and  the  city 
was  pure  gold,  like  unto  clear  glass. 

19  And  the  foundations  of  the 
wall  of  the  city  were _  gai-nished 
with  all  manner  of  precious  stones. 
The  first  foundation  was  jasper ; 
the  second,  sapphire ;  the  third,  a 
chalcedony ;  tne  fourth,  an  eme- 
rald ; 

20  The  fifth,  sardonyx ;  the 
sixth,  sardius ;  the  seventh,  chry- 
solyte ;  the  eighth,  beryl ;  the 
ninth,  a  topaz  ;  the  tenth,  a  chry- 
soprasus  ;  tne  eleventh,  a  jacinth  ; 
the  twelfth,  an  amethyst. 

21  And  the  twelve  gates  tcere 
twelve  pearls;  every  several  gate 
was  of  one  pearl :  and  the  street 
of  the  city  ivas  pure  gold,  as  it 
were  transparent  glass. 

22  And  I  saw  no  'temple  therein  : 
for  the  Lord  God  Almighty  and 
the  Lamb  are  the  '  temple  of  it. 

23  And  the  city  had  no  need  of 
the  sun,  neither  of  the  moon,  to 
shine  in  it :  for  the  glory  of  God 
did  lighten  it,  and  the  Lamb  is  the 
"  light  thereof. 

21  And  ^  the  nations  of  them 
which  are  saved  shall  walk  in  the 
light  of  it  :  and  the  kings  of  the 
earth  do  bring  their  glory  and  ho- 
nour into  it. 

2-5  And  the  gates  of  it  shall  not 
be  shut  at  all  by  day  :  for  there 
shall  be  no  night  there. 

26  And  they  shall  bring  the  glory 
and  honour  of  the  nations  into  it. 

27  And  there  shall  in  no  wise 
enter  into  it  any  thing  that  defil- 
eth,  ^  neither  whaf^ioi'ncr  worketh 
abomination,  oi-  maL-efli,  -AMe:  but 
they. 


which    are    written 
Lamb's  book  of  life. 


the 


CHAPTER  22. 

1  Therireroftheirateroflifc  2  The  tree 
of  life.  5  The  light  of  the  citij  of  God  is 
himself.  9  The  inxjel  will  not  he  wor- 
Hhipped.  18  Xotliing  may  ?>e  added  to  the 
irord  (if  God,  iinr  tdken  therefrom. 

AND  lie  shewed  me  a  pure  river 
of  water  of  life,  clear  as  crys- 


*  Or, 


tal,   proceeding  out  of  the  throne 
of  God  and  of  the  Lamb. 

2  In  the  midst  of  the  street  of 
it,  and  on  either  side  of  the  river, 
ivas  there  the  tree  of  life,  which 
bare  twelve  manner  of  fruits,  and 
yielded  her  fruit  every  month  :  and 
the  leaves  of  the  tree  %oere  for  the 
healing  of  the  nations. 

3  And  there  shall  be  no  more 
curse :  but  the  throne  of  God  and 
of  the  Lamb  shall  be  in  it ;  and 
his  servants  shall  serve  him  : 

4  And  they  shall  see  his  face  ; 
and  his  name  sliall  be  in  their  fore- 
heads. 

5  And  there  shall  be  no  night 
there ;  and  they  need  no  candle, 
neither  light  of  the  sun;  for  the 
Lord  God  giyeth  them  light :  and 
they  shall  reign  for  ever  and  ever. 

6  And  he  said  unto  me.  These 
sayings  are  faithful  and  true  :  and 
"the  Lord  God  of  the  holy  prophets 


sent  his  angel  to  shew  unto  his 
servants  the  things  which  must 
shortly  be  done.  * 

7  Behold,  I  come  quickly :  bless- 
ed is  he  that  keepeth  the  sayings 
of  the  prophecy  of  this  book. 

8  And  I  John  saw  these  things, 
and  heard  them.  And  when  I  had 
heard  and  seen,  I  fell  down  to  wor- 
ship before  the  feet  of  the  angel 
which  shewed  me  these  things. 

9  Then  saith  he  unto  me,  See  thou 
do  it  not :  for  I  am  ''thy  fellowser- 
vant.  and  of  thy  brethren  the  pro- 


phets, and  of  them  which  keep  the 
sayings  of  this  book  :  worship  God. 

10  And  he  saith  unto  me,  "8eal 
not  the  sayings  of  the  prophecy  of 
this  book  :  for  the  time  is  at  hand. 

11  He  that  is  unjust,  let  him  be 
unjust  still :  and  he  which  is  filthy, 
let  him  be  filthy  still :  and  he  that 
is  righteous,  let  him  be  righteous 
still :  and  he  that  is  holy,  let  him 
be  holy  still. 

12  And,  behold,  I  come  quickly; 
and  my  reward  is  with  me,  to  give 
every  man  according  as  his  work 
shall  be. 

13  1  am  Aliiha  and  Omega,  the 
beginning  and  the  end,  the  first 
and  the  last. 

1 4  Blessed  are  they  that  ®  do  his 
commandments,  that  they  may 
have  i-ight  to  the  tree  of  life,  and 
may  enter  in  through  the  gates 
into  the  city. 

15  For  without  are  dogs,  and 
sorcerers,  and  ^  whoremongei-s,  and 
murderers,  and  iflolaters,  and  who- 
soever  loveth  and  maketh  a  lie. 

16  1  Jesus  have  sent  mine  angel 


*  Or, 


5  *  the  Lord, 
the  God  of 
the  spirits 
of  the  pro- 
phets. 


6  a  fellow- 
servantwith 
thee  and 
with  thy 
brethren  the 
prophets, 
and  with 
them 

'  Seal  not 
up 


®  *  wasli 
their  robes, 


^  fornica- 
tors, 


265 


Final  invitation, 


REVELATION,  22. 


and  testimony. 


to  testify  unto  you  these  things  in 
the  churches.  I  am  the  root  and 
the  offspring  of  David,  and  the 
bright  and  morning  star. 

1 7  And  the  Spirit  and  the  bride 
say,  Come.  And  let  him  that  hear- 
eth  say.  Come.  And  let  him  that 
is  athirst  come.  And  whosoever 
will,  let  him  take  the  water  of  life 
freely. 

18  For  I  testify  unto  every  man 
that  heareth  the  words  of  the  pro- 
phecy of  this  book,  If  any  man 
shall  add  unto  these  things,  God 
shall  add  unto  him  the  plagues 
that  are  written  in  this  book : 


19  And  if  any  man  shall  take 
away  from  the  Avords  of  the  book 
of  this  prophecy,  God  shall  take 
away  his  part  '  out  of  the  book  of 
life,  and  out  of  the  holy  city,  and 
from  tha  things  which  are  written 
in  this  book. 

20  He  which  testifieth  these 
things  saith,  Surely  I  come 
quickly.  Amen.  Even  so,  come. 
Lord  Jesus. 

21  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  he  with  you  all.     Amen. 


*0r, 


1  *  from  the 
tree 


THE  END, 


266 


APPENDIX 


Containing  a  selection  of  renderings  preferred  by  the  Commission  on  Marginal  Headings  to 

those  in  the  text  or  margin  of  the  Bible. 


[The  word  Or  prefixed  to  a  rendering  denotes  that  it  is  based  on  a  difference  of  reading  in  the  Hebrew  or  Greek 
text.  The  marks  LXX,  Syr.,  Vulg.,  following  a  rendering  denote  that  it  is  based  on  the  Greek  Septiiagint 
Version,  the  Syriac  Peshitta  Version,  or  the  Latin'Vulgate  Version  respectively,  whilst  the  mark  Vss. 
denotes  that  the  rendering  which  it  follows  has  the  support  of  the  ancient  Versions  generally.] 


GENESIS 

VIIT.     21  though /or  £or(the  imagination) 
XXVIII.     1 1  put  it  at  his  head  for  put  them 
for  his  pillows 
18  at  his  head /or /o>'  his  pillows 
XXIX.       3  wont  to  be  gathered,  and  then 
they  rolled  for  gathered :  and 
they  rolled 
XXXVI.     37  (River)  that  is,  the  Euphx^ates. 
So  ahvays  explain  the  River. 
XXXVII.     35  (the  grave)  Heh.  Sheol,  that  is, 
the  abode  of  the  dead.     So 
always    exjilain    Sheol,   save 
when  otherwise  noted. 
XL VII.     31  Or,  the  top  of  his  staff  LXX 
{see  Hebrews  xi.  21)  for  the 
bed's  head 
XLIX.     21a  towering  oak  which  sendeth 
forth  goodly  boughs  LXX /or 
a  hind  let  loose:  he  giveth 
goodly  words 

EXODUS 

VIII.       9  Appoint  unto  me,  when  LXX 

for  Glory  over  me  :  when 
XXII.     10  be  carried  off  (by  marauders) 
for  driven  away 
25  (usurer)    that    is,    taking    an 
unfair    advantage     of     thy 
brother's  poverty,  by  exact- 
ing fi-om  him  interest. 
XXIX.     45,  46  (dwell)  Heh.  make  my  ta- 
bernacle. 

LEVITICUS 

VII.  35  the  right  by  anointing  of  Aai'on 
and  of  his  sons  for  the  por- 
tion of  the  anointing  of 
Aaron,  and  of  the  anointing 
of  his  sons 

VIII.     28  a    consecration    offering    for 
consecrations 
X.       5  robes  {see  Ex.  xxviii.   40)  for 
coats 

XIV.  4  (scarlet)  that  is,  scarlet  wool. 
So  throughout. 


XVI.     14  on  the  front  of  it  for  east- 

wai'd 
XVII.       5  they  are  wont  to  sacrifice  for 

they  offer 
XXII.     1 1  one  for  soul 
XXVII.     14,  16,  i7,.18,  22,  26  dedicate /or 
sanctify 
15,  1 9  dedicated /or  sanctified 

NUMBERS 

XIII.     22  (Zoan)  that  is,  Tanis. 
XV.     25  was  do7ie  in  ignorance  for  is 
ignorance 
XVI.     24,  27  dwelling  place  for  taber- 
nacle 
XVIII.      6   a    gift,   given   of    the    Lord 
for  given  as  a  gift  for  the 
Lord 
8  right  for  reason 
XIX.      6  (scarlet)  that  is,  scarlet  wool. 
XXIV.       4,  16  opened /or  open 
XXVI.     56  the    many    and    the    few  for 
many  and  few 

DEUTERONOMY 

XI.     21  as  longas  the  heavens  are  above 
the  earth  for  as    the  days 
of  heaven  upon  the  earth 
30  plain  for  champaign 
XV.      4  Howbeit  there  should  be  no 
poor  for  Save  w-hen    there 
shall  be  no  poor 
XVIII.     11  (necromancer)  that  is,  one  who 
seeketh  unto  the  dead. 

XXIII.  2  child  of  incest  for  bastard 

18  wages  of  a  sodomite  /o>- price 
of  a  dog 

XXIV.  1,  2,  3    found    some    shameful 

thing  in  her ;  and  he  write 
her  a  bill  of  divorcement^ 
and  give  it  in  her  hand,  and 
send  her  out  of  his  house ; 
and  when  she  is  departed  out 
of  his  house  she  go,  and  be 
another  man's  wife  ;  and  for 
found  some  uncleanness  .  .  . 
wife.     And 


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267 


APPENDIX. 


19  (to  destroy  the  moist  with  the 
dry)  that  is,  bringing  uttei' 
destruction. 
XXXII.     21  idols /or  vanities 
27  taunt /or  wrath 
36  remaininxi,   b(jnd    or  free  for 
shut  up,  or  left 
XXXII 1.       9  them /or  him 

JOSHUA 

VI.     18  a  devoted  thing /or  a  curse 
X.     13  (stood  still)  Ileb.  was  silent. 

JUDGES 

V.     10  on  saddle  cloths  for  in  judg- 
ment 
VI.     32  his    ww?ie  was    called  for   he 
called  him 
XVII.       5  (an  house  of   gods)  that  is,  a 
shrine. 

I.  SAMUEL 

XXI.  5  though  it  is  but  a  common 
journey ;  how  much  more 
then  to  day  shall  it  be  sanc- 
tified in  the  vessels  ?  for  and 
the  bread  i.<<  in  a  manner  com- 
mon, yea,  though  it  were 
sanctified  this  day  in  the 
vessel 
XXV.  29  life  .  .  .  lives  for  soul  .  .  . 
souls 
39  asked  for  for  communed  with 


II.  SAMUEL 

VI.       8  displeased    with    them,   seeing 

that  for  displeased,  because 
VII.     23  Or,  them /o>- you 
XXII.     6,  19  confronted /or  prevented 

27  Or,  adverse  for  unsavoury 
XXIV.     13  Or,  three  LXX  /or  seven.     See 
1  Chr.  xxi.  12. 


L  KINGS 

I.     40  Or,  resounded  Vulg.  for  rent 
VI.     IG,  19  sanctuaiv  /or  oracle.      So 

alii'ays  in  this  Imok. 
VII.     1 8  Or,  pomegranates  for  pillars 

20  each    capital    for    the    other 

chapiter 

21  (Bofiz)  thatis,\x\  him  isstrength. 
3.5  circuit /or  round  compass 

XIV.     10  bond  or  free  for  and  him  that 

is  shut  up  and  left 
XV.     13  gi-andmotlier  /'or  mother 
XVI.     13,  26_i(]ols/or  vanities 
XVII.       1  (sojourners)  in /or  of 
XIX.     12a  sound  of  a  still,  gentler  breez(; 

for  a  still  small  voice 
XXI.     21  whether  bond  or  free;  for  ainl 

him    that    is    shut    up  and 

left 


II. 
III. 


VII. 
IX. 


X. 

XL 
XIII. 

XIV. 

XV. 

XVIII. 


XX. 

XXII. 


II. 

IX. 

XII. 

XIII. 

XV. 


XVI. 
XX. 


XXFL 

XXIll. 

XXV. 


III. 


IV. 


II.  KINGS 

3  (sons  of  the  prophets)  that  is, 

members    of    the    prophetic 

company. 
1 1  (poured  water  on  the  hands  of 

Elijah)  that  is,  ministered  to 

him. 
13  will  be  lor  are.     twice. 

8  both   bond  and  free  for  and 

him  that  is  shut  up  and  left 
10,  21,  36,  37  plat  (as  in  v.  26) /or 
portion 
1  (sons)  that  is,  near  of  kin. 

13  queen  fuother /or  queen 

21  (Jehoash)  that  ^s,  Joash.      So 
throvghout  ch.  xii. 

9  (Joash)  that  is,  Jehoash.     As 

in  A.    V.   of  verse    10.      So 

for  the  King  of  Israel  through- 

on  t. 
26  none  left,   bond  nor  free   for 

not  any  shut  up  nor  any  left 
10  Or,  in  Ibleam  LXX  for  before 

the  people 
17  (Tartan)  that  is,  the  chief  of 

the  forces. 
(Rabsaris)  that  is,  the  chief  of 

the  chamberlains. 
(Kabshakeh)   that    is,    a    high 

military  officer.     So  through- 

ont  this  book. 
10  go  forward /or  go  down 

14  new  quarter /or  college 

I.  CHRONICLES 


05 

17 

21 
11 
20 
21 

27 
27 

8 


14 

27 


came  in,  who  were  of  for  came 

of 
doorkeepers  for  porters.      So 

throughout  this  book, 
marauders  for  rovers 
See  2  Sam.  vi.  8. 
of  high  pitch  for  on  Alamoth 
of  a  lower  octave  for  on  She- 

minith 
Omit  with  the  singers 
(his    place)  tfiat  is,    his   sanc- 

tuai"y. 
Or,  put  them  to  irork  for  cut 

them.     As  in  the  llelirew  text 

of  2  Sam.  xii.  31. 
with  trouble  ./or  in  my  trouble 
(tre  for  v)ere 
the  order  established  by  for 

the  order  of 


IT.  CHRONICLES 


first 


■3  older    measurement  for 
measure 
1 0  carved  work  for  image  work 

16  sanctuary  for  oracle.     So  al- 

unys  in.  this  booh. 

17  See  1  Kings  vii.  21. 

16  (father)  that  is,  master  work- 
man. So  in,  the  margin  of  ii. 
IS. 


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APPENDIX. 


2  (Hurani)  that  is,  Hirain. 

14  See  1  Chr.  ix.  17. 
IX.     10,21.     ;S'eeviii.  2. 

XI.  14  pasture  lands  for  suburbs 
XII.       5  to  for    in  (the    hand   of    8hi- 

shak) 
XIII.       2  (Michaiah)    that   is,    Maachah 

LXX. 
XIV.       9  (Zerah)  that  is,  Usarkhon. 

15  Or,  the  Mazonites  LXX  for  the 

tents  of  cattle. 
XV.       5  land  for  countries 

16  grandmother /or  mother 
XVI.     14  (burning)  that  is,  of  spices. 

XVII.       3  Or,  father,  and  of  David  for 
father  David 
XX.       2  Or,  from  Edom  for  on  this  side 

Syria 
XXI.     11,  13  practice  idolatry  for  com- 
mit fornication   ...    go  a 
whoring 
1 3  idolatries  for  whoredoms 
XXII.       1  Or,  of  Mazim  LXX  for  to  the 

camp 
XXIV.       7  broken  into  for  broken  up 

27  prophecies /or  burdens 
[XXIV.     22  See  2  Kings  xxii.  14. 
[XXVI.     10  father's  brother /or  brother 

EZRA 

II.     42  See  1  Chr.  ix.  17, 
IV.     10  (Asnapper)  that  is,  Assur-bani- 
pal. 
VIII.       5  Or,  sons  of  Zattu,  Shechaniah, 
the  son  of  Jahaziel  for  sons 
of    Shechaniah ;   the  son  of 
Jahaziel 
10  Or,  sons  of  Bani,   Slielomith, 
the  son  of  Josiphiah  for  sons 
of    Shelomith ;    the    son    of 
Josiphiah 
13  younger /o?- last 

NEHEMIAH 

IV.        2  Or,  commit  themselves  to  their 
god?  /or  fortify  themselves'? 

1 2  ten  times  f  I'om  all  their  places, 
Ye  must  return  unto  us  for 
ten  times.  From  all  .  .  .  iqwn 
you. 

23  Or,  but  every  one  had  his 
weapon  in  his  liand  for  many 
days  Syr.  for  saninf/  that 
evei'y  man  put  them  off  for 
washing 
VII.       1  See  1  Chr.  ix.  1 7. 

43  (Hodevah)  in  Ezra  ii.  40,  Ho- 
daviah. 
VIII.     1 7  (Jeshua)  that  is,  Joshua. 

XII.  44  ministered  for  waited 

ESTHER 

II.       9  were  fitting  for  for  belonged  to 
VIII.     10  swift    steeds    of     the     king's 
stables    for  mules,    camels, 
and  young  dromedaries 


III. 

8 

V. 

3 

4 

VI. 

13 
14 

VII. 

2 
19 

VIII.     1 4  the  swift  steeds  for  mules  and 
camels 
IX.     27  the  writing  concerning  them 
for  their  writing 

JOB 

skilful  to  shroud  it  in  dark- 
ness for  ready  to  raise  up 
their  mourning 
pronounced  accursed /or  cursed 
(the  gate)  that  is,  the  seat  of 

justice, 
perverse  for  f roward 
even  to  him  that  is  forsaking 

for  but  he  forsaketh 
setting  of  the  sun  for  shadow 
(till  I  swallow  down  my  spittle) 
that  is,  for  an  instant. 
VIII.     17  Or,  they  pierce  between  the 
stones    for   and    seeth    the 
place  of  stones 
would  give  ear  for  had  heark- 
ened 
(hell)  Heb.  Sheol,   that  is,  the 

underworld. 
But  an  empty  man  may  get 
understanding,  and  a  head- 
strong man  may  be  born  aneiv 
for  the  whole  verse. 
reproof  for  reasoning 
were  destined  for  for  are  ready 

to  become  (heaps) 
I  could  for  But  I  would 
could  for  should  (asswage) 
and  it  for  which  (is  a  witness) 
(satisfied)  with  my  flesh,  that 

is,  with  reviling  me. 
Or,  and  that  the  cause  of  his 
trouble  is  found  in  him  for 
seeing  the  root  of  the  matter 
is  found  in  me 
(his)  that  is,  God's  (wrath). 
Doth  God  lay  up  a  man's  in- 
iquity for  his  children'?  let 
him  recompense  it  unto  the 
man   himself    that    he   may 
know  it  for  the  whole  verse. 
24  Or,  inward  parts  for  breast 
fat  for  milk 
7  a  righteous  man  for  the  right- 
eous 
10  have  taken  for  take 

if  he  tried  me,  I  should  for 
when  he  hath  tried  me,  I 
shall 
1 4  isaccomi)lishing/orpei'formeth 
1  Why  are  times  (tJiat  is,  for 
holding  iudgment)  not  ap- 
pointed by  the  Almighty'? 
/or  ^\lly,  seeing  times  are  not 
hidden  from  the  Almighty 

1 2  its  pride  for  through  the  proud 

13  By  his  breath  the  heavens  are 
made  fair  ;  his  liand  scatter- 
eth  the  darkness  of  the  storm 
for  the  whole  verse. 

9  Man  for  He 

3  from  old  for  in  former  (time) 


IX. 

16 

XI. 

8 

12 

XIII. 
XV. 

6 
28 

XVI. 

5 

XIX. 

8 
22 

28 

XX. 
XXI. 

28 
19 

XXIIL 


XXIV. 


XXVI. 


XXVIII. 
XXX. 


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APPENDIX. 


Job  XXXI.     21  help  for  me  for  my  help 

(the  gate)  that  is,  the  place  of 
judgment. 
XXXV.       2  I  am  righteous  before  God  for 
My    righteousness    is   more 
than  God's 
XXXVI.       4  a  man  for  he  that  is  (perfect) 
XXXVII.     21  when /or  but 

23  in  judgment  and  plenteous 
justice  he  doeth  no  vio- 
lence for  in  judgment,  and 
in  plenty  of  justice  :  he  will 
not  afflict 
XXXVIII.  32  the  constellations  in  their  for 
Mazzaroth  in  his  (season) 
XLII.       6  retract  for  abhor  myself 

10  restored    the    prosperity    for 
turned  the  captivity 

PSALMS 

II.     12  (Kiss)  that  is.  Pay  homage  to. 
for  his  wrath  kindleth  quickly 
for  when  his  wrath  is  kin- 
dled but  a  little 
VI.     Title  the  lower  octave  for  Shemi- 
nith 
VII.     14  the  man  for  he  (travaileth) 
VIII.       4  hast  care  for  for  visitest 
IX.     17  to   destruction  for  into   hell. 

Ileb.  Sheol. 
XII.     Title  Seevi. 

XIV.       7  restoreth    the   prosperity   for 

bringeth  back  the  captivity 

XV.       3  (evil    to   his)    companion   for 

neighbour.    As  in  Ex.  xxxii. 

27^.  V. 

XVI.       9  (glory)  that  is,  soul. 

10  life  to  the  grave  for  soul  in 
hell.  Heh.  Sheol. 
XVIII.      5,  18  confronted /or  prevented 
5  the  grave /or  hell.   Ileb.  Sheol. 
26  (shew  thyself)  adverse  for  fro- 

ward 
4-5  hiding  for  close  (places) 
XXIV.       4  set  his  heart  upon  falsehood 
for  lifted  up  liis  soul  unto 
vanity 
XXIX.       7  cleaveth  a  imy  for  for  divideth 

(the  flames) 
XXXI.       6  Or,    Thou    hatest   Vss.    for  I 
have  hated 
XXXIII.     12  Happy /or  Blessed 

16  A  king  is  not  for  There  is  no 
king  (saved) 
XXXV.     1.5  even  men  that  I  knew  not  for 
and  I  knew  it  not 
XXXVI.       1  Or,  speaketh  within  his  heart, 
.so  that  there  is  no  fear  for 
saith  within  my  heart,  t/uit 
there  is  no  fear 
XLI.       3  turn  into  health  all  his  lying 
down  for  make  all  his  bed 
(in  his  sickness) 
9  (lifted  up  his  heel  against  me) 
that  is,  endeavoured  to  trip 
me  up. 
XLIV.     19a  place  of  jackals  for  the  place 
of  dragons 


XLVI. 

XLVII. 

XLIX. 
LIII. 

LVI. 

LVII. 

LVIII. 

LIX. 

LXIV. 
LXV. 


LXVII. 
LXVIII. 


LXIX. 
LXXI. 

LXXII. 
LXXIII. 


LXXIV. 

LXXV. 

LXXVL 


Title  for  the  trebles  for  upon  Ala- 
moth 

7  in    skilful    strains    for    with 

understanding 
1 5  life  for  soul 
6  restoreth    the    prosperity  for 

bringeth  back  the  captivity 
2  continually  for  daily 

8  (glory)  that  is,  soul. 

1  (mighty  ones)  that  is,  judges. 

5  (wicked)  Heb.  treacherous. 

1 4  they  for  let  them,     tivice. 

2  council  for  counsel 

8  (outgoings  of  the  morning  and 

evening)  that  is,  both  East 
and  West. 

9  God's  streams,  which  are  {that 

is,  the  coui^ses  prepared  for 
the  rain)  for  the  river  of 
God,  which  is.  See  Job 
xxxviii.  25: 

6  doth  for  shall  (bless  us) 

9  rain  bounties  upon  them  for 
send  a  plentiful  rain 
10  (therein)#^rti?'.<t,inthe  holyland. 

18  (gifts)  that  is,  gifts  of  homage. 
24  The  people  see  for  They  have 

seen 
52  go  .  .  .   follow   .    .    .   are  for 
went  .  .  .  folloired  .  _.  .  were 

27  Or,  at  their  hea,d  for  tvith  their 

ruler 

28  Or,  Command,  O  God  Vss.  for 

Thy  God  hath  commanded 
30  Or,  the  troop  of  bulls  among 
the    calves    of    the   peoples 
destroy   thou;    tread    down 
those  that  have  pleasure  in 
silver /or  the  multitude  .  .  . 
pieces  of  silver 
34  majesty  for  excellency 
1 3  let  my  prayer  be  for  my  iirayer 
is 
6  thou  hast  been  my  benefactor 
ever  since  I  was  born /'or  thou 
art  he  .  .  .  mother's  bowels 

8  (the  river)  that  is,  Euphrates. 
Verses  15-17  map  be  reiH/ered 

as  (( prayer,  like  verses  18,  19: 
"So may  heli\('."o/^i'/  "may" 
for  "  shall  "  thrimgliout. 
10  (his)  that  is,  God's. 

turn  back  for  return  hither 

15  be     faithless    to    for    offend 

(Kjainst 

20  (image)    that    is,    their    vain 

))omp.     See  Ps.  xxxix.  6. 

21  soul /o?- reins 

22  brute  beast  toward  for  beast 

before  (theo) 
27  dost  destroy /or  hast  destroyed 

19  (multitude  of  tite  wicked)  Ileb. 

wild  beast. 

3  (bear  up)  //fi/y.  adjust. 

9  Or,  rejoice  LXX /or  declare 

4  Or,  Terril)le  ai't  thou  and  glo- 

rious, coming  fi'oiii  for  Thou 
art  more  glorious  .  .  .  than 
(the  mountains) 


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APPENDIX. 


5  (none  .  .  .  found  thoiv  liands) 
that  is,  they  were  powerless. 

4  wakeful  for  waking 
10  appointed  woe /br  infirmity 

3,  4  That  which  we  have  heai'd 
and  known,  and  our  fatheis 

have  told  us.     We  will   not 
hide /or  Which  .  .  .  hide  the/a 
12,  43  (Zoan)  that  is,  Tanis. 
67  (tabernacle)  Ileb.  tent,  that  is, 
Shiloh. 
LXXX.     11  (the  river)  that  is,  Euphrates. 
LXXXI.       8  I  said,  Hear /or  Hear 
LXXXII.       1  in  the  midst  of /or  among 

(gods)  that  is,  earthly  judges. 

6  (Hagarenes)  that  is,  Hagarites. 
1  dear  for  amiable 
1  restored    the    prosperity    for 

brought  back  the  captivity 

14  life  for  soul 

1  (His)  that  is,  God's. 

4,  5,  6  (born)  that  is,  newborn. 

7  Or,  Yea,  l)oth  the  singers  and 
they  that  dance ;  every  one 
hath  his  dwelling  in  thee 
LXX  for  the  vhole  verse. 

2  Or,  Thou  saidst  LXX /or  I  have 
said 

1 2  instructest  for  chastenest 

15  (judgment)  that  is,  human  jus- 

tice. 
XCV.       2  come  to  meet  for  come  before 
XCVII.     11  Or,  shineth  forth  Vss.  for  is 
sown 
CIV.     25  creatures  both  small  and  great 
for    both    small    and   great 
beasts 
CV.     21  possessions  for  substance 

28  Or,  But  they  rebelled   LXX, 
Syr-  for  And  they  rebelled 
not 
CVI.     27  disperse /or  overthrow.     As  hi 
Ezek.  XX.  23. 
28  (the  dead)  that  is,  idols. 
33  (his)  that  is,  God's. 
39  were  faithless  to  his  covenant 
in    their  doings  for  went  a 
whoring  .  .  .  inventions 
CVIII.       1  (glory)  that  is,  soul. 

ex.       3  thy  youth  are  to  thee  as  the 
dew  out  of  the  womb  of  the 
morning  f/r  from  the  womb 
of  the  morning :   thou  hast 
the  dew  of  thy  youth.     The 
preceding  2^(t''>'i  of  verse  as  in 
7nargin. 
G  over  a  wide  country  shall  he 
smite  their  heads  for  he  shall 
wound  .  .  .  countries 
CXII.       1  Happy  for  P.lessed 
CXVI.     11  anguish /or  haste 
CXIX.     38  (Stablish  unto  thy  servant  thy 
word,  which  tendeth  to  thy 
fear  for  the  lohole  verse. 
52  irliich  are  of  old /or  of  old 
7()  gross  like  fat/oras  fat  as  grease 
78  by    falsehood    subverted    my 
cause  for   dealt    perversely 
.  .  .  cause 
84  271 


98  (they)  that  is,  thy  command- 
ments. 
CXX.       2  the  for  a  (deceitful  tongue) 
CXXI.       4  doth  for  shall 
CXXYI.       1  restored     the    prosperity    for 
turned  again   the  captivity 
4  Restore    our    prosperity    for 

Turn  again  our  captivity 
6  Though  he  goeth  on  his  way 
weeping,  bearing  forth  and 
scattering  the  seed,  he  shall 
for  He  that  goeth  forth  .  .  . 
doubtless 
CXX VIII.       1  Hajjpy /or  Blessed 

CXXIX.       1,  2  (Greatly /or  Many  a  time 
CXXXIX.       8  the  underworld  for  hell,  Heb. 
Sheol. 
CXLIII.     10  in  a  level  land /or  into  the  land 

of  uprightness 
CXLIV.       2  Or,  the  peoples /o?' my  people 

PROVERBS 

III.       8  body  LXX  for  navel 
XVL     17  life /or  soul,     ^s  xiii.  3  ^.  P. 
XXII.     22  (the  gate)  that  is,  the  seat  of 
justice. 

ECCLESIASTES 
III.     1 1  the  eternal  for  the  world 

THE  SONG  OF  SOLOMON 

I.       5  dark  for  black 
II.     17  rugged  mountains  for  moun- 
tains of  Bether 
III.     10  inlaid,  an  ofiering  of  love  from 
for  the   midst  thereof  .  .  . 
for  (the  daughters) 

ISAIAH 

I.       8  shelter  in  a  garden  for  lodge  in 
a  garden  of  cucumbers 

13  assemblies,  —  I  cannot  endure 

iniquity  and  for  assemblies  I 
cannot  away  with  .  .  .  even 
(the  solemn  meeting) 
27  repentant  ones  for  converts 
II.       4  give  sentence  unto  manj^  peo- 
ples for  rebuke  many  people 
9  shalt  thou  forgive  them  not/or 

forgive  them  not 
6  precious    wares   for  pleasant 
pictures 
V.       5  come  for  go  to 

18  (cords  of)  hypocrisy,  and  dray 
sin  for  vanity,  and  sin 
VI.       3  cried  ever  for  cried 

10  their  eyes  dim  for  shut  their 
eyes 
VII.       4  these  two  stumps  of  for  the 
two  tails  of  these  (smoking 
fire  brands) 

14  (shall  conceive,  and  bear)  Ileb. 

conceiving  and  bearing. 
VIII.       2  (Uriah)  in  2   Kings  xvi.    10, 
Urijah. 


APPENDIX. 


Isa.  VIII. 


XVIII. 
XIX. 


XXI. 


IX.      1 


11 

20 

X. 

4 

XI. 

3 

4 
G 

XIII. 

1 

XIV. 
XV. 

4 
i;} 

2 

XVI.      8 


2 

5 

10 


11 
1 

5 


11 
14 


XXII. 

1 

XXIII. 

21 

I 

1« 

XXIV. 

15 
IG 

Or,  faint  before  for  rejoice  in 

Treason,  of  all  that  this  people 
calleth  treason  for  A  confed- 
eracy ...  a  confederacy 

trap  for  gin 

seal  lip  the  teaching  for  seal 
the  law 

Yet  the  darkness  shall  not 
abide  upon  her  that  was  in 
anguish.  i\\  the  former  time 
for  Nevertheless  .  _ .  .  at  the 
first.     The  rest  as  in  inargin. 

Or,  his  adversaries  for  the  ad- 
versaries of  Hezin. 

Or,  neighbour  for  own  arm. 
See  Jer.  xix.  9. 

Or,  Beltis  boweth  down,  Osiris 
is  broken  in  pieces,  they  fall 
for  Without  me  .  .  .  fall 

4  give  sentence  for  reprove 

Or,  (smite  the)  tyrant /or  earth 

shall  graze  LXX  for  and  the 
fatling  (together) 

prophecy  concerning  for  bur- 
den of.     So  aJiiHiya. 

tyrant /or  golden  (city) 

assembly  for  the  congregation 

Or,  The  daughter  of  Dibon  is 
gone  up  to  for  He  is  gone 
.  .  .  Dibon, 

to  for  of  (Luhith  .  .  .  Horo- 
naim) 

which  came  .  .  .  and  spread 
.  .  .  were  stretched  .  .  .  had 
gone  for  the.y  are  come 
.  .  .  they  wandered  .  .  .  are 
stretched  .  .  .  are  gone 

Omit  saying. 

(the  sea)  that  is,  the  Nile. 

Or,  And  her  weavers  shall  be 
broken-hearted  LXX. /'or  And 
they  shall  be  brokei]  in  the 
purposes  thereof.  The  rest 
as  in  mar<jin. 

13  (Zoan)  tJtat  is,  Tanis.  ;SV-i 
XXX.  4. 

(desert  of  the  sea)  that  is,  Chal- 
dea. 

As  in  margin,  substituting  cloth 
for  carpets 

Or,  8ee,  my  lord  for' A  lion: 
My  lord 

(Dumah)  that  is,  Edom. 

Bring  water  to  meet  the  thirsty, 
ye  inhabitants  of  the  land 
of  Temah,  and  bread  to 
them  that  flee  for  the  whole 
verse. 

(the  valley  of  vision)  tliat  is, 
Jerusalem. 

gird  for  strengthen 

12  (Chittim)  that  is,  Cypi'us. 

.sacred  for  holiness 

for  food  in  al)undance  and  for 
stately  ajjparcl  for  to  eat  .  .  . 
clothing 

Or,  coastlands  LXX /or  fires 

Ruin  to  me,  ruin  to  me /or  My 
leanness,  my  leanness 


XXIV. 


XXV. 


XXVI. 


20 
23 
11 


XXVII.      8 


XXVIII. 

15 
25, 

XXIX. 

1 

2 

XXX. 

21 
4 

7 

28 

33 

XXXII. 

5 

7 

XXXIV. 

14 

16 

XXXVI. 

2 

XXXVIIL 

13 

15 

20 

XL. 
XLI. 

21 
1 

3 

25 

XLU. 

19 

XLIV. 

IS 

XLV. 

i 

sway  .  .  .  tent  for  be  removed 
.  .  .  cottage 

redden  .  .  .  shall  grow  pale  fin- 
he  confounded  .  .  .  ashamed 

his  pride  shall  be  laid  low  for 
he  shall  bring  down  their 
pride 

right:  thou  makest  straight 
and  even  for  uprightness : 
thou,  most  upright,  dost 
weigh  (the  path) 

By  di-iving  her  forth,  by  cast- 
ing her  out,  thou  dost  contend 
with  her  ;  he  sif  teth  her  with 
his  rough  blast  for  In  mea- 
sure .  .  .  rough  wind 

1 8  the  grave  for  hell 

27  (fitches)  that  is,  a  kind  of 
cummin. 

(Ariel)  that  is,  the  altar-hearth 
of  God. 

(as  Ariel)  that  is,  as  a  true  altar- 
hearth. 

giveth  sentence  for  reproveth 

are  .  .  .  are  drawing  near  for 
were  .  .  .  came 

(Rahab)  that  is,  a  monster,  a 
symbol  of  Egypt.      See  li.  9. 

winnow  .  .  .  fan  of  destruction 
for  sift  ,  .  .  sieve  of  vanity 

(Tophet)  that  is,  a  place  of 
burning.  See  2  Kings  xxiii. 
10  where  it  is  called  Topheth 

7  mean /or  churl 

As  for  the  mean,  his  instru- 
ments for  the  instruments 
also  of  the  churl 

call  for  cry 

Or,  the  mouth  of  the  Lord 
LXX  for  my  mouth,  it  (hath 
commanded) 

(Ral)shakeh)  that  is,  a  high 
military  ofiicer.  So  throitgh- 
out  this  book. 

I  look  for  relief  until  morning; 
as  a  lion  for  I  I'eckoned  .  .  . 
lion 

rejoicing /o/'  softly 

for  all  for  in  (the  bitterness) 

play  upon  fi/r  sing  my  songs  to 
the  (stringed  instruments) 

fouiidaticm  for  foundations 

coastlands  for  islands.  So 
throughout  the  remainder  of 
this  book. 

from  the  east  one  whom  vic- 
tory moeteth  whithersoever 
he  goeth  for  t\u)  i-ighteous 
.  .  .  fo<jt 

the  path  with  his  fi'et  he  doth 
n(.*t  tvviul  for  ei'iii  .  .  .  feet 

Or,  trami)Ie  i)iinces  as  mortar 
/or  come  upon  .  .   .   iiiorter 

tlu;  dedicated  inmfnr  he  that  is 
juM'fect 

their  ey(!s  ar(>  dimmed  for  he 
hath  shut  their  eyes 

prosperity  .  .  .  calamity  for 
peace  .  .  .  evil 


272 


APPENDIX. 


8  Or,  understand  Syr.  for  shew 
yourselves  men 

3  Or,  be  entreated  of  thee  for 

meet  thee  as  a  man 
13  diviners /wv  prognosticators 
L.       1  by  .  .  .  by  for  for  (your  iniqui- 
ties .  .  .  your  transgressions) 

4  the  disciple  for  the  learned. 

twice. 
Lir.     12  rearguard /or  rere ward 
LVII.     17  perversely /or  frowardly 
LVIII.       Sylslii.  12. 

10  Or,  bestow  thy  bread  on  LXX 
for  draw  out  thy  soul  to  (the 
hungry) 
La.  5  be  enlightened  for  flow  to- 
gether 
LXIII.  18  0>',  We  have  possessed  thy  holy 
mountain  LXX  /o?-  The  peo- 
ple .  .  .  possessed  it 


JEREMIAH 

I.     11  (an  almond  tree)  ffeb.  shaked, 
froiii  the  verb  to  watch. 
II.     10  (Chittira)  that  is,  Cyprus,  in 
the  West. 
(Kedar)  that  is,  a  country  in 
the  far  East. 
16  (Tahapanes)  that  is,  Pelusium, 

on  the  border  of  Egypt. 
34  lifeblood  for  blood  of  the  souls 

III,  1  He  saith  for  They  say 

Or,  wife  LXX  for  land 
4  Dost /or  Wilt 

1 5  tend  for  feed 

23  (the  hills)    that    is,    the  high 

places    used    for    idolatrous 
worship. 

24  (the  shameful  thing)  that  is, 

Baal. 

IV.  4  uncircumcision  for  foreskins 

16  besiegers  for  watchers 

29  Or,  (The  whole)  land  LXX /or 
city 
V.  12  Or,  It  coraeth  not  to  pass  LXX 
for  It  is  not  he 
VI.  2  Is  the  daughter  of  Zion  become 
like  a  pleasant  pasturage? 
for  the  whole  verse. 

27  as  a  fortress  among  my  people 

to  try  tJiem  for  for  a  tower 
.  .  .  people 

28  copper /or  brass 

29  and  the  wicked  have  not  been 

separated  for  for  the  wicked 
ai-e  not  plucked  away 
VII.       4  these  bui/dinysfo)' these 
10  set  free  for  delivered 
18  (queen  of  heaven)  fJiat  is,  the 

moon  goddess. 
32  (Tophet)//ia!!  is,  a  place  of  burn- 
t-TTT        .    ^^"^-     ''^'^^  -  Kings  xxiii.  10. 
VIII.      4  Or,  one /or  they 

20  have  no  deliverance  for  are  not 
saved 
IX.       7  Or,  deal  with  the  evil  of  LXX 
for  do  foi-  (the  daughter) 


X.     14  by /or  in  (his  knowledge) 

23  in  any  man  to  walk  and  direct 
his  steps  Vulg.  for  in  man 
that  walketh  to  direct  his 
steps 
XL  15  Or,  lewdness'?  shall  fat  things 
and  holy  flesh  take  away 
from  thee  thy  wickedness? 
then  mightest  thou  rejoice 
LXX /or  lewdness  with  many 
...  rejoicest 
XII.       3  separate  them /or  pull  them  out 

XIII.  18  diadems /or  principalities 
25  (falsehood)  that  is,  idolatry. 

XIV.  3  servants  for  little  ones 
22  idols  for  vanities 

XV.     1 1  when  I  release  thee,  it  shall  be 
well  with  thee  for  it  shall  be 
well  with  thy  remnant 
19  separate /or  take  forth 
XVII.       6  a  man  destitute  for  the  heath 
(in  the  desert).     As  Ps.  cii. 
17  A.V. 
16  withdrawn  myself  from  being 
a  shepherd  under  thee  for 
hastened  .  .  .  follow  thee 
.tpoken  for  right  (before  thee) 
XIX.       4  innocent  blood  for  the  blood 

of  innocents 
XXI.       2  (Nebuchadrezzar)  that  is,  Ne- 
buchadnezzar.    So  a/wai/s. 

XXIII.  1,  2  (shepherds)  that  is,  rulers. 
28  what  hath  the  chaff'  to  do  with 

the  wheat  1  for  what  is  .  .  . 
wheat  1 
33  (the  burden)  that  is,  the  proph- 
ecy. 

XXIV.  1  Jeconiah,  that  is,  Jehoiachin. 

So  xxvii.  20,  xxviii.  4. 
8  make  ///•  give 
XXV.     26  (Sheshach)  that  ?'.9,  Babylon. 
31  noise  of  tumult  for  noise 
XXIX.     11a  future  and   a  hope  for  an 
expected  end 
XXX,     21  he  that  ventured  his  life  for 
this  that  engaged  his  heart 
XXXI.     10  coastlands /or  isles 

19  had     turned    away    for    was 

turned 

20  Is  not  for  Is.     twice. 
22  protect /or  compass 

26  (my  sleep)  that  is,  the  prophetic 
ecstasy. 

XXXIII,  3  wondrous  for  mighty 

XXXIV,  19  chambeilains /^r  eunuchs 
XXXV.     1 1  Arameans  for  Syrians 

XXXVII.       1  (Coniah)  that  is,  Jehoiachin. 
XXXVIIL      7  ^sxxxiv.  19. 
XXXIX,       3,  13  (Rab-saris)  that  is,  the  chief 
of  the  chamberlains.     See  2 
Kings  xviii.   17. 
(Rab-mag)  that  is,  the  chief  of 
the  Magi. 
XLL     16  ^.sxxxiv.  19. 
XLIII.      7,  8,  9  (Tahpanhes)  that  is,  Pelu- 
sium. 
XLIV.       1  ^sxliii.  7. 

'•7,  19  (queen  of  heaven)  that  is, 
the  moon  goddess. 


APPENDIX. 


XLIX. 


L. 
LI. 


LII. 


I. 
II. 


IV. 


II. 
III. 


IV. 

V. 
VI. 


X. 
XIII. 


XV. 
XVI. 


XIX. 


14  ^.sxliii.  7. 
25  (No)  that  is,  Thebes.  ^ 
5  Or,  the  Anakim  LXX  for  their 
valley 

5  to  for   of  (Luhith  .  .  .  Horo- 

naim) 

6  As  xvii.  6. 

19  upon     the    unfailing    pasture 
land  for  against  the  habita- 
tion of  the  strong 
(time)  that  is,  of  judgment. 
44  ^Isxlix.   19. 

3  bendeth  the  bow  for  bendeth 
14,  27  locusts  for  caterpillers 
27  earth  for  land 
34  (me)  that  is,  Israel. 
41  (Sheshach)  that  is,  Babylon. 
3  this /or  it  (came  to  pass).     The 
rest  of  verse  as  in  margin. 

LAMENTATIONS 

7  exile  for  raisisries 

6  as  a  booth  iti  a  garden  for  as 

if  it  were  of  a  garden 

11  heart  is  poured  out  for  liver 

is  poured 
14  visions /or  burdens 

1 6  men  for  they  (respected  not) 

EZEKIEL 

4,  III.  7  obstinate  for  impudent 

1 2  Or,  noise  of  a  great  rushing,  as 

the  glory  of  the  Lord  arose 
from  its  place  for  voice  .  .  . 
his  place 
1  clay  tablet  /or  tile 

5,  9  Or,  one  LXX/b?-  three  (hun- 

dred) 

17  every  man  of    them  for  one 

with  another 

3  a  few  hairs  for  a  few 

1 1  Or,   castr  thee    out    LXX   for 
diminished  thee 
9  Or,  when  I  have  broken  for  be- 
cause 1  am  br'oken  with 
Or,  and  their  eyes  for  and  with 
their  eyes.     The  rest  of  verse 
as  in  margin. 
14  to  Riblah  for  toward  Diblath. 
See  Num.  xxxiv.    11. 
2,  4  Or,  cherubim  Vss. /or  cherub 

4  ruins /or  deserts 

18  bind  charms  upon  all  wrists /or 

sew  pillows  to  all  armholes 
veils  /or  kerchiefs 
20,  21   charms  .  .  .  veils  for  pil- 
lows .  .  .  korcliiefs 

23  neither  shall  ye /or  nor  (divine) 

7  have  come  out  for  shall  go  out 

24  a  shrine  for  an  eminent  place 
3 1  thy  shrine  at  for  thine  eminent 

place  in 
39  thy  shrine  for  thine  eminent 
place 
7  Or,    ravaged    their  for   knew 
their  desolate  (r)alaces) 
all    tliut   was   theiein  for  tlie 
fulness  thereof 


XX. 
XXI. 


XXIV. 
XXVI. 


XXVIL 


XXVIII. 


35 

6 

19 


22 

29 


XXIL      6 


13 

5 
15, 


20 


4 
5 

6 
11 

15 

18, 


21 

28 
12 


13 
13, 


16 

XXX. 

14 

XXXL 

17 

18 

3 

XXXIL 

8 
12 

4 
32 

XXXIIL 

22 

nations  for  people 

heart  breaking  for  the  bi'eak- 
ing  of  thy  loins 

set  thee  a  sign  post  at  the 
parting  of  the  way  to  each 
city  for  choose  thou  a  place, 
.  .  .  the  city 

lot /or  divination 

Or,  bring  it  upon  the  necks  of 
the  wicked  and  profane  for 
bring  thee  ...  wicked 

according  to  his  will  hath  been 
in  thee  for  were  in  thee  to 
their  power  (to  shed  blood) 

Or,  mine  hands  together  for 
mine  hand 

Or,  wood  for  bones  (under  it) 

18  coastlands  for  isles.  >So 
throughout  the  remainder  of 
this  book. 

Or,  or  established  in  the  land 
of  the  living  LXX  for  and  I 
shall  set  .  .  .  living.  The  rest 
of  vei'se  as  in  margin. 

station  is  for  borders  are 

built  all  thy  ribs  for  made  all 
thy  shi2i  boards 

(Chittim)  that  is,  Cyprus. 

Or,  wjitchmen  LXX  for  Gam- 
madims 

as  tribute  for  for  a  present 

19  Or,  with  the  wine  of  Helbon, 
and  white  wool  from  Uzal, 
they  traded  for  thy  wares 
for  in  the  wine  .  .  .  fairs 

were  thy  tributary  traders  for 
occujjied  with  thee 

tremble  for  shake 

Or,  Thou  art  the  seal  of  ijer- 
fection  for  Tliou  sealest  up 
the  sum 

Thou  wast  .  .  .  thine  adorn- 
ment for  Thou  hast  been 
.  .  .  thy  covering 

14  Or,  in  thee.  In  the  day 
that  thou  wast  created,  be- 
side the  oversliadowing  che- 
rub with  si)reading  wings 
I  placed  thee  for  in  thee  in 
the  day  .  .  .  set  thee  so 

theovershadowingclierubhath 
destroycnl  thee/orandl  .  .  . 
cherub 

(Zoan)  f/iat  is,  Tanis. 
(No)     f/iat     is,     Thebes.      So 
tliroiKilioiif  tlic  chapter. 

(Pi-l)csctli)  that  is,  lUibastis. 

(Tehaplmehes) ///o/  is.  Daphne. 

Or,  a  goodly  cediir  for  the  As- 
syiian  iras  a  cedar 

shadowing  boughs  for  a  sha- 
dowing shroud 

('((umI  On-  hid(^ 

cast  him  down  far  left  him 

throw  tluM'  down  for  leave  thee 

Or,  he  set  his  tei'i'or /or  I  have 
caused  my  tei'i-or 

against  his  coming /or  until  he 
came 


274 


APPENDIX. 


XXXV. 
XXXVII. 

XXXVIII. 
XXXIX. 


XL. 


Ez.XXXIV.  16  tend  them  in /w  feed  them  with 
29  Or,  prosperity /o/' renown 
1 1  Or,in  theeLXX/oramongthem 
7  great   sound  .  .  .rushing  for 
noise  .  .  .  shaking 

13  Or,  traffickers  for  young  lions 
1 1  (valley  of)  Abarim  for  the  pas- 
sengers 

26  Or,  And  they  shall  forget  for 
'  After  that  they  have  borne 

2  over  against  me  LXX  for  on 
the  south 

14  Or,  And  he  measured  the 
porch,  twenty  cubits,  and 
adjoining  the  porch  was  the 
court  round  about  the  gate 
LXX  for  the  whole  verse. 

22,  26  Or,  within  LXX /or  before 
them 

23  Or,  like  the  gate  LXX  for  and 
(toward  the  east) 

38  Or,  And  there  was  a  chamber, 
and  the  entry  thereof  was  in 
the  porch  of  the  gate  ;  there 
for  And  the  chambers  .  .  . 
where  (they  washed) 

44  Or,  two  chambers  ...  one  at 
the  side  .  .  .  having  the 
prospect  .  .  .  the  south  gate 
LXX  for  the  chambers  of 
the  singers  .  .  .  which  was 
the  side  .  .  .  and  their  pros- 
pect .  .  .  the  east  gate 

49  Or,  twelve  LXX  for  eleven 
XLI.       1  Or,  breadth  of  the  posts  LXX 
for  bi'eadth    of    the    taber- 
nacle 
7  therefore  they  grew  broader 
upward ;    and  so  one  went 
up  from  the  lowest  story  to 
the    middle,   and    from    the 
middle  to  the  highest  LXX 
for   therefore    the    breadth 
.  .   .  midst.       The    'preceding 
'part  of  verse  as  in  margin. 
9  Or,  outer  wall  which  was  for 
the    chamber   for    wall  .  .  . 
the  side  chamber  without 

15-18  Or,  an  hundred  cubits. 
And  the  temple  and  the  in- 
ner house  and  the  porch  of 
the  court  were  ceiled,  and 
they  had  their  closed  win- 
dows and  their  galleries 
round  about.  And  the  house 
and  the  part  adjoining  were 
ceiled  with  wood  round 
about ;  and  from  the  Hoor 
unto  the  windows  (now  the 
windows  were  covered),  and 
unto  above  the  door,  and 
unto  the  inner  house  and 
without,  and  on  all  the  walls 
round  about  in  the  inner 
house  and  the  outer,  thei-e 
were  made  cherubim  LXX 
for  an  hundred  cubits  .  .  . 
made  with  cherubims 


XLI.  20-22  Or,  tvere  cherubim  and 
palm  trees  made.  And  the 
wall  of  the  temple  had  square 
doorposts.  And  in  front  of 
the  sanctuary  was  an  ap- 
pearance of  an  altar  of  wood, 
three  cubits  high  LXX  for 
cherubims  and  palm  trees 
made,  and  on  the  wall  .  .  . 
three  cubits  high 
25  there  was  a  platform  of  wood 
in  front  for  there  were  thick 
planks  upon  the  face 
25  the  platform  for  thick  planks 
XLII.  4  Or,  an  hundred  cubits  long 
LXX  for  a  way  of  one  cubit 

6  the     wpvermost     were     made 

shortei'  for  the  building  was 
straitened  more 
8  Or,  and  those  for  and,  lo,  (be- 
fore the  temple) 

10  Or,  south  LXX /or  east 

10,  11  building,  with  a  way  be- 
fore them,  like  for  building. 
And  .  .  .  tvas  like 

11  Or,   as    broad   as   they,   both 

according  to  their  fashions 
for  as  broad  .  .  .  fashions 

12  Or,  And  the  doors  of  the  cham- 

bers were  toward  the  south  : 
there  was  a  door  at  the  head 
for  And  according  to  ...  in 
the  head  (of  the  way) 

14  the  court    which    is   for   those 

things    which    are    (for    the 
people) 
XLIIL     13,  14,  17  base  for  bottom 

15  Or,  And  the  altar  hearth  LXX 

for  So  the  altar 
20,  26  reconcile  for  pui'ge.     See 
xlv.  20. 
XLIV.     12  sworn    concerning    them    for 
lifted  up  mine  hand  against 
them 
that  for  and  (they  shall  bear) 
XLV.       1  offer    an   oblation   thereof  for 
offer  an  oblation 

7  portions  of  the  tribes  for  por- 

tions 

12  Or,  five  shekels  shall  be  five, 
and  ten  shekels  shall  be  ten, 
and  fifty  shekels  shall  be 
LXX  for  twenty  .  .  .  fifteen 
shekels,  shall  be  (your 
maneh) 

17,  22,  23,  24  provide /o?- prepare 

12  make  .  .  .  make  for  prepare 
.  .  .  prepai'e 

1 7  border  shall  be  from  the  sea  to 
Hazar-enan  for  border  from 
the    sea     shall     be     Hazar- 


XLVL 
XLVII. 

XLVIIL 


enan 
12  Or,  as  in  margin,  substituting 
out  of  for  from  (the   obla- 
tion) 
1 5  an  open  space  for  suburbs 
17  open  space  about  for  suburbs 
of  (the  city) 


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APPENDIX. 


Ez.XLVIII.  18  produce  thereof  ...  the  in- 
habitants of /b?- increase  .  .  . 
them  that  serve  (the  city) 

19  the  inhabitants  of  .  .  .  shall 
inhabit  it  for  they  that  serve 
.  .  .  shall  serve  it 

30  dimensions  for  goings  out 

,  DANIEL 

IV.     36  splendour /o?- brightness 
VI.      3  promoted  for  preferred 
VIII.     12  (given)  it   to  war  against   the 
continual  burnt    offering_  in 
wickedness  for  him  against 
.  .  .  transgression 
IX.     24  holy  of  holies /or  most  Holy 

26  an  anointed  one/o7-  Messiah 

27  even  until  the  consummation 

of    wrath,   and    that    deter- 
mined, shall  he  poured   out 
upon  the  desolator  for  even 
until  .  .  .  desolate 
XI.     17  shall   make  agreements  with 
him  for  upright  ones  with 
him 
26  Or,  be  swept  away /or  overflow 
30  (Chittim)  that  is,  Cyprus. 

37  the  one  favoured  by  women 

for  the  desire  of  women 

38  instead  thereof /or  in  his  estate 
XII.       4  Or,  evil  LXX  for  knowledge 

HOSEA 

V.       8  (after  thee)  tlmt  is,  the  foe  is 
behind  thee. 
13  (King  Jareb)  that  is,  A  king 
that  doth  contend. 
VI.       4,  6  piety     for     goodness  .    .    . 
mercy 
VIII.       2  They  cry  unto  me,  My  God, 
we  Israel  know  thee  for  the 
ivhole  verse. 
10  Or,  soon  cease  to  anoint  kings 
and  princes  LXX  for  sorrow 
.  .  .  princes 
IX.       6  As  in  marr/in,  substituting  pre- 
cious for  pleasant 
XIII.     14  Should   I  i^ansom  .  .  .  should 
I  redeem  .  .  .  death  1  for  I 
will    ransom  ...  I  will  re- 
deem .  .  .  death, 
(repentance)  that  is,  change  of 
mind  on  tlie  part  of  God. 

JOEL 

II.  2  darkness ;  as  the  dawn  spread 
upon  the  mountains,  fm- 
dai'kness,  as  the  morning 
.  .  .  mountains  : 

in.  1  restore  the  prosperity  for 
bring  again  the  captivity. 
>S'o  always  for  this  iihrase. 

AMOS 

III.  5  trap /or  gin 

IV.  2  the  last  that  remain  of  you  for 

your  posterity 

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V.     15  (the  gate)  that  is,  the  place  of 

judgment. 
VI.     1 2  Or,  plow  the  sea  for  plow  there 
VIII.       S  As     in     margin,     substituting 

heave  for  be  troubled 
IX.     12  Or,  That  the  reaniant  of  men 

may  seek  the  Lord,  and  all 

the  nations  LXX  for  That 

they  .  .  heathen 


JONAH 

I.       5  hold  for  sides  (of  the  ship) 
IV.       6  disquiet /or  grief 

MICAH 

I.     10  Or,  at  Bochim  weep  not  for 
weep  ye  not  at  all 
10  no  resting  place  for   you  for 
not  your  rest 
3  shall  give  sentence  to  for  re- 
buke 
5  (shepherds)  that  is,  rulers. 
13  I  also   have    begun    to  smite 
thee,   making    thee  desolate 
LXX,Vulg.  for  also  will  I  .  .  . 
in  making  thee  desolate 
VII.     11  vis  in  margin,  substituting  ex- 
tended far  fo)'  far  removed 
13  Yet  shall  the  earth  for  Not- 
withstanding the  land  shall 
(be  desolate) 
14  the  fruitful  field /or  Carmel 


II. 
IV. 

V. 

VI. 


I. 

in. 


II. 


III. 


I 


NAHUM 

1  prophecy  concerning  for  bur- 
den of 

8  (No)  t/uU  is,  Thebes. 

9  Or,  her  LXX  for  thy  (helpers) 

HABAKKUK 

1  prophecy /or  burden 

10  heap  up  earth  for  heap  dust 

11  As     in     margin,     substituting 

pass  on  for  pass  over,  and  bo 

found  guilty  for  be  guilty 
5  Or,  he  is  as  for  he  is  (a  proud 

man) 
13  peopk^s  labour  for  fire  for  peo- 

])le  shall  labour  in  the  very 

fire 
16  Or,  be  stricken  with  giddiness 

LXX   for   let  tliy    foreskin 

be  uncovered 

2  make  thyself  known  LXX  for 

make  known 
5  consuming  fever  for  l)ui'ning 

coals 
9  ratified  by  an  ontli  were  tlie 
chastisements  of  fhi/  decree, 
for  according  to  t]u'  oatlis  of 
the  tribes,  enen  fhi/  word 
19  For  the  Chief  Musician  on 
stringed  instruments  fijr  To 
the  chief  singer  on  my 
stringed  instruments 


APPENDIX. 


I. 
II. 


III. 


II. 


I. 
V. 

VI. 


IX.      1 


ZEPHANIAH 

10  new  quarter /o?- second 

2  be  fulfilled  for  bring  forth 
ye  become  as  the  chaft"  which 
passeth  away  LXX  for  the 
day  pass  as  the  chaff 

1 1  Or,  destroy  LXX  for  famish 
17  Or,  renew  thee  LXX,  Syr.  for 

rest  (in  his  love) 


HAGGAI 

7  (desirable  things)  that  is,  trea- 


ZECHARIAH 

8  valley  for  bottom 
3  sweareth  falsely  for  sweareth 
7  cover  for  talent 
5  These   go    forth    to    the  four 
winds  of  heaven  for  These 
are  the  four  spirits  of  the 
heaven,  which  go  forth 
prophecy  .  .  .  concerning  for 

burden  ...  in 
for  the  Lord  hath  an  eye  upon 
the  heathen,  and  upon  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel  for  when  the 
ej'^es  of  man  .  .  .  the  Lord 
upon  Tyre  for  Tyrus 


15  Or,    drink    their    blood    like 
wine   LXX   for   drink    and 
.  .  .  wine 
X.       4  Cometh  .  .  .  corner  stone  .  .  . 
exactor  of  tribute  for  came 
.    .    .    corner    .    .    .    oppres- 
sor 
11  Or,  they  ...  sea  of  affliction, 
and  he  shall  LXX  for  he  .  .  . 
sea  with  affliction,  and  shall 
(smite) 
XL      7,  10,  14  Grace  .  .  .  Unity /or 
Beauty  .  .  .  Bands 
XII.       1  prophecy /or  burden 
XIV.      5  Or,withhim  LXX /orwith  thee 
10  but /or  and  (it  shall) 

MALACHI 

I.       1  prophecy  for  burden 

9  when  such  as  this  comes  from 
your  hand,  will  he  accept  for 
this  hath  lieen  .  .  .  regard 
(your  persons'?) 

II.  15  And  did  not  one  form  them, 
even  he  to  whom  belongs  the 
residue  of  the  spirit  1  And 
what  doth  that  one  seek  %  A 
godly  seed  for  And  did  not 
he  .  .  .  seed 

IV,      2  leap  for  grow  up 


ST.  MATTHEW 

IV.       7  (tempt)  tJuit  is,  put  wrongly  to 
the  test. 
24  possessed  by  evil  spirits   for 
possessed   with    devils.      So 
always  for   dai/Mvi^d/j-evos. 
V.    29,  30  cause  thee  to  offend  for 
offend  thee 
VI.     31  The  doxology  is  not  found  in 
certain  of  the  earliest  mamt- 
srripts. 
VIII.     31  evil  spirits  for  devils.    So  al- 
xvays  for  dalfioves  or  dai/idvia. 
IX.     15  (children  of   the   bride-cham- 
ber) that  is,  the  bridegroom's 
friends. 
32,  33  an  evil  spirit  for  a  devil. 
See  viii.  31. 
XL     23  (hell)   Gr.  Hades,  that  is,  the 
underworld.     So  always  ex- 
plain Hades. 
XII.     40  fish  (as  in  Jonah    i.    17)  for 

whale 
XIII.    41  cause  to  offend /or  offend 
XV.       b  As     in     margin,     substituting 
helped    for     profited,     and 
dedicated  for  given 
XVI.     18  withstand /or  prevail  against 
23  a  cause  of  offence  for  an  of- 
fence.    So  always. 
XVII.     25  anticipated  for  prevented 

27  give  them  cause  of  offence  for 
offend  them.     So  always. 


XVIII.    6,  8,  9  cause  to  offend  for  offend. 
So  always. 
7  occasions  of  offence /or  offences 
13  rejoiceth  ratheroverthatsheep 
than  over /or  rejoiceth  more 
of  that  sheep  than  of 
XX.     25  tyrannize  over /or  exercise  au- 
thority upon 
XXIV.       8  (sorrows)  Gr.  travail  pangs. 

34  l^he  Greek  tvord  here  used  signi- 
fies botli  race  and  generation. 
XXVI.     64  moreover /or  nevertheless 


ST.  MARK 

I.    32  See  Matt.  iv.  24. 

34,   39  See  Matt.    viii.    31.      So 
throughout  the  Gospel. 
n.     19  .S'eeMatt.  ix.  15. 
VII.     11  A'eeMatt.  XV.  5. 
IX.     43,  45,  47  See  Matt,  xviii.  6,  8,  9. 
X.     42  See  Matt.  xx.  25. 
XL       4  the  by  street /or  a  place  where 
two  ways  met 

XIII.  8  See  Matt.  xxiv.  8. 

30  The  Greek  ivord  here  used  signi- 
fies both  race  and  genera- 
tion. 

XIV.  65  received  him   with   blows  for 

did  strike  liim  with  the  palms 
of  their  hands 
XV.     43  (councillor)  that  is,  a  member 
of  the  Council. 


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APPENDIX. 


ST.  LUKE 

I.     3  As     in     margin,     substituting 
write    an    orderly    account 
unto  thee  for-  write  unto  thee 
in  oi'der 
4  (instructed)  Gr.  catechised. 
IV.     12  .See  Matt.  iv.  7.    . 

33,  35,  41  evil  spirit,  evil  spirits 
for  devil,  devils.   >So  through- 
out the  Gospel. 
V.     34  .S'eeMatt.  ix.  15. 
VII.     35  (justified)  by  for  of  (all    her 

children) 
XV.       7  rather  for  more 
XVI.       9  (mammon)  that  is,  wealth. 
XVII.       1,  2  See  Matt,  xviii.  6,  8,  9. 
XVIII.       7  though  he  delay  judgment  in 
their  cause  for  though    he 
bear  long  with  thern 
XIX.     14  (an  ambassage)  that  is,  to  the 
sovereign  who  would  invest 
him. 
XXI.     32  The  Greek  ivord  here  used  signi- 
fies   both    race   and  genera- 
tion. 
XXII.     19  for  a  remembrance  of  me  for 
in  remembrance  of  me 
31  (you)  that  is,  the  twelve. 

XXIII.  50  See  Mk.  xv.  43. 

XXIV.  18  Art  thou  the  only  stranger  in 

Jerusalem  who  hath  not 
known  for  Art  thou  only 
.  .  .  known 

ST.  JOHN 

I.     11  unto  his  own  AeWtof/e /or  unto 
his  own 

III.  23  were    many   springs  for  was 

much  water 

IV.  32,  34  food  for_  meat.    So  vi.  55. 
V.       4  I'his  verse  is  not  fou7id  in  some 

ancient  manuscripts. 
VIII.     34,  35  slave /or  servant 
XIX.     14,31  preparation  day /or  prepa- 
ration 
29  a  hyssoiJ  .s'^e??«- /or  hyssop 
XX.     1 7  Cling  not  to  me  for  Touch  me 
not 

ACTS 

II.     42  in  the  teaching  of  the  apostles, 
and  in  the  fellowsliip,  in  the. 
breaking  of  the  bread,  and  in 
the  prayers  for  in  the  apos- 
tles' doctrine  .  .  .  prayers 
VII.     53  ministration /or  disposition 
VIII.     37   77iis  verse  is  not  found  in  some 
ancient  mamiscrijits. 
IX.     31  help /or  comfort 

increased  for  multiplied 
XL  30  presbyters  for  elders.  So  xiv. 
23,  XV.  2,  4,  6,  22,  23,  xvi.  4, 
xxi.  18. 
XXV.  5  which  are  in  authority  among 
you  for  which  among  ycni 
are  able 


XXVI.     28  With  few  words  for  Almost 

29  As  in  margin,  substituting  few 
words  for  little  and  many 
for  much 
XXVIII.      2,  4  natives/o?- barbarous  people 
.  .  .  barbarians 

ROMANS 

II.     26  requirements /or  righteousness 
V.     1 3  reckoned  for  imputed 

18  ^.s  i7i  margin,  substituting  ful- 
filment for  act 
VII.     1 8  good  d  welleth  not  for  d welleth 

no  good  thing 
XL    29  change  of  purpose  for  repent- 
ance 

XIII.  11  first  became  believers  for  be- 

lieved 

13  sensuality /or  chambering 

XIV.  22  confidence /or  faith 

23  {eateth   not    of   faith)    that  is, 
eateth   not   with   good    con- 
science. 
{is  not  of  faith)  that  is,  is  not 
of  good  conscience. 
XV.     16  oblation /or  offering  up 

I.  COPJNTHIANS 

I.     1 8,  2 1 ,  II.  4  message  for  preaching 
III.       9  field  for  husbandry 
V.     10  absolutely /or  altogether 
VI.       4  matters     for     judgment     for 
judgments  of  things 
VII.     35  put  constraint  for  cast  a  snare 
IX.     10  entirely /or  altogether 

Assuredly  for  our  sakes  injjart 

this    was    written    for    For 

our  sakes  no  doubt  this  is 

written 

X.     20,  21  evil  spirits /o?;  devils 

XL     10  a  sign  of  subjection /or  power 

XIII.  12  obscurely /or  darkly 

XIV.  24  without    these   gifts   for   un- 

learned 
XV.      2  are  bcnng  saved  for  are  saved 

14  As\.  18. 

II.  CORINTHIANS 

I.       5  wrought  out  for  effectual 
II.       5  he  hath  grieved  not  m(^  but  all 
of  you,  to  some  extent,  that 
may  not  overcharge  him  for 
not  grieved  me,  but  in  part :  i 
that  I  may  not  overcharge  i 
you  all  I 

IX.  13  for  the  obedience  of  your  i)ro- 
fession  of  the  gospel  of  C -hrist 
for  for  your  i)i'ofessed  sub- 
jection unto  the  gospel  of 
Christ 
XII.  16  P.ut  gianted  that  I  did  not  bur- 
den you,  nevertheless,  you 
say,  being  crafty  for  Hut  be 
it  so,  I  (lid  not  bui'den  you; 
nevertluiless,  being  ciaf( y 
XIII.       5,  6,  7  rejected  for  reprobates 


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APPENDIX. 


GALATIANS 

II.     16  by  works  of  law  for  by  the 
works  of  the  law.     thrice. 

III.  25  the  faith  for  faith 

IV.  14  trial /or  temptatiou 

17  seek  after  ./ur  atfect,     twice. 

18  sought  after /or  affected 

VI.       6  share  with   for  coinmuuicate 
unto 

EPHESIANS 

V.     13  (reproved)  Gr.  laid  bare. 

14  one/o?'  he  (saith) 

1 6  making  the  most  of  tlie  oppor- 
tunity   for    redeeming    the 
time 
VI.       2  chief /or  first 

15  preparedness /or  preparation 

PHILIPPIANS 

III.  14  heavenward /or  high 

IV.  14  shared  in /or  did  communicate 

with 


III. 
IV. 


III. 


I. 
III. 

IV. 
V. 

VI. 


I. 
II. 


COLOSSIANS 

14  over  for  above 
5  ^sEph.  V.  16. 

I.  THESSALONIANS 

1 3  holy  ones  for  saints 

I.  TIMOTHY 

4  suggest/o?'  minister  (questions) 
11  deaconesses   for    their    wives. 

Gr.  women. 

1  evil  spirits /or  devils 

1 7  presbyters  for  elders 
1 9  presbyter  for  elder 

2  As hiriinrgin, stihstitutinff  profit 

by  the  service  for  partake  of 
the  benefit 

18  ready  to  share  with  others  for 

willing  to  communicate 

TITUS 

5  presbyters  for  elders 
7  teaching  for  doctrine 


PHILEMON 

1 6  slave  for  servant. 


twice. 


HEBREWS 

I.     14  worshipping   for   ministering 
IV.     10  (into    his    rest)    that    is,    into 
God's  i-est.  _ 
15  apart  from  sin  for  yet  without 
sin 
VII.     1 1  another  kind  of  priest  for  an- 
other priest 
IX.     16  there    must    of    necessity    be 
brought  in   for  there  must 
also  of  necessity  be 
16,    17  covenant  for  testament. 
twice. 
the    ratifying   victim   for  the 


it.     The  maker  of  the  covenam t 

is  symholically  identified  with 

the  victim. 

17  made  sure /or  of  force 

over  dead  victims  for  after  men 

are  dead 

X. 

32  conflict  in  sufferings  for  fight 

of  afflictions 

XII. 

1  witnesses  to  faith  for  witnesses 

2  leader  for  author 

JAMES 

II. 

1 9  evil  spirits  for  devils 

V. 

14  presbyters /o?-  elders 

I.  PETER 

III. 

21  seeking  after /or  answer  of 

V. 

1  presbyters  for  elders 

a  fellow  presbyter  for  also  an 
elder 

II.  PETER 

II. 

1 9  slaves  for  servants 

III. 

5  that  there  were  heavens  from 

of  old,  and  an  earth  out  of 
water  and  amidst  water,  com- 
pacted by  the  wor'd  of  God 
for  that  by  the  word  ...  in 
the  water 

REVELATION 

IX.     20  evil     sijirits    for    devils.      Ho 
xviii.  2. 
XVI.     16  (Armageddon)  that  is,  moun- 
tain of  Megiddo. 


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